The Washington herald., 1913-04-27

/, the three pickaninnies, in a musical
| speciality, assisted by Miss Inez Jen-
nings; Clark Brothers, Washington's ia
vorite whistlers. "Miss Lucys Lawn
/ Party" an amusing farce. by members
of the company; time, present. place,
Dark Town. Cast-Miss Lucy Slender,
Mrs e. Hursh: Clarence Cutem. a bar
Der, Charles Davis; Sam Hungry. How
| ard Graham; Harry Handsome, II. l..
| Shackelford. Miss Lucy gives lawn
party and invites all her friends. Dur
| ing the reception several numbers were
| introduced. w. l.. Hawk. in clog dane
| ing. and the Grapevine Sisters. assisted
by the members of the company. Mem
bers of chorus-Effle Darnall. Bessie
Darnall, Rose Nelson, Belle Nelson, Elsie
Webster. Ella Cole Jennie Denmark.
Laura Delano, Abbie Gates. Adah KIM
mel, Flossie Kimmel. Mabel Thompson,
Addie Thompson Anita Garner, Helen
Moore. Irene Moore, Evelyn Hursh, Anna
,Hogue. Hazel Koch. Mary Galloway.
Sam Blumenthal, and w. ]. Hawk. Cos
tunes, Miss Webster; electrician, Will
lam James; stage manager, Harry l..
Shackelford; assistant stage manager, l.
Monta Bell
The annual session of the Supreme
Council of the Mystic Order of Yelled
be held in Springfield. Mass. June 2. g.
and 4, which will be attended by 5000 to
10000 prophets and their ladies from all
parts of the United States. 1t is ex-
pected that this will be the largest con-
vention Of the kind held for some time,
and every effort is being made by Bella
Grotto, of Springfield, to make il a huge
success. An elaborate programme has
been laid out, as follows:
Monday evening, June PERCEPTION at
Kimball Hotel to Supreme Council men,
bers, visiting prophets. and ladies.
Tuesday, June 8, 10 a. m.-Special troll
ley cars to Riverside park. ball game.
sports. competitive drill, competitive
band concert. regular park attractions,
lunch served. p. m.-Return to Spring
field. p. m.-Parade forms on Court
Square and starts promptly at $50. 7:3o
p. m.-Ceremonial session, theater for the
ladies.
Wednesday, June 4Evist to Mount
Tom; trip to Forest Park: tour of the
United States armory shops and grounds
10 a. m.-Auto ride for visiting ladies'
There are grottoes in forty-six of the
principal cities, and the organization is
growing rapidly, both in membership and
by the institution of new grottoes. The
present membership. of about 10000
lodges up to and including those of the
thirty-third degree of the Scottish Rite,
Knights Templar, Shriners. and also the
grand masters of New York New Jer-
sey, Illinois, Ohio, and many past grand
masters.
Many Of the grottoes have their own
bands and uniformed drill teams. and
the competitive band concerts and COM
petitive drills to be held at Riverside
Park in Springfield are to be features.
The committee in charge Of the trip
by Kallipolis Grotto members of Wash
ington to the Supreme Council session at
Springfield, consisting of c. p. Boss,
chairman; w. Z. Fookes, vice chairman;
c. E. Coberth, Fred W. Gardner, w. II. |
Guthridge, ]. F. Grant, z. W. Hawkins, |
w. T. Hyer. E. c. Wood w. c. Meyers, |
f. s. Schmid, and l. S. Goldsmith, is
making every effort to obtain the best
rates and accommodations. It is ex-
pected that large delegation will take |
the trip, and from reports received from
Springfield there is every indication of |
a great time. The grottoes of Massa- |
chusetts have the affair in charge and |
are making admirable preparations to |
receive and entertain the visiting proph- !
cts. Samis Grotto, No. S. Of Richmond, |
Va, will join Kallipolis on the pilgrim
age, as last year to Columbus
The committee will be glad to receive
the names Of those prophets and their
ladies' who will attend the session. 1t is
to leave Washington Saturday
evening, May 81, arrive in New York on
Sunday morning, board the boat for a |
daylight sail up the historic Hudson, ar
irving at Albany Sunday evening, re-