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GORDON OUSTED AT HOWARD: TRESTERS UNIMOUSLY ACCEPT HIS RESIGNATION. In Administration Technically Ends Next June, but Was Really Closed on January — Hamlin to Walk the Plank Next — Dean Fairfield Temporary President — The Washington Post Demands the Election of an American President. Washington, January 2.—The expectant host last come to pass in the affair of Howard University with a full and thoroughness which proves not going to the friends of that institution. The board of tristees which met last Wednesday rose to a man known to the occasion and accepted the university's resignation without submitting vote. The investigating committee wished him in the balance and found him wanting. The report of the committee was unanimous. Such committee all the more surprising as the committee was made up by President Hamlin, of the board of trustees in the proportion of votes a favor of his brother-in-law, whose administration the committee was assumed to investigate. The report of committee against President Gordon was unanimous. The vote of the board accepting his resignation was unanimous. This nomination is to take effect technically in June. But in fact it takes place on the first day of January, 1906 when Gordon is voted leave of absence with the right to occupy the President's residence June. Thus all official relations of President Gordon with Howard Johnson will have actually ceased before this letter appears in THE AGE. Don Prudnick D. Fairfield was appointed by the board to be acting president of the University during the inception. And with the vote of the trustees seeing the resignation of President Gordon on the one hand, and with their own the other hand electing Dean Prudnick acting president of Howard, to end the Hamling Gordon administration with all its genius for blunting the race question, with all its fitness and incapacity in the conduct of the affairs of this institution for the later education of the Afro-American people. Gordon is gone; now may there be no next as president of the still exists and that at its next annual meeting in May. For he is even more immensely distrusted and disliked in Africa American people and the situation than is Dr. Gordon. And it must be more thoroughly disliked by them. For he is of the colored race, but is quite white and ought not only to cease from the board of trustees but as a trustee as well. following editorial in The Wash- ington Post of December 29 will have us that the imbrogio in the University has been solved exe- sible have been. The with- president, Prof. John Gor- way for the only logical ad- dication is the installation of a New building in his stead. Howard is a colored president and re- named tenancy long ago. It is a matter of plain reason was intended for the College students are in the university there. Why institution be managed? Why should not interested opportunity illustrate whatever it may possess. Or at least we shall on the part of about their man- make very wise that their condi- tion, vow, has been be entering the mean by man- white students come to mean of to run the col- llege state in all mat- erial otherwise, to the management. They disjursive exam- of initiation is in their present military treat- ment about. It is school; there are equipped colored pieces of it, or, if not, whites should re- spect its proper and after all these and sympathy and have been and Still they are not cap- tured high-class institu- dition, success, deserve to be left and scheme altogether their own resources, however, that they are to discharge the re- spect, and we sustain a full, fair, and gen- uousity. BIRD BACK IN THE RING. the former feather got into the ring again of last week at the athletic Club and showed all time cleverness. His strong and skillful young to get near Dixon. The nature of an exhibi cailed a draw. The sports WASHINGTON NO. OFFICE BROKER Given Facts, as to Applicant's Character before Next No Adjournment. WASHINGTON, December 28.—The Washington local papers recently contained a news item to the effect that Dr. Booker T. Washington recently spent an hour and a quarter here in conference with President Roosevelt. The writer happens to know that this statement, is true. Not only is it true, but it is equally true that Dr. Washington spends much time in consultation with the President while passing through Washington. It is not known to many Afro-American that no President of the United States has ever given so much time to consultation with a member of our race as is true in the case of President Roosevelt with Dr. Washington. In this manner President Roosevelt not only honors an individual, but he honors the race as no other President has ever honored it. The point of this letter, however, is to state and emphasize the fact that the reason why the President consults so freely with Dr. Washington and why his suggestions carry weight with him, is that Dr. Washington has never permitted himself to become an office broker or a special pleader or the endorser of a particular individual. Should Dr. Washington permit himself to become the endorser of a special individual or individuals, at that minute would his usefulness to the President cease. The writer happens to be in possession of information which enables him to state that from the first there has been a complete understanding between the President and Dr. Washington to the effect that Dr. Washington is not to endorse anyone for office, but to hold himself in position, when called into consultation, to give facts concerning the character and qualifications of the individual or individuals whom the President is considering for appointment to office. Another reason Dr. Washington is consulted and has influence with the President is that he does not seek an office for himself, as many of our public men have done. In seeing the President in this manner Dr. Washington is frequently consulted concerning policies and individuals and sometimes makes suggestions concerning policies and individuals without being asked. Further, in not a few cases he is asked to give his opinion concerning the merits of one or two individuals who are applicants for the same office, and in a case of this kind Dr. Washington must act as he thinks wise But, I repeat it, no other President has accorded such honor, and I question if any other member of the race has been thus honored as Dr. Washington. The mere fact that Dr. Washington does not tie himself to any one person places him in a position to be of more real service to the race than he could possibly be in any other position. OUR ECONOMIC FUTURE. Alfred Holt Stone Discusses White Competition in the South. BALTIMORE, December 29. "The Economic Future of the Negro" was the topic discussed today by the American Economic Association. Papers were read by Dr. Dulllox and Mr. Alfred Holt Stone of Mississippi. This was one of the first occasions when Southern and Northern white men and African Americans have met together for a public discussion of the race problem. Mr. Stone's paper was a thoughtful one on "The Factor of White Competition." The most favorable fact in the Afro-American's past economic history has been the absence of white competition in the South. This competition in the North forced the Afro-American down into the mental occupations. The leaders of the race race, with singular unanimity, said it is in the South and men in the soul that the decline of the Afro-American people must be worked out. Therefore, the question of white competition in the South is one of prime importance. Mr. Stone then took up the question of white immigration into the South. He reported losing 15% opinion on statistics gathered by Jim off that the Italian can produce more cotton and save more of his earnings than the Afro-American. He thought that the extent to which the Italian would invade the South would depend largely on the Afro-American's improvement in the direction of efficiency, fragility and reliability. A brilliant paper, most of which we reproduce in another column, was read by Prof R. C. Bruce of Tuskegee Institute. AWOKE TO FIND HERSELF RICH. Poor Woman Inherits From Father Estate of Immense Value. PALMYRA, Va., December 28,--When John Bowles Flanagan, an Afro-American aged 114, died recently in Omaha, Neb., he left an estate consisting of several city blocks in that city and valued all the way up to $1,000,000. His heir turns out to be Mrs. Emily Scott, his daughter, an old and poverty-stricken woman of Palmyra. Flanagan had the reputation of being the most litigious man in Nebraska. There was hardly a lawyer in the State who had not had a hand in some of his law suits. His property was given him many years ago, when Omaha consisted of fourteen houses, by a woman for whom he had worked several years without compensation. To his efforts to defend his title of the property were due his incessant law suits. He had just won a clear title to the estate when he died. An Afro-American Journal of News and Opinion. NEW YORK, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1906. 12 FRANK P. THOMPSON. PROMINENT HEAD WAITER JUST DECEASED - HILOAPHICAL SKETCH ON PAGE 8. SILVERMAN RAPS "THE CLANSMAN." Rabbit Says It Is a Literary Lynching of the Negro. "The Clansman," both as a book and as a play, was denounced Sunday morning by the Rev. Dr. Joseph Silverman at the Temple Emanu-El. He took "The Clansman" as his theme at the suggestion of several members of his congregation who had read the book and witnessed the play in the South. After having read the Book Dr. Silverman said he felt as if he had participated in a literary lynching of the Negro. But one side of the Negro's character had been presented, he declared. Nothing had been said of the faithful, loyal Negro—his humor, his pathos, his geniality, his shrewdness, his love of his master, and his natural veneration of womankind; his sympathy and charity, his even childlike patriotism, and love of freedom. An attempt had been made to arouse the old sectional hatred, long since dead. The relations between North and South, the Negro and the White, were being the natural law of evolution. Such questions could be set tied in no other way. "The Clansman," Dr. Silverman declared, was an attempt to interfere with Providence and to punish back the wheels of progress. It was a crime, he said, to corrupt the spectres of issues dead for forty years. DERRICK CLEARS UP A MIDDLE. says Wilberforce Fund Wants to Be a Surprise—Solelffer Released. Firstino, L. L., December 25, Philip A. Hubert, a former minister of the A.M. E. church, who was arrested in Buffalo on the charge of obtaining money under false pretenses, has been released at the instance of Bishop Derrick and is a guest at the bishop's home here. Hubert was obeying in Buffalo for a scholarship of $5000 for Wilberforce University when Dr. J. H. Jones, president of that institution, hearing of Hubert's activities, declared that he had covered board of the proposed scholarship. Hubert's arrest followed, and he defended him by assuring that he began to solicit under authority from Bishop Derrick. The bishop cleared on the matter by explaining that he had designed the scholarship as a surprise for Wilberforce and had therefore let President Jones know nothing about it. PREJUDICE CUT HIS SALARY. Postal Clerk Docked for Refusing to Work With Afro-Americans. Mortonville, Ala., December 18, 1944 A few days ago a white clerk in the post office here, when he was asked by Postmaster Buckley to assist the Afro-American employees in distributing some circulars, replied, "I refuse to work with Negroes." The postmaster gave the work to another white employee, and reported the clerk's dishepidity to the department at Washington. As a punishment his salary was cut palpably. The affair has caused a sensation in the post office. NAPIER OFFERED BAHIA JOB. Believed He Will Decline to Be Successor of H. W. Furniss. NASHVILLE, Tenn., December 28—Mr. J. C. Napier has received a letter from Secretary of State Elliott Root offering him the consult at Bahia, Brazil, recently vacated by Mr. H. W. Furniss upon his appointment to be Minister to Havii. Mr. Napier has valuable business interests here which require his constant supervision, and it if therefore believed, that he will decline the appointment, although he has not made his decision public. · ANDERSON AT AUGUSTA. AUGUSTA, January 2.—Hon. Charles W. Anderson, collector of internal revenue for the second district of New York, was the principal speaker at the Emancipation celebration here yesterday. The exercises began with a parade at 10 a. m. in charge of Captain L. E. Mosley. At 11 a. m. a program was rendered at the Tabernacle Baptist church. Dr. C. C. Walker introduced Mr. Anderson who well sustained his reputation as one of the greatest orators of the race. In the afternoon Mr. Anderson was given a dinner by Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Williams and was taken on a carriage drive about the city by Mr. H. C. Young, president of the Lincoln League. At night Mr. Anderson was tendered a banquet by the citizens of Augusta. CONGÒ PYGMIES AN LONDON. Four Feet High and Very Intelligent Take an Automobile Hide LONDON, FING, December 18.—Six specimens of the race of pygmies which once peopled the greater part of Africa and was first described by Herodotus have arrived in London, whither they were brought by Colonel Harrison, a British officer. The group consists of four men and two women. Their average height is about 4 feet. It is said that they are remarkably intelligent and have a great faculty for learning languages. They can extract iron from the arce, forge it and make it into weapons. They have not yet attained to religious opinion and generally practice polegain. They were taken on an automobile ride through London and the suburbs. CODY BRYANT, RICH FARMER. Owns 1650 Acrees of Georgia Land and May Be Worth $100,000. GOVINATOS, Ga., December 30 - Colby Bryant, of this county, is one of the wealthiest African-American farmers in the United States. He owns unincumbered 1,650 acres of the most fertile land in middle Georgia. He has 30 tenants and employs 20 wage hands. Last year he produced 115 bales of cotton, 4,000 bushels of corn, 1,200 bushels of wheat, 100 bushels of oats, 1,000 bushels of potatoes, 175 bushels of peas and 635 gallons of syrup. He is said to be worth $100,000. Bryant, twenty-six years ago, leased a small tract of wooded land in Jasper county for a period of five years. By his own labor he cut out the timber from his land and hauled it to Coyington, a distance of twelve miles. By this method of cutting and selling off the timber he not only cleared the land and made it ready for use and operation as a farm, but made some money as well. With the proceeds of his timber sales he bought a pair of mules and built several small houses on the cleared land. At the expiration of the five year lease he bargained for the farm, having saved enough to make a large payment on the purchase. Thus it was that he became a landlord. Each year he cleared more of the woodland and thereby increased the size of his farm, with a corresponding increase in his annual profits. Continuing in this way, he almost every year thereafter added a small farm, nearly, generally land that had been neglected or run down, or perhaps timedered land which he improved and put in operation as rapidly as his income would allow. Bryant was born 46 years ago of slave parents and had no educational advantages. By his own efforts he has learned to read, write and cipher a little. He describes his success to his honesty and economy. ELECTRIC AUTOS FOR NASHVILLE Stream and Gasoline Cars Wouldn't Do—Sweeps at Lost in Sight. NASHVILLE, Tenn., December 28. At last the persistence of the Union Transportation Company, in the face of severe disappointments, seems near its reward. Some time ago, as THE AGE reported, steam automobiles were purchased in New York for the conveyance of the Afro-American citizens of Nashville. These vehicles ran very nicely along the level, well paved streets, but balked when they had to ascend a hill. Usually they had to stop and spend about five minutes in getting up enough steam to climb the hill. As there is on an average one hill to every block in Nashville, it was soon decided that the steam wagonets wouldn't do. A little flirtation was then indulged in with gasoline-propelled automobiles, but they were soon rejected. Then a civil engineer was employed to survey the grades of the city and estimate the energy necessary to operate a motor vehicle on the Nashville streets. Later, according to The Baptist Union, a Mr. William Fay, special engineer and manager of the World's Fair Automobile Transportation company who was so successful in managing the auto cars during the fair at St. Louis, made two trips to the city, and spent from three to five days each trip in looking over the situation. He then met the board of directors and made a proposition to furnish electric storage battery auto-cars of twenty-passenger capacity, guaranteeing that these cars would successfully run on the streets, at a speed of from six to eight miles per hour. But he further informed the directors that on account of the unusual high grade and rough sandstone paved streets, the cars would have to be equipped with large double Westinghouse motors, with two storage batteries, weighing from 1,500 to 2,000 pounds. These storage batteries were to be interchangeable, so that one set of batteries could be charged while the other set was operating the cars. A contract was entered into with Mr. Fay for fourteen of these auto-cars with twenty-eight large storage batteries. Two of these auto-cars arrived in Nashville recently. On the 19th day of December, everything being in readiness, the board of directors and a number of stockholders, male and female, to the number of forty-two, boarded these cars at the garage and made successful trips all over the seven routes laid out by the company. Each of the round trips required thirty to forty-five minutes. The first installment of the contract was paid, and the remaining twelve cars will now be ordered at once. BOR TAYLOR'S RIGHT-ABOUT For Political Purposes Gives the Colored Brother a Few Wheels. NASHVILLE, Tenn., December 30.—Ex-Governor Bob, Taylor, who has been considered one of the best friends of the Afro-American people among Southern white men, has felt himself compelled by the exigencies of his campaign for United States Senator to join Vardaman, Tillman and Dixon in the cry that "this is a white man's government." In a speech in this city last Monday night, the ex governor said: "That this is a white man's government, so long acclaimed by Southern men everywhere, is rapidly becoming a universal sentiment, even in Puritan New England. The President of the United States himself, who, at the beginning of his Administration, awoke indignation of the Southern people by the episode of too much familiarity with the other side of the Negro problem, has had the sense to see the error of his way and the courage to acknowledge it by publicly declaring that the South must settle the Negro question along her own lines and in her own way, and he is absolutely right, for she must and will do this, and over every opposition. "It is a well-known fact that the Negro is vanishing from the fields of the South, and is therefore rapidly eliminating himself from the equation. We once thought that our cotton crops could not be made without him; that the sun was too hot for the Caesarsian's thinner skull and paler blood, and we clung to that belief until the fact was discovered that white men were raising most of the cotton. "Late no man's heart he vexed with fear that there are any influences under the sun that will ever wipe out the color line, for the God of nations made it when he made the white man and the black man, and as long as the spirit of the old South abides on Southern soil, the white man shall dominate the land of his fathers." THE JOHNSONS WELCOME HOME. Big Reception Tendered Them at Jacksonville, Fla. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., December 28—Messrs. James W. and Rosamond Johnson of New York, who are visiting their parents here, have been very warmly welcomed by their old friends. Last Friday evening a reception was tendered them at their home. Over one hundred and twenty-five people were present, among them Dr. J. Seth Hills, Dr. A. W. Smith and Dr. H. A. Anderson, Mr. S. H. Bell exhausted his art in planning the decorations. Dainty refreshments were served. The Johnson brothers are showered with honors in their own country. WADSWORTH FOR SPEAKER. ODELL FORCES SUFFER ANOTHER ROUT AT ALBANY. Wadsworth Got 75 Vote—Merritt Brought Up the Bear With 14; Wainwright Got Only 15—Wadsworth's Backing Strong Enough to Overcome Handicaps of Youth and Inexperience—Super Nominations of Republican Caucus. ALBANY, January 3.—In the Republican Assembly caucus held last night the Odell forces suffered a more disastrous defeat even than the one administered in the New York County Committee on December 22 by Herbert Parsons. The vote last night for Speaker was as follows: Wadsworth, 75; Wainwright, 15; and Merritt, 14. Merritt, the tail-end, was Odell's candidate; Wainwright led an independent forlorn hope; and Wadsworth was supported by President Roosevelt and Governor Higgins Mr. Wadsworth has from the first been confident of getting the nomination, but his claims were disputed and derided by ex-Governor Odell and his candidate, Mr. Merritt. These gentlemen relied on Mr. Wadsworth's youth and inexperience to defeat him; but it turns out his backing was strong enough to overcome these handicaps. Assemblyman Charles W. Mead of Albany was made chairman of the caucus, and Assemblymen Hammond of Syracuse and Matthews of Franklin, secretaries. Immediately upon the calling for nominations for Speaker, Assemblyman Percy Hooker of Genesee was on his feet, and in convincing words placed the name of Assemblyman Wadsworth before the caucus. 'Mr. Hooker called attention to the fact that Mr. Wadsworth was young and of undoubted and unchallenged integrity, of great ability and of pleasing personality. The name of Mr. Merritt was presented, by Henry L. Gates of Oneida, Fred, L. Gates of St. Lawrence seconded the nomination. Assemblyman Stanley placed in nomination J. M. Wainwright of Westchester. Mr. Apgar of Westchester seconded Mr. Wainwright's nomination. He said that if the President and Governor wanted to take part in a Speakership tight it was their privilege to do so, but the Assembly could do as it saw fit. After the roll had been called and the announcement of Mr. Wadsworth's selection had been made, Assemblyman Merritt took the floor. He said: "I have no animosity toward the successful candidate. If there is any dissatisfaction with his discharging the duties of the office to which he is to be chosen to-morrow, it will be due to his youth and inexperience, but time will cure that. I hope there will be no unnecessary animosity, and in order to give every member the right to vote for Mr. Wadsworth to-morrow I move that his selection be made unanimous." Mr. Wainwright seconded the motion, and wished Mr. Wadsworth a successful term of office. The nomination was made unanimous. The following officers were renominated: Clerk, Col. Archie E. Baxter, of Elmira; sergeant-at arms, Frank S. Johnson of Buffalo; principal doorkeeper, Frank Scherer, Jr. of New York city; first assistant doorkeeper, Andrew Kehn of Albany; second assistant doorkeeper, William Bolis of Washington county; stonegrapher, Henry Lammert, of Brooklyn. After Collector Rucker's Sculp. Special Correction Lines of Turn Ai Special Correspondence of Tup Agr. ATLANTA, Ga., December 20—An element of the Afro-Americans in Atlanta led by Mr. Henry L. Johnson and Mr. B. J. Davis, are making a stubborn fight to bring about the displacement of Mr. H. A. Rucker as Collector of Internal Revenue of this State. Mr. Johnson and others have gone direct to the President with an earnest request that Mr. Rucker be removed. Just what object these Afro-Americans have in trying to secure the removal of Mr. Rucker is best known to themselves; but the fact remains that the effort is constantly and vigorously being pushed. And they are not urging an Afro-American to succeed Collector Rucker in the event that they succeed in having him removed. Ricketts Promotes Menaral and Martin. WASHINGTON - December 28—Mr. Oscar J. Ricketts has promoted to be machine operators in the Government printing office Mr. W. T. Menard and Mr. A. A. Martin. Mr. Menard was formerly a correspondent for Tup Agr and is now Washington correspondent of The Florida Sentinel. Won In Singing Contest Ogney, Utah, December 28.—Last Friday night after the regular performance at the Lyric theatre a singing contest was held to display the talents of several young people who aspire to go on the stage. Nine contestants entered. The first price, a gold watch, was awarded Miss Ruth Perry, an Afro-American girl of 15 years. Borceaux, Republican Club Housevelt Republican Club. At the regular monthly meeting of the Roosevelt Republican Club of Queens Boronch, January 2, Mr. John S. Montague, formerly president of the Douglas Republican Club of Long Island City, was elected leader of the colored Republicans of the borough. The colored Republicans are making attentious efforts to perfect their organisations. Prod. R. C. Bruce Company Conditions in White and Black Counties of Alabama—Lew Liberty and More Land Holdings in the Farmers Lease Project and More Optimism in the Letters. Special Correspondence of The Ace Baltimore, December 30.—The topic before the Economic Association in session here yesterday was "The Economic Future of the Negro." Papers were read by Dr. W. E. B. DuBois and Mr. Alfred Holt Stone of Washington, and were discussed by Charles L. Raper of the University of North Carolina, Theodore Marburg of Baltimore, M. P. Hammond of the Ohio State University and R. C. Bruce of Tuskegee Institute. Prof. Bruce discussed the benefits and drawbacks of segregation, and disclosed much information which all our readers should have. We reproduce his paper in part and ask that it be read: "The weightiest, single truth emerging from Negro affairs is, perhaps, the increasing, segregation of this people in pretty well defined areas or black belts. With the agricultural and social black belt of Alabama I am here particularly concerned. This is the prairie region by virtue of a black, calcareous, highly fertile soil, rich in humus, which closely resembles the fertile soil of the western prairies. Thrown over a plain of Cretaceous rocks, the Central Prairie Belt is from 25 to 45 miles in width and crosses lower Alabama from east to west, twisting to the north. The mean elevation of this region above the Gulf of Mexico is about 200 feet. Pine clad hills rising from 120 to 220 feet above the plain enclose it north and south. In Frederick Law Olmsted's classic map of the Cotton Kingdom (based mainly upon the census of 1850) the prairie is designated as producing less than 2 lakes of cotton to each slave and hence a subordinate cotton district, but as having more slaves than freemen in the population. "Though emancipation secured a certain mobility to Negro labor, the geographical location of the major black belts has not greatly changed. Since the war the congestion of Negro population has increased. Restructuring attention to Alabama, we find that the 12 counties in each of which in turn the Negro population comprised over 20 per cent of the whole form a congruent belt across the State largely concealing with the Central Prairie Belt. The aggregate population of these counties was 48,000, of which 53 per cent, was Negro. The rates of Negro population to white in this area has been: 1890 ..... 3.6 to 1 1891 ..... 3.8 to 1 1900 ..... 3.5 to 1 In the 20 year period (1880-1900) the Negro population has increased 27 per cent, and the white has decreased 15 per cent. "If the Mississippi Delta black belt he climatically protected against white incursion, the Central Prairie, (with a mean annual temperature approximating 62 degrees Fahrenheit and an annual rainfall approximating 51 inches), seems to be protected by stronger barriers than its pine clad hills—by social barriers. The white farmer is indisposed to immigrate to a region where he and his sons will be engaged in the same grades of common labor as Negroes and where white associates are scarce. On the other hand, the Negroes find the social climate of white counties, like DeKalb and Winston, where less than 1 per cent of the population is Negro, insublural "Only a word need he said of the immigration of the foreign born into the Central Prairie. Bearing in mind that in 1901 only 2 per cent of the European immigrants were headed for the South Atlantic States and only 1 per cent for the South Central, we are not surprised to find that only 2 per cent of the aggregate population of the prairie region foreign born and that almost one-half of the foreign born are the city of Montgomery. Certainly the Italian nerl is in the region of hypothesis. Although the black, calcareous, highly fertile soil of this royal domain of 9,000 square miles holds out great inducements to white immigration there seems no reason, to suppose, that the causes which have built and are sustaining this social black belt are apt to decline in potency for at least the next 30 years. "Under these circumstances, it becomes interesting and important to enquire whether tendencies assuring the Negro's increasing, industrial, efficiency are apparent in the life of this black "At the onset it must, of course, be confessed that the white county Negro makes a better showing statistically than his black county brother. Comparing 12 white counties in northern Vallema with the 12 black counties, we find that of the total Negro population 10 years of age and over in 1900, 51 per cent were illiterate in the white counties and 67 per cent, in the black. In the white counties the Negroes were in charge of 2,800 agricultural holdings and of this number they owned some part of 1,000 or 37 per cent. In the 12 black counties Negroes were in charge of 50,000 holdings, and owned some part of only 4,000, or 8 per cent. The industrial experience of the two races, remarks the census withacular impersonality, justifies the conclusion that the segregation of the Negroes in the South or North injures to the benefit of neither race. In Negro, at least, makes the better progress the more closely he is associated with the white man and the more he is enabled to see in the example of the white man an incentive for becoming a land-owner. Take away this example by segregating the colored man from the white, as in the black belt of the South, repeat Haiti in a lesser degree, and some of the Haitian conditions are reproduced. Now a word of caution may be appropriated with respect to ownership of land as criterion of industrial efficiency. The value of land in the white counties is low and in the black counties' the plantation system operates against the able of small parcels on easy payments. After all reasonable qualification is made, however, I think it must be admitted (as Mr. L. G. Powers pointed out in 1901) that on the whole the industrial efficiency of the white county Negro is higher than that of his brother in the black belt and that this is due largely to the presence in the one case and the absence in the other of the white man's example. Is the Central Prairie, then tending toward Haitian conditions? practice. The first and most obvious communication lies in the fact that direct industrial competition is a good bed of ruse friction. At best, the white man locates working alongside a black man with extreme repugnance. And to make matters worse, the Negro has always greeted a white man picking cotton with jocular scorn; to the white man the joke is exasperating and the scorn intolerable. My personal observations in the Delta of Mississippi confirm Mr. Stone's contention that the absence of a white laboring class—particularly farm laborers—accounts very largely for the rather amicable relations there between whites and blacks. To a perceptibly less extent in the prairie (in the ratio 7.1 to 1 and in the Alabama prairie region 6.5 to 1) the amicable relations between whites and blacks are notable. The distribution of lynchings, one might expect to throw some light upon the relations of the races. But the most recent student of the subject, Doctor Cutler, says: 'In the comparison of the percentage of lynchings with the percentage of Negroes in the population by counties no correlation can be clearly distinguished.' In Wilcox county the Snow Institute of the industrial training of Negroes was the fathered and is largely sustained by the well-defined plants, particularly the well beloved Simpson family; in Macon county the work of Tuskegee Institute would have been impossible were it not for the sympathetic interest and active co-operation of the leading white citizens. Such instances, of course, prove nothing: I cite them merely as illustrative expressions of the disposition of the substantial whites of the black belt to co-operate in movements which end to raise the level of life of the Negro population for the Negro store-keeper to rely on white patronage in white and no novelty of black belt. That the small amount of race friction already developed in the white counties has by no means reached its acute stages, it were idle to deny. Should immigration from the North or from Europe increase in volume, it would no chiefly to the white counties and thereby to make their social climate more insubjunctions to the Negro than ever before. Germans from the neighborhood of Cincinnati settling since the war in Winston and Culman counties, have in some fashion reduced the total black population of the two countries to 25 lonely souls! "To no small extent the whites use selected seed, plant an increasing variety of crops, rotate their crops, use fertilizers with some intelligence, plow diligently to avert the effects of drought, readily take to new implements and machinery, stack to their tasks with a degree of constancy, practice many amateur economies both in production and in consumption, and consequently they forge steadily ahead. If the Negro learns more rapidly here in the white counties, he loses (if think) much more of his buoyant optimism than is well. The light-hearted hopefulness or the absence of care which so agreeably characterized the race a couple of generations ago, says Doctor Thoum of the Sandy Spring, Md. Negro, whose industrial condition is relatively good, is largely gone. The struggle for existence in the midst of economically competitive and socially antagonistic surroundings has had its sadening—perhaps its hardening—effect upon these people. Something of that sort have repeatedly observed in the Negroes of the white zone; whatever it be—and you may be sure, it is not merely the replacing of childish joyfulness with adult sineness—it bodies no good. And one must remember that in the white zone the black man—the most sociable creature in the wide world—finds himself a eastway and parish cut off from every important social resource of every considerable Negro community. "Recognizing that the Black belt obtains some important compensations for the absence of the white man's example, let us note some changes in the Central Prairie region so far as the last two censuses permit." "The increase in population from 1850 to 1900 was 30,000, in consequence of an increase of 71,000 in Negro population and a decrease of 12,000 in white. The aggregate population of the villages, towns, and cities increased 33.4 per cent or 18,000. The agricultural population was augmented by over 11,000 in the cities and towns the white increased more rapidly than the blacks. The diminution on aggregate white population is due to losses in the agricultural districts, and hence, the proportion of Negro farmers is much greater to-day than in 1850. "To considering the matter of farm ownership, in the Central Prairie, one must remember that the severity of labor in all these years has been enough to tempt every landlord to invoke the most rigors of the crop hewn system to tie Negroes to his lands; and that the profitability of the tenant system in the Central Prairie is such as to prevent effectually any considerable offering for sale of small parcels of land on reasonable terms. There was an increase in the aggregate number of persons who own some part of the land they till—from 9,600 to 11,000 or 12.5 per cent. but the proportion of owners to the aggregate number of farmers decreased from 21.7 per cent. to 17.8 per cent. In view of the decrease by emigration of over 12,000 whites; and the increase of 71,000 in Negro population, largely by immigration; and the probable conduction of landholdings consequent upon the rising price of cotton—in view of these considerations, I see no reason to assume any decrease in the number of Negro farm owners. On the contrary, if there was a general betterment of conditions among the great body of black farmers, there would be a good ground to assume an increase in the number of Negro farm owners. number "Gradual but substantial improvement in the industrial condition of the great body of Negro farmers in the Central Prairie is certain—such a statement is abundantly justified. I feel, by my personal observation and enquiry of experienced and competent critics. But, there is happily some statistical evidence to the same effect. From farm laborer to share tenant, from share tenant to cash tenant, and from cash tenant to owner—these are, broadly speaking, the steps which the Negro must take towards economic independence. The renter for fixed-money rental, says Doctor DuBois very truly, belongs in the highest of the emerging classes. The sole advantages possessed by this class are their freedom to choose their crop and the increased responsibility which, comes, through money transactions. While some of the renters differ little in condition from that immigrants pay on the whole basis is a more intelligent and responsible class, and are the ones who eventually become landowners. It is precisely in the enlargement of this class that we should look for the Negro's industrial advance. Now, the aggregate number of agricultural holdings in 1890 was 64,000; whereas 10 years later the number had increased to 61,000 of which 61.7 per cent. were in charge of Negro farmers. In spite of a decrease which must have been considerable, in the number as well as in the proportion of white farmers, the number of cash tenants has increased from 64 per cent. of all tenants to 64 per cent.; the increase in absolute number was almost six times as great as the total number of white cash tenants in 1890. Despite the immigration, there has unquestionably been, therefore, notable improvement in the condition of the masses of the black farmers. Of the 50,000 Negro farmers in the Central prairie region in 1890, 77.5 per cent. were cash tenants. That this improvement in industrial condition is an expression of increasing efficiency I think there can be no reasonable doubt. "This conviction is not weakened by inspection of the statistics of tenure of farm homes. (The figures for 1890 and for 1900—the first referring to all families and the second to private families—are so nearly similar in character that proportions based upon one of them are 'entirely comparable' with similar proportions based upon the other.) 168 per cent. of all farm homes in 1890 were owned in part by the families occupying them and 17.4 per cent. in 1900. There was an increase of 2,000 or 33.4 per cent. in the number of owned homes. Its connection with the greatly increased numerical predominance of Negroes in the agricultural districts; and with the great increase in cash tenants, indicating a general upward movement—taken in connection with the things, this in turn, of ownership of farm homes lends very strong probability to the idea that here is a further expression of the betterment of the Negro farmer's industrial conditions and his enhancing efficiency. "Despite the gravest disadvantages, the industrial condition and efficiency of the black farmer in the blackest of Alabama's black belts have I believe, substantially improved. Segregation has doubtless delayed immediate material progress by eliminating the white man's example; the progress made has been work without that advantage and will doggedly be held. The Black Belt folk are not stolid and stunned; they are hopeful despite the formulating possibilities of the crop lien system—hopeful and eager, too. To no painty extent they are shrewd in learning and in applying the lessons of hard experience. Tendencies are clearly apparent in this Black Belt I say, that substantially assure the increasing industrial efficiency of the Negro farmer. "Several very interesting industrial experiments are in process in the Central Prairie and at least two of them—one at Trinkegee and the other at Calhoun—have already won no small measure of success. The aim of these land schemes is to make possible the buying of small farms in the prairie region on reasonable terms and easy payments. This is a wholly beneficial application of philanthropy at 8 per cent. Perhaps the most important service of such enterprises lies in stimulating neighboring planters to build better houses for their tenants, to charge less interest, to temper the amenities of the crop lien. The work of educational institutions like Truskegee Normal and Industrial training of the sons and daughters of the black farmers, has passed the experimental stage. The aim of such schools—small ones, meagerly equipped, are scattered here and there at points of vantage, is to return a goodly proportion of their students to five and labor as centers of influence in the Black Belt and to equip them specifically for such service. Truskegee Institute has sent out from its classrooms and shops and farms six or seven thousand young men and women with quickened facilities and reasonable aspirations, with definite skill in some trade or industry, with the light of continuous labor thoroughly ingrained. These young people have lived in a well ordered school community administred by Negroes long enough to receive its practical stamp and hopeful spirit. It is to such trained black men and women that the Nation must look more and more for quickening the pace of the Black Belt Negro. "Nor can I omit mention of the very important work of Farmers' Conferences of the Tuskegee type. The Tuskegee Conference has disseminated information as to rotation of crops, fertilizers, improved machinery and the like far and wide among thousands of Negro farmers in the Lower South. The real function of the Conference, however, is not to instruct but rather to inspire. It reaches out for the farmers and their wives, calls them sharply to account for their shortcomings, praises them heartily for their humble achievements, and encourages them to ever more persistent effort. Booker Washington thinks it decidedly worth while to prick the conscience of the Black Belt Negro. "In the hutch-burly of a highly energetic civilization bent upon material achievement, the Negro is summoned to catch up and to keep up with peoples upon whose habits the discipline of centuries of civilized living has been stopped. For the Negro to have caught up in 45 troubled years of freedom is inconceivable except upon a cataclysmic theory of social progress; that on the whole the Negro in the Central Prairie of Alabama has developed notably and shows great promise for the future, is indubitable. The ultimate test is of course not absolute but relative development; but this test cannot be inexactly applied for many years because a vast and growing population cannot be supplanted in the twinkling of an eye." DIED IN A THEATRE David J. Jenks Won Watching "Secret Service Sam." Daniel J. Jenks, an Afro-American, of 107 West 51st street, died in the balcony of the Star Theatre, 107th street and Lexington Avenue, in the second act of the melodrama "Secret Service Sam" last Thursday night. Jenks and two little nephews were watching the show together. One of the boys kept nudging him as he became excited over the doings on the stage. Finally, receiving no response from his uncle, the boy shook him, felt his hands and found that he was dead. The body was taken out of the theatre quietly, and little excitement was caused in the audience. Death was due to heart disease. Representatives Offer Patient Change to Poor Quiz Custody—BSA After- Amendments to Chicago Poor Office- Holding Proximity of Poor People —Bachelor Landlord—Bachelor Wash- ington's Christmas Card. Beginner Correspondence of The Ace. CHICAGO, III, January 2—Mr. Joseph Errant, who is head of the city civil service commission, recently delivered an interesting address at the Douglass center. The aim of this address was to bring to the notice of our young men and women the chances to win an honorable career in the public service. He described in an interesting way how men and women of all races and colors have an equal opportunity to achieve success in any one of the interesting variety of occupations that belong to the public service. There is no excuse for the intelligent young colored man or woman to complain of a lack of opportunity in Chicago when the city civil service holds out such good opportunities for the competent. In an address before the Chicago Woman's club recently, another member of the civil service commission surprised his listeners by showing the scarcity of applicants for positions that play at once from $50 to $15 per month. There is now a need for a superintendent of the Training School for Nurses, inspectors of institutions that have the care of women and children, and for positions as trained nurses, etc. These positions are actually going logging for applicants who are willing to quality themselves by entering the civil service examinations. It is quite certain that there are many of our young people who could successfully pass these examinations, and it is equally certain that under the present management of the civil service coated applicants would be fully protected in any horrors they might win by competitive examination. At present we have very few colored men and women in the police service of the city, outside of the police force, the fire department and the post office. There are probably about 22 more colored men on the police force and in the detective service. Among these is one desk sergeant, in the person of Mr William Childs, formerly of Martin, Aa. Mr. Childs holds the highest position in the police force ever held by a colored man. This position came to him wholly on his merit. He is a man of fine intelligence, integrity of character and one of the most popular men on the force. The Chicago post office is the best example of what civil service does for a young man or woman of intelligence. There are probably fully 22 more colored men and women in all branches of the post office, and they have all won their places by competitive examinations. In the custom house there are six or seven colored men employed. Two of them, Mr. William Gurd and Major Johnson, are custom house inspectors, and Mr. James Madden successfully hold one of the most important clerkships in the custom service. In the department of Pensions, Naval Office, Six Treasury and Internal Revenue, there are no colored employees, except the single position held by Major Blucker. The absence of clerks in those departments is due largely to the fact that our young men and women have not attempted to reach these places by entering the company examination necessary to employ them. While men and women have achieved through examinations in the most office and custom house, proves that they must accomplish the same results in other departments where they are not now employed. There are thousands of our mum people who do not know of these openings to good positions through the door of civil service. Our newspapers would render a good and wholesome service if they would trom time to time call attention to these civil service opportunities. It is through these positions more money than can be meant for training to make a reputation for competence in all lines of service requiring clerical skill, accuracy and politeness of detainment. As a general thing the best white men and women would civil service, for the reason, that they have better opportunities and prospects in the wider field of business life. The holiday week has been filled with joyous activities, churches, clubs, societies and home festivities have filled the nights and days with Christmas gladness. However poor we may be, on these holidays, the sign of poverty seldom allowed to obtrude itself. Thousands of dollars are spent by us as liberally as if we belonged to a rave of bankers and merchants. There is something interesting and hopeful in a race that can so easily throw off its burden of care when the season of joy and thanksgiving comes round. We may have little to be thankful for, but we make a great deal of that little. The solitary Frenchman in Paris could scarcely cater more heartily into the festivities of the holiday season than does this dark-shinned race, still under the weight of prejudice and oppression. Mr. W. G. Stewart, of Louisville, Ky., made a brief visit to the city on Christmas day to visit his young son on his persuading a course of mechanical engineering in Armour Institute. Mr. Stewart is deservedly proud of this son who has developed fine aptitude for higher mechanics. There are now five colored students in this great school of technology. Mr. Stewart says that there is first-class school of technology in the South for whites and blacks. All must come North for training of this sport. The colored people of Chicago are suffering more and more from the necessity of living in restricted districts. The heartless landlords have begun the squeezing process in rent charges. Flats that would yield only ten per cent, on the investment at $15 per month are now being rented to colored people for $25 per month. There is no alternative. Nothing can be more cruel, than to take advantage of a people's necessities. There is no pretense that these tenements are worth such exorbitant rent. This surely suggests a fine opportunity The Real Estate, Deposit & Investor Co. Main Olson, 1931 Broadway, Miller Building, Rooms 200-201-203 This Company is incorporated under the laws of New York State, by the purpose of helping the people. Committed volunteers with it. Dependents will receive 0 per cent interest, and payment will be allowing the option of borrowing money on security. Controlling business capital of $200,000. RESOURCES OF INCOME 1. Boot barely bought, milk, bread and room collected. 2. Money endangered by floods. 3. Beauty businessman in five years with a guarantee of 35 per rent, or the house of the floor. 4. 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Furthermore, they know that if the number of tenements were increased the rent price would go down instead of up. There is no such thing as decent home life when tenants are compelled to fill their flats with all sorts of roomers in order to pay the extortionate rent. There is really but little difference between these heartless landlords and the ordinary-hold-up man on the street in a dark night. They are both animated by the same spirit of getting money that does not belong to them. One of the most unique Christmas cards of the season is the one sent out by Dr. Booker T. Washington to his friends throughout the country. It is a delicately tinted card surmounted by a striking picture of the President of Tuskegee and artistically decorated with violets. The sentiment, "Useful Living," is taken from one of Dr. Washington's addresses, and is a fine bit of everyday philosophy. "I believe any man's life will benefit from content." Mark of pure, unselfish, useful living." 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The tour was made for the simulation of interest in the educational content of the election is certainly getting something more whatever else may be saving. UNBASY "SUPERIORITY" From The Southwestern Christian Advocate. The best evidence of one's strength is the consideration with which he treats his weaker brother. A superior that must be constantly protected and protected by every legal manners is superior. Be that lay claim to the sort of superiority deceiveeth himself and will some day realize it most bitterly. Mr. Genius, Courage and Love of Liber- tion Founded on a Character Singer- Jarls White—Hard Same Marvel Standard for Men as for Women— Progress Depends More on Morals than on Education and Wealth. Washington, December 29.—A great man have been drawn by our admiration from the life of William L. Garrison during the celebration of his birth just could not have unselfish, uncomprehensive devotion to liberty, to the high level of his race. And it was well, we have seen such an illustrious examiner been held up before this presentation the better to draw it up to the high level of this man's sublime courage and devotion to the right, when each courage and devotion meant not harm and wealth and peace, but ignoring and poverty and persecution. His was indeed a pious and-fagot spirit which could have some joyously to the-scaffold or the stake for the sake of principle, for the sake of his holy cause. He had absolutely no fear in his soul for any man, or for any combination of men doing wrong, whether in church or state, whether in the social or the business world. Power could not awe him public opinion, however universal, could not away him the smallest fraction of an inch from the path of duty, of math of justice, in which he had planted his feet, stood with the shining sandals of love to God and love for his fellowmen; they were slaves. Bent and valuable as are the less learned by us as a people from the side of Garrison's life, there are no less great, no less important, no less drawn from other phases that I indeed, we may truthfully that we other lessons are greater, more valuable to us as a people going now through the wilder- land and wanderings from the land to that of complete freedom and equality in America. For they must master, relate to moral con- quer. We might well hold Garrison's greatest up for imitation, point to his names moral conduct as an example to our young men who see to follow, but to our old men who dream of a promised and for the race dowling with milk and wheat, with the milk and honey of just hashed out an equal administration of the land. The duration of this period awarding in the wilderness towards their own, towards more equal treat- ment. Republic than as a people getting, will depend mainly, on the kind of moral char- acter as a race we are forming, moral conduct which we among ourselves, in our own individual relations to the other of us. For no one political and civil equality, of social and higher education, can ever place of sound morals, of up- standing among us as individuals, means must ultimately fail up and to keep us up if in our ways we be morally impure, sentence, since in that case the same of the race will be weak- ness and so must the body of a holder in motive energy, ana- sease, head of us to the feet of us that hole in the ground and immoral races are led by morally more robust tattle for bread, for exas- sion's greatness as a re- mortalist of freedom, as a living life was mounted and peelled of the purest one might take an elec- tive search light, and corner and crumple of years span of life with- hold to bring the blush of of the most min- most virtuous woman speaking, man and race, was as claustro- cured form frost and hangs on Diana's was purity of morals at and a very well spring lightness of the roots standard set up for the own private life was set up for the guidance of manhood. If he was a tear in all points touchdoubt, he was no less a reproach in every point private conduct as well itself. Lying of every abhorred. Never during years as editor of *The* he fully its pages with an intentional distortion nature an opponent or to even against slave hold-sake of helping the slaves, nothing morally crooked in his great aim nothing morally corner of his great thing about him was the bottom of him to the at the center of him, impossible to conceive of movable situation or con- who would be disposed very, falsehood, misrep-acity of conduct, to pro- public ends, however have been held by him, he might have desired and exacting standard of morals with which he on life, his own conduct editor, citizen and man, order with which to pass conduct of his counneighbors, of his fell but one criterion, of that was the criterion. What was bad in his in his friends. Who fell shore of the laws the most lofty morals, or for orc, unrertied his stern got it without equivocation without reservation of this equality of stand- he extended to man like. What was bad for do he held was not less to do. He had no double morals for the sexes. He uncompromising rule for men and he had the iden- final rule in every particular for the conduct of women. He gathered about him consequently neither dead beats, nor drumkara nor debauches. His character for truth, for honor, for unselfishness, for single-hearted devotion to principle and the purest morals repelled the false, the treacherous, the lecherous, the self-sucker, the dishonest, the men and women of dirty moral lives. All that was best and cleanest and fairest in America gravitated irresistibly to him and to the movement started by him. Never, we venture to assert, has there ever in the history of the world gathered under the leadership of a reformer a purer, a whiter company of men and women than gathered seventy years ago under the leadership of William-Eloyd Garrison for the abolition of slavery in America. They were men and women of the clearest lives, bearing even in their bosom and in the bosom of Garrisonian abolitionism, the loftiest moral standard of honor and truth and justice, of personal and public righteousness. What had such a leader and such followers to fear from men, from pro-slavery malignants, whether North on South? The bodies of them might suffer might perish indeed at the hands of the enemies of human progress, of national righteousness, but who among all that army of slave masters and slave sympathizers could have singed with the flame of their malice, of their violence, the lofty souls, the sublime purpose of this white company of Anti-slavery reformers? Their spotless lives clad them as in the white robes of martyrs, and their spotless consciences lifted them to heights above the red arena of pro-slavery hatred and violence where those wild beasts of the American nation might indeed tear, the bodies of them limb from limb, and drink up the martyr's blood of them without harming in the slightest degree the uncouquerable mind, the sum lift spirit of the honest, the fairest band of reformers the world ever saw. Thus, panplied in truth, clad from head to feet in the spotless garments of the purest morals, they were absolutely invincible, more terrible to their countrymen than an army with banners. One such reformers is a host in himself and two can put ten thousand of the wicked to flight. It has always been so. It is so to-day. It will ever be so to the end of time. It is because of this, that with God one righteous man or woman in dead earnest counts a majority at the polls, where truth and justice sit from age to age to receive and register the returns in the universal volume which holds the records of human struggle and progress the world over. In the great battle with slavery such a band of moral reformers had to win if God is God, and justice justice. For their lives were akin to the eternal verities which sway and shape the anatomy of mankind. What they were God is, what they fought for on that side were arrayed the divine goodness, the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man. These are the things, the principles which do not die, which cannot die in the heart of the world, in the soul of man. So long as the universe lasts, so long as the Almighty One reigns on earth, and broods age after age over the darkened mind, the brute instincts of discordant races, and thunders and thunders ever and anon over the vast void, over the awful spiritual blackness of man's inhumanity to man, over the social wickedness and chaos and despotism of animal passions and forever "Let there be light and love, and spiritual order among you, oh! ye children of Time and Eternity." What would 9,000,000 of people in this country have to be afraid if from American colorblossom were the mass of them strenk through and through with the moral verities which made the anti-slavery band of reformers a terror to the Nation sixty years ago? What does more disparity of numbers amount to in such a struggle where a righteous remnant is carrying God into the midst of a wicked and hostile multitude, into the natural heart of a stiff necked and perverse generation, by carrying him sweet and holy in its own group life, by lifting him up in its own homes, in its own schools and churches, in its own collective heart, in its own moral character and conduct morning, noon and night, not on one day in seven only but on each day of the week, of each month during all the years of their struggle and sufferings in the land of their bondage and trials and triumphs? DOUGLASS THE PROPHET. White Minister Discourses on the Race's Greatest Men. From The Indianapolis World. In his sermon last: Sunday evening Rev. W. J. Johnson, pastor of the First Congregational church (white) in the fourth of a series of sermons took for his subject, "Frederick Douglass, the Prophet in Ebony." He went back to his boyhood days in England where he first saw and heard Fred Douglass tell his story of slavery, also giving a brief history of Douglass' romantic life and paying a high tribute to him and his work. Dr. Johnson continued as follows: "Now, in what sense can we look on this man as a 'prophet'? He was a prophet because he was the mouthpiece of God's message of race equality. It has yet to be proved that with his chances equal the man in black has not brain capacity equal to the man in white. We sneer at life equality of men of color. Lots of men are low down; they are not to be trusted; they are of the earth, earth. But a race is not to be measured by its lowest strata, nor by its average people, but by its upper strata by its men of genius. "If we wished to write a story of Frenchmen we do not go rooting around the squater and fifth of Paris rag pockets to find it. We think of Hugo and Moliere and Voltaire and Napoleon. If we seek the possibilities of the Saxon race we do not go to the shims of London or the hop garden of Kent; we think of Shakespeare and Bacon and Milton and Gladstone. And by the same rule of judging if we would know the story of the black race we will not go to the cabins of the South or some entrained hovels in a Northern city; we will think of Alexander Dumme, Toussaint L'Occurence, Booker, T. Washington, Kelly Miller, Paul Dunbar, Proof, Duflois and Fred. Doulgast. But among all the blanks of renown more he held, a higher place than Frederick Doulgast, the first born of slaves, the highest spirit of the people whom he always loved to call his own." The following committees were appointed on landmarks, John L. Harkless, S. Hicks, William H. Miller, Joshua D. Kelley, and Joseph E. H. Thomas; on irrispidence, William H. Miller, Wilson L. Underwood, Robert Brady, John R. Moore and Lemuel Googins; on finance, W. L. Underwood, W. H. Grobes, Lucien Johnson, Joseph D. Brinkley and Edward W. Bauton; for foreign correspondence, Lemuel Googins, William H. Miller, Joshua D. Kelley and M. J. Welfred Holmes; on appeals and grievances, bra S. Ashe, Joseph M. Staford, William H. Webster, L. N. Mintess and W. H. Jenkins; on by-laws, William H. Headley, Morton P. Hicks, George S. Howard, John S. Williams and John S. Alien; on printing, William H. Miller, Thomas J. Lumum, Walter S. Diggs, James E. Thompson, and George Showle; on charity, Steward McCard, George M. Ross, Robert Donaldson, Robert Barbour and John H. Moulson; and on library, Joseph I. Thomas, James Ballard, Robert W. Jackson, Edward W. Johnson and Charles E. Rhodes. The annual grand convoction of the United Grand Chapter of Holy Royal Arch Masons of the State of Pennsylvania was convened in the tabernacle, Masonic Hall, 409 South 11th street, Philadelphia, on Tuesday, December 12. The following grand officers were duly elected and installed: John S. Allen, M. F. G. high priest; Joseph L. Thomas, Harrison, M. F. deputy grand high priest; William H. Headley, Philadelphia, M. E. G. king; William S. Lewis, Putt-burge, M. F. G. sergee; John F. Cornish, Philadelphia, M. E. G. treasurer; William H. Miller, M. E. G. secretary, Philadelphia. Then the M. E. grand high priest announced the following appointment; Grand chaplains, Bishop Levi J. Coppin and Rev. Francis H. Hill; grand lecturers, William E. Fisher and Peter M. Dum; grand principal sojourner, James E. Burge; grand royal arch captain, Philip M. Edwards; grand master of third veil, Franklin A. Grimm; grand master of second veil, James Carbrough; grand master of third veil, Jacob R. Robinson; grand captain of host, William D. Fisher; grand senior steward, John A. Wiggins; grand junior steward, C. J. Cooper; grand tyler, David G. Clark; grand musical director, Peter A. Robinson. The committees are: On landmarks: Joshua D. Kelley, William A. Durnall, Robert W. Jackson, John L. Harkleless and Lennel Googins; on jurisprudence: John S. Hick, Robert Brady, C. G. Bower, William H. Miller and James R. S. Johnson; on foreign correspondence: Wilson L. Underwood, William H. Barkett, William W. Fisher, Charles H. O'Donnell and Franklin A. Grimm; on appeals and grievances: John F. Cornish, Leavish Hitchinson, Winfield Carter, James W. Bell and John H. Beamington; on lawsuits: Philip H. Edwards, William A. Robbins, G. A. Howard; John W. McCray and, William H. Headley; on printing, William H. Miller, Edward W. Boston, Charles H. Butrus, James A. Bunley and James W. Grant; on charity, George Showls, Harvey W. Jones, Charles Williams, Peter M. Doup and Frank Turner; on finance, Joshua D. Kelley, Joseph D. Brookley, George A. Howell, William F. Wisher and William G. Jones. Editor Percell Corp. Bldg. 11th Avenue Service Publishing "The Rochester" Rochester, January 1—On the 27th of December occurred in this city the death of Hon. William Percell, editor of The Rochester Union and Advertiser. Mr. Percell was a Democrat and chief editor of The Union for 60 years. Shortly after Mr. Douglass established The North Star in this city, the publishers of the city gave a banquet to which all were invited except Mr. Douglass. He had seen in the papers that the publishers were to have a banquet on a certain night and when the time came appeared at the door of the banquet hall, but was refused admission. This was brought to the attention of Mr. Percell, who was one of the leading publishers of the city. He went to see the committee who had charge of the entertainment and told them plainly that if Mr. Douglass were not admitted at once he himself would not attend, would resign from the organization and do all within his power to break up the organization. After these strong words from such intellectual power Mr. Douglass was admitted and afterwards became an influential member of the publishers' organization. Mr. Percell was a strong editorial writer and believed that the Afro-American should have a square deal and an equal chance with other people to live in any community. "The Clansman," will open at the Lyceum friday and Saturday of this week. The Afro-American citizens have held no public meeting and no open discussion in regard to the play. This policy was deemed best, so as not to give so much publicity as the managers seem to be seeking for the play. Rev. J. W. Brown, your correspondent and a few others, have been working night and day to have the play stopped or have the objectionable part cut out. We had a favorable letter from Mr. Gillman, the commissioner of public safety. On Sunday, and Monday 20 copies of the splendid answer of Prof. Kelly Miller to "The Leopard's Spots," Thomas Dixon, were distributed among the white clergy of the city. We shall hold a meeting after the performance to show the people the aims of the play and of its author. Mrs. Robert Cottoms entertained a large number of friends at her residence last Thursday evening. The rally at Trinity church last Thursday evening was a success. Rev. J. W. and Mrs. Brown tendered a reception to Zion church Saturday night. A meeting was held at Zion church and a committee of arrangements appointed for the celebration of the 77th anniversary of their church, beginning February 11, 1906, and to hold for one week. The 14th will be observed as Douglass day, at which time it is expected that Bishop A. Walters will be present. Sunday, December 24, Mrs. Cartwright entertained at dinner Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Mays. Mr. George Morris, Misses Annie Johnson, Edythe Cartwright, Mr. A. Pierce and Mr. C. Strothers. On December 21 Miss Anna Johnson entertained at dinner Mr. and Mrs. William Allen, Mr. C. Strothers, Miss E. Cartwright and Mr. W. Pierce. Watch meeting was held at Zion church last Sunday night. A large number were present. The 13th of January has been set by the civil service commissioners for the examination of such persons as desire political performent itr Monroe county. Let's see how many are going to take the examination and get in line. SARACUSE NOTES Events of Christmas Week—Man's Toe Crushed by Roll of Paper. Syracuse, January 2.—A large attendance was out at the A. M. F. Zion church Sunday night to watch the old year out and the new year in. Mrs. Amy M. Bailey of 234 West Jefferson street, entertained at a Christmas dinner in honor of her youngest son, Mr. William Bailey, of Watertown. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Herald Bailey and Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Simmons of this city. An enjoyable time was spent. Mr. Arthur H. Curtiss of 511 Harrison street, was one year old Monday, New Year's day. The event was celebrated in his honor in the evening. Mr. Daniel Hill of Cayuga street, is reported as improving somewhat. Mr. Harry Robinson of 347 Almond street, is convalescing. Mrs. Robinson is still quite sick. The Magnolia Social Benefit League hold their monthly business meeting Thur-day night. The masquerade reception is slated for the 18th. Mrs. Sarah L. Watson, who has kept a lodging house at the corner of Pearl and Willow streets for so many years, has been obliged to move elsewhere, and has taken the house at 721 East Washington street. She has rooms on Walton street also with Mrs. Frances Taylor in charge. THE AGE is for sale each week by T. A. DeMond, 504 Harrison street. Miss Susie Gaylor and Mr. Clarence Sickels of Albany, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Hasbrook of 242 West Jefferson street, Christmas. Mrs. Charles II. Leonard improves slowly. The watch night services at the Bethany Baptist church. Sunday night were well attended Miss Ketta L. Bryant spent Christmas day with her parents at Skaneatles, N.Y. Did you make some good New Year's resolutions? Here is one more. Subscribe and read The NEW York AGE. Mr. George G. DeMond, teamster for Mr. Robert Flagg, who keeps the store house on Canal street, met with a painful accident Friday of last week while unloading large rolls of paper for The Post Standard Company. One of the rolls came against his right foot and turned the toes backward. The doctor said he thought if no bones were broken he would be about soon. Mr. DeMond lodges at Mrs. S. L. Watson's, 721 East Washington street. THE SQUARE DEAL. It is the man's moral quality, his attitude towards the great questions which concern all human beings, unilineal life, his power to do his duty, himself and toward others, which really county; and if we substitute for the standard of personal judgment which another man according to his merit, another standard in accordance with which all men of our class are favored and all men of another class are eliminated against, we shall do irreparable damage to the body politic. EDWARD V. KRAUS 603, 605, 607, 609, 611, 613 NINTH AVE., Cor. 49d ST. 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Their puerile folly and extravagant rage were characteristically exhibited in the rebellion of the Columbia students in behalf of football against President Butler. But the uprising of the students of Howard University against President Gordon was a different matter. The hostility which they expressed toward Dr. Gordon was, based on good reasons which were supplied by some of the best minds of the Afro-American people, notably our valued staff correspondent, Mr. A. H. Grimke. The student rebellion was therefore a good and sufficient warning to Dr. Gordon not to stand on the order of his going but to go at once. He accepted the hint and resigned, and his resignation has been unanimously ratified by the board of trustees. In order now are nominations for his successor. There is every reason why Howard's next president should be an Afro-American. We have several men of the requisite scholarship, executive ability and character. We have, in fact, more men fully qualified for such high offices than there are such positions open to them. For this reason the friends of the Afro-American people must decide to have all institutions for Afro-Americans—and Howard University is one such—manned and officered by Afro-Americans. Several months ago we placed in nomination Rev. Francis J. Grinke for president of Howard University. We now renew the nomination, and hope that it will prevail with those whose business it is to select the president of the institution. Miss Anthony's Wish. In renewing her subscription to The Age, Miss Susan B. Anthony, of Rochester, the most famous living American woman, whose labors in behalf of the weak and the oppressed extend over a half a century, says: "The New York Age has come regularly, and I have been more than pleased with it. I enclose my check for the coming year, and wish you may see better times for the colored people. "It does seem that this Nation might learn that to do justice to all the people, men and women alike, were the only way to secure peace and happiness. But it may take another hundred years—no one can tell—but we will work on, work ever." We believe that the people of the Republic are being educated to a belief in the doctrine that "righteousness exalteth a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people." The pulpit, the school and the press are pointing the way to nobler ideals and to higher and better living, and steam and electricity are drawing mankind everywhere into a closer and more sympathetic bond of brotherhood. Yes; "we will work on, work ever." The sunlight of better times must come to gladden the heart of all the people, men and women, of the great Republic. Senator Gorman to Retire. When the proposition to disfranchise a large part of the Maryland citizenship was up for discussion, prior to the last November elections, Senator Arthur P. Gorman—one of the smallest, meanest and most mischievous demagogues in the Democratic party, where that sort of politician is as numerous as flies on a dog—played his trump card when he declared that if the disfranchising amendment was adopted he would retire from politics, leaving the inference that if it were not defeated he would remain in politics. It was defeated, and Senator Gorman became a discredited prophet in his own home. The Democratic minority in the Federal Senate promptly elected Senator Gorman as their leader, on the reassembling of the Congress. It did not matter to the Democratic Senators that Senator Gorman had been condemned and rebuked by his own State and his reactionary policy sat upon hard. They re-elected him to stand at their head to he their Leader. Now, it is announced that Senator Gorman will soon resign the leadership of the Democratic minority. If he had any respect for the opinion of decent mankind he would resign his seat in the Senate and retire to his country home and wait for death. Senator Joseph W. Bailey, the ex-leader of the Mississippi Ku-Klux Klan, is likely to succeed Senator Gorman as the leader of the Democratic minority in the Senate. Why should Senator Benjamin Ryan Tillman of South Carolina be overlooked? Is he not the ablest of the Democrats in the Senate? We are sure of it. The statement of John Sharp Williams, the leader of the Democratic minority in the House of Repre- Turn the Searchlight on Dixon. The Telegram last Friday disturbed itself of what to its refined sense of humor seemed an exquisite joke on those Afro-American citizens of New York who are trying to of, set the suppression of. Thomas Dixon's "The Clansman". These men, according to The Telegram, have been the vlechas of a boax manipulated by Dixon's press agent who, by palming himself off as their friend, was able to incite them to action against the play and thus secure certain "advertisement" for Dixon. The real point of this "joke", as all clear-headed men will immediately discern, is its revelation of the despicable methods which the Rev. Mr. Dixon is willing to countenance and, probably, abet in his literary lackeys. We should like to hope, for human nature's sake, that there exists no liar so abandoned as this story would make Dixon's press agent. But if such there be—and such a one would gravitate naturally into Dixon's employment—if such there be, let him continue to wallow gleefully in the mire of his odious artifices and prevarications. Whether the friendship which he professed for the Afro-American people was real or feigned is a matter of not the slightest importance or relevancy. The truth is that the movement to bar the performance of "The Clansman" was well afoot before the press agent appeared on the scene and would have proceeded just the same if he had never appeared at all. The Afro-Americans who are assailing is play' are neither babes nor imbeciles of course they knew that their campaign against Dixon would "advertise" him; they knew, too, that his palate is so gently greedy of notoriety as to welcome with impartial gusto both enemies and insults. Nevertheless, even at the price of flattering his vanity, they have resolved to stir up against him the indignation and horror of all patriotic and righteous men. They see, perhaps, that the more "advertising" Dixon gets the better; that as much light as possible should be thrown upon his squalid and repulsive personality. To know him, they could justly argue, is to abhor him; to "advertise" him, therefore, until all men know just what manner of man he is would spell the destruction, of his influence. Let our public-spirited men persist in their endeavor to suppress Dixon's play. They have nothing to lose, much to gain. If they succeed they will have deserved the applause of all good men and will, besides, have wounded Dixon in the portion of his anatomy which possesses a sensitive nerve, namely, his pocketbook. If they fail they will have the satisfaction of having dutifully sounded a warning—albeit a Cassandra's warning—against a wild beast at large in 'an unsuspecting community. Chancellor Hill The death of Walter B. Hill, late chancellor of the University of Georgia, is a positive loss to the country, and especially to the Southern States. He was a power for good in the social, political and educational life of the country; capable, broad in his sympathies and courageous in advocacy of what he conceived to be right. Chancellor Hill belonged to that small but growing group of Southern white men which seeks to break away from the tyranny of the slave ideas which dominate now as they did before the war in the social, political and educational life of the Southern States, and which stagnate all the currents of Southern life. The South has too few men of the character and courage of Chancellor Hill, and the death of such a man must necessarily be, felt for a long time to come. The good seed he has sown will come to fruitage, as it is impossible for young men to be educated by such a man without imbibing something of the high, noble and generous thoughts which illustrated his life and teachings. --- On a showdown of hands F. Wargland Higgins appears to be a bigger man in New York politics than Benjamin R. Odell, Jr. There has been a running discussion in The New York Sun on the merits of "Negro soldiers," and some of the opinions have been very generous and fair. Many of the writers think that Negro troops are all right as long as they are officered by white men, but that they are no good when officered by their own men. As there have been no instances in American history where Negro troops were officered in part or in, whole by Negroes in action the opinion is not worth a rap. Negro non-compromission officers have as honorable a record as white ones, and the few commissioned officers we have had have done as creditable work as white men of the same grade. What would Touissaint L'Ouverture, Jean Jacques Dessalines and Henry Christophe, who achieved and maintained Haytian independence, say to such argument? And what would King Menlek of Abayina, who slaughtered 40,000 Italian troops in one engagement and is held in respect by all European governments, say to it? The fact is, that the American white man is not only a braggart but a blackguard in his opinion of the courage and capacity of the darker races, and runs up against them invariably with the self-couonsum bumptiousness that the Rumians did the Japanese, and often with like consequences. Washington, December 27.—A new problem confronts the administration in the Philippines. It is the race question, which has been imported into the Islands from the United States. Divisions on account of color that have lately occurred at Manila and in other large cities throughout the archipelago, have given rise to a good deal of hard feeling on the part of the natives, and to this fact may be ascribed in a large degree the expected early retirement of Luke E. Wright as Governor General of the Philippines. General James F. Stouth of San Francisco, who is to succeed Governor Wright, will devote himself to mollyfying the injured "feelings of the natives, and to wiping out the rapidly growing sentiment on the part of Filipinos that Americans consider themselves too good to associate with the brown-skinned people on terms of social equality. No secret is made of the fact, in administration circles, that this government has lost ground in the Philippines during the past year or two. One of the chief reasons that prompted Secretary Taft to take the long trip to the islands last summer was the fear that the Filipino people were getting away from the early Taft influences, and that a gulf was widening between them and the Americans in charge of the Manila government. Secretary Taft found his fears realized, and chief among the disturbing factors was the race question, which is now well developed. Governor Wright is a Southern man. He comes from Memphis, Tenn., where the race feeling has always been very strong. But it seems that Mrs. Wright entertains even stronger prejudices in this point than her husband. The latter, in his capacity as Governor General, tried to keep his personal feelings in the background, and for a time was able to hide whatever aversion he might have had to associating with the Filipinos on terms of social equality. But it appears that other members of the governor's household were not so successful in suppressing the actions. Despite the warnings of Americans who saw flow things were drifting, it became more and more apparent that brown-skinned natives were not regarded as desirable guests at Malacanan Palace, the home of Governor Wright. It is said here that the higher classes of Filipinos were quick to observe the racial prejudice that existed at the governor's palace, and that the matter was deeply resented. The native judges and other civil officials occupying high positions, as well as the wealthy men and women belonging to the commercial classes at Manila, stopped going to the governor's palace. It was not long before the race question as it is understood in this country was fully installed in the Philippines, where the barriers were being put up quite as high as they exist in Memphis. Information as to this deplorable state of affairs brought to this country many months ago. James E. Leroy, United States Consul at Dariage, speech delivered before the Lake Mohonk Conference, a few weeks ago, declared that this government had lost ground in the Philippines in the past two years. He said that the people were fast getting away from the teachings and sentiments instilled by the Mr. Taft, and that the bonds between the Islands and this country were growing weaker and weaker every day. General Smith, whose appointment to succeed Governor Wright is expected to be announced soon, is a tactful, broad-minded American. It will be one of his chief duties to let the natives know that such a thing as race prejudice is not approved by this government and that distinctions on account of color will not be tolerated in federal officials. It is the hope of the administration that General Smith will make good headway in reestablishing pleasant and cordial social relations between Americans and natives, and that the hold of this government on the Filipinos may be strengthened. THE LORD WILL PROVIDE. From The Georgia Baptist GRIMKE FOR HOWARD'S HEAD. From The Charleston (S. C.) Reporter Since Negroes to-day are at the head of some of the leading educational institutions and are successfully managing them, why should not the trustees of Howard give some Negro a chance to show what he can do in the way of marshalling the forces at that point? If nominations are in order no better name could be mentioned than that of Dr. F. J. Grimke, the beloved and falented pastor of the 15th street Presbyterian church. The Grimke boys were born in this state old city of Charleston and of the best blood coursing through their veins. They are well educated and have distinguished themselves in their professional, Dr. F. J. Grimke is an all-around man and will fill the chair of president of Howard University with grace, dignity and general satisfaction. While you and your paper are doing yeoman service in endeavoring to break down the stubborn walls of American race prejudice, it might interest the readers of THE ACE to know that the commonwealth of Australia has surpassed anything yet advanced by the most rabid Negro-hater of the United States. This government has enacted a statute excluding from Australia all aliens not Caucasians. Some time since a colored man, a native of Barbados, W. L., shipped on board a British ship, and when the ship reached Australia, according to law, asked for his discharge; the captain complied with his request, but was met by the stern officials of the Customs and immigration bureaus, who declared that no colored man could land on Australian soil. The captain was hailed to court, charged with violating the Immigration laws; he employed counsel, and barely escaped, being fined on a technicality—the counsel for the government did not possess legal acumen sufficient to demand the production of the ship's papers and thereby prove that the man in question was, on the same. In conducting the case for the defense, counsel contended that the colored man, was a British subject, a Royal Naval Reserve man, and was, therefore, liable to be called upon to defend the empire, that he had seen active service in the South African war, and was, therefore, qualified to enter a petty commonwealth. Through some short-sighted policy this man remained in Australia and was sent to jail for six months for being colored. What will the millions of Hindus say about this action of their fellow British subjects? But they, like their fellow subjects in Africa and the Chinese, are powerless to act. It will not be surprising if Japan, as an ally of Great Britain, demands the nullification of this nefarious law. This whole story was thrashed out before the British public by *The London Fairplay*, which calls the action of Australia "anti-imperial". The West-Indian press deplore the action, and predict that Australia is likely to become a thorn in the side of the empire. We shall watch carefully to see what action the present Ministry will take concerning this rebuff to England's traditional policy of justice and fair play by this antipodean section of the British Empire. EWARD E. WALL. REDUCTION OF REPRESENTATION. Would Hurt the South Without Helping the Afro-Americans. From the New York Times. The question of the South's reduction of representation in Congress is again being discussed as a punishment for Negro disfranchisement. The Independent regards this agitation as a hurtful case of "too much friend." This is a plain case of proposing a remedy that will not reach the disease. Our over-zealous friends' proposition seeks to deprive the white man of his Constitutional rights in order to restore to the black man his right. To illustrate: Alabama has nine representatives in Congress. The plan is to take from Alabama one or two representatives in order to restore to the 100,000 disfranchised Negro voters in the State their right to vote. The effect of this legislation will be to take from Alabama its rightful representatives in Congress, and leave the 100,000 Negro citizens of Alabama still without their ballot. Any remedy proposed which does not reach the evil complained of cannot be otherwise than hurtful. The restoration of the Negroes' rights does not necessarily depend upon the abrogation of any right now enjoyed by the white man. The reduction of the white man's representation in Congress will only legalize the theft that is now being perpetrated upon the race. Every disfranchising amendment now in force is in direct violation of the Federal Constitution, but if Congress should pass any law reducing the South's representation as a punishment for disfranchisement, it could have no other effect than to legalize the theft. This would not give a single Negro back his right to vote. The Negro would still be without his right to vote, and the South would lose much of its law and prestige in Congress. In the law it would be fundamentally wrong to legalize a fraud, and in morals it would be equally as wrong to take from the white man his right in order to restore the black man his rights. Right is right, and two wrongs will not make one right. Our friends in Congress can best serve our interest by stop discussing remedies that will not reach our afflictions. Our friends can do us more harm by hurful agitation than our enemies can by open and aggressive attack. The reduction of the South's representation in Congress will ultimately hurt the Negro as much as the white man. Any legislation aimed at the interest of the white man will incomprehend any relative interest of the black man. FLORIDA'S "JIM CROW" FIGHTS. From The Florida Sentinel There are three "Jim Crow" cases now pending before the Florida courts, two on the separation of the races on street cars, and one against the Seaboard Air Lines. The street car case involved public property, the Incident of Wetmore and Purcell, and the steam railway suit by John Wallace, Esq., of Jacksonville. Mr. Wallace is possibly the oldest colored attorney in the South and he enjoys an extensive practice of law in the State. The Negroes of Florida may not be a far ahead in material resources anthesis of other States, but in legally contending for the rights of American citizens they are leading all other Southern States. WHERE DID "THE MOON" GET IT! From The Armenian Baptist./ Since Prof. Dillloh has entered the journalistic field we think in justice to his new associates he should now tell us which are the subsidized papers. From some things a representative of this paper heard in Memphis works before The Mormon published we believe that the money to conduct this new newspaper was not furnished in that city. What intelligent Southern opinion is of Thomas Dixon, Jr., and his play, "The Clansman," is shown by the following letter to The New York Times by Mr. W. E. Gonzales, editor of The Columbia (S. G.) State: I observe that Thornas Dixon, Jr. has secured the publication in The Times of a letter giving his version of the reception of 'The Clansman' in Columbia and the South. "It is an honor to acknowledge myself the 'jay editor' to whom Dixon refers in his card to 'The Times. In a public address and in a published interview in Savannah he made the same charge about the hissing of his play in Columbia, and the publication of the facts having been a 'put-up job' by me and my friends, which he now repeats in The Times, after having irrefutable evidence of its falsity and after being told by me that its assertion constituted a lie. But it is now quite apparent that what Mr. Dixon wishes is the advertising; he sees a fortune in 'The Clansman' and is going after the money regardless of consequences, regardless of epithets, regardless of the scorn of thinking men and women. "Not one statement of fact in Dixon's letter in *The Times* is true. Instead of writing 'columns of editorial abuse of the play before seeing it,' I had written nothing about the play, but had criticised an article by him in *Collier's Weekly*, in which Dixon made the abused claim that the Ku Klux had wrested the South from Negro rule and saved the whites from mongrelism. I pointed out the irrelevant historical fact, expressly admitted in another of Dixon's magazine articles, that the Ku Klux organization was disbanded, broken up, eliminated, obliterated, five to six years before South Carolina emerged from Negro rule; years before the erupting government in 1865; years before the Civil War; years before there was a Negro Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina. I also asserted that the Ku Klux were not organized—as he ideges—to average the hideous crime made conspious in his sensational play, because outrages against women were then far less frequent than now. Dixon has not attempted to meet these exposures. "The Clasman draws large crowds of course. It has been a sensation and has been advertised as no other play has in this part of the country. And it is commended by many good, honest people, for there are, unfortunately, many good honest people who see and think superficially; it is also commended by those who have engaged in lynchings or who are 'ready to lead a lynching party'. But thousands of thoughtful men and women whose judgment is valuable condemn it in the most unqualified manner. They condemn its spirit and agree that it has no mission in the South. The State newpaper is not alone in its antagonism to Dixon's play. No morning paper in South Carolina indoles it. The leading papers of Savannah, Augusta, and Marcom, in Georgia, have condemned it. The Woman's Christian Temperance Union of South Carolina, in convention, unanimously adopted this resolution: "We denounce in unmeasured terms the unspeakable play, "The Clansman," the presentation of which is calculated to arouse race hatred and incite the lawless clemency, to deeds of violence." And when the curiosity of the South has been satisfied, this miserable melodrama demands the sacrifice of a few husbands of dollars will be utterly discontented and wholly condemned. W. E. Gonzales. "Editorial Rooms The State, Columbia, S. C, Dec. 23, 1905." PETER JACKSON'S GENEROSITY. Corbett Tells How He Returned Me Aulife Good for Eril. From The Indianapolis Freeman. James J. Corbett in telling of Peter Jackson's first battle in this country, wrote the following: "The blame thrust upon Billy Delaney for compelling Al Kaufman to meet Jack O'Trien, one of the cleverest fighters that ever lived, before he had met any of the others, recalls an experience in mine workers' days. "It was the first fight Peter Jackson ever had in this country. Joe McAuliffe was then doing ring stunts on the coast under the management of Barney Farley. He had just trimmed up Paddy Ryan and was touted as a wonder. Jackson was entitled to the battle with McAuliffe, however, as he had shown his hand against George Godfrey. "When the time came for two fighters and their managers to meet to settle on terms, McAuliffe and his managers, Farley, objected to Jackson's demands. Peter wanted a loser's ced, as he was 11,000 miles away from home and not a chance in the world to get back if he lost a battle in which there was no loser's purse. "Farley held out and McAuliffe stuck for winner, take all. Finally Jackson was about ready to give up hope of the match when President Fulda, of the old California club, who had listened to the wrangling and the pleading of the honest Negro who didn't want to become burden to the people in the United States to win and clinched the match for Jackson. "I'll never forget how Jackson told the story afterward and showed the greatest admiration for Fulda." "Jackson agreed to the demands of Farley and the fight was arranged. President Fulda had promised him transportation back home and $100 if he lost the battle. "Jackson went to work training as he never trained before and when the night for the fight arrived he was in the pink of condition. "Well, if ever a fighter got a beating it was McAuliffe on that night. Jackson pounded him into a pulp and every blow duly reached the sensitive part of McAuliffe's makeup, for it would be accompanied by a stinging remark about 'winner take all.'" "Jackson won in a walk and won many friends by the way he acted when he received the money from the club. The enmity for McAuliffe he showed in the ring was all forgotten, and he took $500 of his winnings and handed it over to Joe, saying that if he had not been there, there would have been no fight, and that hereafter he would do well to take his opponent into consideration." NORTH AND COMMENT. After all that has been said and des- sired perfecting a stable government in the island of Santo Domingo, the war- ing factions are still doing business at the old stand. President Mendez and his cabinet could not agree and so the President deserved his capital and his com- mies set up the vice-president in his place. Now they are fighting it out among themselves. When the little bit fight among themselves the big fish come along and eat them up. Mr. Andrew Carnegie admores that he will spend the remainder of the winter in Georgia writing his autobiography, or something of the sort, which he hopes to make a classic for young men starting in life. There is no reason why such a book should not serve such a purpose. There are few men living better equipped by experience, broadness of vision and fulness of knowledge, than Mr. Carnegie to write such a book. He has our best wishes in his undertaking. The past year was one of the most prosperous in the history of the country. But it is still true that the real have grown richer and the poor have grown poorer. That condition is likely to prevail until there is effected a revolution existing, industrially, by which the great revenue is taken from the masses in excessive charges for production and distribution of the necessities of life and in public taxation for the maintenance of government and in interest charges over-capitalization of corporations. And this revolting will probably pertain appearance about the time that the aluminum gets here. Col. George R. McClellan N.Y. has sworn in to succeed himself as Mayor of New York. His appointments to important positions are said to have been won out any dictation from Tammany Hall and are spoken of highly by most of the daily newspapers. Be that what it is hardly probable that there is a very good working understanding between Mayor McClellan and Charles F. Murphy, the leader of Tammany Hall. Why should there not be Mr. McClellan made one of the cleanest and best Mayors New York has ever had, and should have even better and greater government in New York city during the next four years than during the past four, and we believe that Mayor McClellan desires that and will labor for it. Mr. William McAdoo has been reelected as Police Commissioner of New York to General Theodore A. Ringham. Mr. McAdoo was honest, but he was not out to for the work of a Police Commissioner, and as such he was a failure. He seemed to have a glimmering of this that he had retired from the position, as he was a very bad temper, judging from his parsing words. General Ringham is a retired army officer, who knows what about New York and nothing about managing police. He may be able to succeed in the difficult position where many other able men have failed, and the fact that he recognizes that he has a tough job will be of great service to him. That he is an American, a Connecticut Yankee, without any visible race classification—no Irish, no German, and the life should also be helpful to him. The Police Commissioner of New York should be a man devoted to all the people without regard to race, color or condition. The question of manual labor or the Panama Canal is still one of the most perplexing the commission has to deal with. It is suggested that the commission be allowed a free hand in sewers such labor, unharmed by the labor has controlling in the States, and this takes as if the commission contemplated trying Chinese coolie labor. So far the manual labor has been drawn mainly from the West Indian Islands. The Southern white men who control the policy of the Canal Commission have not tried African American labor and have no desire to do so, the policy of excluding African Americans being the same in the Panama Zone as in Porto Rico, Hawaii and the Philippine Islands. When Republican administrations turn over the investment of all the insular territories Southern white Democrats what could be expected than bad. Chinese brutal treatment of Afro-Americans those territories, where they are placed told that they are not waived. The Hawaiian sugar planters are owing for labor to take the labor of Japanese labor. They are looking to Portuguese for what they want. The source was tried once before, could prove entirely satisfactory. No Hawaiian labor will ever satisfy the Hawaiian sugar planters. Their purpose comes so much watered stock on the dends must be paid that ways be graded to a point where but Oriental labor can live and they want Chinese labor, where cheapest to be obtained, but American restriction on Chinese immigrations not allow of it. They desire Japanese because they are higher rated and more manly and exacting than Japanese. And they say the African Americans cannot do the work. He cannot not and will not work on the dends given and the vile condition of the made necessary by the small wages. What the Hawaiian planters should do is to take the labor of the capitalization of the wages. When they have done that they can ford to pay decent wages. PROTECT VICTORIA YALLY From The Springfield Regional In regard to the great Valean Fah- bridge over the Zambesi river in Ma- donland, South Africa, it is important to note that special care has been to prevent the building of any am- ploitment in the immediate vicinity, which can be blemished. The bridge is nearly 400 feet above the water, crossing an tic gorge below the falls, which are of their height—nearly 100 meters in a fall. Falls of Nimatum, the Osprey and Cairo railway, Coill Rhône are a significant scheme, now extends nearly 600 miles north of the falls toward Lake Tanamayka. phe Few York Roe “rn. STARE SOE ——esCRIPTION RATRO -. * piped at tue Hostofice at New Tork as elias SMazter. 2 ae ; ee ited Slat, Mezleo and oe Cote Sit and. the Pallippiee = Pere Re nd, One yang ry Pes: hive Monch, 6@ gown ste Mca Countetee to tho” Oas Heyer att ove cent ten tee each cag punta uh en ga be sent by: Mall, im @. Pesent oe ie ian rath Sr an Bxpeeee ee et oud BEM 1 these MS a tee Mee Soe wig Order at your Postedice, eae toliaexe & Petamwox, at the aS raatetice. Ot *sDVERTIING RATES, ac of Mactingen an@ Deaths and Sat oe toot over abe laa 40 seg "alae fue one Ingectlon, neh Nines, 50 cents for ene toeen EE iting dv words Oey wuesy Ved, one Incb™apace, wot Se TAD Se ceutd each Lnvertion, ll aed Mant Adverflvementa, got a vs dh words, 25 cents for one § tvs Unes, 10 "cents a Hoe, (ile Sia hue, “Display, "One Dollar Om oy reuding ‘notices, mot ex: ao i 40 ceute; over 15 words, Boe pet tee . Oe oehe totng, T cents @ Hue, alogte UE ees ou advertalng conteacts for 6 Oe wate pazable Im advance, OL FInesday" of every ‘week. we corer be paleieation should reach Motlay oe Tuewdny. Adver- fees te teevlved antl noon oo BELLS Lia ot eurreut week. ad> : . oo AP & PETERSON, Publishers, bacdar Steewt, New York City, Telephone Nomber, 6819 Johm, fsa fuvrwes Ggneral Advertialng tee niteit, New: Yon, and 47 be, 9 ete. ee qo sumscnuBmEee, ~ + + betitying us of “changes In 2 vi tiease give the OLD as fo New address, pe AN MOSS CHOKCH, West stn ae cootvaand St avenue, oes MAL MM 148 BS a every Hirst’ Sunday 3 PLM. Fico fy LANCE sting Rohbod 2 FA wer Bea ToT Meeting on, Monday, eh Sa bon tay inher ae 8 orcloek: Sylde72" Fiaay alght from 8 oclock fuses ALL WELCOME, The Sete IESDERAON, DD.» Pustor. ass ve, 28 West 129th Street. AE ase a “egos a te seem atthe Church every Bowers. ctl 19 Ws AMR. ZION CHURCH. eee Mist Columban aud Aunterdam ‘Avenues, “ so W, MeMvines, Pastor, Oo aT RRM E1084 ot es Sanath Seon, 2p. 90, Youn vel + Payer Meeting every’ Sunday: Shoda welook, | Pablie Invited. : 0) \ss QUAPEL, PROTESTANT COAL 177. Went 63d. atreet. f 8 MAOLINSON, Prient ta charge. s sures, TP a. im, and 8 p.m. sae Sheed 320 p.m. *. RMAL WELCOME TO ALLL | New York City News MAINBATTAN AND BRONX oe Thaae D, Box is convnles- Lf 7 Hote, praetionl barber, 107 West Poo acd Sith avenue. Ade. Ho Low of EM Woat 53d ane from blond, poisoning. _ 1 8 tase goods eo to Greenberg's 2 Ga leehwar Situn atreet—Ade, + formerly at TUS West haved to 215 West 30th Ye Cheatham of 440 West +. usiting her mother at Va ci seutt af ortsmonth, Va, Looe Mrs desoph MeChirg: of Saat treet, St ewan af New Ttmnns- eo to Gawtins Mrs. Te J Addi- YAP BINS street’ (MOP Abed the dentist, has res bik after spending the North, Carolina " Tewrnave, No.1, Order of * sa Christmas free to its Sen with gifts. Rs Lewis aunomnees the ene shinghter. Clara, Mertle 0 Y dtnes Watts: Banks, Mis Stephen 8. Tamdy of the LH the eity on December Lat to Philadelphia, ‘ Statord of 420 West Sed Seed home after spending vii mother at Alexan- taf Lkt West 22d stroot i et oot walker this Hont Treakets, Palny Mestongs, quartermaster, of tas Than 255, is stricken 3 Semminia oat! his home, Seat Ue WwW. Mets and Mrs. + de eussts at dinner Christ- __ bnew af Mrs, Louisa Hare Hob street, + Dancing Masters hold class ot Mendis had Felday evenings a Wot Ra “treet Speclal at z Pacers SeAde, tf : ‘ Iieview of 826 West 52d 2 ty an Phumday, Decom- = the funeral of Ber cP beastie, Mal ‘| Svheine Academy, 110. West vO Sreslony every Tuesday, Suntday. evening, — Speclal Yzuinere. “Private lessons + ooo TeeLenten reeitil and ve uny” special box OF ci SUL te secure it now, ak 2 sposed OF very rapidly. Cot 1 hee. of the Tatted re tow, ‘haw opened ap office at + steete where all tnsinenss eater the: organization, Sr. Aste Bp im, 8.80: to. 9.26 — : ‘nov 23-3m. So At And rowrved sont tickets JO Pe fren recat and sarsembly 30,0 des and be rccured of Fras 32 est BOth street. e WE—Ce as —Adv. t VIE, oo realkfact, 9 11, 80. cents, sae: ach, Ws go 2"p.om, 2 LS a" hote a sner with claret, cet i/ tt. Nall Bros’ Restaurant, As niem—ady, * Hotel Maceo: Mr. and Mra, ot son. Lawrence, Tn, 1.:- Mr. ie «Logan, Pittsfield, Mace. ; Sexe Jamex Davie, Greenwich, ; \nderson, London, Eogland. sy mneerts wil be given for ‘ey tedden at Abysuinia Bap- EAE, Neat 40th atreet, on Janwary 4 tie den fp the oldest member, *% ony {8 been a faithful and seal- i: fe tae cee ea Pas Wate ay see ae Bars ee * : _ Resa eo ceaenes BP eR ag a $2 tee: specie ce: a a | ing wi ee sais 2 Mra: James H,- MeOhars se large number of aiere oa : Year's || Gay. at her home, 1 Weat GBd- otreet. pe, WeCiae was aotieted by, Mra. 1, : Scott, Mrs, ; Se Mrs. D. F. Easley gad Mra. Wiliss Wet Mr. and Mra, James A. Mayhew ‘cele: brated the. twesty-Afth ‘anniversary of their marriage vening. ‘De- | cember 19, 1805, at 334 West 50th street, ‘There were cighty-three gfesta, and [he Sonple were the recipleate of many pree- ents. Rey 5 . * zie Christman Tree’ Galebration and Entertainment of ‘the ‘Hamanuel Boys’ ginb was held on. Wednesday. ‘December 24, at Carribean, hall, 68-70 West doth xtreot, 1A very. interedting program wis fendered the friendy and.relatives of ‘the member oes Mr. Constantine A. Evans of 236: West 434th street hax. gone. South for” hin Health, "He wit visit hie brother, Joseph VP. Evans at Rononke, Vi. and will then go to Southern Pines, N. G, Lis brother Charles, who accompanied him, "has re: Aurned. : Mrs. 1%. Jones of 226: West 56th atreet chtertiived a few. friends at dinner Christina dix. “Sonic of the’ guexts were Mr.and Mrs. It. D, Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Powel! Mrs. M. “Middtetbn, Mra. Le Ketiuety, Mr, i.” Delk, Mr. GG. toni, Mr DL. Bictds, -and’ others.” . Mr. William B, Robingon. of Newport, Re Ly was the guest of Mr B. Gardinat Hdl, of the firm of Garner & Hull, dive- ing the Christmas holidasy. | Mr, Htobin= son ix retained your after sear by. the | richest fumilies Visiting “Newport in his caymeity. us‘sin axpert horologist. +Arrivaly at the Mundy House are: Mr. and Mrs. 1, Thirt, derey City: Go C. Dickson, Wheeling, Wy. Va.p Mr. and Mrs. W. Robertson, C2 C. Brown, Mr. and Mix. J. FS Clark, Lakewood, Nod: Mr. and Ars Ws te Wriskt: Phitadcl phin; Rev. Jamys Russell, Albany. Mr. and Mrs, “Anthony FL White cole: brated the fifeonth anniversary of their nuirriage on Monday. evening, Decetaber 25. ut their home 489 Sixth avenue, Over lifiy juats were present, and Mr. nnd Mrs. White received the congratmlations Of dir friends nid many: handsome snd uxefal souvenirs. Ao parlor social was giver, by Mrs. Bama J. Brown at her residence, 10-4 West 2ih xtewt, on Wednesday even its, December 24, in_faver of Rose of Sharon lodge, Noo 1:7, of the Order of Goel Samafitans, Tt was largely at« tended and all spent an enjoyable time, Music Surnished by Prof. Hurbert. , “Deof. Wo P. Craig's 25th annual Chitistmas ball, which took place De- vember 25, wie a financial and. social sucess, “Phe nizht’ 2vay perfect and-eyer 1.500 people attended. ‘The ladies’ ‘cos- tumes were very elaboraty, ‘Che husic was mp te its usual standard, and the perfect management made it possible fer each and every one to have a delightfal tine, . The second PreeLenten neitel and assembly will tuke place at Palin Garden of ‘Thorsday, Febraary 22, HKW Are lists, Miss Corinne ovelts, (Providence, i 1) soprano; Mrs. Julia” Worniles MeAdoo (Washington, D.C.) reciter= Mr duxeph Donghiss | (Washington, D.C), violinist: Mr. Ihurey ‘T. Burleigh, baritone: Mr, Melville Chiriton, econ: panixt: ued Mero W. PL Craig's orches- tra of 20) pieces.-—ady, “The anneal conckysy of Unt Grand Come mandery, Knights: Tela. State of New York, was held at Masonic Hall, 99 Sixth iene, December 20, ‘the feilewing off cers wore elveted for the ensuing sear Sir gene Phillips. stand commander (re-elected) > Sir Irederick Young, dep- ats grand. commander: Sic William "T. Abbott, xeneralixsime; Sir Augestus Goss, grand captain general: Sir, Thomas Dyer, grand teeaxurer: Sir Levi Williams, rand Fecarder. So party of young praple were enter- ined on the evening of the 2Sth by Miss Jonnie Davis and Mise A. Pastan | if the latter's residenioe, West Saih atreet. The evening was enjoyably spent in |! rinres, misie sand dancing. ‘Those pres: ut were Misses Ml Smith, A. Miller, M. Wiggins, Ty Cals, Ga Cole T, Beau: bain, FL Reed, Mo Wheeler 1. Magill and Messrs, DN Dabney. J. Stvkes, do iohne, ie. Tiowen. Mo Miles, S. Milow A. Meyers i. Smith, Cox, Dantz, Maetiee. ‘ Taree cungresitints attended divine corviers at St. Davids Te B. ehnreh on ast Sinday, | Rector, Clifton atlicated nd delivercd very helpful sermons daring Hie day. ‘The vested cheir, under te | livection of Choirmaster Southwell, ren Wered a beagtitol ane appreyiate mnesical | prosram, The watelenight: service at Midnight on Samay was sotemnty beauty | ital and wis attend by se darge a ‘ongrezation that huge aquimbers were vile te stim. The Christairs-tree J * festival was held oon Friday evening, December 20 ‘Three trees were brilliant, Jyer 200 itth: hearts were made ghud. : Robert Suith, a Mexican and Civil | War veteran, SG years of age, was buried iw Lost No. 207, Pierre Zeno, Command, || , from the undertaking parlors of Mr. |‘ lames (Queen on Tharsday evening. Win. |! 2 Garrinen Pest was out in large mum: |: wes, Addrexses Were made by Chaplain | | wee, Adjutant McKie of Post 255 and ; ‘ommander Zeno, Lebert Smith ix prob: ' thle the Jast of the colored Mexican War ' wterans in our city, His life was an wlive amd useful one, given in the inter- | st of the widew and distressed] veteran. |! is last days were made apps and com: artihle by his danghter and) grandehil- Iren : Mr. Olive ‘Tabernacte, No, 91, Order f Ales, celebrated Christinas by a visit rom Kris Kingle Walker and ‘Santa Mans Herbert. who appeared at their waar meeting ‘Tuesday evening at Ode Fellows hall. Addresses were made oby Wl the. visitors, Christins .carols were 1. Garren Pest was tut in hirge rune Ieits, Addresses Were inade by’ Chaplain Lee, Adjutant McKie of Bost 255) and Couniander Zone, Robert Smith ix prob: able the last of the colored Mexican War veterans in our city. His life was on xetive cid useful one, given in the inter- est of the widew and distressed veteran, His last days were made apps and com: fartable by bis danghter and) grandehil- dren, M:. Olive ‘Tabernacle, No. 91, Order of Mixes, colobrated Christinas by" a visit from) Kris Kingle Walker and ‘Santa Claus Herbert, who appeared at their resilar meeting Thealay evening at Ode Fellows hall. Addresses were made shy all the wisitars, Christmas .carols were sung and as the closing hour arrived the tabernacle formed a Christmas wreath and with hands joined sang “Praixe God from Whom AW Blessings Flow." ‘The tnbwrnacle Was then closed and refresh- monty were Hberally served te all, Much praise is due te Sisters Herbert and Walker. Arrivals. at ‘the Glarenden Hause: William Morgan and wife, W. B. Gray, Philndelphia: M, F. Johnson’ and wife, Plainfield: A. Harrie and wife, Peeks Hill: Frank Howard, Asbury Park: Mr. and Mra C, Robinson. Mr, and Mrs. F. TL, Coats, Eoston: 2. It. White and wife, ‘Allentown, Dass Mt. and Mrs. B,J. Ellicon, Adlanta: W, IT, Hoxter and wif, Wilmington, Del.: J, McCarthy, Goshen, Conn: Mr. and_ Mra. Yeo Anderson. Chiengo: CA. Fairly, Trovidence: C. F, Binerson_ and. wife. Baltimore!” W. Hf, Clark and wife, Leesburg, Va.2 WS. Walker, aston, Md.i A. F. Carr, An- napolis, Md. . Shortly after midnight Monday Mr. and Mr. Alfred Noble entertained 2 pum- her of friends at their home, Gl Wert G9. atrect, to celebrate te incoming of the New Year... Those present were Mr: and Mrs. Ridier, Mr. and Mrs. Bee; man, Mr, and Mrx, N. W. Mack. Mr. and Mrs: Pointer, Mrs. Cross, Misses Evelyn Turner, Prileen, Parham, Eliza Evans. Messrs, C. B,J. Davis, C. 8. Evans, Pondexter, Christendem, |" Abernathy. Gain, D. MeCeacken, rank Sinclair, 8. .. Jones, McGarley Bros... - dener, Arthur Matthias, Albert Roberts, Matthews, Farley, W. 1. Jones, Berry. Clyde Dougias and B. W. Cheeoman. ‘The Im ch dancing class, was very largely. a fast, Toeeday even. ing, It being Indies’ calling ,, the club tarmed oat ia fall with their colors, cw hle and gold. All the lady patrons cay eer Ge hee ee ee ae Se Pe) foe apt posions = to pm: tag) berets i sete ees ee ey arccaet ot pe ‘ Freer ie ted aah Seat tose ow ‘Andersoa, the’ dirwotteen, ‘bed ‘com and would reader'a new ‘two-step dedi- cated: to Imperial club tady. Mr. and Mrs. 1. W. Buckner of 14% Weet Sd" street “gave 1a reception to friends. on: Friday evening, Dec. 29. - . ‘Theodére- Drary wilt’ accept. out : of town concert engagements for. churches, Ste, Addreen S0-Wet 117 atreet, New York.—adv. jant-te” . Special breakfast, T-to 11,90 cents, Noonday Junch= 14.90-to 2p. mm, 25 cent, ‘Cable 'd’ hute dinuer, with claret, Gto 8 Gcenta, Nail Broa’ Restaurant, 450 Sixth avenve—adv. Anderson's Danciug Academy, 110° W. Sohd street. Class Sewsions every ‘Tues: (ay. Thuraday...and. Saturday ‘evoning. Noceinl’ attention -to beginners: Private lowonn given,—Adv, Mr. and Alrg Edward Buon of 153 West’ 62d street gave a party dinner on December 25. Among thoke present were Mr. und. Mrs, “Nathaniel Bunn, Maxter Edward Bunn, Master Nathuniel Bunn, Htité Lydian Bunn, little Mise Maude Grevn, Mra, ‘Thomas, Baker, Mex. Emma Hull, ‘Miss Sophin Gartner ‘and Mr. Side, neg Dunn, : Miss Rortha Williams of Philndelphin wis much entertained while on her visit to the metropolis, “She was the guest of Mrs, NN. Erwin, and wag tendered a box party by Mes, Robert Pisher, after which be was entertained at the apart acnis of Mrs, B.S, Beaumont, 207 Went Wh xtret, hy “the Metropolitan’ Quar- tte, Mr. B.S. Beaumont, manager, Later danger was served at The Marshall: ‘The nest lecture inthe public lecture ‘ours given by the Doard of Edueation | it the Young” Men's Christian _Assouia- ion. 252 Wert o8d street, will be detiv- red an January 10, 10, by Mr. Wille wn 1. Seandlin, His. subject will be ‘Photezraphs.” This lecture will be ile ustrated by” stercoptivon views, | Mr, Scandlin ix a journalist ang iC xpecialixt op advertising. He possesses nn intimate howhalge of printing and photegeaphy, his iocture will be of general interest, id wizht G appeal to every one, Whether is conversant with photography or not. Toth nett aud women are invited. eh On Christmas morning Rev, 3. We johnson, priest in charge of St. Cypri- a's chapel used fer ‘the first time a eutitul silver communion serview pres muted to this congregation by tye “Little |, ‘wurch Around the Corner." "Phe “con recition is also, rejoicing over the beat- itving of the elureh by the putting in {two stained glass windows. Between ‘hristinas and “New Yerr's Day, from rivals and anembers, the priest in charge vovived many beantiful,. presents, the | ist being a purse containing $10) from |: iene of the Rrotherhood of St. An- | rew; On New Year's Day, through, the | hilamthropy of several wealthy chineh | omen, Mrs, Johnson, the wife of thy | | sector, assisted shy the teachers of the | 4 unday School, give the children 20 mage | ificent feast. : Mise Eliza Holmes of 118 Weer atin | rest gave a birthday party onthe evene | uz of December 25 to her many reltives | 4 nd. friends, Many fine ‘presents wore | ‘ceived, Ainong those present were Mins {| ina C, Cheatunin of Boston, Mase; Min 1 | ophia’S. Mitehil!, of Phiindelphia, Pas: | | fice Mary 1, Johnson of South Amenia, | . Y.: Mr, Rufus. S. Johnson of South | 4 inenin, NX. Y.2 Me, and Mrs.. Thaddeus | 4 phnsen of Sharon, Conn. ; Miss Chestina Piliams of Ormige, Val: Miss Anna. yon of Bridgeport, Conn. : Mixx Susin heatman, Mr and Mrs, William Hines, ir. and Mrs. Pairorine Queto, Mrs. Dol- “Davis, Mr. AL Smith. Misx, Ndelaide ackson, Miss Ida’ Pence, Mr, John *. Hand, Mr. and Mrs. John tooks, eA. Mogan," Mise | Blizabeth and, Mr. Robert Brown, Mr. and Mns. Lewis, Mr. Kouts, Mrs, Virginia, Ash, fixe Chapman, Mise Mary J. Green, iss Molly Alsion, Miss B.A. Tow, Mr, thn 1, Green, Mr. Alfred Tlarrix, Miss ida Aiston, Mr. Laieston, Mr. John ‘Ts BROOKLYN, Walter \. Jackson, eye sight specialist amd “practical opticians. 31 Sd avenue. Brooklyn, No YO ‘Tel. TiS J. Main. Mise Magasin Ro” Aewwon! Spent) the Cheistmas: holidays” in” Phidadetphia,, the aaest oof Misses Marcelin and Sadie Trusts ‘The cantata rendered by Mrs, Willinm Abbot for the benefit of the truster board Of Bridge street A.M. K. ehureh, on Diecombor 25, was ‘i! stcress Meo and Mrs. ‘T, We DeLancey of GG Street aid T2C avenue, entertained afew friemis on Priday December 29 Ao delightfal evening was enjayed. An Open Letter to Dro, €. T. Walker, of Augusta, Ga. . Dear De, Walkers | We the ander. sized, members of Mt. Olivet Taw: fist church, of New "York city have heard a rumor again and” again, that. as thi year nears to a elose, bes ames thore ind mare persistent snd nev ainounts to a bold assertion that itis your intention to necepteagnin the paxtoc: ate of Me. Olivet church, at a salary” of N2.000 per Year, for six months’ service fm your part. “revided the church wsks for The resignation of the present tastor, your friend, Dr. Mo W. Gilbert. 7 Th the nate of qastica, will yon kindly affirm or deay the report? Signed.) Joux S. Brown, In, LB Woon, 6 Wintraar Th W. Jonssox, Wirrraye Caner, ANNA Camnen, : Honeat Canter, ALEXANDER W3UITE, ‘A, Brows, Litey Evans. doseent EVANS, "and others, CARD OF THANKS, ‘To the various Tabernacles of the AU, 0. of So and.D. Band S. of Moses, with which T am connected. T sincotely appre: ciate and thank son for xour noble gifts of anpreciation during the winding up Qfthe old year, Starting with Mt. Olive Tab. No. 1, a purse: Tuds of Promise day, Pabernacla, No, § Brooklyn, a silk cold mounted umbrella? Mt. Zion’ Taber. nacle, No. 115... 2 purse: finished by Mt. Olive’ Tabernacle, No. 91 with presenta: tions from, a Christmas tree. Iam, yours sincerely. in U. FL and Tas ELE. Morsann. MARRIED. Durphey-Wheaton. ‘Those “were. married by the Rev. Mr. Simmons at the home of Mr. and Mrx. WG, Monror.on December 27, 1905, in Paterno. XN... Myrtle 8. Wheaton and Me. Walter Durphey, The bride wor? pretty scamlor Princess of cream satin and Irish point Ince and carried orange Bloscoms, "Miss Rena Wheaton, the bridesmaid, Wore a. pretty shirred Prin: cose of cream mull and. carried white foxes. Mr. Clarence Henton” acted as heat man. Among the cuexte were friends ‘from New York and Paterson. The gowne were made by a fashionable dress. maker of New York, A. J. Pollard. Rall—Jobnacn. ‘A pretty home wedding during Christ: mas ‘week occurred at_the residence. of Me. and Mrs. Alfred Wilson Gale, 164 Hoyt street. Brooklyn. on . Wedwentay evening, December 27,” the contrectins Perit ‘Boston. Mes T'and’ Mies Sadi je C., Jokaeen. ‘The ceremony was performed by the SS -wrimticnd:< 5 Rana Gk re pepe ie A Se bide, attired “Oa” © See aes ft wich Seep Beet 3 d a boquet (ae gas xiven away Oe ber hein, Mir. Johneoca. 5 a. eat man and Mie Os rs Ay | was bridesmaid. aay wore @ ox of bie aus’s with leee mings. Fou. ag. Beet man wore full dress. “The, eroumns, present to the bride: wae a hat pod ving. furnished Dy Prof. ¥. B. Pine. Williqms ‘at Mr Be of the Cariton argue branch LM. .C..A. or ‘obesira. Setding mapeet, was served luader the direction of Mr. 4d Mra. Gale. Amonz those Preeti were Mrs, jen, and’ Air. H.-Y. Uohneon. -mother brother “of ihe ‘bride, > Simee Bertha fobneon, Lulu Moore, Brows, eric Wilt, A. B, Ellis, Elisa B: Tyler, Lalu Iinyex, little Mimes Frances Nvans and Edna Solomon’ Dr. W. T. Dizon, We, Tyler, NB. Dodeow. WH. Mat! Ux, Mrs, Al W, Wiley, FM, Booker, Mrs.’1. A. doucs, Mrs, Queen, Mrs. Tot. the Hendgrwon and ber. little “daughter Reutrice, Mrs, Roxalie Frasier, Mrs, W. H.. Jobnsou, Mr. ALB. Sesuome, Mex Pattie Lane, Mr." Richards, Mise Ophelia Hall, xixter of the xroom, Mra, Winnie Bailey, Mr, Arthur A." Hensen and others. Mr. and Mra, Hall will go. to Boston hy the curly spring where thoy ex- pect to uinke theif future bome, On, Monday, January 1, 1906, J. R. 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Payton, Jr., Agent, 67 West 134th Street. __ ‘Yel. 917 and 918 Harlem. : a | 7 . | 5, Vas ma ¢ . . qv : wy) Tenth Annual ‘Reception : . or tux — lanthiaWheelmen . ——witt we aivex—— |” *. : AT PALM GARDEN "Sr ren ins SSth Street, between Lexington aud, Third Avenues. Thursdity-Eveaing, February 8th, 1906 Music by PROF. W. FP. CRAIC. . ‘ CARDS OF ADMISSION ‘(Including Wardrobe): 50 CENTS. BOXES, Seating 10 Persons, $3.00. The same can be secured by addressing Willinm I. Tyers, 336 West 53d street, James N. Anderson, 413 West 52d street or lanthia Wheelinen, 1605 Broadway. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: William HH. Tyers, chairman; Charles: B. Walker, Secretary; Robert D. Green, Alexander King, Allen 1D, Wood, James S. Williams, De Volno W. Harvey, G. Hans De Forster, James’ N. Anderson. William HH, Burr, William T. Anderson, Wilson J, Johnson, James T. Robinsoo, Frank A. Sinclair, Jt. Augustus BR, Tarris, || “ A New Year’s Concert ALTAR SOCIETY ST. PHILIP'S P. E. CHURCH Tuesday, Evening, Jan. 9, 1906 Admission 15 cents 7 ‘. —TO BE HELD AT— es MAJESTIC MALL, 125th Street, bet. Park and Lexington Aves. ON THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 18th, 1906 ; MUSIC HY MISS HALLIE ANDERSON. : FLOOR MANAGERS—Thomas Latinauw of the A. A. of Tk 1, assisted by Sidney: A. Coward, of (he SY. No UL& Th i 2k .Porters’ Association; WIll- Tent Realise at thee Xe Yes Cooks ant Waites! Ge We. Baileys ot the Pullman {Mittens Nasuelation af Jersey Cues. ADMESSHOK occ ccccccceeeceeeseeeeebceeesssetesttesseestseeeees 60 CENTS, * * HOXES, Seating 12, $3.00. ‘Vickets may be had of any of the General Committee, and will be on sale ay Hotel Marshall, Sit stront, Sith itrathors. Sicth avenues Rmplre ftounes se Went data Rireet: “Protexsiona Cus, 20° West iitih street; Howells Barber SN entC Hed etree, ean 1895 : + Amicitia, Amor Et Veritas’! 1906 THE ELEVENTH ANNUAL. BALL AND-REGEPTION T ALI No. 3890, G. U. O. of O. F. : At TAMMANY HALL, !th Street, between Irving Place and Third Avenue. " 0 Thursday Eve’g, March 15, 1906 - MUSIC BY PROF. W. F. CRAIG, - TICKETS, Including Hat Check 50 CENTS Boxen Seating Elaght Pera os, $2.00. . Box Tickets can be had at the following places: Wm. T. Hooper, 410 W. 36th Street; Ly York Russell, 317 W. 36th Street; Sumuel Grinnell, 341 W. ‘69th Street; Oscar Storrs, 223 W. 18th Btrect; Jumes Saunders, 31 Lexington Avenue; ‘Brookiyn, or any ofthe Committes, 7 = EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE—P. N. F., Jamten Saunders, Chairman: P. N. F.. Wm. T. Hooper, Vice Chairman: P. N. F., Oscur Storrs, Secretary; P. N. F.. J, Thos. Jonnaton,-Assistant Secretary: P.N. F.. Calvin Ii, irooks, ‘Treasurer: Pp. N. F., Jonn Samuels,-Assistant Treasurer: P. N. F., Dr. York Russell; PN. F., Henty A. Bowley: PN. F. Thomar UB. Mrown: P.N. F.. Major Morgan: P. N. F., Walter 0. Smith: PN, F., Geo. W. Taylor; P. N. F., Wm. D. Cole; P. No F., Simon 8. King; P: ¥. F., James Starall. ; Lm . Manhatt . —. DR. ROBERTS” a The b . Cottage -Tooth, Powder . * ae _ | to one, of the BEST KNOWN ‘ramra- ‘Agila. 's we es RATIONS! tor whitening asd ctean- Open }. Board: a , : * reaistnex! Farther informations “""| -: tau the fonts. removes “éiscolorat! preserves . Bens. . guteee, the teeth and purides the Brepen 61 Park Place, W. ¥. City, |- ‘(mas L ROBERTS, Jan. 4-3 mos. MN sw eS Pe aa ..' DR. ROBERTS’ .. -Tooth, Powder . ts one, of the BEST KNOWN FREPA- RATIONS! tor whitening asd ctean- ‘ {fag the teeth, |” It removes “atecolorations, preserves the teeth aad purifies the 20 Ww. we ee. ¥. feat tm Newport, R. I., January 1.—The memorial service held in memory of the late George T. Downing on Sunday afternoon in Touro chapel, was the most interesting ever held here. The meeting was called to order by the pastor, Rev. C. N. Gibbons, who named, William F. Robinson as chairman? Prayer was offered by H. N. Jester, D. D., of Shiloh Baptist church, and the junior choir of the church sang. H. J. Talbot was made sentry and read letters of regret from ex-Governor L. F. C. Gordon, Rev. E. H. Porter, Mark R. Demortie, Philip E. Downing, and Charles G. Bayter. The first speaker was His Honor, Mayor R. J. Boyle, who made an eloquent and touching address, speaking of the close friendship existing between himself and Mr. Downing. The Rev. Byron Gunner was the next speaker and his remarks were very interesting. Fred E. Williams, son of Mr. Downing's life-long friend, T. G. Williams, made a very interesting address in which he introduced a number of clownings dating back 50 years or more. Dr. W. H. Mathews read an interesting paper which was well received. Then the principal address was delivered by the Hon. Edward Exeyrett Brown of Boston, who held the audience spellbound for forty minutes. The program was closed with a solo by Madan Ruth Holmes, who has not been heard here in public for some time. Benefiction was pronounced by Rev. H. N. Xeter. At the meeting Thursday evening of Caucheet lodge, No. 2129, G. W. O. of F., the following officers were elected for the first quarter of 1906: Noble grand, Robert Beckwitt; vice grand, Paul E. Yankey; past noble grand, James Killay; noble father, William H. Holmes; past noble father, Aaron Potter; chaplain, Rev. Henry N. Jeter; treasurer, James T. Allen; secretary, Edward O. Jackson; marshal, Nathan T. Jackson; color-hearer, William Bradford; advocate, Benjamin F. Brown; L. S. to N. G., William S. S. De Course; R. S. to N. G., Thomas Mathews; R. S. to V. G., George W. Little; R. S. to V. G., James A. Ridder; wood guard, William Halberson; warden, F. Wood; co-directing committee, William S. S. De Course; James A. Richardson; Henry J. Talbert, William H. Matthews and Marcus C. Andrews; building committee, Armsted Hurley, David A. Crockett, Clark C. Brown, Nathan T. Jackson and Edward O. Jackson; and college degree lecturers, Nathan T. Jackson and Charles F. D. Faverweather. The Watson Masonic Beneficial Association at its annual meeting held last Wednesday evening, elected the following officers: President, Robert E. Brooks; vice-president, J. W. Johnson; secretary, W. D. De Courtey; treasurer, W. H. Mathews; and trustees, Dennis Owens, Sam. Brown and William Watson. On the evening of December 27 at Southwick's hall on Thames street there was a concert and social given for the benefit of Mrs. Ruth Holmes, at which times Mrs. Holmes sang some of her choice selections, assisted by some of Newport's talent. Mrs. Holmes is a popular favorite of Newport, but has no been heard for about two years in this city, she having moved to Atlantic City. A large number of her friends were out to hear her sing. John Allen was manager. Mrs. Thomas Johnson of 29 Fellmore Court, was taken to the hospital Sunday morning to undergo an operation for appendicitis. He has a bad case and will be operated upon to day. The Sunday school of Shibib Baptist church had its Christmas entertainment Tuesday evening in the school rooms. There were vocal and instrumental music and recitations by the children, and refreshments were served. The Mother's Club on Wednesday afternoon had a Christmas tree for the children, and on Thursday evening gave a tree for the mothers. Mr. Olivet Baptist church had their tree Tuesday evening, when the children rendered a program. The Union Congregational church held their Friday evening when the children rendered a Christmas program. The Tourniqued school had it, tree and exercises. After the program the teachers presented the children with gifts, from the tree and then served them with ice cream, candy, cake and fruit. Christmas afternoon the form of a man was seen on the summit of Tamamany hill by a pedestrian on Thurston avenue. Before reaching the brow of the hill he found traces of blood leading from the bottom to the top of the hill, and there he found a man with his wrist cut to the bone and his throat cut from ear to ear. The police were notified and Officer McCormick brought the body in the ambulance to the police station, together with the razor which had been used for self-destruction. The man was found to be Edward O. Nelson of 52 Charles street, and his wife and 17-year-old daughter were notified. Mrs. Nelson stated that her husband left his home at 7 o'clock Monday morning, that he had not been feeling well for a week, and that his window had imputed his head. When left home he said he would not go to the club, as someone there was going to shoot him. This saying and other strange things done by him likely lead his wife and friends to believe that he was out of his mind. He had been acting querely, but his friends were not alarmed. The funeral services were held from his home Wednesday afternoon and were attended by Cononchou Lodge, of which he was a member. The body was taken to York, Md., for burial. Mr. Nelson was well known here as a business man. He came to Narragansett Pier when a young man with a Baltimore family, returned to Maryland and later came here and started a restaurant. Later he was head writer, at the Hartman house on the avenue, and became steward of the Lorance club. Then he was proprietor of the Daniel L. McGown restaurant on Washington Square, and later he was cook for the late, W. R. Travers on Ocean Drive. He then went yachting, and two weeks ago became the steward of the Lorance club where he was employed at the time of his suicide. New Haven, January 11—An Afro-American Singing Union was organized here on Tuesday evening, December 8 at a special meeting held in the Goole street branch of the Young Men's Christian Association. This society will be known as the Coleridge-Taylor Singing Union. The organization began with a membership of one hundred voices, of which quite a number were in fairly good condition, while others will have to be trained. There is much enthusiasm manifested in the start and if the spirit of the opening continues the union may develop into a splendid singing organization. There are several white singing unions in the city and the choral union which was "organized about five years ago has quite a number of Afro-American singers upon its roll. At the time of its inception there was an invitation extended to all persons, irrespective of color, creed or condition, to join. The conductor of the new union will be Prof. William F. Haesche, a white man. Officers were elected as follows: Proi. William Lyon Phelps, white of Yale, president; Rev. J. W. Davis, first vice-president; Rev. Edward F. Goin, second vice-president; Alvim Tolman, secretary; and Moses T. Rice, treasurer. E. George Biddle, Jr., was surprised Monday evening, December 11, by a jolly company of forty friends at his home, 167 Goff street. This surprise was in appreciation of his worthy services as secretary of Zion Sunday school, and in celebration of his twenty-first birthday. On his entering the house, Mrs. Joseph Dingwall presented the young man with a handsome birthday cake decorated with twenty-one candles, after which the entire company joined in a good time, enlivened with instrumental and vocal music. Refreshments were abundantly served and the guests left wishing young Mr. Biddle many happy returns. Tuesday evening, December 12, the choir of St. Luke's church held a silver social at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Porter, 1333 Chapel Street. A large number of people were present; delightful evening events were at a neat table. The decorations were of silver; the refreshments, were served from silver dishes, and a silver offering was taken at the door. At St. Luke's church Christmas day there was an early celebration of the holy commission at 7 a.m. M. Rector Eugene L. Henderson was celebrant. At 10:30 there was morning prayer, litany, sermon appropriate to the day and a second celebration of the commission. The rector officiated. The choir rendered good music and the chancel and church were beautifully decorated with evergreen and poined palms. The annual Christmas tree festival of St. Luke's Sunday school was held last Tuesday evening in the church, and a unique program was presented to a large audience. Rector Henderson held a short service, after which the exercises of the Sunday school scholars began, consisting of recitations and Christmas carols. The children did their part nicely. Addresses were made by Augustine Perry, superintendent, Yale, '07; and F. W. Gratz Fenderson, Yale '09. At the close of the exercises the presents were distributed to the children. A subscription Christmaside dance was given at Loomis' Academy last Thursday evening by seven young men and which about seventy-five of the younger class of society folks attended. The fitty fitting closed the old year in ninth music with happiness. Re-freshments abounded. The promoters were F. K. Swan, F. J Williams, H. A. Scott, G. T. Murray, C. B. Johnson, C. Simmons, and A. Fenderson. Miss Cassie Barkcliff, the prose of Mrs. Mary Bowles, of Winter street, has returned home after a pleasant visit to her mother and grandmother in Brooklyn. VIRTUOSO CLUBS RECEPTION. Stylish Gathering on Christmas Night— Greats From Out of Town. Among the many social events of the holiday season more surpassed the subscription reception given at Crosby hall in Brooklyn, Christmas night, by the Virtuoso Social club of the borough. The hall was beautifully decorated, there was inspiring music and the young men of the club appeared in evening dress, wearing white rosettes in the lapels of their coats. The ladies were handsomely attired in evening gowns. Messrs. J. Robert Brooks and James W. Lynch, Jr., looked after every need of the guests. The grand march occurred at midnight. The club is composed of the following officers and members: President, Wellington A. Smith; vice-president, J. R. Brooks; treasurer, James W. Lynch, Jr.; recording secretary, Addison S. Bailey; corresponding secretary, Oswald C. Brisolt; business manager, Arthur L. Conioli; secretary, James W. Lynch, Jr., Prof. F. K. Pine, Walter M. Gattis, Joseph A. Holmes and James G. Mattes. Tuesday, January 8. On Christmas night the We-No Social Club gave their third annual reception at Germania hall. Like all previous affairs given by this popular club of young people this one was greatly enjoyed by the large number present. A varied and pleasing program of dances was rendered by King's orchestra. The costumes of the ladies were very beautiful. There were guests present, from New York, Lexington, Ky., Ufica, Saratoga, Little Falls, Schenectady and Albany. On Tuesday evening Mrs. Robert, Taylor and daughter, Miss Uilla Taylor, entertained at dinner Misses Clara Deming of Camajoharie, Orra Weaver, Cornelia Briggs, Bertha Hall and Messrs. Vandy of Lexington, Ky., Fredrick D. Smith and William Saunders of New York and George B. Kelley. Miss Emma Messrs of Hudson, has been the emissor of Mrs. J. R. B. Smith and family of Sixth avenue. Mrs. S. A. King entertained a company of young men at breakfast Friday morning. On Thursday evening, December 28, the Sunday school of the A. M. E. Zion church held their annual Christmas tree exercises. A pleasing carol was rendered by the school, and this was interspersed with recitations by the little ones. After the program presents were distributed from the tree, after which a collation was served in the lecture room. One of the most successful Private affairs of the season was the reception given by the Booklovers' Club at Metropolitan hall on Friday evening, December 29. The young ladies, as on former occasions, displayed their abilities as charming hostesses. During the evening a pleasing program was rendered by Misses Harriet Nichols, Gertrude Evans, Ama Weaver and May and Ernestine Campbell of Albany. The hall was tastefully decorated with Christmas greens blended with orange and purple, the colors of the club. Among the out-of-town guests, present were: Misses Bertha and Mabel Wright of Little Falls, and Messrs. V. Tandy of Lexington, Ky., and William Saunders of New York city; besides a large number from Albany. Miss Clara Dening of Canajoharie was the guest the past week of the Misses Briggs. On Saturday afternoon Mrs. J. E. S. Williams entertained Misses Dening, Bertha Hall, Ullilla Taylor, Cornelia and Alice Briggs, and Rachel Talbot at lunchon in honor of Miss Dening. On Sunday afternoon Mrs. R. Kelley entertained at dinner Messrs. V. Tandy, William Saunders, Edward Ellick and Frederick D. Smith in honor of her gosl George B. Kelley. The Sunday school of the Liberty street Presbyterian church held their annual Christmas tree festival on Friday evening. Mrs Alice F. Price, the superintendent of the Sunday school, conducted the exercises. Miss Belle Hawkins was organist and Miss Sara W. Chew was musical directress. The pastor of the church, the Rev. James M. Boddy, was presented with two purses which amounted to more $25. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Smith, the Rev. Dr. J. M. Boddy and Miss Elizabeth Gertrude Davis, all of Troy, spent Christmas evening at Scheenectad, as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stewart. The board of directors of the mid-winter kirmiss to be held by the ladies of the Liberty street Presbyterian church in February are: Miss Sara Chew, president; Miss Belle Hawkins, secretary; and Mrs. William Lindsay, treasurer. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Smith gave a dinner to the members of Mr. Smith's family on Sunday evening, December 31. Among the outside guests present were Messrs. V. Tandy, J. Calder Davis and George B. Kelley. The sad intelligence reached us Sunday of the death of Miss Evaline Coshburn of Watervliet. Miss Coshburn had been all with pneumonia for about a week only and her sudden demise came as a shock to her many friends. She is survived by her mother, a sister, Mrs. George Thompson of Watervliet, and three brothers, Mr. Walter Coshburn of Worcester, Mass., and Messrs. Henry Coshburn and Clarence Coshburn of New York. Mr. Frederick Smith left Tuesday morning for New York city where he will join the United States Navy as a machinist. Mr. Smith is a graduate of Tuskegee and will rank as a petty officer in the navy. He will be greatly missed by a large circle of friends. Messers, V. Tandy and George B. Kelley left Tuesday, January 2, to renew their studies at Cornell University. Harpera Celebrate Wooden Wedding. Harper's Celebrate Wooden Weddings. New ROCHELLE, January 2.—Misses Bessie, Ella and Sibbie Harris of Cedar street enlisted a few friends Christmas evening, Singing, dancing and games were indulged, after which a collation was served. Among those present were: Miss Della Bram and Mr. W. Applebole of Rye, Mrs. Tylan Landrine of New York, Mr. E. B. College of Kinesbridge, Mrs. H. C. Harris, Mrs. Sadie Fountain, Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Yates, Mr. and Mrs. Focus Wahlon, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. McCullum, Miss Georgia Fields, Miss R. Green, Misses, Morris Young, John Collis, Potter Bracey and John Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. J. Howard Harper celebrated the fifth anniversary of their marriage at their residence Christmas evening, when some came from far and near, the largest and finest being a china closet and the smallest a tiny doll in a woody rocking chair. Evelyn Jackson was present before the ceremony, and the group of five years received many congratulations. The evening was passed in dancing and song, after which all remained to the dining-room, where a reception of favors were birch leaves from Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Buck spent Christmas in New York city with their cousins, Mr. and Mrs. John Buck, Mrs. Van Horn and Mrs. Barnes of Newport, Mrs. in the name of Mrs. Isaiah Week, work, Mr. and Mrs. Bennett and Miss Hatric Harris of Englewood and Mr. David Harris of Hampton were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Englewood Harris Christmas work, Mrs. L. D. McDullum Christmas work, Mrs. M. B. Sum for her mother, Mrs. M. P. Bock, Miss Julia and Master Frederick, her sister and brother, all from White Plains MAKED THE HAIR GROW LONG, STRAIGHT, SOFT AND SULKY, CURES BARKSFF AND STOPS FALLING HAIR. It was discovered by D. Roberta, a famous English chemist, who made a study of the scalp of colored people for the past thirty years. She discovered that the skin of the colored people this great Tube especially for the colored people. The Doctor says that his experiences and observations show that the skin of the colored people requires a special treatment, and after laboring and testing these many years he has discovered the greatest BENZOY the skin ever known for the skin of colored people. KERN-CIN will make the hair GROW from the hair and instructions are carefully followed out. We have many cases on record where the above instructions and instructions are carefully followed out. We have many cases on record where the above instructions and instructions are carefully followed out. KERN-CIN is the only hair preparation in the WORLD that is guaranteed to make the HAIR STRAIGHT and make dry hair smooth and stop hair from breaking. All the knits and knots, cores Dandruff, makes the hair soft and silky, and by nourishing the hair new life and vigor, restoring it to natural color. READ WHAT A CUSTOMER SAYS OF IT Mrt. Rose Holt. Atlanta. GA. writes: 'Be more good than anything I ever used. Be more three dozen more bottles of Kink-line at once. Like box cats and worst wonders on the hair.' SPECIAL OFFER. CHRISTMAS IN TARRYTOWN. Reva, Fitch and Scott All Snailies Over Accentable Gifts. Both ministers, Rev. W. A. Fitch and Rev. J. W. Scott, are wearing the smile on account of his written choir and that presents he received off the Christmas tree, and Rev. Scott on account of the literary society fitting him up a nice gift with great credit due to Mrs. A. J. Campbell, who was chairman of the committee. A grand concert was rendered at the Shiloh Baptist church last Tuesday evening by Rev. Deners and a committee from Osmington. Interesting and instructive address was delivered at the Shiloh Baptist church on Sunday evening, December 24, by Mr. Harry W. Merrill, secretary of the Y. M. C. A. Mr. John Lassiter, who has been commissioned to harrytown hospital, suffering with a varicose vein, December 12, is able to be about again. Miss Rhoda C. Kingsland was the guest of her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Kingsland, at Pasadena last week. The Embroidered shirt at the home of Mrs. John Winfield last week. Rev. W. Augustus Fitch, pastor of Zion church, is making the young people happy these days. Last week he united in the holy bonds of matrimony Mr. Wm. Werry Dobby and Miss Eliza Barwick of Winfield, Mrs. Amanda Thompson of Tarrytown; and Mr. Ulysses S. Lee of Dobbs Ferry and Mr. Maynes S. Lee of Virginia. Mr. Alex. Scott of Dobbs Ferry acted as best man. Mrs. Walter S. Brown and Mrs. Edward Knapp the guests of Mrs. Jas. Woods of Osnington last Thursday. Walter S. Brown paid a flying visit to wife for three days, the guest of his wife. Mr. Taylor L. Mathews is spending the Christmas holidays at his home in Fife, Va. The members of Orphan household of Mrs. William F. Kingland, W. R.; Mrs. M. C. Yeateman, W. F.; Mrs. James Dean, W. P.; Mr. William F. Kingland, W. C.; Mrs. Joseph A. O'Neil, N. G.; Mr. J. Richardson, P. M. N. G.; Mrs. M. Richardson, P. M. N. G.; Mrs. Coleman, R. N. G.; Mrs. W. A. Hatcher, W. U.; Mrs. Daniel R. Eades, W. C.; Mrs. William Cardwell, W. S.; Mrs. M. Thompson, R. S. S.; Mrs. John Massley, L. S. S.; Mrs. John Ferguson, R. J. S.; These officers will be installed the same night that Lanceon lodge holds its installation, the second Tuesday in January. Mr. and Mrs. James Woods and son of Ossining were the guests of Mrs. John R. Richardson, S. J. and Mrs. Walter A. 15-pound turkey was held at Robert N. Walhoy's barber-shop on Christmas eve. Mr. William Taxter was the winner. Mr. and Mrs. William F. Kingland were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew White of White Plains on Christmas day. A grand sacred concert was rendered by the vested choir at A. M. E. Zion church last Sunday evening under the leadership of Prof. C. B. Collins, after which Rev. W. A. Fitch preached his sermon, followed by a meeting with the choir which will continue during month of January. The boys of the Lyndhurst club rendered an excellent concert last Tuesday evening. Master Wesley Jackson sang a solo and Anderson Campbell, Jr., the boy violinist, played a solo. Miss Helen M. Gould, who supports the club, was present and made an address to the boys, presenting each one with a basket of fruit which to have been rendered by Prof. Godman on January 4 under the auspices of Price Zion Literary society, at Zion church has been postponed until January 25. The leading House in the City. Patented by the traveling house from all gardens of the country. E. R. WHITEHOUSE. For as we journey through the city by the way. BRADFORD'S RESTAURANT 20 West 184th Street Oysters, Cheese, Soda, Beverage and Salads. Everything First Class With the price consistent with the quality of food shipped. REGULAR DINNER, 25 CENTS Jan 6 pm JOHN E. BRADFORD, Proprietor The Allen House 218 West 67th Street Nearly furnished rooms for permanent or transient guests. Meals served to order. Quiet location; near four lines of surface cars and subway station. Mrs. F. B. WHITE, Proprietress oct123mos HENRY HOUSE 262 West 40th Street Between 7th and 8th Avenues. Boarding and Lodging by DAY, WEEK OR MONTH Large Parlor for Receptions or Weddings. Reasonable Rates. MRS. ANNIE A. HENRY, Proprietress oct263mos The Long Established and Favorably Known GILBERT HOUSE 254 West 46th St. Near 8th Avenue, NEW YORK EUROPEAN PLAN. FIRST CLASS ACCOMMODATION. Prompt and courteous attention. Modern conveniences and moderate prices. Location near the palace of the Pemberton. The placement of guests respectfully solicited. E. JOHNSTON. Proprietor. Nov 2 3mos KEYSTONE HOTEL 206 West 37th Street. First Class Furnished Rooms by the Day, Week or month. WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS. POOL AND BILLIONAIRE PARKJOE DOWN STAIRS WM. BANKS. Proprietor. sept213mos The Hotel Alpen, EUROPEAN PLAN. 657 Seward Street, NEW YORK CITY. Newly furnished and decorated. Modern improvements. Conceded by press and public to be the "only" place for travelers to stop in New York. Mimi BRENNE JOHNSON, Proprietor. dec1 3mos New Maryland House ENLABOR AND REMODELED 202 and 204 West 37th Street Nobly Furished Rooms by the Day Week or on Holidays RESTAURANT ATTACHED Meals at all hours JOHN WALCOTT/Proprietor sept213mos Burgh. 1187. Tel. 800 Columbus HOTEL MACEO. 218 West 53rd Street, N. Y. First Class Accommodations ONLY. Broadway Furished Rooms for Permit or Transitional Guests. Headquarters of Charge and Business Man. First Class Hotel. 8 p. m. to. s. Sundays, 1 to. p. m. 460. Doc73 m. 8. Benjamin P. Thomas, Prop. Neatly equipped with first class Furnished Boomer Electric Light, Telephone and Messenger service. RESTAURANT. ATTACHED. Mrs. 8. COURTWRIGHT. Proprietress, sept213mos CARLTON HOUSE 456 and 458 Carlton Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. Newly furnished rooms for permanent or transient guests. Board if desired. The largest and best appointed house in Brooklyn. MRS. LEVI NEAL, Proprietor. sept213mos ANNOUNCEMENT Mrs. Solomon Williams wishes to say to her many friends that she has rounded the at 140 WEST 33d Street, formerly 156 West 35d Street. BUNDY HOUSE Handsomely furnished rooms for permanent or transient guests. Bath and all convenience facilities be the Restaurant attached. Moderate Rates. Convenient to Subway station and all lines of cars. Stephen S. Bundy, Proprietor. Jun22-1y Money! Money! If you want a Loan you can get it at the State Credit Co. 299 Broadway All business confidential dec21-3m A SQUARE DEAL FOR ALL AT S. & H. Alterman's 770 Columbus Avenue Between 69th and 69th streets DEALERS IN CHOICE Wines and Liquors Alterman's will present a bottle of wine, to, all purchasers on Saturday, December 30. dec21-3m Chatee and "Mark Twain" at Tuskgee Meeting. Hon. Joseph A. Choate, ex-Ambassador to England and the leader of the American bar, will preside at a meeting in the interest of Tuskegee-Institute in New York on January 22; Addresses will be delivered by Dr. Samuel Clemens, or "Mark Twain," and Dr. Washington. First class furnished rooms for transient and permanent guests; all conversions; more open dining room; billiard room; attached; take Court or South street cars; all hours. CHAS. F. ANDEKSON. Pro- mar 31 lyr. WILSON HOUSE 214 West 28th St. HOTEL Twelve Handicraft Furnished rooms with heat, bath and all conversions, in New York. Plentiful rooms in New York 31 per day. FRANHC. HOLMES, Proprietor 002886 PHILIP A. PAYTON, JR. REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE My specialty is the x augment of Colored Temporary Property. AGENT, BROKER APPRAISER 67 West 134th Street. Down Town Office, 49 Maiden Lane Telephone: 917 and 918 Harlem; 8788 and 3727 John. jan 24 1r ELEGANT FLATS To Let Bandome Apartments with all improve meals at Moderate Benton, in 1318 DOLLY-MOUNT, 211 West 60th Street. THE BARATOCA, 200 West 60th Street. THE DOBIN COURT, 200 West 60th Street. Above houses have First-Class Janitor service and are always in good condition. Apply ROBERT CABTER, 200 West 60th Street. ALEXANDER CROSS, 217 West 60th St. MR. HOLYARD, 210 West 60th Street. dec29-41yr. Samuel A. Kelsey REAL ESTATE BROKER AND APPRAISER Call and learn of my plan for SMALL realty investments that net LARGE returns. 303 LENOX AVENUE. At 128th Street, New York City. dec28-3m Phone 2604-3M Morningtime. Employment. RUFUS HURBURT SELECT EMPLOYMENT AGENCY 165 West 23rd Street may14 16 51 Y OPEN EVENINGS Telephone, 2669 Harlem. F. S. Grant's Atlantic Servants' Exchange Colored Help a Specialty 6 WEST 134th STREET Near Fifth Avenue NEW YORK CITY Good Male & Female'Help Wanted as Greet 1cct14-3mos Working Girls' Home 217 East 86th Street, Between 2nd and 3rd Aves. Pleasant lodgings for girls with pristine music and reading room, dining room, kitchen and laundry and dining room, kitchen licious orders for working dresses, aprons, etc. a good stock of aprons, dust capes, duster, etc. a ways on hand. For further information address Mrs. Victoria Barl Matthews 217 East 86th Street. New York City nov.30-4pm WHEN you have a prescription to f. and want fresh drugs or medicines. GO TO 795 COLUMBUS AVE., Cor. 99th S: NEW YORK Telephone 4129 Riverside club ARCHITECT 494 Louisiana Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. Rendering in Monotone, Water Color Pen and Ink, Patent Drawing, Drawing Detailing, Tracing, Blue Printing, Construction a speciality. Tobacco: Male 40209 212-255-1000 All our other lines of Fall and Winter Goods now complete M. H. LIVINGSTON Ladies' and Gents' Tailor 110 West 134th Street new Leenox Ave. formerly of the West guits made to order at moderate rates Dyeing, Scouring, Repairing and Pressing on short notice. Walter F. Craig's FAMOUS ORCHESTRA 321 West 59th Street NEW YORK Description of Brooklyn Lodge Closed 200 for "Elk's" Head—Crowd Out Too Large for the Hall—Program Readied by Nine Professional Bartenders—Sketchen of Some of the Others. A vocal and instrumental program was rendered on Tuesday evening, December 26, at John J. Lutz, Jr.'s, Teu- ton hall, Harrison avenue and Bartlett street, Brooklyn, under the auspices of the entertainment committee of Brook- klyn, No. 32, Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World. The holidays did not interfere with attendance. The hall was too accommodate the crowd that attend. The secret of the entertainment was for the building and furnishing fund for the processing of an "Elks' Rest." The asset was a grand success, both so financially. The committee THE MEMORIAL JOHN E. BERRY. using a sing little sum which the entertainment Brooklyn lodge sincerely friends and the public March 6, 1906, the lodge and annual full-dress ball 264 Prospect avenue, which they extend a hearty all their friends and well program was one of the most ever given under the an Afro-American organiza- tion in Brooklyn. It embraced a variety of the talent. The entertainment composer tastefully decorated the hall with the National colors, and potted paint banked on all sides of the hall to the attractiveness of the scene. On the stage was the name of the large gift letters. Mr. Ray Wilson, the character vocal and change artist, was splendidly assoc- ted to little "Baby May." The follo- wing artists took part and got many Miss Florence Zeno, selected by John E. Berry, haritone soloist; J. B. Franklin, comedian; "Billy Marmosos songs"; A. H. K. Jack- roin soloist; George H. Nelson; artist; James and Etta Robin- hooded Aristocracy;" and Arthur J. O'Neill, choreographer. Kar Wilson appeared in some of familiar characters, including Mr. Wilson rendered this bit in such a forceful manner that encores he repeated Mr. John E. Berry, Joe's most prominent member in best and the hit of the impired the audience continues he was compelled the stage and sing again produced for the ben- admirers and his lodge Mr. Berry gives eminent in his profession, a work required, may be safely matter of course; he holds a position in the Brook- league club where he has held a number of years. He again refused to hold office, to remain a floor member, to be he is very popular, de- and takes an active interest appertaining to Brooklyn in fact, in all matters concerned by the late Prof Sid Painter's full orchestra, under his management of Prof Allen. A word concerning will not come amiss. Prof of the most prominent No. 22 and a rising young and ability. He is also a much energy, playing several and is manager and direc- Sidney L. Painter's orchestra, the success of which be- to his indefatigable labors. is deeply interested in the progress of Brooklyn lodge, responsible position of the board of trustees of the credit, and is regarded as a fraternity. Prof. Allen has dedicated several pieces of James A. Boston, exalted lodge, is the most promi- nial member of No. 32. Lieutenant a fraternity favorite, and is trained in the best circles of Washington, Philadelphia, Jersey City New York city. He is a man of strong strength of character, possess- sion of rare force. In all affecting the lodge he is deeply attracted, and gives of both his time and to all causes looking to its bette- ment. Lieutenant Roston is engaged the real estate business in Brooklyn from which he makes a very remuner- aise. He has built up the lodge of 64 members at the time of his elec- tion July, to a membership of 220 during his exalted rulership in Lieutenant Roston was re-elected December without a dissenting vote. The officers were re-elected except one: Mr. Rav Wilson was organist. Mr. William Jackson after serving two terms. Lieu- nion has lived the greater part in Brooklyn, where he enjoys both as a citizen and as a affairs. His proficiency is the talk among those who are inter- IO. ALEX. J. O. ALLEN. cated in fraternal organization. During the Spanish-American War Lieutenant Boston served his country with honor and glory for himself in the Philippines. He is worth much to the fraternity, because of his signal ability to do something where others have failed. Through the indefatigable labors of Lieutenant Boston, J. Frank Wheaton, George E. Bates, W. P. Moore, W. W. Winfield, George Ridgeley, L. L. King and James R. Taylor, the grand lodge will hold its sixth annual session in Brooklyn, August 28, 29, 30, 31, 1906. Progressive lodge, No. 75, of Jersey City, Manhattan lodge, No. 45, of New York city, and, Brooklyn lodge, No. 22, will unite in entertaining the grand lodge members and the delegates from all over the country. They ask the coadjutal support of lovers of advancement, to assist them and the lodges of other fraternal orders to fulfill this obligation. To be mentioned among the members of prominence is W. P. Moore, past esquire, employed in the capacity of confidential clerk with the General Education Board. Mr. Moore was appointed general messenger of the board in 1602, and served in that capacity until he was promoted in 1904 to messenger-clerk and the first of this year promoted to confidential clerk, the responsible position he now holds. He has filled both positions with signal ability and command—the entire respect of all officials therein. There are but few men in that section of the city as highly regarded, both because of ability and probity. This high regard for him is not confined, however, to the officials of this board in which he works, for his fraternal organizations hold him in especial esteem. He is a positive force in the fraternity and Lieutenant Boston finds in him a proficient co-worker, and able assistant. Mr. Moore is prominently connected with the following societies and secret fraternities: Past esquire and assistant secretary of Brooklyn lodge, No. 32; past vice-chancellor of Excelsior lodge, No. 6; Knights of Pythians, E. & W. H.; ex-financial secretary of the Society of the Sons of Virginia," and a member of the Brooklyn Branch Y. M. C. A. Mr. Moore is a willing assistant in all undertakings for the furtherance of the cause of Elkdom and other benevolent and secret fraternal orders. After a most enjoyable concert the committee had hard work to clear the floor sufficiently for dancing. The members, who were out in large numbers and in Tuxedo dress, constituted the committee on reception. The committee of arrangements were: Ray Wilson, W. P. Moore, S. R. McChellan, William Jackson, John E. Berry, George H. Nelson and Lieutenant James A. Roston, ex-officio. Among the out-of-town visitors the following may be mentioned: Merser-L. M. Brown, William Speakes and William Ward, prominent members of Iron City lodge; No. 15, of Pittsburg, Pa.; Mrs. Norton and daughter of Boston, Mass.; Mr. and Mrs. William Morrison, Quakertown, Pa.; Mr. Alonzo F Davis, New York city; Mr. William A Clukies and a number of prominent members of Progressive lodge, No. 35, of Jersey RAY WILSON. City and Manhattan lodge, No. 45; and Messrs. George Buttrick and Paul A. Buttrick of Brunswick, Maine. Owing chiefly to the limited space the names of the entire Brooklyn lodge cannot be given, but the following may be mentioned as part of those present: E. E. Brock and Mrs. Brock, William L. Pope, past exalted rulers of No. 22. Lieutenant J. A. Roston, exalted ruler; Ray Wilson, W. P. Moore, S. R. McClellan and Mrs. McClellan; J. L. Jacobs, L. L. King, George H. Nelson, E. E. Moore and Mrs. Moore, S. W. Johnson and Mrs. Johnson; Fred. D. Johnson, J. Franklin, smallwool, Robert Johnson, Samuel Kealing, John W. Connors, Esq, A. B. Quettrell, William H. McFarland, John H. Butts and Mrs. Butts, Mr. and Mrs. John E. Berry, C. H. Notis, J. H. Notis, Frank Brown, H. C. Cradwick, Thomas Pugh, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Sampson, I. Perry, J. H. Sutton, J. H. Perkins and Mrs. Perkins, J. J. Baker, C. E. Hayes, William H. Prescott, E. W. Phillips, J. E. Wilson, J. E. Robinson, E. Demond, J. Laster, Fred, Robinson, W. F. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Elebv, W. Brown, L. Mitchell, K. Johnson, J. E. Minner, J. J. Greene, J. B. Franklin, John Fisher, Walter Kelly, I. Smith, I. J. Brown, John Henson, C. L. Trice, William King, J. L. Brown, J. D. Brown, J. E. Brandon, B. Harris, James M. Watkins, Edward Watkins, C. S., Warfield, St. John Hilton, I. R. Bryant, John H. Brown, George Abbott, A. J. Butler, H. McMillin, W. H. Dickaler, A. Crampton, Losnie Jones, Jesse Jones, James W. Leu, H. H. Holloway, Joseph F. Durrrell, C. J. Parker, T. C. Scott, E. M. Zephirin, E. Canik, J. E. Hall, John Standy, Milo Atkins, A. McCoy, Albert Powell, B. Stark, John J. Smith, J. H. Smals, Engene White, G. W. Wright, F. A. Wright, Edward Wyette, Frank Williams, H. Foy, Frank Epps, H. Digus, James E. Bly, H. S. Baxter, J. Abrams, James Brooks, J. G. Brooks, Thomas Bowman, N. Brown, E. A. Bergaud, H. R. Elliott, "Lard" Cassidy, George Billups, J. A. Duncan, G. W. Davis, J. N. Durand, J. O. Allen, A. Pasgew, James Hazzard, A. R. Harden, Buchannon, E. J. Hunter, G. C. Duncan, C. E. Hase, G. R. Williams, Freel Heart, J. C. Lucas, Harry Gardner, William H. Taylor and E. Ferprina. While the order is benevolent and protective -caring for its sick and burying its dead -sociability is one of its main features, as is to be found in no other secret or benevolent order. The cardinal virtue of Elkidom is to "Live while you are living for you are a long time dead." Therefore you never meet with an immortal Eik, a thin Elkidom or a ragged Eik. Known as the L R P Q E, which is often translated to mean the "Indefeasible Best People on Earth," they represent the best specimen of mankind in all essentials. They are indeed a clan whose blood circulates, beats and throils in harmony. The grand lodge sits at Covington, Ky, from which lodges have sprung up all through the West, South and South-west, and although but five years old—the charter by the grace of the signature of the Governor of the State of Ohio having been granted in the year of 1899, Grand Exalted Ruler B. F. Howard—it bids fair in the near future to eclipse any secret or benevolent order anywhere—bar none. N B. Doosox. REAL ESTATE AGENT SURS R. A. Butler Wants His Commission Wil Olive Jackson's Trumph. PAWKOET, R. I., January 2., R. A. Battles, an Afro-American real estate agent of this city, entered a law suit against Charles H. Perry, a white man, of Attleboro Mass., Mr. Butler claims that he is entitled to per cent commission for selling Mr. Perry's farm to another white man for $4,700. It is claimed that Mr. Perry turned over a prospective buyer to another real estate agent and agreed to take $4,000 in preference of the $4,700 that the solicited agent burgaged for and made all arrangements for the sale, but who was unable to get the full amount on account of Mr. Perry's making a second arrangement with another real estate agent to sell for less. Christmas was elaborately observed during the past work by many of our citizens. Prof. Jackson's band and orchestra were in Newport last week at fashionable affairs. Several new conventions of Prof. Jackson were played. A family reunion occurred at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Jackson of East Avenue on Christmas day. A dinner was served with all of the "fine" and the occasion proved most enjoyable. Many prominent social people joined in the festivities, including the following: Mr. and Mrs. Walter Williams, Miss Sarah Ford, Miss Evelyn Holland, Mr. and Mrs. William M Spier, Mr. and Mrs. N. Jackson, Miss Olive Jackson, Mr. John Marshall of Boston and Engene A. Watson of the Dooglass Press Agency, W. S. Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. James Perry and Lucy Ranson. During the evening a program of singing, recitations and piano solations were finally rendered by Miss O. Jackson. At the Churchman club concert at the Olney street Baptist church, Providence last week Miss Olive Jackson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Jackson, easily proved herself the star of the evening by tendering the witty selection, entitled "Kelly's Dream." Miss Jackson is an elocutionist of ability, and her training reflects much credit upon her instructor, Miss Mabelle McNally, the well-known elocutionist of this city. Rev. Dr. McDonald of the Olney street Baptist church of Providence was in the city Sunday. Rev. W. H. Holland of the Union Baptist church was the victim of a nervous shock, due to an electric railway accident, last week. He was unable to assist in the Christmas festivities held at his church last Wednesday evening. Sterilag College Notes GREENVILLE, S. C., December 30—Dr. D. D. Minus has just returned from a most pleasant visit to Oranjeburg, S. C., where he spent a few days attending to some important matters and also visiting relatives and friends. There will be a bazaar given here by the ladies of the furnishing committee on the 15th and 16th of January. Emancipation day will be celebrated at the court house on January 1. Dr. Clark will be the principal speaker in connection with a very fine program. All the colored schools of the city will meet together and march to the court house. The Sunday school at Allen Temple gave a beautiful Christmas tree Friday evening and was patterned by a large crowd. We all are glad to welcome Rev. A. Ransom back as pastor of Allen Temple. Dr. Boyd, and Smith are having a fine three-story drug store erected. Menus, Mosley and Mountain have opened a fine showroom. Our company is doing a fine business and is fast increasing its capital every day. Miss Blanche Earle has recently returned from a visit to Abberville, S. C. where she spent Christmas and had a pleasant time. THE NEW YORK AGE PUBLISHED Thursday of Each Week BY Fortune @ Peterson AT 4 Cedar Street NEW YORK Called by T. THOMAS FORTUNE 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. 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Next Sunday Night Cantata Will Be Sung in Place of Sermon. The production of Geibel's beautiful Christmas cantata entitled "The Nativity" by the choir of the Concord Baptist church of Christ in Brooklyn next Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock, instead of the regular preaching service, will be a new departure from the stated forms of worship in that historic church where Dr. William T. Dixon has been preacating for nearly forty-three years. Prof P. Albert Myers, the efficient and successful choirmaster of the church for many years, supported, by 22 well-trained voices, will conduct the service, which will be preceded by a brief discourse on the subject by Dr. Dixon. Friends of the choir and all lovers of good singing will have an opportunity of hearing at this service a rising young soprano soloist in the person of Miss Irene. Henry, fourth soprano. Miss Henry will sing the obligato solo in "Inflamatos," by Rossini, in the introductory program. Prof. J. F. R. Wilson will preside at the organ. The choir serves the church without pay, and the church is so well pleased with their singing that it has granted them the entire collection which will be taken at this service. The leading parts will be sung by Miss Fannie M. Perkins, first soprano; Miss Christina Goode, first contralto; Mr. Hugh Shelton Newton, first tenor; Mr. John S. Parsons, first bass; and Prof P. Albert Myers, precentor. Stapleton Notes. STAPLETON, N. L. January 2. -Last Sunday was stewardess' day. Itev. S. P. Shepard preached an excellent sermon at 10.30 a. m., and Rev. A. Jackson another at 3 p. m. Special watch meeting service began at 9 p. m., Revs. Shepard and A. Jackson and Mr. C. Mathis spoke briefly. The church was well filled. Two asked for prayers and two joined the church. Revival services started from that meeting and will continue. Mrs. Decartower and Mr. William Stannaway are still on the sick list but are somewhat better. Mr. Samuel Natel will start for Tampa. 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The committee appointed some months ago to investigate the difficulties of the church made its report to the Presbytery at its regular meeting last Monday evening. The report occasioned much surprise. It recommended that three commissioners be appointed to reorganize the trustee board and Sunday school and that two legally elected deacons, Thomas H. Duffy and Calvin Clark, be requested to cease to act as elders of the church and that others more competent be elected in their stead. These men have been the leaders in the opposition to the pastor and the plan to change the location of the church. The rules of the Presbyterian church provide when a pastor wishes to resign his charge, or a congregation wishes his pastor dismissed. It is denied here that the Presbytery has the power to depose legally elected deacons, who are responsible to the State legislature for their acts. There is talk of repulsing with force any commissioners who may be appointed and who may seek to enter the church. PRESIDENT R. T. J. January 26 Your Bridesmaids tenders wish Tim Ace a Happy New Year. Mrs. Ethal Fairweather passed away after a short illness of her mother's residence in West Elmwood on Sunday morning. December 24. The funeral was held Tuesday at 2 p. m., at A. M. E. Zion church on Wadsworth street. Rev. William Hy accited. The basket was completely surpurified with floral tril- beas. Mrs. Rachel Glascoe of Wadsworth street is a real artist in making people happy. Such is the verset of those who were present at the Christmas diner given at her residence Christmas day in honor of Rev. and Mrs. M. Mon- xingo of Middletown, Conn., Rev Boecher Carter, former pastor of Wedsworth street A. M. E. church, Rev Clifford Jeter, Mrs. Margaret Williams, Mrs. Hannah Teel, Margaret White Bolar, Mrs. Conager, Miss Mero and Mr. Isaiah Smith. Misses Augusta and Eethel Boon of New York returned to Providence and spent Christmas and New Year's with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Boon of Wendell street. The funeral of Mrs. Annie A. Smith, nee Kimball, widow of the late William H. Smith, who died at R. I. hospital on the 20th, was held from St. Stephen's church at 11 a. m. on Friday. Mrs. Smith was born in Annapolis, Md., in 1855 and came to Providence a number of years ago and married Mr. Smith, who died last June. She leaves one daughter, three boys and a mother in Maryland: Burial at North End cemetery. David Perry of Malden, Mass., age 21, was found dead at Six Points December 28 at 4:30 p. m. His body was viewed by medical examiner who pronounced death due to natural causes. He leaves a sister in Malden. Mr. Thompson Potter of New Bedford, Mass., spent Christmas with his sister, Mrs. George Scott. The A. William dancing class held their annual social last Friday evening in Knights of Columbus hall: Jackson's orchestra furnished the music for dancing. Miss Mary Timberlake, one of the brightest young ladies of the city, is sick at her home. 5 Sanders street, Mrs. Margaret Williams, 95 William Street on Sunday December 24, gave a dinner in honor of Mrs. Mary Reed, who has recently returned from Philadelphia. Those present were Mrs. Mary Reed, Mr. John Harris, Miss Hannah Teel, Mrs. Francis - Pierce and Mrs. Charles Davis. The young people of this city and East Greenwich, R. I., are sorry to hear of the death of Miss Nora Wiggin in New York on the 12th of December. She was born in East Greenwich in 1870 but came to Providence when quite young and left for New York some 29 years ago. She leaves a father and other relatives. One of the most social New Year's entertainments was given by the Good Cheer branch of the Sunshine society at the residence of Miss Mary Jackson, 148, Dodge street. A reception was held from 3 to 10 p. m. All callers received a hearty welcome. Refreshments were served. Mr. M. C. Hughes of Scranton, Pa., formerly of this city, is here during the holidays as the guest of James V. Beuzard of 112 Sutton street. There was a stag party given in his honor on December 29th in which a large number of his former friends took part. A sumptuous banquet was served during the evening. On Christmas day at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. N. F. McCormick, 11 Chambers street, a dinner party was given to Mr. and Mrs. Harry McCormuck, Mr. and Mrs. William Malson and James Cailahan. The evening was spent in music and dancing, after which light refreshments were served. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Smith, Mr. and Mrs. James Quinton; Mr. and Mrs. James Tyler, Mr. Daniel Wright, Miss Rebecca Dandridge, Miss Vioja Hall, Messrs. Nathaline Waters, James Cailahan, Leon Smith, Miss Norris McCormuck, Mr. and Mrs. William Holland, the court was called to Waterbury. Court last week to see her daughter, Mrs. Florence Miller Holland, who has been quite sick, but returned home Saturday as Mrs. Holland has recovered. The Woman's New Century club will give its grand musical and literary entertainment at Congeloe street Baptist church on January 19 for the benefit of the Working Girls' Home. The Jeter family of Newport, Mrs. Fisher Gunn of New Ridford, Miss. L. Lee Anthony, and Roland Smith will be the principal artists. Mrs. D D Hart is president and Mrs. Josephine Johnson secretary of the affair. Mr. Andrew Smith, who spent Christmas in Boston, returned home Tuesday and reported a splendid time. The churches were largely attended Sunday evening as watch meetings were held. Presiding Elder Rev. E. George Biddle spoke at People's A. M. E. church, Rev. William H. Thomas at Bethel A. M. E. church, Pastor Harrison held watch meeting at Pond street church and Rev. McDonald concluded his service by holding watch meeting. Presiding Elder Biddle preached at Wadsworth street A. M. E. church Sunday at 7:45; at Ehenezer Baptist Rev. J. N. L. Davis, D. D., commenced service at 10 p. m., and preached a short sermon. Consecration meeting was then held until midnight. Rev. C. Jeter of Allen chapel held watch meeting service. The Sunday school of Wadsworth street A. M. E. church held a. Santa Claus entertainment last Thursday evening for the benefit of children. The exercises were musical and literary and a real live Santa Claus appeared. The committee in charge were T. L. Brown, superintendent; Miss Viola Hall, secretary; Rev. Eaby. The Sunday school of Pond street church and Bethel A. M. E. church held children's exercises on Tuesday in which there was a large distribution of presents. In the late afternoon, Mr. Thompson was departing from the hotel in the heart of the country. Mr. Y. was with him. Charlestonian W. V. was with him. He was adopted by Carruthie P. He began hotel service in 1877 at the Hotel of the House. Eugene M. N. was with him. He was presumed to be his guardian. Since then he had accompanied handlers some of the finest baggage in the country. For fifteen seasons Mr. Thompson had been head waiter at the Hotel Punta de Leoat in Florida, in the winter, and for thirteen seasons he had been head waiter at the Hotel Champion. Climbing county, N. Y., in the summer. In early life, Mr. Thompson made Philadelphia his home, and he was an active member of the Cherry street Baptist church and Sabbath school. The past sixteen years he made New York city his headquarters and his philanthropy and kindness were well known here. Mr. Thompson was ever ready to assist a struggling young man or a worthy cause. His management of the Hotel Ponce de Leon, which was owned by Mr. Flagler, and the Delaware and Hudson Canal, brought him in contact with some of the best known capitaints in the country who placed the greatest confidence in his experience and sagacity. Mr. Thompson had recently purchased a handsome residence at 235 Decatur street, Brooklyn. At his death he was president of the National Head, Second and Side Waiters' Association: The funeral services took place at his Brooklyn home where Rev. William H. Dixon spoke over the remains, and also at the Cherry street Baptist church, Philadelphia, Pa, where Rev. William H. Creditt officiated, assisted by Rev. J. H. Duckery of Cambridge, Mass. The interment was in Merion cemetery, Pa., J. Hamilton Brooks, George Banks, Dr. B, C. Waller and H. D. Miller accompanied the remains from New York. * Loughkeenie Notes. Oralizing Notices. OSSNINING. January 1. - The Junior Mozart literary social club gave their first concert and reception on Tuesday evening last at Red Men's hall. It was a grand showcase socially and culturally. Mozart was the highest ranking female dresses and the closing piece, "Star Snoached Blinder," was sung by the entire club, waving flags in the chorus. Mrs. V. Nickelson had charge of the concerto. Mrs. V. Steeens and Master John (Olivia) Pritchard sat at the piano and violin for dancing. Mr. Edwards of Philadelphia was the guest of Miss Milton Brown for December 1 and 25. Mr. Anderson of Panguschie spent Christmas week in Osmana as the guest of Miss Batrice and Leola Nickelson, returning home on last Saturday. The Senior Mozart Literary club was the guest of Miss Batrice and Leola Nickelson, returning home on last Saturday. December 25, in Osmana, residence of Mrs. Jacob Nickelson, 6 Ami street. The members presented a very choice program. Mr. Fogg had prepared a summons repost, which was served in the dining room. Mr. Nickelson had not been served in the dining room and Mr. Louis Pritchard on Osmana and Mr. Louis Pritchard on Croton. The Christmas tree and carol service of St. Matthews M. E. church was held in that office on last Friday evening. The singing and speaking by the little ones was very interesting. Mr. Willis still took the part of Santa Claus and distributed the presents from the tree. Refreshments of ice cream and cake were served. Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Brown of Greenwich, Conn. had a flying trip to Ossining on Monday last. Mrs. Edward T. Gray of Poughkeepsie arrives on Monday, December 31, to spend a few days as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Nickelson. Lakewood Notes. LAKWOND, January 2.—The sermons on Sunday were very good. Sunday being Watch meeting night: we had an immense crowd of people out. The A.M. E. Zion church had their communion afternoon. Rev. Matthew preacheth. The Sunday school at the Macedonia Baptist church Sunday took place as usual. Mrs. Wood of Atlantic City and Mrs. Johnson gave a few remarks of encouragement to the Sunday school children. Mr. W. S. Johnson played the organ. The people of Lakewood were all on Monday night, when at half-past a great fire broke out in John street at Mason's hall on account of a lamp explosion. Four benches were burned. All the houses are insured. Mrs. Jones, one of the sufferers, is very ill from the effects of the fire. Bremen, January 9. The wedding of Miss Catherine Bloom, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bloom, and Mr. George Florence of Philadelphia, took place at the residence of the priest-on Broadway Thursday night at 8 o'clock. Father Blood performed the ceremony. Mr. George Holly was the best man. The wife of house, Mrs. Holly, was gowned in dark, blue and carried white carnations. The bride looked handsome, in her white silk crepe-de-chine trimmed with white point applique lace; she carried white rose. After the ceremony a reception was held and a wedding supper was served. Mr. and Mrs. Florence will reside in this village for a while. Mrs. Holmes gave a very pleasant party at her residence on last Wednesday evening. A Christmas tree with useful gifts for her children and friends was a part of the enjoyment. Music and dancing were the exercise of the evening and after the presents were taken from the tree a bountiful repast was served by Misses Louise Reed and Elizabeth Moore. The regular meeting of the sewing circle, which is generally held every Wednesday evening has been postponed during the holiday session. The regular meeting will re-commence the first Wednesday in the new year. Mis Dolly Stewart is spending the week in Troy. Mrs. Maria Vagranken has returned home after visiting her parents and friends in North Carolina. The service was opened as usual at the A. M. E. Zion church. Rev. R. J. Strother preached an instructive sermon. After the services, there was watch meeting. The service Sunday evening was largely attended. A week of prayer will be held all this week. Mrs. Trueman and her mother, Mrs. Moody, have gone to spend the rest of the winter in Savannah, Ga. Neel-Dawson Marriage. HACKENNACK, January 2.—The parsonage of the A. M. E. Zion church was the scene of a quiet but pretty wedding on New Year's night. The contracting parties were Mr. J. Peter Noel, formerly of Charleston, S. C., and Miss Hannah Dawson of Hickensack. Rev. W. H. Batchelor officialized. The bride was very becoming attired in white mousseline, Mr. Monzo Scott of Englewood was the best man. The bride was unattended, Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Marrow married New Year's dinner Monday afternoon at their residence to the following friends: Rev. W. H. Batchelor, Mrs. L. L. Porter, the Misses Lavenia Hayes, Mary J. Keeling and Nellie C. Marrow, Maesters Walter J. Brushon and Engene Marrow, Rev. W. H. Batchelor was also invited, but Brushon indulished for the past two weeks was obliged to forgo all the holiday festivities. Mr. and Mrs. James V. Hawking were in Brooklyn Thursday last to attend the funeral of a friend, Mrs. Paling, mother of Mrs. Sarah Henry. The hearts of Mrs. Sarah and family of the A. M. E. Zion church were glad to celebrate holidays by the members and friends acting the part of Santa Claus in cash and other useful presents. A series of meetings is doing held at the A. M. E. Zion church this week. The first meeting being on New Year's night the service was held in the warm woolenation. Speeches were made by Rees, W. H. Batcholor, J. E. Morrow and J. R. Dillard. Sar Harbor Nose V Card From Understork Brown, To Whom It May Concert It has come to my notice that a certain Medical Doctor on 50th street has taken advantage of families when he patient has died, they having requested him to 'phone for Understake W. David Brown, instead 'phoned to an undertaker in Brooklyn. Fortunately, on Sunday over the loss of a albino child, had grieved one of mind to repudiate such advantage taken, and dismissed the Brooklyn undertaker when he arrived, afterwards sending for the undertaker of her choice. I do not stand in with or have offered commission or influence of any doctor, or have commended me. I denounce any doctor and undertaker cohorting together, for in every case the family pays for the commission given to the doctor by the undertaker, who influences 'the call to him. This is the second time this has occurred to families on 50th street. W. David Brown, Undertaker and Embalmer, 146 West 55d street, New York city. Peekakill Notes PENSKILL, January 2.—Mr. Renson Array is improving after a tedious illness. Mrs. Thomas L. Jackson of Brooklyn visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John E. Alaire, on Diven street, Mr. John and Mrs. Ruedel Davia have taken the Harris house as their residence until late Mr. and Mrs. Jackson of Poughkeepsie spent the New Year with their parent. Mrs. Mosher. At the A. M. E. Zion church last Sunday. Rev. F. W. Crumcondale. At the Rev. F. W. Crumcondale of the people of the Mt. Olive church joined in making this watch meeting night long to be remembered. He was amused by the emancipated Slater Runge, of Sag Harbor and Rens. Singleton, of Sag Harbor, but has begun the church to continue for Mrs. the infant child of Mr. Taply died on Saturday. December 30. Interment was in Jamaica, L. I. Mr. J. Franklin Smallwood of the Law Department of the State Bank and Mr. F. Douglass Johnson of Brooklyn, spent Christmas in New Haven and Bridgeport, Cana, with friends. Among the friends who entertained them were Mrs. G. Wattersky, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Emery, Mr. and Mrs. Marshall, Misa G. Peckingham, Mr. and Mrs. Thordone Thompson, Misa Alice Thompson, Miss Jessie Blackwell, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Henson, Mrs. Charles Green, Mrs. Moore, Mr. Frank Warnsley, Mr. Chia Molley, Mr. Carter, Mr. Fribie and Mr. Scott, Mr. Smallwood and Mr. Johnson returned home much elated over their pleasant visit. Mr. Sainwood is one of Brooklyn's most progressive young men. He is popular in social circles and enjoys the confidence and esteem of a host of friends. Being well educated and having exceptional talent for clerical work, he easily obtained a position with the State Bank as clerk in the legal department, from which he has just been promoted to the rank of collector, and is the only Afro-American in the State holding such a position. Mr. Smallwood read law as prescribed by the regular course at Columbia College, and which he now uses to good advantage. He is a man and believes in racial organizations for the moral uplift of the race everywhere. As member of several secret and henevolent orders he has gained considerable prestige as a leader. He is also credited with having written some fine documents on State questions. Mr. Johnson, who shared the popularity of Mr. Smallwood on their holiday trip, is also a man of excellent qualities and has given much attention to the business side of Afro-American life in Greater New York. A carpenter of merit, Mr. Johnson belongs to the Carpenter's Union and says that "the atmosphere therein is all right"—the trouble is in getting in, Mr. Johnson as an immigrant as he can and has been of great assistance to strengthening Afro-Americans of the trade. As financial secretary of Brooklyn lodge, No. 32, he is proficient, accurate and honest, and has the best interest of the lodge at heart. I. Poinfrid Notes. Bridgeport Notes. Burton, Ouster, Coun., January L. Mr. and Mrs. William Littleton of East Main street gave a swell dinner party last Sunday. Among the Bridgeport residents were Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brown and Mrs. William Lewis and Mrs. Farrar of Park Avenue spent a few Jew of the past week in Washington, Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis and children of Brooklyn are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clas. Thompson of Gregory st. Mrs. Mary Hart gave a dinner last week in honor of Mrs. Williams of New Jersey, Roe, and Mrs. P. G. W. Fowkes, and Mrs. Clark Taylor were among the guests. The Christmas tree of the A. M. E. Zion Sunday school was held last Thursday evening and was largely attended by teachers, scholars and friends. All the Sunday school pupils were remembered with beautiful and substantial gifts. Much credit is due to J. A. E. Stevens, individual presents. The school presented the superintendent, J. E. Stevens, with a handsome clock, Mrs. Lee Smith of Whiting street is on the sick list. On January 12 there will be a concert and summer at the A. M. E. Zion church. Miss Marnie Cummings of New Haven is on the sick list. Mrs. Edith Lewis. At Bethel A. M. E. church on last Wednesday evening the Christmas tree exercises were very successful. Besides a large attendance of scholars many friends attended. The watch night services held on Sunday night were well attended and the services were well attended as well. A memorial for a son as social was given by the teachers of classes No. 2 and 3 of the Bethel A. M. E. Sunday school to several of the scholars. Among those present were the Misses Corine and Julia Johnson, Olivia and Esther Kearney, Carrie and Jessie Gordon, Mary Miller, Edward Stevens, and Evelyn Clinton; Masters Stanley James, Roy Gordon, Willie Howard, Willie Williams and James Mitchell. The afternoon and evening were pleasantly spent. Brooklyn Y: M. C. A. Noten The men's meeting last Sunday afternoon was marked by great interest and enthusiasm. Short testimonies were given by all the men present. President John M. C. A. was present and made a very timely talk to the men. The New Year's reception, held on Monday afternoon and evening, was a decided success in every way. The building was filled with visitors and visitors. The time was pleasantly spent in social intercourse, music and the serving of some of the delicacies of season by the reception committee, headed by Mr. W. E. Taylor, assisted by the following visitors: the visitors; Misses Nina E. Wilson, Daisy Tenford, Fanny and Marriner Avery, Rose Lee, Edna and Abbie Milligan, Laura Davis, Eleanor Bonsack, Harriet Vancey, Ethel Palmer, Gerritude Ethel Pilgrim, Elisa Ethel Washington, Medadens D. Collins and Jessica Taylor. Dr. William L. Hunter will be the speaker at the Men's meeting next Sunday afternoon, January 14 at 4 o'clock, accompanied by one of the branch orchestra, will be one of the features of the meeting. A corvid welcome is extended to all men. Able to carry a camera, every Sunday afternoon, at 4 o'clock in the X. M. C. A. building. Sophia Bennett Christmas Yorkshire, January 8.—On last Wednesday, evening a surprise party was tendedpd Mia S. Bias by a number of her friends, headed by Mia S. Thompson. An enjoyable evening was spent, games of all sorts being indulged in, after which those present sat down to a bounnish reunion. Prof. J. Godman received his musical entertainment at the Mennah Baptist church on last Wednesday evening. On Thursday evening the Sunday school of the A. M. B. Zinn church brated Christmas with a fine literary and musical program, Christmas star and collation. Every seat in the auditorium was occupied and the aisles and gallery crowded. The school was as never before, and the whole program of recitations, choruses, solos, drills and exercises, was excellent. At the close of the exercises presents were distributed from the star. Rev. J. J. Smyer was then presented with a handsome silk robe from the Golden Leaf Society of the church by Mrs. B. Gregory, president, assisted by other members of the church. Master Walter Giddings was presented with a violin box and a music roll by Mr. M. F. Overton, in behalf of the Sunday school. The Messiah Baptist Sunday school held their Christmas exercises on Friday evening. An excellent program was rendered before a good-sized audience. Rev. H. A. Booker was presented with an envelope containing a five-dollar note by Mr. J. Green, in behalf of his Sunday school class. A beautiful tree, with Mr. H. Howard as Santa Claus, wound up a pleasant night for the members of the school. At the annual election of officers held on Sunday the following were elected: Superintendent, Mrs. E. Thornton; assistant superintendent, Mr. J. Bailey; treasurer, Mr. J. Spinnie; secretary, Miss M. Griffin; and librarian, Mr. L. Adams. On Saturday afternoon, the Girls' Friendly Club gave a Christmas party and an exhibition of what they have accomplished in their various branches. A number of the mothers were present. A review was conducted by the instructors of the various classes and the girls showed their knowledge of a number of practical things. A collation was served to those present, after which a Jack Horner pie, which contained presents for each member of the club, was opened. A number of new classes have been formed in the club recently. Watch meeting services were held at both churches of the city on Sunday night. On Friday evening, December 22, Herd Lodge, No. 1529, G. U. O. F, held their annual election of officers with the reelection C. S. Dow, N. G. P. Banks, V. G.; J. Clark, E. S.; S. Giddings, P. S.; C. Peel, N. T. T. Brooks, W. C.; J. Allen, W. T.; M. Gulliver, W. W.; T. Brooks, judge advocate; and F. J. Moultrie, T. Brooks and J. Brooks, finance committee. Mr. T. Middleton spent the holidays with his mother, Mrs. M. Middleton. Mr. B. Morris and Miss L. Murray of New York city, and Mr. T. Thomas of White Plains, spent Christmas with Mrs. J. Winston. Miss Z. Ryerson of Bordentown Industrial College, spent the holidays with her parents. Miss B. Odell of Brooklyn, was visiting her. Mrs. J. Hashbrook and children of Middletown, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. Adams Sunday. Miss La Perry is visiting relatives in Springfield, N. J. Mrs. B. Scott spent Christmas with her parents in Poughkeepsie. Last Sunday morning at the A. M. E. Zion church Rev. J. J. Smver preached the last on the series of sermons on the "Sunday School Lessons." In the evening he held his watch night services, preaching first a brief sermon. After half past ten the church was greatly overcrowded by the large number of people who came to this service. Three persons joined the church and at half-past twelve the congregation dispersed. Dr. and Fr. N. N. Garland and daughter of Boots, spent Christmas with Rev. and Mrs Smver. The Christmas tree at the A. M. E. Zion parsonage was greatly laden this year, there being one hundred and twenty-six presents for the pastor and his family. Miss Sallie L. Esquard of Searshale, spent Sunday with Rev. and Mrs Smver. --- Funkhorn-Jones Wedding. On the evening of December 20, 1966, the wedding of Mrs. Franka Funkhorn of 357 Terkling street, Hiram Lyn, N. V. was brilliantly lighted and most suitably decorated in honor of the marriage of her youngest and accomplished daughter, Miss Hattie Funkhorn, to one of New York's worthy and soft-boiling men, Mr. John Ovington Jones. At half-past eight o'clock, to the accompaniment of sweet strains of music on piano and violin by Miss Hallie Anderson and assistant, the bridal party proceeded to the parlor, where Rev. W. W. Epigonal, the Marian Methodist Epigonal church, New York, amused two heads in the bonds of holy marriage. Two little flower girls in pink and white, the young Miss Lilian Arrington and Florence Williams, led the march. The groom, accompanying the bride-smail, the bride, followed, then the best man, the greedy bride, James P. Jones, accompanied the bride, Mr. Julius Jordan gave the bride away. Mr. Julius Jordan gave the bride away with white silk dress insertion over soft white satin, on train, her bodice having a V neck, on train, her bodice and the sleaves a deep cuff of white pearl trim. Her bonnet was of white curacao. The supper table was very artistically arranged for the occasion and season, and the supper served in good style by the enterer, Mr. McKeel and assistants. After supper the bride and groom pre-take the midnight train for Philadelphia. The happe, hair were "at home" to their friends Wednesday, the 27th ult. Many beautiful and useful presents were received. Newark Item. Proof. J. Milton Anderson's dancing class, instead of opening on January 5, as stated in last week's issue of Tirr Ank, the opening will take place next Monday evening January 8. Mr. Melville, Charlton, the celebrated concert organist, has been engaged to play at the Dairy Opera Carmen, at Providence, Rhode Island. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Lancaster entertained one hundred gentlemen friends at a reception at 336 West 50th street on New Year's night. Among the lady guests were Mrs. Pope and Mrs. Lee. Mr. George Adams rendered several vocal solos. New Bremen, January 1—New Bedford is experiencing a remarkable spell of fine weather. To-day, the first of the year, is just cool enough to be comfortable. Christmas is over; New Year's has passed and everyone will settle down to winter quarters, and gentle spring dawns upon us. The watch meetings were fairly well attended. Zion held special meetings in the room of Cottage Gym, and the following the following week will now be attended meetings. Mrs. C. L. P., Wates of 201 Cottage street, entertained at dinner on Christmas day her daughter, Mrs. Hattie II lives of Providence, and Mr. 3. II Banks, chief of the Providence district. G. U. O. of True Reformers. This is the first time Chief Banks has had the pleasure of visiting our city and is so well pleased that his friends are promised another visit from him in the near future. Mrs. Ives and Mr. Banks return to Providence in Fall. Rear庭 0 m. Mrs. Ives and Mr Banks attended evening service at the Zion church Sunday in company with Mrs. Warts. The E. H. MacDonald club of the Union Baptist church will give a chicken salad supper and social at the residence of Mrs. Charles Douglass. The exercises will consist of the tableau entertainment "Seven Ages of Man" Sunday evening the Rev. Andrew Chumberlain club will give a Vesper service in the Union church. A final rally for the building fund will take place at the service. A lecture will be given at Bethel church on January 12 by Mr. Emma S. Ransom for the benefice of the Pastor's club. Subject, "The House-Made Girl" Mr. Riverdy C. Ransom, Jr. was in the city visiting friends at Mrs. Mary F. Oliver's for a few days. Mrs. Mary A. King was suddenly taken sick last Saturday evening. A door was sent for a soldier who was given her Mrs. Cooper of Springfield visiting Mrs. Mary Reed. Last Sunday morning met with a misfortune by falling down the outer basement steps of the Union Baptist church, receiving several painful bruises and a severe shaking up. A very unfortunate ending of the Christmas festivities occurred at the residence of Mr. James E. Reed in the week. While Mr. James Waynett, who was acting as Santa Claus, was taken the presents—from the Christmas tree, his costume was ignited by a burning candle on the tree and if it had not been for the prompt and vigorous assistance on the part of members of the family he would have been seriously burned around his neck, face and head, but we are glad to announce that no permanent injury will be sustained. Mrs. Charles Z. Douglass is visiting Mrs. E. H. MacDonald of Providence Mrs. Lewis Moore, who has been taken for some time, is improving. Rev. Witten kept open house all day Monday up to 10 p.m. A large number of his congregation called to see him and Witten. His many friends under the leadership of Mr. John Carter presented him with a $20 overcount. The Rev. has a plan or foot to celebrate Golden Jubilee in February. Mrs. Fess Jr. Serugues and little daughter are spending the holidays with Mrs. Mary K. Ker, her mother. The Allen Recital The second annual recital of Mr. Allen in aid of the Colored Men's Brass of the Y. M. C. A., given at Christie Loom Hall on Desopher 27 was made by the most affluent audience of the stove Estelle Pincink Chunga, predeceased soprano, of Worcester, Mass. charmed the audience with her gentle range and clearness of voice. Mrs. J. Kelly Armstead, a New York woman formerly the leading contralor of the city and now of Washington, D.C. be an enraging stage number and was repeatedly Ms. Harriet B. Polk with his best and his enduring sincerity of feeling was more more evidence. Prof. Walter E. Craig wrote and Melyille Charlton, artist, lighted the audiences with their tensions. The one act drama presented by Y. M. C. A., Derrimut the theater, that I did, Dal K. B. was very cleverly acted by M. K. B. bass and Messrs. S. E. Dee, A. W. and W. H. Thomas. Lodge Officers to be Installed William Lloyd Garrison P.O. 20, install on the third Monday in 148 Myrtle avenue, Browns lowing officers: Pierre Zeno, co- nselman H. Brighes, V. C. J. J. J. son, J. V. C. John Floss, J. C. O. Birch, O. M. Robert J. J. J. lain, Jeffrey Jackson, O. G. will install their officers on evening, January 1, 1909. Fast Commander Isaac D. S. J. stall the following officers: Smith, commander; Sam J. S. W. C. Peter Harb, L. L. Johnson, L. L. chaptain, John J. Hurd, 20 John Smith, O. G. J. W. J. goon John Brown Circle, L. L. G. A. R. will install the 6th avenue, Thursday, W. M. K. the follower officers; W. M. K. Juniens, president; Miss M. L. S. vice-president; Mrs. L. L. vice-president; John E. S. L. Miss Mahel Fox, comdr. Christiana Chosecoman, Mrs. J. J. J. J. J. J. B. Chosecoman, prescr. W. M. Smith, secretary. Lawrence Nurse No. 111 LAWRENCE, Mason, Jude funeral services of Robert J. W held on December 28 at Hawthorne Oxford street, in the power of many friends from Hawthorne, Lowell Andover. He was a member of K lodge, No. 15, of Hawthorne, number of which performed the rite. J. W the order over the remains. J. W Lamb sang "Asleep in dew." J. W sang Neale, M. Scott. J. W A. Fryer, Frank Bliss. W. W. Hargrove, J. E. Payne and W. W. were the pill bearers. The service sent to Windsor, N.C. Jersey City News The Grand United Order of Reformers is making good progress in getting new members. Their headquarters at 36 Montgomery street are very interested. Mr. and Mrs. Japo Tait of 300 Grand street beautify baby girls and her appearance on Saturday 30. Mrs. Taylor's condition is to be quite satisfactory by her health.