The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-09
YORK RITE REUNION


 The York Rite reunion will be held in Bessemer Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday May 10. Ii and F. The first session will be held Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock The invocation will be delivered by Dr. F. o. Hellier, the well come address by John McEniry and the response by Albert Reese.
 At 2:3O o'clock work in the apprentice degree will be conducted, and at $50 work in the fellowcraft degree will fol- low At o'clock in the evening the master Mason degree will be devoted to this order. On Wednesday work in the master Mason degree will be conducted and past master degrees. and in the aft ernoon the royal arch degree and in the evening banquet will be given.
 Thursday will be given up to the Sam Stein council and work in this order will be conducted Thursday evening will mark the close of the reunion Me- morial services will be held for the fol- lowing members who have died during sending troops first would insure sending food to keep them alive and guns and ammunition to fight with. He knew Americans, who had sent their boys to France with only few weeks supplies. would make or find way to get to them everything they might need eof which their allies did not have a surplus in the field.
 RUSH MEN TO THE FRONT
 Our war department rushed making ready to send soldiers abroad. rushed training of men here, and took to heart Joffre's repeated suggestion that as quick as possible the American flag float ing over American soldiers should be seen at the front. The Secretary of War and his assistants lost no time in hurry ing troops to the front after General Pershing had arrived and was making wise disposition of them as rapidly as they could be transported.
 think Marshal Joffre had the vision then to see and hear what an old French woman told about when our soldiers actually did reach France and did all the things which Joffre foresaw they would do. It was shortly after the American soldiers were on the move, but before they had got fully into action.
 T had been ordered from my home,'' she said, flor the third time during the war. The Germans were coming and We must take our little belongings and hurry toward Paris. All along the road were men and women and children--a pathetic sight-some with poor old horses and many carrying their little household necessities in packs. Hopeless and des- perate they were plodding along out of the track of the invaders. Suddenly we heard a rumbling in the distance like thunder It came nearer and nearer. louder and louder was the sound. It was a hundred, yes, monsieur, it was a thou sand Oh, 1t seemed like a million trucks moving toward us.
 SANG THE AMERICAN CLASSIC
 Clear the track Get out of the way! came the command in a tongue strange to most of us. We huddled together on the side of the road to escape the trucks as they wheeled by They were filled with handsome, ruddy checked stalwart lads, with the glory of youth upon them. And as these robust boys in khaki rode along they were singing a song. You could hear their loud and cheery. and and heartening voices all down the val ley. Oh monsieur. 1t was so beautiful, it was so inspiring I could not fully un- it. but 1t gave me confidence and courage It must have been an American classic I understand English SO poorly. monsieur, but 1t sounded some thing like this:
 Hail, hail, the gangs all here,
 What the hell do we care What those words mean I do not know, but one thing know Is that after they passed singing that song we were told we could go back to our homes, and we have lived in peace and quiet ever since. Heavens blessings on those American boys and upon their national air. if it Is their national air."
 (Another article by former Secretary Daniels will be printed tomorrow.)