Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-02-01
SATURDAY FEBRUARY /, 1919
SUB COMMITTEE on MANAGE
nltNT MEETING
The Sub, Committcc OF ,canagcmcnt

Inc > ND-NOnlnltlSc Ol '~anaSCIlclt
mot in Headquarters Luilling, north
west corner Twclftr and Spruce SIS,
Philadelphia, Pa Monday morning,
January Is, 1p-9.
The mccu'-g was opened in duo
form and to death of the late Grand
Director George II. Mays was formal
ly ann,Unccd. \ committee was ap
pointed 10 take suitable action in re
lation thereto.
The officers having been reelected
in Now York last September, were du
ly indicted into their respective of
ficcs
For Grand Master Morris. the
Grand Secretary, James L. Ncodham.
administered tho oath. In turn each
of tho other officers read the oath of
Office and were formally declared in
stalled, tho official foster as complct
ed being a. fo.lcws
Edward II. Morris, Grand Master.
DR.. l. l.. Roberts, Deputy Grand
Master.
James Il. Nccdham, Grand Sccro
tary.
w. David Brown, Grand Treasurer.
A. II. Shirley, Grand Director.
J. II. Johnson, Grand Director.
ID. Y. Baranco, Grand Director.
Jesse l.. Nicholas, Grand Director.
To fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Grand Director Mays, the
Sub Committee of Management unan
imously elected Robert r. Thomas,
Pensacola, Fla. Brother Thomas is
District Grand Secretary of District
Lodge No. 81 (Florida), and had tho
endorsement Of the executive commit
toe Of the district grand lodge and Of
.,
La Roche, respectively, treasurer and
president OF tie endowment bureau Of
tho district grand lodge.
For the information and guidance
OF all concerned, the Sub Committee
Of Management adopted tho follow
ing:
RESOLUTION
BE it resolved by the Sub-Commit
tee of Management Of the Grand Unit
cd Order OF Odd Fellows in session
assembled on tho 18th day of .lanu
AIRY, A. D., 1919, in tho City OF Phila
dclphia, Pa, that each and every Dis
trict Grand Master and each and cv
cry District Grand Secretary Of each
and every District Grad Lodge un
der the jurisdiction Of tho Sub Com
illltlSc ol NaHiStnonl Oh inc GRAND
United Order OF Odd Follows in Amer
lea be and they and each OF them are
and is hereby directed, in tor OH
cial capacity to within thirty days
from date Of the receipt Of II copy of
this resolution, direct and instruct in
writing each and every lodge, through
its permanent Secretary or Noble
Grand, within the jurisdiction of
each District Grand I.odgc, that all
communication from Il lodge intended
for the subcommittee of MANAGE
mont shall be directed md sent to
James Il. Nccdham, Grand Secretary,
Twelfth and Spruce StS.N Philadcl
phia, Pa, and TO no other person,
and that such District Grand Master
and District Grand Secretary Shall
within forty (i0) days from receipt
OF Il COPY Of this resolution certify to
this Sub Committee OF management
under the hand ana seal OF the Dis
trict Grand Lodge the way and manner
they have carried out this resolution
III the case OF Past Grand Masters
Council No. 403 and Excelsior Lodge
No. 1895, both Of New York and each
OF which had been suspended and
fined 1000 by District Grand Lodge
No. ,, the Sub Committee OF Manage
mcnt confirmed the action of the dis
trict grand lodge.
USURPERS ATTEMPT INVASrOr
Shortly after tho converting Of tho
Doom mittcc OF Management one
w. Il. Houston and one Henry Lincoln
Johnson, followed by a heterogeneous
rctinue, entered the building, some
crowding the elevators and others
stalking up the stairway to the third
floor and to the door OF the Sub Com
mittec OF Management chamber.
where they were confronted by Grand
Secretary James Il. Ncedham and J.
c. Asbury, one Of the attorneys for
the Sub Committee OF Mana cement
Assuming an arrogant attitude the
two who cssaycd the role of spokcs
mon deGantly demanded that they Nc
permitted to enter the chamber "to
install these officers who had been
elected in New York in Septcmh her,
and to take charge of the building,
the FUNDS, records, and effects of the
ORDER"
Grand Secretary Nccdham and At
torncy Asbury rcsolutcly informed
tncm that they were on fools or
rand and ordered them to leave the
building under the pain Of arrest for
trc&pa&S, and that if they wanted to
try to enforce their demands they
had better try it by court process.
They then skunk out Of the building
with Jadcd tread and Inundated
mcin.
About two o'clock in the afternoon
two deputy shcriffs entered the build
ing with court writs summoning each
member OF the Sub Committee OF Man
agcmcnt: CD nravinG that receiver
DC appointed to take over, and man
age all properties. etc." and (2)
that each member OF the Sub Commit
tee OF Management answer in quo
Warranto PROCEEDINGS as to why they
should not Vacatc the Offices held by
them TO the cont0ndors.
The Sub Committee Of MANAGEMENT