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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
SLOW CLASS WILL
 START WEDNESDAY,
All Degrees Will Be Conferred
 At Scottish Rite Reunion

All members of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry are invited to attend the meetings of Birmingham Lodge of Per lection on Wednesday night, October 1, when the 'slow class" will be start ed with the conferring of the fourth and fifth degrees, which will be con- ferred in full form with all the elabo- rate ceremonial they call for.
 Venerable Master R. B. Watts. states the purpose of the "slow class is to give the members of the Scot tish Rite bodies who are in many cases unable to attend the day time sessions of the various reunions, the opportuni- ty to see the degrees conferred by trained teams at night. He states that the other degrees up to the four teenth will be conferred in each We'd nesday night in October, and urges all members to take advantage of this op- portuniuy.
 At the meeting held last Wednesday night a number of petitions were re- ceived and candidates balloted on so that the entire business of the lodge on Wednesday night next will be the conferring of the two degrees.
 The members of this class will be advanced at the fall reunion of the Scottish Rite bodies of Birmingham which will be held November 10 to 14 inclusive, when all the degrees from the fourth to the thirty-second will be conferred. Officers of the other Scot tish Rite bodies are making active preparations for the reunion and are lining up teams for the various de-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
DAVIS IS INVITED
 BY MOOSE LODGE
Committee To Provide Enter
 tainment At Lodge Meetings

Three candidates were initiated at the regular meeting of Birmingham Lodge, Loyal Order of Moose, held Wednesday night at the Moose hall There was much interest taken in the meeting and large number of mem- bers were present. Dr. H. A. Elkou- rie presided.
 Among other matters of importance was the adoption of resolution invit- ing James J. Davis, supreme head of the Moose and secretary of labor to come to Birmingham after his en- gagement at Chattanooga on October l. An urgent request from the lodge was sent to MT. Davis asking a date subsequent to his appearance in Chat tanooga and officials of the lodge be- lieve that it will be granted.
 A house committee was appointed consisting of B. c. BurkAart, Ed liar ris and B. Katz, whose duty it will be to provide entertainment for the win ter months. John H. Adams reported that his committee is making an effort to secure place wherein the Jim Da- wis buggy will be placed on exhibition.
 The three candidates initiated were Dr. w. c. Gewin, Louis Lavel and Gus w. Stephens and each one expressed himself as being highly pleased with the initiation and in accord with the principles of the Moose. Dr. Gewin was appointed member of the new home committed The committee is making an effort to secure suitable site for the erection of Moose home in Birmingham and are expected to make an early report on the same.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
PROGRAM PLANNED
 FOR SHRINE MEET
Motion Picture Electrical Pag-
 cant Will Be Big Feature

LOS ANGELES.-The first bulletin giving plans for the Imperial Council meeting of the Ancient Arabis Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine to be held in Los Angeles during the first week of June has been sent .out by Director General Flint. Some of the principal events, tentatively arranged, are {: Sight seeing trips through the city of Los Angeles, Hollywood and suburban points, concluding with motion picture studios a trip to Catalina Island and oppor- tunity given to view the marine gar dens from glassbottom boats; typcial Spanish banquet and Spanish fandango at Warner Brothers motion picture studio for Imperial Representatives and their wives; Shrine parade; motion pie ture electrical pageant in which the great movable electrical generators used by motion picture production companies will be assembled and furnish power for the beautiful floats.
 Los Angeles is the only city in the world where such a pageant could be held There will be a floral parade, typifying the 257 schools of the Los Angeles school district, prizes being of- ferad for the most beautiful florally decorated entry; progressive Shrine ball. which will be held at the new Bilt- more hotel, the Ambassador and the Warner Brothers studio. These are simply the outstanding features planned to date but it is expected many addi- tiOns will be made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
SHRINE START
 ACTIVE ECAMP AIGN
Fall Ceremonial Of Za- mora Temple To Be
 Notable Event

Having brought the outdoor pageant, "The Masque of Pandora to a success full conclusion. the officers and mem bers of Zamora temple, are now direct ing their efforts to making prepara- tions for the ceremonial session that will be staged Friday October 31, and the standing and special committees of the temple are getting their plans un- der way for the big event.
 Potentate H. c. Crelly is getting in touch with his ambassadors" in the out of two communities, and it is expected that a large batch of petitions, gather ed in by these ministers plenipotentiary and envoys extraordinary to his nibs 'the Pote," will find there was to the desk of Recorder Geohegan accom- panied by the necessary check or money order. Incidentally Charles John, af- ter October'1 will be found in his new office on the mezzenine floor of the Masonic temple, where he will be glad to see the boys at any and all times.
 While the out of town Nobles are smelling the out lying territory for can didates, the Shriners of Birmingham have started an intensive drive for ap- plications for membership and it is un- derstood they are much encouraged by the prospects to date. Potentate Crelly and the members of the divan are giv- ing much time to the campaign and from present indications large class will be on hand as fodder" for the ceremonial, the aforsaid fodder, as; Charles John says, being absolutely necessary for the success of the big event.
 Recorder Geohegan suggests that the Nobility seAd in the petitions to him just as soon as they are signed up. This will avoid all last hour rush and will materially aid the officers and com mittees in making the plans for the ceremonial. Let's do" was the slogan adopted by Potentate Crelly at the be- ginning of his administration, he now says, Let's do, but do it now" In other words get busy and secure that petition.
 While the program for the ceremonial has not been definiately arranged, ten tative plans have been. discussed and it is understood that there will be many new features on the program and a special effort made to ensure the No bility of a genuine good time. During coming week the pote and divan will discuss methods of furthering the cam paign for new members.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
WALES ATTENDS
 CALGARY LODGE
Prince, Senior Grand Warden In
 England, Admitted At Once

CALAGARY, Alta.,. Sept. 27.-The Prince of Wales, surprised members of the Cornerstone Masonic lodge of High River, Alberta, when he and Brigadier General Trotter applied for admittanc= Friday night.
 The prince, being grand senior ward en of the grand lodge of England, an cient Free and Accepted Afasons, was immediately admitted, signed the regis ter, shook hands with the members, and acted as if he had been attending the lodge for years.
 Brigadier General Trotter, not being a member, could not get beyond the ante-room and the prince, after joking with him for few minutes, made preparations for first degree for the general. Why shouldn't attend 9our meetings? This is my home now, you know" Wales said to Worshipful Master George Young.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
MACCABEES MEET
Large Class To Receive Full Degree
 Work

Luckie Tent No. ?, Maccabees, met in regular session last Monday night, with d good attendance, Commander Roy Manly, presiding. As this was strictly business meeting, all initiatory work was postponed until next Monday even- ing, at which time it is planned to put the full degree work on a large class of candidates. Seven applications for membership were received and referred. A considerable amount lof important business was brought up and disposed of J. H. Manning was reported as injured in an accident and the necessary action was taken by the tent.
 Highly instructive talks on the prin- ciples and lessons of the order were made by Supervising Deputy, F. o. Croy, Manager J. J. Cantey, Sir Knights J. D. Lighter, J. E. Holland and others. A full attendance of the membership is desired at the meeting on Monday even- ing, Sept %.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
EVEN AS YOU AND

The Nathaniel Hawthornes were very poor in their early married life at Con- cord. The could not afford to keep a servant and divided the housework be- tween them.
 Maud Elliott Howe, in Three Gen. erations," relates that one day Mrs. Hawthorne, happening to be near the pantry where her husband was doing his share of the mornings work, heard him exclaim as he threw down the knife he had been cleaning
 Thank God, that's the last of those damned knivesw
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
PATROL IS GIVEN 3 A HIGH RATING
Kamram Officers Elated Over Showing Made In Prize Drill

Capt. R. H. Alexander, commanding officer of the drill patrol of Kamram Grotto, Mystic Order of Yelled Proph- cts, has received a communication from the national committee on exhibition drills of the Grotto supreme council in reference to the rating of the patrol in the competitive drill during the con vention of the supreme council held last June at Indianapolis.
 Kamram patrol made it's fiEst ap- pearance in these competitive drills at Indianapolis and although they had 10 competitors, many of them patrols of many years experience, they won fourth honors with rating of 92 points, the drill patrol of Cleveland landing first place with rating of 96.55-100 points.
 The national committee however, in checking over the score cards, found that Kamram patrol was due rating of o3.2-100, instead of that given them at Indianapolis. When the fact that the patrol was penalixed 1.2-1O0 for having B men instead of the required S6, is considered with the increased rating, Kamram patrol made an excel lent showing at Indianapolis, and on actual merit ranked near the top.
 Captain Alexander started that it was his first experience and that of the patrol in competitive drills, and that he had learned much from the experience. He declares that he will not be penal ized at the next competition at Atlantic City in 1925 for under numbers and that with the years added experience he expects to carry away first honors.
 "We are necessarily elated over the showing our patrol made on it's initial appearance in competition" said Mon arch Hagy, land when we consider that the. patrol has only been organized a little over IS months out of raw ma terial so to speak, the rating received at Indianapolis was truly remarkable. We confidentally believe that Capt. Bob and his boys will bring home the bacon' next year."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
NEW LEGISLATION
 SUBJECT OF TALKS
Re-enactment Or Suspension Law
 Pleases Pythian Knights

The rank of Page will be conferred at the next convention of Jefferson Val ley Lodge, Knights of Pythias to be held Tuesday Sept. 30 and all members of the order are invited to attend. At the meeting held last Tuesday night one application for the ranks of knighthood and one reinstatement received favorable action.
 Grand Chancellor s. l.. Johnson has re- quested, by circular letter to each past grand chancellor, each grand lodge offic- CT, and each committeeman of the Grand Lodge to prove up, and show interest by proposing three new members, re- nstatments during the present term.
 The legislation passed by the recent biennial session. of the Supreme Lodge, at Toronto, Canada, was talked over in the lodge last Tuesday night. It appears that the following are the outstanding features of the new legislation to govern throughout the Order: The enactment of a law to provide for the publication of a monthly Pythian Magazine, to be mailed to each member of the order, A proposed amendment fixing the min imum fee for the three ranks, at $25. Amendments requiring lodge dues to be paid in advance after January ], 1925. The re-enactment of the old suspension law, providing for the issuance of suspension certificates" and fixing the reinstatement fee at the amount of one years dues at the time of suspension. The adoption of standard books and blanks, the same to be furnished from the Supreme Lodge office. Permission granted to any member to purchase a cypher ritual. Establishment of a Supreme Lodge relief fund. Diplomas for Pythian veterans. No change in the ritual.
 The re-enactment of the suspension certificate" is regarded as return to a fuller appreciation of a former certifi- cate that is of great value in the work ings of the whole machinery. of the order, and is a tribute to the foresight of two members of Jefferson Valley lodge. On October 6, 1924, this lodge held special convention in compliment to Herman M. Beck, then Supreme representative, and AlonzO S. Elliott, keeper of records and seal of this lodge It is claimed by those who have studied the proposition, that more members were regained when furnished this card, after suspension, serving as it does, a kind of credential, or "demit" ready for use in returning to active member ship, besides proving financial value, cashing in thousands of dollars other wise lost to subordinate lodges through out the entire order, in the United States and Canada.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
MASONS TO TRAIN
 AMERICAN YOUTHS
Scottish Rite To- Build Large
 And Imposing Edifice

BOSTON, Mass.-At the one hundred twelfth annual meeting of the Supreme Council, B, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, Northen Jurisdiction, the following officers were reelected for the ensuing trienial: Sovereign Grand Com mander, Leon M. Abbott, B, Grand Lieutenant Commander, Amos Petit bone, 33; Grand Secretary General, Robert Shirrefs, 33; and Grand Treas urer General, Leroy Goddard, B. All other officers were also reelected.
 To train a considerable number of American youths each year for leader ship in American government, to teach them the fundamental ideals and give them sound general education so that they will be qualified to propagate and perpetuate those ideals, is a task that the. Scottish Rite MasOns of the North ern Masonic Jurisdiction are planning to assume.
 A year ago at it's annual meeting the Supreme Council decided to experiment in this educational work. The plan it adopted was to select limited num- Der of young man and women and to give them a course in some university of high standing, all expenses paid. In 'carrying out the plan eleven pupils were chosen. The plan has worked out so well and been received with so much enthusiasm that it is now proposed greatly to broaden it's scope.
 The Supreme Council, Northern Jurisdiction, has lacked adequate fa- cilities to meet it's administrative and ceremonial requirements and commit tee of five was appointed by the Sovereign Grand Commander to con- slider the subject. A new Masonic temple, the largest, most imposing and fratefnally significant structure of that kind in the world, to meet the needs of the Supreme Council, the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, Scottish Rite COnsistOry and other Masonic bodies with headquarters in Boston, is being projected. The structure would cost several million dollars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
MARVEL TENT

Marvel Tent No. 1, The Maccabees Bessemer, Ala, had a well attended meeting on Thursday evening. Com monder Lemons presiding. A number of applications were received and re- ferred. This being a meeting for busi- ness only, all degree work was dispens- ed with for the present, and large amount of routine business was attend ed to.
 Among other matters to come up was the election of officers to fill several vacancies. The following officers were selected: Record Keeper, G. w. Bowen; Sergeant, 0. R. Kent; Second Master of Guards, W. B. Bell; Sentinel 0. A. Cannon; Picket, E. s. Julian.
 The record was broken for this tent by every member present making good talks, all of them full of enthusiasm. Manager J. J. Cantey; of Birmingham, was present on an official visit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28

tors, an aggregation of talented songs- ters; Tom Mccain and his immacu- lately clad Greeters; Bill Douglas and his Revels corps, otherwise the strong arm squad; and P. J. Miller and his high class dramatic cast, have been de- cided factors in Kamram's success.
 But possibly one of the gratest fac tors in Kamram's rise to prominence is the esprit de corps" which exists between the officers, its units and the membership generally, bringing them together in one harmonious whole. from which nothing but success could result
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
CLASS POSTPONED
Knights Of Pytlias Plan Social Func-
 tiOnR EOr Fall

Birmingham Lodge No. S5, Knights of Pythias, held fine convention on Thursday evening. Chancellor Com mander R. s. Smith presiding. As pre- viously announced a social committee was to be made at this meeting, and this was done with Past Chancellor Ira Randall as chairman and a good lively committee to look after the various so- cial functions of the lodge.
 On account of, other lodge activi- ties in the city which would interfere with the success of the special class initiation set for Oct. 29, this class initiation was postponed until Thursday evening, Nov 18th, at which big things will surely come to pass, as all the three ranks will be conferred Tn one evening by special dispensation from the Grand lodge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
LAND OF FEZ
Lecture At Open Meeting Of R. A. M
 Chapter

Chapter
 In the Land of the Fez" will be the subject of lecture to be given by AL len G. Loehr, professor of English at the Birmingham-Southern college, on the evening of October z, under the aus pices of Charles Wheelock Chapter, Royal Arch Masons at the Masonic Temple. The meeting will be open to all members of the Masonic fraternity and their families, and the officers of Wheelock extend to them cordial and fraternal invitation to attend.
 Prof. Loehr has recently returned from an extended visit to the east, and will speak from first hand information and personal observation of his subject. He is a man of fine intellectual at tainments a gifted speaker and of at tractive personality, and his lecture having the charm of originality is sure to be both enjoyable and instructive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
FRENCH WDITER IN A RIOT Henri Barbusse, Defeatist Novelist,

BERLIN-Henri Barbusse (iwedly known French defeatist writer and novelist) was scheduled to make a speech recently in the course of an anti war demonstration at Greifswold. From the beginning of the meeting cer- tain German nationalists had been causing a disturbance by hurling insults at the French orator and singing pa- triotic songs against France. A riot started in which a number of persons were injured. According to the news papers, Mir. Barbusse was obliged to leave the city under police escort.-- Le Peit Parisien (Translated fo The Star),
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
CRESCENT CLUB
Dance For Members Only At Cascade
 Plunge

Oance TOT MemDerS OnIy AG OaScdue
 Plunge
 The Crescent Club, social organi- zation of Zamora Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, will give their next dance at Cascade Plunge Monday even- ing September % This dance will be for members of the club only, which will be the rule at all the dances dur ing the fall and winter months.
 Secretary Robert B. Smith states that the membership contest is pro gressing nicely with several members tied for first and second honors. The contest will end on midnight, Septem- Der 30. Every member is requested to bring in at least one application for membership.
 It has been decided to. hold the Octo- Der dances of the club at the Tutwiler, the following dates having been re- served: Friday, October 10, and Fri day, October 24. The best music ob- tainable has been engaged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
LEG SORES

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
APPROPRIATIONS LACKING

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28

Out of comparatively "raw" material Captain Alexander organized the drill Iyatrol of Kamram Grotto some eighteen months ago. Although neither officers nor men had any previous experience in competitive drills, Captain Alexander started out to win prize in the com petitive drills at the supreme council meeting and so we'll did he succeed with his rockies that the, patrol won fourth place at Indianapolis in competition with nineteen experienced drill teams.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28

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