The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
WILL CELEBRATE
 ANNIVERSARYOF
 KAMRAM GROTTO
All Day Outing For Pro- phets And Families At
 East Lake Park

Plans for the big ceremonial to cele- brate the second anniversary of Kam- ram Grotto, Mystic Order of Yelled Prophets, arrangements for big picnic at East Lake, and reports on the re- cent Indianapolis convention featured the business session of Kamram Grotto held last Thursday night.
 Among the other business transacted was the election of Coke s. Wright as trustee to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the late Albert l.. Reese. There was a good attendance with Monarch Jesse L. Hagy in the chair.
 P. J. Miller, chairman of the picnic committee, made report that an all-day pcinic would be held at East Lake park on Auguset 15, with all concessions free to Prophets and their families. Ice cream and lemonade will be served. The program will include swimming and diving contests, bathing beauty revue, balloon swimming race, band concerts. exhibition drill by patrol and a number of athletic events that will please young and old, and it will be an all-day and al-night affair. Admission strictly by 1921 card and official fez.
 Second Anniversary
 Celebration of the second anniver- sary of Kamram Grotto on October s will mark the biggest event in the his tory of the Grotto, according to the announcement of Monarch Hagy. It is expected that on this occasion a class of candidates numbering at least 2,500 will be initiated. This will make Kam- ram the largest grotto in the world.
 In honor of this big occasion officers of the supreme council, past grand mon- archs and other distinguished members of the order have been invited, as we'll as the Grottos from Memphis, Mont gomery, Pensacola, Nashville, Knox vile and other places, and it is un- derstood many of them have accepted and will attend, with their bands. pa- trols, drum corps and other auxiliary units.
 On the afternoon of October Kam- ram will stage monster parade, which, it is said, will be a regular carnival of fun and frolic.
 To The Prophets
 The following letter in reference to the anniversary ceremonial has been sent out by Monarch Hagy to the Prophets:
 Dear Prophet: The big drive is now on for 2,50O candidates for our fall ceremonial, to be held in the Masonic temple, Birmingham, Ala, October 8, 1924. This will be the occasion of our second anniversary celebration, and will be the biggest event in the history of Kamram Grotto. We are going to in- vite our sister Grottoes at New Or leans, La.; Pensacola, Fla; Montgom- cry, Ala; Memphis, Tenn; Nashville, Tenn, and Knoxville, Tenn, to visit us on this occasion with their bands, patrols, drum corps and other auxiliary units. We also expect to have several distinguished visitors on this occasion from northern Grottoes. together with several supreme council officers and past grand mOnarchs.
 Already Long Island Grotto at Brooklyn, N. r., the only Grotto larger than Kamram, is planning to bring a delegation, and monarchs of several other northern Grottoes promised me at Indianapolis that they would make a special effort to be present at our fall ceremonial. We will stage one of the most stupendous parades ever wit messed on the streets of Birmingham. It will be regular carnival of fun and frolic. Believe me, boys, old Kam- ram is on the map. You should have seen our boys at Indianapolis, Ind. They put Eamram away out in front of anything in the Grotto world. We were the talk of the supreme council. We were the talk of Grottodom through out the enchanted realm.
 We told these boys how we do things. Some of them are coming to see us do it. We must live up to our reputation of doing things in a big way. Your officers are perfecting plans for this big celebration. We are going to give you real big time. Now, boys, listen: We told these Grottoes who are coming to visit us that we would have class of 2,50O candidates. We hon. estly believe that we are going to have 25OO candidates, for we know that you good fellows are going to back us up. We know that you want old Kamram to be the largest Grotto in the world. and if you will just get busy and get 2,5OO petitions we will be away out in front, the biggest and best Grotto in the world. Boys, it is big thing. Let's go after it and put it over, for our sat lsfaction, and for the glory of old kamram. Get your petitions now: don't wait until the last moment"