The reformer., 1900-01-27
True Reformers Turn init and a
Large Audience Cones to
Hear Them.
MART1NsvILLE, VA, Jan. 7, 1900.


Dear EdItor:-Ag ain we be e
space in your most valuable paper
for few dots Of interes: from our
city.
The holidays were spent very
pleasantly by jail of my people.
There were vefy few Who showed
the signs of dru1kenness. Ny peo-
pie are learning the meaning of
Xmas. and are acting accordingly.
l am glad to note tlat Martins
vile has been sroused to some ex-
tent for the Tue FRcformers. On
the above dateyour humble servant
called meetipg Of all True Reform
ers and the tublic to meet at the
Christian chuch. rhe True Re-
formers fell j line at the hall, fol-
lowed by the Rosebud. After ar
irving at the churck, the column
was opened Iup, tie rear being
brought up Two by two and were
seated in the echprch, where a large
audience aWited us The service
was introduGd by singing that old
familiar hylb1, Bless be the tie
that binds, fafter which prayer was
offered by v c. Z. Williams, fol-
lowed by Chef J. M. Carter, stat
ing the obtct of the meeting, in
which be Sid, we have met for
the purpose of paying off the en-
dowment ofLhe late G. w. Peters,
and to tell he good people of Mar
tinsviIle nire about that old, old
story, the United Order True Re-
formers, fotevery time we tell it, it
becomes nev and newer, because it
does so mue1 for our needy people
in time of sckness and death,
The polig being signed over to
the Grand%ountain, money paid to
Sister Bette Peters, who returns
thanks to he Grand Fountain. The
chief eulo5zed he life of the late
G. w. HERS, after which spoke |
on every tanch of the Order a:nds
made an appeal for evefy Negro
who has sdrop Of that Jlood in him
to becon1 member of the Trne
Reformed Soc;f%y.
Mr.. Jaes Penn, Worthy Master
of I1app55F Onion 558, was next in
troducedgand gave most excellent
talk concerning the benefit of the
Order.
The rs1t speaker was J. L. Hairs
ton, Wqshy Secretary, Joy of Hope
| t263, wht congratulated himself on
being wih so many True Reform
ers and seeing SO many citizens
turn off Bro. Hairston is full of
tbs woE ahd did rot fail to shoot
many cd things for the order.
w. " Smith, Worthy Secretary,
Joy of Bope 293, was then intro
duced, who arose by saying, it
seems tat all the sugar has been
gotteaut of the bowl, but before
be sat own, he made the people
believe hat the bowl was overflow
ing.
| Ths ext speaker, Ezekiel Will
liamssho did credit to himself and
to the paternity.
The final speech was made by
Chief. M. Carter, who made a
strikis appeal to the citizens of
| Marti5ville 10 awake to the sense
of tht duty and join the United
IOrde OF True Reformers, giving
the my reasons why every col
ored an and woman should be-
conn. member of it. He conclud-
ed b.asking now many enjoyed the
meAg AID how many would like
10 mt us i'll some near future in a
pub meeting again. 1t seemed
as e whole audience extended
thd1ands upwards.
N Editor, please allow me also
to TAX the good people of my lit
tlety for the courtesy extended
to y division by turning out so
lazy, and that we may be sue
ceSil in showing them that the
| tn Reformers' Order is the socie-
| ty at they need.
am yours in U. 7. and c.,
J. l.. HAIRSToN,
| Cac of No rtit1 crrilla Div