The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-14
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR PLAN TO ORGANIZE DRILL TEAM HERE
Cyrene Commandery To Bring Artists And Other Attrac-
 tions To The City

Organization of military unit drill team by Cyrene Commandry No. 10, Knights Templar, to attend the Triennial Conclave at Seattle, Wash, in 1925, is now receiving the wholehearted and untiring efforts of Henry J. Porter. Jr, commandery adjutant and captain of drill.
 What such an organization will mean to Cyrene Commandery, to Ma sorry as whole and to Birmingham is illustrated by the splendid show ing made by similar teams represent ing Boston and other large cities which were in attendance at the last conclave in New Orleans. Birming- ham is able to support and should have a Templar military drill team, from civic pride, to fill the need arising on numerous occasions for such a team and as a powerful ad- vertising influence for the city of Birmingham, Mr. Porter pointed out.
 Two separate teams will be carried to Seattle, according to tentative plans, consisting of 40 men each. Their uniforms,- now on display at the Porter Clothing company, are among the most beautiful fraternal dress suits now in use. They con sist of fatigue coat, cap and trous- CTS, regulation Knights Templar cape of black doe skin, white flannel lined with the red passion cross over the left breast. The special silver and black belt also is used.
 To equip these men and to carry them to Seattle, where will be in attendance over 4O,000 Templars I,a r.1 q de q rn Q needed, and these funds will be raised by Cyrene Commandery in manner entirely new to Birmingham, and one that is believed will appeal tremend- ously to the entire citizenship, fra ternal and otherwise. Cyrene Com mandery will back the proposition to the limit. Birmingham is being asked to do likewise.
 Auditorium To Be Used.
 Attractions booked will be held in the auditorium of the Masonic tenn pIe. Funds derived for the use of the temple will go to liquidate debts of that magnificent institution, re- serve to the treasury of the building fund.
 Opportunity will be offered to hear and see the following bookings at popular prices, as cheaply or more so, it Is stated, than Birmingham has ever paid for this class of amuse- ment before. On October 20, Mar garet Matzenauer, Metropolitan opera contralto will appear; November s, Mozart Opera Comique, "Cosi Fun Tutte" (school for love), Miss Irene Williams, American prima donna so- prano; December 14, Misha Elman worlds greatest violiniit; January 20, Mozarts Opera Comique, "The Impresario." Percy Hemus operatic celebrated baritone; February "A matinee and night, Tony Sarg's Ma rionettes in Don Quixote"; March and 8, Saturday matinee, Houdinl and company. worlds greatest magician and during the latter part of March, Will Rogers, famous star and humor- ist, will appear.
 These attractions. from the impress sive and world famed operatic ar lists appearing first, to the lighter but equally interesting attractions, are fully up to and even above the standard usually presented on simi- lar occasions. Ticket for Madame Matzenauer's appearance on October 29 will be placed on sale at Cable Shelby Burton Piano company within the next few days. Persons interest ed in an attraction of that caliber, in Cyrene Commandery, or in assur- ing Birmingham a military drill team the equal of that in any American city are invited to these attractions. Prices range to S2.