The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
|DE MOLAYS PLAN
 BIG INITIATION
New Uniforms For Drill 1 Patrols-Contest For
 New Members

At A we'll attended meeting of Bir- mingham Chapter Order of De Molay, held Friday night, further plans were made for the big class initiation that will take place Friday, Oct. 10. Re ports of committees indicvate that the class will be up to expectations, and 1t is planned to make the occasion one of note in De Molay circles.
 One hundred and fifty new members is the quota set for the big class and two teams, led by Palmer Pontis and Paul Meeks, respectively, have taken the field scouting for young men worthy of comradeship in the De Molay. A banquet will be given the team bring ing in the most members.
 The patrol of Birmingham is in sfine shape and will receive their new uni forms, of Turkish design, with the next two weeks. It is announced that the patrol can use a number of additional members, boys who like to drill and who will attend parties, in order to bring the patrol to standard number.
 The officers of Birmingham Chapter recently installed, are Parker Parsons, master councillor; Leon Livingston, senior councillor Palmer Portis, junior councillor; J. Paul Meeks, senior dea- con; Ernest Price, junior deacon Har- old Caldwell, senior steward; Walter Roe, orator; Gourley Crawford, chap lain; Bill Brooks, marshal; Hugh Nor ris, aimoner Louis Heidenreich, sen tinel; Thomas Meade, first preceptor ; Albert Keller, second preceptor; Paul Watson, third preceptor; Gibson Lyle, fourth preceptor Ben Sims, fifth pre- ceptor Bowden Ward, sixth preceptor ; James Eaton, seventh preceptor. Other officers were Irving Fullington. Sol Horelick, Harlem Higgins, Ralph Hack ney, Pete Brewster.
 Since the advent of the Order of De Molay in the Birmingham district it has grown apace and at present there are four active chapters located at Bir- mingham, Ensley, Bessener, and Wood lawn, with other chapters, under con sideration. Its membership is composed of the sons of Masons and their inti- mate chums. Its ritual is beautiful, instructive and inspiring, and 6 fitting stepping stone for portals of Freema- sorry. l
 Every Master Mason is privileged to sit in Chapter meetings, without cere- mony or initiation, the only require ment is that he is in good standing. The chapters are officered entirely by boy members and some have attained a proficiency in the work that do credit to those of mature years. |.
 The patrols connected with the Chap ters are organized and conducted on the same principle as the drill corps of Masonic bodies, and needless to say the drill and elaborate uniforms appeal to the boys and they drill like veterans, It is planned to organize a band, com posed of members of all the chapters, in the near future.
 Each chapter of De Molay Is under the supervision of an advisory board consisting of Master Masons, who exer- else only advisory authority, the bus mess of the chapter, the conduct of it's affairs, and the confering of the de- grees is done by the boys themselves. Tt is well worth the while of any Mason to visit a De Molay chapter said W. A. Currie, chief state execu- tive and chairman of the advisory board flor he cannot fail to recognize the splendid work these chapters are doing for the boys and for Masonry One visit, and he will become an en- thusiastic booster for the De Molays.