The colored American., 1901-06-08
pa;tor of the Masonic CCIumn-East-


nom hers some of the best ca Dred men
- the South It's present mem bership
a. not q whit behind it's former mem
bership in the prominence Of is mem =
Sors he,ng cOmT Osed of doctors, law
TeTs nrofeasOrs and College presidents,
mon nf wetlIh, some OF the richest
,hoF the country affords. 1t boasts Of
having the best posted W. rshipful Mas
tor in the sta'e in the 7rsOn or Mr
Tomes JOnes a brother to Wiley Jones.
Among it's labOring men II has set
~ honest. bighminded and eelf-reepect-
ing citizens. The Lodge 1s still grow
tD9 in membership and seldom NEE
tC0 Masses but that some one Is Knock
mo st the door to De admitted tn the
soorets of Masonry. Il Is n1W the arg
cot Lodge in the State OF ATk8nsas,
having reported Endowment money
for 10 members for the present quart
ar The Lodge has on hand IN he
hsrk S793 rs, and rays week
sicIy hsnefitg An effort has heen put
on foot to more COM letely fit up the
Lodge room, They have Ia ely put
cbased a beautiful flight OF winding
stairs and g set of columns. The Lodge
charSas X for membership, having
On hand at present petitions. A fe"
Uaeks agO one of its charter members
In the OersOn of Mr.. w. Il. Thomas
was c,llei from lab II TO rewa d. This
leaves only one charter member IN the
Derson Of Mr.. D. A, Robinson.
Pine Bluff, Ark.
Rrother J. w. & | } is indeed proud
that he has crossed The sandy de- ert on
q camel; but there Is more light Broth
er G de, You are not as yet $50.
It ia singular how much fiAttery we
can stand and how little criticism. Yet
he is our best and truest friend VINO
kindly reminds us of our failiDgs.
Brother q. 81. Naylor of Prince Hall,
am informed is going about town pre-
senting aproos. We sure must watch
dat man NaylOr; he's after a jewel.
It took bankers daughter to CAP
ture Deputy Grand Master Malvin and
there can be no doubt but what he is
captured. Watch the third atOry of the
Alabama Flats, 2108 Ward Place n. W.
Sir Knight Edward Chase was visitor
at the Office of The COIOred American
on Saturday but would not buy the pa
per until he saw the Masonic Column
was In it. He sure must want to be
Grand Master.
A special announces that Brother
James Jones, Worshipful Master OF
Eastern Light Lodge No. 6. located at
Pine Bluff, Ark. has lost by fire his
home with all It's contents including q
magnificet Masonic library.
The mass meeting for the benefit Nf
the jacksonville sufferers nett ID Sol %.
It is expected that mere will cOntri-
butte to this worthy movement, only 81
have given so far. What are the Lodges
going to do? Let Us give $3.50 at least.
The enter ainment given by q COM
mittee of which Sir Knight Henry was
chairman for the purpose of raising
funds to defray the expense Of Slmons
COmmaUdery to Detroit was q grand
success and the thanks OF the COM
mandery Is extended all their patrons.
The members of Simnu's Command
cry with its Eminent Commander Sir
Paul r. Stewart gathered at Sir Henry
C0leman's Saturday May 26 for the
purpose of counting the cash from the
recent entertainment, after which they
were banQuetted, when Sir Knight
George s. Newman. Paul &. Stewart,
John W. Freeman, Samuel II. West,
Henry Coleman began throwing DO
quets at each other. The Lion and every
Lamb met and declared for peace, and
sword of the Commandery will be found
pointing toward Detroit from now on.