The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-16
TROY

Troy, May 15.-(Special)- )-There is much interest in Troy now in Masonic worx and the lodges are rushed as never be- fore getting the initiation done. The Pike County Masonic conference meets here this summer and an effort will be made to have the various lodges of the county install their officers here publicly on that day. It will bring all the lodges of the county together and the occasion will be memorable one.
 The Troy Commandery No. 12 has now oS applications for membership, practic- ally all of them having been passed upon favorably. About 30 of the applications are from Greenville and Brantfey, and it is likely that the initiatory work, which Will be done in the next few weeks, will occur in those towns.
 The Tyrian chapter has just initiated about 70 new members and has more work still to be done.
 The Blue lodge. A. F. and A. NJ lodge. has 23 applications for membership and has much work in the three degrees to be done.
 It is likely that great celebration by the Shriners will occur here this sum- mer. as many of those completing the Commandery will apply for the Shrine Plans are already being formulated for the occasion.
 The Troy State Normal college at Troy has announced the program for it's thirty second annual commencement. The fes- tivities will begin with a programme by the model school Thursday night, May z. Friday night, May 23, will be pre- sented the joint programme by the fresh man and sophomore classes.
 Saturday night, May A, the final meet ing of the literary societies will be held
 Sunday, May 25. will be commencement Sunday. The sermon will be preached at the Methodist church by Dr. E. C. Dar- gan, editor of the Southern Baptist Sun- 1 day School Literature, Nashville, Tenn, That night grand sacred concert will be given at the church, under direction of Mrs. Catherine Mccall. Monday morning at 10 o'clock will be the joint program by the literary so- cieties.
 Monday afternoon athletic contests will be given on the campus. The junior class will give a programme Monday night. Tuesday, May 2, the exhibits of the various departments will be held. At 9:30 o'clock there will be a business meeting of the Alumni association, and at 10:30 the senior class day exercises will be l held. The graduation exercises will be given Tuesday night at S.S0 o'clock. | Chancellor Commander w. B. Folmar entertained a large number of Knights 1 of Pythias at weiner supper at Lee g ] park, north of Troy. The supper, cooked camp style, was tempting and heartily | enjoyed. Afterward music, songs and | talks were enjoyed in the pavilion and l Prof Boyd performed some of his won- derful magic. This lodge has a large membership and is doing good work. At 1 the next meeting there will be work in 1 the first and second ranks.
 1 The Farmers and Merchants National l bank, which had already bought $25, ,0Ot worth of Victory Bonds early in the drive l purchased another $25, 900 worth at the l end of the drive. This was an indi- vidual subscription of the institution and through the bank a large number of pur- chases were made by customers. l Superintendent Claude Baldwin. Road. master w. H. Thompson and Freight So | liciting Agent Thomas Wade of Colum- ! bus spent Tuesday night here and he1c a conference with Superintendent James | Bowdoin of the Atlantic Coast Line on matters pertaining to the roads 1 The Central is contemplating the erec' tion of a new depot at Gantt in Gov l ington county. This has become neces' sary in order that the Central may han | dle properly the large tobacco crop raised 1 in that section. Tobacco, started in Gov ington county only a few years ago, is
 fast becoming the principal crop of tha ! section.