The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1917-03-01

Grand Master, The Grand Secretary,
the Grand Treasurer, and five Grand
Directors, constituting the Sub-Com-
mittee of Management.
Last January it was my good for
tune and privilege to be in attendance
at that session of the Subcommittee
Of management and the impression
made upon me prompts me to speak
of its Importance wherever oppor-
tunity affords.
Sitting as Supreme Court, in it's
full toard sessions, January and July
of each year, the Subcommittee of
Management rises TO the full dignity
, representing over 500 900 colored
men and women who have enlisted in
the Grand United Order of Odd Eel
lows. In the Light of tribunal of
justice, Grand Master Edward H.
Morris, prominent and successful
attorney of Chicago, sits as the Chief
Justice and around him are his Asso-
ciate Justices, in the person of Deputy
| Grand Master Julius c. johnson of
Baltimore, Maryland; Grand Treasu-
rer w. David Brown, of New York
City; Grand Secretary James F.
Needham of Philadelphia; Grand Di-
rectors, DIR. |. L. Roberts of Boston,
A. 7. Shirley of Virginia, j. c. john
son of North Carolina, B. V. Baranco
of Louisiana, and that veteran Odd
Fellow, George H. Mays of Florida.
The setting is not complete without
mention of the ever alert, always
ready, genius, Editor Henry P.
! Slaughter who chronicles events for
the benefit of the readers of the Odd
Fellows Journal.
Dignity, courtesy, efficiency and
justice, mark the conduct of every
member of this august body. At no
time is sight lost of the important du-
ties resting upon the members Of this
tribunal and no case is too small, no
matter too trivial, to receive the care
and attention that is due the merits
of the action involved. From con-
sideration of the matter of violation
of the edicts of the subcommittee OF
Management by subordinate Lodge,
to the subject of conduct unbecoming
an Odd Fellow, each is dealt with
in the light of justice and fair-play.
The charter of a lodge is called in
and a member expelled with the same
sense Of labor we'll done as the set
ting aside of an act illegally commit
ted or a penalty unjustly imposed.
The legal mind of the Grand Mas
ter of the Order can be discerned in
all the laws of the Order, especially
is this so in the matter of legal
forms" and requirements, which when
properly observed carry to the Sub
Committee of Management a record
well worthy the courts of the land.
These papers bear the wise of advo-
Gates of subordinate lodges, the ..
/ KS of Permanent Secretaries and
Grand Secretaries, and place before
/ the S. c. NJ. full record of the case
and it is seldom that the S. c. NJ. goes
/ "outside of the record. In the mat
ter of the record in case it might be
well to state that records are required
to be well written, by hand open and
! ink, not lead pencil as | had occasion
to witness) or by typewriting, the lat
/ ter being preferred. Cases coming
before the Subcommittee of Manage
ment are read in the open meeting
/ and the Chief Justice, Grand Master
Morris, directs an open discussion of
the merits of the case az bar. After
all cases have been heard, the opinions
are then read and concurred in, re-
referred or modified. Orders. rules
and demands are entered of record
and are put into action by the Grand
! Secretary. Most of the cases are con-
/ sdered on written briefs and state
ments but other important cases are
often represented in person by 'coun-
/ sell, in which event the sessions take
on a still more legal aspect. AT the
last session there were local represen-
tatives present interested in Pennsyl
vania cases, there was a representa-
tive there from Texas, one from North
/ Carolina. one from Boston and one
/ from New York
The meetings of the Sub-Commit-
tee of Management also produce a
magnet which draws stouthearted.
loyal odd fellows to the seat of gov
eminent" there to fraternize with
each other and congratulate them
selves on the reality of the Grand
United Order OF Odd Fellows and the
good fortune that is ours in having