The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-07-21
SHRINERS 'kUn|NG"
FESTIVAL OCCASION
Playing Bands, Chanting Chant.
ers, Mimicking Devils and
Joy, Despite Rain.
500 FEAsTED AT DINNER
Local Shriners Overlook No Detail
in Taking Care of Visiting
Yaarabs' Every Want.
Well, they "Kum"!

Well, they "Kum"!
Now, we are fully aware that ac-
cording to Hoyle and all the other
authorities this way Of beginning
our narrative violates all the known
rules of newspaper writing.
But, in spite of this array of evil
dence against US, we wish to again
submit in all humbleness,
They "Kum"!
And furthermore, we wish to offer
in our defense the convincing argu-
ment that when used in reference to
the officers, Uniformed Bodies, Mil
lion Dollar Band, Oriental Chanters
and Musicians, and most of all their
Ladies, of the Atlanta Yaarabs,
the two simple words, "They Kum,"
constitute not only al full Pledged
opening paragraph for a news story,
but a whole article as well.
And we say so for this reason,
we knew all the time they were 'Kum-
ing" We had been told just when
they would "Kum," but for the life
of US we didn't believe they would
"Kum" in the manner in which they
did "Kum."
Everybody in Marietta, and from
the looks Of things, everybody from
everywhere else, were on the square
at the appointed time to welcome
their Running" but despite all this
nearly everybody jumped clear out of
eli xxyha
''Kum."
Bang! Bang! Crack! Slam Keep
it up for five minutes and you will
have an idea of how long they kept
Running" when they deeended up
on US. Several special street cars
brought over about three hundred of
the Yaarabs and fully as many par
aphenalia from Atlanta. After the
racket of their Running" had died
away a great shout of welcome went
up from the hundreds of local shrin-
ers and men, women, and children
who had gathered to greet them, and
the Running" was completed.
There were more than a hundred
members of the patrol, 20 or more
pieces to the band, 20 chanters, 20
orientals, and IS or 100 ladies, and
two imps from Hades, or the Devil
himself as twins. Also there were
leading the procession Potentate
Henry Heinz and Recorder George
Argood.
The only spoil to the whole affair
was the jealousy of one Jupiter Plu-
vius. He started to interfering about
the time the Yaarabs arrived and kept
butting in until nearly dark. We at
tempt to explain this jealousy on the
part of old Pluvius on the grounds
of intense world old rivalry between
him and the devil, and when the dew
il put in his appearance in the shape
of twins it was altogether more than
he could stand. Another explanation
is offered by our friend, Pat Nell,
who says that some enemy of enjoy
ment hung up two dried snake skins
and that this was the thing that
aroused the ire of the old rain god.
The only damage however that was
done was to drive the band, and
some Of the stunt makers into the
Y. w. C. A. auditorium. But this
was a real advantage in way as
nearly. everyone who desired went
to the auditorium and the remainder
stayed upon the streets, especially
the children, and were amused to
hearts delight by the antics of the
twin devils. Then, too, the Oriental
chanters could not be scared by Plu-
vius and sang to the great admlra-
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