The Washington herald., 1921-07-10
GR0TTO DAY TO
BE OBSERVED
'0N zoo GROUNDS
Annual Picnic Will See
Kallipolians in
Festive Mood.

Next Saturday will be Grotto day
at the Geological Park, when Kali
lipo1is Grotto will hold it's annua
picnic, commencing at 3 o'clock.
Weather permitting, the committee,
headed by Prophet stephen B
Takes, will endeavor to outdo all
previous outings. The Grotto band,
as usual, will enliven the occasion
with a musical program and many
special features will be provided
With special consideration for the
siies and children. While it will be
- Grotto picnic, all friends of the
-ophets are invited to attend,
The annual outing to Chesapeake
lch will be held on August 10.
attempt is being made to or
.e a Grotto drum, fife and bugle
&C All prophets desiring to en-
roll are requested to send their
names-So Monarch C. P. Boss or tc
Prophet /. B. Robinson.
During the past week a number OF
out OF town prophets returning from
the annual convention have stopped
over in Washington and were en-
tertatned by Past Grand Monarch
E s. Schmid and Monarch Boss.
Among the visitors were Past Grand
Monarch Dwight E. Cone and Mrs.
Cone, of Fall River. Mass, and Mon
arch n 7Treadwell. of Amoo Grotto,
Rock Island. Ill.
Past Monarch P. r. Pullman, who
has been quite i'll, is reported to be
Improving.
GaveI Club.
Tba C,raI CSIuh - Eos.ar Mosons
of the District will hold their FIRST
Beach on Wednesday, July 13 This
is expected to be the largest excur-
sion to be held at the beach this
year owing to the fact that the
Gavel Club will be assisted by the
following clubs: Lambskin. South
Gate, Circle, Anchor. Railroad
Square, Fellowship, Trowel, Crafts
man, Level and Triangle. The ex-
cursion is to be handled by a gen.
sral committee composed OF MEM
bers Of all the clubs under the lead
ership of the chairman of the GaveI
Clubs house committee, A. ]. Ted
Meurer. The features Of the day
will be so arranged as to try and
please all. such as games for young
and old, entertainment, music and a
grand parade of all the clubs headed
by the GaveI Club band.
Sometime ago a fez was adopted
by the clubs and these will be worn
on this day. Gavel Club fezzes are
now on sale at the clubhouse. The
Chesapeake Beach railroad is max
ing preparations to handle a large
crowd, nd all are urged not to worry
about transportation. but just be
there and the committee promises
to take care of them.
The general committee consists of
A J. T. Meurer, chairman.
Publicity-S. S. Banham, vice
chairman: c. 4. Brewton. Joseph
Abel. Clyde J. Nichols, William II.
Boyd, l. P. Steuart.
Transportation. n. Rector, vice
chairman: r. W. Stone, S. A. Fox,
Jos. Landow, II. w. Clark, George
w. Swift, A. Colman
Entertainment-Joh T. Crouch,
vice chairman: John J. P. MuIlane,
Donald G. Kessler, NJ. F. Painter,
Sam F. Schreve.
Ticket-Thomas ]. EchoIs, vice
chairman; ]. Frank Campbell, Ed
gar K. Davis, Herbert f. Smith, O.
W. Goodwin. ]. ]. Cunningham.
Theo. E. Cameron, Robert E. Doyle,
A S Brant, E. H. Pickle, L. 4. Rice,
l. l. Rose, ]. p. Evans, D. L. Rich
mond. ]. Boyd Dexter.
The judges are Lynn II. Trout
man, L Whiting Estes and Henry
Lansburgh.
The regular train schedule of the
Chesapeake Beach railroad will pre-
vail and when necessary special
trains will be operated.
One of the interesting features of
the Petworth Fourth of July parade
was the awarding of prizes to those
In the Mother Goose section, which
was selected by judges as the best
In the parade The prizes consisted
of tickets to the joint excursion of
Joppa Lodge and Joppa Lodge
Chapter to be held at Marshall Hall
Friday. July 22, which were donated
by the lodge.
Senior Deacon Harry S. Boteler.
IT., will head the line in the presen-
tation of the fellowcraft's degree in
Lebanon Lodge Friday.