The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14
BIRMINGHAM AND. BROOKLYN RACE
 FOR SUPREMACY
Kamram GrOttO Leads The World With Long
 I Close Second

With the laudable ambition "to sit on the ton of the world" so far as the Grotto organization is concerned, kam- ram Grotto, Mystic Order of Yelled pro phets, is bending every effort to bring to successful conclusion, the campaign for lO1O new members for the cere- monial to be held in January, which will place the membership of Kamram well over, the 10000 mark maintaining for the local grotto the proud position of being the largest grotto in the world.
 It is a contest narrowed down be- tween Kamram, and Long 1 Grotto of Brooklyn, N. Y., with the Birmingham outfit at present in the lead. Long Grotto, however, boasts of membership approaching 5000 and until Kamram entered the field, about two years ago, held undisputed sway for the high honor. It somewhat startled the Yankees when their position was challenged by one of the youngest of the Grotto organization and one from the south, but Kamram forged ahead by leaps and bounds and after the last ceremonial she took first place by a comfortable margin.
 l., Like true sports, however the officers of Long Island accepted the challenge for supremacy and have started a vigorous campaign to boost their member ship beyond that of Kamram. It is evil dent they don't like being licked by a comparative "baby" Grotto and will move heaven and earth, so to speak, to re- gain their lost prestige and are in the fight to a finish.
 But Kamram is fortunate in having , officers that don't know the meaning of the word 'quit." They love a fight and have sent word to the officers of Long Island somewhat to this effect Hay on McDuff, and demned be he who first cries hold, enough" And they mean it for when men like Jesse Hagy (his nibs, the monarchy, Jim Puckett George Washington the second). Fred Freddy (the old reliable), Sim Hawley (still going strong). Bill Alvey (other- wise ('show me BillO, H. B. Kirby (pompadour Jim), NJ. A. Reeves (bull- dog of the treasury) and the other of ficers start anything it is a ten to one shot they will see it to a successful finish.
 An then Kamram has second line of defence-or rather offence-in its severeal uniformed units, who are all ways to the front when there is work to be done for Kamram. There is Bob Alexander, his patrol, and 'Kamram Peaches" Ed Holstein and his band ; Bill Douglas and his corps P. J. Miller (what the P. J. stands for is a mystery) and his cast; Jimmie Bryant and his drum corps: Tom Mccain and his greeters; and the kantors Orphans for the time being). These boys are work ing tooth and toe-nail-so to speak-to nut the 10 GOO mcmhershin drive over and they have never failed yet in similar efforts.
 But behind all this, is the great rank and file of Kamra's membership scat tered throughout the length and breadth of north Alabama, the boys who are in the Grotto, not for personal gain but for the true principles of good fellow ship. These are the fellows who aid materially in putting things over and it is to them that the officers and heads of the units look to for sturdy support, with the reasonable assurance of getting it.
 Tom Mccain, chairman of the greet CTS, (the boys who wear the dress suits, with all the sangfroid of South Sea Island belle, whose idea of correct dress is smile and a brass bangle) is also chairman of the new membership com mittec and you have got to hand it to Tom when it comes to hustle. He is putting in some mighty good work for the campaign and is much encouraged by the results so far. However, he re- mainds that in Long Island of Brooklyn Kamram of Birmingham has got for man worthy of his steel and he urges every member of the Grotto, from the monarch to the yOun geSt uear-nronhet