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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-29
RESOURCES.

hESOOHCES.
Loans and Discounts. So, 647, 1872. II
Overdrafts 421.45
u. S. Bonds and Premiums 363.5oo.oo
Other Stocks and Bonds. 7s,3oo.oo
Real Estate. Old Bank
Building. -. ........ 100000
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Fraternal Brotherhood.

Progress Lodge of the Fraternal
Brotherhood, at its meeting on the third
Friday in June, had a large attendance
in its hall in the Red Mems building.
Four candidates We're initiated in
very impressive manner II. c. Lewis
acting as president. President-elect
Barclay being unable to accept the
position, there was created a vacancy
which was filled by the election of Past
President DR.. Hubbell, one of the most
efficient officers the lodge has ever
had At the close of the lodge the
gentlemen members who were defeated
in a contest with the lady members, in
vited all TO the banquet hall, where
fine collation. was served, and the as
semblage was addressed upon call by
Dr. Hubbell, postmaster; by II. c.
Lewis, General Organizer Colonel Stone,
President Smith of San Francisco
Lodge, President Pearson of Progress
Lodge, Treasurer Thayer, Mr.. Della
han, E. c. Stock and Mrs. Hubbell.
all returned to the lodgeroom
and danced for an hour.
Colonel Stone, supreme organizer for
the order in this district, has offered a
cash prize of $25 to each of the follow
ing named lodges, if such will initiate
twenty-five strangers on or before the
installation of officers in July: Prog
ress, Columbia, Mission and San Fran
cisco.
During the past week Yerba Buena
Lodge was quite active in initiating
candidates.
III. |. Brewer has been appointed spe-
cial organizer for Columbia Lodge and
j. M9ddy organizer for the district of
Albuquerque, N. NJ, vice j. A. Smith,
who has removed from the district.
The officers of San Francisco and
Progress lodges will be jointly installed
in Native Sons building on the evening
of July s. On that evening it is ex-
pected that class of fifty strangers
will be initiated.
On the 9Th of July DIR. A. B. Hubbell,
assisted by the degree team of Progress
Lodge, will install the officers of the
lodge in Oakland
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The Eastern Star.

Starr King Chapter OF the Order OF
the Eastern Star at it's meeting last
week conferred the degree Of the order
upon six eligibles, thereby increasing
the membership to ninety-nine, which
the members think is a good showing
for a chapter that will not be three
years old until next September. There
were present many from the other
chapters to witness the rendition OF
the beautiful work in a most accepta-
BILE manner. After the close OF the
chapter a collation. was served.
The grand matrOn has returned from
her visits in the north and has gone TO
her home in Los Angeles. From there
she will visit chapters in that section
of the state.
Beulah Chapter will have work in the
initiatory line at it's next meeting.
At its next meeting Ivy Chapter viii
have several candidates to receive the
degree OF the order. when the work will
be done by the officers Of Mission Chap
ter.
San Francisco Chapter at its last held
meeting had a pleasant evening after
the transaction Of ordinary business.
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chosen to take a trip to the southern
part of the State.
Supreme Deputy Chief Ranger
Stewart visited the court in San Ra-
faeI recently for the purpose OF en-
thusing the membership to more ac-
tive work.
Last week the high officers Of the
Independent Order Of Foresters who
reside north of Tehachapi, went to
Los Angeles for the purpose of attend
ing a session of the High Court stand
ing committee of the order. On the
evening Of the first days session the
members Of the high standing COM
mittee were entertained in the hall of
Court Los Angeles. on that occasion
the members of the committee were es-
cOrted to the meeting place from the
hotel by the Royal Foresters, two
companies, 200 strong. in new uni
frOms, and were preceded by the For
esters' band, attracting a great deal OF
attention. At the hall there was a pro-
gramme Of eighteen numbers, but ii
was discovered that the night was not
long enough to give it in its entirety.
and it was decided that the unfinished
numbers be given at a reception the
following night by Court Morris Vine
yard. High Vice Chief Ranger G. Q.
Stewart Of this city delivered an inter-
esting address. and Ed N Cameron,
also Of this city, the high treasurer,
was announced by the chairman of the
evening to speak on the finance of the
order, but the audience would not have
it. All had heard Of Cameron as a
L
when he arose in response to the chair
mans invitation, the audience in one
voice called out, cut il out. .""Put it on
ice, it'll keep" Give us some stories"
The high treasurer, who does not have
to be struck by a Japanese bomb to
take hint, dropped the figures of the
order and told the audience a half
dozen brand new stories, and when
he retired was called to the front again
and had to tell half dozen more. There
were. other speakers who entertained
the assemblage until it was time to
partake of a collation.
The following night there was a re-
ception in the court room of Court Nor
ris Vineyard, when there was speech
making by the visitors from the north,
an entertainment and then a banquet,
at which the members of the high
standing committe from the south were
heard for the good Of the order, the
principal speaker being High Chief
Ranger Wirsching.
The Royal Foresters have entered
into a prize drill contest with the Uni
form Rank Of the Knights of Pythias,
the uniformed teams of the Fraternal
brotherhood and the uniformed team
Of the Woodmen of the World.
The Los Angeles board of deputies
has started a series Of booster meetings.
which will continue for three months.
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The Golden Eagles.

California Castle No. 1 of the knights
twentieth anniversary of its institution
by giving members a trolley ride on
the night of June 80. As that will be
a full moon night it is expected that
there will be a large number in the
party. The affair will be under the di-
rection of George H. Bumm, C. II. Da-
Wis, H. w. Gantner, Fred Amman and
w. @. Macdougall. The castle, which
is in a fourishing condition. has for
several months past had degree work at
every session. The castle will elect Of
ficers June 29 and the installation will
be by Deputy Supreme Chief George A.
MCGOWAN on July 8. This subordinate
has created a new side degree called
The Buzzards," which is doing much
to attract the membership to the meet
ing place in the Native Sons building.
Sir knight Fred Amman, who recent
ly went East, while there was present
ed a beautiful badge by the supreme
chief in recognition of the services he
has rendered the order in California,
and at the same time he was'appointed
supreme organizer for this State
A new paper called the Golden Spur
is now being printed by Past Supreme
Chief e. V. Moore at Sidney Or 1t
is sent to every knight in the order.
A new castle called Lawton was re-
Gently instituted in Manila, P. l., with
more than one hundred charter mem
bers. The members of that castle pro-
pose to organize a commandery.
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Improved Red Men.

Monadnock Tribe of the Improved Or
der of Red Men has during the present
term adopted twenty-one strangers.
The tribe is making arrangements to
adopt a class of twenty-five palefaces
on the first Friday in July, at which
time the degree team will appear in
new costumes.
Great Chief of Records Bliss, during
the past week visited Ouray Tribe. on
which occasion there was work in the
adoption degree. This tribe and others
of Santa Clara Valley will take part in
the great fraternal parade in Palo Alto
July 4.
Manzanita Council of the Degree of
Hall last week which was we'll attend
ed. The affair was admirably conduct
& under the direction of the social
committee of the council, with Mrs
Ida e. Wheeler as chairman William
Winter was the floor manager.
Potomac Council had a very enjoya-
BILE evening in the Assembly Hall of
the Red Mems building last week.
Vernon A. Smith is organizing a sub
ordinate of the order in Arcata, Hum
boldt County.
Past Pocahontas Capitola Reidsma Of
Ioka council, Vallejo, is enjoying a va
cation at Tacoma, Wash.
Great Pocahontas Minnie Belts is in
the southern part of the State, where
she. will remain for about six weeks.
During her stay there she will visit
a number of the councils
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FRyMKfF LODCE PCOAlHn &c. .sTock

Americans was instituted in this CITY
last week by Director General Fl. G..
Lewis. This assembly is started with
forty-three names on the petition for A
charter. the signatures to which were
secured by Organizer F. L. O'ReiIly.
The new subordinate will elect it's om-
GERS tomorrow evening at a meeting to
be held in the offices Of the director
general in the Parrott building.
California Assembly 40. L at its
meeting last week had class Of eleven
TO initiate, after which there was A
pleasing musical and literary pro-
gramme under the direction of the So
cial committee.
Oakland Assembly No. at it's meet
ing last week initiated ten strangers
and after the work Of the evening had
a programme Of entertainment and the
serving of refreshments
An organizer is laying the foundation
for two assemblies in santa Clara.
County, and George Lee. who is work
ing in Los Angeles County. reports thar
he Will soon have several Assem- blies
ready for institution.
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purpose of taking part in a progressive
game of whist.
Mission Council had a pleasant meet
ing on the third Tuesday in June and
on the same night FL Dorado Council
also had Il good meeting. Harry l..
Simon of this council, who was serious
ly injured in an accident several
months ago. is recovering rapidly.
General Deputy Joseph A. Wilson,
who was recently appointed to that Of
flee, is actively at work and is a con-
stant attendant at each meeting of the
council. He continues to ask each
member if he has got that man." Mr..
Wilson was a member of California
Council No. $50. and it was not long
before he gave evidence of being a very
active fraternal man. After a time
he was induced TO transfer from that
council to FL Captain No. 997 to help it
along, and in this he was very succesSS
full. He has been its president, and
while working for it's advancement was
the winner of several prizes offered by
the cabinet TO those bringing in the
greatest number of candidates within
stated periods. He was chosen to sue
ceed ]. n. Bunting and since he has
been in his new office has proved that
he is the same active Wilson he always
has been.
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Woman's Relief Corps.

James A. Garfield Relief Corps. W
r. c., was at its last held meeting Wis
tied by members of Lincoln, Meade.
Lyons and other corps and members OF
James A Garfield Post, G. A r At
the close of the business session there
was an informal service commemOra-
tive of the late Margaret Dillon.
charter member of the corps. who at the
time of her demise was one Of the color
bearers. The chair that was won't 10
be occupied by Mrs. Dillon was covered
with Grape and decorated with ever
green's and flowers. There were appro-
pirate remarks eulogistic Of the serv-
ice rendered by Mrs. Dillon and songs
befitting the occasion.
Subsequently the announcement was
made that Past President Mrs. Sarah
H Wilson would soon leave for the
East and she was informed that the
corps will miss her and at the same
time she was wished a pleasant jour
ney. after which there was a collation.
and then the presentation TO Past Com
mander COhn Of the post OF a beautiful
embroidered table spread, it having
been decided that he was the one en-
titled TO receive IL.
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knights of Honor.

Liberty Lodge of the knights Of
Honor at it's meeting last week initi-
ated two strangers and it has pros
poets of initiating several more in the
next thirty days.
Ivy Lodge had several applications at
its last held meeting.
The Past DictatOrs' Association viii
at it's next meeting appoint a new COM
mittee to arrange for another social
evening for its members. the members
of the order and their friends. At that
meeting, which will be on the first Sat
urday in July, the preliminary steps
win be taken for the organization of a
ladies' auxiliary with the idea OF hav-
ing that body assist the lodges on the
occasion Of social events.
Special Deputy Barnes reports sue
cess in Salinas and CastrOville.
A report from Los Angeles announces
sixteen limitations in the past five
weeks.
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Order of Pendo.

Supreme Councillor A. p. Tugwell re-
turned last week from Los Angeles and
Pasadena with fifty applications in his
pocket to have the supreme medical di-
rector pass on them. He reports the
councils of the order in the southern
part of the State as particularly active
Home Council of this city will have
an open meeting and social in the Red
Mems building tomorrow evening, at
which time there will be a programme
of songs. music and literary numbers
H. F. Trump has been appointed as
an organizer for the order and will de-
vote his time to organization work in
this city.
Grand Secretary Terry and Grand
Treasurer Stanley visited the council in
Woodland last week and witnessed the
initiation of class of strangers.
The officers of Hayward Council in
Hayward were installed last week bv
Supreme Medical Director DR.. q II
Walworth. assisted by MS. A. p Tug
well. The ceremony was followed bv a
social evening and the serving of re
freshments.
Last week Alameda Council had =
pleasant social evening and tbara uzaro
present large number of people
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Modern Woodcraft.

At the meeting of GOOdfellowship
Camp of the Modern WOOdmen OF
America last week the team Of Forest
ers appeared for the first time in new
uniforms of Lincoln green to assist in
the adoption work. This added much 70
the impressiveness of the work when
large class of strangers were adopted
for this and Occidental Camp. There
was large number of the neighbcrs
of the two camps present and after the
adoption there were a number of adj
dresses, in which the officers and the
team We're praised for the rendition Of
the ceremonies.
At the last held meeting of the
Camp of Royal NeighbOrs, the ladies
branch of the order, there was a good
attendance and four strangers were
adopted in a very impressive manner
The oracle was given special praise
for the manner in which she delivered
her charge.
The camps of this city and those or
Alameda County are busy preparing for
the reception Of the head counsel IN
Eagles Hall July Z.
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American Foresters.

Grand Secretary John j. Cordy and
Editor Jacob Label of the American
Forester Review returned last week
from two weeks vacation in Colorado,
during which time they attended the
session of the Grand Court of that
State.
There will be a meeting of delegates
from the local court in the Alcazar
building tomorrow night for the pur-
pose of making arrangements for a
large class initiation in celebration of
Foresters' day, August Is.
During the past week Grand : .rd-
ing Secretary DR.. Charles NJ. Tropp-
man and Grand Trustee Daniel 1eare
paid visit to Court Verano in 6
land on the occasion of services held
by that court in memory of those of its
members who passed away during the
past twelve months.
Last week the Grand Recording Sec
retary paid an official visit to Court
de France and after witnessing the
work as exemplified by the officers, de-
livered a congratulatory address. He
also visited Junior Pride Court of tie
Golden West and gave the young For
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Pythian Knights.

Alemania Lodge Of the Knights OF
Pythias rendered a reception to George
z. Church, supreme prelate Of the order
and Superior Judge of Fresno County.
In its lOdgerOom in the Pioneer building
on the evening OF June 10. On that oc-
casion Judge Church. who is an orator
having no equal in the order, addressed
the members OF the lodge and visitors
on "Pythianism"
A new company Of the Uniform
Rank. K. of p, was recently mustered
in at Willis and another at Paso RO-
bles.
San FranciscO Lodge will tender a
reception to Grand Chancellor Burns
and Past Grand Chancellor Sargent
during the month of July.
Unity Lodge has arranged for jinks
on the evening of June so.
A new lodge has been instituted in
Loyalton with c. w. Anderson as
chancellor and a ]. Wilson as keeper
of records and seal
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NOTED MEMBERS OF
THE LOCAL FRATER-
MITES.

goodly number of charter members by
Deputy Grand President at Large
Eliza d. Keith, p. G. p. assisted by
Grand President Ella Caminetti, Grand
Secretary Laura ]. Frakes and others
Mrs. Ella Caminetti, recently elected
grand president, has already given
proof that she will be the" president
during the current term. When told
by some members of the order who be-
lieve that they are "a power behind the
throne" that she must not" appoint
this one or that one on committees,
and that if she did certain things would
be done at the next Grand Parlor, she
said in a very quiet and polite manner
that the constitution gave her The
right TO appoint the committees and
that she proposed TO make her own Sc
lections, Notwithstanding the threats.
She declared that she would, with all
the knowledge she has of the order, do
all that can be done to advance the or
ganization and to guarantee equal JUS
tice to all members.
At the recent session of the Grand
Parlor in Pacific Grove a pretty COM
pliment was paid to the worth Of Grand
Secretary Laura ]. Frakes by increas-
ing her salary s25 a month.
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Royal Arcanum.

The members of the local councils of
the Royal Arcanum celebrated Area
mum day last week by a theater party
al the Alcazar. There were many Of
tho Arcanumites present and all en-
joyed Lovers Lane"
Argonaut Council of this city has is
sued the Arcanum Bulletin, edited by
NJ. S. de Roco, the genial secretary, and
printed by G. B. Tuley, the regent of
the council 1t is a neat publication
filed with bright paragraphs for the
instruction of members as to what Ar
gonaut intends to do during the month.
George w. Schindele, the vice regent
of this council. while examining
building a short time sinc~ from
the roof and was badly bruised, but
fortunately not seriously injured.
The three councils of Alameda County
joined last week in the celebration of
the anniversary of the order, on which
occasion there was pleasing musical
and literary programme and dancing in
Maple Hail. Oakland.
Grand Regent Jones is preparing his
official prize circular in which he will
offer prizes for individual and council
work
Reports from the southern part of the
State and particularly from Los Ange-
les, show that the membership in that
section OF the State is particularly ac-
tive and that it is doing a great deal
for the advancement of the organiza-
ton
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Native Daughters.

Piedmont Parlor, n. d. G. w. has
chosen the following named as its Off
GERS for the ensuing term: B. Pacheco.
past president; A Book, president; J.
Jordan, z. Neagle and A. Siegler. vice
presidents; c. Engelhart, marshal; B.
Wood recording and G. Biber financial
secretary; A. Arroge, treasurer; NJ.
James and r. Siegler, sentinels: M.
FERN. NJ. Sewell and A. Mosher trus-
tees; j. c. Brown. organist Miss ].
Jordan and Miss Winnie Mulvery were
elected delegates to the Grand Parlor.
Osa Parlor No 143 of Tuolumne re-
Gently gave a ball that was a great
success in every way and one of the
local papers says that "it vas the
incest ball ever given in Tuolumne"
The members of the parlor in Palo
Alto viii take part in the Fourth Of
July celebration in that place.
Gabrielle Parlor No. 139, N. d. G. W.,
gave its first anniversary ball in Golden
Gate Hall on the evening of Wednes-
day, June %. An active committee, of
which Olive A. Wood was the chairman,
arranged an up-to-date programme Of
dances, and an attentive floor commit
tee saw to it that the members and
their friends had a most pleasant even
ing of entertainment.
"A new parlor of the order was insti-
tuted in Palo Alto last week with a
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Native Sons.

The following have been elected as
the officers of Stanford Parlor, N. S.
G. w, for the ensuing term: Joseph
w. Hardiman, past president; Carl T.
Granz, president; T. l. Fitzpatrick, first
vice president; William NJ. Mcguire.
second vice president; Leo ]. Mcmahon,
third vice president; Fred H. Jung. re-
cording secretary; Joseph G. Cox,
financial secretary and treasurer; Hen
ry A. Callahan, marshal; Joseph M.
Campodonico, p. J.IWenigeri trustees;
Joseph Greenberg, L. d. Bacigalupi, NJ.
D.; E. E. Brownell, NJ. D.; E. R. Bry-
ant NJ. D.; Edwin Bunnell, NJ. D.;
Washington Dodge, NJ. D.; A. H. Clan
nini NJ. D.; H. B. Kugeler, NJ. D.; B.
McElroy, NJ. D.; A. Mclaughlin, NJ. D.;
William Fletcher McNutt Jr., M. D.;
George P. Purlenky, M. D.; John NJ
Williamson. surgeons.
Grand President Charles E. Nc
Laughlin and Grand Secretary Charles
H. Turner paid visit last week to the
parlor in Ukiah. where they spent some
time in talking to the members as to
the necessity of renewed activity.
They also paid official visits as fol-
lows: To Upper Lake. June %; Kelsey
vile, June %; Lakeport, June "a, and
Middletown, June 25. These localities
in Lake County are in the visiting dis
trict assigned to Grand Treasurer John
+. McDougald.
The Past Presidents Association will
take part in the celebration at Palo
Alto July 4.
The late S. A. d. Jones of Pacific
Parlor, who died recently of disease
contracted while on a visit TO the Ha-
waiian Islands, was a very active mem
Der of the order. He was a charter men,
Der Of Pacific Parlor, he author of the
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present ritual, and the designer Of the
regalia now in use.
The parlor in Richmond, Contra Cos
ia County, initiated a class of candi-
dates last week.
All the parlors in this city are pre-
pairing for the installation of officers
during July
The Native Sons Hall Association.
of which ]. 3. Stovall is chairman, has
recently made many repairs to the
building. Among these has been the re-
wiring Of the entire structure and the
placing of ventiators in such places as
now carry away the heated air in the
main assembly hall above the roof
without creating draughts. The as
sociation has during the term of the
present officers, in addition to expend
ing a great deal of money in making
Improvements, reduced the mortgage to
$43, 6OO
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esters very interesting and instruct
i've address. In appreciation of DR..
Troppman's interest in the court he
was elected the courts physician. He
also visited the court at Santa Rosa
officially and Court General Lawton,
where he gave ample proof of his ora
torical powers.
Under instructions from Grand Chief
Ranger Foley, Past Grand Chief Ran
ger E. l. Wolfe and Grand Recording
Secretary c. NJ. Troppman, two of the
spellbinders of the order, will pay a
visit to Court Rafael at San Rafael on
July 13 TO enthuse the membership
General Organizer j. w. Emrick is
at this time visiting all of the local
courts in the interest of the monster
initiation to be held in August
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National Union.

FL Captain Council of the National
Union at its meeting on the third
Thursday in June received several ap-
plications for membership and after
the transaction of routine business vis-
tied San Francisco Council for the
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Independent Foresters.

During the last week the courts of
this city elected delegates to the High
Court, which is TO meet in San Diego.
There was a contest in all the courts,
as there were many who wanted to be
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The Americans.

Washington Assembly No. 3 of the
The Washington times., 1904-12-05

An Alexandrian, Whose Luck Led
Him to the Spot in That
Ancient Town Where Gao
Was Hidden Away.