The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-20
By CHARLES II. MANDY

Again the city of Birminghsm has been put squarely on the map" and has been favorably ad- Vertised throughout the length and breadth of the United States.
 The media was Zamora temple. Ancient Arabic Order, Nohles of the Mystic Shrine. The place was Des Moines, la. The time was last week. The enlightened were delegates from every city of consequence in this great and glorious country The occasion was the meeting of the imperial council of the Mystic Shrine.
 The local delegation from Za- mort temple, over zoo strong, n- ciudinG the official Divan, band. Arab patrol. chanters, degree team and individual noble5 and families, made a fine showi ing at the convention, and were received with acclaim and enthusiasm by the people and visitors of the western city and given fiatter- ing mention by the press.
 Az an advertising media the city has no greater asset than zamora temple. for at each an- nual meeting Of the imperial council, tho local Shrlners are al- ways well represented and al- ways to the front in tho affairs incident to the convention, and are feature of the parade, drill competitions, or such other events as may be on the pro- gramme.
 At the Des Moines meeting the official Divsn, headed by John B. Bethea, made a good impression by the splendid personnel of it's mem bers. zamora's peerless band of 40 pieces was much in evil dence in concert and parade fea- lures. The Arab patrol, "Za- morals pride" respieudently uni formed, attracted great deal of attention, for King Solomon, in all his glory. was not arrayed like one of these" and made a great showing both downtown
 and in the competitive drill
 The Charters, a chorus of 40 splendid voices. made s big hit everywhere, so much so that they were asked to glve special pro grsmme for Governor Haskell of Iowa, who in experimenting them on the excellence of their performance. shook hands with each member, stating. T am glad to meet the boys from Senator Underwood home town"
 The degree team. . bunch of huskies who are adept Tn the ap- plication Of every torture that diabolical genius past or present has devised, gave touch of local color when, they appeared in the parade wearing white suits and caps to which were attached a miners lamp, They not only at tracted attention, but caused con- siderable interesting comment, all to the advantage of Birmine- hams prestige as a great indus trial center.
 In addition to these features, there were several individual members of "Old zamora" who did much to add to the fame of Birmingham His Nib5. the Pote," otherwise John B. Bethea, was sufficiently 0ignified n his official capacity and looked well after the interest and welfare of the delegation B K. Seiser, as usual. was the center of attrac- tion when it came to housing and transportation problems. Lew Salter added to the fame of the city when he won the fat mans endurance dance. defeating TO- tund competitors from every section of the union. Others of the local delegation. by various and sundry efforts, kept the Steel City well to the front.
 Probably to Sam Foley. the elongated drum major os za-
 morals band. go the individual honors. for with his seven feet of stalwart humanity. his three story bushy and resplendent uni form. he was indeed the center of attraction as with the martial alr Of grenadier and gracefully Keeping time with his baton, he led the band in the parade.
 Sam Is probably the most na- tionally known of the local shriners.- as for 8 number of years he has been in attendance at the imperial council meetings. His unusual size. ready wit, and never-f failing good humor has made him very popular among the nobility. and he is considered