The Sentinel=record., 1918-09-04
ROYAL CIRCLE OF FRIENDS
 CONVENED YESTERDAY
MAYOR ]. w. MeCLENDoN Dr- LINERS ADDRESS OF WELCOME
 TO CONVENTION LAST NIGHT

| The afternoon session was opened
 promptly at o'clock. Dr. R. A. Will | iams supreme president. called the
 convention to order The devotional IeXerCiscs weer conducted by the grand
 chaplain, who invoked divine blessing Several patriotic airs were rendered
 by the Memphis brass band.
 Dr. Williams then informed all tra supervisors to meet each morning ai
 o'clock to obtain certain instructions The Rev J. H. Hammond of Little | Rock, being summoned away on ac-
 count of business, was called upon by
 the president to make a few rema-no
 to the members of the order.
 Rev Hammond said that he appre
 ciated the opportunity the president had given him to say word in the iu- terest of the Royal Circle. lie said
 that the Royal Circle of Friends leads
 all other organizations and that he m- tended to die q member of the Circle lie mentioned the fact that too much honor could not he conferred upon Dr
 R. A N ildams. Most people believe
 m conferring honor after a person is
 dead, but he believed in confcrrm2
 honor while one is living
 1 Mrs Lulu Lee of Chicago was neXi 1 introduced to the convention She made a very effective address. which made a very strong impression upon the convention Among many thiage
 she said that God had taken the great est enemy of the negro in the person Of Ben Tillmah, home to rest. Also l President Wilson, through his intm ence, has prevented James K. Narda man from being reelected to the U. s senate. This gives hope to the negro and is evidence of the fact that the lncero has some friends among the bet
 ter element of the white people Shc spoke of how "our boys have taken lup arms in the interest of the govern ment, and she felt they were doinN
 their full duty, and when the war is over there is possible chance of the inegro's getting his just desert.
 l. s. Maize of Chicago H.. was next Introduced by the president The pres ident reminded the members of the or
 der of the great work that has beer ! done in the windy city through Mr. Maize lie said that he had known Mr. Maize 12 or 13 years, and that his work in the city of Chicago was ill.,
 deed a great one.
 tH., & gi @,-,l land members of the Circle for the honor conferred and said that it was
 some time before he could make ur
 his mind to become a member of fine order But after being given chance l to know something of the inside work l ines of the order, he became a mem- Der and has been endeavoring to carry
 out the principles of the order in It's true light
 A very pointed resolution waa next offered by $. A Short. The resolution
 in itself vas couched in the very best of English, and in fact to the point in every respect It voiced the senti- lmcnts of all the members of the con- yeution; being patriotic in every de- ! tail Nevertheless, a storm of obiee- 1 ton arose; pro and con by reason n2 the fact most of the members of tho order thought that if was premature, and was a means of cheating the prcs- idont of some Of his thunder
 After some discussion on the part of
 the members. among which were c w. Harris Brother Stringer. E. l.. Will Hams, R. C. Lacey. Mrs Juitt. the res- oujion was tabled by an ovcrwhclm- ing majority of the deleeates to awau
 the annual message of the president Evening Session.
 Last night the convention recon vencd at o'clocN with Supreme Shaw presiding. After calling the convention
 to order, the Memphis Brass Rand
 rendored very rare selection After
 which, the Madison Brass Baud rem
 dered another patriotic air in WAich
 all joined A very fervent prayer was offered by the Rev s. $. Odou. Next
 an instrumental solo was excellently
 rendered by the little Miss Louise Williams of Helena, Ark
 The doors of the church were then i iopened, and various Military com panies marched in. regularly lined in
 order; arrayed in gorgeous military
 garb to be reviewed by the Supreme President This indeed created one ol
 the most effective impressions during
 the entire exercises
 The church in itself seemed to be
 fitted just for the occasion, with its
 broad aisles so arranged that the com
 panies could march in, in double fi9 The president stood aloft to review them as they marched in front of the
 platform. over 2l companies marched through the aisles of the church form
 ing nearly every angle known 10 geo
 metrical science Applauses were given them from all sides.
 After the review of the parade
 Grand Supervisor Shaw introduced
 Mayor J. W. McClendon In present ling the mayor. pr Shaw stated. "Wt