Papers of the Benjamin Franklin Yancey Family

B.J. Franklin and Alice? P. Smith to Benjamin Franklin Yancey, October 7, 1914

Place--Esmont, VA | Place--Richmond, VA | Social organizations

B.F. Franklin, chairman of the Supreme Grand Council of the Independent Order of Saint Luke, and Smith, secretary of the Executive Board, urge B.F. Yancey and his fold to forget their dissatisfaction and rejoin the Independent Order of Saint Luke.

Office of the Executive Board, Supreme Grand Council
Independent Order of Saint Luke

To: Mr. B.F. Yancey
Esmont, Albemarle Va
From:] Supreme Grand Council
I.O.St. Lukes
210 E. Jackson Street
Richmond, VA
Postmark: Richmond, VA
OCT 10, 1914
4 30 PM Handwritten numbers are written on the back of the envelope.

October 7th, 1914

Mr. B.F. Yancy,
Dear sir and Brother:-

Having heard of the general dissatisfaction existing in your order since your last meeting of the Grand Fold, and feeling that you are one of the leading spirits, I take this occasion to write you and the folds you control.

Feeling that your order is our child, we do not hesitate to invite you and your folds back to our order. We take the liberty to say to you, if from any cause you are dissatisfied, come back to your first love.

Now, if you are willing to consider coming back we will be glad to correspond with you in relation thereto.

Hoping that this may meet your approval, we beg to remain very truly yours,
Mr. B.J. Franklin, Chairman
Mrs. ?Alice? P. Smith, Sec'y Executive Board
#603 Catherine St. Rchd Va

Published by: Virginia Center for Digital History

Source copy consulted: Papers of the Benjamin Franklin Yancey Family (MSS 11599), Alderman Library, University of Virginia

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