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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04

assembled last Monday night at 8
o'clock In its hall, 240s East Broad
street and all present enjoyed a really
splendid meeting. Brother Harry
Goodliff. councillor. promptly called
the body to order, and the council
proceeded to open in regular form.
Rrothers Pate, VIC. Garlett. F.-S..
Stone. r. e., Lynch. Oh. and Clements,
Tr.. were all In their proper stations
on time. and the business of the
evening went along under rapid dis
patch. Several committees reported
concerning important matters. The
relief committee reported Brother
Gfbson's ankle improving. Brother
Applewhite is also getting along nice
ly. Brother Andrews is going about
some and seems improving, but 1t is
feared that he may yet have to under
go an operation. Brother w, II. Gibbs
from Leavenworth council. Jr. o. u.
A. NJ, Indiana. while visiting Richmond
was taken sick week before last and
has placed himself under the care Of
Goodw council. He IN Suffering with
heart trouble and the council Ia giving
him every possible attention and hopes
to have him out soon. Our council
is always glad to extend the hand of
comfort to sojourning brother Junior
of other states.
Brother Barrett and Reese made
splendid addresses to the members,
and 1t would have been helpful that
all the members could have been pres
ent. Much interest was manifested
that The Richmond virginian IL at
fording the fraternities in this city an
opportunity to publish their weekly
items Of lodge. news and from Any
private expressions the members o.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04
ORDER FRATERSAL AMERICANS.

Last Sunday night. throughout
every state In the republic. was an
nual memorial day for the Junior
Order American Mechanics. This re-
gulation of the order has been In
vogue for nearly half century. |
Many other fraternaI orders have the
same beautiful custom, the setting
apart of certain day when year
after year the members of the order
commemorate the brothers who have
passed in the beyond. 1t is designed
not only as an expression or honor
to the dead. but to comfort. console
and benefit the living.
The Order Fraternal Americans In
Richmond affiliated with the National
council, Jr o. u. A. NJ. held their
exercises last Sunday night at Cen
tenary Methodist Episcopal church.
Grace street A large American nag
adorned the background of the pulpit
Rev DR.. Smoot, preached the ser
mon employing the text from Psaiarns
t137 SIS. The congregation was thrill
ed with the ministers splendid dis
course The doctrines of the frAtcr-
nifty were enunctated with unnstia
power as the learned divine. in the
favor of his rnasterful personality.
brought the very hearts OF his hear
ers under the spell of patriotic rap
ture The Holy Bible to this society
OF men In the eternal storehouse OF
it's principles. and rarely II ever mas
there been delivered a sacred disser-
! tation anywhere dealing with the
literary and philosophic splendors OF
holy writ that searched and soothed
the minds and hearts of an audience
moro than this Adverting alternate
w to the flag and the Bible. the speak
err told OF his own conservation alike
to each, as he varied the suhtletfcs or
his rhetoric with an almost classic
sim piicity OF appeal.
The Daughters of America, repre-
sentinE the affiliated sororitfes OF the
order In Richmond were these adding
their grace and zeal to this worthy
enterprise OF the order
The daughters have strong orEani-
cations here and are active in every
/ way. There are four councils in Rich-
mond every one OF which has an
enthusiastic membership whose men,
bers are steadily growing. Tho work
and influence of these councils AFFORD
, tremendous auxiliary support TO me
order The following councils OF the
daughters OF America meet In their
va rious halls in the city of Richmond:
CaptfsI Cfty council. NO 7. at Col
arsbo hall West Broad street on Sne
second and fourth Monday in each
month.
Dove council, No. IL, at Springfield
, hnAl. Twenty sixth and NJ streets
every Friday.
Pride Of Richmond council, No. IA.
| at Corprew hall, 2406 East Broad
street every Thursday
| Loyal council, No. II. at owns hall.
second and Broad streets, every Wed
| needay.
| Goodwill council. No. D, o. r. A..
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04
Odd FELLOWS

A letter from Patrick Henry lodge.
No. I1e. I. q. O. e.
THE regular meeting Of the lodge
Tuesday night. Otobsr 30. 1917. will
be one long remembered by all the
members present The lodge was
opened in due form at s o'clock p. NJ
Routine matters including reports OF
the various committees and the cleo
ton OF ave candidates were soon dis
posed of by the lodge. The degree
team announced that an invitation to
go to Petersburg and confer certain
degrees at Camp Lee had been accept
ed by the team. This action was con-
Armed by a vote of the lodge and the
date and place OF tho meeting will soon
be announced.
.'Ahout . o'clock Brother J. Fl. Dick
erson. past grand of Patrick Henry
and degree master Of Progressive Re-
bekah lodge. No. IS, marched into the
lodge room with about twenty sisters
from Rebckah No. rs. Brother Nell
r. Ferguson. grand treasurer OF the
Grand Lodge OF Virginia and = mem
Der of Patrick Henry in pleasing style.
made the address of welcome to the
sisters. Brother Dickerson on behalf
of the visitors responded gracefully.
The ladies' lost no time In getting down
to business and proceeded to serve the
brothers with q delightful supper
After which the members Of Patrick
Henry rectprocated by serving the good
sisters and all had a good time 1t is
proposed to repeat the program early
and often. The event was indeed q
happy one and afforded the lodge one
OF the finest meetings held under Its
auspices for long time.
1.-THE Pebekah degree of Odd Fellow
ship is one OF the strongest links In
the great order and Patrick Henry
takes OF its hat to Progressive lodge.
No. rs. and pledges cooperation at all
times In the noble work OF our sisters.
May God bless them and~their efforts.
and may their great cause prosper and
spread its splendid influence through
out this dear old city of ours.
sFraternally,
~. II. CALLAHAN.
s,s.f-s s.Nohlo GRAND
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04

Weft-RecoKnixed Fraternm OrGaniEs-
ftons May Erect Buildings and
Hold Meetings..
Washington--Secreta Baker has
announced a policy to govern activities
OF fraternai organizations In army
training campo
Camp commanders will be directed
TO permit the construction Of build
ings within the camp sites by any fra
ternal organisation individually or
group OF organizations acting together:
facilities of the camp for social and
fellowship meetings will be extended.
and accredited representatives from
the various societies will be author
ized to visit the camps and arrange for
entertainments for the men either. at
the buildings thus erected or in near
by communities. II was agreed. how
ever. that no initiation or secret meet
ings OF any Kind are to be carried on
within the camps. that existing well l.
recognized societies only should be ac-
corded the recognition. and that propa-
ganda work among the soldiers IA be-
half of any new society be forbidden.
The above concession was granted
upon the urgent and personal appeal
Of the grand Of sire of the Sovereign
Grand lodge Of the world Independent
Order OF Odd Fellows.
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chief of rec: w. A. DERRICK. @ &C
W. and ]. B. Morton. X. Of w AT
the last meeting the various captai14
for the various degrees were els<to
as follows: Captain G. r, MCCAIN
adoption. Captain Charles smitA
warrior: Captain L. w. WeN
chiefs" M, -
Indianola Is the largest tribe Of RsI
Men In the reservation OF virgins
and has on It's roll OF membership
over four hundred brothers am0n4
whom are two who have attained thA
highest honors in the gifts Of thu
order in the reservation: Brother
Charles Burkhart. past great sac kenls
and Brother Cornelius 8. Wills, pAM
great sachem and also past @. On. "a
Rec. No member should miss tho
meetings of this lodge, All visiting
Red Men are cordially invited. u
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04

Rock Ridge council. Nc. "a, meets
every Monday night at Toneys hall.
1929 Hull street.
It is earnestly desired that the secre-
txries OF this splendid fraternity fur
ntsh their weekly copy of items for
publication according to the directions
given ON this page. The patriotic zeal
Of the order 10 strongly manifested In
Richmond. The councils are strong
and influential The membership is
large and OF our best citizens. Al this
time especially when the dofngs of the
order bear co directly upon the condt-
lions now obtaining in the land, the
news items would afford interesting
and encouraging material for the read
ing public.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04
Wanted Witnesses.

When Ben Watkins got home from
his lodge the other night, Mrs. Wat
kins said: Il insist upon knowing
where you have been till this time
of night" Gee whiz," said Brother
Ben. starting for the door. Where
are you going now?" Going to ma
some of the boys to ask them." re-
piled Ben.
Progressive Rcbckah lodge, No. rs,
i. o. o. F., was organized September,
1916, with charter roll of thirty-nve
members, and Its membership today
is seventy-seven and applications are
rapidly coming in. This lodge is de-
voted to benevolence and the very
spirit OF friendship. love and truth
acuate all Its efforts, Sister c. w.
Landreth, Ia noble grand and Is the
beloved wife of Past Grand 1Andreth
Of Union lodge No. Z. Progressive.
No. Is. meets every first and fourth
Thursday evening and extends
cordial welcome to all visiting Rebe-
kahs A dance by this lodge is
about to be launched to assist TN rails
ing funds for Odd Fellows widows
and orphans Let all the subordinate
lodges join hands with the sisters In
this great work.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04
RED MEN

IndianoIn tribe, No. 50. 7. O. r. NJ,
convened last Monday night at Leader
hail, corner Tenth and Hull streets.
and held splendid session of the
lodge The officers of the lodge COM
pose an unusually able roster. They
are: Brother j. f. Baker. sachen;
A. r. Lowry, 8. Sagamorc. Bryan
Nicholas. Jr., sycamore: c. 8. Wells,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04

Mckinley council, No. ~. o. +. A.,
attended the annual memorial service
at Centenary Methodist Episcopal
church last Sunday and the members
enjoyed every moment of the occasion.
In regular session last Thursday night
the council convened at it's hall cor
ner Fifth and Marshall streets and
entered heartily into the work OF the
order. Some strong short speeches
were made which stimulated the
brothers present. Plans are on foot
IN this council to launch a campaign
for new members, that will assume
considera BILE proportions II carried out.
The members are in earnest and a
host OF accesstons are likely to follow.
Mckinley council has on its roll OF
mem bership some Of the best and
most influential citizens of Richmond,
and they are intensely loyal to the
National council. Jr. O. u. A. NJ.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04

The secretaries. scribes ana press
committees Of the various lodges
of the various orders are requested
to place their notes for publication
in the hands Of I. w. Eason. third
floor Lyric building. corner Ninth
and Broad streets. by 8 O'Clock r.
NJ. every Thursday for the follow
ing Sunday edition Of The virginian.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04
MOOSE

Richmond fva.) lodge, No. $50. l.. o.
o. NJ. has it's home and meeting rooms
326 E. Franklin street. The official meet
ing occurs every Monday night at
o'cloog.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04

your husband. said the caller.
sympathizingly. was a man of many
excellent qualities Yes" sibhed the
widow, "he was good man. Every
body says so. ! wasn't much ac-
quainted with him myself. He be-
longed TO seven lodges"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04
EAGLES

Dixie aer4e, Ne. ass. r. O. E.. meets
nrst and third Tuesday In each month
at P. NJ In Eaglss' hons at Fourth
and Marshall strseta
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04

this order will not soon forget tho
consideration thus shown. After the
meeting adjourned, the members were
served with refreshments. Brother
G. e. Anthony 10 the councils press
agent.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04
OWLS

RtchmomA nesf. No. ln9s, o. OF O.
meets every Monday night at 200 Easi
Broad street.
Special reQoest In made that the
secretaries OF the Iodwea 81 the fob
lowing orders communicate their
various matters Of interest accord
Ing to the directions in the left
hand upper corner Of this pages
Royal Arcanum. woeAmen Of the
world, Order Of HeptassnAa,
knights OF the Maccahees.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04
---->----s.---~-
EIKs

Ntchm0nA lodge, Ne. -. d. r. o. E..
meets every Wednesday At Elks' home.
l0f3 East Marshall street. Come in.
Brother Harwood- with your weekly
items.
Manhattan lodge. No. s34. r. r. o. E..
meets at Elksf home, corner Balm
bridge and Eleventh streets. the Sec
ond and fourth Thursdays in each
month.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04

r. E. Lee council. Ne III. meets every
Wednesday night at Twenty-nfth and
Marshall streets.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04

Enterprise council, No. o, meets
every first and third Tuesday night in
each month at Belvidere hall
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04
why Mott

There IL at present considerable
sentiment favorable to recognizing
French Masonry The events OF the
past three years have done much to
give the world different conception
Of France and it's people. There fs an
especial appeal 10 Americans and the
kindly sentiment always existing to-
ward thar nation has Of late found ex-
preston in n substantial way. and our
soldiers are now battling for French
indape ndence and the preservation or
thai ration as some Of them did for
the colonies in the early days or our
'ifss1ry brothers In arms. why not
su Masonry" IL an appeal dif1cuit 10
lientiy turn aside.--Tyler Keystone,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04

Rescue council. No. 4. meets at Edt-
son hall Second and Broad streets,
every Friday night.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04

highland springs lodge. No. 10. ]
O. o. r.. meets every Wednesday
night at Masonic hall. Highland
Springs. take the cars and visit
them.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04

Grove council. No. 30, meets every
Tuesday night at Juniors hall, Redo
corner Stewart.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04

Fftxhugh lodge, No. rs. I. o. o. r.,
ss4 North Harrison street. meets every
Monday night can be found open on
time and doing business. Steady and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04

Davis council. No. ~. Of South Rich
mond. meets every Thursday night at
Odd Fellows hall, corner EightS and
Hui streets.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04

The Grand Lodge OF Virginia A. r.
end A. VI. was organized October Is.
f7-S. This Is the oldest Independent
Grand lodge IN America, 1t meets in
Masonic temple. this city. on the sec
ond Tuesday In February OF each year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04

Richmond lodge, No. 10. chartered
December Is. 1850. meets In Masonic
temple on the ffrst Tuesday In each
month,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04

Northside lodge. No. S3z. chartered
February II. 1907. meets In Highland
Park on the third Friday In each
month.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04

Meridian lodge. No. zs4, chartered on
December 3. 1908. meets In Masonic
temple, at noon. on the fourth Monday
In each month.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04

Capital City ceuncfi. Nc. 10, meets
every Friday night at Seventh and
Main streets
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04

strict Observance ledge. No. 3o7.
chartered December II. 1891, meets In
Masonic temple en- the fourth Friday
In each month except In December on
the second Friday. Fs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04

Metropolitan lodge, No. II, chartered
October 20. 17s2, meets in Mason's hall
ferected 1850, 1905 East Franklin
street on the third Tuesday In each
month.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04
JUNIORS"

A. w. Glinn couneti. No. =, meets
evsry Thursday night at Owls hall,
201 East Broad street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04
NOT Acquainted.

strong. she can be always counted on.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04

Fitzgerald Iodke. No. mo. chartered
February 1s.+ 1905. meets In Barton
Heights ON the third Monday in each
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04

81. Johns lodge. No. So chartered
November i. 1872. meets In Masonic
temple on the second Tuesday In each
month.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04
MASONRY Amonw wiia Men.

WaNe a young man. and soon after
Yaovsng from hts+ native home in Ken
saek4 to his plantation in Mississippi.
JET Davis bought a cargo OF negroes
$aSt brought over from Africa by ma
tive slave trader. who ran the block
ade and landed them at New Orleans
whila they were working in the cotton
fields ore day Mt Davis observed his
ne~t negroes making Masonic signs to
the overseer. That individual. not he
ing a Mason. thought the negroes were
only carrying on a system Of signals
OF preparation to revolt and was about
TO have them whipped. Mr.. Davis
atopped this proceeding. He tested the
negroes thoroughly and TO his amaze
ment discovered that they were Ma
sons. though brought from the very
heart OF Africa Being n Mason HIM
self se lost no time In giving them
their freedom and choice OF either re-
turning TO Africa or remaining on his
estate until he could provide for them
In sore other way. Most of them
we're shipped to Africa at Davis ex-
pense, though some of them remained
with him to the eud.--Fsxchange-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04

Joppa lodge, No. 40, chartered De-
Asmber 10. 1882. meets In Masonic tenn
pie on the first Thursday in each
month.
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Continued on Sixth Pase.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04

Fraternal iodge, No. 81. chartered
December TO- 1850, meets In Masonic
temple on the second Monday IT. each
month.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04

Amity lodge, No. 70. chartered De-
cember IL. 1871. meets In Masonic tenn
pie en- the third Tuesday in each month
Hemrtco Union lodge, No. $50. char
tered December Is, 1855. meets In Ma
sonic hall. 717is North Twenty-fi nth
street, on the first Monday In each
month.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04

Captain jackson needs twenty more
recruits from the Odd Fellows to con-
ntitute his full company. Brothers, this
Is a great cause and Brother Jackson
deserves great credit for his work. He
wants his company to be composed en-
ttrely of members of the order. Its OBJ
ject Ii to guard our homes and our
city. 1t Is strictly military and win
have full military authority. Report
Monday at Gray's armory and enlist.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04

MetrOTNOfEfRn Io<tgT. NO. y2o, 7 .. ..
f., holds regular sessions at Twenty
fifth and Broad every Thursday night
This il one OF the finest lodges IN the
city. and IL the recording secretary or
some other brother ioes not send In
the weekly items for publication 1t
will afford a source OF disa ppointment
to the editor OF these columns Tnstruc-
lions are in the top left hand corner
at this page Kindly let us haye the
notes.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-04-25
DRINK HOT WATER
BEFORE BREAKFAST


II you are accustomed to wake "
with . coated tongue. foul breath oi
. dull. dissy hesdachs: or. IL your
meals sour and turn into gas and
acids. you have real surprise await.
Ing you.
Tomorrow morning. Immediately
upon arising. drink . glass OF Aot
water with teasp00nful OF limestone
phosphate In It. This II intended "a
nrst neutraIize and then wash out OF
your stomach. liver. kidneys and this-
ty feet OF intestines all the indigesti-
BILE waste. poisons. sour bile and tox-
ins. thus cleansing. swestsning and
purifying the entire alimentary canal.
Those subject to sick headaches.
backache. bilious attacks. constipation
or any form Of stomach trouble, are
urged to get quarter pound OF lime
stone phosphate from the drug store
and begin entoying this morning in
side bath. 1t Is said that men and
women who try this become enthusi.
astic and keep 1t up daily. II 10 .
plendid health measure. for II ID more
important TO keep clean and pure on
he inside than on the outside. because
hte skin pores do not absorb impuri.
ties into tho blood. causing disesse.
while the bowel pores do.
The principle OF bathing inside 10
not new. % millions Of people practice
II. Just - bot water and soap cleans.
purify and freshen the skin. - hot
water end teaspoonfui OF limestone
oct on the stomach. liver.
kidneys and bowels. Limsstoae phoG-
phsts b N ias1psasivs whits powder.
Nd almost tasteless.-Alv.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-04-25
MAl,M PERSONALS

AALlN. April 2s.-Ar. and Mrs
Steve Stukel. Mrs. Tom Freddenbers
and Mn. v. x. Wood were all doina
trading At Aalin Monday.
Mrs. v. x. Wood bought ane alfalfa
hay from Jim johnson Thursday.
Mr. Moody has bought rye to seed
his ranch.
Mr. and Mn. r. G. Pickett were call
ers ON Mrs. Tom Wood Saturday.
Mn. G. Moody has returned home
after . four months visit to outside
points.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-04-25
k,Mo OF ooorleeeeRs
SANe NlMo9le OUT

SEATTLE. April 3s.-tosaa HI.
linssley. under sentsace to tAirtssa
months imprisonment In . federal
penitentiary for conspiracy to violate
the federal laws BY importing alcoholic
liquor into the state Of Washington,
and the principal witness for the state
in the recent whiskey srait trial here.
sawed his way to freedom from the
immigration station. where he had
been held since he received his cen.
tence last Thursday. No trace of him
has been found.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-04-25

Property owners psti,iensd council
for the improvement, VI n,rve,s In two
parts II the city Monday n,gh, The ats'
asked tor u grade and estimate On tbs
work M GRADING On Seventh street.
iiish IL Prospect. seventh To Eighth
s,,vcts,
The second petition asked Tor \
srodo and Tor tho paving with b,,h0.