The Freeman
Saturday, April 12, 1913
Indianapolis, Indiana
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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.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 3.
Chairman, A. H. Underdown, the very capable and painstaking head of the special sub-committee designated to look after the welfare of the colored visitors to the inauguration of Wilson and Marshall together with the presenters of the office, and unusually handsome bronze medals, in recognition of their timely services. The medal is heavy, of ornate design, bearing on one side a profile portrait of the President and on the other the name of the president. The medal is presented with the date of their installation in office. It is uniform in design with the medals presented to the President and Vice-President, except that their is gold-plated. It is a souvenir that the recipients will value and retain for a lifetime. The medal is presented to his wife, Mr. William Corcoran Bustis, chairman of the committee on inauguration, and by Mr. M. I. Weller, chairman of the committee on public comfort, and it is the consensus of opinion that the hands could be used to mark the遗体. He is underdown his s允许 he may be happy results that grew out of his well-laced plans. Both in conception and in execution, Mr. Underdown gave a splendid account of himself and fully vindicated the wisdom of those who selected
Those who received medals and contributed generously of their time and money toward the success of the inaugural ceremonies were: A. H. Underdown, chairman; L. C. Moore, first vice-chairman; R. W. Thompson, second vice-chairman; G. H. Murray, secretary; W. L. Offord, clerk; Prof. Jesse Lawson, Peter J. Smith, W. T. Ferguson, Daniel Freeman, Dr. W. B. Evans, J. W. Cromwell, A. P. Brent, Benjamin Washington, A. J. Harris, R. W. Johnson, F. Morris Murray, J. H. W. Howard, Zeph P. Moore, G. E. Smith, Dr. H. V. Plummer, J. L. Neill, W. A. Hamilton, J. F. Bundy, Attorney Thomas L. Jones, Hon. J. C. Napier, E. M. Hewlett, Arthur S. Gray, Oliver Randolph, Dr. A. P. Albert, W. P. Morton, Frank Wells, Jerome A. Johnson, Squire Gilmore, F. D. Lee, D. D. Moore, H. C. Tyson, W. C. Payne, Fountain Peyton, J. T. C. Newsome, S. J. Davidson, Col. Arthur Brooks.
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.
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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.
The musical director, upon whose broad shoulders fell the lion's share of ten training of the obtaining young men, was the only man who had a large experience in his chosen profession. The stage direction was in the capable hands of the two men who were the only whose name is a guarantee of thoroughness in every detail. They worked faithfully, and freely confess that they have had a good time in the past. A deeper interest, nor have they met anywhere a like number of singers who possessed the high degree of talent and discrimination shown by the sixty-one men who had been the best in the opera in hand. The whole was under the general supervision of Mrs. Harlett Gibbs Marshall the founder and president of the company. The same day, the band was also the course of the most courageous and optimistic lady spared neither time nor money to make "The Mikado" what it should be, and "the most beautiful." In the first year of the shower upon her for the success that she has achieved.
Space allows but a brief mention of the individual performers.
The band is one of the only ones heard to excellent advantage as "The Mikado," and his acting had the genuine dramatic touch. Miss Daisy Tapley of New York was the most excellent and the most rich centralist was one of the brightest spots in a brilliant field. Her readiness to "Hearts Do Break" was repeatedly shown to the public.
Estelle Collier and Miss Alice Nelson were the winsome "three little mads from school." Miss Wright's clear so-called "one-in-one" is the best-served number, and her "Moon and I" was well done. Mr. Isaac Westmore and "Nanki Poo" was all that could be done. He was the only one who had for the most faddish as "Pooh Bah." Mr. Scott Mayo was equal to all demands as "Plish Tush," and Mr. Otto Bohannon won the first-ever performance in the ex-hors.
The role of "Ko-Ko."
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
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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.
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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.)
SPECIAL TO THE PREVENTAN
The annual sermon of the K. of P. Lodge was held on the last Sunday at the Main Street Baptist Church by the pastor, the Rev. N. B. Bronaugh. The services were largely attended and the sermon was a most excellent one.... Mrs. Ada Phelps returned last Wednesday, the 26th, from T. H. of the P. Lodge, to the following day.
Mrs. Dr. J. C. Lyte, who has been at Kansas City, Mo., for some weeks on business, has returned, looking the picture of health.... Among the deaths occurring here last week were:
Mrs. Mrs. D. M. M. M. M. M. Miss Rose Watts, Mr. Ira D. Danforth....Miss Rebecca Quarles left Wednesday mornings for Memphis, where she will join her mother in a visit to relatives and friends....Mrs. Dora Williams closed a very successful school meeting.
Last Monday, a coach load of our peoplet spent Sunday at Gracey, where a big baptizing was held.... Lawyer C. W. Merriweather will leave Sunday for Madisonville, to be the guest of his brother, the Rev.
Mr. Dora Williams will be in at-the-place, representing heirs in the sale of real property at Dawson Springs.... Dr. J. T. Flemister, who has been ill for some time, is improving....Mr. Jim Henry Quarles, one of the winners of the competition, is in the pick list....hers of the city is not. He is满足 last Saturday, owing to the recent floods.... Mrs. Fannie Robinson, one of the city teachers, has been on the sick list for several days, and her sister, as well as the McReynolds, Miss Mattie May Glass, one of the city teachers, has been confined to her home for several days.
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-
son drug store, is in Jackson, Miss., this week for examination....Mr. W. Wiley, president of the Evergreen Club, is making special preparations for the opening banquet on the 29th of April....Mr. Lee Caldwell and Sylvester Garner were visitors in Memphis, Tenn., Sunday, March 30....Mr. Henry Robinson made a short trip to Helena, Ark., March 30....The Rabbit's Foot Company played here on March 31 to a large audience. The show was one of the cleanest and classiest for a traveling canvas exhibition that has played this place for some time. One of the features of the show was a trombone solo by Mr. George E. Jefferson. Joe E. White, is an artist on the drums. The entire company was exceedingly anxious to receive the Freeman, which failed to appear owing to the flood.
CHAMPAIGN (ILL.) NOTES.
(By Z. L. Breedlove.)
Special to The Freeman.
Three services were held Sunday in celebration of the quarterly meeting. Rev. A. T. Jackson preached the sermons on the Sunday of October 28, 1873. Revival services started Sunday evening and Rev. J. W. Wiley of Danville and Rev. H. W. Jameson of Decatur. The Sunday of December 28, 1873, was devoted to the encyclical Church. Sunday was devoted to an exciting contest rally between the Bound to Wins, Rising Suns and Lone Star Clubs, under the leadership of the Sunday of October 28, 1873. The Bound to Win club marched to victory by a wide margin of $35 over the Lone Stars and also of $15 over the Lone Stars and also of $15 over the total that was raised amounted to $306,000. At Salem Baptist Church Sunday school was held at 3:50. In the afternoon of the Saturday of October 28, 1873, the evening of Springfield preached in the evening. ..Twelve young ladies of this city entertained their company with a dancing part. The three women from the Yarmouth, Ur-bana, Luncheon was served. The girls who have been so royally entertained by Mrs. Green were also from the Yarmouth, Ur-bana, Mrs. Eva Jane Jackson, who is instructor in household science at Sumner High School, St. Louis, Mo., visited the school for a half an hour. Mrs. E. M. was 29 to 31. Mr. Howard Washington and Rev. J. C. Waldon, old soldiers of Danville, visited in Champaign recently. The three women were also from the Yarmouth, Ur-bana, Mrs. Frances Mann, 602 East White street. Mrs. E. M. was also from the Yarmouth, Ur-bana, Mrs. E. M. was been visiting her sister, Mrs. A. V. Macaroy. ..Mr. G. E. Parry, the man whose orchestra furnishes the musle for all of the day, is a member of the Champaign, and is given among the colored people, is a Democrat candidate for treasurer of Champaign. Your vote will be good on the election.
Cited at:
. "Pro-Deco-Ecclesla-Deo Ecclesla
Ne Plus Ultra," Moor's ecclesiastical and fraternal projective enterprise and motion picture Baptist Church Monday night and gave a lecture.
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 does not get an idea of the strength and size of the Negro population. In the South until he gets out of the country, the population has become a very different type, there are only about 750,000 people all told. In the single state of Alabama we were about 750,000 people, and the policy of the United States had a good deal thousand than there are people altogether in Oregon. Here in Portland, the people are not a large city of the coast, but are in the south of the state of the United States, who are doing well in the professions, in business and in farming. Among the professional class I have met a Tuskegee man who is a very good man, who stands high in his profession and is succeeding. I refer to Mr. McCants Stewart, who has been practicing in the United States, and is good many years. He has a nice family and stands high in the profession and is looked up to in every way as a man.
The people who are not the colored people in Washington and Oregon do not seem to take advantage of the opportunity offered to them. They are reasonably well-represented in the public schools, but one rarely hears of a case where colored persons are not the people in the public schools or state universities. After careful inquiry I could discover only nine colored people who are not the people in the public schools. In the state of Oregon, None, it seems, has ever graduated from any of the colleges in the state of Washington. The people who are not the colored, good deal of talk about "higher education," but it does not seem to go much further than talk. It certainly seems to enter these higher institutions of learning when they can do so with so little cost. Speaking in the public schools is a very different type. It could discover only three colored persons who have ever graduated from the high school, and not a single one from any of the colleges or university.
In Portland the colored people have a better chance at skilled labor. The labor force is very strong, and here the labor union is not strong and the policy of the Chamber of Commerce and other organizations is not to recognize
The colored people who have been far-sighted enough to buy land years ago are, almost without exception, prosperous, mean, and are engaged in some form of farming.
In one of my previous letters I referred to the fact that the other was a nobleman, who had been a nobleman of his own, and a nobleman of his own. I mean those who have come from the South. The following letter from a colored girl who is now living in southern Oregon, will illustrate this point:
"Roseburys, Ore., March 23, 1913."
"Dr. B. T. Washington." I would not be able.
"Dear Sir—For fear I am writing to you again in the hope of getting you by mail if I fall to see you. I know it is an awful strain on you this being your own. I am sure you are sure of me, and I will just write as plainly as I can and explain to you what we want. I am all alone out here and it is so long-sombre, and I have no idea what the theater in town. I don't feel like I would if I could only get some colored people to be with. Oh, Mr. Washington, I just hurt him. I get here, I get good pay, considering this is such a small town. I get $25 per month and I am made welcome to any one in the world. I am going to be here in the afternoon. I'm nice to me. She takes me to the show quite often. But if I had some of my own folks to be with I would be so happy. I just have to be here for a while. I have been too late to hear you speak Wednesday, Mrs. Hamilton thinks just like I do. If we could only get about they would do so well. There have been several but they have all been the very lowest class. have gotten into trouble, some left town and some went to fall. So you see, see, I have all the while. I respectfully," etc., etc.
White people who have formerly lived in the South seem just as glad to see colored people from the South as are
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.
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(By J. G. Robinson, D. D.)
I left Fort Smith Monday, Feb. 5, at noon, for Charleston, S. C, to attend the Bishops' council. I stopped at Argenta, Ark, the seat of Shorter college, and at midnight Dr. O. L. Moody and I boarded the Frisco train and proceeded on the journey. We arrived at Memphis early Tuesday morning and had a chat with the phone with that "little big man" of Georgia and Tennessee—Dr. J. A. Lindsay. Dr. Moody says that he expects to invite Dr. Lindsay to speak at the commencement of Shorter college.
We left Memphis via the Southern railroad for Atlanta, through Birmingham. On the train was a well-dressed young colored man. He was in company with a white man, who appeared to be rich. I thought he was a servant of this white man, but was informed by him that he was a prisoner, charged with some infraction of the law wherein a white woman was involved. He told us a pathetic story. He said that his mother, a good Christian woman had died, and that he had gone from bad to worse, and had made lots of money, but false friends had caused him to become "broke" and that he had gone out West to start life over, and had made sure he was now being back to Birmingham to face a trial, the outcome of which he could not surmise. But, if he should become a free man, or if he had to go to prison, he was fully persuaded to give his heart to God. We prayed and for him, and on we went to Atlanta.
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We arrived in Columbia just before the educational board had finished its work. Bishop Chappelle, and the members of the board were seated in the Arnett building, hard at work helping the needy colleges of the church. The following persons were in attendance: Bishop W. D. Chappelle, D. D., president; Prof. A. S. Jackson, secretary of education, First Episcopal district; Rev H. P. Anderson, D. D., Second district; Rev A. L. Gaines, D. D., Third district; Prof. E. E. Finch, A. M., Fourth district; Rev J. E. L Craven, D. D., Seventh district; Rev Sandy Simmons, D. D., Eighth district; Rev J. W. Hair, D. D., Tenth district; Prof. H. D. Wynn, Twelfth district; Rev O. L. Moody, D. D., Sixteenth district; Rev J. W. Javis, D. D. The other members sent their excuses. A very successful meeting of the board was held. Rev H. P. Anderson, D. D, was elected secretary. Secretary Jackson reported that he had received $9,664.21 since the General conference, and this does not include the amount due the department from Georgia, and the Eighth Episcopal district. Dr. Hair made the statement that the conditions at Campbell college warranted them in using the money belonging to the department, but that it would be reported to the secretary of education within sixty days. The money due the department was left over till the Bishops' council, at which time Prof. Jackson said that he had communications from Bishop Flipper to the effect that the matter would be amicably adjusted. The appropriations were made, allowing the colleges forty-eight per cent of the money on hand and the same was prorated according to the needs and grades of the same. Bishop Flipper and Secretary Jackson settled their account. A resolution was passed allowing each community the privilege of making its own program for endowment day. This will meet the conditions existing in local communities, and save a great item of expense besides.
Rev. W. W. Beckett, D. D., arranged a reception for the members of the educational board. This was attended by the faculty and student body of Allen University, and a great number of citizens of Columbia. A splendid program was rendered by members of Allen University. Bishop W. D. Chappelle delivered one of his great speeches, and then in turn introduced the men present to speak. Dr. O. L. Moody, the president, addressed the guests and responded to the addresses of welcome on behalf of the educational board. Our own Moody, in that one address, placed himself among the foremost men of the A. M. E. church. Those who know Bishop Chappelle, know that he is not given to flattering men, but when Dr. Moody had finished his speech the great and good bishop walked across the platform and met him half way and congratulated him, and said: "Moody, you took care of the situation."
We spent the night in the magnificent home of Bishop Chappelle, with Drs. A. L. Gains, of Baltimore; H. P. Anderson, of Atlantic City; G. B. Richardson, of Oklahoma; J. L. Craven, of Terre Haute, and J. M. Jarvis of Lansing, Mich. Mrs. Chappelle took delight in entertaining us. She is one of the most famous people that it has ever been my pleasure to meet. The home of the good bishop and wife is one of the most commodious to be seen in Columbia.
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We arrived in Charleston, the seat of the Bishops' council, on Thursday night, tired and hungry. After satisfying our hunger and taking a night's rest, we went to great and grand old Emanuel church, one of the most beautiful structures in the connection. The council was opened with singing led by Dr. B. F. Watson, a sermon by Bishop Tyre, and the Holy communion administered by Bishop Head. Bishop Heard was assisted by all the bishops present in Bishop Salter, who was in his sick chair. Bishop Tyre preached a great sermon, which enjoyed and commented upon by all. It was like looking at a patriarch to look at the venerable Bishop Salter as he sat in his chair, and gave assent to the great words of truth as they fell from the lips of the sweet preacher of the gospel—Bishop Tyre. I will never forget the scene.
Bishops present were: H. M. Turner, B. T. Tanner, B. F. Lee, M. B. Salter, Evans Tyre, C. S. Smith, C. T. Shaffer, L. J. Coppin, B. H. Parks, J. S. Flipper, W. H. Heard, John Hurst, J. H. Jones, W. D. Chappelle and J. M. Conner.
General officers: Drs. J. I. Lowe, R. W. Wright, B. F. Watson, J. W. Rankin, A. S. Jackson, John R. Hawkins, Ira T. Bryant, R. C. Ransom, J. Frank McDonald and Julian C. Coldwell.
College presidents: Drs. O. L. Moody, Shorter college; W. T. Vernon, Campbell college; W. W. Beckett, Allen university, and W. A. Fountain, Morris Brown college.
The following leaders were there from all parts of the church: Revs.
A. L. Murray, D. D; T. J. Askew, D. D; Drs. John Harmon, L. H. Smith, R. H. Singleton, F. R. Sims, J. A. Hedley, W. T. Pope, C. R. Tucker and G. B. Richardson. These names were picked up from memory after I got home. Had I taken notes I am sure that there would be other names in this list.
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The bishops held a very busy session of the council and did much work that will be far reaching in the solving of vital problems of the church. Among the things done at the council the following may be of some pleasure to the readers of our church journals, viz.: Bishop H. M. Turner was relieved of the work in South Carolina till the Bishops' council meets next June at Wilberforce. Bishop Coppings was given charge of the work till then. The cause of Bishop Turner's withdrawal from the oversight of the district is traceable to the McGill letters. Details are only known to the bishops.
Rev. T. J. Askew and others were at the council, petitioning for the admission into the connection of Rev. I. S. Leo, D. D., who many years ago withdrew wfrom the church and with a number of ex-members of the Wylie Avenue church, in Pittsburgh, Pa., organized a congregational church. A resolution passed recommending the taking in of Dr. Lee, provided all use is equal, i. e., character. He being no age limit for readmission so said the bishop that ability, character, and qualifications should be the basis, and discretion should be used b ya bishop when one makes application for re-admission. Should the bishop of the third district receive Dr. Lee and his congregation, a historic battle will have come to a close.
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The bishops disapproved of the pubi-
plication of articles that are slanderous
in their nature, and urged the editors
that were more vigilant in suppressing such
matter.
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As to the retention of church extension money in the bounds of districts where it is raised, contention about which has been the subject of publication of communications by Dr. J. G. Robinson, Dr. B. F. Watson and Bishop W. D. Chappelle, no action was taken. Dr. Watson referred to the matter in his report, and that was all. Bishop Flipper holds that no law is broken, for, said he, taking Georgia as a basis, the church extension department is somewhat out of line regarding the distribution of the funds. "The annual percentage charge from Georgia will aggregate $2,400 from Georgia will return about $1,500, thus leaving Georgia about $300." This ratio kept up all over the church builds up to the credit of the department a sum that is great, and can be used by the secretary in an arbitrary manner at his will.
The bishops ordered that one-third of the amount at a time that has been paid into the C. P. A. be paid back to the policyholders in three annual payments, and that all death claims be paid in full. Parties having receipts and policies will do well to communicate with Bishop John Hurst.
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Bishop C. T. Shaffer presented the matter of cooperation with the Federation of American Churches before the council, and it was acted upon by the appointment of a committee to arrange for the part to be taken by the A. M. E. church. Bi snap Shaffer also presented a statement to the effect that the New York Independent will give $1 out of every $3 of subscription money received under the influence of the A. M. E.-church to Wilberforce university. The request to accept the proposition was put in the form of a resolution and was adopted.
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The matter of adjusting the complications regarding the publication of the Discipline, as between Mr. Ira T. Bryant and Dr. J. I. Lowe, was left to a committee consisting of Bishops J. H. Jones, J. S. Flipper and W. D. Chapelle.
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While the M. E. church, South, does not send to us fraternal delegates, Bishop W. D. Chappelle was appointed to represent the A. M. E. church at their next general conference, but it is left optional with the bishop about bearing the greetings. Dr. R. W. Fickland was appointed to bear greetings to the C. M. E. church.
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A committee was appointed to attend to matters looking to our part in the forthcoming Ecumenical council. This committee is to report to the bishops next June.
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The next mid-winter session of the council will be held in Atlanta. Bishop W. H. Heard was appointed to represent the A. M. E. church at the World's Sunday School conference, soon to be held in Switzerland.
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The Bishops and many others preached great sermons in the various churches of Charleston and around Charleston. A great impression for good and for the A. M. E. church swept all over South Carolina. The daily papers published full accounts of the proceedings, as reported by Dr. J., G. Robinson.
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Morrison Brown college and Allen university are two of the greatest schools of the connection. Up-to-date, and the management is complete in every way. Presidents Beckett and Fountain deserve great credit for the work they are doing.
Many predictions were indulged in as it regards future bishops and general officers. Dr. W. A. Fountain's name seemed to be the one name that looms up as a sure winner at the next General conference. This may be early, but the bishops, some of them, are being weak, and the men are now talking about fit timber. Others spoken of are Drs. C. R. Tucker, Dr. Anderson, S. R. C. J. Colden, E. A. Gaines, I. N. Ross, W. T. Winnon, W. W. Beckett, A. H. Hill and a few others. On all sides I was greeted as one of the next editors. Several bishops and general officers and others told me that they would help me, as it looks to them that I am qualified to do that kind of work.
Bishop Flipper, who for some time has opposed the method of the Bishops' council, took a prominent part in the council, and says that the council when conducted aright can be a forceful factor in the development of the church. He claims that the bishops, according to the fundamental law of Methodistism have a right to silence a bishop and a right to assign a bishop.
Through the efforts of Drs. C. R. Tucker and G. B. Richardson of Oklahoma, the work in that state will secure some aid soon from some of the departments that handle money. Bish-
op Chappelle, claims that the men in Oklahoma are the greatest missionary heroes in the church.
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Drs. W. T. Pope and O. L. Moody easily were two as prominent men as were at the council—not because they were from Arkansas, but because of the push and that characterized them, and information they imparted to those with whom they came in contact. Dr. Pope is one of the best writers in our church. The Arkansas African Methodist, which he edits, is a credit to the church.
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On our way home we stopped in Atlanta and had dinner at the home of Bishop Flipper, and I had the pleasure of walking over the streets of that city. I could not help thinking of the riot and my hasty exit from there some years ago. The addresses of Drs. Moody and Pope before the student body of Morris Brown college were masterpieces of eloquence. I met and talked with Dr. C. M. Tanner, and am now convinced that the preachers did themselves an injury by not adopting his plans to pay superannuated preachers and widows and orphans. When we look over the pages of our Discipline and see that the C. P. A. went by the way, and look at the provisions made for other things, we see that everybody is better provided for in a connectional way than the preacher. Yet we constitute a large working majority of the law-making body of the church.
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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 opportunity, 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 Lexington 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 mailing rails in order to have his school kept in the running. He was not satisfied with his stage of his life, and thent attended Chicago University, where he took a special course. He was married to Miss Graves 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 tutege of a christian school and educated parents. Professor Caulder has been principal of the Constitution Street school for eight years, and is known
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I enclose herewith my subscription to your valuable paper for the year 1913. I am sorry that I have not the time to get a set of the "History of the Colored Soldier in the Spanish American War," but I 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.
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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 demand is still unsatisfied. Copies in libraries are soon worn out by use and have to be replaced. The author of this book addressed Bismarck citizens 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 in the proverb "in the middle thought." All the other men have ancestry and culture behind them, but Booker T. Washington was born a slave in a plantation hut and has risen to fame in spite of all his handicaps. He must be ranked as a great leader—Bismarck. N. D., Tribune.
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M. Taylor, Jennie Estill, Amanda H. Webb, M. E. Buckner, Hattie Hayden, Elgetha Smith, Lille Hawkins, Ethel White and John B. Thomas. Cards are being presented to all the citizens with the following printed othem: "You are invited to take advantage of the benefits of the free night school in the Russell school building"... The Lexington Weekly News is becoming 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. All the different departments are well represented. Miss Gertrude Barbour 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 attentive 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 conducting a successful undertaking business in this city. They have a good business and are well liked by the people. We are glad to see such worthy gentlemen prosper... Mr. J. C. Jackson has been invited to accept membership in the Southern Sociological Congress... Mr. Will Humbles, a prominent torsional 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 address on Monday night at a reception given in his honor by the members of his church. His theme will be "Tire
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joyed a pleasant time.....Messrs. W. D. White, B. H. Nunn and D. B. Gregory went to Cairo Saturday on business....An entertainment was given last Sunday evening by Mrs. Luta E. Bonnett at her residence. The evening was spent in a pleasant manner, and an excellent menu was served to the guests. A prize cake was in evidence, which was delicious.
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PORTLAND, Ore., March 22.—Dr. Booker T. Washington, the Washington Educator, reached Portland Wednesday, of this week, to fill a series of lecture engagements, which began at the Uitarian 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 enthusiastic and generous in calling attention to and in chronicleing reports of these meetings. Dr. Washington is also under schedule to speak here before the teachers of Portland at the most important Uitarian Church in the city. He concludes his series of meetings at Reed College, Portland, Monday evening, March 24th. Washington's visit has helped public opinion so 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.
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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.
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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.)
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The�anang-a-a-a-a was held in the Auditorium on May 29 and 30. The general programme under the direction of Mr. Walter Revels, Sr., will include the new group of the first group of May 30, in the main hall, participated in by 30% of the best colored talent of the Northwest. The first part of the program was prepared, and the only life among the slaves on the plantation before the war illustrated by the quaint old plantation melodies, character and art, and the old, of which the second part will illustrate in song and character the Negroes of today. On the 29th a banquet will be served at the local school of the工艺 of the Colored Catholic Men's Club, the Booker T. Washington Forum, the Women's Improvement Club, the White Art Club of Women's Industrial Club of St. Benedict's Colored Catholic Social Center. In order to make the event a honor to the women who are so good to the race, the provisional committee, among whom are Capt. L. C. Valle, Rev. J. S. Woods, ex-Assemblyman, was enlisted in the co-operation of the Merchants and Manufacturers Association and the Mayor. Mayor Bodini was appointed to the position of every nationality, a representative of every nationality, and business, to serve with him, so the most patriotic and progressive sentiment in the United States. The "Ladies" Industrial Club of St. Benedict's Colored Social Center is making steady progress in the art of embroidery and handcrafting. The first group of the first day at the Catholic Colored Mission. Baptism of six children of the Mission School was performed, high in the church was provided. The church was crowded ... The Knights of Pythias parade here on Sunday was one of the most ostentatious arrays that has been found in the building.
It was read by the Eighth Regime Band of Illinois. A delegation of K. O. P.s from Chicago was heavily-skilled. The new school was held on the annual sermon. Major R. R. Jackson of Chicago delivered an address that was eloquent and concise. The Freeman's school was held on the same day, 32th Street, Phone Grand 3892.
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.
...Miss Adelaide Thomas of Indianapolis, Ind., is in the city visiting her father, Dr. St. Clair Thomas, of West Strong street....Miss Essie Ferrel of Atlanta, Ga., is in the city visiting relatives and friends....The chaperon party which was in attendance was Mrs. John Lastin, Miss Claudie Foster, Miss Lucile Hale, Miss Cora Lee Thomas and Miss Venessa Stewart....The complimentary social will be given Tuesday, April 1 at the K. of P. Hall by Pensacola's leading society ladies. Full reports next week. The Young Men's Athletic Club is composed of the following: Walker W. Thomas, president; Andrew W. Puever, vice president; Leon L. Colbert, secretary; Wilbur E. Sheppard, assistant secretary; Harry Chandler, treasurer....The Freeman can be found at all colored drug stores and barber shops, also the Crisis is here this week. Walker W. Thomas and Leon L. Colbert agents.
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
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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. There has been rainstorm flooded conditions... Mrs. C. Mosley is on the sick list
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John Edwards is the only colored plumber in Dallas, Texas. Plumbing and gas fitting a specialty. Work solicited at any hour. Phone M. 5557. Mch 18.
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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. Reguster's singing of "Let's Go to Savannah. We call for an encore. The girl, who is calling for "Take Me to That Swanee Shore."
Keep your boys and girls busy by giving them wholesome business occupations. They can earn valuable premiums by day, or by a special day. Watches, dolls, typewriters, cameras, Indian suits for boys and girls are a few of the premiums they can earn by only a few hours' work. For further information, visit R. R. STEWART, Tuskegee Institute, Ala.
CORRESPONDENT WANTED - A Western boy, rich, handsome, dapper and dark, with a touch of humility, shares correspondence with a pretty, rich, vivacious colored girl who can sing, dance, play and stand at age and height. All letters complying with this advertisement will be answered. Write to a long, West girl, and ace her long, sweet letter. Address J. G. J. Box 631, Detroit, Mich.
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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
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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.
GOSSIP OF THE STAGE
Porter and Porter are now at the Star Theater, Pittsburg, Pa.
Toy Barefield, of East St. Louis, will be with P. G. Lowery this summer.
P. G. Lowery can easily boast of the best company he ever had under canvas this year.
In New York they will be taken off the stage and shown the fail. Now a hint to take ease is sufficient. There is a few other persons around here doing the tricks, and my advice to you is get some one to write you an act and be independent. You will also save yourself trouble. The veterans of 65 were a nice house and will be called on again soon.
Willia mand Thomas May will spend their vacation in St. Louis, Chicago and Columbus, Ohio. _____
Whitman and Lazzo are meeting with success and are now at the Famous Theater, Mobile, Ala. _____
Mrs. Edna Coleman of the Montgomery and Green Amusement Company is quite ill in Indianapolis.
Tom May, A. A. Wright and J. Bryant are the correct supervisee. A. J. Lowry has for his cornet band with the circus.
Cordela McCormick and Hattie McIntosh are stock company in Atlanta. Madris Frabis, of this city, is a member of the organization.
Miss Carrie Gilbert is the guest of Miss Callie Vassar, 108 North Twenty-first street, St. Louis. She will leave shortly to visit friends in Chicago.
Mr. Frank Berryman, with his musical act, will be with the wichie and coon shouters, are now entering wildeville with two big novel艺s.
P. G. Lowery spent a few days' vacation in St. Louis and left for his home in Beece, Kans., to spend the remainder of his vacation on his farm with his mother.
Cuban Mack, the "Marvelous Kavara," is featured with Sanger Brewery, new act. Known in vaudeville Maxe would like to hear from the Wall-burgs. Mrs. Ella Goodloe went under a serious operation April 2, She is slightly improving. Would like to hear from all of her friends. Address, 919 Shanklin street, Nashville, Tenn.
Pace and Mann, a new team, Aaron the large vaudeville houses in the East, and Miss Josie Mann, a musical artist and snare drum player, compose the team.
Frank Montgomery and Florence McClain are with the Dixie players at Franklin, Ind., last week in the next week at Sipes Theater. Last half at Newcastle, Ind., at the Alazcar.
Cox trial has just finished two successful weeks at the Famous Theater, Mobile, Ala. Manager Roberts tried to secure them for two more weeks but owing to some failures could not except. Some favorites in Mobile.
Hickes Hickes of Hickes, Hickes and company now playing in Indianapolis, underwent a serious operation on his head when in the East. He thinks he will have to return home to live in another country where he lives in Philadelphia.
Hicks, Hicks and company, after a successful week at the Crown Garden Theatre, where at the Manila Theater this week, where they played with success. They open up at Cleveland, O, next week.
Miss Josephine B. Matthews of Philadelphia has returned to the stage, after a serious illness, with a new role by her tenure. She is now being billed as "Madame Du Bois," and is in great demand by the best playhouses.
Means and Means, America's greatest and undisputed champion choreographer, will be featured March 31, Lyric Theater week of April 7, with Newbarn, N. C., to follow. Regards for the new production and champion barrel escape artist, and Prof. Omega J. Benbow, who is presenting with great success the new musical and champion barrel mentorship telegraph, are now teamed together, giving an extra large magical exhibition, now playing independently to large audiences, soon be on for vaudeville engagements.
Mr. Stephen Adams, of St. Louis, Mo., one of P. G. Lowery's pupils, spent the summer at Minneapolis with his old teacher, and Mr. Lowery claims, without fear of contradiction, that Mr. Adams is in a class where his ability is wonderful. His execution is wonderful, tones fine and all registering and phrasing artistic. Besides his ability as a musician, he is a gentleman.
NEW YORK NEWS.
The Lincoln Theater.
The bill opened with Martha Tobias, one of Miss Mattie Phillip's girls. This young girl is very very very young. She was a young woman at home. She was five years have been preparing to spring new stuff on this audience and have done so much as she has done for her life. But they have not put on the same act since they have been back. They change twice each week each week, so she is always a single one of the best in the business. He went well over the Dudley time and is in Washington, D.C. was a good one of the big and small acts on the bill, Joe to the public was the largest. We are told by Washington critics that he stopped the show. We were very happy to see the new life and the new well well well and Bailey, an act far superior to other sisters acts. These two girls go from burnt cork up to First-class operas. From the same time to high-class operas, from rediculous to sublime. They do not different acts. Now when I say the new thing is the same that one does not conflict in a way with another. These two girls are very clever and old timers and play well for what they know about the new life. They are always in the new life on account of sickness. Mrs Bailey's daughter took her place, but on Sat-day the night Miss Criswell came back to the same place. The new life was zulu and Indian act. Lillee Bradford, a dainty little soubrette, went nicely, then Willibald and Stevens, in another one of the first-class works. In the new life, a "Lucky Bill" and His Friend," Phil Leberge, a very clever jugger, did some tricks that were almost impossible. This act was big. Sally Smith was another big act on the bill.
Crescent Theater
Emmett Anthony Stock Company in a skiff that pleased very well, whitman. The band's dance, Blanche Dane, illustrated songs, went Hunter and Chappell and half-buck, stock, and half-buck. Brady, the Musical Rube, Emmett An-which, and stock in the band, which included Blanche Dane, in more illustrated songs. Hunter and pack and their company in the Crazy House.
Franklin Theater.
Berta Cooper is a nice buck dancer and sings well. Ed Williams, the banjo player, juggles comedy. He does a nice single. He wows the audience. He does a nice single and his trap drum finish was great. He understand that he is to be able to himself know that he is to be able to know well, and, say, that's going to make a turner act, that all's right. John Smith, as a comedian, is all right. Dolly Barry, artist and big with the audience, sings and dancers, was a big hit at this Lucky Bob and company, in the Law of the Joke, was a riot. The whole show was good.
Family Theater
Lillian Bradford opened Monday's bill at this theater. Lauvinia Turner went far well. Nelson and Webster, a new pair, as seen at this house doing an act that does not belong to them. The party who did this act, if this team uses this act, again anywhere
in New York they will be taken off the stage and shown the jail. Now a hint to the wise is sufficient. There is a few persons around here doing these tricks, but you will not be able to one write you an act and be independent. You will also save yourself trouble. The veterans of '63 was a riot at this house and will be called on again soon in 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 artist as the singer and dancer. Myer were another good act. Mosley and Brown did one show and were closed, but they were not. They were not too good, either. I know houses that would have closed them, too. Watts and Turner came next and went further, and Mitchell closed the show and went big.
Lafayette Theater
We notice at this theater that the manager has tried to show us where he has patrons of this house. His intentions may be alright, but it strikes me that he would be little more attention to his poor class of men ushers who seat you in the upper galeries and have them be a little more aware of what they are paying their admission. I have heard several complaints and saw cases where the man would be sitting in the room he came in. Another user would bring the party in with the coupon of that seat and then the party seated there by him. You can see your coupon," and then be told "this is not your seat, you'll have to come out and get you another seat, maybe yours, maybe not. I have seen them move one couple right seat. This, of course, caused trouble. We hope the managers will look after this. I have the names of several who have attended and the right to use the necessary
The shows here lately have been very good and the Wednesday night tryouts somewhat funny and amusing. The regular bill last week was: Harry Holt, a fairly good act. Show was great. McNeil, Wills and McNabb were another great act. Pickens, Gordon and company were good. The Sambo Girls' act was good, but Fiddler and Shelton was a sequester from start to finish. This is the fact. The whole show was good.
The Carts of the great attraction will be Homer Tutt, Salem Tutt, Whitney and Blanche Thompson and their Smart Set company of twenty-five people. We feel that this week's bill will surpass all others seen here.
The Carts of the great attraction will be Homer Tutt, Salem Tutt, Whitney and Blanche Thompson and their Smart Set company of twenty-five people. We feel that this week's bill will surpass all others seen here.
The are a number of shows going out of New York this spring and summer. Performers should get in line or touch with some of them.
Pennel and Holden left their homes here Saturday morning for Atlanta, Ga., to open on the Joel circuit for several weeks.
The Four Budds left Monday for Providence, R., L., and opened at the Bullicks Theater. They report business good.
DEATH OF FRANK CLERMONT.
The sudden death of Frank Clermont of Clermont and Minor, was a great blow to man, many years ago, although, for years he had been all-long, but was right at the end of a monster benefit which the Colored Lauseder and the American Association placed for him, more as a token to his ability and usefulness than anything else, when he did not have a good time to do it. In March 21, Frank Clermont was born in New Orleans, August 16, 1869, but came to New York when he was re-respected and entered Straight University. His first appearance in public life was as a musician with the place of direct life. He first made his new Strathville Students. He first made his reputation with the Georgia Ministers as leader of the band. After his death, he was a dancer and was a band leader to go into vaudeville, Frank went on the stage as an actor in the band. After touring the East, they went abroad with the Black Hussars, a vaudeville sketch. Then the team appeared to the Atheist one of the best-selling books. At the time the Pekin, then the Monogram, on their return to New York Mr. Clermont, was a bandman to be retired from the stage to be secretary at St. Mark's. A theater was the New York place of the band. The first凄惨的唱腔 were Leon Williams, Sidney Helm, George Brown, Harry Filder, William Ball, Albert Wells, and the Nooking. In the new year, a floral offerings.
Interment was at Calvary Cemetery News of Mr. Clermont's death was received at the Glory Park, and the Blvd. Biscayett is the first of the new Mrs. Byrd's president of the C. V. B. A. Ladies. Auxiliary and informed Mr. Russell, who sent the following letter to Clermont:
133d street, New York City: "My Dear Friend and Sister—Permit me to offer you my utmost sympathy upon learning of the death of our beloved friend and brother, Frank. While his early demise had been long expected, it was a great blow to me, personally, and his exceptional ability and loss to usefulness will be felt in the Colored Vaudeville Benevolent Association. Your friends, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel O. (Billy) Williams, Ralph Nichols, Mr. Tucker, C. V. B. A. members in Chicago, including the Black Patti company, all join in conveying their sympathy to Mrs. Clermont. Pathetically yours, "SYLVESTER RUSSELL."
THE PASSING SHOW IN WASHINGTON
(By R.W.T.)
The Southern Smart Set, with Salem Tutt Whitney, Homer Tutt, Blanche Thompson, Eagle Hill, and the Washington favorites, is packing the Howard Theater this week from pit to dome. Mr. Whitney is using his own music room, the Mayor of Washington, and it is being put on in better style than ever.
Lylyll Brown and Prof. William Desmont, after playing a successful engagement here, have gone to Richmond, Va., and will complete it. The Mayor of Washington headquarters in this city at 524 T street, Northwest. Miss Brown charmingly entertained a party of friends at whilst last Saturday night.
Frank Fowler Brown, the enigmatic tenor, closes, "The Houser tenor, the Philadelphia and comes to the Howard in vaudeville week of April 7. He spent New in New York City, rejoining his company in the Quaker City Monday.
Fannie Wise, than whom there is no boredness, and the contemporaneous stage, is scoring heavily with a pathetic love song, entitled, "The Twilight, the Roses and You. and the goose she sings, to render her the "Red Moor" success, "Bleeding Moon."
Charles Johnson and Dora Dean, trans-Atlantic stars, have reunited and will go across the "pond" again.
The Whitman Sisters have purchased a handsome summer retreat in bright and have amassed a neat portion of this world's goods. There are three of the girls—Essie, Mae and Lily, and the widow of late Rev. Alberty A. Whitman, well known as an eloquent divine and a poet of rare quality. The family has been married for three sisters have their birth places distributed among these states.
Mme. Anita Patti Brown is drawing fine audiences in Bermuda and has been shown especial courtesies by the British people are carried away with the
THE FREEMAN. AN ILLUSTRATED COLORED NEWSPAPER
classic singing of Mme. Brown, who is admitted to be the race's greatest coloratura soprano. She will probably return to "The States" in May.
S. H. Dudley will make Washington his home. At the close of his present season he will go South in the interest of his theatrical enterprises. He is in Baltimore this week in "Dr. Beans."
Miss Henrietta Vinton Davis is preparing to attend the University of Hawaii, she is immensely popular. She has been filling some successful engagements at the Manassas Industrial School, Alexandria, and other points in Virginia.
The Griffin Sisters are to go to Europe and are older than the Griffin Sisters of H. Dudley. They will have a brand new outfit of pretty clothes and a new act, written especially for the display of their peculiar talents.
Will A. Cooke, James Vaughn and T. S. Cooke, James Vaughn and T. S. Cooke, will have a new musical comedy, which is to be put on next season in fine style by either Hurtig & Sean of Cohan & Harper, now as the author of Black Patt's most notable vehicle, "Captain Jasper." He will be here in May for an extended stay.
Salem Tutt Whitney is the "literary man" of the theatrical profession. He is a descriptive writer of excellent judgment and is a poet of man. S. Salem Leavitt, a veteran comedian, has been granted a pension by "Uncle Sam" in recognition of his gallant service in a number of the most important battles in the civil war.
Lottie Gee and Effie King, one of the stage's best "sister acts," are "cleaning up" the audience. The writer speak in the highest praise of their original and catchy work, and their new costumes are marvels of the modiste's art.
Mme. Marie Selike, once a leader in the world of vocalism, is now teaching music in New York City.
Richmond's new colored theater is nearing completion. It is modern in every particular and will seat about 800 people.
The Howard Theater at Washington is the largest and most beautiful troubled by colored people. It is under a lease for ten years to Andrew. Thomas, who has demonstrated that he is a "warm member" as a showman, who house is
Washington, Chicago and New York are acknowledged centers of stage life and success for the Afro-American performers, and Washington at a formal and making strong bids for a "place" in the race, with Norfolk "nosing in."
Miss Gertrude Rvan, a well-known society belle of this city, is officiating as house treasurer for S. H. Dudley's theater at Newport News, Va.
"Taking one consideration with another," R. G. Doggett, after writing a book about the company's production of "The Lady of Lyons" and the Washington Choral Club's rendition of "The Mikado," is convinced that "a critic's life is not a happy one.
The Grand Theater, Birmingham, Ala., is quoted as the most modern, up-to-date theater for colored people in the country.
U. S. THOMPSON, "SLOW KID."
U. S. Thompson, known to the stage as "Slow Kid," will be making a successful week at the Drown Garden Theater.
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ater, Indianapolis, has gone to St. Louis Thompson proved quite an attraction while at the Crown. His work is quite different and every bit of it is entertain
ater, Indianapolis, has gone to St. Louis
Empson proves quite well while at St. Louis.
His work is quite different and every bit of it is entertaining.
AT THE BUCKINGHAM, LOUIS-VILLE, KY.
Morris Wainstock's "Jardin de Paris Girl" will hold the boards at the Buckingham Palace and will be presented Sunday. The management promises much in the way of entertainment, and the patrons of this popular organization will be given the talent in vaudeville and burlesque. The talent with this company is seldom seen in a similar organization of this kind. The group will be for laughing purposes only, but contains an interesting plot, in which plenty of scope is given to the comedians and prince-characters, the eye-catching musical numbers are catchy and tuneful, and the costumes worn in the ensemble are revelation, the eye-catching scenery and the effects of beautiful harmony throughout. The management has spared nothing to make this show a success, but the first-class vaudeville artists is rendered between the two acts, those who appear being Lester, Walsh and Lester; Living Studies, the famous artist Jody Lyda; a dancer, the famous dancer. The comedy is carried by such talented comedians as Lee Stevens, Joe McCarthy, the dancer of the prima donna, is in a class by herself, as are Stella Glimore and Helen Marvelle.
TWO COLORED ACTS AT THE GRAND.
Miss Gordon at the Monogram—Pom
feix has Cabaret Singers.
Grand Theater.
CHICAGO, Ill., 9.
The Grand had two colored bills last week, one the Dancing Mitchell, and the other the Seven California Poppies, with Will Mastin and Ruth Brown, the seven fastest dancing finishers in vaudeville. Mr. Mitchell, for his exciting the late George Walker, and sings, but kicks and dances better. The Seven Poppies is always a hit in Chicago and they were a success last week. The other numbers on the bill were Joseph eBnard and Haze Harmless. "The Narnia Maze," the Man, a very laughable sketch. Kleina, Abe and Nicholson, offered a very bright and breezy musical act, while Conway and Wager were pleasing.
The first half of the week, the OK-Ras, a top beggiers of the Roman footballs, opened the bill. This act was very cleverer and was followed by Samuels and Lachman, singers of popular songs. Forbes and Edelman were in a sketch. Two Rubies: and a April was the music. The has of the bill was Robert Hall, who, as an extemporaneous comedian, made up his verse from the people in the audience. Seven young acrobats and wire runners closed the bill and did many daring to unts upon the high wire. Peyy-poy, the orchestra furnished some very well-potted music.
The Monogram.
Miss Gordon, a charming young singer, made her debut at the Monogram store in New York and in mauvieville and bids fair to become a very successful singer. Her costume was appropriate for the songs, "Sands of the Desert." "When I Lost You" and "Great Big Blue-Eyed Baby" were well received, and the costumes were an awful big hit. Buster and Rockie returned again, with their funny costumes, jokes and dancing. They sang "Wrong" and closed with the "Mississippi Splash." They always go big at the Monogram. Brown and Catherine with "How Would You Like to Marry?" and "Gabby Glide" "Good Enough For Me" and "Call Me Honey." She acts performing various stunts
upon a large ball. The whole bill was a good one.
The Stroll.
Mr. Lee Anderson, of the Chef, was overwhelmed with congratulations for the manner in which people ordered steaks.
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Hon. A. N. Fields was seen celebrating his birthday along the "stroll."
(Tim E. Owsly, Prop.)
The weather is still rather mean, so we and disagreeable until it almost appears personal in person. It has been a mess. However, the Crown is pushing along, along in attendance each week. The bill is for the little wizard who has weathered the winter in good form. The bill was too good to miss. So come here and appreciate the audiences have been late and appreciative.
Stafford and Leggett.
Eddie Stafford and Lena Leggett make a splendid team. Eddie is an Indianapolis act, and he sports art, or whoever they are. The line of comedy is amusing and taking. He that he has made good, and he has got together and his boy, and it is with some pride that he is spoken of here. The beauty of it is that he has made fine stage manners, which easily put him in the big class time. The classy, lassy, is a valuable assistant. She is winsome, attractive looking as well as a good performer. She has been on the stage for a long time, and is marked in view of her fine work. Her talk is put over in a style that wins her audience. She is on Band, Band'. Stafford says, "If You Talk in Your Sleep, Don't Menton My name. Don't menton my way. That's How I Need You." The audience was pleased with her sweet, fresh voice. They close with "Robert E. Lee" a hit in their style of putting it over.
Their wardrobe is what is called swell,
and they make four changes, looking the part
each time.
Lelia Mitchell and Her Boys.
The holdovers from her boys. This speaks for the entertaining quality of their work. John Fielding was added as a new member of the group, and the variety still to their pleasing work. Picks are always good to see. There doesn't seem to be any bad ones. Clint Ward, who is a new member, they are good dancers and singers. When the youngster, Clint, sings "Mammas Shufflin Dance," one is reminded of the dancers who like reed instruments—volues that we call divine. He sings that way. Rastus dances and goes, doing the voices like reed instruments with his feet. They go big. Miss Mitchell shows up superbly in her delightful costumes and is pleasing. her dancing airy and elegant. The act has ten changes, some so rapid as if Miss Mitchell and her boys show good stage ability. The Chief Bungaboo in becoming costume, a turn which suits her fine form and graceful movements. The boys are there with shows, good stage ability. They get together a very imposing piece of stage business. Fielding, the new member, shows good stage ability. The Frank and Johnnie." He got the bouquet—going some. The other songs, West Virginia and Back to Carolina by Miss Mitchell and boys," were fine. The boys look neat in their satin changes. The whole act is costumed. The audience appreciated the work.
Johnny Woods, Ventriloquist.
Johnny Woods at the Crown Garden in the city, Johnny and his doll, Henry, had been seen at their best. You want to see the pair this week. Of course, it is a matter of the dress and the hair. Henry's shows is the best. But "The Haunted House" gets 'em to yelling. Little, old Henry is so quaint that he can't be seen in the city. And as Johnny and Henry somewhere in the world, but none better. Their songs, parody on "By Myself, Nobody But Me. Me and "Don't Get It" in Your Head That You Ain't Aunt Dinah's Child, are great.
SUNNY DIXIE MINSTRELS.
Dana Thompson, Owner and Manager.
We are still doing good business in the state of Oklahoma and the public is showing. Miss Willie Venable, our leading lady, always receives two and three nights in the nightly and big show. Miss Rosa Ives, one of our dainty soubrettes, just caps the climax when she says "Lady Angeline." Oftentimes, and extraordinaire man, is a big hit. Dick M. Brown, our star comedian, keeps the house in an uprone. You just can't get enough of his appearance, because he is so funny.
Willie McDonald, the silver tone tenon is featuring James Fletch, our trick cyclist, can ride any kind of wheel any kind of way. James Wellburg is doing it. He's a big fan of DeLeo and Boisey Gray certainly know how to play a cornet. Willie McCoy our leading straight tenon player goes ago and every time he opens his mouth out comes nothing but big words. He bought a $125 diamond ring and he can't sleep at nights. The 'ghost' walks every Sunday to a bear to hear from Charles
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STAR THEATRE
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Two Shows a Night. Vaudeville and Stock
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BERT WHITMAN and HER THREE SUNBEAMS, PIKE THEATER, MOBILE (ALA.).
Bert Whitman and her three Sunbeams, now playing Pike Theater, Mobile, Ala., can truthfully say they have three sunbeams, the six months they have been out. The Pike is one of the swellest for white or colored patrons we have struck. Every convenience necessary, especially for accommodations, can be covered to accommodate any road show traveling. It should be a pleasure for our audience to watch the warmest weather who is an exceptional manager. No act would regret making the Pike Theater. It is a dream. Seats six hundred people electric or fabric make it comfortable the warmest weather he had 1,700 people out Monday night, and still carry nine crowds. The Mobile public theater the groove, and all an act will have to do is to deliver them.
WANTED—A first-class barber in a colored barber coat. Write an ad or address Walter L. Davis, 71 E. Main St, Champaign, IL.
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BLACK PATTI MUSICAL COMEDY CO.—Middleton, O., April 13; Wilmington, 14; Parkersburg, W. Va., 15; Clarksburg, 16; Fairmont, 17; Cumberland, Md., 18; Frostburg, 19.
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Arnite Billy
Blue Bille
Brooks and Brown
Brown
Buster and Rock Pile
Branham, Rosetta
Bostwick, Billy
Brown
Barrister, Jack
Brown, Clarence
Bryant, Archie
G. E. H.
Clark, H. A.
Cumby Billy
Coffey, C. H.
Foley, P. K.
Eldridge, Willie
Freeman, Geo.
Frazier Happy
Jerris, Hemark
Fisher, Kerry
Gant, Perry
Glanson, Jebron
Graham, Frank
Greer, A. W.
Green & Marlowe
Hamilton, Geo.
Harris Chas, J
Hunt, H. Henry
Jackson, Kilmer H.
Jones, Archie
Kennedy, Sam W.
Lee, Ed
Ladies' List.
Brown Miss Rosie
Bailey, Mira. Ray
Beecum, Blanche
Denton, Lula
Derbon, Mrs. T.
Ennis, M. W. R.
Harris, Carlie Mae
Harris, Miss Susie
"Too Many Girls are Making Eyes at Me"
A sure hit. The song that put the 2 in the two step. Singers send late program for proof copies. Regular copy 30 L. no stamps.
Sam'i D. Watts, Publisher, MacLeod Alta, Canada
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double B. & O. Address Ray Latimore, 1810 E.
Twenty-fourth St. Kansas City, Mo. Cornet player, Harry Owens, Box 121 Midland Ave. Kansas City, Mo.
WANTED
A good reliable singing comedian for first class white cafe work. No boozers need apply. A good gold mary. Midland P. Books, 1916 E. Columbia St. Detroit, Mich.
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THELMA THE GREAT
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"IF YOU THINK WE'RE SLOW HERE, THE LAUGH'S ON YOU."
JINES AND HILL!
THOSE KOLORED KANDY KIDS
Singers and Talkers. Not the world's best, but we are as good as the rest. Always working.
Why? We deliver clean goods. Did nicely last week at the Monogram Theatre, Chicago, Ill.
Please at Hello Crestimagms. State Street looks fun.
LELIA B. MITCHELL AND BOYS
An act that will please your patrons. This week at Crown Garden Theatre, Indianapolis. Permanent address care The Freeman.
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 City, Mo.
MOBILE, ALABAMA
POSITIVELY THE "BEST IN DIXIE."
HIGH CLASS VAUDEVILLE
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. Performers 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 COMPLETED! in every way. Nothing Lacking for Convenience of Performers or Patrons.
Atlanta, Georgia
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1920-1922 AVENUE B,
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This Theatre will Play Only
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Performers, Send in Your Open Time
To make good in this House means 10 weeks
over best time in Southern Cities.
Address Manager, Grand Theatre
New Crown Garden
NEXT WEEK
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SELMA THE GREAT
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THOSE KOLORED KANDY KIDS
Not the world's best, but we are as good as the rest. Always work
in goods. Did nicely last week at the Monogram Theatre. Chicago,
Crest Simmons, State Street looks fine.
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To make good in this House means 10 weeks
over best time in Southern Cities.
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Best Equipped THEATRE! in the entirs South. STEAM HEAT from Box Office to Dressing Rooms. Best Ventilated and Air Colled System in Operation.
city 600. Stage opening 14x23 feet; depth 2 ft. height 36 ft. Fully equipped for handling and minstrels. Communicate at once for new open dates. Time for high class, legitimate vaudeville acts. Pay your open time at once. Bert Whitman and her thirteenth there. Drew over seventeen hundred in one night. NICOLLS, Mgr
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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
JEAN AND PERRY BRADFORD
Here's what the banner thinks about us. Charlie Williams her's how they bill us
colored dancer, closer the banner week's ($) engagement and all St. Louis is signing and crying for more of her. In-signing and the cause of her not staying longer with us, Jolly, jesting Johnny, Woods and his side kick, "Little Henry," have been financially prevailed in the case of the first stand-in fish killing the patrons of B. W. A. Theater by making them laugh themselves to death.
The tweet, singing, dainty dancing, joke jobbers, Stafford and Leggett, are as pleasing this week as they were last. This proof of their worth, when it is known that it was fact that this and ever held over one week at this house. From amount of aplause extended them the could be unwelcome more weeks and still not be unwelcome.
"Bud" Wm. G. Bostwick and his "Senational Three" are laying off for two weeks here and were callers at the Booker Washington Theater. He is looking fine and fat. When seen by the writer, Charles H. Turpin was wearing the usual, highlighted, and said there is nothing to it but success, theatrically, politically, etc.
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 with his funny eccentric dancing. Now the house is quiet and they are ready to receive the act billed by the Tolliver Trio, which has time in the South as it has been rumored around that Northern acts could not make good in the South. We must say that the Bullin's Trio should be an an act that is the cleanest we have ever seen here. They do everything from a mentorious standpoint and the way Mr. Tolliver has the time to grow by the great and when Madam Tolliver sang "Till the Sands of the Desert Grow Cold," the house's girls are wild and the fire forged to take encore of the dancer. Mr. Hacklets, who is a manager of the Dixie, turned and said to the writer 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 on, Tolliver Trio, we wish you much success.
fer, prince of pantomim fun-makers, scored tre last week's bill at the end of the year, and three to five reach the new were two and three to five reach the year on the year, and three to five reach the year on the year, but on such high-class money.
Lewis T. Thomas's new I Wish I Had Some Baby, was featured in a direct by Miss Marjorie
Allen and Morton ("minor") are prime fav are clever artists and men.
The Belasco is one of In Washington which ad people to rits balcony.
S. H. Dudley will n cork" after this season tract with Charles Barthe will now be free to the dancer from theater, the manager from theater.
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.
One of the factors which enter largely into the phenomenal success of the New Howard Theater is Rufus G. Byars, the era of capital, as well as the manager A. Tommaso Mr. Byars knows the mathematical business from the ground up and has a keen insight into the tastes of the progressive and intelligent people to whom the Howard is catering the personally amounted with line of the "live amount," the various lines of entertaining, and when a bill is made up according to his best judgment packed houses are the rule. In the good call, the financial amortization of the stage have the ring of the orator "unto the manor born." Mr. Byars is a big asset in the popularity of the Howard, and Manager Thomas is to be congratulated upon having at his elbow a lieutenant to the most honest and dependable as Mr. Byars.
Allie Ross, the violinist, was here with S. H. Dudley's "Smart Set" a few days ago. He was at a one time leader of the Howard orchestra.
Dudley's Theater cannot be enlarged upon its present site, as the owners of the adjoining proposed reeling to sell new "Rufus" location it will be sought by Mr. Dudley, and it is given out that when the right place is found this resourceful director of amusement enterprises are to be the theater that will compare favorably with the best in the country among our people.
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
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"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.)
One perhaps will think that the writer of this column is rather an ubiquitous personage, being everywhere, judging by the variety of matter served up. In thought, a sport writer must be in many places where the corporeal has never set foot. I have been able to contribute a melange of stuff because friends of the cause of sport from all over the globe have been kind enough to forward the news of interesting sport happenings, from time to time, to this office. It is needless to say they are very much thanked—standing thanks—tendered in advance, proved by the fact that whatever of interest in general is forwarded is published.
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—Lines by Me.
The egotism will be excused in claiming those lines. I do this because my printer has a way of quoting everything in verse that I send him. Whether he thinks it too good for me or whether he is going to save the course the verses are so bad to do not know. I know that I am often chagrined to see my own stuff locked up in quotation marks. The distinguished newspaper correspondent, R. W. Thompson, of Washington, D. C., when in particular good humor with himself sometime ago, said: "I do say some good things sometimes." Of course, they was not a mean for publication, since he meant it to a bit of humor. And it was when everything is considered. It's very much like the stage jokes; they are humorous when all the facts leading up to them are in. Otherwise they are "stale, flat and unprofitable." What Mr. Thompson said goes for most writers, most any kind of bodies who do things. They are not mindful of who they are, or they do.
Of course, I can't make too much of a fuss because a line sometimes strays or is stolen. Writers get their, from everything about it, present. We can't nurtures; we devour the dead. We are highwaymen; we plunder the living, and they devoured and plundered long before us. No matter how expert in obsession, the fact is the success. It is the most chief is the thoughts, the words of others. "Nothing new under the sun" is almost a truism when it comes to literature and books. So we borrow consciously, we borrow unconscionally, the most part in being original as we are striking or different in style of expression.
Rube Foster's bunch has made a fine impression on the Pacific coast. What's the man, he thought in the East, the dusky players out of Chicago have captured the West. One sees and reads with a thrill of joy the splendid accounts of the colored blacks of those splendid centers of the人群 when it is known that they scarcely get a peep-in in most of the other sections. Columns of stuff right on the pink paper are seen, dealing with the brutiness as they look to the "merry brown." The enough, they poke a little, as at the fellows, yet through it all, they let the light shine. "De truth am de light." Clyde A. Bruckman, speaking of one of the games played not long since in San Bernardino, Cal., said among
"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,
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Then again Mr. Bruckman says:
And after it was all over the fans went away, feeling as though they had seen a good game because they had seen a great team play. The work of the visitors was faultless in every way from their hitting to perfect baseruns and clocking field. As one fall said, "White or black, my hats off to those boys when it comes to playing ball."
It will readily be seen that in the instance the writer did his whole duty. Another writer had this:
"Don't think for a minute that the American Giants, the colored ball players, do not understand the grand old American game of baseball and, what is more to the point, understand how to play it. It is all to be a Giants's love for England Beavers a beating yesterday by a score of 8 to 7, and they earned their victory. The beavers were lucky that it was not worse than that, a batting bee in the seventh netting them first. It seems that the fans who see the remaining games between the Giants and the Beavers are going to see some baseball, and both teams will be trying hard."
The following is not so generous in praise of the Giants as others, yet it seems probably that they outclass anything in the coast.
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
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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.
I have had 112 battles and my hardest flight was with Young Saylor, and that was because I took the bout on a few days' notice. I seldom train much for any one of the two times. I was very old. I am a hard time in sight for my opponent. I am very sorry I did not get to box Young George Dixon, of Chicago, for he is a good man as his record shows. Some of the men who are in the known place that I can't know myself, told Dixon that I weighed 14 $ pounds. I will say I was in good shape Friday night. My weight was exactly 129 pounds. This is the first time I was trained since I had a long time in the city of Courts. I expected a hard battle from Dixon. I had never seen Mr. Dixon, so I got ready to show the public my worth. My next flight will be at 13:30. I was not sure if it was my unlucky one. Last week when I was in Dayton, the promoters tried to beat me. Then when Dixon came here he could not agree with the promoter. Trading the work on the other side, I was too much of it, but I don't mind it when the change is in sight. Some smart man said I was fifteen pounds over weight. We were not to make weight. I was told he weighed 129 pounds and my weight was 129. I never weight over 130 when in any shape at all. I am open to meet any man in the world in my class. I hope to meet Young and others. Columbs, or Jackie Moore, Young Smithers preferred. Fours, Kid Fields, 1560 Columbia avenue.
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.
Mr. Cyrus Field Adams, who resigned the post of assistant register of the treasury last October, after more than two years of service, has been appointed an inspector of customs for the treasury department, and stationed at Chicago. The place pays $3 per diem, and is under the civil service regulations.
Mr. S. J. Davidson, formerly of the office of the auditor for the postoffice department, is prosecuting a claim against the government for alleged infringement on his patent, an adding machine, which he conceived to serve years ago and which has been used to advantage by the department. Mr. Davidson is an expert in handling calculating, internal and mechanical, and is also one of the rars' brightest lawyers in the nation's capital.
Seven colored men have held the post as minister to Haiti. They were E. D. E. and E. D. of Virginia, E. W. Thompson, of New York; Frederick Douglass, of Washington; John S. Durham, of Pennsylvania; W. F. Powell, of New Jersey. The present minister is Dr. Henry W. Furniss, of India.
Standing on the steps of the St. Louis court house, J. Milton Turner, of that
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.
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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.
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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
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sical College, who had the honor conferred upon him at the annual competitive examinations in the teachers' certificate class. There were twenty-five students in the class and the judges were unanimous in the selection of Mr. Weir. Others to participate in the recital will be Mme. Bartha Broadus Anderson, who has endeared herself in the hearts of the citizens of Chicago as a high class soprano singer; Mr. Theodore Taylor, whose soothing manipulation upon the piano has won wide reputation. Mme. Farrie Hall, Chint, the elocutionist and reader, and Mme. Irene Howard, the famous cornet soloist, will entertain the audience.
The affair will take place at Aldine Hall, Thirty-fifth and Indiana avenue. This will be the first time that colored people will use the dancing academy and it is expected to be largely attended. Prof. Garfield Wilson's orchestra has been engaged for the dancing. The program will start at 8:30 p. m. and dancing from 10:30 p. m. to 1:30 p. m. The musical and recital is under the management of Mr. W. C. R. Adams, a newcomer to Chi-
for the Chicago public. He is direct
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.
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Misses Laura and Gerline Miller of Canada are in the city, the guests of Miss Vivian Harch, of East Forty-sixth street. They were some weeks ago visiting in Washington, D.C., and the East. They will be elaborately entertained.
Mr. William McCullough returned to the city last Saturday from Hot Springs, Ark., where he has been during the winter in charge of one of the hotels of that place. He was the guest of Mr. Joe Shoecraft on Tuesday afternoon at the Cabaret Musicale.
A monster benefit will be given this week at the Seventh Regiment Armory for the flood sufferers. Mr. Faulkner, an employment of the city, is taking the head of the affair. Through him Governor Dunne consented to let the colored people have the armory.
Miss Swerzie McGoodin, who has been in the city several weeks, has returned to her university where she is taking four-year course. She was in a box party at the moving pictures at Orchestra Hall last week.
Miss Nana Reid made a flying trip to New York City last Sunday. She remained several days. It is said she went to have her gowns made for the summer season.
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.
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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 Loyalty Charity Club of this city, under the able management of Mrs. Nora Bell (formerly of Indianapolis), will give an entertainment on April 30 at Odd Fellow Hall. Friends and well wishers of the good work that is being done by this worthy club are all very cordially invited to attend. All are assured a good time.
Mr. John Bolder, after having been employed for a number of years as a cook at the Louisville Hotel, has resigned that position to take full charge of his new restaurant, which is located on Cedar street, between Fintland Towns. All former associates wish him luck.
The writer of this column paid a visit to the Eastern Colored School and was conducted through the school by Prof. A. E. Meyzeek. The most noticeable features were the domestic office department and the supervision of Mrs. Brown, where a class of boys was being instructed in the art of frying potatoes, and the manual training department, under the charge of Miss Lula Flint. This department, or rather Miss Flint, has the distinction of being the only lady teacher in
carpentering. As I meandered through the "old" part of this great and grand school the tender memories of my boyhood days were brought back to me, of the last days of my birth that were in that of me. I am in a good place in the present workout and a complete, and a well-known, which I attended thirty years ago, I found the exceded as much as he had left with the roofs to leak and flood had caused my roof to cellar, causing the scholars to be crowded into one part of the rooms so as to keep out of the wet.
The old house, the building I found upon examination to be in as bad condition as the rooms and perhaps worse, as the waste and wear caused by wind, water and time have caused the bricks of my upon one another and the area is liable to blown down or to natural fall down from old age, as they are only held in position by their own weight.
The only thing to be done to this part of this school is for it to be torn down as applied by a new, modern up to date school building. The Board of Education, prior to the last election, promised to give the colored people of this city as good as money could buy, and if this is a sample of "as good as money can" when the writer wants to say, "excuse me."
If this old part of this building is not replaced by a new structure in the near future the supporters of this new board will have a good cause for regret.
The “Uno Voca” gave its reception and formal entertainment at Thirteenth and Walnut streets on April 2, and it proved to be the greatest success, as all were in full dress, with carriages. All clubs should follow this example.
Quite a number of people - living in Frankfort, Ky., were forced into this city by the waters that submerged North Coast. Most of the people of that section lost. Most of their existing possessions and are now being cared for by our charity organizations.
The Linsville Cubs Baseball Association of 1911 selected the following officers: S. W. White, S. B. Bocking, J. W. White, and E. Lancaster manager. This reconstructed baseball club bids fair to totally eclipse the Cubs of former years. The following men compose the Marlboro, Clarence Coleman, captain J. J. Griffin, Briscoe, Waller, Davis, Watson, Sutton, Rogers, Carter, Collins, Watts, L. Griffin, Burdette and D. Slaughter. The first game of the season was played at the club's new grounds, corner Twenty-eighth and Garland avenue, with the All-Stars, a white team defeating that team by a score of 8 to 4.
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.
Mr. ePte Walker, the hero of the flood in Little Africa, deserves a word of mention. Mr. Walker resides in Parkland (the little Africa) and as the angry waters rushed upon the startled people and 30 and there was no one that had the presence of mind to assume the command of the few willing "live savers." Mr. Walker about this time had succeeded in caring for his own property and without any thought of compensation, he asked to and fro, giving a word of command here and the word by his cool manager and strong heart and an avocated, since-needed in rescuing a number of poor, frightened people. Mr. Walker must be given the praise of all the good work done in Parkland during the recent flood. Even before the fire, a town by fast horses, could run from the life saving station to Parkland Mr. Walker was in the water up to his waist saving scores of people. White men have been known to receive Carnegie medals for less bravery than was shown by this Negro. All hail the ideal hero.
A revival has been started in the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church. There will be preaching every evening by Rev. U. S. Scott, Ph.D., Ky. There are polite ushers and good singing. Afternoon meetings for children.
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.
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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.
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Main 1447
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INDIANAPOLIS GAS CO.
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g to Size. Connected Free
See these Newest Gas Stoves
Indianapolis Gas Co.
South Pennsylvania Street.
New Phone
82
$200.00 A MONTH
Be Your Own Boss
0 to 1500% Profit in Each Sale
will install an up-to-date GAS RARGE in your kitchen and you can pay for it in easy monthly payments.
$14.00 TO $35.00 According to Size. Connected Free Come and See these Newest Gas Stoves
49 South Pennsylvania Street.
Old Phone New Phone
Main 1447 82
Be Your Own Boss
500 to 1500% Profit in Each Sale
If you are making less than $50 a week you should absolutely independent profession. Every sale gives write me to-day. I can help you to wealth and independence in an equally fine business. You can work when you please, where you please, always have money and the means of making barrels more off.
NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED
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Dr. J. H. Ward
Office 646 N. West street
Residence 2926 Northwestern Ave.
New Phone 2374
Office Hours, 1 to 3, 6 to 8 p. m.
Other hours by appointment.
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PHONES. DAY OR NIGHT New, 9414: Old. Prospect 550
absolutely independent profession. Every person
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Saturday afternoons, Sundays and holiday mornings rich harvests for you, and there are plenty of jobs to go for. Job opportunities in a few short hours by men who are art students, teachers, or just working in the office. You never worked a Camera until they got my job.
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Phones, Main, 7284: New, 1658.
904 N. Illinois St. Indianapolis