The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-08-02

| IhAND TEXTILE AND IAbEhNAs
Gle HOLD RECORD BREAKING
SESSION AT WACO BEGINNING
JULY 21, 1919. TOTAL DISBUR-
SEMENT FOR YEAR 191S-19
S136.439.27. MONUMENT TO BE
ERECTED in DALLAS TO THE
LATE C. +. w. DAY-lMPORT
! REGULATIONS ADOPTED-ALL
PROPERTY OF ORDER SUBJECT
| TO SALE. SIR j. s. ADAIR, C.
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Staff Correspondence.
Waco, Texas, July 81, 1919.
In account with the proclamation
sent out by Sir ]. S. Adair, Chief
Grand Mentor I. o. o. T. Knights
and Daughters Of Tabor the Grand
Temple and Tabernacle of Texas met
here in the Taborian park at 10 a.
M, and rendered the opening pro-
gram. Dr. G. s. Conner, a popular
Waco physician was master Of cere-
monies, while St James M. e.
church choir furnished the music.
The principal welcome address was
delivered by Attorney r. D. Evans
and the main response was made by
"Col." w. q. King of Dallas. The
program was lengthy containing the
names Of many well known members
of the fraternity.
At the conclusion of the program
the Chief Grand Mentor, Sir ]. s.
Adair took the gavel and briefly adj
dressed the large audience.
He said in part:
Notwithstanding all the difficult
ties, seen and unseen, an unerring
providence has brought us through
another year. In the disposition of
a providence which man cannot I'M
derstand, many of those who were
here with us year ago, have been
called to take up the lone some trail,
from which no traveller, has been
known to return, and 1t gives me
unspeakable grief to mention among
them our lamented Cbieftain, Sir
c. e. w. Day, who answered the
final summons May 30, 1919. BY no
plan or will of mine since that time
his mantle has rested on my should
ers. and came here today to rem
der account of my stewardship, hav-
ing uppermost in mind to do those
things which he would have done,
had he been here, as best can I'M
derstand."
Other Remarks.
Mr.. w. S. Willis of Waco, Grand
Chancellor Knights of Pyhias, upon
being introduced said: 81 am glad
to be here and to show my interest in
the great work which you have in
hand. Masons, Odd Fellows, Ply
thians, U. B. F.'s and cher reputable
societies are all working with Tabors
to bring about a better condition of
things, and If we enter upon our
tasks with the right intentions we
cannot fall.
"Our trouble is not the attitude of
the white man. He is not in our
way. 1t is not the rates or the laws
of the state, but rather our trouble
is that we cannot lay aside our petty
jealousies and trust and work to-
gether."
Rev. W. @. Hunter of Houston said
that the leadership could only point
the way. That he thought the trouble
was the indisposition to follow those
| in tie lead.
| Attorney R. D. Evans, the most
astute Colored lawyer in the state,
made an extended address covering the
whole range of advancement of the
race, from the legal standpoint. He
was at his best and the great crowd
cheered him to the echo. He COW
cred the civil anomalies and declared
that the power to regulate them was
in our own hands.
j. Vance Lewis, the Houston GRIM
inal lawyer, was among the gallery
gods who shouted to and was an
swered back by the crowds. He is
an orator Of the Cicero type and he
dealt blow after blow on the issues
which now confront the people. He
was greeted with round after round
of applause.
Daughter Johnson-Rice, at the head
of the Woman Section, Deaconess
Simpson, Mother Green. Mrs. Nellie
Day, widow of the late Hon. C. e.
w. Day, Mrs. Genie Weston, Mrs. L.
A. Pinkney, Mrs. Inez Chance, Mrs.
Alice Marshall, Mrs. w. S. Benton.
Mrs. Miller, Secretary Stella E. Cor
don, are among he women who are
here in evidence, bent on making he
section a success.
At the conclusion Of the addresses.
the Chief Grand Mentor announced
the following committees:
Credentials: w. M. Glover, w. H.
Taylor, w. B. Hall, Della Daniels. L.
M. Johnson, R. e. Morris, Ida West
brooks.
Rules: s. s. Smith, W. ]. Mann,
Susie johnson, Cora Long, Lucy Pick
ems.
Registration: Dora Crime, R. j..
Smith, R. e. Lott, A.. E. McCraney.
Monday night, the Second Baptist
church, Rev. S. Montgomery. pastor,
staged, the operetta, "A Woman's
Sin." before a vast audience, which
was unusually well pleased with the
production.
Tuesday.
Waco, Texas, Tuesday, July %, 10.
The big pavilion out at Taborian
park was two-thirds filled. Tuesday
morning when Chief Grand Mentor
]. S. Adair called the grand lodge
to order to begin the second days
session.
After the preliminaries the chief
grand mentor made strong appeal
for a common sense session. / am