New York Age

SECRETARY OF WAR TAFT PLEADS FOR THE NEGRO Says Electoral Qualifications Should Apply to White as Well as Colored Men FRANCHISE REMOVAL CANNOT BE PERMANENT Large Brooklyn Audience Hears Optimistic Views of Secretary as to Bright Future of the Race—Power of Hampton and Tuskegee in Political Phase of Problem. Secretary of War Taft got a rousing reception last night in old Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, when he and Dr. Booker T. Washington and Dr. H. B. Frissell Principal of Hampton Institute addressed an audience of 2000 at the Negro problem. The meeting was under the auspices of the Brooklyn Armstrong Association in the interest of Hampton Institute and following the speeches subscriptions were taken to aid it in the mission of educating the youth of the race. Robert C. Ogden presided. Secretary Taft's speech was as follows: South, made an unanswerable argument to show that the inevitable result of the conflict was the abolition of the hateful institution. It needed but a year more of the war and the issue of the emancipation proclamation, to vindicate his prophecy and to prove that the tremendous conflict of arms and the awful internecino strife was but a capital operation for the excision of a social cancer. And so in due course after the war, the Thirteenth Amendment forbidding slavery within the jurisdiction of the United States became part of the fundamental law of the nation. No institution—however evil its I feel that I owe an explanation to the audience why I assume to 'speak upon the topic of the evening. As far back as I can remember, which carries me into the middle of the Civil War, my ideal of patriotic feeling—derived from the political attitude of my father and mother as I understood it—was closely associated with the hatred of slavery and sympathy with the Negro race. Subsequently, under Republican tutelage, that sympathy diffused itself into a strong political bias in favor of the maintenance of the political rights of the Negro in the South, intensified perhaps rather by a desire for Representation more than for special benefit to the Negro than for special benefit to the White man. I can well remember the last stand that was made in General Grant's administration, in an attempt directly to enforce the Fifteenth Amendment, in which my father as Attorney-General took a prominent part, when all the national powers were invoked to protect the Negro against the infringement of his constitutional rights. Then came the compromise following the election of 1876, and the restriction in the Army Bill of 1878, which still remains the law, forbidding the summoning on the army in any way as a posse comitatus, and so preventing its use as an instrument to protect the suffrage and civil rights of the Negro. The Republican party and the North yielded to the negative policy of allowing the South to come into the Union without further resistance themselves with respect to the Negro race, deploring but not condoning the fraud and violence which were used to defeat the purpose of the Fifteenth Amendment. Instead of strengthening the national control and power of interposition in respect to Congressional elections, the Federal election laws were repealed. It fell to my lot thereafter to exercise judicial jurisdiction in two States of the South, and to come more or less intimately face to face with the social and political problems then presented, and to learn more and to understand better than ever I did before, the real attitude of both sides upon the race issue in the Southern States. This quickened my interest in the whole question, and gave me new light upon it. Then I was called to the far distant field of the Philippines, and was there with respect to responsibility or less personal, in meeting a situation differing, of course, in many respects from the race problem in this country, but which in its chief aspect has a close resemblance. The problem was, and is, the work of bringing a Christian race, originally tropical and affected by its tropical origin, from a state of dense ignorance—general and political—and of industrial dependence, to one of general and political intelligence and industrial independence. No lessons of experience and actual trial have been more valuable to us in working out our problem in the Philippines than those of General William Armstrong and Booker Washington in the uplifting of the Negro race in the United States. He has here been to-night to take part in honoring Hampton Institute, gratitude and admiration impel me to add the small weight of my voice in emphatic praise of all that is represented by that great school for the industrial education of the Negro. Founding of Hampton an Epoch. Founding of Hampton in Epcot. The founding of Hampton Institute constituted truly and historically an epoch in the development of the whole Negro race. Seldom can such a thing be understood of the founding of an educational institution. To know the national and historical importance of Hampton, one must keep in touch with the educational movements through the South, and be able to distinguish between those which are in the line of real progress and those which are merely adjuncts and ancillary. In discussing the history of the development and progress of the Negro in this country, I think there is no division of the topic so logical, from the standpoint of true political, science, as that which is made by the three great war amendments to the Constitution. Under the heads of these, we can consider the steps in the progress of the Negro toward his position in society and the State. We can also consider how he would have him fill. Of course, it is well-known that when the North entered upon the war for the Union, it disavowed any intention to abolish slavery or to do other than restrict it to the territory in which it was then lawful. But Lincolne had said in an earlier day that the nation could not life half free and half slave. And in 1863 John Stmart Mill, in replying to those British critics of the North who contended that it was not fighting to remove it, but only to oppress the South, made an unanswerable argument to show that the inevitable result of the conflict was the abolition of the hateful institution. It needed but a year more of the war and the issue of the emancipation proclamation, to vindicate this prophecy and to prove that the tremendous conflict of arms and the awful internecine strife was but a capital operation for the excision of a social cancer. And so in due course after the war, the Thirteenth Amendment forbidding slavery within the jurisdiction of the United States became part of the fundamental law of the nation. No institution—however evil its ultimate tendency—made part of the web and woof of society in a large kars, der as of on all of its e-llen h-t-t, e-s, gn-ts, seed e-h SECRETARY TAFT'S LATEST PICTURE. community for a century or more, can be cut out without great inconvenience, social disturbance, and suffering more or less continued. Therefore, the taking away from the Southern slave-owners the 5,000,000 Negroes, who had been under the Constitution their property, and the making of them freemen, as they were, without preparation, for the responsibilities of freedom, was a change so radical and a social wrench so violent that it must have been accompanied by temporary evils which for a time clouded the great benefence of the change. In the first place the 5,000,000 freedmen who had barely had been chattels wiped off percent, of them entirely illiterate. They had never been trained to self-support or self-help. They were dependent on others for what they wore, for what they ate, for what they did. They were living in a country which had been devastated by war, and in which their former masters were themselves in a state of destitution and hopelessness, naturally embittered by the awful sufferings and trials of a four years' war, and the humiliation of defeat. Under such circumstances the future of the Negro, though he had attained the investable boon of freedom, seemed dark indeed. It was true that in the trials of the Chinatown there had been made clear qualities in the ace which gave promise for the future. Under the influence of their surroundings as slaves, they had long embraced the Christian religion, and though illiterate they could not but feel the influence of the civilization in which they lived. Race Traite. In the history of all the peoples of the earth, there is no more uniform story of the absolute fidelity to trust than that which was exhibited by the Negroes of the South toward the families of their masters when the men were gone to the war, and none but the women and children were left at home. Though these black trustees of the hearth and home were, of course, moved deeply in sympathy with the enemies of their masters engaged in a death struggle for their freedom, they never for a moment faltered in their duty of guardianship and protection. So, too, on the other side, the Negroes who were enlisted in the war for the Union of the abolition of slavery manifested a courageous and valorous spirit, and a willingness to die for their country and their life, which entitled them to share in the benefits of a common citizen-hip. It is necessary to mention these circumstances and race traits, in order to explain the marvelous progress that has been made out of the gloom, darkness and confusion that prevailed at the time of the adoption of the Thirteenth amendment. The Freedman's Bureau. The national government appreciating in some degree the helplessness of the Southern Negroes after the war, organized the Fredgem's Bureau in order that a primary education might be given to those illiterate people in starting them on the way to meet the responsibilities of freedom. In the course of five years, upwards of 4,000 schools, with 9,000 teachers and 250,000 pupils were organized. In the life of this bureau, a million black children were taught to read and write, and the general Government, expended six and one-half millions of dollars. In looking back one ventures to think that the general Government did not appreciate as highly as it might have done the importance of appropriating more money and more energy to the education of the Negro. The general Government had itself become responsible for his emancipation, and it would seem that by 'direct expenditure of money and means, it should have attended to the removal of these obstacles which stood in the way of the progress of the Negro in a national matter. Ultimately the education of the Negro was left to State initiation and to private generosity. Whatever may be said of the reconstruction governments of the South, it is to its credit that laws were enacted instituting systems, of education for the Negro. Still more noteworthy is the fact that since 1880 and the passing of the political influence of the Negro in the South, in the face of the bitter feeling against him which at times seems on the surface to have swept across that section, there has been spent by the Southern States in support of the Negro schools a sum ex- MILITARY ceeding $115,000,000. In the year 1900 1,000,000 colored youth attended schools, and in the 35 years between 1865 and 1900 the illiteracy which had been 95 per cent., was reduced to 47 per cent., and today it is not much more than 40 per cent. of the total Negro population of school age of course this leaves 55 per cent. of the percentage of illiteracy still in the colored race, and is an indication that much remains to be done in the matter of general education among them; but when we consider the hostile elements that there were in the South for years after the war: When we consider the destination of the South itself, and the difficulties that it had in business and industrial progress, we must consider the education of the Negro rebuilt credit, both upon the Southern white man and the Southern Negro. Desire for Education. It shows on the one hand the intense desire of the Negro for education, a yearning that manifests itself in a thousand different ways, and is pathetic in every manifestation; and on the other the appreciation of the white man that the Negro is a necessary part of Southern civilization, and that the one method of relieving his community from the burden of ignorance and crime and social retrogression is the institution of thorough systems of education for the black man and his children. But while great progress has been made in the reduction of the illiteracy of the Negro race, much remains to be done. The Southern-Negro schools in the country are by no means what the Negro children are denied in many rural communities more than one or two or three months' education during the year. This it is to be hoped will improve as the revenues of the Southern States, in their present prosperity, permit larger appropriations to benefit the schools; and there is room here, too, for the adding to the many generous funds—the Slater, the Peabody, and the Jeannes funds, for the promotion of general education in the South. The removal of illiteracy, that is, the primary education, is indispensable in the uplift of any race. Secondary and university education are not so indispensable but they are of the highest advantage in the instruction of the leaders of the race, and of that small proportion of professional men that the general education and industrial progress of the race are the result. But the promotion of an illiterate people is not shown by the presence of a few universities among them, for there are many countries—and the Philippines are one—in which the universities are older than our own, but in which the density of the ignorance of the common people is so great as to discourage all but the most courageous, friends—of that people. The Kenrienth Amendment. The Fourteenth Amendment secured the Negro against any State legislation, or State action, which might deprive AN AFRO-AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEWS AND OPINION NEW YORK, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1908 by education might be given iterate people in starting way to meet the respo- reedom. Of five years, upwardsools, with 9,000 teacherspupils were organized. Inhis bureau, a million blacktaught to read and write,oral Government expendedhalf millions of dollars.Back one ventures to thinkoral Government did not ap- hnk of his right to life, liberty andproperty; that is, of his right to pursuehappiness. It gave him protectionagainst any effort on the part of theStates to deprive him of equality ofopportunity in improving his conditionby self-help; and it is under this amendment and the Fifteenth Amendment, affecting his political rights, that oneshould properly consider the far-reachinginfluence of the education initiatedby General Armstrong in theexperiment of Hampton Institute. of every one who has give the slightest consideration.in the Philippines we hafntrusted, in founding industryby the social prejudice cuurmark of slavery. Manyprevious regime, that manwho have been invited totrades of the printer, of thecarpenter, of theejected and have asked tobeprepare themselves as cler Industrial education as such, by which I mean the teaching of trades and occupations in schools, public or private, is said to have had its inception in France, but it had great progress, apparently, in Germany, where there were industrial schools of various kinds in the 18th century and in the 19th century. The great impetus, however, to industrial education, which has affected the whole of Germany's industrial progress, given it such an enormous advantage in the industrial coopership the rest of the world, came after the Franco-Prussian War and the organization of the German Empire. The controversy, in which the system of industrial schools was triumphant, was between the learning of trades and vocations in the schools, and the learning of a trade by the son at the bench of the father. The conservative view was that the home teaching, and the learning to do by doing, under the influence of the parent, was better than the teaching in large classes at an industrial school. The outcome of course vindicates the latter system, because under scientific teaching, because under scientific machinery, the mistakes and errors of rude knowledge of the craft are corrected, and the best kind of trade workers are sent out into the community for its benefit. Such a controversy, however, could not arise with reference to the industrial education of the Negro race, for while among the slaves there had been some industrial training, and there were good carpenters and blacksmiths and other tradesmen, the number of crafts-slaves was so small that the prospect of men in proportion to the number of the training of the children of these artisans at the benches of their fathers was no encouraging in respect to the Negro. Hence the only system of leading the Negro into an industrial existence was through schools established for the purpose, and this was begun by General Armstrong in 1665, even before the impetus which industrial education had received in Germany after the French war. It is not for me to dwell upon the details and general advantages of industrial education, certainly not in a city which, like Brooklyn, possesses the Pratt Institution, where industrial education is given in the most useful and effective form, but I may call attention ROBERT C. [Picture of a man in a suit, holding a book]. ROBERT C. OGDEN to the wisdom of General Armstrong, and of his great disciple, Booker Washington, in adapting their educational processes to lead the Negro along the path which the natural taste and early environment marked out for him by assigning the greatest importance to teaching in a practical way agricultural and kindred pursuits; rather than to the desire of an urban community. This taking advantage of the natural tendency of the Negro, received from the days of his slavery environment, was only one manifestation of that common sense which has distinguished the management of the Hampton Institute under General Armstrong and Dr. Frusel, and this leading toward agricultural education, this being accomplished in that great institution at Tuskegee, founded by Dr. Washington. Hampton Institute has been followed by the organization of twenty-five thirty schools for the industrial education of the Negro, and the influence of the graduates of these institutions throughout those communities in the South where the Negroes are in great number, has been distinctly helpful to the knowledge of every one who has given the matter the slightest consideration. In the Philippines we have been confronted, in founding industrial schools, by the social prejudice cultivated in a mark of slavery. Many young men previous regime, that manual labor is a who have been invited to take up the trades' of the printer, of the machinist, of the carpenter, of the electrician, objected and have asked to be allowed to prepare themselves as clerks, although they are told that the compensation of the former is fifty and sixty and seventy dollars a month, and that of the clerk簿钱 dollars. They have said they preferred to be as gentlemen. This is how wearing off. In a different way, there was a similar feeling against manual labor among the enfranchised Negroes. They had somehow got it into their heads that freedom brought: freedom from the necessity for labor and that work was an accompaniment of bondage. The Dignity of Labor. Hampton and Tuskegee teach the dignity of labor, the value of skill, the use of the mind, and the application of the hand, and the lesson that without attention and without taking pains, without restraint, no progress can be made by either a man, a race or a nation. The founders of Hampton and Tuskegee saw that the colored people needed training in the branches of human endeavor in which there was hope of real and immediate success, and made their schools accordingly. They would not decry the advantages of higher education for some of the race, and would not shut the door of opportunity to the Negro in any vocation, professional or manual. But in these schools, they determined to train the race in the work plainly open to the whole race and which, in the end, must most certainly add to the economic power, and influence of the Negro for his unlifting. Wealth of Race. That the policy has been abundantly justified by the event the statistics of the Negro race bear indisputable evidence. In Virginia in 1898 the Negroes owned 978,000 acres of land. In the five years next following year, they gained 298,000 acres of business capital of Negroes in Virginia in 1898 was $7,500,000; in 1899 this had increased to $8,500,000; and 79 per cent. of the Negroes had less than $2,500 each, showing that the wealth was quite evenly distributed among them. In Georgia, which is one of the most prosperous of the Southern States, in 1900 the Negroes owned one million acres worth upwards of $4,000,000, and the asset value of all property owned by the Negroes for that actual value, or $20,000,000. In 1903 the Negroes were almost with- C. OGDEN all homes of their own, and in 1000, thirty-five years later, there were in all the Southern States 372,000 owners of homes, and of these 225,000 were free from encumbrances. The number of farms operated by Negroes in the United States in 1900 was 746,000, and of these 277,000 were in the South Atlantic States, and 444,000 in the South Central States. Of the Southern farms, 187,000 or 25 per cent. of all, were owned by the Negroes who farmed them; 271,000 were operated by Negroes who were each tenant, and 279,000 were operated by Negroes who were share tenants. Of the Negroes in the South there were 1,341,000 agricultural laborers, and 127,000 farmers, planters and overseers. The agricultural wealth of the Negroes of the South was estimated at $300,000,000 in 1908. Between 1800 and 1900 the number of Negro farmers increased 37 per cent. and the number of farm owners increased 57 per cent. The Negroes as owners or tenants cultivate one-half of all the cotton farms, one-third of all the rice farms, one-seventh (Continued on page 2.) Wealth of Race. MANHATTAN CHURCHES PREPARING FOR EASTER Southern New York Baptist Association Finds No Evidence Against Pastor Gilbert Two Good Sermons at St. James Church—Prof W. H. Ferris, Scholar, of Boston, Speaks Twice Sunday—Civil Service School at Republican Club Well Attended—Some Social Notes. It is reported and repeated in many sections of the city that the committee of the Southern New York Baptist Association, composed of Drs. R. S. McArthdr, R. P. Johnston, F. M. Goodchild, Leyton Williams, and Judge E. S. Clinch, who has been investigating the recent disturbances at Mt. Olivet Church and considering charges made against the pastor, Rev. M. W. Gilbert, laid before them by various members of the congregation, and no substantial evidence against the pastor. It is said that after a thorough investigation their report will entirely exonerate Rev. M. W. Gilbert. Sunday services at the church were largely attended. The Sunday School session was largely attended and interest in Easter preparations stimulated. valescing. On the last Sunday evening in the month, March 29, the Rev. Dr. Richardson, pastor of the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church (white) preach, Mr. Derrick, member of our church, still has a restaurant across from the church. Sunday services were well attended at St. James' Presbyterian Church. Rev. Butler preached two very instructive and interesting sermons. His morning subject was "We are Laborers together with Him." He set forth clearly that God is with all good movements, working out the good of his people. He spoke many movements for the betterment of the country, endeavors to bring about political purity, virtue in social dar Mother Lion Noden. The State rally, which Dr. McMullen has been conducting at Mother Zion for the past two weeks, will close on next Sunday. Unwanted interest has been manifest by every member and the result of the effort, gives every promise of being most gratifying. The church is putting forth every effort now to meet her responsibilities of this annual and general conference year. The membership is straining every nerve to make this a banner year and no doubt exists but that they will succeed. Many persons joined the church at every service and all the different auxiliaries are in prime working order. Last Sunday Rev. W. A. Lindsay occupied the pulpit at the morning service and at night Dr. McMullen preached the annual sermon to the Daughters of New York. Bishop Alexander Walters, D.D., in company with Mrs. Walters, was an interested worshipper at the morning service. The Sunday School was never in better condition than now. The attendance is far above the normal, the interest is unflagging and the collections very good. Mr. Eato is as proud as he can be of the record the school is making in his thirty-ninth year as superintendent. The Boys' Blue Ribbon Club is falling into line and proving to be a most valuable asset to the church life. The club unhesitatingly takes upon itself any responsibility and discharges the same with case and dispatch. Union Baptist Church. This week at Union was full of interest. Last Sunday the services were well ended. Rev. Sims from Sims preached a talk from the Sims at 1:55:15 subject, "The Vine and Branghes." The Sunday School is growing and a large attendance being present, over 200 the collection was $11.71. The B. Y. P. U. had their installation of officers; M. Ferguson was re-elected an installed as president; Sister Harrison, vice-president; Sister Kinnemon, second vice-president; Miss Sadie White, secretary; Mr. E. A. Jackson, critic, and Mother Elam as chaplain. At the evening service Miss Mary V. Owington, a friend interested in the welfare of the colored people, delivered an address on the work of the neighborhood. It was an address full of truth and interest. She humbled herself and ordered to be of most service to the people in this district. The collection for the day was $92. Next Sunday being rally day there will be three services. At the morning service Rev. S. W. Timms, D.D., pastor of the Holy Trinity Baptist Church, will preach. At the afternoon service Rev. H. A. Booker, B.D., pastor of the St. Paul Baptist Church, will preach the ordination sermon of five deacons. In the evening the pastor will preach to all the auxiliaries. The Twelve Tribes of Israel had their meeting on Tuesday evening. Mr. David Powell, of the singing class, rendered a fine programme; it opened with a chorus by the class. Among those who appeared was Mrs. Hatchett, who recently joined the church; she has a fine soprano voice, the tenor of which she has expressed her willingness to join. Also the ladies' quartette, composed of Mrs. Kinnemon, Mrs. Green, Mrs. Townes and Miss Petitt, sang very good and were heartily enriched. Miss Jones, president of the class, gave an excellent reading, and all that appeared did well. The singing class rehearsal on Wednesday evening was excellent, over forty-five being present. Six new members were added to the roll. While the class is very good, there is need for some more strong sopranos and altos. Any person with a fair voice, a good character, between the ages of sixteen and twenty-six, can join us by meeting at our rehearsals on any Wednesday evening at 8.30. This is an excellent opportunity for those wishing to join an organization of this kind; there is no charge whatever. The Gregory Hayes Literary Circle had their meeting on Thursday evening. The attendance was excellent, over 400 being present. The programme was excellent. Mrs. W. H. Johnson, vice-president of the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Circle, had charge of the programme. Mime, chorionian sang, the chorionian sang was rendered excellently. She is also a ladies' costumer of highest order; her place of business is 233 West 63rd street. Mrs. Beamon and Mrs. Parker sang a pleasing dance. On next Thursday evening Miss Minatree, of Mt. Olivet, will render a programme. Mrs. Minimis has returned to Nyack. Mrs. Minnie Moore has been ill, but is con- PRICE, 5 CENTS valescing. On the last Sunday evening in the month, March 29, the Rev. Dr. Richardson, assistant pastor of the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church (white), will be Merrick church, a member of our church, still has a restaurant across from the church. St. James' Church. Sunday services were well attended at St. James' Presbyterian Church. Rev Butler preached two very instructive and interesting sermons. His morning subject was "We are Laborers together with Him." He set forth clearly that God is with all good movements, working out the good of his people. He spoke of the many movements for the betterment of the people in all parts of the country, endeavors to bring about poverty, purity, purity in social departments, security, purity in the enforcement of the laws of the land. He mentioned as an instance the appeal to the Governor of New York State recently made to have the Mayor and Commissioner of Police deposed because of their failure to strictly enforce the laws of New York City. God is working with the people to establish a good government. His subject at the evening service was "The Church on the Rock." Upon this rock I shall build my church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against me. He spoke of the nature of church, community, the nature of Christian religion; ownership of my church—Christ is the owner of the church; the foundation of the Christian church—upon this rock it is founded; the foundation is specified as upon this rock of Christian belief. Thus one can see that Christ is the builder of his church. The safety of the church is so great that hell shall not prevail against it. Thus uproar and dissension within the church shall gain nothing. It cannot succeed. At the Sunday School session a great deal of Easter music was played. The church extended and very interesting, Christian Endeavor was an interesting session. Some new plans of creating a larger interest are under consideration and promise to make this a most worthy division of the church work. St. Cyprian's Chapel. A large attendance marked all services held at St. Cyprian's Chapel, Sunday. Rev. John W. Johnson, vicar of the parish, preached eloquently Sunday morning. His discourse was strong and listened to with marked attention. Sunday School sessions were largely attended. At the evening service the second of three center sermons by popular preachers was centered Rev. J. Henry Watson, a member of the staff of the City Mission. He was greeted by a large congregation. Miss Elizabeth Howard, organist of the Chapel, is very busy with the children in preparation for the Easter music. The work on the new parish house is progressing rapidly. The large assembly room is most attractively finished in white. When completed it will seat about 700 people. The gymnasium is well ventilated and light, in far more largest owned by any colored organization in the city. The fine large shower and tub baths are nearly finished. St. Phillip's Church. Rev. H. C. Bishop delivered a most logical and impressive sermon at St. Philip's Church, Sunday morning. He was greeted by a large congregation. His sermon was able, eloquent and inspiring. Sunday School and venerp service were well attended. In the evening Rev. Daniel delivered the second of his sermons. The sermon was of great interest. Eater was among the members of the different church departments, and the coming of same is eagerly looked for. Prof. W. H. Ferrla Prof. W. H. Ferris, of Boston, Mass., who is now in the city, delivered a lecture before the Bethel Forum of Bethel A. M. E. Church, last Thursday, on "The Negro's Contributions to Civilization in the 18th and 19th Centuries." His lecture was most entertaining. He is a logical and forceful speaker and is a man of high literary attainments. Prof. Ferris spoke at Metropolitan Church on Sunday evening last. His text was "What is Man?" It has been many a day since the congregation of this church have been so favorably impressed with a speaker. His remarks at the Y. M. A., S. Sunday, were well received and as a result the hearers were carried away with the speaker. Prof. Ferris will be a welcome guest wherever he may appear. The literary committee of the Hope Day Nursery hegts to announce an increase in the price of admission and reserved seat tickets for "The Children's Carnival," to be produced at Grand Central Palace, May 15 next. The advance in price is made in the hope of protecting the kind friends and their guests who have supported the Nursery entertainments in former years from undesirable crowds that mar the pleasure of the concerts. Every arrangement possible is being made for the comfort and pleasure of our patrons. The committee also will support the programme will begin on Saturday and avoid the regrettable delay of last year. Tickets and boxes are now on sale at the Nursery, 325 West 38th street and by members of the board. Fr. 80 in Brooklyn can secure seats from J. W. Dias, 325 Quincy street. Maryann, Marsh 1D—Mr. Alfred Carr, of Pinehurst, L. I. was visiting his mother, Mary Carr, of Mount Marlboret Carter, 10F Boston, was a guest of her cousin, Miss Lucretia Jones, last week. Dr. and Mrs. J. J. Gerwin, entertained Rev. and Mrs. P. J. Gerwin, entertained Rev. and Mrs. J. James, of New York City, was in the city last week visiting Dr. Snyer, at the reading of the will of her deceased guest, Mrs. Tryphaena Battista, of Troy, with Ethal Cornell was named as second deceased to the postmaster of her most valuable jewelry. "UNCLE" GILBERT SMITH. 189 Years Old—Been Sick But Around Aroia CHANK CITY, Va., March 14—The Rev. R. W. X. Ganey, of Boydton, Va., pastor of the First Baptist Church, preached Sabbath morning. Plans are under way for the erection of a church on Fifth Street on Fifth Avenue. The Hey, Francis Wilson, D. D., principal of the Thyne Institute, preached a fine sermon Sunday afternoon. The musical program was inspiring, the choir being led by Miss M. D. Hughes, of Morstown, and Miss M. D. Hughes, of untenberg county, having been called to take charge of Calvary Baptist Church. Mr. B. W. Thornbill of Montclair, N. J., and Miss Nerise Thornbill, of Keysville Institute, arrived in town to be a guest at Birmingham, Ala., Mrs. Samuel Lancaster is ill. We hope her a speedy recovery. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Davis made a business trip to Clarksville Friday. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Lancaster coped with the damage to Birmingham, Mr. H. A. Finch and Mrs. M. Dickerson have recovered from severe attacks of the grip. Mrs. Maggie E. Dodson and Mrs. J. Wilson spent Saturday out of town visiting. Mrs. A. Brooks, wife of esteemed townman, Mr. H. Brooks, has recov --- Prof. T. R. Robinson of the Thyne Institute Agricultural Department tells us that his work is in fine shape for the coming season. Mr. William Overly, class of 06 of Thyne Institute, is out of town for a few days. Mrs. Edna Garand has returned from Richmond after pleasant visit. Robert Smith, who has been quite ill, is better at this writing. He is possibly the oldest person in this section of the State, having reached the age of 109 years. Montclair News Rev. Dr. Lee, of Washington, D. C. preached an able sermon Sunday morning at the Union Baptist Church, his text being "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and shalt be saved," after which Rev. J. C. Love, pastor of the church spoke. Monday, March 10, Mr. Turtel's horse ran away before any damage was done. Mr. Chas Jenkins ran into the restaurant busi-ness Rev. E. H. Butler, pastor of St. Mark's M. E. Church, is expected home from conference this week. A. M. F. Church Dedicated. Rockwood, Mar. 16.—Rev Dr. J. R. Dangerfield, pastor of the A. M. E. Zion Church, will deliver his new church on Sunday, March 22nd. Major Robt. R. Moton, the commandant of the A. M. Zion Hampton, Va., will be the orator of the day. Rev Dr. C. D. Hazel, P. E., will deliver the dedicatory sermon at 2 p. m.; Major Moton will deliver his address at 2 p. m.; Moton will sing for the occasion. At 10 p. m., love feast, led by Revs. J. H. Lewis and Thomas Williams. At 5:20 p. m. Dr. Hazel will preach. The church will be dedicated from all debt. The money will be $500. Every dollar of it will be a counterfor. Now don't forget Roland Banister has taken Tu: New York Age, a very young girl. First Trolley Excursion SARATOGA, Mar. 16. --- A large crowd enjoyed the successful combination tea and jubilee given at the Mount Olivet Baptist Church last Wednesday. The church was decorated and loved down with good things. Mrs. Lydia Hilton, Mrs. E. L. Johnson and H. H. Hilton presided over the lavender table: Miss Grance E. Green, Miss Anna Brown and Miss Connan after the blue hat: Mrs. H. Holley, Mrs. S. Simons and James Jackson gave the pink table their attention. Those who took part in the singing were: Mrs. Lydia Hilton, Mrs. J. H. Hilton, Mrs. J. H. Hilton, John Franklin and M. Reed, Mrs. E. L. Pengington was accompanist. Rev. S. T. Johnson was master of ceremonies. Nearly $50 was realized by the entertainment. Mrs. Berick has come to Baltimore called there on account of her sister's illness. Rev. Smith, who has been confined in the hospital, left for Schonectady much improved in health. Club was entertained by Mrs. M. J. Strother. The trailler excursion to Troy last Friday, 12th. FZion Church, of Troy, was given by Mr. George Green, Mrs. Anna Bell and Sister Mary, who received the Shrine. Mass occasioned them. Mrs. Mary Peterson, of Jefferson street; Miss Rachel J. Perry, of Henry street; Mrs. Mary Oliver and Mrs. Geo. Harris are improving. All the New Shops Memorial A. M. F. Church, Sunday morning, Rev. W. A. Scott preached. The annual fair, with Mrs. James Brown as president and Miss Gerrit Green, secretary, bids fare to be a financial success. The people here, white and colored, are worked up over the fate of racing. Pumpkinpole Young People. pumpkinpole, Mar. 16. The young meet held interesting exer- the A. M. E. Zion Church last afternoon. The subject: "Self- present," was displayed by Rev. C. S. Fleuer and Mr. D. W. Wright. Interning papers were also read by Mrs. M. Blenko and Mrs. M. Blenko Vanderbilt and Mrs. M. Blenko gave a dust in excellent style. A "Blue Tea" party was given Tuesday evening, March 10th, at the parsonage of the church, benefited of the steward's. The affair was a splendid success. During the evening Dr. Chandford Fairfax, of Waterbury, Cona, former pastor of the church, curate, benefactor of the church. The tea was given by the following ladies: Mrs. John H. Jones, chairman; Mrs. Sante. Webb, Mrs. Paulasker, Misses Lettia Willima, Mattea Vanderbilt and Mrs. James Hale. Mr. Jas, E. Deyo, who has been sick for a week, is out again. Mrs. Jasper Jackson has gone on the Central Hudson River line for the season of 19th Mrs. Jasper, on the 12th W 12th St. street, who died on the 19th Inst., was buried on the 14th. Buying Property. HACKENSAUCK, Mar. 10.—There is a growing disposition on the part of the colored people to own their own homes. Among the latest purchasers are: Mr. Edward Burrell, who has purchased a house of Orrill, who has purchased a house on Berry street; Mr. Joshua Alston, a house on Clay street. Ground was broken for the new A. M. E. Zion Church last Thursday. Dinner was served for those who assisted. Services at the A. M. E. Zion Church were well attended. York Wednesday visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary Palmer, Miss Emmon Jackson gave a dinner Sunday evening in honor of the birthday of Miss C. V. Taylor. Those present were Miss Jennie Jackson, Miss Jennie Thompson, Mr. Miss Evelyn Hayer, Miss Jackson, Miss Evelyn Hayer, Miss Jackson, Mr. Cobbin Boyd were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Porter Sunday evening. The Price Memorial HARTFORD, Mar. 16.—The meet meeting held at Zion Church last Thursday evening in the interest of the Preses memorial was largely attended. Rev. A. Memorial D. D., the pastor, presided and introduced the speakers of the evening, who were the Rev. Edward Hooker, Dr. Preston M. Edwardus, J. E. Mason, the financial agent of Livingstone College. A good sum was realized. The Rev. Edward F. Golnes, A. pastor of the Dixwell Avenue Convent Church, spoke at the Talcott Street Congregational Church in exchange with their pastor, Rev. Robert F. Wheeler. The Shiloh Baptist Church, Rev. W. A. Harrod, pastor, and the Union Baptist Church, Rev. Walter Gay, pastor, honored a large number of candidates. An exhibition and embroidery work which took the prize the recent Jamestown Exposition will be given at the Shiloh Baptist Church in the under the auspices of Ida P. Underwood. Hartford Lodge, No. 4872, G. U. O. of O. F., and the Household of Ruth will give a reception at Germania Hall, nursing the 26th inst. address will be held at the Senator McGovern, Mr. Joseph Reed son and Mr. Isiah Erans went to Springfield Saturday morning for the purpose of receiving the Knight-Templar Theatrical Company accompanied by Sir Knights T. Hill, M. McKnight and Trus Agr. correspondent. The Rev. Dr. Harriman, rector of Grace Church, Dr. Windor, has invited the pastor of St. Monica's to speak for him Sunday evening, the 29th. Mrs. Ruth Mitchell, of Cedar street, is recent fall, which injured her internally. Mrs. Wesley, of Hicks street, is also confined to her home. Evangelist at Waterbury. WATERBURY, Mar. 16. Quarterly meeting at the A. M. E. Zion Church was largely attended. Rev. J. D. Taylor, of South Norwalk, Conn., preached at 10:30 p.m. service for the feast. Priest service was conducted by the Rev. Taylor, the singing evangelist. The Varied Christian Endorseer meeting was led by Mr. Beamon. Rev. J. D. Taylor preached an interesting sermon at 7:30 p.m. Mr. B.requested Mr. R. Taylor to attend. Mr. B.requested the pastor, assisted by Deacon R. Scott, administered the Lord's Supper. Rev. J. D. Taylor and wife were the guests of Rev. Fairyx and wife at the parapause. Rev. J. Murphy of Torrington, Conn., visited the Fairyx Church. Rev. J. Zion Church. Friday evening. W.T. Gross, president of J. C. Price Literary Society, gave a practical talk at the meeting. The program rendered was interesting. C. McDowell moved to Bishop street. J. Woodin moved to R. Platt and Mrs. Irene Breathow are reported sick. Dr. Fairyx visited Pouchbowie, taking in New Burgh. Rye and Portchester. Lyman Hawley arrived after the funeral of his mother, Mrs. Jenkins, of Bristol, visited his mother, Mrs. Irene Breathow, of Mr. Goo, Moorehead is out again. Miss Lynn Scott visited friends in Ansonia, Conn. The Order of St. Luke held a pleasant parter sociable at the home of Ms. J. Brent. Interesting services were at the Grass Baptist Church, I. W. Taylor, the pastor, preached morning and evening. Crown City Notes PASSAUNA, Cal. Mar. 16—Mr. W. A. Dane has been appointed a weekly news reporter on the staff of one of the daily news reporters in the city to aid Mr. Dane. He is his most deserving. Rev. Wilson, presiding elder of Cal. Sanborn, hold on quarterly conference Sunday, March 16, at the A. M. E. Church. At the A. M. E. Church, Rev. Wilson is an able speaker. Rev. O. D. Steele, pastor of the A. M. E. Church, began a revival meeting Sunday, Rev. R. C. Belford, secretary of the Normal and Industrial Institute, addressed the Young Men's Forum on Sunday afternoon. The address was lengthy but very instructive and well delivered. Collection for the institute grants. Fay Dr. Countee, of Kansas City, Mo. has begun his school of shortlist writing. We are glad to have Dr. Countee, of Kansas City, Ms. John Martin and on left the city Wednesday, March 18th. For Alabama, Ms. and Mrs. E. Stow, not will leave the city for Chicago soon. Dr. G. W. Harris, pastor of Friendship with additions of members and financially as well. The revival given by a committee of Mrs. C. E. Johnson and Mrs. A. S. Shepherd, for the benefit of Mrs. M. Hill and Mrs. R. Howeable, included at the A. R. Hall, was quite a Are you a regular subscriber of Tum Ace? If not, why not? Mr. Joseph P. Parker has the agency, receiving numbers of copies each week. He also handles the Colored American Magazine. He works with you to deliver each week Tum Ace, and once a month the Magazine. Regular subscription for the two, Age and Magazine, will be $2 per year. You get the advantage of fifty cents for the two. Do not worry one minute as to how you can get them. Go to age.com and give you 1223 Sunset, or 2044 over the Home phone. More news from Crown City in next issue. A committee of the McCormick-Douglas Association of the McCormick Baptist Church tendered their pastor, Rev. M. F. Matthews, a donation and reception Thursday morning, host. A grant program was rendered. Mrs. Matthews, the pastor of the Sixth Street Baptist Church are having a baptismal font put in the church. It will be ready next week. Mrs. Matthews will be concert Thursday night in the K. of P. Hall for the benefit of the Sixth Street Baptist Church. The concert was managed by Mr. James Labeu. Those on the concert will be Mrs. M. Matthews, Mrs. Howls, Mrs. Chappelle and Mrs. Edward Barnes. HARLEM PROPERTY SAVED J. B. Wood, President of the New York Land and Brokerage Company, comes to the Roseau, J. B. Wood recently answered in saving a valuable piece of property for a number of years, and account of financial embarrassment was unable to meet payments in accordance with contract, and had decided to forfeit the property in a prominent neighborhood in Harlem. The party learned of Mr. Wood and of his willingness to help those in distress and called on him and put the case in the hands of Mr. Wood. Mr. Wood was interested and after diligent search found a party who was willing to advance the necessary money—$5,000—to redeem the real estate to this deserving client. 100 PROF. MIMMS Wishes to announce that on Tuesday next, March 24, he will celebrate his birthday at his class, 51st Street and 7th Avenue, and extends an invitation to his many friends through the columns of this paper to meet his there as it will be impossible for his home to accommodate them. Hoping to have the pleasure of your company on this occasion, I beg to remain, Yours respectfully, PROF. MOSES M. MINMS. A JAPANESE RECEPTION Capacity of Palace Hall Taxed—Birthday Reception Next. L'Annale Nomen. The revival services held at Mt. Zion Baptist Church for the past week conducted by Rev. H. Haskerville, of South Orange, assisted by Rev. W. H. Howerton, Rev. Goode and Rev. Camel, have taken Sunday were well attended, the Sunday School session included. All orders for the New York Ace will be promptly filled by the agent, C. H. Kinsland, 259 Chestnut street, Passaic, N. J. Persons buying the Ace can from any other New York Ace. New York Ace can only be church from the agent, C. H. Kinsland or at the New York Ace office. Mrs. Chas. H. Kinsland and daughter spent Saturday visiting friends in Newark. Miss Dixon, who has very well ill, is much at Manhattan last Saturday and Sunday. At the regular meeting of the Passaic Mountain, No. 187, held at Hoke's Hall, last Friday night, the death claim of Mrs. Marvin Penn, $125, was paid to her husband Mr. James Penn, Mr. S. Kinsville,孝孝, the Quarterly meeting was held Sunday at the A. C. M. P. Church on Oak Street. Many prominent clergymen were present during the day. Lionel Barrington Yates Mr. Gardiner, who met with a painful accident to his hand, is recovering. Miss Herriah Van Allen is recovering from an attack of grip. Miss Betty Eamonnis is recovering from an attack. Adam Adams has returned from a visit to New York. The donation given to Rev. Every Thursday Evening, beginning March 26th Tulsa leaves Pennsylvania station, Jersey City, at 12 o'clock. Only one hundred of these beautiful building lots will be sold at present prices. $130 and upward. $18 down and balance in small monthly payments. These lots will advance April lst $25 each, and $10 each May lst. House built on seay terms. Inhabit in shortest miles from New York. Schools, churches, banks, and every convenience of a modern town of 12,000 population. Twenty-five minutes from Jersey City on line of Pennsylvania township. Greatest opportunity ever offered home-sweepers. For further information apply to Metropolitan Mercantile and Realty Co., 46th Street and Eighth Avenue. New York or JACOB' GRIFFITH, Hotel Maceo TO LET 127 and 129 West 133rd Street 5 large rooms and bath. Best houses in the street. Cheap rent. 5 West 134th Street 5 rooms and bath. None in Harlem like these. Cheap rent. 311 and 313 West 119th Street Elegant apartments of 4 large rooms and bath. Hot water supply 151 West 133rd Street 5 rooms and bath. Cheap rent. APPLY C. E. HUTCHINSON, 5 West 134th Street Reduced Rent. Elegant Apartments of 4 large light rooms. Combination Baths and Tubs. Range and Hot Water Boiler Rents $17 to $21 per month. For respectable tenants, with reference, only. Apply Janitor, or D. KEMPNER @ SON 626 Eighth Avenue Upper part of a dwelling, consisting of eighteen rooms, with improvements. Excellent for Lodging purposes. Each room opening into Hall. Apply Janitor in rear house, or D. KEMPNER @ SON 626 Eighth Avenue TO OBTAIN A DIVIDEND PAYING STOCK BELOW PAR The Stock of this Company was formerly sold at 35c. per share, then 45c., after wards 60c., now 75c., and after MARCH 23rd, 1908 it will advance to $1.00 per share. Last quarterly dividend of 2¢ per cent. was paid on January 31st last; next quarterly dividend will be paid on April 30th next. For further particular address WEST INDIA TRADING AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY 335 TO 341 WEST 59th STREET TO LET Elegant Steam Heated Apartments of 4 and 5 rooms and bath, all improvements. Newly decorated.. Halls and stairs carpeted. Moderate rents to good tenants. Also basements suitable for business. Call and see them. 1431-1433 BROADWAY March 5-31 335 TO 341 WE TO Elegant Steam Heated Apart all improvements. Newly depted. Moderate rents to good able for business, Call and see. Apply ROBERT B Bosement 337 W. Schembomom, of Chatham, was largely attended. Mr. and Mrs. Chas, Van Allen, Mrs. L. Van Allen, Freedom Moore and Rev. D. Overton, of town, attended. Warrant Deposit, for seven thousand cords of wood which he is shipping. The surprise given in Stockbridge to Willie Jones was largely attended. Mrs. Gardner, who has been visiting several months in New York, New Jersey for her place is returned to her home by way of Gt. Barrington. The lecture by the Rev. Moore, of Fisk University, at the Congregational Church, Sunday, was largely attended and much enjoyed. JERSEY CITY NEWS Rev. W. S. Smith occupied his pulpit both morning and evening and preached two old sermons. New members are continually being added to the church. Mrs. M. Hooper is onsite at her home on Van Horn street. The funeral of Mr. Thomas Snell was held at Rothesa Baphei. The funeral of Mrs. Hooper is being held at the Lafayette Presbyterian Church, Mr. and Mrs. Trent, who have been visiting their brother and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Clay Thomas, have now returned to Philadelphia. Death of Miss Lewery. NEWARK, Mar. 16.-Miss A. Lowery, of 101 Olive Street, youngest daughter of John M. Lowery, died at her home on Wednesday last after a lingering illness. The funeral was held from S. John's M. F. Church, Rev. S. J. Sullery officiating, and S. John's M. fraternal societies whose members attended the ceremonies. At St. Luke's A. M. R. Church last Thursday Aunt Jemina and her Southern children appeared before a crowded house. The character of Aunt Jemina was taken by Madam Morris Morris and Madam Morris Morris and twenty-five children. Madam Morris is widely known throughout the State on account of her ability as a playwright. Bufford State Services were held in the churches as usual Sunday. Presiding Elder J. P. Sampon spoke at both morning and evening services at Bethel A. M. F. Church. One joined the church. Monday evening—the third Quarterly Conference of the Church of God, Rev. Daniel Hyssen, of Brooklyn, filled the pulpit of Union Baptist Church, and Rev. A. F. Dickson, pastor, spoke at Zion A. M. F. Church. at 50th Street mar 19:30 The Girls' Current Event Club met at the residence of Miss Mollie Oyster last Friday evening and discussed plans for a future entertainment. The Jane Jackson Circle gave a pleasing surprise party last week to Mrs. Jane Joseph and her husband, both having been sick nearly all the winter. The eleventh anniversary of the New Bedford Home for Agel will be held Sunday afternoon at Union Baptist church at 4 o'clock. Mrs. Daisy Hart, Mrs. Jill L. Lester, and Mrs.idence R. L. spent Sunday with Mrs. Martha D. Webb, Mr. Abraham Skidmore and wife also spent Sunday in the city. Mr. Skidmore is the only colored member. The Mattapoisett Cornet Mr. J. L. Lester, of Boston, Mass. spent Sunday in the city the guest of Mrs. Rachel Handy. The Busy Bess, one of the juvenile clubs of the Woman's Loyal Union, held memorial services in honor of Mrs. Annie Garber last Sunday afternoon at the Woman's Loyal Union. Jackson had been associated in this work several years, and the services were very impressive. Mr. Samuel T. Frame, formerly a druggist of this city, will enter hospital in Boston Sunday. Mrs. Frame, mother of Rev. Wilton Martha residence of her sister in Boston, Mrs. Martha James, who has been sick, is improving slowly. The funeral services of Mrs. Annie E. Harrold, wife of Ames Harrold and mother of Rev. Wilton Martha, Mass, were held at the Union Baptist Church last Thursday afternoon at 2:30. Lemons in Etiquette ALBANY, Mar. 16—Rex. Proctor received a purse from the Home Social Club to whom he preached a fine sermon. Mrs. Aaron Oliver, in a neat speech, presented the purse. The pastor, while greatly surprised, thanked the club, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Tucker, of Orange street, lost their body boy, Ralph, on Wednesday last, aged 16 months, Mr. Benjamin Dero, who has been ill at the hospital, is improving. Proof. Van Buren intends to imitate in house despite the professor's advice by making the days ago an agent called at the professor's to collect an account of which the professor had no knowledge. After a display of profanity and ill-mannered crowding in the street, the result of a few counterts from the professor's right arm. VICTORIA MARKET CO. 774 COLUMBUS AVE., COR. 98th ST. COLONIAL MARKET CO. 836 and 838 COLUMBUS AVE., COR. 101st ST. Where you will find a full line of Chiche Meats, Foultry, Provisions, Fish and Oysters at all times at lowest market prices. Jan 21-31. SOBEL BROS. 822 COLUMBUS AVE., Bet. 100th and 101st Sts. Liberal loans on diamonds, watches and jewelry; also bargains in unredeemed diamonds, watches and jewelry. We guarantee to loan 85 per cent bought from us. Call and ex to pay the full amount of art it and give reasonable time 12 Per Cent. In Payable quarterly on gilt-edge Capital absolutely safe and can vestors guaranteed against losses. 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Telephone 4411 Bryant. 1433 Broadway, New York City Jan 9-3 mos Colored Skin Made Lighter Colored Skin Made Lighter BY USE OF " WONDERINE " Sent by mail upon receipt of 50 cts. FRANCOIS DE SALLE, P. O. Box 1837, New York City Feb 15-3m West India Trading and Development Co. Importers and Producers of TROPICAL PRODUCTS Depository: Van Norden Trust Co. 10 per cent. a year payable 2 1/2 per cent. every three months regularly, promptly and permanently is what you get in the stock of WEST INDIA THE AND DEVELOPMENT CO. STOCK NOW SELLING AT 75c PER SHARE, PAR VALUE $1.00. NEXT QUarterly dividend in payable April 31, 1988. Write today for payment. 1431-1433 Broadway TELEPHONE: 2002 BEYANT NEW YORK Stock advances to $1.00 per share on March 23rd, 1906. WILLIAM H. BUTLER Studio, 58 West 135th Street Between Fifth and Lenox Avenues Telephone 3835 Harlem feb 20-1 yr NEW YORK JOSEPH J. ANDERSON DEALER IN ...Fine Groceries... AND CONFECTIONERY NO. 7 WEST 134th STREET feb 30-3m MME. J. H. 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Worntecroe 2t tuo Bempees 1 2 Spending ait af the work in teens ‘Vi sini: ‘ : : a eer 5 eae | enter "Foeena” curs meston orien Seer eee ae | irginia Transfer Com o ‘4, The Conservator Changes Mareh 16, 1008 Bewekiyn | Set taperdieal slows ane ‘will eck “2 (ecnmremara) mpany SETTER pS. - Again—A New Weekly ‘exe"pimostn. Chusth, ‘sn, sopanisntion fim Serio as temetere te aecmery:| | “2 SEVEMTACAVEMUS, ‘ y Promised {bat web among. the 2. Sal Cs echoes bee post geet ss STOR . . NEW YORE w.R PAYEE a joer lab | pereitare AGE -WAREHOUSE _ an eae _ > | Caner of Treedont for al we cttesios or Some people are foed of paming judy- snd Reawsse Beret pd from all Rellvepd and Became Lines. (Wo. wn ae ste DUNBAR AS A--POET eater naeT a west" efea te Propane ies ono en ae iw. oe ed , + SF canaries id wn eves | cach sbee_ their trek ot hat -| ORDERS BY BALL On THOXE or Oa | Che WAS A: POET 3 cepibetar a Se Sora | ay bray ce | pe eet recur sremcoan vo | Medina .lateresting Discussion Refore the valtiooeet. wh Eatalr to ‘divaye “apeate, and | od Trctebe amet ee ot OA A SELARE, at ‘ es jt coring | Rafat fe fognd: spon The bale. cours [= ow ne + Oe oe So Copia! ute am A SHARE, fol) paid | spend ome aoe ‘Standard:-Liecrary Claw John ‘fin working for the coupins freedom £0 pat cod impresiions of the. progress f "azeaes rs tt een | Sat se V. Johapen’s $200,000 Estate— Tipe rnle of Seng mets fi rape ak th Meer te KEN, apres = V. dobamen’s$200000 Batata ceeun ofr Memo a | eh yee va ecnes | -. asasae _ Tees Prweies [eg era | eh mn ona neni 26 26 and ry TO Basiacss League luteresis. + Cuncaco, March 16—The largest: ¢s- tate ever filed in the Probate Court of Chicago belonging to a colored persén is the estate of the late John V. Jobn- son, of this city, who died September 33 last. The estate is inventoried at mearly $200,000. Mr. Johnson died un- married, and left no will His heirs, at the tpoe of hs death, were Ellen Jobn- son, his mother; Miss Eudora’ and Mrs, Louisa Ray, sisters; and Elijah H. John- “son, a brother. The mother, Mrs, Ellen Jobnsqu, died shortly after the death of her aN She was very much beloved by everybody. She was a faithful member vd generous helper in Bethesda Baptist Sharch, by whom she is greatly: missed. ‘The estate consists mostly of. improved seal estate, ppfily situated inthe: busi- ness and best resident districts of the cy. = The Chicago Conservator, the oldest colored weekly newspaper of continuous existence in the county, except: THE ‘Ace, has again changed its editors, Mr Max Barber, who but recently assumed editorial management, has severed his connection with the paper, because of a Gifference’ as {0 the policy of the paper. Mr. Barber has entered suit against The Conservator charging “breach of con- tract,” and it is rumored that he will soon launch a publication of his own. It is also reported that F. L. Barnett, Jr. inheriting the newspaper habit from his father, is preparing to start a new pub- lication to be known as the Advocate. If all-these newspaper threats are carried Saale actealsis we, shall have some Sims or eight weekly papers of the Afro-American Variety. We feel. like saying: “the more the merrier.” but it is no secret that running a.colored news- paper every «eck in the year is any- ing but rcrriment. It has a costly and heart-aching fascination for some People. ‘Mrs. Lottie Meredith Cooper, of New York city, is visiting her many friends in Chicago. She is stopping with her esister, Mrs, George Smithy and is re- ceiving all kinds and degrees. of social attention from her hosts of friends in this city of her birth and education. ‘The ‘Chicago Business “League has taken on new energy since the inspiring | address of Dr. Booker T. Washington, delivered under the auspices of the: Lxague. a few weeks ago. The present program of the League is to study the qsstion of organizing a_bank in this: city. Prominent business Yixin7aad emi! nent financiers are to be invited to the monthly meetings from time to time for | the pitrpose of seein what can be done by way of preparation looking toward the establishing of a bank in this city. ‘Was Paul Lawrence Dunbar a great ' pyct? This question was raised in an interesting way at the Standard Liter-; ary Club at its regular meeting on last | Sunday afternoon. Mr_ Edgar French, ! formerly editor of The Conservator. and a man of considerable culture and fine Ticerary appreciation, read a scholarly « paper on poetry, and in the course of his address took the grourfd that no Ne-! gro poct had as yet risen in this country ; who could be truthfully placed in the column of supreme excellence. After ; Rising Dunbar all that was due him, Mr. { French held that it was scarcely possi- ble to,rank him other than a mere versi-| fier. The essavist was perhaps not quite | so pronounced in his criticism as this, but he positively refused to place the: dead poct in any rank beyond mediocre. | When the hon came to aliscuse the pa- | per. Mr. French found himself among “foemen worthy of his steel.” To the! surprise of many of those present. there | ‘were young tien in the audience of very superior education and training, and the manner in which Mr. French’s position was dissailed was most unusual and in- teresting. It’ was evident that among people of intelligence the poet Dunbar hasa warm place in theie hearts What- | ever merits other pocts may have, Dun- | bar is loved and more universally read! by white and colored people than any | fone else who has attempted “to feel the | Negro life aesthetically and express: it | iyrically.” { ‘The committee appointed a few weeks ago to check the speed of the dread diseace tuberculosis by Health Conimis- | sioner Evans. co-operating with the lewd ; ing colored physicians of this tity, Js still pursuing its campaign of education. | A public meeting was held in. Quinn ; chapel ast Sunday evening which was addressed by Commissioner Evans, Dr-/ A.W. Williams and Dr. A. T.. Smith. | Ail_the speakers told some plain truths ' as fo the unsanitary living among many of our people and wholesome and im- |) feistant directions given how to detect | the first semptoms of the disease and the { vigilant precautions necessary. bath for |. the care and comfort of the patient, as: well as the protection of the family and | friends. from the contagion. These | meetings are being he!d in all parts of | the city for the benefit of all ‘the people |, regardless of color or rationality. Dr. J. E. Fisher, pastor of Olivet Bap- || tist_ church of this city, and Rev."D. P. | Roberts. the popular minister of Quiinn | chapel “A. M. FE. church, were both |! atricken with grief during the past week |! on account of the dread visitation of | | Jeath in their respective families. Dr. | Ficher’s oldest’ daughter. Mrs. Dr.{/ Brown. died last week after a lingering j' ad eatemel iiccia “Gin dase march wank’ ye Banner Wittiams. spunca OF ba. WARErOTON | March .14, 1908. © 1, Ae we recall to-night that we stand ts {bse "Won amoong the’ fret ender, the matchioss leadership of - Lome toe Henry Ward Beecher. to the cause of freedom for all recee tn Se cammet Delp bat be Aled with « cena % wed dey respouslliity tee carrying —- Yuldloeat what wes in’ te : A of Some whe frst be- an work! ihe comple freton of the millions of Neerees | Americe. (As a graduate of the Hampton Ineti- ‘tute andar one who le indebted to that institution for what I have been per- mahted 1e jife, T want to sin “sich Jou fa thasking Secretary ‘Tate ing the time to come to meeting. and speaking in hebalf of the education of ms race. Gee is ast sargriont. Rowere's 2 ‘this manifestation of interest in the ele Catlon of the Negro race, "As one reads the Ree? of the life of bis family. be will soe it bis interest im the welfare of got pocote ie Rot new, bot was In- herited from an anti-dlavery family. This inberited interest inthe Negro race bas been reinteccet Team nure, by Wis reas et experience in, strengtbcalag and ale yating the millions of dark people in the Ealliprice Islands, im Panama and in “On. the platform bere thin evening, we have two fine tspen of Americane, both of hom “come from, New England “stock, both of whom are graduates of Yale Uni- Nersice, and both of whom are’ setting Tie American people a igh, example ‘upeelfish living In refusing to seek lorur- Yous eae and! comfort for themeelves, but ‘are devoting themselves to the highest welfare of the nation. I refer to Dr. H. Fe Peiecet, principal of the, ‘Hlaroptos Institute. and Secretary Willinm Hi. Tate. eat ‘Something .of the same character of unselfish public service {s being rendered wy sdecsind Nak men ae Mein {rourbogt the country, and. cept in our Southern States. The devotion of the educated Negro to the uplifting of his fellows in the South, in my opinion, has few parallels in thie or any cousty. ‘The struggles and the success of our people to elevate themselves through ¢da- Cation ie striking and almost pathetic. How I wish rou could have heard the xtories of the fifteen hundred men and women gathered in the annual Tuskegee Goaferenre Ist month.” 1 wish you could have heard them tell how in one county they had rnined by extra. rifts . three thousand dollars to wupplemvent the school term; how in scores of communities thee have instituted what in called the Sica arm arbpre” cotton ‘ix erown by the joint efforts of the community for the varrors, of paying the teacher. Onefourth of the physical territory of the United States ix comprined In a territory im, which the Negro. fe depended upon very largely an the chief Inborer. Avearctul vxaminatin. into the facts. will Anieinee: one tnt in oie Seaithern, State that preactives bower, nt the individual. repeintiy nn the farm, i lee Be then oF four. tite. than. the productive power of the individnal in our Northern avd Wentern Staten. Fie Trond question, then. whlch T wish to present ta. the American people i hin Bhmll the ‘Negeo. remain dyn. thie (ereitors. getting the Teast ont of the sil nr shall we, he wdnention and proper in: Rietrial training, ft him te Ref the mom mi ot the anil?” The Negro ‘race in Sugino pmern nak far fram miltiea oWidbiaen femy Sears. perhape in Main generation. ihe. race will’ have, ine seman ta Afton iniliionn,.Trepweat ehnt hey are eoing to remain in thie country for ai imme and nrincinally ant, the Smathirn Staten: “These millions of my mice parr eames weeful or naclesee “Chee an he made te help or. hiner. Thee can. he miadie te epame criminals or Taw: Riding eitizens.. They can. be made to se patent factor inthe intelligense of mittowintey: or they can become a fond ignorance, siragcing down” our ctvil ditions, Which shall it. he? Tis nat intk ren, to. nndertake the: mposiiie ee impenetionites tt hes, bees Fenris. demanctrated that adueation makes the Necre ow criminal, that it Makes hier ewe thriftiowe, that, it. makes Nine mate indystrinns. that it makes him hore" iinta the maintenance of Bie ite awa witinen inthe ‘camemnnity im chick he tives. Tt fas also hon son teated that i propertion atte: Nesre weduentics he alge’ beromon more weil wa nraiucer: that he secures n. heme, Nal Ne bevomes a Taxparer.. “The Neera Treaty pays fave in Sera after only fone eenes af freedom amd opportinity, inom fire than RELONT ON eth Ae aperte. Te started in poverty alittle mare’ than. forty. seare ‘yzo. Te wate Re, ANA netpien aver AARON hare nd fate, Tin aon and scontects, main rin. the Sontharn States, 220 hanks. Tie jow has 16.000 ministers, 24.000 churches a SrA worth of ehnrch prop a “Thiage ie no nent for n Inw ta compat tie Negra tov miuente: his “children Rliepeeer a srhanl heres dene te npened he Seecra’ child, Alls, the. school. room. Mie enphe stand ready at “all viene. to wie anerifine in aver to tteate thelr hiliren. ‘Some people are fond of asserting’ that ainention ne a, force to. WMlit tlie Neer Sy failure. Esinention ‘has. near heen Sia among the rank and file of our pon: jana Iarce aimnch arate tor warrant ny auch Judenient. The: erent Wie at ne people’ have acatrely Tog tnnehed aueation: Aecardine te afiial. stne ftfow twee vonrs aco there were 1-100,000) hitieen af me Face af achool nga weho, | fore not even enrolled “in the pute chants, and a laree vortion of thase on- Mind, napmeiaily in the rauintey die riet, ‘ne in achool ‘ante font. ar. five manthe uring the wears Ta von know what it wean tasthe E48) ninme nod. farire. se writs af thie contre ta have in ope part Pie a mittinn and. halt children eran re up oneh gear. whale. without len: 02 Aninteained horse ar die fe nen sand non-effective: hove. mnsch mare > ie this true afm human being? "in TAS tele af nchinel popilation, ach of laber; whe will teach them proper farming methede: who will teoch thes how to work siz days in the week inotend of spending half of the week ln idleness: hor will touch them ‘how to, save. ther money inctend of speading Sal Teperatal snows eho ‘wil eaeck them how to tax themeeives, if necessary, in‘order to balld s school ‘and ex: toad the school term to gifea' or wight mouths in the year.” * Some, poorle are foed of paming feds’ ment “upon Tace, Dened tpea thelr observation of that lash, of Negroce who.are found’ in the Dolice ‘courts. Tt la “always, uneafe, and Satair to gevnd upon the bolic courts te get of ‘the. progress “ Sanding of ony tece of pepple.. Tn this respect I ask the American people te Jodes my race, ax other racts are jedeed that by by ae ‘best repreerntatives, and not! by, thelr worst, representatives: Tt Magid be catirely unfalr Tor me te. pace Judgment upon the question of the indus. Uy, the Intelligence and moral stand oP ie propia ot soar ci BE what f Sight observe any morning in Your police courte. I do not do this. I pass juds- Brent upon your civilization be what I sein your industrial, your. basiness, Four educational, and your church life. T have referred 10 two classes of col- ‘ored prople, one that Is making proses, Another clue that he retarding progress it would be unfair for me not to rerer {o (ho clansce of Southern white people. ‘One clave that has no faith in the pro- igre ot the Nexto Sou ate all familiar Sith Ghrough newspaper reports, but T Wish you to understand that there is a Clase Of Southern white people which ix xrowing iu numbers and influence, « clase Of ducated. cultured, brave white people fn the Santh who are just as much inter- ented in. the fermancat welfare and pro- Freme of the Negto race an apy ‘slimilar Glass to be found im the North or elve- where, and it le largely throug the co- operation of the intelligent Negroes with this clan Of Southern white people that e_nre fnat getting (3. the poiat where Tsichings”and the! causes. that provoke Rnehings “are | disappearion. Twenty Nenre aco inoue year we, had over two Innired eats of Inchinen inv the South: cin Stites During. the past twelve Inenth there have been amis” 58 "auch caw. TL is lancely through the influence pial help of thie liberal clase of Southern White “people that the city of Atlanta Taw een Feconntructe! 9 far aa racial Pelations nre concerned. . ‘One cannot hold another down in, the ditch, without remaining there with him, The interests of bork meee are bonnd up tazether vn ta! which we cannot tear nator if we wah To not “mimunderstand me, We are making progrese in the South, . ronan ‘gwen it to, the Negi to, the South and. to iteel{ that sill greater progress nhall be male io the future than tone Saas =, 1 THEOBALD LODGE. Thirteenth Amawal Reception at Pate ‘serden om Etaberate A@alr. Theobald Dalge A800, GT. 8). SB hold their thiegenth annual reception pid badd at ‘Tammany Fall 14th stro and ‘Thied avenue, ‘Thuraiay evening inrehs 12, wltich was one of the mow seed at ite. many. fapettons. "Ph Aight being ‘a portect one erers ane o ite innny friends nvailest themeclver the onpactunity of pending a pleaman The Beat. Walter B. Craie’s muni tense at tse ait the, mans dancers in Tinton the encore after each number “The “grand mmnreh of the fodge sith Vincenstos Household of Huth an thet fied. under. the marshalship of B.S FE James, Saunders, took place at 1 Sate rnee mine pa imposing show ing, being Id by DP. No B. TE A. Bowles Ehairman of the gammiiter, with Mrs Mamie B Jamies, W. 1. MN, G.. who Aue prewinted wiih a handsome bouquet St fawere. The committee wan every Shere in evidence seting after the con Torte and pleasure of their guesty. The executive committer drmeres mnch cardi for their faithfalnem. Tr Comested of the following: PN. F. The Ac Howley, BN. F. WT. Hooper. TSU Tames Suunders, PLN. G. Dorey A. Tiecking PNB. TTL Lockers, MLR Foetnh Pe Stanlee, BLN. #. Majer Morgan, PN. Be De York Rugelt TNE. Gaorse We Fastor, PN. PT Phonins Jahnston. Bo N.F, ‘Thomae R Brown, XS. R. Walter R, Waris,” Rr. Tamen T.. Mestoy, Bra, W. Q0 Barber Hiro, Win, Hansniry, “Among those pres ant were! Toe 2 Mr. and Mw WE Hranchenints and party, Me, and) Mrc John dahuston, Ros SMe AL Tt Chene, “Mr. Batches. Me S.J and IT. Curne, | Tax f-—Mixe Mary’ John Mion, Mise Anna Williams, Mey BoE Tolland and friends, Rox 9—Stre 8 Rooker, Mrs. N. Rooker, Mes, q. Vanghn, Meo Mo Jones. Mre Ti Devennx. Tox U1 Nir! and’ Mrs RT. Anderson, Mix Mo. effrios, Mr. Wd, Harrie. Rox 1S "Me. nnd Mes’ Guia’ Williams, Mrs Aitert, Mr. Staniog, Moe De Hh Red Ging. Maekensack. Sood: Mr A. Rawles. Roe tt Me SG." Dubner, Mex. Rebooen Dabney. Mes. Susie Wil iinms, Mre I, Ta Davis, Mra, Seott, Mr, Afien” Guilford, “Master TR. Danny, Hox 18-Mr. and Mrs, T, Holmes, Mee N. Prattia, Mrs Rell, Mrs. Jasper. Mra Mamie Reiwee, Roe 37M, ‘Allen Dixon, Mra. Mocks, Mew, Harris, Mrs. Slocham, Rox 4.°Me and’ Mrs. J. Thomas John: ston. Mr. Maser Morgan “and party. Thx 8 Me. ‘Thener and patty. Ras &— Mr. and Mr D.Te Pewte. Mr. and Mre XE Ttaniolnn, Mrs. Baker, Mr. 7 Watarn. Mite Plirence Gourde thx Mine Talia M. Parlor. Mise Tennis Walker. Mise Seatt, Mr. WT. Honper, Mr. ujnse Sounders, Rox 12—Mr. and Mrs. Walter D. Ellison and prix. Row W—Mr. and Mrs. Fadian "Earl Mes Mnegie Kirby... Mrs. “Maggie Gardwin Toe 18 Ma and ‘Mrs, David Swinton nid marty. Box 16 Mr. and Mra, doe eph DP. Stanley, Mrx W. TL. Lee, Master Toseph P. Stanioy’ Mrs.’ Seabronks, Mew Mi. Tidvatt, Nay 80M Robert 7. Times, Mrs. Mamie E, James, W. De Mo NUS. Mame Th. Detusennes We De i Miss ‘Eimmald. Trawn. Mrs. M. Benxtan, Mr. Wo A.’ Stivestor, Mr. J. 7. Major. J. W. Chittenden, Among there were? Mr. ond Mien .'Sainnela Mr. ard Stra EE, Wolinnd. Mew and Mex Samuel Tah” Mr. amd Mrs. Boater Green, hie, aud Mrs. John Phinizen. Me, nai. Mee TG. Shockley, Meo ahd Mra J. WW Riwhanan, Mr. and Sirs. John N: Parker, Mr. and Mr. 7. Tao, Minece Annie! Tevior of ‘Travi Mra. Annie Tohnen, Mians: | Lucw " Smallwood, Elizabeth Srn. Mice Sons on Weeht Sarah Renin, ‘Welly Rokinean Rinna’ Gone Grice Harald. J. L. Philinn, Ti. Geo King, Folie. Giower Rava. Dub, Tacks Gordan: tn Cinas, he: lamh, Mary Fo Atlee” sete New Mechelle Netes, Rew. M.O. Haynes proached n special gurmon “to the "Sanday School oe Re Catherine's Church. Sunday evening. A hirthtay socinl wae given, he the Mic qlonare’ Sooiaty "of “Rethesda | Rinptis Chuech Thursdas evening and wan mnie cose, Rev. 8. F, Fee mot ‘with m norton necident he burning. Mra. “Albert For renter and dnuchter, Mabel, spent Sin. flay in Now “York,” the guest’ of Mra, Tavlor of Weat Sih: street, The Inilien of St, Catherine Church are rehearsing for an Old Maldn Convention Santthenhigee, Thirmtay ‘evening. Stim. Marin larper and & few frlendn at: fended Williams and ‘Walker. fn New York. Mme. Harner han an her gnent Mine Richardenn, Ct. Kitts, W. 1; Mies Delsey Bleek, Va. Teaghene 659 Sh Selec. 5 * 2 . | irginia Transfer Company . v 7 (ecemrcnara) : 3 453 SEVENTH AVENUE, . . NEW YorE STORAGE . WAREHOUSE im” ~ La ras tg nin anivec ty eae Hi - ORDERS BY SUAIL OR HONE PROMPTLY ATTEXDED Tee! lo stevnd = ua Seah of Cop! abate A SHARE, fll wid EE SS | “PUNCTUALITY ~ car moa, BENJ. A. GREEN, Manager A ANDREW J. BRASIC, Seperinesedent Se NE OFFICE OF s 196 nena snag eg EOGHOOG. Middleton 138 & 140 W. 133d St] f2 wage to20 stewee TO LET Elegant Apartment contain- | 238 West 134th Street ‘| ing six rooms and bath, hot Sigvomtont beth, steam bent. opse plum! water supply. Newly dec- [34 West-12ira Seroet : rooma and bath, orated. : het meer RENTS MODE RAT Een et treme i *Premi my. 7 " ‘Apply t0 Janitor GatPremines | Py or on Pre : EDUCATIONAL MEETING: I ‘The rducational meeting im the imteree of Wilberforce University beld Sanda, afternoon at Bethel A. M. E: Cherch wa Inrgely attended The Right Revere Rishop W.B.. Derrick, Ree. WH Brooks and Hoa. Charles W. Andersco Ceitetot at Inttrat Herne er te pies) peste | Sie meek we largely attended and quite a sum o modey was contribated te aid Wilberforce Bate. fer After singing and prayer Rev. Reverds ©. Raniom, pastor, Introdaced Bishoy Tronic an chalmas of the mrtg. To shop poke cinqucury eft teeters of educational work by Negro colleges and dwelt particularly oa the good wort being “done by Wilberforce, Universit: Morris Brown. College at Atlanta was ain weatlonea: foaktl Eg eine the pends of Witter nice ‘University he" precegted | Rev We HL. Brooks, who spoke om the meed at this time of strong mrn—etromg. manly men who would stand up for primcipien. Raker Berke” Gedkred thee Dr Rooker T. Washington was know: througbout the world as ome of the xreat- ent'men in America. He told of mceting Sontive in Attica who gukeat Miar Tt Es Toce Dr. Weshinetone ‘Wists ota ‘an the ‘reat educator’ waa an Neqesintaee Ses Sint se nae seer tn © treet tere the “Attinen alee naa He ae iMate so toa! In presenting the Hon, Charlie W. Andere Blekee ‘Teepe att ee te Silicreats ‘neeateen ie eet ite, ah later of bis'onersie’ Hie Teltered tae foe apymintncet ia the Tenerel hee Se Se woes ae ele tte mage ghee gi tier Present Colleriar of etereal iter Shel ates SH ee eaten Sh seed to himself and race, Collector Anderson was the principal apsekers He ompaauet” a Seis Mitton at Cie incr cate iene eee] keane te ob eee Rome ea Se amine ai the Scripture in reciting pensage after bawage Murine ‘hin arenmeat med ies isin teen naar Ansone annoy hinne he eats ihe Action alice cer’ of he goaive losis air anaes, Ete boull cer ot eee Cee ott Aurich “cain Marcie, Hole aed Coluinbia trained the American people to lade tndeyetbionen, oral taught theoe has ie tuned te packer eke Sr eee ee se peg ery Nagy Sant, "Yates Calymtqae Hewes Winery Finite ifertin ign tal mer mies mad Bak anette ene aed te teetie of i teectna wee ee that ‘tthe cmothin SREK tepkeeen fey Ilan’ cheat War set tected ease! thes ufores wan tan ak tar as tae ks eee ree tear oes re aaa Sin ue wk Te aue tation Sor thet Tail Gaunt wing Bare. Gel date a eth tt a Th reat AR Teninnt? at ttaetants Sale canst ren ait Mekrar int we eh ae HU haven a sates Naitay one peg a tag oe rg are eg Testes Tissant Atlante: nee’ Ee Si cake sek part hs Cae Nace Wher our brite ieee ea Geter ToHeE al ie cme ot Uae tare eee er iene borne Koike Gomer tie hee rnted Suahe af Sleuorsl Fhomase mide ents of Cheaaeee Telincen Gain errs tomar their BERR xt pomtllitor aed aeeaken eerie hove Sealer end moet aster pasniree Te Bee tae oan ee ae ee Bias ieee sae of ne i are State COs, caer os Poe oe eect Cal cnte siento ae pra’ bee Cencol aud Seats al exe hee oat ae ate ane mak tte Bact does ee eee: Be cent ceri Cant Se re Seat cea 8 time tae TE ‘cgi bie’ Mite, er eae ee Cae at ating cas Ech ‘the an ean olive « blues, Sar asan he oncogenes Sauce ‘ii ae incon hey tee aber eee tee In puklie duty, and? in. private ehinkine Ree teil wt tho thn Tete Melee” peokosnhi, ad tbe Ti ace Mingle in selfish strife. lo! Fresten AEsade low the tend, and wake sisi Seeger Sones kell ace carn and te: shone eles id oer ces ant te Phas Niet arian areata eee Viserane wECE Gie'fices aed Sark" oe thee oe crowned men leave behind’ them. Ezra Simei nies aan =I eeu tous a beices Rotate ieee ecg See ian Iaue mabey aia Soh ke eect se weds Uarld inte” Sails REL beighin amie apuee abe: ie te ol ME Tahneas im tntilinge thas case tilliors SP asia for’ tate someitecioe sot adler otc arent luicpons as realloe! Seemann’ lnc seeee tate’ ara gern ns Ii ethene the Taunton Fhe esea of Bey Gor, weil "cloned dn, ainhed‘conterapiatien ot Moe cemeatnae ae hie alors ieee elec her mang: ec) and anita ion Matte tar arias wilres We Te sleeps to-day honored and revered of Ii, hectee be new whee to cake on a tee toad tek make eae tonne of freetam wider still.” My friends. w+ Me all he ark Crash Gan ee oo io “oe “part Aretha indies vraing to! ar “oprortanticn oes Te niluence..towant wattding ap Wilberfore, int other institutions of learning, thar vey may xe forward in. the Ereat’ work if Tiftine So af the wore St iat nee And conaequent weakness, a peaple eho in the strange providence of Gre] nro lentined to play 8 great part in the Maieee of! tad sorte. If ever there was a time amd people | hat needed cegeten and onivernities, art Met retry Rtas check thes teen cure; OrrKe OF Loguood. & Middleton 7B West 1834 street TO LET 238 West 134th Street ia: bath, steam heat. ope phuph- 34 West 12ird Street € rocme ted bath, hot waner soppy 130 Waet 12rd Street roca and bath sto beat, bot water exp Apply Janitor on Premises. wait FPORSALE | A well stocked grocery doing & Tea iene or ustice, Cane Erne guemnateed, Reascenble price Ap 144 West 133d St, New York . mks tt TQ LET West 62nd and West 63ed Sts. Fine Aparuments of three wed Four large light rouse, with all’ impeovementa: Hee water suppls. Meats from $11 10 $15 per woath. “Apply K. FRIEDLAND _— 213 West 63rd Street — Solid Gold — Eye Glasses $1.00 a Pair. Epoeaiesar: tind of elmer shat are op a See Sere eres oe cee Pons eee ares fy teatian es ce See ay a see Be See fe et Seer: Shetisiaar tan Ghat wrasse Saree oe SS aaa FoR THIS WEEK. Cay fone soll ere tratin einen nr tee Salsy Ls Ritigaly ate ow eles ses Sots eon ant Sits | exaesoers wo Bo a ely 106 E. 234 St, NEW ORK 541 Fatten St, 15 =!” Breekdya TO .LET TO RESPECTABLE FAMILIES: 142 WEST 26th STREET ‘Mer House) 4 large light rooms, $18 a month |330 WEST 28th STREET (oat saws) : , large light rooms, $18 a month | JANITOR ON PREMISES '329 and 331 West"39th Street TOLET Nice aparments of Sepl 4 large rooms, igimis B1Ssn Ge 81630 per ooh JOSEPH LEVY & SON | 389 Eighth Avenue uae | 120 West 27th'Street TOLET . | A three story dwelling with ‘Store. Containing 20 Rooms Rent $1600;per year. APPLY . . H. M. WEILL 16) WEST 34th STREET TO LET .-., 406 West 55th Street Handsome apartments of 7 large rooms with Im- SSE ne cins ity Dever ee R. R. LADSON 412 West 65th Street UE ase ee 121 W. 133rd- Street TO LET : Handsome apartments of 5 large light rooms and bath, steam ‘heat, all improvements Rents $19 to $23 per month.” | Apply Janitor or WALTER. E. DOUGLASS 65 and 67 West 135d Street * mchibse | Retoibtintend MB ‘Fhena, 400 Yoh 9 _ WR PATE, Pregriator ead Manager ajot THIRD AVENUE | bet. 60th end 200th Bee. | | New York maodiciase or eeesier Price apenas Maar: Ost lyr 24, 26 and'28 West 140th St TO LET “2 Medora Steam Mested Flats of 4. 5.cnd (6 rocms with olf latest attraction + Gully’ hewwss om the bin-* wich, * Colered temnetn. “Apely JANTTOR or Wilcox & Shelton 245 West 125th Street . The New York Land. . ‘and Brokerage Co. Ita odject is to ‘bantle Stooke . ‘and Bonds, and to create « : market for * ‘Negro Stock. Real-Estate and Tnurence. s Suburban property for tale to be sold at ressonable ‘J.B. WOOD: wanaean. prices: 712 SEVENTH AVENUE Phone 1712 Bryant NEW YORK ELSON. S Arvin EELS A dette erred Bas Pemate “2 SS SVG re eset Ziany, Carty tar Sot Patent oad Geez. By mwpiring the ereded ell divectly wo the See erg et oe te Seq sed eraniog of, wenaret Dentred, snd conv ctleg, sthng Sele Desacet” Loge toner Bg Sore BS TESS ecient sig, Oona Agee eee ‘Adress WELSON MANUFACTURING CO., ‘Richeend, Virgtatn. / ORLANDO MARKET -30ScPH ORLAPDO, Prop. rc ia Choice City g hf Dressed we Beef, Veal ad Matton ~ Lamb A Pork and _ B Poultry taxi WEST 13sth STREET to a ene te Reve Aron an tees eee are Oe Favre 208 & 212 West 6Jst Street Near Amsterdam Aveoue TOLET— Apartments of Sand 4 large light rooms, with improvements. Good condition. Eeesceable rent “Algo store with tome, ‘pply Janivar oa Premises oF S. LIEBOVITZ, 693 Eighth Avenu eacuae FOR COLORED TENANTS 318, 320 and 322 Mott Ave. die it ea Sos ccs con eeiornsroy ove persons Pree tieleeenedeenits “Cook, Ruffin & Butler igh nation: Le ck, 28 ee en NEW'HOUSE 339 West 37th St. ee ee lite cte ara are iy Eo reece colored Aomallies only Cleanest and Cheapest 3-ROOM APARTMENTS FOR QUIET PEOPLE 174 East 77th St. APPPY JANITOR jan 163m 34 West 133rd Street Six Light Rooms and Bath, Hot Water.. Cheapest rent in 133rd Street. 6 Rooms, 5th Flatts 2 0 Ge eh oe ee a 0. 6 2 ad 6 SUE Be 6 oe Bas MIEN Ae Gos is SLO Be See Janitor on premises, or S. RODGERS 520 West 135rd Street 39 West 133rd Street Private house to let. Tra rvonis and beth, Rent $80 par Meath. Apply NAIL @ PARNER _ 3 W. Isa 8. Tel. 417 Harlow Pe 48 Lady Gonzales =. CLAIRVOYANTS ‘Hf You Ave Geing to Seo a Chirvegent ‘Why Net See the Bat? 1 you have already ade 6 miotab, "your money, sai lows con@denoe ae palmists ned” claicvoyenta aad” their Sips eeulods, care from the a Slt yon rsh Yor onal op Jou may scpece: HE thing cam be Bip. "Hhsoot ths boast) os hs on ote The com tall you all this sod mores a, How can I have good Inckt How cam I sncveed In besten or work? Hew can't Raho my home tewey? How ean I cveqase my ho How oan I marty te one T ohooes? How ean I mar} wellt How ean I coaqeer my rival? How cued geragesapeuteat™” How cal Somat tndXatieces ©. How cam | control anyone! How make distant onze tink of met Bow cam I settle my quotrelt How can I bold my basbant!s love? Hew cre | be my wifes love ‘Wo tell all and mover sek questions. No charge [f not satisfied when reading "ie SW go keehy elem agree ad guar te mae ao cares It weal to cal ur Sunes of your ftieoda, emmice or vain. We Promise io tall you’ whether your bestend, "ik crereghmrt oe fener eS ges ore Cage clas eaeet bo tent a 17 the ove of your cholve: how te regain yoetiy Elaie met vitality: remowe of evil ixtcooeet Diploums hang in Parlors. Eisctric Betts and Foot Plates For Sale ‘Call or ound a friend, as we nave no timate witeerenewer better Consabiation 2$¢, 90c, $1.00. Hows, 10.40 16, aloo Says. Permanentiy fo: cated 30 yours In Beooklya. 296 Bergen St:, betwee Berect car en Brest 0 ree ae ee eT eee New Amsterdam’ #Musical Asociationa® (UmconronaTED) " First Class Colored Musicians ‘Farniabed for all Penctions Wea DQvaRrExe? 216 West 59th Street New York Biers blamager, 18 Wr 1Soth Stet, Wx. A i, Blamge, We ist Miss H_L. Angerson’s 3 Orchestra 20 West Been pervet, -—- Ww YORE CITT BIGH-GRADE NEW AND SLIGHTLY | ‘USED PIANOS FOR SALE Telephone 6352Colambun mar Some Wihie F oe | Walter F. Craig's FAMOUS ORCHESTRA - gax West soth Street www yore mittee = tite Public Stenographer — pewriters = a ee) For Sale lee Si A large stock he of slightly used PRETO machines on i hand, ington No. 2-$18 ington Esser he Rac Serge pe Willnge” gl io $2 Uaderrood— 988 to Sache wt out town COLD, All maou of machines soepic’. APply, MISS RICH. ETTA G. RANDOLPH, Hotel Mace o, 218 Wear S8rd St, New York City, Tel 608 Cole Ocwsi-smoe 7 : Easy Access to: New Subway PARLOR FLOOR - AND BASEMENT In first-class Private House in Brooklyn. Newly decorated; allimprovements; nice neigh- borhood; rent low. Five lines of cars. ‘CALL EVENINGS OR SUNDAYS MAXWELL. 233 Sth Street, Brooklyn - (FIFTH AVENUE “L") ww jan J6-tf. GREATEST Protective and Benet Order ever started. | Over 60.000 i Bers” nen cand swtamens Gicchd get EQUAL OPronreNrries with other Ponting” MIGHEM WAGES, LESS Tol fad IMPROVED. CONDITIONS generic Ay. NO RACE DISCIIMINA TION, “100 AE deaths $25 to each Male: member at Wifes death: Flu at ents MANY OTHER RENEE UTS. “Sianbershin open fo all Inhoring peonie alike, LEADING COLORED MEN AND WOMEN DEEL TIEN WANTED IN EACH LOCMATYS Work after heura, MIBERAL. PAT AND: PLEASANT WORK. Wiite “at once for full partieulars, enclosing. 106 for postage. Tata) GRAND. LODeR, 128 IrL-U BLDG, DAYTON, ONIX. 2@ DON’T CET MAD. if yor hair ran away fom you? Because, You have the remedy WOW te foed it with and Koup it at Dome. Doa't have 6 talk fog out with your hair. It migh: leave you! Then nat? That would mean thin, €ry, lifeless, coaree, ‘Bbeven. treahing and fall. ven, Gusahing abd talt- Be Cae OR. Sey from you? Because, oe have the remcay NOW ta feed it with and Keep 1 at Dome. Don't have € fall fog oat with your halt. It mph: leave you! Then hat? That would mean thin, ry, iifelene, eaaree, eeren, breaking ane fal Eig hair. "“Give it oome- thing te lve on: neutiah it; fasten it tightly to Yous scuy OF costes! tcccoses te thy Bolg Genuine, perfect and depenaahle hatt toate, food S04 medicine you can buy. It will mabe tho Ral AIO sutra long ane beavy, given sew ie te Asks Doe, Save what halt you hove and gat mere ton, Tee copicatine poe tmooey vet uates. everywhere, £02;, 91,00 Brweye ead Boney erése Sie aerating bonkers Tompesary Otten; 335 West Sind MBCCOSROO BAR TON MPS. = Pee es Bsveit. f F i A a a Rapin ates ee ee PO ee oR > er ee aieer ae ike aR ee RRR OS ers eta Tee ae seve fet ba sete, Sng eee gg Se eee WT Le Ie On a ea a pAb is m Pe see eas ate ES Sa eee) Coe te ne Prado Ne § vaee Poeread of Nowe Bie. eee Opbetes: 6 jj; TAOMADAY, MARCH 1s eee ‘Geeensed mt the Pest OSes ot Tew Teen 2 (es SoeentChees Matter, 1 emntgeions ty mail, peargeld WPtsg a) oo st Se 90 Conon 28 eer zag, Te otter Suewtan ’ = wok 2 all tiers ond mabe ali checks ioe Potteties Company. ra vtss Magvene Gia bemnehaty Tan _ ee ee ee ee ‘8 sane and conservative standpoint: One. flode in reading the letter to the press, both white and colored, that the thought- , fal colored men in the States are doing all in their power'to negative the idea ‘Advanced by a handful-of radicals that colored men should vote the Democratic ticket next fall if Secretary Taft should become the naminee of the Chicago coo- vention. Under the present conditions in this country there is absolutely noth- ing “to fear as to the attitude of the. Negro vote next November. Ninety- nine per cent. of it will be cast for the Republican nominee for President, who- " ever-he may be. There is no refuge for ‘the colored voter in “this country but ‘the Reoublicam party—the party that has ‘wone all that bas ever been done for the Negro. , ast iu Units er fous_ coeee preachers, one bishop and a few Demo- cratic Negro politicians, attempted to make it appear that the. bishops of the three branches of the colored Methodist “Charch assembled’ in, Washington were bitterly opposed to President Roosevelt and the Secretary of War, William H. Taft. The sensational headlines in the press were calculated to give one this impression.- But when the articles themselves were carefully read it was seen that the bishops as a‘whole had nothing whatever to do with the senti- _ments expressed in them. The so-called “Resolutions of Bishops” was a most flagrant attempt to deceive the country. Not a single bishop signed them, and perhaps none but Bishop Alexander ‘Walters, of the Zion A. M. E. Church, knew ‘of their existence. They were written, adopted gnd given to, the coun- -try.b Uifee oF four preachers without ‘the sanction of the church or the bishops’ council. It was purely » cheap political trick that has failed utterty. ‘The whole scheme of these men was discredited when rhany of. the bishops wrote'denials of their participation in any meeting whatever that had for its purpose antagonism to the President or to Secretary Taft. The resolutions themselves bore the headlines, “Resolu- tions of Bishops,” and began, ‘We, the colored ministers of the A. M. E. the A. M.-E. Zion and the CM. E churches of the United States,” etc. There could not have been a plainer or more palpable attempt to. mislead and deceive the colored voters of the coun- try. Behind this scheme there was a half dozen colored men who have been affiliating with the Democratic party for |, years. They met with these recalcitrant | preachers constantly while they were | here, and posing as great and unsel- | | fish lovers of the race used Browrisville as a Shibboleth to arouse the Negro |, against the Republican party and its | | leaders, . These men did not succeed in their |, efidrts. The colored people of this | | country read and tllink for Senseles and are not to be swept off their feet | , and carried away by the cunning and | ; the hypocrisy ‘of a lot of pseudo leaders. | It is pleasirig to note that there is a! very. strong sehtiment growing up| among colored people in all parts of ‘the | « country in behalf of the candidacy of | « Freretary Taft for the nomination at |! .cticago in June. Thoughtful men have | ! tun to study the man and his splen- | d career as they touch the life and | 1 ace in the body politic of the dark |: races recently brought under the pro- | jecting wing of the United States Gov- | - ernment. What he has done for the! : Filipino and the Cuban he’ wi do for | the Negro American when the oppor- {" unity comes to him. William H. Taft | i < the son of Alonzo Taft, statesman and | tbolitionist.. Ie is the scion of the | tock that'has always stood for equal | # fights for ail men. and he is the only , Cabinet offesr the country has had who | “ nas crer held up the arder of a Presi- | s tent for any period. however brief. for | y ny cause whatever, Colored men are | ' ecinning to appreciate the full signifi- | 4 nce of the act of the Secretary of | War when he held hack the President's | yrder relative to the dismissal of the j lack battalion for twenty-four hours, in | srder to stay the execution of it finally, | " f possible. = : What tothe Reason for it? f What twthe Reason for i? __A small element of our race is making “nsiderable noise over the candidacy Favernor Charles E. Hoghes, of New for the Presidency. We wonder woen whit this istevest:in Bir. -Heghes fe beced upon 20 far as ths’ mee fo ean: quned? Governer Haghes bes now as bn aes bs Oh Ss tr. onl two your, ther ine bbe hes not Gene's thing thet ‘would ead ene to believe thet be even knows that thers fash dhgenarey gt mr sep ere in New York Site. ‘He hes wet pointed a single Afro-American to an ‘ollige mor tt amy other way seoognised the race. He ia-the opty Governor ‘of New York ‘for years who bes mot ia some way appoisted an A(re-Ameriene to an oflice. Om the otber haod, Presi- dent Roosevelt during the time thet he ap een te EEN TISaie bes 26- pointed something like over forty Afro- Amerigans to high office. He not only has done this ‘daring his term as Presi- dent, but mage commendable appoiot- ments while Goternor of New’ York State, This is the'diréct question hich we should like to have some of the sup- porters of Governor Hughes answer. a ee TS ey In New York City, Philadelphia Om in other centers we are glad to take of the organizations that have for their object the saving of Negro girlé ‘who are induced to.come from the South to the North. Hundreds of girls come to the large cities of the North who are unprotected, without friends and with- ‘out any guarantee of securing employ- ment..To begin. with, unscrupuloss agents are at‘work in many parts of thé South for the purpose of getting these girls into the lange centers of the North for immoral purposes. When that is not true in other cases these girls come North seeking labor and do not find it, and in a few days find themselves with- ‘out money. Under these circumstances they fall an easy prey to temptation and in. many cases s00n go to’ the bad. Wherever possible our people should give atrong and immediate encourage ment to the organization that has in hand the saving of these Afro-American girls, ————— ‘Sen Sememtanan aatreenes: | Through reports ‘received from the ‘secretary of the ‘Committee of Twelve Mr. Hugh M, Browne, Cheyney, Pa., we have learned something of the unique and fine work done by this organization, especially in printing and distributing throughout the nation fifty thousand copies of the recent address delivered hy Mr. Andrew Carnegie in Scotland on thie progress of the Negro. The sec- retaty of this comimittee has told us something about the good impression made upon individuals by the reading of this address. The correspondence which it has stirred up has been séme- thing remarkable and enormous, Peo- ple in all parts of the nation have read this address. “Tt has been circulated both among white and black people. Many who did not realize the inmense strides of the race have now had their eyes opened. Mr. Browne informs us that the committee will undertake in the near future other important work in en- lightening the country as to the progress of the Afro-American. deportant National Gaiberinas’: Several times we have called the at- terion of the citizens of Greater New York, as‘well as others, to the fact that two, important nationsd gatherings as- semble here in the near future. One is the National Baptist Convention, the other is the National Negro Medical Nssociation. Both of these important organizations will bring to our city hun- dreds and thousands of the best people oi the ‘nation, We should be prepared to receive and entertain them properly. Nothing should be left undone to make these meetings highly’ creditable 10 oir entire rage, AID selfish considerations should he lost sight of in a supreme en- deavar to show to the representatives of tur race that Greater New York has the interests of the whole people at heart and can <erve them in an unsellish wiatiiae’: These are days where there is much vd polities, inuch 4f discussion, much of excitement in the air, We must not, however, x6 a penple permit ourselves to be carried off our feet by reason af such “xcitement and discussion, We have a rishi, as is true of all American citizens, se take one proper share in politic dis- onssion and political activity, but there are wee things which are even more weighty atd mere important than politics, Each wslividual and ‘each, family and commu- ‘city shonld fook after their own wel fare. There are certain things, which concern us that are so important in the way of permanent progress that we can- not even for a short period fail 10 give ‘eed to them, In every community we Sed come strong and upright ministers whe are continually, pezzing away to- ward the moral and religions improve- ment of the community, Thié is the Lind af wark that will live when political escitement has been forgotten, | Kev, Doctor Lampton Tt now seemm pretty well conceded thraughont the country that Rev. Dr. Lampton, who, has sheen: serving the AM. FE. Church as financial seereyary for some time, will be promoted to the bichop’s bench “at the meeting of the General Conference at, Norfolk. A sviser selection could hardly be made. Dr, Lampton has already proven not enly his deity to the church, but bin fenantal ability hes boop tasted lao way thet leavee me doubt 20 06 bis strength ia that direytion. From whet we know of the doctor, we Seal quite oure that the church gad. fhe, heard of bishope will be the geimer by thie thuely promotion. | The first evidences of spring are‘ ap- parent. When the oun shines on Both sides of the strovt, many members of our race ‘become -possessed'.with that fecling for pleasure that results in a very low exchequer when the frost is on the pumpkin. A few summer. excur- sions cot out, a few picnics eschewed, a few frotice sacrificed will buy several leeds of coal, snd put several poundi of tbecon in the larder when the snow be- gins to fy. Tt may seem a trifle previous to give this advice at this time, but many of our race who have suffered because of .a lack df fuel, a lack of clothing, and a dack of food during the past winter, but who reveled i pleasure last summer, shoald have impressed upon them the necessity of making hay when the sun shines, in- stead of contributing io pay railroad div- idends by squandering their money on. sumii¢r excarsions and the like. We recognize thiefe=ia..considerable virtoe in the old saying “all work and no play makes Jack a mighty dull boy,” but we also recogmize the fact that there is considerable reason in—spending all on summer pleasures ‘makes a sacrifice of winter comforts. ———_—- | Many Negro orators.are now practic- Jing on speeches with which they hope to .spellbind a suffering public a few months hence. = Mr. Max Barber; of the Chicago Con- strvator, has a rather lohg editorial cal. ing on the race-for courageous leader- ship. Now Mr, Barber had a fine oppor- tunity recently in Atlanta, C3, to dis- play his own courage in that regard, but it seems that he chose to run to Chicago in order that he might get out of danger as soon as possible. Atlanta was the place for Mr. Barber to‘have displayed his own courage and in that way set the race a fine example of courageous léader- ship. . ‘The’ New York fidependem, as will be seen by reference to another column, comes out strongly and squarely against the doctrine of reducing Southern repre- sefitation as a cure for present political evils, If Auditor Tyler's recommendation goes, the next campaign will be a cam- paign of education, and the Negro papers will be used as a medium to reach the masses, This is a brand uew de- parture, but it will be a just and proper tribiite t0 the Negro Fourth Estate. Every man that makes a noise does not necessarily amount to much. . A frog makes far more noise than a bass, but the bass will satisfy: more ‘memati: Tt is easy for those disgruntled Wash- ington Negroes to say that they will bolt the Republican ticket, begause they have ne vole anyway. ‘ : Those Government clerks who have wen constantly and continuously and bitterly criticising and abusing their President might facilitate an unpleasant sluty if they would resign, <A few days ago when ‘the question came up in the Maryland Legislature to pass a law to practically dlisfranchise the niajority of the Afro-Americans in that State, every. Democrat in the Maryland, State Legislamre voted in favor of pass- ing the law, and every Republican, under the “Teadership -of Attorney-General Charles J. Ronaparte. voted against passing this Inw. Which side are the Afro-Amefkans on? — Are they with those who voted to disfranchite ‘them, or are they with those who voted not to disfranchise them? PORAKER ADMITS DEFEAT —"F Penetically Tella Senate He Expects to Wesive. da Poteaie tutes (From the New York Times) Wisiuyeros, March 11. — Senator Foraker astounded his friewls in the Senate today hy practically acknowl- cdving he was defeated, in his fight jn Ohio, and that he expected he could not came hack to his seat in the upper-house of Congress, The confession was made in theeourse of the debate fellawing the presentations of the Brownsville re- parts “Your Honor.” beean Foraker, ex- citedly, addressing the President of the Senate There was a general titter both from hie colleagues and from the visitors in the galleries. s “Y" apologize,”” said Foraker. bowing and Smiling grimly. “However. ‘coming events east their shadows hefore.” T sup: pose it will not be long hefore T must Ihceome accuston.cd (a the phrase, ‘May it please the’ court.” " . ‘The Woman's Convention One of the most notable conventions to be held here in 1908 will be the Na- tional Convention of .Colored. Women, of which Mrs. Litey Zhurman, of Jack- con, Mich., in president. ‘The conven- tion. will convene in Brooklyn, August 24 to 2% inclusive. Announetment of the place of meeting will be made later. Mrs. Wylie is the chairman of the local committee of Brooklyn, and with her associates is for, the entertain- mest of the ‘and vistors. Weal Fae Maedes siete Ki me pemes G46 Fe SAl enna om en on Sew see ike evens Sey we thing or. ob Grewsat tase Soe Stree tonal Hicker: If wet, vate Secretary Taft, in a wpooch tm KaBess |} City, demounced’ the elimination of the ‘Negro vote as deplorable, aed approved the 18th. 14th and 15th Am@adments. ‘This is an honorable stand to take. Bech Say Wo taeceaad ge bits escorts em, Say be roeeraed aa Mr ie cen: Gidate” Raleigh Baptist "Beatinel. To be’ or not to be (consietenta’ la the question which now confronts the Negro tote, toward "the, cocley Present toward the comb Section, "he prosest indications be that those Hepes ‘whe are now eked to the cal cy of Secretary will, hier ih Chicaae. convention, be Prougnt face to face to the alternative of el voting for Wax Hi. Taft for President or. votlng ter fie Democratic candidate, Ferlonoe Inia treet Memes, nt Daa a jo erer isconslatent. Columbus Saturday ening News, The Sthte of Obio can feel safe while the Grand Old Governor Harris, the sol- ier, statesman and .bumanitarian, is at the bead of the helm. * Hin nomination with that of the en- tire list is a tribute to the manhood of the Buckeye State, " Secretary Tat is mot any higher ‘to- day with [9 in Oblo shen Re wae a Sear ano, ange majority of oat fairminged citieens Gace hecrege Sh, for hin real worth ax a noble son Nowe rejoice ore Ya. the compliment: paid ‘ies at the Columbus convention then the gomercatice clement of te colored. peo Pleas bow the history of hie family in Tife in an open hook. We can truni him answhere at any thoe.—Urbana Tn- former. The Colored Republican Club of New York city recently gave a banquet sin honor of Mr.-Charles W, Anderson, Col- Ietor of Internal Herenue for the Sec ond Dintrict of New York. ‘The affair in'naid to bave been one of the Tost mo, tail if not fa ava, of ose creation occustion ia New Mork ‘ames, colored wea. fo . Promincai Negroen of the professions aid “businens walke of life from tesee Staten were presert. and the Conta wert rich in weatiment and delivers __Chatlen, We Anderson ie’ easily ‘the mont noted | Negro inthe: Feleral sr vice. Florida Sentinel, Great credit. ix due the A.M. B bishope who called on the Interaiate Come merce Commimion in Washington, D. C., nd anked for first-class accommodations for colored pannengers who pay the tame fare nw others that ride Gheoigh “the Sint” The colored people are rineed te thw front end af a conch next to ths tare Enze cars whieh ix ponrle ventifeteds Cheb One. toilet” ron for adios aml Kemiee wen.and at night it ix scarcely lighted, Tina dingrnew to. the colored. pecehe ee this nation to atand sively treat ment The times hing coin whee” thease cures alioutd ‘ceases and “it fw hopel_thae ie culured shurchew of the wile South wil join with the Winhope in thie ght for Fieht, justice and decmnch Tope Pie Denier Colured men shou be rempectfal ia their dewanie We can secure the mp. part of the ‘conservative contingent. of tvs white folks Wy dinero! innnagenent ot ane cnutees ani will Tone if ser ee hoe crn the hone of rensoas— Ticked Pianet. The Nezro newspapers of thin countes | hay are trging the Negen to bolt the Hee vuldican party amd vate fer Feynn. in hie event that Secretary “Taft. de the isin in the soning campaign, in ane | “pinion shaw a lack of rave interest, and £ failed 19 8H pace tee racer fea | pont awkward jwaition inthe future. || Phe Nogra exyiecte nothing at the hagas | iC the Tiemucratke pets bat the erence || mut of Wisfeanchising Jaws and diseran: | ations of ecg sanvetvabte: Kina vhintever may fue he alisentisfnetion of | ihe Negro at thie tine, it in wot ents | ‘hiv that he will cut off bis nose to epite | is for eine for evan Of ay ar | cmmacentheominne for the Preaiens | ‘Arkansas Appreciator. i Tn the Horse af Representatives | Stun. is sop tninted with the memory: of | he’ “Last “Canyec" endeavored to!attnch | © the Distrier Avnrenrlation bill a “im { i “aa atseet eae mendiment 3 Te sevihe frou the dette that wae pare | icine hy thorn: Demnevnis Cn | ter calored_ people: inthis cite’ are. vere feeastetal anthem while. Fills te the | "She Tie woudl) stigerat, ae suscented | afore. Will the Southern Dewerratte | vemniore introduee a hill or am aimeni| vent ty the Doisteiet streetcar Bll pro | iiiting ‘eortain. Dempcratie™ piemvers te Sh ut ating the sore | rrting antes In this rite and ioore eo: | chal Mingoeaie Tan "NW fa" | int wertain Sothern Congreagnen stom | ¢ n appreciate thie enmupany af these. ol | real ncaorls. tas scent teciaee sr aincacey | neurecneciatie coined oat and wemen? | Nant if snme, of these xentieten | uit "stand ton ‘the ‘eorner ef Thi |? venth and (2 streets nt dark or between, FORE SOR RTS eah ee on MENS FORUM ORGANIZED, Ventry Committer of Xt. Philip's ‘Church, Rroakirn, Farms Permanent __Seetets, ‘The supper which the vestry committee of St. Philip's P. F. Church, Tercoklyn, Rave toa few of their many friends was eo well enjoyed thgt ail present re- amested the committee to form 2 per- manent organization. A large gathering of mén met in St. Philip's Guild Hall, 1610 Dean street, on March 12, to com- siete the organization and seleet_a name, ‘Fhey unanimously decided to designate it as the Men's Forum of St, Philip's Church. -‘The following officers were elected | Mr, H.W. Jackson, president: Mr. John Rratton, vice-president; Mr. C. W."Jackson, secretary; Mr. Frank Brooks, assistant secretary: Mr BT. Swan, -teeasurer; Mr. William Hardix Sergeant-at-arms, and Rev. N. Peferson Boyd. warden. The Forum meets in the Guild Hallon the first, third and fifth Tharsday in each month at 8.30 p.m. ‘The organizers feel thie this move will: be a reat help to me. od all soem are oe Ceeeaie eaten FINANCIAL FAKES ‘Some weeks ago the writer of this article ran in thle peper a series of ar- Scienok the deltas of Well Stren ‘When Yee began thope articles ike hoped thal he would be able each week to mathe comments on the financial situation. Such a hope, however, was sot to be realized, for the reason that the giutify- ing increase of his business imperatively demanded that he ‘devote his time ex- ‘clusively to his private affairs. Bat there are times when private af: fairs should be subardinated to the larger welfare; and believing ihat he és in position to serve in a small way the larger welfare, the. writer takes this method to sound a note of warping to those who’ are so easily misled by ihe glaring, financial advertisements which too often appedr in our daily news- pagers. Whp does not recall the broadcast ad- vertising (of the Chicago-New York Electric Air-Line about 2 year ago? Nearly every newspaper of any conse- quence ‘inthe land carried advertise- ments telling of the coming revolution in passenger traffic between the “Windy City" “and the metropolis. Not. only would the fare between those cities be feduced to $10 but the distance between them would be traversed in 10 hours. ‘Nor would it be necessary to have $10 for a ticket if one happened to be a stockholder, for upon presentation of his stock ceftificate he would be whisked from the East to the West and back to the East again without charge. * With amazing supidity and astound- ing gullibility thousands. of people, like so many proverbial suckers, swallowed the bait, hook and ll. The enormous capital required to construct and: equi ait electric line ftom New York tov Che cago, the almost insurmountable engi- neering dificulties in the way of such a proposed line, and, even though the line should -be constructed, the impossibility of making it a paying tion by operating ft on the lives latd down by ite promoters seemed to give the “ready in- Yestors” now concern. They simply wanted stock in an air-line from New York to Chicago, with the privilege of shuttle-cocking between those cities without further cost to them than the price of their stock, And they got it— in the neck. After looting the public of more than a million dollars, the bulk of which went inte the capacious pockets of promoters, the Chicago-New York Elec- Tic Air-Line has passed into the hands of receivers, Just what the receivers will find. is exceedingly problematical. Perhaps there will be money enough to huy as much “air” as ever, but not so much “line.” . S ‘The same kind of luring and attractive ulvertisements that were manufactured ny the promoters of this ait-line are be- ng doled out’ now by mining “fakirs. just now the dope is RAWHIDE. That s the camp which is, certain to make ‘very one who invests therein a man of nillions (perhaps of shattered hopes). f the men who are advertising the sale vf stock in RAWHIDE mines believed htese mines 10 be as rich as they would iave others helieve they are they would fave no difficulty in disposing of the tek at ten times the price they are skin for it. The idea that a mining Femoter would spend thousands of dol- ars advising the public to buy at. 25 cims'a share stock which he knows to ¢ worth $2.50 a share is an idea that “ill be slow to find lodgment in the mind f anyone who knows the wily ways of he mining fakir. The fakir may have is virtues, but no one, so far as the criter Knows, has ever suspected that ne. of his virtues is a superabundance f altruism, = 1 A xeneral printeiyles, then, ane is on he cafe side When he refuses to put tones isto a proposition whose merits re heralded through the medium of ixhly celored advertisements, As to the RAWHIDE Mines, abont ‘hich ‘so much is being “written just mv. the Finarteial Werkd (New York), 1 its iste af March 7, has the follow: | ig pertinent comment Ve rstiadile repre ef the real com tiene in the new mining camp cavtlide es Me ty says TS tar feat three of the prapertion | have roved valuable, Int Rawhide has yet to mw more valuable ground before the reat’ rash whieh #¢ taking place to the | istrict can lie considered well advigad: the hish prices paid for Iand geod vestments OF these three proven roperties no stock is for sale." The wners prefer ta keap it for themselves | nd net to let the public in. Thie has | at prevenivd the professional mining (sire from getting: busf and the foots | ‘am buying the. worthless stock they | ¢ advertise. Se far stocks in about | reyy-ive Rawhide mining. companies a tikerticed. an alt “with Tike “the AWE Id prnpertics boomed by mining | | vindlere, nur eat fram fe iene | ced that some Fastern’ promoters | | arted, Rawhide companice on the Aree | we Of thee diceovery of the camp, and | | ‘ean selling stock without awning any sims at all. They are, however, trying | | get hald of same cheap claims. These | ' vindlers don't. need any properties, | | hey haye found that they ean sell stock | fast as they can get a prospectus and | ! nck certificates. printed.” “He that hath ears let hint hear.” : | TWO PLATFORMS | Pintforma of ‘Two State Conventiaas Compared—Special Prank tn Obte Platform, During the past week two very im- portant state conventions have been held, and two platforms adopted, which were doubtless approved or dictated. by the Teading Democratic and the leading Re- “publican ‘candidate for the Presidency. ‘The Democratic convention of Nebraska unanimously endorses its fellow citizen, Mr. Bryani-and the Republican conven- tion of Ohio unanimously endorses its iMtow. citizen, Mr. Tait, Tt isin order to compare the two platforms. The two platforms 'm large part are practically the same, because they cover moral issues of justice and equality. They differ bere in that the Republican claims the credit for what the party has done, while the other asserts that what- ever is good has been the reluctant bor- roming of Democratic principles, On the other hand the Ohio platform inctodes some’ things not mentloned Ta that of Nebraska. One of the most emphatic 1s that which declares for in- = Peete a apie ome ood Gor oument ‘Gover Reeee of aay a. calls for 5 the merchent marise—but oes sot say how—end Sen Stomaate, maz,” It weld hve singte besith depart. ment.” It gleo ageroves the enactment of the rete law and the strengthening of the Interstate-Com merce os Bet a ioecial plank inverted, inthe Otic nlatfonm end quite ignored in the the history of the and the ‘ooeeas ton Secretary Taft for Bis relation to the Brownsville affair. "It demands: “The civil and political rights of the American Negro im every State, beliav- ing a2 we do, that his marvelges prog- rest in intelligence, industry,.and good citizenship hae cared the respect aod encouragement of the nation and thet those. legialative enactments that have for their real aim bia’ disfranchisement for reasons of. color alone are unfair, sae Armerican and repugnant to the sw Fedoction of representation tn Congress jaction and the Electoral Colleee in all the States of the Union, where white end colored citizens are disfranchised, to the end that the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States may be enforced according: to its leiter and spicie™ * ‘There is not a word on-this subject in the Nebraska platform, but another racial question is there introduced as fol- “We are opposed to the admission of Asiatic immigrants who cannot be amal- gamated with ouf population, and whose presence among ws would raise -a race Bowe and invafre us in diplomatic coo- troversies with Oriental powers.” ‘Which of these declarations is the | most American apd democratic in spirit we leave to the conscience of our read- ers. Certainly the exclusion of Asiatics is much more likely than their free ad- mission to involve us in international dificaltics.. But we do not approve the io: sition to reduce representa- tion in the, Electoral College of those States-which limit Negro suffrage. It cannot be done, and if it could it would be condoning and perpetuating the crime against those, citizens whose civil rights are affected. "Better the contining pro- test of equal justice against 2 palpable wtone—The ledesendant. SOME BG LITTLE MEN Col. J, 0. Midsight Writes of Them te ‘Fhe Balttmere Afro-American. Wasnixcron.—It isnot often that] get to write two letters from the same place in succession, but this is the case now, and you will think that I am not able'to get over the country, for wher you read this letter T will be in Louis- Wille, Ky., and it is hard to tell, where Twill be ‘when. I write the other letter, $0 you will be on the lookout. Now, you will remember when I wrote to you last’ Iwas in this city and T was doing some business at that, but now 1 am far from it. The bishops had things their own way. and T am here to ‘tell you that they accomplished .something for the whale race. T may have said this before bur. it will, brar repeating This, meeting did not elect any bishops. hut it developed. some strong men. and then it is amusing to see some big little men in the world. T have been meeting them, and I do ‘not mind letting you take a peep at them. 1 would mention as oneof them the Rev. S. I. Corrothers, who imagines that what is not in his head is not writ- ten in the. books. Somebody has told him that he is smart and they told him the trith. He is the smartest man T have ever seen in all the days of my life There is not a man in the whole race equal to him. He is axtducated as men et to be or in other words he is the Sedueatest” “man 1" have “ever heard. Scalager.js not in it when it comes to Dr. Corrothers. If we had a few more like him this gace would xo up. He has a repard for his word, and iat is what tells in this world. “He can look you right in the face and tell you he is g0- ing to do a thing and roxcer 1 wHtiLe We 1s TELLING you. He is a preacher and believes in keeping his word, and if he forgets a thing then he should not ins hel caanninettc toe ie. Caulé Rryan Beat Taft? If the country gocs Democratic is there anyone who believes that it will be Lof advantage to the Negro? The Brownsville incident is the sole argu- ment by which Negro Democrats seek te persuade the race to help place the | government in the hands of the Denio- ‘cratic party. that is the author of all ‘the Jim-crow laws, that, undertook to ‘introduce Jim-crowism into Washing- ton, that las practically eliminated the Negro voter in many Southern states. The policy which the Democrats would follow in. dealing with the, Negro is well known and. it’ seems Slmost_ im- possible that any sane Negro could for ‘one moment tolerate the idea of doing the slightest thing to help such a party imo power. - | Negro delegates to the National Re- publican Convention may have a chance to determine the nomination of a can- didate for President; if so, they should rise above any feclings of anger that may exist hecause of the Brownsville incident and shuld do all within their teaver te secure vandidate whose nomination gives the highest’ possible assurance of victory for the Republican party The following clipping will tie hich, food “for thought: ‘"Cnrcaco, March, 10,—‘Bryan_un- doubtedly could heat ‘Hughes, Fairbanks, Cannon ‘or any so-called. reactionary, bué Taft could beat Bryan.’ “That wat the political opinion voiced by William Allen White, of Emporia. Kas., editor and author, in discussing the presidential situation, “White came to Chitago to make three ‘specches, the Tast_ of which is scheduled for noon to-day. ““L can't sce Bryan winning except against one of the distinguished gentle- men that some sections of the Republi- can"party designate by the term “reac- tionary.’ continued White, ‘As’ far as Mohave sounded the sentiment of the country and have traveled, around a gol deal, the general public is strongly for Ranseyelt police,” y "’If a Roosevelt. man is nominated | I Betieve there is no doubt that he will he elected ag axainst Bryan of any ther man the delegates can name. Tf Taft is named I think he will carry the coun- try. Bat if 2 man antagonistic to Roose- velt is named, Bryan will sweep the country.” J. M. Hessenson. M. D. ference te Mest at Nerfelk, Va. |_ ta May. Next May the guscral conferences ei At E Ceafte on ot New fh Ve The AE rh eg eee ee yer practical ie rdagioe ands Sehr be ray Karst to kit ee geabes of the eeapie from « burning anda gold pred City to the every- day world in which men are to work out their salvation with fear and The AME. Cmurch was im 1616; at fret ita work was amoaig the firce people of color, bat it ee tesied Bs ihcencs we ie Brown and ater mooie hei es Saves wk that was ‘emancipation of the slaves, and mow it Stands" the’ from ‘at all progrescire movements of the American Negra. ‘The frt Negro to become a*United ‘States Senator was Rev. Hiram Revels, an A. ME. minister. The oldest wath bike ofajorganot thea BE. i organ of tl - ‘Church. There are about seven hundred thousand communicants of this charch and about two millions of the race who come under its pulpit influences. The absolute management of the general af- fairs of ie eet organization rests in the hands of the bishops, the general officers and a few ministers. While the feneral conference is a body made up Of delegates from the ministers and laity: of cach anousl conference, its acts sre almost entirely dectated by the. few leaders. This may not be true of the got conference that is to meet at Norfolk, because of late years-the great body: of the people have become tore intelligent and independent and in a great many instances men both of the ministry and the laity have been elected as. defogates who cannot be absolutely led by the caucus or voted as aii" un- thinking part of a combination. ‘Up until this date the general officers who have handled the money of the church have been alnost entirely free from any supervision of effective char- acter. ch department has been sub- jectedHo an annual review by a board made up of a representative from each Episcopal district and which has con- vened at a cost of from five hundred to one thousand: dollars and held sessions lasting from one to'two days and invari- ably closing with resolutions lauding the gencral offerr and fis administration of affairs. To the credit of the men who have been entrasted with such unlimited authority it'ls to be said that but in one instance in the history of the church has a man been proven to be dishonest and there have been bat few instances in which any suspicions of dishonesty have even scemed to have solid foundation. Rut times have changed and it is now ikely that each department of the church will be, in the course of time, put under he regulations of such safeguards as. modern business methods demand. This. will come about, not so much because of any suspicion of dishonesty upon the mart of the general officers, but because he laity. are becoming more. intelligent nd. wideawake anf are demanding modern methods of business in the ad- ministration of affairs. At Norfolk an fort will be made to work some changes and improvements along these ines, nothing very radical will be done snd nothing very effective will be ac- omplished, but the start will be made. There is also a widely extended feel- ng that ministers clected to a general fice too frequently take advantage of heir position and use it as a stepping- tone to the hishopric. This feeling is ot altogether just. A general officer ccnmes universally known within the hurch and in the performance of his offi- ial duty is called upon to travel exten- ively and asa. result when he happens o be a man of exceptional good quali- ea is advouied fer prempotion, bus is a man who is unit for promotion is unhtness ie discovered and he never ets up. There are many who think hat_men who are thought of as good imber from which to. make bishops hould first he put in a general office and hus ‘he subjected to general inspection nd tosecerictien "Tag hishopo well likely eeconnmend the lection of two more bishops for . the ome work and “one for the African rork. Since any bishops have been lected Bishop Moore and Bishop Ar- ett have died and Bishop Handy has ccome incapacitated by age. There are o many able men of great influence who spire to reach the bench that a great flort will be made to elect five or six Shops, Te make room there are some ho talk of retiring Lisbon R. T, Tan- er and of making Bishop H. M. Turner hurch historian, Rnt it is a_well known act that Bishop H. M. Turner will ever he side-tracked unless he wishes . . The entire church would revolt gainst any injustice done to him. ishop B. T. Tanner has always per- nrmed his work with efficiency, and jere i no excuse for marking him out or _retirement.. Men who allow their mbition. to. render them” desperate pongh to advecate sitch measures will ¢ defeated and will deserve it. Rihop C. 5. Smith.was elected by a Bishop C. S. Smith.was clected by a H.E. MACBETH, HARVARD, AT ST. MARK'S LITERARY on Propagation of Race Consciousness as Closing Topic of Series of Addresses PUBLICAN LEAGUE CONVENTION DELEGATES N. N. M. MacWilliams Endorsed at Regular Meeting as National Convention Alternate Delegate—Fight Against Tuberculosis Takes us at Thursday Evening Club. Burrough, March 16—Closing the series of brilliant discussions by Harvard students on "An Analysis of the Race Problem," Mr. Hugh E. Macbeth, Fisk Hall, Harvard Law School 1000, spoke philosophically yet practically last Sunday before the St. Mark's Literary on the "Propagation of Race Consciousness." The conclusions of his discourse note that the creation of a wholesome mate consciousness and a race unanimity in the industrial and civil betrayment by the Negro would directly and indirectly work to his advantage, those respects, which he attributable yet underviewed; realizing his dual position of American and Negro, the Negro not only should, but must, be proud of his cause; he must be dissatisfied and striving individually and collectively so long as his position may be pointed out as distinctive and inferior to the other elements in the great American body public. Those discussing the question presented were: Messrs. Clement G. Morrison, Wilts O. Tyler, Chas. Leales, W. O. Taylor, John O. Campbell and Miss Jefferson, William Miller, Miss Ellie Harles, accounted by Mr. O. Banyon, while Miss Kathleen Brown and Narka Lee were others. Delegates. Endowed. The Colored Republican League of Massachusetts; Mr. Chas. M. M. MacWilliams, president, and Mr. Lucius Goddard, secretary, at its regular meeting last Wednesday night indorsed the candidacy of its president as alternate delegate at large from Massachusetts. Mr. MacWilliams is only one from the number of American citizens of the Bay State who are being pushed by their followers for the coveted delegateship. Among these are District Attorney Wm. H. Lewis, Rev. H. J. Callis, leader of Zion, ex-Representative Wm. L. Reed and Minor F. Hammil, the well known and highly respected Cambridge leader. Dr. S. E. Kirkpatrick, the vice president of the National Convention, is not and will not be a candidate again. Consistent with its position of obstruction and objection, the local Democratic Negro organ takes its fling at the indorsement of the clerk of the Juvenile Court by the growing and commendable Negro political organization, which it denomi- Thursday Evening Club. At a largely attended meeting of the Thursday Evening Club at the home of its secretary, Mig Gertrude L. Miller, on Broadway avenue, Cambridge, Docu-T. E. McCurdy, T. H. Harrison and B. E. Robinson, conducted a symposium on "Tuberculosis, Hygiene and Foods." Their highly commendable efforts were discussed by Messrs. W. G. Cutts, E. H. Hurleston and Dr. Wm. Worthy and Miss Vates. In this same connection the efforts of the Bay State Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical Association, Dr. Wm. E. Lane, of Cambridge, president, to educate the people practically along the lines of hygiene and the prevention of tuberculosis, is very helpful. Next Sunday night at Charles Street Bethel Church, Dr. T. H. Patrick, on "Foods and Their Nutritive Values," and Dr. W. C. Lane, on "Relation of Physician to His Patient," Dr. C. W. Harrison, on "Purification of Water." The Historical Club The Benjamin, Banneker Historical Club met last Thursday evening at 218 Northampton street, to discuss with Mrs. Susie Smith Lyle the "Life and Work of Edmonia Lewis," the Afro-American sculptress. Those speaking on the thorough paper were: Mrs. May Archer, Misses Ida B. Gross and Beulah Butler and Messrs. J. H. Pocher, David D. Thompson, B. H. C. Smith and Dr. L. M. Holmes, Rev. W. H. Scott, of Wohur, Mass., has been elected president of the Boston Historical Society, and Dr. B. Taylor, W. Washington, on his way to providence, laid over for a few hours in Boston last Wednesday. While here he was in conference with the Massachusetts Centennial Committee of the Prince Hall Centenary Celebration, scheduled for Boston in the fall. The Rachel Tent is planning a leap year bon-bon party for March 23, in Concord Hall, in order to raise funds for its national convention, which meets here in June. The party committee consists of Mesdames F. A. Porter, M. E. Dodge, Elizabethtown J. J. Watts, F. E. Hewlett, S. J. Sollis, and F. E. Murray. "The Booklovers" Mrs. Joseph Lee, president, met Wednesday, March 18, at the beautiful home of Mrs. W. H. Lewis, Upland Road, Cambridge. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sampson entertained at dinner, Sunday, March 15. Among those seated were: Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Lewis, and Miss Bertha Bauman. Miss Elizabeth Howard, of New York City, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. J. O. Lee, Coquitlam. The "Missaders" surprise Miss Eve Hall, of Cambridge, Radcliffe 05, and at present on Cheney Institute faculty, was the merriest, jolliest little party of the season. A Home Wedding. A pretty home wedding occurred at the residence of Mrs. Mary Rosey, 19 Mead St. North Cambridge, Wednesday evening, March 11, when Miss Rebecca Cora Grant, formerly of Darlington, S. C., and Mr. Benj. Hammond, of Whitman, Mass. were united in holy wedlock by Rev. Jesse Harrel, pastor of Union Baptist Church. Promptly at 8 o'clock, while Mrs. Mattd Egan rendered the bridal march from "grim," the bride entered the parlor, on the arm of Mr. Richard Cox, who gave her away, followed by Mrs. Margarita Smith, the flower girl. Mrs. the pryman, his aunt, Mrs. Harietta Allen. After the usual meeting the contracting party was deferred man and wife. The couple will return in their own home at Whitman. James Austin, of the most charming matsrons in the social life of the city, entertained the North Cambridge What Club at her residence, 16 Mend street, Wednesday evening, March 11, and as was anticipated a delightful time was spent. An elaborate dinner was served at a late hour. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. James Hawkins, Mr. and Mrs. Smyth Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. King, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Chin, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mayo, Mr. and Mrs. James Austin. Dr. T. Wellington Henderson completed last Sunday night his series of sermons on "The Marriage Relation," the subject of his last one being "Is Marriage a Failure?" The series was considered very interesting and drew large crowds to hear them. The good doctor has won an enviable position of respect between the Bacon Church Street Church is fully active in all departments. Many of his people are quite uneasy, fearing he may be elected Bishop at Norfolk and be taken from them. The doctor himself does not seem to be much frightened by the prospect. The newly organized choir at Charles Street Church is giving great satisfaction and the large congregation are richly entertained at every service. Among the new additions to the choir is Mr. Charles White, the former choker, who is a very sweet tenor singer and every one is much pleased to see him become one. The Charles Street Sunday School is making great preparations for Easter Sunday night. Superintendent Lestr. W. S. Carpenter promises a great treat on that occasion. Mrs. Catharine Cheeseboro has had to submit to the loss of her left foot, having lost the right one by amputation some weeks ago. She is in a very precarious condition. She is one of the oldest members of Charles Street Church. Presiding Elder Burrel was the guest of Dr. Henderson last Thursday. He reports the work in his district as being in splendid shape. Drs. Henderson Callis and Comfort were on the committee of two who met and welcomed Henderson. He visited his visit to Boston. The Governor seemed as much pleased to shake their hands as he did that of the pale faced members of the committee. Mr. Thos. P. Taylor continues quite ill and his friends are much concerned about him. . TO BENEFIT YOUNG MEN. Local Organisation of Jersey City Making Good Progress. JEKERT CITY, March 11—During the month of December, 1907, a company of young men met at the residence of Rev. A. Mack Harris, pastor of Salem Baptist church, 100 Union street, and organized the Young Men's Christian Association, with a membership of fifteen, looking forward to a permanent organization and adoption into the general international body of the Young: Men's Christian Association. Since the organization of this company of young men into an association we have been holding public meetings in the room of Salem Baptist church, 100 Union street, afternoon at 4 p.m. m., and our weekly meeting on Tuesday evenings at 5 p.m. m. at which time we transact all business pertaining to the organization, and the services. Our membership has increased from fifteen to forty or more, and young men from various sections of the city are connecting themselves with the organization's work of the whole is highly gratifying. The movement will be a successful one under proper management. It is our intention to build up a strong and permanent association for the special benefit of all our young men, and to this end we are working with other organizations of this character, which are fostering work of this kind among colored young men all over the country. In connection with the work we have organized a bodies' auxiliary, which has a membership of twenty or more, and I am very glad to state that they are cooperating in the work of the young men admirably. Each Sunday afternoon we try to secure a good interest speaker, and we have had the tendency to stimulate our interest among all of the young people. As an organization we desire to express our profound gratitude to the good men and women of our church for their service in granting us use of the old church building as a meeting place, and also for their of the lecture room on Sunday at our Sunday service. The officers of the association are as follows: Mr. A. B. Tables, president; Mr. F. C. Oliver, first vice president; Mr. Leighton Simms, third vice president; Mr. Simms, third vice president; Mr. Charles Alexander, financial secretary; Mr. E. B. Hirsch, recording secretary; Mr. Marys assisting recording secretary; Mr. Oscar Johnson, servant-at-arms. Next Sunday, March 15, will be Ladis Day, Days and M. G. m. de Bapiste Faulkner, recently missionary to Liberia, Betutu upon his work among the some of her curio to illustrate the progress they are making toward civilization. Secretary Hopper announce that on Tuesday evening the Ladis' Auxiliary on behalf of the association, except for this benefit of the association, to which every member is invited. PASTOR BOLDEN'S PARTY. Wife Anemoble Friends Who Celebrate His Birthday. TAMARITOWS, March 11. About 80 diners sat down last Wednesday evening. March 4, in response to Mrs. R. Brown's invitation in honor of her husband, Rev. R. M. Brown. 31st birthday. The lecture room was nicely decorated, together with the tables, which were beautifully decorated with ferns and carnations. Those at the guest's table were also decorated. Of the evening were the following: Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Scott, Mrs. L. A. de Tecano, of New York: Rev. and Mrs. G. Genett, Jersey City; Rev. Charles King, New York; Rev. Robert Ross, of Bridgesport; Mr. Paul H. B. Boyd, of The Yorkers Standard; H. J. P. The United Aid and Benevolent Association and Home Office, 45 MONTGOMERY ST., Jersey City, N. J. There is no beneficial employment anywhere in the North to compete with this application. It having a membership of 15,000. All claims paid promptly. Receipts for 1995 for insurance department, $1,818.00 paid for for claims and death, $1,818.00. For the Real Estate Department, $1,818.00 paid for a total of $20,818.00. The United Aid Insurance Company, $2,848.00 worth of shares at $0.99 each. Came and jolt in. Own a few shares and share in the profits. JANE WELLS, Prox. U. A. & B. Ayr. J. L. MATHEWE, Prox. U. A. & B. Ayr. L. H. BOSERSON, Secretary and Manager GOOD AGENTS WERE WANTED Oct 24-8 men To the Stockholders of the Alpha Finance and Securities Company and others: It is with pardonable pride that the manager of the Alpha Finance and Securities Company informs you that by April 5, 1908, the Company will have earned about eight per cent. on its gross receipts and about ten per cent. on its net receipts. That means that a dividend of at least ten per cent. is assured. In view of this aplendid showing the directors of said company feel justified in advancing the price of its stock to $5.50 per share, we will allow it to be April 1, 1908, and as soon as the earnings of the company justify it, the price will be advanced from $5.50 to a higher figure. If you are a stockholder we would suggest that you increase your holdings, if you are not a stockholder we beg to remind you that you have just one month in which to become one before the price is advanced. We feel certain that no fairer, squarer proposition has ever been offered to investing public, so we unqualifiedly recommend it to a safe, sound and profitable investment opportunity. Respectfully yours, THE ALPHA FINANCE AND SECURITIES COMPANY, Per Robert W. Taylor, Manager. FOURTH ANNUAL RECEPTION Directions: From New York, Myrtle Avenue "L" to Evergreen Avenue, walk back two blocks; or Myrtle avenue Trolley car direct. The Missionary Convention. The second quarterly convention of the New York Branch Woman's Mite Missionary Society of the African M. E. Church composed of more than 25 auxiliaries, representing churches in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Long Island and other churches was held in Bethel A. M. E. Church, Brooklyn, Rev. George Ralph Covehale, pastor, on Friday last. Mrs. Lutra A. Fareira, of Glen Cope, Long Island, presided over the deliberations and the proceedings were recovered by Mr. C. V. Moore, of Manhattan. The convention, which began about 11 a.m., lasted throughout the day and was morning, afternoon and evening sessions. Able and helpful addresses were delivered. Mrs. Hattie Bryant made the welcome address and in behalf of the convocation Mrs. Lydia C. Smith made the response. The receipts of the were above $90. The executive committee voted to send $25 to the parent society and divided the balance among the men on missing charges. A number of men were also in attendance and showed interest in convention. Among those introduced were; Mrs. I. F. R. Parks, Mrs. M. R. Franklin, Mrs. Wayne. Many visitors were also in attendance and showed interest in the conference. The co-workers closed about 10.20 p.m. after a missionary concert, Mrs. Stevens, Miss Rushmore, Miss Dillard, Mrs. Smith and by special request Presiding Elder Stiles took part. "Abide with the missionaries in memory of Mrs. G. R. Coverdale, who had departed during the past quarter." The officers are: Mrs. L. A. Fareira, president; Mrs. Walter Mason, Mrs. Israel Sand, and Mrs. David Etoe, vice secretary; Mrs. Adelle Williams, assistant secretary; Mrs. William Edwards, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Emma A. Jackson, treasurer; Mrs. Lyda C. Smith, agent; Mrs. M. Taylor-Jackson, chaplain; Mrs. H. B. Parks, honorary president. The convention was well entertained by the Rt. Mr. Coverdale and his church church. Admission. Don't be Burned Out and Have Nothing Left. A 2-Year Policy for the Furniture in your Flat at very lowest rates. Only the best Fire Insurance Companies. D. A. GREENE, Insurance Broker 67 Albany Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. july 23-1y 5 Broad Street, New York City a Finance and Securities Company What the manager of the Alpha Fi- forms you that by April 5, 1908, but eight per cent. on its gross . on its net receipts. That at ten per cent. is assured, since the director of fund company price of its stock from $5 to $5.50 will be made April 1, 1908, and as any justify it, the price will be figure. Should suggest that you increase stockholder we beg to remind you which to become one before the r. squarer proposition has ever public, so we unqualifiedly recommend profitable investment opportunity. AND SECURITIES COMPANY, or Robert W. Taylor, Manager. O. 32. I. B. P. O. E. of W. and Willoughby Aves., Brooklyn March 26th, 1908 ORCHESTRA (ing wardrobe) - 50 Cents venue "L" to Evergreen Avenue, walk back two BROTHER LLYOD'S MISTAKE Waterbury Citizens Answer Remarks Made at Lincoln Aid Dinner. To the Editor of THE NEW YORK AGE: Please allow me space in your valuable paper to call attention to a few remarks made by Mr. Charles D. Lloyd, at the Lincoln Aid Society dinner at Waterbury, on February 12. "The Negro as a Stockbuyer" was the subject assigned Mr. Lloyd, but for some reason the gentleman failed to treat this subject at all, and spoke on the subject: "The Negro is a Churchman." He said he was strongly opposed Negroes attending the white churches, and advised them to stay out of them, as in almost every instance it is evident that they are not wanted, for they are usually assigned to seats in the gallery or somewhere in the rear of the church. Strange to say of our people are still in darkness. Now, my dear brother, don't you think it would be more profitable to advise your people and my people against white policy shops, gambling deens, saloons, houses of ill repute, cheap dime shows and many other infamous places—some with the mention—and give the so-called "white mission" and give the studied the Bible to some extent, but have failed to find anything in there relating to discrimination in churches. The church is dedicated as the House of God. For some reason some of our Nexro friends try to draw the color line man, but it is going to be a hard matter for the black man to get rid of the white man. As for my part, I am trying to get more of his plans and schemes every day. I have seen a member of the church have been a member of the church six years, white, as Brother Lloyd ends it, and when I joined that church I was paying rent to my white brother. Today I have more white men paying rent to me than any other colored man in this church. I have been a colored man in the State of Connecticut, and among my tenants are doctors, commissioners, bookkeepers and leading machinists. In fact, some of the best citizens of interment, so much for the time that Mr. Lloyd doesn't Dr. Washington, who is the acknowledged leader of the race, advises us to stay away from the white people? Brother Lloyd simply made a mistake, will forgive him, and he is a good follower. J. E. Brown Jovins, Waterbury, Conn. March 11. BE ON YOUR GUARD! "Lily White" Trying to "Pull Wool" Over Alabama Voter's Eyes. BIRMINGHAM, ALA, March 7, 1908.—The so-called Lily White state convention is called to meet in this city on April 27. No one should be deceived into believing that this is the regular state convention of Alabama. It is composed wholly of that element of white Republicans who have refused to permit colored people to attend or have anything to do with their district or state convention. It is composed of the same element which met four years ago in this city and refused to permit a single black delegate a seat in the convention then enter the hall. Strange to say that the same element of white people are now being Senator Foraker and trying to bequileged Republican to support them through this election. They cannot fool anybody in Alabama. Your correspondent does not believe a single decent Negro anywhere in the state will have anything to do with the "Lily White" convention. The regular convention, of which Mr. Joseph O. 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SMITH COURSELLOR-AT-LAW AND PROCTOR IN ADMINISTRY, 180 NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK Room 906-6-7. Phone 5574 Brockman. nov 7-8m Damage Suite a Specialty. APARTMENTS TO LET at reduced rates 212 214 216 West 64th Street --- WHERE WERE OUR NEGRO CITIZENS Mendelsohn Hall was the scene of music and song Friday evening last in which the entertainment was different in many respects from the style of amusements usually presented in this beautiful building. The performers were all Negroes, and the audience, with one or two exceptions, was composed of white citizens. In a very broad sense can the expression "white citizens" be used; for there were present some of the most representative white men and women of New York City. Upon entering Mendelsohn Hall one would have readily concluded that some event of a social nature was going on, judging from the long line of automobiles and carriages drawn up in front of the Hall, and the presence of shoes within to the rules of wearing evening dress. The occasion was a folk lore concert given by the Negro and Indian students of Hampton Institute, assisted by Henry Armstrong, a member of the Armstrong Association of New York, an organization that has been for many years devoting time, money and energy toward the betterment of the Negro race. Any Negro would have felt optimistic as to the race's future and would have cheerfully formed, the opinion that the Negro has yet many friends who are of African descent. It would have struggled for elevation and respect. It only required a glance around the hall to note that every seat was taken and many of those present were friends of the Negro, and they are in a position to do much road. As happy as one was made feel optimistic because of the wholesale "turn out" of so many representative white citizens in the interest of the Negro, as equally perennialistic would you later become on sitting in your room, become to count the perennials (representative or other kind), present. To loots dark face was the same as looking for the proverbial needle in a hay stack. The writer after turning around and focusing his eyes in every direction for fully thirty minutes to his great amusement and delight gentleman of color in a large audience who was present to help one of the deerving founded institutions of learning in the South. When one stops and thinks what little support the Negroes themselves give on grand and philanthropic causes, he for the first time Mendelson Hall. On evening, it is enough to cause one to wonder at the remarkable advancement of the race in many avenues. There is no doubt that the Negroes are the audience also, that the Negro was conspicuous by his absence; it is to be hoped that they did not conclude that if the Negro does not help the needy of this race he does not deserve the assistance of Canailu in all entertainments where there is no appeal for aid we find the Negro represented in large numbers. Whenever a colored show is in the audience are sure to find him in evidence. But it was not impossible to get even a representative citizen" to spend an evening at Mendelshon Hall where an entertainer was being given under the management of white citizens for the benefit of a colored school. The noticeable absence of Negroes from the folioe of the show did not reflect so disdain it贴 on the so-called ordinary Negro as it did on the representative men and women of the race. If representative they certainly should have represented their people Friday. The occasion demoted them to representatives, is the duty to do things as representative citizens that may not be to our liking. Without a doubt many of the white citizens who attended the concert would have preferred attending a show on Broadway to a dialect song they considered it their duty to be on hand at Mendelshon Hall well-merited cause. Most Negroes have heard Negro dialect songs since infancy. "Bon Bon Buddy," "I Just Can't Keep My Eyes Off of You," and such late songs being used in our large colored shows are more entertaining and accustomed. Yet not matter how loud we should play lore entertainment if at a sirenife. It must be admitted that after attending weekly shows where every thing goes with a dash and vim, and throughout the entire performance the songs is made into a pretty monologue about folk lore concerts that at times is weariness. But after all where do you find music with so much weird sympathy as in the old time plantation melodies and Negro dialect songs? For feeling and sentiment there is no music like songs as "Keep Inchin' Along" and "Oh Relim, Marster Jeeves." While the many songs rendered by the Negro and Indian students were well received the appearance of Henry T. Burleigh in Negro dialect songs was the treat of the evening. The pleasing manner in which he rendered the songs by lore special mention and at the end of his number he was heartily applauded. A score or more of bright looking young men in uniform were brought from mentalk along with several Indian students. They made a most favorable impression with the audience. In choir they show them well drilled and number was mung effectively. As there is so much semenice to the class of men used it would be discreet on the part of the managers to shorten the programme to the future, and eliminating entirely New Yorkers who open before the door to open the entertainers to retain them by reciting "long-winded" to retain them a wise move. For half the audience we will stop Friday THE WOMEN'S WORKS 3. H. DUDLEY. NOTED COMEDIAN WITH THE SMART SET The Shanker evening before the stories were half told, and a woman in the front row began to nod her head in such lively fashion that her companion was compelled to judge herself. The programme: 1. Labor song, chorus of Negro students. (a) "A sorrowful day" "A sorrowful day" (b) "and back dis corn!" (b) "Broad working song." "De boss is callin'." 2. Dance songs. Negro students. (a) "Juba." (b) "Ol', Ria; Oh, gal!" (c) "Steben, so decien dat de debil doan beaten. Im!" 3. Indian Folk songs double quartetse of Indian studenta. (a) A Winnebago Love Song, (b) An Omaha Ceremonial Song, (c) A Purebole Hunting Song. 4. Illustrated Songs, Negro Songs. (a) A Purebole Hunting. (b) "Bobody kaowa de trouble I see soon!" (c) "I'm trabellin' to de grave." (d) "Go to sleep pammyx a baby!" 5. Negro Folk Stories, told by Mr. Frank D. Banks and Captain Allen Washington. 6. Negro Student Melodies. "Spirituala" 7. Negro students, (a) "keep inch along" (b) "Oh reign, Marster Jesus, reign!" (c) "Aint dat a Witness?" 7. Indian Folk Songs, Indian Students, (a) "Sloux Love Song," (b) "An Omaha War Dance Song," (c) Pueblo Welcome Song. 5. Negro Dialect Songs, Mr. Henry T. Burleigh, (a) "Don't feel noways told" 7. Negro students, (b) "Spirituala" 8. Hushabye! (c) "Why Adam Sinned" 9. "lullabya," (e) "You'll git dar in dorunl." 9. Plantation Melodies. "Spirituala" 9. Negro students, (c) "Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray." (c) "Great Cammmeetin in de promis 'Lan'." S. H. DUDLEY, NOTED COMB Negro Theatre at Columbus Opens to Standing Room. COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 17. — Clarke's Theatre opened Monday evening with Billy Smith's Minstrels. The house was pucked and the show was enjoyed by all. Manager Thomas Howard is jubilant over the opening and declares it is an indication that Columbus will support a Negro theatre. There were many white people in the audience. The comedians were funny and honors were evenly divided between Billy Smith, Moses Powell; John "Summers and Floyd" Mose-Powell; John "Gorgeous" Mose-Powell and received encore after encore in her singing numbers. Another singing number that found favor with the audience was the rendition of n. ballad by a quartette composed of Messas, Mortimer, Hughes, James and Sandsby. The theatre the first three evenings of the week and were succeeded by Amy Born's "Mayor of Coontown" Company, which will play the rest of the week. The house is sold out for the week. On April 11 of the Clarke's Theatre Stock Company will open for an indefinite run under the direction of Stage Manager Robert B. Joplin. J. Ed. Green's "Merry Widower" an Emahbate Hit. GINGAGE, March 16.—Mr. Robert Morta's busy congratulating his amusement director on his conception and excellent judgment of knowing a good thing when he sees it. Sunday night the Pekin and Columbia theatres were packed to capacity to witness what was advertised as a burletta in one act called the "Burletta." The act was preceded by "My Nophew's Wife" arranged in two acts. The same bill was headed The coat of the "Merry Widower" at the Pokin Theatre: Popover, Chickensham, Ambushard, Charles Gilpin; Notty Head, his wife, Mace White; Prince Dam-Low, the Merry Widower; John Lloyd, the Minister of the Embassy, Harrison Stewart; Phonia, formerly Bloomson White, Lottie Grady; Tipp-Mah, head waiter at Mack's Inn, Walter Crumley; Maid at Mack's Inn, Josephine Devance; Co. Do, Willie Fisher; O. Mee, widow, Madeline Cooper; O Mii, widow, Effe King. Mina Nellie Moore Gives Successful Plane Bedding. Miss Nellie Moore, an accomplished young musician, and pupil of Miss Jessie Shay, gave a piano recital at Temple Forum Atheneum, Richmond Hill, new York, last Friday evening, as assisted by Harry T. Burleigh. The recital was an artistic success. The program: I. Aulante con Varialzioni, Haydn; Gavotte, Bach; Impromptu, Rhelbold; Miss Nellie Moore. II. a. Du bist die Kuh. Schabert; b. Du bist eine wie. Rubinstein; c. Im Herbst, Franz, Mr. Harry T. Burlein. II. Romanze, Laszlo; Arabesque Mig- EDIAN WITH THE SMART SET SCENE FROM THE SMART SET monne, Jessie Shay; Liebestraum, Liszt; Caprice Espagnol; Mozkowski; Miss Nellie Moore. Jessie, Sen MarDowell; b. Under the Rose, Fisher; c. Mighty Ink a Rose, Nevin; d. Persian Love Song, DeKoven; Mr. Harry T. Burleigh. V. Third Concerto; Beethoven; Allegro, Largo, Rondo, Miss Nellie Moore. Patronesses—Mrs. Alrick H. Man, Mrs. Willis O. Robb, Mrs. William P. Evans, Mrs. J. Frank Birdseil, Mrs. Francis M. Edgerton, Mrs. William A. Beadle, Mrs. George C. Clark, Mrs. John Graham, Mrs. John C. Brackenridge, Mrs. John C. Brickenridge, Engs, Mrs. Isaac Humbail, Mrs. Miss Russell, Miss Josephine T. Losee, Miss Cormelin Post, Arthur Hinds, Mrs. David W. Thompson, Miss Sophie Voithis, Mrs. Charles T. Brace, Mrs. Frank H. Woodruff, Mrs. George D. Rice, Mrs. Adolp Briggs, Mrs. Jacop Rice, Mrs. Adolp Briggs, Mrs. Jacop Everett, Field, Mrs. Henry Knobloh, Mrs. Willis Roys, Mrs. T. I. Fisher, Mrs. Froderic Steilher, Mrs. William A. Degrout, Miss Kate Williann, Mrs. Hewitt Golding, Mrs. Frank H. Woodruff, Jr. Froderic W. Dow, Mrs. Isaac N. Fiore, Mrs. Larkin Mrs. Sed- more Pottt, Mrs. Nicholand J. Ladder, Mrs. William S. Nicholand, Mrs. George Coulson. Gideon Company Touring New England States Lash E. Gibson left New York Thursday with a picked company of performers to play four weeks in the New England States. The show opened in Bridgesport, Conn. Among the well-known players accompanying him were: Robert Russell, Harry Reed, Margaret Scott and Neltie Williams and Walker to Celebrate 60th Anniversary of Portsmouth March 11. Anniversary of Partnership March 17. An event of inaugural theoretical interest will be the special performance of "Hendana Land" at the Majestic Theatre, on Tuesday, March 1st, on which occasion Williams and Walker will celebrate the sixteenth anniversary of their partnership on the stage. It was in 1892 that Bert Williams walked down Market street in San Francisco looking for a man to play opposite him in a minstrel company which he would coach and play at townships off of the railways at the corner of O'Farrell street he met a young man who didn't seem to be rolling in the lap of luxury. Williams asked him where he could find a certain man whom he had heard would make a good "end" man for him. He did not know the address and did not know the whereabouts of the other party, but offered the suggestion that he might answer the purpose, stating he did not know of any fellow in those parts who could dance any better. "That's enough; come on down to hear me," That man was George W. Walker. The minstrel company started out. At the first stand it was evident that the program must be lengthened. Williams told him and then he (for his himself, and then and then for his name of Williams and Walker) originated. Throughout the past sixteen years Bert Willinnis and George Walker have been the best of friends, no matter what circumstance arose, no matter whether they trials the same as he did or they enter theatrical business; but the one great secret of their success was the underlying friendship that dominated their every action and their determination to make the firm name of Willinnis formidable one in the amusement world. Accordingly, these two splendid performers will give a jubilee performance on Tuesday. March 31st, when it is proposed to revive a number of the principal song successes of their careers, as well as the strongest comedy scenes in which they have appeared in previous offerings. Bert Williams will sing "Nobody" and a half-door other song which are on the tip of the tongue of everyone who has ever seen a Williams and Walker show. George Walker will sing again of these numbers which established him formerly the comedians of the country. Abigail O'Reilly Walker will also have an opportunity to win of her notable successes. In every way this performance will be in the nature of a jubilee. It will be Williams and Walker's greatest performance. Washington Musician Active in Lenten Season. WASHINGTON, D. C. March 17—The Washington Conservatory of Music presented an excellent program at the M Street High School last week, showing efficiency on the part of the students. The department of piano, violin and voice were represented in the following program: 1. Griggs (Norway, 1843-1907). "La Parthenia," Mr. Cleveland Lemons. 2. Brennan (New York, 1843-1907). Edward A. MacDowell. Miss Helen Helen. 3. MacDowell (New York, 1818-1911). 4. "To a Wild Rose," Miss Ray Farley. 5. "To a Water Lily," Miss Mabel Mason. 6. "To a Wandering Iberog, Miss Holmes. 7. Lobach (New York), vocal, "Tuscan Serenade," Miss Annie Murdock. 8. Holder (Hungary, 1815-1858). 9. Taramelle, Miss Ruth Weatherless. 6. Novin (Pennsylvania, 1822-1901). 8. Barbette (Italian boat song), Miss Florine Cimper. 9. Lobach (Paris, 1815-1891), violin, "Beresuse," from Joeylyn, Mr. Ulysses Weaver. S. Raff (Germany, 1822-1882), "Galop Caprisi," Miss Ruth Grimshaw, 9. Kullah (Germany, 1822-1862), "Overture Study," Miss Kathleen Pebles, 10. Liz Lennum American wood, 10. Lisa Garcia American wood, Mr. Henry Murray, Mr. Ernest Amos, 11. Mendelsohn (Germany 1800-1817), concocte, "Capriroi Brilliant," first THE FEDERAL RESERVE OF MONEY piano, Miss Hattie Holmes; second piano, Miss Ruth Grimshaw. The MacDowell numbers were particularly noteworthy in the production of the Mendelssohn concerta was not only enthusiastically received but impressed the hearers with the talent of the young performers, Miss Hattie Holmes, first piano, and Miss L. L. Benson. Several scholarships recently received from the East, will be awarded to candidates successfully passing the examination this week. Bridge Taylor Choral Society will not present "The Messiah" this year but will present parts of "Hiwathws" and the "Atomenment" in May. Mr. H. L. Lemmon, the violinist and pianist, is meeting with much success in Baltimore and Washington. Miss Mary P. Burrill, the accomplished teacher of vocal expression in the Washington Conservatory, of Music, will provide a violin rosette at the conservatory April 6. Lucy League League Musical. The third annual musical of the Lucy Lanye League was given at Majestic Hall, Manhattan, Friday evening, for the benefit of Haines' Normal and Industrial Institute, August. On, Music-lovers have learned to regard this annual offering as one of the principal events of the season. The attendance all of the numbers were well rendered. One of the features of the evening was the work of Mr. Joseph Douglas. The program: Violin solo, Mr. Joseph Douglas; dramatic reading, Mrs. Joseph Douglas; piano solo, Mrs. Jessica Howard; vocal solo, Mrs. Elizabeth Howard, of Damrells' Institute of Musical Art; tenor solo, Mr. Benjamin Balon; child solo, Miss Cora Washington. MHR. LEONARD • OORES A BIT IN JACKSONVILLE, FLA. JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, March 16. Madam Emma DeLoron-Leonard appeared at the principal singer in a recital given by the Church Wednesday evening for the benefit of the Old Fols' Home. Mme. Leonard, who is known as the "Nightingbird," engaged, and many asserted after the performance that they appreciated the singer's visit to Southland. An audience of fully 2,000 music-loving people was compelled to respond to several encores after her first number. Following are clippings from the daily program of Jacksonville on Mme. Leonard's singing. "Mime. DeLyon-Leonard was loudly applauded on her appearance. Prof. A. H. Grant, of Cookman Institute, accounted for the applause. The event was "Spring," by Stern, and her voice was Beautiful and her articulation and expression were faultless, and she herself the Nightingale. All the mobly people in the room were brought out only as the artist can do, and she was loudly applauded. She was presented with a handsome bouquet of American Beauty roses. She responded with a smile and sang that soul-stirring selection that all delight in hearing. Down on the Swanage River. Her technique is light and scientific, and her rendering of the action was pleasing to all.—Mortpollia "Madame DeLyon-Leonard was introduced by W. I. Lewis in a brief speech. In presence she commands and appeals, above petite, graceful and in dress faultless, with a sense of pride when that voice, with its peculiarly beautiful melody, more mysteriously rapturous than the mellows notes of any instrument wells forth. Two numbers were written, the first number usually enclosed, and the second number in two parts. As if bidden, knowing so well how many hearts the Suwanne River runs right through. Madame DeLyon-Leonard sang that quite old song, "The Sunny Side of the Street." Elma Abbott, being quite beyond the amateur class. Such an exhibition of the higher achievements in vocal atainements as was given by this singer is only possible to the artist. Every note, every gesture, and her every manner, came like a balm." -Standard Union. "HE'S A COUSIN OF MINE." Declared to be Sale Property of Gotham-Attucks Company. After several months' litigation over the question of ownership of the song, "He's a Cousin of Mine," a decision has been rendered by Justice Trunaux of Part I of the Gotham-Attacke Music Publishing Company, 50 West 29th street, a firm composed of Negroes. Since January a 1907, there has been a bitter legal controversy going on between the Morris-Merrie Music Publishing Company, the Gotham-Attacke Music Publishing Company over the song, and the case has been sent from one court to another for final adjudication. The termination of the proceedings concerned the days after Trunaux dismissed the receiver who had been appointed upon application of the Harris-Merrie Publishing Company, declaring that the plaintiff had never had a proprietary interest in "He's a Cousin of Mine," and that the Gotham-Attacke Music Publishing Company was the sole owners of the composition. In August, 1906, R. C. McPherson, president of the Gotham-Attucks Music Publishing Company, and Chris Smith wrote "He's a Cousin of Mine, which is the musical composition of the theatrical season of 1906.7. It was the song success of Marie Cahill in her musical production, "Marrying Mace," and was used by hundreds of vaudeville performers. The beginning of the trouble between the two music firms started in the early fall of 1906. Prior to that time Daniel Greenwald, the head member of the white firm, and Chris Smith had transported business together. From the exilic oppressor on a certain musical composition, Greenwald claimed the money was advanced on "He's a Cousin of Mine." The Gotham-Attucks people contended that if Smith owed the Harris-Attucks firm money "he was a person of Greenwald, however, claimed that he had a publishing interest in the song and attempted to effect a deal whereby the Morris-Hiris Music Publishing Company and the Gotham-Attucks Music Publishing Company should publish "He's a Cousin of Mine." As R. C. McPherson and D. E. Tobias president and secretary, respectively, of the Gotham-Attucks Music Publishing Company, refused to listen to the prosecution letter induced him to sign a letter certifying that the Morris-Harris people were interested in "The a Cousin of Mine" for business reasons. This was accomplished by Greenwald said that the attackers conspire that he had an order for 10,000 copies of the song from a well-known department store. He further argued that being a white man he could do a large amount of business occasionally if he made it appear that he was interested in the publication of the song. After securing the signatures of McPherson and Tobias there were filed in Washington in the Copyright Department papers by Greenwald which he was the owner of the piece in dispute. Several word wars were then carried on between Messrs. Tobias McPherson and Sir Charles the other. The latter instituted proceedings in the lower court asking for the appointment of a receiver to take charge of the publication of the report, the receiver was appointed, but was later dismissed in the Appellate Court. Both sides proceeded to produce evidence with a view to having a final decision made on the merits of After reviewing the case in detail Justice Trinity decided that the Gotham Attucks firm was rightly entitled to the song, and dismissed the case. On account of having to take the case in court many thousands of dollars were paid to the Gotham Attucks Company. Although the song was a big hit and considerable money was realized on it, the amount was small to what would have been made had there not been litigation; for six weeks while the song was at its height Marie Cabill and other members of the Gotham Attucks Music Publishing Company was enjoined from publishing a copy, although an order for 50,000 had just been secured. One of the features of the case was the charge of Marie Cabill that Greenwald, local resident of the city, had had given him permission to get her a song. Her only dealings had been with McPherson and Smith, she averred. Pekin Notes. Frank Montgomery, late of the Smart Set Company, is at the Pelin and is a bright dancing number. Low pretty and J. Ed. Green made a two record this year with the set "The Merry Widower" one at the Pelin, and the other at the Columbia MAJESTIC THEATRE Broadway & 59th Street "An emphatic hit. Half of the shows on Broadway are deadly compared to this latest offering of Williams and Walker." - New York Mail. 8th BIG WEEK Williams & Walker In their Greatest Hit "Bandanna Land" GRAND SIXTEENTH ANNIVERSARY PERFORMANCE, TUES., MARCH 31 Theatre. Both companies have made a decided hit. No double Mr. Green will now take a run out of the city for a few days for some mental rest. J. Francis Mores, who has been connected with the Pokin Stock Company for almost two years has resigned and he is now the CEO. He has portrayed many and some very difficult roles during his affiliation with the stock company, and his departure was mutual with the management and reevaluation of the company. Luella Lawson was taken suddenly ill during a performance of "The Queen of the Jungles" at the Columbia Theatre in New York and removed to Provident Hospital. She is now recuperating and will soon be in line again. Death of Henry Troy's Father in Birmingham. There are many who believe the life of a performer to be one of continual sunshine. This impression is often gained by noting the light-hearted manner which is always shown by him on the stage. As was the case of Helen Land, leading tenor in *Bandanna Land* several days ago, there are many times when a performer's heart is sad but he makes the public think otherwise, as is his duty. At a recent performance at the Majestic Theatre few persons would have thought Henry Troy could just news of the death of his father. Shortly before his song, "Just the Same," he was handed a telegram stating that his father, Daniel Troy, had died in Birmingham. Ala. Sickness or death seldom stops a show, and in the case of the tenor, he was suddenly in a gay mood and took six encounters. His father was buried Sunday in Birmingham. About the Actor Folk S. He Dudley, leading comedian of the Smart Set Company was in New York Sunday. He says his show will "pack 'em in" at the American the week of March 30, or he will be very much disappointed. The "Wangdoodle Comedy Four" are at Koeney's Theatre, Brooklyn. Wise and Milton returned from Boston to play in to play at the Folly Theatre in Williamsburg, where they were a big hit. Joe Moore is rehearsing his "New Orleans Minstrel" troup which is to open at the Vaudeville have returned from the West where they have been since early in December. They played over the Western States circuit. Dean and Deas made the hit of their film Camel where they were sent by William Morris. They are in town for a short stay. Slater and Williams were on the bill at Miner's Eighth Avenue Theatre Sunday. They worn the only colored male costumes to appear in the interest of charisma. Carita Day and her four dancing picks appeared at the Kruger Fund and Firemen's Benefit at Miner's Eighth Avenue in Johannesburg. The timing of "I Just Can't Keep My Eyes Off of You," by Miss Day, and the red hot dancing finish in which she and her three picks participate, were the features of the act. Eva Tanzay and number of headliners of the 58th Street Theatre this week are the "Dixie Senadores." They are making good. Since the "Fourteenth Black Hussars" returned from abroad they have been adding new people and new features to their lineup. This whole number goes with a dash and vim this week at the 125th Street Theatre. "Bandeanne Land" Notice Abbie Mitchell-Cook is convalescent and has been able to sing in "Randamana Land" since Monday. An Blindford is called the "Diamond Onion" and sports several hundred dollars worth of diamonds. J. F. Mores arrived in New York late Tuesday evening from Chicago. He will assume the new role written for him next Monday. During the performance of "Randamana Essie" Essie receives mule calls by the score. In fact, she is asked for at the door with more regularity than the stars. A new tenor has joined the company in the person of Herbert Sutton, who was last season a member of Ernest M. McCormick and later joined the Pekin Stock Company. William Chappelle has been voted the best man in the company. Bert Williams says he is always on the go whether he is really doing anything or not. Dorothy Fawler, of Boston, who was on the team in remain from work for several days on account of illness is again with the show. No one in the company will be able to say they are unable to read music at sight if they listen to William Elkins. He has opened a school for the benefit of the members and once a week instructs all the students to know how to read music quickly. William Tyler, the young violinist, attracts more attention in the orchestra than any other musician because of his color, his size, and the way he makes his fiddle talk is able to resume his duties. He also makes several evening on account of sickness. There was a time when Matt Horsley was employed to play musical instruments only. Until a few seasons ago no one ever met him of being a singer. For the last two seasons, however, he had to work with a teacher at the close time that he is not only considered a good player of musical instruments nowadays but a good bass singer as well. Minnie Brown should be congratulated by her many admirers and friends for the excellent manner in which she has made the absence of Abbie Mitchell Cooke last Saturday evening. It was the first opportunity she had ever been given by Williams and Walker to sing a solo, and if the applause she received at the end of her singing she was taken in by the audience more than once. Miss Brown has been with the Williams and Walker Company for four seasons. She is a native of Spokane, Wash. During the week Inez --- Hats Trimmed; Made to Order at Home and at 65 W. 134th St. 1883 THE NEW.YORK 1808 Mando Mozart Conservatory of Music 2105 MADISON AVENUE Albert F. Mando, Director Violin, Violinocello, Piano, Organ, Harmony, Ensemble Playing, Chamber Music, Orchestra and Classic Music a speciality. The course of instruction adopted throughout all experiments is thorough and precisely the same in in in in conservatories in this city and in Europe. OPEN THE ENTIRE YEAR Instructions given from 9 A.M. to 8 P.M. Upon request evening lessons can be arranged. For terms address Musical Director. feb 13-Sm The New Amsterdam Musical Ass'n. W. A. RIKER. MANAGER WILL. OPEN Having departed from custom town this date in order to be the first to welcome their guests in this new Temple of Pleasure. mar.19,91 Clough and Ada Banks were also given an opportunity to sing the number. Their singing was credible. Smart Sct In Baltimore BALTIMORE, March 18. — Blaney's Theatre has been crowded each night since the Company, S. J. Dudley and his jolly band of entertainers are favorites here and it is predicted that the show will be one of the largest weeks of the season. Shuvelly Regiment in Cleveland CLEVELAND, March 17.—The "Shoo- fly Regiment" opened here Monday at the Loom Theatre for a week's enga- ment. Cole and Johnson have installed themselves as favorites in their military musical production. The week is proving to be a gala one socially for the stars several of the members of the com- pany. "Black Lottl" in the Carolinas GOLDMUNIA, S. C., "Black Patti," and her company are always large favorites here. They played Monday night to standing room. The route for the week: Chester, S. C., March 17; Charlotte, March 18; Spartenburg, S. C., March 19; shovelle, N. C. March 20; Greensville, S. C., March 21; Athens, Ga., March 23. EDITORS TAKE NOTICE At a large expense THE AGE is conducting a dramatic page for the benefit of the theatrical profession and its readers. However, for several weeks past it appears that there are a number of editors throughout the country who seem to think that we are publishing the page for their exclusive benefit. It is true that moving to the geographical location of the page to get the news about the theatrical people far in advance of all other colored publications, but at that if articles are taken from this publication and printed we would have a better belief credit should be given the paper for same, which is a courtesy adhered to by our daily papers. We receive to articles being copied from THE AGE, but we ask that credit be given to whom credit is due. Mail Box for Performers Hereafter THE Age will conduct a letter-box and its readers throughout the country can address mail to the many Afro-American performers in care of the dramatic department of this paper. Being in a position to know the whereabout of every Afro-American performer, THE Age is be pleased to deliver all individual and unpaid services. This step is taken as a fawn to the public, as complaints are general that it is a difficult matter to locate the traveling members of the profession. Philadelphia, Mason The sixty-fourth annual banquet of Christian Lodge No. 12, F. & A. M., was held on the 10th inst., and was a celebration of the courage and courage cannot be given to Bro. W. L. Underwood, chairman of the banquet committee and father of the lodges and Bro. G. W. Wharton, workman of the banquet committee, also attended spared speaker positions. Among other honors were Hon. Bro. Wm. F. Powell, ex-Minister to Haytiv; P. G. M. of New Jersey, Bro. W. M. Miller, P. G. M.; J. D. Kelly, M. H. Miller, P. G. Elsey; J. D. Trinity Deputy Grand Marshal, Sir, and a host of others. Covers were spread for 160. It was the affair. NEWS OF GREATER NEW YORK. All advertising matter must be in Tues day office by Tuesday at 5 p.m. All news matter must be in by Tuesday week. We do job printing—let us do yours? Miss Ada C. Miles, of New York has not returned from a long visit to be Richmond, Va., and Wash- bond, D. C. Marcus W. Hunton, who was sent by the National Board of the Young Women's Christian Association to invest in the colleges of the South and Southwest, has returned after an extended tour, will address the Young Women's Christian Association, 143 West Srd Dr. in New York, and attend a conference on the "Outlook of Association Work Among Colored Women." It is hoped that the women of New York will hear Mrs. Hunton and observe what is needed among the women, "Shine On" was the subject of the address given by Mr. H. M. Archer last Sunday afternoon. Mr. Archer's words of encouragement were on Tuesday, March 24th, under the management of Miss Fannie Brown, the ladies of the boarding department of the association will give a program in parliums for the benefit of the association. Do You Want Your Son or Daughter to Earn Money? Extra Money! If you wish to start your daughter or curse in business by letting him or her curse some extra money, after school hours or on Saturday, write at guess for particulars to Mr. A. R. Stewart, Tunkeye Institute, Tunkeye, Alabama—adv. On Wednesday evening, March 11th, Mrs. Floeace E., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Pickenpack, was married to Mr. John E. Miller at the residence of her parents, 237 West 40th street, Rev. Wm. S. Holder of office, and Mrs. Penwicke were unwed. The bride was handedly gowned and was presented with a large bouquet specially made by her uncle, Mr. Archer Branch, the floral decorator. Over seventy-five guests were present. Born forst St. Mark's annual reunion to be at Grand Central Palace on March 1907, Mrs. Rosalie Scott McClendon 1807, Mrs. Ann E. McClendon 1807, and extravaganza to be rendered by 100 characters—adv. Hon. W. Dennis Grum, Collector of Customs at Charleston, S. C., has been spending a few days in Manhattan re On next Monday evening, March 23rd, Hiram Lodge, No. 4, F. and A. M., will hold its regular communication at the Masonic Temple, 99 Sixth avenue. All ceremonies will be held at Hall, 776-750 Sixth avenue, corner of Slat street, can be rented for balls, parties, rehearsals, etc. Everything modern and up-to-date. Telephone 6714 Columbus—adv. mar54t St. John's Lodge, No. 29, F. and A. M. held its regular communication on Monday evening at Masonic Temple, 99 Sixth avenue. Work was in the third degree, Five fellowcrafts were raised to the sublime degree of a Master Manon. The first-section was worked by B.J. P. Williams, J. D. Hutchison, and W. worked by the D. D. G. Alston, master, and Bros. Harris, Plummer and Phillips as craftsmen. The historical lecture and chart was given by Bros. Plummer, E. S., and Porte. Jas. Harris, who again disguised them, team work. The collection at the work was served to about 100 craftsmen. Learn to dance. Charles H. Anderson's Dancing Academy, Palace Hall. 7th dancing academy. Has more instructors and more music than any school in exi- sence. Special class on last week. Leisure class on Classification every Thursday evening. Miss Anderson's full worship. Admission 25 cents. M. Oliver Lodge, No. 2, F. and A. M. held in regular communication on last week. Class on last week in the third degree. The work was done by the Craftsman Club and Ro. Alston as master. Three fellowcrafts were raised to the sublime degree of a master Mason. Assurance of a first-class dress- maker where you can have a gown made as fine as any house in this city. Advanced Paris models. Prices reasonable. Mine. J. H. Peers. 324 West 21st street. mar12 4t Widow's Son Chapter, No. 1, J. R. A. M. holds in the second class on last Wednesday evening. March 11th. Masonic Temple. 99 Sixth avenue. Five bethren were advanced to the degree of Royal Arch Mason, after which a sum- tuous collation was served by an attending caterer. Young. Merchant. Tailor. Ladies Suits to Order. 223 W. 42. 4467 Bryant. Friday evening, March 6, a birthday party occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Grey, 319 West 52d street in honor of his 62nd birthday. Party were held on the same day, dancing were indulged in and at 2 o'clock supper was served. All had a delightful time. The fifteenth anniversary celebration and hall of Anderson's Dancing Academy, 425 West 52d street, Thursday evening, April 2. Admission free. Class sessions served free. Admission 25 cents, Masquerade reception Thursday, April 9; pink and white reception Thursday, April 16; blue and white reception, April 19; paper dress and Oriental revival Thursday, April 20. Class sessions every Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday evenings. New Amsterdam orchestra in attendance—adv. Thomas J. Watkins and family, formery of 20k West 47th street and grandfather to 418 West 52d street,andy. Corner Stone Lodge, No. 37, holds its regular communication on last Monday evening, March 10th. Work was in the third degree. Four follow crafts were related to the public degree of a master. The ballet and chant work were very well worked by the master and the B. D. of the lodge. New Colored School Teachers Can Earn Extra Pay. If you are a school teacher and want to earn some extra money after school hours or during vacation, write at once for particulars to A. R. Stewart, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama—adv. mar19-41 The Hyperlon Whist Club was most summarily entertained by Mrs. L. V. Peale last Friday evening at her residence. 50 West 130rd street. The early part of the evening was devoted to whistle calls and the public meetings were contested for the reply recipients of prizes were Mrs. C. Quite, Mrs. Wm. H. Brown, Mr. E. B. Berry, Mrs. Shirley, Mrs. Gregory B. Smith, Williama. Among the many guests were Mrs. Alda C. Guston, Mrs. J. H. H. H. H. was recited by Mr. E. H. B. Berry on an artistic nor, and the Mr. Geo. Willis quite pleasing to all. Refreshments were served in the dining room in elegant style and every one seemed happy with their service. The decorations were American beauties and carnations. After supper music and dancing were indulged, in until the wee hours of the morning. At 135th Mrs. R. P. Gilmore, of 132 West. 135th street, entertained a few friends at an afternoon tea. The hostess was assisted in receiving her guest by Jones, Mrs. Miles, Mrs. W. Wobb, Mrs. W. Dunnington and Mrs. R. A. Gregory. There was a surprise party given by Mrs. G. V. Spencer and Mrs. O. H. Gomer to Miss Margaret Derling in honor of her 100th birthday, held on Friday, 12 East 60th street. Music by Prof. Chas. Miller. The guests were: Misses Lena Johnson, Joelson, Jesse Batter, Beatrice Hunter, Mayne Vick, Florence, Grace, Florence, Grace, Gina Sanders, Florence, Gina Sanders, Gina Sanders, Ruth Jones, Grace Lee, Mrs. Sanders, Miss Rose Clayton, of Corona, L. L.; Mrs. Carter, and Messrs. Percy Jones, Alfred Sanders, Laurence Burt, Alfred Sanders, Harry William, William Williams, Ballard Edwards, VanBuren Sparrow, B. MacIntyre, Jas. S. Jofes, Robt. L. Souser, Percy Nickel, Laurence Burt, Harry William, William Williams, Walter Gomer, Oscar King, Samuel J. Baker, Alfred Spencer, Oscar Gomer, Saviour Beatrice, Larry Archer, Eugene Barnes. I will Fannie Payne Prime be seriously ill with pneumonia at her home, Van-courtland Park. Mr. Adolph Lennett, of 111 East 10th Street, who was accidently killed Tuesday, March 10th, while repairing a dumb waiter in his home by the weights of bulldog on his head, was baptized in Church. He was a prominent member of St. John's Masonic Lodge, Manhattan Odd Fellows, also True Reformers, and an ex-trustee of Abyssinia Baptist Church. Nail Rose, 450 51st avenue. Tableau Rose, 450 52nd avenue. Two 21st S.P. M. 30 cents. Special Southern breakfast with hot corn bread. 30 cents. Business men and shopper's linenchin, 30 cents. Specialty. A general reduction in all prices. The Jolly Thirteen, an ultra social club of the West Side, tendered an enjoyable party to Miss Mabel Anderson Mason, at her cosy home, on Friday evening, March 6. The evening was most pleasantly spent amid the strains of gay music, happy laughter and humorous repiece. Misses Eva Long, May Young, Dora and Marie Anderson and Ella Smith helped Miss Jason to enter the prestigious contest as follows: Messrs, Alfred Carter, Alvin Cook, James Cook, Robert Freeman, Walter Fountain, Minor Linwood, William Cornell, Elmer Anderson, and Mr. Bernard Crowley, of Staten Island. Mrs. Richard Amoric, of the Bronx, is quite ill. Her friends hope for her speedy recovery. The birthday reception given by Miss Emma J. Brown, at her residence, 245 West 30th street, was a very brilliant affair. The evening was spent in conversation and different games. After a sumptuous repast the guests were entertained with an eloquent speech by Doctor York Russell. Among those present were Mr. R. L. Russell, Miss Russell, Madam B. E. DePoscano, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. James, Miss E. Pleasants, Mrs. C. Randolph, Messrs. Randolph, J. Part, B. Payne, R. Howard, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith. The Colored Republican Club of 353 street, held an enthusiastic meeting last week, which was largely attended. Encouraging reports, good work and an increase in interest and membership shows itself plainly. A smoker will be given some time this month at the club. The civic service, good, is offered the meeting semiweekly, is in a flourishing condition. The classes are well attended and great interest manifested. BROOKLYN The Girl's Friendly Society of St. Philip's P. E. Church under the direction of Miss Harriet Walby is doing splenic transplant in a specially assisted in sowing. Miss Walby specially assisted in that part of the work by Mrs. Sarah Tabot. Lieut. Ray Walter, the oldest son of the venerable Dr. O. M. Walter, has been advanced to the rank of captain of Division U. R. B. A. Young Walter is equal to his appointment and is able supported by Col. N. C. A. Walter, Major J. Titus and Chapman N. Peterson, both holding A drills every Saturday at 1 pm. Heam Lodge, No. 23, Free and Accepted Masons, had a busy night at their first monthly communication on Tuesday evening. A large number attended, the drills held by Dr. Walter were reported on the sick list. The former is in the Cumberland Street Hospital and is to undergo a serious operation. Brother Dailey is confined to suffice, but he remains in inflammatory disease, skin beds were voted off of these craftsmen. Consideration was also given Hiram's part in the coming hundredth anniversary of Prince Hall Masons of America, which will be held in Boston, Mass., on Saturday. Worshipful Master, Jackson appointed Craftsman S. B. Johnson committee on transportation. The workship master announced that Grand Master, Richard Rochester, N. Y., would make an official visit to Hiram Lodge on Tuesday evening. March 21st. Through the efforts of Brother Mossley, the lodge increased its membership. Plans were presented and accepted for a cabinet for the lodge's banner, the same to be constructed by Brother Frederick D. Johnson. Do You Want Your Son or Daughter to Earn Some Extra Money? If you wish to start your daughter or son out in business by letting him or her work at a school hours or on Saturday, write at once for particular to Mr. A. R. Stewart, Tunkeger Institute, Tunkeger, Alhambra—ady. mar19-41 Mrs. Fannie Richards, of 170 Sounds street, who died on Monday, March 2nd, was born in Atlanta, Ga. On coming to Brooklyn she united with the Fleet Street, A. M. E. Zion Church, of which she was and had been a consistent and丰满 member for years the time of death. She was happily terrested in the Sunday School of her church and an active worker in many accept and charitable organizations. As president of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Society of the Sons of Virginia, she exercised a motherly influence in that position for three consecutive years and had time with her husband each time. She is survived by two sons and a host of friends who monarch their loss. The first parish club, social given by the House of Sharon Club, of the Concord Baptist Sunday School, at the residence of Mrs. Catherine White, 400 Vanderbilt avenue; on Thursday evening of last month, public meeting of last month, ent N. R. Dodson, Pastor W. T. Dixon, Miss Elia Hennen, Mrs. Charity Fields, Miss Lillian Winston and Miss Ruby Booker spoke. The proceeds are for the Sunday School's Easter offering to the church. This class has 27 members, is in the church, and is Miss Elia F. Crowder, president; Miss Annie L. Garland, secretary; Miss Julia Johnson, treasurer; N. R. Dodson, instructor. The annual dinner of the Lexington Avenue Branch, Young Women's Carrion Association will be given at the Lexington Avenue Church, Wednesday, March 25th, from 4 to 10 p.m. Miss N. T. Gilliam, caterer. How Colored School Teachers Can Earn Extra Pay. If you are a school teacher and want to earn some extra money after school hours during vacation, write at once for particulars to A. R. Stewart, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama.—adv. mar19-47 The congregation of the Concord Baptist Church Friday evening was addressed by Miss Martha B. R. Upson, recently appointed district settlement nurse. Miss Upson made a favorable impression and information as to the object and aim of her work in the community and also what settlement work really meant and the necessity for it among our people as well as among other races. Dr. Dixon preached two splendid sessions to large congregations and sympathy of himself and congregation, and made it evident by contributing by collection over seven dollars. On Sunday Dr. Dixon preached two splendid sessions to large congregations and sympathy of himself and congregation, and made it evident by contributing by collection over seven dollars. On Sunday Dr. Dixon preached two splendid sessions to large congregations and sympathy of himself and congregation, and made it evident by contributing by collection over seven dollars. After preliminary work by Miss Faumie M. Porkins and her assistants in aid of the work for Easter, and a brief lesson study, the congregation presented a rehearsal of Easter music. The attendance was 300; collection $11.40. Belehmarer's Feast The cantata, "Belshazarzar's Feast," was present last week at Majestic Hall, for the benefit of Bishon Chapel, under direction of Mr. S. P. Thompson. The cast consisted of Mr. Geo. W. Taylor, who rendered the part as King admirably; Miss Mabel Diggs, as Queen, has a sweet voice, but not yet strong enough to properly portray the character such as the part of Queen requires; but as Queen, she is being used, using future, Mr. Fred D. Aceo, as Daniel, did fairly well in the interpretation. The rest of the important characters went very good. The choruses, however, lacked mime, and undoubtedly with a little more practice would have produced the desired effect. The greatest trouble with our amateur musical and dramatic concerts is that those responsible permit these affairs to be given before they are properly rehearsed, and the audience is not given the opportunity taking part are embarrassed, and the audience necessarily severely criticizes. The cantata itself is a beautiful musical production, and its popularity has been somewhat aroused by another collection of talent having presented the same on three occasions this winter, and each time was rendered very good, yet they can improve. However, it is opportunity that brings out talent, and we trust that opportunity and experience will be gained in witnessing and enjoying some grand production in the near future, while perhaps not perfect, will at least be free from the slight criticism aforesaid. Kemp-Boone Wedding The home of Mrs. Hattie E. Brown, 800 Second avenue, was the scene of a brilliant wedding on Wednesday evening March 11, 1920. Mrs. Hattie was the host, holy wadlock to Mr. Joseph Rifley Kemp, son of Mr. and Mrs John Kemp. The bride, James R. Glasse of Binghamton, N. Y., and the marriage service was performed by Mr. James H. McMullen, pastor of Mother James R. Glasse of Binghamton, N. Y., and member of Miss Etta Roose, sister of the bride, and Miss Ella Glasse, cousin of the bride, were bachelides. Mr. William Best man and Thelma Taylor flower girl The bride were a princess gown of chiffon cloth over white silk and carried a veil. The bride's hair and beltshelves were becoming gowned in pink broadcloth and picture hats and carried compacts of pink roses. Little Miss Mistletoe was a graduate of Livingston College, and a young woman of many accomplishments. She also very popular socially. Mr. Kemp is a bright young man, and is well known coining jelly and amabilis to a marked degree. A buffet supper was served to the numerous guests immediately after the wedding, and all make their home at its finest. Jersey City Items At the regular monthly social of the Afro-American Woman's Industrial Club, last Friday evening at the home of Ms. W. W. Parker, the speaker was Mrs. Price Collard (white) dent of the Sunshine Society for the State of New Jersey. The club felt pity for honored the presence of this very prominent lady, encouraging and uplifting. She congratulated the club for its work and also its financial standing. A musical program is held very much enjoyed. The incorporation of the club will be announced after which it will be in a position to acquire some property in order to carry out its object to secure a home for work. Hamilton, Pa. in the Edward Pride of Hastings, Ma. in the Jewett arpege A Correction Boston, March 10.—We wish to correct a statement made in the Boston letter appearing in the issue of February 9th, in relation to the selection of an orator for the centennial of the M. W. Brown School, the M. of Massachusetts, by saying that the vote of the executive committee was not unanimous. The following named gentlemen voted in favor of the committee's choice: William Lloyd Marshall, Nelson J. Wentworth, William L. Reed, Ulysses W. Roberts, S. H. Sullivan, L. Roberts, Captain G. W. Braxton, Gilbert C. Harris, Nelson G. Gaskins and Charles Alexander. DIED. IN MEMORIAM. * PLAIMANT - Henry Plasant, died, 28 January, 1905 months, died on the 29th of January, 1905 SPECIAL NOTICE. Miss Mary Davis, formerly of 265 West 71st street, this city, is now confined to her home at 35 Whitling street, Bridgeport, Mass. She is the sister of the late Charles R. Davis who died recently leaving the back of his large fortune to her. Do you want a wedding breakfast or a dinner with popular chefs in America? I will serve a dinner for four persons or a banquet for six, and for your home, a hall at or Cafe Willkins. Prices Reasonable I have successfully served an chef some hotels in both California and New York, and stand ready to cater to the wants of crowds among our people. Write for telegraph. RELIGIOUS NOTICES BETHEL A. M. R. CHURCH, West 25th Street, between 7th and 8th avenue Sunday service—11 A. M. and 7.45 P. M. Holy Communion every first Sunday, 8 M. Class meeting 1.50 P. M. Sunday Bethlehem 2 P. M. Prayer Meeting 6.30 P. M. Weekly Meeting—Class Meeting on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights at 8 o'clock on Friday night from 8 o'clock to 9:30. BEATS FREE. ALL WELCOME. Mrs. B. C. Hammons, D. D., Pastor. At home from 8 to 10 A.M. Holy Communion first Sunday in each month at 8 p.m. A Congratual Welcome to All. MERCY SEAT BAPTIST CHURCH. 45 and 47. West 138th street, N. Y., be tween Fifth and Lonox avenues. N. W. 138th street, N. W. Sunday services 11 a.m. m. and 7.45 p.m. Sunday school 2 p.m. m. Communion third Sunday at 8 p.m. m. Weekday services I. Y. P. U. meets Wednesday 8 p.m. prayer meeting Friday 8 p.m., business meeting first Monday each month 8 p.m. All welcome. Pastor's residence 60 West 134th street. Telephone 1882 Harlem. aug 1-year FORD'S HAIR POMADE Formerly known as "OZONIZED OX MARROW" TO LET 502 West 125th Street Corner of Amsterdam Avenue 3 rooms, range and tubs, $15 21 Lawrence Street 3 rooms, range and tubs, $15 5 rooms, range and tubs, $18 361 West 126th Street 3 rooms, range, tubs, bath, $15 2 rooms, range, tubs, bath, $13 366 West 126th Street 3 rooms, range and tubs, $13 2 rooms front, $10 Inquire of janitor or W. M. MORAN, 366 West 126th Street FURNISHED ROOMS TO LET: light housekeeping: with bath. R. L. Wright, 1470 Bergen street, Brooklyn. feb20-55 NOTICE: Homes of every description for sale in the Oranges by William R. Page, 18 Parrow street, Orange. N. J. 125-131 FOR RENT: Very pleasant furnished room with private toilet all conven- tions. 5 Grove Street FURNISHED ROOMS for gentlemen or man and wife; all modern improvements, hot and cold water, Mrs. M. B. Jones, 141 West 98th Street, New York. TO RENT—Furnished rooms with quiet family, convenient to "U" and trolleys; references required. Apply Mrs. A. M. Williams, 323A Quincy Street, feb27-1 TO LET—Nearly furnished large and small rooms with convenient house. Apply Mrs. G. Williams, 33 West 133d street. mar34 TO LET - 3 large rooms; rent. $10-$12 12th floor desirable rooms. 414.3 West 21st street mar 41 FURNISHED rooms and board. feb 27-7 TO LET - Large, nicely furnished room, all conveniences. Mrs. Tacklin. 211 West 20th street TO LET - Furnished rooms. 333 Clifton Place, Brooklyn. marl 21-2 TO LET - Nicely furnished rooms for gents- men in private house, hot and cold baths, convenient to all lines of cars: $1.25 sack, including washing. 212 Walworth Street FOR SALE - Two-family frame house; price $3,000, cash $900. All interior. 506 Elm street, East New York, E. 6. Hinds. TO LET - Third floor in private house, four rooms and bath; reference required. 363 Bridge street, Brooklyn. TO LET - 41st floor, 223 West, large four- room apartments, all improvements; rent $11 and $12. Apply to housekeeper. TO LET - Nicely furnished rooms, gentle- men or light housekeeping, second floor, 406 Vand. blvd. avenue, Brooklyn. marl 49-1 TO LET—Large light furnished room to rent for man or married couple. Mrs. Goldwell, 144 West 100th street. TO LET—Large neatly furnished room, suitable for two gentlemen or ladies. 125 West 133d street, top floor, rear. FLOOR TO LET—232 Cambridge avenue, Jersey City. Take White line car from Delaware, Lackawanna and Western ferry, march 10.5t. TO LET—Crescent Hall, suitable for lodging and cochery meetings. B. McCall, marble 5105s. TO LET—Three rooms and use of bath, 125 West 100th street. man and wife in residence, ten baths Mrs. Williams, 39 East 21st street, marriage 19-4t TO LET—Notally furnished rooms, two living room, half room, 18 Jones street, FURNISHED guestroom, room 604, room 608, guestroom, Banks, 400 608 avenue. TO LET—Notally furnished rooms, large and small, for light housekeeping. J. B Green, 406 West 55th street. LOST—A pocketbook containing one pair of eyeglasses and a set of turquoise beads between ninth and seventh avenues. A suitable reward for the one who gives any information or returns the same. Miss Leland, No. 142 West 53d street, New York City. TO LET—Three story, high stoop, private house, 39 West 153d street. Apply 122 West 136th street. FURNISHED ROOMS and board to re- presenting young men. Mrs. B. Mason, 26 West 133d street. TO LET - Furnished rooms in light apart- ment, 204 West 51st street, one flight front. TO RENT - Large and small furnished rooms in private house he week or month. Apply Pind A. A. Stevens, 49 East 133d street. TO LET - Two-room house, good loca- tion, rent reasonable, 158 and 159. classroom avenue, seven rooms and bath, rent $30 per month. Apply J. B. Mose- ley, 14 Montague street, Brooklyn. TO LET - Furnished hall rooms, large and small, with water, locking doors, housekeeping, 500 sq. ft. Apply Mrs. Landis, 601 Third avenue, near 47th street. TO LET - Four table, light rooms, with large and small bedrooms, floor 701 Third avenue, near 47th street. TO LET - apartments to respectable col- ored families. Apply 110 West 19th street. TO LET - Nearly furnished large and small rooms, with bath and all conveniences. Apply W. H. Hared, 212 West 19th street, March 19th. TO LET—BROOKLYN. Boron Street 1 rooms and bath ..... $14 Boron Street 2 rooms and bath, 10 Herkimer Street 1 rooms and bath, upper part 20 Saratoga Avenue 1 rooms and bath, lower part 30 Wm. Marquand, 1542 Fulton St., Bklyn. ATTENTION 4 and 5 large light rooms with steam heat, hot water, bath open plumbing, electric light hall service, telephone. References required. RENTS REASONABLE APPLY TO SUPERINTENDENT M. B. JONES 141 West 98th Street Special attention to good families. THE MANHATTAN SHOP Ladies and Gents Furnishings 119 West 135™ Street NEAR LENOX AVENUE NEW YORK Jan 9.5m UNITED WORKERS' Realty Company A New York Corporation Stock par Value $5 Now Selling at $6 May '08 it will be $7 The main object of this Company is to buy, rent, lease and build homes for our people, to operate stores of all kinds everywhere, to run laundries, express van, employment bureaus, retail stores, restaurants, and other cost centers. 10 per cash, on all stock. Will may 10 per cent, on all money loaned, return more than thirty percent interest. Will buy back your stock any time that you want to sell (if not in advance) or transfer it to any one for you. Any first-class bureaus will get twenty-five friends to submerge it in business. Any good cook who will get twenty-five friends to subscribe for 5 share will be for you. This Company is filling the long felt wants of the toiling staff... It has bought for its stockholders a factory twenty family apartments at 146 West 124th street which is now its stockholder's attractive tenants at reduced rates. The Company also holds a long lease on 106 West 124th street a property for male or to lease, besides 200 choice lots for sale in New York and New Jersey. Room 218, 1931 Broadway, near 65th Street, New York City PHILIP A. PAYTON, Jr. AGENT Elegant Apartments of 4 and 5 Rooms and Bath. Steam Heat. Hot Water Supply. Dutch Dining Rooms with Fancy Old Dutch China Closets Built in. Every improvement. NOTE—These buildings are to be thoroughly redecorated throughout, both halls and apartments PHILIP A. PAYTON, JR., Agent 67 West 134th Street, or Janitor in House No. 7. Apartment 3 Elegant light and cozy apartments, 3 and 4 Rooms and Bath, Steam Heat and Hot Water Supply. Steam heating plants of the latest type, guaranteed by the contractors to give complete satisfaction, have just been installed in these houses. No increase in rents. Rents $14 to $23 per month. Also a number of desirable stores, suitable for any business, at low rentals. PHILIP A. PAYTON, Jr., Agent 67 West 134th Street, or Janitor, House No. 2227 Apartment No. 1 J. W. WATKINB, Prec. and Gen'l Manager L. W. CORNICK, Treasurer J. A. GOUIL.D, Secretary R. W. CARTER, Trustee J. L. BOOTT REV. DR. GILBERT E. L. CRAWFORD HOME Room 218, 1931 Broadway, ne OFFICE PHILIP A. I AG 67 West 134th Street No. 26 W. 134th Street No. 26 W. 134th Street E 6 Elephant Bouns and Bath. Steam Heat. Hot Water Supply, Open Plumbing. Tiled Halls and Bath. Hardwood trim throughout. Rents $24.00 and $27.00 per month. Norz- These are positively the cheapest Apartments in the city for the accommodations offered. All Apartments have just been newly decorated. No. 181 West 134th Street 5 Rooms and Bath, Ranges and Boilers- Beats $20 to $25. Cheap Rents in New York City. Nos. 242-244 East 136th St. Four Rooms, Hot Water Supply, Beats Only $10 to $12 per month. JUST C New Block Nos. 5 and 7 W Elegant Apartments of 4 and 5 Hot Water Supply. Dutch Dining China Closets Built in. Every I Rents Only $18 Note—These houses are to be thoroughly rede- PHILIP A. PAYT 67 West 134th Street, or J Nos. 2227, 2229 and (Southeast Corner of 134th Elegant light and cozy apartn Steam Heat and Hot Water S the latest type, guaranteed by the satisfaction, have just been inst crease in rents. Rents $14 to $2 desirable stores, suitable for any PHILIP A. PAYT 67 West 134th Street, or Apartment 554, 556, 558 and 560 West 126th Street Handsome apartments of four large, light rooms, ranges, hot water supply. All in First Class Condition. Select locality near Broadway Rents $18 and $19 per month FISHERMEN OF GALILEE EASTERN & WESTERN HEMISPHERES E. E. HOLLAND, Grand Master A. BELLLE HENDRICKSON, Grand Secretary Home Office: 210 WEST 27TH ST., NEW YORK WE LEAD What more can you ask? We give you a Building Lot for $10. We build your house of brick, cement or frame from $500 to $5000 We give you your time to pay the bill. We provide a home market for product or chickens you may raise. We also give you a share in the company's profit. Long Island Industrial Association 57 West 134th St., New York apr 26-lyr WHY SUFFER? JACKSON'S Famous Up-to-Date Magic Oil Guranteed under the Pure Food and Drug Law No. 15,215. UNEQUALED for Crampa Rhombustam, Paine and sachet. Send for cir- culation and read what others say. On sale by W. H. KENSON 232 W. 6118 Street, New York UNITED WORKERS REALITY CO 1931 Broadway, N. Y. City Room 218 COLORED FAMILIES 250 East 130th Street also 472, near Third Avenue Four Large Light Rooms, hot water supply, $3.50 Weekly. See Janitors on Premises or THOMAS & SONS 66 WEST 138TH ST 4 Rooms, $14.50 3 Rooms, $12.50 Janitor or H. S. WRIGHT 2044 Seventh Avenue W. C. HAWES, Vice Pres. and Executive Director GEORGE BURTON, 2nd Treasurer C. H. WATKINS, Assistant Secretary J. N. GITTENS BOSTON BROWN Trustees REV. J. R. HAYNE, Traveling Representative K. LAMBERT and others OFFICE ear 65th Street, New York City ICE OF PAYTON, Jr. SENT et New York Are your rooms too small for your furniture? If so, inspect these. No. 44 & 46 W. 133rd Street One family to each floor. Six very large Rooms and Bath. Open Plumbing. Beds reduced to $23 to $28 per month. No. 46 West 99th Street Five Rooms and Bath—Steam Heat, Hot Water, Open Plumbing. Etc. Rents $21 and $23. No. 109 West 134th Street Five Rooms and Bath—Ranges and Bollers Rents $19 to $12 per month. 120 West 134th Street Six excellent large Rooms and Bath, Water Supply, Open Plumbing. Four entrances, apartment. Rents $27 to $30 per month. OPENED New Law Houses West 137th Street 5 Rooms and Bath. Steam Heat. Using Rooms with Fancy Old Dutch improvement. to $27 per month decorated throughout, both halls and apartments TON, JR., Agent Janitor in House No. 7, Apartment 3. and 2231 Fifth Ave. (5th Street and Fifth Avenue) attments, 3 and 4 Rooms and Bath. Supply. Steam heating plants of the contractors to give complete installed in these houses. No in- 33 per month. Also a number-of business, at low rentals. TON, Jr., Agent Janitor. House No. 2227 Nent No. 1 J. D. McCREERY Prescriptions Carefully Compounded 47 W. 133 St Bet. 5th & Lenox avees NEW YORK Oct. 17-1yr 3 and 4 Very. Comfortable ROOMS RENT, $13 and $16 209, 211, 215 East 88th Street Enquire of Janitor or address John T. Stanley, 448 W. 23d St. Dec 26 3m Tel. 5122 Col. JAS. L. CURTIS Attorney and Counselor at Law DAMAGE SUITS A SPECIALTY 322 West 53rd Street NEW YORK Res. 141 W. 95th St. 'Phone 8317-R Riverside Jan 3-3mos Harlem's Up-to-Date Men's Shop FREUD BROS. MEN'S FURNISHERS Broadway Styles at Harlem Prices LENOX AVENUE Bet. 135th and 136th Sta. "Sub Station" JOSEPH MABIN Real Estate Broker Renting data, private homes, leasing property and managing colored tenants. Lowering renta a specialty. 68 West 133rd Street, New York Branch Office: 304W. 69th Street dec. 12-1yr GEORGE A. BRABILL Ladies and Gent's Tailor 57-59 WEST 135TH ST. Full Dress Suits to Hire 1984-1986 PARK AVENUE Corner 133d Street Three and four large light rooms, newly re- vated; open plumbing. Free until April 1st ——— QUESTIONS OF JUSTICE Fifth Congressional --. League Hear Many THE SUFFRAGE LEAGUE Holds Weekly Mesting at the Y- _M. C A.—Memerial Window Preseated to FiestS treet Church by Class Ne. 3. ° © ‘There was a well attended mass meet- ing held last Wednesday evening at the ‘True Reformers’ Hall, Waverly avenue, near Atlantic, Brooklyn, under the aus- pices of the Fifth Congressional League, ‘of whicly John H. Smith is president. ‘The meeting was caJJed to order by the president, who introduced as. the first speaker Counsellor W. W. Delsarte, who pare tn excelent talk, in part, as fol- 8: “The question before us this evening: is one of. far-reaching ‘importance, the gueation of the Negro’s rights and fran- ‘chise. It can be resolved into one ques- tion, civil ustice. Is. it wise to remain quiet and silent or by. our loyalty .de- Tand the rights to which all American citizens are entitled?" We don't ask for more laws, but for the enforcement of those that exist. I would rather be a savage in the wilds of Africa than to live in an enlightened country and be deprived of the rights and privileges of citizenship.” Hon. S. R. Scottron, the next: speaker, gave a thoughtful talk. He said among other things: “To my mind the question is whether we shall ask for the enforcement of the fourteenth or fifteenth amendment, since the enforcement of the fourteenth would make the enforcement of the fifteenth absolutely impossible without the aid of Federal arms. In that event it would only stir up a fecling which even the North would not sanction and the South abhor.” Bi Hon. James R. Spurgeon was the next speaker. He said: . : “| have watched this question of jus- tice from shildhood. The rights of col- ored men as related to the rights of white men is the issue before us. When the civil rights bill was presented to the Legislature for enactment and adopted, the United: States Supreme Court, held that it could not deal with. the States separately, thus destroying the document which had for its purpose the carrying out of the spirit of the fourteenth and fifteenth amendment. We must be stirred to the sense of our duty. Get to- gether, stay together. act together.” ‘Sumner H. Lark said in part: “What we need as a mass is thorough education, a knowledge of our rights, then protect them. We need property and wealth to maintain them, We must change the sentiment, but it must be done steadily and gradually.” Dr. Walter A. eeeson spoke briefly along the same line of thought. ‘The Beltrame Leagee. There was an unusually interesting meeting of the Suffrage League held last Wednesday afternoon at. the Carlton Avenue Branch Y. M,C. A, ° It was called to order by the vice-president Miss Mary Eato._ Mrs. & C. Smith recorded. Mrs. S. J. S. Garnett, chairman on the committee on the petition to Congress, submitted the same to the League, which was favorably received and approved. Mrs. J. W. Johnson, of Manhattan, who is actively engaged in settlement work on the West Side, gave a most interesting and_ instructive talk on her line of work. She said in part: “Three years ago I started with this work and not since T have been engaged there have I seen a colored woman in any way connected with it. There are a few excellent white women giving fine support to the work, The ministers will look after the Sunday going and coming: of our people, but we must look after our young people during the week. White women are working for their own, why not as_colored women work for our own? Wherever our people are in large numbers. colored women ought to feel it their duty to work, We have in our district a self-governing club, and the members are elected to the presidency alternately for six weeks. There are over one hundred and thirty-five girls in our clubs, and they are doing nicely. There are twenty girls who make their own clothes, and some of them are good cooks. You must treat them as you would your own, and you will be sur- prised at the results. The east side of Manhattan is honey-combed with settle- ments. Nothing remains’ to be done. Every charitable device has been insti- tuted for the betterment of the young girls and boys. If we come in’personal touch with these young people we can make noble characters of those who would otherwise be vicious persons.” Others who spoke wére: Mrs. Addie Hunton, national organizer of the Na- tional Federation of Clubs; Mrs. Mary Gordon, matron of the Howard Colored Orphan Asylum, and Mrs. M. C. Lawton. Bridge Street Basar. One of the special attractions of Brooklyn has heen the annual bazaar and mid-winter fair of the Bridge Strect A. M. E. Church, which has been in prog- ress for the past two weeks and which closed last Friday evening in the pres ence of an overwhelming crowd. The programme, last Thursday evening was rendered By little tots exclusively and showed the rare ability of the children of ao tender years, and was as follows: Recitation, Allie Jones; solo, Mortimor Morton; recitation, Eva Jones: dialogue, Eva Jones and C. Morton; piano solo, Miss Agnes Bulkley; recitation, Bessie Butler; solo, Arthur ‘Ballad; recitation, Louise’ Brown; violin solo, “Chester Miles; recitation, Margie Lewis; solo, Miss Tappan; trio, Hazel, Le Roy and Edna Johnson. * . The Y. P. S.C. E. of the Fleet Street ENG Ws Bae Se Fe OE Ne beaten windows sre being by new and beautiful stained ones. Each class makes itself for one window, the-cost of which is ap- proximately 976. ais The window last Sunday evening was resented fy Clam Ito 3, of which Geo. jattocks has been the faithful and con- scientious: leader for seven years. In his class efforts he was assisted by the Christian Endeavor Society,’ of which he has been president for amumber of years, and # handsome miemorial win- dow is the result of the hearty co- operation of these organizations. ‘Those who took part in the presente’ tion were: & Bowles, Mr. Bid ding. Mrs. , who is an indefa- tigable worker, and Mrs. A. Elm, who is also a faithful worker both in the class and Endeavor. SECRETARY OF WAR TAFT PLEADS POR THE NEGRO nian ti wane 2), of all the sugar farms, and two-elevenths ‘of all the tobacco farms in the United States, although they form but one- cighth’ of the total population, | Two- fifths of the cotton crop is raised on farms Owned or managed by. Negroes. The Negro population in the South 1s about double since the close of the war, a strong indication that, while their death rate might be higher than the whites, their conditions of bodily health and comfort are certainly greatly im- proving. The increase in schools and churches among the Negroes of the South demon- strates: the intelleetual, moral and relig- ious progress of the race since freedom came. ‘Of course there is much to discourage in the bewildered and helpless condition of so many ignorant Negroes who, knowing no. useful trade but agriculture, are attracted to the Southern cities and find there no occupation’ for which they are xdapted. : Nor is it pleasant for the well wisher of the Negro race to hear. from railroad contractors and other employers of labor that many Negroes in the South will work as day laborers for two or three days in the week, earning thereby enough to keep them for the rest of the week, and then will remain idle until their’ money is exhausted. This, how- ever, cannot be true generally of Negro labor, for thé testimony in reference to its efficiency in many cases is a favor- able one. it must apply to a wandering and irresponsible class, and not to’ the majority. eg Equally discouraging in another way is the state of a bright young colored man who finds himself with merely a literary education, with no professional opportunity, and’ with an inability to overcome his repugnance to what he al- lows himself to believe is the humilia- tion of manuai labor. ‘These things show that the work of uplifting the race must be slow .and toilsome, but hey do not make it hage: fess. The: spread of industrial educa- tion has done wonders, and with the bright and shining examples of Hamp- ton and Tuskegee we must look to the ‘establishment of such institutions in every State and every community, and what is even more important, to the inculcating in the present and rising generation of Negroes the same and pro- foundly wise gospel preached every day by the masters of these homes of prac- tical instruction. It is said that only the picked ones of the race are educated in Hampton and ‘Tuskegee, and therefore we may not in- fer from their character as developed by these institutions and their qualifications for success in life what will be the re- sult of the extension of industrial edu- cation to those of their race who are Jess qualified than they were to receive the bewefit of sach education. It seems to me that this is a most pessimistic view to take, Nothing can be more in- spiring and full of hope than the earnest yearning of those who go to Hampton and who comé to Tuskegee to fit them- selves to meet the problems of their life and to carry to the lowly of their race the lessons they have learned from the lips of their great teachers. Fortunate indeed is a race which has developed the men who could write the forceful truths full of saying common sense and loving candor with which Booker Washington has spoken to his people in the chapters of “The Future of the Negro.” ‘The impressive weight of the statis- ties which T have, given above cannot be minimized by a. partial or prejudiced view of thase wlio do take a broad, com- prehensive view of the situation, There are many noble white men in the South (and the number is increasing) actively interested in the spread of primary and industrial education among the Negroes from whom individual instances of the development of progressive farming and business communities among the Negroes can be learned, and who, as the result of their experience and observation, believe in the ultimate successs of this practical educational experiment with the race. Polltical Phase of Problem. I come now to the political phase of the Newro problem and the effect of the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitu- tion, The immediate effect of the Fif- teenth Amendment, with the exclusion from the franchise of those who had been engaged in the Confederacy, was to throw large political power into the hands of an electorate tllat had not the education properly to conduct a govern- ment. And this led to the abuses which have been held up to execration, by the lurid picture of the reconstruction days, How -far these pictures have been colored beyond the tfath by partisan and race prejudice it is not necessary for us to discuss, because one of the things which every lover of his country ought to refrain from doing is to say the things which are likely to stir up again the dying embers of race and sec- Hiofial_hatred. It is unnecessary to do so. Even the truth under such circum- stances is an offense, It ig enough to say that following reconstruction days, TRE: Votes of the Negroes. which under State and national laws they: were en- titked to cast, were by fraud and vio- lence made to count for nothing, and since 1880 the Fifteenth Amendment in a-number of the Southern States has een treated largely as 2 dead letter. Of recent years, however, the leaders of the South have felt deeply the demoraliza- tion sute to follow the flouting of the law ‘and the maintenance of a govern- ‘THE NEW. YORK: AGE:. THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1908 AMERICAN THEATRE monday, torch 30. “THE SMART SET “The Black Politician” /S..H. DUDLEY and 50-otners-50° teeopted to make the tows of the South tempted to make oe laws 2 og Fons aquare with the exclusion of t! jegrc from the ballot. hy hay They have sought to do tl acts which were in their inception an evasion of the Fifteenth Amendment by the,us of so-called “qpandiather”, clauses ‘anc in other way’: But ultimately after these grandfather ‘clauses had ceased to operate, the laws upon which they have depended were laws creating educa tiona} and property . qualifications for Sector It is charuet, and. doubtless “with truth, that such laws ‘were not-in- tended to be enforced against the whites but only against the blacks, and that in this way they have continued to anmul the Fifteenth Amendment. y In: a: population” where illiteracy is proportionstaly very large, no one’ can object certainly under the Federal Con- stitution tp the establishment of ¢lec- toral educational or property qualifica- tions, And I do not understand that the intelligent colored ffien of the country object to the passage and enforcement of such a law, but they do object, and have a right to object, to the partial enforcement of such a law. in, Such a way as to exclude the ineligible black men and allow to vote the white men who are equally ignorant and ineligible. But, my friends, I am.an optimist, and as 1 ‘have already said, I regard’ the signs ih the South, changing from one method in respect’ to elections to an- other, as an indication that in the near future there will be a steady imprave- ment toward'a more and more equal and impartial enforcement of these elec- toral laws. I think so because it is the part of political and economical wisdom. The property arfd educational qualifica- tions make utterly impossible a return to the abuses which many Southerners profess to fear. The so-called Negro domination is, nothing but a dream and a nightmare of the past. The Fifteenth Amendment, while in the past it may not have accomplished all that its author intended it should, has in it this in- estimable benefit to the Negro race, that it fixes a restriction upon State election laws that may be temporarily violated but can never be removed. “However, the opponent of equal political rights tothe Regro may turn. and twist, what- ever devices he may invent to give a specious appearance of legality to laws intended to exclude the Negro because ‘of his race or color, he will find his purpose thwarted by the broad and gen- erous scope of the language of the Smesdment The amendment is the measure of lawfulness toward which all good, movements and all progress in the South must necessarily tend. What a Negro and his friends demand is equal- ity of enforcement of the law under the Constitution, and toward that end, J feel convinced that all the influence of industrial progress in the South and the: closer union between the sections necessarily are making. Now, what power has. the industrial education at Hampton and Tuskegee, and the other institutions, upon this political phase of the Negro problem? It has the most direct effect in this, that the true basis of political influence in any community is industrial inde- pendence. This I understand tg be the Shiboteth of those who hearkeni to the teachings of Hampton and Tuskegee. If the Negro will make himself indispens- able to the business prosperity of the South, his political influence will take care of itself. By education and the acquisition of property he will become a member of the community whose, po- litical influence: instead of being unlaw- fully destroyed will be welcomed and encouraged. As the colored man be- comes cligible under the laws imposing educational and property qualifications, his standing in the community will give weight to the yote he casts, and it is inevitable that in the end industrial suc cess will bring him full political rights. But few maintain that the Negro to-day has not in.the South an equal chance far bettering his condition. by. industry und education. The demand for labor with the increased prosperity of the South makes him more and more val- uable to that section, and if by indus+ trial education under the influence of the greatest of these great industrial in- stitutions his usefulness as a member of the community is increased, race pre- judice will fade before business neces- sity, and we shall have a rapidly grow- ing ‘Negro electorate in the South whose political isitluence will be recognized in the States of the South as worthy of respect and as one to be reckoned with. Thus we find that the principles incul- cated at Hampton are those which make the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fiiteenth Amendment to the Constitution of value to the Negro race. I know it is the habit of many contemplating the condition of the two races in the South- ern States to shake their heads and say that the Negro problem is far from solu- tion, and that the iuture in this respect is dark. Plans have been suggested for a migration of the Negroes to some other country where they would live by themselves and grow up by themselves, ant have a society by themselves and create. a nation”, by them= selves Such a suggestion is chimerical, The Negro has no desire to go, and the peaple of the South would seriously ob- ject to his going. They were brought . 2 Hair Dressers and Barbers. g i 9. - Greenberg’s . Ladies’ Hair Dressing Parlors + MAMNUPACTURBR OF HUMAN-HAIR GOODS - Afro-American r air Goods a Specialty iolt MAGae 8 Wage, hens, Planes ane! Puttin te Myoek, ane Mids se Ores ‘589: Eighth Avenue ag hips i OTM OTRRBFO Janz Goone, President L.A, Facies Br nati, a Ww, Rratias, UNION FACTORY A Security Investment . Eichelburger Cigar Co. 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They are in this country as a part of our. people, and are bound to continue to be so. ‘They are entitled to unceasing effort on the part of the whole people in their struggle for better things, both because it is our duty and to our interest to. secure them, equal opportunity. Whenever called upon the Negro has never failed to make sacri- fices for this the only country he has and the only flag he loves. ‘All they can ask is equal opportunity and equal enforcement of the laws in Tespect to them and in respect to the white race, When they have violated the Iaws, they must expect the same pun- ishment as the white race. It is.en- tirely natural, because they have been subjected so offen to injustice and con- tumely and insult, because of their color and. their race, ‘that they should - be suspicious whenever members of their race are brought to punishment that the presumption in favor of their innocence is not a3 strong as it would be in favor of white men similarly accused, It is also natural. that their racial prejudice and sympathies. can be more easily aroused in behalf of someone of their own number than are the race pre- fudices of the more numerous and more fortunate white race. But such tenden- cies are to be expected, and should no more turn aside the deep sympathy of the well-wishers of the race than any other tendency directly traceable to the long history of suffering and misfortune to which they have been in the past sub- jected. The statistics which may show a large criminal class. among the Negroes at the South ought to. frighten ‘mo one.’ This is to be expected where there: is much ignorance and illiteracy. FAmong the graduates of Hampton and. Tuske- free and like institutions you will find a Clean record of God-fearing men and women. struggling onward and upward in the interest of their race. Industrial independence, the aim of Hampton and Tuskegee, is the basis for all real prog- ress of the Negro race as it is of the Filipino people. Advancement along that path opens up to both the possibility, Indeed, the certainty of attaining ali cther ideals, intellectual, political and moral Booker T, Washington's speech deatt| almost. entirely with the work which was being done at Tuskegee and Hamp- ton Institute and the improving educa- tion conditions throughout the South. | If you have Job Printing give us a trial. 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