Evening star., 1935-06-13
BIZ THOMAS R. HENRY.

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Marching gamely through drench-
ing rain, approximately 2.500 shriners
took part last night In the parade of
uniformed bodies which had been
planned as one OF the outstanding
events of the 1888 convention.
The storm, most inopportunely in
terposed between . sunny day and
moonlit night, started Just before the
paraderS swung away from Pennsyl-
vania and Constitution avenues. The
rnarchers refused to be baked by the
elements. They trarnped through
water in places ankle-deep. The
elaborate costumes of the bands and
patrols, the evening dress OF the
potentates and their divans, and the
white suits of the chanters all were
soaked. 1t was, however, in no sense
q woe-begone parade as it swung into
the Pavilion Of Omar, resplendent
with its red. green and yellow
oriental fans of lights, and passed the
reviewing stand where it was wit
messed by President and Mrs. Roose-
welt.
The Shriners who marched took the
i'll favor OF nature courageously and
in good humor So did the crowds,
which took o bad drenching. Even in
the confusion that followed the
breaking up Of the parade and the
frantic efforts Of thousands to and
shelter from the storm there was an
outstanding element Of good humor.
Plans Are IntArruutAd.
The parade had been planned as
essentially reproduction of the day
parade Of Tuesday, with the addition
of floats and light effects. Only a part
of the first division actually marched.
BY the time these units were under
way the rain was falling so heavily
that the effort was obviously futile
gesture and the units OF the second
and third divisions returned to their
hotels.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt came
into the reviewing stand-where they
were joined o few minutes later by
Imperial Potentate Dana S. williams
and his divan-just as the head Of the
parade entered the Pavilion of Omar
and when the rain had become so
heavy that many were deserting the
stands.
There were comments everywhere
on the gameness of the Shriners who
marched in the face of such obvious
discomfort with smiling faces. After
the police escort. the parade was
headed by the zebra carr containing
L. Whiting Estes, chairman of the
Parade Committee, and the car Of
Admiral Harry G. Hamlet, head of
the Coast Guard, who served as
grand marshal.
Then came the elaborate noat Of
Almas Temple of Washington. repre-
senting the dome of the Capitol, which
was swung back to reveal O Shriner
representing Uncle Sam. This was
followed by Robert P. Smith, direc-
tor-general of the convention, and his
aioe, II. A. Schackleford, who walked
through the ankle-deep freshets.
Almas Temple Band.
Their yellow cloaks hanging form
lessly over their shoulders, the Almas
Temple Band and Drum Corps pre-
ceded the white jacketed Arab patrol
and the large Almas Legion of Honor.
Immediately behind them came the
imperial potentate and the other i'm
perial officers. 1t was the last ap-
pearance of Dana S. williams as i'm.
perial potentate. The new head of
the Shrine. Leonard P. Steuart of
Washington, takes Office today. Mr..
Williams rode in an open car, white
cloaked and standing erect in salute
as he passed the reviewing stand.
Mr.. williams escort was composed
of the members Of Kora Temple of
Lewiston. Me, his home organization.
A feature Of this delegation was its
large, uniformed Legion Of Honor.
The next organization in line was
Annah Temple of Bangor, Me, the
other Maine unit at the convention
IL had an elaborate "State OF Maine"
float in the form Of q log cabin with
Pine trees and the design of q noun
tain.
Next in line was Cyprus Temple of
Albany, the home temple Of President
Roosevelt. The most distinguished