The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-18
Jr. 9. U. A. M.
The State Council to Meet in
Roanoke Tomorrow.

The United States flag noated from
the building at No. 81 Campbell street
yesterday evening in honor of the State
Council OF Virginia Junior Order of
United American Mechanics, which con-
venes in this city tomorrow morning.
The State Council of Virginia was Or
gained in 1885 with about twelve or
fifteen councils. The growth has been
remarkable, and the enthusiasm over
the progress Of the order has been the
theme OF much comment. The greatest
growth of the order has been in the
past TWO years. when 1t has increased
from $50 members to nearly $500. There
are now forty-two councils in good
standing in this jurisdiction. Rich
mond leads with 8 councils; Washing
ton city, 6; Petersburg, 8; Manchester,
=; Norfolk, 2, Roanoke, 2, and the other
towns aud cities throughout the State
where the order is located, one each.
The principal officers of the State
council are: c. A. Rawson, State coun-
cillor, Richmond George e. Howard.
State vice-councillor, Washington, D.
c.; Thomas B. Ivey, State council secre-
tary, Petersburg, Va; G. A. Rawson,
State council treasurer, Richm ond; o.
j. Coffman, State council warden, Nor
folk, and w. e. Thomas, State council
inside sentinel, Roanoke.
This will probably be one Of the most
interesting sessions yet held. The
national question regarding the change
Of the order will be discussed, and prep
arations made to place the matter be-
fore the councils throughout The State
at no distant day. 1t is needless to say
that this question will be voted down,
as 1t was last year.
The other portion of the work will be
routine business, except upon the
meeting and the election of officers.
1t was pretty we'll understood ct the
last session that Washington would be
the next place Of meeting. This will
be settled fact unless tho discord
which is reported from the councils in
Washington crops out. This unpleas-
antness was pretty we'll ventilated in
the Virginia Courier, the official organ
OF the order Of the State. in it's last
issue. 1t seems that Gearge E. Howard,
the State vice-councilor, has made him
self objectio nable to a certain class"
in his own city, and they at once set
about to defeat him for the Office of
State councillor. But Howard, it
oocLio, ID COO popular III virginia, ana
his opposers find thai he cannot be set
aside this way. So they hit upon an
other scheme which promises to como
up in the State council.
This scheme is to form new State
Council out of the councils in the Dis
trict of Columbia, thus defeating How
ard for the position of State councillor
by throwing him out of the jurisdic-
ton.
Should this discord prevail Washing
ton will never get the State Council
Richmond will come in with her nine
councils and gobble it up in jiffy.
The delegates from all the councils
in Washington, Eastern Virginia and
the Valley will arrive this evening.
This idea has met with general ap-
proval, it seems, and all Of the dele
gates are expected to arrive this even
ing. They will be met at the depot by
the committee of Reliance Council, No.
Is, and piloted to Hotel Ponce dc Leon,
where they will be quartered during
the session of the State Council.
The bulk of the business will be
transacted tomorrow and the council
will adjourn some time on Tuesday.
There will be about seventy five
representatives and past councillors in
attendance aJ the lowest estimate
Should the full representation be out
there will be about 100.