The age-herald., 1899-04-19
MET IN FOURTH
 BIENNIAL SESSION eT
 Grand Lodge ofAIabama Knights
 and Ladies of Honor. GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED Will Meet in this City Again Two Years Hence Entertained by Evening
 Star Lodge HOO Last Night
 Successful Meeting.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED

 ner Fourth avenue and Nineteenth street, with representatives present from almost every subordinate lodge in the state.
 The meeting was one of the most success ful in the history of the order, and was concluded last night with a reception and entertainment by Evening Star Lodge No. HOO, of this city, complimentary to the grand lodge officers and representatives.
 The grand lodge was called to order at 10 a. m o'clock, with the following grand officers in their places:
 Past Grand Protector-O. E. Comstock, of Sheffield.
 Grand Protector-Jacob Pepperman, of Montgomery
 Grand Vice-Protector-A. w. Wise, of Huntsville
 Grand Secretary-E. L. Cahall, of Mobile.
 Grand Treasurer-D. D. Baker, of Mobile.
 Grand Chaplain-Mrs. Annie Willacy, of Birmingham.
 The biennial reports of the various off, cers were read and received, and showed the affairs of the order to be in excellent condition.
 Much routine business was disposed of at the morning session, which lasted until 12:So o'clock.
 During the morning session Past Grand Protector o. E. Comstock was presented with a beautiful gold medal appropriately engraved in recognition of his services to the order during his long tenure of ofiice The presenta was made by Grand Pro- tector Pepperman in his usual happy man. ner.
 MT. Comstock responded most feelingly to the compliment and modestly thanked the grand lodge for the compliment be- Slowed upon him.
 e@ Afternoon Session , After the appointment of working com mittees adjournment was taken until D. m, when the grand lodge reassembled and proceeded with the transaction of business, which was entirely of a routine nature. S It was decided to take active steps to pro- mote the order and increase it's member ship in the state and to this end formal action was taken.
 The election of officers for the ensuing term resulted in most of the old officers as follows:
 .JGrand Prctector-Jacob Pepperman, Mont gomery.
 Past Grand Protector-O. E. Comstock, Sheffield.
 Grand Vice Protector-A. w. Wise, Huntsville.
 aGrand Secretary-E. L. Cahall, Mobile
 Grand Treasurer-D. D. Parker Mobile
 Grand Chaplain-Mrs. Annie Willacy, Bir- mmgham.
 Grand Guide-J. H. Tomlinson, Whistler.
 Grand Guardian-A. E. Bresler, Tuscum- bia.
 Grand Sentinel-S. Spiro, Birmingham
 Grand Trustees-D. W. McGaughey, Mo- bile; Joseph H. Locke, Mobile; L. Schwarz, Birmingham.
 Supreme Representative-Jacob Pepper man.
 Alternate-O. F. Comstock.
 Committee on Finance-Albert Taylor, Mobile; R. S. Pilley, Georgiana; J. E. Me Mullen, Selma.
 Mobile and Birmingham were placed in nomination for the next place of meeting and Birmingham was selected.
 The grand lodge then adjourned until S D. m'' when the public installation of the grand officers was announced to take place.
 Entertainment Last Night
 At the appointed hour the lodge room of Evening Star Lodge No 110o in the same puiiuihs, was nleu With members of the order and invited guests to participate in the reception and entertainment in honor of the Grand Lodge.
 Gilbert Carter, of the committee on ar- engagements, acted as master of ceremonies assisted by the other members of the com mittee
 The refreshments were in charge of the lady members, who were assisted by a l number of charming young ladies, who | saw that everybody was served with deli | c:ous cream and cake.
 The entertainment was opened with yio- | lin solo by Leon B. Sutto, after which the | grand officers were impressively installed | by Grand Trustee D. W. McGaughey. of | Mobile.
 Vocal solos were rendered by Miss Daisy | Long, Miss Amelia Markstein and E. P | Montgomery.
 Miss Lucy Sparks entertained the audi ence with a splendid recitation, which | elicited much applause.
 Two piano solos by M ss Nora Sullivan | completed the set program.
 During the evening Past Grand Protector O. E. Comstock and Grand Protector Jacob Pepperman delivered addresses in which the broad principles of the order were lu- cldly explained MT. Pepperman was es- pecially complimentary to the newspapers or $ rmingham, whose reporters he said, were always found hanging around Grand l Lodge meetings ready to proclaim to the world the secret doings of these bodies tYAfter an exchange of fraternal greetings. the entertainment was brought to a close after most enjoyable evening had been passed.
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