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The administration of the affairs of
the Order by the present C. M. is
history of repeated injuries and
usurpations of the rights of the
brotherhood in America, all having
in direct object self-perpetuation in
office and greed. In proof thereof
let the facts be submitted to a candid
MM^impa.-ii&i public opinion to-wit—
1.'
The S. C. M. has permanently re
carded the growth of the Order in
the states by hauling innocent mem
bers thousands of miles from home
on trumped-up charges of contempt as
a means of brow-beating the member
ship and lengthening their term of
office.
2.
Hie ft: TS. M. has reduced the mem
bership in America from five hundred
thousand members, under Houston in
ItfiO, fc« approximately two hundred
thousand ttnrM?' Mo? ri* ir. 1918, and
practically dtptete-d th« treasury from
145,000 in 1*10 to literal bankruptcy
in 1918.
3.
Arbitrary and burdensome taxa
tions have been imposed upon the
Odd Fellow people without their con
sent and over their protest, in order
tp afford graft to the plunderers.
Laws have been changed to suit the
personal ..ends of the S. C.. M., and
the funds of the Order have been dis
sipated in furtherance ©f their politi
cal fortunes and if the members at
tempted to protest they were ruled
for contempt, and tried in their ab
sence miles away from home.
The Odd Fellows' Journal, the offi
cial organ of the Order, has been con
verted into a personal'sheet, and to
Advance the personal propaganda of
the present S. C. M. The organ of
the O.'der has been used as a big
atick to keep in line any member or
members who dares dispute the power
of the mighty S. C. M.
4.
The people have, b§en denied their
Inalienable right to choose either their
place or time of meeting, or select
their officers. All of these inalienable
rights of a free membership have
been usurped by the Grand Master
and the S. C. M. We have been di
vested of self-government and our
court of final decision has been trans-
ferred to an English authority, and
we are denied the constitutional right
given us by our country to have our
property rights passed upon in the
courts of the state in which we live
under the threat of expulsion from the
Order.
All of these injustices and injuries
have been imposed on a long-suffering
people under the guise of Friendship,
Love and Truth, Peace, Happiness and
Prosperity.
5.
.Our m&i&ftRs*'--'State «W National
—have been postponed with impunity,
and the term of office of the present
S. C. Jl. extended by proclamation in
stead of by election Taxation with
out representation has been the rule
—Laws written upon the books by
the express will of the people in the
congress of our Order have been
spoken out of existence by the arbi
trary edict of the -S. C. M., and all
right of jpetition and redress deoiod
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Odd Fellows Issue-
To the Members of tl»« tJ. O. O. F,
Amsirtca.
GH*etingr«^
Let us submit in the spirit of the
immortal Declaration of American In
dependence that, when in the course
of human events, it becomes necessary
for a free people to overthrow a ty
rannical and arbitrary administration
which has continually harrassed and
burd&tied them as a fraternal union,
a decent regard for the opinion of
mankind recognizes that they should
disetom the cause which impels them
to act—
put, when a long train of abuses
and usurpation, pursuing invariably
the same object, evinces a design to
reduce society to an absolute despot
ita, ft is their right, their duty, to
overthrow such tyranny and safe
guard the future with a government
by the consent of the governed. Such
has been the patience and sufferance
of the Odd Fellows of this country,
and such is the necessity, which con
strains them to act, and to set forth
tb« reasons therefor.
In 1912, the term of office of the
S. C. M. was extended by %he-arbi-
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Emancipation Proclamation
order
Signed:
JOHN S. NOEL, G. M.,
Montgomery, W. Va»
W. T. FRANCIS, O. G.
St. Paul, Minn..
R. J. NELSON, G. S„
Harris burg, Pa.
CHARLES COLBURN, G. T.,
Wilmington, Del.
Grand Directors.
T. ANDREWS,
Sumter, 3. C.
P. KEMP,
W.
Detroit, Mich.
& A. JOSEY,
Madison, Wis.
J. G. ROBINSON,
Knoxville, Tenn,
WM. CORNELIUS,
New York City.
Grand Auditors.
CHARLES E. MITCHEGL,
Institute, W. V&.
ISAAC H. NUTTER,
Atlantic City, N. J*
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box, to the opposition candidates to
the present S. C. M. In 1916,
term of" office was again ex
rended two years by suspension and
expulsion of an entire jurisdiction
and, in 1918, further attempt w
made to extend office two years by
passing a void act to postpone the
19th B. M. C. until 1920 as a toar
measure.
In proof of the fraud of the at
tempted postponement, the S. C. M.
attempted to hold a B. M. C. in New
York without delegates, in spite of
their crWn
of postponment in
January, 1918, to September, 19.0.
For six years we have borne these
unnumbered oppressions without re
dress. We have petitioned our broth
ers in the spirit of Friendship, Love
and Truth only to be rebuffed and
answered by repeated injuries and in
sults. The consummation of the plot
to displace democracy with ignorance
and autocracy was reached in the at
tempt of the S. C. M. to extend it?
term of office by postponing the I9t!
B. M. G» until 1980, Y*"ch the Odd
Fellows of America rose up and re
sented. And pursuant to adjourn
ment September 9,1918. through theii
accredited representatives, the Odd
Fellows of America met in Bi-enniai
meeting, overthrew kaiserism, declar
ed themselves a free society and elect
ed officers to reflect the principles of
Friendship, Love and Truth through
out the world—recognizing and ap
preciating at the same time any fra
ternal tie we may owe to the mothet
Order in England.
We, therefore, the representative of
the G. U. O. O. F. of America in the
19th B. ML C. assembled, appealing to
the Supreme Judge of the Universe
for the rectitude of our intentions, do,
in tne name of the Sovereign Odd
Fellow people of the United States of
America, solemnly publish this ad
dress, and call on the members of the
Order to support and sfistain our ac
tions in the spirit of Friendship, Love
and Truth, that the principles and
policies of our ancient fraternity may
not perish from the earth.
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New York City.
Grand Household Officers.
MAMIE M. HAILEY, M, W. G. S.
EUGENIA HENDERSON,
R. W. G. C,
OLA M. WALKER, W. G. R.
ANNIE M. CROOM, W. G. T.
IDA DAVIS, W. G. D.
LENA EVANS, W. G. U.
MARY B. ENGLISH, W. a
LIZZIE RUCKER, W. G. S.
AMMIE FREEMAN, W.
We invoke the gracious favor of
Almighty God and the con iderate
judgment of mankind on our contiuct.
Signed and subscribed to this 9th
day of September in the year of
our Lord, 1918, Manhattan- Casino,
New York City.
PERRY W. HOWARD.
Chairman.
W- T. FRANCIS and CHAS. jS.
MITCHELL,
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REGISTRATION
And now you men who stood by and
watched Company as it went away,
you men who've seen them in their
might depart, these you,ths to fight
your fight, now that the new draft bill
is through, how does the matter stand
w5th
txary adjournment iwo years. In aquane wrhera you fill your
1914, the term of office was again ex- questioaaire, Mow much exemption
ianifitf for two $mn& fey fraad and a J®a would claim, and igr .wfest right
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with their lot.
Rdittrr Dayton Forum:
Dear Sir—-I trust you will be able
to publish in this week's issue of youi
paper this comment on a news article
published in the Dayton Journal, Sep
tember 3(fch last, headed "Colored
Boys Do* Fine Work at Front—«i*reai
Scouts."
As the article in question is a new?
article purporting to come ffoni.
through the Associated Press from a
correspondent with the* American
troops in France, I must presume
that the Dayton Journal does not nec
essarily stand sponsor for same
approve of the vicious and hurtful
.subject matter contained therein.
Therefore I am asking you as a mat
ter of courtesy and right to give pub
licity to this comment on same, for
despite the promising heading of the
article, instead of giving reliable in
formation concerning our boys over
there or giving them the merited
praise which all offical dspatches in
dicate they are entitled to, it degen
erates into a thing of lying and ridi
cule of such mendacous nature as to
arouse the just indignation of colored
readers as well as of fair-minded
white readers to whose notice it may
come.
It is all the most hurtful and vicious
because it tells some truth, handing
out a little sop of praise, and then
proceeds to neutralize, nay, nullify,
it all by statements that are obviously
vile and untrue, and which could only
have been written by a very stupid
hand or with full knowledge of their
false and hurtful character, but with
malice aforethought to detract as
much as possible from the splendid
Service that for the most part out
colored boys are rendering over there,
and the evidently well-merited praise
which continues to follow their ac
tions either in or out of the trenches.
The correspondent says he (the col
ored soldier) is regarded as excep
tionally good at patrol work, as raid
ers, and scouts. Very good indeed,
for consciously or unconsciously he
admits that the colored soldier is beat
at what ever one' knows to be the
most dangerous and daring work of
war. He says further that they are
always ready for a fight, giving as an
instance that whole colored regiments
begged their way into action in the
last German offensive where fighting
was assured and where they got it.
The world now knows fiow well our
boys acquainted themselves in that ac
tion, and it needs po comment. So
far so good, but no what, aayi ,.$mj
worthy correspondent
"But they never lose their latent
superstition and fear of the dark.
Without white officers to support them
'morally, their value is said to deterio
rate quickly. They 'see things' with
ease."
Then he gfaes a supposed instance
of a colored trooper talking to him
self while at work at night as if re
ceiving ordors from a white officer, in
which the soldier bosses himself like
some ignorant whits plantation ^bost
and explains to his white captain
when asked, that he felt less lonely
and seated in the dark if he pretended
a whit* ofikaa- was ibepe to give him
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WOUNDED YANKS IN A LONDON HOSPITAL
SOLDIERS & RACE
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$• orders. A Negro boy or man afraiJ
of the dark! Gosh! What a lie:
This night prowler, this plantatib
possum hunter, this young buck who
travels eight to ten miles and back
all by himself, no white man along,
across fields, swamps, and through
4®se woods at night to see his lady
Now we can conceive of any ordi
nary human being going to sleep
after hours, perhaps days of exertion
and constant wakefulness, having be
com* exhausted a„ human boinKS
sometime, do. But why a colored i
soldier an, more than another? Willi*
indiscriminate facts bear out this in
sinuation that the colored soldier is
sleepy head that must be kept
awake by his white officers No,
Even in this wax and among our own
soldiers court martial with sentence
of death has been given American
soldiers. And they were not colored.
It appears to me that Private Hen
ry Johnson and his pal must have
been very wide awake out there with
no white officer present to keep them
awake when they two alone repelled
an attack by an overwhelming Ger
man force and saved their comrades
and commander in the rear from a
surprise attack, thereby winning the
Croix de Guerre. Asleep. Wake up
Mr. (Rip Van Winkle) Correspondent,
and "see things" yourself. Times have
changed since that kind of copy was
good with reputable newspapers. TejH
us something new and true.
Tell us for instance why a whole
colored regiment was decorated for
bravery under fire. Tell us why a
certain regiment of jplor with all col
ored officers from, colonel down has
won such constant praise for their
gallant and unflinching work on the
front in France. Tell us if you can
why they ask over there for more col
ored troops instead of complaining of
those they have. Tell us if you can
why there are instance after instance
of the colored troopers' watchfulness,
wakefulness and bravery. As even
back at Ft, Wagner and San Juan
Hill.
And speaking of San Juan Hill,
where in God's name were their whita..
officers when the black soldiers went
up that hill of hell fire that white
soldiers and officers had turned their
backs on? But what is the use of
asking you
The pen that wrote that article has
evidently some sinister purpose to
serve. Purporting to give praise, it
injects into its article the venom of
ridicule with its bitterness of gaH. Hs
knows that the colored man is before
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Lothario that comes and goes such a
route nearly the year around, night
Kjtter night, afraid of the dark And !?n.c?.Vbe?"™ T*1
in the city does he shut himself in at
night and stay off the dark highways
and byways because forsooth he has
no ,white man to .escort him aboutt
Gosh, what a stupid, stupid lie.
Then says our correspondent the
average colored soldier if he halts and
is forced to lie down, immediately
goes to sleep unless he is forcibly
kept awake.
Va., July 3,1854. She attend
the fh*t Freedmen school estab
lished in the south and was active in
Missionary and church circles for al
"3t half a century. Twenty-fw
irs ago she moved from Virginia
Asbury Park, N. J., where she re
ujd until she came to Dayton U
ke her home with her son. Sht
s a member of the A. M. E. Zior
urch and received license to preacl
i'veral years ago. She was a devout
'hristian and died in full triumpl
i the faith.
She is survived by three children
us. Rosa Lewis and James W. Rives
Asbury Park, N. J., and John II
i es, of this city one sister, Mrs
i y Jones, of Philadelphia, Pa., and
in brother, Rev. P. H. Brown, of
hwood, La.
Short services over the remain?
i be held at the residence, SJil
•ague street, Saturday. Rev, J. 1.)
i ade will ifficiate assisted by othei
i ,tOrS.
The funeral and burial, will be
Wnury Park, New Jersey.
him his rightful status as a citizen
and a man. This correspondent knows
too that nothing may so surely under
mine and defeat a case at court than
I" "a". "\U'Y that the plaintiff be made a
The young men of my race today
fear nothing (neither man nor devil),
'nothing except their God. I truly
wish they would fear God more than
they do. This writer and his kind
know him well enough to dare not
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\ften- a Ionj? struggle with" fho fti -1
^able victor, Mrs. Mary E.
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Rives
other of the editor of the Forum
i« at her late residence. 32
pi ague street., Thursday afternoon
October 3rd, 3 o'clock, at the age ofj
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years.
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Mother Rives was born at Lynch
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ridicule and'laughed out of court.
But I think he will fail in this in-
too.,b™,!
on truth in all its dealings with all
men and all nations at this time to
pay much heed to the trifler and li
beler.
So we dismiss Mr. Correspondent
as one of that hopeless type who in:
unable to keep abreast with the les
sons of the times.
thoy hare
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scttrcd that
a hundred of them to apprehend him
and from one thousand to five thou
sand of them to lynch him. Enough
of correspondents of his type. Our
boys will fight bravely on. We will
buy .war stamps and liberty bonds,
doing our bit to back them up but
we shall not forget that eternal vigi
lance is the price of liberty.
JOHN PRESTON JETTON.
WESLYAN METHODIST.
Morning services last Sunday at 11
a. m. Sermon by Rev. Jesse Mats, of
Oxford, O. ., Rev, J. Bass delivered
a beautiful sermon, taking for hif
text, "The Lord is My Shepard and
I Shall Not Want." Many good
helpful points for the every day
Christian was made so plain that a
child could understand. Rev. 1). E.
Bass, the pastor in charge, will
preach next Sunday. We hope to see
every member in their pew. The in
vitation is to all strangers and well
wishers. The house of God is the
place to get acquainted. Come and
worship with ub.
Mrs. Hattie Robinson, of Eaker
street, entertained the Sisterhood on
Thursday. Mrs. Robinson served an
elegant buffet lunch, proving herself
to be a genuine hostess.
The Brotherhood will meet Monday
evening for election of officers. The
meeting .place will, be announced Sun
day,
COMING SOON.
The Unique Study Club and the Wo
men's Progressive Club, of Allen
Chapel, present, Mme. Florence Cole
Talbert, Lyric Soprano, Diamond
Medal Graduate, of Chicago Musical
College, class 1916, in song recital.
Memorial Hall, Monday evening,
October 21, 1918, 8 o'clock.
Madam Florence Cole-Talbert, this
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the court cf the world and th-at asj0f gong, beld the vast audience spell
far as the case has progressed, he has, bound with her raatchleas ieiee*-~
a good ease, that ought to wia for i Washington I. C.J ftott.
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results when using these col
umns to reach the people.
Phone Us Main 7Gy6.
a a n i i a a i n
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fl URIOTIC MEETING FOR
LIBERTY LOAN. i
1. Roscoe Conkling Simmon*,
pi iker, subject, "My Race, My Coun
n. My Flag."
to 8 p. m., Daniel Cannon, direc-
i i.orus of fifty voices, under dires
of Prof. James S. Brown, l^iss
Smith, accompanist.
special features will be introduced.
torney Willjam O. Stokes, g»u
i chairman.
Booster Committee,
W ileher C. Morton, chairman Rev,
I l. Anderson, Attorney Thomas
'iiis, S. P. Henshaw, Fred Johnson,
i 8. A. Rose, William A. Bell, Rev,
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Buyton, Attorney Moses H.
John Higgins, Dona Smith,
T. J. Smith, C. W. Cordin, Gil
H'n .Evans,
reception Committee,
Charles W. Price, Chairman Wil-
lii»h
Hall, J. 11, Rives, Dr. L. W.
Hathcock, Rev. K. D. Day, Rev, F. L.
Tate, Dr. A. L. Biggs, Dr. L. H. Cox,
J. D. ields.
Music Committee.
Dr. IS. E. Campbell, Daniel Cannon,
Col. John M, Butler, Joseph Dicker
son, Rev. John Arnold.
Ushers Committee.
John Moses, chairman John Ken
nedy, Lee Stellar, Frank Day, Robert
McGregor, William Maul^by,
STATE GRAND COMMANDERS
The officers of Grand Commandery
for the State of Ohio, Knights Tem
plar, met in special conclave in Day
ton, Friday, September 27th. Tha
officers present were:
M. E, Sir P. S. Jones, Cincinnati,
Grand Commander.
M. E. Sir E. M. Parsons, Dayton,
Dep. Grand Commander.
M. E. Sir I. M, Carper, Huntington,1
W. Va., Dep. Grand Commander.
M. E. Sir Wm. A. Jones, Toledo,
Grand Generalissimo.
M. E. Sir W. Massingale, Cleve
land, Grand Captain General.
M. E. Sir J, P. Bowles, Columbua,
Grand Senior Warden.
M. E.. Sir W. M. Hunnicut, Xenia,
Grand Junior Warden,,*'1
M. E. Sir A. J. Thompson, Cleve
land, Grand Prelate.
M. E. Sir O. G. Fields, Toledo,
Grand Treasurer.
M. E. Sir V. W. Anderson, Dayton,
Grand Recorder.
M. E. Sir Wm. A. Bell, Dayton,
Grand Guard.
Routine business was transtected,
and reports from various parts of the
state indicated a very large growth in
the order.
Among the notable transactions at
this meeting was the vote of the
Grand Commandery to purchas®
bonds of the Fourth Liberty Loan.
Thus the Grand Commandery goes on
record as having contributed to the
effort to back up our boys on their
way to Berlin.
The place of the next meeting has
not been decided upon, but Columbua
may be chosen.
O E N E N Y O S
FOR WiVtS OF SOLDIERS
Des Moines, la.—Two emer
gency homes which will care for
the wives of soldiers after leav
ing a maternity hospital have
been established here by the
ehillnn relief department of the
Ited (./rose.
The plan is to keep the moth
ers In the homes until they have
regained their strength. They
wfll. he taught to care for their
babies and for themselves. Aft
er leaving, an effort will he made
to see that they are located In
homes.
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