The age-herald., 1901-02-03

Royal Secret, thirty-second degree, held meeting last Thursday night and discussed bylaws.
 Cyrene Commandery Mo- 10, K. T. met on Friday night. Routine business was dis patched, and the pilgrimage to the triennial conclave was discussed.
 Sam Thompson Council No. 43, will con- fer the Royal, Select and Super-excellent next Wednesday night.
 Mrs Ewing, most worthy grand matron of the Order of Eastern Star, has notified the chapters of Alabama that she would visit Birmingham in March and organize a Grand Chapter for the State. She will be the guest of Adah Chapter No. 12 of which Mrs. Paul Calame is worthy matron.
 B. D. Armstrong, representative of the Masons Annuity, has been called to Au- burn on account of the illness of his wife.
 The New York World Almanac in it's table of Masonic Rites, uses the misnomer York Rite" to designate what English Masonic writers and J. H. Drummond and other distinguished American authorities style the American Rite-the Blue Lodge, chapter, council and commandery. The sys- tenn existing in England with which it most nearly corresponds they style the Eng fish Rite. The Scottish Rite is the same in the arrangement of it's degrees the world over But as the American Rite has been called the York Rite in this country by the large majority of Masons for so many years and since the World Almanac persists in using the term, it is safe to say that the name will stick to it for all time to come. There was a York Rite in England prior to the Grand Lodge Schism early in the second half of the eighteenth century, but the York Rite as rite went out of existence about time the two rival Grand Lodges were healed and the United Grand Lodge was organized certainly when the Dreacn was formed in 1913.
 Zamora Temple of Ancient Arabic Nobles of the Mystic Shrine held an interesting meeting at Elks' Hall last night. Several candidates were led over the burning sands and officers for the ensuing twelve months were duly installed. The retiring potentate. c. E. Meglemry, invested his successor in most impressive style. Following Is the complete official divan:
 Ben M. Jacobs, potentate; Charles h. Wescott, chief rabban; John H. Robinson, assistant rabban c. R. Patterson high priest and prophet; c. s. Hayden, oriental guide; Henry B. Gray, treasurer; c. J. Geohegan recorder; M. L. Mewhinney, first ceremonial master; Walter Howard, second ceremonial master; M. T. Stradford, d1rec- tor; J. E. Frazer, first assistant director; Charles A. Maffet, second assistant direc- tor; James Esdale, marshall; Joe Brower' captain of the guards ;Dr R. M. Cunning ham, physician; Dr. J. D. Dabney, physl- clan; Dr. Walter Ranson, surgeon; H. M. Austin first alchemist; w. s. Scott, second alchemist; Paul Calame, outside guau'.
 After the temple closed the Shriners marched in body to the Metropolitan Ho- tel. where they had supper.
 According to custom past potentate will be entitled to represent Zamora at the Inn perial Shrine meeting in Kansas City. If the membership reaches 300, which it prob- ably will the temple will be entitled to two representatives In that event there may be lively contest for the honor of being the additional representative.