The Afro-American

THE AFRICAN AMERICAN LEDGER. VOL. XVIII. NO. 30. MINISTERS GET THEIR ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS THERE WERE BUT FEW CHANGES AND THESE WERE IN THE MAIN VERY SATISFAC- TORY Rev. Dr. Gregg Exchangs Appointments With Rev. Dr. Water, Who Comes to St. John. Rev. C. W. Mossell Assigned to A Mission Congregation—Rev. A. D. Holder, Who Has Been Pastoring In Hayti For the Past Several Yearf Returns To Baltimore (Staff Correspondence.) Crisfield, Md., May I.—The appointments which were announced tonight, showed that there were a number of changes on the Eastern Shore and in Washington. Rev. E. J. Gregg, pastor of St. John's Church, Baltimore, was sent to Bethel Church, Chestertown, to succeed Rev. J. C. Waters, the latter going to St. John's Church. The appointments follows: Baltimore District—Rev. J. B. Warner, presiding elder, Bethel, Baltimore, Daniel G. Hill; Trinity, Baltimore, A. L. Gaines; Elkton, W. H. Williams; Stewardsville Station, C. C. Wheatley; Havre de Grace, Frederick A. Seaton; Berkley, James R. Nelson; Long Green, John Hammond; Oak St. Baltimore, Charles E. Herbert; Grace, Catonsville, John Porter; Bohemia Manor Circuit, W. H. Bailey; Port Deposit, S T Crawford; Rock Circuit Geo. W. Nicholson; Quaker Bottom Circuit, R. C. Curtis; Carroll Circuit, P. H Green; East Baltimore Circuit, J. A. Briscoe; Handy Chapel, Baltimore, Joseph Gwynn, Cockeysville, P. O. Bundick. Hagerstown District—Rev C. II. Murray, presiding elder. Frostburg, J. N. Still. Clearspring, E. Q. Plummer; Mt. Pleasant, J. H. Bunday; Petersville, J. W. Bowie; Elkridge, C. A. Williams; Randallstown, A. A. Murray; Ellicott City, J. H. Pritchie; Mount Winns, L. H. Stevens; Jonestown, E. Tyler Addison; Ebenezer, Baltimore, John W. Norris; Allen, Baltimore, J. G Martin; Payne Memorial, Baltimore, P. W. Wortham; Wayman, Baltimore, David Johnson; Cumberland, E. E. Tyler; Frederick, W. A. Harris; Hagerstown, F. S. Dennis; Mt. Gilboa mission, C. W. Mossell. Easton District—Rev P. J. Jordan, presiding elder. St. John's, Baltimore, J. C. Waters; Waters, Baltimore, D. P. Seaton; Cambridge, J. R. Barnum; Crisfield, T. R. Sinkheld; Chestertown, E. J. Gregg; Easton, S. H. Cooper; Denton, J. G. Bryant; Unionville, J. H. Fitchett; Cecilton, R. E. Fo d; Pocomoke City, J. S. Collins; Centreville, Wm. Chew, Winchester, Md., Joseph Nicholas, Ridgley, J. C. McBady; Church Hill, Charles Green, Cordtown, J. H. Dutton; Fruitland, Chas, Thomas; Rossville circuit, W. H. Trusty; Preston J. P. Powell, Oxford, A. J. Ward; Vienna, J. M. McElderry; Pocomoke Circuit, Samuel Williams; Wayman's Mission, J. W. Rolie. Potomac District—Rev. C. H. Stepeau, presiding elder. Metropolitan, Washington, I. N. Ross; Saint Paul, Washington, C. H. Young; Ebenzeen, Washington, U. G. Leeper; Brown Memorial, Washington, L. S. Flagg; Anacostia, L. M. Beckett; Bennings, R. T. Queen; Garfield, W. D. Naylor; Annapolis, L. C. Curtis; Bladensburg, J. H. Robinson; Galesville; John Offer Custis; Charlotte Hall, J. D. Banks; Tee Bee, J. W. King; Wheaton Circuit, J. H. A. Martin; Lakeland, W. H. Costen; Parole, Md., R. T. Leek; West River, Geo. O. Wing; Gross Circuit, W. H. Brown. Summary of receipts of the Baltimore Annual Conference and 2nd Episcopal District. 55971.65 1661.81 910.00 102.80 492.77 41.15 13.15 77.95 For Dollar Money For Missionary Fund For Education For Minutes For Children's Day and Ch. Ex For Bible Cause For Allen Day For Aged Home in Baltimore BISHOP L. H. HOLSEY C.M.E. CONFERENCE WILL ELECT TWO NEW BISHOPS. GENERAL CONFERENCE OF COLORED METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH NOW IN SESSION. Bishop L.H. Holsey, Senior Bishop of The Church, Presided At The Opening Session-Bishop Isaac Lane Delivers The Quadrennial Sermon-Over Three Hundred Delegates From All Parts of Southland-Will Be In Session About Two Weeks. Augusta, Ga., May 2--The eighth annual session of the General Conference of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church was opened here this morning by senior Bishop L. H. Hols-y, of Atlanta, the opening exercises being conducted in a very impressive manner. Bishop Isaac Lane of Jackson, Tenn., delivered the opening sermon. The conference which meets every four year is attended by more than three hundred delegates from 31 annual conferences, which embrace the whole Southland. The general conference is the lawmaking body, and besides determining many important questions with reference to the future work of the church will elect two additional bishops and all the general officers. The rotation of Bishops, the division of discipline, removal of the time limit for passors and the establishment of mission work in Africa are some of the most important matters to come before the conference. The church has now five Bishops, L. H. Holsey, of Georin; Isaac Lane, Tennessee; R. S. Williams, Georgia; Elias Cottrell, Mississippi and C. H. Phillips, Tennessee. At present the bishops preside over respective districts for four years. The work of the church is divided into departments, with a secretary or agent at the head of each department These constitute the General Officers who are: Dr. H. Bullock, agent of the Publishing House, Jackson, Tenn., Dr. G. W. Stewart, Secretary of the Epworth League, Selma, Ala., Dr. R. S. Stout, Secretary of Church Extension, Little Rock, Ark.; Dr. W. B. West, Secretary of Missions, Dallas, Texas, and Prof. John W. Gilbert, Commissioner of Education, under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The conference will be in session about two weeks. RECEPTION TO ORGANIST. Redeem to the Afro-American Lodge. Churchville, Md., May 2.—A reception was given in honor of Rev. N. O. Osborne, who has been organist of Asbury M. E. Church for the past sixteen years, by Mrs. Mary J. Benns, one of the stewardess of the church, at her home on Friday evening of last week. The reception was attended by a large number of Rev. Osborne's friends who had been invited to be present. BALTIMORE, SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1910. "IT IS HARD TO BE A REPRESENTATIVE BLACK MAN" SO MANY MEN IN TRYING TO GET UP THINK IT NECESSARY TO PULL SOME ONE DOWN We Never Will Be A Race Until We Learn To Help Others Up Instead Of Pulling Some Fellow Down-Visits The Missionary Board And Thinks It Is A Doing A Splendid Work Is Proud Of Dr. Ransome. Thinks He Is A Great Man. New York City—Now you see where I am this week, and then see where I will be when I write to you again. Well I will be in New Jersey. I think I told you'll week that I am going to Atlanta, Ga., to be in that big Sunday School Congress. I want to express my thanks to Rev H. Allen Boyd for inviting me. You see it is a grat thing to be with a movement which is helping to make mankind better. I feel that I am becoming a better man every day, and when I can touch men like Boyd and Beckham and others I must thank the Lord and move along up the road higher. I have been to Baltimore, and have been down to Sparrows Point, and I am here to tell you that I had such a nice time down there that I will have to spend a part of next Sunday there. I have been invited to preach for Rev. John W. Norris on Sunday morning and then Sunday afternoon I will deliver a special lecture to men only at Sparrows Point, and I do not know where I'll preach Sunday night. On Mouday night I will speak at the Virginia Theological Seminary, Lynchburg, going from there on to Suffolk, to attend the Virginia Baptist State Convention, and then to the commencement exercises of the Atlanta Baptist college. The last time I wrote to you I was in Baltimore, and had been attending the New Jersey conference, where I was the guest or Mrs. Mink and her daughter Mabel. W. W. Alen, of the Southern Christian Recorder stopped there with me, and they shot did feed us, and give us an enjoyable time, because when we got home at night we had to do some eating. Speaking of the conference I am forced to ask a question, and that is, will we ever reach the place in life where we will strive to hold up the names of our good men instead of pulling them down? It is hard to be a representative black man. You see so many men belonging to this race want to rise and they believe the only way to do it is to put some other Negro under their feet, and in this way they kill the influence of themselves and the whole race. Now you take the men who carried Bishop Gaines to Court. I tell you the whole matter could have been adjusted without going to Court, and pulling into public notice one of the big men of our race. This is all that some white folks wanted, those who are not friendly to us, and who declare that the Negro has never been anything, is nothing now and never will be. This class of people rejoice when they see the name of one of our representative men pulled into Court, and they stand off and say, "I told you so." Whil·I had an engagement in Sparrow's Point, I got through, went to Baltimore, got in a bird car, rode to Jersey City, and was in the Police Court when the case was called. I heard the Judge say there was nothing in it and dismiss the case. Biscop Gaines did not have to call one witness. I am sorry that it happened, am sure you are sorry with me. I went over to see the Missionary Board and had the pleasure of seeing many friends there. Rev. W. W. Beckett is doing a good work and he is making things go. I met some men from "down home" at both of the meetings. I had the pleasure of meeting Rev. R. C. Ransome, and he is doing a good work in New York. Dr. Ran- Continued on page 5. [Picture of a man with a mustache and a bow tie]. ATLANTIC CITY WANTS THE NEXT B. C. M. MEETING WILL SEND A STRONG DELEGATION TO BALTIMORE IN SEPTEMBER IN ORDER TO GET IT. A New Lodge Of Odd Fellows Instituted With A Hundred And Forty Members—New Lodge . Has Many Prominent Citizens In Its Ranks.—Will Bid For the Next Field Day Meeting—Bishop Clinton Preaches And Lectures—Patriarchie Elects Officers. Bureau of the Afro-American Ledger 1908 Arctic Avenue. Atlantic City, May 5.—Atlantic City want the B. M. C. meeting in 1912 and wents it bad and is going for it in the way Atlantic City usually does things when she wants anything. It also wants the next Field Day, and is going after that. Patriarchie No. 78, held its monthly meeting Monday evenings and held its annual election of officers. The following are the officers for the ensuing year: Charles Holland, captain; Chas Wilson, first lieutenant; John Tuesdale, second lieutenant; Col. Joseph Clinton Edwards, of Major General Ford's staff was unanimously elected to represent the Patriarchie at the Field Day of the 3d regiment at Philadelphia, May 30, and was instructed to ask for the next Field Day to come to Atlantic City. M. V. P. William Smith at the regular meeting of Atlantic City Lodge, No 1804, the mother Lodge of Atlantic City, was elected to represent the Lodge at the coming B. C. M., which will be held in Baltimore in September next. Mr. Smith is instructed to do all in his power to bring the next B. M. C. to this city in 1912. The citizens and well wishers of the Order are behind him and will do all in their power to properly entertain them. Arctic Lodge, 149 strong was made Friday night of last week by M. V. P. T. H. Buckner, and the officers and members of Oceanic Lodge. The new Lodge gives the Order of Odd Fellows a number of men prominent in church, financial, hotel and social circles, and with the marvellous growth of the Order in the last three years, nothing but success is before it. Bishop George W. Clinton, of the A. M. E. Zion church, preached at Price Memorial church, on Sunday and on Monday night leucurat to a large and cultivated audience. He was later the guest of honor at the collation of the Trustee Board of the church. Mrs. Lela Bryant, of Philadelphia, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Nutter for the past week. Mrs. Laura Harmon, of Soulville, one of the o'dest members of Allen Clapel and one of the largest truck farmers in that thriving town and her son William Pride, were among the visitors to the Ledger office this week. BISHOP POURS HOT SHOT INTO THE IDLERS HAS NO FAITH IN ANY MAN WHO SITS AROUND AND COMPLAINS ABOUT HIS CONDITION. Negro Has A Duty To Perform And Must Get Up And Get About It.—Men Who Have Amounted To Anything In Civilization Are The Men Who Have Been Busy—New Jersey Conference Of The A. M. E. Zion Church In Session—Editor T. Thomas Fortune Given An Ovation. Prenton, N. J., May 5.—Bishop G. W. Clinton, LL. D., of Charlotte, N. C., who is presiding over the New Jersey Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion church, which opened yesterday morning in St. Paul church will continue in session until Sunday night, told the members of his race that this was an age of work not of complaint. "I have no faith in any man who will sit around and complain in an active busy world like this, instead of doing something for himself," declared the Bishop "and my race must climb by industry, honesty and thrift. Take up the essentials of life. Mannood is represented by push and energy. "Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone" was the opening hymn, and after reading an interesting lesson, Bishop Clinton delivered a timely address on the "Gospel Minister and His Work." The Rev. Dr. C. D. Hazel, made the opening prayer. After the election of Rev. C. H. Brown, for secretary, and J. H. Hudgins, aistant secretary, the roll was carried, and then the conference took up regular routine business. Rev. H. P. Anderson, of the A. M. E. church who has served as pastor of the church in Trenton for five years, but now in Atlantic City, was introduced and delivered a short address declaring that the minister of the Gospel was the highest office on earth for man, and he was proud that he was permitted to attend the conference. Immediately after dinner the conference resumed business. There were two bishops present. A number of prominent vitors and church officials were introduced. Bishop J. W. Smith of Washington, D. C., in an address declared that he was proud of his race and color, and he believed that the question which was now being discussed under the influence of the religion of Jesus Christ would be settled and all men would have their rights in all parts of the United States, and law would be applied to all alike. "The Negro has a great duty to perform," continued Bishop Smith, "and he must get busy or he will find himself entirely out. Do not sit down in this age, but keep bu-y. All men who have amounted to anything in civilization are the men who have been busy. I know we have much to contend with, but activity represented growth and strength, inactivity represents death and destruction. Let us reach the unreached members of our race in all parts of the country. I am glad to note that the daily press is willing to give space to the good deeds of the Negro as well as their bad deeds." Bishop Smith was given an ovation. R. v. W. D. Roberson, preached the annual conference sermon iu, the after noo. Holy Communion followed the sermon. Rev. L. W. L. Roundtree, of the A. M. E. Church, J. W. Burton, of the Baptist church, J. S. Jackson, of Philadelphia, financial secretary; W. H. Coffey, Church Extension secretary; H. A. Morrsey, missionary secretary; W. L. Lee, of Pittsburgh; A. L. McWade, A. M. E. church: George S. Starka, Princeton, Presbyterian church, were introduced and extended cour sesies. The Rev. Dr. Lee of Pftsburg, told how the Lord had called him from [Picture of a man in a suit with a bow tie]. WAS GIVEN BY ANDREW CARNEGIE AND DEDICA TED BY PRESIDENT TAFT AND OTHERS Total Cost of The Building Fifty Thousand Dollars—Vested choir Of The University Furnishes The Music For The Occasion—President Thirkield Makes Interesting Statement — Many Prominent Citizens Present To Do Honor to The Occasion. Bureau of The Afro-American Ledge 1918 11th St. N. W. Washington, April 30.—Seldom has a more distinguished body of men ever met in a single building, than that which assembled in Andrew Rankin Chapel to witness the ceremonies attendant upon the dedication of the beautiful and costly library donated to Howard University by Andrew Carnegie, the greatest library giver the world has ever known. The central figures of the occasion were President W. H. Taft, who a year ago laid the corner stone of the Library; Mr. Andrew Carnegie, who donated the funds for the library, and Mr. Herbert Putuam, Librarian of Congress. The chapel was crowded to the doors. The Howard University Brass Band was stationed so as to give the best effect to the music, and as the President and his escort entered the chapel, the strains of 'America' greeted the distinguished guest, the audience rising and applauding, and at the same time giving, the distinguished visitors the Chataquia salute. Following the opening hymn, by the University choir, under the direction of Miss Lula Vera Childress, and a fitting invocation by Rev. John Hurst, Financial Secretary of he A.M. E. Church, President Thirkield introduced the "Ironma-ter" and stated that it was the wish of the President that Mr. Carnegie speak first. The reception accorded Mr. Carnegie would have pleased the soul of any monarch. It was an ovation. Among other things he said: "I don't think much of this' submerged tenth', the stat- must care for them—isolate them if necessary. What I want to do is to help those who help th-selves. And you can't get any good out of books without working for it. "Some of our fine ladies want to get into the 'best society', I tell you the best society is in the library. A library is a triumph of democracy, it is no respecter of persons." President Tutt was accorded an ovation when he stepped to the front of the platform to begin his address. He said in part: "We do not envy Mr. Carnegie his money and the fortune that has attended his efforts; the things we envoy h'm is so much good to his talents." U. S. Bureau of Labors Submits Report to Senate. Report Shows That 2,322 Men Worked 12 Hours A Day For Seven Days A Week—Large Percentage Of Laborers Received Only 12% Cents An Hour—Additional Work Demanded Of Men With Shortest Houses Caused Them To Strike. Washington, D. C. (Special).—The report of the Bureau of Labor upon the conditions at the Bethlehem Steel Works of South Bethlehem, Pa., which was submitted to the Senate says that 2,322 men worked 12 hours a day for seven days a week, a large percentage of these laborers earning only 12% cents an hour. "While a very considerable percentage of the force had a regular working day of 12 hours for the entire seven days a week, a large part of the skilled workmen had approximately a 10½-hour day for six days a week," according to a summary of the report which was prepared by the Department of Commerce and Labor. A large number of those working 10½ hours a day frequently were required, it was stated, to work overtime on week days and to do additional work on Sundays, and it was the protest against this extension of time and the requiring of work on Sundays from the employees who had the shortest hours that led to the strike which began on February 4. The men with the shorter hours were to a considerable extent paid on a bonus system which resulted in their speeding up, and they claimed that their work was carried on at such high pressure that overtime and Sunday work were an undue tax on their strength. They advanced the further claim, according to the report, that they feared that the encroachments of overtime and Sunday work ultimately would lead to putting the 12-hour day and the seven-day week into practical effect throughout the entire plant. The agents of the Bureau of Labor obtained their data in regard to hours and salary from the January payroll of the company. Of the 9,184 persons on the rolls, 4,725, or over 50 per cent, worked in positions regularly requiring 12 or more hours of labor per day on their regular working days. The roll showed that 2-628, or 29 per cent., were regularly required to work seven days a week, and for these Sunday work was not considered overtime. "Of the men." the report stated, whose normal week consisted of only x days, 1,413, or 14.5 per cent. of the entire number on the payroll, were required to do extra work on one or more Sundays during the month. Thus a total of 4,041, or 43.5 per cent. of those appearing on the January payroll, were required to work at least on some Sundays. A considerable amount of overtime work was also required of the 10½-hour men on days other than Sundays. Of all those appearing on the January payroll, 2,322 worked in positions in which 12 hours was the regular working day seven days in a week, and 2,232 worked in positions in which 12 hours was the regular working day for six days in a week. Eighty-two men were reported as having a 14-hour day for the entire seven days." Referring to the cause of the strike, the summary report prepared by the department says: "The strike at the Bothelem Steel Works started February 4, 1910, when several hundred machinists struck against the discharge of three men who shortly before had served as a committee to protest against Sunday and overtime work. There were at that time no labor organizations in the plant and one of the elements of interest in the strike is that it was a strike of unorganized workmen." The investigation into the conditions at the plant was authorized by Secretary Nagel on March 17, in response to the request of the strikers, which was acquiesced in by the company. Commissioner of Labor Neill sent three of his special agents to South Bothelem, where they collected their data from the books of the company. It is said the steel works has a great amount of government work in its plant, and the report of the Bureau of Labor agents has been awaited with much interest. In the meantime delegations from South Bethlehem have been in Washington several times, making their representations to members of Congress and finally to the president of a Committee of business men of the Pennsylvania town asked men of Taft not to let the strike at the steel plant interfere with the granting of additional contracts by the government, while on the following day representatives of the strikers called the President's attention to the alleged labor conditions at the plant and requested that, the government withhold further contracts, until the conditions, were corrected. The report of the Bureau of Labor on the subject was sent to the Senate in response to a resolution by Senator Owen, of Oklahoma, calling for it. Thaw Must Stay In Matteawan. New York (Special)—Harry K. Thaw, who killed Stanford White, must remain in Matteawan Insane Asylum. The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in Brooklyn handed down a decision setting aside the appointment by Justice Tompkins of referee to take testimony bearing Thaw's possible transfer. The court holds, in effect, that Matteawan is the proper place for Thaw under the circumstances. BISHOP PARET AND THE POPE MR. BRYAN'S DAUGHTER AGAIN A BRIDGE Mrs. Leavitt the Wife of Lieut. Reginald A. Owen The Groom An Army Engineer. Washington News Rome (Special)—Right Rev. William Paret, Protestant Episcopal Bishop of Maryland, has left Rome for Florence. His friends say that he was not affected by the incident with the Vatican, which is interpreted by some persons here as indicating the intention of the authorities there to snub Cardinal Gibbons, who so warmly recommended Bishop Paret for a private audience of the Pope. The Cardinal went so far as to give the Bishop six letters—for Cardinal Merry Del Val, Bishop Kennedy, rector of the American College; Monsignor Bislett, the papal major domo, etc. When Bishop Paret inquired the best way to gain an audience with the Pope he was informed that his introduction to Cardinal Merry Del Val was the most important, and was quite sufficient to effect his ob- MR. BRYAN'S DAUGHT Mrs. Leavitt the Wife of —The Groom An Lincoln, Neb. (Special). — Mrs. Ruth Bryan Leavitt, eldest daughter of William J. Bryan, was quietly married to Liout, Reginald A. Owen, of the Royal Engineer Corps of the British Army, stationed in Jamaica. Only members of the family witnessed the ceremony. Rew. Harry F. Huntington, of Crete, Neb. an old friend of Bryan family, who officiated last summer at the marriage of W. J. Wryan, Jr., performed the ceremony. The rooms were decorated, for the event with palms, Easter lilies and lilies-of-the-valley. Mr. and Mrs. Owen left for Jamaica, the route not being definitely determined in advance. The bridegroom is 26 years of age. He is the son of T. C. Owen, a business man of London. His mother is not living. Mr. Owen took the examination and entered the engineering branch of the British government KING ALBERT AND COLONEL ROOSEVELT More Cheers For The Ex-President Than For The Belgian Monarch By The Crowds At The Exposition In Brussels—In His Speech Mr. Roosevelt Pays A High Tribute To The Belgians And Congratulates The Young King. Brussels (Special).—Ex-President Roosevelt met King Albert of Belgium and they exchanged cordial greetings, later driving together from the Brussels Exposition to Laaken Palace and spending an hour in the gardens. The Belgian people gave Colonel and Mrs. Roosevelt and their children a warm welcome on their arrival here from Paris at noon. After luncheon at the American Embassy and a reception for the American colony Colonel Roosevelt visited the exposition, and his appearance there FOUGHT THE POLICE FOR FIVE HOURS Then Insane Youth Kills Himself In Stronghold. After Beating Miss Anna Kipp With A Club Clarence Wood Barricaded Himself In A Boathouse and Repelled Attacks Of A Posse—When Survender Was Only Alternative He Put A Bullet Into His Temple—Chief of Police Shot. New York (Special).—To prevent capture after a vicious attack on Miss Anna Kipp, daughter of a bank cashier, Clarence Wood, 19 years old, of Rutherford, N. J., barricaded himself in the Rutherford Boat Club and for five hours fought off a posse of police and deputy sheriffs. With his stronghold surrounded and riddled with bullets—and surrender the only alternative—Wood ended the struggle by firing a bullet into his temple, dying almost instantly. During the fusillade Charles Smith, chief of police of Carlstadt, N. J., was shot three times. The girl was painfully, though not seriously injured, and had a good family, had always borne an excellent reputation, and his outbreak is only Victim Of Hookworm. Newport News, Va. (Special)—The hookworm has claimed its first victim here. In the case of James R. Shippard, 15 years old, who died Tuesday, local physicians experienc- Washingt Dr. William H. Welch, of Baltimore, was elected president of the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis. The Senate passed the House bill to create an Art Commission in the district. A favorable report was ordered on the banker's bill of lading bill. ject. He went to the Vatican, but could not see Cardinal Merry Del Val. He then wrote to the Papal Secretary of 'State, explaining that Cardinal Gibbons had requested that an audience be granted as a personal favor to himself (Cardinal Gibbons). Cardinal Merry Del Val's secretary answered, regretting that the Pope was not giving audiences at that time. Bishop Paret replied that he would be in Rome for several weeks, whereupon he was informed that the Pope "is neither a picture nor a statue to be inspected and criticised," and that the requested audience could not be granted. The friends of Bishop Paret consider this an affront to Cardinal It is reported that shortly before he departed Bishop Paret was told that he might see the Pope in collective audience amid a crowd of other persons, which offer Bishop Paret ignored. service at Jamaica, and, according to the government rules, will not be recalled to the mother country until after completing a term of three years. Ruth Bryan was first married nearly seven years ago, when 18 years old, to William Homer Leavitt, an artist, nearly twice her age. She got a divorce from Leavitt in March, 1909, with absolute custody of their two children. The children are now in Germany. Mrs. Leavitt met Owen at the home of the later's uncle in Glenwood Springs, Col., a year ago. Her first marriage was over the protest of her parents, but this time she insisted upon Lieutenant Owen securing their consent before she gave it. It was not until after Mr. and Mrs. Bryan visited the bridegroom in Jamaica to make his acquaintance last December that the consent was given. was marked by a double demonstration for himself and the King. His passage down the broad avenue Louise, where there was a liberal display of American flags and was accompanied by continual cheers. The Salle des Fetes, where the ex-President spoke, was packed to the doors and several thousand persons were unable to gain admission. While Colonel Roosevelt waited in the reception room, in the rear of the stage, the young King arrived by the side entrance. He was attired in the fatigue uniform of a colonel of the Guards, the crack Belgian regiment. He was accompanied by a single aid. The King strode the ward, and no introductions were necessary, as they had met in America when the King was a crown man in the form of handshake they talked for several minutes in low tones, the King's tall figure towering head and shoulders above the ex-President. He told Mr. Roosevelt how glad he was to welcome him to Belgium. While they talked the others present fell back. King Albert then, with a profound bow, retired and entered the hall, taking his place on a gilded red-cushioned chair immediately below the front of the stage. The crowd applauded lustily as the King entered, but the outburst was mild compared with the roar which greeted Mr. Roosevelt a moment later. explained on the theory that he became suddenly deranged. During the fight 1,500 persons were attracted to the scene, and several barely escaped injured by bullets from Wood rifle. Wood and Miss Kipp had an engagement to join a boating party. They were the first to arrive at the boat club, and while waiting for the others Wood suddenly attacked the girl with a club. She managed to escape, although painfully beaten, and spread an alarm. When Chief Smith and several officers reached the club the youth had barricaded the place and armed himself with a repeating rifle. Smith fell at the first exchange of shots with bullets in his arm, shoulder and hip. Quickly a posse was organized and laid siege to the clubhouse, but Wood held it at bay. A force of deputies with a boat finally managed to gain a point of vantage in the rear of the club, which made Wood's position untenable. But as they started a rush a shot within the house told that the battle was over. Inside the boat club the officers found a scene of wreckage. More than 50 bullets had penetrated the walls, every window had been shattered, while Wood had added to the destruction by demolishing all the wall, the canoes, boats and furnishings of the place with an axe. Miss Kipp is a daughter of Stanley Kipp, cashier of the Bergen County (N. J.) National Bank. She is 17 years old. ed their initial defeat in fighting the disease. Shippard had been suffering from hookworm for two years, and all efforts of the best obtainable physicians failed to effect a cure. The resignation of Dr. Charles W. Needham as president of George Washington University was accepted by the trustees. President Taft addressed the members of the American Society of International Law, who called on him at the White House, upon the rights of foreigners while on American soil. THE NEW BUILDING Carnegie Howard Univer Library, city, Dedicated last week Weekly Review of Trade and Market Reports. R. G. Dun & Co's Weekly Review of Trade says: "Conditions of business are still irregular, but the volume of trade continues heavy. Certain unfavorable developments have apparently been exaggerated, and their effect upon business sentiment has been out of proportion to their real significance. Much as usual depends this year upon the crops." Bradstreet's tomorrow will say: "Cold weather, with snow West and South, have checked retail trade and dulled reorder business in spring goods, what the reports of crop damage will tell us from the return of water have tended to discourage fall business pending clearer views of the ultimate crop outcome. "Taken as a whole, the reports from jobbing and wholesale trade lines and industries point to a slowing down rather than a quickening of demand, and the downward tendency of many commodities does not seem to have brought out much new business, the feeling being apparently that buying to fill only actual needs is now the part of conservatism, putting over views of crop and price cutum. "Business failures for the week ended with April 28 were 189, against 193 last week, 268 in the like week of 1909, 282 in 1908, 163 in 1907 and 130 in 1906." Wholesale Markets. New York.—Wheat—Spot weak; No. 2 red, 112c. nominal c. f. f; No. 1 Northern, 1.16 1/2 f. o. b. opening navigation. Corn — Spot steady; steamer, 63 1/2 c. asked, and No. 4, 60 nominal, both elevator export basis. Export No. 2, 64 1/2 c. f. o. b. Oats — Spot quiet; mixed, 26@32 lbs., nominal; natural white, 26@32 lbs., 45 1/4@28; clipped white, 34@42 lbs., 46 1/2@52. Butter—Steady; receipts, 7,260 pks. Creamery specials, 30@20 1/2 c.; extras, 29 1/2; third to first, 25@23; state dairy, common to finest, 23@29 1/2; process, 23@26 factory, 22@23; imitation creamery, 23 1/2@24 1/2. Eggs—Firm; receipts, 32,343 cases. State, Pennsylvania and nearby gathered white, 23@24c; do, gathered brown, 22@22 1/2; fresh gathered storage packed selections, 22@22 1/2; do, regular packed extra first, 22; do, first, 20 1/2@21 1/2. Poultry—Alive strong; Western fowls, 10 2/4 c.; turkeys, 12 @ 16. Dressed irregular; checkens, 15 @ 21; fowls, 15 @ 20; turkeys, 11 @ 23. Philadelphia. — Wheat — Steady; contract grade April, 109 @ 111c. Corn—Steady; April and May, 61 ½ @ 62c. Oats—Steady; No. 2, white natural, 49. Butter — Firm; extra Western creamery, 32c; do., nearby prints, 33. Eggs—Steady; Pennsylvania and other nearby firsts, f. c., 22c; at mark; do., current receipts, in returnable cases, 21 at mark; Western firsts, f. c., 22 at mark; do., current receipts, 21 at mark. Cheese—Firm; New York full creams, choice, old, 17 ½ @ 17 ¾ c.; do., fair to good, old, 16 ½ @ 17; do., choice, new, 14 ¼; do., fair to good, 13 @ 14. Live Poultry—Unchanged. Dressed Poultry—Steady; fresh killed fowls, choice, 19 ½ c.; do., fair to good, 19; old roosters, 15 ½; roasting chickens, Western, 16 @ 21. Baltimore. — Wheat — No. 2 red Western, 106 %c.; No. 2 red, 1.06 %; No. 3 red, 1.02 %. The closing was quiet; No. 2 red spot, 106 %c. nominal; May, 1.06 % asked; July, 1.03 % asked. Corn—Spot, 61 %c.; May, 61 %; July, 64 %. Oats—We quote, per bush.: White, as to weight, No. 2, 48 %% of 49 %c.; No. 3, 47 @48; No. 4, 44 @45. Mixed—No. 2, 47 @47 %; No. 3, 46 @46 %. Rye—Quote, per bush.: No. 2 rye Western, domestic, 83 @86c.; No. 3 Western, domestic, 77 @78; bag lots, as to quality and condition, 70 @74. Hay—We quote, per ton: Timothy—No. 1, $20.50; No. 2, $19.50 @20; No. 3, $17 @18.50. Clover Mixed—Choice, $19.50 @20; No. 1, $19 @19.50; No. 2, $17.50 @18.50. Clover—No. 1, $18 @19; No. 2, $16.50 @17.50. Butter — Creamery, fancy, 30 @ 30 1/2 c.; creamy, choice, 28 @ 23; creamy, good, 25 @ 27; creamy, imitation, 21 @ 23; creamy, prints, 30 @ 32. Cheese—The market is unchanged. We quote, jobbing prices, per Old. 17c.; new. 18. Sunday = School INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS FOR MAY 8. Subject: Temperance, Prov. 23:29 35—Commit to Memory Verse 31. GOLDEN TEXT—"At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder." Prov. 23:32. TIME—All time. PLACE—Everywhere. II. The Only Wise Attitude Toward Wine, 31. "Look not thou upon the wine." This is total abstinence with a vengeance. Not only "don't taste," but "don't look." It is good advice, inspired advice. If a thing ought to be left alone, leave it alone utterly. There are many who do not mean to sin, but they just look at the sin. That look is fatal. Eve first looked, they she lusted, then she ate, then she died (Gen. 3:6). Many a man and woman has taken the same path to the drunkard's grave and the drunkard's hell. "I wouldn't drink wine for anything," but I do like to look at it. It has such a beautiful color. It sparkles so. How smoothly it would go down. Just look there! Just a sip now. Delicious! Another. Just one more. What is the matter? I am dizzy. I am drowsy. I am dead. I am damned." Don't look at it. That is the absolutely safe path. It is the only safe one. III. "At the Last," 52. "At the last." Three significant words. If men could only see the end from the beginning, how many things they would leave undone which they now do. Before entering upon any course of action we ought always to ask where it ends. "There is a way that seethm right unto a man, but the end thereof is the ways of death" (chap. 14:12). The way of the wine drinker is undeniably such a way. The beginning is likely to be pleasant indeed. In the beginning it singeth like a bird; it is "at the last" that "it bites like a serpent and stingeth like an adder." But most of the trains on that road are through trains, and if you get on the train you are not likely to get off until you reach the end of the "line," Hell. "I remember a poor wretch my father brought home when I was a boy. My father had known him in young manhood when his prospects were the brightest. But the wine cup had been reached out to him. He looked, drank, fell. He was now "at the last." I recall another who had been one of the brightest lawyers and highest office holders in the State, whom I saw lying insensible on our front lawn, and he afterward died in a madhouse. IV. The Wine Drinker's Eyes and Heart. 38. "Thine eyes shall behold strange things." Indeed they shall. They shall see things out of all proper proportion, they shall see double, they shall see snakes and monsters and devils. The drinking man has perverted vision, physical, mental, moral. Folly looks like wisdom and wisdom looks like folly. Right appears wrong and wrong appears right. A man who is truthful and honest and pure, when sober, will lie and steal and commit abomination when he has drank a little. Wisdom's Beginning. There is only one thing that can save our souls and save society, and that is "the fear of the Lord, which is the beginning of wisdom." STUTTERED IN SHORTHAND. Words That Bothered Him Talking Bothered Him Also in Writing. The Western agent looked around the office with an air of lively curiosity. "Made a few changes here, haven't you?" he asked. The New York manager nodded. "Fired the old stenographer, that's all." he said. "What for?" asked the Westerner idly. "Stuttered," was the reply. The Westerner was puzzled. "I can't for the life of me see," said he, "how stuttering could affect a man's stenographic abilities." "Neither could I see it in the beginning," said the manager, "but I soon found out. I took a fancy to that young chap the minute he came in here, although he couldn't speak ten words without falling all over himself. "Before I knew him I should have ridiculed the bare suggestion that there could be such a thing as a stuttering stenographer. Stammering seemed to be that poor chap's only fault. He knew shorthand from first to last and the typewriting machine at every angle, but there were certain other words that tangled up his pencil as well as his tongue and thus knocked him clean out of the race. "It was one of the strangest things that ever came to my notice. I did what I could to help him, but to no avail. That young man's pencil staggered fearfully whenever he came to a word that he found particularly difficult to speak."—Sun. WISE WORDS. There is no use trying to live any time but just now. Some people are so slow that time itself has no use for them. The fool killer doesn't understand a bribe nor overlook a duty. A man must either make a way, for himself or make way for others. The stamp of approval is apt to come from those who are well heeled. Woman may be the weaker vessel, but it's generally the man who goes broke. The greatest study of mankind is man, but the most popular is woman. Silence has the advantage over speech in that you never have to take it back. Most people talk, but few can get any one ready and willing to listen to their spiel. From the average woman's point of view, to be able to wear small shoes is a great feat. One thing comforting about the inevitable is that there is no use worrying over it. You sometimes can tell something about what a woman thinks by what she doesn't say. It is noticeable that people who talk easily upon a subject don't know too much about it. Being able to paddle your own canoe makes the more expensive automobile seem not so desirable. The man who always keeps his enthusiasm steam, heated is usually enough of a hypnotist to get some easy, mark to pay his coal bills.—From "Pert Paragraphs," in the Trenton True American. We have for sale a great number of two and three story homes in N. W. Baltimore. You can buy a home today on terms of a small deposit down and payments weekly or monthly, as easy as rent. EPHRAIM MACHT REAL ESTATE AND BANKING Macht Building, FELIX B. PYE, Mulberry St. Near MINERAL DIRECTOR NATIONES—C. & P. Mt. Veruon 3603 Md. Courtl. Offices. Not conacted with any other firm. be offered to anyone who detects any person doing the name of Felix B. Pye, Sr. ROBERT A. ELLIOT More's Leading Underwright 506 ROGERS AVE. Balming, Courteous Attendants, Shipping y. Rubber Tire Carriages for hire for all Both Phones. Day or Night. JOHN H. TOADVIL UP-TO-DATE MINERAL DIRECTOR LORS— 141 W. HILL STREET, 826 DRUID HILL AVENUE. FUNERAL DIRECTOR BOTH PIIONES-C. & P. Mt. Veruon 3603 Md. Courtland 1926. No branch offices. Not connected with any other firm. No Agents. A reward will be offered to anyone who detects any person doing business under the name of Felix B. Pye, Sr. Baltimore's Leading Undertaker 506 ROGERS AVE. Expert Embalming, Courteous Attendants, Shipping Funerals a Specialty. Rubber Tire Carriages for hire for all occasions. Both Phones. Day or Night. FUNERAL DIRECTOR PARLORS— 141 W. HILL STREET, 826 DRUID HILL AVENUE. Hacks for all Occasions. Alex. Hemsley, Funeral Director and Embalmer Wish to announce to the generous public that I am still doing business at my old stand, 578 W. BIDDLE ST. Thanking the public for all past favors and hoping for a continuance of the same. Carriage for hire for weddings, parties and funerals, and special attention given to all orders day or night. Yours. ALEX. HEMSLEY, C. & P. Phone: 585 Y-Madison. Mt. Vernon 2578 Main Office. Alex. Hemsley, Funeral Director and Embalmer Wish to announce to the generous public that I am still doing business at my old stand, 578 W. BIDDLE ST. Thanking the public for all past favors and hoping for a continuance of the same. Carriage for hire for weddings, parties and funerals, and special attention given to all orders day or night. Yours, ALEX. HEMSLEY, C. & P. Phone: 585 Y-Madison. Mt. Vernon 2578 Main Office. GEORGE H. HOLLAND, Manager. T. G. MARSHALL Butter, Eggs and Poultry C. & P. Phone, Mt. Vernon 793-R 35 Dolphin St Cor. Division J CAN MAKE MON A PLAN WHEREBY ...YOU CAN MAKE MONEY.. WE HAVE A PLAN WHEREBY Every Boy in Baltimore Can Make Money. nally supposed that YOUR UNCLE SONLY PERSON in this country that has MAKE MONEY, and possibly he has, to be in a position to show any MILING BOYS not only the way they but to make GOOD MONEY'at you are a HUSTLER and WANT THEY and make it fast, all you have got at the Afro-American Office, 307 S It is generally supposed that YOUR UNCLE SAMUEL is the ONLY PERSON in this country that has the right to MAKE MONEY, and possibly he has, but we assume to be in a position to show any number of HUSTLING BOYS not only the way to MAKE MONEY but to make GOOD MONEY at that Now if you are a HUSTLER and WANT TO MAKE MONEY and make it fast, all you have got to do is to call at the Afro-American Office, 307 St. Paul St., Saturday morning get a bundle of The Afro-American Ledgers and go out and sell them, and any SMART BOY OR GIRL can do that. We do not want you unless you can HUSTLE. Dull boys and girls need not come around. Many of our HUSTLERS ARE MAKING GOOD MONEY, and if you do not believe it just ask them. We have a lot of good live hustling fellows working for us, no, for themselves, and you can do the same. Girls can do as well as boys. Don't Cost You A Cent To Try It. Call at the Afro-American Office and let us explain how you can make real good money. Best chance in Baltimore. St. Paul 2370. TELLI 2 E. Mulb FUNE BOTH PHONES— branch offices. hard will be offered ROBEN Baltimore 50 bert Embalming specialty. Ruh Both P JOHN FUNE PARLORS ex. H. to announce a old stand, 578 W. and hoping for a rings, parties and night. Yours. P. Phone: 585 Y- GE I. GROCLE 535 YOU CAN HAVE A PL generally sup the ONLY P o MAKE M ume to be i HUSTLING MONEY but if you are MONEY and o call at the 11 E. FAYETTE ST. A. PYE, Sr., Near Calvert DIRECTOR Veruon 3603 Md. Courtland 1926. Used with any other firm. No Agents. Do detects any person doing business under Felix B. Pye, Sr. A. ELLIOTT Loading Undertaker ERS AVE. Attendants, Shipping Funerals a marriages for hire for all occasions. Day or Night. TOADVIN O-DATE DIRECTOR V. HILL STREET, RUID HILL AVENUE. EY, Funeral Director and Embalmer is public that I am still doing business. Thanking the public for all past of the same. Carriage for hire for special attention given to all orders MSLEY, T. Vernon 2578 Main Office. phin St., Division MAKE MONEY.. REBY IT YOUR UNCLE SAMUEL is this country that has the right and possibly he has, but we ason to show any number of it only the way to MAKE GOOD MONEY at that ER and WANT TO MAKE ast, all you have got to do is American Office, 307 St. Paul St., NOTED EDITOR SPEAKS HIS MIND Disgusted With Taft, Negro Voters Turn to State Leaders. CONFIDENCE IS SHATTERED. The President's Color Line Policy Has Removed the Strongest Grip Which the Republican Party Had Upon the Race—Tactful Handling of the Situation Is Necessary. At the recent meeting of the Republican State Editorial Association of Colorado, held at Pueblo, there were many notable features during the proceedings. One was the marked tribute of respect paid to the memory of the late Thomas F. Walsh. Every editor present knew him and seemed especially anxious to do honor to his memory. "Nowhere," said I, N. Stevens of the Pueblo Chileftain, who delivered a brief eulogy, "had newspaper men a better friend than in Tom Walsh. "Colorado owes much to him. He was always a friend of the state and delighted in exalting and spreading its fame. He was a splendid citizen, a model husband and a patriotic American." Another feature was the very sound, common sense speech delivered by C. A. Franklin, the well known editor of the Statesman at Denver. Mr. Franklin, who knows how to say a thing and when to say it, delivered one of the ablest speeches heard at the convention. His words were carefully chosen, well put and convincing. He placed the position of the colored voters in relation to the Republican party before the Republican editors, referring to the position taken by President Taft, which position excluded colored citizens from participating in civil service honors, and maintained that the relation of the colored voters [Picture of a man in a suit with a tie]. C. A. FRANKLIN. to the state organization was a delicate one and must be handled tactfully else the organization will lose at least the moral support of those voters. No one during the entire afternoon was given closer attention than was Mr. Franklin. He said among other things: "The position of editor of a paper supporting Republican principles and circulating among colored people is a delicate one just at this time. Shortly after his inauguration President Taft saw fit to say in discussing appointments for Negroes that he would not appoint to office any man who could not secure the same by election if the office were elective and later removed several men from places usually assigned to my race by the party. Nothing could have been done that would have more disheartened colored Republicans. "We are used to persecutions because of color. In the face of it we are doing our best to make American citizens of whom the nation should not be ashamed. But for the president, who is the leader of our party, to give utterance to his willingness to limit any man for any reason other than his personal merit has removed the one strong grip which the Republican party, had upon the loyalty of my people. Therefore more than ever the cordal relations of mutual helpfulness which have existed between the party and the colored people depend upon the state organizations, and to you. Mr. Chairman, and to you, fellow editors, I appeal for a tactful banding of this situation. "Do not consider that I am asking any favors for colored Republicans. Let the party consider the merit of the Republican worker and reward him as he deserves, no matter who he may be. With an effort put forth to keep cordial relations and to deal justly with all elements of the party the colored Republicans will take heart and do their utmost for Republican success." Large Maconic Gathering at Macon. The sixty-seventh annual session of the grand council of Royal and Select Masons and the eighty-eighth annual convocation of the grand chapter of Royal Arch Masons were held jointly at Macon, Ga., April 26 and 27. The sessions were largely attended and a deal of important business was transacted. Secretary W. A. Wollihin held the refus admirably. MAJOR MORTON REBUKED. R. M. Whiting Excepts to Statement Made by Noted Educator. Major R. R. Morton,'commandant at Hampton institute, in an address delivered at the recent meeting of the Armstrong association held in the Academy of Music in Brooklyn is credited with having said. "I would rather take my chances as a Negro in Mississippi than right here in New York city." To this statement of the major R. M. Whiting of Brooklyn takes exception and says: "It is a fact that the Negro in the south has a greatly better chance of coming into his best development than the Negro right among us. Tuskegee, Hampton and kindred schools have wide open doors for those who have ambition to rise in the scale of being. May the number of such institutions greatly increase and millions go from the north for their maintenance. But shall we not cage for the Negro children and youth among us and give them full chance to make of themselves all that God makes possible? "I was told recently by a gentleman prominent in church life and in business circles that God had decreed that they should be a nation of servants, and when I asked for the Scripture for that he referred to the passage. 'Cursed be Cannan; a servant of servants shall be be.' I confess to being shocked that in this year of our Lord 1910 such a notion should be entertained by such a man. "In the first place, it was not God's decree. The words were uttered by an angry man just recovering from a drunken debauch. Noth's anger was aroused by the disrespect shown him by one of his sons. Why he passed by Ham, who was the offender, and cursed his son Cannan does not appear. Possibly it was because he had not fully recovered. But suppose that God had decreed that there should be a nation of servants. Could that be a reason why they should not be God fearing, intelligent, capable, skillful servants? The Master said. 'I am among you as one that serveth,' and 'Whosoever will be chief among you let him be your servant.' "There are many of the Negro race among us and many more coming. For the adults we can do but little, and they do not ask for anything except fair treatment, but for the children we must provide for self protection. If not for philanthropic reasons, such scholastic training as our grammar schools supply and such industrial training as will enable them to compete for employment in the labor world and come to mature years self supporting and self respecting." WEALTH NOT GAINED BY ANY SHORT CUTS. We Must Build Upon the Foundations of Truth, Honesty and Right Living, Says Noted Educator. The Rev. Dr. Richard D. Stinson, vice president of Morris Brown college, at Atlanta, Ga., in a recent address at the Abyssinian Baptist church, New York, said: "Many of you feel that there is some short method by which the Negro race shall suddenly bound into wealth, prominence and popularity. May I be permitted to impress you with all the power of my soul that we are going to be prosperous, useful, self reliant and happy in proportion as our lives are built upon the foundations of truth, honesty and right living? To imagine that some one is taking advantage of or miscreating us does not help in making us permanently good and useful." Dr. A. Clayton Powell, pastor of the church, who is interested in all good movements for the advancement of the race, called upon his congregation for a collection to assist in the rebuilding of the school which was recently destroyed by fire. The people responded willingly and in a few minutes put on the table a snug sum. Dr. Stinson was greatly encouraged by the liberality of the people and intimated that it was no doubt due to the pastor's wise leadership. THOMPSON'S LUCKY STRIKE. Pullman Porter Finds Rich Gold Mine In Riverside County, Cal. According to a dispatch from Los Angeles, Cal., April 27, John Thompson, an Afro-American who was penniless a week ago, now has $50,000 to his account in a bank. Mr. Thompson made a lucky strike at Blodgetts Tanks, in Riverside county, Cal. He went to southern California as a Santa Fe Pullman porter. Contracting the gold fever, he struck out six weeks ago and with the luck of a tenderfoot stumbled across a rich gold bearing ledge at Blodgetts Tanks. Mining experts made a number of tests and offered him $100 cash for his locations. He refused to consider less than $50,000. The experts communicated with their principals at New York, shipped east 1,000 pounds of ore and soon received a telegram to close the deal at $50,000 cash. Success of Iron City Athletic Club. Iron City Athletic club, Pittsburgh, has secured a clubhouse at 2010 Mahon avenue, where it will install baths and a gymnasium and keep on file all the sporting papers. Its officers are A. G. Boykin, president; G. A. Dixon, secretary; John Jones, treasurer, and John Gray, general manager. A baseball team will be maintained, and running and jumping teams will be encouraged. FORD'S HAIR POMADE THE OLD RELIABLE DRESSING FOR KINKY OR CURLY HAIR. IT USE MAKES STUBBORN, HARSH HAIR SOFTER, MORE PLIABLE AND GLOSSY, EASY TO COMB AND PUT UP IN ANY TYPE THE LENGTH WILL PERMIT. WRITE FOR TESTIMONIES, TELLING HOW THIS REMARKABLE REMEDY MAKES SHORT, KINKY HAIR GROW LONG AND WAVY, BEST POMADE ON THE MARKET FOR DANDRUFF, ITCHING OF THE SCALP AND FALLING OUT OF THE HAIR. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS, GET THE GENUINE, PUT UP IN 25+ AND 50+ BOTTLES WITH CHARLES FORD'S NAME ON EVERY PACKAGE. * SOLD BY DRUGGISTS. IF YOUR DRUGGIST CANNOT SUPPLY YOU, WE WILL SEND IT TO YOU DIRECT AT THE FOLLOWING PRICES, SMALL SIZED BOTTLE, 25+ LARGE SIZED BOTTLE, 50+ THE OZONIZED OX MARROW CO. 216 LAKE ST. DEPT. CHICAGO, ILL. AGENTS WANTED. College Tribute to Mr. Rockefeller. ly PRESIDENT JUDSON, OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. "Mr. Rockefeller's latest philanthropic plans are the most interesting that have come under my knowledge at any time. Many men of large financial resources have sought to use their fortunes in a variety of ways for the benefit of humanity. Not being themselves expert in such matters, they are often liable to errors, sometimes of a serious character. In this way, with the best of motives, large philanthropists have at all times wrought harm rather than good by their gifts. Moreover, it has often proved the case that beneficence has ceased with the lifetime of the philanthropist. The foundation proposed by Mr. Rockefeller will guard against both of these cardinal errors. Putting the administration of the funds in the hands of those who are expert, it will be possible always to make a scientific study of the conditions which are to be relieved, and to place the funds where they will do the most far-reaching good, and, on the other, hand, to avoid giving in such way as to lead to harmful results. The financial side of the real science of philanthropy—and philanthropy is a real science—should always have in mind these two considerations: "1. Is a proposed gift likely, after all, to be injurious rather than helpful? "2. How can money be given in such a way that one dollar shall do five dollars' worth of work? "The proposed plan should, so long as society lasts, be a potent force in remedying the unfortunate conditions of humanity."—From Leslie's Weekly. OUR PET CAT. TRICKS. I want to tell you a true story about our pet cat, Tricks. We got him when he was a tiny kitten. His mother was killed by a dog. He is now eleven years old and is so kind and gentle with sister and me. We used to live in the country, and when we moved to the city we gave Tricks to a neighbor. But he was naughty and caught the baby chickens, so they sent him back to us by express. He arrived just at dinner time in a baked bean box which had printed upon it, "A Dainty Morsel for Dinner." Needless to say we did not eat Tricks for dinner, but took him back to our home and hearts instead. He is very fond of liver and will eat, hardly anything else. He will stand up and beg for it and will mew every letter when we tell him to spell it. He is a fine hunter and still catches large rats. When we lived in the country he caught several large snakes.—Robert Walworth, in the New York Tribune. Biggest man in Parliament. The tallest member of the new Parliament will probably be found to be Douglas B. Hall, the Unionist representative for the Isle of Wight, who is no less than six feet five inches in height. He is run very close, however, by Sir Randolf Baker, the new Unionist for North Dorset, who is one-half inch shorter. Sir Owen Phillips, the Liberal member for Pembroke, is one of three brothers—Lord St. Davidis is among the number—whose average height is six feet four and three-quarter inches.—Bally's Magazine. 1345 WHATCOAT STREET Give us a trial as we want your patronage. The best Burning Coal at the Cherpest Prices. Royal Blue Line for Philadelphia and New York. New Terminal at 23rd Street, New York, convenient to hotel, theatre and shopping district. Eastward, Slooper, Daly, Daily 5:31 A.M. Buffet & Diner, Porter, Ex-Sun 9:30 A.M. Buffet, Porter, Ex-Sun 9:30 A.M. Buffet, Porter, Ex-Sun 9:30 A.M. Passer, Diner Ex-Sun 11:30 A.M. Passer, Diner Ex-Sun 11:30 A.M. ROYAL LIMITED, Exclusively Pulman Train. Buffet, Smoker, Porter, Observation Amt. Dining Coaches, Phila, Ex-Sun 9:30 P.M. Parlor, Diner, Daily 9:30 P.M. Parlor, Diner, Daily 9:30 P.M. Shipers, Daily 12:30 A.M. 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We respectfully refer the good Doctor to the latter clause of the 22nd verse of the 17th chapter of the Acts of the Apostle, and to the first part verse 26th of the same chapter. We would suggest to the Provident Hospital authorities the getting up of a benefit concert at Alaugh's or some other large auditorium, and securing the services of Mrs. Aida Overton Walker, Bert Williams, Cole and Johnson, and one-or-two other prominent actors and actresses, at sometime in the near future. We are confident that they would have a packed house and a goodly sum realized. It it worth trying. DOWN GOES THE BARS. It now appears from the recent press reports that the Center Congregational Church, New Haven, Conn., is more anxious to get men and women into its fellowship than to maintain the fundamental tenets of Christianity. It now appears that this particular church has outtown the Apostles' Creed, and no longer holds to the Divinity of Jesus christ. Perhaps the church might better be charged with lapsing from, rather than outgrowing the century old Creed of the Apostles. But when a church no longer stands for the Fatherhood of God, if the Divinity of Jesus Christ, but really does it stand for? Are the tenets such as may or may not accepted by a Christian scheme? an a man be counted Christian, in my sense, who refuses belief in the Divinity of Jesus Christ? Is not us a long step backward and another proofs of Brisbane's editorial which he claims there is no civilization only an effort toward it? a verily. This is only another evidence that the highest sanity is but a step om insanity, and the human mind reaks or loses its integrity when it tries to fathom the mind and purposes of the Infinite. There are ep and inexplicable mysteries pont, the Divinity of Jesus Christ well as about the God head, and a man who halts in his faith at a point where he is not able to explain, does not go very far into the depths or up the heights of the inscrutable mysteries of the infinite. Now it must be admitted that the achings of Jesus Christ are a flower and fruit of the Testament symbols and proecies, and therefore, form the moral force in the world for chest development of men and nams, and wherever the doctrines person of Jesus Christ are held over, the same is reflected in the prece of the moral conscience of the nation. The effort on the part of the Center Congregational Church at New Haven, to let the bars down so low that even the man who does not believe in Jesus Christ, the founder of Christianity, can get in, is only another way of saying that the church itself had lost faith in Christ, the teacher sent from God. Then when one picks up the daily papers and reads of the daily list of moral tragedies, he sees only the reflection of the lapsing of the teachings of Jesus Christ, by the church, the institution set to promulgate them. And yet when one members that for years that church had for its master and teacher, Dr. Newman Smyth, he is not so much surprised at the final outcome, for Dr. Smyth has been considered a bit woozy on the fundamentals of Christianity for many years. Fortunate it is for the maimed, the halt and the blind, that the Divinity of Jesus Christ does not depend upon the declarations of men, the Divine Son of God in whom we may safely trust. "THE BLACK MAMMY." The Afro-American Ledger had not the least desire to cast any reflections, nor was any intended, in the short editorial squib of last week on the "Black Mammy." On the contrary it has nothing but words of praise for a class of our mothers who did their work and did it well. It perhaps there was no class to our women in the South before the Civil War who did so much to show the material the race was made of than this class of women. All honor and praise to them. In The Forum, we are taken to task, as if we attempted to dishonor this class of women, on the contrary, it was that we felt that they had not been justly dealt with. True there may be isolated case of which our correspondent treats, but in the main, they were slaves, and received the treatment of slaves. While many of them had nursed their masters and mistresses they were afterward sold just as a horse or mule would be sold, and that was what we meant when we said the affection for them was pretty much the affection the old slaveholder felt for a "black dog," or any other well thought of animal, and we reiterate it here. The raising of monuments to faithful slaves at this late day, only serves to accentuate the fact of their faithfulness and the faithlessness of those who profited by their faithfulness. "The good that men do live after them," is as true in this case as in all others, and we would be the last to cast asperSION upon the fair name of these faithful women. It was to those who was faithless to them we referred; and not to the "Black Mammy," as our correspondent would make it appear. THE DEPARTURE OF HEBER E. WHARTON. A keen and penetrating shock vibrated throughout the life of all our people in this city on last Monday evening when it was announced that the spirit of Heber E. Wharton had been separated from his body. The few days before, had witnessed constant and unceasing prayers to God, that if it was His will, He would prolong his life in the flesh among us by persons in all the walks of life. The life here on earth of Heber Wharton, as short as it were, will constantly energies with power and great potency, in the reproduction of such useful lives from among his brethren of the same race with which he was identified. And in this mysterious taking off this is about the only solid comfort and consolation we are apt to receive. Coming to this city from Virginia, some years ago, a poor boy, by industry, character and ceaseless activity he steadily made his "ascension," and triumphed over ever, difficulty, and obstacle, until he had not only passed thru, with great honor, the entire educational course of this city, but marrying in one of the best families of Maryland, he had conceived a happy home of promising children, brought up in the fear of the Lord, and an example of thrift and progress in all necessary things, lending his services increasingly to the whole life of his people, in all endeavors towards their "ascension" to worth and a good name. But recently had he been promoted to the position of a Supervising Principal in our public schools, where it was hoped that the sphere of his activities for good towards his people would be enhanced and increased. As the head of the Teachers' Association, a member of the Board of Managers of the Maryland Home for Friendless Colored Children, a ruling elder of the church, which he faithfully served, and in many other public places for the good of his people, he leaves behind an imperishable inspiration to the young men of the race to labor and to die for righteousness and the highest ideals of civic and religious life. As we imperfectly scan the mind of the Almighty, He seemed to demand the sacrifice of the life in the flesh of our good friend, that that noble life might accomplish a greater harvest in its withdrawal than in its presence among us. And so, it is a genuine comfort for us to try and realize that life is indestructable and filled with power and glory, and that He who so beautifully filled that life with His own presence, will likewise neither leave us nor forsake us. The world, as well as the race, is the richer for the short life in the flesh of Heber E. Wharton, and so far from that life ceasing its activity, released from "the burden of the flesh" it can and will continue to work more effectually for God and humanity, in that larger, nobler and imperisable world of spirits. Nothing can interpret and make all this plain to us, save a gradual rise and elevation into that life of love and knowledge of God which dissipates any materialistic blur obscuring the Vision of Life. MOTHERS' DAY. EDITOR AFRO-AMERICAN: As the second Sunday in May has been set apart as Mother's Day, let every man, woman and child remember it. Let the idea appeal to the deepest and best sentiments of every one, and gain unanimous support. By a kind act or thought, add to the happiness of some one's mother. Wear a white carnation—this dainty flower having been chosen by Miss Jarvis—the beautiful symbol and emblem of motherhood. No carthly name is heard through life more sweet than that of mother. Who of us can forget that through years of childish sunshine and shadow, she was always ready to cure life's littleills by the magic of a mother's kiss? Tongue has not the power to express her invaluable love, patience and wise counsels as she watches our growth into manhood or womanhood. In the calm beauty of her mother way, she knows just what to do when things go wrong. Faithful in prayer and trust, she guides our footsteps, and helps us win the battle of life. Then we should tenderly care for her when living, and cherish her memory when dead. Let her sacred name be crowned with honor on Mothers' Day. To the sacred memory of my own precious mother, who died in the month of May, I add: Though thou has passed away Into another sphere, A world all free from sorrow, care and pain. Thy gentle voice I see to hear again. For in my dreams by night, Thy loving face I see. With thoughts of thee my waking hours are filled Sweet memories of the voice forever stilled: Mrs. G, G. Dickerson, Jersey City, N. J. "THE BLACK MAMMY." TO THE EDITOR OF THE AFRO-AMERICAN: I think you make a very great mistake, in your last issue, when speaking of the Southern white people, you say: "The 'Black Mammy' was to them pretty much as a black dog would have been, just that and nothing more." Now, I believe all persons who know me will certainly bear witness that I do not hesitate to criticise the Southern people, or any other people, when criticism is deserved. But I do sincerely hope and trust that I may never be so blinded by "race love" as to bear witness against the truth. The expressions with respect to the "Black Mammies," on the part of Southern white constitute one of the most remarkable and exceedingly valuable proofs of the virtue and capability of the Negro race ever attested in this country. We look at it as a matter of fact, and not as a sentimental thing. For the Negro to belittle and disprove this voluntary estimate of moral worth, of the race, on the part of the Southern whites, would indicate that we fail to comprehend the force of the fact established by those who have words of affection and praise for the old time "Black Mammies." Now, it is a fact which cannot be denied, that the best men of the South, and women too for that, during the period before the Civil War, were brought, up and trained by an army of devoted Negro women. Men who have become famous as Presidents, Gover- nors, judges and leaders in the political, social and business life of the South, in their early days, the formative period of character, had more association with and knew more of the black women who cared for them, than they did of their own mothers. That one fact proves conclusively the strong virtuous and intelligent character of the black woman of the South; for it is hardly conceivable that such trust and responsibility would have been thrust upon them otherwise. However much we may criticise that class of Southern white people who were able to afford the luxury of having "Black Mammies" for their children, with respect to political and other matters, it would be extremely ungracious upon our part, for one moment, to question their sense of high honor, and the possesson of those finer qualities which have always separated the refined from the vulgar. I recall an illustration of this tender and sympathetic relation which forced itself upon me only a few months ago. In going over to the John Hopkins Hospital to visit patients in Ward M and O, to my great surprise and pleasure, I found Mrs. W. Cabell Bruce of this city almost a daily visitor to the bedside of an old colored man who had been brought to this city from the old homestead in Virginia to be treated for some ailment. I count it a rich pleasure to be able to number Mrs. Bruce among the warmest friends I have, and it was a source of the greatest pleasure to see her continually sitting for long periods, day after day, comforting and hearting, this old servant worn out in her employment. It is a serious mistake for the younger generation who know nothing of the pleasant relationships which existed before the war between the best white people of the South, and the best colored people of that same region, to slippantly speak of these expressions of devotion and love of the "Black Mammies." as such white people were not actuated by the sincerest and purest motives. I have personal and real knowledge of innumerable instances which would vindicate our Southern white friends from such aspersions. What ever may be our criticisms, let us above all things remember the Golden Rule, and be candid and truthful. (GEORGE E. FRAGG, JR.) EDITOR AFRO AMERICAN LEDGER: DEAR SIR: I cannot express to you how glad I am to be again in Catonsville among my many friends and members of Grace A. M. E. Church for the fifth year, and the time limit in the A. M. E. Church. On Wednesday night, of this week while we were in our parsonage reading the scriptures-preparing to preach the Word of Life to the people on Sunday, we were suddenly surprised by a large number of the members of the church, headed by Mrs. Elizabeth Fox, Mrs. Martha Brown, Mrs. Alice Tyler, and many other sisters and brothers, too many to mention in this article. Our dear friend Rev. J. H. Goodrich, of Mt. Zion Unchureh. Fllicott City, was among the number and the spokesman of the occasion. Soon a sumptuous repast was spread and many kindly words of welcome were uttered and a most successful year predicted. Quite a number of the boys wanted to come to Grace church this year but the people said, "This you cannot do until our beloved pastor's time is out." REV. JOHN PORTER. MINISTERS RECEIVE THEIR ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS For Sustentation Fund Annual For Suspension Fund Annual Conference ..... 185.00 Gen. Conf. Delegates expenses ..... 4.75 For Sale of books and subscript- tions to Church periodicals. 244.00 Salary of pastors. 37.928.97 For salary of Presiding Elders 4136.22 For Contingent Fund. 556.63 Total. $51,327.75 Members. 10865 Probationers. 834 Conversions. 1060 Accessions. 875 Total receipts for Va. Conf. $35399.41 Total receipts for N. C Conf. 45225.00 Total receipts for 2nd Episcopal District. $132.892.16 These totals do not include collections for local purposes, such as Trustees. DEDICATION OF HOWARD'S NEW LIBRARY (Continued from 1st. Page.) as he is doing every month in the year. "This university offers to the colored race what it needs and without which it cannot make advancement, to-wit: colored leaders of thought in every profession, in order not that all colored men may be university men, but that there may be among colored men, university men who shall lead the whole race onward and upward." Mr. Heber E. Wharton, one of the best-known teachers in the State, died at Provident Hospital Monday night. He was operated on for appendicitis by Prof. J. W. Chambers, a well-known white physician, Thursday of last week. It was first thought the operation would be successful, but a change set in and he succumbed. At his bedside when the end came were his immediate family, Rev. L. Z. Johnson, his pastor, and Rev. W. A. C. Hughes. Mr. Wharton was born in Accomac, Co., Va., 36 years ago. After attending the public schools of his native county, he came to this city and entered the preparatory course at Morgan College. He subsequently entered the Colored High School, graduating therefrom in 1895. While in school, though but a boy, he supported himself. His first position was that of teacher at Magnolia, Howard Co. He was elected principal of School, No 15, Waverly, in 1897, and had since grown to be one of the most influential and best liked teachers in the city. A few summers ago he took a course at Columbia University, and for the past six years had been a lecturer at the Summer School at Cheyney, Pa. Mr. Wharton was placed in charge of Group Y, one of the three groups of colored schools last January. He was also principal of the night school at School, No 12, and president of the Baltimore High School alumni Association. Hundreds of persons, including teachers and former pupils, called at his home, 2135 Druid Hill avenue, to take a last look at a man they loved and considered a friend. As many shed tears they were heard to pay a quiet tribute to the man whose untimely death shocked the community. Mr. Wharton was married in 1897 to Miss Pauline Brown, daughter of Dr. H. J. Brown. Besides his wife, he is survived by his mother, Mrs. Mania Wharton, four children and two brothers. The funeral took place at Madison Street Presbyterian Church, Thursday afternoon, the services being attended by a large concourse of people. The services were in charge of Rev L. Z. Johnson, who spoke touching of the life and work of the deceased. A number of other ministers delivered brief addresses. Resolutions from the several organizations of which he was a member, were also read. T REV. ALFRED YOUNG Pastor of Whatcoat (King's Hill) M. E. Church, corner Franklin and Pine streets, will cel.brate his 39th anniversary of his conversion, on Thursday evening of next week, with a love feast and prayer meeting. Rev. Young believes in a "Mourner's Bench," and will have one on that occasion for any one who desires to be converted. STUDENT KILLS HIMSELF: Blew His Brains Out After Shooting a Fellow-Student. Newport News, Va., May 4.—After accidentally shooting his follow-student Burnette H. Gohlson, of New York, in the abdomen with a revolver, Chas. A. Scott, a member of the quartet of the Hampton Normal and Agricultural institute, blew out his own brains with a 45-caliber revolver in Hampton yesterday. The shooting occurred in the dormitory at the school, and Scott immediately went to his home at Hampton. After getting his insurance papers and other private effects in good order, he disrobed, put on a bathrobe and Masonic apron, threw himself across his bed, placed the muzzle of the revolver against his head and pulled the trigger. Gohlson is dangerously wounded, but physicians say he will recover. The school authorities say the shooting was purely accidentally. Scott had been a member of the school quartet for a number of years, and had traveled with it throughout the North and West. Notes for this column addressed to Mr. Beckett, care of this office, will receive careful attention.—Ed. Outdoors sports are healthful and inspiring. Many have been seen playing tennis and roque at the Park. Take time for recreation and rest, your body needs it and your work will be more efficient for having been supplied with fresh vigor. The High School track team is bending every effort to get in shape for the meet in Washington. Clifton track is the place of practice Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each week. The Dunton Athletic Association will enter several last men in the opens, and from indications Baltimore will have a creditable representation in the meet. A track meet will be held May 13th, at Clifton Park, by the High School, in conjunction with the Dunbar A. A. Any one of the two organizations may enter. This is to be preliminary to 30th. The Official Handbook of the Inter-Scholastic Athletic Association of the Middle Atlantic States is out. This publication contains the pictures, occasions and information concerning colored athletes. Every young man should have a copy, the price is 10 cents. Mr. J. A. B. Callis, 616 Baker street, and Mr. W. H. J. Beckett, 523 Mosher street, have them for sale. The Playground Association collected through Company B, composed of interested colored men and women, over $224,00 up to date, and money is still coming in. The Association appreciates the effort put forth by the colored people, for it evidences their interest and cooperation in a work so much needed for our children. Give the boy and girl a strong, healthy body, a clear mind, an enduring will and an unwavering character, and you have equipped each for the battle of life. All work and no rest means death. In the rush of life don't get dizzy. Winnipeg has 249 boys in a church basketball league, and 250 in a church athletic league. Needless to say the boys attend church and Sunday School regularly. What church will provide facilities for our boys to play? If the church don't care for the boys the places of vice and sin will. The Working Men's Athletic Club of Cedar Hill, Anne Arundel county, has organized for this year a strong baseball squad and is ready to meet all comers. Address challenges to E. Y. Mitchell, R. F. D., No. 12, Brooklyn, Anne Arundel Co., Md. It is encouraging to see the wide spread interest in athletics. This means a more sturdy race of people. Don't forget the marathon race. See it by all means, Saturday, from Laurel to Baltimore. Howard's track meet comes off on the 14th of May. Entries are going in encouragingly. Take care of your body, it meaus health. Health means life and life meaus opportunities for success. The West Star base ball teams, first and second, of Catonsville wishes to bear from any other teams in the State or in the District of Columbia, barring none. Edward Simms, manager, 120 Winters avenue, Catonsville. Here is a chance boys for you, go at them. (Continued from Page 1.) plowing behind a black mule in Mississippi, to the ministry, and declared that he was called to preach the gospel and nothing else. Dr. Roundtree made a few remarks, and then came the introduction of the pioneer Negro newspaper editor and writer, T. Thomas Fortune, founder of the New York Age. He was given an ovation by the conference. There was a large amount of business transacted during the afternoon session. The committee announced time and place to hold meetings. The educational work received special attention during the morning. At the night session addresses of welcome were delivered. Thursday was a busy day. (Special to Afro-American.) Philadelphia, Pa.; May 4-The Women's Mite Missionary Society is an agency for helping the weak among us, and should be encouraged by all. Our work is primarily, to help the mini-tiers with poor charges and to aid educational and mission work in Africa. How well we have succeeded can be told by our reports, and how much we might do is readily seen when we are ready to work to gether for the Master's cause. The foregoing was uttered by Mrs. Mary F. Laudy, president of the parent body of the Women's Mite Missionary Society in her opening address at the quarterly meeting of the executive committee, held here today. An executive session was held this morning. At the afternoon session reports submitted by the treasurer, Mrs. B. T. Tanner, of this city, showed over $5,000 was raised by an annual societies during the past six months. Of this sum about $5,000 was used to aid pavilion conferences in the various annual conferences in this country, and over $1,000 sent to Africa for the support of missionary and educational work in Sierra Leone, Liberia and South Africa. Addresses were delivered this afternoon, by Mrs. Mary Johnson, 1st vice president of the Soeii-yr: Mrs. W. H. Heard, Mr. R. R. Wright, Jr., Mrs. S. O. Beckatt, of Holmburg, Pa. Mrs. Pannie Jackson Coppin, and Mrs. Margaret P. Hill and Mrs. E. L. Stentone, of Baltimore. THEIR PRAYERS ANSWERED And The Copious Down Pour Of Rain During The Week Was A Blessing To The Farmers. Presented to the Aro American Harmans, May 3. -The people of this section have been praying for rain and it came in copious showers. and suffering vegetation, dried up springs and wells have been greatly benefitted. and in a few days strawberries and peas will be crowding the markets, from the present outlook. Last Sunday St. Mark's church was well filled and the pastor, Rev. L. W. Briggs preached an able sermon. After the morning service was over the presentation services of Representative Conference that was given on April 14 was held, the proceeds amounted to $66.44. The money was presented in a very neat speech to the Trustees of the church by Mrs. Ocey Murphy; response by Mrs. Wm. H. Brooks. A vote of thanks was given first the Ladies Aid Society, under whose auspices the conference was held and those who took part and helped to make it a success Among the sick are Mrs. Martha Adams. Mrs. L. Noakes is convalescent. TEARS AT SIGHT OF OLD GLORY Mr. Washington Enthusiastically Received In Cleveland Amid Waving Of Flags. (Special to Afro-American.) Cleveland, Ohio, May 1.—Perhaps the most interesting and at the same time the most unique incident in the recent visit of Dr. Booker T. Washington, to this city, was the "Old Glory" incident at St. John's A. M. E. church, where fully 2500 men, women and children had met to greet him. Fully as many more were unable to gain admit- The incident referred to took place while Dr. Washington was being escorted up the aisle of the church to the platform by Messrs. Nahum D. Brascher and Geo A. Myers. Little Miss Ruth Sissle arose on the platform and commenced waving a large American flag. It was the signal for almost the entire audience to arise to its feet and in every hand there was an American flag waving and swinging to the rhythm of the music. It was a magnificent spectacle, and a most impressive sight. Dr. Washington himself was visibly affected by the scene. Tears dimmed the eyes of many of the elder people, and it is just possible that "Old Glory" and never appealed to them before it did at that time. The speech of Dr. Washington was received as a message of hope and peace by the large audience of both faces which had gathered to hear him. A very interesting program was rendered prior to Mr. Washington commencing his speech. in Honor Of Mrs. Mary A. Campbell. Special to the Afro-American Ledger.) Philadelphia, May 5—Memorial services were held in honor of Mrs. Mary A. Campbell, one of the founders of the Woman's Home and Foreign Mite missionary Society of the African Methodist Episcopal church, in Allen M. E. church Wednesday. The services were held under the auspices of the Executive Committee of the Society, with held its annual meeting that day, Mrs. Mary F. Handy, president of the Committee and the society. BIRTHDAY PARTY ENDS IN SHOOTING FRAY Special to the AFRO-AMERICAN LENGER. Salisbury, Md., May 4.—Because of some imaginary offence, Ben Leatherbury, a clothes cleaner, who conducts a place in an eating house patronized by colored people, shot and seriously wounded Lulu West, at a birthday party which was being held at the corner of Mill and Church streets, last Wednesday night. A large number of people were present, and Leatherbury, becoming engaged at some fancied insult flourished his pistol and fired at the woman, the shot entering her thigh. She was removed to the office of Dr. Dick, and from there to the hospital. Her wound is a serious one and death may result. In the meantime Leatherbury is locked up awaiting the result of the woman's injuries. The Salisbury Lodge of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows will hold a Thanksgiving service at John Wesley M. E. church, Sunday afternoon. "IT IT HARD TO BE A REPRESENTATIVE BLACK MAN" (Continued from Page 1) some is one of the brainiest men of our race in this country. I am proud that I can say this about him. My mission is to let the world know just what we have in the race, and speak of the men who are doing something. I am always proud to shake hands with them and let the other people know about the good being accomplished. I suppose I should go back and tell you about my trip. Now draw up your chair and sit down and listen to me. I did not get to see conference close, but make my way to Baltimore and I have told you already about my trip there and how Editor Murphy andoths entertained me. I had a fine time and it was just in keeping with the fitness of things. Next found me on my way to New York, to attend the meeting of the Missionary Board, Rev W. W. Beckett is the secretary, and he was glad to we come me to the city. Bishop C. T. Snaffer is chairman of the Board, Rev L. H Reynolds was among the prominent men I shook hands with. Dr. Reynolds is recording secretary of the Board, and he is a secretary I am here to tell you. I am of the opinion that this race has never produced a greater seer-tary, and that is putting it mildly. Rev J. W. Rankin and Rev J. W. Washington were there also. I went into Philadelphia and met some of my friends there. Rev. W. G. Parks, who is a constant reader of the Afro-American Ledger, had some things to say about the paper. He thinks it is a great paper and says that he gets much out of it. Rev Parks has charge of the Union Baptist church. I met the ministers in that church, and they are a jolly set of men. From there I accepted an invitation to visit the Dowington Industrial and Agricultural college from its president, Rev Dr. W. A. Creditt. I want to assué Dr. Creditt that the Lord is proud of his work, and I am too. It takes a brave man to start a school in this part of the world, but such has been done, and it is a growing institution. He has a five site, with 102 acres of land, four of five good buildings. Now that is stretching it a little bit. They have one big building, and one not so large. In the large building is located recitation rooms, manual training and dormitory for boys. Then there is another building in which is to be found the place for girls. Then there is a small building. The down stair is used for the wash room and the ironing takes place upstairs. Now about the teachers. Rev. W. A. Creelbott, of Philadelphia, is president; Prof. F. M. Hodgman, assistant principal; Miss Essie Gibbs, matron; Miss Bertha Burnet, secary bary. The other teachers are Misses Lillie Burk. Eva Crutcher, Estella Wells, Mrs. Martha Boots and Harry Davis. It is an interesting sight to see these young people at work. Training their minds to think and then the hands to execute the will of a trained mind. While in Philadelphia I had the pleasure of meeting Editor J. C. Asahede of the Odd Fellows' Journal. He has made a good editor and I think it is time for him to go up higher. I would like to see him Grand Master of America. What say the Odd Fellows to this idea? Well it is only a short time before I will be on a ship header for Scotland and other places in Europe. I am sure that our readers will be anxious to know what I am going to see, and I am anxious to know myself, but I promise that I am going to keep you posted. Many of my friends are sending in some money for me to ride on and I will tell you all of them in a few days Wait and li-ten to what I. have to say. I think I had better bring these scattering remarks to a close. Send all mull for me to Atlanta Baptist College, Atlanta., Ga. Permit me to extend thanks to R. W. Thompson for the kind words which he has said about me. Wanted - A young or middle aged woman, for general house work. Only two in family, no children; settled person preferred. Good salary to the right person, with good reference. Apply to Mine Julia, 422 6th ave., New York, N. Y. SUMMER SCHOOL FOR TEACHERS. TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, ALA. JUNE 20th TO JULY 15th. The Summer School for teachers as planned at Tuskegee Institute from June 20th to July 15th, is already meeting with most ready responses from the teachers, not only in the state of Alabama, but in various other Southern The following is a statement of the The following is a statement: of the aim and courses: THE AIM. I. To give thorough instruction in the various literary branches usually taught in the elementary, high and rural schools, the purpose being both to add to the extent of the teacher's knowledge and to give him more possession of the knowledge he already has id order that he may more effectively use it. In this connection, persons may do work leading to higher grades of county and city certificates. II. To give instruction in the various industrial subjects which are being added to the courses in our schools,—such subjects as bring the work of the school in closer touch with the life and work of the community, and make the students who attend these schools more efficient workers; II. To instruction in; I. Class room methods, both in literary and industrial subjects. 2. Methods of community building; including the improvement of school houses and their surroundings, and the construction of New schoolhouses. 3. Methods of correlating schoolwork with the industrial and every day life of the surrounding community. 4. Methods of introducing industrial work and practical agriculture into the regular country and city school courses. COURSES There will be two groups of courses from which teachers may choose. Each teacher may choose four courses; not more. These courses may be chosen as best suits each teacher, provided all courses are not taken in the same group. The courses once chosen are to be followed thru the entire Summer school. Group I. 1. English 2. Mathematics 3. Science 4. Alabama History 5. American History 6. Geography 7. Primary Methods 8. Business Forms 9. General Methods and Management Group II. GROUP 1 1. Upholstery and basketry.including: a. Work in caning chairs b. Upholstering box furniture, couches, hassocks, window seats etc. c. Work with native grasses, pine needles, palms, twigs, etc. d. Weavings of shucks, mats, hats, horse collars, scrub brushes, belts, pocketbooks, slippers e. Work in raffa for young children f. Advanced work, if desired in Indian basketry, bead wore, etc. 2. Cooking and table service 3. Sewing 4. Manual training and carpentry. 5. Agricultural and Nature Study. In addition of the above, by special demand and special arrangements' it may be possible to arrange other courses where the demand is made by any number of teachers who may be here in attendance. The expense for the four weeks will be. tuition $2, and board $10, making a total of $12 for the entire period. She board will include room rent, washing etc. Persons desiring to take advantage of the course should write Booker T. Washington, Principal. GREENWOOD ELECTRIC PARK Undoubtedly the best Park for your Summer Outing Easiest way to Make Money Without Risk. SPACIOUS DANCING PAVILION ABUNDANCE OF SHADE PLENTY GOOD WATER USE OF PIANO GRAND SLIDE SEE-SAWS SWINGS TABLES BOOTH STOVE TUBS HURRY FOR DATES A Few Good Ones Left. SEE CHAS. F. WOODLAND Catonsville C. & P. 54W Citizen's Campaign Committee of the Provident Hospital. Please Help! House to house cannass. Solicitor will call. See the beautiful certificate he brings! JOHN H. SMITH, Financial Agent. Open Flame Gas Burner. Simply turn on gas and it lights. No matches needed. Write me and I will call and give a demonstration at any time. ORLANDO COOPER, 530 N. Eden street. Get Your Rooms Papered Now My prices are reasonable; Special and prompt attention given to all Country Calls. Apply to Winfield Richardson, 146 Dolphin street. SPECIALNOT1CES Special, Sunday, May 8, 1910 Special Mothers' Service at Trinity A. M. E. Church at 6 P. M., under the auspices of the A. C. E. L. All mothers are requested to wear white carnations, and other friends the various other colors, as they shall be collected and presented to the sick. Address, Mrs. M. P. Hill Selection, Mrs. L. logan Address, Mrs. J. R. P. Brock and others. A souvenir will be given each mother. All welcome Miss A. L. Martin, President Rev. A. L. Gaines, Pastor The Grand Mock Wedding and Concert will be given for the Sunday Morning Band, at St. Matthews A. U. M. P. Church, Lexington St. n'r Aisquith Monday evening, May 8th, at 8 o'clock. Admission 10 Cents. James Steward, Asst. Capt. Doorkeepers: John Johnson and Elias Murray. Bethel A. M. E. Church, Saratoga street near Gay, Farewell Ministerial Concert given by the ministers of Baltimore City and vicinity on Monday, May 16, 1910. Proceeds for the benefit of the new church. Admission 10 Cents. Polite ushers Edw. F. Barnett. Chairman Mrs. Carrie Gray, Treasurer Miss Edna Mason, Secretary. Rev. D. G. Hill, Pastor. Refreshments Notice! At Allen A. M. E. Church Sunday Night, 8 o'clock. Bishop W. H. Heard will lecture on West Africa. Com: hear him. Rev. J. G. Martin, Pastor Y. M C. A. Rev. C. H. Stepteau speaks to MEN on Sunday at 4.30 P. M. All men invited. Strawberry Festival and sale of Vacation Accessories. Thursday and Friday evening, May 26th & 27th. Music Each Evening. Tickets 5 cts. At The Rooms. Come But Don't Get Stung. One of the most Unique of the Season A Grand Spider Web Contest and Concert At Centennial M. E. Church, Corner Caroline and Bank Streets. Monday Evening, May 9th, 1910. Come and see the Spiders in their web. A novel entertainment, in interest of Tourist Party, No. 4. Admission, 10 Cents Rev. D. W. Shaw, D. D. Pastor. A Grand Song Service By Waters A. M. E. Church Choir Chorus, Choir; Prayer, Pastor; Chorus, Choir; Recitation, Prof. Hurle Bavado; Prof. Havada is a speaker of renown, avail yourself of this opportunity to hear him. Quarrette, Mr. Richard Washington & Co. Enon Baptist; Solo, Mr. Harry Sheridan, Metropolitan church; Miss Lula Richardson, Enon Baptist; Quartette, Mr. Charles Collins and Co. Christ Institution; Solo, Mr. Harry Vodery, Centennial church; Solo, Mrs. Arthur Evans, Perkins square church; Recitation, Mrs. Laura B. Scott; Solo, Mr. David Guld, Metropolitan; Solo, Miss Mamie Woolford; Chorus, Choir; Recitation, Mr. Robert Waters; Solo, Miss S. Signa Van Nockay, Bethel A. M. E.; Solo, Mr. Stephen Giles; Quartette, Messrs. Barnett, Bevans & Co; Solo, Mrs V. T. Ross; Solo, Mr. Geo. Wilson; Solo, Mr. Joseph Woolford; Solo, Miss Elsa Hall; Chorus, Finale, Choir. Mrs. Clara Jackson George. Soloist. Prof. J. Edward Fisher. The Pastor of Sharp Street Mem. M. E. Church, Rev. W. A. C. Hughes will repeat the sermon sub. "Pontius Pilot's Wife" to the Women of the church on Sunday May 15th at 8 P. M. All women of the sister churches are invited Mrs. Noomi Wright. Pres. Mrs. Noami Wright, Pres. The Musical Treat of the Season. The Peerless Quartet will Appear in Jubilee and Classical Concert at Asbury M. E. Church, Monday Evening, May 16, under the auspices of the Junior Methodist Brotherhood. Admission 15 Cents. Miss Mamie V. Woolford, Directress Per G. G. Cummings, Pastor. 1200 - Druid Hill Avenue. Sunday, May 8th, 1910, at 5 P. M. Under auspices of Religious Committee, Mrs. Amanda Robinson, chairman. All members and friends are cordially invited to be present Mrs. M. E. Murphy, Pres. Miss E. E. Bright, Sect. A GRAND DINNER A GRAND DINNER To the Out-going Trustees and In-coming Home Directors by the Home. Guard, at Bethel Home, Aisquith street. Dinner from 5 till 10 P. M. Cards of Admission 20c. EASTERN M. E. CHURCH M. Elderry St. & Patterson Park Av Rev. James H. Jenkins. Pastor. 9.00 Class Meeting, D. I. Fowler, leader. 11 A. M. Sermon by Pastor subject: Temperence. 2.30 P. M., Sunday School. 3 P. M., Fourth Anniversary Service, Epworth League C. G. Key Chapter, Sermon by Rev. J. O. Love of St. Matthew's M. E. Church, Choir and congregation will be present. 6.00 P. M., Special program by the League and Sunday School. 8.00 P. M., Sermon by Rev. D. I. Fowler. Monday night closing of the anniversary with concert and reception Rev. Joseph Wheeler, D. D., District Supt., will preside; all pastors, Leagues and Sunday Schools are cordially invited to participate at each of our services. Everybody welcome. John M. Barnes, Pres. E. L. J. W. Jones, Supt. S. S. AMES MEM. M. E. CHURCH, Carey and Baker Sts. Rev. D. D. Turpeau, Pastor. 6.00 A. M. Glass-meeting. 7.00 P. M., Brotherhood Prayer and Praise service. 8 P. M., Preaching. W. A. Jones, Supt. Henry Johnson, Pres. of League. B. M. Rhetta, Pres. Brotherhood. Everybody cordially invited. Great Financial Effort AT ST. PAUL M. E. CHURCH West Saratoga Street Rev. S. B. Norwood, Pastor Known as the King and Queen Rally, Sunday, May 5th. 9 A. M., Special Testimonial Service. 11.00 A. M., Sermon by Pastor. 3 P. M., Rev. D. Johnson, special sermon to Young Hosts of Israel 7 P. M., Epwor h League service. 8 P. M., Rev. C. H. Murray, P.E. Houston district. The choir will render special music at each service. A cordial invitation is extended to everybdy to be pre-ent to hail the King or Queen of it is Grand Rally, under the auspices of the brotherhood. Thos. H. Franklin; President. Stephen Dorsey; Secretary $129 JOHN WESLEY M. E. CHURCH Sharp and Moulgomery, Sts. Rev. W. H. Gaines, D. D., Pastor. 9.30 A. M., 2.30 P. M., Sunday School. 11. A. M., Holy Communion 11 A. M., Holy Commu- 2 P. M., Sermon to the G. U. O. of O. F. All of the departments are expected. Special music. 5 P. M., Epworth League. 8.00 P. M., Preaching. Mr. E. Hughes, Supt. S. S. Mr. T H Lee, Pres. E. L. WHALCOAT M. E. CHURCH, Franklin and Pine Sts. "King's Hill" Rev. Alfred Young. Pastor. 11.00 A. M., Sermon by the Rev. Matthias Williams of Mr. Zion M. E. Church. 3.00 P. M., Sunday School. 5 P. M., Closing Services of the Epworth League and invited guests 8.00 P. M., Sermon by Pastor. Thursday. May 12 h. Thirty ninth Anniversary Love Feast of Brother Young's conversion. Don't fail to come. CENTENNIAL M. E. CHURCH Cor. S. Caroline and Bank St. 2.30 P. M., Sunday School. Mr. A. J. Smith, Supt. 4 P. M., Epworth League, Devotional and Literary. Miss Clara Stanley, President. 8 P. M. Annual sermon to the Jobs by Rev.Daniel W. Shaw, topic Lessons from the Life of Job. Monday night--Spider Web Social, conducted by the members of the Tourist Party No. 4. Fine program and plenty of fun running the spiders web. ASBURY M. E. CHURCH, Lexington St. and Rogers Avenue, Rev. C. G. Cummings, B. D., Pastor. Rally Day for Morgan College 9.30 A. M. and 2.30 P. M., S. S. 11 A. M., Sermon by Dr. Hugh Johnstone, at one time the late President McKinley's pastor. 8 P. M. Special music by choir. Addresses by Lawyer McMechen and others. Strangers cordially welcomed. Chas. T. Stewart. Supt. Julian W. Ross, Pres. of E. L. GREEN SPRING M. E. CHURCH, Chattolanee, Md. Rev. R. A. Green, Pastor. 11.00 A. M., Pastor. 3 P. M., Sunday School. 4.30 P. M., Epworth League 8 P. M., Sermon by Rev. Lee Ashby T. J. Holliday, Supt. Miss A. L. Martin, Pres. A. C. E. L. WATERS A. M. E. CHURCH 7.30 P. M., Sacred Concert under the auspices of our very efficient choir, assisted by some of the best talent of the churchest of the city. All should witness this service as it promises to be the most brilliant ever held in Baltimore. J. F. Waters, Sunt. Prof. J. Edw. Fisher, Director EBENEZER A. M. E. CHURCH Rev. J. W. Norris, Pastor 11.00 A. M., Sermon by Rev. Chas. Stewart, (Col. J. O. Midnight) 2.30 P. M., Sunday School. 6.00 P. M., Allen C. E. League. Miss E. Marie Carter will address the League. She is a noted lecturer 7.30 P. M., Sermon by Rev. O.T. Davis, W. Va. Conference. Communion. Classes—Sunday at 6 A.M., Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 8 John Murray, Pres. of League. PENNA. AVE. A. M. E. ZION CHURCHI. Penna. Ave. near Dolphin Street 3 P. M., Sermon to Daughters of Elks py Rev. Joseph Builer. 6.00 P. M., V. C. E., Arminta Cox President. 7.30 P. M., preaching by Pastor. GRACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Dolphin and Etting Streets Rev. W. Edw. Williams, Pastor The Manse, 623 W. Lanvale Street 11.00 A. M., "Preparatory Sermon by the Minister. 3 P. M., Sunday School 7 30 P. M., V. P. S. C. E. "The Christian Graces" Mrs. Ethelyu G. Henry, Leader. 8 P. M., The Administration of the Lord's Supper. Miss B. Beatrice Brown, Directress. W. G. Thomas, Supt. GILLIS MEM. M. P. CHURCH Davis St. near Mulbury Sr. Rev. B. H. Knight, Pastor. 10.00 A. M. Class Meeting 11.00 A. M., Rev. T. Jones. 2:00 P. M., Sunday School 6:30 P. M., Christian Endeavor 8:00 P. M., Sermon by Pastor or Stranger. G. W. Richardson, Pres. C. E. T. H. McGowan, Supt. ST. MATTHEW'S A. U. M. P. CHURCH, Lexington St. near Aisquith Rev. J. T. Molock, Pastor. Dollar Day Rally. 10 A. M., Class Meeting 11 A. M., Rev. J. H. Townsend 2 P. M., Sunday School. 5 P. M., Christian Endeavor 8 P. M., Farewell Sermon by Pastor. Subject: "God's Power in the Gospel" J. H. Townsend, Supt. S. S. Mrs. Mattie Burley, Pres. C. E. Miss Ida Gray, Sec. MT. CALVARY BAPT. CHURCH, Saratoga St., bet Myrle Ave. Rev. Geo. H. Whittaker, Pastor Sunday Services 11.00 A. M., Preaching. 2.00 P. M., Sunday School. 5.00 P. M., Christian Endeavor. 8.00 P. M., Preaching. Wednesday, 8 P.M., Preaching. Friday, 8 P. M., Prayer Meeting. All Welcome. SOCIAL FREE BAPTIST CHURCH Tessier and Orchard streets Rev. C. A. Belt, Pastor. 11.00 A. M., Sermon by Pastor. 2.00 P. M., Sunday School. 3 P. M. Baptizing and Communion 5.00 P. M., B. Y. P. U. 7.30 P. M., Sermon by a Stranger Mrs. O. Shelton, Secretary. ST. JAMES A.U.M.P. CHURCH Jefferson Ave., Towson Rev. J. H. Medley, D.D., Pastor 11 A. M., Bro. Geo. W. Johnson 2 P. M. i Sunday School 3 P. M. Rev. J. T. Molack and congregation, subject: Work for the Lord. 6 P. M., Christian Endeavor 8 P. M., Parewell Sermon by the Pastor, subject: What it is to be a Christian. Lawrence, Johnson, Supt. George Foots, Pres, C. E. Mrs. Delia Myers, Sec'y. "When I was a youngster," said I. M. Nation, state auditor, the other day, "I was poisoned by an ivy vine. My nose got very red and swelled up twice its natural size. The infection spread to my cheeks, and they were all covered with blotches. "I was told to use buttermilk. I bought a gallon and drank it. I bought another gallon the next day and got outside of that. In fact, I drank so much buttermilk that the price went up about 15 cents a gallon in that community within a very few days. But the poisoning was not getting any better. It was not improving one bit, and I couldn't understand it. "I told the people who had recommended the buttermilk that it was not helping me. 'Why, I bet I have swallowed a barrel of buttermilk within the past week,' I told them." "‘You drank it?’ they shouted back at me. 'Of course,' I replied, 'what did you expect me to do with it?' Why, we meant for you to bathe your face with buttermilk—not drink it,' was the answer "I pretty nearly collapsed. To this day I can't look buttermilk in the face." -Kansas City Journal. Cure And Cause Of Deafness. Concerning some of the new cacophonous composers, Victor Herbert tells this story: "A doctor had a deaf patient, and advised him to go hear one of those new compositions and sit near the trombones. "The noise, said the doctor, 'has cured several incurable cases of deafness, and there is no reason why it shouldn't cure you, too.' "The patient accepted this advice. He even bought two front row tickets and took the doctor with him. "As the two men sat side by side the patient, when the din was its very loudest, shrieked in the doctor's ear: "Doctor. oh, doctor, I can hear!" "But the doctor took no notice of the glad cry. "Doctor, you have saved me!' the patient repeated. 'I can hear again!' "But the doctor sat cold and impassive. He had become deaf him self."—New York Telegram. Shrewd Trading. "Ye say ye want a dollar fur the boots. Take 70 cents?" "Yes." "Ye mout throw in one o' them woolen throat wermers, too, hey?" "All right." "Hold on thar! The boots ain't got no strings." "I'll give you a pair of strings." "Better make it two pair. One won't last no time." "Oh, I guess so, rather than miss a trade." "Look-a-here, when a feller buys a bill o' goods off'n you, don't ye set 'm up?" "Yes What'll you take?" Yes. What you like? "Gimme two plugs o' chewin' to backer an' a nound o' scrapple."—Chicago Evening Pcst. An Airful Jolt. "I see you have a new automobile," said Wiggs, enviously. "Yes," responded Biggs, as he slowed up the machine near the sidewalk, "and it's a beauty. Everything works like clockwork." "That's good." "The tires are puncture-proof." "Better still." "And she goes like the wind." And she gave "Gee whiz! Wish I owned one." "By the way, are you fond of riding?" "Am I fond of riding? Well, I should say so." "Well, here's a street-car transfer I just found. I won't need it, and you can ride home on it."—Chicago News. Asking Too Much. The mother of little six-year-old Mary had told her a number of times not to hitch her sled to passing steighs, feeling that it was a dangerous practice. It was such a fascinating sport, however, that Mary could not resist it. and one day her mother saw her go skimming past the house behind a farmer's "bobs." When she came in from play she was taken to task, her mother saying severely. "Mary, haven't I told you that you must not hitch onto bobs? Besides, you know it is against the law." Mary tossed her head. "Oh," she said, "don't talk to me about the law. It's all I can do to keep the Ten Commandments!" — Woman's Home Companion. Await the person who discovers that a long train of coffee ails can be thrown off by using. POSTUM The comfort and strength come from a rebuilding of new nerve cells by the food elements in the roasted wheat used in making Postum. And the relief from coffee ails come from the absence of caffeine—the natural drug in coffee.* Ten days' trial will show any one— JOHN C. MINKINS ON RACE PURITY No Objection to Prohibitive Laws Against Miscegenation. EDUCATION IS THE REMEDY. Mixed Bloods Praised For Their Loyalty to the Race—Eighty-one Per Cent of All the Mixed Blood Negroes In the Country Are In the South, Where There Is No Intermarriage. A large and representative audience was present at the recent meeting of the Boston Literary and Historical association to hear an address by John C. Minkins, editor of the Providence (R. L) Evening News, on miscegenation and the fight for race purity. His address was enthusiastically received. William Monroe Trotter, the president, introduced the speaker. A piano solo was contributed by Miss Esther Francis, a contralto solo by Miss Mae Smith and a tenor solo by Mr. Robert M. Johnson, each being enclosed. A resolution was unanimously adopted against the report of the Brownsville board, thanking Senator Foraker, Attorney Daggett and N. B. Marshall for their good work in behalf of the discharged soldiers. The resolution calls for a bill in congress to reinstate the discharged soldiers. Mr. Minkins discussed "Miscegenation and the Fight for Race Purity," trenting the subject broadly and answering especially magazine articles that have appeared recently on the subject. He declared that the American Negro was the victim, not the enemy, of the white man. He declared that the "Negro problem," the problem of miscegenation, was the white man's problem, the Negro being the clay and the nation the potter; that as the hybridization process began under slavery and continued for 240 years it was not difficult to place the blame for the original attacks upon racial purity, as in 1790 there were hardly any mulattoes, quardroons and octoorons, while in 1800, 100 years later, the black had increased but 400 per cent and the mixed Negroes so much that it was impossible to approximate it mathematically. After pointing out that hardly two southern states prohibit white intermarriage with a 'person who has, some Negro blood, he said: "Few indeed of the states fatly prohibit intermarriage of the races, as they would do were their legislators genuinely in earnest in their abhorrence of Negro blood. If they had the courage of their convictions they would bar one drop of Negro blood. They leave us instead to infer that they believe there is a point at which intermixture of Negro and white blood is beneficial or they have other, to them, good and sufficient reasons for compromising and deciding to lower the legal bar sinister, such, for instance, as South Carolina had when she desired to protect some of the leading white families who were known to be 'tainted.'" He said the Negro need have no objection to absolutely prohibitive laws against missegenation, as they would give him a far wider range of matrimonial choice than any other race on earth, since he could have all the thirty-second degree Negroes and more than 1,100,000 others, ranging from half white to thirty-one thirty-seconds A. JOHN C. MINKINS. white, from which to choose, adding. "The range is wide enough and attractive enough to satisfy the most adventurous and exacting among us." He was not disposed to be disturbed by legitimate miscegenation and its ultimate effects, as they would take care of themselves as they had done ever since the present European Caucasian races sprang from the Negro's ancestors, the Euro-Africans. He asserted emphatically that the mulatto had increased faster than either white or black from 1850 to 1890, the increase being 52 per cent, the black increase 65 per cent and the white increase, excluding about 13.000.000 immigrants, only 52 per cent. He accounted for the larger proportionate number of mulattoes in the north by immigration of mulattoes from the south, by intermarriage and by the counting of many octoroons at the south as white and asserted that more than 81 per cent of all the mixed Negroes in the country are in the south, where there is no intermarriage, the proportion to the whites in South Carolina, Louisiana and Mississippi being larger than it bears to the Negro popu- lation of those states. He praised the bulk of the mixed bloods for showing unattractable loyalty to their race and emphatically denied that the Negro was responsible for the "great black plague," asserting that it was and always had been "a concomitant of the white man's civilization," while he charged the white man also with responsibility for the "white slave" traffic. Referring more particularly to Louisiana, where the anti-miscegenation crusade is under way, he said the intelligent Negroes of that state heartily indorsed the movement and accounted for the prevalence of the practice by so much ignonance among both white and black, asserting that Louisiana Negroes and Louisiana whites were the most illiterate in the country. Louisiana having twenty-one out of the thirty counties in the country in which more than two-thirds of all the Negroes were illiterate. He added that education decreased the desire for [Picture of a woman with a headband and a white dress. She is looking directly at the camera.] MISS ESTHER FRANCIS. amalgamation. He deplored the fact that white men, who make the laws, had erected every conceivable defense around the white woman, but up to the time of the Louisiana crusade had interposed no barrier at all around the black woman, simply stipulating that there should be no intermarriage. Thousands of Negroes had been lynched for crimes, attempted and alleged, against white women, but no white man had ever been lynched for a like crime against a Negro woman. In conclusion he denied that the Negro woman was immoral and insisted that the concurrent testimony of unprejudiced investigators proved "the most marvelous advancement in history" had been made by the Negro "along every conceivable line." He advocated better protection through education and the unwritten law by both Negroes and whites for the Negro woman and the Negro home as the most effective means of making the Negro safer and the white woman also, as "the well being of the white race in this country is inseparably bound up with that of its fellow citizens in black," adding that "the sooner this is realized the better it will be for both races, even though they are destined to live, as some people believe, as united as the band, as separate as the fingers." THE COLOR QUESTION LIKE BANQUO'S GHOST. There Is Virtue In Being a Full Blood Negro—Louisiana Supreme Court Makes Important Ruling. According to a decision handed down by the Louisiana supreme court on Monday, April 25, when the law says "Negroes" it designates people of full African descent and does not include "persons of color"—octoroons, quadroons or even mulattoes. In holding thus the court puts an end to several prosecutions of men accused of violating state laws, passed after a long educational campaign, for the purpose of preventing misegement and the consequent deterioration of the white race. The decision will therefore be regarded as of great importance as well as of great interest not only in Louisiana, but all through the south, in every part of which the disastrous results of racial mingling, in and out of marriage, have of late been the subject of much and serious attention. The decision of the court is, of course, a practical repeal or making void of such legislation as has already been passed with a view to keeping the white and black races apart, and equally, of course, it is in direct contradiction of the long established theory that any recognizable fraction of Negro blood fixes the status of the person in whose veins it flows. This was the invariable rule in slavery days, and it has survived emancipation in the drawing of social lines no less in the north than in the south. It is indeed a little humiliating to Caucasian pride that an eighth, a quarter or a half of black blood should count for more than a half, three-quarters or seven-eighths of white blood. Clubwomen Enter Business Arena. Strictly business features in women's club work such as have recently been brought out by the Victoria Earle Matthews club in Brooklyn have infused new life in other clubs in the city. The club has opened a first class restaurant at 185, Duffield street, where meals are served daily from noon to 9 o'clock in the evening. Pittsburgh Odd Fellows' Anniversry. The three subordinate, Odd Fellow lodges, Eureka, No. 1436; Industry, No. 1535, and Harmony, No. 600, together with Households of Ruth, Nos. 38 and 3609, will hold their annual exercises at Trinity Congregational church, Pittsburg on Sunday, May 8. Carnegie Sees Nucleus For Racial Uplift at Howard University. President Taft and Andrew Carnegie were central figures at the recent dedication of the Carnegie library at Howard university, in Washington. The president, faculty and student body of the university were all present in the formal opening of the institution created by his munificence. Once more Mr. Carnegie declared his faith in the inspiration of the printed page and in the uplift of the Negro race through education. He lauded Howard university and said, the Carnegie education trust recognizes the institution as worthy to share in the pension fund. In beginning his address Mr. Carnegie said: "President Thirkield wrote me that the president was desirous of having me present. Now, there is a rule in the old country that the king must be obeyed. That being true, surely the president of the United States must be obeyed. "President Thirkield has shown me your library, and, although I have seen hundreds of them, I have not seen one that excels yours as a library. It is only during the last few minutes that I have gained an adequate conception of this university. The impression it has made is unequaled. I see here the nucleus for the uplifting of a race. I have seen Hampton and Tuskegee. Here you not only give the practical training, but you have also set a standard equal to that of the other higher institutions of learning, and the Carnegie education trust believes you are entitled to a share in the Carnegie fund." Here Mr. Carnegie told about his early access to a library in the days of his youth, when he was a telegrapher. "Then," he continued, "I saw that I was bound to make a fortune. I had made up my mind to that, and I resolved that I would provide libraries for all. All my success owe to books. Books are the best kind of philanthropy. They give nothing without work. I don't believe we can do much for the submerged tenth. The state will have to take care of them. I like to help others to help themselves. "The best society to get into is the society of a library. A library is a triumphant democracy. It is no respecter of persons. When the colored race becomes truly educated the problem of the races will be settled in the equality of education. I believe what Dr. Abbott said, that the colored race bus made more progress in forty years than any race in the history of the world, and the day is not far distant when you will take your place with every other race and the race problem will be no more forever." EIGHTEEN YEARS FOR CRIMINAL ASSAULT. White Man Who Made Brutal Attack on Little Colored Girl Given Compromise Verdict. A white man committed a criminal assault upon a little colored girl in Hampton, Va., says the Norfolk (Va.) Journal and Guide. The child died, presumably from the shock, and the jury which tried the man, or, rather, brute, returned a verdict of eighteen years in the penitentiary. Of the inadecency of the punishment the Newport News Times-Herald, one of the most influential white dailies of Virginia, says: "We are always slow to criticise the verdict of a jury. The men who hear the evidence and the argument and who are sworn to render a true and just verdict are the men upon whom the responsibility rests, and they are in a better position than those who judge from afar to decide the case. "But like most compromise verdicts' the verdict in the Vandyke assault case in the circuit court of Elizabeth City is absurd on its face. Vandyke was either guilty or not guilty of brutal criminal assault upon a child under the age limit as fixed by law. I not guilty he should have been acquitted, but if guilty, as the jury declared, he should have been sentenced to the electric chair." The above view of the Times-Herald is sufficient evidence to show that there is still in the southern states a class of white men who believe in justice and fair play—men who are not afraid to speak their mind and give the weight of their influence on the side of right, men who will condemn crime, whether found under a black skin or among their own kind. Reception For the Rev. Dr. H. Powell. Reception for the members and congregation of the Bethany Baptist church, Brooklyn, will tender their pastor, the Key, Dr. Holland Powell, D. D., a magnificent reception on Monday evening, May 10. The reception is in honor of the second anniversary of Dr. Powell's labors as pastor of the church. Ministers from the various churches in the city irrespective of denomination have been invited to take part in the literary program. The principal address, however will be made by the Rev. A. Clayton Powell, pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist church of New York. Song Recital In Aid of the Y. W. C. A. 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Douglas shoes are worn bymore men than any other make, BEAOUSE: PETER H. BURGESS W. L. Doughas $8.00 and $4.00 shoes equal, a table and a chair, other makes costing $6.00 to $8.00. Doughas $8.00 and $4.00 shoes are the lowest price, quality considered, in the world. Fax Color Epigraph. Tissue Store have W. L. Doughas name and price stamped on the bottom. Take No Substitute. Doughas are not for sale in the town write for Mail Order Oatlane, giving full directions how to order by mail. Wear a charges prepared. W. L. DOUGLAB, Brookton, Mass. PATENTS, Trade-Marks, Pensions, County Pay, Claims against the Government, Soliciting. Address W. H. WILLS, Atty-at-Law, 312 Ind. Ave., Washington, D. C. 25 YEARS' PRACTICE. BUY "BATTLE AXE" "SHOES" DAISY FLY KILLER placed anywhere. FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL oy : SALE eC PVE LCR eR I Or ee Ee LOTR Si ENN Eo ee Pe eet ete ee EEE SEDER) OPRIVE ECL PLE HEIN ee Bune oc eI LT ANG SION ay CO ONS See SR sas apn Mi EEEESICay SIE RECTOR ESTES aa Tn mean! Pee aa oe DO on OD pie Deh Resale sa oer ae re en Sal A Ora eer ecenne re EGS GTR ZEA A Om PUR Rect PRN TSAR DET NT ICES. (best wel OF SEE. PeOpr is Looks Read lai can esbs os PER SUN _ ABOl T THE Clit. cee, ee aie St Memoril MR. Ghigch wil ener the! =e Sem eee OA ye ier eR cere eerie —= ere = Bes Pate eee eree ‘ oo PROUT Gill. Eau De Quinine “Hair: Tonic 7 ée From: South Africa’ | w> The.Choir of Sharp ts Memorial ‘M." E. Church. will'ren eT anova Bradley | Gavsorsam ne Hats Pir aad iy arnt ies a p.D,: »/ | Oratorio Emmanuel, Sundsy Evening, May"Sth, 1910, 8 P.M. [ae ‘New ;York;: ie ; WHY. NOTSTART *74°°Te sootties the irritated scalp skin |". By. Bishop W. H. Heard D.Ds: «| ORS NO. TREAD totbe-preeent.” Silvis Offering at the dase. [bees Aste on | “stones oF our OWN|: Fe ards trewichest lustre “|. gatiiamy A. MEE. CHURCH -' 12 Revs W=A..C- Haghes: Pastor. tAduie' A Hatilnen-Lee; Directress. | |eson stress exect STORES" : | Te remains longest. tn effecte.c): ¥, MAY-8th 1910, at '3 P. Me TOW RATE. Noite in Pao a e see : Es Freee ge Preserves'the, natural growth; [SUND* O/H Stepteau, Presiding | LOW RATE—Now is the time to‘lay in your win a eat —e = Discrimination” Would Then Be An’ color and beauty of the bait. ost | |, TRG Eee eee ges “gy eek : ; — fon swale gaest@ | Ampossibility.—Would Not Have “| It is excellent for, prevénting,,dan-| Opentie Ryan: Rov, Sono woz ot . SUPPLY OF COAL.. ieek man last. Satur Ee Ge- To, Besoment To hy jae Sold Everywhere [eave ae _ «By the Choir] “Por the lowest prices thoroughly clean COAL, honest.weiebt and ~| ct: Beasts, On Our Bats aif # eee Sas aes Music jayee _. By the | sy the publication in'the’ columns of ithe: Afro-American Ledger « tivo weeksiago, of the fact that colored “ladies who desired to purchase high “price hats at the Hub Baltimore and -Charles street were invited to the “basenient has created a good deal pf; interest, many colored people declaring that they would not. pur- Nchage goods. there any more be- “eause of the discrimination. # One well-known citizen who went “0 ~the’ store to ‘investigate the Saisertions made ‘in the published “atory was frankly cold, it is’ said “there did exist. the discrimination ‘that was’ charged in the article. “He was:also told'that the Hub did upwards of a million dollars a year “fram $20.000 to’$50.000 of which = game from coloted people. «Pe fact,” said this well-known citizen, “that a store having up: wards of $50 000 worth of colored _aféolored trade a year is discrimi- ‘nating against us, should made the race.see the necessity of haviag serores'ran by colored men in order “to get our trade. = Bhese stores stiould br run on the ‘sane up-to-date plan as those ol the whites are run. It can be done by men of our race who appreciate “what real business is and who cater ‘fo the wants of the buying public We onght not,to let such a big suin “of money as is represented by wha these and other stores are doing ao- nually among our people, slip away {rom us without trying todo bust- ness for ourselves. ‘As workers, we spend millions o| dollars each year for food and rai ment and but a very small propor: tion is spent in the few small. stores we have. “Pennsylvania avenue is dotted by emall stores run by white people and supported by us and instead of that, condition existing there our business men should be in the ma- jority, I, for one am willing to spend my monéy .with any colored business man who offers the same quality of goods at the-same prices and with the regard for my trade as many white firms show ubinistakeably. ;. Let us,start stores of our own, “patronize them, glve our quahtied young men and women employment aid avoid possible discrimination by white stores. A HOME IN THE COUNTRY: ‘The Cherry Heights Realty Com pany, which’ has been advertising in thesecolumns forthe past four weeks, has a'reaily attractive piece of land in Baltimore County, just afew minutes walk from the ter- minus ofthe Gay street or Belair avenus cars. ‘Che lots are high and are heautilully situated for a small couviry home. ; Io view of the fact that there are thousands of homes being construct edin, the county all around Balti- more city. and in not one instance with the exception of the villages of Catonsville and Govaus, or Tow- gon, there is no community of Airo: Ainericans, add there are no lots offered them. In fact in some in- stances where these suburban lots aré laid otit there is a prohibition in.the deeds that precludes the sale of aay of then: to colored pople. The Cherry Heights Company, all ‘Afro- Americans, have secured these lots and have opened an opportu- nity that will not soon be duplicat- ec; , ‘ Whien it ‘is ‘kuown ‘that every “effurt: was made to prevent colored people getting into this neighbor- hood; and thar ‘the. Company has coppértnnities to dispose of the ‘tract at a figure above what it paid “forsthé land, it'will be seen’ at énce “that there has been some race pride at work, Now! what we want to dois to encourage this company and. benefit darsélves by purchasing these. lots and buildirig homes upon sthein, and ‘the sooner the betrec. -Mare'tian half of them are already sold and it is the first fellow that “géts.in'that gets the laid and the the-choice of lots: ~ - 2's Si JAMES CHURCH. os The Rev. Dr. George F. Bragg, |r. “ja his'sermoui ‘last Sunday morning, .gavestatistics.for the year. which “closed on Aprit 30th. A little over {$2:500.had been’ raised and exp-nd- ‘ed during the-year, for all purposes, Phere bad: been:. 26 baptisms, 34 ‘confirmations, 8 funeraisand 4 mar- -riagés. ’ Present number of commun- stegats; 350. 9 0. <*Me. aad Mrs. John Héory:Smith, (62148 Druid ‘Hill. ‘avenue, -are sabaniding several days ia“Philadel- NESE Oe OCB EE ES oo” Bau De Quinine ‘Hair’ Tonic It Softens the hair-wheu bard and dry “It soothes the’ irritated scalp'skin . It affords tne.richest,dustre = * Te remains longest. in effects,.c): ; “It preserves the, natural growth, color and beauty of the’ hair, 2 Iris excellent for, preventing, dan- driff,, ae Sena Sold Every where —— Manufactured only by STOKES AND .DERRY¥: Druid Hil] avenue and:Oxford street Your Draggist Can Get It or A: . Card will bring one to sour homes 730° TO HONOR DR.. RANDALL | The graduates of Lincoln Unt ‘versity are planning to show some evidevee of gratitude to Dr. N. Ran- dal], president. emeritus, upon his rae tothecity the middle of this month. . .. The following officers were chosen for the Alumni associations“ W. T. Cars, M.D., president;. Rev.. |. W. Norris, vice president; Rev. C. G. Cummings, Secretary; Mc. W. F. De Bardeleben, Treasurer. It is proposed to give a Juncheon on Monday afternoon, the 16 and also to innaugurate- the anaual pre. ieee ofa prize to the value o $10.00 to the student making the highest average in the Yepartmen! 7 be designated by Dr. Randall. « DEATH OF REV. S. J. HINDS. Rev. Samuel J. Hinds, a loca preacher and a prominent worke: at Waters A. M. B. Church, died at his home, 534 N. Eden street, last Saturday after a brief illness. Mr. Hinds was a veteran -of-the Civil War, and wus well-known in Ma soniccircle. He is survived by < widow. The funeral took place at Waters A.M. E. Church, Tuesday alter noon, Rey. D. P. Seaton and others conducting the services, Interment was in Laurel Cemetery. Robert A. Elliott had charge of the funeral arrangements. SAUNDFRS On the morning of May 2nd, 1910 ‘Hilda Lovise, the youngest daugh- ter of William and Emma Saunders and the beloved niece of Robert 5, and Estelle ©. Young, aged 8 years She was bora in.. Philadelphia, May 9th1902,. Sbe leaves a brother aunt, unclé aud cousins as well as a host ‘ol friends to mourn their loss She was buried Wednesday, of this week from her late residence, 1821 Druid Hillavenue.. Rev. W. A.C. Hughes, officiated. Jater- ment was in Laurel Cemetery. By thy. hand the boon was given, Thou hast take but Thiue own, Lord of earth and God of heaven Blessed Lord, thz will be done. Br her aunt Estelle. (ce RUSBEUL ASIL Floresite: Riissell ‘Ash, beloved wif of George A8h and daughter of the late George W, aod Aun Russell, departed this lifein full triamph’o! faith, April 24tb, 1910. Puneral services were held from St. John A. M. E. Church, Wedaes- day, April 27th, Revs. L. Z. ohn. son, and Ivy. officiated. Interment at Laurl Cemetery. . The active pallbearers were Messrs. Louis Rus: sell, Joku Thomas, and Daniel Snow den, Charles Dorsey, and Albert Oliver. Two sigtersand four bro- thers survive her. NOLAN—In mewary‘of James’G. Nolan. who departed this lif: two years ago, May 3, 1910 : Loved in life, in death, remembered. Ofc I wonder to the graveyard. Flowers tu place with loving care: On the grave of my dear. husband Who is sweetly sleeping there. By his loving and devoted wile Rosetta Nolan, (nee Schuvler) Farewell Reception | Do the paster Rev. J. A. S. Cole of the Penna Avenue A. ME. Zion Chnrch, Thursday May-12th, 1910. The following programme will be | rendered Opening chorus hy the Zion Choir Prayer by Rev. Dr.. Holmes‘of Met- jropolitan:M, E. Church; ‘chorus by Zion choir; address: by: Rew. Ay Li Gaines of Trinity Church, solo by Mae. Maud. Gross; directress “Ot Prinity Choiraddress’ by ‘Rev. F. R. Williams; of Perkins Sq. Bapt. ‘Chureb; solo by“Mme. Lulu Scott of Enon:Baptist chureh; Address by Rev. W. E. Wiliams of Grace Pres. Church, ‘solo, Mrs: Jeunie Thomas. Admission, .-. . 15 Cts. Mrs.'Annie Monroe. President. Miss’ Lillie Lyon, Seeretary Rey. R. B. Mohr, Master of Ceremonies Cowe and help us to send our pes- tor to conf r:nce. «: A Musicale and May Gathering uuder the au-pices of Naomi Arcade N.P. 0.0. F., at Moses Hall, on Monday evening, May 23 d.- In- stromental Music during’ the even ing by: Prof. Lewis Gearing: = Mrs, Lydia Burke, Chairman ‘Mrs. J. HE. Koss; President .': - SPECIAL? NOTICES: |. A Message From..South, Africa’ 2°" By Bishop W. H. Heard,.D.D5: +" TT ae 08 West Africas 5 2.) RRINITY A. MOE. CHURCH *-' SUNDAY, MAY 8th 1910, at 3 P. M. -Rev. C."H Stepteau, Presiding ,./ Opening Hymn,” . Rev. JW. Norris, Peayer, ‘Rev. D. G. Hill. DD Music .ycs ; By the Choir Scripture Lesson Rev. Jas. Gwynn Solo ‘Mrs, Annie [fazeiton Lee Introduetion:of Bishop Ieard ” ' . Mey, J. G: Martio Remarks, Mis. Mary F.. Handy, Pres. Parent Home and For. Miss Soc. & Mrs. M. P.-Hill, Pres. Balto. Conf. _ Branch, : Ofiering’for Africa All the ministers of the city, togeth- er with the various Mite Missionary Societies, are urgently requested to attend this Missionary. Mass Meeting. A. L. Gaines, Pastor The Crowning of Love, a Beau- tifal Cantata will be reidered at the Macedonia Baptist Church, Sar> atoga St., cor. Vinceaton Toursday Evening, May 19. Admission 10 Cents. Refreshments on Sale. Mrs. Jennie Mason, Vanagress Mrs. Rosa L. Bias. Pianist Rev. D, G. Mack, Pastor NOTICE Miss E. Marie Carter. the noted lecturer, of New Orleans, La., Gea’l. representative of the A. M. E. Church Review and general Field Secretary of the Allen Christian En- deavor League, Will address the Allen League of Allen A. M. E, Charch, Sunday, May Sth at 4.30 Good singing _ Excellent Masie William Butter, President Rev. J. G. Martin, Pastor. ——norice—— James E. Williams wishes to inform the public, that he has recently been appointed as an agent for the Standard Oil Co., the first colored man to -hold this position in this city. Your kind patronage is earnestly solicited from the generous public. Address 421 Myr- tle avenue 1m-23 ey ee Excursion Season, Baltirnore, Md. — Str. River Queen” Washington Park Str. Jane Moseley Secure Your Date Now. Booking & Charters Now Ready. Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis w-Railway... 0 — Wm. Lewis, Baltimore Exc. Mer. Office and residence, 1319 Argyle Av. Honrs: 7t0 9A. M. 4toTP. M. daily Liberal inducement to make money SPECIAL NOTICKS. .--Highland Electric Park... Formerly Pitts’ Park :z° Now Open-i cents carfgse on Koland Park liue after 1. P. M. |For Dates apply to. Ernest Boye, (2122 Druid Hill avenve. = Don't Fail to attend the Park Officials’ | Wednesday evening Dance’ “Admission 16 Cents C.J. Lane.'jr., Gen'l Manager H, Williams,Pres, S. Cooper/freas ‘Book Your Dates Now For Brown’s Grove. ~ May 30, Centennial M. E. Church Cambridge. . June 9th Shiloh Baptist ‘Church & Sunday School to Cambridge. June 6, Choral Symphony Oratorio Society, Cambridge. ~- dune 15, Maryland Mutual Lo. provement Scciety to Cambridge une 16, Order of Moses, No. 52, | Cambridge. To Brown's Grove: [June Ist, East Baltimore Social, Sane 2, Bethlehem Baptist Church and Sunday School. | june 8, Federation Christian Women dune 14th, Edstern M. EB. Church aid “unday School Tune 19, Baptizing, Rev. Belt. June 23rd, Allen A. M. B. 8: 8, June 26, Mt. Zion M. &. Church and Sunday Schocl. June 27th,, Nonpareil Bencficial | Society. a fune 28th, Epworth League Jubilee }lune 29, The Board of Lady Man: agers of Provident Hospital June 30, Willing Workers of Ames M.E. Church. ; July 1, Good Hope Baptist Sunday School. July, 4, Purciture Men's Association Jnly 6, Neighborhood Club... July 11, Providence Beneficial , So- July 12, John Wesley S. 8. June 14, Perkins ¥quare S. S. Neletys espe ae ee July 18, The Baltimore Progressive Building and Loaa‘Association. July 21, Sharon Baptist Church Sunday School 2 July 28, Mt. Zion M. E. and Handy Chapel A. M.E.S.8i0 20 _— Moonicnts. j, Jute 2, Ways-and Means Commit the,-Grand Chapter; -Order- East ern Star: - June 10, Merry Widows, No. 2: and Jolly Boys. : June 13, N. Charles St. Porters. June 15, Tourist Party and Oenten- nialM.E.Church. - = _ For ‘Sale=Two. story: house in fine condition, cheap. 1413 Ward street, eae be ome le ae SE Dest We LOL Bet -PEOpr is HOOKS Read ls een auin NSO sch Rect e nr omeknee chai ‘> The Choir of. Sharp St? Memorial M. E. Church, will ren “er the Gratotio, Emmanuel, Sunddy Evening, ‘May “8th, 1910, 8°P..M. + ~ _ |The public is'invited to:be-present.” Silver Offering at the door. 2 Reve WiA.Co Hughes, Pastor. “Mule. A. Hazelton-Lee, Directress. » LOW RATE—Now is the time to‘lay_ in your winter > «SUPPLY OF COAL.. © * | ‘For the lowest priges; thoroughly clean COAL, hongst.weight adil + 2 prompe servide try «SMITA BROS., 542-46 UNION STREET, . | * Write ar Phone—C. & P.; Mt: Vernon 9338 Y:.° A Great Display Drill... . Will-be Given by Baltimore Patriarchie, No. 9, G. U. 0, Odd Fellows, AT INEW GOOD HOPE HALL, . 667 W. Lexington Street. . oot . ON MONDAY EVENING, MAY 16th, 1910, There is a great deal of significance attached to this affair, as: Balti- more will be the battleground: of the great National Competition Drill which will take place at the Oriole Baseball Park next September... Prof. George Johnson Orchestra will render up-to-date music for the occasion. Prof. Fred. Dabney, Floormanager. y Committee: 2 Major George Li. Dent, Chairman. Quartermaster W.N. Jordon, - Ad, Gen. Uamilton N. Hays, MV. P., Richard Brooks. Major Thomas'B, Slater, Hospital Steward, George L, Blake, Capt. J. Harry Owings, W.P., Moses E. Ewell, First Lieur, J, Harvey Smith, Second Lietu. Wm. Palmer, Asst. Quartermaster, Jas. M. Allen, Genl. Ticket Agent, 515 Gold Street TiemErs 25 ors. = ,. A A ANNUAL THANKSGIVING SERVICES of the G. U. 0. of ODD FELLOWS, of Baltimore City, will be held at Joha Wesley Mf. E. Church, SharpStreet, near Montgomery, Rev. W. H. Gaines, Pastor. On Sunday, May Sth, at3 P.M. Sermon by the Pastor. All member are requested to meet in the Lecture Room at 2 P.M. W. W. Conway, D. G. M. Jesse L, Nicholas,.D. G. Sec’y. Last Saered Cantata In The Old Church. BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH Saratoga Street near Gay Rev. 0.G. Hill, D. D., Pastor. Susday Evening, May 8 at 8 p. m. “Echoes from Calvary or The Empty Tomb,” * Presented in six tableaux by the niembers of Payne Memorial A. M. E, Stinday School ander the direction of Mr, Andrew W. Cassaway. Pro- ceeds for the benefit of new church. Positively Silver Offering. Machines On Trial R. H. BUTLER GUARANTEES EVERY ARTICLE eee IF NOT SO, SEE US FIRST | ale rf Hj WE CORRECT ALL MISTAKES FREE OF CHARGE ai iS THE HONEST SEWING MACHINE MAN Speen Druid Hill Avenue. C, & P. Phone Mt. Vernon 2431-9 a ec aac oma Grand Organ Recital and Instrumentai Concert, At St. Paul M. E. Church, Saratoga St., near Carey St. , OnMonday Evening, May 16th, 1910 Given by Prof. W. E. J. Howard. Proge eds for benefit of the Church. The following artist will ap- pear: Mrs. Winslow Weeks, violinist; Mme. V. T. Ross, Mme. Lula Scott, so me of the city's best talent. ADMISSION 15 CENTS. Rev. 8. H. Norwood, Pastor. = THE METROPOLITAN DEPARTMENT STORE, 1637 Penna. Ave. bet. McMechen and Wilson Sts. _ Dry Goods, ‘Notions, Ladies and Gents’ Furnishings 5 Groceries _ Special Bargains every Wednesday and Saturday JOHN H. OWENS @. SON : | DVadertakess & Embsimers | + ~~ $75.00 FUNERALS $65.00. | A Gine casket worth $65.00, in black cloth, steel gray or white plush; higily polished oak or walnut outside case; beautiful rubber-tired hearse, either black, gray or white, to match casker, as desired; five heated car- riages, new and up-to-date; five burial robe, embalming, opening grave, advertise funeral, six pairs of gloves, door crepe, candles, candelabra, eru- cifix when desired, rugs, chairs etc., all of the latest designs. oh ‘This funeral cost Elsewhere..seivssssassssenesesntnese!n $136.00 Or Pricecssnsjeeussssmeusiinien sneeesetneneunimaicncaiee 15:00 ) Saving yOUiiesssosissssssisiseisivacnsrisssnissinsioennceiagesecsssiuiss’ “OT00 No charge for removal of remains from Hospitals. : Shipping Funerals, $25.00 and $50.00 Complete. 1222 Division St., bet. Dolphin and Lanvale. C. & P. Phone Mad. 4067 Cee ee epee ieee pe nee eet Stock For Sale. ~~ {CHARLES AYERS DEAD: Make'me an offer on five shares ; onan oo capital stock, Metropolitan Mercan-| Waga Pvominent Figure in South tile Realty Co.. par calue $25.00 ‘ : per share. “Apply to L. W.; care of Baltimore For Many: Years. Afro-American Office, 307 St. PanlSt| Mr: Charles Ayers, for inany years ———__________— | director of ‘the choir of Ebenezer A. ‘The Musical Treat of the Season. |.M.E. Church, died at his home, The Peerless Quartet 1322 Argyle avenue, Monday af- Will Appear in Jubilee and Classical Concert at Eastern M. E. Church, Patterson Park. Avenue and McEl. derry Street, Wednesday Evening, May i8, under the auspices of the Sunday School. Admission 10 Cts. + Miss M. V. Woolford, Directress. Rev. J. H, Jenkins, Pastor. WOMAN’S NIGHT, At Sharp St. Memorial M. E. Church, under the auspices of the Women of the Church, Sunday even- ing, May 15th at 8 P. M. Don’t fail tu attead. Aa excellent program will be rendered. Special Muisic. "Rooms at-1123" N. Carey: street FOR RENT CHARLES AYERS DEAD: Wasa Prominent Figure in South Baltimore For Many: Years. Mr: Charles Ayers, for many years director of the choir of Ubenezer A. M.E, Church, died at. his home, 1322 Argyle avenue, Monday’ af teraoon, from blood poisoning. Some months ago his foot became infested and blood poisoning from that infection cavéed his death. Mr, Avers was born in Soiith Bal- timore 51 years-ago, and was wide- ly kaowa in tbat- section of the city, For many years he kept a barber shop on South Sharp street, where he was known to everybody as “Teeny” Ayers. . Hejis survived-by bis wife, Mrs Maria Ayers. The’ funeral. took placefrom Lbenezer Church, Thurs- day afternoon, the pastor, Rev. J. W. Norris, conducting the, services. Rev: J. T. Jenifer. was “ia, the city. tHis:weeley 888 fe Sy |: ‘Mrs, Nota: Bradley.of 334 W.1 53d: jstreét, “New ;York;-sis- visitiag Her | cousia. Mire. Jennie-H: Ross, of Dis vidios street. net | “Miss Nannie Haris, at, Washings. |ton was" the guest gf Miss Marie (Coleman last Saturday and Sux: day. . Miss Rosa Childs; of Washington was the gnest of Mrs. Daniel H. Murphy lasy Sunday. — vs + Mr.:Bernard Taylor of Biddle’ St. entertained a few friends last Friday in honor of Miss Aida. Overton Welkes. tt Mr. Mark Travers has returied from a visit to Coatsville, Pa’ | Miss Emmia.Browa, Mr./Howard Hiner and Miss John’ Groomies have returned’ [rom a visit. to Centre- ville, Md¢ : Miss -E. Marie Carter, general, agent for the A. M. E. Review, is visiting Bishop. and Mrs: James Av Handy. ; Rev. Dr. John T. Jenifer, of Chiica- go; spentSexcral days in the city this week, He carries his 75 years of active life lightly: . ; ‘Mr. Neal Smith;is‘confined to his home, 1146. N.- Catrolton‘aveaue, by illness0 8 Fs : Mr. and Mrs, Walter Stokes, of 321 East-23rd street, has moved to 405 Bast 24th street, which home they recently purchased. Mrs. Susan Briggs, of Philadel. phia was iri the city, this week to attend the funeral of Hilda “Louise [Saunders who died at her late re- eidence 1821 Druid Hil! avenue. / Mrs. Eliza Joynes, of 2241 Brunt street has left the city for Accomac Va., to visit her lather, who is ser- iously ill. Mr. and Mrs, B. Holland have moved from 903 Pierce street to 932 Argyle avenue. Mr. and Mrs.-R. A. Green, have ‘moved to their Summer home in the Green Spring Valley, Md., for the Summer, Rev. Lincoln A, Feriis, D. D., of Binghamton, N. Y,, will deliver a lecture at Metropolitan M. B. Church, Orchard Street. near Druid Hill avenue, on Thursday evening, May 12th. His subject will be: Frederick Douglass, “The Bronze Knight.” The admission is 20 cents. Mrs. Hamilton Freeman, of Was- ton, Md., and Mrs. Annie Blacks- ton, of 247 W. Biddle street, were the guests of the Misses Buchanan, of 1334 Presstman street, on Sun- day. HELD A BAZAR. e A bazar to last until tonight, opened at Miss Ella Smith's, 1202 Dru d Hill avenue, Thursday. ° Ic is being conducted by the DuBois Cir- cle, and the proceeds are for the Y. M. ©. A, and the playgrouads, AN INTERESTING LECTURE. Rev. Dr. Oliver Huckel, pastor of the Associate Reformed Church, gave an interesting lecture betore the students of the Colored High School last Friday morning on “Sidoey Lanier.” BATHS OPEN UNTIL 10 P. M. The Walters Publie Baths, 1018- 22 Argyle avenue, commenced on their summer schedule Wednesday. They will be open from7 A.M. to 10P. M., except Saturdays, wheit they close at midnight, There were 2492 patrons .of the baths during April,.an increase of 814 aver the: corresponding month last year. RECEPTION TO PASTOR. The congregation of Grace Pres- byterian Church, gave the pastor, Rey. W. Edward Williams, a _recep- tion on Monday night. Addresses were made by Elders W.G. Thomas, W. F. DeB ideleben, ‘general secre- tary YM. C. AG Rev. Drs. L. J. Jobnson, Harvey Johnson, A, L. Gaines, G. F.Beagg, Jr. and Henry Branch, stated clerk of the Presby- tery of Baltimaore. A five gold watch was preseated the pastor and a handsome dress to: the pastor’s wife, the presentation speeches were made by. Miss M. E. Howe and:Miss -Etta May Smith, in the names: of Mrs," Alice Taylor, Mrs, Cora B. Holmes-aad others.” ‘A CORRECTION |". Mrs. Rachael Ann.Gray-nee*-Pres- bury, whose death was reported in these columns -last -week was’ the mother.of Rev, Addie. E. ‘Taylor, the evangelist. % ols For propet instruction in Dress Making and-the McDowell System ioia the sight classes now being con- ducted at 232 Dolphin 8t.; on .Tues: day and Friday eveniags feom 8t0 1€ o’clock.:: Separate classes.in Em: broidery.and Millinery. (103002) (5. "Miss Mime Gines, -Condoctreta