Evening star., 1923-06-08
200 900 Jam Co|orfuI Avenue
% Bid Farewell to Hosts of
/ViSitorS to Greatest of
1. Shrine Conventions.
TUMULTUOUS APPLAUSE
GREETS GREAT PAGEANT
Carnival Spirit Rampant and Mer-
riment Continues Into Early
Hours of Morning-Capital To-
day Resumes Its Quiet Life,
With All Blu. Few Guests Gone.

Back over the burning sand
whence they came, the hosts OF TIL
Mystic Shrine were hurrying home
ward today, and long before Wash
ington had dragged Itself from be-
most of the merry mobiles were mile
away. The Aladdin city of Niece;
was once more Americas Nationa
Capital, changed overnight with TIL,
same mysterious suddenness tina
had made it big, care-free carniva
for the past week
Gone was the happy fanfare OF gal
music to which Washington had rol
licked so merrily, gore the gro
tcsquely costumed clans OF jolly
good fellows who had romped it!
streets at will Only an occasiona
fez-capped noble. perspiring under
the weight OF heavy suitcases, Ell
route to his steaming caravan, re-
NAMED to remind the observer o.
the festive crowds who had throngec
the streets only yesterday.
Before lunch time all but six o.
the 200 special trains that had
brought most of the Shriners to
. Washington were homeward bound
Aladdin Pullman cities in which
thousands OF them lived during their
stay here had dissolved into hun
dreds of caravans. The exodus was
Is sudden as il was complete The
last temple to leave will be Jeru-
salem OF New Orleans. Its departure
is scheduled for next Tuesday. The
other temples remaining are Alad-
din of Columbus, Ohio. the Presi-
dents own; Ararat of Kansas City,
Mo; Crescent of Trenton. n. J.;
Cairo of Rutland. VT, and Rizpah
OF Madisonville, Ky.
Farewell Is Brilliant.
Washington will never forget its
farewell to the Ancient Arabic Order.
Mobiles Of the Mystic Shrine With
pageant. carnival and fireworks the
city bade them godspeed, and back
came the solemn Shrine prayer. May
Allah bless you all" More than 900
600 men and women. casting aside the
letters Of worldly affairs. romped in
the mellow, golden light Of the road
TO Mecca" far into the wee sma'
hours. 1t seemed as though the foun-
tain or youth must have been found
in the heart OF Washington for cou-
pies of mature years. men high in the
business of the nation, frolicked like.
children.
The greatest night Washington has.
ever known began the minute the city
and its thousands of guests could
gulp down quick suppers and race to,
pennsylvania avenue for points of
vantage from which to view the great
historical pageant, the closing pro-
cession of the week. Long before s.
q CLOCK, when the parade rounded the.
Peace monument and began it's march
down the road to Mecca" both sides
OF pennsylvania avenue were banked
10 tne building lines with a solid mass.
c1 cheering humanity. Every grand
stand was filled to its capacity
President in Stands.
In the Garden of Allah, President,
and Mrs. Harding, who have enioyed
every minute of Shrine week, review
ed the pageant from their stand. sur
rounded by a brilliant gathering of
men and women from all over the
world who packed the big stands on
either side of the garden. Led by
Illustrious Potentate Leonard P
Steuart and the Almas Temple Band
the procession swung into the heart
of Mecca a few minutes before 9
O'Clock. Immediately behind the AL
mas Patrol, continuing in its capacity
as the guard of honor. strutted its
dog mascot, dressed up At to kill i'm
the patrol uniform and apparently
enjoying 1t very much.
great shout rose from the stands
as the Army band swung past fol-
lowed by detachment of men from
the United States training ship Alex
ander Hamilton. Then came a little
bit of every unit that makes up the
entire United States Army. from a
company of infantry, cavalry and ar
fillery to the motorized machine shops
and Photographic galleries with which
every modern combat battalion is
equipped. The cavalrymen from Fort
Meyer and their mounted band made
a tremendous hit.
Smallest Plane Shown.
In the Navy's section were sights
new to many of the inland Shriners.
An airplane from the U. s. s. Langley,
the eyes Of the feet and the small
est seaplane in the world were wheel
ed past, followed by perfect dupli-
Gates of submarines. real torpedoes,
depth bombs, anti-aircraft guns and
mines. Lieut.. Oakley G. Kelly and
I To-, To6
nous exploits in the air have been
heard around the world, rode in an
automobile behind a section of whip
pet tanks. Each wore. the red fez
that proclaimed them Shriners and
their reception along the entire route
was tumultous. II
One of the most striking features <,
the parade was the float of the Uni ksf
States coast guard service. 1t An.
sisted of real life boat. filled kyitr
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