The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-07
CITY TO WELCOME
YELLED PROPHETS
Vanguard of Delegates to Ma
tional Convention Expected to
Begin Arriving To-Day.
SESSIONS START TUESDAY
First Event, However, Will Take
Place Tomorrow Midnight at
Washington Monument.

MI previous recornS ana moro nriHly
establish herself in the just claim that
conventions do not grow too big for
this city to properly handle and enter
tain. The recent meeting OF the
National Educational Association. with
more than 1000 accredited delegates.
was one OF the largest conventions in
numbers ever held here. the Confed
crate Veterans reunion not being
classed as convention. But with the
coming Of between $500 and $500 visi-
tors attracted by the twcnty-nfth an
nual convention OF the Mystic Order
of Yelled Prophets of the Enchanted
Realm. which opens on Tuesday morn
Ing, there will be housed In Richmond
one OF the jollicst crowds Of sight
sccrs ever assembled here.
Tho Yelled Prophets Will begin ar
r!vlng this morning, and by night at
least four grottoes will bo at tho
hotels. The carly trains and steamers
tomorrow morning will bring others.
and by tomorrow night. when Mayor
Ainsl!e delivers an address OF welcome
at the Jefferson Hotel. 1t IL estimated
that at least three fourths OF tho dele
cations coming to the COZ vcntion will
have arrived.
Hotel Richmond Is Yelled Prophet
headquavters and all OF the business
sessions Will be held In tho auditorium
there; but every hotel Will &c called
upon TO give rest and comfort to the
visitors.
c. j. Rostrup. monarch; r. c. Pelouze
past monarch and chairman OF the gem
crai committee on arrangements and
George T.. Meyer. OF the steering com
inittce. have arranged unique scheme
TO facilitate the handling Of tho vast
crowd and the baggage. Tho grottocs
reserved rooms at the hotels. and 10
cach Rrotto cards were sent indicatin
the hotel to which baggage was to be
checked. The delegates will attach
hci hn
also wear the tags as they leave the
trains or steamers
hoy SCOUTS WILL
ASSIST AS GUIDES
The steering committee will he as
sisted by 300 uniformed Boy Scouts
In guiding the Prophets to hotels
Delegates wearing red cards printed
IN black are guests of the Jefferson;
those wearing white cards printed in
green Will he domicilcd at Murphy's
Hotel; yellow cards Indicate that the
delegates are quartered at Stumprs
Hotel. while those stopping at tho
nueger's guests viii w2ssnink asaSnias cards. @sa
No card was arranged r9xfne Lcxing-
ton Hotel, which was selected by the
Long 1 Grotto. of Brooklyn, as its
headquarters.
Teh Boy Scouts Will also aid in
Keeping the line OF march open on
tuesday night. at which time the Mardi
N'e9 pdFuuc VIII De ncld.
The arrival OF Grand Secretary Sid
ney d. Smith and party from Hamilton,
~ y. last night marked the coming
OF the Yelled Prophet vanguard. The
grand secretary and 6. j. Coleman
chief Justice OF Moltanna Grotto. Of
hamilton. met the local committeeman
at the Richmond. To-day they will
Visit the seashore to arrange for n
side trip there of the members OF
me mother" grotto after the con-
Nention closes
Zem Zem Grotto. OF Jersey city;
\allipolis Grotto, of Washington;
Nedcr Khan Grotto. OF Syracuse and
Iuleika Grotto. OF Buffalo. will be ac-
conpanicd by their own bands. while
Islam Grotto, of Pittsburgh has the
Ihues' Band under contract. and the
White Ribbon Cadet Band, of Peters.
burg. has hcen engaged by Al-Sirnt
trotto. Of Cleveland. Ohio. The other
srottoes will be supplied with bands IN
baltimore. Washington or Norfolk, and
IL was stated last night that at least
nitcen musical organizations would be
IN the line of march Tuesday night
WILL. PLACE WREATH
ON WASHINGTON MONUMENT
Fo'lowing the reception at the JEFF
Ierson Hotel Tomorrow night the Min
ute Men of Kallipolis Cirotto. of Wash
ihgton, accompanied by the other grot- :
toes, viii march to Capitol Square and
piacc n wreath upon the Washington
Monument. Three members of the Min
ute Men Will depicit The Shirt OF
'76" u
All citizens arc urged to display
iags and bunting from the residences
along the line Of march of the parade,
ana thus express welcome to the visit
ing Prophets and their ladies'.
The position of the grottoes in the
parade VIII bc drawn for, with the
exception of Samis Grotto, of this citv.
,he most OF the convention, which will
mead the parade. accompanied by Kcss-
nfch's Municipal Band Next in line
VIII be the grand officers, guests in
carriages and automobiles, then the
srottoes In order. The Richmond Grays.
under command of Major Lawrence r..
Price, and the Richmond Howitzers,
under command OF Captain William NJ
Myers, will act as honorary escort to
the Erottoes
This morning at the Academy of Mu-
SIC there Will be q full dress rehearsal
Oh the ceremonial exercises scheduled
Tor Tuesday night, when class of
seventy candidates Will be initiated.
This Will be secret work, but it has
leaked out that there Is likely to be
fatality, and orders have gone forth
Tor two ambulances to be at the stage
1oor ready for an emergency run.
Doubtless some Of the candidates will
be suddenly cast amid scenes of Nor
rison's Faust for tho first time in
thelr lives and such q transfer from
tho quiet scenes OF ordinary life Is
hkoiy to cause heart failure.
There Will be a frolic and barbecue
at Forest Hill Park at II o'clock on
tuesday morning, which will be an ex-
ceptionally interesting feature. Be-
sldes the Brunswick stew and the lunch
con being prepared by Prophet Caterer
George Guvenator, thei will he a cot
torfleld scene, in the centre of which
VIII be an old log cabin. and from this
cabin will come the lharmonies of a
cnorus of thirty darkies singing the
plantation songs of long ago. songs
tiiat are dear to the heart OF every
american, 1t matters not where ne