Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-21
PROPHETS ARE ON WAY
FOR TRIP DOWN RIVER
Kallipolis Grotto Members Sail for
Colonial Beach on Two
Day Outing.

Tomorrow is to be Grotto day at CO.
lonial Beach, the occasion being the an =
nual excursion of kallipolis Grotto to
| the Virginia resort. Several hundred
| prophets, together with their band,
glee club and fun makers. left Wash
| ington on this afternoons boat and the
fun was scheduled to begin with the
departure of the boat.
The general committee consists of
| Past Monarch Edward S. Schmid chair
man, and Prophets A. c. Mayer, L. S.
Goldsmith, Charles NJ. keefer and Jo-
seph H. Curran.
The two-day program is as follows
On board the boat-Music by the band
| The Sunny South; march, From
Tropic to Tropic": waltz. June: fan
| TASTE, american PATROL: serenad.e, "A
| Night in june It's Long way TO
ing by the glee club; distribution OF
| souvenirs.
Mayor to Deliver Keys.
Upon arrival of the boat the prophets
Will assemble on the dock and be greeted
by the mayor. who will deliver the
keys" to Kallipolis Grotto.
Initiation of candidates at 10 pm. in
Masonic Hall, followed by fireworks.
Tomorrow: Religious services, con-
Quoted by Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson.
Opening hymn, Onward, Christian Sol
dlers.' accompanied by the band. Solo,
Rev. Hugh T Stevenson Hymn.
Jesus, Lover of My Soul" accompanied
by the band. Remarks. Monarch E. w.
Llbbey: Hymn. America Benedic-
ton. Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson. Selec-
ton by the band. Concert by the Grot-
| to Band on lawn in front of Colonial
Beach Hotel, 1:30 pm: March. Wash
ington Post; serenade, "Dreamland"
% coer p a1sght. 70 of Love; march;
Flower; march, Under the Double
Eagle"
Aquatic sports-Guy W. A. Camp,
| chairman; Charles Zurhorst, F. c.
woods, Roe Fulkerson and Peter Lat
terner, judges. First prize, for best
lady's bathing suit; second prize, for
best mans bathing suit; third prize,
| for best girls bathing suit, and fourt h
prize, for best boys bathing suit.
Some Athletic Features.
Athletic events-10O-yard dash off
the freight wharf. Open to grotto
members threatened with speed. Fat
mems race-A- Way-cross-the-c country
for infants 200 pounds and over Old
mems race-Boys under sixty years
barred. Hop-step-jump So inch yard
race; open TO all; finish where they
drop. Rainbow race; after the storm
| open to policemen only.
Moving pictures will be taken of the
| prophets at play, to be exhibited later
at grotto functions
The Grotto Glee Club will give a
theater party at Polls the week of
August 80. Tickets will be sold at the
regular prices, and can be obtaine 4
from members of the gIee club and
from the following prophets: A. H.
Rogers, 1404 G street; Wilbur Fookes
Adams News Depot, 9th and G streets
E. s. Schmid. 712 18th street; o. A c.
Oehmler, 1929 G street; F. H. Kramer
s16 F street: John T. Crouch, 4o5 9Th
street southeast; c. P. Boss, govern
ment printing office; Charles A. Stew
ems. Anacostia, and A. c. Mayer, SIS
18th street. The tickets can be ex-
changed Monday, August %, to Mon
day. August 80, at the theater for any
night during the week. While the
benefit will run for the entire week,
Wednesday,, September l, will be
'Grotto night" when it is hoped to
| exhibit the motion pictures taken at
the Chesapeake Beach and Colonial
Beach excursions Prophet NJ W.
Pickering is chairman of the commit
tee having this affair in charge.