Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-30
PYTHIANISM.

| Iuenl4 NOs 70, huIRnbo OA yluldS, OulCeIs
 were elected and will be installed nex
 Wednesday evening.
 Those elected at Phenix were: A. H
 Stevens past chancellor; John F. Antwine,
 chancellor commander; Pete Sweeney
 vice chancellor; Joe Braostone, prelate; E
 A. Penn, master of work Ca recently cre-
 ated ottice); E. A. Penn, master at- arms | J. R. Eocksiadter, keeper of records and
 seal Frank Arrico, master of finance; A.
 s. Hirscher, master of exchequer; E. Les
 ser, H. M. Austin and NJ. s. Blank, trus-
 tees; j. R. Hockstadter, representative,
 and Dr. w. D. Cooper, member of central | relief committee.
 Prior to the election the third degree was | conferred upon two members.
 l The evening was most exciting one,
 and it was late hour when they adjourned.
 HINES LODGE NO. 61.
 There were no degrees worked upon any one, and the election was commenced at an early hour and was soon over with.
 Those elected were as follows: J. L. Shropshire, chancellor commanders; w. | H. Bloch, vice. chancellor; H. C. Eastman, , l prelate; E. B. Hamilton, master of work | A. E. smith, keeper of records and seal l w. w. Brown, master of finance; Sol Ja- cobs, master of exchequer; fl. H. Wiles, | master at arms; NJ. D. Friedman, repre- sentative to the grand lodge.
 FIDELITY LODGE NO. 55. | Thursday night tine following were l elected at Fidelity lodge: Chancellor com mander, J. s. Church; vice. chancellor. w. Il. Knowlton; prelale, J. T. Shngart; master of work, J. J. Hampton; master at | arms, J. D. Smiley; keeper of records and seal, J. H. Hook; master of exchequer, J. NJ. Dean; master of finance, w. T. Parker; 1 grand lodge representative, w. T. Parker; !; chairman relief committee, w. T. Parker; l trustees, +. F. Saltsman and 5. J. Gaines l at their next meeting the installation | will take place, when the inner aud outer | guards will be appointed.
 | JEFFERSON VALLEY LODGE NO. II.
 met last Tuesday night and elected the | following officers Chancellor mander, J. P. Iiughes; vice. chancellor, Robert Harvey prelate, J. A. Tucker; master of work, F. E. Blackburn; master of ex chequer, J. D. Elliott, reelected; master l of finance, M. T. Stradiord; keeper of records and seals, NJ. T. Stradford; mas | ter-at-arms, c. W. Burney; w. w. Ran | som, w. c. Scott and c. A. Moffet, trus- | tees; grand lodge representative, J. H l. | Montgomery.
 | This is one of the oldest lodges in the l state, it being now in it's twenty rst year and on aourishng basis. It was or | ganlZed on March A. 1874, with eighteen mem bers, and since that time there have been 7z7 additions. MT. M. T. Stradford | has been elected keeper of records and seal six successive terms and has again suc- ceeded himself, this time being made mas | ter of finance also. He has the books of the lodge most beautifully kept, showing g every mar who has joined, been suspended |, | the cause Of his suspension, the ones dis | missed, drawn out or died, and every offi- cer elected, the term they held, also every | cent paid into or out of the lodge in the l past twenty years. It is most likely l the only book of the kind on record and | was gotten up by himself, who deserves | the highest praise for his work, which is appreciated by the lodge, as is shown by l the honors they bestow upon him each | year.
 | BIRMINGHAM LODGE NO. s5. | On Thursday night the same programme | was carried out as at the other lodges, and | the officers elected are: $. Bethea, chan chancellor; J. D. Gibson, prelate; Jacob | Davidson, master of work; MT. Fennlll, | master at-arms; George Alexander, keeper | of records and seals; L. Berger, master of exchequer; w K Brown, master of finance; | Dr. Wilder, representative; Ed Warner, | chairman central relief committee; l..
 Gelders, W. K. Brown and Ed Warner, l trustees.
 | BELLEVUE LODGE NO. 9S.
 Bellevue lodge, Jonesville, met Thursday | night, and the officers elected are: J. T.. l Dillon, chancellor commanders; J. $. Rus sell, vice. chancellor; P. T. Wagner, pre- late; H. c. Mills, keeper of records and seals and master of finance; T. R. Jones, master at-arms; H. J. Copeland, master of exchequer; J: sM. Griiiin, master of I sentative. This winds up the election of officers with the Knights of Pythias, with the exception of the Oriental and Dirigo, | which will take place on January8. Installation of officers will take place this week, then work will be taken up again. | The grand lodge meets this time in Selma | by pressing invitation.
 MASONIC.
 MINERAL CITY CHAPTER Il, ROYAL ARCH l
 | At the regular session last Tuesday night | officers were promoted each one step higher, | the names of whom will be given out later. l Work was done in the most excellent
 master degree, and the honors were con | ferred upon three candidates by Grand l High Priest John G. Smith.
 MOBILES OF THE MYSTIC SHRINE. | At Zamora Temple Christmas night the following officers were elected: w. J.. chief roban; w E. Phillip, assista nt robau; G. F. Wheelock, prophet; Ben M |. Jacobs, recorder; Peter Zipszer; treasurer. KNIGHTS TEMPLAR. l Tuesday Zion Lodge No. 10 of Knights | Tempiar meet, and several candidates will I be worked upon. Also the election or pro- motion of officers will take place. MYSTIC SHRINE. | Zamora Temple, A. A. 0. N. Mystic Shrine held their regular monthly meeting Wednesday, 26th, and the following officers | were elected for the ensuing year: l w. J. Pearce, illustrous grand potentate; George A. Blinn, IT,, illustrlous chief rabban; w. B. Phillips. illustrious as- sistant rabban; George F. Wheelock, illustrions high priest and prophet; N. | N. Polk, illustrlous oriental guide; Ben | M. Jacobs, illustrious recorder; Peter | Zinszer, illustrious treasurer.
 | The illustrious grand potentate will ap- | point the other officers at the next regular 1 meeting.
 The camels are fat and in fine trin, and | no doubt many weary sons of the desert
 will be conducted across the hot sands dur ing the coming year.
 | KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF HONOR.
 Public installation of officers at D. m
 Thursday, January 8, 1895, of Evening
 Star lodge, No. HOO, Knights and Ladies
 of Honor. Refreshments will be served
 All knights and their friends are cordially
 invited.
 WE LEAVE THE CITY.
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