The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-04-27
FORTY TYROES
CROSS HOT SANDS
DOKEY CEREMONIAL WEDNES-
DAY WAS BIG SUCCESSFUL
RADE WAS SPECTACU-
LAR FEATURE.
Class Numbering Forty Was Induct'
ed Into the Mysteries of the
Order-I}anquet at
GiImer.

just as appropriate 10 glowing and
colorful account OF the Dokey cere-
monial as it was appropriate as a
boost for the Victory Loan.
Wednesday was Dokey Day in Co
lumbus and a class OF forty tyroes
crossed the hot sizzling sands of the
desert into the mysteries of the or
der, and after the formal ceremony
the victims" and members of the
order and visitors from adjoining
towns and distant cities enjoyed an
elegant banquet a the Gilmer hotel.
A spectacular street parade fea-
tured the day 1t was made up of
many comic and burlesque features,
handsome floats and two Treat En-
Rough" imitation battle tanks.
In the evening for four hours the
Odd Fellows Hall, where the cere-
monial was held, was a scene of
riotous fun-making, intermingled
with the beautifully impressive rit-
ualistic work of the order, empha-
sizing and teaching the sublime les
sons of the fraternity.
Music for the parade and the
ceremonials and banquet was fur
nished by the West Point munich
pal band.
The days program opened with
the street parade which formed at
the Odd Fellows building at 1880
o'clock 1t wassa most creditable
affair and was a spectacular and
brilliant feature of the occasion
The line of march was led by two
flag-bearers, Mr. j. .B. Boucher, rep
resenting the Navy. and Mr.. Ed
Hodges the Army The band fol-
lowed the flag and next in order
were automobiles carrying The roy
al officers of the Dramatic Order
Knights of Khorassan and Grand
Lodge officers of the Knights of
Pythias.
Following this members of the
Pythian Lodge and of the Dokeys
marched. followed ~ two exquisite
ly beautiful floats carrying pretty
girls of the athletic department of
the college, arrayed in lovely Gre
clan and fairy costumes. The floats
were artistic features of the parade
and ELECTED much favorable com
ment from the hundreds OF spccta
tors They were designed and ex-
ecuted by Miss Emma Pohl, head of
the physical culture department.
Following are the young ladies
who rode on the floats:
Fairy Queen and Maids Float
Miss Mildred Valentine, Starkville.
queen; maids. Misses Sarah Bryan,
Vicksburg; Edith Reed, Hatties-
burg, Ann Logan, Starkville; Mil
dred Elliott, Starkville; Frances
Woodward, city; Miss Katherine
Waller. Macon, and Miss Margaret
Briscoe. Starkville.
Grecian Float-Misses Matte
Carter, Townsend; Evelyn Winches-
ter, Natchez; Mildred Wise, Jack
son, Tenn; Gladys Mccormick, Lau-
rel; Louise Creegan, Greenwood;
Katherine Maer, Eleanor Steele and
Nina Weeden oliver, city.
Following these floats were
number of comic features and the
victims" of the occasion. chained
and tied together.
The rear of the procession was
brought up by two remarkable imi-
tations of battle tanks They were
International Titan tractors dressed
in tank" clothes. and they made
an impressive showing 1t was
through the courtesy of MIR. E. A.
Trask, manager of the Columbus
Auto Company. that made possible
this fine and effective feature of the
parade.
The tanks, as they. numbered along
the streets. seemingly bent on the
stern business of war, were manned
by two overseas soldiers in uniform,
Mr. James B. Turner and Mr. o. S.
Terry Both of the boys wear
wound stripes and are employed by
the Columbus Auto Company They
we're in the thickest of the fighting
in France. Mr.. Turner was a mem
Der of the First Division and was
wounded in the fighting around
scissors. Mr.. Terry was with the
26th Division in France and was
gsssed in the memorable Argonne
forest drive.
Notable among the comic and
burlesque features Of the parade was