The National Forum

NATIONAL FORUM Politics in Fayette County West Virginia VOL. I—No. 26 The sky is brightening considerably the State over. What may have seemed a fortnight ago to have been hazy has cleared and the skies have begun to assume a beautiful hue. Confidence is restored. That brand of confidence manifested by men when they know they have right on their side and when they see victory ahead. What little hope the Democrats may have entertained that they would by some hook or crook slip in a Congressman from the First and Second Districts has vanished, and the Demmies are leading the same old forlorn hope they have been leading since 1906. that Fayette county will go off after strange gods may cease to entertain any such, and rest secure in the fact that the county will do on the eighth of next November as she has done in the past, viz., roll up a big Republican majority for the ticket of Regulars. The consistent and sane colored man, the man who thinks for himself and uses judgment in that process of thought, is going to stop and ask a few questions, and they are going to be some similar to these: Since when have the Democrats become so solicitous of our (the Negro's) welfare that they will endorse him or his? How does it come that the Democratic party is so generous that it will now step forward to endorse, aid and abet a ticket made up of so-called Republicans, and for sake of deceptive purpose guise itself as an independent ticket? Whence this great change of heart on the part of the Democrats of Fayette county? What revival has Mr. Osenton attended that he has at this late date become so magnanimous? Two years ago in a speech in Montgomery Mr. Osenton said that he was for the Democratic ticket teeth and toe nail, and that he had no apology to offer. The platform of that party was them, as it is today, against the very best interest of every Negro in the State of West Virginia, and in the United States, for that matter. The platform certainly has not been changed, for there has been no convention to change it, and if there had have been it would have remained the same. Now the plan (we say plan, but scheme is a better use of the correct English) is to break up the spiendid organization of Republicans in this county, and when this is done, if it could be done, which it can't, the purpose they wish to subserve would have been accomplished, and these good colored brethren who are breaking their necks to do the bidding of the Democrats in this county will find out just how much these same fellows think of them. They will find out then how lovable they are. They will come into the realization of the fact that they have been sadly duped, but it will be too late. They told them the same thing in North and South Carolina. They told them the same thing in Mississippi and Louisiana and every other Southern State, but today the result is apparent, and the result is history which every man can read and understand. Better not swap horses in the middle of the stream. Funny 'tis, 'tis passing funny how whenever a disgruntled party or faction want to organize a new move about which they are dubious in the illus Funny 'tis, 'tis passing funny how whenever a disgruntled party or faction want to organize a new move about which they are dubious they immediately drag in the illustrious name of the sainted Lincoln and make it to serve their nefarious purpose. Bryan used it, but he did not fool the people. Judge Parker used it, but the voter got wise. Hearst of New York, in his Independent party, used it, but the voters turned him down. The Democrats in this State and this very county used it two years ago, but we Republicans got the votes. Now among us springs up this illegitimate child of politics, this creature without a name, with not even the parent of a convention, a plan conceived and carried out in the brain of seven men and for want of a name self-styles itself the Independent Republican party. The voters repudiated all others of this stamp and caliber, and they will do this one likewise. The same Democrats who are now apparently so friendly with the colored brother of Fayette, and who are ready to bunk and board with him, just two short years ago said he was not fit to eat with, not fit to sleep with, not fit to keep company with, and therefore they proposed by their voice and vote to relegate him to the rear. What evangelist has gone through Fayette so recently and changed their hearts? Brother, if you think you were wrong, why don't you come over and join the regular church, and then we will think you are sincere. The doors of the Republican church are always open and you are welcome and solicited to join, but you must come in the straight and narrow way, for he that comes in any other way is a thief and a robber. Then, when you get in, you must abide by the discipline of the Republican church. We won't drive you away. We want you. We have been trying to convert you since 1861, but you must bring certificates of good intentions at least. You've got to stand squarely on your feet and let us know where you are, and we will be willing to treat with you. Better think it over. Delays are dangerous. Some of our colored brethren are inclined to knock Judge Simms. Well, he is not perfect, but as far as we, the Negroes, are concerned he is as far ahead of his opponent in being our friend as an airship is of the one-horse shay. He is our friend. You can't deny that. He has been our friend. Thousands will testify to that. Is his opponent our friend? Ask Squire Moss, one of the leading colored voters of Fayette county, what Judge Simms' opponent said about colored people and see what he tells you. Better take chances with a man who has really done something for you than with one who has not only not done anything, but never promised that he would and does not now promise that he will. Hon. J. H. Gaines spent many years in this county and is known for his worth and merit. He refused to allow his name to be printed on the mongrel ticket, because he knew there was nothing in it but the advancement of certain personal interests and the subserving of certain personal ends. He had the best interest of the people at heart and refused to subscribe to anything that didn't have the proper stamp upon it and was of an inferior brand. We glory in the fearlessness of Congressman Gaines and will send him back to Congress by an increased majority. The Democrats are laughing up their sleeves how they have fooled some certain Republicans into this thing. And believe us there are some certain Republicans who are in it now who would give just half they possess to get out. It's a pity to slaughter them, but then the sacrifice must be made, and while it's going to be awfully bitter, boys, you'll have to take it. Medicine WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1910. that makes you awfully ill makes you feel much better in the end. Much is being made of the defeat of our good friend, J. M. Ellis. Perhaps there are no more warm personal friends than this same one said James M. Ellis and ourselves, and anything that might be said will be said purely from a Republican standpoint and not personal. Maybe Mr. Ellis could tell better why he was defeated anybody else if he would. The truth of the matter is that it was as much negligence on the part of our own people as anything else. The apathy and oversight of not going to the polls had a great deal to do with it. In two precincts, Ansted and Hawks Nest, there were 45 colored votes which never turned out and did not cast any vote at all. This same condition of affairs existed all over the county. Coupled with this, Mr. Ellis never went out and made one speech himself in his own interest. You know the great principle that runs through Nature and the affairs of men is that you can't get something for nothing. If you get anything you have got to work for it. We are perhaps blaming somebody upon whom the blame does not belong when we ourselves by our own refusal to get up and go to the polls had as much to do with the defeat of Hon. J. M. Ellis as anybody else, if not more. Political Thinklets in Fayette County. Well, it's time to ask in Fayette county, "Who's loony now?" If the Independent people think so well of the Negro, why don't they stick the name of one of them on the ticket? Somebody answer this, please. The Liberator says not a man (colored) tried to get on the Independent ticket; therefore there is no fault to be found with the ticket. Maybe it was a case of sour grapes. If you are so self-absolving, my good Independent brother, we wish you had have shown some of it before you left the fold. Charity, you know, begins at home. May be alright, and no doubt is, but don't it strike you as being just a trifle inconsistent that you left one party because you say they wouldn't give you anything, and you go into another one and lay down the very principle for which you are contending and manifest byactions overt that you don't want anything and wouldn't have anything as a precious gift. Well, tell us, pray then, what is your grievance? It's going to be marvelous how the number of Independent votes will diminish by a process of gradual gradation as the time for election approaches. Boys, they will eat your beef, dance to the strains of your music and sit at the bacchanalian table with you and sup from the bowl that sparkles, but when theides of November come and the real issue confronts them you'll find the ranks of the Independents perceptibly thinned. You may think you are fooling the colored brother, and the case may be that he is fooling you and you won't awake to the fact until the ninth of November. We see that Mr. W. A. Meadows is out in a letter to The Liberator, saying he has organized an Independent club of 150 voters, which would, of course, go to indicate that he was an Independent. This does not just exactly tally with a letter of his to Mr. Phil Waters, which letter has been turned over to the committee. Maybe if that letter was printed it would put a different phase on things. Final Exercises Over the Remains of the Late Prelate of African M. E. Church— Bishop Clinton Presides; Bishop Walters Announces Eulogy The funeral services of the late Bishop John Wesley Smith of the Sixth District of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, who died in this city Friday afternoon, were held Monday at John Wesley A. M. E. Zion Church, 18th street, between L and M street N. W., in the presence of a gathering that tested the capacity of the edifice. Many hundreds of interested friends and admirers were unable to gain admission. The exercises, which were decidedly impressive, were presided over by Bishop George Wylie Clinton of Charlotte, N. C., the official head of the Fourth Episcopal District of the Zion connection. A fervent and eloquent eulogy was delivered by Bishop Alexander Walters, a life-long friend of the deceased, and head of the Third Episcopal District, residing in New York City. Within the chancel rail sat Bishops J. W. Alstork and A. J. Warner of the Fifth and Ninth Districts, respectively. The general officers of the Zion connection present were Dr. G. C. Clement, editor of the Star of Zion, Charlotte, N. C.; Dr. J. Harvey Anderson, editor of the Zion Year Book; John C. Dancy, editor Zion Quarterly; Dr. James Edward Mason, secretary of Livingstone College; Miss Sarah J. Janifer, secretary Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society. Among the prominent clergy in attendance were Rev, E. D. W. Jones of Harrisburg, Pa.; P. A. Wallace, Philadelphia, Pa.; B. W. Swain, Hartford, Conn.; P. K. Faniells, Salisbury, N. C.; B. E. Smith, P. E. Harrisburg, Pa.; C. D. Hazel, P. E., Trenton, N. J.; George D. Farris of New Jersey; Dr. R. A. Morrissey of Philadelphia, secretary of missions; Dr. J. R. Levy of the Virginia Conference; W. D. Clinton of Chambersburg, Pa.; G. W. Gaines, Philadelphia; J. C. Temple, Harrisburg, Pa., and others. Washington ministers present were: Drs. S. L. Corrothers, Logan Johnson, J. C. Overton, W. H. Ferguson, C. C. Alleyne, J. A. S. Cole, P. E.; W. A. Ray of the Zion connection, Rev. M. W. Clair and R. P. Williams of the M. E. Church, Rev. R. Kent Harris of the C. M. E. Church, Rev. Steeling N. Brown of the Congregational Church, Rev. D. E. Wiseman of the Lutheran Church, Revs. J. Milton Waldron, W. J. Howard, J. Anderson Taylor, S. Geriah Lamkins and W. D. Norman of the Baptist Church and Rev. F. J. Grimke of the Presbyterian Church. The very impressive exercises were opened by Rev. S. L. Corrothers, pastor of the Galbraith Church, the senior member of the Zion pastors of the city, who introduced Bishop Clinton as the presiding officer of the day. The following program was observed, the address being peculiarly eloquent and shedding much light upon the life and labors of the deceased prelate, and the music was beautiful and appropriate. After a hymn, lined by Rev. J. A. S. Cole, presiding elder, Bishop Alstork read the first Scripture lesson, and Rev. W. H. Ferguson of Union Wesley Church read the second. Bishop Warner led in prayer, and Rev. J. Harvey Anderson followed with a hymn, "Servant of God, Well Done." Bishop Clinton announced that fifty or more letters and telegrams of condolence had been received; numerous bodies had adopted resolutions of respect; that as many as possible would be read, and others would be reserved for a memorial meeting to be held later. Resolutions from the Philadelphia and Baltimore Conference were presented by Rev. E. D. W. Jones of Harrisburg, Pa.; from the Interdenominational Ministers' Alliance, by Rev. R. Kent Harris, from the A. M. E. Church, by Rev. C. H. Stepteau, P. E., and Rev. O. C. Clement presented a memorial from the congregation of Grace Church, N. C., the last pastorate held by Bishop Smith prior to his elevation to the bench, and read an affecting message from Bishop J. W. Hood of Fayetteville, N. C., the senior prelate of the connection, who was unable on account of poor health to come. "The City of Dreams," an original poem by Bishop Smith, was sung by the choir by request, and Miss Nettie Murray rendered "Nearer, My God, to Thee," one of the deceased's favorite hymns. The eulogy pronounced by Bishop Alexander Walters was a magnificent tribute to the worth and work of Bishop Smith. It told of the generous and magnanimous character of the man, of his sturdiness as an expounder of the faith and his ability as a defender of the Zion Church; extolled him as a true leader of his race, exemplary head of a family and his contention for a clean ministry and higher ground for the Church of God. The vast congregation was visibly affected by the stirring sermon of Bishop Walters, and many hearty "Amens" were heard. Following a prayer by Rev. Logan Johnson, there were five-minute talks by Mr. John C. Dancy and Drs. Swain, Ross, Grimke, Waldron, Norman, Mason, Ray, Levy, Hazel, Clair and others, concluding with a graceful tribute by Bishop Clinton. It was announced that until the meeting of the Bishops' Council in January, the Florida conference would be cared for by Bishop Alstork; the Virginia conference by Bishop Clinton, and the Philadelphia and Baltimore conference by Bishop Walters. These were the conferences presided over by the late Bishop Smith. The altar was banked with choice flowers. Among the principal pieces were a large harp, given by the Metropolitan A. M. E. Zion Church; a massive cross by the Ministers' Alliance; an anchor by the Western New York Conference; a broken wheel by the Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society; wreaths by Miss Nellie Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Thompkins, and others, and a pillow by the National Negro Protective Association, of which Miss Marie A. D. Madre is president and Attorney L. H. Haves is secretary. The funeral party proceeded immediately from the church to the station, preparatory to leaving for Carlisle, Pa., where the interment is to take place today. Bishop Smith is survived by a widow, father, sister and many distant relatives. He was a native of North Carolina, and was born in Fayetteville in 1862. He was ordained into the ministry in 1880. He has served successfully as pastor of churches in New Haven, Conn.; Baltimore, Md.; Harrisburg and Carlisle, Pa.; Louisville, Ky.; Washington, D.C., and Charlotte, N. C. In 1896, at Mobile, Ala., he was elected editor of the Star of Zion, and served with great credit for eight years. In 1904, at St. Louis, Mo., he was elevated to the Bench of Bishops, and was at the time of his death enjoying the unusual honor of being the presiding officer of the Board, a position generally held by the senior member of the Episcopal Bench. In the passing of John Wesley Smith the Zion Church, the nation and the Negro race loses a valued helper. Much sympathy is expressed for the widow, Mrs. Ida V. Smith, who, as vice-president of the Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the connection, rendered yeoman service for the people and to whose active interest a large measure of the success of her distinguished husband is due. R. W. THOMPSON. "Bob" Cole Improving Under Careful Treatment Auditor Ralph W. Tyler, who attended the banquet to Dr. Booker T. Washington in New York last Friday night, saw J. Rosamond Johnson while there, and was told the true story of the causes that led to the mental breakdown of the latter's partner, "Bob" Cole, and was given the latest information touching the present condition of the celebrated comedian and producer. Mr. Cole had been working very steadily for the past six months or more on new productions, planning for acts for his own team and for a number of others. Refusing to accept the advice of friends, who noticed his growing nervousness, his collapse came as the result of a strain that no human constitution could withstand. It is Mr. Johnson's opinion that rest and careful treatment will bring Mr. Cole around all right within a few weeks at the outside, and that the road tour of the team will be resumed in a short time. Already there is noticeable improvement in Mr. Cole's condition, according to Mr. Johnson, who visits him daily at the sanitarium. In the meantime, the acts in course of preparation by Cole & Johnson, notably "Sambo's Dream," will be staged as announced, and the stars are gathering in New York from various points for rehearsal. Edgar Connor, who is the foster son of Mr. Johnson, and facetiously styled "a pocket edition of George Walker," is to be featured as "Sambo," and great things are expected of him. "Bob" Cole's host of friends in Washington will be glad to hear such a favorable report of him from a source that is reliable. Prof. Kealing Is President of Western University Word comes that Prof. H. T. Kealing, editor of the A. M. E. Church Review, published at Nashville, Tenn., has been elected president of the Western University, at Quindaro, Kan., to succeed Dr. William Tecumseh Vernon, resigned. Prof. Kealing is a native of Texas, a profound scholar, and is thoroughly conversant with the various types of education needed to make the race well rounded and useful at this stage of our development. Register Vernon, who is just recovering from a severe attack of neurasthenia, expresses the utmost satisfaction with the choice of Prof. Kealing as his successor, and bespeaks for him a successful administration. "He is just the man for the place," said Dr. Vernon enthusiastically, "and I congratulate him. The Board of Trustees could not have made a better selection." Register Vernon, who retires from the Treasury Department February 1, announces no plans for the future, beyond the fact that he and Mrs. Vernon will remain in the Capital all winter. Aside from filling an occasional lecture engagement, he will do nothing until next spring; feeling the need of absolute rest. Dr. and Mrs. Vernon are comfortably installed in apartments at 912 T street N. W. William Pickens at Bethel Literary Prof. William Pickens, instructor in languages at Talladega College, Alabama, the first Negro to win the Phi Betta Kappa prize at Yale University, will be the principal speaker next Tuesday evening at the Bethel Literary and Historical Association. He is an orator of force and eloquence, and his position on the problem of Negro education is admitted ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. by the best critics to be sound. Music will be furnished by the Amphionx Glee Club, under the direction of Prof. J. Henry Lewis. President Garnet C. Wilkinson will preside. Hampton Institute Alumni to Hold Mass-Meeting The Hampton Institute Alumni Association is arranging to hold an educational mass-meeting November 15 at Metropolitan A. M. E. Church, at which it is expected that Dr. Booker T. Washington, Dr. H. B. Frissell, president of Hampton Institute, and Major R. R. Moten, commandant of cadets at Hampton Institute, will deliver addresses. It is hoped to create interest among the Hampton students and graduates residing in this city and vicinity to assist in raising scholarships to aid the poor and worthy students at Hampton. The recent meeting of the association, held at the residence of Mr. Ferdinand D. Lee, 1704 10th street N. W., was addressed by Miss Eloise Bibb, resident principal of the Colored Social Settlement in South Washington; Dr. A. J. Gwathney, R. A. Stewart and others, who will assist in making the plans of the organization effective. J. Alexander Chiles Denied a Rehearing The case of Attorney J. Alexander Chiles against the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Co. for alleged violation of the civil rights of Mr. Chiles while a passenger on that road came to an abrupt ending Monday in the United States Supreme Court. By order of Justice Harlan the motion of Mr. Chiles for leave to preset a petition for a rehearing was denied. This was a celebrated case, and had Mr. Chiles been successful in convincing the Court of the righteousness of his contention the entire fabric of the "jim-crow" car system in vogue in the South, as far as interstate passengers are concerned, would have been swept from its moorings. There are well-equipped lawyers who say that the adverse decision in the Chiles' action does not stop the bringing of other suits into the court of last resort. It is asserted that his case was not fought out upon its merits, and that the contention of Mr. Chiles was based upon questionable premises. A new suit may be expected at any time to further test the validity of the "jim-crow" practices of the C. & O. and other railroads. Glittering Generalities Mrs. Archibald Runner of 4th street returns tomorrow from a pleasant visit to friends in Wilmington, Del. Mr. Cyrus Field Adams, Assistant Register of the Treasury, has gone to his home in Chicago to register and vote. Mr. Ralph W. White, editor-in-chief of THE NATIONAL FORUM, is taking part in the campaign in West Virginia. He reports that things are looking good for the Republican candidates for Congress. Mr. Allen Mercer Daniel of the War Department goes to Boston Tuesday, where on the 27th he will lead to the altar Miss Portia Elizabeth Bird, a charming young "schoolmarm." Mr. and Mrs. Daniel will be "At Home" to their friends after the 29th at 1323 Wallach place N. W. Mrs. J. B. Small of York, Pa., widow of the late Bishop Small, is (Continued on page 3) EDITORIALS The political situation is growing better from day to day. Fayette county will do this fall just as she has done for the last ten years; that is, roll up a handsome majority for the regular Republican ticket. This is Republican weather. The sun is shining brightly, and all nature seems to smile on what is coming. It is as if the very God knew that victory was in store for those who are on the right side. Those colored brethren who are so anxious to please Boss Osenton will find out after the election that he is not so warm-blooded politically as they would think from his action now. Better "look a leetle out." West Virginia is going to send back to the House her five delegates this fall, and then when the Legislature meets she is going to round out the victory by sending back to the Senate that old warrior and stalwart, Hon. N. B. Scott. The passing of Senator Dolliver thins the ranks by one of that class of statesmen which is growing beautifully less. Whatever may be said about him with reference to his insurgency, he was one of the ablest men in the Senate, and always on the alert for what he considered was to the best interest of his party and his constituents. Any time the Democrats endorse anything whatever, it may be put down as a safe proposition that that thing is wrong. There is no surer way to be right than by watching just what the Democratic party does, and then by doing just the opposite thing. They may not mean to be always wrong, but it seems to be constitutional with them, and they just can't help it. It's easy enough to be magnanimous when you know that by being that way you are going to reap a reward. That is the position the Democrats are taking in Fayette county now. There is method in this madness. There is something dead in Denmark when the Democrats come over and attempt to join hands with the Republicans, and the voters of Fayette county know that, and are acting accordingly. 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Woods, Church Editress 1106 O Street, N. W. CHURCH SERVICES. Sunday-school 9.00 to 10.45 A. M., Mr. John Boston, superintendent; Miss Julia Taylor, assistant superintendent. Preaching 11 A. M. Night services 7.30 P. M. Rev. R. Kent Harris selected his subject, "The Law of Liberty," last Sunday from the general Epistle of James, first chapter, 25th verse, which reads: "But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed." Rev. Harris defined very clearly the meaning of the term "law" also as applied to the text, and presented thereafter a very logical and elaborate discourse. He compared the hearers of the Word who were not doers of the work to one who sees his form reflected in a mirror and departing thence straightway, forgetting what manner of man he is. His additional remarks showed us that our pastor is uncompromising in his ardent advocacy of the truth. He would have us pure in word, thought and deed; he would have us reflect as a mirror the character of Christ. In order to do so we must— Live a white life. Harbor clean thoughts. Hear before judging. Think before speaking. Stand by our principles. Be loyal to our teachers. Bridle a slanderous tongue. Discount a talebearer. Have faith in humanity. Do our level best in everything. The Laborers' Building and Loan Association, which held a business meeting at Israel C. M. E. Church Wednesday night, October 12, 1910, left a very favorable impression upon those present. The meeting was opened by Rev. Johnson, following which were speeches from President Lewis and others. The young choir of Israel was present and helped to cheer the workers. The usual attendants of the Epworth League were highly entertained by remarks from Miss Mattie Bowen and Miss Mamie Burroughs. Their spoken thoughts kindled flames of happiness in the hearts of the listeners, and helped us to realize that we are eternal souls ever going onward, forward and upward to the highest. AN APPEAL To the Parent or Guardian: The pastor, officers and members of Israel C. M. E. Sunday-school are very desirious of improving its condition. To do this requires sacrifice and the co-operation of all concerned. We feel that you are one of us, hence interested in us and the work in which we are engaged. We therefore very earnestly ask that you see to it that those under your care be sent to the Sunday-school on Sunday morning promptly at 9.00 o'clock. By so doing you will not only materially aid in bettering conditions, but will do much to help rear in the community such boys and girls as will be an honor and blessing. Appreciating very much the assistance rendered in the past, and thanking you for whatever consideration you may give this appeal, we are REV. R. K. HARRIS, Pastor. Special music by the robed choir Sunday. Sermon by Bishop Williams. All welcome. Dr. C. A. Allen of Antigua, British West Indies, has returned to Freedman's Hospital as an interne. Dr. Allen graduated last May from the Medical Department of Howard University. Dr. Allen is well qualified, and was a leader of his class while a student at the University. PULPITS AND PEWS Our faithful and energetic superintendent, Mr. Adams, is making an earnest appeal for the parents to see that their children attend the Sunday-school. Professor Clark delivered an excellent and instructive sermon on last Sunday morning to our congregation on the subject of "Successful Families." Rev. Rivers of the Berian Baptist Church delivered a very interesting sermon on Sunday evening. Sunday.—Special services under direction of Dr. A. C. Garner. Monday.—An address by Professor Kelly Miller of Howard University. Special music. Tuesday.—Sunday-school exercises under direction of H. R. Adams. Wednesday.—Speaking and special music. All members of the church are expected to contribute one cent for each year that the church has been in existence. Mrs. A. C. Garner and two of her sons have returned from the Appalachian Exposition at Knoxville, Tenn., her former home. Mrs. Garner spent a delightful time with relatives and friends and gives a grand report of the exposition. It was a grand success, especially the Negro Building. Excellent exhibits came from all the sister States and the building was crowded all the time with visitors, white and colored. Washington received the loving cup for the best miscellaneous exhibit. Professor William H. Richards But little is said in the race papers of today about one of the most influential negroes in the United States. Yet this man is quietly exercising a greater influence in the western section of our country than any colored man in the United States. His influence is indirectly exercised through the students he has taught at Howard University for the last 18 years. In every State of the Union west of the Mississippi River he speaks through some leader of thought and action among his people. His name is William H. Richards, professor of the law of evidence in Howard University. The men who have gone out from Howard University into the world to practice law have gone out with his high ideals of life, and where one of them is found in the West nis standard is the Richards standard, and the community not only respects him, but gives him a place as a leader of thought and action. No man in Howard University since W. W. Patton was there in that other and greater day has so made his pure life the life of the students who have studied under him. And they have gone out into the world preaching, teaching and acting the tenets of life which Richards taught. All over this section of the United States he is regarded as the ideal of manly race development, and he is reflecting an undying credit upon the university of which he is a part—Pioneer Press. Among the thirty-third degree baseball fans who attended the opening games of the World's Series at Philadelphia last Monday and Tuesday were Dr. C. Summer Wormley, Dr. Arthur S. Gray, Dr. Clarence Gray and Messrs. Pope and Robert A. Pelham, all American League rooters. Photographs of the massive bleachers populated with fans from all parts of the country reveal these Washington representatives in their accustomed places near first base. THE NATIONAL FORUM SHILOH BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. J. Milton Waldron, Pastor, 1334 V Street, N. W.; W. H. Scott, Church Editor, 1603 Pierce Place, N. W. A special invitation is extended to all sister churches and our friends among the public to celebrate with us the forty-seventh anniversary of the founding of Shilch. We have made a special effort to have the services of tomorrow and throughout the week as interesting as possible. Good speakers and good music will be a special feature. The following is part of the program: Sunday, 11 A. M., anniversary sermon by Rev. J. M. Waldron, D. D., pastor; 7.45 P. M., special sermon by Rev. Dr. Waldron. Extra music by choir and congregation. Monday, October 24, 8 P. M., Officers' Night. Sermon by prominent minister. Brother P. D. Morris presiding. Tuesday, October 25, 8 P. M., Members' Night. Prayer and praise service, with testimonies and historical reminiscences by older members. Special sermon by Rev. J. Harvey Randolph, pastor Mount Moriah Baptist Church. Wednesday, October 26, Sister Churches' Night. Thursday, October 27,\ special sermon by Rev. J. A. Brown, B. D., pastor St. John's Baptist Church, Arlington, Va. Church history and brief reports of church work will be given. Friday, October 28, Christian Endeavor Night. Lecture: "Christianity as the Solution of Race Problems," by Rev. M. W. Gilbert, pastor Mt. Olivet Church, New York. Sunday, October 30, Women's Day. The women of the church and their friends will have charge of the services all day. 11 A. M., sermon by Dr. I. N. Ross, pastor Metropolitan A. M. E. Church. 3.30 P. M., Women's Mass-meeting. 7.30 P. M., sermon by Rev. Walter Brooks, D. D., pastor 19th St. Baptist Church. Tuesday, November 1, 8 P. M., Annual Supper. Presiding officer, the pastor. The annual supper of the church will be given in the lecture-room. All will be admitted free, but those who take supper will purchase a ticket for 25 cents before taking seats at the table. There will be a lunch counter in another part of the room, where lunches, icecream, cake, etc., may be served to those who do not desire a supper. Every member and friend is asked to take supper with the church. Rev. Perkins, a recent graduate of the Howard University Theological School, and now Sunday-school missionary for the State of Virginia, preached for us last Sunday morning. We have seldom heard a sermon so ably delivered and which so impressed his hearers as that of Rev. Perkins. We are quite sure that he will make a great success in his chosen field of labor. Rev. F. W. Dixon was present last Sunday and took part in the morning service. We are always pleased to have him with us. Sister Anna Mason, who has been away for more than a year in the West, returned recently and was present at the morning service. Brother James Kent, since beginning his work in the ministry to better prepare himself, has entered the theological department of How- ard University. Last Sunday he assisted at the morning service of the Second Baptist Church. He is also active in the alley improvement work, and accepts willingly any task that aids in his preparation for his chosen profession. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR NOTES. Our last Sunday meeting was largely attended and full of interest and enthusiasm. Many strangers were present, and their discussion of the topic was both instructive and pointed. Among the strangers from other cities were Mr. W. E. Stevenson of Hinton, W. Va., and Mr. B. Addison Judkins of Savannah, Ga. The District of Columbia Christian Endeavor Union appointed Mr. Lloyd C. Cuney of Lincoln Temple Society and J. A. Moss of Shiloh to represent the extension work among the colored churches. Owing to the fact that many societies are working in their respective churches who do not attend the Union and are not getting the assistance the Union offers, and are not doing the work they otherwise would do, we deemed it necessary to call a conference of Endeavorors for the purpose of arousing interest among societies that are losing interest, and to organize societies in churches that had no Young People's Societies in them. A conference was called at the residence of Miss Emma Hall, 1529 Fifth street N. W., on the 14th inst., at which time it was planned to hold a general conference at Shiloh on the 18th inst. This conference was very largely attended, and the meeting was full of interest. More than 12 societies were represented, and some were present desiring to have societies organized. Among those who took a part in the discussion were: Brother J. L. Neal of Plymouth Congregational; Rev. D. E. Wiseman, Church of Our Redeemer; Rev. W. H. Brooks, Nineteenth Street; Rev. J. M. Waldron, our pastor, and others. Owing to an interesting discussion of the question, "Should or Should Not Colored Societies Remain in the District of Columbia Union?" nothing definite was done, and another conference was called at Nineteenth Street Church for Tuesday, November 8. Refreshments were served, and after a social half-hour we closed. Our topic for Sunday, October 23, "The Chances We Miss."-Gal. 6: 1-10. Mrs. Jennie McGuin will lead the meeting. Begin 6, close 7.30. J. R. M. Colored Schools Start Soccer Football M Street High School, Armstrong Technical High School and Business High School boys are swinging on to soccer football with a vim. The game is new, and becoming popular. Ample playground space abounds here, and the game will be popular during the fall and winter months. Almost the entire school of boys at M Street has been coached in the rudiments of the game, and many of the boys are showing star proficiency. At Armstrong Tec. and Business the freshmen are enthused and developing. Many sophs and juniors are classy players. Both schools practice on the rough field at 1st and O streets. M. E. B. Henderson, the physical director, is responsible for its introduction, and hopes to see it spread to and among the grade schools. The Interscholastic Athletic Association is arranging for a league series of games between the high schools late this fall. The game does not put a premium on beef or mass, but appeals to all boys who can run and kick, and so can be played by many for whom American football is too strenuous. . Mr. Oscar Preston, 2154 Newport place, was in Baltimore for a few days last week visiting friends. The Y. M. C. A. Campaign Solicitors for the "$15,000 in Twenty Days" held their fourth reunion above Martin's Cafe Thursday evening, October 13, and plans were laid by which a "three-day canvass" will be made each Federal payday until the $3000 balance due on the pledge is received. The money received last spring has been turned over to the treasurer. If the readers of THE FORUM are obligated, the solicitors ask you to arrange to meet with them, so that the plan to open the new building before January will not be retarded. Misses Mary Toney and Bertha Dickerson, two popular teachers in the schools of Baltimore, were in the city last Saturday and Sunday, the guests of Miss Lucille Nooks. Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Levallie, who formerly lived in Northeast, are now residing at 1324 Wallach place N. W. The Original Sewing Circle gave Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Brown a very delightful surprise party last Wednesday evening, when Misses Daisy and Eva Watson, Gertrude Ryan, Rosa Carter, Vashti Turley, Rosetta Ormes, Bertha Saunders, Mariam Scott, Andrie Goodrich and Mrs. Amy Ormes and Mrs. Florence Colbert took very beautiful presents for the recently married couple. A very pleasant evening was spent in playing games appropriate for the occasion, and the party was highly pleased by being favored with good music by the bride. Mr. Brown was greatly frightened when the party of happy friends attacked his home, and he took his gun to begin war on the supposed intruders, but soon discovered their mission. Light refreshments were served. The Mu-So-Lit Club opened the season of 1910-1911 on Friday evening, October 14, at their headquarters above Martin's Cafe. Mr. Neval Thomas, a club member, entertained his associates with an interesting talk on "France: Its Monte Carlo and Surroundings." An interesting feature of the evening was an exhibition of a number of cartoons penned for the club by its adept member, Mr. G. Luther Sadgwar, assisted by Mr. Martin Crump and Mr. Davidson of the Minnehaha Theater. Only 14 applicants for new membership were received. The club filled seven vacant places. Upon invitation of Mr. Garnet Wilkinson, president of Bethel Literary Society, and a member of the club, the club voted to fill a date at the Historical Society some time in December. Miss Maude Steward, 1809 4th street N. W., has returned from quite a visit throughout Southwestern Ohio. Miss Steward reports a delightful trip. The Hiawatha Theater has been crowded at every performance since the opening on last Monday night. The people of the park welcome the return of the ever-delightful comedian, Mr. T. Spencer Finley, back to the stage at the Hiawatha after an absence of several months, and their loyalty was rewarded by an evening of good fun, due chiefly to the efforts of the star, assisted by the talented Miss Minnie Brown, of whom the audience can never tire. Mr. Finley is fortunate in having a clever and well-poised as well as very beautiful assistant in Miss Brown, who, by the way, dresses her part as artistically as she acts it. Miss Brown make a decided hit with her songs entitled "My Hero" and "Dearest," and Mr. Finley is unusually good in his flights of comedy. The show is wholesome and high-class, and the patrons will always leave feeling that they have received their money's worth. The life-motion pictures are good, but the orchestra will have to hustle up a little to be up to the standard of the rest of the show. Dr. Booker T. Washington Tendered Magnificent Banquet Upon Return from Foreign Shores—A Reception of Nation-Wide Significance—Distinguished Guests Honor the Occasion New York City, October 15. Dr. Booker T. Washington, the international advocate of "commonsense education," was tendered a magnificent banquet last night at the Park Place Trades' Club (Kalil's), 14 Park place, signalizing in fitting manner his return from an extended tour of Europe, where he had been entertained by royalty and by the most distinguished persons on the Continent, including the King of Denmark, Andrew Carnegie, the "Laird of Skibo," and many others of like prominence. The function was conceived by the close friends of the "Wizard" in New York, and, while hurriedly gotten up, was attended by upwards of a hundred of the most eminent colored men, hailing from all parts of the country. Representatives of every calling vied with one another in extending a warm welcome-to-the race's "first citizen," and the event was truly of nation-wide significance. The dinner was given at the exclusive Kalil's in Park place, a resort patronized only by the elite of the metropolis, and this was the first time in all its history that it had been the scene of a function given by Negroes. It is in the heart of New York's busiest business district, surrounded by enterprises representing millions of dollars. The menu was the finest served at any similar function held by our people here, as the following card will show: Cape Cod Oyster Cocktail. Clear. Green Turtle au Madre. Kennebec Salmon, Sauce Mousseline. Cucumbers. Potatoes, Hollandaise. Broiled Venison Steak, Stuffed Tomatoes. Current Liquor. The toasts, which were unusually eloquent examples of after-dinner oratory and highly eulogistic of the distinguished guest of honor, were responded to by Hon. Emmett J. Scott of Alabama; Hon. Ralph W. Tyler, Ohio; Hon. William H. Lewis, Massachusetts; Judge Robert H. Terrell, District of Columbia; Major R. R. Moten, Virginia; Dr. S. G. Elbert, Delaware; Hon. John S. Durham, Pennsylvania; Hon. P. B. S. Pinchback, Fred R. Moore, Roscoe Conkling Simmons, W. Clarence McDougald and Chief Edward E. Lee of New York, and J. U. Asbury of Pennsylvania. In his response, in which he gave some delightful pen-pictures of humorous and instructive experiences in the Old World, it goes without the saying that the "Wizard" was in his happiest vein. Hon. Charles W. Anderson, the natural leader of the race in the Empire State, was toast-master, and his introductions were masterpieces of the art forensic. THE COMMITTEE. The committee on arrangements, to whose earnest and energetic efforts this elaborate welcome to Dr. Washington is due, was made up of Charles W. Anderson, chairman; Wilford H. Smith, Fred R. Moore, Philip A. Payton, W. H. Smith, Robert H. Terrell, Ralph W. Tyler, J. C. Thomas, S. G. Elbert, M.D.; William H. Lewis, S. E. Courtney, M.D.; J. C. Asbury and P. B. S. Pinchback. Mrs. Mary L. Houston entertained at dinner last Sunday Mrs. Cuney-Hare of Boston; Misses Mary Toney and Bertha Dickerson, Baltimore; Prof. J. Hunnicutt, Wilberforce, O.; Miss Lucy Nooks, Messrs. Lloyd Cuney and W. P. Bayless. Save Money and Look Well Gents' Suits Sponged and Pressed 25c., Pants 10c. 639 FLORIDA AVE. N. W., WASHINGTON, D. C. J. STEIN FIRST-CLASS WORK QUARANTED Goods Called For and Delivered. Phone, North 38388-Y We do Cleaning, Dyeing and Repairing. All kinds of Ladies' and Gents' Alterations at Very Low Prices. High- Class Tailoring for Ladies and Gents. Funeral Directors and Embalmers The secret of our rapid success is: "We restore the features." Our white, black and steel-gray hearses and carriages, all rubber-tired, are the best in the city. Our prices are "reasonable." We relieve you of all responsibility. We are well known in the city to be polite, courteous and prompt. Our contract funerals cannot be excelled. Consult us concerning them. 645 Florida Ave. N. W. Washington, D. C. Phone, N 6546 Alexander Henson, Jr., Mgr. Some Things That Are Happening in charge of the home of Mrs. J. W. Smith for the present. Mrs. Smith will remain at the Episcopal Mansion, 1300 R street, for several months, after which she will probably make arrangements to live in Carlisle, Pa., where the late Bishop Smith's body in interred. Mr. W. R. Griffin, chief of the 5000 True Reformers of the District, was tendered a grand reception last night at True Reformers' Hall in recognition of his splendid services for the general uplift of the race. Many influential citizens of Washington and elsewhere were in attendance, and delivered addresses complimentary to the guest of honor. The arrangements were carefully carried out by a committee headed by Mrs. Sallie M. Stockton, Mrs. R. N. Lumpkins and Mrs. Sarah F. Lewis. The public school situation is quiet this week. No "mass-meetings" in sight. A number of box parties are planned by the elite for next week at the New Howard to witness "My Friend from Dixie," by J. Leubrie Hill and Will Vodery, assisted by a well-drilled stock company of 40 talented people. Miss Henrietta Vinton Davis, the eminent elocutionist, is announced for a dramatic recital next Wednesday evening at the Metropolitan Baptist Church, R street, between 12th and 13th streets N. W. Miss Davis will be supported by an especially selected group of local artists. "Standing room only" has been the rule at the New Hiawatha this week at all performances. The house has been remodeled; a new stage and ample dressing-rooms have been provided, and the interior and exterior have been redecorated. The color scheme, which is beautiful and restful to the eye, is sky blue and white, ornamented by embossed figures, festoons and panels. Managers S. A. Keyes, F. Morris Murray and L. W. Easley have spared their pains nor expense to make the Hiawatha the prettiest playhouse of its kind in the country owned and operated by our people. They deserve the success they are achieving. Love of the life suburban is growing upon well-known Washingtonians. Attorney T. J. Calloway is building a fine eight-room villa in the promising town of Lincoln, Md., and Col. Stewart M. Lewis has put up a handsome six-room residence at Fairmount Heights, D. C. Messrs. Daniel Murray, W. L. Board and Addison N. Scurlock are among the new members elected at the last meeting of the Mu-So-Lit Club. Mrs. Addie R. Clarke of 1504 Pierce place, announces the engagement of her niece, Miss Eva Blanche Gibson, to Mr. James L. Thomas of the public schools of Baltimore. Mr. Isaac Hathaway has about completed the bust of Joe Gans, the famous pugilist, which is to be un- ```markdown ``` veiled in Baltimore next month. The death mask was taken by Mr. Hathaway immediately upon the demise of Mr. Gans, and it is said to be a speaking likeness. Dr. J. S. Jackson, financial secretary of the A. M. E. Zion connection, and a leading candidate for the Bishopric, was in the city last week, and saw the sights of the Capital in company with Mr. John C. Dancy. Dr. Jackson is one of the very ablest financiers, as well as pulpit orators and spiritual leaders, in the Church of Varick, Jones and Hood. The Scottish Rite Masons of the Southern Jurisdiction held an important session here this week. W. H. Hawley, Jr., of Kansas City, Mo. was elected to succeed the late Bishop E. W. Lampton as grand prior, and L. C. Bailey of this city was chosen grand almoner. With these exceptions, the officers of the last triennium held over. Oakland, Cal. was selected as the next place of meeting, which will be in 1911. An enjoyable banquet at Martin's wound up the proceedings of the week. The leaders of the medical fraternity are talking up a banquet for Dr. A. M. Curtis to commemorate his triumphant election as president of the National Medical Association. Col. Henry Lincoln Johnson, Recorder of Deeds, has been visiting friends in Atlanta, Ga. A reunion of the "Mutts vs. Muffs" will be held this evening at 8.30 o'clock at the Laborers and Mechanics' Realty Co.'s Building, 2006 11th street N. W. This team will be remembered for the marvelous game of baseball which it perpetrated on an unsuspecting public last spring for the benefit of the building fund of the Y. M. C. A. Mr. T. J. Calloway, captain of Team No. 3, which is responsible for the "Mutts and Muffs," announces that sweet cider will be on tap 8.30 to 9 P. M. , and that a bag of chestnuts is offered for the best "chestnut." Miss Minnie Brown, the charming vocalist and sketch artist, has returned from New York with a new and extensive wardrobe, which she will use in her work at the New Hiawatha. Mrs. Lulu Joy Brooks has rejoined the choir at St. Mary's P. E. Church. Dr. William A. White, superintendent of the Government Hospital for the Insane, opened the forty-third annual session of the Medical School of Howard University. A "business mass-meeting" is to be held on next Friday evening, the 28th, at 19th Street Baptist Church, under the auspices of the N. N. A. The program will be a symposium embracing a study of "The Loss of Employment: The Cause; The Remedy." Rev. Walter H. Brooks will speak on "The Bread of Toil"; Dr. E. D. Williston on "Our River of Gold"; R. R. Horner on "Why Educate Our Children?" and Mr. F. D. Lee on "Church. School, Store." Everybody is invited. Mr. J. T. Mills of the Government Printing Office has returned from Albemarle county, Va., where he spent a pleasant vacation visiting relatives and friends. Attorney J. T. Sanders and Mr. W. W. Smith, a leading contractor and builder of Charlotte, N. C., were in the city Monday attending the funeral of the late Bishop J. W. Smith. Miss Bessie Oliver Brown, the fascinating singing comedienne, who is concluding a three-weeks' engagement at Ford Dabney's, has singed a two-years' contract to appear in the Cole & Johnson musical skit entitled "Sambo's Dream," and will report in New York Monday for rehearsal. Miss Brown is regarded as one of the most versatile performers now on the stage, and her tasteful costumes have been highly praised by all who have seen her act at Dabney's Theater here. Miss Mary Curtis, the expert stenographer, has been engaged to compile the proceedings, addresses and resolutions in connection with the funeral of the late Bishop J. W. Smith, and prepare them for publication as a memorial to the revered prelate. The National Training School, of which Miss Nannie H. Burroughs is president, is receiving an immense number of visitors these days, both white and colored. The school is located at Lincoln Heights, D. C., northeast of the city, easily accessible by the H. Street District line car. Go out and see the great work Miss Burroughs is doing. The office of Assistant Probation Officer will be filled very soon by Judge Pugh of the Police Court. It is expected that a colored man of experience, ability and influence will be given this place. Prof. William Jenifer is being endorsed by the best people of the District as the fittest man for this highly-important work. Lewis E. Johnson, secretary of the Y. M. C. A., says that of the $10,000 recently subscribed by colored people of this city only $3080 remains to be collected. Steps will be taken to collect this balance at once. Work upon the new $100,000 structure has been resumed, and it will be pushed rapidly to completion. It is expected that President Taft will speak at the coming dedication. Upon the recommendation of the Public School Committee of the Board of Trade it is probable that the courses at the McKinley Manual Training School and the Armstrong Manual Training School will be extended, so that pupils desiring to enter a trade may take a course that would be equivalent to an apprenticeship. This is another step in the direction of the vocational training that gives the boys and girls a chance to secure by the shortest cut an education that will enable them to become self-supporting immediately upon leaving school. The Wilberforcian Musical Association gave a very unique reception dance last Friday evening, October 14, at True Reformers' Hall. The hall was beautifully decorated, and the members of the orchestra were attired in full dress, which added very pleasingly to the occasion. It was announced by Mr. Karl F. Phillips, manager of the association, that it is the plan of the association to give a grand reception dance one Friday night out of each month, and on the other Friday nights of the month to conduct a dancing class in Room 5 of True Reformers' Hall during the fall and winter. The music was very good, and Mr. Hunnicutt needs to be congratulated upon the splendid success he is having with his orchestra. All Democrats Endorsed The National Political Union, a colored Democratic club, organized in 1876, met Friday night at 522 Eighth street N. W. and indorsed all Democratic candidates in the United States. Rev. L. C. Moore of Mississippi was elected president. THE NATIONAL FORUM VANITY FAIR Conducted by JOHN H. WILLS. The Main Difference Between Civilized Man and the Savage Is—Savages Don't Read. "How to Vote" A certain historian, writing on American politics, said that it was not until after the Civil War that the idea of nationality developed in the minds of the American citizens. Even now that idea is dim in many minds, as the following extract will show: It is better, other things being equal, to have both branches of the National Legislature and the President belong to the same party, so that action may be free and responsibility fixed, and it is also well to encourage the progressive movement in States where it is alive. But it is always to be remembered that the chasm between Bourbonism and progressiveness is greater than any difference that can be described between the general principles of the two traditional parties. In Ohio, Maine, Vermont or Connecticut, for example, we should vote the Democratic ticket; in Wyoming the fusion Democratic-Insurgent ticket; in Pennsylvania the Keystone party ticket; in States like Washington, Wisconsin, California, New Hampshire, Kansas, Iowa, New York and other States where the progressive wing is in control we should vote Republican; always excepting cases where particular issues or special candidates furnish reasons for a different course. It is only fair to add that in certain States, like California and New Hampshire, the Democrats have, in both candidates and platform, taken ground very similar to the insurgents.—Collier's Weekly, October 15. All this is true in a local sense, but apply it to the nation as a unity, and it is not so true, and the question arises: "Is it better to keep the Legislative branch of the Government under control of the Republican party, which is striving for good government and trying to overcome error and evil, or to place in control a party noted for stupidity and unfitness?" The Insurgents and Progressives are but evidences of the active workings toward ideals for common good, while the machine-ridden Democratic party has developed no sign of progress or desire to free itself from the chains in which the Solid South holds it bound. For Revenue Only As evidence of the truth of the above, the same issue of Collier's quoted above shows clearly that Southern Senators and members of Congress were insincere in their tariff declarations, and were willing and easy tools of the interests. In Democrat or Republican? Mr. Sullivan shows how Southern Democrats were staunch supporters of high tariff. The "Democratic misrepresentatives" are in Congress by fraud, and it is only natural and easy for them to be party to fraud and corruption. The Negro and Health in Washington It is very necessary that our people be taught the importance of cleanliness, good food and proper clothing, and it is easier to teach them these lessons than other submerged peoples, because they form the ignorant and poor class by a controversy of the social principle which operates to form classes in society, and their status as to class place is not firmly fixed, as it is among other peoples. I hate to say it, but Washington is a backward city. The civic spirit has no being here, and municipal progressiveness is unknown. Cities of half size have public baths and many other public conveniences unknown here. The laws and ordinances regarding sanitation are neglected, or administered in a careless way, particularly those relating to inspection of food and plumbing. The municipal government is responsible for these things; also for disease-breeding weeds, stagnant pools of water, dirty alleys, uninhabitable shacks and mud streets. The general government should reclaim the flats and protect the water supply from pollution. Much can be done to improve health conditions and lower the death rate. Up in the Air We have had a practical demonstration of air navigation in the past week, and now we know that man can fly. The actual usefulness of this achievement has yet to be shown. We are not sure yet that society will be improved or mankind made more happy by flying, and I am inclined to believe that the discovery of flying will cause a further decay of the noble art of walking. There are too many mechanical devices for doing things, and each one decreases to a certain extent the physical and mental powers of the individual, and finally the race. The Zulu warrior who can run 20 miles at the same speed as a fast horse possesses a certain advantage over the man who can make a machine and fly in it. THE HIGH SCHOOL CADETS Officers Elected in the Ensuing Year—Six Companies in the Battalion—Norman Ewing Chosen Major The Military Committee of the Board of Education, which consists of Capt. James F. Oyster, chairman; President W. V. Cox and Mr. R. R. Horner, has just announced the staff and field officers of the Separate Battalion of High School Cadets. The battalion of colored cadets will this year consist of six companies, two of which will be at the M Street High School and four at the Armstrong Manual Training School. Because of the rigid enforcement of the rule relating to the enlistment of cadets, the enrollment of cadets this year is in excess of that of previous years. The officers are as follows: Second Lieutenants—George Adams M Street High School; George Hayes, M Street High School; Francis Dent, M Street High School; Franklin Carter, Armstrong Manual Training School; Harry Whitfield, Armstrong Manual Training School; Harold B. Murray, Armstrong Manual Training School; William H. Watts, Armstrong Manual Training School; Ernest Mabray, Arm- strong Manual Training School. DR. WASHINGTON TO TOUR NORTH CAROLINA "Educational Pilgrimage" to Be Conducted by Bishop Clinton—Carrying a Message of Peace and Good Will To Charlotte, N. C., Oct. 20.—All is in readiness for the forthcoming "educational pilgrimage" to be made by Dr. Booker T. Washington through the State of North Carolina. The "Wizard" will be accompanied by a score or more of representative men of the country, and the party will travel in a special car provided by the Negro Business League of the State, under the auspices of which the tour is being conducted. The arrangements are in the hands of Bishop George W. Clinton of the A. M. E. Zion Church, and he is being assisted by Messrs. John Merrick, C. C. Spaulding, Dr. J. E. Shepard, Dr. George C. Clement and others. Well-known citizens will join the party along the various points to be touched on the route. The start will be made at Charlotte, Friday, October 28, and the itinerary will include Concord, Salisbury, Greensboro, Winston, Durham, Raleigh, Goldsboro, Newbern, Rocky Mount, Wilson and Wilmington, with others to be determined later. Dr. Washington has made similar tours of Arkansas, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, South Carolina, Virginia and Delaware, and each has been instrumental in bringing about a better understanding and bred a keener sense of mutual interdependence between the races. The North Carolina tour bids fair to be as fruitful of good as any that have preceded it. Hon. John C. Dancy, former Recorder of Deeds, and R. W. Thompson, the national correspondent, are among the Washingtonians who have accepted an invitation to accompany the party. Notice—Millinery Christie Mason Syphax and Anna Throckmorton Downey of the firm of Syphax & Downey will open a first-class millinery establishment at 1488 P street N. W. The general public is cordially invited to inspect the artistic and stylish display of fall and winter hats at their opening October 21 and 22 (Friday and Saturday). Open until 10 in the evening. The latest and most up-to-date styles. Prices right. Bring us your last year's hats. We will make them over. VOLLON'S PUMPKIN. A Painting That Drove Parisian Artists Into Hysterics. It is a part of the duty of the official picture hanger of the Societe des Artistes. Francais to distribute the canvases which are offered for the Paris Salon throughout the rooms of the Palais des Beaux Arts. The jurors are then summoned to examine these and commend or condemn as they see fit. The artists are at liberty to appeal to the jurors, and an influential artist can make trouble for the picture hanger. In this connection a story is told of Volton, the painter of still life. Some years ago Vollon had painted what he deemed his masterpiece, a luxurious pumpkin, orange in color and heroic in size, such as one sees at an agricultural show. The jurors did not approve the official picture hanger's choice of a place for it. A second choice also was found for it and condemned. By this time the pumpkin had become the principal topic of conversation in all the studios of Paris, and the leading artists began to look in at the Salon to make sure that their exhibits were not being injured by an unfortunate contrast. One-Bouguerneau—nearly fainted with horror on seeing the pumpkin not far from his pictures. "Take that thing away!" he shouted; "it kills my white and pink nymph!" So the pumpkin was removed. But here Cormon objected. He declared that it should not stay in the same room with his pictures. "Its juxtaposition to my lions and bears and tigers," said he, "makes them look like tame cats." Tattegrain was the next artist to protest. "Don't place it near my work!" he exclaimed angrily. "What becomes of the martial spirit of my canvases, and what is the use of exhibiting starving garrisons with a big pumpkin alongside?" So the pumpkin was shifted about till it had passed through fifteen rooms, and not a member of the society would tolerate its presence. Finally the picture hanger placed the pumpkin in the entrance hall, officially called "Salle d'Honneur," but popularly dubbed the "Chamber of Horrors." Naturally Vollon became the mortal enemy of the unhappy picture hanger—Harper's Weekly. OYSTERS ARE LAZY. They Spend Practically the Whole of Their Lives in Beds. Just like confirmed invalids, oysters spend their lives in beds. The principal parts of an oyster are salt water and a handsome stomach. Every oyster has a mother-of-pearl lined overcoat with the moss on the outside. But a Waldorf-Astoria oyster gathers no moss. Oysters, as a rule, keep their mouths shut, but when they have been in society too long they begin to gape. They are fond of playing games, one of their favorites being ring-around-a-rosy. In this game they join shells in a circle on a plate. They live in the ocean in summer and during the winter months frequent the principal hotels and restaurants, where they have reserved seats on cakes of ice specially prepared for them. They are rarely met with at huskings or church fairs. An oyster is a conchologist by nature, a bivalve by profession and an appetizer because he cannot help himself. There are girl oysters as well as men oysters; but, so far as is known, one is not superior to the other. Oysters vary in size according to their circumstances and their bringing up. Some are harder to swallow than others. There is no particular rule about this. But if at first you don't succeed, try, try again. In June the oysters ought to be as rare as the days.-Thomas L. Masson in Judge's Library. Woman's World A Noted Beauty Called "the Princess of the Golden Locks." Men of many nations have pronounced the Princess Henry of Pless the most beautiful woman they have ever seen. She inherited her charms from her mother, Mrs. Cornwallis-West, who was regarded a famous English beauty when in her prime, less than a generation ago. The Princess Henry is a pronounced blond of medium height, slender and graceful, with gray eyes and a perfect complexion. In 1891, at the age of seventeen, she married Prince Hans Heinrich of Pless. The wedding caused a great deal of talk W PRINCESS HENRY OF FLESS AND HER SONS. because she was simply Miss West, a commoner. Busybodies immediately started to look up Miss West's family tree, and it was found that she was a direct descendant of King Henry III. of England. She is nicknamed "the princess with the golden locks," is very fond of yachting, hunting and sport in general, and the German noblewoman hold up their hands in horror when she rides to hounds and shoots pheasants in the royal park at Furstenstein. Prince Henry is of the Slesstan nobility and at his father's death inherited a fortune of $20,000,000. The latest craze of smart English society is tattooing, and Princess Henry of Fless is said to be skillful with the needle. Where Matrimony Scores. Dr. Jacques Bertillon, the eminent French physician and an acknowledged authority, announces the conclusion that matrimony is the greatest aid to longevity. He says if men and women would reach a good old age they must marry. This, he says, is established by statistics gleaned from all over the world. A married man or woman has, he says, thrice the chance of a good long run as a bachelor or a spinster. In further illustration of his contention that the wedded life is best for men he shows that the mortality among widowers is greater than the average among married men. So he recommends them to look out for a new partner—that is, at any rate, if they are under sixty. This is his advice to young men: "Marry. You will do well, even from a selfish standpoint. But watch carefully over your wife's health, as even from this egotistical point of view her loss will be a terrible misfortune, for your life depends in a great measure on her own." Dr. Bertillon finds that the mortality among widows is much greater than among married women of the same age. The death rate of widows from twenty to twenty-five years of age, he says, is twice that of married women of the same age. But the doctor very gallantly finds that women have less need for men than men have for women. Men are less careful of their habits and are unable to live so near the ideal life when deprived, either by design or circumstance, of the watchful care of a wife. When we live under the rule of matrimony we gain. When people leave this influence they suffer, he concludes. New Grab Bag. A new grab bag plan that is being tried this year with great accalm on the part of youthful patrons of bazaars is called the "old lady with 100 pockets." The old lady is a huge figure (which may be constructed over a large barrel by way of saving time), dressed in a hoopskirt or a wide countrified gown and bonnet and carrying a big cotton umbrella. In her dress are hidden away 100 pockets, in each of which a little five or ten cent gift is tucked away. On the outside of each pocket is planned a number, or this may be chalked there. The child paying his dime or nickel specifies what pocket he wishes the contents of, and this is immediately given him. Some one must be at hand, of course, to receive the money paid to the old lady and to deliver up the contents of her numerous pockets. The Asparagus Cure. The latest is the asparagus cure taken in Switzerland. The natives find it profitable, as is the case with most cures. But then anything for an excuse to go to Switzerland. ATTENTION. ATTENTION. ATTENTION. M. Bashon Crusor & Co. . . Architects and Builders ‘carmen NARS ES ——— SUBURBAN OFFICE East Deanwood, D. C., R.F.D.No. 3, Box 44 ica CITY OFFICE 1022 You Street, N. W., Washington, D.C. ——e We have the most desirable location in the city for colored | home seekers, Plenty of room, a cultured community, fine | scenery, plenty of fresh air and pure water, away from the city’s | in, dust and noise, All ome eites on the Blectric car line to | Chesapeake Junction, We build houses to suit the purchaser, | ‘Architectural plang free. 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IF Pi Pace apne Pee Cot | Pr oy If yon would keep your looks beyond thelr natural Iinft practice self con- trol. Nothing so quiekly wrecks the nerves, hence the looks, ae letting one- nelf go, It may bo easter to fly Into a rage at trivialities, to pucker the face with worry or to shake with fear, but the woman with regard for keeping young Joatns to quell those emotions In the Interest of nervous force. Have you ever stopped to consider what unchecked anger takes out of you? Leaving consideration for your victim or a regard for conventions out of the question, “getting mad” wealk- ens one physicully and’ mentally, and nerves suffer, Haye you never sald “I feel as weal as a rag” after indulging in a temper? ‘The noxt time you make that remark put the blame in the right place. Learn that rage. is weakening and aging and yon will have taken a long step toward self control, | Cowardice as an emotion fs debasing ‘to the ool, It Js also wrinkling to the ‘flesh and destructive of nervous force. “The woman who lives in a tremor of ‘fear, getting Into an equal panic whether she sees a mouse or a mur- ‘derer, who lies awake halg the night listening for possible mantders, who gets pleasure in nothing through her “Insensate fear of horse, motor, canoe or yacht, is the woman who will soon | look her years—and more. If nervous pence 1s to be yours keep ‘a grip on your emotions. Love not nor hate not, fret not nor feat not, envy not nor tage not—to excess, Better a colorless character than a wornout body-—if the choice must be made, ‘Phe mistake lies In thinking emotions con- trolled are emotions Jacking. One [makes for strength so surely as. the ‘other is a sign of weakness, A White Throat. At this season the girl who has gone collarless the summer through is be: ginning to be anxious about the state of her throat. The day of drastic treatment is at hand if her neck is to look well in winter. ‘The skin ix browned from exposure to the sun, ‘To whiten it rub it each night with lemon, letting it stay on all night, If there are rough places In the xkin ft ean be gone over with a fine. pumice stone dipped tn lemon Juice. In the morning rinse off with warm water in which a little almond meal hag been dissolved. ‘This whitens and smooths the skin. A more decided bleach 1s made from eight ounces of alcohol, four ounces of rosewater and a teaspoonful of tincture of benzoln, Saturate a thin plece of linen tn the Nquf@ and pin around the throat and let It stay on for an hour, ‘Then massage with a good cucumber cream, ‘Take It For What It’s Worth. Pork is not commonly reported to be a hygienle food, and assuredly it has no aesthetic associations. It is there- fore somewhat surprising to hear a diet of pork recommended to the beau: ty seeker, Such is the latest dictum, however, and in proof of its wisdom we are asked to note the clear, vel- vety sking of the country gins with whom pork 1s a staple article of diet. Pork 48 supposed to produce this yel- vety effect by supplying olly matter to the skin, It acts as a sort of natural cosmetic and 1s much less expensive than the creams city women employ to counteract the harshness and dryness of thelr complexions, In the absence of pork bacon 1s recommended. The Curse of Red Hair. Byen Tit... did not succeed in re- moving the curse from red hair, for it ia variously accused of causing any- thing from temper to freckles, And now comes an Hnglish scientist who is trying to blaine It for shortness of stature, By a system of statlstics all his own he hag figured that among boys and girls at the age of fourteen the shortest invariably have red hair, Among girls those with black and blond hair take first place in height, ‘and among boys the light browns are easy winners. ‘The fgutes look con- elusive, but those who do not Ike them may reflect with Mark ‘Twain that all statistics are watered stock, Use a Medicine Ball. A medicine ball is good possession for any one shut up in an office all day. A few minutes spent in throw: ing it will send the blood coursing through the velns, Fencing and bowl- ing are both admirable sports for those who need exercise, and every of- flee worker should seek out some op- ‘portunity of practicing them, And in ‘any case she ought to do all the out- oor walking she can get Into the day ‘without overwearying herself. Ta Restore Fair Hair, ‘When fair hale begins to lose luster It 4 a good plan (0 apply olive oll Itb- erally, comb the halt thoroughly and then to expose It for some hours to the direct rays of @ warm sun, The exposure inny be repeated on the fot lowing day, and on the third day the halr may be washed if deemed neces- sary with warm soap lather and be rinsed. THE NATIONAL FORUM “|e RULES FOR WIVES. || gece To Which Ie Added Some Feminine ‘Advice to Husbands, Some presumptuous Frenchmen pub lished a lst of commandments fo wives, one of which run: “Now and ‘then acknowledged gracefully that thy husband knows more about some ‘things thup thon, After all, thou art not tnfallible” A second and still more daring tule for wives wax, "Never be aggressive In thy urguments with thy husband, but always cousider him as superior to thee.” ‘Tix was too much for French feminist, and uo wonder ‘One lady answers the presumptuous man indignantly: The weaker sex bas not merely du | Hes; It bus also rights. Feminism ts advaneing, and nothing will stop tt ‘Phe weaker sex Is the equal of the sterner, Equality forever! Here are the commandments which women op- pose to those of men. ‘The Indy then gives ber rules for husbands with more spirit than logte: Woman bas a right to have whims; it Is a privilege of her sex, Never put her out. She might have oysterics, which would impair her i@ulth and cost the money in doctor's bills. Another commandment runs: Remember, good man, that thy wite is thy superlor by her grace, ber beau: ty and refinement. ‘Therefore always worship at ber feet. Where, then good lady, does “equal: ity forever” come in, if woman not only bas privilege because she 1s a woman, but ts decidedly superior to man? Surely, the strong minded suffragist would spurn privileges of sex. In an- other .rule the lady seems to show some sly knowledge of ber sisters, If, good man, thou desirest mountain air ask thy wife to come to the sea- side; she will immediately propose a holiday {n Switzerland, But this ts a very mild gibe at ber ‘own sex compared with ber final thrust at the other tn ber last rule for husbands: Man was created before woman as r preliminary sketch for the master: plece. Remember, then, O husband. that thou art but a rough draft. This ought to shut any husband up Onally,—Paris Cor, London Telegraph, TRAVELERS’ TALES. dicated Long Afterward. ‘Travelers’ tales buye often been ac- cused of being mere fights of tmagi- nation, and in the past stay at home people have sometimes erred in trent: Ing travelers’ tales with scorn, There was, for justance, the description by James Bruce In 1770 of the barbarous Abyssinian custom of eating raw meat [cut from the living animal, which wa ridieuled by everybody. Yet Bruce hay | even recently: been proved right, When | Faul Du Chatilu explored equatorial Af- rlea It 1841 ind described the wonder- ful gorillas and also the nation of warts there he wus discredited none too politely by the British Royal Geo- graphical society, Yet subsequent ex- plorers amply vindieated bis veracity, In the matter of discredited travel ers’ tales vindicated long afterward It will never ba possible to beat the classle Instance in Herodotus, He tells how King Neco of Egypt com- inlssfoned certaln Phoenician mariners to circumnayigate Africa If they could, ‘They did it, starting from the Red sea and returning by the straits of Gtbral- tar after very many months. And they reportod, says Herodotus, that in rounding the sonthérn end of Africa they bad the sun on thelr right hand. “1, for my part! be says, “do not be- Neve this, but perbnps others may.” In modern umes that detall 18 pre- cisely what proves that the Phoent- clans did achieve the wonderful voy- age, Such an “Improbable” fact could fever bare been invented in an age which was not familiar with the equa- tor.—Chicago News, ‘Two Cheerful Liars, Two Americans were disputing as to whieh bad experienced the greatest cold in winter, Sald one: “In the part of Iceland where 1 was last summer the ground 1s frozen so hard all the year round that when they want to bury a man they just sharpen his feet and drive him in with a pile bammer.” ‘The other replied: “Yes, 1 know that place. Didn't stay. there long found tt not quite bracing enough for me. Went on to a small town farther north. ‘The hotel where 1 was stay: ‘ing caught Oro, My room was on the top story, No fire escapes or ladders in that primitive settlement. Stair. eases burnt away. Luckily, kept my prosenee of mind. Kmptied my bath out of the window and slid down the ieiele."—Trath, Funny Stories. “Ha, ba!” eaid the jovial man as he slapped an acquaintance on the back, “Vm gind to see you. 1 have one of the funniest stories on record, and you are Just in time,” “T don’t care for it.” was the candid reply. “You see, there ts often a pa- thetic side even to humor, | bave just been out with my architect, and he showed me three of the funnlest sto- ties I ever saw, If | badn't been pay- ing for them I'd have laughed mysolt silly.” ‘Hle Little Comeback. Miss Neverstop, seating herself be- tween two much engrossed senators, exclaims, “/ rose between two thorns!" “Nay, madam,” retorts one irate old gentleman; “say, rather, 2 tongue sand- wich.” Lite. Discouraging, He-I told your father that 1 just dote on you. She~And what did he say? He-That { had beter find ap antidote.—Tiustrated Bite. Good Form © BS eed, °| Si ‘To be soclally correct all note paper must be stamped at the top either [with address and monogram or only with one. In these days of frequent change of residence a woman does not always have an address die; yet, though It 1s an expense, it 1s a Anish to her stationery which Is. most deatr able nnd therefore to be tried for, If only one thing Is to be put on paper the address is preferred to the mono- gram on the theory that. the former must be made to order, while the lat- ‘tor may be had ready made, Mor the street and number plain block letters are the bost, and unless one lives in a large city whose street names are s0 well known as Immediately to be iden- tifled with the place the name of the town must also be stamped, In the placing of this adornment fashion has recently made a change, and one 1s more apt on the now sta- tionery to see st between the middle and the left comer than directly in the middle, as was recently the ease, When the monogram is used with it tho latter is put in the left corner, the address going In the right, ‘When the name of the town Is ndded to the street the former is now In- dented, Quite lately the town name Went directly under the street, ‘igon- tered,” bringing tt in the middle of the ine above. Now ft has the same rela- tion to the top Iine that the address has on an envelope, and this placing maries all the new dies, If only a monogram alone or one inl- tial Is to be stamped it goes in the up- per left comer, and the die may be as fancy as one chooses, ‘The Girl Who Is Eaey. A girl who looks on while her friend who is known as “easy” is apparently having a glorious time wonders: wheth- | er good broeding 1s not old fashioned. | But {t 1s not the gir! who cares little | how she talks, where she goes unchap- eroned or how free and easy she per- | mity her man frlends to be who wins | out in the end, | How often does the quiet little mouse of a girl, whom the otter girls call a prude or stick, take the catch of the ‘season and get invitations that her ‘easier friends want, | It Is hard in this age to have too high a standard of self respect. Per- ited liberties are so much greater than a generation ago that one needs watchfulness not to overstep the line Into liberty. A girl need not be a prude because she does not believe in familjarities of ‘speech or touch. When once she has made her position and standards clear she can have just as good a time and far more respect than her friend who 1s “easy.” Because a girl is particular it does not follow she must be slow. Given a sense of fun, readiness to be amused by everything that comes along and a tongue that dosn't backbite, and a lee girl need never lack attention be- cause she does not believe in always sitting in comers and frowns upon du- bious jokes. College Etiquette. A college git! must, of course, frst o all develop her mind as far as possible but this does not mean that she must ‘or may forget the rules of etiquette fala down for all well bred girls whether at home, at college, in busi ness or in tho social world, She must tall in low tones, She must be courteous to all around her, respect ful to those who are older and consid. erate of those who are bepgath her so- clay. She must learn to converse fn ee interesting manner without assert: ing her own opiulons or trying in any wy to show a superior knowledge even upon subjects which she hag | made her special study. She must learn to act the part of the graceful, courteous and interesting hostess and also the charming and well read guest. At all times she must be the well bred, dignified, courteous ag well ag Interesting and clever col- lege gil In the social world there is a tacit ‘Wnderstanding that we shall all be agreeable to one another, always put- ting the attractive things of life on the outside and keeping our private Woes to ourselves, ‘This is a rule that none can afford to overlook—old or young, society girl, college girl or business girl, Table Btinuatta, ‘The ttle difference between lifting a dish and shoving {t along makes the big difference between a sloven and the punctillous observer of good manners at the table and bas an effect in marring the harmony of the table, whereby in congenlalness and table en- Joyment all are best conserved, Suckiag the fingers or teeth, picking the teeth at the table before all are done eating, gazing about the table while drinking, tipplug back the chair on two legs, taking any of the dessert, as frult, nuts oF swoottnents, away from the table, 1s the worst; possible form, ‘A Man's Arm. 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