The Washington times., 1911-09-27
COLUMBUS GETS
PROPHETS NEXT
YEARS MEETING
Ohio Capital Wins Out in
the Contest With
E@s Pittsburg.
CONVENTION HERE
BEST EVER HELD
Resolutions Give High Praise to
Members of Kallipolis
Grotto.
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historical points Of interest in its vicin-
ity. Special trains will leave the Wash
iagtGn-Alexandria and Mt. Vernon rail-
way station at Twelfth street and Penn
syIvania avenue at 2.30 o'clock for Ar
Jingtnn An hour will be spent in 60
inS through the national cemetery. At
O'Clock. 4 special drill by the Fifteenth
United states Cavalry II Fort Myer
will be given in konor of the visiting
prophets. The party will return to
Washington at "'Clock,
The Rochester delegation, one OF the
largest in Washington, expects to take
its special train for home at 5 o'clock.
Soon afterward, the other special trains
WILL follow. The Supreme Grand Coun-
ell will not leave the city until late to-
night or early tomorrow morning, ac-
cording to present plans. oo s,so.
A class of more than 100 candidates
was given the Mystic Order degrees In
the large ballroom at the New Willard
last night by Monarch John H. Shreve,
of Kallipolis Grotto. and the degree
team in Charge of Chief Justice Samuel
II. Shreve. The ceremony was the most
elaborate ever performed by Veiled
prophet Srotto, and the number of can
didates given the degree was larger
than that of any previous class in the
history of the organization.
Many Present.
More than $500 Prophets crowded into
the ball room. Ten of the candidates
were selected as horrible" examples,
and the actual degree work was per-
formed on them The others were lined
up on either side of the ballroom and
were witnesses.
The ceremony was spectacular. and
was designed with a view OF bringing
out the scenic and electric effects. Fol-
lowing the initiation a buffet luncheon
was served.
The chief topic of discussion among
the Prophets today is the part taken
in yesterdays parade by the women
visitors who came to washington
with the Zem Zem Grotto, from Jer-
from the New Jersey city came to
Washington Sunday night, and
brought with them something like
100 of the fair representatives of that
city.
The wives and daughters of the pro-
pnets wanted to hike" 1t down the
avenue with the prophets Yesterday
morninG but the ZEN Zem officials
wouldn't hermit them to do so. The
women were placed in sightseeing aT-
toInobiles, and driven 10 the Peace
Monument When the Jersevs City or
ganization reached that point and took
up the countermarch, the women
afighted from the automobiles and de-
clared they were going to march back.
The officials protested, but this availed
them nothing. Leading the Zem Fem
members of that grotto, the women
marched over the mile and half route,
keeping as good time as any male or
ganization in line.
their wives are seeing the sights of
the city and viewing the historic
points of interest. A special train
left the Washington, Alexandria and
carrying several hundred Prophets
and their families to Arlington.
They spent an hour being shown
through the National Cemetery, and
then left for Fort Myer.
"A special drill will be given for
their benefit by the Fifteenth United
States Cavalry at Fort Myer. at 4
o'clock. A majority of the visitors
Will not return to the city until
o'clock.
Invested with the insignia OF their
official positions. the newly elected
officers of the supreme grand coun
ell Of the Mystic Order of Yelled
Prophets Of the Enchanted Realm
this afternoon will take up the work
Of directing the affairs Of that Ma
sonic organization for the next year.
In the Eastern Star room of the
New Masonic Temple, in Thirteenth
street. and witnessed by hundreds of
the Prophets who have bee min Wash
ington since Sunday, the officers were
elevated to their new positions with
much pomp and ceremony.
Officers Promoted.
The election was more of an ele
walton for the officers. as each one
was advanced one office above, and
before the Mystic Order went into
executive session yesterday it was
known what men would fill each po-
sition.
The supreme grand council went
into executive session at 10 o'clock
this morning. an hour behind sched-
ule time. Last nights festivities
were so strenuous that many of the
councilmen found it difficult to get to
the Masonic Temple even at that
hour.
Resolutions commencing Monarch
John H. Shreve, of Kallipolis Grotto,
and the several committees which had
charge Of entertaining the visitors, were
unanimously adopted at the morning
session of the council, and copies will
be sent to every grotto In the United
States and Canada.
Every detail which might tend to
make the stay of the prophets in,Wash-
ington the mCst enjoyable of Their
lives" the resolution read, was worked
out in advance. The Washington propf-
cts showed that they knew how to be
stranger within their gates. The thou
sands of delegates, with their families.
who have attended this, the most sCc-
cessful convention an the history of the
Mystlc OrOeT OF Nelleu FTOpnets, VIII
carry with them to their homes moth
ing but memories Of the three tFypiest
days of their lives"
The work OF installing the ;,ewly
elected officers required but little time.
The retiring supreme grand monarch,
George Hatch. invested the councilmen
with their robes Of office and insignia.
With the exception of supreme grand
secretary, all the selections were pro-
motions. Sidney d. Smith. Of Hamil-
ton, N. Y, a member OF Mokanna
Grotto. the nsas Original EeIIed Fropne,
secretary.