The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-24
1000 MASONS ARE COMING Annual Meeting of Grand !. Lodge Tuesday. MANY NOTABLE VISITORS There Will Be No Public De-
 monstrations of Any Kind. The Exercises Will Be Held in the
 Masonic Temple and ofacsrs
 for the Ensuing Year Will Be Elected. |

Several hundred Alabama Masons will tourney to Montgomery to participate in the, annual meeting of the Grand Lodge which is to begin in this city Tuesday evening, December ,, at o'clock. The handsome Masonic Temple located at the southwest corner of Perry and Washing ton Streets Is the Alabama headquarters If Masonry and the sessions of the Grand Lodge win of course be held In this build
 ing.
 From every nook and corner of Aiaba-
 ma these Masons will come to Montgom-
 cry They will be here three days and they will return to their homes inspired
 with the tenets of their ancient and hon. orable organization
 There are numerous auxiliary organi-
 zations of the Grand Lodge of Masons
 and one of these, the Grand Chapter,
 Royal Arch Masons, will begin its an-
 nuaI meeting In Montgomery at 10 o'clock
 Monday morning, December 2 George F..
 Moore of Montgomery Is Grand High
 Priest of the Royal Arch Masons and he
 will preside over the deliberations of this
 body. About 150 delegates will attend the
 annual meeting of the Royal Arch Ma.
 sons and these delegates will begin to
 reach the city Sunday December ]. | Tuesday afternoon, December 3, at 2:30 o'clock, the Grand Council of Royal and
 select Masons will begin its annual meet ing in the Masonic Temple. G. A. Beau champ of Montgomery is Most Illustrious Grand Master of the Grand Council and he will preside over its deliberations. There will not be more than fifty deie- gates in attendance upon the Grand Coun- ell. a The most important meeting in point of numbers and in point of interest to Ma- sorry will be the annual meeting of the oA~ ACCRnfed Masons of Alabama. There are 400 lodges of the order in Alabama. As each lodge Is entitled to three delegates to the an- nual meeting the body would consist of | 1,20o Alabama Masons representing every section of the State. In addition to this number of delegates, prominent Mason said yesterday that 1t would be safe to estimate that at least 900 visiting Ma- sons would be here in attendance upon
 the Grand Lodge. By visiting Masons is meant those members of subordinate lodges who were not named as delegates but who invariably attend the Grand Lodge sessions to mingle with their breth- rem in Masonry.
 The Grand Lodge will convene in an- nual session Tuesday evening, December srd at s o'clock and Dr. Russell M. Cum bania, will preside The sessions will continue through Wednesday and will of course be held privately in the lodge room. It is probable that the Grand Lodge may complete its work and ad- journ late Wednesday night. but it is said that the sessions may b. prolonged through Thursday.
 The only business of interest to the general public which the Grand Lodge will transact is the election of officers. Dr. Cunningham, according to custom. will bo reelected Grand Master of Ala bama, which means that he will be con- | tinued for another term as the head of | this great organization of honorable Ala | bamians
 This ofice is regarded as one of the | highest distinctions that can be paid by State division of Masons. It has been held by distinguished citizens of the | State who have left their impress on Alabama history. The Past Grand Mas | ters who are living and who will | probably be in attendance upon the an- nuai meeting are the following: | General George P. Harrison of Opeiika; | Judge James A. Bilbro of Gadsden; Dr. | B. Dudley Williams of Oxford; Major John c. Harris of Montgomery; ex-Gov-
 gressman John H. Bankhead of Fayette; Dr. G. M. Morrow of Birmingham and | Hon. H. H. Brown of Birmingham. George A. Beauchamp, Grand Secretary
 of the Masonic order in Alabama, who | has charge of the Masonic Temple and | who devotes all of his time to the in- | teerst of Masonry. said yesterday that | the indications were that there would | be a full attendance of Masons upon the | annual meeting of the Grand Lodge.
 In speaking of the number of lodges | in the State MT. Beauchamp said that
 there were numerous lodges in every | county in Alabama, Jefferson County
 alone having thirty lodges within its
 borders. Each lodge of the four hun
 dred Is entitled to three delegates and
 Mir. Beauchamp said that the prospects
 were that every one of the delegates
 would be here He gave 1t as his opinion
 that the visiting Masons would swell the number of visitors to Montgomery to per
 haps 2,0o0.
 Mir. Beauchamp is already at work ar
 ranging for the accommodation of this
 crowd of visitors and the hotels will no doubt be taxed.
 There will be no entertainment of the visitors beyond the pleasure they will get out of the meeting in the lodge room and there will be no public demonstration | The Masons are distinctly quiet body
 naturally feels in so great gathering of distinguished men there will be nothing of general interest attaching to the an- nual meeting of the Grand Lodge.
 While there will be men in attendance who are known all over Alabama, MT.
 Beauchamp said yesterday that so far | as he knew no distinguished Masons from
 other States would be here to attend the