The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-05
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building and the Raleigh. rebound'
ing from the gray facade OF the
Treasury, dignified and silent, curl
ing like incense about the pillars
reared above streets that ltow have
become Garden of Allah. the
cadences of pipes, brasses and
So passed the Ancient Arabic
Order Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine.
writing big its name and fame
upon the scroll of municipality
long the home Of pageantry.
playground Of Masonry"
Thew call their order the play.
around of Masonry" these Ameri'
cans who have taken the garb Of the
Near East's ancient empires. And
this is their yearly recreation time,
and the greatest they ever knew.
But SO nightly was the parade they
threw through the arteries OF WASH
ington, so much does it's immensely
and diversity beggar description,
that the playing" must elicit, at
first glance, more fapt astanisn-
naent fhan any other emotion.
When 500, 900 spectators are gath.
cred and formed In living banks
either side of a stream molten In
color and silver in voice, certain
thrilling solemnity grips the senses,
be the apparel and purpose OF the
marchers what it may.
Nearing his summer solstice. the
sun shot level tongles Of flame down
washington's east and west high
ways very early this morning. And
already the legions were gathering
beyond the Capitol, from Second
street to Fourteenth street north
east, from East Capitol to H street.
They moved to their respective sta
lions from all parts Of the city, like
morning patrols through a Capital
surrendered to jollity and celebra-
ton. Their bands burst frequently
into pulse-warming marches. They
took up their stations in admirable
order, and thus. at east, waited the
hollow report of field artillery
piece to turn west and march to
greet their President and brother
noble.
Parade Moves On Time.
Said L. Whiting Estes, chairman
of the parade committee, last night:
I'VE shall be under way at 8 o'clock,
whether / have to start alone or
not The dictum brought about
universal punctuality and the pro.
cession was on it's way at that hour,
In praiseworthy distinction to many
. military pageant, which has kept
the populace waiting an hour, two
hours perhaps, for it's appearance.
Demonstrations Of the Weather
Bureau were borne out in fashion
that may have surprised Major
Bowie himself. AS though a great
broom had been constantly welded,
the sky remained throughout last
night, as this morning, free OF the
Vestige of cloud. Again it is hot.
but what Noble, here in the Mecca
Of 1928, would have it otherwise?
II needs Old Sol TO bring out fully
the exotic glories of his sapphire
satin, .verrnillion plush, green and
golden silk, and touch his fez with
a ruddy finger, as the Sultan's tur.
ret in Old Omar's deathless qua
trains.
For the first time since post
armistice parades, Pennsylvania ave.
nue. was bare Of traffic. No sooner
had the word been passed that the
cohorts of Imperial Potentate James
s. McCandless. Of Aloha Temple,
Honolulu, were ready 10 move than
the last street car Of the Capital
Traction Company hied itself to the
Tar southeast or Georgetown and
the oil-sheened miles Of concrete
lay empty awaiting the feet OF the
nnarchers.
Presently, watchers in the stands
nearest the city's hub, the lofty
Capitol, beheld a mounted platoon
OF Dan Sullivan's best offerings,
"policed," man and horse, to i'm.
, peccabflity, execute a right wheel
to starboard of the Peace Monu.
ment. The dam had broken and
the tuneful waters were allow.
A SOuI-Stirring Sight.
Then came AImas Temple, hosts
to the great divisions of Shriners.
with pomp, music and gorgeous
raiment; then the official escort to
the imperial potentate; then the
first. second and third divisions.
An eye-filling and soul-stirring
sight 1t was. The marchings of
yesterday seemed in comparison as
sporadic as squad drills on a parade
ground where presently full regi-
ment marches out to review. The
watchers drank II in. The cheers
accorded these temporarily-cS iental
ranks billowed out in a fashion fit
to drown the wailing reeds, the
laundering drums, the blaring
horns.
1t seemed q new sunrise, viewed
In perspective, or like the slow ap.
proach of nnulti-colored tidal bore
its crest a.twinkle with mica, it's
body shot with the rays of FURNISH.
ed metal. On it came with the de
Hberateness OF an invincible force
and waves Of applause accompan
led it. Up through the lower-built
parts of the Avenue, through the
commercial section, between tall
buildings until Fifteenth street was
reached, where practically every
great military organization OF the
United States at one time or anoth
er has executed a right-turn. and
where the ShrinerS again showed
themselves magnificent in maneuvrG
their fronts unbroken.
Reviewed By President.
AS they performed the same evolu
ton to the left at the entrance O
the Garden of Allah, Egyptian pill
lars with strange capitals flankinS
them. and farther to the side tin
Greek front Of the Treasury and tn,
facades of Riggs National Bank an,
the Treasury annex furnishing
dignified counterpart, the cheer
were deafening.
In perfect order and withou
recognition of the ovation, close a.
they were to the reviewing stan'
where they were to pay homage
the leading units reached a point OF
the Avenue midway between Mad
son and Jackson places.
Warren G. Harding q In his DO,