The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-05-20
SHRINE MEETING IN
GREENVILLE MAY 26.
Many New and Oroginal Features in
Shrine Parade; Towns Will
Compete for Prize
Greenville News.

Greenville News.
The Shriners of Hejaz Temple are
formulating plans which will result
in Greenville witnessing on Thursday
May 26th, the most unique parade
ever seen on her streets. That the
streets will be lined with spectators
for this event is a foregons eonclu'
sion. 1t is even predicted that the
rs. R. O." sign will be hung on the
door of every Office fronting on the
streets along the line of march. Many
deploEe the fact that the History
Woodside building will not be avail
able for onleokers to use as point
of vantage in seeing this monster pa
rade.
Nothiag Like It Before
At Shrine ceremonials here in the
past the parades have attracted many
spectators, but, generally speaking
the relatives and friends of the vari-
ous members and candidates predomi-
nated. Parades in the past were only
a secondary consideration, looked up
on as such and very little attention
given them by the temple. But on
May 26th everything will be different.
This time the Shriners will treat the
public to something in the way of a
parade that will live for years in the
n1emary of all who witness it. For
young and old it will prove as impress
siNe as a boys first circus parade. 1t
will contain many amusing spectacles
for every one, no matter what their
age,
Towns to Compete
T}1e various towns within the Tenn
ple's jurisdiction have been requested
to furnish some particular feature for
the parade and a cup will be offered
for the best. Greenville will not be a
competitor, but nevertheless will put
in some features of her own. A num-
Der of the nearby cities have already
called meeting of their members
and have written that they will be
present with the intention Of taking
home the cup. Until the day of the
parade the features which the various
towns will offer will not be known.
Line off, March
Unlike circus parades this Shriners
parade will begin marching on the
very minute it is. scheduled to start.
no waiting VIII be necessary on the
part Of those wishing to avail them
ssavss Of the opportunity of witness
my this grand spectacle. Leaving
Tsatae hall promptly at 2:3o p. m.
the enormous caravan will move east
OF Washington street to Main; south
on Main to Broad street! back up
Mann to the monument, down Main to
washington street and thence to Tex
tile haif.
The Parade
EResplendent in their gorgeous new
uniforms, Hejaz Temples own band
WM lead the mammoth parade. An
other neW addition, Hejaz Shrine
Drum corps will be in line with gay
costumes and Hejaz Patrol-the back
bone of the Temple-will be seen in
fancy drills. The members of each
town marching in a body and vieing
with each other for the pride will
produce many novel and amusing fea-
tqres.
J Gumbo (Etephus Humanus)
Not soup, but huge, tremendous,
TManic, wild, yet pacific pachyderm.
Measures 20 feet from the tip of his
tail to his head and 20 feet from his
head to the tip of his tail, making 40
feet. The only elephantine elephant
of It's kind in existence. Owned by
He5az Temple who now has under
consideration presenting it to the city
Of GreenviIle as nucleus for zoo to
be established intcity park. Hear the
swish Of his mighty trunk, and swash
Of his wee "valise," as he passes in
the parade. So gentle that child
can play with him; so ferocious that
he will eat peanuts out of your hand,
this proboscidian mammal will appear
in the parade without mahout, or
driver.
"Go-liah"-The Fisherman
(Monstrocitus Fakus)
(So named on account Of his ply,
sique, not from "fish stories" he tells)
Greenville's greatest and NOSE eXpe.