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DIR. G. w. johnson, grand hyastytee !;
1. II. Burney, vice grand hyastytee; A.
r. Jones, banker: 4. NJ. Hawk, regis
trar: G.. A. Knowlton, grand monitor
II. III. Farnum, grand high executioner ;
L. L. Emery, grand chief guide; +. c.
Fassnidge, grand herald, and Joseph
Murray, who, retiring from the first
office of lie order. automatically be-
came venerable friar.
The officers were brought in dressed
in stripes and chained together, and
were made TO sit on the floor in true
Oriental fashion, while they were OBJ.
ligated. They were then taken out into
an ante-room, to be brought back one
at a time in a wheelborrow and spilled
out at the stations they were to occupy.
Badges of office were given TO each,
Among other things a cabbage head was
given to the grand hyastytee, and a
dried herring to the venerable friar.
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CARLETON TEMPLE MEETS.

Several new members were balloted
on at the meeting Thursday afternoon
of Carleton Temple No. 1, Pythian Sis,
ters, and plans made for the initiation
of large class at the meeting of the
lodge on February II. Thursday night
the members of the temple surprised the
members of the X. =. Elk Lodge with
social following their regular meet
ing. Coffee. cake and sandwiches were
served 10 the men, and the rest Of
the evening was devoted 10 a social.
On Wednesday night the temple gave
a dance for the members at tie Gun.
ter bail room. 1t was one of the most
successful entertainments ever held by
the organization, and was attended by
approximately T5 couples.
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street on Thursday night. The wigwam
had installed a new red carpe. in the
lodge room, and although the Indians
do not use a clock, there was a new one
ticking on the wall of the wigwam, the
gift of Coca-cola agency, New stumps
were at the stations, and surmounted by
marble blocks, the gift of o. b. Lucas.
The first business was consideration
of the celebration of Wasnington's
birthday on February 90. During the
m,rning the tribe and Pocahontas Coun-
Gil will parade fully panoplied and
aboriginally costumed, and with decor
ated floats showing historic scenes. At
night the tribe and princesses of Poca-
hontas will feast on corn and venison,
and have a moon dance and other feStiv-
tiles to enliven the occasion. The Red
Men have invited all other patriotic or
CARNATIONS and people TO participate
in the parade. The Tribe of Natchez
has placed Past Sarhcms Charles NJ.
Barnes. John Wolfe and Christian Hau-
ser in charge of the celebratiO.. features.
An invitation has been received by the
tribe to institute a new tribe recently
organized at Eagle Pass and may send
its degree team there for the purpose.
Fifty-one dollars was collected at the
last meeting from members for dues and
initiation fees and sick benefits paid to
several of its members, too i'll to follow
the hunt.
Leave of absence was given for so
suns to Sam Philippi, chief OF record, to
visit relatives, and the Natchez Tribe
No. IL, at New Orleans.
The tribe meets again at Z 80 on Feb.
ruary s, when its degree team will open
the session by comforting the three de ?
grees of the order.
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/. O. o, f. AFTER 1000.

Definite plans for the 1000 goal men,
bership drive were made at the meet
ing Tuesday night of San Antonio
Lodge No. II, !. o. o. +. The members
of the lodge are to be divided into two
teams, to be headed by David A. Lown
and III. II. Farnum. The sides are TO
be sud-divided into squads, which are
to do the actual work of soliciting. One
side is TO wear blue buttons, the other
white, and in the center Of the but
tons is to be inscribed the goal of 1000
members. The lodge now has 500
members and the drive is for the pur-
pose of bringing this number up TO
1000 before the first of July. At the
close of the drive the lodge will give
banquet for the members and those
of the losing side will have to wait on
the winners.
In addition TO the regular business
dispensed with at the meeting. the year
ly report of the secretary. G. Il. Mel
tiff, was read and adopted. An in
teresting feature of the report was that
of the relief and benefit work done by
the lodge during 1922. In that period
S1G16 was paid TO the widows and or
phans home; $1672 was paid out for
sick benefits TO members; $3.50 was
spent for funeral benefits of five broth
ers, and S3.75 for funeral benefits of
the wives of five brothers; S341 was
spent for special relief work; $145S for
benefits to brothers of other lodges, and
$3.50 sent to the widows and orphans
homes as personal contributions by the
members of the lodge.
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WILL HELP POOR BOYS

A campaign throughout the fifteen
hundred Elk lodges of the United States
is to be made for the purpose Of help
ing both physically and mentally the
poor boys of tn country, according to
Exalted Ruler J. Edgar Masters. In
an address January 81, TO the Elks OF
Chicago, Exalted Ruler Masters told OF
the campaign, and outlined the program
that will be followed in 1923. Over
100000, he said, will be spent in
building gymnasiums, schools and Ii
b-aries for the poor boys, and in addi'
ton to this the plans for the new ma
tional ElkS' headquarters, costing ap-
proximately S3,O00,000, have now been
completed and construction is to be
started within the near future.
Another activity of the Elks during
the year will be the investigation OF
the narcotic drug situation in the Uni
ted States, a recommendation having al.
ready been made that commission oil
Elks be appointed for this work.
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lOUNCIL ACCEPTS CHALLENGE

At the meeting of San Antonio Coun-
fl No. 6, Praetorians, Thursday night
b the W. o. w. building, three new
applicants an five transfers from
.lther lodges of the order were re-
eived.
A telegram from the field depart
bent at Dallas was read, advising that
Galveston had challenged San Antonio,
Justin, Houston and Fort Worth in
n contest for new members for the
|konth of February. The home office
LAS offered as a premium SO to the
}ouncil winning. The council here
Ipted to accept their challenge, and
'bted as an extra inducement to make
De member securing the most new
embers during the month, one of the
$elcgates TO the state senate meeting
II April.
4 The members present pledged l.. Il.
teding their assistance in getting the
hgree team in trim to go to the state
knate prepared to bring home first
bnors. After the meeting was closed,
be team spent some time in drilling
bid will arrange to meet two or more
Il tights a week after this to prac-
.}ce.
\ Il. A. Davis, Mrs. Daisy Minor and
Ridge J. NJ. Woods received the at
5ndance favors. The next regular
Meeting will be on February 10.
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X. G. CEREMONY AT HOUSTON.

On February 20, the exemplification
.sS the fourth degree, knights of Colum-
'pus, will be held in Houston before one
Pf the largest fourth degree classes ever
+eld. Assurance has been received
from almost all assemblies in the South
Irexas district of large number of can
}Iidates, and it is estimated that the
Otal number taking the work will be IN
he neighbOrhood OF 40. Sir Thomas
lSehoe, master of the fourth degree OF
(he district, will direct the exempliti-
patton, which is to be held in the mu-
.hicipal auditorium. Sir Knight Adam
zClay, with corpse of assistants, is to
pave charge OF the decoration of the
ball. and special music is being pro-
tided for the occasion, also a massed
fhorus of the best voices in Houston,
,lnLsr the direction of Prof. Anton
pieh. San Antonio, being in the
tSOuthern district of Texas, will send u
tlass of candidates and it is also ex-
bectcd that many Of the fourth degree
Knights of the city will attend the cere-
nony. Following the exemplification,
there is to be a banquet in the Rice
Hotel. honoring the new members.
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REBEKAHs ARE ENTERTAINED,

Following a short business meeting
of the Miriam Rebekah Lodge No. "a,
Thursday at which four candidates were
balloted on. the members enjoyed a
social hour as the guests of Mrs. II. III.
Farnum. Games were placed and con-
tests held. In a contest to see which
of the members could build the largest
number of words out off "Rebekah, >"
Mrs. Grace Bumgardner won with &c.
Mrs. Jaunita Tandy was the winner Of
the other prize offered, 1t was de-
cided at the meeting that the members
of the Tourists Club, who belong to
the Rebekah lodges of their home towns
would be entertained at the lodge here
in the near future. Mrs. Augusta Nicely
was appointed chairman of a commit
tee which will haze charge Of this en-
tertainment. AS soon as possible can
vass of the membership of the Tour
lists Club will be made to determine
how many of the women in it are Re
hpkahS
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HAVE MEMBERSHIP DRIVE.

Bluebonnet Council No. 1868, S. b.
A, will hold a meeting followed by a
musical program next Tuesday night, it
has been announced by j. Ross Bles,
chairman of the entertainment commit
tee of the council.
The competitive membership drive be-
tween Bluebonnet Council and Funston
Council, is starting off closely con-
tested. At the latter part Of the week
the two councils were but one men,
bership apart, and in view of the fact
that the agreement has been made,
that at the close of the drive the men,
bers of the losing side will have TO
treat the members of the winning coun-
Gil to a dinner, it is expected that COM
petition will grow keener as the drive
nears dts end.
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WILL HAVE ANNIVERSARY.

Lotus Lodge No. so, knights of Pyth
las, held short business session Mon
day night. There were several candi
dates ready for the work in the first
and third degrees; however, the work
was postponed because Monday night
was Pythian and Dokey night at the
carnival given by the United Spanish
War Veterans. The first degree will be
conferred at the next meeting, Monday
February 5, and the third degree at the
meeting on February u.
Arrangements are being made by the
three Pythian lodges of the city for the
joint celebration of the fifty-ninth an
niversary Of the order on February 10
Details of the celebration are being
worked out by committees from the
three lodges.
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HAVE CHICKEN DINNER

An old-fashioGed chicken dinner was
given at Moose Hall Saturday night by
the women of the Mooseheart Legion
Chapter No. 577, women's auxiliary to
the l.. o. o. NJ. Mrs. Lena bernstein
and Mrs. Cora Duncan were in charge
of the dinner. Following the dinner.
the hall was cleared for a short must
cal program and dance. The dinner was
open to all members of the Moose Lodge,
the auxiliary and their families, and the
proceeds from the affair are to be used
in the maintenance of MooSehayen, the
home for aged members of he orders.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-04
OLIVE GROVE MEETS

Officers of Olive Grove No. ISL,
WoOdmen Circle, were entertained Tues
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. Mary
Mcconnell, sos Fash Crockett street,
with games and contests, followed by
refreshments. Out Of town guests at
the party were Mrs. Jessie Kay, Mrs,
Clara Taylor. Mrs. Edith Nelson and
Mrs. Maggie Casstevens, all of Cleburne,
Texas. Winners in lotto were Olga
Tubbs, first; Daisy Hislop, second, an.'
Iva Schonfield, third. Each Of the
honor guests was presented with a
daintily made work basket.
The next regular meeting Of Olive
Grove is to be held next Wednesday.
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EAGLES MAKE REPORT.

San Antonio Aerie No. 40, Fraternal
rder of Eagles. met Wednesday night
\ the lodge rooms of the Aerie with
Resident Hugo Clauss presiding and
N of the officers present. Twenty
he new membership applications were
Iceived, the applicants to become mem.
rs of the John F. Parry class of more
ielS a thousand members to be I'M
'bted on Wednesday evening, Febru-
" il.
Included in the class will be the five
Embers of the Rainbow" orchestra,
|bich is to play at the Eagles annual
Hand ball in the Gunter ball room
4 Wednesday night, February Z.
Hat the last session of the Aerie the
Hal Eagles spent $500 in sick. funeral
sjd other benefits, one of their MEM
Hrs having died since the previous
betting. This Aerie has cashed all of
non-taxable U. S. government Sc
.lrities and invested the proceeds in
bier bonds bearing greater interest
IA into cash which has been deposited
! various banks of this city.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-04
INSTALL NEW SOCIETY

An additional conference OF the St
Vincent de Paul Society was instituted
Sunday morning at the st. Cecilia par
ish, and on March 4, another society
will be instituted at st. Phillips, The
growth of these societies in the city in
the past year has been very rapid. Al.
retdy there are nine of them in opera
ton, and with the institution of the
two new ones, practically every part OF
the city will be covered. The object OF
the societies is purely charitable, each
looking after the poor in its immediate
yicinitv
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Among the Lodges

, lie, and is for the benefit of the Dokey
Band, which will furnish the music
for the evening.
1t has not yet been definitely decided
when the degree team and members
of the d. o. X. X. Lodge will go to
Cuero to install officers in the lodge
there. February % has been unoffi.
cially decided upon, however, special
meeting is to be called within the neal
future for the purpose of setting the
exact date and making plans for the
trim.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-04
MASKED BAIL SUCCESS

Hermann Son lodges are still sue
cessfully holding their regular Satur-
day night dances at the Hermann Sons
hall. Over two hundred children in cos
tune attended the mask ball held at the
hall Saturday night, January ~, for the
benefit of the summer school, and there
was also a large attendance at the dance
held last Saturday night by Siemering
Lodge No. 20
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-04
OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED.

At an open meeting Monday night Of
the Zanoni Sanctorium Lodge No. 210.
o. o. II. p, the officers to serve during
the ensuing year were installed by G.
L. Melliff, d. d. G. NJ, and his staff
of assistants. Approximately 300 mem
bers and visitors attended the ceremony
which was opened by an overture by
the spark Plug -Four" orchestra, and a
burlesque lecture by Joseph Murray, re-
firing grand hyastytee.
Following are those who took office ::
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preme delegates at the state meet, to at.
tend the national review which is to be
held in San Francisco in the early part
of June. Each of the honor guests was
presented with cJrsage bouquet, and
following their report refreshments were
served and the rest of the afternoon
spent socially.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-04
UNITY LODGE MEETS.

Three members were taken through
the rank of page at the meeting of
Unity Lodge No. SO, knights of Pyth-
las, Friday night. At the next regular
meeting of the lodge, Friday, February
Q. a larger class will be taken through
the work of the order to the rank of es-
Ouire,
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RAISE SIX TO PAGES.

The rank of page was conferred on
six members at the meeting Thursday
night of Elks' Lodge, knights of Pyth-
las. Refreshments were served at the
social hour following the meeting by
the women of Carleton Temple No. /,
Pythian Sisters, and several Of the
members were called upon to make
short talEs.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-04
LISTEN TO REPORT

Thursday, the Kasidah Review No
1877, w. b. A., held reception to honor
the members Of the lodge who attended
the grand state review of the order held
in Galveston on January 1920 and to
hear their report. The delegates from
Kasidah Review were Mrs. Emma Mel
Der, Mrs. Annie Porter, commander of
the review, and Mrs. Lola Melsman.
Mrs. Melber was elected one Of the su-
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RABBI TEDEsCHE TO SPEAK

Rabbi Sidney S. Tedesche will ad-
dress the meeting Of Perfect Union
Lodge No. 10, A. +. & A. NJ. next
Tuesday night at o'clock on the sub
ject Of Constructive Masonry" il has
been announced. While the talk is to
be made before Perfect Union lodge,
members of any Of the Masonic lodges
Of the city are invited to attend.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-04
EAT MEXICAN SUPPER.

A number of new members were bal
loted upon at the regular meeting of
the Friendship Temple No. 2, Pythian
Sisters, Saturday night. Following the
balloting came the regular order of bust
ness, after which the members held a
social hour. During the evening a Mex
lean dinner, prepared by Brother Cline,
was served.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-04
ENDORSE NEW SOCIETY.

The topic of discussion at the lunch
ION Thursday of the knights of Column
BUS was the newly-formed Catholic
truth Society. A report was read Of
! he activities Of the society, after which
"a resolution was passed endorsing its
York. The object of the society is to
furnish any information regarding
tatholIc institutions, and TO promote u
letter understanding between them and
ther organizations, both religious and
,raternal.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-04
HAVE DOKEY DANCE.

The attention of all members Of the
o. X. X. at the present, is being
htered on the Dokey Band dance, TO
held in Beethoven Hall the night Of
bruary II. The dance is to be pub
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-04
MEAP BIG POW wow

With war paint and gaudy feathers
Natchez Tribe No. ., Improved Order Of
Red Men, gathered around the council
fire in their wigwam at 1929 Soledad
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WOmen's Cob
its annual tor, naniSas, SeHeduleS.s- u
San Antonio. this year.
In correspondence with women golf
ers over the state, Mrs. J. T. LaPre.le
Of San Antonio, who has been SQUAD
ing out opinion on a suitable date 10 be
set for the Texas tournament here.
learns that there is feeling that the
Texas association should waive rs
spring competition for 1923 and that
ell woaen's golf activities should center
in the Southern championship. which
was awarded 10 Fort Worth in Apr
Many women golfers do not feel thas
they can attend two tournaments,
which would necessarily Be but a few
weeks apart. az the most, in two such
widely-Separated cities.
No dAfinite action has been taken -
mass IN the Texas association touriia-
ment as yet. but il is believed IN soit
circles here that such action viii cone
soon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-13

votes from Arkansas, and only a
handful from Texas, Oklahoma and
Department commanders were Sc
lected In caucuses after the election
and later unanimously named by the
convention. They were: Army of
North Virginia, DR.. w. C. Galloway
of North Carolina; Army of Tennes-
see, Ralston f. Green, New Orleans :;
Trans Mississippi department, James
S. Davenport, oklahoma
Harmony After Nrangle.
Harmony prevailed at the close of
the session. following two bitter and
tumultous meetings in the morning
and afternoon. Commander Lee was
carried Through to reelection with
enough for us" and in the face of
declarations from the anti-Lee forces
that the organization would be
wrecked unless new blood be. infused
in the official roster.
An alleged attempt by the Lee
forces to railroad" their candidate
through at the morning session
aroused a storm of protest, and re-
suited in an overw helming vote to
POSTPONE the election until afternoon.
my opposition to Colonel Lee is
founded ON the belief that no man is
greater than his organization" de-
clared s. l.. Lowry of Tampa, Fla.
in nominating Mr.. Richardson. The
future of this organization is at
stake in this election. With popu-
lation of 100000 in the south. we
have less than 1000 members in the
Sons of Confederate Veterans. The
organization at present is failure
it needs new blood ] hate to say
this, but it must be told"
d. S. Ethridge of Chattanooga, who
was nominated by the state COM
mander of Tennessee, requested that
his name be Withdrawn, and the
Tennessee Endorsement was swung to
Colonel Lee.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-13
JURY IS PROBING
DARING ESCAPE OF
NE " YORK BANDIT
Score of Witnesses Called AT
Investigation of Sensa-
tionaI Getaway

ATHENS, Ga, April 1.-THE in
vestigation of the escape Of Gerald
chapman, New York mail bandit
from st. Mary's hospital here last
week broadened today from the scope
Of inquiry by special agents of de-
partment of justice and secret serv-
ice men to an investigation by the
federal grand jury. More than a
score of witnesses were summoned to
the federal building t. appear before
the jury.
The list of persons summoned was
not available, but it was indicated
from those in attendance around the
jury room that many of the hospital
attaches, the guards over Chapman
and Morelli, the other federal pris-
ener at the hospital, and others who
are believed to have clues, are
among the list.
O o O
witnesses Summoned.
Among those who appeared to 60
before the jury were Miss Coralee
Ramey, the nurse who attended
Chapman the night he escaped. Miss
Estelle Scott and Miss Jewell Haral-
son, nurses, who claim to have seen
Chapman in the basement of the hos
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-13
TELLTALE SYMPTOMS
OF WOMAN'S ILLS

Every woman who suffers from back
ache headache, dragging down pains,
nervousness irregularities. dsplac ements,
irritabil1y, or dependency should recog-
nize in such symptoms some derange-
ment of her system which should have at
tention before some more serious ailment
develops. These conditions are often evil
denced by sallow complexion, dark circles
under the eyes. lassitude and sleepless-
ness For nearly fifty years Lydia E.
Pinkhams Vegetable Compound has been
pre- eminently successful in overcoming
. UGH conditions. and it is recognized
& verywhere as the standard remedy for
yomAn's ills.-Ady.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-13
BORAH REPLIES TO
SECRETARY'S SPEECH.

WASHINGTON. April 12.-Com-
menting on Secretary Hoover's
speech last night in Des Moines, Ia,
in which the Commerce Secretary
advocated acceptance by the United
States of conditional membership in
the permanent court of industrial
justice. Senator Borah. republican,
Idaho, declaring today that We
should either make a court with
power to it. with some effectiveness
or we should turn our attention eX-
clusively to the questions which are
tt oubling the American taxpayer
and the American business man and
the American farmer at this time"
Mr.. Hoover, he said made "a fair
and strong" presentation from the
administration viewpoint of the adj
vantages to be derived from joining
the court, but indicated in his ad-
Dress that the only immediate effect
of going into the court SO far as
getting results from the court is
concerned is to pay share of the
running expenses of the court