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The Freeman wants energetic agents in every locality not already occupied. Write us for terms THE FREEMAN AND ETHIOPIA SHALL STREET FORTH HER HAND A NATIONAL ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER VOL. XXVI NUMBER 15 THE NATION'S CAPITAL THE NATION'S CAPITAL BRONZE MEDALS FOR UNDERWOOD AND HIS CAPABLE STAFF HIGHLY COMMENDED FOR THEIR LABOR Elaborate Presentation of "The Mikado" -Triumph for Mrs. Marshall's Splendid School -Smith for Assistant Register -Tonsorialist Declines Place. By R. W. Thompson. Tonsorialist Cannot Come to White House Mr. "Sam" Gordon, for many years the doorkeeper at the Governor's office trimmed in expert fashion the hirsute appendage of the various chief executives of the state, having the official hair-cutter of the White House. Without intending to be an imitator, Mr. Gordon has for many years imbibed Americanisms as Messrs. Olney, Elhot, McCombs and Mott, and it cannot be denied that his post career, as for much more than his administration, demanded of a foreign minister. Mr. Gordon is the one man who can satisfaction and the President desired to have the Trenton artist come to the White House to continue the Jersey capital. Mr. Gordon has been compelled to say "may" as he does not see it to his advantage, to leave a lifelong position among old friends and where he has a private business in antique furniture. To Mr. Gordon's skill as a manipulator of the art the big mansion at 1600 Pennsylvania avenue. New York Editor on a Painful Mission. New York B. Dodson, of Brooklyn, N. Y., en route to Boydton, Va., to attend the funeral of his father, Mr. Armstead, who died in 1945. At Boydton, he was about 75 years of age, and was one of the most successful farmers in his homeland, being one open-handed hospital. During the Civil War he was bodyguard for his master, John. At Boydton, he managed his farm, his education, and each of useful endeavor. After his death, he distinguished himself in some field of useful endeavor. After his death, he captured by the Confederates, but escaped and walked 100 miles through dense forests until he reached his home The councer Mr. Dodson is editor of the Afro-American page of the American Press Journalists by the American Press Association of New York City, and he is reswarmed by a friend, a pioneer in the line he has on the Sunday school in Brooklyn and is also chairman of the executive committee of the National Negro Press Association. Smith for Assistant Register It is practically conceded that the office of assistant register of the treasury, now vacant, will go to Dr. Peter J. Massachusetts, Massachusetts, of ability to conduct underserved valuable service to the Democratic party. He is endorsed by the leaders, both white and black, and is the choice of the national Democratic league for this particular place. It is said that his name will be sent to the Senate immediate upon the convening of Congress in 1972. Admirable Production of "The MI lude" Too much praise cannot be bestowed upon the recent production of Gilbert Ivan's tuneful opera, "The Mimado," the Chora Schoenberg-Washington Music Theater. APR 121913 principal characters were cast with excellent judgment and the chorus was arguably the most important airs of the century's most popular musical composition were sung with spirit and intelligent interpretation, and the producer gave great credit upon the directly responsible for the supervision of the work and spoke in no uncertain tone in praise of the artists and the inspiration leading up to such an ambitious undertaking. Small imperfections were lost in the broad grasp of the electro and hearty applause of the most brilliant audience that has ever assembled in the arena at the balcony and the promoters of the enterprise had struck a sympathetic chord. Not only was the talent of the artists super productive, but to hear Gilbert & Sullivan sung as only the mellow voices of the chorus to which the audience These visitors were delighted beyond measure, and among them were expert critics who unhesitantly gave the work of the moral Society their warmest commendation. News of the Nation's Capital. Daniel Briles, father of Mrs. Thomas L. Jones, is dead after a brief illness. He left considerable property with Mrs. Thomas L. Jones, the wife of a Virginian and a man of strong force character. Bishop Alexander Walters will deliver an address descriptive of the rise and achievements of the True Reformers in Richmond, April 14. Register and Mrs. J. C. Napier were the only two members tendered by Secretary of the Treasury and Franklin MacVeach in honor of the chieftains of the Treasury and Mrs. Franklin MacVeach in a representative couple went far to display the bright side of the race's life and character, something which the Caucasian society see much too seldom. Mr. Francis H. Warren, Detroit's popular attorney at law, was recently admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the United States, where he mentioned for the post of minister to Liberia, and is said to be well thought of by President Wilson. An informal conference was held by the officers of the National Negro Democratic League Friday afternoon at 1309 P.M. The session was sided over by Bishop Walters and the political situation was gone over in a meeting. The Negro will be given honorable recognition by the Wilson administration, and that appointments will be announced just as soon as the President can get to The election of officers for St. Luke's M. E. Church, held on Easter Monday at 11 a.m. at the Northwood, D. E. Moore, junior warden; John T. Howe, Robert Rice Henry, Dr. W. N. McKinley, Mr. Dr. W. N. P Napier, Charles A. Thomas and Walter Douglass, vestrymen; Charles A. Thomas, treasurer, and J. C. Burls, register. John was to the council with John T. Howe as alternate. Rev. Thomas J. Brown is rector of the church and is rendering highly efficient service. There is absolutely no truth in the statement from an interview that is a receptive candidate for the Haitian mission. He is not a candidate for any office within the gift of the government. Lawyer R. R. Horner authorizes the announcement that is not made by any other political position. He enjoys a lucrative law practice and does not wish to sit in the institution could offer. Mr. Horner is a member of the board of education and is noted for his courage and resistance in pushing any cause he believes to be right. Mrs. Stella Franklin, daughter of R. T. Friedman, of Springfield, Mass. has returned home after a delightful visit to Mrs. W. E. Hope of 1201 U street, N. W. Rev. G. C. Clement, editor of the Star of Zion, Charlotte, C. Clement, D. Clement is a candidate for register of the treasury and the Charlotte Observer has given him strong support. He has also the endorsement of the Zion connection, representing over a quarter of a million communicants. Former Assistant Register of the Treasury for the Zion connection to Rattle Rock. He will engage in educational work after a brief rest. Mr. J. B. Peterson, of New York City, a member of the art industry, is the art inventory collector of internal revenue at San Juan, Porto Rico at a sales office. He paid $200 for the amount he has --- --- --- --- WAITING FOR THE "GOODIES." SAY MISTER WILSON ARE THE PLUMS READY? NEGRO PRESENT COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT WILSON NARRATIVE WILSON been receiving as a clerk in the office of collector C. W. Anderson. The promoter of the school was significant that it was approved by Secretary W. G. McAdoo, a Democrat of Democrats. The Washington annual conference of the M. E. Church opened its fiftieth session in Church in Baltimore. All of the local pastors of that denomination are in attendance. Dr. Lewis B. Moore, dean of the Teachers' College, Howard University, and M. C. Tallahassee, Fla., of which Prof. N. B. Young is president. This institution will be admirably suited to the eloquent and scholarly Dr. Moore. The Armstrong Manual Training School has organized an alumni association. Dr. W. Bruce Evans may accept the presidency of a finely equipped college in the South, if present negotiations reach a satisfactory agreement. M. C. Tallahassee, Fla., of which Prof. N. B. Young is president. This institution will be admirably suited to the eloquent and scholarly Dr. Moore. The Armstrong Manual Training School into the foremost institution of its kind in America. President Wilson has been asked by the Rev. James H. McCormick to enact of legislation providing payment of the balance due the depositors of the Freedmen's Bank. President Taft recommended such legislation in two messages to Congress, but the measure was not passed. Both cases, after a favorable report had been made by the committees. When the "Freedmen's Bank" failed in 1838, the amount due from there was due $2,939,925.22. Five dividends amounting to 62 per cent, of the total have been paid, and the remainder paid to the 38 per cent unpaid. The moral obligation of the government to pay this monologue long been admitted by the authorities. --- Teachers in the public schools have received souvenir cards as a memorial to the late George F. T. Cook, for his superintendent and the colored public schools of the District of Columbia. He was born in 1835, became superintendent in 1845, and then administration the normal school was established and it is proposed, that the new $250,000 building now in course of erection for the normal school shall bear his name. Richard Bundy, secretary of legation at Monrovia, is mentioned as fit material for the post of secretary, a change to Mr. Bundy holds from Cincinnati, O, and is a Republican. At the next meeting of the trustees of the public schools, the proposition to name Dr. J. H. N. Waring, a member of the board, as medical inspector, will be inquired into. That there is no appointment to the position is not doubted by those in position to know the facts. Dr. W. E. B. DuBois delivered two lectures last week at Howard University on "The History of the Negro Race." YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO Mrs. Hattie Harper is able to be around again... John Tucker, age fifty-two years, died Friday evening from pneumonia, at his residence. 537 West Federal street. He was a native of Philadelphia. He was a member of the firm Contracting Company, for the new Lake Erie & Western Railroad. He leaves a wife and two children, who reside in Philadelphia. He is a graduate of the University of Sunday evening for burial...Mrs. Beille Walker is able to be out after a recent car accident in Ohio. He rev, Smith, former pastor of the Oak Hill Avenue A. M. E. church, was in the flood. He and his family were in the flood. He and his Lodge, No. 4, K of P., will have its anniversary in the Excelsior parish May 23. Miss J. Jackson, or Mount Pleasant street is ill with diphtheria...Rev. H. D. Bland, Mrs. Thomas I. Lonesome of Edward street ...Mr. Dickerson, a member of the firm of Emerson & Dickerson, funeral direc-tor of Ohio, on account of the illness of his son, who was taken ill from exposure in the firehouse, Dickerson, a Jackson-trained the Chrysanthemum at her home on Plum street at 2 clock Monday afternoon, the press said she was rendible to Simmons. Pittsburg the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Henderson Parker, of Chicago avenue, last week. ...Foster Taylor is able to be about the house again after a recent illness. ...Mr. and Mrs. Taylor is able to be about the house again after a recent illness. ...Mr. and Mrs. Taylor is able to be about the house again over the birth of a baby girl. HOPKINSVILLE, KY. (By M. G. Thornton.) GREENWOOD (MISS.) NEWS Special to the Freeman. Killed instantly in the pool room here by Commodebors Sanders, March 25, at 8:30 p. m. ... Mrs. Lizzie Williams has been confined to her bed but is now able to be about again. ... Mr. Hamels, of Holly Springs, was in the office on Monday morning, the Dr. C. C. Rie, a practical pharmacist of the Dr. B. T. William- CHAMPAIGN (ILL.) NOTES. (By Z. L. Breedlove.) Special to The Freeman. KANSAS CITY (MO.) NEWS. Special to The Freeman. The Knights of Fryst annual sermon here recently and brought out a good attendance at Allen chapel, Tenth and Charlotte streets. The line of march was six blocks long. The Uniform Rush team was headed by the Passion was headed by the Peoples band...The Y. M. C. A. held an excellent meeting at the Second Baptist church at which certificates were issued to workers to help raise funds for the new Green School. Green School, 555 Tracy avenue, is preparing to install a $1,600 pipe organ. WASHINGTON'S LETTER THE "WIZARD" WRITES OF CONDITIONS IN THE NORTHWEST THE LIBERALITY OF THE WHITE MAN! The Better Element of the Race Contribute Liberally to the Work of Tuskegee—Good Opportunity for the Race as Skilled Laborers in Oregon. PORTLAND, Ore., March 31. —The white people who amount to most in the white washington and Oregon are for the most part from the New England States, the Middle States or the far South. I have been among Washington and Oregon at the middle of Southern white people I have met. One of the finest and most liberal white men in the country, I have born in Mississippi and lived there until a few years ago. He moved into Oregon not long ago from the vicinity of Jefferson City, where he had meetings at which I have spoken have been presided over by Southern white men. Most of these people seem to have learned from the gentleman I have received frankly that he got tired and sick of the influence of such men as Vardaman and others of his kind. What that has surprised and pleased me has been the liberality of the colored people. At almost every point he haveisted, suggest or urged that he contribute toward the work of Tuskegee university. I was at a little dinner party given me by the most important person. Without any previous preparation some one suggested that a scholarship be provided for Tuskegee and within a few One will be deceived if he attempts to judge the intelligence of a man out here by his appearance. He will be stung by this man's stuffed in his bootless, without any collar, with his sleeves rolled up, having all the appearance of an ordinary working man, but he will be surprised if he must not be surprised to find that, while he works in a field, usually an orchard, which he owns or is in some other line of farming, he may be a graduate of some college, or he may some leading Eastern college. In this part of the world family connection The Mewman As an advertising medium is used by any Negro newspaper, going into the homes of a class of thrifty, money-spending Afro-Americans not reached by any other Journal. Mr. Advertiser, take the hint and try us. counts for little. Every man is valued can do in the community in which he lives. It is unfortunately true that the majority of colored people in the far Western states have the kind of employment white man at the white man's weakest points, and this means that they try to work in the most difficult positions instead of at his stronger points. The white man in this part of the country has a great many social clubs. The Negro man in these clubs. After the white man is through with his hard day's work in with the white man, he goes to these clubs for hour or two. In these clubs the white man sips his beer, drinks his wine, and goes into contact with him at these points and it is very natural that the Negro should try to lead the same kind of life as the white man, and that he sees the white man leading, that so large a proportion of our people are engaged in waiting somebody to come and join us in the natural resources of the land. The Negro in the South who owns 50 or 100 acres on land, has a paid for, a free school, and a better education his children, even though he may be dressed in an unfashionable manner, is far more independent than a man in the South who is employed in waiting on somebody else, I have found that some of the most prosperous individuals among our race are African-American men who run "clubs" for the financially element among our people, we have come into contact with much that is enriched by working with the comparatively few colored people on the Pacific coast, I am more comfortable ever that I am in the South is doing better than any other colored people that I have found in this part of the world, and I am still further colored than I am in the South has a better future than in any part of the world that I have yet visited. Pythians Have Sermon at St. Mark's A. M. E. Church. (By A. J. Long.) HOUSTON TEXAS Special to THE FREEMAN. Mrs. Sarah Butler, of Houston, Tex., for her Cherokee county, together with three sisters, is making rapid success toward gaining their Cherokee hillside land, which their mother away from him by fraud. Norman & Shaw, of Houston, have 160 acres of land, and they should have been in their hands some fifteen years ago or more. The Freeman can be born in Houston, Houston, 413 Milam street, Houston; Thos. W., Boston; Giant Gardens Express and the Crisis. "Look at that man done slipped up behind me and me," was the reply of Ida Murry, 92, G. W., in the night. March 27. She was exhibiting wounds on her head and arm to the amputation. West Helim's understory established a hurry-up call to the scene. All that she would say of the affair was to her man, Andrew Murry, had cut her. So she was taken to the infirmary and the offices are on the hunt for Andrew Murry. MADAME C. J. WALKER, IN AU- GUSTA, GA. Madame C. J. 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St. Clair & Ill, Sts., Indianapolis, Ind. ee sete rpecreacneen FREE oar cepa © Ge ~ \iistitet ct ast ob eno 8 Shar hats eo sap cet a ae a Bemis eat yao US Erneta coaster’ Sectatereoes terete Tinror papas es at eee NM teeta waies sommes es eae a en seer oy Seetraee wsturth snp furser ure for true Se cheaters muacadae you hea a ap Plapao Laboratories, Block 366, St. Louis, Mo. THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. ts ete y is i J 4 | PROF, J. B. CAULDER Principal of the Constitution Public School, Lexington, Ky. BLUE “GRASS CENTER. Prof. J. B. Caulder, Successful Leader and Eloquent Orator—Free Night Schools Opened—Lexington Weekly News—News in General. (By Hardin Tolbert, at the Peoples Pharmacy, 118 North Broadway. ‘New Phone 541-Y.) LEXINGTON, Ky. (Special)—In casting our lots among Kentucky's most worthy and energetic sons, the name of Prof. J. B. Caulder, who was born June 24, 1875, is to be found. This young man with not the best op- portunity, but with tact and courage, has made a name for himself that he is justly proud of. From the ranks of the lowly he has risen to a place of prominence in life that is a credit to his race. He finished the Lexing- ton public schools, and with a grim determination to do something for his people, went into the backwoods country school and taught for six years. He made a sacrifice, even to the extent of malling rails in order to have his school kept in the running. He was not satisfied with his stage of his life, and thent attended Chi- cago University, where he took a special course. He was married to Miss Graves June 20, 1902. Mrs. Caulder is of a sweet disposition and excellent character. Prof. and Mrs. Caulder have two children, in whom they look for great futures, as they are being reared under the tutelege of a christian home and educated Parents. Professor Caulder has been principal of the Constitution Street school for eight years, and is known throughout the state as a very promi- nent educator, who has done much in the solution of the problem for the education of the race. Professor Caulder has won a wide reputation in fraternal circles, especially in the K. of P. Lodge, of which he has been a member for sixteen years, and has held the office of grand keeper of rec: ords for three years. He has never been an office seeker, but has been in- strumental in helping others to reap the benefits of public places of high standing. Among the noted orators of Kentucky the name of Professor Caul- der ranks with the best, as he has but few equals on the platform....One of the greatest movements to be put on foot in this city is the night school, which Is absolutely free. The school will be conducted five nights in each week at the Russell building. Prorf. D. I. Reid is in charge. The follow- ing teachers have offered their serv- ices gratis: Mesdames Nannie Harty, Alice L. Somms, P. E. Bacon, Fannie Scott, Hattie Baker, Sarah Pacy, Lee Coles, Prof. W. H. Fouse, Ella Lee, J. Ella Mason, Lizzie Brooks, Prof. Scott A GOOD WORD FOR THE FREEMAN, Chicago, March 15, 1913. My Dear Friend Knox: I enclose herewith my subscription to your valuable paper for the year 1913. Iam sorry that I have not the time to get a set of the “History of the Colored Soldier in the Spanish- American War,” but T wish you much success and prosperity, and wish for you many years of vigor and health, so that you, through the Freeman, may in the future, as in the past, espouse the cause of our race, With best regards, I am, Yours sincerely, JOHN R. MARSHALL, BOOKER T. WASHINGTON A LEADER. ‘The best seller in the book line for the last ten years is not any of the popular novels as one would suppose, but the book “Up From Slavery,” by Booker T, Washington. Edition after edition has been printed and the de- mand is still unsatisfied. Copies in libraries are soon worn out by use and have to be replaced. The author of this book addressed Bismarck citi- zens on Monday evening, March 3. People will have a chance to see and hear this most remarkable man. After Taft, Roosevelt and Wilson, Booker T. Washington, occupies the most prominent place in the public thought. All these other men have ancestry and culture behind them, but Booker . Washington was born a slave in a plantation hut and has risen to fame in spite of all bis handicaps. He must be ranked as a great leader— Bismarck, N. D., Tribune. WICKLIFFE, KY. Special to the Freeman. ‘Mrs. ‘Tom Weston left last week for Tulsa, Okla, on a visit to her brother..-.Miss Osie Numan is in Uion City visiting Mrs. Annie Lee Owens and mother, Mrs. Totten... Miss Ruth McCraw left for Martin, Tenn., Sunday for an indefinite stay. ....The A. M, B. Sunday school gave on Easter ege hunt Sunday. All en- ‘M. Taylor, Jennie Estill, Amanda H. Webb, M. E. Buckner, Hattle Hayden, Elgetha Smith, Lilie Hawkins, Ethel White and Jessie B. Thomas. | Cards are being presented to alll the citizens with the following: printed o nthem: “You are invited to take advantage of the benefits of the free night school in the Russell school building”... ‘The Lexington Weekly News is_be- coming very popular in the city. The paper has one of the best plant in the State, and on the editorial staff are men of prominence and ability. Al the different departments are well represented. Miss Gertrude Barboun is the capable stenographer in the office....Miss Ellen M. Howard, a very popular young lady and a teacher in the Constitution Street school, and who is very aitentive to her church duties, is a person who has risen to the highest honors in the Court of Calanthe....Williams & Reid, two progressive young men, are conduct: ing a successful undertaking business in this city. ‘They have a good busi- ness and are well liked by the people. ‘We are glad to see such worthy gen- tlemen prosper....Mr. J. C. Jackson has been invited to accept member- ship in the Southern Sociological Con- gress—Mr. Will Humbles, a promt. nent tonsoral artist, is able to be up again after a few weeks of illness... Miss Lizzie Brooks, a very attractive young ady, is making a fine record as a teacher in the Lexington high school....Rev. W. H. Riley, Ph. D., pastor of Gunn Tabernacle’ M. E. church, will make the opening ad- dress on Monday night at a reception given in his honor by the members of his church. His theme will be “Tire ‘True Man.” Dr. Riley has made a fine record here, and the people ask for his return to this charge. ...Dr. J. F, Lane is a prominent physician in this city and gives special attention to diseases of men and women. Give hi ma trial. ....Lawyer J, Alexander Childs, 148 Limestone street, has been success. ful in his business here for a num- ber of years....Mr. J. P. Blach is the only Negro photographer in the city. His studio is located at 258 Bast Short street....Dr. W. 'T. Dinwiddie has been a successful dentist in this city for twenty years....Dr. J. L. Berryman is one of the most progres- sive young dentists in the city. His office is located at 144 North Upper street....Mr. W. C. Covington has Just opened a steam pressing parlor at 622 East Short street....Mr. Jas. Lovers is conducting a first-class boarding house at 426 West Main street, up stairs....The Freeman is on sale at the Peoples Pharmacy, on North Broadway, in this city and at Ballard’s Prarmacy on North Lime- stone street and at the Chili Parlor, 267 Constitution street. Mr, Jesse Martin is the hustling business agent. joyed a pleasant time....Messrs. W. D. White, B. H. Nunn and D. B. Greg: ory went to Cairo Saturday on busi- ness....An entertainment was given last Sunday evening by Mrs, Luta B. Bonnett at her residence. The even- ing was spent in a pleasant manner, and an excellent menu was served to the guests. A prize cake was in evi dence, which was ¢eliclous:. GREAT AUDIENCE GREETS DR. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON. PORTLAND, Ore,, March 22.—Dr. Booker T. Washington, the Tuskegee Educator, reached Portland Wednes |day, of this week, to fill a series of lecture engagements, which began at the Unitarian Club Wednesday night. His lecture here last Thursday night in the Gipsy Smith Auditorium was one of the largest ever held in that spacious building. More than 5,000 persons attended and the leading newspapers have been most enthusi- astic and generous in calling atten. tion to and in chronicling reports of these meetings. Dr. Washington is jalso under schedule to speak here be- fore the teachers of Portland at, the most important Unitarian Chruch in the city. He concludes his series of meetings at Reed College, Portland, Monday evening, March 24th, Dr. Washington's visit has helped public opinion so far as the Negro is concerned in this section more than he can possibly realize. Governor West, of Oregon, invited Dr. Washington to be his guest at the state capital for a day during his visit here. KANSAS CITY, KANS. This campaign in politics is the most hotly contested one in the history. of Kansas. 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KNOX, PUBLISHER AND MANAGING EDITOR. ELWOOD C. KNOX, BUSINESS MANAGER. SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 1913. MEMBER NATIONAL NEGRO PRESS ASSOCIATION The suffragette sisters are becoming a trifle obstereperous over on the other side. The Odd Fellows' building of Atlanta, Ga., cost $110,000. It's a thing of beauty—a joy forever. Oklahoma has forty-nine negro post masters. Not so bad for a section thought to be overridden with prejudice. Proscriptions and laws are not the same things. Any measures that are enacted, meant to bemean or to re strict classes as such are proscriptions. Miss V. O. Sherman, the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. W. O. P. Sherman of Savannah, Ga., departed this life April 5 at 9 p. m. Our sympathy goes out to the bereaved ones. Bishop Alexander Walters will take on the achievements of the True Reformers at Richmond, Va., April 14 The bishop's stock, which was always high, has gone up considerably since the election. President Wilson sprung one on the "boys" when he concluded to come right in and have his say in person. He quotes Washington and Adams as his precedents. The thing was per haps more surprising than distasteful. Isn't the mayor a little late in discovering that he needed a messenger? Well, there's nothing like reciprocity. Charles A. Bookwalter, former mayor, left Mayor Shank a beautiful new city hall. Each other mayor may enjoy the late acquisition—the messenger. Fred R. Moore of the New York Age, who was appointed minister to Liberia by President Taft, has resigned his job. He concluded that his probable term of office holding was too short for the possible good he could do President Wilson accepted his resignation. It is thought that Francis D. Warren of Detroit, Mich., will succeed Fred H. Moore as minister to Liberia. It will be remembered that Mr. Moore has not done a day of actual service. In this respect one is reminded of J. Milton Turner, who at one time was minister to the little republic. He thought it best to reside in Paris during his office holding period, and did so as we understand it, at least, a portion of the time. At that time Mr. Turner was in the height of his career. He was one of the country's oldest orators regardless of color. He was black in color, but physically fine. Mentally and socially he was fit to mingle with Presidents and Kings, and he did. The good citizens of this community and also of the state have responded with right good will to the call of the flood sufferers. Of course, whatever may be done will not bring back the old situation, just as it was. But the sufferers have reasons to be thankful in that all that could be done has been done or will be done to cause them to forget the destruction wrought by the wind and water. Hundreds of homes are being fitted out entirely, from front door to kitchen, by the generous citizens. One will be touched to see the great stores of goods at the various relief stations, and the variety. Even toys, dolls and books are in the collection of goods, indicative of the thoughtfulness of little children, whose minds ran out in sympathy to other little children who lost their personal treasures. Where has he gone? is often asked when a rich man dies. And if we know our Bibles fairly well and believe what they teach, it will be seen that it is worth while to ask the question. In more places than one it is rather unmerciful to the rich. Perhaps we are not to construe everything literally just as it appears, yet we have no certain knowledge that what we read is to be taken different from what it appears on its face. The human being in its right relation towards God and man does not wish to entertain the severe notion that more money posession disqualifies an individual, forbidding his entering into the moreorious existence. John P. Morgan and other rich men of the churches who have died, doubtless felt that by some right they were to be eligible to the hereafter. This as evidenced by their lives. One would rather think that, if the rich do their duty as their religion enjoins, giving alms, doing what they can reasonably do to relieve distress, without selling out and distributing the proceeds to the poor, that they will do what we of the earth expect of them and perhaps what is expected of them by the Heavenly Father. NO SEPARATE EXHIBITION AT THE PANAMA CANAL EXPOSITION. One of the members of Congress from California recently had the following to say concerning the Panama Canal Exposition: "Unless there is a radical change of feeling from what I have observed among my constituents, there will be nothing like a negro building or department in connection with the Panama Canal Exposition at San Francisco in 1915. There is absolutely no demands for it, as far as I can see, unless we except a few persons who hope to gain some personal profit by getting hold of the management of it, and they count for little in the aggregate. One of the strongest arguments made by the colored people against the selection of New Orleans 'as the logical point,' was the race would be 'Jim-Crowed' if the exposition was held there or in any Southern city. Now, to come forward and ask for a so-called 'Jim-Crow' department to be made of inconsistency. It's a very wise conclusion. Where sentiment actually demands separate institutions they are to be endured because it means for the best under the circumstances. We will be very unwise if we insist on having separate institutions, everything else being equal. OUR RIGHTS NOT SUBJECT TO PRICE OF ANY MAN. Senator Vardaman of Mississippi has served notice on Congress that he will introduce a resolution providing for the repeal of the constitutional amendment which gives the negro the right to vote. This is the old Vardaman threat. It was hoped that in view of the great success of his party that he would retire from his "ancient" resolves. The senator made his campaign mainly on the one issue and, presumably, feels in honor bound to his constituents to do what they agreed that he should do by their action at the polls. This brings us back to that most interesting proposition, that, in republics the people rule. The people in the instance are the majority. Plainly enough the people of Mississippi—the majority, considered on the face of election returns—wish the annulment of the fifteenth amendment. And it would seem to hold that this being the case in Mississippi it would be the same in other states of similar disposition. But it is not so easy as it appears. It was shown in the last campaign that even the minority has some rights, which can not be flushed away by the majority, at least without breaking up the foundations of the government. By no process of thinking we will be able to reach the conclusion that the lives of the citizens can be legislated away. Nor can rights in common be legislated away by the majority. They are not legislated away. "Little by little the liberties of the people are stolen from them." The people know their heritage, and will not be defeated of it but for a time. The little state of Montenegro shows a fine spirit of resistance in the present Bakan States war controversy. It maintains that it is right in its contention for territory in spite of the frowns of six mighty powers; it insists that force alone will compel submission. The little state knows very well that it will be beaten if force is resorted to, yet it is no place for resignation. We do not have in mind the fairness of the proposition—the men of the Thirty Years' War, which those concerned know best about. We think of the determination of the little state 'neath the frown of the mighty powers, standing at least for what it holds to be right. It is as an affair of honor, and which is often served by a brush with the opposition, even if failure is written in advance. In our civil warfare there is no place for militant forces even when wrong stalks about unmasquered. When men foreswear that it is their purpose to decietizeen, men who have no more license to do the thing than other men, yet the thing must be borne as best it may out of deference to what is. The courage will consist of reading them the law, of man, of God, and as the militant suffragettes of England now put it, "and damn the consequences." We can be as the Greek slaves of another day, turn tutor preceptor, master to these latter day Romans, thus prove that the trust of the nation is to be put in battleships. Intellect makes for the truth, and as the old statement goes, the truth shall make you free. The law of might belongs to the old order of things, it should pass away. And it is passing away in spite of those who are working overtime to stay its retreat. Contumely and overlordism are no more to be expected by negroes than white people. We are citizens, endowed with some rights that can not be legislated away; they may be filched away just as one might be served by a highwayman. And we believe that there is a general feeling of the kind throughout the land. They have begun to call things by their right names. Laws are called laws. Proscriptions are called proscriptions. We have laws and we have proscriptions; the latter have no share in the government of true republics, and as such we begin to look with disfavor on measures intended to oppress classes. It is a wholesome jealousy; it is in the interest of manhood. At another time we said that the great Macauley did not think of men as classes; he thought of them as men. And as he was a man he stood for nothing that infringed on his order. Before long such attempts as Senator Vardaman threatened will get the would-be author the contempt of mankind as well as of those he would strike down. Before long it will be almost as safe for a man to be an assassin as to be one who would plunder his neighbor of his rights. Anti-intermarriage laws have been contemplated in many states, but the progressive spirit of the age has driven the would-be authors from the scene, humiliated and ashamed of their assaults on human freedom. New Jersey, Michigan, and Kansas have refused to interfere in the personal rights of the citizens even when they are black citizens. We expect the efforts in Illinois, Ohio and Washington, D. C., to fall owing to the progress of civil sanity. The negroes as citizens have just as clear title to read Mr. Vardaman out of the benefits of the country as he has to read the negroes out its benefits. The negroes as citizens have just as good right to attempt to legislate Mississippi out of political existence as that state has the right to legislate them out of existence. Either are fixed, fundamentals of our political society, and which can not be uprooted without violence to our form of government. EVANSVILLE, IND. (By Benita Morrow.) A committee composed of Rev. Anderson, Rev. Shannon, M. A. Davis, J. G. Gass, and the city's vass of the city last week collecting money for the flood funds...Mr. John Gass, the city last week on a very sad mission, to attend the funeral of his mother, Mrs. White...Mr. James, one of the old friends of Mr. Gass, the city last week. He leaves a wife four sons and MILWAUKEE (WIS.) EVENTS By Luna M. Scott.) NEWS OF PENSACOLA (FLA.). (By Walker W. Thomas, Phone 823.) Special to THE FREEMAN by the Young Men's Athletic Club was one of the most brilliant social events given in the history of Pensacola's society. This event was held on March 28, the hall which is one of the largest in the city, being beautifully decorated in the beautifully gowned men's made up. Hundred of Pensacola's prominent society people were in attendance. The beautifully gowned men's made up, smalx palms and various colored ribbon, which made the hall a bright scene. Punch which was made especially for the Triangle Drug Store, was grand. The committee spared no palms to make this grand occasion pleased with the affair. The tissue paper dress party which was given Friday afternoon, March 28, in the honor of the Young Men's Athletic Club, was also given by the Young Men's Athletic Club. The Peerless Orchestra, which is also composed of Pensacola's youngest musicians. This affair was given from 4:30 to 8 p.m. and many people were in attendance. Dainty refreshments were served to the guests. DULUTH, MINN. the audience. After the play Williams' orchestra played a delightful program of the latest music for about one hundred dancers. The committee in charge conceived George George Ketcheum, Mobley, Mrs. Grace Ketcheum, Harold Stokes and Eugene Watters...Mrs. Elizabeth Mason, of 507 East Seventh St., entertained at a farewell lunchroom afternoon at her home in compliment of Mrs. Laura Adam, of Fargo, North Dakota PEORIA. ILL. Special to THE FREEMAN Special to THE FREEMAN I am here include Mrs. R. B. F洛莱y. A. R. F. McCullough, Rev. S. B. Jones, Mrs. Emmia Chavis, Mrs. F. Robinson, Mrs. Eubanks Thompson, manager of the Country Club, is able to drive to town again.... Mrs. Martha Feel of Saratoga street is a pleasant caller on Mrs. J. Paine is very sick at this writing....Mrs. Jenkins of near this city was a pleasant caller on Mrs. J. Paine is very sick at this writing of The Freeman please give something for the flood sufferers. Their fate may be yours someday. The 2010 Douglas street....We are glad to know that Miss Arzelia Scott is improving....Mr. H. C. Gibson, the only Negro on the board, is elected by a large majority for constable. Mr. Gibson has been in the postoffice department here for a number of year and his stand-up high with the white people of Peoria. MAYFIELD, KY. (By Sadie Beadles.) Special to THE FREEMAN. Special to The Freeman.) Mr. Fred Ricks, after a long illness, died Saturday, April 5, 1913, at the age of 24 years. He was a soul high school graduate. He was a master of high school. B. Ricks. A wife and one child and two brothers beside his parents and a host of relatives, is survived by his sister, Sunday by Rev. Alsoon the Second Baptist Church. A large number of friends attended... Mr. O. A. Cash is very fond of recovery will be speedy. Miss C. Lowery is on the sick list... Mrs. Parrish of Mound City, III, is the owner of the during the high water...There are many people from Cairo, Mounds City and other places here on account of the illness. Mrs. Billion of Mt. Vermont III, was here last week... Mt. Hillman died last week at the age of 61 years in the hospital. The Teachers' Association of Southern Illinois held their annual convention here last week. There are flooded conditions... Mr. A. Campbell and Mr. W. Patt have opened a restaurant and are doing a good business. There has been rainstorm flooded conditions... Mr. A. Campbell and Mr. W. Patt have opened a restaurant and are doing a good business. 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Not over 85 years old, pleasant man- agement conditions; object, matrimony. I meet business. Address Wm. L. W. care 905 Dallas, Texas. North Texas Building. BALTIMORE, MD. Special to THE FREEMAN Mr. Pete Williams of 613 Cornell street has been enjoying a much needed vacation. He has been teaching few lessons in ventriloquism from Harry McCubbins of 516 West Conway street. Mrs. Mary McCubbins plays at Newport News, Va.…The Smart Set company is due at the Holiday Inn. Mr. Mary McCubbins is busy writing his son, entitled “When the Steamer Leaves for Brown's Glove I'll Be a Hanging KANSAS CITY, KANS. Special to the Freeman. Special Ball, Connecticut club gave a swell ball on the evening of March 28 at the M. and O. hall, Eighth and Washington boulevard. A large crowd attended. The team played in the same game May 18, at the same place. The members are Andrew Clark, William Tolstoy, Willie Alechars, Willie Henry, Burnie Barnie, Warren Barr, William Barr, Lloyd Manny, Lloyd Swanigan, Richard Lewis, Murlen Wilson, Cleo Jackson, Cornelius Hyde, Arthur Yeargan, Lawrence Rose, William Rose, paring songs to make a showing this spring. Mr. Reynolds is instructor.... The boys of Summer high school are showing that the Summer spirit is not missing. The faculty last Friday was good. They an alley or so to get to the "roost" in some performance. There was not a house in Mobile where a colored audience would be granted anything but the top balcony, the back of the stage, the Black Patti or the Smart Set, or any of the many numerous colored road companions. The Pike theater is the solution of this problem. Colored theatrergroups can now be rented to colored people only, where they will have any conveniences that are afforded in the best of white house. The owner is proud of it, the colored people of Mobile are proud of it; and you would be, too, could you but not you, rent a mobile, Ala, positively the best in Dixie. S. C. Green has been compelled to take full charge of the Montgomery & Green Stock Company, owing to the fact that he has been dropped from Montgomery, and he has been dropped from the show. The show opened up at the Franklin opera house, Franklin, Ind., and he has been dropped to a large audience. The show went so well that Montgomery was not missed. Cherokee Thornton comes to the Crown Garden again with a new and novelly singing, dancing and dancing with little children about 22 years of age, 6 feet high, graceful form, pretty face and weighing 300 pounds. The act is known as Thornton's hottest song, "Down in Dear Old New Orleans." Cherokee opened with a dress taking off of a wench character. His wife, who is also a singer, received. There act as a whole is good and calls for much laughter. Miss B. 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Extra special for this week, roll. 51 Virginia Ave. The Exclusive Wall Paper House Opposite Arcade are expecting a game with Lincoln and Hestern University, of Kansas City, and Western University, of Kansas City, what the old members have done for the Orphan Children's Home, should read the report for 1912. Mrs. Alice M. Brown, Mrs. Dilbert, Mrs. M. Dilbert, secretary, and Mrs. Dilbert, treasurer. TULSA, OKLA. Special to The Freeman. The school at Sand Springs on April 25 with a picnic and a great program...Miss Minnie Harrison, of Muskogee, visited Forksfort Holdness, of Forksfort Muskogee, of Muskogee, stopped over with Mrs Will Holdness for a few days, en route to Hensey, Oka, on account of a few years ago some white people stole a little colored girls by the name of Nellie Moore and after they moved to Tulsa the school part of the town, and they tried to take her back, but she failed to go. It went into court, the Judge decided to take a Tulsa Oka...See Griffin for the Express and Freeman, at the East End Drug Store. JACKSONVILLE. ILL. (By Neillie Early.) Special to THE FREEMAN addressed the S. M. T.'s at the Odd Fellows' Hall, April 4. After enjoying the address an excursion received by Mrs. Molly Underwood and Mrs. G. Weir that a relative, Mr. Jordan Rive, is dead at Palmains, where he was formerly sister, Mrs. G. Weir, were called to Clarksville, Mo. on account of the serious illness of their brother-in-law.... Mrs. Rive, who was injured recently, is getting along nicely.... Mrs. Alice Hill, of oral Lawrence, Colonel Biggs, Colonel E. Closson, Clark is some better now.... A number of young people were entertained at the residence of Mrs. Timberlane, who was amusements of the evening. Excellent refreshments were served.... Miss Netty Young and Mr. C. A. McReynolds and Mrs. C. A. McReynolds, night March 30, at the Second Baptist Church.... The Pleasant Hour Club met April 4, with Mrs. W. M. Cooper, $500 for a pleasant meeting. Prizes were awarded to the following persons: First prize, Mrs. F. Dunn; second prize, Mrs. Lafayette, Mr. Henry Basket, of South West Street, is some better now. BOONVILLE, MO. Special to THE FREEMAN. The following were in Evansville Sunday to see the great flood: Messrs. George Martin, Fred McGraw, Willis McGraw, Misses Vera Flora and Florence Morpin.; Elza Horn has gone to Evansville to accept a position in his uncle's great grandfather's Sunday school; she were rewarded last Sunday by their superintendent, Prof. Morpin for three months' regular, grandmother's well and Mollie Martin were in Evansville Sunday.; Rev. Peter Grimes visited Horton's Crossing Sunday.; Grandma oro is the point of death. Mr. Henry Hunter has opened a first-class restaurant.; Ernest Valentine is dealing in fish.; the Indies Atlas May fair. May fair. Mrs. John Conard is president. BROWNSVILLE (TENN.) NOTES. Special to THE FREEMAN. Rev. Sutton E. Griggs, the able author, with us the week of March 31, and he delivered a lecture on "Why the Colored War was well, well, well. H was the guest of E. J. Whiteholt. Miss Daisy Malmi directed a grand concert at the First Baptist Church and she deserves many praises. The funds amounted to $12, all of which went for the benefit of all that participated in the program did well. RIKE THEATER, MOBILE, ALA. This theater, after numerous enlargements and additions to all parts, seating capacity, room size, and room was formerly opened to the public of Mobile on Monday, March 24, 1913. With everything in residence, the patron is proud to advertise; namely, Bert Whitman and her Three Sunbeams; it was impossible to handle the crowd at the first performance at 7:30 p. m. it was necessary to run until 12 o'clock midnight to satisfy the patrons who stood out during the performance. S.Several hundred left, believing it impossible to gain admittance. The applause and curtain calls spilled out the satisfaction of the hundred patrons. This theater is strictly fireproof through complying in every way with the Southeastern Fire Underwriters' Association. Nothing has been overlooked for the convenience of patrons and performers as well as the audience, that are comfortable with the steam heat throughout the entire building, from ticket office to dressing room. The theater is at hand they are still comfortable in the best ventilated building in the SSouth, with its latest air-cooled system, and the seating is at hand they are still comfortable in another part of this paper read what Miss Alberta (Bert) Whitman, of the Three Whitman Sisters, a performer who works in the country, has to say about this modern theater, its class, conveniences and the treatment received, while filling her engagement. This theater is at present showing only high-class, legitimate vaudeville and the best of motion picture shows, and it has been without a theater where convenience was ever considered for even the patrons. The colored pulleys of Mobile has been without a theater where convenience was ever considered for even the patrons. The colored pulleys of rear steps and through S. C. GREEN IN CHARGE OF MONT GOMERY AND ARIEL STOCK COMPANY. CHEROKEE THORNTON PARENTS—ATTENTION! B. F. KEITH'S Grand Opera House Next Week. Vandeville in its High est Expression. OLIVE BRISCOL! Right Other New Keith Features. SECOND BALCONY SEATS. MATINEES 10c: EVENINGS 15c. WANTED! Attleth people at once, as show opens April 28. Good A No. 1 sister team, all must be A No. 1 singers, as this is a musical comedy show, andummer. State salary in first letter. Must be low, as it is sure and only prees George E. Lawrence, Mgr. Alabama Musical Comedy Co., 204 N. Turningham, Ala. WANTED! 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Regular 30c and 35c quality, on sale, per roll ..... 15c Beautiful Crown Patterns, suitable for any room in the house; sells from 25c to 50c, this week, per roll ..... 20c Plain and Striped Tiffany and Lightweight Tekko papers, sell at 60c to 90c, this week, per roll ..... 35c Leather Embossed Papers, in plain and figured effects, the most artisic as well as the most durable, regular $1.00 and $1.25 values, per roll ..... 50c TED OATMEAL WALL PAPERS S, a complete line of shades. The to 40c per roll. Extra special for 18c Paper Company sive Wall House Opposite Arcade NOTICE. the conclusion that the old and much abused Missouri slang phrase, "You Got to Show Me, is bad. Especially when the point of view, Consequently, in the future we St. Louisans have adopted a new slogan, towit: "We'll Show You." --- Charles H. Turpin, managing owner of the theater, is all smiles these days over the progress on the new Booker Washington Township and the outcome of the recent political campaign. Charles pondering over the theater, he asks, "What all of the following motives painted the doorway of his new playhouse, 'Abandon Sadness Here, Where Music Is All You Want To, for You are Not All You Want To Do,'" "Don't Kill Yourself, Laughing, the Fun Has Just Commenced," "This Is a Den of Murderers, They'll Tickle You to Death." Vaudeville has in the past, and will most likely in the future, serve as a most popular musical comedy celebrating a more brilliantly colored and supposedly more ambitious sphere of endeavors. Miss Leepha, a dancer at this house, has a exception to the rule, and like many other vaudevillians and vaudevillesses, is an ardent aspirant to stellar honors, which he has achieved. Her act is everything one could wish for—creative, picturesque and artistic. There are acts I have seen playing "big time" and getting big money for it. I have seen Johnny come up to week's engagement at this house of critics. But such is not the case of Johnny. Johnny came off the big time act and is going back. Because Johnny makes good on all times, and is a comedian, he has seen so many who could not get in the theater on Sunday, April 6, who wanted to see John and Henry, until Manager Tuskegee came up. At 10:45 p. m., which would have caused Johnny and Henry and Stafford and not the Pennsylvania railroad passenger held the train ten minutes for them. Now that's going some. Stafford and Leggett shared honors with Jack and Henry and went in their change of act. In fact, they seemed to improve, like wine, with age. And 'tis said that U. S. "Slow Knee" from appearances this week's bill will rival any heretofore put forward by that aggressive, progressive, hustling man of the Booker Washington Anther It rumored on very good authority that Charles A. Hunter and Artie Matthews have contracted to write a number of songs for the Princess Mary Publishing Company, financed by Dan S. Fishell, owner of the Princess Theater, and the Princess Malda company. He is also the leading writer of the company theater in St. Louis and is located on Gravel and Olive streets. Al Bryant, the comedian, is scoring big with the Ben Harney Pro, and has big plans for the Lincoln Square theater in New York. Miss Blanche Howell will replace Eleanor Woodford of the Brooklyn Serenade and will be featured. i Kee g | ea Y SEN Y Ao Bo St GE cae ti Pet Lah A /2 Beat ) is BG AN Wn AO A] 2 a Ci Nig A ? ar Cae eaeste 4 J 7, pS SoS Sat Eee, | - 2) ee Pa ae Ke eee Be ES , > pI - en Ai iF Bs ee eS by x g ey ad 4 pacer i SVD le i portt and Porter are now at the BIAt)im New York they ‘will be taken oft ae ae! errs ee ee viee ie tuintond res” ae fared, oF Beat St. Louln, wit | Sher” Sentind mens. nae fe «) SG Nowery this summer. tric, and my, aiee to you fs act son p. G. Lowery can eastiy boast of the |ent. “you will aiso save yourself treubh wh Gnpany he ever had under Canvas |'Tho vetorana of "G2" eas a nie ee we hows an, wl be-callet on alt 2 eee) Bs this cere ites ts eect, wil, Logg as pecrenafitotncaey panes Dee planned another big bill f¢ Bhumbus, Ohio, i Rares —_—_— one eetng w Ploneer Theater. Whitinan, and Lazio, are meeing Tait | Miss Rose Fox and her Famous Pick sn am Ste as singers God tancern; are os erent ei, brag aie xin, Bana Coleman Of the Montgomery | Blown’ ‘dla cone “ahow and’ were Gloss ani Grocn, Amusement Company 18 quite | Hess ‘and Paulette taldng thelr place } hey Sere not foo goed, sitar” ne a sae Would Move closes them te “aka diner tc Loman nas | wag Mer tat ea ‘ it Sea” emt end aioe” ce ge Scinmet handwiehene elacus” MM | good”, Shetall ‘an orga, MoCo, and Hattie Metntogh Latayette Theater. ware, formed @ ston coapany tm AURES| we notion ay tiie, tugetee that 1 Maud Frisby, of th Pere ia eee tate Miss Carrie Gilbert 18 the guest of Miss calle’ Vistar 108. North “Twenty-Arst SeLe eStats," Bhovwill leave: shortly Sie friedds tn Ghteago. us. Prang Bersyman, with hls musical ad hi" lMiss"Doshie’ Siig, the well= {Eyntoon. shouter,. are now entering Evite with two Big novelty acts. PG, Lowery pent @ few days’ vacation iaisule and lett for" his. home. in foc, ‘ans, to apend the remainder ot HeSiertion on his farm: with is ‘mother. Cutan Mack, the “Marvelous Kavara,” jo (ailted ith Sanger Bros” elreus tna so iuie’' ghown.Insvaudeviile as. Maxie Bion Would Tike to hear from the Wall= va. re ile Geen wont under. rious ecoration Apt . iy improv we Chul ce! to hear from, ail of ber naw "Address, 019" Shanklin street, Schulte, ‘Ton. rico and Mann, a new team. Aaron Pact of' New. York, well known fn. alt Ee‘iane Vaudeville’ houses In the Bast, Si ‘Miss Josie Mann, a. musical artist and snare drum player, compose the team, Prank Montgomery and, Florence. Me- quis ures with the Dizte players at Hiarhaln Inde lage halt of this weeks, In Kokomo ‘frst ‘half. of next weele at. Bipes ier, bast hale at Neweastle, ind, at tho Alcazar cox trio has just finished two successful wos nt tie "Famous ‘Theater, ‘Mobile, Wn” Manager Roberts ‘tried. to secure ‘en fortwo more weeks but owing. to her engagements they. could not except. Simo favorites. In Mobite. James Hicks ‘of Hicks, Hicks and com- pany, how playing in Indianapolis, unider- Rent’ 2” sePious. operation. on his "head ‘Then ih the Mast, "He thinks be will have Jp'return' home shortly to. undergo another te reture hemes nosey Or aeanetin. Hicks, Hicks and company, after a suc- colt weok at the Crown Garden The- ier, Indianapolis, last week, put in thelr tie athe tala heater. his" wen, there they" played with success. “They Jen ‘up ae Cleveland, 0, next week. Miss Josephine B Matthews of Phila- dephia has returned to the stax, after a Strlous fliness, with @ clear soprano voice fn'ro wise Impaired ‘by hep ndisposition. S's “now ‘Deing billed as ‘Madame Du Bile" and isin great demand by the best Pas houses, Means and Means, America's greatest sd unuiapaied champion chair ballancers, iene at the Queen Theater the Weel ot Tanah Sty Laie Theater week of Aprit %, wih Newbarn, N, Gy to follow, «Regards I Lesh Whipper ‘ahd Pete Porter, also th Yersey Burner, “Peter Borter weite. John B. Cooper, ienown in vaudeville as sa tamp magician and. champion barrel eae artists and. Prot. Omesa J. Benbow, ‘ois ‘presenting with great. success the Ti but mysterious aet of second sight and fhental telegraphy, are. now teamed to- finer, giving an-éxtra large magioal ex {iiion now “playing Independently ‘to Jane aidiences everynight, will soon be ton for vaudeville engagements. Xr, Stemhen Adams, of St, Tous, Mos ony ot G. Lowery's puplis, ‘spent, the 1a Sock of the Diclo "Fashion Plats Minsiteie, with’ Nis old: teacher, and. Mtr, Umvry claims, without fear of contradic: tion that Stes Adama ts tna clase by him Wail gn weiiet on the baritone. is exe: Sion ie. wondetfuly tones fine "and all Seitering and phrasing artistic. ‘Besides REO as‘a?musiclan, he tsa gentle= min’ n ver yrespeet. NEW YORK NEWS. (By the owl.) The Linens Theater. Tho bill opened with Martha Tobie, coe o¢ Misa Battle "PhiMip's gins. This oink girl te very clever.” Williams and Seven! Went a seream as usual. "These ino telows have been Preparing to spring fey ‘suf on this audience and-have done itor two weeks, What they are going todo next 1a thelr Secret, Dut they have doc put on the same net since they have feen'iach ‘They ehinge twice each week. Jee" sohinson comes next. He 1s a. great dinate, One of the. best in. the ‘business, He'wint well over the Dudley. time and tn’ Washington, D, Gy was s riot, ‘stop; Ping the shows, Of ail the other big and Sa! cets onthe bil, Joe, te the public is tn argent." We ‘aro told by. Wash- ‘sion ‘ritien that he stopped the show. Wol'ho ie Sust-as big & eard here. “Cris- Rol and Bailey, an act far superior to Sher sisters acts, hese two girs gO fom, furnt cork up to O'Fay, Gaworks, Ye" cron low comedy to, Migh-elaas operas frei rwiteutoun to" sublime, ‘They | de feorn iterent neta, “Now. when say titrent "Tmmean that, one act does, not sgaflict In anyway with another,” These i¥o siris'are’ very. clever and old. timers Aud fily well Yor what they. know about tie show Business, "atise Griswell had ‘to Uy off Sn account of siekness. Mrs. Bale lors ‘ougtiter took Her place, but On, 8At- ‘sui’ uinhe Atlee Criswell came back and Sein they were a seream in thelr: zulu #4 Indian act. Lille Braaford, a dainty ‘tio “soubrette, went nicely, then, Wil- ‘iss nd Stevengy in another one of thelr Aleopilttng sketches, entitled, | “Lucky Bi co Mie ‘Priend. Phil “Leber [eo ccver Juggier, dla some trick t Eiss ainost impsoetble: This set want Smithy: Smith was’ another big act this Bu Ce etch tg ORT SRO SOREN Fi eon that" pleased very” well Biate Banc psaa™fiunasete sons went an Sree ee | Teantee and “Chappell and the Sic oct ‘Glosed’ the RE Last alt Sets, "Ste Stusieal Rube, Emmett” AB- Sey and) togktn thee Wits. taixers, ok St Wetlregoved: ‘Blanche. Dena fs sore" ingatrated songs, Bunter 82 appli and’ thelr eompany in the Crasy cen he clea’ the ahow: sean, ranklin Theater, The Cooper is a nice buck dancer sot Tints Grell aa Wiliams, tho Danio ioe "singing comedian, waa’ alee tes “ite went tne “He goes ales 6° so he trap aun finiah waa. eres Re Sultretand that he We to, tale. ants Snell "dy partners of whom weal ‘ory el ad, Bay that's. gong te ena Se islet ct nats ath Watts and Beret ld'a very mlea act Jobn. Salt Somali allright, Belly Barry San onlse ahd’ went ‘big_with the, eu Gere" Neahvite” Sendenta” an act, of Sooo" ond dances, wea Big hit € this oe company, Exo ihe West was a Hot he whole Lite wEamlly Theater. “5 inn, Braaford opened “Sfonday’s Hit theater,“ Latvinia. "Turner went fitty well"Nelgon and Webster, a new it as" seen at thin” oupe, doing. an iy, tho Sms hy Bao Ead ae aky dnt ‘eho own ‘me ‘ths tec wns, it has bad sae say tbat in New York they will be taken off the Stage and shown the jail,”Now a hint to the: wise. is sufelent ‘There’ is ‘afew Other’ persons “around. here’ doing “these tricks, ind my advice to you $s get some Ono t6 write You an Act and be {adepend: ent. “You will also save yourselt trouble. ‘The veterans of "#3" was a Tot at this house ‘and ‘will be ‘called. on again. soon {o'play’ this same house for a week. The Manager has planned another big’ bill for next week Pioneer Theater. Miss Rose Fox and her Famous Picks, as singers and dancers, are as. great an fet aa 1 ever sam. Young’ Blood and ‘yer were ‘another good ostey an Brown did one show and. were closed, Hess and” Paulette taking. thelr places ‘They Were not too good, either. 1" know houses that would. Mave ‘closed them, too, Watts and’ Turner ‘came next and "went Hood, ‘Shesttell and Mitchell closed’ the Show and went big. a We notice st this theater that the manager has, tried to. show us where he ip to ‘particular’ in ‘trying’ to please. the Patton’ of ths house, His intentions may ‘Alright, but fe strikes me that he would do tiimsclt a. greater Justice in paying a litte more. attention 0 his: poor’ class of men ushers “who seat. you fn the ‘upper falories and have them be, @ iltte ‘more Particular, nice and ‘polite to people whe se paving Their admbaston, i have heard Several complaints and saw cases. where one aver, would give. you the fra, eat fo cam to, “Another, hor maul Meine ° in 1e egupOR feat and inen The party seated. there by ihe first usher would be asked, “Let me fee your coupon,” and then be told. “this i not your seat, you'll have to come out Ot thers. ‘Then he berins to chase around nd get you another seat, maybe yours, inayt ne I have acon them: move. oné Couple fou times Tefore. chey were. given thelr right seats. ‘his, of course, caused trouble.” We bope the managers sill look iter this T have the names of several ‘who have complained and the right to use Same it necesmary. "Bho, shove ef lately ave been very 00d "and the “Wednesday” night tryouts fomewhat funny’ and amusing. he regu: lar bill last "week was" Harry Holt a fairly good ack “Sinia was great. Sfo- Noli’ Wilts and, MeNapb were nother Sreat “net. “Plekens, Gordon and" com: Dany_were good. ‘The ‘Sambo, Girls" act fas good, but Fiddler and She:ton was a Sereasm from start to Anish, ‘his ia some act. "rhe whole show was good. ‘This feck the special attraction. will be Homer Hott Saiern ‘Putt Whitney and “Blanche Thornpeon and tiielr Smart Set_ company at ‘twenty-five. people, We. feel that this Wweeie's ill wilt surpass all others. seen here, ‘the Carter ‘Trio jeft Saturday for At- lanta; Gar They, have eontracts. for a umber of weeks inthe South- ‘There are a number of shows going out of New ‘Fork this spring and summer Performers. should” get in fine oF touch Performers ‘should Pennel and Holden left their homes here Saturday morning for Atlanta, Ga. to open on the Joel elreutt for several weeks. ‘The Four Budas left Monday for Provi- dence, F. X, and opened at the Bullicks Theater.” ‘They report business good. DEATH OF FRANK CLERMONT. ‘The sudden death of Frank Clermont of Cletmonts. and anon ‘wha a. great Sfow to his many" grienda'n the profer: ESh although for years he had been ail- ing We'was right om theveve ef «man IIE ent witch the Colored: Vaude: Silie Benevolent “Association tied planed Torntme'mote aaa token to his ability ‘iia Nceratness than anything etter wen AMUGISH at"his home "in New ork, et ae teed aren 1 Sank: Clermont was Both New Grieans "August 16. 1889, Ratcaine to New Yorie when 12" yours pe ater ite tater returned home and en: thread Stemiant University. His frst ap” Dearance int public life was. as a musi- Penwith the Wallace Clreus. then with fhe” Nashitlo Students. He dese mado BIg Nautntion with: the ‘Georgia ‘Mine Mek Rt fender of tha bands "After hs Sita ita Sino a clever dancer with he pinck’ att company, had decided to £60 tO vaudevitie, Hranke went on the Suge tte anactor: inthe straiatt’ but Piagea domes satan Aion touring, the Peis went abroad with the Blnek Hisats’n vandesfiie sketch, ‘Phen the Uumsappeared ‘alone, “About one year Kam MP Sppenred ih Chieazo, frat at 242 pin, tRBa'the stongera.” On thelr Telure tS New Sore "Sir Clermont’s TONER ae vo"bad that he retired from tha stage fo'bo secretary of the GV. we ine rumen tank place at St. aries Gamnonte Ghursh in’New: Fork, ‘ng pale Saareng: were Leon Wiliam, “Sidney Taine ‘Gentes Brown, Harry Fidler, Wie Hem naib Aubert Wells “and. Wesley samt inge here were many” floral offer iam"S acormont was at Calvary’ Come ines merece Met Ghermont’s death Wid recelVea by Saran ‘Green Byrd of Ts ance’ Pattt company vat, Chicago. Wis, ved fepresident of we ©. Be. Mrs oe Abatifary and informed Mr. Rus: Ladies agusent the following Ietier to hits, Clermont: MEE, Term Rinor Clermont, 216 West Mia sitects New York Ch: | Age aiecehpnlend and Slater—Permlt med baer you ing utmost. sympathy eyeing at ‘the death of our Ue nets Yet and. rowers frank ‘Wille Toye Terese had Dees 1onK expected, een darene® low to me, personally, 1 at SeSteptiomal’ablity and tons. and dimess ‘will be. felt 1a the Colored yeotulner® Sonevolent Association. Your Hyetee is Pana Stes Samuel O- CBIY) Gnas, Aran Nichots Mr.” Tucker, Oye a Members In Chicaxo, tnelud- Cink hace euttl company, ali Join in ciivevine ely nvm ¥o Atrs Cle Seon Harned! ue “SYLVESTER RUSSELL. ‘Ghicawo; Maron 30,181 THE PASSING SHOW IN WASH- INGTON. (By R. W. T.) ‘The Southern Smart Set, with Salem nut’ Whitney, Homer ‘Tutt, | Blanche ‘Thompson, Hihel Marshall, Nettie, Taylor seem teat of Washington favorites, Is packing the Howard. Theater this week From pit to dome. Mr. Whitney is using his own musical comedy, “"The Mayor of New Town,” and it is being put on in better style than ever. Lyllyn Brown and Prof. William De- mount after playing a successful “en- agement. here, have gone to Richmond, Se""and will complete the Dudley circuit hefore returning home. ‘They have perma- nent headquarters in this city at 524 T Tireet, Northwest. Miss Brown charming- Iy entertained a party of friends at whist last Saturday night. Frank Fowler Brown, the eminent Hoo- sier tenor, closes this' week with “The White Slave fn Philadelphia, and comes {othe Howard in vaudeville week of Rpri . “He spent Sunday In New York ‘GRy, rejoining his company in the Quaker City’ Monday. crapnig se tig, ham, thee is no er singer “on the contemporaneous Stage, {2 sooring heavily with a. pathetic fore ‘song, entitled, “The Twilight, the ‘Roses and’ You.” Wherever she goes, she {compelled to, render her old “Red Moon” success, “Bleeding Moon.” Charles Joknéon and Dora Dean, trans- ‘Atlantic, stars, have reunited and will go eee cehe pond” again. ‘The Whitman Sisters have area ark, handsome summer home at Asbury Park, Ne gJ.. They are thrifty and have amassed Ar Beat portion of this world’s goods. here are three of the girls—Essie, Mac and Alberta—and they are daughters of the late Rev, Albery A. Whitman, well Known s an, eloquent, divine and, poet of rare quality. ‘The family has lived in Ohio, Kansas, Georgia, and the three sis; fers" haye thelr birth places distributed Among these states. ‘Mme. Anita Patth Brown is drawing fine audiences in Bermuda and has been Shown gonscial courtesies bythe, Tard Mayor ‘George's and Hamilton, The PiSXith ‘people are carried away with the THE FREEMAN, AN ILLUSTRATED COLSRED NEWSPAPER. a clas saging of Me Brown, who ig at-| von, Jaree all. The whol Bl was aa tings of Dees Boe, Tio |S ated ane sg cose The Stroll a _ Will Foster, who 1s, an authority on 8, H, Dudley will make Washington nis | vatduiiic asia and srmimgedouy! bape nosada ey critic, mramtinetan Bi | vaudeville, ity ang afternoon With the SSAA HG peo” ataot"ho, sl ‘go | cater’ aineurs gt one bomen Bune a, Oe die (erent eI Eee fe | cater wet apes ire i Hanae We wee us oe eee Pegs, ae || DO. you wan ee is the Venales of oe Targemeaasre the aise Henrietta Vinton Davie ts prepar- | PECeiae of wre Foster, for ne had muct|M™ Of the best F ae i a Sone stone: of the soe re to a in ee zu eee = ua lng Se te agin | Hone as ety vengene af Atlanta, and ace Seen Tie "| any odie sales eafeanat cna I pay every S: te, Grin, Siger are to ee to, Bure | testy ayer America an ees” Was gis Summer under the management of S| HROWD, 8 O37" 2 toma» The inves || ——————— Fee, reli clothes and’ a mew mer, | ton stated from 2 until § o'colek, but it written eapeciliy'for the display of their |Was almost 7, before the large: crowd SAVOY TH RCE AE tae Palace Theater aon eee = Be writ A cro, Tame Yeaein one x | aut tM, Mares ane | Saeae Senate spencer emiey are to collaborate tn, the | Mort eg uch aplendld talent to take hattanooga, Writing of a new musical comedy, which | Cort’ on the program. To begin with, {8 to be put on next season in fine style | there was Dave Peyton's orchestra of 2 Shows a! y either Hurtig & Sean of Cohan & Har-| (he'® rang ‘Theater, tneluding Tobe is” Mr, Cooke is in the limelight just | Uiyqyn, Miles Harris, Wright Smith and ow ag ie author of Black, Pattly most |Nuicon inca, the, aree number wal BR Swords. QW Rare eke kay tor an cctendea stay, | -Sands of the Desert by Mr. George 1 |i] Us fle y Salem ‘Tutt Whitney is the ‘siterary |ROWINE success, ME stineral Springs|M mobeliay uth, mM”, path Miiany | atten donee at the Menesal SPs Say a descriptive, writer of excellent jadsment | ran also a Dig nit. afieg, Rena Jones og: busy ere eet opered charmingly “My Rersiae=°e4| Ml Will advance tick eam Laven, the veteran comedian, has | Walker company. sane, ‘Sone, of , My Pevrecognition of his gallant service ina | SpUl,, Sidney, EUAPa member of the have good lobby « number of the most important battles in |Star Quartet, sang affectionately, “Only number of th Star Quartet, sang affectionately, “Only gies Lottle Gee and Effie King, one of the stage's best “sister acts,” are “cleaning up" on the Lowe. ciretlt. ‘The critics Speak in the highest praise of their orlg- inal and catchy work, and their new cos- tumes are marvels of the modiste's art, ‘Mme. Marle Selike, once a leader in the ow of vouatism, 18 now teaehing music in New York City. Richmond's new colored theater is near- ing. completion. It is modern in. every particular and Will seat about 800 persons. ‘The Howard ‘Theater at Washington is the finest playhouse in ‘the country con- frolled by colored people. Tt is under a Tease for ten years to Andrew . Thomas, who has, demonstrated that he is a “warm member" as a showman. ‘The house 1s estimated to be worth $135,000. Washington, Chicago and New York are acknowledged’ centers of stage life and Sucoess for the Afro-American performers, and Philadelphia and Richmond are mak: Ing strong bids for a “place” in the race, with Norfolle “nosing in.” Miss Gertrude Ryan, a well-known so- clety belle of this city, Is. officiating as house treasurer for 8. H. Dudley's theater at Newport News, Va. “Taking one consideration with an- other,” HG. Doggett, atter writing a caustic review of the Howard Dramatic Company's production of “The Lady of Lyons" and the Washington, Choral Club's rendition of “The Mikado,” {s convinced that “a critic's life 1s not a happy one. . The Grand Theater, Birmingham, Ala., ig quoted as the most modern, up-to-date theater for colored people in the country, U. 8. THOMPSON, “SLOW KID.” U.S. ‘Thompson, known to the stage as “slow Kid," after’ having finished a. suc- ‘cessful week at the Crown Garden The- , 3 aod 7 sis: Cantnpolln Ose gree) Be tale Sr aaa es” Shien Saeed Sifted and cry ie f 0 ater am AT THE BUCKINGHAM, LOUIS- VILLE, KY. “Jardin De Paris Girls.” (By George Slaughter.) Morris Wainstock's “Jardin de Paris Girls” wit) hold the boards at the Buck- Ingham ‘heater for one week, commenc- ing Sunday. ‘The management promises much in the way of entertainment, and the patrons of this popular organization will See and hear only the best talent in Vaudeville and burlesque. ‘The array of talent with this company is seldom seen ina. similar organiaztion of this. kind. The’ plece was written by Leo. Stevens for laughing purposes only, but contains an interesting plot, In whieh plenty. of Scope is given to the comedians ‘and prin- cipal ladles to display thelr ability. “The inusleal numbers are catchy and. tuneful, And tho ‘costumes worn in’ the ensemble are revelation to the eye. ‘The. scenery and electrical effects are beautiful and in armony’ throughout. ‘The. management has ‘spared nothing. to ‘make this show one which leads all this season. "An ollo of sarst-elass vaudeville artists 1s rendered between the two acts, those who appear being Lester, Walsh and Lester; Living Art “studies, by famous artists; Lydia Jospy" and.” Anna. Meyers, singer and dancer. “'The comedy is carried by such talented comedians as Leo Stevens, Joe Madden and ‘Tom Nolan. Lydia Jospy, the prima donna, is in a class by herself, as are Stella Gilmore and Helen Marvelle, TWO COLORED ACTS AT THE GRAND. Miss Gordon at the Monogram—Pom- feix has Cabaret Singers. cand Theater. CHICAGO, Ill, April 9.—(Special.)— mie Grand nad"two colored. bits. inst Week, one the Dancing Mitehell, and the Diner the Seven California. Poppies, with Wii sascin and Ruth Brown, the seven fastest dancing: finishers in "vaudeville Mr, Mitchells forte is Imitating the late George Walker, and sings, but kicks and dances better. The Seven Poppin ts a Saysa nit ih Chicago and they ‘were Success last week “The other numbers oh the bill were Joseph nara and Ha gal ‘Harrington in "The Newly Married Man,” a very laughable sketch. Klein, ‘Abe‘and Nicholson, offered a Very. brighi and breezy: musieal act, while Conway tnd, Wager were, Pleasting, ‘The first half of the week, the O'Ku- ras, foot iugflerg and. Human £ootbals opened the bill. iis act was vary cle er and was. follewed. by Samuels and fachman, vaingers’ of popular songs. Egrhoey and ssiman were im a, sketch Epwo Rubles,” and were very amusing The hit of the bill" was’ Robert Hall who, "as ‘an extemporaneous comedian, ade ‘up his ‘verse from the Deopie. i the audience. Seven young acrobats and Wire "runners closed’ thes pill and. did Many daring stunts upon the high wire Peyton's orehestra furnished some very excelient musi. | ee ee seeticieaiae Miss Gordon, a charming young sing- er made her debut-at the Monogram ‘Theater this week, She 1s 4 new figure in vaudeville and bids fair to become a Vory" successful’ singer. | Her ‘costume was appropriate and sings like @ night- Inge? er songs, “Sands of the Des- ere” “When I Lost You" and “Great Bix Biie-Byed Baby" were well received. With @ little more experience, she will de an awful tig hit. Buster and Rock- pile returned again, with thelr funny fostumes, Jokes and dancing, ‘They sang with success, “You Can Not | Answer Wrong! ‘and, closed with, the aMiesias; ppl Bplash.” | They ‘always go, Dis at {Re Monostam.” Brown and Brown en- livened te auatence, with, Tow Weald You Like to Marry,” | “Gabi ide,” “Good Enough For Me" and “Call, Me Honey.” werde and Guintario aia a Honey; act, performing various stunts upon a large ball. The whole bill was: a ae eae | ‘The Stroll. Wit Foster who, ls, ah authority on valdttstee taste ane “estawedorn," ba {iat the evening: and afternoon with the hat te grenine, 20 Pompell on tues: cauacet ginwere.g' was one. Bf the Mlces! Ga Of a8 Neleaolt in Chleago, "hia Hire Stehidt of every ote who. was Hie vera in a large measure the present: 24M Uber, tor be ad tauce io Sotla‘olecig the spon a0 as fo do dn selecting, thtale aud wong: The MatterNeem secuncly: opened and. in of Pomeslt was Tecehigce a ble sind. om, oSros othe Sabalee aingera ot Cheass lany (of the cahares ceeht and renders wre imal ee BedRat Soe ahocorart elections, Ane. Gtmerica”as “doo,” was Known, sit Ove auisontea he invitee fhe Amey teeta s ofcelek, but Ie ion tated fom crore the. fare’ crowd Wee UPert Tyeeane as being at the ico atte? und witnemsing ‘© bis Palace (meena Sie Mecann and Me HSU PALE aie fo be eonaratlated aor ene ati splondid talent to take upen Raving sa tara. begin “with, Part, On iMG, Dros payton's orchestra, of here ras Pate deer including Tobe Be TaN Teele Weight. Soeith and Brow: Mites dirk eat number was Ngieon Mince egerts by Mr George Le soungs oF We Wisie quartet” de wan & Smith, of the, Dixie ii Able and Rowlihe success, (Me alineral Sprinee ater es thet inlaw: ban els Cae SADE BIgHHRE Matha Ra sonee War otl ctatatingly “My etaian Hose.” ieheces’ Saar" oc the, Willan pa Aare cedar gang Song. of My SRR Siti cioataet a favors SP g Sane Kinda member “of te oF atte dant antstlenatsly, “Only Star Quartet, wae er Boiaen aia ies S.Brgken Hekrt og Tho Halts’ aang “Oh, Carolyne Boyd of she Riltchelt ot the MWRAE SANIEE, aang George Walkers Three Mitchel Wy “Ghay” Gall “ite guccens: “TnA Many was present, and Shines” lee orden several of ‘iia played, upon ing, Wand ME ievylin Joins ao caer erat applause: |The Gouin hob" Svas vreprevented by” iss Towa, Cie Mon So Sweet, Mr. Chas Davis s1netng “Qvhsnington heater was HOURE 6 te at ang Sin “Od ‘Helgle™ (oan ferme vag"s scream: ‘The la- HOE oot Mig about Charen” ‘he or deg went wild Auta new crentlon, SEUNG Aottons 5 he. Taal hit SPlirting, With, Se itadolean ‘Sooper, of the Ril, was ee ver Amerien na terete the Sang im My Hae Piney (Potion che nad Rolshea the ap: rise Nac’ dentening and, shovied that Ti Ta, eaten the. art af pleasing he, Mul PUSseant tS aoe Clark Yount with er ee aati oF appiaute by ain” Farr Om TNR he two, George Halls a are eBing s One played and the Tits Sa AR agate as the, we (aeaiathle, wag, erate renders elon, craton another" poptiar Miss Vira. ieeg@hky ‘Great Bie. Blue- RES" pabo# Guue Bower, that aweet- ye) Baby sungursof the imwood, ren- toned tent sing Sar with "Mir: oney Tacion qt"thet plano, Pal Gray of he Jackron at he PaAvamne. and, others were raustime dramate Tsing the, afternoon gh the Prorat (> Untneauced POpEie™ Me ee Shoetrttt tomeranes Me ate. fot, MeGan a leh Belove aise Cal sane "Got, 2 arriving and Me Latte Tart a8 at a welcoming npewch Shgecratt delivered & "ihe tables were RAE, wan, © EE meteans Beauty, vost large (vaser of ‘he isates were Grensed and carnations. yeu many” of the Eowns in tne latest styles: Font and’ on the having, {he SON iMtest aprine crantlons 18, hte’ Seraltcen, ALE inte hou in Taney ren ety att sean com aa rine Bombe: 5 Mr, Tee Anderson, of the, Chef, was oink he coneratutattons, “Tor qygrimeimed riNenfch “people. ordered Sean meta Hon, A, X. Fields. was acen celebrat- _ Hon. A. N. Fields was seen colep THE NEW CROWN GARDEN THEATER. (Tim E. Owsly, Prop.) ‘The weather is still rather mean, s0 wet and'Gisngrecable until Tt almost. “appears A aie rrehat it takes the boom out of Foniness, However, te, Grown ie us ing-along, gaining in, atten E ing lon "ill of attractions this, week BOS entumiph for. the litte wizard ‘who 13° wuathered ‘the winter In good form, Rho Bill was too good to miss. So come fain or wat not, fhe audlonces have been large and_appreciative, ‘Stafford and Leggett. a Baale Stafford and Lena Leggett make a Bitaia team, “Bdalo is an Indianapo- SEP INS sili entertain thom wherever Mey ‘are, OF Whoever they are. ‘The line ot comets is" amuning aod aking He that ‘he: hus made good as he promised Yow yours ago, He has got togetner an Ie" nSyn and tt ss with. some pride that Me Boe, oes of here’ the beauty of ft is takes off his work with Pleading steps and fine’ slage inannerisms, whieh easily Dut him in the big time class. ‘Glassy, ‘clean goes for the act._ Miss Leguett isa valuable assistant. She is Winsome, attractive, looking aswell as a foot performer: “She has been on the Etnge Tor ten weeks only. ‘Tis is" re- matkable in view OF her fine work. Her Talkie put over ina style that wins her favor” "hele ‘opening. song. is "Band, Hand, Band” 'Statterd. sings, “If You ali in aur sloey Dont Mention ‘ay Kame.” Miss, Lemgett sings ina. pretty, faking way “Thats How 1 Need You." ‘The audience was pleased with, her sweet, fresh voles. They” close with "Robert. 2. Tse" aking @ hit in thelr style of pute ting over: “Fineir wardrobe, is what te called swell ‘tney’ make four ehianges, looking the part each time: Lelia Mitchell and Her Boys. ‘the, noldovers from last "week — were Lelia Mitenell and her boys, ‘This speaks for the entertaining quailty of thelr work. John Fielding was added as a new mem- ber'to the team this week, giving more Variety Stil to thelr pleasing work. ‘The Picks are always, good to. sec. ‘There doesn't ‘seem to be any Dad ones. Clint na Rastus are among the very good ones. Fhe are good deers and sinegee, When 1e youngster, | Cling, sings. “hfamma's Shudlin Woancé,” one’ se rerminded ‘of the famous cholr boy singers, those inimitable Voices lice reed instruments—volees that Wo\call divine. He singe that way. Tuas- {is ances coming and going, Going pret. fy much ot wnat he wants t6 do with his Reet They go Big. Biss Oitehell shows Up. superbly in her “delightful “costumes tha ‘with splendia stage figure. Her sine~ ing Is pleasing, her dancing airy and cle- fant” "The act has ten changes, some so Fania as i¢°Mise ‘Mitchell and"her ‘boys were lightning change artists. She does Ghiet Bungaboo in becoming costume, {urn which sults her fine form and grace- ful movements.” ‘The boys are there with thelr spears and shields, making alto- Kether a very imposing pleco of stage Bsinean, Wietaing, the ew member shows 00 it Boks “works fo mane , rank and Johnnie,” "ire “got ‘the bouquet—gone some. “The other songs, "West Virginia Dance” ‘by ‘Miss, Mitehell, and “Going Back to Carolina” by Miss Mitchell and boys." were fine, The boys look neat in theif satin. changes. ‘The whole “act, it well costumed. “the audience appreciated the wone Johnny Woods, Ventriloquist. Johnny "Woods at, the Crown Garden tnis week. “One would have thought. that Jonny and his "doll, Henry, -nad. been seen at their best. You want to seo the alr this week: Of course, It is a mat- fer of taste just. which ot Johnny and Heattca Huse” Sets em to velling. Lite faunted House” gets "em 3 te ole Hasty to'se quaint that Ne can't be resisted, “mere maybe some as good as Johnny’ and Henry somewhere in. the World, but none better Their songs, par- ody ‘on “By Myself, Nobody But Me lone” and “Dont Get It in Your Head That You Aint aunt Dinah's Child,” are SUNNY DIXIE MINSTRELS. Dana Thompson, Owner and Manager. We aro still doing good business in the state of Oklahoma and the public is Well’ pleased inthe way we put on our show.” Miss Willie Venable, our leading fady,' aways receives two and three, en- cores “nishtly and there ts some clase to'her ‘dancing. Miss Rosa Tves, one of our dainty soubrettes, Just, caps ‘the cll; max when she sings “Lady “Angeline.” Harry (Cabbage) Johneon, our monol- ogist and extreme end man, ts a big hit Dick Mt brown, our star comedian, keeng the house In an uproar. You fust can't Keep from laughing when he makes his Appearance, because he te 90 funny, ‘Willie McDonald, the allver tone ten- or. 1s featuring | “If Someone Only Gared tor Me." James Pieket, our trick eqelist van tide any kind of wheel, any Kind ‘ot ‘Way: “James Wellburg is doing some “sensational. drumming. - Prof, B. F.'Deleo and Bolsey Gray certainly know how to play a cornet. Willie Mc- Coy our leading straight man, swallowed a dictionary two weeks ago and every Time ‘he opens his mouth out comes nothing but Dig words, ‘Ed Cohn, our business | manager. bought “$128, diamond (ring and, he sar tetas al ‘every tm nappy. ev . gvery Sunday and everybody is happy, S Do you want 12 to 20 weeks work? I have it for you in three of the best Houses in the South. Chattanooga, Savannah and Atlanta, and adding more every day. All short jumps and sure pay every Saturday. SAVOY THEATRE||STAR THEATRE|Arcade Theatre, Chattanooga, Tenn. Savannah, Ga. 81 Decatur St., Atlanta, Ga. i Ito Shows a Night. Vaudeville and Stock ‘Two Sata of Performers 2 Shows a Night. The Fiat Teta fh Sot, Vaudeville Only, No Stock. G.R. Swords, Owner & Mor.|/JAKE SGHRAMEGK, Mer.1)6. P, Bailey, Owner and Mgr. So g: busy an write or wire in your open time. No act too big, no salary too high. Will advance tickets to any part of the United States for good people. All acts must have good lobby display, which must be sent a week in advance. Write or wire a Charles P. Bailey 81 Decatur St. Atlanta, Georgia THE GRAND THEATRE! 5 . BR : (Birmingham Amusement Co.) OF ee i a INCORPORATED) SS 1920-1922 AVENUE B, (| (esas | Toll Birmingham, Aiabama === === __ ThisTheatrewill Play Only aime o) | The Best Acts in ln lee Leds 0 Vaudeville and Stock IL || oven ter Lil Performers Send in Your Open Time ! epee er Messed == © mover best time tn Southern Gitea. Wil Ainolutely Fireproof. Seating Capacty 1200. Address Manager, Grand Theatre TheNewCrownGarden — NEXT WEEK ———— PINKEY & WALKER, JOHNNY WOODS, THELMA THE GREAT NOTE---We can’t answer all letters in one day, so write again. TIM. E. OWSLEY. English and Ida Gardner. Write us at BERT WHITMAN AND HER THREE SUNBEAMS, PIKE THEATER, MOBILE (ALA.). Bert Whitman “and her three Sun- beams, now Playing Pike. ‘Theater, “Mo- Bile aa cam truthcally aay” they’ have hot’ spent a more enjoyable engazemen the she months they have been out. ‘The Pike is one of the swellest for white or Colored patrons we have struck. very Gonvanlenvo necessar” and especially fhe stage is large and onventent enough to“accummodats any" road show. travel fier tt" phowid, Soa pleasuse’ oF our best reliable acts to write to Mr. Nicolls, Wo, is an exceptional manager. No act would regret making the Pike ‘Theater. Tels a dream “Seats six hundred peo: Ble, electric fans, sice thet male 1 ce Aoa"Pioo people out Monday. night, and stil carry fine crowds. The Mobile Dublic craves the goods, and all an act eee onauen Sn Gor iclives Cane. “IF YOU THINK WE'RE SLOW HERE, THE LAUGH'S ON YOU." THOSE KOLORED KANDY KIDS Singors and Talkers, Not the world's best bt wo are aa good as the rest._Alwars working. Why Wedellver clean goods "Did nicely last week atthe Monogram Theatre: Ohicago, 1 Regards (o al." Hello Crest Simmons, State Street look fue. WANTED—A first-class barber in a col- ‘ored barber shop. A good job for the right man. Write or address: Walter 1. Davis, 71 ©. Main St, Champaign, Ill. ROUTE. LELIA B. MITCHELL AND BOYS COMEDY, SINGING AND DANCING An act that will please your patrons. This week at Crown Garden Theatre, Indianapolis. Permanent address care The Freeman. 8. H. DUDLEY IN “DR. BEANS FROM BOSTON’—Camden, NV J, April 14, 16, Hey Brldgston, 17; "sill, 38; Cape BLACK PATTI MUSICAL, COMEDY CO. Middleton, o., Apel 12; Wilmington ja; Parkersburiz, W. Va. 19; Clarks: burg, 10; Falrmont, 177° Cuinberiang, Md, 18: Frostburg, 19. WM." MeCABE'S GEORGIA TROUBA- DOURS—Fulton, Kas., April 14; Moran, 18; Savonburg, 16; Erie, 17; ‘Walnut, is. & Paul, 1. Buckingham Theatre, Louisville, Ky,, One week, Commencing Sunday Mat., April 13 “Jardin De Paris Girls!” LETTER LIST. Gentlemen's List. Arte Billy Tee, Walter Blue Billie Varkins John Brooke and Brown Iawis and Lewis Browner ‘Thomas Lewis, John i Buster and Hock PileMfifier, Pranic Brantiam, Rosetta -McCloudy, Harry Bostwick, Billy Matthews’ Alvin Brown, Rastus’ Miller, Hobert Barrister, Jack Nash, Wm. Brown, Giarence Oldes, Charlie Bryant, Archie Oversirest W. Bitten Ge. vention lark, HA. hand Pugh Gumby Biliy Pickett, Dave Sorter, C. 1 Reed, Elwood Davie Fred Rucker, Edward Eldridge, Willie ‘Hoss, Geo. Freeman, Geo. Saucy, Oilte Frasier Happy Smith, John Perris, Bismark Sefus and. Sefus Plelds: Henry Smith A. J. Sihaon, Leroy Strains, Doo in, ins, Gitmore Budaie — Stowart, ett, Grattam, Prank” Sherman, Nathan Greer, AW. Sucwn, to Gieen &'alariowe Smith, James Gazan, Ball ‘Wilson, J. Hamilton, Geo. ‘Willams, George Ht Harris Chan J Watts, Billy Hunt i Henry Wheeler and Mor- Bin, W. C, gan Co. Fackson, iiimer H. Watts, Jos Jones, Archie Witlams @ 7 Kennedy, Sam W. Wilds Isiah Lee, Ba Walcott FS. Ladies’ List. Brown Mise Rosle Jones, Julia Bailey, Mrs. Ray. Houze, Carrie Beochtim Bianche Hulett, Mra, Lena Geewtord, Virginia Smith, Misa Besale Denton, Lula Smith; Miss Estelle Derbon, Sire. T. ‘Townsend, Mary Ennis, Mrs. W.R, Taylor Jennie Howard, Mra, Nettie Taylor, Nettie Hall Carrie Mae Tanail, Aggie Hall Suisse Susie | Wileon, Huth Wanted at Once First Class Stock People Good salaries, work year around if you make good. Tell all in first letter. Tickets placed for right people. Address Homer Roberts, Mgr., Criterion Theatre | Eighteenth & Highland Ave., Kansas Gity, Mo, MOBILE, ALABAMA POSITIVELY THE “BEST IN DIXIE.” HIGH CLASS VAUDEVILLE JUST Sees Best Equipped Se ey COMPLETED! § cla. THEATRE ! in every way. fs {in the entirs South, thing Lacking for STEAM HEAT " cee a a from Box Office to ne “ey iN iP: Dressing Rooms, Performers orf Mek Mrei tat aiid ‘ ir Colled System in Patrons, . Operation. Seating capacity 600. Stage opening 14x23 feet; depth 28 ft; width 38 ft; height 36 ft. Fully equipped for handling all road companies and minstrels. Communicate at once for next season regarding open dates. Plenty of time for high class, legitimate vaudeville acts. Per- formers send in your open time at once. Bert Whitman and her three Sun Beams now here. Drew over seventeen hundred in one night. No matinee. R. W. NICOLLS, Mgr. JUST OUT! “Too Many Girls are Making Eyes at Me” Asure hit. The song that put the 2in the two fab ingers ned ace program or prot cor iS? nowilar copy aie. uo stamps San'lD. Watts, Publisher, MacLeod Alta,Canada For summer season, a steady clarinet player. SoBPE of knees Hay Latiore- 100 Perle Pts St abana City. Mo.” Cornet Bier Harry Owens, Bor Ht ildand Ao. —_—_—_————— ‘good reliable singing comedian for rat clas get ce en Sal aon Steet pambia Be, Detroit, Mich. GOSSIP OF THE STAGE 6 Frank Cleermont died in New York Friday night of last week. Jim Vaughn is with the Black Patti show in the pit as musical director. The Georgia Merry Makers are still touring them away in Wisconsin. At Grand Rapids, Wis., April 1, 2, 3. U. S. Thompson, better known as "Slow Kid," at the Monogram theater, Chicago, week of March 24. At the Crown Garden, Indianapolis, week of March 31. The New York Stars, Black Carl, manager, recently plied Montreal, Quebec, Buffalo, Binghamton and Utica, N. Y. Connecticut theaters following. James A. Hicks of Hicks and Braxton's Big Four Stock company, was in Indianapolis this week. He went to Columbus, O., to take charge of the Dunbar Theater. Thurston, the magician of international fame, presented to Ulysses the Great a very handsome mirror with a good luck wish during his recent engagement in Atlanta, Ga., at the Lyric Theater. Baby Jim played a return engagement in Atlanta, Ga., and Chattanooga, Tenn., recently, and drew much larger crowds than on his first appearance there. He is playing Wilmington, N. C., this week and next, and then goes back east to Washington, D. C. His manager, Cress Simmons, says hello, Kid Jines. Livingston Mayes of Indianapolis, while preparing to go to Buffalo, N. Y., gets sad news from his home, Columbia, Tenn., stating that his grandfather is expecting to die and has been alling for some time. The house was burned and he was saved. He is an old resident of Tennessee. Livingston will leave for his home Monday night. Sandy Burns' Stock Company is at the Alcazar theater, Galveston, Texas, and is known to be the best in the South. The manager, Mr. Ritzler, is well pleased with the company. Miss Ennis Johnson, our little souret, has been confined to her bed for three weeks. The company consists of Mrs. Bruton, Miss Alma Hagert, Mrs. Carrie Christian, Mrs. Gretchen Burrs, Mrs. Caroline Burrs, Mr. William Costello and Crack Shot, better known as Buster. You can find the Freeman at 714 Twenty-fifth street. CIRCLE THEATER, PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA. Mules and Riley Novelty Comedy Duo and Burton and Burton—Dancers Score. Another grand financial success rewards the management of this house. Many large enthusiastic audiences greeted the carefully selected bill. The holdovers were Porter and Porter and the Musical Seminoles, who repeated their former success. The Banks Sisters, clever vocalists, are rived late but made up for the loss of the first show and was a distinct hit. Burton and Burton retired after Thursday night owing to an accident which happened after leaving the theater. This greatly crippled the show but the installation of other acts made things run smooth. The Burtons return next week. Mulls & Riley, sketches, introducing Jas. Riley as a female, fairly upset the house. Mr. Riley in speech, action and dance outlures everything we have witnessed here before. Coming are, Rex Trio, Dunsmore, Smiley and Brosdale, Peat and Hayes, Sam Davis, Clay workers Duo, Russell and Caldwell. ALONZO MOORE, THE GREAT MAGICIAN. Alonzo Moore is having big success playing through the South, and is on his way East. This act is positively the best drawing card travelling, and the biggest magic act on the road of anl color. Mr. Moore carries a $2,000 act and entertains from twenty-five to forty minutes. At the Lyric theater week of March 18. The house was packed to the very doors to hear him every night. He caused his audience to rise to their feet and scream when he made himself disappear in full view of the audience and walked down the center aisle among them and waved his hand to them in the way of a sash. While playing at Montgomery, Ala., Mr. Moore was baptized in the Catholic faith. Miss LaBelle Glenn acted as godmother. He was baptized by a white priest, Father Rice. Mr. Moore is an entirely different man since his bautism. Regards to Mrs. M. Skinner. Week of March 24, Chattanooga, at Joel theater; week of April 1, Newborn, N. C., at Dixie theater; week of Winston-Salem, N. C., at Rex theater. NEW LINCOLN OPERA HOUSE, GALVESTON, TEX. The New Lincoln opera house was opened Thursday night to about 1,200 people, and when Prof. Charles J. Harris' famous orchestra played their grand overture in that swell house it seemed as though the people were spellbound. Then came Vera Adams and his his clever bunch of artists, producing one of the most beautiful and elaborate operatic opening choruses that was ever staged in the entire South, and after the curtain fell it seemed as though our new play palace was falling in as the people applauded. Next came Billie S. Jones with an up-to-date monologue and song that put him in a class by himself. Mabel Dennison sany a very beautiful song, taking two heavy encores. Next came Mr. Al Edwards, who wins a reputation wherever he goes singing bass solos. Mrs. Susie Harris, singing and dancing soubet, set the house wild with her wardrobe. He is known in the South as the Black Eva Tanguay. Next came the hallstorm of money and the loss of the beloved Wright, putting on one of their clever singing, dancing and talking acts, featuring Baby Seals' "Blues." These girls are given up to be the best sister team that was ever in the South, and their act caused the manager to make more room for our white patrons. Next came the big two-act musical comedy that made Mr. Ver A. Adams famous in Kansas City, Mo., entitled, "The Black Carnation," featuring Mr. Lovie Wrightman who has made such a great hit in the North and South. Lovie Wrightman is given up to be the best all-round singing, talking and dancing comedian in the South, as he has just finished a twenty weeks' run in Dallas, starring in Ver A. Adams' stock company, and the people of the Texas city hated to see "Strawberry pie." Ed Wilson, who made the great Peacher Brothers' orchestra famous, sang a song that put him in the class of toponth baritone singers of the day. He is known as Galveston's favorite songster. Our stage manager and producer, Ver A. Adams, has received two letters, stating that he is up to his same of dricks, staging the high-class acts so clean and funny. Prof. Charles J. Harris has, without a doubt, collected the best bunch of musicians that ever played together. Professor Harris is violinist and musical director; Professor Cooper, leader of Galveston's Seaport Band, cornetist; Mrs. Ada A. Adams, pianist and arranger of all of our opening chorus pieces; Verina oJhinson, wizard of the trombone, trombonist; Jesse Akins, trap drummer (given up to be the best drummer in the state by all musicians, both white and black). Jesse Akins, A. Adams would like to hear from Billie King, Mr. Evans' managers are sparing neither pains nor money to make this theater the best in the South, and they both are well liked by all the company, also they colored folks of Galveston, as they have always spent money in arranging pleasure reworks for the colored people. BLACK PATTI AT THE GLOBE THEATER Chicago Gives the Famous Diva a culus as she works with Giann as she Chief Fun Frogspider. (By Sylvester Russell.) There were no dull moments in "Captain Jasper," the new musical comedy, revised by Will A. Cook, in which the Black Patti company opened for a week's run at the Globe Theater Easter matinee. The subject which is built around the military barracks at Presido, in the Philippines, and at Golden Gate Park, near Fort Mason, California, is theoretical and stagy in plot, emblazoned by a military touch of emboss and timber, which go to brighten up that which is unpolished in the twirl of stage machinery. I could see by the progress of the first act, that there was life without much thunder, but with music enough to charm the weary and comedy enough for convulsive laughter. The chief aim in musical art-culture, which has been so long centered in Mme. Sisserenetta Jones, the original Black Patti, again brought forth the same message of truth that her wonderful preservation and perfect schooling still ranks as supreme in vocal distinctions, "Sun-Blest Are You, O Golden Land," and "The Nightingale" brought her a rousing reception. In "The Belle of New York," in the last act, her pale silk costume embroidered with beaded diamonds, and a white plume were rich to behold. Happy Julius Glenn, now wonderfully improved as a comedian, was at his best in a scene with a male quartet and "Sugar Babe" with Sarah Green Byrd, artistically rendered. As Mr. Glenn continues to find his convulsive opportunities, he will be the next coming star in a film that could make a funny lamp, quite impressive, very witty, and with a voice that added delight to his performance. Al F. Wright was another comedian whose work, especially as an actor, was capable and interesting in character. Charles Bougia's solo was given artistically and enclosed. George W. Tarrant, a new baritone, with a voice melodiously sweet, especially in the upper range, and handsome in stature, the part of the captain with dignity and ardor. Alice Ramsay sang well with a chorus back. Others in the cast and chorus were Estelle Cash, whose work was creditable; Jeannette Murphy, Marie Hendricks, Johanna Livingston, Grace Steward, Jessie Hortell, Mamie and Edith Rowe, Blanche Howell, Fanny Hudson, Ray White, Marie Williams, Dora Green, Eddie Borden, Tracy Jordan, John Grant, John Phillips, Jesse Triplet, James Reed, Louis Weir, Archile Johnson, Clayton Cook and Ernest Green. James Vaughn is now musical director of this company and his conductorship will be helpful to the requirements of the jingle of the last act was not only operatic, but given with a spirited bow of splendor, especially in the obligate scene with Black Patti. The show even in its present form is especially good throughout and will no doubt attract largely to the end of the engagement. Manager R. V. Voelckel can be especially praised for the way he has sustained the record of his company for nearly fifteen years. Will A. Cook is ninety five years. Martin Freer in advance. Manager James H. Browne of the Globe must be thanked for courtesy extended to the press and welfare of his patrons. THE SPOTLIGHT ON ST. LOUIS THEATRICAL SITUATION. For a long time negotiations have been going on toward bringing to this act a widely advertised and much-commented upon, the act in question being that of Loretta, "The Hindoo Mystery grip which Miss Loretta obtains upon the senses and imagination o fall who see the act come near convincing one of her performances, or evil one, or is happily protected and instructed and inspired by some kind of witness one of her performances in the past, and like all of the audience, the moment from beginning to end, at the seemingly impossible things accomplish in this field of entertainment by colored artists. Seeing is believing and one must really see Loretta to be able to understand, dazzling, dashing, bounding her in her great wonder work. That bewildering, dazzling, dashing, bounding quarte Lorraine, America's foremost THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. NO. 81 ARCADE THEATRE. 81 EASTERN THEATRICAL NOTES. (By Billy B. E. Jones.) Miss Blanche Howell, late of Black Patti company, who has been under the leadership of the 134th street, New York, is improving rapidly and we hope to see her out very soon, but she is not in distress, as reported in the Freeman last week, as she played Billy Ward's Funny Fols Minstrels will soon be rehearsing in Brooklyn. They will open the season May 2, with the Greater New England Shows, as a feature, carrying their own business. The theater of the Foley Bolden of Chicago, formerly bandmaster of the Fourteen Black Hussars under management of the Foley Producers, orchestra leader, lacer of Richards and the Pringle's Minstrels, as a six-man cast, and acce- ler of the New England Shows. The directory of the Funny Fols Minstrels is as follows: Billy Ward stage man- nagement comedian; Eddie Reeter, Lucy Washington, Ray White, Florence Hill, Shylae Hudson, Etta Booker, Virtie Miller, Milleer, comedian; Eddie Reeter, Lucy Washington, Bogard, first artist and cornet; H. Thurman, tuba and interlocutor; Prof. F. Wille, Hanserel, Wille, Washington, is said that this will be one of the finest colored minstrels traveling this season in the warring cities. Performers with the group the Freeman and write me—Billy Ward. Frank Cleermont, well-known performer, died suddenly. At the time of his death arrangements had been made for a benefit to be tendered him on Saturday Manhattan Casino, New York. The Sambo Girls at the Lafayette Theater, New York this week. The Royal Theater at Asbury Park, N. J., under the management of Al Fletcher, will open early in May with high-class vaudeville. Mattie Edwards will enter vaudeville and play through the South. She will feature "Someone's Waiting Down in Tennessee." Robison and Brooks scored a big success at the Yale Theater, Kansas City, Mo. The Texas Tommy Dancers this week at the Old South Theater, Boston. Henry Williams, owner of Deas' Theater, is putting on the finishing touches at this playhouse and will open early this season. Miss Eleanor Woodford is scoring a big success with "When I Lost You" at Old Girl of Mine. She will feature these songs with Billy E. Jones' new act. Billy E. Jones, that popular songster who sings popular songs, is scoring a big success with "Goodbye, Boys," Von-Tilzer's big hit. CIRCLE THEATER, PHILADEL. PHIA, PA. The show for this week was composed of the following well-known artists: Jerry Davis, comedian; Peat and Hayes, comedy sketch; Jolly Troupe, grotesque acrobats; Rex Trio, Dunsmore, Jones and Luck Foot, the same enthusiastic audience cries this little show shop and many are turned away every night. Comedians Folks, the Four Dancing Devils, the Misses Fredericks and Lewis, Jenkins Moore, Southern ladies, Cardwell and Russell, and the Damon Feature Films. NOTES FROM SALLY GRAY AND HERBERT LA SHE. We have formed a team known as Gray and LaShe in a new act, "Sal and Sam, the Maid and the Corporal," and we have formed a team at the Rex Theater, Detroit, Mich. The act was a hit. Since then we have been playing all small time theaters around Detroit. We formed a stock company of the company, which will be time April 7 for ten weeks. LaShe has been on the sick list for a week at his sister's home, 166 Clinton street, Detroit, Mich., but is at work once more, to Reed and Carter and all friends. NOTES FROM THE GREAT LA FAVE'S COMPANY. We are now making the imperial country in California to a good business. We will be visiting Arizona and Colorado. The roster is as follows: Dr. Harry Daly, Jr. from Arizona; Dr. Robertson, La. Rose Seymour, Dick Rawley, Frank McVey, C. Maxwell, F. R. Brink, and James H. McGraw in kind regards to The Freeman and all friend. We had a very pleasant visit with Busy's Minstrels, March 25, and against the Alabama Minstrels April 4. BRADFORD'S ATTRACTION AT L D. JOE. HENRY, SEATER, ATLANTA, CA The week of the 24th ult. opened at the dawn of the day, when the seldom if ever excelled. On the opening bill are the eDnslows. This was their first bill, and they warm welcome. Mr. Denslow is a funny little fellow and their act got over nicely. The girls' singing has a good voice, which he uses to advantage. The girls' singing and dancin' have forced to take encounters. The act were forced to take encounters. The act as a whole is good and full of life from start to finish. Next comes our friend, Mr. Gulfport who is in his third week here. He keeps the house in an uproar the house is quiet and they are ready to receive the act billed The Tolliver Trio. This is the trio's first time in the South. As it has been rumored around the Northern States in the South. We must say that the Tolliver Trio more than made good with an act that the cleanest we have ever seen. The Tolliver Trio meritorious standpoint and the way Mr. Tolliver hands out comedy is great and when Madam Tolliver sang the Cold' the house fairly went wild, and she was forced to take encore after encore. Mr. Tolliver so is manager and tamed and better that she was the first one who ever sang that class of songs and put them over in his house. Their wardrobe is excellent and every part of the act is a feature. Go Tolliver Trio. we wish you much success. THE PASSING SHOW IN WASHI JINGTON, D. C. (By R, W, T.) Frank Fowler Brown, the eminent lyric teenor of Indianapolis, Ind., pleasantly entertained by his new book "The Red Moon," is at the Academy of Music this week with "The White Slave." The show closes in April and will be held in the studio he will fill a series of engagements in vaudeville, opening here at the New Howard April 7. He is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Thompson of 722 Harvard street, N. W. Miss Lillian Brown, the well-known actress and the beloved William Demont, the lightning crayon artist, after a prosperous season in New York city and other eastern points, are invited to attend. They have an act that takes with the most discriminating audiences and a big turnout has greeted them nightly. S. H. Dudley and his entrepreneurial manager, Lew W. Henry, are negotiating for control of the Blue House, a large mansion near Georgetown. It is now in the hands of H. Green, an experienced manager. The house is a paying proposition, and he is in order to devote his full time to his business as a contractor, which takes a big jump forward at this time of the year. The famous Griffin Sisters, who closed a record-breaking engagement of two weeks at the Dudley, have gone entirely online. They are booked up solid until the latter part of May at a very satisfactory salary. They may be sent to Europe this summer and may be booked up in the unadulterated variety, and are anxious to see Mr. Dudley's circuit a glittering success. They are enthusiastic over the course of the summer affairs looked after by a competent manager and advise others to do likewise. Miss Hirschi Vintia Dunay, the accomplished elocutionist, gave a dramatic recital last Saturday evening to the student body and teachers of the Manassas School. Sunday she delivered an entertaining and instructive talk to the school and faculty on "Jamaica," where she spent the larger portion of the day studying manners and customs and directing Covent Garden, one of the best known amusement resorts of Kingston. Miss Hirschi, who has rare attainments, made an excellent impression upon all who had the good fortune to hear her at Manassas. Next month she will be attending a literary through the South, in all sections of which she is immensely popular. Miss Leona Marshall, the well-known vandellevie star, is shortly to become Mrs. Andrew J. Ibblel, the groom is connected with York and Washington as his terminals. They will make their home in this city. The "White Slave" company carries fourteen colored performers. S. Tutt Whitney's "Southern Smart Set" is booked at the next week. The advance sale of seats is very heavy, and "capacity" audiences are assured for the entire engagement. Miss Jennie Hillman came down from New York City last week to superintend the costuming of the "McFadden Flats" company for a tour of the South. Miss Whitney is the best wardrobe mistresses in the profession. She has returned to New York City. "Johnny" Miller, the versatile and popular manipulator of the drums in the country, was no peer in the country in his line of business, reads the most difficult music at sight and in the interpretation of the motif and spirit of a selection he is in a "past master" of the music. Mr. Miller delights of performers who must depend in a great measure upon "Oh, you drummer" of sensation effects. Mr. Miller has added equipment to his novel features, and he can now imitate at will the crying of babies, the barking of roosters, the roosting of roosters, whining of winds, movement of trains, and anything else that a situation in drama or vaudeville may call for. Mr. Miller "delivers the goods." Marjorie Sipp and Jennie Ringgold, in a refined "sister act"; Jenkins and Moore, in a refined "sister act"; and a fancy dancing speciality, and Joe Sardini. fer, prince of pantomimists and all-round-fun-makers, scored tremendous hits on the stage. The theses there were two clasty white acts and three to five reels of photo plays. The wonder is how Manager Thomas can perform such high-class shows for the money. Lewis T. Thomas's new song hit "Gee, I Wish I Had Some One to Call Me Baby," was featured last week with fine effect by Miss Marjorie Sipp. Allen and Morton ("Did you get that minor?" are prime favorites here. They are clever artists and thorough gentlemen. The Belasco is the only white theater in Washington which admits colored people to rits balcony. H. D. Hudley will not be seen under "cork." after this season. His long connection with the commercial enterprises. It is his ambition to establish a commercial city in the Union where there is a considerable Negro population. He will manage the city, combine with local managers, and thus be able to book the best colored attractions for forty weeks at good salaries. At the end of the summer he will make his summer developing his chain of houses for next year. His new office is in Florida avenue, Northwest, on "The Stroll." DIXIE THEATER, NEWBERN, N. C. The Dixie was crowded to the doors the night of the 27th, to witness one of the vast audience was very large. The vast audience was very large and more than showed their appreciation after the opening chorus. Chicken Reel the senior stage manager, started the firewheel and showed the good things that followed. The songs were more than made good in songs and dancing, the work of Miss Matthews was the greatest ever seen here. Miss Muriel Ringgold, a funniest funny comedienne, despite a reclusive lifestyle, always is. Jack Ginger Wiggins, as comedian, closed the stage, classiest singing, talking ad dancing acts that has ever appeared in New Bern. He seems to grow better with age and his new comedian role as a low comedian. Mr. Spillman is a showman in class with F. Crow, Joe, and his new comedian, Alonzo Love him, is he one. Prince Alonzo Moore is here this week—great act. P. G. LOWERY'S FASHION PLATE MINSTREL We are about to enter the last week of the season, and reached our climax at Owain to the peaceful and pleasant street. Weeks with a healthy gentleman in white to welcome the company every Sunday at 9 a.m. we regret our separation. At the company will enter summer engagements with different big tent shows, and will be gathered together in the fall of 1913 for Lowry's Dixie Fashion Plate Minstrels. The show has been a decided success in every respect; the management can board, but one losing week, and the company can board, and the company can board, accommodations and a musical benefit, both vocal and instrumental, that Prof. P. G. Lowry, band director, and Anatole Victor, orchestra director. Mr. Viney has the best chorus and quartet. He certainly understands the season. He certainly understands the vocal chords. His diligent work has not only kept the singing up to the peak of the season, but shown a marked improvement each week. Mr. Victor, our orchestra director, supports our musicians. May, William May, Horace Eubank, our conductor, martin and Max Shaw, is always ready with the foundation of a good performer, it is a good orchestra. It is useless to speak to a conductor. Prof. G. P. Lowery. The many artists in the aggregation bespeak of the quality of the orchestra and was a great drawing card this season. Arthur Wright, the stage manager, the orchestra is keen to speak and how to speak is the big question. Eugene Peterson, Whitney Viney and Mitchell. Special mention is due Beechum and Kenny, Carrie Gilbert, Tony Barere, and Jerry B. F. Griffith, the phonemic baritone; Callie Vassar, the queen of coon shouters, and Matttie Glover, the pianist. Messrs. B. F. Griffith and H. A. Morgan, the promoters of high-class minors, are road easy for all colored shows. They always have the highest terms of the company, meet all opera house managers with smiles and will pack the house for you. The last, but not least, is Mr. Fred A. Morgan, the king of showmen, who really knows the city, and is in touch with every show shop from the school house to the New York Hippopotamus palace car. "Uncle Jerry" from East St. Louis, 20, 1912, through seven states, without a losing date, and landed us safe in East St. Louis. "Bass," our mascot is doing nicely and "Rags," our mascot, is doing nicely and never loses an opportunity. JACKSONVILLE. FLA. Baby Seals' Bunch of Fun Promoters in Southern City. Seals and Fisher, booked for two weeks, have been here seven weeks. For weeks, have been a manager and director of amusement and self-employed himself with a bunch of headliners that he is proud of, consisting of Tom McCollins, Nichols and Logans, Byrd and Byrd, Seals and Fisher. Mr. Frank is the prince of good fellows, claims the record of Seals, and says if Seals keeps it up he (Seals) will break the record of Lew Kenner, held the stage for twenty some weeks. Miss Millie Williams' mother died on March 18, after a long illness. Kenner just in time to get there to see his mother, just in time to get there to May her dear old soul rest in peace. Kenner and Williams have the heart-chestopathy, as two royal good fellows should, should they be permitted and Seals' entire bunch of fun promoters. The vaudeville is good this week. Owing to an accident Seals and Fisher had to take a shower at a minute's notice taking the place, and Byrd. Or, that Seals boy is an all-around gig, three years in the profes- tors, hot one. Hello to friends and enemies. New Circle Theatre Booked through the Ebony Vaudeville and Musical Exchange. offices 1292 22 Rodman St. Philadelphia, Pa. All kinds of acts wanted quick. The only colored licensed and bonded Negro Agency in America (exclusively). Managers write for good proposition. This Exchange has just begun and can play acts five weeks. Watch us grow. The most popular Vaudeville and Moving Picture House on the South Side playing all First Class Acts. Orchestra the very best. Hourly performance from 8 to 11. Matties Sundays and Holidays. ADMISSION, 10 CENTS. 2028 Street Street Near 31st Street Want acts of all descriptions quick. Send photos if possible. Booking New York Public Library, Del. Cambridge, Del. Cambridge, M3, Baltimore and Washington. D. C. Affiliated with the leading circuits. GULF COAST BOOKING ASSOCIATION! The Best and Only Colored Vaudeville Agency in the Southwest. Write us for particulars. We handle nothing but high class standard acts. By booking with us you get from ten to thirty weeks. Could use a colored repertoire. JIMMIE GERTRUDE DICKIE THE GREAT COXS' In Vaudeville—Singing, Dancing and Sketch Artists. Time of act 12 to 15 minutes. A No. 1 wardrobe on and off. This week Famous Theatre, Mobile, Ala.; next week Savoy Theatre, Memphis, Tenn. WANTED! To buy a first class Theatre or Picture House. Address ED. SHERWOOD, 414 1-2 Baxter Ave., Superior, Wis. WANTED! First class acts of all kinds. Good novelty acts of recognized ability. Address JOHN T. GIBSON, Prop. Auditorium Theatre, South Street above Broad, Philadelphia, Pa. Some are Wise, Some are Otherwise The Managers who are Wise are Booking thru S. H. Dudley Better wake up and get in on the Dudley Circuit. Mr. Actor you can work if you have the goods to deliver. Write in your open time. I will tell you where you deliver your first package. Can use good singles and trios. No act to Some are Wise, Some are Otherwise The managers are in the booth and S. H. Dudley Better wake up and get in on the Dudley Circuit. Mr. Actor you can work if you have the goods to deliver. Write in your open time. I will tell you where you deliver your first package. Can use good singles and trios. No act too big for us to handle. Get in touch with the The Pictures are hand colored. The patrons, performers and proprietor are so by nature. Let us hear from you. Globe Theatre, Jacksonville, Florida Frank Crowd, Owner and Manager. Lyric Theatre One of the best equipped Motion Picture and Vaudeville houses in the South. Will open on the first of March. Shall like to hear from all first class performers, stock companies, trios, teams and singles. Will keep you as long as you can hold an audience. Transportation furnished. In applying state salary. Don't care to hear from boozers and incompetent people. GERDER WALKER, Proprietor C. C. MAULSTSBY, Manager. MIAMI, FLORIDA Continuous Vaudeville, Moving Pictures Change of Program Monday and Thursday Finest Theatre in America 3110-12 State Street, Chicago, Illinois Performers Send in Your Open Time. WANTED! Must have good wardrobe also good lobby display. State salary and what you can do in first letter or telegram. Address Colored musicians and performers. Cornets, clarinets, altos, baritone, slide trombone, tuba. Musicians capable of playing standard music. Those doubling stage preferred. Can use first class performers at all times. Salary every Saturday. Accommodations the very best. Address IN THE FIELD OF SPORT. BY HAROLD C. MCGATH. AMONG THE SPORTERS. The Greatest Sprinter Howard P. Drew, colored, of Springfield, Mass., has a recordef dof being the greatest sprinter in amateur ranks in America. Champion 90-year runner of United States, he has all rivals at every distance inseconds from thirty-five to seventy-five yards. Has equalled world's amateur record at those distances. Said by experts to be in line to break world's record at Springfield high school. Student at Springfield high school. Baseball Season Opens. The baseball season opened in Memphis, Tenn., Easter Sunday at the Fay avenue league parade, and the roosters' "towerers." The game between the Memphis Tigers and the Little Rock Quapawes, under the leadership of the famous "Pops" Ransom and Lum Croxton, a team called "picnic" and "made rings" around the Quapawes, with their paws and tails. The score in the first game was 5 to 4, and the second, Easter eggs to take home. The Tigers now championship challenge to any first-class team in the country. Will Re-enter Ring. Linis Goodman, of Birmingham, Ala., will begin training after an absence of five years from the prize ring. He thinks that he will be able to play in May. He will try out all classes of wrestling. Address $16 Lomb avenue, N. E., Birmingham, Ala. McVey and Langford Draw. BRISBANE—Sam McVey and Sam Langford fought a twenty-round draw here last week. In their previous meeting Langford won by a knockout. Hogan Knocked Out by Smith. PAIRS—Jeff Smith, the American middleweight pugilist, last week pracediced in the ring at Adrian Hogan, at the Cirque de Paris. The end came in the eleventh round. When Hogan was helpless on the ropes, he red him out. The boxing was scheduled for twenty rounds. Smith outclassed Hogan and dropped him to the floor several times with heavy swings. Griffin right, which literally stunned the Frenchman, who stood swaying, with his arms hanging at his sides, unable to offer any defense to the Baseball On a Skyscraper. Sixteener baseball, played two hundred feet above the ground, is managed by employees in the main building of the Chicago Telephone Company since the mild weather of 1981. A baseball diamond has been laid on the roof of the new building, and two teams organized in a two-man team play a few innings. The diamond is inclosed by a six-foot wall, and the roof is so large that no one has yet been able to bat the ball out of "grounds." Big Stadium for Chicago. CHICAGO - A permanent stadium, patterned after the one at Stockholm, Sweden, will be built in Grant park this summer at a cost of $100 million. The officers of the American Olympic Games Association materialize. Profts of the games at Grant park, 6, will be the nucleus of building rund. Jim Thorpe, the Big Indian. SAN FRANCISCO.—If James Thorpe, the Indian athlete who was convicted of professionalism at the Olympic games last year, had made a clean breast of his case to the Amateur Athletic Union when the athlete might have been absolved of his transgression and been given a clear title to the laurels he achieved, he would have been made at a banquet last night by James E. Sullivan, secretary of the A. A. U., who is here to answer questions from the audience to be held in San Francisco during the Panama-Pacific exposition in 1915. Sullivan said he had not yet decided to accept the athletic directorship of the LUTHER McCARTY SORRY HE DIDN'T BOX WELLS. His Manager Says a Mistake in Judgement Was Made. NEW YORK—"It wasn't cowardice, but simply a judgment that prompted our bombardier Wells," said William McCurry, who manages the affairs of Lathter McCarty, as he discussed the special space suit he developed. "British champion in the Garden," McCarty wanted to fight Wells, but I wouldn't let him. I saw a chance to gather more information, and I sure sure that McCarty could outpoint Wells in ten rounds, with the decision left to the newspapers. You know that McCarty in ten rounds last summer by some of the sport writers, when, as a matter of fact, William did not make a decision. I would have signed articles for a twenty-round fight with Wells in California, though, that is out of the question now. I am sure that I greatly overrated Wells, and am sorry that McCarty enjoys the men's sport, which shows how Smith can be ruted. But as long as he stopped Wells McCarty will accommodate him, but not in a ten-round bout. We can get the biggest money on the Mecarty, who heard what his manager had to say, was the picture of chargin. She was a trifle bitter, too. Chargin deceived and lied hime after it had been introduced. $3.50 RECIPE FREE, FOR WEAK MEN. BEND NAME AND ADDRESS TODAY—YOU CAN HAVE IT FREE AND BE STRONG AND VIGOROUS. 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Robinson, 8831 Luck Building, alley of Mish, and I will send you a letter of apology, and a preliminary envelopes free of charge. A man who doctors would charge $3.00 for merely writing out a precription like this—but I send it en- "I was astonished when I heard 10,000 persons wildly cheering the Englishman," McCarty said. "And I was naturally sore when I heard him laugh, but I had to laugh when Wells was flattened. Then every one was an American and he wanted to stop his own accord to take punishment. The first opinion took punishment. The first fight out of the British and he wanted to stop of his own accord to take punishment. That I didn't take Wells on, but I am not blaming my manager, who has made a lot of money for me. I till get through with him, and then Smith can have all the fight wants." McCarty manager James Buckley was so excited when Wells was stopped that he ran over to McCarty, who was sitting with a corner, and invited him to come back and then Smith can have all the fight wants. McCarty laughed good-naturely and told Buckley to "wipe off his buckle." Buckley was in a warlike mood the other day. He said that he told Smith when the second round began to go in. That Wells would drop under heavy fire. "Smith is the coming champion of the McCarty as quickly as he stopped Wells. There isn't a white man who can stand up when the Gunboat lands on him. He has to be a man of character, there's no doubt that he is a dead-game fighter. Smith is ready to sign articles for a dozen of a white man McCarty and prepare to play big and the result," he said. Smith is disassolate when seen at his Westchester training quarters. He said that he had made a mistake by not adopting the tactics that nearly stopped Smith. He was advised to box Smith at long range instead of mixing with him in the first round, but the second round took the Briton completely by surprise, and the first crack he received on the point of the jaw being broken. Dal Harkins, the former lightweight, at whose house Wells did his training, said that he attributed the English champion to laziness and vanity, said Wells selled, "Wells selled, "and he wouldn't let his sparing partner slug him. He seemed concerned about the moment of visitors and evidently was overconfident. As in the bout with Palzer, he was not confident in the stamina, and possibly gameness. He was all at sea the moment Smith landed." THE AMERICAN GIANTS GETTING RECOGNITION. Pacific Coast Sport Writers Coming Across—Saying the Best Things of Rube Foster's Splendid Bunch of Players. (By Billy Lewis.) "The Chicago American Giants, the greatest colored team in America and the most successful team found anywhere, completely overshadowed the Stars Sunday afternoon, winning casually, by a score of 5-1, plainly a case of a great ball club outlapping a good team. A case where nine sluggers hit the ball parts of the park. A case where nine good men worked hard to stem the tide of slashing drives whichashed the field and over it, carrying the Stars to the worst defeat they have ever experienced. Nineteen ses, one passes, one batters and over it, poros completed the downfall of the shadow that remains of the former Stars. And through it, they were conducting themselves in a gentlemanly way that would set a good example for many wives with their big lead the Giants played bail to the last minute, giving the fans their money's worth and they stayed in spite of the oop-lised Mr. Bruckman makes an unconditional surrender; he gives up unimaginably, almost everything, serving nothing, seeming to take glory in telling it as it were. Sports are the most unprejudiced, biased, in that they prefer to see men o their own class win over other men. But when they acknowledge defeat, and to do honor to the victor, it is a fact that those persons are the "most" honest about the affairs of life. The thing of honor among thieves is based on the one thing of fair dealing, one to another, regardless of how the outside world fares at their hands. Men are inside something, then an inside prompting, to have tenet to which he clings with that same sense of gratitude. The digression will be pardoned. Opportunities come in the run of these whatever-you-may-be, though sport is the theme they are not amiss. This column does not claim to regularity, but it is possible to be. If there's extravagance, it will be only of language, THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER The Negroes are as good as any major league club play in this stage of the game, but they are better than the average run in the Coast league. With Rodgers in the lineup we would have to play against another. Another publication has as follows: "Somewhat dark is the aspect of affection in the Negroes," McCredie's Portland Beavers. The dark runs in three shades, buff, chocolate and black. The black Giants, an aggregation of Negro ball players from Chicago, chaperoned by Rube Foster. "Like a live man, but them brunette gentlemen suitably kin play baseball." "If only they could be treated with a black Giant," McCredie says he would sign the whole bunch and win the Coast league penalty. "They are not easily put the league out of business. Then he would go after a big league championship, but Foster's ball players are fast black. This is guaranteed not to run and these sons of Ham can tear over the ground." "This is recorded not because fandom is particularly interested in the deeds of the American Giants, but to furnish the team with the skills to explain that the defeats of the present week at the hands of the Africans of Walter McCredie, a satisfied manager." MITCHELL KNOCKED OUT BY HANNIBAL. Before a large crowd at the Crown Garden theater last Friday night, Jack Hannelal, of this city, knocked Jack Mitchell, of Chicago, out in the first round. Jack 147 JACK HANNIBAL 158 pound Claimant of Middle West. Brooks stopped Hot Rags in the second round. Kid Black got the decision over Young Beverly in their six-round bout. Young Joe Gans fought four rounds with Kid Garner. KID FIELDS Colored Featherweight Champ of the World. MEMPHIS, TENN. The Tigers Are Now Organized for the Season. The Memphis Tigers have now reorganized their staff and Captain Wills have selected some of the best material that can be found in the Sunny South. To pitch which will make it hard for place hitters to get on. He is a native of Alabama. He is a player for some state, and he is some pitcher, and Hodges, a local recruit and Memphis favorite. Big Staple, of Montgomery, La., will pitch for some state, and a fielder's choice. Little William Balls is still in the game for blood. Pop Rancher Cummins is still there with the bat, hitting as Willie Keeler did in his day. Cummins is still there with the bat, will burn up third station for the Tigers this season. Little Rat Johnson, who will stop all fast base runners at the key, down right garden this season for the Sasser, Black Tris Speaker, will hold down right garden this season for the Kwalow, Black Tris Speaker, will hold down right garden this season for the Kwalow, the old reliable outfielder, is still holding his own in left field. Roy Dampton, the youngest player says, will make it hard for young catchers, is good. President Jas. Gonder is wearing a smile that won't be seen in Nolley and P. Johnson are the utility men. Johnson, M. and Roy Hampton, catch R. Colt, W. Hodges and E. Harvey pitch; Sam Poyter, third base; George McCraile, short gate; S. Walters, captain and second base; J. Borsom, first base; L. Borsom, left field; B. Balls, center field; Lee Vasser, right field. THE HAPPENINGS AROUND SOUTH BEND, IND (By Wm. Manning.) There have been many. changes around. South Bend in the last few weeks. Some of the prominent men of our city have formed a grocery company with a $10,000 capital. I hope they will do well. The Dunbar Club will be in its new quarters in a few days. The Mid-Winter Carnival which the three clubs gave at the K. of P. hall, 210 North Main street, was quite a success and the returns were good. The Elite Dancing Academy is being well attended. Prof. Harding is putting on some new dances. Since the Dominion Hotel has moved to its new quarters Messrs. Dulin and Sheldon have painted in making it the center of the city. Mrs. Charles Pal of West Washington still at the Epworth Hospital, but she is improving. A. W. Price, who is prominent in Masonic circles is much better*at his home on South Scott street. Mr. C. R. Baker of Battle Creek, Mich., was a visitor in the city Saturday and Sunday, February 16 and 16. I think any editor of a newspaper is a coward to publish an article like the one in the South Bend Observer of February 15, and not have nerve enough to go the party and ask them about such things. He has accused the wrong one and does not know why. Why does he do that, snakes before publishing such items. With good wishes and no bad luck, I wish you all well, so go ahead. BELOIT (WIS.) NEWS. Mr. and Mrs. James Dozer spent Easter Sunday in Rockford with their friends...Mrs. Henry T. West gave a fish fry Friday night to help the church. It was a success...Mrs. H. Matthew and son Clifford returned to Fox Lake after visiting her daughter for two weeks...Mrs. Maud Hopwell is the mother of a handsome baby boy. Maybe you think Edgar isn't happy...Mrs. Herbert Jison is much better after being ill for a week...Mrs. B. Gupton, who was injured by a fall on the sidewalk two weeks ago, is able to be out again...The sports place are near their Bonds pond, middleweight. Frank is good at 158 pounds, if he will but get that stage idea out of his head. He wants to be a Bert Williams; however, we think he will make good at both fighting and the stage...Mrs. Thomas Sheticot is going to issue a call for the M. G. O. B. Club next week, whatever that is. O. H. E. Jones intends putting one more pool in his place soon. Mr. Jones said his business demands it, as it takes too long for the boys to get through with one table...Miss Gladis Pollard says if some good looking Brown doesn't come to this town soon she will have to ask the Freeman to find her a nice husband...Mrs. Pearl Lewis, who has not been uptown for some time, got lost Saturday night. Has anyone seen her?...Miss Marle Long was heart-sick when she read about her marriage in the Freeman. She tried to keep it quiet, but Elmer did not care so much about doing so. he will be on his honeymoon. Mr. H. T. Wee will go his foot at the Fairbanks-Morse Company's plant, is getting around now and will be able to go to work this week. He sends regards to friends in Henderson, Ky....Mr. C. Johnson went to St. Louis, Mo. Friday to see his wife, who was taken ill and is not expected to live...Mrs. George Flgen returned to Louisville, Ky., Monday, where she has been visiting her people for two weeks. HOT SPRINGS, ARK. Grand Banquet for the Hotel Waiters —Elaborate Menu. There was a grand banquet given at Cotrell's chapel for the hotel waiters, and it was largely attended. At 10:30 the guests, marching to the strains of music furnished by Arthur Z. Davis and others, were seated and the following elaborate menu served: Turkey, green peas en cases, boiled potatoes, corn, tomatoes, chicken salad, brick ice cream, fruits, nuts and raisins, cheese and coffee. The dinner was excellently served by the young ladies of the church, who were especially uniformed for the occasion. Very much credit is due Mrs. Butler for her arrangement of the menu. The program was arranged by Mr. A. T. Stewart, that capable toastmaster of Chicago, and was well rendered. Special mention is made of the address of welcome made by Rev. Reed, the pastor, which was a literary treat of the season. Messrs. L. Riley, J. M. Edwards, E. D. Ridough, W. D. Taylor and others aptly responded. The agair was one of the most enjoyable ever held in Hot Springs, Ark. PEORIA. ILL. Special to the Freeman. Easter was observed in all the churches Sunday throughout the city. At 3 p.m. St. John's Commandery, E. church at 3 p.m. St. John's Commandery, A. F. and A. M. hold its Easter services. Commanderies from Bloomington and Springfield were present to aake part in the services. Rev. S. B. Jones, the pastor, preached a very able sermon to a large congregation....On the sick list are Mrs. W. Kenney, 810 Jackson street; Mrs. Eubanks, 1006 Fourth avenue; Mr. Charles Davis, 323 Gale avenue; Mrs. A. R. McCullough....Mrs. Cary and family, of 330 Howett street, will spend a few months in Kentucky....Mrs. Leona Davis, 1009 Sixth avenue, was taken to the St. Francis hospital Sunday....Miss Arzilla Scott, who has been joined in St. Francis hospital for a long time, at home with her husband, 602 Michele Moore, 602 Thompson sisters and Maude Butler made a trip to Bloomington Sunday....America Meyers, 220 Fayette street, dropped dead on March 21. She was thirty-five years of age, Her mother, Mrs. Lucinda Moore, lives at Quincy, Ill. Coroner Eskert had Negroes only at the inquest. This is the first time in the history of this city that a coroner has had nothing but colored people to sit at an inquest. Coroner Eskert stated to the Freeman correspondent that this custom would prevail in all cases of the kind hereafter....The Freeman is always on sale at 720 North Douglas street by the A20 American Supply Company....Please save 5 cents for the Freeman. Don't spend your money for the fifth papers that never have a way to pay in your defense, when the Freeman is your leading race publication, which stands by or owes all manners to your defense with good American citizenship. Don't forget the Freeman....There are three moving picture theaters here in Peoria charging the Negroes 10 and 15 cents for tickets and only charging the white people 5 and 10 cents. Last Saturday evening as the Freeman correspondent was pass ing down Main street, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Russell went to the ticket window and asked for two tickets. Mr. Russell handed the lady in charge 10 cents. She said 10 cents more, which Mr. Russell refused to pay. Your correspondent went with them to the next theater and the same thing occurred. A white lady walked up to the window and put down 5 cents and the lady in charge handed her a ticket without question. Mr. and Mrs. Russell were both dressed nicely and were acting as any gentleman and lady would. While they made no protest, it was plain to be seen that they felt hurt over such treatment, simply on account of their color. These facts, I learn, have been made known to the leading Negroes of Peoria. Will they stand for it? Will such discrimination be allowed to continue in this city? We sincerely hope not. RACE GLEANINGS. city, recently had occasion to say, "We had a slave for fifty dollars, sixty-seven years ago." By one of the fairy tales of emancipation of the United States with the minister of brigadier-general in the army and the friend of King Edward VII, of Bismark and of Emperor William of Germany and one of the imperial carriages was placed remarkably able to work, remarkable ability he and his legal partners today stand to win a million-dollar and his beginnings were lowly, may be compared with that of Benjamin Franklin as related in his biography. Negroes now edit and publish 400 newspapers and periodicals. They own and manage 10,000 grocery and 10,000 grocery aid other stores. There are 300,000 or more working in trades and other occupations requiring the skills of makers, masons, miners, engineers, iron and steel workers, factory operators, printers and graphicists, engravers, gold silver workers, tool and cutlery makers, etc. All get-fat-quick records were broken by Malisa Cooper, colored, who died recently at her home at Grayson, Gwytsey county, Georgia, to take fourteen men to the coffin. She weighed 613 pounds when her heart stopped beating, and the doctors say she would have been as heavy as a small elephant had she lived a month longer. Five months ago the woman apparent- then she had never been weighed more than 150 pounds—she began to put on fat at the rate of almost 100 pounds a Why she took on such prodigious fat and weight, the doctors will investigate for seclusion. EVERY LADY READ THIS. Years ago, when I was a sufferer, an old nurse told me of a wonderful cure for Leucorhea, Displacement, Painful Periods, Uterine and Ovarian troubles. It cured me in one month. It is a simple, harmless lotion that can be prepared by any one having the recipe. I will send it FREE to every suffering sister who writes to me. I have nothing to sell. This is a case of woman helping woman. I send it FREE. Address Ms. A. B. HUDNOT, South Bend, Ind. ONCE TRIED, ALWAYS USED. THE BAR-KEEPER'S "FRIEND" TRADE MARK FOR. SCOURING, CLEANSING AND POLISHING BAR FIXTURES, DRAIN BOARDS AND ALL Tin, Zinc, Brass, Copper, Nickel and all Kitchen and Plated Utensils. Glass, Wood, Marble, Por- celain, Etc. GEORGE WM. HOFFMAN CO. Sole Manufacturer 557 EAST WASHINGTON SY, INDIANAPOLIS. THE BAR-KEEPER'S FRIEND. TRADE MARK REGISTERED IN U.S. PATENT OFFICE LEAVES NO SEGMENT HOFFMAN'S GOLD MEDAL POLISH 100% PURE MILK, SOAP AND MEDICINE GROWN HOFFMAN CO. GOLD MEDAL POLISH POLISHING AND RESTORATION GRAWM HOLFMAN CO. Largest Sellers in the World. Highest Awards World's Fair. SANTAL-MIDY Standard remedy for Gleet, Gonorrhoea and Runnings IN 48 HOURS. Cures Kid- ney and Bladder Troubles. MIDY THE NEW SAVOY BAR Beautiful Mount Glenwood Oak trees and a sparkling stream of water running through the center. Funeral car stops in center of grounds. One of the best and safest investments. Opportunity for all who can spare a payment of $2.00 per month. Lots have advanced over 40 per cent in the first division in three years. Advances will be greater in the New division. Never discriminated against the colored people. Call or write for photo of cemetery. Address and Savings Company 23-25 N. Penn. St., Indianapolis, Ind. on Savings. Start Now. Memphis Tigers corporated Colored Base Ball Club in the South now open for dates with all first class clubs. Can guarantee all contracts or together a strong "line up" of some of the best players in information. Address Vance Ave., Memphis, Tenn. CHICK CUMMINGS, Asst. Mgr. LA CELERY PEPSIN! and bone. CELERY a brain food, quiets the IN aids digestion and healthy appetite. Phone Main 5521 Indianapolis, Indiana n's Trunks the hardest usage. The prices are one-third less than others buying of samples. TRUNKS, $2.50 up. SUIT CASES AND unredeemed Diamonds, Watches, etc. BLOOM'S Telephone Main 251 Wolff Distillery Co. Aetna Trust and Savings Company 4 per cent. on Savings. Start Now. The Memphis Tigers Is the only fully organized and incorporated Colored Base Ball Club in the South now open for business, the season desiring dates with all first class clubs. Can guarantee all contracts or worksheets. We offer "line up" of some of the best players in the South. We write for us any information. Address JAMES GONDER, Owner, 184 Vance Ave., Memphis, Memphis. CHICK CUMMINGS, Amt. Mgr. DRINK KOLA CELERY PEPSIN! KOLA makes muscle and bone. CELERY a brain food, quits the nerves. PEPSIN aids digestion and healthy appetite. Bloom's Trunks are built well and will stand the hardest usage. The prices are one-third less than others charge. Due to low rent—wise buying of samples. TRUNKS £.50 up. SUIT CASES AND BAGS. 50c up. Special prices on unredeemed Diamonds, Watches, etc. 229 East Washington BLOOM'S Telephone Main 251 Straight Kentucky Whiskies Wines, Gins and Brandies. Bottled in Bond Whiskies. Any quantity, by bottle or gallon. Mail Orders Receive Prompt Attention. 634 W. Market Street, Louisville, Ky. We Give Green Trading Stamps. IER'S SMOKERS R SALE! Grain in South Alabama Farm. and, 1,200 acres in cultivation, balance timbered, well mill and store house. Colonial dwelling, equipped lights, rural mail and telephone. A No. 1 coloniza- d be cheap at $80 per acre; I can sell at less than information address B. DRYER, Birmingham, Alabama STIER'S SMOKERS FOR SALE! Extra Bargain in South Alabama Farm. 8,600 acres splendid farm land, 1,200 acres in cultivation, balance timbered, well watered. Cotton Ginnery, mill and store house. Colonial dwelling, equipped with water system, electric lights, rural mail and telephone. A No. 1 colonization proposition. This would be cheap at $30 per acre; I can sell at less than half that price. For full information address NEW GREATHOUSE! You at my new place. Ten Nearly Furnished Rooms, it patronage on merit of goods. Pool and Billiards. Ave, Indianapolis, Indiana Greathouse, Proprietor. THE MECCA THE PLACE OF QUALITY or and Billiards Bar and Billiards 812 INDIANA AVE., 218 W. NEW YORK ST. NEW PHONE 1819 Chas. E. Lewis, Proprietor A Visit will Convince you that we have the Quality TAMPIOLA, 10c Hoosier Poet, 10c Chess, 5c CIGARS OF QUALITY WOLFP DISTILLERY CO. 634 W. Market St. Louisville, Ky. Levinson 3 STI SM FOR S Extra Bargain in 8,600 acres splendid farm land, 1,200 watered. Cotton Ginnery, mill and with water system, electric lights, r tion proposition. This would be ch half that price. For full information J. B. I 806 Title Building, THE NEW C Will be pleased to meet you at my for gentlemen only. I solicit patron 325—327—329 Indiana Ave, Archie Greath Chicago, Illinois Get Your Easter Hat at LEVINSON'S $5 Quality $2 Price STYLE STARTER 3 Stores: 37 North Pennsylvania Street, 41 South Illinois Street, Corner Market and Illinois. The Home Brewing Co. Brewers and Bottlers of Strictly Pure Lager Beer. Indianapolis, Ind. The Ayrres Bulletin Handsome Corsets ! Only $1.89 Customers frequently express surprise at the spotless freshness of the corsets they are shown here. We don't mind telling you our plan to reach this desideratum and how we "arrived." At least once a week we cull the oddments and thumb-soiled corsets and mark them down for a special sale. This is one of those weekly occurrences. Regular $3.00 to $6.50 models, just a little the worse from handling, 42 of them, choice, $1.89. Sale today. —Third floor, annex. Send in personales or writeups of social affairs of yourself and friends. It is free. Drop it on a postcard. Can't you afford to spend a penny on your friends? Mrs. William Cook is ill at her home, 1824 Byram Services. He will be held at St. Phillip's Mission Sunday. Mr. Arthur Stewart of Cincinnati was in the city last Saturday. Mrs. Lucy Vandike is able to be up again after a long siege of illness. The decorator are working on St. Phillip's mission of the interior. Mr. Horace Harris has returned from Richmond, where she visited her parents. Mr. W. E. Viney has returned from his home, where he was called by the death of his father. Mr. Tom W. Hicks of Kansas City, Mo., the master of best of Mr. Gulf Jones, 441 Indiana avenue. The Esculapian Society will meet next Tuesday night at the Y. M. C. A. Business of importance. Mr. Roger S. Jordan of Bailaire, O., is visiting this city and anticipates making Indianapolis his future home. Mrs. Clothilde Hawkins, from St Louis, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hart, in North Capitol avenue. Mrs. Jenny Lacy, who has been visiting Mrs. Lucy Vandyke, assisting her through campus, has returned to her home in Chicago. Mr. G. H. Edmunds, international organizer of U. M. W. of A. was in the city last week en route from his home in Enterprise, ia., to Charleston, W. Va. I passed through the city last Tuesday on his way home from Mehary College, Nashville, Tennessee, where he is studying medicine. Mr. John Food, formerly of the city his father Q. W. was visiting his brother Simon, 521 Muskogin street. His wife joins him this week. Little Nayela Bochaire, who has been seriously ill at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George H. Kellar, 746 North California street, is improving nicely at the home. Mr. Albert Sexton, the photographer from Chicago, is doing big business at his studio in the Continental Apartments. Mrs. George H. Kellar, married to Simpson Chapel for another year. Rev. L. M. Hagood, formerly of this city and who has been in charge of a church at Los Angeles, has taken up work in the church in the Lennerton Conference and received an appointment at Newcastle, Ind. There will be services at the Mission Church, 957 Hosbrook street, South Indianapolis, Ind. The church, m. by Rev. S. S. Green; subject, "Come and See the Man." At 3 p. m. Dr. I. L. Rowan will preach. Mrs. Sadie Crabtree of Chicago arrived to attend the funeral services of her mother, the late Mrs. Florence Crawford. While in the city she is the guest of ehr father, Mr. Kec Crawford, 2348 Highland avenue. No.1 of Indianapolis will hold their anniversary Tuesday evening, April 15, at Bethel A. M. E. Church. An elaborate program will be rendered. As members are requested to attend, Mrs. Willis will be president and Mary E. Bck secretary. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Penderegras most royally entertained a few friends at dinner at the Hotel 918 North Senate avenue, in honor of Mrs. Penderegras's sister, Mrs. George McBrayer of Chicago. Covers were laid bright with spring flowers, pink being the predominating color. Each lady received a bouquet of sweet peas and the gentleman a pink carnation. After dinner music and the woe of the week the wee small hours of the morning. ALL STAR CHARITY CONCERT POSTPONED. On account of the very bad weather on Tuesday, April 8, the concert which was to have been given by the Thursday Co-operative Tabernacle was postponed until Friday. The program is the following numbers: Noble Lissle, tenor; Flora B. Evan, pipe organist; Alfred A. Taylor, reader, and a saxet of mixed voices under Mr. Lissle's JOHN E. BANKETT. John C. Bankett, after having done extensive traveling throughout the country, and having been a considerable of the South, including the Panama Canal zone. He has seen the world, and has been a back ripe with information and experience. He is one of the brightest products of the world, although the fact is not generally known. He is a fine scholar. He had the immense library of Hon. John C. New, after whom he now deceased, was a well known Republican leader, who became Consult to England under the leadership of Captain Harry C. FEVER DESTROYED HER HAIR Two years ago I had fever which took out all my hair, I used my Pomade and now have a nice head of hair, long and thick. I owe it to your Pomade, writes Mrs. L. Garrett, 3619 Dearborn St. Chicago, Ill. Ford's Hair Pomade is the old time tried remedy for harsh and unruly hair, that has been giving satisfaction for over fifty years. Ford's Royal White Skin Lotion is a highly antiseptic, nitrillant skin remedy. It makes the skin whiter immediately upon application. Ask your druggist about these remedies. Be sure and get Ford's, manufactured by the Ozonized Ox Marrow Company, Chicago, Ill. For sale by Ferger's drug store, Vaughn Bros., drug store, Pink's Pharmacy, Eureka drug store, Hadley Bros., druggists, P. Phillips Hale, Hale, Graves' Pharmacy, Geraldine Pharmacy. New, who is well known in political circles. Young Bankett was reared practically as a member of the New family. His ad- dress was simple and formal and fine intellect. His father is a leading member of the Second Baptist Church. CHURCH NOTES. Simpson M. E. Church, corner Eleventh and Missouri streets, Sunday school, 9:30 a. M. Preaching at 11 a. M. Subject: "The Promise of the Comforter." Preaching again at 7:30 p. M. Subject: "God is with you." Preaching new conference year, following a very happy and successful year, and we ask all lovers of God and right to join us in making this a better year. H. A. Foreman is pastor. COOKS HEROES IN FLOOD ZONE Lucky Steve and Jim Hicks Idolized on West Side. Lucky Steve and Jim Hicks, two colored cooks, are the heroes and idols of those in charge of the relief work in West Napoleon and the flood victims in New York. First drew the women gathered at the home of Solomon Trockett and cooked for almost 100 persons at each meal. The work was too hard for the women, and had to look after. Sergt. Harry Franklin of the police department then hunted up Lucky Steve and Jim Hicks, whom he had taken to the kitchen, doing all the cooking since, and the "dishes" they have put before the hungry relief workers, newspaper men and flood victims have caused them to become fat. THE AUDITORIUM THEATER, PHILADELPHIA. Songs, old and new, in the garb that well represented the type of the times he was living in, proved to be an offering most acceptable to Josephine Tobica. She has a melodious voice, and her "Way Down on the Mountain," the large audiences at the Auditorium. There is no ostentation of voice or mannerism in her act, and the old-fashioned airs, given plaintive delicacy, were provocative. Annie Cook Pankey, supported by Madame Pauline Dempsey, in her quaint dress, spectacular dancing and pleasing music, gave the demonstrative approval of the genius of these two people. It was remarkable at the number of encores that were devised, and sang encore after encore with the greatest evident pleasure. Two fast working people are the Brinkles, the first, "Travel On." It didn't matter what they said or did, the audience was satisfied. Allen and Morton in their sevent week appeared for the last time, they have an entire triumph, with the patrons hated to see them leave. The Mills Trio does some remarkable work and include some clever comedy in the Bells Nell," which deserves special mention. Not only were all the seats in the Auditorium sold at every performance, with many persons standing in the rear, but so many were turned away that many persons were burned away. Y. M. C. A. NOTES. A Great Rally for the Needs of the Flood Sufferers. The general relief committee of Indianapolis has turned over to the Young Men's Brigade, a group of the homes of 250 persons, the association to be responsible for the refurbishing of same. Of this number, fifty are responsible for their refurbishment. A representative of the Men's Branch Y. M. C. A., has taken these 50 homes and has made itself responsible for their refurbishment. A representative of the afternoon at Bethel A. M. E. Church under the auspices of the Colored Y. M. C. A. for the purpose of arranging plans for the refurbishment of the chairman of the refurbishing committee of the general relief committee, was present and gave an indorsement to the men who were invited to join with the Y. M. C. A. to assist in this work. Those persons who were the responsible and Mrs. Dr. J. H. Ward, F. B. Ranson, The Bachelor Club. Mrs. Jacob Porter, The Bachelor Club. Mrs. Miss Crombis, Miss Carrie Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sanders, Mrs. Thomas E. Taylor, Dr. E. N. Perkins, M. J. W. Ward, Mrs. J. Ward, Mrs. Claude Brown, William Appling, F. J. Johnson, and Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Hudson, The Thursday Coterie in charge of the Hodge, H. L. Sanders and Noble J. Sisels. The Colored Women's Relief Organization of which Mrs. Martha Sissle is president, has been a dedicated plodded themselves to returnf twenty homes. There are other persons who are lending valuable help to this call of the suffering. APPOMATTOX DAY—MUSICAL AND RECITAL—MANY SOCIALS THIS WEEK—DR. J. T. PHILLIPS TO RECEIVE A DEGREE. (By Cary B. Lewis.) Appomattox Day. CHICAGO, Ill., April 9 (Special)—The Appomattox Club, Thirty-fifth and Waverly last Sunday at the clubrooms by having two of Chicago's foremost orators to speak. It was a beautiful day and the speakers wore their wrist and friends, Mr. Louis B. Anderson, Col. John R. Marshall and Dr. C. E. Speaker, and Mr. James B. Anderson, speakers and make out the program. They have since been showered with congratulations for selecting Judge W. O. Brown and the octet of Prof. James A. Mundy. The celebration took place at 4 o'clock on the president, introduced the speakers, Judge Brown, who is one of the best dreamers, Judge Brown is a member of the committee of the National Association for the Protection of Colored People and is an inspiration to the president. He reviewed the battle of Gettyburg and Lee surrendering to Grant and saw a bright future for the race. Mr. Adelbert Roberts' address was a masterpiece. He showed that his mind was stored with the race's accomplishments, in wars, its gallery and bravery. He quoted generals who saw them fight, he pictured them as America's truest noblemen and he recited their achievements in all vocations and professions and named all of the men of the race who had fought in America's history. His persecution was a gem and when he had finished there was repeated applause, and Mr. Roberts was forced to recite his speech. The celebration of the vast audience, Mr. Hamilton paid a high tribute to both speakers. The program was augmented with several songs, including "Inflamatus," "Ethiopia," "Old Black Joe" and "Steal Away to Jesus." The numbers were rendered beautifully, that the oldest club members that the program was the best rendered in the history of the club. Mr. G. W. Waddy Here. Mr. G. E. Waddy, of West Baden Spring. In spite of the city this week on business. He first came to the Freeman Bureau, after which he was given a glimpse of the city and then taken down, in the process, the most progressive young men in Indiana. He has purchased the Colonial Hotel at West Baden, one of the prettiest of the kind in the valley to be used for the construction of a house to purchase trimmings and decorations and household goods from the great Sears-Roebuck company. West Baden Springs is the largest company here the people of the United States go for their health and recreation. Its waters are a cleanser and purifier of the body. It is one of the prettiest spots in Amherst, Massachusetts. The place convenient for colored people and at the Hotel Colonial will give sulphur and alcohol baths, sulphur saline, and a first-class electric cabinet treatment and a first-class chiroptodist in connection. For full particulars write Mr. G. W. Waddy, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Vlark, 3600 South Street street. Musical and Recital. The talented violinist, Mr. Felix Fowler Weir, will be heard in Chicago for the first time at the Royal Conservatory from the Royal Conservatory of Music at Leipzig, Germany. He is a native of this city and has proven himself a master of violin and cello. He will win a diamond medal at the Chicago Mus THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER. Many Socials This Week Several social affairs are on the program this week. The leading one will be the banquet on Thursday night of this week at the Rhodes avenue. This is to be the banquet of the Thursday Evening Whist Club, given by the young men members of the Christmas. It is been in progress since 1985 and elaborate and expensive affair ever given in Chicago. There will be twelve couples, the four of the committee. Dr. Harry Garnes is chairman of the committee, and young men have been invited. They are Messrs. T. Alfred Anderson, Cary B. Lewis, Nathan Caldwell and Mr. Bell. They are guests among the guests. They just arrived in the city and are the guests of Miss Vivian Harch. A circus party has been planned for Saturday evening by Mr. T. Alfred Anderson and Mr. T. Alfred Anderson's Circus. The Five Hundred Club will be entertained by one of its members on this evening. The guest will be invited to Amateur Minstrel Club will give a stag at the residence of Mr. Doc Smith, at which time the profits of the minstrel at the club will be turned over to the Old-Folks Home. In the evening of this week the Colored Men's Business Association will give a banquet at Baker's Hotel, 3312 Wabash avenue. It will be the leading physicians and surgeons of the town is promoting the banquet. It is expected to be largely attended. Mr. Opal Cooper, Chicago's favorite tenor singer, who has been with the Dixie Chorus for the season of 1912-18. under the direction of Ridpath Lyceum Bureau, lived in the city the first of the week looking very well and reporting huge success. Dr. J. T. Phillips to Receive Degree. Dr. J. T. Phillips, of Nashville, Tennessee, well known in Chicago, will receive the degree from the University at the McMahry Medical College. There is a large number in the class. Bishop C. Phillips will preach the commencement address and will deliver the commencement address. Dr. Phillips is a college graduate of Fisk University, taught Latin at Texas College. Tyler T. Phillips and ably assisted Board examination during his junior year with a high average. He has served as a professor in the atheos professions. Dr. Daniel H. Williams, Dr. F. A. Stewart and Dr. J. A. McMillian in operations at the above hospitals. Dr. F. A. Stewart and ably assisted his father in the atheos professions. His father is the bishop of the family. Nection and his brother is a practicing physician in St. Louis. It was his dearest friend and many favorable conditions and that is why he will carry out the wishes of his mother equally as well as the reputation of his father. The Free man and its thousand of readers with Dr. Phillips great success. Assembly Dance. The governing committee of the Assembly dance on Wednesday evening, April 16, at Woods Academy. Thirty-eighth and ninth grade students will attend the affair and many of the pretty girls of Chicago will be out in spring gowns. This is the first dance of the Assembly since December 2015. "Bert" Williams to Remain Here This Summer. Mr. "Bert" Williams, of the Folles of 1912-13, is reported to have decided to remain in Chicago this summer. It is said he would have engaged in business during the summer months. Mr. Williams was a big hit at the Auditorium on last Friday at the Flood Sufferers' Bath. He sang two songs and got as much applause as any other of the top-notchers. --- Mrs. Tom Cole of Louisville, Ky., arrived in the city on Monday of this week, with her husband at 5427 Wabash avenue, with her husband they have purchased a handsome flat building. Mr. J. H. N. Josey, who is in the junior class at Rush Medical College, has returned to the city from a trip to New York, New Jersey and Michigan. He also stopped in Ohio. Dr. M. B. C. Mason will be the principal speaker May 8 at St. Mark's M. E. Church for preparations are being to receive him. Hon. George W. Ellis will leave this week for Washington, D. C., to attend a meeting of the financial board of the A. M. E. Church. Mr. William Lewis, proprietor of the Mineral Springs Cafe, is expected to go to Louisville to witness the Kentucky day. He will be accompanied by his wife. . . . Dr. "Burt" Anderson was the guest of Mr. Art Cadozoe at dinner on last Sunday and was dined and wined by Mr. Harry Borer on Tuesday of this week. LOUISVILLE, KY. Loyalty, Charity Club Will Entertain at Odd Fellows' Hall—A Visit to a Public School—The Uno Voce Reception — Louisville Cubs Reorganized. (By George Slaughter.) The management of this club would like to hear from all semi-professional teams in the United States. None are barred. Mr. James White, formerly of Indianapolis, is in this city playing at the Olo Theater with his teammate, Mr. Erb Robinson. These two are "Whanga." Their hands are on the perch gentlemen and musicians. Mr. Hogan done well to secure the services of two sure friends, the perch gentlemen. Their act is screened at the time the curtain raises until it falls. Mr. Fred Hines of $65 West Kentucky street, has just returned from an extended trip through the South. He takes great delight in telling of his visit to Tuskegee and the Everglades of Florida. Mr. Charles Campbell gave an informal reception at his residence, $22 West Wallace, and had a delightful time and after the banquet over Mr. Steele collect a busel basket or bottles as evidence of the good time, and the semi-professional stags staggered away perfectly happy. The famous brass band in the name of the band of the University of Prov. J. E. Morton, assisted by John C. Emry, gave a recital for the benefit of the students. The Glow Worm was one of the number of classic pieces rendered. This famous band is without a peer in this part of the coun- FULTON, KY. Special to The Freeman COLUMBIA, MO. Special to the Freeman: Mrs. W. L. Horne spent the past week returning to Columbia Sunday night, while Johnson spent the past week at his home Columbia Sunday afternoon, returning to Columbia. Sunday afternoon, Columbians visited in Mexico, Mo. the annual conference, Mrs. Gertrude Smith suffering from an attack of acute indigestion.....Prof. J. C. Whitten of the M. U. faculty gave a demonstration and the on tree planting Friday.....Rev. N. A. Mitchell is conducting a successful revival at the Second Christian Church.....Presiding Elder P. C. Crews held the Sunday.....Rev. G. W. Leach, pastor of the A. M. E. Church at Stephens store, was in town Saturday.....Mr. and Mrs. James Davenport expects to move to help new home on Fifth street next week. IRONDALE, OHIO. (By Pecq Pennington.) The trains from Midland, Pa., are running now...Lucile Ray is still on the sick list, but is improving...Mr. H. P. Ray is having $60 worth of work on the hardgrain. Mr. Carl Kates and Dock Hardgrain were in Wellsville, O., by the flood. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned has duly qualified as administratrix of estate of Daniel Hayden, late of Marion county, Indiana, deceased. Said estate is supposed to be solvent. MATTIE HAYDEN. No. 11782 NOTICE. When you are in Montgomery, Ala., stop at Deans' drug store, the best place in the city. You can get The Freeman there at all times. BUSINESS LOCALS. Woodbine Perfume. Oh, how fragrant, exquisite, enchanting, bewitching. Only at Blodau's Drug Store. The genuine Carter's Rheumatic Remedy sent by mail on receipt of price, $6 cents (stamp). Has cured others; will cure you. Address R. P. Blodau, dru- gist, Indianapolis, Ind. Get Booker T. Washington's latest book, "The Man Farthest Down," and The Freeman for six months, mailed to any address for $2.00. NICE, CLEAN, FURNISHED ROOMS Bostonia Rooming House ANNA SIMMS, Prop. Kooms and Board 1412 Patterson Ave.. 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