Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-11
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The State Council! through its Exec
otive Committee. is lighting iow for a
means of projections. Recently, bill
was introduced In the General Assem-
bly,. providing for incorporation of the
state Council, This passed the House.
Il VIA before the Senate Committee on
General Laws yesterday. 1t is under
stood that it will be reported favor
ably. and 1t is believed that 1t will pass
the Senate. Such charter will furnish
the State Council with 4 powerful wea-
pom, and will insure its perpetual exist.
ence outside the pale of the National
organization should the matters iii COM
troversy not ba satisfactorily adjusted
THE PRINCIPAL, GRIEVANCE.
The State Council has several sriev-
ancos, which. Il Is said. the National
Council has refused 70 redress. A
prime eource of dissatisfaction is the
assessment for the support of the Ma
tional Council Such assessment Is
based upon per capita tax, For
two or three years the rate has been 20
cents per capita. A few years dgo the
tax was cente. Afterwards 1t was
raised from year to year. The last in
crease was made from II cents to %
cents. The question has been debated
AMONG the members, whether the State
Council should pay the tax.
Important action was taken at the
State Convention. held at Care Charles,
October nth. a motion was offered.
fnstructing the State Councillor ia
withhold payment of the per capita rs.
sessment, on account of the National
Council. The vote was 70 for the res
olrtion and 30 against IT, Tbs afiirma
tive vote represented Il constituency OF
$500 mem6ersi the negative Il t6nstitu-
ency Of about 1.SOU. The Executive
Bonrd was authorised TO take such
steps MS might thereafter be necessary
to protect the State Council.
APPLIED ron CHARTER.
The present Executive Board is made
up of state Councillor Floyd "a. Hudg-
Councillor II. ~. Criddie, of Swans
boro. and Junior Past State Council
lor Davis Bottom, tf this cltS.
In the bill now before the LeSisla-
ture the officers above named appear
as corporators. together with Thomas
b. Ivey, of Petersbufg editor OF the
State paper of the Order. w. II. Hill
of south Boston. and O. w kihsey
Mesars. j. SAMUEL Parrish, State Coun-
cillot Hudgihs, and w. d. Hin, OF SO
Boston, addressed the Senate Commit
tee esterdhy In favor OF the bill. MIR
L. E Lookabiil OF Roanoke. opposed
the measure. Letters were read from
Councils in Various parts of the State
asking the passage OF the bill.
The matter of taxation is but one o,
the grievances or the State Council
Representation in the National organi
cation, 1t is commended. Is unfairly dis
tributed. appointment OF past office:
on national committees: uhdue extrav
aGuncc of the National Council; the re
Quirement OF the National Council
TINT certain literature ihust be secured
by State and subordinate councils from
| certain designated firms, and some pro
visions OF the National Code of Laws
these IRE grievances which the State
Council protests against.
TAKEN AS LAST RESORT.
A past State officer said the action OF
the Executive Board WAS taken only as
last resort. The States representative
in the National Councils had sought tc
bring about changes that would dispose
OF the grievances, but had been ignored
or ruled out of order. "Our case Is
similar to that OF the American Colo
MES, who pettioned Great Britain fol-
redress OF wrongs before taking uI
arms" said the speaker last night
$50 we protested against taxation
without proper Representation In the
National Council. Protests awaiting
nothing, redress must be secured by
other means"
The speaker expressed the hope thai
friendly relations would eventually be
resumed between the Stat Council and
the National Council. II not, then he
State Council rs an independent, char.
tered corporation, would continue Ir
existence.
STRONG IN VIRGINIA.
The Junior Order OF United American
Mechanics has between 5000 and 9,Oot
members In Virginia, where 1t has
noGrished and grown wonderfully II
the past two or theree years. Thir-
teen hundred new members were ad .et
was reported last year. There are
mond and Manchester, with member
ship of between 1900 and 1900
s-:-&
The Masonic Home of Virginia is do
ing n noble work in caring for depend
ents on members of the order when tn,
husband and father is taken away b,
death. The Home cares f61 and edu
Gates many orphans of deceased broth
ers. and the value of it's work is ap
preciated by Its charges.
In this connection the following let
ter, recently received by MIR Charles 4
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