The Washington bee., 1907-09-14
Southern Odd-FeIoWS
-D.vD MASTER HOWE ON TOP
Birmingham, Ala., Sept 9, 1907.

The attempt Of the subcommittee OF
rsrsgsment that met in Philadelphia,
ps some time ago to defeat Grand
Master Howe and Prof. Knox of Dis
rr- Grand Lodge No. 20 of Birming-
ham Ala. has aroused the entire South
The occupation of the present Sub-Com-
nitree Of Management, with but one ex-
rrpt.on editor Ben. Davis) is lost
Grand Master Houston might as well
prepare his final report because, like
Othello's occupation, his is gone. He
will not get votes enough at the next
E. NJ. c. to give him a respectable men
tion. There are over one thousand
lodges that will vote the present Sub
Committee of Management and the
Grand Master out of existence. The
sentiment of the South is to bring head
quarters to Washington, sell the gigan-
tic fraud that is about to be erected in
Philadelphia and build the order upon
basis that will be respected and hon
ored by the Odd Fellows in America.
Grand Master Houston has issued the
following card:
Kindness WiH AllUdyS LfVe."
To the kind brothers and sisters of
the U. B. F.'s and S. M. rs and also
the Odd Fellows and Ruths, beg to
extend to each of you individually and
collectively my many thanks for the
kindness shown me during my troubles
by the contributions you sent me. The
cause that l am fighting for is worthy
one; it S for the ccnmon p-ople, what
ever may he lien victory comes
to those ghting for, I shall
feel that dave done a duty that I
should have done.
Respectfully,
c. A. HOWE.
The entire South is with Grand Mas
been opposed by Will Houston have all
b.su reelected District Grand Masters
81 their respective lodges aud they will
be at the next B. NJ. c. to do business.
There viii be no more political hum
bugging at the mex. B M c. The
South viii come prepared to remain all
summer and see that Messrs. Howe and
Knox are vindicated When Houston
such opposition to him and after his
arrest he was glad to take the next train
and leave the State. He informed the
Johnson crowd that ne was supporting
that he had enough. The Wide Awake,
the official organ of the Odd Fellows in
the State, has this to say September !:
Houston left Alabama shaking the
dust from his feet telling his lovers that
he had enough, and enough indeed, they
must settle their affairs among them
selves. Had he told the Odd Fellows
that at the January meeting of the y
c. of NJ. 1907, there would not now
be staring him in the face lawsuit in
Philadelphia. Whatever way it is de-
cided it will do the order throughout the
jurisdiction an irreparable injury. 1t is
very disgusting when we think of it,
that our national body will elect men to
Office with such little conceptions of
right and no knowledge of the law
whatever, that the members of the or
der will have to resort to the courts of
the land to get what the laws of the
order itself guarantees them. But all
such men as VIII Houston have only
short while to live at the head of
such a grand old institution as the Odd
Fellows. Georgia, Mississippi, Tennes-
see and Missouri have demonstrated the
fact that they are disgusted with the ac-
tions of Houston, by electing the entire
old Board of Georgia whom Houston
tried to disgrace and kill, and also the
matchless Ed. P. Jones and his untiring
colleague (McKissac) of Mississippi;
the marNred Levi s. Orr Of Tennessee
and the born leader Geo. E. Temple OF
Missouri, all have been rejected to their
former positions, saving Levi S. Orr Of
Tennessee. who was honored with the
highest gift of the Odd Fellows of his
State. that of D. c. NJ Simply because
these men knew the law and loved 1t
rather than men, Houston and his ward
heel politicians tried to relegates them
to the background in their various states.
But like truth crushed to earth they
rose triumphantly, as ali others whom
ne has tried to down"
rEvAS nEcI ARES FOR HOWE.