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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
SHRINERS PLAN
 TWO BIG EVENTS
Ceremonial And Trip To Kansas City Is
 Scheduled

Members of Zamora temple, nobles of the Mystic Shrine, are taking much in- terest in the approaching activities of the temple namely, the ceremonial ses- sion to be held May 29 and the trip to the imperial, council meeting, which holds forth June 3-4-5 in Kansas City. Many candidates for the ceremonial are being rounded up for the ceremonial and it is understood that quite num- Der of Shriners and their ladies are con templating the trip to Kansas City.
 Potentate H. c. Crelly announces that the ceremonial will be of more than usual interest from the fact that some dates have been provided by Director eral program will be unusually attrac- tive. "It will be something different" " said, the potentate.
 He is urging all the members of Za- mora to get behind the committee on petitions and bring in a large number of them for this ceremonial. In this connection all petitions must be in the hands of Recorder Charles J. Geohegan on or before Monday night, May 26, on which date business session will be
 
 pose of receiving and balloting on peti- tions.
 The program for the ceremonial May 29 follows 6 80 p. m., candidates re- port to Director Brock at the Masonic temple, o'clock, concert by Zamora' s band, songs by the charters z 80 s 80 o'clock, second section of eere- monial.
 Elaborate plans for the entertainment of visiting Shrine delegations to the i'm perial council meeting have been made by the committee of Ararat temple, A. A. o. N. M. S., of Kansas City. The pageant, Priests of Pallas," which it is said rivals the Mardi Gras of New Or leans in the magnificence of it's floats and scheme of decoration.
 Each of the floats are said to equal the staging of a first class theatrical extravaganza, in which hundreds of young men and women will pose in cos tune amid gorgeous settings.
 This pageant is in addition to the usual Shrine parades and other activi- ties. The Shrine delegation will not take any part in it but will be given seats of honor along the line of parade.
 Potentate Crelly is expecting a large delegation of nobles of Zamora temple and their ladies to make this trip. It will be the fiftieth anniversary of the imperial council: it's Golden Jubilee" 7" and a special program has been pro- vided for the occasion.
 Zamora temple will conduct spe- cial train over the Frisco railway to Kansas city leaving the Terminal sta tion Sunday, June 1, at o'clock. Re turn trip will include visits to Pike's Peak and Colorado Springs, and will ar rive in Birmingham Tuesday, June 10. Reservations must be made on or before May 20 to B. L. Keiser, 2131 Avenue F, Birmingham. >.t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
ELKS PLANNING UNIQUE PARADE
Historical Floats To Feature
 Flag Day Pageant

Ten candidates were initiated, the state convention discussed and reports on Flag Day and Elks' Night at the Jefferson were the features of the reg ular meeting of Birmingham lodge No. 70, Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, held Tuesday night at the Elks' home. Quite number of members of the lodge were present and the meeting was snappy.
 Partial report on Elks' Night at the Jefferson was made, the committee re- porting it success in every particular, the attendance was good and the com mittee gave unstinted praise for the ex- cellent performance presented by the players. Check on the tickets for the performance had not been completed and report on the sum realized will be made at the next meeting night.
 Flag Day committee reported prog ress in preparations for this event which is scheduled to take place at Wilson park on June 14. It is planned to have speaking by prominent citizens on sub jects appropriate to the day, and to be proceeded by big parade in which a number of historical floats representing big events of the nations history will be shown, including Betsy Ross, Max ing the Flag" ''The Spirit of 1776," /" Paul ReYere's Hide." "Washongton Crossing the Delaware" "The Surren- der of Lord Cornwallis," " Goddess of Liberty" "Signing the Declaration of Independence" Liberty Bell' and sev- eral others. /,
 The committee is calling on all the members of the lodge to lend support to this movement, which, it is stated, will reflect credit not only on the lodge, but on the community at large. w. H. Anderson is chairman of the Flag Day committee, Captain E. J. Me Crossin will have charge of the parade.
 Past Exalted Ruler John F. Antwine presided over the initiation ceremonies and the work was impressively perform ed. Each of the candidates expressed his appreciation of the Elks order at the close of the initiation.
 The LadieE auxiliary have announced social affair for the night of May 26, which will, be a ''tacky party" to which all the members of the lodge and families are invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
STATE COUNCIL
 REPORT PASSED
New Lodge Of Junior : Order At New =
 Merkle

Disposition of n number of business matters that had been pending and the initiation of three candidates fea- tured the meeting of Birmingham coun- cil No. 21, Junior Order United Ameri- can Mechanics, held Monday night in Fraternal hall. There was far at- tendance, and the degrees were impress sively conferred.
 In the absence of the councillor and vice councillor, E. R. Calhoun presided, with NJ. .rB. Grace in the vices chair and Charles Cheek occupying the sta tion of the junior past councillor. and business was proceeded with without trouble.
 Report of the representatives to the state council was deferred to the next meeting because of the necessity of re- serving time for the initiatory work. Slim attendance was attributable to the date being the eve of an important election and to counter attractions of the evening.
 Several members who have not been seen in the council room for quite a while were in attendance, and the de- sire was expressed that they would come often. Few members from Inglenoog COulCiI NO. 10 W6Te WelcOiue VlSlpOIS. They brought two candidates for the degrees with them, and they also were given the work.
 Next Monday night State Secretary F. k. Calhoun will institute a coun- cil of the order at New Merkel with approximately 50 member, and a week later the degree team of Birmingham council will visit the new council and exemplify the degree work. This new council will be located in splendid section and should grow and prosper from the very start, having on it's charter list a fine representation of the best citizens of the community.
 Several councils are in course of forming in various sections of the state at the present time and will soon be ready for institution. Members of Mo bile council No. have issued a chaI- lege to members of Birmingham coun- cil No. q that it will see more councils organized on the Louisville and Nash vile railroad, between Mobile and Greenville than Birmingham. council will see ons the same railroad between Birmingham and Greenville by the date of the next state council session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
.PYTHIAN GRAND
 LODGE TO MEET
Orphans Home To Be The Main Issue At
 Convention

Definite action on the building of q widows and orphans home in Ala bama will be taken at the anAual meet ing of the grand lodge of Alabama, Knights of Pythias, which convenes May 21-22 at, Montgomery, according to statements of prominent Pythians of this district The building of an orphans home has been before the Pythian grand lodge for some time. it is said, but no real steps toward build ing was taken until about three years ago, when campaign to raise funds was started and committee of the grand lodge appointed to select a site for this purpose.
 In the interim, the Knights of Pythias lodges throughout the state have made generous contributions to the building fund, and q number of sub stantial individual donations have been received. Several sites have been sub mitted to the committee, who, it is said, have made personal visits to each and are ready at this time to make a final report. M
 The question of building the orphans home will be the paramount issue to come before the grand lodge meeting, and the Birmingham delegation is de- termined that it shall be definitely de- termined by the selection of site and the empowering of the building com mittee to take the necessary steps to ward the erection of the home.
 Birmingham and district will be well represented. All the Pythian lodges here have been active in raising the building fund, and each lodge will send delegation to the grand lodge meet ings. In addition, Birmingham has rep resentation among the grand lodge off cers in the person of W. T. Parker, the veteran member of Birmingham lodge No. S5, who is grand inner guard, and four past grand ehancellors name ly, Col. Alex Garber, Lieut-Col. Her man Beck, Major Graham Perdue and Capt. Hugo l.. Black, who will all be in attendance.
 Reports of the grand officers will show, it is said, that the ordersi is pros pering throughout the state, with a good gain in membership and financial conditions satisfactory. L.sL, Shartzer of Demopolis is grand chancellor and will preside over the meeting. A num- Der of matters of vital importance to the order will be taken up, and very busy and interesting session is looked forward to.
 During the grand lodge session, An tares temple, Knights of KhorassaIi, will give an exhibition, drill, stage big downtown parade and hold ceremonial session, at which a large number of candidates will be initiated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
Hoa0 to Peel Of an
 Umlovely Complexion

The face which is admired for its beauty must have a satin-smooth skin. pink and white and youthful looking. The only thing known that can make such complexion out of an aged. faded. or discolored one-a natural. not a paint ed, complexion-is ordinary mercolized wax This remarkable substance literally absorhs the unsightly cuticle, a little aech day the clear. healthy. grlish skin be- meath gradually peeping out until within a week so 1t ia wholly in evidence Of course such blemishes as freckles, moth patches, liver spots and pimples are dis carded with the old skin. If you will procure an ounce of mercolized wax at the drug store, use like cold cream at night, washing thls off mornings. the re- suits will aBtonish you.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
STAR LODGE MAKES
 ENVIABLE RECORD

At the regular meeting of Star lodge No. 2SS, Independent Order of Odd Fellows held last Thursday night, the first degree was conferred on several candidates. The work was carried out in an impressive manner. Several ap- plications for membership were re- cei1ed and referred to committees.
 Star lodge, it is stated, is one of the most progressive subordinate lodges of the state, and, according to a brief report of c. I. Phillips, secretary, is growing by leaps and bounds, with a fine representative membership. He stated that he would have most excel lent report to make to the grand lodge when it meets in Birmingham in August.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
LODGE MASTER RISKS LIFE TO
 SAVE CHARTER

BOSTON, Mass, May 17.-Fire in
 Arlington Center recently destroyed the building in which Hiram Masonic lodge and Menetomy Royal Arch chapter had their headquarters. F. Alfred Pat tersOn, worshipful master of Hiram lodge, went up a ladder and risked his life by groping around in the smoke filled rooms until he rescued the lodge charter and many valuable documents kept in the lodge rooms. He was greet ed with cheer when he returned safely bearing the lodge eolors. The damage was estimated at more than $25,00O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
'FATHER'S DAY. TALK
 AT LYRIC SERVICE

Continuing his series of special ser mons on home duties and family life, Dr. H. NJ. Edmonds, pastor of the In dependent Presbyterian church, will speak on Fathers Day." Sunday night at the regular services in the Lyric theatre. The series began last Sunday night with sermon on Mothers Day" On May %, Dr. Edmonds will speak on Sons Day" and the following Sunday night his subject will be Daughters Day" Spe- cial music suited to the topic will be rendered at all services, beginning at 2 80 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
MASONIC DEGREES.
 SERIOUS ORDEAL
Rigid Tests Made Before Ad-
 yancement Of Candidate

CHRIST CHURCH, New Zealand. A letter has been received from Dr. Russell Rendle, who, in speaking of Freemasonry in Java says: q was much taken with the story of brother whom encountered on my voyage home from. Sydney, when we held a Masonic meeting on the 'Orsova,' in mid-Indian ocean. There were nearly GO brethren present, of seven different constitutions, and this brother came from Java. He told us that Free masonry under the Dutch grand Adge is a much more serious ordeal than in our generally. After candidate is initiated, he is expected to attend his lodge regularly, and it's instruction meetings; to take anSint aRest in the craft generally, and to preEe himself n worthy member of the order. If he
 does this satisfactorily, and is general ly approved by the lodge, in IS months or whereabouts he is passed to the F. c. degre@ but not until general sat- isfacti0n is definitely expressed does he obtain promotion about the E. A. de- gree. Once passed, he has to continue the same behavior, and has also to make himself proficient in ritual, for at any meeting the Worthy Master may suddenly command (without any pre- vious intimation), Brother -, will you please. take the chair Of the -, and carry on his duty, and the brother in question has to do s3s and is ex- pected to do so satisfactorily too! All being we'll, the F. O. may expect in
 another two years to be raised, so that it usually takes Dutch Free mason four to five years to become a Master Mason, under the most favor able circumstances. Brother Kings ford, who gave me the above informa- tion,, spoke very highly in appreciation of Freemasons in Java. generally"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
ELDERS TO TALK
 RECONSIDERATION
J. R. McWane And C. R. Harsh To Speak At The
 First Christian

J. R. McWane of the McWane Cast Iron and Pipe company, and Judge c. k. Harsh, will deliver addresses at the special service to be held at II o'clock Sunday morning at the First Christian church. Both speakers are elders of the church. :.
 A special service program is being carried out by the congregation as a feature of the last month that the con- gregation will spend under the old roof. Sundays speakers were both members of the church when the pres ent building was dedicated 20 years ago.
 Mir. McWane is chairman of the present building committee. The new building being erected at Seventh ave- nue and Twentieth street is rapidly assuming shape.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
MILLIONS MAY VISIT ROME

fore the the advent of the Holy Year. 1925, the attention not only of the Vatican, but also of the municipal and govern ment authorities in Rome, is turning nor enad more to the housing problem, says the Continental Edition of the London Mail.
 A quarter of a million people visited Rome in the last Holy Year, but no fewer than million pilgrims are ex-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
SALVATION TO HOLD
 SERVICES FOR MEN
Brigadier And Mrs. Roberts Of
 Atlanta To Speak Sunday

Brigadier and Mrs. Roberts of the Atlanta branch of the Salvation Army, will conduct a special service at the mems department of the Birmingham Salvation army at 1518 Fifth avenue, north. Brigadier Roberts is connected with the dedicational services at the new citadel and is said to be force full speaker. Special singing has been arranged for this service. A cordial invitation has been extended to those in the vicinity of the home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
OLD FIRST WILL
 HEAR MORDECAI

Morning and evening, the "Old First" Presbyterian church was filled last Sunday. The announcement that Dr. Trevor F. Mordecai of Philadelphia had returned to Birmingham and would fill the First Presbyterian pulpit for the remainder of May was all that was necessary to bring hearers from all parts of the city. And it was the general opinion of the congregations that he had amply sustained the high standard of preaching, which he set during his first visit to Birmingham.
 On Sunday morning Dr. Mordecai will preach on "Voices of God" and in the evening, at ' :45 o'clock, his sub- ject will be "The Gold Digger"
 Provision has been made to take care of all who come, and the general public, especially the visitors to the city, are cordially invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
CHILDREN'S HOUR
 AT TRINITY CHURCH
Morning And Evening Services
 Throughout Week

A special children's service will be held at 10 o'clock Sunday morning at the Trinity Methodist church as a spe- cial feature of the revival, which is reported making rapid progress there. Services for the young people at z o'clock Sunday night will be by Rev. Mir. Young. These services will con- tinue through the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
FIRST CUMBERI

FIRST CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN Morning service: Prelude. Doxology. Invocation. Anthem, ''The Theme Eternal" (smith) choir.
 Hymn, "Jesus Shall Reign" Prayer. Announcements. Offertory, male duet. Scripture. Hymn. T Love Thy Kingdom. Lord" Sermon. Hymn. PnatiudA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
WashingtOn's Household Accounts In-
 dieate An Abundant Table

WashingtOn's Household Accounts In-
 dieate An Abundant Table
 For the first few months of Wash ington's presidency the White House. was in New YoNk; the presidential household accounts from May A to August "A, 17S9, preserved in the state educational building at Albany, have recently been published for the first time. They also include Washington s personal estimates of his year expenses, based on the figures; he made them out to be 4.925 pounds 7s,,' Tor about $25, 900, says the Youths Companion.
 All items of the first Presidents E records and calculations are interesting, perhaps none more so than one entry of $50 for coal and another of $S5 for candles
 When Washington took up his duteis as first President of the United States, he expressed an unwillingness to re- ceive any money from the public treas ury, beyond his actual expenses. At that time his household included a secretary and an assistant secretary three aids and eighteen servants. He also figured in his yearly expenses a livery of sixteen horses.
 Washington was fond of good things to eat, and he was far from stingy as a provider. His butchers bill for three months ran to about $660. The items show four occasions when turkey graced the presidential table. If he continued eating turkey for the nine other months of the year as he did for the three during which he kept an itemized ac- count, it means that he had at least sixteen turkey dinners during that year.
 The papers show that apparently Washington had plenty of fresh vege- tables, for that item alone ran up to $29O; and the milk and cream bill for the three months totalled $145. Fur key was not the only food that the first President relished, for it is re- corded that he expended $45 during the three months for Holsters. Either cake was inexpensive in those days or else the President ate little of it, be- cause he figured out that the cake eaten in his household during those three months was worth exactly 15 shillings.
 Even in those early days it appears from the papers that servants had ac- quired the knack of breaking dishes, for the item of breakage is set down at $65; the wear and tear on the PPesi- dents linen is estimated to have amount ed to $115.
 Compared with $50 for coal and $S5 for candles, $145 for wood looms large. But 154 pounds 11s.-between $7O0 and $800-does not sound like an ex- travagant sum for service many a good sized family of moderate wealth pays as much for only two or three domestic helpers nowadays-and Washington had eighteen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
SOUTH HIGHLANDS PREsBYTERIAN

Morning service IT o'clock. Prelude, "Pilgrim's Chorus" (Tannhau- ser-(Wagner), Miss Mary Ray Dobyns. Anthem. Lovely Appear"-The Redemp- tion (Gounod), Mrs. R. H. Bombardner and quartet.
 offertory interlude. "Meditation" (Ias- senet).
 Baritone solo. "The Publican" (van de Water). HIT. T. H. Crime.
 Postlude, Boeus.
 Evening service. 7:45 o'clock.
 Prelude, "March"-Athalis (Mendels- sohn).
 Anthem. "God Is a Spirit" (Bennett). Offertory Interlude. Twilight" (Hyatt). Duet, Calm As the Night" (Gotze), Mir. Lawrence Cooper and Mir. T. H. Crime
 Postlude, Shelley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18

Doesn't hurt one bit! Drop a little "Frezone" on an aching corn, instantly that corn stops hurting, then shortly you lift it right off with fingers.
 Your druggist sells a tiny bottle of "Freezone" for a few cents, sufficient to remove every hard corn, soft corn, or corn between the toes, and the foot clluses, without soreness or irritation. Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
Special ConCIave Called To Confer Tn
 napraas

Special COnCIave Called To Confer Inc
 Degrees
 Cyrene commandery No. 10, Knights Templar, will hold a special conclave Wednesday night, May 2l, at 80 o'clock, fer the purpose. of cOnferring the Red Cross and Knights of Malta degrees on a large class of candidates. On Friday night, May 23, the Knights Templar degree will be conferred. This meeting will also be special cOnclave of the commandery.
 At the regular meeting last Friday night, which was well attended, with Commander T. B. Marshall presiding, receiving and balloting on petitions was. the order of business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
sOUTHsIDE BAPTIST

Morning service:
 Organ prelude, "Reverie" (Faulk). Anthem, "I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say" (Rathbun).
 Organ response; solo. selected, sung by Mir. Erin Farley.
 ouortet, Like As the Hart" CAnna P. Risher).
 Organ postiuds by Lsmaigre. Night service:
 Prelude, "MeditatIon' (Frysingsr). Anthem, Jesus Only" (Rololi). Quartet, ''The Silent Sea" (Neidlinger). Organ postlude by Lemaigre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
CHURCH MUSIC
ST. ANDREWS EPISCOPAL

Morning service:
 Organ prelude.
 Processicnal "The Chureh's Our Foun- dalton" (Wesley).
 "Tcnite" -(Mendelssohn).
 'Te Deum" (Thomas).
 "Jutilate" (Tours).
 Children's Hymn. My Faith Looks Up to Thee (Mason).
 Hymn. 70 Jesus, Crowned With All Renown'' (Barnby).
 Offertory anthem, Awake Thou That Sleepeth." (Stainer).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
MASONIC BEQUESTS

NEW LONDON, Conn.--Joseph E. Vodwarka has made the following be- quests to Masonic organizations: $5,OO0 to the Masonic ChariiSs Foundation, $1.O00 to Union lodge Fps 31, and '$1 900 to PythagOrean lodge of Marion, Mass.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18

pected to journey to the Eternal City in 1925. This means at least five thou sand persons will be entering Home on an average each day.
 The Vatican is doing it's best to meet this situation, and is making arrange ments for many hundreds of the poorer pilgrims to sleep in the various con- vents and monasteries with which Rome is dotted, and is havinb kitchens fitted up in Santa Marta, where rations, very much like soldiers rations, will be dis tributed at cost price.
 The Vatican and the municipality to- gether are working out a scheme for building large dormitories, capable of holding thousands of beds, in temporary buildings on waste grounds belonging to the Vatican under the walls of the Apostolic palace, and on ground belong ing to the municipality on the embank- ment of the Fiber, near the hospital of Santo Spirito.
 The Holy Year was instituted in 1900. In 145 it was arranged that it should be celebrated eNery 9 years. It has always bee ma period in which Roman Catholics have made special ef- forts to make pilgrimages to Rome.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-18
FIRST PREsBYTERIAN

Morning service at II o'clock. Organ, "Vision" (Rheimberger). Anthem. "Give Ear to My Words. O Lord" (Rogers).
 Offertory, Hear, o Lord" (watson). Evening service at 7:45 o'clock. Organ, Might, Song" (Sohumann). Anthem, "Thel lLord Is My Light" (Ha- mar),
 Offertory. Through the Day Thy Love Hath Spared Us" (Shelley).