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TREAT 'EM ROUGH CEREMONIAL CAUSES
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Music and Decorations and Splendid Lunch at
Carolina Terrace Adds to Holiday Spirit in
Air on Greatest Day in Town's History
The Shriners picnic ceremonial
held here on the Fourth of Jiilr will
always be memorable as marking the
opening of a record-breaking se&bi.-n
with a record-breaking crowd a
crowd which exceeded all expectations
and which simply filled the town.
As to the ceremonial itself, Oasta
Temple nor any other temple iu the
south ever staged a more successful
one. nor one more full of enjoyment
for everybody. That is, for every boy
except the candidates fo admission
to the shrine, who numbered 2S6 ana
who are now slowly recovering lrum
the effects of their treatment.
Estimates as to the sire of the.
crowd here varies. They began com
ing early on the morning of the third
L and past midnight on the Fourth ihey
were still coming. Postmaster V.
J Bryson believes there wero 15.000
j visitors here. Hilliard Statoa brieves
i there were 20,000, including the ngu-
lar summer tourists.
Main street was a somewhat crowC
ed throughfare. and yet only a small
part of the crowd was there. At Lau
rel Park the numbers of people enjoy
ing themselves was simply immense
and never before had the;uios: beaa'i
ful park in America held any number
even approximating it in size. At the
Carolina Terrace were more, at Stoney
Mountain still more,vand they were
everywhere. It is said that from
$25,000 to $35,000 was left here by the
p visitors. Whatever was left, a goodly
' share of it went to the drug stores,
; where, during part of the day, it was
almost impossible to gain admittance.
' The stores of soft drinks left in tie -dersonville
ab t rs 1c night on t: j
Fourth wouldn't Lsve satisfied t. s
thirst of a babe.
Crowd Well Handled
And everybody seemed to be having
the time of their livos. Barring an
S&dent at Lanvoi Park and un in
' accident, at Laurel Park and an un
r pleasant incident on Min street, noth
; inr happened al' during tl-e two oays
"to mar their oieas-.utv There v.ero.a
l.umber of sp Jtal officii ? on duty d;i
- ing the two days and the street traf
fic was handled admirably. There
were hundreds of strange motor cars
4 In the city, and probably not many left
in upper South Carolina, still there
' jrere no accidents in the down-town
1 portion. Sure, the street reminded
i - you of Broaaway at Forty-second
street in New Yoik, and it was no
1- rime to dre:m while crossing the
t street, but everything went along
' ' smoothly and peasantry,
i Aside from the sufferings of the
'; candidates, the big feature of the. two
f daysremonial was the street pa
I rade during the morning of the Fourth
f' This was preceded ana followed by the
stunts of the candidates, done on Main
street which had been roped off for
the purpose, and was followed by that
splendid luncheon on the shady lawns
of the Carolina Terrace, where 4,000
KT people enjoyed themselves and where
C F. Bland in cnarge oi tm em
the ceremonial, seemed to enjoy him
self more than anyone else in watch
ing, their enjoyment. The candidates
TO BE SEEN ON
were initiated in the new garage of
the Hendersonville Automobile com
pany shortly after this. This was
done that their' strength might not
fail theai. The street dance closed
the two days' fun.
Business Session
The business session of the cere
monial consisted of passing upon the
candidates, the transaction of routine
business and the reception of visiting
potentates. The invitation of Sudan
Temple to attend the conclave to be
held at Newbern in December was ac
cepted. The ceremonial began- with the ar
rival of Potentate R. J. Noble and the
divan on a special train' from Char
lotte. Later in the day came the pa
trol and band of forty pieces of Oasis
Temple and as they marched up Main
strest on the4 evening-of the third the
town seemed to take, on new life. And
it did, for from then on there was
something doing all the time. A spe
cial train filled with shriners came
from Knoxville, and altogether there
were thirty temples represented a:
the ceremonial. The delegats cams
from ninteen states, one of them from
far-off Oregon. Many were here from
Virginia and certainly South Caro
lina was well represented.
The Shriners believe in letting you
know they, and you, are alive. So
they inhered in the Glorious Fourth in
their own pleasant way. They came
prepared to do this. Part of the pre
paration consisted of about a thousand
giant fire crackers real giant fire
crckers, which made a loud sound
when they exploded. And they were
exploded at the very time when sleep
seemed sweetest, to many, and that
was during the ealy hours of the
Fourth. They were exploded where
most Shriners were sleeping but-they
didn't want to sleep just then. It was
the noisest Fourth of July morning
these solemn old mountains have ever
listened to. . ' ,
Seme Stunts
There was a reception of candidates
early. Friday morning. This was
followed by the candidates doing
things they really didn't want to do
but which they had to do and which
Turnished pleasure and innocent joy
and merriment to the thousands who
watched them d6ing it." Brownlow
Jackson, whose many friends declare
he is headed straight for Washington,
had to carry a banner endorsing
Woodrow Wilson for the third term.
But he did it, and did it with a smile,
although some of his friends almost
had heart failure at the sight. Then
there was Charley Morrow, of the
First Bank, who was wheeled all up
and down Main street by "Josh"
Rhodes, attired as a nurse. And not
one lady stopped to admire the baby,
either.
G. M. Glazener, another candidate
for the shrine, was captured while at
the Carolina Terrace, forced to stand
upon his head and carry a cute little
baby nipple in his mouth for the rest
of the evening. But he did it. And
so did all the rest of the many candl-
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dates do the strange things they were
told to do. Perhaps what some of
them thought about it all would never
do to print in The Hustler," but they
were tested and none of them failed
the test not even that unnamed man
who was clad only in open work fly
netting and whose modesty was hurt
so that it may never recover. Also
the modesty of others.
This was a part of the public cere
monial. The secret part of it all was
carried out in the new garage of ihe
Hendersonville Automobile company,
where the candidates were .admitted
one at a time and where the slow
music of the fine Oasis band was' the
only cheerful sound around. And
even the band was playing some aw
fully sad pieces, as you might say.
But it was appropriate, for some of
the candidates were sad, too. The in
terior of the garage was k ciini and
mysterjous looking place with many
engines of torment deaply shrouded
and covered. What happened there
only the Shriners and r!i3 candidates
know and they oir. teli. liut the
candidates all say what ha pi cued
there was quite enough, as it were.
The Parole
The parade. was, Lv all moans, tha
most brilliant ever in this city, raid
would have done fullest credit to a
city many times the si..? of Hender
sonville. It was weil over a mile lon
and starting from the Carolina .Ter
race, marched tho. length of Main
street and passed itself coming back.
The parade was headed by. Potentate
R. J. Noble and the divan, making a
most brillint spectacle in their gor
geous raiment of many splendid color
ings. They were followed by the su
perb band of forty pieces from Oasis
Temple and by the patrol from the
temple. Then came; the military ca
dets from the Carolina Military-Naval
acdemy, who mde a fine show in their
natty and spotless white uniforms,
while their number gave the specta
tors an idea of the importance of this
latest addition to Hendersonville s
educational institutions. The boys
from Blue Ttidge and from Laurel
Park helped to swell the parade, in
which there were, of course, hundreds
of red f ezzed men .
But for some reason or another,
popular interest seemed centered in
the candidates ( themselves a very im
portant part of the parade. . There
were nearly 300 of them, some or
them walking, but many of them in
cages suitably labeled. The convicts
cage, drawn by a Fordson tractor, was
marked "Malefactors : of Greal
Welth," but they looked to be male
factors of great misery at that time.
Especially when the man with the
bucket of eggs came upon the scene.
For he was a good marksman and his
supply of ammunition was ample. He
didn't miss once. Some of the Shrin
ers say they are going to .find that
man with the bucket of eggs and whun
they do find him there's going to be a
news item in the papers with large
headlines.
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THURSDAY. JULY 10, 1919
4 iSome of the Cages
To tell -of all the cages and their
contents bf misery would take too
much space, rtwould put too great a
burden upon the'bver worked Merg.
One cage, was marked "Somebody's
Darlings," buts4o one rou'.d imagine
who that somebody could he. They
didn't look to belong to anybody,
much. There was an abundance of
red and yellow paint decorating the
countennces of all the candidatess
while some of. them were wearing
their clothes inside out and some of
them weren't wearing many clothes
of any kind. Bob McLain of Asheville
was mounted the wrong way on a
jackass. Mr. McLain is a stout man,
the day was warm, his seat was un
comfortble. He was heartily applaud
ed by the big crowd of spectt org.
One of the most enjoyable features
of the parade "was the exhibition drill
by Oasis patrol. The men wheeled
and turned and performed th3 most
difficult evolutions imaginable, and
the applause was(most generaus. They
seemed to move with the regularity of
clockwork and for a half an hour com
manded the entire, attention of the
thousands lining the sidewalks.
The social function of the two days
consisted of the opening dance c-.t toe
Carolina- Terrace in honcr of Poten-
R. J. NobiefMrtrthedaii'J oa ti c
lawn at Park Hih. in honor of the visit
ing Shriners. The street dance on
Main street in front of the city hall
on the night of July Fo.irtn wa:; a
most popular feature of tho lay, the
music being furnished by Oasts' " oni
ple band, which, by the v.-i.-, ccntn
buted very greatly indeed to the
pleasure of the ceremonial.
Trip to Stoney
On Thursday afternoon about forty
motor cars filled with ladies of the
visiting Shriners went to Stoney
Mountain, where they were the guests
of the Stoney Mountain company.
To many of them it was a new expf-r-ience
and the memories oi what they
saw from that great height will long
rem? in with them
There was an abundance f of fried
chicken and boiled ham and all other
good things necessary for the thou
sands of visitors. All this food was
prepared in the immense kitchei or
the Kentucky Home, where they hive
a way of frying hundreds of chickens'
in one hour and of boiling hams just
right in wholesale quantities. As in
dicating the cooperative spirit exist
ing here it may be mentioned that iho
Kentucky Home made no charge what
ever for this appreciative service.
The weather was magnificeat. The
day was warm, but a cool mountain
breeze tempered the heat. Looked at
merely from an advertising point oi
view, the -Shriners' convention was
worth many, many thousands of dol
lars to the city. For everybody haa
a good time, and it is taken for grant
ed that everybody, left the town with
Pleasant "memories. When next they
j plan f0r a vacation the memories ol
I.tu0 -nod time, had here will suggest
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that theyfeome to" Hendersonville.
The 'Decorations
The. street decorations, ; both day
and night, Iwere fine. There was a
liberal display 6f bunting stretched
across Main street,, with here and
there flags hung out to the breeze.
There were hundreds of additional
street lights and to these were addec
Shriner emblems, many of them loan
ed by the.Shriner3 of Asheville.
The newspaper publicity received
has been universally commented upon.
About thirty Southern' newspapers
carried, stories 'about the vent. The
Asheville Citizen certainly was most
generous in lts handling of the
stories sent from Hendersonville.
The Absurd , Pranks
Of course, there is a purpise n the
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Ura. lurnwgfya
Surely, she was but asleep so very
peaceful did she appear, so gentle
and so quite undisturbed. But it was
the sleep of the last brief night be
fore the day's dawn, it, was the be
ginning and not the end of life for
Mrs. F. G. Burroughs, found asleep
in her daughter's home on Fourth
avenue a few hours after sunrise last
Monday. , "
It was, in truth, such a beginning
of life as she had often wished for,
just to slip quietly 'away, and so this
wish was granted this aged lady,
mother of Mrs. J. L. Eererton. She
had lived for 72 useful years, was a
little bit tired and was quite ready.
A useful life and charitable one,
truly, for ever her home had been
the home of others needing a help
ing hand. The hymn, "Lead, Kindly
Light," was her favorite one and the
Light burned ever steadfast in her
heart and home. , ,
Mrs. Burroughs had been ill for
months. She came here from Con
way, S. C, in May and had, ap
parently gained in health and in
strength. The services commemorat
ing her return to Conway, held Mon
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Egerton, were very beautiful because
they were very simple. There were
flowers many, many flowers. And
her favorite hymns were sung
"Lead, Kindly Light," and "Abide
W.ith Me." A son and a daughter,
M. Burroughs and Mrs. J. L. Eger
ton, returned with her and so now
she rests in Lakeside cemetery by the
side of her husband.
She had been a member of the
Conway Methodist church since girl
hood, and nearly always were preach
ers guests at "Snow Hill," the old
home by the lake. There are chil
dren and grandchildren and other
near and dear relatives, some waiting
for her, some for whom she is now
waiting herself.
The children still here are:
F. G. Burroughs, Conway, S. 0.,
and his children, Miss Jessamine, Ed
win, Henry and Virginia.
Mrs. J. X. Egerton, Hendersonville.
Mrs. Edwin Sherwood, Conway; and
her children, Adelyn and Sarah.
Donald M. Burroughs and his chil
dren, Lallah, Donald, Jean., and
George.
Mrs. S. G. Godrey, Cheraw, S. C,
and" her children, Esther and Lucile.
Jack and Franklin, sons of the late
Arthur Burroughs.
Those no longer here are:
Mrs. Hal Buck, nee Lallah Bur
roughs, and Miss Ruth Burroughs.
Arthur Burroughs and three children
died in childhood.
Mrs. Burroughs remaining sisters
are Mrs. B. G. Collins and Mrs. Ellen
Johnson of Conway, and Mrs. James
Holmes of Moultrie, Ga.
LIKES HENDERSONVILLE
F. H. Parker, of Columbus, Ohio,
brother of Alton B. Parker, one time
Democratic presidential nominee, has
been a guest for the past two tveeks at
the Kentucky Home.
Mr. Parker likes Hendersonville
and he also likes, he said, that coin
porting fare found at the Kentucky
Home.
"When I return," said Mr. Tarker,
"I do not know if it will be tor the
pleasure of again seeing these beauti
ful mountains or for the delight of
partaking of the. most satisfactory din
ners I have enjoyed here."
GONE TO NEW YORK
Miss Rosa Lewis and Abe Lewis
left on Sunday for New York city,
where they will buy fall 'and wintei-
stocks. .
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THE CHI'S FIRST
The sale of the lot corner of Church
street and Fourth avenue, to Brown
low Jackson and J. O. Bell, means
the erection of the first apartment
house in Hendersonville, it was an
nounced yesterday.
The lot, owned by Harry Ewbank,
is one of the most, desirable in town
for the purpose of an apartment
house or a small hotel. The improve
ment to be made there will consist of
one of these. Should it be an apart
ment house, it will be of especial in
terest in that it will be the first ever
erected in this "city. Additional inter
est will attaclj to At from the fact that
the growth of the city makes such an
investment here possible.
The. property faces 90 feet on Fourth
avenue and 150 feet on Church street.
It is immediately opposite the post
office and diagonally opposite the fine
property already owned by Mr. Jack
son, plans for the improvement, of
which are now being completed. Both
Mr. Jackson and Mr. Bell, successful
men of affairs, have an abiding faith
in the future of this city and they
are ready at any time to invest in that
future .
FORTY YEARS AGO
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There was some crowd in Hender
sonville on last Fourth, but there was
some crowd here forty years ago that
very same day, too.
It was the day Hendersonville's
first railroad came to town, and the
celebration was a big one. There was
a barbecue on the Jones hill, near the
depot, and there was an enormous
crowd there to partake of the roast
beef. The day was fine, the same as
last Friday, but nearly all other par
ticulrs of the celebration are too dim
for Judge C. M. Pace to recall.
Th3 engines, there were two trains
came to town during the day, probably
burned wood. They hauled flat cars,v
on which were rough seats, and the
trains operated from Spartanburg to
Asheville, from which two towns the
road derived its name.
THOSE SPPECIAL TAXES
The city commissioners have is
sued instructions to -Tax Collector
Brooks to absolutely collect ALL.
special taxes due by July 15 or to im
pose, an immediate penalty of twenty
percent. Mr. Brooks has no choice
in this matter, he says. The taxes
must be paid or the penalty immed
iately collected.
MISSED GOLF LINKS
like the town, and I like ray board
ing place fine,!' said a visitor here, the
other day. "But,Mkcame here to play
golf, for I understood the links were
ready. I hate to leave Henderson
ville, but without golf links I am lost.
When they are built I expect to re
turn." FROM JAMAICA
From Kingston, Jamica, which is in
the British West Indies, comes visitors
to Hendersonville, here for a pro
longed stay, and already well pleased!
with the city and its- environent.
These visitors, who are, now -ccupying
the residence of E. G. Still well, are:;
Mrs. E. W.Reid and Mrs. M. H.
Arthur. ' " '.. . ..J
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