Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-12
1T IS KNIGHT TEMPLAR DAY nn 2 And the Grand Commandery ot @ -
 Alabama Meets a.s IN THE MASONIC TEMPLE  7 Shriners Day Follows and Victims Will Be Or
 fered Up in Countless Numbers-A Great Treat Anticipated.

This is Knights T.mplar day in Bir- mingham, and members of that noble , organization will be here from all parts of the state to participate in the th1rty- r seventh grand commandery.
 The meeting, as already stated, takes : place in Masonic hall First avenue and Twen ieth street, and some of the repre- sentative men of the state will be in at- tendance.
 PROGRAMME OF EXERCISElS.-
 The programme of exercises Tor. toaay are as follows:
 10:30 a. m.-Commandery will assemble at asylum of Cyrene Commandery No 10. to escort the Grand Comma ndery from their headquarters to Ahe asylum "
 II; 80 a. m.-Address of welcome by Sir N. N. Polk. 12:0O m.-Opsning of Grand Command- cry in asylum of Cyreae CommahueFv No 10
 AFTERNOON. 2:3o D. m-Session of Grand Command- 7:3O D. m.-Sir knighis will assemble at asylum to escort the Grand Commahu- cry to the First Methodist Episcopal church for religious services. .,.. S:00 D. m.-Templar church servlce, conducted by REV. o p. Fi;zsimmonsa grand pIeaie.
 1O:OO D. m--Informal reception at Mor- ris hotel by Cyrere Commandery NO. io 10 the Grand Commandery, NlsftlnS SIT knights and ladies. @
 The following Is the programme for to- night at the First Methodist Episcopal church:
 Fes val re Deum Dudbey Buck).
 Lift Up Your Heads Messiah.
 Gloria PatM Dudley Buck). Gloria In Excelisis .-5 Bonum Est (Andre). ,t v Nunc Dlmtttis (Nevin).
 Hymn.
 Soprano solo-Mrs E. G. Chandler
 Hallalujah Chorus. 'Messlah
 Rev O. P. Fitzsimons has the reppta- ton of being one of the ablest orators in the sta Ie. and his oratiou tonight prom ises to be a gem. Following is a list Of The local com mittees in charge of the affairs relative to the meeting:
 Executive Commit;ee--Sir N. N. Polk, chairman.
 Ways ard Means Committse-sir Geo P Wheelock. chairman; Sir c. R. Pat terso2, Sir John B. Lambeth. Reception Committee-Sir Charles Wheelock. chairman; Sir G, A. Bllnn, Jr,, Sir James T. Meade, Sir c. c. Young, Sir c. E. Meglemery, Sir Walter Ransom. Sir F. B. Nichols
 Rofreshment Commlttee-sir w. B. Phillips, chaiman; Sir D. J. Fox, Sir H. L. BaGham. 1ls O.. MUSIC C0mnrs tGe-Slr A. d. 0Allpi chairman; Sir N. L. Newhinney, Sir W J.. PCarce
 Invitation Committee-slr w. G.. Sny- -- der, chairman Sir James Esdale, Sir "A. H. Stevens. an -
 sHRINERS WILL BE IN IT.
 Tomorrow will be Shriners day and they will have all kinds of fun. A par ade in the aft rnoon, red fez, camel and patent leather shoes, and plenty of vic tlns for the af ermnth. And what a time. they will have at night. The un- fortunates who are to be sacrificed may well shiver in ttl 1T shoes for thc.r pa rents, wives and sweethearts will hardly be a ble .o recognize them when the lad- . headed fellows get through with tM m. The order of march of the parade for tomorrow is:
 Meet at temple. First avenue and Twentieth street, march up First avenue to Twenty street, thence to Sec ond avenue then west on Second avenue ! to Twer.ieth g rect, thence north 10 Sixth avenue, down Sixth avenue to Nineteenth street, south on Nineteenth stree. to Second avenue, thence west to 2 Eighteen street, thence south to First avenue thence up First avenue to Twen- tyfirst street and countermarch to the temple again.
 Rest
 Trouble. Scene of latter-Masonic tenn pie. Time-Any old time after sundown. PICNIC AT BLOUNT.
 Friday morning, the Grand Command cry sir knights and ladies, and Shriners y and those of the vic inns yet alivs, will board special train at the union depot and go to Blount Springs for a genuine stroId ia ShiOned outing.