The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-23
IN To RICHMOND
PROPHETS eR|I'
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0nDEn am FLAMING AN
INVASION.
TO COME NEXT JUNE
local COMMITTEE 10 ALREADY
AT WORK scHEsING ENTER
rAINMENr ON AN ELAD-
CRATE SCALE.
TO COME NEXT JUNE

When q delegation from samis
Grotto, Richmond, left about two
months ago to attend the Supreme
Council Mystic Order Of Yelled Pro-
phets, then in session at Springfield.
Mass, It was in the hope that they
would be able to bring the next meet
tng Of that order to Richmond.
Headed by =. c. Pelouxe, monarch
o. Salnis grotto. they were backed up
with credentials from the governor Of
Virginia, the mayor Of Richmond, the
chamber Of commerce and other
business organizations.
when they arrived in Springfield
u ysfound the city Of Buffalo. rep
resented by . big delegation with a
hand. souvenirs and other attractive
offerings already at work and practi-
caliy confident Of landing the conven-
ton. That had no disheartening ef-
feet on the band of faithful from
ea1nis grotto and, raising the cry OF
ron 20 Richmond" they soon had the
when the question came up before the
council the cry proved Irresistible.
ION to Richmond"
.son to Richmond" is now the slo-
n nof the Mystic Order Of Yelled
Prophets. and throughout the country
evary grotto is organizing to make
this, the first entry Of the Supreme
council into Dixie. an event long to be
remembered. This will be not only
the first time the council has held Its
sessions In the South. but Il will cele-
brAte the twenty-hfth anniversary OF
the founding Of the order, which gives
II IN added interest and insures the
largest Attendance that has yet been
had.
Not less than f1ve thousand prophets
viii flock to this city during the week
Of June .. 1914. many Of them ac-
companied by their ladies. The con-
vcntion will probably be the biggest
or It's kind that Richmond has yet
been called upon to entertain. and
Richmond will certainly know that she
ID entertaining some prophets" while
the visitors are in the city.
Already ION to Richmond" clubs
have been organized in q number of
Grottoes. and the others will organize
within the next month. Samis grotto
being farthest south OF any grctto OF
the order. the grottoes from the North
and West are particularly anxious to
make the trip. This contributed no
little to the success OF the Richmond
delegation. which went to secure the
meeting.
How II Was Done.
Concerning the securing OF this con-
vention. "Zuleika News" the organ
Of the order, printed In Buffalo. says:
1.-THE friendly rivalry which pro-
duces outbursts of oratory at every
supreme council session has seldom
been greater than was the case when
the place Of our next meeting was To
be decided. The facilities of Buffalo
or the facts regarding Richmond were
never 20 thoroughly described and
Richmond, Virginia, II L.
The convention city OF Richmond
n not only beautiful, but interesting
and rich In history. The representa-
tives OF Richmond and. in particular.
Monarch Pelouxe, have worked hard
70 secure this supreme council session
and are men we will all be glad TO
ere again and they are of a type
that produce results. A plan has been
suggested by Grand Secretary $. u.
emith a per the notice ION to Rich
mond." Let US of Old Zuleika adopt
this slogan ut once and convince our
friends that we are and have been
united for years"
In another place the paper says:
"Ons 81 the interesting features was