The Detroit times., 1916-06-21
Parade This Afternoon
VIII Mark End of
Convention
NEXT MEETING
IN WASHINGTON
Jersey City Man Is
Elected Grand
Monarch

a full dress parade OF all visiting
Grottoes. Wednesday afternoon. al
ESQ o'clock, will mark the SENT
windup OF the festivities OF the Veil
ed Prophets, weather permitting
Wednesday was a big day for
Michigan delegations Some OF the
grottoes arrived Tuesday afternoon.
but most OF them came "Wednesday
morning. swelling the enrolment OF
delegates and visitors 70 more than
$4,000, which is probably the largest
convention in the history OF the or.
der.
Michigan grottoes will have prom
inent places in the parade and will
be represented by band from each
city OF any size.
The spectacle will be in Ave divi.
sions, headed BY Detroit mounted
oliCa u viii start from Grand Cir
Gus p'rk and proceed north on
woodvard.ave shadukiam drill
corps will follow the mounted police
Other drill teams and bands viii
fail in line. constituting the frst di-
vision. The second division. with
Prophet William r. Baier command
ing. will consist OF all Prophets NOT
members Of the drill teams. The
third division will consist OF floral
floats under the direction Of Fred A
Cooke Trade and fancy floats will
be in the fourth division. and gro
tesque floats in the fifth
Capt. r. A Pickert, Michigan Va.
ticnal guard, is chiefof-statf OF the
parade
4 comic band concert. acrobatic
stunts and a Erotesque parade, in
which thousands Of visiting Proph
cts and their friends participated
constituted Tuesday nights program
Woodward-aye. was Tired from
Grand Circus park. where The parade
started. TO the river Serpentine
dancing and twisting ard the parad.
ing OF hundreds dressed in odd and
strange regaiis. with faces painted
in all coors Of the rainbow. and
plenty OF music, held the attention
OF the throng Of spectators.
The parade was preceded BY band
concerts and athletic games on Belle
Isle. and the annual session OF the
supreme council. in the Masonic TEN.
pie. Following routine business.
Washington was voted the next con
vention city and the following OF
GERS were elected; Grand monarch
William J. Cross. Jersey City. y. J.
deputy grand monarch, Edward :
Schmid, Washington. grand CHIEF
Justice. Archibald II. Huston, Colum-
bus, o.. grand master OF cere
monies, Jesse X. Searight. Pitts
burgh; grand treasurer, Charles VI
Cotton, Rochester. y. Y: grand sec
Rotary. Sydney y Smith, Hamilton.
" Y; grand keeper of archives.
Dwight r Cone, Fall River, Mass.
grand orator. Charles 2. wardwell.
Rome, y. Y. grand captain OF the
guard Edward g. Peiouze, Rich
mond, Va. grand standard bearer
Harold VI Harter. Toledo. o: grand
marshal. Harry " Ordvay, Chi
cago; grand alchemist. Henry l.
Marsh. Rochester, y y grand
steward. Anthony F. Ittner, St
Louis; grand venerable prophet.
George A. Treadwell, New Orleans.
grand trustee for three-year term.
Edward A. Southall. Buffalo
An unusual honor was paid Grand
Secretary Smith In recognition OF
his long service, he was unanimous
! ~ elected past grand monarch.
A reception 20 the visiting Proph
cts and their ladies will be given by
the supreme council In the ballroom
OF the Hotel Ststler, Wednesday
night. closing the convention.