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WITH LODGES OF THE BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT 1
■ _By CHAHLK< H. MANUV_* !
I MACCABEES OF THE STATE
WILL MEET HERE TUESDAY
HUDDLESTON ASKS LODGES TO
SELECT DISTRICT DEPUTIES
Tuesday morning at the Maccabee
temple on Fourth avenue the annual
( state convention of the Knights of the
Maccabees will be comnfenced and will
conclude on Tuesday evening with a
big class initiation. The meeting will
- be called to order at 10 o'clock by State
[ Commander Frank O. Croy, who will
> be assisted in the transaction of the
f business of the convention by Dr. L.
E. Sisler of Michigan, who is the su
; preme record keeper of the order.
Representatives from all the tents
of the state will attend the meeting
! and many matters of interest to the
•. members of the order will be discussed
and acted upon. One of the features
of the convention will be the discus
sion of the proposed home for aged and
indigent members. Another matter of
interest will be the election of a dele
gate to the supreme review, which will
be held In San Francisco commencing
May 18. There are quite a number of
nominees for this position and a close
and spirited election is expected.
At the close of the session a big class
initiation will be held at the temple,
at which the crack degree team of
Luckie tent will exemplify the second
and third degrees. At this meeting all
members of the order have been invited
to attend ami indications are that the
record will be broken.
Slating that the time is clone at ham!
w hen he will assume the duttes of grand
muster of the Independent Order of Gild
Fellows of the state of Alabama, and
sc liciting the earnest help of every mem
ber of the order in the state. Deputy
Grand Master George Huddleston has is
sued a circular letter to all the subordi
nate lodges ot' the state. In the ie:rer
he requests that each lodge elect a mem
ber to s$rve as district deputy grand
muster during his term of office, and one
who will attend to all the duties meum
bent upon him. Hi; states he will make
no appointments except at the Instance
of the several lodges.
The grand lodge of Odd Fellows will
meet in Birmingham in Ma>. when Mr.
Huddleston will be installed as grand
master. He expects to devote the major
part of his time from May until Decem
ber 1. when he will prepare to take up
liis duties in Congress, in working for the
advancement and interest of the order.
The letter follows:
“Birmingham. March 1, 1915.
' My Dear Brother: Please read this in
your lodge at its next meeting.
“The time for me to take up my duties
as your grand master is near at hand.
The responsibility is great, and I am
fully determined to do ray very level
best to advance the cause of iir order
in Alabama. I expect to give every mo
ment of my time from now until Decem
ber 1, next, to work for Odd Fellowship.
I beg the earnest help of every Odd Fel
low toward making 1915 a fine year for
our jurisdiction.
“Ir order for a grand master to do his
work effectively, he must have a live
district deputy grand master in every
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, lodge. 1 write to ask your lodge to help
me to select such a member for your
district deputy.
“The district deputy grand master Is
an officer of dignity und honor. He is
Use grand master’s personal agent. Sec
tion 11 of the grand lodge constitution
provides that the district deputy grand
master shall supervise and visit the sub
ordinates within their district, install the
oft leers of subordinates, decide all ques
tions relating to the secret work of the
o«der. its \isages anti customs, subject to
an appeal to the grand master; he may
grant dispensations in all cases, except
to establish new or revive old lodges, and
cases relating to the finances of the
subordinates.
“In addition to this, 1 shall expect the
district deputy grand masters under me
t«» answer such letters as 1 may write
them, and to keep me informed of mat
ters going on in the lodges which require
attention.
“1 ask that your lodge elect one of its
nn mlirrs who will perform these duties
fclthfully and conscientiously and who
will promise to serve. T have made up
my mind not to appoint a district dep
uty grand master who will loaf on the
job, or who will not make nn honest
effort to perform its duties. I want to
see your lodge thrive and grow. I will
do all I can to help you, but y*ou must
furnish me with a district deputy' grand
mrster who is a good worker.
“Please select your district deputy
grand master at once and send me tus
name on the enclosed card. Do not
wait until the grand lodge meeting, but
ser.d the card at once.
“I wish your lodge every success. Tf
1 can help you in inn way. call on me.
Yours in friendship, love and truth, |
“GEORG K HrDDDBSTON,
“Deputy Grand Master.”
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LOS ANGELES CLUB
PIANSARE MADE
Important Matters Dis
cussed at Elks’ Home
Yesterday Afternoon
Yesterday afternoon at 4 o’clock a meet
ing of the Los Angeles club at the home j
of Birmingham lodge No. 79. Benevolent
Protective Order of Elks, on Eighth ave
nue. was held. C. E. Meglemery, presi- ■
dent of the club, had urged all mem
bers to be present at the above hour as
several matters of importance were to
be discussed. The Los Angeles
club has for its purpose the tak
ing of a large delegation of Ala
bama Elks to the next meeting of the
grand lodge in July at the California
city. Tts membership is not confined to
the local lodge but every Elk in good
• landing in the state is eligible.
The annual meeting and election of
officers held last Tuesday brought out
the largest attendance in years and
a most enthusiastic meeting was held.
The reports of the officers showed the
lodge to be in excellent shape and much
progress made during the past year.
Exalted Ruler John S. 'Leedy was re- j
elected without opposition. The result
of the election was:
Exalted ruler, Join. S. Leedy; es
teemed leading knight. Joe K. .Saks:
esteemed loyal knight, A. il. Moore;
esteemed lecturing knight, John P. Ab - !
bott: secretary. Horace E. Shropshire.
Jr.: treasurer, Frank Arrico, tiler: John
cl. Greener, trustee for three years; Dr.
John Perkins: representative to grand
lodge, John S. Leedy; alternate, C. E.
Meglemery.
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New By-Laws Adopted at
Meeting Friday—To Re
organize Drill Team
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Annual meeting and election of of
ficers of Cyrene Commandry No. 10,
Knights Templar, was held Friday
night at the Masonic temple. John B.
Bethea, one of the most active Masons
in the city, was elected eminent com
mander. New by-laws were adopted
and it was decided to reorganize the
drill corps with Jack Biddle as drill
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LAWRENCE H. PENNINGTON
Exalted ruler-elect of Ensley lodge.
Benevolent, Protective Order of Elks
EVENTS OF WEEK
Local delegates to the annual meeting
of the head camp of jurisdiction “S” of
Alabama, Woodmen of the World, to bo
held Tuesday and Wednesday at Selma.
! will leave Birmingham tomorrow night)
I on a special train for that point over the
Southern railway. The meeting will be
attended by several hundred <ie1egat»*s
and much interest is being manifested in
the election of officers and delegates to
the sovereign camp convention, which
meets in the early summer.
Birmingham Lodge of Perfection j
At the regular meeting of Birmingham |
Lodge of Perfection No. 2, to be held at j
the Masonic temple Wednesday. March j
10, commencing at 8 o’clock, the fourth j
and fifth degrees will be conferred. In
addition ballot will be had on a large
list of names and there will be other
business.
Mineral City Chapter
Regular convocation of Mineral City
chapter. Royal Arch Masons, will be held
Thursday, March 11. A matter of interest
to come before the chapter will be a
vote on the proposed amendment to the
by-laws in reference to applications for
the capitular degrees. Ballots will be
bad on several petitions for membership.
Knights of Pythias
The rank of knight will be conferred
at the meeting of Phoenix lodge No. 25,
Knights of Pythias, to he held Wednes
day night at Fraternal hall. The rank
will he conferred in amplified form and
all knights are invited. Jefferson Val
ley lodge No. 11 has entered the contest
for tk«* Huddleston banner, to be pre
sented to the Vythian lodge that is most
proficient in conferring the degrees and
for efficiency of officers.
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Service
A la Carte
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Music By
Klenk’s
Orchestra
Florence
1-Cafe
T. Leonard Hobart, Mgr.
JOHN B. BETHEA
Emminent commander Cyrene com
mandery, Knights Templar
master. It was announced that eve;iy
effort would be made to bring the
corps to a high degree of efficiency
and to compote in the *1 riIt contest at
the next meeting of the grand eon
clave. Practice drill will be started at
cr.ee.
The officers elected Friday night
were:
John B. Bethea, eminent comman
der; Frank S. Barnes, generalissimo;
Arthur Gledhill. captain general; Fred
Wheelock. senior warden; Georg.
Hayes, junior warden; N. L. Mowhin
hy, prelate; W. W. Ransom, treasurer;
Charles J. Geohegan, recorder; E. E.
Matthews, standard bearer; John Bid
dle, sword bearer; A. P. Wells, warder;
Lee McCall, sentinel; Arthur Barton,
representative on Masonic Temple asso
ciation; C. R. Patterson, N. L. Mew
hinny. F. B. Reiser, trustees.
The News Editor’s Sw-ear-Off
From the Philadelphia ledger.
I will not allow the death of the old
est survivor of the Mexican war to be
printed more than once.
I will not chronicle romances be
tween pretty trained nurses and their
patients.
Ditto, poor persons who inherited
$3,755,G42 from an unknown au it in
England.
Also “fair defendants” will no 1 nge.
be referred to as “beautiful.”
And 1 will slaughter the reporter
who writes that “prison gates .\ awn.”
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Ladies of the Maccabees
The meetings of the several hives dur
ing the week are as follows: Wylam
hive No. 12 on Monday at. 1:30 o’clock.
Tjiidy Croy hive No. ft, on Tuesday at 9
o’clock. Harmony hive No. 26 will hold
a short review at 2 o’clock and from 3
to 5 will hold a birthday party in honor
of the third anniversary of the lodge.
Thursday afternoon Woodlawn hive No.
10 will have an initiation and will be
assisted by the guards of Lady Croy hive
under direction of C’apt. Lizzie Yeargin.
Tribe of Ben Hur
Several candidates will receive the in
itiatory degree at the next meeting of
Birmingham court No. 1, Tribe of Ben
Hur. to be held Thursday evening. There
is other business to be transacted and
at the close a social session will be bad
at which refreshments will be served.
(■rand Army of the Republic
George A. Custer Post No. 1, Grand
Army of the Republic, and George H.
Thomas Camp No. 1, Sons of Veterans,
wiU meet at Fraternal hall Thursday aft
ernoon for the purpose of completing the
arrangements for the annual camp fire of
aU the division of the Grand Army of j
the state, which will be held this month i
in Birmingham. At the camp fire talks j
will be made by several Confederate vet.- ;
erans.
Alton Lodge No. 130
Alton lodge No. 130, Independent Order !
of Odd Fellows, met on Saturday night.
March *S. at which time they were visited
by a number of prominent Odd Fellows
from some of the Birmingham lodges. '
Past Grand Master A. K. Meadow, Dep
uty Grand Master George Huddleston,
Palmer P. Dangette. J. R. Matthews, R.
<\ Potts, D. G. Ewing, and others being
among the visitors. These members, with
the assistance of Alton lodge, conferred
the initiatory degree on a candidate, the
work being done in a highly credible
manner.
Alton lodge is steadily growing, and is
now one of the most active and prosper
ous in the county. Dr. J. F. Huey is
d-strict deputy grand master of this lodge.
Odd Fellows' Visiting Committee
The general visiting committee from
among the various lodges of the Inde
pendent Order of Odd Fellows in this dis
trict, met on Friday night, March 5, witli
Birmingham lodge No. 112, in Fraternal
hall, with a record-breaking attendance
from 20 different lodges, more than 100
visitors being present. The first degree
was conferred by the degree team of Bir
mingham lodge No. 112, and the work was
excellent. The following ,edges were rep
resented: Birmingham lodge No. 112, hav
ing the largest number present, with Ens
ley lodge No. 165 with the second largest
number present: Eureka, Mineral City.
Jefferson Valley, Avondale, BeBsemer,
Birmingham, Samson. Magnolia, Fidelia,
Triple i-ink, Blisley, Irondale, Pratt City.
East Cake, Star, Huffman, Sandusky,
West End, Iiocena.
The next meeting of the committee will
be held with Fidelia lodge No. 125 in the
lodge hall at Woodlnwn on Wednesday
night, March 10. at which time the Initia
tory degree will be conferred. It is ex
pected that ail the lodges in the district
will bo represented at this meeting as
interest In the meetings of the visiting
committee is growing each wed!.
Protected Home Circle
At the regular meeting of Birmingham
Circle No. 600, held March 5, a large class
was Initiated, after the Initiatory work
and the regular order of business the
meeting was turned over to the guardian.
Sister Anna M. Gibson, who. with the help
of the entertainment committee, had an
excellent programme arranged, the fea
tures of which was a Scotch reading by
J. K. Stewart, and a solo by Sister Sad
ler.
An open meeting is being planned for
the near future, to which the public will
be Invited. This circle meets every Friday
evening at 8 o'clock on the second floor ol
Fraternal hall.
Would Cool Him Off
From the Chicago News.
Father and son went for a stroll one
day. As they passed a vender of ice
cream the boy turned to his fathor
and said, lovingly:
“I vish you'd puy me some icci
cream, fader; 1 do feel warm.''
His father gazed at him for a few
seconds in mild surprise, and then ex
claimed:
"No. no, Ikey, my boy: but 111 tell
you vot I'll do. I'll tell you some ghost
stories vot'll make your blood nun
cold.’’
PYTHIANS ADOPT
RULES FOR CONTEST
Method of Scoring in Com
petition for Huddleston
Banner Announced
The general visiting lummitue of
the 14 Knights of Pythias lodges lo
cated on the car lines in and around
Birmingham met with Avondale lodg«*
No. 103 on Monday night, March 1.
President B. K. McMorris wan in the
chair and the following lodges were
represented: Avondale No. 103, .Jeffer
son Valley No. 11, Ruhama No. 93.
Wood lawn No. 88, Phoenix No. 25, North
Birmingham No. 306. Birmingham No.
85, Fairview No. 240. Jrondale .'<•>. 177.
Steel City No. 190, and Enoch No. 57.
The rank of esquire was conferred by
the general visiting team.
The following rules were adopted at
this meeting for tin* Huddleston ban
ner contest: Ten points will be allowed
for the general work of the officers
of each lodge. Fifty points will be al
lowed for knowledge of the ritual.
Thirty points will be allowed for1 dra
matic effect and promptness in con
ferring the ranks. Seven points al
lowed for paraphernalia and three
j oints allowed for drill of guards. The.
banner will be awarded to the lodge1
most proficient in conferring the. ranks
of page and knight. The meeting whs
adjourned to meet with Mount Pleas
ant lodge No. 74 at Wylam on Monday,
March 8.
Couldn’t Be Blamed
From Everybody’s.
Travelers' tales, which often add
charm to the conversation of an agree
able and interesting person, frequent
ly rendered a bore more tiresome than
ever. A long-winded narrator had
droned on at a party the other nlghii
for an hour or more about hiH recent
trip to Switzerland.
"There I stood, gentlemen," he said,
"there I stood with the abyss yawning
In front of me.”
"Pardon me," hastily Interjected one
of the unfortunates who had been
obliged to listen to the story, "but was
that abyss yawning before you got j
there?" I
MODERN WOODMEN
MEET WEDNESDAYS
Meeting Night Changed
When Quarters Are
Shifted
At the first meeting of the camp In
its new home last Wednesday night.
09 members were present. The first de
gree work was put on by the officers
of the camp, that degree being con
ferred upon some eight or ten candi
dates. The camp had as its guest O
E. Aleshire of Chicago. Mr. Aleshire
is a well knowui figure in Modern
Woodmen circles. lie was for 1ft
years clerk of the camp in Chicago,
and afterward became a national lec
turer for the society. He is now state
deputy for the state of Illinois, hav
ing Under his supervision 1ft00 camps
in that state with a total membership
of 200,000. Mr. Aleshire spoke to the
members interestingly In regard to the
history and development of the so
ciety, how it had grown from lit
tle band of men back in the early 80 s
into the powerful fraternal ordei which
it now is.
While in the city Mr. Aleshire was
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. It. W. Wyfl
ings and visited the big plants at Ens
ley and Bessemer, and was shown all
parts of tlie city. It is the purpose of
the Birmingham camp to secure. If pos
sible, the national convention of tin
society for 1017. The convention meets
once every three years. Mr. Aleshire
referred to Birmingham as tho Chi
cago of the south anil pledged his
support in securing for Birmingham
tiie next national convention.
Mr. Burns of New York city, who is
now a national lecturer for tho Mod
ern Woodmen of America, will lie the
guest of the Birmingham camp on Fri
day night, Marcli 12. A public enter
tainment will he given by the camp
in Fraternal hall on that occasion. A
musical programme will be rendered,
refreshments will be served and Mr
Burns will deliver an address.
STOCK MARKET HAS
BETTER SENTIMENT
Less Fear of United States
Becoming Involved in
European War
Ni'.v York, March 7. Mow confident
sentiment was reflected in the firmer and
quieter market last week. There was
evidently less fear of this country becom
ing involved with belligerent governments
on account of reprisals affecting our com
merce. Official optimism at Washington
over (.* '-many’s reply to this government
and the chances of British concessions
helped ;hir feeling. On the other hand,
the r 1 ittsh plan to Interdict German sea
trade and the attempt to open the l»nr
dnnelles had the effect of increasing be
lief in rumors of pence prospects. Speedy
dlspfoval of some of these rumors estab
lish! their purely conjectural nature.
Wheat’s violent tumble was affected in
differently by fears of interrupted ship
ments through war measures and of re
lease of Russian shipments and by rumors
of cancellation of export orders on peace
prospect*. Foreign trade generally was
decidedly affected b.v these influences.
February's fourth week trade balance
shewing a marked decrease from preced
ing weeks, while foreign exchange rates
stiffened. There was further sales of
Amcrlcnn securities from abroad; private
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points. Several small imports of gold
were received, and more of the precious
metal is now in transit from Japan.
Favorable trade auguries were drawn
from iron and steel news, showing In
crease In February production, and March
1 furnace capacity further expanded. The
month’s enlarged steel shipments, with
lessened rate of new hookings, forecast a
smaller Increase in United States Stgel's
unHile.’ orders than last month. The
rate of new hokings for March also Is in
question. The price of refined copper
rose again A lull was reported In west
ern freight tonnage and January earn
ings pointed to the severe economies In
force.
Adjournment of Congress was a fav
orable Influence. Argument for western
freight Increase and Missouri’s refusal
to allow a 2A4-oent fare entered into cal
culations. Default of the Western Pa
cific railroad was without effect on the
general bond market, which was broad
and showed a strong undertone.
Treasury Statement
Washington, March 7.—The condition
of the United States treasury at tin*
: clone of business yesterday was: Nr*
balance In general fund, I44.014.J6H; to
tal receipts, 11,937,364; total payments,
j $2,088,081): the deficit this fiscal year
Ik $80,968,685 against a deficit, of $26,
652,865 last year, exclusive of Panama
canal and public debt transactions.
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