South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-12
AVALON GROTTO
CONFERS DEGREE
ON LARGE GLASS
Two Hundred From City and
30 From Elkhart Receive
Initiatory Degree.

Hitual.st.c work was given 70 $50
candidate by Avalon Grotto, No. IS.
n. o. Y. T.. T.. r.. laat night at the
oliver theater in one of tho biggest
ceremonies 81 its kind held in this
clsy. The theater was crowded TO
capacity and 90 s estimated that
nearly 1900 attended the services.
Two hundred OF tho candidates
wero from this city while Che re-
naming so were from Ma-Ha-Di
grotto OF Elkhart.
Omcers Of both South Bend and
EIkhart rrottos were in charge of
the ceremonies. s. feature of the
days program was the big street
parade through the business district
Of the city last night. The parade
was headed by Avalon GrOtto band.
under the leadership OF Capt. j..
Eugene Wules. the Zouave patrol un-
der command OF Capt. walter Camp;
the bugie and drum corps, Prophets
and Neophytes candidates. OF the
fan class This comprises division
one. Followed by Ma Ia III grotto
band and drum corps. followed by
Prophets and Na Ha Di and other
visiting fraters from northern Indi-
ana and eastern Chicago.
The service was dramatic. ,ritu-
alistic ceremonial occupying the en-
tire stage at tho oliver. Special
scenery and lighting effects. together
with an excellent drill team made the
ceremonial a spectacular one. Serv-
ices were closed with "The Feast OF
the RevcLs"
The committee who had charge OF
the degree work were. Clarence II.
Smoke. Warren u. Case, Sr., Louis L.
Sausman, George a. Swiutz. Peter T..
Ahrens; stage manager, Adam l..
Savillc: properties. George Council;
electricians. w. A. Henry. +. J.
Bolin. j. W Weber. w D. Hobbick.
O. Hosier. Walter StickIey, O. L.
Enyert. William Rasmussen. Vance
Roseberry; perambulator, Dave Ray
mOnd
Candidates were received i'm the
afternoon at the Masonic temple
where they were registered by com
mittee headed by Prophet l.. J. Oh
Tier. assisted by Prophets Burton S.
Haswell. d. c. Raymond and Walter
Kamp. a buffet luncheon was serv-
cd to Prophets and Neophytes at the
temple at $3.50 o'clock.
The cast for the ceremonial was
composed of ohe following prophets:
Prologue - Monarch. Peter +.
Ahrens; master OF ceremonies, 7. F..
DeHaven. grand chamberlain, War
rem -. Cass, Sr.: orator, Judge Ches-
Ger Montgomery; chief justice, Fred
Keller; marshall. c. +. Pattee; cap
tain OF guard r. a. Walters; SEN
tinei, W. IL Porter.
Court OF Mokanna-AI Kerndt.
Sarpedon. +. w. Strickland; stand
ard bearer. +. II. Singer; slaves.
Paul Fassnacht. Fred LaPierre. Ell
rner Higgins. Harry Maus; guards.
Z s Addison, Tom Hogan. Bruce
Gail. Paul Heierman; courtiers. II.
T. Rausch, Wilmer Award, W. S.
Bowman, Charles Bloom; heralds.
X. Y. Roberts. w. q. Baird. Fred
Mcknight. Walter Nimmer.
Haunted Forest-Wizard. Charles
{ Heckathorne, elf-king, Harold
Fites; melancholy. Elof Erickson.
sweet liberty, Eugene Warner
The Grotto-His Majesty, Freder-
lex heppler; chief justice, Walter
Ramp: grand marshall. Howard
Emmons; Charon. J. u. J. Farne-
man; Chaos, Or. 4. T.. HonowelI.
Cerberus. T. j. Sack: Rhadanan-
thus Homer Longbrake; candidate.
a. Luckless Mortal: chief inn. p
MacQuire' the body guards. Le-
Roy Strom, Leon Kingsbury. Jake
Engei. John RoessIer. Lloyd Yock-
ey' Bob Piatz, Charles Noisom. Abe
herman
Hades 90 Heaven - Venerable
Prophet Yelled; Monarch OF Grotto.
George y Swintz: Master OF Revels
}. r Bate. II. =. Rausch.