The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-17
Eleventh ana Hull street. GeutI[
Aond. Miss Grayce p. HrlnseS. !
Red Men !

- Sssass sj3tssI
Red n a.
A. long Is this fratefntty. t1lvur
entity great big thing; ~ verys
bayonet dipped In fha bsuod 01sS
fathers; this most splendid fraternifv1
the only archive for the safe Co.
CT the legends and traditions ~
strange, yet interesting De-
. thing 80 iuli OF b ~
and thought and noble tS3usS
and kindly deeds, solIcits ~ n
berehip conditioned upon what 1l{Ss
may expect In q financial way, 1uWt r.
long will Thousands Of these n3xtg
bers fall down ana worship -,
mon, the golden god, ana when S1lSiS|
hunger for the neeh pots has SS6l
satisfied their names are added tu1vh4
suspension list. -
What next7 We drag them bacirsor
the payment of q small Amouiffs ~
wampum and nine times out o(ssxer
they are suspended again. ~
You may call me crazy. but II. ND
seems to NE that too often We cheSn1
en- this Great Fraternity and baftfS
away our beautiful Jewels FOR vsss,si
cheap and intangible things. -
A membership attracted By 1ri
benefits 10 bound to be ephemeraS4is
LIES best and richest reaches. an0~Hs
short In the finer feelings OF frater& r.
as the Arctic regions are OF rnati0nr]
and Johnny-jump-ups. -
I would not decry that bsautsrui]
feature Of our work which reachea.UutI
financial hand In the time or nSxNa
But It Is often overworked! Witt
yreAt big tender heart n that ofTfk9
Improved Order OF Red Men! sa1Fol
large and sympathetic tor III ino6fkn3
tries to do too much for what tf~srH.
ceives, dues too low. and dement's az
high for amounts paid In. Tribes ~
come poor sometimes; and membsrl
fall by the wayside.
We all believe that like seeks hks
but sometimes in our rush for Ylxml
bers we lose sight Of this flxed MN
cipie In society and. therefore. con.
fifcting levels are esta biished. and
disturbing elements result In loss ~
membership.-A. B McCown.
There Is 30 much to say ana -
much to be said OF and for the Tribee1
and so little said. Of the DeKree r.
Pocahontas, that the average n ri !.
Der Of the Improved Order Of RSd|
Men has almost, II not altogether ,for.l
gotten that delightful, and would ~
charming and helpful branch OF cur
order lending rainbow OF promle1|
to many life that would walk on Ut
higher levels OF sweeter and beste4}
things.
We cannot rise above the rome
which. presided over by woman, like
those Of old Sparta, are the true
source OF our country's greatness. And
20 declare that the Improved OrAnf1
Of Red Men with all 1t has done and
shall yet do ere the afternoon Of thil
Old world shall stretch away dFt1
everlasting night to sweeten huruAf
In the home, and on the membershi1
OF our Tribes. adding to and adornin2
the temples OF fratsrnal and humal
habitattons. the very hope and pUr
pose OF the Improved Order OF Rel
Men can but expect disappointment
and less the richer things which mai
life worth while-A. B. McCown-
RtcnmoDd TrfDcA.
Annnwnn tribe. No. 10, I. O. r. n
meets at Lee Camp hall every Frid1
evening. r. e, Hughes. chief
records. 500 North Davis avenue.
Gray Eagle tribc. No. %. i. O. n. -
m Gets every Monday night At corn<
OF Seventh and Main streets w
Walden. chief OF records. :o20 Ed
franklin street
Indianoln tribe. No. 81. l. q. u. ~
meets every NIoncay night At Lexde
hall. corner Hull and Tenth streets
South Richmond c. g. Wells. che
Of records. 1920 Porter street.
Jamestown tril,e. No. II. 1. o. n. NJ
meets at Springfield hall. Twenty-G0l
and NJ streets. every "Wednesday ever
ing. George Jordan. chief of record
Annatnka tribe. No-e3. 1. q. n nj
meets at Lee Cainp hall every Satus
day night. J. L. Pattison. chief
8 lords. "a So7th Adams street
cpechancennugh trtbe. M. flx.-.I
O II. NJ. meets ut Juniors hall,
hedd corner Stewart every FrtN&E
night W. J. Mcdowell. chisf-e
records
Pawnee tribe. No. 81. I. o, n u
meets every Thursday night q c.
ooran hall J N. Brown. c:iiSf IN
strset -. -
Mcnacan tribe. I. =. h n, me9ke
every Thursday night At Monroe hall
611 West Main street. Nelson Powell4
chief Of records. 1927 Floyd avsnuA
Degree Of FucAhontas
IAtt1c SQuaw Council No. 8. mseta
At 100 N. Twenty-Sixth street svsryI
Monday night.
Golden Eagle Council, No. .. meets
every Wednesday night IN each mcnthI
at Pythtan Castle. SIS e. MarshAMI
street. Mrs. jamie Levensohn. Keenri
er Of Records.