The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1918-09-26
" OPINION AND CIRCULATION

would be no b. NJ. c., and to have
a b. NJ. c. now, would humiliate
him in America, and the Ben Davis
people would boast that they had
called his hand, and the thing for
them to do, he would tell them
when they met in New York.
That he had given Dave Brown
instructions what to do, and their
movements must be profoundly Sc
crct; that if they attempted to
have meeting in the Casino, or
any place advertised, that the Ben
Davis people would swoop down
upon them, take the meeting away
from them, have the police throw
them out, elect a set of officers,
and they would have no standing
in court. The thing for them to
do now, was to have a secret meet
ing somewhere i'll New York, con
sisting of members of the Sub
Committee of Management, and
such others as David w. Brown
corral in New York Monday morn
ing.
Accordingly, two dozen people,
including the nine members of the
committee, met in Brown s under
taking shop September 9, at 10
o clock. Meanwhile, Needham had
told everybody, who inquired of
him in Philadelphia, or called him
up over long distance, that there
would be no meeting Of the b. NJ.
G.. Dave Brown, chairman Of the
committee of arrangements, had
told delegate after delegate that
there would be no meeting of the
b. NJ. c.; that the subcommittee
had postponed the meeting in JAN
uary, and reaffirmed it i'll July,
and they met to rescind the order.
He had written and telegraphed
delegates of other cities that there
would be no meeting; Kaiser Nor
ris had things in his hands and he
would protect their interests; that
for the delegates to come would be
an unnecessary expense and with
out service. Accordingly, written
notices, signed by j. f. Adair, ID.
G. S., summoned the faithful few
to meet in Brown s undertaking
shop in Harlem. When the meet
ing was called, twenty-five people
were present and twenty-five
cards were issued by Needham in
Brown s undertaking shop. The
cards didn't show where the meet
ing would be held. Asbury offer
ed resolutions that the sub-com-
mittee resolve itself into a B. NJ.
c., convene, elect themselves and
adjourn. This was done. This be-
ing all the business, the bunch
hurried into closed taxi-cabs and
rushed to Stovall Hall, and when
asked where they were going,
Dave Brown said the chauffeur
had his orders, and will carry you
safely where you are going.
When they reached Stovall,
they found table loaded with
viands and things common to a set
of hustlers. In the midst of the
hilarity, resolutions were offered.
pledging five hundred thousand
Odd Fellows to the president for
war service; whereas, there are
less than two hundred thousand
in the country. The Sub-commit-
tee then adjourned, to convene the
b. NJ. G.. in New York City, Sep
tember. 1920. Asbury, Slaughter,
johnson and others raised the old
familiar hymn:
For he is a hearty Odd Fellow,
Morris is a hummer;
lie is a slick duck;
He beat Ben and
We are elected !"
Thus ended the biggest fiaScO
and humbug ever attempted
against a free people Morris, III
his farewell remarks, said Have
mo uneasineSs leave it t. me-
When they put Us in the hands Of
the receiver, we may lose our Off
ces, but tha brethren in. England
will recO<nize us anywaMOlnde-
lpendssf. Atlanta. Ga