The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-13
OPTICAL SOCIETY
 ELECTS OFFICERS Hardwick Ruth of Montgomery
 Is President ODD FELLOWS IN SESSION Movement Is on Foot to Change Basis of Representation In the State
 Grand Lodge-Lumber-
 men In Session.
ODD FELLOWS IN SESSION

Montgomery. May 12.-lSpeciaL)- The Alabama Optical society adjourned tonight after electing the following officers
 President. Hardwiclx Ruth of Mont gomery; vice presidents J. H. Finder and W c. Abbott of Birminghami sec retary. w. F. Weiss of Montgomery; chairman executive committee. J. w, Longlev of sylacauga. Mr. Longley won the prize for the sbest paper.
 Grand, Lodge Meets.
 The first business session of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows this aft ernoon, was enlivened by movement to change the basis of representation from one to each 50 members to for the first so and one for each 50 after that.
 Gold Link lodge No 428. wants to change it's name to H. c. Weaver lodge, in honor of the recently deceased grand secretary.
 This evening was given over to social features. reception by the Rebekahs Deln8 the pllnclpdl event Lumbermen In Session. At the regular monthly meeting of the Alabama and West Florida Lum- Der Manufacturers association, held held today. the question of the cost of production was given special atten- tion Market discussions were also very lively. the tenor of price currents and the values now being upheld being the main topics.
 An invitation to hold the next meet ing in Mobile was accepted, the hosts to be the Gulf Coast Lumber Exporters association. A trip on the bay and other features will be part of the en- tertainment programme. An invitation to the Trade Ethics convention, to be held June 19 in Minneapolis, was also accepted.
 An interesting attendant at the meet ing was R. c. Bryant the forestry ex- pert of Yale college, who is now in the timber properties of the Kaul Lumber company of Birmingham.
 T. J. Hughes presented, with Secre- tary Eddy in the chair.
 Those Present.
 The following were present: J. A. Shafer, Stearas & Culver Lumber com pany, Bagdad; W. T. Shepard, Miller Brent company, Montgomery; H. II. Shell. Lathrop Lumber company, Blr mingham; J. W. Stephenson, Hand Lumber company, Bay Minette; J. c. Suttle, Suttle & Weaver, Vicksburg; D. l.. Moore Horseshoe Lumber company, River Falls; W. M. and A. L. Tatum, Tatum Lumber company Geneva; Peter xr.. utu Mill company, Pine Hill; J. c. Will Hams. Geneva Lumber company. Flea nor, Fla: A. C. Wood and L.. F. Rollins, Mutual Lumber company, Montgomery; H. l.. Berry, Escambia Land and Man ufacturing company, Pensacola, Fla; A. N. Breakley, Stearns & Culver Lum- Der company, Bagdad: I. Burlinghame, E. W. Gates Lumber company, Yellow Pine c. C. Covington, Manchester Lum- Der company Manchester; s. D. Dantz- Ter. Whitewater Lumber company, AU- tauagville; w. s. Hollister and J. J. Ensign Pine Plume Lumber company, Montgomery; J. H. Eddy, Kaul Lumber company, Birmingham; J. E. Grady, Empire Lumber company Andalusia, w. $. Harlan, Jackson Lumber com pany, Lockhart; G. B. Hughes, Sumter Lumber company, Sumter; J. W. Hun nicutt Hunnicutt-Neal company Vicksburg; D. H. Norris, Alabama and | Florida Lumber company Noma w. D. | Harrigan, the Scotch Lumber company, Fulton.
 Note-EXcept where otherwise noted the places enumerated in the above list are in Alabama.
 Fatal Accident. While handling a loaded pistol Church Hollon, a wellknown young