The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-13

LsaEA44l AlENG4elIll- e0lLUE OF me De-
,Funiak Herald, OF DeFuniak Springs.
made a trip over the hot sands with
the tyros in the Dokey bunch last
Wednesday night at the Knights OF
Pythias hall IN Pensacola Editor
Cleveland IN a personal letter 10
friend IN the city tells Of the ceremon-
ial and of his enjoyment IN taking
part I'm il. and also comments editori-
ally Of the occasion In his paper OF
last Thursday.
The following is an abstract from
the letter:
What I witnessed last wednesday
thing of a similar nature that I ever
saw-and I've seen some. believe me.
But that banquet at midnight was too
many for my digestive apparatus. !
woke up at the San Carlos Thursday
morning with q South American revo-
luton taking place in my internal
economy, caused from eating some
thing the night before that was too
rich for my blood. While 1 am accu-
muiating great wealth in this worlds
goods at the rate of something like
SIS per year, own three different
brands of old stock and a bird dog, l
find it extremely difficult to live up
to the reputation of a rich man, and
this thing Of eating dinner" at mid
night, when all honest people are sup
posed to be in bed, rarely fails to
bring on a case of digestive fireworks
with me. Dinner" may be the correct
word to use, but so far as am con-
cerned, I'd call It a mighty late sup
per- or n fiendshly early breakfast.
If mine host, Hughey, had served us
a laundering big feed of turnips, pot
liquor, fried bacon, syrup and corn
dodger it would have been right in
my line, but like "Jiggs" in Bringing
Up Father my ''stummicll'' yells
Justify for corn beef and cabbage and
fails to properly digest the fodder of
the wealthy. But l am getting all right
again.
Good luck to you and all the Vo-
tariez." May the Lord be with you and
take a liking to you"
Yours very truly,
"LARKIN CLEVELAND"
Following is Larkin Cleveland's ed |
itGrial comment:
The editor of this fearless and ag-
gressive publication is now full
Pledged 'Dokey.'
Now. don't get smart and try to
work something brilliant out of your
system by insisting that we have ac-
or Intentionally omitted the
letter n from the spelling of the word
You might make some fellow
laugh till he ruptured a blood vessel, !
and that would be bad, you know.
I'VE went to Pensacola Wednesday,
spent the day there, and Wednesday
night we suffered the initiatory cere-
mony in the d. 0. x. X, which, being
means Dramatic order
knights of Khorassan.
Sounds like the very dickens, don't |
it?
We'll. it's all of that-and then
some.
And then some more.
Imperial Prince Gus GIeese OF Spo-
kane, Washington, was present and, Of |
course, the Pensacola Dokies got up /
on their hind legs and did their level |
best About % tyros one of whom was |
the Herald insect, were led as lambs, /
convicts, Jail birds and other human |
filth and vermin to g!ut the raging |
oloodthirst of the cameIs, goats, lions, |
tigers and other ferocious denizens Of |
The jungle.
AT $50 p. m. the tyros met at the |
.emple, where Votary NJ. o. Brawner,
1 fierce and blood guzzling Bedouin Of |
The desert, proceeded to take our last |
will and testament, together with any |
suggestions we might have to offer |
touching the disposal 10 be made Of /
our body in the event the tiger should /
get the first lick. OF course this made /
al Of us feel mighty nice and comfor-
able
Then came the parade. From the
Pensacola Journal of the following
we copy this description Of it:
1.-The parade moved from the Py-
hian castle hall on East Intendencia
street at $50 sharp, headed by Prof.
Jeutchman's Dokey Jazz band, which
vas followed by the title float which
portrayed two victims in the tolls,
With the faithful headsman standing