The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-13
ALL ARRANGEMENTS NOW COMPLETEDFOR MASONIC CEREMONY Thousands Will March in Parade Preceding the
 Corner Stone Laying SEVERAL BANDS TO
 SUPPLY THE MUSIC George Fleming Moore, Sovereign Grand Commander of Scottish
 Rite, Will Be Orator
 of the Day

Birmingham will virtually take a half holiday Wednesday to do honor to the Masons of Birmingham and Alabama, who will conduct the ceremonies incident to the laying of the corner stone of the new million-dollar government building. All arrangements for the parade and pub lie services have been completed by Chairman T. G. Brabston and Secretary J. H. Edmondson and their committee of blue lodge members to whom was in- trusted that particular duty.
 The thousands of blue lodge Masons, Knights Templar state, county and city officials, police, bands and citizens will form at 1 o'clock at Capital park and march through the business district, starting promptly at 1:30. J. H. Edmond son will be grand marshal and each of the 5e blue lodges will be in charge of an aide selected by it's members.
 The parade will disband at Sixth ave- nue and Nineteenth street after which vene in the Masonic temple, open it's ses- sion and march to Fifth avenue and Nineteenth street for the public cere- monies. Lined up on either side of Nine teenth street from Sixth avenue to Fifth avenue, will be 1000 Knights Templar in uniform. forming a lane through which the grand lodge officers will march to the government building.
 MUSIC FOR OCCASION
 Music for the parade will be furnished by the Boys Industrial School band of 40 pieces, bands from the High school, ca- dets, Church of the Advent choir of 40 voices, and the 112th Field Artillery band from Camp Mcclellan. The majority of the last-named band are blue lodge Masons, volunteered their services and will pay their own expenses on the trip.
 One of the features of the parade will be the section composed of the 27 East ern Star chapters of Jefferson county about 1000 members, all dressed in white
 The officers of the grand lodge of Alabama will lay the corner stone. as- sisted by George Fleming Moore, of Washington. D. C., sovereign grand com mander of the Scottish Rite Masons, the highest Masonic official in the United States.
 On the platform at Fifth avenue and Nineteenth street will be seated officials of the grand lodge of Alabama, Sover- eign Grand Commander George Fleming Moore Governor Henderson of Alabama and staff, James A. Wetmore of Wash ington, archtect-in-chief of the United States; John S. Geary, architect in charge of the construction of the govern ment building; Postmaster R. B. Smyer and Assistant Postmaster c. l.. Harold; John D. McNeel, custodian; J. Thomas Heflin, representative in Congress from the Fifth Alabama district; county and city officials and officials of the local and visiting Masonic lodges.
 Postmaster General Burleson has promised to send representative of his department here for the occasion, but his name has not so far been announced.
 MOORE ORATOR OF DAY
 George Fleming Moore, sovereign grand commander of Scottish Rite Masons. will be the orator of the day. He will be in- troduced by Representative J. Thomas Heflin, who also will deliver an address. Senator Underwood had tentatively promised to make an address on that oc- casion, but he wired Saturday night that legislative matters of great importance up for consideration this week would make 1t impossible for him to leave Washington Senator Bankhead also in Washington.
 Ten thousand badges and 10000 sou venir postal cards have been secured for distribution among the Masons and vis- itors who participate in the parade and ceremonies.
 Chairman Edmondson has sent notices to all lodge officials and marshals and aides to meet him at Zamaro temple at ls o'clock for final instructions and to receive badges.
 Chairman Edmondson states that all persons in the parade are expected to walk except the marshals, aides, lodge officials and sdignitaries and others who may be physically unable to walk. lie and his committee are diseouraglng the use of automobiles, and insist on all that are in the parade being decorated.