The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-02
Shriners Had
Big Festivity
Bv ]. R. William.
BY J. X. WlIIlams
Publisher Appalachian Trade Jour
nall

"The greatest day in the history of
Greeneville," so far as fraternal eel
ebrations is concerned, was that on
Friday when LOO Mystic Shriners
and their ladies, rs official fiuests of
the local Shrincrs and hundreds of
visitors from surrounding towns and
counties, crowded the streets from
morning until night.
One hundred and forty candidates
appeared to cross the burning sands,
so that this was likewise a red letter
day in the history of Kerbela Tenn
pie, A. A. o. N. M. S.
The Knoxville delegation left on
an early morning train, while a
stream of automobiles started early
and continued to leave for several
hours.
While the day was warm the hot
weather did not interfere with the
complete success Of the occasion, but
was made the subject of good natur-
ed comment.
Greeneville wrote itself large on
the map of the estimation of the Wis
itors, not only for the generous hos
pitality shown on all sides, but in
the citylike and businesslike manner
in which the entertainment was pro-
vided and dispensed, and by the pres
ent metropolitan appearance which
Greeneville has taken on in the paw
ing Of its streets and its modern pub
lie buildings, notably its high school,
Greeneville has become one of the
greatest tobacco markets in the
south, and by having many spacious
tobacco warehouses, it was enabled
to comfortably serve the noon ban
quet to seven hundred Shriners and
their ladies at one sitting, and like
wise stage the ceremonial in which
seven scores of unsuspecting candi-
dates travelled over the scorching
sands and finally admitted that they
had received their moneys worth.
While the hundreds of red tops
gave the city streets lively appear
ance, the grotesque costumes of the
afforded the greatest
amusement to the public, while the
and drills of the Arab
Patrol, and the playing of the 117th
cegimental band with a squad of the
returned doughboys, completed the
features of the public side of the
celebration.
A number Of causes contributed to
making the day the complete success
chat it was.
First Since the War.
This is the first big ceremonial that
Kerbela has held since the armistice
was signed, so that the old Mobiles
we're hungry for fun, and evidently
those desiring to join the Shrine had
been waiting for the first peace time
opportunity.
Another decided factor was that
he present Illustrious Potentate,
George W, Doughty, lives in Greene
vile. In order to show their appre-
,iation of the honor that had come to
heir fellow townsman Shriner, the
Ireeneville Shriners organized a
,lub several month sage with the ex-
press purpose of working to make
his day of days in Kerbela Tenn
lie and Greeneville. All Greeneville
,ided and abetted them in their I'M
lertaking.
Potentate Doughty is not only pop
liar with his home folks but equally
10 with all other members of the
Temple and they decided to turn out
N masse. During the day Potentate
Doughty was the recipient of a hand
ome Shrine emblem from the Patrol
n a neat speech made by Captain
Iacintyre.
The Temple voted unanimously to
,uy complete summer outfit of
light weight uniforms for the patrol
which was greeted by loud applause
" that body.
The evening picnic supper and
light dance completed the program
f a perfect day which will live long
n the memory of Greeneville's citi-
ems and the visitors who were given
he glad hand on all sides.
The chairmen of the local commit
ee for the Greeneville ceremonial
we're: E. A. Lancaster, General; j.
V. Mcdaniel, Sr., Candidates; H.
|. Gouchenour, Glad Handlers; Jay
Iilligan, Automobiles; H. R. Brown,
reception; c. W. Allen, Banquet;
F, S. Bernard, Jr., Parade; Clark XII
err, Music; L, H. Trim, Entertain
1ent.
Chairmen of the ladies committees
yere; Mrs. Charles w. Allen, Sight
eeing; Mrs. Henry R. Snapp, Nov
n