The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-26
Three Thousand Visit Topeka
For Big Ceremonial.
Special Train Brings Many
From All Over Kansas.
500 NOVICES ARE INITIATED
Parade on Kansas Avenue Is
Feature of Program.
Ceremonial VIII Close With
Banquet for Mobiles Tonight.

Three thousand Shriners and
Shriners wives are in Topeka for the
ceremonial! at which nearly 500
novices were initiated into the
order this afternoon. Registration of
the novlces started at the city audi
torium at o'clock this morning.
At Il O'Clock a special train bear
ing Shriners from Leavenworth and
Argentine, st. Joseph and Atchison,
consolidated at Holiday, arrived at the
Santa Fe station.
NoYiccs DO Penance Early.
The novices who are pilgriming it
across the sands this afternoon began
their penance early this morning.
HoWling patrol-wagons loaded with
Shriners paraded the streets. seeking
victims. Enough paint was lavished
on the faces of the noViCes to brighten
up a good sized village.
The business of directing traffic on
Kansas avenue; the sale of shoe
strings and cigars on the curb, and
other functions of the city's life, were
taken over by the bedaubed noYices.
The resulting traffic tangles on the
avenue have been extremely diverting
,to the regular traffic officers. Some
of the traffic directors wore chains,
others were supplied with cots at their
posts.
the city auditorium Immediately after
the parade had finished this after
noon andI will be continued until time
for the banquet tonight.
Parade This Afternoon.
To the public, the big event of the
day was the parade which lett
the city auditorium at 1880 O'Clock
this afternoon. The line OF marcn I.:fl
for the parade was from the city
auditorium, on Seventh street, to KAN
sas avenue; north on Kansas avenue
to Fourth street, cOuntermarchlng
south to Ninth street; west to Jack
son street, on Ninth street; south on
jackson street to Tenth avenue; east
on Tenth avenue to Kansas avenue;
north on Kansas avenue to Eighth
avenue; east on Eighth avenue to
Quincy street, and north on Quincy
street to the auditorium.
The parade was led by two fifty
piece bands, the Abdallah Temple
Shrine band and the Marshalrs band.
Those i'll Parade.
The first group of the parade in
cluded John A. Steinmeyer, potentate
of Abdallah Shrine, of Topeka; T. L.
Meins. chief Rabban; S. L. Courtney.
assistant Rabban; Asa T. Hogue, high
priest and prophet; L. C. Jones, ORR
entail guide; c. K. Haw, recorder, and
o. b. Taylor, treasurer.
Visiting officials of the order who
had prominent places in the parade
included: Les +. Walton, A. c.
Daily. George Olensdorf and I. S.
Duckworth, past potentates of Abou
Ben Adhem Shrine, at Springfield
Mo; Ed Haug, potentate. and Louis
Gotchalk, past potentate of the Isis
Shrine at Salina; DIR. Harry Baum
potentate of MOili temple. st. Joseph;
John Z. Opie, potentate, and Frank
Cromwell, past potentate OF Arrarat
temple, Kansas City, Mo; DR.. ]. H
Haldeman of the Arrarat patrol; A
G. Wright, grand commander of Mis-
souri,. Daily of Springfield. Mo, is
now grand generalissimO of the Mis-,
souri, Shrine.
y committee composed of Mrs. ]. A
Stclnmeyer, Mrs. Robert D. Blaine
Mrs. Alfred G. Lewis, Mrs. Arthur
Miller, Mrs. Amos Rabe, Mrs. T. S
Morrison and Miss Lizzie Wilson
ladies' of the officers of the Abdallaf
Shrine. looked after the entertain
mcnt of the ladies of the visiting
Shriners from Horton, Atchison. Kan.
sas City, Ottawa, Lawrence. Leaven
worth and Emporia, who accompan
led the Shriners to Topeka.
Lunch for Visitors
\ suite of rooms was reserved
at the National hotel for the visitin;
ladies, who were met at the train
by automobiles. Luncheon wa
served at L O'Clock at the Nationa
i-r the visiting ladies, and entertain
r2ent, including an automobile tril
over Topeka, was provided for tn
afternoon. At o'clock tonigh
there will be an elaborate dinner fo
the ladies at the National at the tim
the mobiles are ending their ceremon,
with a banquet at the Moose hall OF
Jackson street The rooms in tn
Masonic temple will also be used 70
the banqueters.
\ special train for the return tri,
will leave Topeka at S:45 o'clock to
night, following the banquet.
The preparations for the ceremonial
which is the largest in the history Q
the Shrine club of Topeka, have bee