The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-11
TRUE REFURMERS
IN SESSION HERE
Five Hundred and Fifteen Dele
gates Receive Grand Lodge
Degree.
70 JAMESTOWN FRIDAY
TO JAMESTOWN
Convention Hears Reports .
Negro Success in Industrial
Lines.

Grand Lodge degrees were conferred
upon BIS delegates to the annual con-
vention OF True Reformcrs, at Reform
ers' HAIL. yesterday afternoon. after q
morning meeting, at which the conven-
tion organized for work.
This fraternal organization. composed
of negroes. is said to be the rlcne ~
and most powerful in the country. iss
members representing the higher
thought and good traits of the race.
III viii remain In session throughout
the week. going to jamestown on Fri
day for big program, the ohcers pr ss,
dieting that ten Thousand negroes VIZ
be present,
The committee on credentials re-
ported that SIS delegates were presen',
having been elected on basis or one
for each 100 members. During the al
fternoon the convention was photo
Attendance WAS Large.
Probably 1000 people wers presens
were welcomed here by b; q. Graves
with r. G. Bailey, of Chicago, re-
spending. ,,, Mt,
mond Gas Company. OF Chicago, con-
Germ owned by negroes made an ad-
dress. in which he explained the nature
Iof the corporation. In the Indian Ter
ritory It owns 400 acres. on wh,ch
twenty wells have been sunk, the gas
supply being plentiful. 1870,
THE woman president OF an lnstl!u-
Ition for homeless colored girls IN IN IN
dianapolis delivered very interesting
address. in which she told of the work
there. Eight months ago she was asked
to take care of young Glrl. put
there was no establishment for her
race in the city. she decided. there-
fore. to start one. securing courtroom
building, and since then has raised
about 5000 for the purchase OF q
Ipermanent institution. AS q result OF
her address, s111.16 was collected iase
might. .,,, .,L.
place this morning, along with me
transaction of other important mat
tiers.
The True Reformers were organiAeu
in 1881 by William Washington broene.
an ex-slave of Georgia. The members
have never encouraged the sensational
features at the annual gatherings me
deliberations being dignified and par
liamentary. The organization has done
n world of good and has the indorsc-
ment OF all familiar with It's mission.
The officers of the Grand Fouhtaih
ter: Edward Ellis. Jr;. yiee-grand
worthy master w. p. Burrell, grand
worthy secretary; X. 7. Hill. grand
worthy treasurer; j. Z. Hope ~ r.so pm.
general attorney. The grand olncets
present were. -,,,
| w. L. Taylor. G.. w NJ: Edward Ellis,
iJr.. G.. w. V. NJ; Rosa Thompson G; w
M: w. z. Burrell. G.. w. s.; r. y Hi.
iG w. r; j. II. Carpenter, g; ~. e.
/ j. IL Mutt, g. W. G.; l.. O. Hodge' y, "
bailey. G. w. p. c.; J. II. NJ. Taylor,
la. W. r. H.; Eliza Allen. G. w. G.; r.
III. James G. W. P. NJ. Board OF d.
Ir.. w. b. BurreIl, j. T. Carpenter,
Rosa Thompson. r. l.. Oliver. w. L.
anderson T. w. Taylor. S. NJ: Han,
LANES Allen. j. l. Cohron, J. S. Smooth
Ef,xecutive officers-W. l.. Taylor. pres
Iident. w P. Burrell. general secretary;
R. IT. Hill, treasurer; Il. W. Brown
Grief of bureau of information: j. Q;
Robertson. attorney and chief of real
ESTATE; Edward Ellis. Jr., general ac-
countant: IT. w. Taylor, superintendent
odd Folks Home. Deputies general
Ia. w. Holmes, w. L. Anderson, j. It
Carpenter.