The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-26

| condition. Many lodges are increasing in membership with but few suspensions. My message is this: Attend the con Nention or your district. Renew your en- erSies in your home lodge. Organize a pages class and confer the rank at the | convention. Strive diligently for the ad-
 vancement of our cause. and success will be yours.
 Let us work and watch the order grow. Faithfully and fraternally, GRAHAM PERDUE, Grand Chancellor Attest:
 J. M. DANNELLY, G. K. R. x S." The excursion on the steamer Martha Hennen. to be given by Enoch lodge No. B. Knights of Pythias. on Thursday, Au- gust ,. to and through the locks. at No. r, promises to he an event of unusual in- terest to all fraternal bodies of the Bir- mingham district. for Enoch lodge has extended a welcome to the members and friends in all fraternal bodies of this district to enjoy a day of recreation with 1 them at nominal expense. The lodge has chartered special train that will leave Ensley al a. m,, and the Terminal station at 7;30 a. m. and will await the return of the steamer at Bar ney until it has time to make the return
 trip to and from the lock. The steamer and barges will be taken through rne
 lock, that the workings of the mann
 moth lock can be seen and appreciated. Competent committees are in charge and the lodge will check all lunch baskets free of charge in order to take all care off of the minds of the excursonists. and for those who do not care to take lunch ample provision will be made in the way of barbecued meat and light | lunches on the steamer Martha Hennen. 1 supplied at small cost About Aupuat | Grand Master Ceprya I IIuddleston of the Independent Order of | Odd Fellows will send letter to all
 former Odd Fellows who have been 1 dropped for nonpayment of dues, urging
 them to restore themselves to member l ship. This will begin campaign for the
 restoration of former members which is l expected to produce great gain in inter- | est and membership.
 The picnic at Avondale park on We'd | nesday afternoon was attended by many l representatives from Odd Fellow lodges /, in the Birmingham district. An address l was made by Grand Master George Hud- /, dleston. who introduced by Grand l Warden Palmer P Daugette s, E. Bat
 son presided over the meeting, which
 closed with prayer by the Rev. G. A. Sharrtts.
 North Birmingham lodge No. 306 will be the host of the twenty-frst annual
 convention of the Third District Knights
 of Pythas to be held August is A fine
 progra mme has been arranged and d large attendance is expected The letter | has been sent to all the lodges of the
 Third district by Secretary D. E Me- l Lendon.
 Members of Birmingham Lodge of Per | lection, Scottish Rite Masons. nave re- | ceived the following communication from
 John E. Bethea presiding officer: | Birmingham, July 22. 1915.
 Dear Brother:
 l You are requested to attend regular
 meeting of Birmingham Lodge of Perfec- | ton Wednesday. July 2S. at D. l Business and balloting.
 "A list of names is handed you here with. If you have any objections, please
 notify the Ven. Master. "There is promise of warm weather:
 also a promise of fans. cold watermelons. | cigars. Your Ven. Master having thus | planned for you a pleasant evening, trusts
 and anticipates many will be present.
 "'rhe delays caused by failure of those
 appointed as committees investigation
 to report promptly, flinders and retards | the work of the lodge. The prompt att
 tention of those appointed is frater- nally urged. Fraternally yours, | JOHN B. BETHEA. Ven. Master. | "CHARLES J. GEOHEGAN. Secretatry." i - - l The organizers. Miss Daisy Sea | brooke ana E. W. GOSS, nave com | pleted the charter list for the Lady l Beavers. and the date for the institu- | ton has been set for Wednesday, Au- gust 20, at D. m., at the Maccabees' l hall on Fourth avenue. Among the 100 names are several very prominent peo- | pie of Birmingham. The order admits 1 both men and women. One of the car dinal principles of the Lady Beavers is that of giving an outing each year to the poor children of each locality in which the lodge Is located Dixie circle at Ensley on Wednesday evening, July 2s. will hold circle Cr sorrow, on account of the death Of
 Brother Claude Thompson, whose fu- neral was conducted by the circle July IT. Members of Birmingham circle are especially invited to be present. WOman's Benefit Association The reviews meet next week as fol- lows: Monday, Vivian review No. 12; Tuesday, Lady Croy review No. ?; Wednesday. Harmony review No 25; | Thursday Woodlawn review. picnic at West Lake; and Friday, Brighton re- vIew No, IS. All members of the oroer
 are invited to attend.