The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-28
OFFICER OF TEN
LODGES INSTALLED
Masons Had Great Affair al
Bessemer Yesterday
MANY PEOPLE ATTENDED
Lieutenant Governor Cunningham In
stalls officers-Judge Dan Greene
and DR.. staeg speak-other
Bessemer Items.
MANY PEOPLE ATTENDED

Bessemer, June 27.--(Special. AT the big
Masonic picnic held at the city park this
morning the officers or ten Masonic
lodges of this district were publicly in
stalled. Hundreds of Masons and their
friends from all over Jefferson county
attended the exercises, and the occasion
was a memorable one for the Masonry
of this district.
Notwithstanding the inelement weather
a large crowd of Masons formed in front
of the Masonic hall this morning at 1890
and marched in a body to the park, where
the exercises were held
In the march were members from every
Masonic lodge in the Bessemer district
and the Florida lodge and the Royal Arch
Chapter of Pratt City.
The installation was conducted by Lieu
tenant Governor r. NJ Cunningham, past
grand master, who delivered brief and
eloquent address on Masonry. The grafton
was delivered by Judge Daniel A. Green
which was followed by an address by the
Rev. Dr. John w. Stagg.
After the speaking dinner was served
on the grounds. The long tables which had
been arranged for the occasion were load
ed down with all kinds of eatables.
The Pratt City lodges came out to Bes-
semer in special cars.
Odd Fellows Elect Officers.
At a meeting of the Bessemer lodge,
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, to-
night, the following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing term: Harry w. Mat
thews. noble grand; J. L. Owens, vice
grand; George f. Balm. secretary; j. j.
Sullivan, prelate; J. Rosebaum, truss
tee.
Henry Obey aged Is years, a brakeman
on the Alabama Great Southern, while
turning a switch this afternoon fell and
broke his leg. He was taken TO Copeland
& Berry's infirmary, where he was given
every medical attention. The accident oe-
CURED during the heavy rain storm this
afternoon.
Furnace Starts Again.
The slight accident that occurred to the
automatic dump of the new furnace at
Woodward has been repaired and that big
plant is now in full operation. The fur
mace was started up last week and has
not begun to make regular runs yet The
pig iron, however. that has beeen made
Is very satisfactory. and the indications
are that the plant will break records when
Output Increasing.
Tho output of the Virginia mines,
which was damaged by the explosion of
last February, in which over 100 men
lost their lives, is rapidly increasing.
About ffty-hVe men are at work in the
mine aud The daily output is something
over 200 tons.
Elks and Eagles to Play.
The game of baseball between the Elks
and the Eagles, to be played at Fourth
avenue park Thursday afternoon, prom
ises to be an interesting contest. The
game will be called at o'clock, and
Smith Edge will umpire the bout.
Tho following will be the lineup:
Elks-Allen, catcher; John Ross, pitch
er; T. r. Fulton, first base; w. II. Dem
MIS- second base; Lacey Edmundson,
third base; A. S. Fitzpatrick shortstop;
Alex Carrel, left field; d. H Ramsey,
center field; H. d. Cockrell, right field;
Pepton Minis, Lee Moody, substitutes.
Eagles-Ed King catcher; Sam Par
sons, pitcher; William Shea, first base;
Scottie Bryant, second base; Bob Chill
dress, third base; DIR. J. NJ. Seay, short
stop; Charles Sullivan. third base; George
Ross, center field; Henry Etter, right
field: Roger Mccabe. William Perry and
d. II. Fulton, substitutes.
The Beaver team will challenge the
winners.
Personal and General
The ladies of the First Baptist church
will give trolley ride to East Lake
next Thursday night for the benefit OF
the church
Miss Maggie and Miss Marguerite How
ard are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. w G. Con-
ner.
The Christian church will give a troll
ley to East Lake Thursday night
Mr.. f. II. Lopez and Miss Rosa Lopez
have rturned from a visit to Charleston.
S c.
Mr. Henry Palmer will leave Saturday
for South Carolina to spend his summer
vacation
DR.. and Mrs, Holland McTyiere of Ems
ley Miss Corrie Smith of Montgomery.
Miss Matte Geron of Huntsvill and Miss
Lillian Hughes of Birmingham are visit
ing Col and Mrs. w. C. McTyiere.
Prof. j. M. Dill has gone to Tallahas-
see to attend the marriage of his BROTH
err Henry NJ Dill, and Miss Tanzie Me-
Kenzie which takes place in that city
tomorrow evening.