The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-29
KAMRAM GROTTO ' WON HONORS AT ':. BIG CONVENTION
! Baby From Dixie Made Greatest Showing Of
 Meeting

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 Yelled Prophets, made a great show ing at the Supreme Council of Grot- tos, held at Indianapolis June 22, 23, 24, and incidentally gave Birmingham a decided boost. ''Kamram from Blrm- ingham'' was shouted on the street and in hotel Hobbies by lusty throated pro phets and the Birmingham delegation, one of the largest attending the con < vention, was greeted as some baby from Dixie,' whenever they appeared in the parades or other parts of the program.
 Monarch Jesse l.. Hagy was given a place on the committee on resolutions of the supreme council, an unusual honor for one so young in the council, and it is said that had it not been for the fact that two Southern temples , are represented in the grand council, New Orleans and Montgomery, he i would have been a formidable candi- date for Venerable Prophet the start ing point for the highest office in the order.
 In the official parade held Tuesday afternoon, Kamram scored one hundred per cent, being awarded on costumes, number of men in line, marching and general department, Headley E. Jor- dan is parade director. Sixth place was awarded to Kamram patrol, Bob Alexander, captain, in the drill con- test Wednesday. Considering the fact that this patrol, organized about year ago, entered into competition with pa trols of some 10 or 12 years experience, and got this recognition, the showing made is very creditable, and reflects . credit on every member of the organiza' tion.
 Kamram in Evidence.
 All of the uniformed bodies showed up well and during the convention the several units divided and invaded ev- cry part of the business section of the city. The band under the direction of B. P. Holstein, gave a number of con certs in the hotel Hobbies. serenaded the - several newspapers, the war veterans bureau, the Indiana Orphans home and the Lutheran Orphans Home. Jimmie Bryant and his drum corps were much in evidence, and made a decided hit wherever they appeared. The Kantors under chairman Frank Adams, sang their way into the hearts of the popu- lace, the Greeters T. c. Mccain, chair man, the Revels corps, W. J. Douglas master, and the cast, B. J. Miller, di- rector, were on hand at all times to give their aid and assistance to up hold dignity and standing of Kamram. Altogether, the entire delegation were as one when it came to putting Kam- ram, Birmingham and Alabam' on the map, and we'll they succeeded.
 Monarch Hagy, Chief Justice Puc- kett and Master of Ceremonies Freddy, were kept busy attending the sessions of the supreme council, while treasurer Reeves, Secretary Kirby, Sim Hawley, W. W. Alvey, w. A. Young, Charles B. Hawkins, B. F. Keiser and other officials were on the job at all times assisting in carrying out the program as scheduled.
 Throughout the entire four days stay in Indianapolis, there was not one incident happened that marred the pleasure of the Kamram delegation. They were treated royalty by the To- cal committees, and shown every cour- tesy by those in charge. Indianapo- lis fairly earned her claim as the City Courteous" and no advantage was ta- ken of the visitors in any particular. The residents entered fully into the spirit of the occasion and joined the merry making like they had known the visitors always. It was a great time and will long be remembered by all who attended.
 Carnival Spirit.
 The Indianapolis Star, the leading newspaper, gave a very flattering ac- count of Kamram's wonderful growth and standing, and made favorable com ment from time to time on its activ- ities. While the program committee had provided something doing for every minute of the day and part of the night, probabl the outstanding feature of the convention was the official pa Fade, in which Kamram made such a great showing. Of this feature, the Star said in part:
 'The conquest of Indianapolis by the Yelled Prophets of the Mystic Order of the Enchanted Realm was complet- ed yesterday afternoon when thousands of members of the Grotto paraded through the downtown streets in the most colorful spectacle the city has witnessed for many years.
 For an hour and a half the cheer ing throngs who lined the route of march for the grand monarch's pa rade, were treated to the stirring music of more than sixty bands, the rattling rythm of dozens of gaily cOstumed drum corps, the maneu CTS of crack drill patrols from all over the coun. try, the antics of clowns and above all a riot of color in the sometimes weird and often beautiful uniforms of the Grotto delegations.
 'It was such a parade as the city has not been privileged to witness since the Shriners invaded the city five years ago-brilliant, gay, noisy anG spectacu- lar. From the time the parade start ed at 4 o'clock, with the grand mon arch's car escorted by a squad of fezzed motorcycle police. until the Chinese band from Brooklyn, N. r., with the sky-blue mandarin coats of the per formers and its wailing oriental music marched by almost two hours later, the applause was almost continuous.
 E'The more than 12,000 members of the Grotto, who came to attend the thirty-fifth annual session of the SUI preme council, had complete possession of the downtown section of the city < throughout the day yesterday, and until far into the night the fezzed prophets roamed the streets, armed with all man. ner of noise making devices, providing entertainment for themselves and amusement for onlookers.
 Cow bells clattered over the pave. rnents, whistles shrieked, prophet shouted to prophet across the streets and the two joined in concocting some new prank on an unsuspecting comrade or tolerant citizen. The spirit of revelry ran high, and the thousands of visi tors gathered from almost every state in the Union, created a carnival at rnosphere, rich in color, throbbing witt