Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-25
NEGRO K. ?. GRAND LODGE OFFICERS
 MAkE REPORTS
Committee Counts Over $42,000 in Cash and
 Praises Officials.

Second dayafternoon. and evening sessions. Acting grand chancellor John ri. Young, ST, presiding. Grand chancellor's report was finished. Tho grand Keeper of Records and sfais
 made his report. Sir Prof F. D. Nor
 ris, of Little Rock received the nigh
 est concentrations for the manner
 in which he had handled the affairs of the office, was paid by more than thirteen thousand brave Knights. He
 showed the condition of the office
 affairs when he took carge of the or flee, when news was checked in bv the Committee.
 He was the successor of Attorne} J. A. Hibbler, of Little Rock. the courts appointee. Fred D. Morris did not come in possession of the books of the office until Nov 18th, 1917 He brings to the present grand lodge | SAP, ,729. This amount is above that
 of any previous years. The orders to-
 tai assets, including a piece of prop erty bought since the meeting of l the last grand Lodge, on West Ninth Street Little Rock, cost $3, 75G and the cash brought to the grand Lodge. The order has been put on sound basis that will in every way meet the strict insurance laws.
 The New York" conference bill. at the present rate of things will never
 affect the Knights of Pythia's, as long as things go as Morris has carried them.
 Theo. Bond, of Madison. brought in
 after the reading of his report today fo rthe Grand Lodges consideration the sum turned over to hin, as grand l master of eX-chequer from Fred D. Morris, grand keeper of records ana
 seals $f2, ,739. This sum was brought in by Bond, and counted by a special selected by the grand lodge, composed by the following heads of other frat ernal organizations. Drs. R. A. Will Hams, of Helena, and Chicago, heao. and founder of the Royal Circle of Friends of the world, alive institu- tion, that has completely revolution jzed the whole fabric of the frater- nal world among negroes, B. J. Money of Marianna. founder of the supreme Council of Sheperds, another society that has grown like 2 much room,"
 Prof. Wallace Purifoy head and foun- der of the Emperial Council of Juga- nores, of Forrest City. This cosiety has spreaded all most all over Arkan- ass. It is being pushed by the many
 admirers. Prof I. T. Gillian, of Lit tie Rock, Royal G. P of the Order ofthe Eastern Star, and order that jumped by leaps and bounds under the guidance of the above named Of ficer. These men counted this money and found the said sum true and cor rect as reported by Bond.
 Bond is the son of the wealthiest
 negro in the south, Scott Bond, Of Madison. Scott Bond has worked his way from the plough ill the cotton field, farming as use to do with one old mule. Now he bears the happy distinction of the owning and con- trolling the greatest ant largest farming business in the south. Much time was consume7 this af- ternoon in hearing the grand trustees
 report read by Secretary Frank A.
 Young, of Little Rock. Secretary Young read the cleanest and most accurate report that has ever come from the trustee board. He was com
 mended by the entire grand Lodge. for faithful service. He was assisted by pr. Harrison, of Ft. Smith, and Prof King, of Portland. Dr. Harri- son and the remainding part of his board clothed themselves with honor, and it sems as if they forgot every body, and sought only the true sta tus of the order.
 Speeches commenting the report were made by Rev. J. H. Clayborn.
 of Philadelphia, Prof. J. H. Blunt, of | Helena. Rev. Lacey. and other. A high class entertainment given Dr. Fred P. Lytes, of this city, Prof. worh of the Branch Normal College assist l ed by Prof. Richard E. Harrison, of | Chicago, entitled Damon, and Phy- l thians." The rarest treat that Pine ] Bluffians of color have received. They | were assisted by some outside talent. ! Among whom were the wife of Theo. | Bond
 The Grand Court of Calanthe, sent fraternal greetings to the K. of r. $ l They showed that they were clear of l debt, anad had on hand, with all l claims paid up to date a balance of l '$23,0OO with a beautiful brick build- | ing on West Ninth Street worth $23.- ! 900. Prof. F. T. Vinegar, of Pine
 Bluff, responded in behalf of the l Grand Lodge. He closed his phrases Tn
 the rarest of English. He told them
 that we had been resurrected too
 and that we had shaken off our grave
 clothes that had bound us long, and
 now we can say, And are we yet
 alive" and l am the life: and we now
 own some valuable land, and $42,- 739.45 to our credit with all claims paid