The Washington herald., 1921-04-10
MASONIC CLUBS TO BUILD
MILLION DOLLAR CLUBHOUSE;
GROTTOBANDBALL SATURDAY
Sinking Fund and Convention Planned by Ma.
Clubs Have Socials.

The spring ball of the Grotto Band
and Drill Corps will be held at the
New willard Hotel Saturday, April
Is. A most attractive announcement
has been issued. AS this will be the
last dance Of the season the COM
mittee will cndeavor to make IL the
most Interesting of the series. The
Grotto Band. under the leadership
of Prof. Julium Hamper, and the
orchestra, directed by Prophet Har-
old Nachman, will furnish the music
and dancing will be continuous. As
an added attraction Nine. Bazarova,
the celebrated contralto prima dom
ma of the Russian Grand Opera, will
sing several selections.
Monarch Castleman P. Boss an
nounces April 20 as the tentative
date for the next Grotto ceremonial.
He is also considering dates for the
annual family picnic at Zoo Park
and the annual outing to Chesa-
peake Beach.
Past Grand Monarch E. S. Schmid
has been designated by Grand Mon
arch Dwight E. Cone to institute a
new grotto to be organized at Nor
folk, Va. the exact date of which
has not yet been determined.
New grottoes have been instituted
or shortly will be in the following
cities: oswego, n. Y; Cincinnati.
Ohio; Yakima, Wash: Poughkeep-
sic, N. Y; st. Joseph. Mo; Nashville.
Tenn; Yonkers. n. Y; Keokuk,
Iowa; Kalamazoo, Mich; Muskegon,
Mich; Terre Haute, Ind; Clinton,
Okla; Spokane, Wash; Covington,
Ky, and Erie. Pa Approximately
1000 new members have been in.
Quoted into the mystic realms since
the last annual convention, it is
estimated.
Convention Plans.
With the sixteenth annual con-
vention OF the National League OF
Masonic Clubs just one month dis
tant the convention committee
headed by Past Grand Master
James W. witten. is working early
and late adding the finishing
touches to the extensive program
of arrangements. Headquarters
have been established at the New
Ebbitt Hotel, where Secretary
Charles A. Stevens is kept busy
handling the large volume OF cor
respondence and other details
which filter through his ONCE.
Among the many attractions will
be a pilgrimage to Mount Vernon
which President Harding has prom.
ised to join; a reception at the
Scottish Rite Temple, a motor boat
parade on the Potomac River, ant
an automobile sightseeing trir
about Washington and the suburbs
All branches OF Masonry will unite
in making il pleasant for the thou.
sands of visitors who will come
from all parts Of the United States
and Canada.
south Gate Meets.
The SoVth Gate Club held an In
terestinS meeting at the New Eb
bitt on March 81. Seventy-one ap
plications for membership were re
ceived, among the number being
Fairfax Harrison, president of tn,
Southern Railway, and a number
of other officials OF the Southern
system. Rev. John Lee Allison, Of
Alexandria, Va, made the principa
address and was warmly applaud
ed, his theme being brotherly low,
and good fellowship. A committe,
was appointed by President W. H
Burton to effect organization oi
other clubs over the entire South,
ern system. The club is consider
ing the establishment OF a perma
nent club headquarters, not only a.
meeting place, but as reception
Quarters for visiting club men,
bers.
Following the regular bushes,
of the meeting an entertainment
was provided, which included plan,
ana vocal solos by Lyman L. Gil
christ, who later led a chorus o
singers in several popular songs
accompanied by the South Gate Or
chestra. Addresses were also mad
by Fairfax Harrison. w. H. Catch
ell, z. H. Kemper and j. B. Duke.
L. L. Gilchrist and W.. H. Wool
folk were elected delegates to tn
sixteenth annual convention of tn
National League OF Masonic Clubs
The club is arranging a pilgrimag
TO Alexandria. Va. on April II
They will leave Twelfth street sta
ton at .. IA. Altar n bsuauet q