Richmond planet., 1897-06-12

heavy laden table with luxuries fit for
the gods was awaiting them; and it is
not necessary to say that each one
played their parts we'll, The evening
was then spent in social chats and
promenades until late hour, then the
merry-makers departed to their sew
eral homes, wishing that such an occs-
sion would be more often
Mrs. Mary J . Ferguson and Mrs, Re-
becca Shelton left last Monday for
Fsrmville TO attend the Sitting of the
Grands Lodge of the Good SamaritRns.
Mr. Charles K. Coles at this writing
is suffering from an attack of rheuma
tism.
Mr.. Burrell Scott was happily Joined
in holy wedlock to Miss Mary B Cor
don Wednesday night, June 2nd at
Mount Zion Baptist Church, Rev. r.
b Hardy officiating
Nrs Mary Reed and daughter, Mrs
Erstine Mead of Richmond is register
ed at National Hotel.
Mr. John l.. Harp5r left last Monday
for Washington. ID c., to attend the
supreme Grand Tabernacle Brothers
and Sic tars of Love and Charity.
Rev. III. p. Weeden returned from
Warrington, Va. where he has been
holding New Erie Institute.
MIR. Richard COgbill of Manchester
Va was in the city this week visiting
his brother who is i'll
The establishment of King K Son,
which was burned and totally destroy
| by FIRE last week leave. behind an incl
dent remarkable to mention. During
| the burning seven cans of powder ex-
plod, q , and the wall fe.l to the ground
one part of the wall fell on the office,
crushing the same in on the bodies of
| @ +. Christian, G. Gooch, Mr. Hulfish
and A. G.. Mabrey. The striking par t
of this incident is that al hough be
ing covered over with bricks, Nj Mabrey
was taken out without a scratch, while
since the fire, @ + Christian has died
and at this writing Mr.. Gooch is very
bad of and not expected TO live. Mr..
| HulEsh carried away broken arm
and otherwise wounded. Mr. Mabrey
was the only colored man in the office
at the time the walls fell. The men
were imprisoned for half an hour.
We heartily thank Revs r. b. Har-
ldy. r G. Quarles, G. n. Grandson
Daniel Cove and others for their kind
ness and influence in our behalf
The rally at Ebenezer last Sunday
was a success $54.3l was realized.
| Services were held at the churches
ISulday as usual, and the Revarendc
were at their best filling the minds ~i
those who attended.
w. Bolivar Davis, Travelling Agent
of The PLANET is still canvassing Char
Ilottesville Persuade your friend tC
subscribe His headquarters for the
present is 25S Main Street, Mabrey
Perkins, Furniture Store.
The Teachers Association of whicl
Mr.. Robert Kelser is president is d.
ing much in way to entertain the
many teachers that will attend the
"School of Methods" that will conven,
here on June 2S. 1897 and for the ben
: eft of the same, a series of entertain
= ments are being given for that pur
: pose. The first one was given on las
Monday evening at the First Baptis
Church by the reproduction of the pro
: gramme of jefferson Graded Schoo
that was rendered last week when thi
school closed the after part of whicl
Mrs. Maggie Terry was chairman O
the committee was n grand sue cess a
! well
5 Don't fail tn witness the exhibition
2 1t Mount Zion Baptist Church given
e Professor Ri hi e, June 18th
OFFICE Or d. G.. w. s., of the
G.G. A. 0. of b. and s of l. and
CharlotJ esville, Va, June 7, 1897
= :. To the Brethren and Sisters of til
n Order, Greeting
After serving you for 20 years o
District Deputy, during which time
! strove hardito make my distr c. know
\ and felt and have the sweet consols
h tion of knowing that it ranks anon
- the first, according to our minute
- And now that the grave respOnsibilit
"a of being elected May 5. 1897 as yoT
- District Grand Secretary for Mort
Carolina, West Virginia, District
Columbia and Virginia, / shall striV
by the assistance of God to place Oh
% District in the front rank and there
10 no other way of doing it than by hal
:, !. work so have commenced and Wal
the cooperation of every brother 81
sister of the order.
My first work after election was I'll
- organization of tabernacle here
81 home, 40 strong. / spent a week
the country in the interest of the o
= der and visited Estmont, Soap Sto'
quarry and Howard dsviIle, and work'
up a lively interest. Feeling encou
- aged with the condition of affairs
- home, resolved to go among my meI
= bers abroad and therefore visit
~ Richmond, held mass meeting a.
:; found the membership there going
p" Grandly under the leadership of Dep
next went TO Hampton and in
-. mass-meeting there found Depu
~ Robert Bailey forging to the front +,
20 lowed by brothers aud sisters who ne
ba or seem tired worshipping in the Ts
he ernacles.
III At Portsmouth found that faithi
nc nc true and tried Deputy Thomas Da
70 with everything in good trim. I.vIs
20 ed some of his country tab 'rnacles a
lS found them also in a thriving con,
- tion.
GO At Norfolk resurrected the folio
:; ing tabernacles: EzekiePs, 81, w
45 members. which had slept for fc
nc years; and Abraham's with % me
"o bsrs. 1t was night of great rejoici
among the Tabernacles OF Norf'
when they were rs-obligated. / sh
keep at work until our work shall ia
it's place in the front ranks Of the gr'
beneficial fraterniEies of this count
on | now ask the members OF North Co
nd lima, West Virginia and District OF
ne umbia, If you desire to know the p
III gress Of the order, take and read
-e- Richmond PLANET as / shall make r
by ular reports of my work and the grow
Oi- of the order through its column.
by Yours fraternally,
De- J. L HAYES.
re- District Grand Worthy Sec'y
om w BoLIvAR DAVIS,
Ide Travelling Agent PLAs