Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-24
RALLY OF PROPHETS
Many Members of Mystic
Order Coming Here.
PLANS FOR ENTERTAINING
Supreme Council Will Hold It's BIZ
ennial Session.
PARADE. WILL BE A FEATURE
Stores Gayly Decorated-Trips to
Fort Myer and National Gene
terry Arranged.
PARADE. WILL BE A FEATURE

small army of MaSons who form
what is known as the Mystic Order of
Yelled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm
will assemble in. this city tomorrow. The
reason for their coming is that the
Supreme Council of the order will hold
it's biennial session here. and it is the
custom for the subordinate bodies. known
as grottoes. to attend the supreme counc
on such occasions.
The supreme council and visiting
prophets on this occasion are the special
guests of the members of kallipols Grot-
to, No. II. the local body OF the order
which comprises a little less than 1000
Masons of the local blue lodges. But
in a larger sense the visitors are the
guests of Washington, and President
Cuno Fl. Rudolph of the board of Com
missioners for the District, will formally
welcome them such, while the Wash
ington Chamber of Commerce. III accord
ance with its policy, has made sub
stantial financial contribution and in
other ways will lend itself to the enter
tainment of the prophets during their
stay.
For many weeks Monarch John IL.
Shreve, Past Monarchs Ed s. Schlnid and
j. w. Collins and the rank and file of
the local grotto have been busyily en-
gagged in making preparations for this
occasion. There will be a theater party
for the wives and daughters of the visit
ing prophets, a grand ceremonial session
of kailipolis Grotto in the large ballroom
at the New Willard. automobile trips
with sightseeing parties, river trips. an
exhibition drill at Fort Myer, and. per-
haps, exhibitions in their line by the
army, navy and other local aviatorS.
Many of the business houses are gayly
decorated in honor of the visitors and
Washington generally exhibits DISPOSE
ton to show them that its hospitality is
in keeping with its rank as the chief
city of the nation.
Special Church Service.
This evening at Bethany Baptist
Church, I'd street and Rhode Island ave
nue. northwest, Rev. Hugh I. Stevenson.
who is prophet himself will hold re-
| ligious service for the visitors. His text
will be The Prophets Mission" He has
invited all the prophets who can to come
and bring their families
| The headquarters Of the Supreme Coun-
| Gil has been established at the New Will
| lard Hotel, where tomorrow morning at
| 10 O'Clock registration bureau will be
| opened on the meZZanine floor. In the
| evening, from to 10 O'Clock. there Will
be an informal reception in honor of the
| visitors at the hotel by kalipolis Grotto
I Messrs. Guide. Kramer, Small, Schaeffer
and Cooke. local florists, have beauti-
fully decorated the Headquarters and hall
| at the New Willard with potted palms.
| foliage and flowers.
Parade Tuesday Morning.
| Perhaps the biggest public event will
| occur Tuesday morning when the great
street parade of the prophets will take
place in escortins the officers of the SUI
L Council from no ~
the Masonic Temple at 18th street and
/ New York, avenue, where its sessions will
| he held. In the parade will he represent
/ ed the various grottoes of the order. about
| fifty in number. from all parts of the
| country each arrayed in feZ and fam
/ tastic costume. Grand Marshal William
| r. GUIDE will have charge of the process
| sion.
/ The members of the mounted staff of
Grand Marshal Guide are. Samuel Sbravo
/ I, c. Nayberrv. w. j. Bacon. ir: w =
| Evans r. Pullman Charles \ Stevens
| 4 n Rady. Milton Fiiius. F H Kramer
/ Theodore Schondau. w. II. Harrison. W
/ n Wupder A. G.. FREY. James l. he
| Neale. Charles ". Schneider William n
| Shreye G. Taylor Wade. George O. Shat
fer Peter I.atterner. Charles W. kim
/ ir.: w Marche j. C. Schlosser. r r
| Trueworthv Frank B. Swart, II Ers
worth Sands Abe FRYE. sr.: Harry Sehnei-
| der r. r. CoZens. August Daetz. w II
Ernest James NJ Ford. Louis Hartis
Ferd Hermann. 4. o. c. Cehmler and
| Otto De Moll
| The first session OF the Supreme Coln-
| Gil will be opened at 1920 o'clock Tue -da \
| morning with an invocation by Rev
! Hugh T. Stevenson There will be an ad-
dress of welcome by Commissioner Ru-
| doluh representing the board of Commits
i sioners: Cant James +. Oyster repre-
| senting the WASHINGTON Chamber of Com
mere. and Monarch John II. Shreve OF
| KalIipois Grotto Responses will be made
by Prorhet George Beal of Mokanna
/ Grotto, No l: Grand Orator Robert c..
Holden and Grand Monarch George FL /