Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1927-11-12
Supreme Chancellor
Green Makes Reply
CONTINUED from last week

1t is true the supreme lodge met in
Jacksonville, Fla, in 1899, and L was
one of the representatives who voted
to hold our biennial session in jack
sonville, Florida. Racial relations
were far more pleasant, more toler-
ant and more agreeable in Jackson
Vile, Florida in 1899 than they are
in 1927. Furthermore, we had very
small representation of members OF
the supreme court, and no encamp-
ment of the uniform rank department.,
and no "jim-crow" street cars in
jacksonville, Florida.
1t is true, Mr.. Editor, that we have
also held biennial sessions in Kansas
CITY, Missouri, in st. Louis Missouri,
in Louisville, Kentucky and in Baltl-
more, Maryland, and EACH ONE OF
these cities mentioned ARE in the
South, but not in the far South, and
NEITHER of these cities mentioned
HAVE 'jim-crow" street cars. nave
voted for and would again vote to
hold one of our biennial sessions IN
either of these cities mentioned when
ever an invitation has been and may
be extended to the supreme lodge to
hold our sessions in either OF those
cities.
In the cities above mentioned, there
is no probability of our women beng
subjected to humiliations, or insults
of "iim-crow" street cars, and there
is small probability of our uniform
rank members causing race riots be-
cause of insults from irresponsible
members of the other race.
| have full faith and confidence IN
the promises of the mayor of the City
of Dallas, in its Chamber of Com
merce, in its eminent citizens, and IN
the representatives of the railroad to
carry out as far as they could, the
promises made to US in the matter OF
accommodations, and in the matter
of courtesies that they would extend
to us.
But, Mr.. Editor, living in the South
all of my life, and knowing the South,
land YOU living in the South,
and knowing the South, you know it
is beyond the power of the mayor OF
the City of Dallas, and of its Cham
Der of Commerce, and OF the eminent
citizens to prevent irresponsible mem
bers of their race to NEEDLE or insult
members of our uniform rank depart
ment wearing soldiers clothes, and
having the names of the Northern
states from which they came.
If the mayors of Brownsville, Tex
as and of Houston, Texas, backed by
the unlimited power of the army and
navy of the United States govern
ment, could not prevent clashes be-
tween the soldiers of the United
States government, and the irrespon-
sible members of their race from
bringing about race riots, then what
chance would there be for the supreme
lodge of the Knights of Pythias of
North America, South America, Eu-
rope, Asia, Africa and Australia to
avoid clashes among their uniform
rank members and some irresponsible
members of the uniform rank coming
in contact with the irresponsible MEM
bers of the other race.
In the report of the proceedings OF
the supreme lodge found on the front
page of The Houston Informer OF
August 81, 1927, l note your CORE
spondent quotes Mrs. Green as hav-
ing insulted Texas.
| think, Mr.. Editor, that in allow
the columns of your paper without
verifcation, is unworthy of the rep
utation of the journal you edit as
being printed in the interest Of MEM
bers of the colored race. Mrs. Green
is far too we'll cultured, and has been
in attendance too long at the biennial
sessions of the supreme lodge of the
Knights of Pythias to insult any la
dies or any members of the order of
the Court of Calanthe of the jurisdic-
ton of Texas. Mrs. Green has attend
ed every session of the supreme lodge
beginning with the year 1898, except
the one held at Jacksonville, Florida
in 1899, and has taken part in the
discussion of questions arising in the
supreme court of the order of Ca
lanthe, and this is the first time she
has ever been charged with insulting
all of the women of the great state
of Texas or any other state. A large
number of the good friends of Mrs.
Green are members of the grand
court of the order of Calanthe of Tex
as, and she would not insult any of
the members representing the order
Of Calanthe of the jurisdiction of Tex
dS' one, HOWeNeI, HdS Iile Coul age VI
her convictions, and does not hesitate
to express her opinion on any mat
ter that may arise in the supreme
court, order of Calanthe.
am sure, Mr.. Editor, that the
statements charged against Mrs.
Green as having been made in the
supreme court of the order of Ca
lanthe were either made in ignorance
by your correspondent or were will
fully and maliciously charged against
her by some person who desired to
create i'll feelings between her and
the representatives of the good wo-
men of Texas.
(To Be Continued