New York Age

An Endowment of Higher Education in the United States — Designed for Smaller Colleges) Not Large Universities — No Discrimination as to Race or Creed—Gift Will Probably Be Augmented by Future Donations —Interest Available on Gift. $600,000 Annually. At a meeting of the General Education Board held Friday, a gift of ten million dollars was announced from John D. Rockefeller. The fund is to be an endowment for higher education in the United States. Dr. Buttrick, of the board, said the announcement of the gift was contained in a letter from F, T. Gates, who is Mr. Rockefeller's representative. The following is a copy: 26 Broadway, New York, June 30, 1905. To Messrs. Wallace Buttrick and Starr J. Munphy, secretary and executive officers, General Education Board, No. 101, Washington Street, New York: 34 William Street, New York. Dear Sir: I am authorized by Mr. John D. Rockefeller to say that he will contribute to the general education board the sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000), to be paid October first, next, in cash, or, at his option, in income producing securities, at their market value, the principal to be held in perpetuity as a foundation for education, the income, above expenses and administration, to be distributed to, or used for the benefit of such institutions of learning, at such times, in such amounts, for such purposes, and under such conditions, or employed in such other ways, as the board may do best adapted to promote a comprehensive system of higher education in the United States. Yours very truly, F. T. GATES. The statement proceeds: John D. Rockefeller, Jr., with others in this city, was instrumental in forming the General Education Board in February, 1902. A very broad and admirable chartter was secured from Congress, and signed by President Roosevelt on January 12, 1903. A gift of one million dollars from Mr. John D. Rockefeller was immediately passed over to the Board, especially designated for educational work in the South. Other funds, have been added by other philanthropists since that time, and the Board has confined its work hitherto mainly to educational work in the Southern States. "The present gift differs from Mr. Rockefeller's first gift to the Board in the following particulars: "The principal sum of the gift of one million dollars made on the organization of the Board could be distributed. The present gift of ten million dollars is held as endowment, the income only being available for distribution. "The first gift was designated to be used exclusively in the Southern States. The present gift is for use not only in the Southern States, but throughout the United States, without distinction of section. "The first gift could be used for common schools and secondary education. The second gift is confined to higher education, and is designed specially for colleges as distinguished from the great universities, although there is no prohibition in the letter of gift against contributions to universities. Both gifts are alike available for denominational schools, as well as for those which are non-sectarian. While the funds are employed for denominational schools, they will be employed without sectarian distinctions. No special denomination will be particularly favored, the funds will be open to approved schools of all denominations, although they cannot be employed for giving specially theological instruction. "In distributing the funds the board will aim especially to favor those institutions which are well located and which have a local constituency sufficiently strong and able to insure permanence and power. No attempt will be made to resist moribund schools or to assist infirmations which are so located that they cannot promise to be permanently in use. "Within these limits there are no restrictions as to the use of the income. It may be used for the income, for building or used for expenses, for debts, for insurances, or for any other purpose which can be found most serviceable. "It is known that Mr. Rockefeller has not gift in contemplation for a long time, and Mr. Gates has been studying the subject in his behold for many months. It the fund proves to be as useful as is too anticipated, Mr. Rockefeller will un- tedly make large additions to it in future years." The present members of the board are as follows: Robert C. Ogden, chairman; George Lester Pabody, treasurer; Wallace Butler, secretary and executive officer for the States south of the Potomac and Rivers, and Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas; Starr J. Murphy, secretary of executive officer for the States of North and West; Frederick T. Gates, C. Gillman, Morris K. Jesup, Wal- H. Page, Albert Shaw, John D. Rock- sler, Jr., Hugh H. Hannu, William K. Lester, and E. Benjamin Andrews. There are four vacancies in the board which are expected to be filled later. The General Education Board is an or- ganization of private citizens interested in imaging and systematizing their atti- tudes in educational beneficence. It is using a careful and systematic study of educational conditions and needs in the States of the Union in order that may be able to use wisely the amount money at its disposal. Its charter con- dicates extending its endeavors any- where and everywhere in the territory of United States. Incidentally the in- fusion gathered supplies the material bureau of information. People who wish to make gifts for education, larger small, may have the benefit without mage of such information as the Board been able to secure. The annual interest on Mr. Rockefeller's loan will amount to at least $400,600. The image provided is too blurry and pixelated to accurately recognize any text. It appears to be a grayscale photograph with a blurred background. DR. WASHINGTON ADDRESSING THE GRADUATING CLASSES OF THE ARMSTRONG MANUAL TRAINING SCHOOL THE HIGH SCHOOL AND NORMAL SCHOOL IN CONVENTION HALL, WASHINGTON, D. C., JUNE 16, 1905. WHITE BOYS WRECK CHURCH. Went Through St. John's Like a Cyclone—Two Under Arrest—Sue "Jim Crow" Park. NEWARK, N. J., July 3.—Three white boys invaded St. John's M. E. Church on Academy street on Monday last and made a complete wreck of much of the valuable property in the office. Entrance was effected through a basement window. The damage done amounted to at least $552. The boys on entering turned the pulpit upside down, the doors were strewn with broken glass, hymn books and sheet music; a valuable piano was rendered quiet, the keys having been pulled out and scattered around; stained glass windows were smashed with the gas lighter's pole; two pulpit Bibles were left with backs torn completely off; and cushions were ripped open. The church was left in such a condition as if a cyclone had passed through it. Strangely enough, the damage was done some time between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. in queen daylight. Two of the miscreants have been apprehended, but the third is still at large. Andrew Closs, aged fifteen, when caught confessed his crime. He was on parole from the Jamesburg Reformatory and was promptly returned to that institution. Richard McCann, aged sixteen, is awaiting action of the grand jury. The third is said to be twenty years of age, and his companions in crime have given his name and address to the police. It was only in December last that the interior of this church was improved at a cost of $3,000. Twenty memorial windows of stucco glass, costing $50, nine included in the improvements. One of these was given by Mr. A. Lomery in memory of her daughter, Evelyn. The pulpit of onk, a pre-plano costing $50, a new carved door now gas fixtures including Welshbach lights were among the improvements. The whole interior had been nearly painted and decorated, and the work had been nearly paid for. Services were held all day Sunday in the church. Andrew Keyes of 40 Academy street, has brought suit against Hermin H. A. Schmidt, the proprietor of Olympia Park on South Orange avenue for $500. Mr. Keyes claims to have been forcibly ejected from the park on June 18 on account of his color and for no other offense whatever. He and some friends went to the park entrance and asked for tickets of admission. The seller then sold them to colored persons. The party then secured a white man to obtain the tickets for them. On going in at the gate, the party was asked to leave the park no Negroes were not allowed or wanted there. They refused to obey the request. Then came the proprietor himself, making a suborn resistance. The officers were then called and the pleasure-seekers were ordered to leave. Hence the suit. ordered to The annual union Sunday school excursion to Royton Beach will occur on July 14. Four churches are interested in the pleasure trip, St. John's, St. James, Bethany Baptist and Plane Street Presbyterian. Efficient officers from each church will be in charge. church will be in the Mrs. Alice Manderville of 39 Warren street, died at her home on Sunday morning after four days' illness. The service over her remains was held on Wednesday at her residence. Interment was in Wentherce, New York. Mrk. Manderville was one of the old and much respected citizens of Newark, where she came from her native place. Wentherce, at the time of her marriage to the late John Manderville some thirty years ago, She was a member of the Plane Society, Presbyterian Church and a faithful host- est and industrious woman. Jove by all with whom she came in contact. She leaves one son, William Manderville. Several Church Entertainment-Per- sonal Storm - Shoemaker-Waters Wedding. YONKER, July 5.—On the evening of June 28, the annual strawberry festival of the A. M. E. Zion Church was held. An excellent program of recitations and vocal and instrumental selections was rendered under the supervision of Mrs. M. A. Smyer. Refreshments were served in the lecture room of the church, which was tastefully decorated with flowers. The Junior Choir of the Messiah Baptist Church rendered a musical program on Wednesday evening in the church. The choruses and duets by the children were excellent and much praise is due Mr. J. Bailey and Mrs. R. Brown, who have charge of the children. On the evening of June 29, the Terrance City Dramatic Club made its second appearance in a two-act comedy entitled "Woodlock's Little Game." The performance as a whole was fairly good, but there were a number of weak spots. The specialties were quite pleasing. Mr. William Close, assisted by the chorus, sang "Me an' the Minstrel Band" in a rather amusing manner. Mrs. B. Gregory and the chorus sang "When the Moon Shines," and Mr. F. Stevens elicited much applause with the new song, "Nobody." Refreshments were served after the performance. At the A. M. E. Zion Church Sunday morning Rev. J. J. Smyer prenched a weighty sermon to an fairly good audience, considering the weather. The subject of his discourse was "Caley's Christ Dominating the Age and Winning the World." The Christian Endeavor Society met at 7 p.m. and after a brief discussion of the topic the following officers were elected for the ensuing term: President, Mr. J. Davidson, re-elected; vice-president, Miss I. Brown; secretary, Miss S. Palmer, re-elected; corresponding secretary, Mrs. W. J. Steenie, re-elected; treasurer, Mrs. S. Gildings; and superintendent of Junior Endeavorers, Mrs. B. Scott. At the evening service the pastor again occupied the pulpit and after a brief address administered the Lord's Supper to a large number of communicants. counselor to the Messiah Baptist Church Rev. Booker reached inspiring and interesting sermons at both services to large audiences. The theatrue of his morning sermon was "The Wells of Salvation" and his evening subject was "The Voice of God." Miss R. Schoonnaker spent the Fourth with her mother, Mrs. C. Schoonnaker, of Newburgh. Master A. Loweree, of Atlantic City, is visiting his godmother, Mrs. L. Bush. Miss M. Vanderzee of York City, was the guest of Mrs. B. Scott Sunday. Mrs. B. Railley was a member of the 65th graduating class of St. Mary's Catholic School. She is the first Afro-American to graduate from any of the Catholic schools of this city. Mrs. T. Lane spent a few days last week with Mrs. B. Brown of Brooklyn. MRS. "Tuesday evening, July 11, the Induction of the Women's Home and Foreign Mission Society will give a historical drama and tableau entitled, "The Destiny of the Empress Josephine" at the Messiah Baptist Church. Bapalal Church On Sunday evening, July 10, the James H. Ferrell Lodge, No. 34, F. A. M. will have its annual sermon preached at the A. M. E. Zion Church by Rev. J. J. Soyer. On Thursday evening, June 29, Mr. S. Shoemaker and Misa D. Waters, both recently of Washington, D. C., were married in St. Mary's Catholic Church at 7 o'clock by Rev. C. E. Corley. Misa J. Hattie of Yonkers, was bridesmaid, and Mr. J. K. Newman of Washington, was best man. The reception was held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. R. Loxan, 7 Woolworth avenue, where the couple will reside. CARVER-MURPHY WEDDING. Silver Wedding Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Ivane Bula. Trey, July 5.—Miss Fannie V. Murphy and William C. Carver of Boston, Mass., were married on Monday evening, June 26, at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Ornell Peterson, 127 Ninth street, by Rev. Stephen Conrad, pastor of the A. M. E. Zion Church. Mr. and Mrs. Carver will make Cambridge, Mass., their future home. Miss Murphy was a popular member of Zion Church and had won a large number of friends. Mr. Charles Jones is spending several weeks at Cambridge, N. Y., Mrs. J. R. B. Smith left Friday for her cottage at Round Lake, N. Y., where she will spend the summer. She was joined Monday by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Smith, Miss S. May Smith and Messers, Frederick Donglass Smith and A. C. Smith and children, who spent the Fourth at the lake. Mrs. Margaret Preston of Albany, continues to improve in health since going to Saratoga Spa. The Book Lovers' Club held their closing meeting on Thursday evening, June 29 at the residence of the president of the club. Mrs. Margerude Evans, on Ferry street. The young ladies presented a pleasing program of essays, solos and poems to their invited guests. Refreshments were served. On Saturday evening, July 1. Misses Louise and Edith Bulkley entertained a few of their young friends in honor of Mr. Lausing Nevins of Newark, X. J., who had been the family's guest for a brief time. The evening was pleasantly spent and a dainty collation was served. Mr. Nevins left Sunday, for home. Mr. George B. Kelley returned home last week from a pleasant trip to Ithaca and Syracuse. Mrs. William Thompson entertained Mrs. Robert Taylor and sister, Mrs. Charles Booker, of Philadelphia, dinner on Tuesday afternoon. 22nd Mrs. Booker, who has been visiting her sister for several weeks, left Friday evening for Philadelphia, recommended home, Mrs. Tyler, and daughter, Miss Ulla Mrs. Frank Gibbs has returned home from a business trip to New York City, where she went with her blind aunt, Mrs. Johnson, whose eyes were being treated One of the pleasantest social functions given in Troy for some time was the twenty-fifth and silver wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Bain, Harmony Hall, on Wednesday evening, June 21. Mr. and Mrs. Bain received their guests in the northwest corner of the hall, where a garden of palms and cut flowers had been made. They were assisted in receiving by their daughters, Misses Letitia and Bertha Bain, Misses Duplie and J. E. S. Williams, Misses Nettie Hawkins and Ella and Linnie Duplie, and Messrs. Robert La Tuer and Edward Ellick. Music was furnished by Abram's orchestra, which was entirely screened by palms. Mr. A. C. Kelley acted as master of ceremonies and the ushers were Messrs. Robert Taylor, Jas. McOcy, Charles Hawkins, Philip Kemp, Joseph Morris, Nicholas Moore, Gerald Jackson, Edward Teebout, Howard Anthony, Harry Duplie, James Moore, D. W. Dixon and George B. Kelley. After the guests had been presented, short addresses were delivered by Rev. James M. Boddy of the Liberty Street Presbyterian Church; Rev. Stephen Conrad of Zion Church; and Mr. S. W. Gibson of Upper Troy. The hall was crowded with the white and Afro-American friends of Mr. and Mrs. Bain, and the beautiful gowns and jewels of the ladies made a pretty picture. At the close of the exercises the grand march was led by Mr. and Mrs. Bain and was participated in by about one hundred couples. After this, dancing was enjoyed by the young people. Mr. and Mrs. Bain received many costly and useful presence of silver and money. Among the out-of-town guests were: Mrs. Booker of Philadelphia, Mrs. Ashton and Miss Evaline Ashton of Morristown, N. J., and Mr. Charles Hudson of West Point. BLACK POST OFFICE MESSENGER. White Compulsions Threaten to Strike — Runaway as a Keekey Cure. ATLANTIC CITY. N. J., July 3.—The first Afro-American special messenger in the United States service in this city has entered upon his duty. He was appointed by Postmaster Bachorach and is a promising lad named Charles Dever. The messenger service in the postoffice has been strictly, white since it was started, and the white boys were in hope that no change would ever be made. But the postmaster thought otherwise. Rumors were rife that the white boys would act urgily, but the chances of their being penalized for infractions of rules will likely cause them to think twice before doing anything rash. Several of the white boys who were anxious for no change were talking about striking and other retaliating acts Saturday night. A very exciting runaway about 3 a.m. Saturday almost proved dissatisfaction for an Afro-American passenger who had been publishing too much. The horse took form of a Chinese restaurant and started towards italic avenue. Another bus was in the way, but luckily swerved and saved a collision. The side lump was swammed. The horse then ran upon the side-walk, broke his traces and scampered off of the. the tipsy passenger said at the end of the runaway: "I am sober now." Mr. E. C. Malby of Petersburg, Va. who is correspondent for THE AGE here is spending the summer here and can be found at 255 North Tennessee avenue. Mr. Richard Matthews of Petersburg, Va., arrived in Atlantic City on June 20 from Newport, R. L. He is private secretary to Mr. H. C. Greene, head writer at the Royal Palace Hotel. Mr. James D. Blanche of Petersburg Va. is spending the summer here. Mrs. Mary Howard, formerly Miss Mary Gilliam of City Point, Va., has been confined to her bed at her home on North Pennsylvania avenue, but is now much better. --- Taylor~Jeffries. Nuptials. New Brunswick, N. J., July 3—Lost Thursday evening at 179 Handy street, Samuel H. Taylor of Washington street, and Miss Corrine Joffries were married by Rev. E. W. Roberts, pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church. There was a large attendance of relatives and friend. The bride was attended by Misses P. M. Payler and A. Joffries as bridesmaids, and four young girls of her Sunday School class as maids of honor. The groom was attended by R. M. Poker and H. Carman. The bride was given away by her brother-in-law, Charles Joffries of New York. Mrs. M. S. Robinson played the wedding march. The couple will reside at 179 Handy street, which the bridegroom has newly furnished. There was a special given on Tuesday morning at the residence of Miss Lois Joffries for the benefit of the Sunday School. It was largely attended and greatly enjoyed. Refreshments were served by the ladies. Mrs. A. Cruse, who has opened an ice cream parlor at her home on Division street, is prospering. Mr. W. Harris of the Dormitory, begone to Abbury Park, where he will spend the rest of the summer. Madame Hackley's Fine Recital NEW HAVEN, July 3.—The song recital of Madame E. Azolla Hackley, given uninterrupted successes of the Wonnin's Ambilies of St. Luke's P. E. Church, for the benefit of the church, occurred last Friday evening at Warner Hall. One of the finest programmes New Haven has ever been privileged to hear was rendered by Madame Hackley. She was assisted by the Alpha quartette, composed of W. H. Scudder, W. H. Hickman, Alonso Fenderson and Wm. T. Blount; L. Jerome Brown and Rodgeri Walker, accompanists; Miss Marion Pickett and Sean Bingham, junior organist of St. Paul's Church. DR. WASHINGTON ON DUTY Splendid Advice to the Graduates of the Armstrong Manual Training School, at Washington. Vast Concourse of People Near Him. The Race Has Its Future Before It, Not Behind It, and It is Full of Praise. All Education is Good, but "There is no Commodity so Worthless as Cheap Education." The following oration by Dr. Booker T. Washington, delivered to the graduating classes of the Armstrong Manual Training School, at Washington, June 16, at Convention Hall, is taken from the Washington Industrial Enterprise, for which it was stenographically reported by Mr. William H. Davis, principal of the Lincoln Temple Business College. Dr. Washington said: Mr. Commissioners, Gentlemen and Ladies of the Board of Education, Principal, Teachers, Members of the graduating classes: It is a pleasure and a privilege for me to be permitted to stand before you for a few minutes this evening. When your invitation came to me in the midst of the many duties and responsibilities which press so heavily upon me at this moment of the year, I hesitated long as to whether or not I could, and ought to accept the invitation which was so generously extended to me. And then when I thought that, perhaps, I might be able to speak a word that might be of some comfort—that might, perchance, be of some profit to some struggling and ambitious soul, I said that my duty leads me to accept this invitation and so I am here. The question that presents itself to the thinking mind is, can you justify in actual, indisputable results, the difference between $13 per capita and 73 cents per capita as is true in one of our Southern States? In order that you may justify that difference it is important that, as parents, important that as teachers—important that as students you sink all personal differences, all localisms, all more temporal considerations and let your influence for good go out to the people of the United States. (Applause). Because you do not teach alone in the District of Columbia, twenty thousand children, but in a very large degree you are the teachers of the three millions of children of our race scattered throughout this Nation. That brings to you, I repeat, as teachers, parents and pupils, a tremendous responsibility. We are looking to you more and more each year for example, for guidance, for inspiration in our educational methods throughout this country. Failure here is not local but National and success here is not local but National, reaching the people in every part of this country. You have an opportunity here as few people have ever had an opportunity to actually put into visible form the teaching of the "Teacher of teachers," when he said: "Go into all the world" and teach the peoples and the nations the commandments which I have impressed upon you. And, my friends, I am glad that for a number of years I have had by my side a young man who went through your public schools, who graduated at your High School and later graduated at one of our great universities, who has manifested in his daily life the fact—the great truth that the money spent in the education of our people here has not been squandered. (Great encouragement.) And just in proportion as your public school system can position and continue to turn out and can multiply by the years and by the thousand, men of the objections and type of Bruce Conkling Bruce (Great archival). In the same degree will justify the notion and the District of Columbia in extending every dollar that is now expended here in the education of your sons and your daughters. But in order that the man of the type of Bruce (and others whom I could pamper may be multiplied, you must remember that the men and women who go out from your public schools must be "those of the Word" and not mere "talkers of the Word." (Laughter.) You have here an equipment for giving to our people training in every form of education that is necessary for any form of honor. You have facilities in the District of Columbia for the most complete education, from the kindergarten to through the university, and my friends I believe the university in every form of education which your equipment has provided. (Tumultuous applause). I believe I have never advocated (and I do not now advocate) a single application of education to any race that I would not advocate in reference to any other race, whether it were black, white, brown or blue (Tumultus applause, Dr. Washington remarking, however, that those who were not brown were the same (saying) that was in the same relative stage of civilization. There are certain hard, fundamental, material needs which in the early history of any race are of imperative importance and rightfully command the attention of the members of a young race only forty years old and who are just "clearing the forests" and you perhaps, too, have been "clearing the forest" for the last 250 years (Applause). Doubtless, some of you would say that the Negro has been working for the last 20 years. No, my friends, the Negro has been doing something else. He has been "worked" during the past 20 years, and now, my friends, what he wants to do is to learn how to work. (Laughter). There is a vast difference between "working" and "being worked." (Tunultons applause mingled with laughter). That is what our schools are teaching our race. A great work, among others, that is being done in your public school system, in all its ramifications, is to teach us the difference between "being worked" and "working." (Tunultons applause mingled with laughter). That is what our schools are teaching our race. A great work, among others, that is being done in your public school system, in all its ramifications, is to teach us the difference between "being worked" and "working." (Laughter and applause). A young race (and, my friends, it is no disgrace to belong to a young race)—a young race has its future before it, when an "old" race has left its future behind. (Laughter and applause.) And I like the distinction of belonging to a young race, largely to concern itself with the getting of the soil, providing food, providing houses. For example, Liberia is a young nation; it is without roads; it is without farms sufficient to supply its needs; it is without sufficient bridges, and railways and telephones, telegraphic appliances and other public conveniences, and my friends, I believe that under such circumstances it is a part of the function of education and the rule of the republic that is in that condition. In other words, while I believe that in bi- bery) we need lawyers, doctors, ministers and teachers, yet at the same time we need mechanical engineers who can construct bridges, install public utilities and project railroads. We need these civil engineers who can canvass out and construct bridges, install public utilities and project railroads, and what every other race must under the sun has done that has gone forward, and the black race cannot be, and must not be, an exception to the rule. (Great applause.) If our young race is without houses, I believe that out from the black people farmers there should grow black corn, and those black farmers should intelligently till and cultivate the soil; if our young race is without roads, there should grow up from among us black civil engineers to lay out and construct those roads, and if our neighborhood and houses are without proper lighting appliances, there should grow up among us black electricians to light our streets and our homes, and I believe that our street and doctors should go forth just as fast as there is need for them and demand for them and as fast as the young race is able to support them. (Applause). I believe that in education we have got to consider certain geographical and climatic conditions. For example, if the masses of the people for whom you are educating, are so situated as to climatic and geographical conditions that they live in the same climate, the education is good and destined to be effected, it will take account of that condition. In the South we live an out-of-door life in a large degree; in New England the life is an indoor life in a very large degree. In the South the masses of our people are engaged in the production of cotton; that leads to cotton manufacturing, and in every State of the South, that there is a large and thoroughly equipped technical institution to teach white boys who are, going out to become masters and leaders in the industry of cotton manufacturing. And I believe that the Negro boy should have the same kind of a chance. (Great applause). And if you don't give him the same kind of a chance, he is going to become a white boy of wood or draw of water, while his mother draws of water will be his "hose" and the "principal." In Massachusetts certain conditions have made the manufacture of shoes—the working of leather—a paying investment, and the result is that the education sys- teen in Massachusetts has experienced itself with that condition, and the last three years there has been spent in Lawell, in Bracken, and in other great areas manufacturing centers, hotels and well-equipped institutions to teach young men how to become nurses and producers in the country. Certain climatic conditions have made Sweden one of the most remarkable countries for the dairy industry, and the result is that from the public school up to the university, the industry of dairy finds a place in the educational system of the Kingdom of Sweden, with the further result that there is today sent out more Swedish in proportion to population, than in true of any other kingdom or country in the world. A missionary who was going into Mexico some years ago asked me what advice I would give him in regard to getting along with the people among whom he was going to work. You will tell me what industry the people in that section depend upon for their living? He said: "Sheep grassers." I said: "First of all, show them by your American intelligence and improved scientific methods how to work with them than they are now raising in their section, and you will get their confidence and their cooperation, and after that you will not have much trouble in getting them to read the Bible, to attend your church and to believe in the Gospel, you are commissioned to preach them." GOVERNMENT JOB INTERIOR TO INDEPENDENTNESS. **Good!** When education begins in living around you, you can get here and learn are away from the day of Washington, where ground is cold, and start a power garden or something of the kind! After a while you can afford to buy a house, this will increase your business and you can afford to charge your room; by hard, intelligent study and work you can build up a big trade so that you can take your sister into the business as a clerk and you will be able to tell you you can see the humble little effort developing into a great flower shop; you can employ more clerks, and a typewriter and a bookkeeper and an overseer, and you are the "boss of the whole establishment" (Appeaseus), and don't care in the business. Department of the Republics, you are independent and you are safe! (Land niphane). - Because you have created a position for yourself. Now don't get the idea that you will succeed by mere abstract thinking—however clear and however around your thinking may be. My friends, we have got to weave ideas into activities! Why, there are enough ideas floating about to float a shuttle. (Laughter). Why, my friends, the whole world a few days ago was doing a good deal of abstract thinking—thinking that it should stop—and thinking what the diploma of the world could do to bring about peace, but while these people were thinking out their abstract ideas, there was a great, good man in the White House who was doing and very soon we board the definite steps which have taken to put people into the two conflicting motions. (Loud and tumultuous applause.) Suppose I put into a boat two bushel baskets of gold dollars; suppose I put you into the boat by the side of those gold dollars, and then shove or draw that boat two miles out from the shore of Chessmen Bay and leave you there by the side of those gold dollars. Then you go into the gold dollars. Where will you be at the end of 30 days? (Laughter and applause). Gold dollars are sometimes valuable, but gold dollars that do not touch the world's commerce are valueless. Ideas are valuable, but ideas that do not belong themselves to you are worthless. And you go into an attempt to apply the principles which I try to emphasize, my friends, you will find abundant use for the exercise of courage; especially just now as they surround and apply to the members of our race in various parts of this country. And I say kind of courage which manifests itself in blasting, in blatant talking—but that kind of courage which will enable you to keep silent-when you are sorely tempted to speak; and, my friends, it often requires more courage to be silent than it to speak. (Applause). That beautiful word to night, that beautiful word to night, it will never speak out, nevertheless, through its beauty and magnificent silence it is lifting up, and making more Christlike every human being in this room. It is not necessary for us to talk or even not in order to exert our will. We have got to live a life of beauty of truth and beauty of man, and to degrade you. You may only individuals who can indict that punishment. And I am most anxious that our educated young men and women go out to begin their life-work, that they shall not overlook the sacrifices, the interest, the love and the prayers of the mothers and fathers who have supported them—of the mothers and fathers who have stood by them. Double duty, in front of mothers and fathers have sacrificed in shop, in field, in the laundry room, before the cooking stove, over the ironing table, in departmental work, in professional life, for your benefit—they have given themselves, as host they could, in order that you might get to the point where you can make your mother on the morrow, when you go home with your diploma in your hand remember those sacrifices—their love and their interest. (Great applause). Be not ashamed to begin life just where your fathers and mothers are. I don't say remain there. Give up to a better sphere—of usefulness—if you can: if your father is your teacher; if your mother is a kindness, help her, don't be ashamed to spend your education upon them—don't be ashamed to begin life just where they are. (Applause). And put so much brain, so much science, so much literature, so much language, so much skill into their occupations that you will learn them and help yourself to rise up higher and higher to enlarged and more important usefulness. (Great applause.) Just before he died, I work in the office of the late Collis H. Huntington. He told me a story that I shall never forget. He said: "Some fifteen years ago an acquaintance of mine came into my office and requested a loan of five dollars. I gave you it, and I don't mind lending you five dollars; but, my friend, I can perform a better office for you. Will you make me the promise that the very first thing which your eyes fall upon—the very first work which you see to be done—leave the elevator and go into the service room your hands to that work and do in—will you begin service in that connection? The man promised he would. Ipon leaving the elevator, and turning down Broad street, he found a man unloading coal; he intuitively asked the man for the job of maintaining the elevator afterward worked in the service of that pany for a work. For a month, was later promoted and stayed with the firm for over fifteen years, and now he is one of the largest wholesale coal dealers in the city of New York. (Applause). Begin that job, you are, but don't stay there; work for the highest position which your opportunities and your facilities can command. Don't get the idea that some of our young men and women are fond of inhibiting—that is, when you get an education, don't be ashamed to attend Sunday school and church. You know it gets to be fashionable among a certain class of our students, and soon they graduate from High School or college, that they can find no minister intelligent enough to preach to them! (Laughter and applause). And no church that is fastidious enough to hold their bodies. Show your education by going away out here on the edge of the District of Columbia and find the humbleest, the most fornaked place of worship and give church your undivided service. Lift them up to a higher plane and live a Christian usefulness. (Tumultuous applause.) You will find that your education is going to increase your wants many fold. Some of your wants are going to be multiplied tenfold by to-morrow morning, and, my friends, unless you can get an income that is in keeping with those multiplied wants, you will find yourself in a new next twelve months. (Laughter). Now let me manifest your education by cutting off manning yourselves some of these wants. When the springtime comes, if your father and mother have had a hard winter, go to your mother and father and say: "I was ignorant a few years ago: "And, my friends, don't be ashamed to be just what you are. Now the man who has the hardest time in this world, in my opinion is the individual who is poor and trying to be rich. (Laughter). In the individual who has a $50 income and, who is living at a $100 rate per month. (Laughter). Now don't make that mistake. If you have a $50 income live at a $25 rate, and you find your husband to be a $50 rate, Life to the educated man or woman, should not be a life of "spending," but a life of "giving," should not be a life of "hoarding," but a life of "scattering." My friends, I like to encourage our young educated men and women to have faith in their own race and in their own racial possibility (Applause); and when I say that I don't mean that we should not love and have faith in all other races, I am not saying that we should itself (Applause). Quite as much in itself as it has in any other race. Did you ever see a Hollander ashamed of being a Hollander, or a German ashamed of being a German, or a Chinaman ashamed of being a Chinese, or a Japanese, or being a Japanese? (Great applause). And now my friends, don't you know that they are even saying the Japanese is a white race. (Laughter and prolonged applause). Yes, it is now a white race—a white race. Why. I met a man on the train not long ago. Did he say: "Why, Washington, don't you know that I have been studying into the origin of those Japanese people, and don't you know, that we have been deceived about them? Why, they have had a civilization for a thousand years, and tell you, Washington, they are a white race, and I am a Japanese, as we all know, have solved their problem—I don't care what you call them. And Jesus said into his disciples: "If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you can say to you mountain, 'Be thou removed and planted by the sea,' and it shall be done.' When I read those words I doubted even the words of the Master. I could not understand how a man's faith could encompass such magnificent and fearless nature, and was in New York City and had occasion to cross the Brooklyn bridge; I saw that great bridge spanning the water between Brooklyn and New York City and I thought of the passage in the Bible about the little grain of mustard seed, and I analyzed the mountain and found that it was composed of soil and timber, of iron and stone. Then I analyzed the bridge and found that it was composed of soil and stone and I said, "Now I understand it—I know what the Master meant." Man, by following God's laws, by following Nature's laws, by applying brains and chemistry and other sciences to the forces of nature; by following the laws of gravitation; by having faith in the laws that govern chemical affinity; faith in the laws that govern cohesion, has not only been the basis of the laws to the edge of the sea, but has brought it between heaven and earth as an everlasting lesson as to what man's faith can accomplish when following the eternal laws of the Master. (Applause). And so, my friends in closing, I say to the teachers in your Normal School, your High School and your Manual Training School, your faith in the race—faith in your people, will remove mountains in the material world—mountains in the material world—mountains in the racial world—mountains in the spiritual world—and in all those directive mountains, through your efforts, will be removed, until the race works itself into the citizenship of the Kingdom of God. (Land and long applause.) Mrs. E. P. 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For days and weeks and months I haunted that window like a piece of steel attracted by a magnet, until, alas, one day I found myself in possession of the required amount of cash to purchase the treasure. The moment I became, possessed of if I was the happiest mortal in all the wide world. But my happiness was of short duration, for within the short space of a month I awoke to the fact that what I had purchased in the belief that it was pure gold was, after all, but hollow brass. A few days before my eyes had been opened to this fact the store where I had purchased the article had been sold out at auction, and, of course, for me there was no redress, but I had learned a valuable lesson that to this day I have never forcet In our daily life we will find the same experience recurring. That friend whom we have thought to be solid and as firm as a rock, turns out eventually to be but a hollow mockery of the name. How often in our daily life we come into contact with people who we have every reason to believe are the genuine article, only to live to learn that their lives are but a mockery of the real—that their whole lives are but artificiality or sham. When we go to market to make our purchases we always seek the freshest and best, and we accept nothing but the best. Why, then, in our daily lives should we accept as our friends any but the best—those that are real and pure and true, not those who are living by mere artificiality—any more than we should allow a dealer to palm off on us a rotten apple as a solid one or a brass watch as a gold one? Again, it has been said that "we should choose our books as we would out friends." Vice versa, I should also say that we should choose our friends as we would a good book, for as we can be edited by the reading of only a good book, so likewise, there is nothing to be gained by a friendship that in every vicissitude does not ring true. It is commonly remarked that be or she, as the case may be, has a host of friends; but undoubtedly those who make such an assertion have probably never realized the difference between acquaintance and friendship. Some one has said that "one true friend in a lifetime is a remarkable good fortune" and I claim that twice fortnite, indeed, must that man be who can count his friends beyond the fingers of one hand. Of course, one may have acquaintances unnumbered, but of the real, genuine, whole-souled friends, those who are with you through thick and thin, just as adhesive in times of adversity as in the hey-day of your prosperity, I think I make no extreme statement when I claim that the number can be reckoned upon the fingers of one hand. The remainder are but so much artificiality and artificially is nothing less than being just the reverse of what God intended us to be. Let us take that class of individuals who in order to be numbered in the "super crust," are living on a scale far beyond their incomes, occupying thirty dollar flat when their income warrants only a ten-dollar one. It's all very well to be in the swim; that is, if you shrewd; but, says that princess of whims, Marian Harland: "The sore, the gore, the cancer in our body social is so consuming desire to seem what we are not to vie in show with those who are born to the purple, or have made enough money to purchase an expensive imitation of genuine Tyrian, who let go the most to snap at the shadow." "Twas Dyssion, I think, who, also said: I look down the habitable world; how few know their own good, or, knowing it, pursue. So much are, our wishes are so vain. That what we most desire proves most our pain." I am personally well acquainted with sources of young men whose employments do not bring them in more than ten, twelve or at the most fifteen dollars per week, and who yet are living in the most lavishly furnished apartments and dressing in the most fastidious fashion, in many cases outshining their millionaire employers, little realizing that "Tis better to be lowly born. And range with humble livers in content. Than to be perched up in a glittering grief And wear a golden sorrow." Some of the most quiet, unpretentious homes where the floor may be bereft of carpet, but is kept scrupulously neat and clean with soap and water; where the table may be without a cloth, save a few newspapers in lieu thereof; and where the meal dispensed may be but a mere sandwich and a cup of tea, yet the matter in which it is proffered will cause it to be as relished as the most sumptuous in such homes, too, as we often find the best rest and peace, often in direct contrast to the misery and pretence of some of our most lavish homes. We should ever be reminded that it isn't the softest tread of a slipped foot, the dainiest gown, the straightest hair, the pearliest complexion that covers the most heart and the most brilliant intellect; that just as we've been taught that the finest things are not always read between the most sumptuous binding, so also do we not always find the most honest and purest heart wrapped in velvet and lace; or, as one writer has more vividly expressed it: "A soilskin sack may be a beautiful thing to have, but it does not always warm the heart." Have broad ideals and cultivate refinement, but never be ashamed to shake the hand of a man because his clothes are in tatters, because there are holes in his shoes or because he is wearing a frayed hat. It may be that he has just had a arrow escape from some dire calamity, or is just simply down on his luck, but it rises with the tide again. You may sometimes stump your toe trying to be the first to grasp the hand you once ignorantly smouldered, for we can never tell in this world when we need somebody so we never know when the most desired will be the most desirable. This child is too overcrowded with people who fine apparel in preference than being in line with the little dream. Clothes do not put the man," or as he immortal Robert Burns said: "A man a man for a that." There are folks to-day who perhaps a beginne days were schoolmates and lovers of yours, but now that they are a little better off than you, they pass you with hardly a pod of recognition, and you are not careful to step aside will In the diaries of them who are the closest to probability, in that case the folks who use commonly large comparative, little realizing that they would description. It is all very well to be the possessor of a large vocabulary of words, but it is best that we know how and when to use them. As a rule those who know most generally say the least; that is, until they is a special call to testify. It isn't the one that makes the least mouth-nose that says things that are worthy to be encribed upon the memory. The quiet little man whom you see sitting alone and unobserved in yonder corner and who sadum has anything to say, will perhaps some day be the Chief Executive of the Nation, while you who knew it all will be still pegging away at the same old bench and abo-last. Some one, also has said that "witty talker needm set rivers affame with witty writings," but somehow or other it seems that, the less a man knows the more he wants to tell it. Just by way of illustration, I am going to relate one or two little incidents that have come under my personal observation. "On a Sunday afternoon I was one of a number of callers at the house of one of Brooklyn's elite young misses. One young man present, having to leave rather early, was requested by the young hostess to be present at a enchere party which was to take place on the following Thursday evening. His reply to the invitation ran in this wise: "If nothing unforeseen of a more serious or suspicious nature presents itself, I shall be more than pleased to do so." Whereas, it would have been just as well if he had simply said: "I thank you very much for the kind invitation, and if nothing prevents I shall endeavor to be present. At another house, and in another home, the following scene place. After a sudden silence had fallen over the room, one young man, wishing to show his superior intelligence, said to the young hostess: "Won't you be so kind and condescending as to obliterate this sudden gloom by manipulating upon the harmonious vibrator?" I finally tumbled to the fact that the "hiatimious vibrator" was nothing more or less than an upright piano which stood over in one corner of the room, and knew enough to make a noise only when it was touched, which was more than my friend knew. As an earnest observer of human nature in all its various and peculiar phases, I have seen many things that I cannot understand. I'll relate you a few of them: Why is it that some married men, who seldom, if ever, take their wives out into society and who are the professed friends of other men, yet at every opportunity coquette with the wives of the very men for whom they profess to have the deepest regard? Why is it that those men will cry down other men for stepping into a sackon to get a glass of beer, glott over the fact they never touch liquor in any form, and yet go home and ill-treat their wives and offspring in the most inhuman manner? Why is it that some of our popular proachers on their way to church will wait until they reach their stoops and then holler back for their wives to come off where the public can get a splendid view of their importance? Why is it that some men will allow their wives to work their very soul-cause out over a wash-board and ironing table in order that they may attain to some prominence, and then just as soon as they attain the goal of their ambitions by hanging a shingle over a small office proclaiming them to be an attorney or a physician, then cast their wives aside heartlessly as being too old-fashioned and not up-to-date. Why is it that some people who are closely connected with the church will prate over the fact that they had beaten the railroad company, out of a nickel car, and yet never realize for a moment that a small girl was one, that a white sin is as black as the most abomany one, and that in robbing the railroad company out of a nickel they were equally as guilty with the man who robbed his employer of one thousand dollars? I have seen men and women at the head of our institutions, such as homes and anylug, who are worse than brutes in their treatment of those in their charge; and yet these same men and women, because of their prominent position, are invited to speak from the platforms of our public halls, and (Oh, the hypocrisy of it!) from the pulpits of our houses of worship amidst thunderous applause. I remember a young man who obtained a position at Columbia College as an assistant porter, but in order that his chums might think he was studying law. Every evening and every morning he trudged to and fro with three or four large law books under his arm; in fact, no one would have been any the wiser had not the head porter let the pig out of the bag by saying that the young man's law studies consisted merely in washing the cupids that held torn-up law briefs of the real students. There are, too, some young men acquaintances of mine who are employed in down-town offices in New York City, who, in order that you should think their positions far superior to the one you occupy, should you happen to meet them on your train mornings or evenings, will greet you thus, as they take a look at their time piece: "My, but I am early this morning! I don't usually get down to the office until nine-thirty"; and in the evening it's "My, but I am late to-night! I generally leave for home about four-thirty." Again, it is more than passing stranger to me when I hear of the many public receptions, banquets, and dinners which are given from time to time by the Negroes of these boroughs to individuals at the cost of hundreds of dollars, besides presenting them with large purses—they who were well able to care for themselves—when a look around us reveals so much misery and suffering of countless thousands of our race who are in dire need. The $200 purse that was presented to the distinguished Mr. So-and-So the other night by way of appreciation, what joy would have brought to many a cheerless home? Let us do a little figuring just to see what that $200 would have done. $300 at $3.75 per ton would have purchased 80 tons of coal to be delivered to 80 families who will be suffering from the severe cold next winter. $300, when the thermometer is sizzling at blood-heat this summer, would have purchased ice for 150 families for two months. $300 at $10 per month would save 20 families from eviction from their homes. $300 at $2 per pair would purchase just 150 pairs of shoes for the shoesless poor. $300 at $10 per suit would purchase 30 suits of clothes to cover the nakedness of the poor. I might go on and on in enumerating the good that $300 could do toward alleviating the sufferings of the needy Negroes of our boroughs. Does it never occur to you as you sit toasting your toes on the fender that all the world is not situated as pleasantly as you? Does no vision of cold, cheerless rooms and starring inmates crowd among the pictures of plenty and prosperity that form themselves in the glow. The man is in the same way, and he is now in the same way, and he is not in the same way, but what if we are to be reached with the power of the authority we must start a super-action in which we shall be the first and intended to be. Let us be true, and that is said to be the secret of everything of nature and of all moral authority, so every way strive to make each one only life about you happier, for we can only have the highest happiness by having wide thoughts and much feeling for the rest of the world as well as our�rness. Living ever "With malice toward with charity for all," the low even or the high, the poor as well as the low, low or Gentile, black or white. To exclime the times of John Wesley: "Do all the good you can. By all the means you can, in all the ways you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can." Edward ELMORE BROCK. Brooklyn, July 2, 1906. Its Present Position Compared With That of the Whole Union in 1869. From the New York Sun. Very few of us have anything like a proper idea of the progress of the South during the past forty years. We can compare values now with those of 1860 and call it forty years because the four or five war years must be eliminated from any financial or industrial tabulation of progress. Take, first, a comparison of the South's present in certain main lines with the position of the entire United States in those lines in 1860: Alabama. $270,000,000 Arkansas. 202,000,000 Florida. 56,000,000 Georgia. 433,000,000 Nebraska. 640,000,000 Louisiana. 270,000,000 Maryland. 616,000,000 Mississippi. 215,000,000 North Carolina. 443,000,000 South Carolina. 174,000,000 Tennessee. 396,000,000 Texas. 614,000,000 Virginia. 480,000,000 West Virginia. 240,000,000 Total. $5,260,000,000 1904 Alabama. $323,000,000 Arkansas. 250,000,000 Florida. 111,000,000 Georgia. 351,000,000 Kentucky. 728,000,000 Louisiana. 351,000,000 Maryland. 680,000,000 Mississippi. 271,000,000 North Carolina. 443,000,000 South Carolina. 210,000,000 Tennessee. 428,000,000 Texas. 1,082,000,000 Virginia. 536,000,000 West Virginia. 247,000,000 The gain in four years is $331,000,000, or nearly $233,000,000 gain each of the four years—equal each year, within $23,000,000, of the entire nation's export of agricultural products in 1860, and $400,000,000 more each year than the imports of the entire country in 1850, and $800,000,000 more than our entire exports of that year. It is also exactly equal, each four years, to the value of all the gold we would obtain. It exceeds the progress made in assessed property valuation in the ten years 1800-1900, when the increase was $755,000,000, or at the rate of $75,000,000 a year. But that is not all of the satisfactory story. The crops of the South show large gains in values in 1904 over 1903. Note the figures: 1904. Corn. $370,000,000 Wheat. 69,000,000 Oats. 29,000,000 Irish Potatoes 14,800,000 Irye. 7,420,000 Hay. 51,300,000 Total. $540,420,000 Increase over 1903. Corn. $20,000,000 Wheat. 15,000,000 Oats. No increase Irish potato. 1,200,000 Irye. 345,000 Hay. dec. 1,078,000 No. Increase, one year. $35,467,000 That increase is $12,000,000 more than all the gold we coined in 1800. In the four years 1901-04, inclusive, the total value of the corn crop of the South was $1,287,000,000. Of the six crops named above, the 1904 production was worth $140,000,000 more than that of 1902. But the South has other crops of large values outside of these and its great sample, cotton. They are rice, sugar, tobacco, sweet potatoes, vegetables, fruits and live stock products. The census of 1900 gave them as $484,000,000. They were probably $545,000,000 in 1904, a guild of $81,000,000. On the value of cotton, these figures give us as the value of the South's agricultural products in 1904, no less than $1,087,000,000. In addition to all this, there is the outh's large annual production of pig iron, coal and other minerals, and its yearly output of factory products. The census of 1900 gave this latter as: Alabama. $80,000,000 Arkansas. 45,000,000 Florida. 30,000,000 Georgia. 100,000,000 Kentucky. 154,000,000 Louisiana. 121,000,000 Maryland. 242,000,000 Mississippi. 40,000,000 North Carolina. 95,000,000 South Carolina. 58,000,000 Tennessee. 108,000,000 Texas. 110,000,000 Virginia. 132,000,000 West Virginia. 74,000,000 Total, one year $1,100,000,000 All this is progress and prosperity at which not only every Southerner but every American citizen should rejoice, as the prosperity of the one is the prosperity of all. WALTER J. BALLARD. SCHENECTADY, June 20. From the Trenton, (R. L.) Tham. Thomas M. Gugley, the prominent one of Principal James M. Gugley, of the Bordentown Manual Training and Industrial School, won the dept prize of $80 in the empirical contest at Williston Seminary, one of the leading preparatory schools of New England, at Bampton, Mom. He was also recently elected president of the Adjulph Deating Society, which carries with it the honor of delivering an address of the "Willistonian," the weekly paper published by the students of the institution. Young Gregory, after completing the English course in the Manual, Training and Industrial School at Bordentown entered Williston Seminary, from which institution he will graduate in the class of 1906 at the age of 18 years. An Illuminating Book The Aftermath of Slavery. BY WM. A. SINCLAIR, A. M., M. D. (With an introduction by Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Smalla, Maynard & Co. Publisher, Boston, Mass. Net $1.50, postage 12 cents extra. This book is a full and complete defence of the civil and political rights of the Negro, and shows that by his services to the Negro in peace and in war, he has earned the rights of full American citizenship. It should be in every colored home. A Pew of the Many Press Notices. 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That is a splendid record of industrial development in the Southern States which we reproduce in another page of The Ace to-day from the New York Sun. What part the Afro-American people have had in Southern industrial development during the past thirty years does not appear on the face of it; but the fact is that they have been the backbone of the Southern labor force on the one hand and a considerable employing class on the other—a labor force which the South may deery and abuse, but which it cannot get along without, and which it holds to resolutely, even to the extent of making it too hot for labor agents who would tamper with it. The large productive wealth of the South to lay is in a very large degree the result of free Afro-American labor. Why seek, as many do, to deny this fact, and to make it appear that these people are a lazy, improvident lot, who hamper rather than promote the industrial interests of the South? Why not not "render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's?" And the proper thing to do is to improve the character and condition of this labor force in order to make it more effective and therefore more profitable to itself and to the South. Princely Benefactors of Education In this, the industrial age par excellence, and in this country, the richest in natural resources and in the enterprise of its citizens of any in the world, it is inevitable that many towering fortunes should have been amassed. The perils to the State of such concentration of wealth have been noised incessantly by agitators; but these perils have so far proved academic. Our millionaires have bestowed so many vast benefactions upon the public as to seem in a sense agents of the people; in that they have collected the country's wealth into great reservoirs, whence they have disgusted it in life-giving streams over the arid and poverty-streaken sections of the Nation. Education, which may be properly called the religion of the United States, has been the chief beneficiary of millionaire liberality. The pioneer in this line was George Peabody, the founder of the Peabody Fund, who, unmarried and childless made the whole South his heir. In 1857 and 1869 he, deeply pitying the rhinous condition to which the War had reduced that section, and believing, as most Americans do, that "By education ye shall be saved," placed in the hands of sixteen trustees sums aggregating $3,454,000, and directed that "the income thereof should be applied for the promotion and encouragement of intellectual, moral or industrial education of the young of the more destitute portions of the Southern and Southwestern States of the Union; my purpose being that the benefits intered shall be distributed among the entire population, without other distinction than their needs and the opportunities of usefulness to them." It is safe to say that this gift marked a revolution in the South. The famous field agent of the Peabody board, Dr. Curry, an impassioned John the Baptist crying in the wilderness of Southern ignorance, proclaimed the evangel of education throughout the section. It is said that he addressed more State legislatures than any other American citizen. To him and the Peabody fund is due the universal passion for education which, is the most auspicious portent in the South to-day. One of the two great benefactors of the Afro-American people solely was John Fox Slater, of Norwich, Conn, who in 1882 created a trust fund of $1,000,000 for their education. "The general object which I desire to have exclusively, pursued," he directed, "is the uplifting of the lately emancipated population of the Southern States and their posterity, by conferring on them the blessings of Christian education. The disabilities formerly suffered by these people and their singular patience and f- established in just the name and good will of Benjamin and his men. I cannot but feel the excitement which is due in view of their providing ignorance, which exists by no fault of their own." Without Mr. Slater's gift, Atlanta, Shaw; Talladega, Clark; Clafin, Fisk, Tougaloo, Spelman, Tuskegee, Hampton and many lesser schools would have found it immensely more difficult to get upon their feet. The other philanthropist who endowed "Afro-American education was Daniel, Hand, of Guilford, Conn., who in 1888 committed to the American Missionary Association $1,000,894.25 in trust, "to be known as the Daniel Hand Educational Fund for colored people, the income, of which shall be used for educating indigent colored people of African descent, residing or who may hereafter reside, in the recent slay States." In addition, "Mr. Hand provided that his residuary estate, amounting to $300,000, should be applied to the same purpose. Important aid from this fund has been received by Avery Institute, Shaw, Atlanta, Hampton, Alabama State Normal, Berea, Fisk, Tougaloo, Howard and several other schools; and by individual promising students in sums of $100. It would be superfluous to speak of the splendid gifts which Mr. Carnegie has lavished upon education, so fresh in the public mind is his establishment last April of a $10,000,000 pension fund for college professors. This fund will serve to elevate the personnel of the colleges by attracting better men to their service. His gift in 1903 of $600,000 to Tuskegee Institute has been his most conspicuous endowment of education among Afro-Americans. The munificence of Mr. John D. Rockefeller has animated for many years the American Baptist Home Mission Society and held up the arms of the General Education Board, which at its foundation he gave $1,000,000. His donations to individual schools have been liberal, wise and helpful. His latest gift of course, we that announced last Friday, of Simonson to the General Education Board "the promise a comprehensive system of higher education in the United States." This gift is designed to broad colleges as distinguished from universities, and therefore the masses rather than the classes. Harvard, Yale, Pennsylvania, Michigan, are by location and expertise of tradition often inaccessible to ambitions and impassioned youth. Mr. Rockefeller's aim is to raise the standard of the hundreds of smaller institutions all over the country which bring an opportunity to secure higher education to every young man's door. In the hands of the General Education Board, whose impartiality is to race is well established and known. Mr. Rockefeller's gift should materially benefit Atlanta. Fisk and their smaller fellow institutions and rejuvenation in a timely manner their efforts, which have been so successful in the past, to raise up leaders and professional men among the race's talented tenth. All everybody recognizes the race's need for higher education, complemented by industrial education, we welcome the generous benefaction which promises to dispel some of the clouds which have lowered on our race institutions for higher education. What We Believe About the South. In another column of TIME, Aor today we publish a highly interesting letter from Rev. J. B. Kayner, the president of the Renew Industrial Institute, in which he asks as many questions as a Philadelphia lawyer. Among the questions he asks are the following: 1. Don't you believe the South is the best place for the Negro? 2. Don't you believe that Texas is the best place in the South for the Negro, who desires to own a farm and build up a good family? 3. Don't you believe it is the duty of all Negroes to strive to make the Southners their best friends? 4. Don't you believe it to be your duty to go to the South to help Dr. Booker T. Washington and Hon. R. L. Smith and those who think as they do, in their God-blessed efforts to establish and ever maintain good feeling between the races? Dr. Booker T. Washington and Hon. R. L. Smith are great men because they are good and useful; and they are doing a God-blessed work in the South. You can help them. 1. We believe the South is the best place for the great masses of the Afro-American people, because the climate and the economic conditions arg best suited to them in every way. They require a warm climate, and do not thrive in any other as well; and the industrial conditions were made for them, in a slave condition to be sure, and they have labor and business and professional opportunities in the South which they do not enjoy in other sections of the country. But it is not necessary for all Afro-Americans to live in the Southern States, because some of them cannot tolerate the industrial, political and social conditions which curse the Southern States, and to endure which requires an amount of personal sacrifice which some Afro-Americans are incapable of, and the writer is among that number. We prefer to live where we are the equal of every other man in the eyes of the law, and where our opportunities for enjoyment and development along normal lines is only limited by our capacity and wishes. In 1915, the first school for African Americans in New York became a town and build up a good family. We spent some time in Texas, on a lecture trip, some years ago, and we found the State magnificent in its distances and in the possibilities of its development; we also found the people, black and white, among the beat in the South. 3. We believe earnestly that it is the duty of the Afro-American people to cultivate friendly relations with the white people and to make of them as good friends as it is possible, under the circumstances. But we believe that this is equally the duty of the white people. The duty is a mutual obligation, which neither of the peoples can violate with out the gravest consequences. That the races have become so far estranged that the cordial and helpful relations that they sustained before and during the War, of the Rebellion, are dangerously strained, we believe to be due to the actions of demagogical politicians of both races, in which the white politicians have been more demagogical and pernicious in every way than the black ones. In the past the white farmers and business men of the South, Texas included, have been whipped into line by their demagogical politicians, who had not capacity to make a living outside of politics, so that the present condition of exasperation has been brought about. We believe that the farmers and business men have become weary of this condition of affairs and that the days of the political demagogues, as dominating factors in the life of the South, are written on the wall, and that a grass diet is in store for them, and that the sooner they are forced to it on all-fours the better it will be for all concerned. The masses of the Southern States, black and white, want peace, want to make money, want to develop the agricultural, mineral and commercial resources of their States; the politicians who have dominated Southern politics ever since the War have made race strife the chief stepping-stone to the accomplishment of their base desire to hold office for personal gain and not for the public weal; and this is absolutely true of the white as well as the black political demagogue of the Southern States. When we reach a period to their vile domination, when the farmers and business men of the South take political matters into their own hands, and command the public instead of being commanded by them, we shall have a better condition of affair in the Southern States, and Afro-Americas of capacity, education and spirit will be less deserved to leave the South and seek their fortunes in States where the conditions approximate morally to what is fair play in the ordinary affairs of life and evenhanded practice in the administration of the laws. 4. No; we don't believe it is our duty to go to the South and help Dr. Washington and Mr. Smith, and men like them, in the work they are doing. We can give them better service in the work we are doing in New York, in which we have always striven to hold up their hands, than if we live in the South. And, then, we are not needed in the South as a resident, because we are, temperamentally, built the other way. We believe, however, that we should visit the South from time to time and keep in touch with its men and affairs, and do so. Mr. Fortune's Grandfather. The New York Press is a wideawake Republican daily newspaper which manages to catch the manners living as they rise and to be on the right side of most questions of public moment. In the following item, however, the Press mixes fact and fiction when it says: "The able and gentlemanlike Negro editor, T. Thomas Fortune, who looks like an Indian, must have descended from slaves in Virginia owned by the Thomas Fortunes." No; our Mr. Fortune is not "descended from Virginia slaves owned by the Thomas Fortunes." His grandfather was a free born Thomas Fortune of Virginia, who went to Florida about 1854. He was a nettlesome man, with an Irishman's love of a serap, in one of which he was killed by a man who managed to "get the drop" on him. Our Mr. Fortune never knew his grandfather nor felt the need of him or of his Virginia relatives, the Thomas Fortunes. We notice with interest that the Press speaks of Thomas F. Ryan, the Virginia financier who sleeps in New York, as "Thomas Fortune Ryan." So. We are glad that there is room a plenty in New York for Timothy Thomas Fortune and Thomas Fortune Ryan. It is a pleasure to note that W. Allison Sweeney, a veteran in the newspaper business, is now editing The Chicago Leader, a paper which by its appearance and editorials seems to be ahead of the Afro-American newspapers in that city. By the appearance of the last issue it seems to be the best edited and most up-to-date paper ever published in that city. We congratulate Mr. Sweeney. A century after Paul Jones died in poverty and want in a foreign land the United States is tapping her hills to do his ashes honor. How much better would it have looked had Uncle Sam shown some of this respect to Paul Jones himself—Seattle Republican. Susan Smith. When Shoe made an appearance among our members Wednesday. TAMSTOWN, July 8—A very pleasant entertainment at the A. M. Church last Friday evening was the "ten-bon-bon" ceremony, under the supervision of the stewardship of the church. Eight presidents were given brown-boles. Rev. W. Augustus Pike was awarded the booby prize, a pair of showholders, for making the worst bouton-bon. For making the worst bouton-bon Mrs. Ella Smith. A good sum was realized from the entertainment. Lincoln Lodge has engaged Music Hall for its annual reception on Thanksgiving Eve, Wednesday, Nov. 20. Preparations are being made to make this a grand social event. Shiloh Baptist Church last Sunday, R. J. W. Scott preached a very encouraging sermon. The Lyceum met on Wednesday evening and elected the following officers: George J. Johnson, president; E. C. Hayes, vice-president; Mrs. Jos. A. Neijl, treasurer; Mrs. Addie Young, secretary; M. Lillian Harris, pianist; D. H. Matthews, chaplain; Jos. A. Neijl, servant-at-arms, and Mrs. M. Johnson, critic. A musical programme was then rendered under the leadership of Miss Addie Young, and refreshments were served to a large audience. During the past three months the Lyceum has done a lot. Last Saturday Mrs. Outlaw was tendered a lunch by Mrs. Goo, I. Johnson. The following persons were present: Miss Lillian Harris, Mrs. Lillian Hatcher, Mrs. J. W. Scott, Mrs. Jos. A. Neijl, Miss Nellie Hatcher and Miss Anna Williams. At the end, E. Zion Church last Sunday, W. Anna Church preached in very instructive sermon. The Sunday school is being well attended. Master Luther Jackson was given a party at his home in Dobbs Ferry last Thursday evening. Among those present were Misses Lillian and Nellie Hatcher and Messrs. William Howard and Clinton Scott. Master Luther Jackson will spend two months at the seashore for his health. Misses Hennessy and Hawkins, of New York City, were the guests of Mrs. Henry Tengle last week, Mr. D. G. Mathews took a trip to Chappanqua last Tuesday. A good lecture was delivered at the Shiloh Baptist Church last Friday evening by Roy, Chas. S. Morris, of the Abyssinian Baptist Church of New York on Saturday. The ambu? He declared that the Nero is often the worst enemy, and prescribed remedies to unbuild the humanny man. Messrs. Wm. G. Rodgers, E. L. Montague, Wm. F. Berry, John Johnson and Junius Wilkerson, of White Plains were in town first Friday evening. Messrs. Wm. F. Berry, John Johnson and Junius were employed by the Borden Condensed Milk Company. The Misses Lenn Jack-On, and Mary Donald, of Dobbs Ferry, were in town last week. Messrs. Joseph Brown and Grimley Powell, of New York City, visited Gainsborough last Wednesday. Messrs. Billy Powell, fias employed Master Daniel Eales, as helper. All the host midsisters of the many Daughters of the Grand United Order of Old Daughters of the Church of Jesus Christ are organizing a catholic will to meet grand masters' counsel with headquarters in Tarrytown, Miss. Carolina Minns, Miss. Locinda Vaughan and Mr. Daniel Minns, Miss. Mrs. Goe, Lewis, of 252 South Broward, have returned for the summer. --- FOUGHKEEPSIE NOTES. POTTERGREENS, July 2.—Miss Victoria Smith, of Academy street, is on week's vacation. Miss Luth Nelson Kemm of 1525 5th avenue, Troy, is visiting North Hitchcock street. Miss Wai is the family of the late Mrs. John Francis wish to thank the many friends for the kindness extended to them during her illness. Miss Gertie Rose is visiting friends here. The sons of Roe, G. C. Carter of Gloverville, Mrs. J. Johnston the guest of Mrs. J. Johnston the most famous Mr. Thomas Vaughn left for Hartford June 20 after spending several weeks at home. Mr. Benjamin Vaughn accompanied him and will remain in Hartford for a few weeks. Mr. Claude Young of Ithaca, was invited for the last race and was the host of Mrs. J. J. Johnston of Clinton street. The A. M. E. Zion church hold interesting services Sunday. The Sunday school was well attended and Miss Vivian West acted as secretary. Rev. C. Fairfax arose morning and evening. The Wednesday Workers will be poorly attended owing to a misunderstanding regarding its postemployment from Friday June 23, to June 27. The Vivian Christin Endower Society, Hood Chapter, are preparing to Hood grand ranch on July 11. The affair with their anniversary and installation on July 12, Mrs. J. A. May left on Monday to spend the summer at New Hampton, L. L. Paul F. Paskelier, who moved his place of business to 440 West 10th Street and the Restaurant on Saturday evening with the Queen City string band. PLAINFIELD NOTES. PLANETFIELD, N. J., July 25—Mis Mand Doyle was married on June 28 to William Grobes of Cape May City, by Rev. E. E. Jackson of Mt. Olive Baptist church in the presence of a large gathering of friends. The bridal couple departed on a wedding trip through New York State and the Bronx. Mrs. Doyle and Mrs. Brown have gone to Fisher Island for the summer. Miss Hattie Dorssey is much better. Her sister, Miss Charlotte, is with her at Mr. Benjamin Sutton's in Webster Place, Mrs. Sutton of Somerville is with friends on East 6th street for a few days. Miss Booneuguen Minson and A. E. Brown visited St. Paul's and E. A. Brown June 26 at Atlantic City. Mrs. Laura Douglas of 610 East 3d street gave a farewell, luncheon in honor of Miss Matild Doyle on June 24. Miss Douglass hns gone to Asbury Park for a few days. PROVIDENCE NOTES PROVINCE R. L. J. July 3—The funeral of Miss Myra West, who died after a brief illness, was held Sunday week at the Pond Street church. She was 15 years of age and her funeral was attended the graduating class of Brigham Street church. She was 15 years of age and her funeral was attended the graduating class of Brigham Street church. She was 15 years of age and her funeral was attended the Bethel Sunday school will give its outing this month. The checker match between A. N. Johnson and N. C. Gardiner on Monday evening. The checker match games by the former. The Bachelor club will annual outing on July 29 at Emery park. Mrs. Edward Jones of Arnold street left Tuesday for Cottage City where his family is located for the season. Mr. Andrew Bell left for Block Island Monday, where he came back to be the chef of the National Hotel for the season. The moonlight excursion given by the Excelsior band for the benefit of Mt. lodge was attended by 400 people. Mrs. Daniel Washington, her daughter Ether and Orcy Bush are visiting in Boston Mrs. William was married last Wednesday to Mary Mource of Bristol. Miss Madeline Smith and Master Elmer Smith have The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and the London Symphony Orchestra performed the Concertos, Danzig and Ballet the Ballet were staged the genesis from the original score by Catherine Ahrig number attended the hall of Odeer and Walkers local Monday evening in Columbia Hall. 24 dances were enjoyed and the Fay Belmont orchestra farnished music. ENGLWOOD, N. J., July 5.—The X. P. S. C. K. of Bethany Prebysterian chapel, has suspended its Sunday evening meetings for the months of July and August. The regular services last Saturday are attended by many persons from Mhattan. The first exhibition drill and entertainment of Bethany Chapel boys' bridegift, which was given Thursday evening, June 28, was a splendid success. Aside themselves credit, the following program was given: Solo, Miss Susie Griffin; reclamation, Miss Bessie Oblenia; solo, Miss Malinda Staples; remarks, Commander Pierre Zuno, of the William Lloyd Garrison solo, Edward Ambler Brooklyn solo, Mr. Edward Ambler remarks, Row, W. R. Lawton and chorus, the Forum glee club. Appetizing refreshments were served by the following committee of ladies: Mrs. Hannah Jackson, Sarah Lawson, Mrs. Julia Jackson, Mrs. Mary Jackson, Mrs. Susan Oblenia, Mrs. Anne Taylor, Mrs. Mary Smith, and Mrs. Basil Lee. Captain Edward C. Paque and Mr. Henry Wright were given great pleasure showing made be the boys in so much detail. The True Reformers held a large meeting in the interest of their order on last Friday evening in the First Baptist church, and Mrs. J. E. Robinson, of Manhattan, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edward N. Lewis last Sunday. Master Ellick Jackson graduated last week from the public schools with a splendid record. His address at the commencement was conceded to be the best. He was the only Afro-American member of the class. Harlem Nets. The Little Savoys got a good drubbing at the hands of the Astorias last Thursday at Olympic Field. The score was 27 to 6. The Amawalks, who defeated the Charleston Giants 8 to 6 a week ago, defeated Duluth in Sunday's Sunday last by the Charleston, 7 to 5. Mrs. Cordes of Charleston, S. C., is visiting her brother, W. E. Johnston, 475 East 145th street. The Amsterdam Musical Association military band played a week's engagement. The company at the Metropolitan Theatre in the Bronx. They played for a daily street parade and in front of the theatre. Before each performance, Robert F. Dougi was leader. George E. Duluth of 24 West 152th street sent the Fourth with his family. North XI has gone to Atlantic City for the summer. Fred Stevens has sent his two sons to Shimane-ook Hills for their usual summer vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Stevens will join them later. Manager Husley of the Charleston girls' club open days and will play any uniformed team. Address, 14 West 152th street. MANHATTAN NOTES. Mrs. C. J. Williams is very sick at her residence, 227 West 40th street. At Sharon Baptist church next Sunday of Flushing at 3 p.m. in the evening. Pastor Anthony will preach... Mrs. E. R. Banks, who has been sick the past six weeks, is around again. Miss E. F. Johnson will spend the summer with Mrs. O. J. Stevens at Hillview, Lake George. Mrs. A. W. Young and daughter, Miss Grace have gone to Lake George for the summer. Miss Ella DeFrane has gone to Narragansett Pier. Gertmade R. C. Carr, Idell Whitehead, Lillian Harris, Margaret Hill, Margaret Murray and Mary Hunter, graduated ahead of the 43 white girls in their class. Mrs. L. Doughty and Mrs. A. Boll Henderson left the city on July 2 for a ten days' stay in Ashbury Park, N. J. We learn too late to make the change in this advertisement that Mr. W. David Rincon's number has been changed to 3934. Rev. J. Francis Robinson, of Norwich, conn, sailed Saturday morning for London on the St. Paul to attend the World's Baptist Congress. Mrs. J. Francis Robinson of Cambridge, Mass, and the Misses Bertha and Corn Wynn, of Chelsea City, visited THR Office this week. Mrs. Grae Butter, of Newport, R. L. who sent a few days as the guest of Mrs. Susie Middleton of 136 West 17th Street, returned home, John I. Barker left on Monday July 3, for his country place in Lonox, Mass., where he will remain until November 1. He expects to return then with his oldest son, James VanDerzee, and return to his old duties at the Knickle Trust Company at 525-Fifth avenue. BROOKLYN NOTES. Mrs. Frank Bramer left Friday for Asbury Park to remain until September, Dr. L. Dobarske, dentist, 384 Carlton avenue, Dr. L. Dobarske, dentist, 384 Carlton avenue, 1033 W. Prospect—Adv. May 18, 1835 Arrivals at 384 Carlton avenue are: Bishop B. W. Arnell and son, Miss L. A. Parker, Washington, D. C.; Rev. Bell, Ohio; and A. Young, 1835 Bishop B. W. Arnell and son, Harriett Abbott were married on Wednesday evening at the parsonage of the Concord Baptist church by the Rev. Wm. T. Dixon. The bridal gown by Miss Cynthia Rebecca Walker on June 28, which was gown by all who saw it, was the artistic work of Mrs. John Watkins of Brooklyn. Mrs. E. H. Wilson started on June 3rd for Zion City, Ill., to visit her son Hyland, his wife, granddaughter Marion, Wilson, Jr., who is there attending school. Mrs. George W. Covell of 80 Cleveland street, Corona, L. L. has gone to Baltimore to attend the commencement of the academy at which her daughter is a student, to visit friends in Washington and Philadelphia. The annual picnic of The Willing Workers Circle of the King's Daughters for the benefit of the Brooklyn Home for Aged Colored People, which took place at Banzers Cypress Hills park on Friday, June 30, was a successful affair. In the people on the dancing pavilion, Music was rendered by Craig's orchestra. Rev. J. H. Jackson preached both morning and evening at Newman Memorial M. E. church to unusually large congregations. He also conducted the communion service at the 8 o'clock service. On next Sunday Rev. J. A. T. Fount, who has been doing missionary work for the Methodist Episcopal church and who has just returned from Africa, will visit Newman University. Fount has just recently been honored with the degree of Doctor of Divinity by Wiley University. A. Andrade, Ga., July 11. A good deal of commuting has attached to a "norman preached a few days ago in the Big Bethel A. M. Church; in this city, by Reverend J. A. Davis, the providing elder. This norman structures churches, our people anywhere and numbers among the education some of the best educated people of the race. Rev. Davis is himself a type of the progressive and consecrated minister and his utterances are to be taken more or less ordinary consideration. In the more recent book he preacher made the broad and bold assertion the Afro-American youth was a moral degenerate and that corruption was his chief stock is trade. Coupled with this was the startling observation that the colony minister, or the greater part of it, had corruption and was not himself just what it should be oil educational and moral lines. By some peculiar chance, which rarely happens, a reporter for a daily newspaper was present, and that night the librarian man got busy, rattling off the sergeant with laudatory comments added by the reporter to be read by the world the next morning. Rev. Davis had stirred up a hormonal reaction to the preachers and some condemnations that outburst to genius dissent at condition that has been magnified, others thought Rev. Davis was suffering from spite at certain other ministers; and still others surmised that the whole thing was due to warm weather and a torpedo fire. And yet all of this comment did not prove what the preacher had charged me more than did the bare statement of the constigations by him prove their truthfulness. It is not always necessary for a man to be mind or mean to speak the truth. Public utterances, and especially those that bring persons into contempt or disgrace, should be carefully considered before they are made and never without satisfactory proof that they are true. The Afro-American has so much to stand for that he is not immune to this view that his views are to be heeded from the house-tops. And yet it is admitted that there is a measure of truth in what Rev. Davis was saying, that is that there is too much immorality among the young Afro-Americans. This is not tantamount to admitting that he is worse than the youth of his community, but it is not proof that he could live with doing great many of the bad things he does. Most of his shortcomings are due to errors of the head and his shortsightedness. While Rev. Davis was no doubt much worked up and allowed his imagination some play, if what he has said will tend to cast a salt on whatever immorality he can express in his life, it is not a distinct benefit. As to the preachers, it may be said that they are a class of people who always come in for a share of knocks. It is not possible for them to perfect and they have their faults, just as the rest of us have. If what Rev. Davis says about them is true there is good in them, and their tanks, for certain it is a serious charge that has been laid at their doors. "On a late Negro excursion a fight began with knives and pistols, and other persons were killed, two or three of them were wounded, and one was executed. What saves Negroes are two intelligent and well-to-do farmers and their families lived within a half a mile of each other not far from the prosperous and cultured city of Vidosta. It is said that the two farmers been presidents. They were bitter members of the community and had made fierce threats against each other. "About the time the gambling, drunken Negroes were shooting and cutting another the dog of one of the farmers. Vigan to back furiously and contemptuously. The farmer's son and daughter went out to investigate. The distance from the house both children were shot down. The screams of the girl were soon hushed in death, and her body lay on the ground until daybreak. The boy crawled to the house, cried for water for hours, said recognized two of the assassins as the killers. The fat and mother were helpless and terrified for four of their own murder. "The other farmer, his three sons one or two Negroes are in Vaboboe charged with the crime. One of the Natives to go with the three sons, kill the family of five and burn the house over murdered bodies. The people of the community are excited, and there has the usual talk of lynching; but an trust has been promised, and it is likely office, expressed in the law will prevail. "The moral of these two trains this: When the devil gets into business being, he makes a devil of his own, he the color of his skin, and goes to a bigger devil of the white man. No gro is three or four removes from Aren't an urbanism; the white the boasts a turtle of civilization. There is some south, ignorant, superstitions, driven by strong animalism, unforeseening of suits; the white man is accustomed to vated, a dweller under the names of schools and churches, familiar with law and knowing that whatsoever a man shows he shall reap. The excursion of groes killed one another in a drenchesong ory. The Carter murder was done cold blood, after long deliberation, in the time of a three-year release of scheme. The contractors of its deserve shifth and deeper hell than the responsible parrot to the Negro row. "It is also said that the chief assets made or pursued his three young men to do the dead of murder," Worlds are work to characterize this dialectic. Doubtless the boys thought that it was bloody joke, a dime-novel, heroic expiation. They were a commiseration. What she had of the father that makes his children, murderers? And so we have it on the authority of the black man that the Afro-Americans are an awfully bad citizen; while on the authority of a prominent white man, we are told that the white man is in the sense, just as bad as the Afro-Americans ever dared to be. It all goes to show that the race question orator still exists, the center in the stage in which the succulent in him had its origin. THOMAS H. MAYNARD Nashville Afro-Americana Will Walk. From the Nashville (Tenn.) Charlton, THE NEW York AOZ joins the citizens of Nashville in the following advice: We advise Afro-Americans in every city to South where an attempt made to separate to boycott the street railways. This policy has been successfully pursued in many cities of the South, with the result that Jim Crowism" has practically dis- criminated favably so in Montgomery, Houston and one or two cities in Miss- sippi. Nashville is putting forth every effort to meet the "Jim Crow" law on the 1st of July. Every provision is being made, and it is hoped to say that Nashville Negroes will be able to stay in the of the cars—we will walk Entered at the Post Office at New York as Second-Class Matter. In the United States, Mexico and Canada, Porto Rico, Hawaii and the Philippine Islands, Postage paid, One Year, $1.88; Six Months, $1.00; Three Months, 50 cents. To Foreign Countries in the Universal Postal Union, add one cent extra for each paper or postage. Money can be sent by Mail, in a Postal Money Order, by Bank Draft, or an Express Money Order, and when none of these can be procured, in a Registered Letter. You can buy a Money Order at your Post Office, pay- able to FORTUNE & PETERSON, at the New York Post Office. Advertising Rates furnished on application News matter for publication should reach this office by Monday or Tuesday. Adver- tements will be received until noon on Wednesday for all of current week. Address all Mail to FORTUNE & PETERSON, Publishers, 4 Codar Street, New York City. David A. Green, General Advertising Agent, Cedar St. X, Y, and 47 Albany Ave, Brooklyn TO SUBSCRIBERS. Subscribers notifying us of changes in their address will please give the OLD as well as the NEW address. BETHEL AFRICAN M. E. CHURCH. West 20th Street, between 7th and 8th avenues. Sunday Services—II A. M. and 7.45 P. M. Holy Communion every first Sunday 3 P. M. Class meeting 1.30 P. M. Sunday School 2 P. M. Prayer Meeting 6.30 P. M. Weekly Meetings—Class Meeting on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday nights at 8 o'clock. Friday Meeting on Friday night from 8 o'clock to 8.30. SEATS FREE. ALL WELCOME. REV. T. WELLINGTON HENDERSON, D.D. Pastor. Pastor's residence, 245 West 129th Street. At home from 8 to 10 A.M. The Pastor can be seen at the Church every day from 12 to 3 P. M. oct12 lyr MOTHER. A. M. E. ZION CHURCH. REV. J. H. McMULLEN, Pastor Sunday Services; Preaching at 10:48 A. M. and 7:45 P. M. Sabbath School, P. M. Young counsel C. K. Prayer Meeting every Sunday voting at 6:15 o'clock. Public invited. 10:45 mos BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN Miss William Jackson of 4 West 125th Street, as joined it 102 East 103rd Street, Miss Thomas Izzard of 255 West 30th Street has joined it 212 West 50th Street, R H Brooks, practised barber, 107 W. 25th Street, East Sixth avenue, Adv. Miss. Richard America of 520 East House, as it to Asbury Park with a number of goods to spend the Fourth, Miss A C. Wright and her niece, Miss E. W. Williams, will spend the summer at Wong's House, Cottage Circle, Miss. Mr. Pollinum Colbert of 254 West 50th Street, as the city for Asbury Park to visit the city for several weeks. B wanted to sell Tint, New York Ave. good commission. Apply to J. W. W. W. W. W. Miss Nana Jones has moved from 3 West 15th Street to 21 West 15th Street, Miss Philip Richardson. Miss Avas D. Guerant has just re-joined from C. length, O. where she has been the next month. R. J. B. T. The New York Ave., West Coir's barbershop, 202 W. 52th St., Ada, M. P. Camp, of 12 West 90th St., at Narragansett Pier, R. L. S. St. Miss. E. L. Pancy of Washington, D.C. on St. of Dr. and Mrs. E. P. R. J. E. W. 5th Street, Miss. E. W. Bans, a prosperous business of Elmore, is stopping at the Miss. E. W. Maynon of 224 West 20th St., on the leading his vacation with Miss. H. H. St. of Chicago, will be the city Monday morning to the home at 222 East 70th St., Miss. E. L. Davis of 218 West 52nd St., is reported home after spendings among relatives, in Petersons Lackin and Norfolk, Va. M. J. H. Turner of Brooklyn, was the Mrs. C. S. Green and Mrs. L. S. 340 West 28th street on June 24 M. Louisa A. Wilson, daughter of M. L. Lena A. Wilson of 1439 West 38th graduated with highest honors P. S. 33 at 418 West 28th street, Tuesday, June 29. A N T H L A cis boom, Ianthia! us at Sulzer's Harlem River P. Friday evening, July 7th, 1905, we give our Fifth Annual Picnic. Aon 15 4 M. Mildred Brooks of 22 East 127th the only Mro-American girl in a of 26 in school 75 graduated 3d. She writer Morris High School in Sep M. James E. Enos and little daughter Washington, D. C., arrived in the city Jelly L. and are visiting their nunt. Mrs. Anna E. Morrison, of 10 West 160th The first annual picnic of Ivanhoe Counseldery, No. 5, will be held at Sull- Harbor River park, on Friday, Aug- 1. The occasion will be a reunion of the Commanderies in this vicinity. Sale advertisement later. "There'll be music in the air" at the Latham Wheeler's 5th Annual Picnic Friday, evening, July 7, when Prof. G. orchestra of 20 musicians plays the chanting strains of that beautiful song "Eternal Rest," to-morrow even- Friday, July 7. Mr. Edna Mayo of Flushing, left the on "Tuesday for Osterville, Mass., to her husband, Rev. Joseph Mayo. Mr. Mayo was accompanied by her co-workers Frances and Lenda. Florence, Henry and Alden Mayo are visiting rel- ations at Bay Shore. Attendees at Hotel Mecco: Rev. A. R. Gregg, Dallas, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Rector, Wheeling, W. Va.; J. W. Murfield, Henderson, N. C.; George M. Murfield, Indianapolis; M. and Mrs. B. Murray, Montreal; Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Lew, Jackson, Tenn. Manhattan and Brooklyn Locals (Continued on Page 4.) Josephine S. Yates, Assistant Editor. The only Negro Educational Journal in the world, a lucid and forcible exponent of the leadership and culture of the face. The history, philosophy and evolution of Negro education after discussion in each of a strong staff of contributors. Included by 200 leading educators of the race. Subscription $1 per year. Address: Sample copy 10 cents. The Negro Educational Review 12th and Hart St., Vincennes, Ind. MUSIC AND MEMORIAL AWARD WITH A MEMORIAL AWARD TO ALL JUNE 29 1917. GEORGE A. BRANBILL LADIES' & GENTS' TAILOR 187 Wall Street Near Lenox Ave., New York City (Manhattan) Residential District Full Dye Suite to Mire Branch: 73 Congress Street, June 4, 1917 - 1 year. Baratoga Springs, N. Y. NO MUSIC — NO SILK RIBBONS But all the Comforts of Home can be had at. Broadford, Proptoier, J. E. BRADFORD, Steeks, Chops, Rarebite and Salads at all times. Jlyd '08.8m Broadford, Proptoier, Asbury Park, New Jersey First-class Board by the Day or Week. MRS. M. E. VIRGIL, PROP. juntil 21 CHAS. F. KOCH Standard Market DEALER IN Beef, Veal, Mutton, Lamb, Poultry, Pork 107. WEST 134th STREET Bett. Lenox and Seventh Aves. 1m NEW YORK Howard University Medical Department (Including Medical, Dental and Pharmacutical Colleges) (INCORPORATED 1867) THIRTY-EIGHTH SESSION will begin October 2, 1905, and continue eight months. STUDENTS MATRICULATED FQR DAY INSTRUCTION ONLY. Four Years' Graded Course in Medicine. Three Years' Graded Congse in DENTAL SURGERY. Three Years' Graded Course in PHARMACY Instruction is given by didactic lectures, courses, clinics, and practical laboratory designations. Well equipped laboratories in all Departments. Unresolved hospital facilities. All students must register before October 14, 1967. For further information or catalogue, apply to F. J. SHADD, A.M., M.D. Secretary 901 R Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. Rev. CHARLES S. WORRIS, LL.D., D.D. The Abyssinian Bag Sunday will give ANNUAL EX Thursday, July To LOCUST GROVE The Abyssinian Baptist Church and Sunday School ANNUAL EXCURSION Thursday, July 20th, 1905 To LOCUST GROVE which is beautifully situated at Long Island Sound, 28 miles from New York This grave is beautifully stituted, and is replete with every natural advantage, including excellent battling beach, row boats, naphtha launches, etc. To these have been added excellent cannels, saws, restaurant seating 1,000, bowling alley, and every requisite for visiting comfort. The committee loves this opportunity of informing the public that they will strive to make this excursion more plausible than ever. The greatest care will be exercised to insure comfort and safety to every one attending. The beautiful and well-equipped steamer "Valley Girl," will be commissioned for 1,000, has been chartered for the occasion. THE COMMITTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO, AND WILL EXCLUDE ANY AND ALL ORDICTIONABLE PERSONS, NOT INSTING OR GAVING OF CHANCE WITH THE ALLOWED OTHER ON THE DAY OR ON THE GROVE. The Steamer will leave tool of West 53rd Street, North River, at 9 A. M. sharp, and from for East 31st Street, East River, at 10 A. M. sharp, returning will make the same landings. Tickets 50 cents. Children under 12 years of age 25 cents Sold at Dock by Committee only Music by The New Amsterdam Orchestra COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS Samuel R. Skerritt, Chairman; Wm. liens, Secretary; James A. Porte, Asst. H. Pride, Vice-Chairman; John P. Wil- sessy; Wm. H. Carter, Jr., Treasurer. POLICE COMMITTEE Cornelius H. H. Brown, Chief; Samuel Brown, Capt. Joseph A. Carter, Robert L. Murray, Alfred C. Carter, Thaddeus O'Magan, H. S. Pickenpacke, Frank C. Allen, W. R. Jones, David Johnson, Jerome D. Harris, James Banks, Peter Williams, J. H. Page, A. L. Jordan, Henry C. Parker, WB Ham Bowl, Leon W. Pleasant, Luther H. REFRESHMENT COMMITTEE Mrs. Lucy E. Carter, Chairlady: Mrs. gie Charlotte Lawson, Vice Chairlady: Mrs. Mae Theodosin B. Deil, Secretary: Mrs. Geor- Mrs. SODA WATER AN Mr. Luther Smith, Mr. William H. T 1898 EIGHTH AN Summernight's Fest of the WEST INDIAN BENE will be held COSMOPOLITAN PAR 170th Street and Amstro Friday Evening, Ju Mrs. Lucy E. Carter, Chairlady; Mrs.gie Mitchell, Asst. Secy; Mrs. Margaret Charlotte Lawson, Vice Chairlady; Mrs. Madden, Treasurer; Mrs. Joanna Smith, Theodosin B. Dell, Secretary; Mrs. Geor Mrs. Julia Ryals. SODA WATER AND CIGARS Mr. Luther Smith, Mr. William H. Taylor, Samuel H. Brown. COSMOPOLITAN PARK AND CASINO 170th Street and Amsterdam Avenue Friday Evening, July 28, 1905 Music by Miss Hallie Anderson's Orchestra. ADMISSION. 35 CENTS. Note: Third Avenue and Sixth Avenue (via Fort George) Electric cars pass the door. All cars transfer to 125th Street Electric cars. the door. All cars transfer to 125th Street Electric cars. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE—Mr. S. K. Govern, Chairman; Miss Mary Streed, Vice-Chairman; Mr. Pedro Calderin, Secretary; Mrs. Mary Douglass, Assistant Secretary; Mrs. H. H. Williams, Treasurer. FLOOR MANAGER—Mr. Joseph F. Thomas. ASSISTANT FLOOR MANAGERS—Mr. Alexander Henderson, Mr. J. W. Solomon. OFFICERS OF THE SOCIEY—Mr. John A. James, President; Mrs. J. W. Solomon, Vice-President; Miss Anna M. Moore, Financial Secretary; Mr. J. W. Solomon, Recording Secretary; Mr. S. K. Govern, Treasurer; Mr. Wm. Anderson, Chaplain; Mr. P. Calderin, Sergeant-at-Arms. SEVENTH GRAND ANNUAL CUBAN AND AMERICAN Summernight's Festival and Picnic OFFICERS—Alfredo B. Alfonso, President; Alejandro Rodriguez, Vice-President; Abelardo Valdea, Financial Secretary; Carlos Cuevas, Secretary; Bernabe Coll, Treasurer; C. M. Rion, Assistant Treasurer. FLOOR MANAGER—Thomas Clare—Assistants—Ruperio Ferrer, Francisco Ochoa. 120 W. 12th Street furnished room Mrs. M. J. Freeman, 15 W. 12th Street TO LISTEN curatified and unfurnished Jewish convenient to all cars. 467 Gold Browns near Fulton St., Brooklyn. WANTED—Plaver, 3 or 4 unfurnished rooms; conveniences; Brooklyn; easy reach of Montague or Fulton Ferry. Addr. address, "Belmont," New York Age. NO LAST - A front parlor for light housekeeping also a front hall room. Apply, Mrs. C. Lamm, 761 Third Ave., between 47th and 48th Ats. ZION! The Sabbath School of the A, M. E. ZION CHURCH 127-131 West 89th Street, New York Rev. J.A.B. M. MULLEN, D.D., Pastor will give their on Tuesday, July 18, 1905 ST CONCIPULITEN PARK 170th Street and Amsterdam Ave. Every convenience for enjoyment is offered. Script, Swings, etc. Johnson's Society Band of Newark has been secured. The Park will be opened at 10 A. M. Amsterdam Ave. cars pass the door. ADMISSION, 25 CENTS E. V. C. Eato, Superintendent; Wm. Mead, Assistant Superintendent; Mrs. R. D. Johnson, Directress; Mrs. E. F. Calloway, Mrs. Floasie Dyer, Secretaries; Mrs. M. C. Bentley, Treasurer. jly5.2t THE GRAND ANNUAL Summernight's Festival OF St. David's Church IN AID OF St. David's Fresh Air Home WILL BE HELD AT THURSDAY EV'G, JULY 20 REV. DR. E. G. CLIFTON, Rector Music by the New Amsterdam Orchestra ADMISSION. 35 cents Mr. H. H. Smith, Press; L. M. DeGrasse and A. B. Bascombe, Vice Pressts; Wm. H. Flood and S. A. Coward, Secretaries; J. L. Bythe- wood, Treasurer. Parties from Manhattan can take the Third Avenue "L" to the 1639 Street Station, or the Furthem Trailer direct to the door. Baptist Church and School give their EXCURSION July 20th, 1905 VE which is beautifully situated at Long Island Sound, 28 miles from New York well-equipped stromer "Valley Girl," with accommodation for Limon, has been char- tered for the occasion. THE COMMITTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO, AND WILL EXCLUDE ANY AND ALL SELECTIONABLE PERSONS NO LAND OR GAMES OF CHANCE WILL BE ALLOWED EITHER ON THE ROAD DE ON THE GROSE The Steamer will leave foot of West 53th Street, North River, at 9 A. M. sharp, and from foot East 31st Street, East River, at 10 A. M. sharp, returning will make the same landings. Under 12 years of age 25 cents Committee only amsterdam Orchestra At Su Salthy, Adolph Leen, Allen Mason, C. M. Booker, William H. Jenkins, Albert Graham, George A. Marshall, Owatson Miles, Jr. E. A. Billups, James T. Taylor, Edward Walker, L. H. Toller, Ishah Shehnam, Henry C. Willey, Robert Swan, Thomas J. Smith, Henry Camphingham, J. Adam Bolin Grieg Mitchell, Asst. Secy; Mrs. Margaret Madden, Treasurer; Mrs. Joanna Smith, Mrs. Julia Ryals. AND CIGARS H. Taylor, Samuel H. Brown. 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BROMPT ATTENTION GIVEN TO ALL COMMUNICATIONS 816 West 59th Street. NEW YORK CITY. Telephone 4832 Golumbus. Jan 8 8am The New Amsterdam MUSICAL ASSOCIATION (INCORPORATED) Will furnish COMPETENT COLORED MUSICIANS for all functions. For terms and dates address W. A. Biker, Mgr 583 W 57th St. Headquarters, 316 West 59th Street. W. Sidney Pittman ARCHITECT 317 Sixth Street, N. W. WASHINGTON, D. C. Tuakegoe Inst.'97 Drozel Inst.'00 Tuskegee, Ala. Philadelphia, Penn. Mr. Hindsworth Artificial and Industrial Becomes Human Race is a Unit. Need for Both Industrial and Higher Education Greater than the Present Supply. Mr. Charles W. Cheanutt, the eminent novelist, delivered an address notable for perplexity and fairness on June 25 before the Literary and Historical Association of Boston, Mass. He affirmed the unity of the human race the consequent artificiality of colorophobia, and therefore the possibility of removing it. In this process, he asserted, both industrial and higher education will be indispensable. Extracis from the address follow: "The unity of the human race scarcely needs scientific assertion; it is obvious to anyone who will trace the distribution of the human family from the tropics of Africa to northern-Europe, and from eastern Asia to western Europe, and observe how insensibly each variety of mankind shades into the next, and how changes of color are accomplished by modifications of type due to different climatic and social environments. The strongest proof of man's essential unity is that nowhere has nature placed any imposable barrier between the varieties of mankind who mingle their blood wherever they come in contact. "The prejudice against the Negro, in which is involved the race problem of the United States, grew out of the accumulation of differences between the two sharply defined types of mankind which the institution of slavery brought about. They differed physically, the one being constituted for poets and scriptors the ideal of beauty and grace; the other was rude and unpolished in form and feature. The one possessed the arts of civilization and the learning of the schools; the other had at most the simple speech and rude handicrafts of his native tribe, and no written language at all; the one master of the soil, the other frankly alien and himself the object of ownership. This accumulation of superficial differences produced antagonisms. There was the contempt of the instructed for the ignorant, of the fair and comely for the black and homely, of the master for the slave, of the Christian for the heathen, of the slave for the slave, of the citizen for the alien, of the one who spoke it brokenly or not at all. "Such were the causes of race prejudice. Where lies the remedy? It lies in the removal of the antagonisms by the removal of the causes which gave rise to them. The instinct of antagonism will displace the causes of prejudice called it into play are modified. In other words, as the structure was built up beam by beam, stone by stone, so it must be torn down stone by stone, beam by beam. There is no magic wand which can be waved to make it vanish. Of these differences all men were now alike free; all were voters, and therefore theoretically equal citizens. Thus radically were swept away several of the barriers which separated these two peoples. But the whites were still relatively rich and instructed, the blacks poor and ignorant, the whites poor and ignorant, the whites poor and ignorant, the pride of race and of authority still remained with the whites. "What further modification of these differences has taken place in the forty years since the Civil War? A political reaction in the South has temporarily deprived the white men of their temporary and will in due time pass away, for the principle is embodied in the Constitution and is as vital to the liberties of the white men as to those of black. The destruction of slavery and murder of the slave has been checked in some degree the admixture of the races, but the strain of white blood has been more generally diffused within the Negro race thus bringing about a greater degree of slavery have not entirely dismisered. of slavery have not entirely unappreciated past the age of the colored people has improved. They have been better fed and better clad; with better opportunities and larger liberty there has been a gradual softening of crudities and refinement of type. They have made a great advance in education and training of 27,000 colored teachers. They conduct in the English language several hundred newspapers, including several monthly magazines; and there is a small and increasing number of their writers who have possessed training beyond the limits of their town. Secondly, the sand of them have been graduated from higher institutions of learning. They have accumulated property estimated at three to four hundred millions. Their style of living and standards of culture have been improved for many of them live better than white people of similar station would consider themselves able to afford. In Virginia, for instance, they have acquired one-twentieth the acreage of the state. The Negro church society has acquired 40,000 of church property, and send missionaries to Africa and the British West Indies. "Thus our savage became civilized, our heathen Christian, our foreigner a native, our slave a citizen, our Negro a man of mixed blood, our pauper a land-owner. The prejudice against him has decreased. With many individuals it has disappeared entirely. It varies in strength with longevity. When life is short, it is more relatively with the difference; but throughout the most of the Southern States it has been deliberately and designedly stimulated for political purposes, and hence may seem to have become greater instead of less within the past generation. Another reason which rests the decline of prejudice is the inertia of preconceived opinion. Notice the strain with which a team of horses start to draw water from a stream; and draw it over a good road. Forty years have been barely sufficient to start our wagon. "The standing controversy with reference to the kind of education which the colored people in their present condition need most recalls to one mind the old story of the shield which hung across the knights in armor were approaching from different directions. One maintained that it was gold and the other that it was silver. After the fashion of their age, they sell their hances and fought for their knights and armor themselves. When they were carried into the battle to have their wounds dressed they discovered that both were right—one side of the shield was gold and the other silver. Our old ideals of education were based purely upon intellectual training, with a focus on the definition and development. But this modern definition of education has been enlarged to take in a wider training for social usefulness. The great mass of men have always, must always, earn their living by the labor of their hands; and that these hands should be trained in school is a vital necessity for the future of our nation and especially necessary to a people who, by the decline of the apprenticeship system, the selflessness of labor unions and a prejudice which has been perpetrated, are compared by historians possessing greater attention. We saw one pretened to say that the identity among our people has been taken out or more than merely begun again? an institution like the Hampson of Tuskegee in States for another generation would not be justified of the Negro for training in the practical arts of life. "But the needs of the higher education is equally important, not for so many perhaps, but certainly. For a great many more than have enjoyed it. There are just so many colleges in the United States since the Civil War at the 4,000,000 colored people. They have had 2,500 liberally educated colored men and women as leaders, one to six thousand. There are towns in the United States where there is one saion to every 30 or 40 people. There are no color line, there are trained white men every Southern community who could furnish leadership for the colored people. But there is a color line, deep and dark and wide, and our Southern brother are thrown back upon themselves for all their needs to supply this need they want all the higher colleges that can be supplied by Southern colleges, and by the free Northern universities." A Fisk or an Atlanta in every Southern State, and a hundred colored graduates from every great Northern college for a great number of years, none too many to supply the demand for teachers and preachers, engineers and architects and professional and business men required for the healthy and diversified development of a people who are generations' generation to number 30 millions—in addition to large as that of the whole country at the outbreak of the Civil War." RELATION OF BLACK AND WHITE SOUTH A Texan Who Would Establish Harmonious Relations Between the Races and His Views. Ask a Lot of Questions and Banks on Texas as a Paradise. To the Editor of the New Yong Aig: The people of the South know you to be a wise and cautious counselor and safe leader, and that whatever you say for the good of the race will be seriously considered by the public generally. I am now in your city, Greater New York, in the interest of the Conroe Normal Industrial College. This school was founded at Conroe, Tex., by a worthy colored man, the Rev. James Johnson, of Conroe, Texas, who is trying to build up the work as wisely and carefully as Dr. Booker T. Washington has done, Buckeye, Al., and we need the great help which will come to us from your friendship and sympathy. The South offers the philosopher and philanthropist great opportunities to do good, for public sentiment in the South now is in a state of fermentation, and this fermentation will evolve the enactment of righteous laws, starting a remissance of righteous laws, and moving the courage to the public officers to enforce these laws, and to public sentiment an empirem influence. All the Southerners are not like Gov. Jeff, Davis, of Arkansas, Gov. J. K. Vardaman, of Mississippi, and Senator Jon, Tillman, of South Carolina. These Southerners have said and done many unrighted actions, and the rapid progress of our race; but I am confess that these three gentlemen are Machiavellian politicians. Their unkind sayings and unrighted doings were bait placed upon their ambitious books to catch the votes of their unlettered constituents, because these three gentlemen would, or had not, passed through a curriculum of morals on their way to the ballot box. Now, taking all things into consideration, don't you believe the South is the best place for the Negro? Don't you believe the Texas is the best place in the South for the Negro? Don't you own a farm and build up a good family? Don't you believe it is the duty of all Negroes to strive to make the Southerners their best friends? Don't you believe to be our duty to go to the South and help the Negroes in the Kentucky and Hon. R. L. Smith and those as they do in their God-blessed efforts to establish and forevermaintain good feelings between the races. Dr.Hooker T. Washington and Hon. R. L. Smith are agreeable, and useful, and they are doing a good work in the South. You can help them. I live in Texas, and I love and reverence the Texans, and I am forced to do it: I do it because the Texans are brave, gallant, generous, sympathetic, kind, and helpful to all worthy Negroes. Again, it just and right, as well as wise for the Negroes in the North, as well as in the South, and honor the traditions, education, and social conditions of the Southerners. The Negro does not lower himself by doing this, but exaltes himself. I have no respect for any person who will dishonor the teachings of his fathers, and who will forget the teachings of his or her schools, to satisfy some whim. Yours for Human Amelioration. J. B. RAYNER. P. S.—You can address me at Calvert, Texas. Ita Total Now $145.043.. Subscriptions to the Tankegee Endowment. The William H. Baldwin, Jr., memorial fund, which is to be used as an endowment for Tuskegee Institute, has reached a total of $145,434.73. As the fund is to be completed and turned over to Tuskegee this fall, it is important that for the honor of honor Mr. Baldwin's memory should be honorable proclaims. The total is still short of the sum aimed at by the committee in charge, but it is believed that many more are desirous of aiding, in this way, the work to which Baldwin gave so much of his time and means. Some of the recent subscriptions to the fund are as follows: lind are as follows: Thomas M. Oborne $1,000 Olivera M. Mackay 1,000 W. Murray 500 William J. Schofrin 500 William F. King 100 Col. John J. McCook 100 Elizabeth H. Climpin 50 Colgate Hoyt 50 Charles W. Dabney 25 Her. Henry Trotter 25 Herman Ridder 25 Ursula Guild, Jr. 25 Stanwood S. Monken 10 Norwood P. Hallowell 10 H. D. Coombs 5 John G. Hopper 5 Julius Henry Cohen 5 The trustees, at a meeting held last week, decided to close the subscriptions this fall, believing that, with the notice now given, admirers of Mr. Baldwin and stood for, will have ample opportunity to bring the endowment up to the toil needed. In no other way, it is felt, could further a memorial be created, for to Mr. Baldwin, and must be ascribed much of Tunkegee's great success. One item in a list of subscriptions published recently testified to the love and gratitude of Tunkegee. It wrote of the teachers, students, and graduates of Tunkegee Institute, $600. Subscriptions were sent to the treasurer, Jacob H. Schiff, No. 52 William street. The only exclusively colored settlement in New York is at No. 217 East Fighty sixth Street, in the middle of the block between Second and Third Avenue. The founder and present superintendent is a colored woman; all the workers, most of them unpaid volunteers, are colored, and practically all the beneficiaries are colored boys and girls. Sometimes a few little italians and Jewish children come in with the others, and they are never turned away. But the settlement is there for the dark-skinned little Americans who are not very welcome elsewhere. Outside is a sign, "The White Rose Working Girls' Home," and the home is a very important part of the settlement's work. The number of unprotected young colored women who come to New York from Southern towns and rural communities is very large. They almost invariably come under contract to an employment agent who enrages to place them in domestic service at a stated wage. The first month's wage, and sometimes the first two months' wage, is to be forfeited to the agent. How many girls go adrift on account of these agreements no one knows. The number is very large; so much is well known. The girls have no place to go other than the lodgings attached to the employment agency, and that very frequently proves a sorry retreat. A case in point is that of a young girl who was brought from Richmond to go to a distant point in Long Island. The place was reached, at that season of the year, by a tri-weekly boat. The girl arrived in New York just too late for the Saturday boat. She had very little money, and knew the city. The missionary connected with the Rose Home, who meets all Southern steamers, found the girl, took her to the home, where she remained until Tuesday, when she was escorted to the boat. In such emergencies a girl is entertained free of charge at the home. The ordinary charge is a week for lodging, with the privilege of all meals in the kitchen. The rooms are neat and cheery as possible, and girls are at the home are often led into better habits of living than they have hitherto beenustomed to. Instruction is given in cooking, homework, and expert waiting. Even after a girl has left the home, she may return for special instruction. There is a book on cookery, laundry work, and other domestic science, which girls are encouraged to consult. The White Rose Settlement began its work several years ago in East Ninety-seventh Street, in a motorsional neighborhood known as "The Hollow." The most deprived Negroes lived side by side with those who were striving to live respectfully. They was scarcely a house where a desert family could live with the assurance that the worst element would not sooner or later find lodgings across the hall. After many vicissitudes Mrs. Matthews enlisted the sympathy of a landlord who agreed to keep his house free from the objectionable element if she would establish a settlement there. With the end of several be账volent white women and of colored women who had only a little time to give, the settlement was started. It had many ups and downs, but, except for the breaking down of the founder's health, suffered no serious setback. The necessity of having a house was paramount, and it is to the standing discredit of a civilized community that the letting of a house for the purpose was refused Mrs. Matthews wherever she turned. Not even in a negro neighborhood was it possible for her to secure a settlement house. The present house in East. Eighty-sixth street had to be leased without the purpose of the place being revenueul. Mrs. Matthews's race is not apparent to the casual observer, and it was possible for her to lease the house without explanation. Not a single complaint has ever been received from the neighbors since the settlement was established in its present quarters. It could hardly be expected that settlement work would receive the approval of any except the most enlightened colored of the white-collared of the race are almost without a doubt Christian, evangelical, churches, and hold rather narrow views on the subject of card-playing, dancing and like amusements. Many of them refuse their support to the white. Settlement because of the whist church, regarded by Mrs. Matthews as one of the most successful ventures ever tried there. Young men and women spend quiet, interested meetings playing whist, and the game has a strong affectional attraction, especially to the young white. Other members attend the garment school thus help the work, and posters of churches have been liberal in the matter allowing the settlement workers to talk in the church. Most of the support, however, comes from benevolent white men and women. The greatest need of the settlement and present is a fund to provide a working housekeeper, who should also serve as a scientific school teacher. The proper woman must be as soon as the fund is provided. Forty days a month is needed for this work. A physical teacher is also greatly needed. The superintendent deplaces the failing vigor and physical strength of the colored girl in cities. Child labor among the race is a growing evil. The brightest children who have been in the resultant tenement house labor. Physical culture is one of the crying needs of the race. The enrollment of the settlement is growing rapidly. Between 600 and 700 persons attend the classes and clubs every person works the working season. There is great need for the training and funds should be provided for the training and special workers. The health of the founder and superintendent is much impaired, and she is not able to more than direct the work. On payment of one dollar a year any respectable colored girl may become a member of the White Rose Industrial Association, which entitles them to full privileges of the social life of the home. Most women have no place to receive their friends. They are open to them on their afternoons and at out. In case any member desires to entertain friends, she may provide refreshments, etc., and may arrange to have the women for a card party or other forms of entertainment. Sometimes dances are given. The usual settlement activities are kept up. There is a penny provident bank, cooking classes, kitchen garden classes, and sewing classes. The last named are quite extensive, and are made to furnish part of the school revenue. 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Shut within their narrow, world, they strut across its Liljutian stage believing themselves to be what they are not, what every one from the big world beyond knows well enough that they are not. They impose upon no one but themselves, but they impose upon themselves so absolutely, so completely, that they believe that the whole great earth believes exactly as they believe, vix; that they pour fools are better than the best. drive us as the gift to see ourselves as such us as we are is a most excellent poser for such mortal fools to put up. It is the sort of petition which the South needs to offer on bended knees at the door of Grace every day and every day. What injustices, stipulations, accusations of self-vaunting and vangery in itself and action would be cut out of its vital oratory, its rabid journalism, its like literature, if indeed, it has produced anything in point of qualification possibly one or two exceptions, in which action would be out of the name of literature. The South needs to have its eyes anointed and then stand up in front of a magic mirror, and to be given an opportunity to study it, that self as others see it. The South needs to have the self-revealing glass, would be strange enough to it at first. For has never yet seen how its very self looks. But if it could be kept long enough the mystery would be clear up it would then begin to see the "thing of beauty" which it has beamed it to be, but quite the reverence. Such a revelation of its real self undoubtedly mark for it the end period of joyous self-defusion and for it another wisdom. Who will before the South, then, this magic rest of the Nation ought to be. And while the rest of the Nation debating the pros and cons of the duty of doing so, we have a mind set on our own practice lands. Take these Southern boasters and combine their protensions to superiority from another point of view. Wherever they made good their claim to superiority the negro since his emancipation for instance, in the quality of their work? Have they produced one book taking those forty years that has been widely read and has been translated as many languages as "Up From Desert." Has it produced one book spoken on by the world which the world has cannot quench to translate into one foreign tongue? Has it produced one orator of the National reputation of Mr. Washington? Is constructive educational work has it anything like Tuskegee? Has it produced sociologists who can justify in depth the ideas in this Dan Dare? Has it produced a speaker or one on social subjects who is the equal of Next, Katie Watson is the best writer with the experience of who in the early and primary of the retreat is the equal of Paul Lawrence Watson? Is Tom Watson the equal of Tom Fortune as a virile editorial writer? We mean when Tom Watson is at his best and Tom Fortune is at his best in mutually be ranked above the latter in dealing with imaginary opposites and fanciful propositions, but distinctly below him when they both get up against real opponents and tough propositions in the actual everyday situations open which they look from their editorial anecdas. Do any one doubt this, then let us look at the editorial pages of THE NEW Tom Aur and of Tom Watson's Magazine. If the proof of the pudding is in the taste, the proof of this fact is likewise in the evidence. And we therefore challenge boldly the sort of first-hand comparison suggested by us in verification of our conclusion in Tom Fortune is a bigger blood to Tom Watson, his pure white Southern blood to the contrary notwithstanding. Is there anywhere in the South a group of white Southern students who have made social studies of equal scientific value with the annual reports of the Atlanta University Negro Conference? If so, where is such a group located? We know that such a group of white men. And what is it doing to the purpose, the South knows not of the existence the local habitation of any such group of Southern white men. Has the white South produced a single teacher with the advanced, up-to-date ideas and methods in modern education of Prof. Hugh M. Browne, or a solitary, grammar-school principal who would not be outlawed by the MSA who taught in Cambridge, Mass? Has it produced one member of the merit and fame of Tanner, or even of Hammister? It is a curious face that in these hundred years the United States has produced three books which have been translated into a half dozen or more languages in a book whose author was Uncle Tom's Cabin "The Prisoner of the Slave" and From Slavey. Two of them were written by men and one was written by a woman. They are books which appeal to the big heart of the world, to universal human interest. And one of those books is a colored man—literally by the hand of a man who shaved. Was either of the remaining two books written by a Southern man or woman, by the lily-white hands of a race of Booker T. Washington in slavery forty years ago, and which seeks to day to fix condition, civil, political and industrial, of unchanging subordination to the dependants of the monitor race? What is the matter with the South, with the much vaunted branch of the Anglo-Saxon stock in that section? Has it been too long to keep the blacks down to raise itself in the only things which make sense great? Compare this Southern branch of the Anglo-Saxon stock with that branch of it which is building up a great and prosperous industrial empire in Australia. There are many building the material resources of the continent, building cities, attacking with during initiative old-world problems in government and solving them—vineining in a hundred ways the free and progressive nature of the nation; it has not beheaded the vanquished and liberal nations in free institutions, in equal laws, in liberty for the masses against the classes, industrial, social, civil and politic. It has thereafter laid deep the foundations of a mighty empire, building a civilization for the ages. Or compare the South with the Dominion of Canada, compare them industrially. When we have stripped the South of what it has achieved industrially, has become in the industrial world, by virginity its union with the rest of the American continent, by that it is a part of a great whole, supplied with warm red blood from a powerful central organ and through a vast circulatory system* of National energies, commercial, agricultural, mining, manufacturing, financial, transportational—what would be left to the South after the war? What would be minus sign? At what particular price would it begin to fly northward to tomorrow, the little wealth of that section, the slight prosperity, were it about like Canada from the markets of the United States, were it denied free trade with the States of the rest of the Nation. Would it develop into a national world than Mexico? Would it be as dependent upon American capital, upon American enterprise, to open its mines, to develop its resources, to build for it soil roads, factories, as Mexico is today? Aye, is not the South itself dependent for all those things on the rest of the Nation, but which immense advantage which it possesses of absolutely free trade between it and the rest of the Nation, but which is denied to Mexico and to the Dominion of Canada? Has the South produced a group of loading public men who can honestly be compared with the group which Canada has been built today who are forseeing statesmen of the progressive and constructive type. Has the South? Can it match this Canadian group with its Tillmans, Zardmans, Sharpe Williamshes, Hoke Smiths, Germans? Are such men statesmen? Are they and their likest the best that the South can have? Are they the very best specimens of the constructive intellect of that section, not of its conscience likewise. It is a curious fact and symptomatic, too, that the finest literary artist produced by the South since Civil War, and the only one, in fact, if we except Laurie, it draws from its mist by its narrowness and intolerance, and forced him to find a home in the free atmosphere of Massachusetts. W. W. Culbey. The whole condition of things down there is unfavorable to the production of a breed of exceptional men in any line of human endeavor and achievement. Mediocrity, uniformity, are at a premium, while there canines in consequence sectional inferiority, and sterility even, in the qualities and ideals which make states so with the South—with the lower and the upper classes of the whites? They are too busy trying to keep the blacks down to get up and hustle for what belongs to them in the world of hard work, in the world of hard work with hand and head, and in the republic of art, science and letters likewise. It is content with mediocrity, and for its oratory it is not uniform which it earns generation after generation into the very blood and fibre of its stupidity proud but poor and non-perspicuous white race. Brother, Tim Fortune, of The New York Ack, is after the American degree-mongers with a big stick. It is high time that someone shamed the brood of imorant degree-mongers, if indeed such creatures are not impervious to all sense of shame. Fellows who might make of hooloferriers, coheatheavers, navyers, will rush into the pulvinar of that man's wrist, taking of contempt, and other wristes, encourage the vanity of the howling rabbble, by selling degrees to them at no much aplice. In the June number of Tom Watson's Magazine, the learned stateman labor at length to prove his inbred prejudice—the ingested inferiority of the Negro. In a six-page article the "stateman out of a job" beats the question and garrles historical data to prove that Christian civilization owes the black man nothing; and that he is not entitled to enjoy its blessings. Stateman Watson grows barbarians and borders on cannibalism. Editor Watson concludes from a premises preconceived in prejudice and bitter political disaffiliation, that the Negro has made no distinctive progress or earned no degree of permanency in civilization. Mr. Watson takes exception to Mr. Washington's proposition that "the Negro race has developed more rapidly in thirty years of freedom than the Latin race has in 1,000 of freedom." Summarizing, Mr. Watson concludes that, into real of science, through the doorway of original thought and investigation, the Negro has never passed, and "no word has ever fallen from his lips that was not the echo of what some white man had said." To succinctly state Mr. Watson's far-fetched position, is to say, the very best the Negro has ever done was to imitate the white man. Mr. Watson is a biased student of racial, political and economic fallacies, and we have neither the time nor inclination to argue race capacity and development through all ages. "We will handle the subject in the incandescent light of an abstract position quoted from Buckle's History of civilization by Mr. Watson. "That the ideals and standards of civilization, set by their discoverers, influence the most distant postity, and after lapse of centuries produce more effervescence and an element of their promulgation. Treating the subject in the abstract, we shall handle Nexro development and the white man's civilization in America as imitations of well-established standards and reflectors of ideals set by the Latins and Egyptians centuries ago. There is nothing inventive or new in American institution, and we do not successfully established and performed before America was discovered. Objectively speaking, we shall use Messrs. Washington and Watson as reflective possibilities of Latin and Black civilization. Let us see how these two statements reflect the highest character and development of personality. Mr. Watson's proposition relative to the development of his race, is a question of history. The commencement event that around the most eager anticipation was the oratorio, "Eiljah." All expectations were more than fulfilled. We all know in general way that we had been unusually fortunate in securing Mr. H. T. Burleigh, of New York, for the leading part, but few of us realised how much was in store for us till we had been led captive by his really splendid interpretation of Mendelssohn's masterpiece; "The Ty Son Liveth, the "Prayer for Hain," and I Am Not Better Than You," and thrilling to behold, he is not capable of technical criticism, but he went with the insight in recognizing expression that kindled the imagination and stirred the heart. The solo singing, Miss Childers, Miss Lillison and Mr. Brice was superb, Special mention must be made of the quartette, "Cast Thy Burden Upon the Lord," and the trio, "Lift Thine Eyes to the Mountain." Through it all one was conscious of Miss Lewis' brilliant and sympathetic work at the piano. The writer is fortunate in having the appreciation of Mr. Burleigh himself as to the effectiveness of the chorus, and he never could see that it was a masterpiece of careful and thorough training. Mr. Burleigh says: "The work of the chorus under Miss. Children's skillful direction was magnificent from start to finish, the one, shining, plush movement of the director's baton was a lesson in choral singing. Their climaxes were well approached and often thrilling. Too much praise cannot be given Miss Childers for the patient, diligent and resourceful efforts been able to accomplish in teaching a practically animate chorus the most dramatic and difficult of all the older oratories, and possibly no greater praise can be given her than to say that the work the chorus rededged great credit upon her. VIRGINIA BLOODHOUNDS. The Virginia authorities have secured and trained a pack of bloodhounds which are used for the purpose of capturing escaped prisoners, and to assist, in the capture of those who have committed a crime and eluded the officers of the law. The use of bloodhounds in the southern part of the United States for catching criminals is a common practice. For over fifty years dogs have been trained in the South for this purpose. Before the civil war nearly all of the larger plantations had one or more pure bloodhounds trained to the plightation owners would club together and pitboss a pack, each having the use of it when needed to catch the fleeing negro. In those days some white men in the South made it a business to train dogs especially for the purpose, and accompanied them as it was perished. Very few were ever used for bird or animal hunting, as it affected their scent for men. The planters fond of hunting kept other breeds of dogs almost entirely for sport. Since the war the value of the bloodhound is so well known in following escaped criminals that today the only dogs that were kept were thirty years ago, although many were killed by the Union soldiers and negroes themselves during the war. Dog fanciers say that there are probably not twenty-five pure-blooded dogs of this breed in the "nited States at large," but in England, near the north of England, near the Scottish boundary line. When not in service they were often kept about the house as pets, probably because of their courage and docility, for the real bloodhound is anything but the savage and vicious brute that is found in the wild. Dogs in his ordinary condition. When not arroused he is as gentle and as tactile as a lap dog. Let him be provoked, however, and he will attack man or bear with a ferocity equal to no other breed of canines. He never gives up as long as he is allowed to attack himself or the object he attacks. The savage side of the dog is aroused by resistance, and he will seldom bite any one who does not offer it unless influenced by the scent of blood. This trait is proved by numerous illustrations when the animal has been used in the Southern States, where it is often aware of it and frequently when run down a darky would throw himself full length upon the ground and remain motionless. The dogs coming up would stand around baying until the pursuing party reached the fusible. Many a dog would be afraid of being deworning to strangle the dogs or beat them off with a club. The hounds of the pure specie have an unusually long and narrow forehead, with eyes very large and soft, while in color they are dark tan or fawn. They stand about two feet above the ground; their ears are large and stiff running dogs, although they have as much endurance as any of the hunting breed. Their scent, however, is wonderful, and probably surprises that of any other variety. This is shown after they are broken in to hunt criminals, a manner of breaking them in the Southwest. The ground is a stretch of country about a mile long, with one or two thickets on the course, as it termed. The ground may be a pasture or perhaps an old cotton field where the stretch is loose. A negro boy, who is in some other way to take the part of the runway, he puts on a pair of shoes or brogans, the soles of which are rubbed with blood from some animal or chicken, and is given a start of about twenty minutes. This will enable him to easily cover the course at the end of which is the point of attack. He can climb to avoid any possibility of being injured by the dog. When the animal is loosened the trainer puts the animal's nose to the spot where the negro started, and as a rule he is on the scent in a second, going at full speed across the stretch of country. In the thicket he may be puzzled a few times, but the scent of the trail again and in a few moments is baying, which indicates that he has found the place where the fugitive is located. The scent is best early in the morning before the sun has dried the dew on the ground, and the moisture seems to hold the odor. After a few trials the dog follows the nymph to the odor from his feet — this is the point the trainers. Then a course is laid out which is more difficult. Several streams of water are crossed and a start is taken during a hot day four or five hours after the supposed fugitive has gone over the ground. From one mile the course is lengthened to five or more. Sometimes the dog may take half a day to complete the journey he reaches a waterway he turns up and finds where the negro entered the water and emerged. But his wonderful nose, constantly moving over the ground; usually proves an amersing guide, and seldom is he, "known all" on the injured person more than half an hour. A new study of this coursing and the bloodletting is ready to act as a detective—one which cannot be bebed and is faithful unto death. Even to this day the odor by which the dog follows a man is a subject of discussion among the veteran trainees. Some argue that it comes from the soles of the feet and some say it is the natural odor of the body. Others claim, however, that the dog attempts to prove this theory by showing that where a fugitive has taken off his shoes the dogs have frequently been delayed considerably in tracing. As under such conditions the man is liable to bruise feet, and as his blood offers, the best scent, and as his blood offers, the worst of two evils to follow this plan. Occasionally hounds are used to trace criminals in the Western States, but the practice is confined almost exclusively to the South. Efforts have been made to train ordinary breeds of dogs, such as setter, for this purpose, but as far as known the plan has been a failure. While the need of dog can be used satisfactorily for criminal hunting retains of the bloodhound seems to be absolutely necessary to give the requisite accuracy of scent and courage necessary to follow such criminals as the sheriffs and constables in the Southern states have to contend with. 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Office. 363 Lenox Avenue At 128th Street, New York City jun22 13t Phone. 204L-M Morningside. THE NEW YORK AGE Thursday of Each Week BY AT 4 Cedar Street NEW YORK Edited by T. THOMAS FORTUNE THE AGE for Afro-Americans. While it believes in the principles and policies of the Republican party, THE AGE reserves the right, to criticise Republican men and policies when the interests of the Afro-American people or those of the country appear to require it. A newspaper organ, which allows its opinions to be dictated by party platforms without reference to the public weal, is among the most dangerous forces in a Republic. THE AGE has a larger number of readers distributed among a larger number of States of the Union than any other Afro-American newspaper. THE AGE has a larger and stronger staff of correspondents and special writers than any other Afro-American newspaper. THE AGE prints a larger volume of original matter of news and opinion every week than any other Afro-American newspaper. THE AGE has been published more than twenty years, and expects to be published more than twenty years longer. One Year, $1.50 Six Months, 1.00 Three Months, .50 Postage to foreign countries added. Sample copies sent to any address free on application. Money should be sent by postal note, express order, check or postage stamps, to Fortune & Peterson, Publishers 4 Cedar Street NEW YORK Regular Correspondence of THE AGN. WASHINGTON, D'C, July 1.—The Independent order of Elks has invaded Washington and many new members have been added to the local branch. Washington is the home of a large number of secret orders, but this has not checked the number of Elks members who were made last Monday night. True Reformers' Hall, and another club of forty will soon be initiated. The high standing of the men who are becoming Elks speaks volumes for the future of the order. Preparations on a large scale are underway at the National meet in August next, when the Elks will be visiting Elks will be in the city. Mrs. Mary Church Terrell has returned from a busy interagency in the middle West. She lectured to large and enthusiastic audiences in Cincinnati, Lexington and Philadelphia and Cleveland. She taken high ground in the question and the announcement that she is to speak never fails to draw a large crowd. The city has been fairly thronged the city with delegates to the World's Baptist Congress which meets in London, England, this month. Mr. William H; Steward, the veteran editor of the American Baptist, published at Louisville, spent a few hours in this city and is guest of the Kentucky colony. He is delegate to the World's Baptist Congress. The Afro-American business men of the District are arranging for an early meeting to organize a number of branches of the National Negro Business League. He is spending his summers at Deer Park, Md. for the past twenty years, left for that point last week, taking a large crew of men. Do not miss the next issue of The New York Age. Secure it from your nearest newspaper. The Afro-Americans of the country who pre-empt and settle on public lands in the Northwest will soon have an opportunity. The Secretary of the Interior has just ordered that 37,800 acres of Indian lands in Minnesota be opened to the public. These lands at present are partly in the Foud laur Lac, Red Lake, White Earth, and the Chippewas of Minnesota reservation. A large number of our girl graduates from the public schools are securing positions in the United States Bureau of Enforcement be opened to the public for examinations, while the young men, with a few exceptions, continue to flock to the summer resorts. Prof. Walter B. Hynson has resigned as director of the Lincoln Temple choir, and will spend his vacation in the country resting and recreation. Mr. Leonidas, formerly of the Metropole Club, has taken service with Mr. Louis P. Costley at 1310 E street. Mr. Leonidas A. Lewis, an expert electrician and a graduates of the academic, mechanical and engineering department at Tuckekee Institute, Ala., is engaged in engineering spring the summer months in New York. He will be University of Pennsylvania in September. Mr. A. L. Jackson, of the Southern railway, who has been laid up with rheumatism for the past two months, is back on the road again. The old line, being drawn tighter and tighter every day against respectable colored people in the District. The cheap restaurants and lunch rooms are closed against them, three or four "Jim Crow" car lines are operating, the summer resorts adjacent to the District do not want them and it is well nigh impossible for responsible residents to live in neighborhoods. The U.S. American people constitute about one-third of the population here and they spend money enough and ought to have sense enough to have these things of their own. The director of the census, Mr. North, is making good in his efforts for a permanent office, and is fixing the various branches of the work. In a recent statement he says: "We are also incorporating in the new volume an analysis of Negro statistics, which has already been made public in bulletin form. These are the most complete statistics that have been compiled. In fact, they are the only statistics on that subject." Mr. Robert T. Douglas has opened up an up-to-date employment agency at 1525 Fourteenth street, N. W., where he hopes to give Washington the quality of service it has needed for a nightly excursion down the Potomac is on the tapis for Saturday, July 8, on the palatial steamer Jane Mosley. The names of the committee in charge are too numerous to enumerate. Mr. James B. Wright, superintendent of the Harmony Cemetery, is one of the solid men the company serves and who has faith in their possibilities. Harmony Cemetery is the largest colored cemetery in the District and the only one around and managed exclusively by colored people. It consists of more than eighteen acres and is reached by a number of street car lines. The cemetery is fourteen years and has given general satisfaction to his company. Speaking of race enterprises in the District, Mr. Wright remarked that the twenty and colored undertakers doing business in the District should have a supply house of their own and should organize a large branch of the National Negro Business St. John's Catholic Aid Society will run an excursion to Glympton, Md., on Tuesday, July 15, on the steamer River Queen. Daniel H. Williams, of Chicago, ex-surgery-in-chief of Freedmen's Hospital and one of the leading surgeons in the United States, passed through the city this week on route from New York. He is fond of friends during his sojourn here. Mr. Felix L. Ryan is smiling because a wee bit of a baby girl has recently come into his home. He is now the captain of the boat, the Cecilia, Edna, Mayne and "tubie", Mr. and Mrs. Ryan now reside in Aricostein. Mr. Edward Colbert, of the northeast section of the city, is a successful contractor and builder. Mr. Gordon, of Charlotte, N. C., has located in this city and will complete his course in dentistry at Howard University. Mr. William T. Watson, a well-known railroader of Milwaukee, was married to Miss Carrie E. Syphax, a popular Washingtoon teacher, on Wednesday evening, June 28. They will reside in Milwaukee. Cupid is busy in school circles. Mr. William H. Wright, of Baltimore, was married to Miss Annie E. Tyson, of this city. Wednesday evening, they will spend the East. Mr. Robert B. Bases, a recent graduate of the Howard law school and president of the class of 1905, passed the bar examination in Columbus, O., recently. He will practice in the buckeye capital. on legal business last week. He was chosen at the entryway and business showing made by the Afro-American in that city. A man of the race filling an important position in the department of justice in the office of the court of claims is Mr. Wright, who is custodian of all of the H. Wright, evidence prepared by the various attorney-generals in their important cases. He has become so efficient in his work and so conversant with the rules of practice and methods of procedure that he is frequenting the office of the number of the bar. He has been convicted attorney-general's office since 1870, and step by step has worked himself up to his present responsible position. Mr. Wright has held other positions of honor and trust in this community. He was awarded the Medal of Honor in the building of the great Odd Fellows' Hall on M. street, the most costly, as well as the largest and most beautiful Odd Fellows' Hall owned by colored men in the United States. He was for a time a school, giving perfect care of the public schools, giving perfect care of the expayer helping the forces which controlled nearly five hundred teachers and twenty thousand pupils. Mr. Wright is an active church and. Sunday, school worker and is a member of the trustee board of Metro-Metropolitan Expayer of some consequence and one of the best and most highly respected citizens. Send all news matter intended for THE AGE to 2016 Fifth street, N. W. It will receive prompt attention. Subscriptions may be at this number. The excursion station is Queen, owned and operated by white men for colored people, is having its usual run of bad-luck this season. Last week William Simma was shot and seriously wounded by Special Officer Brockenborough and Robinson was drowned at the wharf a day later. The River Queen seems ill-fated. The cottage owners of Highland Beach, Md., are beginning to occupy their cottages for the summer. Among those already there are Dr. J. R. Francis and Mrs. J. R. Tyson and family and Major Charles R. Douglass, his wife and son. Mrs. James W. Gray, JR., and daughter Hortensie, left the city last Friday for West Chester, Pa., where they will spend the summer. They will also visit Sarnac Park and other points on the coast. Major Charles R. Doulglass and wife, who went to Boston to witness the graduation of their son, Haley G. Doulglass, from Invercargle College have returned to Boston to work and have recently entertained at dinner by Mrs. Booker T. Washington, at South Weymouth, by Mr. Charles W. Chessnut and others. Mr. Henry E. Haker, of the patent office and Mrs. Haker are spending a few days in the village to meet with Mr. John N. Gina has sold his interest in the Record, a weekly newspaper published here, to Rev. E. W. Lampon, financial secretary of the A. M. E. Church, Mr. Lampon and a company that has been appointed to the Proof, John T. Layton has been appointer director of music for the colored schools here. Mr. Andrew F. Hilzer and family are spending the heated term at Laycoln Hall, HarperCollins, where Robert N. Waring, who graduated from the Howard law school, class 05, passed a very credible examination admitting him to practice before the District bar recently. Mr. Waring is a member of the metropolitan police force and will be on duty for hours by taking a full course of law. Many of our bright young men are receiving clerkships in the city post office through the civil service examinations and many of them are being promoted from the city post office. We recently promoted are Mosses, W.L. D. Wilkerson, F. D. Henry, Waverly D. Green, Charles E. Curry, N. L. Wych and H. A. Kelsey. Mrs. Daniel Murray and children have to marry their Ferry for the summer. Mrs. Murray is a Miss Martina Springs on June 28 at St. Augustine's Church by Rev. Paul Griffith, the pastor, in the presence of many friends of the bride and groom, Mr. Cutch is one of our young businessmen who is making a man for himself. Mrs. Murray is a church and for the learning and obequence displayed in the pulpits of most of them. The latest addition to this eminent aggregation is Rev. M. W. D. Norman, of Raleigh, N. C., who has been called as a Church. Rev. Norman is a giant intellectually and physically, and is doing much to bring the scattered forces of the church together. He is a graduate of the Emerson School of Education at Boston, Mass., and for a number of years was a member of the security of Shu University, Raleigh, N.C. ALBANY NOTES. An Accidental Shooting—Choral Symphony and Dramatic Company to Give Concert. ABRAMY, July 3,—Mrs. Phoebe Hammond, who has been next door to death for the last eight months in the hospital, is now a little better at her home, 80 Livingston avenue, and homes of her recovery are entertained. Mr. William Cornish of his house, was nicely shaded in the breast, not seriously, however, by a curdles man from a back window of the house opposite his kitchen. He was taken in custody at once. Mr. Cornish and Mr. Henry Cross are both still unaware of his house. Mr. Willee Wilson, one of Albany's old residents, left on last Saturday to accept a position in the depot at Jersey City. Mr. Chester Gardner, has resigned from the night boat, C. W. Morse, and has resumed his seat in the A concert will be given at the Hamilton Street A. M. E. Church on Friday evening, July 28, by the Choral Symphony and Dramatic company. The program consists of monologues and dramatic and choral monologues and dramatic character reciting. Each member of the company is proficient in his part and the affair will surpass any previous effort under the management of William H. Briggs, the members of the company M. H. Briggs, the chairman of the German Williams, contralto; Mrs. Eva A. Groene, dramatic reciter; Mrs. Milya Briggs, accompanist; Mr. Andrew C. Kelly, basso; and Mr. William Briggs, tenor. For this occasion other talent will be involved. The Criminal, Historical Club hold its closing exercises at the house of Miss Eva Williams, after which they adjourn for the summer. Some very important papers were read and discussed. One of the guests who was once a resident of Albany, but has been latterly a resident of Kinderhook, is dead. Funeral services were held at his home and later from the A. M. E. Church, of which he was a member. Mrs. James Palmer is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Palmer, during July 7. Prof. Ray will give his second concert at Hamilton Street Church. Sella Maryland Property. Mrs. Daniel Bunting, of Jersey City, returned home. Saturday from Elkton, Md., where she went on bushland. Mrs. Bunting and her son, Prof. Charles H. Boyer, of St. Augustine School, Raleigh, N. C., sold their old homestead at Elkton to Mr. Frank Rarl and brother for $1,000 cash on July 1. Council Meeting of Northwestern University bustion of Women's Club—Rev. H. C. Bannan New Press of Charles St. Church—Cortina Roulette in Seven Concert—Tuskegee Colony in Cambridge. Boston, Mass., July 7—One of the most important meetings of the year among the "Afro-American women of the New England States" will hold Boston on July 10 and 11, when the annual convention of the Northeastern Federation of Women's Club will be held Pitts Hall on Huntington avenue. Miss Roberta Dunbair, the president of the organization, is one of the most brilliant young women in the entire country, will preside. The program for the occasion will be extensive, and some very important women will be read on subjects of interest to the race. Mrs. Sarah Griffin and her daughter Miss Gertrude Griffin, of Petersburg, Va., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Griffin, of School street, Mesure, Dallas Brown and I. R. Wright, of the University of Mt. Davis of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip J. Allston, of 227 'West Canton street, Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Chessmut and Miss Helen Chessmut received a great deal of appreciation from Mr. R. Wright, president of the State College of Georgia, left the city last week. While here he was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hodges, of 73 Camden street, Mr. and Mrs. J. Williams, of Camden street, Mr. and Mrs. J. Williams, at St. Holyoke street, next Friday night. Quite a number of Bostonians attended the 55th New England Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal church at Springfield in the Loring Street A. M. E. Church last week. Bishop Benjamin W. Church introduced the mayor of the city, Honorable Franke W. Dickinson, at the opening session on Thursday morning, and Prof. H. T. Keeling, editor of the "Review," of Philadelphia, responded. A number of distinguished clergymen from various sections of the country were present. Bishop W. Dickinson was appointed presiding elder of this district and Dr. Rev. R. C. Runsum was appointed pastor of the Charles Street A. M. E. Church, this city. Rev. J. M. Henderson has been transferred to Bishop berrick's district. The next meeting of Conference will be held in New York City. A lawn party was given by a committee of ladies on Tuesday, July 4, at 36 Sherman street, West Medford, from 2 until 9 p.m. Luncheon was served from 5 until 8 o'clock. The committee were: Meadusine Corrina Robinson, Geneva Stewart, and Robert S. Schoenfeld that Sebbens George Evans and Row. Ruth Circle of King's Daughters and Sons will give an outing at Bass Point, Nahant, on Thursday, July 20. Refreshments of the kind will be sold on the campus to make this an enjoyable day. Steamers leave every hour from Lincoln wharf, foot of Rutter street, beginning at 9:30 a.m. The committee of arrangements are: S. M. Hoxter, chairman; W. M. Hales, H. G. Hales, L. D. Wright and W. Bright. A sacred concert was given in the auditorium of the Charles Street A. M. E. Church on last Sunday. Those participating in the program were Misses Cox and Ernest Hodges, John A. Douse and Sphects; the Crescent quartette and the church choir. The chorus singing by the choir and the singing by the quartette deserve special mention. The members of first tenor; James Lee, second tenor; H. Richardson, first bass; Dr. J. L. Roberts, second bass; and F. Gaston Hill, leader. The Musical part of this concert was in charge of Misses Theology and John Hodges, Hodges pastor; J. Sherman Jones, chorister; and Lovett R. Groves, organist. Lawyer Clifford H. Plummer, of Someterst street, Boston, has just been appointed by Gov. W. L. Dounghas as one of the commissioners of the Mcr. Mr. Lunar L. Mason, of 333 Fafr street, Louisville, Ky. accompanied by Mrs. Ellen Brown, of 1922 12th street of the same city, passed through Boston last were on route to their summer home at Philadelphia, Pa. occurred the shore Gould at Philadelphia, Pa. occurred the shore Gould at Charles Street church last Sunday evening. Rev. Henry J. Callis, of the Columbus Avenue, A. M. E. Zion church, occupied his pulpit Sunday morning and abstained from drinking and straw ride were given by the Colonels Teamsters of Boston at Milton. A large number were present and the affair was a success. Prof. Russell C. Calhoun, principal of the Robert: Huppergard Norton and Industrial School of Eatonville, Phi. in this city in the interest of his school. The Woman's Era Club has invited the International Municipal Committee on Household Research to meet with them for the purpose of considering the moral interests of colored emigrant women. This interview will be held in Perkins' hall, 264 foundation street, Thursday evening, July 6, at 7:30. Mrs. J. St. J. Ruffin is president. The Al Fresco given at Oakland hall, Mattapoan, by St. Monica's Relief Association on July 4 was a grand success. A very interesting and instructive paper was presented at the meeting of the Young Men's Educational Aid Association last Sunday afternoon. Her subject was "The Education of the Woman and Hand. Mrs. Gregory Wheeler, her sister-in-law, Mrs. R. Rice, of 8 Samston street. Wheeler's dancing class hold an all night session at Paine Hall last Monday night. There was a hawn party given by the Boston and Loyal Clubes of Legion of the 12th Baptist church at St. Monica's Home in Highland street on July 4 was well attended. A party for 114 Dartmouth street The party for the straw ride and barbecue at Milton. Mrs. A. V. Jones, of Cambridge, entertained Mr. Joseph H. Douglass last Friday evening. Dr. and Mrs. S. E. Courtney, of 08 West Springfield street, Boston, on Friday evening. Tuskegee last Wednesday evening.; Mr. Warren Logan, treasurer; Mr. John Stevenson, Mr. Leslie P. Hill, Mr. W. R. Valentine, Mr. G. D. Houston and Mr. T. E. Owens, Mr. Owens has been spending time on the main street, Cambridge. Mr. Edgar Penny, of Tuskegee, is stopping at 105 Inman street, Cambridge. It is announced that the Ransom Choral club of Boston will resume the study of music on Thursday evening. Occasionally, the choir will attend rooms of the Young Men's Aid Association, 478 Swamut avenue. The work of this class was very gratifying last year, both to Prof. Ransom and to those who attended the class exercises. This class affords splendid opportunity to all who could like to attend. Prof. Ransom is a man of large equipments, having had experience as an organizer and instructor of Glee Clubs in colleges and universities in the West. CHARLES ALEXANDER: Chesnutt's New Novel Mr. Charles W. Chequitt, the novelist, was in New York last Friday and Saturday arranging with his publishers, Doubleday, Page & Company, for the publication to be learned this fall. The title of the book is "The Colonel' a Dream." On Wednesday evening, June 31st, St. Iliam Presbyterian Church on Prince street, Brooklyn, occurred the marriage of Cynthia Rebecca Waler, only daughter of Brooklyn, and Mr. William McGill Simma of Charleston, S. C. The ceremony was performed by Rev. William Alexander, pastor of the church. Miss Julia D. Bayne was meld of honor, the other bridesmaids were Miss Madora Hany, Bertha Waler, Imbella Bush, Hush, Wiley Simma, Rush, Bash, Rachel Simma, May Wheeler, and Maude Cook. The best man was Mr. Gerald F. Norman. The mates were Messan, Algernon H. Jarratt, Conrad B.orman, L. Willett, Edward H. Worc, Albert H. Cowan, James N. Willett, James J. Richards, Charlies Edward Shaw and C. B. Williams, Master E. Brown was mage and little Violet Jarratt and Phillips were flower girls. Mr. J Hoffman Woods was master of ceremonies. At 8:30 o'clock, to the staircase of the wedding march, which was executed by Mme. Richard Murray; the bridal party entered, lead by the ushers, followed by the bridecombs and maid of honor; then the bridecombs and maid of honor rose in the pathway of the bride, who was leaning on the arm of her father. She was attired in white peau de soie trimmed with Irish point lace, with veil and wreath of orange blossoms. She carried bouquet of white roses and ferns, and knotted a shawl of knitted silk mulk; the bridecombs wore white silk pull, and the flower girls dressed of white organdie. The church, which was crowded with guests, had been handsomely decorated by the well-known florist, and the ceremony there was a reception at the home of the bride's parents at 388 Bridge street, which had also been decorated by Florist Hainig, and where the guests enjoyed a delightful wedding feast. At 12 o'clock the bride and groom left for Atte. The guests were followed by the recipients of many beautiful, oesthetic and useful souvenirs. Some of the givers and gifts were: Rev. and Mrs. William T. Dixon, bridal sonnier; Master Clarence Simms, gold pen; Miss Adelaine T. Ray, pick fork; Mrs Marie Moseley, pin cushion; Mr. George Griffin, lemonade set; Miss Della Bailley, dish; Miss Alicia Dish, dish; Miss Aumina Pine, glass dish; Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Simmons, toilet set; Miss C. L. Johnson and Mrs. Lennard, hall chair; Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Gilbert, chocolate pitcher; Mr. and Mrs. V. T. Ackerman, salad dish; Mrs. M. Benjamin, scarf set; C. P. Cillborough, cake table cloth and napkins; Miss S. Hall, table cloth; Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Moseley, table cloth and napkins; Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Taylor, sheets and pillow cases; Mrs. Charles Moore, sofa pillow; Mrs. Sarah Payne, ten gown; Miss Julla D. Bayne, sugar spoon; Mr. Richard Hayne, gravy Miss Julla Gale, center table Mr. J. Parker, center table plate; Mrs. G. H. Harris napkins and table cloth; Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Jackson, fancy mirror; Mr. Levi Bond, towels; Mr. and Mrs. Gibbs, table cloth, Mr. J. Levent, silver set; Mr. and Mrs. R. W. McClellan, umbrella stand; Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Jackson, ice cream set; Mr. Ar- MILLS-GRAY WEDDING. NEWPORT, R. I, July 3.—At 6:30 p.m. on July 28, at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, Miss Essie L. Gray was married to Mr. Laurence G. Mills of Boston. At 6:13 a host of people gathered in front of the church, to see the bridal party as they left the house to go to the church. At the appointed hour they entered the church to the strains of the "Bridal Chorus" from Lohengrin, played by Mrs. Laurence M. Washington. The bride was attired in a white dress trimmed with pearls and lace. She was preceded by the ushers, Mr. Clarence Buchanan, Mr. Albert Curtis, Mr. Thomas Carter, and Mr. John Jennings, who were followed by the groom and Mr. Willie Hattie Spotswood, bridesmaids who wore chiffon and escorted by Mr. P. Vaney; and Miss Rose Lee, gowned in white lace over gilk, and escorted by Mr. Theodore Addison. Miss Ellen Mills, sister of the groom, acted as maid of honor and wore white roses. Mantel Lee and her bouquet of white roses. Mantel Lee, sat in a fountain with scarlet ribs, carried the ring on a silver tray. Misses Saddie Jennings and Anna Lee carried light candles and wore dressed in blue and pink. Mr. and Mrs. Burries, she wearing black lace over her dress, followed by Mr. and Mrs. William Mills, she in a gray crepe de chine. The knot was tied by Rev. D. L. Crossby, D. D., under a large brass bell which hung in the center of the front of the church, in Crosby's said, the prosector you man and prosector you mums pulled ribbons attached to the bell and a shower of rice and confete fell on the couple. The church was handsomely trimmed with palms, cut plants and to Mendelssohn's "Wedding March," the bridal party proceeded from the church. After this a reception was held at the home of the bride, where the couple received congratulations under an arch of artificial flowers. The bride's table, in the center was handsomely trimmed with pond lilies and candles. The bride and groom left for Bostor by the 910 train, where they will be reunited in train, Jamaica Plains. Among the guests were Master Samuel Nutts, Mrs. Bertha Cole Mr. and Mrs. D. Crofton, Master Wendell Barnes McGill, Mr. and Mrs. J. McGill, and others. The master of Town Chapel will give a concert and musicale Tuesday evening at the church. Mr. and Mrs. Trent of Boston, are at the Downe's villa for the season. Miss Brenna Breton of Providence, is visiting her home in New York, where his city, Mr. Sam Norris, who has been ill at his home on Calender avenue, is able to be about the house. Miss Rosalie Minor, formerly of New York Le., and Mr. Sylvester Love, formerly of this city, were quietly married in Fall River, Mass., on July 27, by Rev. Adams, they are now stopping with Mrs. Levi Jackson. After spending a delightful week in this city as the guest of Mr. Henry Allen, Miss Lulu Coleman returned last Thursday evening to New York, where she will spend some time. Then she will proceed to Atlantic City, and hopes to return here to attend the moonlight party. O. of F. O. to Rocky Point on July 20. D. E. Gibbons was in Jamestown Saturday putting out bats and tickets for the concert there on July 12. Lawyer J. L. Mitchell attended the A.M. J. Conference at Springfield last week. Mrs. C. J. S. Speedwell of Pringleton, N. J., has joined her husband in this city and has opened a dressmaking parlor in connection with her husband's barber shop at 64 Thames street, Mathius Building. Mr. Christopher A. Ross, formerly of Coxsackie, N. Y., was in this city on the cruiser West Virginia last week and called on Mr. Frank Truman before returning to the ship. New Rechelle Notes. NEW ROCHETLE, July 4.—A lawn fete was given by Madam M. P. Harper at her residence, 42 avenue E., on Tuesday evening for the benefit of St. Catherine's church. The lawn was beautifully decorated with flowers, the colorful drum corps played. The lawn and house were crowded. On Thursday evening the Bethesda Baptist church was packed on the occasion of its reunion. Many riotors from out-of-town were present. Miss Bessie M. Harris of New York was present. Miss Marjorie is better. Her sister, Miss Ellis has come home from New York for a visit. Miss Sadie Freeman and Miss Marquarie-Wade graduated from the Winyah avenue grammar school last Monday. They will enter the high school in the fall. Miss Marjorie York, the Misses Edith and Addie Center of Morris street, have gone to Fordham to spend the Fourth. Bible Rebel Ramsey, Aged 51 - Anti-Terror berkeley League of Virginia PETTERBURG, Va., July 3—The funeral of Miss Ethel Branch Hamsey, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. P. B. Ramsey, who died at her parents' residence, 115 East Leight street, Richmond, on Wednesday morning, June 28, 1905, took place from the Oak Street A. M. E. Zion church Thursday afternoon at 4 p. m. Rev. J. G. Harris, assisted by Rev. Brown and Dr. Howard of this city, officiated. The deceased had been a public school teacher in this city for eight years and on her Sunday school and church work she will be greatly missed. Beautiful testimonials were read from her church, Sunday school and public school, setting forth the great work she had accomplished in her short life. She was only 28 years old. The large number of floral designs from symp- tizing friends bespoke the high grace in which she was held, the court Hawkins, of Richmond, Va., described a very beautiful solo, "Beyond the Wings and the Smiling." The following guest men bore the remains to its last testing place in the East View cemetery: President James Huegge Johnston, Prof. J. E. Hamsey, Alexander, Groomer and U. S. McCoy, and Mothers, John E. Smith, Robert Bolling, W. S. McLin. Dr. Frank G. Elliott, of Portsmouth, Va., visited our city a few hours last week on his way home from Richmond, Va., where he married the marrion, Dr. J. H. Lewin. While he was the guest of Dr. R. H. Burton was his classmate at Shaw University. Dr. Burton, who left the city last week to participate in the wedding of Dr. Lewin, was on Thursday evening last at her dence on Shepard street, a reception given by Mrs. Avant in honor of her in-law, Mr. Jno. Mcbonald, who is now a professor at the University. A. W. Harris and Mrs. Harris, Mr. Jno, Chissell, Mr. and Mrs. White Dabney, Misses Putney and Tucker, Mr. and Mrs. William Jones, Messes, Jno. Andrew Jackson, Mr. James Flippino, C. R. Baldwin, Prof. J. Shields and Edward Ayer. The anti-tuberculosis league which led its initial meeting Monday night was a decided success. There was a huge impact, and the object of the league is to present the concerning the traysages of consumption and the adoption of preventive measures of eminent citizens made dresses, among them Dr. Alexander McKinnon, Dr. William Hirsch, Dr. Brown, Howard, White Berry, Hon. A.W. Hirsch, Dr. Burton had prepared a paper for the occasion, but a case prevented him from attending. Miss Cora E. Smith, who has been admitted to the Philadelphia, is in the city visiting her mother and will attend the marriage of her sister. Mr. William Grigg, formerly of the city, but now of Charlotte, N.C., is in the city visiting relatives and friends of his mother. He attended the course at Biddle University near Paul Pollard, Jr., graduate of Upson University, Richmond, Va., has been elected General Secretary of the Y. M. C. Mr. Joseph Crowley was summoned home last week on account of the death of his father, William Crowley, whose funeral took place from Gilliford Baptist Blue, a prominent citizen of Farmville, was in the city this week attending the THE ACE can be had every week at Rayallah's confectionery, 108 S. avenue. SARATOGA NOTES. SARATOGA, July 4th—The services are the A. M. E. Zion church were well attended. Rev. R. J. Strother preached in the morning and Rev. Marshall in the evening. The choir rendered good music. Three day at 8 p. m. will occur a union party meeting. At the Congress Street宾夕法裔会议，mission the pastor preached two times next month. The lecture given at theிர营 mission Thursday evening by Rev. J. L. Mott was largely attended. Rev. Mott showed himself an able speaker. Guessing contest given in connection with the concert was very good. Mr. J. H. Ferguson guessed nearest the number of beans contained in a jar and was awarded a gold watch. Miss Nannie Dawson was given a handsome silver-handbook of the brush for selling the greatest number of tickets. Mrs. E. Hurd is located at her house at 17. Cowen street. The annual election of Sunday school officers took place Sunday afternoon at the A. M. E. Zion church with this result: Mrs. E. J. Cole, superintendent; Mrs. H. O. assistant superintendent; Mrs. R. J. Streater, superintendent; beaten Green, secretary; Mrs. Oliver, assistant secretary; and Mrs. Gerridge Green, organist. The United Standard association is preparing for a law party next Friday evening. Mrs. C. M. H. Ellis, presides here with her husband, Miss Edith Ellis, spending her vacation with her cousin. The New York Ace can be held at the restaurant at No. 4 Mapee avenue. Mrs. Taylor is improving slowly. Mrs. Sarah Oliver, the president of the school, is spending her hours of the bounty Wednesday evening at her house 67 Henry street. Rev. Taylor took a flying trip from Schenectad here to spend a few hours with Rev. Streater. The Sunday school is glad to see what interest Mrs. Streater is taking her Red Bank Notes RED BANK, N. J., July 5.—Mrs. Jessie Fortie, of Maple Hall, is leaving for the summer, as her school work in New York closed the end of June. Miss Jessie will be visiting Washington, was Miss Fortie of Miss Fortune during her visit to Mr. Harry T. Burleigh and Elzie Easley were guests at Maple Hall on the Friday Rev. Jackson, who has been invited of the A. M. E. Zion church at Sawyer, was pastor at Red Bank, and Rev. J. B. Rivers has been transferred to Syracuse, N. Y. Consul Jerome B. Peterson are expected to arrive at Red Bank on July 17, where they will be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Fortie for the summer. Ms. Waters and daughter Phyllis, of Charleston, W. Va., are at Maple Hall for an indefinite time. --- Brooklyn Y. M. C. A. Notes The Branch Literary Society presents its closing exercises for the summer last Thursday night to a large audience. William L. Hunter, M. D., made the principal address on "Refinement" in an instructive and helpful manner. The purpose of the program consisted of singing the Adamchorus, led by D. B. Fulton violin solo by E. H. Woods; and an outline of plans for the next season in the Committee Chairman D. B. Fulton. In the presence of the presiding secretary, Branch Secretary C. H. Fulton presided. The next meeting will be held early in September. Our Branch Y. M. C. A. baseball team defeated the Bedford Branch Y. M. C. A. team (white) on last Saturday afternoon at Prospect Park by a score of 12 to 1.