The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-11
By GEORGE A. CORNISH

By GEORGE A. CORNISH
 Alec temple, Mobiles of the Mys- tic Shrine, of Savannah, Ga, 15O strong, spent three hours in Bir- mingham yesterday on their way to the meeting of the imperial council of the order, which will be held in Des Moines, la. They were royalty entertained by the nobles of Zamora temple.
 The visiting nobles arrived at the Terminal station on their special train about noon, and were met by delegation of the Birmingham nobles with the band of the Boys Industrial school. With their own band. patrol and charters they then marched up Fifth avenue to the Tutwiler hotel where an informal reception and luncheon was given them by Zamora temple nobles.
 The delegation of Georgians was headed by their potentate, Robert Hubert, and in their number were Robert Wiley, major of the patrol and band; Capt. w. G. Thompson with patrol of 4s; l. c. Davis, band leader and 50-piece band; Leo Wachtel, managing director ot the band; John Dyer. director of the charters. Especially notable in the visiting delegation was Ernest Al len Cutts, deputy imperial potentate. who will be promoted to the highest place in the order at the meeting next week.
 Bethca Toastmsster.
 John B. Bethea, potentate of Zs- mora, was toastmaster at the lunch con which was held in the ballroom of the Tutwler and a large number of the Zamora nobles were present to meet with their Georgia guests. Upon behalf of Zamora, MT Bethsa welcomed the visitors to the city. ana then called upon Col Thomas Smith to give a formal welcome. After extending his words of well come, Colonel Smith assured the Georgia nobles that Zamora would support their candidate for imperial potentate with all it's strength when his name was placed in nomination at the convention, though, of course. they knew beyond doubt that he would be elected.
 Remember Hospital.
 F. L. Cutts, deputy imperial potea-
  dresses. and thanked Zamora for it's support of his candidacy. He sayd that should he be elected he would pay especial attention to the chill dren's hospital of the order, and other charitable institutions.
 Potentate Hubert, after thanking Zamora for it's reception of his tenn pie, closed by declaring Potentate Bethea, of Zamora, an honorary mem Der of Alec.
 During the luncheon a selected chorus from Zamora's chanters, the industrial school band, and the leader of Aces chanters furnished music. The special train of Alec temple left yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock for Des Moines, going by way of Chi- cago.
 Znmorn's Delegation The delegation from Zamera tenn pie, which left last night at 10 o'clock on a special train, included the official representatives, John B. Bethea, F. c. Shepherd of Birming- ham, Thomas A. Bowles of Albany and Luther Davis of Tuscaloosa; F.. E keiser, chairman of transporta- tion; F. l.. Keiser,- manager of the band: T. G. Bradson, publicity agent: A. Hrabe, director of the band, and 52 members; Stephen Alsop, director of the chanters and 3s members; Capt. MacIin Carter and 3s members of the patrol: O. E. Brock and z2 members of the degree team. and a large number of nobies and their ladies' The trip will be made via Mammouth Cave. Louisville and Chi cago.
 Just before leaving the local tenn | pie entertained for an hour the dele gation from Abba temple of Mobile, who passed through on their way to l the imperial council.