The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-08-12

Gen. Jones Is to be commended.
Band concerts and military forma-
lions held In front of the church help
/ ed to liven the sessions and without
which dairy thronged the streets and
sidewalks adjacent to the church
was attracted by the appearance OF
these bands and companies.
Especially splendid was the parade
held Friday afternoon.
Gathering at the North Dallas Park,
corner OF Hall street and Central
avenue. II marched north on Hall
street, to Thomas avenue. west on
Thomas to Leonard south on Leon
ard TO San Jacinto street. east on
San Jacinto to Boil. south on
Boil to Bryan. thence to Hawkins,
Elm to HARDWOOD. where II passed the
Municipal building from whose steps
Il was reviewed by Supreme Com
mander c. NJ. White and his staff.
The parade contained four bands
from Woodmen Ranks which came
from TexarlSana. Fort Worth and
Denison. They We're assisted by the
band Of the local camps,
Seven companies Of uniform ranks
OF men and women were Included
They represented Fort Worth. San
Antonio. Austin, Oklahoma Citv and
Dallas. multitude OF Automobiles
ana decorated floats comp rised the
noay or the parade which all agree
was the most splendid ever held in
Dallas. Special cars met the bands
and uniformed companies nj Com
merce and Harvard streets and con-
yeyed them to Riverside Park, where
Suaro mount and a Dress Parade
Prominent visitors Present.
eo;mIroT.-THT HIT II IRA RIA FRAR
me convention which drew dele
s ssss from the states OF Arkansas
missouri Oklahoma, Colorado, KAN
sas ana Iexas, was visited by many
national affairs. Among them were:
aon- Roscoe Dunjee. Editor of the
slack Dispatch, Oklahoma. CITY: Mr.
=; W. Noble, Oklahoma City; J. u,
wells, Langston; q Q. Brown. Guthrie;
]. NJ Anderson. N. S. Adkins. Kansas
City: Thomas Edward Oklahoma CITY:
heY. +. Rivers Barnwell Texas Public
Health Lecturer; Attorney r. d
Evans, Waco; Mrs. G. j. Moody G. W.
Anderson, Shreveport, La; u. Russell
oklahoma city; g. L. Dove. Supreme
Clerk L. II. Lightner; Eapreme ep Phye
sician. y ". d. Abner; Supreme
Banker q. ". Norman; General John
Z, Jones and Brigadler General g.
Burleson.
Goal Of order $4,000 200.
When interviewed by Dallas Exe
press reporter and pressed for
statement supreme CONNIE nder, White
had the following to say: There Is
no doubt but that the greatest need
of the Negro in America Is more
sound financial Institutions and or
ganizations. The american Woodmen
Is one. And / say that without fear
Of contradiction. We have total as
sets OF $1,0S4.60750. Every month we
pay in salaries to our employees who
by the way are the most competent to
be found in Amer M, more than SIS :
600 each month Ne place our reserves
at the disposal 81 our people 50 that
they aid them in buying homes and
real estate These facts are signifi-
cant. Tell the world for me that the
American Woodmen hove really join
\ the Negro race and are helping II
IN the Woodmen way
My greatest ambition Is to see
this Order worth $4,000. 900. And we
are going to accomplish that feat
Yes. we are growing because we are
! werking and we are going TO put this
l Job over"
Nr. White appeared In the b. & Of
| health and sririts during the whole
meeting, dom natIng the yhole aSsem.
bly, with hit vigorous and viva,iou:
/ personality Nnd by his constant alert
4 ness giving the appearance OF Ire
1 less human machine bent only on tn,
success % this great fraternal or
| sanitation.