The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-10
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5heptasophs Pay Tribute to
DR.. Joseph Charles.
.ONERULER SUES ANOTHER
LIBEL Suit Grows Out Of Expulsion OF
a Negro from the B.P. O. E.-The
Board Of Fisheries in Session.
Confederate Reunion.
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=, - nress,ve memorial exercises IN honor
OF the memory OF the late Or. Jose
Charles we're held at the Academy OF
Music tonight by the James River ana
Joyeph Charles Conclaves Of Heptnsophs.
One OF the features OF the programme
was the unwilling Of a life-sized portrait
Of Dr., Charles presented to the Joseph
Char,es conclaye by Mrs. Charles.
a tremendous crowd attended the excr-
cIees. almost every seat In tho Academy
!, being taken. The memorial address was
Z delivered By Mr.. 5Robt G.. Bedford ana an
Interesting programme was rendered.
{ 81 Among the we'll known mon Of the order
who we're here to attend the exercises
were state Organizer j. P. Brown, su-
preme Secretary Samuel Sattersall, Su-
preme Organizer John w. Crustt, supreme
provost Thomas Hicks, Supreme Counsel
DIN Bryan and Supreme Medical Exam
liner DR.. Bubert. 515s.f l35
CONFEDERATE REUNION.
Among tho prominent men who have
been invited to attend the reunion OF the
Grand Camp, Confederate Veterans OF VIZ
ginia, are Generals Fitzhugh Leo and
Bradley r. Johnson. The Confederate
organizations are making every effort to
get things In readiness for the reunion
It Is expected there will ne fully twenty
1--WE thousand guests In the city.
A number OF the riders who are to par
ticipate In the Confederate tournament
to be held Saturday on the Casino grounds
spent to-day practicing In the lists.
INSPECTOR NAMED.
The State Board of Fisheries held
meeting at Hotel Warwick here to-day.
AS the oyster season has Just opened, the
board had busy session. The board APP
pointed j. +. Seward oyster Inspector for
tho upper Warwick county district set
3 tins lively fractional fight which has
been going on for some time.
SUES GRAND EXALTED RULER.
T Suit for $1,000 damages was entered in
Hampton to-day by NJ. D. Nfeekins, col
ored Of Norfolk, grand exalted ruler Of
the Independent Order of B. +. Q. a.,
against B. r. Howard. grand exalted ruler
& Of Improved Order of b. p. O. q. The
latter order is holding Its annual con-
vention In Hampton now, and the institu
\ ton OF the suit caused sensation among
the negroes. The plaintiff charges that
the defendant libelled him, calling him
fake" "a robber." etc. Meekns was
expelled from the Improved Order some
time ago for thirty-nlne years. and imme-
diately proceeded to establish another orr
Eanlzation.
SUES FOR BUILDING,
Einstein Brothers, of Baltimore, have
entered suit against T. w. Dyson, ct. ais.
~ to obtain possession of the Dyson build
ms, al the corner of Twenty-nfth Street
and Washington Avenue. Dyson was de-
clared bankrupt recently, and when the
building was sold at auction 1t was
bought by Einstein Brothers.
Mr.. G. Aylett Ashby, one Of the lead
Ing young attorneys here, announced this
afternoon that he would be candidate
for the Democratic Committee from the
Z Fifth Ward. There Will be lively scram-
bic for the places on the committee in all
OF the wards and the primary, which will
be held on September oath, will decide
the fights.