The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-20

tiate. For one reason or another il Is best to let them take it by proxy and so they will be onlookers while their more robust brethren get theirs.
 In Shrinedom men are not now initiated at random. Each candidate goes through an examination as rigid as that for entrance in the army, and should the doctors find high blood pressure, an cratic heart, or other ailment that it is best not to take chances with, they are draped in black. pre- marked for careful handling Some said that of the 500 who were to be initiated, 400 wore white and 400 wore black.
 As if to dispel the graver thoughts that arose when the gloom clad figures appeared, the patrols whirled into intricate formations and coun ter marches. executing their maneu- vers with ? skilled precision and faultlessness that, even to men who had seen much drilling elsewhere. was almost bewildering. AS patrol after patrol whirled into it's complex formations In turn they drew all eyes in range and the rest of the parade for the m9meRt-was forgotten. ZamOra NOblcs 7,2UO Strong.
 Hard though it seems to believe, the main body of zamora nobles ap- peared late in the line of march, literal thousands of them, for the organization, Thursday, reported 7,2o0 strong, and by Friday morn ing All have passed the 5000 mark, exceeding in membership by 2,000 not only any other. but the next strongest temple in all the length and breadth of the Southland.
 smartly dressed and in splendid time, Bowen's band followed the main body. the lively air they played catching the attention of everyone. ard then. though it seems almost unbelievable. more Zamora nobles. Another great concop-se came strid- Ing along from that inexhaustible park, hundreds, thousands of them in line of march, four abreast. five feet apart, for block after block. As Il cir front rank turned into First avenue, the rear section was pass ing the Tutwiler hotel at Fifth ave- nue.
 Headed by Nappis band, whip ping out wartime tune, came a section, another regiment of zamora nobles, thousands of them, and they in turn were followed by another division of candidates, several hun dreds of them, those clad in white ahead, those in black robes follow ing. Equally as large as any sec ton of the parade that had gone before-a great concoLfse of visit HIS IlODlcs, iltel iTOHl Nashville Atlanta, Mem phis Mont gomery, Selma, Meridian and small CT groups from score of other cit ies-marched in line.
 Fun Makers on Hand.
 Following them came Zamoras fun makers, 60 clowns in voluminous dominoes, capped with diminutive maroon fezzes, the mems faces in absurdly grotesque coloring and all out for a good time, and having it. Two there were who skated. play ing golf the while, much to the amusement of everyone. With them were two truckloads of men with musical instruments, but the sounds that arose were not music, and were not intended as such.
 Zigzagging it's srway at random there travelled a clown filled motor car, that whirled and darted about, seemingly on the point. most of the tina, of rammng everything and everybody, but the superb skill of the driver passed all in safety at all times.
 In the last of the great parade came those who had been first in everything all of Wednesday, the three divisions of the glad-hand committee, in red. yellow and green capes. the gentlemen who had re- ceived the visiting nobles, now last put Dy no means least.
 The line of march travelled south on Twentieth street from the park, thence for a block along First ave- nue to Nineteenth street, then clos
 ing it's ranks and quickening it's step, it passed in review before the potentate of them all James s. Me Candless, who, in a gorgeously dec orated float. reviewed the marchers from position opposite the city hall.
 Alone. the great potentate sat en- throned; his must have been day, despite the hilarity, of graver thought. for all this pomp and cere mony is but the outward sign and manifestation of a great and digni- fled order which had chosen him for their guiding genius, their greatest leader, and whose countless thou the light be held high, that the great work go forward, that Shrine dom achieves its ultimate destiny. Notablcs Address Shriners.
 Immediately following the great parade of the Shriners Thursday, all who could assembled in the audi torium of the new Masonic Temple where addresses were delivered dur ing the afternoon by number of visiting and past potentates.
 Gov. w. w. Brandon was on the list of speakers. as were David w. Crossland. potentate of Alcazar Tenn pie. Montgomery, and visiting po- tentates from a number of other cities.
 The great dining room of the tenn pie kept open house practically all of the afternoon, maintaining it's all ready established reputation for ra pidity of service under unusual cir cumstances and the excellence of the food served
 Nineteenth street in the vicinity of the temple was swarming with Shrin- CTS practically all day. for despite it's great size the auditorium of the tenn pie could not absorb all those who wished to attend the meetings.
 Seven o'clock Thursday evening was the hour set for the ceremonial of initiation of new candidates, hun dreds of them to take the actual work and still other hundreds to look on. and Zamora's degree team on its mettle to make it's usual show ing in the presence of degree teams from dozen sister temples
 As the hour drew on arrived and the work began passers by in the street wondered about the poor chaps whose unshod feet were feeling the first sharp sting of the fine blown.