Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-09
BEN HUR P.K.O.S.
CEREMONIAL BIG
TOMORROW
Palaces From Montgomery, Col
umbus And Macon Coming
Parade An Event

Ben Hur Palace No. a, Pilgrim
Knights of Oriental Splendor, is in
readiness for great ceremonial to
be held starting tomorrow afternoon
at 3 o'clock and lasting through the
evening. Some of the highest Off
cials of the order will be here.
A twenty-five piece band will pa
troll in uniform form Mira Palace
No. 2, of Macon will arrive at 2:14
D. m. in a special coach. The band
and patrol from Cairo" Palace No.
3, Columbus, will also be on hand.
'Necho" Palace No. 6, from Mont
gomery, Ala, are expected to arrive
by special coach over the SeabOard.
The program as planned by the
committee on arrangements will be
one continuous performance from
start to finish and j. C. Pouncey has
been chosen as master of ceremonies.
A big barbecue will be served prompt
ly at 3:45 o'colck.
A concert will be given to the pub
lie in front of the Windsor hotel at
4:30 O'Clock and everybody is invited
to hear these bands. These P. X. o.
S. bands are among the best in the
state and pleasing program of
music is promised.
About fifty candidates from Amer
icus, Albany, Cordele, Waycross
Fitzgerald and other South Georgia
towns will take the trip across "the
hot sands" who have never known
what temperature means. Among the
candidates to be specially treated
is the name of the chief of police of
Americus, John Z. Bragg, who is well
known in the surrounding town and
he is promised an evening of enter
tainment that he will long remem-
ber. The sheriff of Crisp county
c. o. Mobiles, of Cordele, will take
the initiation in full, and Ben Hur
Palace will show him about the wild
erness and across the desert to his
entire satisfaction.
Ben Hur fezs for the ladies will
make their first showing on the
streets of Americas tomorrow. The
ladies' fezs are made of beautiful
white felt with the purple tassle and
the official P. X. 0. S. emblem in
gold and silved in front with the
name ben Hur" in gold letters Just
above the emblem.
Ladies of Pilgrims are invited to
all ceremonials of the P. X. 0. S.
and large attendance from visiting
palaces is expected.
The ceremonial programme for
Wednesday follows:
"Necho" Palace No. arrive via
Seaboard 1890 p. m. from Montgom-
cry, Ala.
Cairo" Palace No. 8 arrive via
Seaboard 1890 p. m. from Colum-
bus.
"Mizra" Palace No. 2 arrive via
Central of Georgia 2:14 p. m. from
Macon.
Parade of candidates, officers, Pill
grims and ladies with white fezs
form in front Of city hall promptly
at 3 o'clock.
Line of parade, with band and pa.
troll leading, out South Lee street
TO Church street, out Church street
to Jackson street, jackson street
north to Lamar street, Lamar street
west to Cotton avenue, Cotton ave.
nue. north to Forsyth street, FORSYTH
street east to Jackson street, Jack
son street, Jackson street south tc
Lamar street, Lamar street east te
barbecue which will be served under
county sheds back of city hall.
Band concert promptly at 4:3(
O'Clock, on Lamar street in front OF
Windsor hotel. Street will be ropec
off from Jackso nstreet to Windsor
avenue from $50 o'clock till 6.
Initiation of P. X. O. S. candidate
in city hall start promptly at
o'clock.
A dance is planned, which the pub
lie is invited to attend, to start al
o'clock. Local musicians will fnr
nlsh music for the darce.