The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-06
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A@ and Social ES4t- tt e \ ::
- No. = 49, = n 81 NJ 4 Z ~ s.
s 81 WashingtnI, July 27.rTh4 Mary
land and District Of Colunibla cram
Lodge,sof $has Knights sofesPyth4as ls5f
the eaBternsAAd western henifsbhs fe4
were In SsesStp1 Monday, ,Tuesta n and
1 Wedhssday,SO Odd Fellows haii. i eos
NJ ;lstr 4At. Sssl s55W, The priticipai fsaEss
lure pf t6esfr day was a. grand street
u 81 AGE sYSiith 500 knishts III line,
coyerihg the main thoroughfarSs AZ
th5 citysSa presenting i1andsot,is
appeaarRsel$sSU Upon the recomme6d as
| ton Of Grand chancellor George AZ.
Watty, II ~ MI sdecided to scasttt iot
Of this branch OF Pythians with the
larger wingstof the Supreme lodges
Of co1ored Rythians, thus realizing
the fondeSt dream Of the lAts< s SD
IPrsine Oh s. w. Starks,} WHIP
died betofa hseould see the result OF
hiBs la organic .unionyif1 actual
Spsrati0n per capita, tax wax.
increase fF9M512 to Is cents. a.l,
The following new lodges were; re-
p6f ::tiii:& 1st -. ',sE g
st. Luke'sRa New Market: AL
pha, Frederick; Liberty, Salisbury
s. w. Starksss Baltimore; w. II, Fsher-
man, Frostbnrg; Frederick Doug
lass, Cnmbapland, Md; A., and Metro,
politan and Potomac lodges. of Wasf7
ifigton. i ~. D., Il IS, y
The addTess of welcome was do.
llpered py;35 Commissioner II. B. H.
Macfarland ), and eloquent responses
were madeAby Lawyer Thomas III!
jones of this Slty, and C::F. MeMeeh-
en-, OF Baltimore. 49,. i. q. s.,,,2
Supreme Chancellor s. w. Green,
Of New Orleans, was present. and de1
livered q stitching address, in which
he. stated that,lthe order has q MEM
bership of 100000 land 4is one, or tala.
largest amoh& colored people. z: I'D
Omcers we're elected as follows, &
& Grant 5htayleellor, George A.. Wax
ty, Raltimprek ... ....,. 'ys \
y VIE ,GhaneSsSaslllor, Samuel 'Wuiis
ants' bdiCinllf,3e. tlf-s,,!! =, ;eiS3sS
Grand Master of the ,ExchequerrJ
H. M. st. Clair. Cambridge, Md. ,55s.;sI55
Grand Medical Examiner, Or. CT
H.. iFOSer;} baltimore 81. 10, :. 4 y
Grand Pnahte, Thaddeus HCopesI
land, Baltimpge - ..<.,-, 81
GRAND Keeper of Records and Seal,1
josiah L. Digs, Baltimore. =, X
Grand Master at Arms, "A. j. c.
Washingtonss Cum ebrIand. \
Grand Marshal, JohnIC. Grees;no3a
IS rand nd Lecturer, ]. Philip Henson,1
g ches 3 ;'5st .- ~ '.=.- II.
S,sGfand Inner Guard, John Ha
Booth. .%}!!,EE.s4f1J., ~. t-r .-zs 4
Grand Outer, Guard, George e.
Fisher ~. ''".E, ,,E.< iC&,%4
The Past ,GFand lChancelor's i de-
gree WAS c0Rssrgassaa sapa1 ssffsaanueiys IN
Hay ward etretfring Grand. Keeper
of Records and EeaIs, d and George A..
Watty and John III. Henderson we're
elected Eepresen Ia lives ito the .fyu..s
lpremeH, Lodge, which holds It's bien@I
MA session in Kansas City, Mo-, I'M
1909. ;...tf.<.I,'> -7|, ;,
The, Grand Court Of Calanthe. the
Woman's auxiliary, elected. ,sars. 4 Lii,
lie G. James, of Baltimore, Grand
Worthy Councillor. =, ,>~.,. 90:
The next annual session. will be
held in Cambridge Md. 49,. :. 4 .,..<
The, social features of the week
were noteworthy. There was a grand
banquet Wednesday, evening at odd
Fellows hall, at which Hon. w. r.
Vernon, register Of the treasury:
Hon. John c.. Dancy, recorder saef,
deeds; Sir S. w. Green, . Supreme
1Ghancellor, and Mrs. Julia Magolf,
Layton, of,the WDman's Relief Corps..
G. A, r., responded to toasts. ~ 8
On The same evening, Lawyer III,
T.. Jones, a leading member of the.
District bar, gave q magnificent din
per at his residence, 10th and Yer
mont avenue, in honor OF the newly
elected officers .of7the Grand Lodge
al of the officers were present, in
Guiding Supreme Chancellor Green
and';a number Of prominent citizens
OF Washington, ! Covers. being laid
for, rs. Lawyer w c. McCard acted
as 'foastmaster, and Inappropriate re-
sponses to important sentiments were
made by S. W. Green, George A. Wat.
ty, Truly Hatchett, Santiel d. Hav-
ward, w. Calvin Chase, editor OF the
Washington Bee; tiR; w. Thompsop,
The national correspondent, and Fl.
M. st. Clair, the speech making clos
ing with an eloquent tribute to his
Eguests and Pythianism in general bv
Lawyer T. l.. Jones.
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THE NATIONAL NEGRO BUSINESS
LEAGUE.
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