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--- A COME, SOME IN SCHOOL A MEMBER OF THE FAMILY IT IS ALWAYS LOOKED FOR AND WELCOMED. The New VOL. XXX No. 13 THURSDAY THE QUESTION OF HIGH RENTS Harlemites Lose Chance for Lower Rents in Opening of Group of Apartments. Appears to Give White Land- lords and Agents Argument and Excuse for Their Action in Making Increases. Hope that Negro Ownership of Property Would Moon Lower Rents for Members of the Race Seems to be Dispilated by Developments in Opening of Seventh Avenue Property by Negro Owners. "The opportunity to turn the tide in favor of lower rents in Harlem was lost when the purchasers of the Seventh avenue block, 136 to 137th streets, inaugurated a new rental scale that ranges from 33½ to more than 100 per cent higher than former landlords charged former tenants, the former tenants being, of course, white people," was the statement made by a prominent colored real estate agent to a representative of THE AGE. As told in last week's AGE, the property in question has been purchased by Counselor and Mrs. J. Frank Wheaton of New York, the purchase price, it is reported having been $100,000. Mr. Wheaton is a prominent Negro lawyer, practicing in this city, and Mrs. Wheaton was a wealthy Canadian widow to whom Mr. Wheaton was married a short while ago. It is rumored that Counselor E. A. Johnson, another Negro lawyer of this city, and a holder of extensive realty interests in his native state, North Carolina, is associated with the Wheaton in this transaction, though it was not stated whether he was one of the purchasers or was acting in an advisory capacity. The real estate agent referred to above, said further that a crimp has been put in the hope that acquirement of houses by Negro landlords would mean lower rents for Negro tenants, since in acquiring this property, one of the most desirable in Harlem, the new owners have increased the rents to a much greater extent than has been done heretofore. The realty man declared also that this action furnishes the white landlord and agent with argument and excuse for their action in making increases in rents where property is made available to colored tenants. Meddling in Private Affairs Counselor Johnson, in a talk with The Ack, concerning the story of the transaction in last week's paper, seemed to think that this paper is meddling in private affairs, although the opening up of this property to colored tenants is a matter of public interest. Mr. Johnson declared that 'some of the statements in last week's story were at variance with the facts. That white tenants are occupying the two corner houses, at the rents previously paid is true, but Mr. Johnson is authority for the statement that they will be required to vacate on January 1, 1917. They were allowed to remain, he said, because they were unable to find other quarters, although the tenants of the Seventh avenue houses succeeded in doing so. In reference to the high rentals charged, Mr. Johnson said that at some time in the past, he could not place the date, these houses had rented for $7 a floor, as against the $80 and $84 a floor charged by the present owner. He declared also that Chas. A. Knowles, the Negro real estate agent, who had been negotiating for several months for this same property, would not have rented the apartments at an average rental of $5 a room, but his charges would have been considerably more. Also, he said, Knowles clients were white and so it would have been white ownership as against Mr. Wheaton's ownership. Mr. Johnson is authority for the statement that $100,000 was the purchase price, and he says also that Mr. Wheaton has expended $600 to $700 in repairs and improvements in the two double houses, four sets of apartments, at present opened to colored tenants. Apartmanta Hard to Gat Criticism directed against the present owners for placing the property in the hands of Aldhous & Co., a firm of white real estate agents, is increased by the belief that this firm was one of those interested in the movement to restrict Negro tenants to a certain zone. In fact, a prominent social worker in Harlem said to a Anz representative that he was told by a member of the firm that if Negroes came into that block the firm would move its offices. It is the belief of the social worker that the race has no more prejudicial contact than it will receive in dealing with people predisposed against giving a square deal. All things being equal, of course, it would be far more agreeable if Negro property owners would employ Negro DOUBLE ANNIVERSARY Anthony McCarthy, whose host of friends know him familiarly as "Tony," entered the service of the City, of New York in 1891, by way of the civil service examination, and on August 18, of the same year, he went to Tarrytown and was joined in marriage to ANTHONY McCARTHY Miss Minnie Parker, of Washington, D. C. Consequently, Mr. and Mrs. McCarthy opened their beautiful home at 385 East 198th street, on the evening of December 15, 1916, for a double silver anniversary, and received the congratulations and felicitations which were brought by friends in person, by mail, by messenger and by telegraph. Mr. McCarthy was born in Macon, Ga. in May, 1860, but he came to New York a good many years ago. In fact, his first vote, in 1885, was cast for David B. Hill, democratic candidate for Governor of the State of New York. He has resided in The Bronx for a good many years, and has always been intimately associated with every movement that meant for the good of the community and for the advancement of his race. He is a prominent member of the North End Democratic Club, was one of the founders of the United Civic League, belongs to St. Philip's Protestant Episcopal Church, St. Philip's Guild, and was at one time a member of the church vestry. He is a member of the Southern Beneficial League, the Imperial Lodge, No. 135, I. B. P. O. E., the Clubmen's Beneficial League and the Community Centre of Harlem. Entering the public service in 1891 as confidential attendant to Delancey Micah as that of the District Attorney New York County, he continued in the same capacity under the administrations of the late John R. Fellows, William M. K. Olcott and Asa Bird Gardiner. During Mayor Robert Van Wyck's administration, Corporation Mrs. ANTIMONY McCARTHY. Counsel John Whalen requested Mr. McCarthy's transfer to that office, and here he has remained for eighteen years, Mr. McCarthy has seen service under George L. Rives, John J. Delaney, William B. Ellison, Archibald Watson, Frank L. Polk, Judge Francis K. Pendleton, and the presen tincumbent, Lamar Hardy. Tribute from Entire Office Force It was a splendid tribute to Mr. McCarthy's personality and popularity that the entire office force of the Law Department in the Municipal Building, from Corporation Counsel Lamar Hardy down, united in the purchase of a massive solid silver fruit basket which was sent to the McCarthy home on the evening of the celebration of the McCarthy's silver anniversary. Through his years of service, first in the District Attorney's office and then in the Corporation Counsel's office, Mr. McCarthy has had personal contact with practically every lawyer in the city and he numbers among his friends many of the most prominent legal lights of New York. He has frequently been honored by various Mayors of the City of New York, who have appointed him as a representative of the race on various municipal committees. He served with distinction on the Greater New York Charter Committee and the Admiral Dewey Celebration Committee. He has traveled extensively, not only in America but through most of the European countries also. Many friends of Mr. and Mrs. McCarthy gathered at the home on the evening of Friday, December 15, among those present being: Mrs. J. A. Anderson, Miss Eva Burleigh, Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Craig, A. J. Campbell, Tarrytown; the Rev, and PULLMAN CO. EMPLOYS 8,000 CAR PORTERS Social Service Work Carried On by Company in the Interest of Its Employees. PORTERS' BENEFIT ASSOCIATION Pulman Men Have Organization which Was Formed in 1915—Pays Death Benefits—Arthur A. Wells Has Been Pulman Porter for Forty-five Years. (By N. H. JEFFERSON) Ever since the introduction of Pullman cars on railroads in this country, the Pullman car porter has been in great demand. As humble as his position may seem the company recognizes in him a valuable and an important asset in the successful conduct of its business. The interest he takes in the discharge of his duties and the service he renders the traveling public, strongly advertise and recommend the com- pany for which he works for its efforts in endeavoring to secure the most efficient members of the race in order to perform the duties, and indulgent service on its cars. The temptations of the Pullman Porter are many and there are various abuses and indiscretions which he, unfortunately, must tolerate. His many years of experience and close contact with the traveling public has to some extent, made him callous against sarcasm though, of course, he is not devoid of feeling or manhood. In the University of Experience he has been imbued with the very essence of self-control, a science in itself. He has learned well how to ignore insolence; how to ignore and overcome the wrath of oftentimes an inconsiderate public through kindness and diplomacy. Very often these experiences are painful and seemingly beyond endurance, and it is only through the exercise of an indomitable will and great forebearance that he is able to attain results hoped for. Recruited From All Walks of Life The Pullman company more than any of the other mighty corporations employs approximately eight thousand porters. Among this army may be found skilled mechanics, lawyers, doctors, scientists, theologians, philosophers, orators, men of ability in the field of literature; in fact a line of human endeavor. Our menial position, that of a Pullman car porter, must be attributed to the fact that opportunity does not open wide her portals and bid us welcome. And, too, there is ever manifest a strong sentiment by our white neighbors derogatory to our best interests. Yet in the face of these discouraging conditions and though we may be striving in vain, we are content to fight on and on in the hope of bringing the world to a better appreciation and realization of our standing in the realm of human affairs. Within the last ten years, there has been a perceptible change for the better manifested by the Pullman Company toward its employees. Its officials became cognizant of the fact that they must seek out the better type of men of our race in order that efficiency might obtain, and accordingly they have been brought to realize that they must raise their standard of deportment toward the men. Where once tyranny and oppression held sway, now harmony and good will are the dominant characteristics. The results of this humane treatment is exemplified in the respect of the employee for the employer. Company Interested in Porters' Welfare The Fullman Company has interested itself in its big "traveling army" to the extent that in almost every district there are provided homes in a very respectful neighborhood so that the men may have ready access to their temporary and permanent places of abode. Some of the homes are looked after by a retired porter who has served his company faithfully and well. The homes are attractively and neatly furnished. Books, magazines and periodicals are plentiful. The sanitary conditions conform with the requirements of the Board of Health. So long as he is in the district he is privileged to come and go at will. The comforts and conveniences (Continued on more twn.) WASHINGTON, MARY C.—The police courts in the province of Columbia are among the most interesting and pathetic places in the world; all the dirty linen in the life of the people is washed out in the police court and the unfortunate assorted accounts of the degree of their offenses and the various ways to pay the cost, according to the law they have broken. Too many Negroes show up in the police court and where, as the result of a pillow of contentions or quarrelsome cases, and have to pay fines ranging from one to twenty-five dollars, or that many in the workhouse, for their disposition to go wrong. The other judge Gould, who carries much weight in his administration of the law, is as near color-blind as a white man can be, had before him the case of a young Negro recently, who had served a term of ten years. The young man had barred the trade of the father of marble, Judge Gould told him he would have to give him a chance to reform, and gave him a summoned sentence of four years. "Go in here and sin no more!" was the upshot of the judge's verdict. I have seen such verdicts rendered in Judge Calhoun's court in Atlanta, and other points in the South, where the most aggravated cases of family troubles and small offenses against law and order, have been treated with an equity that offers disregarded the law in the case, simply because the judges were human and disposed to give the poor offending treacher a chance to make good. Negroes swell the revenues of the city, and keep alive many lawyers who practice only in the police courts, by the disposition of too many of them to pilfer to argue about nothing that leads to criticisms and the police courts, and it is a good work to say and do what we can to discourage them from doing so. The holiday season is upon us in great force, and the store displays and the way the people are spending money don't indicate that hard times are as hard as the people insist they are. But the holiday season comes but once a year, and most people act upon the theory that they can make the most of it in good circumstances to preserve the remainder of the year, pay for it if necessary. Howard University, with its high grade law and medical departments, has been made a model in character by the appropriations made by them during the winter term, when they started spread work, which their graduates have done in all parts of the country. For instance, the Congressional appropriations for the university and Freedman's Hospital from 1906 to 1910; were $446,247, and from 1911 to 115 was $787,820. This is much money. It has been emphasized that the appropriations from 1906 to 1910 were made by Republicans and from 1911 to 1915 by Democrats, and that the latter appropriated in the ten years more by $343,513 than the Republican did. This may go as campaign thunder, but when reduced-to-cold facts—the opinion of Senator Tillman may be quoted which a responsible Democrat quoted to me, that the appropriation should be doubled because of the work the school is doing. That is the correct view of it, whether (Continued on page five) ANDERSON EXPECTS BIG CHRISTMAS TRADES "Don't buy your Christmas turkeys until you see us," is the message from Anderson's Victoria Market, 552 Lenox avenue, the new and up-to-date meat establishment recently opened by Mr. Anderson, to his numerous customers and friends. During the Thanksgiving season this market disposed of more than a thousand fancy turkeys, geese, ducks and chickens, and in anticipation of a big Christmas trade, Mr. Anderson has arranged to handle twice that number. A5 The special Christmas bargains were put on sale Wednesday, December 21, and will continue all this week. With an augmented sales force of courteous, capable assistants, Mr. Anderson extends a cordial invitations to the public to call and examine his stock of fine meats and poultry. The proprietor of this establishment puts it very aptly when he says, "Why not buy from your own and save money?" CHRISTMAS STOCKING ASSOC'N'S GOOD WORK Band of Good Women Who Devote Their Energies to Making Harlem Kids Happy. Probability Is that More Than Five Hundred Poor Negro Children Will be Given Clothing, Teens and Good Things to Eat at Office of National Urban League December 23 and 25. Poor little Negro children to the number of 257 were made happy last Christmas through the good offices of the Christmas Stocking Association, an organization of women which came into existence just three weeks before Christmas, 1915. The members of the association concentrated their efforts on the plan of providing for as many as possible of the "Poor Negro Children in Harlem, who know little of Santa Claus," and the result of three weeks work constituted a remarkable showing. The story of 1916's Christmas effort is yet to be written, but there is a strong probability that at least five hundred little kiddies will be hugging Santa Claus' gifts to their breasts through the work of these noble women, who otherwise would find the Yulletide season but a dreary and insufferable period. For several weeks two members of the association, Mrs. Benjamin T: Withers and Mrs. Elsie Garden Conick, have given all of their time to the work of securing the names of worthy and needy children who will be made to enjoy a Merry Christmas. Affiliated With Urban League The association was organized by and is affiliated with the National Urban League and the distribution of presents will take place in the office of the League at 2303 Seventh avenue on Saturday, December 23, and Monday, Christmas Day, December 25. The work is entirely with and for the children, and the association provides not only toys and good things to eat, but many useful and serviceable articles as well. A large quantity of, stockings, gloves, warm underwear, shoes, etc., is provided through the efforts of the women of the association. Ontario diplomat persons who are willing to aid in the work of this kind of women can do so by communicating with any of the officers or members. The association is officered by Mrs. Edgar Parks, president, 218 West 133rd street; Mrs. Paul Bolin, secretary, 219 West 133rd street; Mrs. M. Harris, treasurer, 134 West 134th street. Other members are Mrs. C. H. Voting, Mrs. L. Sims, Mrs. Benj. T. Withers, Mrs. Wm. E. Taylor, Mrs. Daniel Rice, Miss L. Victor, Mrs. F. P. Green, Mrs. Wm. Gardeen, Mrs. Allan D. Wood, Mrs. Elsie Gardeen Conick, Mrs. C. R. Leomard. Providing Pure Milk for Babies To facilitate the work of preparing for the Christmas stockings, the members are assigned to various committees, each of which has a definite task, this preventing the lapping of effort and consequent loss of energy by duplication of work. The committees are: on toys Mrs. Green, Mrs. Harris, Miss Victor; on poor children, Mrs. Witers, Mrs. Conick; on comforts, Mrs. Wood, Mrs. Rice, Mrs. Parks; on candies and fruits Mrs. Bolin, Mrs. Garden, Mrs. Sims; on filling stockings, Mrs. Voting, Mrs. Taylor. During the summer of 1916 the association turned its efforts toward the providing of pure milk for babies whose parents were unable to buy it. From July 1 to September 15, 265 quarts of milk were supplied by the organization to the Hone Day Nursery, the New York Diet Kitchen and the Empire Friendly Shelter. In addition, the Valley Rest Convalescent Home at White Plains, maintained by the National Urban League for the free care of convalescent colored women, was given substantial aid by the association when a party of its members made a trip to the home and donated a supply of kimonos, bath robes, house slippers and other articles for the use of the patients. The milk fund is provided for by a group of the ladies who became personally responsible for the raising of $1 each month for three months. This money was collected by appealing 16 friends for dime contributions, the balance needed coming from the private purses of the women. The Babies' Milk Committee received $14.30 with which to purchase milk, and closed the season with a small balance in hand. WANTS BIRTH RECORDS CAREFULLY RECORDED LOUISVILLE, KY.-W. L. W. heist registrar of vital statistics for Kentu- kies, is afraid that many whites will marry persons who have Negro blood in their veins unless the registry of births is made more carefully. He spoke be- fore a gathering of city and county health officers here a few days ago, and said that numbers of quadroons cannot be distinguished from white persons, which constitutes a real peril to Kentu- kies. For the protection of future white generations he said the local registrars should observe the greatest care in accurately fixing the racial status of children when registered. Said he, "Our grandchildren and great-grandchildren will be marrying persons having Negro blood in their veins unless Negro births are registered with greater care." JOHNSON TO NEW PLACE The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, at the December meeting of the board of directors, appointed James Weldon Johnson contributing editor of THE NEW YORK AGE, to the newly created position of secretary. Mr. Johnson is 9 JAMES WELDON JOHNSON an author of distinction, and was a prize-winner in the recent contest of the Philadelphia Ledger, for editors on "Why Hughes Should Be Elected." Mr. Johnson is familiar with conditions in the South and his keen judicial mind is, conservative but forceful. He will be able to handle the questions coming to him for consideration with a clear insight that will make his work of great value. His appointment indicates that a co-operation of forces is being effected amongst colored Americans, at the present time, and that the substantial unanimity of opinion expressed by the leaders of all schools of thought represented last summer at the Amencia Conference is working out in the direction of a more united front to the common enemies of the race. Mr. Johnson spent three years in graduate work at Columbia University, in the City of New York, and for several years was principal of the colored colleges. He was admitted to the Florida bar in 1877 and practiced law in Jacksonville until 1901. when he removed to New York. He married Miss Grace E. Nail of New York in 1910. Mr. Johnson has had an interesting career in the public service. In 1906 he was appointed United States Consul at Puertorico Cabello, Venezuela, being transferred as Consul to Corinto, Nicaragua, in 1909, and to the Azores in 1912. While at Corinto, he looked after the interests of his country during the stormy days of the revolution which resulted in the downfall of Zelaya and the abortive revolution against Diaz. He was the translator from Spanish to English of the libretto of "Goyescas," the Spanish grand opera produced at the Metropolitan Opera in 1915; and he has made several translations from the French. An Author of Distinction. As an American author, his poems have appeared in the Century, the Independent, the Crisis and other magazines; and his novel, "The Autobiography of an ex-Colored Man," is one of the most powerful stories ever woven about the theme of race relations. He is a member of the American Society of Authors and Composers; of the Civic Club, New York, and is vice-president of the New York branch of the N. A. A. C. P. Recently he has been on a six weeks' mission throughout the South, representing the National League on Urban Conditions Among Negroes, in an endeavor to persuade the editors of the leading white newspapers' to take an enlightened attitude toward the exodus of Negro labor at present going on. Everywhere he was received with the greatest courtesy and consideration, and much good is expected to result from his presentation of the Negro case. Mr Johnson will continue as contributing editor of THE NEW YORK AGE, and his abilities as writer, speaker, and politician will be devoted to organizing the Negroes in America and spreading the doctrine of an uncompromising demand for their full rights as American citizens. URBAN LEAGUE FELLOW BRAD JEFF TEXAS HOUSE HOUSTON, TEXAS.-Miss Uxenia Scott has been appointed supervising head of the Neighborhood House for colored people, under the Social Service Bureau of the city of Houston. Miss Scott was awarded a fellowship at Fisk University by the National Urban League in 1911, finishing the course is 1913. She has been employed here as a teacher in the public schools. The Social Service Bureau is supported by the public funds and supervise by city officials. The Neighborhood House is the first large undertaking by the city for the colored people. MORGAN COLLEGE TO (Special to THE NEW YORK ACK) BARTHAM, MN.—A campaign to raise $150,000 $150,000 endowment for Morgan College has been started. The project has the endorsement of prominent Methodists and others TORONTO, CAN. The fact that there are some thirty-five colored men employed as street car conductors in Toronto is due largely to the work and influence of J. R. B. Whitney, founder and editor of The Canadian Observer, who came here from the United States seven years ago, after working his way through high school and the Ohio State University. In an interview given to Hilda Ridley, a staff writer on the Toronto Star Weekly, and published conspicuously in that paper, Mr. Whitney tells how he overcame the prejudice against the hiring of colored men by the street car officials. "Colored men had been successful as porters and waiters on the railroads," he said, "and I though they would be just as efficient on the street cars. You know there are different shades of color in our race...some are much lighter skinned than others. "Well, I knew a young fellow who was very kind and also was patient, but I knew he was not." general superintendent hire him Had Hired a Colored Man. "About a month later, I went again to Mr. Fleming about another fellow, and this time he asked if he was a colored man. I told him he was, and he said, 'I have never hired any colored men as motormen or conductors.' 'T beg your pardon, Mr. Fleming,' I said, 'but you hired one a month ago.' I explained to him the circumstances and he laughed and said, 'Well, Mr. Whitney, I would rather give your man a job than refuse him.'" There are now thirty-five colored men on the street cars, serving as well in that capacity as on the railroads. The white men in the service have taken them into the union, and evince a broad-minded spirit in their dealings with them. Started a Newspaper In the same article, Miss Ridley tells of Mr. Whitney's struggles in establishing The Canadian Observer as an organ for the people of his race in Canada. He launched this paper on December 13, 1914, and was at once editor, proprietor, general manager and office boy, devoting to it only his spare moments. Mrs. Whitney assisted and did most of the typing of the material. At the celebration of the first anniversary on December 13, 1915, a celebration was had, and Mr. Whitney had as special guests on that occasion prominent men like Sir Edmund Wolker, W. H. Moore, secretary of the Canadian Northern Railway ex-Controller Hubbard, and Dr. C. C. James, of the Dominion Department of Agriculture. Each of these men delivered strong addresses to the people who had assembled in honor of the paper's anniversary. Colored Troops for the War. But the work which Mr. Whitney has done along patriotic lines is the work which makes a peculiar appeal at the present time. Early in the year he set about writing to Sir Sam Hughes, asking him to authorize the formation of the first colored platoon. The authorization was immediately granted, and Mr. Whitney lost no time in agitating, through his newspaper, for volunteers. In every issue of the paper there appeared on the first page a strongly-worded appeal headed "Call for Recruits," and below it a blank form to be filled by each prospective volunteer. So in addition to his other duties Mr. Whitney became a very efficient recruit-officer. Week after week he urged the Cause through his paper, and responses came quickly. Janitors, railway porters and laborers from Toronto and other places freely offered their services. The Negro in Canada is loyal; he realizes that under the British flag he enjoys certain privileges not accorded to him elsewhere. Colonels Refused to Accept Negroes When the success of the platoon was assured Mr. Whitney sought to get the men attached to a battalion. But now came the stumbling-block. Not a colonel willing to receive the colored recruits could be found. To Mr. Whitney, however, difficulties exist only to be sure. their command could be obtained to form a force and the Militia Department to form the formation of what is now known as The Colored Man's Own Command of which the O. C. is Lieutenant of H. Sutherland. This is a Connaught Battalion and is of the utmost importance. As the advertisement is presented with it says "Bridges, railways, and artillery roads, which are being destroyed by the enemy in retreat, must be rebuilt immediately in order to fight men supplied with food and provisions of war." Organized Civic Association Besides his other activities, Mr. Whitney found time to organize the "Canadian Civic Association," and he is at the present time chairman of the executive board. The object of the organization is to train up the members to the best descriptions of what constitutes good citizenship, Mr. Whitney is also a chartered member of the Masonic Lodge, and is one of the only two-collared men who are 32nd degree Masons. One word explains the success of Mr. Whitney's various efforts, and that word is "Service." He possesses in a very strong degree what is called "Social Responsiveness." I have known him for a long while," said W. H. Moore, "and I believe that he has, at least to my way of thinking, the true religion, and that is the reason of service. I believe he is doing the best he can in the service of his price and is endeavoring to bring out the best that is in them, and is doing just about all that you can expect from one man." Question of High Rents (Continued from page one) real estate agents to handle their interests, who would give to their Negro tenants a fair and square deal. The charge has been made that landlords and agents, knowing how difficult it is for Negroes to rent desirable apartments and homes, have made a practice of taking houses occupied by white tenants paying low rentals and opening them to colored tenants, but at rentals from 20 to 50 per cent higher than that paid by the white. In some instances, as is argued, the attempt to keep white tenants in the houses has necessitated the lowering of rents to a point below normal, and when a change in the class of tenantry is made advantage is taken of the opportunity to restore a normal rental. But even when this is done, advantage is taken of the conditions which make it difficult for Negroes to secure desirable houses. For while these houses that are made available for tenancy by members of the race are, as a rule, better than many of the houses already occupied by Negroes, it is also true that they are not strictly modern and up-to-date in appointments and fittings, for which reason it was not possible to secure normal rents from the white tenants. And when opened to colored tenants, as increased rent, it is seldom that renovating is done, and improvement never made. To bring the be a normal loan, however, you must arouse the antagonism that is generated when an abnormal inflation takes place. And this feeling of indignation is especially strong when the accommodations and service are not up to the standard maintained for white tenants who paid less money. The People Appealed To One of the largest demonstrations seen in the Harlem section was the meeting on Thursday evening, December 14, at Salem M. E. church, when the Rev. Frank M. Hyder addressed the lyceum in opposition to high rents. Strong speeches were made by a number of others, including Fred R. Moore, editor of THE AGR, and a determined effort will be made to influence the people, the renters, to not allow themselves to be used by agents and landlords as has been the case in the past. It was declared by the real estate agent, quoted above that a remedy is largely in the hands of the people themselves. When a house, formerly occupied by white tenants, especially in what has been called a "restricted section" is opened to members of the race, there is usually a mad scramble to get in so it can be said, "I was the first Negro to live in this house." In many cases, said he, the people will not wait until the house is properly cleaned, but will move in on all the filth and dirt life by previous tenants. Then, when the excitement is over and they look around and see conditions in their true light, they immediately blame and excoriate the agent for letting them move in a dirty house and for charging them more rent than was paid by the white people. Diaregard for Tenants People who are fairly comfortable in their present quarters, for which they are paying a reasonable rent, should not find it necessary to plunge wildly into new quarters simply because "they have never been opened before to colored people." paying exorbitant rents and submitting to conditions that in many cases are absolutely unsanitary --- to prepare as Sleeping Car and Train Porters No experience necessary. Positions pay from $60 to $100 month. First Class Eastern Roads. Railroad passes from your home to position and uniforms arranged for if necessary. Write at once. In fact, the belief is expressed by many of the men and women who have considered the question that if the people forcibly induced inductees to wisdom in living changes in their living quarters the agents and landlords would be obliged to grant concessions asked for. Many instances in Harlem show what appears to be an entire disregard for the comfort, convenience, or even rights, of the Negro tenants. In The Age of November 23 a story was printed telling of the action of a turn of plumbers, Grohman Bros., of 67 West 138th street, who are lessees of two double houses at 22-24 and 26-28 West 137th street, in which it was alleged that tenants were not given heat until a raise in rent of from $1 to $3 an apartment was made. In addition, the tenants alleged it was impossible to secure dumb water service or lighted halls, and the water pressure was so how that top floor tenants had difficulty in getting water at any time, and many times could get none at all. A tenant, Mrs. C DeSiba, who protested the raise of rents and circulated a petition to be signed by tenants and forwarded to the owner of the property, was promptly served with a writ of dispossession by Grohman Bros., through Harry Grohman THE AGE secured the services of Counselor Wilford H. Smith of 150 Nassau street, who appeared in court to represent Mrs. De Silva's interests, and who has volunteered to appear in the interest of any other of the tenants who are subjected to similar treatment by the leseses. It was stated to a representative of THE AGE by some of the tenants on 137th street, and by tenants who occupy houses on 143rd street which are controlled by this firm, that Mr. Grohman is alleged to have said that he would show no consideration to Negro tenants but would submit them to every possible indignity, and so keep them in their places. Similar treatment, it is alleged, is given to tenants in a house at 40 West 136th street controlled by this firm. 143rd Street Tenants Act Tenants at 257 West 143 street, as late as December 6, had to threaten Grohman Bros, with a recourse to legal steps if heat and hot water were not furnished them. Fourteen tenants in this house, on December 6, formulated and signed the following letter to Grohman Bros., in which they demanded the comfort to which they were entitled. The letter was as follows: Grohman Brothers, 67 West 138th street New York City. We, the tenants at 257 West 143rd street, are hereby notifying you that when the weather is cold we would like to have heat, and also hot water. We are not asking unreasonable things; when the weather is warm we are not asking for heat. But when the weather is cold, as it has been, we demand heat. And if we do not get is we will take legal steps to get same, and refuse to pay rent until we get some redress. The dumbwaiter and halls are not kept in the best condition. (Signed) F. Harris, Mr. Simpson, F. D. Hudson, M. Cornwall, L. G. Handy, J. W. Sledge, Mr. Powell, M. G. Price, Mr. Hicks, Mr. Goodwater, M. F. Glanville, Mr. Williams, T. V. Ottley, Ed. L. Jones. It is reported that this letter had the desired effect, temporarily, at least, but it remains to be seen whether the signers are to remain undisturbed in their tenancy or whether the plumber-agents will serve writs of dispossession upon them. If the landlords and agents desire to explain or give information concerning their side of this matter, The Agent will gladly open its columns, giving space to any communication they care to write, within the space limit of two to three hundred words. PULLMAN CO. EMPLOY5 8,000 CAR PORTERS (Continued from page one) ences being accorded to him gratuitously; and the expense incurred in maintaining these homes is assumed by the Pullman Company. In March, 1915, the Pullman porters formed an organization which is known as the Pullman Porters' Benefit Association. Its purpose is to assume some of the burden which death precipitates upon its members. Death benefits are paid to the beneficiaries of the organization. Porters who have been in the employ of the Pullman Company six months or longer, who are between the years of twenty and forty-five, in good physical and mental condition, are eligible to membership. The organization is divided into zones, six or more districts comprising a zone. Each district is represented by a committeeman, which constitutes the general committees, whose especial functions are to transport business in the zone they represent. Not Compiled to Join Benefit Association While it is the home of the organization that every porter will take out a membership, it is not imperative. 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Instruction BERNIE L, S INDOL HAIR PARLOR, the company, or who are on sick leave or otherwise incapacitated may retain their membership by prompt payment of their assessments. The election of officers by ballot is held the first week in October of each year. The annual convention is held in the Pullman Building, Chicago, during the month of November of each year. Delegates to and from the convention are furnished with transportation and all expenses covering their trip are defrayed by the company. In conclusion I will say that the Pullman Company, which is the greatest benefactor of our race is utilizing every inducement to encourage the porter to improve and better his condition, realizing that he has become an important factor in the transportation world. In this great University of Experience the Pullman porter has earned a splendid reputation, reflecting, as it does, honor and credit not only on colored Americans, but on all Americans for their originality and the manner in which things are done generally, but more especially of course transporta- Career of A. $ ^{n} $ A. Wells One of the oldest and most influential Pullman porters in the country is Arthur A Wells, who lives in Chicago, and who is one of the moving spirits in the Pullman Porters' Benefit Association Mr. Wells has been a Pullman porter for forty-five years. He entered the service of the Pullman Company in June, 1971, and ran on the parlor car and sleeper between Washington and New York—New York Louisville and St Louis Mr Wells was detailed to special service with Don Pedro, the Emperor of Brazil, in 1876, and in 1877, was detailed on the special train with Mr Pullman's private car to take Col. Tom Scott, President of the Pennsylvania Railroad on a special trip over the Erie and New York Central Lines. He then "dead-headed in" from New York to Suspension Bridge, by way of Chicago, to take the directors of the Burlington and Santa Fe Railroad companies over the line of the Santa Fe road then being built Mr. Wells enjoyed the privilege of hauling all of the Presidents of these United States from Grant to McKinley, having had charge of the special train with Grover Cleveland in his tour of the West and Southwest in 1887. He was on the special train with the Princess Uilina of Spain. From 1887 to 1898, the year of George M. Pullman's death, Mr. Wells had charge of Mr Pullman's private car. He says some of the most pleasant moments of his life were spent in serving him as he was more of a personal friend than an employer and he is gratified to be able to say that this friendship continues with the Pullman family and the officials of his company. 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The affair was largely attended by the best that Hot Springs can afford. A tasteful menu was the delight of all and dancing was indulged until a late hour. Some of those present were: Misses Clara Smith, Fannie Mayton, Francis Toliver, Pearl Massie, Viola Cousins, Mrs. Olivia Hill, Mrs. Andrew Burrell, Mrs. Lena Miller, Minnie Choice, Molle Simpson, Edy Lauys and Mrs. Mame Jordark Samuel Thompson, Otis Bunge, Wm Tyler, A Payne, F. Banks, F. A. Towler, H. Lewis, J Peck, Walter Johnson, Sam Wells, O. S. Jones, Pressley and J. D. Richardson, Mrs Andrew Burrell left Wednesday morning to spend the holidays with her mother in Roanoke, Va. STAUNTON, VA STAUNTON, Va - Miss H. Panel re- turned home Sunday from Washington to spend the holidays. KINKY HAIR Becomes Straight, Soft, Glossy, Long by Using HEROLIN HAIR DRESSING. NEW DISCOVERY— NOT STICKY OR OLDWY. You see the kinks in your hair glaepper. 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Rev, Pannell preached at Middlebrook Sunday evening, while Rev, Wilson filled his pulpit here. Mrs Hattie Briggsley returned to Pennsylvania after spending several months here, visiting relatives. Miss Lewis, of Charlottesville, spent a few days in Staunton visiting the Misses Allen LOS ANGELES CAL Los Angeles, CA,—Services were well attended at the A. M. E. Zion Church last Sunday. The pastor preached from the themes, "Progress, the Demand of the Hour," and "Are You Too Proud to Fight?" The Rev. N. P. Gregg of the Independent Church and his people worshipped with Zion in the afternoon. Sermon by Rev. Gregg on "The Source of Happiness." Offering for the day, $340 Mrs. Vertner Gordon who has been indisposed for some time, attended services Sunday. Rev. B. N. Robeson was entertained Monday evening by Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Gordon. The Daughters of Judah under the leadership of Mrs. N. Halliburton, served dinner in the church basement at the conclusion of the morning services. The dinner was delightfully served and well cooked. The Tribes of Israel who are now in the Wilderness and fighting their way out at the First A. M. E. Zion church, are working with a vim and vigor that bodies magnificent results when the journe The Rev. B. C. Robeson and Mrs. C. R. Lewis were dined at the home of D. S. Goodlow Sunday evening.' The Christian Endeavor is rising to the heights. The Rev. B. C. Robeson enjoyed a few hours at tennis Wednesday afternoon as the guest of Rav Matthews, of the West Side Tennis Club. ROCKY MOUNT. N. G. RICKY MOUNT, N. C.—A memorial service for the heroes of the Teach Cavalry who fell at the battle of Carrizal, will be held Sunday evening, December 24. at the Zion Baptist Church, the Rev M. A Talley, pastor, at 11 o'clock a m. The program has been arranged by a committee consisting of J. A. Clark, chairman, Mrs. P. W. Burnett and O. R. Pope. Chairman Clark will preside at the meeting. 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BAUM'S HAIR EMPORIUM, INC. 486 Eighth Ave. New York City STRAIGHTENING COMBS—We carry in stock and sell more Straightening CHOOL STOVES to heat the combs on than any other store in the world. Most unintentional injury will be appreciated by everybody. We MME, WAKER'S TOILET, We Do Shampooing, Hair Straightening, Face Massaging, Skin Treatments ```markdown ``` HILLBURN N. V HILLBURN, N. Y.-While working in the pattern department of the Ramapo Iron Works on Monday morning, Kenneth Powell injured two fingers of his right hand. They were dressed at the hospital and he returned home. Samuel Milligan is still on the sick list. Quite a number of our colored girls have accepted position in the shirt waist factory at Suffern. CHENECTADY, N. Y. SCHENECTADY, N. Y.-Miss Nora Johnson has returned to Schenectady, after a three months visit to Virginia. Robert Holke, of Canajoharie, spent Saturday, December 6, in Schenectady as the guest of Mrs. G. Buffalia. On Wednesday evening Miss Ida Brown held a reception at her home in honor her sister, Miss Lillie Brown, who recently graduated a trained nurse from Lincoln Hospital. Those present to greet Miss Brown were Miss Christine Archer and Geo. Kelley, of Troy; Mrs. Minnie Johns, Miss Hatie Brown, Mr. Dickson, Geo. Cair and Francis Holbrock. DOUGLASTON, N. Y. DOUGLASTON, N. Y.-The Rev. L. Walter De Shields, pastor of the St. Peter's A. M. E. Church, has returned from Seaford, Del, where he was summoned to attend the funeral of his aunt. Services at St. Peter's A. M. E. were not well attended Sunday. The Rev. J. A. Parker, of Flushing, occupied the pulpit all day. A motion picture entertainment was given by the Juliet Motion Company at the St. Peter's A. M. E. Church Wednesday evening. The quilting party at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Wright last week was well attended. The motion given by the Sabbath School, in charge of Mrs. Mary F. Bowles, last Thursday evening, was a success. Persons from Lakeville and Flushing assisted. A special sermon by the pastor in the St. Peter's A. M. E. Church Sunday at 8 p. m. and special music by the choir and Sunday School after preaching. AMSTERDAM. N. Y. AMSTERDAM, N. Y.—The services at St. Paul's A. M. E. Zion Church were largely attended. The choir rendered excellent music. Mrs. Ida Bradley and her son, George of Buffalo, were the prime factor who lives in this city with his mother, Baby George is safely back with his mother now, however. The infant son of Mrs. Gus Winnell is in the hospital with pneumonia. Miss Margaret Ellis is sick at her home with quinzy. Wm. Blood is laid up with rheumatim. Mrs. Walters is confined to her house with asthma. Mrs. Dundee and Thomas Diamond spent the day in Schenectady. Revival services will open January 10. Five new members were added to the church. Christmas preparations are being made for a tree and fine program. The Lifelong Society of the St. Paul A.M. Zion Church revived their meeting Friday evening with an attendance of more than 43 members, who had a very enjoyable evening. Opening prayer by the Rev. Geo. C. Smith, followed by songs of praise. Solos were rendered by Mrs. Albert Wilson, Mrs. Floyd Blood, Mrs. Francis Thomas as rendered a beautiful piano selection, followed by a composition by Miss Scott, which attracted many smiles and laughter. Miss Ruth Herring, Miss Anna May Dennis and Miss Marietia Dennis, three of the younger ones, gave pretty recitations. Miss Rachel Johnson presided over the meeting by Mrs. Geo. W. Ward and Miss Margaretie Herring. With the good talent in the Amsterdam, the society insects to make a big success this year. The pastor is a big help to the society and is always busy making preparations to that everything goes along smooth. The officeholders are young and smart, which is also a big factor and help to the young folks. ROCHESTER, N. Y. ROCKETTE, N. Y.—The Rev. E. D. W. Jones preached a special sermon to the Intermediate C. E. Society last Sunday evening to a large audience, Collection for the day, $10.26. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Sprague spent Thanksgiving with her sister, Mrs. W. A. Sellers, in Le RoY, N. Y., returning home, Sunday evening. Joseph Brook, of Honeye Falls, was the guest of Mrs. W. A. Sprague last week. Joseph H. Scott has been appointed assistant clerk at the post office in this city. Glencore Cameron White was entertained by Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Lee while in the city, enroute for Boston. Mr. White's recital was a grand success and he left our city delightfully impressed with his visit. Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Hayes were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Lee last week. One hundred and fifty men have been organized into a reception committee with John G. Lee, president; Grant Gillmore, secretary; W. H. Stockton, treasurer, to act in conjunction with the Emancipation abstraction, to be held in Zion Church Monday evening, January 19, 1972. Judge R. H. Terrell, of Washington, D. C., will be the principal speaker. Flower City Lodge, No. 91, I. B. P. O. E., met in their regular session on Thursday, December 14, and elected the following officers: Exalter ruler, R. Jacob Carter; esteemed junior insight. Demonstrate cards; honored junior insight. Demonstrate jerking insight. Demonstrate jerking OUT OF TOWN CORRESPONDENCE ert C. Martin; treasurer, John W. Thompson; tyler J. R. Mitchell; inner guard, John Cannon; esquire, John Lee. The past exalted ruler, W. T. Pierce, is expected to leave for Palm Beach, Fla. on January 8, 1917. Merry Christmas by Prof. Neil's Orchestra Christmas night in Flower City Hall, damning B bill 2. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Morris of North street entertained Mr. and J. S. Hernand at dinner last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cottoms entertained at dinner last Friday Miss Nettie Bennett, of this city, and Mrs. Harris, of Cleveland, Ohio. May your hearts be full of good cheer for a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Your Correspondent. J. S. Hernand and W. H. Stockton have returned from a trip south. The fair and bazaar at Trinity Presbyterian Church, closed last Friday, realizing a grand success. POUGHKEEPSIE N Y POUCHKEEPIS, N. Y. — Pastor. Van Buren spoke Sunday morning at the Smith-Street A. M. E. Zion Church, and the Rev. Herbert A. Payne in the evening. Rev. and Mrs. Payne will sail for Africa early next month, where they will labor as missionaries. A liberal after offering was presented Rev. Payne to aid him in his work. The funeral of James Ira Hunt was held from the Zion Church. Pastor Van Buren delivered an eulogy was assisted in the service by Rory W. H. Abbott and Josephine May. Next Sunday morning the Christmas sermon will be delivered at Zion and in the evening the Sabbath School will render its usual Christmas, carols and exercises. The Christmas tree will be on Wednesday evening and a turkey dinner will be served the scholars of the school at 7.30 o'clock, after which in the main auditorium of the church scenes from "The Merchant of Venice" will be illustrated by large colored pictures that vividly described by Mrs. Garrett Rose for the benefit of the charity fund of the church. Zion's annual revival will begin Sunday, December 31, under direction of Rev. Sonora Hall, and will continue for at least two weeks. Great preparation is being made for celebrating the fifty-fourth emancipation anniversary at the Ebenezer Baptist Church January 1st. Rev. C. Van Buren will be the orator of the evening, and his-stair will sing. A splendid program will be rendered, after which permanent organization will be offered the ministry thereafter, after alternate annually between the two churches. Sunrise praise and prayer service will be held at Zion Christmas morning at 5.45 o'clock, led by William Sutton. During Pastor Van Buren's pastorate of Zion for the past two and a half years, he chaired Church Clerk Chaimon at the anniversary celebration recently, that $6,404.34 had passed through his hands as treasurer of the church and that, more than 200 persons had been, received as members. Rev. Chas. S. Fariess attended the funeral of Mrs. Geo. Miles on Friday, at Newburgh, N. Y. Mrs. C. S. Fariess is still confined to her bed. Sunday services were as usual at the Ebenezer Baptist Church at 10.45 am, to be held at Herbert Chapel who expects to visit Africa on January 6, preached a fine sermon. Sunday School at 3 p.m.; B. Y. P. at 4 p.m; and 8 p.m. the pastor preached, after which roll call of members was had. UTICA. N. Y. URICA, N. Y. - On last Sunday evening a memorial meeting was held in memory of the late Dr. Dana W. Bigelow, pastor of the Memorial Presbyterian Church, who died December 13, at the Y. M. C. A. Auditorium. The Rev. Robt. J. Strother spoke of how Dr. Bigelow had worked for the interest of our people, in getting a church, his thoughts, all times for the benefit of the Negroes of the community vicinity. A short address was delivered by Alonzo Schuyler, of Frankfort, N. Y. Rev. Strother announced that Sunday, December 24, at 1.30 p. m., would be the dedication of the New Hope Chapel Union Church, with appropriate exercises during the afternoon and services at 7.30 p. m. by the Rev. George O. Phelps. During the week of December 25, exercises and concerts will be held nightly by the various clubs and organizations. p. m., Conques Count, No. 12, Order Caledonia Tuesday evening, at 8 p. m. Eureka Lodge, Wednesday evening, Damon Lodge, No. 6, K. of 16, Thursday evening, Hiram Lodge, No. 18, F. and A. M.; Friday evening, Starlight Chapter, No. 6, Order of Eastern Star. Each evening after the concerts, a supper will be served. Johnny Ryan, who has been in England during the past summer, is home again. He is visiting his aunt, Mrs Pell, Bandiana court. Mrs. Robt. J. Strother entertained Mr. and Mrs. Frank Calaway at tea last Monday evening, at 502 Lansing street. Mrs. Jace Walters, of Amsterdam, N. Y. is very much improved. At a recent meeting of Conquest Court, No. 12. Order of Calanthe, the following officers were nominated: Worthy conductress, Mrs. Fita Edinsonson; worthy inspectrix, Mrs. H. C Cook; worthy inspector, Mrs. Sadie Freeman; worthy receiver of deposit, Mrs. F. S. Thomas; worthy register of deeds, Mrs. Florence Stout; worthy orator, Miss Laura Stout; worthy senior directress, Mrs. John Buck; worthy junior directress, Mrs. Saunders; worthy conductress, Miss Carrie Childs; worthy assistant conductress, Mrs. Sarah Frank; worthy escort, Mrs. J. Shratcher; worthy herald, Mrs. otlie Wilson; worthy protector; Mrs. Mary Green. On Wednesday evening, December 13, Mrs. Etta Edmondson entertained at dinner Mrs. May Simpson and daughter, Miss Mabel, Miss Violet Toussaint and Miss Alice King, of Serotonin, Pa., and Mrs. Mary Brewster, of this city. Jas. Whrmswright invites all of his friends to be present at the Eureka hall on December 20. Music by Miss James. The Knights of Pythias ball on January 1. New Years Day, will be a great treat. **NEW ROCHELLLE, N.Y.** New Rochelle, N. Y.-Richard Cook of Los Angeles, Cal., paid a flying vial to his mother, who resides at 88 First street. He was entertained at luncheon by Mrs. Kate Timberlake and also by his aunt, Mrs. Perry of Wilmington, Mrs. Roconey of Union avenue. He left for Los Angeles Saturday night. Next Sunday afternoon, December 24, at 4 o'clock, at the Shiloh Baptist Church, the Rev. W. H. Slater, pastor, the young people will entertain the Mothers' Club with songs and music. The public is invited. Mon., evening, December 18. Maybury Stars of this city had as its guest Grand Worthy Matron Alice Campbell of Tarrytown, N. Y., and two of her staff. The following officers were elected of the ensuing year: Matron, Emma Savage; associate matron, Mrs. Lynbs; treasurer, Rena Lea; secretary, Elliza Bullock; patron, Samuel J. Davile; conductress, Mrs. C. Harvey; treasurer, Mrs. C. Harvey; treasurer, business refreshments were served in the dining room. Miss Florence Brown and Mr. Fred Kenny were married at Bethesda Baptist church last Thursday evening, December 14, by the Rev. Jacob Boddie. The church was crowded with friends of the popular couple. Miss Brown is the daughter of William J. Brown, president of the New Rochelle Co-operative Business League and one of the leading colored citizens of New Rochelle. The reception was held at Seahawks Hall which was beautifully decorated for the occasion. The bridal presents were beautiful and numerous. Mrs. Eva Bates of Winthrop avenue is sick. Emanuel Eccles, who has been confined to his bed for four weeks is able to be up. AUBURN, N. Y. Auburn, N. Y. "The recital given by Clarence Cameron, White, at Westminster Hall, Syracuse, was well attended. Those who had the pleasure of hearing the violinist state that his interpretation of his program was more than excellent and gave his listeners extreme pleasure. Lyndon Hofscher said that the accompanist two songs were rendered by Miss Mabelle Owens. Those who attended from here were Mrs. H. Lucas, Mrs. G. C. Carter, Mrs. B. Richardson, the Misses Alycia Lucas and Vivien Carter. Harry Reed, Parker street, and T. Parker, Cornell street, are quite ill at their respective homes. Nelson Ray of Lima College is especially interested in the Christmas tree with his parents at Marcellus, N. Y. The lady managers of the Harriet Talman Home are planning to have a Christmas tree. We would like the old ladies to feel that they are not forgotten. Kindly donate as generously as possible, and groceries, vegetables and any donation will be thankfully received. God will bless all those who remember the old ladies at the home. Mrs. Dale Dunbar, Durham, N. Y. The Court of Cairnton was pleasantly surprised at its regular meeting Friday night by the appearance of several of the sisters and brothers from the Syracuse lodge. A pleasant time was enjoyed after the regular business. Those present from Syracuse were Médames Lippins, Miller, Willimus, Davis, Jackson, Johnson, Wilkinson, Griffin, Richardson, Cholo, Alexander and Messrs. Davis and Johnson. Mr. Davis of Syracuse was the cool end guest of Mrs. D. Diggs. The members of the A. M. E. Zion Sunday school obtained the certificate for attendance, etc., from the Cuyunqi University. Henry T. Johnson is superintendent Preparations are being made for a fine Christmas program for Sunday, December 24, by the Bible school. On Friday, in day in day the guest of his father, day in town the guest of his father. "Give The New York Age for a year or six months," a Christmas pres- sion of O. Vivian Lahan by correspondent, C. Vivian Carter. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fletcher of New Britain, Conn., and family, have taken up their residence in this city. A sleigh ride party was given by some of the younger people at the party. A party was held on son at Fosterville, Saturday, Becem- 16. The party was thoroughly en- joyed by all those who attended. A celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation will be held at the A. M. E. Zilon Church January 1 and S. Under Secretary of the key. P. K. Powellke. A number of out town speakers are expected to participate. NYACK, N. Y Nvack, N. Y.-The many friends of R. H. King surprised him at his home in Jackson avenue Tuesday, evening. Though he has passed away, the century marvel was full. Mr. King said he never felt better in his life and if things go well he hopes to see fifty more years. The evening was spent in music, old time melodies and cards. Among those present were Rogers, M. N. Grant, F. W. Pitts, Wm. Smith, Wm. Harrin, J. Mears, Joseph Morse and C. Fra- concert at the Y. M. C. A. Hall Thursday evening, December 14, under the direction of Prof. H. E. Bruce of Englewood, N. J. Recitations by Miss L. Warren, Miss Ogelsby, a solo by Miss Edna Woodward, a soprano of St. Phillips A. M. E. Zion Church, and a talk by Charles Morris, the well known boy orator, were rendered. Charles' Ward has gone south for a three week visit to his mother, in bakeries, Va. Mr. and Mrs. E. Frazier and daughter, Loonen, the last Friday in New York City with friends. ROSSVILLE. N. Y. Rossville, N. Y.-The Rev. J. E. Robinson spoke Sunday morning at the M. A. E. Zion Church. The pastor, the Rev. J. D. Virgil, filled the pulpit at the evening service. At 3 p. m. the Rev. Virgil preached at St. Peter's A. M. E. Zion Church, Bayonne, N. J. to an appreciative audience. A neat sum was realized from the supper given to the trustees last Thursday night. Wednesday evening the "Buds of Promise" will give a box social. Miss Alva M苍oy is the efficient president. Special Christmas services will be observed Sunday at the A. M. F. Zion Church. MUMFORD. N. Y. Munford, N. Y.-Chas. H. Haynes has accepted the call to the pastorate of the Second Baptist Church. The letter of his acceptance will be read to the congregation Sunday. The Christmas tree of the 'Second' Baptist Sunday School will be Monday evening, December 25. The marriage of James W. Banks and Miss Minnie A. Phillips will take, place Wednesday evening, December 27, at the Second Baptist Church. The small hall is improving. Mrs. Kate Stevenson and Mrs. Rose Price, visited here Sunday. A chicken supper will be given by the Sunday School on December 30. NEWBURGH. N. Y. NEWBURGH, N. Y.—The funeral of Frances M. wife of George W. Miller, was held from the A. M. E. Zion Church Friday, afternoon. Presiding Elder Mason and the Rev. Ferris of Poughkeepsie, assisted the Rev. L. H. Taylor in conducting the services. "Jesus Lover of My Soul," "Neater, My God to, Thee," and "Rock of Ages," favory hymns of the deceased were sung. C. H. L. Lecker, Charles G. Bell and J. H. Monroe. The interment was in Washingtonville cemetery. The Christian Endeavor society is arranging for a Christmas tree to be held in the church on Tuesday evening. Charles R. Taylor of Troy, is visiting his parents, the Rev. and Mrs. Lewis H. Taylor, at the parsonage. Joseph Ready spent Sunday at Kingston. Miss Mabel Jackson and Miss Annie-Blackwell-tendered a farewell reception for the Rose Carter last Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lerry Robinson at Balmville. Miss Carter will leave in a few days for her home in the South, where she will spend the winter. EI.MIRA. N. Y. Elimra, N. Y.-Rev. M. P. Cole, pastor of the Bethel A. M. E. church, is in the Arnot Oden hospital, suffering from a complication of diseases. The Monumental building was the grand treasor on Sunday last by the New Excelsior Band. They gave a number of splendid selections. They have pledged to help raise forty dollars for the church building fund. Much credit is due Jonnie Wilson, president, for his courage and charitable heart. Mrs. Pinkney, of Baldwin street, is on the sick list. Mrs. Jno. Frances, of Jacksonville, Florida, is in Elmira indefinitely, a guest of Mrs. J. G. Steele, of E. Clinton street. Mrs. Della Swan, of Philadelphia, has been visiting, Mr. and Mrs. J. Moore, of Oakland street. J. R. Prayer and Edward Moore were the guests of W. H. Tuttle, Jr. of the Elmira College faculty. Mr. Moore, accompanied by a young lady of the college music circle, played several violin selections. Henry Payne, of High street, has gone to Syracuse to spend a few weeks with his daughter. Bishop G. L. Blackwell, of Philadelphia, the guard, of the city Sunday, the guard, of Rev. L. L. Woods, pastor of the Douglas Memorial church. He attended Sunday evening from Romans 7: 24. Leon Gants left the city last Wednesday morning for Rochester, N. Y. Miss White White has retrained her home in Newark, N. J. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Carter entertained Wednesday evening at their home, 513 Partridge street, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. George Jones, Owens, who passed away in the city several weeks. Their presence were Mr. and Mrs. Edward Vance, Mrs. Charlotte Green, Miss Minnie G. Jones and Hlat Moore. Mr. Edward Vance entertained the Thimble Club Thursday afternoon from 2 to 5 at her home, 518 High street. VONKERS. N. Y. YONKERS, N. Y.-Sunday, December 17 dawned with the ground covered with snow but a goodly number greeted the Rev. John J. Smyer, pastor of the Metropolitan A. M. E. Zion Church, morning and evening. Collection for the School. The Sunday School in the institution has history and meaning. very interesting. Three joined the the school. Class No. 2 was the banner in finance. The school was conducted by Supt. Evans. The conclave idea at Metropolitan Church last Thursday evening was a success. An excellent program was rendered. Among the numbers were: Recital, Miss Susie Wiley Perry; recitation, Mrs. Ann and Larry Perry; recitation, Mrs. Rangers; recitation, Master James Richardson; solo, Miss Helen Hurt; recital, Mrs. Addie Brown; solo, Mrs. Gertrude Washington; Chase, C. V. Richardson rendered "A Tribute to Colored Soldiers," written by Mrs. Anna D. Horden. Mr. Laura Bailey rendered "The Holy City" at Metropolitan Zion Church Society, December 17. Mr. Cole, Mrs. Coles, School street, continues seriously ill. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Walter Bailey have charged their residence next door to where they formerly lived on School street. SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y. SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y. under the will of Mrs. Joseph P. Gibson, a wealthy citizen of Saratoga Springs, who died last week. Miss Virginia Johnson, who had been in Mrs. Gibson's employ for twenty-four years, received $1,000, and Monroe Broughton, who had been with her for forty-two years, received $5,000. A house, barn and lost, J. East Harrison street, this city had been given to Mr. Broughton by his employers previously, while only a few weeks ago Mrs. Gibson gave Miss Johnson a ring with a handsome setting of diamonds valued at nearly $2,000. The legacies indicate the faithful services of Miss Johnson and Mr. Broughton were highly appreciated by the deceased. They are receiving the concurrings of their wide circle of friends. Miss Virginia Johnson and Mrs. Ida Rich visited teh county farm two weeks ago and distributed gifts to the female inmates of the institution. Mrs. E. U. A. Brooks and infant son resided this city from Auburn on December 7. The Rev. T. E. Bell has been on the sick list for a few days. William Brown of Henry street, the well known barber, is confined to his bell with tuberculosis. His father is afflicted with an attach of rheumatism. On December 17 Mrs. Kate Wicks celebrated her 101st birthday. She is still quite active and her mind is as clear as ever. She claims to have been the first person to make the new famous Saratoga potato clumps, which would be able to be out again after a severe illness. Miss Mary Johnson sustained a severe fall on Lake avenue last week. Ben Pone, Sr., of Baltimore, Md., is best known for his vacation with his wife and daughter. BINGHAMTON. N. Y Ipehampton, N. Y.-Mrs. Marlon Thrippin of N. Wark, N. J., is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Payne, 47 Sherman place. Miss Byrd spent last week with her mother at Owege, N. Y. James T. Potter left Saturday for New York and Boston Miss Lyons of New York City is visiting her uncle, Harry Bycant. The Rev J E. Peterson of Owoco, N. Y., preached to the Masons and Eastern Star last Sunday evening at Zion's A. M. E. Church William Byard fell last Thursday night and spilled his ankle. The daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Iuchannon are ill with diphtheria. The youngest child is in a critical condition. The Elite Social Club will give a reception, December 28, at Stone Hall from 2 to 5 P. M. Admission by card. Cards are out announcing the approaching marriage of Miss Ressie L. Crawford to Alen H. Jone of Ithaca, N. Y. to take place December 23, at the bird's residence. The Christmas program for the Frederick Douglas Lyceum is in charge of Mrs. James D. Sledge. Jas. T. Rogers will make an address. The Lyceum will start at 5 p. m. sharp. The Lookout Club served the supper last Sunday between the hours of 6:45 and 7 p. m. Next Sunday the audience will attend. The Rev. Lonzo preset at both services Sunday. In the evening the congregation turned out the same as usual although their was special services at the slater church. A large number attended the Lyceum Inst Sunday. The program was in charge of Miss Beatrice Mason. The Rev. Mr. Peterson also gave an address. We forgot the Father Court No. 21, Christmas reception at Herald Hall Elevator Service. The Mutual Court will hold its annual anniversary and reception January 13. Charles Tipple expects to leave in a few days for Tampa, Fla. Mrs. Dempsey of South street, who has been ill, is able to be out again. Fred. Glasse is visiting his father on Court street. Gryton expects to spend the holiday in New York and Philadelphia. All subscribers in arrears please strain up before the first of the year. We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. RAYONNE. N. Bypassing, N. J.—The little Misses Ellinor Grace and Marguerite Gertrude Small, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Osscar Small, were christened at St. Peter's, E. Zion Church, December 3, by the pastor, the Rev. J. M. Branch. Bishop W. Clinton of Charlotte, N. C. made his epilocap visit to St. Peter's A. M. B. Zion Church Friday, December 15. Because of its The Negro Agricultural and Technical College Controlled and Maintained by the Government of North Carolina and of the U.S. Open All the Year. Twenty-third Annual Session. FALL TERM BEGINS SEPTEMBER 1, 1916 Courses leading to Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and Mechanics. For Catalog or other information address JAMES B. DUDLEY, President, Greensboro, N. C. ASHEVILLE SCHOOL OF DESIGNING. New French System taught where pupils can cut all the latest patterns by tape measure. Employment given to those who desire to remain in Asheville. Correspondence Course completed in three weeks. MRS. AGNES L. KEMP, Principal. 30% Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, N. C. Formerly of Brooklyn, N. Y. the service. Thomas Williams and Henry Peterson of Plainfield, N. J., were the dinner guests of C. W. Mulford and family on Saturday, December 16. The Rev. J. M. Branch, pastor, St. Peter's A. M. E. Zion Church, preached an excellent sermon Sunday morning, December 17, from St. Luke 13:29. The Rev. Virgil of Rosaville, S. W. Tullman, St. Peter's pulpit at the afternoon service and gave very instructive sermon. At the evening service the Helping Hand, Abliai of the W. C. T. U. of Jersey City had its annual sermon preached to them by the Rev. Florence Randolph, who spoke so earnestly and impressively along temperance lines and against the evils of intolerance that those who heard her appeared enjoyed and really glad to be present. Mrs. Brown, an officer of the W. C. T. U. of Jersey City, also made interestful remarks in connection with the work. Miss Hattle Clee of Andrew street recently left the city for Kipiwai, Va. where she will teach in the public school there during the present term. Miss Frances Mulford spent the week end visiting Emma Lane of Bank street, Red Bank, N. J. She also attended a birthday party held in honor of Miss Lane on Friday evening, December 15. Edward John has been indisposed and confined to the house for the past week or more. He is much improved at work. St. Peter's A. M. E. Zion Sunday school will hold its Christmas tree exercises on Wednesday evening, December 27. JERSEY CITY N J Jersey City, N. J.—The executive committee of the New Jersey Federation of Women's Chubs met in its winter session at the home of the president, the Rev. Florence Randolph, 103 Astor Place, Tuesday, December 12. Many important matters were discussed. Those present were Mrs. Randolph, Mrs. R. Gregory, and Patterie, Mrs. M. R. Gregory, and Wark, Mrs. R. Bardon of Enclokew, Mrs. Ellizabeth B. Thomas, Mrs. Ella B. Brown, Mrs. Ida E. Brown. "The Lafayette Presbyterian church, the Rev. Charles S. Freeman, pastor, Services for Sunday, December 17: 11 a. m., Christmas sermon, subject, "The Good Tidings: 2:30 p. m., Bible service: 4 p. m., men's meeting: 7 p. m., "Sr. C. E., subject, "Helping to Accomplish the Purpose of Christ's Coming," 8 p. m., Christmas service This will be an unusually interesting service, consisting of a reader and the sincers. The Christmas cantata by the school will be given Thursday evening, December 28, at which time gifts will be distributed. The celebration of the sixteenth anniversary of the Lafayette Presbyterian church and the sixth of the patronate of the Rev. Charles S. Freeman, beginning on Friday evening and closing Sunday evening, was a Horse master and people are planning to attend for the year. Seventy persons united, with the church during the year, Special Christmas music will be furnished by the combined robed choir of the church for the Sunday morning service. PLAINFIELD, N. I. PLANFIELD, N. J.—The North Star Family, one of the auxiliaries to the Mt. Zion A. M. F. Church, West 4th street, the Rev J. W. R. Collier, pastor, held their regular meeting Wednesday evening, December 13, at the home of Mrs. J. Hirnskor, Plainfield avenue. Mrs. Kate Height and Mrs. Paisley Larner entertained more of a social than a regular meeting. Mrs. Alexander Trent, Washington street, has been visiting friends in Providence, R. J., for three weeks, Elder Waters, pastor of the Church of God and Saints of Christ Church, No. 3, East 4th street. Her husband joined her on the fifteenth to spend a week. While there he is the guest of Elder Waters, pastor, in charge of the church of the same denomination. Robert Stevens has recovered from his illness sufficiently to return to his position. Elder Yaney, of Newport News, Va., was a week-end visitor to Elder A. Trent. A. Lambert, West 4th street, who has been ill for a week or more, is convalescing. Though no the floor was like one waxed and coiled for dangling, our Zephyr girls journeyed over to Montclair and sized up the Montclair Five. From there they headed to 3 to 2. Miss Maud Lambert had a hard fall, bruising her face and one eye. Those who helped to bring the lace home were Miss M. Lambert, Miss M. Sweeney, Miss G. Crusie, Miss E. Cook, Miss S. Cruse, Miss Louise Alexander and Miss H. Robinson. A goodly number of the boys, members of the Athenians, helped to make up the crowd that faced the biting cold that evening. Their shouting and cheering enabled the girls to fight courageously on to history. Rev. Crooms, pastor of Ecumenical Baptist Church, has church and parishage all under one roof at 602 East 3rd street. George Vanlakeh - 619 East 3rd street is still confined to his home with Pace A. E. Butter, West 4th street, late December, Wednesday 13, with a crew of men for Palm Beach, Fla., where he has been going for a number of years. The Ladies' Embroidery Club hold its weekly meeting at the home of Mrs. Paul Coleman, the hair culturet, 218 Richmond street, Friday afternoon, December 15th. Mrs. Jas. Carter, Jr., Plainfield avenue, left Monday, December 17, to join her husband in Pennsylvania for an indefinite period. Miss Effie Waller, 1080 Hills side avenue, who has been seriously ill for a week with muscular rheumatism, is able to be up and about and feels very grateful to her many friends for their kindness during her illness. Dr. F. D. Durrah, Plainfield avenue, after a week's touch of lagripe, is much better. Miss Bettie Davidson, West 4th street, arrived home last week looking nice. Mr. Bartte, farming on his farm in North Carolina, arrived home in West 4th street last week, having had a very successful crop of everything he handled. Jas. Bolling, West 3rd street, after an operation at Muelenberg Hospital, has returned home and is getting along nicely. Richard Randolph, West 3rd street, who met with a painful accident, mashing his right hand fingers nearly off a short time ago, is improving rapidly. The Rev. E. W. Roberts, pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church, Sunday evening, December 16, preached a special sermon by request on "Moses and the Burning Bush." from Exodus 3:2. Theoulde Lane and Miss Mary Are deceased. They were married married a few days ago. Calvary Baptist Church, Central avenue, Rev. D. Y., Campbell, pastor through prayerful efforts during the revival, was the recipient of two converts. Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Broad street, Rev. Jones, pastor, was for their laborers in the vineyard their revival recently held by two converts. Rew. W. L. Imes, pastor of Bethel Chapel, East 5th street is doing great work, adding more members to his church all the time. He is well beloved by members and friends. PERTH AMBOY Daniel Skelton, Fayett street, who would very skelton, is up and able to be again. The Sunday School of the Second Baptist Church is making great preparations for Christmas exercises on Christmas night. ENGLEWOOD, N. J. Engewoon, N.J. - Englewood has the honor of having the first colored man to serve as juror in the Bergen County Courthouse, Hackensack, N.J., and that honor comes to Harry Laws, a tailor. Chas. B. Hinton and the newly elected Republican sheriff are responsible. Celebration of emancipation will be held at the First Baptist Church Monday evening, January 1, 1917. All churches and friends are invited. Noted speakers will be present and speak on the progress of the Negro from slavery up to the present. Rev. R. Harris, pastor. Santa Claus will visit the Christmas tree at the First Baptist Church, Tuesday evening, December 26, 1916. The pastor, Rev. R. Harris, asks all members and friends to see to it that Santa visits this tree. Lawrence P. Hinton, of Englewood and New York, dined his brothers and their wives at The Lybia, New York, last Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. H. Hinton and Mr. Mys. O. H. Hinton, of Englewood, were present. THE POLITICAL FOOTBALL. The Negro is the political football of this country. He is kicked about from pillar to post in the field of politics, and no matter what stand he takes he raises a race issue. Damned if he does and damned if he doesn't, the mere fact that he is a Negro gives his opponents an opportunity to allude to him disparagingly and, by innuendo, present him to the public as a menace. The wisdom of making Washington, D. C., "dry" has been under consideration by the law-makers for several days. But the newspapers find it difficult to keep the Negro out of the controversy, although there is not a colored man in Congress. The following paragraph is taken from a dispatch to the New York Sun, sent evidently by its Washington correspondent: The large Negro population in the District, it is assumed, would for the most part vote "wet," and this, with the "wets" among the white, probably, would decide the problem in the interest of the "wets," would be strong, the "drys" believe. The colonization of Negro voters from the neighboring towns would be easy. The opponents of prohibition seem to welcome the referendum. What right has the Sun correspondent to assume that the Negro population of the District would, for the most part, vote "wet," and why is such a slanderous suggestion that the colonization of Negroes from neighboring towns would be easy? Why did not the correspondent suggest the possible colonization of white people instead of colored people? The Negroes of the District of Columbia are intelligent as some and more so than many white residents of the South, some of the white officeholders from the South in particular. Should the prohibition question ever be put up to the voters of the capital city, we are confident the Negroes will not disgrace themselves; nor will colored men from neighboring towns be brought to Washington to vote unless at the instance of white men. The statutes provide that one who gives a bribe is a guilty an offender as one who receives it. But the white men who stoop so low as to induce colored men to commit acts of indiscretion in politics are seldom condemned. For instance, until the last National Republican Convention, colored delegates from the South were branded by the press as corrupt. That some of them, also white men, accepted money for their votes cannot be denied. But who gave the money? There would have been no sad spectacle of colored delegates receiving money had no money been available or if agencies had not been active corraling colored men to accept the money. But the Negro was made to shoulder the whole blame, and the southern representation was cut. A few weeks before election the Democratic press, in scare headlines, told the public that thousands of Negroes were being brought North to illegally vote at the Presidential election, although politicians of both parties knew the Democratic more just playing politics. The public was in China, Indiana. VIEWS and REVIEWS ANOTHER ASSAULT ON OUR RIGHTS. Senator Vardaman, the gentleman from Mississippi, is again occupied with his special senatorial duties. Last week he introduced in the Senate a joint resolution directing the Attorney General of the United States to submit to the Supreme Court all information available bearing upon the validity of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments of the Constitution. Ostensibly, this joint resolution was introduced by Mr. Vardaman on account of the serious doubts that have arisen in his mind as to whether the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the Federal Constitution were legally adopted and are really a part of the Constitution. In reality, we know that it is simply an anti-Negro move on Mr. Vardaman's part. It is amusing to think of Vardaman of Mississippi being concerned over the validity of laws and the legality of this adoption. Most people will pooh-pooh Vardaman's efforts; feeling sure that the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments will withstand attacks in the future just as they have withstood them in the past. We also firmly believe that these amendments will forever stand as a part of the Federal Constitution, but for many years it will require watchfulness and work on the part of those who stand for law and justice to maintain them as such. Vardaman is not introducing a bill to repeal the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments; he is using another method; he is pretending to use not the force of a voting majority, but a mere automatic legal process for accomplishing his purpose. Three of the "Whereas's" of his resolution read as follows: "WHEREAS it is not to the interest of the Government or its citizens that obedience be exacted to a constitutional amendment or law when serious doubt as to the validity thereof exists; and "WHEREAS, official records suggest serious doubt as whether amendments Fourteenth and Fifteenth to the Federal Constitution were legally adopted and are a part of the Constitution; and "WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court has not heretofore considered or decided as to the authenticity of these amendments: Therefore be it resolved, etc." We do not believe that even a Wilson administration and Congress, dominated by such spirits as Vardaman and Hoke Smith, would dare to outrage public sentiment by a brutal and arbitrary repeal of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, but we are not so certain of what they would do if they found it possible to invalidate these amendments on some purely technical grounds. At any rate, it is being repeatedly demonstrated that the price of our liberties, of our rights, of our status as American citizens is constant vigilance and effort on our part as a race. And there comes the question, are we exercising that vigilance and putting forth that effort? For many years we have been heeding the injunctions to get education, to acquire property and to go into business; but we have been negligent about the things which are less tangible yet more vital. For, after all, what will the getting of education and the acquisition of property and going into business amount to if at the same time we do not succeed in securing and maintaining our liberties and rights as citizens? If we dream that we can let these liberties and rights go by default while we devote our entire attention to acquiring other things, and that these liberties and rights will suddenly be bestowed upon us as a reward for the mere success of getting hold of the other things, we are doomed to disappointment. We must firmly hold on to all the rights that we now enjoy, and in union protest against the denial of those rights to which we are entitled, all the while, fighting every form of injustice that is practiced against us. This is our duty; because, if public sentiment which acquiesces in the denial of our rights is allowed to become settled and fixed, it will be almost impossible to change it. We must make those who wrong us know that we know they are wronging us and also make them know that we know that they know it. The argument that such a course stirs up race feeling is nothing more than a narcotic. Such a course does not stir up race feeling, it stirs up the guilty conscience of the oppressor; and, of course, that is an uncomfortable thing for the oppressor, a thing he does not wish to have done. And the South to earn a livelihood and not to vote. But the Democrats were looking for an issue, and after looking about, took advantage of the race issue, which is always kept alive. duced figures, showing that the Negroes of Mississippi own 175,000 farms, valued at more than $200,000,000, as statistical information compiled by the United Bureau of Census will show. Kicking the Negro about may be a favorite pastime with some politicians, but it is an unfair practice, and is apt to have a most harmful effect sooner or later. Sometimes a football rebounds with fatal results. WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW. The discussion between Dr. Austin O'Malley and the Rev. Nelius Downing, of Bay St. Louis, Miss., on the subject "Is the South fit for the white races to thrive in?" is waxing warmer. Dr. O'Malley says because of climatic conditions Dixie is no place for the white man. The Rev. Mr. Downing disagrees with the doctor. In last week's issue of THE AGE we pointed out several misstatements made about the Negroes of Mississippi by the Rev. Mr. Downing in a letter to the New York Sun, in which he sought to show Dr. O'Malley that Negro labor in Mississippi is a negligible quantity. We deplored the fact that the good minister did not know more about duced figures, showing that the Negroes of Mississippi own 175,000 farms, valued at more than $200,-000,000, as statistical information compiled by the United Bureau of Census will show. Dr. O'Malley, not to be outdone by the Rev. Dr. Downing in showing the public what he does not know about the Negro in Mississippi, comes back in a letter to the Sun, in which he says in part: To prove that I am making pseudo-scientific animadversions he shows that the half million whites who now survive in *Mississippi* raise considerable cotton and hawgs; argal, the white crops thrive in Mississippi. The only human thing that ever thrived in Mississippi was Booker Washington and he is dead. General Phil Sheridan, who came from my part of Ireland, said if he owned hell and Texas he would live in hell and rent Texas, but what is Texas compared with Mississippi? It is news to us that Booker T. Washington ever resided in Mississippi. Dr. O'Malley knows that the great Tuskegeean lived in the South somewhere. So why not in Mississippi? When such little tilts as Dr. O'Malley and the Rev. Mr. Downing are engaged in, and their views of what they think they know are aired before the public, Negroes get a fair idea of what many white "authorities" on the race problem have still, it is better to stir up race feeling than to allow it to go to sleep on a bed of wrong and injustice. THE KAISER AND GOD AGAIN. The following is part of an Kaiser to his troops, as it was Leipzig: "The brave endurance and in pulsed all enemies on all fronts me to address to my adversaries. Whether they will accept them uncertain. The act is in God's will decide upon it and we will I with what He orders. "We will be grateful to Him being His instruments in the D our enemies. Let the decision far further until our adversaries have We do not intend to quest we feel that he believes and mean it comes as near being blasphem by a religious man. We once heard a Unitarian a keen sense of humor in order prayers, petitions and thanks that with the Unitarian minister. bowing is part of an address made the oaths troops, as it was reported in one of grave endurance and iron tenacity with which enemies on all fronts for years has made it press to my adversaries a proposal for peace they will accept them I do not know, and The act is in God's hands, as is our whole upon it and we will leave it to Him. We must He orders. will be grateful to Him that we have thus far instruments in the Divine judgment that has. Let the decision fall as it will, the hewing of our adversaries have had enough." not intend to question the Kaiser's sin he believes and means all that he says; dear being blasphemy as anything that does man. he heard a Unitarian minister say that he of humor in order to listen to many opinions and thanks that are addressed to Unitarian minister. The following is part of an address made the other day by the Kaiser to his troops, as it was reported in one of the papers of Leipzig: "The brave endurance and iron tenacity with which you have repulsed all enemies on all fronts for years has made it possible for me to address to my adversaries a proposal for peace negotiations. Whether they will accept them I do not know, and the result is uncertain. The act is in God's hands, as is our whole struggle. He will decide upon it, and we will leave it to Him. We must not argue with what He orders. "We will be grateful to Him that we have thus far the honor of being His instruments in the Divine judgment that has come upon our enemies. Let the decision fall as it will, the hewing will proceed further until our adversaries have had enough." We do not intend to question the Kaiser's sincerity. In fact, we feel that he believes and means all that he says; but to our mind it comes as near being blasphemy as anything that could be uttered by a religious man. We once heard a Unitarian minister say that God must have a keen sense of humor in order to listen to many of the so-called prayers, petitions and thanks that are addressed to Him. We agree with the Unitarian minister. THE GREAT OPPORTUNITY. A good many colored men in as to what attitude they should Negro exodus. The embarrassment fact that they have in many institutions of the community to do. There is danger that some of the citizens will make the mistake of stay in the South and not leave; will put undue emphasis on the man is the Negro's best friend in the Negro. Of course, there are many men that the Southern white man is is mighty hard to prove by them. As to the statement that the South we say that it is the easiest place it is the easiest place for the average color the fierce competition of the North cracker could possibly do it. We say it is a mistake for sort. The thing for them to do is situation where it rightfully belongs of the white people of the duty of the hour is not to go to what they should not do, but to what they themselves should do. Anyone who studies this man is economic. The Negro is a hum under certain conditions he will beings act. He will not act dark. The North is now offering to the colored man, and large not taking advantage of that oppor'themselves would do. We say the movement is pri other conditions, it would not be scale if it were not for the super being offered. Nevertheless, it other reasons that are hastening proportions. These reasons are repeated. No one ought never not remain where he is op'treated because he likes that she the simple fact that he can't getests, his chance to make a living Negro in such a place be able to or to transfer his interests, or get elsewhere, and he will leave as far. These are the facts that she people of every Southern commun in a position to do so. Don't do doing wrong to leave the South to under better conditions, tell the wrong not to make the South she would not want to leave. Now justice in the courts, for a fairer larger share in municipal benefit districts and less police persecution. We say that this is the time thinking white man in the South consider and to discuss such dem them are disposed to see that the not hesitate to declare that this opportunity that has come to the and thinking men of the race seize all that it offers? The opportunity holds a doube better off if several millions of the industrial field which made it making the Italian and the Green only in wealth, but in political po'free states would make the politi'reckoned with. And also those who remain majority will remain, will be bene are able to seize and make full us many colored men in the South are puzzled atitude they should take on what has happened. The embarrassment of these men is that they have in many instances been appealed to the community to assist in stopping a larger that some of the men so appealed to face the mistake of in turn appealing to the South and not leave it under any condition. The emphasis on the statements that the Negro's best friend and the South is the case, there are many notable exceptions, but the northern white man is the Negro's best friend to prove by the facts that are general statement that the South is the best place. It is the easiest place for the Negro. A best place for the average Southern man that the average colored man from the North competition of the North better than the ignorant possibly do it. It is a mistake for colored men to make a living for them to do is to throw the burden it rightfully belongs, and that is one white people of the community in which our journey is not to go to the colored people should not do, but to go to the white people themselves should do. Who studies this movement can see that the Negro is a human being before he has conditions he will act just the same as he will not act differently simply because north is now offering a superior industrial man, and large numbers of the race in age of that opportunity, just as any so do. The movement is primarily economic because, it would not be taking place on such are not for the superior industrial oppression. Nevertheless, it is more than economic that are hastening it on and swelling. These reasons are too well known. No one ought need to be told that the main where he is oppressed and wronged, he likes that sort of treatment; but that he can't get away. His property to make a living, bind him to the place be able to dispose of his property, his interests, or get a chance to make he will leave as fast as a train or boat the facts that should be driven home by Southern community by those colored to do so. Don't tell the colored people to leave the South to work elsewhere for conditions, tell the white people that he make the South so attractive to the extent to leave. Now is the time to make a court, for a fairer division of the school, municipal benefits, for better protection, less police persecution in the cities. That this is the time because to-day the man in the South who is not willing to discuss such demands as these; and closed to see that they are granted. This so declare that this exodus has brought that has come to the race in forty years. Women of the race seize the opportunity and wars? Fortunity holds a double blessing. The end of several millions can come North and field which made the Irish rich, and with Italian and the Greek rich. And we we, but in political power. A million Negro would make the political power of the race in those who remain in the South, for the remain, will be benefitted in every way size and make full use of the present great A good many colored men in the South are puzzled and uncertain as to what attitude they should take on what has been called the Negro exodus. The embarrassment of these men is increased by the fact that they have in many instances been appealed to by the white citizens of the community to assist in stopping the movement. There is danger that some of the men so appealed to by white citizens will make the mistake of in turn appealing to their own race to stay in the South and not leave it under any conditions; that they will put undue emphasis on the statements that the Southern white man is the Negro's best friend and the South is the best place for the Negro. Of course, there are many notable exceptions, but the statement that the Southern white man is the Negro's best friend is one that is mighty hard to prove by the facts that are generally presented. As to the statement that the South is the best place for the Negro, we say that it is the easiest place for the Negro. And we add that it is the easiest place for the average Southern white man. In fact, we believe that the average colored man from the South can meet the fierce competition of the North better than the ignorant Southern cracker could possibly do it. We say it is a mistake for colored men to make an appeal of this sort. The thing for them to do is to throw the burden of the whole situation where it rightfully belongs, and that is on the heads and hearts of the white people of the community in which they live. The duty of the hour is not to go to the colored people and tell them what they should not do, but to go to the white people and tell them what they themselves should do. Anyone who studies this movement can see that at bottom it is economic. The Nrogro is a human being before he is a Negro, and under certain conditions he will act just the same as other human beings act. He will not act differently simply because his skin is dark. The North is now offering a superior industrial opportunity to the colored man, and large numbers of the race in the South are taking advantage of that opportunity, just as any sensible human beings would do. We say the movement is primarily economic because, in spite of other conditions, it would not be taking place on such an enormous scale if it were not for the superior industrial opportunity that is being offered. Nevertheless, it is more than economic; there are other reasons that are hastening it on and swelling it to such vast proportions. These reasons are too well known to need to be repeated. No one ought need to be told that the Negro does not remain where he is oppressed and wronged and unjustly treated because he likes that sort of treatment; he remains for the simple fact that he can't get away. His property, his interests, his chance to make a living, bind him to the place. Let the Negro in such a place be able to dispose of his property without loss, or to transfer his interests, or get a chance to make an equal living elsewhere, and he will leave as fast as a train or boat can carry him. These are the facts that should be driven home to the white people of every Southern community by those colored men who are in a position to do so. Don't tell the colored people that they are doing wrong to leave the South to work elsewhere for better pay and under better conditions, tell the white people that they are doing wrong not to make the South so attractive to the Negro that he would not want to leave. Now is the time to make the demand for justice in the courts, for a fairer division of the school fund, for a larger share in municipal benefits, for better protection in the rural districts and less police persecution in the cities. We say that this is the time because to-day there is not a thinking white man in the South who is not willing to listen to, to consider and to discuss such demands as these; and the majority of them are disposed to see that they are granted. Therefore we do not hesitate to declare that this exodus has brought the greatest opportunity that has come to the race in forty years. Will the leaders and thinking men of the race seize the opportunity and get out of it all that it offers? The opportunity holds a double blessing. The entire race will be better off if several millions can come North and take and hold the industrial field which made the Irish rich, and which was fast making the Italian and the Greek rich. And we would gain not only in wealth, but in political power. A million Negro votes in the free states would make the political power of the race a thing to be reckoned with. And also those who remain in the South, for there the great majority will remain, will be benefitted in every way if colored men are able to seize and make full use of the present great opportunity: TOO LATE! W. L. Heiser, State Registrar of Vital Statistics at Louisville, wants established, a National system of compulsory registration of vital statistics for the "promotion" of he sees a great peril in the inability of the members of his race to distinguish between colored people of light complexion and white people. "Our children and great-grandchildren will be marrying persons Negrohood in their veins address made the other day by the reported in one of the papers upon tenacity with which you have relied for years has made it possible for us a proposal for peace negotiations. I do not know, and the result is, hands, as is our whole struggle. He gave it to Him. We must not argue that we have thus far the honor of divine judgment that has come upon us as it will, the hewing will proceed he had enough." On the Kaiser's sincerity. In fact, as all that he says; but to our mind as anything that could be uttered, minister say that God must have to listen to many of the so-called it are addressed to Him. We agree take on what has been called the ment of these men is increased by the nances been appealed to by the white assist in stopping the movement the men so appealed to by white city turn appealing to their own race it under any conditions; that the statements that the Southern white and the South is the best place for notable exceptions, but the statement the Negro's best friend is one the facts that are generally present, which is the best place for the Negro for the Negro. And we add that average Southern white man. In fact faced man from the South can men better than the ignorant Southern colored men to make an appeal of the things to throw the burden of the who- lings, and that is on the heads and community in which they live. Tho to the colored people and tell them to the white people and tell them movement can see that at bottom a man being before he is a Negro, and act just the same as other human currently simply because his skin is a superior industrial opportunity members of the race in the South and unity, just as any sensible human marily economic because, in spite of taking place on such an enormous interior industrial opportunity that it is more than economic; there are it on and swelling it to such vass to well known to need to be to be told that the Negro pressed and wronged and unjustly port of treatment; he remains for away. His property, his interest, bind him to the place. Let the dispose of his property without loss a chance to make an equal living just as a train or boat can carry him should be driven home to the white unity by those colored men who are all the colored people that they are work elsewhere for better pay and white people that they are doing to attractive to the Negro that he is the time to make the demand for division of the school fund, for a for better protection in the rurals in the cities. ne because to-day there is not a who is not willing to listen to, to ands as these; and the majority of they are granted. Therefore we de- exodus has brought the greatest race in forty years. Will the leader be the opportunity and get out of it able blessing. The entire race will can come North and take and hold the Irish rich, and which was fast rick rich. And we would gain not power. A million Negro votes in the total power of the race a thing to be in the South, for there the great fitted in every way if colored men of the present great opportunity. he sees a great peril in the inability of the members of his race to distinguish between colored people of light complexion and white people. "Our children and great-grandchildren will be marrying persons bearing Negro blood in their veins To the Editor of The Age A very interesting article appeared in last week's issue of The Age, in which a gentleman of the cloth appeared to grieve over the declining influence of colored ministers in politics. In politics it is necessary to show to the "boss" of the district in which the church is located how many Republicans or Democrats you can "deliver" and that will mean "something" for the church and a little "something" for the pastor. Of course, he don't want it, but since he is to be chairman of the meeting to be held in his church, it follows as a natural consequence that he must be "looked after." I do not believe that any minister or any one man of any vocation can "deliver the race" or any great part of it to any political party, because none will get the chance. I am of the opinion that for the present, the duty of the colored minister is to his church. Politics has a peculiar influence upon men and it affects their influence upon others in proportion to the position they occupy in public or private life. The lack of the Negro's influence in politics has been due to, and is due to the fact that the people have not been satisfied with the results obtained by their support. We hope for a better influence from our ministers along all lines and upon all questions affecting the race. Let them preach more sermons advising young men and women to learn trades and arm themselves by preparing themselves to fill the industrial positions that are to materially help advance the status of the race on earth. ARTHUR G. SHAW. New York City. To the Editor of The Age: To the Editor of The Age: With Bishop Walters, I agree that the minister should take an active part in politics. He says: "They are the salt of the situation, the leaven leavening the whole lump." We are in disagreement as to where this "salt" with greater care, laments the highly excited Kentuckian. It is evident that Mr. Heiser is not. as well informed on the subject which he is agitating as many colored people and some white people, especially the white people of the South. It is now too late for the Caucasian to prevent mixed marriages which Mr. Heiser views with alarm. So he should cease making himself ridiculous. There are thousands of Negroes passing for white in this country and married into white families. The Louisville official's efforts to prevent mixed marriages at this stage is likened to "locking the stable after the horse has escaped." INCREASED PAY FOR GOV ERNMENT EMPLOYEES. There is general rejoicing in the District of Columbia because Congress shows a disposition to increase the salaries of Government employees. The proposed increase does not amount to a great deal, on the face of it, but to the department clerk it amounts to a great deal. He is a person of distinction, a marked person, who must always be neat in appearance, live decently, and maintain the dignity of the department in which he works. This is not an easy thing to do on the salary he receives. The cost of living in Washington is high, because the fashion is set by the White House, the diplomatic legations and the Cabinet officials; the theory in all capitals being that the lowest grade employees ape the manners of the highest, it being the same in all grades of society. The disposition of Governments in all of the capitals is to minimize the wage and under value the labors of the large body of people who do their departmental work, much of it pure drudgery, and who in long years of service become like so many machines in the automatic way they perform their work and go about the duties of manhood and citizenship; but these people, in all capitals, have a very high sense of the dignity of their official position, and to maintain it, in their living and general appearance, spend most of the small salary they receive in the effort to do so. Everywhere they should have more compensation to maintain themselves in a proper way. This matter may well be considered in view of the fact that our Government squanders so much money on unnecessary things. There are a great many colored employees of the Government, in the District of Columbia. We favor the proposed increase in their should be applied. "Far be it from me" says he "to advise that ministers qualify as ward politicians." Indeed! Why-not? If it is right for him as a citizen to actively engage in politics, it should not nullify his right to qualify as a righteous part of the machinery which makes effective' the policies of Government. If his status, as a citizen is the same as other men's, his duties are the same. If the average ward politician is corrupt, as the Bishop seems to intimate, is not this the very position for the minister? Is this not the very point at which it would seem, from the sacredness of his office, he could accomplish the most good in "helping to shape the policies of Government?" He further says: "Between the Negro minister and the white minister, conditions are relatively different. Among the Caucasian people there is no scarcity of leaders." The good Bishop is wrong. Our people have too many leaders and not enough willing to be led. It may be quite true that there is a "scarcity" of ministerial political leaders—leading our people in the wrong direction. May this "scarcity" ever increase. "Should all ministers take part in politics" is synonymous with should not all patriotic citizens perform a patriotic and sacred duty. To say that only those ministers who have a "peculiar adaptability" to politics should perform this duty is tantamount to saying that only citizens who are "peculiarly adapted" etc., should vote. As Bishop Walters rightly says: "Each citizen is a part of the machinery of Government. It must be admitted that as a citizen the minister must be interested in the Government." Thon if all ministers should not take part in politics, how can they effectively demonstrate their interest or "help shape its policies?" ARTHUR W. LYNCH. Pittsburgh, Pa. WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY EDITORIAL HITS MARK. My Dear Mr. Johnson: It would not be right for me to pass your remarkably fine editorial in Tern Age of December 7 without commenting favorably on it. It hits the bull's eye. I have just sent it to one of my neighboring principals. Wish it could be read by our Board of Education and all our superintendents. W. L. BULKLEY. Brooklyn, N. Y. Inclosed you will find $3 to pay for my subscription, according to the bill I received from you this week. The paper is worth every cent of it. INTERESTED IN THE AGE. To the Editor of THE AGE: I am enclosing you my check for $150 for my renewal of THE NEW YORK AGE for the year 1917. I take much interest in reading THE AGE, as do the members of my family. I think it one of the best, if not the best, written paper in the interest of the Negro race. I shall speak a word whenever I can for the interest of THE AGE. J. W. PERRY. Tarboro, N. C. HACKENSACK, N. J. Hackensack, N. J. — The County Scat Forum has arranged an interesting Christmas program for Sunday at 4 p. m., at Odd Follows' Hull, First and High streets, J. D. Nixon of Brooklyn will be the principal speaker. Dr. E. F. Eggleston of Newark, the Rev. Thomas J. Harris of Englewood, N. J., and other prominent men will take part in the exercises. The public is cordially invited. At the building fund rally at A. M. E. Zion Church Sunday, December 10, $304.50. Large crowds came out to hear the Revs. P. A. Wallace of Brooklyn, N. Y., in the afternoon and J. B. Kliny of Middletown, N. J., in the evening. The building fund is being continued. The annual fair at Mount Olivet Baptist Church closed Monday evening, December 18, with success. The Rev. I. B. Turner accepted an invitation to a banquet at the St Denis Hotel, New York, on Thursday evening, December 14, given by the Wesley Club of Union Seminary, New York. The Rev. I. B. Turner went to West New Brighton, Staten Island, last Sunday to preach for the Rev. J. H. Lewis; and in the evening to Somerville, N. J., for the Rev. Dr. Robert. Among those on the sick list are Mrs. C. B. Watley, Berry street; Mrs. Lucy Picklett, State street; Mrs. Wm. Watson is still in the hospital and has undergone a second operation. RIDGEWOOD, N. J. Ridgewood, N. J.—Last Sunday Rev. Boverly from Newark filled the pulpit at evening service at Mt. Bethel Baptist Church and preached an inspiring sermon. Miss Octavin Marrow had charge of the program at Lyceum Sunday. Miss Mabel Garner went to Middletown, N. Y., to see her sister, Mrs. Robert Poterson, and remained over Sunday. SCRANTON PA Scranton, Pn.—The revival at Bethel church, conducted by the Rev. Ls. H. Howard, of Nashville, Tenn, has been very successful, many persons professing Christ. Mrs. Reed is still ill. The men's meeting on Sunday afternoon and the women's on last Thursday afternoon were largely attended. The Rev. Mr. Blackburn of Wilkes-Barre, and the Rev. Mr. Norton of Pittston, were in the sanctuary. The Home Column is being patronized and we hope by exchanging receipts and giving helpful knowledge on housekeeping to help each other. I would be pleased to know the names of the donors to Home Column. I will with each receipt send the name.—M, E, PETERSON. CORN MUFFINS: 1 doren. 1 egg. 2 tablespoons sugar, 1½ tablespoons melted butter, (beat very light with eggbeater); add ¼ cup milk, scant cup flour, with 2 teaspoons baking powder, pinch salt, ½ cup corn meal. Bake about 20 minutes a light brown. Put rolls in paper bag when warm- ming them. Will keep them moist and refreshed at same time. SURPRISE ROLLS. Make a rich biscuit dough; 1 pt. flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 2 tablespoons of lard and butter mixed, just milk enough for short dough, (mince cold chicken, lamb or veal); moisten with gravy; make finger rolls of dough; put spoon of meat in each; bake about 20 or 30 minutes. Serve hot with TERRIS. Ridgewood. BATTER CAKE& BEAT up two eggs, add two table- spoonfuls of melted butter, a quart of good thick buttermilk, one-half teaspoonful of baking soda, one tablespoon- ful of baking powder, two tablespoon- ful of sugar, one tablespoon of syrup and enough flour to make a good batter. Fry in a greased frying- pan and serve at once with maple syrup. "TONY" McCARTHY HAS DOUBLE ANNIVERSARY (Continued from page one) Mrs. E. W. Daniels, Mrs. J. Davis, Mrs. L. E. Franklin, Mrs. G. W. Fields, Miss Emily Fletcher, Mrs. L. M. Hunter, J. Hoffman, Ossing; Alexander King, Mrs. S. W. Marshall, Mrs. J. W. Lane, Enoch Newton, Miss Peterson, H. V. Prime, Ossing; Mrs. W. S. Perkins, Miss Gerdine Perkins, Mlle. Victoria Rossier, M. P. Saunders, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Stinger, Q. B. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Thompson, New Rochelle; Mrs. Thompson, J. P. Thompson, Mrs. F. Turner, F. Turner, Jr., Miss Maud Turner, J. C. Thomas, Dr. and Mrs. Owen M. Waller, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Wormley, Mrs. Q. B. Willis, W. W. Washington. Telegrams and letters were received from Judge Unger, former Corporations Counsel-Delancy Nicoll, former Corporation Counsel Watson, former Corporation Counsel Frank L. Polk, Mr. and Mrs. Fred R. Moore, Ira A. Patchen, secretary to Hon. Frank L. Polk and others. List of Presents. Nearly one hundred pieces of Sidil by friends, a list of whom follows; by friends. WASHINGTON LETTER. (Continued from page one) Senator Tillman expressed it or not. It is to be held congress will increase the allowance for the maintenance of Howard University, as the work it is doing is of national concern and benefit. One comes upon many queer things in the District of Columbia, some of them tragical, some of them adorable, across the land yesterday. Seventh W. It was a twenty-foot store front. It was divided into two parts, with a "V" effect, the doors opening to right and left. On the one dor was a sign, reading, "For whites only", on the other, "for colored only". It was a Chinese Suey joint. Think of it, the Chinese draw the color on the Negro in the Chinese, the white man draws it on the Chinese, the white man will not always be so. Then again. sign meets the eye of him who sees, "white barbers only." And in all of the Southern cities a like sign is to be seen. It is evidence that the colored barber's business has passed from him to the white barber, and that colored barbers, for the most part, must depend upon colored patrons for their support. There are no signs of the sort in Northern and Western cities, as far as I have been able to observe, but the practice is very general. It is the way many other lucrative occupation. The Negro is being thrown back upon his job for support, and has not learned the economy that confronts him in that fact, as other races have done it, and that he must hang together or hang separately, as a sign of the Declaration of Independence phrased it in a witty aside. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. The Boker T. Washington Memorial Fund held a very important meeting at their new headquarters, 704 T street, northwest, on Wednesday evening. A large number of lawyers of the District Attorney A. Melendez King and formed a temporary organization, looking to their mutual benefit and protection. The following officers were elected: L. Melendez Ging, chairman; E. B. Hubert, secretary; Thomas L. Jones, treasurer; J. E. Collins, sergeant-at-arms. A com-missioned organization was named, consisting of J. Hewart, B. L. Gaskins and J. E. Collins. Prof. Kelly Miller of Howard University, will address the Bethel Literary and Historical Association on "The Present Political Outlook." Music will be furnished by the 19th Street Baptist church choir. Services for Mrs. Mamie E Hilver, wife of Andrew F. Hilver, trustee of Howard University, who died on last Thursday, was held on Saturday, December 16, from the Chapel of Howard University, with the Rev. T. J. Brown, pastor of St. Luke's Episcopal church officiating. She is survived by a husband, Andrew F. Hilver, a son, Gale Hilver of Minneapolis, Minn., a daughter, Kathleen Hilver, a daughter, Mrs. R. S. Williams of Augusta, Ga., wife of Bishop Williams of the Colored Methodist Episcopal church. Dr. Andrew Johnson of Richmond, Va., was here for several days visiting his brother, Robert T. Johnson of the Howard Dental College. Invitation are out announcing the welcome of the Cunningham to James Albert Greconon December 27. James Penn of Vermont, is visiting in the city. On last Tuesday evening the Bethel Literary witnessed one of the most inspiring and educational musical entertainments ever presented to the Washington people. A large and appreciative audience filled every available space in the Metropolitan church. The program best known musical organization and sold in the city. The first number was rendered by the Dunbar High School Glee Club under the direction of Miss Mary L. Europe. The Armstrong Manual Training School was represented by Isaac Cupid, who captivated his hearers. The Greta Fraser played Menelsohn's *Horns of Fire* sweetness and skill that very much delighted her audience. The Columbia Quartet rendered very excellent music; R. Carlton Dorsey of the Washington Conservatory was pleasing in his selection; the Myrtella Minor Normal School Chorus, under the direction of Miss Lola Johnson, in for special noon performances. Under direction of Miss Fraser, was all that one could expect; Dr. C. Summer Wormley's rendition of Burkeigh's "The Young Warrior" was hardly exceeded by encore, but hat was not enough, his audience demanded "Machusia," which he sang to the delight of all. The last number, which proved to be quite the equal of the first, was Listen to the song *Song Singers*, directed by Miss Charlotte Wallace Mrs. Louisa Evans Pinkett and Miss Marie C. James arranged the program. Judge Robert H. Terrell moved the admission of L. Melendez King, an attorney of this city, and W. H. Carrington of Colon, Panama, to the Supreme Court of the United States. Mrs. Mary Church Terrell has returned from the east after an extensive lecture tour. WOMEN WORK TO SAVE THE DOUGLAS HOME BUVALO, N. Y.—Mrs. Mary B. Talbert, president of the National Association of Colored Women, has sent out a call for the celebration of the one hundredth birthday of Frederick Douglass on February 12, 1917, and for the observance of the week from Monday, February 7, to Saturday, February 12, as Douglas Week, the celebration being a part of the campaign started by the women to raise $15,000 to pay the mortgage and restore the Frederick Douglass Home at Anacostia, District of Columbia. Seven thousand letters have been sent by Mrs. Talbert to Sunday School and day school schools, to clubs, etc., making an appeal for co-operation and assistance in the effort to preserve the Douglass Home as a memorial for the race. The Douglass Home Committee of the association is composed of Nannie H. Burroughs, of Washington, chairman; Nettie L. Napper, of Nashville, treasurer; Florence Randolph, of Jersey City; Maggie L. Walker, of Richmond; Elizabeth G. Carter, of New Bedford; Victoria Clay Haley, of St Louis, and Halie Brown, of Wilberforce. GOLDFIELD HOTEL GETS FULL HOTEL LICENSE. BALMORE, Md.—The Goldfield Hotel has been granted a full hotel license. It was built by the late Joe Gans, out of his winnings when he won the big lightweight championship from Battling New York. During Gans' life the place was a rendezvous for prominent visitors from all parts of the country. Gans was a popular idol in the pugilistic ring and had hosts of admirers among both races. Edward Myer and Lawson N. Dumbo are the present proprietors of the hotel. THE NEW YORK AGE. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 21. 1916. FAMILIES WANTED FOR PHILADELPHIA, Pa. D. John Turner, one of the prime movers in the project to establish a model colored community center in the South, announces that families are wanted with children, at Wadesboro, N. C., where prospective residents of the proposed town are being trained in the silk and printing shop at Wadesboro. Successful applicants will have their travel expenses paid to Wadesboro, will have the acres of land, and the priests made from tilling the soil will go to the family. Father and children over fourteen years old will be given employment either in the silk mills or print shop at good wages. Children of school age will be sent to school, and arrangements may be made for father and children who attend night school. Condition is that mothers may remain at home to look after the welfare of the family. The training received in the silk mills and print shop at Wadesboro will be of an educational nature so that experienced operators will be obtainable as soon as the proposed town is opened in the sea islands off the coast of South Carolina. The print shop at Wadesboro is open and doing work for white and colored people in various sections of the country. Interested in this movement are Dr. C. Walters, Nashville, Tenn.; Dr. John P. Turner, Philadelphia; Lester A. Walton, New York; G. Edward Dickerson, Philadelphia, and Dr. Algernon B. Jackson, Philadelphia. Applicants are advised to write to Dr. John P. Turner, 1302 South Eighteenth street, Philadelphia, Pa. MARYLAND TEACHERS TO MEET AT SALISBURY. M.S. Mo., The annual session of the Maryland State Colored Teachers' Association, will be held at John Wesley M. E. Church next Thursday and Friday, December 28 and 29. At the opening session Miss Agnes R. Wright, Miss Charlotte Slowe, Herbert S. Walsh, A.D. Owens and others will hold a conference of county supervisors. The afternoon program includes an address by William J. Holloway, superintendent of schools in Wicomico county; William Pickens, dean of Morgan College, Baltimore, and Mrs. Susan R. Wright. Mayor I. E. Jones and John S. Toddin will deliver welcoming addresses of the D. C. Cipolal of the Maryland Colored State Normal School, will deliver his annual address as president. E. M. Noble, superintendent of schools for Caroline county; Mason A. Hawkins, principal of the Baltimore Colored High School, Prof. T. H. Kiah, principal of Princess Anne Academy, Prof. J. H. Lockerman, head of the Baltimore Colored Teachers' Training School, Prof. M. Bates Stephens, state superintendent of education; D. O. W. Holmes, president of the Baltimore Educational Association, Howard E. Young, are on the program. officers are D. S. S. Goodloe, president of P. E. Goody, first vice-president; Jesse L. Nicholas, secretary; Mess E. V. Carter, assistant secretary; H. J. Lowers, treasurer; executive committee: George B. Murphy, chairman; H. J. Lowers, Howell Howell, Walter Washington, William H. McAbe, Miss Charlotte Slowe, William H. Lee, Stephen H. Long and James T. Williams. KANSAS CITIZENS FIGHT SEGREGATION KANSAS CITY, Kan.-The Kansas City, Kan., Segregation League, a group of white citizens, recently presented a segregation ordinance and petitioned the mayor and commissioners to pass a segregation white and colored attentions of this city. For sometime this question has been agitated by a certain class of whites and the city counselor secured copies of the similar ordinances of St. Louis, Mo., and Louisville, Ky, the legality of both of which are pending before the Supreme Court of the United States. Commissioners refused to consider the ordinance, stating that the constitutionality of it was questioned, although the league urged immediate action. The various organized bodies of the city have made a concerted campaign against the passage for several months. At the commissioner's meeting, Belf- l. F. F. Bradley meeting of schools, and Judge I. F. Bradley spoke against the ordinance. A large number of leading white men have pledged their support against the bill. The Supreme Court is effected to re-examine in these cases some- In law. In the TEACHERS ORGANIZE INTER-STATE BODY. CHREYT, Pa.-On December 2 at the Cheyne Training School for Teachers, there was formed an Association of Teachers in Colored Schools of Pennsylvania. A temporary organization of the association was formed in April. This is now perfected with the following officers: Leslie Pinchney Hill, president; Clarence R. Whyte, vice-president; Miss Lettia Cottman, secretary; the Rev. M. Spain, treasurer; Nana Nava, a corresponding secretary; J. R. Paul Brock, chairman of executive committee. RAISES $125 IN NOME FOR MEMORIAL FOR MEMORIAL FUND Miss Amanda Carter, a subscriber of THE Ace, writes from Nome, Alaska, that she has raised in Nome $125 for the Booth Washington Memorial fund. Miss Carter in on her mem- her to her home in Indianapolis. At the time of writing the letter she was making preparations to leave for the United States, and is bringing the money with her. THE WAY. Bystander—I supposes you would like to take a ride without worrying about froze and the like? Motorist (facing a puncture)—You bet I would. Bystander—Well, I have a car today—Champion! ROANOKE MOB KILLED 2'; NEGROE WANT TO LEAVE ROANOKE, ALA.—A woman about to become a mother was shot and two men killed by a mob of rioting men on Friday might, December 1, the only thing either being guilty of was murdering New Yorker woman was shot in the thigh, and it is thought that the, unborn child will survive, as it is probable that three deaths will have to be charged to the gang of murderers. Friday morning a colored man named Buck Smedley, who had been farming on shares, went to the white man, one of the farmers, and was working, for a settlement. He had been killed crop and after expenses were paid there was a balance. of some $37 coming to Smedley. Bartlett postponed settlement from time to time, until this Friday morning, and when Smedley appeared according to appointment, Bartlett began cursing him and drew his gun. Smedley left him home, later appeared in his barn. Bartlett fired at him twice, Smedley returning the shots, none of which took effect. Smedley attempted to move his effects from Bartlett's place to another farm where he had made arrangements to work, but Bartlett called in some of the young whites of the town and an attempt was made to arrest Smedley. The colored man he took to go to the farm was the sheriff was not. That officer sent his deputy, Ballard, who organized a posse, but by that time Smedley had gone. The mob had to have some excitement, so about 8.30 Friday night they went to the home of the Rev. Adams, a Negro preacher and called for Henry McGhee. McGhee attempted to shield himself behind another man who boarded with Adams, but the mob shot him and held on to the officer, turned the guns on the other man, but he escaped apparently unhurt amid a storm of bullets. The ruthless mob then fired another round into McGhee's dead body, and another colored man in the house was shot through the head, being killed instantly. McGhee's wife, who was pregnant, was shot in the thigh, and it was out through the head, while two women's lives were spared. The mob started away but came back and put the bodies of the two dead men on the bed and told the women to call some one to come and dress them. But the bodies lay until Saturday afternoon before they could be touched, as no official would come to hold them. A 8 o'clock Saturday morning everybody knew who were in the mob that committed the murders. One white fellow quit his place of business to go around town telling how it was done. There has been nothing about it, and the white people only say it was "too bad." The Negroes here have tried to avoid the agent agents, but they are now praying for one to come. A labor agent will reap a rich harvest in this section now or at any time before spring. WORK HARD TO GET IN SOUTHERN PLANTS BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Visits to the Embry Steel Plant, the Solvay Cement By-product Co., and the American Steel and Wire Co., where a majority of colored laborers are used, show that from fifty to one hundred men are always waiting around to get work. They have to call twice a day, at 6 a.m., when the day and night shifts go on. The foreman hire their own men, but the company doctor must make a physical examination and the company enrolls the men. If the foreman is not satisfied with a man's loks, he cannot get on. A scheme employed with some success man who have friends at work in the plants, is to write down his name and give it to his friend. The friend who is at work hands the name to his foreman and if the foreman needs another man he will come to the gate and call out for that man by name. But the men wanting work must be there morning and evening at 6 clock until needed. One man works in a pair of shoes going the plant of the American Steel and Wire Company looking for work. CHRISTMAS MOTTOES BY TITTSFIELD MAN. TITTSFIELD, Mass.-IISHAI D. Crispell 49 North John street, has had printed for Dr. Baker's church and. Sunday School, the second colored congregation of Tittsfield, a card of twelve original Christmas mottos, which he terms "A little help toward a Christian Life." The mottoes are as follows: 1. If you would make your head, keep your hands soft, do so shoneley. 2. Be careful not to hurt yourself. 3. Nothing hurts like the truth. 4. Education is not sense, but it is sensible to be educated. 5. Work, work, work. The best tonic for Health, Wealth and Life. 6. Spend a dollar but save a dollar; you may need a dollar some time. 7. Think twice before you speak once. 8. A good reputation with a good character behind it, is worth one thousand dollars to any man, woman or child, all the time. 9. Never say I can't. 10. Who dare to find fault with what God has done. 11. If you were well able to no need of any hell, for we could go no lower. 12. If you think you can't reach the top round, don't stop, make a try, take a chance. You'll get there. COLORED PAINTER'S PICTURE IS SELECTED. CHIENNEY, Pa.—One of the paintings displayed at the recent exhibition of the New York Color Club was the work of Miss Daura Wheeler, teacher of Art at the Cheyney Training School for Teachers, and former winner of the Cresson Prize Scholarship from the academy of Fine Art of Philadelphia, Pa. The painting is entitled "Heirlooms" and was one of the twelve selected out of five hundred at a permanent illustration for the White Color Club catalogue. Last spring, Wheeler had five exhibitions at the Art Institute. MARYLAND TO CARE FOR CONSUMPTIVES. BALTHORE, MD.—A State Sanatorium for colored consumptives, is projected for Maryland. John Walter Smith, the dominant figure in Democratic politics in Maryland, has come out strongly in favor of adequate provision for colored tuberculosis sufferers. The next Legion of the poor suffer from the project, which has the endorsement of prominent physicians. The only provision for colored consumptives are 45 beds at Bayview Asylum and at County Almshouse. LEAVES $2,000 EACH TO TWO. INSTITUTIONS. PHILAELFHIA, PA—Frederick Douglass Hospital and the Colored Orphan Asylum were left $2,000 each by the will of James Bailey, probated at Morristown last Thursday, $3,000 out of a $3,000,000 estate is left to charitable institutions. SOMERVILLE, N. I Somerville, N. J.—The colored Glee Club spent a pleasant evening at the club house Tuesday. Edward Skidmore is recovering from an overdose of acid fumes, which he suffered while in the employ of The Church and at the hospital. William Beaverly, Jr., is in the Somerset Hospital with an amputated, too. The Y. M. A. C. will hold a supper on New Year's Evening in the club house. Snbath morning the Rev. Dickerson of Westfield had charge of love feast at St. Thomas Church. In the aftermath the prealing elder. Rev. Ferris of idlemen was in attendance from St. John 10:29. The Lord's Supper was administered. One united with the church by letter. In the evening Rev. I. B. Turner of Hackensack preached. Rev. Robeson entertained the presiding elder on Wednesday evening at the parsonage. Ellwood clark has moved with his family to their new home on Davenport street. Mrs. Sadle Anthony has left town for the winter. Mr. and Mrs. Ellwood Clark, Mrs. Walter Vanness, Masters Ernest and Bert Vanness and Miss Vernie Vanness attended a reception at Bound Brook Thursday evening. Mrs. B. M. City spent Monday in New York City. Mrs. Annie Schenck, Mrs. Douglas Hayes and Mrs. B. N. Peterson spent Saturday in New Brunswick. Mrs. J. H. Dorman and Miss Dorman, Mrs. Norman Hoffman and the Misses Hoffman were in New Brunswick Thursday. PATERSON, N. I PATTERSON, N. J.-St. Augustine Presbyterian Church fair closed on Monday evening and was very successful. The booths reported as follows: J. A. Hughes, $85; Rev. W. W. Walker, $133.09; Chas. M. Walker, $75.82; Mrs. G. G. $66.00; Mrs. G. after Hughes, $8.45; Mrs. F. Harper, $10.25; Junior Workers, $2.42; Miss C. E. Fields donated $25; total, $43.20. Miss C. E. Fields donated the following prizes for the best workers: Rev. W. W. Walker, $2.50 gold piece; Mrs. Frank Walker, $2.50 gold piece; Mrs. Frances Harless, $1. Mr. Eule Hughes attended the funeral of Mr. and Mrs. John's daughter on Thursday, at 140th street, New York City. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Banks announces the marriage of their son, Joseph, to Miss Ada Oliver on Saturday, December 23, at 76 Tyler street. Calvary Baptist Church, Rev. J. H. Gaspard, pastor, had their annual chicken and corn dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Martin and family were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hughes to dinner on Sunday. The Colored Men's Civic Association added two new members at their meeting Monday evening. Samuel White was appointed chairman of the committee to revise the constitution and by-laws. Church services was conducted in the Sibley City Club Rooms on Sunday evening. Mr. White has charge of the mission on River street. The Colored Men's Civic Association will tender a banquet and reception to its president, John A. Huggs, on Monday evening, January 1, 1917. Jas. Sessoms passed the civil service examination for letter carrier. He was sixteenth hon the list, with a percentage of 82%. The funeral of Mrs. Jane Ann Henry, of Paramus, N. J., was held last Friday afteroon at her lat home. The Rev. C. James delivered the eulogy, accompanied by a list of his members and the senior chair, of which Mrs. F. Steward, a daughter of the late Mrs. Henry, was a member. William F. Kingsland, of Tarrytown, N. Y., and Miss Carrie R. Douglass, of White Plains, N. Y., were united in marriage last Saturday evening at Passaic. The Rev. C. C. Williams officiated. The services at the A. M. E. Zion Church were largely attended last Sunday. The Rev. C. C. Williams preached two powerful sermons, taking as his morning theme "God's Sacred Things" and at the evening service "The City With Its River and Streams." Collection for the day amounted to over $200. The funeral of little Carl C. MacKay was held Monday afternoon at the residence of his parents, East 23rd street. Rev. C. C. Williams officiated. Last Sunday was a very successful day at Canaan Baptist Church. The pastor, Rev. Ralph L. Miller, preached morning and night. Rev. C. J. Yeomans, pastor of the Madison Avenue Baptist Church, preached at 3 p.m. The program at the B. Y. P. U. was given by Mrs. J. W. Anderson. On Sunday, December 24, the pastor will preach morning and night. The Chris-tertain night exercises will take place on Thursday December 24. There will be a spiderweb and children's tertainment at the Canaan Baptist Church by Miss Susie Ruffin and Mrs. Laure Daniels on Wednesday evening, January 5, 1977. BARRON'S AS INCORE 2275 7th Ave. TELEPHONE M ENTERTAINMENT EVERY AFTERNOON AND E WHEN'OUT FOR A NICE EVENING STOP AT Cabaret in dining room every evening Geral Manager Telephone Circle 3244 THE LAFAYETTE DINING ROOM We believe that the first duty of a Restaurant is to serve good food, quality, service, charming music. Gents' Cafe. GEO, E. MICHAEL, Prop TELEPHONE MORNINGSIDE 8653 MEET ME AT THE ELK CAFE 2261 7th AVE. Cor. 133d Street Where you can get what you ask for dinner or request. Mixed drinks a specialty. GARL HUTCHINSON, Prop. Nov. 30 - 3 mo. TELEPHONES 22183-22185-1079 BROADWAY HOTEL MELBOURNE REDRICK J. BOYETTER Propistar and Business Manager CUISINE THE BEST DON'T FORGET HER OLD ROSE ROOM AND THE BEEF STEAK CARNETT. 805-815 TREMONT ST. BOSTON, MASS. EAST RUTHERFORD, N. J. East Rutherford, N. J.—Alfred Slisco died December 15, after an illness of seven months. He leaves a widow and seven children. Alexander Cottage of Jersey City spent Sunday afternoon in Rutherford with his sister, Mrs. J. C. Conner. Rev. Stilling was one of the speakers at the A. M. E. Church, Brooklyn. Mrs. C. A. Renold is able to be around after being confined to bed for six weeks with rheumatism. December 24 is quarterly meeting in St. Phillip's Chapel. Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Banks have moved from Hackensack to Rutherford. Hiram Marshall is home from his sister and all the time. Mrs. Tellellen Williams is visiting friends in Rutherford. Robert and Johnathan Bonel are expected home to spend Christmas vacation with their parents. LAKEWOOD, N. J. LAKEWOOD, N. J.-Quarterly conference was held at the A. M. E. Zion Church Sunday. Presiding Elder White preached. Miss Margaret Mosley has returned from a short visit in New York City. The Baptist Church in John street, the Rev. Griffin pastor, was well attended last Sunday. The bazaar given by the Macedonia Church was a success. Clifton Chambers, son of Mrs. Chambers, is here from Rhode Island. The "Women's Day" rally last Sunday evening. The entertainment "Miss Ann Teek" given at the A. M. E. Zion Church Monday, December 18, was a success. Miss Ann Teek was ill that night. NEWARK, N. J. NEWARK. N. J.—Mrs. S. E. Morris, of Jersey City, has been ill at the home of her sister, Mrs. Geo. A. Douglas, Marshall street. Mrs. J. B. Morris of Philadelphia, spent Sunday and Monday with her daughter Omar. Douglas and Morris. NEWARK. N. J.—The 13th Avenue Presbyterian Church has arranged a sacred concert for their evening services Sunday, December 24. The men of the church have formed a "Get-together Club" for a rally of church maintenance, under the leadership of Omar M. V. B. Powell, Orange street, is convulsing after a weeks illness. Hon. James W. Johnson addressed a large audience at St. James A. M. E. Church last Monday evening. Mrs. Mattle Morris and Miss Otey Stratton are making earnest appeals to the city churches for contributions, that they be enabled to extend more numerous burials the orphan at the home under their management at 252 Riverside avenue. A DIFFERENCE. Hewitt!—"Don't you think I stand a good chance of making a fortune out of people?" Out of it, you. In it, you. WHEN VISITING NEW YORK CITY MAKE IT YOUR FIRST STOP WE WILL·MAKE IT YOUR BEST KEYS & BUCKNER .PHONE 6332 MORNINGSIDE "A QUEST PLACE FOR QUIET PEOPLE TO LIVE" THE BRADFORD REGULAR DINNER 23 cts. MEALS SERVED AT ALL HOURS PUNISHED ROOMS TO LET PRESENTS A NEW MODEL JOHN E. BRADFORD, PROPH. PHONE HARLEM 1721 73 West 134th St. New York City THE MACEO Nearly Furnished Rooms for Pursuit or Transient Guests. Steam Heat and all Impairments. 995 Guest Sts. BENJ. P. THOMAS. Proprietor 213 W. 53rd St., N. Y. 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JOHNSON, Prop. 113 West Third Street, near Columbia Ave. THE LAWS HOUSE PHONE CHRISTA E. BURKE Telephone 212-252-2525 Association for promotion of law agreements. MRS. E. P. JOHNSON, Prop. 113 West Third Street, near Columbia Ave. FORD T. DABNEY DABNEY'S LORCHESTRA IS (By LESTER A. WALTON.) ONE of the novel places of amusement on the Gay White Way is Ziegfeld's Midnight Frolic atop the New Amsterdam Theatre, and one of the features of this unusual pleasure resort is Dabney's Syncopated Orchestra. This musical organization enjoys the distinction of being the first colored orchestra to play regularly in a Broadway theatre. And it performs a double duty—furnishes all the music for the soloists, choruses, etc., to sing by, and serves enlivening strains for patrons who desire to indulge in a one-step, fox-trot or a waltz. FORD T. DA Three years ago when the dance craze was at its height, F. Ziegfeld, Jr., who is constantly doing extraordinary things on a large scale in the amusement world, conducted a dancing palace atop the New Amsterdam Theatre, employing two hands — one colored, the other white. He conceived the idea of giving New Yorkers something new in the entertainment line, so he produced Ziegfeld's Midnight Frölic, consisting of a two hours' show and a dancing program which enables devotees of the terpischorean art to spend two hours and a half enjoying their favorite form of amusement. Upon making this radical change Mr. Ziegfeld did the unexpected by discharging the white orchestra and keeping the colored musicians. No one had any idea that a colored orchestra would be installed to accompany the white singers. At the time colored musicians were in great demand as dispensers of dance music, but no one had ever displayed the temerity to put them in a Broadway theatre as the regular house orchestra. But F. Ziegfeld, Jr., is one of the greatest show men of his time, and has become so because of his daring and originality. He made Bert Williams the star of Ziegfeld's Follies, although many of his friends advised him against putting the colored comedian in this big white production. Mr. Williams is still the highest salaried member of the Follies, because he is a box office attraction and making money for Mr. Ziegfeld. The experiment of installing a colored orchestra in the Midnight Frolie was a big success from the start. Dahney's Syncopated Orchestra has been atop the New Amsterdam Theatre for three years, and along Broadway the colored musicians are accredited with being accomplished and versatile musicians. The orchestra consists of Ford T. Dahney, piano; Alie Ross, violin; William Carroll, violin; William Parquette, mandolin; Charlie Wilson, cello; George Haywood, bass; F. Herrera, flute; Edward Campbell, clarinet; Crickett Smith, trumpet; Fred Simpson, trombone, and Dennis Johnson, cello DRAMATICS AND ATHLETICS to get up to commence their day's work. It is a haven for amusement lovers who do not care to go home until morning. It is not until 10:30 in the evening, less than half an hour before some theatres close, that the Ziegfeld institution takes on an air of life and activity. Then the patrons dance until midnight. From 12 until 2 o'clock a vaudeville performance, with chorus girls in goodly numbers interspersed on the program at frequent intervals, is given. From 2 until 3 o'clock dancing is in order. Twenty musical numbers are played nightly by Dabney's Syncopated Orchestra for the show alone. Mr. Ziegfeld proudly refers to DABNEY the colored musicians as "my boys" and he believes in them because they play with plenty of life and ginger—to use his expression, "plenty of pep." An incident occurred last spring which illustrates the confidence he has in them. Each year when the Follies return to New York from their road tour a joint performance and dance are given atop of the New Amsterdam Theatre by the members of the Follies and the Midnight Frolic Nathan Franko's Orchestra had been hired to play the musical numbers for the show, and was to alternate with Dabney's Syncopated Orchestra in furnishing the dance music. Both orchestras were instructed to attend the rehearsal. Franko's orchestra numbered over forty musicians. There were eleven men in the Dabney organization. After the white musicians had played over one of the vocal selections several times, Mr. Ziegfeld, who was standing nearby, suggested that "my boys" try the number, as he wanted a little more "pep." The eleven musicians, trembling from suppressed excitement, knowing that they were the cynosure of all eyes, nervously took the orchestral arrangements and played as never before. They played as if inspired and sounded more like fifty men than eleven. When they finished there was a big round of applause from onlookers, and Mr. Ziegfeld dryly remarked that "my boys" had better play the number. A few minutes later the suggestion was again made by Mr. Ziegfeld that "my boys" be permitted to play another number, which they did. The outcome was that the Dabney Syncopated Orchestra was designated to play all the numbers in the show. Franko's orchestra was retained to alternate with the dance music. Those familiar with the record made by the colored musicians atop the New Amsterdam Theatre do not wonder why Mr. Ziegfeld has kept them for three years, which is a long life in the theatrical world. "The answer is: They make good with a big "G." IN COURT. Lawyer—"Do you drink?" Witness (quite huffy)—"That's my business." The Hotel Bellmans Beneficial Assoc'n. The Southern Beneficial League The 8 to 12 Whist Club of Brooklyn The Alpha Physical Culture Club The Negro Civic Improvement League The Ianthia Wheelmen The Incorporators The Head Walters Association The Hope Day Nursery Sporting Notes BASKETBALL The New Year is gradually drawing near and excitement is sk high about the big basketball and social classic that, will take place when Howard University's Varsity team meets the world champion Incorporators at Muhahattan Casino on New Years night, Monday, January 1, 1917. It will be one of the grandest nights ever staged in the history of the game. A riot of color, marked colored lights, a riot of music, pennants, badges and the world famous Howard Glee Club will be among the attractions on this gala night. Also there will be a girls' game between the Younger Set team and the Y. W. C. A. Everybody who is anybody will be there; so come early to avoid the rush. incoln University is coming to New York on Christmas night prepared for a victory. Then on the 26th they play the Melrose team and on the 27th they play Jersey City team, making three games in three nights. On February 17, the Incorporator will play Imperial A. C. for a handsome silver loving cup. The Carlton Seniors and the St. Douglas "Big Five55 meet in a return game Friday, December 29, at Labor Lycceum. St. Douglas showed that they must be counted on when they defeated the Brooklyn champions in Orange a couple of weeks ago. This return game is sure to be a hummer, as the Carltons are determined to wipe out this defeat by St. Douglas. Ray Peyton, the Carlton's star forward, who was absent when his team went down before the swift attack of the New Jersey champions has recovered from an injury that laid him up for a couple of weeks, and will be back at forward with Capt. Jackson, when Carlton and St. Douglas meet on the 29th. With everybody reported in perfect trim, Manager-Vaughan is confident his "Lightning Five" will turn the tables on the boys from Jersey. Always read The New York Age. PUGILISM. To the Sporting Editor of The Age: As I am a subscriber to your paper and in justice to the public and boxers, I would like to say that I am still the head of the largest colored. fight club in the country, the Toledo Colored Athletic Club. I turned over the promoting to James Russell so that I could have the right to box Johnnie Walton but, the boxing commissioners would not let me, so I shall still act as promoter while Mr. Russell will be my assistant. In justice to Middleweight Champion Christy Williams, I matched he and Kid Ash here because I thought that they have fought more good men than all the other present middleweights, and I gave the belt to the winner. I have four more belts: heavyweight, lightweight, welterweight. I have the bantamweight belt myself and I will box any boy in the world at 116 pounds, ringside, but I will not box in Toledo before my own club It was not Mr. Williams that refused to box Jack Mitchel, because I did put a $200 purse, but there was a white fight one day before Thanksgiving so I called off the fight myself. As to Mr. Mitchel stating what the champion received, I do not tell one boxer what the other gets, and the belt itself is worth more to the man that gets it than the money he receives. All the leading white papers will recognize my belts and a man cannot lose a belt only in Toledo and Columbus, Ohio, as my club will stage houts in both towns. The Police Gazette will tell any one, that as I am colored and the first man to give belts to my race, my belts will be: the only ones recognized because I know that some one will try to make capital out of what I have started. Arthur Stiggle, I think, is as good as any 145 pound map in the country and he has-given me the right to say that if One-Round Sylvester will make 145 pounds, ringside, and make a side bet, that he will box him in front of my club or in Columbus. I will try to match Sam Langford and Bill Tate for the colored heavyweight championship belt of the world. The belt will be diamond studded. Toledo Colored Athletic Club, 11 North Erie St., Toledo, O. To the Sporting Editor of The Age: A few lines from the distant Pacific from time to time might interest the fans along the Atlantic seaboard and throughout the country. Far out here in the northwest, Geo. Moore, manager of the Golden West A: C., a widely known colored organization, is the real thing in the boxing field. Mr. Moore makes a speciality of staging nothing but high-class matches and is meeting with much success. There are several other clubs in Portland, but strange as it may appear with the amount of colored people numbering less than 1,000 of a popu- lation of 225,000 souls. Manager Moore's shows are the best patronized. He has set up a high standard. He promises them the best that is to be gotten and gives them what he promises. It was he who put mixed matches in effect in Portland and surrounding cities. His card to be staged on Thursday, Dec. 22, will be an all-star show, in which six colored boys will compete MONSTER WHIST TOURNAMENT AND DANCE Wish you a Merry Christmas and will meet you at the Whist Tournament at Manhattan Casino, Friday, December 29, 1916 anginat six white boys: Eddie Palmer, 146; vs. Al Somers, 138; Young Jack Johnson, 168, vs. Lique Simma, 165; Joe Johnson, 122, vs. Joe Gorman, 130; Ted Meredith, 133, vs. Frank Sullivan, 138; Danny Edwards, 108, vs. Jockey Bennott, 120; Hugh Delaney, 130, vs. Billy Johnson, 130. Palmer is the colored star who halls from New Orleans. Young Jack is well known in Boston and other eastern boxing centers. He has also boxed with much success throughout the south and southwest. Young Jack has also done well in Colorado. Lee Johnson is the coast sensation, having cleaned up everything near his size and inches. He is the boy Tommy Turns took to Australia some time ago. Of nine 20-round battles in the Antipodes he lost only one decalon. Fred Meredith, ex-U. S. sailor, is a lightweight of great promise. Danny Edwards, a child wonder for the Golden West, looks like another George Dixon, and would make many of the eastern boys pounds bigger than himself take to the tall timbers. Hugh Delaney is another growing lightweight of whom great things are expected. It is encouraging that in these far western states no color line is drawn. In the boxing game what is looked after first is class, not color. I have Palmer lined up for several matches here, in Washington, California, and Utah, and hope to reach New York before the close of the boxing season there. Best wishes to The Age and friends throughout the country. EDDIE PALMER, Welter and middleweight champion of the world, And JNO. A. THOLMER. Business agent. Garl Hutchinson Opens, Cabaret. On Saturday, December 23, Garl Hutchinson, the popular proprietor of the Elk Cafe, 2261 Seventh avenue, will open in connection with his cafe a refined cabaret, which he will endeavor to popularize in Harlem. Well-known singers and musicians have been secured to furnish the entertainment, and the musical numbers will be the latest and best. Jack Smith Dies in California. Jack Smith Dies in California. Jack Smith, of the team of Smith & Glenn, died December 10 on a train in California while enroute to his home in Chicago. Smith was seized with a homorrhage at the Hippodrome Theater. San Francisco, and was trying to become his. He was accompanied by his partner, Wendy Smith. Smith was born in Brooklyn, N. Y. 40 years ago. His widow survives. The funeral was held from Emmanuel Jackson Chapel, Chicago, the Rev. Hayward officiating, Sunday, December 16. Chas. Young: Leon Diggs, Isaac Young and Will Minor Corke sang during the services. Gordon is Football Star. RIVERSIDE, CAIFE—Very few Riverside football fans are aware of the fact that Riverside has a representative on the University of California football team. But it has and the boy is none other than Walter Gordon, son of Henry P. Gordon, janitor of the Evans block. A letter received from Filmore Murphy, who is now in Oakland, in which some clipsings were enclosed, would indicate that this colored boy was the real star of the game. "I watched the game from a two-bit seat on the bleachers," writes Murphy, who is better known as "Spuds," by his friends here, "and, believe me, it was some battle. All one heard during the afternoon was, 'keep your eye on Gordon; watch him' that Washington interference; that boy is a wonder; the best line man California has, etc. I tell you it did me good to see Gordon in action, and up this way he is looked on as the best line man in the state." poly high four years ago. This is his third year in school, at California. So far as Principal Hugh Law is able to learn, he never played football here, but he has developed this year under Coach Andy Smith as the real star end of the big teams state. RAHWAY, N. L RADWAY, N. J.-Social and financial success crowned the efforts of the various societies of Ebenezer A. M. E. Church in their efforts of their annual fair last week. Last Monday evening was the opening of the fair. Tuesday evening was in charge of the Isaacar Club. A Japanese, tea party was given by the club Wednesday evening. The entertainment feature was a splendid concert in which all of the parts were well taken. The program was given under the direction of Mrs. J. P. Sampson, wife of the pastor, and included the following numbers: Recitation; Ruth Morton; piano solo, William Maize; recitation, Elizabeth Morton; duet, Hazel Hughes and Helen White; solo, Solomon Moore; recitation, Margaret Phillips; solo, Elsie Jones; quartet selection, Howard Hetfield, Solomon Moore, William Tredwell and Harry Van Dyke; solo, William Tredwell. The chief feature of Thursday evening was an exceptionally well prepared and interesting lecture, which was given by the Rev. J. P. Sampson, pastor, and e many favorable comments. Owing to the inclementy of the weather on Friday evening the fair closed on the following Monday evening. As a whole the affair was one of the best of its kind in the history of the church. Last Saturday morning Mrs. Katherine Holmes of Main street, had another narrow escape by falling down stairs at her home while carry two pails of ashes. She was uninjured. Mrs. Beverly Braxton of 23 Allen street, has been ill with the grippe for a week but she is improving. The Rev.-P. D. James preached at the First Baptist Church in Woodbridge, N. J., last Sunday for the pastor of the church, the Rev. R. Montague. Mrs. Cora Scott of 34 Lewis street, presented the Second Baptist Church to a fine, new clock last Sunday evening. The church tendered Mrs. Scott a vote of thanks. The annual report of the Second Baptist Church was read last Sunday evening by the clerk, Thomas Shell. The church was surprised to see how well it had done during the last year. Each member feels pleased with the success. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dawson and daughters, Evelyn and Lillian, took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Edward Evans last Sunday. PASSAIC, N. I. PASSAIC, N. J.—One of the most fashionable events of the season was given Tuesday evening, December 12, by Miss Ruth C. Smith, who celebrated her-20th birthday. The room was tastefully decorated; the color scheme being green and white. The evening was very enjoyable spent in dancing and games. Those present were Misses Lucy Alston black taffeta; Gertrude Kingland, white marquette; Edna Miller, blue satin; Olin Mosley, black breadcloth; Tryphena Smith, black taffeta; Ruth Smith, white crepe de meteor over Irish point lace; Ethel Hayes, marron velvet; Ethel Smith, white crepe de chine; Messrs. Wesley Booker, Selmon Green, George Cooper, Mose Alston, Charles Anderson, Walter Sumerset, of this city; Misses Alberta Goode, white net; Helen Barbara, white lace; Naomi Anderson, blue silk; Messrs. Melyn Halsey, Howard Kline, Nicholas Johnson, of Paterson; T. Nelson and C. Hart, of New York, Leroy Hicks and Alfred Jackson, of Rutherford; Miss Alice Champion, blue Satin and silver lace; Solomon Reed, of Nutley; Miss Mary Hicks, blue taffeta; Charles Jould of Newark; Misses Gladys Pompin, black lace over tan silk, Violet Brown, green satin; A. Johnson, black crepe de chine; Chester Brown, of Nyack, Miss Smith was the recipient of many beautiful and useful gifts. Mr. and Mrs. Laws of Camden, Del, spent a fe wdays with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Penwell, 131 Myrtle avenue, and worshipped at Bethel A. M. E. Church. Mr. and Mrs. Collins, Mrs. Collins, Mrs. Wilson, the Rev. W. H. Price and Miss Price made a flying trip to Hackensack. Mrs. Ed, Calter, of Harrison street and Miss Maude De Shield, of Chestnut street, who have been confined to their home for a few weeks, are much improved. Rev. Mr. C. C. Williams of Peterson, was visiting in this city last week. The trustees social of Bethle church held, at 22 Chestnut street, was the success of the season. The Sunday School held a pew rally on Sunday aft- LAFAYETTE THEATRE ELITE AMUSEMENT CENTER WEEK BEGINNING QUALITY AMUSEMENT CORPORATION "MONTE" By the World's Great Alexander THE Filmund Dantes. Minier. Danglers. Fernand. Villifort. Caderouse. Mons Morel. Albert. 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WOMAN'S CHARITY CLUB At Sumner Hall, Fulton St. Opp. Sumner Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. On WEDNESDAY EVE. DEC. 27, 1916, AT 8 O'CLOCK NEXT BIG GAME NEW YEARS NIGHT, MON HOWARD UNIVERSITY WASHI NIGHT, MONDAY, JANUARY NIVERSITY vs. "INCOF MANHATTAN CASINO, 155th St. & 8th Ave., N. Y. WILL ANTHONY MADDEN, Manager - THE MARTIN-SMITH MUSIC SCHOOL ANNOUNCES THE LITTLE MERRY MAKEFES CLUB of one hundred young people under the direction of Grace Giles, together with the Young People's Symphony of 40 members in a mammoth production of "BETSY ROSS," an Historical Operetta of Colonial Times MANHATTAN CASINO, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 15 Other distinctive features will include a Toy Symphony, Feature Songs and Dances, an original sketch by Helena Sheldon Johnson and William Hardenburgh. The performance will be followed by a dance. Music by Thompson and his band. Mr. Frank W. Stewart, floor manager. ADMISSION, 50 CTS. CHILDREN; 25 CTS. BOXES, $2.00 Tickets on sale at Martin-Smith Music School, 139 W. 136th Street Telephone, 8216 Audubon 11-30-31. THURSDAY, DECEMBER ernoon which was a success. The gram was excellently rendered. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Newell and Master Britton Newell will leave Friday December 22 for the south where they will spend the holidays with Mrs. Newell's parents. Miss Chanie Hinton leaves Tuesday for Raleigh, N. C., to visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Hinton, sister to Mr. Newell. On Sunday, December 24, a family Christmas service will be held at Bethel A, M. E. Church. On Christmas Day sunrise prayer service will be held at Bethel at o'clock. On Thursday, evening, December 24 a Jack and Jill wedding will be organized at Bethel Church under the direction of Mrs. H. Carington Lewis. MONDAY, DEC. 25 DORATION, Robt. Levy, Gen. Mgr. ENTS CRISTO" Greatest Colored Artist Her Dumar CAST. Sidney Kirkpatrick Andrew M. Bishop Charence E. Muse Arthur T. Ray A. B. deComathiere Chas. Moore Will A. 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Appropriate anthems will be rendered by a full choir, Mme. Lula Robinson-Jones, soprano; Mme. George Berry, alto. The pastor will preach both services. His morning theme, The Wise Men in Search of the Newborn King;" ovening theme, "The Child Born. On Monday, December 25, Christmas Day, the old folks' dinner will be served. Members and friends we also invited to dine in Motherhood on this day; "dinner will be served, beginning at 1 p. m. Special Christmas services at 3 p. m. Wednesday evening, December 27, Christmas exercises and tree by the Sunday school. On Thursday, December 28, dinner will be served at the church by the men Loyalty Club, beginning at 1 p. Mrs. M. E. Piggott, president, Friday evening, December 29, members' meeting. Sunday evening, December 11, special "watch" services will be held. Dr. Brown, B. D. Fenderson, president board of trustees, and A. A. Rives, secretary, attended the reception it honor to Bishop J. S. Caldwell, on Monday evening last, in Philadelphia. Harlem Congregational Church, Harlem Congregational church, 22 that 121st street, Dr. Holder, minister. The Rev. R. F. W. Benjamin preached at the evening service. The Sunday school Christmas tree exercise will be held Friday, December 29, at 7 p. m. W. T. Brandon was appointed chairman of the board of trustees. Subject sunday morning, December 24: "The Third Commandment." At 6 p. m., the school will render Christmas music. The Y. P. S. C. E. opens its winter season Sunday, December 24, at 6:30 p.m. with a Christmas program. The entertainment given by Mrs. Maria Burte for the building fund netted $17.62. Services will be held at the church Christmas Day at 11 a.m. St. Mark's M. E. Church. On Sunday, December 17, Dr. W. H. Brooks preached at both the morning and evening services to large congregations. The text of the morning sermon was Psalms 23:1. Theme, "Needful things will be supplier by our Lord." In the course of his able and masterly discourse, the eminent divine laid particular stress upon the fact that God's people are His sheep when they come into the fold; and that, if the Lord is our Shepherd, we shall not want. On the evening Dr. Brooks preached a practical and practical sermon to the St. Mark's Mutual Aid Society. Text: St. Luke 7:19-22. Theme: "The world must learn not to depend upon the physical presence of Jesus Christ." The doctor lauded the nobel work which has been accomplished by the Mutual Aid and declared that it has planted fruit-bearing trees which have sheltered many from pitiless storms. Immediately after the morning service, Dr. Brooks officiated at the funeral of Mrs. Sarah C. Robinson, a member of St Mark's church. During the day six new members were added to the church. On Thursday, December 14, the annual election of officers of the Lycumfor 1917 occurred. The following officers were elected: President, J. E. Harrison; vice-president, Dr. Chas. Mayfield; recording secretary, Mrs. Alice Granville; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Mildred Turner; treasurer, Miss Hattie White; chaplain, Mrs. Elizabeth Mayfield; representatives, John Becks, George Foster and Miss Mattie E. Holt. The newly elected officers will be installed on Thursday, December 21. On Sunday, December 17, an excellent program was rendered under the direction of Prof. H. L. Freeman. Addresses were made by Mesdames Hackley and Henrietta Vinton Davis. The audience on both occasions were large and appreciative. RALEIGH, N. C.—A southern Negro correspondent to northern newspapers is greatly handicapped in writing the news in that he is living in a section of the country where sentiment takes precedence over law and justice. In other words, might overpowers right. Hence, when he writes he must ever keep in mind the proverb: "Discretion is the better part of valor," and find some safe way of calling a spade a spade when he knows it to be a spade. Many items of news come to the writer from time to time that would make spicy reading matter were he permitted to write about it, but as we have said it will not be safe for him to write about it, notwithstanding he would like very much to do so. In our last letter, we spoke about the Negroes of this city patronizing the Christmas Saving Club conducted by the Commercial National Bank, to the extent of $20,000. This same bank ran an advertisement in the daily papers of this city during the past week notifying those who wish to join the Christmas Saving Club, that a certain day had been set apart for the white people, to come to this bank and join this club and other days set apart for colored people to come and join this saving club. This appears to the writer as carrying the segregation propaganda to the extreme. We also read in the same newspapers an advertisement carried by the Merchants National Bank, inviting everybody to come and join the Christmas Saving Club, and nothing said about separate days for white and colored patrons. We shall see what we shall see. We invite the reader to read between the The police have been working so closely with the view of having some fun at the expense of a crowd of colored people leaving the fair grounds on the closing day of the last Negro State Fair, interfered with them and in so doing got the worst of his experience and was used pretty roughly. This so enraged his fellow students that they retaliated, by throwing bricks into the passing street cars loaded with colored people returning from the fair grounds and we learn that several pistol shots were fired into and from the cars. A riot call was sounded and the city police were soon on the scene. A colored man seeing the police approaching ran and the police shot him down. He was taken to St. Agnes Hospital, where he died soon after. The writer read under the head of police news in one of the city dailies the next day, that a rigid investigation would be made into this matter. This occurred about the last week in last October, and up to this date I have heard or seen no report of the result of the investigation. Again I invite the reader to read between the lines. At 3 o'clock last Sunday evening there gathered a goodly number of well thinking men and women in St. Ambrose P. E. Church to discuss matters pertaining to the social and moral condition of the colored people in this city. Rev. L. E. Fairley, president of the Ministerial Union, presided. Rev. Jas. K. Satterwhite, rector of St. Ambrose P. E. Church and Rev. P. R. De Berry, pastor, of the Congregational Church, spoke and the meeting was finally turned into a round table talk indulged in men and women. It was quite evident that the ministers have become alarmed at the moral and social status of a large number of the young people of the city, and have decided to take this method of sounding-the-alarm by holding meetings in the different churches every Sunday afternoon with the view of awakening public opinion along this line, which will stamp out a greater portion of looseness on the part of those who seem to have little or no shame for immoral living. SHARON-FARRELL, PA. SHARRON-FARRELL, Pa.—Mrs. Josephine Wiley, of Rankin, Pa., is visiting indefinitely her brother-in-law and his family, James Wiley, 1053 Hamilton avenue. E. S. Dungee, of Cannonsburg, Pa. is a new comer in the mill men circle. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Rass, of Raleigh, N. C., are making Farrell their home. William Demon, of Detroit, Mich., is employed in the engineering department of the U. S. Steel Mill in Farrell, Pa. Mr. Damon has had a varied experience. He was at one time employed as designer for the Michigan Central R. R. bridge department, spent several years in London with the Marcum Co., and has some important patents in operation. He was teacher of mathematics in the Paul Quinn College at Waco, Texas, in 1897. Two years prior to that he graduated with honor from the University of Pittsburgh, being the first colored man to receive a diploma from that institution. Mr. and Mrs. Asburry and Jack Irvin, of Pittsburgh, were week-end visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Augustin Douthitt, and Mr. and Mrs. Arthelia Jones, of Farrell, Pa. An enjoyable musical program was given, with Mr. Douthitt, violin. Mr. Irving sang and Mrs. Jones played the accompaniments. The members of the Water Hole Gun Club have returned. Their body consists of two porcupines and a wild cat. The wild cast, however, will be shipped to Victor Smith later. Chas. Robinson, of Mercer, Pa., and Mrs. Rolland Williams, of Erie, Pa., were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jas Vaughn, 1036 Hamilton avenue. Mrs. Williams was enroute to Lisbon, Ohio, where she will spend the Yuletide season with her mother, Mrs. Mary Thomas. The G. U. O. O. F. elected officers for the first quarter of the new year, 1917: Henry B. Bledsoe, noble grand; Marshall Wayne, secretary; Chas Wayne, treasurer; S. M. Rainey, P. N. G.; Edward Hodge, N. F.; Harry Molson, P. N. G.; Rev. Wm. Nelson, V. G.; Carl Stewart, E. S. M. Vaden; W. L. Fielding, R. S. to N. G.; J. Watson, L. s. to N. G.; Clayburn Chappelle, R. s. to V. G.; John Toliver, L. s. to V. G.; Chas. Brown, chaplain. SUMMERVILLE. N. C. SUMMERVILLE, S. C.—Among the arrivals from the north who will spend the winter in Summerville are Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Truman, Charles Bond and Edward Sorrell of Saratoga, N. Y.; Eugene Austin of North Clair, N. J.; Percy Revey and Fred Harris of New York. Mr. and Mrs. Barbour Austin are back in Summerville after spending the summer in Mont Clair, N. J. Rev. A. R. Smith and family will leave for his new charge, Orangeburg. S. C., soon after Christmas. Rev. Smith has been in Summerville for 8 years. Mrs. Eliza Harris, after a illness of several weeks, is able to be out again. The many friends of Rev. Bradford are delighted that he will be with them for another year. T. W. McGill and family have moved in their comfortable little cottage on Railroad avenue. If You are planning to make Christmas or New Year's gifts why not include in your list a subscription to "The N. Y. Age." A more helpful gift could not be made. You value "The Age" each week-why not make a friend happy by letting him have a copy each week. THE NEW YORK AGE 247 West 46th Street Unsold Copies are not Returnable Let Us Do You PRINTING No Matter where you are estimates furnished. We are in a better position then ever to give you the very best in printing, as we have entirely refitted our plant with the very latest in type faces. If you are now numbered with our customers we need no introduction, if you are not, then we would appreciate the opportunity to prove to you that we are producers of High Class Printing. Let us estimate on your particular work. Phone 3815 Bryant THE NEW YORK AGE PRINTERS BINDERS PUBLISHERS 247 W. 46th St. New York YOUNGSTOWN, O. YOUNGSTOWN, O.—The St. Augustine Episcopal Mission, Parmlee avenue, had special services Sunday, December 17. At 3.30 p. m. the Bishop was present and confirmed a class of new members. Buckeye Lodge-Elles, No. 73, met in regular session; Thursday evening and elected the following officers for the term: Exalted Ruler, Charles Stereye; esteemed leading knight, Dr. Lloyd Lancaster; steemed loyal knight, Robert Smith; esteem lecturer knight, Wm. Saunders; secretary, C. H. Jenkins; treasurer, Thomas Robinson; esquire, Fred Van Huson; inner guard, Geo. Stanup; tyler, Harry Tillman; trustees, Richard Lynch, J. H. Moore, J. F. Harris. Miss Spencer left for Pittsburgh Monday. Mrs. M. W. Hicks, 522 Arlington avenue, is able to sit up after her illness. W. M. Young has returned to Florida after six month's visit in the city. Mrs. Struthers, mother of Mrs. Chas. Williams, who was hit by an auto last week, remains about the same. One of the events of the season was the banquet held Thursday evening at the station restaurant, Mrs. Ethel Johnson and Miss Lyda Mossby, proprietresses. The Waiter Club met at -0.30 p. m. and covers were laid for 28, and after the party had partaken of an elaborate dinner of five courses, and the routine of business, the following sneakers of the evening responded: Mr. Fletcher, head waiter of Ohio Hotel; Charles Gross, Mr. Gerdon, head waiter of New Tod House; George Jefferson and remarks from Mrs. Ash and others. The color tones were pink and white carnations for the center piece. The meeting closed at a small hour, and will meet soon to elect new officers. WARREN, ARK WARREN, ARK.-The thirty-seventh session of the Arkansas annual conference of the A. M. E. Zion Church was in session in this city November 29- Dec. 3, Bishop L. W. Kyles of St. Louis presiding. The Revs. E. D. Versar, E. D. Washington, R. B. Macon, M. Mearheim, C. W. P. Mitchell, J. M. Mitchell, delivered sermons during the sessions. The bishop delivered a masterly sermon on Sunday morning on "Hope." In some respects the greatest session was the educational mass meeting held in Blackwell Chapel on Walters Institute campus in the interest of Walters Institute. Dr. S. C. Coleman of Dermott, read the report of the Educational Committee followed by an appeal by Principal Jas. W. Eichekberger, Rev. C. W. P. Mitchell, vice-president of the board of trustees, made an able address. D. A. Bradham, white, president of the City School Board and member of the State Board of Education, made the principal address. The appeal was made by Bishop L. W. Kyles and $532.59 was contributed' for the school, the students paying $163 of the amount. The amount raised by each division follows: Kindergarten and Primary, Miss Lucy Smith, teacher, with 21 pupils, $45.69; Intermediate Classes, Miss Nell O. Williams, teacher, with 40 pupils, $11.88; A and B Grammar School, Mrs. H. B. Eichelberger and Miss Nena M. Ray, teachers, with 25 pupils, $32.25; Freshman and Sophomore High School, R. L. McWhirter, leader, with 10 pupils, $25; Junior and Senior High School, Jas. W. Eichelberger, leader, with 5 pupils, $28.20. The renditions of the Choral Union under the direction of Mrs. H. B. Eichelberger and Miss Nell O. Wililamis, were excellent. Lunchon was served by the students under the direction of R. L. McWhirter and Miss Nena M. Ray. The Rev W. H. Davenport, until recently of Red Bank, N. Y., is the new pastor at the M. E. Zion Church. The Rev W. F. Pruditt is the new pastor at Bethel church. BALTIMORE, Md.—The colored Y. M. C. A. has begun an active campaign to secure overdue pledged subscriptions and new ones toward the $100,000 new building, on which work will start next spring. Southwestern Christian Advocate, and Prof. I. Garland Penn, secretary of the Freedmen's Aid Society, of the M. E. Church, will deliver addresses on "Organic Union of Methodism" before the M. E. Ministerial Meeting next Wednesday. They will be in the city to attend a meeting of the Commission on the Union of the M. E. and M. E. South Churches. The Grand Pasture of the Grand United Order of Nazariten installed the following officers for the ensuing year: Tuesday, night: Nathan Bryan, Grand Worthy Shepherd; William Nash, deputy grand worthy shepherd; Alfred H. Pitts, grand clerk of records; William Green, grand treasurer; Samuel Webb, grand worthy guide; Ernest Grayson, grand chaplain; Charles T. Gillis, grand inspector; Mrs. Annie Anderson, grand armor bearer; Mrs. Emmeline Dixon, grand right supporter; Mrs. Maggie Commodore, grand left supporter; Alexander Jones, grand inner guard; William Bell and Mrs. Katie Jackson, grand guardian and shepherdress. Dr. J. S. Cooper of Roanoke, Va. was a visitor here this week. The funeral of Mrs. Ella Barnett, who died Sunday after a long illness, was held Tuesday at Ames Memorial M. E. Church, the Rev. A. J. Mitchell officiating. Interment was in Mt. Auburn cemetery. The deceased was 60 years of age. A husband, one daughter, son and grandson are among the surviving relatives. The daughter in Mrs. Mary Barnett Ryland of 228 West 41st street, New York City. BIRMINGHAM, ALA BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-Dr. J. H. Kellogg, pastor Friendship Baptist Church, leaves today, December 21, for a three weeks' trip to Muskogee, Okla., and other points in that state. GEORGETOWN, S. C.—H., A. Rhue, the railway mail clerk, has in course of construction a neat and elegant home. A. De Reef, a Tuskegeean, is the contractor. Grand Medical Director Moore, of the N. C. Mutual Insurance Company, address a representative body of citizens on Tuesday evening, at the office of Superintendent A. A. Allston. Grand Master I. J., McCottrie has returned from a meeting of the Grand Lodge of F. A. M., which met at Anderson, S. C. G. W. Howard made a flying trip to Columbia on business. JAMAICA A CHANCE OF A LIFETIME TO BUY NOW owners equity in two lots in the FINEST SECTION OF JAMAICA, opposite ex-Mayor Klein's residence for $500. cash. Quick action necessary. Title guaranteed. Mortgage $330.. C. H. ARRINGTON, Room 2401, 165 Broadway, New York. FOR SALE CHEAP. A first class grocery store in a first class colored neighborhood for sale cheap. Apply to LADSON & LANGSTON 12-21-2t 31 West 139th St. 8 Furnished rooms; also Restaurant at 3 Clinton street, just as it is opened for business; can be bought for a reasonable price. Call at the above address or 156 Main street, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Dec. 14- Two-family House, and two extra lots, 60 feet by 100, 520 Logan street, between Belmont and Sutter avenue, Beat New York. Two sets of improvements. Furnace heat. Larger paint of price can remain on mortgage. Large barn in rear to hold over 500 chickens. B. J. Hawkes, 195 Bowery, N. Y. Doe14—It Wesley Debney spent several days in Philadelphia, the host of Frank Sutton. Dr. James W. Parker will locate at and Bank, N. J. for the practice of medicine. W. L. Hunter, 238 West 134th street, has been suffering with a severe cold on his home for a week. Mr. John Smith was recently the guest of her sister, Mrs. Marie Lewis Wilson, Washington, D. C. Mrs. Charlotte Branson, wife of Dr. A. O. Branson, visited Baltimore as the guest of Mrs. John W. Nelson, 1802 McCulloch staircase. Mr. R. B. Coleman is on a business trip to Naan, Ga. and is the guest in that city of Mr. and Mrs. William Gisholm, 1123 Harden street. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Hinton, 63 West 112nd street, had as their dinner guest last Sunday, the Rev. and Mrs. F. A. Cullen, Geo. W. Allen and James D. Mellair. William T. Rainwater and Traoy J. Smith of Atlanta, Ga., arrived in New York last week. En route north they spent a day as the guest of Miss Margaret Carroll, Washington, D. C. Miss R. Azalia Hackley, who is in the city preparing for a folk song festival, confined to Manhattan Bay and B Hospital, where she went Monday for an operation on her ear. Mr. Eila Jones, 125 West 137th street, recently entertained the ladies of the Southern Sewing Circle. Present were Mrs S. A. Green, Miss Lola Wicke, Miss Suto Glmore, Mrs Carrie Johnson and Mrs. Jones. Mrs. Adelle Heyward, 206 East 97th street, accompanied the remains of her uncle, the late Samuel Chaplin, to Boonfort, S. C., from whence it was taken to St Helena Island for burial. Mr. Chaplin died in New York on November 21. The Mt. Olivet Baptist Church choir, Mt. Loyer, oversees the arboreal with Mt. Loyer B. Houston Park, will sing Mendelsohn's "Lorelay" on Saturday, January 6, for the Mageleen Park Hebrew Association at Boonfort Park Club House, 51st street and 15th avenue Brooklyn. Mrs. Ogala Taylor of Leng Branch, W. J., returned home after spending a week as the guest of Mine, W. Q. Terrell. While in the city she and Mrs. Terrell were entertained by Mine, Joseph Gilbert, the mayor, the Rev. M. B. Archer, Brother Troy. Museum in New York have received permission to the wedding of Miss Marianne Slaughter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. of Louville, Ky. to Torreous Lafayette Doughless, which will occur at the home of Mrs. Robert A. Williams, 3544 Dearborn street, Chicago, on December 37. Directors of the Royal Union Realty Co. were entertained Friday evening at the residence of Mrs. E. Banka, 234 West 131st street, H. K.oler, architect for a proposed hotel for Negroes, A. J. Koler, a financier, Louis Schlep, a broker, and Directors B. J. Green, Reed Linton, Jones and Gary were present. A visit to William Webb, Importer of Diamonds and precious stones, 2247 Seventh Avenue, New York, the new home of Herschel will one of the rarest treasures of the season. But though it is not your slightest intention of purchasing at present, I feel confident you will enjoy seeing my rare collection of gems. Advt. The inocerators, $$; Richard Lew- barber shop and the Head Walters' Association have been added to the List of contributors towards the loving cups and prizes for the whist tournamen- t for Hope Day Nursery at Man- chester, Friday evening, December 16; Friday, Friday evening, De- cided to give a pair of cups to the lady winners; instead of one as she first promised. Y. M. C. A. Nates The committee of management has been quite successful in its effort to make the amount necessary for current work in order to pay off the deficit that existed on September 1, 1916. The committee called to their assistance many men who had the association at heart, and they worked earnestly and effectively, and looked through their efforts will prove useful. If two hundred dollars can be secured between this and January 1, 1917, the association will receive the assistance of the general board to the extent of thirteen hundred dollars. All friends of the association are called upon to join in helping to secure this assistance. This can be done by either sending a contribution or a membership to the office at 135 West 135th street, or at 252 West 53d street. The annual membership fee remains payable to the office. Contracts have been let or the wrecking of the buildings at 179, 181 and 183 West 135th street, and within the next thirty days work on their demolishing will have begun. Plans are on foot for the holding of a series of men's meetings in Har- born on Sunday afternoons at the Laf- matez Lodge rooms. These meetings will be conducted at four o'clock, and the programs will be of particular in- terest. The association is planning to hibb a memorial meeting to the late W. A. Brown, who was senior secretary of the Colored Men's department of the Missouri Mon's Christian Association. Ministers' Meeting. Bell Building, of New York, read a BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS Dumbars Works.....At Popular Prices Booker T. Washington Works.....Special Prices Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence.....Special, $1.50 By Alice Ruth Dumber Builder of a Civilization.....$2.00 By Eramett J. Scott Phone $180 Morning. scholarly paper on the subject of "Created Evolution." The meeting adjourned until Monday, January 8, at which time Dr. R. G. Waters, of Orange, will preach. The month of January is given to evangelistic services each Monday, to which the public is invited. Meeting in St. Mark's parish house, services begin at 10:00 at Clock, where the New City and vicinity has plaited itself on record as being opposed to all epithets, applied to the Negro race which tends to humiliate and degrade, as do the terms "nigger," "negress," "pickaninny," etc. The self-respecting and humble in them. In the beauty of injury the feelings and insulting the noble and aspiring souls of any race. Y. W. C. A. Notes. The basketball girls are practicing for a match game in the near future, and Miss Thomas, coach, is desirous that there shall be a full attendance at each practice. The Sunday afternoon Bible class will be held at 5 p. m., and the Choral Club at 6 p. m. Mrs. Fearing is preparing some special music and would like some new voices. Empty Stecking Circle. The social and musical entertainment held last Wednesday night at the Empire Friendly Sholter, arranged by and for the benefit of the M. C. L. Empty Stocking Circle, was a grand success. Amy was able to make pleasing address to the worker. Mme. Dempsey and others spoke encouragingly for the cause. This circle was formed for the purpose of giving to poor children, especially at Christmas time something to increase their happiness. The poor little colored children of Harlem or Fulton land have been provided for in a most substantial way. Not only toys and candies, but shoes and clothing are given, making glad the hearts of those little ones who otherwise might be crowded out. This worthy cause should be liberally supported by the charitably inclined. The patronesses have maintained the work of Miss Grace Campbell, Mme. Dempsey, M. A. Green, Miss Eleanor Lawton, Mrs. M. G. Williams, Mme. Wynn, Mrs. J. Wesley Lane, Mrs. Hortense Tolliver, Mrs. L. Washington, Miss Susie Hackett, Mrs. Martha Williams, Mrs. Florence Spliverton, Mrs. Fritz, Mrs. Dearborn, and Mrs. M. A. Clark vice-president. The annual reception will be given during the holidays. Caring for helples little children in quarers are in a W107 West 133 street HOME WANTED. Respectable woman having a plain home room. Respectable person having a person at evenings. Writes, staging age and full particulare. References required. Address B. A. care New York Age. TEL. NORN. 7900. ESTAB. 1908. MRS. G. B. NEEDLES MRS. Perturier Remedial Painter for Blending 18 YEAR OF EXPERIENCE Late with a Broadway House 2297 7TH AVE. NEW YORK Bat. 19th and 19th Street. NEWS OF THE CHRONIES Washington Memorial Mission Washington Memorial Mission. The Washington Memorial Presbyterian Mission, 422 Lenox avenue, near 131st street is distributing a public a unique holiday program of its services. It carries a splendid life-size cut of the late Dr. Washington. The program in part is as follows: Sunday, December 24, at 11 a.m. subject, "God's Gift to the World," Dr. W. R. Lawton; 8 p.m. symposium, subject, "Christian Motherhood," The Mother, Mrs. M. C. Lawton; "The Child," Miss Grace Campbell; "The Home," Mrs. Conrad Norman; Friday, December 30, Christmas tree, Dr. E. F. Egleston, of Newark, N. J., the Rev. Thomas J. B. Harris, of Harlem; Dr. J. W. L. Lawton of New York city, the Misses Ade and Bissie Waddell, of Brooklyn, N. J., and others will take part in the program. There will be a special watch-meeting-service Sunday evening, December 31, at 10:30 o'clock. First Emmanuel Church. Last Sunday night theress the closing of the two pods' Congress which was held at the First Emmanuel church. On Monday night the Rev Walter Mason of the Metropolitan A. M. E. church, spoke from the text: "If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature. The choir of the church rendered excellent music. On Tuesday night, the Rev H. Payne of the Metropolitan Baptist church delivered to St Luke 24:49. Solos were rendered by Mrs. G. Brown and Miss Margaret Dalton. The Rev W. W. Prime, accompanied by the members of his choir and friends, had charge of the services on Thursday night. Rev. Prime spoke from Matthew 20.6. Subject: "Divine Interrogation." On Friday night, the Rev W. P. Hayes was the speaker. His subject was "Loyalty." An instrumental duet was held by the Mr. Hewlett, who solos were rendered by Marie B. Houston, solos of Mt. Olivet Baptist church. At the 11 o'clock service on Sunday the Rev. Gee. W. Hinton spoke from the subject, "The Power and Workings of the Holy Spirit." (Acts 1:8.) A good crowd was out and the chair rendered excellent music. HolyCommunion was served at the close of the service by Pastor Bolden. At 2:00 p.m. m. Superintendent Hogans conducted the school. The classes were well attended, and the lesson study interesting. The Xmas tree exercises will be held on Tuesday evening, December 26. A splendid program has been prepared by Mrs. M. Johnson and Mrs. Sarah E. Jackson. At 3:30 p.m. m. Dr. Wm. H. Brooks of St. Mark's M. E. church, preached a soul-stirring sermon from the 116th Psalm, 12th verse. A large crowd was present this service and Mrs. M. Johnson presented one of the best programs of the season. D. W. Thompson gave an excellent address on "Excuses." Recitations were rendered by H. Ellis and Miss Agnes Remsen of Corona, N. Y.; solos by Miss Helen Cornelius and J. B. Brown; piano selection, "Spinning Long," by Miss Florence Fitt, Corona, N. Y.; closing remarks by Pastor Bolden. At 8 p.m. m. Superintendent Rev. Wm. Hogans from Acts 17:30. The service was served by the Receos, Acceo and Hogans. Mrs. Rebecca Ridley on behalf of the evening school presente $6.65 to the trustees, proceeds from the dinner served during the day. The annual states fair is in progress this week, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Spelter, Haupt and programs. Government, Winnfield, Winnfield Townsend and Wm. Hogans, presiding. St. James Church. St. James Presbyterian church, 137th street, near Lenox avenue. December 17 was missionary day at St. James. The pastor 'preached in the morning from the theme, "The power of the prayer life in the home and the church." Four new members were received by the session into the church. Among the young men joining the church at the IF U DON'T C CONSULT DR. KAPLAN THE EYESIGHT SPECIALIST RELIABLE AND REASONABLE EYES EXAMINED FREE 531 LENOX AVE. OPPOSITE HARLEM HOSPITAL wishes it announces the ropeopening at the above address. Good situations for re- viewing the ropeopening and female. Under direct supervision of MRS. CORNELLA A. CHRISTIANI This agency is not responsible for any outside so-called representatives. Tel. 1417 Max Square. morning service was young Dr. Amos W. Wright. The Women's Missionary Society had charge of the service and thrugh its president, Miss Rosa Harper, a helpful program was rendered. Those who made addresses were Mrs. Frank Hyder, Miss Lilly M. Kolsendorf, Mrs. Elizabeth W. Worsley, Bustyper- treasurer of New York Presbyterian. Next Sunday the pastor will deliver a special Christmas sermon. Subject: "The Prince of Peace." Mme. Harvey's choir will present a number of selections which will greatly enhance the character of the service." During the day Dr. Jude church, unite in wedge-lock a young congregation the solistor for Sunday will be Mr. Brown. The pastor's address is 206 West 137th street instead of 219 West 133rd street. Phone 5661 Harlem. Abayasinian Baptist Church. Ayushman is aunt of Children. The school is usually as usual because of the snow storm. The pastor spok in the morning from the subject, "Why Paul was not as ashamed of the Gospel," and in the evening delivered the annual sermon to the B. Y. P. U. and their invited guests from the subject, "Faith and Courage," W. H. Taylor, founder and first president, H. L. Welch, president, occupied seats on the platform. Miss Pauline Wyatt gave a short history of eighteen years of the society's activities. James Spencer is now president of the organization and it is very prosperous under his leadership. The offering for the day was $140.96. The organization is preparing to celebrate Christmas in one another. The Missionary Society will send out more than one hundred baskets at two o'clock Saturday, and the Sunday School will give a Christmas tree for the children Wednesday night of next week. The school is sending $20 as a Christmas gift to the four gourds from the ministry who are studying for the ministry at Virginia Union University. The church will-hold its regular Christmas service Sunday. Sermons will deliver services by the pastoral and appropriate music will be furnished by the choir: St. Paul Church The St. Paul Baptist Church, New York, the Rev. H. Arthur Booker, pastor. The annual election of officers on Monday night of last week resulted in some changes, and some additional officers. The young people on Wednesday night held devotional services. Thursday night the Sunday School gave a Japanese tea party in the dining room of the church. Friday night J. Noble and Mrs. L. Johnson led covenant meeting. The pastor continued the covenant meeting Sunday at 11 a.m. the Sunday School's service. Mrs. L. Johnson led covenant meeting. At 3.30 a.m. Mrs. Mary Gordon, superintendent of the Howard Orphanage, King's Park, L. L., addressed a meeting held by the Missionary Society, Mrs. R. Hall, president. At 8 p. m. the pastor preached on "Christ's Delight in the Will of INFORMATION WANTED. OF Mrs. MARY LIVINGSTON HAWLEY and CHARLES SUMNER LIVINGSTON, heirs of George L. Livingston, formerly New Haven, Conn. Anyone knowing their contacts, a fawr to addressing Moses T. Rie, 313 Dixwell avenue, New Haven Cn. Philadelphia and Washington papers please copy. Dec21-41 NOTICE TO ALL WHICH MANUAL PLEASE CONCERN: I. Rev. Richard Manuel Bolden, Founder and Chief Pastor of the first Emanuel Church; do this 5th day of December to the First Emanuel Church; declare that all persons of either sex or race who come to you or before you claiming the authority to teach, preach or conduct the church properly sealed and signed or proving to you that the First Emanuel Church (Incorporated), and the Chief Pastor, Rev. Richard Manuel Bolden, have fully authorized him, her or them to do so; you are to regard them as fakirs, grafters, impostors or mentally deranged persons. FURNISHED ROOMS TO LET TO LEFT—Nearly furnished room for respectable lady, or gent in steam-heated house, 438 West 46th St.; 2 flights, west. Ring bell 4 for information. BROOKLY CLASSON AVE., $124.—Eight rooms, all modern improvements, $25. Inquire on premises. Dec 4-21 ALEXANDRA AVE., 1974, near Raphael AVE., Colorado tenants; four and five rooms and bath: $11-$13. Apply Janitor, 1976, or phones 879 Rector. PULLMAN CAR MEN Porters, Clorks, Laborers and all other working men are invited to call on the old re-liaison office physician DR. WM. J. BRYAN 333 EAST 17TH STREET MEAR 2A 2ND AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY Quiet and healing cures. Office open, late morning. Medicines furnished. All secret and private diseases of men. CHRONIC DISEASES of the stomach, heart, blood, skin, lungs. CHRONIC DISEASES of the urinary organs and private parts. NERVOUS DEBILITY unfitness for cured by my improved treatment. OLD DR. - BRYAN. Specialist, Only. Cut out diet ad- flippers. God." The Lord's Supper was administered. One young man was converted, and received or baptism. The mother of Mrs. H. A. Booker, left the city of Chicago, where she will spend some time visiting her youngest son. Rush Memorial The presiding older, Dr. Mason, spoke last Sunday morning, and in the evening the pastor preached. Special Christmas services will be held on Christmas Day, when H. G. Marshall, organist, will present a musical program. The Sunday-School, under the direction of Mr. Prime, will present the Christmas Day, December 31. The Harvest Festival will be held. Brotherhood last Sunday was a splendid success. On Thursday, December 24, the sons and Daughters of Rush Memorial will present Mme. Gertrude Miller Fulde in a musical recital. Salem M. E. Church. The pastor, the Rev. F. A. Cullen, filled his pulpit at both services last Sunday. Sunday School and Men's Bible Class had an interesting session at 2.00. The Epworth League met at the church of 5 o'clock Christmas morning. The pastor will preach the sermon. The Lyceum will render a special Christmas program at 4 o'clock next Sunday. President G. W. Allen, in charge. Special music will be rendered by the chair at both services. Balem Lyceum. The principal speaker on Sunday afternoon was Mrs. Lawton of Brook- RELIGIOUS NOTICES ABYSSINIAN BAPTIST CHURCH, 242 46 West 40th St. between 7th and 5th p. m. Holy Communion every first Sunday at 11 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. Sunday p. m. Holy Communion every prayer meeting, 8 a.m. Tuesday, 8 p.m. - Missionary Society, prayer and praise program, musical and literary program, Friday, 4 p.m. - Highway and Hedges Society, Friday, 4 p.m. - Cayton Powell, D. D. pastor; residence, 900 W. 40th street, phone Bryant, 7655 MT. OLJVET BAPTIST CHURCH, 159 181 West 58th Street, between 15th and 7th p. m. pastor. Presaching Services every Sunday at 11 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. Sunday p. m. pastor. Presaching Services at 8:30 p.m. R. P. U. Literary meet every Wednesday Friday evening at 6 p.m. Church All Society agreed Monday evening in every month on the third Monday evening. Walters are made welcome. MOTHER A. M. R. B. KION CHURCH 181 W. 19th St. Rev. J. W. Browne 19th St. Rev. J. W. Browne Service—11 a. m. and 7.6 p. m. Holy Communion every second Sunday at 1 sunday school at 1 p. m. Varke Christian Mindmanage. 6.58 Weekly. Meetings Wednesday evenings. Prairie Meeting: Friday evening. SHARE FARM. PUBLIC INVITED. RUSH MEMORIAL A. M. R. B. KION CHURCH 181 W. 19th St. Rev. J. W. Browne every Sunday at 11 A. M. and 8 P. M. Sunday School at 12.00 P. M. Mindmanage. 6.58 Residence 13 Lenox Avenue. T. B. Smith, Church Clerk. 129 West 18th Street. All are cordially welcome. ST. MARK'S METHODIST EPIISCOPAL CHURCH 85d Street, nest at 11 Hillman. T. B. Brooks. D. D. Residence. 116 West 85d Street. Preaching. 11 a. m. and morning at 8.30 and Sunday morning at 6 o'clock. Sunday School at 2 p. m. Lyr- ing evening at 8 o'clock. Worth League. Sunday at 6.30 p. m. Junior League. Wednesday evenings at 8.38 and Sunday at 1 p. m. Holy Communion, second Sunday evening in each month. Welcome to ST. JAMES PREBSTETTERIAN CHURCH, 9-8-84 M. M. Hyder, D. minister. Sunday services at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. M. M. Hyder, D. minister. Wednesday at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. The Lord's Supper is celebrated at 8 p. m. on the first Sunday of each month. Boyz Brigade, Tuesday at 4 p. m. Junior Girl's Guild, Friday at 8:30 a. m. Visitors and strangers are invited to worship with us. WASHINGTON MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN MISSION - Lenos avenue near West 181st, North Park, New York. Roadside, Redwoods, 178, Willowbush, 街, Brooklyn, Phone Main 5617; Sunday praesaching, 11:30 a. m. Christian Endearment, 7 p. m. Wednesday, 8 p. m. divine lecture and prayer praesaching, 11:30 a. m. The Young People's Biographical Society, WE HAVE CHANGED QUAR. SOCIAL S. WE HAVE CHANGED QUARTERS. HARLEM CONGREOATIONAL CHURCH 23 East 181st Street, New York City, the Rev. Dr. W. S. Holder, minister. m. Sunday School. 2:39 p. m. Y. P. S. C. R. - 8:38 p. m. Holy Communion, first Sunday each month. 8 p. m. Teachers and Students Literary Society. Ladies Church Aid and Wife Society. Conference Tuesday each month. 8 p. m. Trustees Business Meeting fourth Thursday in every month. 8 p. m. Conference, last Monday in each month. 8 p. m. Church Committee, when called. Chair reuben, Friday, 8 p. m. Conference, last Monday in each month. lyn, president of the Empire Friendly Shelter for Unfortunate Colored Girls, Campbell and Campbell, superintendent of the home. Mr. Dabney rendered a baritone solo. BROOKLYN NOTES The choir of Concord Baptist church, Brooklyn, will 'sing "The Holy City"' by Gaul, Sunday evening, December 24. Seats free. All are invited. Winston D. Payne, Sr., formerly of Richmond, Va., is now with Miller's Cafe, 425 Jackson avenue, Long Island City. He is stopping at 19 Henry street. Madame C. J. Hamlin wishes to announce that she has opened a Studio at 97 Cumberland street. Soake truss 197 Cumberland street. Soake dandwurf. Madame Walker's system Facial Massaging; bleaching cream on sale; results guaranteed. Phone Prospect 2211 Party W. Nov.16-2mo. Twenty prizes for ladies and gentlemen will be contested for at the card party and dance given by the Woman's Charity Club at Summer Hall next Wednesday evening. See advertement. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reginald Christian, 680 Kerkimer street, have sent note of thanks to The Age. A note of thanks to the Age was awarded their baby son. Reginald Menelik, in the recent Better Babler Contest conducted by The Age. The incorporators, $$; Richard Lewis' bar shop, and the Head Walters' Association have been added to the list of contributors towards the loving cups and prizes for the whist tournament for Hope Day Nursery at Manhattan, New York, December 29. Mme. Lella Robinson decided to give a pair of cups to the lady winners instead of one as she first promised. The choir of St. Augustine P. E. church, St. Edwards street, the Rev. George Frazier Miller, rector, will sing Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, under direction of Miss Elsie Benson, organist and choirmaster, Stainer's Advent anthem "Hosannah." The Christmas service will be held beginning at 11:30 o'clock Christmas eve morning. The Christmas anthem will be Vincent's "And There Were Shepherds." The choir of Mt. Olivet Baptist church, Manhattan, the Rev. W. P. Hayes, pastor, has been engaged to sing at the Borough Park Club House, 51st street and 15th avenue, Brooklyn, Mt. Olivet Park, Montreal, the Park Hebrew Association. The concoct is for the benefit of the Synagogue building fund. L. F. Dyer, the organist and choirmaster, will present the "Loreley," an unfinished opera by Mendelssohn, with Mme. Marle, the conductor. Mme. Honeau finished at Oberlin Conservatory, and took a post-graduate course in Boston. On Saturday evening a party of young men from Brooklyn and New York tendered a surprise dinner and bachelor party to Alexander Witlington at the residence of Addison S. Balley, 1131 Herkimer street. Mr. Witlington is to be married on Christmas Day to Miss N. S. Walker at her home in Pittburgh. Songs and playing were enjoyed until 12 oclock the next day, and presents, besides Mr. Witlington, was Frederick Davis, James E. Harris, Louis Armoro, Jerome Loring, John Bibbins, Mr. Putters, Frank-Lockett, Chas. Dyson, Loaming Wright, Mr. Robinson, and Addison Balley. Lexington Avenue Y. W. C. A. Sunday, December 24th, at 4:30 p.m. the annual musical service by the Branch Glee Club, under the direction of Mrs Daisy Tapley. Speaker: Mrs. Belle Clarke of the Central Y. W. C. A. December 31st Bishop W. L. Lee will deliver a New Years service at the vesper service at 4:30 p.m. January 1, 1917, New Years reception from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. To entertain is good, but to educate and consequently to elevate is better ELLEN FORD BROOKS PIANO AND VOCAL STUDIO 313 Clifton Place Brooklyn, N. Y. Phone 341-5439 WALTER F. CRAIG 483 Hancock St., Prk UNDERTAKERS PHONE 6363 MORN. J. WESLEY LANE UNDERTAKER & EMBALMER OPEN ALL NIGHT. FUNERAL PARTY MONDAY. LUNCH. Lady in Attendance. Prompt Service. Molester Hates. # # 112 WEST 133rd ST. NEAR AVE. CHARITY CLUB NOTES The Woman's Charity Club of Brooklyn, held its regular meeting Monday, December 11. The club is glad to report to an interested public that twelve poor families were well fed and made happy by the presents of baskets filled with chicken, vegetables and fruit, for Thanksgiving dinner. The charity club hopes by this time next year to double that number, to the notice of the weather has called to the notice of the charity who need its care. The Charity Club has been able to help with food, coal and rent several needy applicants, and is now seeking to add to its funds by the benefit of the Whist Party, to be given Wednesday, December 27, at Summer Hall, Brooklyn. The charity is a worthy one, and the expense of carrying on the work this winter a heavy one. It is hoped that the friends will respond to the call and buy tickets for them and they can interest in it. It is currently denied that those who do not play whist or can attend will buy a ticket to encourage the cause and-to-give a helping hand to such a good work. Tickets for the Whist Party may be had of all the members of the Charity Club. Twenty prizes for both ladies and gentlemen will be distributed to the best players. Mrs. H. T. Mars, 465 Quincy street, Brooklyn, is chairman of the Whist Party Committee, and is an active worker of the Charity Club. After the game is over the Amsterdam Club will furnish music for dancing. Refreshments will be sold during the evening. A general discussion was the order of the day at the League's Forst Troy avenue, J. H. Smith, president last Sunday afternoon. The principal subject discussed was "The Justification of Germany's Attitude Toward Belgium." An elaborate Christmas program will be rendered next Sunday. Newman Memorial M. E. Church, Brooklyn. There will be a special program at the There will be a special program at the There will be a special program at 4:15. All are in attendance. The Literary Society met last Monday evening and enjoyed a splendid program. Among the entertainers was John J. Hill, the humorist, who gave one of his choice selections. The Sekretary Richardson, M. D. president; C. Wishire, vice-president; Edward McHutchison, secretary; Mise Consulu Treadwell, assistant secretary; Mrs. Hodge, treasurer. On account of the Christmas holidays and the coming revival in January the next meeting will be held on January 16, 1917, at which time formal announcement of a declaratory contest will be made, together with conditions guiding the contestants. DR. CHAS. H. ROBERTS DR. BENJ. T. WITHERS DENTIST 347 LENOX AVENUE Phone Morn. 5556 Near 127th St. LAWYERS Phone Bookman WILFORD H. SMITH LAWYER 150 NASSAU ST. NEW YORK dec. 28-31. ROOM3 804-7 E. A. 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