The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-08
CRAMTON WILL Be
PRINCIPAL SPEAKER
At MEETING TUESDAY
Odd Fellows District Con-
venti0n Meets in AvOndale.
Programme Announced.
Notes of the Lodges

Grand Master Fred ]. Cramton Of
odd Fellows. will be the principal
speaker at the Odd Fellows district
convention which meets in Avondale
on Tuesday Feruary 10.
At the night session Grand Master
Cramton will present number of
stereoptician views relative to degree
work and other matters of interest to
the order. Other grand lodge officers
and prominent members of the order
will make addresses.
The programme will be as follows:
| Call TO order by S. f. Batson. presi-
dent; welcome address, DR.. H. L. Mar
tin; response; roll call of officers; roll
call of lodges and enrolling delegates;
How to Open and Close a Lodge" w.
V. Cunningham Duties of Outside and
Inside Guardian" II. d. Macarthur; "How
to Transfer Membership" ]. w. Holt;
Duties of Secretary" S. j. Beggs. I'm
structions in Initiatory," j. F. Meeks,
| instructions in the First Degree" NJ.
I. b. Allen; instructions in the Second
| Degree" instructions in the Third De-
gree" NJ c. Thomas; How to Admit
Visiting Brother" Palmer p Daugette;
Our Obligations" J. c. Persinger;
Central Relief Committee" J. II. Tin
der; How to Receive Grand Lodge Of
| fcers," George l.. Jenkins; What Odd
Fellowship Is Doing in Alabama" II.
C. Pollard, grand secretary; General
| Conditions of the Order" r. j. Cramp
ton, grand master; election of officers;
selection of next place of meeting;
| closing convention.
At the meeting of Jefferson Valley
! lodge No. S5. knights of Pythias, to be
held Tuesday night, February TO-, the
question of the permanent organization
| of a dramatic degree team will be de-
| terminec. The entertainment committee
will report progress on the proposed cell
ebraton of the forteth anniversary of
| the lodge. The rank of knight will be
conferred.
The committee in charge Of the annual
encampment of Alabama will make re-
port to the meeting to be held Tuesday
| evening of George A. Custer post No.
! l, Grand Army of the Republic, and
| George II. Thomas camp No. l. Sons
of Veterans. The committee is working
campment, which will be held February
| %. on which occasion the commander In
chief of the Grand Army, Washington
| Gardner of Albion, Mich, and other high
officials of the organization, will be here.
At the encampment camp fire will
| be held at the auditorium of the Cham
/ ber of Commerce, to which the Confed-
crate Veterans will be invited, bringing
the blue and the gray together in social
| enjoyment.
B'nai Brith day will be celebrated next
Sunday by the two local louges of that
order with suitable exercises, In the ves-
| try rooms of Temple Emanuel. The In
dependent Order of B'nai Birth is one
of the strongest fraternal organizations
| in the world and Is noted for its phil
anthropy and progressive and practical
] charities. The two lodges or this city
are strong financially and numerically
and large attendance is expected on
February 15. DIR. Samuel Ullman will
be the principal speaker.
The minstrel show given by the mem
bers of the Birmingham and Ensley
lodges of the Benevolent and Protec-
| tive Order of Elks, was an unqualified
success, two OF the largest audiences
| that have filled the Jefferson theatre
in many day witnessing the perform
ances and expressing their approval by
| the spontaneous nature of the applause
| that greeted each act. The staging of
! the show, always difficult proposition
| for amateur performances. was carried
out admirably by Stage Manager Hugh
| Hill, who in addition to taking important
| parts in the entertainment, directed the
| entire performance.
| The executive committee will meet in
| tn early part of the week when the
amount realized on the two perform
| ances will be ascertained. The entire
proceeds go to the charity funds of
the two lodges.
The regular monthly meeting of the
| Woodmen of the World congress will
| be held this afternoon at $50 o'clock and
| all members are expected to be present.
| This morning at noon the officers of
the Twenty-sixth regiment, uniform rank
Woodmen of the World will hold an infor-
NAL meeting at the Empire hotel. At
this meeting ways and means will be
discussed for a complete regimental Or
ganization from this district for the en-
campment that is scheduled to take place
in Birmingham this summer The local
officers are: Maj. w. r. Nall, second bat
TALON, Woodlawn; Maj. Harry F'irstbrook,
third regiment, Bessemer: Capt. w. w.
Cox, Company A, East Lake; Capt. j..
G. Meacham Company b. Ensley Capt.
l.. H. Brown, Company c. Gordo; Capt.
r. T. Palmer, Company ID. Tuscaloosa
Capt. A. J. Roddy. Company E. Pratt
City: Capt Boyd M. Bell Company +,
| Talla dega; Capt. o. j. Garrison. Com
pany G., Birmingham; Capt. Bert Mont
gomery Company Fl, Avondale; Capt. w.
T. Young. Company I. Piedmont; Capt.
| B. M. Smith, Company X, Iineville: Capt.
James A. Hartshorne, Company l., Wood
| lawn; Capt w. l.. Riley, Company NJ,
Bessemer.
| The annual election of officers of the
| Birmingham branch of the United Ma
| tional Association of Postoffice Clerks
| will be held this morning at the United
States courtroom in the government build
ing. Previous to the election a business
session will be held. The following nom-
nations for the several offices have been
made: President, ]. w. Searcy, A. Mack
ey and d. G. Richards; vice president
E. C. Murphy; financial secretary. A. B.
| Warner and c. M. Galbreath; treasurer,
Harry Dillon. B. u. Hopper and w. o.
Vickerey; recording secretary. Mrs. Jes-
sic II. Rowland and ]. A. Kile; sergeant
at arms. T. j. Smith; board of directors,
with eight members: w. F. Goodwin, J
H. McCollister. A. Mackey, w. j. Gray
son. A. r. Gilmore, A. b. Warner w
e. Kreh, T. ]. Smith, l.. R. Sewell, D.
G. Richards and ]. W. Searcy.
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THE DRUMMER EVANGELIST
Rev. Williams to Conduct Revival