Evening star., 1923-06-06
CAPITAL DROPS WORK
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city, nine more band concerts are
being held and the Rodeo will start
on Union Station plaza One Of the
most thrilling events of the week
VIII begin at 3 o'clock when the Navy
opens it's exhibition OF Potomac Park.
Plane Carrier Attacked.
There the spectators may enjoy the
thrill OF actually participating in a
real naval battle. The plane carrier
ron of Martin bombers. manned by
marine pilots from Quantico. Inne-
diately the Langley will send out
planes of Its own to drive of tho
little craft will lay down a smoke
screen over the park, blotting out
everything for a moment to demon
strate how completely a vessel may
hide itself in these modern times.
The minute the smoke has cleared
the worlds record parachute jump
and division OF torpedo planes will
lay down a barrage OF high ex-
plosives Then, just TO show how
versatile they can be, the sea flyers
Will deliver an address from the air
by radiophons, take a picture OF the
crowd from the air, develop II in the
below. In the meantime twenty more
band concerts will be going on. AT
4 o'clock the Army engineers and in
fantry will stage their demonstra-
tion north OF Washington Monument
and across the rejecting pool OF Lin
coin Memorial.
Parade Tonight.
Once more the hosts of the Mystic
Shrine will tread the Road TO Mecca" !"
when the gorgeously accoutered army
that passed in review yesterday
marches down Pennsylvania avenue
tonight Illuminated by thousands
upon thousands of miniature electric
lights. Brilliant as was the spectacle
yesterday, the pageant tonight will be
equally beautiful, according TO the
Shrine officials in charge.
At least five thousand more men
with proportionate number of ad-
dftional bands and chanting bodies
viii be in line. They will represent
temples whose pilgrims could not
reach Mecca until yesterday after
noon and last night. and a number OF
additional pilgrims to what has been
termed the greatest convention in the
history of the Ancient Arabic Order,
Mobiles OF the Mystic Shrine. And
there are hundreds--a majority of the
city's guests, in fact-who have pro-
claimed IL the greatest America has
ever seen. ,r-
Lu Lu Temple of Philadelphia
whose mounted patrol made a tre-
mendous hit along the entire line OF
march yesterday, rushed an addition
al 1000 mobiles to Washington today
swelling Its total representation to
beyond 5000. Several other temples
admitted they expected reinforce
go into details. because they hope to
surprise their brother mobiles. There
is friendly rivalry between the visit
ing temples to win the reputation OF
having made the best appearance III
line and the result will be an exhi-
ever witnessed here.
One can only imagine what tonight's g
pageant will look like. Picture 1000
gayly uniformed men. each illuminated
by countless little incandescentS bulbs,
marching through the golden arches of
Pennsylvania avenue in Shrine attire.
Visualize column upon column Of men.
every one keeping perfect step, their
bodies swinging in rhythm to the pep
perry music OF hundreds OF bands. That
is only a dim idea of how the spectacle
will appear.
City Unable to Work.
Since Monday morning. when the tide
Of incoming Shriners and their friends
rose precipitately and engulfed the city,
Washington has made only a gesture at
working. The call TO carnival has been
too strong and the busiest persons in
town were cold drink dispensers, the
peanut men and hot dog emporiums.
Those who first tried to think in terms
Of business suddenly found themselves
rushing to the window to witness the
entry or antics OF one band after
another.
The most outstanding fact Of the en-.
tire convention, however, has been the
remarkable demonstration that several
hundred thousand men out for Just a
real good time can have as much fun as
they want without becoming disorderly
or obnoxious Not one incident has yet
occurred to mar the pleasure of the con-
vention; there has been nothing but
wholesome fun in which the most re-
served person could join without fear
OF it's leading to things worse. On every
side one heard the oft-repeated remark
No Sign OF Disorder.
at is remarkable that SO many men
could como to Washington and yet
make no trouble whatever"
Pennsylvania avenue last night was
an indescribable sight. From the
Capitol to the State Department 1t
was one jam of happy people. Thou
sands enjoyed the fun from comfort
able seats in the grandstands Clan
after clan Of the fantastically. clad
Shriners hurried up and down the IA
nous thoroughfare. Some were led
by bands, some by chanters. Each
tried to outdo the other thinking up
tricks and pranks. More than once
some pretty girl and her laughing es-
cort found themselves in the middle
of a circle of jolly men. And there
was nothing for them to do. but stand
there and be serenaded until the fun
makers found another blushing cou-
pie.
President Harding Joined in the
merrymaking last night, and 1t was
plainly evident that he thoroughly
enjoyed the inspiring sight. No noble
laughed with more genuine pleasure
than the nations head as he looked
upon the thousands who came out for
nothing in the world but one good
time. Before attending the banquet at
the New Willard in honor of Imperial
Potentate MeCandless. the Preside MT
and Mr.. McCandless drove about the
streets for nearly half an hour In the
lattera big white automobile. After
the banquet President Harding re-
turned the compliment by taking Mr.
McCandless and L. F. Steuart, the IL
lustrious potentate of Almas Temple,
through the streets again in his car.