The Washington herald., 1913-08-17
MASONIC CALENDAR.
LODGES.

August ls-Potomac. No. S: B. B. French, No Is.
NJ. NJ; Anacostia, No. y. +. c.; Pentapha, No. =.
Z. A.; Mount Pleasant. No. - Z. G.
August ls-National, No. L r. c.; ArIninius No.
8: NJ. NJ. Parker. No. 2. z. A.: King David. No. ..
August ao-washington Centennial No. II; Osiris.
No. IS: East Gate. No a, NJ. NJ
called OF; Lafayette. No. ls. +. C.; willim r.
sn gieton, No. 30.
ROYAL ARCH CHAPTERS.
August is-LAFsyette. No. 5, called on; Washington
Naval, No. 6, called on.
August 1-Columbia. No. 1. called OF; Brishtwood.
No. q
August n-Capitol. No. II, Marx.
August 2a-E,uekz. No. 4, r. and NJ z:
ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS.
August ls-washington Council. No. L
August 2I-Adoniram Council. No.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR CoMMANDERIEs.
August is-Orient. No. 5.
August a-Po;omac. No. J ,,r,
ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED sCoI1lsh "a
August Is-Mithras Lodge Of Perfeetion, No.
EASTERN STAR CHAPTERS
August ls-Ruth. No. l.
August ls-Mizpah, No. ..
August D-Areme, No. TO-
August Zl-Esther, No s. "A,
August eaETskoma, No. L; Cathedral, No. Il;
Friendship. No. II.
KallipoIis Grotto. No. Is. Mystic order
of Yelled Prophets Of the Encnanteo
Realm, are planning one OF the nisges.
events in its history. to be held August
"a AT Colonial Beach, wnen its First
Grand Midnight Ceremoniar' will be held.
Mayor H. W. B. Williams. of Colonial
Beach, has sraciously offered the ''Grot-
tc" the keys 10 his beautiful city Tor
the big time on August q. when kalipons
Grotto will journey down the historic
Potomac. carrying its wonderful array OF
costumes and other paraphernalia for the
purpose of conducting large class Oh
"unsuspecting creatures OF the upper
air. into the realm of shade, and across
the River Styx,
There will be many attractions eoiIs
and returning as well as at the beacn.
THOSE who will not be permitted to wit
ness the ceremonies will nevertheless
have ample opportunity to Judge OF the
terrible things that are done 10 the
neophites by the sights in the pupnc
parade TO be held on the beach before the
ceremonial. The committee is headed oy
O. A. C. Oehmler as chairman. Charles
NJ. Keefer is secretary of the excursion
committee, and they have PROVIDED tor
fine music, red fire. parade on the beach,
refreshments. good eats. chicken. /craps
and fish, and other good things.
II YOU desire to make the trip write
e postal to Secretary Charles NJ. keefer'
=
at hotels, and to Jack Shulman, 64s New
York Avenue. Northwest, for stateroom
reservation. The round trip tickets, good
from August % to September 2, inclusive,
are for sale by the committee and mem
bers only, They can be secured at the
following business houses: U. A =.
Oehmler, 1893 G Street Northeast; E. s.
Schmid, 712 Twelfth Street Northwest:
Louis Hartig. 1001 Seventh Street North
west; F. H. Framer, 9l6 Street Nortn-
west; Adams News Stand, Ninth ana q
Streets Northwest: Jack Shulman, of'
New York Avenue Northwest: George
Shaffer, Fourteenth and Streets North
west, and Peter Latterner, Ill Four-ano-
a-Half Street Northwest.
Many thousands of pleasure seekers
take trips down the Potomac. but do they
always stop to think of the historic IN
terest this great river holds Tor the
tourist. or do they know of its historic
POINTS along the banks. Herewith is given
a description of the trip to be taken oy
the prophets and also the description
of the beautiful resort called Colonial
Beach, as these descriptions appear IN
he prophets" souvenir booklet OF the
trip:
1.-THE Potomac River is one of the most
historic and beautiful in the world. 1t
has not the grandeur OF the Hudson or
-,f the rapids of the St. Lawrence. but In
its forest-crowned hills, mirrored IN the
plscid bosom of the water. nature has
painted a picture that is not soon for
GOTTEN. Tradition says that nearly three
centuries ago Capt. John Smith ana MS
adventurous companions in small ooat
came up the Potomac to its navisaole
length. and Capt. Smith in his story OF
the trip speaks Of the wonderful beauty
of the stream and of its being fuii OF
fish of all kinds. The fish were so thick
that the men in the boats ~ouio stiihe
them with the oars in rowing and they
could be picked up as they swan past
the boats The four-and-a-half hour
sail down the river to the summer
time mecca of the people of Washington
Colonial Beach-is a delightful trip. I'M
mediately after leaving the wnar1 dt
WASHINGTON the steamer passes Washing-
ton Barracks Park on the left. This is
now the headquarters of the Cniteo
States Army Engineer Corps, and the
big brick building standing alone on tne
point is the army War College. Fhen
the Firth-Sterling Steel Plant IS passed.
Here are made the shells useo IN the
guns on our warships. A short distance
above Alexandria, but on the opposite
side of the river, can be seen the new
aims and workhouse of the District OF
Columbia Alexandria is next reached.
This is one of the.soldest towns IN Nir-
einia. and is historical. Here George
wa ashinet spent his business hours, and
the early history of the first Presidency
is closely interviewer with that OF the
old city. After leaving Alexandria the
steamer passes Fort Foote, a civil war
defense of Washington: River View, the
popular pleasure resort; Fort Washing
dafanS6S
washington, on opposite sides of the river
,the old stone fort at Fort Washington
dates back to Revolutionary times). and
Bryan's Point, where The Fish Commits
sion propa eating station is located. Mount
Vernon is next seen on the green hills
of the Virginia shore on the left. Mar
shall Hall, a colonial residence, is then
passed, and, after sailing under the high
hills of the White House. where in the
war of 1872 home guards from Alex
andria with one gun held IN check
British fleet for several days, Gunston,
the home of George Mason, author Of
the Virginia Bill of Rights, can be seen
on the high hills overlooking Pohick
Creek. on the left side of the river. In
the early days of the colonies this section
of Maryland and Virginia was the favor
lite abiding place of the Dogue, the Pisca-
taway, the Pomonkey, and other Indian
tribes who came there for the fish in
the river and the game in the forests.
To this day traces of the original in
habitants are often found along the river
banks. Passing Gunston. the steamer
sails on by Glymont. an old Maryland
settlement; Indian Head, where the naval
powder factory Is located and where the
big guns and armor plate Of our war
chips are tested. and on down past Liver
pool Point, Maryland Point, Riverside.