Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-22
ORDER OF ST. LUKE'S HOLDS
!; ITS GOLDEN JUBILEE
Delegates Hero From Tventy-Four
States for Annual Business
Session.

The hftieth annual. or the golden
jubilee session OF the Grand Council OF
the slndependent Order OF ST. Lukes
opened in The Fifth Stree, Colored
Rapt.st Church yesterday morning.
Neatly 1000 delegates were present
from twenty four States. representing
a membership OF $4,000 men. women
and children. The Independent Order
OF ST Luke's is the strongest colored
organization Of its kind in the United
STATES. and the personnel OF the dele
gates attending IS drawn from all
walks OF lfc-lawyers doctors, dem
lists, clergEmen teachers, and repre-
sentatives OF the VARIOUS trades. The
following are the officers:
Rev. A. C. Garner Washington.
chiefSArmanda S. Williams. Whining
Tonnage. vice-chief; Maggie L. Walker,
RichIEend. secretary-treasurer: Rev s.
W. !Sthith. Providence, r. l.. prela;e
underwood Price. West Virginia, mes
senger; Mildred f. Mccormick. Balti-
mote-.inside sentinel: James II. Blunt.
Virginia, outside sentinel Executive
board-Lcah Lynch. Norfolk; Charity
JoneH New York City; Frances Cox,
Lynchburg; Georgia a. Turner New
ark n. j.; Rev. c. II. King, Hickory.
\. c.: Josephine D. Canaday. Echman.
w Va; George w. Coleman. Roanoke:
Annas.J Evans. Attleboro, Mass; Book
er Eiiis. Dinwiddie. Va; Julia NJ. Lay
ton. Washington. d. c.; Josie Graham,
Philadelphia.
Advisory board-Ena S. Walker
Richmond; Sallie NJ. Dickcrson, Rich.
none; Lula a. Willis. Richmond; II
II. Cooley. Petersburg; Rev H. d
Lewis Richm9nd; Rosa f. Watson
Richhond.
DeFuties-A. f.. Angel. Philadelphia
Matilda Cobbs Elkhorn, W. Va; Willie
o. Rlett, Eastern Shore. Va; Bessie
Il. anderson. Washington; Anna ID
Winsted. Indianapolis; Annie l.. Bryant
Winst Salem, y. c.; Paul c. Easley
Elizabeth City. n. c.: ]. \. Baker
Chartottcsville: Minnie L. Banks. Ma.
con. Ga; Julia II. Hayes. Washington
The morning session was occupied
in correcting the roll of delegates ant
listening TO addresses Of welcome and
responses thereto. DR.. Douglas s
Frecman. editor of the News Leader
made an address OF frank and un.
biased interest in the people 10 WHOM
he wes talking. and referred with feel
ing TO his old black nanny" who
was at present engaged in nursing N,
fourth generation Of the Frecma,
family.
The welcoming address on behalf o.
the organization by Dr.. Bessie Tho-p,
was crcditahle one from every view
point Responses were made by Mis-!
Mary Mason. District Of Columbia
Rev. ,R. T. Johnson. of West Virginia
Mrs. y. e. Hudespcth, of New Jersey
Dennis Grice OF New York: Calyi,
Lighter, of North Carolina. DR.. j. II
Wiley. OF Rhode Island Mrs. Sarai
Colli5s. OF Indiana; DR.. w III. Crawley
of Virginia, and DR.. G. w. Jones. @
Pennsylvania.
At the afternoon session the specia
featufes were the annual addresses o
the Right Worthy Grand Chief Garne
and the report of the right worth,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. This is the seven
teenth year that Maggie l.. Wake
has served 81. Lukc's as secretary an,
TREASURER. During that time from IN
modest sum Of s3lel handed her b,
her predecessor. the receipts hav
mounted to sl2l.8645l.