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The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, August 15, 1908, Image 3

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The Grand Court of the Hero
ines of Jericho
j Will convene in this C ity on
September 8, 9 and 10
In their 32nd annual Meeting at MASONIC HALL There
will be a very large delegation here this year and the mem
bers of Shiloh Court No. 1 are making great preparation to
have each visitor and delegate to enjoy their stay.
On Tuesday evening, Sept. 8, a grand Cantata will be
put on and a brilliant reception will be tendered the Grand
Body under the auspices of Shiloh Court No. 1. Admission 15c
Thursday evening, Sept, lu a Grand Public Installation
and banquet will be given under the auspices of the Grand
Court. Good music will be furnished on this date for Grand
Promenade which will commence promptly at 9:30 p. m.
The citizens are cordially invited to attend these Enter
tainments and come prepared to have a pleasant time, with
distinguished guests. Admission fee 25 cents.
Chairmen ol Committees. — M< sdames Julia Duncan, Mary Minnard,
Louise White and Mabel Curtis
J C McJi.ain, Grand Secretary E
Hon. J. McCan Davis
of Springfield
Who defeated Christopher Mamer of
Chicago for Supreme Court Clerk.
Harry B. Harts
Republican nominee for Probate
Judge, whose plurality over Earley |
and Kiel ly is 992 votes
Andrew Russel
fWlllHiilH i Mi—« IIM11 ■liiiiiiiiiiiniriMrnniTr—mu...mi ■■■hub..
Republican Nominee for State
Treasurer.
H. A. Watkins
Agent, Haworth
Building.
WANTED IN DECATUR, 200
READERS OF THE FORUM.
We want to make it a credit to De
catur. We will do it. Telephone or
bring all business to Harvey Watkins.
Advertising Solicitor.
Papers can be found here for salt
at all times—sample copies free. Oth
er colored literature on hand.
Call at this office for type-writing,
siiort hand and general stenographic
work. 30514 So. 6th St. Old phone 998.
Look Out
The Woman’s Guild of St. Au
gustine Mission P. E. church
will give a lawn party on Friday
eveni g, Aug. 21 iust., at Mrs.
Annie Belle Harmon’s, 1614 S.
17 St, All are cordially invited
Get a lot in -‘Red Bird’’—don’t
wait.
If you want it known advertise
in The Forum.
Bloomington News
Clias. Barton has retutned home
after a stay of about 15 clays iu the
present lieadwaiters place at the Illi.
nois. He left Wednesday for Centra
Iia, 111. to be at the bedside of bis
mother.
Elder Geo. Hoagland was in Spring
Held on business Tuesday.
Tims1 Scroggins was in Colfax and
Heyworth this week.
Mrs. Fannie Woolridge is enter*
taing Miss Roberts of Jacksonville.
Mrs, Barton, formerly of Blooming
ton and grand-daughter. Thelma, re
turned home at Alton, having spent
a few days with Mrs. W. Walker of
W. Front St.
Newman Walker is numbered with
the sight seers at Niagara Falls.
Miss Blanche Hoagland is on the
sick list this week.
The above is a good lidure of
Ortas. S. Gibbs, a man of tbe com
mon people who has opened a law
office over Loper’s restaurant on
south fifth street., in the rear of the
White Dental Parlors, south side of
the hall. The Forum can say for
Mr, Gibbs; he is a tiieiess worker, a|
fcarPss advocate and one of ihe
stiongest orators in central Illinois.
Knights of Pythians.
There is p ssibly no Negro frater
nal order in existence that is budd
ed better and stronger titan the
Knights of Pythias. It is to day one
of the strong-st, if not Lite very
strongest organization among Ne
groes of this country. Eaclt year
chronicles accessions to the ranks
and increase in assets to such an ex
tent as excite our admiration and
to further strengthen our belief in
the material advancement of the
race. To-day there exisis among the
Negroes of this country 2,632 K. of
P. lodges, with a membership of
110 000 mid ;iddiii!f to this t tie mem
bership in the several courts, prints
the grand total of membership in
lodges under the direct administra
tion of the colored K. F.’s to fully
150,0 0.
The work this organization has
done, and is doing, along charitable
and benevolent lines for its members
and those who depend upon its mem
bers is almost incomparable. The
total resources of this great organi
zation among Negroes of tiie United
states amounted to $807,229.74 the
first of July 19o7, and to-day the re
sources amount to fully one million
of dollars. That is a stupenduous
sum, and when it is considered that
one of the many Negro fraternal
organizations lias succeeded in amas
sing resources equal to one million
of dollars, the progress of the race,
and tiie ultimate commercial and
industrial independence of the race
can no longer be doubted.—New
York Age.
Hon Primes A. Ro-e
'Je-ri 'm li lted or S ■••retary o*
State
Hon. C. F. Mortimer
Who was nominated for States At
torney.
Lyon Wins Race
Tims. E. Lyon, the popular young
lawyer is nominated After tiie offi
cial count had been made, lie was 75
voles in the lead of It. m. Sullivan,
the next highest man. Harry Wil
son ran ahead of all, and it is Lyon
and Wilson on the Republican ticket
and they will win.
Mr. Bailey of the State House
force was re-elected as Committee
man from his precinct, tiie first Chi
cago Ward.
W. L. Edward’s forecast of tiie
election in The Forum last spring,
lias come true Among those named
was John G Oglesby.
The St. Louis District Conference
Sunday school and Epwortli League
conventions will convene at Grace
M. E. church, corner I4lh and Brown
streets, from the 19 to the 24 inst.
There will be no lynching in this
town. Keep quiet, don’t talk so.
Get the guilty man and let the
law take its course

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