The Afro-American

THE AFRICAN AMERICAN LEDGER VOL. XX NO.14. Two Hundred Washingtonians Honor The Assistant Attorney-General A TOAST PROPOSED TO THE PRESIDENT. Addresses Delivered by Kelly Miller, Ralph Tyler, W. L. Houston And Others (Spec. to The Afro-American Ledger.) Washington, D. C., Nov. 29—The banquet in honor of Assistant Attorney-General William H. Lewis on Monday at True Reformers' Hall, was one of the finest social functions ever held at the capital of the nation. It was attended by two hundred of the most representative men in the country. The decorations were beautiful and impressive. The American colors abounded everywhere, and in two festoons were found entwined with our own flags, the national emblems of Liberia, Cuab and Haiti. The menu was served by Caterer Murray. The closing address of Mr. Lewis, in response of the many good things said of him, as a masterpiece of eloquence and broad common sense, spiced with characteristic wit and humor. "While this banquet is given in my name," said Mr. Lewis, "1 am perfectly aware that it is not for me in a personal sense. It is for the Attorney-General of the United States. It is your expression of appreciation of the honor bestowed upon our race by the President of the United States—a distinction which every one of us shares and for which we are all thankful. The emoluments of the position may be mine to enjoy, but the honor is yours. I hold the place in trust for you. With your warm approval and hearty sympathy, I sincerely hope to administer its duties in a way that will cause you to feel that the responsibility has not been unworthily bestowed." Three cheers were given with a will when Mr. Lewis rose to speak. At the close, he proposed a toast to the President of the United States. L. M. Hershaw, of Georgia, was toastmaster, and his speech in presenting Mr. Lewis was an able and thoughtful deliverance. In a happy phrase, he introduced in their order the following speakers: Prof. Kelly Miller, Messrs. J. C. Napier, W. L. Houston, Robert H. Terrell, Roscoe Conkling Bruce, Ralph Tyler, James F. Bundy, E. M. Hewlett, Whitfield McKinley, N. E. Wetherless, James A. Cobb, Dr. S. E. Elbert, of Wilmington, Del., and Lieutenant T. H. Clark. Letters of regret from Attorney-General Wickersham, Dr. Booker T. Washington and Col. Henry Lincoln Johnson were read were read. Chicagoans Hold Memorial Chicago, Nov. 30.—Memorial services for the late Justice John Marshall Harlan, of the United States Supreme Court, were held Sunday night at Quinn A. E. Chruch: His services as justice were eulogized by several speakers, as well as his opinions for equal justice to the race. One of the speakers referred to Mr. Harlan as the "best friend that the Negro ever had on the Supreme Bench." Plans for raising funds for the erection of a monument to the late jurist were discussed. A. H. WILLIAM H. LEWIS. A CONFERENCE OF SOCIAL WORKERS Will Discuss Many Questions of Racial Import. Prominent Workers to be Present. New York, Nov. 30.—A conference of social workers among colored people will be held in the United Charities' Building Monday. "The Care of Children" will be the topic for the afternoon session and "Cooperation in Social Betterment Activities" will be discussed in the evening. At the afternoon session methods for reaching the delinquent girls of this city will be discussed with a view to successfully reaching this class of the population. As a number of those interested in social work among the race are expected to attend the conference much good is expected to result. The program follows: Afternoon Session—Topic: "The Care of Children." Opening address, "School Facilities," Dr Wm. L. Bulkley, chairman; "Institutional Care," Miss Carolena M. Wood; "Boy and Girls' Clubs," Eugene K. Jones; "Juvenile Delinquency," Miss Grace P. Campbell; "Childrens Court," Henry Clay Present and Ernest Coulter; "The Need for Institution Care," Miss Ellie Walls; summary, Dr. W. E. B. Dubois. Evening Session—Topic: "Cooperation in Social Betterment Activities." Opening address, "Cooperation and Its Value to a Community," Prof. E. E. Pratt, chairman; "Possibilities of Cooperation in this Community," Dr. Wm., H. Brooks, how it can be served, on the part of (a) "The Social Settlement," Miss Mary White Ovington; (b) "The Working Girls' Home," Mrs. Francis R. Keyser; (c) "The Press," Fred. R. Moore; (d) "The Church," Rev. Wm. P. Hayes and Rev. Hutchins C. Bishop; (e) "Missions," Dr. Joshua L. Barton; "What is Being Done to Promote Cooperation," Prof. Géo. E. Hayes. (Special to The Afro-American Ledger.) Wilmington, N. C. November 30—The forty-eighth annual session of the North Carolina Conference of the A. M. E. Zion Church-opened here yesterday at St. Luke's Church Following the episcopal address of Bishop Alexander Walters, who is presiding the conference elected officers. Delegates to the next A. M. E. Zion General Conference will be elceted. The conference ends Monday. NAPIER DEFENDS TAFT'S NEGRO POLICY The Register Of The Treasury Says The Negro Has Been Treated Fairly. NEGROES FILLING BETTER JOBS THAN BEFORE Macon, Ga., Nov. 29—The Georgia State Fair, held here a few days.ago attracted a large crowd of visitors from all parts of the State. The exhibits were many and varied and reflected much ovet it upon Prof. R. R. Wright, president of Georgia State College, who is the guiding genius in the fair association. The principal address during the fair was delivered by Hon. James C Napier, Register of the Treasury. He declared that the Negro was an economic factor in the Southand extolled the possibilities of the people of this section of the country. He then launched into an eulogy of the Taft administration and policies toward the race, saying: "Some of our friends are inclined to speak harshly of the course pursued by President Taft since he became the occupant of the White Houes. It is claimed that his removal of the colored officials from the offices in the South has been a setback to our race. While this may have been contrary to the wishes and judgment of most of us, it cannot be denied that in the point of important places held by Negroes, and the honor attached to them, as well as the emoluments accruing from them, they are as great, or greater, than they were when President Taft went into office. "There are today more places of distinction held by Negroes in the city of Washington, and in the States than ever before," continued Mr. Napier. "There are more of our young people in the various departments of the government than ever before." "In the outset, President Taft made a significant statement when he said in his inaugural address that the Negro are now American citizens and it becomes our duty to make his path to complete citizenship as smooth and easy as possible. The President has spoken to more Negro schools and to more Negro assemblages, expressing his desire for their elevation and advancement than any other President. The Negro stands closer to his administration than ever before in the history of the country. If he has a complaint to make, he has only to let his wants be known/ to the President or any member of the cabinet, and without hesitation or red-tape delay, he is patiently heard; and his complaint or request or demand is carefully considered." He ended by paying a tribute to the fairness of the attitude of Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh toward the race. Alleged Gamblers Released Detroit, Mich, November 30.— In a recent raid on a barber shop, where bets were alleged to have been placed on races, eleven colored men with about $1,000 in their pockets were arested. They were ordered released by Judge Connolly. M. B. J. C. NAPIER NEWSPAPER MEN TO HOLD MEETING Will Discuss Better News Service And Establish- ment of a National Negro Daily Nashville, Nov. 80.—It is probable that a meeting of representative newspaper men will be held in this city during the holiday season. Among those interested in the proposed meeting are: M. M. Lewey, president of the National Negro Press Association; W. E. King, editor of the Dallas Express; H. Allen Boyd, of the Nashville Globe; and Fred. R. Moore, editor of the New York Age and chairman of the executive committee of the Press Association. It is said that methods for improving the news service of race papers as well as planning for the publication of a better quality of news will be discussed; the establishment of a news service that will furnish the press of the country with the latest and important happenings of a week. The promoters of this idea say that it can be done at a very small cost. A plan for the establishment of a national Negro daily at some central point will also be discussed. The news service of the proposed daily is to cover the entire country. It is predicted that the National Baptist and the A. M. E. Publishing Houses, both of which are located here, will stand behind any of the plans adopted. Bishop I. B. Scott To Sail For Africa New York, December 1. —Bishop Isaiah B. Scott, who has charge of the work of the M.E. Church in Liberia, will sail for the little West African Republic to-morrow. He has been in this country for the past six months. After presiding over the Liberian Conferences attending to other episcopal business and witnessing the inauguration of President-elect Daniel Howard, he will return to this country to attend the General Conference, of his denomination, which will be held at Minneapolis next May. Colonel Midnight Has A Few Things to Say About Murders and Murderers. CONNORS RUNNING STRONG FOR BISHOPRIC Dr. Morris Says No Race Can Make Leaders For An- Marshall, Texas.—I am at Wiley University as I write to you this week, and it has been a long time since I was in this part of the world and I am sure you will expect me to have a few things to say to you this week but you will have to excuse me for I am a little excited. I have just left Hot Springs, and you see every time I go there it is hard for me to keep myself in shape because it is so near the infernal region that the water comes out of the ground already hot. I note that Beattie has passed into the great beyond. I cannot understand this dying business, and I may never understand it, for when I die I shall not be able to return here agian to tell what I experienced in the dead land. The question in his mind whether or not Beattie when he left this word, did meet his wife, and if so what they said. I do not mean to ask any one this question for I am sure they will not be able to answer it. I had absolutely nothing to say about this matter until it was all over, and now that it is all over I can say of the dead man I hope God forgave him for the murder of his wife. Life and property are entirely too cheap in this country, or perhaps in this world. Every day some body is killing somebody else. I have never understood why men should want to kill up each other. for if just let alone thy will die soon enough. Coming through Memphis a few days ago, I was pained when some one told me that a worthless man had killed one of the representative citizens of the city, and that he was in jail boasting of how he shot down Mr. M. L. Clay. He met this good man on the street shot him down, and then went and tried to hide himself in the weeds, but was soon arrested. It is a mystery how he has been able to secure one of the best lawyers in the country, and is now making a fight to get out of it without having to pay a fine. I do not want to say just what is in my mind and heart at this time for I will wait until the court has decided the case. Things continue to shape up in church politics, and there will soon be some election done. I am not prepared to say all the men who will be elected, but it looks as if J. M. Conner is on his way to the top. I am of the opinion that he is going to make it next May and then there will be a Bishop Conner. Leaving off this matter, permit me to say that I made it to Hot Springs. I was there attending the session of the Baptist State Convention, and it was a great meeting presided over by Dr. E. C. Morris, of Helena, Ark., who is also president of the National Baptist Convention. He is a leader of men and there is no getting around it. They had a fine meeting and I am of the opinion that there was some good work done and some real good done for all of our people, but I shall not take up your time on the subject, for it is a bad subject. A. B. DR. E. C. MORRIS LICOLN-HOWARD GAME A TIE. Neither Side Can Cross the Goal Line In Annual Thanksgiving Clash (Special to The Afro-American Ledger.) Washington, Nov. 30. The annual football contest between Lincoln and University was played here Thursday on the campus of the latter school, neither side scoring. As at least half, of the men on the Howard team have had experience on teams at other colleges, and a number of the Lincoln men are new in the game, as well as much lighter in weight, the result is regaraged as a brilliant feat for Lincoln. The game was witnessed by 2,500 people, 300 of whom were from Baltimore. In the first quarter Lincoln kicked off to and advanced the ball five yards. Howard then tried line plunging and tried the Wisconsin wing shift, making a few gains. Lincoln then got possession of the ball on downs, and made a line plunge and tried the Wisconsin wing shift, as well as kicking the ball back to Howard's territory. Howard then advanced the pigskin rapidly to the 25 yard line, and Lincoln held them on downs. Collins, of Lincoln, then kicked the ball 50 yards, preventing Howard from scoring. The remaining three quarters were practically a repitition of the first. The playing of Collins is regarded as saving Lincoln from a defeat. The inquest follows. Howard. Lincoln. Slaughter l.e. Perry Durrah l.t. Collins Dowdell l.g. Goss Moore, Beamon c. Thompkins Clelland r. g. Scott Bell r. t. Bullock Oliver r. e. Raiford Forbes l.h.b. Pollard Gray, Capt. r.h.b. Read Brice q. b. Bird Nixon f,b. Bullock. Announces His Candidacy for Kitterel, N. C., Nov. 30.—Prof. D. J. Jordan, president of Kittrell College, has announced his candidacy to succeed Prof. John R. Hawkins as commissioner of education for the A. M. E. Church. Should Dr. Hurst, financial secretary of the A. M. E. Church, be elevated to the bishopric by the next A. M. E. General Conference, it is most probable that Professor Hawkins will prove a formidable candidate for his position. These two contingencies are said to have prompted Prof. Jordan to enter the lists. Both he and Professor Hawkins are laymen. Before assuming the presidency of Kittrell College, Professor Jordan was vice president of Morris Brown College, Atlanta, Ga. POLITICS IN THE QUAKER CITY Becton af Hew. Mayor Starts ‘Quéfy Among Afro-Americans, GOOPER IN COMMON COUNCIL Attorney For State Factory Inspection, Everett J. Waring, 1s Making Good In . That Important Position—His Work as Counsel In the Famous Navassa Island Case. Philadelphia.—With the election of Rudolph Biankenburg to the mayoralty ‘Afro-Americans of this city are begin- ning to. speculate as to whether or not they will be recognized as they were during the day. that the Republican or- ganization held sway. ‘Though the ma- fority of them: supported the mayoralty candidacy of George i. Earle, Mr. Blankenburg received quite a, number of votes from anti-orgunization men. Richard A. Cooper, a promisent busi- ness man of the Seventh. ward, will be ‘the only Afro-Americun In the common council, He will be sworn into’ office along with Mr. Blapkenburg early in December. Everett J, Waring, who was appoint- ed attorney for the departmeut.of state, factory inspection xt the instauce of Senator Boies Penrose during the re- cent primarics, is making good in bis new position, which pays $1,200 a year. This is regarded’ as a most important appointment. Mr, Waring was born in Columbus, O., just before the civil war. ‘He comes of « notable family, one that hes furnished teachers, editors, an at- ehitect in the Uuited States treasury, an army chaplain, musicians, elocu- tionists and business.men, His great- uncle was a missionary to Haiti, and a niece of his married the late Presi- dent Roberts of Liberia. After graduating from the high schoo! in Columbus Mr. Waring taught school there for several years. His father, the late Jumes S,. Waring, Lo >» fk pos fe Pe ‘ Po ay Bete Lees - — awroRWEY BR 3. WARING, was also a tencher. He then decid- ea to take up the study-of law and fn the early eighties. was graduated from the law schoo! of Howard univer- sity. He was the first tygu of our race to be ndmitted to the bi in Maryland, wwenty:six’ years. azo, just after the Rev. Dr. Harves Johnson of Baltimore had succeeded Mn having the Maryland bar opened to colored attorneys. He was the attoraey for the de- fense in the famous: Navassa island ease, when colored wen were tried in the United States. court in Baltimore for rioting and murder at the Navassa phosphate mines, He succeeded in having some of the accused acquitted, and the rest were. sent to prison for ehort terms. He was the first colored lawyer to be admitted to practice be- ore the United States supreme court and was. the first colored. judge in ‘Ohio. He practices in all branches of the Jaw and is regarded as exceptionally, well informed: in legal lore, He bas appeared in 2 number of murder cases, and not one of the men defended by him was'sent to the gallows. He is also credited with the invention of the term Afro-American and edited a pa- sper at Columbus before coming ta this city nearly tew years azo. Besides epjoring a good tnyv proctice and with handsome offices in the Miat arcade. he is a past exalted ruler of O. ¥. Catto lodge of Elks and is one of the leading spirits in the enddw- ment work of the Knights of Pythias in Pennsylvinia. He:is.a member of the Baptist chureh and is regarded as one of the most influential men, in this city. Higher politieal honors may yet come to him. Racial’ Interests In Charleston, Ont of a total population of 65.000 in Charleston: S. C.. the colored people number 40,000. They have a large umber of -chufebes and business or- ganizations of varions kinds. Therenre fifteen: undertakers, two drug stores. two newspapers. one orphan usylum, several privnte schools an@ two! insti ance companies. Christian’ Missionary Alliance. *. ‘Under the auspices of the” Christian ‘wissionary Allinuce No.2 a-Reries of gospel meetings to run for. two iweeks seas started in Pittsburgh on Sunday, Nov. 19,0 ‘The Rev. E...M. Collett of, “Charlotte: N.C. assisted in the, meet- CANDIDATE FOR BISHOP. Presiding Elder J, M. Conner'In Lino For Promotion, Little Rock, Ark,—Among the strong candidates for the bishopric of the 3. M. B. church, the election for which 1s to come up before the next general conference, which meets in Kunsas City, Mo.. May, 1912, Is the Rev. Dr. J. M. Conuor, presiding elder of the Little Rock district. who is one of the best known churchmen in the connec- tion, Dr, Connor stands for manly integrity and is regarded as one of the most influential and prominent leaders of the middle west. He was bora in Little Rock and was educat- ed at Shorter college. We is active io the educational and genetal affairs of his church, He is LEO i Been oO a 2 - pe io «86 8 Co ue Oe ics ee | eee ae as ; ‘uae ea: su Coeia: a member of the Guancial. board of the A. M. BE, cbureh, president ‘of the ex- ecutive bonrd of Shorter college and one of the trustees of Wilberforce university, After graduating from the Theologi- cal schodl he entered the ministry in 1863 and has since made a splendid record us a pastor, His pastorate has been characterized by energy and de- yotion to his cure and the best in- terests of his race. He bas built sev- eral churehes which are w credit to the connection. His work as a successful pastor ‘bas attracted wide attention. He re- ‘ceived the degree of doctor of divinity. from Morris Brown college. Dr, Con- nor has been honored by bis chureh on many ocensions and was sent as a Gelegate to the great ecumenical Meth- ‘odist conference which was recently held in Toronto, He has been more or Jess active in many: other diree- tions, having served as newspaper edi- tor for n long period. He is also au- thor of the "Elements of Success,” a book which has been widely comment- ed upon. Tt is believed that the bishopric will be greatly strengthened by the election of Dr. Connor to that exalted office. Dr. Connor has. the solid indorsement of, his district for the position. He is of the progressive type und believes in Going the things which are mostly help- ‘ful-to the massen: SUCCESS OF STATE FAIRS. Evidences of Progress Seen In South Carolina and Georgia. The stace fairs ‘held in Batesburg and Columbia, 8. C., and the one held io Macon, Ga... have been remarkable successes when the interest of the peo- ple in all sections of both states is taken into consideration. The fair at Batesburg under the management of Rev. Richard Carroll of Columbia. who bax made the state colored. fairs of South Carolina unprecedented suc- cesses, and the recent state fair under the presidency of Mr. Sawyer were strong attractions for the progressive ‘Afro-Americans from every. section of the Palmetto State. ‘The farmers in South Carolina and Georgia take pride in sending exhibits to: these fairs, and their various ex- hibits and live stock are favorably commented upon by the white visitors ‘to the fairs. Another phuse of these fnirs is the exhibits of successful aud conservative financial movements of the race in these respective states. Our people will continue to succeed as Tong as they work’ together and bave eoirfideuce Im each other. Who would have thought forty years ago that the Negro would bare his own banks and *, grent insurauee company like the North Carolina Mutual Provident. as- sociation of Durham, N. C.. with near- ly enough employees to raise a regi- ment? The dally press of Georgia and South Carolina. commented at length on the rise of such orgaulza- tions to places among the safest in the country... Among the leading business men who beld exhibits at the differ- ent fairs were Mr. Jabm Merrick. Mr. CC. Spaulding. Dr, A. M.. Moore and Mr. J. &. Garner. Evidences of race progress were seen. in_a. convincing manner at all of the departments of industry represented by both’ farmers and.mechauies.” °:.- . Columbia's. Busy Center of Education Benedict: college, Columbia. S. C.. is fastly measuring. up ‘to the expectation of its. friends under the leadership of President B. AV. Valentine. The: en- rollment: isp around™the 690 mark. aiid the sudents are making good-use of theimtime. Dr. § N. Vass und the Rev. E. R. Roberts’ are among those who-are scheduled to deliver lectures inthe theological. deparimbot this win- pe < SEMIS Ve geet * FHE AFRO-4AMERICAN-LEDUER i | OPPORTUNITY 10 ji el I 1 LEARN TRADE! He = : ‘ Overdid I ‘ : Bee meet ar : a a a verdid It : Hew ‘Opening Afforded Through : § — ‘ Kew York Barber School : { ‘As Fllteraft was burrying across the ° ' — bridge to catch the 6:08 train for | ; : | home he saw Griggs just ahead of OPERATES ON LARGE SCALE, | tim wits » black sand on the sleeve : — | ‘Though the two men had only a Organized Two. Years Ago For the Pur- | Hoe eae ite wea diay eeu, ee of pee ee a need and a sudden Feallzation came over f icioncy In Business— iti ca 3 j tion Has. Steadily Grown In Useful- | Pe deprived "or lang: coouatormed ao? ‘ | ness and Influence. kg companionship. It was a 4 { thing, he reflected, which might bap- By CLEVELAND G. ALLEN. Se ee ene ea ae ' New York.—Situated in the heart of ne of the busy sections of the ety, at 4 Irvington street, is the New York Barber school, which hus for its ob- Ject the training of men for the bar- ers’ trade. It was started two years igo and has bad a. steady growth. uring this short period it has trained lupward of 300 students, who have lentered the business; either as proprie- oe or as employees. The school term is six weeks. The course of study embraces every. phase of the trade. Particular atten- jon is given to honing and strapping jof razors, the different stsles of hair jutting: in relation to facial appear- pence: beard trimming. singeing, mas- sage and scalp treatment. Legular examinations are held for students Iwho finish the prescribed course. ‘Those who pass satisfactory examina- tions are given diplomas, 3 | ‘The roster of the school. includes the names of men from almost ull sections lot the country. They are gebernlls lambitious and anxious to. prepare ‘themselves thorouglily, for the trade whieh they are to follow. Both white fand colored men pursue the same statis, Regret. has’ been expressed ‘that a Inrger number. of colored mea ldo not take advantaxe uf the excellent eine open “iv them through ‘this. school to better their condition. laiong business lines. | J. B, Wise, who is a member of the faculty of the school, is one of the Peo oe eer i croge AA ita oo OE: Bal 9 ope 4 eae el ee ieee Ss o ww dium Biba asnbOu: ‘most prominent young colored men in her York, whicb Is his native home. Iie is a product. of the public schools ‘of the city. As a ‘tonsorial artist Mr. [Wise tong ago hong his Lat on a pes lat the head of the profession. . Ue hwants men of tue race to enroll in large numbers this winter, as the field tor trained: barbers becomes more in- iviting year by year. | Mr. it. D. Costello, a native of Iowa, ‘but whe chose New York as a resi- ‘dence many yenra ago, is a man of broad ideas in his work. us a member ‘of the faculty of the school. He har- dors no prejudice or Hl will toward (he ‘colored men of the- school. Tle has taught the trade iu. many of the bar- der schools of the country with marked success, The studeuts aregiven plenty of practice work In the departipeat of ‘the scool which is maintained for that ‘purpose. $ 1 In the actual work which leads to graduation the student is assigned. to the last chair and is promoted step by step as he shows skill and competency until be reaches the first chair in line. He is then put in the par department, where he is allowed bulf of the pro- ceeds from his work. Many students earn good stlnries in this department, which belps inuch toward their tuition and also aids them after graduation while selecting a place of employment or starting business for themselves as ithe case tay be. ; As a nian’ of experietice in the: busi- ess the secretary-treasurer of the school ranks among the most progres- sive young colored men in ‘New York. Messrs. Costello and Wise have entire ‘supervision of the conse of instruc- tion, aad when-a wan lesves'the'school swithia diploma given over their signa- tures, unless be is willfully-nesligent. he will have no trouble in fizding em- ployment cr in starting « Lusiness of ‘hig Gib. ' The’ Tuskegee Annual Conference. | The #Wenty-first annual séssion of the Tuskegee (Ala. Negra conference ‘will be held at Tuskegee for two: days. [beginning oi Wednesday. Jan. 17-next, la feutare of the first day will be a iinrge mass meetive, to which all the ineople of the community are inrit- fed. The annual workers’ conference {Will occupy» most. of the ‘time on [Thursday with matters’ of practical ‘importance in the everyday life of the ) He Overdid It. | home he saw Griggs just ahead o} him with a black band on the sleeve of his Nght overcoat. | ‘Though the two men had only | bowing acquaintance, Filtcratt knew } that: Griggs’ wife had died recently, And-a sudden realtsaton came ove | him of what St must mean to a man te be deprived of long accustomed do mestic compabionship. It was a thing, he reflected, which might hap pen at any‘ time to apy married man | He wondered vaguely, as the light overcoat with the black band dieap peared in the crowd, whether Griggs had been geod to his wife, Ten he | affirmed to himself virtuously that a man. ought to be habitually good to bis wife, and then If anything should bap. “pen;:there would be nothing to regret. Just at this moment he happened te see an elderly man buying some flow. ers at the stand on the corner and at once his yaporous general resolve became solidified {nto a concrete form, Fliteraft decided that he would take some roses home to his wife He hadn't.done such a thing during the eleven years since his marriage, but that was no reason, he assured bim self, why he shouldn't do it now. So, with some embarrassment, he se lected @ bunch of American beauties. He was rather self-conscious when he found that no one manifested any curiosity as to the contents of his tissue puper package, “Why, Harley. Fliteratt!” exclaite- ed his wife as she tore off the wrap- pings. “Where'd you get such beaut. ful roses?” . -“Bought ‘em, of course,” responded Filteraft, jocularly. “Can't.I buy you gome flowers once in a while? No oth- er man {s buying flowers for you just at present; is there?" His wife blusbed .at the very thonghi of sucha thing. Very steady in the: domestic harness were both the Filteratts. “Don't be ridicilous, Harley,” she admonished him, as she hurried’to fill a vase with water. i ‘It was evident that Mrs. Flitoratt was delighted. A close observer might have detected that she was also puzzled. But Fllteraft was not in the habit of observing bis wife closely, Belng convinced that he had'found out all there-was to know about her during the first year of thelr married life. So, elated by his success, he rushed on to his undoing. His voluble praise of the peach shortcake at dinner, besides being un- usual, appeared to bis wife a work of supererogation, since he had eaten two large pieces with great relish, A little later, to complete his wife's mystification, Fliteraft lald down the evening paper and proposed. that they go to.a concert. Mrs, Flitcratt was well aware that her Inusband didn't know Beethoven from Tschaikowsky and was utterly indifferent to both. “Why, Harley," she protested, “It's going to be all classified mustc, and T'm sure you woulds't enjoy It.” “There's nothing I would enjoy more!” prevaricated Fliteraft. His wife cast a penetrating glance toward the Amerlean beauties, as though to-read there the secret of her lord’s sudden transformation. Then she sald, gently: "Harley, you don't feel well, do you?" : “Never felt better in my life," re sponded Harley, promptly. His wife disregarded these words, “It must’ be,” she insisted, "because you didn’t put on. your heavy under ‘wear the first of the month.” “Why, I tell you that I feel perfect- ly well,” reiterated Filteratt. “I don't need heavy underwear in such weath- eras this.” ‘ “Then I'm afraid you haven't been careful enough about. your diet,” she sald. “You know, the doctor said ‘that you—" “Haven't 1 told you three times,” roared Fliteraft, “that I never felt better—" : “Oh, Harley, don't say that,” plead. ed bis wife, with tears in her eyes “Ot course, f don't want you to be ill, and yet I'd rather it wae that. There's only one other way to explain your queer actions. It's remorse!" “Remorse? For what?" demanded Fliteraft. “For having fallen in love with some other woman! You're trying to atone to me for it! And you're always been such @ good husband until now!" Obvious Explanation. * Britisher—The cabby said that. the fee | offered tim was shy about a falf. 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If nas been suggested that it would} Thoughts put on paper are nothing be:i good plan for courts to enforce a| More than footsteps in the sand; you 1088 of memory cure upon a ldtge num-j Se¢ the way the man has gone, ‘but to ber of the witnessés who make their know what he saw on his wall:you appearance in.some ot the big cases.| Want his. eyes—Schopenhauer. Perhaps the correspondence — schools —_—_——_—_— would make 4 reduction’ for Job tots| Keeping the Balance Even. and cut down on the fee. |, ide: Unies 96k ofan, the: roel who is worth her weight in gold mar- 'rles a man who isn’t worth his weight Nenlested’ Paint ~ ’ i enremirer:- Shakespeare says tbat we are crea- tures that look before and after. The more surprising that we do not look around a Hitle, and see what is pass, ing. under our very eyes—Carlyle. Useless Worrying. An old author has remarked that there are two things which It does-no good to worry about—what you~ can help, and/ what you can't help. 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Kevsgs THE LIFE OF WENDELL PHILLIPS RECALLED Touching Pen Picture of Difficulties Overcome by The Famous Abolitionist. The citizens of Boston and other communities celebrated the centenary of the birth of Wendell Phillips, the great anti-slavery orator Wednesday with elaborate exercises. In connection with the centenary, Charles Edward Russell, the author, writes the following pen picture of the abolitionist for Success Magazine: "Fifty or sixty years ago in the United States of America this was a common spectacle: "A public hall crowded to its limits with shouting, gesticulating men and women, most of them passionately angry. On the platform, a tall, handsome man, patiently waiting for a chance to be heard; without bravado and without concern he stands and waits. Part of the audience desires to hear him; part desires to drown his voice with clamor; and part threatens his life. "He waits. Presently a lull comes in the rioting storm of noise. Instantly he shoots into the opening a shining arrow of a sentence, compact, barbed and singing as it flies. At the sounds of it, uproar redoubes. He waits, standing like an archer with bow drawn. At the next lull, almost before the crowd is aware, he has loosened two of his burning shafts; at the next, three, at the next, the clamor dies away and friends and foes stand under the charm of a silver voice that rings forth one fascinating period after another. Hosile forces cease to contend on the floor. After a moment or two comes an involuntary ripple of applause. Before long the whole rapt audience is cheering. At the end of two hours it thinks the man may have been speaking ten minutes. He bows and leaves the platform amid thundering cheers, and sown behind him are conviction and unperishing seeds of thought. "No such triumphs of oratory are recorded of any other man that ever lived. Audiences the most bitterly hostile seem unable to withstand his peculiar eloquence; the beautiful bell like voice its wings to lofty thought, invincible logic and soul-searching words; minds fortified against reason learn from his lips. Yet in his long life of ceaseless activities he debated for no crown, argued for no fees, strove for no reward, sought, no place nor any fame, cared for no achievement for its own sake, and used his unequaled gifts only for some cause of justice or righteousness, in which he could earn nothing but obloquy, hatred and isolation. "This is the career of Wendell Phillips the most marvelous and the most inspiring in history. Here was a man endowed with every conceivable advantage for the winning of what we call success; a brilliant and powerful mind trained in the best schools; a gift of extemporaneous and moving eloquence, an attractive presence, great personal magnetism, wealth, a famous lineage, social standing and prestige; entered upon a profession he loved and for which he had every qualification, with hosts of powerful friends a taste for public affairs readiness in debate, a young man with every avenue of preferment and distinction open to him. He deliberately abandoned them all, and like a religious enthusiast made of his life one long unbroken sacrifice on the altar of righteousness. "No man ever gave up more for the sake of his faith. All his brilliant career was wrecked in one instant. His friends and his family deserted and repudiated him. Some of his relatives declared that he was insane and planned to have him confined in an asylum. His mother, to whom he was most tenderly attached, condemned his cause. The press covered him with ridicule and abuse; he became a social pariah. For more than twenty years he lived in daily danger of his life, with a price on his head. Innumerable times he faced mobs that thirsted to kill him. Can't Make the World Believe It. Experience proves that more satisfaction can be got out of the minding other people's business than by any other plan.—Sheffield (Ala.) Standard. Advantage of Advancing Years. One of the advantages of becoming old is that one becomes indifferent to hatred, insult, and calumny, while one's capacity for friendship and good will are increased.—Bismarck. REPUBLICANS TIRED OF LILY-WHITEISM Houston, Tex., November 30.—Tired of the lily-white domination of Cecil Lyon, Republican National Committeeman for Texas, the Republican Progressive League has been organized with W. P. Brush, of this city, as chairman. Since the advent of Cecil Lyon and his cohorts, the influence of the colored men in party councils has dwindled, most of all federal appointments have been given to whites and the Republican vote greatly decreased. When Edw. Green, son of Hetty Green, as chairman, of the party in 1896, 167,000 votes were polled for McKinley. Chairmen have been appointed for the various Senatorial districts. They include: District No. 1, P. P. Harrison. District No. 1, R. B. Harrison, Texarkana. District 2, John Slmeser, Clarksburg. District 3. T. C. Troupe, Paris. District 4, H. T. Hendricks, Gainesville. District 5, U.G. Roach, Celeste. District 6, W. E. King, Dallas. District 8, P. F. Dennis, Marshall. District 9, J. W. A. Clark, Corsicana. District 10, Harry Heck, Hillsboro. District 11, B.G. Ward, Marlin. District 12, C.R. Lewis, Kirvin. District 13, Carence Fore, Palestine. District 14, T. T. Pollard, Beaumont. District 15, R. H. Mott, Madisonville. District 16, R. H. Tierman, Houston. District 18 M.Rodgers,LaGrange District 19, W. T. Moore, Seguin. District 22, H. C. Adler, Victoria. District 24, A. M. Gray, San Antonio. District 25, Major Work, Marfa. District 26 J. B. Lockhar, Brady. District 27, W. M. Harvey, Belton. District 28, H. L. Bartholomew, Albany. District 30 W. M. McDonald, Fort Worth. A LETTER FROM DR. J. T. JENIFER To the editor: The fair-minded people of Maryland are worthy of unstinted praise for their good work in the recent political campaign, in which by Gorman's defeat a Republican governor was elected and disfranchisement defeated. The Negro leaders are to be congratulated for their courage and heroic efforts in saving to the race the most essential and potent weapon for the exercise of the rights of a citizen, manhood protection and dignity—the ballot. But the battle is by no means completed. Nor once at ease sit down; Thy arduos work will not be done 3 Till manhood complete is crowned.—Heath. The papers tell us that the United States Supreme Court has ruled that the State control of railroads gives way to federal control; that all equipment must comply with interstate law and that complete control of railroads is vested in the Interstate Commerce Commission in an opinion handed down October 30. The opinion states further that hereafter all locomotives, cars and equipment must comply with the federal safety appliance act. And, mark you, this leaves no discretion to a board of State railroad commissioners nor exemption of any road doing interstate business. This ends duel control. Since human beings are superior to things, and it is contended that persons traveling constitute passenger traffic, cannot this recent decision of the Supreme Court be interpreted to cover colored passengers on railroads, and they shall be rid of the injustices and humiliations caused by the so-called jim-crow cars. The recent decision of the Supreme Court aims, it appears, chiefly and directly to conserve the safety of human life, and to place the same under the control of a central agency. A likely urgency is seen of the exercise of similar consideration and authority that will accord all persons traveling on railroads equal and fair treatment ```markdown ``` "Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein." - St. Luke, xviii, 16. Sometimes, when night is creeping down And all the world about is dim, And he must go to Sleepytown. You lie down at the side of him And whisper soothing little things In childish words, such as you frame To tell the sound of beetle wings And how the firefly gets its flame. And soon the world grows darker yet And to the little fellow's eyes Strange, hidden dangers now beset The shadow places in the skies! But you speak low and comforting And tell him none of them are there, That near him is not anything But what is good and kind and fair. Then trembling come his little hands Out through the dark and find As though by touch he understands That he is in the safest place; And so with fingers on your cheek He sighs contentedly to sleep— And you, you may not even speak, So very, very still you keep. Sometime you, as Shall fare int And shall yearn for With all their And you, as little May grope o And sigh in peace At last have (Copyright, 1911, by W Sometime you, as a little child, Shall fare into an unknown night And shall yearn for the stars that smiled With all their soothing, drowsy light; And you, as little children do, May grope out through the darks of space And sigh in peace to sleep, when you At last have touched your Father's face. (Copyright, 1911, by W. G. Chapman.) and the same comforts that others fail enjoy who pay the same fare. J. J. Jenifer, Chicago, Ill. EDITORIAL OPINION When Hoke Smith, the Negro hating Governor of Georgia, went to the United States Senate, while doubtless the colored people of the Empire State of the South heaved a sigh of relief, the colored folk of the country generally entered into a new affliction. Well, the Negro survived the days of Calhoun, Hayes, Jefferson Davis and Robert Toombs, giants in their day, and most certainly they will not refuse to keep the even tenor of their way against the villiary of the men first mentioned, who are mere pigmies to the elder Southern statesmen. These are dark days for the Negro, but he has seen it darker, and while he has had a long night, who knows but when his sun does rise it will begin to shine on his eternal day—Dallas (Texas) Express. Maryland's Good Work. The Negroes of Maryland deserve a vote of thanks for organizing in the proper way and helping to defeat the Democratic party, which has forced all sorts of Jim Crow laws upon them and threatened persistently to disfranchise them. It will be much to them also in the future that young Arthur P. Gorman was defeated in his aspirations to be Governor. It should teach him that the people of Maryland are opposed to his hatred of race methods, which he inherited from his father, and will block his political advancement unless he learns wisdom by experience.—New York Age. Taxation and Representataon Discussing the question of reducing the South's representation in National Conventions, the Washington Times, which is an advocate of this reduction proposition, had the following to say: "These views have been expressed at various times, as unalterably opposed to such a reduction of Southern representation in Congress. The two cases are not parallel. It would be unfair and revolutionary to deny to States their down im. im ou_frame flame. ends and your face, ends k k, as a little child, into an unknown night in for the stars that smiled their soothing, drowsy light; the children do, we out through the darks of space pace to sleep, when you have touched your Father's face. fair proportion of repersentation, according to population, in Congress. It would impose taxation without representation" In stating that "the two cases are not parallel," the Times fails to recognize the fact that the reduction it advocates is to equalize representation upon the basis of numerical strength, and this does make the "two cases parallel," and not only parallel but identical in so far as principle enters. In stating that "it would be unfair and revolutionary to deny the States their fair proportion of representation in Congress," and that "it would impose taxation without representation," the Times in advocating a reduction of the South's representation in Republican National Conventions, while opposing a reduction of representation in Congress is not only inconsistent, but admittedly unfair. Congressional representation is presumed to be based upon a voting population, and a voting population embraces, under the constitution, all American citizens twenty-one years of age or over. In all the Southern States the Negro is a citizen, under the constitution, but his right of suffrage is arbitrarily and unlawfully denied him, although he is taxed for the support of the commonwealth exactly as the whites are taxed. He is taxed, in the Southern States, without representation, and if the Times is opposed to taxation without representation, why does it not, to be consistent, oppose taxing Negro citizens of the South when denied representation? And why does not the Times advocate suffrage for all who are of legal age and are American citizens, and who are taxed?—Washington Bee. A Grim Reminder. "Doctor," said the desperate heavyweight. "give me something to make me weigh less." "That sort of thing merely makes you dangerously ill." "I don't care if it does." "Very well. But I can't see why you should go to all that trouble merely to make labor a little lighter for your pallbearers." Male Toad's Share of Burden. After the eggs of the midwife toad have been laid and fertilized the male winds a string of them around his hind legs, retires to a burrow for three weeks and then deposits them in a pool, where they are hatched in the usual way. HOW ARE YOU MAKING OUT? 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Orders and Drafts should be made payable to THE AFRO-AMERICAN CO. BALTIMORE, DEC. 2, 1911 CRITICISM Any people with such antecedents and history as characterize the Colored Race are naturally sensitive, most sensitive, when criticised. It could hardly be other wise. And yet, there is nothing which we so much need as good honest criticism. Possibly, the ground of this over sensitiveness, upon our part lies in the fact that we do not always appreciate the real meaning and purpose of genuine criticism. The object of criticism is not destructive but rather constructive. It seeks not so much to pull down as it does to build up. However, destruction is incidental to building up. That man who stands up before large gathering of our people painting racial life and endeavor as beautiful and ideal is almost sure to receive tremendous applause. The man, on the contrary, who dares to make a clear and penetrating analysis, indicating the good, but sharply censuring the false, is almost sure to be certified of the manifest disapproval of the great mass of his hearers. But, if he be man of honest convictions he gracefully receives such a manifestation as an exceedingly high compliment. He is thereby so much the more impressed with the extreme urgency and righteousness of his crusade against the false. Good critics are never plentiful. They are rare men. They are of the seldom sort. No one who has a good cause need fear criticism; rather should he welcome it in abundance. If the race is right along a certain line all the criticism and light turned on it in that direction will serve but to emphasize the righteousness of the position it maintains. If the race is wrong the sooner its error is made unmistakeably clear the better it will be for the race, as well as for all concerned. It is infinitely better to criticise the life from within, than closing our eyes to the defects of racial life and aspiration, we hasten on to dissolution and death. Let us seek the very best methods possible in our entire racial life, and if we are wise, not only will we refuse to head off criticism, but we shall go out to invite good honest and constructive criticism, and in the light of the same we shall build wisely and well, and when the storms come they shall beat upon our house, out it will not fall for it shall have been founded upon a When, for instance one takes up the subject of the relationship of our people to beneficial and fraternal societies and would seek to make the most searching investigation with respect to methods and administration, he can not possibly hurt or injure any worthy enterprise properly and honestly conducted. When some one "squeals" and deplores criticism, it is thereby manifest that the institution criticised can not make a good and honest showing when subjected to intelligent investigation. The benefit of such well directed criticism is essentially to the interests of all concerned, those supporting the enterprise, as well as those conducting the same. When some young and thoughtful man comes forward with honest criticism with respect to the business methods in use in many of our churches, instead of crying him down, and discouraging all effort in throwing the light upon present methods, those responsible for present methods should be foremost in welcoming the criticism, and in turning on all the light possible, that the sanity and efficiency of their methods may be made thoroughly manifest. When it is contended that the quality of moral and spiritual leadership in those who dominate affairs in our churches and societies, it is not what it should be, no man should be more interested in a full and thorough investigation of affairs, than the men serving in such capacities of leadership. STRANGE BUT GOOD NEWS "St. Marys, Ga., Nov. 26—For the murder of a Negro woman and her daughter near Kingsland, Ga., J. A. O'Berry, a white man, will be hanged here tomorrow. This, it is beleived, is the first time in the history of the state that a white man has been executed for killing a Negro." The long arms of justice run everywhere, and though often thwarted, arrested and throttled, they occasionally fall with withering power, and bring men to their feet, awe struck by their marvelous accomplishments. The hanging of a white man in Georgia, for the killing of Negroes is one of these strokes of justice which surprises and startles many, for few of us could believe that down in Georgia, where Governors are elected on the race issue, a white man would be brought to justice and to death for the murder of Negroes. Yet so it has come to pass and it indicates that not all is dark ahead of the race. In this connection, we feel like reciting a few lines from the famous hymn of Cowper: "Ye fearful saints fresh courage take, The clouds you so much dread Are big with mercies; and shall break In blessings on your heads." The murderous life of the nation is so alarming, and attracting such world-wide attention, that the men who are trying to show some capacity for governing a nation must do something to keep up some sort of a show at an effort at civilization. Nearly nine thousand murders in the United States is the ghastly record for 1910; that means about one hundred people murdered for every million of the population, a higher rate than any other civilized country on the globe. If these figures are compared with those of a few other nations we will at once see the enormity of our crime of murder, and how ashamed the whole nation is made in the presence of other nations. Germany has about five murders to each million of the population; England about nine, Canada about thirteen and Italy about fifteen. This indicates two things: First, that human life is held in slight regared. Second, the crime against human life is but seldom punished. Neither of these two things ought to be true in any Christian nation which assumes the role of a peacemaker and a protector of the oppressed. It may be, however, that the lawmakers and the dispensers of the same feel that our cup of iniquity is full and have decided to put the strong hand of justice firmly on the lawless, and check the awful stream of crime running amuck through our land. We are sure every Negro rejoices to know that down in Georgia, the murder of a Negro mother and her daughter was avenged by the hanging of the white man who committed the crime. In the light of this event, we may take hope and courage and still feel that our case as citizens of this land, whose forests we felled and whose flag we saved, is not hopless. Our life, it is true, has been and is beset by many difficulties but God and time will remove these and a brighter day will dawn. The dominant race will find at last, the only way to save itself will be to save the Negro whose fortunes are so closely interwoven with its own. It is strange good news that comes from the South, so look up. THE AFRO-AMERICAN LEDGER The Afro-American Ledger has no desire to be critical in discussing the very excellent program furnished at Bethel Church last Monday night, by the celebrated musicians who took part in it, but we would rather direct our criticism against the local committee who managed the affair. The masses of our people are not educated up to the standard of the music presented on that occasion, and to make these concerts a success it is necessary to have the masses attend them. The educated people who can understand that class of music are entirely too few to make them a success. While we would not for a moment say one word to discredit these performances, yet we are willing to admit they are, as a rule, far over the heads of a majority of our people who would like to attend such performances. We would have these musicians give us the very best they have in their repertoire, but at the same time we would have them give us some things that the people could and would understand. The net result would be that the performances would be better attended, we could then have them more frequently, and the promoters would not have to go into their pockets to make up a deficiency and the performers would not then see so many empty benches in front of them. Give us the very best, but at the same time give us some of the things we might understand and appreciate. WHAT ABOUT LYNCHING Next Monday the President will have Congress on his hands again. We understand that he will try to confine his annual message to six thousand words. Wonder what he will have to say about this lynching business? He is very busy, and he ought to be, trying to induce the world at large to be at peace, at the same time the white people of this country are engaged in the "amusing" practice of lynching a Negro every week or so, and sometimes two or three in a week. What will President Taft have to say about this? He has traveled several thousand miles over the country talking to the people, but up to the present we have not heard a word against the national crime of lynchings, although he has touched upon almost every other subject. We wait with patience this message to Congress. THE NEW XORK TRIBUNE AND HORACE GREELY The passing of the seventieth anniversary of the New York Tribune the other day brings to mind the part that the great paper played in the abolition of slavery. With editors as Horace Greely and others of strong antislavery conviction, that paper was one of the strongest friends of the cause of equal rights. Many times in this city colored men steadily purchased the Tribune to find out what Horace Greely had to say against slavery, and if they had been found here with a copy of that paper the a real tribune for the oppressed they would have been imprisoned and whipped. The late George William Curtis once said of the Tribune's advocacy of the freedom of the Negro: "During the decade from 1850 to 1860, the most momentous period of our history, when the slavery question was hastening to Civil War, there was no greater force in the country than the New York Tribune and no public figure more conspicuous than its editor (Horace Greely). It seems to me that there has never been a newspaper work which, upon the whole, represented the character and conviction, the intelligence and instinct of the American people as the American people." And he said further: "Could the Tribune have been silenced or suppressed from 1850 to 1860 would have been like the silencing of the voice of Samuel Adams for ten years before the Revolution. We hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving turkey. If you did not have one we hope you enjoyed what you had. If Mayor Preston settles every other question with the same kind of good judgment that he settled the Mount Street School question. those Afro-Americans who voted for him will have no regrets. Many cities north, south and west of us, are preparing to build Young Men's Christian Association Buildings, suitable to the work necessary to be done in these institutions. Baltimore still seems to be asleep on the question. Wonder when it wil wake up? We never saw anyone so persistently desirous of committing political hari kari as our friends, the Democratic party of the State of Maryland. After escaping by the narrowest kind of margin in the last election, it now wants to further bring down upon its head the fierce wrath of the whole State, its adherents as well as its enemies, by holding an extra session of the legislature, to hold its discredited grip upon the State, and what is worse, the Governor is lending a willing ear to the proposition. The party seems to have forgotten the old adage, "Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad. W. T. M'GUINN FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE Prominent Attorney Makes Strong Plea at Meeting of Baltimore Literary Society. In an exhaustive paper dealing with the question of woman suffrage read by Attorney Warner T. McGuinn, before the first meeting of the Baltimore Historical and Literary Association last Friday night at Bethel A. M. E. Church, the history of the agitation for votes for women was outlined and a strong plea made for the granting to women of the right to vote. Mr. McGuinn gave statistics to prove that a large number of women are engaged in gainful occupations, mentioned the fact that women have full suffrage in New Zealand, Australia, the Isle of Man, Wyoming, Utah, California and other states, as well as limited suffrage in a number of States and in England. After combatting the argument that women are sexually and intellectually unfit for the right to vote, Mr. McGuinn said: "The same objection raised against Negro suffrage is raised by Vardaman, the venomous Negro baiter of Mississippi. He declares that the Negro is congenitally unfit to vote—that is, in his birth—and that God did not intend him to exercise such a high privilege. I have only to properly state this proposition to show its utter ridiculousness. Do women escape, the penalty of the law for the infraction of the law? Does not a woman eat? Should she not have some say about the laws governing the production and sale of foods? Does not a woman breathe and drink and should she not have some voice in making the laws to keep the air uncontaminated and the water upolluted? Are not the women and their children entitled to the benefits of education, and should they not have some say as to the systems employed? "I do not think it necessary before such an audience as this to prove the maxims upon which all representative governments rest. There is positively no escape from the voltage of these principles, unless you care to go back to Rome and declare that a person is a man with a civil status and women are mere things; or unless you accept the equally spurious argument that high civilization, ancient or modern, has hitherto rested in the family; that the family and not the individual has been the political unit, and the head of the family, actual or prospective, has been the political representative of the rest. This has been the piece de resistance of all anti-suffragists. "The magna charta of the United States of America, the greatest representative government on the face of the earth starts out with his declaration that startled the world: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, and endowed by their Creator with certain inalienale rights, among which are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed.' The allot is 'consent' and it is applicable to every person of voting age, male or female, white or black, in his individual capacity. No man should ever vote his family in representative governments." In the general discussion that followed, several prominent white persons who are advocates of the right to vote for women took part. Mr. J. H. Murphy presided. Attorney W. Ashbie Hawkins will read a paper on "Why our Corporations Fail" on Friday night December the 22nd. Mr. Lewellyn Wilson, organist of Trinity A.M. E. Church, will render a piano solo: Miss Alma Kelly will recite, and Miss Constantia Brown, supervisor of music in colored schools will sing a solo. There will be no session of the Literary next Friday night, that night being given up to the Lincoln University Alumini Association. COMPLAINS TO PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION W. Ashbie Hawkins, the well-known attorney, has lodged a complaint with the Public Service Commission against discriminations that colored passengers on the boats of the Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway have to suffer. Mr. Hawkins avers that since the passage of the jimcrow law allowing the steamboat company to separate its white and colored passengers that only two inside and badly ventilated staterooms are allowed colored people and that they are only allowed to eat after the whites have finished, which means that they only get what remains of the food. This complaint is made specifically against the Choptank River line of the company, which stops at Cambridge and other points. When the Baltimore Conference of the A. M. E. Church met at Cambridge in April, 1908, quite a number of minsters and their wives made the trip to Cambridge by boat. As only two stateroons were available, the great majority of them had to sit in the salon all night. The same conditions obtained on the return trip, and a month before, when the Delaware Conference held its annual session in the same city. Some who went by boat returned to Baltimore by train. The discrimination was criticized by many of the passengers, who were made angry at the spectacle of women having to sit up all night while there were vacant staterooms. The president of the steamboat company, Willard Thomson, admits that only two staterooms are allotted for the use of the colored people, and he avers that if colored people were allowed to eat in the dining room at the same time with the whites that serious race clashes may occur. The complaint made by Mr.Hawkins will probably be heard this Monday. Thanksgiving Services Thanksgiving services were held Thursday in the Catholic, Episcopal, Baptist, Presbyterian and Methodist Episcopal churches. A number of the oldest members of Ebenezer A. M. E. Church were made happy during the day by a dinner being served them at the church. The dinner followed a sermon by Rev. J. W. Norris, after which the old folk returned to their homes in carriages. Joint services between Sharon and Macedonia Baptist Churches were held at the former church, the pastor of the latter congregation, Rev. D.G. Mack, preaching the sermon. A supper was held at Sharon Church in the evening. Union's services between Whatcoat M. E., Sharp Street M. E. and Trinity A.M. E. Churches were held at the latter church, Rev. W. A.C. Hughes, filling the pulpit. Rev. William Chew preached at Bethel Church. The bazaar at Union Baptist Church was largely attended and a large crowd attended the annual Thanksgiving supper. Madison Street Presbyterian Church where a special musical and literary program was rendered. Rev. Junius Gray preached at Psalmist Baptist church while special services were held at Centennial Waters, Asbury, First Baptist, Perkins Square, Ames, Ebenezer Baptist, Leadenhall Street Baptist, Shiloh, and Metropolitan churches. Crisfield Notes. (Special to The Atro-American Ledger.) Crisfield, Md., Nov. 28.—Services to St. Paul A. M. E. Church and Shiloh M. E. Church were very good spiritually Sunday. Mrs. Hattie Ward, who has been to Chester, Pa., and has been under operation has returned home and is very ill. Mr. Theodore Broughton is very ill and is at the Marine Hospital here. Capt. George Tyler, who had to resign from dredging on account of his eyes, on the boat off which. Capt. Bell and two others were drowned, was sent for to take charge of the boat. Mr: W. H. J. Beckett, director of physica training for the Colored Young Men's Christian Association; of Washington, D. C., was in the city this week. All South Baltimore was shocked last Saturday morning to learn that Rev. Alfred Bradford Leeson had passed away suddenly in the sacristy of St. Monica's Catholic Church, which he had served as pastor for a number of years. He was born in New York sixty years ago. Father Leeson was at one time an epicopal minister, and was converted to the Catholic church by Father Vaughn. He studied for the Catholic priesthood, under the auspices of the old Mill Hill Mission and was ordained in 1888. After the Mill Hill Mission, which operated among colored people of this country, withdrew from the work, he was retained by Cardinal Gibbons for work among the colored people. He had served as chaplain of St. Joseph's Monastery, Pennsylvania avenue and St. Mary street; at St. Francis Xavier church and St. Elizabeth's Orphan Asylum, St. Paul street, above Saratoga. Father. Leeson was intensely devoted to the work of St. Monica's parish, and had just concluded mass at the church when he was fatally stricken. To the people of his neighborhood he was looked upon as a firm and true friend, and many deeds of unostentatious charity and help for his parishoners spoken were of by the throngs that reviewed his remains at the parish house and at the church, both of which are located on Hill street, between Sharp and Hanover street. Funeral services were held at the church Tuesday morning, at which time a solemn high mass for the repose of the soul of the deceased priest was celebrated by Bishop Corrigan. Among the many priests in the sanctuary were: Revs. N. P. Dienny, John J. Plantvigne, St. Francis Xavier church; Charles Evers, St. Barnabas, church; James J. Nally, St. Peter Claver's church; Rev. Charles R. Uncles, Epiphany Apostolic College and Joesph Butsch, St. Joseph's Seminary. Interment was in Bonnie Brae cemetery. New Yorkers Extol Wendell Phillips New York, November 30.—Notable meetings celebrating the centenary of the birth of Wendell Phillips, the antislavery orator were held here this week. One of the meetings was held at the old church of Henry Ward Beecher, in Brooklyn, under the auspices of the Association for the Advancement of the Colored People. The speakers included: Rev. Dr. R. C. Ransom, pastor of Bethel A. M. E. Church; Rev. Dr. John Haynes, and Oswald Garrison Villard, editor of the New York Evening Post. Another was held at St. James Presbyterian Church. Former Governor P. B. S. Pinchback presided and delivered an address extolling the life and services of Wendell Phillips. Others who spoke were Col. Roscoe Conklin Simmons, Dr. A. S. Reade and A. M. Robinson, a Yale graduate. Special Thanksgiving services were held today in many of the churches of New York and Brooklyn. Special services were also held in the Y. M. C. A. and the Y. W. C. A. According to current gossip, Roscoe Conklin Simmons will shortly launch a national weekly. He has had considerable experience in journalism, and is well known the country over. Rev. Dr. W. W. Beckett, secretary of missions for the A. M. E. Church, is in the South visiting annual conferences. He is expected to return for the Christmas holidays. Advices received here state that he has received many assurances of support for the bishopric. Winchester Jottings. Bureau of the Afro-American Ledger, Winchester, Va., November 9.—The missionary societies of John Mann M. E. Church and Mt. Carmel Free-Baptist held a joint entertainment at the latter church Tuesday evening. Among the musical numbers were solos by Rev. R. J. Butler, pastor of St. Paul A.M.E. Church and Rev. A. P.Shaw, of John Mann M. E. Church. Quarterly meeting was held at Mt. Carmel. Free Baptist church a few days ago. There were a number of delegates in attendance. Miss. E. R. Parks was the delegate from the local church. BISHOP I. B. SCOTT Who will sail tomorrow from New York for his post in Liberia The convention raised about $4,000 and then looked into the work of the college and adjourned. I spent the week in Hot Springs and I will tell you some of the men I met. Rev. S. A. Mosely ordered that the Afro-American be sent to him at once, and I am ordering it sent. He said he could not do with it, and Rev. T. S. Sandefur, of Camden, has said the same thing. I had the pleasure of meeting Rev. C. G. Fishback, of Topeka, Kans., Rev. E. W. D. Isaacs, of Nashville, Tenn., Dr. R. H. Boyd and many others but I mention these because they were visitors and had other things to look after. But it would not be out of place for me to say that there was Dr. R. H. Taylor, who had been a member of the School Board for thirty years. He came in to say to the convention that he did believe in high schools for either races and he stood against it and always had been. He wanted to say that the Negro should get a practical education. Well he had his say, and then Dr. E. C. Morris was called on to respond, and when he got through I am here to tell you that that man looked like a used postage stamp, and you may know about how this matter looks. Dr. Morris was in favor of manual training, but thought that with a united effort they would be able to accomplish much for God and the race. He was in favor of all the speaker had said, but then he wanted the high school to remain. "No race can make leaders for another race," he said, "nor is a race worthy to lead that is not trained. Let us have trained leaders, men who are directly interested in a mind leadership and not a hand leadership. I hope Hot Springs will see its way clear to continue. The Negro pays $50,000 annually in taxes in Arkansas. Well I was real proud of this. You see i am always in my glory when I can come to this place, because here is one of the greatest men of our race. Prof. M. W. Dogan. I call him great because he is doing something for his people, and he is helping us to work out this great question of race. I have been to see him from time to time, and I am glad that I am able to be there this time. He is not a man of much size, but he is a man of brain and power. He was appointed here many years ago and has constantly been improving the school by adding a little bit year by year. I recall with so much interest when he wanted to buy a horse, and saw a fine looking one and just bought that horse on his good looks and put him to work, but found that he had made a big mistake, and ever since then Dr. F. Dogan has had some horse sense. He is now busy putting things through and at Wiley University, of which he is president. I found 525 students and you know that is going something. Prof. H. L. Billups holds a position I never heard of before and you will have to tell me what it is. He is the accountant and pursar. That is creating a new position I know he collects all the accounts and pays out the moneys. He is up to date. I think I will take time in a few days and tell you all about Wiley and send you along a few pictures. Annapolis Business Annapolis Md., November 29—The annual dinner of the colored buisness men of this city was held at the Clay street Hall last Thursday evening. Toasts were responded to by Dr. Ernest Lyon, the Liberian Consul; Councilman Harry S. Cummings, Julius C. Johnson, all of Baltimore; Normon O. Cully and others. The invited guests included Dr. D. Grant Scott, George W. F. McMechen, both of Baltimore; Dr. Lewis Green, J. Willis Brown and William Butler. A letter of regret from Henry Lincoln Johnson, Recorder of Deeds at Washington, was read. Henry Valentine acted as toastmaster, and John Harvey and Benjamin Stevens were the committee of arrangements. Quarterly Conference at Ebenezer The third quarterly conference was held in the above named church Monday. November 27, 1911. Rev. S. M. Johnson, D. D. P.E., in the chair. Rev. J. W. Norris, pastor. Money collected, by the trustees this quarter, $1191.22. Total money collected this third quarter, $1805.95. All departments made excellent reports, and were commended by the presiding officer. At the close, the ladies lead by the stewardesses sisters, set a table in the lecture room laden with the delicacies of the season. Mrs. S. M. Johnson was present. Dr. Washington in Boston Boston, Mass., Nov. 30. Dr. Booker T. Washington was in New England last week and addressed a number of organizations. His address on "Negro Progress" before the students of Harvard University was declared by many to be a masterly presentation of the subject. In Interest of Education A meeting to arouse interest in the public night schools was held at Bethlehem Baptist church, Calhoun street, last Sunday night. The speakers included J. R. Paul Brock, principal of School No. 100; William H. Lee, principal of the night school at Carey and School streets, and Rev. Lloyd Reed, pastor of the church. Each of the speakers urged the importance of attending some night school in order to add to one's education. An attractive musical program was also rendered. You are cordially invited to spee FIRST CARNATION Of the Brown Circle, N. At The Galilean Hall Biddle Street, FRIDAY EVENING, L Music by the Goldfield Orchestra CARDS OF ADMISSION ...Go to Y. M. C. A. December 4th to D. BETHEL A. M. Lanvale Street LOOK! READ! ...The Concert and Demons Given by The Alphian AT GALILEAN FISHER Biddle St., ne Thursday Evening, Come and hear the Cirribiribin sung by the Alphian singers, afte played by Baltimore's Most Pop Only Mr. Henderson Kerr. Mr. William Robinson, one of o of the floor aftef the Concert. CARDS ADMITTING Clarence Beads, Pres. George H. Whi Wm., Oscar Johnson ...Woman's Day and Asbury M. E. Church, Under auspices of W. 11 A. M., Sermon by Rev. Mrs. Mary E. Services, Mrs. M. F. Barnes in charge dresses by Westames Mary F. Handy, Cummings Every one welcomed. Mrs. Susie Howard, President. Mrs. Emma Williams, Treasurer Thursday Evening, December 7th, 1911 Come and hear the Cirribiribin Waltz and the Timbuctoo March sung by the Alphian singers, after which both selections will be played by Baltimore's Most Popular Orchestra, directed by the Only Mr. Henderson Kerr. Mr. William Robinson, one of our boys will have absolute charge of the floor after the Concert. CARDS ADMITTING ONE 25 CENTS Clarence Beads, Pres. George H. White, Chairman of Executive Committee. Wm., Oscar Johnson. Musical Director. ...Woman's Day and Military Rally... Asbury M. E. Church, Sunday, December 10th, 1911. Under auspices of Women's Organization 11 A. M., Sermon by Rev. Mrs. Mary E. Lee, of Ohio. 2 P. M., Evangelistic Services, Mrs. M. F. Barnes in charge. 7.30 P. M., Platform Meeting. Addresses by Mesdames Mary F. Handy, A. K. H. Miller, J. H. Ross and E. J. Cummings. Every one welcomed. PETER H. BURKE HARRY A. ..Baltimore's Popular Main Office and 1725 ORLEA We solicit your friendship and patro- date service. We have added several r which is an experienced Female Directre rectress in the State. Coffins and Caskets shipped to all pio Carriages and ambulance for Hire. HARRY A VODERY 1725 ORLEANS STREET We solicit your friendship and patronage. We assure you polite and up-to-date service. We have added several new features to our business, among which is an experienced Female Directress, the first and only colored lady directress in the State. 2023 Oak Street. 630 N. Caroline Street. I-12 2-8t Phone, Wolfe 1958 Male Attendants Polite Service Square Deal THE AFRO-AMERICAN=LEDGER Information Wanted. Desired, information concerning any of the following persons: Basil Ford, Nancy Dorsey, Davy Dorsey, Henrietta Dorsey, Lizzie Dorsey, Louisa Dorsey, Lucy Dorsey, Jane Dorsey, Kittie Dorsey, Marie Dorsey, Emma Dorsey, Henry Dorsey, Jennie Gooding, Marie Tyler, Hennie Collins, Susan Johnson. Send Communications to HAWKINS & MCMECHEN, Attorneys-at-Law, 21 E. Saratoga St. 12-2-1m SPECIAL NOTICES THE SESSION OF SORROW or MEMORIAL SERVICES, OF THE MONUMENTAL LODGE, No. Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World, Will be held in commemoration of the deceased brothers at Ames Memorial M. E. Church Cor. Carey and Baker Sts. Rev. D. D. Turpeau, Pastor. Sunday. Evening, Dec. 3rd, 19 At 7:30 o'clock. Weight! Tuberculosis!! Are you losing weight? A stitch in time saves nine. Don't allow your existence to be shortened by Tuberculosis. It is preventable and can be checked. Dr. Campbell is specialist in chest affections—Tuberculosis and Indigestion; also Neurosia and Rheumatism. Positively stops incipient Tuberculosis by the defensive proteids process of building up, or plainly tells that your case is beyond remedial aid. Examines thoroughly. Has the least death rate in Baltimore. Call or write, David Newton E. Campbell, 1369 N. Carey St., Balto., Md. Office hours 8 to 16 A. M. 1 to 2 and 7 to 9 P. M. Phone, Madison 2682 . M 13-2-4t WANTED—Agents, male and female. If you are looking for clean profitable work, you can earn $2.00 to $5.00 per day selling our practical household necessities. Write for free catalogue and particulars address Wm.-O. Hursey Novelty Co., 923½ Arctic Avenue, Atlantic City, N. J WANTED—Intelligent man to set Building Lots, good money to the right man. Apply 463 Calvert Building, City. and an enjoyable evening at the N AND RECEPTION No. 1, of East Baltimore Fishermen's Hall Near McCulloh DECEMBER 8th, 1911..... Extra, Samuel Proctor, Leader. MISSION 25 CENTS at the..... FESTTAG December 15th, 1911 M. E. CHURCH Set Entrance ATTEND!!! Circitation Musical Carnival... Male Singing Society, MEN'S AUDITORIUM, Near McCulloh. December 7th, 1911 Waltz and the Tinbuctoo March er which both selections will be ular Orchestra, directed by the our boys will have absolute charge G ONE 25 CENTS Lee, Chairman of Executive Committee. Musical Director. Military Rally... Sunday, December 10th, 1911. Men's Organization Lee. of Ohio. 2 P. M., Evangelistic 7.30 P. M., Platform Meeting. Ad- A. K. H. Miller, J. H. Ross and E. J. Mru. Flossie Peters, Secretary Rev. C. G. Cummings, Pastor VODERY or Funeral Director.. Establishment: INS STREET page. We assure you polite and up-to- new features to our business, among ess, the first and only colored lady di- arts of the State at Shortent Notice. Lady Embalmer—Lady Shrouder. Always open Female Attendants Good Quality Honest Prices THE SESSION OF SORROW or MEMORIAL SERVICES, OF THE MONUMENTAL LODGE, No. 3, Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World, Cor. Carey and Baker Sts. Rev. D. D. Turpeau, Pastor. Sunday Evening, Dec. 3rd, 1911 At 7.30 o'clock. Committee of Arrangements: Bro. Wm. Lewis, Past Grand Organizer, I. B. P. O. Elks of the World, Chairman; Chas. Owings, Philip Chapman, Joseph W. Matthews, William Smith. Appropriate music by Prof. T. Henderson Kerr's Orchestra. Saturday. Dec. 2nd, 1911 You should buy a ticket for the Festtag. Mr. Beckett and his Committee will call on you. ASSOCIATION DAY... C. Y. W. C. A. 1200 Druid Hill Avenue. You are invited to attend the 5 o'clock service, Sunday, Dec. 3rd, 1911. Mrs. Mary F. Handy will speak on her trip to Chicago. Paper: "Thanksgiving," by Mrs. Alexander Williams. Mrs. M. E. Murphy, Pres Miss E. E. Bright, Sec'y. Special program under the direction of Miss Sarah R. Jackson, at 2:30 P. M. Bible Class. All are invited to attend. Special attention given to this class. Mr. J. H. Murphy, Teacher. Mr. T. Copeland, Supt. You are invited to attend the services of the Israel Baptist Church corner Presstman and Vincent streets. Services on the hour. At 11 a. m. preaching by the pastor. 2 p. m. Sunday school. 6 p. m. B. Y. P. U. 8 p. m. preaching. Service closes 9.30 p. m. and 12.30 a. m. Mr. Chester Nash, church clerk Rev. D. Bryant, pastor. Follow the crowd to the Allen C. E.' League of Waters' A. M. E. Church this Sunday, Dec. 3rd, at 5.45 p. m. Rev. Dr. M. F. Sydes will deliver an address special to the young people. Selections by Thompson Quartet of First Baptist B. Y. P. W. Everybody welcome. Mayne Woolford, Pres. C. A. Carey, Sec. Rev. M. F. Sydes, D.D., Pastor SALE Now going on BUILDING LOTS Terms; $10.00 down and $1.00 per week, or 10 per cent off for cash on Sparrow's Point Electric Line near Baltimore: electric cars steam railroad, county road, telephone, telegraph, mail service, water, fishing, crabbing, healthy location and the right place FOR YOUR FAMILY You can raise chickens, vegetables, fruit and anything else; church, schools all right at STEELTON PARK Lots 25ft front by 125ft deep. We can arrange to build for you. Salesman at park daily from 1 to 5.30 p. m. Take trolley on Sparrows Point line get off at Park at Turner's Station. City Office 463 Calvert Building. REALTY SALES COMPANY George A. Finch, Pres. Real Estate and Insurance Rent Collected, Etc. Gross, Grant and Robinson, 2031 DIVISION ST. FOR SALE. One two story house in 600 block W. Hoffman St.; one three story house in 1500 block Argyle Ave. Small ground rents. Good condition. Easy terms. HAWKINS & McMECHEN. Attorneys-at-Law, 12-2-1m 21 E. Saratoga St Gets $300 For Being Paterson, N. J., Nov. 30.—Judgment in the sum of $300 has been filed here in the case of Mrs. Minerva Miller, who sued the Paterson Show House for charging her 25 cents to see a show when the usual price is only 5 cents. TRINITY A. M. E. CHURCH. Linden Ave. and Biddle St. Rev. A. L. Gaines, D. D., Pastor 11 a. m., Sermon by the Pastor. 2-30 P. M., Sunday School. 6.30 P. M., A. C. E. League. 7.30 p. m., Sermon by the Pastor Laurens and Calhoun St. Rev. P. W. Wortham, D.D., Pastor 11 A. M., Preaching. 2.30 P. M., Sunday School 7.00 Allen C. E. League. 8.00 P. M., Preaching. Strangers always welcome. T. Andrew Moore, Pres. A.C.E.L HANDY A. M. E. CHURCH Baker and Bruce Sts. nr. Fulton av Take Preston st. cars. Rev. John Offer Custis, Pastor. 1514 Druid Hill Avenue 11 A. M., Preaching by Pastor. 2 30 P. M., Sunday School. 6.00 P. M., A. C. E. League. 7.30 P. M., Holy Communion. All invited H. W. Hiner, Supt. Mrs. Matilda Pratt, Pres. League EBENEZER A. M. E. CHURCH 11 A. M., Sermon by Pastor. 2.30 p. m., Sunday School. 3.30 P. M., Sermon by Rev. Jas. A. Briscoe, B. D. 6.00 p. m. A. C. E. League. 7.30 p. M., Sermon by Rev. Jas. A. Briscoe, B. D. Twelve Singing Bands will be present. Herbert Frisby, Supt. John Mutray, Pres. ST. JOHN'S A. M. E. CHURCH, Lexington St, near Pine, Rev. L. S. Flagg, Pastor. 11 A. M., Holy Cummunion. 2.30 P. M., Sunday School. 3 P. M., Dr. A. L. Gaines, his choir and congregation will will worship with us. 6 p. m. C. E. Meeting 7.30 P. M., Sermon by Pastor. subject: "The Valley of Dry Bones." H. W. Ebb, Supt. BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH Druid Hill Ave and Lanvale St. Rev. D. G. Bill, Pastor 11 a. m., Sermon by the Pastor. 2.30 P. M., Sunday School. 8 P. M., Sermon by Pastor. Thaddeus Oeeland, Supt. PRIEST REV. JUNIUS GRAY, D. D. Chairman of Executive Board of Co- operative Baptist Convention. Paper Dollar Day with the New Psalmist Baptist Church, Riggs Ave. and Woodyear St. Rev. Junius Gray, D. D., Pastor. Special Service, Sunday, Dec. 3rd 6 A. M., Prayer Meeting led by Deacon William Hammond. 10.45 A. M., Deacons' and Pas- tor's Meeting. 11.00 A. M., Sermon by the Pastor. 2.30 P. M., Sunday School. 3.00 P. M., Sermon by Rev. R. T. Reed, B. D. Each member is requested to give one paper dollar. 8.00 P. M., Sermon by Pastor. Rev. Junius Gray, D. D., has succeeded in bringing every Free Baptist in Baltimore in line with the Co-operative Baptist. There is no more Free Baptists. Rev. C. A. Belt, D. D., has ordained more than 14 men for the ministry while he was in the Free-will Church. We can rejoice to know that today Rev. Dr. Belt is with the regular Baptists. Rev. Dr. Gray is leading on to victory. He has built two churches in 13 years; one he has paid for. FOR COUPONS. All Instruments Orchestra Music for sale. Nathan Naviasky 940 Druid Hill avenue. Call and see about it. tf For Rent—Large double basement. Suitable for coal and wood business and the sale of oysters, etc. ASBURY M. E. CHURCH, Lexington St. and Rogers Avenue, Rev. C. G. Cummings, E. D., Pastor. 9.30 A. M., Bible Class. 11 A. M., Sacrament of the Lord's Supper. 2.30 P. M. Sunday School 3.30 P. M., Sermon by Rev. J. S. Cole, D. D., to the Girls' Day Club. 5 P. M., Epworth League. Program in charge of Prof. Reed. 8 P. M., Sermon by Rev. J. H. Wilson. Strangers cordially welcomed, Chas. T. Stewart, Supt. Julian W. Ross, Pres. of E. L. AMES MEM. M. E. CHURCH, Sunday, Dec. 3rd, 1911. 11.00 A. M., Sermon by Pastor. Subject, "Reflections of Thanksgiving Day." 2.30 P. M., Sunday School. 5.30 P. M., Epworth League. 8 P. M., I. B. P. Order of Elks will hold their Memorial Services. Addresses, etc., by well-known members of their Order. WHATCOAT M. E. CHURCH, Franklin and Pine Sts. "King's Hill" Rev. Alfred Young, Pastor. 11 A. M., sermon by Rev. J. R. Robinson. 3.00 P. M., Sunday school. 4.30 P. M., Epworth League. 8 P. M., sermon by Rev. Samuel Dixon. Communion Prayer Meeting every Wednesday night. EASTERN M. E. CHURCH McElderry St., and Patterson Park Ave. Rev. James H. Jenkins, Pastor. Sunday Services. 11 A. M., Preaching by Pastor, Subject, "Duty of Children to Parents." 2.30 P. M., Sunday School, J. W. Jones, Supt. 3 P. M., Sermon to Parsonage Committee. 6 P. M., The Epworth League, Bro. J. M. Barnes, Pres. 8 P. M., Preaching by the Pastor. A fine program will be rendered by strangers in the League at 6 P. M. Weekly services Tuesday and Wednesday Classes. Thursday evening, Prayer Meeting. The Young People Song and Praise Meeting every Tuesday evening. A fine service last Tuesday evening. All are welcome. Ruth Jenkins, Pres. Chattostone, Md. Rev. R. A. Green, Pastor. 11 A. M., Class Meeting. 2.20 P. M., Sunday School 7.30 P. M., Epworth League 8 P. M., Sermon by Rev. C. Albert Johnson. Mr. S. S. Oliver, Supt. Mrs. J. R. Milligan, Pres. E.L. Mrs. Nellie James, Pres. L. Aid ST. PAUL M. E. CHURCH Last Communion of 1911. Sunday services, Dec. 3rd, 1911. 11 A. M., Sermon by the Pastor. Subject: "Joshua." 3.00 P. M., Sunday School. 5.00 P. M., Epworth League. 8.00 P. M., Sermon followed by The Lord's Supper. Services Wednesday Night, Dec. 6th, by Waters A. M. B. Church, Dr. M. F. Sides, Pastor, Dr. Sides will preach to Nos. 6 and 8 Classes. The choir and congregation will accompany him. This is Class Rally Night for the said classes. Thursday Night, Dec. 7th. The Trustees' Auxiliary will give a Christian Concert. Admission 10 Cents. This concert has been more widely advertised than is usual for concerts. Many of our sister churches will be represented in this great concert. Secure your ticket, come early and get your seat. Mrs. Hester. Wilson. Pres. Mrs. Mary Boardley, Sec'y. Mrs. Annie E. Smith. Treas. Lookout for Dr. Richardson's Moving Pictures. Wednesday night, Dec. 20th. There will be ten watches given away as prizes for selling tickets. Sylvester H. Norwood, Pastor. GILLIS MEM. M. P. CHURCH-Stockton Street near W. Baltimore Rev. B. H. Knight, Pastor. 11 A. M., Sermon by Pastor. 2.30 P. M., Sunday School 8 P. M., Sermon by Pastor. Public invited. J. W. Fowler, Pres. C. E. T. H. McGowan, Supt. Evergreen A: M. E. Church, Old Federick Road. By request Rev. Alfred Young will preach the Famous Railroad Sermon to the singing bands of Baltimore. Take Frederick Road car, get off at Dorsey's Lane. Rev. P. H. Green, Pastor ee nee nem CEIN CE Soe nanan ee ES ee AN LEDGER ee ge THE APRO-AMERICAN-LEDGER ee ANEW FRA FOR: a DIKPEG@HEN ||_0.THE- LADIES: |: ~ EDUCATION: © " Me 10a deches q an: ence | instruction given in Hair Work, 5 # #2. #&7&3&=7=7&7» yo A BIN Ty looking Class Facial Massage and: Manicur- | LIBERIAN BrPUBLIC. ) ee Re a Le ET || tu Cooking Class of the Colore?| “ing, Also makiag of Puffs, - | ee ae ee ee PETER! : Young Womens’ Christian Associa | Braids, etc. ; NR ict nil open etober, 18, at the eee: te .D,DmUmrmrt~—sSC ROO Oe i ovo pase Park Ave, and Frank: | Madam M.A. Hunter i ee age ee i Epa Y in Street, at 7;30 p. m. Alli if ° a ‘Reed Page Clark Receives; 773 7 {= OE e Siii ae e omad ee cls 737 George Street Commission As Collec= Ck a a ee Ha cee tated Sadie Chew, at the C: YW, C, A, p—————— ‘ ee aa CO oe See ime ct better,” 1200 Druid Hil Ave., from.9 a. m: | Let me repair your boots and shoes. itor of Liberian C—O ————™ aera [eben Sa OT weer =: Customs - | ee PRESERVES AND pickces, | The Weekly Meeting. of the| EXPERT SHOEMAKER, E.R eae ALO ieee t m Aunt Cone often V WO A. | 983 Druid Hill Avenue. opposite Reed. Page’ Clark received his commission from President Taft. as receiver of Liberian customs Thurs- day of last week. ‘The next day he took'the oath of office before Dr. Ernest'Lyon, the Liberian consul general. = The Liberian governor has re- cently floated a.loan' of $1,560,000, and it will be Mr. Clark's. duty to arrange for the sinking funds for the repayment of the same, as well as to collect the Liberian export and import duties, which amount to about $300;000.a year.. He will also try to place the fiances,of that country upon a stablefbasis. He will be known.as receiver general and his salary will be $5,000 a year. Consul general Lyon’ expresses himself as being much peased with the selection of Mr. Clark, and says that: he seems to be thoroughly im- bued, with the idea of being helpful to the Liberians. “am of the opinion, ”’ said Dr. Lyon toarepresentative of the Afro: American. Ledger, ‘‘that' the ap- pointment of Mr. Clark spells a new era for Liberia. The people there are already making great prepara: tions for the inauguration of Danie Howard as. president in January, and it will be a geeat event. Ever the aboriginal’ population will be represented in the cermonies. Un: der the:administration of Mr. How: ard I look for great things for the Liberians."’ t _. How about the advice that Prof Walter F. Walker recently gav prospective Liberians before he jre turned to that country,’’ wasasked “His advice for jthose intendiny to emigrate to. Liberia to have som: capital was'safe and sane, said Dr Lyon. Iserved eight years. a American minister to Liberia ant came to understand the sicuatio! quite well. ‘That country is unde veloped. and a splendid opportunit: to-those who have initiation’ ani push, but some capital is needed. “1 am deeply gratified at the sym pathetic interest that Presiden Taft, Colonel Roosevelt, Booker “T Washington and the Afro-America Ledger ‘have- given’ Liberia an speaking for the: Liberians, can sa that they are highly gratified the good will manifested.’’ Pruminent. Citizen, Dead Mr. Edmund Addison died at: his home, 1522 Druid Hill avenue, Tuesday night after-a lingering ill- ness from Bright's disease. “He was fifty-one years of age, and for a number of years was.active in the political life of the seventeenth ward. He was a member of Grace Presbyterian Church for a. number of years, and had filled the position of treasurer, trustee and deacon. His wife, two children and two grand children survive. Funeral services were held at his late home yesterday afternoon. Rev. W. Edward Williams, pastor of Grace Church, conducting. the ser- vices. Interment-was in Mt. Au- burn Cemetery. Robert A. Elliott had charge of the funeral arrange- ments. Rev. Taliferre Preaches At Enon Baptist Church Rev. Dr:G. L. PB. Taliaferro, of Philadelphia, field:agent.of the Nw England Baptist Convention and ed- itor of the» Christian Banner, preached at. Enon - Baptist: Chureh, Park avenue above Dolphin street, Sunday. He. delivered.a well’ re- ceived addresses before hoth Bapist ministers mecting Monday Dr. Lillian Welsh of Goucher Col- lege,"delivered an interesting ad- dress on “‘Hygiene’’ before the stu- dents. of the Colored High:School last Friday morning. ‘The address was replete with information as to the part} that complying with the laws of health:should"play in one’s life. ‘gtany. “Hely Lands.”. Christians use. the term Holy Land to designate Palestine, as. belag the scene, of the birth, ministry and death of Christ, but, interestingly enough, other religious sects emptoy the same term for places sacred’ to them: from association, Thus, the Mo. hammedans speak of “Mecca as the Holy Land; it being the birthplace of Mobaromed.. ‘The Chinese. Buddhists ‘call India‘the Holy'Land.-because’ the founder:of: their :religion "was bora there, /wtille .the Greeks bestow this aame'title sa gpienert was sitvated the temple@Olympian Zeus. BE DILL ag eae aah ea Se ee re | SS «8 oe i #3&;3 zz}€§©:hCCChCClChClrUrmrrrlr CL be oe a ee oe po ee a ee. S| ee cy Me ee ia a re fe ee a ae Cee ee ee ee ee Seg eye eae a ea ee [ss See eo is wharea eER iea ee en Bee ee eran ey, ae ee patie AY ect BoP al eS cma ANN SS7 ubeRe Be aca scat ete th eee eae a ee ean ee emai ue Cate mayne ORE TSE A See OA Nee sre act AS as | MR, MELVILLE CHARLTON, The orgnaist, of New York, who played at Bethe! Church Monday night Sees eatin ie Niet tA ing Fa ES i in esi STAR CONCERT AND {LINCOLN GRADUATES ARTISTIC SUCCESS} 10 HOLD BANQUEI Messrs."Clarence Cameron |Local Graduates Of Lincol: White And Melville To Assemble At Bethel Charlton Get Rous- A. M. E. Church ing Reception Next. Friday. A musical program of rare excel- lence was presented at Bethel A.M. . church on last Monday evening when Messrs. Clarence Cameron White, the celebrated violinist,,.of Boston, and Melville Charlton, 7the conoert organist, of New York were the leading soloists. Seldom have Baltimoreans had the opportunity of hearing music of the high order presented: by these two young men and that it was.an occasion not soon ‘to be forgotten was attested by the generous and enthusiastic applause tendered their efforts by the small but fashionable audience present. Mr. White. who has studied un- der the leading masters of this jeountry and abroad, is one of the leading violinists ‘in this country, rerardless of race, and he held his | audience spelfbound by his master- ful playing. His seleccions, which ineluded among others Mendelsohn’s Concerto Op, 64, first. movement; Deep River, by Coleridge Taylor; Meditation, from Thais, and the Cradle Song, written by himself, were played with a style and finish that showed him to be a mast2r of his instrument... His rendition of Massent’s Meditation, and Scherzo by Van Geems was so warmly ap- ' plauded that he was compelled to | Fespond with an encore, He was accompanied on the piano ina most acceptable manner by Miss Rosalia Fisher,orgunist at St. Katherine's Episcopal Chureh. ; Mr. Charlton, who is quite: a young man, handled the organ with an ease and grace that was indeed wonderful and at once classed him as one. of the most promishing or- rganists of the race. His most popular selection was ‘"On Bended Knee,”’ a sketch from the South- |land, byfHarry T. Burleigh. In this the soft minor cadences and _plan- tive Negro melody ran riot, and produced a distinct effect. upon his |hearers. He also rendered in a most acceptable manner, Rossini’s over- ture, ‘William Tell'’ and_ ‘‘Tocea- \ta’? Fifth Symphony, by ‘Widor. Messrs. White and Charlton were ably assisted by Mr, Howard Mil- ton Gross, who recited scenes from Damon and Pythias,and Mrs. Annie Hazelton Lee, directress of Sharp Street M. E. Church choir, who sang two beautiful selections Artistically the affair was a suc- j cess from every point of view, and if it was not a-suecess financiall | it was not because it did not{deserve tg he. : ‘Too much praise cannot ‘be given |Mr. Truly Hatchet, who so ably managed the affair, for by bringing artists of ‘such high alsility to this city: and Mr. Josiah Diggs, who, as representative for the church, worked so hard to make the’concert a success. “Original Home: of Honey Bee. | The common variety of bee, known | as:the honey-bee, fs thought by some [ high aitthorities to have:had its orig inal .home'aniong the woods~ and | snountains: of central Europe. ~ af Wealth and’ Wisdom, ‘Aman who is Worth. more ,than $1,000,000. cen get.-any,.commonplace remark accepted as an epigram—Cbl- cago Record-Herald , LINCOLN FCRADUATES TO HOLD BANQUET. A reunion and banquet of local graduates of Lincoln University will be held at. Bethel vA. M. E. Church next. Friday night. The affair has been arranged by the lo- ca] Alumni Association, and _ will probably be held in connection with the Y. M. C. A. bazar at that churel: while the festivities will be expres- sive of the. traditions of Lincoln, the banquetters will not be. limited to the alumni of the school. Adresses will be delivered — by Prof. William S. Scarborough, pre- sident of Wilberforce University. Wilberforce, .0., Dr. P._ Thirkield, “president of Howard. University; Dr. J. O. Spencer. president of Mor- gan College, this city; Dr. J. B. Rendall, president of Lincoln Uni- versity; Prof. George W. Johnson, dean of the university; D. William YA. Credit, president of the Dow- ingtown (Pa.) Industrial School, and pastor of the Cherry Memorial Baptist Church, Philadelphia, and several others, Dr. W. T. Carr, Jr. is president of the local Alumni Association, and Mr. W. F. DeBardeleben, see: retary of the Y. M. C. A, seeretary and treasurer. Miss Coleman to be Married Next Week’ Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Coleman, of 2096: Division street, have issued invitations for the marriage - of their daughter, Miss Marie Evelin, to Mr. J. Howard Payne. The wedding will take place on Decem- ber 6... Both the contracting parties are well known in social circles in this'city Miss Coleman has been a ‘teacher in the public schools here for the past three or four years and Mr Payne is employed asa clerk in the local post office. ss Rav. W. W. Allen, pastor. of Shi- ‘loh Baptist Church, shouldered his trusty gun and went rabbit hunting /Monday, As a result several rab- bits gave up the ghost. EIS sy Lae RR ER SE eee en eat eee PAE: its eee oe ee ESS > A aa aET ae SS Ga oe ean ee eee MRS. MAGGIE L. WALKER The only.colored woman president of abhnk who delivered an interesting address at Trinity A. M: E, Church on Jast. Thursday evening. ZACK FOHEN O Leas ; ia @ABINET Toons ae ELT a Wccear HAT me is it?) ‘ : Time to do well, T" stime to tive better, Give-up that grudee. Answer that letter PRESERVES AND PICKLES. ‘One of the finest of preserves are those made-from the-yelléw pear to- mato. Wipe the tomatoes, cover ‘with boiling water and let stand until the skins are easily removed: Measure pound for pound of sugar and fruit; cover and let stand over night. In the morning pour off the. sirup-and boil until quite thick; skim, then add. the tomatoes. two ounces of preserved ginger and two lemons which have been sliced with the seeds removed. Cook until the tomatoes have a trans- Parent appearance. Damson Preserves—Wipe the: plums witha cloth wrung out of cold water, and, prick.each one five or six times with a Warning needle; then weigh. Make a sirup by boiling three-fourths their weight in sugar with water, al loving a ‘cup to each pound of sugar. Cook untit:soft.. A good plan is to use two kettles that the- work may be moré quickly done, and thé-sirup need not cook too long. Put into stone or glass jars. Sweet Pickled Peaches—Boil to- gether a pint of. vinegar, two pounds of brown sugar and an ounce of stick cinnamon for twenty minutes. Dip a half peck of ‘peaches into bolling water, then rub off the fuzz with a towel. Stick four cloves in each peach and drop them Into the hot sirup, using a few at a time. When soft and well scalded, put into the jar and pour over’ the bolling hot sirup. Cover and put in a cool place. This sirup is a great improvement to mince ples if a little is added to each pie, or to mincemeat when making it. Pears, apples. and other fruits are pickled, using the above proportions. Quince’ Honey—Pare and core quinces, chop fine; allow an equal measure of sugar ‘to the fruit; add a half cup of water to-a pound of the sugar, and cook until thick and honey Jike. Put Into glasses and cover, as for jelly. Consulted. “Does your boss ever consult you on matters of business?” “Yes, he consulted me on a matter of business only today.” “That's fine! What was it?” “He asked me what in thunder J thought he was paying me for?” ee 9 Dr. Payn’s Painless Dentistry Perfect Fitting Set of Teeth ~~ All Work Guaranteed For Twenty Years. | Bridge Work 35.00 Fillings 40 cents Gold $1.00. Crown and Bridge | Worl 83.00 to $5.00. All work done by Small | Payments. ——EASY TERMS—— | EXAMINATION FREE 118 W. LEXINGTON St Employment Bureau First-class situations can he se- cured from the Employment Bureau of the. Colored Young: Women’s Christian Association, - 1200 Druid Hill avenue. Office open daily from 9a. m.to 4p m, Saturdavs 9a. m.to3 p m. 25 cents ta secure a situation. Miss-Sadie Chew, ald-At Secretary Whence the “Grass Widow." To give positively the origin of the expression “grass widow" appears to be impossible. ‘The authotities do not agree on this point. , One. contends that a woman who ‘said to:ber friends that her husband “had gone to grass” following: a separation is entitled to the credit of colning the expression: Other writers have attempted to find an explanation of {t in the French word “grace,” signifying a widow by courtesy. In the Scandinavian lan- giiages the prefix. “grass” being In common use, others. have conjectured that it comes from the word “grad- ing.” meaning greedy; this signifying a woman who longs for the busband ‘who is gone. ““phese give a wide enough choice. THE MOST EXQUISITE LY AND DAINTILY PERFUMEG WHOSE OPINION COULD HAVE MORE WEIGHT THAN THAT OF THE ue EMINENT DR. T. T. WOMACK, WHO ane ENIOYS ONE OF THE MOST EX- ; Spt sea TENSIVE MEDICAL PRACTICES IN ! GaSe ec PHILADELPHIA ? 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When buyingRuby Pomade from your druggist LOOK for the “RUBY LADY” Trade Mark-on the label: If your Druggist does not sell the Gentt- ine article, ask him to order it for you. Ruby Pomade is the Best Hair Preparation in the world and of course has many cheap, and worthless imitations—the genuine Ruby Pomade is made only by | MAIN OFFICE; 157H& Baer & Snyder, Mfg. Chemists. my OFTIGE, t STH Tanten ore. Write a* once for AGENTS TERMS. No experience required to sell Ruby Pomade—sell the first jarand you have a permanent customer sd friend, ‘ NOW IS THE TIME = TO HAVE YOUR CHRISTMAS PRINTING EXECUTED : . . For Neat and Attractive Printing . "SEB THE— AFRO-AMERICAN CO., 628 N. EUTAW:STREET. - : We Make A Speciaity of Christmas Calendars. TO. THE: LADIES: errno ee 4 Cooking Class The Cooking:Class of the Colored Young Womens’ Christian Associa tion will open Mctober, 13, at the usual place Park Ave, and Frank- lia Street, at TER. m. All iuforma- tion may be odzained from Miss Sadie Chew, at the C. Y.W. C, A. 1300 Druid Hil Ave., from.9 a. m: to-4 a.m: daily. The Weekly Meeting. of the Art Class of the Y.W.C.A. ——WItL BE 1ELD—— JuceFRIDAY . EVENINGS......2. 7,30 to9.80'p. mm. Courses of Instruction will be given in Leather Work, Burnt: Wood, Pierced and Hammered Brass, Stenciling and Embroidering,, Darning and~ Button- holeing. * Terms 50 Cents a Month ‘The Class in Embroidery will, begin November 8th, under the ditection. of Mrs. Kate Brown Instructors—Miss Emma Bright Miss Elvira. Molson * Miss F. L. Murphy I LEAD—OTHERS FOLLOW I carry a full Line of Colored Hu- " man Hais Goods _ Combings wade in’ pufls and braids Madame J. CREDITT’S Hair Dressing, Face Massage and Manicuring Parlors 1129 wruid Hili Avenue The Ladies are for “Hairdresser to Society” " FIRST, LAST and ALL THE TIME EXPERT MASSAGING AND MANICURING 831 DRUID HILL AVE. ADVERTISE .. 2 EDUCATION: =: instruction given in Hair Work, Facial Massage and: Manicur- ing. Also making of Putts, Braids, etc. : aneencnes Madam M.A. Hunter, 737,George Street Let me repair your boots’and shoes... W. H. TRUSTY, EXPERT SHOEMAKER, 938 Druid Hill Avenue, opposite Union Street.» Come here’first and you .will not go elsewhere. * 11-4-Im First-class Barber Shop, “901 DRUID HILL AVE., —- One door North of Biddle Street. All of the latest appliances: known to the barber business. Electric Massage a specialty. Shaving 10c. «Hair extting.15 and 25c. Charles E. Griffin, Prop: 114-Im DR. JNO. H. TOMPKINS 949° Druid: Hill Avenue Ealtimore, Md. Main Office: 949° Druid Hill Ave, Office Hours: 8 to 10 a.m., 1.30'to3 p.m. 7 to8.30p.m. . Branch Office: Oileans’ and Spring Sts, N. E corner. Office Hours: 12 to 1. & 5 to 6,30 p. m. C..&. P. "Phone ‘Mt. Vernon 2249-M 9:30 Make Us Prove That We Are Capable of Making Your NIXON BROTHERS. TAILORS 1302 PENNA. AVE., Near Lanvale. Dyeing, Cleaning.and Repairing ‘Neatly Done. Phone, Madison 3732 M. FORMAL OPENING OF NEW SCHOOL Institution Named For Princely Scholar Begins Work. FEATURES OF THE OCCASION. Commodious Brick Structure. For Which Congress Appropriated $45,000. Makes Valuable Addition to Educational Facilities—Persistent Work of Citizens' Association Appreciated. By N. BARNETT DODSON. Washington. On entering the national capital from the north, whether by the Baltimore and Ohio or by the Pennsylvania railway, the traveler sees right at the gateway of the city a commodious brick structure which flies the American flag. Upon inquiry he learns that this is the Alexander Crummell School For Colored Children, named in honor of our pioneer race leader. Congress appropriated $3,000 for the school site and $4,000 for the six room building. The structure is so planned that an extension to eight or twelve rooms is possible without destroying the architectural design. The building contains the very latest improvements in school equipments. The heating and ventilating apparatus insures comfort at all seasons of the year. A fan forces the warm air to all the rooms in winter and drives the cool breezes in the summer. Besides the classrooms, there are a library, teachers' and domestic science rooms, janitor's quarters, playrooms for girls and boys and benches for the younger pupils. Six drinking fountains on all the three floors provide the best sanitary facilities. The interior halls are laid in cement, which also surfaces the iron stairways. Wire plate glass is used along the stairways and also to partition the janitor's quarters in the basement. The formal dedication of the building on Tuesday, Nov. 21, was a most interesting occasion. The entire community thronged the halls and classrooms, while teachers and citizens from all sections of the city were present. Dr. W. V. Tunnell, member of the city board of education and a member of the American Negro academy, founded by Dr. Crummell, presided. The Citizens' association, the pioneer organization to whose energies and persistence the legislation for a new school was placed on the statute book, was represented by Rev. G. W. Brent, its president, and Mrs. Mary Toulson, chairman of its educational committee. The Parents' Home and School association was represented by its secretary, Mrs. Mamie E. Edmondson. Assistant Superintendent Roscoe C. Bruce presented the keys of the building, while Dr. W. M. Davidson, superintendent, spoke felicitously on the value of ideals. The members of the board present were Captain James F. Oyster, Mrs. Carrie Harris and R. I. Horner, Esq. The special significance of the exercises was the tasteful decorations presented by the Parents' Home and School association, of which Mr. R. B. Ashe is president and Mrs. Mamie C. Edmundson secretary. They provided a fund with which these decorations were procured. Chief among these are a life size bust of Frederick Douglas, one of Lincoln, plaques of Thorvaldson's "Night and Morning" and reproductions in sepia and black of such well known masters as Landseer, Corot, Millet and Ruydusel, besides "Aurora," "The Dance of the Muses" and "The Flaming Arrow" in colors. But the crowning decoration is the oil painting of Dr. Alexander Crumnell by Mr. W. Ernest Braxton of Brooklyn, presented by the Negro Society For Research of New York, of which Mr. John E. Bruce (Bruce Grit) is president. The frame of massive gilt was presented by the Parents' Home and School association. Mr. Braxton is a native of Washington and a product of its public schools. One of his teachers, Dr. Mary M. Armstead, lives within eight minutes' walk of the Crummell school, and it was one of the surprises of her life to find in a former pupil an artist so favorably known in the art circles of New York, destined henceforth to be reckoned as one of Washington's talented sons. The presentation speech by the principal, Mr. John W. Cromwell, was a loving tribute to his dear friend Dr. Crummell and a prophecy of the uplifting and transforming influences of this new beacon of light. The present corps includes John W. Cromwell, principal; Miss Britannia C. Reed, Mr. Arthur P. Brent and Miss Maud E. Fleming. Dr. Winfield S. Montgory, who is supervising principal of the division in which the Crummell school is located, has given the movement for the new school his co-operation from its inception to the present. Big Sum Raised For Fisk University. The trustees of Fisk university, Nashville, Teun, are very much encouraged over the outlook for the raising of $300,000 for the immediate use of the institution. They are backed by the general education board in New York. At a meeting which was held in New York the latter part of November subscriptions amounting to $122,000 were received. THE CHRISTMAS CRISIS. Is Beautiful In Cover and Rich In Reading Matter. Typographically the Christmas edition of the Crisis Magazine, which is now being distributed, is the most beautiful yet issued. The cover and the headings for departments have been specially designed by Mrs. Louise Latimer of Pratt institute. On a rich background of golden holly leaves rises the rich brown reproduction of Albrecht Duerer's "Adoration of the Three Kings." with the black king in the foreground. Among the "Men of the Mouth" are the late Justice Harlan, Bishop Smith and Counselor Parker of Nashville. The center pages are occupied with a large portrait of Wendell Phillips at the age of forty-eight and a beautiful tribute from Charles Edward Russell, the well known magazine writer, who is writing his biography. The main article this month is a story, "Jesus Christ In Georgia." It is a daring attack on lynching in the form of fiction, bringing in the mysterious figure of the Christ and the dying thief. Mr. L. M. Hershaw furnishes some interesting historic dates in the month, and the number ends with a careful review of Dr. Dubols' new novel, "The Quest of the Silver Fleece," by the poet William Stanley Braithwaite. The Crisis has now reached a sworn circulation of 16,000 copies and goes to every state of the Union and every continent in the world. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION'S BIG PROTEST MEETING. Battle For Liberty to Be Fought Over Again, Says Dr. Holmes. The November public meeting of the National Association For the Advancement of Colored People was held in the Ethical Culture hall, Central Park West, New York, and was largely attended. The main object of the meeting was to protest against the constantly growing crime of lynching. Mr. Oswald Garrison Villard, who presided, gave indications of the nature and tone of the speeches which were to follow in a single sentence of his introductory remarks when he said, "He who keeps silent on this question shares in the nation's guilt." Mrs. Florence Kelly in the course of her address, which was logical and fearless, said: "The personal honor of a woman is her own affair, which no one can attack but herself. The women of our country ought to hang their heads in shame over these frightful atrocities, for have we not had the educating of the men who have perpetrated those horrors? We have acquiesced in it, and our southern sisters have been willing to be the cause of these lynchings." The speech of the Rev. Dr. John Haynes Holmes, the eminent pastor of the Church of the Messiah, created great enthusiasm. The address was remarkable for its frankness and earnestness. Dr. Holmes said in part: "Lynching is a monstrous iniquity. Today the black man is lynched for committing that crime or for committing some other crime or for committing no crime at all. Now more than ever does the reign of lynching prevail. Some years ago they used to storm a jail to get a Negro and lynch him. Now the mob invades the sacred precincts of a hospital to carry on its nefarious work. "The American people are the most lawless of any people in the civilized world, from the mother who lies about the age of her child on the street car to escape paying for his car fare to the corporation president 'who employs lawyers to enable him to evade the law. The time has come when another battle like that of fifty years ago must be fought to save the south again. The Negro now more than ever is entitled to his freedom, and a battle for liberty must be fought over again." HONOR PHILLIPS' MEMORY. American Negro Academy Holds Celebration In Washington. The centenary of Wendell Phillips, the eminent antislavery orator and reformer, was sitting observed under the auspices of the American Negro academy on Wednesday evening, Nov. 20, at the Metropolitan A. M. E. church in Washington. Hon Wendell Phillips Stafford, Justice of the supreme court of the District of Columbia, delivered the historical oration. The executive and judicial officials of the District, the fraternal orders, civic associations, benevolent organizations, educational institutions, the Grand Army of the Republic, the ministerial unions, the Young Men's Christian association, the Young Women's Christian association and the general public all united in making the celebration a success. Infantry Regiment Goes to Manila. The war department has ordered the Twenty-fourth United States infantry, which has been stationed at Fort Ontario, to Manila. The regiment left for San Francisco on Nov. 28, from whence it will leave on the transport Logan for the Philippines on Tuesday, Dec. 5. THE AFRO=AMERICAN-LEDGER TALE OF BURIED GOLD BULLET MADE SOLDIER FORGET THE PLACE OF HIDING. Memory Returned Before His Death, and Son Now Is Searching for Treasure Concealed Prior to the Civil War. The story of a wound received in the Civil war which sealed the hiding place of a fortune for more than half a century and of a strange trick of fate which cleared the hider's memory in the evening of his life was brought to Los Angeles by the hider's son, J. K. Anderson of New Orleans, who is at the Van Nuys en route to the old placer mining fields of California. Anderson's father joined in the gold rush and was one of the miners, of the "49" days. He located a claim in Placer county near Anburn and Newcastle. Within a year he had snatched from the river bottoms a fortune. Then the call of the south for volunteers reached him. He buried the gold beneath the adobe blocks of a tavern in the vicinity of his claim, strapped all the precious substance he could carry about his body, and hurried to join the Confederate army. Anderson says that his father was struck in an engagement with the Union troops by a bullet which tore open his scalp and robbed him of his memory for 50 years. During that time the son says the parent was like a child, with all knowledge of the hiding place of the gold gone. Before he died a year ago his memory of the gold rush returned to him and he was living again in the past that preceded his part in the conflict. It was during these last moments that the old man told his son and the mother where he had buried what he claimed was a fortune. The son is burrying to unearth, if possible, the buried treasure. Anderson said: "My father said he buried the gold under a corner of an old adobe tavern patronized by the miners in the early days. This tavern was in Long Valley at a point half way, I have learned, between the present town of Newcastle and Anburn. I have learned through correspondence that a family by the name of Scott occupies the tavern as a farmhouse and that the country around it is devoted to the raising of citrus fruits. "No one has disturbed the original lines of the building. The adobe blocks are heavy. I have obtained permission from the owners to prosecute my search and will give them a share of my findings. Otherwise I would have to buy the property." Anderson is a civil engineer. He was engaged by the government for some time in work on the Panama canal, but has left his employment to search for the treasure which he maintains his father has hidden in the old placer mining fields of California.—Los Angeles Herald. Scientific Management. One cold winter day some railroad officials, while making an inspection of a large yard, stepped for a moment inside a switchman's shanty to get warm. Among them was a general superintendent who was known to have a mania for "scientific management," and the reduction of expenses. As they were leaving, the switchman asked the traveling yardmaster, whom he knew: "Now, can ye be tellin' me who thot mon is?" "That's the general superintendent," the yardmaster replied. "What do you think o' thot? He's a foline lookin' mon, and ye never would believe the tales ye are after hearin' about 'im.' "What have you heard about him, Mike?" was the curious question. "Why, they do say that he was at the funeral of 'Mr. Mitchell's wolf, and when the six pallbearers come out he raised his hand and said: 'Hold on a minute, boys. I tblink yez can get along without two of thim.'—Everybody's Magazine. His, Wife's Accomplishments. "Naturally, I am glad that my wife is a good housekeeper, nevertheless the flaunting of her accomplishments becomes somewhat embarrassing at times," said the middle-aged globe trotter. "Shortly before starting back to America we watched the changing of the royal guards one morning at Buckingham Palace. It was an impressive ceremony. Loyal Britons and sympathetic visitors alike stood interested and silent. Presently the new ranks formed and the old guard, preceded by the Coldstream band, marched away to the barracks. Then my wife spoke: "Well," said she, "I'm glad I came. If I hadn't seen it for myself I never would have believed that the queen has scrim sash curtains just like mine hanging at three of her front windows." Carefully Selected. "We have over 2,000 beautiful volumes in our library now," said Mrs. Lotto Munn. "Of course you cannot read all of them," replied Mrs. Oldcastle. "Oh, no, but I expect to get through most of them some time. I feel that I owe this to myself. We have been very careful in making our selection. Nearly all of them have gift tops." An Alloy. She—Did Maud marry Jack Richleigh out of pure love? He—No; I fear it was very much adulterated with opulidity. Nehemiah Builds the Wall of Jerusalem Sunday School Lesson for Dec. 1, 1911 Specially Arranged for This Paper LESSON TEXT - Nehemiah 4. MEMORY VERSES - 16-17. GREET TEXT - "Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong" - I Cor. 18, 11. TIME-Nehemiah heard the bad news from Jerusalem early in December, B. C. 145. For four months he prayed, thought and waited. The following April (44) he obtained permission to go to Jerusalem. permission to go to Jerusalem. The journey occupied four months and he arrived at Jerusalem the first day of the first day of Ab = July-Aug. (In 1911 the first day of Ab was August 6; in 1916 it will be July 12) PLACE-Shushan and Jerusalem. RULERS-Artaxerxes, Emperor of Persian Empire; Nieliemian, governor of Juden; Ezra, the scribe, the religious leader of the people in Babylon. When the right time came, and Nehemiah's heart was burning with sorrow and desire, he found "opportunities concealed in apparent hindrances." It was dangerous to show sorrow in the presence of the king. Even a modern autocrat like Louis XIV, expected everybody's face to shine if he did but appear, and how much more an Artaxerxes? What, wear a sorrowful face when he was presiding over joy and guyety, gilding them with his presence? If he had ordered this melancholy visage away to prison or death, it would have been justified by precedent. A gloomy face might disaffection against the king. The light of his favor ought to be enough to drive all sadness away. Nehomiah had hitherto been able to keep a smiling face when before the king; but one day at a superb banquet, when the queen was dining with her husband, amid gold plate, gorgeous silk dresses of every hue, marble pillars, fountains, music, lights, sultanas, courtiers resplendent as the sun, and all worshiping their sun Artaxerxes, smiling when he smiled, his sorrow shone through his face in spite of himself, so that, the king noticed it and said: "Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart." Then he was very sore afraid, and said unto the king, "Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres, lith waste, and the gates thereof are consumed of fire? If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favor in thy sight, that thou wouldst send me unto Judah, into the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that I may build it." The kind was pleased to grant his request, made him the Tirshatha, or governor of Judea, "royal agent" or "plenipotentiary." with full powers. He traveled to Judea in state, with a military guard of cavalry, and with letters to the rulers o the neighboring provinces to give him whatever he needed for his work. Nehemiah was very wise. He lay quiet for three days, doing nothing, but learning everything. He showed no credentials, he proposed no plans, he told no one what he hoped to do. His first business was to learn the whole situation, the feelings of the people, who would oppose, and who would help, how able the people were, what obstacles must be overcome. Nehemiah met the rulers, nobles, priests and people, and told them of his purpose in coming, how he had learned of their need, how he had wept and fasted and prayed, and how God had heard his prayer and caused the great emperor to favor his plans, give him permission to come, and authority, with orders for the surrounding rulers to give the needed help. He told them of his midnight investigations. The business side of religion should be done as Nehemiah did it in the most skillful and ideal business manner. Nehemiah had a layman's good sense in religion. Walls were necessary to the safety of the city. They were also necessary to true religion. The division of labor, the noble competition, the interest in their work that kept them from taking time to even put off their clothes, the giving each his own work, and over against his own house, the union of watching and praying and working, the working together of old and young, rich and poor, form a real master-stroke of genius." The wall was parceled out among 44 working parties. It was like the rebuilding of the walls of Athens after the invasion of Xerxes, like the building of the walls of Edinburgh after the battle of Flodden. This plan made each one more earnest and faithful as he saw what others were doing. It animated the work with a noble emulation, and a personal pride. See how fast my work goes on! See how well my piece is done! Now, my sons, gird up your tunic, or Rephiah the son of Hur will get ahead of us. True emulation is to do better than we have done; to seek, not to get beyond others, but to rise to the best possible for us; and to be inspired to this by seeing what others have done. Besides the hostility of the Samaritans the Jews themselves were becoming worn out with the fatigue of such strenuous work. No good goes on to success without meeting obstacles. Evil does not fall without a battle. 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Wayne, Wayneburg, Chamberstown, and ex Sunday, Hancock, Cumberland. 8:57 A.M. Mass. bus. for Westminster, Wayneburg, Waysneburg, Chamberstown, Hagerstown, Hancock, Cumberland, Elk Buffet Observation Car. (the run of Hagerstown) Hagerstown. A full line of Ladies'. Misses, Children, Men, Boys and Youth Fine Shoes at Reasonable Prices Present the "ad" in this paper and ten (10) extra stamps will be given with your purchase. A full line of Rubber Boots and Ladies' and Children's Rubbers. We Give Yellow Trading Stamps 704 & 706 Druid Hill Ave. Baltimore, Md. B. P. BOND. R. C. MARSHALL Architects and Builders Cement and Mosaic Work BOND & MARSHALL; Architects, Builders, Cement and Stone Workers. 3120 Barclay Street. AUXILIARY COMMITTEE MAKES ITS REPORT Over Three Hundred Dollars Collected Through Them In Recent Campaign. Contributions to the City Republican Committee By Colored Citizens For City and State Election November 7, 1911. Collections at Auxillary Republican Headquarters Ernest Lyon.....$5.00 W. A. C. Hughes.....5.00 A. L. Gaines.....5.00 William F. Alexander.....5.00 Junius Gray.....5.00 J. G. Martin.....5.00 H. E. Macbeth.....5.00 M. J. Naylor.....5.00 Harry S. Cummings.....5.00 C. G. Cummings.....5.00 Alfred Nixon.....5.00 J. W. Jones.....5.00 John H. Toadvin.....5.00 J. P. Evans.....5.00 M. E. Davis (Portsmouth Va).....5.00 James Bagwell.....5.00 L. H. Davenport.....10.00 W. W. Allen.....5.00 J. H. Murphy.....10.00 Charles Wise.....2.00 R. D. Johnson.....2.00 J. W. Parker.....1.00 J. H. Dotson.....1.00 C. H. Ehnis.....1.00 A. L. Macbeth.....1.00 J. A. Stafford.....1.00 W. T. Greenwood.....2.00 R. D. Johnson.....1.00 Charles Sugars.....1.00 Freeman Oliver.....2.00 John R. Cole.....1.00 James Bruce.....1.00 Zebulun Heath.....1.00 Hamilton Hays.....1.00 W. W. Brown.....1.00 C. H. Peters.....1.00 Mark H. Travers.....5.00 David R. Stevens.....5.00 Ames Memorial Mass Meeting. C. M. Dorsey. 1 00 Wm. Alexander. 1 00 J. P. Henson. 1 00 W. A. Hawkins. 1 00 M. St. Clair. 1 00 Ernest Williams. 1 00 Josiah Diggs. 1 00 S. S. Jolley. 1 00 R. Donald. 1 00 James Briscoe. 1 00 E. Dixon Lyle. 1 00 T. H. Franklin. 1 00 Nathaniel Enos. 1 00 W. H. Johnson. 1 00 W. T. McGuinn. 1 00 A. B. Callis. 1 00 D. Bryant. 1 00 George McMechen. 1 00 L. T. Price. 1 00 Geo. W. Cooper. 1 00 James Buchannon. 1 00 Joseph K. Ash. 1 00 B. H. Brown. 1 00 Rufus Conrad. 1 00 Samuel E. Young. 1 00 Geo. L. Dent. 1 00 Henry Turner. 1 00 Thos. P. Kelson. 1 00 Caleb Preston. 50 John A. Sharp. 50 Mr. Curtis. 50 E. Johns. 50 Susie Rice. 50 Jessie Foreman. 25 J. W. Pembleton. 25 Edw. Jefferson. 25 W E. Davis. 25 Francis Brown. 25 Cash. 50 Public Collection. 3 09 Total 5.60 Waters A. M. E. Church. M. F. Sydes 2 00 George Thomas 1 00 Louis Guinn 1 00 J. B. Banks 1 00 Public Collection 6 00 Total 11 00. Mt. Pisga M. E. Church 2 00 Allen Baptist Church 1 60 John Wesley M. E. Church 20 00 Columbus Gordon 5 00 Total 25 00 M. E. Church, Annapolis.....1 38 Colored Republican Club, Annapolis.....6 00 Total 7.38 Centennial M. E. Church.....4 61 Madison St. Pres. Church 11 75 Trinity A.M.E. Church 8 00 Women's Association 6 41 Sharp M. E. Church 8 59 Salem M. E. Ch. New York, 15 00 Penna. Ave. A.M.E.Z. Church 1 37 Physicians, Dentists and Druggists William Wright 5 00 D. Grant Scott 5 00 Charles H. Fowler 5 00 W. G. Chissel 3 00 Harry S. McCard. 2 00 J. Edward Wright 2 00 Edward Very Stokes 2 00 Thomas Hawkins 3 00 Richard G. Baker 2 00 Harry F. Brown 1 00 J. Edward Fisher 2 00 Albert O. Reid, 2 00 B. M. Rhetta 4 00 B. M. Starks 1 00 Edward V. Fitzgerald 2 00 Edward J. Wheatley 2 00 S. Bernard Hughes 2 00 Howard E. Young 5 00 John M. Johnson 1 00 GRAND TOTAL Subscriptions at Auxiliary Headquarters, 131 50 From Churches, Public collections and subscriptions, 145 65 From Physicians, Dentists and Druggists, 51 00 Total reported to Mr. Hanson, Chairman, $328 15 ERNEST LYON, Chairman W. A. C. HUGHES, Secretary A. L.GAINES, Treasurer. Dr. Gaines Returns From Rev. Dr. A. L. Gaines, pastor of Trinity A.M.E. church, has returned from a three week visit to conferences in the South. He met a number of the most prominent ministers in that section of the country, and says that he received many hearty assurances of support in his candidacy as editor of the Christian Recorder, the oldest race paper in the country and the official organ of the A.M.E. Church. Dr. R. R. Wright, editor of the Christian Recorder, is a candidate for reelection, and Rev. C. M. Tanner, pastor of Bethel Church, Atlanta, is also a candidate for the position. As both Drs. Gaines and Wright are native Georgians and Dr. Tanner is an adopted citizen of that state, the campaign for editor will be most interesting. Mrs. Young Gets Having been home about 20 minutes after coming from society, Mrs. Estelle C. Young, of 1821 Druid Hill avenue, was surprised when an answer to her door bell brought in a jolly crowd of her society folk and friends singing "Hold the Fort for I am Coming." After being ushered into the parlor, a musical and literary program was rendered by the guests. Then Miss Millie Crawford introduced Mrs. Mamie Mason, who in a neat and fitting speech presented Mrs. Young in behalf of the company, a handsome gas lamp, after which all were invited to partake of the feast. A bountiful spread awaited them. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Young, Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Jackson, Misses Mollie Crawford, Lucy and Lizzie Waters, Agnes Aquilla, Madames Julia Thomas, Annie Saulsbury, Annie E. Butler, Laura Hill, Lucy Hollyday, Annie E. Augustus, Mamie Bishop, Mamie Mason, Sadie Stewart, Hannah Brown, Messrs. Vincent Young, Osborn Jackson, Addison Mauns, Geo. Mason, Burrell, and Alvin Young. At 1 a. m. the happy crowd left for home feeling pleased that Mrs. Young had been surprised again. Auxiliary For Progressive School Rev. G. W. West, president of the Universal, Progressive School for destitute and Orphan children, 1132 Pennsylvania! Ave., has organized an auxiliary of ladies in East Baltimore. Though only three weeks old, the members of the auxiliary presented the school a load of groceries and $4.05 in money Thursday of last week. The officers of the auxiliary are: Mrs. Mary Augburn, president; Miss Mary Fields, vice president; Miss Beulah E. Brown, financial secretary; and Mrs. Mary Fijchet secretary. The other laides connected with the auxiliary include: Miss Bell Steward, Mesdams Blanche Colton, Mary Green, Annie West, P. Harris, Henrietta Bell and Nellie Steward. She'd Keep It Dark Gerald—If I were to kiss you would you tell your mother? Geraldine—I'm no bureau of publicity. Quietly Married. Miss Ruth Petty, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Petty and Mr. George Goff, of Washington, were married at the residence of Mrs. Kate Bentley 406 New street, Monday evening. The-ceremony was preformed by Rev. A. J. Gaines. The bride was attired in white net and lace and carried a large bouquet of chrysanthemums. Mr. and Mrs. Goff will reside with the bride's parents on Argyle avenue. METROPOLITAN M. E. S. Orchard Street, n DECEMBER 4th Monday—Morning Miss M. Louise Anderson, Pianist Miss Mamie Gregory, Soprane Miss Emma Hill, Reader Tuesday—An Evening of E Batchelors, including Wednesday—K Prominent Philadelphia Hete Dr. Thomas C. Coates, a well-known physician of Philadelphia, was in the city Thanksgiving: day. He says that the colored voters, quite a number of whom supported Rudolph Blankenburg for mayor of that city, are expecting a considerable share of patronage. Mr. Blankenburg will be formally installed as mayor Monday. Pythians and Nazarites at Church The services at Waters A. M. E. Church were largely attended Sunday. The pastor; Rev. Dr. M. F. Sydes, preached to a large audience in the morning. In the afternoon the annual memorial services of the Grand United Order of Nazarites were held. In the evening, the fifth anniversary of the Church Calanthe, the woman's auxiliary of the Knights of Pythias, was observed. The pastor; Dr. E. J. Wheatley, the medical examiner; Brigadier General Lewis E. Williams; Attorney G. W. F. McMechen and Mrs. Rosa Richardson were among those delivered addresses. Mr. Winfield Richardson, of 146 Dolphin St., a practical paper hanger, was called to Newark, N. J. last week to attend the funeral of his aunt, Mrs. Pauline Harris, which took place from the Mt. Olive Baptist Church, of which she was a member. Services were conducted by the pastor assisted by Rev. E. F. Eggleston and Rev. J. H. Harris, of Petersburg, Va. Prominent Railroad Employee Dead Mr. David Hazelton, who had been employed as a messenger in the office of the president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad since the late John W. Garrett was head of the affairs of the road, died at his home, 1919 Druid Hill avenue, Wednesday after six months' illness from a complication of diseases. He was born in this city about 70 years ago. Prior to his last illness, he had never lost a day through illness. He leaves a widow, Mrs. Nannie Hazelton, and a sister, Miss Mary J. Hazelton. GIVE THE CHILD A DOLL FOR CHRISTMAS. The Most Beautiful of all the toys on the market are the NEGRO DOLLS They are the most Fascinating Productions that the Twentieth Century has witnessed We have decided to pay the expressage and have these dolls delivered at the homes_in good condition by the express companies at the following prices: the following prices: One 12 in., class A, - $1.00 One 15 in., class A, - 1.50 One 17 in., class A, - 2.25 One 18 in., class A, - 2.75 One 20 in., class A, - 3.00 One 21 in., class A, - 3.50 One 26 in., class A, - 5.25 One 29 in., class A, - 6.00 One 36 in., class A, - 8.50 For Illustrated Booklets and Other Information Send Five Cents to the National Negro Doll ..Company.. R. H. BOYD, President. H. A. BOYD, Manager. 519 Second Avenue, N. NASHVILLE, TENN. 12-23 METROPOLITAN M. E. SUNDAY SCHOOL BUILDING Orchard Street, near Druid Hill Avenue. DECEMBER 4th to 8th inclusive. 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 Hospitals. Shipping Funerals, $25.00 and $50.00 Complete 1222 Division St., bet. Dolphin and Lanvale. Residence C. & P. Phone. Msdison 4067 GET IT AT STOKES & 1016 Druid Hill Aven Anything in the DRUG LINE HERE IS THE JO WHERE The Afro-American Ledger ne push and energy, and above a for its advertising department Here's the job! AFRO=AMER 628 N. EUTA 1016 Druid Hill Avenue Corner Oxford Anything in the DRUG LINE The Afro-American Ledger needs a young man with some push and energy, and above all a good talker as canvasser for its advertising department, on GOOD COMMISSION. Here'is the job! Where is the man? IN MEMORIAM. WILLIAMS.—In sad but loving memory of my dear husband, Joseph H. Williams, who departed this life one year ago today November 29, 1910. "One year ago today my heart was crushed and broken Since my darling husband passed away. I am lonely sad and weary My troubled heart doth mourn That the world should seem so dreary For I feel that I am all alone. God alone knows the pain I feel On earth such wounds never can be healed" By his loving and bereaved wife, Sarah E. Williams. GROSS.—Rest dear brother thy work is o'er Thy willing hands will toil no more A faithful brother most true and kind A better brother you could not find. By his devoted sister, Ida Gross. MILES—Entered into rest Annie R. Miles, only beloved sister of Mary A. Howard, on Tuesday. November 21, at her late residence 955 Druid Hill avenue. She was formerly a member of St. Clements P. E. Church, New York. On coming to Baltimore, she became a member of St. Mary's. Funeral was held Thursday, November 233 at 10 a.m. Interment at Mt. Auburn. WANTED—Agents, male and female. If you are looking for clean profitable work, you can earn $2.00 to $5.00 per day selling our practical household necessities. Write for free catalogue and particulars address Wm.O. Hursey Novelty Co. 9231/2 ARCTIC AVENUE. # DERRY venue Corner Oxford E B... HE IS THE MAN... needs a young man with some all a good talker as canvasser t, on GOOD COMMISSION. Where is the man? RICAN CO., NEW STREET. OLIVER J· CAULK 2143 Druid Hill Avenue. House Painting Glazing, Graining, Enameling, Floors Stained-Varnished or Waxed. Leaky RoofsCemented and Painted. Estimates and Propositions submitted Having had experience in the Painting Trade, I especially solicit your patron age. JOHN H. BROWN HAS OPEN The DRUID CAFE At 407 Druid Hill Auenue FOR SALE—A successful grocery and coal business in Northwest Baltimore with stock and fixtures Bargain. Cause of sale going to the country. Gross, Grant & Robinson 2031 Division street Dr. Eugenia Hancock of New York says a woman should "positively relax during the noon hour." With the children demanding lunch, the telephone ringing, the grocery boy at the back door and an Armenian lace peddler at the front, not to mention the neighbor running in to borrow the lawn mower, this is very easy, of course. Dangerous Experiment. A Brooklyn woman wants the courts to grant her a two years' separation from her husband, so that he may try to win her back. Sh, is taking a dangerous chance. A man who makes it necessary for his wife to take such a step would be just mean enough not to try to win her back. When to Relax. Mr. George Williams who has been confined to his home, 225 W. Hill street, is able to be out again. A successful rally has just eroded at Sharp Street Memorial Chuch. The rally was held on three week nights and over $1,220 raised. Mr. and Mrs. H. Pierson W. Scott have moved from 243 Arlington avenue to Washington, where Mr. Scott has accepted a position. Mrs. Annie Simpson, who has been ill at her home, 2817 Simpson street, is in a largely improved condition. Mrs. Daniel W. Jones and Miss Hattie Dennis spent a pleasant trip to Washington last Sunday as the guest of Miss Henrietta Vinton Davis and Mr. Mrs. Ridgeway. Mr. William P. Gross, of 1144 N. Carey St., was called away to Philadelphia on account of the illness of his sister to bring her home. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stansbury, of 1032 W. Lexington St., spent Thanksgiving in Washington as the guest of Mrs. Rebecca Fortune. Mr. and Mrs. Marlowe Saunders of 224 N. Arlington Ave., spent Thanksgiving in Washington as the guest of Mrs. Rebecca Fortune. Mr. B. Jackson, of this city, who went to Atlantic City for his health, has been taken to private sanitorium were an operation will be performed. Mr. W. A. Giles, the physical instructor of the Colored High School spent the week end in Hampton, Va., where he was one of the officials of the game between Hampton and Shaw Univerities. on Thanksgiving Day. George Watty was in New York this week on businesss connected with the K. of P. of which he is the head in this jurisdiction. Mr. Watty reports the raising of over nine hundred dollars for the coming meeting of the Grand Lodge in 1913 in this City. The Doctors and Coachmen annual sermon will be preached at Centennial M. E. Church Sunday night by Rev. Daniel W. Shaw. The public cordially invited. Mrs. Martha McKensey Reid, of Washington, D. C., is visiting her daughter, Miss Evon Robinson, of New York City. Mr. William Mills of 1102 Division St. spent two weeks visiting friends in Wakefield, Manor, and Huntley, Va. Miss Mable Locks, of 537 Presstman street, spent the holidays in Washington, as the guest of her brother, Mr. Benjamin H. Locks, of Howard University. Mrs. [Sarah Jones, 1506 Brunt street, is able to be out after a month's illness. There were over 1800 patrons at the Walters Public Baths, Argyle avenue, during Novembre. They came from all sections and were both bathers and users of the laundry facilities, each of which is offered at a small cost. Money to Loan on Real Estate. Persons having mortgages may borrow. Houses bought for cash and for sale on terms to suit. Stictly confidential. J. Winfield Thomas, tf 2127 Druid Hill avenue Your life read by the world's wonder. Send name, birth, date, dime and stamp. A. Moore, 929 Carlton street, rear No. 2 Phila., Pa. PROF. VERONA GREATEST BORN MEDIUM MAKE NO CHARGE if the object of your visit is not explained without asking a question Can be seen on all matters of business love, courtship, marriage, investments, etc. By my advice I remove evil influence witchcraft, spells, cure diseases and unite the separated. I never fail. I also teach hypnotism and how to become a medium. No matter what your troubles are or what you wish to know, this Gifted person can positively help you.....if you are hundreds of miles away. A word to the wise is sufficient. Are you sick? Have doctors and medicines failed to help? If so, seek the advice and help from this wonderful man. Gives good luck, Hours 9 to 9 daily and Sunday. Fees very moderate 217 S. CLINTON ST., near Pratt, Highlandtown Md. The number 217 is on window. Take Roland Park car to Clinton street and Eastern avenue, walk 3 squares north. I so sell books of the Egyptian Secrets, the 6th and 7th Books of Moses, and Dream Books. Remember, Verona transacts all Business at his office. Beware of mediums, imitators, etc. going from door to door. Fennell's Pharmacy OPEN UNTIL 2 A. M Prescriptions A Specialty Druid Hill Ave. & Biddle St.