The Washington times., 1923-06-05


dance and be broadcasted far
afield, even to the tepees Of the
little Missouri, the Yellowstone
and the Occur d,Alene. the song
Of the gentle LongfeIlow-
And the forests dark and lonely,
Moved through all, their depths
of darkness
Sighed Farewell. O Hiawatha"
And the forests, dark ana lonely,
Rising, ripping on the pebbles.
Sobbed Farewell, O Hiawatha"
And the heron. the Shuh-Shuh-G Cab
From her haunts among the fen
lands
Screamed farewell, o Hiawatha."
The national Homecoming idea
originated by the A1mas Temple
1923 Shrine Committee was adopt
ed by The Crescent. The follow
ing well-written article from that
magazine presents this interesting
phase Of the present great event
and tells what the Shriners are
looking Tor In our fair city.
CITY INTERESTS ALL.
The Nations Homecoming Week
has been suggested 80 . suitable
title for the gathering Of 500, 900
Shriners In the city Of Washing
ton on June 5, 6 and Z, when the
Imperial Council sof the Ancient
Arabic Order assembled in its
forty-ninth annual session.
It's q bully idea!
No other city of America has
the same sort OF interest for all
the people.
A Shriner just cannot help be-
Iieving that he lives In the best
little old town In these good old
United States and the farther
West one goes. the oftener he
hears that sentiment expressed,
but when anyone speaks Of Wash
ington-why every Noble sort Of
feels like the nag is going by.
and he wants to dare any man
in the crowd to stay covered.
Every Shriner in North Amer
lea has always wanted to visit
the Capital City Of the Nation.
and he has always intended to
do It some time. Some OF them
have thought maybe they would
go down there for q term OF
years. and some Of them have
helped to elevate the Senate and
the Supreme Court and the House
of Representatives.
But this year the boys are
going ''home" to play around and
to have a good time. It win be
the finest Homecoming Week In
all the year.
They want to see. where those
old fire.eaters who writ the Con-
stitution fought their duels.
They want to fish from the
old wharf where George Wash
ington tied up his scow after pos
ing for that famous picture where
he stands in the bow Of the boa:
ana pushes the ice out Of the
way.
They want to 80 up to StatU-
ary Hall and take q look az this
images Of those old boys who
used to shout gimme liberty or
gimme death. every time the
wives Of their bosoms told 'em
to stick around home for a night
and rock the cradle Of the Re-
public.
WANT TO SEE ALL. -
The Shriners want to go over
to the Smithsonian and see how
to put the bones Of rhudelgam-
meron together. =
They want to walk into Noble
Jack Pershing's office and ask him
if there is anything in the cellar.
They want to roll eggs on the
White House lawn.
They want to walk into the U.
s. Treasury and ask Brother Mel
Ion If he is taking any counterfeit
money.
They want to have q look at
Brother Bill Taft in his black
nightie-and they'll probably tell
him what they think of the way
it fits.
They want to say to Noble
Warren @. Harding that they like
the way he sticks a fez on his
right ear and salaams before the
throne of the Pote-more COM
pletely g. ruler Of his red-toppeo
gang than Is the President of his
people.
They want to go down to the
postoffice building and spit on
the stove while they wait for the
mail to be sorted.
Fellow, go back to the old towns
for Homecoming Weeks because
they want to play the FRANKS Of
boyhood again-and that IL one Of
the things that Neutrality-suspicious.
must expect Of the Shriners. They
will be playing pranks all over
town. The boys are going to see
all the historic things they can
crowd into the short days Of their
stay. but On top of that they are