The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-10
YORK RITE REUNION WILL BEGIN TODAY
 IN MASONIC TEMPLE
Will Continue Through Fri day-Large Class of Can didates Is Awaiting
 Initiation

Everything is in readiness for the Yorld Rite reunion that will be held at the Masonic temple, corner Sixth avenue and Nineteenth street. that will commence this morning and continue until Friday. November F. All the York degrees from Entered Apprentice to the Knights of
 Malta, inclusive will be conferred in full form, and it is stated with the most
 elaborate ceremonial that has ever been put on in the state. The lodges partici- pating are Birmingham lodge No. 757. Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; Sam Thompson council No. 43, Royal and &c.,
 lect Masters; Mineral City chapter No. 10i, Royal Arch Masons, and Cyrene Conn.,
 mandery No. 10, Knights Templar. A large class of candidates is in wait-
 ing for the degree, and it is expected that the temple will be crowded to it's capacity during the several sessions of the reunion
 The programme for today will include
 the conferring of the three degrees of Blue lodge. Masonry. $. E. klepelt.
 worshipful master of Temple lodge, will confer the entered apprentice degree. commencing at 2:S0 p. m, the lecture to be delivered by A. l.. Reese, senior dea- con of Temple lodge. John B. Bethea. Jr, will confer the felowcraft degree. commencing at o'clock. H. C. Crelly. worshipful master of Birmingham lodge. will confer the Master Mason's degree. commencing at T:so, the lecture to be
 given by Judge J. A. Bilbro, past grand l master of the grand lodge of Alabama. I On Thursday the chapter degrees will l be conferred with George A. Beauchamp. grand secretary of the grand chapter, as high priest on Friday morning the coun- cil degrees will be conferred and com mencing at noon the several degrees of the commentary will be eXeplified The interest in this reunion is at high pitch.
 and all the degrees will be conferred by the best informed Masons of the state. Each of the York bodies has been prac- tcng for the event for several weeks and a most successful meeting is antic- pated.
 The committee in charge are: 1 Committee on work-John B. Bethea. Sr., o. S. Finch, O. E. Rollings- H. c. Crelly.
 | Class directors-F'rank S. Barns, Elm est Matthews, Robert E. Howard, W. Y. Prince
 helreSnIueul--ti V. NIchS, tnahhhhs Simon Klotz. Arthur Barton.
 Reception--W. w. Ransom, w F. Wrye. l J. H. Edmondson, J. D. Matlock, Edward l.. Keser, Willard Drake.
 The officers and assistants that will ! confer the Master Masons degree tonight are: Fl. c. Crely. wors.ipful master; w. T. Prince. senior warden; w. F. Wrye. junior warden; Harry Wilson, senior | deacon; c. D. Gentry, junior deacon: ! Amado Reeves senior steward: M. l.. Pointer. junior steward William Drake. No l; Herman L. Farley No. 2: w. F. Wrye, No. 8; Harry Wilson. spokesman; F. F. Bailey, first assistant: K. NJ. Silli- man, second assistant; Rob farrell,
 George c. Mosley, James & Wood, | Charles Matlock, w. w. Slaton, H. l.. Glenny, A. l.. Atwood, c. c. Reeves. | Henry King, T. II. Dissiker, fellowcrafts. ! During the masters degree the follow | ing musical programme will be rendered: l Third Degree-"While We Seek Protect- 1 ing Power" e.. Gounod; Remember Now Thy Creator (W. H. James,; Send
 Out sThy Light (Ch <Gounod); Lord. With Me Abide" CW. H. Monls); De Pro-
 fundus' (W II. Jones'; Glory to Thee, l o Lord (R. Wagner.