The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-25

escorted by a noble wearing the red fez, who will see that none of the re- stricted atrocities shall be perpetrated on parade. It may be easily calculated
 that class of 450 will make a white line of candidates bordered with the red tops over a block and a half long | To this long line the addition of at least couple of thousand nobles who 1 will parade will produce a length of several blocks of Hilarious good fel-
 lows who will make themselves heard BUSINES SESSION
 To facilitate matters and allow the entire afternoon and evening of the day of the ceremonial to be devoted to pleasure, the details of business and balloting on so large a class will be attended to at a special meeting to be held at the Masonic temple Monday night, June 2. All candidates. to get under the wire, must have their peti tions in the hands of the recorder at
 that time. At this meeting matters per taining to Zamora temples participa- tion in the projected erection of a mill lion dollar Masonic temple in Birming ham, which is rapidly assuming tan gible shape with all the bodies of both
 rites of Masonry, will be discussed. An other feature of this business meeting will be the introduction of additional
 
 zamora Benefit Fund association, a beneficial and unique plan of insur- ance, cooperative in nature, that now amounts to nearly 5000 at the death of one of it's members.
 IMPERIAL COUNCIL MEETING The Shriners of America are gov erned by an imperial body composed of selected delegates from all the sub ordinate temples and meeting annually in whatever city is so fortunate as to
 be chosen and able to entertain them properly. Not since the great 1916 gath ering at Buffalo. when it was estimated that 265,000 nobles and visitors attend ed, has any but a mere business meet ing of accredited officials attended. Owing to the world war needs sug
 gesting economy of expenditures of every character the Shrine dispensed with the usual great gathering of the nobility and it's consequent lavishing
 of couple of millions for pleasure. But now that the war is over, the bent up longing for good time is to be grati
 fled and tremendous attendance in vited.
 The imperial council meets this year at Indianapolis. June 10, II and 12, and bulletins of general information and hotel reservations just issued indicate an unusually large gathering of the Shriners and their friends. Indianapolis is very central accessible to all points,
 and every citizen and civic organization of the Indiana metropolis is uniting
 to provide accomodations and enter
 tainment for this great body of spend CTS
 zamora Temple will carry along it's
 great patrol and band. The patrol will
 participate in the competition drills as it usually does. Potentate Julius Heinicke announces that he will also carry along his fellow members of the diyan and. the famous Zamora degree
 team. The Denison hotel at Indianapolis
 has been reserved for Zamora's nobili ty and their ladies. a special rate being
 granted for the three days stay The local Shriners will travel from l Birmingham in their own special train, manned throughout from engineer to flagman by members of the. order. The
 route will be over the labama Great Southern railway via Chattanooga Lex ington and Cincinnati. After several hours en route at Cincinnati the cara van will proceed to Indianapolis direct
 This special will leave Birmingham at ? D. m., Sunday June s. arriving at Indianapolis at l D. m next afternoon. A special rate of one and one-third railroad fare has 'been secured One way tickets will be sold at Birmingham 1 for the regular price of $l6.6S. cer- | tificate will be issued at time of pur-
 chase which. on being validated at In l dianapolis, will entitle holder to a re- l turn ticket for $5.S5, which will make ! $22.26 for the round trip. exclusive of | pullman and dining car service. Noble 1 F. B. Keiser, whose office is in the l American Trust building, has charge of l the hotel reservations and reports that from the number of reservations al Iraa 11yh h4r fI,a ,l.o l of the order will attend the imperial council meeting for Zamora Temple.