The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-01-04
A PERFECT SUCCESS.
The Charter Members of the
Royal Tribe of Joseph meet
and Organize.

I'rewinent Members Selected as 0Elicers
Who were Installed BY Supreme
State Organizer, Col. r. b. Yowell-
Notes Of the Installation
| The charter members of the Royal
Tribe OF Joseph met in the X. o. +.
NJ. hall Tuesday Dec 30 and were
initiated into the mysteries OF the
Tribe by Col. r. B Vowel, Supreme
Organizer assisted by L. P. Carr,
his State Deputy and Rev. |. A
Barnes.
A large attendance was present
Somposed of ministers. lawyers,
state, county and city officials, ply
sieians, bankers, merchants, probes
sors, editors and in fact every prom
inent profession. and leading branch
of business in the city was repre-
sented by its most popular and
prominent members.
After the initiation which exen.
plifies the spotless life and eharae-
ter of Joseph and is certainly beau
tiful work, besides being moral
lesson which is both instructive and
pleasing. had been conferred, the
Hodge proceeded TO elect the follow.
ing popular members to preside as
officers for the next six months:
Most Worthy Prophet, Z. NJ.
Grant, Worthy Patriarch, w. L.
Glasscock, Vice Patriarch, John NJ.
Gregg, Worthy Priest, Rev A. NJ.
Buchanan, Assistant Priest, Rev /.
A. Barnes, Scribe, John B. Wallace,
Treas. Jas. II. McGrew, Escort, W.
w. Hayes, Inner Guard, l. G. Laz-
zelle, Outer Guard, Geo, 5 Vance.
Three trustees, 5. A. Poster,
Frank Cox and NJ L. Brown.
The officers elect were installed in
to their respective stations by Co.
r. b. Vowel, Acting Supreme Patri-
arch, assisted by Rev. l A. Barnes
and l.. p. Carr, Acting Supreme
Priest and Supreme Escort respec-
lively.
The lodge being regularly organ
lied and ready for business, Col
Vowel submitted set of Bylaws
for the government of the subordi
nate lodge, which has been adopted
by all lodges organized by him
throughout the states of Virginia
and West Virginia.
They proved to he a model set of
Bylaws, and were unanimously APP
proved by this lodge.
On motion the charter was left
open until April lst, 1899 and Mr..
Carr was requested to remain longer
and continue to secure additional
members for the order, as it was
generally believed the charter list
had just fairly begun to grow and
every member seemed to be enthusi-
astic over the plans Of insurance Of
fered by the Royal Tribe and are
anxious to assist in its growth in
our city. At first many thought the
table of rates rather too cheap to
be reliable, but after thoroughly I'M
Outstanding the plan whereby they
are required to pay twelve full pay
ments per year, from the very foun-
dation of the society, besides forfeit
| ing 25@o of the face of their policy
to the Reserve, or Emergency fund
in case of death in less than five
years, they quickly changed their
minds and are now convinced that
the Royal Tribe is not so cheap, but
to the contrary is the highest priced
fraternal society in America. consid-
ering them all from the start.
This young society is meeting
with phenomenal success in every
portion of the country where its sup
to date" plan has been introduced
and is understood and the promi-
hence and financial standing of its
members in this state is sufficient
guarantee that it will lead them all
in future, as no one can look over
the names of their members at
Wheeling, Clarksburg, Parkersburg,
Huntington, Grafton, Fairmont and
Morgantown without beingimpressed
with the prominence, popularity and
financial standing of its membership,
no society of any kind can boast of
better material.
We confidently predict for the
Royal Tribe leading plan among
our many fraternal societies in this
town, as its attractive insurance
features are sure to attract univer-
sal attention as they are better un
derstood.
The lodge adjourned to meet again
at the the call of the Worthy Patri-
arch, and in the meantime all the
members will try to induce their
friends to join the order now while
Mr.. Carr is in the city and the char
ter is still open.
Col. Vowel and wife will leave to
morrow for Culpeper, Va, where he
says he goes to eat Xmas "Possum"
with his aged mother.
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