parades
Shriners Present a Colorful Array
Submitted by larry on Tue, 2006-05-09 08:55.
What, you might ask yourself, did Shriners do before the advent of those little cars and Harley- Davidson Electra Glides? The elaborately costumed men staged precision, close-order drills accompanied by marching bands.
The effect, according to The Times, was stunning, inspiring the unidentified author to summon forth his (or possibly her) own gaudiest prose.
A Poem for La Fiesta Del Los Flores
Submitted by larry on Sun, 2006-05-07 08:23.
John Steven McGroarty, The Times columnist and staff poet, offered this tribute to the annual La Fiesta de los Flores, which coincided with the national Shriners convention.
The fiesta featured four parades of vehicles decorated with electric lights. The Times described one of them as
