The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-08-02
MOSAIC TEMPLARS
MEET IN BOLIVAR
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DELE
GATES PRESENT.
National Grand Master Pays Visit
Delivers Address-order pay
from $1Jo to $500 Endowment
Also has Burial Fund
Strong Box in Healthy
Condition.
Special to the Globe.

Special TO the Globe.
Bolivar, Tenn, July 27.-The Grand
Lodge of the State of Tennessee of
the National Order Of Mosaic Tenn
plars of America met here July "a, IS,
rs. About $50 delegates were in at
tendance from all parts of Tennessee
and quite number of prominent Of
ficials of the Order from various
parts of the United States The Mo-
sale Templars of America is one of
the few orders organized by Negroes
1t had its beginning in Little Rock,
Ark, twenty-eight years ago, having
been organized by ]. E. Bush and G.
w. Keats, who were born slaves.
The order started with one lodge of
Is members, and now it has LOO
lodges, 10000 members, and is scat
tered in all parts of the United States,
Panama and the West Indies.
The morning session of the first day
was used in the appointment of COM
mittees, address of welcome by the
local lodges, responses thereto and
short talks from various members of
the order. Prof. ]. ]. Bills welcomed
the order on behalf of the citizens,
and ]. H. McConico, National Auditor,
responded for the order. G. w.
Mitchell, of Birmingham, Ala, Past
Grand Master of that state, and l.. l..
Powell, of Montgomery, the present
G. NJ, were introduced and received
as fraternal visitors
The second day was used in hearing
reports of the other officers, and an
address by N. G. NJ, w. M. Alexander,
the National Grand Master, who in
his report to the delegates, said: "The
insurance department has disbursed
among widows and orphans of the de-
ceased members more than a half
million dollars. All claims against
the department have been settled to
date and there is a surplus in the
Treasury of $55.0OO.00,"
By recommendation of N. G. M. Al
exander, Tennessee adopted the Burial
Fund plan, the same plan as now used
with success in eight other states.
A board of management of five mem
bers will control the operation Of the
plan whereby all lodges will be RS.
lieved Of the expense of burying the
dead, and the State Grand Lodge will
furnish $4,000 within "a hours after
neceiving satisfactory proof of the
death Of financial member the $50
is paid to the lodge. The grand lodge
accepted the plan, with enthusiasm,
and Immediately voted to put the
same in effec.
At night the Ladies' Auxiliary to
Memphis Uniform Rank gave an ex.
hibition drill. Sir A. Graham, cap
tain, showed skill in his work, having
had charge of them only ten months.
The installation of the officers
elected, was held in public at 4 D. M.
July rs, in the Court House Before
installing, a program of music and
addresses was rendered, resolutions
of thanks adopted, and the citizens
and local members of the order COM
mended for the generous treatment
accorded the order.
After installation the meeting was
declared closed, to meet in Memphis,
Tenn, July, 1913.
The following are the officers
elected
State Grand MASTER. W. Harris,
322 Queen street, Memphis.
Past State Grand Master-G. w.
Fowlkes, 26 South Front, Memphis.
State Aaronic Grand Mistress-Jane
Young, $40 Demonbreun street, Nash
vile.
State Grand Scribe-Allie Gallo.
way, $40 Latham avenue, Memphis.
State Assistant Grand Scribe-Lula
Hayes, Cherry. Tenn
State Grand Treasurer. ]. Scott,
362 Beale, Memphis.
State Grand Chaplain-Rev. VIM.
Womack, Dyersburg.
State Chief Grand Deputy-A. King,
Lagrange, Tenn
State Grand Lecturer-G. L. Wei
lington, Bolivar.
State Grand Marshall. H. Clora,
Jackson.
State Grand Inner Guard-Sarah
Walker, Collierville
State Grand Outer Guard-W. B..
Nance Humboldt.
State Grand Warden-W. H. Hicks,
ZIG Com street, Memphis.
State Committee of Management.
Lee Miller, Bolivar, Tenn.
Clemmie White. Garden street,
Nashville, Tenn.
S. j. Brown, $50 Georgia, Memphis.
Lizzie Brown. 419 East Marshall,
Union City.
Malinda Jones, Grand Junction.
j. H. Hatcher, 421 Ashland, Mem.
phis
Juvenile Department.
State Grand Guardian of Juvenile
Department Hattie Cherry, Box 1868.
Ripley.
Assistant Grand Guardian. 52S North
Cumberland, Jackson.
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