The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30
|KAMRAM REACHES
 FOR 10000 MARK.
Ceremonial Session To Be Staged December IF
 At Decatur

Activities of Kamram Grotto, Mystic Order of Yelled Prophets, are centered on the new membership campaign with 10000 members as the goal at the cere- monial session January 20 at Birming- ham and the ceremonial session to be held in Decatur on December 12. A number of social events will be inter- spersed between these dates, which will be announced later.
 A special train will leave the l.. & N. depot on the morning of December 12 at Il o'clock for Decatur. The party leaving Birmingham will include the officers of the Grotto, the band, pa- trol, drum corps, revels corps, the cast, greeters, kantors, etc, and quite a number of the general membership. Lunch will be served on the train. Ar irving in Decatur, a parade will be formed and marched through the prin- ciple streets of the city, big barbe- cue dinner will be served and the cere- monial session will follow.
 The ceremonial will be under the auspices of the Albany-Decatur Grotto club, and it is understood that about 300 candidates will be on hand to take the degree. The party will arrive in Birmingham about 10 80 o'clock on the return trip.
 , According to Chairman T. c. Mccain, the big membership drive for 1,020 new members to bring the membership of Kamram Grotto to the 10000 mark is making great progress, and from information on hand, he states that the number of candidates will be in the neighborhood of 2,000 when the campaign is closed.
 Chairman Mccain wants it to be known, however, that Long I. Grotto of Brooklyn, N. T., is making tremen- dous efforts to take the lead from kamram and to that end has recently concluded a four days Masonic festi- val, to which all Master Masons with in the Jurisdiction of Long I. Grotto were invited. There are hundreds of Masonic lodges in this Jurisdiction, with thousands of members, and it goes with out saying that as result of the festi- val, Long l. made q substantial in- crease in membership. Chairman Me Clan says the moral of this is for every member of the grotto to get busy and bring in one or two petitions, and he says do it now"
 LHc OlIlCtrS OL hamram GrOCCO also call attention to the fact that after this class has been initiated there will be substantial increase in the mem- bership fee, so all those who are eligi. ble for membership in the grotto are requested ito take notice and be gov erned accordingly" The officers are relying on the members in general to get behind Chairman Mccain in this drive and help to keep Kamram Grotto the largest, livest grotto on earth.
 In this regard Monarch Hazy, in one of his proclamations to the prophets, said:
 Let's continue to live up to OUT reputation of doing things, maintain our lead and hang on to all that we have won. There are big things planned for the future, bigger and better things than you ever dreamed of-things that are going to be a real credit to Ram. ram Grotto, to the Masonic fraternity. to the city and to the country, as we'll as benefit to every member of the organization. If you have never se- cured an application for Kamram Grot- to, you should secure one now. You at least owe that much to your grotto, and besides, you are doing real serv- ice to your Masonic brother when you induce him to join Kamram Grotto." {"