Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-30
INITIATION INTO GROTT0
FORTY-FIVE JOIN ORDER OF
YELLED PROPHETS.
Big Spread Follows Ceremonial.
Speeches by w. F. GUIDE, Rev.
H. T. Stevenson and Others.

When kallipo.is Grotto. No 10. Mys,.c
Order of Yelled Prophets of the En-
chanted Realm, began. for the first time,
in the history of the order in this juris-
dicton. its first grand ceremonial session
at Masonic Temple last night, there
We're gathered within the upper audi
forum of the temple more than go
members.
Every one knew that Ella borate scenery,
paraphernalia and brand-new costumes
had been secured for the event. No one
knew, not even the elect. save the officers
charged with their respective duties, just
what the ceremonial would be- What
ever 1t was. even now only he " no has
been crowned a yelled prophet can tell
tor everything was conducted behind clos
Ell doors and under the seal of secrecy
In the banquet hall OF the temple
was an elaborate spread. The seats
were soon filled and Chief Justice j.
W. Collins. as POSTMASTER. began his
opening address of welcome.
In addition to fortyfive initiates. spe-
cial guests of honor were Rev. Hugh T..
stevenson. pastor of the Bethany i5ap-
list Church OF this city. charter
member of the MOkanah Grotto of New
York: Mrs. Otto Dolan and Mrs. Clara
Naecker. Mrs. Naecker. during the
g.
accomplishments of Pistorios Orchestra
Hoses Bring Dreams of You and IF
| Had Thousand Lives to Live and
Molly Lee" Mrs. Naecker was pre-
sented with American beauty roses and
ferns
Addresses were made by William f..
Guide. Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson, DR.. w.
r. r. Phillips. II. l.. Strang. ir Dr.
Frank r. Gibson and others all eulogis-
tic Of Monarch Edward $. Schmid. the
chief officer of the grotto. through
whose efforts the Mystic order of Veil
ed Prophets was revived in this turis-
dlction. Toasts were drunk to the
ladies. to Monarch Schmid and to the
welfare of kallipolis Grotto No. 10.
The initiates of the evening were Will
liam F. GUIDE. Robert Meyer. Arthur Lat
terner. Elmer J. Ewing, Randall Parsons.
Nolen l.. Chew. James A. Masser. Alex
c. MacLennan, Frank B. Swart, Maurice
A: Tanner, c. F. Warning, George A. Red
Gates. William Schoenberger. l. n
tluckey, Capt. Robert Armour. Fred
Sandberg. William F.: DIX. Irving s Hall
Charles Scheff. Herman Isaac. Charles A.
campbell Charles f. Hood. DIR. Philip r.
Terry. NJ: A. D'Manna, Abram Frey
John 0. Waters. Harry a. Bedell, f. F.
Harvey, Dr.. l.. l.. Friedrich, W. Seaton
Trunnell. Ira II. Johannes, William S.
Macdonald. William H. Beringer. Maj
John Conline, L. 5. A. tretiredD Morgan
A. Sherwood. Harry q. Minister, William
b. Creecy. Ernest Bishop, Joseph A.
kolb James Kane, George H. Cooke,
Charles NJ. Schneider and David Grill
batter.
The officers of the Grotto by whom the
esoteric work was conducted, are as fol-
lows:
Monarch. Edward S. Schmid: chief JUS
t!ce. j. w. Collins: associate justice John
II. Shreve; master of ceremonies, Samuel
F. Shreve; treasurer. Joseph II. Curran:
secretary, II. l.. Strang. jr.: venerable
prophet (veiIeD: marshal Thomas b.
Walker: captain of the guard, Thoma :
H. Armstrong; sentinel, J. II. Melton
judge advocate. Frank IS. Raymond ::
grand chamberlain. George f.. Howard
orator, Emmett NJ. Carter: charon. J. T..
Nyman: cerberus, the captain of the guard !;
chaos. w. II. Wunder: rhadamanthus. the
secretary; imps. Peter LatteTner. Charles
w. King, jr.. Philip Nachman, Achile
Rurklin. Louis P. krey and Fred A. Herr
man; electrcuss, c. c. Yeabower; mu-
sicuss. Harry G. kimball; gastronomicuss
b. II. BrockWay: tootha cuss, Paul f..
Bischoff; embalmcuss. .Abram G. Frey;
ferycuss, George w. Engel; publicuss, w.
II. Landvoigt: royal tailors. f. w Zea,
amuel Goldstein and j. J. Costinett: medi-
cusses. F. T.. Gibson, NJ. D.: Floyd "
Brooks, NJ. D.; George X. Baier. NJ D.:
George n. Payette, NJ. D.: w O. Owen.
NJ. d.. and w. F. r. Phillips. NJ D., and
goat hOStler, Alex. Schmid.