Iowa State Bystander

IOWA STATE BYSTANDER. Mr. John Spencer of Grinnell spent Wednesday in our city on business. The Dramatic Art club will meet Tuesday with Mrs. Hampton Graves, 762 West 10th street. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Williams 119 West Walnut street, are the proud paren-s of a fine 9 lb. boy, born the 8th The rally at Asbury church Sunday Nov. 28th was a great success, $130.50 was realized, and the members are all happy. The 20.h Century Art and Craft will meet Tuesday with Mrs. C. B. Woods, 1074 11th street, next Wednesday Dec. the 15th. A splendid opportunity for the right woman to manage the up-to-date rooming house of Chas. Alberts of Iowa City, 914 South Dubuque street. Miss Susie Lee, formerly of Clarinda, Ia., has been employed as a stenographer in the Bystander office. She is a graduate from Clarinda High School. Mr. J. L. Robinson, a barber from Hocking, Ia., was in our city Thursday on business. He has just had the mis-fortune of having his entire barber shop burned and lost everything. He owned the building. Partly insured. "African Troops in the Present War will be the subject of Dr. Guild's talks at Union Congregational church next Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock, under auspices of N. A. A. C-P. Everybody come and bring a friend. WANTED-Fires class barber at once. Four chir shop. L, J. Shelton 509 Mulberry The Triple H club met at the home of Phil McGruder on Carpenter avenue Tuesday Nov. 30th. The time was devoted to the industrial phase of the club. An excellent paper was read by Mrs. W, H. McGree. Mr. Mart Bradford of Carney, Iowa recently bought the Ben Johnson barber shop at 226 W. Third. Mr. Bradford is an enterprising young man and will show good service to all who patronize 226. The Bethel Mission will serve a six o'clock dinner Thursday the 16th at the home of Mrs. J. C. Williams, 1441 Fremont street. Dinner 25c. Refreshments served after the dinner. Music from 5 to 11 o'clock. Every body invited. The St. Paul's A. M. E. Sunday School is progressing rapidly under the leadership of C. B. Woods as superintendent, with his corps of teachers. Rev. L. Birt, the pastor, will make a special talk to the school Sunday, Dec. 12th. Public invited. The third quarterly meeting for the conference year, will be held at Ashbury M. E. church Sunday Dec. 12. Preaching 11 a. m., 3 and 7:30 p. m. All the members and friends of the church are expected to be present at all or some of these services. The choir will furnish good music. The following persons were united in the bonds of matrimony during the part ten days: Mr. Exodus Powell and Miss Elizabeth Taylor; Mr. George Daly and Miss Elva Robbins of Kesokh Mr Chas C. Brown and Miss Goldie Allen; Mr. Isaac L. Green and Misa Ida M. Jones. Rev. W. L. Lee officiated. The many Des Moines friends of Dr. L. R. Winn the dentist of Buxton, will doubtless regret to learn that his mother, Mrs. A. Mealy, passed away yesterday at Pittsburg, Pa. Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced. Mrs M. W. Alexander, the wife of Rev. Alexander, who has been in La Porte, Indiana for several weeks at the bedside of her father who died recently, returned home Wednesday accompanied by her mother, who will make her home here with Rev. and Mrs. Alexander. Our annual holiday issue will come out next week. All news items and correspondence for that special number must reach my office by Wednesday. Cottage Cafe 761 10th Street Hot Cakes and Coffee at 6:30 Dinner from 12 to 2. Special Chicken dinner on Sunday from 12 to 3. GIVE ME A TRIAL *Mrs. Nella Shelton* The D. Y. W. Y. K. Art club met at the home of Mrs. Harry Allen last Tuesday and held a program in memory of Dr. Washington as follows: Scripture reading by Mrs. J. A. Jefferson; Quotations by each member from Washington; Duett by Measden H. Allen and Wilson; Paper on his life and work, Mrs. Sady Smith. Club will meet at Mrs. Bryant, 1010 8th street Tuesday afternoon. The annual election of Princess Zorah No. 10 Chapter of O. E. S. was held last Tuesday evening at the Masonic Temple hall. The following were elected: W. M., Anna Porke; W. P., Bro. J. H. Shepard; A. M. Dayse Jacobs; Treasurer, Herye Jackson; Secretary, Gertrude Hye; Cond., Elva Shepard; Ast. Cond., Ella Mitchell Our city subscribers who have not yet paid their 1915 subscription please call and settle. We have been to call on you. Some were not at home, others promised to come to our office, and you asked. As yet have not called. Why not call and pay us the same as you do your other bills. Please be fair with us and call and settle up before the new year comes. The Dramatic Art club met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Frances Render, scenes 2 and 3 of Act IV, Richard III. Mrs. J. B, Rush read a suffrage article on the woman in the home. The club will meet next Tuesday with Mrs. H. R. Graves. Lesson, finish Act IV Richard III. The Plymouth Congregational church (white) will hold memorial services Sunday Dec. 12th at 4:30 p. m. in honor of Dr. Booker T. Washington. Atty. J. B. Weaver, son of Hon. General James B. Weaver, will deliver the principal eulogy; He was tomaster when Dr. Washington spoke at Plymouth a few years ago. All are invited to attend this service. The Triple H club met Tuesday afternoon Nov. 1, at the home of Mrs. R. N. Patten, 8:30 Tenth street Dr. A. J. Booker gave one of his series of lectures on cancer and showed the different forms with his telescope. Next meeting will be with Mrs. Henry Smith on Thirteenth street. King Solomon Commandery No. 6 and G. H. Cleggett Royal Arch Chapter No. 30 held a joint installation of their newly elected officers Thursday night at the Masonic Temple Association. The new officers of the Commandery are: E. C. Sir Gus Watking; General Isimo Sir John Jackson; C. G. Sir E. A. Lee; Prelate Sir J. B. Rush; Treasurer Sir W. H. Humbard; Recorder; Sir J. B. Mitchell. The principal officers of the Chapter are: H. P. Com. J. A. Wilson; King Com. S. B Moore; Scribe Com. E. L. Shaw. Treasurer Com. C. C. Johnson; Secretary Fred Graham. THOMPSON HOTEL GUESTS.. Harry Carney, New York; Carl Martin, Ft. Dodge; Luther Jackson, St. Louis; John Spencer, Grinnell; H. M. Clandy and wife, Omaha; Miss Susie Taylor, Kansas City, Mo. SUFFRAGE CLUB The Dec'Moines Woman's Suffrage club met Monday evening Dec. 6th at Madam Young's dressmaking establishment. Mrs. Jensen Haines gave a very interesting and instructive address on "Why the Mother Needs the Ballot" Mrs. Walter A. Brown, past president of the State Mother's Congress, was present and gave a short talk on a bill for pure drinking water which was introduced in the legislative two years ago. Pennants were given to each woman present. The club will hold another public meeting the first Monday in January. The B. T. W. S. S. met Monday afternoon at the Roadside Model House. After the regular business, Miss Madola Middagget read a paper on "Tact and Talet" "The club will entertain a few friends Monday Dec. 13th. HOTEL FOR SALE. The New Thompson hotel, three stories, twenty rooms, completely modern, for sale, at reasonable price. Only hotel in Des Moines. Opened more than one year ago. Reasons, other business interests and cannot attend to it properly. Address John L. Thompson, 1306 West Twentieth street, Des Moines, Iowa. NOTICE. Rev. Harrabbello A. A. Marangepea, the world renowned Malay missionary desires to communicate with brethren served from 12 m. throughout the afternoon and evening. Quality and good service guaranteed. of the churches for revival services. A true Christian laborer for the Master's cause. Address Bystander office, Des Moines, Iowa. HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' CLUB HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS CAMP The meeting of the High School Girls' club was held last month in the pariors of St. Paul's church. An imminent meeting on parliamentary practice was delivered by Atty. Brown. On next Sunday the members will meet at St. Paul's and go in a body to attend the memorial services for Dr. Washington at Plymouth Congregational church. N. A. A. C. P. The newly elected executive committee of the Des Moines branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People held its initial session at the home of the secretary, Mrs. Jessye E. McClain, Monday evening and appointed the following standing committee for 1916: On membership—J. A. Graves, J. L. Edwards and Baker Dixon, treasurer, Branham N. Hyde. On finance—The president and the on meetings—Mrs. S. Joe Brown, Rev. H. A. Perry and Frank Shelton. On press—Hon. Harvey Ingham, Editor John L. Thompson and E. R. Hall. On legal redress—Atty. Casper Schenk, Atty. Gen. Geo. Cosson and Aty. Geo. H. Woodson. On grievances—A. A. Alexander, Mrs. John L. Thompson and Dr. J. Alvin Jefferson. On education—Dr. A. J. Booker, Miss Margaret Roberts and H. W. Hughes. Complimentary membership was voted to the young ladies who composed the cast of "The Rainbow Kimono," which was recently put on for the benefit of the branch, and a complimentary subscription to the Crisis to Miss Fern Allen, the young white lady who trained them. The educational committee reported that the next educational meeting would consist of a lecture December 15th on the African troops in the European war by Dr. W. A. Guild, who recently returned from Paris, where he served upon the hospital staff of the French army, and the meetings committee announced the program for the Emancipation meeting at St. Paul's church January 1st, at which Atty. Gen. Geo. Cosson will be the principal speaker, further announcements of which will be made later. THE CRISIS MISCAUSE The December number of the Crisis, a monthly magazine published under the auspices of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in New York, made an unwarranted attack upon the life work and aim of the late Dr. Booker T. Washington by its editor, Mr. Du Bois in an editorial on the death of Dr. Washington. He says, after paying some complimentaries: "On the other hand there can be no doubt of Mr. Washington's mistakes and shortcomings. He never adequately grasped the growing bonds of politics and industry." * * * * "On the other hand, in stern justice, we must lay on the soul of this man a heavy responsibility for the consummation of Negro disfranchisement, the decline of the Negro college and public school and the firmer establishment of color cast in the land." We think that at this time, when the race and the civilized world are in mourning for our country's loss was not the proper time to hash up the shortcomings in any man's life. It was indeed the most untimely occasion to mention the faults in him, even though he did not fully agree to his doctrine. It is indeed narrow in any man, much less unbecoming a great editor and a great magazine, who is anxious to become a leader of our race. Mr. Du Bois you are too small a man and too narrow a man to be the leader of the American Negro. Mr. Washington was not a politician in the sense that you speak of him. Neither was he antagonistic against colleges and public schools. His own life and actions negative that fact, in that he always secured the college graduates as teachers in his school, and he gave his own children the higher or collegiate education. After all the editor of the Crisis cannot stop the praises and good words Dr. Washington is entitled to receive. AMES, IOWA, JOTTINGS Ames, the home of the well known Iowa State College, has a number of colored people added to its population this year. Many of whom are students of the college and are all well respected young people and progressing nicely in their school work. Mr. Edwin Gater gave a stag dinner last Sunday to a few of his friends. Those present were Walter Madison, H. Ramirez, R. Hamilton, E. Moore and F. Bledsoe. Mr. C. W. Williams, who has been employed in the city for some time, has returned to his home in Des Moines. Miss Myrtle Brown expects to leave soon for Chicago for an indefinite length of time. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Gater, Miss Myrtle Brown, Mr. Riley Hamilton and Mr. Hipoleto Ramirez attended church in Boone on Sunday evening. After services they were entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Anthony until train time. A lovely time is reported. Mrs. E. H. 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Ladies' Home Journal size, at only ..... $2.90 Your Credit Is Good At Davidson's Louise, and Marthatha, expect to leave soon for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. McCracken, of Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Messrs. Madison, Moore, Hamilton, Ramirez, Evans, Bledsoe, Richardson, Smith and Jackson have returned from their vacation trip and report a pleasant time. ALBIA NEWS. Mr. Malcolm Griffith and his sister, Miss Anna Griffith, with a company of young people, were entertained at the home of Mr. Pearl Thomas while in the city. Mr. Roy Young of Hocking was among the guests. Mrs. Chas. Washington, assisted by her Endeavor League, gave a social at her home for the benefit of the church. These young people are workers. Terry's Uncle Tom's Cabin visited our town this week. Lawyer and Editor J. L. Thompson of the Iowa State Bystander of Des Moines was in our town one day this week. Court has been in session in Albia the past week and a number of Buxton people are over court. Lawyer Geo. H. Woodson has been in Albia the past two weeks. Mr. Madden of Buxton has been in Albia this week on business. Memorial services of Booker T. Washington at the A. M. E. church on Sunday evening was a worthy assembly. The exercises were conducted by-Mr. Chas. Washington. The choir rendered appropriate music. Several solos were sung by Mr. Pearl Thomas and Mrs. Allie Bowman. Speaking by Messrs. Chas Washington, E. F. Butler, County Attorney Chas. Miller spoke of Booker T. Washington as a man of his people, which to hear him would only express the appreciation of the Albia people. Miss Alberta Robinson of Hocking read the life of B. T. Washington and Miss May F. Davis the life of B. T. Washington. MYSTIC. IQWA. Mrs. M. C. Cunningham has returned home from an extended visit in Missouri and Kansas. Mrs. Hobart Clark and Walter Tibbs spent Thanksgiving in Ottumwa. Rev. J. P. Jackson has resigned the pastorate of the First Baptist church and preached his farewell sermon Sunday, November 28th. The Silver Shell Mission circle gave a social Tuesday evening in respect to Rev. Jackson and wife, who will leave for Council Bluffs. He and his wife spoke parting addresses and short talks were also given by Rev. V. S. Cooper and Bro. Crowley. Miss Blanche Clark yet remains very ill. Rev. V. S. Cooper and his wife and Mrs. Hannah Oliver attended the social given Tuesday evening by the Mission Circle. Geese were severed Thanksgiving in several homes instead of turkeys. The old wise turkey being aware of the danger on the occasion moved his sleeping quarters a few limbs higher in the tree on the night before. KIRKSVILLE, MO Rev. Bird of Macon, Mo., was in our city the last of the week. Mrs. O. F. Donelly, who has been making this her home for the last year, has returned to Hampton, Iowa, via Buxton, to remain indefinitely. Mrs. W. D. Monroe of Plattsburg, Mo., has returned to her home, after a two weeks' visit with her mother. Mrs. Mary Hockaday is reported much improved at this writing. Mrs. E. M. Enyard of College Mound, Mo, was the week-end guest of her mother, Mrs. Clarissa Ball, and her sisters, Mrs. H. M. Hockaday and Mrs. S. T. Lymn. The Thanksgiving dinner and supper given by both churches at different halls were very nicely attended, considering the rainy day, and it is hoped that both were a financial success. Mrs. Wm. Wilson was chairman of the Baptist dinner and supper, with Miss L. V. Edmond, secretary, and with their efficient helpers everything went off nicely. Mrs. J. D. Light food entertained at 6 o'clock dinner Saturday evening in honor of Mrs. E. M. Enyard of College Mound, Mo. Mrs. Clarissa Ball entertained eighteen friends at dinner Sunday. A delightful time was enjoyed by all. Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Hockaday charmingly entertained at 1 o'clock dinner Thanksgiving day. The table was beautifully decorated and the three-course dinner was perfect. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Damon of Fayette, Mo, and Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Hockaday were the honored guests. Rev. C. B. Johnson and wife, who spent their Thanksgiving out of town, have returned. Miss Martha Renfoura has returned to her home in Jacksonville, Mo. Last Sunday occurred the quiet wedding of Mr. Frank Tanner to Miss Dollie Mae Lynn. Both are popular along social lines and have many friends who wish them perfect joy. COLFAX, IOWA. Sunday was Covenant day at the Bethel Baptist church. Rev. J. W. Morton, pastor of the B. B. church, preached an interesting and inspiring sermon Sunday night. Communion was administered at night. The B. Y. P. U. met Sunday night at the usual hour. Quite a number were present. The president wished your presence every Sunday evening. The Mission Circle was entertained at the home of Sister Ella Strather. Quite an interesting meeting was had. The president requests all members to be present December 16 at the home of Mrs. B, B. Battles. Election of officers and business of importance. Why not subscribe for The Bystander to get the Colafax news? Mrs. G, B. O. Terrell remains the same at this writing. Mr. C, D. Ashford, who has been very sick for the past few weeks, has been removed to the Victoria hospital. His many friends are very much alarmed, as he is in a very critical condition at this writing. Mrs. N. H. Fine of Newton, accompanied by her son, Master Arthur, were delegates to the Methodist convention held in the spring city last week. Mesdames Lulu Edgar and Henry Banks, returned home Friday, after a two weeks' visit in Mason City, the guests of Mrs. Banks' daughter, Mrs. Laura Cahill, of Mason City. Mrs. Lizzie Bibbs was a Capital Cift visitor Monday. Mrs. J. J. Beasley was a Des Moines visitor Sunday. ROCK ISLAND, ILL. Miss Mabel Brown, who has been very sick, is able to be up and about. On Friday, November 26, occurred the death of Lucia Duncan, who was a respected citizen of this city. Mrs. Duncan was a member of the A. M. E. church and also of several lodges. She leaves to mourn her loss two sons and a sister. Mrs. Duncan was a woman of rare good common sense. She was a woman from whom all could get good advice. Mr. Hutchinson, field secretary of Tuskegee Institute, is in our city. Rock Island is Mr. Hutchinson's headquarters. The junior choir of the Methodist church appeared before the public for the first time decked out in their new robes. They made a great impression on all present. Dr. C. S. Davis has purchased a fine auto. Those who expected him to buy a Ford were keenly disappointed, for his auto is an Overland. Sunday was quarterly meeting at the Methodist church. A large crowd was present. Rev. Boyd of Moline preached an eloquent sermon. Mrs. Rev. D. Turner Cary preached a stirring evangelistic sermon Sunday night to a packed house. Madame D. Turner Carey is still conducting evangelistic services at the A. M. E. church. Mrs. Bradley is much better at this writing. Earl Brown has recovered sufficiently from his illness to attend school. The Christian Endeavor League is doing nicely. The topic for next Sunday is "The Reasonableness and Value of the Allen Christian Endeavor Pledge." Psalms 611:8. Mrs. R. C. Campbell is very sick. We hope she will soon be able to be about. Mr. Lambert is still very ill. The junior choir of the McKinley Baptist church is getting along nicely. The quarterly conference met Monday night at the Wayman Chapel A. M. E. church. Rev. I. N. Daniels presided. He said that it was the best and the most interesting quarterly conference that he had ever attended in this city. The trustees have raised more money under Rev. R. C. Campbell's pastorage than any other. He has let the people for the first time in six years elect the trustees. He has done a great deal to put the church back into good standing with the conference and the white friends of it. The presiding elder praised Rev. Campbell for his sincere efforts to make a thriving and growing M. E. church in this city. Rev. R. C. Campbell, Rev. I. Daniels and the stewardesses spee Monday morning in going around a holding communal services with sick. Mrs. Grace Morton of Chicago in the city visiting her parents, M and Mrs. Wiley Morton. Mrs. Lewis of Prophetstown spee the past week visiting her son, M Albert Lewis. There will be a parcel's post a bakery店 at the McKinley Bapti church Friday and Saturday. The colored high school and alum boys are diligently practicing baske ball under the mentorship of Ulysss Clarke, captain. MONMOUTH. ILL. Mrs. Dayse Lash has returned home, after a short visit with relatives and friends in Fairbury and other places in southern Illinois. The remains of Mr. Still Williams of here, who was drowned October 8th in the Mississippi river, were four last week. The body was brought through here on the way to Macom. Mrs. Williams passed through from Jacksonville on Sunday evening and accompanied the body. Mr. John Long of Chicago visited for a day or so with his mother, Mrs. Rosa Loveless. Mrs. Jennie McFall is ill at her home on Eleventh avenue. She is suffering from a stroke. Mrs. Kate Smith visited for a few days in Davenport with her son, Earl Mr. Sherman Smith is getting neet. along as well as possible from h operation and will soon be able leave the hospital. Five new members were bapti Sunday evening at the Calvary Baptist church. Mr. Richard Bailey left the last of his health. He made a short visit to hsi health. She made a short visit to Crystal Lake before leaving. Contractor W. Hubbard and son, Walter, have just completed Mr. Tyman's new ice house on East Seventh avenue. The Missionary society of the A. M. church had an excellent program Sunday evening, after which Rev. Thompson, the pastor, prescheduled an excellent sermon and three persons united with the church. Why You Should Use Chamberlain's Conga remedy Because it has an established reputation won by its good works. Because it is most esteemed by those who have used it for many years, as occasion required, and are best acquainted with its good qualities. Because it loosens and relieves a cold and aids nature in restoring the system to a healthy condition. Because it does not contain opium or any other narcotic. Because it is fithin the reath of all. It only costs a quarter. Obtainable everywhere. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Arnett have moved into their new home. Mrs. Eliza Jones spent Thanksgiving in Creston. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jones spent Thanksgiving in Clarinda. Maud Jones has been on the sick list. Margie Casson has been on the sick list. Mrs. Tillie Lee entertained the L. A. club at her home to a two-course luncheon. The Missionary society met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Nowling. Court of Calantha will have a social Xmas night. WATERLOO NEWS. The half has not been told when we announced that St. John's lodge, No. 35, A. F. & A. M. had purchased a lot upon which to erect a lodge-on-ground, which is to be a modern building 24x60, two stories high. The contract has been let and the building at this writing is under roof. When it is recalled that St. John's lodge was only set up last April and laboring under many disadvantages she came forth as but few lodges in the jurisdiction have, come as a prominent factor in our great city. The lodge only has thirty-two members, but with the untiring efforts of her officers and with the co-operation of her members and assistance from the Eastern Star she is putting up a $3,500 temple. This building is located in the residence district of our city and in the neighborhood of the A. M. E. church, which makes it easily reached by our people. The dedication will take place in February. The A. C. E. League held a business session at the parsonage Monday evening and completed arrangements for self-denial week, which will be observed by the society. Miss Carrie Bugg was called home to Martin, Tenn., on account of the illness of her mother. We hope for her a speedy recovery. Owes Her Good Health to Chamberlain's Tablets. "I owe my good health to Chamberlain's Tablets." writes Mrs R. G. Neff, Crookston, Ohio. "Two years ago I was an invalid due to stomach trouble. I took three bottles of these Tablets and have since been in the best of health." Obtainable everywhere. AFRO-AMERICAN CULLINGS There was never any doubt of Book *R Washington's love for the South* and or the southern people—the whites as well as blacks. He declared in many of his public addresses. North and south, that the southern whites were the best friends of the Negroes—the friends who in the end must be depended upon to bring about their complete redemption. He taught his own people that the pathway to their happiness and success in the cultivation of the good and friendship of their white neighbors explained to their sympathetic friends in the North that they could do much but that they peculiar ties between the races in the South that must never be disturbed, for the Negro could not proper in the North, and that he could never be understood and appreciated there as in the South. Washington's love for the South and the southern people is characteristic of the great mass of the Negro race in America. Even where he owns no land, the Negro still loves the soil as if it were his. The sunshine, the trees, the flowers, the animals, the birds, the streams and all the beauties of southern nature are dear to the Negro's heart. The South is home, even when he is homeless. The old southern melodies which all southern people love so well tell in sweet sentiment and pathetic strains the Negro's love of the South. "My Old Kentucky Home," "Carry Me Back Old Virginia," "Swanse Ribber," "Darling Chloe" and "Dibble are tenderly loved of the South and his learning when he returns to its glorious scenes. But this love of the southern land is secondary to his attachment for the southern white people. It is the southern white people who make the South home for the Negro. The supreme obligation that he owes to the people of the North has commanded for them his gratitude and respect, but it has never won his affection. That is still the portion of his former masters and their descendants and it is inalienable. Its foundation lies deep in tradition, in sympathy, in understanding in patience. So when Washington, standing at the bounds of life where his burdens were about to fall, turned from the stirring scenes about him and looked longingly toward his southern home. It is not the least of the many fine traits of Negro character, and southern white people should never forget in dealing with the race problem that it involves a people whose love for the South is never open to question, and whose attachment for them, beginning more than 200 years ago, is strong, true and indeductible.-Houston Post. The passing of Booker Tallafero Washington evoked more comment than the death of any man in America in recent months. Almost every paper in the country paid tribute to his ability, his high character and the death of his life work. The South was largely centered on where prejudice against the Negro is supposed to be most acute, these tributes were of a particularly impressive and sympathetic nature. Thus, the Atlanta Constitution, in a leading edition, pays him the following eloquent tribute: "In his life there was no malevolence; in his thought no acrimony or bitterness; in his spoken word no viciousness; his Hampton institute recently closed a busy two-day session of its annual farmers' conference, which brought together on the lower peninsula some of the foremost leaders in education, farming and home-making, as well as several hundred colored farmers. During the conference, Charles K. Graham director of agriculture at Hampton institute, and his associates spared no effort to make clear to those interested in rural life the economic and social value of mixing brains with plowing, harvesting and the many other tasks of everyday farming. Dr. R. K. Clark, Hampton institute's veterinary surgeon, who was in charge of the exhibits, made the statement that the products of the colored farm, home and school which were sent to Hampton this year were far superior in quality to any that have been placed on exhibition here. A new feature in prises this year was the offering of pedigree stock as well as money prizes. The industrial work displayed included the best specimens of work which have been shown at 24 county farmers' conferences in Virginia. In Power-driven air brushes have been invented for painting and varnishing furniture thrice as rapidly as the work can be done by hand. Motion pictures for the blind are the invention of a French doctor, an electric motor causing a series of reliefs to pass under their fingers. About the smallest practical motorcycle yet built, the invention of a New York man, weighs but 45 pounds and is only 18 inches high. In the realm of psychological phenomena there is nothing more amusing than the attempt of a home-shelfed woman to recreate the social diversion of the working girl. There may be plenty of food for disharm in this small kind of ours, but the difficulty concentration is to obtain the other kind. Perhaps you have noticed that the big man, however, is not interested, except, as the man in the image gospel, as one of the ministers of his race has so well put it, was of peace and industry and good will." In like manner the Louisville Courier-Journal says that "the death of Booker T. Washington is a national mifortune, for his life was a national benefaction. He was the Negro's wiser, bravest teacher and leader. He's work, great in its purpose, great in its results, was monumental. Now that he has laid it down may there be others as able, as devoted, to take it up." Similar tributes are paid by the Baltimore Sun, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Houston Post, Augusta Chronicle, Birmingham Age-Herald, Memphis Commercial-Appeal and other representative southern journals. Devoting a large portion of its editorial-page space on the afternoon succeeding the day of Doctor Washington's death to this event, the New York Evening Post went into much detail concerning the character of the man and the quality of his labors and concluded thus: "But in this hour of a great loss to both races it is to be hoped that Doctor Washington's death will recall to the nation's attention, as did his life, that there are great talents to be found among the Negroes, as there are certain to our Negro contributions to our literature, our science, our drama, our music, if only we can bring ourselves to strike from the limbs of Lincoln's freedmen the shackles of ignorance, oppression, prejudice and injustice." Other papers in the North to pay tribute to Doctor Washington includes the Philadelphia Ledger St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Pittsburgh Post, Milwaukee Journal, Philadelphia Record, Kansas City Star, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Pittsburgh Dispatch St. Louis Republic, Philadelphia Inquirer, Indianapolis News, Cleveland Leader, Peoria Journal, Des Moines Capital, Boston Post, Brooklyn Eagle, Detroit Free Press, Cleveland Plain Dealer Omaha Bee, Buffalo Enquirer, Omaha World-Herald, Grand Rapids Mail, Milwaukee Sentinel, Madison (Wis) Journal, Indianapolis Star, New York Times, Springfield Republican and Boston Globe. The chap who yells loudest about "personal liberty" and boasts of his indifference to criticism is usually the man who gets the hottest when some one tells someone else he saw him coming out of a saloon. Nothing makes a man so quickly forget that he has been filleted as the society of another woman. No man is qualified intelligently to discuss the "leisure" class until he has run for office. If a man didn't make an occasional mistake his friends would have no kicks coming. When a woman is able to make some other woman jealous she realizes that she has not lived in vain. Some owe their dyspepsia to weak digestive organs and others to home cooking. When a boy discovers it isn't anything to eat he loses interest in it. The man who can drink or let it alone nearly always drinks. dividual farmers living in Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and Alabama, sent excellent specimens for the annual exhibit. The Girl's club work was most attractive. The first class, practical exhibits of the various schools showed what splendid work is being done by the supervising industrial teachers. Negro farmers, working under farm demonstration agents, had fine exhibits of corn, beans, forage crops, vegetables, peanuts and poultry. Most of the American railways, according to a recent investigation, are in favor of changing the fiscal year from June 30 to December 30. Among roads, operations 1,537 miles of railway, only 17 per cent. it is stated, voted to maintain the present arrangement. The longer a man lives in a community the more money his neighbors owe him—or else the more he owes to his neighbors. The flesh of the camel tastes like beef, but has the appearance of veal. For stretching the wrinkles out of fabrica an inventor has patented three rollers mounted on a curved shaft and so arranged as to turn in unison. Paper of exceptional strength is being made in India from pulp obtained from a species of ginger plant that grows in all parts of that country. Some men kick when they have a heavy load to carry and some others kick because they haven't the price of a "load." Nearly every evangelist hammers dancing and card playing, which probably accounts for the fact that people have about stopped indulging in these diversions. Considering the fact that there was no other woman in the case, the married life of Adam and Eve was singularly inflicting. Still, nearly every fellow who expresses a willingness to die for his country was a savior hopeful for the future. SEES BELGIAN ARMY LAND AT FAR ARCHANGEL Correspondent Describes Surprising War Scene on the Rim of World. RUSSIA'S PORT ALL ASTIR British and French Uniforms Sighted —Austrian Prisoners Toll in Acres of Freight—Pasture Becomes Great Quay—An Odd Little Town. By NIKOLAI KOSLOV. (Correspondent of the Chicago News.) Moscow, Russia. -Up on the coast of the Arctic ocean, in a latitude north of Nome. I have just seen the arrival of a section of the Belgian army. This time last year the world was ringing with that gigantic hoax about a Russian army going to Belgium. Who would have dreamed that by October, 1915, an army of dapper little Flamands and Bruxelois, convoiled by British torpedo-boat destroyers would sail around the top of the world and down the White sea to Russian and that Archangel would be sent to the Russian gunnery to armomed automobile runners the 'Brabanconne' and freezing Russian transport trains with Babelisian sketches of victorious encounters with the Teuton? I found French soldiers and Belgian alarms and British bluejackets up there, too. And some hundreds of Austrian prisoners doing odd jobs in the decks. Scores of American Auto. It is quite a journey to Archangel. In America a train would have got one there between breakfast and supper. However, this is Russia. It takes two days and two nights. Among other traffic we passed on the slings was a long stalled train of scores of American automobiles, doing the last lap of their journey from the docks of Vladivostok. The freight car load of solosers at the tail of it said they had been five weeks on their way. The cars were skipped to the narrow gauge single-track line running 400 verats (367 miles) due north through the leak subarctic (undra). It was a train with no springs, an incessant and abominable rattling and an earl trick of bucklung whenever the brakes were applied. No Hurry About Double Tracking. They are supposed to be double tracking their little line, which the Germans installed. Onnabruck rails are 150 feet long, not double tracking and standard gauging it. It is the sole highway to the sole open Russian port, the only channel for the admission of munitions, apart from Vladivostok, thousands of miles east. All the foreign residents in Russia say that it should have been double tracked and broad gauged a year ago, at least: Even now, however, whoever is responsible for it seems to be playing with it. "I wonder," a Frenchman remarked PLEADS FOR INDIAN FRIENDS THE FASHION WEEKLY Mary Roberts Rinehart, the only woman correspondent who got to the actual fighting front in Europe and whose writings on the war are filling many pages of the magazines, was in Washington a few days ago in the interests of her friends and tribal brothers, the Blackfeet Indians. Mrs. Rinehart, who lives in Pittsburgh, visited Glacier National park last summer after her return from Europe and was adopted into the Blackfeet tribe, whose reservation is adjacent to the park in Washington Mrs. Rinehart visited both the president and Secretary Lane and through the latter was promised that extra rations would be issued to the Blackfeet to the coming winter. the War. Kansas City, Mo—Just before he died, in 1988, Dr. Cyrus T. Klimmet, veteran surgeon of the Civil war and pioneer physician in Kansas City, called his son Clarence to his bed side and gave him instructions for the diaperson of the constants of a white man and a woman in the war. A man is being carried on a stretcher by two men. A woman is lying on the stretcher. A young boy and girl are here seen being ministered to by Ied Cross nurses in France after being wounded by German shells. Such scenes are frequent for many refugees are hit before they can get out of the zone of fire. IOWA STATE BYSTANDER YOUNG VICTIMS O A young boy and girl are here a nurses in France after being wounded frequent, for many refugees are hit by to me on the train, "if they will have done this vitally necessary work by this time next year?" A few gangs of track laborers were going through the motions lattestly. Nor did the numerous gangs of convicts seem to be losing any sleep over their construction efforts For four and twenty hours we jolted up the narrow groove, cleared through primeval forest and swamp. Already there was ice in the peaty streams meandering across our path and a powdering of snow on the murmuring cedars. Then we emerged into a district of stubble field and meadows. And suddenly into the thick of a great entrenot of freight. Pasture Becomes Great Quay. The was Rakaretae, this the main White sea railroad depot from which Russia's stores are coming. Along the Dvina bank, a strip of deserted cow pasture a few months ago; now is a great quay. Ten or twelve steamers were alongside unloading. Tens of thousands of tons of coal towered in hills and massive ridges. Rows on rows of turf-roofed barns housed the laborers. A score of siding and acres of mud were stacked with packing cases and stacks and bales. Freighters with the colored shells and bursting bomb betonized shells and dynamite within—regiments of freighters with everything aboard from aeroplanes to zylonite; rows of freight cars piled with great creats consigned from Cleveland, in Ohio, to Tiflis, in Asia Minor, via the environs of Spitzergen and the watery wilderness of the Arctic ocean. A few miles farther on the train stopped, still in a desolate region of muddy fields, for the Archangel terminus is not Archangel. We all crowded on to a steamer and navigated two miles downstream to the town, which lies on the other side of the Dvina territory, here a couple of miles across. An odd little town is Archangel, with a pervasive atmosphere of remoteness and aloofness from the world. In summer there is no night, and the thawed swamps cut off all overland journeyneys but those of mosquitoes and birds. In winter there is next to no day and the quarter mile of Trotskaja street lined with shops is all a single with the bells of reindeer. Sinuous dog-sled caravans laden with polar bear and wool pets, snake their way into the thronged bazaar, to barter for the summer's bread. Busy Times in Archangel. Archangel is busy now. Archangel has never known such goings on. Soldiers and sailors and millions of tons of freight have come from the ends of the earth. It is a town transformed into a freight yard—freight piled mountain high on the quays, waves of freight passing inland on the slope behind the custom house. All over the square there and overflowing into the main street itself lie acres and acres of bales and rails and crates and tubs and boxes, and tens of thousands of a mysterious breed of reddish sack. Archangel has original ideas about sidewalks that would not commend themselves to American motorists. Streets have these raised wooden sidewalks running up the center. Every now and then along these sidewalks men have been intermingled with transplanted men of the Russian Baltic squadron. Past the shabby town duma, one enters what has bitherto been known as the German quarter, a long avenue of the best houses in town, running due north toward the suburb of Solombola. Motor jitney boats, ferries, dinghies, tugs, tullers, sailing, ships, barges, ocean tramps and long log rats from the forest of Vitkaa busy themselves out in the Dvina, well displayed against the low bank and flat horizon leagues to the westward, where dainty distant silhouettes of monasteries and churches fleck the rim of the earth. I passed a great red brick brewery on the Dvina bank, converted into a Red Cross hospital. Convalescent soldiers were standing in the ward windows, gaxing glumly upon about five officers, and carrying high as a house. Not so bad for a little town of 20,000. At a marine departmental office on the Trotikata was a fine automobile. The chauffeur was a Russian naval man, and its door was opened by many years. "Bob," said, "don't sell until it gets back to $2.50 again. It will be scarce and in demand again some day. Walt (ill then" Wholesale drug markets have quoted quinine at $2.75 an ounce, and the demand exceeded the supply. The white pine box in the attic of the Kimmel home contained nearly 100 ounces of the previous white flakes. United states toys are capturing world markets British bluejacket orderly as the two admirals, Russian and British, came out. Prisoner Look Comfortable. Ahead, down the bank, appeared a great cluster of masts. That was the Solombola suburb, the lower docks of Archangel. I reached it by a wooden causeway bridging a broad creek, the banks of which are occupied by timber yards. Women were loading log barges. On the opposite bank, half a mile away, I saw gray figures moving. Austrian prisoners or German? I came closer. Oh. Austrians Austrians clean and very well clad in their warm, scarcely soiled uniforms and greatcoats. They were on general dock laboring jobs, mostly in a great field of bales of American cotton surrounded on all sides, except the river, by an eight-foot timber pad, with sharpened tops. They looked up and cheered. They might add here the whatever adverse criticisms may justly be made of the Russians, they treat their prisoners as gentlemen. The Russian is a pretty good fellow, from the human point of view a natural born democrat and a shortman. There were a lot of guards about in Solombola, civilian armed, civilian unarmed and Russian soldiers. Unfamiliar passers-by are eyed suspiciously. At the dockyard entrance holes in the pallisade stood civilian guards with belt loaded rifles slung across their backs. But the gates were gilded, glidered saints, with two peculiar tippets of fur hanging from them. There was an intensely interesting flow of traffic along this road to the Solombola docks, a medley of races, a library of odd human documents. Through the deep black mud passed wagons driven by slant-eye Samoyeds, an Eskimolike tribe of the Russian arctic littoral, and skull-capchel Tatarts from the parched deserts of Turkestan. And there were carts driven by hairy Russian mouljins of the north, with huge reddish beards; and carts driven by clean-shaven dapper little Austrian prisoners, each with a civilian guard in tow. Cossack soldiers were on scampering ponies and Malo-Russian soldiers plodded afoot. British jack tars tanned for the war, and men of the imperial Russian navy walked in quick, short steps. Sees Two French Soldiers. Just as I was passing the clanging foundry two French soldiers appeared among the passers-by: real French pollus in their long blue greatcats and bagy red breeches. What they were doing and whether or not they were forerunners of a big landing like that of the Belgians I do not know. In the main street of Archangel one afternoon I saw what I thought was a group of British army officers. I found they were Belgians in the new smart khaki uniform, closely copied from the British. A few Belgian soldiers appeared on the streets the following day, to the intense interest of the natives, many of whom took them for a new brand of Austrian. Next morning Archangel was snowed under with Belgian soldiers, mainly gunners and dying men and men well versed in running armored automobiles and perambulating forts. Little men, hardly bigger than Japanese, enveloped in blue greatcoats; the gunners with crossed cannon in red braid on their arms. Polite little men, too. Meeting on the step, they hold a shop door open for a woman to enter first, with a bow, and a "Sill vous plait, madame!" It was difficult to get a shave in Belgium that day, though there are plenty of barber shops for the use of sailors. Houses of Belgian soldiers occupied the chairs and benches in the hinterland. It was next to impossible to get stamps at the post office because of the Belgians there. In a group of Belgian officers in the Offizier restaurant was a priest, also in militant khak. He was dressed like an officer, except for his fasten behind clerical collar and a red, black and gold cross pinned to his breast. The gold tassel dangling from the front of the Belgian officer's cap, by the way, is a cause of much giggling to the Russian maledicts. For three days the Belgians remained. Then, as mysteriously as they had appeared, they faded away toward the south. Greeting on Coffin. Kokomo, ind.—"Ud bless you," the favorite greeting of the late Dr. Alexander C. Freeman, aliney one, was inscribed on a silver plate attached to his coffin at the funeral here. in accordance with freeman's niren expressed wish. He was killed by a train near his name. Using box hites to lift an serial, exports of the United States army have increased the efficiency of Seld wireless equipment from six to eighten. MADE POLICE WORK|USE FOR OLD LAMPS Philadelphia Bluecoats Had Job Rounding Up Goats. Youthful "Shepherd" Had Neglected His Duty, and the Guardians of the Peace Were Called on to Relieve Diatress. Must a policeman in the faithful performance of duty chase stray billygoats? Must he round up lost "nannies" and carry them to the station house, so they won't eat rubber plants on Blue hill? The question "has the goat" of all the policemen in Germantown and Chestnut Hill—and there's a reason. Likewise the goats that graze on the greenward of an Italian colony in Cosgrove street, off Halnes street, "have the goat" of many residents of Germantown and Chestnut Hill. Recently the telephone calls from irate householders telling how goats were chewing on the landscape. Matters came to a climax when Mrs. Helen Carr of 450 Cosgrove street telephoned to the Germanntown police station that her daughter could not go to school because she was afraid to venture where the goats would shove her off the sidewalk and chew up her dress. The police decided to suppress the goats then and there. A patrol wagon loaded to the gunwales started for the goats. The policemen knew where the goats belonged. They knew that Felix Puscano, 516 Haines street, kept the goats for the milk they gave for popcorn to the Italian colony. And the policemen heaped maledictions upon the head of Joe Suscano, the seven-year-old sheepher of the herd, whose duty it was to keep the goats on the lawns. After half an hour's exercise the policemen got the eight goats into the police wagon and took them to the station house on East Haines street. They were locked up in horse stalls, like any other prisoners. Came an hour later Felix and his shepherd son, begging for the goats. It was supper time and the guard anted its daily rite of goats milk. After much parley the "billies" were released—under ball to keep the peace. Philadelphia Public Ledger. TOO MUCH FOR THE WORM Combination of Silver and Copper Makes Its Imprisonment a Most Effective One. A strange and amusing experiment is described by G. Hugo in the Electrical Experimenter, as follows: Place a copper coin on a silver coin; the former should be at least three sixteeths of an inch smaller all around than the latter. A cent and a half-dollar will do; an English half penny and a silver dollar will do better, because they are larger. On the copper coin place an ordinary earth worm and watch it try to crawl off. It cannot do it, for the instant its damp body, which is in contact with the copper, touches the silver it starts a current of electricity that gives it a shock. The shock makes the worm recoil. It tries again, but each time its head touches the silver it gets the shock and soon finds it is more comfortable to stay on the copper coin. Of course the current thus produced is very slight, but it is quite enough for the worm. Problem for the Court: A perplexing problem in bovine jurisprudence recently taxed the legal attainments of local jurists, says the Portland Oregonian. A bull and an automobile tried to occupy the same space at the same time, in consequence of which the bull went to his final reward to appear before the great high court whence no appeals lie, while the owner appeared before a more mundane tribunal, claiming damages. The theory of the defense was that the collision having occurred at night the bull was guilty of contributory negligence in not having lights. The plaintiff promptly pointed out that the bull had no horns to serve as chandeliers. Thereupon the defendant insisted that tail lights should have been furnished. Charles J. Schnabel and J. B. Ofner, attorneys for the plaintiff, immediately called the court's attention to the fact that the bull had two bull's eyes, which served the same purpose, in which view Judge Joseph H. Jones concurred. Hyalene In the Army The Japanese in their war with Russia made it a rule that soldiers should take special care in keeping clean their uniforms and, that they should bathe as often as convenient, and especially when there was time before an engagement. Surgeons have often praised the excellent results obtained by the Japanese surgeons in keeping down the death rate in trenches and the unusual conditions of the present war, for ever, made it very difficult to keep the men in the ranks up to a standard of cleanliness sufficient to keep their uniforms free from infective material. Hla Humanity. "So your husband's gone on a Maine hunting trip. Now do you really think this kind of sport is human?" "Oh, my husband is as kindhearted about it as can be. He never employs a guide with a family." A Pessimist. "Pa, what is a pessimist?" "A pessimist is a man, my boy, who can't enjoy this fine autumn weather because he knows it isn't going to last." Simple Matter to Convert an Oil lamp into One That Can Be Use With Electricity—Simple Directions to Follow. Do not discard your kerosene oil table lamps when you install an electric lighting system. Your oil lamps can be converted into beautiful electric lamps by means of a simple attachment, as shown in the accompanying illustration. The attachment can be made with as many as four sockets of either the motor or pull-chain type. The latter is preferable. If the shade be small or shallow, small bulb lamps can be used in the shape of a ball, containing candle power or wattage equal to that of the long type. The attachment is set in the chimney holder, and in the same manner: the chimney would set. The electric equipment to the lamp does not by any means dismantle any of the oil attachments. The lamp still con- Oil Lamp Converted Into Electric, tinues to be as it was, and can be used in emergency, if the electric service should happen to go out of commission. A standard key-socket is fastened to a brass bushing secured to the center of a brass plate, flat or crowned, that covers a brass tube one and one-half inches high and in diameter to fit into the chimney holder. The wire is led up to the socket through a hole in the side of the brass tube. In the accompanying diagram 1 is a reinforced flexible wire with rubber insulation covered with silk or cotton to match the surroundings; J, attachment plug that will fit any socket that is now in general use; K, if opening happens to be extra large at this point, place a piece of mica or glass with color to match the shade—New York World. Philosophy at the Front War, apparently, is a great trainer in eligibility for the "Don't Worry" club. Owen Johnson, back from the French lines, reports that "the principal occupations of the soldiers when not in the trenches are eating and sleeping—not worrying about the war. A visitor in France hears more hasty laughter in an hour at the front than in a week behind the lines." Soldiers must take things as they come and give little thought to what is coming if they fail, but absolutely miserable. That necessity is mother of the philosophy which takes little thought of the morrow or the next minute.—Buffalo Enquirer. Historic House. The Grange, the country seat of Alexander Hamilton, occupied by him 1802-04, is still standing. It has been moved from its original location, the west side of the present Convent avenue, between One Hundred and Fort-second and One Hundred and Fort-third streets, to One Hundred and Fort-first street and Convent avenue, and Fort-lake's Luke church. The Frederick Phillips house is not standing. We can find a record identifying any house occupied by George Washington Francies' tavern, now owned by the Sons of the Revolution, has been restored in a measure to its original design, and the famous "Long room," where Washington took farewell of his officers, remains intact. Pursuing Mental Hygiene Believing that many persons at present confined in institutions for mental defectives could be completely cured! More humane methods of treatment were used, the Rockefeller foundation will conduct an investigation this winter into the custody and treatment of insane in state institutions, according to part four of its annual report. It will be the plan of the foundation to obtain a universal system of handling mental defective cases. Dr. Thomas W. Salmon of the United States public health service has obtained a leave of absence from the government to take charge of the work. He will be responsible to the national committee for mental hygiene, which is composed of trustees of the foundation. What We All Think "Did your baby win a prize at the state fair?" "No. But there's only one good reason why he didn't." "What's that?" "We didn't enter him." Deliberation. "A man should always think before he speaks." "Yes," replied Miss Cayenne. "But it's a mistake to think so long as to create the impression that you are composing fiction." Rich Manchurian Coal Fields. The Fushun coal fields of Manchuria, operated by Japan, are believed to be the richest in the world, containing more than $8,000,000 tons of bituminous coal. MRS. CAREY PLANS GREAT MEETING Wife of Rev. Dr. A. J. Carey Shows Fine Leadership. OBJECT OF THE GATHERING Representatives of Over Twenty Nationalities Hear Noted Educators and Social Workers Discuss Topics of Much Human Interest—Mrs. Bishop to Start "Garden of the Races." Chicago.—A great international interracial woman's meeting, conceived by Mrs. Elizabeth D. Carey, wife of Rev. Archibald J. Carey, was held in Chicago recently. Mrs. Carey presided with grace and dignity. The following acted as honorary vice presidents: Mrs. Edward F. Dunne, wife of the governor of illinois; Mrs. William Hale Thompson, wife of the mayor of Chicago; Mrs. Samuel Fallows, wife of Bishop Fallows; Mrs. M. F. B. Waring, M. D.; Mrs. Susan Joergen-Dahl-Gehman, Mrs. George W. Ford, Mrs. L. Brackett Bishop, Mrs. James A. Pugh and Mrs. Robert B. Jackson. The stage was artistically draped with the flags of all nations, and grouped on the stage were representatives of more than twenty nationalities. The Eighth Regiment band started the exercises by playing "America," and then Mrs. Carey made the opening address, which was delivered in her happiest veil. She paid an eloquent tribute to the progressive colored women who are leading in the fight against segregation and other injustices. She called attention to the fact that the colored people of the United States, though sometimes erroneously called Negroes, are really a much mixed people and have the commingled bloods of many races and nationalities flowing in their veins and have all the promptings for freedom and justice which animate the Jew, the German, the Pole, the Boheman, the Irishman, the Swede, the Italian, the Japanese and the various other groups with whom they are allied by ties of blood. The United States is the melting pot, and, willy nilly, the various nationalities are being fused into one harmonious whole. They are learning to live together and respect each other. In the coming years, when the dross has been eliminated from the pure metal, there will step forth superhumans, and, no matter what the color may be, they will be Americans. The subjects and those who discussed them were: "Ethical Teaching In the Public Schools," Miss Gertrude E. English, district superintendent Chicago public schools; "The Woman's Club Movement," Miss Harriet E. Vittum, Chicago Woman's club; "The Social Settlement," Miss Mary McDowell, University of Chicago Social settlement; "Religion," Mrs. Hannah G. Solomon, National Council Jewish Women; "Christian Organizations," Mrs. Daniel H. Williams; "Peace Conferences," Miss Emily Napleralist, Polish Women's alliance, delegate to The Hague; "Woman's Civic Evolution," Miss Hallie Q. Brown, Wilberforce university, National Federation Colored Women; "The Press, the Stage," Mrs. Anna M. Schaeder, national bureau advance patriotism; "Personal Initiative," Miss Kate Meade, Illinois chairman Irish History; "Unity of Language," Mrs. Lester D. Lockwood, department of French, W, P. H. S.; "The Protection of Immigrants," Mrs. Vittoria Llicci, Italian Immigrants' Protective league; "Protection From Mob Violence," Dr. Mary Fitzbutter-Waring. Remarks were made by Miss Somzuzi of South Africa, Mrs. Shimauzu of Japan, Miss Flora Nihagian of Armenia, Dr. Marle Schwartz of Bohemia and others. Miss Hallle Q. Brown made a stirring speech, denouncing the petty prejudices of the United States, and aroused her hearers to the highest enthusiasm when she exclaimed, "I am an American, not a problem." Beautiful soles were rendered by Mme. Anfa Patti Brown and Mrs. Martha Broadus Anderson. At the conclusion of the exercises the people present joined in a social reception. It was an unusual sight even in cosmopolitan Chicago to see the representatives of so many races, nationalities and creeds meeting together and enjoying pleasant social converse in amity. An event not on the program was the presentation of a beautiful fan with a string of amethysts to Mrs. Carey, who presided, by the ladies who participated in the program. This affair was managed by Mrs. L. Brackett Bishop, a woman of great wealth, who is about to start a unique establishment to be known as the "Garden of the Races." It is her purpose to secure babies representing every race and nationality on earth and rear them as brothers and sisters in a huge establishment which will be equipped with every comfort and convenience her immense wealth can provide. It will be an object lesson to the world of "the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man." Fisher Writes Moving Picture Drama. Mr. Isaac Fisher, the well known essayist of the Tuskegee (Ala.) institute, has recently written a moving picture drama entitled "When True Love Wins." All persons who are to take part in the production of the play are members of our race. ROCK ISLAND. ILL. Rev. Fleming preached in a most able manner Sunday morning at the Lectorid church. Rev. Campbell preached Sunday afternoon at the Masonic home. Mr. Cass Lambert is still very ill. The Allen Christian Eneacov League met in an interesting meeting Sunday night Lolita Golden was elected secretary. Leroy Reynolds was elected assistant secretary. The topic for next Sunday is "The Vine." Miss Blanche Rice was married to Rev. B. R. Penn preached Sunday night at the Methodist church. Mrs. J. Bradley is still very sick. The memorial service held for Dr. Booker T. Washington on Sunday night at the Baptist church was very appropriately carried out. Never before has such a wonderful coterie of Negro speakers spoken in the Baptist church. Mrs. Jennie McLain spoke eloquently of Dr. Washington's early life. Mrs. Effe Jackson spoke of him and the industrial age. Dr. Davis read a paper on Dr. Washington as an educator. Dr. Davis' paper was a gem. Dr. Stithe read a paper on Dr. Washington as a business man. Rev. Walkup spoke of Dr. Washington as a Mason. Mr. Bailey, a graduate of Tuskegee, spoke of Dr. Washington as a leader. He told in an affecting and touching way of Dr. Washington as a leader. His words were earnestly eloquent because he really felt the irretrievable loss of his great and noble principal. Rev. Campbell of the Methodist church intends to have the big men of the A. M. E. conference pay their tributes to the memory of Washington in a memorial service soon. Dr. Washington was an ardent Methodist Wake up! You prominent Negro citizens of this city and fight "The Birth of a Nation." It seems very strange that such men as ministers and doctors, leaders of the race have not taken definite steps to stop the play. Mr. Fred Thomas of Burlington, Iowa, visited relatives in this city last week. At one of he local hospitals on Wednesday occurred the death of Mr. Jacob Kellis. Mr. Kellis leaves to mourn his loss a brother, George Kellis, niece, Nellie, of Lincoln, Nebraska, and nephew, Silas, of this city. Burial took place in Canton, Mo., Mr. Kellis' former home. The Phyllis Wheatley Rescue club held their first monthly meeting at Pilgrim's Rest Baptist church November 17th. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Holt are rejoicing over a baby girl. The A. M. E. Sunday school will hold a market at the home of Mrs. F. S. Johnson on Saturday, November 27th. The Art club was entertained by Mrs. Clifftn Ashby on Monday of last week. Memorial services for Booker T. Washington were held at the Pilgrim's Rest Baptist church and Bethel A. M. E. church Sunday. Mrs. Inez Kellis returned home last week, after a pleasant visit with relatives in St. Louis, Mo. A large crowd attended the masquerade dance given b Cornelius Brooks on November 17. The favors were won by Mrs. Scott and Mr. Clifton Ashby. Dancing was enjoyed from 9 to 1 o'clock. Mrs. L. Bland entertained the Art club on Tuesday of this week. Memorial services for Booker T. Washington on Sunday evening at 6:30 p. m. at St. Mary the Virgin. For That Dull Feeling After Eating. I have used Chamberlain's Tablets for some time, and can testify that they have done me more good than any tablets I have ever used. My trouble was a heavy dull feeling after eating—David Freeman, Kempt, Nova Scotia. These tablets strengthen the stomach and improve the digestion. They also regulate the liver and bowels. They are far superior to pills but cost no more. For sale by all dealers. OSKALOOSA, IOWA. Mr. Virgil Keyes has rented the Woodson place on the Muchakinock road and has a position. Mrs. Jenne Cooper is suffering with rheumatism. The GideGon men of the Second Baptist church will serve luncheon Friday evening at the church. Mrs. A. J. Williams and Master Andrew were Monday guests at the home of Mrs. A. G. Clark. Rev. J. D. Peterson, pastor of Thorter's A. M. e church, and Rev. A. J. Williams, pastor of Wesley Chapel M. e church, preached a charity sermon Sunday evening, as requested by the Mothers' club. A special collection was lifted. The same will be used in caring for the aged and poor on Thanksgiving day. The S. A. M. E. choir rendered splendid music Sunday night, under the leadership of Mrs. Lydia Hockeday. The ladies of the Second Baptist church will hold a bazaar December 17th at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Brown. NEWHOME "I'll get it for my wife" NO OTHER LIKE IT. NO OTHER AS GOOD. Purchase the "NEW HOME" and you will have a life asset at the price you pay. The elimination of repair expense by superior workmanship and best quality of material injuries life long. New HOME is a high quality WARRANTED FOR ALL TIME. Know the world over for superior sewing qualification. Not sold under any other name. THE NEW HOME BEWIND MACHINE CO.,ORANGE,MASS. FORMAL NAME: T. W. Tobay, 810 W. Locust Street, Das Mcneen, Iowa. PHYSICIAN AND AUTHOR. Success of Dr. John A. Kenney Noted in Many Activities. One of the best known physicians of our race is Dr. John A. Kenney, medical director of the John A. Andrew Hospital and Nurses' Training school at the Taskegee (Ala.) institute. He is a Virginian by birth and is a graduate of the Hampton (Va.) institute and Shaw university, Raleigh, N. C. Dr. Kenney graduated from the Leonard Medical college at Shaw in 1901. He served as interne at Freedman's hospital, in Washington, after his graduation until 1902, at which time he became connected in the above named capacity at the Tuskegee institute, where, aside from his other duties, he is medical adviser to Dr. Boorer T. Washington and family. He became widely known as the secretary of the National Medical association, which position he held for a period of ten years. Dr. Kenney was more than secretary of the medical association. The members considered him to be the real life and mainspring of the organization. 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