The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-10-08
CHIEF RANGER ROBERT B.
GLOVER OF FoRESTERS RE-
STRAINED BY ORDER OF
COURT.

For several months past there ha:
been a CONTROVERSY between Chic
Ranger Robert B. Glover, and tho
Trustees Of Court General Robert
Elliott, Ancient Order of Foresters
as to who had the right to supervise
the property of the lodge and collect
rents and other monies due to the
Lodge During the controversy
Chief Ranger Glover seized control OF
the property belonging to the Lodge
located at 1850 and 1853 South State
Street and 4644 and 1910 Champlain
avenue, and collected rent for five
months and refused to make any re-
ports to the trustees or turn over any
money to the Lodge and contended
that he had opened special account
at Binga's State Bank known as the
Building Fund and was dcPositing all
the money in the said fund. Upon in
vcStigation the Trustees found that he.
Robert Glover, had the So-callcd
Building Fund in his own name and
was being checked out by Robert b.
Glover. as his personal account with
out any authority or order from the
Lodge. The matter came up before
the Lodge for action and the Chief
Ranger, Robert b. Glover. by use OF
Steam-roller tactics forced through a
motion which he Contcnded gave him
full authority to manage and collect
rent from the aforesaid real estate.
The members OF the Lodge believed
that they should have an attorney to
advise them in matters concerning its
real estate and property and unanim-
ously elected Attorney Harris B.
Gaines OF the firm OF Ellis & West /
brooks as their attorney Attorney |
Gaines advised the Lodge that under
the laws of the Ancient Order OF |
FOrcSters and the State OF. Illinois,
Chief Ranger Glover had no right to /
the said real estate and col /
Get and deposit money in his own
lame and make contracts to bind the
lodge and COLLECT commission from
he Lodge. Chief Ranger Glover was
liSpleaSed with Attorney Gaines opin-
or and advise and stated he did not
want a Negro lawyer TO advise him
nd that he would pay no attention to
ny opinion OF a Negro lawyer
He stated he was being advised by
big firm OF white lawyers in the
pop and was satisfied he was being 4,
dviSed correctly. Chief Ranger Clio ,
er ignored the advice OF Attorney ! :
iaines and continued to collect the I
honey OF the Lodge and placed it in {
Is private hank account Henry :. 5
loinS. Samuel Aston and George K. !
Ioodson, knowing that Negro law a
crS studied in the same schools and r
ON the same books rs white lawyers c
nd had brains TO think. took the adj a
ice OF Attorney Gaines and demand :
! that Glover Withdraw the Lodges c
oney from his private account at a
-cr to them This Mr.. Glover re- a
SCd TO do and said he was banking p
the advice given him by his big a:
1ite lawyers. The trustees reported m
c action of Chief Glover to Attor- be
Y Gaines and ne instructed him to nj
ing suit agains; Chief Ranger pc
over to restrain him from collect an
: and spending the Lodges money Sa
d on September 18th suit was filed III
Attorney Harris B. Gaines charg-
, Glover with unlawfully collecting
spending the funds of the Lodge 81;
placing the Lodges money in his
-sonal account On September
h Attorney Gaines appeared be
e Judge Torrison in the Circuit 49,
urt and asked that an injuunctio-, -
issued restraining Robert B. Glover
m collecting and spending the w
dS OF the Lodge and from with
wing the funds of the Lodge in
lga's State Bank. After reading
bill OF complaint and hearing ar ha
ncnt OF Attorney Gaines. Judge CIT
rrison, issued an injunction re- No
aiming Chief Ranger Glover from 10
Letting and spending the funds of Ne
Lodge and from withdrawing any 10
ney whatsoever from Binga's go
tie Bank. On Friday September
D, the matter was up for hearing nat
ore Judge Torrison. The trustees fen
e represented by Attorney Harris col
Gaines and Richard E, Westbrooks a !
the firm of Ellis & Westbrooks tina
Chief Ranger Glover was repre- gro
ted by Andrews and Cohen, his cha
firm of white lawyers and the thr
, had not proceeded far before it his
apparent that Andrews and on
EN- were no match for Westbrooks
Gaines.
very legal point raised was de-
d in favor of the lawyers for the
stees. During the hearing Chief r
ger Glover was compelled to ad- Mo
that the moneys of the Lodge K.
he claimed was in the Binga day
{ Bank and had been Withdrawn offs
him and that not a cent of the wee
Ees money remained in the bank. pOrt