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Evening star., 1923-04-01
B. P. O. ELKS.

Tomorrow night a nerd of Elks"
will board special cars at 18th street
and Pennsylvania avenue to attend
the opening of the grand bazaar at
Armory hall and Elks' headquarters,
Alexandria. Arriving at Alexandria
the company, in parade formation.
headed by the band of Washington
Lodge, No. 15 under Director Arthur
S. Witcomb, will march to the Armory
hall, to take charge of a booth, the
devoted to the band. The bazaar will
last all the week. Members OF the
clown band also will be on hand to
dispel gloom and boost sales. Special
trains for this party leave at 7:15
pm. Dancing will be featured each
evening to the strains of Aiexandria's
krazy Kat Orchestra.
Wednesday night last two score
pupils Sa Of the ; speyer Junior r. High
of u. Levy of the faculty, visited
Elks' headquarters. s1s H street
northwest, and listened to an address
by Judge Robert Z. Mattingly on
Patriotism and Americanism." The
youthful audience listened with rapt
attention, and at the conclusion gave
three rousing cheers for his honor.
After being presented with an Ameri-
can flag each of the party left in high
glee.
The Atlanta Club has made ar
rangementS whereby members at
tending the convention in July may
have a choice of three ways of re-
turning home.
J. d. Ward, chairman of the COM
mittee appointed to decide on suitable
testimonials for the retiring officers,
viz: Exalted Ruler Dan Nihion and
Trustee James j. Farrell, recon-
mended that honorary life member
ship be presented to the former, with
gold diamond studded card case to
the latter. in appreciation Of distfn-
guished services rendered. The re-
port was adopted and the presenta-
ton will take place at the installation
services next Wednesday,, when the
hall will be decorated with flowers
and ferns, the band will render music
and the drill team, under Maj.
Eugene Edwards, will form guard
of honor for the retiring and incom-
ing officers. A social session will fol-
| low.
Saturday night the drill team will
give an exhibition drill in the dance
hall of Elks' headquarters. Maj. Ed
| wards declares he has few surprises
| to spring.
, who registered during the past week
Healey, South Orange, N. J.; Gilbert
P. Brown, Englewood, n. j.; L. A.
Zicott, Olean, N. Y; Irving Klipper,
Brooklyn; w. E. Wagner, New York;
R. J. Decker, Rochester; T; o'G9n,
Berman. Maurice Berger. Newport
News; A. G. Billingsley. Fredericks-
burg; E. v. Heidi, F. F. Barnby, Rich
mond, Va; A. c. StroLg, Sioux CITY,
EDanville; F. J. Schroeder. Altoona.
Pa; Charles Musil. Walkegan; 8. r.
Miller, Springfield. ILL.,; c. D. Kimball,
r. M. George, Minneapolis. MINI.
Evening star., 1923-04-01
FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES

The membership committee under P.
J. Callan recently planned a drive for
new members, with the result that
Washington Aerie 125 has had an addi-
tion to its roster Of approximately 250
members in the past five weeks, and
is redoubling It's efforts to obtain the
l 900 mark by June L. Thursday eve
ming fifty-odd candidates received the
degree Following the initiation the
members. old and new, were entertained
at smoker. F. g. Spencer was elected
publicity manager. The following men,
bers of sister lodges were recent visitors
at the clubroom. 902 Pennsylvania ave-
nue.: James ]. Baker. Bronx. c. E. Gil
bert. Olean, n. Y: Frank Rosby. Port
land, Me. Charles A. Martin, Junction
City, Kan; Joseph Benton, Philadel-
phia; ]. L. Biting, Williamsport; T.
E. McCaffrey, Mauch Chunk, Lawrence
Wulfecamp, Pittsburgh. Pa; F. N. Tay-
lor. Camden, N. J.; c. F. Deck. H. N.
Yates. Brunswick, Nd, A. D. Hayes,
Cambridge. Mass.
Evening star., 1923-04-01
DAUGHTERS 4
AMERICA.
CATHOLIC

Court District of Columbia, No. 212,
will meet Tuesday evening at 8
o'clock in the oak room of the Ra-
announces a rehearsal of the troupe
Sunday afternoon, April 8, in the
Immaculate Conception Hall, at Sth
and N streets northwest.
Evening star., 1923-04-01
MASONIC.
LODGES.

LODGES.
Monday-Potomac, No. s, e. A.
Pentalpha. No. %. +. O..
Mount Pleasant, No. 33, =. 4:
Tuesday-Arminius. No. %. NJ. M.
M. NJ. Parker, No. u. +. q.
Dawson. No. 16, NJ. NJ, special at
wedne sday-East Gate. No, 81. F. Q.
Thursday-Nayal, No. 4. NJ. M
Masonic Board Of Relief.
Friday-Joseph H. Milans. No. 80, r. Y.
Saturday-School Of instruction.
ROYAL ARCH CHAPTERS.
Tuesday-Ia Fayette, No. 8, z. Nj.
and NJ. Z. II.
Friday-School of instruction.
KNIGHTS TBMPLAR COMMANDERIEs.
Monday-orient, No. 5. election.
ay-Brightwood, No. q, election.
Wednesday-Potomac, No. 3, election.
Friday-Columbia, No. 8. election.
ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH
RITE.
Observation-Disclosures Lodge Of Perfection,
statutory assembly--new reunion.
Evening star., 1923-04-01

Acting Grand Master Wilfred E.
| Lawson and staff will visit Bright
wood Lodge, No. 80, Thursday even
ing. This is the baby" lodge of the
Jurisdiction and meets in Masonic Tenn
pie, Brightwood.
| The 104th anniversary of the order
will be observed Thursday, April 26,
| in the auditorium of Central High
! School. according to announcement
/ berlain, chairman, who has appointed
the following assistants: Margaret
NJ. Royston, Bertha Moore, Anna Bla-
lock, Mary p Pollock. Edwin Gallow.
Walter c. w. Burgess, Ralph A. Boss,
Ingemand o. Lund, Elmer Cummings,
Millard F. Zepp and Lemuel IL. Wind
sor William l.. Ford of Columbia
| Lodge. No. 10. Is secretary of the
committee. The speaker of the even
| ing will be Grand Representative NJ.
| M Logan of Bowling Green, KY,
former attorney general of the state.
The music will be furnished by the
! Capital Male Quartet. Canton Wash
ington, No 1. Patriarchs Militant, un-
der command of Capt. Guy F. Gloss
brenner, will act as an escort for the
| officers of the several grand bodies
and honored guests. The Monday
evening previous the annual banquet
of the Noble and Vice Grands Asso-
| Slatioi VIII pe given dt e1i0 ANsAiOi5 IA
Hotel, with Past Grand Treasurer
William T. Galliher as POSTMASTER.
| The noble grands of the District
will be guests of the noble grands
from the thirty eighth Virginia dis
| trict at Arlington Lodge, No. 1913.
! Clarendon, Tuesday evening. Acting
Grand Master Lawson has arranged
| for automobiles to leave /. o. o. F.
Temple at 7:15 o'clock.
The last of the spring official visits
of Assembly President Emma J. S.
! Murray will take place at Miriam
T! Lodge. No. 6, Friday evening. Special
arrangements are being made by No
BILE Grand Ida Ruth Oliff. This is the
home lodge of the president.
| Past President Mollie E Edmonston
will have charge of the euchre and
| 500 party to be held under the au-
| spices of Martha Washington Lodge,
| No. 3, Saturday evening at the home
of Mrs. Caroline Schippert, zoos /
street northwest
| Following degree work at Naomi
| Lodge, No. /. tomorrow evening there
will be an Easter party. Noble Grand
| Sarah E. Campbell announces that a
program will be presented under di-
rection of Vice Grand Marie Glen
! daniel.
The last meeting of the Assembly
I Home Circle previous to the annual
session of the Rebekah Assembly will
| be held Wednesday evening at s
| o'clock in the encampment room of
| l. o. o. +. Temple.
Evening star., 1923-04-01
INDEPENDENT ORDER
FORESTERS.

Court Nationals entertainment
| committee has been authorized to
arrange for a dance and e card party
at one of the leading hotels during
April.
George e. Baily, assistant secretary
of the order, from Niagara Falls, will
be here over today. 1t Is announced.
and will meet members at the Office
of DIR. Payne in the Columbian
building
Evening star., 1923-04-01
SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF
LIBERTY.

Hope Council, No. l, at the close
of the meeting Tuesday evening had
card party. The chairman was Mrs
Marie Carney, assisted by Mrs Sadie
Jenkins and Mrs. Mary Prender. Next
Tuesday evening the council will ceie-
brate its thirtieth anniversary with
a social and dance.
Evening star., 1923-04-01
PATRIOTIC ORDER OF AMERI
CANS.

Camp, No. met Wednesday. A
euchre and 500 party VIII ne held
Wednesday at the hall, 623 Louisiana
avenue northwest, top floor. District
president. Mrs. Schoenberger, Is plan
ming a union meeting of District No.
1, to which all camps and members
will be invited.
Evening star., 1923-04-01
FRATERNITIES
Temple, sth and F streets northeast.

grees will be conferred in Loyalty
Chapter, No. 80. New bylaws will
be presented at this meeting A
dance was held at the Georgetown Ma
sonic Temple on the oath instant.
Evening star., 1923-04-01

A dance will be given by Brook
land Chapter, No, II. r at tn the BROOK
Evening star., 1923-04-01
ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR

Ruth Chapter, No. l, will meet tomor-
row night for the degrees, to be fol-
lowed by a dance in the banquet hall.
conferred by Grand Secretary Rose A.
Yost The guests of the evening in
cluded General Grand Secretary Minnie
Keyes, General Grand Treasurer Alcena
Lamond and Grand Lecturer M. E.
Teachum. There were readings by
Past Matron Williams of Columbia
Chapter and solos by Miss Dorothy
Riley, accompanied by Mrs. Annie JEFF
Sers. The Past Matrons and Patrons
Association met last Tuesday at the
home of George Pitt. Officers were
elected.
The committee on work and lectures
of the Grand Chapter will confer the
degrees in Acacia Chapter Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. Lille Mckenzie, president Of the
Secretaries Association of the Eastern
Star Chapters, announces meeting of
the association for Saturday evening in
the new Masonic Temple.
Matron Esther Henning has an
hounced that Lebanon Chapter, No. 25,
will hold a dance at the Raleigh Hotel
announced card party by the chapter
at an early date for the benefit of the
Eastern Star Home.
Grand Matron Tillie C. Chauncey
and Grand Patron James A. West
paid an official visit to Bethlehem
Chapter, No. 7. Tuesday night Other
distinguished guests were Past Grand
Matrons Crawford, Barnhart, Kim
mel, Taylor, O'Brien, Smith and AS
sociate Grand Matron Helen B. Strait
and Associate Grand Conductress
Gertrude B. Milans. The second an
nual dance and reception was an
nounced for Thursday at the Raleigh
Hotel and the drill team will make
ats first appearance in public during
the intermfssion in full uniform.
The next card party win be given
the evening OF April II In the audi
sorium Of the Northeast Masonic
Evening star., 1923-04-01

Electa Chapter has accepted the in
yitation of Martha Washington Chap
ter, No. AZ, Alexandria, Va, for a visit
tomorrow evening.
Evening star., 1923-04-01

Esther Chapter, No. 5, Thursday even
ing will have a short program and So
cial hour. Wednesday afternoon the
chapters annual card party will be held
at Wardman Park Hotel.
Evening star., 1923-04-01

Washington Centennial Chapter,
No. 26 will confer the degrees Friday.
.. The chapter will give a dance at
2400 10th street Tuesday, April 10.
Evening star., 1923-04-01

The Past Matrons and Patrons Asso-
citation has elected Mrs. Helen Butz,
president; Joseph Kelly, vice president:
Mrs. Carry Smith, second vice president;
Mrs. Lavinia Kelly, secretary, and Mrs
Elizabeth Bube, treasurer. The home
auxiliary board will meet at the home
of Mrs. Helen Butz Thursday
Evening star., 1923-04-01

The matron of Unity Chapter an
nounces a dance by the chapter for
April 20 at Masonic Hall, 14th and Ken
yon streets. At the last meeting enter
tainment was furnished by the men S
committee" after which refreshments
were served. At the next meeting de-
grres will be conferred
Evening star., 1923-04-01

Religious services at the Masonic
and Eastern Star Home will be- con-
Quoted next Sunday under the aus
pices of La Fayette Lodge, No. 10, at
Q o'clock in the afternoon.
Evening star., 1923-04-01

Acting Grand Master Wilfred E.
Lawson and staff will visit Bright
wood Lodge. No. 80. Thursday even
ing. This is the baby" lodge of the
jurisdiction and meets in Masonic Tenn
pie, Brightwood.
Evening star., 1923-04-01

East Gate Chapter, No. 81, will re-
ceive an official visit from Grand
Matron Tillie Chauncey and Grand
Patron James West Friday evening.
The degrees will be conferred.
Matron Lillian M. Miller also an
nounces that an interesting meeting
will be held April 20, when the first
officers of the chapter will occupy the
stations and confer the degrees.
Evening star., 1923-04-01

The Lambskin Club will meet Sat
urday, April Z, at S pm, at the
Gavel Club rooms. 1921 18th street
northwest to consider matters of
great Importance.
Evening star., 1923-04-01

Areme Chapter will confer the de-
grees Wednesday evening, and after
wards will be entertained with a
program under the direction of the
star points.
Evening star., 1923-04-01

Friday Junior Warden Charles J.
Kropke will head the line in the F. c.
degree for Joseph H. Milans Lodge,
No. 3s, in the Northeast Masonic
Temple, Sth and F streets northeast.
Evening star., 1923-04-01

Brookland Chamber No. IL last
Wednesday held a social evening.
The following juvenile artists enter
tanned: Master John Pestell, vocal
solo; Master Glen Carrow, piano;
Miss Beatrice Pestell, piano. and Miss
Kitty Hancock, vocal selections. A
spring dance will be held Thursday
at the Brookland Masonic Hall.
Evening star., 1923-04-01

Past President Mollie E. Edmonston
will have charge of the euchre and
500 party to be held under the au-
spices of Martha Washington Lodge,
No. 8, Saturday evening at the home
of Mrs. Caroline Schippert, zoos !
street northwest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-27
BETTER GAS SERVICE IS PLANNED BY B.R.L.&P.
Purifiers" To Remove Sulphur
 From By-Product Supply

More steady and better gas service in all low pressure areas will be fur nished by the Birmingham Railway Light and Water Power company with the installation of improve ments just bought and being set lip for use.
 In addition new gas purifiers have been ordered. at an approximate cost of $30,000, for installation at the gas plant at Sixth avenue and Thirteenth street, north. They will increase the capacity of that plant by 50 per cent.
 The purifiers consist of two rec tangular steel boxes 34 feet long, 12 feet high and 20 feet wide. They will be partly filed with iron oxides, which remove the sulphur and cleanse the raw by-product gas as received from the plant of the Sloss Sheffield Steel and Iron company at north Birmingham.
 The ipstallation of new gas "boosters" and regulators is reported to be already improving the service.
 The growth and improvement of the gas service is being carefully guided by the company. and is keep ing pace with the steady increase in the demand for electric service. Since the first of the year the company has installed 4,600 new electric meters, SS,000 now being in use in Birming ham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-27
COLLEGE BAND READY FOR COMING SEASON
Erickson Expects Good Season,
 With 22 Members Organized

Under the direction of Prof. o. Gordon Erickson the Birmingham Southern college band completed it's organization Wednesday with 32 members. Practice has been going on, however, for the past ten days A great deal of interest was created among hilltop students and residents of Owenton when Drum Major John o. Cooper led the musicians down Eighth avenue to the temporary football field on the Tidewater car line where practice drill was held for the entire afternoon There was nothming amateurish in any part of the performance.
 The band will accompany the foot ball team orf all the road trips and furnish music for the games at home. MT. Erickson is very enthusiastic over his prospects and predicts the best musical season the school has ever had. Birmingham Southern's band has for several years ranked as one of the best college organizations of the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-27
CITY FARES WELL
 WITH LEGISLATURE
One Out Of Eight Important Measures Lost During
 Session Closing

Bills that have been passed by both houses sof the legislature and that affect Birmingham, were under discussion in the city hall Wednes- day morning. Officials, after sur veying the list, expressed them selves as feeling better now than they had for some time, though the most important measure, the viaduct bill is thought to have been lost.
 The list of measures that have re- ceived the sanction of both houses Is as follows
 Brewer bill leaving choice of form of government to the voters.
 Local zoning bill. provided for in an enabling Sct.
 Omnibus bHl, providing for collec- ton of assessments on improve ments
 Park board bill providing for park commission
 [ Creation of an aditional judge of the circuit court.
 Bills which Birmingham desired to see defeated were;
 The measure to shift from the county to the city the support of the east and west and north and south state highways within the city limits.
 The measure to make Birmingham pay costs of cases appealed by the city and lost in the circuit court.
 In regard to the viaduct bill, city officials say that while the passage of the measure would have clari- fled the legal atmosphere and de- fined the extent of obligation on the part of the railroads, the defeat of the measure only leaves the question where 1t was before the legislature convened and that the city then occu- pied a strong position. The bills were introduced to remove the possi- bility of delay by litigation, but the position of the municipality has not been Impaired.
 City officials were somewhat in clined to congratulate each other on the general total of results as eff fected by legislative action, having lost but one out of eight measures of iuDortance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-27
HARRISON IS NAMED
 PARK BOARD MEMBER
City Commission Expected To Com
 plete Membership Shortly

Organizing Bfrmlngham'S park board, created by an act of the legis- lature Tuesday the first member has been named and four others will be chosen by the city commission as soon as the governor signs the bill making it the law, under it's pro- vision. The park board membership passes on succeeding members, sug- gested by the commission.
 The first member named Is Will liam L. Harrison of the city commis~ sion, whose duties as commissioner cover parks and playgrounds.
 Who will be the other four, was a question intriguing many persons in Birmingham Wednesday, except members of the city commission, who either have a list fin pickle" or have not given the matter much thought since it was officially reported week ago that the bill did not have much more chance of passing than an icicle has of growing on a stove.
 Action of the legislature in pass ing the measure came at time when interested officials in Birmingham had about passed it up, and frankly said they thought its chances were all over.
 After the governor signs the Dill the remaining four members of the board will be chosen, one of whom, il is generally understood. will be a woman
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-27
LANGSTON TO ERECT
 l2 NEW RESIDENCES
Fairfield Building Boom Continues To Show Steady Gain
 FAIRFIELD BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERALD !

Construction of 12 houses in Fair field by one of It's slients will be started within a few days by the W. D. Langston Real Estate and In- surance company. It was stated Wednesday that the contract for the materials necessary In the construc- tion had been prepared and would be let during the next day of two. Mr. Langston said he did not have any statement tG make at this time as 10 the own ership of the houses or where they would be located. but that they would be constructed in Fairfield and would be up to the standard of their tyne.
 Indications are that in addition to these houses c. J. Donald, a promi- nent real estate operator, will also let some contracts during the next few days. It was stated that he had several houses projected in Fairfield not to mention the many being erected in Central Park High lands of which he Is president and that he would give out details con- corning the new structures within a short time. Real estate men here are of the opinion that construction work here will not show any decline for some time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-27
THE WEATHER

Alabama, extreme northwest Florida, Mississippi Partly cloudy Thursday and Friday; no change in temperature.
 Virginia: Fair Thursday; Friday cloudy; no change in temperature.
 North Carolina, South Carolina: Unset tied; showers Thursday and Friday.
 Georgia: Rain on the coast and local showers in interior Thursday and prob ably Friday.
 Florida: Showers in south and rain in north portion Thursday and probably Fri day; increasing northeast winds except fresh to strong north to northwest ex- treme south and west portion. Thursday and Friday; probably showers in extreme west portion; no change in tenn perature.
 Louisiana: Thursday generally fairl Fri day increasing cloudiness
 Arkansas Thursday increasing cloudi- ness; Friday unsettled. probably showers cooler.
 Oklahoma: Thursday increasing cloudi- ness; Friday unsettled, cooler.
 East Texas: Thursday and Friday partly cloudy.
 West Texas-Thursday and Friday part ly cloudy; colder Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-27
DEPUTY WOUNDS MAN
Alleged Liquor Runner Said To Have
 Failed to Obey Command To Halt

W. W. Clark, Route 3, was in Hill man hospital Wednesday night suf- fering with bullet wound in the knee. inflicted by Deputy Sheriff H A. Adams, as Clark was attempting to. make his getaway after Deputy Sheriffs Adams and J. s. Hines had ordered him to halt, about 6;30 o'clock.
 According to Deputy Adams, he and Hines were parked on the Mont gomery highway, lying in wait fol liquor runners, when they saw car approaching. He said they blocked the road with their car and that the other car increased speed ane crashed into them, making an effort to knock the officers car from the road. The force of the impact stopped the speeding car.
 Clark was taken to- Hillman hos pital by the deputies imm ediately after the shooting, where he was given first aid treatment.
 Fifty five gallons of whisky was taken from the car by the deputies c. s. Marry, the other occupant of the car, was placed in the county jail on a charge of violation of prohibi- tionAlaws.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-27
SEPTEMBER BUILDING
 IS SHOWING INCREASE
Gain Of More Than $5Q,00O Over
 July And August Forecast

September Is scheduled to show an improvement around $50,000, over the total building operations of July and August. for the amount registered in September through Wednesday had passed the $700,0O0 mark.
 The high light indicated In the report is the issuance of building permits for more than 260 new resi- dences which is al a rate of more than eight new buildings starte 1 each day during the month.
 July registered total of $645,559 and August $660.116. September, so far, has registered $700.130. with four more days to go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-27
BEAN IS RECOVERING

pr. J. R. Bean, director of the health department laboratory, Is still at home suffering from severe cold. He Is not expected back at his desk for a day or so.
 The vacancy created by the resig- nation of pr. R. G. Martin, assistant director of the laboratory, who re- signed this week. is expected to be filled shortly after the return of Dr. J. D. Bowling. city and county ftalth officer. who is now on his vacation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-27
PARADE HERALDS, KAMRAM GROTTO'
 NINE-DAY CIRCUS
Thursdays First Performance Begins At 2 0'CIock-To
 Name The Queen
Kamram Grotto's circus will her

Kamram Grotto's circus will herald a nine-day stay in Birmingham at noon Thursday with a downtown pa rade, starting from Woodrow Wilson park and passing over a route includ- ing south on Twentieth street to Third avenue, east to Twenty first street. south on Twenty-first stree t to First avenue, thence to Twentieth street. north on Twentieth to Second avenue. west to Nineteenth street. north on Nineteenth to Eighth ave- nue and east to Wilson park for dis bandment.
 Thursdays first performance will begin at o'clock In the afternoon. Another performance will begin at s o'clock Thursday night. Two per formances are planned each of the