The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-06-06
PYTHIAN TEMPLE
WORK BEGINS SOON
Committee Named to Prepare
Plans
THE OTHER COMMITTEES
Former Page In Legislature Appointed
BY Speaker Jones Is Sentenced
to the Penitentiary BY
"Judge" Jones.
THE OTHER COMMITTEES

Montgomery, June 5.-(Special)-Th
work of building Pythian temple at
Montgomery, to be made the home of the
Grand Lodge of Pnythias has been left
to committee appointed by Grand Cham
cellor Thomas D. Sanford. The others
on the committee are b. A. Taylor, Mont
gomery, and the following past grand
ehancellors: j. R. Carter, Birmingham
J. d. Block, Mobile; f. P. Nichols
Ranoke.
1t will be the duty of this committee
to begin work at once on the prelIminaries
to the erection of the temple. Anticipat-
ing the services some of the leaders OF
the order have been busy for several days
getting a line on sites and cost of ma
terial and will be able to help out when
the members of the committee begin to
get down to facts. 1t is anticipated that
the work on building may be well under
way by the end of the year.
The following other committees have
been named by the grand chancellor:
Judiciary-W. H. Sanford, Troy; Samuel
c. Jenkins, Bay Minette R. G. Rowlands,
Ashland.
Ways and Means-R. H. Mangum chair
man, Selma; R. j. Miles, Opelika; w. B..
Dow, Montgomery.
State of the Order-D. G. Waldrop,
chairman, Sheffield; b. B. Cox, Mobile;
J. F. Mangum, Enterprise.
Credentials, Mileage and Per Diem
]. E. Wise, chairman, Dothan; G. D.
Perdue, Birmingham: l.. F. Greer, De-
ArmanvIlle.
Fraternal Correspondence X. Ben
son, Monroeville.
Revision of Constitution and Statutes
P. G. c., b. C. Jones, chairman, Bes-
semer p. G. c., j. R. Carter, Birming
ham; Lac Schwarz, Mobile.
One District Work-P. G. c., j. H..
Disque, chairman, Gadsden; P. G. c., W.
II. Wilder, Birmingham; p. G. c., D. c.
Cooper, oxford.
Pythian Temple Ways and Means
p. G. c., ]. B. Ellis, chairman, Selma
B. A. Taylor Montgomery; P. G. c., j.
R. Carter, Birmingham; P. G. c.. J. d.
Bloch, Mobile; P. G. c., e. P. Nichols
Roanoke.
District grand deputies
No. 1-R. l.. Carter, Admission.
No. &C. w. Ashcraft, Florence.
No. S-Ben Davis, Ensley.
No. EDr. A. d. Kilter Holt.
No. sc. l.. Meroney, Montevallo.
No. 60. L. Shivers, Marion.
No. IF F. Conway, Mobile.
No. SIS. II. Blan, Troy.
No. 9-W. L. Lee, Columbia.
No. 10-Dr. E. Meade Wilcox, Auburn.
No. 11-Horace l.. Quinn, Gadsden.
No. 12-B. L. Zimmerman, Andalusia.
No. 13-W. A. Finley, Pollard.
Howard In Jail.
]. Finley Howard, who was convicted
al Andalusa this week and given a SEN
tence of 80 years in the penitentiary, has
been brought to Montgomery, pending an
appeal to the supreme court. AS the
court will not be able to get to his case
this term, no decision will be reached
until next winter. In the meantime ne
will have to stay in Jail.
Lamar Sentenced.
George Lamar, convicted in the United
States court for sending obscene matter
through the mail, has been sentenced To
il months in the penitentiary by Judge
Thomas G. Jones of the United States
court The father of Lamar was in the
army with Judge Jones and while the
judge was speaker OF the mousse ne APP
pointed George Lamar page. The scene
at the time of sentence, therefore, was
touching.
Expense of Candidates.
The expense account of George w. Tay-
Tor, who ran in the primary for Con-
gress in the First district, has been filed
with the secretary of state. 1t cost him
s196. so. S. w. Johnson, who failed for So
licitor in the Sixteenth circuit spent
s276. as. He had strenuous opposition.
Fine Thorsby Plums.
John Winslow of Thorsby has sent to
the department of agriculture a fine lot
of red June plums which are being shown
tc appreciative callers. Samples of them
will be put up in jars to be kept as
rart of the show that is being made. Mr..
Winslow is engaged in raising and breed
ing sweet potatoes and fruit.
New Corporations.
The following new corporations have
been reported to the secretary of state:
Coast Manufacturing company, Barn
well. capital $4,000; Rowell Hudson Shoe
Co. Selma, capital $4,000; New Decatur
Machine company, New Decatur, capt.
tai $4,000.