The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-09-05
Is the New Fraternal Society Found
ed by Late Head of the True Re-
1ormers-Nurses Hold Annual
Meeting.
Immense Crowds
.-....
Greet Roosevelt
Leader OF Progressive Party "In.
vades" Iowa and Farmers Driv -
from Miles Around to Hear Him
Expound Principles.

- SLOW I'M Rdchmcnd. There are hun
.dreds OF stay-at-homes here and thew
are ,getttng all the enjoyment; THAT can
pc pb$sfbly gotten at a time; wt1en the
mercurial column Is flirting with the
century mark. ',.r.... =
The new, Fraternal Organization the
supre9qFne FRuntain of the National
Ideal 'Benedt sSpptety, Inc, is rapidly
forging Its way to the front ranks,
Judging from the work being done in
Richmond. Tuesday night last, fift cen
new lodges with a membership of
more than five hundred, were. institu
ted IN the new auditorium of The
Richmond Beneficial Hall. A. w.
Holmes, the Supreme Master, con-
Quoted The services. He was assisted
by 5. w. johnson, the Supreme Secre-
tary> and other members of the official
corps. Mr.. A. w. Holmes is hustler
and Is considered one of the creates,
society organizers among his people,
having the confidence of the peop,c,
being mal of sterling integrity. +: @
o1gan1Zat1on Is making great ,,rograss
And mot only Is this progress confined
TO Richmond and to Virginia, but tc
several other states where the socie-
ty has begun operation. Possibly. to
supreme Master Holmes popularity
and his ability as an organizer, is
the phsn omenal success of the new
organization due.
The Fifth Ahntaal Convention tf thu
National Association of Colored Grad
uate Nurses. was In session here Tues
day, "Wednesday and Thursday of last
week. There wers between forty and
fifty nurses in attendance, coming
from different sections of the country.
Miss Mary F.. Clarke, President of the
Association, presided over the delib-
eratlons OF the body. There were
many excellent papers read during the
session, among which were General
Nursing" Miss Gussie v. williams
Superintendent of Richmond Hospital; :;
Homes for Nurses" Mrs. w. A. Fra
zier, Washington, D. c. Mental
Nursing" Mrs. Ada Franklin, Peters
burg, Va. Special Nursing." Miss
CLARA Rollins, Washington, d. G..
"Cnronfc Nursing" Miss Bessie Hun
ter. Nursing in America as a Pro-
tession,' Miss e. Miller, Of Phfladel-
ph1a, and many other papers, the. read
ers of which we're: Miss M. e. Bal
timore, Harrisburg, Pa; Miss, M. A..
sandusky, Jacksonville, Fla; Mrs. Ida
b. Eason, Virginia; Dr. w. H. Hughes.
Richmond, "The Relationship of the
Nurse to the Physician" "The, Mis-
takes of the Past and the Outlook for
the Future" round table, talk was
che OF the most interesting features of
the convention. The address Of well
come was made by Prof. D. Webster
Davis; the response was by Miss Flor
ence Fordham, of Orangeburg, S. G..
The officers elected we're: President,
Miss Mary F. Clarke, Richmond, Va:
hrst vice-pnesident, Miss NJ. Davis;
second vice president, Miss E. G..
Christie, Chester, Pa; recording sec
retary, Miss FlorrelIa Porter. Orange
burg, S. G.; corresponding secretary,
Miss G. s. Morgan; treasurer, Miss
M. r. Tucker. The installation ad
dress was made by DR.. H. L. Harris.
TMTe was q social side to the con-
vonton Tuesday evening; the alumnae
and Ladies Auxiliary rendered the
delegates reception. Thursday even
Ing the Richmond Mkdica1 Society
rendered the body reception and
dance. The next meeting Of the as
ISOLATION will be at Norfolk, Va.
Mr.. George st. Julien Stephens has
Issued Invitations to the marriage of
his sister, Miss Julia Irene Stephens
to the Rev. William Gordcn Thurston
Of Cleveland, Ohio, which will take
place Thursday morning September
10th at ten o'clock. Miss Stephens IS
one of the most popular of Richmond's
school teachers, and is active in the
work Of the church.
Mrs. Indianna Jackson, mother Ct
Mrs. Mary Holt Dawson, assistant
cashier Of st. Luke's Penny Savings
Bank, died last Tuesday morning. Be.
side Mrs. Dawson, she is survived BY
one son, Mr.. George w. Jackson, q
clerk in the government servioe al
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