The Washington herald., 1919-02-23
THE CROTTO.

EaIIipoIis Grotto has A busy pro-
gram ahead. the first number of
which is a business meeting to be held
At Chamber of Commerce Hall on
February 2S On February y the
Grotto band will give its annual dance
Il Odd Fellows Hall. the Victory
Cere moniaI Of KalIipolis Grotto will
be held at the New Willard Hotel on
March /. followed by dance by the
GriIl corps on March 8.
Monarch Charles D. Shackelford has
issued an elaborate circular announc-
ing these events A class of 100 can
didates for the Victory Ceremonial is
his aim and every effort and energy
il being exerted to obtain this result.
From present indications so far mani
Tested large class is assured and in
all Likelihood the desired number will
materialize.
The GrOtto drill corps resumed its
weekly meetings Tuesday evening
last. The club will meet each Tues
day evening hereafter at 712 Twelfth
street northwest President Andrew
J. Walker requests that all members
desiring to join the glee club COM
municatc with the club secretary,
Past Monarch P. r. Pullman. The
club contemplates many big things.
President Walker states. and the COM
Ing season will be one of the busiest
in the clubs history. Several enter
tainnents are in contemplation and
number of invitations are now being
considered.
1t is not often that so dignifed
parsonage as a Monarch of kallipolis
Grotto so far forgets himself as to
spill the beans" In fact. such an
occurrence is unprecedented through
out the realm of Grottodom. Neverthe-
less il has remained for the newly
elected monarch, Charles d. Shackel-
ford to smash all precedent and liter
ally spill jar Of beans. 1t happened
in this manner: Past Grand Monarch
Edward :. Schmid. that prince of en-
teTtainers, was ECst to the Grotto
band one evening last week. Among
other things the menu contained chilli
con Carne, which. as all epiCureans
know. consists largely of a certain
Mexican bean. The past grand mon
arch extended a special invitation to
one of the Grotto members. who for
the purpose of this story will be
known as Ed. to be present This
member expressed his regret by tele-
phone. stating that an out-of-town
relative, lady. was visiting his home
and he could not consistently absent
arch, not to be outdone. remarked
that he would send jar of the IA
nous beans to the house and re-
quested that Ed" and the lady par
take thereof
The beans were entrusted to Mon
arch Shackelford. who also was given
a jar for himself He placed both
jars in his automobile and was soon
on his way to deliver one and take the
other home. On the way, however
the jars, which were on the floor of
the car. commenced to roll from side
to side and finally one was smashed
and the beans spilled all over the up
holstery. The monarch looked at the
wreckage, made sure one jar was still
intact, placed il carefully in his tool
box. looked at the broken jar. heaved
a heavy sigh and said: Poor Ed"
He then proceeded to his home and
enjoyed "his" beans
While it is not known just how ne
figured 1t out that it was Eds lar
that was smashed. they do say that
when a prophet becomes a monarch
he also becomes endowed with pro-
phetical abilities and can foresee. an
alyze and discern to a marvellous de-
gree. II this be true of Monarch
Shsckelford there is no telling what
wonderful things may be expected
during his year of office.
Advices from the grand secretary
are to the effect that the annual con-
vention of the supreme council to be
held i'm Pittsburgh June Ills will be
a regular" convention. This means
that 1t will be a pre-war affair with
all the frills, thrills. carnival features,
receptions. parades and in fact all