The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-27
PROPHETS FILL
CITY AND FUN
GROWSFASTER
Supreme Council Sessions Open,
Buf That Scarcely Hats Out
side MerTiment.

| Second day of gathering Of the
Yelled Prophets of the Enchanted
Realm opened with only few dele
cations absent
The tri-cities resemble now q
! page from the book of Lalla Rookh,
i denizens of the enchanted realm CT
the playground Of Masonry giving
color and life to the picture. Their
/ brilliant garb and Turkish fezzes
! testify to the influence of the ro-
mantle east, out here in the heart
! of everything.
! Caliphs. sultans and grand viz
iers, even beautiful women from
Bagdad and Damascus, mingle with
the multitudes who throng the prin..
cipal streets, forming a galaxy OF
light blue predominating.
The Prophets are getting ac-
| ouainted with their Rock Island
hosts and with one another, and
are familiariZing them selves more
and more with their surroundings
: And Islanders, too, are coming to
know the Prophets and they real
| ize that these Grottoites to whom
they have held out hands of well
come are representative Americans,
men who in their own communi-
ties are progressive citizens for
their progressive spirit.
| Yesterday the Grotto delegates
toured the tri-cities in autos, enter
tanned their hosts with numerous
band concerts. went sightseeing
along the old Mississippi on the
Steamer Washington, danced last
night on the excursion trips and at
the official ball and reception in
the Masonic temple.
Some Prophet fans saw the base
ball game at Browning field and
witnessed the Moline floral parade,
while still others visited Davenport.
Delegations visited the head
quarters of other grottos and north
met south, AID east, west
Getting Business Started.
All this was but preliminary to
settling down to the business of
the meet, the official proceedings
morning at 1870 O'Clock, when
Grand Monarch Charles E. Ward
well. Rome, N. Y, sounded his CAV
Ell and called the convention to Or
der after the mayors of Rock Is
land, Davenport and Moline, Elk
! Governor Frank o. Lowden of Illi-
nois, and silver-tongued Jack"
/ Fisher. superintendent of schools,
had welcomed the thousands Of Wis
itors right Hospitality.
Today the visitors paraded in
Davenport, opened the big meet in
/ Rock Island after prayer by Rev.
DR.. John McGcwn Stevenson, pas
tor of Broadway Presbyterian
church, took more auto tours, and
steamboat rides, witnessed the box
ing eout between Johnny Dundee
and Charlie White at the Expo
grounds, and held patrol contests.
Members of the Supreme Council
were the guests of Amoo grotto at
complimentary luncheon served
at noon today in the Masonic tenn
pie.
Tonight the public will listen to
a complimentary concert to visiting
Elks by the saxophone band and
Elks' rube band of Rock Island
lodge, at the Elks' band stand.
Eighteenth street and Second ave-
nue..
Fun and Farewell.
| There will be a moonlight dane
/ ing trip on the Washington, start
ing from Rock Island tonight at
9:3C o'clock, and a big fireworks
display will take place at that hour
from barges in the center of the
! Mississippi, the fireworks to be
furnished by the tri-cities grotto
convention committee, and Aryan
grotto, Chicago.
Tomorrow, the last day of the
meet, the Prophets will close their
annual session, elect officers.
choose the next convention city. and
beginning at $50 o'clock will stage
the big night parade in Rock Is
land, reserving the big event OF the
entire session until the last.
| Thursday morning will witness
the departure of most OF the dele
cations.