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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
STAR LODGE MAKE
 PLANS FOR PICNIC
Odd Fellows Band To Give Park
 Concerts

Star lodge, No. 2SS, Independent Or der of Odd Fellows. at their last regu lar meeting held Thursday night con ferred the first degree Ol six candi' dates. Past Grand Master Jacob Bur ger in the absence of Lodge Deputy George E. Williams had charge of the work.
 Past Grand Master Joe Schillici made an address to the new candidates administering to them their obligation of the degree and instructed them in what will be expected of them in their dealing with the world at large.
 Noble Grand John B. Paradise chairman of the Star lodge band com mittee, reported that the band was practicing every Friday night for the concert to be given at Woodrow Wilson park sometime next month. We are arranging a nice program for both af- fairs and we want every member of Star lodge to be present next meeting July 31, as the final program will be presented for adoption"
 Secretary c. l.. Phillips, chairman oi the outing committee stated that every thing was being put in form for our out ing at EdRewood next month. There will be plenty to eat, dancing and swim ming and athletic events are on thG program.
 Horace Afford, Oriental Knight o Fesbam palace, the fun branch of Odt Fellowship, was a visitor to Star lodg, and made a nice talk to the member ship on the progress of the order sine, the fun branch was instituted. w, have now one of the best fun organ izatiOns in the country and we ar on the eve of one of the biggest cere monials we have ever staged. At presen We have about two hundred applica tiOns in sight with over a hundred o them on hand. we intend to make thi affair something that our order vii be proud of," he stated.
 Vice Grand Elect Myer Cohen, wh, is recuperating at Healing Springs Ala, from a recent illness, will sool be able to join Star lodge ranks agail and help them to enjoy another bi term.
 At the next meeting to be held Jul. 31, all candidates are requested to b. present at o'clock to stand examina tion in the work of the first degree.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
ORDER OF MOOSE
 TO BUILD HOME
Dictator Issues Challenge To Entire Mem
 bership

Definite steps to hard the building of Moose home in Birmingham were taken Wednesday night at the regular meeting of Birmingham lodge, Loyal Order of Moose, when subscriptions to the amount of $2,000 was raised for the building fund. It is proposed to se- cure a suitable site and to build a Moose home, or rather club house, for the benefit, pleasure and convenience of the members. The committee in charge of the building project, consist ing of Col. T. o. Smith, F. NJ. Jack son, l.. Louis Pititz, Dr. A. w. Bell, Dr. A. H. Elkourie, and the trustees of the lodge, were urged to push this matter to speedy conclusion.
 Dictator Elkourie stated that from information he had received from the Eastern lodges of Moose. there was good prospects for Birmingham to se- cure the 1925 Supreme Moose conven- tion. He will leave this week for New convention and, armed with proper credentials, will present Birmingham for the next place of meeting.
 In the new membership campaign Dr. Elkourie issued a challenge to the entire membership of the lodge in the securing of applications. There was about 30 members present and he placed himself in opposition to them, stating that he pledged himself to bring in an application for every one brought in by them. The members accepted the challenge and declared they would show up the dictator. On the other hand Dr. Elkourie stated that he would deliver just what he promised. The campaign will end the first of October.
 The Moose picnic held at West Lake on July 17 was a success in every par ticular, according to the committee in charge. There was a fine attendance and every one reported a good time. Leo ElkOurie won the trip to Moose heart for selling the most tickets to the picnic.
 Birmingham Lodge of Moose is con- sidered one of the livest lodges in the southern states, and has attracted the attention of the supreme officers, in- cluding Secretary of Labor James J. Davis, the director general of the order. The bringing of the Moose con- vention to Birmingham, it is said, will mean a big boost for the Moose in the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
MASONIC BUREAU
 OF EMPLOYMENT.
J. C. Puckett, New Pres. ident, Sim Hawley
 Superintendent

James c. Puckett was elected presi- dent of the Masonic bureau of service and employment at the annual meet ing and election of officers held Wed nesday night at the Masonic temple. Other officers elected were: K. J. Wilson, first vice president; H. J. Green, second vice president; A. 10. Whitehouse, treasurer Mrs. Lillian s. Jackson, secretary. The officers con stitute the board of governors. On motion, Sim R. Hawley was ap- pointed superintendent of the bureau and Miss Zona White, who for the past few months has been acting superin- tendent, was appointed office secre- tary.
 The report of the retiring officers in reference to, the financial conditions and activities of the bureau was read. The reapOrt showed that during the year ending July 1, 1896 applications had been received and acted upon. Of this number, positions had been se- cured for 331 and assistance rendered many others. Receipts were $3,032.41 and disbursements, $2,738.S2. An auditing committee consisting of Sim Hawley, W. F. Estes and Miss Jessie Richardson was appointed to make a complete audit of the books of the bureau.
 In the discussion following the re- ports of officers it was brought out that the bureau had done quite a lot of social service work in addition to find ing employment for the out of work, such as aiding the needy and helping the sick, It was stated that the call on the bureau at this time were many and that the need of this Masonic en- deavor were never greater than at the present time
 The new superintendent, Sim Flaw ley, is one of the most widely known Masons in the district. He has taken part in practically all the Masonic activities of the city and county. It is his purpose to make the bureau an up- tO-date and efficient organization to fully serve the purpose for which it was intended. Miss Wright has been with the bureau practically from its inception, and her efficiency is attested by the fact, that on the resignation of Superintendent Reeves she was placed in full charge of the bureau, and al- most alone and unaided, kept the or ganization functioning with good re- suits.
 The officers of the bureau are call ing upon all Masons interested to CO., operate with them in the effort to help needy brother or sister to help them selves. Those desiring further infor- nation are requested to call Main 2130 at the Masonic temple.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
ELKS AUXILIARY
 TO GIVE PICNIC
Delegates To Grand Lodge En
 Route Home

An all-day picnic, exclusive, for the members of the Elks and their families is being planned by the ladies auxiliary of Birmingham lodge, No. 79, Benevo- lent Protective Order of Elks, to be given the lateer part of this month. The program will include a number of athletic events, games af various kinds prize contests and other features The committee on arrangements are com pleting the plans for the affair and will announce the time and place at the meeting of the lodge next week.
 The Birmingham delegation to the Elks Grand lodge convention at Bos- ton, are en route home and are ex- pected to arrive in Birmingham on Monday. The party left Birmingham July in a special car via the Louis vile & Nashville railroad, and on the way to Boston visited Cincinnati, Buff falo, Niagara Falls, Toronto. and other places. On the return trip they left Boston for New York, where they spent several days, embarking on steamboat for Savannah from thence to Birming- ham.
 The party included Harry Moore, representative to the grand lodge i; Capt. E. J. McCrossin, district deputy grand exalted ruler; John F. Antwine. P. H. Linnehan, 0. E. Meglemary, W. B. Coldwell, Mir. and Mrs. P. L. Plem- ons and daughters of Ensley and oth- CTS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20

husband was a baker; the brother a jeweler. sis
 Finally matured the plan to establish the newcomers in their separate businesses aere, with Joseph financing hem, for the war had swept away all they had. And that was why the Rakoczys both watched The Age-Herald Want Ads so carefully for several days.
 It was the ad at the be- ginning of this story that took Theresa's eye at once.
 "They can live over the stores and be only a block from us," she exclaimed ju- bilantly. .-
 The ad answered the ex- act specifications they had in mind. And Joseph made an appointment through the telephone address at once.
 He recognized the man in- stantly. But John Fremont Smith recalled olyn with an effort Joseph's identity,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
MASONIC LODGES
 MEET AT ENSLEY
Layton Lodge Host To Quarterly Con-
 ference

E. L. Layton lodge No. S15 will be host to the fourth quarterly meeting oi the Ensley division. of the Jefferson County Masonic conference on the aft ernoon and night of Wednesday, July 8, with T. O. Jones, district lecturer in charge. This conference takes high rank in Masonic activities of the coun- ty, and includes in it's membership some of the outstanding lodges in the Bir. mingham district. The committee in charge is composed of D. c. Richards H. E. Lawhon and J. D. Sauls.
 The following program has been an. nounced:
 200 p. m.: Conference opens.
 2:10 p. m.: Welcome address by E. L. Layton.
 2:2O p. m. Response by Rev. E. c. Scott.
 2:30 D. m.: disqualification of the opening of an entered apprentice lodge and the conferring of the degree by Cen tral Park lodge No. sos.
 3:30 D. m. ~Bxemplification of the opening of fellow crafts lodge and the conferring of the degree by Florida lodge No. 450.
 'AO ps LII lIlC opening of a Master Masons lodge and the conferring of the first section of the degree by Ensley lodge No. 560.
 500 D. m.: Questions and general discussion.
 5:15 D. m.: Lesson of the three de- grees.
 6:30 p. m.: Conference called off and refreshments served. GA. G. Long, c. L.. Mccoy and B. F. Ponzer, refreshment committee).
 7:3O p, m.: Conference called to labor.
 7:45 p. m.: Exemplification of the second section of the Masters degree by Docena lodge.
 S:45 p. m.: Election of officers.
 9:15 D. m. Good of the order and closing of conference.
 The officers of the conference are c. H. Mckenzie, Docena lodge, wor- shipful master; Jack c. Hockaday, Central Park lodge No. sos, senior war den; B. D. Williamson, Fairfield lodge No. 749, junior warden; O. L. Bentley, E. l.. Layton lodge No. 815, secretary treasurer O. c. Love, Wylam Frater- nal lodge No. SPA, senior deacon; D. H. Hounditch, E. L. Layton lodge No. S15, junior deacOn;. James Bauer, Ensley lodge No. 560, tiler; Leo Smithson, Edgewater Lodge No. 833, senior stew ard; Roy Richards, D. G. Richards lodge No. 849, junior steward; J. T. Nolan, Docena lodge, chaplain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
FESBOM PALACE
 LAUNCHES DRIVE
Many Candidates For Ceremonial Session
 Are Secured

With a view of securing between two and three hundred candidates, for tile ceremonial session, Wednesday, August 6, of Fesbam Palace, Pilgrim Knights of Oriental Splendour, Hoarce Afford, Oriental Knight and the other officers of the palace will visit the various Odd Fellows lodges of Jefferson county. Special committees will visit the lodges throughout North Alabama. These committees will present the ad- vantages of the fun branch of Odd Eel lowship, and with the insurance fea- ture recently adopted it is expected that the quota will be easily reached.
 It is announced by Oriental Knight Afford, that over 100 applications for membership are already in the hands of the secretary and that others are coming in every day. He states that this ceremonial gives promise to be the biggest event in the history of the palace. It will be staged on the clos ing session of the Grand Lodge of Ala bama of Odd Fellows.
 Quite a number of out of town palace have been invited to attend, in- cluding Fashoda palace of Gadsden, and Nacho palace of Montgomery. These outfits will attend with their bands and uniformed bodies, it is said. The supreme officers have also been invited.
 The program will include a down. town parade, in which the Pilgrim band, drill teams, drum corps and other uniformed bodies will participate. Fol lowing the parade a buffet luncheon will be served the candidates and visit ing Pilgrims The parade will leave Fraternal hall at 3 80 o'clock.
 Fesbam palace is one of the largest in the United States and has great prosp- ects for a growing membership. It has Jurisdiction over the northern part of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
ALABAMA GRAND LODGE TO MEET Three Branches Of Odd
 Fellows To Hold
 Sessions

Arrangements are under way for the annual meeting of the Grand lodge of Odd Fellows of Alabama, the annual session of the grand encampment and Rebekah state assembly, to be held in Birmingham August 4-5-6 at the Fra ternal hall.
 The grand lodge will convene Tues day morning August 5, with Grand Master J. A. Howle, of Wetumpka pre- siding. It is understood that resolu- tion will be offered proposing to change the date of the grand lodge meeting to earlier in the year as the month of August is generally the hottest month of the summer. On the night of August 5, the initiatory degree will be con- fered by Birmingham Lodge No. 112 and the first degree by Fidelia Lodge No. 125. Both lodges have well informed and efficient degree teams and the work will be put on in full form.
 On Wednesday the grand lodge will conclude it's business by the installa- ton of the officers-elect. M. c. Sivley of Gadsden will succeed ]. A.. Howle as grand master. On Wednesday night Fesbam Palace, Pilgrim knights will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20

pressed each week, end every two weeks one was dry cleaned. The Smiths had a boy just the age of Joseph's son; the two had been in the same room at school and, un- like some of the other children in the neighborhood who taunted and ridiculed the foreign children of the trades people on that busi- ness street, the Smith boy often played with Albert and once championed him in a fight against some bigger boys.
 Now Joseph was most struck by an unwonted graveness in his former patrons face.
 And your son, how is he?" he asked at once.
 "Oh, very well, " t h e father answered and started talking about the property at once, as if-could it be? ito change the subject.
 The curtain goes down on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
FLORIDA MASONS =
 TO BUILD TEMPLE
Scottish Rite Structure To Cost
 $3OO,OOO

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-Scottish Rite Masonry in this city is to realize long cherished dream, in the erection of new $300,0 900 temple, the site of which is at the corner of Phelps and Hubbard streets. The. structure, which was especially designed in 1923 by H. w. Witcover, 33d degree, now secretary general of the supreme council, will be Egyptian. It is expected the building will be ready for occupancy in the spring.
 The plans call for reinforced concrete and brick and artificial stone materials and the floor plans show a banquet hall, special club and dining rooms, kitchen, dressing rooms, showers and lockers, boiler room and space for ventilating equipment on the first floor the second floor will contain the auditorium with stage, property and dressing rooms, storage rooms, class rooms, social rooms, and the private and general offices of the secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20

our little drama. Six months elapses. Then
 The sister of Theresa and her husband are established in their new home. They did find it difficult to get used to American tastes in pies and cakes and bread, out already they have caught on" and they are learning a lot every day. Next door is Joseph's broth- CT. His little jewelry store is modest, but is seems to fill a need in the neighbor- hood. Theresa visits them every day, and life now seems like a bit of Budapest transplanted here.
 Then one day Joseph saw something in a paper which explained the reason for John Fremont Smiths sell ing his business property. It was a story of the trial of his son, implicated in a mur- der. The trial exonerated him, but it was plain that he had gotten into bad company and the trial must have cost his father a large part of the $23,000 Joseph had paid him for the property.
 So when some business in connection with the deal took Joseph to MT. Smiths office, he made a proposition to him
 It must be remembered that gratitude was one of the biggest virtues Joseph Rakoczy possessed
 Would his son, he asked the father, care to go abroad as 8 representative of their manufacturing firm?
 Probably for the first time in his life, the sedate, reti- cent John Fremont Smith showed emotion to 8 strang- CT. There was nothing he desired more than to get his son away for a few months and to have him making a new future for himself at the same time.
 John Fremont Smith, IT,. comes into this little drama in the very last act.
 It was some years later, when John, Jr., was a very. successful man, that his father dropped a tiny clip ping out of his pocket menn- orandum book.
 Tt brought you the great. est benefactor you ever had" he said when his son picked it up for him.
 And then he told him the story of that little Age Herald Want Ad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
WATSON TO TALK
 ON 'AMERICANISM'
Ku Klux Friends And Foes Expected At
 Lyric Today #

Preparations have been made by spe- cial committees of the Mems club of the Independent Presbyterian church to take care of the large crowd ex- pected at Sunday nights services at the, Lyric theater, under the auspices of the club, when Dr. Robert Watson of Boston, famous orator, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of the Hub City and president of the 1nterna- tional Reform association, will speak on What Is Meant by 100 Per Cent American"
 Not only members of the Ku Klux Klan, but also it's opponents and the public at large, are expected to at tend this service, and the doors of the theater will open promptly at [ 80, with a special musical program under the direction of J. Phil Mcguire, fea- tured by five male quartet numbers, to begin at :55 sharp.
 Dr. Watson, in the latest bulletin of the International Reform association, speaking of the need and feasibility of welding together all denominations for the common good, tells of the following personal experiences
 During, and for a year after, the war, I spent one-half of my time in war service. After the signing of the armistice, on one of my visits to Camp Dix, I. Presbyterian clergyman, was asked by the K. of c. director to speak in the K. of c. hut to over 1,500 Jewish buddies.' I was introduced by the di- rector and gave the same address to the entire satisfaction of all (if ap- plause counts for anything) that I had given in the hour preceding in a " hut.
 "Then, later in the lecture hall of the Holy Name church in New York City, on the invitation of Father Curry, four addresses were given, in the following order: A Lutheran Clergyman, Jew ish Rabbi, myself, and Father Curry himself. As closed my address with an appeal for a maintenance of this Christlike understanding, in my ges- ture I threw my hands toward Father Curry and he grasped it and arose, whereupon the whole audience sprang to it's feet and cheered vociferously.
 There is no reason in the world why law-abiding, liberty-loving, red-blooded Americans should not stand together, work together, fight together for the purifying of our national life and per fecting of our world relationships. It is surely now apparent to all thinking people throughout the world that, as no man liveth or dieth unto himself, so no nation can live unto itself, for if it does it cannot but die"
 Dr. Watson, accompanied by Mrs. Watson, arrived in Birmingham Satur- day and were met by a committee headed by Victor S. Gage, chairman of the supply committee of the Independent Presbyterian church, which committee will have charge of the reception and entertainment of the distinguished guests.
 Dr. Watson will be in this city dur ing this whole week and fill the pulpit of the Independent Presbyterian church this and next Sunday. His subject at this Sunday mornings service at the first street, will be "The Law of Growth V
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20

Just why Fate chose this out of a quarter of a column of similar notices for the background of a human drama, it would be hard to tell. Here are the dramatis personnae:
 Mrs Theresa Rakoczy - quaint little old Hungarian woman.
 Joseph Rakoczy-her hus- band.
 John Fremont Smith - typical Chicago business man.
 John Tremon Smith, Jr., his son.
 Joseph Rakoczy had come to this country when he was 18 and started in as a tailor's helper. He was a good tail or and he also had a kind of mechanical genius, inherited from a grandfather who was a clock-maker in Budapest. In odd moments he worked on various schemes and finally perfected one-a tail bring device, very simple, yet useful, so that when it was put on the market other tailors bought it instantly and wondered why they hadn't thought of it first.
 It made a fortune for Ra- koczy, and by that time his only son, Albert, was old enough to take charge of the manufacturing end of it. Rackoczy gave up his tailor ing business and devoted his time to tinkering with other inventions.
 He and his wife had planned to return to Hun gary to live when the war broke out. And the war caused not only a postpone ment but a complete change in their original plan. h. stead of staying in Buda- pest, renewing the old life and making new ties for Theresa was born there - they would go just for a visit and bring back There sa's sister and her husband, and Joseph's brother.
 They spent much time be- fore their departure talking over the problem of trans planting their relatives to this country. It would not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20

stage a parade and ceremonial. The pa- rade will include the band, patrol, and other uniformed bodies of the palace. The ceremonial will be held on the fourth floor of Fraternal hall.
 The Rebekah State assembly will convene Tuesday morning at the Fra ternal hall, with Mrs. Martha Haynie, of Montgomery in the presidents chair. It is stated that the reports of the grand officers will show a decided gain for the year both as to new lodges and membership. At the conclusion of the business of the assembly officers will be elected and installed.
 The grand encampment of Alabama will convene on Monday June 4 with James A. Brady, grand patriarch pre- siding. This branch of Odd Fellowship is also prospecting according to reports and profitable meeting is anticipated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
FREE CLINIC
MasOns And Rotary Club Behind Move
 ment

SAVANNAH, Ga.-An orthopoedic free clinic has been established in this city through the cooperative efforts of the Rotary club and the Scottish Rite Masons. This is an innovation for Sa. vannah and the extent of it's usefulness cannot now be foretold.
 A room was secured at the Health Center and has been equipped especially for this work, including two operating tables. As there is no resident ortho- poodle surgeon on Atlanta, arrange. ments were made with Dr. Fred C. Hodgson, professor of orthopoedics at Emory university, and Dr. Mizell of Augusta, who will be the visiting sur. geons, and will have charge of the more serious cases coming to the clinic. A nurse has been provided by the Scottish Rite bodies.