County. Elizabeth Russell Settlement, R. F. D. 2., Tuskegee, Macon County. California Sojourner Truth Industrial Home for Young Women, 1119 Adams St., Los Angeles. Delaware Delmar Thomas Garrett Settlement House, Wilmington. District of Columbia Colored Social Settlement, 18 L St., S. W., Washington. Florida The Colored Institutional Church, Jacksonville. Georgia Neighborhood Union, Morehouse College, Atlanta. The Institutional Church for the colored people of Atlanta, Cor. Courtland and Houston Sts., Atlanta. Illinois Charles Sumner Settlement, 1951 Fulton St., Chicago. Emanuel Settlement, 2732 Armour Ave., Chicago. Frederick Douglass Center, 3032 Wabash Ave., Chicago. Hyde Park Center, 5643 Lake Ave., Chicago. Industrial Church and Social Settlement (Dearborn Center), 3825 Dearborn St., Chicago. Indiana Flanner Guild, 875 Colton St., Indianapolis. Kentucky The Presbyterian Colored Mission, 644 Preston St., Louisville. Maryland Carrolltown House (Center) Ward St., Baltimore. Massachusetts St. Augustine & St. Martin's Mission, Lenox St., Boston. Park Memorial (Social Work With Colored People Under a Spe cial Committee), Berkley and Appleton Sts., Boston. Robert Gould Shaw House, 6 Hammond St., Boston. Harriet Tubman House, 25 Holyoke St., Boston. Missouri United Missions Social Settlement, 1413 Lucas Ave., St. Louis. New Jersey East Orange Social Settlement, 374 Main St., East Orange, New York The Colored Social Settlement, 76 Pine St., Buffalo. Settlement in Negro Quarter of Elmira (By Woman's Federation), Elmira. Lincoln Settlement, 105 Fleet Place, Brooklyn. Mission House For Colored People, 449 Hudson Ave., Brooklyn. Music School Settlement for Colored People, 4 and 6 W. 131st St. New York. Stillman Branch for Colored People, 205 W. 60th St., New York. St. Phillip's Parish House, 218 133rd St., New York. St. Cyprian's, 175-177 West 63rd St., New York. Model Tenements for Colored People, 231 W. 63rd St., New York. Colored Women's Industrial Union, Dayton. Pennsylvania Eighth Ward Settlement House, 922 Locust St., Philadelphia. St. Martin's Guild, P. E. Chapel of St. Michael and All Angels. The Whittier Center, 1623 Christian St., Philadelphia. Locust St. Social Settlement, 320 Locust St., Hampton. FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS Secret societies among Negroes may be roughly divided into two classes: the old line societies, such as Masons, the Odd Fellows, and the Knights of Pythias, and the benevolent secret societies; such as the True Reformers, the Grand United Order of Galilean Fishermen and the National Order of Mosaic Templars. Large sums of money have come into the treasuries of the various secret organizations. The United Brothers of Friendship of Texas have $150,000 in their treasury; in two cities of the State the Grand Lodge owns over $200,000 worth of property, which brings in a revenue of $800 per month. At a recent meeting of the Executive Committee of the Mosaic Templars, $20,000 of the surplus Funds of this order were invested in State of Arkansas securities. The Knights of Pythias have collected over $1,000,000 for endowment. There is over $40,000 in the Grand Lodge treasury. A considerable part of the money collected by the orders has been permanently invested. It is estimated that the Masons have about $1,000,000 worth of property; the Odd Fellows, $2,000,000; and the Pythians, $1,500,000. It is probable that altogether the Negro secret societies in the United States own between $9,000,000 and $10,000,000 worth of property. The Odd Fellows have in New Arleans a building that cost $36,000, and in Atlanta and Philadelphia, buildings that have cost $100,000 each. In Indianapolis, New Orleans and Chicago, Knights of Pythias own buildings, each worth from $30,000 to $100,000. The Negro secret societies are beginning to pay attention to the improving of the health of their members. The Supreme Lodge of the Knights of Pythias has erected a sanitarium at Hot Springs, Arkansas; the Mosaic Templars have established a health bureau. There was a general movement throughout the Southern States to restrain Negro secret societies from using the names and emblems of white orders. The white Pythians of Georgia entered a restraining order against the Negro Pythians of that State. The case was carried to the Supreme Court of the United States. Chief Justice White, in an important and far-reaching decision, handed down, June 10, 1912, declared that the Negro Knights of Pythias of Georgia had the right to use the name and emblems of the order. All the members of the court except Justices Holmes and Lurton concurred with the Chief Justice. The principal Secret Orders, the Officers of the Grand Lodge, etc., follow: MASONS Number of State Grand Lodges in the United States, 35. The oldest one is the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, organized in 1808. The first colored lodge was the African Lodge, No. 459. Its warrant was granted from England, September 12, 1784, to Prince Hall, of Boston, a man of exceptional ability, and fourteen other colored Masons. The number of colored Masons in the United States is about 150,000; Royal Arch, 14,000; Knights Templars, 12,000; Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, 2,000; Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Masons, 5,712. Imperial Council Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. (Only York Rite Masons who have reached the Knights Templars degree or Scottish Rite Masons who have reached the degree of Sublime Princess of The Royal Secret of the 32nd degree, are eligible for membership in the Mystic Shrine). Imperial Potentate, James H. Murphy, Baltimore. Deputy Imperial Potentate, George W. McKain, St. Louis. Imperial Rabban, J. M. Morris, Indianapolis. Imperial High Priest and Prophet, George W. McKain, St. Louis. Imperial Treasurer, J. Frank Blagburn, Washington. Imperial Recorder, Lert Williams, Jersey City. Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Masons of the Southern Jurisdiction. Officers: Sovereign Grand Commander, W. M. T. Grant, New Orleans, La. Lieutenant Grand Commander, James T. Logan, Natchez, Miss. Grand Chancellor, Leon W. Taylor, New Orleans. ROYAL ARCH MASONS Officers: President, W. T. Butler, New York. Treasurer, T. M. Holland, Chicago. Secretary, James O. Bampfield, Washington. ODD FELLOWS Peter Ogden was the founder of the Order of Odd Fellows among Negroes in the United States. He had joined the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows of England, and secured a charter for the first Negro lodge, Philomethean, No. 646, of New York, which was set up March 1, 1843. Negro Odd Fellows in America are under the jurisdiction of England and are regularly represented in the general meetings of the Order. There are 7,562 financial lodges; membership, 304,557; 4,993 financial Households of Ruth; membership, 197,654; P. G. M. Councils, 275; membership, 6,875. Grand Officers: Grand Master, E. H. Morris, 219 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, Ill. Deputy Grand Master, Julius C. Johnson, Baltimore. Grand Secretary, James F. Needham, N. W. Cor. 12th and Spruce Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. Grand Treasurer, W. David Brown, New York City. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS OF EUROPE, ASIA, AFRICA, NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA Colored Order was organized in Washington, D. C., February 19, 1864. The membership is over 100,000. The Uniform Rank has over 250 companies, and over 12,000 members. Officers of Supreme Lodge: Supreme Chancellor, S. W. Greene, 226 South Robertson St., New Orleans, La. Supreme Vice Chancellor, J. L. Jones, N. E. Corner 8th & Plum Sts., Cincinnati, Ohio. Supreme Master of Exchequer, J. H. Young, 405 Martin St., Pine Bluff, Ark. Supreme Keeper of Records and Seals, Dr. E. E. Underwood, Frankfort, Ky. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS (EASTERN AND WESTERN HEMISPHERE) Meets biennially. The offiers are: Supreme Chancellor, W. Ashbee Hawkins, Baltimore, Md. Supreme Vice-Chancellor, W. H. Willis, New York City. Supreme Master of Exchequer, W. W. Lawrence, New Berne, North Carolina. Supreme Keeper of Records and Seals, W. E. Grandison, Cambridge, Mass. IMPROVED BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE WORLD Organized by B. F. Howard at Cincinnati, June 10, 1899. Has 285 lodges, and over 18,700 members. General Officers are: Grand Exalted Ruler, T. G. Nutter, Charleston, W. Va. NATIONAL IDEAL BENEFIT SOCIETY Supreme Master, A. W. Holmes. Supreme Vice-Master, Rev. W. L. Anderson. Supreme Treasurer, Dr. A. A. Tennant. UNITED ORDER OF TRUE REFORMERS Organized, 1881. Headquarters at Richmond, Va. Officers of the Grand Fountain: Grand Worthy Master, Floyd Ross, St. Louis, Mo. Grand Worthy Secretary, Maurice Rouselle, Washington, D. C. Grand Worthy Treasurer, Dr. W. H. Smith. GRAND UNITED ORDER OF GALILEAN FISHERMEN Organized at Baltimore, Maryland 1856. Officers: National Grand Ruler, Joseph P. Evans, Baltimore. Vice Grand Ruler, Mrs. Mary E. Fields, Philadelphia. Grand Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. Jennie B. Brown, Washington, D. C. Grand Treasurer, McCauley Dorsey, Baltimore, Md. UNITED BROTHERS OF FRIENDSHIP AND SISTERS OF THE MYSTERIOUS TEN Organized, 1854. Chartered by Legislature of Kentucky, 1861. First chartered regularly constituted Negro society South of the Ohio River. Officers: National Grand Master, Dr. T. E. Speed, Jefferson, Texas. National Grand Secretary, Stephen Ball, Jefferson, Texas. National Knight Commander, H. R. Ferguson, Cincinnati, Ohio. GRAND UNITED ORDER OF WISE MEN AND WOMEN Organized, 1901. Supreme Grand Officers: S. G. A. V., S. B. Smith, Monroe, La. V. S. G. A., G. W. Frost, Monroe, La. S. G. D. S., S. A. Taylor, Shreveport, La. S. G. A. S., D. A. Anderson, Alexandria, La. |