The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-09-16

tians and boast Of their proud Am
erican blood. The growing practice Of
the civilized world. and should de-
mand the attention Of all nations In
The last 80 years there have been
lynched in the United States 8,436 per-
sons. Out OF that number sixty-four
women We're lynched. and In 1921.
TOUR persons were publicly burned at
the stake. The thfag that makes II
so bad, note that the $500 cases of
Mob violence, have gone on unpun-
lshed by the authority of the law
The iniqulty of lynehing in America
Is unboundless where no civilized per-
son says one word for the weaker race
whose conscience has been educated
II Christian Schools; where the flag
hangs out and bids all to come and
tells the thrilling story OF the Home
OF the Brave and the Land Of the
But the time has come. wbar tha
race lover should have a deep seated
conviction in their own conscience
about the conditions of the human
family We all should join hearts and
hands, with those who wish to helm
us shape and fix up the youth FOR
Tabor Is in prosperous condition
men and women everywhere are sing.
ing about Tabor, because ii is GAIN
ing ground, though the time has been
hard but think Of the 1000 persons
, nat have been put IN the Order since
pull for the Order by being conscien-
tious and help build up the Order
| All men and women should feel
equally responsible for the mainte-
nance, good name and standing OF tho
Order. We started In 1919. we only
had very small membership, they
all were discouraged; with not quite
10000 membership In the State, but
now we can boast Of her $1,000 MEM
bers. The men and women have work
all G. MS H. P,s and O. Ms to
gather fresh courage and help to put
the proposition over the top
IseminIscence OF MY work for the
Three Years OF service.
Dear Sir Knights and Daughters,
may | take few minutes of your
time to tell about the past and pres
ent condition. OF the Order, since you
have elected me as your G. G. NJ,
July, 1918 ! was elected to the Of
flee OF W G. NJ. and on June 2, 1919,
IN the home Of the famented c. G. NJ.
G. Il. w. Day, ] was Installed as your
c. G. NJ, by Sirs S. A. Jordan, A. r.
Grand Officers and Sir knights and
Daughters on that day and at that
time. ] felt the burden OF response
bility OF caring for the Knights and
Daughters Of Texas Jurisdiction. 1 was
Young IN the cause OF Chief Grand
Mentor wanted to know the con
ditions Of the Order financially anu
l called a board meeting
Of the Board Of Grand Curators at
once. l found out that the Order was
by three things. which SEEM
ed almost incurable, and each one
meant slow death to the Order. ID.
We did not have any money to Oper-
ate the Order. neither to pay claims;
Cd The Ten Dollar Assessment had
the membership down TO
less than twelve thousand. ca. The
order was just beginning to wake
up from under the sleepy and de-
plorabie conditions of being deprived
OF the permit to take In new mem
Of itself had very badly discouraged
the membership, The outside. world
had critized the Order and declared
BY all OF the gods Of the earth, tnat
Tabor was no more, until three-fourths
Of that twelve thousand had become
shalxy. faithsess and discouraged. Peo-
pie lot TABOR by the thousand and
many that STAGED were not satisfied.
SO In the morning Of my adminis-
trstion, seven points were against
me where three were for me. NY first
prayer to God gave me an UNDER
standing heart to do right myself, ana
treat all knights and Daughters light
run the Order 10 the go OF nu-
mainly and to study humanity that
/ might learn men and women, We
tveSe compelsed to borrow, Fifteen
III 5usand Dollars to 20 up 70 the
Grand Session 10 July, 1919. We We're
due for death slams alone near Sixty
dollars. Before we LETT the
session. we were not aple " Pay
prayed and studied and asked COD, 70
helm ia to build uD the membership
an make new friends for the order.
edused all expenses could. we
n running tie Grand session ., ~
al least S1,5OSia0 or 100000 per SEES
alon we do realize something OUT
81 the Park, without paying any man
a salary from any property We heNv
in charge. Whei3 we of-ce nau ~ p~s
So to S3.50 per day for work done on
~ rround fand cleaning up, we get
ali fhe help we need now Tor {s.vv
mar dav. / have Gone she game tnlne
AZ Texarlana, and Mineola, wneIe w.
were paying men salaries from .ns
frea ss,rv the Grand Temple 80
n n s ,,e,.,,scle. Now we are receiving
handsome sum OF revenue Tor the "
dr, n "a a bad thing to XII tns
goose that lays golden egs. we nav
Board Meeting when II was s.psoi1eslS
ne re Z The @. g. $; and the =. y:
- nave s,dd good words Of praise Of
\ n,,r W. ave your money Yet, some
nan and wSinen oppose me because =
saved for them and the Ofqes. ,,,r
Hi 81 the women and men tnai IVY ny.
the Order and NAnt 70 . ns.I1 ,'ss win
ne and the Board In saving the lunos
~ the Order etill we have so caneu
Itnias, and Daughters that are n tne
Order Tor personal gain, ser centeLeu.
selfishnyss and graft Tney M are o rdsrni
havo tf,ld the Board we are sirspie
OF the money and pr1perty