Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-09-04
AFRO-AMERICAN NOTES.

eh oou pkoiSsk, mas Just cl0Set
very successful REVEALS at these churches
he was ably assisted at Hartsyille b,
Key. Berkly, OF Middlesex, Rev. Jone
otTappahsnnock. and Rev. w. NJ. Robin
son pastor of Shiloh Baptist church
fredericksburg, Rev. Robinson is .
great revivslist, and he and Rev. Field,
isbored hard during this revival. There
Were many new converts and over sixty
dollars was raised by collections. /,
VIII be remembered that for some tim.
this church has been In q squsbble snt
without preacher, until recently Rev
Fields was called to her psstorate. FL,
seems to have restablished peacesble
relations. She has large membersbin
Numbering over i've hundred At Queen
Esther Rev. Fields had to help him Rev
Thomas Harris, of Water View, Rev
Zones, of Tappahannock, and the great
Evangelist, Rev. A T. Price, of Norfolk
Rev. Price is powerful young speaker.
Rev. Price did most of the preaching
and he always had packed house e
hear him. He is only 20 years old and !.
full graduate of Hampton Normal In.
stitute and Petersburg Theological Semi
nary. He. and Rev. Harris won many
friends while they were here.
! we are sorry to note that Rev. Mrs.
Fields is sick sgsin with mslarisl fever
| w. A. Weaver is now rigging two fine
So-foot canoes which he recently pur-
chased from the Stocks, in Gloucester
county.
| D. ). Kelley, our popular young mer-
chant, OF Road View, and L. g. Christie
pher, of Ottoman, returned from Bslti.
more this week with goods for the latter
who will open store at Ottoman.
Miss Matilda Jackson, of Downipgs.
and Miss Elsie Glascoe, OF Sharps. were
welcome guests of Mrs. A. ]. Gilmore
last week. They with Mrs. GIL.
more, Miss NJ. b.. Flemings, Miss
Lucy Taliaferro, and J. ]. Kelley.
Clarence Jackson, w. T. jackson and ].
X. Rock went fishing Monday morning
having much success.
Georgia Irene, the little eight months
ola daughter of Mrs. Ella Perry. died
last Saturday and was buried on Sunday
afternoon at Poplar Neck cemetery In
eorro'oman. EccE HOMO.
National Supreme Ruler, Rev. T. II.
shorts, called the 47th Annual Session
OF the National Grand Tabernacle, Call.
lean Fishermen, to order at 9:f5 a. m.
August 9th, at Hampton, Va. About
900 delegates were present, representing
Maryland. District of Columbia. Virginia.
West Virginis, Ohio. New Jersey, Penn.
sylvania, Delaware. New York, Counec.
ticut. Rhode Island and West India
Islands.
FIRST DAYS SESSION.
DIR. William f. Atkins, cashier Of the
bank, delivered an address of welcome
to the visitors on behalf of the Hsmnton
Fishermen. Charles T.. Holmes, of New
YORK, National Grand Orator, respond ed.
Hon. j. Wesley Richardson, mayor OF
Hampton, was then presented to the
audience, and In very interesting speech
extended US a welcome on behalf of the
town.
SECOND nays SESSION.
Kew. L. II. Shorts, National Grand
Raier, made his report. as did several
other officers. 1000 persons have Joined
the order during the year. The Ruler
made several recomme dstions, among
which was call for 5000 new members
during the coming year. 1t was an
nounced that branch Offices for the
insurance department would be estab-
lisned at Baltimore, New York, Norfolk.
Smiihfield, Washington and PHILADELPHIA.
THIRD DAYS sEssIoN.
Thursday DIR. Atkins, cashier of IN.
oank' made his report 1t showed that the
bank now has 4l0 depositors with total
deposit of $77,31s09. OF the s5.00o
capital stock most of 1t has been sub.
scribed. The bank he Just moved In a
very handsome building. Report from
the insurance department showed that
1880 was paid out on death benefits lat
year. There are at present 1850 policy.
holders. The reports OF the other officers
were read and received. They showed
tue order to be in magnificent shape.
In the afternoons at O'Clock the an nual
parade of the order was given. The
showing made was splendid one.
memorial services were held at night.
Thomas E. Scott. of Washington, d. c..
chairman of the Committee on Obituary
being IN charge of the exercises. AID.
dresses were made by Ruler Shorts. Bro
i1ichard Spiiler and Rev. ID. Strattou.
FOURTH DAYS SESSION.
fhe election Of officers resulted as
follows: r. w. N. G s. Ruler. Rev
Thomas Ii. Shorts. Hampton, Va.
Deputy, Charles f. Holmes. New York;
Associate, George r. Browne, Washing
ton, ID. c.; Scribe. Columbus Gordon.
Baltimore, Nd; Recorder, Hattie K Troy.
Pa; Correspondent, Lizzie
A. Willmore. New York; Treasurer.
Hester Smith, Baltimore, Nd Conductor,
Nancy Alexander, Washington, d. G |
Inside Gu rd. j. K. Norris, West Virginia:
Outside Guard, j. e. Lightfoot, Virginia:
Orator, DIR. NJ. T. Sinclair, West Viz
sinis;. Chaplain, Rev. j. w. Grsyson,
Washington, ID. C; Marshal, Joseph p. |
Evans, Baltimore, Md.
The new constitution provides that |
he 20 cents insurance begins on the 18th
'f October. The head tax hereafter will |
De 25 cents. Hereafter all candidates
must be examined by physician befo, g |
initiation.
Bro. Shorts also recommended that we
low pay 20 cents per month instead OF |
he 10 cents as heretofore, as the death
claims have been so heavy this year.
Unless we do this we will not have money
o meet ell the demands.
This was the most harmonious sesaiop
ret held. The session closed with a
general handmade.
RICHARD r. HOLMES.