The Washington herald., 1911-08-27
PROPHETS READY
FOR CONVENTION
Masonic Meeting to Bring
$4,000 Visitors to City.
SPECTACULAR MARCH PLANNED
Official Programme for the Three
day Session Acknowledgment
Enchanted Realm to Attend Ses-
sion of the Supreme Council.

Arrangements are we'll advanced by
kallipolis Grotto, No. Is, Mystic Order
of Yelled Prophets of the Enchanted
Realm, for the entertainment of the
35, 600 or more members of the organiza-
ton who will attend the sessions of the
Supreme Council which meets in the
New Masonic Temple September %, 26,
and q.
Several hundred of the 500 members of
the organization, which is a branch of
the Masonic fraternity, were named by
Monarch John H. Shreve to see every
Mason in Washington and obtain ad-
ditional contributions to the entertain
ment fund.
Assurances were given by the decora-
ton and electrical committees that a
large number of the business houses of
the downtown section will decorate their
places of business with flags and bunting.
as we'll as use a liberal number of cleo
trical designs and illuminations.
Headquarters of the supreme council
will be at the New Willard Hotel, in the
mezzanine parlors. Sessions of the su-
preme council will be held in the Eastern
Star Hall, of the new Masonic Temple.
The registration bureau will be at head
quarters in the New Willard Hotel. One
of the big features of the supreme coun-
Gil meeting will be the spectacular pa
rade, in which 1t is expected 5000 proph-
cts from grottoes from all over the
country will participate.
Programme Is Announced. -
The official programme announced
yesterday follows: September 25. 10 a.
m. to 10 p. M, registration bureau
opened; 10 p. m, informal reception to
visiting prophets and their wives and
daughters in meZZanine parlors, New
Willard Hotel. September &c, a. m.
to D. m, registration; $50 a. m,
grand parade escort of supreme Off
GERS from New willard Hotel to New
Masonic Temple over a route to be de-
termined. There will be $4,000 or more
members of the fraternity in this pa
rade, arrayed in brilliant uniforms; 10
a. m, meeting of supreme council; l
p. m, adjournment; 1880 p. m, grand
ceremonial session and luncheon in
ballroom, New willard. There will be
several hundred members initiated at
this ceremonial; p. m, theater party
for the lady visitors, at Chase's; 10 p.
m. to l a. m, social session. September
81, a. m, convening of suprens coun-
Gil and election of officers; 2:30 p. m.
visit to Arlington and Fort Myer,
where a special drill of troops will be
the feature. Trips down the river. in
cluding a visit to Mount Vernon. Fort
Washington, Fort Hunt, and Indian
Head, and trip through historic Alex
andria will be among the social cour-
tesies to be shown the visitors.
The following are in charge of the va
rious committees: Entertainment, s.
Porter House and Jesse F. Grant; re-
ception, Castleman P. Boss and DR.. W.
L. R. Phillips; finance, Edward S. Schmid
and w. Harry McKelden; music, o. ].
DeMoll and Harry G. Kimball; ladies
Fred H. Kramer and Or. W. H. Wunder;
hotel, Samuel F. Shreve and G. Taylor
Wade; decoration. P. W. Nicholson and
L. V. Seib; electric, Chris. c. Yeabower;
medical, DR.. Wade H. Atkinson; badges,
/. S. Goldsmith and George H. Emmons,
and souvenir programme, Peter Latterner
and Frank K. Raymond.