The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-02
KAMRAM GROTTO
WILL PRESENT
MINSTREL SHOW
r. C. Mccain Leader Of
Campaign For 10000
Membership

Second annual presentation OF the
Kamran MINISTRIES, purveyors of mirth,
music and mimicry will take place at
the new municipal auditorium on the
nights of November and Z, under the
auspices of the uniformed bodies of
Kamram Grotto. Mystic Order of Yelled
Prophets. 1t will be presented by a
large cast. which includes some of the
leading vocalsts and entertainers of the
city and the announcement is made by
Frank Adams, business manager. that
the program will far surpaSs, in merit
and originality, any similar perform
ance ever shown in the Birmingham dis
trict.
While the first part will carry out
the regular minstrel entertainment idea.
the stage settings and general effects
will be different, and the program ar
rangement unique and novel, The song
numbers include some of the latest pop
ular songs and some of the best classics.
There will be whole flock of come
dams, with Percy Rosenberger and
Happy" Dobbs as the principal ends,
and mirth and music will be happily
blended during the program.
A number of high class specialties
will comprise the second part of the en-
tertainment, and fun and frolic, magic
and mystery will hold forth in turn, the
performance to be concluded by a
screaming after-pece that is veritable
riot of fun and laughter. 1t is with
out doubt one of the funniest sketches
ever produced. 1t was written by Jim
Parks, member of the staff of the
Masonic temple. who wrote the after
part for the kamram MINISTRIES last
wear, which was pronounced big sue
cess. Erwing McBee, is directing the
musical numbers and L. j. Miller the
sketches and afterpart.
The following letter has been sent
out by Manager Adams to the members
of the order:
Dear Prophet-kamram Grotto will
stage another minstrel show at the city
auditorium November and Z. This,
like the one in the spring, is going to
be the best amateur minstrel ever put
on in the city. If you attend the spring
MINISTRIES you will realize just what the
boys of Kamram can do. Now. proph-
cts. we are not only planning to have
this one as good as the last, but much
better. Prophets Frank Adams. L. j.
Miller. Jim Park and Erwing McBee
are behind the guns and pushing Tor
every inch of the ground.
I'VE have distributed tickets all over
the city of Birmingham. Ensley, Besse-
mer and North Birmingham, and you
can also obtain tickets at the Masonic
temple. The auditorium will take care
of 5000 on each night. We have 5000
reserved 81 tickets; 1000, 70 cents,
and 1900, 80 cents, unreserved seats
for each performance. The box office
at the city auditorium will open No
yember 1 at 8 o'clock and will be open
each day thereafter, except Sunday, for
exchanging of tickets and reservlng OF
seats. ANY prophet wishing to reserve
seats and cannot get to the box offlce,
we will be glad to attend to same Tor
him if he will send check for number
he wishes.
I'VE are not going to send the mem
bership tickets to this minstrel. but we
expect the prophets to do their part
lust the same. Now, prophets this is
your minstrel. Let's make it success
and fill the city auditorium to a tull
capacity. Keep the old Kamram spirit
moving and let's go!
Yours in good fellowship,
"F. B. ADAMS, Manager;
I'll. B. KIRBY, Secretary
In addition to the activities to put
the minstrels over, the membership COM
mittee of the drive for 10000 members,
of which T. C. Mccain is chairman, is
exceedingly active in the effort to cor
raj the 1.020 candidates required to
reach the mark set. Monarch Hagy
has called for big ceremonial session
for January 20, at which time the can
didates will be initiated.
Chairman Mccain is more than con-
fident that the number will not only
be reached, but that by the time the
campaign is concluded the number of
candidates will be closed to 1000 He
states he has had the most encouraging
reports from all sections of the Jurls-
diction of Kamram Grotto, and that he
expects big things from the contest be-
tween the various out of town Grotto
clubs and of the contest between the
uniformed units of the city.
At recent meeting of the uniformed
bodies called by Chairman Mccain to
discuss the campaign, attended by over
100 members and practically all of the
Grotto officers. the heads of each Or
ganization pledged himself and his unit
TO do their utmost in the membership
campaign, and amongst them there was
evidence of keen but good natured ri
valry for the honor of not only taking
the prizes offered but of helping to put
Kamram we'll over the 10000 mark.
Chairman Mccain, who presided over
the meeting read extracts from pro-
gram of four-day Masonic festival held
under the auspices of Long | Grotto of
Brooklyn. N. Y, at present kamrams
only rival for first honors, to which all
Master Masons were invited, In the
jurisdiction of Long l there are hun
dreds of Masonic lodges with thousands
of members. He stated that at the end
of the four days festival, at GrOtto
class was Termed and that Long is
objective was also 10000 members. He
urged the members to bear in mind Long
Is activity and stated that he would
be ready at all times to cooperate with
them ut any tue in the furtherance of
the campaign.
Another meeting of the officers,
committee and uniformed units will be
held in the next week or two, Chairman
Mccain stated.