Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1928-02-04
IDEAL SOCIETY NOTES.
THREE GREAT MEETINGS.

Three great Public Installation
Meetings of the sixty four local
lodges of the National Ideal Benent
Society were held in the dlnerent
sections of the city during, the past
ten days and each was br IN full OF
enthusiasm The Supreme Master,
other Supreme Officers and the Ma
tional Lecturer were present on all
of the occasions. The installation
was personally conducted by tho
chief executive, Mr.. A. W. Holmes.
The first installation meetng was
held at the Williams CT M. e.
Temple. South RichmoHd, Rev.
George Carter. pastor, sThursday
night January goth. A splendid
program was rendered. MIS-. S. b.
Cogb IL Supreme Assistant Secre-
tary acted as Mistress Of Ceremonies.
Remarks were made by Prof. J. H.
blackwell. Mr.. Grover G. Grant
Rev. Carter and others.
great gathering of en- husiastlc
members filled the Sharon Baptisr
Church Monday night January SOM
to it's capacity, the occasion being
the Pub ic Installation of the oflcers
of the various lodges of the Central
and West End Districts. Deputy I.
L. Beverly was Master of Ceremon-
les. The pastor, Rev. R H. John
son. D. D.. who really is an ideal
Ideals. spoke in high praise of tre
Order. Attorney Lorenzo G. White,
Vice Supreme Master, in dict on most
eloquent. paid a glowing tribute 20
the Supreme Master for his great
achievements and unsurpassed lead
ership.
Tuesday night, January 31st, de-
spite the snow storm that had al
ready spread its white covering over
the city, with flakes still falling
thick and fast, many loyal officers
and members braved the weather and
represented very splendidly the
lodges of the East End and Fulton
Districts. Deputy T. L. Beverly pre-
G dod Deacon Scott, Deputy Rosa b :.
Atkins, Sister Mamie Robinson and
the Supreme Secretary made encour-
aging remarks.
The Supreme Master, in his own
inimitable way, addressed each aud
fence on the high points OF the
Order. Mrs. Bankett. the National
Lecturer, who has been named by
the Supreme Master as Director OF
the Drive, filed an important part
on each program by giving detailed
information regarding it. The plans
presented were unanimously ap
proved and adopted by each group;
hence March 18th, at the Sharon
Baptist Church, when the Drive Ter
inmates great results are anticipated
This applies to all Of the Lodges and
Nurseries in the City Of Richmond &.
The Goal set is 1900 members:
1000 adults and 500 children.
REV. BECTON WILL ANSWER
REV MORRIS NEXT WEEK. .
Birmingham, Ala,
1926 9Th Avenue NJ,
January 26, 1928.
NJ John Mitchell, Jr.,
81 N. Fourth Street
IA cnmOnQ. va.
NY dear Brother Mitchell:
I received the copy Of Richmond
Planet which you sent me according
to my request, carrying an account
from DR.. Morris, in which he is sup
posed to be stating why he denoun-
ces me. He dwelt at length falsely
on the money which 1 received at
the meeting conducted at his church +.
I have nothing to say in regards
to his attack on my dress, my
preaching or my w'fe's gifts. Those
things stand for themselves in the
sanction of those who have heard
and seen us. but when he m'srepre-
sents the truth concerning finances
l owe it to the public to give them
facts in the case that the readers
might be their own judges as to who
has lied and who has told the truth
This letter is to request of you the
courtesy of allowing me to correct
his malicious false presentations OF
the finances in the meeting held al
his church. ..,
I hope to have the article ready
for next weeks issue, to reach you
by or before the thirtieth. wishing
you continued success. I am,
Yours respectfully,
G.. WILSON BECTON.
The article had not reached us at
time of going to press. Ed.