The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-11
EXALTED RULER IS
 COMING TOMORROW
Local Elks to Entertain J. U. Sammis
B. M. ALLEN CHAIRMAN
Names Committees Which VIII Have Charge of Entertaining the Head of the AnfIered Tribe In the
 United States

The coming of Grand Exalted Ruler J. |. Sammis. head of the Benevolent ane Protective Order. of Elks,. will be greeted by the local lodge here tomorrow after noon. and he will be royalty entertained during the two days of his stay.
 Judge B. M. Allen, a former grand ex alted ruler, Is chairman of the entertain' ment committee and has arranged fit ting programme.
 MT. Sammis will first be given an auto mobile ride around the city and Saturday night he will be given banquet at the Hotel Hillman by the past exalted rulers and officers of Birmingham lodge No. 7s Here are the committees:
 Reception Committee-Frank P. O'Brien, mayor: Henry B. Gray, lieutenant gov ernor: Harry Jones, president City Coun- ell; J. Rivers Carter, postmaster; Bordon H. Burr, past district deputy of Ala bama: Judge c. w. Ferguson Nenian h. Steele, o. w. Underwood, W. B. Leedy E. W. Barrett, Atticus Mullin. John L Parker John W. Tomlinson, John L. Kaul, Culpepper Exum, W. J. Rushton Steve Smith, Felix M. Drennen, William T. Fox. w. E. Spink, A. R. Dearborn, A l.. Fullenwider B. c. Hickman, w. M Martin. N H. Burt, Jr., George Ross John Caldwell Ed D. Smith, Charles T. Lehman, Walter Moore, Brett R Brown, s. Larry Smith, Frank w. Smith, A. H. woodward, o. H. Hundley.
 c. W. Frickhoeffer, exalted ruler. Bir- mingham lodge No. 79: William McAtee exalted ruler, Mobile lodge No. 10s; Mor- gan Richards, Selma, exalted ruler, Selma lodge No. 1s7; F. E. Justin, exalted ruler Tuscaloosa lodge No. ass J. W. Conner Sr.. exalted ruler, ,Anniston lodge No. lss' Leon McCord, exalted ruler, Montgomery lodge No 5s5; J. E. Michael, exalted ruler Talladega lodge No. 603; c. Ed Ables, ex- alted ruler, Decatur lodge No. 6S5; 1sadore Bley, exalted ruler, Demopolis lodge NO ssl: Joseph J. Bradley, exalted ruler Huntsville lodge No. 6s6; T. T. Dison, ex- alted ruler, Blocton lodge No. no; Cir Hocut, exalted ruler, Bessemer lodge No. 72l; H. B. Ware, exalted ruler. Flor encs lodge No. SEQ; George R. Spencer exalted ruler Opelika lodge No. s1o; B. T Conner, exalted ruler, Eufaula lodge No s12; G. J. Hubbard. exalted ruler, Troy lodge No. s2s; Charles H. Wood, exalted ruler, Ensley lodge No. 987; E. H. Hall exalted ruler, Dothan lodge No. 1133.
 Past Exalted Rulers. Birmingham Lodge No. 7s-B. M. Allen. c. E. Meg lemry, E. J. McCrossin, E. Solomon, F L. Houppert, Harry Jones, W. M. Dren' nen, H. w. English. w. P. McCrossin John w O'Neil, John F. Antwine. c. s Simmons John G. Housman, John T. Glover.
 Committee on Automobiles-John 8 Leedy, chairman; W. T. Harrison and John P. Abbott.
 MT Sammis is a lawyer by profession and resides at LeMars. Ia, the home o lodge No. 42S.
 He first attended grand lodge at Mil waukee as representative of LeMar' lodge: was appointed member of thu committee on laws and served as mem Der four successive years, after whici he was made chairman of this committee in which capacity with honor and credit he served two years.
 At the grand lodge session in Phia delphia, in 1907, the committee on judi ciary was created and MT. Sammis wal rendered the chairmanship. He held thi position until his election to the offic of grand exalted ruler at Los Angele | last July.
 | He is about 0 years of age, soo speaker and has . number of persona friends in Birmingham among the mem
 
 l bers of the grand lodge.