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~??COL. W,,H. ? ' ".? U" Master pf Cc'femonies of the Jc ?- Lodge s. of t he -----Columbia^. U. O. of Odd Fellows Celebrates 86 Anniversary : ~ On Sunday, M:*y 10th at T P. M. at . ftidn^-~rp?>-l A?M^ 44. Otmrrh. the Odd Follows, Past Grand Masters'-. Council, Patriarchs, Household of RutTT Past Most Noble Governors' Cham ber and Juvcrblc Lodgg^. celebrated their~86th Anniversary. The follow. . ing officers for the day and-eon? ductecl the "sef^lc^s: - W. IT. C.oultry, ?- Master of Cere'monies; Chns. E. Anderson, Secretary: Wise, Chap-~ lain: S. -TtfarwlvtlI, Tho^etftaf composed the Executive Committee were: J. TS* "Smith, "Wm. Taylor, T>~trr T71111 r r ^ '''"f'l"1"" W F Long, Ernest King, <los. Wills, T. II. Mathias, and J- B. Lewie composed the Committee on-Program. ?k- This war. cAn^idered- wte -of th& greatest, gat he.tillHs of the Odd Fellows ever witnessed in the city on their Anniversary- The Odd Fellows met at their l,;dl _on Assehibly Street., and formed <>. line of march led lie company Cotoni^{* Patriarch No. 228 and when -th^y reached tTic ehrrrchr " ttroifne uM LHo K.utffltwg " "who Had "beer1 waiting ma relied thru and the Odd Fellows following. The entire. Lody \v'as seated and the program started. Capt. L. W. Hill, Chief '; MarshaH for the (hiy introduced and turned the gav'cl over to W. H. Coultry! the Master o( Ceremonies. After the1 "spol form "f <'Poninir the following program-wan carried uut. J Recitation?-Juvenile?THelma Harmon. . -?i?11 AiMi,.^M7,lIuu!,UllUld Df RU 111?Mrs".' .J Eliska Stark?5- ' j ' 1 ~ Selection?-Uniform Quartette. ' ' Juvenile Address?Theodore Giifffrt" Solo?Mrs. Rosa .Dixon, _ Odd Felloes' Address?IOsq. X. J. * ' Frederick. -?I _AnnuaDSerm(>"?Rev, I. D. Davis, . I* D. Both of tlie recitations by the juveniles were well rendered and it could^ be sei-N that some pains had been taken rehearsing these chil. dren for thc'ir respective' parts. Mrs. Sfirrh*?. wits at herself-on this ? occasion and ?udu the Ruihitus feel proud of- th^t' representative. Fag N. J. Frederick deviated softicwhat from the -usual.,custom of rehearsinc the principle^ and origin of tlTe Odd Fellows; hut instead pave an original and practical lecture; on thifigs in ..general. De gave the entire house soinethinp to think about. .Rev. I.- D.?Dnvte" followed Esq. . Frederick. s?ki-aft most,- of- the reador* of this pap^r are aware"th$it-J>r. Da vr?v is a ?national recognized orator and he did n?t deceive those who ?v "heard hjm pn_lasi Sunday.,?His-discourse was along tiue living and how real Odd FehoWs should conduct- themselves. Dr. Davis is the chaplain of the 17th Regiment of the Uniform Rank of th(' D. U. O. rrf or F., arid also Distrk-t Grand Director of the D. G. JL, N?- ! '}, of^South Carolina. This anniversary happened to fall , oil Mother'^ Day and a two-Grid cel-ebration w"8 carried out, as most of the speakers had something to say on thu uf the drty. Doctor * Davis touched the hearts of his au dience whej(3_h? toki of a message he Fad sent t? Tiis mother, who is deceascdi ~ ?On next Sunday at the Randolph ?-? -?cemetery at. 5 p. m., and at the Fred "? Mtmmr. ial services will be held-in honor of the deceased members for the last . . year. ; ' -- : - - ; --T7~ Those tb?t pe.ssed to the great beV-7-j t ^ .-J.-. v ^ . j -^SLTRY ^ J )int Session of the Odd Fellow p Capital City. - .. ... ^ Bracy, J. E. Thompson, Clarence" Su*- ^ her; Household of; Kuth Sallie Gole^ V 1 A man. i The public sftrmld attend these ser- * vices as this is the only colored or- ^ gamr.ed body that holds memorial j A program has" been prepared for the above occasion and it will -be * worth while lor every tHll'Zen to go -j; * 9 ^ v i- . ' " . 1 i ? ~n ilhli m ternoon we were favored with a nice j ram and--a-4tttle hail, everybody \tas j_ ML of smiles to see this good season. - On last Sunday May 10th th6 inurn-"^ bers of Miller Chapel A. M. E. church c were highly honored to have with us j all day .Dr; D. II. Sims, president of Allen University, and Sunday evening ^ our presiding elder Dr. Geo. C. Jolti- f son. Dr. G. T. Dillard, Rev* H. H. ^ Hearse and Rev. J. Y. Mayes from our j sister churches. Dr. Sims preached ^ the morning sermon Pl'OV. 0.20, Meli!-? w' 1'tvM -mrl-thf evening?sermon v 4"Sam. 4i(b T-Suhjrrt: "Re Strong and A pent ? yourselves: hkc men. I'liu j church was crowded to -its uttern&o&t^-^ to hear Dr. ims. After the srertion t|io Tribes made their reports by . tribes*.' There wfcre seventeen tribes j as follows: p ( Tribe No. 1?Bishop William H. t Heard; captain. Mrs. L. I. Pratt j h V* ?? ' r. ' . wj 1 Tribe No, 2?Bishop J, Albert.John- j son; Captain T. -M. Gilder, $45.30. . | Tribe No. 3?Bishop J. H. Jones; , Tl'Jbe No- 4?Bishop I- JTCoppifff ^ deceased; Captain Carrie Floyd, } t ? ? ~A Ti'ibe No. 5?Bishop A. J. Carey; ; Captain Delia Davis $-15.80. ~ ] r Tribe Now6?Bishop J.-S. Flipper; . Captain N. J. Gallman $-11.27. \ Tribe No. 7?Bishop W. D., Chap-i pellet Captain V. T. Ellis $85.06. . j Tribe No. 8?Bishop W. W. Beckett j Captain Mary Mahins $31.17. ~ < I Tribe"N^. 9?Bishop W. A. Fountain jj I Captain Alma Robinson $57.85. . Tribe No. 10?Bishop WJ*"D. John- > :?nn; Captain Ida Singleton-$5G.40 1 Trilu? No. 11?Bishop John Hurst; jCaptain Ida Hare $4:5.75. r ~~ Tribe Non 1-2?Bishop I. N. Ross; , Captain Lucy .Carpenter $37.00. ( Tribe No. 13??BisKop A. L. Gaines; Captain Carrie Nance $27.05. , ! Tribe No. 14?Bishop. R. C. Ransom;. ] I Captain Lillie Reed $34.35. t Tribe- No. 15?Bishop__W. T^JVer- . Lnon;. Captain, .Mary. Bert on teM j$45.20. , ; A Tribe ^cr.-16=^Bishop W. S. Brooks; Captain Elizabeth Harris $13.20. i ,Trihc_Ko. 17-^-BishopjJ. A. Gregg; 'Cjif)tain F'maline Pierson $10.30. Rev. W. P. "Pdtersori preached the I educational sermon for the students in? en last Sunday. The people were^ there from ten miles ^around .to hear I Rev. Peterson. He preached a wonderful sermon on Moses^ Prof. XL S. -fbrttman umi Mr. L-. Raid were the financiers, which they thanked the .congregation for $15.05. | ' . . - twenty-nine to graduate from drayton street high r schooe:? -? i Principal R. F. Gladden of Drayton J Street IHgh School announces the 1 names of the members of the gradu- 1 ating class for the coming commence- j - THE PALME . nenf in June. The class ts composed * jf 8 boys "a~n<?~24 girls, making 32 n all. ~Thtr chws Ttdi-4? ras 4oUowa: Lou-1 ene Janetta Burton, ^Martha Geneva I Bradley, Mary Marie Cannon, Ruth Ethel Cromer, Willie Francis I)6walt Carrie Louise_Dennis, Inez Marguerite Ellis, Edward Cleophas Floyd, James Thomas Ferguson, Thomasina Ver:elle Gallman, Lila Vivian Cantt, Evie EaiT Henderson, Elizabeth Everlyn Harris, Annie Mae Kinard, Jonell Jua?ita Livingstone, Dorothy Mera Moon, Eddie James Means, Abraham C. Moon, Mary Esther Reese, Sarah Seenalv Reese, Janie Mae Spence, Naoni Gertrude Stephens, Willie Ida Sar or, Annie Lee Saunders, John V. \ Smith, Eugene Stephenson Schunt )ert, Cora Lee Wise, Oliver Benjamin (Villiams, Edward Eugene Young. JETHIjEIIEM paptist church. Monday afternoon May 4, Glass 16 tad an entertainment on the church awn. On Tuesday afternoon May 5, he B. V. P U. had p booth enteral ri rite tit on the church lawn, alsO"a tarade with the young folks ranging rom age 2 to 8 years. The little firls had their "dolls and carriages; , he little boys had their velocipedes. The largir girls had cootie carts. rhey gave prizes for the prettiest , fecoration. Ltttlc Miss Mary ~TL"ou jjuff, won the prize witji the doll cartage: and little Miss Daphne Coleman von the prize with the velocipede. ] JttJeZMiss Bessie Morgan won the . trize with the cootie cart. Little diss Gwettdolyn Henry Won the prize leautifully decorated. Then after the i tarude, the girls of the advanced class i laited?the?May. pole Though nn <>rio| ho.uld be surprised at the success we } ire having with such"characters as 1 ve haye in the lead. Mrs^ Geneva L nrnotlnnf fUr. T2. V D TT I. nd has"that-w-ook-in g spirit like her ~ lusband Rev. J. A. Baten- ^ Wednesday evening Bro. S. W. At-: i en, Supt., of the Cradle Roll had a ; ormon prP;lpbpri trv-thn hnhinn umbia district preached to the banes, taking his text from Luke 1;G4. Thursday evening the junior choir ^ave an entlTtillmni'iifTtl. the home if Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Allen, corner >rayton and Hunter streets. On Friday evening May (J, members fry^l friends were highly entertained it the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed "Worhy, Johnston St; The Sunday school >ut forth an effort for which to- asist the church in its great rally vhich will fake place oil the?third Sunday; they ?raised- ? ?&7.J5, -That- t'Hrrd--^oi?'the-?Stt rtday?? Although wo have the best Super-" tuendefUr?in? the?state. : _. The G. U. O. of 0. F. held their mnaul thanksgiving services at Beth-' ehem on Sunday afternoon'.at" IT o'dock. Rev. Baten preached for them inking his text from Prow 1H$22. On <innl:iy .-it < he -reo-nlar hour the B. Y. [or Mother's Day. It consisted of 'nnm very enod papers by the Mes- . lames Geneva Baterv,--Elien Clerkly, uno. Duett by Mr. and [Mrs. Miller, subject: "When Mother Prayed." Mrs. Florence Clerkely saiffr a solo;" Miss Sarah Baten sang: "Tell Mother I'll be there." Messrs...W. C. Baker md EugeTuFSchumpert played a pia- / io and violin duett; and the Quintette sang a selection. Mrs.'"Minnie Doug= ass President of Missionary Society. jiwv?ivjj guvu iuia uu IIIW SUOJUCt: 'The wages of a Mother." Miss Julia Hutjso'n, the president of Chu?&' Aid Society made a good talk on "Our Promise to God." Mr. Roland PatMother's Prayer;" which was very good. He is-rioted Xorthat excellentvoice. He has to sing with such an excellent pianist as his. .wife, Mrs. Ellsworth Patterson. The members and friends tvere delighted to have her out on Sunday, after a few weeks' illness. ?Rev. II. M.-Taylor pastor of Hop?? welt Baptist church, v,*u-. li.c guest of. Mr. and Mrs. PinekriCy -Dorrolr ore Sunday, 1700 Brantley street. Dr. B. J. Quails and Mrs'. Charity Montgomery motored?to the cotmtry Sunday t6 visit Mrs.^Jdontgomcry's relatives. Bro. Harrison Suber is on the sick Bstr?We hope fin hiiri a speedy rccovery. -? ??A Noble Character. -Tt-is not necessary to give a format introduction to the likeness produced in the photo as practically evervbodv rpjvtgrflzpii.jt of Mr*. Ella Lowndes, or better known as "Mother Lowndes." Sometime w e wait until those who have accomplished something to pass, out of our midst before we aro willing to give heedTo what they have accomplished, to mnlfP nn riv^ontinn \U~~ ? ?1 p; V^VVKVIVH. tf U ill C IjU 1/ trying to jjive a- complete history of ler life, her endeavors and the many food deeds accorded to her, but only * III l' 'l I TTO LEADER i i ? ?mm a synopsis "or a~ few. We are re- ? cording some of her good deeds, not to decorate our pages, but to strength-* en others, whose example and inllucmce may-T5e repeated. For some forty (<10.) odd years this good woman was employed by Dr. T. T. Moore, Sr. The native.of her work took most of her time, but she did not let this stop her ambitions or asperations.. Mother Lowndes .was at tho tirsT~ meeting of those that organized Bethel A. M. E. Church in "the year 1872. " Since that time she has been an active member doing-everything possible to help her church. She is chairman of' the Stewardess Board and. also President of the Stewardess Union which embraces alL of the Methodist Churches in the city. She is lone of the lnjulino- momtlni'u + Vw> Society of Bethel Church, and also tMovueotod Willi the CgbrisMan ? Temperance Union. Aside from church Mother Lown-J. des has been very active in fraternal S'grmlzatiohs- of which she has been a member for many, years. - For 82 year's the Friendly ,Aid Society has cry since Bishop Turner in the "year 18(52 organized, this-sncrrtv and also when Sherman/marched through Columbia and bund, the rules and regulations governing this body and through its re-oriranization in 18GG __-j down to the present Mother Lowndes has been an active member and leader. " She is a prominent member in; the / Order of Good Samaritans and Daug- ^ iters of Samaria, being connected with ,j 1.ilicoln?Lodge N'n. -ft _and also JLlig L presiding daughter in it for many j yeaig' ~~T~- ~ :-Mother Lowndes. holds the disting- j c, uish office of Most Nohltt- Presiding! g governor of the llouVeltold of Ruthd N'o. 885 of South Chrolinn !"td . also-) Liie presiding otliecrdf I'ast MnsrN'o-'^ isle Governors' Cham her No. id. In[_the?yuaV* 1878 a fair, was held i ^ for the benefit, of helping to establish ii * 1 r??: . * ? \n ayman Lioci^o .No. l.'foU, U. U. U. of [)- F: :>?<! tl... CUlU 1)1 ilof KI'VHMJ'TT1- ; JTOnts consisted of Jos. S. Sinuleton. i t-ZTT..- ' % I .PiWif> Prin i . ?t. 1310 i^se^h^ Str? Hi Lewie Prin BlO Assembly Strec I- - - - i - r?:? V."? . **> i y' f ?-?. "' - -- IBM 7.mrs; ella i 'rcasurer of the Joint Session oi Household of Ruth: of ilex Coultry, Henry Champion, L. L. a 5ro\vn,: E. McPherson, Jos. Kennedy, cj ?1ck Johnson, BeiPSightler, and Jos. vv .yw nd.es, Chairman. This i s when 1 other LoWndes entered into the serets ot' llie Kuthites. - All of this inmnittee have passed into the great rt eybund but Sister Lowndes is still gluing on.' - ' - ai She win. liio iirat RuUiito to nooept)^. le keys cj^CTho meeting inA }Vinna- ? orb, :r>. U., many years "ago-- Mother vc owndes is also Jflie Grand 'Prelate of ' Qi le district of the Household of Ruth ;ii >->t 1 - . . Fui the pa -.? UO yell's she hau beenjj^ s ting & Supply Y jet " ! ijVojOS^ Lodge Pi mIMB made for any orgar can be detached and Kaages xor tyirice style with lace up J] 1 badge _____ 2 badges I IZTjactges-.: r -' ? > " ??- ?? 3.-VJT??SKX We make especia and Ushers' badges embossing machine department to do gi i * . , ""1 i ting & Supply C ?t 1 : " * ** ' ' 1 * t ? ? - -w- ? ?if - ?17*% ">l^>fU4FlLJ ' 1 1 1 * * I i m r T* 'T ^atnrday^May^-tfr192iL .OWNDES : the Odd Fellow* Lodges and ~the Capital City. ? : i . . ^ delegate to the biannual meeting : the Grand Household of Ruth hich has convened in such cities as: oston, Washington, Baltimore, Pittslrg, New York and Atlanta. ? Mrs. Kiln l.nwntiflR .ha?j a-wnnHftrfnl ? A'l I oi ut M ?BfVTTi1WVO 11190 n VY vIi\tVt? v?* icord und there are so many traits lat ler^d value to this individual thalT? t v , ou vaauj iiumuurea ana lO . ). ve full speech over them aslc for >lumes. Ilnahin t.n mention all her ' ' lantities of mind and heart we^have Lord a few studies in what she has complished and the character that is its own reward. > ft if Jt' '!' ? ? it***** ^rr~~ ompany?X-? V _ ^ Columbia. S. C. <? \ : 1 ; _ I - . A iraphernalia % ??T' "H _ i _ii ti iiijigi^ {?ii _i i i'i i4? ? hi iliinj ocfetjcsTv? ^ | rrw.. ? . < .t'. - 't . - * . *f adges, Collars and V lything for vour i ^ 3 --? - ~ r-~-i. I as shown in cut can be ? ~7~" ~?~ '' ' J lization. The metal part i . o I used in the Lodure room. i ' ? . . ' us can be-made by same? "1 . I- ' t he sides, 1 Y ? T f - . ,. RICES: 1-12 - & . (Each) _ ^ __$1.50 : o~ . '-1 * _____ 1.30 " v > ^ 1.00 2> _ 1 , -- I lly badges for all orders J for all churches. A large is operated in our badge r^jj Id a d a'l e embosshigr % X ' ?.?|pany . ;> g fj V'-V "L\f* -