The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-23
STERN IS PRESIDENT
MEMPHIS MAN CALLED TO HEAD OF
 BEAVERS.
He Defeats pr. Saul of Montgomery and Secures Next Meeting of su-
 preme Dam for His

Birmingham, Ala, Feb. 22.--(Special over Long Distance Telephone.)-The third annual session of the Supreme Dam Independent Order of Beavers eral minor amendments were made to , the constitution and a new ritual with but few changes were adopted.
 The new constitution provides that while the headquarters will remain in Birmingham, where the orders was founded. the annual meetings will be held in different cities.
 The election of officers this afternoon was spirited. There were two candi- dates for president, Morris Stern of Memphis, and Dr. s. H. Saul of Mont gomery. The vote stood, Stern 27, Saul 17. and Mir. Stern was declared elected.
 w. P. Gum of Bessemer. was elected vtce-president Hon. Eb. T. Williams of Atlanta, chaplain; W. r. Wear of opelika, supreme guide; B. H. Johnson of Montgomery, supreme guardian: J. A. Lambert of Chattanooga. supreme sentinel; Dr. T. J. Bickley of Birmtng- ham. supreme medical director; c. B. Tompkins of Mobile, supreme councel- Tor; ]. A. Rountree of Birmin gham, trustee for three years: J. c. Coovert of Memphis, supreme photographer; w. T. O'Flynn of Meridian, Miss, supreme marshall
 The holdover officers are H. W. Eng fish of Birmingham. supreme secretary; w.. H. Fruiticher, supreme organizer, and Fl. Haynes, supreme treasurer.
 Memphis, Tenn, was selected as the next meeting place.
 When the morning session opened to- day 1t was announced that Supreme President F. F. Conway of Mobile had been summoned to Boston on important business, and Vice. President S. H. Saul took the chair He presided all morn ing and relinquished the chair when the election took place.
 The credentials committee made an additional report, and several members who were not present last afternoon were given the privileges of the con- yention.
 The committee on new constitution . reported that by afternoon a report would be ready, correcting some omis- sions which were apparent.
 The committee named on ritual also announced this morning that it would be after noon before their report would be ready.
 A discussion then began in regard to the representation and order of busi- : ness. The manner of selecting the next meeting place was also discussed, sev- eral of the prominent members of the supreme dam participating in the argu- ments.
 Reports were received from several of the local dams. all of which showed splendid conditions.
 | Under the head of good of the order here were some talks, though the greater portion of the morning was given over to discussions looking to the election of officers and selection of 1 next place of meeting. Motions to ad . f1ourn were voted down and when the Sdiscussion started again as to the selec- ton of the next meeting place, Mem phis and Atlanta offering invitations, the lack of a section in the constitution on the subject became apparent.
 Finally a motion prevailed that ad- Journment be taken until 2:30 o'clock, when the selection of the next meeting place took place and the committees on constitution and ritual reported so that the election of officers could pro- ceed.