Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-10-02
BROTHER
BROWNIES
ORGAN.
1T ESSAYS TO DEFEND
THE"BOSS."
No Denial of the Main Al
legations.
THOSE BLOWS IN THE
MOUTH.
A ShOrtage OfSeVen 1hCuS'
and Dollars Manifest.
OLD FOLKS HOME PROPERTY BE
LONGS TO BROWNE.
A Shortage OfSeVen 1hcut
and Dollars Manifest.
OLD FOLKS HOME PROPERTY BE-
LONGS TO BROWNE.
VOL. XIV. NO. Al.

We had intended to handle the facts
and figures of the Grand Fountain,
United Order of True Reformers in
detail this week. and to keep up the
exposures until we had completed the
task; but the opportunities of per-
sonal friend have caused us, (unwise-
ly, we think to refrain for the present.
AN EDITORS PREDIoAMENT.
However, the last issue OF Brother
Brownies Blanket" showed signs that
the writer was either suffering from
the Jim jams, the cramp-colic, or was
threatened with dismissal, II he diu
not defend the order"
Both the editorial and news columns
were to say The least amusing. and
caused the entire office-force, TO beg
the "grass-green," penmsn to write no
more.
WANTED "A WRITER.
The editorial was. if any thing, as
bad make shift as the first-psge
article Certain it is, that wisdom and
discretion. no longer hold sway in
the literary department of the True
Reformers. The editors brain seems
to be no longer in his head, but 10 his
breeches.
But, TO the article. We stat ed the
facts in a very disgrsceful affair, whicl
took place during the seventeenth an
lnual session of the True Reformers.
We neither caused the strife, no.
promoted it; therefore, the pert eipsnt
and not the PLANET are responsible.
RESUME OF FACTS.
But what are the facts7 We salt
that the report of the Grand Worth.
Secretary and his assistant sh owe'
a shortage, a deficit of ($7 ,O00) sevel
thousand dollars for the year.-an av
erage spending per month of ($5S3
five hundred and eighty three dollar
more than the Order took in.
Brother Brownies Blanket" doe
not eny, but ignores this.
THOSE TRoUBLEscMK FIGURES.
We easd that Rev. Browne interrupt
ed Grand Worthy Secretary w.
Burrell and refused to permit him t
nroceed. There is an admission tha
-tnis was true. but the Blanket" say
that he BroWneJ objected to tn
s'lenoth of the report. and askt d hir
l(Burrenl to confine himself to figure.
without so much illustration II
therefore could not have wanted tn
delegates to understand, &s illustra
lions are for that purpose.
We said that persons went over I
hold Assistant Grand Worthy Secrets
nv Miles b. Jones, thinking that n
and the Grand Worthy 'Marster
would come to blows. There is no de
lnial of this.
BROTHER TAYLOR IS THE CHIEF
We said that Rev. W. w. Brown
h1sd been granted a years leave OF al
sence on full pay, and that Rev w. !
TAYLOR had been appointed to fill til
vacancy. There is no denial of this.
We said that, guaged by the star
dard Of right and justice, Mr.. W.
Burrell, having been with the ordt
,since its foundation, working early an
late, being praised and abused altel
nately, and enduring inconvenience
~he half OF which has never been toll
Few Brownies logical successor.
.PPEAL TO BROTHER BURRELL.
let" denies that he is, an
Ihe bianA ~Deal to Brother Bu
addresses an a. ~od tomake" "A mu
ren which would l, 'augh." Deaco
grim" and "a horse salarv of tt
Burrell should have the :. or will
w WlJn <f1tD0e
out that office, and all fair
men will concede il X
We do not champion Mr.. Burrel.
cause because 1.-THE Samaritans have
no dealings with the Jews" What
does three hundred thousand dollars
worth of f"business done" amount tC
IL you pay out seven thousand dollars
more than you take in? Business il
gusged by profit and loss.
JUeeLERY OF FIeURKs.
There is no such cash balance to the
credit of the Order as this novice
claims. Neither can he get the Off
cials OF the bank to make q sworn aft
davit to that effect. The mixture o
the Banks balance and that of the
Order was manifestly an effort to de
ceive. The Bank has little. if an,
money of its own: it handles othe
peoples money, and cash balsn ces ar
accordingly always deceptive.
THE WAY OUT.
The report shows that there is
shortage of seven thousand dollars ant
the eight thousand dollars from. tn,
year before alone made the Order abl'
to pay QUO money, which it had no
taken in this year
from the Orders own record.
SIX STRUCK THE DEACON
We said that the wife of Rev. w w
Browne struck Deacon w. P. Burrel
in the mouth with her hand or fist
There is no denial of this.
We said that Mr. James L. Burrel
endeavored to go to the assistance o
his brother, but was barred out. There
is no denial of this.
When the True Reformers pay theil
sick-claims, and settle up their death
claims without suits and compromises
it will be 10 position to refer to Othei
Orders, which are making a reputation
equal to that which they have enjoyed
THAT OLD FOLKS HOME PURCHASE
The reference to the founding Of ar
Old Folks Home is unfortunate. An
excursion was given by the Grand
Fountain to a piece of property, known
as Westham, and consisting of 65e
acres.
This place was bought outright for
about fouIteen thousand dollars by