Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-26

theless. speaking for the board of Com
missionerS and the citizens of the Dis
trict Of Columbia. I want to assure YOU
that are glad to hate YOU come to
the National Capital TO hold your con-
Veution.
There is every reason why YOU should
select Washington for your meetings. 1t
Is Your own city. just much as IL
is that OF who reside here perma
nently. and everybody likes 10 come into
his own You are contributing TO the
mauy public improv ements of our city.
and YOU can do still more than contribute
in cash toward It's Identification. You
car accelerate its progress toward be-
coming. as II should. the most beautiful
capital in the world by little mission
AIRY work
How All Can Help.
You know our common council or
board of aldermen is generally referred
10 on the outside as the Congress of the
United states, | am glad to say that
many OF its members are as deeply inter
ested as fs our good President Taft in
the development of Washington hut some
of the brethren on the Hill need little
Urging To help the cause along. And If
during your visit you conclude that your
and our capital should have the best that
is ohtainable. 1t Will do a world of good
III YOU VIII just mention THIS cOUNlCllOU ID
your representatives in Congress.
From all accounts. your order-just
barely old enough 10 vote. ! am told-has
certainly made remarkable progress. and
j trust your conference at this time will
lead 10 greater expansion and prosperity.
While here for work you are going 10
have little fun on the side. | can prom
Use vcu this. for | know nearly all the
five wires that comprise the committees
charged with TIE pleasant duty of look
IN Tonight a
going 10 dispose of the ladies by sending
them 10 the theateT, SO as to leave yotI
free to initiate a large number of candi-
dates. II "a needless TO say the ladies
will have more enjoyable time than the
candidates.
The word 'Grotto' makes one think
usually of cool restful place. To-
nights. I'm SURF. will be quite warm
and full of activity.
81 am not informed whether that Per-
sian manuscript upon which you
founded your ritual contained that an
cient eastern proverb. To be constant
i'm love to one is good, to he constant to
many is great IT it does | want to
say to YOU ladies that YOU had better
keep a sharp eye on papa. because we
have some mighty good looking girls
in this town.
inducements Offered.
Among the members of kallipols
dlt HIdHN VI IiN close peTSoBdI
friends-men who would not permit
their names To be associated with any
organization that has not some worthy
object in view. So there can be no
doubt hut what Your order is all right:
nevertheless. ! question whether it can
offer quite the inducements of one /
was told about recently.
1t was a beneficial society composed
of SONS of Erin and its president was
af iS trio 70
To join. Gintlemin. he said, Oi couldn't
begin 70 till We half the privileges ap-
pertainin 10 membership in this society.
but Oi'll try IL till We a few First whin
ye air sick. II II not be pertaterS and tay
yen be sittn'. hut foine cuts of roast
bafe an lashins u the bist whusky
Mkt. Whin we're did vel have sich a
foine funeral that the folks the side
waikiki he after askin. wild their eyes
stckin' out loike a Holsters. .'Shure. an
who's n the coffin? An whin ye're
buried vel take sich excadin' good care
OF your wives and children that they'll
all be reioicin' greatly because they re
widdies an orphants'
Seriously. my friends. | hope your
convention may prove success in |
every respect that YOU will carry with
you only most happy remembrances of |
our city and that you will repeat your |
visits to us often.
President James 7. oyster of the |
thdmber of Commerce. who was to have |
appeared on the program with Com |
missioner Rudolph, Was unable To he /
present.
Committee Worked Hard.
Monarch Shreve OF kallipolis Grotto. |
In extending welcome on behalf of the
Washington members of the Mystic |
order of the Yelled Prophets of the |
Enchanted Realm. said that since a |
wear at
convention. when Washington was de- |
cihed upon as the place of meeting this |
year. his associates had striven so that |
inc stay of the prophets in the National |
pitai might be pleasant one. and |
that they hoped they had not failed AL |
together in their endeavors
mat halilpolis Grotto had PLAYED host |
10 tHem IN manner which touched their
hearts was the statement of Prophet |
George Beai.
Nowhere have seen the spirit of |
hrotherlN love for which our order stands |
hettef exempiified than in Washington' |
said Mr.. Beal. No city could have more |
gracefully and cordially welcomed US"
Grand Monarch Hatch expressed his |
appreciation OF the welcome that lad |
been accorded members OF the order. and |
declared he Lad been one of the most ar |
dent supporters of Washington for the |
convention. knowing how SUCCESSFUL !, /
would be if held here
Mt Holden opened his address BY re-
in"nStratsng with Grand Monarch |
latch for referring TO him as a grand |
orator. and eonfding to his auditors
eaf his selection for the Office of |
Irand orator was probably the ONLY
error tn" Supreme Council in its wis |
dom ever had made. That his belief
was not shared by the assembled
prophets was attested by the warm an
plause which greeted his remarks AIR
Holden referred to the organization If |
IN" order at Hamilton. y " twenty
on" wears ago. GrottoeS had been
formed in fifteen states he said and |
the present membership is more than
s.mr'. with the prospect of doubling |
this figure within two years
Al. Holden declared the meeting al |
roady bad gone on record as the most |
successful convention ever held by. the |
Supremc Council
He Paid high tribute to the work of /
Monarch Shrcve and other members of I
Ia lipplis Grotto for the excellent ar |
rangements for their entertainment and |
assured his hosts that the visiting pronh- |
cts would take away with them none but |
tho rleasantest recoilecticns.
Photograph Is Taken.
Following the meeting of welcome the !
rrurhctS and ladies made an insnectinn !