The Washington times., 1922-10-22
5000 SHR|NERS
EAT BARBECUE
/, At N0YESFARN|
Furious Round Of Entertain
ment Furnishes Fun for Out
ing of D. c. Mobiles.

type, was yesterday entered in the
book Of Masonic history in the Ma
tional Capital.
What is declared to be the biggest
Masonic event in local history came
to close late last night when the
last OF more than 5000 Shriners re-
turned to Washington from the
Almas Temple barbecue and outing
at the Noyes farm. Sligo. Nd.
From shortly after noon until
nearly midnight the fun waxed fast
and furious. Event after event was
run off with bewilderig rapidity. The
creaking of hungry Mobiles jaws
over 200 pounds of the choicest
bullock that ever graced local
barbecue was heard all during the
afternoon and evening.
To take the affair up in some
thing like chronological order we
must begin with the origin of the
barbecue and outing idea in the
brain Of Illustrious Potentate Leon.
ard +. Steuart, of Almas Temple.
The affair was designed as a huge
jo. .lification and get-together meet
ing in preparation for the huge
imperial council session to be held
here next June, when a half-million
Shriners and visitors from all parts
of the nation are expected.
For more than two months prepa-
rations have been under way. Dur
ing the past two weeks Noble An
drew Locffler has been working
day and night on the barbecue ar.
rangements. Two full meals for
more than 5000 hungry men We're
provided. a
A prize bullock. weighing $50
pounds, was put over the Goals at
midnight Friday and roasted for
twelve hours. The bullock was
entirely consumed in two hours and
more than 600 pounds additional
was prepared and eaten during the
afternoon and evening.
Many Circus Stunts.
The circus events during the en-
! tire afternoon and evening We're
the most elaborate Of the kind ever
! produced here, it is claimed.
The program opened with series
| of hair.raising stunts by army air
planes from Boiling Field. Troop
| r, Third Cavalry, and Battery +,
| Myer, put on the drills for which
these organizations are famed in
| every army post in the country
| Under command OF Lieut.. j. b.
| Patterson. the cavalrymen sent
their mounts over barrier after bar
rie, singly and two and three
abreast. The climax of the drill
came when the troop rode through
ring of fire, the horses leaping
unhesitatingly through a wall OF
| flames. The artillery detachment
commanded by Lieut.. J. p. Barney
put up a complicated and daring
series OF evolutions. and closed by
going into action, blank shells be
ing used.
The Almas Temple Patrol then
put on the beautiful and Compli
Gated drill for which this organiza
ton is famous.
A musical program was given
by the Almas Temple Military
Band, Oriental Band, orchestra
Glee Club. and Nut Band.
The athletic program. run off
under direction of DR.. J. T. Prem
dergast, gave sore muscles, gratis
to several hundred of our best
Shriners. With Charles d. Shacke el
ford, NJ. l.. Hart, and Milton Brown
as judges, and the Almas floor
team as aides, a series of stunts
| beginning with freefor-all race
which was won by c. ID. Barrows
was run off.
George Davis whistled through
the air slightly in advance of a
horde OF elongated and narrow
Shriners, while Capt. A. D. Luber
man steamed in ahead Of a billow
ing wall of stumbling, painting
"heavies." A nail driving contest
productive of several customers fol
the committee on abrasions and con
tusions, Howard Linton, chairman
brought fame to c. d. Burrows
who drove the fastest nails yet seer
here. He finished in two whacks
destroyed two bushels of good
spuds, the cobbler held by Alfred
Knowlton winning. Alfred, who IL
handy Shriner with his hands
and feet, also won the sack race
by about nine stitches and captured
the creased pig, which he Is now
trying to dispose of gracefully.
Diabo o, The Great, made para
chute jump from 1000 feet.
The entertainment program wa.
in charge of Noble Roy l.. Neu
hauser.
And the Camers Milk.
Just as darkness fell, the cal
cium lights were turned on 6
twenty .four.foot squared circle" II
which Fernand Kirschman. Olympi,
lightweight champion of the world
rubbed the shoulders of loca
4 cha lenger on the mat in the frs
and third of three falls. This bout
which went off rapidly, was fol
lowed by clever match betweeI
Pinky Gardner, middleweight cham
pion, and a member of the Schenec
tady, N. Y, Shrine temple, anC
Zeke Smith. of Richmond. Gardi
ner laid his man out for tive
straight falls, the first taking thirty
two minutes. Smith put up a game
exhibition but was clearly out
classed by the Shrine champion.
Between bouts the long.heraldet
"camels' milk" was served. ten
gallon container Of the precious
fluid, highly priced by Shriners tn,
world over, was shipped here from
California, according to the an
nouncement made by Noble Neu
hauser.
Taken all in all, It was won
derfully successful day and on