The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-05
CAPITAL THRONGED
 WITH STATE MASONS
Officers Are Elected By Grand
 Chapter
0'REAR WILL MAKE RACE
Goes to His Home In Walker County to Run for the Legislature. Other News of Mont
 gomery.

Montgomery, December 4-(special.)- The presence in the city of many of the leading Masons of the state, in attendance upon the sessions of the grand lodge, has caused the capitol to be thronged much of the time when work is not on with square and compass delegates. Many of them have taken occasion to pay re- spects to the governor. and that official has been busy shaking Masonic hands. Prominent among the visitors is Dr. Russell M. Cunningham, lieutenant gov ernor, and late candidate for the demo- cratic nomination for governor, who is one of the highest Masons in the south and former grand master. He has been with his capitol friends much of the time, where he served for eleven months as governor in the absence of Governor Jelks. He is very much interested in the werk of the coming session of the legis- leture though he will have no part in it. Another leader is A. II. Carmichael, epresentative-elect from Colbert county, son of Judge J. M. Carmichael state auditor He is one of the well known young men of the state and has for some years had an interesting part in the work of the legislature.
 The grand lodge will finish up its work some time Wednesday. The most of the session so far has been taken up in rou- tine.
 Officers Are Reelected. A large number of delegates were this morning assembled at the Masonic tenn pie in attendance upon the grand chap ter session. The principal matter of in- terest that concerned the delegates dur ing the session was due to the election of officers, which election resulted as follows:
 Robert S. Teague, the most excellent grand high priest.
 Lew Lazarus, the most excellent deputy grand high priest.
 Robert w. Southeiland the right ex- celent grand king.
 John B. Christian, the right excellent grand scribe
 William II. Dngley. the right excellent grand treasurer.
 George A. Beauchalnp, the right excel lent grand secretary.
 Stewart Mcqueen, the right excellent grand chapter
 William E Bingham, the right excel lent grand captain of hosts.
 Lawrence II. Lee, the excellent grand principal sojourner
  rich arch captain.
 Albert F Pace, the excellent grand master third veil.
 Norman Gum. the excellent grand mas ter second veil.
 William J. Mcleod, the excellent grand master first veil.
 Charles 4. Allen, the right excellent sentinel
 Grand Council
 The grand council of royal. select and super-exeellent masters of Alabama met at the Masonic temple yesterday with the following officers present:
 Ben M Jacobs. Birmingham. M. III. grand master.
 John B. Lyons, Opelika, deputy grand master.
 William w. Ransom, Birmingham. William II. Dingley, Montgomery, grand treasurer.
 George A. Beauchamp, Montgomery, grand recorder.
 Walter Smith, Tuscaloosa, grand cap Lawrence H. Lee, Gadsden, grand con. of council.
 Robert l.. Douglass, Mobile, grand steward.
 Stewart Mcqueen Montgomery, grand chaplain.
 Charles A. Allen, Montgomery. grand sentinel.
 At this session the principal matter of interest concerned the election of officers, which are as follows:
 John B. Lyon, Opelika, M. H., grand master.
 William w. Ransom, Birmingham, dep- uty grand master.
 Walter Smith, Tuscaloosa grand P. c. work
 William II. Dingley, Montgomery grand treasurer.
 George A. Beauchamp, Montgomery grand recorder.
 Lawrence II. Lee Gadsden grand cap tain of guard.
 Robert l.. Douglass, Mobile, grand Con. of council.
 John r. Jenkins, Piper, grand steward. Stewart Mcqueen. Montgomery, grand chaplain.
 Charles A. Allen, Montgomery, grand sentinel.