The Washington herald., 1915-05-23
Masonic Affairs.
Calendar.

Nay BFederal. No. /; Acacia. No. Is. F. c.;
rsknma, No. g. F. c.
Mas H-The New Jerusalem. No O. George {
Whiting. No. % social; TempleS oyes No.
May 3 s.; Johns, No Il N; N; aers' No. -
May a-Moant Vernon, No. ,. r. A.. Hiram No.
10. P. and N. E; Anacostia, No; y N
May s-Mount Horeb. No = Po'nm .t No.
May 8-Mount Pleasant, No b. marx
May E-Washington. No.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR COMMANDMENTS.
May Ode Molay Mounted. No. T.
May 3-washinston, No. | ,., p,rr
ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITZ
Nay 8-Albert Pike Consis'orT' thir'S-secona os
May .s-An bodies join IN dance ,,,rrs
MYSTIC ORDER OF YELLED PROPHETS.
May 8-Kallipolis Grotto No L. business sS'on
at Chamber of Commerce Hall
EASTERN STAR CHAPTERS
May a-Temple. No d; Columbia No. H.
May 3-Electa, No 2; Bethlehem, NO - rr'enu7
ship, No. IL Fidelity. No. Il
MAY 8-Naotni. No ,; Bsookland. No IL
May civilian F. Hunt No. Is:
May E-Takoma. No. u; Cathedral. No. ~ *
John Lodge, No. Is.
Note. of scottish Rite Bodies.
Albert Pike Consistory. Ancient and
Accented Scottish Rite, will complete the
spring work by comforting the thirty
second degree, master of the royal sec
TUESDAY, MAY
The degree will be in charge OF Charles
G. F. Topper. thirty-second degree, h.
c C H. as venerable master of kadosh,
assisted by ]. Archibald Bailey. thirty
second degree. K. c. c. H.; Nathan Nelit'
thirty-second degree, X. c. [. H.; WIFI
lam Tayloe Snyder. thirty-second degree
K c. c. H; George r. Davis, thirty
second degree, X. c. c. H.: John H. Won
Hermann. thirty-second degree. n Z. Z.
fhirtN-SSCOnQ
gree. Sulaimaan David, thirty-second
degree, K c. c. H.; Roe Fulkerson'
thirty-second degree; Allen BusSius'
thirty-third degree, honorary: John A
Lacy, thirty-third degree, honorary
Maurice Mistone, thirty-second degree
Henry G. Ayers, thirty-secono oesiee'
Bernard A Baer, thirty-second degree
Milton Raer, thirty-second degree: Harry
s Barnes, thirty-second degree: Charles
l.. Brooks, thirty-second degree; Lyman
E. Burdine. thirty-second degree; Achille
E. Burklin, ttirty-second degree; Clar-
ence T. Christopher. thirty-second De
gree; John 5. Cotton. thirty-second de-
gree: Harry a. Davis. thirty-second de-
gree. Emil Fischer. thrty-second de-
gree; John c. Fairchd. thirty-second
degree: BENJAMIN Goldsworthy. thirty
second degree: Arthur J. Hall. thirty
second degree: Mason l.. Howes. thirty
second degree: Charles NJ. Jones. thirty
second degree: Frank E. Koch. thirty
second degree: Austin ]. Lester. thirty
second degree: Thomas r. Manning.
thirty-second degree; Lucien I. Paul,
thirty-second degree: Joseph F. ScheV-
lin. thlrty-second degree; Todd c. Sharp,
thirty-second degree; Melvin A Mertz'
thirty-second degree; Elmer {. Wood
thirty-second degree, and Isaac W.
Wright thirty-second degree. Fred NJ
Book thirty-second degree. X. c. c. H..
Hopfenmaier. thirty-second degree. X.
G c H as manager of tableauX. The
music will be under the direction of J.
Walter Humphrey, thirty-second degree
and Harry G. kimball. thirty-second de-
gree. will be the organist.
On Saturday. May -. the Scottish Rite
bodies will give the last dance of the
season to the ladies of the Rite Myer
Davis Orchestra will furnish the music.
As warm weather Is anticipated il has
been announced that this will be strictly
shirt waist" affair and the members
are expected to come attired accordingly.
The executive committee of the Scot
fish Rite has created a credential COM
rnittee which will receive all visitors.
examine their credentials and see that
they are properly received and enter
tanned John Wilson, thirty-third de-
gree honorary. has been appointed per-
manent chairman of this committee. with
authority to add such members as he
sees At.
"Bi1Iy Ka7Iip." the Grotto Goat. Is
Dead.
Kallipolis Grotto. No. Is, NJ. o Y. P.
E R., will hold business meeting We'd
nesday evening. May 36. at Chamber of
Commerce Hall. At this meeting an
nouncement will he made of the final
plans for the forthcoming convention of
the Supreme Council at Buffalo June Z.
and p and belated requests for hotel
accommodations will be booked.
As now arranged. the special Grotto
train will leave Washington Sunday
morning. June 6. between 6 and o clock
The special train of Samis Grotto. of
Richmond Va. will connect with the
Washington special and the party will he
still further augmented by delegations
from Baltimore and Philadelphia. The
early start from Washington affords a
daylight trip and will land the Prophets
in Buffalo before midnight Sunday.
II has been requested that all Prophets
contemplating the trip to Buffalo COM
municate with Chairman a. n. Rodgers. |
The past week has been Grotto Band |
week at Central Park. where a benefit |
performance has heen given each night. |
For once the characteristic happy |
smile is missing from the faces of the |
tESl"Hll' Jolly fT0pNelS. ana tnere Is |
much sorrow and gloom throughout |
Grottodom. When a Prophet ceases to |
smile. and when some OF them go so far !
as to wear piece of crepe on their |
sleeve. il can only mean that a calamity \
has hefailen them. IF asked the cause |
they simply shake their heads and muir |
muir. Poor Billy" The truth is. Billy |
kallip. the Grotto goat perhaps the |
best known animal in Washington City. |
is dead. Billy" was no ordinary Tanns- |
srisner. either in size or intelligence But |
in an unwary moment he let his appetite |
get the better of his Judgment and. |
Welding to temptation. ate more than
even an ordinary goat could digest. and
as consequence he died from acute in
digestion.
Whether in the line Of march or
assisting in the initiation of a large !
class of Neophytes, Billy Kallip" was
always on the job. He never faltered.
ana seemed to enjoy his part in the
Grotto activities as much as the |
prophets themselves. He had accom-
panied the Washington delegation to
all supreme Council conventions in
recent years and was always present
at their outings. He had an honored
place In the parade in Richmond last
June. and was to have made the pill
grimage to Buffalo this year In the
Grotto parades he was always con-