The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-22
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR T0 H0LD ANNUAL C0N|CL..YA|vlE IA :. S0 | N
Grand Commandery To Meet At WoodIaWn On
 April 25

Official route of the Knights Tenn plar parade, which will move through Birminghams downtown streets Wednesday, April 25, during the an nual conclave of the Alabama com manderies, Knights Templar, has been given out as follows:
 Parade forms on Sixth avenue at 9 a. m.. head resting on Nineteenth street. Forward on Sixth avenue to Twentieth street, down Twentieth to Tutwiler hotel, where grand com mandery,| will fall in. Forward on Twentieth street tG Third avenue, down Third avenue to Nineteenth street, on Nineteenth street to Sec ond avenue, up Second avenue to Twenty first street. up Twenty st street to First avenue. down First avenue to Nineteenth street, down Nineteenth,a street to Second avenue. Street cars wi1l be sparkd on Second avenue, all will. enter and proceed by cars to ,Woodlawn. Arriving at WSodlawn parade lines will be formed "a gain and march to Wood lawn Methodist church, where the grand tcommandery will be opened with church services conducted by Eminent and Reverend Sir James wilson Johnson, grand prelate.
 The conelave will be held with sWoodlawn commandery, Knights STemplar, and the program Is as fol- lows:
 Wednesday, April 25, 12 o'clock noon. opening of grand commandery address of welcome, by Rev. Key G. Hershey; response by Rev. sir Fred Wall of Athens; announcement of committees;. 1:30 o'clock, luncheon served in temple by ladies of East ern Star; s2:30 70 clock, business pro- ceedings resumed; 6 o'clock, adjourn ment to next morning; 6:10 o'clock. dinner served in temple by ladies Of Eastern Star.
 Thursdays business sessions open at 9:3O o'clock, followed by installa, :, tion of officers at 12:30, and final ad- journment at l o'clock. Luncheon by the ladies of the Eastern Star will be served in the temple after ad- journment.
 The parade will move promptly at 9:2O Wednesday morning to Sixth avenue and Twentieth street; thence south on Twentieth street to Tutwiler hotel, where grand commandery off : cers will fall in; then forward through business section of the city to Second avenue and Nineteenth street, where street cars will be parked. Members will move by street car to w OOuiiWI II.
 Church services will begin at II o'clock Wednesday morning with sermon by Rev. James Wilson John son, grand prelate. Other Christian ministers have been invited to assist.
 Automobiles will be at the disposal of visitors who care to visit points of interest in the city from 630 to S:31 o'clock. Any member of the omobile committee will look after the needs of the visitors with cars parked at the Masonic temple, Wood lawn. Tickets to Birmingham thea tres will also be provided by the en- tertainment committee.
 One of the big features of the pro gram is q reception and dance in honor of the grand commandery offi- cers, to be held at the Tutwiler hotel beginning promptly at 9 o'clock Wednesday evening. Admission only to knights in full Templar uniform fexcept sword) and their ladies.
 Ladies accompanying tut-of-town members are requested to make themselves known to the ladies re- ception committee Arrangements have been made for their entertain mnt during the time the grand com mandery is in session. Automobiles for sightseeing trips will be at their disposal and the committee will be glad to make any special arrange ments the ladies may wish. Arrange ments have also been made with several of the theatres of Birming- ham for visiting ladies to attend. Tickets may be secured from any member of the social entertainment committee.