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Article: OCEANFRONT TIPS ITS FEZ TO DEPARTING SHRINERS.(LOCAL)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- September 7, 1997
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Byline: MICHAEL CLARK, STAFF WRITER
Saturday's parade of Shriners on Atlantic Avenue in Virginia Beach was more than the average fez-tival. Part of the Mid-Atlantic Shrine Association's annual convention, the parade was a highlight of the sort of gathering the city seeks.
A crowd of thousands - Shriners, their relatives and the public - lined both sides of Atlantic Avenue from 17th Street to 31st Street to see the potentates on parade.
Members of shrines bearing the mystical names of Osiris, Jaffa, and Ali Ghan marched, rode scooters, and played in bands to the delight of the crowd.
There were antique fire trucks, clowns and the ...