The Washington herald., 1914-10-11
l<alipoII. GrottO HishIy Enter
taIned.


One Of the most successful and enjoy
able entertainments OF the season was
that OF Wednesday evening. when Co
Iumbia Chspter. R. A, NJ. was host TO
Kallipolis Grotto Band, Orchestra and
Glee Club.
Several hundred prophets" met at Odd
Fellows Han, in Seventh street, and.
headed by Kallipolis Grotto Band.
marched to Masonic Temple via Pennsyl-
vania avenue, Fifteenth street and New
York avenue BILLY Kallip." the grotto
an honored place In the parade and
afforded much amusement to the throngs
along the line OF march
Arriving at the temple. the prophets
were made welcome by High Priest
Charles c. Galloway, who turned the
meeting over to Monarch P. R. Pullman,
who in turn presented Prophet Charles A.
Stevens, leader OF the glee club. After an
overture By Kallipolis Orchestra, under
the direction Of Jacque Heidenhetmer,
and a medley by the giee club, the follow
ing program, interspersed by selections
by Kallipolis Military Band. under the
leadership of Prof Julius Hamper, was
rendered: Solo, Charles A. Stevens; med
ley of popular airs, glee club; solo, Milton
]. FiIlius; solo, Edward l. Hutchinson;
negro speciality, Dave Goumpf; Bert
Williams impersonations, Kirk c. Miller
Italian monologue, I s. Goldsmith; solo,
John wiIkerson; whistling solo. David
Wolf; Irish recitation, z. W. Ldboey;
''SnitzeI Bank" Fred Kramer and chorus.
The feature OF the evening was the
Mystery Girl" in the person Of Wilbur
E. Fookes So well was his identity hid
den in his perfect and elaborate makeup
as a prima donna that his most intimate
friends did not recognize him until the
third encore, when in his natural voice
he sang silver Threads Among the
Gold"
After the program an elaborate feast
was served under the direction Of Cas-
tleman P Boss, a member of both the
Grotto and Columbia Chapter.
Monarch Pullman 10 busy preparing for
/ a ceremonial to be held during the
month of November, when a large class
of candidates 81 expected.
Advices from Grand Monarch Ernest L.
VoIgenau are to the effect that Aryan
Grotto. Of Chicago, Initiated so candi-
dates on September q, and that each
prophet" pledged himself to bring at
least one candidate at the next cere-
monaL The middle West is fast becom-
ing the big league" of the order. On
Ton-Ta-La Grotto, of Toledo, Ohio.
started the ball rolling last spring by
initiating a class of 4S5 candidates at
one ceremonial. 4 ILIlG Llc oE-
der has leaped by bounds and the strong
est rivalry exists throughout the West
Shadukiam Grotto, OF Detroit, bids fair
TO have / 900 members before next June
Monarch HeroId n. Harter. OF Onion
Ta-La Grotto. OF Toledo, announced at
the ceremonial of Aryan Grotto that he
yielded the championship only for two
months when he was coming back after
It with a class Of at least TOo
.
ter, n. Y, gave clam bake September
g for the members of the Grotto and
their ladies. Future events under the
auspices of Lalla Rookh are as follows:
October 8. ceremonial; December Is,
dance; January q, annual meeting.
Orian Grotto, No. %, OF Rutland, Vt,
| gave a successful ceremonial on octo-
Der ., at which Past Grand Monarch
George Edward Hatch was guest of
honor. ..~
Martha Chapter, o. z. s., Confers
Degrees.
The usual good attendance Of members
and visitors was present 'at the last
meeting of Martha Chapter. No. (. o. E.
s., when the degrees were conferred on
several candidates, with Associate Matron
Annie A. Harvey IN the East. Sister
Mabel Thompson in the West, and sister
Nellie Pattison in the South. After the
usual routine business was concluded.
the following program was rendered by
the Carbaugh male quartet, Ray Beall.
first tenor; William ]. Powell. second
tenor; Earl carbaugh, barytone. and
Robert H. Davidson, bass:
Kentucky Babes" quartet; Pale in
the Amber West" quartet; reading. two
stories Of the country, Robert II David
son; ''Massa in de Cold, Cold Ground, ("
quartet; DE Back-sliding Brudder." /"
quartet; barytone solo, Earl Carbaugh,
Mrs. Carbaugh, accompanist; THE Story
Of the Tack" quartet; The Heart Bowed
Down." quartet.
The meeting on September IS was an
evening with the choir under the direc-
ton of Brother George MeIlis. assisted
by Mrs. Norma Hines and Miss Marian
Richardson.