Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-12-31
One Of the Greatest Negro Enterprises
of the lay.
DANvILLE. VA, november, 1904.

The Grand Unite Order of Seven
Rising Sons OF Am "A, organized in
the city OF Danvllle, che year of our
Lord 1894, ander the .wsaud rules of
the State of Va, I re for the sick.
bury the dead, to o. . for the widows
aud orphans, as long Gs the widows re-
main respectable.
The fundamenth principles of this
our order, are based upon love, truth and
charity, which are grand md elevating
as any ever promul ited by auy secret
organization IN the nited States. Yes.
IL Is grand, and ths 'ap and works are
as good as any othe he joining fees
in a club are so smf { the poorest
OF the laboring CT our race can
Join. Yes, it has fixed nv the
help of God, that nor women of
good moral charas hest and sound
In body and mind lin this grand
and noble order.
Dear friend, will lot start now to
begin to burn che III Il wisdom? Let
us have more love each other, as
Christ has commanded of us, and let us
be more truthful to our fellow Aen, yes,
let our words TO all men be yea, yea, and
nay, nay. And let us be more charita
BILE to each other. These are the princi.
Piles OF the grand and noble order of the
Ssven Rising Sons Of America.
Then why not join NJ and be Aen
and women, and stand together rs a
race and lay down plans for our children
yet unborn? Knowing dear friends,
we are just what we make ourselves.
We ~ q oolored race shonld make our.
solves ~ creditable rs any race. consid.
cring our chances, and If you will join
this Grand United On Ter of the Seven
Rising Sons OF America. and live up to
1 h. - sv1>.
70 your obligations, TO stand firm, TO help
us carry shs banner and let IL noas in
the air until it reaches from the Allan
tio TO the Pacific, theIi we will be men
and women who arc working for tho
progress OF our race. so lead them TO as
high . aud-point ~ life will afford,
yes. NOS only will we Be men and women,
but in the simc OF sickness, we will be
with you and take care OF you and pay
your dues promptly ~ long rs you are
sick, let it be twelve months or more.
We will not cease 70 pay or leave you
until your recovery or should you die,
will bury you and leave our sympathiz
ing tears with the bereaved.
Is this all that we do2 No. We also
pay handsome endowment, you will
receive on becoming member Of this
organization policy good for one-half
OF its face value, and ct the expiration
OF six months the policy is good for its
full face value.
Look and live, club fees are $I.OO to
join this Grand United Order of Seven
Rising Sons of America, where we can
dwell together and love each other as
God so loved the world. Remember
your monthly dues are ON % to 80 cts
per month and the take you pay will
not amount 80 90 cents YER year. Re-
ms am ar~ arsh I<,dr ri <~f
| its money after it has been set apart.
Though we have hundreds and hundreds
Of membe rs, yet there Is room for more:
though we have thousands of dollars in.
Guiding real estate. yei ere il room for
moro.
This grand and nobk der of Seven
Rising Sons of Americ kuds firm and
cannot be denied hs nays to the
| sick and buries thet en- i'd Pays all en-
dowmonts prcmTsi- ssttn- ~ law
and you cannot become on-beneficial
when sick, for it never stops paying the
members when they are sick.
This order also has department for
children to joiu. They have had a char.
ter granted by the Supreme Grand
Lodge together with by. laws, rules and
regulations for the government OF their
Hodge.
You can advance to higher degrees af.
ter joining this order at small amount
OF cost. You can be master worker il
jyou will be you man or woman. Wait
no longer, but join now and help hold
up the banner of justice and right.
twenty members compose a club, but
there can be less by corresponding with
the Supreme Board of Directors or a law
full Deputy. Our joining fees are with
the times and yet we pay larger sick
benefits and never sion r1avipo apd ,x,xo
nicer burials and larger death claims
than any other order we know of in
America. Read our plans carefully,
and then seek admission and all we
claim will be proven. Together we
stand, divided we fall" Founders OF
this grand and noble order of Seven
Rising Sons of America
| w. p. PALMER, s. p. G.. Pres,
| Z. Q. CAkRINGToN, S. p. G.. Mang
| w. j. HUBBARD, 3. p. q. Treas,
l.. L. ELAN, s. p. G.. f. IS
Board of Directors:-W. p. Palmer
l.. u. Elam, w. j. Hubbard, Frank Eos
ter, P. Q. Darlington. j. r. Gamble, l.
M. Mebane.
Board of Managers:-W. P. Palmer
r: o. Darlington, w. ]. Hubbard, L q
Elan. Charlie Malone, William Hous
ton, Ed. Chandler.
Lawful Deputies:-Rev. O N. Brown
1920 +. Washington ST., Greensboro, N
y, Rev. q: w. Poteat, 5l8 Oragheac
ST.. Danville, Va, VIM. Houston, is:
Gilmer ST., Greensboro. N. O.. jaime,
Watkins Danville. Va, Matthew
Woody. DanviIle, Va, John Wade. Dan.
willie, Va, Aaron Green, Mt. Laurel
Va. X. T. Bowman, Glover, Va, Nan
ME Chandler. Glover. Va. John Sims
Sootssburg, Va.