The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-06
President And Mrs. Harding
Take Active Part In FestiV-
tiles Of Mobiles At Capital.
Procession Record Breaker
EVERY HUE OF RAINBOW
is SEEN IN UNIFORMS
Clear Skies Greet Members
Of Order, But Intense Heat
Causes Many Prostrations.
Pershing, Reviews Marchers

WASHINGTON, June 5.-President
Harding had a prominent part today
in the festivities incident to the
opening here of the forty-ninth an
nual convention of the Ancient Arab
ic Order Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine.
He reviewed parade of 10000 no.
bles. the feature event of the day;
delivered an address on fraternalism.
and attended tonight banquet given
for Imperial Potentare James H. Nc
Candless of Honolulu.
Mrs. Harding and General Per-
Shing, and the executive, who Is Il
ncble of Aladdin temple of Column
bus. Ohio, remained for three and a
half hours in his box in the review
ing stand in front Of the White
House as the long line of mobiles
passed through the Garden of AL
lah' on their march over the burn
ing sands" of Pennsylvania avenue
from the capitol to Washington cir
Gle. MIR. Harding wore white suit
and n red fez. but General Pershing
also noble, was in the uniform of
mis- rank as general of the armies.
Mrs. Harding Interested.
! Both the executive and Mrs Hard
ing entered fully into the spirit of
the occasion. vigorously applauding
| the marchers and finding amusement
| in the antics of some of the drum
| ma jors and the clowns accompany
| ing several of the delegations. As
each of the lis temples passed the
| stand the President and Mrs. Hard
! ing arose to salute the American
| flag, and so were kept on their feet
much of the time the parade was
under way. Apparently untired by
| this exertion. Mrs. Harding Journeyed
/ to Walter Reed hospital in the aft
| ernoon to attend a concert given for
| the wounded war veterans by the
band and chanters of Aladdin tenn
| pie.
Probably no more picturesque pa
rade than that of the Shriners ever
had passed over Washington's his
| toric thoroughfare, scene of many
inaugural, victory, preparedness and
| other pageants. From the conven-
| tional black and the cooler white.
| a rainbow. while the variety of cos
! TUNES kept pace almost with the
number of the colors. Chariots.
mounted patrols, and gayly bedeck ID
camels added touches to the whole
| picture.
Stirring Music.
| There was more than color to the
pageant, however. a hundred odd
I bands, drum corps and chanting
CLUBS furnishing CONTINUOUS ilo"
| of music stirring marches, oriental
airs and the latest Jazz. Smartly
drilled patrols executed intricate
| formations along the line of march,
especially in the garden of Allah,
where the spectators. included be-
sides the President and Mrs. Hard
| ing. members of cabinet. the i'm
perial potentate and his divan. rank
ing army and navy officers and for
| eign diplomats.
| Clear skies greeted the Shriners.
but long before the parade had ended
the intense heat and great humidity
made for keen discomfort for both
the marchers and the thousands
who packed the sidewalks and
circus" seats along the two miles
of the pageant route Heat prostra :
lions were frequent and ambulances
and temporary aid stations were
kept busy More than 60 persons. In
Guiding Sinners. were taken to hos
| pitfalls. while estimates were that
equally as many were given first
aid at street stations.
O O o
Harding Speaks.
Immediately after the parade ended
the imperial council was convened by
| Mr.. McCandless and President Hard
| ing delivered the principal address.
Declaring that some times men band
together for mischief to exert mis-
guided zeal" the executive said he
| liked the highly purposed frater-
nifty. because it is our assurance
against menacing organization and
conspiracy"
Daylight fire works, an air bat
| tie" between naval seaplanes and a
| Congress of the seas in which APP
peared reproductions Of vessels which
have played prominent part in the
| development Of America, were other
principal events of the day.
Two accidents married the water
| pageants and coast guard life savers
demonstrators during Shrine week
| effected rescues. One of the crafts
| in the congress of the sea-
collided with a draw of the high
way bridge and four of its occupants,
| two women and two men, were
| thrown into the water by the col
lause of a small landing.