Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-09-25

THE SHEPHERDS MEET IN THEIR
TENTH ANNUAL SESSION.
Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland
and Washington, ID. c., Repro
sCnteQ.


The best and most prosperous seS-
sion ever held by the Improved oroer
Shepherds and Daughters OF Bethle
hem, convened. in the Sixth MI. Llon
Baptist church, September 7th, ut III
A. NJ. The Grand Shepherd having dc
c,ared the Grand Fold opened, the
names of the Folds were called anu
Il larger representation responded
than ever before.
Tuesday evening the report OF the
Grand Shepherd and the Grand Sec
retary-t reaSurcrer were read which
showed the organization to be in
prosperous condition
Tuesday night, addresses Of wei
come were delivered by Rev. G.. A..
Ccbbs and Hon. John Mitchell, Jr.
A few minutes after 10 O'Clock
September Sth the convention was
hard at work, many things for tho
general uplift to the Order was done.
Hon. Ferdinand ID. Lee also made
an appeal for Il monument to be erect
ed 10 the memory of the Negro sol
dicrs who fought and died on all the
wars Of this country. A collection was
taken for tho same.
Wednesday night Rcv r. Y. Peyton
pastor Of the Sixth Mt. Zion. Bapt.
list church brought II message TO the
Order which was laden with good
Instructions.
practical lessons as we'll rs spiritual
Thursday the last day found the
Grand Fold still engaged in the mis-
sion of the Convention. Constructive
work Of a superb nature was done ut
this session.
The Grand Officers elected by the
people for the next twelve months
were rs follows:
j. Thomas Hcwin Grand Shepherd,
Richmond, Va; n. j. E. Moore, vice
Grand Shepherd, Pittsburg, Pa; a.
C. Clark, Grand Sccretary-treasurer
Richmond, Va; Lottie Young, Grand
Recording Secretary, Fredericksburg
Va. Dclilah Jones, Grand Degree Mis-
tress, Richmond, Va, Alexander Cole
man, Grand Chaplain, Winginia, Va
Mary j. Jenkins, Grand Deputy,
ScotvtsvillQ, Va; Sadie Talleferro,
Grand Senior Staff Supporter, Fred
cricksburg, Va; Ellen Wyatt, Grand
j. S. S., pamplin, Va; ID. NJ. Has.
kins, Grand Inside Porter, Prospect,
Va; l.. W. Redwood, Grand Outside
Porter, Arvonia, Va, Lucy Randolph
Grand Keeper OF Wardrobe, Chariot
tcsville, Va; j. a. Bollcn, Grand Mas
ter of Seals. AppomattoX, Va, Clara
Coleman, Grand Rcgalia Maker, Win
g:nia, Va; Directors: y. W. Cav
tnornc, APPROXIMATION Va; a. G. Clark
Richmond, Va; w. j. Cousin, Rich.
mend, Va; e. II. Jenkins, RICHMOND
Va, Amanda benson, Richmond, Va,
n. j. E. Moore, Pittshurg, Pa; Aus
tin Johnson, Fredericksburg, Va. 9.
A. Weber, Knoxville, Va, Lucy j.
Morgan, Enonvillc, Va; Harriet A.
Yancey, Esmont, Va, j. A. Bolden,
Evergreen, Va.
The following prizes were present
&C by Mrs. Q. e. Miller Of Stanton,
Va, with fitting and timely remarks
to the six successful deputies i'll tho
two year campaign in the order as in
Dictated below.
Miss Mary j. Jenkins brought in
vi members, received $4,000.
Mrs. Bette Pryor brought in ITO
members received $4,000.
Mrs. NJ. w. Garland brought in G74
members received $4,000.
Mr.. Austin Johnson brought in 297
members received $500.
Mrs. Amanda benson brought in 2S7
members received $500.
Mr.. w. A. Allen brought in ISL
members received $500.
On Thursday night fraternal greet
ings were brought the Grand Fold
in session by the following represen
tatives: Mr.. J. w. Thompson, Good
Samaritans; DR.. w. A. Smith, True
Reformers; Mr.. Charles McClaiborno
-Four and Twenty Elders; Rev. +. w,
Black, Students and Faculty Of the
Virginia Union University; Mrs. Lee
lia Williams, Rt. w. G. Council 1. o.
Of St Luke; Mr.. J. A. Hines, Order
Of st. Lukes, Supreme Council; Mr..
e. r. Johnson, Richmond Beneficial
Insurance Co., Mr.. B. l.. JORDAN,
Southern Aid Society Of Va; Mrs.
Ora Brown Stokes, The Governor of
Va, the War History Commission, !
tho Richmond Neighborhood Associa
ton.
This sitting found our Order estab
lished in Virginia w. Virginia, Mary
land, New Jersey and the District of
Columbia. The next annual sitting
will be held in the District Of Col.
umbia with the Pride Of Washington
Fold No. 1913.
We are on our march to the high
est point in fraternalism and we do
not expect to stop until this peak has
been reached and our tents set up.
Every man, woman, boy and girl, I
from two Years old to sixty who are
DESTROYS OF becoming part OF this ;
great Order that has blessed its
thousands will please make it known
bY comna0nJ rnf;po with 49, YYn,,, -