The age-herald., 1900-12-02
IN HONOR OF GRAND
 LODGE DELEGATES Joint Communication of Local
 Masonic Lodges
TO BE FOLLOWED BY A FEAST
Meeting of the Grand Lodge In Mont gomery Tuesday-A Bit of Masonic Politics Is icipated-Among
 the Craft of Masonry.

The joint communication of Birmingham Fraternal Lodge No-3S4 and King Solomon Ledge No. 460, at Masonic Hall, corner of First avenue and Twentieth street, tomor- row night will be an event of more than ordinary interest to the craft.
 The sublime degree of Master Mason" will be conferredw in full and impressive form on one candidate. As the ceremonies will be conferred in full and impressive full ritualists of Birmingham, it is safe 10 say that the work will be well nigh let ter perfect
 The banquet hall will be opened at Il o'clock and the members of the two lodges named and all visiting brethren will be invited to partake of an elegant supper furnished by Paul Calame.
 This joint communication followed by feast is intended as an honor to the dele gates of Jefferson County and North Alabama who will visit Birmingham on their way to the Grand Lodge.
 Grand Annual Communication.
 The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of An cient, Free andw Accepted Masons of Ala bama and it's Masonic jurisdiction will be- gin .ts eightieth annual communication in the Masonic Hall at Montgomery, Tuesday evening, Decem Ger 4, at 7:SO o'clock Dr. B Dudley Williams of Oxford the Grand Master, will occupy the Grand East. Bir- mingham is represented in the line of grand officers by Ben M. Jacobs, Senior Grand Deacon. Dr. R. NJ Cunningham, of Pratt City is the Deputy Grand Master, and as Dr. Williams is now at the end of his second term. as the ruler of the craft tn, Ian bo ham will in accordance with custom be elected to the Grand Mastership pr. R. J. Redden of Sulligent, at present Sen for Grand Warden, will probably be ad- vanced to the office of Deputy Grand Mas ter. Henry H. Matthews of Montgomery at presept Junior Grand Warden, would then be advanced to the Grand West.
 Masonic PoIi.,cs.
 Who will be honored by election to the Grand South is a question of lively inter- est. On account of the Masonic activity which characterzeS Birmingham to say nothing of Birmingham's great future it seems reasonable to suppose this city would be represented in the elected line as it now is in the appointive line.
 It is understood that candidates from
  in nomination, and quite a spirited contest may be exepected. 'There will doubtless be considerable Masonic politics all round," said an old member of the Grand Lodge, but Masonic politics is not like politics in civic life. It is not even as fierce as church politics sometimes happen to be. Indeed politicaLmethods in Masonry are not only proverbably fair and square, but distinc- lively fraternal. There are never any sores to heal after Grand Lodge election. '"
 Grand Treasurer Wm. H. Dingley and Grand Secretary H. Clay Armstrong will, it is believed, be reelected without any real opposition.
 In addition to Senior Grand Deacon Ja- cobs, Dan Greene, A. w. Miller, Bert Ja- cobs and other Birmingham Masons will attend the Grand Lodge The Jefferson County contingent and delegates from counties near by will leave this city for Montgomery in a body Tuesday morning at 5 o'clock.