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Richmond planet., 1927-07-09

Funeral Director G. P. Hayes has
been steadily making progress. as
was attested by his skillful handling
of some of the most remarkable
cases in this city. The funeral OF
the venerable Rev. R. J. Bass tested
the skill of himself and his aeso-
ciates. He gave absolute satisfac-
tion and the family is outspoken III
commend ,ng the excellence OF the
service.
The rem aims is this instance were
al tho Duval Street residence and
from there conveyed to the Mt. Tabor
Baptist Church at Woodville. He
had the family there to the minute
and at the conclusion Of the services
which were of a preliminary chsr-
acter, he was on time at the Flrst
baptist Church :,
Rev. DR.. w. r. Johnson had
announced another feature ia the
mornings services, pref1xing the
statement that he funeral cortege
had not arrived. Some ONE whls-
rered that the people were outside
and hurried efforts were made 10
prepare for the entry. At the cem-
etery. the services we're impressive.
The vault was handled without
hitch" A friend was so deeply i'm
pressed that he authorized this
statement without the knowledge
of the Woodworking funeral Dtfec-
tor, C. P. Hayes. I
Richmond planet., 1927-07-09
IDEAL NEWS.

The Ideal Outing Of the Richmond
District on Thursday, June 30th to
Ray Shore (Buckroe Beach, was a
grand success. A splendid crowd
and the best of order. All were
|rnaninfdus in their praise 10 the
|Order for having the most peaceful
land ENJOYABLE outing that has ever
gone to Bay Shore. The Committee
| feels very grateful to all.
The Executive Committee Of the
BOARD of Directors met in their
Irregular monthly conference Wednes
dsv the 9Th. All were highly pleased
with the steady growth of the Order
I Great preparations are in progress
'"ct're forward to the 18th Annual
Convention TO meet in Washington.
y. c. September 6. 1927. Mr.. A.
w. Holmes. Founder of the Order
visited the National Capitol LAST
week and conferred with the
Ideals OF the District. He expressed
himself as being highly pleased with
the interest that is being shown, VI
garding the Convention.
GREAT IDEAL GATHERING At
1ST AFRICAN BAPTIST CHURCH
The 18th Anniversary Of the
National Ideal BENEFIT Society Of
Richmond District will be celebrated
ISunday. July 18th at the First Bap.
tist Church. CONNER Ion 14th and
Broad SITS. at $3.50 o'clock. All male
members will meet at the Ideal Hall
210 E. Clay St. at 2 o'clock ana
march TO the church. Female merl
Fbers will meet in the basement Of
the church at $3.50 o'clock. All
Ideals are urged TO be present
wearing regalia. Be on time. In
vite vnur friends. A good program.
Sermon nv DR.. VI r. Johnson. Ad-
dress nv Mr. A. w. Holmes. Su-
rreme Master. The National Ideal
Choir will rnnder special music. Mr..
w. IT. Gov. leader. Friends are
cordially invited
Richmond planet., 1927-07-09
3
NIIILER's HOTEL.

Tho following is a list of arrivals:
Mr.. and Mrs. R. III. Miller, Dan
vile, Va; Cheser Hopkins, Green
Vile, N. c.; Sampson Tolson,
White Stone, Va; Miss Maybelle
Brown. Norfolk; Mr.. and Mrs.
Jones, Lynchburg; Mr.. Clinton
Walker, West Point; Felope, Yoy,
Norfolk; Ben Darden, Kansas City;
n. Hicks, New York; Gilbert Brown
Eaglemore, Pa; Mr.. F b Jones,
Mrs. Toliver King, M. o. Key, Mr..
and Mrs. Hubert Gill, Miami, Fla. !;
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. W. Penn, Jr. ,
Atlantic City N. j.; Miss Ellen
Grads. DR.. J. A. Morton, Nash
vile; Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Calhoun,
Augusta, Ca; Miss Libbie Sellars,
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Thornton, Mr..
John Lane, Henry Lane, George
Mccoy and Wife, Danville; J. E..
Dickerson Columbia. S. c.: Henry
Sinclair, Baltimore, Md; Mr.. Lig-
gin Smith, Miss Belle Davis, Buslle,
Tenn. J. H. DeLoatch, Lynchburg
Charles Smith. Lynchburg; Richard
Hagans, Rocky Point, N. c.; James
Lanier, Harry Lain, Washington, ID.
c.; Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Sears,
Charlottesville, Va; j., A. Lewis
and Wife, A. T. Shippe, Roanoke;
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Taylor, Newport
News: William Terry Mass and Wife
Norfolk; C. j.. Johnson and Wife,
&. T. Arlington and Wife, Washing
ton, D. c.; Joseph Banks, Mrs E.
Cora Banks, Miss Dorothy Burns,
Mrs. Lucy Burns, Clinton Howard,
R. N. Bentley, all of Alexandria;
Willie Womack, Lynchburg; Mr.
and Mrs. F D James, Ashland; (;
Mrs. Werner Jones. Jackson; Mr.. II.
Miller and party, Winston, N. c.;
Arthur Little, Winston, N. c.; Mr..
and Mrs. Johnson, Hampton. Va. :,
Mr.. and Mrs. Aster, Newport News;
f. Nelson. Estill. Va; R. Burgess
Philadelphia; Ed. Woodson, Plum
mer, N. c.; Mrs. James Tucker,
Trenton, N. J.; Clinton Wilson,
Fayetteville N. Co.
Richmond planet., 1927-07-09
,URIsTs DAUGHTER HONORED.

Eyes, really, / am acting Secre-
tary of the Commonwealth.
'You haven't found it out yet!
Well, 1 have been since last Friday.
Mr.. Hutchinson went on his vaca-
ton, and l, being the senior clerk
in the office, was designated to act
for him. Please don't say anything
about it,
The speaker was Miss Ellen B.
Scott. daughter of Judge R. Carter
Scott, of the Circuit Court Of the
City of Richmond. She is known TO
her friends as Bunny"
First among the reasons that tnls
lis significant is that it is the first
time in all the long history of Vlr-
ginia a woman has been designated
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Mr.. Hutchinson is expected to he
back in the office this morning
Then Miss Scott, as public official
will be incorporated in that section
of history which tells of women who
have held high place in the conduct
of government. .-Times-Dispatcn,
July s.
Richmond planet., 1927-07-09

Moses Forsey was notified June
20. 1927 that he had passed the
State Board Of Embalmers. He II
now a full fiedged embalmer with
his license paid. He has been eni.
ployed for years by Funeral Direc-
tor Robert c.. Scott
Miller's Hotel is enjoying prs.
porous season under the proprietor
ship of Mr.. Thacker F. Archer.
Funeral Director A. D. Prices
new display room has attracted
much attention and his display "f
new styles of caskets Is causing
much comment The public Is in
v'ted and persons can come In to
inspect the goods, even when there
is no death in the family.
The roof garden on the Mechan-
les Bank building is being renovated
and is expected to be opened Thurs.
day night, 14th inst. Get ready for
your summer outing in the air.
Miss Kate Corbett and Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Price motored here last
Sunday from Durham. N. G. They
returned to their home Monday.
All OF the Churches are enjoying
prosperity and raising money.
Pow. Clifton G.. Cabell. Of Cow
inoton Va. was IN the city this
week and called on us.
Miss Lucy B. Ch'les. now Of
Washington. n. c. is in tho city
FOR few weeks and is spending tho
time with her narents. Col. ami
Mrs John R. Chjles
Go down TO Bav Shore. IT will
save doctors bills. The place L. now
one of the most popu1ar places on
tho Atlantic seaboard.
Mr.. ond Mrc. John r. Hall. Jr
motored here from Washington. D.
e.. last Saturday to spend the
Fourth They were Che guests Of
Mr and Mrs. John p. Hall. Sr. OF
1900 Old Dominion st.
Richmond planet., 1927-07-09

observed" /
The facts are Grand Vice Chan
celloi' F. E. Puryear and Grand
Keeper of Records and Seal Eugene
West had charges filed against them
Thursday afternoon, June 2S. 1927
and were forced into trial and
suspended Friday, June "a, 1927
This suspension was null and void.
They were denied the right to be
candidates for office and also denied
tho right to vote, when it became
rlainly evident that they had secured
the support of majority of the
tonafide delegates to the Grand
Lodge. upon a platform of retrench-
ment and reform.
ELECTION NULLIFIED
The election of officers by this act
became null and void. 1t Was a
fraudulent election, in that legal
voters were denied the. right OF
franchise. The old officers hold
over bu. those elected are not le-
gally elected. F. E. Puryear is
still Grand Vice Chancellor and
Eugene West is still Grand Keeper
Of Records and seal and W. w.
Foreman is still Grand Lecturer and
F.. G.. Elliot is still Grand Medical
Register and L. R. Woodbridge IS
still an official of the Grand Lodge.
They must now exhaust their RENE
dies inside of the Order before they
will have the fraternal right 10 ap-
PEAL to the courts of the State.
GRAND CHANCELLOR LIABLE.
Grand Chancellor w. B. F. Gro
we'll made himself liable to- addi-
tional charges when he openly
violated these laws, both State and
National and denied fundamental
Pythian rights to members OF the
knighthood with the laws written
plainly to guide him. 1t is this view
of the situation that is agitating
the Pythains here in this city and
the question is, what are Puryear
and West going to do about it?" In
the meantime, the word disgust is
a mild designation of the feeling
of the citizens here in discussing
the situation.
Richmond planet., 1927-07-09

Rev Charles S. Morris and family
with visiting friend motored to
Norfolk, Va. last Friday morning,
where DR.. Morris was called TO fill
an important business engagement
While there they visited Virginia
Beach and other interesting places.
They left for Richmond the same
evening. Little Miss Faith E. Nor
ris Is the guest Of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles p Lawrence, 951 Rugby st
Norfolk, Va.
Richmond planet., 1927-07-09
IN MEMORIAM.

Sacred to- the memqry CT our
dear rather, Lee Miller, who died
July 10 1926:
Rest in peace, dear Father;
Cne long year has passed away,
But we will meet you, darling
Father
At the final judgment day.
How we miss you.
We are in the world alone.
Life seems oh, so dark without. yon:
Our hearts are breaking to see you
again.
by HIS Children
Richmond planet., 1927-07-09
EVERYBODY WORKS BUT
FATHER
SHEPHERD NOTES.

A large thriving Fold which had
been gotten together by Mrs. Eliza
A. Berkley was organized On the
9th by cur Grand Presiding SheD-
herd Mrs. Ora Brown Stokes in
company with Mrs. Eliza A. Berk-
ley, Mrs. Susie J. Williams, Lawyer
c.. A. Mckenzie, Mrs. Polllc
Graves Mrs. SUSIE n. Robinson md
others.
Mrs. Berkley deserves great
credit for the excellent work che IS
doing for our Order in organization
ot new Folds. She Ills also showing
herself great 1ower in the excur-
sicn movement. :.
Richmond planet., 1927-07-09
OTHER EXPLANATIONS

The expression cor otherwise as
the Grand Lodge may direct" is
governed by the limitations set forth
in the Supreme Lodge Constitution
as is stated in Article ~ Of the
Grand Lodge Constitution. 70 wit:
Powers and jurisdiction of Grand
Lodge This Grand Lodge shall have
jurisdiction over all lodges OF
Richmond planet., 1927-07-09

Mr.. George T. Frye has renovated
his barber parlors at 627 N. End
St. and they are among the best in
the city. He has white metal en-
amelled chairs and has installed the
first white enamelled cash register
in any shop in Richmond.
Richmond planet., 1927-07-09
THIRTY DAYS NOTICE

Service shall be by registered
letter or personal service by scme
member of the Grand Lodge. The
accused shall have at least thirty
i30) days notice of the said trial.
1t least twenty t20) days notice "
the time and place shall be given Of
the time to take depositions All
such notices must be given through
the Grand Keeper of Records and
Seal.
"In all cases. either party may be
represented by counsel provided
such counsel or ceunsels shall be
members OF the Order in good
standing. The accused officer shall
be suspended from the exercise OF
all Official drties until his acquitted
and tho judgment shall not axtend
Levond removal from osrfce, or dis
qualification to hold office IN the
Order thereafter or both. and shall
not prevent trial ond conviction in
any other department of the Order
for thc same offense in his juris-
dicticn."'
Richmond planet., 1927-07-09

. Read The Planet. Phone YOUR or
ders to the office If you fail to get
copy at the newsstand. Randolph
2213.
Richmond planet., 1927-07-09

Especial by John Mitchell Jr.)
RI, Frank Smith a colored man, was
stabbed in the left shoulder by
Mabel Smith, his wife, in their room
at 52lN. 7th ST.. Thursday evening
AZ about z o'clock. He was carried
into the back yard and laid out IN
til the arrival of the ambulance.
Then he was removed to st. Philips
Hospital, where he died shortly az
terwards In the pen in the Police
Court last Friday morning stood a
light brown-skinned woman, who
claimed to be 10 years of age, but
who looked much older. She told
the story OF the happening.
DECIDED TO MOVE.
She and her husband had decided
to move to 619 N. 9Th st. He had
a friend there. She went around
there and asked if he was there.
She was told that he was not there.
She waited and watched and short
time afterwards she saw him come
cut of the house She got after him
about the statement made by the
woman there. Then they walked to
521 N 7th st. where they had
room on the second floor in the rear.
One word brought on another. FL
nally she struck him with the hair
brush. Then a milk bottle was
thrown.
DROPPED THE KNIFE.
She sat down on the bed. He
came towards her and began chok-
ing her. They struggled on the bed.
He had knife in his hand and in
the struggle opened it with his
teeth. Her struggles caused him to
drop the knife. He tried to get II.
She could feel it under her body and
she was trying to work it under the
pillow. She got the knife in her
hand and he told her she had beaten
him to it. She then stabbed him.
He said she had killed him Then
she got up and called the lady IN
the house to get a doctor.
WANTED TO GET OUT
He was carried to St. Philips
Hospital, where he died. She said
it was plain case Of self-defense
and she wanted to be bailed at once.
She had sister, Rosa Scott. who
lived at 104 W. Marshall st. Her
father lives at Radium, near Emporia
Va. Frank Smith is from Rocky
Mount N. G. and he has sister
Mary Joiner, living there now. A
later visit to 521 N. 7th st. brought
out the fact that Madison Crane
rents the house. Miss Virginia
Crane said that Mable Smith and
her husband were making quite a
noise up there in the room.
STABBED TO DEATH.
They came down the steps and he
exclaimed that Mable had stabbed
Richmond planet., 1927-07-09
Woman Kills
Her Husband

HIM to death. Then he was carried
out in the back yard and he re-
manned there until carried away In
the ambulance. Police officers from
headquarters were there then and
we wenS up into the rear room.
There was the hair brush, the milk
bottle the pillow on the bed and
the bloody sheets, and more splotch
es of blood on the floor. 1t was the
chamber of death. Leaving there I
met the officers again at 619 N. 9Th
St No one answered the hammer
ng upon the door.
EVERYBODY WORKS BUT
FATHER.
1t was opened. Everybody worked
cut and all inside doors were locked
In the yard settled colored woman
explained that she felt unwell and
had remained home for the dav.
while ar elderly man downstairs
said he had been sick for several
years. They knew nothing about
the tenants in front. We passed
cut. The officers evidently went to
headquarters and I went to the
Planet Office to write this story Of
the tragedy.
Richmond planet., 1927-07-09
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT.

Section /. Charges or complaints
made against members OF the lodge
Under the penal provisions Of the
laws, rules and regulations shall be
reduced to writing and distinctly
state the cause, time and place or
occurrence The Keeper OF Records
and Seal shall furnish the accused
with a. copy thereof and notice
that the matter will be taken up for
consideration at tho next regular
meeting Of the Lodge when a com
mittee Of five members OF the Rank
OF Knight shall be appointed.
Richmond planet., 1927-07-09

Knights of Pythfas within the
State of Virginia; none OF which
can legally exist without its sanctlon
G., authority. 1t possesses the rlgcc
and power of granting charters. ol
suspending or taking away the same
upon proper cause, of receiving ana
hearing of appeals, of redresslng
grievances and complaints arising
in the lodges under its jurisdiction'I
OF enacting laws for its own govern
ment and support-in all CONFORM
able to the laws of the supreme
Lodge
OTHER PROVISIONS.
So that ain all conformable to
the laws of the Supreme Lodge.
The Supreme Lodge law, Section oO
Paragraph B reads:
''The Grand Chancellor or any
officer OF the Grand Lodge shall be
liable to impeachment for 1nebrlety,
Or for the breach of trust in conne2-
ticn with the funds Of the Order OF
for violation of the criminal laws
o3 his country, Involving moral tur'
ritudo or for neglect of his officlai
duties or obligations or for conouct
unbecoming knight.
&C. Articles of impeachment may
he preferred against the Grand
Chancellor or the Grand Lodge oni-
GERS by five (6) or more Grand Re-
rresentatives or by three (3) or
moro Grand Lodge officers
1.-THE Grand Lodge officers other
than those preferring the charges.
shall be the Tribunal before which
the Grand Chancellor or other Grand
Lodge officers shall be tried. The
accused shall not have vote in the
proceedings.
MUST FILE CHARGES
"The articles Of impeachment
herein provided for shall specify the
offense or offenses charged with
clearness and precision and with
reasonable detail as to time and
PLACE and circumstances, and be
signed by the parties preferring them
and shall, be filed with the Grand
Keeper Of Records and Seal.
mo articles of impeachment sball
ne dismissed for want Of formatity.
The ranking officer of the TRIAL
Tribunal shall preside and shall fix
a time and place for the trial, and
at once notify the other members
of the Tribunal of the time and place
appointed: thereupon the Graud
Keeper Of Records and Seal shall
attest and issue a summons citing
tho accused to appear oAfore the
Tribunal on the date and Mt the
time and place selected. He shall
accompany the summons with cor
rect copy Of the charges.
Richmond planet., 1927-07-09
SUPREME CHANCELLOR'S
DUTIES

The Supreme Lodge Constitution
also provides in Article 7, Section
% as follows:-
"The Supreme Chancellor**"ahall
see that all constitutional enact
ments. rules and ed'cts Of the SUI
preme Lodge are duly and promptly
Richmond planet., 1927-07-09

NEWPORT NEWS, VA, July L
The ringing, forceful. able editorial
deliyerance in the Newport News
Star last week has created 4 a9nsa-
ton here and has been warmly
commended by some of the leading
citizens in Tidewater. They seem 10
feel that this kind of political work
l;nder the name of fraternallsm
should cease. A leading member Oh
the Order of knights of Pythias IN
discussing this phase of the situa-
ton proceeded to show that under
the Pyth:an law, Grand Vice Chan
cellor F. E. Puryear and Grand
Keeper of Records and Seal Eugene
West have never been legally sus
Dended from the Grand Lodge and
arc entitled to all Of their rights
and privileges therein.
HAVE LEGAL REDRESS
They have a legal redress and IL
the facts are as stated, can 90 IN
demnified for their humiliation and
treatment at the hands of those re-
sponsible for it. This can be
brought about only after all efforts
inside of the Order have been ex-
hausted. The charges filed against
W. B. F. Crowell Grand Chancel'
lor; w. H. C. Brown, Grand Attor-
ney and Joseph r. Pollard, Grand
Master of Exchequer should have
been filed with the Grand Keeper
of Records and Seal or his successor
o., substitute, to- be acted upon after
a lapse of thirty days as set forth
in the law. This time limit is a
fundamental right and cannot be le-
eally violated. The same is true
concerning the charges against Grand
Vice Chancellor f. E. Puryear and
i,rdrd FtCper Of Rccords AMI Seal
Etarhp West.
DENIED RIGHTS.
- matter ot fact the iA"cr
two were denied the right to vote.
Officers of the Grand Lodge must be
tried bv officers of the Grand lodge.
The findings OF this tribunal TGust
be supported by two-thirds vote OF
GrandLodge to be effective. Members
of the Grand Lodge are tried in ac-
cordance with the subordinate lodge
forms of trials duly modified and
limited by the Grand Lodge and the
Supreme Lodge law. The Grand
Lodge Constitution for subordinate
lodges, Article V is as follows:
SUBORDINATE LODGE LAW.
Amy subordinate lodge or any
officer or member Of the Grand
Lodge violating the established
principles, laws, rules and regula-
tions may be tried in accordance
with the laws, rules and regulations
and be punished by fine or suspen-
son. Said trial shall be conducted
in accordance with the code Of pro-
cedure as adopted by this Grand
Lodge for the government OF subor-
dinate lodges OF this jurisdiction so
far as applicable or otherwise as
this Grand Lodge may direct"
Article XVI, Constitution Of Su-
bordinate lodges:
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT. :.
Section 1. Charges or complaints
made against members OF the lodge
pnder the penal provisions Of the
Richmond planet., 1927-07-09
Pvthian Law and Its Effect--Pur-
year and West Not Legally
~ Suspended.
Election of Successors Null and Void
Interesting Information.

observed ;"
Richmond planet., 1927-07-09
STABBED TO DEATH.

They came down the steps and he
that Mable had stabbed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-24
Musical for Benefit of
Charity Hospital Work.

Mrs. ames Edward Dalgeish will
give a musical at her home. 1912
Varnum street. Wednesday morning
at IL O'Clock. The program arranged
by Mrs. Robert Hamilton Dalgleish,
president of the Rubinstein Club, will
present prominent members of that or
ganization. The musical. is under the
patronage of the members of ST.
stephen 's-Incarnation parish commit
tee of the Episcopal Eye, Ear and
Throat Hospital and will be given
for the benefit of the charity work of
the hospital.
Mrs. John Garibadi Sargent. Mrs
Harry Stewart New and Mrs. William
Marion Jardine held the list of pa
troneSses for the interesting card
party to he given Monday, February
IA, at 2:30 o'clock in the large ball
room of the New Willard Hotel
This card party ia under the aus
pices Of the art section of the Tween
tieth Century Club, and is for the
purpose of raising a fund to pur-
chase a set of linen Medici prints for
the Carnegie Public Library. These
beautiful copies of the great masters
will be placed in the Public Library
ard will be available for students, art
lovers lecturers, and in fact for the
use of all citizens of Washington
Mr.. and Mrs. William F.. Leahv
entertained the members of the Phi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-24

evening. His subject will be America
and Americans in Their True Light"
Miss Honora Bailey, daughter of
Representative and Mrs. Ralph f.
Bailey of Missouri, will come from
Philadelphia. where she Is a student
of Oscar Seagle, to give group of
vocal numbers.
Hostesses for the evening will be
Mrs. l.. c. Dyer, Mrs. Sam c. Major,
Mrs. Charles f. Kiefner and Mrs. /.
V. Mcpherson.
Representative Joe J. Manlove
president of the society. win preside
at the meeting Other officers re-
Gently elected are: Representative w.
l.. Nelson, vice president; second vice
president. Mrs. Bessie Parker Brueg-
geman, chairman United States En-
ployes' improvisation Commission
third vice president, Mr.. NJ. f.
Rhodes; secretary, Mrs. w. w.
Badgley, and treasurer, Mr.. f.. r.
Williams.
The program will be followed by
dancing. Admission to the meeting
will be by card. Information regard
ing arrangements for guests may be
obtained from any officer OF the so
ciety.