The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-07-14

Committee on Printing-Dr R. w.
Allen, R. E. Gee, j. H. Kelly, Jr.,
M. v Buford, A. G. Bailey.
Committee on State of Order-W.
0. Smith, A. l.. Haddox, Arthur
Pope, j. p Hale and T. H. Tar
pley.
Committee on Endowment-Prof
e. Aston, J. M. Herdon, E. G. Dan
gerffeld, Dr. G. W. Bugg and Paul
Sneed, Jr.
On Grand Chancellor's Address
DR.. G. W. Whitfield, w. H. Allison,
NJ w. Wells, l.. Duncan and H. Ham
ilton.
Committee on Appeals and Griev-
ances-R. G. Martin, Arthur Shane,
DR.. J. B. Clay, L. G. Moore and j.
w. Hines
Committee on Obituary.. Thos.
Turner p H. Rufin, Gilbert White,
George Williams and j. j. Scott.
Committee on Law and Supervi-
sion-B. F. Booth, P. R. Burns, DR..
j. P. Frierson, j. F. Booker and Zack
Adams.
The Grand Chancellor made his
annual address which was full of
food for reflection. He reviewed the
p esent legal status of the order to
the evident satisfaction of the as
sembled delegates.
B. Booth, grand attorney, made
a brilliant report. T. G. Robinson,
Treasurer of the Endowment Board,
made an exhaustive report, showing
a cash balance of $18,625.S7.
DR.. A. M. Townsend, grand medical
register, read his annual report,
showing that nine new lodges had
been set up, and a total of 1858 new
members added. He reported the
same number of deaths this year as
last year to have been 81, which with
the increase in membership showed
a remarkable decrease in the death
rate. He urged the grand lodge and
members to enter heartily into the
crusade being waged against tubercu-
losis, and asked all physicians ex-
applicants to be careful in
them.
kilograms of greeting and congrat-
ulations were received from the col
ored Pythians of Knoxville, and from
5. w. Green, supreme chancellor, New
at Wednesdays session of
the grand lodge.
Henry Allen Boyd assistant secre-
tary of the National Baptist Pub
fishing Co., was introduced to the
order and made an effective address,
dwelling upon the closely related
work of the fraternal organizations
and the churches. On behalf of the
Baptist Publishing Board, located at
Rev. Boyd presented
set of grand ledge furniture,
which was accepted. Grand Chancel-
or Crawford thanked the publishing
house for this offer.
DR.. ]. w. Whitfield, President,
A. Thos, Hill, Secreta
ry, Pulaski; T. G. Robinson, Treas
lrer, Dyersburg; U. w. Richardson,
Chattanooga; w. S. Thompson, Nash
vile; Wayman Wilkerson, Memphis;
B. F. Booth, Grand Attorney, Mem
Dhis; DR.. j. P. Crawford, G. c., Nash
vile. The above are the endowment |
Board who have been working with |
might and main to adjust all pending
claims. The report submitted by the /.
Secretary, A. Thos. Hill, was mas
erpiece and calls for praise from all
who heard it.
Dr. Boyd reported a total of 143
courts and that the financial condi-
ion Of the order was flattering He |
large time deposits in two :
Negro banks, the Peoples Savings
Bank and Trust Company, Nashville,
and the Fraternal Savings Bank,
Memphis. He stated that the fail
Ire of a Pulaski bank took from
hem over thousand dollars, but the
officials promise to pay dollar for
lollar This was not Negro bank.
He made several recommendations,
lmong them a permanent home for
he offices of the grand lodge and
grand court each court keeping
blank books for rejected and sus-
pended persons; each court banking
IS money through banking commit
ee and the establishment of a Ca
anthe paper. He paid high tribute
o the women making up the organi
iation and women of the Negro race
n general.
LODGE ELECTS OFFICERS.
chattanooga, Tenn, July 13