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THE AFRICAN AMERICAN LEDGER VOL. XX NO. 47. MUST DO MORE FOR THE BOYS Prof. D. J. Jordan Delivers Masterful Address Before Men and Religion Moyement HOME MUST BE MADE ATTRACTIVE TO BOYS (Special to The Afro-American Ledger.) Greensboro, N. C. July 17.—That the boys must be surrounded with uplifting influences, not only for their sake, but for the sake of the girls with whom they come in contact was the assertion made by Prof. D. J. Jordon, former president of Kittrel College, at the meeting of the colored division of the Men and Religion Forward Movement, held at the Agricultural and Mechanical College Sunday. "We must do more for the boys" he said, "not alone for the boy's sake, but for the sake of the girls also. You will generally find in communities where the majority of the men are bad and aspire to nothing which develops cultural and artistic taste that the women of that community, who go there better than those of the community, gradually go down to the mode of life indulged in by those men. Society has a duty to perform to its men and must wake up to it. "I understand that there are two classes which this Men and Religion Forward movement wishes to reach viz: men who have not awakened to religious movements and their importance. The cheapest way to save the boy is to give him proper influences and prevent him from having to go out to find his pleasures and associates. "We must begin at home. The boy must see in the father the embodiment of those things he talks about to the boy. If the father tells the boy of virtue, manhood, courage, sobriety, honesty, and perseverance and violate them himself, the boy will not follow such a father. If father and mother do not exemplify these things in their own lives they will not be able to do anything with the boy, and outside influences will soon get hold of him and he will probably be ruined. The home must be made attractive to the boy by newspapers, good books enjoyment and good associates. There must be love and affection in the home and the boy must be made to feel that it is not only the home of the mother and father, but it is his home. If these things are not to be found in the home by the boy he will go where they are. If the father is poor he can very often get the pleasures necessary for the home by stopping some of those habits he indulges in and use that money to buy these necessities. "Many boys do not develop into strong men because the schools do not develop and influence them properly. It is unfortunate that a large majority of our boys receive most of their education from women. A woman can put into a boy many things that a man cannot do, but it takes a man to put sterling strength and character and perseverance into a boy to make him a real man and in no sense a woman. Our schools need more manly men as teachers, for I believe that our schools can contribute much to the salvation of our young men." We cannot have good boys if the state allows civic social conditions to be too much of the wrong type. I do not believe in the wide open PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY IN THE INTEREST OF THE RACE. A. E. city. Our boys must be made to feel that they are a part of the lives of the people and part of the government, and that he is partly responsible for the failures and successes of the government. "I do not believe in total deprivacy, for I do not care how low a man may get, there is still a place in his life for God to whisper to him and in due season bring him back to his place in civilization Man's life is a failure even if he gains wealth and much learning, and has even helped his fellow man if he fails to crown the whole of his efforts with God as his Father and Christ as his Saviour." Segregation is Legal Phoenix, Ariz., July 18.—The State Supreme Court handed down a decision Monday upholding the constitutionality of the recently enacted law segregating white and colored children the public schools. The decision was rendered in the case of Mr. S. A. Bayles who contended that the Board of Education of this city had no right to separate pupils on account of race. The lower court sustained his contention, but Monday's ruling reverses that opinion. SECRETARIAL INSTITUE AT ARUNDEL-ON-THE-BAY SECRETARIAL INSTITUE AT ARUNDEL-ON-THE-BAY (Special to The Afro-American Ledger.) Arundel-on-the-Bay, July 19.—The fifth annual secretarial institute of the Y. M. C. A. is now in session here, and will continue throughout the month. There are 22 secretaries and prospective secretaries in attendance. A number of the men have brought their wives with them. The mornings are devoted to lectures and the afternoons to baseball, boating, and social features. The instructors and lecturers include Rev. Dr. J.E. Moorland, who has charge of the work; International Secretaries W.A. Hunton, R: P. Hamlin, C. H. Tobias, J.B. Watson, Prof. Mason A. Hawkins, of Baltimore; Dr. Lewis B. More, of Howard University; and Dr. W. J. Schiefflein of New York. Those in attendance at the institute include: P.A. Goines, Orange, N. J.; J. W. Rhetta, Princeton, N. J.; W. H. Foster, Montclair, N.J.; J., Porter, Philadelphia: W. Dunbar, Augusta, Ga.; S.S. Booker, Chattanooga, Tenn.; W. B. B. Burden, Springfield, O.; W. F. DeBardeleben, Baltimore; and S. Dogan, Norfolk, Va. When we ask God to -move the world, we ought to be willing to take off our coats and help Him. Rev. E. W. Moore Says They Were Never More Important Than Now. LEADERS OF THE DOUGLAS STAMP NEEDED Chicago Convention Showed Lack of Leaders of Leaders of Ability. (Special to The Afro-American Ledger.) Philadelphia, July 18. — Declaring it to be his belief that the Negro was never more important politically than now and that the colored delegates to the recent Republican National Convention lost a fine opportunity to again make the race a factor in the body politic. Rev. E. W. Moore told a representative of the Afro-American Ledger today that the race needed strong men for leadership. Dr. Moore is pastor of Zion Baptist Church, this city. He has long been in the forefront of battles for the uplift of the race, and is one of the uncompromising foes of color prejudice. "As we look over this country," said Dr. Moore, "we can see the many manifestations of color prejudice. In the North it is becoming rampant, and it is requiring all our energies to keep the virus from spreading too far. In the South we are disfranchised and Jim-crowed and the North seemingly acquiesces. Even some of our own leaders seemingly temporize with race prejudice. "I attended the recent Republican National Convention at Chicago, and nowhere have I noticed more regrettfully the impotence of the race. Not only in the exciting times there did the colored delegates exact anything for the general welfare of the race but they appeared powerless. During the lulls in the convention white men were called upon to deliver addresses but not a colored man.. I thought of the days of Douglass, Wright Cuney, Blanche K. Bruce, Robert B. Elliott, and John R Lynch, and reflected that not one of the oldtime conventions would have met without asking at least one of those giants to deliver an address—one which all of the delegates would have listened to with respect and profit. What we need now is /the development of this type of men who will not only demand respect, but who will contend for the highest interests of the race." A Large Real Estate Transaction Asbury M. E. Church Aquires Large Property in Frederick. Special to the Afro-American Ledger. Frederick, Md., July 18.—O of the largest real estate deals ever negotiated by the colored people of this city, occurred last week in the sale of the property to Asbury M. E Church, Rev. L. J. Valentine, pastor. This property facing 90 feet on West All Saints street and 150 ft. on Bergen alley, is improved by three stores and six tenement houses, andd was much sought for by real estate-men. The price paid was $3,700. Dr. Ulysses G. Bourne, financed the deal and saved the church several hundred dollars by approaching the opposing bidders and frankly stating that Asbury Church wanted the property to construct a modern church. Several bidders when thus informed refused to further bid. The property is well worth $5,000. The pastor, trustees, and congregation are much pleased with the possession of one of the finest locations in the city. Dr. U. G. Bourne, accompanied by Mr. Hiram Plater, has just returned from an automobile trip to Baltimore and Washington. Miss Della Jenkins is spending the summer in Atlantic City. Rev. L. J. Valentine was in Baltimore during the week.. Texas Masons Elect Officers Fort Worth, Tex., July 17.— Prominent Masons from all parts of the State attended the thirty-seventh annual sessionof the Texas Grand Lodge of Masons, held here last week. The sessions were held in the handsome new hall of the order. Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: J. W. McKinney, most worshipful grand master; H. D. Winn, deputy grand master; J. A. Kirk, grand senior warden; M. C. Cooper, grand junior warden; William M. McDonald, grand secretary; W. D.C ain, grand recorder; R. R. Bluitt, grand treasurer; W. H. Burnett, grand lecturer; C. A. Harris, and J. H. Campbell, grand tilers. ville, Ky. July 18.—The members of the Negro Outlook Committee are making a fight for additional playgrounds for colored children of the city. Representatives of the committee petitioned the Park Board a few days ago to equip the lot at 16th and Baxter streets and to provide additional facilities to those in Baxter Square. Thomas F. Parks, president of the local Business League, has been elected a delegate to the sessions of the National Negro Business League, which will be held in Chicago next month. WILL MAKE FORTUNE ON HIS POTATOES "Potato King" Groves will Realize $10,000 on His Potato Crop This Kansas City, Kan., July 15—The largest crop of potatoes grown in the Kaw Valley since 1902 is being harvested this year. The Kaw Valley potato field runs from Kansas City, Kan., west to Topeka, occupying the narrow strip of rich bottom land on each side of the Kaw River. Harvesting began this week and the season will continue until along in the middle of August. Julius C. Groves, the Negro "potato king" of the valley, will make a fortune off his crop, which on parts of his land, will run 50 bushels the acre. He has some four hundred acres in potatoes, and they will net him about $10,000. In Wyandotte County alone about 1800 acres were planted this year, and the yield runs something over 500,000 bushels, and the average return to the farmers will be run about $1 a bushel. $50,000 Building Erected El Paso, Tex., July 18.—Charles Townsend, a member of Pride of the West Lodge of Masons, is regarded as one of the wealthiest men of the race. He owns valuable business and residence property in Los Angeles, Denver, and Seattle. He recently erected a $50,000 business property in Portland, Ore. Harry T. Burleigh and Anita Patti Brown To Be The Soloists. FISK JUBILEE SINGERS ON THE PROGRAM Mrs. Lulu Vere Childers Training Two Choruses of 100 Voices Each Atlanta Ga., July 18. — The third annual music festival to be held at the Auditorium August 15 and 16 under the auspices of the Atlanta Colored Music Festival Association promises to eclipse any similar effort made by the colored people of this section of the country. Contracts have been closed with the two leading singers of the country, Harry W. Burleigh, of New York, who was heard two years ago, and Miss Anitta Patti Brown, the soprano of Chicago. Two choruses of 100 voices each will be heard during the festival. One of these will consist of adults and he other of children. The senior chorus is already under training by Professor Lulu V. Childers, head of the music department of Howard University. The famous Fisk Jubilee Singers will be on hand again this year. One of the new features will be an orchestra led by Eric Neilson, of the Danish West Indies. The star feature of the festival will be the can'ata and tableau, "Up to Freedom," the Negro passion play depicting in scenery and song the historical progress of the race from paganism to freedom. The play is the original conception of Rev. H. H. Proctor and will consist of three acts. The first act will depict the scenes in which the colored race began its life in Africa an African village a group of slaves on an African coast and an American slave ship setting forth the sad features of the life there. The second act, consisting also of three scenes, will include a slave market, a plantation and a battlefield. The closing act will disclose scenes in the home, the school and the church. Each of the nine scenes will be illustrated in song and illuminated with colored lights. Prominent Odd Fellows in Philadelphia Attending the Sessions os the Sub Committee of Management (Special to the Afro-American Ledger) Philadelphia, July 19.—The Subcommittee of management of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows held is semi-annual session here this week. Besides transacting the regular business of the session, a number of matters that are to come before the coming session of the Biennial Movable Committee of the order, suggested changes in the laws of the order were also discussed. Among the prominent men attested the session were: Henry Lincoln Johnson, deputy grand master of the order; James F. Needham, this city, grand secretary of the order; Julius C. Johnson, Baltimore grand treasurer of the order; Harry S. Cumings, attorney general of the order; W. T. Francis, Minneapolis; B. J. Davis, Atlanta, chief justice of the supreme court of the order; W. L. Houston, William R. Morris associate justices; G. A. Sheeby, Florida; L. N. Porter, Arkansas, and J. C. Noel. Roosevelt seems be to the favorite among the colored voters of the city. Clubs have been organized or are about to be organized in all parts of the city, and it is expected that Taft will not have much support among the colored contingent. Prof. DuBois Was' (Special to The Afro-American Ledger.) (Special to The Afro-American Leader, Institute, W. Va., July 17—Dr. Burghardt DuBois, who has been here delivering a series of lectures on Negro history at the summer school of the West Virginia Colored Institute, takes a fling at the irresponsible newspaper correspondents who mentioned his name in connection with the presidency of Howard University. "I never was a candidate for the presidency of Howard University," he says, "and would not have accepted it in the very improbable event of its having been offered me." Uurges Disfranchisement Little Rock, Ark., July 17. Governor Donaghey has given out an interview urging the ratification of the proposed law to disfranchise the colored voters of the State. The measure will be submitted to the electorate shortly. There are 100,000 colored men of voting age in the state. Julius Rosenwald to Aid Nashville, Tenn., July 18—Julius Rosenwald, the Chicago philantropist, has promised to give Meharry Medical College $1,250 annually, provided $5,000 is raised in other sources. The school has educated a large number of colored physicians of the South, and Mr. Rosenwald believes that its financial resources should be increased. A number of the colored citizens of Carroll county have organized, and placed in operation a telephone service. Opposed to Selling School New Orelans, July 18. -The proposition of the legislature to sell the grounds and buildings of Southern University and to locate the school in the country is arousing much opposition. Is is the only school in the city offering secondary training to colored boys and girls. White Waiters at the Baltimore Kansas City, Mo. July, 17.—No longer does the painstaking colored waiter hold sway at the Baltimore House the leading local hostelry. They have been superseded by 125 white men, the management giving changed conditions as the reason. Many of the displanted men had long served the house and had saved tidy sums. An Educational Mass Meeting at St. Paul Church St. Louis, July 18.—An educational mass meeting was held at St. Paul A. M. E. Church Sunday afternoon. The speaker included Rev. George E. Stevens, pastor of Concord Church; Rev. S. B. Jones; East St. Louis; Prof. Frank L. Williams, principal of the Sumner High School; Rev. James W. Lee, pastor of St. John's M. E. Church, South, and Rev. Richard D. Stinson, principal of the Atlanta Normal and Industrial Institute in the interest of which school the meeting was held. Mr. O. M. Shackelford, author of "Seeking the Best" left today for Kansas City to look after the publication of the fifth edition of the book. DR. P. A. SCOTT'S INFLUENCE AND LEADERSHIP Unique Affair In Honor of Young Men and Women Who Have Won Their Spurs at College (Special to The Afro-American Ledger.) By Miss ELIZABETH JONES. Pittsburgh.-The testimonial banquet recently given at the Bethel A. M. E. church in this city in honor of the graduates of the various institutions of learning in Pittsburgh and vicinity and also from distant cities was a most pronounced success. The banquet was given also as an incentive to other young men and women who have not yet completed their studies to press on until they reach the goal of their ambition. The reception was planned after the manner of a regular college commencement. The program consisted of addresses, orations and original essays by a number of graduates from different institutions. The music furnished by the J. W. Myers orchestra was classical and arranged in keeping with the occasion. The affair brought together some of the most cultured and enterprising people of Pittsburgh, representing almost every vocation and calling. The program was pronounced one of the finest ever witnessed in this city. The following institutions were represented by the graduates: Pittsburgh high school, Misses Eulighter Watson, Jennie Goldston, Gladys Tibbs, Jennie V. Patterson and Frank E. Scott; Bradock high school, Miss Irene O. Morris and Oliver M. Johnson; Cannonsburg high school, Miss Pearl J. Walls and Lewis A. McGee, the latter winning highest honors in a white school and receiving a gold medal. New Brighton high school, Miss Aura B. Walden; Carnegie Technical institute, Misses Lois Hall and Carrie P. Barks; University of Pittsburgh, Leo F. Phillips; Wilberforce university, Miss Julia Bumery and William P. Bayless, A. B.; Howard university, Miss Jean Hamilton and Horace Jenkins; Storer college, Miss Roy Johnson and Hilda Hamilton; Morgan college, Walter Jackson; Beaver college, Miss Norine Webster; United Presbyterian college, Miss Hattie Simms. These twenty-two young people are preparing to enter a variety of professions and callings, among them being domestic science, civil service, teaching, journalism, literature, pharmacy, medicine, law and the ministry. Judging from their splendid school career, their excellent qualities and the brilliant manner in which they acquitted themselves on this occasion, a very useful future can safely be predicted for each of them. This beautiful banquet and testimonial was planned and conducted by Dr. P. A. Scott, the popular and successful pastor of the historic old Wylie avenue church, and he has thereby not only honored in a very signal way the graduates and those whom they represent, but has won for himself new and justly merited honors as a leader in thought and activity and as a patron and indorser of the higher education of the race. In closing the graduates' testimonial Dr. Scott announced that his purpose is to perpetuate this occasion annually and to develop it into much larger proportions from year to year. To encourage and assist in the development of a strong and intelligent citizenship should be the duty of every person who has the interest of the race at heart. This is Dr. Scott's idea, and it has met hearty approval. LEFT FORTUNE TO WHITES. Relatives Not Mentioned In Will of Miss Catherine Simmons. Miss Oatherluis Simmons, whose death occurred recently in Middletown, Conn., left an estate valued at $10,000. When the will of Miss Simmons was filed for probate it was discovered that of five bequests of $500 each made to various institutions not one cent was left to her relatives. The rest of the estate, according to the terms of the will, is left to former Governor Frank B. Weeks, who is a resident of Middletown. The income from this residue is to be distributed by the ex-governor to whatever charities or benevolence his good judgment may dictate. So far as is known, all of the estate goes to other than members of her own race. The colored people, therefore, who knew the deceased expressed great surprise when they found out the terms of the will when it was offered for probate. It is said that the relatives of Miss Simmons will not contest the terms of the document, as they feel sure that Mr. Weeks will do the square thing. Miss Simmons was well known in Middletown and vicinity, where she had lived upward of fifty years. She had worked for many of the wealthy white families and had saved her earnings. She was well thought of by all for whom she had worked. The amount of her savings shows that she was no spendthrift. National Body to Meet In Hampton. Progress in New York. For several years the months of July and August have been noted for the great gatherings of women's clubs, educational associations and business organizations. This year will be no exception to the general custom. The New York State Federation of Women's Clubs held its fifth annual meeting at St. Mark's M. E. church, in New York city, July 2 to 3, inclusive. The meeting was largely attended by delegates and visitors from all over the state. There were also many visitors from Connecticut, Rhode Island and New Jersey. The reports showed that the clubs in the main were in a prosperous condition. The report of the state organizer, Mrs. M. C. Lawton of Brooklyn, showed that she had organized or brought into the federation eight Negro clubs, besides others which were brought in by the various workers in other sections of the state, since the last annual meeting. The biennial meeting of the National Association of Women's Clubs will be held in Hampton, Va., beginning on Monday, July 22. This is the largest body of colored women in the United States. The sessions will be presided over by Miss E. C. Carter of New Bedford, Mass. The annual meeting of the Northeastern Federation of Women's Clubs, Mrs. C. S. Gunner president, was held in Jersey City, N. J., for three days beginning on Wednesday, July 17. Delegates were present in large numbers from all the New England states. The reports showed an increase in the membership of the clubs generally. The organization as a whole is in splendid financial condition and gives largely to educational and charitable work. PREPARED FOR BUSINESS. College Record of Young Physician Indicates Bright Future. Fresh from college, capable and ambitious, Dr. L. T. Delany goes forth from the medical school of the University of Pennsylvania to shoulder the responsibilities of life in the business world. He has shown great adaptability for his chosen profession, and has prospects for a bright future. He made a brilliant record while in school, taking high rank in gynecology, surgery and pathology. While a student at the University of Pennsylvania Dr. Delany made a study of the hospital facilities at the Mercer and Douglass hospitals in Philadelphia, acting in the capacity of resident physician. Thus he gained a considerable practical experience. Dr. Delany is a native of Raleigh, N. C., whither he will return to begin his professional career. Before taking up his studies in the north Dr. Delany graduated from the medical school of Shaw university. He is also an alumnus of the St. Augustine Normal school. DOWNINGTOWN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL MAKES PROGRESS. Trustees' Financial Report and President's Statement Are Encouraging. At the recent annual meeting of the board of trustees of the Downingtown (Pa.) Industrial school President William A. Creditt, LL D., and Treasurer Dr. T. J. Minton rendered satisfactory and encouraging reports. The meeting was held at the office of the accountant, Mr. Charles H. Brooks, on Lombard street, Philadelphia. The reports were approved by the board and audited by the local auditing committee, which is composed of the Rev. J. M. Palmer and Mr. R. G. Jackson. President Creditt's report showed that all notes had been met and that the students had been unusually prompt in the payment of their board bills. The student enrollment for the year was 134, which is the largest since the school opened. One of the special features which have contributed to the success of the school among students has been their willingness and ability to do well whatever task to which they are assigned. A glance at the buildings and campus in their neatness and inviting appearance will verify this statement. Progress along all lines marks the work of the school year 1911-12. Keeping the motto of the school ever in mind (self help through self work), a number of students worked their way through the industrial branches during the year. Fifteen graduates are prepared to take up the higher branches and are prepared to enter Lincoln university at the opening of the next school year. President W. A. Creditt was re-elected for another year. Dr. Creditt says that the friends of the school have been exceedingly generous. "This is the best year in gifts and donations the school has had." Special mention was made of help received from various sources, individual and from organizations. The amount received from students was $6,417.78, donations, $1,012.88; state of Pennsylvania, $5,000. Workers Among Children Confer. The recent joint conference of workers among girls and the conference of workers among boys was held at Riverdale (N. Y.) Orphan asylum, on the Hudson. The meeting was largely attended by representatives of the work from New York city and Brooklyn. There are 178 boys and 117 girls cared for by the asylum, which is superintended by F. W. Barber. Miss C. M. Wood is the first director, and there are other capable assistants who take an active part in the work. (Special to The Afro-American Ledger.) The National Negro Independent Political League, at the annual session in Philadelphia aftonnight ago, adopted a strong address to the country condemning color prejudice in its various manifestations. The text of the address follows: We, the National Independent Political league in fifth annual session assembled in the city where the Declaration of American Independence was signed on Independence day, the one hundred and thirty-sixth anniversary of its issuance in the same city where this independent league was organized four years ago to preserve liberty and equality for colored Americans by the enforcement of the constitution, declare to our native country Collae the declaration of the first great independence declaration and our loyalty in letter and spirit to our own first declaration of independence from political party slavery out at our birth. And we reaffirm our position as there stated against every traitor to our rights and our intention to continue our policy of opposing them with our ballots as a weapon of self defense under the motto "For Men and Measures Rather Than Party." We continue to insist upon full manhood, political rights and equal civil rights and absolute equality of opportunities in all walks of life for all Americans regardless of race or color. We will be satisfied with no compromise. We continue to oppose color prejudice, especially as manifested in color segregation in places of public assembly, accommodation or residence. We declare un-American and infamous the jimcarrow car, a stigma upon colored citizens such as no other civilized country puts upon its own citizens. We continue to forbidding the exclusion of any interate passenger from any public carrier for race or color or to segregate therein. We continue to protest against disfranchisement for race and color in the south. It is permitted by the federal government even under Republican administrations in violation of the plain intent of the fifteenth amendment. Meanwhile the disfranchisling states are given their full quota of congressmen in presidential elections. We demand that the president and congress break up this wrong by the enforcement of the constitution. We continue to deplore and condemn the lynching of human beings. This mob murder is anarchy and burbarianism, an exhibition and publication of the weakness of government and of the brutality of the people. The false excuse of assault upon white women brazenly asserted in an official message by ex-President Theodore Roosevelt has been exploiled, especially by the shameless lynching of colored women. All the boasted humanitarian interests of the American people seem important to stop even the burning alive of human beings. State courts are powerless to punish lynchers, as is notorious in the Coatesville shame here in Pennsylvania. Lynching has become a national menace and scandal, requiring national treatment. We demand that congress make lynching a federal crime under the sole jurisdiction of the federal courts, which right to a change of venue. It is more cruel or productive of discontent and crime than the brutal of industrial opportunity of color, so flagrantly prevalent in this land. Especially inconsistent is exclusion for race and color from membership of labor unions, which claim the right to monopolize employment. We demand state and federal laws prohibiting the same. We continue to demand the same schools and education for all, regardless of color, with a genuine mixing of teachers and members of school halls as of pupils. We reiterate our appreciation of the worth and work of ex-Senator Joseph Benson Foraker as expressed in our first declaration of independence. We thank and commend such men as ex-Senators Foraker and Bulkeley, who went to their political deaths at the hand of President Roosevelt battling for our rights. We thank and commend such men in the Brownville discharge without trial, the blackest crime in the annals of our army, and here declare we will not forget their destroyer. We reaffirm our position that these soldiers have not yet had justice at the hands of Theodore Roosevelt, President Taft or congress. We demand that congress pass the Foraker soldier bill and pledge our rights to every one involved in the lynching of soldiers until he reverses his position. We declare in consistency with our first declaration our opposition to those condemned therein and that until they reverse their positions they are not entitled to the votes of self respecting colored men. We commend the native people of the Philippines for their stand for the independence of their country and in conformity with our great Declaration of Independence urge congress to grant them that independence which our republic enjoys. We commend the colored Cuban patrols for their manly resistance against a denial of full rights. Color prejudice has grown there by the invasion of people of the United States. We call upon congress to prevent the sending of United States warships to Cuba to interfere against the rights and liberties. Public school education is fundamental to our republic. Inasmuch as the failure of certain states to provide adequate school facilities is well known, we demand that congress pass a law for federal aid to education along the lines of the bill of that great patriot Hon. Henry W. Blair. We advise the colored men of this country to agitate against all injustices and to use their ballots as a weapon of self defense, as a means to secure justice, liberty and equality, by voting not for the benefit of any party, but for the benefit of their race, punishing the recipients and beneficiaries of their votes who elect candidates who impress by giving them out and ever seeking by alliances to weaken or diminish the hostility of their avowed enemies. We desire to ally ourselves with all those who are laboring for equal rights and opportunities for all the oppressed people of this world. We realize that we have condemned many in these declarations, but we have not done so from malice, but of necessity in the desperate resistance to the oppression of the poor. We thank Senator W. M. Crane for his stand for justice for the black battalion and favorable reception of the Moody-Pillarsbury anti-lynching bill and constant loyalty as senator to the colored people. We thank the Methodist Episcopal general conference for petitioning the Republican platform committee for this antl Lynching bill and commend the president for his appointment of Judge Pitney and nonappointment of Judge Hook on request of colored citizens. We commend also Mr. Chapin, the last presidential candidate of the National Prohibition party, for his rescue of a colored man out of the hands of a Lynching mob and appeal to all friends of freedom to bring about liberty and equality for all in this land of our fathers. A. B. Who delivered a strong address before the Men and Religion Forward Movement at Greensboro, N. C. last Sunday. MME. HACKLEY'S RECITAL. Noted Soprano Delights Large Audi- ence at Music Hall in Pittsburgh. The musical event of the season, from an individual standpoint, in Pittsburgh was the farewell recital given recently by Mme. E. Ezalla Hackley, the noted soprano singer. The affair was held in Carnegie Music hall, and the throng which assembled to hear Mme. Hackley evidenced the high esteem in which she is held by the public. Mme. Hackley interspersed her musical selections, which were twelve in number, with interesting and instructive remarks on the mechanics of music. This created much favorable comment and showed also the rare ability and capacity of the singer and lecturer to amuse and instruct at the same time. Throughout the twelve numbers Mme. Hackley played her own accompaniments. The first selection was given in French, the second in English and the third in Italian. There was also given with much precision Rossini's "Barber of Seville." Mme. Hackley, after finishing her tour of retiring recitals, will devote her time to teaching voice culture among our people. The general theme of Mme. Hackley's lecture talks is on racial characteristics, culture tone, culture poise, vitalizing of tones and the pure mechanics of vocalism. WEDDED QUARTER CENTURY. Big Social Function For President of Arkansas Baptist College. President and Mrs. Joseph A. Booker of the Arkansas Baptist college in Little Rock recently celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of their marriage at their beautiful home on Bishop street, Little Rock. The occasion to Dr. Booker had a double significance, as this is also the twenty-fifth year of his presidency of the Arkansas Baptist college. The school year recently closed was one of achievements through hard labor for the faculty and students alike. All feel that good has been accomplished and that it pays to do well the work mapped out for each to do. The anniversary reception brought together many friends, graduates and former students of the school. Dr. and Mrs. Booker were the recipients of many tokens of esteem from their immediate personal friends and also from friends and patrons of the college who assist the school financially. Summer School at Union Institute. The enrollment at the summer school which is being held at the Union Institute, Kershaw, S. C., during the month of July is quite large. Besides the regular courses for teachers and prospective teachers, there is a special business course which covers the various phases of how to conduct and handle business and business propositions. Teachers residing in Kershaw and Lancaster counties are fortunate in having the school in their vicinity and are making good use of their opportunity to better prepare themselves for their work. Rice differs from the other cereals principally in being much more easily digested, requiring about one-third the time in the stomach required for wheat. It also contains less mineral than wheat or oats, more fat than wheat but less than corn or oats. In cases of weak stomach digestion, rice with cream may be a good diet, but it is liable to cause constipation. Rice is milled in the same way as wheat, the best part being fed to farm stock. Unpulsified rice with cream makes a complete ration. More people live on rice than on any other food. 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It Is The Best Medium EVERVTHING OPEN AT SHADYSIDE PARK Many ee gciena Wide Open When-Reporter Paid Visit’ Last. Sunday sae” —_— NO POLICEMEN'ARE TO BE SEEN Young Girls: asia Boys Have Ac- cess to Every Place—The Public Aroused Shadyside, a resort at the end of the Westport car line billed as ‘the Dreamland. of the South,’’ is a “dreamland” in all that that naine implies. The resort was just opened a few week ago, and conditons there- abouts. are sich that no sel{-respec- ting man would take his wife or daughter. Beer and whiskey are sold to’ minors, and as one enters the resort he sees various gambling devices operated by white men. A representative of the Afro- American Ledger went out to the place last Sunday to see how things are done on the ‘shadyside’ of life. Leaving the car he passed through a.park run for whites whose names are strangers. to. polite society. Open gambling was. going on, and there was no race line there, white and colored men jostling each other in an endeavor to hand their hard earned money over to the operators of the gambling out-fits. ‘The po- lice were evidently back in the!woods taking a nap under the trees be- eause the gamblers'ran their busi- ness in the open and on the most traveled walk. Girls hardly in their teens, were seen in the company of grown men drinking beer at the tables in the casino of Shadyside Park. Boys in short pantaloons were noticed also, but the: absence of older women and girls.from the best. families was marked. Dancing is allowed during the week, and there is no discrimina- tion as to the ages \of the dancers or the manner in which they’ trip the light fantastic toe. Judging by the conversation that many of the men-indulged in with the young girs the place was only: a step. to further degredation, It should be said, however, that with. the conditions existing as above mentioned, that the people in charge of this shadyside resort make a semblage at keeping order. For instance, two men got into a little:scrap-over a pool game Tues- day night, and ina jiffy a colored officer there had them locked in a room waiting for the arrival of the police from Mt. Winans. The po- lice came through the main en- trance, past all of the gambling, and: hustled the prisoners out by back door. The booze selling -to and drinking by minors was al- lowed to continue; however. CITIZENS AROUSED: ‘The conditions existing at the re- sort have aroused much unfavor- able comment. Two weeks ago the members of Sharp Street Memorial M. E. Chureh presented a. petition to the Cireuit Court of Baltimore county asking that'the. license for the place be not transferred from aman-named Golden to Grace A. Kirby, Judge William H. Harlan, after listening to the plea of the pe- titioners,refused to grant the trans- fer. Mrs. Kirby is said to be the wife cf John A. Kirby, who. former- ly ran a skating rink, and who is said to run the place for which Gol- den hoids license to: dispense beer and whiskey. Roosevelt Men to Meet Next Week A State convention of the sup- porters of Col. Roosevelt. will . be held at the Auditorium Theater, Howard ‘street near’ Franklin, next Thursday at noon: Dele- gates will be chosen ‘to the nation- al convention of Roosevelt support- ers, which is to: meet in “Chicago on August 5. As the convention ‘at Chicago will mark the official birth of the Bull Moose party, a big delegation, probably 50, will: . be sent from this State.» The colored men mentoned as delegates include: John W. Rich, Joseph Evans, and Louis H. Davenport. The signers to the call ‘for next ‘Thursday’s meeting include some of ‘the’ best known men in the State. Among thei are: ‘Charles J.. Bona- -parte, George R: Gaither, J. Stuart McDonald; John ‘H.'Murphiy, ‘editor of the Afro-American Ledger; L.-H. Davenport; Joseph P. Evans, Hugh E, Macbeth, ‘and.-Rev. J. W. Me- ‘Donald. « pee ae ee ee Se ie I Be eA eo Ve OS athe So 2 GE De Ne ey SO it ye SS ee ee eS ae ee Le LoS -y eo << fe a ae ce Vo Ga tlle a ee ea ODD FELLOWS HALL, PHILADELPHIA Where the sessions of the Sub-Committee of Manogement of the Grand United Order of Old Fellows, were held this week. . ee eae see sce 2 ese sce see ee ve cane see see} tame ca See ee ome HAITI AND SAN /BSHOP ALEX. WATERS DOMINGO SQUABBLE IN THE CITY Minister Furniss Trying to| Spent Sevecal Hours in City Establish Neuturel Zone |’ In The Interest Of Between The Two Woodrow Wilson Countries ‘ ce Port.au Prince, Hayti, July 15.— Trouble is imminent between Hayti and San Domingo over the long standing boundary dispute. Hen- ry W. Furniss, United States Min- jster to Hayti, was on the frontier this week trying to assist in estab- lishing the neutral zone. between the two countries which it is pro- posed to'maintain spending ‘the. set- tlement of the long standing dis- pute... The situation along the Hatytian Dominican border is most. disturb- ing, according to the reports: being received atthe State. *Jepartment. Revolutionary disturbances are oc- curring at Puerto Plata,the Domin- ivan port near the Haytian border. It is being charged repeatedly that Hayti is encouraging the Dominican rebels. The United Staes gunboat, Nashville is now at Puerta Plata. oo [oe ee bo ee | phe. ee Le ee i ee ge ee ee ee - ea H. W. FURNISS. The conditions along the mutual boundary of Hayti and Dominican ‘republics have been a cause’ of fric- tion and disorder for years. Hay- ti, with a dense population, is push- ing hard on the line set up by San- to Domingo. Both governments ‘accuse each other of encroaching upon alien territory. It is charged that: Hayti, which has a low import. tariff, is permit- ting the importation of armsand is allowing them to be smuggled across’ the border into Santa Do- mingo, which has-a very*high im: port tariff. These arms are said. to be deilvered to the revolutionists on easy terms. - It has:been propos- ed that the Dominican republic re- taliate by-allowing Hayiants tosend their coffee. across the border. and export it from Dominican. ports: This would be a hard blow to Hay- ti, which depends. almost entirely on the-coffee export tax: for its revenues, while the Dominican.re- ‘public has a very low export tax on ‘coffee. f "Mrs, Addie L.. Kyler and, Mrs. Clara: Parkez,- of 515 W. Biddle streetileft the city this: week ' for Southampton, Va:, where'they will spend the stummer: the guests of. Mr. ‘and Mrs. Geo.-Hill: Hate i) THE APRO-AMERICAN-LEDGER SHOP ALEX. WATERS WTEC | Bishop Alexander Walters spent several hours in the city Tuesday. ie expressed himself as heing en- thusiastically for the election of Woodrow Wilson, Speaking of his meeting with the Jersey Governor at Sea Girt, N. 3. few days-ago, he said that his reception was most cordial. “From my meeting with Gov- ernor Wilson,'" he said, “I am, as I'said to a representative of your paper last week, ofthe opin- ion that the election of Woodrow Wilson to the presidency would et mean a set’ back for the race, but, on the contrary, may. be of great help in breaking down race feeling. occasioned by’ the colored people blindly follo #ing the Repub- liga party.”” Bishop Walters’ filled the pulpit at the A.M.E. Zion Church. at Get: tysburg, Pa,, Sunday and lectured there. Monday. night. | Old Folks Entertained. The inmates of the M. E. Home for the Aged, The Shelter for Aged and Infirm Gslored People, and Bayview were the guests of Mrs. ‘Annie E. Johnson, a, well known evangelist at her home, 1706 E. Madison street, Thursday of. last week. {The occasion. was the annual feast given by Mrs. Johnson to the old folks, and they arrived early in the day, some in carriages and some by streetcars to the number of nearly 200. Following an: old fashioned love- feast.” breakfast was "served the guests. Rey. Frank Tasker preach- ed a.special sermon, after which Rev. Dr. E. W. S. Peck. delivered an address of cheer. . Dinner was served at 1.30 .P. M., and at 4 o'clock Rev. Dr. Edward W. Scott administered sacrament to the old folks. Supper was served at.6 P.M. Two hundred: boxes, filled with good things, were also given the guests. « | The-old folks {showering “praises ‘upon Mrs. Johnson and others whe had helped to make the day one -of genuine pleasure, Baltimore County Notes. Mrs. Redman Gray, of Towson, has opened an‘ice- cream parlor in the. new house that. Dr. E.W. Scott has just had built.on the Falls Road, West Roland Park. Mrs. Emma Truman, of Melvale, died at the Johns. Hopkins Hospital Sunday, where she had, been under- going treatment for stomach trou- ble. Funeral services. were~held at St.Francis Catholic Church, Balti- more Tuesday. F Rev. Dr. E. W. Scott, president ofthe Colored Methodist - Confer- ence, has returned from an official visit to'the ‘church at Easton, Md. Mrs. Nathaniel Williams, of Ro- landPark, who-has been ill, is im- proving. ee aie Mr:‘Howard Satchel... is ill at his home in Roland Park with an attack of pneumonia... 2 ‘Mrs. Robert Smith, of West “Ro- land Park, who, underwent’ an oper: ‘ation Sunday, is much’ improved. “—==Who Not Go To—— ~ JOSEPH E. COLLIC, © .. 1803 DIVISION STREET Where yx © Repaired we Get Your’ SHOES Equal to New. At Lowest Prices. Work Called for and Delivered Free. Satisfaction Guaranteed. .° Re ee na os ots ; ’ Dr. Payn’s Painless ‘Dentistry Perfect Fitting Set of Teeth All Work Guaranteed’ For Twenty Years. - from $5.00 up. OTS Bridge Work $5.00. 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ALLE ‘Pood Specialist —— DISADVANTAGES OF BEING FAT. “Fat people are not healthy,” says Dr. F. M; Pottinger, “They are. considered’ poor risks: from the standpoint of _ longevity, prone to suffer from diseases: of the heart, arteries and kidneys. Any person with reasonable powers of digestion” can be mado fat. by overfeeding, bist when this has-been done little has been gained.” ‘It ie better to be ten, pounds under. than over. weight. Persons; who: live to be old are nearly ‘always lean. The ‘vitality. required. to “circu late the blood and carry. on the other processes of nutrition In fifty pounds of superfluous flesh isa serious handicap, not to’ mention’ the loss “of. muscular’ energy réquired to carry: ‘the auperfluous: weight. Coplous wa: ter drinking; simple diet’and ex:: “erelse.are the natural means’ for reducing weight, druge being al- Ways Injurlous In. such:case.- . (Copyright; 1911, by Joseph B. Bowles) . 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All Checks, Money Orders a Drafts should be made payable to THE AFRO-AMERICAN Co. BALTIMORE, JULY 20, 1912 We hope our colored Taft friends will not tear their shirts in rage over the fact that Mr. Roosevelt is going to be a candidate against their friend. It might be just one of those times when the people may take a notion to make a change all around and if they conclude to do so it is nobody's business but their own. The fact remains no matter what may be said about vested interests, the people yet own this country and will do so for some time to come. Verily the day of emancipation has drawn nigh. Not long since our dear good, old friend, Frederick Douglass said: "The Republican Party is the Ship, all else is the Sea." Now this may have been true when Frederick Douglass lived, but that was sometime ago, and parties, like people, change. This is a progressive age, and men are making progress along all other lines, why not along political lines as well? And what is the result? We have "hidebound" Afro-American Republicans, "Dyed-in-the-Wool" Democrats, Prohibitionists, Socialists, and last, but not least, the "Progressives." It is a good thing that at last our people have learned to be on both sides of the fence, they can then see what is going on on both sides, and be able to be a part of each and a part of all. Mixing is a good thing sometimes. The truth set forth in the Biblical text that "The children of this world are wiser than the children of light," was never better exemplified than in the fact that the children of the world aim to make patrons of their establishments comfortable, no matter what the condition of the weather may be. And the more degrading the business carried on the more pleasant it is made for those who patronize it. Often in our churches we hear the pastor and officers of the church asking for money to purchase coal or pay for that already purchased, in order to keep the edifice warm in winter, but never a word for money to keep it cool in summer. And so the good minister stands at the altar, sweats down his collar, and is generally uncomfortable, while his parishioners, swelter in the heat or keep their fans going, while others succumb and go to sleep, and so the whole business is decidedly unpleasant, while a few electric fans might transform the whole thing; the pastor and people both be made comfortable. Simply because it would be a sort of an innovation, our churches are veritable sweat boxes in the summer and people prefer to stay at home or go out in the woods and parks to get a breath of air in order to be comfortable, and correspondingly the attendance and revenues fall off so that both pastor and people have but little desire to attend services until the fall weather comes when it will be more pleasant for body and mind. We wager to say that the first church to adopt modern methods of making its members comfortable in the summer as well as in winter will find that its congregation will increase and more people "will have the Gospel preached to them." HUMANITY VS. MATERIALISM. There has been accruing, for a long while, in the consciences of the American people, a feeling akin to revolt against the supremacy of materialism over the needs of humanity. With the great material advance made in this country, during the past quarter of a century, there has come a decline in family life, and a diminution of the fruits of peace, happiness, and plenty. The people of the United States without respect to political parties, are immensely interested in the question of social betterment of the masses. This, then, is the one absorbing question in the present campaign. Which is of the most importance, the material growth of our country, or the growth in happiness, contentment and prosperity of the great body of the people? The mere statement of the question carries with it its own answer. Let us illustrate. A man opens a "resort" near the city of Baltimore and his only object is to make money. His invitation is, practically, Come one come all, and have a good time; you may dance, drink beer, play craps and do as you please. There will be no restrictions. Another man opens a similar resort for amusement and pleasure; but his real object is to furnish all kinds of amusements, and recreation, for all the people, property safeguarded from all physical and moral hurt. Now, which of the two will make the most money? Beyond all doubt the man who ignores all safeguards to health and to morals. The rabble, high and low, with vulgar natures, will fairly flock to his place, and fill his coffers with their nickles and dimes. All the while, the poor and ignorant masses are blissfully ignorant of the fact that they are really destroying their own happiness, making themselves poorer, every way, and at the same time making a millionaire of their enslaver, who, through the guise of freedom is really enslaving them. The other man, would seek a fair interest on capital invested, but his chief aim is to minister in a truly constructive manner to the needs of the whole man. In the illustration we have drawn we have a correct picture of the present political situation. The various combinations of wealth have so successfully exploited the people that it has been almost next to an impossibility to sufficiently arouse the masses to a sense of the real danger which now confronts them in every side. All along, during the last thirty or forty years there have been various movements seeking to quicken the public conscience. We have had the Prohibition party, the Socialists, and all kinds of combinations within in the two leading parties, seeking to correct the evils complained of. William Jennings Bryan, with true martyr spirit has been untiring in educating the people of this country in the direction of a recovery of their liberties from the political syndicates which have kept them enslaved to the money powers. The wise and efficient administration of Theodore Roosevelt gave the people a taste of those good things which pertain to them with the rule of the people, as against the tyranny of the bosses. The people now are famishing and thirsty, and we are now upon the brink of one of the greatest political revolutions in the history of this country. The contest, therefore is between Roosevelt and Wilson. Taft is not even in it, since the people want bread and he offers a stone. When the battle shall have been set in array, the serious question before the American people will be whether the substantial good which they seek can best be realized through the leadership of Wilson or Roosevelt. Experience is certainly a strong point. We have great hope that the American people, both Democrats and Republicans, after duly weighing the honesty, straight-forwardness, and great intellectual ability of Gov. Wilson, will be drawn to the conviction that the extreme seriousness of the situation demands the experienced hand, resourceless energy, and courageous devotion of the most eminent man in public life the world over, Roosevelt the eternal foe of "Crooks" and crookedness, and the unceasing champion of the rights and liberties of the common people. HOUSTON LOSES JOB ON SCHOOL BOARD Has Not Lived in Washington Long Enough To Acquire Residence (Special to The Afro-American Ledger.) (Special to The Afro-American Ledger.) Washington, July 19.—William L. Houston, prominent Odd Fellow, has had his commission rescinded as a member of the Board of Education. Some folks who attended the recent Republican National Convention found out that he was a registered voter in Chicago during the time that he practiced law with Edward H. Morris, grand master of Odd Fellows. Though his family had resided here for the past twenty-five years, that disqualified him as he had not lived here long enough since the expiration of his right to vote in Chicago to acquire residence in the District of Columbia. The vacancy will he filled in the fall. Recorder of Deeds Henry Lincoln Johnson has been selected attorney general of the National Political League, which held its fifth annual session in Chicago a fortnight ago. Mrs. Thomas L. Jones and daughter, Clarice are spending a few days in Canada. Architect W. Sidney Pittman and family will leave shortly for an extended stay in Texas, were Mr. Pittman is the architect for several big building projects. John R. Hawkins, the new financial secretary of he A.M.E. Church, and family are now occupying the headquarters of the department, 1541 Q street Northwest. The National Colored Democratic League will shortly hold a meeting to ratify the Democratic candidates for the presidency and vice presidency. An address to the country will be issued at the same time. Manning Jones Turnes Up Again Washington, July 18.—A hackman whose carriage was standing at the lower 14th street entrance of the Treasury Building last Saturday, said to a representative of the Afro-American Ledger: "Do you know that man just brought here? He is a member of Congress." Just then an attache of the office of Register of the Treasury James C. Napier came out of the building, got some papers out of the carriage and muttered to himself: "That Manning Jones is up there, and he is going to make me late in getting off." The representative of the Afro-American Ledger then assured the haicman that there were no colored members of Congress, much to the bobby's surprise. "He said he was, and that he wanted me to take him to the Metropolitan Club afterwards," was the reply that the hackman made. Manning Jones is the eccentric individual who poses as a Democrat and a leading newspaper correspondent. During the recent Democratic Convention, held in Baltimore, he insulted numerous citizens there, and one irate individual there pummeled him so that he had to go to a Baltimore hospital for repairs. Mrs. Hattie Woods Tendered a Surprise Mrs.Hattie Woods,of 1112 Riggs Avenue, was greatly surprised last Tuesday evening when the members of the Sunlight Social entered and decorated the dining room with palms and cut flowers. Mrs. Woods attire herself in white crepe de chinne over pink satin. She was entertained with a solo by Mr. Alexander Fremon. Mr. Jeremiah Palmer, Jr., president of the social, gave the welcome address which was responded to by Mrs. Hattie Wood. Mr. Alexander Fremon was toast master of the evening. The following are the officers: Mr. Jeremiah Palmer, Jr., President; Mrs. Hattie Woods, Chairlady; Mrs. Carrie Toy, Treasurer; Mr. Chas, Woods, Secretary. Those present included: Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Woods., Mr. and Mrs. Thos. H. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Paston Johns, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Tolson, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Framon, Mr. and Mrs. Percy Whitaker, Mr. Jeremiah Palmer, Mr. Henry Harris, and Mr. Oscar Johnson. After spending an enjoyable evening the members returned to their respective home. EDITOR TROTTER EXPLAINS ACTION Forces W. Monroe Trotter, editor of the Boston Guardian in the last issue of his paper editorially gives his reasons for the bolt from the recent session of the National Independent Political League. As told in last week's Afro-American Ledger the main cause of the bolt was hostility to Colonel Roosevelt. Mr. Trotter says editorially: Mr. Trotter says editorially: The bold attempt of colored men who have acted in the capacity of leaders to force the annual convention of the National Independent Political League to cut out of the address to the country any criticism of ex-President Roosevelt, any mention of the Brownsville discharge, any criticism by name or plank criticizing them directly without naming them is one of the saddest, most disgraceful and most shocking capers in the political history of the colored race. This league was founded on the Remember Brownsville issue. Roosevelt called it into being as the first Republican president, who, besides refusing to stop disfranchisement, took away the right of trial for colored citizens. Opposition to Roosevelt and Taft at the polls and loyalty to Foraker and unending effort to restore the Black Battalion were specifically stated in the league's charter and have been incorporated into every annual address of the country since. Not only so but in October 1910, when Roosevelt sought again to exercise influence in politics, the league declared opposition to every candidate even favored by Roosevelt. Hence to attempt to establish the policy and precedent of not criticizing Roosevelt, even on his own lynching statement making black men out as prone to rape, then to include Taft in the immunity bath then to forbide any declaration against the Brownsville discharge or mention of the Foraker bill is simply to attempt to betray and destroy the league and to use the name for a movement in opposition to all the principles of the league. Suffice it to say that the withdrawal of those true to the league's principles was the only course to save the race and to preserve the league. The men headed by Byron Gunner are the league all others are outlawed. Let all true men and women rally to those men who would not sell out or be sold out. POLICE BOARD SITS DOWN HARD Advent of Republican Police Board Causes Anxiety. Saloonkeepers and divekeepers who have hitherho been enabled to ply their business because of their supposed pull with the police and politicians are up in the air since the advent of a Republican Police Board and a Republican Board of Liquor License Commissioners. The reduction of Sergeant Hoyle this week to be a mere patrolman, following the allegation that he and his officers did not cooperate with. headquarters' men in the recent raid on the Goldfield Hotel and the attempted raid on the Middle Section Club as well as the summoning of a saloonkeeper named Roth before the Police Board to give reasons why he should be allowed to keep his saloon license have made white and colored men all over the city, who have formerly "stood in," anxious. Under the old regime gambling houses and other dens flourished and many saloons did business in prohibited hours. Should they be raided by headquarters' men big politicians usually prevented the conviction of the men. These saloonkeepers and divekeepers are as keenly interested in the affairs as are members of the force, and they have been justly fortunate in having only policemen in their neighborhoods who were supposed not to see much. Should the policemen get too jealous he usually got a "call down" from some one higher up. Now, the boys are wondering who is going to be their friend while they conduct business in the old-style. [Portrait of a man in formal attire with a mustache and a tie]. MR. JOSEPH P. EVANS, Who will probably be chosen to lead the Bull'Me in the coming campaign. Who will probably be chosen to lead the BullMoose Party in this State in the coming campaign. HAVE HAD A SUCCESSFUL YEAR Annual Session of Pythians Will Be The Most Successful in History of Order From present indications the sessions of the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias of Maryland, which will be held in St. Michaels on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of next week will be the largest attended in the history of the Order in this State. In addition to the large amount of business ordinarily transacted at the sessions, arrangements will also be made for the entertainment of the Supreme Lodge of the order which will meet in this city in the summer. Owing to the large increase in membership, it is very likely that some provision will be made either for the enlargement of the present hall or the building of a new one in the central section of the city. The present hall, located at the corner of St Paul and Pleasant streets, is entirely too small for the Order, and as some of the lodges have a membership of two hundred or more a building with larger lodge rooms is an urgent necessity. In speaking of the general conditions of the order, to a representative of the Afro-American Ledger Mr. George A. Watty, Grand Chancellor, asid: "The growth of Pythianism in this State has been most remarkable during the past year and by the time the Supreme Lodge meets here in 1918, we hope to almost double our membership. This meeting of the Supreme Lodge will bring one of the largest gatherings of representative colored men and women ever seen in this city, and it is no small matter to properly prepare for their entertainment. We have assurances of financial support from Mayor Preston and Governor Goldsborough and the lodges have responded nobly to the appeal for funds. We have already secured grounds capable of camping ten thousand membbers of the uniform rank. The chairmen of all the committees have been appointed, but the full personnel will not be announced until after the meeting of the Grand Lodge." It is most probable that Mr. Watty will be reelected Grand Chancellor, as will also Messrs. George McMechen, vice chancellor, Josiah Diggs, Grand Keeper of Records and Seals, and H. Mannadier St. Clar, grand master of exchequer. The Grand Court of Calanthe which is presided over by Mrs. Rosa Richardson, will also meet at St. Michaels next week. Says I to Myself, Says I, The Afro-American is the Paper to Buy, Says I to Myself, says I. Order MRS. E. A. GREEN LAID TO REST Funeral Services In Charge Of Preachers' Meeting And Was Largely Attended The funeral of Mrs. Evelynia A. Green the late wife of Rev. P. H. Greene who died Thursday at 10 P. M. was held at Payne Memorial A. M. E. Church Sunday July 14. The services were in charge of the A. M. E. Preachers Meeting with Rev. M. F. Sydes as master of ceremonies. The opening hymn was announced by Bishop John Hurst, Scripture lesson by Rev. A. L. Gaines, after which letters of sympathy and resolutions were read by Rev. Jas. G. Martin, from Bishop Coppin, Rev. C. H. Stepteau, the Women's Missionary Alliance, the A. M. E. Preachers' Meeting, and the Handy Chapel. The eulogy was delivered by Rev. P. W. Wortham, presiding elder of the Baltimore District, who referred to the deceased as an ideal wife and loving mother 'a woman full' of good works." After the eulogy appropriate remarks were made by Revs. D. G. Hill, C. H. Murray, and John Offer Custis. A solo was rendered by Rev. L. M. Beckett. Mrs. Greene was born in Middleburg, Va., October 12, 1854 and was converted in Mt. Pisgah Church, Washington, D. C., in 1868. She was married to Rev. P. H. Greene 44 years ago. By this union eleven children were born, all of whom survive save one, P. H. Greene, Jr. Those living are: Edward T. Greene Mamie J. Lloyd, Ella C. Deane, John W. Greene, Samuel A. Greene, Evelyn G. Young, Dr. Wm. F. Greene, Allen Greene, Herman, and Milton, two daughters-in-law, Mesdames Lessie and Della Greene; three sons-in-law, Mr. J. H. Lloyd, Rev. Wm. Deane, and Rev. J. A. Young and one brother-in-law Mr. Jas. W. Greene of Washington. Ten grand-children also survive. She had been under the care of the physician for three years, her illness severe, her suffering intense at times, yet she bore all with Christian fortitude. Her firm trust in Him who doeth all things well enabled her to endure her long affliction with patience. There was no pain and suffering during the last days of her life only such as may have been caused by the extreme hot weather. Her mind was quite clear all that day, and her death came like a sweet sleep. The wheels just ceased to turn and the machinery stopped. In the loss of her the husband looses a devoted wife, the children a loving mother, and the community a sympathetic friend. There never was a jod so small that the right kind of a man could not make it a stepping stone to a better one. EXCELLENT REPORT AT ANNUAL MEETING Home Beneficial Society In A Prosperous Condition —Membership On The Increase The Board of Directors of the Home Beneficial and Fraternal Society held its Annual Meeting in its offices, 414 W. Hoffman street, Wednesday, July 17, 1912 The Board of Directors are Rev. A. L. Gaines, president, Dr. R. Garland Chissell, vice president and Medical Director; Mr. James H. Nutt, treasurer; and state superintendent; Mr. A. M. Bailey, secretary, and Mrs. Lilian E. Jones, cashier. The reports show the society to be in the most hopeful condition since its organization. The entire business affairs of the society now, and have been for sometime past in the hands of an executive committee and the cashier. The cashier reports to the executive committee weekly and the report is approved by the President. Under the management the clerks and agents have become more satisfied and the membership has manifested renewed loyalty to the society and its officers. The financial reports from the agents have been increased under the new management, new members have been added and lapsed members have been reinstated. Mr. Delaware Williams, who has been the Manager of the Society up until a few weeks ago, resigned at the Annual Meeting of the Directors and his resignation was accepted. A. The following statistics show the condition of the Home Beneficial and Fraternal Society at the close of the fiscal year: Number of policies issued during the year, 1183; total number of policies issued, 5872; gross receipts for the year, $7,906.36; gross receipt for the three years $22,824.38; number of death claims during the year, 211: amount of death claims during the year, $813.13; total amount of death claims paid $1,928.95; number of sick claims for the year, 306: amount of sick claims for the year, $8,992.55; total number of sick claims paid, 800; total amount of sick claims paid $9,709.90; amount of death claims written for the year $44,403.70; total amount of death benefits written, $150,209.00; office expenses for the year, $727.34; total office expenses for three years, $1,871.39; amount paid to manager, D. Williams $1,599.69; paid to agents for the year $2,367.35; total amount paid to agents, $5,078.21; Number of agents employed, 20; number of clerks employed 2; other employees and office's, 5; number of circles organized, 9; number of employees in circles, 188: total number of persons employed 45. Elected President. Jackson, Miss., July 18.—William Tecumseh Vernon, former Register of the Treasury, has been elected president of Campbell College to succeed Rev. M. M. Ponton. The institution is supported by the Mississippiippi Conferences of the A. M. E. Church. Dr. Vernon.was at one time president of Western University, Quindaro, Kan. An Old Pioneer Dead Philadelphia, July 19.—J. Gilbert, who died here a few days ago., was one of the first colored men to take an active part in the antislavery movement. He was well read, and was associated with a number of the most prominent abolitionists. He was born a slave on the plantation of the Warfields in Howard County, Md. SESSION HELD Pythians Of The E. And W. Hemisphere In Annual Convention This Middletown, Del., July 17—The annual convention of the Grand Lodge of the Jurisdiction of Mary- and of Delaware Knights of Pythias E. and W. H., convened here today in Dale's M. E. Church The convention was called to oder by the Grand Chancellor, Rev. J. U. King, at 1.30 P. M., and the usual committees were appointed. The report of the committee on credentials and returns, showed each lodge returns correct save one all per capita tax paid and a large number of candidates recommenuded for membership. At 8.30 P. M., there was a platform meeting, presided over by J. U. King, which was largely attended not only by the members of the grand lodge but by the members and friends of the various towns and villages throughout the State coming in every conceivable conveyance and vehicle. Rev. W. A. Hubbard, pastor of the church, tendered a very eloquent welcome to the visiting Knights and friends, as did Sir Charles S. Horsey, which was responded to by the supreme chancellor, S W. Ashbie Hawkins, Sister FannieDashields, and Sir Solomon Trippe. A social hour was enjoyed with the ladies of the local courts and of the church in the lecture room. The morning session of July 18, convened at 8.30, presided over by the Grand Chancelor. The regular routine of business was gone through, including reports from committees etc. At 1 M., a recess was taken until 1.30 at which time the following officers were elected: P. G. C., Rev. J. U. King; G. C., Sir James H. Horsey G. V. C., Elwood Little; G. Prelate, O. P. Dickerson; G. K. R. S., A. A. Prestwidge; G. M. E., Ambrose Ross; G. M. A, Andrew B. Brown; G. I. G., Aug. Fields; G. O. G, Isaac Gleaves; G. Organizer, W. S. Murphy. After a very encouraging and instructive address by the Supreme Chancellor, W. Ashbie Hawkins, who was compelled to leave to attend the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania now in session in Philadelphia. The grand officers wer installed by Suprene Director, Solomon Tripe. Uncle Tom's Cabin Rendered In German Philadelphia, Pa., July 19. "Uncle Tom's Cabin" played in German was the novelty for those that attended the opening performances of Schiller Maennorchor's annual outing, which opened here last night. All of the characters of Mrs. Stowe's famous novel were presented, but the lingo was German. Babies Better Humored New York, July 18.— According to Dr. S. J. Baker, of the Child Hygiene Bureau of the Department of Health, colored babies are much better humored than white babies. There are a large number of babies receiving milk this summer, at the infant milk stations maintained by the department. "The little Nergo babies," says Dr. Baker, "seldom are pretty. They are the most philosophical baby patients we have. You rarely hear them cry, but the white babies cry a great deal, especially when cry are being weighed." --- A Musical And Lecture A musical and lecture was given at Perkins Square Baptist Church on Monday evening of this week. J. Adrian Dudley lectured on "The Black Man as the White Man's Burden." Among those who participated were: Madam Arthur Evans, Miss P. Hortense Eubanks, Miss Consuela Williams, Mr. Nelson Tunstall, Prof H. Y. Johnson, and the pastor, Rev F. R. Wiliams. To Erect A New Church Louisville, Ky., July 19.—Work has commenced on the erection of the Protestant Episcopal Church of our Merciful Saviour. The building will replace one destroyed by fire some months ago, and will cost $25,000. Rev. Leroy Ferguson is rector of the church. The Brown Circle No. 1, of East Baltimore will give their Second ...GRAND MOONLIGHT... of the season on the Steamer Starlight to Brown's Grove, Thursday, July 25th, 1912. Tickets on sale-Mrs. Medota Buckingham, 441 Druid Hill ave.; Mrs. Laura Harris, 714 Caroline st.; Mrs. H. Dodd, 420 N. Eden st.; Mrs. Mary Brown, 535 Eden st.; Mrs. Celia Taylor, 545 Lanvale st.; Mrs. Rosa Quarles, 609 Stirling street; Mrs. Annie Banks, President, 124 W. Biddle street. TICKETS 25 CTS. Boat leaves Miller's Wharf 9 o'clock Expérienced Caterers will have charge. 13 20 in Let us praise His Holy nane in Brown's Grove and we will praise Him again when we cross over Jordan. We solicit our many friends to go with us on this occasion. Boat leaves Miller's wharf 10.30 a. m. and 2.30 p. m. Rev. Matthias Williams, Pastor. 20.27 in Stalls—1010 Lexington Market and 312 Hollin Market Also Orders Received and Delivered from Home residence 1029 N. CAREY STREET Great Camp meeting a Cold Spring Grove Every Sunday. Preaching at 3:30 and 8 P. M. by prominent divine. Take any car and transfer to the York Road or Towson car. Get off at Greenmount avenue and Twenty-seventh street. Walk three bocks east. Revs. L. S. Flagg, Joseph Gwynn, T. R. Sinkfield, managers There will be a literary and musical feast given by the John Wesley, M. E. Sunday School on Sunday, July 21, 1912. All are welcome. EVERGREEN A.M.E. CHURCH Will give their ANNUAL PICNIC AT GREENWOOD ELECTRIC PARK, Winters Avenue, Catonsville Wednesday, July 24th, 1912 We extend a cordial invitation to all the Sunday Schools of Baltimore, and its suburbs. Music by Prof. Alfred Williams' Band of Select Musicians. Admission for Adults 20 Cts. Children under 12 years, 10 Cts. Rev. J. A. Briscoe, Pastor. J. T. Tilghman, Supt. WANTED—Elderly colored woman as house keeper for family of three. Good home. Must be in good health. O. F. Mertsch, Warren, New Hampshire 7mo-6-4t Well! Well! Well! Let's take a car ride-to this NewDixon Park Stony Run, Mt. Washington It will pay you to come to this beautiful park. Don't miss the good dancing-Music by the Colonial Band of West Roland Park. Thursday, July 25th, 1912. Five-cent car fare, all cars transfer to Electric Park; get off at Dixon Station. Admission 25 Cents. Managers—Glenn Thompson, Buck Brown, James Osbey 20 in A GRAND EVENING .OUTING. King Cyrus Lodge 23, B, & S. of Good Hope and St. Mary's House hold 17, U. O. of Seven Wise Men Thursday, July 25th, 1912 Prof. Martin's Band will furnish music for the occasion. Admission 10 Cents. 20 in Special Notice! The Moonlight Excursion of the Pulpit Relief Association of Bethel A. M. E. Church is postponed from Wednesday, July 17 to Tuesday Evening, August 6th. Tickets bought for 17th will be good on 6th. Mrs. Mary C. Preston, Chair. Mrs. Maria C. Manning, See. Crescent Concert Orchestra ...Can Serve You... Music furnished for all Occasions Call or Write either of these parties: Waverly Thomas, Pres., 1116 N. Carrollton Ave; Leroy Davage. Vice Pres., 1014 E. Monument St.; and Ernest Hoban, Director, 21 S. Schroeder St. 20 27; 8-3in 20 27 in IN MEMORIAM. JACKSON—In loving remembrance of my darling daughter, Virgine May Jackson, age fourteen years and four months, who departed this life one year ago today, July 18, 1911. May her soul rest in peace. The silver cord is loosened, the golden band is broken. The dust has returned to the earth as it was And the spirit hath returned unto God that gave it. Mohers' heart has been broken, the home has been broken but sooner or later, we shall clasp hands once again to part never no more. Only waiting 'til the angels Open wide the mystic Gate At whose portals, long I've waited Weary, poor, and desolate. Even now I hear their foot-steps, And their voices far away. If they call me, I am waiting Only waiting to obey WHEELER—In memory of my dear mother, Mrs. Alice Wheeler, who died one year ago, July 18, 1911: One year ago we parted I miss the sunshine of your face Oh how sudden the summons, I miss you everywhere. By her daughter. Malinda Wyatt. CARD OF THANKS Mr. and Mrs S. H. Cooper, of 1015 Argyle avenue, wish to thank their many friends for their kind sympathy during the recent illness and death of their daughter, Carrie, also for the handsome floral designs. CARD OF THANKS Rev. R. H. Greene and family take this method to thank our many friends for letters of sympathy and condolence extended in the hour of bereavement and for the beautiful floral designs. CARD OF THANKS Mrs. Maggie Oliver thanks the members and friends of Class, No. 5, of Alen A. M. E. Church, for the surprise party they gave for the benefit of her daugher, Sadie, at 1061 W. Lexington street, Wednesday evening, July 10, 1912, by purchasing tickets and giving donations. SPECIAL NOTICE There will be a Grand Lawn Fete by Logan Relief Corps No. 17, at 1028 Druid Hill avenue; Thursday, July 25, 1912. Proceeds for the benefit of G.A. R. Hall. Good music. Admission 10 cents. Mrs. Helen Brown, Pres. Mrs. Martha J. Brown, Chair. For the information of my friends who did not see my statement in aprevious issue of the Ledger, I beg to repeat that I'm not in any way connected with Dr. Cargill's Sanitarium of North Carey street. Dr. J. C. Stewart. NOTICE Dr. F. N. Cardozo Has removed his office to 1524 Druid Hill avenue. Office hours; until 10:30 A. M. 3-4 :: 7-9 P. M. Telephone Madison 5403. FOR SALE A magnificent three story house in the 1100 block of N. Carey street. Eight rooms and bath: Strictly modern. Apply to P. H. Pratt., 1822 Argyle avenue. JOHN WESLEY M. E. CHURCH, Sharp and Montgomery Sts. Dr. Ernest Lyon, Pastor. 11 a. m. Sermon by the pastor 2:30 p. m. Sunday School 7:30 p. m. Preaching. All welcome WHATCOAT M. E. CHURCH, Franklin and Pine Sts. "King's Hill" Rev. Alfred Young, Pastor. 11 a. m., sermon by the Pastor. 3 p. m., Sunday School. Everybody welcome. 8 p. m., sermon by the Pastor. Prayer meeting by the Singing and Praying Bands. AMES MEM. M. E. CHURCH Carev and Baker Sts. Rev. D. D. Turpeau, Pastor. 11 a. m., sermon by the Pastor. 2 30 p. m., Sunday School. 8 p. m., sermon by the Pastor. Anniversary of the Willing Workers. Services all day. Every possible attention given to strangers--Seats Free W. A. Jones Supt. EASTERN M. E. CHURCH McElderry St., and Patterson McElderry St., and Patterson Park Ave. Rev. S. R. Hughes, Pastor. 11 a. m., Sermon by the Pastor. Subject: "In the Wreck." 2 p. m., Sunday School 3 p. m., a visit to St. Paul. 8 p. m., Sermon by the Pastor, subject: "Down and Out." All Cordially invited CENTENNIAL M.E. CHURCH Cor. Caroline and Bank Sts 2.30 p. m., Sunday School. Wm. D. Gibson, Supt. 4 p. m., Open Air Meeting, corner of Dallas street and Fairmount avenue. 8 p. m., Sermon. Topic: "Is Hell a Reality?" Automobile Ride, Monday night at 1607 E. Lombard street. ST. PAUL M. E. CHURCH Saratoga and Carey Sts. Rev. S. H. Norwood, Pastor Leaders and Stewards' Dollar Rally. 3.00 P. M., a special service-conducted by Rev. Dr. S. R. Hughes, pastor of Eastern M. E. Church and his people. Music by his choir; preaching by himself. Regular services at 11 a. m. and $ p. m. Regular Union Annual Excursion; August 5th, to Chestertown, Md. EASTERN M. E. CHURCH The pilgrimage of visiting churches closed last Sunday. The afternoon collections were as follows: The Holy Temple, Rev. Mrs. Nelson, pastor $15.05; Whatcoat M. E. Church, Rev. Young, pastor $19.00; Mount Zion M. E. Church, Rev Williams, pastor $5.49; St. Paul M. E. Church, Rev. Norwood, pastor $15.00; Metropolitan M. E. Church, Rev. Holmes, pastor $6.28 Asbury M. E. Church, Rev. Cummings, pastor $3.99; Local Preachers' Day $8.35; The Singing Bands $3.01. Total $76.17. Hattie Barnes, Secretary S. R. Hughes, Pastor. SPECIAL NOTICE The first annual girls' rally of the Calvary A. M. E.Church, Towson, Md., will be held Sunday, July 21, Prominent young ladies of Baltimore, and vicinity will assist in these interesting exercises. A cordial invitation is extended to all frends of the cause. Three services during the day. Miss Bessie Smith, Secretary. Sessie Smith, Secretary. C. E. Herbert, Pastor. Look out for the Big Day at the O. F. Hall Sunday, July. 21. All day meeting, woman's day rally. Exercises will commence at 2 o'clock sharp in the afternoon. Services will be in charge of the Queen Esther Hall Committee. Mrs. M. Burkett, Mistress of Ceremonies. Opening address by Mrs. Edith Brooks, followed by an address by Mrs. Emma Truxon, after which the captains will report. The Praying Band Sisters and Brothers of Metropolitan M. E. Church will have charge of the meeting until 6 o'clock p. m. At 8 o'clock, Mrs. Cornelia Anderson will make the opening address. All Captains will please be punctual in reporting. We truly hope all members of the order will come out and help us. All are welcome. THE RENARD Moving Picture Parlor. We change our pictures to please our patrons 1230 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. near Lanvale street FOR RENT Nice rooms in a good location with reliable family. Apply 699 Brune street. PAYNE MEM. A. M. E. CHURCH Laurens and Calhoun Streets Rev. J. G. Martin, Pastor. Residence: 1842 N. Calhoun Street 1j a. m., Preaching. 2.30 p. m., Sunday School. 8 p. m., Preaching. Class meetings Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Strangers welcome. C. E. Dorssey, Supt. Miss Emma Gillis, Sec'y. BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH Druid Hill Ave and Lanvale St. Rev. D. G. Hill, Pastor 11 a. m., Sermon 3 P. M., Sunday School 8 p. m., Special Service ALLEN A. M. E. CHURCH Lexington and Carlton Sts, Rev. P. J. Jordan, Pastor 11 a. m., Sermon 2.30 P. M., Sunday School 8 p. m., Sermon TRINITY A. M. E. CHURCH, Linden Ave. and Biddle St. Rev. A. L. Gaines, D. D., Pastor. 11 a. m., Sermon by the Minister 2.30 p. m., Sunday School. 8 p. m., One hour service. Evangelical talk and Gospel Hymn Songs. T. J. Holliday, Supt. WATERS A. M. E. CHURCH Aisquith St., near Jefferson. Rev. Dr. M. F. Sydes, Pastor. 427 Aisquith Street II a. m. Preaching by the Pastor at the church. 2.30 p. m. Sunday School Lexington St. near Pine, Rev. L. S. Flagg, Pastor. 11 a. m. Pastor; special to men. 2.30 p. m. Sunday School. 8 p. m. Preaching. HANDY MEM. A. M. E. CHURCH Cor. Baker and Bruce Sts. Rev. John Offer Custis. Pastor. 1514 Druid Hill Ave. Take Preston St. cars, get off. Fulton Ave. and Baker St., or Gilmor St. cars, get off at Gilmor and Baker Sts. 11 a. m., Preaching. 2.30 p. m., Sunday School 3.30 p. m., Special Sermon by Rev. B. H. Knight, pastor of M. P. Church, to the Rag Men's Association; also his choir and congregation. 6 to 7 p. m., Open Air Meeting. 8 p. m., Services. EBENEZER A. M. E. CHURCH 11 a. m., Sermon by Pastor. 2.30 p. m., Sunday School. 3.30 p. m. and not later than 4 p. m., Germania Park, and 8 p. m. Spring water and ice water on the ground. Waters and Ebenezer Choirs will furnish the music. Rev. George B. Singleton, Pastor, 808 W. Pratt St. Sunday — Don't fail to hear the sermon to the Tribe of Gideon by our most able and worthy Harp of Zion, Rev. Alfred Carter. Special services all day. 8.30 p. m., to the Tribe of Gideon, Sister Mason, Capt. We hope each member of the Tribe will please report. GILLIS MEM. M. P. CHURCH Stockton Street near W. Baltimore Rev. B. H. Knight, Pastor. 10 a m., Class 11 a. m., Sermon by Rev. T. H. Lewis. 2 p. m., Children's Day Services. 6.30 p. m., C. E. D. 8 p. m., Rev. Aquilla Brooks. J. W. Fowler, Pres. of C. E. D. T. H. McGowan, Supt. MOUNT OLIVE UNITED CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Walnut St., near Preston St. and Druid Hill Ave. Sunday Services. 11 a. m., Preaching. 2 p. m., Sunday School. 8 p. m., Preaching. All welcome. Sister Mamie Green, Supt. Rev. G. H. Whittaker, Pastor. PANNSYLVANIA AVE. A. M. E. ZION CHURCH. E. ZION CHURCH. Rev. J. W. MacDonald, D. D., Pastor. *11 a. m., Sermon by the Pastor, subject: "God's Parental Care of the Church." 2.30 p. m. Sunday School. W. W. Brown, Supt. John Segal, Pastor. 11 a. m., Sermon by the Pastor. 2.30 p. m., Sndday School. Sunday, July 28th, annual services in honor of the late Rev. Dr. Belt. The Lord is on our side, and blessing the work: HULLSVILLE M. E. CHURCH Strangers' Home. Rev. Chas. B. Bishop, Pastor. Day's Meeting—Sunday, July 21st. 10 a. m., General Class Meeting. 11 a. m., Preaching. 2.30 p. m., Sunday School. 3.30 p. m., Preaching by Rev. Ernest Lyon, Pastor of John Wesley M. E. Church. Metropolitan Singing, and Praying Band, and others are invited. 3 p. m., Preaching by Rev. Wm. H. Hoy. ABOUT TOJUMP Yf There Is No Hope For Roost- velt Will Support Taft For The Presidency WILL ‘DIE FIGHTING FOR HIS RIGHTS £alled On Editor Steward Of The American Baptist—Is Now In Mississippi fhat I am not going to take any ‘chances, yet I am not prepared to say just what! am going to do un- til I hear from Col., Roosevelt and his new party and see just what ‘they are going to do. Tt looks as if I] am going. to chave to support President Taft, and if 1 have fit to do, will fall in line just as other men and doall in my power to elect him if’ there ig no hope for Col. Roosevelt. 1 do not-see my way clear to accept the document given to the world by the democratic convention as on which they will stand for election. ‘They favor in'so many words disfranchise- ment of the Negro, Jim Crowism, and almost everything elsecontend- ‘ed for by the Sduth. They do not use these words, but discuss it un- der State rights. If I die I amgo- ‘ng to die fighting for the rights of my people, and I am not willing to give up a single thing we have won. Tam not going to discuss: polities in this letter, but you may expect ‘to hear from me another time. | must take this up with editor Mur- phy before I have too much to say. Now here I am right here in Mississippi and it has been a long time since | was here, and | have been to: a few places since I wrote to you last. If you will recall I was in Institute, W. Va., or had ‘een there Sooking after the sum- mer school which will soon close with aw address by Dr. Booker T. Washington. It was one of the finest schools in the country, and the teachers and lecturers were of ‘the highest available men. The experts to address the teachers and students were: Dr. W. E. B. Du- Bois, Prof. Kelly Miller, and Dr. Washington, and some white men whose names J have not at my com- mand right now: , Leaving “there, as you will recall 1 went to See Editor Steward, of the American Baptist and enjoyed looking at him then on down to Cincinnati, or to Birmingham, where spent a little time in the company of Mrs C. A. Tuggle, the woman who is doing so much to Benefit her people. She is without doubt a great woman. I was de- Jighted to see these great things be- ing done by’ Mrs. Tuggte for the aplift of our race. She is getting ‘eady for the.Grand Court of Ca- Janthe of which she is the official head in the State.. I will not talk about the clerks and the order of -work, but wil tell you that I met M. 2; Hannah, manager of the finest barber shop in Birmingham, regard- sless.of .race or color. From Birmingham, I found .my - way to Méridian, where I'spent the «night, and then on to ‘Laurel, Miss. At Laurel, the Grand Lodge of ‘Knights of Pythias met, and it was ‘a fine meeting,also the Grand Court of Calanthe. Twas told when. I got:to Laurel that ‘there was going’ to be a lively time, because four men-were in the ace for Grand Chancellor, so I was sprepared to see some woo! pulling. “They went right into business. John’ W. Harris has held the ‘po- -sition ‘for 2 little while, and some ofthe men. thought that .it was ttime for him to see himself out. of ‘the job, and let some one. else try it. The candidate-were Dr. A. W. iAttaway, Rev. Dr. E. B. Topp, and Rev, J. Brown. Dr. Attaway is aman of business and a mar with a long head, and. he. look: ahead always, SO when he had look: sed. over the field, he withdrew his tame from the race, and. that lef <a triangle. So,when it came to the *¥ote B. B. Topp counted out 2 svotes, Brown took unto himself 10 “and that. left for John W. Harris Si2,3 : . “Joba .W. Harris’ is. a-,busines = pam, and he:has given the order: business’ administration. He ha given all of his time to, the work 0 “Zhe Pythians, and he has in this, wa ‘: accomplished something for his peo ple,vand it-is hard to defeat a B00 dnian who-is-doing good. work... 27 Phere-was'a contest. for.the offic “of Grand: Mast er of Excheque: The place is held by S.H. Highland of Vicksburg. while D. W. Gary, who was at the head of the laymen ‘movement at the General Confer- fence “last. May in’ Kansas City, thought that. the place’ was good enough for him so he went into the race to win,but he had only 58-peo- ple to believe that he was-just the man, hence he did not get elected, for Highland had to his credit 278 and was declared elected. ‘There was a good session of the Court: of Calanthe, and W. A. Scott was elected at the head. Dr. Seott is a good man for the position he occupies, and he’ has been filling it to the best advan- tage. He has a fine-office fitted up in Jackson, and in addition to this he hasa home. He is devoting his life to his people, and is. doing good work. He is the right man in the right place and I can see no reason:why he should be moved this year, or any other year. I am not going to’ enter into detail about this meeting. Now on to. Meridian, where | spent a night,taking dinner with J. W. Smith, and Rev. T. L. Jordan, | and leaving, {£ went to Jackson, stopping at the home of Mrs. Law, the widow of the Jate George Law. The widow and all of her daughters, Mrs..Jennie Carter; Rosa, Bessie and Mabel, ail united to make my stay happy, andIenjoyedjbeing there. I remained there until Sunday morn- ing when I came to this place: Reaching here at 11:30 Sunday morning I found Dr. H. J. Dumas waiting at the-stable to receive me. If you will recall 1_have told you about him’ before. He is the lead- ing druggist in this section of the country, and then he has made many friends. Sometime ago he took unto himself a wife, and they have now one danghter and one son and his sister, Miss Celia Dumas is living with her brother. Dr. Du- mas purchased him a home and has improved it,and continued to. make improvements as. time goes along. He is just a business man. He and his brotherDr. A.W. Dumas, own the drug store and the ground and building. Mrs. Dumas is a woman of re- finement and culture. She is a fine housekeeper, and knows how to do anything there is to be done in a home. She is fond of her husband’s friends, and makes them feeel at home when they come to town. I am delighted that 1 know them. T have spent all day Sunday in Natchez, and.I am now headed for Texas and will be in that . State when you read this letter. | J. 0. Midnight. Business League Revived. At the call of the president, Mr. Harry T. Pratt, the old Business Men’s League held a meeting at Young’s Auditorium, on Monday evening of this week. Thirteen persons were present, but that did not seem to have any particular effect, and it was decided to reor- ganize and a committee to that ef- fect was appointed. A meeting will be held on Wednesday evening of next week at the Moses Hall, at which time plans for the future of the organiation will be. perfected. After-the meeting refreshments were served by the veteran, ‘‘Uncle Sam"? E. Young. A Pretty Wedding At Chestertown Chestertown, Md., July 18.— Miss A. Smith, daughter of Mrs. A. Stewart, and Mr. J. Hutchins, were the principals ina pretty wed: ding at Bethel A.M. E. Church Tuesday night. Mrs. Julia John- son played the wedding march, and the bride’s brother, Mr. Leis Smith gave her away. Rev J. A. Young performed the. ceremony. ~' The maids of honor were: Misses Mary ‘A. Demby and B. Wright. ae a ee oo hl ee Sh eae be Ret ee OS ae sa 5 Ree Pat eee ae ee “pierimsAionAt, BEORETARY J.” E MOOD Ean. ° Who ‘is in. charge of the Y. M. C.As Secretarial Institute at. Aran: del-on-the-Bay. PROMINENT RICHMOND 5 em Wife of Baward Stanley |) iu Clark |e Bs oe 4 THE GROOM A PROMINENT) Es ee Se BUSINESS MAN. a oe ‘Former Head of True Reformers) aq : Ae ve 2 2 Elected Ruler of A New | ss Benefit Society - | ee oe ean st (Special to The Afro-American Ledger.) Richmond, Va., July 19.—One of the most fashionable of the many marriages of the present summer was solemnized in St Philips P. E. Church last Tuesday at noon, when ‘Mr. Edward Stanley Clarke of Farm- ville fed to the altar Miss Jeanette L. Forrester, one of Richmond’s most popular school teachers, ‘The chancel of the church was ar- tistically decorated with palms, ferns, and flowers. To the strains of the-Mendelssohn. wedding march, the bridal party entered. the church as follows: Mr. Edward J. Cook and.Mr. Walter D. Jones, Mr. R. B. Sampson, and Mr. A. Mosely, Mr. James Frazier, and Mr. J. C. Easton, Miss Omega Vaughan, bridesmaid; Miss Pearl L. Smith, maid of honor; little Miss Geneva ‘Pinsley, ring-bearer. . The bride and her uncle, Mr. Lee S. Forrester were met at the chancel by the groom and his best man, Dr. A. W. Mason, who entered through the vestry door. During the beautiful service which was read by the rec- tor, the Rev. Charles L, Somers, the orchestra softly played the wed- ding march. | Following the marriage, a lunch- eon was tendered the bridal party by Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Scott at their home in, North Third street. Mr. and Mrs. Carke left later in the af- ternoon for Farmville, Va.,their fu- ture home. Mr. Clarke is a prom- inent business man of Farmville. In the Law and Equity Court, July 3, Judge Beverly - Tucker ;Crump granted an absolute divorce to Geo. W. Bragg from his wife Lula Pearl Bragg, upon statutory grounds, By terms of the decree, Mr. Bragg is given entire custod) and control of their son and Mrs, Bragg is debarred from any prop- erty rights she acquired by her marriage. No defense was made tc the suit. Mr. Endon Jones, elder son of Professor and Mrs. Joseph E. Jones is quite-sick at the home of his pa- rents in the city. Mr. Jones illness is the outcome of an injury which he received nine years ago ina foot: ball,game between. Virignia: Unior and Shaw Universites when he hac several ribs broken in a mixup, the broken ribs penetrating his lungs A few days ago there was launch: ed in the city of Richmond, a new fraternal organization known by the name of the. Supreme Foun- tain of The National {deal Benefit Society, Incoporated. “The leader: of this new organization declare that for some time there has beer an urgent demand for such. Mr. A. W. Holmes former grand mas ter of the True Reformers, is su: preme master of the new organi. zation. Mr. Eugene K. Jones, secretar; of Social Settement Work in Nev York, is visiting his brother. Richmond delegates who attend ed the the Sixth Bi-ennial Conven \tion of the Juvenile Departmen’ of the Independent Order of St Luke’s held in“Atlantie City las | week, have returned to, the city Those who made the trip were Mrs. Maggie L. Walker, Mrs, Em eline Johnson, Mrs Rosa E. Wat son, Misses Julia I. Stephens, Lul Watkins,Mattie Dawson, Mrs. Mat tie Graham, Mrs. Mary Griffin, Mis Julia A. Deane,“ Mrs. Fannie E Brown,. Mrs. Estelle Bagby Ander son, and Mrs. Lelia: Williams. J.C. Carter, of Houston, Mos '|Worshipful Grand Master of th ‘| Grand Lodge of Virginia A. F. an A. M., was.in the city last wee .| on business. ; Miss Maud Mundin, who is tal ing a.course: in professional nur: ing at Freedmen’s Hospital, Wast ingto, is visiting relatives’here. Rev. J. B. Pharr, whe with h bride, is spending his honeymaon « | Asbury Park, N. J., has received “jeall to the pastorate of the Secor Baptist. Chureh, of Ann Arbo Mich. “1 Rev. Dr. W.T. Johnson- will leas CR Re eae eT ae IN Ge oS eee a ee a ee eee be ee eee Ce) en Ce ee ee — eee GE OOO EL ES! Be A eee Be eae Daas ee ore ee bee ey goa ee SS eoctmaee A.V, HOLMES Prominent Visitors At Cumberland | (Speciat to The Afro-American Ledger.) | Cumberland, Md, July 17.—This town was favored with several inter- esting visits und events during the past week. Mrs. Rosa J. Richard- son, of Baltimore, was in town last Sunday, and addressed the Victoria Court of Calanthe. Mrs. C. H. Young, and daughter, of Washing- ton, arrived last Sunday for a weeks stay with Mrs, Hattie Harper. Mr.John R. Martin, of Baltimore is visiting his sister, Mrs. Harry Fisher. Children’s Day execises were held last Sunday evening at Metro- poiltan A. M. E. Church. The young people carried out a most acceptable program under the di rection of the superintendent, Mrs. Mary Campbell, and the chorister, Mr. George Anderson. Misses Su- ber, Butler and Casey, sang solos, while Misses Washington and Casey accompanied ou the piano and or- gan respectively. Interesting talks were deliverd by the pastor, Rev. Andrew Robinson, and Mr, John R. Martin. Sickness and death are causing much sadness among us. Mrs. Jes- se’s Snowden’s daughter is serious- ly ill with typhoid fever. Hilda Jones is now convalescent after a serious: 1JIness. Mrs. Bates went to Baltimore last Sunday to undergo an opere- tion at one of the hospitals there. Mr. Charles Hamilton and an in- fant of Mrs. Parker, died this week. Mr. Harry Fisher and his boy scouts gave a very enjoyaole dram. atic and musical entertainment at the hall last night. Denton Happenings (Special to The Afro-American Ledger.) Denton, Md. July 18. —John Wes- ley, M: E. Church was dedicated last Sunday. Rev. J. E. A. Johns, superintendent of the Centreville district, officiated, assisted by Rev. W. F. Colton, of the Wilmington district and several other divines. A large congregation was in at- ‘tendance all day, and a good collec- tion was taken. ‘ Mrs. J. G. Bryant and Mrs. ‘Frances Boston spent Sunday at’ Re- ‘hoboth, Del. "Miss Annie C. Williams has gone to Rehoboth, Del., for the summer The lawn fete given by the ju- nor Mite Missionary Suciety on last Saturday afternoon, was quite a success. Mr. and Mrs, J. H. Smith are entertaining friends from Baltimore this week. Presiding elder R. E. Ford was weleomed at Union Bethel A. M. E. Church by a large congregation Jast Sunday. ‘Mrs. Mary Robinson, of Balti: more, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.. Howard Dickerson. Mrs: Eliza Chester entertainec Rev. J. S.A. Johns at dinner las Sunday. Mrs. D.D. Bailey and daughter Miss Della, are quite indisposed Appointed Delegates to » Educational Congress Among those appointed by Gov- ernor Goldsborough as delegates to the Negro Educational’ Congress, which meets at Minneapolis are: Rev. Dr. A. L, Gaines, Rev. Dr. Ernest Lyon, George A. Owens and J. Philip Henson. 5 Mr. Henson is one of the most prominent residents of the Eastern Shore, and is prominently connect- ed with several - fraternal . orders. Dr. Lyon is now in Minneapolis, Mr. William .Cobey, who_ha: been ill at his residence, 806 China street is improving. 4 PARENTS PLEASE READI! What is your child doing these - Summer months? Whatare YOU doing to start that child on the way toward a Successful Future? Why not let us start him in business? You should early start yeur children‘on the way to the making of successful business men and women, and there is no better way than by teaching them how to earn their own living-the value of a dollar—and taking upon themselves a part of the responsibilities. that. will tend toward the development of those qualities of thrift, ambition and self-reliance, that so mark the present-day man of affairs. And there is nothing that will so develop these qualities as selling newspapers Some of the most successftd men and women in public life started out in that way, and today they would not take in exchange all the wealth they possess for the experience gained during those happy child- hood hours when they were vending newspapers on the streets. . THE AFRO-AMERICAN-LEDGER is more and more and more becoming recognized as the real home paper among, colored people everywhere. Our cireulation is increasing every week, and it is largely through the efforts of our young salesmen who start out every week with a bundle of papers under their arms, that this increaseis made possible. We want more boys and girls in every section of the country toact as our agents. We want men and. women too, but we are particularly anxious for the youngsters. There is a wealth of experience and a very good income tor the boy and girl who will devote a few hours on Friday afternoons and a part of Saturday to selling THE AFRO-AMERICAN LEDGER. It is easy to build up a good circulation in your neighborhood that will in a short time more than pay ‘you for your trouble. We will give your. boy or girl a star ABS LUTELY: FREE Write to the Circulation Manager of The Afro-American Ledger 628 N. Eutaw Street Baltimore, Md. WIG and TOUPEE Making A Specialty. The kind makeare guaranteed-to please and improve. Full line.of Himan Hair-Goods, also Tonics, Sham- poos and pomades. Hair work of all kinds made to order. Sealp treatment, Massage and Shampooing. Hair culture, Manicuring. . TIRS, LUCY'S. DAY, 1308°N, Fremont Ave. ~ — ..BOARD.. ~) Rooms with or without. bourd. .-BOARDING... igh-class service. "MRS. ANNIE WILLIAMS, | MRS, ROBERT ADKINS 134 Beekman Street, Braddock Heights Saratoga Springs, New York. | MD. SHOEMAKER k Wm H: Trusty, the Expert 983 Druid Hill Avenue, 7m opp. Union Street All kinds of rubber work a speciality. Look for name on the sign and the number, 933 Druid Hill Ave. Photie, C. & P. Madison 4691 M. GEORGE W. LESTER Fresh Killed Poultry — Stall: 254 Lafayette Market. _Residence: 1204 Argyle Avenue *. Phone-and Postal Cards orders promptly attended to GF Please Give Me A Trial: “BN — “For Artistic Excursion Printing See Us First «The Afro-American Co.. 628-N. Eutaw St.°- MRS, ROBERT ADKINS Braddock Heights ) MD. | BOARDING By Day, Week and: Month Summer ‘Board MRS.W M. L. PASSEY Locust @ Cottage St. George P:0. Bal. Co. Md. Boarding for Summer by Day: or Week Five minutes walk from St. George Station’ on'the-Western Mary- land: Railroad. Snort walk fiom Emory Grove = = Car Line ~~ Consult our prices before going elsewhere - F. PATTERSON Ladies’ and Gents’ Tailor \Cleaning, Pressing and Dyeing. Call Pattérson: Dye Works,’ 13004 ARGYLE AVENUE: BOARD OF TRADE WIELDS GREAT POWER GUIDED BY MEN OF BUSINESS EXPERIENCE New Organization In Nashville Proves Its Worth-Has Confidence Of Public At Large (Special to the Afro-American Ledger) Nashville, Tenn.-The most constructive and important organization to be found in any community among the colored people is the Nashville Negro board of trade, which has only been in existence since March, 1912. The organization has within its membership most all of the important business, professional and industrial men of the community, and, besides performing the usual functions of a board of trade, it operates with the Nashville board of PRESIDENT R. F. BOYD. trade and other commercial organizations in matters affecting the welfare of the people of the city. During its short existence it has been instrumental in doing certain things that more than justify its title. It is really the vanguard of organizations in the south among our people that point the way to an amicable adjustment of differences and that get things for the race from the powers that be. The board of trade here occupies the commanding position in the eyes of the people, and for the most part its mandates have the force of law with the people. Its leaders and officials are called into counsel on all matters that affect the colored people, and it keeps regularly employed a young man who acts as executive secretary and looks after its interests, which are the interests of the colored people. What the Board Haa Accomplished. The Negro board of trade is regarded in all respects as an auxiliary of the Nashville board of trade and has by co-operation with the white organization been able to secure a city park for colored people which cost $18,000 unimproved. It has assisted in the "city beautiful movement" to the extent of cleaning up waste places in communities and planting flowers and trees. It has aided in the sanitary improvement of localities and now has in charge the matter of raising funds for a library site. This latter proposition is purely voluntary on the part of the board of trade. The city has expressed itself as willing to provide a library site and appropriate $2,500 annually for its maintenance. This was in accordance with the conditions made by Andrew Carnegie, who has signified his willingness to give $25,000 for a library for the colored people of this city. The Nashville board of trade has taken upon itself the task of raising $5,000 from among our people in this city with which a suitable site will be purchased. In all these activities the Negro board of trade has the active leadership of Dr. R. F. Boyd, president, who is also president of the People's Bank and Trust company. Mr. D. Wellington Berry serves as secretary and looks after all the details of the organization. Various matters are attended to by division committees, the executive committee being headed by A. N. Johnson. Other officials are A. S. Rucker, vice president, and I. L. Moore, treasurer. Research Society to Hear Dr. Thompson The Society For Historical Research in Yonkers, N. Y., is looking forward with much interest to the coming of Dr. B. W. Thompson of Sierra Leone, who is to be the principal speaker at the August meeting of the organization. Dr. Thompson is expected to arrive in New York during the week of July 20 and will go direct to Yonkers, where he will be the guest of Mr. John B. Bruce, president of the society. Dr. Thompson is the author of a history of the colony of Sierra Leone. Large Sum For Missions and Education At the recent annual meeting of the Women's Baptist Missionary and Educational association held at Cape Charles, Va., the committee on finance reported the sum of $3.274.12 for the fiscal year. The sessions were presided over by the president, Mrs. M. R. Johnson. Generous aid was given to home and foreign mission work and to several educational institutions. WOMEN IN UPLIFT WORK. Auxiliary to New England Convention Aids Institutions and Individuals. The women's auxiliary to the New England Baptist missionary convention reported receipts for the year of $273.87 at the recent annual meeting in Orange, N. J. The work of the organization under the able leadership of the president, Mrs. E. B. Holland, for the past two years has steadily grown. The auxiliary, besides assisting the general convention in various ways, does a large missionary and educational work. The institutions to which the organization gave financial assistance at the recent meeting were the Virginia Seminary and College in Lynchburg, Va.; the Watchman Industrial school, Providence, R. I.; the Howard Orphanage and Industrial school, Kings Park, N. Y., and two institutions maintained for working girls. The Baptist mission work in Africa was given the sum of $25 and the general convention toward its missionary and educational work $50. Two widows were given $5 each. The members are loyal to the work, and each year an increase is noted in individual achievements. The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows: President, Mrs. E. B. Holland of Providence, R. I.; first vice president, Mrs. Wiley Seay of Brooklyn; second vice president, Mrs. Christina Harris of Stamford, Conn.; recording secretary, Mrs. Margaret L. Shepard of New York; corresponding secretary, Mrs. M. J. Glascoe of Providence; treasurer, Mrs. S. A. Harris of Brooklyn; executive board, Mrs. M. S. Tribbett and Mrs. A. Tribbett of Philadelphia; Mrs. Shepard and Mrs. Mattie V. Ellis of Hartford, Conn.; Mrs. Elvina Washington of Boston, Mrs. Julia O'Hagan of New York and Miss Lucy Washington of Orange. SHAPING YOUNG LIVES. Progress Made by the Race Through Careful Home Training. By CLEVELAND G. ALLEN. New York. One of the most hopeful signs of the substantial progress which the race is making may be seen in the advance that is being made in the home. More and more parents are beginning to pay greater attention to the home and the training of their children along lines of usefulness and right living. This being done, they will get out of their young lives all of the beauty and charm of a well regulated home. As long as parents put the proper estimate upon the home and the setting before the children of the proper examples of right and useful living greater will be the advance of the race. One of the most helpful organizations in this section, which is wielding wide A FLOHETTA TAYLOR. influence in the training of the young, is the Mothers' club of Brooklyn, of which Mrs. N. B. Dodson is president. These beautiful, consecrated and earnest Christian young mothers are beautifying the home and making it the center of influence from which the lives of the young are being shaped. A striking example of what careful home training will accomplish in the lives of children is seen in little Loretta Taylor, the three-year-old daughter of Mrs. James M. Taylor of 244 West Fifty-third street, New York. She is an unusually bright child and has shown rare gifts in music. She is especially gifted as a singer and has the remarkable ability of almost repeating a song when first heard. She is highly intelligent and interesting and furnishes a striking example of the influence that mothers have upon their children. This remarkable child has a bright future and will grow up to add honor to the womanhood of the race. Episcopals Honor Rector Ferguson. The high esteem in which the Rev. D. L. Ferguson, rector of the Church of Our Merciful Saviour in Louisville, Ky., is held by the diocese of Kentucky is seen in his selection to preach the annual sermon before the Episcopal council of the diocese in 1913. Lott Carey Baptist Convention. The next annual meeting of the Lott Carey Baptist convention will be held in Portsmouth, Va., beginning on Wednesday morning, Aug. 28. The sessions will be held in the Zion Baptist church, of which the Rev. Dr. J. M. Armstead is pastor. Maddening Rapid Transit The accommodation trains of Germany seelow fall to provoke the wrath of American travelers. One of them thus venied his feelings in a letter home: "One morning I saw from the carriage window a square forty acre field of some unknown grain. It stretched for a quarter of a mile along the track, and we were just at the first quarter of it. A feeble old man with a reaping book had begun at that corner to mow directly away from the track round the field. Calling out to him, I asked the name of the grain, but he was probably deaf and did not her. I sat watching him awhile and then put my question to the passengers. I went to every one in the car, but no one could answer my question. However, with some my inquiry served as an introduction, and I passed the day very pleasantly in conversation. Going, toward evening, into the smoking compartment, I settled down to read a newspaper, and as the air was close I raised a window. A sharp sound of clashing steel struck my ears. I looked out. We had now arrived by a direct line at the far corner of the field. And the old man, having mewed along three sides, was there, whetting his blade."-Youth's Companion. Preparing For the Wedding. There was to be a wedding in eastern Kentucky. Many of the mountaineers would be there. Early in the morning of the nuptial day Bud Hightower was noticed filling an old No. 12 shoe with slugs and nails and plaster of parts. "Wot you doin', Bud?" drawled Sim Beesley. "Kan't you see wot I'm doin'? I'm makin' moonshine sperrits out'n cheese scrapin's." Sim chuckled. "Gettin' good an' ready fr tb' weddin', I reckon." "I reckon." "Golin' to throw it at th' bridegroom, maybe?" "Golin' to throw it at him, maybe, but it ain't goin' to hit him. It's golin' to break th' face of Snipe Tolliver an' do it accidental too. I been layin' fr that ther Snipe fr a right smart spell." And he drove an extra railway spike in the hardening mass. - Cleveland Plain Dealer. Plain Dealer. The Powdering Closet. When caprictons fashion ruled that ladies should wear only white half—the color supplied by nature being of no importance—the operation of putting on the powder made special arrangements necessary. These took the form of a special room or cabinet, and in every house of any pretension a small chamber was set aside for the exclusive use of powdering the hair. A curtain divided in the middle, a powdering stand to hold the bowl of powder and possibly a stool were all that the closet contained, and through this curtain the lady whose head was to be powdered protruded her head, the maid standing on the other side and "throwing" the powder at her head by means of a powder puff. To preserve the eyes and complexion a mask was held to the face. Unfortunately, no illustration of a "powdering closet" seems to have been preserved.—Courier de Loudres. Why Lincoln Helped a Bug. President Lincoln was walking with a friend about Washington and turned back for some distance to assist a beetle that had got on its back and lay on the walk, legs sprawling in air, valently trying to turn itself over. The friend expressed surprise that the president, burdened with the cares of a warring nation, should find time to spare in assisting a bug. "Well," said Lincoln, with that homely sincerity that touched the hearts of millions of his countrymen. "do you know that if I had left that bug struggling there on his back I wouldn't have felt just right. I wanted to put him on his feet and give him an equal chance with all the other bugs of his class."—Kansas City Star. Cause: For a Rebate A colored undertaker was requested to embalm the body of a colored man. The wife of the deceased asked what the cost would be. He named his usual charge, to which she quickly replied. "I think that's too much." "But it is the regular fee," protested the undertaker. "That may be," assented the widow. "but this alis a regular corpse. My husband had a wooden leg." The Family Bkelton- "Pop, us boys is going to have a minstrel show." "Yea, son." "Well, can't we have the skeleton old Mrs. Gaddy says you've got in your closet to rattle the bones?"—Baltimore American. Profiting by the Occasion. "I met Pentoune just now. He's awfully bad; can hardly eat anything and drinks nothing but water." She—And didn't you like to invite him to dinner?"—Pete Mele. Consistently Dressed Mrs. Fuclose—Isn't my new decollette gown great? I tell you. I'm in the swim now. Mr. Fuclose—You are certainly dressed for the part—Philadelphia Record. Wouldn't Let Him Die Bella—He said he would kiss me on die in the attempt. Della—Well? Bella—He has no life insurance, and I pitted his poor old mother—Philadelphia Telegraph. Certainty is the father of right and mother of justice—Pope. SUNDAY SCHOOL. Lesson III.—Third Quarter, For July 21, 1912. THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES. Text of the Lesson, Mark iv, 26-32; Matt. xiii, 33—Memory Verses, 26-28. Golden Text, Matt. vi, 10—Commentary Prepared by Rev. D. M. Stearns. The portion selected from Mark for today's lesson gives us two parables, one of which, the mustard seed, is the third in the regular order in Matt. xiii, while the gradual growth of the seed is recorded by Mark only. The verse from Matthew concerning the leaven is the fourth in the series, according to Matthew, and next week's lesson on the wheat and tares is the second. We will be better able to summarize these first four or five parables after next week. Concerning them it is said, "All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables, and without a parable spake He not unto them," thus fulfilling Ps. lxxviii, 2. 3. He spake the word unto them as they were able to bear it, and when they were alone He expounded all things to His disciples (Matt. xiii, 34, 35; Mark lv, 33, 34). His repeatedly saying, "If any man have ears to hear, let him hear" (verses 9 and 23), or in the Revelation epistles, "He that hath an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches," reminds us that many are dull of hearing and makes us long for such an anointed ear as Samuel had, to whom the Lord could whisper things and give him messages for others also. The admonitions, "Take heed what ye hear," and "Take heed how ye bear" (verse 24; Luke vii, 18), were never more needed than now, for false teachers and teaching abound everywhere. Our lesson title, "The Growth of the Kingdom," is very misleading, no doubt unintentionally, but bad all the same. It arises from the idea held by so many that the kingdom began when the Spirit came, in a special way and for a special purpose, at Pentecost and has been growing ever since, whereas the truth is that the kingdom then at hand did not come and has not yet come, and when it does come it will not be gradual, but by a great catastrophe, a judgment, an overthrow of all enemies, according to Isa. xl, 4; xill, 9-11; xxxiv, 1; lxvl, 15, 10; Rev. xix, 19, 20; xx, 1-3. What then is the growth now going on, as set forth in these parables and elsewhere? We must remember in connection with all these kingdom parables His saying when they asked Him about the first one, "Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God" (verse 11). The kingdom is not growing, but the mystery more fully described in Eph. lii and elsewhere is growing. The church, which is His body, the elect from all nations who are to share the Kingdom with Him, growth unto an holy temple in the Lord (Eph. lii, 19-22). The seed of the first parable, the word of God, being faithfully sown, quietly works according to this first parable of today's lesson, the blade, the ear, the full corn in the ear, until the harvest, which, we shall see in next lesson, is the end of the age. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou canst not tell whence it cometh or whither it goeth is a truth on the same line. The growth of the mustard seed into a great tree, sheltering the birds of the air in its branches or under its shadow, sets forth another phase of present things. That an herb should become a great tree is something out of the regular course of things, and these birds in the branches cause us to remember that in the parable of the sower the birds or fowls represented the devil (verses 4, 15). If in a discourse the speaker uses a figure and explains it, then a little later uses the same figure, his former explanation stands. The so called church has grown to be a vast something very different from what the Lord intended it to be, and if in the first twelve disciples there was one of whom our Lord said, "One of you is a devil" (John vi, 70), we cannot doubt but that in the great company of those who today are called Christians there may be many who for some reason other than the right one have taken refuge in the church. As to the woman taking three measures of meal and leavening it till the whole was leavened, is it not very clear that the woman, the church, is doing that very thing, and in our day as never before? From the passover story of Ex. xii, where they were to search for and put away all leaven, there is no place in the Bible where leaven means anything good. It is always something corrupting, and Israel was forbidden to offer it with their sacrifice (Lev. ii, 11; vi, 17). In Lev. xxiii, 15-18, where the church is typified by the first fruits, leaven was commanded because of the evil that the Spirit foresaw would be in those first fruits, but it was met by the sacrifice of the next verse. In Amos iv, 5, they were told that offering with leaven was just like them and their sinful ways. When Sarah baked cakes quickly for her visitors she took three measures of meal, but we are sure that she had no time to use leaven (Gen. xxiii, 6). Our Lord taught the disciples to beware of the leaven, or false teaching of Pharisees and Sadducees (Matt. xvli, 6, 12), and the Spirit by Paul said. Let us keep the feast with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth (I Cor. v, 6). This age of the mystery of the kingdom, the calling out of the church while the kingdom is postponed, is marvelously set forth in these parables by Him who knew all. Use The Eureka Comb Price $1.50 With Lamp Cap For Heating. 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The annual picnic of the Sunday School of Grace Presbyterian Church was given at Grove-No. 8, Druid Hill Park Wednesday. A large number of persons were present. The pastor Rev. W. Edward Williams and a committee of citizens looked after the comfort of the visitors. Bishop and Mrs. John Hurst and their son, Benoni Price were tendered a reception by the mebmbers of Waters A. M. E. Church Monday evening of last week The reception was arranged by Rev. M. F. Sydes and a committee of the prominent members of the church, and was in honor of the services rendered by the prelate when he was pastor of the church. A Quiet Marriage. Miss Annie D. Perry, daughter of Mrs. Melissa Perry and the late Frank Perry, were quietly married to Mr. Wm. Albert Cephas Monday. Miss Perry is a graduate of the High School and was a member of the faculty of school No. 108. Prominent Pastors Clash With Segregation Laws The segregation law and the officials of Ebenezer A. M. E. and Waters A. M. E. Churches have had a clash as a result of holding Sunday services at Germani Park, which is in a white neighborhood. Marshall Farnan sent the names of Rev. M. F. Sydes, Rev. J. W. Norris, James E. Green, and several others to the Grand Jury this week, stating that they had failed to get the permit required under the segregation law. Should the matter reach the Criminal Court, the validity of the obnoxious anti-Negro law may be questioned. Mr. Palmer Brings News Mr. Clarence M. Palmer, commercial teacher at the Kowaliga Industrial School, Benson,A la., is in the city visiting relatives and friends. Mr. Palmer reports a very successful year for the Kowaliga School and tells a very interesting story about the customs and gives a striking account of the economic condition of the Negroes of this remote rural community. His work was very highly appreciated by the faculty and patrons of the school and much regret has been expressed by them because of his resignation from the above named institution in order to accept a larger offer as book-keeper and stenographer at the Voorhees Industrial School Denmark. S. C. PERSONAL NOTES Mrs. Pauline Hardy is spending her vacation in Denton, Md., with relatives accompanied by her two sons, Masters Arthur and Elmer Hardy, and her little niece, Miss Catherine Borron. Mrs. Sophia Spencer, of Charleston, W. Va., is visiting her many friends in the city for the summer the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. W. Frey, of 424 Federal street, where she will be pleased to see her friends. Miss Maggie Hunter, the daughter of Mrs. Ellen Hunter, of 202 E. 201 street, has been confined to her home in a nervous condition. She is slightly improving. The doctor thinks she will be out in a few weeks. Mrs. Violet Swann Brown, who has been seriously ill, is now recovering at her country home in Hartford county. She is the wife of Mr. John W. Brown, director of the choir of Bethel A. M. E. Church. Rev, and Mrs. John J. Taylor and daughter of 529 W. Hoffman street, have returned home from a visit to the camp meeting in Talbot county conducted by Rev. S. R. Earl. Mrs. Amanda Robinson, of 2205 Druid Hill avenue, has gone to Amburg, Va., to visit relatives and friends, accompanied by her two granddaughters, Misses Nannr E. L. Gaskins and Bertha M. Thompson. She will be joined in a few weeks by her husband, Mr. George W. Robinson, who is now visiting his daughter, Mrs. Mollie Pollard in Boston, Mass. Ask our Advertisers. See What They Say MID-SUMMER SHIRTWAIST DANCE Under the Auspices of SUCCESS LODGE NO. 25, KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS Monday Evening, July 29, 7.30 to 11.30 at Highland Electric Park Henderson Kerr's Full Orchestra Norman Downs, Dance Director Committee—Harry Brown, Chairman; Lewis Pinkney, Sec.; Geo R. Barrett, Treas.; Norman L. S. Downs, Charles Lester, Charles Cole, James Westead. Admission 25 Cents Refreshments at Moderate Prices. 20 27 o THE HOTEL This magnificent hoel replete with every modern improvement, claims distinction for its location; direct Southern exposure. Superlative in construction, appointments, service and refined patronage. Endorsed by leading rep resentative citizens. Concerts daily by the Abyssinia Orchestra. Garage, bath-houses, tennis, etd., on premises. Special attention given to ladies and children. Literature and information mailed upon request. E. W. DALE, Owner and Proprietor GREATER BROWN'S GROVE SECURE YOUR DATES EARLY. Fully equipped in every way according to law. Inspected by the government, will be allowed to carry one thousand or more passengers. We are fully able to take your excursion wherever you may desire to. Havre de Grace, Port Deposit to: Gateway, Michael Easton, Oxford, Cambridge, Annapolis or to the Well-known Greater Brown's Grove. 18th. Christian Church 19-No. 3 Job 21-Allen League of A more. 22-Bethel A. M. E. S. 23-Helding Handing 23th. Dorsay Venue No. 9, B. & S. S. & D. 24th. Juvenil County of I. 25th. St. Barnabas 21st. Furniture Men's Association. 22nd. Friendship Lodge, No. 29, K. of P., from Chestertown to St Michael. 23rd. Providence Beneficial Society. 24th. Trinity A. M. E. Sunday School. 25th. Mt. Nebo Lodge, No. 1366, G. U. of Odd Fellows. 26th. Ebenezer Baptist Church and Sunday School 28—Mt. Zion M. E. Church 26th. Ebenezer Baptist Church and Sunday School 28th. Wayman Circle. of Ebenezer A. M. E. Church. ther Court. 55 G. U. O. F. 31st. Willing Worker's of St. Matthews M. E. Church AUGUST. 1st St. Monica Lodge No. 37, G. U. O. of Good Hope. 2. Grace Presbych. Church 3. Dayton Club of Monumental Lodge No. 3, I. B. P. O. Elks of the World. 4. Sharp St. Mem. E. Church 5. Helping Hand Sinking Fund of East Baltimore 7. Metropolitan M. E. Church to Cambridge 8. Choral Symphony Oratoria Soc. 9. People Benefit and Frat. Society 11th. Afro-American Order of Ols 12th. Auxiliary to the Board of Directors of the G. U. O. N. 13th. Asbury M. E. Church to Cambridge 14. Bethel A.M.E. Church to Chestertown 16th. Christian Knights and Mt. Zion S. S. 16th. Antioch Baptist Church and Sunday School NOTICE! We are Selling, Terms to ...Suit... $10 downand $1 Per Week Building Lots and Small Farms All City Conveniencies to the HOME LOVING MAN AND WOMAN Realty Sales Company ANTHONY THOMAS, Genl. Manager. 463 Calvert Building, JULY. 18th. Christian Church of W. Balti 19 - No. 3 Job 21-Allen League of Allen Church more. 26th. Juvenilk Council, No. 4, K. of 1' 27th. St. Barnabas Church 28th. James M. E. Church, of Chesterown SEPTEMBER 1th-St. Andrew's Male Beneficial MOONLIGHTS JULY. 19th. Shriners 23rd. The Peerless Singing Social 24—Southern Social of S. B. 25th. Brown's Circle, No. 1, of East Baltimore. 26th. July Six or West Baltimore and Royal Blue Club 29th. Mignonette Social. 30-Vermont Pleasure Club 31-The Wilson Pleasure Club 1st. Merry Widows and Jolly Boys. 2nd. Ebenezer Choir 3- Uplift Social of Maryland 6th. John Wesley League 6th. Pulpit Relief of Bethel A. M. E. Church 8- Bethel Council of St. Luke 9th. Enterprise Lodge. No 2 12- Excelsior Lodge No. 6 K. of P. 15- Maryland Union Company 16th. Imperial Association 19—Wine Social and Pleasure Social and Doctors' Coachmen Jr. 21st. Momentious Jolly Waiters 22st. The Merry Five Circle of East Baltimore 23rd. Greenwillow Pleasure Club 27th. Ladies Aid of Zion M: E. Church 29th. The I. O. C. Social 30th. Brigade of K. of P. Try your Ad in this space and if you do not get re-sults we will refund your money. 5 To St. Michaels, Md. Fare, Round Trip, 50 Cents. Lieut. Col. T. B. Slater, Chair. Steamer "Annapolis" leaves Pier 6, Light St. Wharf, 8 A. M. Tickets may be had at the following drug stores: Monday, July 29th, 1912 Children under 12 years 25 Cents Capt. J. Harvey Smith, Sec. of Trinity A. M. E. Sunday School on Steamer Starlight to Brown's Grove, Wednesday, July 24th. Music by Huntsmen's Band. Our specialties—Light Lunch, Dinner, Refreshments. Round Trip, 25c. JULY. # ...National Independence Celebration... THE NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA will be observed at LAUREL, MD., Friday, July 25, 1912, with an ALL DAY PICNIC on the campus of the Building. Appropriate addresses will be delivered by prominent speakers. All are welcome. Special music will be rendered to enliven the occasion. The celebration will be under the auspices of Dr. Ernest Lyon, Liberian Consul General. To reach Laurel, take train over B. & O. Railroad round trip, $1.07. Leave Camden Station 11 a. m. and 1.00 p. m. Exercises will commence at 2 p. m. 19 o Tickets may be had at the following drug stores. Young's—Druid Hill and Hoffman Wright's—Druid Hill and Presstman Stokes and Derry's—Druid Hill and Oxford Terrell and McNeill-Carey and Presstman 6-26.6 ...ANNUAL EXCURSION... Tickets on sale--Rev. A. L. Gaines, 1016 Linden ave.; Thomas J. Holliday, 223 W. Biddle st.; John O. Ewell, 605 W. Lanvale street; Miss Annie Butler, 528 W. Biddle st.; Miss Mary Beale, 527 Robert st.; Mrs. C. Robinson, 1406 Druid Hill ave.; Geo. T. A. Gibson, 533 Dolphin st.; Mr. L. Wilson, 326 W. Hoffman street. Steamer Starlight leaves Miller's Wharf (foot Caroline street) a 8 30 A. M. and 2 30 P. M. Rev. A. L. Gaines, Pastor Thos. J. Holliday, Supt. 13 20 o The Steamer Annapolis has been chartered for this day WEDNESDAY, JULY 24th HIGHLAND ELECTRIC PARK Friday, July 26th, 1912, 7 to 12 p.m. Free Sodas to 100 persons buying tickets from drug stores before July 24th Business Opportunity—Books are now open for securing dates to Baltimore's favorite Park. HOUSES FOR SALE on terms to suit on Druid Hill Ave., Etting St., Division St., Argyle Ave., Myrtle Ave., Carroilton Ave., Carey St., Calhoun St., Stricker St., Mount St., and every cross street from Hoffman to Baker. Don't buy before seeing my list. Call to see me, or telephone, or drop a postal. J. Welsh, 2024 W. Saratoga St., Telephone Gilmor Baltimore's Leading Colored Undertakers in Prices JOHN H. OWENS & SON Undertakers & Embalmers Complete $73.00 FUNERALS $73.00. 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