The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-09
BIG GATHERING
 OF MASONS TO
 BE AT REUNION
All York Rite Degrees To
 Be Conferred In Full $, Form

First annual reunion of the York rite of Free Masonry will be held March 12, 13, and IA at the Masonic temple, beginning each day at 12 80 o'clock. This will be the greatest gath erins of York Rite Masons ever held in the state, according to the committee in charge. Nine Royal Arch chapters, three, councils Royal and Select Mas ter, and five commanderies of Knights Templar will participate.
 Several hundred candidates are ex- pected to take all the degrees in the several bodies, which will be conferred in full form. The bodies participating are: Chapters-Mineral City, Wood lawn, Wahouma, Avondale, East Lake, Fairview, Elyton, Charles Wheelock and North Birmingham. Councils--Sam Thompson, Woodlawn and Wahouma. Communicates = Gyrene, Birmingham, Woodlawn,, Wahouma and East Lake.
 In addition to . large gathering of York rite Masons from the Birmingham district, large number of visitors from all sections of the state are expected to be present, including many of the grand officers of the three York rite bodies. Joseph l.. Gunter of Albany, grand high priest of the grand chapter Harry 0. Crelly of Birmingham, grand mas ter of the grand council, and Woolsey Fennell of Tuscaloosa, grand comman- der of the grand commandery, will be present and assist in the work.
 Committees
 The committees in charge are: Ex- ecutive committee, George F. Wheelock, ", D. Hawkins, G. Armstrong West and Albert l.. Reese, secretary.
 Finance committee, Joe H. Saks, chairman; program committee, W. l.. Douglas, chairman; committee on work, R. L. Strong, chairman; tiling commit tee, J. R. Latiner, chairman secretar- ial committee, Charles J. Geohegan, chairman; class directors, E. Q. Thors- gaard, chairman; rental committed, w. w. Bradbury, chairman.
 Special committee-W. Fl. Tucker, c. T. Johnson, J. H. Johnson, J. ii. Abercrombie, l.. M. Gillett, J. c. Orr, G. M. Trivett and J. A. Nolan.
 Reception committee, D. M. Weak ley, chairman; stage and light commit tee, J. A. Park, chairman publicity committee. P. J. Miller, chairman par aphernalia committed, Lee Mccall, chairman music committee, George H. Grain, chairman.
 Refreshment committee, H. F. Lesher, chairman. Refreshment committee will be assisted by the following orders of Eastern Star: Electa chapter No. It, Woodlawn chapter No 11O. Mary Echols chapter No. 125, 4Wahouma chapter No. 221, East Lake chapter No. 25S, Salter chapter No. 21, Biftm- ingham chapter No. 11S, Areme chap ter No. 173, North Birmingham chap ter No. 231, Horace J. Salter chapter No. $40.
 Examining. Committee - G.. ". Brown, IT,, e. w. Hays, G. I. McDon- aid, Harry Zell, ". D. Hawkins, J. W. Riddle. w.. II. Sentell, F. H. Bry- ant, REG. Hersey, l.. E. Crump, L.. 0. Jones and J. B. Thomas.
 Music-G. H, Grain, director; in- strumental arrangement by Charles E. Plank. Singers include members of the Shrine chanters, GrOtto chorus, Scottish rite choir, Woodlawn com mandery quartet, Cyrene commandery quartet and =0tiier. York fite bodies:s a ss March f2 .3
 Program for the work in the chapter degrees:
 Mark master (full form), large audi tOrium, F 80 p. m, to 2 p. m. ;s.'
 Past master (fulf form), large audi torium, 2 p. m. to 2:45 p. m.
 M. E. master (shOrt forn), small auditorium, 2 2:45 p. m! to 3 :45 D. m.
 Royal Arch (short form), small au- ditorium, 8 :45 D. m. to 5 80 p. m.
 Supper, 5 D. n. to 80 D. m.
 Most excellent master (full form), large auditorium, 6:30 p. m. to 8 80. p. m.
 Royal Arch degree (full formy, large auditorium, 8 80 D. m. to 10 80 p. m. 8 D. m.-15-minute address by Dr. J. Leon Gunter, grand high priest, R. A. M.
 1C-minnte Address by Charles A. L. Iohnstone, deputy grand high priest, R. A. M.
 }. 1O-minute Address by John B. Bethea, grand king, R. A. M.
 Remarks from other companions.
 March 13
 Program for work in Council de- grees: 4
 Royal master, large auditorium. 1 ?. m. to 2 80 p. m. s f4s
 Select master, large auditorium, ? 80 ?. m. u p. m. A = 0VSAo4 hlCcbLhS \tdthSs elC.J laTSe du- ditOrium, p. m. to 5yp. m. Supper, 6,p. m. to 6 80 p. m.
 Super excellent master (full form), large auditorium, z p. ms; to 9 p.sm.
 Social meeting, large auditorium, g p. m. to 1O:30 p, m.
 4 p. m.-20-minute address by Dr. H. 0. Crelly, grand illustrious master.
 General introduction of all visiting of-  March IA
 rogram for work in Commandery degrees
 Red Cross (full form), large audi torium, p. m. to 2:S0 p. m.
 Malta (communicated), small audi torium, 2 80 p. m. to 8 :15 p. m.
 Temple, smcn auditorium, :15 D. m. to 5 80 p. m.
 Supper, 6 pm. to 6 80 p. m.
 Malta (full form), large auditorium, 6 80 p. m. to 8 :30,p. m.
 Temple (full form ), large auditorium, 8 80 p. m. to 10.30 D. m.
 2 :45 ?. m.-zAddress by Judge Wool sey Fennell, grand commander, K, T.
 General introduction of all visiting officers.
 4 p. m.--Opening commandery in full military from by Cyrene commandery No. 10, which will be examined by Ju- Han F. Spearman; past grand com mander, Anniston. Ala.