Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-28
WESTERLY

i One of the heartiest of hearty recep- 1 tons was given by the people of West
 erly late Tuesday afternoon to the fe2
 wearers from Providence. Norwich | Hartford, New London. Stoninston and l Mystic, with stra ggling Shriners from elsewhere. Practically the whole town 1 turned out to greet the visitors on the 1 second pilgrimage to Westerly of Pal
 estine temple, Ancient Arabic Order
 Noble Mystic Shrine. The Providence l robles arrived by special train at 4.3C and the visiting nobies from Norwich
 in special car, each accompanied by a band All nobles were assembled al ] the railway station and the procession formed, the music being furnished by l the Palestine band of Providence and i Tubbs' band from Norwich. With fully chanters, the noble noviates roped to prevent escape, and the Providence and visiting nobles in uniform of fe2 | and business clothes. was the order of procession. The line of march was as ] follows: From Railroad drive to West street, Dixon street to High, Grove avenue, Broad street to Dixon square and West Broad street. countermarch- 1 ing to Masonic hall in High street
  1 After the business session, at 7.S0, i the nobles attended the traditional 1 banquet at the Rhode Island hotel, pre- pared by a noble caterer from Provi- 1 dence. The Palestine band and the 1 chanters of 40 voices gave an open concert on the hotel balcony which was i enjoyed by an assemblage of at least ! three thousand. persons.
 i The special ceremonial session was l.. l what happened there is known only to | preceded them on the journey across i the hot-sanded desert. After the initiation ceremony the patrol of 40 1 nobles gave aS exhibition drill, fol- 1 lowed by a vaudeville entertainment. Among the high muck muck present representing the official divan. were: Maton N. Coomhs. illustrious poten- ! tate: Robert I. Durfee, chief rabhan; ! Norris G. Abbott, assistant rabhan: Edwin o. Chase. high priest and prophet: Arthur S. Vaughn. oriental | CT: Clarence R. Howe, first ceremonial ] master; William L. Sharpe. second i ceremonial master; Henry F. Baldwin /! marshall C. Kenneth Earle. captain of , the guard; Andrew l.. Whitehouse 4 bandmaster; Walter J. l.. Hearn. lead CT of chanters: Thomas NJ. Jacques ;: captain Arab patrol; George E. Phil
 lips first lieutenant; Raymond C.
 Paes. second lieutenant, and Earl C.
 W-heldon. third lieutenant. The special train for Providence departed at 10.3O and !ollier bunch or men never de-
 parted from Westerly.
 Some Hot Sands.
 i IT. :.; 41 ,,a,,ad ,,o,-io+n +nr I,, s ire parade did not seem to fear the i walk over the hot sands.
 i That camel that used to be a feature i of the Shriners' pilgrimage is dead but i is tenderlv remembered by the silver ! haired nobles.
 ! A red flag with the Shriners insignia and the words Welcome to Westerly i was hung beside the Old Home week ! banner in Dixon square.
 Noble George A. Sturdy of New Lon don with noble friend from Bridge port. was among the first to reach the 1 oasis of the Shriners.
 i Aside from the patrol. all nobles I looked alike to the crowd of spectators
 Palestine band was hailed as the 'best band in the state" None better has been heard in W esterly.
 A big motor truck, driven by col ored man, with two colored assistants and five rear end colored walters. ar rived from Providence just after noon The load was landed at the Rhode
 Island hotel and preparations begaI I for the Shriners' feast. There wa: something besides colored men on tha truck.
 ] All the nobles praised the local com
 rnittee: Arthur \. Nash. Carl E. Bur | dick. D. Everett Hoxie, Alexander I Thompson, George H. Harper. Archie # C. Thompson. Harry L. Bolles ant Thomas Mckenzie.
 i The visitors were free from 6.15 tt 7.45 to eat su per and see the town. :! The Norwich band was forcefu treminder that Palestine band was no i the only real good band in the process sion. Before being ropad, he noviates ha( to come acress with $50, plus s Wal tax. before they were brought to the border of the hot sa9Cs. The parade and concert interested i all Westerly.
 selam.
 Westerly nobies from near and far I came home for the sole purpose of be- { ing n at the special session.
 1 And all the proceedings did not oc- cupv more than five hours from start
 to finish
 There was no admission fee at the i opera house. Yet the nobles paid the 1 expenses.
 The Shrine is not cFassed as a Ma
 sonic body, so it is said, but to be 3 ! Shriner one must be high standard
 Mason, a Scottish ritter of the sgd de
 gree or a Knight i emplar.
 The Ancient Arabic Order of NobleS of the Mystic Shrine was founded al ] Mecca. Arabia, in the year ot HeJlra 1 2. The modern order is Of compara i ttvn'y recent o1iSin. 1 The governing body of the Mystic ] Shrine in America is the imperia 1 council. with 101 subordinate branches l called temples The mebershlp IT l America is about 100000.
 1 A balloon and flag peddler and a 1 c,1rbstone photographer were Of the i opinion that the coming of the Shrln- l CTS meant a holiday in Westerly; They
 were disappointed and declared they
 would return Old Home week.
 Next to Providence the largest mum ] Der of Shriners came rom Norwlcn'
 Hello. Noble" was the prevailing salutation. | The state board of public roads has | received notice that thirteen automo- 1 bile trucks used by the government l for war work, and part of a large 1 number now being disposed of by dis | tribution to states, will come to Rhode | Island, to be used in connection witt 1 road construction. Two two-ton anc