The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-21
u. B. F. AND S. M. 7.
GRAND LODGE
OMAHA, NEBRASKA.
Tuesday Morninu.

luSSudy WoTHlH9s
The Right Worthy Grand Temple
of the state of Missouri and jurisdic-
tion opened its 32d annual session in
the city of Omaha, Neb. The session
was largely attended and there being
more than 600 delegates present
The most interesting feature of the
morning session was the splendid
scholarly annual message of the Grand
Princess, Sister Ida L. Garnett, to the
officers and members of the Grand
Temple. Each year since the admin
istration of this able woman began
the delegates of this Grand Body have
looked forward, with happy anticipa-
tion, to the reading of this message;
but upon this occasion the Grand Prin-
cess eXcelled herself in the produc-
tion of this splendid address. Not
only was it a masterpiece in orato1y,
but it was pregnant with good whole
some advice by which every delegate
who heard it might profit if properly
digested.
The Grand Princess also made her
report of the work done at the Ma
tional Grand Temple. In this she was
assisted by the Grand Secretary and
the Grand Vice Princess, second and
third delegates to the National Grand
Temple. The records were very ac-
curate and pleasing in every respect,
showing that the delegates had been
present at every session and had paid
strict attention to every item of the
work. Echoes from the National
Grand Temple were heard from Sis
ters Williams, Coleman, Cliff and Mix
itye Berry.
After the hall had been dedicated to
the use of the Grand Temple and the
tial report, the meeting adjourned for
the morning.
Tuesday Afternoon.
The Forty fifth Annual Grand Ses-
sion of the United Brothers of Friend
ship and the Thirty-second Annual
| Grand Session of the Sisters of the
Mysterious Ten of Missouri and Juris-
diction opened in the courthouse yes
terday morning at 10 o'clock. The
Brothers are holding their session in
the court room and are being presided
over by DIR. ]. T. CASTOR of st. Louis,
Mo, Grand Master, and the Sisters
are being presided over by Mrs Ida
L. Garnett, of Macon, Mo-, Grand Prin-
cess, in the court room on the same
floor with the brothers, but across the
hall Ounp I mn Ja1nuatne
souri,, Kansas and Nebraska are in at
tendance. At 2 o'clock p. M, a public
joint session was held, at which time
welcome addresses were delivered to
an audience that filled the room to
overlooking and hundreds were turned
away. The delegates are being housed
and entertained in the homes of the
Negroes of Omaha and their every
need is being looked after by local
committee composed of the members
of the local subordinate organizations
of the Order. The delegates pay S1.00
per day for board. The sessions will
last until Saturday and it is estimated
that they will spend not less than
$4,000 while here.
The mayors address of welcome by
Mayor Dahlman had the right ring
and there were times that the audi
ence went wild with applause He
said in part:
Ladies and Gentlemen: month
ago the local committee called on me
to see if they could get this auditor
ium to hold this convention in.
said: You want to remember the
auditorium holds great many people
and if you are not able to fill it you
will be disappointed. One of the la
dies of that committee said, 1--WE ex-
pect a thousand delegates" When
she made this statement l backed up
a little bit; but permit me to say that
it has been my privilege to welcome
many conventions but l have never
welcomed one whose attendance
equalled yours. 1t shows not only to
me but to the people l represent that
this organization is built on a solid
foundation that will grow because its
motives are good. This great organi
zation must stand for good or it would
fall.
l am proud of the city of Omaha
situated on the banks of the great. Mis-
souri, river, which is destined to be