The Washington herald., 1911-09-24
PROPHETS ARRIVE
FOR CONVENTION
Vanguard of Big Delegation
Reaches Capital.
SESSIONS OPEN TOMORROW
Parade on Avenue VIII BE a
Splendid Feature of Three Days
Gathering - Many Bands and
Gorgeous Costumes of Marchers
to Make Brilliant Scene.

The vanguard of the prophets who
will attend the twenty second annual
session of the supreme council of the
Mystic Order of Yelled Prophets of the
Enchanted Realm that convenes for a
three days session here tomorrow,
began to arrive late yesterday after
noon. They came in small bodies from
widely separated sections, and were
met at the Union Station by the local
reception committee and escorted to
their quarters in the several downtown
hotels
To-day the larger delegations from
the big cities will arrive on special
trains. and before evening a ma
jority of the prophets, many ac-
companied by their wives and daugh-
ters, will have reached the city ready
for the beginning of the supreme coun-
ell tomorrow morning.
This afternoon the grand supreme Of
fCers will reach the city and go i'm
mediately to headquarters in the New
willard Hotel Later in the afternoon
they will hold an informal reception
Arrangements have been made to show
the visitors over the city in sightseeing
automobiles to-day.
Everything in Readiness.
The general committee Of KaIlipolis
Grotto. No. Il, held its final meeting
preceding the supreme council last
night. The announcement was made
that every detail for the great Masonic
gathering had been completed Monarch
John H. Shreve. of kaIipolis Grotto. in
charge of all details of the reception of
the visiting prophets and chairman ex
officiO of the general committee, said
last night that the success OF the big
parade Tuesday morning was assured.
Speaking of some of the features of
the big spectacular parade, he said:
Antonia Cello. director of Columbia
Concert Band. which will lead KaIIi-
polls GrottO in the escort of the grand
monarch and the supreme council Off
GERS, has composed new march. which
he has named 'kallipOlis No II
March. and has dedicated il to the
Washington grOttO. Those who have
been fortunate enough to hear il in anv
OF the rehearsals claim it TO be a mas
terpiece. and it will be played for the
first time on Tuesday in the parade.
In the line of parade KaIlipoIis Croft
TO Will he uniformed with long flowing
purple capes with standing red collar
and their regulation fezes. 1t is expect
ed that from 200 to 800 members of the
grotto will take part in the parade
koder Kahn GrOttO, of Syracuse. y.
Y, will have drill corps of fifty men
gorgeously uniformed, while the balance
OF the grottO, composed of 100 to l5O
prophets, will wear blue serge coats
white duck trousers. and white shoes.
Al-Sirat GrottO. of Cleveland Ohio. will
parade about 2O0 prophets distfnctfveIv
uniformed, while the 800 prophets of Islam
Grotto. of PlttSburg, Pa, will wear long
moving red Capes with military collar.
white duck trousers. and white shoes,
Iaken as whole, the parade should
prove very spectacular and one well
worth witnessing Not less than Ten
bands Will parade, and with gorgeous uni
forms and Oriental music will most GER |
talnIy make things lively through the line !
of march"
Route of the Parade.
tn" committee on parade met last night
IN the New Masonic Temple. completing
the route and formation OF parade which |
was announced Officially as follows:
The grand monarch and officers of the !
Supreme Council Will he escorted from
the New Willard Hotel to the New Ma |
sonic Temple over the following route: |
South side of PENNSYLVANIA avenue TO |
Peace Monument and COuntermarch on /
west side of Pennsylvania avenue. to | |
street, to Thirteenth street, to New Ma
sonic Temple
The following escort has been arranged:
Platoon Of mounted police
Grand marshal and aids
Columbia Concert Band
kaliTulis GrottO Of Washington d &
Supreme Council.
Mokanna Gro,tn Band Of Hamilton, y Y
M0kannR GrOttO
Lalla ROOkh GrottO Of RoCh, ster y Y
Greater Washington Band.
Kedcr Kahn GrOtto. of Syracuse. y. Y
Aim GruttO, Of New York City
pistOriO'S Band.
Al-Sirat Grotto. Of Cleveland Ohio.
Cashmere GrOttO. of Elmira y Y
Soldiers Home Band.
Islam Grutto. of Pittshurg Pa
Zulicka Gr"ttO. Of Buffalo n Y
AZah Grutto Band
Azah Grutto. Of Fall River Mas.
Zem Zem Rand.
Zem Zem GrOttO. Of Jersey City y J.
Guide Is Grand Marshal.
Grand Marshal William F. Guide an
nounced the personnel of his staff of aids
last night as follows: Samuel Shreve f.
c. Mayberry. W. J. Bacon. jr.. w. f.
Evans. r. Pullman, Charles A Stevens
J. Rady, Milton Fillius, F. H. Kramer.
Theo. Schondau. W. II. Harrison, w. H.
Wunder, A. J. Frey. James L. De NeaIe,
Charles NJ. Schneider William O. Shreve
}. Taylor Wade, Abe Frey, ST. Harry
K. E. Cozzens. August Daetz,
W. II. Ernest. James NJ. Ford. Lewis
Hartig, Ferd Hermann. Charles w. King,
r., w. b. Marche. J. G. Schlosser. B. T.
Frank B. Swart, George c.
Shaffer, Peter Latterner, H. Ellsworth
Sands, o. H. c. Oehmler, Otto De Moll
The ballroom of the New willard
where the big ceremonial for the large
class of new members to be initiated
Tuesday night will take place, will he
visited by thousands of the prophets
.o-day. The scenic and electrical ef-
,ects with which the room has been =
lifted for the ceremony are said to of
Oriental splendor. Headquarters of the
supreme Council on the mezzanine floor
u the MOTEL has been richly decorated
With flowers.