Evening star., 1935-05-05
SHRINE To VIEW
BRILLIANT PARADE
20 Roman Chariots to Be
One of Featured Units
in Gala Spectacle.

Twenty Roman chariotS, drawn by
prancing steeds in colorful regalia,
driven by armor-clad gladiators will
parade down Pennsylvania avenue
Thursday night, June ID. as one of
the most spectacular features OF the
gigantic Shrine pageant.
This was announced last night
by Maj. Gen. Amos Fries, U. S. A.,
retired, who is chairman of the Pag-
cant Committee Other features of the
pageant will include an Egyptian
princess, show boat, a Chinese
dragon and many other beautiful and
artistic settings. The pageant Thurs
day night Is expected to be one of the
high lights of the entire convention.
Preparations for the conclave at
Shrine committee headquarters, Al
mas Temple, 1915 K street, have
crysallized into feverish activity with
in the past week. Lumber for the
grandstands is being unloaded on
Pennsylvania avenue: sample light
poles have been decorated to give the
general effect on the golden way" res
ervations for tickets are being re-
ceived: concessions for the huge carni-
val and for the official badges and
decorations have been let: while the
Entertainment Committee is rapidly
rounding out one of the finest pro-
grams ever offered a Chrine Conven-
ton.
Souvenir Program Arranged.
There will be an official souvenir
program, the preparation OF which
has been turned over to Ransdell, Inc.
"This is the only official program.
Director General Robert P. Smith
stated emphatically This company
has demonstrated its civic intere t in
the convention by turning over the
greater portion of the proceeds to
the Shrine, to aid in paying back its
guarantee fund. and no other program
is authorized by the Shrine. nor will
the official program be furnished to
such publications.
More than 10000 electric light
globes. all of American manufacture
and all purchased throug Washington
jobbers, will be used in illuminat-
ing Pennsylvania avenue, according
to Howard p Foley. chairman of the
of wards of bunting and thousands
of streamers will be used in the huge
arches across the Avenue and for deco
rating the grandstands.
Demands for grandstand seats are
coming in from outside temples in
steadily increasing numbers, accord
ing to Ara M. Daniels, chairman OF
the Grandstand Seat Sales Committee.
Equally evident is the interest in
the frankie Klick-Tony Canzonerii
fight to be held Monday night, June
10. at the ball park.
Units to Stop to Act.
The pageant is going to bring to
Washington an entirely new feature
in pageantry, according to Maj. Gen.
Fries. Instead of the usual process
sion of floats, each spectacle will be
a distinct unit and show in itself and
each unit will be stopped at intervals
along the Avenue while trained actors
and dancers, using the scenic effects
as a stage scene, will enact the picture
presented by the unit.
The Roman charioteers will stage
. thrilling race as prologue to the
Egypt unit will enact the coming to
life of the famed Egyptian princess.
The Train of Hospitals" will snow
the work of the Shrine for crippled
children and children will take part
in the playlets accompanying this
unit. +
George M. Cohan's Indians and
Trees" song has been worked into a
beautiful scenic effect, which will be
carried out by real Indians. real trees
and splendid singers. The famous
Show Boat" scene will depict the
old river steamer and dock with tn
famous Show Boat" songs, while
there will be Home on the Range"
scene with real cowboys and real
horses and cattle.
Penguins and Icebergs.
Little America" will visualize be-
fore the eyes of the spectators the
lonely vigil of Admiral Byrd, with
penguins, icebergs and likeness of the
good ship Bear, while the Robin
Hood" scene will show that dauntlesS
freebooter in all his glory, skirmish-
ing with opponents in real grove
VI tlCCo. 11iclc Will Uc q IluSC SIll-
nese dragon and Festival of Light"
display.
The entire pageant, as well as the
two Shrine parades, will be broadcast
through the special amplihcation sys-
TEN provided through the courtesy OF
General Motors.
Robert P. Smith, director geneAal
OF the convention, announced that
he had accepted the offer of General
Motors to supply $50 new automobiles
to be used as official cars during the
convention. The cars were rendered
by j. B. Woodside, manager of the
Washington Office of the General
Motors fleet sales division, who
chairman of local General Motors
committee organized to arrange for
the use of these cars.
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