Iowa State Bystander

IOWA STATE BYSTANDER. VOL. XVI, No 41. CITY NEWS. (N B. I you have relatives or friends visiting in the city or going to make a visit, please inform us; we collect all your local news.-Ed.) Mrs. H. W. Porter who has been so very sick is convalescent at this writing. Charles J. Roy who has been so very sick is much improved; so as to go out again. Mr. W. H. Humburd is still improving this week and his friends hope that he will soon be out ere soon. It is announced that Mr. Wm. Howard and Miss Lucile Jeffers will unite in holy wedlock next Wednesday, March 30th. Mr. R. C. French of Enterprise was into our city last week on business. He will soon put a house up on his lot in East Dea Moines. ONE furnished room for rent to a young couple or single man, at 514 Penn avenue. Call No. 1999 R-1 Iowa. Chas. Windsor of Rock Island spent a few days in our city last week visiting his brother, Richard Windsor, also at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hammitt. The International Order of Twelve, Knights and Daughters of Tabor, will dedicate their hall, 723 Mulberry street Wednesday evening March 30th, to which the public is invited to attend. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bell announces the marriage of their daughter, Genevieve, to Rev. James Bowles at Enterprise, Ia., April 6th. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Glass are the proud parents of a 7½ year boy, born last Wednesday. Both mother and baby doing well with Oscar all smiles. Good luck to the family. Dr. George Cleveland Hall, one of the leading surgeons of Chicago, was in our city Wednesday enroute from Denver where he was called on a very special operation. While here he was the guest of Dr. A. J. Bocken. Dr. Hall has a very large and lucrative practice. He made the Bystander a special call. The Des Moines Negro Lyceum will hold a reception in honor of Mr. Henry Coleman at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. S. Joe Brown, 1068 W. Fifth st., Saturday evening at 8 o'clock. Married last week by Rev. I. N. Daniels, pastor of the A. M. E. church, Mr. Howard Thomas and Miss Mary Ellen Burger of Texarkana, Tex. The happy couple will make their home in Rock Island, Ill. Mrs. Eliza Jackson and sons, Jewel and Clifford, left Monday for Kirksville, Mo., to visit her parents. From there they will go to Alton, Ill., where they expect to make their future home. The Alpha club gave a smoker last Wednesday evening in honor of Mr. Wm. Howard at the house of Mr. Joe Stone. Dr. G. C. Hall of Chicago was an out of city guest. Mr. Howard will be married March 30. Give us a call. C. H. Browning, Mgr. 304 West Grand THE VARIETY 1010 Center Street. For the best meals in the city, and all kinds of sand- wiches. Special! Chicken Dinner Every Sunday! KENNARD'S Home of good things to eat. If we please you, tell your neighbor; if not tell us. Iowa Phone 2211-J, 922 Center Street. Are you frequently hoarse? Do you have that annoying ticking in your throat? Does your cough annoy you at night, and do you raise mucus in the morning? Do you want relief? If so, take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and you will be pleased. Sold by all drug- Miss Margueret Fields who has been employed this winter by the Midland Lyceum Concert Co., returned home last week. She made a favorable impression as a musician of rare talent. Rev. I. M. Gordon, P. E. of the A. M. e. Church, held his quarterly meeting last Sunday. It is a rare thing to have the two Presiding Elders holding their quarterly meeting in our city at the same time. Rev. Gordon left Tuesday for Oralabor to hold a meeting He made a pleasant call at our office and paid his subscription. Rev. A. H. Higgs, P. E. of the Methodist Episcopal church of this district, held his last quarterly meeting here Sunday before the annual conference. He paused two good sermons Sunday for the Burns Chapel people. Tuesday he made a very pleasant call at our office. He says that he finds the church work in good condition through northern Missouri. His home is in Marshall, Mo. The Corinthian Aid society met with Brooks, 1417 Lichenroad, last Friday where they were lovely entertained. Rev. Burton spoke in behalf of the next meeting will be with Mrs. True, 310 Ridge street, perhaps for the last time, as she expects to make her future home in California. We regret her going but wish her God speed. EASTER AT THE CHURCHES. BURNS M. E. CHURCH. Corner Twelfth and Crocker. Rev. T. D. Woodward, Pastor. The following program will be rendered at Burns M. E. church, Twelfth and Crocker streets, by the choir and Sunday School Easter Sunday at 7:45 p. m. Organ voluntary "Solace for the Weary" (Warricks), Mr. James Windsor. "Abide With Me," Choir. Invocation, Pastor. Scripture Reading, Miss E. Franklin. "Peace I Leave with You" (Beach) Choir. Paper, "Easter" Miss Anna Goodwin. Solo, "He was Refuted and Despised of Men," (Hundel) Miss Jessie Lee Estelle. Reading, "Easter Flowers" Miss Honley. (a) "Thy Rebuke has Broken His Heart" (Handel) (b) "Behold and See" (Handel) Mr. W. H. Warricks. Paper, "The Risen Christ" Mrs. Lula Morgan. "O Death Where is Thy Sting," (Wm. Reed) Choir. Reading, "Easter Lilies" Mrs. Minnie Jones. "Christ the Lord is Risen To-day," (Gubel) Choir. "Christ Has Won the Victory" (Herbert) Choir. Offertoy, "Hasanna to the King" (Morris) Choir. "Sing and Rejoice" Choir. MAPLE STREET BAPTIST Morning sermon will be "Christ the Resurrected." The choir will sing some special songs. Sunday school at 3 o'clock, at which time a special program, consisting of songs, dialogues, drills and recitations, will be given by the children. At night the pastor will occasion. At night the pastor will deliver the sermon and special music by the choir. All are welcome. UNION CONGREGATIONAL. Sunday school will begin at 11:30 a.m. sharp and program as follows: Organ Voluntary—Miss Ada Cleggett. Opening Song. Review of Sunday Quarter by Supt. L. Shelton Sunday School Soup School. Paper on Easter by Finise Bledsoe. Address "Suffer Little Children"— Miss Mhargret Song by Young Ladies' Quartet. Spelling by numbers of Miss Marie Ball's infant class. Address="Christ Is Rison"—John L. Thompson. Vocal Solo—Miss Louisa Williams. Paper="The Tomb"—Miss Mable Bass. Song by Ladies' Quartet. Address—J. H. Sheard and the Offering. At 3 o'clock the regular services. Arthur Metcalf, pastor of Pilgrim Congregational Church of East Desmond will presch. Subject, "Resurrection." The choir has a special prepared Easter songs and solos for the day. In the evening special song services will be held. All are invited. CORINTHIAN BAPTIST CHURCH. At 10: 100 Rev. Griffith will preach. At 12 o'clock the Sunday school will render a specially arranged program of recitations, songs, and declarations, with speeches. The little ones are making great preparations and their program will be interesting. In the afternoon at 3 o'clock the order of the Knights of Pythias with the nalum sermon preached by Rev. O. A. Johnson will be in full dress. In the evening, sermon by the pastor, and special songs will be rendered by the choir. Everybody invited. In the evening, the pastor, Rev. T. L. Griffith, will deliver a sermon. The church will be decorated in flowers—illies, palms, etc. A. M. E. CHURCH Second and Guest—Rev. I. N. Daniels, Pastor The morning services will be rendered a specially prepared program. The sermon by the pastor. The choir will render some excellent pieces. The Sunday school, under the supervision of Prof. Geo. I. Holt, will give a very elaborately arranged program as outlined by their Sunday publishing house, consisted of lectures, readings, etc. The church will be nicely decorated. Prof. Holt is developing a very large Sunday school. In the evening the regular sermon will be given, and the special music by the choir under the direction of E. B. Elliston. Easter Season. The approach of Easter this season kindle in the hearts of the Christain people the triumphant hope of immorality and humanity seems to take on a renewed inspiration, the dresfs of faith and confidence is emphasized. There is a need to be more aware of the sacred life which is common to all races. It is inherent phenomena of nature. Yet this Easter season symbolical of the Jewish passover or the old pagan festival of returning spring or a resurrected life. Our churches ought to hold Easter as a pentecostal feast which proclaims the living of Jesus. This is the foundation of religious life. Then let us lift up our hopes, our prayers, our ideas, our love and our Christain fellowship to the risen Christ triumphant in heaven. AFRO-AMERICAN HAPPENINGS INJURIOUS. We have been attempted for several months past to call the attention of the colored people of our city and all other cities, where similar colored news are published under separate heads in white daily papers, for more than a year a special column for Negro news has been published in one of our daily papers. Some over zealous colored man has been paid, so we are informed, so much per line to furnish such news, and the news that has been furnished is of such a light frivolous nature as to hold up our race to the ridicule of the reasonable thinking people. All there has been to it is these little social clubs, women's clubs and church clubs entertaining one another; each club straining themselves to outstrip the other, and each seeking to see which one can have the best write-up in the Negro column or corner of a white newspaper. The truth of the matter is that the better class of white people are getting tired and sick of seeing nothing but a little social entertaining of these clubs when they know that those or some of those whose names they see in these clubs do not own their homes nor do they pay their most debts. If fact we know of no parties who have already lost good positions because they were fooling in too many clubs. Then again we do not believe in drawing the color line. Certainly this Negro column foster that idea. We do not want a color line, nor separate anything or any special place for my race—simply let us be a man, an American citizen. Club notes are not general news. If you can't publish real news of the material development of the race then publish nothing. MATHIS FOR MAYOB Next Monday the citizens of the Capitol City will be called upon to vote on the man who will be mayor of our city for two years, there are two candy bars, and the mayor will be Mr. J. Mathis, is asking for his second term he has made a good, safe, common sense mayor and rely upon his record as a mayor for your support next Monday, he has treated me with respect and artworks as shown to any class, he is a social plain and easy man to approach and his friends believe that his past experience fits him to do even more on his second term than the first, he is a good friend to the man. He is a friend of the colored man and will appreciate any support that you might give him. Schramm For Councilman. Our old friend Chas. Schramm is one of the eight men who will be on the councilman ticket Monday for re-election, as one of the four that will be elected Mr. Schramm is indeed an excellent, honest, conservatue man of matuted judgment, well experienced and indeed a valuable man on the council, as his past record shows, and it would be very unwise to turn such a valuable man down. He is a friend to our race, loyal to his friends and is entitled to a second term on the council, He solicits and merits your vote next Monday. If you have not regestered yet do so tomorrow (Saturday,) or you will loose your vote tomorrow. The Des Moines Negro Lycceum held a special Easter program at the residence of Attribew and Mrs. J. B. Rush, Tuesday evening. Quotation: "The numbers were rendered by Prof. W. H. Warricks and Master Jas. Windsor and Atty. S. Joe Brown read his lay sermon on "The man of Gallilen." After the program Atty. B. B. Rush assisted by Atty. S. Brown served an elegant two-course luncheon. On next Tuesday evening the meeting will be held with Rev. F. D. Woodford at the Burns M. E. church at which time representatives will be selected to attend the meeting. May 26th, and also to the City Library contests to be held on May 27th. The was delivered by the Rev. T. W. Luris of Moline. The Odd Fellow's celebrated Peter Odgen's day at their last last Tuesday evening. A very interesting program was presented by members of the Odd Fellows and Household of Ruth. Reverands Burt of Burton, Iowa and S. L. Bert of Albia were Mollie callers last week. Mr. Oear Wilkin a young man of this city was married to a tailor on fifteenth street and fifth avenue. Mr. Wilkin has for the past two years been doing business in one of the clothing stores, but now he is for himself and we wish him great success. Mr. Marshall Harris and Miss Clara Tromp have the concert given by the Davenport Mormonist church last Wednesday evening. The Tabernacle Baptist church celebrated St. Patrick's day at the Odd Fellows hall Thursday evening. Miss Ollie Maxic is able to be out again after a severe operation for appenditis. **GALBURG, D.L.** Mr. Burring Searay of Momouth, spent Sunday here a guest at the house of Mr. and Mrs. B. Gregaby. Mrs. R. E. Lyons has returned from a short visit in Davenport. Mrs. John Harding very pleasantly entertained sixteen of her lady friends at a progressive white party Thursday at St. Patrick's day, it also being her birthday, Mrs. Cora King and Miss Carter favored the guests with several vocal solos. The decorations were green and white, the place cards were exceptionally beautiful. They were green flowers and each guest name was engraved in gold. Mrs. Harding served a two course collation, assisted by Mrs. W. J. Easley. Miss Lea Greene has returned from a visit in Canton. Miss Lea Greene has returned to the Thimble circle with a few friends celebrated their annual spread Friday afternoon at the Chas. A. Anderson restaurant. Twenty-two ladies were present to enjoy this pleasant event. The officers of the Autumn Leaf club held their meeting at the home of Mrs. Geo. Redmond Thursday afternoon. After the business transaction the time was spent socially. The club was hostess to the Leisure Hour club Thursday afternoon at her home on S. Henderson street. Sunday at the A. M. E church the Heroines of Jericho, heard their first annual sermon. Rev. S. B. Moore pastor, is in a interesting and helpful sermon. This is a new lodge but is growing fast. THE DELINEATOR FOR APRIL. "The Rising Cost of Living" is a symposium in The Deloitte for April to which ten distinguished men represent different walks of life contribute. The whole field of high prices is covered, as each of the writers takes a "apple" to the American farmer's Wife-Hor Problem" helps solve the puzzling question of the womans on the farm. Rheta Childe Dorr handles the church problem in "The Institutional Church." The fiction is by Zona Gale, Richard Washburn Child, grace MacGowan Cooke, and a new serial, The Unforeseen. Is it possible the early summer fashions are set forth attractively in color and in words of authority. The number is well balanced and pleasing. Rev. McDowell has recently closed a series of revival meetings at his church. Quite a spiritual feeling was revived among the Christians as well as the sinners. Mr. Will Remington and Mrs. Wm. Stewart were Rock Island callers Friday afternoon. Mrs. Belle Taylor will entertain the progressive Art club Wednesday. King St. Joseph will hold their Easter services at the 2nd Baptist church Sunday afternoon. Little Kenneth Harding son of Mr. and Mrs. Harding has been very sick for a while. Mr. Moore Hall of Washington visited in Rock Island Sunday. YOUNKER B ECONOMY BAS Special Easter Sale Worth to 22.50 at $1 ECONOMY BASEMENT Special Easter Sale of Suits Worth to 22.50 at $10 A most astonishing sale of new Spring Suits coming right on the e of Easter, the time when so many women are so anxious to take advantage of the great savings offer There are 75 of these suits—all the best of style—all excellently tailor on the most approved lines and ever garment a real Younker quality. A most astonishing sale of new Spring Suits coming right on the eve of Easter, the time when so many women are so anxious to take advantage of the great savings offered. There are 75 of these suits—all the best of style—all excellently tailored on the most approved lines and every garment a real Younker quality. A diversity of good styles. Coats in the popular length; long reveres and stylish cuffs. Many prettily trimmed and others plain tailored. Skirts in effective pleated models and other good styles. Cloths are serges, panamas, fancy worsteds and all popular weaves. Every desirable color and all sizes. Worth from $15 to $2.50 for only --- program will consist of a paper by Miss Emerald Hamilton "Are our Young People Progressing in Perfection to their Opportunities" the discussion of which will be led by Mrs. Finess Bled. soe. A full attendance is desired. OBITUARY Oliver Rivers, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Rivers are citizen died who died in Cleveland, Ohio, March 18, his body was shipped here and buried last Tuesday the 22, the funeral was held from the A. M. E. church conducted by Rev. L. N. Daniels, assisted by Rev. Porter Gordon, after which he was buried. Your Oliver was born in Giles county, Tean, in 1871. He was raised in our city and was well known by the older citizens, he was quite a singer. CLINTON HAPPENINGS The colored citizens of this city will celebrate the 10th anniversary commemoration the 14th and 14th amendments of the constitution of the United States on Wednesday evening March 30th at the M.A. church, an educational program has been arranged, under the direction of Mr. R. D. Smith chairman of arrangements. Jas. Moreland was the guest of his sister Mrs. Holland Williams during the week. The Womans Home and Foreign Missionary board of Iowa and New England, the church of Iowa session at the 2nd church班班 day, on Thursday evening of the opening day, Rev B. U. Taylor pastor of Bethel A. M. E. church gave a most interesting address, excellent music was rendered during the evening by Bethel choir. Friday evening a very interesting literary and music program was held on Thursday evening, the address of the evening was given by Rev. Rogers of the 1st Baptist church which was well received. The friends of Mrs. Harvey Mitchell of Fulton, Ill., were to learn of her death which took place Friday night, she had been in poor health for some time, deceased in the summer of 1903, past 60 years, and leaves her aged pastor 30 years, three sons and two daughters to mourn her loss, her funeral was held Monday afternoon from her late home, Rev. B. U. Taylor pastor of Bethel church of this city officiated, beautiful music was rendered by a chair from the Fulton Presbyterian church, and Mrs. Mamie Bickley of Buxton was in attend at the Missionary convention last week, while in the city she was the guest of Miss Anna Cooper Rev. B. U. Taylor, Wm. Henderson, Jas. Cooper, Medames. Holland, Williams and Emma Herron attended the funeral of Mrs. Mitchell this week in Poorville. The Womens Loyal club gave a most pleasing sacred dessert Sunday evening March 13th. The proceeds were donated to the trustees of the A. M. E. church for the sewer assessment. Ester will be reeled in. R. D. Smith is on the sick list at this writing, we hope to see him around again soon. Miss Mamie Taylor is spending her vacation from school duties at the Chicago University with her parents Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Tayle will be observed in the appropriate manner at Bethel church at 1 o'clock the Sabbath school will have their exercises, in the evening a pro-gram of special music will be rendered by the choir. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets invariably bring relief to women suffering from chronic constipation, headache, billiousness, dizziness, sallowness of the skin and dyspepsia. Sold by all druggists. MOLINE ILL. GREETINGS. The Stewardess Relief society will give a contest at the St. Paul's church Thursday evening Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Garnett are the proud parents of a son who arrived at their home last week. Mother and son are doing nicely. Moline people attended the annual sermon of St. Mary's court which was held at the third Baptist church Davenport. The annual sermon Economy Basement $10 GALESBURG, ILL. ROCK ISLAND ILL. NEWS TO THE BYSTANDER. A Legal Lights Of Baltimore Memory of the Great Fight For the Admission of Colored Lawyers to the Maryland Bar Recalled by the Large Number of Successful Attorneys Practicing in Baltimore. By F. P. JOHNSON. It has been just twenty-five years since the admission of colored lawyers to practice in the Maryland. The memory of the long and bitter fight to gain the right therefore recalls some very interesting facts in the history of the struggle. It was back in the year 1876 when James H. Wolf and Charles S. Taylor came to Baltimore with the avowed intention of hanging out their shingles as practicing attorneys. They made application for admission in the practice in the state was denied them. The matter was carried to both the lower and higher courts of the state, but in each case met defeat for the reason that there was a law on the statute books of Maryland which W. C. M.CARD. sharing our own privileges practicing attorneys. They made application for admission, but the privilege was denied them. The matter was carried to both the lower and higher courts of the state, but in each case met defeat for the reason that there was law on the statute books of Maryland which permitted only white men to practice law in the state. The Rev. Dr. Harvey Johnson, pastor of the Union Baptist church, Baltimore, took up the fight for the admission of colored lawyers to the bar, and he never tired of the struggle until the supreme court of Baltimore handed down a favorable decision late in March, 1885. It was also the Rev. Dr. Johnson who made the successful fight for the admission of Charles S. Wilson to the bar. Mr. Wilson, who is a graduate of the Boston Law school, was then teaching in one of the county schools of Maryland. Dr. Johnson secured Mr. Wilson's consent to use his name and application for admission to the bar a few montana before the decision admittance matters to the bar was handed down. Dr. Johnson consulted a white attorney, who was legal adviser in the matter, and the latter suggested that they take a walk over to the courthouse, as the su- the decision admitting colored men to the bar was handed down. Dr. Johnson consulted a white attorney, who was legal adviser in the matter, and the latter suggested that they take a walk over to the courthouse, as the supreme court of the city was in session. They went, and after the judges had transacted the business before them they asked the white attorney if there was any matter he wanted to bring before them. He told them he wanted to bring up the question of admitting Charles S. Wilson to the bar and was told that the court of appeals, Maryland's highest tribunal, had already decided against admitting colored men to the bar. Lawyer Hobbs, the attorney in question, cited almost late decisions of U.S. federal supreme court involving the fifteenth amendment which made it mandatory that colored lawyers should be allowed to practice in Maryland, and the Baltimore judges decided in his favor, thus setting aside a previous ruling of the highest court in the state. Mr. Wilson never availed himself of the opportunity to be admitted to the bar. Everett J. Waring, now a practicing lawyer in Philadelphia, was the first colored man to be admitted to the bar in Maryland. Mr. Waring was the counsel in the famous Novoise island case, where a number of colored men who rebelled against inhuman treatment in the phosphate mines there were tried in the United States court at R. G. L. BROWN. J. Waring, now a practicing lawyer in Philadelphia, was the first colored man to be admitted to the bar in Maryland. Mr. Waring was the counsel in the famous Novoca island case, when a number of colored men who rebelled against inhumane treatment in the phosphate mines there were tried in the United States court at Baltimore on the charge of riot and murder. Through the exceedingly able defense of Mr. Waring not one of the accused received the maximum penalty under the law. City Councilman Harry S. Cum City Council mings, the second man to admitted to the served longer as a member of the city council than any man, white or black, in Baltimore. C Cornelius C. Fitzgerald has since his admission to the bar, and he has built up a most lucrative practice. built up a most W. ASHBIE HAWKINS. lucrative practice. He has made a specialty of testamentary law and equity practice and is regarded as an authority on the drawing of wills. He was the executor of the estate of the late W. H. Hall, who left property valued at $80,000. He had charge of the Maryland property of Frederick Douglas, the great anti-slavery agitator. Along with W. Anacle Hawkins and Warner T. McQuinn, Mr. Fitzgerald was counsel for nine colored men who were tried for the murder of a constable in Somerset county, Md., four of whom were acquitted. Lady Hawkins successfully contended for the rights of colored men to go on the ballot as independent candidates for public office in three instances. W. C. McCard is one of the younger members of the bar and is regarded as one of the most successful. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and a Chicago law school. Among the older members of the bar is W. T. McQuinn, H. H. Guinn w on the Townsend prize for the best thesis on constitutional law when he was graduated from Yale law school in 1884. successful. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and a Chicago law school. Among the older members of the bar is W. T. McGulm, Mr. McGulm, Townsend prize for the best thesis on constitutional law when he was graduated from Yale law school in 1884. HARRY S. CUMINGS. George W. F. McNeechea is another Yale graduate who is forging to the front. He is past exalted ruler of Monumental lodge of Elka. Robert G. I. Brown is a Howard university alumnus, who is building up a good practice in Baltimore. Among the other colored members of the Maryland bar are Attorneys W. L. Flitzerald, H. Rufus White, U. Grant Tylor, Ephraim Jackson, J. Wesley Park, G. Claude John Dobson, W. H. Daniels of Baltimore, T. Arlington Thompson and W. H. Thomson of Annapolis. J. R. Clifford Had New Legal Experience After Wrangle in a West Virginia Court at Martinsburg. When an attorney in good standing is held and jailed for contempt of court for insisting that the court shall subpoena witnesses in a case in which he has been retained as counsel, it is obvious that there is something wrong with the thinking apparatus of the dispensers of justice. It was in such a court that J. K. Clifford of Martinsburg, W. Va., editor of the Pioneer Press and one of the leading Negro lawyers in West Virginia, was recently a victim of a miscarriage of justice in that state and was thrust into jail and kept there for one hour and twenty-nine minutes. The United States commissioner, a man named Lemen, charged Mr. Clifford with being in contempt of court because he insisted that he summon white witnesses for a man whom he was defending, charged with a trivial offense. Upon the release of Mr. Clifford, which resulted from the bowl raised by leading white citizens of Martinsburg and the editors of the local press, he freed his client without rumpling an eyeball. He should now work on that United States commissioner, who is said to have been drunk when he ordered his court officer to lock up the Negro lawyer. The attorney general will very likely have some remarks to make to this official. Roy Outlook For Baseball Team. The reorganization of the baseball team of the Henry Athletic club, Pittsburg, has infused new life among its members, who look forward to a heavy schedule of games and a long string of victories for the coming season. The team finished last year with a fine record, under the management of I. S. Wilkey, who has resigned and will be succeeded by Jay C. Henry as manager and John W. Wilson as captain. The Henrys hold the colored championship, having won the lineup with colored teams. The lineup for 1910 will be strong and prepared to challenge all major teams in western Pennsylvania. Let Branch of Y. M. C. A. Be Organized. We very much commend the movement which is about to take definite shape by our people in Cleveland, O., looking toward the establishment of a branch of the Young Men's Christian association for the young men of the city. Such an organization would not only bring about a closer social and Christian relation between the young men, but would also give them a chance for business and intellectual development on an economical scale. By all means let the branch be organized. Power of Racial Contact Shown. Charles Stelzle in a recent discussion of the Negro in American Social Problems says: The higher the standard of living among the Negroes the higher will be the standard of the same occupation and in the same territory. If the Negro's tendency is toward criminality there is constant incitement to criminal tendencies in the white man. Crimes committed by one race provoke crimes on the part of the other. For Funded Needs Mission. The national Baptist foreign mission board, Louisville, Ky., through its secretary, the Rev. L. G. Jordan, is appealing to the churches and Sunday schools of the demographic on the branch of work on Easter Sunday. Let everybody help. The cause is worthy, and the money should be forthcoming. Easter Footwear ee $9.50 ciaee LADIES ann MENS I Have Your Size. f) | a be =) a ARANTS SAMPLE SHOE SHOP FOURTH FLOOR Fleming building TAKE THE ELEVATOR ‘Mrs, Anva Jobnson returned _last ‘week from Kansas City where she ha enjoyed an extensive and delightful visit with her daughter Mr. Lens Johnson and other relatives and friends. Mrs. L. Msyfeld of Bock Island it visiting with her brother Mr. J. Reed of North Hill. Mrs. Meyfield has beer the honorer of several social fanction: during her visit. Mrs. €. Badgett entertained with s Garrick party last week in bonor o! Mrs. Mayfield. Mrs. J. Ray of Court street gave dinner party on the evening of the 12th in honor of Mrs. Mayfield. ‘Mrs. L. Wasbington served au excel Jent breakfast on the 17th to a num ber of friends in Mrs. Mayflelds honor. ‘Mrs. J. E. Johnson entertained ox Thursday” evening eee ‘Mars, Mayfield, ae Rey. ‘Thomas visited with his fam ily in Chieago a part of last week. Mrs. M. paughter who has been quite ill is improving. Ethel Whiteside with those four fam ous colored lads played to a packed a pieetenre aie evening dur ing last week, the boys range in a from fourteen’ to seventooty havin been abroad they are now expecting t (temgel all over the United Staten, ‘Mrs. L. Washington very delightful iy entertained. the, maid, "Miss ‘Babe ‘thornton. and the four lads that shon with Miss Whiteside, on Sunday at din ner, several other friends were invited and enjoyed the dinner aud company o! the little fellows very highly. ‘Miss Flora Jackson, who bas been il for a number of months is not improv. ing as rapidly as she did during the winter, friends are hoping the change is for the best. Mr. pes and Miss 8. Humphry ‘passed the < week en Fonte to thels home in Kewanne after a pleasant visit in Keokuk, Ft, Madison 4 Burlington. : ‘The A.M. E, Sunday school and the Baptist 8. Sate both preparing for a elaborate Baster entertainment. ‘Mrs. Harry Woods is visiting in Day- ‘enport. ‘Mrs. Win: Jones is quite ill at thetr ome on South’ Hill. ‘Medicines that aid nature are always most successful. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy acts on this plan. It loosens ‘the cough, relieves the lungs, opens ‘the secretions and aids nature in _re- ‘storing the system to a healthy condi- tion. Sold by all druggists, ~ ‘WASHINGTON IOWA NOTES.. ‘Mrs. G. W. Black who is a sub-district ‘superintendent of the Sunday school of the Keokuk district visited Fairfield last week and last Sunday visited Keo- sawqua all in the interest of a conven- ‘tion: to be held at Fairfield soon. ‘Mis. N. L Black has again embark- “ed in the hairdressing business and has her parlor in one of the leading milin- -e shops in the city where she has Stecyil ig nicely fixed, and convenient. ‘She ‘starts eee ey aCe ee Ghleago, an experienced: hair’ dresser and masseur is assisting Mrs. B. in ber ; ndMrs. Bhodes of wel- ioe iii Watson, of Muscatine, visited at the F. D. Motts home las week. Leon Motts of Chicago visited at th parental P. D. Motts home this week. The Chautavqua club have arrange ments completed for their annual ban guet to be held at the N. L. Black home ‘Tuesday March 29th, Rev. Broyles of Rock Island, IIL, wa a visitor in the eity last week. Rev. Williams bas been holding reviv. al meetings for the past two weeks at the A. ME. church. He was assisted in the work by the able Rev. Coleman of Oskaloosa. Mrs, Barnett has been on the sick lis is convalescing. Mrs. L. J Phillips was quite sick las week but is much better at this writing Helen Motts missed a week of her school duties on account of sickness. Miss Lovella Phillips expects to leave soon to attend school at the Quindaro college in Kansas. ‘The A. M. E. 8. 8. is preparing for s niee Easter program. Spencer Bros. the cement contrac. tors bave fine prospects for a great dea! of work in their line this year. iss Maude Roger of Chieago arriv. ed Monday night for a visit at the N. L. Black home. Sunday, April 3rd will be Quarterly meeting at the A. M.E. church and Rev Philips the Presiding Elder is expectei to be here. ‘ALBIA NOTES. Sewing Cicele club met with Mrs. John Washington in Hocking on Mon- day afternoon of this week. Mr. Alfred Gray.on of Hiteman. is visiting his sister Mrs. Perry in Knox ville, Til, this week. Mrs, M. F. Ward has been quite sick for the past week. Mr. Andrew Jeffers was in Albis this week. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Grayson of Hock ing was in Albis Sunday. ‘Mr. and Mr Roper of Riseville wa: in Albis ‘Sanday. Rev. Britt has been visiting neigh- boring towns the past week. ‘Miss Viola Washington of Ohicago is visiting her sister and brother Mr John Washington of Hocking. Palm Sunday. was observed at. the A.M, E.‘chureh on Sunday ‘evening, quite @ nico program was prepared by the choir and several selections read and bibical characters. ‘ORIGINAL NOTICE, In the District Court of the State ot Towa, in and for Polk County, May Term, A. D,-1910. Florence Brown Plaintiff, versus John Brown Defendant, ‘To the above named defendant: ‘You are hereby notified that on or be- fore the 20th day of Aprit A. D. 1940 fhe poution of, plaintiff in the above Entitled ontise will be filed in the office ofthe Glerk of the Distriet Court of the State of lows, in and for Polk County, Towa, claiming of you divorce from the bonds of matrimony on the ground, of cruel and inhuman trestment sud aduitry, For further particalars see petition, and unless you sppear thereto and defend before noon of the second day of the next term, being the May term of said Court, which will com- mence at Des Moines on the 2nd day of Msy 1910, -defalt will be. entered suinat you and judgment and decree ‘theron; . 1 8, Joe Brown, Attorney for plaintiff. KKECEKERECEEE IOWA Federationot Colored Women’s Clubs Program of the Eighth Adnual Meeting to be held at Des Moines Beginning May 23rd ee CUT FLOWER! We carry a full line of cut flowers for every occasion. Of all kinds for the flower and vegetable Gardes. Bulbs and Bedding Plants. nano ave. GUTHRIE-LORENZ Co. SRE «4 . 618-620 Locust Street Of any: mane Uniforms that you'l want te trp tt brlage z Dack the school day, ‘else on uaeaito play town ball, Ny ast SSK season's oming. ‘The Game Is Hot. * Tennis Golf ‘The Spring season opens up The healthful game that all this game, and to bo prepared for it | love so well-millionsires, the Prost we have received all our stock and | every class who seeks éxercise and you may select equipment easily— | health, play the game. We have re- Baoquets, Shoes, Caps, Nets, Balls, | ¢eived ont Spnng stock and invite and men’s clothing, Sweaters. |, nero a stock of the Kampit Rathi _ Onr prices are right; clothes, or fennls, shooting, and goods high ey many ines ils oer quality. wwe AND ATHLE7, 1c ; 0 at FULL NEW G 9 STOCK READY Now ~@p “4. & ind managers, write us for Bpring Catalog with “QD, > special prices to yon. 2 ‘Ss : ; HOPKINS BROS. CO. a! es, Towa | ae ha Ved ep. CS ‘Monday P.M. May 23-2 to 4 o'clock Mosie—Invoestion. ihject iow committee’ work can be Sab} comm can made to benefit our clubs. Each chair man to speak of their work, Mothers Child Study—Mrs. Jennie John ‘son—Davenport. Household Economic—Mrs. Fannie Grooms—Museatine. Social Purity—Miss Murda Beason— Clinton. Arts and Crafts—Mre. Jas, H. Beards —Des_ Miones. ‘Musie—Miss Edna Martin—Ottumwa Reseue—Mrs. J. P. Hamilton—De: Moines. Edueation—Mrs. Helena Downey—0t- tumwa. Philautropic—Mrs E. Gardner—Ottum- a | Porestry—Mrs, M. F, Gordon—Ottum- wa Song—‘Deeds not Words"? ‘An hour with club presidents Subject—Some interesting features in my clubs work. Musie—Announcement—Adjournment. ‘Credential committee—-+t.30 to 5 o’elock. Bvening Session—May 23 8 o'clock. Citizens’ Night. Pipe Organ Selection—Master Clyde Glass. Invocation—Rev. I. N. Daniels, Pastor ‘A.M. E. church. Yocol Solo—Mrs. E. B. Euliston. Opening remarks—Mrs. 8. Joe Brown, First Viee Pres. 8. F.C. W. C. Violin Solo—Prof. W. H. Warricks Welcome Address—By Mayor. ‘Tenor Solo—Prot; Geo. L. Holt. Weleome on behalf of churehes—Rev. T. L. Grifith, Pres. Western Negro Baptist Convetnion. Piano Selection—Miss Bertha Allen. Welcome on behalf of Ciubs of city— Mrs, Luella Wilburn, Pres. H. B. 8. B,C, Instrumental Selection—Miss Delza Goggins. Response. Vocal Selection—Miss - Margarette Fields. Paper—‘‘The Older Type of Woman, ‘And The New.""—Mrs. L. W, Tuck- er, Buxton. Des Moines Negro Lyceum Girls’ Quar- tette—Misses Bessie and Anna Reeves Tona Wilson and Jessie Bell. Address. ‘Tuesday May 24, 9 o’clock—Opening ‘Session. Music—‘‘Blest Be The Tie. Invoeation—Mrs. W. Cheshire—Ottum- ‘wa Chaplin. Musie—‘State Song.”? First Reports of Credential Committee —Seating Delegates—Federation Song. /Reports—Mrs. 8. Joe Brown, Des Moines First Vice Pres.; Second Vice Pres., Mra. Lizzie Mitchell; Burlington, Recording | Secretary, (Mrs. Harry Horne; Cedar Rapids, Corresponding See-Mrs. Rita Ashby; Keokuk, Treas- urer, Mrs. Alice Thompson; “Musea- tine, Organizer, Mrs. E. B, Elliston; Des Moines, Chaplain, Mrs. BE Chesh- ire; Ottumwa, Editor, Miss Jessie E. Walker; Marshalltown. \ Musie—Ladies Quartette. \. Address—/‘The High Cist of Modern Living’"—Miss Rosa L . Buckner, Keosanqua. Announcement of Committees; Reso. Jutions, Rules and Regulations, Press, cee Aieeetal aba Adjourament 12 o'clock. . ‘Afternoon Session 1.30 o'clock. Masic-Inoeation— Roll_—Minutes, Reports of Commit ‘Com tees, Standing Reports of Clobs. Voral Selection—Miss Margaret Fields, iss ‘Des Moines. Carroll, Des Moines- Piano Solo—Mrs, Alice Thompson, Mus- catine. Adjouranient. ‘Evening Seesion—May 24, 8 o'clock. Musie—‘‘Fifteen Minutes of Planta- tion Melodies.”* Tavoration. Roll—Delegates: Respond—‘ Why T am 2 Clb Woman.” Piaso Solo—Miss Margaret La Cour, ‘Des Moines. Annual Address of State President— Mrs. M. Louise Lewis, Davenport. ‘Yoea} Solo—Miss Edna Martin, Ottum- wa. Debate—*Resolve that Women should have the right of Safferage. Affirma- tive—Mra. Lenora SLepherd, Daven- port. Negative—Mrs. Ella V. Mor- gan, Sioux City. Instremental Selection. Announcements. Adjournment. ‘Morning Session—May 25 9 o'clock. Music, Invocation, Roll, Minutes, Un- finished Business. Paper—‘Children as. Wage Earners.” Jegate from Clarinda. Vocal Solo—Mrs. Geo. Wells, Des Moines. Paper—“The Honest American Mar- Fiage.’” MraH. Owens Ottumwa. Piano Solo—Miss Marie Bell, Des Moines . Address ‘Corporation Between Mother and Teacher.'" Miss Murda Beason, ‘Teacher in public schools, Buxton. Aajournment. Afternoon Session. Musie, Roll, Minutes, Unfinished Busi- Instrumental Selection—Miss Effie Ma- son, Des Moines. Paper—“Lifting as We Clomb."* Mrs. J. W. Holmes of Colfax. Federation Song. Election of Officers, Election of Delegates to N. A. C. W. Adjournment. Evening Session—May 25 8 o'clock. Musie—Fifteen Minutes of Planta- tion Melodies.’ Invocation. Roll, Respond—‘‘Some Good and Some Evil of Women's Clubs." Minutes. , Pipe Organ Selection—Mrs. Della Bry- ant, Des Moines. Reading Selection—Mrs. Hattie Adams, Des Moines. Paper—‘‘Taking a False View of Life.”? ‘Mrs. Hattie Hutchison, Buxton. Solo—Mrs. I. L. Brown, Marshalltown, Address—“The Future of the Children’? Atty., Wm, G. Mott, Davenport. Piano Selection—frs. ‘Alice Thompson, ‘Muscatine. Address—‘‘Woman Health and the Home,’’ Dr. Jno H. Williams, Des Moines. + Unfinished basisess, Tistattation” of oF- ficers, adjournment. Committee—Mrs. 8. Joe Brown, Mrs. Flora Lavell, Miss Jessie Walker, itva Helen; Downey. ‘Lane assembled Tuesday evening at ber home to amish ‘ber’ in’ celsbratiog bet it ater wi refreshments were served. Mra. Lane received several kandsome presents. ‘Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson left Tues any one re eee Sars Siete ‘Mrs. W. Inckson ‘enter tained the Autumn Leaf club March 10 ‘The usual program was carried out aft er which the guests were served a dainty entation by the hostess. ‘Mr. and Mra. L. C. Cartes Jr. enter tained at six o'clock dinner ‘Thursday in honor of Mr. and Mra. Alex Winston Delinguent subscribers are asked to please pay up as soon as possible. Fruit, Ornamental and Evergreen trees: Shrubs Paes ee . alg a ee green SOE Bee azo ‘WRAGG NURSERY CO. Des Moines We are the Authorized Agents in Des Moines For the CELEBRATED Introduced with such re- markable success by Mr. Cooper in leading cities throughout the United States. Gooper’s New Discovery $1.00 per Bottle. Engleen-Bade Drag Company, 406 Walnut 516 E. Locust. | ‘A High Class Complexion Beautifier For Ladies and Gentlemen of All Races. 2 £ Beforetsing After Using This preparation will not make you white, but will make your com- plexion fair. For removing pimples, bleckheads, ting worms, and sun burn, wrinkdes, bumps, chapped hands end tetter, or ‘exzems, also liver spots. Keeps the tin soft and youthful, makes people good looking. CONTAINS NOTHING THAT IS HARMFUL TO THE FACE. 4 0Z. BOTTLE, PRICE 50 CENTS 1 Your Drugxist hasnt it, send Money sotcidee Uy Sat ae Sita ae ee Pala: Meterence, Owensboro Banking Co Owensboro, mT I ese IOS Thder Pure Food aba Driig Ree June 30, Dixle Liquid Bleach Made Only By JONES, WESTERFIELD &.CO, 513 4TH ST., OWENSBORO, KY. | hecats Wanted Everywhere THB ORIGINIL / We Grew Our Halt! Now Let Us Grow Yours with » TRADE MARK ‘REGISTERED. When we first began our wonderful work of growing all kinds, all qualities, all lengths, and sll conditions of hair, even to the growing of hair on bald Places of the head, many yersces scorned the idea that euch a thing was Pout Ble; but we have grown the hair for hundreds; rapidly achieving quccess- ae Proof of the value of our work is that we are being imitated and largely *Y Persons whose own hair we hare actually grown and the farther fact that they Lavo very frequently mentioned us when trying to sell their goods (saying ta theirs is the same or ‘\just as good") or referred to PORO, We advise you # ‘tse gals BOR Gair Grower, (tho oldest and bost of ite kind.) See that name on every box, not genuli only by eee en ry box, uot genuine withont it Prepared only Beware of imitations, ei Call, or address mail to uw ARS, A. M. POPE-TURNBO,, Street, SEAM MRAURMI IN Ga ST. LOUIS, ¥* | Bystander Pub Os —— DESMOINES, -— - SOWA ee wRUDAY MARCH 25, 1910. Oaiclal paper of the M. WU. Grand Lodge of Iowa A. F. & A. M., and International Grand Congress of Heroines of Jericho of America. Published every Friday by the B stander Publishing Coy, Des Melnea, Towa, Office in Chemical Bldgs, cor. 7th and Mulberry Sts, Iown "Phone 899. J. L. THOMPSON, EDITOR. J. H. SHEPARD, MANAGER. Eutered at the Postoffice ax second class matter, We are prepared to do first-class Job work at reasonable prices. All Jof our work is guaranteed. |p Atvertising rates for display adds |20 cents per inch, for each insertion. ‘Three to six months contract 15 cents |per inch. Local advertising 10 conte Der Itne for each insertion, counting |Seren words to# line. For churches and secret societies where admizsion {is charged, one-halt of, the above- mentioned ‘rates. For professional, [ees and announcement cards, yearly contracts, etc., terms are given on |spplicatioa, AN advertising is to be paid tn advance. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One year. 22... cece eee se $1.50 Six months 2222222202 12002" 76 Three months ..2-..-111.2.. 150 Send money by ‘postoffice order, jmoney order, express or draft, to the Towa State Bystander Publishing Company. Communications -raust be written jon one side of the paper only and be |of interest to the-publie. . “Brevity is the soul of wit,” remember. | “ We will not return rejected man- |useript, unless accompanied by post- age stamps. |"FRx""Br to. correspondents: Please mail your letters that contain news for publication not later than Tues- day night to insure publication for ithe current week; and sign your name, not for publication, but that we may know who writes the news. ‘All. subscriptions payable in ad- "She Towa State Bystander 1s. the lowa laaeee ‘Afro-American journal pub- Iished in Towa. It was established jin 1894 and fs read by nearly all the colored people of Iowa. We have correspondents in the following towns: Davenport, Mrs. C. H. Marshall. St. Paul, Mrs. Q. H. 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