The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-07
MASONS HAVING BIG
 TIME AT MONTGOMERY
Grand Royal Arch Chapter
 Holds Election
REOPEN NIGHT SCHOOLS
RuiIro.d Commission Gives Sanitary Improvement Question q Lengthy Di-cussion But Reach
 No Decision

Rlontgomsrv Decmeber 6.--(Special.)
 Members of tho Grand Royal Arch chap ter of Aiabama, Masonic lodge, gath : cred at the Masonic temple, this city
 in their closing session this morning
 Prior meetings. of the chapter were held yesterday morning and last night
 during which time routine matters were discussed The programme this morn
 ing was tho election of officers, In addition to several enthusiastic ad- dresses which were made by retiring Most Excellent Grand High Priest John F. Christian Of Uniontown and other of the Masonic officials
 Following upon the closing session of the chapter the grand lodge, A.. F. and A NJ met at the temple at 3 o'clock this afternoon and again at s o'clock tonight The organization will end its session tomorrow afternoon, when officers will be elected. Lawrence H. Lee of Montgomery is the present grand master. and Daniel A. Greene of Birmingham, deputy grand master.
 It was estimated by Masons in Mont gofnery that in the neighborhood of 1900 Masons are in the city for the pur- pose of attending the sessions of the grand lodge. Sessions of the organi- ration are always the most important cnes of the series, bringing out big ger crowd and manifest enthusiasm
 At the afternoon and night sessions whereby 1t Is hoped to aggressively push work on the Masonic home, which Is now being erected just outside of Montgomery. Before adjournment is taken tonorI ow afternoon it is quite probable that steps will be taken to have immediate work begun on the out buildings of the Masonic home, in con- junctiol witr the present work on the main building. Many of the visiting Nasons to Montgomery spent much of today in an inspection of the Masonic home grounds and of the work already in progress.
 One of the most interesting features of tomorroT- night will be the pre- sentation by the Order of Eastern Stars of first anu second prize to the most popular Masons In Alabama The bal loting will take place in the dining Hdll Oi the lennpie, altef winch the gold pins will be awarded to the fla vorites. Ballots will be sold and the funds will be used in the Masonic home rulldmg fund
 Officers were today elected by the Grand Royal Arch chapter of Alabama as follows: Most excellent grand hign priest, ". F. Bingham, Tuscaloosa; i; right excellent deputy grand hlga priest, Lawrence H. Lee, Montgom- cry, right excellent grand king. John F. Lyons. Opelika; right excellent grand scribe, Albert F. Pace. Dothan right excellent grand treasurer, w. IL Bingley, Montgomery; right excellent Erai,i secrcte ry, George A. Beauchamp Montgomery: right excellent grand chaplain, Stewart Mcqueen, Montgom- cry; right excellent grand captain of host, Norman Gum, Jasper; excellent grand principal sojourner, w. ". Ram son, BirrninEllam; excellent grand roya, arch captain, J. H. Mccormack, Mobile; excellent grand master third veil, Henry r. Reese, Selma excellent grand master second veil. J. B. Mat lock, Birmingham; excellent grand master first veil, J. P. Melvin, Bibb county; excellent grand sentinel, W. II. Tice, Montgomery.