The Sentinel=record., 1918-09-05
SECOND DAY OF THE
 ROYAL CIRCLE OF FRIENDS
ANNUAL MESSAGE AND RECOMMENDATIONS Dls-
 GUESSED AT LENGTH


 s 2:30 The devotional exercises were - conducted by Rev John Grant of Du-
 mas, Ark. The congregation joined in
 singing, Must Jesus Bear the Cross yl Alone" After which the Supreme - President, Dr R. A. Williams present
 cd Prof R. C. Barrow to the conyeE-
 ton. He spoke in the interest of the { War Savings Stamps.
 Prof Barrow said, T know some of your faces. and remember quite a humber of you l am glad to welcome Il you to our city. Your ladylike and lgeneIal department have lived after lyou. No doubt you have been that ,l way most especially on account of the men you have here as your head [ am still q member of the Royal Circle, No. 2000. and would be here today with you, but simply you came here at a time when | am busy in school work Therefore, cannot get here to visit and instruct you in this movement of War Savings Stamps"
 l Prof. Barrow here explained in de- tail the government method or the method of securing War Stamps, and l how to pay for the same.
 1 He next extended an invitation to- the entire convention to visit Langston | high school He spoke of the various departments the work they were ac- complishing, and that IS teachers would bid the visitors welcome when ever they came.
 | He said: You have in your midst d colored man who holds a position, a very important one; who teaches book keeping, type writing, and banking. want you to come out and see what we are doing'
 l One feature of the session was giv- on to the ladies. 1t was one time m the history of the convention that la ' dies held full sway. The supreme president fave them all a hcance to lsay something
 q Mrs. Hattie Washington was called 10 the rostrum and made an all roml Ieplendid speech. She told the men thtat all the women needed. was a chance. You men stick together" said Mrs Washington, and the women need to learn how to do the same" We may not be electricians, may not De able to delye in science, We may not he able to explain the molecules of water; and to do into other scientific investigations; but we have an influ- ence. This influence, when wielded in the right direction. does 8 great
 good
 You talk about women We have ' hundreds of good women. noDie wu- men, women who know how to keep T every man in his place, not only -
 black man. but even white one. If the men in this life have amount led to anything. it is through the influ- cnce of the women It is through us that they have gained the heiet they have reached
 | Mrs. Elizabeth Glover was the next speaker She spoke of how the Grand Guardians of the Circle have struggled to make this order what it is. She spoke of how they have labored. and took nothing and made something out of 1t. Now, after their strenuous work others are striving to get their places who have done nothing in the inter est of the order
 We are simply marching on to the front
 The gist of Mrs Washingtons speech was. Give us a hcancc and we will do the rest
 There were several other speakers among the women folks who madcI some very able speeches The men Iapplauded them. and one of the mem aers of the order said, If we men are not careful, it is only a question of time, when the women folks will taKcI all of our places"
 After the presidents address to theI convention, and his recommendation, some stormy speeches were made in regard to certain recommendations. | The ajority of thedelegates favoreGl .theadoptiOl of the presidents annual message and recommendation lnl toto, while there were q few otna. who opposed some parts of the rec concentrations; especially the part suggesting the increase of $1.00 in asl sessment per member.
 It will be noted that in the presi- dents message he advised an increase in assessment on the part Of the mem pers, by reason of the fact that the | war is on, and many of the members will meet death. or be maimed for life. |
 This in itself justifies him in mak- ing the recommendation
 Dg Claybourne made a very elo- quent speech favor of the adoption Also, Brother Springer of Mariana, This caused many of the lady, folks to take part ain the discussion. and for a time il looked like an old-time polit- ical convention. Many Of tho members of the convention displayed their ora torical ability in striving to win the votes for their respective sides
 It was indeed. a very stormy battle. but, however very friendly rivalry.
 After very lengthy discussion. the previous question was called. and the matter finally settled by the adoption of the presidents message in toto.
 Dr. J. H billiard Win Arrive Todav