Evening star., 1923-06-07
Snapshots.

Swinging down a road to Mecca
that CLEANED like gold meath its can
cpy of a million mellow lights, the
hosts of the Mystic Shrine swept in
triumph last night. More than 100, 1000
men, women and children from every
state in the Union-every civilized
nation in the world. perhaps-stood
more than four hours. much of the
time in a drizzling rain. watching a
pageant that rivaled the glorious pro-
cession of the day before.
The President and Mrs Harding,
surrounded by a distinguished group
of high government officials. Shrine
leaders and diplomats. reviewed the
parade from their stand in the Gar
den Of Allah. 1t was the President
Noble Harding-who received the
honors of the patrols Tuesday. But
last night the Shrine salaamed before
the first lady of the land amid the
cheers of the thousands who crowded
the stands in the garden.
While the rain may have tempo
rarily inconvenienced the spectators
1t later added much to the beauty OF
the pageant. The necklaced canopy
of the Road to Mecca was mirrored
in the shining wet asphalt of Penn
tically uniformed Shriners stepped to
the merry tunes of bands innumer
able. they. too. were reflected in the
glossy pavement Had they marched
up a road of mirrors the effect could
have boen no more beautiful.
Elaboration OF First Day.
The parade was virtually TIE same
pageant that passed in review the
day before but so numerous were the
units. so tremendous the entire affair
that scarcely a person along the
streets failed to find sights by the
not absorb the first day. That Wash
ington found nothing uninteresting
in the repetition was evidenced by
the fact that the crowds stood.
almost to a man, until the last unit
had melted from view around Wash
ington circle.
Lulu Temple of Philadelphia carved
its name larger than ever in the
Shrine's Hall of fame. Reinforced by
1900 mobiles who hurried from the
day, the sons of Lulu marched 1900
strong and from the Peace Monument
to the Garden of Allah they were
met with roars of applause With
band. mounted guard, patrol COM
posed of former service men. a choir
of chanters. drum corps and fully
1000 mobiles wearing green and red
two blocks. When a saxophone band
of eighty-five pieces. one so large
that 1t had to be carried on a bag
gage truck. swung past the crowd
was fairly swept off it's feet.
Medinah OF Chicago. Mecca of New
York and Aleppo of Boston, however.
pushed the Philadelphians hard for
honors Aleppo's' band alone was
composed of more than $50 pieces.
Nobody in the parade presented
nner appearance than the mounted
guard of Sioux City, Iowa. Mounted
pick of Americas stockyards-the
mobiles ~of Abu Bekr- Temple rode
through the Garden of Allah like
warriors of old returning from sacred
conquest. And every member of the
patrol had spent $500 of his own
horses to Washington.
Milwaukee, Striking Show.
Tripoli Temple of Milwaukee
marched in full evening dress-witb
capes lined with white silk. white
spats and high silk hats AS they
turned into the Garden of Allah red
mares were set off behind them. the
like studies in black and white. En-
route past the reviewing stand Tri-
polfs patrol demonstrated its per-
rect marching order by executing a
series of the mostt difficult drills
without q break.
Kfsmet Temple of Brooklyn. N. Y.
provided one of the best features of
the evening with it's wooden soldiers.
TWO score men whose boxed clothes,
st1n steps and f1aring red. cheeks
MADE them look for all the world like
real wooden soldiers, furnished fun
the entire length of the avenue. Upon
reaching the Presidents stand they
stopped and executed a side splitting r
drill Both President and Mrs. Har-
ding were still laughing heartily aft
er the unit had passed on.
Tne crowd thoroughly agreed with
Ell Nina Temple OF Galveston, Texas,
when 1t stepped along the wet. streets
singing -
1T never rains in Washington,
IT never rains, they say.
"Oh, 1T never rains in Washinkton-
But 1t rained like hell today"
Behind Electric Signs.
Many of the temples marched be-
hind huge electric signs that blazed
their names along the line of march
Others wore vari-colored little bulbs
on the toes of their shoes and the
swung back and forth in perfect
rhythm. Several had miniature cleo
trio bulbs sprinkled all over their
uniforms. Ben Hur. whose chariot
made such tremendous hit Tuesday
house ahre. He led Ben Hur Temple
Of Austin. Tex.
The line of march was the same as