The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-21
GRAND LODGE MEETS
 AT TUSCALOOSA Knights of PythiaS Given Royal
 Welcome LARGE MORTGAGE FILED Is for s1o,ooo,ooo and is From Birming- ham Gulf Railway and Navigation Company to Carnegie Trust
 Company.
LARGE MORTGAGE FILEI

Tuscaloosa, May O.-(Special)-The
 grand lodge of the Knights of Pythias
 began its annual session here today, and
 the town is full of the visiting knights
 Flags and draperies of the three colors
 of the order adorn nearly all of the bus mess houses and many others. Tuscaloos-
 fans are extending a royal welcome to
 the distinguished body
 This morning the session was formally
 opened with public exercise at the audi torium of the Ellxs' home, which building
 has been turned over to the lodge as
 headquarters during the session.
 The following interesting programme
 was rendered: Invocation, Rev. J. M. Dannelley; Knights of Pythias opening ode by the delegates; piano solo, Miss Stella Black; "Our City, Mayor W. M Faulk; vocal solo, MT. B. A. Small Our State" w. D. Seed; vocal solo, "Still as
 the Night Mrs T. A. Hargrove; Our Country" A. M. Garber; vocal solo. C.
 D. Townsend; "Our Order.' Grand Chan cellor J. D. Bloch; benediction. Rev. !. M. Danneley.
 |. this city, was chairman of the meeting and presided easily throughout and in- troduced the speakers. All of the ad- dresses were eloquent and tasteful and were listened to with great pleasure by the large crowd assembled.
 Immediately after these exercises a meeting of the grand lodge was had in the auditorium when some business was transacted and the members of the grand n1 r1,n had mt in xNa installed. After this all of the knights gathered on the broad front steps of the building and picture was taken Of the assembly. At 1920 cars were taken for East End park, where a barbecue
 was served. Here toasts and speeches
 were also enjoyed State Auditor W. w. Brandon among others making an ad- dress. Tonight only a business session
 was held and many routine matters dis posed of. There seems to be a large at | tendance of delegates on hand, and what Tuscaloosa lacks in metropolitan modes of | entertainment is made up for in the warmth of the welcome extended. l The largest mortgage ever put on record | in the Tuscaloosa probate office was filed there yesterday It was for $10OO0, 900 and was executed by the Birmingham Gulf
 and Navigation company to the Carne- l gie Trust company as trustees. The l mortgage is dated October l, 1907, and IS given for the purpose of raising funds 10 meet the present debt and that which may be incurred in the future by the 1 first named company, in the building, ] equipment and maintenance of it's rail- ways and barges. The date of maturity | is October i, 1857 and is payable in gold | coin at 5 per cent interest and is a mort 1 gage on all the franchises, property, etc., | belonging to the company or to be &C., 1 quired by it.
 The mortgage contains 6S pages and the | mortgage tax, by special agreement with | the board of compromise, was fixed at ] $4500, and the record fee is $38 It is nn- | derstood that this company will at once | begin the wiring of all the track it now 1 has, and will complete the road in the | near future, all of which means great | things for Tuscaloosa.
 The city democratic executive commit | tee, as a result of a meeting held yes- ! terday has announced the 22d of June next as the day upon which the city primary
 will be held At this primary there will
 be nominated mayor, president Of l the council two aldermen from each of | the wards, chief of police and city clerk. | The city committee also named voting | place in each one of the wards, and re- | cites that only the mayor, the president | of the council and the aldermen rom | the ward in which the voter lives can be voted for. Heretofore, of course, the | entire city has voted on all of the all | dermen. Three candidates have already | announced for mayor: w. M. Faulk, R. l E. Rodes and Woolsey Finnell, and the l election promises to be interesting. | Last night at the alumnae hall the elo- 1 cution class of the Central college gave delightful play to a tremendous audi
 ence. This exercise. which is given an- | nually as a part of the commencement
 exercises, is always enjoyed but last night was probably the most finished produc- tion the young ladies have presented
 Each one played her part splendidly, those taking the parts of boys refiecting feminine glory on their masculine roles
 that gave an altogether charming char acterization. The play was entitled ''The Elopement of Ellen" The following took parts: Richard Ford, Mamie Donoho, Jo- sephine Hagler, Robert Shepherd, Mary Lee Trigg Evie Forester, Sydney Black burn, June Haverhill, Wellesley '06; Blanche Naugher, John Hume, rector of St. Agnes; Addie Barrow.