The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-25
.KAMRAM GROTTO'
HAS A BIG CLASS.
ALL IN READINESS
Monarch Hagy Gives Out
line OF Grotto Organ
ization And Its Aims

Grotto, Mystic Order Of Yelled Proph-
cts, to be held Wednesday, May %,
at the Masonic auditorium. The can
didates have been elected and notified
to report at the temple on May Is at
4 80 D., m. for registration. Concert
by band and chanters at o'clock, cere-
monial at z 80. The banquet will be
dispensed with, but dinner viii be serv-
edtfo the candidates and workers only.
In his official announcement of the
ceremonial, Monarch Jesse L. Hagy
calls attention to the fact that the
Gr6tto started out. to. bring the mem
bership up to 5000 by the time the
supreme council meets in June and
that the end Is about to be accomplish
ed, for with: the addition of the mem
bers that will be initiated in May, an
other ceremonial will be held June II
at Admission, at which all officers, uni
formed bodies and a tlarge delegation
Of members win attend.
It is understood that the Admission
Grotto club has class of over 800
candidates secured, and this number ID
expected to be, increased by the time
of the ceremonial. A special train win
leave Birmingham on june IL for An
niston via the Southern railway leav-
ing at 10 a. M, arriving in Admission
at ~ o'clock. In the afternoon, big
parade will be staged tb be followed
by a barbecue dinner. The ceremo-
NAL will start at 3 O'Clock. Return
ing the train win leave at s o'clock,
arriving in Birmingham. at 10 o'clock.
History OF Order
Monarch Jesse L. Hagy has outlined
the history of the organization of the
Mystic Order of Yelled Prophets of the
Enchanted Realm, its purpose and re-
quirements as follows:
During the early part of the year
1880, group of master Masons, good
and true, of Hamilton lodge No. 100,
Hamilton, N. w, adverse to trespass-
ing upon the dignified earnestpess of
the Masonic work, and unanimous in
the belief that candidates should be i'm
pressed by its beauty and solemnity, and
not distracted by frivolous digressions,
yet feeling the need of warmer and
closer communion, were won't to tarry
after lodge closed, for social inter-
course and the promotion of good fell
lowshiu. as-'f -
After diligently prospecting for fun
and mischief, a rich vein was discoy-
cred which led to the mother lode of
pure good fellowship, and opened be-
fore them the Enchanted Realm with
inexhaustible treasures to gladden. the
heart and bind men in warmer friend
ship.
The value of the discovery was i'm
mediately recognized, and on Septem-
Der 10, 1889, an informal organiza-
ton was effected, with IL charter
members, all of whom were members
of Hamilton lodge No. 120, A. f. &
A. NJ. t-{
During the next eight months 113
master Masons were initiated into the
order. In the spring of 1890 move
ment was started looking toward a
more extended field of operation, and
on June 10, 1890, the supreme council
of the Mystic Order of Yelled Proph-
cts of the Enchapted Realm was duly
organized at Hamilton, N. Y. -
$50 GrOttOeS
There are today $50 chartered Grot-
toes in the United States. and Canada
having combined membership Of over
10000 prophets. The organization is
rapidly growing in popularity and is
destined to become one of the leading
social fraternal orders in the world.
The Mystic Order of Yelled Proph-
cts of the Enchanted Realm is in no
way connected with Masonry proper,
but its membership has always been
restricted to master Masons in good
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