Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-11-09
NHE EMERALD FOUN-
TAIN nEnBERS TELL
WHY THEY DIS
BANDED.
Boss Rule and a DiSre-
gard of Individual
Rights.
A SPY IN THE FOUNTAIN ROOM
MORE ABOUT THE THREATEN
ED ARRANGEMENT.
Refused to Honor Checks.
RICHMOND VA, Nov. 1
VOL. XI. NO. 46.

RICHMOND, VA, Nov. 1895.
To TEE PUBLIC IN GENERAL:
We, the undersigned members of
Emerald Fountain, No. 400 of 1rue
Reformers, having heard that the
Rev" Mr.. Browne of that order in a
public meeting at "his" hall on Friday
night, Oct. 25th, 1895, did charge
Rev. w. +. Graham with breaking up
ABUSE him in the most unbecoming
Language for a man claiming to be a
preacher and gentleman, therefore,
we desire to say to the world that
Rev. W. +. Graham did not break up
the Fountain and we brand all asser-
tions claiming that he did as false.
THE CHARGE NOT TRUE.
Rev. Graham, nor any one else
could have kept US from leaving the
afiership of REV. William Washing
ton Browne under the circumstances
that now exist in the order
WHY THEY DIsBANDED.
We had grown very much dissatis-
fed with the one man rule, the insults
often given members without any
proVocation, the shameful manner III
which we were taxed, the unlawful act
whereby one man was given SOC, 900 O(
OF the money of a down trodden peo-
pie, and 20 put on the capstone, wher
il was discovered by Rev Graham that
we were growing exceedingly restless
and having called us together to as
certain our intentions for the future
we were denied the privilege of hold
ing private meeting among ourselves
unmolested. We we're threatened
with arraignment before the Passed
Officers Council We were watched
as though we were burglars, and ther,
was even very Objectionable person
sent in our room before we opened t,
watch US in our private business.
HOW TREY VOTED.
Seeing these things the members al
became very angry and voted at once
Rev. Graham refused to vote to dis
band. Rev. Graham told the mem
bers that if seven of them remainel
that they would be the Emerald Foun
tain Every member present excep
Rev. Graham voted to disband. B
his advice then we decided to appoin
p committee to wait on Mr.. w.
3urrell, inform him of our action, an
arn over the charter, books and othe
tle things, which really were oul
Ne we bought them; this was to b
on the condition that the none
nbank to the credit of our sic
" be turned over TO us
Id NOT GET THEIR OWN MONEY.
having been informed that "
d not get the money, we then d,
ID to turn over the property, moI
md all-except $500 which WI
some sick members. We sci
ks for that amount but with hars
IDS the committee was turne
ay. Rev. Graham then went
We the checks cashed, but he w
fainly told that he could not get
unless Mr.. Browne said so.
Thus it turns out that 80 900 of Ol
boor deluded people are depositiI
their money where it must stay unle
one man says they can get it.
FREE ONCE MORE.
We want to say again that we d
banded and that we are glad to be fr
once more. Rev. Graham has alwa
stood up for Mr.. Browne until he
of late, and we think it most cruel a
shameful for him to stand up in ''hi
Ahall and publicly denounce Broth
&IEdAAdul. 1<NCu nOWy new
though he says nothing for the mf
says nothing against him. We b.
once more and say to the world,
will be slaves no more.
We are William Henry Newt,
Rosa Washington, Cosby Washingt,
Ida Washington, Edward WilliaI
E.T. Coleman, A. J. Walker. Sop
Quarles, Lucy A. Walker, JEFF Nil
Joseph Dabney. Mary A. Walker,
cob Russell, Pinkey Newton, N
Martha Taylor, VIM. Travis, Sui
Ann Brown, Signora Wood, Will
Graves, Elizabeth Graves, JOS,
Shepard, Mildred Judah, John Jud
Rosa Anderson.