The Washington times., 1923-06-06
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HARDING. WIT
NJ CANDLESS
Two Bathrooms OF Willard
Scene Of Gorgeous Frolic
Given by AImas.

tian, and Charles w. Sawyer, No
bles all, last night paid tribute to
their chief. the man of the hour"
this week In Washing ton-Imperial
Potentate James Sutton McCand.
less, Of Honolulu.
The occasion was the banquet to
the imperial potentate by the
Almas Temple, 1928 Shine commit
tee, and the place was under the
big top, just beyond the side show
tent, at the Willard Hotel.
The two main bathrooms had, for
the occasion, been turned into q
circus ground, with tents, sawdust,
a side show, the ticket wagon, cal
cium flares, and all the rest Of
the atmosphere except the odor.
Leaders Enjoy It.
Under the big top scores of the
leaders in American life today cast
aside their cares and, az Mobiles Of
the Mystic Shrine, joined In with
the gang and had e good time.
They. joined Justify In singing old
clowns, and cheered the entertain
ers.
The show was handed over to the
wonderfully effective ringmaster he
was-Capt. Irving O'Hay, famed
toastmaster and the original Soldier
OF Fortune made famous by Rich
ard Harding Davis.
.'Oyez!'' he shouted, as the 764
diners seated themselves. Gentle
men, you are about to witness the
greatest show on earth. Ten thou
sand elephants! Five thousand hip
popotami! The savage rhinoceros
multiplied by a. thousand!
"a caravan Of camels Is on its
way here. These camels started
from Jersey City this morning. I
have here q telegram stating that
the head OF the caravan Is now in
Baltimore and that camels are still
leaving Jersey City. Forty thou
sand camels, gentlemen!
1.-THE greatest aggregation OF
clowns under g main top, gentle
men! One hundred and twenty OF
them, count 'em. And, gentlemen,
IL they spill soup down your neck
remember they are clowns. Look.
al procession OF 100 walters,
dressed as clowns, with cap and
bells, grease paint and gaily colored
costumes, filed In and marched
around the hall.
wild, whirling dervishes OF the
desert, brought here at great ex-
pense," turned out to be troupe
of AImas Temple acrobats, who
formed pyramids and performed
strong man feats. There were
skilled ropers from the Shrine
rodeo and Indian Exposition. includ-
ing Bobby Taylor, twelve years old,
who used two riatas.
The Camels Arrive.
Al tramping was heard In the
side show tent and the ringmaster
went to investigate. He leaped
back, shouting that the "camels are
coming, forty thousand camels"
Amidst q thud as of many feet, in
walked three boys In red costumes,
leading three infant. ponies, scarcely
higher than the tables. wild
beasts of the jungle. led by hungry
Hottentots," shouted O'Hay.
Scarcely had the diners settled
down before a familiar sound was
heard and an imposing delegation
of men in full dress appeared,
escorting q little, wizened organ
grinder, with q tiny, chattering
monkey atop.
The Almas Temple Orchestra,
Meyer Goldman, leader, played dur
ing the evening and at this point
broke out with string OF the
old fashioned m e o di es- Annie
Rooney" 'Eastside, Westside, All
Around the Town." and a score Of
others, in which the President and
the other guests Joined in singing
Justify.
Ao111,~A n-<or%a1nar
and finally Noble Albert White, OF
West Virginia, a member o. Meme.
sis Temple. Parkersburg, was rec.
ognized for the only speech OF the
evening. He presented a beautiful
gold vase to the Imperial Potentate,
a native of West Virginia, on be-
half of Nemesis Temple. McCand-
less, he explained, was born near
Parkersburg and left as a boy for
Honolulu, beating his way to the
land where he was to win fame and
fortune.
Wife Also Banqueted.
There was a round of applause
when O'F1ay referred to the Presi-
dent as ''the most democratic man
in America" and another when a
reference was made to the proposal
of the President for "a federation
Of all peoples"
Leonard P. Steuart, nlustrious
Potentate of Almas Temple. who
presided, rose to his feet but once,
at the end Of the evening. when he
proposed toast, in ice water, ito
that good Noble, Warren Harding.
Of Aladdin Temple"
James c. Hoyle, chairman Of the
banquet committee, was in charge
of the table arrangements, and
Edgar c. Snyder, chairman OF the
entertainment committee, OF the
program
A banquet in honor of the vito
of the Imperial Potentate was given
by the Almas Temple ladies' COM
mittee,, Mrs. Leonard p. Steuart,
chairman, at the Wardman Park
Hotel last night. Here the large
ballroom was transformed into a
Japanese flower garden and the
Japanese effect was carried
throughout. A diamond and sap
phire bracelet was presented to Mrs.
McCandIess by Mrs. Steuart, on BE-
half Of Almas Temple. An elab'
crate entertainment program was
given under direction of Noble Sny'
der. The banquet arrangements