Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-05-08
VOLUME. XXXVII, NUMBER 70
SUB on G.. L. o. o. Il.
MAKES STATEMENT.
New Officers Address Fraternity and
Country After Victory in Court.

To All Lodges and Mcmters of the
Order, Ilous cholGS, PatriarrhlcS
p. G. NJ. Councils and Juve-
nifcs-Grcetin%
No man is fit to be Il Grand OH,
Ger of the Grand Uni cd Order Of DAD
Fellows in America unless he re-
gard, Il m.e!l as tue servant OF th@
Order and not as It's master.
1t is In lulS spirit tn;t wc a,c y L
ties wnllh res, upoh us Is your
Grand Ons,c.S Elect.
After a full a ID far trial i'll Cour,
OF CulunIun ric,l& 80. " Ii che SltA
of lntlauuIrhiu, hc.0rc an lmparna,
judge and jul. y, Il unanimous Nerdlcl
was rl:.dyrea on April -, lJEJ, ta"'
we are the ollce.s ana members Of
tic SuDcummit,c OF Management
duly elected at the Nineteenth B. NJ.
G..
An effort will Of course he made
to have the verdict set aside 10y the
court in which the Sc was tried 8.
may be the case viii be carried To
the Supreme Court OF Pennsylvania.
aid we arc continent ,hnt b! that tn
hunal the finding OF the jury will be
approved. We arc accordingly pre-
barring to take over the duties Of the
Subcommittee Of Management as
soon as the Supreme Court directs
that Judgment he entered upon the
verdict. Till this happens no decis-
Z ion Is final and therefore you mus,
not allow yourselves TO be disturb
ed by any reports or rumors or any
Intermediate proceeding.
Meanwhile We aask You to note the
following important points:
|. 1t reSults from the verdict that
the next regular and constitutional
b. NJ. c., IS the b. M. G. which will
assemble III Wilmington, Delaware,
on September IL, 1920.
2. As many lodges us possible
should choose delegates 60 the vii.
mington b. NJ. G. and should for
ward their credentials to Brother
Robert j. Nelson, Grand Secretary.
Elect 1T the Armstrong Building.
1894 Lombard street, Philadelphia.
Pa, We have orened temporary
Office at this address until possession
al the permanent Offices Of the Sub
committee OF Management has been
delivered to us by the court.
3. TO prevent complication OF &C.
counts, we advise lodges for the
present TO continue to make remit
tances to Brother James T. Needham
at Twelfth and Spruce streets, Phil
ndelphia. In due time he will be re
Quircd to account to Grand Secrc.
ialy Elect Nelson, SO that lodges 70
hitting to him will get the credits
to which >they are entitled.
4. With so many forces tending to
pull the people of this country apart
this is no time for holding rival con
ventions within the limits of patri
Otto Order like ours. If Brother Nor
ris attempts to hold convention in
New. York City he will be taking q
wholly unnecessary step. We say this
because all properly qualified dele
gates attending the j. NJ. G. in vii
mington will be assured of square
deal and fair chance to vote.
5. We have no means OF knowing
what statements viii be made 20
You by Brother Morris and the other
Grand Officers whom we have been
elec:ed to succeed. If, however, you
desire correct and impartial informa
ton you can get 1t by communicat.
ing with Brother Nelson at the above
address or by writing direct to our
ccL"s"; H>n. George Wharton ttp
per, 2G:i Innd Title Building, phiIa.
delphia, Pa.
6. There Is no truth in the report
that we propose to move the head
quarters Of the Order away from
Philadelphia or to make any change
in It's policy except to give the lodges
more influence in the decision Of i'm
portant questions and to substitute
strict economy in management for
what we believe has been lavish OK
penditurc of your money We have
no revolutionary plans. We propose
TO conserve and build up the Order
If statements arc mace to the con
:rary, they will he wilfuIly and ma
liciously false.
We beg to remain,
Faithfully and fratcrnally yours,
(Signcd)
JOHN s. NOEL,
Grand Master Elect.
w. r. FRANCIS.
Deputy Grand Master Elect.
r. J. NELSON,
Grand Secretary Elect.
CFAS. TT. COLBTRN.
Grand Treasurer Elect.
w. r. ANDREWS.
w. p. KEMP.
J. ANTHONY JOSEY,
J. G. ROBINSON,
&. VIM. A. CORNELIUS,
Grand Directors Elect.