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BROWN-WILSON CASE SETTLED IN CHURCH ANNUAL EMANCIPATION DANCE MAOAM COLUMBIA 3 BIG GAMES 3 AUG. 29, 30, 31st Friday and Saturday AMERICAN GIANTS of Chicago VS. MARCOS Sunday PIQUA -VS- MARCOS BROWN-WI SETTLED At a special meeting last Friday evening, Zion Baptist church took up and disposed of the case of Harry Wilson against James Brown and wife. Mr. Wilson charged these parties of separating him and his wife. The matter has been hanging fire for some time. The Deacon Board found that they could not handle the case and requested all parties to meet the church. At the regular meeting of the church last Wednesday evening James Brown and wife were present ready ANNUAL E THE FIFTH ANNUAL EMANCIPATION DANCE The Fifth Annual Emancipation dance will be held at Memorial Hall Monday, September 22nd, 1919. The committee is making preparations to make this the biggest and best event of any past public gathering held here THE DAYTON FORUM for trial with Prof. E. W. B. Curry as their attorney. Mr. Wilson failed to show up. The church set Friday evening as the date for the final hearing and all parties were notified of the same. Friday night Harry Wilson was present with his attorney, Wm. Stokes. Prof. Curry and Mr. Stokes held a private conference calling in Brown and Wilson and very soon the church was informed that the accuser, Harry Wilson, through his attorney, Wm. Stokes, moved to drop all charges filed against Jas. Brown and EMANCIPATION in this city. There will be nothing left undone by the committee for the convenience and service of all who attend. Plenty of help has been secured for the ladies' dressing room and refreshments, which will be served throughout the evening. An eight-piece double saxaphone orchestra will render the music dancing will begin promptly at 8 o'clock. The ad- wife, now before the church without prejudice. Prof. Curry seconded the motion and the church voted and passed the same. This restores all parties to the full fellowship of the church and as far as Zion church is concerned the case is settled with them. This has nothing to do with the matter pending in the court. Rev. Smith, pastor, presided with P. J. Sims, clerk, and all expressed themselves pleased as to the manner in which the case was settled. Miss Elizabeth Hawkins, who is greatly improved from her recent sickness, is now at her home at London, Ohio, enjoying the luxuries of the country. She wishes to be remembered to all friends and is planning to come to Dayton in the near future. ON DANCE mission will be 35 cents. The dance program has been so arranged that every one can take apart in it the entire evening. Come and enjoy yourself—watch the papers for further announcements. J. L. Thomas and Reynold Jackson, managers. W. M. Riggs, reporter. MOB ATTACKS SHILLADY Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Beat Up In Texas by Court Officials NEW YORK CITY, Aug. 22, 1919. The Associated Press has carried the following report from Austin, Texas, August 22, regarding the Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People: "John R. Shilladay, of New York, Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, was severely beaten in front of his hotel here today and ordered to catch the first train out of town. The beating was administered by several men following a meeting held with Negroes by Shillady. He agreed to leave town at once—Austin, Texas, August 22." The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People makes known the following facts regarding the situation in Austin, Texas, which lead to its secretary, John K. Shiflandy's visit to the capital in August: The City of Austin has one of the largest branches of the Association in Texas, numbering 316 members. Texas, indeed, has the highest membership of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People of any state of the Union, 7,046 members with 31 branches. It was, therefore, with great concern that on August 11th the National Association Secretary received a letter from P. A. Williams, president of the Austin Texas, Branch, saying that on August 9th the Deputy Sheriff had served a citation on him to appear at the Court of the Justice of Peace bringing all those papers, correspondence, etc. alonging or pertaining to the National Association for the Advancement of Closed People. He complied was interrogated for thirty minutes and dismissed. At his writing he was under the ruling of the court and could not tell us any more. Mr. Shillady, on receipt of this communication, left New York, going first to Chicago to do some work regarding the recent riots, and from here to Texas, reaching Texas Thursday. It was on Friday that the out- Standing room was at a premium Wednesday night, at Masonic hall when James Towles put on a grand musical comedy entitled, "The Gild Show." From the rising of the captain until the grand finale led by Mrs Lillian Mallory, impersonating Valerie Suratt, the audience was kept in a happy mood, and amazed at the performance of these amateur artists. A pleasing surprise was sprung on the audience when Clifford Ross, the well known comedian, appeared on the stage. Director James Towles slipped down to Cincinnati Sunday and secured the services of Mr. Ross who was playing at a house there. Other participants were Mrs. Agnes Lillard, Mrs. Edythe Nesbit West, Misses Mary Scott, Dorothy Roberts, Lillian Cole, Josephine Myers, Pauline Peyton, Anna Harris, and E. T. Banks. The entertainment was given for the benefit of the Dayton Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. MASS MEETING The public is invited to a mass meeting at Zion Baptist church Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock to determine on a policy of more complete social service. The speaker of the hour will be Mr. John M. Pollard, of the War Camp Community service chich will be a treat of great worth. A public expression will be asked and those having ideas and community purposes to suggest are earnestly requested to be present. ragous attack was made upon him. It is unnecessary for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to make the statement to the press of this country that it intends to do everything in its power to punish the offenders and to make the country ring with a knowledge of the conditions in the capital city of Texas. Only in the southern states of America could we read that a judge and Deputy Sherrif beat up a citizen visiting their city in the interest to well known Association, highly honored, of ten years standing as Association with Moorfield Storey former President of the Bar Association as its President, Major J. E. Springgar as its Treasurer, with the Governor of Minnesota as the president of one of its branches, and Senator Cooper until recently, president of another Association that has stood alway, for kindly dealing and fair play. The Association believes that the citizens of the United States fee with it profound indignation of this latest expression of mob violence. No colored man who appears to thint for himself is safe in the South and it would seem that the same is true today of any white man who has the courage to expound his cause. The Annual Report of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was put in the hands of the District Attorney, Deputy Sheriff and the Justice of the Peace in Austin. They read its chief implicated as follows: white man and women. 2. An equal chance to acquire the kind of an education that will enable the Negro everywhere wisely to use thin vote. 3. A fair trial in the courts for all crimes of which he is accused, by judges in whose election he has participated without discrimination because of race. 4. A right to sit upon the jury which passes judgment upon him. Y. M. C. A. NOTES Sergeant Needham Roberts, the Colored hero, who with Henry Johnson, killed 20 Germans and captured several others, and who was the first American soldier to be decorated by the French government for bravery in action, will speak at the college hall Friday, September 16th at 9 e'clock, under the auricles of the Fifth Street Branch Y. M. C. A. Sergeant Roberts is a native of Trenton, New Jersey, and the resident of that city presented him with a large purse upon his return to America. Captain Robert Mallory, the ranking officer of the race from this city, will preside at the lecture. Tuesday, night, September 2nd, promises to be a gala night for the boys of the Hi-Y Club. There will be a Cosed Social to which a group of girls from the Fifth street Y. W. C. A. have been invited. They will be chaperoned by the Secretaries of the Y. W. C. A. Group games will be played and refreshments served. The movies on Friday nights continue to prove an attractive feature. Each Friday night a clean Christie comedy and two reels of excellent educational films are shown. As announced through the columns of the Forum some weeks ago, the "Y" has assumed responsibility for the athletic features on Emancipation Day. Several boys and young men have entered the lists. It is hoped that more will enter. There will be a 100-yard dash, quarter mile race, hurdles, and bicycle races. Prizes will be given the winners of the various events. Mr. Robert Hall, a local boy and an athlete of excellent standing, has agreed to assist the Secretary in arranging the events. Those desiring ADVERTISERS realize quick results when using these columns to reach the people. Phone Us! Main 7696. CKS LLADY association for the People Beat Up Officials 5. Defense against lynching and burning at the hands of mobs. 6. Equal service on railroad and other public carriers. This to mean sleeping car service, dining car service Pullman service, at the same cost and upon the same terms as other passengers. 7. Equal right to the use of public parks, libraries and other community services for which he is taxed. 8. An equal chance for a livelihood in public and private employment. 9. The abolition of color-hyphenation and the substitution of "straight Americanism." The demand for equal service on railroads and public carriers they took a special exception to. They also advised discontinuance of The Crisis, they talked about social equality. In the same report, the Association, in Mr. Shillady's forceful language, makes this statement regarding social quality which it believes and for which it intends to battle to the end: "Nor should any one be led astray by the tiresome talk about 'social equality.' Social equality is a private question which may well be left to individual decision. But, the prejudices of individuals cannot be accepted as the controlling policy of a state. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is concerned primarily with public equality. America is a nation—not a private club. The privileges no less than the duties of citizenship belong of right to no separate class of the people but to all the people and to them as individuals. The constitution and the laws are for the protection of the minority and of the unpopular, no less than for the favorites of fortune, or they are of no meaning as American instruments of government." Will not the readers of this article wire or write to their Senators and Representatives expressing their indignation at the treatment accorded Mr. Shillady in Texas, and urging upon them a Congressional investigation of mob violence in the United States. to enter can either give their names to Mr. Hall or leave them at the "Y" landmarks. ONE CENT A DAY TO PAY FOR THE OLD LADIES' HOME FARM Plans for the final salvation of the Old Ladies' Home Farm have crystallized in a monstrous campaign of one penny EACH DAY for a year donated by the 15,000 race people and their friends, who will assist in this much needed enterprise. Representatives of the Home will meet the public on Sunday, August 31st, at 4:30 in the afternoon at the Community House on Pease street, and discuss this wonderful plant. Every man, woman and child is expected to be present and assist in planning to this great possibility. Things raised out there on the farm will be on display, and in the light of real concrete accomplishment will the campaign be officially launched. RACE QUESTION IS BROUGHT UP SYRACUSE, N. Y.—Aug. 27.—The New York State Federation of Labor convention was informed today by Michael Colleran that unless a change was made in the attitude of New York contractors, that city was likely to see a repetition of the race riots of Washington and Chicago. He is president of the New York organization of union plasterers and cement finishers. New York contractors, he said, had imported 300 Negro strikebreakers from the south. --- ENJOY LIFE AT CAMP Take Outings Near Wilberforce College With Y. W. C. A. Secretary When Secretary Ruth Moore, of the colored Y. W. C. A. on West Fifth street, returns home Saturday with a group of young girls who have spent the week in camp life near Wilberforce college, a summer program which has been enjoyed by nearly 40 girls of grade and high school age in the city will come to an end. Four groups in all have had a week's outing. Several rooms in the home of Mrs. Wm. Anderson were used as sleeping quarters and the girls cooked most of their meals out of doors, gathering berries and taking long hikes to points of interest. Miss Ruth Jackson, the executive secretary at the branch, took the girls back and forth. Additions to the building at Fifth and Horace streets will probably be nished by the middle of October. The work is being done under the supervision of Mr. W. L. Avery. In the meantime the summer classes have been meeting at St. Margaret's church which is less than a block away. NORTON EDWARD DENNIS GIVES SONG RECITAL Wednesday evening at McKinley M. E. church Mr. Norton E. Dennis, the noted baritone, gave a very high-class recital to an appreciative audience. Mr. Dennis has had splendid training and is the possessor of a true baritone voice that is pleasing to the ear. Roy Terry was pianist for the recital. NEW PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA TO VISIT WILSON Many Other Notables Arrive From Europe Upon Ship NEW YORK, Aug. 27.—C. D. B. King, president-elect of Liberia, the Negro republic, arrived here today on he steamship, Carmania, on his first visit to the United States. After a short stay in New York he will go to Washington to pay his respects to President Wilson. Mr. King said that a credit of $5,000,000 granted his country by the United States, which is the first loan of consequence ever negotiated by Liberia, would be used for public improvements, which would tend to make the country still more productive and create a larger import and export trade. While in this country Mr. King will address the World Christian Citizenship conference in Pittsburg in November. President Wilson and Queen Marie, of Rumania, also will be speakers. Another passenger on the Carmania was Prince Regnald de Croy, of Belgium, whose sister, Princess de Croy, was sentenced by the Germans to 10 years imprisonment for aiding prisoners to escape and served more than three years before she was release by the armistice. The prince himself escaped imprisonment on the same charge only by flight to Holland. Also on board was Lord Richard Wellesley, great-great grandson of the iron Duke. He was accompanied by Lady Wellesley and their two daughters. He was a lieutenant colonel in the royal flying corps and was the first British aviator to cross the English channel to France after war was declared. HUSTLING DONA SMITH The following parties are buyers: Mrs. Louise White, of Germantown street, bought a valuable 10-room duplex at 129 Horace street, paying cash. This is a wonderful investment Mr. Scuyler Burton, son of Rev. J. E Burton, bought a beautiful cottage, all modern, in Edgemont, paying cash Mr. Burton is a young man and other boys should take his example. Mr. Smith also sold a white woman, Mrs. Parks, a $7,000.00 property in Westwood plat; this was a cash deal. He also sold 17 lots in Crown Point to four white men. Dona is doing a wonderful business and is in great demand, being popular among the white race as well as his own race. MT. OLIVE NOTES Sunday was another day of rejoicing with us because a great big stalwart man came from the sinful world and gave God his heart. He joins us to help forward the work of Mt. Olive. We will let you know when we will baptize. It just seems like in spite of sin and Satan men will come to God. We wish that all of Dayton's hardest simmers, as we call them, would come to Mt. Olive and let our pastor reason with them. He defies any man to come and listen to four sermons and not be saved. Jesus said, "You won't come to Me for fear that I might hea' you and you would be converted." In spite of the rain we had a good service in the give- ning and a distinguished visitor. Good singing and plain, practical sermons. Some one in Dayton must take a stand for righteousness. Mrs. Tate has gone to Idlewild. Social Saturday night. Come to the fish fry. Members, we look for you Sunday. Friends, come with us an- we will do thee good. Remember we seek not yours, but you. Services—S. S., 9:30 a. m.; Preach- ing, 10:45 a. m.; B. Y. P. U., 6:30 p. m.; Preaching, 7:45 p. m. Rev. F. L. Tate, pastor. ST. PAUL A. M. E. H ZION CHURCH 10:45 a. m., preaching, Rev. Doctor Carter. 2:30 p. m., Sunday school. Tuesday night, class meeting. Thursday night, prayer meeting. Saturday night, fish fry and chicken supper. Rev. J. D. Meade, pastor. The Jolly Ten club has been organized with members and officers as follows: Mrs. Genevieve Douglas, president; Mrs. Beatrice Guinea, vice president; Mrs. Hattie Powell, secretary; Mrs. Myrtle McClung, treasurer; Mrs. Helen Harrison, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Dillard Estell, Mrs. James Redman, and Mrs. Humphrey Taylor. The first regular meeting was held at the residence of Mrs. Genevieve Douglas, 71 Horace avenue. After the business meeting a delightful afternoon was spent embroidering and crocheting. Mrs. Wilson, of St Louis, was the guest of the afternoon. At four-thirty delicious refreshments were served after which the Club adjourned. LIKE REAL SOLDIERS Boys to Get Military Training in Summer Camp. War Department Co-Operates With Chicago Board of Education in Establishing Camp Roosevelt. Muskegon, Mich.—Fifteen thousand boys and men from all parts of the country will undergo a period of intensive military-physical training here this summer. The encampment will be known as Camp Roosevelt. Camp Roosevelt is being established by the Chicago board of education, with the sanction and co-operation of the war department a summer training camp for the cadets in the high school B. O. T. C. of that city, but in order to make the camp really representative of the whole country it has been decided to admit recruits from any part of the United States. The age limits will be from twelve to forty five. The training will be under the direction of Capt. F. L. Beals of the United States army who will have the assistance of 50 commissioned and non-commissioned officers, 20 physic directors and supervisors. The training will include drills, maneuvers, hikes, bayonet practice, marksmanship, ground aviation, artillery and machine gunnery practice, radio instruction and similar military instruction. The physical training program will include baseball, tennis, golf, swimming, rowing and similar summer diversions. Recruits will enroll for periods of two, four, six or eight weeks, the first recruits to enter July 7 and the camp to continue until August 31. The training establishment is being financed by the Chicago board of education, with the assistance of a group of patriotic Chicago citizens, who have also been successful in securing the co-operation of the war department. Cadets will be required to pay only the nominal sum of $1 per day for all expenses, including tent, sleeping accommodations, board, instruction and equipment. An enrollment fee of $1 is the only additional charge. Executive headquarters have been established by Captain Beals at 21 North LaSalle street and enrollments are already being received from all parts of the country. Girls in Tight Skirts Protest Safety Mirrors Los Angeles, Cal.—The little safety mirrors on cars of the Los Angeles Railway company have been attacked by the fair sex of the city and already a number of protests against the mirrors have been lodged with officials of the company. Fashion, which has decreed the tight skirt, is the real cause of the complaint, and the women declare they are embarrassed by the stare of the motormen as they climb aboard the cars. On the other hand, officials of the railway company have filed a counter-complaint, charging that the tight skirts cause undue delay of the cars. In addition they say the motormen merely do their duty to watching the mirrors to make certain passengers are on the cars before starting. CROOKED BROKERS REAP OIL PROFITS CROOKED BROKERS REAP OIL PROFITS Fraudulent Promoters Offer 33 1-3 Per Cent Commission as a Lure. INNOCENT ARE THE SUFFERERS Regular Saturnalia of Swindling It New in Progress—Publicity is Arged as Best Remedy for Evil. New York.—The inner philosophy of the buccaneer oil promotion company in the business of selling stocks in stead of oil is neatly exposed in a "confidential" letter received the other day by a reputable New York Stoel Exchange firm, says the New York Sun. The writer, an officer of a "here today and gone tomorrow" Western faking corporation, was trying to get a New York broker to put out its securities, and obviously thought he was ad dressing a firm of traders as shady as himself. "You know," he wrote, "the heavy cost is in finding new clients. Your profit is made in selling them repeatedly the same stock as the dividend and price advance." He then offered to pay a commission of $3 1-3 per cent, under which agreement $1 of every $3 paid by the investor would stay in the hands of the stock peddler. The generous "oil" man continued: "The price of the stock is $2 a share. It will be advanced to $2.25 within the next 30 days, after which it will be gradually raised to $3. These additional raises are the best methods known to sell stock to clients." The stock had no value; there was nothing behind it. The price was an arbitrary figure fixed by the company. The proposed raises would have been arbitrary. If a buyer had tried to sell the company would not have bought the stuff back at any price. The company was merely intent on getting a broker to go shares with it in kidding the public into snatching at the securities by "the best methods known to sell stock to clients." Reputable brokers do not even answer such letters. Nor will they allow their customers to buy stocks which have the faintest odor of trickery if they can prevent it. The other day a man who lives in a suburb of New York got a hot tip on a new oil stock recently introduced on the curb but not listed. He hustled into town and asked a broker whom he knew to buy 500 shares. "Can't do it," said the broker. "I thought you could buy anything," said the commuter. "Certainly I can buy anything, but I shall have to decline to take your order for this stock. I don't know anything positive about the company, but it looks bad to me because I do know something of the people who are putting it out." The customer departed in something of a huff, for he had "spendlid information" about the stock. He found another broker and purchased the 500 shares. That afternoon it "went up" nearly a point, which is a lot for a low-priced curb security, and the suburbanite tried to take his quick profit. His new broker, however, was unable to get a bld at the new price. In fact he couldn't get any bld at all, although the curb continued to quote the high figure. The buyer of the 500 shares still had them recently and judging by the experiences of others with oil companies of the same stripe they eventually will pass to his heirs as an interesting souvenir, unless the waste paper man gets them first. Situation Is Dreadful. The Sun asked a man of prominence in the New York Stock Exchange how it felt as an organization about the swindlers' saturnalia now in progress and what it could do to protect the public. "Of course," he answered, "we are more than horrified. All the time the most pitiful cases are being reported to us—governesses, all sorts of poor persons, losing all their savings in oil 'investments.' The situation is perfectly dreadful. Outside of the suffering it causes individuals, what a reputation it is getting for the city of New York. People all around the country are being led to believe we are a nest of swindlers. The government has done something, but why it doesn't do more I don't understand. "A few years ago the New York Stock Exchange put the bucketshops out of business by taking our ticket quotations away from them, an act which the courts sustained. "The New York Stock Exchange is doing all it can, and in co-operation with representatives of the district attorney has got action in several cases but we have no control except over our own members. The most effective remedy for these abuses is publicity." Woman Has Old Lincoln Ballot. Los Angeles, Cal.—Mrs. Jessie M. Lewis of No. 205 West Main street Ontario, exhibited to friends recently an interesting souvenir which she found in a trunk in the attic of her home. It was a Republican ballot for the presidential campaign in which Abraham Lincoln was elected and his name appeared at the top. Mrs. Lewis' father, J. W. Hatt, was a candidate for township trustees on the same ballot. Madam C. J. Walker have been chosen by thousands of women because the Walker way brings marvelous results. 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We are not responsible for the views of our correspondents. Communications intended for publication during the same week must be in the office by WEDNESDAY. AMERICAN PARKING HARVEST COUNTY PARKING Entered as second-class matter July 4, 1918, at the postoffice at Dayton, Ohio, under the act of March 8, 1879. ST. MARGARET'S NEWS Father J. N. Samuels-Belboder, Vicar Sunday was St. Bartholomew's day. The memory of this great saint was commemorated (1) By the celebration of the Holy Communion at 7 a. m., (2) By a special sermon delivered by the Vicar. "Bartholomew," said the Vicar, "was that disciple whom our Blessed Lord commended most highly as being 'an Israelite in whom there is no guile.' In the first three gospels he is called Bartholomew, but in the fourth gospel, the gospel according to St. John, he is called Nathaniel. Bartholomew was his Syrian name, 114 I M WELL SEE HOW MUCH while Nathaniel was his Jewish or Hebrew cognomen. When the blessed Master hailed him as an Israelite free from guile, Bartholomew was no little amazed and asked the Master, "Whence knowest thou me?" The answer was one of prescience, a knowing before—through thought transference probably; for here are the words of Jesus, 'Before that Philip called thee, when thou was under the fig tree, I saw thee.' This positive statement of correct identification convinced the guileless Bartholomew and moved him forthwith to acknowledge Jesus as a teacher, the Son of God, the King of Israel." The particular characteristics emphasized by the Vicar in the life of Bartholomew was first his guilelessness. "Evidently the character of this man even before he met Jesus was transparently good—clean, high, free from the vice, the most prevalent and contemptible vice, of humanunning as practised by his race, the Jews. And secondly, he was able to be so, apparently because he was trained in and followed faithfully the Jewish law and fixed his mind upon the hope which the prophets left for his people; namely, the coming of the Messiah, who would bring salvation to all of the house of Israel. In this hope he exercised himself day and night as every pious and faithful Jew lid. It made his life free from the little but destructive practices of every day existence. He tried to 'do' to one. He wished to succeed upon no man's loss which he or any one else had caused. He sought no addition to his Jewish faith by proselytizing from some other faith or religion, or speaking against the private character of individuals. He was free from deceit, cunning, cheap monkeylike cleverness or snakelike slipperiness, or cat-like conduct. His was a heart pure and fit and clean—the abode of the Spirit of Jehovah, transparent, crystal-clear, honest. The reword?—immediate recognition and a call to discipleship by the Son of Heaven. (2) A positive promise that he will see hereafter greater, better things. Is there not here a lesson for us? What is your state of life and how clean your character? This is the object of the Church's commemoraton of the life of all the Saints gone before. That we may use them as additional inspiration in our efforts to reach the perfection of Jesus Christ the Lord of all. Heaven grant us grace ever so to do and always to move forward and higher towards a life free from guile and full of loyal love." The Vicar has received a most excellent and momentous news which will gladden the souls of every communicant and member of St. Margaret's. Regular summer services—7 a. m., Holy Communion; 10 a. m., Church school; 11 a. m., morning prayer and sermon. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH Zion's congregation was gladdened and edified by the very striking sermon delivered by the pastor last Sunday morning, which was followed by a very impressive communion service. GREETINGS Rev. Oliver, of Georgetown, and Dr. Davies, pastor of the Shiloh Baptist church, of Columbus, were visitors at Zion Sunday morning last. Both made brief but interesting addresses at the close of the service. Dr. Davis is also editor of that sterling journal, "The Ohio State Monitor." Rev. Smith will leave the first week in September on a well-earned vacation. During his absence he will attend the National Baptist conventions at Norfolk, Va., and Newark, N. J. We wish him bon voyage Close of the vacation period and the beginning of the school season everywhere generally means a resumption with new vigor of work along all lines. With the return of absent teachers and pupils our Sunday school expects to make the closing months of the year the most fruitful. You must line up with us for a bigger and better school as the surest means of having a bigger and better Zion. Missionary day at Sunday school tomorrow. Every one is asked to bring an extra collection for the Missionary work planned. Come and hear about it. Come on time and help our new choristers, Mrs. Estelle and Mr. Geo. De Mar with the new songs. Sunday school, 9:20. Morning service, 10:30. Evening service, 7:40. For producing a quick growth of Beautiful Hair try the Victorene Method and be convinced of its merits BETHEL BAPTIST NOTES Ladies, Gents, Children! Sunday school, 9:00 a. m. Morning services, 11:00 a. m. B. Y. P. U. 6:30 p. m. Evening services, 7:45 p. m. Prayer meeting, Wednesday evening. Preserve and Beautify Your Hair and Skin Special rates where there are two or more children in one family. MOTHERS:—You owe it to your children to help them be beautiful, nothing adds more than a beautiful head of hair. Send them at once. Bible Traning Class, Tuesday evening. Communion every second Sunday. During the absence of our pastor, the services were well attended. Rev Wright has proved himself an able leader, and we should all be proud of him. His sermons were soul stirring which even aroused sinners. Much credit is due such men as Rev Wright and Rev. Gentry and all who helped to fill the vacancy of our pastor. Full Line of Victorene Goods We are expecting a large crowd Sundry as our pastor will be home to fill his pulpit. Come early and bring your friend. Call Bell Main 4860 for Appointments Mrs. Alice Hunter Smith THE DAMICO CLUB Program for September 2, 1919. 8 o'clock—moving pictures; solo, Miss Hattie Davis; address, Mr. Charles W. Price, District Grand Master of the G. W. O. of O. F., State of Ohio; solo, Miss Ruth Day. Elt n Enoch, secretary. John Miller, chairman.