The Afro-American
Saturday, April 4, 1914
Baltimore, Maryland
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THE AFRICAN AMERICAN
LEDGER
BUSINESS MEN AWAKENING African Union Company Incorporated To Exploit South African
New York, April 2—The African Union Co., incorporated under the laws of New York, March 20th, is the name of an African trading company composed entirely of Negroes, March 26th and 27th a postponed meeting of directors was held in Cincinnati in the office of Jos. L. Jones, president of the Central Regalia Company, who is secretary and salesmanager of the new corporation. At this meeting the African Union Company purchased the Chas. W. Chappelle Co., New York Inc., a company which has been operating in African trading for the past two and one-half years, shipping mahogany to the American English and German markets. The company has a contract with one mahogany firm to take all the logs shipped for five years. It is incorporated for five hundred thousand dollars with twenty thousand shares at twenty-five dollars each. Eleven thousand shares of the stock have been sold and the company decided to make no further effort to dispose of the remaining stock. Mr. Chappelle president, with two employees of the company, will sail for Africa April 21st. The company controls the mahogany trees on forty-nine hundred square miles of Gold Coast territory estimated to number over one hundred thousand trees, the value of which is several millions of dollars. The main office of the company is in Brooklyn, N. Y. The officers of the Company are men well known throughout the country and are as follows:
President and general manager, Charles W. Chappelle, of Pittsburg, Pa., and Secondi, West Africa; first vice president, W. R. Pettiford, Birmingham, Ala., president Penny Savings Bank; second vice president, Gilchrist Stewart, New York; secretary and sales agent, Joseph L. Jones, Cincinnati, president Central Regalia Company; assistant secretary, Emmett J. Scott, Tuskegee, Ala.; treasurer, John T. Birch Brocklyn N. Y.; assistant treasurer, George M. Robb, Pittsburg; directors R. R. Jackson, Chicago and Dr. D. W. Roberts, St. Augustine, Fla.
Y. M. C. A. CAMPAIGN IN
Nashville, Tenn., April 2.—The campaign to raise $25,000 among the colored people of this city toward a $100,000 building for the Young Men's Christian Association ended in a blaze of glory Tuesday night, when the final reports showed that $33,160.30 had been raised in cash and subscriptions With a shout, the men broke out into cheers as international Secretary J. E. Moorland, who had charge of the campaign, made the announcement. Henry A. Boyd, chairman of the campaign committee presided. D. W. Crutches led the winning team. Among those who delivered addresses were J. C. Napier, Rev. Preston Taylor, F. B. Stahlman, A. R. Johnson, C. P. Clark, Dr. Buckner, S. S. Caruthers and W. N. Saunders.
DR. JACKSON RECOVERING
H. L. Jackson, a well known merchant of Blackstone, Va., is reported to be recovering from a serious illness.
Conference Goes On Record As Favoring A National
Wilmington, Del., April 3.—Ministers from the upper half of the Eastern Shore of Virginia, the Eastern Shore of Maryland, New Jersey, the eastern half of Pennsylvania and Delaware are in the city attending the 51st annual session of the Delaware Conference of the M. E. Church, which opened at Zion Church Wednesday morning Bishop William A. Quaye is presiding.
Besides receiving reports from various charges, the district superintendents and auxiliaries, the new financial plan of the denomination was explained to the ministers.
Following an address by D. Dewitt Turpeau, superintendent of the colored department of the Maryland Anti-Saloon League, the conference went on record as favoring a national prohibition law.
Rev. I. L. Thomas, field agent of the Board of Home Missions and Church Extension; I. Garland Penn, secretary of the Freedmen's Aid Society; Dr. Hollinghead, Rev. W. W. Lucas, head of the Epworth League work of the denomination; Rev. C. C. Jacobs, of the Board of Sunday Schools; J. O. Spencer, president of Morgan College, Baltimore; Rev. S. S. Jolley, of Waugh M. E. Church, Cambridge, Md., are among the many ministers who have addressed the conference.
Memorial services were held Wednesday for Bishop Thomas Bowman, who died recently.
The Women's Home and Foreign Missionary Society will meet this Saturday afternoon. Adjournment will take place either Monday or Sunday night.
WHITE ROBBER TRYS TO
HOLD UP NEGRO BANK
Atlanta, Ga., April 3. ---The news of bandits looting or attempting to rob in broad daylight is not a rare thing, but it certainly is when a man is said to go into a bank run by colored people and attempt a hold up.
This occurred here last week, when a white man entered the Atlanta Savings Bank and ordered Cashier J. O. Ross to throw up his hands. An alarm was given, and the would-be robber immediately covered Ross with a pistol ordering him to open the vault. Tenants of the Odd Fellows' Office Building, in which the bank is located, then rushed up and the white man backed out of the bank. He had knocked Cashier Ross in the head, however, making an ugly wound. Spying a buggy which belonged to an old colored man he leaped in, lashed the horse and fired back at his pursuers as the team dashed down the street. He was later located in a house, where he feigned illness. He was locked up however.
The news of the attempted robbery spread like wildfire. One wag said, when he heard the news: "Business must be dull among white banks when a white man seeks to loot a colored bank."
FUNERAL OF DR. BARRELL
Roanoke, Va., April 2.—The funeral of Dr. I. D. Burrell, for many years a practicing physician here, was held a few days ago. He died at the Freedmen's-Hospital, Washington, following an operation for gall stones.
SHOULD BE PROUD OF PAST HISTORY
Dr. Waring Tells Of Great Influence Progenitors Present
That the Negro had a past of which he could contemplate with pride was asserted by Dr. J. H. N. Waring, of Washington in an address before the Forum last Sunday afternoon. His subject was "The Renaissance of the Sons of Ham, and he was listened to with rapt attention as he gave many instances of Hamitic influences on ancient history.
Taking up the history of the three sons of Ham, he traced their career through the city of Tyre and other places; said that Babilon and Egypt owed their greatness to the Hainitic influence and declared that much of the early culture and civilization were the results of Ethiopian endeavor.
He said that Tyre excelled in many things, that communities of the world delight in extolling today, and that David, Solomon and other noted characters of the Bible would by the Vardaman standard, he classed as Negroes today.
He attacked severely the recent contention made by Senator Vardaman that the Negro had a chance to "be in" on on every thing for generations and failed asserting that much which the senator credits to the whites was the work of the progenitors of the present Negro race.
He praised European ethnologists for being fair enough to tell the
DR. J. H. N. WARING
truth about Hamitic influence, and criticized Americans for perverting this fact.
He said, in concluding:
TRUTH WILL BECOME KNOWN
"Some day there will arise a writer with a pen of fire, or some golden tongued orator, or some heaven inspired genius, who will so picture to the American people the glorious achievements of the sons of Ham as to fill, on the one hand, his downtrodden and persecuted descendants in this country with reverence for their ancestry, with pride of race and the ambition to emulate them with faith in the past and hope for the future; and, on the other hand, who will have such power as to remove the hostility of opposition and to win the respect and cooperation of the whole American people in the struggle of the Hamites for rehabilitation and for a man's chance in the affairs of life. This will indeed be a "Renaissance of the Sons of Ham!"
A general discussion followed the reading of the paper.
WILL OPPOSE "JIM CROW" CARS
Colored Citizens Up In Arms Against Proposed Separate Car Law Introduced In Legislature
Should the Frick "Jim Crow" car bill be passed by the Democratic legislature and receive the sanction of Governor Goldsborough, a Republican, Baltimore will have separate cars for the races for the first time in forty years. The bill was favorably reported to the House of Delegates Wednesday, and was adopted by an unanimous vote.
It applies to railways in all parts of the States, thus taking in the smaller cities, none of which had cars in 1870.
The Frick bill is already arousing opposition, and plans for making a vigorous fight against its passage have been considered. A meeting was held at the home of Dr. F. F. N. Cardozo, president of the local branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Wednesday night, at which time plans for making a fight before the legislature were considered. Should this fail the matter will be taken up with the Governor. W. Ashbie Hawkins was authorized to go to Annapolis in order to arrange for a hearing. Rev. W. M. Alexander. Rev. C. H. Stepteau. Rev. G. R. Waller, Prof. Mason A. Hawkins, John H. Murphy, George B. Murphy, Prof. D. O. W. Holmes and Dr. A. O. Reid were among those present. PRODUCTIONS OF PILL
The bill requires "all companies, corporations or persons" operating electric railways in the cities and towns of Maryland to provide separate accommodations for colored and white passengers. Either a section of a single car is to be provided for colored passengers or a separate car provided. Conductors and metormen are made special officers of the law in order that they may see that each race occupies the section aside for them. Failure in any way to comply with the project subjects the offender to a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $200. Colored people are already threatening that they will boycott street cars in Baltimore should the measure become a law, declaring that the law is intended to humiliate the race.
CONFERENCE YEAR CLOSES
Cambridge, Md, April 20th—
The conference year ended with
unusual cheer at Waugh M. E.
Church Sunday, March 29. Riv.
S. S. Jolley delivered a briefsermon on "The Manifestation of the Spirit of God" Sunday morning.
In the afternoon the pastor delivered the Palm Sunday sermon, because of the fact that he would be absent that day. At night the benevolent committee reported.
The Magnolia Club had already reported $50 for benevolence.
Missattie H. St. Clair reported $50; Mrs. Eta Chase and Mrs.
Lina Pinder; $38.40; Mrs. Helen Waters and Miss Helen Eves; $26;
The Epworth League; $25; and Miss Bessie Mollock; $15.
Rev. W. H. Manokoo and his congregation were visitors to Waugh M. E. Church Sunday, Rev. C. D. Croxton preached the sermon.
On Friday night the members of the Happy Seven Social Club entertained at the home of J. C. Coleman. Among the guests were Misses Rebecca Camper, Lillian Coleman, Margie Smythe, Kathlyn Cornish, Brice Coleman, M. Madox, Thomas Miles, Shuloch Kiai.
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READY FOR CONFERENCE
All roads will lead to Annapolis the coming week as the Washington Conference will hold its fifty-first annual session at Asbury M. E. Church, that city, beginning Wednesday. Bishop Earl Cranston will preside: The conference will practically open Tuesday night with the holding of the annual meeting of the Epworth League at which time Rev. W. W. Lucas and others are expected to speak. That afternoon candidates for ministerial orders will be examined.
PROMINENT VISITORS TO
During the week Rev. Drs. I. L. Thomas, field agent of the Board of Home Missions and Church Extension; I. Garland Penn, secretary of the Freedmen's Aid Society and Dr. J. W. E. Bowen are among those expected to speak. Prof. Penn is one of the leading laymen of the church and Dr. Bowen, long a member of the conference, is regarded as a theologian and scholar of the first rank. He has just been elected vice president of Gammon Theological Seminary and given a year's leave in order that he may go abroad for study.
Local pastors have practically wound up their work for the present year. Rev. Dr. D. W. Shaw, pastor of Ames Memorial Church, is ill with the plenrisy, and may not be able to attend the sessions of the conference.
No changes are expected in large city churches, but a number of changes in the smaller charges are expected. No changes among the presiding elders are expected.
Rev. C. G. Cummings, superintendent of the Annapolis district, and Rev. E. S. Williams, pastor of the church where the conference will meat, have made every arrangement for the entertainment of the visitors.
MANY CHANGES IN
A. M. E. CONFERENCE
African Methodist ministers throughout Maryland and the District of Columbia are now raising their conference claims, preparatory to the opening of the annual session of the Baltimore Conference at St. John's Church on Thursday, April 29.
Interest is being manifested in the appointment of a successor to Rev. Drs. C. H. Stepteau, presiding elder of the Potomac district; I. N. Ross, pastor of Metropolitan Church, Washington, and J. W. Norris, of Ebenezer Church, this city. Each is an appointment of importance and the job of selecting new men as well as placing the present incumbents is not regarded as an easy one. Some dissatisfaction arose last year in the assignments to retain important charges Revs. C. H. Stepteau, D. G. Hill, S. M. Johnson and R. E. Ford, the four presiding elders of the conference, met at the home of the last named, Thursday afternoon, at which time prospective appointments were discussed in an informal way. Among those mentioned in connection with the pastorate of Metropolitan Church, Washington, are W. Spencer Carpenter, pastor of Allen Church, Philadelphia; Edward Clark, who is regarded as a fine student, and
Many Useful Articles Made By The Studedts In The Manual Training Department
The closing exercises of night school No. 113, Federal and Carter streets Friday attracted a crowd of nearly four hundred people. The pupils themselves furnished a program of unusual merit. There were select readings, solos and essays, but the main feature was a debate:Resolved, That the United States Should Intervene in the Affairs of Mexico. Affirmative, Theodore Jones, John Spriggs and James Pinkett; Negative, L. E. Stringfellow, Cornelius Tiusley and Maurice Swann. The decision was rendered in favor of the negative. D. J. M. Wilkens, Mr. John W Woodhous and Mr. J. C. Chambers were the judges. The chairman of the evening was Mr. William T. Griggs.
The manual training display elicited the praise of visitors and of manual training experts from all parts of the city. There was a splendid array of useful furniture from the class in cabinet making. Well finished Morris chairs, china closet, kitchen cabinets and couches showed how a class of seventeen men could be held to an attendance of ninety percent for the year. The sewing class had on exhibition a collection of dresses, underwear and children's garments, as a result of the careful and painstaking work of the term. Fifty pupils in the graded classes received certificates of promotion. Four pupils, Messrs. Theodore Jones, John Spriggs, L. E. Stringfellow and Mrs. Ethel Amos, were promoted to the Colored Evening High School.
CLOSING OF NIGHT SCHOOL
The closing exercises of the Colored Evening High School were held Tuesday evening at the A. M. E. Zion Church. The program which was most excellent consisted of essays by Miss Gertrude Braxton Miss Bertha Webb, Mrs. Alma Thomas, Mr. John Wood and Mrs. Arnudel.
A splendid exhibition of the pupils' work was held in the High School building from 8 to 9.
Principal Mason A. Hawkins and his faculty are to be congratulated upon the fine showing the school has made this year.
It is hoped that the opportunities which are so freely offered will be taken advantage of by an even increasing number of our people, that they will find it a medium through and by which to make themselves more proficient along their chosen lines of endeavor
MEETING IN INTEREST OF AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT
New York, April 2.—A meeting in the interest of African redemption was held here last Friday night. The speakers included Dr. J. Edmestone Barnes, who is in this country seeking support for starting a chain of industrial schools in Liberia; Fred R. Moore, former United States minister to Liberia, and Bishop Walters. Judge Robert H. Terrell, of Washington, delivered an address before the Y. M. C. A. Sunday. In a concert here of the folk songs of various nations, compositions of S. Coleridge-Taylor, Harry T. Burleigh and others were presented. Over $600 has been raised to aid the 83 families who were homeless in the recent fire in 134th street.
LETTERS FROM RAILROAD MEN
Wealth of Information Contained In Communication From Officials in Regard to Service Accorded Afro-Americans on Southern Railways—Diplomacy of Booker T. Washington.
By N. BARNETT DODSON.
Tuskegee, Ala.—The efforts of Dr. Booker T. Washington to lay before the officials of the various railroads in the south the grievance of the colored people of that section on account of the poor accommodations provided on the trains of said railroads for members of the race have been successful. The task has required a deal of time, energy and thought and is easily the most original piece of individual work for racial betterment in public travel during the first quarter of 1914.
The attitude of the railroad managers and the manner in which they regard the matter as presented by Dr. Washington may be considered as quite favorable to our cause, as the following communications from the officials of a number of the southern roads show:
Not True of the Georgia Railroads.
Mr. Charles A. Wickersham, general manager of the Georgia railroad, says: "Replying to your letter of Oct. 13, addressed to Mr. Thomas K. Scott, beg leave to advise that the Georgia railroad provides separate waiting rooms at stations for both white and colored passengers, and they are both furnished with equal accommodations and are given the same service. On practically all of our passenger trains separate toilets are provided for both men and women colored passengers; also separate smoking rooms.
"In other words, the passenger train accommodations for whites are substantially the same. In fact, at the present time the majority of the cars assigned to the colored travel consist of our newest equipment. On most of our trains the news agents carry their supplies in the compartments set aside for the whites, but on some trains, where the color travel is light and the white travel is heavy, the supplies are stored in the colored compartment."
Segregation Rule Works a Hardship.
Mr. H. U. Mudge, president of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway company, writes: "I wish to thank you for calling my attention to same and to say that I have read it with great interest. The Rock Island company does not operate very largely in the southern states, and in most of the territory where they have laws segregating Negroes, the Negro travel is such a very small proportion that it seems impossible to furnish them with as good facilities as are furnished for the white travel, which is the great bulk of travel. Notwithstanding, we try to do the best we can.
"I do not believe the conditions are quite as bad on Rock Island trains in the south as you state are generally true in that territory, but I am taking the matter up with our operating vice president with the view of doing the very best we can to give the colored people in that territory equal facilities. In several of the states through which we operate—viz. Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, it is my opinion that the segregation law works a hardship not only upon railways, but upon the colored people."
Trying to Give the Race a Square Deal.
Mr. George G. Crawford, president of of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail road company, replied as follows:
"I wish to acknowledge receipt of your letter of recent date addressed to me as president of the Birmingham Southern railroad, regarding improvements in the accommodations extended the Negro race on the railroads. Our Birmingham Southern railroad does a very small passenger service, which is confined to a train run Saturday nights from Edgewater to Birmingham. It is, however, a subsidiary of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, which has a very large number of Negro employees. We are trying to give the Negro a square deal in the Tennessee company and, I think, have made some progress in that direction."
Mr. R. D. Pusey, general passenger agent of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad company, says:
"I want to thank you for calling my attention to the matter of space occupied by news agents in cars assigned for the accommodation of our colored patrons. This will be given immediate attention and instructions issued to the news company that their agents must place their wares in the smoking compartment assigned to white passengers." The other matters mentioned are being given serious consideration by this company, appreciating fully the importance and having sincere desire to furnish satisfactory accommodations for our colored patrons, as well as to the whites. On our more important trains all equipment must be restitulated and especially constructed for these trains. Some of the cars assigned to colored patrons are now having smoking rooms for these patrons placed therein, and others will be so arranged as rapidly as it is convenient to shop them."
PREPARED FOR BUSINESS.
Industry of Afro-Americans in Pennsylvania—Success of W. J. Carter. Harrisburg, Pa. The percentage of successful individuals among Afro-Americans who are engaged in business and the various professions in the larger cities of Pennsylvania is large. Those who have taken the time to prepare themselves properly for their chosen callings are making progress. Advance proofs of the forthcoming book on the industrial statistics of the state as they relate to our people show to what extent the race is represented in the trades, clerical work, business and the professions.
In the city of Philadelphia alone we have 60 physicians, 32 dentists, 75 stenographers, 204 clerks and copyists, 117 musicians, 45 graduate nurses, 15 druggists, 207 retail merchants, 20 blacksmiths, 250 postal clerks, 10 wholesale merchants, 72 upholsterers, 6 roofers and slaters, 24 plasterers, 10 paperhangers, 57 painters, 308 brick and stonemasons, 176 iron and steel workers, 96 carpenters and joiners, 5 electrical engineers and 15 stationary engineers.
The annual report on internal affairs is prepared by the Hon. John L. Rockey, chief of the bureau of industrial statistics in this city, and his assistants, among which is Dr. R. R.
J. H. H.
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Wright, Jr., editor of the Christian Recorder in Philadelphia. Dr. Wright has devoted much time and study in the preparation of the matter, and his report to Mr. Rockey reveals a mass of information which reflects credit upon both Dr. Wright and the race with which he is identified.
The legal profession is also well represented by many capable lawyers, who are practicing their profession in the various cities with marked success. In this city one of the best known attorneys among us is W. Justin Carter, a native of Virginia. Lawyer Carter came to this city in 1804 and was admitted to the bar and began the practice of law. By close attention to his work he has not only succeeded in his profession, but has won the confidence and respect of the people of the community.
He gained his first experience as a lawyer in Richmond, Va., his native city, after his graduation from the law department of Howard university in Washington. Lawyer Carter is conceded by his white associates at the bar in this city to be one of the best plenders. The daily papers often refer to him as an able advocate. He is interested in all good movements for the advancement of the race here and is also connected with many movements of a national character which have for their object the securing of those fundamental rights guaranteed to the race as citizens of the United States.
RALPH W. TYLER'S AMBITION.
Census Bureau Will Tabulate Holdings of Northern Afro-Americans.
Washington. - In the fall of 1913 Ralph W. Tyler took up with the director of the United States census and urged the matter of giving the home ownership by Negroes in the northern states as is done in the southern states. At that time the director replied he could not do it. Mr. Tyler's contention at that time attracted considerable notice from white dailies because of his insistence that without this data the wonderful progress of the race in the north could not be shown.
Recently Mr. Tyler received the following letter from the director of census, which indicates that home ownership by Negroes in the northern states is soon to be collated and made public:
Mr. Ralph W. Tyler, National Negro Business League, Washington:
Business League, Washington,
Dear Sir-You will perhaps remember that we were once correspondence last fall when reference to the ownership of homes in the United States by Negroes. At that time I informed you that the plans of my predecessor had been carried out to such an extent prior to my connection with the bureau that it was impossible for me to make any change in the presentation of figures on the ownership of homes by Negroes, which included the southern states only.
I am inclosing a "Circular of Information Concerning Tentative Program of the Bureau of Census," on page 6 of which is described the special report on "Negro Population," which I expect to issue as soon as I can get to it. This report will be similar to the "Twelfth Census Bulletin on Negroes In the United States." I have decided to have information relating to the ownership of homes tabulated by color in the remaining sections of the country, and this special report will show the ownership of homes by Negroes in all states.
Your interest in the work of the census
bureau is greatly appreciated. Very truly
yours.
WILLIAM J. HARRIS.
Director.
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Madison 1029.
House Painting, Glazing, Graining
Enameling Floors Stained - Varnished
or Waxed. Leaky Roofs Cemented and
Painted.
Miss Edith Butler
1230 ETTING STREET
Ostrich feathers cleaned, cu led and
remodeled. All the latest styles in
fancy trimmings, also willow plume
made into fancy effects. Tel. phone:
Madison 6597.
C. and P. Phone, Madison 692
GEO. H. HOLLAND
Formerly Manager for the late Alex-
ander Hemsley
Funeral Director and
Embalmer
517 Robert Street
GEO. H. HOLLAND
Formerly Manager for the late Alex-
ander Hemsley
Funeral Director and
Embalmer
517 Robert Street
Will furnish funerals at a price that
will suit you. Polite, courteous and
expert attention guaranteed.
Carriages to hire for all occasions.
Open day and night.
To the Friends and Patr
ALEX. HEMSLEY
I wish to announce to the general public that of my late father and will endeavor to sustain efficient undertaker and Embalmer. Thank and hoping for a continuance of the same.
SAMUEL T. H.
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
Coaches to hire for all occasions
MAIN OFFICE; 578 W.
'Phone Mount Ver
....JOHN H. TO
142 W. HILL ST
THE UP-TO-DATE U
Who can urnish a funeral for $10.00 and He can furnish you carriages for Funerals, etc., from his own stables at the most re
come to see him, j
Bands and Patronage
BASLEY Funeral
A general public that I have endeavor to sustain the embalmer. Thanking the grace of the same. I am
DEL T. HEEN
RECTOR & CO
N H. & TOA
NEW HILL STREET
TO-DATE UNDER
for $10.00 and up
pages for Funerals, Wed
at the most reason
time to see him, just c
Art A. E.
Leading
PROGERS A
Dourteous Attendant
Fire Carriages for h
Day
IX B. PYE
Berry St.
C. & P. PHONE
Connected with
offered for the
business under
Felix B. Pye Sr
stone, Mt. Vernon 36
BEWING M.
R. H. BU
IS HERE ready to supp
five types of Singer Mac
payments of $2.00 and $1.5
Tell your friends when
with your own color on
without contradiction our te
this year we are makinf a
Singer Machine m machine for the girls
ines, you should o
right and just. I
satisfactory, see us
to you.
most equipped repa
Avenue. Phone
I wish to announce to the general public that I have taken up the business of my late father and will endeavor to sustain the reputation he bore as an efficient undertaker and Embalmer. Thanking the public for all past favors and hoping for a continuance of the same. I am respectfully yours.
FUNERAL DIRECTOR & EMBALMER
Coaches to hire for all occasions Funerals from $75.00 Up
MAIN OFFICE; 578 W. BIDDLE ST.
'Phone Mount Vernon 2578
Who can urnish & funeral for $10.00 and up; caskets for $3.00 and up. He can furnish you carriages for Funerals, Weddings, Parties, Receptions, etc., from his own stables at the most reasonable rates. You need not come to see him, just call.
Robert A.
..Baltimore's Leading
506 ROGER
Expert Embalming, Courteous Atten-
Specialty. Rubber Tire Carriages
Both Phone.
FELIX B. P.
102 E. Mulberry St.
::::FUNERAL DIE
C. & P. PH
No Branches. Not Connected.
A reward will be offered for
sons doing business un-
Felix B. Py
Phone, Mt. Vernon
SINGER SEWING
Expert Embalming, Courteous Attendants, Shipping Funeral Specialty. Rubber Tire Carriages for hire for all occasions. Both Phone. Day or Night.
No Branches. Not Connected with any other firm A reward will be offered for the detection of persons doing business under the name of
SINGER SEWING MACHINES
IS HERE ready to supply you with any make of the five types of Singer Machines on the small monthly payments of $2.00 and $1.50 or even $1.00 if necessary. Tell your friends wherever you go that you can deal with your own color on most reasonable terms. Without contradiction our terms have been less than
anywhere in the city, and this year we are making one of our five types Singer Machi $5.00 a new Singer hand machine for the FREE.
In regard to machines, you should vor to treat everyone right and just store does not prove satisfactory, so be no extra charges to you.
R. H. BUTLER'S, most equipped
1211 Druid Hill Avenue. P
THE GREATEST HAIR
anywhere in the city, and this year we are makinf a better offer. To anyone buying one of our five types Singer Machines making a first payment of $5.00 a new Singer hand machine for the girls will be given absolutely FREE.
In regard to machines, you should own one. We endeavor to treat everyone right and just. If anything from our store does not prove satisfactory, see us first. There will be no extra charges to you.
R. H. BUTLER'S, most equipped repair shop up town.
1211 Druid Hill Avenue. Phone Mad. 4984-Y.
HAIR GROWER
Don't be fooled by using some fake preparation which claims to straighten your hair. Kinky hair cannot be made straight; you are just fooling yourself by using it. You have to have hair before you. Now can straighten it. This question is quite tricky. Isa Hair Grower which feeds the scalp and roots of the hair and makes the hair grow very fast, and the results by using several times. It is a wonderful Hair Grower. It cleans dandruff and stops Falling at once. It leaves hair hard and looks looking hair soft and silky, and you can fix up your hair the way you want it. We give money back if it don't do the way we claim,
TRY A BOX
Price 25 cents by mail on receipt of stamps or coin.
AGENTS WANTED. Write for particulars today. Exelento Medicine Company, Atlanta, Ga.
Write Medicine Company, A
South 422 or South 396-Y.
Mount Vernon 5138
向善
Exelento Medicine Co.,
Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Company, Your Exelento
Quineine Pomade is the greatest
hair grower in the world it made
my hair to grow to 26 inches long.
Before I used your hair pomade it
was seven inches long. It cleaned
the dandruff and stopped the
hair from falling within five
days using it. Here in my picture
you can see for yourself.
FOR A MALLER
[Picture of a man with a mustache and a suit].
irons of the late
Funeral Director
and Embalmer
that I have taken up the business
in the reputation he bore as an
ing the public for all past favors
I am respectfully yours.
HEMSLEY
& EMBALMER
Funerals from $75.00 Up
BIDDLE ST.
mon 2578
DADVIN....
STREET,
UNDERTAKER
up; caskets for $3.00 and up.
Weddings, Parties, Receptions,
personal le rates. You need not
just call
Elliott
G Undertaker.
S AVE.
Students, Shipping Funeral
for hire for all occasions.
Day or Night.
YE, Sr.
Nr. Calvert.
RECTOR:::
ONE
with any other firm
the detection of per-
der the name of
e Sr.
on 3603
MACHINES
BUTLER,
supply you with any make of
Machines on the small month-
and $1.50 or even $1.00 if neces-
wherever you go that you can
or on most reasonable terms.
our terms have been less than
minif a better offer. To anyone
making a first payment of
girls will be given absolutely
old own one. We endea-
t. If anything from our
see us first. There will
repair shop up town.
phone Mad. 4984-Y.
GROWER
WILLIE JEFFERSON.
write for particulars today
ny, Atlanta, Ga.
142 W. Hill Street and 826 Druid Hill Ave.
A
Gentlemen: I am sending you my picture to show you how your Excelento Quinine Pomade have made my hair to grow. It have grown 10 inches within 4 months, and it does do what you claim it will. Your
HARLAND
HAPPENINGS
News Gathered in Various Sec
tions of the State bv Our
Correspondenis.
CASTON BREEZSS
ee ee ee
Pesot Md. April 2.—Mis
perie ©. Bantom, of Philadelphia
gid % fing visit to Easten tc
arrange 20T the building of ar
ight 100! dwelling on her Jot
on Dover sireet. She is the guest
of ner eynt,Miss Sarah Ann Smith.
Tne pomeract Was awarded to Mr.
joseph Pencington, who will dc
che work.
Mz, Robert Gooby has returned
home Brier @ long stay in Balti-
ore.
Ger, i. H. Wallace, of the
asvery M. E. Church, preached
Eundas t: zne order of Odd Fellows.
4 grend goneert was given by
che young Bethel A. M. E. choir
arte ixywown Tuesday oight.
Mr. isan Bryan is over hauling
fig passenger car.
The irustees of the Easton
Coioreg Sehaoi met today at the
sesidenge of Mr. 1. G, Tarner,
Mrs. Susie Miller, wife of Mr.
Jokn Miier nas goue to Clariboone
zp spend two weeks.
There was a surprise rally at
che Asvury M. E. Church Sunday
jee be whe pastor of Sethel A. M.
Caccen, Rev. S. H. Cooper,
and his members.
Frant: Cones sou of Mr. and Mrs.
Senrr Canes, died last week.
Mrs Julia Keys and son are
visiting in Baltimore.
Mr. gnd Mrs. Dobson oi 209
S, Tate: Lane have purchased a
jot. end tinge have started the
foundation for a handsome dwell-
ing.
Sin Josepnine Gibson while
gienging a funeral slipped and
spreineé net ankle.
Mr. Esward Floyé,of Hammond-
crown has purchased the property
which was owned by Robert and
Charies Gouldsboro.
Mr, Alfred Floyd, of Philadel-
pig mage: a short visit to Easton
Tyesder on business. ‘
PaCOMOKE HAPPENINGS
See See Re ee Nee on
Pocomeke City, Md., April 2.—
The frame building owned and
geoupies iy Henry Gunby was de-
groves oy Bre Wednesday. Smoke
was fre: discovered coming from
cnc upper story. The fire spread-
cng the adjoining house, occupied
by Willem Hearn, and it was with
@fienty that the property was
sevec, Mr. Guaby is 75 years of
Her, 3g. W. Bond left Tuesday
for W.mington, Del,, where the
Delaware Conference is in session.
His rerurn here is expected.
Mrs. Mary Jane Purnell and Miss
Nelit Robertson have returfied to
Snow 2 uiafter visiting Mrs. Lena
folue:
Sisniey James spent several day's
in Suow Hill.
Nes. Letia Williams, of Crisfield
jg visiting Mrs. Cnarles Gale.
jeg Evans was severely burned
ghnut tne face by mistaking gasoline
for kerosene.
Mas Hetie Ogden has returned
fron: 2 visit to friends ‘n Virginia.
George Johnson is attending the
sasions of the Delaware Confer-
ence:
Mes, Bla Long_is on the sick
fist, kewise Mrs. Elanora Gunby.
HAGERSTOWN NOTES
“Soecia! to The Afro-Americad Ledger.)
Hagerstown, Md4., April 2.—
King Sslomon's Lodge K. of P.
aad their annual thanksgiving
sermor preached to them last Sun-
dey ui Ebenezer A. M. E. Churek
ang the J. W. Strauthers coart
of Calanthe at night. Rev. Davic
Jonnsnn preached both sermons.
Rev, Edward Moore is preparing
to ge ve conference and will preach
his closing sermon Dext Sunday
night et Asbury M. EB. Church.
5 Rev. F. C. Cothran.bas gone te
Kentusky to attend @ conventior
of the Christian Chureh.
Mss. Mary Cooper has opened
an up-ia-date dining room on XN.
Jonachen street.
Prof, B, C. Jackson formerly of
Norfolk, Va., bas accepted the
position as organist for Bbeneze:
‘4. M. E, Church? He has opens
a musica! conservatory at 31 N
Poromue street where he js-teach
ing lessons on “piano, violin,. an!
laronet. i .
ROCKVILLE NOTES
(Special to Afro-American, Ledg 7D
Rockville, Ma... Apri 2,—-Mrs.
Minnis Grifin of New Jersey, who
was spending - time with Mrs.
Nannie Johnson.her sister and Miss
Janie Washington have returned tc
New Jersey.
The third annual 'exhibit of the
Colored Industrial Schoo] of Mont
@omery county was held Friday
April 3rd from 9.30 a. m. to. 41.00
p.m. -The exhibit last year wa:
‘pronounced creditable to the county
‘by ail who saw it. Messrs. Leigh.
ton O. Talbert, Andrew D. Owens
and Mrs. Lillian H. Mitchell,
supervisors, are confident that the
work this year will compare favor-
ably with that of former years.
Mrs, Lizzie Dawson is. now all at
the home of her daughter. Mrs.
Jennett Morgan.
Rev. W. C. Brown of John Wes-
ley Church, Washington, preached
for Rev. T. E. Roach, Tburscay
24th of March.
Mesdames Ada Brooks, Fanny
Smith, Ida Baker, Mary Conway
and the President of John Wesley
trustees’ board accompanied Rev.
Brown to Zion Church,
Mrs. Minnie Griffin and Miss
Janie Washington dined at the
home of Mrs. Bifie Saunders Sun-
day afternoon; they also spent the
day at the home of Mrs. Samuel
Mason.
Rev. T. E. Roach delivered a
short speech before the public
school on ‘Attention, Intention
and Exteusion."’
Mrs. Charlotte Johnson is indis-
posed. ;
George Meade, thé colored Dep-
uty Officer, has the approval of the
better class of both races for his
fearlessness in the discharge of his
duty.
FREDERICK SIFTING
Specie! to The Afro-American Ledger.)
Frederick, Md., Apri 2.—The
Epworth League held a supper at
Asbury M. E. gChureh Thursday
night.
Mr. "Samuel Dixon has returne¢
to Hagerstown.
Rev. D. W. Hayes, D. D., dis-
triet ‘superintendent, preached at
Asbury M. E. Church.
Mrs Elijah Davis of 20% De-
grange street, who has been vers
ill for the past six weeks is now
much better.
The Star Minstrels gave a supper
at the residence of Mr. John Make.
SNOW BILL JOTTINGS
Spec’-] tw The Afro-American Ledger.)
Spow Hill, Md.,, April 2.-~-Mr.
Willard. Pryor, lestured to the
M. ©. Charch Thursday night in
jnterest of the National Benefit
Association.
Mr. A. L, Boddy, of Salisbury
Md., and Mr. Charlie Henry, of
Berlin, Md., were in town. this
week.
Rev. J. W, Jewett and xev. 1.
D. Payne, left here Tuesday io
attend the amnsal conference at
Feaimington, Del.
Rev. G. H. Etheridge, of Ber-
tin, preached at the Mt. Zion
Baptist Church Sunday morning
and night.
| Mrs. Mary J. Parnell and Mrs.
Nallie Robertson are visiting
friends in Pocomoke City Md.
Mrs. Mary H. Blake, of Phila-
san came home Saturday to
spend some time with her parents.
“Mr. William Fassett, Mr. Samuel
Tinige, Mr. Lambert Jones and
Prof. John Spence of Berlin, Md.,
were in town for a few days this
oa
Mr. Noah Schoolfields and Mr.
Otbo Johnson, are on the sick list.
Mr. James Standley, a public
school teacher, at Johnson's Neck,
was visitor here this week.
LONG GREEN BRIEFS
special to The Afro-American Ledger.)
Long Green, Ma., April 2.—
Mrs. Arthar A. Sterrette,a former
resident of Long Green bat now of
Chicago, left a very fine Bible to
‘be presented to Mt Zion A. M. E.
Church.
On. Sunday Rev. W. T. Brown
baptized the-little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Davace. ‘
John Proctor, of Timonium met
ae a painful aceident one day
Jast week while clipping @ horse.
‘The animal kicked him in the.ege.
Mrs. Lydia Cromwell is on the
sick list.
—— “SREP
| CATONSVILLE NEWS
‘eccial to The Afro-American Ledger)
Catonsville, Md:, ‘April 2-4
handsomely. arranged birthday
party was ‘attended Mr. David Kox
by his wife Mrs. Elizabeth Fox,
Tuesday night. A,-cake with 21
candles was: presented him bs ‘his
wife.
A grand surprise party_. Was
tendered. Mrs. Josephine -Bacor
Friday evening March. 20. Among
those present were: ‘Misses Beulab
‘Smith, Bessie Holiand, Emma Mit-
chell’ Nancy Queen” and Laure
Holland. :
The surprise party that. wa’
fendered Mr: and qMrs.. ‘Charles
: “THE AFRO-AMERICAN LEDGER
ee
Craiwford ‘lasi week was headea-by | NEWSPAPER: FOR FAR
Bes. Maria Stevens, Mi oa Allee | pustication’ \ssued Fortnig
Summervilleand Mrs. Mary Harris. | tuskeges Commands Wide At
The embroidery class of Catons-! The Nese Parmer. (save
ville was encertained by Miss] suer woe ar the Tuskezee |
Mamie Ryan Friday evening. stirute in the interest of th
A surprise birthday party, WAS | farm und surdin. Js especially
given little Helen Teylor by Mrs.) to the interest of Afro-Ameri
Elizabeth Fox Monday. She was | owners, tenour furmers and wb
nine years old. employ colored labor, it comu
Miss Dora Marshal! is unver the | tention und wins respect. be
care cf a doctor and has taken to | sbows what cum be dove by
her. bed by illness at Piscataway, | en aud womeu through ind:
‘Md., where she is a teacher. thinking wud acting.
_ | Whe cun tegin to realize
V omic and sosiul possiuiities «
NEWS FROM CUMBERLAND te sek Rohe aae” WON ae
| Special to the Afro-American Ledgen
) Cumberland Md., April 2.—The
Knights of Pythias and Court of
Calanthe with the Juveniles Alled
the M. E. Church on Sunday night.
A. special sermon was preached by
Rev. J. W. Waters Addresses
‘were made by Mr..W. H. Williams.
Mr. C. Edwards and Mrs. O. C.
Kennerlr, Hattie Casey and others.
The exercises in every way were 2
grand success.
_ Dr. G. O. Price, of Cambridge
spent a few days in the city the
guest of Rev. G. W. Lucas.
Mr. Joseph A. Swan of Magnolia,
W. Va., died at the hospital here
on Monday. His sister, Miss
Florence Swan arrived here from
Vhiladelphia just in. time to see
her brother before he died. The
remains of the deceased was ship-
ped to Philadelphia on Tuesday,
accompanied by tne sister and
brother.
The third annual banquet by the
Court of Calanthe was held Monday
night at the Odd Fellows hall.
Addresses were made by Dr. G. 0.
Price, Rev, Dr. Lueas, Dr. J. D.
Jackson and Mrs. Nora F. Taylor,
the evangelist. Mrs. Amanda Pal-
more aad a special committee
managed the effair. Mrs, Taylor
winds up per meetings at the
Metropolizén 4. M. E. Church
Thursday night where she has
been conducting a successful re-
vival for two weeks. She gees to
Payne Memorial, Baltimore, from
here to assist Rev. J. G. Martin.
Little Miss Hilda Brown is very
Jow at this time and is not expect-
ed to last Jong, being unconscivus.
Mrs. Minnie Fisher, Estella Stan-
ley, Bessie Williams and J. 4.
Wilson, are out again after a brief
illness.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Galloway lost
their intant baby on Thursday.
On the sick list we ME.
‘Travers and Ernest Williams.
Mrs. Taylor addressed the Ladies
‘Literary Society on Thursdar. 3
WINCHESTER INKLINGS
Ssepcial to The Atro-camericad LEOg=s-)
Winchester, Va., April 2.—Miss
Mary Johnson. of Baltimore, who
has been visiliag her parents, Rev.
and Mrs. Washington Johnson, has
returned home.
The junior choir of Mt. Carmel
ree Baptist Church held a fair
last week and realized $40. . Miss
Laura Rogers and Mr. James F.
Robinson rendered music.
‘The senior and junic: choir gave
a sacred concert at Mt. Carmel
Chureb Sunday night.
John Mann WM. E. Church is pre-
‘paring to send its pastor, Rev. A.
'P, Shaw to conference and towad
this end is holding a year end
Seseat this week. Monday was
children’s night. Tuesday was
church night. Addresses were de-
livered hy Revs. H.C. P. Baker,
W. W. Roberts, A. P. Shaw and
Messrs. C. Mount, Lovett and Wm.
L. Good, the latter representing
Rev. W. P. Fisher.
‘ur. Joseph Stephenson rendered
an excellent program Sunday night
on Young Mens’ night at. St. Paul
Church.
The principal address was de.
livered by Mr. Albert F. Martin.
JOBS INSTALL OFFICERS _
The Maryland GrandOounci! B.
and §.-of Jobs installed the follow-
ing officers March 27, 1914
R,W.G.M., William H. Saunders;
R.W.G.S., Octavia Shelton; 8.W.
G.D., Milburn Bell; RW.G.W.,
Warren: Pacterson: R.W.G.” Fin.
See., Charles Folks; B.W.G.T.,
‘Amelia Green; W.G. Rec. Sec.
Mary F. Saunders; R.W.G.M..
Lillie Driver: R.W.G M., Dennis
Robinson, R-B.C., Annie Banks:
LH.C., Annie Green: R.H.C. Irene
Butto: L.H.C., Naomi Bonldin: R.
fS.,\ Daniel Hopkins; L.H.S.
James Baker; L.H.8., Wm. Lewis.
“Board of Directors, Wm. H.
Hollidar, Wm. E. Wilson, Wm. H.
Jones, Warren Patterson, Essex
Parker, Milburn Bell, Edward
Bill, chairman.
Friday, April.24 deeres session.
‘pnnsi. sermon May. 10th, Water:
os M. E. Chareh.. Ads,
Jp 8 recent letter to the Wash-
jneton Evening Star, Prof. Kelly
Miller, dean of Howard Universi-
‘ty, Says that segregation is un-
American and points out that there
jis po class. or TAaCce legislation op
‘the federal statue books. =
NEWSPAPER FOR FARMERS.
Publication Issued Fortnightly at
| Tuskeges Commands Wide Attention.
The Negro Furmer. {ssued ever
other week ac the Tuskegee (Ala. in-
stitute in the interest of the bome,
farm und garden. is especially devoted
to the interest of Afru-Americau land
“owners, tevaut furmers and those who
‘employ colored labor, it commands at-
tention und wins respect, tecwuse it
‘shows what cam be dune: by cuiored
wen und women through independent
thinking aud acting.
Whe cup twgin to realize te eco-
vomic and sogiul possibitities of 2.000.-
000 colored farmers? Whar inay we
not expect in the coming de Bae frou
the contiuved d2velopment uf the farm
ing industry among our people who
Bow cultivate over 1U0.000.0U0 acres of
soutbery land and own abut S70 out
of every $100 possessed by the Negro
race? What are some of the best
agencies for reaching and belping this
vast army of farmers who form such
4 vin) part of the life of the south and
the fife of the nutiou?
‘The Negro Furmer is throwing light
on these questious aud is arousing pub-
tic imterest in the problem of tbe mea
on the land. To present cleeris. sit-
ply aud artnetively to tbe colored chil-
aren in the school, to tbe working
people on the nud aud to the older
people uctive in home aud church the
essential facts of rural life improre-
ment is a difficult and, therefore. a
most attractive problem. The United
Stutes government, with ull the mones
that it is spending on agricultaral work
aud various kinds of esteniiyn proj-
gets, finds it almost impossible to pre-
sent in the simplest terms the elemev-
tal facts concerning farm operations.
Not ouly the government. but also
other agencies us well, Gud that the
men aud women who cnn make re
seurch studies ofteu have great difi-
culty in adjusting their writivg 10 the
capacities of reuders ut large. Tose
who can do things successfully with
their hands are frequenily wmible to
write out simply und forcefully the
ideas which they have been stillfat
enough to pur into execution, Free
Quently those who can write imerest-
ingly tire either exuct in their thinz-
jug nor relinble in their judgment.
Tn the Negro Furwer the student of
Negro dife iw the somh will find the
present Quy economic and savin prob-
Jems discussed in the situplest and
aost direct language and with telling
foree, The facts tell the story of
Laman ‘progress through ndjustment
‘Phut the Negro Farmer bus received
the bearty iudurseuet of soutbery
governors and officiuls who we cou-
nected with the federa) and state de-
purtmencs of agriculture meaus much
for the success of this udveutyre in
constroedre. economic journalism:
BRIGHT OUTLOOK FOR THE
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONGRESS.
Many New Features on Program For
National Baptist Gathering.
Beaumont, Tex. — The Baptists of
‘Tesus are to have a “tented city” Io-
cuted bere under amilisury discipline
Quring the Sunday school congress.
Negotiutious line Leen closed with
the wiilitury authorities in the state
for a sufficieut uumber of tents to ue-
commodate 1,000 nntional 4 F. cadets,
whe will be eucamped during the
ninth anuunl session of the Sunduy
school congress, under the command
of General Crawford nd Major Lot.
This wii be the first-thne in the bis-
wry of x Sunduy schol movement
thut boys in full military uniform will
nustwer to the bugle call und go through
regular weti¢s before enteriue upoo
the study of the Sunduy seboo! lesson.
Enthusiasm is at such w bigh piteb in
the whole state thut it bas beeu found
necessary to secure fifteen ucres of
"ground to use for the eamp of instrne-
tions and muneuvers. The parade
; grounds, the mauevrer cimps and the
Tented city Will be in close proximity
ro the main ‘Lutiding wherg the ses-
sions of the couzress are to be beld,
The dress parnde aud the military
exhibition will take pine each after-
Doou herween 2 aud H o'clock. as the
national 4. TF. cadet is 2 depurtment
of the Sunduy school congress. Some
| of the officers of the Sunduy school
qmorement were in this city recently.
‘Ther were the Rev. B. H. Bord, who
ig the cougtess director: General Craw-
ford, Mujor Lott aud Major. Scott
| "The pored religions workers gave spe
| cial attention to the Rev, Dr. Boyd of
| Nashville, Teun.. who was here for
j conference of the local committee,
| which is at work under the alile leud-
| ership of Rer, Dr. D, B. Gibson.
[A safe prediction wassunde after the
conferenve, in which the cits mivisters
| and the entire local committee partici
pated, chut fully 5.000 would-be in ac
rendapce at the meeting bere in June
Texus has fully decidua to surpass
shat Oklaoua did last yee, In this
she will have the support of Oklahoma,
| Louisiana, Mississino! aud the enti
| denominational forces throvgbout the
; Tnited States.
| The committee of arrangements for
| the enterttinment of the visitors ure
| the members of the executive commit
| tee, whieh is composed of Drs. Gibsuu.
| Rendy and Williumson aud Professor
La. P, Engens. ‘Phe ehairmen.of the va
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Governor Goldsborough will have an opportunity, if the legislature should pass these discriminating measure to show the stuff he is made of by vetoeing them. We believe he will do so.
President Wilson has shown Congress that he is boss. Didn't some one say that T. R. bossed Congress, if so, what is Wilson doing? By the way, what is the use of spending all that money just to have a body of men do just what one man wants them to do? Let the one man boss the job as they did in olden times and if any fellow offends cut his head off. They do the same things now, only the head cut off is an official head instead of a physical head.
We had hoped that one legislature could meet in Maryland without attempting to pass any repressive measure against the Negro, but that hope failed us at the last moment. Just what temtper was sent into that body to make it show its cloven foot we are unable to tell, but it was done and not only was a segregation bill offered and brought out of the committee but a street "Jim Crow" car law as well. Is it not too bad that a couple of hundred white men can not get together to legislate for the good and welfare of a community without attempting to pass legislation that has for its ultimate end the humiliation of at least one-fifth of that community? It is a shame. We are tempted at times to think that the old time doctrine of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth would not be altogether a bad doctrine for times like these. It is a shame that a.y community is cursed with men like these.
The Afro-American Ledger assumes no responsibility for any opinion expressed outside of its editorial column; save to see that nothing appears that is any way offensive to good morals. Should at any time Mr. "Knock" or Mr. Anybody Else desire to criticise public men or measures they have a perfect right to do so, so long as they keep within the bounds of propriety, and it is not necessary that they shall use their own names. The name must, however in every instance accompany the article to show good faith, and not necessary for publication. It must be understood that epithets
and scurrilous letters will be debarred from these columns and those responsible for the same will not at any time thereafter be given the use of these columns, no matter who or what they may be. Please keep this in mind. If you are, gentlemen, keep your pens as clean as you would your words and the columns of the Afro-American Ledger will be open to you, otherwise they will be closed. We suggest however that correspondents limit their news to 500 words, or less, in order to insure publication.
SEGREGATION
Is It Based On Inferiority III
One of the hoary-headed theories of the white South propounds the absolute mental inferiority of the colored people. It is interesting to contemplate the fate of these theories as the world progresses. In its progress the theories of today are the discards of tomorrow. Out of the ashes of old speculations rises the new theory, only to meet in most cases, the unhappy fate of its luckless predecessor. Such was the fate of that theory according to which the brother-in-black could not be taught to read and write. It was wonderful with what pertinacity slaveholders elung to this ridiculous idea even after they discovered numbers of slaves who could both read and write.
It is not difficulty, in view of this theory to which some benighted Louisiana people still cling, to appreciate the deepseated, polignant-chrign of the educator Congressman Aswell from that State of darkness, Louisiana, who was forced to witness the unspeakable humiliation of having some school children from his State defeated ignominiously in a spelling contest held a few years ago at the meeting of the N. E. A. in Cleveland.
According to a later theory the white South "knew" that a colored child could not possibly learn mathematics, and this too in spite of the fact that hundreds of colored boys and girls were finishing in preparatory schools for admission to first class colleges all over the country.
It took the publication of a Greek grammar by a colored man to explode the Southern theory that a colored student could not possibly comprehend a Greek root.
The old theory that no white woman could be the mother of a black man's child and live through the ordeal failed to deter the white women of the South of, preferring black consorts, and so miscegenation laws have been enlisted for this purpose.
Fort Pillow, Petersburg, and a hundred other battle fields, exploded the theory that one white man could put a hundred blacks to flight; for now one reason given for asking for increases in Southern city police forces is that five or six policeman are frequently necessary to arrest a a black desperado who is many times only a sixteen year old boy; while every one knows that it requires a mob of a "thousand representative citizens" to lynch one miserably helpless colored suspect.
Vardaman's assertion, which no one but Vardaman believes, that colored men, who could read and write fluently at fifteen forget it all at thirty is a terrible reflection on the census enumerators of the South who reported a sixty per cent reduction in the illiteracy of the colored people.
In addition to the explosion on these theories and may other similar ones, there is the positive evidence that colored applicants pass the same civil service tests, and in Mississippi far outstrip their white competitors; pass the same teachers', bar and medicine, examinations; meet the same college entrance requirements; lead university and college classes, often in competition with white students, from whom they frequently win prizes and scholarships; make places on debating and athletic teams and even win world championships in various forms of athletic sports.
Their poetry and fiction are read and admired; their music is rendered the wide world over; their paintings and sculptor win prizes and medals; and their inventions are in use everywhere.
Surely such record, to say nothing of the past, precludes the posttiability of convicting the descendants of Ham of the charge of menil inferiority.
SOUTHERN RAILROADS DISREGARD THE INTER-STATE COMMERCE LAWS
In a letter to the Norfolk Journal and Guide, Prof. Jameu B. Dudley, of Greensboro, N. C., says that better accommodations on railroads for the colored people of the South can only be secured by applying to the courts, as the railroads disobey the proposition of separate car laws providing for equal accommodations for both races.
THE AFRO-AMERICAN LEDGER
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THE PEOPLE'S FORUM
PHYSICIANS AT THE BAT
To the Editor of the Afro-American Ledger: Sir:
In the issue of the Afro-American Ledger of last week, one of your staff, hiding behind the signature of Booster Knock, wrote a rather scurrilous editorial concerning the physicians of this city.
This little fellow attempted to show that the colored physicians "do not feel it incumbent upon them to repay in a small measure, in some way for the generous treatment at the hands of the people who have been in such great measure responsible for their prosperity."
First of all, he did not fear to judge—"lest he be judged"—the religious activities of these physicians, and came to this conclusion that "we find them in the churches an almost negligible factor many going not from any desire to help but merely as a matter of business."
To show the public just how negligible a factor the physicians of this community are, allow us to enumerate the church activities of the following: Edward Fisher, member of the Board of Stewards of Waters Chapel; F. N. Cardoza, Trustee of Sharon Baptist Church; Wm. H. Wright, Sharon Baptist Church; Edward Short, Ames M. E. Church; J. F. Thompkins, Bethel; H. S. McCard, John Wesley; B. M. Starks, president Baptist Y. P. U., Union Baptist; J. C. Stewart, St. Johns A. M. E. and Sunday school teacher; Wm. E. Harris, Centennial M. L. H. F. Brown, Payne Memorial; E. J. Wheatley, Metropolitan; D. G. Scott, Madison St. Presbyterian and member of Finance committee; S. B. Hughes, recently a trustee of Sharp St. Memorial; R. G. Chissell, member of the Baptist Church; T. S. Hawkins Union Baptist ex-president of the B. Y. P. U. and Sunday school teacher; E. V. Fitzgerald, Trinity; B. M. Rhetta, Ames Memorial and president of the Methodist Brotherhood.
Space will not permit the naming of all but suffice it to say that strongest those not named are three physicians who are regularly ordained ministers.
Whether we are hypocrites and in the church merely as a matter of business, we would prefer that one higher than Booster Knock should judge. But we must be judged here "let him who hath not sinned cast the first stone."
Secondly this editorial scribe says the physicians of Baltimore use "in the civic organizations almost not at all."
Very probably, the leading civic organization in this city is the local branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and of this very active body, a physician is president and a physician is treasurer. The only civic charitable organization in Baltimore amongst our people and a very active and effective one it is too, the Northwest Branch of the Associated Charities, has as its president and leading worker one of these selfish, inactive physicians; The Afro-American Civic League of the 17th Ward was founded by a physician and he is still its president; another physician, while a member of the City Council, was one of the most potential faces in placing colored teachers in public schools; when it became necessary to make a fight to retain School 100 as a colored building, a physician headed the committee which made that fight; in the campaigns against the Poe, the Strauss and the Diggs Disfranchisement Amendments, the physicians gave liberally of their time and their money and placed their teams at the disposal of the Executive Committee for the purpose of bringing decrepit voters to the polls. If any one doubts this statement, we refer him to Rev. W. M. Alexander, president of the Suffrage League.
The daily medical care, and in many cases the medicines are freely and gratuitously furnished by the colored physicians to the inmates of Bethel Home, the Baptist Orphanage, The Maryland Home for Friendless Colored Children, The Home for the Aged of the M. E. Church, The Day Nursery, The Fresh Air Circle and the Empty Stocking Club. In the recent campaign for a new Y. M. C. A., the "27 physicians" subscribed more than a thousand dollars, nearly one-thirtieth of all that was subscribed by the 90,000 colored people of this city.
In the effort that was successfully made to secure a new school for East Baltimore a physician was an officer of the organization, and was one of its most active workers as is evidenced by his three personal interviews with Mayor Preston. The third indictment of Booste
Knock is that "the physicians are in the fraternal orders only when they feel they have a chance of being elected medical examiner." There is not a single physician in this city who does not belong to some fraternal organization and a great majority of the orders to which they belong have no medical examiners.
We have made this rather lengthy detailed reply because the accusations have been made largely by innuendo, and because the accuser has not the manhood to face the accused. If Booster Knock were to give his name, it is very probable that an answer would be unnecessary, but, inasmuch as his writings have the apparent sanction of a leading newspaper, we feel called upon to make this defense.
H. F. Brown, M. D; F. N. Cardoza, M. D. R. G. Chissell, M. D.; Edward Fisher, M. D.; E. V. Fitzgerald, M. D.; T. S. Hawkins, M. D.; S. B. Hughes, M. D.; H. S. McCard, M. D.; J. C. Robinson, M D.; B. M. Rhetta, M. D.; D. G. Scott, M. D.; Edward Short, M D. B. M. Starks, M. D.; J. C. Stewart, M. D.; J. F. Tompkin, M. D.; W. H. Wright, M. D.; E. J. Wheatley, M. D.
CAMBRIDGE JOTTINGS
Cambridge, Md., April 2.—Bishop L. J: Copplin preached three sermons at Bethel A. M. E. Church Sunday. On Monday night a grand reception was given in his honor. He visited the Cambridge High School and gave an interesting lecture.
JACK JOHNSON IS NOT BROKE
C. D. Robinson; better known as Young Joe Walcott, is visiting friends in the city. He came from Chicago, where he signed articles to fight Tasker on July, posting $500 to the latter's $300. He says that he visited Jack Johnson's mother at her palatial home in Chicago, and avers that the champion is by no means broke. He has paid several visits here to the mother of the late Joe Gans.
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
The funeral of Rev. Thomas H. Porter, who died Sunday, following a brief illness, was held at Euthlehem Baptist Church Wednesday afternoon. Rev. P. C. Neal officiated.
The deceased was 64 years old. When music publishing was carried on by local houses Mr. Porter was employed as an engraver of plates. He later was connected with the Mutual Benefit Insurance Company. He was twice married. A daughter by each wife and a widow survive him.
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Alidiz D. Fruby died at his home 304 S. Sharp street, Monday, after a seven-month illness. He was born in Plymouth, N. C., 63 years ago. He is survived by his wife. Mrs. Amelia Furby, one sister. The late Thomas Furby, at one time director of music in the public schools of Washington, was a son of the deceased. Funeral services were held at John Wesley M. E. Church, Wednesday. Rev. Dr. Ernest Lyon, officiated.
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Robert W. Ross, a prominent member of John Wesley M. E Church, and for many years prominent in Masonic circles, died at is home, 728 Hanover street, h. day morning. Mr. Ross was Fr. t sixty years of age.
CE—J. R. Askew, the Hair NOTHING is now located at Cutting. dle street. Friends are 592 W. Bia. invited to ca. Mr. William Hol-Catonsville. e. visited his sis-land, of Baltimoor, fields Monday. ter, Mrs. Maria adding will be A Tom Thumb w. ch Thursday given at Grace Chu. April 9th.
WANTED—Fifty agents at Our Peoples Store to sell Sewing Machines. You can commission from that person heard the other day talking of getting one. Drop us a card call, oophne.
I wish to thank the friends of my recently deceased mother, Mrs. Laura Marshall, of Catonsville, for their many acts of sympathy and for their floral designs following her demise.
WANTED-50 men at the Men's Bible Class, Bethel A. M. E. Sunday School Sunday afternoon at 2.30 P. M., J. H. Murphy teacher
BOXING, BASE BALL AND RUNNING
Langford is matched to meet Georges Carpentier who was recently defeated by Joe Jeanette. The bout is to take place in Paris May 16. The two fighters have agreed to weight in on the afternoon of the fight at 175 pounds.
The Baltimore Black Sox baseball team will hold their first practice during the coming week. Manager Wise is determined to get his team in the best shape for the coming season, and to that end has ordered "all hands up on deck" for next week. Charles Evans, who recovered the hot corner last year has been elected captain and will try his skill in, "picking 'em up" at short stop. Matthews will go to second, Joe Lewis to third, and Hall will hold down the initial sack. The entire line-up will be announced later.
The club has opened headquarters at 514 Druid Hill avenue, where Secretary Williams can be found for arranging games.
The Rockville Piedmont baseball team of Rockville, Md., has reorganized for the season under its new manager, John Williams. Manager Williams has every hope for a successful season and has secured new talent for his team and is pushing the regulars up to the last notch. The line-up follows. Charles Prather, first base; Willie Hall, second; Charles Hammond, third; Clarence Hall, short stop; Robert Cooper and Henry Prather, hurriers, Hobard Rhenal and George Prather, base stops; Colston Howard Frank Offutt, base der.
The Young Dunbar Athletic Club of Waesche Street school is practicing hard every day for the coming Marathon race to be held under the auspices of the Afro-American Ledger. These boys may be seen any day after school on the streets of Northwest Baltimore under the guidance of such trainers as Messrs. Bantum, Wilson and Webb, taking street after street in an effort to get in time, and winding up at the bath house on Argyle avenue: They furnish a good example to the other boys of our city who have athletic aspirations.
Jack Blackburn,whom the Philadelphia North Ame.ian characterizes as "one of the greatest boxers who ever entered the ring," will meet Tommy Howell, the italian welter-weight in the wind-up at the National A. C. in Philadelphia tonight.
Will contribute an article to this column next week on "Hints On Diet for Would-Be Marathoners"
BOOSTS AND KNOCKS
Strenuous efforts are being made by the Y. M. C. A. to collect $5000 during this month in order that the proposed new building may be started. If you cannot pay all of your pledge, pay a part as every little will help, and Baltimore needs the building.
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Pennsylvania avenue from Franklin to Gold street is lined with dry goods stores, haberdashers shoe shops, drug stores, grocery stores an grog shops not one of which is controlled by colored people, notwithstanding the fact that fully 75 per cent of the patronage is colored. We make the following suggestion:—Let all of our fraternal organizations get together the proprietors of each of these stores and request that they employ Negro clerks. Tell them that the patronage of their organizations will be withdrawn unless this request is complied with.
Of course most of the stores will at first refuse, but one or two may be induced to try the experiment. Then let the colored people patronize these stores where the innovation is made and boycott the others. If none of them comply, then join hands and start chain of fraternal stores. Since are segregated, lets see to it we make segregation pay.
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Jack Carroll, sporting editor of our esteemed contemporary, the Baltimore News, accuses us of stealing their stuff, referring to the Marathon race we propose to hold. Someone mentioned to us the fact in as much as we were only stealing "five miles of their Stuff" there would still be enough if said "Stuff" left to run a good little race on.
Word comes from London that Gunboat Smith, the white hope has been matched to meet Sam Langford for a 20 round set-to before the Olympia Club of that city. The fight is scheduled to take place the 12th day of June in the Olympia Arena which has seting capacity of about 20,000.
The showing made by many of the college teams at the recent Inter Collegiate Association men in New York city, was to many a disappointment. Representatives were present from Lincoln, Howard and Brown Universities, and from the Smart Set Athletic Association of New York; and St. Christopher and the Irish-American teams. Pollard, of Brown qualified for the finals and finished second. Lincoln had three men Barnum, Cooper, and Marlowe to qualify for the finals but they were all defeated. The Vasirity relay team from Howard did not even get a place. The other teams in the relay race were given starts on Howard of from 5 to 40 yards, but Howard might have overcome these handicaps had not Curtis fallen while rounding one of the turns, but the event was won by the Pastime A.C., which is one of the fastest teams in New York. Howard University will hold Three-Mile Cross Country run today as initiatory to the track season.
All of the departments of the departments of the university have entered and the race promises to furnish some thrilling results. Four prizes have been offered for the winners. The Trinity Athletic Club of this city has organized for the coming season, and the outlook for the baseball team is very bright, many new star players having been added to the roster while the old players are rounding into shape.
The crack twirlers Marshall and Stewart of last years team remain, with Eppe, Croxton Wright and C. Stewart as backstops. Makell Brooks, and Johnson, the latter one of the best third bassman in the state form the infield while Barbour Seley, Brown and Fowell are hooked for the outfield. The team will be greatly strengthened by his signing of Scott, of the High School, Rice, Booth, Stepheny, Shifter, Fullman of Cape May; and West of ElChaptans.
For games write to James Brooks 2119 Division street.
no dry good stores, haberdashers and shoe stores. Still we have any number of men and women who are crying that there is "no opportunity for a man to succeed." Baltimore is as full of opportunities for the "right man" as the average "yaller" dog is of fless.
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Dr. Waring, former principal of the high school received a warm welcome at the Forum last Sunday afternoon and his face and head beamed with joy as he received the plaudits of the audience after his masterful effort. Baltimoreans will not soon forget Dr. Warings' work at the high school. His years at the head of that institution were busy ones and the results of his painstaking efforts are now being realized more than ever before. The doctor will always be a welcome visitor in our city.
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The following article was sent to me this week and I will publish it without comment. They speak for themselves:—
In reference to your article last week on the colored doctors, my aunt was taken sick suddenly and colored doctor called in. He wrote two prescriptions and advised that they be taken to a white druggist. When asked for a reason he said, "it would be better left unsaid." Could not account for it during these days of "down with the Negroes."
The Colored Catholic Club will give a grand dance at their home, 510 N. Pine street, Monday evening April 20. Admission 25 cents. Refreshments free. Charles Montague, president. Maj. Charles E. Gladden, chairman.
CURTIS—In sad but loving remembrance of our dear husband and father Robert Curtis, who departed this life one year ago, April 2, 1913,
God called him home it was His will
But in my heart I love him still
His memory is as dear today
As in the hour he passed away
By his loving wife, Eliza Curtis
Dearest father how we miss you
Your aching heart is still
A place is vacant in our home
Which never can be filled
By his loving children
STINNETT—In sad but loving remembrance of my dear daughter, Elsie V. Stinnett, who died one year ago April 2,
PAGE—In sad but loving remembrance of my dear husband, Alexander Page, who departed this life four years ago, April 30, 1910
God called him home, it was his will
But in my heart I love him still
His memory is as dear today
As in the hour he passed away.
Tis hard to break the tender cord
When love has bound the heart
Tis hard so hard to speak the word
Must we forever part?
By his loving wife
Gerwin N. Patte
WHITING—In sad and loving remembrance of my dear husband, Lewis Whiting, who departed this life 6 years ago, today, April 4, 1908.
Gone but not fororgotten
Nor will he ever be
For as long as life and memory lasts
I will remember three
How many sad and lonely hours
I have spent in this sad and lonely world
Since he has left me.
But take the name of Jesus with you
It will joy and comfort give you
Take it wherever you go.
By his loving wife
CARROLL.—In loving remembrance of my dear father, Charles H. Carroll, who departed this life three years ago, 1911
Shall I grieve because he is happy
Shall I wish him back again
No I will rejoice because our Saviour
Placed my father among his sheep.
By his devoted daughter
Mrs. Lillie M. Jackson
TAYLOR—Entered into rest, Tuesday,
March 24, 1914, Rebecca Taylor, beloved
mother of Florence Connor Thompson.
The funeral services were conducted by
Rev John A. Holmes. Her daughter
wishes to thank her many friends for their
sympathy and beautiful floral tributes.
TOLSON—In sad but loving remembrance of Joseph C. Tolson, who departed this life one year ago. March 29, 1913
Tis hard to say good bye dear brother
Tis a word which causes pain
But as the years pass slowly by
We are sure to meet again.
His loving sister
Mrs. Sarah E. Williams
HOLMES in loving remembrance of our little daughter and sister, Bertha R. Holmes, who departed this life April 2nd, 1900, age 9 years.
The Lord took her from us
It was his holy will
And left in our hearts a vacancy
Which no one else can fill
But in our saddest moments
One happy thought holds sway
We will meet again dear Bertha
And be happy some sweet day
By her parents and sisters.
TURNER—Sacred to the memory of our dear, beloved uncle, Julius Turner, whom God took from us one year ago, March 30, 1913.
Him we love truly, never dies
Though year by year the sad meniories wreath
A ring of flowers, types of life and death are laid upon his grave.
For death the pure life saves
And life all pure is love, and love can reach
From heavens to earth and nobler lessons teach
Than those by mortals reach.
The blessed sweetness of his breath
Will reach our creek all fresh through weary years
For him who died long since, all waste not tears
He is ours until the end.
By his devoted niece
Mrs. Susie Hosey
Mrs. Barnett and family wish to thank their relatives and friends for their kindness to their daughter. Carrie, who departed this life March 26th
Somebody knew you had heartaches
And things around you went wrong
Somebody knew you were lonely
And He took you as one to His own
Somebody knew you were weary
Tired, heart broken and blue
Somebody wanted you to know Him
And to know that He dearly loves you:
By her mother, two sisters
and brother
Mrs. Lottie M. Burrell, of 705 W. Franklin street, who has been seriously ill for several weeks, wishes to thank her many friends for their kind attention during her illness; also the officers and members of Eager Lodge of Good Hope.
H. C. Chase, 502 Bloom street is recovering from an attack of pneumonia. He thanks his many friends for their visits and kindness during his illness.
The Christian Tabernacle extend invitation to the public to attend the evangelistic services at the Grand Army Hall, Tessier and Orchard street, Sunday evening April 5 at 7.30 p. m., an Easter Souvenir to the children free at close of service.
Eld. J. H. Janey.
TUSKEGEE INTSTITUTE . SUMMER SCHOOL FOR TEACHERS. FIFTH ANNUAL SESSION June 22, to July 17, 1914 Over 400 Teachers Present Last Summer
By the Students of Trinity A. M. E. Sunday School Easter Sunday, April 12th, 1914, at 8 P. M. sharp Under the direction of Mr. Wm. Martin. Superintendent of Junior Dept. FULL ORCHESTRA SILVER OFFERING AT DOOR- Thomas J. Holliday, Supt. Rev. L, C. Curtis, Pastor
A GRAND PASTORAL RECEPTION
Given at Asbury M. E. Church, in honor of the Pastor
Rev. George E. Curry, At the Church, East and Lexington Sts.
Monday Evening, April 6, 1914
Admission 15 Cents Refreshments Free Public Invited
Josiah Fisher, President George F. Gent, Sec'y
Charles Collins, Ticket Agent
A GRAND EASTER DANCE
By Prof. Wm. Campbell's Celebrated Dancing Class
AT THE BEAUTIFUL & SPACIOUS NEW PYTHIAN CASTLE HALL
McCull h and Preston streets
Thursday Evening, April 16. 1614, 8 o'clock
Prof. Campbell will be assisted by Prof. Mitchell of New York
who will introduce some of New York's classic features
Music by Baltimore's Society Orchestra
Souvenirs to the First One Hundred Ladies
ADMISSION 25 CENTS
DANCE EVERYBODY DANCE
First Annual Celebration and Dance will be held under the auspices of the Board of Directors of Galilean Fishermen's Stock Association, at their Auditorium, 411 Biddle Street, Easter Monday Night, April 13, 1914. Admission 25 Cents
Dr. T. H. Kerr's Orchestra will furnish continuous Music
The Pride of the Pythians, Myrtle Lodge No. 16, K. P.
Will Give a Select Easter LaFrance and German
At the New Pythian Castle Hall. McCulloh and Preston Sts.
Easter Monday Night, April 13, 1914
Music under direction of Dr. T. Henderson Kerr's Orchestra
Committee in charge—Jacob C. Feggans, Chair, Wm. E. Nelson, Treas.; George E. Fisher, Sec.; Thos. H. Williams, James Sisco, assisted by the Official Staff.
Brigadier General Lewis E. Williams and Staff, assisted by Col. H. Hayes and Capt Wm. H. Fountleroy with Excelsior Co. No. 20, U. R., K. of P will be present and give an Artistic Drill.
ADMISSION 25 CENTS
The Colloquy of Nations or Liberty's Departure
Rendered by the A. M. E. Ministers' Wives Alliance
Thursday, April 16th, at 8 P. M.
At ST. JOHN A. M. E. CHURCH, Lexington st., near Pine
M. L. Gaines, President
ADMISSION
Rev. J. A. Briscoe, Pastor
10 CENTS
ANNUAL THANKSGIVING SERVICE OF I.O.F ST.LUKE
Of Baltimore City and State of Maryland, will be held at WATERS A. M. E. CHURCH, Aisxuith St. near Jefferson Sunday, April 10th at 8 P. M. Sermon by the Pastor, Rev. A. L. Gaines Marshals, Theo White and George Gillet The Following Grand Officers From Washington, D. C., will be present Mrs. Bessie B. Anderson, State Deputy Rev. A. C. Garner, District Deputy Mrs. Julia H. Hayes, Associate Deputy Mrs. Julia Layton Mr. Amos McCormick will preside OFFICERS OF P. C. COUNCIL Mrs. Annie C. Scott, W. C. Mrs. Lavinia Henry; See y. Mrs. Annie Holliby, Treasurer Mrs. M. C. McCormick, District Deputy
SPECIAL NOTICE
The 38th Anniversary Sermon of Baltimore City Lodge, 1728 G. U. O. of Odd Fellows
Will take place at Sharp Street Memorial M: E. Church, Sunday, April 5th at 8.30 P. M.
We take this method of extending a cordial invitation to the Snbordi-
nate Lodges, Households of Ruth, P. G. M. Councils and Parti-
archie No. 9 to worship with us. Meet in the basement at 7 P. M. sharp.
ROBERT L. CAMPBELL, N. G.
Attest—J. H. LEE, P. S.
"A Morning in the Orient"
A Beautiful Descriptive Cantata in two parts, will be rendered by fifty participants
Teddy and Tango at the Matinee Dance
GIVEN BY KERR'S ORCHESTRA
Easter Monday Afternoon, April 13 Fishermen's Hall
Some Real Music.—You Can't Get Away From It
ADMISSION 25 CENTS
THE AFRO-AMERICAN LEDGER
GILLIS MEM. M. P. CHURCH
Stockton Street near W. Baltimore St.
Rev. B. H. Knight, Pastor.
10 a. m., Union Class.
11 a. m. Rev. G. W. Fowler
3 p. m. Rev. Johnson and congregation.
2 p. m., Sunday School.
6.30 p. m. C. E. L.
8 p. m. Committee
9.30 p. m. a visit to St. Paul M. E.
Church, Saratoga street
Wm. E. Henigan, Pres. C. E. L.
T. H. McGowan, Supt.
HANDY MEM. A. M. E. CHURCH
Baker and Bruce Streets
Rev. John Offer Custis, senior pastor.
and Evangelist
Rev. J. H. Royal, 1st junior pastor
Rev. Jacob D. Hall, 2d junior pastor
3rd Annual Men's Day
The good Lord willing. Palm Sunday.
Excellent program all day.
The senior pastor and evangelist will be assisted by the 1st and 2nd junior pastors.
11 a.m., The Palm Love Feast
2.30 p.m., Palm Sunday School
Extra Program
3.30 p. m. First spiritual Palm In
terdenominational. Reunion, ever, held
in this city. Old, young, great, small,
impetent folk, blind, hulk, withered,
palsy, lame, deaf, dumb and all classes
righteous and without Christ; come
and witness the first in history of the
grand old state of Maryland my Maryland!
8 p.m. The First Sacramental 1801
Reunion ever held in this State.
N. B.—After four months (honor to whom honor is due) undergoing a successful medical treatment at Provident Hospital, the Rev. John Offer Custis returned to is residence and now resumes pastoral charge of his church The two junior pastors will continue to serve and assist him. Miss E. M. Wilson, Organist Mrs. Matilda Pratt, Secretary Mrs. Marie Brown, Treasurer.
Mrs. Sarah E. Johnson, Pres.
All are welcome.
St. Luke's Union A. M.E. Church
THE HOMELIKE CHURCH
Spring St. near McElderry
Rev. Dr. C. Edward Browne, Pastor
515 North Caroline Street
Palm will be distributed
9 a. m. Class R. L. Carter, Leader
11 a. m. Salmon by pastor
2.30 p. m. Sunday School.
Moses Johnson, Supt.
3 p. m. Sermon in the interest of
class No. 2
4 p. m. Pastor's Class, No. 3.
6 p. m. League.
p. m. Sermon by pastor.
Tuesday and Friday nights prayer
meeting.
Wednesday nights, Class No 2. Mr.
Sylvester Burkett, Leader.
All invited.
Robert L. Carter, Clerk. Special services each night of Holy Week. Good Friday night Mme. E. L Bruce will nssist in the service and render selections.
Services every Sabbath—Saturday
10 a. m., Sabbath School
11.30 a. m., preaching service
3. p. m., Vesper Services.
Special services Sunday night, 8 p. m.
Subj., Will we know our loved ones
in the Resurrection. All questions
answered. Good Music. All invited
PERKINS SQ, BAPTIST CHURCH
George and Ogston streets.
F. R. Williams, D. D., pastor
11 a. m., sermon by the pastor.
8 p. m., sermon to Heroines of Jericho. Special music by the choir.
n. m., Sunday school
unted rld day.
Services
Palm Coast
Church
Holy Temple University
Pierce St. near Fortress
4 a. m. Easter Communion.
12 m. Easter sermon by pastor.
230. p. m. Sunday School.
8.30 p. m. Mme. Bruce, the Nightingale
of Oklahoma who has just returned from
Indianapolis will render some of her sacred
music.
At each service there will be a beautiful
dramatic scene representing the Good
Women's Journey to the Tomb; Peter and
John; and the message given by the Angels
Rev. Ida H. Nelson, D. D., Pastor.
HOLY WEEK SERVICE
WATERS A. M. E. CHURCH
REV. A. L. GAINES; Pastor
Monday, April 6. 8 p. m.; sermon by
Rev. Joseph Gwynn, Oak street choir
and Orchestra.
Tuesday, April 7, sermon by Rev. J.
A. Briscoe, St. John's choir and
congregation.
8 p. m.
Wednesday, April 8, Sermon by Rev. J. W. Norris, Ebenezer congregation and congregation. 8 p.m. Thursday, April, 9th, Sermon, "The Sufferings of Christ." by Rev. W. M. Ivy of the C. M. E. Church. Waters choir and congregation. 8 p.m. Good Friday, 8 p.m. sermon by the pastor, "The Seven Last Words of Christ."
EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 12th RESURRECTION
11 a. m. sermon by Bishop L. J. Coppin, D. D.
2.0 p.m., Sunday School Rally for Erster Missionary collection
7.45 p.m., Pew Rally, sermon by Bishop Coppin.
5.45 p.m. Allen C. E. League
At the Good Friday eight services offering lifted by the Stewardesses at the door.
FOR RENT-3 room flat. Conveniences. 2201 Druid Hill Avenue.
EASTERN M. E. OHURCH
Rev, S. R. Hugh, Pastor
10 a. m. Bible Class.
11 a. m. Sermon by "pastor.
subject, "By the Seaside"
2.30 p. m. Sunday School.
5 p. m. Epworth League.
8 p. m. Quarterly Love Feast and
platform meeting bO Local Preachers
All are welcome
ASBURY M. E. CHURCH
Rogers Ave. and Lexington Street
Rev. Geo. E. Curry, Pastor
11 a. m., sermon by the pastor, sub
ject "Christ as King."
Holy Communion
Sunday School at 2:00 p. m.
G. T. Stewart, Supt.
3 p. m. Special sermon by Rev.
Aquilla Brooks to Trustees Ad Society
5.15 p. m., Peworth League.
Mr. Julian Ross, pres.
8 p. m., sermon by pastor
All cordially invited.
WHATCOAT M. E. CHURCH
Franklin and Pine Sts., "King's Hill"
Rev. Alfred Young, Pastor
Residence: 618 Dolpin Street
11 a. m. Sermon by pastor.
3.30 p. m. Sermon by Rev. J. A.
Briscoe of St John's A. M. E. Church
His Choir and congregation will be
present.
8. p. m. Sunday School.
4.30 p. m. Epworth League
8 p. m. Sermon by Rev. D. W. Hays
followed by Holy Communion
Roll Call by the Board of Steward-
esses.
Prayer meeting Wednesday night:
J. F. Orower Chorister,
W. C. Tongue, Supt.
Thomas Johnson, Pres. E. L.
JOHN WESLEY M. E. CHURCH
Sharp St. near Montgomery
Rev. Ernest Lyon, D. D., Pastor
10.30 a. m. Bible Class
11 a. m. sermon by the pastor.
2 p. m., Sunday School.
3 p. m. Official Service, Mr. H. L.
Boyer, president; John H. Toadvin,
manager
5 p. m. Epworth League.
Great musical entertainment by the Peerless Octette, Messre. Wm. Hackett and Thos./ Mitchel assisted by Mrs. Clara Palmer and Mr. Wm. Miller. Silver offering at the door.
CENTENNIAL M. E. CHURCH
Caroline and Bank Sts.
Rev. N. M. CARROLL, D. D., Pastor Palm Sunday.
11 a. m. Rev. L. L. Thomas, D. D. Field secretary of the Home Mission and Church Extension Society.
2.30 p. m. Sunday School.
5 p. m., Epworth League.
8 p. m., special sermon by the pastor to the Blue Ribbon Association
Everybody welcome.
Mrs. S. J. C. Ralph, Supt.
Mrs. Helen A. Cooper, Pres. of L.
ST. MATTHEW'S M. E. CHURCH
Rev. K. A. Green, Pastor
11 a.m., sermon by Pastor
2.30 p. m., Sunday School.
4 p. m. Epworth League.
8 p. m. sermon by Rev. H. M. Washington. Holy Communion
Mrs. Pearl M. Rice, Supt
Mr. J. Fuller, Pres. E. L.
Mrs. Elizabeth Fuller, President of Ladies' Aid Association.
SHARP ST. MEM. M. E. CHURCH
Rev. M. J. Naylor, D. D., pastor
10. a. m. Bible Class, T. H. Smith Director. Pastor's Study.
11 a.m., sermon by Rev. Dr. Thos. H. Lee.
2 30 p. m., Sunday School
G. W. Henry, Supt.
5 p. m. Epworth League
Mrs. Geo. Owens, Pres.
8 p. m. Sermon by pastor to the Baltimore City Lodge of Odd Fellows
AMES MEMORIAL M. E. CHURCH
Carey and Baker streets
Rev. D. W. Shaw, Ph.B., D.D., Pastor
Residence: 1363 N. Calhoun St.
6 a. m. Class Meeting. Mr. Thomas
Lane, Leader.
11 a. m. Preaching
2 p. m. Sunday School, Mr. Henry
Johnson, Superintendent
3 p. m. Preaching. Special service
under management of Singing and
Band.
North League. Devotion
Program. Mr. Wm
al and Literary
Powell, President.
8 p. m. Preaching by Rev.
Thomas of Board of Home Mission
and Church Extension Society.
Class meetings, Monday, Wednesday
and Thursday.
Monday and Tuesday nights, April 6
and 7. Mr. and Mrs. K. A. Jackson
will give moving pictures presenting
many new scenes. Admission 5 cents
Exhibition will be given rain or shine.
John Wesley
A. M. E. ZION CHURCH
Has moved to 1706 E. Orleans street
near broadway
Rev. Wm. J. Robinson, Pastor
Formerly of Bridgetown, Pa.
9 a. m. Class, L. Jones, Leader
11 a. m. Sermon by Rev. L. Jones,
subject A letter to the Romans
2 p. m. Sunday School.
W. R. Nixon, Supt.
6.30 p. m. V. F. L.
8 p. m. Preaching by pastor subject
Fish
Palm 5 a. m. and 6 a. m.
Rev. J. W. MacDonald, D. D. Pastor
11 a. m. sermon by Rt. Rev. Levi J.
Coppin, D. D., Bishop of the A. M. E.
Church.
2.30 p. m., Sunday School
W. W. Brown. Supt.
6 p. m. Varick C. E. Society.
J. B. Alkins, President.
8 p. m., sermon by Rev. J. Harvey
Anderson, Preceding Elder Harrisburg
District Conference
All are cordially invited to hear these
distinguished divines
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Wood-
land wish to thank their many
friends for their presents since
their marriage February 1, 1914.
BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH
Lanvale St. and Druid Hill Ave.
Rev. I. S. Flagg, D. D., Pastor
Borreson, 438 Arcville Ave.
Parsonage. 405 Argyle Ave.
11 a.m. Palm Sunday sermon by pastor. Palms will be distributed.
2.30 p. m., Sunday School.
3 p. m. Quarterly Love Feast
6.30 p. m. A. C. E. L.
8 p. m., Sermon to Order of Moses.
Linden Ave. and Blonde
Rev. L. C. Curtis, D. D., Pastor
11 a. m. Sermon by D. J. I. Lowe.
The Lord's Supper will be administered
and we will have a plenty of good palm
to give away. Every member is re-
quested to give a quarter.
2:30 p. m. Sunday School.
6:30 p. m. A. C. E. L.
7:30 p. m. sermon by Dr.B.F. Watson
April 6, sermon by Rev. J.B. Johbson
April 7, sermon by Rev. Hartzfield.
April 8, sermon by Rev. J. J. Jones
April 9, sermon by Rev. J. H. Bundy
April 10. sermon by Rev. J. M. Ivy
We cordially invite the members and
friends to our services during the week
We appeal to every member to try
and pay your dollar money Sunday.
All are Welcome to our services
T. J. Holliday. Supt.
Albert Whittington. Pres. E. L.
WATERS A. M. B. CHUKU.
Aisquith St., near Jefferson.
Rey, A. L. Geirns, D. D., Pastor
427 Aisquith Street
11 a. m., Sermon by Pastor. Holy
Communion, Distribution of Palm
branches by the Girls.
2.30 p.m. Sunday School
5.45 p. m., A. C. E. L.
7.45 p. m., Mendelsohn Choral Soc.
7.45 p. m., Sacrld Song Service, led by
Mrs. Mary F. Bond, assisted by Waters
Choir.
EBENEZER A. M. E. CHURCH Montgomery street, bet. Charles and Hanover
Rev. J. W. Norris, D. D. Pastor
Quarterly Meeting
10 a. m. Pastor's Bible Class.
11 a. m., sermon by the Rev. S. M.
Johnson, D. D., P. E. Palms will be
distributed.
2.30 p. m. Sunday School.
6 p. m., Allen C. E. League,
7.30 p. m. Sermon by the Rev. S. M.
Johnson, D. D., P. E. Communion.
Quarterly Conference Monday 8 p.m.
John Murray, Pres. League
Charles Tolson, Superintendent
ST. JOHN'S A. M. E CHURCH
Lexington St. near Pine
Rev. J. A. Briscoe, Pastor
11 a.m. Sermon by pastor. Subject
Three times in a Nation's history.
2.30 p. m. Sunday School.
6 p. m. Allen League
8 p. m. Sermon by pastor. Subject,
Give Jesus a place. Communion:
Good Friday
11 a. m. Services for children
3 p. m. sermon. Meaning of the
Cross.
8 p. m. Dark Gethsemane silently
waiting for the Holy Ghost to move you
No light, no talking
Mrs. H. J. Richardson, G. W. C.
Mrs. H. Kane, G. R. of D.
ALLEN A. M. E. CHURCH
Lexington and Carlton Sts
Rev. P. J. Jordan, D.D. Pastor
11 a. m. sermon by Rev. B. F. Watson, D. D., of Washington, D. C.
2,30 p. m. Sunday School.
We cordially invited young men to ou Bible Class.
Clifford Brown, Teacher.
3 p. m. Miss Nora Taylor, the great evangelist of Chicago, Ill., Rev. B H. Knight with his choir and congregation will be present. The music will be rendered by the junior choirs of St. Jon and Allen. Prof. James Brown & Mrs. Clara Scott. Leaders.
4,30 p. m., Allen League
Good music and program
5 p. m., Class Meeting.
8 p. m. The last Communion in this Conference year and the pastor expects to see every member present. Sermon by Rev. J. I. Lowe
mon by Rev. S. M.
Good Friday at 8 p. m. Rev. S. M.
Johnsoy, D. 1.", P. E. will preach the
Passion sermon, and the choir will
appear vested for the first time.
J. D. Downton, S. S.
PAYNE MEM A. M.E. CHURCH
Calthoun and Laurens Sts.
Rev. J. G. Martin, Pastor
Residence: 1160 N. Calthoun St.
Palm Sunday
11 a. m., Preaching by Mrs. Nora
Color, Evangelist of Chicago
m., Sunday School
mon by Rev. Williams
church, to the Local
the Users
2.30 p.
3.30 p. m. S.
of Whatcoat M. S.
Preachers' Organization
of Payne.
6 p. m., Allen C. E. League.
Topic, Twelve Great Verses iv. The
power verse. Phil. 4:13. Consecration
meeting.
7.30 p. m. Song service and sermon
by pastor. Communion service.
Strangers are always welcome.
Chas. E. Dorsey, Supt.
James E. Neal, Pres. E. L.
Collett Memorial A. M. E. Church
Ostend Street near Scott
Rev. Columbus Handy, pastor.
11 a. m., sermon.
2.30 p. m., Sunday School.
5.30 p. m., class meeting.
7.30 p. m., Sermon.
Wayman Mem. A. M. E. Church
Rev. J. C. McEddy, Pastor
Stewardess Raily
11 a. m. Sermon by pastor. Subject,
Honor to whom honor is due.
3:30 p. m. The Empty Stocking Club of
Ebenezer A. M. E. Church will turn out.
A special sermon will be preached by the
pastor. Subject, The power and influence
of women.
8 p. m. Preaching and Commnion.
All are cordially invited
MT. NEBO UNION A.M.E. CHURCH
27th and Fox streets
Rev. H. T. Tilghman, Pastor
Residence 119-20th street
Mt. Vernon 3288 M
11 a. m., preaching by Rev.R. L. Williams
3 p. m., mermon by pastor. Communion.
4 p. m., Class rally led by. Bros. W. Price
and A Whyet
6 p. m., Spencer's League.
8 p. m., The pastor will preach.
Thomasville, Ga.—I guess you think I am staying around Georgia and Florida like Grant stayed around Richmond hut one more letter from Georgia and will be away from this part of the world and I am now going to ask you to send all mail you may have for me to 628 N. Eutaw.street Baltimore Md. I have promised to deliver some talks up that way and those who desire to have me, will let me know.
Well, as I near the grave, I can see here and there the work I could have done if the white folks had not kept me down as a slave. They tried all in their power to keep a book out of my hand, and I am sorry to say that they succeeded in doing so. When I look back in the days of slavery and see how our boys and girls were deprived of the opportunity of having their minds trained and see what they have today "I join with one of old and say, "The Lord hath done great things for us whereof we are glad." So many of our young people do not take advantage of the opportunities. With the school room thrown wide open to the young people of today, and they can get the same kind, and just as much education as the white boys and girls, yet they are neglecting it. I wish that they would wake up. The men and women who are making good in the world of thought are those who have figured in the school room. I am not going to name any particular cases, but I am constantly seeing something to make me shout right out on the street.
One week from now, you will see our people shine. Some of them will take a whole year's work and put it in an Easter frock, just to make a show, and if they should get sick, they would have to take up collection to buy medicine. Some young men will have in finer suits than the richest of men, and yet if they should die their bank account would not bury them, for all they have is invested in clothes. These are unfortunate things to us as a people. Nobody respects a pauper, a beggar or the like. Just say a man is a scholar, with wealth and the world seeks to know him, and the doors fly open at his touch, but say he is a beggar and the door is closed in his face. Such is life in this world. He who would be respected must first respect himself.
Perhaps you want to know where I have been and what I have been doing since I wrote to you last. Well I have been busy and trying to do some little good in my feeble way, because I can not go at it on a larger intellectual scale, because life is so shoot.
Reaching Miami, the Rev. Dr. J. T. Brown, received me with open arms. Dr. Brown is one of the leading preachers in the Baptist Church, and he is a man of some thought and depth. He is just a great man and believe me when I tell you he is doing some good in this part of the world. He came here about two years ago with a church holding 83 members, and now they have a membership of 240 and still they increase. Then Dr. Brown has been most prominent in things that meant the elevation of the race. This is one of the segregated towns, and it is strictly carried out. They placed the Negro in his part of the town, and then the white man had his stores right in the midst of them. Dr. Brown declared that it was wrong.
MAKING SEGREGATION PAY. Now you want to know what Dr. Brown did? He preached and prayed against this thing, and I believe in my soul he cussed against it, until finally the people began to withdraw their patronage from the white man's store in the segregated district. Failure after failure followed. Soon it was found necessary for white people to withdraw, and some of them who had large stores, just placed their business in the hands of our people.
You will find a large five and ten cents store in the place, and all the clerks and the manager belongs to our race, while the store is owned by a white man but, he does not attempt to run it himself. There is a large store, large groceries, and other places with all our people in charge, and they belong to men of the other race but they must make terms with us or fail. In this case segregation has made
many places for our people. It is strictly carried out. I fear that the white man may himself get tired of this and wipe out this segregation. He will get tired of holding a business house with all clerks from my race. He is going to kill the law or kill something else. The white man is a dollar chaser, and nothing must get between him and his dollars down here in the South. Dr. J. T. Brown has many friends. He is just a good preacher and is building his people up in a hurry. I had the pleasure of getting hold of string beans which I sent to my private secretary. Met Lieut. R. E. Toomey from Washington, D. C.
He is a lawyer down in Florida and I am told that he is doing a great work. He wanted to have a banquet for me, but found that I could not remain over the second night to enjoy it.
Bright and early the next morning, I was up and ready for Jacksonville, and from there to Fernendina. This is a great big land, and full of people and inspiration for the world. I was the guest of Rev. Butler, who used to pastor the Queen Street Baptist Church in Norfolk, Va. He was also at Providence, R. I., at one time. He had out the people at night that I could make a few remarks to them. Returning to Jacksonville, I had the pleasure of calling at the place of one of the busiest men in this country, Charles H. Anderson, treasurer of the National Negro Business League, and who is the leading fish and oyster man in the city. He supplies all the leading hotels with fish and oysters, and then the leading people of the other race seek to get fish and oysters, and shrimps, and other things that come out of the water from "Charley." He is a man. Then this little black man is a private banker and has a first class bank. He had to come from the gutter so to speak, and now he ranks with the great men of the age. He told in an address, how Prof. N. W. Collier, president of the Florida Baptist College, from which he was graduated, used to make him cut wood by the cord, and scrub the great big halls as punishment, and how he thanks him today. He shows what the Negro boy can do if he will only take time and prepare.
Ralph W. Tyler, organizer of the National Negro Business League was, on hand, and he delivered an address, and they gave him a banquet. I wish you could have been there to have seen this for yourself. Since you were not there, I will not be able to tell you myself.
Rev. John E. Ford, claimed some of my attention. He is another busy man, and he is doing a great work in Bethel Institutional Church. It is a regular Baptist church, and then they have a school connected with the church—in fact you can learn almost anything there that you can learn in a college, including shorthand.
I am going to attend the meeting of the Financial Board of the A. M. E. Church, also the Church Extension Board and perhaps the Foreign Mission Board, yet I am not prepared to say.
THEY WANT REV. BRISCOE BACK
At the recent quarterly conference at St. John's A. M. E. Church reports were submitted which showed that the congregation was in flourishing condition. The present pastor, Rev. James A. Briscoe, has made a good record during the few months that he has been in charge there and his return was unanimously asked. The church has recently been repainted and refrescoed. Rev. R. E. Ford, presiding elder of the Easton district, presided.
REV. HAYS ENTERTAINED
Rev. D. W. Hays,superintendent of the Baltimore district was tendered a reception at Gough's M. E. Church, Cockeysville last Friday night, following the holding of the fourth quarterly conference. His return, as well as that of the pastor, Rev. C. D. Hughes, was asked Miss Fannie Hays and Rev. Hughes gave musical selections. The latter was also presented a book.
ORATORICAL CONTEST
The annual oratorical contest of the students of Clayton-Williams University was held at Sharon Baptist Church Thursday evening of last week.
B. N. Robinson, of New York, was the winner of the first prize. His theme was "Frederick Douglass." He gave an interesting summary of the dead statesmen. A. J. Frey, of Virginia, winner of the second prize spoke on "Not to Equal, but to Excel."
The judges were Rev. P. C. Neal, Lawyers W. C. McCard, G. W. F. McMechen and W. T. Mc-
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At the fourth Quarterly Conference held March 4th. Rev C. G. Cummings, district superintendent presided. The session was very harmonious. The various reports showed wonderful success, and at the close of the conference ice cream and cake were served. The district superintendent was paid up in full. The return of the pastor for another year was earnestly requested. There is an increase in the conference collections. Last Monday a reception was tendered the pastor. It was a brilliant affair. Mr. Luther Mitchell, presided. Every
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The Palm Leaf Association No. 1 of West Baltimore celebrated the first anniversary of the Association Friday evening, March 27, at their hall 1013 West Lexington street. The evening was spent with addresses from Mr. Robert Taylor and Mr. Samuel Lee of St. Marv's county, Md. The President Mr. Marx Travers; Mr. Archie Gray, president of Board of Managers, was master of ceremonies for the evening. After having Mr. Gay to speak, the Association was ushered into the dining room where a fine repast awaited them with all the delicacies of the season. Since the Association has been organized it has grown to over 100 members. The association is doing a good work in the Western section of Baltimore city. Adv.
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Brief Account of What Mrs. S. C. J. Bryant, a Graduate of Spelman, is Doing For Our People Through the School Which She Founded Five Years Ago.
Atlanta, Ga.—Spelman seminary continues to exert a wide and uplifting influence upon the people of this community. The message sent on New Year's day, 1914, by General Booth to his great army, condensed into the single word "Others," may be said to be engraved upon the heart of every Spelman girl as she goes forth to perform life's duties. Not only is she willing to do for those less fortunate, but her training has made her also capable of helping the needy.
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who profit by the presence of the earnest teacher in their midst. Mothers outside their perplexities, the minister presents his difficulties, the civic officer seeks conference—the entire village books to the Spelman teacher and finds in her a counselor and friend.
Among the daughters of Spelman who have entered upon a life of self-forgetting labor is Mrs. S. C. J. Bryant of this city. She completed the high school course in 1901. Later she took the degree of bachelor of theology at Morhouse college. Her husband, Dr. P. J. Bryant, is pastor of Wheat Street Baptist church, the membership of which is something over 5,000. Mrs. Bryant is a woman of many and varied interests, being state president of the Women's Missionary and Educational society and vice president of the national Baptist convention.
Besides being a leader in church matters, she is also a vitally active member of numerous committees for the betterment of the home, the school and the community. Despite the manifold demands upon her time and strength, she has added to her cares by starting a preparatory and industrial school. Her inspiration came from seeing members of the Wheat Street church, keenly anxious to be about the King's business, burning with zeal, but unable to plan, to execute, to bring to fruition, because of the lack of proper training. Looking into their eager faces, she read her master's message.
On Sept. 4, 1909, the Bryant school was opened in five small rooms over a grocery store. The enrollment that year was 175, with four teachers. The brave spirit of this woman, her clear vision and wise management, gained for the school friends who made it possible to close the year free of debt. Now there are eight teachers and 275 pupils. Thirty-eight of these are in the kindergarten department.
A recent visit to this school at night was of unique interest. The rooms over the grocery store, in which the school is still held, are in size 12 by 15. Two classes were being conducted in each. There are no desks in these rooms, and the blackboards are very poor. From 7:30 until 10 o'clock these grown people who have worked hard all day pore over their books with an eagerness which is pathetic. Some of them walk six and seven miles to get here. One woman, who conducts a school of her own of sixty pupils during the day, attends here at night and seizes with avidity every possible scrap of knowledge so as to have a bit of new mental food for her children on the morrow.
One man, long grown, is now able to manage his business owing to three years' drill with Mrs. Bryant and her helpers. Among other things which impresses one is the marvelous patience of the teachers, for to instruct men and women of the age of sixty-five and over in the rudiments is not calculated to soothe the nerves. The hours which most of these teachers devote to their profession are from $30 a.m. to 10 p.m., and all this for the princely salary of $25 a month or less.
Institution Founded by Professor D. H.
Anderson Has Grown Rapidly.
Puducah, Ky.-Situated in Paducah, Ky., bordering the states of Tennessee and Illinois, is the West Kentucky industrial college, founded eight years ago by Professor D. H. Anderson. The peculiar location of the school in touching three states gives its work a wide scope in the efforts to reach the large mass of members of the race. Like most educators who have dedicated their lives to the service of the race, Professor Anderson tells a thrilling story of sacrifice and devotion in his effort to build up his school. It is the story of the hard worker who starts out to accomplish what may seem to others impossible. Seeing the need of an institution in this section, Professor Anderson in 1904, with the assistance of Mrs. Anderson and with no other capital than an honest heart and a rugged determination, began this institution.
The work was begun in an old abandoned building with seventeen pupils and himself and wife as teacher. For three years the school struggled along in this abandoned house until its steady growth necessitated larger quarters. The school is carrying on its work at the present time in two modern buildings well equipped for its work. It has an enrollment of over 200 students, and the faculty consists of nine teachers and officers. The school is one of the most potent factors in the uplift of the race in Kentucky and is making the section where the institution is located one of the busiest educational centers in the south.
For miles around the institution radiates its influence and is fast becoming the pride of the race in that section of the state. The West Kentucky Industrial college represents the single effort of its founder. With saw and hatchet and a pocketful of carpenter's tools and nails Professor Anderson has done most of the work on the main building of the school, which is two stories high. The building has thirty-two rooms, six recitation rooms, an assembly room seating 326, twentysix dormitory rooms and a dining room.
Prominent white educators of the state have indulged in the highest terms the work of the school. Professor Anderson is a familiar figure in the educational life of the race in the state, and for twenty-one years he has been engaged in educational work. He was born in Jackson, Tenn., and after passing through the public school he entered Lane college, from which he graduated. After his graduation he was sometime principal of the public schools of Jackson, and it was while in this capacity he founded his present work.
In connection with his duties as president of his school Professor Anderson conducts summer normal institutes for teachers throughout the state of Kentucky. Professor Anderson has given much time to the education of his race and has written a syllabus prepared for colored teachers' institutes which has been adopted by the state. Professor Anderson is notably assisted by Mrs. Anderson, who is imbued with the same spirit of sacrifice as her husband. Perhaps a more beautiful spirit of service cannot be found than is seen in Mrs. Anderson, who is a graduate of Scotland seminary and is the right hand partner of her husband.
Besides her duties at the college Mrs. Anderson teaches at White Oak, two miles from the city. The $55 per month she gets for her work as teacher in this rural school she turns over to the support of the Industrial college. Professor Anderson is now in New York on a campaign to raise $30,000 to enlarge the work. Professor Anderson is meeting with much success on his campaign and has succeeded in making many friends for the school. Professor Anderson's tour will include several cities before he returns south. The success of this able young educator should serve as an inspiration to the aspiring youth of the race.
Virginia Baptist State Convention. The Virginia Baptist State Convention will hold its annual convention in Ranokne, Va., from Wednesday, May 13, to Sunday, May 17, inclusive. The convention aims to raise at the coming session $10,300 for education and home and foreign missions. The Rev. Alexander A. Gulfin of Danville, Va., president of the convention, is keeping in close touch with the pastors of the churches belonging to the organization throughout the state. The president is urging each church to do its full duty in raising the amount mentioned above, which is the amount of the budget agreed upon at the last annual meeting of the convention.
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Carnival in Aid of Lincoln Hospital.
The Woman's council, an auxiliary to the Lincoln hospital, will give a carnival at Tomlinson hall, Indianapolis, Ind., beginning on Monday evening, April 13. In order to raise funds with which to finance the coming carnival, the Woman's council recently gave a successful matinee dance at Knights of Pythias hall. Much interest is manifested in the contest for the carnival.
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Business League Organizer, Gives a Glowing Account of What Our People Are Doing as Merchants and Their Per Capita Wealth as Individuals—Success of E. O. Trent.
By RALPH W. TYLER.
Fort Smith, Ark.—The westerner's idea of distance is far from harmonizing with an eastern man's idea of it. If an eastern man should tell you that a certain town was so near he could look over his back fence and see if you would surnise that certain town was but fifteen or twenty miles away—an hour's ride on the trolley line. When a Fort Smithian informed me, prior to my leaving for the far southwest, that "Muskogee is just beyond our back fence." I figured I could run over from Muskogee to Fort Smith and back between a late breakfast and an early noonday lunch.
When I started to make the trip, however, I discovered the wide variance between our and their idea of distances, for it took just four hours to make the trip one way. Fort Smith is a delightfully located town, and for boulevards it comes nearer approaching Kansas City than any other municipality in this country.
The colored people of the town—rather, I should say, city, for it has all the airs and accomplishments of a city—hare heretofore been rather conservative, each working along individual lines, with an absence of that cooperative spirit which made "Made in England" a strenuled sentence on all boxes containing goods manufactured in Britain. A few weeks prior to my coming here, however, Afro-Americans caught the spirit of organization and co-operation which is sweeping over the country and formed a local business league, electing that highly energetic and excellent physician, Dr. S. W. Harrison, president, and enrolling thirty members.
In the light of what progress the race has made in this city without a business organization one cannot help but marvel at what the progress might have been had there been a live, forcible business league here all the white. There are $0,000 citizens here who are collated as Negroes, and these $0,000 own $200,000 worth of reality within the corporate limits of the city. At present there are nine merchants, whose capital invested in their business aggregates $20,000. Including their really holdings and money invested in business, the per capita wealth of the colored people of this city will reach $45.00.
The businesses in which members of the race here are represented are Groceries, furniture, real estate, undertaking, cafe, shoes repairing, barber shops, wood and coal yards. There are two school buildings in which sixteen colored teachers are employed, and ten churches, four Methodist and six Baptist. Fort Smith has three colored physicians and one or two dentists, and these professional men in every way are the equal of their white brothers practicing the same professions. There is, however, no colored lawyer or druggist, and the city offers a fine opportunity for such.
I found something here that was surprising, agreeably surprising, which only tends to prove that the business success of the race has been, is and will be accelerated by our colored women. One of the most prominent, aggressively progressive and public spirited personages in the city is a woman —Mrs. M. Josenberger. She is one of the most capable business women I have ever met. She takes an active interest in every movement looking to race elevation. Especially is she active in promoting a real vibe business league.
Fort Smith offers excellent opportunities to the race, and under the lash of the recently organized business league the colored people here with doubtless register this year a much higher water mark of business success than in any previous year. The colored people here occupy some splendid houses, and the desire to possess a home appears to have seized even the humblest, with the result that it is becoming alibiost a reflection on one not to own his own home. This, too, is a very encouraging sign. During my visit here I met for the first time in many years Professor E. O. Treint, a former schoolmate of mine in Columbus, O. Professor Treint has been a resident here for the past twenty years, and if the palatial residence in which he resides and the city block of houses he owns may be accepted as a criterion his leaving Ohio to become an adopted son of Arkansas was not without its compensations.
With such progressive race men as Drs. Harrison, Moore, Williams and Miller and such enterprise business men as Messrs. George Miller, Chavons, Conwell, Harrison, Winston, Tillman, Trent, Hoyls, Black and others co-operating to minimize the individual efforts made at the expense of co-operative efforts, the future of the race in this city is indeed exceedingly
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson I.—Second Quarter, For April 5, 1914.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text of the Lesson, Luke xiv, 7-24
Memory Verses, 13, 14—Gold Text,
Luke xiv, 11—Commentary Prepared
by Rev. D. M. Stears.
As He ate bread in the house of one of the chief Pharisees on the Subbath day. He not only healed a man who had the dropsy (xiv, 1-6), but He had a special message for the guests and then for the host and later for one of the guests who had made an interesting remark. Oh, how He did live before God and seek the souls of men, fearing no one's frown and desiring no one's favor. To the guests He taught humility, for then as now there was often a desire for the best place that could be obtained. Humility is a rare virtue, and few there seem to be who in lowliness of mind esteem others better than themselves ("Bill, ii. 3). There was only one who was perfect in humility and lowliness, the speaker on this occasion, and He could truly say "I am meek and lowly in heart" (Matt. xi, 29). Exalting self is like antichrist (Dan. xi, 36; II Thess. i, 4; Rev. xii, 5, 6), but renouncing self is Christ-like, for He made Himself of no reputation and took upon Him the form of a servant (Bill, ii. 7, 8). See also verse 11 of our lesson.
His message to His host was in reference to a future rather than a present recompense. How common it is to be kind to those who can return the kindness, to invite those to enjoy our hospitality who can return the invitation. How much of social life is lilled up in this way? This may seem all right for those who know no better way. But when in church work, supposed to be the Lord's work, people act as if money could be obtained only by giving a present equivalent in the form of a lecture or an entertainment or something to eat, does it not all seem contrary to our Lord's admonition to this host? My own intense conviction is that giving or living only for a present equivalent is all wrong, and I have proved in a ministry of over thirty years that the love of Christ and the need of those who never heard of it will constrain people to give freely to help make Him known and gladly await the recompense in His kingdom in connection with the resurrection of the just.
It does not appear from the Scriptures that believers are rewarded at death, though it is a common saying that he or she has gone to his or her reward. The truth concerning the dead in Christ is that they rest from their labors and their works do follow them but rewards are promised only at His coming again (rev. xiv, 12; xxii, 12; I Pet. v, 4). Here is a plain reference in verse 14 of our lesson to the difference between the resurrection of the just and the unjust. That there shall be both is written in Acts xxiv, 15, but that there shall be a thousand years between them is just as plainly written in Rev. xx, 5, 6. The hour of John v, 28 does not conflict with this, for the hour of John v, 25, has already lasted nearly 1,900 years, and that of verses 28, 29, may easily cover the two resurrections at the beginning and end of the thousand years.
His mention of the resurrection of the just seems to have led one of the guests to remark, "blessed is he that shall eat bread in the klingon of God" (verse 15), which he evidently associated with the resurrection. This led our Lord to speak of the great supper and of the way the invitations were treated and of the excuses which men will make rather than accept the invitation. He seems to reply to the remark of the guest that men are more interested in property and in earthly enjoyments than in the things of the kingdom.
The things unseen and eternal are so unreal to most people that things seem and temporal hold all their attention. Contrast the way of the believers in I1 Cor. iv. 17, 18. The redemption which leads to the kingdom is described as a great supper fully prepared, and the invited ones have only to come and enjoy it. It is probable that the invitations of this chief of the Pharisees, in whose house they were, had been accepted eagerly, but the invitations of which our Lord spoke were treated far otherwise. The great salvation has been fully prepared by the life and death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus, nothing can be added to it; but, oh, the cost of it all to the Father who gave His only Son and to the Son who gave Himself! And all is offered freely, for the "free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." "We are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus" (Rom. vii. 23, R. V.; iii. 24). How often we hear Him say, "Come! from Gen. vii. 1 to Rev. xxii. 17, notably in Isa. l. 18: Matt, xi. 28, and how frivolous are men's excuses when compared with the importance of the salvation offered them and the story of His kingdom.
I have heard of one man who was led to accept the great invitation by the remark. "There will be no excuses at the bar of God." Meantime, the devil, the god of this world, is busily blinding the minds of them which he believe not lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them (11 Clement 3, 4). Yet the word stands "Wherever will, let him take the water of life freely."
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IT PAYS TO
ADVERTISE!
Alexander Wheeler, one of the best known of the older residents of South Baltimore, died at his home, 42 W. Hamburg street, last Saturday night. He had been in ill health for some time. He was a native of this city, having been born in South Baltimore in 1849.
The deceased was generally known as "Shine" Wheeler and had a large circle of friends. He was a member of the Order of Nazarites, the Draymen's Association and various departments of the Masonic fraternity. He had been a member of John Wesley M. E. Church for nearly forty years, and for a number of years served as a trustee there. A brother, James Wheeler, and a son, Alexander Clarence Wheeler, survive. Funeral services were held at John Wesley M. E. Church Wednesday afternoon. Rev. Dr. Ernest Lyon officiated. Interment was in Mt. Auburn Cemetery.
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
ANNIVERSARY celebration of the Rebecca Juvenile Tabernacle No. 8 of Naomia Lodge No. 19, of the G. U. O. of Good Hope, was held on March 26, in the honor of their 13th anniversary. The evening was spent in a special program consisting of able addresses from the officers and guardians. Mr. Bassell Goldering, Mr. John Minnis are founders of Naomi Lodge. Several of the Juveniles gave recitations interspersed with musical selections. At the close of the program a sumptuous repast was served in abundance which consisted of Harlequin cream, cake and fruit. The table was beautifully decorated in the centre was a large white cake with 13 pink candles of which each person received a piece as a souvenir.
The Juvenile is in a prosperous condition, any person desiring to enter their children can do so by notifying any of the guardians or send name and address to the Hall, 655 W. Lexington street, in care of any of the guardians as follows: Mr. Henrietta T. Allen, Mrs. Emeline O. Cook, Mrs. Nettie Cain, Mrs. Sarah Hassell, Mrs. Mary L. Trusty, Mrs. Annie L. Perkin Mrs. Julia Kelly, Mrs. Annie C. Scott, Mr. Joseph Thomas.
Y. M. C. A. 21ST ANNIVERSARY
The Young Men's Christion Association begins the celebration of its 21st anniversary on Sunday at Bethel Church chapel with Dr. J. E. Moorland as the speaker. The Baltimore Y. M. C. A. was the fourth to be organized in this country for colored, the first being in Washington and the others in Charleston and Norfolk respectively. Baltimore and Norfolk can buast of a, continued existence while Washington, Philadelphia and Charleston closed their doors after only a few years of active work.
The local branch owns the property at 1619 Druid Hilll avenue in fee and is valued at $3500. It is hoped that the Y. M. C. A. will realize $5,000 during April so as to begin work on the proposed building. The sum of $10,000 has already been raised.
BAPTIST MINISTERS MEET
A council of Baptist ministers has been called to meet next Wednesday at Psalmist Baptist Church to consider the legality of the expulsion from the United Baptist Ministers' Conference Rev. Junius Gray and his fellow-member in the Emergency Baptist Association. It is said that the United Baptist Ministers tabled a request that they give rehearing to the debarred ministers.
SUPERINTENDENTS' COUNCIL SESSION
The A. M. E. Superintendents' Council met at the home of the vice president,Mr. E. A. Henderson, March 26, encouraging reports were heard from many of the A. M. E. Sunday Schools. Mr. G. Sumner Whyte will represent the council at the convention to be held at Atlanta, Ga., July 1914. The next meeting will be held at the residence of Miss Violet Hill, 417 Mosher street Thursday, April 23.
DELIGHTFUL MUSICAL
Mrs. Annie Scott, of 834 Plover street entertained a few friends on Friday evening with a delightful musical. A beautifully arranged supper was served.
The guests were: Mr. and Mrs.
James Key, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Gornie, Mr. and Mrs. Winslow
Weeks, Mrs. Alice Smith, Mrs.
Sophia Lewis, Mrs. Elsie Magon;
Mrs. Ida Walker, Miss Maggie
Jones, Miss Rose Peter, Mr. John
Grooms, Mr. John Stringfellow,
Mr. Crowner, Mr. George Weeks;
Mr. I Minor, Mr. Carlos Sanks.
3 Performances Daily 3
3, 7.45 and 9 P. M.
WEEK OF APRIL 6, 1914
ETHEL W
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PICKAN
Best Colored Ad
ADMISSION
ONE THOUSAND
At Trinity A. M. E. Church
A PRAYER SERVICE will be
FEDERATION OF C
All Presidents are earnest
Members to
Mrs. Mary F. Handy, President
All Who Wish An Evening
NEW GOOD
EASTER MONDAY N
An evening of enjoyment to every
GOLEFIELD ORCHESTRA W
SOCIAL WILL BE OUT
Come One and All
ONE THOUSAND WOMEN WANTED
At Trinity A. M. E. Church On Good Friday from 2 to 4 P. M.
A PRAYER SERVICE will be held under the auspices of the
FEDERATION OF CHRISTIAN WOMEN
All Presidents are earnestly requested to urge their
Members to be present
Mrs. Mary F. Handy, President Mrs. Sarah E. Lewis, Chairman
All Who Wish An Evening of Enjoyment, Come to the
NEW GOOD HOPE HALL
EASTER MONDAY NIGHT. APRIL 13, 1914
An evening of enjoyment to every one desiring to have a good time.
GOLEFIELD ORCHESTRA WITH THE FAMOUS PLEASURE
SOCIAL WILL BE OUT IN THEIR STRENFTH
Come One and All ADMISSION 25 CENTS
PERSONAL NOTES
Mrs. Louisa Connor, who has been ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ida Warner, of 45 W. Hamburg street, is convalescing.
Mrs. Margaret Loffler has returned to her home in New York city, after spending a few days with her mother, Mrs. Kennard, of 635 W. Hoffman street.
Mr. Thomas C. Lee of 709 W. Franklin street, was married to Miss Martha Prettymen on Monday March 30th. The ceremony was performed by Rev. F. R. Williams, pastor of Perkins Square Baptist Church.
W. Leroy Ellis, the well known member of the younger set, has had the installation of a telephone in his bachelor apartment, 1906 Druid Hill avenue.
Mrs. H. H. A. Dockins of New London, Conn., formerly of Baltimore, has been seriously ill at her home 578 Main street but is slowly convalescent.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Griffin, of Philadelphia, entertained Mr. and Mrs. Arnett Murphy, of Baltimore during their stay there, and had as their special guests, Mr. A. H. Cavitt, of Buffalo, N. Y.;Mr. J. Williard, of New York; Mrs. R. E. Kelsic, of Salem, N. J.; and Mrs. W. Major, of Norristown, Pa.
Mrs. Compton Mackall, of 502 Laurens street gave a supper in honor of Dr. and Mrs. John Holmes, of 1106 Druid Hill avenue on last Thursday March 26, 1914. Those present were:Mrs. Ella P. Chesley, Mrs. C. Nicholson, Mrs. A. Hawkins. The dining room was beautifully decorated with roses, Lillie and carnation.
Mrs. Josephine Stevens, of 1371 N. Stricker street wishes to thank the many kind friends for the beautiful floral tributes in sympathy of her dear mother, Mrs. Eliza Thompson, who after a lingering illness of 25 weeks departed this life March 22, 1914, in full triumph of faith. She leaves one sister, Mrs. Georgiaia Willett, who is now slowly improving from an attack of pulse; one daughter, one granddaughter, Georgie E. Stevens; to mourn their loss.
Mrs. Anna Briscoe of the same address is slowly improving after five weeks of nervous prostration, and hopes to be out in a few c's.
THE AFRO-AMERICAN LEDGER
WHITESIDE
HER
MINNIES
Set In Vaudeville
10 CENTS
WOMEN WANTED
On Good Friday from 2 to 4 P.M.
held under the auspices of the
CHRISTIAN WOMEN
only requested to urge their
to be present
Mrs. Sarah E. Lewis, Chairman
of Enjoyment, Come to the
HOPE HALL
RIGHT. APRIL 13, 1914
one desiring to have a good time.
WITH THE FAMOUS PLEASURE
IN THEIR STRENFTH
ADMISSION 25 CENTS
Colored Young Women's Christian Association
1200 Druid Hill Avenue
The President Will Preside
Association Day.
You are invited to attend the Services
on Sunday, April 5th, 1914, 5 p. m.
Address by Mr. Walter Payne Stanley
of Howard University, and Dauiel H.
H. Murphy.
Special music All cordially invited
A Woman's Exchange has been opened at the C Y. W. C. A. Hand made articles at reasonable rates are always on sale. Mrs. Kate Brown. Chr.
The Class Leaders of Allen A. M. E. Church will give their third concert, on Wednesday evening, April 8, 1914, at 8:30 p. m. All leaders and friends of other churches are cordially invited. They will try make it our evening of enjoyment to all who favor them with their presence as those who have witnessed the past ones have always been pleased. At which time the Palm Leaf Association will have a quartet rendered by the following- Mr. Albert Hebron, Mr. Charles Green, Mr. Emmanuel Dent and Mr. Wayman Dent. Admission 10 Cents Refreshments on Sale Mr. Ernest Grason, President Mr. Jos. Williams, Vice Pres. Mr. Archie Gray, Sec'y Rev. P. J. Jordan, pastor
NOTICE-All persons holding envelopes of the 5000 Penny Rally of the Federation of Women will please return them at their meeting on Good Friday, 3 to 4 p. m., at Trinity A. M. E. Church, Linden avenue and Biddle Street.
Mrs. M. Thompson, Chr.
Mrs. Mary P. Handy, Pres.
Y. M. C. A.
Sunday, 4.30 P. M.
BETHEL CHURCH CHAPEL
Dr. J. E. Moorland, Speaker
Music by Masonic Choir
ROLAND HAYES
Famous Tenor of Boston
Friday, May 8, 1914
I WRITE
Tornado & Windstorm
INSURANCE
If your property is not insured against damages, done by tornadoes, and windstorms, consult me at once. Call Write or Phone me. CHEAP RATES.
Carlos C. Jennings
Sen't. Collector and Ins. Agent
21 E. SARATOGA STREET
Res: 535 WILSON STREET
STARLIGHT
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The Up-To-Date
PAPERHANGER
& DECORATOR
Is now located at his old stand
414 Druid Hill Ave., near Entaw
Call, Phone, or send Postal
Phone, Mt. Ver. 582 M.
East Baltimore customers call at
1424 E. Lexington St.
BROWN'S GROVE
Books are now open for dates. For Excursions on Steamer Starlight to Brown's Grove. The Steamer Starlight is the only Excursion Steamer that is absolutely owned and operated by Colored People in the United States. Brown's Grove is the best and finest Resort that was ever opened to Colored People in the State of Maryland and with the many improvements that are now in progress and will be completed by the opening of the Season makes it equal to any of the white resorts.
Grand Recital
By the Baltimore School of Music, assisted by Miss Eva Dykes, of Washington and the Mendelssohn Oratoria Society
AT THE LYRIC Monday, April 20, 1914
Admission 75 Cents
Good Music until 1 o'clock
Mrs. L. A. RINGGOLD, Director
CHARLES TOLSON REALTY CO.
OFFICE: 506 BAKER STREET
Houses Sold on the Lowest Terms in Any Part of the City. See my Large List of Two or Three Story Houses. Also Sewer Connection Without a Deposit.
PHONE: 1903 Y--MADISON
Or a Postal Will Bring Me to Your Docr.
MR. WM. JOHNSON
THE WELL KNOWN BARBER
Who has been sick at his residence, 507 Robert street for the several months past is able to be out again. He will now be found daily at his place of business.
544 W. LANVALE STREET
Mr. Johnson is prepared to render good service as he done in the past. Pay him a visit.
He also wishes to thank his many friends for their kindness during his illness.
STOP PAYING RENT
Book Your Dates now as the great inducements over last year have already brought on a rush for dates. No disorderly Organization need apply for dates. No disorderly Person will be allowed passage. For further information apply every Saturday night or Sunday to George W. Brown, 1451 N. Carey St., Phone Madison 2669 M, or Walter R. Langley, 1418 Jefferson St.
...Real Estate For Sale...:
It will pay you to get my list and terms before buying. I can suit you. I have over seventy-five 2 and 3 story houses for you to select from. They are as follows:
1 Three-story house, 8 rooms and bath, 700 Block, George street
2 Three-story houses, 1800 Block, Division street, 10 rooms and bath
2 Two story and 1 three-story 700 Block W. Lanvale street.
1 Three-story house, 500 Block, Mosher street
1-3 story house 600 block, Mosher 2-3 house 1100 block Carrollton
1-3 story house 700 block, Mosher 1-2 and 3 story houses 1000 block
8-3 story houses, 1400 block, Carrollton
1-3 story house 1100 block Argyle 1-3 house 1500 block Division
1-3 story house 1200 block Argyle 1-3 house 1300 block N. Ca
2-3 story houses 1500 block Argyle 1-3 house 1500 block Divi
1-3 house 600 block N. Paca 1-3 house 1500 block Pres
1-3 house 16'0 block Druid Hill 2-3 houses 1800 block N. Stricker
1-3 house 1700 block Druid Hill 2-2 houses 1500 block N. Mount
1-3 house 2000 block Druid Hill 5-2 and 3 houses 800-500 block
1-3 house 2100 block Druid Hill 1-3 house 2200 block Druid Hill 1-2 house 1000 block N. Calhoun
1-3 house 1700 block McCullah 1-3 house 20 Lafayetre, near Charles stree
1-3 house 500 block Robt street
For particulars write, call or telephone.
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A. L. JOHNSON
1415 Myrtle Avenue Baltimore, Md.
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Where You Get the Best Price Paid for Your Junk
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PHONE: 2225 WOLF-M
TEL. MADISON 3322--Y
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Installation of Steam and Hot Water Heating
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JOHN H. OWENS
UNDERTAKER @ EMBALMER
Complete $73.00 FUNERALS $75.00. Complete
A fine casket worth $65.00, in black cloth, steel gray or white plush, highly polished oak or walnut outside case; beautiful rubber-tired hears either black, gray or white, to match casket, as desired; six heated carriages, new and up-to-date; fine burial, robe, embalming, opening grave, advertise funeral, six pairs of gloves, door crepe, candles, candelabra, crucifix when desired, rugs, chain sets, all of the latest designs.
This funeral cost elsewhere. $136.00
My price $73.00... $75.00 Saving you $61.00... $63.00
Book Your Dates now as the great inducements over last year have already brought on a rush for dates. No disorderly Organiation need apply for dates. No disorderly Person will be allowed passage. For further information apply every Saturday night or Sunday to George W. Brown, 1451 N. Carey St., Phone Madison 2669 M, or Walter R. Langley, 1418 Jefferson St.
Grand Recital
By the Baltimore School of Music, assisted by Miss Eva Dykes, of Washington and the Mendelssohn Oratoria Society
AT THE LYRIC
Monday, April 20, 1914
:....Real Estate For Sale....:
It will pay you to get my list and terms before buying. I can suit you. I have over seventy-five 2 and 3 story houses for you to select from. They are as follows:
Admission 75 Cents
Good Music until 1 o'clock
Mrs. L. A. RINGGOLD,
Director
1 Three-story house, 8 rooms and bath, 700 Block, George street
2 Three-story houses, 1800 Block, Division street, 10 rooms and bath
2 Two story and 1 three-story 700 Block W. Lanvale street.
1 Three-story house, 500 Block, Mosher street
CHARLES TOLSON REALTY CO.
OFFICE: 506 BAKER STREET
Houses Sold on the Lowest Terms in Any Part of the City. See my Large List of Two or Three Story Houses. Also Sewer Connection Without a Deposit.
PHONE: 1903 Y--MADISON
Or a Postal Will Bring Me to Your Docr.
MR. WM. JOHNSON
Where You Get the Best Price Paid for Your Junk
1751 Orleans Street 610 N. Madeira Street
PHONE: 2225 WOLF-M
THE WELL KNOWN BARBER
Who has been sick at his residence, 507 Robert street for the several months past is able to be out again. He will now be found daily at his place of business.
544 W. LANVALE STREET
Installation of Steam and Hot Water Heating No Job Too Large. Terms Arranged
Mr. Johnson is prepared to render good service as he done in the past. Pay him a visit.
He also wishes to thank his many friends for their kindness during his illness.
A
JOHN H. OWENS
UNDERTAKER @ EMBALMER
Complete $73.00 FUNERALS $75.00. Complete
JOHN H. OWENS
UNDERTAKER @ EMBALMER
Complete $73.00 FUNERALS $75.00. Complete
A fine casket worth $65.00, in black cloth, steel gray or white plush
highly polished sak or walnut outside case; beautiful rubber-tired hears
either black, gray or white, to match casket, as desired; six heated car
riages, new and up-to-date; fire burial, robe, embalming, opening grave
advertise funeral, six pairs of gloves, door crepe, candles, candelabra, cru
cifix when desired, rugs, chair etc., all of the latest designs.
This funeral cost elsewhere.....$136.00
My price $73.00.....$75.00 Saving you $61.00.....$63.00
Other Funerals as low as $25, $35, $40, $50. Higher Grade $100, $150, $175.
No charge for removal of remains from Hospitals.
Shipping Funerals, $25.00 and $50.00 Complete.
1222 Division St., bet. Dolphin and Lanvale.
Residence C. & P. Phone. Mad. 4087 Madison 4921-M
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IT DOSEN'T PAY TO RENT
Other Funerals as low as $25, $35, $40, $50. Higher Grade $100, $150, $175. No charge for removal of remains from Hospitals.
Shipping Funerals, $25.00 and $50.00 Complete.
1222 Division St., bet. Dolphin and Lanvale.
Residence C. & P. Phone. Mad. 4067 Madison 4921—M
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IT DOSEN'T PAY
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TO RENT
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