The age-herald., 1900-12-28
MASONIC REUNION
 4 GREAT SUCCESS
Gathering of Scottish Rite Bodies
 May Occur Annually
WORK IN COUNCIL OF KADOSH
Large Class Invested With the Degrees From Nineteenth to the Thirtieth, ncIusive-Masters of the Royal
 Secret-Today's Program.

The Scottish Rite Masons are enthusias- tic over the success of the first Birmng- ham reunion which began on Wednesday. and it seems now to be the intention of the leaders of the bodies here to hold reun- ion annually, as ds done in many of the large cities of the United States There is no Masonic legislation of any sort at these gatherings, degree work and the strength ening of fraternal ties being the principal objects.
 Masonic Hall was the scene of great ac- tlvity yesterday, from a. m. until late hour last night. Commander c. s. Hay don opened the Council of Kadosh on time and the degrees from the nineteenth to the twenty-ninth inclusive were communi- cated to a class of twenty-one candidates and at ? ?. m. the thirtieth degree, styled the Kadosh was conferred with full cere- monial on the same class. Dr. J. H. Phil Qips occupied the east and he was ably assisted by a number of expert rftualists. The Kadosh is a very large degree and on certain points of history, philosophy and ethics Is profound and exhaustive. It Is a wonderfully dramatic degree, too. It cannot be worked in less than three hours, and 1t sometimes takes five. The Kadosh class was composed of the following can didates:
 N. N. Polk, D. B. Norton, E. W. Frazer, James Bowron, B. Guckenberger, W. w. Ransom, Louis Saks, G. W. Morgan, Cul- pepper Exum, 8. Blaine Claypool, T. H. Spencer, G. Chisholm, Henry Hiden, J. H. Cook w. H. Monk, Jr.; Max Michael, J. L. Honeycutt G. A. BMnn, Jr.; E. A. Fox, J. M. Collier.
 Work Last Night.
 Last night at 8 o'clock George Fleming Moore, thirty-third degree, sovereign grand inspector general for Alabama constituted and consecrated Alabama Consistory No. 1, Masters of the Royal Secret, thirty-second degree. It was a brilliant and elaborate ceremonial. Many prominent citizens who had attained the thirty-second degree were present and the off1cers-e elect performed their parts well. The officers of the new body are as follows:
 Walter Howard, Venerable Master of the Kadosh.
 Harry W. Wescott, Prior of the Kadosh. R. l.. Teague of Montgomery, Sub-Prior of the Kadosh.
 R. w Southerland of Mobile, Chancel- Tor.
 Eugene F'ies Minister of State.
 Ben M. Jacobs, Almoner.
 Henry M. Austin, Registrar.
 Chas. R. Patterson, Treasurer.
 E. R. Rivers, Reverend Prelate.
 J. D. Matlock Marshal of Ceremonies.
 T. J. Bssett Expert.
 John c. Willox, Assistant Expert.
 C. A. Moffett, Captain of the Guards.
 Paul Calame, Steward.
 dpIy ipS by the sovereign grand inspector general, and after the ceremonies were ended the Consistory marched to the Metropolitan Hotel, where supper had been provided.
 The Consistory will meet this morning and confer the thirty-flrst and thirty-sec- ond degrees on a class of about thirty. Tonight at 7:30 the Scottish Rite Masons will attend divine service at Temple Eman- uel and listen to an address by the sover- eign grand inspector general. The public is invited. The reunion will conclude with a banquet at o'clock at the Metropolitan Hotel.
 MT. Moore is a guest at the Metropolitan and the visiting Scottish Rite Masons are registered there.
 Simon Klotz president of Temple EmaR- uel congregation and a member of the Re- union Executive Committee. has arranged to have trolley cars in waiting near the Temple to convey the Scottish Rite Masons to the Metropolitan.