The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-05
Fraternal Spirit and
 Social Progress


 0 orders in this country is not only a noteworthy fact, but it is of significant social interest. Forty or fifty years ago there were only three or four fraternal societies, the Masons and Odd Fellows coming first. Today there are fifty or more "orders,' many of them of great numerical strength.
 In Europe "Fraternaism" has made little progress. In Great Britain Free masonry is strong, and the Ancient 1Order of Foresters is a close second. But these are the only societies with grips and pass words and initiation that are known there. 1 A country without that hilarious branch of Masonry known as the Shrine, is missing much in the enjoy ment of life.
 Fraternalism in America has made for better citizenship and a closer bond between the classes. The greater the number of lodges the better feel ing of amity between labor and capital.
 The Shrine is potent factor in isocial democracy and the oftener the Shriners meet here for parade and ceremonial" the closer the public is drawn to this popular organization.
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 An English artist drew a sketch of Ger many's delegates hearing the terms Of peace. We judge from the expressions on their faces that they could not have looked pleasant even to oblige a German photographer.
 Birmingham bankers want to reduce the number of legal holidays in Ala bama- Don't seem to care a hang, ap- parently for the additional day of grace poor devil gets when his note falls due on holiday.
 It may seem an unpatriotic point of view, but there's a sameness about all | ,,,i1itarv paradac ubi1a a o;ro,,. ,,,~o 4 . nearly always has some novelty to offer. if it's only a new Queen of Sheba.
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 When a citizen drops into a haberdash- cry to buy a few articles of wearing ap- parel he soon finds himself paying Uncle Sam enough luxury tax to buy what the salesman calls "snappy" tie.
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 Senator Lodge complains tha> copies of the peace treaty denied to the senate are in the possession of New Workers Now. who could have affronted the honorable senate in any such manner?
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 The former empress of Germany is re ported still afraid that the allies may bring Wilhelm to trial Naturally she thinks the count more important than h.. really is.
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 Thus far Jeanette Rankin has not TO served a seat for the Willard Dempsey battle. Jeanette went on record in con gress as being opposed to all forms ol combat
 A bibliophile mentions Kim" as ons of the worlds greatest books. Inciden tally Kim" was written before Rud Kipling tried to cover the war in Flu rope.
 The next time a street corner orator starts to believing about Shantung, asl lhim to give the exact geographical loca : ton of Shantung. and hell shut up. 4 4. # <
 So many ambitious aviators are an lnouncing their intention of flying across the Atlantic. we fear there won't be room for all of them to "hop off" a * #
 The Indianapolis News says camels art not susceptible to kindness. The vets have always contended that there wa. nothing to admire in camel. * .t ;. With what may have been unconscious irony anarchists chose the City of Broth erly Love" as headquarters for their bonn, lpots.
 x * * 5 So far as modification of the peac' , terms is concerned, France still maintain ; They shall not pass"
 * * x Strike till the last armed foe expiresl , sounds a bit queer. coming from 10 , of telephone girls