Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1936-07-01


The Afro-American Sons and Daughters approaches
eleventh anniversary August, 1886 with record of
achievement that excels any other fratena order
organized.
We sure each person connected with the organ
zaon appreciate its growth and progress from its
BIRTH through its infancy through the years of depression
to the present day. The organization still in its Adde'S
period Ia terms of years but in tesms sf achieve
ments it is far matured than number Of other
similar organizations that have been operating twenty
years, when the dreams of T. J. Huddeston
only means of passing the time away while asleep.
1t would be impossible to celebrate the anniversary
of the AfroAmarican Sons and-Daughters without turn
ing in minds to the very first page and following
in order chapters which bring the anniversary
date In the first chapter the first page mental pic
of the Founder. Mr. T. J. Huddleston, Sr, would
immediately present itself. Studying this character
would recognize such qualities represented in the
Afro American Sons and Daughters symbolic triangle
Foresight Faith and Endurance along with these, dy
mamie determination that cannot be surpassed and mag
netic personality. There is wonder then, that such
character should have dream so foIcefu that
mediately awakening, he began forming plans by
which this dream should
The first important thing Mr.. Huddcston did,
to make a great investment knowing that only
get of life what put into H. therefore he put the
greatest thing he possessedhimsef no greater invest
mtnt than ones life be made i'm any field of
dcavol His days and nights spent telling others of
his dream and of the certain success OF course the
doubted, thanks to Maker the biggest pro-
grams ever put started by Few. We have
to believe that the necessary requirement for
any big task is the faith of the Pew, find this
the scriptures that relate the story Of Gideons
army. During the organizing period there only one
assistant T. J. Huddeston, Jr, who holds the
spcnsble position of Assistant Custodian and Business
Manager The first members recorded by this
getic young he there in the beginning After
Ia few months of struggling another chapter is started
here recognize the image of Dir. L. T. Miller, of
the Souths efficient physicians and who built up
friendship and association that would enhance any bust
which he connected himself Mr.. HuddIeson
indeed fortunate to Dr. Miller associate and
Medical Director Dr. Miller has proved indisputabe
asset to the organizations There others who entered
the beginning of the organization, but these fell by the
way side before making contributions that the Courier
has space to include The first form of Grand Lodge
held in 1924 at Louise Mississippi This meeting
pleed the temporary organization and it passed to
manent chartered organization holding the first Grand
Lodge in 1925 in Yazoo City Mississippi. The first saar
led employees Mrs Core +. Webber who is still
serving faithfully, and Miss Alex Harding.
1t that during the early days Mr., Huddeston
was actually immune to hard work and loss of sleep for
he toed day and night to bring his dream true and
absh the faith and confidence of the people Those who
have heard Mr.. Huddleson speak have probably heard
him say, The organization is growing by leaps and
boundsno other words describe the growth better
than Leaps and Bounds" for by 1923 it required five
clerks to take of the increasing work.
During the third year, aside from increase in Of
flee employees great movement sared-architects
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