The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-30
City Is Turned Over to Visiting
MOBILES and Novices Make
Merry on the Streets.
GRAND PARADE is HELD
Arab Patrol, Mobiles and Now
ices Take Part i'm Review
Headed by Famous Band

Full half thousand Shriners came
to Pensacola yesterday to hold a cere-
monial Of the order. From early fore
noon until past midnight Pensacola
streets were ablaze with the pictur-
esque costumes of the Arab patrol and
the famous Shrine band from Morocco
Temple at Jacksonville. The eastern
visitors came on special train which
lead the regular west-bound train
through. Many from the various cities
and towns of west Florida came in ON
the regular morning train.
Automobiles met the visitors at the
station and carried them to official
headquarters at the San Cralos. The
ladies in the party We're taken for a
tour of the city while the Mobiles were
busy with the many rites of the cere-
monial.
During the forenoon and evening. un-
til nearly o'clock in the afternoon, the
novices were upon the streets perform
ing the stunts assigned to them. No
one could doubt that the Shriners were
in town and none doubted that the town
was theirs for the day.
Whenever the Pensacola police force
goes on strike, Eddie Forcheimer will
be able to step in and fill the bill.
Eddie practiced for some time at Pala-
fox and Garden-sts. yesterday morn
ing. He wore beautiful uniform such
as any policeman might possibly be
proud to own.
Willie Hansen played monkey to Dave
Harrison's grind-organ much better
than Oliver Goldsmith did to the fid-
dler for whom he danced.
Sheriff Rush of Bay county and Tom
Yon, candidate for delegate to the
democratic convention, were chained
together during a short morning parade
and later made friends with a tree in
Ferdinand VII plaza. NJ. E. Collins,
"a Noble from Mariana and likewise
a candidate for delegate, saw to ii that
Tom got all that was coming to him.
Lazar Calm carried an interesting
group of novices on his front bumper
Only two or three of the fell off and
were run over but didn't hurt the car
any.
Chipley sent big bunch Of mobiles
to the ceremonial. Among them were
Tom Watts and Henry Wells. both OF
whom were accompanied as far as the
San Carlos by their wives.
Hon. Scott NJ. Loftin of Jacksonville
was also a visiting noble, as were w.
H. Milton of Mariana and w. S. Ware
of Jacksonville.
Business houses were decorated with
Shrine colors or with bunting. Auto
mobiles bore gala cards and insignia,
pretty girls smiled at the be-fezzed
mobiles and pitied the poor candidates,
so that even the novices were glad they
were enduring the ordeals.
The grand parade, headed by a pla-
toon of mounted police and the Morocco
Temple band, took place at 2 o'clock.
The officers of the temple rode in deco
rated automobiles. followed by the Arab
patrol. Next in line came the Mobiles
of the temple and these were followed
by the novices. lashed together in twos.
nearly 100 of them, and guarded by uni
formed Mobiles of the Temple.
After the parade the ceremonial was
held at Keyser auditorium. Because
of the large number of candidates il
was made in two sections.
The grand stag banquet was served
in the main cafe at O'clock. While
this was in progress the ladies were
banquetted in the Shantung room.
At 10 o'clock the Shrine ball was held
and this affair eclipsed all similar
functions held in this city in many
moons. The flower of west FIorida's
was present TO aid the
Mobiles and the festivities lasted until
midnight.
Local Candidates.
Among the local candidates who
crossed the hot sands of the desert are
r. L. Anderson, DR.. L. dem. Blocker.
G.. A. Burn, J. c. Clark, Dr. f. H.
Clements. U. S. N; Geo. T. Coxwell,
J. j. Epples, p. A. Fendale. s. d.
L FuTa Il
Ter, G.. A. Grund, A. V. Hatton, VIM.
F. Hansen, David Harrison, Leopold
f. Heinberg, j. ". Herschkovitz. ]. T.
Hurst. H. A. Laney, Wilbert Z. Lang
ford, F. G. Leghorn, u. S. N; DR.. NJ.
A. Lischoff. L. r. McCaskill, A. X.
Z. r. Nelson, A. +. Paderick,
c. H. Parker, NJ. w. Pouncey. G. f.
Stearns. d. II. Tart. T. T. Todd. J. w.
Walter, Raymond n. White, Edward F.
w. T. Williams, w. D. Willis.
1t. w. NJ. Wright. U. S. n.
Other candidates were William II.
Leeker, Curtis NJ. Lowe, Walter !. Ly-
man, Austin Miller, Moxey d. Moody,
James NJ. Mcdaniel, Oscar O. Mccall
lum, Richard K. Peck. Elmer L. Powell,
William A. Reynolds. Arch 3. Robin
son. William A. Schell, Herman L.
Seymour. Shelton NJ. Strains, 3. j.
Henry F. Stradford. Fred NJ
c. Taylor, Merton II. Weaver, II.
Waite, Morris L. Barwald, John B.
Black, Joseph A. Benzier, Peter NJ.
Brooks, Earnest Champlain, Walter L.
Clark, Mat i. Coleman. Robert y. Cox,
William II. Ennis. Martin c. Foster,
Horace r. Fretwell Joseph II. Haua.
John D. Kennedy, Louis G.. Kirk, Al
bert Horst. Raymond NJ. Lamb. Clyde