The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-31

! Mckinley council. No. ~, o. =. A..
q aet ia regular session as usual last
thursday night at its hall Arcade
building Foushee street, between
Grace and Broad streets
, The order Fraternal Americans was
Iehatered y Virginia by those members
iof the Jr. @ q. a. Al who had re
manned loyal to the National council
Jr, O. a. A. NJ. OF the United States
of America. after the unfortunate
secession Of a large body Of the coun-
ellis Of Virginia from the parent coun-
ell iu 1900 In that year those that
seceded chartered quickly under the
name Of State Council Of Virginia.
Jun or order Of United American
Mechanics" Suit was then instituted
~ The chancery court of the city of
/ Richmond, and an injunction was OBJ
tanned. restraining the National
Juniors from any longer using the
naGub }u Virginia The legislature had
enacted the new charter and in so do
~ 6 had put the great order of Juniors.
which was acting under Pennsylvania
charter. out OF the state of Virginia
The legal question most seriously in
volved, was whether the Virginia leg
fislaFuFe had violated the federal con-
stitution- The lower court held that
Il acted within it's rights. This was ap-
pealed to the supreme court of Wiz
Einia, which handed down an opinion
affirming the lower courts DECISION.
Inasmuch as the matter involved a
constitutional question the case was
taken to the United States supreme
court, and there the Virginia court
was sustained, Thousands OF dollars
We're expended 10y both sides in this
litigation and some of the ablest
lawyers OF the state participated In
the legal battle.
i Thus the society known In Virginia
now as order FfhterTral Americans. be-
gan its career. After its organization
they affiliated with the National
Juniors, and so r0maln today
The status OF the old council that
continued It's organization is plainly
set ont by the court of appeals in the
following words: The charter (tht
new charter If the Virginia Juntors)
leaves the whole order OF things
as il existed with respect to the society
known a. the Junior Order United
American Mechanics. unaffected anG
All rights of persons and property
which had been acquired under this
organization undisturbed and unaf
fected, except that II declares tina
tho corporation created by the ao
II900) shall have fun and exclusive
authority and Jurisdiction to gran
subordinate councils in the state o.
Virginia" 104 Va 1873; 203 T. s. 1871
Thus the court In no uncertain term
declares that the National council
Jr. Q. L. a" NJ, ran no longer gran
through a state council by the sams
name charters for subordinate coun.
ellis.
We believe that the day is not fal
distant when these two great societies
VIII again Join hands in fraterna
bonds, never again 10 he broken. Their,
arc certain persons vet in authorit,
In bGth orders that participated in this
struggle. that resulted In the dismern,
berment. and II may be doubtful tina
1.-The reunion win become a fact I'll
these old antAgonisms disappear Blu
| as surely as night follows the day. and
, as surely as these great orders stant
exactly for the same great principles
so surely viii time heal the wound,
and bring them together again Il
, fight one man FOR the cause o.
America for Americans. free from the
tarnish OF foreign influences and un
affected by the insidlous designs o.
, un-AmcricGn institutions
IN the interest of fraternalisrn MAY
the day speedily come.
Daughters of America
Dove council. No. IL, ID. of A., meet.
every FRIDAY night at Twsn6y NTH
and Broad streets. The secretary II
Mics Lillian Strickland, $500 Q street
Capital CITY council, No. Z, ID. OF A.
meets every second and fourth Mon,
day night ut Colombo hall Broad
street Mrs. Laura Powell IS secretary
Se7 North Davis avenue.
Loyal council No. II. ID. of A.. holds
j, its regular sessions every Wednesday
aight at corner Of Third and Broad
streets Mrs Ella Turpin is the sec
- Rotary
d L.oya! council hela open session last
Wednesday night. at which an in.
, terestinG program was executed
There was public speaking of patri-
! Otto and inspiring nature. There were
rendit!ons of vocal and instrumental
selections by local talent. The even
ing was finally concluded by de-
Eghtfui dance accompanied by the
strains of d splendid orchestra II
was d fine occasion. and everybody
} enjoyed themselves Owing to preyi-
Gus engagement that kept the prlnci-
ipal speaker away. his place on this
program was happily otherwise sup