Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-05-18
The Arch Queen OF the II. 7. A. Royal
+. & a. calls q COlOred National
Female Christian Convention
TO Convene at GreenVille,



The ladies forming the right Wing of
the government Of the III. I. A. System
of America, will hold their Colored Ma
tional Female Convention at T. G. Cow
er's Hall, at Greenville, s. c., July the
1, 2, 3, 4 and ., 1895. All the cOlored
ladies of America are hereby requested
to call meetings on the 14th and 21st
Of June. 1895, in their respective cities
and towns, and select at least one OF
two delegates from city or town and
send them to meet this Convention.
Let the ladies who want to be represent
ed work up free will Offering in money
and send with each delegate to be repre-
sented, as a donation to the monument.
The chief object of this Convention is
to form a capital leadership of ladies
for the race. to extract from the race
141 arch queens to form the head Of q
capital body to be composed of LAG .461
choice women Of the Negro race to be
formed in the h. 7. A. System on the
American continent, whose business il
shall be (by the assistance of other
womeD) to form and gather q cost. cap
itRl Of $37 900, 600 (thirty-seVen mil
lion dollars to be owned and controlled
by the G. Division of the III. Il. A. Sys-
TEN. This fund is to be formed by such
women of the race as will take stock in
the III. L. A. government force fund of
the Women's department Cooled c. o.
at from one to seven dollars per share.
Three million or more women are ex
pected TO give money and take stock in
this movement.
We the undersigned, chief officers of
the National Board of the Monument,
earnestly insist that our ladies of the
race will spare no pains proposing dele
gates to meet this Convention.
Sisters, we have been Chief in build
ing all the church edifices, let us be chief
in rescuing this perishiDg race of ours.
Let us rally, especially in this Southern
States. and in the State OF South Caro-
lima. We do not expect those who are
so far North and West to attend so
freely in person, but in spirit We do
expect them and those who cannot
come who wanted TO come will be re-
ceived as members of the Convention if
they will send their photograph with a
free will donations in money, and well
recommended TO the Convention they
each will be adopted as members of the
movement and confirmed in the Capitol
National body, and appointed to Office,
and empowered to q business for the
movement, this throws open a wide
gate sufficient for all ladies in all the
land to enter in at once.
Understand that q new Negro race)
Leadership is now being formed in q
scientific system called the II. TIA. Sys-
tenn OF America. composing three d.
visions, called A. b. & G. Divisions,
and the ladies OF the Negro race form
ell of c. Divisions called the right wing
OF she System. The importance Of this
undertaking is too extensive TO be put
in public minds but it will be made plain
at the Convention.
We pray that all women OF the race
will send US greetings, and free will OF
| ferings will show as q free spirit, by con-
| tributing to this Convention. This is
q non-sectarIan affair. We are acting
for the financial welfare Of the women
of the colored race at large.
Send greetings dear women and the
Lord will crown our efforts with sue
cess in haste. Rev. Justus ]. Evans the
founder OF the II. T. A. will be with us
to speak on the ways OF God and the
call of women.
All men and women who favor this
movement and this Convention send us
q free will Offering and all who want to
be classed with the movement their
names will be enrolled and recognized
far aud near. Each delegate will notify
us of their coming at least ten days be-
fore the time, so we can make room for
them to stop.
Tell the news and let us make double
quick time. To-day is the day of sal
walton; tomorrow may be too late.
Oh, sisters, let Us strike to-day to-mor-
row may be too late.
Dress in white, sisters, II you desire so,
and trim in red and blue cambria,
This Is the uniform.
Respectfully, we are yours for the sue
cess OF the women OF the Negro race
Let the fly news far and near.
Mamie Stevens, High Queen of Jus
tice, No. /; Carrie z. Brown, Queen o.
Mercy, No. q. Rachael Scott. Queen o
Truth, No. 3; Gertrude Davis, Queen o
Wisdom, No 4; Mary Huntis, Queen o
Knowledge, No. g.; Minnie DowkinI
Queen OF Love, No. 6; Stacy Roberts
Queen of Honor, No. z.
. Address all communications to Ger
trude Davis, No. 10, Thompson Street
Greenville, s. c.