The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-05-19

Band, Potomac Commandery, No. & z.
Hume Talbert. commander, and Rev. Luz
ther Hess Waring, prelate: Washington
lcommandery, No. !, J. P. Stephenson,
commander, and Rev. ]. Russell YER
brycke. prelate; Columbia commanderS.
No. ?. +. r. Underwood. commander.
and James H. Mcintosh, prelate; a sec
ton Of Marine Band; De Moiay Mounted
commandery, No. 4, E. E. Thompson.
commander, and Richard 7. Evans. pre-
late; Orient Commandery, No. 5. Joseph
@. Stelle. commander and Richard T.
Evans. prelate. and the Grand Com
mandery in carriages, Alexander Grant.
! grand commander, and Rev. ]. Russell
Yerbrycke. grand prelate.
After the knights were seated In the
middle sections Of the church. the SER
vices were opened with an anthem I'm
fold Ye Portals" (Strainer)ss by the choir.
P. L. Zimmerman, director. and Mrs. II.
c. Grimes, organist After the singing
OF q hymn. prayer was offered. and re-
sponsive reading was taken part in by
/ all Miss Laura Collision then sang a
| solo. The Lord Is My Light" follow
ing which the knights Templar present.
ed swords, hits up, in token of their
fealty to Christianity. and Joined with
the clergy and choir In saying the Apos-
| ties Greed. after which they returned
] their swords 10 their scabbards and
4 were seated.
Following the reading of a Scripture
lesson and the singing OF the hymn. on
ward Christian Soldiers" in which all
the Knights Joined, a quartet. composed
OF Mrs. Ellen N. Shreye. soprano: Miss
Ada Arundel contralto; NJ Walton Hen
dry. tenor. and Charles Engel. basso
gave a selection from Shepherds "SepuI-
cher to Throne" entitled Who Are
These Arrayed in White Robes
Rev. E. d. Stone. pastor of the church,
delivered a most impressive sermon, deal
ing with the principles OF religion for
which the knights Templsr stand. and
the significance Of their emblem. the
cross. The speaker pictured the apostles
when Christ arose from their midst and
assembled into the clouds. He urged all
TO remember the lessons Christ taught
while on earth and to always emulate
the principles Of the order in their every
day life.
After the sermon the audience Joined in
singi1g a hymn, following which the
pronounced the benediction. Owing to
the rain, which began TO fall just as the
ceremonies were concluded. the Knights
returned TO Masonic Temple by automo-
biles and street cars.
The members Of the Masonic and East
ern Star Home. who the matron. Mrs.
Elizabeth Bean. delights in calling her
family" were treated 10 an unusually
good sermon last Sunday afternoon by
Rev. ]. W. Frizzell The services, which
were under the auspices OF William F.
Hunt Chapter, No. ls, o. z. s.. were well
attended. and the contributions received
spoke well for the liberality Of the young
est chapter in the District
The chapters choir, composed of Mrs
Florence z. Marshall, Mrs. Martha l.
Kester, Mrs. Lottie E. Chilly, Mrs. Au-
gusta Brown, John c. Proctor and Frank
Chilly, with Mrs. Lillian NJ. Kefauvsr,
organist, rendered several selections
Mrs. Kester sang with much feeling
contralto solo entitled "A Mothers
Prayer" and Mrs. Marshall sang as an
offertory The Lord Ny Shepherd 10, In
which her rich soprano voice was heard
TO good effect. The soloists were accom-
panied by Miss Nellie sacrey. The ser
vices closed with a prayer by Judge Ed
ward P. Seeds.
THE Red Light" oficiaI organ of
KallipoIis Grotto, No. Is, Mystic Order
Yelled Prophets Of the Enchanted Realm.
announces the seventeenth grand cere-
moniai session Of KallipoHs Grotto, to be
held next Wednesday night at Z O'Clock
in Odd Fellows Hall, 20 Seventh Street
Northwest
The salutation to the prophets" in the
oficial paper reads as follows: Prophets:
Knoweth thou that Neophytes, daring in
curiosity, brave in ignorance and subtle
in manner, are attempting admission into
the Realm Of Enchantment The Court Of
Mokanna is threatened; their army num-
bers one hundred strong. They boast their
bravery and vaunt their proves. Harken
to the admonition of your monarch. As
semble ye on the outmost border of our
fiery dominion on the I'D day of May, 1872,
being the year XsS23 of the reign of
Mokanna, at Odd Fellows Hall, 423 Sew
enth Street Northwest, at o'clock sharp.
armed with the approved implements OF
offense and defense. Defend our sacred
portals from an invasion of the profane.
Subject them to tests Of worthiness IN
known to mortals; ope their gaze to the
sparkling flint; steep them in the sui
phurous fluid. swath them in the foam OF
the Styx, and, II need be, draw deeply
the sable shades Of darkness. that the
mercifulness Of your prophet chief may
be indicated. BY order of Dickey The
One, Monarch; attest: H. L. Strang, jr.,
secretary"
The ceremonial promises 10 be the big
gest and greatest yet, with everything
new. The 'imps" and others having in
charge the initiatory ceremonies have
been working on an entirely new and
novel programme OF tests and every
''prohpet" is warned not to miss this
extra event in the history Of Kallipolis.
Plans for the trip to Columbus are an
nounced also in The Red Light The
party will leave Washington at SIS p. m.
Tuesday. June T. via Pennsylvania Rail-
road, arriving in Columbus, Ohio, for the
sessions OF the Supreme Council at us
a. m, Wednesday morning. There Will
not be a dull moment on the trip. KALI
polls Grotto will have headquarters IN
the Hartman Hotel.
The programme for the Supreme Coun- |
ell session includes reception Of grand |
officers and members Of Supreme Coun- |
ell and their ladies at Hotel Hartman; |
escort OF grand officers from hotel to |
Masonic TENSILE; business session of |
Supreme CouncBS reception and enter |
tainment to visiting ladies by ladies of |
Achbar Grotto; parade of all Grottoes: |
exhibition drill for prizS by drill teams |
and Grill by United States soldiers. Bang
up ceremonial at the temple; Sdeater party /
for the ladies at the Hartman Theater: |
sightseeing tours and automobile rides |
for the ladies: ball game by Supreme |
Council; grand reception and ball at the |
temple. &c, &c. The bowling alley and /
amusement hall at the Masonic Temple /
will be open to all prophets" Those |
who have not yet signihed their inten-
ton of making the trip are requested i
to notify by telephone, postal or letter, /
Past Monarch Edward S. Schmid, NJ 1
Twelfth Street Northwest, so that def
mite arrangements can be made and a
good time assured The ladfas will - L