The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-22
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF
St. lUkE'S MEET HERE
Great Cclorcd Organization In FHftieth
Annual Grand Council In
F7fth-Strc Church.
TWO THOUSAND DELEGATES
Representing Twenty states and Dis-
trict Of Columbia, Local Councils
In Which Have Membership Of More
Than 10000.

The golden anniversary session OF
the Grand Council of ST. Luke, one
of the greatest colored orders in
America. is in session at the Fifth
Street Baptist church, the body hav-
ing convened in its hftieth annual
meeting yesterday morning
Two thousand delegates were in at
tendance, representing twenty states
and the District Of Columb ia, the los
local councils having mem oershlp
of more than 10000.
The following are the officers:
Rev. A. c. Garner, Washington, d
c. r. ". G. chief; Amanda S. VIII
lians. Wilmington. y. c., r. w. G.
V. chief, Maggie L. Walker. r. w. 9.
secretary-treasurer, Rev. 8. w. Smith,
Providence. r. l., r. w. @. pre!ate !:
Underwood Price, West Virginia, r.
W. G. messenger; Mildred E. McCor-
mick. Baltimore. Md. r. W. g, inside
sentinel James II. Blunt, virginia
r W. G. outside sentinel
Executive board: Leah Lynch, Nor
folk, Va. Charity Jones. New York
city Frances Cox, Lynchburg. Va;
Georgia A. Queen. Newark, n j;
Rev. C. H. King, Hickory, n C; Jo-
sephine D. Canaday, lehman, w. Va;
George W. Coleman, Roanoke, Va.
Anna ]. Evans. Attleboro. Miss
Booker Ellis. Dinwiddie. Va; Julia NJ
Layton, Washington, D. c.; Josie
Graham, Philadelphia.
Advisory board: Ella o. Walker
Richmond, Va: sallie ". Dickson
mond. Va; r. Fl. Cooley, Petersburg
Va: Rev. z. D. Lewis. Richmond. Va
Rosa E. watson, Richmond.
| Deputies; A. F. Angel, Philadel-
phia. Pa; Malinda Cobbs. Elkhorn
w. Va: Willie o. Elicit. Eastern
Shore, Va: Bessie B. Anderson, Wash
| ington; Anna D, Winsted, Indianap.
I oils. Ind; Annie L. Bryant, Winston.
Salem. n. c.; Paul C Easley. Eliza.
! beth City, ". c.; J. \. Baker, Char.
! 1ottesville, Va: Minnie l.. Banks. Ma.
con. Ga. Julia II, Hayes, Washington
| The church, OF which Rev. TT
King is pastor, sas beautifully dec
Grated with the color of the order
and with the national emblem.
A strong Organization.
The Independent Order of st. LUX.
! is the strongest organization OF it!
kind, admitting both men and womer
into its membership. The head offic'
Is situated here in Richmond, wher,
!. considerable real estate is owned ant
/ where a bank lis operated entirely b,
members of the order
! The right worthy grand chief, Rev
A. c. Garner, Of Washington, and
leading colored minister of that city
with clear and pleasant voice opened
the morning session. Rev. S. w
Smith, OF Providence, r. l.. conduetet
the devotional exercises.
!, The official roll was called by tn
! secretary-treasurer. Mrs Maggi
, Walker.
DR. Freeman. Speaks.
,, DR.. Douglas Freeman extended tn
: delegates the hospitality of the cit
t OF Richmond. In his remarks he re
ferred to his colofed nanny" 1
the same way the late and lanente
r Henry w. Grady referred to the col
ored people in his famous Bosto
.. speech. He urged his audience I
: seek some Hight In the solution OF tn
so-calied race problem. He sal
among other things that the only la,
that should prevail was the law G
: love and the only standard by whic
we should be judged was the stand
' fard of righteousness.
II The weicomfffk address on behalf &
: the organizations, which showed un
usual care In preparation, was fee
: ingly delivered by DIR. Bessie Thorp.
: practicing physician Of this city.
Responses were made by Mary Ma
son. OF the District OF Columbia; Re,
: r. P, johnson. Of West Virginia, Mr.,
j. B. Hudspeth, Of New Jersey: Der
mis- Grice. Of New York: Calvin Light
err, OF North Carolina: DR.. J. H vile,
OF Providence. R. l.: Mrs Sarah Co
Inns. Of Evansville. Ill: Dr. W. +
Crawley, OF Virginia, and Or. c u
Jones. OF Pennsylvania.
The feature Of the afternoon ses
sion was the bi-centennial address c
the right worthy grand chief and III
right worthy grand secretary-tre
urer. The address was, q splendid
prepared paper. deserving the highe,
commendation, while the report OF III
secretary-trea was replete wit
many historic facts and much sta
tisttcal information.