The Afro-American

THE AFRICAN AMERICAN LEDGER VOL. XX NO.21. One Hundred Thousand Dollar Masonic Temple To Be Built AGED SUPREME COURT EMPLOYEE INJURED Will Endeavor To Lift Mortgage From Old Frederick Douglass Homestead Bureau of the Afro-American Ledger Washington, Jan. 18--Mrs. Portia Washington Pittman is visiting her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Booke W. Washington at Tuskegee Institute Ala. Her two children accompanied her. The Masonic Order of the District will build a $100,000 temple at the corer of 10th and U streets, on the site recently purchased from the Lincoln Memorial Building Company. Nelson E. Wetherless is grand master of the order. W. Sidney Pittman will probably be designated as the architect of the building, and tentative plans are being talked over by the parties interested. Owing to the continuation of the revival at the Metropolitan A. M. E. Church, the January meetings of the Bethel Literary and Historical Association are being held at Lincoln Temple. Mr. Archibald H. Grimke spoke Tuesday evening, before the Association on "Paul Laurence Dunbar." The lecture of Dr. J. E. Sheppard on "Religious Education the hope of the Negro Race" scheduled for the 23rd, has been postponed until February, so as to permit his appearance in the main auditorium of Metropolitan Church. A colored democratic organ is to be launched here, with Napoleon Bonaparte Marshall as editor-in-chief. The office of the paper will be in the Negro democratic headquarters in the Maceo Building, 11th and U streets, where William H. Offord now holds forth as clerk in charge. The Negro democracy seems to be very much alive in this "neck o' the woods." Mr. Archibald Le wis, for many years in charge of the robing room of the United States Supreme Court at the Capitol, was seriously injured last week by a fall on the capitol steps of the Senate wing of the building. He fractured his skull and the doctors say he has only a fighting chance for recovery. He is eighty-four years of age. Col. J. W. Lyon, is ill at the Burruss Sanitarium in Augusta, Ga. but is said to be improving under the care of Dr. George N. Stoney. Most of the colored clerks let out in the recent sweep are leaving for their homes. The wise ones have made hay while the sun shone, and have utilized their time and money to prepare themselves for some professional or business calling. Others have devoted themselves to society and have little aside from a "good time" to show for their year and a half employment here. Mr.W. Preston Bayless, a graduate of Wilberforce University, is to launch a race paper at Springfield, Ohio, to be called The Forum. Prof. J. Sherman Hunnicutt, who organized and pushed to the front the Wilberforecian Orchestra is already at home in Wilberforce; carrying on a thriving poultry farm. Lawyer Perri W. Frisby, who has had two convictions for offenses growing out of real estate contracts has been vindicated by a reversal of the proceedings of the lower A. H. court by the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia. Mr. Frisby will not be tried again, and his friends are congratulating him upon his great victory, achieved after a long expensive and painful legal battle. Attorney T. J. Calloway has taken charge of the active work of lifting the mortgage of about $4,000 still due on Fredreick Douglass home-stead on Cedar Hill, in Anacostia. It is planned to make the home a museum fo historical relics of the Negro people, and to invite the attendance of tourists who come to Washington, just as has long been the custom at Mount Vernon, the old home of George Washington. Dr. W. Bruce Evans, president of Armstrong Manual Training School, is to speak at Harrisburg, Pa., on Monday evening, February A. M. E. Zion Bishops Holding Session Special to The Afro-American Ledger.) Fayetteville, N. C., Jan. 19. The semi-annual session of the bishops of the A. M. E. Zion Church is being held at Evans' Chapel. Besides receiving reports from various connectional officers, the prelates considered portions of their quadrennial address that will be read at the General Conference of the denomination, which meets in Charlotte, N. C. in May. Bishop A. J. Warner is presiding and Bishop Alexander Walters acting as secretary. This city is the home of Bishop James W. Hood, who rounds out his fortieth year as a prelate in May. The bishops in attendance included: Bishops James W. Hood, C. R. Harris, A. Walters, G. W. Clinton, J. W. Alstork, J. S. Caldwell, G. L. Blackwell and A. J. Warner. To Establish An Industrial School Of Land For The Site. (Special to The Afro-American Ledger.) Macon, Ga., Jan. 17-The trustees of Morris Brown College purchased last Friday 632 acres of land in East Macon for the purpose of establishing an industrial school of large proportions. The purchase price was $25,000 and was paid in cash. The land includes a fine farming tract. The college is now located in Atlanta, and was established some years ago largely through the efforts of the late Bishop Gaines. It is under the control of the A. M. E. Church. Dr. W. A. Fountain is the present head of the college. FUNERAL OF BISHOP WESLEY J. GAINES Prominent Men From All Over The Country At Bier of Beloved Prelate BISHOP EVANS TYREE DELIVERS EULOGY The Rapid Rise of Bishop Gaines _____ —From Slavery To The Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 17.—The funeral of Bishop Wesley John Gaines who died at his home, 260 Houston street, last Friday night after a brief illness, was held yesterday at Big Bethel A. M. E. Church. The services here largey attended many prominent ministers and officials of the A. M. E. Church being present from various parts of the country. The opening hymn was read by Rev. H. Y. Arnett, of Philadelphia; the opening prayer was offered by Bishop J. Albert Johnson; and the first and second Scripture Lessons read by. Rev. Montrose W. Nornton, of Philadelphia, and Bishop W. H. Heard, respectively. Following the reading by Bishop Charles S. Smith of an account of the life and services of the deceased prelate and the singing of "Lead Kindly Light" by Rev. Reverdy C. Ransom, of New York, Bishop Evans Tyre delivered; the eulogy. Rev. B. F. Watson, secretary of Church Extension, sang a solo and Bishops H. B. Parks, C. T. Shaffer and Levi J. Coppin delivered brief eulogistic remarks. The Glee Club of Morris Brown College, of which school the dead bishop was founder, sang the closing hymn. Bishops H. M. Turner, J. S. Flipper and W. B. Derrick were among those who had seats on the altar. The remains were placed in a private vault in Oakland Cemetery, and will be interred later. Among those sending letters and telegrams of condolence were the Baltimore A. M. E. inisters' Meeting, Delaware Williams, of Baltimore; Dr. Booker T. Washington, President W. S. Scarborough, of Wilberforce University; Dr. J. E. Shepard and Messrs. Spalding, Merrick and Moore, all of Durham, N. C.; Rev.s J. A. Lindsay and John H. Grant, both of Memphis, Tenn.; the Columbus, Ga., Ministerial Meeting and the New Jersey and Philadelphia Conferences. The floral offering were numerous and handsome. Those sending them included: Rev. A. L. Gaines and family, of Baltimore; the wife and daughter of the deceased prelate; Rev. aand Mrs. John Hurst, of Washington, D. C.; the officials of the Atlanta, National Bank, President and Mrs. W. S. Scarborough Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Matthews and Morris Brown College. The honorary pallbearers were: Rev. Bruce Williams, N.B. Sterett, Charles H. Murray, Catonsville, Md. R. H. W. Leak, George H. Shaffer, T. N. M. Smith, Savannah, Ga.; J. A. Hadley, T. H. Jackson, W. B. Johnson, R. B. Brooks, and A. N. Ward, Charles Banks, of Mound Bayou, Miss.; D. B. Allen, James L. Curtis, New York; Dr. Marcus F. Wheatland, Newport, R. I.; and A. St. George Richardson. The active pallbearers were: Revs. J. L. H. Watkins, H. H. Cooper, M. W. Thornton, M. W. Thornton, H. Y. Arnett, M. C. Brooks, all of the Philadelphia Conference; A. R. Cooper, R.C. Ransom, both of the New York Conference; William H. Thomas, T. M. Henderson, A. L. Continued on Page DISCRIMINATION IS ON THE INCREASE Author of "Half a Man" Says Conditions Will Soon Become Worse OLD ABOLITION SENTIMENT BEING LOST The Best Negroes Do Not Come In Contact With The White People New York, Jan. 18—That the discriminations now being practiced against the Negro will be the cause of the race losing its light-heartedness and supposed acquiescence in conditions and become embittered is the fear expressed by Miss Mary W. Ovington, of this city, a white woman who is active in the work of the Association for the Advancement of the Negro. Miss Ovington, who is the author of "Half a Man," a book dealing with the unequal conditions that the Negro undergoes in Greater New York, states her views as follows: "Segregation and discrimination are generally growing throughout the country, and unless some contrary force can be set in motion I think that the conditions will become worse rather than better. The whole force of the old abolition sentiment is being lost and the feeling of friendliness between the races in the South has disappeared largely for the young people of this generation. "Thomas Nelson Page bewails the disappearance of the familiar Negro whose pleasant characteristics he described so well in his stories. I don't think this type of Negro has disappeared. My idea is that the best of the Negroes whom Mr. Page has in mind no longer serve the white race. "The same lovable, effective types exist today; but they are serving their own race as doctors, lawyers, small storekeepers and in other ways, and they seldom come in contact with the white people. Discrimination Is Increasing. "This discrimination is a growing thing, and it is of two kinds. The most widespread is that which springs from public sentiment and racial antipathy, and throughout the South the existence of 'Jim Crow' laws and the general disfranchisement clauses give of course, a legal basis or discrimination. "We are employing counsel throughout the country, where discrimination is practiced, in the effort to fight the wrong. We work through the local friends of our association and employ local counsel This work is largely for the class of wrongs for which there is no legal basis "In New York for example a Negro driver was pursued by a gang of hoodlums. A policeman came up when the man had been cornered and without investigation, shot the Negro instead of protecting him. His excuse was that the Negro had an ax in his hand "The enmity against the driver was caused by the fact that he had succeeded a white man at that particular job. The Coatesville Case. "We are making an investigation at Coatsville, Pa, where a peculiar lynching occurred last autumn, and generally we are endeavoring to investigate that phase of A. B. lawlessness which results in such expressions. "The hope of the situation rests in the fact that with the changing economic situation, there will be an economic solidarity between labor groups and the hostility to the Nergo will disappear as the need of his cooperation is felt. "This was illustrated in the coal miner's strike at Birmingham, Ala. when the Negro unions and the white local stood side by side and when the employers used race prejudice to fight the strike." Dr. Shepard Ordained. Durham, N. C.. Jan. 17.—Dr. James E. Shepard, founder and president of the National Religious Training School,' was ordained to the ministry Sunday before last. The ceremony took place at the White Rock Baptist Church, of which his recently deceased father was long the pastor. Tuskgeee, Ala., Jan. 18.—The trustees of Tuskgeege institute will shortly begin a campaign to raise $300,000 to be applied to the endowment fund of $3,000,000 that is needed to carry on the work at the famous school. Tuskgeege is said to have a larger endowment than the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. Will Rebuild Church Louisville, Ky., Jan. 18—Plans are under way for the rebuilding of the Episcopal Church of Our Merciful Savior, which was damaged in a $80,000 fire a fortnight ago. The fire, which destroyed all but the walls of the building, was supposed to have been caused by a defective flue. The damage is partially covered by insurance. Only a few months ago Andrew Carnegie gave $1,000 for an organ for the church. Rev. Leroy Ferguson is rector of the church. Y.M.C.A. Workers Banquetted. Chicago, Ill., Jan1. 8—The workers in the campaign for the new building that will soon be erected for the colored Y. M. C. A. attended a banquet of men interested in the work Tuesday night. Addresses were delivered by International Secretary J: E. Moorland and others, after which the officers of the association were installed. Walker Theatre Closed Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 17—The Walker Theater, which opened here auspiciously a week or so ago, closed after running just four nights. The theater was owned by whites and managed by Earl Walker, and a number of those on the bill left minus their salaries, it is BUSY PEOPLE AT TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE Visiting Different Institutions In Order To Be The Educatedest Man In The World. THE COLONEL IS IN FAR OFF FLORIDA. Meets A Young Man From Baltimore And Will Tell You About Him Next Week. Jacksonville, Fla.—Colonel is in far off Florida, and if you have any mail for him send it to the Florida Baptist College, Jacksonville, Fla. He is down here getting on a little more education. I have certainly been tyring to get on some education since I wrote you last and if I keep on at this rate I will be one of the most educatedest men in all the world. I was much pained last Sunday when word reached me way down here that Bishop Gaines is no more. He has been called to his long eternal rest. One by one we are called from this world. I do not understand either life or death, and I am not going to try it any more. I have asked my private secretary, and I have asked others, but they could not tell me. Bishop Gaines was a good man. He was a help to his race, and to his country, but like other good men as well as the nad men, he had the debt to pay, and it is hard to tell who of us will be called next. He had no doubt made many plans for this year, and in addition to this he had his plans made for general conference, yet before Bishop Henry McNeal Turner could sound the gavel calling the general conference to order Bishop Gaines was called before his God. He will not be in Kansas City, but I trust that all the good things he had laid down for his church will be carried out by those who are left behind. Delegates have been elected, but no man has any promise that he will be there. In the opening of this letter I told you that I had been seeking some education, and I think that I have accomplished a little, because I have been to Tuskegee Institution, and I never go there that I do not get some education, and I am always the wiser for having gone to the city. Upon leaving Columbus, Ga, I found my way to Opelika, en route to Tuskegee. Now about Opelika. When I reached there I found that the iron horse was just two hours late, so I had nothing to do but to wait, hence I went up to the drug store, and one of the clerks met me as if he wanted to wait on me. I looked him in the face and asked: "Is you Dr. Darden?" "No sir," came the response, "I am only a clerk here, but the doctor is here, busy." "I want to borrow $1.35 to go to Tuskegee Institute where I am going to preach, and I will send it back when I get a collection, from that place." The young man told me that he did not have that much himself, but I could speak to the doctor. Well Dr. J. W. Darden came out and I made my wants known to him, and he took hold of my hands, and said I looked alright, and there was a tall white man in the store, who said boys, let us make it up for him, and he planked down a quarter. Dr. Darden planked down a half dollar, then another quarter, and then followed nickles and FRONT RANK FOR _— CAPABLE MEN Foom For Deserving Young Min- | ites In AM. E Church, THE WAY TO- INSURE SUCCESS } Atlantic City, N. J.—The young men Im, the African. Methodist Episcopal Icnurch to a marked degree have set ighe impress of. thelr personality on fhe remarkable work ‘of that denonti- mation: One among this element is a young man who bus come into close ‘relationship with many great move- ‘ments for the conservation of the best interest of the race. He has become Hinfinentia! in the denomination and is pi:proenraor of what may be expected rom the younger men. This story fells of a character which has the kind lor initiative that causes: one to build ‘stronger -by adhering’ to the rules hehich Insure progress. \ qere is an appreciible tendency on he part of melders of sentiment in he A. M. KE: church to allow young men who can make thelr-way by hard hwork to positions of great trast 9 lehance to use their talent. . Because of ‘this peculiar ability to clevate himselt fe the position of chore boy on a farm, cheerfully toiling in a brickyard, |making a clean record for himself as oachman. wiiter in hotels and on din- ling cars, the Rev, Dr. 1. V. Anderson ig much admired. | The story of w strngele to support a jother and slater on a farm after the facatn of his futher Is strikingly exem- Nifled tn the enrly struggles of the free. Mr. Anderson, Having parents ‘who endowed him with a:strong Chris- [an character, he had a righteous am- Ibttion and. entered Wilberforce univer- lefty in 1889. He was converted at {this noted Institution and completed ‘with honor the college and theological ‘courses of the university and then re- + ot ESE Fe OF a a ee ee ox eX B ee ee ee fe >. % a 8 ee 8B Re we a . ro Cae ‘REV. DR. &. P, ANDERSON. ‘turned to his native state and spent lave sticcessful’ years as pastor of the ‘eburch at Morristown, N. J. {He gradually ‘became one of the strongest characters In the New Jersey conference and was sent to bis pres: lent charge, St. James’ A. M. E. church, this city. This is the largest ehurch jm the conference and. stands among ‘the leading. churches in the conuection, (His executive ability was tested by jmany barriers in this field. The cburclt had obligations to the amount of $28- 000. He did’ not fail to accept the ure ‘Quous task und hus adjusted the af- fairs of the church so that it mects all ‘of its obligations. k His training has eminently fitted bim for such service as the church needs. He has been confereuce secretary for ‘ix years.” His church Jed the general ‘conference in dolJar money, breaking ‘the record by raising $55 more than bis tpredecessor. He represented bis con- erence at the general. conference nt Norfolk, Va. and will again represent ithe same at the quadrennfat confer- ence next May in Kausas City, Mo. (For four years he was grand chancel- Hor of the Kuights of Pythins. of New Jersey. during which be doubled the ‘membership. ‘As a preacher, pastor and scholar he ‘exhibits. remarkable ability. and sev- eral persons. high in the councils of the ichurcb, witb’ numerous others in wost fall sections of the. country. have. upon various occasions bighly complimented ihim. His friends suy that for a nom- ber of years he bas had aspirations in ‘the direction of the missiouary secre- taryship. baving made a special study lof: the work. Through his mauy leriends, after a conference with the heading spirits of the church, be decid ‘ed to allow his name to be used-us a feandidate for that office. \ Other induential meinbers of his con. ‘gereiice say this'is the young man thes ‘want; not because he ecmes from. any {particular section, but because be f gifted” and worthy of advancement “lHe was a poor boy, but be bus worked {nis ‘way through colleze from the wos! hamble, rank, ‘plucked: a branch from “the tree of ‘persistence and wrote his Iname:bigh' iu the temples of the Lord inne New’ “Jersey conférence... has’ os ‘him for. the -position,.of secre AGaiy’ of thissions, and, Judgins'from:th stattltude ofiothier conferences. over, the Seountry.he*will-surely be élected. ©: IN THE BUSINESS WORLD. Capable Afro-Americans Who “re ol ‘ting Resulte From Their’ Efforts. Sterling Lambert is an enterprising business maa of Youkers, N. X.. who conducts the oldest, test appointed and most successful emr'age ment agepey in the Tertce City au caters only to the most excinsive futullies in the city and the county of Westchester. In ad- Aition to this wusiness, he deals in real estate: buying and exchangivg proper- ty.. He bas thus mae it possible for colored people to secure more sanitary and comfortuble humes in Yonkers. S. A. Bennett, a graduate of Yale and Yonkers’ only colored lawyer. is asso- ciated with Mr. Lambert {nan advisory cayacity and looks after the law end of the real estate business, Mr. Ben- nett Is a good speaker und’ careful and yery painstaking lawyer and fs growing in favor In the courts of the city and county. Mr, Lambert's wife fs an example of womanly industry and enterprise. She is sn’ excellent modiste nnd conducts an evtablishment on Woodworth avenue, which is second to none. : ‘At the recent’ exposition held in the armory in Yonkers to show tbe prog- ress of America In the industrial and mechanical arts, etc. Mrs. Lambert ex- hibited several gowns designed and fashioned with her own hands, which dronght her wnstinted praise from fash- fonable folk, who “bad uo idea,” as many of them frankly admit, that col- cored women were so artistic. ~ But these good ladies. had not read John Boyle O'Reilly's splendid tribute to the artistic genlus of our coloored women. Tle sald, "The colored woman bas the best strtistic eye for color of all the women in America.” ‘The Tam- derts live in their own: pretty home at 48 Woodworth avenue. ‘They are both active members of Messiah Baptist church and lend a hand to every rrorthy cause and evers worthy: indl- vidual having a ehtim apon thelir gen- erous bounty. Mr. Lambert is a prom- “nent member of the Knights of Pyth- jas: and of several local organizations around Yonkers. RELIGIOUS CONTROVERSY .. IN CITY OF CINCINNATI. Caused by Effort to Draw Color Line at Missionary Exposition, Cincinnati—The controversy as to Phetber the colored people of this elty Bre fo Lé allowed representation at the “world in Cincinnati” missionary ex- position proposed te be held in this city, ext spring 1s assuining Wide propor- tlons. ‘The attempt to bar the chureties of Afro-Americaus bas aroused the Rey. G. RK, Robbins to righteous indig- pation. satan »in an dpen letter the Rev. Mr. Rob- Bins says concerning the matter: Lam so constituted by prc, natural and spiritual, by the blood st my: honored ‘parents and the blood of my adorable Re- Seamer that it Is utterly impossible for fme not to take the prt of the despised or Fescoted or slighted or purposely” hindered dnd hurt. Tam porsuaded that a great n- justice Is being inflicted! upon the colored Tainisters and. the members of thelr Grurehes in this city by the ation of the Stewards’ coinmittee of the “world in Cin Cinnatl” in not alloying. them some itt fart in the proposed exposition to be held Inour city In the early’ spring: ‘yo me it scems, 8 it must to every caretul and candid thinker and especially Ghristian, that it Is the height of folly Gnd the quintessence of absurdity, a sin ‘and a shume for a movement which ad- vertises Itself to show what Christianity has done throughout the world by exhibi- tons and thentrlenl and. operatic. presen- tations to Teave out what the colored peo- Sie have. accomplished In. the south and Phat has bee undertaken by different Genominations. In Africa. It is, pelt ev Gene that such a movement Is dancerous {Sine cause of Christianity and. wit do more to hinder the work of missions, home and forelgn, than can be concelved by the human mind. If this is allowed surely {n fidels will scorn, demons laugh and angels and saints weep bitter tears. Would it not be perfectly possible, with: out giving offense to any one, even those Teast Itking anil loving the colored people to have all churches invited and then 1 erranged a8 not to offend the most sens tive in any and all churches? ‘There are now some 12,000,00 colored people in the south tgainst 400.000 at the Glove of the civil war. Are these not to evangelized? Whero in. America. is there f larger und more important misslonars field? Ts {t not the hone of every*prophet that these may be evangellzed and educated and. thousands of them sent across th raters of the sea 10 evangelize the dark continent? Is It possible that after hun: dreds of thousands. of tho boys: in blue met the boys in gray and baptized the virgin soll of the fair gouthland with thel blood for the liberation of the black slaves that they might have elvil iWberty we her in the Queen city of the West shall cate! the Negroes and shackle them and: forbl them the religious liberty%o have a littl booth in some nook of corner of Must hall to show some of the great thing God has done for them? Great God forbid! Ministers, laymen citizens, Christians, Protestants, Catho es, Jews, stand up. and suy, “No; thi: ‘must not be so!" Otherwige we shull bi Tory guilty” before man dnd. ‘God. | No only. will the elty. be dishonored and th work of the churches retarded, but a set back will-be'given to the work of world wide evangelization, May no man gota Inovements ever be allowed to hinder th divine kingdom movements of hastening tho time. then all the kingdoms of. thi World shall become the kingdoms of Jesu ere . ‘Sweitzer Camp Installs New Officers, ‘The most interestins event of a pa- triotic nature in Pitsburgh the sec- ond week in January was the instal- lntion of the newly elected officers: of the General J. B. Sweitzer camp. No. 98, Sons of Veterans, which was beld on Friday eveniny, Tan, 12, The off cers are as follows: ‘Commander. A. S. Corbin: seaior viee eormander. W. S, Walls: junior vice commander. T W. Cuff: patriotic instructor, RW. Jenkins; cbaplain,: W:.L. Lewis: sec retary, James E. Howard: treasurer. ©, As. Neshitt: color :sergeint, .G.'B Nos; guide, P. B: Pulpress:: {aside guard, Alfred Bradford; outside guard, Re EE Wak ON son a ee “ary ~ SA RI WE ve4 \ ‘THE AFRO-AMERICAN-LEDGER. —— PLANS COMPLETE ~-——i‘(it~C:” FOR REGIMENT|P The =f oe * Deaclock * Roster With Hames of 980 : i a Men Sent dD Governor Dik, “She seems 80 Iittle to be sent to ee school,” said Mrs. etre ae yearningly at her LIST OF STAFF OFFIGERS.|i,° scm. ‘iecinucing, wits aren — earnestness and sternness, her jJarge New York Equity Congress After Leng Ee ee oa: San tant wal ‘and Persistent Effort Succeeds In| Richmond, easily. “What. difference Forming Provisional Regiment of| does it make whether she goes this Colored Men For State National} year or not?” . Guard—Colonel Fillmore’s Record. “Well, I don't want her to be be hind the children of her own age,” By CLEVELAND G. ALLEN. ‘said Mrs, Richmond, hesitatingly. “But New York.—All plans have been .com- pleted for the formation of the first pro- visional resiment of colored’ men, the muster roll of which has been ‘sent to Governor Jolin A. Dix for his offictal signature. The regiment is composed of ablebodied men from the boroughs of Greater New York. Colonel Charles: W. Fillmore, who Is an experienced army man, has been chosen to head the new regiment. Many of the men in the orgunizatlon are those who saw service in the Spunish-American. war. Altogether there are 980 men. There are twelve companies, with sixty men to the company, and x reg!- mental staff that rellects credit upoo oe er ee RR Sp Sere Ge 2 ee ee oe La es ee fo ee ES is po ve 4 Resi um ite, ed a i Le Ne * ee > a ooLONED CHARLES W. FILLMORE. ‘the men of whom it is composed, The regimental staff is made up as fol- lows: Colonel, Charles W. Willmore: Hieutenant volouel, J. Frauk Wheaton; ‘major und Surgedn, Gustavus Hentier’ gon; vaptain aud. adjutant, J. Albert Jason; captuin pind assistant surgeon, Engene P. Koberts: captain and quar- termaster, Paul H. Bray; captain and commissury. James C, Thomas; “cap: tain and inspector of rille practice. Virgil’ Hf. Parks: captain and signal officer, Lee..\. Pollard; captain and ‘ordnance ollicer, W. TK. Richard- son; captain, and chaplain, Price 8. ‘James. Nonconimissioned: Officers —Serseant | major, Herbert KE. Gee; chief trumpeter, Richard ©, Wendel; quartermaster set- -geant, Jaseph Watts; commissary ser- geant, Major Hart: senior color ser- geant, Alfred Frye; junior color ser- geaut, Herbert Payne. Band.—Chiet musician, Edward“: horapson: principal musician, Robert -F, Donge; drum major, Moses Mimms: ‘sergenuts, Joseph Yearde, Antonio Ri yer, Suna Gilmore. Fred Coxeito:-¢or ‘pornis, Frank Woodson, Major Jack: gon, Alfred T. Downs, Joseph Mahood Numa A. G. Adams, John Burraighs, Henry H. Austin, Clyde 1. Carter. Privates—James: A. Allen, ‘Chiitles Brooks, Benjamin Colbert, Arthur ‘H. Jackson, Jerome D. Jones, «James, W, Lee, George Nelson, Willinm ‘Riley George H. Sharpe, George M. Sthith Henry Simmons, William. A.‘Séott, Wil Mam B, ‘Latex, Willinny 1. Wiggins. First Buttallon, Staif.—Major, H. Ber: man Blount: first liettténdiit and adjw tant, Rudolph It. James;'6rst lieutenant and quartermaster, Robert T. Brown: first lentenant and commissary. An | thons B. DeComathiere: first, Houten ant aud assistant surgeon, Allen B Graves. NoncommissionedStaf—Sergeant ma jor, Harold E, Jenkins; quartermaste sergentt, Charles Harris; commissars sergeaut, John Lee. | Colorrel Charles W. Fillmore is on of the. most promirient men of the rac in. military and political circles. He has had a iong and brilliant record a: a solilier and army’otficer. He know: the soldier life from the ranks up.. Hi military life legan at he-age of ten when be was marker in the Duquesni Blues of the Ohio national guard, i which capacity be served five years He ‘served as private and sergeant {1 j the Busbnell guards. of the Ninth bat talion ‘infantry aud was also commis sioned Heutenant of the Springfield ca @ets: In February, 1897. he was com missiored mijor of the Ninth. battalte infantry. Obi national guard. a whit regiment: Colonel Fillmore is the on man.of the race who has beev so:bon ‘ered by nu white resinient. * >” Lec cath vent de waheettach etd st eepriaamace eee tahoe The Wilson ballot law. whieh has been in vogue in eleven counties of Maryland, has-been repealed dy- the honse of delegates at Avnapolis and 2 subétitute.enacted In its stead. Each mesure, however: was born to prevent colored men trum exercising their right ‘to vote. “It {s'sald that the Republicans Jn the house bitterly. opposed the’ sub- -@titute'on the ground that it was just ‘ag inldliitous‘as:the: Wilson law... “The Deaclock “She seems 80 little to be sent to fehool.” sald Mrs. Richmond, looking yeerningly at her diminutive daugh- ter, who was seated in a corner. of the living room, diectplining,” with .great earnestness and sternness, her large familly of dolls. “{ wouldn't send her, then,” sald Richmond, easily. “What. difference does it make whother she goes thie year or not?” . “Well, I don't want her to be be- hind the children of ber own age,” sald Mra, Richmond, hesitatingly. “But she's such-a tiny thing! I feel as it st would be deliberately giving my. baby, over to the hands of the destroyer.” “You might teach her at home,” ventnred Richmond. His wite’s faco brightened. "So 1 might,” she returned, “and T do be’ Meve I will.” Then sbe looked dubious for & moment, “But I don't know what to tench her.” “Teach her hor letters," sald Rich- ‘mond, “That was good enough for you and me, and I've heard lots of people complain: that their children didn't know thie alphabet.” “T believe. I'll try,” sald Mrs. Rich+ mond. Accordingly the next morning she cornered her ewe lamb In the aur ery. “Now, Frances, darling,” she sald, with the carefully assumed veneer of buoyancy in. which she had ‘seen Kindergartners and-otber guardians of the infant intelligence enwrap them: selves as with a garment, “you and f are going to have a dear little school rigbt here In the nursery.” “[ would rather,” remarked the-pros- pective pupil reflectively, “have a big apple and 2 piece of candy.” “Well, may be we'll have those, tao,” ‘agreed the “embryotic instructress, “put not until after we've bed our lesson." * What's lesson?” inquired the pupil. “It's—tet's see. It's to teach you your letters, so. you can read lovely atorles out of books.” Frances pondered this for a mo: ment. “But I'd rather have you read ‘Yom to m6,” sald said, after proper Feflection. “But you can't always bave me to do that, dear," said Mrs.- Richmond firmly. She drew Frances into her lap and opened the book with which she had decided to begin the fray. “All the little:-girls, Jearn:.to.. read and mother would be. terribly ashamed tf her litle girl didn't. Now, look at this funny letter with the two legs and the piece across the middle Ike a queer little Indder. What do you think that letter 1s?” “[. never saw It before,” said Fran- ces, “so { guess I don't cate about its name.” “Well, that letter is Hamed A,” watd Mrs, Richmond. “Now, bere’s ‘one with two funny Iittle fat ballocns stuck on a stick. The Tiame of ‘that ‘one 1s B.” “fg it?" Frances inquiréd ‘with per- functory politness. “I ‘guess I don’t lke to read very Well,” sie ‘explained courteously, as ‘sne made a tentative effort to get down ‘ftom ‘her mother's lap. “But you'll have 'to ‘learn, dearle,” ‘iald Mrs, Richmond ‘patiently. “Now, tell mother ‘what this letter with the wo legs 13." ‘lances ‘put » fat forefinger on the ‘etter. “we'll call that B,” she sald sweet- Ip, “Now, can I go, muvver?" “No, JamBkin,” sald ber mother firmly. “That's A. See how funny tt looks with. the two slanting legs and the Ittle piece between them. Now, what's Its name?" Frances heaved a deep sigh. “I guess we'll call St B,” she safd, witb gentle firmness, “But {t's A, precious,” Ineisted bet mother. “fg st?" inquired Frances. “I think Til call tt B." “Now, Frances,” sald her’ mother sternly, “you know that letter 1s A and you must say it” ‘There was no.reply. Frances was observing a apartow shaking ttselt ot the window ledge. “Frances.” her mother safd, “tell mother what ‘that letter {t.” “Ob, mother,” Frances cried joyous ty, “did you see that sparrow pickin his tooth with Sts feather?" Mrs, Richmond-set her small daugh ter down on the floor, “Now, Fran ces,” she sald, “tell me the name o that letter or I'll pit you to: bed.” Frances fooked wp at the cetling and crossed her fat hands on her iit tle stomach. “We'll call ft B,” sh sald finally. wet an bour later Mra: Richmont Half an bour later Mrs, Richmond went tuto. Frances’ little room. A sweetly smiling face looked up at her from the bed.” “Baby,” she pleaded, “pléase’ do as mother wants you to: Mother hates to punish her baby.’ Tell me the right name of this letter.” : ‘She drew-out the book and laid -her finger on, the much discussed Jetter ‘There. was a bresthtess pause, “Well, muvver,” sald. bored voice deliberately, “may' {t's an“A for you put. tequess Pi-call it°B. “think I'l have to send’ Fratices te school after: all,” admitted Mrs, Rich mond to Frances’ father that evening after ‘dinner...“I'm.afrald my methoc of imparting’ instruction “{s not sut ficiently modern." |...” lll wr eos Phone; Wolfe:1958 Always Open Male Attendants” ff otme\ © Female Attendants Polite Service | a iy Good Quality - H Square Deal WERE) Honost Prices — XN y eet e 8 4 i . ts HARRY A. VODERY .-Baltimore’s Popular Funeral Director.. Main Office and Establishment: 1725 ORLEANS STREET We solicit your friendship and patronage. We'assure you polite and up-to- ‘date service. 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Altiwork done by Small A Payments. ; ——EASY TERMS——- f EXAMINATION FREE | 118 W. LEXINGTON St. ; 1B : 7 . | a , | | ‘ | | | ee a : b OO Nee rntes 8 Bae CBee publie schools there, attended How- ard Univeksjty three’ years, and teonard Medieal College of Shaw University, Raleigh N. C._ four years, from which college he"grad- uated aind passed the Virginia Med- ical Board examination making an average of 92. Dr. Blaney is a faithful. and devout’ member of Enon Baptist Church of which Rev, Dr. Jones Watkins is pastor, and we wish him great success in his practice tor the health and welfare - of the people‘as such energetic young men as Dr. Balney. deserve great credit and should be highly esteem- ed by the community at large. Dr. Balney was presented with a handsome surgical: outfit and. a purse of $10.00 from Mr. C. M. Faulkner, of the firm of Bernheim- er Brothers, ,at' which store some years.ago, Dr. Blaney rendered ef- cient service as a porter. Among some of the other valuables received was a handsome gold watch from his brother-in-law, G. W. Strother, 2826 Fox street. -Bishop‘ Coppin At Payne Memorial A. M. E.. Church Bishop Levi J.%Coppin] filled the pulpit‘at the morning service at Payne Memorial A, M. & Church last Siinday morning.@ He spoke feelingly of the death of Bishop: Wesley J. Gaines, who preceded him as supreintendent of the work inthe Second. Episcopal” district. He Jeft that afternoon for Atlanta, where the funreal services of the de- » ceased prelaté were held, =. . Adopted Resolutions. ‘The Baltimore'A. M. BE. Preach- -ers’ Meeting, at a.special meeting Monday, adopted’resolutions extoll- ing the life and services of Bishop ~ Gaines: 2 /- 2 eae Re ani Seis BP ahead nr Ott ao Co Oe esa Beare iy ee ee Rae see ea a aes: a ro Pe ee ee ee se ae ar © Re ate Gs ream FNS Oe ee iar meer emote NS (ice Rest a ae meee rete ee Gos ame AR Tee pees tee Co Ee EERE RPT tee : ® “IOHN W. RICH President of the Borrd of Directors of Provident Hospi al ATHLETICS FOR —ILORED BON A meeting in the interest of ¢ swimming pool, a gymnasium and a recreation hall on the lot in the rear of the public baths, 1016-22 Argyle avenue, was held Monday night at the baths. Mr. ‘I. M. Beadenkpf, superin- tendent of public baths, spoke heartily:in favor of the project, but said that $8,000 was needed to carry the project. into execution. ‘This money, he said, should be raised by popular subscription, an¢ he pledged the support of the Pub- lie Bath Commisison in helping to ‘maintain the same. - Dr. William Burdick, director of the work of the Public Athletic League, declared himself in favor of the project, and mentioned the work that the league is assisting in maintaining at Commonweatlh Halt for the young men and women of the race. Miss Mary Sturat, of the Children’s Playground Asocia: tion, also spoke enthusiastically _o! the contemplated work. Dr. Ed: ward J, Wheatley and Rev. W.A.C. Hughes also uregd the great need of the proposed accomodations, after which Mr. W. A. Giles, director of physical training at the Colored High School, indorsed the project as one of great value in the mora and physical developement of the young men and women of the race. Councilman Harry S, Cumming: expressed doubt if the colored peo: ple of the city could raise the: en- tire amount needed, after which Mr. Jospeh L. Myers, superinten: dent of the baths, spoke of the growth of patrons of the bath house during the past six years, and de clared that the race appreciated, as shown by 34,000 patrons last year, the fact that the city maintained wood bathing facilities. Following the speechmaking ar organization was perfected with Dr. Edward J. Wheatley as presi: dent'and Mr. W, A. Gilesas secre- tary. A public:meeting. will be held ir the’ near future to awaken wide spread interest in the projeet. A PRETTY WEDDING. On Sunday evening, Jan. -14th, 1912, Mr. John W. Bailey and Miss Mattie Neville were the principles in a’gvery pretty home wedding, which took palee at. the home of the bride’s mother, Mrs. Matilda Neville, 1624 Mullikin street. ‘The bride was beautifully dressed in white with veil and orange blos- soms, Mr. Frank Jones was. best man and Miss Elnora Hobbs was bride’s maid. The wedding cere mony was performed by Rev. A, Manship Molock. The bride’s mother gave her away. Among the invited guests present were Mrs. Hattie Koss, the groom's mother, Miss Ella Horsey, Mrs. El- nora Smith, Mr. James Johnson, Mr. and Mrs.’ Toney Smith, Mrs. Vina Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery, Miss Gertrude Neville, sister of the bride, Mr. John Neville, brother of the bride, Mrs. C. B. Molock, and uthers. § he newly married couple will re- side at 1741 Ashland avenue. A re- ception followed thefceremony. THE AFRO-AMERICAN: LEDGER eo eagles a ea here Bo ee ee ieee ee E oe ee ae Fe > £ £ pee ere cee ae By, Sees) Ss | Pee oe aes DR. E. J. WHEATLEY ATREATZIOMHE w_ NENGPAPER BOYS Over 50 of the boys ;and girls who handle the Afro-American Led- ger in various parts of the city as. sembled at the rooms of the Colored Young Women's Christian Associa- tion Monday afternoon, when priz- es were awarded the four paper hustlers who stood. highest in the campaign for an increase of 2,00¢ in the local cireulation of the pa- ‘per. ~ Rev. Dr. G. F. Bragg, who ha jliad considerableexperience as 2 newspaper writer, told of the suc- cess of J. C. Minkins, editor of the Rhode Island Examiner, at Provi- dence, who as probably held more positions of responsibility on daily newspapers than any other colored man in the country. Mr. Minkins, he said, was an example of the val. ue of perseverance, and he gave an outline of his early life in Norfolk, Va., until the appointment as the city editor of one of the largest daily. papers in Providenee.. K. I. He told:the young: merchants- that if they persevered as agents that astill more successful future await- ed them further on. . Rev, Edward Williams advised the agents to boom the Afro-Amer- ican Ledger as the best paper of it kind, and to never tire of their efforts to increase’ their sales. Mr. John H. Murphy, manager of the Afro-American Ledger, told the agents that the Afro-American Ledger Fgreatly appreciated their efforts and that they would be en- couraged in their endeavors to in- crease their weekly sales. Isaac Bannister was awarded the first prize—a $5) gold piece—for -having made the largest increase in his weekly sales, 300. The other ‘winners were: ‘second prize, $8, James Carter; third prize, $2, Mil- ton Jones, and fourth prize, $1 Le- ‘roy Taylor. __ All of the Afro’s boosters “were then given as much ice cream, cake ‘and fruit as they could eat after which they were the guests of the management of Daly’s Theater at a performance of vaudville and ‘mov- ing pictures. As they wended their way homeward many of the boys and girlstwere heard to say that they intended to enter the next circulation boosting contest. ,2iga if <a oe “oe Ser by ae Sak ae : i aoe gee SOME MISTAKES IN POULTRY ‘Tes Many Beginners Start on Too Large’ Scale—Most, Common En ror Is “Learning Too Fast.” It is well for the beginner to adopt the advice of men who are veterans in the service, in order that they may avoid many of the stumbling blocks, says the Poultry Journal. Too many novices start on too large a yale. They are not content to begin at the bottom round of the ladder and gradually climb to the top. That is: too slow for them. If blessed. with suffictent capital they are pretty eure to start on a large scale. ‘Without experience, fe it any wonder that they do not succeed?" But this fs not the only cause of failure with the beginner. The oth- ers might briefly be stated as hav. ing too much land; buildings too scat- tered, entailing too much unnecessary labor; the breed or breeds selected not being suitable for the purpose Intended; house not built upon the sanitary plan; too much chang Ing of the bill of fare; unmindful of small details; harboring too much un: profitable stock; carelessness in car ing for ailing birds; relying toc much on hired help, and learning toc fast. It in a waste of money.to buy tod much land. From 8 to 10-acres is. sut ficlent for the largest kind of plant A general mistake is the continua’ changing of the bill of fare, There should be one system of feeding and that regularly’ followed. The bill ot fare should contain the greatest va riety~posslble, but the system should not be changed. New articles of food should not be given to the exclusion of others until the fowls bave had s chance to become: acquainted with them. All additions or changes should be gradually made, If the fowls are ‘dolng well on what they are getting, no change should be made at all. = Probably the most ecqmmon error {s “learning too fast.” It 18 a note worthy fact that, as a rule, by the close of the first year the beginner forms the opinion that be knows it all. Thirty years spent: {n the pout: try yard hes taugbt the writer that lie has much~yet te learn. There {s always something new turning up. ‘The wise man reads, studies, prac tices and Investigates, thus dally add ing to his store of knowledge. SUCCESS IN TURKEY -RAISING ‘jnadvieable: for One to. Attempt ‘te Rear Large Fowls Unless: Abund: ance of Space Available. It fs inadvisabie for any one to at- tempt turkey rearing unless they have abundance of space, for these birds, Sen Ee ia | Na, ck ris Wee LEE SOREN shan Ss COR Gebbier-and: Hen: more perhaps than any. other dent. zens of the poultry yard, are unable to bear confinement. Sundry attempte have been made to rear them in iim: ited’ runs, but. as yet the effort haa not met with suceess, Those who are favored with space will find turkey rearing profitable, provided that they can secure attention being given to the birds. ‘COMBATING LICE IN CHICKS Small Quantity of Olive Oil Rubbed ‘on Fowl's Head WIII Prove Quite Effectual. If fowls are healthy, the premises Kept clean, and a dust bath or ashes provided, Hee rarely get the upper hand, st being through the brood hens, transmitting them to the chick ens, that most harm ensues. A ben with many or few Ice on ber when sitting transmifts: them to the chick ens immediately they are hatched. They are to be found stationary on the chicken's head, above the beat and eyes, and in a few days when they get more plentiful, are to be found behind and on top of head and throat A. simple and effective treatment adopted by the. government station in New South Wales ts to place a small quantity of olive ofi In a saucer, and the day after hatching dtp the finger in the oil and thoroughly rub it Into the fluff of the chicken's bead. and no: der the throat. This will Kill. the tice if present and if repeated’ the second or third day there’ will be little fear of any escaping. When a week or ten days old the chickens should be ex amined again and if apy of the vermin are found at this age.a little kerosene can be added to the olive oll, {t ta best’ to annoint all chickens with the oft {nimediately after they are hatched, such belng a sure’ preventive ‘of the scourge. Care of Poultry Runs. Plowing-end liming the poultry runs parffies the soll. Sart ge .T.G. 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Terms 50 Cents a Month ‘The Class in Embroidery will begin November 8th, under the direction of Mrs, Kate Brown Instructors—Mias Emma Bright Miss Elvira Molson Miss . L. Murphy I LEAD—OT HERS FOLLOW [carry a full Line of Colored Hu- man Hair Goods ombings made in puile and braids Madame J. CREDITT’S Hair Dressing, Face Massage and Manicuring Parlors 1129 vraid His! Avenue cE en Friendly Advice. “We surprised all our friends by get- ting maried.” “Good enough. Now surprise ‘em by staying married."—Kansas City: Jour eal, High, But Not. Too High. “I suppose. you wouldn't belleve,” sald the manager, .“that. it cost me $25,000 to ralse the , curtain’ of ‘this show?" “Y do,"~ replied . the erities “I'm surprised tbat they: let you ‘du {t even-for that:price”=. - . 2. TO THE LADIES The Ladies are for “Hairdresser to Society” FIRST; LAST and ALL THE,TIME EXPERT MASSAGING AND MANICURING 831 DRUID HILL AVE. . OLIVER J. CAULK 2143 Druid Hill Avenue. I have also secused the well-stocked paper hanging establishment of Mr. Samuel Proctor of Best Baltimore, and am prepared to paper your home with the latest designs at.reasonable prices. W. 't. WILLUS, Manager, House Painting, Glazing, Graining, Enameling, Floors Stained~Varnished or Waxed.” Leaky Roofs Cemented and Painted. Estimates and Propositions submitted Having had experience in the Painting Trade, I especiaily solicit your patron age. ; JOHN H: BROWN HAS OPENED >; The DRUID CAFE At 407 Druid Hill'‘Auente., . AnAd’ in a‘spicy:: CPS ' ‘medium 'pays..-.') -Try the Afro-American: te ——THE—— Afro-Americau-Ledger, . Published Every Saturday {aT 1HE—— AFRO-AMERICAN BUILDING, 628 N. EUTAW ST. ——BY THE—— Afro-American Co. — 5. H. MORPHY, Manager. ©. & P. Phone, Mit Vernon 2838. UP-TOWN OFFICE: 1320 Druid Hill Avenue. ——~o & P. 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Money Orders’ an rafts should be made payable to Tis Avno-AMEKICAN Co. BALTIMORE, JAN. 20, 1912 a , ———— THE HEART OF BALTIMORE. | In the midst of weather conditions unparalleled. - in: Baltimore. for @ighteen years, suffering has been severe among all races among the poor. .Some-are dying of hunger .and cold right under the shadow of chimneys where the smoke arising therefrom tell of the warmth and food cheer in those homes. ‘The cold weather came upon the city so suddenly that the very poor among us were caught entirely un- prepared nor could they. have pre- pared for such weather, had they known a month before of its com- ings. In this emergency the very poor are helpless. Just here we have found ‘‘The Heart of Baltimore’’. It did not take the policemen on their beats long to realize that a serious condi- tions lay upon the poor-of the city and the editors of our papers, those knights of the quill, started the rythmic tread of those black batal- lions of type and sent’ out to the world the story of the needs of the poor. Instantly, as if by magic, the people of Baltimore opened their pocket books, their stores and shops, and'poured out money, food, cloth- ing and-fuel for the relief of the poor, until the police stations are veritable’ supply houses’ and the treasures of the relief associations are full to the thousands given by ‘the generous hearted of Baltimore. The workers: from relief associ- ations and relief stations are serv- ing all alike. We had occasion to spend some little time at one of the relief stations to see if: charity at this. time woud be affected by ‘‘col- or’? but after watching the proces- sion as it came, and went, it seemed to us, the only thing needed was a card from the officer on the beat— No other question was asked of the shivering and the hungry line of humanity made comfortable by the charity of Baltimore. Now no matter what else may be said of Baltimore she cannot. be charged with being heartless. And is not that just the thing the old world wants and is waiting for, men of heart? There is therefore in the city of Baltimore that sure and certain ele- ment ‘of greatness, which has brought the story of: the good Sa- _maritan across the.centuries. If in “the past decade Baltimore was re- sported, to-have fallen a litte bit be- ‘hind ‘in the race for: population, let “itibe undrestood the lapse was only temporary for no city showing such “a heart: of sympathy: for’ poor: As ig “now. béing' showed by Baltimoré can “ever be permanently.. relegated - tc Boe Sadan (Ri eeh st see TO ye wad We ies a emmmme ES B ewes om awe ae os gy he ARTER DARK. WHAT THEN. Se mR ge ae Cea eae ne thoughtful and experienced among us indieate’how such hours may be wisely spent in the necessary re- laxation, and incidentally, with profit, such a course might prove most helpful to the race in conserv-| ing the energies and faculties of the young, who, tomorrow, will be those upon whom the destinies of our people will rest. There is al large army of bright young men and ladies of our race-who, doubt- less, spend the evenings in such a way as bring them much pleasure, without any serious harm to their moral life. But it is not simply a question of recreation free from harm. It isa much larger one. There ought to be a.wise and profit- able combination of both the ele- ments of pleasure and profit. Wheth- er school teachers, professional men or ordinary workers, there is an in- dispensable need of relaxation and pleasure. Man has a body as well as soul; his-social nature is to be ministered unto as well as his phys- ical, or spiritual, and all his parts should be diligently cared for. ‘We have need, in the present times, to more insistenty care for our ‘intellectual and social life, which if rightly looked after, will incidentally, at the same time, con- tribute towards the expansion of our business life. If itcan be done in connection with our churches, sw much the better, but it ought to be done at any rate. The church building should be far more exten- sively used, than is the case, in connection with the social and intel- lectual life of cur people. The re- ligious life can not. easily be sepa- rated from these things. A church which is not interested in promot ing the social and. intellectual life of its people is neglecting a ‘great portion of its legitimate and indis- pensable work, ‘I'he need of the church is far. roundly developed men and women, and not simply for sentimental shapes. It would be better if some of our larger churches had well equipped ‘‘par- ish houses’ which would form the common center for the social and intellectual life of its members. Provision should be made for the various amusements wherein young people commonly indulge. And, more than this, they should be heartily encouraged therein. A section. of young - people’ would find delight in encouraging a ‘dramatic club’’ and through it the talent of the race along that: line not only would be cultivated, but, from time to time, the people gen- erally would be educated and uplift- ed by the presentation of such sub- jects as contribute towards the gen- wine education ani information. Another section of our people would find both pleasure and profit in the weekly meetings of the round] table”’. And this feature could be made one of the most ser- | viceable agencies imaginable in sys- tematically educating the ordinary people, generally, in all matters of civie concern and interest. Con- dueted by some prominent attorney, or business man, the subjects of Building Associations, Banking, In- vestments, and various branches of domestic and political econmoy could be handled in such a way as to awaken the keenest interest up- on the part of all. Another section would manifest its interest and con- cean in literature and a consider- ation of the questions of the day. in fact, every practical phase of our common life, difficulties, and struggles, could be covered in such a way as to make such meetings de- lightfully enjoyable, as well as profitable in the extreme. The reason that such men as the late Frederick Douglas, Henry High- land Garnett, Alexander Crummell, Daniel A, Payne, and many others like them, became the distinguished and useful men they were, was be- cause, after ‘dark was to them a season both of pleasure and profit. The old-time debating societies, the oid-time ‘‘socials’’, and other kindred forms of amusement, while bereft of many of the “frills’’ jee Raa hat oa a en ee ew ce el ee “THE AFRO-AMERICAN-LEDGER bring to bear their knowledge in Prof.: Monroe,” work of Tuskege some practical way-as will turn the | Institute; the painstaking ‘investi minds of the people to a considera-| gations of Thomas Jesse Jones, 0 tion of things which will make for | the United States Census Bureau their well-being. Admitting that | the sociological studies made by ‘there is too riuch ‘‘dancing”’s and |Dr. R.R. Wright, editor of th “banquets” and the fike, we would | Christian Recorder, and the writ advance the proposition, that the| ings of Prof. Kelly Miller-and Dr sanest way to bring about a proper | Booker T. Washington furnish ma and enduring reform, lies not.,so terial that will be valuable to in much infthe ‘‘denunciation”’ of such | vestigators. extravagant tendencies,as in set- { iting oa 409 other forms of pleas: 1 ee ‘ure and amusement, which inci- wre ar, Camborne the element of | Colored Y. ML. C. A. profit and education. Show the Doing A Noble Worl young’ people a better way: ' Let them feel that we are not after the iow abrogation of their harmless Totti The Association Is Training Mor ation, but, really, that they might Soe oe ears abanience. |, Dest 10,000 Men Through ——- uut The Country. TO BAR NEGRO WOMEN. fo-an article reviewing the. wor The women of Maryland and other sections of the county and for that matter other parts of the world have been very much in the lime- light for some months past, in their effort to secure for their sex, the elective franchise. In the main, popular opinion has favored the contention of the women and we believe a majority of the men_ to- day in Maryland would support an amendment to the state constitution which would grant women the bal- lot. We have been very much in- terested in the gallant fight the women have been making for the ballot, but there now comes to light a new plan as these men open head- quarters at Annapolis, to _ make their fight for a state wide suffrage bill. Tt now comes to pass, that the women also have the colorfobia and even before they get the ballot thernselves, they plan not to give it to the colored women of the state. ‘This is the women’s play to the gal- leries seeking to catch the favor of a few Negro-haters in the legisla- ture at Annapolis. It would seem to us the women of the state would have stood better in the eye of all the people, had they gone in for the ballot for women, without drawing a line anywhere. But since the bill is to have an educational test as a qualification for voting, let it be known, the col- ‘cored women of the state only ask that the test be rigidly applied to both black.and white alike. We ask no, special favors, or any special legislation base on the fact of our color. All we ask is for the author- ities to apply the law alike to white and: black. Ignorance knows no color and if the bill now pending at Annapolis should pass with the educational test, we only ask that all women’ of the state be made to conformto the test and that all tricks in reference to grand father clauses be kept out of it. In great reforms like this preju- dice ought to be kept out and put the reform through on its merits, without urraying any class against it. Reforms are always dangerous and difficult and in order to secure them, the-help of all fair minded men is needed. Inour judgement great care will be-needed, lest the suff- rage bill shall die aborning. = TO STUDY CONDITIONS IN THE SOUTH. : The gifts of $12,500 each to the University of Virginia and the Uni- versity of Georgia to provide two scholarships of $500 each to study the conditions obtaining among the colored people of the South is im- portant as it gives to Southern whites an opportunity to learn of conditions from men educated _ in cbeir own schools. ‘This money was left by the late Miss Caroline Phelps Stokes and is to assist in im- proving conditions among the col- ored people and the trustees of the fund have adopted this as one of the means for carrying out Miss Phelps’ ideas Similar sums may he given to other Southern colleges. When Southern whites attack the race question in a proper spirit much of the bitterness and inequal- ities that exist. heween the races may disappear. It is true that some Southern whites as Professor Goon, Professor Sledd and Dr. James H, Dillard have been alive to the hindrances ‘that the South labors under because of the unfair treat- ment of race, but the volume of opinion against the race has been formed by Southern white politic- jans who seek political preferment onanti-Negro issues. ‘The reaction against-the Negro that has been going on since Henfy Grady deliv- ered his famous plea in Boston’ to “et the South alone’? must sutely swing in the other direcion of both races are to reach the highest point of well-being in the Southland. ‘These colleges that get this schol- arship fund will find that.the color- ed people themselves have furnish- ed the most reliable data concétn- ing conditisns among the colored people ofithe South... The Atlanta University stadies. bazun by “Or. Wok B DP: Bois, the work “of Prof. Monroe,’ work of Tuskegee ‘Institute; the painstaking investi- gations of Thomas Jesse Jones, of the United States Census Bureau; the sociological studies made by Dr. R. R. Wright, editor of the Christian Recorder, and the writ- ings of Prof. Kelly Miller-and Dr. Booker T: Washington furnish ma- terial that will be valuable to in- vestigators. Colored Y. M.C. A. Doing A Noble Work , The Association Is Training More Than 10,000 Men Through- uvut The Country. In an article reviewing the werk in Colored Young Men Christian Associations durng 1911, Associa- tion Men have the following to say: “The colored department has in its membership and in training more than 10,000 young men who are and will be in position to pro- foundly influence the coming gen- eration of colored men: in city, country and college. “This year a new opportunity and era for the colored work has opened by the reeognition of the needs of race by Julius Rosenwald, whose promise of $25,000 for cities raising $75,000 more for an associ- ation building has been’ fully met in six cities namely, Chicago, Phil- adelphia, Atlanta, Los Angeles, In- dianapolis, and Washington. There is now more than $700,000 pledged for buildings in eight cities. ‘To make the man physically strong and sound and able to resist and overcome disease, studies of cities are being made and health and medical talks, physical train- ing and sanitary lectures are being given in forty’centers. “In finding _ opportunity for bread winning employment for 200 men in Brooklyn, N. Y., one colored association member has become an expert in advising and directing men. Classes are formed to train and fit men for skilled employment. In the educational class are 450 men. Most of the secretaries are college educated men, and they are being further trained in summer school and conference. “The association has before it a peculiar opportunity to help solve the Negro problem in at least 50 of the larger cities which have 10,000 ta 55,000 colored population It will help to lead them in habits of thrift, of physical, moral and’ spir- itual help of sanitation to more varied and paying employment and to stay—the attacks of tubercular and other diseases developing in the new and poor conditions that Ne- groes find themselves thrust in crowded cities. Men are being trained in Bible classes, in meetings in institutes and in the active ser- ving membership to take the lead in teaching men and boys of the race everywhere to live a whole- some life and to inspire them to right ambitions and to make prac- tical advance."’ Masons Fraternity At Ebenezer Church Large Gathering Turn Out Sur: day Night To Hear Sermon To Grand Lodge. A large number of the Masonic fraternity turned out at Ebenezer A.M. E. Church last Sunday night where the annual sermon was preach ed to the Maryland Grand Lodge of Masons by Rev. J. W. Norris, pastor of the church. The sermon was to have heen preached by Rev. A. L, Gaines, but he was called to Atlanta by the death of his uncle, Bishop W. J. Gaines. Rev. Norris’ subject was ‘‘The Foundation Stone.’”? During the course of his sermon he mentioned the building of Solomon's temple, and said that the surest guide to temporal and spiritual success was the building up of life on a firm foundation of morality and honesty. Mr. Thomas A. Jones, who retir- ‘ed a few weeks ago as grand mas- ter for Maryland, was presented a handsome past grand master’s jew- el, the presentation speech being made by Mr. Samuel E. Young, the senior past grand master in. Mary- land. Grand MasterJ.P. Evans was presented a grand master’sapron in a neat speech by Right Eminent Commander Thomas H. Smith. The newly appointed. officers of the Grand Lodge were presented their commissions; The collection ‘amounted to nearly $45. . Successful Revival. The. revival services. that. have been going on at St. Luke M. E.. Church, Reisterstown, closed with the record of sixty-nine’ conver- sions, “Rev: L.A. Carter is pastor of the-church. WORK OF CHARITY RELIEVES SUFFERING The people of this city have re- sponded nobly to the: call for help from many of those whose suffering was increased by the recent cold snap The pastors of the focal churches assisted by the members of various societies within their respective churches have done much to relieve suffering. . At the Sharp Street Memorial M. E. Chureh, the various organiza: tions of young people,. the: official: and the pastor, Rev. W. A. C, Hughes, distributed soup, bread, clothing and coal-to the needy. Ovey a thousand people including a num: bers of whites, were aided at thi: chureh. William Goldsmith, the Pennsyl. vania avenue merchant distribute: hundreds of loaves of bread fro the ¥. W. C. A., the office of th Baltimore Times; and Pope's dri store, and Stokes and Derry’s drug; gists, also helped to relieve suffer: ing by giving away bread. Michae Neendez gave to Sharp Street Mem. Church 100 loaves of bread for dis; tribution. = * Joseph L. Myers, superintendent of Walter’s Public Baths, visited number of houses in small streets, and whereever he found a case 0 want he promptly sent food an fuel. “These are times,’’ he said to representative of the Afro-Americat Ledger, ‘‘when those who are no! absolutely in want should help tho: who are. Many have: no idea of the suffering many undergo, whic! a little help would relieve greatly.” Dr. Hughes’ Work. “When I thought I hada war house and food,’’ said Dr. Hughes, “while others may not have evel fire and fuel, I determined to hel: the needy. Personal visits to a number of houses revealed many cases of suffering. In one home I found no fire and food, but I did find a pathetic ease there, of young mother.with ia. two-day old illegitimate babe. We have at; tempted to help all cases and I must say that the officials‘and youn, folks of my church aided greatly i this work of mercy.” Annual Rally Of The _ Anti-Saloon League The annual rally of the anti-sa- loon League will be held at the Lyric on Sunday afternoon of next week. The speakers will include Judge Jeter C. Pritchard, of the United States. Circuit Court of Appeals; Judge John C. Rose, of the United States Court; J. Booker Clift, who introduced the local option bill in the legislature; Daniel Baker, wlio will present greetings from the Men and Religion Forward Movement, and W. H. Anderson, suprienten- dent of the league’s work in Mary- land. It is desired that all pastors re- fer to the evils of the liquor traffic in the course of their sermons’ on January 28. _—— Minus His Mustache. W. I. Butler, assistant superin- tendent of the Walters Puplic Baths, is minus a. mustache and thereby hangs tale. During the recent cold snap, he had all the coal stoves in his house ‘working overtime, and besides had broughe out an oil stove for extra duty. While glancing over the temper- ature records inone of the local papers his pine went out. He stooped down to get a light from the oil stove and in so doing singed off one side of the hirsuite adorn- ment on his upper lip. He tried to pare down the other side to make it appear even His labors in that direction did not turn out successfully and a clean shaven up- per lip is the result. Children Made Glad. ‘The hearts of ‘many. children in each section of the city have been made glad by the gift of coal and clothing by the colored Empty Stocking ‘and Fresh Air Cicrle. Even though these women are hard at work on their rally, they found/time to do this extra work. f Policeman Fined, A ghite policeman was fined $50 in the Henrico County: Court ‘for the dleged pnlawful-shooting of fa eolored maa.: a : g ania * eo ‘sat a ay : SG ae ae ; DIET AND HEALTH HINTS By DR. T. J. ALLEN acc prea eaieees BEST DIET FOR YOUNGCHIL- DREN. +-"A child's disposition Is de- pendent,” says Miss Helen Smith, authority on. domestic science, “more upon the food It- eats than upon rules of conduct. The ‘mother who wishes her child to have a ‘sunny disposi- tion must exercise great care In the quantity, quality and variety of the food. Show me a surly boy and | will show you one badly fed.” This agrees with the dictum of Bishop Fallows, “You ean make a boy good or bad ac- cording to the way you feed him! After weaning { would feed a child for a year on milk and bananas, milk and unpol- Ished rice. with’ raisins only. No table drinks, flesh or condiments should be allowed. After the second year, bananas and cream with a glass of prepared butter- milk sweetened ° with maple ‘sugar or molasses for breakfast, soaked . and | simmered entire wheat grain, with a few slices of bread, dried, not less than twen- ty-four hours’ old, or rice with cream, for dinner, and prunes or figs’ or dates for supper.» In- stead of the commercial candy, two to four ounces of maple sugar should be allowed. Such a‘diet will be perfectly satls- factory “to any properly bred boy; if: he does not get the Im- pression that he is being cheat- ed” out fof coffee or tobacco or plé-or cake that: his elders use. _ In’ due-time he will have-no.de- si¢e for. any, of these: things. (Copyright. 911, by Joseph B-'Bowles.) PRESIDENT TAFT IN RACE TO STAY Washington, Jan. 18.—President Taft is in the race to stay. That he will be renominated at the Chicago convention, without serious opposition, seems to be the conclusion reached by the political wise acres hereabouts. No one has advanced any convincing reason why this honor should be denied the present Chief Executive. He has given the country a clean administration. It has been progressive, safe and patriotic. The people of all classes are prosperous. Business is on a sound basis, and all want it to stay that way. The evils that naturally crop out in all big concerns are being constantly exposed and promptly eliminated. The Negro, in common with the rest of his fellow-Americans, is making steady advancement along material and intellectual lines, and he will join with the best thinking elements of the nation in assuring a continuation of this happy state of affairs by keeping the Taft administration in power for another four years. Such is the opinion voiced on the public highways and in shops, where the masses are wont to "talk politics." According to reports that have gone out from political centers, the renomination of President Taft is likely to be "clinched" by May 1st. It is asserted that Secretary Charles D. Hilles, who is in charge of the President's interests, has advised the holding of early conventions in the various states, and it is the impression that the practice of instructing all delegates will be pretty generally followed. With a clear majority of the delegates to the Chicago convention irrevocably committed to the Taft standard, the result can easily be forseen more than six weeks in advance of the meeting, and the party can approach the great pow-wow in solid phalanx. It is not probable that Col. Roosevelt will permit the presentation of his name as a candidate, and as a loyal republican, there is very reason to believe that he will give the ticket his support. Florida will lead off in naming Taft delegates, her state convention being set for February 6th at St. Augustine. It is very firmly established that Mr. Hilles can be chairman of the National Committee, if he indicates that he is willing to undertake the burden of carrying on the campaign for the election of President Taft. He is the choice of the rank and file of the "workers." For the moment, the political leaders of the race are "marking time," awaiting the word of the party managers "higher up" to start the real operations of the campaign. In all of the debatable states the fellows "in the trenches" are ready to pull off their coats and "get busy." There is a general willingness to fall into line behind the competent commanders that may be selected to put into execution the plans mapped out at headquarters. R. W. Thompson Prominent Men From All Over The Country There During The Week. Washington, Jan. 18.—Washington, always the Mecca of the influential men of the nation, has been blessed within the past few days with visits from an unusually large number of the forces that make things move throughout the race. Among those who have been here are Mr. Emmett J. Scott, secretary to Dr. Booker T. Washington and former Commissioner to Liberia; Bishop Alexander Walters and Dr. J. S. Jackson, en route to the Bishop's Council of the A. M. E. Zion Church, which is meeting this week at Favetteville, N. C. Mr. A. E. Manning, the editor of the Indianapolis World, who has been in Washington, supervising the arrangements for holding the quadrennial meeting of the Democratic National Committee at the Shoreham. Mr. Manning is the official doorkeeper and courtier to the committee and handled the $100,000 certified check which won the near convention for Baltimore. Dr. Owen Meredith-Waller former rector of St. Luke's Protestant Episcopal Church, now a prosperous practicing physician of Brooklyn, in connection with his ministerial work, worshipped with his former parishioners at St. Luke's last Sunday morning. Mr. Fred R. Moore, the hustling editor of the New York Age, who came down on business, found time to commingle with a few of his old friends and to pay his respects at the White House. FUNERAL OF BISHOP WESLEY J. GAINES Continued from Page 1. Murray and G. H. West, all of the New Jersey Conference. Bishop Gaines was born in Wilkes county, Ga., October 4, 1840. He was converted when nine years old, and was licensed to preach in the M. E. Church South, in 1865, and joined the A. M. E. Church the same year. He was ordained an elder in St. Phillips's A. M. E. Church Savannah, Ga., in May, 1867. He preached the ordination sermon in this church for the Georgia Conference on December 11 last. The bishop in early life was a slave on the plantation of the late Robert Toombs, one of the pillars of the confederacy. He never attended school, but was educated by private instruction. His rise in the church was rapid, and 1876 he was elected missionary secretary for the denomination, but declined the office. In 1888, at the session of the A. M. E. General Conference in Indianapolis, he was elevated to the bishopric. B. W. Arnett and Abraham Grant, who were elected with him, have since passed away. At the time of his death he was in charge of the work of the First Episcopal district, which takes in the New England, States and the northern half of the Middle Atlantic States. He had also served in the Second, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Episcopal districts. He had at various times served as chairman of the Financial, Church Extension and Publication boards and was in Philadelphia during the holidays to attend a meeting of the latter board. He was married to Miss Julia Camphor in October, 1863. Besides his wife, one daughter, Miss Mary L. Gaines, two sisters and a number of nieces and nephews survive. As he never had a son, Rev. A L. Gaines, of Baltimore, a nephew, was regarded by him as a father would regard a son. He was the founder of Morris Brown College, Atlanta, and was the author of several books. Though the dead prelate had only been confined to his bed for four days, he had been in a feeble condition since he was attached with the grip while attending the fuheral of Bishop Grant last January. When the Council of Bishops met in Mobile just after Bishop Grant's demise, his condition became such that he was compelled to return here, where he was confined to his home until last April. He was re garded as the wealthiest bishop in his denomination. Increase in Population. Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 18—The great increase in the colored population of this city during the past 30 years is reflected in the growth of the Baptist churches of this city. Three decades ago the Baptists only had the Cherry Street Baptist Church, of which the late Theodore Miller was pastor, and one or two missions. Today there are 35 congregations with 25,000 members. Governor Blease Knocked. Columbia, Ga., Jan. 17—Cole L. Blease, the Negro hating Governor of this state, got solar plexus blow last week, when the legislature ordered that two of the paragraphs of his annual message be expunged from the records. Blease is said to have made a vicious attack on the press and to have advocated lynching. Report of One Cent Savings Bank Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 18—Reports submitted at the annual meeting of the stockholders of the One Cent Savings Bank showed that $777,532.07 had been handled during the past year. At the close of the year the bank had $30,403.03 invested and$ 26,884.20 on deposit. The bank has been running for the past eight years. A Colored Aviator. Charleston, S, C., Jan. 18—Lucian Headin, the colored aviator of New York, is in the city this week. He was recently presented a medal by aviation enthusiasts of Mineola, L. I. J. H. DENNIS, Funeral Director and Embalmer.... 1303 PRESSTMAN STREET First-class funerals from $30.00 up. Our $75.00 funeral best in the city. Money or no money see me first. Carriages for hire-for all occasions Branch Office: 92 West St., Annapolis, Md. C. & P. Phone. Day Nursery Association RALLY AT TRINITY A. M. E., Linden Ave. and Biddle St., Sunday, January 21st, 3 P. M. Special program address by Miss Mattie R. Bowen, of Washington, D. C., and other prominent speakers. Musical program under direction of Mme. Maud Gross. Please return your envelope with the sum of $1.00 enclosed. Mrs. Cornelia Anderson, Pres. Mrs. Ellen Gleaves, Sec'y. Rev. A. L. Gaines, Pastor. Booker T. Washing- Washington, Jan. 18.—Announcement is made that Dr. Booker T. Washington, the world's greatest advocate of industrial training, is to deliver an address at the Metropolitan A.M. E. Church on Friday evening, February 9, under the auspices of the Masonic Order of this jurisdiction. The affair will be made one of the most significant events that this city has known in a long time, and elaborate preparations are under way by the general committee, which is headed by Most Worshipful Grand Master N. E. Wetherless and Mr. Ferdinand D. Lee. Snow Hill Happenings. Snow Hill, Md., Jan. 17—Misses Bettie and Laura Tingle, of Philadelphia are visiting friends here. Mrs. Mary Stockton, of Baltimore, is home for the winter. Miss Susie Waters, of Baltimore, is home for the winter. A family reunion was held by Mrs. Mary Queen Henry Saturday. Covers were laid for 17. On Sunday Mrs. Oscar D. Jones, a sister of Mrs. Henry, entertained the same guests. Miss Harriet Duffy is on the sick list. Mr. John Schoofield and Miss Curtie Britman were married Monday night by Rev. E. J. Henry. Miss Lily Rounds, who has been Miss Lily Rounds, who has been sick is able to be out again. Mr. William Robins' little son died Monday and was buried today. Notes From Havre de Grace (Special to The Afro-American-Ledger.) Havre de Grace, Md. Jan. 17.—A mock conference was held at St. James' A. M. E. Church. Mrs. Sara White was the presiding bishop. She represented Bishop Payne. Mrs. Laura Whitfield, Mrs. Arene Crumwell, and Mrs. Annie E. Ennis were visiting Bishops. Mrs. Alice Smith, Mrs. Laura Mitchell and Mrs. Eva White were presiding elders. Mrs. Ella James represented Mrs. Bonds. Mrs. Caroline Lane represented the Book concerns by selling Christian Recorders. The Bishop conducted the conference so amusingly that Mrs. Frances Brown presented a loving cup to her in behalf of the conference. To Be Tried First. Richmond, Va., Jan. 18—William P. Burrell, former secretary of the True Reformers, will be the first of the indicted ex-officials of the order tried for alleged looting of the defunct True Reformers' Bank. Should he be acquitted, it is unlikely that any of the other officials will be tried. His bail bond of $7,000 has been renewed. Cannot Be Removed New Orleans, Jan. 18—The State Supreme Court has handed down a decision that a colored man cannot be removed from a seat in the white section of the street cars when there are no seats in the colored section. Louisiana has a Jim-Crow law which has been the cause of much irritation, especially to strangers, as was evidenced when the National Baptist Convention met here 18 months ago. Some time ago John Anderson sued the New Orleans Railway and Light Company for damages caused by his being ousted from a seat. The lower court awarded him $50 damages, and he appealed the case with the result that his damages were-increased to $250. The Jim-Crow demarcation on cars is movable in the discretion of conductors, but the Supreme Court holds that they cannot so be moved as to deprive passengers of seats To Make Bust of Attucks. Boston, Mass., Jan. 18—Richard Beechia, the local sculptor has been commissioned by the Abyssinia Club to make a life-sized bust of Crisp's Attitude. Attacks was a colored man and was the first to be killed in the Revolutionary War. Only A Few Allowed To Vote. Jackson, Miss., Jan. 17—A bulletin issued by the United States Census Bureau shows that 1,099, 487 people in this state are colored in a total population of 1,797,114. Though there are nearly 700,000 more colored people than whites in this state, not 5,000 colored people are allowed the right to vote. IN MEMORIAM. SMITH—In sad but loving remembrance of our dear daughter and sister, Ella, who died four years ago, January 12. Alone in the silent grave yard. 'Neath the sod and the dew Never one moment forgotten In sorrow we think of you. Sleep on, dear daughter and sister, And take thy rest 'Twas God's will, He knows best. By her mother Hattie Smith, and her sister, Katie Cegg. JENKINS—In loving memory of my dear son, William Jenkins, deceased one year January 19. God lent you to us, darling: To live above this vale of tears. O! how your mother misses you No tongue can ever tell, But in that Holy City Together we shall dwell. By his mother, Florence Jenkins, Easton, Md. Mr. Jones in Sylvan Cabin. Under the management of Mr. Wm. H. Daly, Mr. Edw. Smith Jones, author of the Sylvan Cabin, will appear in a number of recitals in the city and county. In conjunction with the readings from his own compositions, beautifully illustrated scenes of the various poems will be given. Another feature of the entertainments will be the exhibition of several beautiful motion pictures which together with the other portions of the programme will compose a programme of exceptional merit. Dates can be secured from Mr. Edw. Smith Jones, 1110 Pennsylvania avenue, phone Mt. Vernon 4890 y. Extraordinary Occasion. Extraordinary Occasion. Extraordinaty by the M. N. Carrol Chapter Epworth League of Sharp Street M. E. Church on Sunday, January 21, 1912 at 4.30 p.m. under the auspices of Madame Henson and siser.. The program will consist of some of Baltimore's best talent including a paper by Mr. James Awkins, an address by Mr. J. Clinton Downs, of Lincoln University, and a solo by Mr. Minrod Downs, of Ebenezer Church. Rev. W. A. C. Hughes pastor. DALYS' THEATRE. The following performers are at Daly's this week: Lee and Lee, Madame Satanka and her troup of East Indian magicians, singers and dancers. Same Thing. "And he said he was willing to die for me?" "Not exactly in those words, but that was the impression he was evidently trying to convey." "What did he say?" "He said he was ready to eat your cooking any time you said the word." —Houston Post. Economy of Nature. "Nature knew what she was doing when she deprived fishes of a voice..." "How do you make that out?" "What of a fish had to cackle over every egg it laid?" Laws office changed from 225 N. Calvert St., to 214 N. Calvert St., across the street. Loans made in 20 minutes on notes, first and second mortgages. G. L. Pendleton, Attorney Come and get the benefit of our liberal reductions on suits and overcoats. NIXON BROTHERS 1302 PENNA, AVE., Near Lanvale. living, Cleaning and Repairing Neatly Done. ASBURY M. E. CHURCH Lexington and East Sts. Rev. C. G. Cummings, B. D. Pastor. 9.30 A. M., Bible Class. 11 A. M., Sermon by pastor. Subject: "A Searching Question." 2.30 P. M., Sunday School. 5 P. M., Epworth League. 8 P. M., Sermon to Guy Post,G. A. R. Strangers cordially welcomed. Charles T. Stewart, Supt. Mrs. Lena Thomas, Pres. E. L. WHATCOAT M. E. CHURCH, Franklin and Pine Sts. "King's Hill" Rev. Alfred Young, Pastor. 11 A. M., Sermon by Pastor. 2.30 P. M., Sunday school. 4.30 P. M., Epworth League. 8 P. M. Sermon by the pastor. Prayer Meetings Wednesday and Friday. W. C. Tongue, Superintendent Edyth M. Cooper, Pres, E. L. AMES MEM. M. E. CHURCH, Carey and Baker Sts. Rev. D. D. Turpeau, Pastor. Sunday, Jan. 7th, 1912. 11.00 A. M., sermon by Pastor. 2.30 P. M., Sunday School. 5.30 P. M., Epworth League. 7.30 P. M., Mrs. M. Blackburn Truxon, of Philadelphia, will speak. Rev. D. W. Shaw, D. D., Pastor. 11 A. M., Sermon by Rev: G. I. Hawkes. Topic: "Chariots and Horses." 2.30 P. M., Sunday School, W. L. Gibson, Supt. Johu Wesley M. E. Church, choir and congregation will visit Centen- Church at 3 P. M. 4.30 P. M., Epworth League, Literary and musical program Mrs. Helen A. Cooper, President 6.30 P. M., Soug Service. Mr. Wm. A. Smith Leader. 7.30 P. M., Sermon by Rev G. I. Hawkes. Topic: "The Lighting Express to Hell." EASTERN M. E. CHURCH McElderry St., and Patterson Park Ave. Rev. James H. Jenkins, Pastor. Sunday Services. 11 A. M., Preaching by Rev. Joseph Barues. 2.30 P. M., Sunday School, J. W. Jones, Supt. 3.30 P. M., Class Meeting. Bro. Isreal Barnes, Leader. 6 P. M., Epworth League. Bro. John M. Barnes, Pres. 8 P. M., Preaching and prayer meeting. Every Tuesday evening Young People's Meeting. Ruth Jenkins, first vice president. JOHN WESLEY M. E. CHURCH, Sharp and Montgomery Ste. Starp and Montgomery O.S. Dr. Ernest Lyon, Pastor. 11 A. M., Sermon by the Pastor. 2.30 P. M. Sunday School 8 P. M., Sermon by Pastor. C. Y. W. C. A. 1200 Druid Hill Avenue. You are invited to attend the regular services on Sunday, January 21st, 1912, at 5 P. M. Rev. Corbin Chandler will speak on Missionary Work amongst the Heathen People, also his travelings, and a trip th Palestine Solo by Miss Elizabeth Ireland. Mrs. Melissa Minor, Chair. Mrs. E. P. Galloway, Asst.Chain Mrs. M. E. Murphy, Pres Miss E. E. Bright, Sec'y. Men and Religion at Y. M. C. A. Sunday, Jan. 21st, 4.30 P. M. Rev G. F. Bragg, D. U. and Dr. T. S. Hawkins, speakers. The campaign proper begins Sunday, Jan. 28th, at Grace Presbyterian Church. A Rare Treat. The Story of the Passion Play will be told by Mrs. Addie Hunter, of Brooklyn, N. J., Sunday, Jan. 28th, 1912, at 3.30 P. M. At Sharp St. Memorial M. E. Church. Silver offering. For the benefit of the Empty Stocking Rally. Miss Ida R. Cummings, Pres. Mrs. F. K. Owens, Sec'y. THE BEST THING Paramount Hair Dressing Prepared by The Barnes Mfg. Co. 722 Ensor St. For sale by druggists and at notion stores. Rooms for rent. Apply 2009 Druid Hill avenue. FOR RENT—Apartments with heat and gas. Apply at 1211 Druid Hill avenue: Consistent Advertising Pays, 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., Sundav School. 6.30 P. M., A. C. E., League. EBENEZER A. M. E. CHUROH Rev. J. W. Norris, Pastor Memorial Day 11 A. M., Sermon by Pastor 2.30 p. m., Sunday School. 6.00 p. m. A. C. E. League. 3.0 P. M., Sermon by pastor or Stranger. Herbert Frisby, Supt. John Murray, Pres. of L. ST. JOHN'S A. M. E. CHURCH, Lexington St. near Pine, Rev. L. S. Flagg, Pastor. 6 A. M., Class Meeting. Monroe White, Leader. 11 A. M., sermon by the Pastor to the Young Men. Subject; "Life of Joseph." 2 30 P. M., Sunday School. Henry Ebb, Supt. 4 P. M., Class Meeting, Lewis Oliver, Leader. 6 P. M., Christian Endeavor. Joseph Holman, Pres. 7.30 P. M., sermon by the Pastor Subject; "Rose of Sharon." BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH Druid Hill Ave and Lanvale St. Rev. D. G. Bill, Pastor 11 A. M., sermon by the Pastor Subject: "He keepeth His promise forever." 2.30 P. M., Sunday School 7.30 P. M., Sermon by Dr. L. Z. Johnson, to the Heroines of Jericho All welcome. Cor. Baker and Bruce Sts. Rev. John Offer Custis, Pastor. 11 A. M., Special services. 2.30 P. M., Sunday School. 6.30 p. m. Christian Endeavor 7.30 p. m., A special sermon by the pastor to the Past Officers, Grand Officers and members of the G. U. O. of St. Luke, of Baltimore. H. W. Hiner, Sunt. Laurens and Calhoun St. Rev. P. W. Worthham, D.D., Pastor 11 A. M., sermon by Pastor. 2.30 P. M., Sunday School 8.00 P.M., sermon by Pastor. Strangers always welcome. T. Andrew Moore, Pres. A.C.B.L. WATERS A. M. E. CHURCH Aisquith St., near Jefferson. Rev. Dr. M. F. Sydes, Pastor. 427 Aisquith Street 11 A. M., Special Sermon by the Pastor. Subject: "Who Pays The Devil." 2.30 P. M., Sunday School. 5.45 P. M., A.C. E. League. Miss Mymie Woolford, President. 8 P. M., Sermon by the Pastor to the young women and men of the Church. SHILOH BAPTIST CHURCH Cor. Clinton Ave. & George St. Rev. W. W. Allen, Pastor 11 A. M., Sermon by the pastor. 2 P. M., Sunday School. 3 P. M., Sermon by a stranger and Baptising. 5.30 P. M., B. Y. P. U. 8 P. M., Sermon by Pastor. Revival continued during the week PERKINS SQ. BAPT. CHURCH George and Ogston Sts. Rev. F. R. Williams, Pastor Organ Rally. Sunday, January 21, 1912 11 a. m., Sermon by Rev. I. J. Hall, D. D., of Va. Devotional exercises led by Mrs. Edith Brooks. 3 p. m., Devotional exercises conducted by Mrs. Edith Brooks, Mrs. M. E. Douglass, Mrs. Ellen Manns. Sermon by Dr. Hall. Solo, Miss Lizzie Walker. 8 p. m., Musical and Literary program conducted by the Young Men's Aid Club. Mr. Frank Saunders, pres. Participants--Mme. Arthur Evans, Daisy Hawkins, Miss Bessie Anderson, Messrs. Oscar Watts, Calvin Steward, Daniel Thompson, Grant Biddle, Lewis Wilson, Joseph Saunders, Frank Saunders. Mrs. M. L. Williams, Chair. CHRIST INSTITUTION Ensor Street. 11 A. M., sermon by Rev. M. Norris. 2.30 P. M., Sunday School. 7.30 P. M. Sermon by pastor, All are invited. Dr. G. W. Kennard, Pastor in charge. GILLIS MEM. M. P. CHURCH Stockton Street near W. Baltimore Rev. B. H. Knight, Pastor. 10 a. m. Class. 11 A. M., Rev Wm. H. Bradley. 2.30 P. M., Sunday School. 6.30 C. E. League. 8 L. M., Pastor or stranger J. W. Fowler, Pres. C. E. T. H. McGowan, Supt. LYNCHING SCORED BY EDITOR VILLARD Will, If Unchecked Undermine The Foundation Of Our Civiliza Chicago, Jan. 18.—That lynching was a national evil and the victims were not now altogether confined to the colored people was the assertion made here last Thursday night by Oswald Garrison Villard, of New York, president of the National Association for the Advancement of the Negro, at a massmeeting in the interest of the work being done by the association. Mr. Villard is the editor of the New York Evening Post, one of the fairest journals in the country on the race question. He was quite bitter in his criticism of Cole L. Blease, Governor of South Carolina, who was recently quoted as saying that he would rather have led a mob of lynchers than have interfered to save a certain colored man, who was put to death by a mob. "Putting it on the lowest plane of dollars and cents," said Mr. Villard, "no nation was ever so rich and prosperous that it could afford to degrade and to discriminate against a people whose members, starting in this country only fifty years go with nothing but clothes on their backs, have been able to acquire 500,000 homes, about 250,000 farms, with fifteen million acres of farm lands, worth at least $200,000,000. All in all, they have accumulated at least $600,000,000 worth of property. "But today these remarkable people are subject throughout the length and breadth of the land to injustice and oppression of countless kinds. Take, for instance, the accursed crime of lynching—trebly accursed because it mocks, scorns, and defies the statutes of the state, the divine law, and outrages humanity. No longer called forth only by the most bestial and brutal crimes, it now partakes itself of a bestiality which must, if unchecked, undermine the foundations and our civilization. "The mob knows no distinction of race, color, or age; from its fury no longer is sex a protection or tenderest youth. In its lust for blood mob passion can now find no tortures too terrible for its satisfaction. No hospital, no church is sanctuary. No section of our country is spared. In Wyoming, in Illinois, in Ohio, in Pennsylvania, as in every state in the South, the mob rules supreme. The lynchers are on top. Juries acquit where juries are impaneled." To Teach Domestic Science in Denton. Bureau of The Afro-American Ledgerr, Denton, Md., Jan. 17—Rev. J. E. A. Johns, presiding elder of the Centerville district, preached a fine sermon at John Wesley M. E. Church Sunday night. Mrs. Alice L. Seth is confined to her home in West Denton with an attack of the grip. Mr. George H. Little, of Baltimore, is in the city on business connected with the Mutual Benefit Society, of Baltimore. An additional room has been added to the public school for the teaching of classes in domestic science. The teachers are Miss Lucretia Kennard, Mr. James Washington and Miss Anderson The John Wesley M. E. Church has been beautified throughout and a cement pavement laid. Mr. George W. Flamer has gone South after spending the holidays here. Mrs. Carrie Gurry, of Baltimore, filled the pulpit at Bethel A. M. E. Church Sunday night. Mr. Charles Lewis is having great success as president of the Allen League of Bethel Church. Rev. Charles G. Bailey addressed the league Sunday afternoon. The Afro-American Ledger can be secured every Saturday afternoon from Mrs. Octavia G. Famer. Mis Olivia G. Taylor is on the sick list General Lewis E. Williams Convalescing General Lewis E. Williams, 1104 N. Carey street., who has been ill since December 17th last, is now convalence and hopes to be out in a few days, he wishes to extend his grateful appreciation to his friends and fraternal associates for their kindness and consideration. BUSY PEOPLE AT TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE Continued from Page 1. dimes, until soon I had the amount. I asked one of the men to go down and buy the ticket for me, and he replied by asking me if I was sick. I had Dr. Darden to take the names of the men and the amount of money they contributed, so when I returned that way I paid them all off. I have been the country over and I have never met such a generous set of men. Opelika is a good place and there is indeed a good feeling between the races. Now for Tuskegee, I reached Chehaw and found that the train had gone. I telephoned Mr. Hunt, as Mr. Emmett J. Scott, was away, and Mr. Fearing had gone to see "George". I told Mr. Nathan Hunt that I was a Chehaw and wanted to get over, and I tell you it was not long before there was a carriage at Chehaw and I was at Tuskegee Institute in a little while. Upon reaching there I reported to Major Ramsey's office. Miss Matthews for my room. I met Capt. George Austin, who invited me to go home with him for lunch. On my way I had the pleasure of meeting Mrs. Potty Pittman and her son. I have heard of her time and time again, but this is the first time I had the pleasure of meeting the daughter of Dr. Booker T. Washington. She was as friendly as could be and I was indeed delighted to meet her. Next found me at the home of Capt. Austin, where Mrs. Pittman and her son had been for dinner. I had an enjoyable time with them. Capt. Austin had a little girl and she had been put to bed. Well she was making some noise, wanting to get up and I told her to keep still as God was with her. Then I went into the room where she was and she spoke to me in this style. "How are you God? Did you come from up in the skies? How are the angels?" It was a little while before I could understand just what she was saying and when I understood, I became a little frightened. Leaving there, I met one of the students, who had a note for me signed by Mr. Chestnut, in which he said that Dr. Booker T.. Washington would be glad to have me take a ride with him at 5 o'clock, or go driving, as he put it. I accepted the invitation and went out with Dr. Washington at 5 o'clock. I like to see how he spends his time, and how he makes things go. He is indeed a busy man, yet easy to reach. There is a man who is intensely interested in his people; and is doing all in his power to help his race. I know others are inclined to criticise, but they do not know the real Booker T. Washington. They do not know what he is doing. I know he is just a man and perhaps will, like other men, make some mistakes, but that is the human side of him. He is a good man, and I am proud of the work he is doing. In the evening I met Horace D. Slatter, the newspaper writer. We had been assigned to the same room. He is doing a good work as a newspaper man. There is another busy man around Tuskegee and that is Prof. J. R. E. Lee. I have told you about him before. I wish that I had power to make you see him as he is. Prof. Lee is a great man and is trying to do something that will live. I went over to the short course. In other words they were conducting a school for farmers, and they were there for miles around learning something about the soil, something about planting, and after attending the school, I am of the opinion that I can now go on the farm and do some work. This is in charge of one of the best trained farm men in the country, Prof. Bridgforth, and he knows his real business. He was assisted by John D. Wray, graduate from the A. & M. college, Greensboro and he certainly knows his business. Now this is one of the things that Dr. Washington is doing and you never hear anything of it. He calls together once a year for two weeks al the farmers and secures experts to instruct the farmers, and that is why we are getting such results from them in Alabama. I spent two days at Tuskegee. Prof. West had the boys to fix up my shoes, and I shall say a few things about him another time. From Tuskegee I returned to Columbus, Ga., spent the night with W W. Allen, then left the next morning for Albany, Ga., where I spent the day. I met a young man from Baltimore teaching down there. I will tell you about him when I return to Albany. I hope that you are now in good health and PRESIDENT'S MUSEUM A strong effort will be made by the newly elected Board of Directors to bring the hospital up to the same standard of colored hospitals in other sections of the country. An effort will also be made to interest the citizens in a larger degree than ever before. that you will let me hear from you soon. Write to me when you have time. I a now in Florida and I am sure you will enjoy reading my letter from Florida next week. I am going back to Albany. Happenings at York, Pa. Special to the Afro-American Ledger. York, Pa., Jan. 18—Miss Mary Proctor left here Tuesday morning A Pretty Wedding At Cecilton (Special to Afro-American Ledger.) Cecilton, Md., Jan. 17—A very pretty wedding took place in Mount Zion Church, Long Green, Md., Wednesday evening December 20th, 1911, when Maggie May, the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Winder, became the bride of Mr. Tilamack Levar of Richmond County, Virginia. The wedding march was beautifully played by Miss Lizzie Hawkins. The ceremony was performed by Rev. John Hammond, of Cecilton, Md. The bridesmaid and best man were Miss Angeline Levarre and Wade Hampton Levare, sister and brother of the groom. The bride was gowned in net over white satin and carried bride roses. After the ceremony, the bridal party followed by a number of relatives and friends drove to to the home of the bride where a reception was held and the happy couple were the recipients of useful gifts. Easton Jottings. (Special to The Afro-American Ledger.) Easton, Md., Jan. 18.—Evangelistic services are being held in all of the local churches and a number of conversions have been reported. Rev. Garfield who conducted services at Bethel Church for two weeks, has returned to his home in Washington. He was the guest of Rev. S. H. Cooper. Mrs. John Smith is still on the sick list. Mr. Charles Henry, of Easton, is spending the winter here. Miss Sarah Webb, of Washington, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Webb. Mr. James Gates has returned from a short stay in Cambridge. Annapolis Notes. (Special to The Afro-American Ledger.) Annapolis, Md., Jan. 18.—John Brown, a well known resident of West Roland Park, has been appointed messenger to Governor Goldsborough. His appointment is credited to the influence of Secretary of State Robert P. Graham. John Wesley Paker, a lawyer of Baltimore, is an applicant for a messengership in one of the departments. Captain John K. Gladden, of this city, has been endorsed for superintendent of public buildings. Crisfield Items. (Spec. to The Afro-American Ledger.) Crisfield, Md., Jan. 18. —The Men and Religion Forward Movement has been formally organized here, and much enthusiasm is being manifested. The weather is quite cold here and the people instead of meeting on the streets are now holding their little chats in barber shops' and stores. WE ARE MAKING A PECIALTY OF WEDDING INVITATIONS CALLING CARDS CLUB INVITATIONS MOURNING CARDS AND OTHER KINDS OF SOCIETY PRINTING..... CORRECT FORM AS WELL AS GOOD TASTE DEMANDS THE USE OF THE BEST IN THE PRINTER'S ART. WE FURNISH THE BEST THE AFRO-AMERICAN CO. 628 NORTH EUTAW STREET. Happenings at York, Pa. Special to the Afro-American Ledger. York, Pa., Jan. 18—Miss Mary Proctor left here Tuesday morning for Delaney Valley, Baltimore County, Md., to visit her parents. She will be gone a month. Mrs. Washington Taylor has gone to Richmond, Va., to visit her friends. She will return in February. Mr. Edward Jenifer formerly of Washington, D. C., but who has been spending the past six months here left Friday evening for Palm Beach, Fla. There were no services in A. M. E. Zion Church, East King street, Sunday, due to the bursting of a pipe in the furnace. The pastor, members and friends of that church spent the day visiting other churches. Rev. Webster, pastor of Bethel A.M.E. Church, is quite sick at his home in Philadelphia. Mrs. Ida Boatwright, who has been spending the holidays with her parents, left Sunday afternoon for her home in Pittsburg, Pa. 0 Miss Della V. Young A Bride. New York, January 17—A pretty wedding was solemnized three a few days ago, when Miss Delta V. Young, formerly of Baltimore, became the wife of Mr. G. C. Richardson. The ceremony was performed by Dr. W. H. Brooks, of St. Mark's Church. They will spend the winter in Florida. Millerburg Notes. Millerburg, Pa., Jan. 18. — Miss Louise Ransom, of E. Union street, has as her guest Miss Taylor, of Harrisburg, Pa. Miss Rebecca Jackson has returned from a short visit to Harrisburg. Mt. Winans. Mt. Winan Jan. 17—Mrs. Lilian Fletcher,'of Mt. Winans, has recovered from an attack of rheumatism. The KITCHEN GABINET ARE indeed is the soul which ARE indeed is the soul which has journeyed through untroubled ways from cradle to mid-life. The sweetest as well as the greatest souls on earth have experienced great difficulties and borne great burdens. HOT DISHES. Here is a nice breakfast dish: In a skillet fry out two slices of fat salt pork cut into cubes, in this brown a cup of bread cut in cubes, add an equal amount of cold cooked potatoes cut in dice, when brown add two eggs slightly beaten, heat slowly stirring until the egg is cooked. Season with salt and pepper and serve. Minced Meat on Toast—Put any cold cooked meat through the grinder and into the saucepan with gravy or stock and seasonings to taste. Let simmer while making fresh toast. Butter the toast after moistening it with a little of the stock. Thicken the meat with cream and a little flour mixed to a smooth paste, cook until well done, then pour over the toast. Luncheon Dish.—Fry the fat from six slices of good bacon, remove it from the pan; flour six thick slices of ripe tomatoes and fry them in the bacon fat; while they cook make six round slices of golden toast, and poach six eggs; put the toast on a hot platter and a slice of tomato and an egg, then a piece of cooked bacon; dust lightly with salt and pepper and serve at once. Another which is a great favorite.—Prepare a white sauce as follows: A tablespoonful each of butter and flour. When the butter is bubbling hot add the flour and when mixed a cup of rich milk and seasonings to taste. When well cooked add a cup of finely grated cheese, drop in gently four eggs; as soon as the eggs are set remove them and place on a slice of toast, pour the sauce over it and serve at once. a bean or potato soup is one of the most palatable dishes to serve on a cold night for supper. Oyster stew or cream of tomato soup are both prime favorites. A dish of hot well made cream or milk toast, seasoned with a sprinkling of grated cheese, is a dish that nearly everybody likes. Nellie Maxwell. When a politician holds the key to the situation it may be of some use in a deadlock, but never in a case of a poit. MONODIET HELPULF IN EC ZEMA. Whatever local treatment may be used in the treatment of eczema, diet is of fundamental importance. The most important change is to omit flesh entirely and to exclude all stimulants and condiments, including, salt and pepper. Exclusive diets of buttermilk, fruits and unpolished rice, each continued for several days, according to the individual requirements, always prove beneficial. A tablespoonful of ground bran should be mixed with the rice if it causes constipation. At least two quarts of water should be drunk daily, distilled, if the supply contains much mineral or vegetable matter. (Copyright; 1911, by Joseph B. Bowles.) Almost invariably after some great wave of religious enthusiasm, we are confronted by strange fragments, of salvage relics of the emotional passion and religious ardor of a departed hour, says the Queen. Such were the devotional carvings of the middle ages—the triptyches, the private tabernacles, the beautiful little ivory madonna. Among such memorials are the vast old Puritan Bible boxes. Cumbrous, ancient arks, into which the revised version of James I. was once committed for safe ward and keeping. The sound oakboards with which they were made have resisted the tooth of time. In the long journeys of the men of the Puritan period, when the scriptures were part of the daily accompaniment of life, the province of these old boxes may readily be seen. Within in the home they were made to contain those ponderous family Bibles in which, especially during the commonwealth, the head of the house carefully inscribed the birth, death or marriage of his children with other memorabilia of family life. This circumstance in the absence of other authentic records, and the laxity of parish registers, has sometimes proved an invaluable aid. How little we could have spared, for instance, that volume in which Milton recorded the very hour and minute of his children's birth. Ash wood was sometimes used in the manufacture of Bible boxes, but oak was the most popular from its superior powers of resistance, for we must remember they were at times in the possession of ecclesiastical stalwarts, the vigor of whose preaching was sometimes calculated by the amount of damage done to the pulpit furniture. Throughout the commonwealth, and by the general convention of 1658, traveling ministers were gratuitously supplied with Bibles, a very expensive item; and in struggling pastorates the book, with its appropriate coffer, often formed the sole effects of a new conventicle. It is a curious fact that Bibles were sometimes subjected to raffling, even in those austere days. In 1675 one Dr. Wilde bequeathed $250 for the purpose of providing Bibles to be raffled among the poorer brethren. Costly Picture in Lumber Room. A picture estimated to be worth $25,000, which for so many years was bidden away in a lumber room at St. Mary's hall. Coventry, has just been restored and put in a place of honor in St. Mary's hall. Owing to damp and an accumulation of dust and dirt, the picture had become so defaced that the corporation of Coventry had decided to sell it if they could get $375 for it. But Messrs. Izod & Co., a London firm of picture restorers were at work upon the pictures in St. Mary's hall, and one of their experts recognized it as a masterpiece. It was found to be one of the finest examples extant of the work of Jacob Jordaens, a pupil and fellow-worker of Rubens. Jordaens was born in Antwerp, and the picture was probably painted about 1640. It represents Bacchus springing from his car upon seeing Ariadne. The canvas is about thirty feet by ten feet high. Presented to Coventry by Edward Ellice, M. P., in 1855, little value was attached to it, and it was subsequently consigned to the lumber room. A Most Generous Nature. They had been married but a short time, and their happiness was idyllic. Her alightest wish was law; his merest whim was gratified. And all this on $7.50 a week! "Today," his wee wife murmured, as they sat together after their evening meal. "I saw the loveliest lace curtains." And she sighed. "But I knew you wished to economize, so I didn't get them." And again she sighed. "Dearest," he murmured • fondly, "everything you want shall be yours! Anything which adds to your happiness, and brings gladness to your dear eyes; anything that lightens your domestic, cares, my darling, and gilds the lowering clouds; anything which borders the thorny path of duty with sweet, fragrant flowers, and appears to your noble, aesthetic nature, you shall have my loved one; you must have it; if"—and his voice broke a little with the stress of emotion—"if it doesn't cost more than eighteen pence!"—London Tilt-Bits. Odd Ways of Catching Fish. Odd Ways of Catching Fish. The Icelanders are said at one time to have taught bears to jump into the sea and catch seals. In China birds do equally well, for at a signal they dive into the lakes and bring up large fish grasped in their bills. In Greece the fishermen use branches of pine steeped in pitch and lighted; the in habitants of Amorgos used cypress-leaved cedar, which served when lighted as a flambeau, and the Chinese fish in the night with white palmed boards placed in a manner to reflect the rays of the moon doubly upon the water. These attract the fish to the boat, when the men cast a large net and seldom fail to draw out considerable quantities. Anchovies are fished for in a similar manner. Hopeful of Results. "Your wife is taking a tremendous interest in absurd economic questions. "Yes," replied Meekton. "and I'm glad of it. Maybe it will result in her conversation's putting me to sleep instead of keeping me awake." BISHOPSTOMEET IN BALTIMORE The Coming Semiannual Meeting of Methodist Episcopal Bishops Will Be the Last Held Before the General Conference, Which Convenes In Kansas City, Mo., In May. Baltimore.-The semiannual meeting of the bishops' council of the African Methodist Episcopal church will be held in this city beginning on Thursday, Feb. 8. The sessions will be held in Bethel A. M. E. church, of which the Rev. Dr. D. G. Hill is pastor. Special interest is manifested in the coming session, as it is the last to be held before the convening of the general conference in Kansas City, Mo., in May. Rev. Dr. Hill is busily engaged in making the necessary arrangements for entertainment of the bishops, other officials and visitors who are expected to be present in large numbers. Pastor Hill is a thoroughgoing race man and entertains some very decided views concerning the future well being of the race in the United States. In his recent sermon from the words, "The Lord bath done great things for us, whereof we are glad." Dr. Hill showed much earnestness. He said, among other things: "I think it is generally conceded by all fair minded people who have carefully studied the past and present life of our people that our growth since the landing of the first twenty slaves in Jamestown, Va., in 1620 has been extraordinary. The annals of human history do not record a people whose progress has been so marvelous as that of the colored American." "This is a great world, a world agitated by many varied conflicts of rivalry in church and in state. The rich are striving to become richer, and the poor are struggling for a living. Amid this condition of affairs our P. REV. DR. D. G. HILL. people are struggling to rise, even against a world of oppression, race prejudice and constitutional injustice. You therefore observe that we are hedged in on every side by seemingly insurmountable barriers and are yet destined to fill a most conspicuous place in the history of this country. Indeed, we are made more so because of our past and present environments, which have been always dissimilar to those of any other people in America." After giving census figures to show what progress the race has made along all lines since emancipation Dr. Hill continued: "Thus we stand at the open doorway of the twentieth century the wonder of progress. The friction has been intense and even now is acute. But the happy results that have accrued have been so beneficial that we are rather inclined to invite resistance than to oppose it. Because we do not know and often hear of the fearful violence of mob rule of lynchings and disregard for the supremacy of the laws of our country by those who are inflamed by race hate and strong drink and because the perpetrators of mob violence are often set free we say that the cords are being more tightly drawn and that our lives are less secure now than in other days. "God allows the fires of wrath to blaze and the billows of hate to pass over us that the dross may be all the more consumed and the gold refined in us, God never forsakes his people, but the trouble is that the people often forsake God." After paying a great tribute to John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, Sumner, Frederick Douglass, Daniel A. Payne, Henry Highland Garnett, Lovejoy, Garrison, Henry Ward Beecher, Harriet Beecher Stowe and others conspicuous in the anti-slavery cause and tracing the history of the civil war the speaker said the results of freedom are seen in our education, home life and religious growth. To Fold Joint Lincoln Celebration. The Carlton avenue branch of the Young Men's Christian association and the Lexington avenue branch of the Y. W. C. A. in Brooklyn are arranging to hold a joint celebration of Lincoln's birthday. Feb. 12. INDUSTRIAL-STATISTICS. Wonderful Achievements of the Race In Pennsylvania. Unusual public comment has been aroused in the annual report of John L. Rockey, chief recorder of the state bureau of industrial statistics, because of the fact that for the first time there is included in his report an account of the realty holdings, personal property and industrial activities among the colored people of th: state. The report shows that individuals and organizations hold title to real estate valued at $20,000,000. The assessment on suid really amounts to $13,000,000. In the city of Philadelphia alone the race owns 1,080 parcels of real estate subject to taxation, of which the assessed valuation is $2,501,275. In Pittsburgh there are 643 pieces of property credited to members of the race, with an assessed value of $1,437,000, the market value of which is $2,153,000. In other cities, like Harrisburg, the property holdings of the colored citizens are estimated at from $35,000 to $150,000. Mr. Rockey's report further shows that there are upward of 80,000 persons of African descent employed at gainful occupations, classified as follows: Engaged at domestic service, 60.4 per cent; manufacturing, 12.9 per cent; transportation, 11.6 per cent; agriculture, 4.6 per cent, and in professional service, 1.5 per cent. Within the past decade there have sprung up a number of thrifty business concerns which give employment to members of the race. There are eleven building and loan associations in the state conducted by persons of means and experience. There are 350 churches besides many other religious organizations owned by the colored people in the state, which are valued at $3,100,267. --- THREE YEARS' GROWTH OF THE ABYSSINIAN CHURCH Congregation Prospers Under the Rev. Dr. A. C. Powell's Ministry. December, 1911, marked the close of the third year of the pastorate of the Rev. Dr. A. Clayton Powell at the Abyssinian Baptist church in New York. Dr. Powell's anniversary sermon consisted of a critical review of the spiritual, financial and numerical growth of the church and was one of the best discourses which the pastor has delivered during his three years' pastorate of that large and influential congregation. Under his ministry the church has enjoyed an unparalleled degree of success. A recital of the accomplishments sounds more like fiction than facts of church history. During the three years the pastor has made 1,041 sick calls, conducted 269 funerals, married fifty-three couples, prayed for seventy-one babies, delivered in his own church two lectures, 407 sermons and midweek gospel addresses; delivered at other churches and halls 122 sermons, lectures and addresses, thus making a total of 531 sermons, addresses and lectures delivered in three years. Dr. Powell well said that only a man who has passed through such an experience knows the time, nerve force and blood required in the preparation necessary for the delivery of this number of speeches. During the three years the church collected from all sources $61,207.12 and paid on its debts $10,357. When Rev. Mr. Powell took charge the church owed on all its properties $145,357. It now owes $135,000 and had paid in interest during his pastorate $1,869 and for addition to the church $800. During the three years 703 members have been added to the roll. It is now considered one of the strongest churches financially, spiritually and numerically in the north, having a membership of 2,300. As an illustration of this during the one hundred and third anniversary, which was recently celebrated, the pastor asked for $1,500, and $2,300 was the amount received. The church is thoroughly united, and no people are showing their love for their minister in a more practical way than the Abyssinians. In addition to about $100 worth of Christmas gifts made him and his family, the members gave him a handsome purse as an expression of their love and high appreciation for his three years' service. Good Citizen and Capable Physician. York Russell, M. D., is one of the most thorough and practical Negro physicians in Greater New York. He is highly educated, is progressive, and his services are greatly in demand. He enjoys the confidence and friendship of some of the leading white practitioners in New York city, who frequently consult with him on medical matters. The doctor is a good mixer, a capital speaker and popular with all races and all classes. Dr. Roman's Emancipation Address. The emancipation address of Dr. C. V. Roman, which was delivered to the citizens of Montgomery, Ala., is still the talk of the town. Dr. Roman's oration was generally historical, relating to the achievements of the race in the past. For the present and future he made a strong plea for safe and same leadership. THE AFRO-AMERICAN-LEDGER HERO OF THE REVOLUTION. Robert Shurtliff Was In Reality Deborah Gannett as Soldier. INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY SCHOOL It may not be generally known, yet it is a historical fact, that Robert Shurtliff, who served in the Revolution, a soldier and rendered distinguished service to the cause, was a woman whose name was Deborah Gannett. So it would seem that Captain Molly Pitcher is not the only heroine of the Revolution. The Negro race can claim at least one. The evidence of the racial identity of Robert Shurtliff, alias Deborah Gannett, is thus attested in an extract from the resolves of the general court of Massachusetts during the session of 1791: Resolved, on the petition of Deborah Gannett granting her £24 for services in the Continental army Jan. 29, 1792; on the petition of Deborah Gannett, praying for compensation for services performed in the late army of the United States. Whereas, it appears to this court that the said Deborah Gannett enlisted under the name of Robert Shurtliff in Captain Webb's company in the Fourth Massachusetts regiment on May 20, 1782, and did actually perform the duty of a soldier in the late army of the United States to the 23d day of October, 1783, for which she has received no compensation; and, Whereas, it further appears that the said Deborah exhibited an extraordinary instance of female hedonism by discharging the duties of a faithful graft soldier and at the same time preserving the virtue and dignity of her sex unsuspected and unblemished and was discharged from the service with a fair and honorable character; therefore. Resolved. That the treasurer of this commonwealth is directed to issue his note to the said Deborah for the sum of £43, bearing interest from Oct. 23, 1783—From Neil's Colored Patrols of the Revolution. Had Deborah Gannett, alias Robert Shurtliff, been a white woman no such action would have been taken by the general court of Massachusetts to compensate her for gallant services rendered in behalf of her country; but, being instead a slave, it was necessary for the court to take this action both because of the exceptional character of the claim and of the fact that the claimant was of the Negro race and a slave who had helped to win victories for the United States army in its struggle against Great Britain by performing many deeds of heroism as a soldier which the court could not fail to recognize. Her sex and her color combined doubtless induced the court more than anything else to put itself on record in favor of a pension of £34. Despite her environments she was a chaste woman and a good soldier. Does not this speak well for Negro womanhood at that early period? There were some Deborah Gannett in the late war of the rebellion. They all did not shoulder muskets, but they played no unimportant part in the great drama which culminated in the birth of a great nation. And there may yet be living Yankee soldiers who can testify to the loyalty, courage and fidelity of the black woman of the south to the cause of the Union. SOUTH AFRICAN NATIVES TOO SHREWD FOR ENGLISH. Leaders of Tribes Resent Charge of Disloyalty—Peregrino Lauded. Every little while the English in South Africa have a seare thrown into them by the disquieting rumors of uprisings by powerful native tribes who live among them. That the English are afraid of these natives and still more afraid of the American and West Indian Negroes who go to South Africa to live and do business is evidenced by their antagonism to these two classes. The American Negro especially is tabooed by these English because he preaches too much of freedom and independence to their natives. So that there is now an unwritten law in South Africa against giving the freedom of the country to American Negro clergymen and laymen who go with the idea of enlightening the natives or for business purposes. They are not wanted by the whites and are not welcomed. A corresponding member of the Negro Society For Historical Research now at Mafeking, South Africa, writes the society that a very large meeting was held in the stadia, in that city, recently, which was presided over by Chief Lekoko, and that nearly every chief and headsman of the Bavangong tribe was present, as well as nearly all of the available male population. Speeches were made by the chiefs present, among them Lekoko, Joshun and Silas Molena, condemning as false and mischievous certain charges of disloyalty to the English laid against the natives. Every speaker paid a glowing tribute to F. Z. S. Peregrino, representative of King Lewamka, and thanked him for his services on behalf of the Bavalongs with the government during the past nine years. Verily "the guilty fee when no man pursueth." Hensen to Address Research Society. Matthew A. Hensen, who accompanied Peary on his hazardous trip to the north pole, is to talk to the Negro Society For Historical Research in Yonkers, N. Y., the latter part of January about his travels and experiences in the arctic regions. Mr. Hensen's knowledge of the arctic region, the Eskimos and their language and his general usefulness are the chief reasons why he was selected by Peary to accompany him on this trip. A treat, therefore, is in store for the Historical society. Hon. Edmond Heraux Returns to Haiti. The Hon. Edmond Heraux, whose term of office as Haitian minister to London expired recently, has returned with his family to his home in Port au Prince, sailing by way of New York. INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON By Rev. William Kruza, I.D., Director Bible Course Moyda Bible Institute, Chicago MEMORY VERSES—10. 11. Give me the name of the city unto you is born this day in the city of David Savior, which is Christ the Lord."—Luke 2:11. Almost twenty centuries ago, in an obscure village in Palestine, an event occurred which has had more influence upon the history of the human race than any other event since time began. A childid was born—not an unusual event surely. He was no child of distinguished parents, nor a prospective ruler of a world's empire. He was born in a stable, and cradled in a manger. And yet around that lowly crib and humble birth, the life, thoughts, and love of millions have from that day to this been centered. During these two thousand years many noble births have been registered, but none so great as this. Emperors, monarchs, and mighty men have lived and died, and are forgotten; nations have risen and waned; but the birth of the Christ child is more influential in this day than on the first birthday of our age twenty centuries ago. The announcement of Christ's birth was made by angels. What more fitting accompaniment could there be to such an august event! How interested angels are in the welfare of mankind! How gladly they told the Christmas story to a handful of poor shepherds! How free from pride they were! They were not content that one of their number should tell the story—they all broke out in that great Christmas anthem. Do we believe in angels any more? We used to. We used to sing "there are angels hovering round." If we believe the Bible, we still believe in the ministry of angels. Onward we go for still we hear them singing; Angels sing on, your faithful watches keeping. Sing us sweet fragments of the song above. The announcement was made to a small band of shepherds. No angelic host went to the Sunhedrin, or to the palace of Herod and broke the news of the birth of the Christ child. Is there not a lesson here? Does not God have special regard for the lowly and the humble? Hath not God chosen the weak things to confound the mighty? If angels were willing to preach to a few farmers, should the preacher be ashamed of ministering to a small and humble people, or the Sunday school teacher to a small class? The scholars of the land were also notified of Christ's birth. The Scripture does not say—"not any wise men are called," but "not many." It is a mistake to say that religion is good enough for women, and children, but not for strong, brachy men. The brainstem men of the ages have been Christian men. That the birth of Christ was mysterious and miraculous need not disturb us. How Christ's body was prepared, how the divine and human could become one—who can tell? We do not even understand our own birth, let alone His. If ever anything of a miraculous nature should take place, when should it be if not now when the King of all laws is coming into the world? Let us be careful lest in denying the virgin birth, we challenge the purity of the Virgin's life. The birth of Christ was the coming of God to and in man, not that God had never come to man before, for he had. But he had come only as a journer. In Christ he came to abide. His name is "Immanuel—God with us." Whatever else the incarnation may menn, it certainly means that God took our nature and became as one of us—he came unto his own. The birth of Christ brings to us good tidings of great joy. If the angels sang, should not we? He came to save not angels, but men. The first note of this angelic song is a note of gladness, and song has characterized Christianity. This birth in Bethlehem shows God's attitude toward men. God has good will toward men. He is not the hard, severe judge that men so often wrongly picture him to be. 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WORK OF HOSPITAL FOR COLORED INSANE Governor Goldsborough Attends First Annual Meeting Of The Board of Managers. The annual meeting of the Board of Managers for the State Hospital for the Cared Insane was held Monday, March Professional Building, Charles and Pleasant streets. The meeting was graced by the attentive Governor Goldsborough, and was the first of any State board that Maryland's chief executive had attended. Dr. Robert P. Winterode, (white) superintendent of the hospital, made his first annual report. The report stated that 68 of the 70 inmates of the hospital had raised $3,000 worth of farm products on the land, of the hospital, which is located in Anne Arundel county. It also showed that the inmates had cut the ties, graded and built culverts for the spur of the Washintgon, Baltimore and Annapolis Railway, connecting the grounds of the institution with the main tracks of the railway. The inmates were paid $1.25 per day by the contractor for the spur. Authority for a bond issue of $150.000 to construct accommodations for 500 inmates will be asked from the legislature. Buildings accommodating 250 persons are now in course of erection. Dr. Winterode was given authority to appoint an assistant superintendent, and the place will most likely go to a white man. The Governor expressed himself as being much pleased with the way the affairs of the institution are being handled. William L. Marbury, who is somewhat noted as an enemy of Negro suffrage, is the president of the board. Mrs. Jackson Entertained. The Queen Esther Hall Committee of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows was tendered a reception by Mrs. Harriet Jackson, of 1021 Druid Hill avenue last Friday night. Among those present were Miss E. J. Howard, Robert J. Nelson, Richard M. Lawrence, Mrs. Hattie Tumbler, Miss Lydia Cole Mrs. Estelle Taylor and Mrs. Rebecca A. Gibson. Gavety Waiters Give Reception. The Gayety Waiters' Social gave a ball and reception at the Monumental Assembly Rooms Monday night, owing to the cold weather, the attendance was not as large as expected. A white musical team came in unexpectedly and delighted those present with musical selections. Dr. Lyon Entertains Military Men, Captain Charles Young, who was recently appointed military attache at Port au Prince, Hayti, and Lieut. Benjamin O. Davis, former military attache at the American Legation, Monrovia, Liberia, were entertained at dinner by Dr. Ernest Lyon, former minister to Liberia at the latter's summer home in Laurel, Md., last Friday. It is said that Captain Young will be made a major in the army. He is a graduate of West Point Military Academy. Mr. Wilson on Furlough Henry W. Wilson, an instructor in the mounted service school detachment. Fort Riley, Kansas, is spending a few days in the city visiting relatives and friends. He is a native of Belair and spent the holidays there with his mother and sisters and brothers. Mr. Wilson formerly resided here, and enlisted in the Twenty-fourth Infantry 13 years ago. He says that the disciplinary training in the army's good for any young man who is willing to follow the rules laid down by the army authorities. He says that there are about twenty colored commissioned officers connected with the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth Infantries and the Ninth and Tenth Cavalries. An Illustrated Lecture. Dr. D. N. E. Campbell delivered an illustrated lecture on "Tuberculosis" before the M. E. Ministerial Meeting, Wednesday. He laid especial emphasis on the ravages that consumption is making in the race, and urged that the general public be educated in those things that tend to reduce mortality from tuberculo- Mrs. Corona L. Cook, of 2224 Druid Hill avenue, died at the Johns Hopkins Hospital Tuesday where she had been undergoing treatment for the past three months. She was a native of this city, and educated in the public schools, being graduated from the Colored High School in 1902. After pursuing a special course at Columbia University, she was appointed a teacher in the Colored High School. She was married to Mr. Ralph V. Cook, a member of the faculty of the colored High School in 1908. Besides her husband, she is survived by her father, Mr. Charles Mason; two brothers, Cassius and Robert Mason; and three sisters, Misses Emma, Laura and Doris Mason. The deceased was highly regarded in local social circles and her death caused general regret. The funeral services were held at St. Mary's P. E. Church, Orchard street, near Madison avenue yesterday morning. The floral tributes were numerous and handsome. The active pallbearers were: Dr. W. H. Wright, Dr. D. C. Brown, Prof. D. O. W. Holmes, Prof. C. L. Davis, Prof. Daniel A. Brooks, and Dr. Henry Freeman, of Washington. The honorary pallbearers were: Prof. Mason A. Hawkins, Dr. R. C. Baker, Prof. John J. Wheeler, and W. C. McCard. The remains were taken to Washington where they were interred in the Cook family lot in Harmony Cemetery. Mrs. Mary Matthews The funeral of Mrs. Mary. E. Matthews, who died at her late residence, 1928 Division street on Sunday the 14th inst., was held at St. Mary's P. E. Church Tuesday. Mrs. Matthews was the daughter of the late William, and Jane Gross. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Jane Gross; her husband, Mr. Jerome Matthews; and three small children. The family extends its sincere thanks to its friends for their kind sympathy. Rev. Holmes' Great Work Reports submitted at the fourth quarterly conference of Metropolitan M. E. Church a few evenings ago showed that all departments of the church are in flourishing condition. The administration of Rev J. A. Holmes, who has been pastor of the church for the past 15 years, was commended. Rev. M. J. Naylor, who is winding up his sixth and last year as superintendent of the Baltimore district, was presented a handsome saddle leather traveling bag. Good Report From Ames. The fourth quarterly conference of Ames Memorial M. E. Church was held a few evenings ago. Reports made that during the two years Rev. D. D. Turpeau has been pastor of the church that $3,000 worth of improvements have been added to the church and a parsonage bought. District Superintendent Naylor was presented an order for a silk hat. Princess Sotanki At Daly's Theatre Princess Sotanki, a snake charmer, who excites audiences by doing a sensational Hindoo snake dance with live reptiles, and John and Pearl Lee, a clever vaudeville combination, are the attractions at Daly's theatre this week. The Princess who appeared here sometime ago, in a downtown theater, also hypnotises Lillian Thornton,' in an act which she says defies the laws of gravitation. She is probably one of the cleverest and weirdest performers that has been seen at Daly's in months. John Lee brings many a laugh when he calls up the heavenly regions and asks if Pearl's brother, who lived at one time on Druid Hill avenue, is there, only to get a reply that no man from the avenue has ever passed through the pearly gates. The Lees will appear at the theater next week. Manager Daly will also have a good bill of pictures to delight the old and young. Makes Annual Visit. The Grand Chapter O. E. S. of Maryland will make their annual visit to the Grand Chapter of the District of Columbia on Wednesday January 24, 1912. Will leave the city by way of the Electric Ry. Station Park avenue and Liberty street at 10 a. m. All members of the Easton Star are invited to ac company the Grand Matron and her Cabinet. Hon. Lady Annie Martin Gr. Matron, Hon. Lady Maggie C. Upshur, Gr. Secretary. THE AFRO-AMERICAN-LEDGER Washington and Baltimore High School Boys To Clash In Annual Game. Last year the strong M street High School team, the champion of the United States among preparatory schools, came over from Washington to play the Colored High School team. The orange and blue gave M. street the tightest tussle they had had through all the season. Throughout all the first half, the Baltimore lads showed great superiority over the champions and outplayed them at every stage of the game. Baltimore seemed to be determined not to let them have even a smell of the hollow sphere and when the first half ended she stood eight points in the lead. The pace, however, was faster than Lord Baltimore's sons could keep and the Washington lads took home the honors with 4 or 6 points to the good. The home boys are not satisfied with the results from the last juggling of the sphere and will shake hands with the brawny Washingtonians for a second try on Saturday night, January 20 at 8 p.m. on the corner of Pennsylvania avenue and Dolphin street. Do you want to see the meeting? Be there then. Only 15 cents to see one of the best exhibitions of the manly art. It will make your soul feel good; besides that, these Baltimore lads are your sons and brothers; they are the future hope of the race in the city and they want people whom they represent to see them battle for the honor of your city. Give your boys a chance. Other games for the night will be a game between two teams of Dunbar Athletic Association, and the Light Weights and Midgets from School 110. Any one of these games will be worth seeing even without the feature of the evening when the two high schools lock up. The serial championship among the grades soon will take on very interesting aspects. The boys are working hard to get themselves in fette for the long drawn out contest. Each practice day at the Hall finds from 115 to 150 boys there for practice or to cheer their school on to greater efforts in getting into condition. In fact there are so many of the youngsters there for practice that it is most difficult to get them all to doing something. We hope that not a single school will be without a team to represent it in the championship. But remember, boys, that you must have tennis shoes to practice at the Hall. Don't miss the game Saturday night at Commonwealth Hall, Pennsylvania avneue and Dolphin street. A New Yorker Honored. Mrs. Lula Ballard, of 1218 Argyle avenue was at home to her visiting friends on last Sunday from 4 to 7 p. m. in the honor of Mrs. J. Deaver Johnson of New York formerly of this city. Miss Mamie Cole assisted Mrs. Ballard in receiving. Among the invited guests were: Mmes. A. Elizabeth Johnson, Lula Morris, Shirley Washington, Effie Gross, Jennie Hall, Daisy Smith, M. Holiday, R. Tucker, Eliza Carpenter, M. Dorsey, B. Smith, Florence Ford, Christina Chase, Jennie H. Ross, Katie Bowser, Estelle C. Young, Lavinia Gaither, Miss Gertie Brown, Miss Taylor, of Buffalo N. Y., Rev. M. 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