New York Age

TROTTER NOT TO SPEAK IN N.Y. Meeting Scheduled for Monday Night, December 21 Is Canceled CAUSED BY CRITICISM Impression Created that it Was An Attempt to Commercialize the White House Incident Causes Action. R.T. GIVENS STATES POSITION Promoter of Affair Had no Ulterior Motive and at much Personal Expense Takes Step which Removes Possibility of Unpleasant Situation. There will be no Trotter meeting at Manhattan Casino on the evening of Monday, December 21, as announced in the newspapers and by cards during the past week. Bert Givens, who was promoting the affair., says that he believes he was wrong in promoting the meeting. But did it with no ulterior motive. At a personal loss of the preliminary expenses, he calls it off for the good of all. In The Age of December 10 there appeared on the local page a six-inch, two-column display advertisement, setting forth the following statement: WILLIAM MONROE TROTTER will tell us just what he said to PRESIDENT WILSON to cause such extraordinary editorial comment from the Nation's press, Monday evening, December 21 at 8:30 o'clock, Manhattan, Casino, 155th street and 8th avenue. Other good speakers. Good music. Dance after if you wish. Boxes, $2.00. Admission, 60c. For information, address. Some interest was excited by the announcement, and it was commented upon by some to the effect that Mr. Trotter was either exploiting himself commercially or allowing others to do it for him. Attention was called to the fact that each issue of The Guardian, Mr. Trotter's paper, since the White House incident has contained appeals to the public for financial aid to carry on the work of the paper. The fact that help was wanted for the paper and not for the use of the Equal Rights Association also caused unfavorable comment. Givens Makes a Statement. R. T. Givens, whose name was signed to the advertisement, came in for his share-of-criticism in the matter. Mr. Givens is an expert publicity agent, being in charge of the advertising of one of the largest corporations doing business in the metropolitan district. He is also a man of sense, with sound judgment and a capacity for sizing up the situation. He has addressed the following letter to the editor of The Age: "They say a fool never changes his mind or admits his error. There are exceptions, however. I am one fool who admits an error, a mistake, a great-big one. In the matter of the Trotter meeting, I have been convinced that the motive is wrong. I never looked at it in the night, nor now do and hence I am going to be game enough to come out in the open and cancel the meeting. I lose, to be sure, but I think it was a very narrow margin of escape from infiltrating on everybody a 'reflex' from the good that Trotter did. Please look pleased and in this week's issue, in as conspicuous place as possible." The advertisement, which appears on another page in the advertising columns, reads as follows: EVERYBODY PLEASE READ CAREFULLY! For good and sufficient reasons, the Trotter Meeting at Manhattan Casino, December 21, is postponed. R.T. GIVENS. 415 East, 155th Street, New York. SHOVED AUTO OUT OF WAY OF FREIGHT TRAIN Dr. Sawick, Ga., Dec. 15—William Houston a Negro, saved the lives of four women who were in an automobile which stopped with a dead engine on the railroad tracks as a freight train approached. The train was only about a hundred yards distant and the engineer could not stop in time to avoid striking the machine. Houston chanced to be near and he rushed to the machine and with almost superhuman exertion pushed it across and off the tracks as the train whizzed by just a few inches away. Two of the woman fainted. DR. CARMAN'S WIFE DRAWS "COLOR LINE" Because Celia Coleman, the Carmen- maid, testified at the recent Carmen- Bailey murder trial against her former employer, Mrs. Florence Carman, it is said that Mrs. Carman refuses now to employ a Negro servant. A number of visits to employment agencies failed to secure for Mrs. Carman the white help she wanted, so an employment agency manager suggested to her that he could supply a competent Negro servant. The suggestion caused Mr. Carman to throw up her hands and exclaim, "No, thank you. I've had all the experience I want with that class of help." But when Mrs. Carman was arrested she thought Celia Coleman was going to testify in her behalf, and so bade her a most affectionate good-bye. She threw her arms around Celia, kissed her and told her to be a good girl. GREEK LETTER FRAT TO MEET IN CHICAGO The Alpha, Phi Alpha Fraternity will hold its seventh annual convention at the seat of the Theta Chapter in Chicago, Ill, December 29 to 31. The Theta Chapter embraces colored students of Chicago University, Northwestern University and other higher institutions of Chicago and vicinity. At the convention the question of accepting applications for chapter representations in Negro schools of the South, rated in the Carnegie Foundation, will come up for discussion. The Alpha Phi Alpha is the oldest institute to negotiate Greek letter Traternity among Negro students. It was by a hand of colored students at Cornell University in 1907. It has sixteen chapterrepresenting the leading universities of America and Canada, with an enrollment of 550 members. HOPE DAY NURSERY MOVED INTO NEW HOME The Hope Day Nursery has moved into the new home at 35 West 133rd street where it is prepared to care for the children of the mother who must go out to work to support her family. This house, on which were two mortgages one for $100 and one for $575, was left to the Nursery by the late Mrs. Mee B. Williams who had been told of the Nursery by Mrs. Elizabeth Tyler. The Board of Managers has paid off the second mortgage and renovated the entire house. Mrs. Arthur M. Dodge and Mrs. Samuel Sloan have joined the advisory board of the nursery and have given much financial aid during the fall in answer to the appeals sent to the office of the following donations, have been received; 'Mrs. Samuel, Sloan, $10; Mr. Sloan, 'Philip A. Payton, $5; Mrs. J. Maybren, 5; Chas, Henson, $2; the Rev. Wm. H. Brooks, $2; E.A. Cannon, $2; Mrs. J. Maybren, $2; Mrs. E. Kinckle Jones, $2; Miss Eva Burleigh, $1; Miss Nottle Moore, $2;50; Anthony McCarthy, $5; Mrs. Allen Wood, $1; Mrs. E. C. Morris, $5; Mrs. A. Cannon, $5; Miss DeVinnie, $5; Mrs. John Jones, $1; Mrs. Booker T. Washington, $1; Mrs. Mamberger, $2; Mrs. Taylor, 75 cents; Mrs. Cornelia Williams, $10; E. R. Spaulding, $2; Mr. Fain, $1; J. Joy Isabelle Porter, $1; Mrs. Perry Young, $1; Mrs. Hattle Boone, $1; Mrs. Walter Jones, $10; Mrs. Chas F.-Schmidt, $5; Mrs. J. O. Cannon, $5; Mrs. W. S. Dams, $5; Mrs. S. Hunter, $5; Miss Rosa Cottman, $1.50; Horato Howard, $1; Southern Beneficial League, $10. AN OLD EMPLOYEE OF STANDARD OIL CO STANDARD OLD CO. Isaac Anderson of Bayonne, N. J. was the guest of honor at an informal dinner given by Mr. and Mrs. Francis Kenyon O'Neill at their home, 240 West 64th street. Mr. Anderson, who was born in Chester, Pa., 63 years ago, has been in the employ of the Standard Oil Company about thirty-five years, and now holds a responsible and remunerative position at the Standard Oil Refinery in Bayonne. He is the only colored man who has ever been put in charge of the pump lines which control the supply of oils. These lines, through which the crude oil is drawn from the wellhead, enter hundreds of miles to refine, where it is separated into volatile oils and heavy oils. These pipes may be so connected, running from Oklahoma to Indiana or Illinois, that the oil is brought off on hundred miles to Bayou, N. J. Great tank farms, consisting of groups of tanks holding 30,000 barrels each, and used to store oils until needed, are maintained along the main pipe lines and pump stations are established at regular intervals to keep the flow constant. Mr. Anderson, by constant attention to his business, and through his sterling integrity, has won for himself the respect and consideration of the officers and attaches of the company and enjoys a standing of honor and distinction. A man standing with his hand extended, pointing towards a group of people lying on the ground. PREHISTORIC MAN (after witnessing the work of American Mob):—"What manner of creatures are these that have called me barbarous and uncivilized?" MAN SOLD RAINCOATS; HEAD OF GARTER COMP'Y Negro Chiropodist, with Office on Broadway Has all White Pupils in Class ALLIED ARTS CRAFTS SHOP The Home for Working Girls Furnishes Accommodation at a Low Rate per week for its Clients—Girls Use Parlors for Social Entertainments. Rupert Williams, whose home address is 174 West 131st street, is a jobber with offices at 104, Fifth avenue. He is head of the Traveler's Garter Cd. makers of garters and arm bands. The garter business is in its infancy, but prospects are good. Mr. Williams offers silk garters, which usually sell for 50 cents, for 25 cents. The workmanship and manual appear to be the same as the higher-grade articles. The garters make of cheaper material are a little lower in price than the regular 25-cent ones. Mr. Williams asserts that he is able to understell other competitors because of the large amount his contemporaries pay for advertising and because his many years of experience in jobbing enables him to buy wisely and at the lowest prices. Mr. Williams has contracts with Bros. Belfres, 495 Broadway, and the American Dry Good Company to carry his line. Last year Mr. Williams sold $1,700 worth of ramecoats. Rubber rainecoats are going out of style and at present he is selling only a few. Mr. Williams had four years of experience in the rain coat business and is making a change to the garter business is a more reliable product. Dr. Samuel V. Kelsey, who has an office in the Regal building, 189 Broadway, together with his wife, Mine. Catherine Kelsey, combines kelsey's school of beauty costume and hair dressing at their private home, 143 West 11th Street. Dr. Kelsey is president and general manager of the school, teaches curriculum to his pupils, all of whom are white. At his downstairs office Dr. Kelsey trips up a large pattonage, comprising many prominent people of the white race. Dr. Kelsey visits in New York conducting a school of chicory. Dr. Kelsey took up this work because it was allied to the work our wife was successfully doing as a beauty culturing. He was one of New York City's first real estate men. The business depression of 180 caused him to THURSDAY, DEC. 17, 1914. witnessing the work of America that have called me barbarous ST. JAMES FOLKS LAY CORNERSTONE Last Sunday afternoon witnessed an occasion of great rejoicing among the members and friends of St. James Presbyterian Church, the Rev. W. R. Lawton, pastor, when, but impressive ceremonies were held at the laying of the corner stone of a new edifice for that congregation which is now in course of construction on 137th street near Lenox avenue. The faithful and loyal followers of that congregation are happy over the culmination of a long-projected work. The services opened with an appropriate scripture lesson read by the pastor, the Rev. W. R. Lawton, after which prayer was offered by the Rev. Harvey A. Onque of Crockett, Teen. The address of the hour was delivered by the Rev. Jesse E. Forbes, stated clerk of the New York Presbytery, who all through the trying circumstances of the church has been, its most loyal and counselor. He spoke from the depth of his soul, restoring the skeptical and commending the steadfast. He vividly described the interior of the church, which when completed, will be one of the most beautiful, as well as most modern structures in Greater New York. The presence of the Rev. Dr. Chas A. Studdard, editor of the N. Y. Observation, gave added inspiration to the occasion. After a brief history of the church by Dr. Jno R. Hillery, church clerk, the Pastor, the Rev W. R. Lawton, assisted by the building committee, laid the corner stone. Many wept tears of joy gratitude for the sight their eyes had behold. The Rev. Mr. Lawton was showered with congratulations at the conclusion of the ceremonies for the excellent work he has done. NINE BOYS IN POWELL FAMILY-NO SISTERS Special to THE NEW YORK JOURNAL Portraits, N.Y., Aug. 16 — A bouncing child is added to the family of Mr. and Mrs. George Powell of Hillburn is the mini-law coming to the parents since 1914, not coming to break the continuity or to help mothers with the dishes. James Powell, the father, was a californian diamond store at one time and said that when his nieces attam ter Powell he is going to organize a ballroom team of the own. The seventy boy is named for Hon T. W. Bradley of Orange County, where Mr. Powell was born, and the second son is agent for The New York Age. He is a bounser and all around sport. Mr. and Mrs. Powell are about the proudest couple in Rockland county, and they believe that a family of nine boys in fourteen years is something of a record. He will apply for a franchise to center a baseball team in a major league on the strength of it, anyway. THE RALLY CRY SOUNDS FOR CAMPAIGN OF 1916 Outlook for Republican Success in Next Election Demands Preparation Says now is the Time to Begin to Ge Ready—Democratic Insurgents in Senate Are Giving President Wilson some Unpleasant Sensations. WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 16—I believe the next Congress will witness the solid-flying of the Republican party," declares Representative-elect William B. McKinley, ex-chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee and Taft campaign manager. He says the younger members of the Republican party will find next session that "the older members who have been returned to Congress are disposed to give them the opportunity to actively in the work and committees." That any attempt of the Democrats to create insurgency in the Republican ranks will fail is predicted by Mr. McKinley. He asserts: the Democrats are on the defensive; and advises the Republican party "not to use soft gloves" in the next campaign. "Our Democratate friends, like Champ Clark," he said, "when they fight the Republican party use sledge hammer blows. They don't use a bean shoer. Somehow we have formed the habit of fighting with silk gloves." Farmers Disgusted With Tariff Bill. "There is no question that the farmers generally are disengaged with the Underwood tariff bill. There is a growing dis engagement work meekly in the hands of the country mostly alone, the splendid personalities of President Walton, but they realize the importance of the workers. A lack to the jobs a lot of annoying fences, a lack to the war tax and the banking law. "Business meat who during September and October were inclined to think that no press depression existing should be attributed to the war know better now. "The falsity of the Democratic claim as shown by the monthly statement to the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, which shows great increase for the ten months just ended. We are not at war with Australia, Brazil, China, Canada, Cuba or Holland, yet the bal- ance of trade with these countries is against us. Nor has war interfered with our business with Argentina, which is increasing its exports to this country. You cannot bring such large imports into this country without restricting the output of our factories, without laying off men, and with every man you lay off you create at least five dissatisfied and complaining voters. Democrat Championing Protection. "When a good Democrat like Norman Mack is quoted as beginning to champion a protective policy as a relief for bad times, and when men like Governor Baldwin of Connecticut-urge amendments to the tariff bill, even the Wilson business men begin to admit that the tariff is responsible for the sad condition in this country, and not the war abroad. "I have discovered a general feeling about the country among the Republicans that they are going to win in 1916, government of the nation, transform the party into a conifer and militant organization. The Republicans have their courage again. Now is the time to begin to prepare for the next campaign." Besides these conditions in the Republican party there is an additional factor to be considered now in the alleged insurgency of the Democrats led by Senator O'Gorman of New York. On Monday the Senate unanimously rejected the nomination of J. D Lynn to be United States District Attorney for the western district of New York. The only issue was, the right of O'Gorman to recommend the appointment and his Democratic colleagues supported him without a deflection. MOTHER ZION CHURCH IN ITS NEW QUARTERS The dedication and opening exercises of the Mother A M. E. Zon Church at its new location, 151-153 West 156th street, will begin Sunday, December 20. The sermon and dedication ceremony will be by Bishop J. S. Caldwell, assisted by the Rev. L. G. Mason, the Rev. M. G. Haynes, the Rev. F. M. Jouglas, the Rev. C. R. Mason, the Rev. W. L. Lee, the Rev. B. Judd and the Rev. A. A. Crook. This exercise will be held at 3 o'clock. Bishop Caldwell will preach at 11 a. m. and at 8 p. m. the Rev. J. W. Brown, pastor, will preach to the Alpha Chapter. No 1. Order of the Eastern Star. During the week special services will be held each night. The Rev. A. A. Crooke will preach Monday night; the Rev. A. Clayton-Powell on Tuesday night, and the Rev. W. H. Brooks on Wednesday night. A drama, "Freezing a Mother-in-law," will be presented on Thursday night by the Messenger Club, Mrs. Deany George, president. On Christmas day, we will serve the old folks, the Pastor, Priscilla Waters, president, and at night "Ye Old Folks' Concert" will be rendered by the Zion Loyalty Cuh, Mrs. F. Van Broun, president. The Sunday school entertainment and Xmas Tree will be held on Saturday, December 26, under supervision of A. A. Rives, superintendent. Bishop Alexander Walters will preach morning and night of Sunday, December 27, and sermons will be delivered during the week following by the Rev. Charles Martin on December 28, the Rev. B. W. Arnett on December 29, and the Rev. W. P. Hayes on December 30. Watch Night services will be held on Thursday night, December 31, and on Friday night, January 1. the Rev. F. A. Cullen will preach. All visiting ministers, during all worship will be accompanied by the choirs of their churches. The prices of meetings will close on Sunday January 3, 1915, will be the preaching at 11 a. m and 8 p. m. will be by Bishop G. L. Blackwell. The Rev. J. W. Brown, pastor, and the officers of Mottier Zion extend a cordial invitation to the public to attend these dedication and opening services. YOUNG FOLKS PERFORM AT ST. BENEDICT'S HALL Many people who attended the entertainment given at St Benedict's Hall, 342 West 53rd street. Wednesday evening, December 9, were so well pleased they came back on Thursday night and brought their friends who eroged the call to its capacity. A large number could not get in. The large audience at the concert the first night was evidence of the popularity of the concerts given in the past while the crowd the second night was an appreciation of the concert given the first night. With the exception of the sketch from Salen which appeared the first night only all the principals performed the second night. The numbers were changed some of the artists answering as many as five entrances. "The sketch entitled, "He hails from Michigan," composed of members of St. Bennetheld was greatly enjoyed James Wilkins, introduced an original song entitled, "Amt That Some Band." The village girls were composed of the following young ladies: Misses Ijora Lima, Upchur, Hila Johnson. The village boys were Edward Jackson, Chambers, Harner, Nathaniel Wilson. BROOKLYN, N.Y. Shannon Hearst, one of the most artists from their corps of entertainers, unnibished high corps of comedy. A regular show was perma- "At Saxes and Seven 'F' sketches from Salem M. L. Church was well received. The following participated: Miss Ernestine Scott, William Dudley, Belmont Meade, Emmett Tootles, Florence Whittington and Lionel La 'Beet. The entertainment was under the auspices of the Holy-Name Society, James Wilkes, president. WASHINGTON'S SOCIETY TO-DAY In Former Days Society Was a Delightful Assemblage of Culture, Refinement and Purity of Character CHARGE OF DETERIORATION Said now to be a Sort of Conglomeration of the Good, Bad and Indifferent, the Fit and Unfit, All Associating upon an Equal Footing. LONDON, ENG., Dec. 10.—Anita Hodges Westlake in a recent issue of The Fashion Plate and Social Mirror, writing under the head of "Random Notes From the New World's Capitol," has the following to say regarding colored society in Washington, D. C.: "No reference to the society here in the New World's Capitol would be complete without at least a side glance at its colored society. There was a time, back in those palmy days when the conservative and exacting real Washingtonians occupied the stage, when colored society was a delightful assentage of culture and stability and purity of character. But to hear the delightful old matrons, who were the social leaders twenty-five years ago, tell it, Washington-colored society has deteriorated. "Mrs. John Marcer Langston, wife of a former minister to Haiti, was among those who made Washington colored society such a delightful assemblage a few years ago. She and her husband, both Oberlin College products, possessed all the charm of culture and rare intelligence so characteristic of those who enter and come out of that famed old conservative Ohio educational institution. Mrs. Langston is a delightful, fascinating matron now, but her nearly eighty years takes her from out the social swam. But nevertheless her home is still a retreat for many of the best in Washington's colored society who love the dear old lady, and who love to swap reminiscences of the days, when it required a real introduction bittered by a pedigree from, home, to break through, the stiff crust of colored society in Washington. Celebrities of the Olden Days. "Then for a while Mrs. Bruce, a charming lady of rare culture and self-consciousness—the wife of the former and only, colored United States Senator—held court, and chose with rare discernment those who would receive one of those coveted missives inviting one to tea at her home. And there were the Wormleys, the Cooks, the Franceses, the Douglasses, and a line of other celebrities who blossomed, bloomed and led in Washington's colored society. "But, alas! those days have gone and now Washington colored society is hardly a replica of other days. It is now a sort of conglomeration into, which enteds good, had and indifferent upon an equality—a bizarre alignment of the fit and unit, to hear the social recluses told. "I ask one charming matron whose family is proudly enumerated among what is styled 'Old Cicers', the reason for the degeneracy of Waning, is colored society; why the new charming collection of artists had become a mixed quartet of discordant voices; why the former temple of culture had become an apartment house of gossips. With a Parisian shrug of her shoulders, and a haughty pose of her beautifully endowed head, she said: 'Schools and automobiles.' Society Entrée in an Automobile. "Puzzled as to how these could contribute to delinquency, as it were, I begged this social reefuse with a coldly reserve temperament but brilliantly radiant intellect to explain. And she said: "You know, but you don't know, our schools have proved, or at least, to be the hide noir, for Washington colored society, and an anomaly module, as a curate,伞 granted to enter the best society. Let take a hypothetical case, said she, suspiciously, safely, coolly, and intimately permitting a sort of options while about her fifty or eight Morn at a court of the court jujun has maintained to spure to social reefuse, he does, to move to a good neighbour to render, say a very high school official, so may many service, and she implicitly into the best society, having got to the purpose sort of a Dr. Jekel and Mr. Hick, masqueraded as, say, a French dressmaker. No question is asked as to her past, whether her marriage was a marriage, de conscience, a marriage de main gauche or a marriage de convenance. She is accepted at once into full communion, because she rendered a school official some very great, or very questionable, service, and presto, change, the police court jujuness. becomes a social leader; in her parlor's dance those who boast of savoir vivre, perchance she is the promoter of subscription dances, etc. And if you own an automobile its ruler-tired wheel may roll you right into the maison de ville of a social queen. And it is these that have changed Washington's colored society. Whether molens molens, such of us as complain against the entrance of these conscripts into our social circle must either accept or withdraw ourselves. "It is said the ideal in colored society has been shifted from the city to Howard Hill, the site of Howard University, where the professors, their wives, daughters and selected 'friends' from the city form, what is now 'the best society,' if you refer to Washington colored society." PLAINFIELD, N. J. 2— BIG GAMES 2— SPECIAL NOTICE Under the Auspices of The Plainfield A.C., Wednesday evening, December 30, at Saengerbund Hall, Somerset street, N. Plainfield. First Game—St. Christopher of N. Y. colored champions of the entire country vs. the Plainfield All Stars. Second Game—Athenians vs. N. Plainfield H. S. First game called at 8:45 sharp. Music by Prof. Dyers celebrated orchestra. Dancing immediately after the games' until 2 a.m. Committee—John R. Gates, chairman; Dr. C. S. Hobson, Wm. Mayse. Admission 35 cents. PLAINFIELD, N. J.—Mrs. Landora Brown, Plainfield Avenue, left Thursday Decemer 10, for her old home, Farmville, Va. to spend, her first vacation in nine years. While away she will visit in Suburbs, the guest of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Margaret Evans, Chambers street. Miss Viola James, West 3rd street, left on December 10 for Richmond, Va. to be bridesmaid for a friend of long standing. The pulpit of Bethel Chapel, East 5th street was filled all day by the Rev. J. T. Colbert Sunday, December 13. The morning text was Isaiah 6:1-8. He was one of the candidates for the charge. The Rev. Mr. Colbert is a grand son-in-law of the deceased, Henry H. Garnet. Typton Goldston, west 3rd street, who was taken suddenly ill last week is still confined to his bed. Plainfield Lyceum met at Shilo Baptist Church, West 5th street, the Rev. E. W. Roberts, pastor, Sunday, December 13. Charles Van Horn, president, was in the chair. An interesting program in charge of Miss Martha Greene was rendered. The program was as follows: piano solo, Miss Gertrude Kandolf; recitation, Miss E. Greene, remarks, the Rev. Mr. Colier, pastor Mt. Zion A. M. E. Church, West 4th street; recitation, Miss Mary Crudups, remarks by an African minister, the Rev. Mr. Matthews. Mrs. Daniel Robinson, 400 Richmond avenue is still confined to her home having had a week or two of illness. Wm. Boyd, West 2nd street, who underwent a serious operation at Mullenberg Hospital last week performed by Dr. Endicott, assisted by his attending physician, Dr. Durrah, Plainfield avenue, has recovered sufficiently to leave the hospital for home. Don't forget the basketball game at Saengerbünd Hall, December 30. A rare treat is in store for you. Order THE AGE from the agent or correspondent at.325 Plainfield avenue. PATERSON, N. I. Paterson, N. J.—There was a great loss to the pulpit at the Sunday services of the A. M. E. Zion Church, as the Rev. C. C. Williams has been sick for two weeks. He is now improving under the care of Dr. Cotton. The Rev. George E. Ferris of Ridgwood preached at 11 a.m. Sunday School at 1 p.m. was largely attended. Christian Endeavor was held at 7 p.m. was largely attended. At 8 p.m. the Rev. George N. Ray of Ridgwood preached. The Fife and Drum Corp gave a dance Thursday evening, December 17, which was largely attended. The U. S. Roy Scouts drilled on the evening at the Fife and Drum Corp's dance. The Apha A. C. expects to play its first basketball game January 18 with the Elizabeth girls. S. G. Walker, caterer, has had a successful year. Mr. Goodman, janitor of the Calvary Baptist Church, has resigned and Master James Clark has taken his place. Mr. and Mrs. H. Reed were the Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. Fisher, 15th avenue. The Rev. Mr. Love of Montclair gave a lecture at the Calvary Baptist Church on the subject "Africa." A. J. Walker, Paterson's perfect sign painter has made a successful year. Why not drink the best coffee and tea? Frank Hailstock is an agent for tea, coffee, baking powder and spices, as is Vreeland Williams, East 23rd street. I. Collins has room for beginners for piano lessons. I. Collins has a real estate and insurance office at his resident, 288, Summer street. Caterer Monitor who has been quite ill is improving under the care of Dr. Cotton. he Rev. W. W. Walk, pastor, was argely attended morning and evening topic at 11 a.m. "Feeding on Ashos." 8 p.m., topic, "A Heart of Stone." Why not help your own color when you are hungry, restaurants are located t Mrs. A. Nash, 197 12th avenue, Mrs. I. Harrison, 29 Harrison street; Mr. 5. Griffin, corner Straight and Mont- gomery streets. Furnihed rooms at Mrs. Nash, 197 2th avenue, Mrs. Ranglolph, 345 broadway, Mrs. H. Harrison, 29 Harrison street. Wallace Smith was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ridleyd Johnson at dinner, sunday, 174 Fair street. Mrs. W. Smith and Mrs. S. Banks, 140 awrenes, street visited friends in fewark Wednesday. Miss Resse Jones is a dancing acher Addres Fr royal outloud Lynchburg Mr. J. L. Wm. Dungall. 345 roadway the funeral of her tele but Sam James O. P. is expecting to go the law school at the beginning of year. An old folks concert will be given in the Calvary Baptist Church, Friday, December 18, 1914, under the auspices of Mrs. Green. December 13, the Rev. J. H. Green, pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church, preacced. Baptism sermon at 3 p.m. Prayer was prayed by the Rev. Mr. Warren of Montair, S. J. NEWARK, N. I. Nekark, N. J. - The candle light rally which was held with such success on Sunday evening, December 6th will be repeated on the evening of the 20th. The Sunday School of Pennington street church will present a cantata "TheSame Old Santa" on Wednesday evening, December 30. The Four-Leaf Clover. Musical under the direction of Mrs. A. Lindeau held Thursday, December 10, was a decided success. Mrs. Louise Ader of Pennington street is on the sick list. The Rev. Silena Hall, the successful evangelist of the New England Conference will conduct revival services at the A. M. E. Zion Church, beginning the at 10.00 a.m. in January. Mrs. J. E. Rogers, Misses Mabel and Minnie Rogers, the wife, sister and grand daughter of the Rev. J. E. Rogers will spend the holidays in Newark. Invitations have been issue for a party to be given by Mr. and Mrs McKory and King of Newark, for their daughter, Miss Anna R McKory, December 28, 1914. Those in the receiving party will be Miss Dora Milis, Miss Adelaide Richardson, Miss Eva Mills, Mrs R. Williams, Mrs. N. Moore. Oliver Woods, 123 Brunswick street, and a number of friends gave the Rev. O'M Bionfield a surprise party at his home, 201 Prince street, on Thursday evening, December 10. The Rev. Mr. Bionfield had the misfortune to fall down an elevator shaft nine feet. He was taken to the city hospital suffering from general contusions and a dislocated shoulder. He is now at home. A large purse was given him by the committee Mr. Woods was chairman of the committee. Among those present were Mrs. L. Harris, Mrs. E, Walton, Mrs. J. Street, Mrs. J. Howard, Mrs. Ray, Mrs. Foreman, Mr. and Mrs. H. Custus, Miss E. Brown, Miss M Good, Miss A Walton, little Olive May Woods, Miss E Huff, E Butler, R. Quisnbury and O Woods. A splendid repast was served. The Alpha Literary was largely attended last Sunday afternoon with a splendently prepared program by C. F McLaurin of the A. M. E Church. The Rev. J W. Holley of-Albany, Ga., delivered the principal address. Mrs. Mary Johnson, sister of Robert Walker, was buried last Monday from Bethsaida Baptist Church. The Rev C T. Wiechner of diated. WASHINGTON. D. C. Washington, D. C.—Foreigners are fast taking the places of our colored merchants on U. street and it appears that unless something more than a vigilant watch be kept, there will be no more Negro boulevard. The students of Howard University are beginning a series of inter-class debates, the first of which will be between the freshmen and sophomore classes on Monday evening, Dec. 21. The Rev. Emery B. Smith of Howard University '14 who is now attending the Yale Theological Seminary, has accepted the pastorate of the Lanceh Temple, Congregational Church. A large and appreciative audience greeted Oswald Garrison Villard before the Bethel Literary Society at the Metropolitan A. M. E. Church, Tuesday evening, December 8. where he was the principal speaker in the celebration of the birthday of his grandfather, William Lloyd Garrison. Other prominent speakers were A. H. Grimke, Miss Mary White Vumeton, and L. M. Hershaw. Eugene L. C Davidson was a member of the debating team of the sophomore class of Howard University, which defeated the representatives of the senior class of Harvard and each year he has represented his class in its debates. He is the son of Counselor and Mrs Shelby J. Davidson of this city Last Sunday the morning services at St. Paul A. M. F. Church weer well attended. The pastor, the R. M. F. Sydes, took for his subject, "The Wages of Sun Is Death." At 3.30 p.m., memorial services were held for William Thompson, the late choir leader, Silas James, John Hill, James Turner and Miss Sadie Butler took part in the ceremonies. The music was furnished by Mt. Mariah church choir. "During the League exercises, which were conducted by Miss Ruth Sydes, a number of persons participated in discussing the topic. You can get The Age for twelve and one-half cents per month by dropping a postal to R. H. Jones, 115 4½ street S. W. School boys wanted to sell The Age on Friday and Saturday. Good pay to the right boy. Call at 115 4½ street S. W. BRADDOCK, PA BRADBOOK, Pa. — The ninth annual game dinner held at Corey Avenue A M. E. Church, Thursday, December 10 was a success. Much credit is due the women members of the church and friends. The Rev W. B. Anderson, pastor of Corey Avenue A M. E. Church, will unreach the first of a series of Sermons Sunday, December 20, on "Old Testament Worthies," beginning with "Wrestling Jacob." These sermons will be delivered at 11 a.m of each Sunday. 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Baum's famous Shampoo for Cleaning the Hair Price per bottle... Mine. Baum's Creole Face Powder Price per bottle.. 50c 50c 50c 35c OUT OF TOWN CORRESPONDENCE CORONA. N. Y. CORONA, N. X.—Samuel Graves of this village spent a pleasant week-end in Philadelphia with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ardley, 1833 North Woodstock street, Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Ardley entertained Mr. Graves and other friends at dinner. FLUSHING N Y Flushing, N. A. — Mrs. Ama Anderson, Mrs. M. T. Murray, forbidance avenue; Miss Hattie Cuffin, Smart avowal; and Miss Ella Trendle, Robertson avenue have been uttering words of severe cold. All are somewhat amused. The sacred concert that was to have been given at the Macechona A. M. K. Church by the senior chair on last Sunday, has been postponed until next Sunday evening. The series of sermon, on the character of Christ, the Rev. Mr. Gumbs has been preaching closed last Sunday morning. The pastor will begin another series, on the "Name of Jesus, and Why." An old folks concert will be given by the Sunday school at Macedonia A. M. K. Church, Friday evening. SYRACUSE, N. Y. SYRACUSE, N. Y.—Mrs. Alice Campbell, grand worthy matron of Tarrytown, N. Y.; Mrs. Georgia Lewis, grand worthy secretary, Albany, N. Y.; Mrs. Lizzie Lippins, grand worthy conductress, and Mrs. Jennie Howard, past grand worthy associate conductress, officers of Eureka Grand Chapter, O. E. S. assisted by members of Ithaca and Uta Chapter, set apart a Chapter in Syracuse. December 9. Thirty-five candidates were initiated. A banquet was served at which several* members of Onondaga Lodge No. 32, F. and A. M., assisted. George Kerr of Canastota was a guest Sunday at the home of W. R. Lippins, 607 Orange street. Mrs. Alice Campbell of Tarrytown, N. Y. Mrs. Georgia Lewis of Albany, N. Y. and Mrs. Lizzie Lippins of this city were guests of Mrs. Lena Johnson, District M. N. G. of the Household of Ruth, at Auburn N. Y. Thursday. George Bond spent Sunday at Sanastota. HILLBURN. N. Y. HILLRUSH, N. Y.—Mrs. George Dewitt and Miss Gurtie Cooper of Elliwood, N. Y. were the guests of Mrs. Clarence Dewitt, 6th street, last week. Leamon Mann of Maplewood, N. J. was visiting friends in Hillburn Sunday. Mrs. John Suffern and Mrs. Harry Weatherspoon of Paterson were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Suffern on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Vandunk of Graham avenue, Paterson, motored to Hillburn on Monday evening. Alfred Dewitt arrived in town this week after spending the Hall in Western New York. Miss Gurtie Cooper, 6th street, gave a party to her friends on Monday evening. Among those present were Kenneth Powell, Dick Perry, Hubert Vandunk, Byron Gunner, Benj J Watkins, Archie Vandunk, Miss Sturson, Miss Menard, Miss Ethel and Emily Vandunk, Mrs. Fred Suffern, Miss Milhe and Grace Dennison, Miss Mari Perry, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Vandunk, Mrs. Marion Vandunk. POUGHKEEPSIE. N. Y. Poughkeepsie, N. Y.—Sunday was gala day at the Smith Street A. M. E. Zion Church the occasion being the formal opening of the new parsonage. The ex-pastor, Rev. Adam Jackson of New Rochelle preached on the morning and at the platform meeting at 3 o'clock the ex-pastor, Rev. Benjamin Juda was the principal speaker. At 8 p.m., the Rev J. 4, Mathews of Hudson, N. Y. delivered the sermon. The parsonage was open all day and was inspected by crowds of people. The beautiful parlor during room and bed room suits of 18 pieces and two large rugs were a gift to Rev. Van Baren from Mrs. Sarah A. Shaw a parlormate of his former charge. The celebration will continue throughout this week. Institutions are out announcing the coming marriage of Miss Florie Be Johnson to Eugene Cary to take place, December 26. Mrs. James Johnson, quitter suck Sunday services at the Ehezener Baptist Church were well attended notwithstanding the stormy day. The pastor, the Rev. Chas. S. Fariess, preached at 10:45 a.m. on "For Moses truly said unto the Fathers. A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you, brethren," and at 7:45 p. m. on "Weighed in the balance and found wanting." Mr. Mills and Miss James, Mr. Hill and Mrs. Fariess sang the "Handwriting on the Wall." There will be roll call of the members of the church on the fourth Sunday in December. YONKERS N. Y. YONKERS, N. Y. Notwithstanding the inclement weather, Sunday, December 13, was a high day in the New Zion Church; the occasion being the second quarterly conference The Rev. J. C. Roberts, presiding older prescheduled all day. Lee Crawford of New Rochelle, promounced in Knight of Pithian circles was a visitor to Yonkers, Sunday, December 13. He worshipped at the New Zion Church. Mrs. Lyda Perry and her son and daughter Mr. and Mrs. John N. James entertained Dr. Roberts at lunchon Sunday, December 13. Mr. and Mrs. Gravious, School street are tracing over the birth of a son The children of Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. under Woolson, School at New Zion and London and I have seen many unmarried men. For Mrs. and M. Roberts, School street are tracing over the birth of a son The children of Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. under Woolson, School at New Zion and London and I have seen many unmarried men. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Bordon, Certified Mrs. Yonke Johnson at tea Sunday evening at six o'clock. The Christian Endeavor Society of the New Zion Church was called to gather by the president John J. Johnston at 11:30 a.m. The ladies of the Waters Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the New Zion Church are planning for much active work in the near future along missionary lines. William Skinner, 137 Waverly street, is much-undisposed. John J. Snyer, assisted by Presiding Elder J. C. Roberts baptized Zell Elizabeth and her Brother John Sheldon Mawn, at the home of a parent-sir and Mrs John Mawn, Sunday, four presentations were present. Mrs. Corrie Ryerson entertained at the Sunday Miss Irwin, Howard, Dr J C Roberts and a Mrs M. Snyr. ITHACA. N. Y. Rhino, N.Y. Y. Yes Cor. M. T. Market of Philadelphia, J. Coppen in town a few days to the guest of Mrs. nee Friend 21. S. light to see friend 21. S. light to see friend she was entertained extensively during our short stay. Mrs. Mary A. Warmer, and Uvill A. Warner were in Middletown, N.Y. to bury their niece J. Jora Free. Bunting Mrs. Jora Free. Successful claim Sapphire a few evening ages. This club will be set apart December 29. Mrs. John Mason, Archie Moore, Napoleon Jackson and Wutmel Thomas were in Syracuse last week to patrol the streets of the evening of the Eastern Stars of that city. The household of Ruth gave a housepic at the residence of Mrs. Walshie Wilson. Thursday evening, December 10. All subscribers of the Age in arrears will please "square up" and start the New Year with a clean slate. The Literary Forum will hold its Christmas exercises at Zion A. M. E. Church Monday evening, December 21. The feature of the program will be a Mock Trial. Powell vs. Green. Both schools to the suit are prominent Irhargans. News items must be in not later than Monday noon. Address H. G. Bragg or H. 41. Murray, Box 123 Cascadille Building, Phone 583-93 Ithaca. Knights of Pythias Club will be set apart December 28. ROCHESTEE N Y ROCHESTER, N. Y. —Zion church was well attended last Sunday. The Rev. J. H. McMullen preached morning and evening. Miss Hazel Van Buren gave an at home on last Saturday evening. Those who are on the sick list are Mrs. Steward, Mrs. O. C. Hall, Edward Matthews, Mrs. Coleman, Miss Helen Kelley. D. H. Hilton left for Pittsburgh, Pa. last Friday p. m. R. J. Rayford, of Cornell University, was the week-end guest of Charles Friese. The Rev. Mr. Nash of Buffalo, N. Y. was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Viney, 990 Central avenue. Send your notes for publication to William H. Green, by manuscript even. The Easter Stars held its installation of officers and reception at St. George's Hall last Friday night. Mrs. C. M. VanBuren was chairman of the reception committee. Mine, J. G. Lea is preparing a fine program of music for Christmas Sunday with her angelic choir of A. M. E. Zion Church. A shower was given by Mine, J. G. Lea at her residence. 105 Carson Avenue, last Thursday evening, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Lott Brown. Mrs. Brown was the recipient of many valuable presents. After music and games a sunny repast was served by the hostess. The Rev. R. F. Fisher of Ithaca, N. N. was in the city last week attending the Ministers Conference, and was the guest of Mine, J. G. Lea, 105 Garson avenue. The W. H. & F. M. Society of the A. M. F. Zion Church met at the residence of Mrs. Jenne Myers 105 Makin street, Tuesday afternoon, in December 8, with its president, Mrs. S. C. Mathews. The hostess strived the debacles of the season. The stewardess of the A. M. F. Zion under the direction of the chairman Mrs. George Wright had a get-to-go prayer meeting Wednesday evening. NEW ROCHELLE N Y NEW ROCHELLE N. Y.-The Gospel Chorus has an interesting meeting last Sunday afternoon at the St. Catherine M. N. E. Zion Church. Although the weather was inappropriate a fair-sized audience was present to hear the Rev. Tilman Johnson pastor of the white Baptist Church of this city, who was the principal speaker. His subject was "Music." The Rev. Mr. Johnson is a Kentuckan by birth, and a true friend. Maychelle Chapter, O of E. Stars, will have a public installation of the officers on next-Monday evening, at League Hall, F. W. Matron Mrs. Alice Campbell of Tarrytown, N. Y., will be the installing mistress. Mrs. Ella Booker is chairman of the refreshment committee. Douglas Lodge, K of P., had a spiritual election of officers at its meeting on Tuesday evening, December 1. The following officers were elected after several ballots were cast: Dr. C. P. Me, M. C. G. W. B. Carter, V. C. Jas Reed, prelate: Henry Scott, M. of F. L. Carter, M. of F. Joseph Griffiths, K. of P. and S. Charles Greene, M. of W. W. B. Cresson, G. L. R. As the next meeting the first Tuesday, the newly elected officers will be installed Douglas and William Lodge are taking in new numbers every meeting and will each take their own meeting. The Honorary Celebration committee will hold a meeting and management for the annual celebration at the Royal Military College of New York at the Royal Military College of New York. Mrs. J. Burtel H. Horton, avnme and William T. L. notherly named Lloyds Stargate no. 15. They cake up by age at 60 hours of nure. At Period N. M. F. Chnold the Rev. N. T. Tucker the executor of Chicago will conduct revival services for the pastor, the Rev: R. Dutton. Services will begin New Year's eve. The St. Catherine Fair closed on Wednesday evening, December 16, after a successful run of ten days. AUBURN. N. Y. AVERNS, N. Y. The Zion Brotherhood held the weekly meeting at the home of William Freeman, Case avenue on Monday evening. Two more members were added to the toll. Mr. Tiond Freeman and Mr. John Ware were elected honorary members. On Friday evening, he cabled the Zion Brotherhood to have a seat at Zion Church. The town, a oceans have been elected for the spring season. Re. P. Johnson, president, William B. Johnson, secretary and president, Gustave W. Window, assistant secretary; Mayon B. Baker, treasurer; the rest of the town are Hayshons, Aaron B. Bisman, P. C. Jackson Knight, Window A. a delicious lunch was served. Mrs. Etta Spider has returned from a visit in Geneva. Clarence Stewart was elected eligible to serve on the grand jury by the Cayman County Board of Supervisors. The concert given at A. M. E. Zion Church Friday evening was a success. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Smith secured the services of Mrs. Mary C. Beardley, a society matron of this city. Mrs. Beardley spoke of her long acquaintance with Mr. and Mrs. A. Smith and the esteem in which she held them. Supper was served in the basement after the concert. The committee who assisted Mrs. Smith have the heartiest thanks of all. The Rev. P. K. Bonville gave remarks and Miss Efrazier rendered a piano solo. The total receipts above expenses were $21. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hart of Rochester are the Thanksgiving Day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Stewart. The Misses Isabelle and Evelyn Digges received at a concert Thursday evening in A. M. E. Zion Church in Syracuse, N. Y. Miss Esther Freeman of Chicago is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Freeman. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Holland are rejoicing over the birth of a son. Mr. and Mrs. Win Holmes were visited by the stork, who left them a son. Mrs Stella Philips has returned after spending a few days in Sherwood. The younger set is preparing to give a Christmas party and reception. Mrs Cleary gave a travelogue at A M E Zion Church friday evening. Mrs Beardshley's services were secured through Mr. and Mrs Arthur Smith. Mrs Beardshley's curse were exhibited to a large and appreciative audience. Her talk included accounts of traveling in India, China, Japan and Honghui. A supper was served after the concert under Mrs Smith's direction. Many thanks due all who assisted in making the affair a success. Total receipts were $21. The weekly meeting of Zion Brotherhood was held at the home of Elmore and George Winslow on Delevan street Monday evening. A good number were invited to the social hour was enjoyed. Refreshments were served. Myron Baker, Sr., and John Wares have been elected honorary members. On Thursday, December 10, occurred the death of Mrs. William Freeman of Foote street. The funeral services were held at the home after which the funeral cortege proceeded to A. M. E Zion Church. The Rev Mr. Walters of Wärrick, N. Y., preached the funeral cation. The Rev Mr. Fonville, the Rev Mr. Carter and the Rev Mr. Walters of Onechia and Mr. Smith main remarks. Mrs. Freeman was a wife and mother of immu- ability and her successful word and helping hand will be greatly missed. Large numbers of the cemetery in which she was held. She leaves a husband, four sons and four daughters to a memorial to her loss. Burial was made in Soule Cemetery. Miss Esther Freeman of Chicago is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas reeman. The Rev. P. K. Tonville preached the annual sermon to the O'Lee Old Fellows and Daughters of Judah. A large number were old and the Rev Tonville preached the choan gave several selections; C. G. Cannon rendered a vocal solo in a pleasing manner. A large collection was taken. Miss Amy Tonville is confined to her home with an attack of mumps. Miss Maude Reed rendered a vocal solo at the Young People's Lyceum in Syracuse Sunlay. The Misses Evelyn and Isabella Diggs gave a number of recitations in Syracuse at a concert held in A. M. E. Zon Church. Thursday. The Missionary Circle was organized at the home of Mrs. C. G. Cannon. The Misses were held at the home of Mrs. A. Darker. Miss Stella Phillips visited Sharwood Est. Week. The Daughters of Ruth held an event supper at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Smith on Delevan street. A large number were present and all had a cake. The social metted quite a sum for the treasury. JERSEY;CITY N. J Judith C. H. N. J. Announces that she is departing the matrimonial office of Barbara B. Bell, Dumont, Florida to Mrs. W. A. W. at Washington, D.C. to attend the wedding of the late Camila M. L. W. with her husband, Dr. Robert M. L. W. to attend the wedding of the late N. W. W. at Saturday, December 20, 2015, in the County Courthouse Men's Association, Association, L. A. Walker and Frank Dawson, officers will probably tender the bridal comp's a reception on their arrival. Aldridge Green of Binghamton, N. Y., paid a hasty visit to the city last week and was the guest Wednesday of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Olliver, 29 Oak street. A distinguished guest at both Sunday at 4:14 a.m. was the guest of the A. M. E. Zlon Church, who was a chaplain and powerful sermon from the synagogue. "The word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path," the Sunday, 2:00 a.m. was well attended. In the morning, Mrs. Clarence and Miss Selina Sinclair is confessed to love of each person in the family. Mr. Marlyn with the Jampel is joined in the afternoon service. Mr. Marlyn is presented in the Sunday service. Mr. Marlyn is presented in the Sunday service. That kind of service for God which is the true gift of love is indeed special and must persevere. At 5 p.m. in the evening, Mr. Marlyn is attended from Evanston. At 7 p.m. in the evening, Mrs. Clarence is presented in the evening. At 8 p.m. in the evening, by the New Tahoe Tailor of Chicago, Lloyd Sunday School. The late, Mrs. M. Murray, author of A. M. E. Church will preside his Christmas sermon Christmas morning at 4 o'clock. Written meeting will be served in the church Thursday december 11, beginning at 8 o'm. Mrs. J. Sillas Anderson, 6 Jewish ave. inmate entertained the Stova S. potassium Stoony last Thursday evening. Mrs. E. B. Brown delivered an address, Master Haymond Anderson played a violin song. A delicious menu consisting of oyster patties, potato salad, crinkles, pineapple ice cream and cake was served. Mrs. Stella McQuarters has recovered from a serious illness at 53 Jewett avenue. Hattie Lawson, 127 Kearney avenue, was seriously injured in an accident last Friday morning at Emery street, and Monticello avenue. On alighting from a car she was run down by an automobile, owned by George Richards, 9 Ginkgoh street. Captain Mechan of the Fourth Product is investigating. Mrs Joseph West and Mrs Joseph Home, both of whom home in the automobile that struck her, forcing the chauffeur to do it. At Lafayette Presbyterian Church the Roy Charles S. Freeman pastor, the children of the Loyal Temperance League and Kings Daughters, under the leadership of Mrs. Louise Smith, gave a unique entertainment at the church, admission being by a pound of food. There were an exhibition many garments made by the children during the season. These garments were displayed at the body, Mrs. Odyke gave a most interesting address on heart to heart talk to those who heard her last Sunday evening at the parents' memorial theme being "The Loading of tophip." Dr. Geo. E. Eannon gave a lecture to be delivered at the brotherhood of the church at its monthly meeting on Monday evening. The round table discussion which followed was animated and helpful. The following officers were elected for the position of president, L. Faust, vice president, C. Jones, secretary, Joseph Reese; assistant secretary, Thomas H. Camilis; treasurer, R. J. Allen; chaplafter, The Rev. Charles S. Freeman presided over the fourth anniversary service at the 11th floor of close of which four persons joined the church. Sunday, December 20, at 11 a.m. Christmas service, Sunday, No. 100 Mme. T. D. SCIENTIFIC SCALP 4630 W. 35th Ave. Madam T. D. Perkins, of Denver, study of the scalp, is now interesting of the hair and scalp. No matter how matchless scalp preparations and scatting, beautifying and growing the physical ailment to prevent. Her trunk all others have failed. Have you wished like her own, write her to-day. Be write your name and address very plain unless you mean business. 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Southes presented the program at the Presbyterian Lyceum Sunday service, where he spoke about parts of the scriptures, St. Matthew Mrs. Speed, Mass May date Johnson, Russell Windler, Martin Rails and no indies on airst and the War, Mrs. Jolita Gollinger, The King's Way, Smalt og troll, St. John's Way, low retreats, Proof of Lutheran Bypass, N.J. Class of program next Sunday. Joseph Martin, 292 Fourth st. at church and John Church, Luther School on operation of church ```markdown ``` LAKEWOOD N J Lawnwood, N. J. Mrs. A. is currently regarded to the city by her attentive spindling at month past, a friend relatives at Gouge and Malabar. C. C. Johnson, manager of "The Bay Sea" schooling boys on the first hike to South Lakewood on just Saturday. The Comme Comedy Club will get its first amateur contest and mask ball at K of P. Hall, Fountain stage, Monday evening, December 28th, 2019. Smith of New York will demonstrate some of the latest dances by Lynn Reynolds, manager. The Young Men's History Club have organized a settlement and music school which meets at Fulton Avenue School each Tuesday evening. Invitations are out for the celebration of the fifteenth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Dalany's wedding, Dec. 24. B. T. Harvey lectured at the Dumbar Literary Inst Tuesday evening on "Some Unused Opportunities." The Rev. T. L. Williams has returned from an extended trip through North Carolina. He attended the A. M. E. Zion conference while in Tarboro. *Geo. Glenn was all last week's only improved and able to attend to duties again.* Mrs Mary A. Johnson of South street entertained at tea on Wednesday p.m. in honor of Mrs Mason of W. Angstro SOMERVILLE N. J Somers U. L. S' J - The Rev W. D. Robinson preached Sunday a m. The Rev J. R. White of Corden, presided over the Quarterly Conference, the Rev. Mr. Coffey being ill. Mr. and Mrs. G. Goose have moved to New Brunswick for the winter Quarterly meeting will be held the third Sunday. 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With reference to President Wilson's interview with the committee of colored men that waited on him recently it says: "President Wilson did not appear at his best in his recent conference with the delegation which appealed to him in behalf of the Negroes in the government service. If, as is alleged, Mr. WILLIAM MONKOE, TROTTER of Boston, the spokesman of the committee, was guilty of an impropriety in making a reply to the President, then the President might well have used his discretion to as whether a rebuke was in order. But it does not seem obviously appropriate for the President of the United States to complain of the intolerable burden of his own office to Negroes who daily suffer hardens more intolerable, who come to the President with real grievances due to the President's own inaction in a moral crisis. The President waives aside all references to consideration of political support by Negroes as 'blackmail', but the President before his election sought that support and sought gt with explicit promises which Negroes and others believe have not been kept. 'Should I become President of the United States', he said during the campaign of 1912, 'the (colored people) may count upon me for absolute fair dealing and for everything by which I could assist in advancing the interest of their race in the United States.' What the President has as yet done in advancing this interest he does not state; what he intends to do in the future he does not state. But he does express his unwillingness to interfere with Southern members of his cabinet, who are segregating colored employees setting apart Federal civil servants with Negro blood in them as though they were lepers, a humiliation which is bitterly resented by colored people throughout the country and deplored by thousands of high-minded white people, yet one which the President finds words to condone. The President used fair words in 1912 in his appeal to the Negroes for votes. We know now that those words meant potting." We do not believe that the President can stand much more hammering of this kind from the enlightened people of the country. Certainly the conscience of the Nation has been stirred with reference to the pusillanimous policy pursued in Washington by those Cabineters, Burleson, McAdoo and John Skelton Williams, aided and abetted by the President. Rumors are current of an inppending break in the WILSON 'Cabinet. Secretaries BRYAN and DANIELS may at any time send in their resignations. Their absence from the Cabinet would undoubtedly be a positive relief to the Administration. Neither of them is a big enough man for his job; Mr. Bryan has never really managed the State Department and Mr. DANIELS has managed the Navy Department in such a way as to cause only suites. We repeat that both of them are men pre-eminently fitted to be at the head of a large Sirius School. EX-ATTORNEY GENERAL WICKERSHAM TO OUR DEFENSE. Last week the Southern Society of New York gave its twenty-ninth annual dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria. Now the Southern Society has other purposes beside that of dining annually and listening to speeches enlargizing the "last cause" and exfoliating Southern chivalry and herpism at the expense of those virtues as possessed by people in other sections of the country. It has serious purposes, and one of them is to keep the New York Negro in his place. This organization has for years carried on a systematic propaganda of lamenting and spreading prejudice against colored people in this city. By using its influence to secure places for Southern writers on the great dailies here, it at one time threatened to turn almost the whole New York press bitterly against us. For a while it published an anti-Negro pamphlet which was distributed in the seats of the theatres; its members have made it a business to register an objection to the presence of Negroes in hotels, restaurants and places of amusement, and in various other ways it has striven to keep alive a prejudice which would naturally subside in a city so cosmopolitan as New York. Of course, there are fair-minded, generous people who belong to the Southern Society, who are affiliated with it for purely social purposes, but that, in no way, effects these aims of the organization. At these annual dinners it is a settled custom to have some speaker from the South, who runs the whole gamut of sub-tropical oratory. This year it was the Honorable Skelton Williams, United States Comptroller of Currency. Among other things he said: "All other issues have appeared to us light and negligible when white supremacy was threatened. Happily such fears are now no more to be regarded than as a frightful dream. Our constitutional convention in the different States have so limited and safeguarded the right of suffrage in an effort to secure an enlightened electorate, that Negro rule has ceased to be a menace. "Long ago we determined that the Negro should never be our master; that we would work with him and help him and let him help and work with us, but that, as a social and political equal, the best interests of both races and of the country demanded stern, final and definite prohibition. The dignity, welfare and prosperity of the two races and of the entire country are and will be promoted by the policy of strict segregation." Ex-Attorney General Wickersham was present and spoke. In the course of his speech he addressed the following remarks to the Comptroller: read them carefully: "I do not believe that this problem will ever be solved by the total disfranchisement for all time of 10,000,000 of our citizens. No people can thrive and advance if, side by side and working with them, are 10,000,000 who are disfranchised from all voice in government. "God knows that this is a difficult problem and God knows it will be solved, but it cannot be solved by denying to any, be he black or yellow or red, the right of a voice in making the laws by which he shall be governed and in the choice of the men who shall govern him." "Believe me, this problem is not solved by the method you offer." Mr. Williams is not a Southern rough neck. He does not belong to the class that would lead a lynching bee. He is a gentleman of education, wealth and refinement. He is, in fact, one of the bluest blooded of Virginia aristocrats, and might well be said to represent what is highest and best in Southern thought. What then is the deeper meaning of these words coming from him? The meaning is none other than this, that it is the avowed purpose and determination of the Southern people, regardless of what a negligible minority among them may think, to force the Negro in this country into a permanently secondary civil and political status. That is the thing we have got to face, and that is the thing we have got to fight. Any other song they may sing to us is a mere lullaby. Are we prepared or preparing to meet this inevitable struggle or are we going to drop into that recognized and accepted secondary place? As Mr. Williams' words sound the note of Southern sentiment of to-day, so do Mr. Wickersham's words seem to belong to a past generation. At this time, when so many of those who are our best friends are scarcely more than mitigators, his words ring out with truth and courage like those of Garrison, Phillips and Sumner. And Mr. Wickersham deserves to rank in our regard along with the fearless, outspoken men who fought our cause in the years gone by; fought it because they knew in doing so they were fighting the battle of justice and human rights. Nor is this the first time he has spoken and taken action in our behalf. We have not forgotten the stand which he took with William H. Lewis against the American far Association. We are indeed fortunate having a man of Mr. Wickersham's calibrg as a friend. He has not only a high and broad sense of human rights, but he has the moral courage to express what he thinks. And let no one think it did not require fine fearlessness to say what he did as a guest of the Southern Society of New York. In this connection we again have occasion to express our thanks to the New York "World." It was the only paper in New York which came to our attention that gave a full account of the parts of these two speeches which touched on the Negro. It appears that the "World" has taken a stand for us even in advance of our old and staunch friend, "The Evening Post." In this column we reproduce a strong editorial from the "Globe" on Mr. Wickersham's speech. The "Globe" has several times recently spoken out in behalf of our rights. The most surprising incident in this whole affair is, according to the reports, that Mr. Williams's speech was received in silence while he members of the society several times interrupted Mr. Wickersham with applause. Perhaps with a few more men like the Ex-Attorney General to address them at their annual dinner, even the Southern Society of New York may be brought to see the light. STRONG WORDS FROM THE GLOBE. speech made by John Skelton Williams, before of New York and the reply made to him byickersham, the "Globe" published the followin these days when the tide of public opinion so many quarters it is gratifying to see such a great metropolitan daily. On several Globe" has taken, high ground on the Neg effect of such utterances cannot be estimate On the speech made by John Skelton Williams, before the Southern Society of New York and the reply made to him by Ex-Attorney General Wickersham, the "Globe" published the following strong editorial. In these days when the tide of public opinion seems set against us in so many quarters it is gratifying to see such sentiments expressed by a great metropolitan daily. On several recent occasions the "Globe" has taken, high ground on the Negro question. The good effect of such utterances cannot be estimated: The Fear of Inferiors. John Skelton Williams of Virginia controller, was moved in his remarks before the Southern Society last night to trot around again the decrept political back on which so many inferior men have ridden into office, to the injury, intellectual, moral, and material, of one of the fairest sec- tions of the Union. "Long ago we determined," said Mr. Williams, in the familiar stump speech manner, "that the Negro should never be our masters." As if there is or ever was danger of 30,000,000 proud and intelligent whites of the south, with a great tradition behind them, falling under the mastery of 10,000,000 members of a race but a few years out of slavery! Mr. Williams insults his neighbors by mentioning such a thing as possible. The world is familiar with the domination of the inferior many by the superior few; and sometimes the superior few have been dominated by the interior many, but history records no instance of the domination of the superior many by the interior few. It is agreeable to give that Mr. Wickersham, who followed Mr. Williams on the speaking list, was moved to reply and did so so savely and effectively. It is even more agreeable to note that the members of the Southern Society silent during the speech of Mr. Williams, applauded Mr. Wickersham. It is a wholesome and encouraging thing when a gathering of representative southerners bored by childish appeals to race prejudice, is pleased by declarations that "no people can thrive and advance if, side by side and working with them, are 10,000,000 who are disfranchised and denied all voice in government." The time has arrived when Negro-hating is no longer an easy road to political preferment. Mr. Williams has Skelton as his middle name, and this name is a proud one because, among other reasons, it was borne by the wife of Thomas Jefferson. Let this Jatest Skelton remember that Jefferson, although the owner of slaves and brought up in contact with the institution, declared with respect to Negroes: "Whatever be their degree of talent it is no measure of their rights. Because Sir Isaac Newton was superior to others in understanding he was not lord of the person or the property of others." Jefferson was animated with the true spirit of Virginia, that big and generous Virginia that was the political leader of America, and, more than any other colony, was instrumental in establishing independence and in creating the Union and the nation. The calm and beautiful voice of the Old Dominion, defending the rights of man and the great principles of democracy, will yet make itself heard above all the shrill shoutings of race prejudice. BRYAN AND HIS MILLION MEN. Speech before the Baltimore Bar Associationwan defended the anti-defense policy of the war words: "I never fought beside a braver man than occupies the White House. It is not that he courage or that he doubts the courage that he does not want this country to a resident knows that if this country needed them in a day, the call could go on the sun would go down on a million men such rhetorical tommy-rot ever before on a serious question? There is not the sent called for a million men that a million over the call, but military experts agree less than six months to mobilize, equip million men." An must be dreaming of the days when a man would grab his flint-lock musket the front. In this day of scientific warfare, and unequipped, no matter how brave and could accomplish absolutely nothing. The Government a couple of months to day of less than 250,000 men for the Spartan then the job was poorly done. The acess were for the greater part antiquated conditions, the majority of the losses in the concentration camps in the United who never got a chance to see the front. Advocating military preparedness or the to call attention to the fact that we have secretary of State who with serious intent such a piece of sentimental buncombe down on a million men in arms." In his speech before the Baltimore Bar Association last week Secretary Bryan defended the anti-defense policy of the President in the following words: "But I never fought beside a braver man that he who to-day occupies the White House. It is not that he himself lacks courage or that he doubts the courage of his people that he does not want this country to arm itself. The President knows that if this country needed a million men and needed them in a day, the call could go out at sunrise and the sun would go down on a million men in arms." Was any such rhetorical tommy-rot ever before, uttered by a Cabinet officer on a serious question? There is not the least doubt if the President called for a million men that a million men would at once answer the call, but military experts agree that it would require not less, than six months to mobilize, equip and train an army of a million men. Mr. Bryan must be dreaming of the days when at the sound of the toesin each man would grab his flint-lock musket from the wall and rush to the front. In this day of scientific warfare, a million men, untrained and unequipped, no matter how brave and willing they might be, could accomplish absolutely nothing. It took the Government a couple of months to mobilize and equip an army of less than 250,000 men for the Spanish-American war; and even then the job was poorly done. The arms furnished to the volunteers were for the greater part antiquated; and, due to poor sanitary conditions, the majority of the losses for the entire war occurred in the concentration camps in the United States, among the soldiers who never got a chance to see the front. Without advocating military preparedness or the reverse, we merely wish to call attention to the fact that we have a man in the position of Secretary of State who with serious intent gives public utterance to such a piece of sentimental huncoume. "and the sun would go down on a million men in arms." THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. ist striking effect of the President's mug of the opinion that he will not face a willignore it or coin a poetic phrase to co not one word in his message about the re to conditions in Mexico; although the mug present in Administration these The most striking effect of the President's message is the strengthening of the opinion that he will not face a disagreeable position; he will ignore it or coin a poetic phrase to cover it. There is not one word in his message about the relations of this Government to conditions in Mexico; although the most vital steps taken by the present Administration were those taken with or against that republic. The Wilson policy of "watchful waiting" was a blunder and a failure, it is an unpleasant subject for the President, so he is silent on it, he ignores it. He meets the present agitation for an investigation of the military preparedness of the United States with phrases that he no doubt learned to frame at Princeton. Beautiful phrases, but, nevertheless, nothing but phrases where stern facts and figures were wanted. What bearing upon the question whether the United States is or is not adequately prepared for its defense have such phrases as "We are at peace with all the world." "Dread of the power of any other nation we are incapable of." "We mean to live our lives as we will; but we mean also to let live." "We are the champions of peace and concord." "We must depend in every time of national peril, in the future as in the past, not upon a standing army, nor yet upon a reserve army, but upon a citizenry trained and accustomed to arms." Fine phrases, all of them, but for practical purposes they rank very little above Bryan's Chautauqua phrase, "and the sun would go down on a million men in arms." They mean nothing to people who want to know how many soldiers we have, how many men in the navy, how many rifles and rounds of ammunition, and how many men we could equip and put into the field within a certain time if necessity demanded. Military preparedness is an unpleasant subject to the President; so he does not meet it squarely; instead, he goes up into the clouds and in rainbow tints he paints glittering gems of thought. Woman suffrage is an unpleasant subject to the President, so when a delegation of women called on him some months ago he doted the whole question by stating that he could express no opinion on a subject which had not been considered in the platform on which he had been elected; he, however, did not hesitate, in direct opposition to the Democratic platform, to forge the repeal of the Panama Canal tolls. When the women asked some rather pointed questions he dismissed them by declaring that "he would not be heckled." Of course, segregation of Negroes in the Departments at Washington is a very disagreeable subject to the President, so when the Equal Rights delegation called on him he did not complain of micro heckling, but declared himself insulted and summarily dismissed the delegation. As we said, the President's message goes to confirm the opinion that he will not squarely meet a question which places him in an unpleasant position. He will ignore it or paint the glittering gems of thoughts on the clouds or plainly show his annoyance. TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE SUMMER SCHOOL FOR TEACHERS Sixth Annual Session, June 21 to July 16, 1915 PRESENT LAST SESSION The colored citizens of Jacksonville, Fla., recently called a meeting to protest against the shooting and killing of Negroes by the police officers in that city. It appears that within the past few months no less than fifteen Negroes have been killed by policemen in making arrests for minor offenses. This is a proper matter for strong protest. In too many Southern cities the police seem to feel that Negroes are legitimate game for which the season is always open. Upon the least excuse they draw their revolvers and shoot to kill. In all such communities the colored citizens should lay the matter before the city authorities with all the emphasis possible. We do not believe there could be any set of officials who would not recognize the right of such protest and their duty to remedy such outrages. WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY The Frank Case in Psychology. To the Editor of The Age. The following letter was submitted to the New York Times for publication, but was declined. Will you kindly give it publicity? To the Editor of the New York Times. By way of analysis of the observations from the pseudo-psychologist in the "American Medline," published in your issue of December 5, I submit that the article is not based upon reasonable deductions from proven evidence, but rather upon illogical deductions formed and shaped unconsciously perhaps, from race antipathy. In the first place, the author indulges in the palpable fallacy of, reasoning from the specific to the generic, without establishing or attempting to establish that the specific is a type. He says, "The sexual proclivities of even the most ignorant courts have thus courted and been the courts have placed implicit confidence in a Negro who is said to be a pervert," thus plainly implying that the sexual proclivities of the normal Negro border on or tend toward sexual perversion. What are the proved facts upon which the psychologist bases this deduction? Surely not race prejudice, for science is not a science, but a prejudice, in its inexhaustible laws of the relation of cause to effect. Secondly, the author says, "A paper found near the dead body, contains suspitious expressions that only a Negro would make, and yet the jury believed the Negro." The author here falls into the ready use of the lostical in the way of proved facts to show that a white man could not write a paper similar to the one found, and use suspitious expressions which he had heard used by Negroes in his employ or of his chance acquaintance, nor is there anything in the shape of proved facts to show that if a Negro wrote the paper in question, that it was known in the South to use an exterior black, and assume Negro duplex as a disguise, while perforating crime. Again the author creeps away from the psychologicalrench where he is pretended from attack and comes out in fear of the firing of the truth as a judge, or the judge of the justice, or the judge who he says, "Hurries its always obedient to public opinion. Indeed they help to form it, so we must expect acquainted when sympathy goes out to the accused." Does the psychologist mean a consover that we must expect conduction when antifuriousness comes? Some Negro should be convicted of the murder of Mary Phagan because, public opinion in Georgia is looking in sympathy for Negroes? Yet the "Times" refers to this author as a psychologist. The writer for the "American Mobilizer" is a psychologist, but he turns away by his suspicious uninterest to Negroes. Why is it necessary for the sympathizers with Frank to make themselves ridiculous by trying to stir up the proximal antifuriousness in Atlanta? Does this stubbornly deny to offer up the proximal Negro a rule for the salvation of Frank? Even the great daily, "The New York Times," is not free from criticism in this respect, for it argues in effect that of a Negro of known criminal conducts, sees a white man, the head of his town, as the head of his town, commit a crime against woman, that the white man should not be convicted on the word of the Negro I have taught to say as to the guilt of Frank or the guilt of Comley, except that with what I know of Georgia justifies the use of Negroes that it therefore is a selfish force, conjecturing him with the death of a white woman, there would be no earthly chance of the Negro's escape from death. It is to be regretted that the attitude of the "Times" in exploiting such articles as the one here mentions, which lend the weight of guilt and influence to the creation of color in crime, for this is not psychology. A Member of the New York Bar RALEIGH, N. C. RAIGHLE, N. C.-The Rev. C. S. Morris returned to Norfolk, Va., after delivering a series of lectures to the students of Shaw University and resulted in the conversion of several students. The Rev. J. A. Alexander, pastor of Maple Temple Christian Church, East Martin street; has had several improvements made on the church during the past month. Cut James F. Hamlin, chairman of the Emigration celebration committee, has called a meeting of that committee to arrange for the animal celebration. The rural public school teachers hold their regular monthly meeting in this city last Saturday. The Rev J W Walker has been returned as pastor of St Paul's N.M. F Church for another year. The congregation of St. Ambrose P. F Church led the following congregation on its service as servant during the last year. W J L陪am, S W. W. D. Dopper, Jr. W. Dr. C. A. Tungton, treasurer, T. L. McCoy, secretary Dr. L. T. Delaney, Dr. T. L. Love, S. W. Townes, George Alston, Mark Williams, C. N. Hunter, Jaco Hays and J. G. Dunn. The rector, the Rev. Jas. K. Satterwhite, read his annual report, which was encouraging. The Grand Lodge of Makons held its annual meeting in Walmington, N. C. last week and re-elected the old officers to another year. It is rumored that several marriages will take place during the Yukon Title season. The Rev. C. L. Alemw was detained at home several days last week nursing his baby boy, who had a severe attack of pneumonia, but is now on the road to recovery. He is attended by Dr. N. T. Pope, the family physician. Mrs. Louisa J. Smith of Wilmington, N. C. has returned home after spending several days in this city, the guest of her daughter, Mrs. W. B. Hunter, East Cabarros street. T. W. Edwards, South Wilmington street, died last Friday after a long illness and was buried on Sunday from the First Baptist Church with Masonic honors. Mrs. Maggie Hagwood, South West street, died last Friday and her remains were taken to Garnier, N. C., for interment. Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Jeffries have announced the approaching marriage of their daughter, Miss Cella Ligon to John Thomas Wortham on Wednesday evening, December 23, at 8 o'clock, at St. Paul's A. M. E. Church, Raleigh, N. C. Immediately after, the marriage the couple will take the train for New York City and will be at home December 3F, 1914, at 317 East Davie street, this city. YOUNGSTOWN, O. Youngstown, O.—The funeral of the late Charles D. W. Washington, who was killed Friday by a piece of steel, was held Monday from the Third Baptist Church. He was a member of the church and of Logan Lodge No. 4, K of P which was in charge of the body. The sermons were largely attended. The Rev W. O. Harper officiated. The deceased leaves a wife and two children and a number of relatives in this city, sister and brother in Washington, D. C. father in Culper, Va.; where the deceased was born. The deceased was 44 years old. Mrs. Queen V. Robinson is improving after her illness. Buckeye Lodge of Elks, No. 73 held services at the Oak Hill A. M. E. Church, Monday December 13, at 2:30 p.m. Mrs. Margaret Harris died at the home of her daughter Edhoree Wilbills 455 Lions Avenue, Monday, and was 83 years old. She was born in Harrisburg, N. Y. She leaves the following children, Mrs. D. C. Withiams, John Smith of Dayton and W. Lewis of Mc Keeport. The members of Buckeye lodge, No. 73, held their memorial services at the Oak Hill Avenue A. M. E. Church Sunday afternoon and was largely attended by the Elks and friends. Vocal selections by Mrs. Fowler of Sharon and Mrs. R. D. Lynch of this city, remarks by Welcome Blue and Attorney Fleming of Cleveland were the features of the program. An elaborate banquet was served. Miss Edith Payton of Franklin, Pa., was the guest of Mrs Lyles last week. The All-Star Whist Club have completed arrangements for the annual affair Monday evening, December 28. Mrs. Wm Saunders and niece Mrs Sadie Boggess, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. David Boggess, 10622 Author street Cleveland The infant daughter of Mrs. Akers of 365 East Wood street, is all J. D. Ramsey has moved his restaurant to 426 West Federal street. Mrs. Emma White of Greensburg, Pa. spent a week with her sister, Mrs. H P. Parker, Chicago avenue. The Mutuel Club have completed arrangements for its New Year's party, January 1 in Excelsior Parkers. Counselor and Mrs. Thomas W. Fleming and welcome T. Blue of Cleveland who the week-end guests of Attorney and Mrs. Thos. E. Greene, Jr. 324 Myrtle avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Geo Ridout, 221 Belmont avenue, entertained at Sunday breakfast Mr. and Mrs. Thos W. Fleming of Cleveland, Mr. and Mrs. Thos E. Greene and Mr. and Mrs. William Honesty. COLUMBUS. OHIO . Concerts, Ohio - Under the auspices of Camp 75, United Spanish War Veterans, and directed by W Tyler, a musical entertainment was held at Memorial Hall December 19. He proceeded to a success. S. M. Hoffman, violinist, assisted by Lionel D. I. Jones, manist rendered several numbers Mrs. Wm. E. Tyler, Miss Daisy Hall and Lewy H Godman, pleased the audience Mrs. Henrietta Jackson, 1314 Granville street, has been sick for several days. The funeral services of Mrs Fannie Smith of this city, who died with pneumonia, was held at 11th Street A. M. Church, Friday, December 11. She leaves a host of relatives and friends. The body was preached by the Rev. Mr. Geraldian The body was laid in Green Lawn. The funeral was in charge of Colum's undertaking establishment. Mrs. Fannie Watson, 612 Edward street, is able to be out again. Mrs W R B McBannan and daughter, Thetis, of WESTERVILLE, will spend the holidays with relatives and friends of Morgantown, W Va. The Rev Mr Davis of Shiloh Baptist Church is in Morris, Ind. to preach the installation sermon of the Rev Mr Thomas formerly of Columbus, Ohio. The home of Osses Hale, coal dealer of Fifth avenue was threatened by the last week. The cause of the fire which started in a closet is unknown. Mr ced Mrs Hale is most of their clothing. Mrs Hale, Detroit avenue, is the sok list. The Butler who was engaged on an dress improvement. There is nothing more enjoyable than sitting by the outside these cold reading Tin New York An. It's terrifying. THE AGE begins this week the publication of an extremely interesting and valuable series of articles, "Hints to Young Colored Artists," from the pen of Mme. E. Azalia Hackley, director and manager of the Hackley Normal Vocal Institute, Chicago, Ill. Mme. Hackley's work in the world of music has gained for her a reputation" which needs no telling of, for it is known in every corner of the country. 'She is noted for her unselfish efforts, to promote the study of music among Negro children and has given largely of her individual ability to spread among the masses knowledge and appreciation of the best in music. The first article, which follows, is denominated by Mme. Hackley as "How a Professional Achieves Success." Following this will come "Demonstration in Voice Culture," "Accompanists," "Conditions Where We Sing," "Concert Annoyances and Interruptions," "The Little Courtesies of the Musical Profession" and "The Ways of Aspirants." While all of the articles are justifiably and necessarily personal in atmosphere, there are two other articles, "Being Introduced" and "Reducing the Ego," which contain personal references and experiences of a most delightfully intimate nature. But the readers of THE AGE will have these articles, beginning this week, for the next two or more months, and can form their own ideas about them. "HOW A PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVES SUCCESS." "Rule—"Give to Get." Wrang promises of young artists who believe that the world owes them a lively joy. A successful artist must study business methods. Sacrifice, social and otherwise. It pays to be respected. Vibrate the things you desire to receive. A prominent race lover, musical enthusiast and successful dentist asked me: "How do you succeed professionally? How do you folks how to succeed in a career. They need you musical instructions, of course, but, more than that, they need to be taught how to make their way with the public. Can you not tell them how you have succeeded?" The promise was given to tell about my way of "getting on," call it success, if you like. It is not usual to give business secrets to the public, but if the following statements will help you young aspirant he is welcome to them. "There are many things one could say about the job as well as the practical side of professional life." "There is more than is dertamed of" in the philosophy of professional success. Give to Get. The first rule is "GIVE—TO GET." The law of attraction* must be studied. Our world is what we ourselves make it. The world does not make our professional success. Whatever we sow we reap. We are—all of us—dependent upon others—a great extent just as others are dependent upon us. There is no one so big and mighty but he does not at some period of his life need the help of others. Most young artists and some old ones, too, think that because they are talented and because some measure of success has been possible, the world owes them a living—and 'a little bit more). They complain of ungrateful, unappreciative townpeople and recite their own efforts in assisting church and可创性 entertainments and tell of concert promoters to pay for services. If one measures or doles out his services he receives in like proportion. When one gives he should give "heaps" and "heaps" will return. The first habit then to get is the habit of "giving," and to persist in giving big efforts if big returns are expected. One should never be stingy. Stingy people grow less and less in efficiency and in every way because they lack "hope" the guiding star of the liberal person. Fear is always present in the stingy heart and fear kills any effort. If one is stingy with his success—success leaves, him. One must distribute success in every direction and the seeds will bloom into more success. Fear that one is going to lose, or be cheated, brings these very things to pass through thought suggests that it has happened during my life that I am afraid of myself) just because it gave pleasure to me. There was no plan but I have always noticed results. Favors, friendships and others things more valuable than money were showered upon me in proportion to the efforts, which I had put forth. Friendly people advertised my efforts and made success for me. I found that the heart of the public is in right place, if one can only reach it. In early girlhood I assisted in church and charitable concerts and at fifteen I began to get up 'concerts. Not penny, but for my efforts. My pay has come later on. I paddled tickets from door to door and learned a little of the secret of winning people over to a cause. I learned how to arouse interest, how to talk and argue "concert," and how to meet opposition. I also learned how to estimate the cost of tickets, dodgers and programs, and to judge various grades of paper, cardboard and metal cuts. I learned about the value of advertising and how to gauge and coonquize in cost of ads. Then came proofs reading and other lessons, including the cultivation of taste in printing. My first newspaper was colored newspapers. I soon learned the color of even the smallest colored newspaper which may help or harm a person. --- I lost the fear of spending and found that it was good-business policy not to "jew down" but to pay a good price promptly, and then to demand full value and good service. The Fickle Public Forgets Soon. Probably the earliest and most valuable lesson was the discovery that the public is very fickle and forgets very soon. It forgets the bad about people oftimes very quickly and the good that one has done, or has tried to do—even more quickly. One must keep on doing, keep on giving and keep on advertising by "his acts and doings." Each year one must aim to do larger and different things. The public not only forgets but it tires of even the best artists, if they hold out the same bait from season to season. A professional learns to conserve the one thing that gives him his "bread, and butter"; and yet he must contribute to worthy causes. The public does not ask laundresses, dressmakers, dentists, tailors and others to continually contribute "their living." A professional musician must learn what to give, when to give and how much to give. In order to bring followers to him, especially for the future, he must learn the lessons of organizing people and he must cultivate good executive habits, even though he fails often at first. Whatever one does for the church he should do for all. Whatever he refuses one church he should refuse to all. It is conceded to be a rare instance when one may serve as a church singer and be a drawing card as a concert artist at the same time. Our people have not reached the point of attending concerts for the sake of the music alone. The personality of the artist is a strong factor in attracting a crowd and if people may often hear an artist sing, gratis, after a while they will not pay, even a small fee to hear him in a concert. Professionals must for self protection make the rule not to serve as free attractions at society musicales and other society affairs. It hurts to be misunderstood and to be called selfish, but one must prepare himself to give contributions to charity and to friends in some other way. In my own case, time and energy have been given for months to help some race charitable or church effort. Then, I have taught individuals gratis; have organized quartets and musical societies, choruses, orchestras, gratis! have given operettas, minstrel shows, musical dramas, cake, sales for charity. I have also made new dresses and have made over old dresses for people. I have trumped hats, dry cleaned clothes, gloves, and other articles for people, all gratis. Nothing has been too much allotment. In other words, good and good will, but I have never permitted dictation as to when and where I shall sing, for that is my "bread and butter." I have labored anywhere—everywhere that any one would listen, and if interest flagged with one set of people, I would drop them and look for others. But singing was a business proposition to be paid for. Cultivating a Following. The children that I taught gratis, ten or more years ago, have grown to manhood and womanhood, and many to fatherhood and motherhood, and my following has increased threefold. One must always calculate on the future and aim to secure his following. The future is the goal of the professional and it will amount to nothing without a following. An artist learns to forego Society, in the general acceptance of the word. He learns to deal fairly and squarely with all calfss if he desires popularity. One who dedicates himself to his work expects to make sacrifices. It is a bit lonely at times but a professional must be a "person apart." He is worshipped as if he were upon a pedestal, and he should keep his "distance." The public expects it and rather enjoys it. An artist loses when he comes from his professional pedestal and mingles at dances and other social functions thus dispelling the illusion that he is something above the ordinary. A professional should digress his profession. He should look his part in pose, speech, and in every detail of his appearance. His poise and shoulders erect—should represent his own estimate of his mentality and standing. One expresses himself quite accurately in this carriage. He should cultivate a tone of voice that will be noticed, admired and remembered and he should never get common in conversation. After he is gone much that he has said will be repeated and perhaps in a wrong way. His platform cosmetics, hairstyle and fitness. An artist should not attract attention to her body rather than to her work. Therefore, her gown should not be ultra black, instead, it should be modest in style and decolletage. She—should strike a happy medium, less she distract the attention. Not every hearer can concentrate his attention. It Pays to be Respected. An artist should preserve his body and his reputation, and should be careful of the company that he keeps. "Birds of a feather flock together" is a proverb upon the law of attraction, and one's taste is drawn by the company he keeps. It certainly pays to be respected! Women constitute the majority in most audiences and married women, the mothers, especially, will not tolerate a "fast" professional woman. She is considered dangerous/because men and boys seem to be attracted to her. If women stand by an artist she has a rock of Gibraltar to which to tie her ship of success. Some married women are beginning to make the same standard for male artists of unsavory reputation to make them to win the mothers and the married women. It is a good business investment. An artist must cultivate personality. He must be genuinely gracious. He must be kind and not wound the feelings of others' and he must not appear to be too self-centered to be interested in others. Always, he must be cheery, good matured and unselfish. He should not offend and he should make the best of 118 w. 135th St. GRAND OPENING ANNOUNCED LATER New York City When yen give your lend a good fountain pen, it becomes the biggest little thing he owns. Because aside from being a remembrance, it is the most useful article that any person can give. Our dollar pen is gnaran teed to give satisfaction or your money refunded. The wise person places his order now—today—and does not wait to get in the holiday rush. Send all orders to A. R. STEWARD, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama conditions. He may not 'quarrel or argue. He must be kind to children for they 'grow up' and, have the knack of remembering things. Day, dreaming and "wishing" do not count. To sit down and wait for public appreciation is—folly. Any—profession requires business ability. An artist soon learns that one's name alone will not draw. Even the great white, artists know this. Every concert must not only be advertised in newspapers and through window-cards and hand-bills, but there must be personal contact between the promoter and the public. Tickets must be "peddled" in advance and promoters must learn this. Artists must suggest plans for towns unacquainted with concerts in the cities they should send their letters or postals to advance. I average fully a thousand post cards a year and buy fifty and one hundred at a time. I often hear complaints from promoters and hostesses that artists only remember them when they want an engagement. Even if a concert has been a failure, an artist should not fail to send a line to the promoter and to his hostess. In every business firm there is always an effort to win a patron for the future. One may not relax in doing for others. He should do something each day and help some one each day. He must charge himself with service not for selish aims but for the joy of doing. In the hour of need those he has helped will spring to his assistance. One may boldly ask for assistance if individuals are indebted to him. This is the secret. One should persig in showing what he can do. He must do "big" things in order to ask "big" favors. As you have given so it should be returned unto you. Fifteen Rules for Women Artists. If I were conducting a colored entertainment bureau, I would compel the female artists to adopt the following: 1. Don't pay more attention to the men folk than to the women (at least until you get the women for friends). 2. Don't fail to keep close to the heels of your hostess. She will then protect your good name. 3. Don't get angry and lecture the audience because they laugh are the wrong place. 4. Don't scold an accompanist before an audience and be careful of the adjectives that you apply to her on her work behind her back. In a day or so she cannot be expected to do justice to music that it has taken you years to learn. Then, too, all pianists have not the knack of accompanying. 5. Don't brag about what you are artistically and socially. It is the surest way to cause doubt and inquiry into your record. 6. Don't entertain men while you are in bed. It is vulgar and injures the chances of those who follow. It is not fair and square to the profession. Don't ride around in buggies or cabs were not fair and square to the profession. is not fair and square to the profession. 8. Don't play cards, drink or dance in a town while taking money from a church which is against these things. It is not fair and square to those that give you money. 9. Don't speak of the audiences as ignorant and uneducated" and still take their money. It is not fair and square. Suppose they should inquire if you have any college diplomas hanging on your walls. 10. Don't come strolling in a house or colored boarding school at one or two in the morning and think you are privileged. It is a bad example to children, students and local aspirants. 11. Don't accept attention from the husband of your hostess without her knowledge. (She may ask you to remove your trunk) 12. Don't believe that men are in love with you because they rave over your work or you. The more effervescent men are the quicker they become "dead" lovers. 13. Don't run away from the friends who have given you money and hospitality just to evade rulers in a "Jim Crow" car. It is not fair and square. Ask the friends to help you. They will move heaven and earth to assist you. 14. Don't stop at hotels. Insist upon being with a family. All public people ought to be misunderstood and talked about. It pays to be in a home. 15. Don't be afraid to be involved with the boarding place provided for you unless the people are bad or exceptionally untidy. Plenty of nice people are untidy. Don't eat if the things do not look right. Plead illness. The loss of one or two meals will not hurt. MAN SOLD RAINCOATS HEAD OF GARTER COMPY (Continued from page 1.) leave this field. Dr. Kelsey intends to return to real estate business when his present plans align with almost all of Mine. Kelsey's pupils and all are white. In her school all the latest methods and appliances are used. These together with her experience, which extends through a number of years, are some of the reasons for her success. For seven years Mine, Kelsey was head hairdresser and manicure at Columbia University. Dr. and Mine. Kelsey have Agricultural and Mechanical College, Greensboro, N.C. For the Colored Race. Maintained by the governments of the United States and of North Carolina. Open all the year round. For males only. Three strong departments—Academic, Agricultural and Mechanical. Night School for needy students. Well equipped Trade School. Advance courses leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and Bachelor of Science in Mechanics. Board, lodging and tuition $7.00 per month. Fall term begins September 1, 1914. Write for catalog or free tuition. Aug. 1—1 yr. JAS. B. DUDLEY, President, Greensboro, N. C. FREE XMAS OFFERING FOR THIS MONTH ONLY FREE With every two 50c jars of CREOLE HAIR POMADE we will give FREE one 12 inch hard rubber CREOLE HAIR COMB or a cake of CREOLE SHAMPOO SOAP with every single 50c jar. NOTE-Creole Hair Pomade is a scientific preparation made especially for the hair. It will stop the hair from falling out by acting directly upon the roots, giving them the nourishment required. It will keep the scalp clean and healthy. The results will be that the hair will become and remain soft, silky and glossy. GOOD LIVE AGENTS WANTED. The Creole Manufacturing Co. 4183 W. Bell Place St. Louls. been located in the present location two and a half years. They were formerly located on Lenox avenue. An Arts Craft Shop. The Allied Crafts Shop is the peculiar but fitting name: Robert Claxton gives to his business located at 202 West 131st street, where he makes artistic handmade reed and rattan baskets which have been on exhibit by three of the well-known art clubs of the country, namely, the National Society of Craftsmen of New York City, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Milwaukee Art Society. When interviewed by a representative of THE AGE Mr. Claxton was busy making baskets to be exhibited in Florida. The exhibits as conducted by the societies are not primarily commercial, but all of Mr. Claxton's baskets have been sold each year at the exhibits. The prices, which are just $25 for the societies, are as high as $50 for a single basket. The color schemes and designs are original and the baskets are made strictly from an artistic viewpoint. In this unique shop where many baskets are on exhibition, Mr. Claxton has tools and equipment for repairing trunks, suit cases, for chair caning, upholstering, and mirror reserving. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Claxton are the parents of six children. The eldest, Miss Nellie Claxton, is studying music under Mr. McIntuck. At present she gives lessons on the piano to four pupils, fred, age 12, knows how to start baskets and is a good chair caner. Walter Seaton, an adopted son, makes the total number of the family nine. Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Snead, with their mother, Mrs. Harvey Snead, have an apartment of seven rooms at 142 West 135 Street. Mr. Snead was employed with the company, 57th street, as automobile mechanic having made a cent business depression has been made night watchman. Now he does at night the same work he formerly did in the day plus the duties of the night watchman. Mrs. Snead, the wife, is an expert seamstress, enjoying a large circle of patrons. Mrs. Harvey Snead, the mother, is supported by her son. At 132 West 131st street is located the Home for Working Girls, under the patronage of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Mrs. Harvie Fisk, president; Mrs. M. B. Gregory, secretary; Miss Isabella Porter, matron in charge. The home offers for the use of girls thirteen well-furnished rooms, with all the latest improvements. The charges are from $1.50 to $2.25 a week per bed—some rooms containing more than one bed. All the beds are single. No extra charge is made for light and fuel, the occupants being allowed the use of the kitchen and laundry free of charge. The home compares favorably to the best kept homes. In the large and well-appointed parlors (the girls frequently give social entertainments, the proceeds of which they turn over to the home. For some time Dr. Gustavus Henderson, with offices at 210 West 133d street, has his services free at the home to women and children on Monday and Thursday. 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IND INSTRUCTIVE GORY NEGRO RACE lined With NEGRO SOLDIERS AMERICAN WAR without it. Price. $1.25 post paid JOHNSON, 154 Nassan St., New York "SOCIAL EQUALITY." COMFORTABLY ensconced in the business office of the Lafayette Theatre Tuesday afternoon of this week, absorbing as much heat as the busy steam apparatus would emit, a number of prominent colored vaudevillians were busily engaged discussing "show shop." The conversation "naturally drifted to the frigid, Arctic-like atmospherical conditions without. One member of the party chirped enthusiastically that he was certainly glad he was in New York on the first real cold day of winter, and there promptly followed this "solo" a forte chorus of "Me, too!" The lot of the colored performer certainly must be a hard one during the winter months, for the many tales told Tuesday afternoon of the difficulty experienced by colored vaudevillians in their desperate attempts to secure food and shelter in various cities brought to light how cowardly, inhumane and un- Christianlike many of our white citizens in the North have become. We spend much time in denouncing the numerous injustices and cruelties inflicted upon us by the whites of the South, but the performers in reciting their strenuous endeavors to secure something to eat and shelter from the snow and chilly blasts, all the scenes were laid in the North—in the New England States and States where laws exist against the drawing of the color line in places of public accommodation. Time and space will not permit the publication of one-third of the trying experiences related; however, some idea of what the colored performer is "up against" when it comes to securing accommodations in our Northern hotels and restaurants may be gleaned from just one adventure of Coates, Keene & Johnson, as told by Lulu Coates. Miss Coates is of the Jewish type and could be easily mistaken for white by Caucasians, although that mysterious "something" that makes it possible for one colored person to recognize another would not permit her to "cross the line" without being discovered by members of her race. Miss Coates' partners—Louie Keene and James Johnson—could "pass" for anything but colored about as easily as "Jack" Johnson. The story told by Lulu Coates which won the first prize Tuesday afternoon was as follows: During the severe cold spell last winter Coates, Keene & Johnson had played for four weeks in Maine, and in every town in the State they had found the problem of getting food and lodging a serious one. One would think that the spirit of fair play would dominate so far up North, but colored performers declare that it is as easy to get a room in a hotel in most of the cities in Maine as it is in Mississippi or Georgia. While in Maine there appeared on every bill with Coates, Keene & Johnson a white female performer who was very sociable and was much in the company of Lulu Coates. So when the trio left one night for Rutland, Vt., the white performer accompanied them, as she was booked to appear on the same bill at the Rutland theatre. The party reached Fond about 4 o'clock in the morning. The weather was very inclement and the four hied themselves to the hotel, patronized by performers—the best hostelry in the town. Now Coates, Keene & Johnson knew that despite the snow and sleet, the cold and biting winds, they would be refused rooms and put into the street if the clerk discovered their racial identity; so Miss Coates led the party into the hotel and secured one room for herself and one for her two partners. She did the registering, while Keene and Johnson stood some distance away with their overcoat collars decorating their heads. Keene and Johnson arose much earlier than Luh Coates, and in some manner it became noised about that colored people were stopping at the hotel. After the management had turned over the keys to the colored men it would have been too much of a violation of the law to have evicted them, so the conclusion evidently was reached to make the best of it. So when Keene and Johnson came down to breakfast arrangements had been made to seat them at a table far, far away from the other patrons. The white female performer who accompanied the colored act to Rutland was of dark complexion, and when she put in her appearance to eat breakfast she was promptly stationed at the table with Keene and Johnson, while Lulu Coates was later assigned to a table with the white diners. During the meal no attempt to rectify the mistake was made by either Miss Coates or the white performer, Keene and Johnson in the meantime sitting up the situation and finding it very funny. After breakfast the white performer accosted Lulu Coates and inquired why she had been put with Keene and Johnson. Miss Coates declared she knew of no reason why such arrangements had been entered into and suggested to the white vaudevillian that she have a talk with the clerk. When the clerk was approached on the subject he turned red, white, and blue and told the white performer that he had made a horrible mistake; that he had been informed by someone connected with, the theatre that there were two men and a woman in the colored act, and as the four had come to the hotel together he had mistaken the white woman for Lulu Coates and vice versa. Profuse apologies were made, which were accepted by the white vaudevillian. The manager later sent for Lulu Coates and made an effort to set himself right on the color question by stating that so far as he was personally concerned he was not opposed to accommodating colored people, but that the white patrons invariably protested against the hotel serving colored people. He also discussed the color problem in his peculiar way, showing, as is usually the case, his ignorance on the subject. During the remainder of the week Miss Coates derived keen enjoyment from the unusual position in which she found herself—eating sometimes with her partners and dining with the white patrons whenever she saw fit. The Rutland, Vt., incident is one which contains much humor, due to the case of mistaken identity. But all the other experiences related did not have the element of mistaken identity, but were pregnant with instances in which the identity, of the performers was very much apparent to those who wilfully and maliciously denied them a place to sleep and a bite to eat for a financial consideration. The story told by Lulu Coates glittered, sparkled and was found most interesting, for, by comparison, it possessed some humor, while the others were really tragic and tended to depress. Auburn and Amsterdam, N. Y., Erie and Allentown, Pa., and many other towns in the North were referred to. as black spots on the theatrical map so far as relating to colored performers securing hotel accommodations. And the colored performers say conditions are growing worse. Why wouldn't they grow worse when white Northerners in large numbers are willing to give a willing ear to the prejudiced arguments of the white Southerner on "social equality"? Why wouldn't they grow worse when the heart of man has become so hardened that he, in the dead of winter, can turn from his doors, opened for public patronage, women and men neatly dressed, with money in their pockets, allowing them to take-refuge from the wintry elements wherever they can? The usual excuse the proprietor of a place, of public accommodation presents when confidentially speaking to a colored person in defense of his "Jim Crow" policy is that personally he would not draw the color line, but that his white patrons demand that, such a policy be pursued. This argument reckens with cowardice. There are hundreds of vicious, illiterate whites in New York who would to-day clamor for "Jim Crow" street cars if they thought their ravings would do any good, advancing the argument that the two races were indulging in too much "social equality". In the South such talk has borne fruit. The trouble nowadays in Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts and other Northern States seems to be that the hotel managers have been led to confuse the "social equality" bugaboo with personal rights and privileges. When a colorful person applies for a room in a hotel he does not seek a white-man, for a roommate, nor does he aspire to entestain a party of whites at dinner. All he wants is a place to sleep and a hot meal, the same as a colored person boards a car to be carried to a certain destination. On the street cars colored people seldom start a conversation with a passenger, for their object is not to indulge, in social converse, but to get a ride. And yet some whites yell about social equality, on the street car. It is difficult for me to understand how a hotel or restaurant keeper can turn out a colored performer of respectable appearance in the cold, and a few hours later pay to have this same performer amuse and entertain him. But race prejudice is the most incognisist of the inconsistent, and one is foolish to try and figure out any logical reasoning for the whys and wherefores. Possibly our colored performers will be accorded treatment when the hotel managers of our Northern cities are shown the difference between "social equality" and rights and privileges. Then, perhaps, they will become less cowardly and less susceptible to vicious, prejudiced arguments made against the colored American. THEATRICAL JOTTINGS. Anderson & Gomes are at the Empress Theatre, Denver, Colo. May 7, 1915 is the date of the Hoo Day Nursery Cabaret; place—New Star Casino; good gets wanted. Scott Joulin, the composer, has moved from 252 West 47th street to 133 West 12th street. He will devote a part to his time to the instruction of pupils on the violin and piano. Fiddler & Shelton will be at this Academic Theatre, Chicago, December 17 to 20, and will lay off for Christmas holidays, week of December 21. THE BAND After several weeks of dickering the Lafayette Theatre management has secured the Byron Brothers as the headline attraction for Christmas week. The Byron Brothers have the best musical act in vaudeville, and were a sensation in New York about three months ago when they made their debut at one of the local vaudeville houses. The members of the act are Charles Sumner Byron, manager; Fred, Clarence, Herbert and Benj. F. Byron. The Byron Brothers will be surrounded Christmas week by five other acts of merit. LAFAYETTE THEATRE. As the week before Christmas is regarded in the theatrical circles as one of the dullest of the season, Morganstern and Walton are seeking to keep business up to the standard by putting on a bil chock full of entertainment. It is one of the most even seen at the Lafayette in a long time. The first half of the week every act scored strongly. Wilber Sweatman, clarionist, occupied headline position, and won encore after encore at each performance. He is in a class by himself, and has one of the best sings in vaudeville. Sweatman is versatile, playing "The Rosary" on two clarionets at one time, serious numbers on one instrument and ragtime medleys, with equal skill. He also dressed the part and makes one lightning change that excites complimentary comment. Lacey and Jenkins are capable of satisfactorily holding down any spot on a bill. This is one of the younger teams which has made good in vaudeville recently. The comedian is one of the best buck dancers in the business, and he would take good care of himself if matched against some of the other clamants for buck-dancing championship honors. The straight man is a good singer, and both harmonize well together. The Yannamato Brothers are looked upon as one of the cleverest aerial acts in vaudeville, and are regular big timers. The work done by these two Japanese was of a hair-raising order, and they made a decided hit, with the Lafayette patrons. Margaret Isles & Co. presented a strong and interesting sketch: Murphy & Co. were amusing and Kelley & Hyrd opened the bill with a rush. Contes, Keene & Johnson, Wilber Swagman and Moore & Jonkins will be on the bill the second half of the week. Joentry store, held Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday evenings, continues to attract big houses. FOLK SONG RECITAL The third in the series of recticles of folk lore music at the Music School Settlement for Colored People, 4 and 5 West 131st street, was given last Sunday afternoon in honor of Percy Granger, the Australian pianist and composer, and comprised a program of works by the Australian and Norwegian composers. An audience which filled the commodious parors of the school enjoyed every moment of the recital, from the opening by J. Rosamond Johnson, supervisor, who traced the origin of various modern popular compositions back to pimulation melody sources, to the close-up of the instrument, and several original compositions as well as some of Grick's Norwegian folk songs. Mr. Johnson's exposition of the similarity between the old jujitee melody, "Nobody Knows the Trouble I see" and his song, "Under the Bamboo Tree," with the same title and an amusing greasion, on the receipt of a check for $11,000 in royalties, into sumptuous life in "The Castle on the Nile," created much amusement. Miss Rile L. Richardson, of the school faculty, played with authority and understanding, the African dances, by Collette-Taylor, Original arrangements of "Swanee River" and "Stay in the Field," were played by Felix Weir, violinist, and Leonard Jeter, folkloreillist, who also with Mr. Johnson, played an arrangement of Mr. Johnson's song "Shine You Went Away," written for Fasan Amato. Following this, Miss Natalie Corris, who is managing these recitals, introduced Mr. Granger who played seven numbers. His original composition, and invitation, English morris dance, and a musical morris dance, a musical Song, Illustrative of Australia, impressors and a folklong and spring dance by Gringer. Mr. Granger in a short speech emphasized pleasure at being present and said with the trot from England to help the mule reed in this recital and at the club where he visited. Bennett and A. & M. Play a Tie Before an immense holiday thru the fast-brennett eleven the A. & M. team to a scoreless tie at Greensboro. The game was marked with brilliant tackling and good kicking, with distinct lack of shigging. THE HOWARD GAME. Will Madden's incorporated team played rings around the boasted Howard aggregation of basketball tossers in the game at Manhattan Casino on Tuesday night, December 15, in the presence of about a thousand people. The final score was 33 to 13 in favor of the New York-boys. The result was a surprise because the Howard team was declared to be specially primed for this game in the hope of retrieving laurels left on the New York court last year when the Washington boys were defeated by the St. Christopher team. Captain Holland of Howard and Dr. Curtis, the coach, both declared that there was no excuse to be offered; that the incorporated boys simply outplayed their team. Some of the onlookers think perhaps that the burden of money lay too heavily upon the minds of the Howard boys. The starting of the game was delayed for quite a while and it is alleged that this was caused by the time it took the Howard management to receive and count $250, which is said to be the amount the team was paid for playing the game. It was declared also that whatever may have been the experience of Howard teams in the past in not getting expense money the present team would not amuse the same ordeal. In fact, it was stated by some of the attaches of the incorporated club that the Howard team, present on the court and in uniform, absolutely refused to start the game until the two hundred and fifty simoleons were counted out and passed over. The game was interesting, though decidedly one-sided. Only one field goal was scored by Howard, eleven of her points being on foul goals. Gilmore, the lean and lank center, was almost a dead shot on fouls, missing only about three out of thirteen changes. Rector scored Howard's only field goal. For the Incorporators, all the regular live were in fine form, but Cooper's the center, put up a particularly lustrous performance. Field goals from all angles of the court totalled 24 points in the first half. In the second half three foul goals and three field goals ran up the total of 33. The preliminary game was between the lightweight teams of Salem-Crescent A. C. and the Carlton Avenue branch Y M. C. A. of Brooklyn The Brooklyn boys had the Crescents at a disadvantage, it is said, as the Manhattanites were shy several of their regular players. The game was well fought and the Carltonts won by the score of, 23 to 17. The line-ups were Incorporated—Cooper, center; Williains, forward; Perkinson, forward; Accoose, guard; Brown, guard. Howard—Gilmore, center; Holland (capt.); forward; Johnson, forward; Mabrey, guard; Rector, guard. Substitutes—Incorporated. Harding, Hargrove, Huggins, Singleton; Howard, Nutt, Hayes, Jennings. Salem-Crescent—Gorham, center; McClaim, forward; Leftwich, forward; Reid, guard; Dudley, guard. Carltonts—II' Jackson, center; Peyton, forward; Shaunon, forward; Scott, guard; Brown, guard. Substitutes—Salem-Crescent. Lalett; Carltonts, Storms, C. Jackson, Wallace. TEMPO CLUB NOTES James W. Johnson and James Reece Europe have their studios at the Tempo Club. For the past week symphonies reversely have been held daily at the club. Competition and one who have been present at several of these rehearsals, have directed them as they deeply impressed with the possibilities of a Negro orchestra having as a nucleus the musicians who are not kept out in the rehearsals. There are three that impress even the most talented star at the Tempo Club—the Negro in New York has at last made business of music. COLLINS QUITS SHOW. H. D. Collins, who has for many seasons been connected with various collegial enterprises, and this season was abled of the Black Patti Musical Company, under the management of R. Voelckel, closed with that attraction at Memphis, Teum, owing to a difference with the manager, and is considering an offer to organize a ministrel show for a prominent theatrical manager, making headquarters in St. Louis, where the show will rehearse. ATTRACTION AT PALACE The extra attraction last Saturday night at the Palace Casino at the regular Saturday evening dancing class was a game of basketball between the Wicomica girls of Kingsbridge and the St. Cyprian girls. The St. Cyprians won by the score of 6 to 0. Much interest was manifested in this game because a team to represent New York City will be picked from these two teams to go against the fast basketball team from Washington. St. Cs of St. Philips Win Two. Last Monday evening at the Palace Casino the Spartan Field Club furnished a surprise to the St. Christopher "Machine" of St. Philip's Parish when the Spartans in a hotly contested game of basketball held the "Machine" to the small score of 10 to 1 before the Spartans in an insensitive roar. The nurses had to fight hard for the game, as the Spartans tied the score in the first half and finished the half within three points of the "Machine"'s score. In the preliminary game the Independents of Jersey, City were defeated by the St. Christopher "Tigers" by the score of 42 to 12. From the spectators' point of view, those who are lovers of good basketball, the game was disappointing. The big game was too rough. Too many fouls were committed, many of which the alert referee did not see. Nine of the eleven points made by the Spartan team were caused by fouls made by the "Machine," and a large percentage of the points made by the "Machine" were fouls. The unfortunate accident to Lowry, left guard for the "Machine," appeared to have been unavoidable. The "Machine" was superior to the opposing team in team work and accurate caging of the ball. The Spartan bows put them to the test. The "Bravis" jassing was sure and their men lost, but repeatedly missed the goal. The "Machine" took full advantage of this weakness. J. Ross of the "Braves," who caged eight fouls, and A. Abbott, who made the lone field goal, were the stars. J. Jenks, Robbins and Lowry starred for St. Christopher. The St. Christopher "Tigers," as shown by the score, completely outclassed the independent "Whirlwinds" of Jersey. The heavy and better-coached team in the parish house wore them out. The last half of the "Tigers" toyed with the "Whirlwinds" and made no attempt to score. The line-up, second game St. C.'s "Machine," Spartan "Braves" Rose F. J. Ross Lowry F. J. Abbott Bradford C. J. Abbott Robbins G. J. Douglass Jenkins G. J. Phillips U. Jenkins. Subs. L. Edmead The line-up in the first game: The line-up in the first game: S. Lee "tigers" . . . Ind. "Whirr winds" E. Lowry . . . F . . . M. Johnson C. Jenkins . . . F . . . Ballard H. Jenkins . . . F . . . Frye Capers . . . G . . . Smith C. J. Greene . . . G . . . Gallard Subs: Counors, Honge, G. Greene and Selby for the "Tigers," and Borigh for the Independents. Salem-Crescents Deluge Spiced boys. Last. Thursday night at Palace Casino the Salem-Crescent lightweight team defeated the St Capran Speedy by the score of 45 to 19. In spite of the Crescent's superior skill their opponents, in the first half, held them to a 10 to 0 score. Manager Younger was a little worried at the end of the first half, and from the way his charges went after their opponents in the second half he must have shown his displeasure. Signal after signal of the Crescents invariably worked, so that when "time out" was called they had piled up the aforementioned score. Mr. Younger was actually seen to smile as he accepted the cup presented to his team by the Knights of Pythas for accomplishing this feat. The rooting by the Salem-Crescent followers was immense. PHONE ; 12¹7 Morningside LUCIUS C. JONES TAILOR 431 Lenox Ave. Formerly with N TARACRA & Co. NEW YORK july 16-19 LAFAYETTE THEATRE R. H. RICHARDSON, Manager Booking Office at the Casino Phone 4974 Harlem WHO IS WHO? IN NEW YORK IN BASKET BALL "Big 5"or "Red & Black Machine" SPECIAL NOTE—Everybody knows what to expect when these teams meet. Alpha "Big 5" is ready and it is well known what this new St. Christopher Incorporated "Machine" has been doing; so come early and see these teams fight it out. 132nd Street and 7th Avenue PRE-LENTEN RECITAL AND ASSEMBLY MME, ANITA PATTI BROWN, Coloratura Soprano MR. ROLAND W. HENRY MISS HELEN ELSEE SMITH, Pianist MISS LETTA P. CANNON, Reciter MR. MELVILLE CHARLTON, Acocompanist WALTER F. CraIG'S ORCHESTRA, of 20 Musicians WALTER F. CRAIG, 483 Hancock St., Brooklyn, Phone 5226 Bedford HOTEL MACEO, 213 W. 53rd St., Phone 803 Columbus MARTIN-SMITH MUSIC SCHOOL, 139 W. 136th St., Phone 8216 Aud Harlem Congregation Church. The Presbyterian Church, Milton, the Presbyterian Church, breached an, informing sermon last Sunday morning. The brunch service was conducted by Deacon Oliver. An instructive address was delivered to the members and friends of the X. P. S. C. at the L. P. presiding William L. Van Rossum. A large number of children were present at the Sunday School on Sunday afternoon. The exercises were conducted by the secretary, Miss Bea Lyons. The children are preparing for their Christmas tree exercises. The children are confined to his home for three days last week, suffering from the effects of sore throat, is out again. The entertainment given in the Lafayette Hall last week, was a success. Thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Chas. H. Anderson, and his staff, and the general public. Dive-services will be held in Harlem Church at 11 o'clock Christmas morning. St. David's. On last Sunday morning, Fector E. G. Clinton preenched to a large gathering of members and friends, at the evening service which was largely attended despite the prominence of the special presiding officer, the Rev. Edward Newton Pearl, of Mount Vernon. On Friday evening last the regular meeting of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew, St. David's Chapter took place and hold the annual election of officers the ensuing term: Frenz Abdrahams, director; Harry H. Dyers, vice director; James B. Allen, secretary; Samuel Mayers, treasurer. The regular meeting of literary society was held on Thursday evening when a program of merit was presented. At the Christmas services this year there will be a very beautiful Christmas program both on Christmas day and on the Sunday following Christmas. A special feature of the Sunday program is the ordered at the 5 o'clock service. The choir will be assisted by well-known talent. Salem M. E. Church In the morning the Rev. F. A. Cullen preached to a large congregation on "The Greatest Tiling in the World is Love." In spite of the severe storm in the evening a large number was present and listened to the pastor discuss, with Shall I Do With Jesus! At 2:30 p.m. in the Sunday School and Men's Bible Class were in session. The class studied with great interest, "The Great Commission," and was addressed by I. Taylor of Afrika and E. Harrison. Twenty-eight young men were present. Many were turned away who came to the Lyceum to hear the Martin Scott Music render a sacred concert. Standing room only could he had at 4:30. Every one who got in the church went away delithed with the concert. The Epworth League, with L. S. Perry, and the Brotherhood with Jas. Gowina presidents, are doing good work in the church. Next Sunday at 4:00 the T. W. C. Church with the program. At the Lyceum the Rev. S. Holder, and Miss Edith Leonard will be the speakers. St. Mark's M. E. Church. The last in the series of sermons from the Book of Daniel was preached on Sunday by the Rey, Wm. H. Brooks and although there was a heavy downpour of rain a good-sized congregation was present. The Rey Mr. Brooks selected his text from Daniel, I. S. and J. S. Brooks, and wrote a life of life" as the subject, Mrs. Bessie K. Payne sang "Best in the Lord" and the colar sang "Peace I Leave With You". Charles H. Waters sustaining the solo. At 4 o'clock the following officers elected at the last regular meeting of the lyceum were installed by the Rey, Mr. Brooks: Daniel Clark, president; Miss Edith Leonard, vice-president; Miss Elizabeth Mayfield, recording secretary; Mrs. Rosetau, D. Babbey, corresponding secretary; Miss E. Belle Johnson, treasurer; Mrs. Elizabeth Mayfield, chaplain; Cleveland G. Allen, critic; Geo. Young; Mrs R. Estelle Berkeley, Dr. Chas. Mayfield, representatives of the lyceum. Holy communion was administered at the evening service when seven persons were received into full membership. There will be special Christmas music on Sunday by the choir. The Holy Child, a sacred cantata will be rendered by the lycme choir next Sunday under the direction of Andrew Williams, choirster. The motion, pictures at the church are becoming very popular with the young people of the community. They are doing much to take away the attraction to the cheap motion pictures of the community. The Emmanual Church, 105 West 130th Street The Rev. Richard M. \Bolden, the pastor, said: The wisemen embodied in their teaching the doctrine of Immanuel in the minds of Solon, Plate, Buddana, Manohon, Marans Aurellus is easily discovered, while the sayings of this author are not this truth as an outstanding feature, for example, Provers 3:5-6, says, 9 ceived and manifest reality. These thoughts, and thus spiritual worship of God, brings us face to face with the mankind, even though bodily we occupy, space on the human plane. This fellowship accounts for the increasing power of the manualists. They cannot love and thank their God enough. They are always endeavoring to learn how to do honor to His Holy Name, and word. They would have their service in His to be true service. For they believe in Him, to be true. For they free intelligent being, the source from which all things come, and on which existence of all things rests and depends. That He tells, illumines, vitalizes and controls the universal whole. That he looks after the well being of all of us, and that he is the source of serpent to the tiny microbe. While there may be creatures unknown to man the object of his affection, it is an established fact that God so loved this world that He gave His only bosom Son that whooshever beloved upon Him the life of his life. Certainly we should submit to such a friend as this everything that comes in our thinking for we know that he whose force speeds and balances the spheres, as well as measures and blends the chemicals in the ever workable allent laboratory of nature shapes our destiny and all is right for all is God. The Sunday School opened with a large attendance of teachers and scholars. Assistant Superintendent Hogans conducted the opening exercises. Three new scholars joined the class. Jackson hearsen the Xmas Carol with the Superintendent Humphrey made the closing remarks. The Sunday School will give an entertainment at the church on Friday night, December 18. Admission 15 cents. A splendid program has been arranged by Mrs Jackson. A fine program was rendered at the literary society by Miss Pauline Jackson. A special feature was the address to the Rev. Geo. Hinton. Sunday, December 20, at 4 p. p. Mr. French will have charge of the program. The public is cordially invited to attend. The Rev. Geo. Hinton at 7 p. m. was conducted by the Rev. Mr. Hinton. Prior meeting is also held every Thursday evening at 8 p. m. The evening service was given over to the hearing of reports from the various societies, and auxiliaries of the church. The reports from the Sunday School, S. M. and I. Club and the Life Liberty and Happiness Society and the St. James's Church, were commendable. All the societies are doing excellent work and materially adding in the work of the 'church. A large sum was raised during the day and the rally effort will be continued until the first Sunday in January, 1915. The Rev. W. Jones was present, and was present at the church Thursday evening and Mrs. B. Robinson and Mrs. M. Johnson served dinner during the day. The Hazlar of the Nations, held Tuesday to Friday night, December 8 to 11, was a grand success. The Allied Armies, and the countries of Germany, showed interest in the showings. The Rev. Mr. Hogans as the Kaiser, was jubilant at the success that his army attained. The splendid exhibit of knitting and crochet work consisting of carriage robes, slippers, dresses, and the work of the sewing class was largely commended. The teachers deserve much credit for the work accomplished. We wish to thank all who helped to make the hazlar a success. Mrs. Wheeler of Washington, spent all her city the guest of Mrs. Ellen Anthony. Mrs. Payton, Miss Susie Payton and P.A. Payton were entertained at dinner by Rev. and Mrs. Bolden Sunday noon, December 18. Wesley Payton and Jacobus of Tarrytown, N. Y., were visitors at the Emmanuel Church Manse Just work. PORTSMOUTH, N. H. Portsmouth, N. H.,—Mrs. Hattie A. D. Valentine gave a birthday party to M. Laura K Whiteheart at her home Mebler street. Tuesday evening, December 8, which was largely attended by her many friends. There was a large congregation at the People's Baptist Church on Sunday evening to hear the fourth of a series of sermons by the pastor the Rev John I Dioss on "That Girl's Mine." The Sunday School will give a canon on Christmas, at which will be led by a teacher and socialist. In addition, have been good for the children. The Lighthouse Lodge will be open from 10 to 11 a.m. Music School Settlement. Next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock the fourth in the series of recitals at the Music School Settlement will comprise a recital by the famous French-Canadian mezzo soprano, Mlle. Eva Gauthier, who has just finished a world-wide concert tour with Mischa Elman and Harold Bauer. She will sing some of the beautiful and ancient Javanese folk-songs which she learned during her four years' stay in Java in company with the daughters of the Sultan, from the masters of Javanese music who taught the Royal Princesses. Mlle. Gauthier is the only white woman ever to have learned these songs, which she sings in the native tongue, and the only singer to introduce them to European and American audiences. She will explain the songs and the Javanese orchestra, and will talk about this strange music which forms an interesting part of the ancient civilization of the Orient. The school will be among the first to hear Mlle. Gauthier, who has only been in New York a few weeks and has not yet appeared in public this season, having sung the Javanese music only for a few experts in the residences of Mr. Kurt Schindler, Mr. Rudolph Schirmer and Mr. Frank Damosch. She has kindly consented to wear the beautiful dress of the javanese royal ladies. The admission will be 10 cents, with reserved seats at 25 and 50 cents. It is due to make reservations on seats in advance at the accommodations are limited. HOT SPRINGS. VA. Her Springs, Va.—After spending ten days in Washington, D.C., where he witnessed the Howard-Hampton football contest, Dr. J D Richardson is again at his post here. It is rumored that Mrs. Munsey Holt and Mr Tate were recently married at White Sulphur, W. Va. Friends here extend congratulations. R. B. Lee left here Wednesday morning for Charleston, W. Va. Mrs. Mayo Dooley has gone to Baltimore, Md., to do her Christmas shopping. Miss Jessie M. Nelson is off on her vacation on and will probably visit Lynchburg, Richmond and other Eastern cities, C. W. Royall left here at the same time and on the same train, as did Miss Nelson, for Richmond, Va., so the unexpected may happen. W. H. Burnes and G. W. Reeves will leave here Tuesday for Washington and New York cities Two entertainments of social interest were given here last week. On Tuesday R. N. Smith gave a bridge whistle party to his many friends at the Waiters' Social Hall. In spite of the very disagreeable weather a large number came out. After the games and dancing the proof of Mr. Smith's hospitality asserted itself in the form of a delightful and tasty supper. Among those present were Miss Bessie Beale, Miss Rosetta Wood, Miss Leslie Beale, Miss Gladys Girdy, Mr. and Mrs. George Holland, Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Giles, A. J. Stevenson, R. B. Lee, J. R. Starks, J. M. Huntley, M. H. Spurlock, M. Scheper, O. S. Jones, Dr. J. R. Richardson. On Friday night, December 11, the friends of Miss Thea Fuller gave her a birthday party at Waiters' Social Hall. The hall was tastefully and beautifully decorated. Music was furnished by the Troubadours. The grand march was led by Charles Ross and Miss Thea Fuller. Dancing and dance were enjoyed by all and seasonally danced were served. Musicians received many hand-made presents. C. Colson is commending. Captain K. Wood W.1 Fogue and Hutchinson are now coping for vagaries. The trustful brother of the RCA W.1 Wheatley at the house of the tattered Wren Springs, Va. Sunday December 14, 1918. The funeral and interment were conducted on the following Monday. NEW HAVEN, CONN. Saturday evening, December 2, Fred Pomer of New Haven, delivered an illustrated lecture on the Epiphany at Narrall, M A M Church. It was a treat to the and delightful the event of christian year the thirteen years he was superintendent. After enduring from N. ANNUAL MEETING OF The annual meeting of the Howard Orphan and, Industrial School of Kings, Park was held Monday evening at Concord-Baptist Church-and-was-well-attended. President L. Hollingsworth Wood presided. After prayer by the president, R. M. Whitting, Mr. Wood read his annual report. Among other things he said: "In July last a committee of the creditor which had been investigating the affairs of the Howard Orphanage called a meeting of the creditors and recommended to them that they should offer to accept from the Howard Orphanage 25 per cent. of their claims and give them a general release for their indebtedness. "The creditors, representing, $28,000, are the holders of notes of the old organization." Of these, creditors representing $20,000 with surrendered generosity agreed to the recommendation of the meeting of the creditors and we have been hard at work trying, to raise money to meet this generous offer." The report of the farm and building committee showed that the school is used in a dual capacity, first as a school and secondly as a means of producing food for the institution. Owing to the drought of last summer produce raising was not as successful as in former years. However, the corn, potatoes and wheat yielded sufficient quantities to show the possibilities of future development. The cows loaned by Willard $N_1$ Baylis are in a satisfactory condition. Some of the immediate needs of the institution are clothing, blankets, books, games, a good-sized globe of the earth, four European maps, three wall maps of the United States, fertilizer, improved cattle, an improved strain of pigs, a new hospital and a domestic science department. Tells of Year's Work. Mrs. Gordon, who succeeded her husband, the late Rev. James H. Gordon, as superintendent, gave an interesting account of the progress of the work for the year. She said there are seventy-five children in the vocational training classes, that agriculture is being taught in all of its branches, also shemaking, repairing, carpentry and painting. Domestic science, including sewing, cooking, laundry work and household economics is taught to the girls. The number of children now domiciled in the orphanage is 246. Justice Robert Wilkin of the Children's Court gave an interesting talk covering many cases coming under his jurisdiction. He said that of the 4,645 children appearing in the Children's Court in Brooklyn only 85 were colored and in New York County last year out of 9,919 only 98 were colored. Dr W. M. Moss, pastor of Concord Church, spoke on the "Advantages of Industrial-Education." The children of the orphanage sang. The girls wore dresses made by themselves and shoes made in the school shoe shop, which also repairs all shoes worn by the children, among others, made of wool, mohair, crocus, cork, pies, cakes, shells, sausages, pigs and other things, all the products of the orphanage, was held in the lecture room and the goods were quickly sold. PHILADELPHIA, PA Philadelphia, Pa.—The Friday Night Banquet Association of which Al S. Jones, proprietor of the Roadside Hotel, is president, have bought a bungalow at West Chester, Pa., which they will utilize in the summer. The Rev. Theodore Gould is improving from injuries received in his recent fall, which resulted in a dislocation of his right knee. The Private Waiters' will hold their annual reception and banquet in February. Mrs. Ollie C. Hall, 24 Paul place, Rochester, N. A., is seriously ill. The most worshipful Grand Lodge of Masons in the State of Pennsylvania are now holding its annual conclave in this city at Mason Hall, South 11th street. Louis Goodfudge a prominent mason died at his home last Thursday. He lived at 1505 Walnut street. The Rev J. W Holley, founder and president of the Presbyterian Bible and Normal Institute of Albany, Ga., addressed the Presbyterian Ministers Association in the Witherspoon Building on Monday. Dr. Holley made a plea for the founding and maintenance of schools for Negro children, he said they were no longer an experimental problem, but which were everywhere crowned with success. He spoke of the Albany institution which was founded eleven years ago, and had a phenomenal success by taking poor Negro boys and teaching them to lead useful, self-respecting lives. This school now owns property valued at $40,000, but is depending on contributions to continue its work. The Quaker City Dramatic Co., under the management of A. H. Jackson, produced the drama, a David Garrick in three acts at St. Peter Claver's Hall last Thursday evening to a full house. It was prettily staged and was enjoyed by every one present. NORWICH CONN Newman, Conn.—The Rev. F. C. Thompson returned home Friday December 12, having been absent seven or eight weeks on evangelistic work with Dr. Cannon in Cranford, N. J., and in New York City preaching for the Rev. L. B. Twishy of the Mt. Gilead Baptist Church, the Rev R. L. Brown of Day Star Baptist Church, and the Rev G. H. Dunsen Union Baptist Church. Miss H. G. Cross, president of the M. C. E. delivered an interim service to the Union League in the St. James Avenue N. M. Zion Church in Brooklyn. The late gathering was followed by service on the interest of temperance. The Rev R. C. Thompson, R. B. Harrison, L. George Biddle pastor of the church wrote briefly. Lion World aged 72 died Friday, December 11 after a long illness. General services were held from Graves Memorial Baptist Church, of which he is the principal minister. The Rev R. C. Harris pastor, conducted the service. The Rev R. H. Dunnis pastor, conducted the Baptist Church. Vice President, Business Development & Communications, City of San Diego presents the Union League* There will be special events at the Uni of Loyola service Sunday. The quartette which delighted all a few Sun- days ago will sing, and they will also render selections at the evening service in Zion. Miss Ella Simmons is recovering from a serious illness. Mrs. Jennie King is still quite ill at the sanatorium. Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Hazzard are rejoicing over the birth of a daughter, and are all happy and doing well. ST. LOUIS, MO. Sr. Louis, Mo.—The Ellendsville Civic League elected the following officers at its annual meeting, Sunday, December 6, 1914: Jno. B. Vashon, president; C. H. Turner, vice-president; J. L. Velar, recording secretary; A. J. Gossin, corresponding secretary; M. H. Bradshaw, treasurer. Board of Directors are Dr. J. M. Benson, the Rev. A. A. Gilbert, A. F. Geard, M. H. Bradshaw, T. R. Crawford, R. C. Carter, E. Howard and N. K. Hill. The League is doing a great work in educating the people of its neighborhood. At the regular meeting of the Business League Tuesday night, December 8, 1914 the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: W. C. Gordon, president; C. K. Robinson, first vice-president; H. A. Smith, second vice-president; J. A. K. Ficklin, secretary; T. J. Nevins, assistant secretary; L. S. Williams, treasurer, W. E. Officer, sergeant-at-arms. The Circuit Court has ordered the ballot boxes to be opened in the Fourth Constabulary district. This is the district in which Chas. 11, Turpun was defeated. A number of ladies and gentlemen met at McPheeer's Memorial Sunday evening December 13, organized what is known as the Ellerdsville School Patrons' Association and elected the following officers: President, N. B. Ward; first vice-president, Chas' Dupree; second vice-president, W. O. Shelton; secretary, Emanuel Howard; assistant secretary, L. F. Ford; treasurer, Mrs. J Taylor; chaplain, Geo. W. Williams. The purpose of this association is to establish a medium of acquaintance and sympathy between the patrons and friends of the schools in Ellerdsville. The next meeting will be held December 27 at 4 p. m. at McPheeer's Memorial, southeast corner Goode and Cote Brilliant avenues. Miss Nell Brown, 1287 Sutter avenue, entertained with a whistle party in honor of Miss Ruth Bradley. Thursday evening, December 10. BALTIMORE MD BALTIMORE, Md., Dec. 16.—Mr. and Mrs. Samuel H. Hallt. 710 South Sharp street, will celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of their marriage on New Year's Day. The various local branches of the Knights of Pythias, Eastern and Western Hemispheres, gave a banquet Tuesday night. Toasts were responded to by W. Ashieh Hawkins, the supreme chancellor; W. I. Butler, Jr., grand chancellor for Maryland and Delaware; Mrs. Jennie Ross, the supreme councilor, and others. J. Edward Smith has been elected illustrous potentate of Rehan Temple of the Mystic Shrine. Mrs. M. E. Murphy, president of the W. Y. C. A., who has been ill for the past few weeks, is reported as being in an improved condition. A reception for the class, leaders of Ebenezer A. M. E. Church, was held Monday night. Janies Gans, aged 20, died at the home of his grandmother, Mrs. Maria Gans. 1026 Argyle avenue, Tuesday morning, He had been in ill health for some time. He was a son of the late Joe Gans, at one time lightweight champion of the world. Besides his grandmother, deceased is survived by his mother, and sister of his father, held at St. Mary's Episcopal Church this Thursday morning. The remains will be interred in Mt. Auburn Cemetery beside those of his father. The installation of the newly-elected officers of the Grand Pasture of the Grand United Order of Nazarites, was held at the hall of the order, 534-536 North Calvert street last night. Reports submitted showed that the order has 2,500 members, owns $40,000 worth of property on North Calvert street, and has over $40,000 in bank. The following were the officers installed: Murray A. Thompson, grand worthy shepherd; Nathan Bryan, deputy grand worthy shepherd, Alfred H. Pitts, grand clerk of records, W. H. Wilson, grand treasurer; William Nash, grand guide; Mrs. Laiam Payne, grand armor bearer; William Gibson, grand chaplain; Cornelius Corporal, grand inspector; Mrs. Mary Gould, grand right-hand supporter; Jennie Mills, grand left-hand supporter; Alexander Jones, grand outside supporter; William Carter, grand inside supporter, and Mrs. Katie Jackson, grand shepherdess and guardian. Aolation followed the installation, Henry R. Hooker was chairman of the collation committee and Alfred H. Pitts, secretary. MANSFIELD OHIO MANSFIELD, Ohio—Mr. and Mrs. R. Love of Chicago were in the city recently guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Dummore. Theodore Davis who has been attending school at Wilberforce is home for the holidays. Miss Edna Davis has returned to Franklin, Pa. Miss Bonita-Poindexter, was hostess to the Juvenile Missionary Society, an interesting program was rendered after which light refreshments were served. Mrs. Spencer delightfully entertained number of friends at a farewell party given in honor of Mrs. Preston and Mr. Taylor who left recently for Dayton, Fla., where they will spend the winter. Mrs. Fred Alexander entertained a few friends on Thursday afternoon with a picture party. Mrs. Cora Grant is the happy recipient of a beautiful set of mink fins trained at two hundred dollars. The gift came as a surprise from her brother Albert Grant who is employed by the account at Sitka, Alaska. 91 Elan of Sandusky, was in the city last week visiting friends The A. M. E. Church will assist in the operations for the community Christ- ist movement is wide spread over the country and it will be a great day in spirit. M. Blair Dungmore is on the sick hot. 11. Henrietta Ford of Smithfield will make Mansfield her future home. APARTMENTS TO LET 1022 PACIFIC ST., BROOKLYN.—4 nice rooms, in six-family house. $14. 670 & 672 THIRD AVE.—Near Grand Central Station. 3 and 4 rooms. $13 and $14. 53 W. 140TH ST.—6 private rooms, steam and bath. $30. 59/61 W. 139TH ST.—6 private rooms, steam and bath. $32. 36 W. 136TH ST.—4 and 5 rooms, steam and bath. $21 and $24. 144 W. 124TH ST.—Near 125th St. Subway. 3 and 4 rooms. $15 and $17. TWO PRIVATE HOUSES. $50 EACH. APARTMENTS TO LET 173 WEST 133RD ST.—Corner house; 6 large rooms; bath, hot water. Rent, $19, $19 $20. 2 weeks free. 71 WEST 133RD ST.—5 rooms and bath, hot water. 66 WEST 138TH ST.—3 and 4 rooms and bath. 57 WEST 137TH ST.—4 rooms and bath. 7 WEST 134TH ST.—5 room and bath, hot water supply, hall heated. Rent, $20. A Number of Private Houses For Sale or Rent Good Locations. Rent $50 to $75 C. E. HUTCHINSON 5 West 134th Street N. Y. City Philip Payton Jr., Company Real Estate and Insurance New Law Apartments, with all improvements; Old Law Apartments, with or without steam heat. Rents $7 to $30. We have a number of desirable private houses for Rent or for sale to good tenants. Rents $30 to $85. APARTMENTS TO LET APARTMENTS TO LET Phone 7682-3 Morning. ESTATES MANAGED. 24 WEST 132ND ST.—5 rooms and b 1 WEST 132ND ST.—5 rooms and b £23. 3 EAST 131ST ST.—5 rooms and b PRIVATE HOUSES FOR LADSON & 31-33 W.139th Street REAL ESTATE A ESTATES. MANAGED. RENTS COLLECTED. 24 WEST 132ND ST.—5 rooms and bath, steam. $25. 1 WEST 132ND ST.—5 rooms and bath, hot water, private rooms. Rent, $23. 3 EAST 131ST ST.—5 rooms and bath, hot water. Rent. $19-$21. PRIVATE HOUSES FOR SALE OR RENT. LADSON & LANGSTON 31-33 W. 139 Street Phone 3056 Harlem REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE. Reduced Rents 215 and 241 West One block from New Pennsylvania of Four rooms, Bath, Hot water suu See Jan JOSPH LEVY & SO CHEAPEST RENT IN HARLEM Open for inspection handomely decorated large, light, airy rooms supply, tiled baths and a See OWNER or JA Third Avenue. ATTENTION! COLORED RESPON 625 West 4 2 Large Light Rooms, W Hot Water Apply at Office, 567 10th Ave 215 and 241 West 29th Street One block from New Pennsylvania R. R. Terminal, Apartments of Four rooms, Bath, Hot water supply and Ranges. Rent $19 & up See Janitor or JOSEPH LEVY & SON, 389 Eighth Avenue CHEAPEST RENT IN HARLEM Open for inspection, the finest new fireproof apartments, handsomely decorated throughout; elegant entrance; 2 & 4 large, light, airy rooms; all improvements; ranges, hot water supply, tiled baths and open plumbing. Rents 99 to 116. See OWNER or JANITOR, 214-16 East 127th Street, near Third Avenue. ATTENTION! ATTENTION! COLORED RESPONSIBLE FAMILIES 625 West 46th Street 2 Large Light Rooms, Weekly Rents $1.75 to $2 Hot Water-Supply. Apply at Office, 567 10th Ave., or Janitor on premises 149 W. 51st Street BETWEEN 6TH AND 7TH AVENUES 11-14th, 1-3pm, $15. All 1-provenance, inquire at jason HOLLY SPRINGS, MISS. Holly Springs, Miss.—The young ladies of Rust Home, held a delightful bazaar in the assembly room of the Home Saturday, December 12, and realized a handsome sum for a religious cause. Dr. I. Garland Penn corresponded secretary of the Presbyterian All-School with the President of College and Methodist of Holly Springs, Miss, Wednesday, December 16. A mass meeting has been arranged for Wednesday at 7:29 in Rust Chapel. F. J. Rogers of Rust spent Saturday in Memphis, Tenn., on business. The Rev. B. F. Henry, M. 12 Church of Columbus, spoke briefly to the students of Rust Tuesday a. m. December 5, at the regular chapel exercises. The Rev. B. F. Henry, local pastor, followed with a few remarks. The Rev. Berryhill, pastor of the Presbyterian All-School of the village, preached the regular Thursday morning sermon at Rust. Coach E.K. L. Osborn, of Rust, deserves much credit for the showing of the Rust football squad. Arriving late, he developed the team to such an extent that it was able to hold the opposing team to a life in the first game and in the next games. The opposing team was the most formidable of the team with other champion teams. It is one of the most formidable squads of the South. 67 WEST 134TH ST. RENTS TO LET steam. Rent $25. bath. Rents, $27 and $28. bath. Rents, $20 and $23. rent, $19. rooms (private rooms). Steam heat. bath, hot water; rent $20 to $21. bath. rent, $15 and $16. rent, Rents, $17 to $19. t water. Rents, $15 to $17. 2 weeks KER, Agents 145 West 135th Street. RENTS COLLECTED. bath, steam. $25. bath, hot water, private rooms. Rent. bath, hot water. Rent, $19-$21. OR SALE OR RENT. LANGSTON Phone 3056 Harlem AND INSURANCE. East 29th Street Nichia R. 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NEWS OF GREATER NEW YORK For human hair goods go-to Greenburg, 889 Eighth avenue, near 89th st.—Adv.—uhr-lr.11. Leon H. Leonard, 227 East 75th street, has been ill two weeks. Miss Minnie Brown is in charge of the Book Emporium, conducted by George Young, at 135 West 135th street. MARRY RICH-Hundreds anxious marry. Descriptions and photos free (released). The Unity, Grand Rapids, MN. Dedication and opening of Mother Bon at 151-153 West 136th street, December 26, 1914, to January 3, 1915. Dec. 10-21. MME. SELIKA will be pleased to receive her former private pupils at her home, the Martin-Smith School, at 198 West 136th Street. Mme. Salika is connected with the Martin-Smith School, situated at 139 West 136th Street, where she will instruct in voice culture. The Rev. C. T. Walker of Augusta, Ga., will be in this city the rest of the week on business. Dr. Walker came to this city Tuesday. Attention! For real human hair, which is guaranteed to stain combing, to Mme. Baum, 486 Eighth avenue, city, may 21-17. Mrs. H. O. Bowl, of wife of the Rev. Mr. Bowl, rector of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, New Haven, Conn., was in the city the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Charles Mansfield, 23 East 131st street. The motion pictures at St. Mark's M. E. Church are becoming very popular with the young people of the community. They are doing much to take the attraction for the motion pictures of the neighborhood. The committee appointed by Hamilton Lodge, 710, G. U, O. O. P, has decided to give a Trophy to be competed for by the two best basketball teams of New York and New Jersey at Manhattan Casino, February 26, 1915.—Nov. 28. James C. Thomas, Jr., who was a candidate on the ticket of the Progresso Convention, has been notified that he received 66,738 votes in the recent election. He was not elected. The Clio Studio accommodates permanent people or visitors to the city, by the day, week or month. Average prices houselike comforts. References. Adressena C. E. Minnott, Prop. 133 West 136th St. Phone 2496 Adubon.—Apl. S:ff Undertaker: -Thos. W. Turner, 257 West 35th street and 128 West 136th street, New Rochelle branch, 87 Winthrop avenue. Phone New Rochelle 3776. Downtown 5798 Greely, Harlem 1134 Morningdalé. Reasonable, reliable, efficient, with modern facilities. Lady attendant on all female funerals. Notary Public: Adv. Oct. 15-2-mo. At the last meeting of the Utopia Morningdalé with the following cases were given aid; A half ton of coal to a destitute family; the mother of which was injured in a street car accident; a bath robe and slippers to a young girl confined to her room with tuberculosis; milk and eggs to an invalid woman who has recently undergone three operations. SPECIAL - Christmas and New Years days Turkey Dinner with Wine, 50c. Mrs. Walker and Mr Press are endeavoring to make these two days very interesting for their many friends. Mrs. Lena Brounge, Mrs. Grace Vaughner, Mrs. Clara Wright, are the present entertainers in the new dining room. Do not fail to attend and spend an enjoyable evening. The Utopia Neighborhood Club will present to the music loving public of New York on March 24, 1915, at Manhattan Casino the world famous Williams Colored Singers of Chicago. This company has tuned with success the principal cities of Europe. As this will be their first appearance in New York City before a colored audience the event is looked forward to with a great deal of pleasure. The session of the Ministers' Inter- denominational meeting held Monday afternoon at St. Mark's Church, was one of interest. The Rev. Mr. Bridge- man of Brooklyn, N. Y., read a paper on "Social Urest and Its Relation to M Church." The Rev. Mr. Zion opined the discussion which followed. The Rev. Mr. Ran- som was present and took part In the proceedings. The Revs. Cullen, Butler, Dickworth, Allen and others spoke. T. B. Bell, secretary of the Y. M. C. A., was present and made short remarks. The program committee, Rev. W. H. Brooks, is chairman, presented each week of the program for 1915 through June. The new program includes proposed addresses by laymen. On Monday, December 21, the Rev. J. M. Brown, of Mother Zion, will present a paper. High School Students to Entertain. The Colored High, School Students' Association, an organization for the improvement of industrial, intellectual and social conditions among Negro high school pupils, announces that on Tuesday, December 10th, the students will be reception. Students and former students from all the high schools in Manhattan will be, present accompanied by members of the fair, sex. Clarence J. E. Robinson, the president of this association, says that none of the schools pre-represented, but they will be awarded the first of the year at which time the books for membership will be reopened. Invitations have already been ordered and a special number are to be given to each member at the meeting, the manager of Progressive Studio, in West 136th street, has already begun to get his place in readiness. Benefit: Recital. Tuesday flight, December 15, Mine, V. F. Scott presented a number of the leading musical artists of the city in a grand benefit concert at Mother A. M. E: Zion Church, West 89th street, for the benefit of Tabernacle Institutional Church, Augusta, Ga., of which the Rev. Dr. C. T. Walker is pastor. A fair-sized audience was present, but the extreme cold spell probably interfered with the attendance. Dr. Walker was present, coming to the city on Tuesday afternoon direct from Augusta, and addressed the audience giving an account of the work being done by his church and the new developments planned. The new building which is in process of erection by Tabernacle Church in Augusta is to cost $100,000. The building will be 99 by 158 feet, with a seating capacity of 2,200. The work is being for as it is finished. A number of the New York ministers were present and made remarks, among whom were the Rev. Granville Hunt, the Rev. William P. Hayes, the Rev. Hutchins C. Bishop, the Rev. A. Clayton Powell, Mrs. R. C. Ransom, of the Y. W. C. A. Dr. E. P. Roberts and Fred R Moore of Tuz Acz also spoke. The musical program was as follows: Baritone solo (a) "Queen of the Earth," Pinsuti; (b) "If I Had Only Known" Mascheroni, Lucien H. White, violin solo, Dr. H. O. Harding; tenor solo, Charlès Waters; dramatic reading, *Shipwrecked*; Alexander Brown, Mme, Jean-Rogers; baritone solo, "Two Grenadiers," Schumann, J. Rosamond Johnson; soprano solo, "La Titania," Mme, Luh Robinson Jones; baritone solo, "Infelicite," Alonzo Watson; baritone solo, "Celeste Aida, Verdi, J. C Butler, Augustus Granville Dill was the accompanist, and G. W. Allen was master of ceremonies. CLEF CLUB NOTES. The Chef Club has some new pool sharks who have in sight all of a sudden. They are Patrick (Poor Pat); Morgan, (Old Plepront), and Henry Anderson. They have also a number of players who play the game called "whist" which quite a number of members claim they can play "backwards"; and Big Brown claims he knows it with his eyes shut; James Shaw (Hawk Shaw) Morthau, knows the game. At this writing they, with their partners, are the fifth-hand players. The Fifth Hand players are very numerous. A few of the past grand masters in the art of playing the Fifth Hand are: First, there is the gentleman they sent from Europe to America to get to play a series of games, Anthony Truck, plays the fifth hand right, but will argo. Second, the man who will argue at a funeral. That which he says about the fifth hand is correct. He is a real man. He is a man. Now here are two men every one has to "Tip the Kelly to" Dude Finley and Bennie Peyton. We have a policeman who pleks up all the boobs who play fifth hand in the club. He had to arraign the police for a jail large enough to confine them. A few who play the game wrong are Kid, Sneeze, Lou Fuller, Anderson, Dian Kildare, our president, and Fred Johns, whose numbers are number of others whose names do not appear because they bribe the officer. Salem Lyceum. Thursday, December 10th, program was in charge of Mrs M. J. Stewart, president of the Civic Department, who presented Mrs. Cabaniss of the Y. W. C. A. The latter delivered a very interesting address which was afterward discussed by various people in the audience. The Abyssinian B. Y. P. U. The Minute Club of St. James' Presbyterian Church, under the leadership of Miss-A. A. Hodsen and Mrs. M. S. King, were in charge of the program last Thursday evening. Many interesting renditions were made and generously applauded. Miss Carrietta Owens of the Urban college exhibited the bifurcated work that is being done by the league. There were vocal solos, by the Misses M. Foster, M. Miller, Owen, Thomas Merritt and a duet by Mmee, V. Scott and Miss Hodsen. A recitation was rendered by Mrs Carter. Machottes X M C A Notes Mammuthan M. M. A. A. Visitors have called by the Y. M. C. A. right, the past week from Omaha, Milwaukee and others points in the West and South. Preparations are being made for the New Year's reception and program which will begin on New Year's Day and culminate in a meeting on Sunday afternoon, January 3, when the emancipation address will be delivered by Hon. James W. Johnson of the Age. The Rev. Dr. J. W. Rankin, secretary, of foreign missions of the A. M. E. Church, spoke at the men's meeting on Sunday afternoon last on the subject of efficiency. Colored Women's Branch Y. W. C. A. The public meeting of the Y. W. C. A. will be held this Sunday at Salem Church, 100 West 42nd Street, m. The speakers will be Mrs. Edith Leonard and the Rev. W. S. Holder. Good music is promised and the public is cordially invited to be present. The annual members meeting will be held Thursday evening, December 17, at 8:30 p. m. At this meeting the election of officers for the ensuing year will be made to all members who are entitled to vote and be voted for. A full attendance is argued. The choral class, under the direction of Prof. H. L. Freeman, is doing nicely and the members are quite enthusiastic. Mrs. Sarah Brown, of Garden City, N.Y., called at the association during the past week and renewed her membership. Among the recent new members are the Misses Elizabeth Robinson, Sarah Broadnax, May Goble, Jane H. Johnson, Mabel S. Brown, Elijah Kennedy and Mrs Louise Irving. Miss Earl Day, of Little Neck, N.Y., called at the association, Mrs. C. A. Montreal, Canada, were the visitors at the building this week. The assistant secretary, Miss Lottie Jarls, has returned to her desk after a few days of illness. Langston Court Reception Thursday evening, December 10, was Pythian evening at Palace Casino. The occasion was the reception and basketball game for the handsome Pythian trophy, which was won by the Sabem-Crescent Panthers, who bid for their opponents the first St. Cyprusans. This entertainment will be repeated again in April under the auspices of *Plymouth Rock Looke*, No. 2, K. of P. Fulton, given to the Court of Calmith, Llangsion Court, No. 3, and the committee for their treatment and of the affair. Among those present were W. Mason, Mason, Mrs. John W. Walker, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Johnson, J. S. Glover, Mrs. E. Parker, and Mrs. H. R. Newley. EVERYBODY PLEASE READ CAREFULLY For good and sufficient reasons, the Trotter Meeting at Manhattan Casino December 21, is postponed. Master Piece of Fiction in Influence. $1.10 Complete Poems of Paul Lawrence $2.00 New Edition of Progress and Treasure. $1.40 Further $1.00 The Capture and Execution of John Brown, by Eye Witness POBTAGE PREPAID Call and Examine Our Stock of Literary Gems. Novel Post Cards a Specialty BROOKLYN NOTES Miss Maymie Scott, a graduate of Wayland Seminary—now Union University—was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Dodson during the past week. Mrs. T. B. M-Keel was taken suddenly ill with bronchitis and an attack of the in gripe last week. Under the in gripe physician she is now getting about again. The Brooklyn Mothers' Club held its last meeting for 1914 on Wednesday afternoon. The reports from the club's recent annual entertainment showed that it was a financial success. The Gem Hair Parlors, 235 Duffield street, Brooklyn, will send upon request one of their beautiful illustrated catalogues, showing the latest styles and prices of up-to-date hair goods. Do you want to buy one of these costs nothing; we send them free. July 21-ft The Union A. M. E Zion Church has fine services in the morning last Sunday, the Rev. M. L. Harvey prescheduled to congregate at each service. The Junior Choir will render special music at the morning services next Sunday. The Peaceful Relish of Christ." 7.45 p. m., Subject, "The Glorious Cross." George H. Harris, Jr, son of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Harris, 602 Horkerlm street, is home from the hospital. He was held up for several weeks by injuries received from being run over by a car. He and Mrs. George H. Harris are grateful to friends who extended kindly remembrances to George during his stay in the hospital. The Howard Orphanage and Industrial School of Kings Park, L. I.; will have charge of the Sunday evening services at the Bridge Street M. E. Church, Bridge street, Brooklyn. The Mr. Church, Lord Oxford superintendent, will speak and a double quartet of the young people will render a number of musical selections. At the autumn festival of St. Augustine, P. E. Church, the Rev. Geo. F. Miller, pastor, at Labor Lyceum, Thursday evening, December 10, a splendid program was rendered. A number of children had been trained by Miss Etta Taylor and they danced the Hummingbird for Josephine Judaism and Irish litur. A group of girls and boys, instructed by Mrs. C. T. Williams gave several of the fancy dances of 1914, and Prof. J. Hoffman Woods and Miss May Miller, his dancing partner gave an exhibition dance. Other numbers on the program were plano solos by Mrs. G. E. Wlbecan, Jr., and Miss May Rollick; vvllon solo by Dr. Fred Wortune; vocal solos by Miss Grace Johnston; vvllon solo. Dancing followed the program. At the reception at the Nazareth Congregational Church, the Rev. A. P. Miller, pastor, Wednesday evening, December 8, the Rev. Dr. Kliphart, of North Congregational Church, New York City, president of the Church Extension Society of New York and Bologkyn, preached. Among the speak- R T. GIVENS, 418 East 155th street, New York. d Mrs. ers were Drs. Shelton, Lyman, Cadman, and man, the Rev. W. S. Holder of New Queen, York and Boyd of Brooklyn, Dr.augh, Daniel Wisher led in prayer, Warner imazaa, James of Central Church, was, chairman, Dr. cr. man of the committee that engineered the enterprise, Services last Sunday were well attended without wandering the inclement weather, Dr. Lohns Will- Central Church, preached in the evening, Morning services for the time being will be at 12.30 p. m. and evening K. A. Under the management of Mrs. F. H. Gilbert, a complimentary musical was given at the Home for Aged Colored People, Kingston avenue, on Friday evening, December 11, by the Sceptre White The musical program was arranged conducted by Mr. White, who left a sick bed in the hospital, in direct violation of the doctor's orders, to be present at the musical. He was aly supported by the other members of the staff, in the assisting talent. Mrs. Sheldon Smith, violin, Ford Hughes, bartone, were the supporting artists. The sextet is composed of J. P. A. Chadwick and Nelson Whitney, violins, Walter Sheppard, clarinet; George Harrison, cello; Thomas Benners, piano, and W. A. Sheldon, a shirer, offering was taken at the door and financial returns were disposed of, 'all financial returns being for the benefit of the home. The affair was gratifyingly successful. DIED. Wm. J. Delamar, late of 590 Warren street, Brooklyn, New York, departed this life December 7, 1914. Funeral services were held from St. Augustine P. E. Cemetery for Friday evening, December 11. The key was a grave marker officiated. Geo. Harris had a memorial of the funeral interment, Cypress Hills Cemetery, Saturday morning. IN MEMORIAM In tender memory of my husband, Joseph H. Bruce, who departed this life December 4, 1914. She swept away her heart, in peace: Sleep, holy spirit, blessed soul. While the stars burn, the moons increase And the great ages onward roll. She will end, true soul and sweet, Nothing can separate her from feet. Sleep full of rest from head to foot. Lie still, dry dust, secure of change. MARGARET BRUCE. IN MEMORIAM Of my husband, William J. Fountain. My love involves the love before: My love is vaster passion now. The mix'd with God and Nature thou I love. I love you and his life and I love memory by his life and Sadie R. Fountain, New Rochelle, N. Y. IN·MEMORIAM. In sad but loving remembrance of my dear mother, Sarah N. Butler, who departed in 1913. "Gone but not Forgotten. LUCY N. FRYE, daughter; JACK N. FRYE, son; ELISHA FRYE, son; MRS. T. B. MCKEE, sister. CARD OF THANKS. Mrs. Margaret S. Bruce and family wish to thank their many friends for kindness to her during her husband's also for their beautiful floral offerings. NOTICE Mrs. Julia E. Thompson, 522 E. State street, Ithaca, N. Y., denies to locate her brother Alexander Thompson who would be given Sharon's reward reward will be given to anyone who can c furnish information concerning his where- abouts. Dec.3-31. TO LET APARTMENTS TO LET. One, two and three rooms. Newly renovated. Apply, Janitress on premises. 226 West 28th or Ames & Co. 26 West 31st street. 36TH ST., 464 W.—3-4 rooms, with improvements, rents reduced. $11-15. Janitor or Jacob J. Tabell. Dect. 17-4t. 40TH ST., 319 W.—light rooms and bath. Apply Janitor. 52ND ST., 413 W.—Furnished room, private. All conveniences. See the Janitor. 53RD ST., 165 W.—Large neatly furnished front room, suitable for two. 62ND ST., 252 W. corner of West End Ave.—4 renovated rooms, $7 to $10; 2 weeks free healthy location; respectable rentals only. Bell. Janitor. Nov. 19-4t. 11ST ST., 110 W.—First class furnished rooms in a restricted neighborhood; references required. Mrs. Walter McClellan.—nov. 5-ft. HERRKIMER ST. 600.-Furnished room suitable for couple; fine location; terms reasonable. Dec. 10-4t. SEVENTH AVE. 463.-Two rooms with improvements, $11.00. Apply in bar- shop or Ames & Co. 26 West 31st street. CARLTON AVE. 413. Nearly furnish- rooms, convenient to all cars and subway Mrs. Ray-Tucker. WALTER F. CRAIG 483 Nancock St., Brooklyn July 24 3m Phone 5226 Redford ABYSSINIAN BAPTIST CHURCH, 242 46 West 40th St., between 7th and 8th Ave. Sunday Services—11 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Holy Communion every first Sunday at 11 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Sunday School 2 p. m. Sunday Morning Band prayer meeting, 6 p. h. Weekly Prayer Meetings - Tuesdays and Fridays at 8 p.m. B. School - Thursday. HOME MISSION SOCIETY - Second, Wednesday in each month at 8 p.m. Rev. A. C. Powell, D. D., Pastor, residence, 253 West 89th street. At home from 1 to 2 p.m. daily and Thursday from 1 to 7 p.m. MOTHER A. M. E. ZION CHURCH, 127 West 89th street. Rev. J. W. Brown, pastor, 110 West 139th street. Sunday Holy Communion every second Sunday at 3 p.m. Sunday Morning Class - 12.30 p.m. Sun. School at 3 p.m. Varick Christian Endeavor, 6.30. Weekly Meetings—Class. Meetings every Tuesday and Wednesday evening. Prayer Meeting Friday evening. SEATS FREE, PUBLIC INVITED. MT. OLIVET BAPTIST CHURCH. 159-161 West 53 street, between 6th and 7th avenue. Rev. Wm. P. Haven. D. D., pastor. Preaching Services every Sunday at 11 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Sunday School at 2.30 p. m. Sundays. B. P. U. meets every Sunday at 5.30 p. m. B. Y. P. U. Literary meets every Wednesday. The Weekly Prayer Meeting on Friday evening at 8 p. m. 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