Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-11
FRATERNITY NOTES
Troubles in the Ranks of JrO.U.A.
M Attract Much Attention.
1'nion Meeting NJ IStr" na,l-A ,rr.b.
"to 10 tho nns"nio Homo o.vir.
&,n,n-ccncrM News or The Fra.
scrn,ties.

~ l. ". ". r., conferred the second
degree on a candidate and received two
more applications for membership. AT
the next meeting night. Tuesday. the
18th instant, there will be work in the
third degree, to which all members OF
sister lodges and visiting brothers are
cordially invited.
Rathbone Lodge, No. o. X. of p.
conferred the Esquire's Rank on two
candidates last Friday night.
$50
Virginia Company, No. 2. Uniform
Rank Is. of p, is in healthy and flour.
ishing condition and steadily increae.
ing IT'S membership. The company win
be inspected on the 10Th instant by
Major w. c. Corbitt. inspecting officer
Norfolk Lodge. No. l, a. E. and 4 NJ
had work in the Masters degree FRIDAY
night.
Atlantic Lodge, No. 2, A. e. and A.
NJ. will hold a stated communicative
Tomorrow night There will be bust
| ton.
Tidewaeer Council, No. 1902, r. A..
had an enthusiastic meeting Monday
| nisnt' and several candidates were In.
ilateo into the royal secret,
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Norfolk Tent, No. s, X. o. n. had
/ an important meeting Tuesday nIrbt
ne oesree team. lately organized for
me ions-form degree Of this order. has
become very proficient in this work.
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The camps OF Woodmen of the yyor,,
at Suffolk are enjoying at nresart y
very rapid growth, and the ranks ~
me various tribes are being swelled al
every council. Ere the snow moon has
passed many more palefaces will be as
semhiing in the wigwams.
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a very interesting union meeting of
all the Norfolk Councils was held Fri
uuS night at kim Hall with Industry
Souncil NO. %, Jr. o. u. A. Nj. Dele.
gates We're present from MI Of the
councils and the attendance was very
iarge. Addresses for the good OF the
| oroer were made by delegates from
cach council represented The meeting
was entirely harmonious and by specIaI
agreement, all reference to the troubles
between the National and State COM
Gls was barred. The next meeting will
! ruary 23d. at Kirn Hall. with wash
lngton Memorial Council.
$50
Blackhawk Tribe No. 81. I. O. r NJ
VIII meet in council tomorrow nirht
ana ADOPT an unusually large class.
Alter the close of the meeting the
Graves VIII ENJOY corn and vension.
| The Elks of this section are making
considerable preparation for their com
ing trip to Baltimore February 21st.
on the occasion of the dedication bv the
Baltimore Elks of their new home
INC Norfolk committee having the
| matter In charge is composed Of Mr..
| w. 3. Langley. chairman: and Messrs.
| n. L. Chase. VIM. L. Baker e. r
Joynes and Phil Roskam. It Is ey
pccted that the representation from the
! Iclks Lodges of Newport News, Hamp-
ton. portsmouth and Berkeley will be
large. and that about twenty-five or
thirty EllSs of Petersburg will be In n.
| tendance. 1t is stated that the reser-
vations indicate that the largest BODY
OF visitors will go by the Old Bay Line,
o2e many Will 90 hY= other routes.
| $50
The most important features OF the
week in fraternity circles in Norfolk
and the entire State is the publicity
given to the troubles in the ranks of
| the Junior Order of United American
Mechanics.
This matter has especial interest here
as there are nearly two thousand mem
hers of this Order in Norfolk and its
| TWO sister cities. The local Councils
| are as follows: In Notwithstanding
| ton Memorial. Norfolk, Ideal and In
| dustry Councils. with n membership of
something over one thousand. Berkly
has two Councils Tidewater and Tho
mas jefferson. with about two hundrcl
members, and Portsmouth has--
| Councils, with Il combined membership
| of about .
AS previously noted the charter of
the Virginia Council of the Order,
| which includes 13 subordinate Councils
| with membership of about 9.000 has
been suspended BY the National Coun
! ell.
OF the troubles In the Order, the
| grievances of the subordinate Councils
! and the proposed remedy, the Rich
mond Dispatch has the following in
| formation. which was obtained from
State Councillor Floyd A. Hudgins, OF
Newport News, on his visit to Rich
mond Wednesday of this week.
| The order of suspension alleges in
subordination. The State Councils
charter by It's terms. is suspended in
| definitely. When the State Council de-
cides to pay up the assessment on ac-
count of the annual per capita tax. the
order will be revoked
| The order % suspension was antici-
| pated. for the present crisis Is the Gull
mination of differences that arose some
! time ago. And the State Council had
SO planned to check any move the Ma
! tional Council might make, that the is
suance of the order of suspension does
not greatly disturb thoSe In nhor,o ~