The Colored American

The COLORED American NATIONAL NEGRO NEWSPAPER VOL. X, NO. 1. FINDSNEW INGREDIENT FINDSNEW INGREDIENT COSMOPOLITANISM LEVELS ALL SOCIAL BARRIERS. Mr. Charles W. Anderson Brings Forward New Ideas and New Testimony Looking to American Advancement Noted Orator in Good Company. A Tribute to Booker T. Washington's Premiership. "Cosmppolitanism" has been brought forward and given a new prominence as an ingredient in the development of our nation. At the annual banquet of the Associated Cycling Clubs, of New York, at the Knickerbocker Athletic Club, recently, among the large gathering of distinguished representatives of the highest social grade, and embracing all brands of party creeds, was Mr. Charles W. Anderson, who responded to the toast, "Our Cosmopolitan Citizenship." Others responding to sentiments were: Mr. Lewis Nixon, leader of Tammany Hall; Hon. Jacob Cantor, president of the Borough of Manhattan; Judge Chas. E. Simms, Judge Job E. Hedges, the Mayor of Yonkers, and Aldermen Oatman and Mathews. THE COSMOPOLITAN SPIRIT. In the course of Mr. Anderson's eloquent speech, he said: "We have more different nationalities in this magnificent conglomeration called Greater New York, than they have sauces in France. We have enough Irishmen to police every city in the British Empire; Germans enough to make Prince Henry tremble for the perpetuity of the Empire of which his royal brother is Sovereign; and Frenchmen enough to repopulate, if not to retake, Alsace and Lorraine. In short, we are so thoroughly cosmopolitan in citizenship that the real, simon-pure American is about as extinct as the dodo, and American names on Broadway signboards, are about as scarce as oysters in an old-fashioned Methodist church fair stew. We are now demanding cosmopolitanism in all of the agencies which bear upon the relations of our lives as citizens of this great city. We demand cosmopolitanism in our schools, colleges and churches. We demand a cosmopolitan Republicanism, a cosmopolitan democracy, and a cosmopolitan citizens-unionship. We demand that the spirit of the cosmopolite shall enter into all of our financial, beneficial and social enterprises. Perhaps I ought to exempt our financial enterprises from this general demand. They are, in the very highest sense, cosmopolitan. You know money is always cosmopolitan. It speaks all languages, embraces all creeds and fraternalizes with all colors. A pocketbook has a way of commanding respect without the least regard to the color of the man who carries it. I don't imagine that even Senator Tillman would refuse to pocket a United States greenback because it bore the signature of a Negro register of the United States WASHINGTON, D.C., APRIL 12, 1902. J. H. Washington's Popular Attorney-at-Law, Whose Incisive Argument Riddles The Sophistry of Mr. Littlefield Upon The Race Problem. Treasury, nor do I think that the most inveterate Negro-hater would decline membership in the New York Chamber of Commerce because forsooth, that body was organized in the long room of Fraunces Tavern, owned by Samuel Fraunces, a Negro. I have not noticed any decline in the popularity of the Eden Musee' because of the fact that the first Musee in this city, the progenitor of the present Eden Musee, was established six years before the Declaration of Independence was written, by that good old revolutionary soldier and patriot, Black Sam." ORATOR TO ORATOR. A highly interesting episode occurred just prior to the function above noted. While in the reception room waiting for the notice to proceed to the banquet hall Colonel Graham presented Mr. Anderson to a number of the gentlemen present, as "New York's Booker T. Washington." During the course of his response Mr. Anderson took occasion to refer to this presentation in the following language: My good friend, Colonel Graham, in presenting me to some of his friends, was kind enough to refer to me as New York's Booker T. Washington. I appreciate the compliment intended by this flattering allusion but I must beg respectfully to disclaim it as undeserved by me. The honored and trusted leader of my race is better than myself at every point. He has devoted his entire life to the uplifting of his race and to the teaching of its men and women; and, could you but know him as I know him, see his work at the Tuskegee school as I have seen it, and feel the thrill of his eloquent words and his exalted aim as I have felt them, you would believe me when I say that the Colonel has paid me a very high compliment, and one that has touched my heart, in associating my name with the name of the one man in this country who enjoys the full confidence of both races and of both sections, Mr. Booker T. Washington." Perhaps no statement of the entire speech received half so much applause as this one. At the conclusion of the entire address Lewis Nixon, Judge Simms and the Mayor of Yonkers congratulated Mr. Anderson heartily. Last week Mr. Anderson attended the dinner given by the New York State Editorial Association and was at the banquet tendered to enator Platt by the "Amen Corner" at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Recorder Dancy, Mrs. Esther Carey, Lieut. R. E. Toomey, Miss M. B. Cook, Prof. Kelly Miller, Misses Josephine Wormley, Mary Dickerson, Messrs. W. Stanton Wormley and Harry Cardozo, Mrs. Mary Perry and Miss E. E. Perry, all of this city, have graced Baltimore with their presence within the past few days, PRICE, FIVE CENTS. MAINE MAN MISTAKEN MAINE MAN MISTAKEN LAWYER R. S. SMITHRIDDLES LITTLEFIELD'S THEORIES. Republican Party Erred in Reconstructing The South Before it Was Reconciled-Negro Not Uncivilized-Suffering Penalty of Anglo-Saxon's "Rule or Ruin" Policy. Mr. Reuben S. Smith, one of our bestknown lawyers and most thoughtful representatives of the Negro race, contributed the following strong letter to the Evening Star of March 31. Because of its sound logic in defense of the Negro and conclusive rebuttal of Mr. Littlefield's dangerous sophistrv, we reproduce the article in full. Writes Lawyer Smith: I beg leave to submit a few words in reply through the Star that shines for all to the speech delivered by Representative Littlefield, of Maine, at the annual dinner of the Congregational Club of this city, given at the First Church Monday evening and reported in part in Tuesday's Star. Mr. Littlefield, in my judgment, yields the strong point of his eloquent address when he unqualifiedly says that the Negro's Northern friends made a mistake in enfranchising him. Had he said that the Republican party made a mistake in reconstructing the South before it had accepted the results of the Civil war, and before the Negro had become capable of appreciating the responsibility of citizenship, he would have been nearer right than when he bases the mistake upon the alleged lack of civilization of the Negro. Then to say that this so-called blunder gave rise to "Ku Kluxism," the tissue ballot and the grandfather clause also yields the strong moral ground upon which his speech was otherwise pitched. He forgets that the "Ku Klux Klan" was organized to assassinate Northern white men who went South to hold the offices and the Southern white men who affiliated with them. Ku Klux did not waste their ammunition on such small game as an inoffensive Negro. The learned New Englander is mistaken when he characterizes the freedmen as uncivilized. In his extenuation for the outrages of the Southerners, he charges them with having within their households for nearly ten generations a people whom they had not reclaimed from the savage state. This is certainly an inferred sin of which the Southern white people are not guilty. All their slaves had been by them reclaimed from the savage state; some of them had been introduced into the civility of the manners of the masters and instructed in the arts of regular life generations before the emancipation. It was not the lack of civilization of the Negro, but rather the human nature of the Southern white man and his Anglo-Saxon determination to rule or ruin and not to submit to be governed [Continued on second page.] THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. C. A REFLEX OF THOUGHT AND SENTIMENT GATHERED FROM THE ARENA OF HUMAN ACTIVITY. 10 THE FLOATING PLANK. Men say I float with any wayward tide. They liken me to driftwood on the sea. And passing, with averted face. They see no use in floating planks like me. But I will float when staunchest boats go down. I drftted past a shipwrecked life at sea. And, clinging to me, he safely reached the shore God sees some use in floating planks like me. A member the Virginia legislature, one Mr. Caton, by name, if our memory serves us right—has taken upon himself the herculean task of saving white persons from the indignity of having to sit beside Negroes on street cars. The people are not half so much worried over the situation as this obstreperous Alexandrian, whose hopping bad temper is the result of seeing colored school girls riding to Washington armed with some useful books. It will be remembered that the citizens of Richmond, street car magnates, motormen and conductors opposed Mr. Caton to a man, and the same was true at Norfolk, where the people feel grateful to the colored contingent for valuable assistance in the orderly settlement of the recent strike. The original bill calling for separate cars was throttled to death, and Caton's revised bill demanding separate seats, while passed and supposed to go into effect May 1, will not stand the test of practical application. Watch our prediction. There is still a modicum of decency left in the state of Washington and Jefferson, but this man Caton was absent when the last quota was passed around. He should cultivate a higher social standing by hobnobbing with such statesmen as Senator Daniel, Governor Montague, etc. An Alabama correspondent, whose name is witheld because his life might be placed in jeopardy by its exposure gives out a very gloomy report of conditions in that state since the adoption of the new constitution. Says he, in part: "Registration is going on in Alabama and you cannot imagine the discrimination that the whites are making against blacks or the latitude allowed white illiterates. At Woodstock they only registered three colored voters, but accepted every white man who presented himself. I think it a burning shame the way affairs are going on in the South. The white people say the new constitution is not intended to disfranchise a single white man and the law must be strained to keep out every Negro that can possibly be gotten rid of." Accompanying the letter are clippings from leading newspapers. A special from Coosa county to the Birmingham Advertiser says: "The County Registrars have completed their work of registering the voters in eleven of the seventeen precincts in the county. To date 1 432 voters have registered, all white. A small number of Negroes have applied to be registered, but none of those applying were found to possess the qualifications required by the Constitution." On the subject of reduction of representation, the Marion County Democrat, under the defiant headline "We Shall Lose Neither," has this to say: "We can better afford to lose representation than to have a corrupt ballot. and be placed on social equality with the Negroes." Reports from Madison county show 936 life registration for whites and only 14 for colored. This indeed has a discouraging aspect, but every resource should be employed to get in our votes by presenting ourselves properly and paying up the poll tax. Threats of personal violence are probably unfounded, excepting perhaps in the back districts, which are poorly policed. Education must be vigorously pushed, and as the restrictions will be lighter after this year, our chances for suffrage will thereby be materially enhanced. Let us do our part and though temporarily outraged, let us be orderly, industrious and work patiently for better results. They may do things differently out in Colorado, but when any man talks about people in the strenuous style that Rev. J. W. Sanders of Denver, employs while paying his repects to Editor J. Sam C. Sharp, there would be a lively "mix up" in which somebody would be "it." Brother Sanders denying some "reflections" against his personal integrity cast by the said Sharp, thus hurls his shining lance full in the face of his doughty adversary: "Now, who is this man Sharp? I am told he has not been in the State long enough to vote. Nobody in Colorado knew anything until this 'new blood' came, with his newspaper ou fit in his overcoat pocket, and now he goes from place to place like a vandal or a ghoul, prowling at night scenting every whisper of calumny and never inquiring whether these things are so, he writes them in his newspaper. * All I can say is this, let him perform all the Atlas-like feats politically the people of Denver will allow him to perform, but let him try to intimidate me, browbeat me and turn me down by falsehoods, and he will wake up one morning the worst-fooled adventurer that ever awoke from an irridiscent dream under a Colorado sky." Here is a bit of history that many of this generation may have forgotten. The first colored man elected to Congress was J. Willis Menard of Louisiana. He was born in Illinois, educated at Iberia College, had acted as hospital steward and recruiting officer for the Government during the war, and was sent on a special mission to Honduras. In whatever office he served he won the confidence of his superiors. He had a great influence over his own people and was noted as a public speaker. No Negro was ever worthier of a seat in Congress, but Menard was never allowed to serve in the office to which he had been chosen, being barred out by alleged irregularities in his election. His failure, however, and the criticism it evoked, paved the way for the entrance of the black man into public life, and on February 25, 1870, after one of the most exciting debates in the history of Congress, when Charles Sumner acted as the champion of the Negro, Revells was admitted to the Senate to fill the seat made vacant by the resignation of Jefferson Davis. Rev. I. B. 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This report promises to be one of the most interesting manuals of information and instruction concerning the material progress of the American Negro ever gotten out by a Negro organization in this country. The following table of contents will indicate its scope and value: Message of congratulation from the late President McKinley; Introdution by Booker T. Washington; Scope and significance of the Convention—Preface; Name of Officers and the Executive Committee; Official program; Minutes of the proceedings in detail; Interesting extracts from all written addresses; Reports of business enterprises from several cities; Resolutions adopted; Rules governing the League; Newspaper comments. The Executive Committee is very desirous that the widest possible circulation be given to this report, believing by this means that interest in the purposes of the League will be enlarged and intensified. To this end the cost of the Report, $0.35, has been put within easy reach of every one interested. You will greatly aid the work of distribution by sending in your order at once. Please send 2 cent stamp with the price of the Report and address. S. LAING WILLIAMS, 113 Adams St., Chicago, Ill. N. B.—It is a pleasure to note that this printing of the report has been done by Mr. R. S. Abbott, a graduate of Hampton, of the class of 1806. SOME GENERALI TIES THAT GLITTER Continued from 10th rage. delegation of the Washington Conference, which held its recent session in Asbury church, Washington, D. C, went to the White House to pay them respects to President Roosevelt. Bishop Joyce who presided at the conference headed the delegation. As they filed up the stairway to meet the President, a large party from the state of Maine was coming down. When they noticed Bishop Joyce some of the good-natured citizens from Maine rushed up to him and said: 'Beg pardon, but is this Booker Washington?' We can't account for the mistake unless it be because he was leading so many colored people." When pessimistic Negroes wall out that the race has no friends who are brave enough to speak up like men for the right, we suggest that they read this broad-side from the Wilkesbarre (Pa.) Times: "The Rev J. H. Anderson, in his communication to the Times has promptly and properly called attention to the courtesy extended by Prince Henry to Dr. Booker T. Washington, at the Weldorf-Astoria, and made the cogent remark that in shaking the doctor's hand, he recognized a representative man of ten millions of free colored American citizens. The incident is worth noticing because it is a rebuke to intolerant Southerners of the Tillman stripe. If our universities can honor Dr. Washington and the President of the nation can entertain him at a private lunch, such liliputian statesmen as come from South Carolina, the home of secession, can go away and hide their diminished heads. Such incidents only serve to show the iniquity of the present treatment of the colored race by the South and the injustice of that rection claiming their present represent THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. C. S. ation in Congress, and especially in the Electoral College, after their universal disfranchisement of their colored citizens. This subject will not down and if our present Congress is going to shirk it, a coming Congress will have the courage to apply the constitutional regulations." CURES WEAK SEND NAME AND ADDRESS In spite of all our disadvantages as people, optimism is a quality that makes a man do the best work of which he is capable, and only optimists are doing any service worth mentioning for racial improvement. William Tecumseh Vennon, a leading educator at Quindaro, Kansas, writes in this philosophic vein, after a visit to Tuskegee: "I believe the black man will ultimately be a potent factor in this country. The element of time is to play a most important part in the work of solving the problem. The Negro's buoyancy, his hopefulness, his bravery, his patience merge into an indestructible element which will prove a sure relief as the years of God unfold. The problem of the black belt, the problem of our cities, where too often our people flock instead of staying on the farms and in the smaller towns, the problem of the Negro, North, South, East and West, will yield the proper results under the influence of the work of Washington and other leaders who teach that with true worth, color is no successful bar to progress, and without it can never hope to be a passport to sympathy or favor." That is the kind of talk that helps a race to help itself. Judah P. Benjamin, a leading Confederate and member of the Cabinet of Jefferson Davis is said to have been of Negro extraction. The St. Luke Herald is a new one, published at Richmond, Va., by the R W. Grand Council, I. O. O. St. Luke, Mrs. Maggie L. Walker is the managing editor. The Travis (Texas) Watchman, edited by J. J. Hamilton, rises to remark that "Mr. James Harrison has accepted the repotorship' of the Dallas Express." We don't hardly know which to envy the more—Mr. Harrison's rare good fortune or the Watchman's original orthography. Just one more word about the Travis Watchman, of Austin, Texas. If it secures its coal and provisions in the same way it gets hold of its editorial and news matter, the "head push" would be in jail. Small-souled people like the editor of the Mobile Register, who is a disgrace to white civilization, are stumbling clocks in the path of southern progress. Listen to a sample of his narrowness. "The Negro, whether cultured or not, is still a Negro; and a white man cultured or uncultured is a white man, and the distinction remains always. The thing that divides the Negro from the white is racial. No amount of culture will do away with it." This has been a bad year for Negro candidates who aspired for nominations on local tickets in northern states. At Indianapolis, Ind., where one legislative nomination used to be conceded to the colored people, Mr. Charles W. Brown was defeated, after a hard run falling just short of sufficient votes to land on the tail of the ticket. Mr. Brown is a veteran, is commander of the colored post at Indianapolis and a junior commander of the department of Indiana G. A. R. Quite a number of notes are coming in from prominent people, telling us what feature of The Colored American pleases them most Here is a sweet bouquet from Mrs Elizabeth Lindsay Davis, Chicago's leading worker among women: "I look forward to the coming of the American each week with no small degree of pleasure, The Woman's World Column is the first thing I turn to" When Mrs. Yates completes her itinerary this attractive department will be resumed. CURES WEAK MEN FREE. CURES WEAK MEN FREE. 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The receipt is free for the asking and they want every man to have it. MME. DAVIS STAR Born Clairvoyant & Card Reader Tells about business, Removes pelks and Evil Influences, Reunites the Separated and Gives Lack to all. Cures Piles and Drunkenness. 1228 25th st. n. w. Washington D. C No letters answered unless accompanied by stamp. THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. C. 12 BE STILL Be still; the crown of life is silentness. Give thou a quiet hour to each long day. Too much of time we spend in profitless And foolish talk—too little do we say. If thou wouldst gather words that shall avail, Learning a wisdom worthy to express, Leave for awhile thy chat and empty tale-- Study the golden speech of silentness. Wouldn't It Be A Good Idea. If we use the pronoun "I" less frequently. For several of our weaker churches to combine. To help educate the poor soutnern white man. For our church journals to put away their hammers. For the several women's clubs of the city to form a federation. To commission Register Lyons as the "original Hanna man." To encourage well-disposed colored journals by a subscription. To do away with the inconvenient and illogical Sunday funeral. For the young man and women to learn to economize their time. For certain married gentlemen to get home a trifle earlier than is their wont. To commission H, P. Slaughter as receiver general for the political interests of Kentucky. For pastors to reduce the strenuosity of some parlor socials given for the benefit of their churches. To keep a memorandum of the patronage that Judge Robert H. Terrell has been appointed to dispense. To elect Robert Pelham, Jr., a practical newspaper man, as the next president of the Pen and Pencil Club. For all to get together on the encampment problem, and seek calmly the wisest issue out of all our inflictions. For the American Herald to make it clear just what an "opportunist" is and why he is considered such a bad person. To have the knowing ones bring forward a diagram of President Roosevelt's southern policy, as they understand it. For Negroes to ally themselves with the best forces of their state or section for the purity of the ballot, and for law and order. For readers of race papers to pay more attention to our advertising columns, and carry their trade to merchants who ask for it. If our churches and literaries would kindly help themselves aud this paper by sending in brief reports of their meetings and send them in early. For the True Reformers to be sure that their proposed hall here will be large enough to supply the long-felt want for a great auditorium. To tender Prof. L. M. Hershaw a big banquet upon his triumphal return from that Atlanta commencement, where he delivers the alumni address. To import a R. R. Church or a Pat Chappelle to operate a theatrical enterprise to gather in the good money that now goes to discriminating white man agers. For the esteemed New York Age to examine his "copy hook" and see if some alleged "funnyisms" anent Wash- ington be given a heavy dash of the blue pencil. For the administration to make proper provision for sundry distinguished statesmen from New Jersey, Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina and Louisiana. An Easter Cantata. A very unusual and highly enjoyable occurrence happened at the First Baptist church of West Washington, Easter Monday evening. The occasion was an Easter Cantata given by the choir of the church, who were very ably assisted by some of the best local talent. Although the price of admission was placed at 25 cents, for the first time in the history of the church the auditorium was crowded to the doors. Aside from the work of the church choir the following participants added much to a delightful program, which was very creditable to the occasion: Prof. Wm. Braxton; a quartet from the Amphions; a quartet from the Asbury church choir; a solo by Mr. Wm. H. Carter; a solo by Miss Annie E. Payne; a solo by Mrs. Clara G. Baker; a solo by Mr. Wm. DsLong, and a duet by Messrs. B. H. Baker and William Braxton. Mrs. Estelle V. Jarvis also acted as accompanist. The officers of the choir are as follows: Mr. Chas. Jackson, president; Mr. Sanford Hazard, vice-president; Miss Mary E. Pryor, treasurer; Miss Martha Nelson, secretary; Miss Hattie Williams, organist; Mr. J. B. Walker, director; Rev. J. H. Hill, pastor. There are many requests that the affair shall be repeated. Dr. Crapsey's Lecture A great deal of interest is being manifested in the coming lecture by Rev. Algernon Sidney Cropsey, of Rochester, N. Y., the subject of which will be "The Afro-American." The date is April 25, and the place the Metropolitan Baptist church, R street, between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets northwest. Rev. G. W. Lee will preside, and Revs. D. G. Hill and F. J. Grinke will assist. Music will be furnished by the Vermont Avenue Baptist choir, and St. Luke's Quartet. The tour of Dr. Crapsey is in charge of Rector O. M. Waller, of St. Luke's P. E. church. Every one interested in the uplift of Negro citizenship should turn out and hear this eloquent advocate of human rights and Christian philosophy. Colored Electricians Wanted. EDITOR COLORED AMERICANS—Having chosen the electrical field as the scene of my future labors, after an experience of about six years therein, I am desirous of forming the acquaintance of other Negroes in the United States who are actively engaged in electrical pursuits. I know of no better medium through which we may become known to each other than the columns of THE COLORED AMERICAN, and I earnestly solicit your co-operation in reaching the desired end. Hoping that we are ably and largely represented in this important field, I anxiously await a response which I hope may lead to much good to all concerned. Yours truly, S. H. JOHNSON, Alexandria, Ind March 19, 1902. A Charles Young Command. The colored soldiers and sailors who took part in the Spanish-American or Philippine war, have organized the Charles Young Command, No. 112, of Spanish War Veterans. This command, though young, is in a flourishing condition, and holds regular meetings on the first and third Friday nights in each month at Samaritan Hall, No. 428 First street southwest. To its meetings all honorably discharged soldiers and sailors are invited. Its commander, Capt. Samuel B. Waller, makes a very efficient officer and to him is most largely due the credit of the organization. THE GRAND FOUNTAIN. United Order of True Reformers. ORGANIZED January 1, 1881 Office 604, 606 and 608 N. 2nd St., - - Richmond, Va. An order devoted to the interests of its members, both in their home and business relations. We offer you an opportunity for gilt edged business investment, in enterprises owned and controlled by the Order and managed by colored men, who are members of the Order. If you are sound in health and mind, of good moral character, not younger than three (3) years nor older than sixty (60) you are eligible to membership. There are two Fountains, the Subordinate and the Rosebud. SUBORDINATE FOUNTAINS. To join the Subordinate Fountain you age. You pay $4.60 to $6.60 (according to the country you pay 35 cents per month months. You pay as taxes 80 cents per m As Sick Benefits you receive from $60 ments. As Death Benefit, your family receive After one year the Death Benefit is $125.00 the Fountain you must be between 14 and 16 years of age (according to age,) as joining fee. If you live in cents per month as dues; if in the city, 50 cents per 80 cents per month. Receive from $6 00 to $9 00 per month, in weekly pay Our family receives $75 0 if you die within a year Benefit is $125.00. To join the Subordinate Fountain you must be between 14 and 16 years of age. You pay $4.60 to $6 60 (according to age,) as joining fee. If you live in the country you pay 35 cents per month as dues; if in the city, 50 cents per months. You pay as taxes 80 cents per month. As Sick Benefits you receive from $6 00 to $9 00 per month, in weekly payments. As Death Benefit, your family receives $75 0 if you die within a year. After one year the Death Benefit is $125.00. To join the Rosebud Fountain you must be between and 14 year of age. You pay $1.00, either cash or by installments. The monthly dues are either 15 or 25 cents. Fountains may decide. The annual tax is 10 cents. You receive as Sick Benefit from $1.50 to $4.00 per month, weekly payments. As Death Benefit, your family will be paid $24.50 if you die within a year. After one year the Death Benefit is $877. In the INSURANCE DEPARTMENT, there are Three Classes:—Class B, Class E, and Class M. All dues are available annually or quarterly. Limit is 14 to 60 years. Fee, $2.50 to $4.25. Annual Certificate is valued first year at from $100 to $33. $200 to $65. Limit is 14 to 55 years. Fee, $5 to $6.50. Annual dues, certificate is valued first year at from $250 to $175. After to $300. Limit is 14 to 50 years. Fee $11 to $13.50. Annual dues, certificate is valued from date of issue at from $1,000 to $700. Life Membership in either of the Fountains or in purchase of the required amount of Bank stock, which is of 20 per cent. United Order of True Reformers has paid up to July Death Benefits, with a grand total of $521,264.75, over a BANK.—In our Savings Bank the Order has a sound thriving institution that is a credit not only to the Orte race as well. It began business April 3, 1889. The stock is $100,000. The business is the same as that of our regularly constituted bank, and is surrounded by the safeguards. The stock sells for $5.00 a share to the cent, dividends. Both time and demand deposits at interest is paid on time deposits. The following report to Auditor of Public Accounts of Virginia at 1900 and shows its flourishing condition;— LIABILITIES. $8,272 80 $164,423 83 $48,383 22 $14,000 00 $99,588 00 $6,850 00 $1,388 99 $12,399 80 $35,820 00 $391,120 84 Capital stock paid in ... 88,125 00 Surplus fund ... 80,957 81 Undivided profits ... 6,826 80 Demand certificate of deposit ... 96,786 29 Time certificates of deposit 118,424 74 Total ... 391,120 64 Bury and Feed Store is located at 501 North Sixth St., owners of the Order and the public generally are saved food products. A newspaper published by the order from its own stands for the voice of the people, representing coats of the race and is the Beacon Light, the Headlight, the General Agent of the Brotherhood. It is $1.00 and job office bids for the work of the people, which is free and at low prices. Bond, in Henrico County, Va., the Order has purchased published thereon an "Old Folk's Home." With unroad-minded generosity, the Order does not limit enmembers alone, nor even to members families, but the need and decrepid of the whole race, regardless of their. The Order makes itself the trustee for this glorious whole people, black and white, North, East, South or contribution the carrying out of this praiseworthy year is set apart as a Grend Rally Day for the Housearded to the casnier of the Reformer's Savings Bank, name and account for it to The Grand Fountain. And the public, when visiting Richmond, Va., are the Reformer, 900 North Sixth St. It is in a pleasant service is of the best and rates are reasonable. Department manages and controls all property interests olow owns 13 buildings, 4 farms, 4 dwellings, 1 hoo $122,500 Ir addition to these the Order leases To join the Rosebud Fountain you must be between 3 and 14 year of age. You pay $1.00, either cash or by installments. The monthly dues are either 15 or 25 cents as Fountains may decide. The annual tax is 10 cents. You receive as Sick Benefit from $1.50 to $4.00 per month, in weekly payments. As Death Benefit, your family will be paid $24.50 if you die within a year. After one year the Death Benefit is $37. In the INSURANCE DEPARTMENT, there are Three Classes:—Class B, Class E, and Class M. All dues payable annually or quarterly. In Class B, the age limit is 14 to 60 ye dues, $4.75 to $7.60. The Certificate is va After one year, its value is $200 to $65. In Class E, the age limit is 14 to 55 year $9.50 to 11.40. The Certificate is valued fir one year its value is $500 to $300. In Class M, the age limit is 14 to 50 year $21 to $25. The certificate i valued from d You are entitled to a Life Membership Classe B and E upon purchase of the req pays a dividend annually of 20 per cent. The Grand Fountain United Order of T 29, 1900, a total of 3782 Death Benefits, wit HALF MILLION DOLLARS. In Class B, the age limit is 14 to 60 years. Fee, $2.50 to $4.25. Annual dues, $4.75 to $7.60. The Certificate is valued first year at from $100 to $33. After one year, its value is $200 to $65. In Class E, the age limit is 14 to 55 years. Fee, $5 to $6.50. Annual dues, $9.50 to 11.40. The Certificate is valued first year at from $250 to $175. After one year its value is $500 to $300. In Class M, the age limit is 14 to 50 years. Fee $11 to $13 50. Annual dues $21 to $25. The certificate I valued from date of issue at from $1,000 to $700. You are entitled to a Life Membership in either of the Fountains or in Classe B and E upon purchase of the required amount of Bank stock, which pays a dividend annually of 20 per cent. The Grand Fountain United Order of True Reformers has paid up to July 29, 1900, a total of 3782 Death Benefits, with a grand total of $521,264.75, over a HALF MILLION DOLLARS. THE BANK.—In our Savings Bank the Order has a sound and flourishing institution that is a credit not only to the Order but the race as well. It began business April 3, 1889. The capital stock is $100,000. The business is the same as that of any other regularly constituted bank, and is surrounded by the same safeguards. The stock sells for $5.00 a share to members, and pays 20 per cent. dividends are received and 4 per cent. interest is paid is a copy of the Cashier's report to Audit close of business Sept., 5, 1900 and shows it members, and pays 20 per cent, dividends. Both time and demand deposits are received and 4 per cent, interest is paid on time deposits. The following is a copy of the Cashier's report to Auditor of Public Accounts of Virginia at close of business Sept.. 5, 1900 and shows its flourishing condition:--- Loans and discounts ..... $8,272 80 Other stock, bonds and mortgages ..... 164,423 83 Due from National Banks ..... 48,383 22 Banking House ..... 14,000 00 Other real estates ..... 99,588 00 Furniture and Fixtures ..... 6,850 00 Current expenses and taxes paid ..... 1,388 99 Specie, nickels and cents ..... 12,399 80 Paper currency ..... 35,820 00 Total ..... 391,120 84 The Reformer's Grocery and Feed Store, Richmond, Va., and members of the Order, 20 per cent. on the cost of food products. THE REFORMER is the newspaper public office in Richmond, Va. It stands for the vote operation and combination of the race and the General Messenger and the General Agent per year. A well-equipped job office bids turned out in first class style and at low price. Six miles from Richmond, in Henrico co. 634 acres of land, and established thereon an exampled liberality and broad-minded genrance to this home to its members alone, no doors are opened to the aged and deprived residence or connections. The Order makes charity, and calls upon the whole people, be and West to assist by their contribution the idea. April 3rd of each year is set apart as Contributive as can be forwarded to the casin who will send receipt for same and account. Members of the Order and the public, we invited to stop at The Hotel Reformer, 900 N. and desirable location. Service is of the best. The Real Estate Department manages the Ordeer. The Order now owns 13 buildings with a fee simple value of $122,500 Ir adde buildings. Loans and discounts ..... $8,272 80 Other stock, bonds and mortgages ..... 164,423 83 Due from National Banks ..... 48,383 22 Banking House ..... 14,000 00 Other real estates ..... 99,588 00 Furniture and Fixtures ..... 6,850 00 Current expenses and taxes paid ..... 1,388 99 Specie, nickels and cents ..... 12,399 80 Paper currency ..... 35,820 00 Total ..... 391,120 84 Capital stock paid in ..... 88,125 00 Surplus fund ..... 80,957 81 Undivided profits ..... 6,826 80 Demand certificate of deposit ..... 96,786 29 Time certificates of deposit ..... 118,424 74 Total ..... 391,120 64 The Reformer's Grocery and Feed Store is located at 501 North Sixth St., Richmond, Va., and members of the Order and the public generally are saved 20 per cent. on the cost of food products. THE REFORMER is the newspaper published by the order from its own of fice in Richmond, Va. It stands for the voice of the people, representing cooperation and combination of the race and is the Beacon Light, the Headlight, the General Messenger and the General Agent of the Brotherhood. It is $1.00 per year. A well-equipped job office bids for the work of the people, which is turned out in first class style and at low prices. Six miles from Richmond, in Henrico County, Va., the Order has purchased 694 acres of land, and established thereon an "Old Folk's Home." With unexampled liberality and broad-minded generosity, the Order does not limit entrance to this home to its members alone, nor even to members families, but the doors are opened to the aged and decrepid of the whole race, regardless of their residence or connections. The Order makes itself the trustee for this glorious charity, and calls upon the whole people, black and white, North, East, South and West to assist by their contribution the carrying out of this praiseworthy idea. April 3rd of each year is set apart as a Grend Rally Day for the House Contributive as can be forwarded to the casnier of the Reformer's Savings Bank, who will send receipt for same and account for it to The Grand Fountain. Members of the Order and the public, when visiting Richmond, Va, are invited to stop at The Hotel Reformer, 900 North Sixth St. It is in a pleasant and desirable location. Service is of the best and rates are reasonable. The Real Estate Department manages and controls all property interests of the Ordeer. The Order now owns 13 buildings, 4 farms, 4 dwellings, 1 ho with a fee simple value of $122,500. In addition to these the Order leases buildings. For any further information, address. W P BURRELL, G. W. Secretary Wm: L TAYLOR, W. M. Master. M. Master. --- [Illustration of a figure playing a string instrument]. THE HISTORY OF THE UNION RESOURCES. ROSEBUD FOUNTAINS. LIABILITIES W P BURRELL, G. W. Secretary S. COLERIDGE TAYLOR. Two Enjoyable Interpretations of His Great Compositions by The Choral Organization Bearing His Name. Easter Sunday was S. Coleridge Taylor day at the Second Baptist Lyceum and on Tuesday evening the great Anglo-African composer was similarly honored by a special session of Bethel Literary and Historical Association. Both programs were rendered by members of the S. Coleridge-Taylor Choral Society. Mr. Andrew F. Hilyer, chair man of the committee on promotion M. B. H. S Goleridge Taylor. presided and introduced the participants. Mr Hilyer said that it has been the policy of the white race in this country to minimize every noble and worthy accomplishment of the colored people, and indeed to crush out and suppress all aspirations for the higher life from their minds. It was, therefore, our highest pleasure to be able to point to our men of genius as a rebuttal of the presumption that our race is fit only to be "hewers of wood and drawers of water." He pointed to S. Coleridge-Taylor as one of the greatest, if not the greatest musical genius that England has produced. Mrs. Robert Pelham, read a short paper on the life and works of Mr. Taylor, which showed that she has power as a speaker as as a pianist Extracts were read from English papers which showed the high appreciation bestowed upon Mr. Taylor in England. The principal address was made by Mr. Clarence C. White, our talented young violinist. "Though scarcely twenty-six years of age," said he, "Mr. Taylor has been a voluminous writer of music. Anthems, songs, ballads, compositions for piano, violin, and other instruments. He is a thorough musician, theoretical and practical. He is a singer, a master of the piano, violin and of that difficult art, the art of orchestration. His style is distinctive, with an oriental flavor." Several of the pieces for the piano were interpreted in an artistic manner by Mrs. Pelham, who also assisted Mr. White in his illustrations. Mr White then gave a critical analysis of Mr. Taylor's masterpiece, "Hiawatha," which is superb musical setting to Longfellow's well known poem. The thoughts feelings, motives and themes were ably pointed out. In response to a special request. Mr. White rendered "The Dance of the Gypsies," and as an encore gave the beautiful 'Beggars' Dance" two gems arranged for violin. Recitations by Miss Addie Wormley and Miss Ottie Brooks were well received. The famous tenor solo. "On- THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. C. away! Awake Beloved," arranged for soprano voice was sung by Miss Lola Johnson in such a charming manner that the large audience present demanded its repetition. A quintette from the S. Coleridge-Taylor Choral Society rounded out a splendid feast of music and flow of soul. It was announced that "Hiawatha" would be rendered the latter part of next May by a chorus of 200 voices. SOCIAL ECONOMICS CLUB Mrs. Yates Greeted by the Association Association Too Wise to Permit Color Distinctions. Chicago, Ill., Special—One of the largest and most appreciative audiences that have yet greeted Mrs. Josephine Silone Yates, listened to her eloquent address in the afternoon of Easter Sunday at Olivet Baptist church at a meeting held under the auspices of the Mothers' Union. On Monday afternoon a delightful luncheon to Mrs. Yates was given at the beautiful residence of Mrs. Wm. Emanuel, 6352 Rhodes Ave. Mrs. George Plummer, a prominent member of the Chicago Woman's Club, the largest club in the city, entertained Mrs. Yates at luncheon on Tuesday. Among the guests were: Mrs. Charles Henrotin, honorary president of the Federation of Women's Clubs; Mrs. Celia Parker Woolley, Mrs. McGhee, Mrs. Farlin Q Ball and Mrs. Ida Wells-Barnett. Later in the afternoon Mrs. Yates addressed a large number of women at the Social Economics Club. A lively discussion followed her remarks. This the club which recently passed a resolution recommending that the word "white" be not inserted in the constitution of the General Federation. The complimentary dinner given in honor of Mrs. Yates by the colored club women of Chicago on Tuesday evening was one of the many pleasant functions of the busy week. One hundred and fifty women sat at the beautifully decorated tables in the lecture room of the Institutional church, enjoyed the delicious men served by the altar committee, all of whom are women and members of the catering class, one of the most useful activities connected with the church. This affair was ably managed by Mrs. L. A. Davis. The sixteen toasts responded to were fully as witty and replete with wisdom as those to be heard on similar occasions at men's gatherings. Two women's meeting and an excellent account of the good work accomplished in the interest of the National Association as related by one honored guest were an inspiration to all assembled. CAPITOL HILL NOTES. The song service at the Enon Baptist church Easter Sunday afternoon under the direction of Mrs. N. L. Ware and Miss M. C. Euell was quite a musical and literary treat. The program abounded with attractive features, embracing in its repertoire such competent soloists as Mr. Edward Pickett. Mme. A. L. Slade, Miss Eva Bell in connection with the celebrated Epworth League Choir of the Ebenezer church. Mr. H. M. Armistead, who for a good while has been quite sick, is very much improved. Mrs. M. Johnson of 910 South Carolina Ave., departed this life Tuesday morning of last week after a long and painful illness, which she sustained with great courage and Christian fortitude. Miss Lottie Piper, the accomplished superintendent of the Israel C. M. E Sunday school was an agreeable visitor to the Enon Baptist and Ebenezer church Sunday schools Sunday morning. 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VAN BRACKLE, , i Propmerony % WASHINGTON, D.C. : BESS SSK PS KKK KR Ss a= > 5) 7 Sa si 7 ee, a = GCL ED pa ee io a QUES PEARSE OF ANY- THERG BY ANY PRCCESS, FINE WORK AT LOW PRIC THE Fasraving Maurice fey om J pany. EVENING Star Bea ove Hevevstam, £. W.H. FISHER DYER AND CLEANER, 709 9th St.n. w. Washington. 1407 14th 8%. pn. w | Telephone 1153, | THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHIN GTON, D. GC. It pays to be “‘square.’’ Let us look upon the bright side. Study the golden speech of silent- ness. Get an education that is convertible in dollars, Qait knocking your brethren, editors and preachers. Open all the doors to the Negro and leave the rest to his judgment. Are the colored schools to go through another siege of reorganization? News {is news until given through a channel that reaches all the people. A dollar put into education returns dividends at a two-hundred per cent rate. The Colored American still pleads for the educaiion of the poor whites of the South. An aristocratic southern democrat isa better friend to the Negro thana lily-white republican. Those who criticise Negro ne wspa- pers the most s¢verely, seldom read and and never payf r any. The color question wi!l be a standing irritation until settled by a com. on sense application of justice. Advertising is not an expense—it is an investment, just as necessary as of- fice rent, stationery and cierk hire. Roosevelt, Hanna, and Fairbanks, Hill, Cleveland, Gorman You can pick you 1904 winner from these bunch- es. Artificial distinctions cause all the trouble in our sociai system. To fcl- low the natural law js the only safe guide. Mrs, Bettie G. Francis is meking an enviable record as school trustee, She measures all by merit and knows no favorites. A man from Maine who theorizes upon the race problem is just about as safe a counsellor as the young lady who writes on “How to manage a hus- band.” The Negro is eithera full-fledged citizen or he is not. There are seeds of arevolution inthe mockery of civil equality that we Americans now live under. Watch the fellow who always hears things, which for personal reasons he is compelled to withhold the source of his information, eee Bishop G. W. Clinton, spent last Sunday in the city, preaching at 11 a. m. for Rev. J. N, Abby at Galbraith Zion church and in the evening fo Rev, 5. J, Bolding at JohuiWesloyf. . M’ Govosurrn C. A Govosmite THE BEsT QUALITY. THE LOWEST PRICES, ALWAYS aT M. Goldsmith & Son, JEWELERS, 911 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, OPTICIANS. WASHINGTON, D. C. Ses oe ose 2 Ps Lea ee °§ Market . vr Whelan’s Marke Everything the best at the” lowest Prices. A full supply of Fresh Meats received daily. $ a Cor. 3rd and C Sts.,S. W. M. J, WHeEwan. T. F. Conroy & Co. Distiller’s Agents & Wholesale Dealers in Foreign and Domestic Z = 2 . Wines «x Liquors 1421 and 1421} P Sireet, N. W. / | TRS, D. L.GIBBONS, WHOLESALE MANUFACTURING and 8 RETAIL CONFECTIONER. 523 44 Street Southwest, WASHINGTON; D.C. Wedding Cakes Made and Parties Furnished at Short Notice Ice Cream All | Year Round HARRY G@ LENZ. HUGO LOSSAU LENZ & LOSSAU. Successors to CHARLES FISCHER, B A Cx as) oa Soro a at pe = SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS. Trusses, Crutches, Syringes, Cutlery Artificial Human Eyes, Elastic Ho- siery, Abdominal Supporters. Rubber Goods of Eyery Description. 623 BevzenTH St.. NoRTWEST, Opposite Patent Office WASHINGTON, - Be. Competent Lady Attendant. RIPANS ut a | w | a The modern stand- g}}/ard Family Medi- ay. eo wll cine: Cures tne | 2} common every-day 5] ills of humanity. | wo TRO | | So eS i | ee 15 “ EDUCATIONAL. Gi Jers ae LRA EO ae Pats. Seer eile ISitk gop Sess lie tg Sees Alita, ose aga 65 25cm i BF bist oe ahs LBBB: [i RSS TAR eal eae Reese aoe eee Beer seer Rata pn ee es Sy etnies ea teem HOWARD UNIVERSITY, . Washington, D. C. lex distinct departments, under one hundred Competent professors aud _instructors—Theo deicsi, Medical, Leval, Coltexe, ecagogicny ?reparatory, English Agriculture, Industrial, fusical. For inlormation address— | Rev. J, KE. Rase-y_D D., LL. D., President, Geo H SaFroxw., Secreticy ase ee THE NATIONAL COLORED Teachers Bureau. 459 © 8, N. W. Washington, . D.C, a. TEACHERS WANTED, ; AyolY COLLEGE TRADES SCHOOL $a ALLEGHENY, PA. A Practical, Literary and Ine dustrial Trade School tor Colored Boys and Girls, Carpentry, Brick- laying, Pla ‘ering, Painting and | Interior D- corations. Tailoring, Dress-mak ig, Millinery, Voice Culture asd Piano Forte. Liter- ary Department from Primary to Normal Course. Job Work So- licited and Profits given to the ) Students. Catalogues now ready. | Unusual advantages tor Girls and a separate building. Fall terms begirs Sept. 9th, 1901. Address JosepH D. Mauoney, Allegheny, Pa, Prineipal. a bs Be ae AE = ada wee 1 ae Pe ali bios Pac ee aa REE Lave oN Ghat teats Everybody Eats CORBY'S “MOTHER'S” BREAD. 4#@-It is easily the best bread in the world, It is pare and wholesome and is the greatest strengh ning food you can eat, Mothers Bread is sold in over a thousand grocers in this city. Try it. Corby's Modern Bakery A BRACE MAGAZINE. Do you realize that there is published in Boston, Mass., a high grade illustrated magazine, devoted exclusively to the interests of the Negro race, and which is edited, published and controlled by mem- bers of the race? If you would like tc see a sam- ple copy of this ee same will be a nae on receipt of 8 cents in stamps, or one year for $2. Address, THE COLORED AMERICAN MAGA, IRB, Devt. A § Park Sanare, Restos Mees THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. C. 16 Houses For Sale. FOR SALE.—No. 7 and 9 Hanover Place, northwest, two-story and cellar, nearly new, 6 rooms and bath, all modern improvements. Nice location and convenient to two car lines. Price, $3,200, or will exchange. We have, also, some nice two-story brick houses in Patterson St., 6 rooms and bath, which we can sell for $2,200. Call at office for number and permit to examine. FOR SALE.—A fine corner in Southwest Washington, No. 900 E. St., S. W., can be converted into store at small expense. Price only $2,500. FOR SALE.—A two-story brick house on E Street, northwest, between 18th and 19th Streets, 6 rooms and bath. Price, $2,200. We have a number of other small houses in different sections of the city which we can sell, on easy terms. Call at office for our list. m. H. Saunders & Company, 1407 F St. N W. City Paragraphs. The Capital Savings Bank is all right. Winter lingereth upon the lap of spring. Dr. J. R. A Crossland, Minister to Liberia, is a guest at the Brunswick. Miss Cora Williams has been elected pianist of the Second Baptist Lyceum. Hon. J. H. Hannon, of the Recerder's Office, is out again after a painful slege with the gout. Miss Mary Shepperd was maid of honor at the marriage of Miss Songow in Philadelphia on March 29. M s Hattie E. Adams, of Abbeville, S. C. is visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. L. Williams of 2437 Brightwood Ave. Disagreeable March weather this year has made an eloquent argument in favor of a change of inauguration day. Miss Maud Buchanan has returned to her home in New York after a pleasant fortnight here as guest of Misses Mallie Lyvers and Cicely Diggs. Mrs. W. M. Washington, of Charlottesville, is in the city for a few days, the guest of Mrs. M. F. Carroll the popular proprietress of the Philadelphia House. Mr. W. A. Gaines, of Covington, Ky., connected with the internal revenue service, is in the city, the guest of Mr. H. P. Slaughter, 1706 10.h street, northwest. Miss Lillian A. Spencer, one of Wilmington, Delaware's popular young teachers, was visiting the city during Easter, the guest of Miss Oceana E. Brooks, 1487 Pierce Place. Mr. G. W. Chivis and wife of Phil adelphia, are spending a week here, stopping at 1706 10th street, northwest. Mr. Chivis is well known throughout the country as the publishers of the R. R. Porters and Waiters Magazine. In accordance with an arrangement made last September, Rev. T. P. Smith, the noted evangelist of Indianapolis, Ind., will conduct a two weeks revival, which opened last Monday evening at the 10th Street Baptist church, corner 10th and R streets northwest. Miss Lula Morris was given a pleasant surprise at her residence, 12th and C streets, n. e. Tuesday evening Those present were: Misses Morris, Josephine Atkinson, Elena Johnson, Elenora Minkins, Cora Peck, Lydia Atkinson, Mabel Counelly, Minnie Wallace and Messrs. Wm. Atkinson, George Williams, Edward Clifford, Frank Cooper, Chester Atkinson, Prince Beaman, Mitchell and Samuel Jefferson. Tuskogee Graduates. Graduates of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute have demonstrated to the satisfaction of the German colonial authorities that cotton of a quality grading as middling can be grown in Togo!and: that a large area in that African colony is suitable for the growth of the staple, and that the natives can be taught to cultivate the same. There remain many difficulties --- to be overcome before Togoland cotton could be made available commercially. There are no means of transportation of large bales to the coast. Great things, however, have come from smaller beginnings, and Mr. Washington's institution at Tuskegee may prove to have been instrumental, not only in raising the American Negroes to a position of greater usefulness in this community, but also in carrying the germs of civilization to their African race fellows. -Philadelphia Record. Y. M. C. A. at Charleston. One of the most interesting sights of the exhibit of the work of the Southern blacks, that has been gathered together in the Charleston Exposition under the direction of Booker T. Washington, is that of the work being carried on for the colored men in the cities and colleges by the Young Men' Christian Association. The lines of work and the rapid advancement made is one of the most encouraging facts of association activity, and is but one of the things that demonstrate its marvelous adaptability to the needs of all races, conditions and occupations of men. Ozonized Ox Marrow. State A. & M College: J. W. Hoffman, Ph.D.. Ozonized Ox Marrow Co., 76 Wabash Ave., Chicago, Ill. Gentlemen: I have made a very careful test of your Ox Marrow among our (colored) students and found it a most excellent hair tonic. It is just the thing to make he hair soft, yielding and straight. Kindy send me two bottles per express at once. Enclose bill for full amount. Find P. O. Order. J. W. HOFFMAN. New Shoe House on Seventh Street. Mr. Dave Wolf, for more than twelve years with the shoe firm of William Hahn and Co. has opened his new shoe establishment at 916 Seventh street northwest. The interior furnishings of the new store are very handsome and the stock is bright and new throughout. Mr. Wolf's long experience in the shoe business and his wide popularity argue well for his success in the new undertaking. Mr. Frank Crawford, also well known to Washington shoe buyers. is with Mr. Wolf at the new store. Dr. W, A. crediti's Success. Philadelphia, Pa., Special—Rev, William A. Creditt, formerly of Washington, D. C., has scored a grand success as pastor of the Cherry Street Baptist church. A hearty revival has just closed, and from seventy-five to one hundred persons have been converted They were received into the church last Sunday, making in all over 700 additions in the five years that Dr. Creditt has been in charge. Every department is alive and prosperous. The church officers are: Carter Williams, chairman deacon board; Nathaniel Taliver, chairman trustee board; J. Jarriette Johnson, clerk; T. J. Carney, treasurer; John S. Trower, superintendent Sabbath school. The annual report on finance showed receipts of about $600 above expenses, --- To Notley Hall, Upper Glymont, Lower Cedar Point, Rock Point Other Points On The Potomac. RIVER QUEEN The Swift Commodious Steamer RIVER QUEEN, with Electric Lights and fitted up with all Modern Improvements and licensed by U. S. Inspector to carry 1,000 Passengers has just been thoroughly over hauled and refitted for the Excursion season 1902. Can be chartered to run Excursions to Notley Hall, Upper Glymont, Lower Point and Rock Point. BOOKS ARE NOW OPEN FOR CHAR-TERS, FOR TERMS APPLY TO L. J. WOOLLEN, GENERAL.... ...MANAGER Office: N Street Wharf, Clyde Line, Telephone 605--2. Main Residence: 154 E. Capitol St. Telephone 88-Y 2. Dr. Crapsey Here Again Rev. Algernon Sidney Crapsey, D. D., of Rochester, N. Y., author of "Constitutional Defense" will deliver a Lecture Entitled "The Afro American—His Past, Present, and Future." Philosophical Consideration of his Presence and Status in this Country in the R STREET METROPOLITAN BAPTIST CHURCH (Near 12th Street.) "The Afro American—His Past, Present, and Future." Philosophical Consideration of his Presence and Status in this Country in the R STREET METROPOLITAN BAPTIST CHURCH (Near 12th Street.) Friday April 25th, at 8 p. m. ADMISSION - - - 15c CHILDREN - - - 10c --- LA CAPEL A. H. COOPER FINE TAILORING. A colored tailor that wants your trade, not because he belongs to your race, but because he can compete with the very best white tailor. This fact is demonstrated as he has among his customers some of the best dressed men in Washington. Call and give him a trial, and he will convince you to your delight. A colored tailor that wants your trade, not because he belongs to your race, but because he can compete with the very best white tailor. This fact is demonstrated as he has among his customers some of the best dressed men in Washington. Call and give him a trial, and he will convince you to your delight. 925 18TH STREET, N. W. FUNRITURE and HOUSEHOLD GOODS, BOUGHT, SOLD or EXCHANGED. MANN'S CAPITAL CITY LAWN GRASS SEED The best Grass Seed there is. Makes lawns like velvet. Just th right time to plant it now Headquarters Furniture, Stoves, and Carpets, 605 Louisiana Ave., N.W. or 42210 th St. N.W. Highest Cash Prices Paid for all Household Goods P. Mann $ ^{A}_{\mathrm{N}} $ Co. $ \frac{207\ 7\mathrm{th}\ 5\mathrm{t}}{9\ 6} $ SCREENS. Star Steam Laundry The strong, netal-center Window Screens for only ..... 1317 14th St. N. W. First-Class Work Guaranteed. E. L. Brice, Proprietor. Phone Main 666 Just the screen you want for the door; it's strong and well made. Complete for...... John B. Espey, Hardware 1010 Pa. Ave. 1317 14th St. N. W. First-Class Work Guaranteed. E, L. Brice, Proprietor, Phone Main 666 2 THE CHARITY BALL. Immense Throng Gather With Banneker Relief Association to Aid Three Deserving Movements. There was a large throng present at Convention Hall last Friday evening at the first charity reception and ball given by the Banneker Relief Associ- Dr. J. W. S. Lofton. talon, for the benefit of the Day Nursery, Sejourner Truth Home and Home for Friendless Girls. These institutions are supported by public contributions and the proceeds have been turned over to them. The Monumental Orchestra, twenty- J W. Dabney. five in number, under the leadership of Professor C. Hamilton, rendered a musical program of twenty numbers and the dancing continued until the small hours. The band-stand, which was located at the center of the west wall, was tastefully decorated with bunting J. J. William Mayes. and palms. Supper was served during the evening, the proceeds going to swell the receipts. W. S. Lotton, chairman of the com- THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. C. mittee on arrangements, had the assistance of the following: Jerry Bethel, A. L. Brown, Douglass Brown, S. A Bryant, J. H. Butcher, M. L. Butler, Jos. A. Clore, H. W. Cornell, J. W. Dabney, John A. Davis, J. E. Dent, Clement Dorsey, Frederick Douglass, W. C Evans, Thaddeus Fields, R. H Fletcher, W. S Fuller, W. T. Guy, J. M. Houser, J. I. Jackson, Theo. H. Jackson, J. A. Johnson, J. E Johnson, J. H Lewis, J. A. McDuffie, J. W. Mayes, W. D. Montague, R. H. Nugen, J. A. Payne, John C Prioleau, J. B. Sewell, R. A. Shaw, J. McK. Syphax, G. A. Younger. W. D. Montague was chairman of the reception committee, all of whom served to the satisfaction of everybody. J. M. Houser and W. H. Lester were chairmen, respectively, of the music and A. H. floor committee and committee on order. The attendance represented the flower of Washington society, and in beauty, brilliance and number, has not been excelled in the history of the city. The Banneker Association was organized in 1885 has a membership of 225 with the following serving as officers: Aaron Russell, president; W. S. Lof t vice president; James A. Payne, financial secretary; J. McK. Syphax, recording secretary; R. H. Nugent, treasurer; Warner Hurley, chap'ain; Arthur Lucas, sergeant at arms. Board of directors, John H. Butcher, Hamilton Turley, W. C. Evans, Thomas A. Griffith. FOR FAIR PLAY. Massachusetts Club Women Pledged to Fight For Their Colored Sisters. Boston, Mass., Special.—The newspaper women of New England, at a meeting here, took decisive action on the color question the following resolution being adopted: "Resolved, That the New England Woman's Press Association instruct its delegates to the biennial meeting of the general federation of women's clubs, to be held in Los Angeles, Cal., in May, to consider, in all discussions and legislative acts of the convention, the necessity of maintaining the rights of our colored club women as of paramount importance. To this end they shall vote for reorganization on State lines, according to the Massachusetts plan, if given opportunity, or for the best substitute for this measure approved by the leaders of the State delegation at the time, preserving the unity of the State"s vote and influence by concerted action with other delegates." Thank You, Very Kindly. Editor Cooper of the Washington (D.C) Colored American is the best newspaper hustler of the age, barring no one.—Times-Speaker, Denver, Colorado. DUMAS DRAMATIC CLUB. To Present "Dessalines," A Mirror of Haiti's Natal Period—Messrs. Cardozo and Bai'ey Preparing the Details. The Dumas Dramatic Club, of Washi- gton, D. C., managed by Mr. F. L. Cardozo, Jr., and directed by Prof. Parker N. Bailey, will present an elaborate military drama "Dessalines," Friday. April 25. Mr. Nathaniel Guy as "Dessalines," the leader of the slaves of Haiti, is quite talented and will execute the part in a masterly way. A striking feature will be the role of "Rigaud," the French general, to be played by Miss Grace Storum. The role is difficult even for a man but there is no doubt that Miss Storum will admirably present it. Miss Ottie Brooks is already a favorite with the Washington public and will by no means lose in popularity by presenting the sweet, charming role of a creole maiden placed in many trying positions. Messrs. Hassie Miller and Allen Levy furnish the fun of the evening in a most natural and pleasing manner. Others of the club who will contribute much to the success are: Miss R. Guy, Messrs. Ferguson, Grasty, Radford Davis, slaves and attendants. The drama is the most pretentious ever presented by our local talent, the setting being military is therefore somewhat thrilling, abounds in race feeling and sentiments, and portrays vividly the overthrow of the French power and the establishment of the Black Republic of Haiti. A few of the features will be a duel between "Dessalines" (Mr. Guy) and "Rigaud" (Miss Storum) and a realistic portrayal of the worship of Cabala by the ignorant of the interior of the island. The creole maiden is about to be sacrificed by these heathen but is rescued in time. Also a view of the plantation life and the feeling between overseer and slave. The club will appear in Baltimore, May 2d. The colored people of Washington, recognizing the appropriateness of bringing forward the productions of men of African origin, are showing an enthusiastic interest in this event. "Dessalines" was written by a colored American of Texas. The house will doubtless be packed. (See notice in COLORED AMERICAN later.) MAINE MAN MISTAKEN. Continued From 1nd Page. by Northern white men elected by the ballots of their former slaves. If Mr. Littlefield can show that the pilgrim fathers and the Jamestown settlers made a mistake in arming the Negro and sending him to do battle for the independence of this glorious country; if he can prove that President Lincoln and the party of freedom made a mistake in enlisting the Negro to fight for the restoration and the perpetuation of the Union, because, forsooth, he was uncivilized—then, and not until then, can I concede his allegations. Finally, what has the Negro done since he was enfranchised to show his lack of civilization? The Southerner says that the Negro showed himself unfitted for the ballot in that he voted against him and in favor of the Republican ticket at every election. Surely Mr. Littlefield did not intend to indorse this; and yet in effect he goes beyond it in support of the Southerners' contention. Sitting as a reviewing judge, to reverse a verdict rendered by a jury of learned statesmen who heard the evidence and saw the witnesses testify in the case over thirty years ago, Representative Littlefield should have stronger testimony than the declarations of interested parties. The Southern white man acted as he did to regain political control. He does not say that the enfranchised Negro was not civilized, and yet he laughs in his sleeve and reaps all the benefits to be derived from such statements emanating from the Negro's Northern friends, whereby he justifies all past and future wrongs that may be inflicted upon this defenseless people. R. S. SMITH. $8,000 in Tuskegee's Bank. The total deposits of the Tuskegee Institute Bank, in which the students and teachers deposit their savings, aggregate: $8,000. HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS THE M'KINLEY HOUSE, 489 Missouri Ave. Near 6 St. First-class accommodations for all. An up-to-date Hotel for colored people. Rooms neatly furnished, linens clean, and prices within reach of all. Meals and Lunches served at all hours. The PORTER : HOUSE ; CAFE 103 6th St., N. W. Wines, Liquors and Cigars.—A full line of the choicest liquors, the best brands of cigars and the coolest beer in Washington. BROWN & SMITH, Proprietors. --- W. M. DRURY'S RESTAURANT 1100 20th St., corner L. N. W. Washington, D. O. HOTEL CLYDE, 475 MISSOURI AVE, N.W. First-Class Accomodations For Ladies and Gentlemen. Hot and Cold Baths. MRS. ALICE E. HALL, Proprietress. Good board, steam heat and electric bells. Home comforts, moderate prices. 311 Pa. Av., n. w., Washington, D. C. Fine wines, liquors, cigars and Tobacco. JACK M. RYAN, PROP. The Woodson House First-class, newly furnished and decorated, unurpassed cuisine, convenient to all cars. Only alf square from Pennsylvania Epot. HENRY WOODSON, Proprietor. FINE WINES OLD WHIRKEY AND BRANNDIES Liquors of all kinds, Choice Cigars. PHILADELPHIA HOUSE. M. F. CARROLL, Prop. Restaurant and Saloon 348 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W. Washington, D. C. Meals to Order. Everything First Class. Billiard and Pool Parlors Attached. SMITH CAFE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN'S DINING ROOM. Board by the Day or Week. A. M. SMITH, 479 Missouri Ave. Prop. ```markdown ``` A KENTUCKY GENIUS. Stephen Bell's Rise to an Enviable Prominence-Pedagogue,"Public Official and Fraternity Chieftain. "Give me a man that is not passion's slave and I will wear him in my heart's core, yea, in my heart of hearts, as I do thee. For thou hast been one who in suffering all, has suffered nothing; a man that fortune's buffets and rewards, hast taken with equal thanks. And blessed are those whose blood and judgment are so well commingled that they are not a pipe for fortune's finger to sound what stop she please." These thoughts occur to us when contemplating the promising life of Mr. Stephen Bell, upon whom all who know him, look with love and admiration. On October the 9th, 1868, in the metropolis of the State of Kentucky, the subject of our sketch first opened his eyes upon the light and glory of this world. Born of humble, honest, respectable and industrious parentage, Mr. Bell had to endure, through his scholastic period, the ordinary privations and sacrifices incident to "The slow rise of worth by poverty depressed;" but with unconquerable resolution, invincible will and unflagging courage, he fought his way, from comparative obscurity, over appalling obstacles, against overwhelming odds, to the serene heights of mental, moral and financial importance, that have made his name known, respected and praised throughout the length and breadth of his native State. In his early days at school, he was of quick mettle and gave unmistakable evidence of that mental acumen which in youth, ever foreshadows a splendid intellectual equipment which needs only years of maturity to enable it to blossom into a perfect flower. The writer of this article had occasion for many years to study Mr. Bell's character, his habits of thought and to ascertain something of their modus-operandi. Mr. Bell was analytical and positive in his mode of thought; he sought to know the why and wherefore of things. His mother had dowered him with imagination and the higher qualities of the soul beyond all her other children. His genius was distinctly mathematical. He had in a wonderful degree, the faculty of calculation. Many a time I have seen him dispose of a difficult proposition in algebra, geometry or trigonometry with the most astounding facility—almost by intuition, and apparently unconscious of the perplexities it offered to others. His original method of demonstrating the Pythagorean Theorem, and his unique mode of showing the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle have challenged the admiration of scholars far and near. To my mind, the wonderful intellectual advancement of the Negro race, in the short period of freedom, has never been satisfactorily explained by the ordinary time honored hypothesis generally assumed; and when the true history of the development of human intellect shall have been written, it will be found that the sciences of algebra, astronomy, geometry, chemistry and theology had their origin among a black race of men, on the banks of the Nile, the Niger, the Tigris-Euphrates and on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. This race had its dark ages and is now entering upon its renaissance. The mind of man, by lying fallow for centuries, gathers strength and out of this desire for knowledge, this thirst of the mind, this hunger of the soul, genius is necessarily born. In this way we can rationally account for the extraordinary intelligence of such men as Stephen Bell. We can see why they have such a broad, intellectual horizon and why above their heads such a mental sky. Upon Mr. Bell's graduation from the Central High School he at once entered upon the serious business of life. In 1887 he began teaching school and taught until 1890. In October, 1890, he went to Philadelphia, Pa., and opened a cafe at 1213 Lombard street. The mathematicians around the neighborhood of the Pennsylvania University interested him more than his business, and he sold it out and took a brief course in his favorite study. He then returned to his native city and resumed his duties as a teacher which he continued to discharge for ten years. In politics Mr. Bell is a Republican and THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. C. J. U. MR STEPHEN BELL. has been active and powerful in the councils of the local organization. He founded the Young Men's Republican Club and took it to Canton in 1896. In that memorable campaign of education, Mr. Bell had the superintendence of the distribution of literature in this part of the political vineyard, and he saw to it that the humblest citizen, in the meanest cottage had opportunity to read and discuss the issues of that great monetary controversy. He was a delegate to the State convention that nominated Hon. W. S. Taylor for Governor. On July 6, 1898, Mr. Bell was united in the holy bonds of wedlock with Miss Nora Kincaid, of Indianapolis, Ind. Miss Kincaid was the beautiful and accomplished daughter of Anderson and Hannah Kincaid. She is a graduate of the Manual Training High School of Indianapolis, an expert stenographer and a gifted musician. Her beautiful home in West Chestnut street, Louisville, is the center of the musical, literary and social culture around the Ohio Falls. Her chief pride is in her bright little son, S. Anderson Bell, one year of age, whom she, with true maternal instinct and affection calls, "The sweetest flower that ever grew beside a human door." December 5, 1901, Mr. Bell resigned his place in the public schools, which he had so ably and honorably filled for a decade, to accept the position as Storekeeper-Gauger in the Internal Revenue Department for the Western District of Kentucky. Perhaps no man of color is so widely known in this State. His position as State Grand Secretary of the U. B. F. for four years—an order numbering thousands of our race in its membership—has brought him a most varied and extensive acquaintance. Sightly paraphrased, how apt are the remarks of Antony over the noble Brutus as applied to him: "His life was gentle, and the elements so mixed in him that nature might stand up and say to all the world, this was a man." Upon the altar of a life-long friendship that always was, and now is, and we hope ever will be beyond the reach of detraction—higher than the earthborn passions of hate and envy can strike—this characterization—a token of regard and esteem—is laid by the hand of Wm. HUNDLEY GOODALL. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cole Jr., have issued invitations to the marriage of their daughter Mamie Rachael to Mr. Joseph Taylor Porter, for Wednesday evening, April the 16th, at 137 West 53rd street, New York. Mr. and Mrs. Porter will be at home after April 19th, at 159 Spring street, Charleston, S. C. CAPTURES NEW ENGLAND. Mr Joseph H Douglass, Washington's Premier Violinist Makes a Splendid Start En Tour. Jos. H. Douglass' Concert tour through the Eastern States, began in Cambridge, Mass., last Thursday night. The Boston Guardian of that town speaks of his first concert as follows: "St. Paul's A. M. E. church, Hastings street, Cambridge, was packed to its utmost capacity with friends and admirers from far and near Thursday even- J.H.C. ing, Marsh 27, to greet Mr. Joseph Douglass, violin virtuoso, of Washington, D. C. The distinguished artist rendered three selections on the program, 'Fantasie Caprice' by Vreuxtemp; 'Austrian Airs' by Hubay; 'Gypsie Melodies' by Parasat; and so electrified his audience by the marvelous technique and execution that the clock audibly ticked away the moments, its rhythmic telling of the hour being the only sound save the grand, impressive, melodious strains of the violin. The pizza-cato, stacati and legato could scarcely be excelled by Kriesler or Paganini. The prolonged applause evinced the sincere appreciation of the audience. "Prof. Fred White, of Boston, accompanied Mr. Douglass on the piano. "The program was interspersed with selections by the Peerless Quartet, Miss Carter, Miss Kellogg, Messrs. Hamilton and Lee, Miss C. L. 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It is just the thing about now, for any frequenter of clubs or restaurants ought to be up on the etiquette of social fellowship. Shall a man be called a "crab" if he goes into a place, buys a single glass and walks out, or to be en regle (watch my French) must he ask the friend nearby to "have something," when J. Mr, Charles W. Anderson [See First Page.] perhaps neither want any more than "one round?" Many a man's inclination to be "game" has robbed his table of necessities, brought about "misunderstandings" with his landlady about room rent and often causes the breaking of important engagements. What is the right course to be pursued is the question often asked. Mr. Brown disclaimed the authorship of the aforesaid book, but he got off a good, heart-to-heart talk on the subject in this wise: As to treating, a man should use a little ordinary judgment and first consult his own interests. He is supposed to best understand his condition, and whether he can stand the pressure either physically, mentally or financially. The treating habit ought to be regulated so as to avoid embarassment and keep men from social gatherings because they cannot "hand out" for all who happen to be within range. If a gentleman wants a little refreshment he has the right to take one by himself, with a single friend, or he can blow himself to the whole house limit. Nobody should take offense or make invidious comment if a visitor prefers to manage his business to suit himself. I have been asking myself, though, continued Mr. Brown (and here Colonel Wood put on his wisest look), if there cannot be a reform in the entire treating system. The liquid part adjusts itself in the way already mentioned, but while coming to the club, instead of stopping in unknown restaurants why not treat your friend to something substantial? Why not suggest that he "take a collar with you," and would it be inappropriate for him to "get back" by inviting you to "have a pocket handkerchief on him." This idea could be carried on to include a pair of hose, a necktie, a lead pencil or a box of matches. Who has the nerve to take the lead in such an inno- THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. C. vation or revolution? and Brown gave Wash Wood a poke in the ribs—which woke him up and aroused every member from the quiet dose they had fallen into over their magazine and evening papers. It was "up to Link" and his "little book." Dr. E. D. Williston has become addicted to the epigram habit. Speaking of how long an experience is necessary to enable one to know how to live, he gets off this chunk of wisdom: "Forty is the beginning of man's golden era. At that age he is either a fool or a doctor of philosophy." A growing force in the official and social life of Washington is Mr. John C. Keelan, who with his charming little family, resides in a pretty flat in fashionable Le Droit Park. The Man-on-the-Corner first knew Mr. Keelan about 1886 (!!!) when both of us were poor, struggling youngsters, just beginning the successful careers that have since been vouchsafed to us by a merciful Providence. He was foreman of the mechanical department of the American Catholic Tribune, then published in Cincinnati by one Daniel A. Rudd, the mention of whose name, by the way, will serve as a reminder to the "crape-wearers" that they once took a deep interest in the resourceful Rudd. Keelan was a first-class printer and had an ambition beyond the little 2x4 office on the fourth floor of an elevatorless building, and it is alleged that he felt obscured by such strong counter attractions as the breerv syndicate and Bob Harlan's diamond. So he made up his mind to em- J. H. ploy Uncle Sam as his boss, and came on to Washington with a Government Printing Office appointment securely pinned to the lining of his inside pocket. He made an enviable reputation as a compositor and good fellow. He is there now, as genial and jovial as of yore, hustling up "ems" and carrying a handsome line of articles "on the side," which you may inspect if you can catch him at leisure. He is the "walking delegate" of the colored typos, and if any printer of our race is heading this way to take a case in the G. P. O., he would do well to drop a line at once to John C. Keelan. A highly useful servant of the Master who has come to us in an hour of need is the Rev. B. J. Bolding, pastor of the John Wesley A. M. E. Zion church, located on Connecticut avenue, in the very heart of the city's most aristocratic quarter. Dr. Bolding stands high in his denomination and is editor and manager of the Varick Christian Endeavorer, a bright, well-printed sheet, published as its name indicates, for the advancement of the Christian endeavor movement of the church. The paper is widely quoted, and upon its subscription list is found the names of many distinguished white men, who when paying their bill, write personal letters to Dr. Bolding, testifying their enjoyment of the scintilating thoughts he has given them. This editorship is a general office, and the confidence reposed in the young literateur by all the Bishops and the church body, show that his reputation is far from "local." He has several diplomas and three or four degrees from such colleges as Lincoln University and Livingstone, and such honorary designations as A. M., LL. D., etc., conferred upon him by these institutions wholly unsolicited, are worn without the pomposity and haughty egotism that have made so many smart preachers their own worst enemy. He is a linguist and can translate at sight Greek, Latin, Hebrew and knows sacred and profane history by heart. It is hoped that Dr. Bolding will abide with us a long time. Our pulpits cannot get too many divines who practice common sense methods and who respect the cloth they have vowed to uphold. It is no small honor to be the head of an organization known the country over as a director of public sentiment and to the sessions of which the masses look forward with an eagerness that increases with the years. Such an organization is the Second Baptist Lyceum of this city, and the president is Mr. Samuel E. Lacy, a young man of energy, force of character and "stickability." He is a graduate of the High School, a notary public and has spent much of his time as an industrious attache of the city post office, the office of Recorder of Deeds under Tavlor and Cheatham, and in the District building. He is the son of Detective Sergeant Henry Lacy, conceded to have no peer as a sleuth in the land. President Lacy has for several years been one of the most active and devoted workers in the Afro-American Council, serving as financial secretary of that body, and represented the Second Baptist Lyceum at the National Council held in Philadelphia last year. In addition to Mr. Lacy's above record he is a vital force in the directorship of the Pen and Pencil Club and the Banneker Relief Association. Mr. Lacy never travels with a brass band to attract attention, nor does he exploit his own labors and achievements, being content to accept the rewards that come after patient and diligent effort has revealed his worth to the people. Mr. Lacy's administration at the Lyceum is being warmly commended, and in giving him the support evidenced by packed houses each Sunday and liberal collections the Negro shows a correct conception of the value of co-operation and unity. A great trouble with the Negro is his tendency to "overdo" things. Now, isn't it a fact that we are inclined to eat too much, sleep too much, talk too much J. President Samuel E Lacy and too loud, sing too much and inopportunely, and meddle too much in matters that do not concern us? Our Mr. R. W. Thompson, who writes "pieces" for THE COLORED AMERICAN, lays no pretentions to being an orator, race leader or adviser of the masses, but the past week seems to have been his "busy season" on the platform. At the last meeting of the Pen and Pencil Club, Thursday evening of last week, he discussed "Negro Newspapers," pointing out the vital importance of these moulders of public sentiment and described some of the drawbacks that militated against the presentation of an ideal journal. He referred to the vast potentiality for racial good that resided Continued on 5th Page. BLACK SKIN REMOVER REGISTERED IN PATENT OFFICE U.S. BEFORE AFTER A.Wonderful Face Bleach both in a box for $1, or three boxes for $2. Guaranteed to do what we say and to be the "best in the world." One box is all that is required if us$d as directed. A WONDERFUL FACE BLEACH A PEACH-LIKE complexion obtained if used or directed. Will turn the skin of a black or brown person four or five shades lighter, and a mulatto person perfectly white. In forty-eight hours a shade or two will be noticeable. It does not turn the skin in spots but bleaches out white, the skin remaining beautiful without continual use. 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CHASE, Recital will begin promptly at 8 p.m. Admission 25cts' Children 15cts' 6 ————— A THEATRICAL CIRCUIT, Wise Plan of Chappeile Brothers—Ben Hunn’s Capital Counsel as toHow Ghe Negro Actor May Return to Favor- Tampa, tlorida, Special—In reading the theatrical press for the past four weeks I have noticed several articles concerning the old time performers. I, myself, having been on the stage for the past twenty years am desirous of mak- ing a few remarks which may prove profitable to some of our intelligent tal- ent. Once upon a time a colored per- former could get more engagements than he or she could fulfill, at a decent salary. What I call a decent salary is $50 per week; but now things have changed greatly and the change has gone directly against the Negro performer. Now some of them have noticed it, but have Ny a - ! al \ ij et y \ WA. S Z)) wa = 3 | es \ \ = TAN N Y 7 16 PORE eT*COLE. never thought enough of the situation to write an article and send it to the press where it would meet the eye of Negro performers in general, so that all might be able to see what an unprotected po- sition they are placed in. The time has come now with the white managers that Bill Blivens and John Doe are just as good as Billy Kersands, Ernest Hogan or any other of our representative col- ored performers. The cause is that there are so many would-be performers in the business that the white managers look at us as Hogan said in his great coon song, “All Coon Actors look alike to them.” Today a first-class Negro per- former has to work for $10 or $15 per week, when he should demand and re- ceive at least $25 to $50 per week. I dare say that you can go to New York, Chicago, St. Louis and a few other prin- cipal cities and find good performers on their uppers because they have nothing to do. In passing the streets the white managers will say “That fellow is one of the best Negro comedians in the busi- ness,” but he will never give him an engagement. There is only one way to remedy the situation and that is for the Negro ac- tor to put himself in demand again. The question arises, what can he dq to get in demand again? First of all, he must act upon principal, and when he gets an engagement fill it with credit to him- self and the profession. The last and the most important is to support the col- ored managers. Failure to do this is one of the great mistakes the colored per- formers make when working for a col- ored manager. If he doesn’t run the show to suit the average performer, he will find some fault and put up some trifling excuse and quit. He then goes away and “knocks” the manager and the show. It is a very peculiar thing to say but it is a fact that nine out of every ten among the colored Thespians will “knock” a colored manager. Some of them go so far as to “hammer” a snan whom theydo not even know. They appear not to understand that they are reducing themselves to a low. ebb in their bread-winning chances. I know-of a-great many good performers today that cannot get any work just for such un- wise conduct. I am now filling an engagement down in Tampa, Florida, at the Buckingham Theatre, with Chappelle Bros. who have the full contro! of the vaudeville business in the State of Florida and this part gf the country. The credit is all THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. C. due to the energy and pluck of Mr. Pat Chappelle. . Now this particular gentle- man has been “knocked” hundreds of times by persons who have never met him. I dare say that he has and is now doing more good for the Negro perform- ers than any other manager in the busi- ness. He has more people working at the Buckingham Theatre here in Tampa at present than there is in any of the traveling shows on the road. The Chap- pelle Brothers have decided to establish a circuit, which includes Savannah, Jacksonville and Tampa and they will be able to give from twelve to twenty- four weeks’ employment to at least sev- enty-five actors and musicians. If there were several other colored managers who could work one-half as many, you would see the colored performer come into demand again. I have been in the land of flowers for five weeks and ever since I have been here all on the rolls are paid off every Wednesday at 12 o'clock. Each performer comes up and signs the receipt book, and the secretary hands him his envelope. He or she goes off with a smile, of course. The Chappelle Bros.’ circuit can not pay the salaries that are paid by Keith, Proctor and Orpheum circuits, but if the average performer will figure the differ- ence in the length of the engagement, he will readily see that he makes just as much on the Chappelle circuit as on any of the others. I take the time to write the above article for the benefit of the colored per- formers and if they will read it carefully and govern themselves accordingly, they will soon find beneficial results. This is <a 2 ax Y, WH o> GF | | } Vi) UP e BERT WILLIAMS, Of Williams and Walker. my first time this far South and I am sorry I did not find this field before. Thanking you, Mr. Editor, for the above space, I remain, Respectfully, BEN HUNN. BAFTIST FOREIGN MISSIONS The Easter rally of the Baptists of the country for the benefit of the Foreign Mission .vork was a gratifying success, and the capable and self-sacrificing cor- responding secretary, Rev. L. G. Jordan is greatly encouraged thereby. How- ever, on account of the inclement weather and other hindrances, quite a number of pastors and superintendents failed to get in their offering. These Christian leaders and teachers owe it to themselves and the Master to designate some other day, and thus do their share of this highly important work. 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Protesting Committee From Ministerial Union Throw New Light Upon the "Specialization" Issueat The G.A.R EDITOR COLOR AMERICANS In view of the fact that the public has been misinformed with reference to the protest against discrimination at the coming G. A. R. Encampment made by the Ministers' Union, it was decided at the last meeting, March 31, to give the facts in the case. The undersigned were appointed a special committee to enter, to the proper authorities, the unanimous protest of the Ministers' Union. The following is the protest, personally presented, March 19th, to Mr. B. H. Warner, chairman of the Executive Committee and to Mr. M. I. Weller, chairman of Committee on Public Comfort: "We, the undersigned pastors of Washington, D. C., learning through the public press that it is the intention of the J. B. REV, STERLING N. BROWN, Pastor Lincoln Memorial Congregational Temple managers of the G. A. R. Encampment to "specialize" the Colored Veteran at the coming encampment, do earnestly protest against any arrangement that indicates an invidious distinction of treatment between old soldiers simply on account of color. Unless it is the policy of the managers to have special sub-committees and special consideration for every other branch of our common humanity, let there be one for the battle-scarred, always loyal, black soldier. In memory of the heroic dead and in the name of all that is broad and noble in our great American citizenship, we ask to be accorded nothing more nor less than what is due any and every defender of the Union and flag." To this written statement we added our unompromising verbal endorsement and endeavored to show that every exigency in the case could be met by one committee rather than two; that the colored members of the Committee on Public Comfort could work from one general head and that we saw no reason for having a colored sub-committee, and, as we were credibly informed, that there had not been previously at any encampment, such a sub-committee. When it was affirmed that the plan had worked well in the case of the last inauguration, we said it was a mistake then, and that it would be a greater one now to follow the policy then taken. We contended that there should be no sub-committee for Colored Veterans, but that representative colored men should be appointed on the Committee on Public Comfort to do the work assigned them. We made no plea for any unreasonable social mingling but urged the right of Colored Veterans to a common place of registration and that no unnecessary division be encouraged. As to the personnel of our proper representation on the Committee of Public Comfort, it was suggested that the chairman, Mr. M. I. Weller, call about him ten leading colored men whom he might select and let them advise with him about the whole matter. Mr. Weller said that he was a very busy man and could not take the burden of the details and so had just about planned to turn the matter over THE COLORED AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D. C. to one colored man with the understanding that he assume the entire responsibility of naming a separate Negro sub-committee of which he was to be chairman, that he, in separate quarters, manage, by the aid of his committee, the whole affair, the general chairman having, of course, the prerogative of oversight. Again we objected. First, to having any Negro sub-committee at all, and, second, to appointing any one man to be mouth and wisdom for our ninety thousand colored people of Washington. The gentlemen to whom we made our protest and appeal, gave us respectful hearing and we feel assured that they give us credit for pressing the facts as we see them, and that, too, without any personal attack or insinuation upon any one. Our argument was addressed to plans and not to men. No one can help our common cause by misrepresentation. The Ministers' Union has one single aim in its protest. It is to get the best possible treatment for our colored soldiers. There is too much at stake for any quibbling among ourselves for personal gain or glory. The statement made that we reflected upon the inaugural sub-committee by saying that it had been packed with "boot-blacks" and the "scum of the city" is absolutely false and we regret that any one should have deemed it necessary to have associated such opprobrious terms with the gentlemen who composed the inaugural sub-committee and the posing martyrs will hardly receive much help or comfort from such misrepresentation. We sincerely deplore the introducing of personalities to buttress a position unworthy in race loyalty and logically untenable. After mutual conference, the chairman of public comfort requested us to send him the names of thirty representative colored citizens to be appointed by him regular members of the Committee on Public Comfort, at the same time assuring us that he would gladly acquiesce in any reasonable and practicable plan that would be satisfactory to all concerned. The following names were sent. The list speaks for itself: John F. Cook, Charles H. Shorter, John R. Francis, Wm. H. Grimshaw, L. C. Bailey, Rev. Geo. W. Lee, D. D., Whitefield McKinlay, Perry H. Carson, Daniel Murray, James L. Neill, Lewis H. Douglass, R. R. Horner, R. S. Smith, R. H. Terrell, James F. Bundy, Major Fleetwood, Major Arthur Brooks, Dr. James R. Wilder, Dr. C. W. Childs, J. D. Baltimore, Andrew F. Hilyer, Henry E. Baker, David Warner, Jesse Lawson, L. M. Hershaw, Ellis W. Brown, Thomas H. Wright, Douglass B. McCary, Dr. John C. Norwood, J. Henry Lewis. CLEVELAND PAYS TRIBUTE. The Buckeye Metropolis Extends Royal Welcome to Mrs. J. Silone Yates Cleveland, Ohio, Special.—Mrs. Josephine S. Yates, president of the National Association of Colored Women, received a most flattering welcome during her recent visit to Cleveland. In response to an invitation extended to her by the city federation of clubs, Mrs. Yates delivered a very scholarly address at St. John's A. M. E. Church Tuesday evening, March 25, subject: "Woman as a Factor in the Solution of Race Problems." She was greeted by a large and cultured audience. Mrs. Carrie W. Clifford, the State president, in her address of welcome, dwelt glowingly upon the nobility of character and the many accomplishments of the noble woman they had thus gathered to honor. Mrs. Yates was attentively listened to throughout her lecture, speaking for more than an hour. Many took the opportunity during the informal reception that followed, of expressing to Mrs. Yates their appreciation of her excellent paper. On Wednesday afternoon from 3 to 6 p. m., a reception was tendered Mrs. Yates in the parlors of Woodliffe Hall by the ten Cleveland clubs, Miss Ida Brown being city president. Only club women were invited, and the "heart to heart talk" given at this time was one of the happiest events. The rooms were NO matter what you may buy in the way of furniture—QUALITY should have your careful consideration. We protect you in this matter by selling none but reliable values, that are personally guaranteed by us for durability. Our credit prices are as low as honest qualities can be bought for anywhere and we are always ready to arrange payments to suit your convenience—weekly or monthly. Our new Matting stock is larger and better selected than you will find elsewhere. It is made up of qualities that wear almost as well as carpet. We cut, fit and tack all mattings down free of cost. The new Go-Carts and Carriages comprise the newest and daintiest patterns. You are welcome to a choice of them on credit—no notes—no interest. Furniture for every room in your house. Peter Grogan, 817-819-821-823 SEVENTH ST. N.W. Between H and I Streets. A woman resting in a wicker chair. RECLINING, ADJUSTABLE AND INVALID CHAIRS AND COUCHES. Manufacturing Dealer in Fine Grade Window Shades And Upholstering (Storage.) 1710 14th St., N W. 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SATURDAY, APRIL 12 1902. —_—_—_——hss— THE CAPITAL SAVINGS BANK, The absorbing topic of the week hag hovered about the affairs of the Capi. tal Savings Bank and its reported re* lations with the Industrial Building and Loan Association. A temporary flurry was set on feot among the bank’s many depositors by a rumor that the institution was embarrassed, if not insolvent. The sensation grew out of a suit fer the appointment of a receiver, brought by one Daniel Jor- dan, who alleged that a sum of $110 was due him and unpaid. The renre- sentation was made that the building association and the bank were identi- cal concerns and therefore jointly lia- ble. Hence, his application for an ac- counting. The breeze blew over as soon as it developed that the bank and associa- tion were in no way connected, and that the com>lainant had not so much as made a demand upon the bank for the amount, alleged to be due him by the Association. An authoritative statement to this effect, given out by the bank’s directors, through Secretary Robert H. Terrell, has quietedall fears as to the bank’s stability and the nor mal condition of absolute confidence has been restored. As a matter of fact, the Capital Sav- ings Bank is one of the staunchest fi- nancial concerns in the country, and for fifteen years has stood here, a proud object lesson to all the people of the business capacity of the Negro rece. It is conducted on legitimate lines by men of experience, wealth, se- cial standing and recognized integrity. It weathered the depression of 1893 without a quaver, and won the admira- tion of Washington’s heaviest finan- eiers, It is unfortunate that the institution should be drawn into a matter with which it had nothing to do, and the in- eident emphasizes the caution with which a Negrocomplainant should pro- ceed when the honor of reputable race men is at stake and the lite of a stand - ard business hangs in the balance. A chance blow, even, may wreck not only one establishment may preclude the building up of another. Capital is timid and confidence is toa bank what veracity is to a citizen, what virtue is toa woman. Itis all in all. Ourchil- dren’s interests are bound up in the record we make from day to day. He, who, without warrant, destroys confidence, commits a crime against the race. We are glad the situation has been clarified und believe that out of the test the _»nk will emerge more deeply intrenched than ever in the good will of .uoughtful people. Don't get eécited—the cool head is always the easy winner, EDUCATE THE POOR WHITES. We are giad to note the hearty co- operation of so able a contemporary as the New York Age in our plea for the education ofthe peor whites of the South. [t is a crying necessity, and national sympathy should go out to the labors of the General Educational Board, formed the purpose of blotting out illiteracy wherever found, The -broad-minded men on this Board are aware that crime, mob violence and racial friction are the natural out- growths of ignorance. There can be no differentiation along color lines be- tween the uneducated masses. The ig- nerant lower strata in any state, no matter what the race, will clash, early and often, forintelligence is essential to generosity of judgment and to that calm, tolerant demeanor that settles trouble by other than physical force. | The betterelement of whites and blacks live in amity and concord—the result of seholarship and spiritual elevation. So, it is easy to be seen, that in any scheme for the reduction of illiterecy, the white ma. must be considered in just as serious a vein as the black. At the ballot box both should be required to establish identica! qualifications. Get money and buy land. LLGHT WANTED. What is everybody’s business is no* body’s business Every day the asso: ciated press sends out reports of one or more lynchings, in which the victim or victims are invariably Negroes The usual crime is alleged or an aggravat* ed case of murder. The evidence is all one-sided. Are the allegations true as stated? How do we know? The white man controls the press, and he justifies his own acts. Why does not some preacher or teacher on the sever- al scenes of violence write us the facts? —under cover, if necessary. Names are required, not for publication but as a guarantee of good faith: The Negro will continue to be outraged and assas~ sinated at will unlesss somebody, who is in 8 position to know, exposes trick: ery and treason to the public view, Win by brain and your victory is clin hed, | SMITH VS, LITTLEFLELD, Lawyer R. 8. Smith gets at the ker- nel of the race problem and the true inwardness of the attitude of whites of Littlefield stripe in his terse and calm- ly-put argument, found elsewhere in this issue. The man from Mame has incubated a fine mass of theories and arranges them plausibly, but Mr. Smith has a larger assortment of his- torical facts that are too stubborn to be cast aside. We hope to hear a revised report from this orator from far New England, sho can pot be expected to know as much about the Negro prob- lem as a Negro trem Florida. Pass the Crumpacker bill. An in vestigation never harms a square man, aS We have no doubt that Bishop Vot- ter will go South when he gets good and ready. The Negroesare the cornerstone of produetion in the South and they are entitled to tair play. Senator Hanna aays he has no desire to be ‘it’ in 1904, and hopes his friends will drop the subject. Maybe Now that Cambridge. Md., has managed to get a colored doctor in town, anxiety is felt because there is no undertaker to pair off with him, The anti-Negro speech of Little field, of Maine, gives too much pleas‘ ure to papers of the Raleigh News and Otserver and Atlanta Constitution stripe. The South is always glad to hear of a lynching in the North. One can im: lagine himself intensely respectable by comparing himself with some one who is, at least, no better. Mr. Littlefield, like many other mis- guided statesmen, points out the dan: ger of a suffrage embracing illiterates, without taking up the cudgel against it through national aid to education. EEE Prof. Kelly Miller thinks that George Washington and Theodore Roosevelt, the first pres‘dent and the lest, were and are America’s two best exemplars of “the strenuous life,” and high mor' al courage. Just name what you want Professor. Attention is called to the new and significant facts concerning the Negro in the ablespeech delivered a few nights ago in New York by Mr. Charles W. Anderson. Note also the solvent influence he finds in the “cos: mopolitan spirit.” The students at the Columbian Uni versity (white) have been showing the splendid results of their intellectual training by debating “Should the 15th Amendment be Repealed?” It is a re— hef to know that they struggled sue: cessfully to a negative conclusion, We are not wasting any maudlin sym: pathy on the poor whites of the South, for they ought to be well supplied with friends, but there should be a stronger effurt made to teach them the element: ary principles of American civilization how preserve law and order, and how to work. Some editors who are eternally after Mr. Washington about advising Ne* groes to seek work on farms ought to remember that a great many leaders of distinction got their etart in agricul- ture, Abraham Lincoln was not a city man, and Cincinnatus was plowing when called to military honors. Mr, Washington does not insist that any body shall go on farms who ean do better elsewhere. Rev. E. H. McDonald, of Bethany Baptist church, Syracuse, N. Y., says that of the 3,500 Wegroes in that city only 200 are church members. Witb- out reflecting unduly upon the vera- city of the reverend gentleman we don’t believe the statement. No clas, of people are more devoted to the church than Wegroes, and such a ow per cent. of membership in so large g total is away out of reason. Take a recount, Brother McDonald. __ The cordial reception of Booker ‘, Washington, in New York before and during Prince Henry's visit, and the hearty greetings bestowed by the most cultured Caucasians of the country up. on Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, Mrs x Bilone Yates, Mr Joseph H. Douglass ‘Miss Henrietta Vinton Davis, Mra, Julia Mason Layton, Mr H, T. Bar. leigh and many other Afro Americans of like prominence, are encouraging indications that the nation is awaken: ing to our worth asa people. Let us look up. There is hope ahead. There is a bright side to every dark subject. The splendid success attained by the Charity Ball Friday evening of last week is an evidence of what can be accomplished when harmony prevails, A cosmopolitan ball or entertainment can be given with the same success in this city, providing the right men are put at its head. The race in Washing. ‘ton is afflicted with toomany of the “If ‘I can’t you shan’t” element, who usu- ally desire torule or ruin Too muck credit cannot be given to Dr. W.§, Totton and his associates for the mana. ‘gement of the Charity Ball which has contributed so generously to the chari- ties in this city. FROM GEORGIA’S CAPITAL, | Atlanta, Ga., Special—One of the | Most useful women of the race ie Mrs, George Burch. She has an interesting family and is a great admirer of The Colored American. She is joined in ‘this respect by Mr. 1. E. Cox, who owns one of the most beautiful houses in ‘the city. The anniversary of Rev. E, ‘R. Carter’s pastorate at briendship Baptist church began Monday and will last a week- He is one of Atlanta’s most popular divines. Messrs. J £. Moore and R, U. Chears stand among the finest of our tonsorialists. Mr. Moses Brasley of New Orieans is in the city attending U. 8. Circuit Court. Messrs. Johnson ard Mslone, Jawyers, won & signal victory last week in the United States Circuit Court. The first German of aseries to be given wai danced at Odd Fellows Hall last Friday night with a large attendance. Mrs. Smith Boyce is one of our foremost women and iss true race lover. The Colored American is always on file at Captain Moses Bentley’s barber shop. His customers are all white, yet some of them read it with interest. The Afro-American Clab, compozed of working girls, was organized recent" ly. Hon. Smith W. Easley, Jr., stands head and shouldeis with any of our citizens on the matter of intellect. We are proud of him, The ladies of the Atlanta Kindergarten Association are doings good work and should be helped. Rev. Dr. Rush of Lloyd S-reet church, bas been a power for good in the city and is beloved by, all. Your correspondent is in receipt of a letter from Col. A E Back, U. 8 Minister to Japan. Col. Buck was always 4 true and tried republican and friend of the colored man. ~ At the conclusion of last Sunday's aniversary exercises at Second Baptiet Lyceum, on which occasion Ex:Presi* dent R. W. Thompson delivered the principal address, s neat, unprece dented compliment was paid him. In lien of the aéual vote of thanks, the large audience arose en masse and gave —— enthuetastic Obautaugua 5 "TILL DEATH DO US PART," Beautiful Wedding of Miss Songow and Mr. Williams--The Aeolian Mandolin and Guitar Club Given Freedom of The Quaker City. Philadelphia, Pa., Special—Cupid has indeed been busy this season and selecting as its actors some of the most prominent persons in our city. This was manifested when on last Monday, March 81st Miss Julia Songow was joined in wedlock to Mr. James Williams. The St. Thomas P. E. church on 12th street above Locust never witnessed a more beautiful spectacle, when at 4 p.m. the bridal party marched up the isle to the tuneful air of Lohengrin's march, played by Mr. Stanley Gilbert. Before their entrance the choir sang "The Voice That Breathed O'er Eden," and as the bride elect proceeded to the altar, rendered "O Perfect Love." The church was crowded and many were turned away. The place was beautifully decorated in palms and flowers and that together with the beautiful gowns of the ladies, presented a scene long to be remembered. The bride was attired in a gown of heavy white satin, trimmed with rare old family lace, her tulle veil being held in place by a wreath of orange blossoms. She carried a large bouquet of orchids, and lilies of the valley. The bridesmaids wore white organdies over pink silk, with large pink hats. Miss Mary Sheppard, of Washington, was maid of honor, and Misses Charlotte Berard of Annapolis, Marie Roland and Suzanne Cowdery of this city were bridesmaids. The best man was ex-councilman Henry S. Martin, and the ushers were Messrs. Andrew Williams, Andrew Stevens, Martin Cowdery, Jr. and Prof. E. A. Bouchett. The flower girls were little Irene Baxter, niece of the bride and Lydia Forbes. The Rev. George McGuire, rector of the church, performed the ceremony. The scene was indeed beautiful and was witnessed by Philadelphia's best and many out of town visitors. The contracting parties are both well known in the social circles of this city and elsewhere. Miss Singow is a graduate of the Institute of Colored Youth and has for years been a teacher in the Joseph E. Hull public school of Germantown. Mr. Williams is also a graduate of the same institute, and after teaching in Louisville, Ky. for some years, returned home and entered the business of his father, Carter Williams, and is now one of the firm. Miss Songow presented her maids with gold lockets with her photograph and those of her flower girls; the groom presented his attendants with gold scarf pins, wish bone shapes. Mr. and Mrs Williams spent their honeymoon in Greater New York, after which they returned to the city and received at their home on S. 15th street on last Sunday afternoon. The house is a fine three story green stone building, nicely arranged and every room is furnished most handsomely. They were congratulated by hundreds of friends, upon such a fine start in life and wish for them continued blessings of a marriage life. Among the visitors of last week were: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dorsey, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Pryor, of Jersey City; Messrs. Richard Moore, Wm. White, Royal Rutledge, J. Howard Braxton, Leon Gray, John Nail, Jr., Mrs. Wm. H Smith, Misses Kate Smith, Imogen Howard, of New York; Mr. Ed Van Vranken, of Albany, New York; Miss Beatrice Bradford, Baltimore; Prof Thomas Owens and Miss M. Gregory, of Bordentown, New Jersey; Misses Lucy Moten. Bertha Howard, Nettie Langston, Mesdames John Griffin, Hau-er. Messrs. Robert Harlan, James and Harry Johnson, Dr. Wormey, all of Washington, D.C. The Natatorium Hall on South Broad street was the scene on Easter Monday night, of one of the most brilliant social events of the season. The occasion was a grand ball given by the bachelors. The affair was one long to be remembered, for the beautiful costumes of the ladies and the gallantry of the gentlemen, brought one nearer the scene of this life where there is only joy and beauty. The music was enchanting and the belles and beaute tripped the light fantastic until the wee hour of the morning, when all turned towards their homes vowing that this ball would long be remembered by all present. The train rolled in and one coach contained a merry crowd of earnest and happy workers. Yes, it was from Washington, and the Aeolian Mandolin and Guitar Club filled the coach. At Philadelphia it was, at the auditorium there, and they looked like queens in a book that night, for the hall was crowded and the maids were merry and the music that came forth from their instruments made a lasting impression upon the minds of the audience. The hall was crowded and when the program started the voices were hushed and the murmur ceased, for the people were pleased with such fine music. The club played well and their leader deserves credit for such talent displayed by the young people of the club Mr. Fossett's solo was well applauded and Mr. Clarence White's selections held the audience spell-bound, and as he "put some rosum on the bow, set a pine box on de table, mounted it and let huh go. He's a fiddlah, now" I tell you an' he made dat fiddle ring. The audience was certainly pleased with with the guitar solo, by Mr. Clarence Jackson. An intelligent crowd of young people coming before an audience and playing as they did, shall some day receive a welcome into that auditorium beyond, where they can continue to play on to the glory of Him who has taught us to play. The club was entertained by the Treble Clef on Saturday night at the home of Miss Saunders. They left for Washington on Sunday evening amid a crowd of Philadelphiaians who came to bid them good bye, and hated to see them go after entertaining them so nicely during their short stay. There was a large crowd at the station and as the train ro led off the persons on the platform began singing a farewell song to their friends. It is hoped that this club will return soon to Philadelphia where it is welcome, yea, thrice welcome. Last Sunday was gala day at Cherry Street Baptist church, in the morning the pastor, the Rev. Wm. Creditt, preached a fine sermon, after which he baptised some fifteen persons, presenting a beautiful scene as all were young people. The church was packed and in the afternoon communion was served and some fifty persons were given the hand of fellowship. Dr. Creditt is doing a great work among the Ph ladelphia Baptist. Miss Bertha Howard of Washington, D C. was the guest of Mr. and Jos. Allen last Sunday. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. Outrageous Discrimination on Part of Animals Perhaps Due to Absorption of Local Prejudice. Things are going from bad to worse. It is bad enough in all conscience to be refused service and accommodation in public places and such but when we are discriminated against by members of the lower animal kingdom it is time to call a halt. A resident—white, of course—of Connecticut avenue, owns a dog, a small, yellow dog at that, which invariably rushes out and frantically barks at and otherwise insults every passer who has sufficient Negro blood in his veins to show that he is colored. And also a one-horse coal dealer who preys upon the residents of South Washington keeps a mule for the purpose of hauling to his victims the short weight loads of slate he sells them, and even this mule—this string-haltered, sprung-kneed, one-eyed, raw-boned, dad blasted mule—has the nerve to draw the color line. His owner employs two colored men in his business, one very light and the other very dark, and while the former can handle and drive the mule with impunity the other man cannot go near the animal without its attempting to bite or kick him, and if he tries to drive it to the cart it balks and absolutely refuses to budge until the other man takes charge. Now this condition of affairs is intolerable and if no relief can be afforded under the existing police regulations the commissioners should be petitioned to at once take steps to so modify the stat- CONGRESSMAN ALDRICH Uses Peruna in His Family With Very Great Success. CONGRESSMAN WILLIAM F. ALDRICH, OF ALDRICH, ALA. Congressman William F. Aldrich, of Aldrich, Ala., in a recent letter to the Peruna Medicine Company, written from Washington, D.C., speaks of their great tonic and catarrh cure in the following words: "This is to certify that Peruna, manufactured by The Peruna Medicine Co., of Columbus, Ohio, has been used in my family with success. It is a fine tonic and will build up a depleted system rapidly. I can recommend it to those who need a safe, reliable medicine for debility." Address The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, Ohio, for a free copy of "Summer Catarrh," which treats on the phases of catarrh peculiar to hotweather, and contains Dr. Hartman's experience of fifty years in the treatment of these diseases. utes that all of the citizens of Washington regardless of color shall have their inalienable rights preserved them. An Educator Goes South President Magnus L. Robinson of the William McKinley Normal and Industrial School, Alexandria, Va., left last Saturday for Charleston, S. C. He stopped off at Columbia to be the guest of Dr. C. C. Johnson. After inspecting the Negro exhibit at Charleston Mr. Robinson will put in about ten days of observation work, studying methods for introduction in his school curriculum. His itinerary will include Charlotte, Raleigh, Wilmington, Savannah, Atlanta and possibly Tuskegee. Metropolitan Song Service One of the very best song services of the entire series was that given Easter Sunday evening by the choir of Metropolitan A. M. E. church, under the direction of Prof. John T. Layton. Several new solo artists were introduced and they, together with the standard favorites and chorus members, rounded out a good bill. The best concerted piece was Calvary. Messrs. Clarence E. White, William Carter and W. D. Payne, appeared to advantage. Prof. Layton has relegated some antiquated material and the improvement is strongly marked. True Reformers to Build, The True Reformers have disposed of their triangular piece of ground at Vermont avenue and R streets and purchased a larger tract at Twelfth and 9 U streets northwest. Plans are being prepared for a mammoth brick structure of four stories, in which space will be provided for the sessions of the lodges, local offices and the grocery store. A hall, ample for large affairs, conventions, balls and theatrical performances will be a feature of the building. This will be a fortunate thing for Washington and the locality easily accessible by car lines. The building will probably cost about $20,000. The Minute Men's Club The Minute Men's Club of this city which is known for its hospitality and jolly good fellowship, was tendered a grand stag party by their genial secretary, Mr. Joseph D. Lawson, at his residence, No. 101 Keating avenue northeast, on Tuesday evening, April 1st. The club had quite an enjoyable evening, a principal feature being the many toasts that were given in honor of the club's success and prosperity. The club Savings Bank. They intend at an early has a jolly good time and embraces a thriving set of young men. Their purpose is pleasure but at the same time they take care of each other in the time of sickness and distress. They also have a snug little account with the Capital date to establish a business of some kind. The officers of the club are: H. E. Grymes, president; Henry Smith, vice-president; James Thomas, treasurer; Joseph D. Lawson, secretary; Harry F. Luckett, assistant secretary; George Brown, sergeant-at-arms; Benjamin Bond, chaplain.