The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-16
First Day Of Fine N eetin Of
Juniors,
LAST YEAR A GOOD ONE !. {:
New Councils Formed aud Large Additions to
Mem5:rship-Cord Addresses of
Welcome Banquet TO the Wis.
itors LastsNight.

lie SeesiAee1iIn dNIuaIsS session OF the
State Council of Jr. O. u. "A. NJ opened
yesterday morning, In Lee Camp Hall.
Y fsts convention is one Of the mos large
sd tsended ana most important that the
cf;:z2ef1 has held for some time One hun-
zassta thirty delegates from all parts
ST :ie4e5 State are present-fine body of
@aaseT,:l = striking feature Of the body is
Z ith ne young men are in the majority.
The Council held two lengthy sessions
yesterday, followed by. an elegant ban
Duet :ast night. The hall was tastefully
decorated in the colors of the ordered,
white and blne-an0 presented "a beaIlti-
gful appeara nee.
5El1NTNG EXERCISES.
The council was raped to order about
$50 o'clock by Mr. Jacob Umlauf, pres
ident. in the absence of Mr.. David S.
Bottoms, chairman of the local commit
tee. Rev G. A. Marks. pastor of the
First English Evangelical Lutheran
Church, offered prayer. Mayor Richard
M. Taylor was introduced and delivered
{ a cordial address, welcoming the visitors
2 to the city. He said:
Mr. Chairman ard Gentlemen Of the
Convention:
II greet you, not only as Mayor but as
citizen of this city. bringing to You
the glad welcome that is always extend
ed to our friends. The association to
which YOU belong is impregnated with
the MODEST principles and should stip1u-
late us to greater action in binding to-
gether all that is worthy in manhood.
To-day your gathering is suspicious, and
we meet you at the threshold of our
city with the glad hand and wish you a
happy and profitable meeting. I know
you VIII find with my friends here as
sembled a reception which will be in
keeping with our. desires. and when you
return to your homes we hope you Will
pleasantly remember this trip. We shall
be glad to have you designate our city
as your permanent assembly place. rs
we believe our advantages are such as
to be conducive to the good OF your as
ISOLATION. Again, / extend to you a
cordial and sincere welcome to our city
and echo the sentiments of cur people
when ] assure you that we appreciate
your coming amongst us.
Councilman e. w Minor, followed
Mayor Taylor in an address of welcome
on behalf of the Juniors Of Richmond
The brethren in this city. he said, had
eagerly nailed the opportunity to enter
tain the State Council and would do all
in their power to make it's stay among
them i1t"asant and profitable. He declared
that tt;,s city and the homes and hearts of
its pc0nle are wide open to the visitors,
and that when they leave he was sure
that It would be with a feeling that it
was good to meet again in the capital OF
The Old Dominion
MIR. IYEY'S RESPONSE.
STATE Secretary Thomas 8. 1vey, Of
4 sfsburg, responding in behalf Of the
Order, made a highly-appropriate adj
dress. He recalled the fact that
here it was that the body came
into existence. OF those who sixteen
years ago saw the birth of the organiza-
ton in this city, he was probably the only
one then present. It was meet then, he
said. that the State Council should come
Back to Richmond after: an absence of
fifteen years, and especially was it fitting
that this particular session should be held
here. Touching then upon the work and
aims of the Order. he declared that it hau
progressed nobly in its efforts to reach
that good it had set for itself; that it had
surmounted difficulties in the past, and
that it would continue to do SO iii the fu-
tures The organization he said, stands
for those principles which underlie law
and order; that, and here. evidently he
referred TO experiences through which it
had already passed, the body. While one
in which conservatism was, in most re-
spects, a. guiding principle, was still one
which ever has and ever will refuse to
bend the knee to tyranny and aggrandize-
lnent. In conclusion, Mr.. SIvey, on behalf
of the Council, thanked the Mayor and the
Richmond Juniors for their generous well
come. and made plain to them that the
visitors were happy again to be here.
This concluded the public opening exer-
cises and Chairman Umlauf, after thank
ing the Mayor, the Rev MI. Marks. and
the other gentleman for their services,
/: iaIIpd no cray ia of
r. e. Criddle, Of Swansboro. The body
then went into secret session, all visitors
being excluded.
STATE COUNCILLORS REPORT.
The State councilors report is a
lengthy one and deals with the work of
the past year and the8needs of the Order.
The reports of the other officers We're
read and passed upon in the afternoon
They showed the Order to be in fine con-
dition and that the past year was a
successful one. More than 400 new mem
bers We're received, making the number
in the State about 10000. Several new.
councils We're instituted.
The report of the Executive Boarl
was adopted and the council went int
the nomination of officers. The only
change IN the high officers will be in the
election of a State. vice-councilor to sue.
coed Mr.. C. T.. Sellars. who will be
Cl1OSSil lE1ltttS@ ltt III
ises to be warm, as two of the most:
prominent men in the Order We're put
III nomination. They are W. Minor
of this city, and q. r. Hiltzhimer. Of
Marion Mr. Miner was put in nominal
ton by G. H. Pettyiohn, Of N orfolk, and
Mr. Hiltzhimer was nominated by Mr..
c. II. Leachs, of Diapers. a. The other
officers, with the exception of Warden T..
M. Tappen, have no opposition. There
are four in the field for this position.
BANQUET LAST NIGHT.
The local councils ente: aimed the State
Council with an eloquent banquet last.
hight at Kirkwood' IS Broad Street place.
Covers We're laid for one hundred and
fifty and there We're vacant seats. DR..
Davis Bottoms, chairman of the local
committee, acted as toastma ster. Rev.
NC. Latanne offered prayer. The fol-
lowing toasts were responded to: The
State Council r. e Criddle; Our
State, W.. ID. Hill, of South Boston:
.,uur Order, E. w. Miner -. Patriotism
G. W.. .Anory. Of n rfol K.
There will be two and possibly three
sessions to-day. Norfolk, Danviile
#Lynchburg and Newport News want the
next meeting.
Botha Reported Captured.
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