The Afro-American

THE AFRICAN AMERICAN LEDGER VOL. XIX NO. 25: WASHINGTON Y.M.C.A. AFTER LOAN SHARKS YOUNG COLORED MEN IN DEPARTMENTS GET INTO CLUTCHES OF VICIOUS MONEY LENDERS In Investigating It Was Found That In One Instance Nearly One Hundred Per Cent Interest Was Being Charged—Lincoln and Douglass Day Celebrated by the Mu-So-Lit Club Negroes Purchase Another Drug Store — Lincoln Arcade Stockholders' Festival. Bureau of the Afro-American Ledger 1918 11th St. N. W. Washington Washington, Feb. 16—The Colored Young Men's Christian Association recently demonstrated its practical usefulness to the young men in this community in a most unique fashion. It is taking an especial interest in helping men, not only in the religious side, but also in their economic affairs. An example of this recently came to light, concerning which Secretary, Lewis E. Johnson tells the following story: "A young man who works in the Government Printing Office came to me and stated that que was in the clutches of the loan sharks; that he had sickness in his family and had been compelled to borrow some money. He borrowed $25 from one of the loan shark companies in this city, and was paying a rate of 56 percent for six months, or 112 percent for a year. He had already paid $26 and was still indebted $13 more. He said he would be compelled to borrow money somewhere else to meet the payment then due the loan sharks. This was such an illegal and outrageous proceeding that I immediately became interested in the man. We took the matter up and the young man was released from further payment." Mr. Johnson further stated that he finds that a great many of the young men of this community are developing the very bad habit of paying exorbitant rates for the purpose of borrowing money, not always to meet some pressing need, but to meet unnecessary social expenses and luxuries. The Y. M. C. A. is planning to inaugurate a campaign of education against the loan shark companies in the near future. The Mu-So-Li Club rendered an animated program in celebration of the anniversaries of Frederick Douglas and Abraham Lincoln at Martin's on last Friday evening. The life of Lincoln was reviewed by Proj. E, C. Williams, principal of the M Street High School, and the career of Douglas and the lessons his life offers to the race, were presented by Prof. J. Montgomery Gregory, of Howard University. Other short addresses were delivered by Hon. Charles A. Cottrill, Collector of Internal Revene for Hawaii; Dr. Marcus F. Wheatland of Newport. R. I., Justice Robert H. Terrell, W. T. Vernon, W. Bruce Evans and others, Mr. Cottrill and Dr. Wheatland were elected honorary members of the club. It was stated by the president. Dr. Arthur S. Gray, that steps were being taken to provide a permanent home for the organization. Stockholders' Festival The Lincoln Arcade Company, will hold a stockholders' festival at Martin's on Monday night. The picture of the building recently published indicates that it will be a beauty and will fill a long felt want in the community. Board and McGuire have purchased the drug store at the corner of 9th and U streets, formerly owned by Gessford. It is one of the best stands in the city. It is said that the name of James C. Napier will be sent to the Senate in a few days for confirmation as Register of the Treasury. It is also rumored that something "equally as good is to be found for Register Vernon, who is regarded as too valuable a man on the stump not to be kept in fighting trim for the fierce campaign that the republican party is going to have on its hands in 1912. TRUSTEES OF HOWARD IN SESSION The University Is Experiencing the Most Successful Year In Its History. Washington, Feb. 16—The trustees of Howard University hold their semi annual session last Thursday and transacted a mass of routine business. President Thirkield's report showed that the institution was enjoying the best year in its history, and the financial statement gave the pleasing information that the University is without debt. Dr. Pezavia O'Connell, of Sallsbury Md., was elected to the chair of church history and Scripture exegesis, succeeding the late Dr. John L. Ewell. The vacancy in the position of lecturer on real property was not filled. Courses for the training of librarians and the development of competent Y. M. C. A. secretaries will be installed next year, and enlarged facilities will be provided for the classes in -electrical, mechanical and civil engineering. Judge Job Barncord, of the District Supreme Court, presided. THE ONLY NEGRO PRESENT New York, February 9 - At the banquet given at the Cafe Boulevard, a few evenings ago in honor of Nathan Straus, the philanthropist, Hon Charles W. Anderson, Collector of Internal Revenue for the fifth district of this city, was the only representative of the Negro race present. WHITES WILL GIVE $75,000 Atlanta, Ga., February 15—A movement will be launched here to raise $25,000 among the colored citizens, which with $75,000 offered by the whites of this city, will be used to equip a modern Young Men's Christian Association for the colored people of this city. WOMEN CONDUCT SERVICES Denton, Md., Feb. 16.—The women had charge in John Wesley M. E. church Sunday and a very excellent program was rendered. Mrs. F. T. Johnson, was president. At Union Bethel A. M. E. Church, Allen Day exercises were held and a fine program was rendered. Mr. A. J. Bailey and Mrs. W. E. Moore, have recovered from their recent illness. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Boston, are rejoicing over a visit of the stork who brought them a bouncing baby boy. The Women's Mite Missionary Society will hold its regular meeting at the A. M. E. Parsonage, Wednesday evening. Mrs. John Gibson, of Atlantic City, was a visitor to her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. D. Hailey, this week. BISHOP H.M. TURNER FLAYS WHITE PEOPLD WHO DE- LIBERATELY MIS- TREAT NEGROES. Colored Bishops of All Denominations Assemble In Mobile And Discuss Church Matters Plan for a Better Union of All Forces for The Uplift of The Race—Memorial Services Held For Deceased Bishops. Mobile, Ala., February 12—Bishop Henry McNeal Turner, of Georgia, Senior Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in an address to the Conference yesterday morning said: "To my mind Bishop Walters is one of the greatest men in this country to-day, and we as a race ought to all feel proud of him. He has pled for his race in this country and abroad, and has been heard as perhaps no other negro. I endorse all he has said or done for us. "The negro has no rights in this country. The so-called supreme court of the United States has always been robbing the negro of his rights, and congress and the president of the United States sits silently by without saying a word. If the devil fails to take some of the white people in this country who are mistreating my race then I think he ought to rent out the place where he lives to some one who will be more just, but I have respect for the devil, because he has never stooped down to draw the line because of the color of the skin." What is perhaps the most representative body of Negro church workers in America opened its second triennial session in Big Zion Church, Bayou street, yesterday, the Federation of Negro Methodist Bishops, composed of the prelates of the African Methodist Episcopal, the African Methodist Episcopal Zion, and the Colored Methodist Episcopal churches. The ultimate object of the federation is organic union of all the Negro Methodist churches, the project having already been endorsed by the various general conferences of the interested bodies. The session was opened by Bishop J. W. Hood, senior bishop of the A. M. E. Zion Church, the oldest Negro bishop living. The devotional exercises were conducted by Bishop B. F. Lee of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Isaac Lane, of the Colored Methodist Church, and G. W. Clinton of the Zion church. One of the most significant resolutions presented to the body sought to organize a "United Methodist Episcopal Church in Africa," in a resolution prepared by Bishop J. W. Hood. The resolution provided for the appointment of commissioners from each church to make such an organization possible, if the plan was approved by the three general conferences. Resolutions of condoleuce were read in memory of Bishops Lampton and Grant of the A. M. E. Church, and with respect to Bishops Franklin and J. W. Smith of the A. M. E. Zion Church. The Colored Methodist Episcopal Church is the only one which presents a full roster of its bishops. Chaplain T. G. Stewart, formerly of the Twenty-fifth Infantry, U.S. army was indorsed as delegate to the Universal Race Congress to be held in London, England, next July. The consideration of the general church work followed. Hymnal and mitechism. Provisions were made for the establishment of commissions, composed of three members from each church on a common hymnal and a common catechism. Each commission will be composed, if the general conferences approve the plan, of one bishop, one minister and one layman. It was decided that preaching services in the various colored churches would be conducted by the visiting prelates Sunday morning and a big mass meeting, at which representatives from each church would speak, would be held at Big Zion Church. One of the features of the day, s session was a speech by Bishop H. B. Parks of the A. M. E. Church, in which he championed the cause of the people, and declared that every step should be made to school them in the importance of federation and organic union. On account of the death of four bishops, the chairman was authorized to appoint a committee on memoirs, to whish all the resolutions of that nature were referred. The committee as appointed consisted of Bishops C. S. Smith, Isaac Lane, and C. R. Harris. The secretaries of the last session, Bishops B. F. Lee, C. H. Phillips and Alexander Walters, were re-elected for this session. What threatened to become a spirited beate was nipped in the bud by the presiding officer, who promptly on the hour announced adjournment. The committee of devotions and arrangements had assigned Bishop L. J. Coppin to preach Wednesday night. Some contended that since the bishops had assembled to discuss the subject of federation, it seemed more proper to have a manhood platform meeting, in which all the bishops could take part. Bishop J. Albert Johnson of the A. M. E. Church in South Africa, sent regrrets that he could not be present as did Bishop W. H. Heard of the same church in West Africa. Replies will be made to the letters. A strong forceful Gospel sermon by Bishop Levi J. Coppin, of the A. M. E. church followed by the characteristic addresses by Bishop H. M. Turner, Alexander Walters, Elias Ootrell made up the public programme last night before an immense audience at Big Zion Church. Several hundred who desired to attend could not gain admission to the church. The general officers and ministers of the A. M. E. Church, mer and perfected an organization to be known as the Advisory Council and elected B. F. Watson, D. D., president, J. W. Washington, Treasurer. W. D. Johnson, Secretary. One of the most significant resolutions presented to the body sought to organize a United Methodist Episcopal Church in Africa, in a resolutions prepared by Bishop J. W. Hood. The resolution provided, or the appointment of commissioners from each church to make such an organization possible, if the plan was approved by the three general conferences. MEMORIAL BUILDINGS FOR NORMAL SCHOOL (Special to the Afro-American Ledger.) Salisbury, Md., Feb. 14. -At a meeting of a number of the leading Afro-American citizens of several Eastern shore counties at the Houston Savings Bank, yesterday, resolutions were adopted to solicit subscriptions for the purpose of erecting a memorial building to the honor of Banneker and Douglas, on the grounds of the State Normal School, No. 6, at Bowie, Prince Georges County. The movement is the result of a suggestion of Mr. S. T. Houston and others in Negro education. As an evidence of their desire for educational privileges, the pupils of the several colored schools in this county have made an effort to raise sufficient funds to keep the schools going for the full term by giving entertainments of various kinds. Their efforts have been successful and quite a fund has been raised and placed in the Negro bank, located here. THE MAJOR RECONSIDERS Witndraws His Resignation as Drill Master of High School Cadets. (Special to Afro-American Ledg. 3 Washington, Feb. 16—Owing to the number of letters received by Major Arthur Brooks, when it became known that he had resigned as drill master of the High School Cadets, the Major has withdrawn his resignation and will continue to instruct the cadets. Major Brooks is one of the most popular men in the city, and the report that he has reconsidered his actions was well received. PRICE THREE CENTS CHURCH POLITICS COMMENCING TO WARM UP A BIT CANDIDATES ARE LOOMING UP AND THERE ARE EVIDENCES THAT THINGS WILL BOOM SOON Attends The Meeting of The Federation of Bishops And Thinks That They Are A S t. Of Noble Men—Unable, However To Determine As To What Was Really Accomplished—Bishop Timber Discussed—Other Matters Are Also Up For Discussion. COL. J. O. MIDNIGHT. Mobile, Ala.—I am sure that there has been much interest manifested in the meeting of the Bishops of the African Methodist, African Methodist Zion and the Colored Methodist churches in this city during the past week, and the people are anxious to know what they have done and what they are going to do. I have attended every session since they opened and I am, just as anxious as you are to know what happened and what has been done, but I am not able to do so yet, and I am afraid it will be hard for some of them to tell. But it was a great meeting. In this world there is a place for everything and everybody, and I am glad to know that it is being recognized. It is a question in my mind whether or not I shall go back to the place where I left off last week and work up to this place or whether I shall just drive right into it now and let the past be the past. But I am sure that some of you will want to know how I reached here, since I did not have to walk, and I am praying that I will never have to walk. It is a long jump from Prairie View to this place, but I have made it. It was about 2 o'clock Sunday morning when the young man called for me to carry me to Hemstead to catch a train from that point to Houston. Well I reached Hemstead in plenty of time. It was not long before the old iron horse came up snorting and making all the fuss he could, and I got into one of the carriages provided for us. I was soon asleep and did not think of opening my eyes until I reached Houston. Upon getting into the city I went directly to the home of Rev. J. E. Know and Dr. F. L. Light. Both of them were glad to see me and I had to eat breakfast with both of them; and it was easy task although Brother Aldridge had prepared me a big lunch. I was not there long before T.V.Overton's buggy came for me to go to his house, and I am here to tell you that I did go into it, and enjoyed very much getting around with him which made me feel like a doctor myself, and felt more so when I was called upon to assist in performing an operation. These things do not come to us every day. I went out to the home of Dr. W. Miller, and had a nice time with him. Prof. A. S. Jackson was there and I met him. Leaving Houston in company with A. S. Jackson, at Beaumont, Bishop E. Tyree joined us, and from there to the city of New Orleans, and then there was a separation. Bishop Tyree and Prof. Jackson went on to Mobile and I remained over until night before I started for this place. It has been an interesting week in Mobile, and I am glad that I had the pleasure of coming here, because I had the opportunity of seeing many Bishops and mingling with many big men in the church, from Bishops down to the circuit and mission pastor. It was the meeting of the Federated Methodist Bishops from every section of the civilized world, I mean to say that they have charge of the church in all sections of the civilized world. The Bishops of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, all met in joint session in Big Zion church in Mobile. It was a fine meeting and there were many Bishops. The meeting was called to order by Bishop J. W. Hood, senior Bishop of of the African Methodist Zion church. Well the things were said, and I had only to listen to them. Now what means the coming together of the Bishops of the several churches? It means something for the race and people, and we are all going to get together a little more. From the time the meeting opened until it closed there was peace and harmony among the members. Now let me see what was discussed. They talked about a common hymnal, and that was one good thing, and a committee was appointed to arrange for one. You see there is to be a hymnal prepared for the three Methodist churches, and they will all have the same ritual services and will have one common form of opening. Next the preacher came in for his share of discussion, that is the preacher who is constantly breaking out of out of one church into another. The one who has trouble in one church and is expelled or suspended, and joins another church and sometimes carried MANY VISITORS AT IN ATLANCTIC CITY Thousands On The Boardwalk On Lincoln's Day. Special to the AFRO-AMERICAN LEDGE. Atlantic City, Feb. 16.—Sunday was the warmest day of the winter season, the temperature along the boardwalk was over seventy degrees. Over fifty thousand visitors were hear to spend Lincoln's birthday. Mr. J. J. McIntosh, the popular head bellman of the Traymore, was agreeably surprise on entering his private office at seeing his bellman all ensemble to greet him on his arrival. Mr. T. A. Brier in a few appropriate remarks presented him with a handsome gold watch The bellmen were J. C. Guy, James Porter, Walter Haskins, Claud Boon, Alfred Anderson, P. P. Pinkett and Fred, Gross. Rev. Mary Taylor, the noted evangelist, will be one of the speakers at the celebration of Peter Ogden Day at Price Memorial church, March 1st. The Joint Installation of the Good Samaritan Lodges which was held in Odd Fellows' hall N. Michigan avenue, last Wednesday evening was a grand affair. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Dancy, national grand lodge officers were the special guests of the evening. Mr. Robert Saunders and the committee of twelve are working to make the Testimonial reception in honor of the tenth year of Rev. Deaver's rectorship at St. Augustine's church a success from start to finish. The affair will be held at Fitzgerald's Auditorium Tuesday evening, Feb 28th. Rev. Dr. Geo. F. Bragg, of Baltimore, will be the orator of the evening. Mr. and Mrs. Archer Younger celebrated the second anniversary of their marriage last Friday evening at their residence 1927 Arctic avenue. QUARTERLY CONFERENCE. Pocomoke City, Feb. 16.—The reports submitted at the fourth quarterly conference held at St. John's A. M. E. church Monday of last week shows the charge to be in excellent condition. It is said that this has been the most successful year in the history of the church. Rev. P. J. Jordan, presided, and was much pleased with the reports rendered. The conference asked the return of the pastor, Rev. J. S. Collins. Resolutions were passed, complimenting the presiding elder on the fairness of his rulings and the great work that has been accomplished in the Easton District. At the close of the conference the ladies of the church entertained the members of the conference at a reception given in honor of the presiding elder and pastor. Resolutions were also pursued asking for the meeting of the District Conference to be held here. Progress of Colored Americans, Their Struggles and Aspirations, Cited In Eloquent Address by Bishop Alexander Walters of New York Before House of Representatives. While in Harrisburg, Pa., on an official visit to the A. M. E. Zion churches in his episcopal district recently Bishop Alexander Walters of New York was invited by the speaker of the legislature to deliver an address to the members before leaving the city. He accepted the invitation, stating that his stay was brief and therefore he would not have the time to prepare his speech. Having been introduced by Speaker Cox, Bishop Walters spoke in part as follows: Mr. Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: I highly appreciate the honor conferred upon me by your amiable and gifted speaker in presenting me to this honored and august body. I took advantage of my official visit to the churches of my denomination in this city to take a look at your most beautiful capital. It is the handsomest building I have ever seen. A great many Americans when travelling abroad are wont to praise foreign institutions to the detriment of our own. Unlike the young American while abroad who was shown many things of interest and among them some rare old buildings such as we haven't in JOHN BURTON America, in every case he would say, "Oh, yes; it is grand, but we can beat it in the States." I am very sorry that I failed to see this beautiful building before I visited several public buildings in Europe, notably the hall of justice in Brussels and the Art museum in Vienna. And I seen this building before I went abroad I could have truthfully said, "Oh, yes; it is great, but we can beat it in Harrisonburg, Pa." On behalf of my race. I take this opportunity to thank the speaker, who at all times and places has shown his interest in our welfare by saying the kind word and doing the kind deed. I thank the legislature, each member of it, for the generous appropriations made to the many colored institutions, but for your munificent gifts some of them would never have existed, and nearly all would have closed their doors are this. I thank you for the noble stand you have taken in regard to the civil and political rights of the black man. But for the splendid efforts of that able and courageous son of Pennsylvania, Thaddeus Stevens, backed by the sentiment of fair play for all men, my friend, the Hon. Harry W. Bass would not be a member of this body tonight wore it not for such manly men as Stevens was. Our Progress Since Emancipation. We have made astonishing financial progress since our emancipation. In 1883 we possessed comparatively nothing. Today our personal and real estate is valued at more than $80,000,000. We have bankers and merchants of all classes and a large number of planters. We represent in homes $370,000, in farm land $25,000, in school property $12,000,000 and in church property $37,000,000. Our intellectual progress has been greater than our financial growth. The Negro has shown himself to be the equal of any other race in intellectual possibilities. This is evidenced by the high honors taken by Afro-Americans from the wealthiest and most influential institutions of learning in this country. We have proof of this state- ment in the persons of Professor Drobis, Judge R. H. Terrell and Roscoe Conkling Bruce, who won signal honors from Harvard, the most famous educational institution in America. To this number I desire to add the name of Young-Locke, a colored man of your own state, who recently won Rhodes scholarship and is now studying at Oxford, in England. His record there is most commendable. Within the last thirty years we have been able to eliminate over 50 per cent of our literacy. We have 1,500,000 children in the public schools and 140,000 students in the higher institutions; students learning trades, 26,000; teachers, 30,000. There are 50,000 volumes in colored libraries, 256 institutions for higher education, 500 physicians, 550 lawyers, 2,000 books written by members of the race and about 400 newspapers under our management. We consider this a creditable showing for forty-five years of freedom. Our Moral and Religious Progress. We have made marvelous progress along moral and religious lines. Mr. Douglass used to say, "We are to be measured from the depth whence we came, and not from the height to which we are to attain." We are aware that we have a criminal class among us, and we would do different from any other race if we did not have such a class. Our criminal class is greatly augmented, however, by trumped up charges on the part of southern whites in order to create a false impression against us and destroy what sympathy we have in the north; in the second place, to supply the convict lease camps; thirdly, if we were not barred from certain kinds of work in the north there would be less necessity for criminality in this section. This argument is not advanced to condone crime, but to enlighten those who are ignorant on the subject. Our ministers, teachers, editors and other leaders are doing everything in their power to reform the criminals among us and to prevent others from becoming criminals. This we hope to do by urging upon our people the necessity of more thorough home training. The watchword among us is, "the elevation of the home." As I stand here and look out upon the possibilities of the twentieth century I am conscious of the fact that because of our color and previous condition of servitude our task is the most difficult of any race in this fair land. And yet, if he would reach the goal of substantial accomplishment, it must be due largely to our own exertions. The question is, how is this to be accomplished? First.-By the continuation of our educational work. Education is the indispensable requisite for the advancement of any people. While we, as a race, have made unprecedented progress in this direction, as shown above, there is still great room for improvement. There is a large amount of ignorance among the masses which is yet to be overcome. It is our purpose to educate the head, the hand and the heart. Second. By engaging in business. We have entered every avenue of business, from the skilled bootleah, laundryman and farmer to the banker. Our great need today is more business men. We are not ashamed to begin on a small scale. That is the way to develop business capacity. As a rule our wages are so meager that we cannot save sufficient money to embark in large financial enterprises. Therefore, we have had to do like the white man—combine our capital, organize co-operative enterprises. Indeed, enter into all kinds of honest alliances in order to make money. Third-Development of character. Character is the first essential in the upbuilding of any people, and we know that if the colored man is to take his rightful place among the races of this great commonwealth he must continue to develop his morals. Our teachers and preachers are laying great stress upon virtue, both by precept and example. We are lifting the standard of morality high, and all kinds of immorality is discountenanced. A noble, well rounded character is the goal to which every Afro-American is urged to reach. We need the help of the good white people everywhere in the work of our moral advancement. We sound the Macedonian cry to our white friends of the east, west, north and south, "Come over and help us!" Help us by the establishment of more state reform schools, orphanages, hospitals, colleges and industrial schools. As a race we are very grateful for what has been done for us along these lines, and we are striving to show ourselves worthy recipients of such benefits. We realize as never before the necessity of helping ourselves, and the leaders of the race have resolved to do more for the moral elevation of the race in the future than they have in the past. Fourth. The groundwork of our material advancement is industry. As a race we are generally industrious, but we need to become more skillfully so. Unskipped labor cannot compete with skilled labor, neither north nor south. In the past we were given certain positions by our white friends as the result of sympathy, not because we could perform the work as skillfully as others, but because of our poverty and oppression. The sentiment which actuated them to help us was a noble one, but that kind of sentiment is a thing of the past. Now we are required to stand or fall according to our merits. Fifth—Our civil and political rights must be maintained. We are determined to continue the struggle for such rights. To say as some have done that the Negro has no rights is to say that he is not a human being. That he is has been granted by all except the insane. This nation has made him a citizen, and he should be treated as such throughout the length and breadth of the land. THE AFRO-AMERICAN-LEDGER Combination of the Natural and the Artificial. By ARTHUR BEMERTON Copyright by American Press Association, 1911. Bessie and I fell in love naturally—in fact, too naturally. I have often thought how pleasant it must be for the animals and birds to mate without having to look into each other's record. A tiger may not only kill a man, but eat him and mate with a most respectable tigress without any questions being asked. Two birds may meet on the branch of a tree and without the slightest knowledge of each other become mates. But man and woman must not only know all about each other, but be of the same grade and each have a clean record, or there comes a lot of trouble. And the most singular thing about it all is that either of them will murder any animal, except their own kind, and eat the carcass. I, being an artist, when the buds were beginning to open weat into the country to catch that first delicate shade of pale green which appears on the trees at that season. I was sitting on my tripod in a wood working in the colors when I heard the bark of a dog, and a moment later a little terrier stood growing at me. A girl, budding like the trees, not into leaves, but into womanhood, hurried up, calling in a soft voice: "Frisk! Come away, Frisk! What do you mean?" I paid no attention to the dog, and there was no need for the girl to call him off, for he had no idea of attacking me, but he gave me an excuse for addressing the girl. And yet I question if any excuse was required. People who meet in crowds are constrained by conventionalities. We two, meeting in a wood, with not a sound about us—when the dog had caused barking—except an occasional twitter of birds engaged in nest building, felt constrained in another way. We were impelled to be companionable. I began by telling her not to mind the dog, that he wouldn't disturb the, and she sidelied around where she could catch a view of my sketch. One thing led to another until we felt quite well acquainted. I had chosen a delightful spot to transfer to canvas. It was on a decivility. An opening in the trees below revealed a patch of landscape, while at my feet gurgled a stream, at this season well supplied with water from snows recently melted at higher altitudes. The air was balmy and laden with perfumes. One has but to mention this outline picture to indicate the result. Given an opening spring in a wood, buds, wild flowers, twittering birds, a vista, a brook, a dog and lastly a young man and a young woman, both in the first freshness of youth, what follows? Why, exactly what the poet says—the young man's (and the young woman's) fancy turns to thoughts of love. The result of this meeting was another meeting and another and another. I didn't count them; I was too preoccupied to do so. I painted so long on my picture that before I finished it the delicate shade I had come to the country for had grown into a dark green and the full grown leaves had blotted out the vista which gave the work more than half its beauty. But while this beauty was disappearing the bad of love was opening. So much for the natural features of this story. Now come the artificial—viz, a girl's confession to her father that she had met her fate, but had not met with any knowledge of that fate's antecedents; then a command from the father, tears from the girl and a triangular condition between the father, the girl and the artist such as has taken place ever since the first primoval girl planned to give her father the slip and climb a tree with the first primoval youth, the tree being too high for the old gentleman to follow. Bessie's father was really as reasonable as we considered him unreasonable. He merely wished to know who I was. Since I had lived in South America from the time I was two until twenty-two years of age I must send there for my credentials, involving a delay of a month or more. What cruelty to force a pair of lovers to wait all that time in a state of suspense! "Sweetheart," I said to her one day, "suppose the reply should come that I am an escaped defaufter, jailbird, murderer." "I would not believe the story." "But your father would," I added sententiously. One day, after having painted alone in the wood, on leaving it I saw something half covered with shriveled branches and dead leaves. I examined it and found the dead body of a man. Horrified I lost I might be implicated in a murder, I threw back what I had removed and was about to hurry away when I saw two men coming for me. Within five minutes I was on my way to the nearest police station. My antecedents were now not so much needed to enable me to possess my love as to preserve my neck. The status had changed a second time. The case was not now one of a father, a girl and an unknown man, but a father, a girl and an unknown man accused of murder. I sent at once a note to Bessie, informing her of my trouble, encouraging her to keep up a good heart and assuring her of my in- HOMESEEKERS, ATTENTION! nocence. Receiving no reply, I con- cluded that her father would not permit her to send a reply. Brooding in my cell, I could not but revert to the good old primalval times I have cited before when a sutor might kill as many of his fellow beings as he pleased without being objected to on that score for a son-in-law. I had killed no one. I was merely suspected of killing a man. And if Bessie's father did not kill men he killed the next grade of animal below men—or other men did the work for him, which is just as criminal—and devoured the flesh. It seemed to me that the only logical beings are the beasts and the birds. They kill and eat each other without inquiring whether or no they are eating the same species, while man—well, this is what man does. Thousands of satisfied customers are buying houses from us on the EASY PAYMENT plan. Why not call on us and let us explain to YOU what we can do. We have for sale a large list of houses all on easy terms on Druid Hill avenue, Argyle avenue, Bloom street, Division street,Dolphin street Mosher street and cross streets. We have over half a million dollars to put out on homes for you. Call to see us today. He kills and eats every animal below himself. To kill even one of his own kind he considers the greatest of crimes unless he kills them in battle, where the more men he kills the bigger man he is, which is exactly what made the chiefs among his savage ancestors. I was so impressed with this reasoning that I asked my jailer for writing materials and wrote it down, or, rather, elaborated the bare skeleton I had thought out. When it was finished I asked to have it delivered to Bessie's father. In due time a reply came as follows: I have always desired my daughter to marry a man distinguished for something. Artists and poets are usually distinguished for their ideality. You, being one of the find, share that distinction. My further lay claim to being the most practicable numskill, that, to my knowledge, the world has yet produced. You have interested me in yourself and your case. I have retained the best criminal lawyer I can find to take charge of your case, and if your innocence is proved I shall deem my daughter honored in wedding such an ominent fool. This reply stung me to the quick. I regarded it as tantamount to a refusal of his daughter's hand even if my innocence were proved. As to the lawyer he spoke of hiring for me, I wrote him immediately that I had engaged the most eminent counsel in the land and would have no need of the one he had retained. What was my surprise, when I was folding and addressing this second letter, to receive a visit from Bessie. She throw herself into my arms hysterically. I couldn't tell whether it was joy or grief that moved her. When she became calmer I spoke of her father's communication. 635 ENSOR ST., Near Monument S "Father has turned right around," she said. "He's your friend forever." "Really?" "Yes, really. He considers you innocent of this crime with which you are charged. He says that no man who could have written that letter could have committed murder and if he did he would convince the judge that there was no case against him, since there is no logical difference between killing a man and a steer." Who can furnish a funeral for $10.00 and up; caskets for $3.00 and up. He can furnish you carriages or Funerals, Weddings, Parties, Receptions, etc., from his own stables at the most reasonable rates. You need not come to see him, just call South 422 or South 396-Y. 142 W. Hill Street np Mount Vernon 5138 826 Druid Hill. Ave "I am glad," I said, embracing her, "that in thousands of years one couple may in some respects return to the natural methods of our progenitors. Are you quite sure your father is sincere in his change of mind toward you?" 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, "I am. If he were not he would not have permitted me to come here to visit you." He says you are the first man he ever met who did not talk and act artificially. He's simply delighted with you." GEORGE H. HOLLAND, Manager. C. & P. Phone: 585 Y-Madison. I showed her the note I had written declining her father's offer of counsel. She burst out laughing. I asked what amused her. "You haven't any money to pay counsel" she said. "Upon my word! I never thought of that." "You are ideal and impractical," she said. "That's the reason I love you." And she embraced me. Expert Embalming, Courteous Attendants, Shipping Funerals Specialty. Rubber Tire Carriages for hire for all occasions. Both Phones. Day or Night. Our colonyy wng broken in upon by the sheriff, who came in to say that the real murderer und been arrested and bad confessed. I was free to go. At the same time he banded me a letter postmarked Rio Jauareiro. "Ab," I exclaimed, "my credentials!" Slipping the letter in my pocket, I accompanied Bessie to her father's house. He greeted me warmly, and I banded him the credentials I had received at the jail. Removing the envelope, he began to read, his eyes opening wider as he read. "Are you a fool or a knave?" he asked, looking up at me. "Both," I replied. 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 "What is it?" asked Bessie. "Why, daughter, this pastoral business of yours has resulted in your catching the only son and heir of the biggest coffee planter in Brazil. I knew when I received his note that he was an original, but I didn't know he was rich. You tell me," addressing me, "that you are both fool and knave. Will you kindly inform me of the introspective reasoning by which you have arrived at this result?" 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. "Well," I replied, "no one but a fool who has the career before him that I have would spend his time sitting on a three legged stool in a wood daubing, and no one but a knave would make love to a girl without her father even knowing that he is doing it." 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. It was decided that Bessie, and I should be married in June, and I concluded for my prospective father-in-law's sake—who must have a noted man for his daughter, even if a fool—to return to Brazil. I told Bessie's father that I should like to be married in the wood on a carpet of June roses, whereupon he said that he had had enough of that nonsense and didn't wish any more of it. So we were married in a very matter of fact fashion at the bride's home of course, and sailed a few days later for my country. 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Ff - “It Pays to Advertise. FARM Ge ORC aS 3 as —AKy CARNE apeaa FETRIGG Lhe ENTAAL POIN es mip a 8% OREGON) put} Connespowpence. Ae “BOLICITE! & 4 UThigauicr must nae repented th THE BIENNIAL FRUITING. HABIT. Thar. the “tendency of, Sréir trees: to pear:every other*year és the result of an; nbconscious effort ow the part’ of the treesto adjiist- itself to-its.own ea: pacity’ to.prodnce and to the stores, of fertility, in the soil and not 10/0. Gxed Dieunial fruiting hnbit fs a’ view which is now held bg: number of orebardists webo have hind. opportanity. to do sorse Gxperiinenting-along this live: on their owninceount: One with whoni we bad ‘opiportunity-for an exebiinge-of, idens recentijr sated ‘that for’ n_mnmber of ‘years: be supposed: that, 1bis tendency of trees to, bear every other year was fixed and that there) wus: no way 30 whieb:be could get around It, But he Aveided to tue a, block of muture bens: Jing: trees uid, test the (hing out for piméelf. He gave the ol] under-those trees a'good. dressing of barnyard ina- ure, followed this with-clover, thinned ‘be: apples’ toa” moderate numnder, of trees winieh enrried: an’ overiond and sommer‘pruned—it-at ally ‘The results ‘were'nll that Re could ask. He:fowsd that: Sosiendof. fruiting every other year the trees tls handled bore ood eroris annually: 10 other instances which, bave eeu noted the sume Uruth bus, teen deinenstrared—that trees will Your annually $f: the’ soil-ts, renewed vith proper fertilizers find if the trees are not. allowed {0 set. such am amount -of fruit.ag-will exbanet then and: Te: quire the following season for recu: ‘eration: While under conditions which ‘yenally. prevail this. bleurial trotting ‘hobst fe-noticeable to.a certain extent sn'a. vuwher: of wild-and tame: (ree froits, iniis_partieninely” trae of. the pple. ‘The drchardlst- who bas. some- Hiow got the sdea thar Just because his ‘trees were dec rooted ther didn't ‘need fertilizing and has: deen putting ap with this'aiternate bearing linbit as ‘a natural law which: he Couldn't get [sremad mony derive some LneGt: trou ‘the instances narrated stove... Apples ‘take: considernble: amaunis of: ferUilla ing: elements from the, soit, and it fo: ows that-{f fruit i¢ 10 be pleked sear “after Fear these elements 1Dust, As Tee: niasly. be Fetnrned inthe shape of fer- ‘aers: igh eHoOULD GROW POSTS: ‘Tt, poes-withont saying tah, Vee {forests of the country: falling. prey. 10 tooth of sme and -sawmil, posts, along with other forms of timber prod ‘acts, are, hound to ndvanice. In’ price. Vor this: reason: every. farmer: who: has fences which, wil) Deed. repairing oF nilding doring“tbe.comatog: years. way well consider the wisdom of a.swall tiniber ‘lot ‘on_mhich-bis post. timber may: be grown. Conditions. of temper- ature. moistire aud of) will-be largely determining fnetors.” ‘Phe adaptablits of trots of 9 given kind:10: sich condi- tlons can: readily be determined from goime nearby ‘reliable. nurserymnn “or from the”’horticnitural’ department of one’s state experiment station: ‘The Sedernt government. has) also issued 8 Jarge number of ieafiets on: tbe plant: ing of different varieties of trees, and ‘these woiild Also be belpfnl... Of trees grown for -posts. pesbaps. the eatalpa (epcelosn’’ “is. the most. “Katiefactors. For sections where Uie winters are not ‘unduly. severe. the Russian mulberry makes, an excclient post thnber. while the locust. #8 very sutisfactors. ifs the orers donot other, Where coniition ‘of soil. or tiofstnre minke: the gies” of sang: of the above sinposel™! tates ray. he. fond in 1” ‘Norway and’ Carel! i: : -growing soft. timber: ir Pa pee cure" : : ae hee : se ate : a aia mi. 3 ‘ mer. Se priv. s mie Town’, aa | poorer ‘York's, : ay many ot. ‘ goon og By? Lee ‘thon ‘should A i enre there fs gee Babeock test pe “ content of mi”. fog'of milking, i imine the volume, nee ieee RyeaTeee ee Oe Lee eee, “Arbitration: {sa whole: Jot: cheaper, ‘thaw: lawing: and’ makes: better“ weigh sors. Ee ee ‘The: dairy. vari should! be: kent’ well ventilated: net” onliy to. insure: the- good health of tbe cowss but the eweelies? ‘ibd freedom from odor of dhe-milk: Ie is n_pretix-safe plan to, keep. sw eve ona’ neighbor if"tlie faintly. doz bikes under’ the: coruerib. or ‘back Kitelen: evegy time be guts. in, an:an- pearanee. s ‘ie worth of boy oF eirl is just AS often due £0 the lianilieaps. whieh, the: have: to. overcome. as. to the. favor: tile coiditions or environment, under which: they: inay. be reared: TE thie’ nesting boxes! are kept” sup- plied with clean: material there will be’ iio, need’ of. wasbing. the ézes, be: fore puiting tliem down to -keep—in fact, they will keep) mnelr better if no water: toutehes them. ee ‘The (rouble, abont. every ‘first. class -eountty “school teacher. is. that. some industrions young fellow-of the neigh- barhood Js likely Co learn’af her ability A8,%,bomemaker as sooit as. the: ditee: tor- appreciates, Ler worth. as’ a peda Yelle zi Those who have traveled. through “eastern: Oregon aud down: the: Colma: bin river have: noticed with nineh ic: “terest the barriers, erected. along the -raek in-many places to stop the:sbitt Ing. enuds and: keep: chem from: block: ing the track. - Notwithstanding” this _precantion not Sofrequentiy: traits bave ‘to’ stop until: the-sand:drifts have, been | removed. ‘ “Shere is'no: enterprise alobg. agrict -thinnl lines: that ean be et,afoot int community’ that-will do, more’ t@. con: 'qribute 0: ts material wealth, con: tenement and prosperity than datrsing | Fundamentally thisis because tt’ means thie establishing’ of m system or trpe of farming which imeans: soll_replen- Iehing:Inscendof soil robbing. and im: noverishing: e % Sago and taploca are two, food prod: ucts. teed. extensively: In American cooking... The first. Js prenared from tie etareh, gecured: from, the pith of several, sneeles, of Bast: Indian. palm trees, ‘Tapioca 1s made. by. heating “jn a-miolst state:the starch monde from the: root of -the ‘cassava or” tapioca plane, which. ts: a; native! of: several South Ameriein couniries;, ~ More often::than < nots warm alr) it House orstabte/weans:foul ait; and 43° uustinily more ‘conduelte’ to. long: and’ ‘stomach troubles. than: the. cold; fresh fir-whioh’ iy Fewed Uy" So. many.’ per ‘ponis as.worse:than’n pestilence: 2. —— Si “The exports S¢° cotton from Hie Uults: eq. Stites: during: 1910srepresented ‘Ant higerorate vale “of $580,000,000;. "ex? ‘ceeding by $10,000.000" "the highest. record ever before: widde..: ‘The: quan’ ‘legs hoscevers. was Hess, tix, 733,000,000; ‘pounds: iban-the exports, of 2908, the: ‘yallue: of avhielt was, but: $439,000,0005:° -FPhiore ts nd rvle-twove: helpful iu the ‘Solving’ of what’ oir, ‘duty: toward’ our! fellows, may’ be: wily. partiemtar: i- Stance oF ogeasion” than: thaccof tarn~ sing the thing: aronnd—of: ymttipg: one ‘self in the otlict's. pices, Tt enables: one to’ deiermifiic at once whatis just anidekindand=fait- and, pat. into- DRic# ‘tice, would: preven more: strife and! ‘troublé=personal, £asiily. and “commu nity—than can. well! be:tmugined!, ‘Ancentrely” new impetushas: been! given the rap killing campnigh: beeatise: Fecent investigations: prove. conclusive ly: thee Mt is prolific: spreader: of the: gerins of. the’ bubonic. plague, sported: fever and other maindies:. ‘This, is. sald fo. bo due-to. the fact. tliat: the: fleas’ sehich: infest rats-Inden: with disease germs Inter bite-and infect buman: be! ings. ‘The question of rat: estermina= tion, would thus: seem: to. have: passed: frony, the; realun'of expediency to that of necessity: : ‘ ‘After:forty” years of endeavor:to es-' tablish: the ‘Chinook’ salmon of the: Paz Gific const in, easterm waters, where 1t 4s not” indigenons,, siiecess' seems, £0 lave: been achieved. it-one-Instance at Teast: Tn-his annual-report: 10 the de~ partment of Gommerce:and Inbor: Unit ‘eal States: Fish. Commissioner. Bowers states that this ‘species lius- been: es: tablished in Take Sunipee, New amp- ‘Sire, where ‘ummerous. specimens?run~ ping: from thee to. five pends! have ‘been taken withline-by anglers.” . /Just-so long as te, handlers: aves ch tributers. of the products -of ther soll arevable- to so: manspalnte: the situa~ tlon’ng to get @5 cents out’ of every, doltay’s. worth of. produce: ralsed,~s0 ‘Tong will) bere exist’ n-most: powerful influence toward. the. formation. of co. ‘operative’ enterprises. which’ will cut erase lots to. tbe: cousummer and: lag the jabber and: middleman: ont: of the. deal. Standing “all the expense: and: -risk, involved: in: production, 1t 55! only. ‘fair that, the producer: should yeesive, “more than’39 per cent of the. market, value: of {he crop: for: his: labors. > Se etn sce tegues Wn Bo eo ee eaten Saas cacy largely for its agreeable: flavor. 7 ‘There-is soon to. be iseued. by: the de: partment'a pampbler givlig: wanierous)| ‘recipes for the.use-of cheese in more’; Hiberal, quantities: 90 oe "Tlie writer recalls with: considerable! atimsnidnt a’ tine, when he was.rine ‘or ten years’ old, when he wad. beely* ‘affected with the. “chicken Ynsiness”” microbe, So solicitous: was. hie of the, progress of the imsiness thnt: he used to hang around’ the, neolewhere: the... setting hens were located: during.” ' ‘arm. spring. “months:- fn’ mit!" Jest: the: eggs: should ehit”" % hens stayed offsthe-~ scsi three. or four ws 8 to: roan bath ene, ane them fro, Rigo aia say ANAT Cae ate eee eit te gh sgoh eS See PUD cig ee Poa Se en oe Sant Eris Sato SORE he cae fie Useee de) Valen, Say ae be nge Sehety eae, Bee Ue cere Mince tiga pa SE ipa foe igieete Uare ey ee tee A eee henge sabe ge ena Nga SEE eee ea STG UN Ee eee Titi ot partook IS gov east eat cai cone BEL 2g AR eee hay Wis Bac aie! ee ks anlar Pei eosk si ne ta, eet Se bo sa ag ag aES Seton nae fe SiP Seine er Say, ghee: UO a eee stein ee BELGE cre eta see ee eae PO tie Bie ci SNmtee eine I es hea pene Afro-American Co. J. H. MURPHY, Manager. C. & P. Phone, Mt Vernon 2833. UP-TOWN OFFICE: 1320 Druid Hill Avenue. C. & P. Phone, Madison 432. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year.....One Dollar Six Months.....Fifty Cents Three Months.....Forty Cents Single Copy.....Three Cents Postage Prepaid by Publishers. Outside of the United State the price is double. Entered at the Baltimore Post Office as second-class matter. We are not responsible for the return or preservation of unsolicited contributions on any subject. All articles sent to this office for publication, must have the writer's signature or otherwise such article will be ignored. Churches and others having news notices will please have the same in the office by Thursday to insure publication in the week's issue. Correspondents will please have all communication, in the office by noon on Wednesdays. All communications intended for publication should be addressed to THE AMERICAN LADDER, 628 North Eutaw Street, Baltimore, Md. Advertising rates made known upon application. All Checks, Money Orders and Drafts should be made payable to THE AFRO-AMERICAN CO. BALTIMORE, FEB. 18, 1911 WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH THE G. O. P.? Mayoralty candidates on the Democratic side of the fence are as thick as the proverbial leave in the vale of Valambrosia or some other place like it, while on the Republican side of the fence there dose not seem to be more than one or two. Why is this thusly? Is it because there is a dearth of good men in the Republican ranks, or is it that they are afraid of defeat, or are they so busy that they have not the time to earn the five or six thousand dollars Lord Baltimore pays to his municipal boss? So far only two names have been presented and neither of them have set the woods on fire in awakening enthusiasm in reference to their candidacy. What is the matter with the Republican party any way? What has become of all the good men that in a time like this it cannot find a stain, progressive man of Mayoralty size? There was a time when there were but little hopes of election when the Republicans could out up men of heroic size, but now it seems as if they were all dwarfs. There needs to be a rehabilitation in the G. O. P., to bring it back to its plightings. It surely needs men and good men at that. an American Ledger has an active part in prizefights it intend to do especially in the Seven-sided here colored men are fitted in the great men. There is a wish to say, and it now as in the city can be elected bahooves to it self them itted the to done WHO SHALL BE THE NEXT MAY- OR OF BALTIMORE? Colored men of Baltimore, who are voters, ought to be as much interested and concerned with respect to the personality of the next Mayor of our city, as other citizens. The time for displaying such interest is just now and not after the respective candidates have been named by the respective parties. The object of a primary is to gather the sense of the people of that particular party with respect to the fitness of the men aspiring for the same office. Happily or unhappily, the fact remains that our concern is mostly with the Republican party, since the great mass of Negro voters are members of that party. Since, then, they are members of the Republican party, it is their duty to assist in having nominated the very best man as the standard bearer of their party. Thus far, only two of our reputable citizens have been mentioned in connection with the office as Mayor of this city, the Hon. E. Clay Timanus, who formerly occupied that office, and Mr. C. H. Torsch, a prominent merchant of Baltimore. We do not know Mr. Torsch; if a number of gentlemen were before us at this minute and he was included in the number, we would be unable to point him out. We simply say as much to indicate how free and open-minded we are with respect to this subject. Mr. Timanus needs no introduction to the colored citizens of Baltimore. We cannot easily forget the fact that he has been a Mayor of Baltimore. This is not because like Latrobe, Hooper and Malster, there are certain mementoes reminding us of their good disposition towards us, but rather because of the perfect blank, so far as we were concerned, which characterized the Timanus dispensation. Hiram Watty tried to prevail upon him to put to work a lot of hungry and unemployed men, in cleaning off the snow off the streets, but with no success whatever. We have never been able to discover in the ex-Mayor any particular disposition towards even a sympathetic touch with us in the efforts which we are making to render ourselves most efficient and helpful citizens. On the other hand, while personally ignorant of Mr. Torsch, we have time and again in former campaigns, been delighted with his masterly articles in the public press in defense of Republican principles. If one may judge anything from his social and business position, in the community, the spirit which seems to permeate his public writings and especially his late views with respect to the new charter, and a decent and economical administration then he is absolutely beyond comparison with Timanus. We have votes and a number of them, and if Mr. Tersch is a clean, honest and capable man, who believes in the principles of Republicanism as have been so often brilliantly expressed by him, we ought to support him in the primaries. If he be elected there would not be the least doubt in the world that he would feel obligated to show in some convincing manner his high appreciation of that kind and quality of discernment manifested in Negro citizens in evincing the fact of their genuine independence in thought and action. Common sense alone ought to impress upon us the weighty fact, that men of means, character and business standing, as indicated in such men as Mr. Vorsch, are, of all men, more genuinely sympathetic with us in our honest struggles and aspirations, than any other class of men, who, largely, furnish us with employment. Certainly, they cannot afford not to be reasonable. Reception In Honor Of Editor J. H. Murahy. The arrangements for the banquet and reception, which will be given at Nazarite Hall next Friday night in honor of Mr. J. H. Murphy, manager of the Ato-Amestician Company, have been about completed. The banquet proper will take place in the lower assembly room, and will be a stag affair. Toasts will be responded to by Dr. A. M. Curtis, of Washington; R. M. Thompson, the Washington newspaper correspondent; Rev. W. A. C. Hughes, C. C. Fitzgerald, Prof. Mason A. Hawkins, Hugh E. Macbeth, region of the Baltimore Times and editor of the City Councilman Harry S. Gamblets will act as toastmaster, each subscriber to the banquet will be allowed to bring a lady to the banquet and reception, which will be held in the upper assembly following the banquet. A literary and musical program will be presented by the participants will include a original presentation by Mrs. Ruthine Hawkins an address by the Rev. F. F. Crutchin, and a solo by Mrs. Amelia Moore. THE FORUM. THAT RESIGNATION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE AFRO-AMERICAN LEGGER: In speaking as a member of the community, I cannot see that Sharon Baptist Church, can accept Dr. Alexander's resignation; when it is considered as to the worth of the man to the community of Northwest Baltimore. Almost every enterprise among our people has been fostered by him, or his influence. Take, if you please, the Building Association, The Northwestern Supply Co., Penny Bank, Mutual Life Insurance Co., which is now flourishing, the improvement of Lafayette Market among colored people and other enterprises. The establishment of Sharon Baptist Church, which owns one of the most desirable peices of property in that section, with a membership of 1,500 to 2,000 worshippers, all which demonstrates to the people of Baltimore the usefulness of the Doctor. In religion and politics, he has proved himself a safe leader of whom we are not ashamed. We do not believe that the Sharon Baptist Church will accept, but on the contrary will continue him with us. We say to him well done faithful servant, abide with us, J. M. CARGILL, M. D. To Introduce New Segregation Law Ordinance Restricting Race To Certain Street To Be Again Presented In City Council. After quibbling a little over the doubtful story of who would be the "daddy of the new segregation ordinance, Milton Dasbiell, the author of the ordinance recently declared invalid, and Councilman West who piloted it through the City Council, have agreed to bury their contentions as to the paternity, and Monday night a new ordinance will be introduced in the City Council. Councilman West, it is said, engaged Attorney W. L. Marbury, of war amendment nullification fame, to draft a new ordinance and the measure is about ready. The new law, it is said, will exempt white and colored people who move into mixed blocks from its provisions, but will apply to blocks wholly occupied by white or colored people. It will also aim to prevent colored people from building up streets in white from building up streets in white neighborhoods, but will allow colored servants to reside at the home of their employers. Dr. Daniel W. Shaw Of The Methodist Episcopal Mina "Racial affinity, not prejudice, is the cause for the attitude of the white Methodists towards us," said Rev. D. W. Shaw, pastor of Centennial M. R. Church, at the meeting of the Methodist Episcopal Ministerial Meeting Wednesday, at the Sharp St. Memorial M. E. Church. "If you will search history, you will find that every great race produced that greatness from within. It was true of the Greeks, the Romans, and is true today of the Anglo-Saxon. "We must develop great leaders from within if we are to survive in the struggle. We sometimes say that prejudice makes the white Methodists place white men at the head of the colored schools maintained by the denomination, but I regard it more as a matter of race affinity, and the natural thing of looking after your own. "I can hardly subscribe wholly to the charge, that it is wholly prejudice that works against us, or I do not regard that man prejudiced who gave freely of his means and who many times allowed his sons and daughters to go South, where the whites ostracized them in order that we might be educated and lifted up." Dr. Shaw's address was listened to with marked attention by many of the ministers; many of whom are deeply interested in the discussion anent possible autonomy or separation for the colored membership of the denomination. Rev. C. G. Cummings presented the editor's report, which was a review of current events of moment. A GREAT REVIVAL. Galesville, Md., Feb. 16.—The greatest revival held in this section for a number of years is now going on at Ebenezer A. M. E. church, Galesville, Rev. John Offer Custis, pastor. There is a general awakening of both Christians and sinners. FREDERICK DOUGLASS MEMORIAL SERVICES "If Frederick Douglas were alive today he would not be a trimmer like Booker T. Washington, but would speak out boldly and uncompromising for the rights of the race." The forgoing utterance was made by Dr. H. J. Brown, one of the speakers at the memorial exercises held at Centennial M. E. Church last Tuesday evening in honor of the ninety-fourth anniversary of the birth of Mr. Douglas. "Look at Douglas from any angle," continued the speaker," and you will find him a man. Born in utter obscurity, he steadily rose until he was the intellectual and moral peer of the leaders of the anti-slavery cause, and as the uncompromising foe of slavery and the insistent advocate of the rights of the race, his example can be well emulated by some of the leaders of the present." After telling of his personal relations with Mr. Donglas, the speaker said Mr. Douglas did not have this equal in the race today. Mr. John Henry Smith gave an illuminating picture of the early life of the anti-slavery orator, mentioning a number of incidents to show the hard lot to which Douglas was subjected. Mrs. A. R. H. Miller, who knew Douglas when she was a small tot, declared that his career should be inspiring to every man and woman of the race. She also scored the people for not turning out in larger numbers to do honor to the memory of the man whose eloquence did so much in firing the hopes of the abolitionists of the North. Mr. J. H. Murphy who was to have presided was unable to be present ou account of sickness Methodist Brotherhood's Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the Methodist Brotherhood of St. Paul M. E. Church, W. Saratoga street, was held on Monday evening, in the lecture room. Quite a large audience was present. After the regular routine business was over, the speaker of the evening was presented by the pastor. After a few remarks, introduced Mr. A. L. Macbeth, who very ably addressed the audience and by the attention given it was an evidence that the address was much appreciated. The reports of the President, Secretary and Treasurer were made and proved very interesting, as they showed that the Brotherhood had collected and paid over to the church officials over $300.00 this past year. The remodeled and improved St. Paul is mainly due to this organization and now there remain a very small balance to be paid on the improvements. The outlook for the growth of the Brotherhood is very encouraging. The assembly was served with refreshments and then enjoyed a social chat with each other and then retired. The officers of the Brotherhood are Thomas H. Franklin, president; Stephen Dorsey secretary; Rich M. White, treasurer; Rev. S. H. Norwood, pastor. Baptist To Preserve In order that the history of the Baptists of this city may not be lost to future generations, the Baptist Ministerial Meeting has rstarted a movement looking to the preservation of the records of the Baptists during the past 75 years. While many of the incidents in the history of the denominations here are known to some there is a lack of general knowledge of the salient points in the life of the denomination. The fact that Bethel A. M. E. Church has preserved a good record of the history of the church and its branches, as well as the fact that many people regard it with affection as the mother church of the denomination in this city, has kindled a desire among many of the Baptist ministers to see that their history is not lost to posterity. The committee is composed of the following ministers: Revs. P. C. Neal, W. J. Winston, G. R. Waller, A. Brown, J. H. Taylor, W. M. Alexander, Harvey Johnson and F. R. Williams. FISHERMEN HAVE BRIGHT PROSPECTS Efforts looking to the rehabilitation of the National Grand Tabernacle of the Galilean Fishermen, after the receivership, from the endowment department has been lifted, are in progress. A special session at the Maryland Grand Lodge of the order was held a few days ago, and the question of keeping the order intact was discussed informally. State Grand Ruler Joseph P. Evans, who applied for the receivership, told the members that he was strongly desirous that the failure of the endowment department be made a stepping stone to the future prosperity of the Order. Besides Maryland, representatives were present from Virginia, the District of Columbia, Pennsylvania and New York and much satisfaction as to the future of the order was expressd. The receivership was directly due to the inability of the endowment department to pay its claims. The financial difficulties culminated last August when Mr. Columbus Gordon, of this city, was elected national grand ruler to succeed Rev. T. H. Shorts, of Hampton, Va. Shorts had headed the order for some years and claims against the department had accumulated, many death benefits remaining long overdue. Mr. Shorts was continued as the head of the endowment department and the financial difficulties continued. The failure of the bank of the order, caught the national grand tabernacle for nearly $25,000. The endowment end of the order was moved here last October, with R. M. S. Brown in charge, but National Grand Ruler Gordon could not stem the tide. Four of the five home board of trustees, with Mr. Gordon dissenting, agreed to Mr. Evans' contention that a receivership was necessary in order to save further looses for the order. Attorneys W. C. McCard and C. C. Pitzgerald, the receivers, are now engaged in making an inventory of the assets and liabilities of the order. "My only desire," said Mr.Evans in asking for a receiver was to save the order from further losses in the endowment department. This conclusion was reached after I found out that the assets of the delunct bank would hardly bring anything commensurate with the money deposited by us, I hope to see the order rise stronger than ever, and besides the steps the State. Grand Lodge have taken to keep the lodges intact, I am looking forward to a general effort at the meeting of the national grand tabernacle in August next. SCHOOL TEACHERS WILL (Special to Afro-American Ledger. Crisfield, Md., Feb. 15. - Sunday was Missionary Day at Shiloh M. E. church. The funeral of Mrs. Williams was held at Shiloh Sunday. Rev. C. S. Spriggs eulogized the life of the deceased. Prof. R. Allen Green and his corps of teachers are making arrangements for the school entertainment on the 20th. Prof. H. C. Williams, supervisor of the public schools of Wicomico county, will make an address. Miss Marion Tilghman and M. J. Dix are spending a short time at home. Those on the sick list are: Mrs. Mary S. Wilson, Hester Gunby, Charlotte Wright and Mr. Henry Pernell. Rev. John Collins was in the city last week. MISS SMITH ENTERTAINS Chestertown, Md., Feb. 16—Miss Ida Smith entertained a number of friends at the home of Mrs. Augusta Lockerman, Sunday afternoon: Among those present were Mrs. A. Baker and her daughter, of Allentown, P., who assisting Rev. Young in his revival; Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Young, Mesdames Martha Frisby, Augusta Smith and Miss Fannie Dent. Mrs. Elizabeth Brown and sister, Miss Martha Robinson, of Wilmington, Del are visiting her mother. Mrs. Martha Cooper, of Smyrna, Del, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Annie Jones, who is quite sick. Mrs. Mary Chambers entertained Mrs. Baker and her daughter Thursday and Mrs. Elizabeth Shepherd entertained them on Sunday evening. Mrs. Baker and daughter leave tomorrow for home with the regrets of all who have come in contact with them. Miss Minor Floyd is on the sick list. Josephine Boone, the little granddaughter of Mrs. J. Steward fell on the ice and sprained her ankle. By Miss M. Edyth Cooper, Editor. Mrs. E. J. Truxh Asso. Ed. Address all contributions to Editor 1216 Drud' Hill ave. or to this office The John F. Goucher of Ames Memorial Church is in a flourishing condition, Mr. Edward Curtis the fourth vice president arranges special programs for each Sunday afternoon. Last Sunhay Dr. I. Garland Penn, Assistant General Secretary of the Epworth League delivered an interesting address to this chapter. The W. C. Thompson Chapter of Whatcoat Chutch celebrated Lincoln Day by presenting the Baltimore, Choral Study Club under the direction of Miss Constantia B. Brown, This organization rendered Gauk's Holy City with a finish and grace that delighted the large audience present. The Norris Chapter of John Wesley Church is having a successful season. Last Sunday nearly 600 persons attended this League. Mr. Jacob Thomas read an interesting paper. The program for the service was in charge of Misses Bishop and Heison. Mr. Thomas H. Lee is the president and Mr. Benjamin D. Burke corresponding Secretary The John A. Holmes Chapter will hold its first Social Friday evening. Quite an elaborate program has been planned for this affair. --- The Boys Day Service at Waters Church was a great success. The church was crowded at both the morning and evening service, the boys raised a collection of $57.61 and presented a very interesting and helpful program. Mr. J. R. Paul Brock, Mr. John W. Woodhouse and Mr. H. B. delivered addresses, many of the boys rendered selections, notable among those was a solo by Master James Pettigrew. The N. M. Carroll Chapeler of Sharp St Memorial conducted. Lincoln Day service 1sst Sunday Assistant General Secretary, I Garland Penn, was in the city a few days. Secretary Penn; is working up an interest in the Missionary Educational Convention which is to be held here the last of May. Recently the bishop of a Protestant Episcopal diocese addressing a company of Presbyterian divinity students is reported to have said "If I were given a choice between accepting a parish with a small 'Sunday School' and a large congregation and a large Sunday School and a small congregation, I would take the lattes, for I believe that the opportunity of the Church of to-day, is with the children." Wise that Church that encourages Sunday School and Epworth League in its efforts to reach, train and hold the young for Christ. Mrs. I. R. Cummings, Mesdames S. B. Holmes, S. Redden, Susie E. Ross and Mr. Wm. Johnson of the Holmes Chapter visited the Epworth League of Whatcoat Church last Sunday. Dr. Hubbard, of Atlanta, Georgia made a very eloquent speech to the Students of Morgan College last Monday morning The Mercy and Help Department of the N. M. Carroll, Chapter. Epworth League of Sharp St. Mem. M. E. Church opened on Tuesday of this week The Coffee and Soup House at 522 Walnut St. the purpose of this work care for the needy The Epworth League of Mt. Zion M. E. Church held an excellent service last Sunday, the topic "The Obligations of Neighborliness" was discussed by Mr. W. C. Tongue and others. This Chapter has made wonderful progress under the leadership of its president Mrs. Janie Gray and pastor Rev. Mathias Williams. Rev. Williams is an active Epworthian and hopes to have ampler quarters for the young people of Mt. Zion. JACK JACKSON GOING Chicago, Ill., Feb. 9. — Despairing of the lack of excitement in the world of paulism. Jack Johnson, the heavy-weight champion has purchased the property at the northwest corner of Thirty-fourth street and Wabash Ave. and will shortly begin the erection of one of the handsome cafes in the country. The champion will spare no expense in making it one of the most attractive places of its kind and expects to occupy it in the fall. IURCH POLITICS. /COMMENCING TO _ /~ WARMUP A BIT B pe Page 1. him® whole congrégations. ° The Jacher ig required to bring’ a'certifi- from his bishop when hé' wants’ to another chureh, and if he fails to jthe ig not to be received, This found to be necessary. Then about ‘congregation, well it is to be refer- to some kind of committee. I:do ‘iknow what they-called it, It was a word I never heard: before, but it nded to me'like they said an “‘ar-be- © committee, although it may not that, row this is as far’as I couldsee. Of irse there were other committees ap- ted and astrong address was pre: d to-the church and another one to country. [listened to’ the reading WW-of them, Bishop Lee read: the to the church, ‘and was one of finest ‘and’ strongest.I have heard .6 T have been born.’ It was strong the way through. Bishop Lee is out doubt a smart man. It was de- that the. man who called his peo- “niggers”. was unfit to preach to im,.and I tell'you that. is right. He riot: object to Negro, but. niggers fer. he first real’effort at organic union made by the generalofficers, head- yy Prof. John’ R. Hawkins, It was haps the last night that the general ers) marched into. the church in a ly, and: were. given the.floor and f. Hawkins read. . He was given an ion; such as’ none received, and he E the claim’straight before the bish- ‘Siskop Phillips'was the first, and had’ his say right out. He wanted ‘they go slow. low just a word about church politics Iwi! have to take it up later. re is much: talk about giving the po- fon of. financial secretary to John dawkins, and making John Hurst a op: I think this. would be.a good g, and T'willtell you all about it pr.” Hope you will wait until T tell ‘about 'the affairs in the church. B. ‘atson; D. D., is-also slated'for the Se ee inetatttngs: Pvthians Banquetted iu Friday, February 40ta the howing.of the Brigade Staff, U, I. of B., were the geusts of the necommsissioned officers and mea the War College detachment of nth and Teath:Cavalry, U. S.A. tioned-at Fort Meyer, Va. Hose of the party were. Captain jorge P- Buchavan, Major R. New in Moore; Major William Haynes id: Chief Bugler John. Tyler. Ow- to illuess Brig. Geo. George H. ‘rter was unable to attend. — Al- ough the condition of the ground evented the guardmount, which le. visitors had hoped to witness frgewt K. B. Newton who is 2 itimorean and Sergeant: Kivkaid charge of the detachment Jeft’ no lone unturned to make: the day of rare’pleasure'and iastructiou military'seience, from their arri J until their departure there wa t-a dull’ moment, after being dinec | the mess ball:by their’ hosts the ast then boarded the:car for sight feing in the capital, at nignt, th tachment held: an. entertainmen Athe Odd-Fellows Hall, Wash. C. which the visitiug officers at ended iu full dress uniform, it wa: brilliant affair, thenotty uniform: Uncle Sams’ soldiers contrasting emoniously with handsome gown! F the ladies, beforeleaving the’ vis ing. officers «were served with ¢ jost enjoyable coilation, the: musi ndered bs the orchestra was wor iy of ‘much favorable commen hey returned on a miduight. trait ling at loss for words sto expres ir appreciation for the - man} urtesies received at. the baads o ir hosts « Notice- The Annual Election of fiicers took place at the C. ¥. W. AsFeb, 2nd. 1911; The President d fother Officers were re-elected the issuing year. -Due‘notice of stallation will be given later. You and your friends are invited attend a. St. James’ Luncheon at rs: Alexander. Williams: of 1022 uid Hill Avenue, proceeds fo tie fnefit of St. James Rectory reaova- n, Monday. Night. Feb, 27, 1911 Mrs,.A. Williams, Warden PP P.P, : ohason’s, Juveniles, No. 2; -ex- ds an invitation to:all the subor- pate Houses to turn out on Sua- 'y afternoon: at» Bastern M. °B, rch; McBldérry street and:Pat: son Park avenue, February 26th, 2 o'cloek: sharp: | arents do not forget the financial nding of your child, not to:ex- 7s eents. Guardians. 1t OS OO mee eet tee 425 WV. Biddle street ursday,§February 2drd,'§ P.M, dress by Rev. 8: 8; Wormley, Evangelist Subject, “Perseverance” come » 5. Admission Free OAK LEAF CLUB ANNUAL REGEPTIO On Thursday-evening of last week Paca Academy was the scene of a brilliant gathering. of the elite of young ‘society folk of this city. The occasion was'the third annual. Re ception of the Oak Leaf Pleasure ‘Club, ‘This.club is composed: of tea soung men and muck credit is: duc the way ia which the: whole affair ‘was managed, this being their first ‘attempt at a.reception of this mag: nitude. The gentlemen appeared in full dress while the ladies’ apparell pre- sented a brilliant array of silks and satins. ‘ During the intermision, supper was served in the dining room over the hall, by caterer Shipley. Those present were: Misses: Sadie Clarke; Jennie Smith, Irene Gregory, Maud Lane, - Brva Bouldes, Anna Coleman, - Geneva Williams, Edith Lynch, Laura Mason, ‘Bessie Sampson, Adelle Diggs,. Olive Brown; Lottie Raft, Anita Woodlend, Veronica Upshur’ Nellie Bragg, -Agues Brisco’, Jewett Lane, Lillian:Claske, Helen: Smith, Juliet Thomas, Cecelia Gaines, Mar- guerite Wescott, Beula Williamson Genevie Wiliams and sister, ‘Messrs. Hugh Hughes, Jerome Creditt, Wallace, Lansey, Cassius Mason, Frauk Shipley, Winslow Wickes, Alfred Brooks, Herbert Estep, Clarence: Peck, Howard Wil; son, Walter Stanley, Kobert Diggs, Howard Johns, Ernest Purviance, lack Nelson. The members of the. Club-are: Floyd Watts, Albert Williams, Frank Hall, Robert Johnson, ‘Jobs Ridgely, Carl Briscoe, Winslow Brown, Joseph Butler, Clifton Wes- cdtt-and Arnett “Murphy, Grand Presentation And. Collation Given By'The Queen “Elizabeth Drill Corps, No: 4, Knights - Of ‘Pythias On Tuesday evening of last wel, ‘a. presentation and colation was given by the Queen *Blizabeth ° Drill ‘Corps No. 4K. of P. at the Cap- tain’s homé, 921 N.. Eutaw street. ‘Lhe evening was spent in vocal aod intrumental music. Captain Scott Richardson sang: one. of her famous solos entitled, “Mag3ie.” Prof: Moore also gave-one of his in- strumental selections. Capt. Scott Richardson had the company to'rise and sing “Rock of Ages Cleft for Me’, while she made the presenta- tion of'a. gold medal to Mrs, Carrie Jackson, as the mother of. thecom- pany, ‘The company was again seated. ‘the company was’ ordered by the captain to stand and sing, “Where he leads me, I’ will. follow” while slie presented Major Wm, Ss. Haynes of the brigade staff a Tittle brows, box, which .to-bis surprise contained'a five dollar gold. piece Major Haynesis the company's dril master: ‘Whe-guests were ushered into the dining room where “the table was Taden with ail kinds of gooc things. Difficult Horseback Feat. ‘There are‘no better horsemen’ in the world ‘than the-cavalry officers of the Italiau army, yet even aniong them there are very fey who cout perform the fent achieved by otfé of them. Te Tun GD OfMidary foot race: {s easy enough, but to rum at‘ full: speed for Sereral hundred yards boldingin one band a’ spoon on which rests an egg Gnd to:reach the:gon! wlttiout dropping the egg {s.a feat which taust be prac- ticed carefully a long time before it can be porfortaed successfully, and-as a result ‘there ate tot many who can be sure of acconipilshing it whenever they try. Great, thetefore, was the surprise when ap Italian officer: mount- ed on horseback performed. this: dif- cult feat. Moreover, be ‘selected’ a course in which there were. two’ ér three igh fences, and these he cleared at full gallop without losing the egg. Timea Far Stillnece.- |. Mrs. MacLachlan wus kind to bet American boarder, but she did not pro pose to allow her.to overstep the limits of a boarder’s privileges, and she made it very clear: One Sunday. the boarder returning from a Walk found the win dows of her room, which she had left wide open, tlebtly closed, “Ob, Mrs. MacLachlan, { don’t like may room to get stuffy,” she said when she went downstairs again. “I like plenty of frosh- alr.” “Your room will'na’ get stuffy in one day,” said her landlady firmly. “ "Twas never our custom, miss, to hae fresh air. rooshin' about ttie house ‘on’ the Sawbath:”. es THE AFRO-AMERICAN-LEDGER “We Wish to‘announce our. - : “ WHICH IS TO BE GIVEN i Friday March 24th, 1911 WHY <=arrHE— YOU. SHOULD VOTE _ Galilean !Fishermen’s FOR - New Auditorium AUGUSTUS C. H.. Kerr’s Orchestra ) eee tore! BINSWANGER "The Occasion eg Cards'of Admission 25 a For First Branch . 9 Di. - Washington's Birthday .CONCLAVE. Wednesday, February 22nd From 1 until 6,30 P. M. Z MATINEE The Galilean Fishermen’s New Auditorium W. Biddle Street Colonial Features Presented In- cluding the Virginia Reel ==, Mr, L.. Ellsworth. Toomey: In Charge {KERR'S ORCHESTRA Admission = - = 20Cts “OID ae et NOTICE. Don't miss tbe Old Maid’s Ball Monday, Feb, 20th, 1911, at Gali- Jean Fishermen's New Auditorium, 411 West Biddle Street. Music. by Prof: Kerr's Orchestra. Admission, ‘15. Cents. fell 2t Third Annual Musicale and Banquet . : —Tendered by the— ASSOCIATED BACHELORS. Of Metropolitan. Mettiodist Episco- pal Sunday School Wednesday Eve., March 8th, ’11 8.15-o'elock Subscription coupons, to jaclude Banquet, 25 cents. ‘George A. Owens, Supt. Chas. E. Gibson, Pres. Watch. further publications Ree Tuskegee Institute SUMMER SCHOOL FOR TEACHERS Four Weeks: June 19th 'to July t4th,. 1911 Coursse: 2 > Methods: Primary and Advanced Literary Subjects: Elemeatary and Advances. Industries,” -including. Manual ‘Praining, Cooking, Sewing Basket- ty, ete | ‘Agriculture: Preparator tor teach ingin Public Schools. Community Work for Teachers, Other features by special arrange- ent Booker.T, Washington, Prin. Tuskegee Institute, Ala. of TheAlphian Male Singing Society beg-the privilege to notify the Public that they are now able to render Musical Programes, whole ‘or in part, Secnlar: or'Sacred. Communicate with ‘Wm, Wilson, President, 924 Leadenhall Street. or:Wm. 0. Johnson, Director 1138 Druid Hill'avenue. The Ladies:are for “Hairdresser to:Society” FIRST, LAST and ALL THE TIME EXPERT MASSAGING AND TANICURING 831 DRUID HILL AVE Frank A. Simmons HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTER PAPER HANGING 1932 Druid Hill Aventie Phone C. & P. Madison, 2129—¥ fe Li-mard |; FOR RENT Handsome New Auditosium of Galilesii Fishermen’s Han 409 W. Biddle Strect. Seats 700, is suitable for all clasecs of entertainments: and is convenient to allcars. Lodgérooms’ for rent also. Apply to Janitress for terms, Columbus Gordon, President of | Joint Stock Association. ee —— | FOR RENT a suite'ef rooms for frent:-. Apply $124 Druid, Hill Ave.~ | FOR RENT—"wo rooms, furnish- ed or unfurnished.. 427 Mosher Street - ‘C, A. JOHNSON’S MUSIC SOHOSL 436 W. BIDDLE ST, Jnatiuctor of! Voeal’Music, also Prane,: “Organ, Pedal Organ, Violin, Cotiiet “Mandolin, Guitar, Banjo and ‘Other-Instruments ; WHY YOU.SHOULD VOTE FOR , AUGUSTUS C. For First Branch City Council ; Guesday, April 4th \TTHE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY ELECTION As Councilman of the Fourteenth Ward, he has made an excellent rep- resentative of the whole people, ‘He 'has stood by hia convictions’ that the West Segregation ordinance and led the fight against it in the City Council. He has contributed his legal services to theRepublican Party in contested ‘election cases and MANY A COLOR- ED MAN OWES TO MR. BINS- WANGER HIS ABILITY T0.REG- ISTER AND VOTE. “As a Republican worker, campaign ‘et, organizer of the Lawyer's Anti- ‘Amendment League, member of .the First Branch City Couneil; and other wise, he has.bsen. active ,bn behalf of the principles of the Republican party and its candidates for the past fifteen years. ‘Abraham Lincoln said: “Never swap horsés while crossing a stream.” - Oouneilman Binswanger has made ‘good. fe 18:71 SPECIAL. NOTICES. | SS To the Ladies. Mrs, M, E. Wilson, Dressmaker and Ladies’ Tailor, formerly 1232 Division street, wish to thank her many frievds and customers for past favors, and hope to: have continu- ance of same at her present address, 427 Mosher street. Firet-class work especially solicited. Mid-winter Meeting of the Execu- tive Board of the Women’s Parent Mite Missionary Society at Bethel Church, cor. Lanvale and Druid Hill avenue, Thursday and. Friday, Feb. 23d and 24th, 1911. Dinner ten- dered officers, members and invited missionary workers at high noon Thursday in the chapel. Meals served to visitors at special reduced prices. First bustuess session at 2 P.M, - Everybody invited. Special Mass Meeting of Mission- ary Workers, Thursday night in Main Auditorium. Special address. es by Secretary of Missions, Dr...W. W, Beckett; Bishop L. J. Coppin, Mrs. Rosa Johnson, of Cleveland,O., and Mrs, jqmma S. Ransome o New York, All workers and lovers ofthe cause of missions invited. Special seats reserved for the MAM Societies of Baltimore and vicinity Mrs,-Mary IP. Handy, President of Parent Body. Margaret.P. Hill, President Beth el W. M, M, Society. Se eg RS aad NOTICE The Good Government Repub: lican Club of the 17¢h Ward” will meet on Tuesday evening, February Qist at S o'clock at Carter's Hall, St. Mary street avd Pennsylvania avenue; for the purpose of receiving the report of the Board of Gover: noré, recoumending a candidate for the First Branch City Council in the coming Primary. Signed W. T. Greenwood, President Richard Newton, Vice Pres, Jobn:\¥, Watkins, Secretary Joseoh Janifer, Asst. Supt. Addison White, Treasurer Louis 2: Burk, Chaplain Chas, Scott, Sergt-at-Arms. eee ae ae King Soluméi Lodge, No. 1, 8. and S, of Good-Hopes.are requested to be preseotiat our next meeting Friday, Pe. 21st, 1911, at Good Hope Hall, on the ‘part of your fi nancial staoding. By request: f {; Rubicon, W. S. it WB, Saunders, K.-S. Notice To The Publi¢. | Mrs, Amanda Robinson who has for:many years been.a practicing la- dies’ confinemeat nurse, with suc: eessfiil results, is now duly register. ed and licensed in accordance with the provisions of the General Assem- bly. She is now ready and-and. en- title to. engage: in. her: practice’ as midwifery and gladly solicits the pa’ tromage of the mothers of both races ‘A personal interview will reveal all particulars, write or call to Mrs. Amanda Robinson, 1530 Druid Ave. Baltimore,-Md, 1tp CHURCH NOTICES GREEN SPRING. M. E: CHURCH, |* (@7ALLEN 4. M Chattolanee, Md: ‘Lexington“and Rev. R. A. Green, Pastor. Rey. JG: Mar 10.00-A.3L,, Class-Mleeting. | 11-A. M., Preach: 11 A, M., Sermon by Pastor: 2.30 P. M., Sund. 8.00 P.M., Sanday. School. | 4.30 P..M., Leag 5.30°P, M., Epworth League: 8 P. M., Illustrat P: M., Sormon by Pastor, __ | of'series. Pilgrim re Mr. $.S. Oliver; Supt, . | Land: *” Mrs; Tane Milligan, Pres. 8.1. Howard D.B @AWHATCOAT M-BCAURCH,, | ar Bales Pe Fyanklin and Pine Sts. “King’s Hil? | EBENEZER A. ¥ Rev. Alfred” Young, Pastor. Rev: J. W:.Nor ALA. M,, Special Sermon by the) 11.00.A. M.; Sern Pastor. tor.” - 8.00 Ps M., Sunday School. 2.80 P. M., Sunde 4.30 P. M., Epworth League; 6.P.M., Allen. 8.00 P, M., Sermon by Rev. M.}_ 7,80 P. M., Sreme W. Clair, of Asbury M. 6, Church] Stranger. Washington. Come eafly'and. get ClassesSunday-é a good seat. day, Wednesday anc W. C; Tongue, Supt. Herb Miss Edyth Cooper, Pres: E. L. Jolin Mur: ST, MATTHEW’S-M, E. CHURCH, ‘93d Street near Barclay St. Rev. J. C. Love, Pastor. 110A. M., Preaching by Joshua Foller: 2.30 P, M., Sunday School. 3 P, Mz, the Rev. Jos. Perry, the great Gospel preacher of the city. lome:and hear bim. 8,00 P, M., Rev. Robert’ Green; of Green Spring Valley, will preach one of his great sermons. Do not fail to hear bim. Come all are welcome: tar EASTERN M. &. CURL McElderry St. & Patterson: Park Ay Rev. James H. Jenkins, Pastor. 11. A. M., Sermon by Pastor. 2.30 P. M., Sunday School: - 3.00 P. M, Class Meeting 6:00 P M., Epworth League. 8,00: P; M., Sermon by Pastor. Wednesday night, Officers’ Con- cert will be repeated. Admission;,5c. Sunday, Feb. 26th, Boys: and Girls Day. 3 P, M., Sermon’ by Rey. Wai. L, Curney, to the Johu- son’s Juvenile Jobs, No. 2. 6 P. M,, Junior League accompa. nied by the Stanley Sisters. "All are cordially invited. | J. W. Jones; Supt. 8. 8. ]. M. Barnes, Pres: E. L. ee SORTRY M. EB, CHURCH, Sesington St. and Rogeys Avenue, Rev. C. G. Cummings, B. D., Pastoz: 9.30-A. M.,Bible Class. 11 A. M., Sermon by the. Pastor. Subject: “The Fire Answering God” 2:30 P: M., Sunday School. - 3-P, M., Sermon by Rev. A. L. Gaines, Trinity, A. M. B, Church, accompanied by ‘the choir aad con- gregation. 5 P. M., Epworth League. 98 P. M., Gaul’s Holy City, Miss Constantia Brown, Directress. Strangers cordially welcomed, Chas, T. Stewart, Supt. Tutian W. Ross, Pres. of E. L. Shaina ae c.¥. W..C. A. 1200 Druid Hill Avenue. ~~ Willing Workers Day--Mrs: Mi- lissa-Miuer, Chaairman, Mrs. E. P. Calloway, assistant, Miss Colt, general secretary of the White Y. 47.C. Asso. will speak to women at So’cluck p.m, Good music, all women are welcome : Mrs. M: E. Murphy, Pres. Miss E. E. Bright, Sec'y. The Great Southern Temple, No: 30 1. B..2.0: E. Will have their first Annual. Sermon At Asbury M. 2. Church; Marelt 5 1911 at 7.30 P, M. | Public and ai are cordially invited to be present, Oeravia Washingtod, Daugh: Ruler Mamié Wilkerson; Pin. Secretary Rev. C. G, Cummings, Pastor SPECIAL: NOTICE , ‘The Junior League of St. Jobn’s [A. M. EB. Church will have: a special ‘program, Sunday, February 19th,at 6 P, M. sharp. All are invited., In teresting program. Good ‘music Come out everybody and bear the children. Miss Sadie Chew, President. -- Miss Gertrude Wallace, See’y. L Gaul’s Holy City. ; The Baltimore Choral Stuay “ius under the direction of Miss Constan tia B. Brown will render: Gait’ | Holy City, at Asbury M. E. Chureh [Lexington and Bast streets,Sunday | Webruary 19th at’ 8 P. M. Silver Offering | Rev. C. G. Cummings, Pastor FP TRINITY A, ME, CHURCH, |. Linden Ave: and Biddle St. Rev, A. L. Gaines, D: D., Pastor. 11 A. M., Sermon by “Bishop~ L 3. Coppin. 2.80 P. M., Sunday School sesstor Allen Day. Progran: 6.18: P; MivAllen C, B. League. . 7.30 P. M., Sermon: by: Pastor to all orgavizations'of the Church, uo der auspices of tite Stewardesses T. |, Holliday, Supt, Miss A. L. Martis, Pres, A. UE. L Furnished rooms avd ifedgers al: so Obildren Boarders. Good: home to the'right party: Apply. 427 W. Conway Street t@r ALLEN A. M. E. CHURCH” | ‘Lexington‘and Carlton Streets Rey. J. G: Martin, Pastor, * 1A. ML, Preaching’ by Pastor. - 2.80 P; M., Sunday. School. / “4.30/P. M., League Service.” ? 8. M., Illustrated Sermon. ‘East cof series, Pilgrim reaches the Beula Land: : Howard D. Brent, Supt. Wm. H. Butler; Pres. League, EBENEZER A. MaE. OHURCH Rev: J. WeNorris, Pastor 11.00°A. ML} Sermon by ‘the Pas- tor.” 2.30 P. M., Sunday School.” : 6.P.M., Ailen’C. Ey League 7,30 P. M., Sremon: by Pastor or Stranger. Classes~Sunday.at 6'A..M:, Tues- day, Wednesday and’ Thursday at 6 Herbert Frisby; Supt. John Murray, President: ST: JOHN'S A. M. E:-CHURCH,. Lexington street, near Pine. L, 8. Flagg, Pastor. Sunday; February 19th, 11,00 A. M., Preaching by Pastor 2.30.P. M., Sunday School. 5.30 P. M., Jusior League, Sadie Chew, Pres. 7.30 PB. M., Sermon by Pastor. Special Lecture, Monday evening. ta WATERS A. M. E.. CHURCH Aisquith St., near Jefierson- Rev: Dr. D; P. Seaton, Pastor. 11 A. M., The Pastor will preach a special sermou, subject: “The Reconciliation in Tears.” 2.20 P. M., Sunday: School. 6.45 P. M., The:Allen.C:E. League: 7.45:P. M., Sermou by Rev. Da- vid Jobnson, pastor of Wayinan Memorial: Church. AW are’ welcome’ * Mr: C. A. Carey, Director, ]. F. Waters, Supt. WAYMAN MEM. A.M,E. CHURCB: Carroll'Street near Carey. Rev: David’Johnson, Pastor 11.A. Mz, Rev. E:T. Addison. 2,00 Ps M:, Sunday School: - 8,00-P: M., Special sermon by’ Dr: D.,P. Seaton'to’ the Church Auxili- ‘aries of Baltimore, subject: “War in Heaven.” Al} are invited. 6.30 P.M, Alien C, E: Leagues’. 7.30:P..M., Rev..G. 0. Wing. To reach the: church transfer: to Columbia avenue-car get of at'Ca- rey street, walk one block south to Carroll street. . Edward Sorrell, Supt. Li}: Richardson, Pres, A.C. EL. MEN’S DAY: AT ST. JOHN’S A. M. E, CHURCH; Lexington St, near Pine, Rev..L..S. Flagg, Pastor. Sunday, Feb, 26. 11.00,Av M., Special Sermon by the Pastor, 2.30°P: M,, Sunday School, H.W. Ebb, Supt. 3.30 P. M., Sermon” by Dr. A. Le Gaines, of Trinity:Chureli. 6.30. P. M., A. C. E. League. J. Holman, President ..7:30-P. M.,. Platform Meeting. ‘Addresses and Songs special for the occasion. \A souvenir to every man, 3t” Se I@GILLIS MEM. M. P: CHURCH | Parrish St, near Mulberry St Rey. B; H. Kuight, Pastor. | Stewards’ Day. 10.00 A. M, Class 11 A. M., Rev. Aquilla Brooks. 2.00 P. M., Sunday School. {6.30 P. M., Christian :Badeaver Ste bee 8. M., Pastor or SO raager, T. H. McGowan, Supt: J, W. Fowler, PreseC. B. GRACE PRESBYTE’IAN CHURCH Dolpliin.and Etting Sts. Rev. W. Edw. Williams, Minister, The Manse:'623. W. Lanvale Street, 41 4. M, Sermon by-the Reva B: P, ligeleston, 0. D.; of Newark. Dedication of. Baptismal: Fout in memory of Frederick and:Ellea Me- Ginuis; presented by their daughters 3.00 P. M., Sunday School. '8-P..M,, Sermon by: the Minister. Lecture and Prayer Meeting eve- ‘ery Wednesday; 8 P, M. ; ~ Seats free. All welcome. . | CHRIST'S FRSTITUTION; - Bnsor-St. near Monument, |. Rev, G, Wp Keanard;: Pastor Rev. G. J. Hawkes, Co-pastor. | We are looking forward toa: high day io the temple Sunday: 11-A: M:, subject, “What® Think yeot Christ?” 5 2.30'P. M., Sunday School. 6.30: P..M., V. C. IS, Society: _ 8 Pi My Preaching, subject, “The Destinies ofa lukewarm church,"” Cotte oi'¢oine all; and’ hear the Gospel; for-all até invited. Special Services at tlie SHILOH BAPTIST CHURCH, : George St: and Clinton ‘Ave. Rey. W. W. Allen, B. D., Pastor, 11 A. M./Special sermon. by. Pas. tor.’ 3 este “2. P.M, Sanday School > "2. 3. M., Baptizing: Sermon by Rev, W. Be Johnson, 6 to 7 P.M, BY.. PU. ‘ 8.P.M,, Rev. Joseph Perry, D. D. , NINTH CAVALRY MILITARY BAND Its Proficiency Due to Director Hammond's Careful Training. First Colored Bandmaster Appointed to Position In United States Army Has Proved His Worth as an Instructor-Commanding Officers and Men Proud of Him. Fort Russell, Wyo.-The Ninth cavalry military band, now stationed here, is a first class organization which owes its success to the careful training of Wade H. Hammond, the first colored bandmaster appointed to instruct colored musicians in the United States army. Heretofore military bands, like colored troops, have been trained by white men. Mr. Hammond is an experiment, and he appears to have put all doubts to rest as to his ability to "deliver the goods." His success has been marvelous. The men under him have responded to his methods of teaching in a way which has excited the admiration of the commanding officers of the post. Their skill and proficiency as performers have caused unstinted praise U.S. to be showered upon Director Hammond for his painstaking and intelligent instruction of the men committed to him for training. So entirely satisfactory is Director Hammond's work, not alone to his immediate commanding officer, but to the men who compose the Ninth cavalry band, that they have decided to make up a large fund to enable him to spend his furlough in Europe, where he will have an opportunity to study the methods of army bands and concert orchestras of the old world. This is indeed a high compliment to the professional ability of this colored musical director. Hitherto this field has been monopolized almost entirely by white bandmasters, and they have not always been in thorough sympathy with the men under them. The success of this band disproves the oft repeated statement that colored men will not be led by colored officers in the army and that they are better led by white men. Director Hammond's men seem to have responded more readily to his methods of instruction than the white officers commanding the post bad expected, and the experiment of a colored bandmaster for a colored band has been shown to be such a howling success that other worthy and competent men ambitious to win honors and distinction in this branch of the military service of the United States will now have little difficulty in finding a market for their wares. Colored bandmasters have flourished in Europe for years. Some of the best musicians in the world are black men. They are scattered all over Europe, South America, Brazil, Spain, the West Indies and France. Some of the best bands in the West Indies are led by black men, and the bands in Brazil, Porto Rico, old Spain and Cuba are some of them not only led by black men, but are largely composed of black men. The first colored band in America to make a concert tour of Europe and the continent was the celebrated Frank Johnson's band of Philadelphia, which some sixty or seventy years ago went to England and by special command of Queen Victoria played before her majesty in Buckingham, palace, winning great applause from its distinguished auditors. It subsequently toured continental Europe in concert, returning to this country flushed with honors and considerable cash. The Ninth cavalry band is a comer; indeed, it has already arrived. The innate pride of its members will impel them now that the ice has been broken to strive to attain to the highest degree of excellence under the leadership of Mr. Hammond, who is so splendidly proving his worth to his race and breaking down the barriers of caste by his acknowledged ability as a first class instructor. Entertainments, Dramas and Testimonial Receptions in Abundance. BY WHITTIER H. WRIGHT. Philadelphia.—One of the most interesting entertainments that have been given in Philadelphia for some time among Afro-Americans was the one recently given by the Philadelphia Business Clerks' association. Preceding the reception a drama in three acts was presented, entitled "A Russian Romance." Among the leading promoters of the affair were Mrs. Lea Walker Brynnt, Miss Lillian M. Wright, the efficient cashier of the A. M. E. Book Concern; Miss Anna Hunter, stenographer for Professor R. R. Wright, editor of the Christian Recorder, and Miss Corn E. Brown, private secretary to Bishop J. S. Caldwell of the A. M. E. Zion church. The testimonial reception recently given for Miss Caroline R. Le Count at the Cherry Memorial Baptist church in recognition of forty-six years of teaching in the public schools of the city was a brilliant success. Miss Lucretia C. Miller has resigned her position as one of the teachers in the public schools. She was elected a teacher in the Ohio Street public school, afterward called the Octavius V. Catto school, in April, 1870, being in continuous service until her resignation in January. Miss Miller is of old Philadelphia stock, her parents being Philadelphia as well as her grandparents. She is the niece of Henrietta S. Dutente, said to have been the first female undertaker in the United States. Miss Trijetta Johnson, 1621 Pine street, entertained at dinner recently in honor of Miss Lillinn M. Wright of Savannah, Ga. Miss Wright is the daughter of Major R. R. Wright, president of the Georgia State college. The evening was spent in playing various games, after which the guests were ushered into the dining room, where an elaborate menu was served. B. F. Lee, field secretary of the Armstrong Association of Philadelphia, has returned to the city after a four days' stay at Hampton, Va. visiting Hampton institute, where he went to make some investigations relative to the development of the trades department of that institution. Mr. Lee speaks in the highest terms of his visit and was most favorably impressed with the work, methods, and good being accomplished at Hampton institute in behalf of Afro-Americans and Indians in this country. TRUE REFORMERS TO MEET. Extra Session May Determine Future Existence of the Organization. Much importance is attached to the call issued by President A. W. Holmes of the Grand Fountain of the United Order of True Reformers for a special session of the organization to be held at headquarters in Richmond, Vn. on Tuesday, Feb. 21. This action on the part of Mr. Holmes is said to be the result of advices from several of the leading men of the race who believe that such a meeting should be held as soon as possible for the good of the order. It is being daily revealed by events that the condition of the fraternity requires men of strong character and ability to manage its affairs. The past methods of those who have officially controlled the workings of this gigantic movement since the death of Rev. W. W. Browne, its founder, indicate negligence on their part, which may terminate in criminal proceedings against them. It is the consensus of opinion among business men of both races that if the organization is to be saved it must have men with ripe experience and the ability to restore confidence for the preservation of the organization. The insurance commissioners of all the states in which the order operated will not allow any business to be done in their respective states unless the proper kind of officials are at the head and plans made for a judicious management that will place the fraternity upon a sound basis and pay the legal claims that the organization owes. In a number of states the order will not be allowed to have subsidiary commercial movements. Unless the intelligent men and women possessing character and a keen business perception are a potent factor in the coming session it is doubtful as to the organization being able to "come back." Ploughman's School Prize Fund. In order to stimulate greater interest in the country schools and as an encouragement to the teachers the Southern Ploughman of Columbia, S. C., edited by the Rev. Richard Carroll, has set aside $50 as a prize fund to be distributed in sums of $10, $15 and $25 to the school which does the best work, ranking in order from one to three in efficiency. The plan includes all country schools in the state. New York Circle of Hampton Graduates Among the features of the annual meeting of the New York circle of graduates and former students of Hampton (Va.) institute recently held in New York was a pledge by the members to maintain at least a scholarship at Hampton annually as a memorial to General Armstrong, who founded the school at Hampton forty-two years ago. Where Energy and Brain Power Fail: Old Hickory, writing in the Dallas (Tex.) Express, says: "Enough energy and brain power have been utilized in framing measures to keep the Negro down to rehabilitate a continent. And the thing hasn't succeeded yet, and it never will succeed until the Negro joins heart and soul with those who are bent on keeping him down." --- THE AFRO-AMERICAN-LEDGER HOWARD ORPHAN ASYLUM. Worthy Institution Helped by Churches and Other Organizations. The series of entertainments given under the auspices of committees from the various churches in Brooklyn for the benefit of the Howard Colored Orphan asylum which began on Monday evening, Feb. 13, came to a successful close on Friday evening, the 17th, with a large and appreciative audience. Rev. James H. Gordon, superintendent of the institution, is an honourable, zealous and self-sacrificing official. Through his efforts the orphan asylum has been kept up to a high standard of efficiency in caring for the hundreds of children whom the institution houses and feeds annually. Among the churches represented in the series of entertainments were the Holy Trinity Baptist church, Bethel A. M. E. church, Berean Baptist, St. Philip's P. E., Fleet Street Memorial, A. M. E. Zion, Newman Memorial and Bridge Street A. M. E. church. Other organizations which assisted were the Howard Industrial Building Aid association, Carlton avenue branch Y. M. C. A. and the Young People's Friendly society. Declares His Intention to Give Good Account of Stewardship. "I regard the Negro officeholder as a man loaded down with responsibilities of a most serious kind," said the Hon. Charles A. Cottrill, the new collector of internal revenue for the district of Hawaii, at a reception tendered him by Hon. W. H. Clifford in Washington recently. In the course of his speech Mr. Cottrill called upon those present to be true to race interests. "Manhood and race interests," he said, "demand that we acquit ourselves with credit in the positions we are called to fill. This we must do in order that the other members of the race who come after us may have an easier time." Mr. Cottrill paid a tribute to Ohio's great statesmen, calling by name President Taft and former Senator Foraker. Speaking further, Mr. Cottrill declared his intention to perform his duties faithfully the same in fareoff Hawaii as he would here at home. The speaker made a most favorable impression upon his hearers and sustained in this, his first Washington speech, his well known reputation as an element speaker. Mr. Clifford, who is a former member of the Ohio legislature, who was the host, had a number of prominent colored men present to meet Mr. Cottrill. Rev. I. N. Ross, pastor of the Metropolitan A. M. E. church, who knew Mr. Cottrill during the days when the reverend gentleman was pastoring in Ohio, spoke of Mr. Cottrill in the highest terms. Judge R. H. Terrill of the municipal court on behalf of the citizens of the District of Columbia delivered a happy and felicitous speech of welcome to the guest of honor. A delightful luncheon, consisting of oryster patties, chicken salad, French peas and punch, was served. Those present besides the guest of honor were: Major Arthur Brooks, A. HON. CHARLES A. COTTRILL Lieutenant Thomas H. R. Clarke, Dr. A. M. Curtis, Assistant District Attorney James A. Cobb, Mr. Shelby J. Davidson, Hon. John C. Dancy, Dr. W. Bruce Evans, Major Charles W. Filmore, Judge M. W. Gibbs, L. M. Hershaw, Robert Harlan, Attorney William C. Houston, Lewis Johnson, Hon. Judson W. Lyons, Hon. Whitfield McKinlay, Daniel Murray, Jud Malen, Architect W. Sidney Pittman, Lieutenant Walter A. Pinchback, Editor Oliver Handolph, Rev. I. N. Ross, Editor Henry P. Shaughter, Professor A. O. Stafford, James H. Starkey, Correspondent R. W. Thompson, Judge R. H Terrell, Hon. W. T. Vernon, D. C. Sumner Wormley and Professor E. C. Williams. Mr. Clifford was assisted in receiving by his sons. Messrs. J. W. and Maurice Clifford. In Pittsburgh Musical Circus. The American Federation of Musicians, local chapter No. 471, Pittsburgh, has elected and installed the following officers for this year: W. S. Jones, president; J. F. Nolden, vice president; R. Lethrick, financial secretary; Harry C. Waters, corresponding secretary; William King, treasurer; A. Dickson, delegate. James Beatty, John Lain, L. E. Palmer, F. White and M. Wilson are members of the executive board. board. [Image of a man in a suit with a bow tie]. Bishop Elias Cottrell, of the C.M.E. Church Bishop L. H. Holeey, of the C. M. E. Church THIRD ANNUAL BANQUET The Second Annual Barquet of the Maryland Investment was given on last Tuesday evening at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. David N. Wright, 1010 Park avenue. As this was the closing feature of the fiscal year of this Company, the president, Mr. J. H. Webb delivered a very timely address on the aim and object of the company, the secretary, Mr. Oscar J. Mason, read his annual report, which showed that they are in a very prosperous condition and have several hundred dollars in bank to their credit and they are now looking forward to an entering into the business world in the near future. A paper was read by Mrs. L. S. Henry on "How to do business in a successful way." The general manager, Mr. David N. Wright delivered the closing remarks in which he expressed himself as being highly pleased with his co-workers and they would continue until they had accomplished the object they have in view. At the conclusion of the program the guests were ushered into the beautifully decorated dining room where covers for twenny-five were laid. A menu consisting of several courses of the choice delicacies of the season was served and enjoyed by all present. Toasts were given by all present. Among those present were: Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar J. Mason, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert J. Henry, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander, Brooks, Mesdames Annie Rodin, Samuel Hooper, Chas. W. Wright, Miss Florence Wright, Messrs. Jas, H. Webb and Robert Wilson. The officers of the company are: J. H. Webb, president; O. J. Mason, secretary; Alexander Brooks, vice president; Robert J. Jackson, treasurer; D. N. Wright, general manager. The directors are: J. H. Webb, chairman; R. T. Jackson, O. J. Mason, Alexander Brooks, P. S. Wright, Robert Wilson, D. N. Wright. Missionary Society Donates A committee of ladies representing the Home Missionary Circle during the past month donated and sent a large box containing clothing, etc.; to the Southern part of Maryland. They are still doing a good work along this line. The following ladies formed the committee, Mesdames Ellen Turner, Harriett Burrs, Mary Haughton, Mattie Purviance, Hannah Frey. PETER H. BURGESS Bishnp J. W. Hood, of the A. M. E. Zion Church IN MEMORIAM In memory of Lucy B. Sorrell, beloved daughter of Mrs. Lucy Sorrell, who died six years ago to-day, February 14th. Gone but not forgotten daughter; dear, Or will you ever be For as long as life shall warm my frame, My thought shall be of thee. O, daughter dear I loved you so How sad it was to part, One dear thought of your sweet face Will cause the tears to start CONNOR-In sad but loving remembrance of my dear husband, Isaac H. who departed this life 4 years ago February 14, 1907. What happy days we once enjoyed How sweet the memories still. But they have left an aching heart This world can never cheer. Oh, I miss him, yes I miss him, But God in his wisdom, kind and just, Called my near husband home Oh father dear, we loved you so. How sad it was to part One dear thought of your sweet face, Will cause the tears to start His daughters, Ida and Mary. COPORAL—In sad but loving remembrance of my loving son, Junius Augustus Coporal, who departed this life, one year, ago today, February 18th, 1910. Sleep on dear son and take your rest. God took you home he thought it best. Oh, I miss him, yes, I miss him When I see his vacant chair. When I see his vacant chair. You are not forgotten Junius dear. Nor shall you ever be For as long as life and memory last We will remember thee. By his mother and grandmother. CHAMBERS-On February 14th 1911, at 7.35 a.m., Rachel Wells Pumphrey Chambers, born at Cowdensville, Baltimore County, Md. April 1st, 1835, aged 75 years, 10 months, 13 days. Funeral from her late residence, 1733 Druid Hill avenue. She leaves to mourn their loss a loving husband. Rev. William H. Chambers, one son, Guy Chambers, five sisters a large number of nephews and nieces and a host of friends. Interment in Laurel Cemetery. Grand Pasture To Meet The first meeting of the year of the Grand Pasture of the Grand United Order of Nazarites will be held at Nazarjte Hall next Tuesday evening. 6. Bishop Wesley J. Gaines, of the A. M. E. Church P. Bishop Levi J. Coppin of the A. M. E. Chvrch. SAW ITS STRONG POINT Story of Harriman's First Purchase a Railroad. One morning in the early eight Harriman walked into his office without any previous warning nounced the purchase of his first road. "Where'd you get the money for asked his partners. "Never mind; I got it," said Ha- man. The road was the Sodus Bay Southern, running from Lake Ont to Stanley, N. Y. It was thirty- miles long and owned two crippled comotives, two passenger cars and en freight cars. "It isn't even a real good streak rust," said a man who looked over for him. Harriman pulled out his map, was studying railroad maps even then. "It's got the best harbor on lake," he said. "The Pennsylvania road has to get to it." He started to build a big grain vactor and to improve the track. A months later he disappeared from office for several days and retu with a check for $200,000. He sold his road to the Pennsylvania road: "They had, to have it," he said. "They saw it as soon as I showed them." "But I saw it first," he added. Clure's Magazine. THE SOUP PLATE. A Seventeenth Century Cooks Tells Why It Was Invented. A valet of Louis XIV, publish cookbook in 1655 in which he give follows the reason for the inventio the hollow soup plate: The plates of the guests will be low in order that they may help the selves to as much soup as they want without being obliged to tah spoonful by spoonful because of disgust they may have for one ano on seeing the spoon go from the me to the tureen. Guests, it will be seen, used to own spoons to fill their plates, large spoon to be used for serving soup not being invented till some later. Yet even a hundred years after invention of the soup plate (1748) work on civility advised that all dishes should be so placed on the table that every one could reach them his spoon and that if the soup served in a dish (tureen) every should help himself with his spoon without seeming to be in a hanger. A work on manners that appeal just before the French revolt deemed it best to advise its real that it was impolite to pass the spoon back and forth between the mouth the tureen. Too Strong. "My boy tells me you discha him," said the late office boy's moo "You advertised for a strong boy, I certainly thought he was st enough." "Madam," replied the merchant, was too strong. He broke all the r of the office and some of the furn in the two days he was with us." Miss Helen Frisby, who has ill at her home, 849 Pierce street convalescing. --- IDE AWAKE MEN WHO MAKE GOOD able Employees Reflect Credit Upon Postmaster. of Account of Men Who Are Bringing Things to Pass in the City by the sea—Workers' League Elects New Officers and Members Indulge In Interesting Debate. By A. E. EDWARDS. Atlantic City, N. J.—One of the most likely known and highly respected employees connected with the postal vice in Atlantic City is William Potham, chief junior of the postive building. He is one of those characters whose influence seems pervade the entire circle in which moves both in business and social men of high official standing who connected with Postmaster Gen- THE MASTER OF THE MUSIC Ral Hitchcock's office who make official visits to the various post offices have often congratulated Postmaster Zacharach of Atlantic City upon the cleanliness of its office building. Mr. Zacharach has four competent assistants, who are ever ready to perform my service which they may be called upon to render. They are William Adams, John W. Thomas, Daniel Young and Stephen Robbins, who take turns on the day and night watches. The Atlantic City postoffice now ranks third in the state for the large volume of business which it does. The mail from the street boxes and from the various hotels and other large buildings is collected by automobile service. Third Ward Political League. The most interesting event in political circles of recent date was the annual election of officers for the Third Ward Workers' league, an incorporated political organization which has an active membership. The election passed off smoothly, with the following results: President, William H. Roberts; vice president, John Barnes; recording secretary, Alfred Moore; cor HOWARD CASTOR. responding secretary, Howard Castor; treasurer, John Dykes; sergeant-at-arms, John Bennett; legal adviser, John Smallwood. The meetings of the club are well attended, and the members are greatly interested in the work of the organization. After the election of officers at the annual meeting a timely debate was indulged in by the members. The subject discussed was the necessity of supporting those who are favorable to the best interest of all the people alike. Much of the success of the club is due to the fact that it gives the younger men an opportunity to be heard and invites their special co-operation in the active work of arranging matters for both municipal and national campaigns. The officers are already looking forward with interest to the national campaign which is to be waged for president in 1912. RIDING THE BUZZARD. The Ricebird Uses His Bulky, Enemy as an Aeroplane. People generally associate size and brute strength with victory, especially among the lower animals. Many times, however, this is far from being the case, especially in the bird kingdom. Among the rice flats of the Carolinas there abound at some seasons of the year tiny ricebirds, birds so small that it takes two dozen for a good meal, though bones and all are eaten. The great buzzard is found circling over the flats at all seasons. He dreads the time for the ricebird to come, for he is then nearly pestered to death. It is a common sight to see one of these little birds fly up to a buzzard and, after dodging this way and that round the awkward bulk, finally alight well forward between the buzzard's wings on the back. Here the tiny passenger grabs a few feathers in his beak and holds on for grim life. After enjoying a ride for as long as he desires the little hops off and is gone before Mr. buzzard is well aware of it. The peculiar part of the whole thing is that apparently the only purpose the ricebird ins in getting on the back of the buzzard is to take a free ride. It puzzles every one who chances to see the little drama to find any other reason, yet the fact remains that it is a frequent occurrence, and the little birds seem to enjoy it immensely.—New York Tribune. INDIAN DEATH CUSTOMS. Graves of the Hopi and the Hogans of the Navajos. The Hopi Indian believes that the souls of all deceased adults go to the Grand canyon. When a man dies a grave is dug. The nearest relative of the deceased carries the body to the grave, places it in a sitting posture facing the Grand canyon, erects a long pole between the legs, locks the dead man's fingers around it and fills the grave. To the top of the pole, protruding above the ground, he ties one end of a string and leads the other end in the direction of the Grand canyon. At the end of four days it is believed the soul leaves the body, climbs the pole and with the string to guide it goes to its eternal home in the canyon. The Navajos, on the contrary, are very superstitions about handling dead bodies. They believe that the evil spirit that kills the person hovers around the hogan, as they call their lodge, awaiting other victims, and a hogan in which a death occurs is never occupied again. Navajo hogans are always built with the entrance facing the east. When a death occurs in one of them an opening is invariably made in the north side. Therefore when one sees a hogan with the north side knocked out he may be certain some one has died in it.—Dillon Wallace in Outing. Antiquity of the Dog Antiquity. It is impossible to say when dogs were first domesticated, but some of the earliest traces are found on Egyptian monuments, with figures of dogs, somewhat of the greyhound type, which date back to at least 3500 B. C. Even in those remote days the dog was highly esteemed. Coming down a little later, we read that Ulysses 3,000 years ago was recognized by his dog Argus after his swineherd, had failed to do so. Plutarch speaks of Alcibades, who cut off the tail of his dog, and Myron, the sculptor, immortalized the animal by chiseling his image in marble. The Romans valued their dogs and kept them from the chase and also as pets. Alexander the Great owned a veteran fit to tackle a lion. A Bibulous Goose. Geese will live to a great age, and some few years ago I came across a very vulnerable goose (nule or female I cannot now say) in Westmoreland in unexpected circumstances. I was walking from Milthorpe to Arnsdale and at Ganaside found an acquaintance sitting on a seaside bore feeding a pet goose with biscuits steeled in ale. He told me that this goose had been in his family for over forty years and was partial to beer, stout and even gin. Rev. James Hall, M. A., told of a goose in Stirlingshire, Scotland, that had been killed by accident after living at the same place for "above eighty years"—London Field. Skating on a Tennis Court. When one is building a tennis court provision may easily be made for a rink by excavating from six inches to one foot deeper than the surrounding ground and making this depressed area as much greater than his court as his purse or surroundings will permit. Twenty-five feet in the clear outside the lines of the court will give an area of over 11,000 square feet—an ample space for a number of people to occupy without crowding. The court may be flooded by means of a hose attached to the house faucet, first saturating the ground and then when it has frozen flooding the court—Suburban Life. Dearness of Blue Eyed White Cats. All white cats are not deaf, but most blue eyed white cats are. It has never been discovered why the blue eyed cats should have the tendency to deafness, but it is a fact, while there has never been a case known of a yellow eyed, or green eyed white cat being deaf unless by accident—St. Nicholas. Dutv. Duty stands for the most part close at hand, unobscured, simple, immediate. If any man has the will to hear her voice, to him is she willing to enter and be his ready guest—Francis Peabody. THE AFRO-AMERICAN-LEDGER SUNDAY SCHOOL Lesson VIII.—First Quarter, For Feb.19,1911. Text of the Lesson, I Kings xix; 1-16. Memory Verses, 11-13-Golden Text; Isa. xl. 31-Commentary Prepared by Rev. D. M. Stearns. In the last lesson we left Elijah in humble, patient, persevering, believing prayer on the top of Carmel, down upon the earth with his face between his knees, commanding his servant to go again and again, even seven times, until he should see some indication of the promised rain. At the seventh time the servant saw a little cloud like a man's hand, and soon the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. How suggestive the little cloud was of the man's hand that was taking hold of God in prayer. How great the contrast between Abah eating and drinking, enjoying himself, thinking more of horses and mules than of perishing people (xvill, 5), and the man of God caring only for the glory of the living and true God, whom he represented! Since the Lord said to Elijah when he sent him to meet Abah, "I will send rain upon the earth" (xvill, 1), why should Elijah need to pray so earnestly for it? This is perplexing to many, but it is His way. Concerning His great promises to Israel in the future He says, "I will yet for this be inquired of by the house of Israel to do it for them" (Ezek. xvv1: 37). The question should search us. Have we anything of the zeal for God and persevering prayer that Eliah had? When Ahab reached home and told Jozebel all that Eliah had done she was angry indeed and sent a messenger to him with a threat that she would have his life within twenty-four hours. Now comes the strange part of the story in the seemingly sad fact that the man of God who feared not Ahab nor the prophews of Baal should dee for his life at the threat of this wicked woman when it seemed that he was needed so much just at that time to lead the people back to the God who had answered by fire. By a look in the wrong direction he seemed to lose his hold on God. Like Peter, when he saw the wind boisterous, he began to sink (Matt. xiv, 30). If we would be established we must always see the Lord alone and remember if God be for us who can be against us. As he sat under a juniper tree far away in the wilderness he realized that he was no better than others and not worthy to live. The conflict was too severe, and he would fun be at rest. He was a man just as weak as any of us and strong only in the Lord. The Lord, who is always full of compassion, had not forsaken His weary and discouraged servant, and as he lay and slept one of those blessed ministering spirits (Heb. 1, 14) prepared something for him to eat and drink and awaked him that he might be refreshed with food as well as sleep. Again he slept, and again he was awakened to partake of more food. In the strength of which he went forty days and forty nights unto Horeb, the mount of God (verse S. There he lodged in a cave, and the same Lord who cared for him at Cherrith and Zarephath must have cared for him at Horeb, but what were his meditations? Did he think of him to whom the Lord here appeared in the bosh that burned, but was not consumed, and who here fasted forty days on two different occasions? Did he think of the thunders and lightnings and quaking of the mount at the giving of the law (Ex. iii and xix), and did he long for some manifestation of God? Could he forget the answers from heaven on Carmel so recently? But many days or even weeks had passed since then, and he had not been in full fellowship. It is a sad thing to lose in any way or for any length of time the conscious fellowship with God which is our privilege. Well, in due time the word of the Lord came to him with the question, "What doest thou here, Elijah?" (Verses 9. 13). His answer each time was that he had been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts and that he was the only prophet left and they were seeking his life (verses 10. 14). After his first reply he was told to go forth and stand upon the mount before the Lord. Then came a great wind which rent the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord, then an earthquake and then a fire, but it was not until after the fire there came a still small voice that Elijah heard the second question, "What doest thou here?" After all that he had just seen and experienced his answer is the same, and he is still occupied with himself and his zeal for God and his importance to God. He was a man of mighty deeds and evidently thought that only in some mighty way could Israel be cleansed from her idolatry. God has a way so different from our way oftimes (Isa. iv, 8, 9), and it becomes us to hear and heed His voice, "I will work, and who shall hinder it?" (Isa. xill, 13.) How suggestive and searching his commission now as well as the twice repeated "What doesnt thou here?" "Go, return, anoint Elisha to be prophet in thy room; I have left Me seven thousand in Israel" (xv, 18). Let us never think that we are the only helpers the Lord has nor that we are all important to Him, lest He set us aside and appoint another. GETTING EXACT TIME. A Very Simple Matter, According to This Man's Idea. There is nothing like having one timepiece to correct the mistakes of another. Those people who keep a clock in every room of the house will no doubt be glad to learn of the expedient adopted by an old colored jailer in an office building in Chicago. One day a man whose office was under this jailer's charge asked him if he had the exact time. "Just a moment, sir," he said and pulled out a battered silver watch from a rest pocket, looked at it, put it back and then took a pencil out of another pocket and jotted down something on the back of an envelope. Next he produced a second silver watch from his trousers pocket, looked at it and began to figure out something on the paper. By and by he said: "When you asked, sir, it were jest twenty-seven minutes past "that's exact." "Much obliged," said the other, who had been dingering his watch nervously. "But will you please tell me what you were doing all that arithmetic for?" "Why, you see," said the old man, "this watch that I carry in my vest is a mighty good watch, only it gains ten minutes every day. And this one is a mighty good one, too, but it loses ten minutes every day. So I just look at them both and then strike an average. You'd be surprised, sir, to see what a simple matter it is."—Exchange THRASHING SERVANTS. Domestic Lifes in England in the Time of Henry VIII. In that remarkably minute chronicle of domestic life in England in the time of Henry VIII., Tusser's "Five Hundred Points of Good Husband," the leavened and plaus author seems to take it for granted that the only way of dealing with malsevants is to thurash them unnecessitely. He tells us in his infinitable doggerel that "in maid must be forced to be clean" or she is to be "made to cry creak." Mistresses are advised "to go about with a boly wand in their hand, although they may not always have occasion to use it, and to pay home when they fight"—that is to say, thrush—"but not to be always chiding." As regards the laundry, the domestic serfs are "warned to take heed when they wash or run in the lash and to wash well, wring well and beat well, so that if any lack beating it will be themselves." As for the unhappy Cicely, the dairymad, she is to cry "creak"—that is to say, to be thrushed—if her cheese is "hoven" or puffed up, and if the cheese be tough Cicely is to have "a crash." If the cheese be spotted Cicely is to be amended by the bayes, and if it be too full of whey the wretched dairymad is to have "a dressing." Finally, if any maggots are found in the cheese, "mistress is to be Cicely by and by." An Artist's Joke. Holman Hunt, who began life as a clerk to an auctioneer and estate agent, was constantly drawing portraits when he should have been drawing up leases, and in his chosen profession he was never slow to seize the flying moment. The Windows in his room were made of ground glass, and as he had little to do he spent much of his time in drawing diles upon its roughhed surface. A blot of ink suffixed for the body and sonic deltate pencil strokes for the wings, and at a distance the deception was perfect. Day by day the number increased, and one morning his employer came in, stopped before the window and exclaimed: 'I can't make out how it is. Every day that I come into this room there seem to be more and more files.' And, taking out his handkerchief, he attempted to brush them away. Patchwork. The idea that patchwork had its origin in America is not founded on fact. A thousand years before the Christian era a queen of Egypt went down the Nile to her last resting place under a wonderful canopy of skirts that were dyed and placed together in a mosaic pattern. Years before this work had reached perfection and acquired a definite place among the arts. Then, too, patchwork quilts were made in England in the eighteenth century, as witness the lines written by Cowper to a Mrs. King upon receipt of "a kind present of a patchwork quilt of her. own making."—Woman's Home Companion. A Mighty Man Topham, the prince of English strong men, had knots of muscles where the armpits are in the ordinary man. He could take a bar of iron one and one-half inches in diameter and five feet long, place the middle of it over the back of his neck and then force the ends forward until they met before his face. On one occasion he called upon a village blacksmith and made of him an everlasting enemy by picking up a number of horseshoes and snapping them in two as easily as if they had been pine sticks. A Bite and a Pack. His Wife—This paper tells of a woman who suffered two weeks from the effects of a mosquito bite. Her Husband—That's nothing. I know a man who has suffered for years from the effects of a heenpeck—Chicago News. Your Vacation It is well for a man to respect his own vocation, whatever it is, and to think himself bound to uphold it and to claim for it the respect it deserves. —Charles Dickens. SINCE 1850 COND-COR A combination of metal electrifying influences Straightening crimpy hair. Most convenient and Satisfactory. MAKES HAIR GROW Mrs. Mitchell's Improved Hair Cream Price 35 Cents Large Jars. Makes the Hair Soft and Glossy. Stops falling Hair. Try it for those places on your temples. Not greasy-will not gum. Scalp Treatment. Hair Straightening. Mail Orders Promptly Attended. 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The 3rd Anniversary of the Equity Dramatic Circle held on last Friday evening, Feb. 10, at the residence of Mrs. Sarah Smith, 433 Aisquith St. was a brilliant affair. The guests enjoyed themselves with games, past times and well chosen music. At 11 o'clock they were invited into the dining room which was elaborately decorated with the colors of the Circle- blue and white, and sweet peas and violets. The table was laden with all of the delicacies of the season. Among those present were: Mr. and Mrs. W. Deaver Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Norris, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Young, Mr. and Mrs. Julian W. Ross. Messrs. John T. Crigler, George L. Fulgurno, Geo. F. Gentt, Edw. Williams, Paul Brooks, Harry Dorsey, Geo. Dennis, edw. Williams, William Jas. A. Holland, beo. Carsington, Le Roy Hall, Daniel Bauer, Johann Mitchell, Halsey, Raymond Smith, Forest and Fisher, Rev. Lewis C. Nixe- and others. Mesdames J. Edw. Fisher. George A. Robinson. Sister. Katie Rosie. Sister. Lena Thomas. Misses Carrie Giles, Hattie Watts, Rowena Curtis, Agatha Harris, Julia Sembly, Jennie Fisher, Cera Mae Jones Blanche Johnson, Mayme Williams, Nellie James, Peter Mox, Alma Jillie Johnson, Mamie Gox, Alma A. Stella R. Johnson, R. Johnson, A E. Stella Bray, Maud Curtis, Eliza Dyson, Mary Wooden. Progressive League To Meet The annual meeting of the Progressive League of Maryland, an organization formed a little over a year ago, will be held at Sharon Baptist Church, Carey and Presstman streets, Monday evening March 20. It it expected that a general reorganization of the work will take place. Successful Revival At Shiloh A successful revival has just closed at Shiloh Baptist Church, George street and Chiston avenue. The pastor, Rev. W. W. Allen was assisted by Revs. J. H. Winston and William Fox. There were thistyine conversions. Walters Public Baths. The Walters Public Baths, 1016-22 Argyle avenue, had 1977 patrons during January. The bathers came from all sections of the city and both men and women. Death Of Mrs. Mary E. Stewart. Mrs. Mary E. Stewart, widow of the late Enoch C. Stewart, died at her late residence, 438 West Biddle street, on January 28th, at 10:30 P. M. Funeral services were held from her late residence on Tuesday, January 31st. Rev. Watson, of Sharp Street Memorial M. E. Church, officiating. Mrs. Stewart was born in Calvert county, 72 years ago, and came to this city at an early age. She join the old Sharp St. Church at the age of 12 years. She is survived by two children, Wm. T. and Henrietta Stewart; one grandson, Charles C. Stewart; and two sisters. Interment was made at Mt. Anburn Cemetery. Birthday Reception. Quite a large number of the friends of Miss Minerva Black, gathered at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Purviance, 521 N. Central Avenue, on Monday evening, Feb. 13th, in honor of her birthday anniversary, and spent a most enjoyable evening. 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Three story house 1100 block North Carey street, price $1350. Also houses in 1800, 1300, 1700, 1800 and 2100 and 2200 blocks Druid Hill avenue from $1350 to $5500 Collection of Rents a Specialty. Apply at the offices of The Home Investment Association 414 W. Hoffman St. C.& P. Phone Mt. Vernon 3823-Y. THE AFRO-AMERICAN-LEDGER The Greatest Optical Proposition Ever Offered $1 The Greatest Optical Proposition Ever Offered Optical Co. Bington St. "Blue Mouse." City. Providence. At Once who are Honest, 勇敢, Competent Uses, Waitresses House Servants Must be Clean with the people helpful help and very good prices for Employment Sean... Old Building HILL AVENUE re, Md. Odd Fellows' Hall, 549 W. Biddle St. Rev. Alfred Young, of King's Hill will preach the annual sermon of Queen Esther Household No. 55, G. U. O. of O. F., Sunday, February 19th, at 3 P. M., at the above named Hall. All members of Household, Lodges and Friends are cordially invited to be present. All are welcome 4.11.18fe SPECIAL NOTICE Professor Tasker Rusk, wife and daughters will render the musical part of the program in vocal and instrumental selections at the Allen C. E. League of Waters A. M. E. Church this Sunday at 5.45 P. M. Don't miss this treat. Everybody welcome. Good Singing. Mayme Woolford, Pres. f. C. A. Care, Secretary. Rev. Daniel W. Shaw, Pastor :o: Mr. L. E. Toomey, Manager. Monday Night, February 20, 1911. Admission, 15 Cts. Reserved Seats (Limited) 25 Cts CONCERT DANCE 8 to 10 MR. ERNEST PURVIANCE 10 to 1.30 Presents Lincoln University Glee Club ORCHESTRA OF 16 TALENTED ARTISTS C. M. CAIN, MANAGER. MR. T. HENDERSON KERR, VIOLIN SOLO At Galilean Fishermen's Auditorium Friday Evening, February 24, 1911 Lady Ushers in Attendance Admission, 25 Cents. Reserved Seats, 35 Cents PHONE OR WRITE We are now furnishing at the lowest market rates many of our private families and institutions with Clean High-grade coal, 2240 lbs to the ton guaranteed. Why not let us supply you? SMITH BROTHERS OFFICE AND YARD 542-46 UNION STREET Retailed Orders Delivered. Conducting as I do one of the largest Negro business establishments of its kind in the City, I herewith desire to announce to the public my deepest gratitude for the kindest consideration of my many patrons and friends. Wishing all A Happy New Year, T. G. MARSHALL, 535 DOLPHIN STREET. JOHN H. OWENS @ SON Undertakers & Embalmers $65.00 FUNERALS $75.00. A fine casket worth $65.00, in black cloth, steel gray or white plush; highly polished oak or walnut outside case; beautiful rubber-tired hearse; either black, gray or white, to match casket, as desired; five heated carriages, new and up-to-date; fine burial robe, embalming, opening grave, advertise funeral, six pairs of gloves, door crepe, candles, candelabra, crucifix when desired, rugs, chairs etc., all of the latest designs. This funeral cost elsewhere.....$136.00 Our price.....$75.00 Saving you.....$61.00 Other Funerals as low as $25, $35, $40, $50. Higher Grade $100, $150. $175. No charge for removal of remains from Hospitala. Shipping Funerals, $25.00 and $50.00 Complete. 1222 Division St., bet. Dolphin and Lavale. C. & P. Phone Mad. 4067 ..BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH.. 11:00 A. M., Prof. R. W. Wright, editor of the Christian Recorder. 3:00 Special Service. Thursday at 2 and 8 P. M., the Sessions of the Parent Body of Women's Mite Mission Society, will be held. Addresses will be delivered by prominent speakers from out of the city. Friday, 8 P. M., Whatcoat M. E. Church, Rev. Alfred Young. His choir and congregation will be present. THE GREAT WONDER DANCE Washington Birthday Dance Carnival by the The Wonder Club assisted by Prof. Dabney's School in Dancing at the Monumental Assembly Rooms, cor. Centre and St. Paul Streets, Wednesday Night, Feb. 22nd. Souvenirs to the first 100 ladies. Music by The Goldfield Orchestra. Prof. Fred. Dabney, Dance Director. Admission: 25 Cents. The Quickest Way to Get What You Want, and The Cheapest Way too, is by the Put it in the Afro=American=Ledger And Get=RESULTS Wolfe PHONE 1577-Y TERMS REASONABLE BEFORE BUYING Ladies' Gents' Children's Spring Clothing. Rings, Watches, Diamonds, Furniture and Stoves. SEE CLARENCE E. MARSHALL Agent for James Wilson Co. 622 North Spring Street. Phone or send Postal. Will call and Show you Samples. Office: Mt. Ver. 2338-Y FEBRUARY 24th T DANCE MR. ERNEST PURVIANCE 10 to 1.30 Lincoln University Glee Club ORCHESTRA OF 15 TALENTED ARTISTS C. M. CAIN, MANAGER T. HENDERSON KERR, VIOLIN SOLO Clean Fishermen's Auditorium Friday Evening, February 24, 1911 Lady Ushers in Attendance 25 Cents. Reserved Seats, 35 Cents Residence: Mt. Ver. 1637 COAL AND WOOD After a run of ten nights the Coomovilla, the proceeds of which we for the Carnegie Fund at Morgan College, ended Wednesday. The fair was (airly well attended). Miss Eugenia T. Winder, formerly of this city, and Mr. Arthur Tow send, of Newport, R. L., were quietly married on February 5th by Edward A. Johnson, at Newport, R. I. When in Baltimore, the bri resided at the home of her parent on Druid Hill avenue. Really, Its' perfectly delightful. Mrs Isabella Hines, of 837 Vine street, who has been sick for three weeks is able to be out again. Mr. John Perry, of 837 Vine St is sick and confined to his room. Believe me! I'll be there. Dr. H. J. Brown addressed the Saturday Class at Moses Hall, or "Relation between Psychology and Phrenology". Mr. Thomas Williams is the president and Mr. Henderson, the director. Mr. Samuel Torsell and Miss Catherine Squirrell have been reelected president and vice president respectively of the Allen League at Catonsville. Let's swing for a while Mrs. Sarah Berry, of New York enroute from Wilmington, Del., was in the city last week, the guest of Miss Sarah Toogood, of 1141 Park avenue. Where? To the Mid-Winter Picnic of course. Lost—Sunday, February 12th in Bethel Church, Gold oblong-shaped breast pin. Finder please return to 634 Lanvale street and receive a reward. Mrs. Rachel Pendleton. Mrs. Adel Brogden, of 1816 Etting street who has been confined to her bed for four weeks, is much improved and hopes to be out soon. Miss Mattie Dowe, of Philadelphia, who is visiting her cousin, Miss Lula Scott Richardson, was tendered a reception last night. Visit the Crystal Gazer, its great The stork visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Wilson, 704 Bond street Tuesday morning and left a fine boy for which they received many congratulations. Don't chase the Butterflies Mr. Julius B. V. Stokes, who has been very sick with the grip is able to be out again. Mrs. Josephine Steward of 687 W. Mulberry street, who has been sick for over two weeks is slowly imgroving. Mrs. Bessie Nicholas, of 1737 Druid Hill a avenue gave a tea on February 12th in honor of Mrs. Mary Harty of Princess Anne, Md, and Mrs. Mary E. Rounds, of Mt. Vernon, Md. Spend a while in Love's Retreat Miss Cora Owens, who has been ill at her home, 619 Biddle street, for the last month is improving rapidly. Mrs. Hamilton N. Hayes, is confined to her home. 1315 Etting St., with an attack of grip. Look out for the "Barker" The condition of Mrs. Wm. H. Cornish, who has been ill at her home, 827 Stockholm street for some weeks, remains practically unchanged. Rev. W. Edward Williams, pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church has returned from Pittsburg, Pa., where he went to attend the funeral of his grandmother. Have Supper with me at the picnic Mr. James T. Bradford, of Philadelphia, formerly well known here in business and political circles, was in the city this week. Mrs. Elizabeth Stewart, of 1411 Ware street, who has been ill for the past month is improving. Mr. John Young, the caterer, who has been seriously ill for the past month, is now improving. Mrs. Gertrude Wiggens, of 621 W. Biddle street, has returned from a brief visit to Washington. Finally its' the Mid-Winter Picnic at Sharp St. Mem. M. E. Ch. next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m. Admission 10 cts. $7,000 to loan on real estate, persons having mortgages can borrow accordingly, small amounts preferred. Apply j. Winfield Thomas, 2127 Druid Hill Avenue. fe4 1m-