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Y" WORKERS IN FRANCE INSTITUTED NOT TO DRAW LIVE EXTRA! BEST EDITED; BEST KNOWN The New York Age The New York Age ENTERTS HOLIDAY GREETINGS TO ALL OF ITS READERS AND SUBSCRIBERS VOL. XXXH. NO. 13. The National Negro Weekly. NEW YORK, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1916. New Largest Bona-fide Subscription List. PRICE FIVE CENTS BENEFIT SEEN IN PROPOSED LEAGUE OF NATIONS BLACK TROOPS WERE ESSENTIAL PROVISIONS INVOICED AT DINNER OF NEIGHBORHOOD CLUB America's participation in the proposed League of Nations was the subject of discussion at the dinner held under the auspices of the association of Neighborhood Workers, at the Cafe Boulevard, Monday night. Among the 400 guests present was Eugene Kincick Jones, Executive Secretary of the National Urban League, who was called upon to speak in behalf of black Americans. Representatives from England, Japan, India, Armenia, America, Ukraine, Germany, Italy, Russia, Costa Rica, Palestine and many other countries were present and spoke of their counterpart participation in the proposed League. Among the guests also were commentary and naval officers. The discussion was opened by Prof. Kenneth Duggan of the College of the City of New York, who was led by Philip Allison, assistant to the Secretary (Lebanon) Timothy O'Neill, outlined the plan for administering the legislative, executive and police affairs of the proposed league which is to guarantee freedom and self-determination to all nations, weak and strong, protect the smaller nations, the powerful neighbors and guarantee to the opportunity to develop national spirit and unity. Mr. Jones asked that America, while acting as spokesman for the new democracy, save herself from an employment situation by implementing reform measures at home that would guarantee to all its citizens—black as well as white—such a portion of justice as would make them a free people indeed. He said in part: "Negroes in America are heartily in a league of Nations. They hope that the Negroes of Africa as well as those in America will benefit thereby. They have left 80,000 men on European battlefields as their sacrifice for true freedom." 200,000 American Negroes have risked all in France. One whole American Negro regiment has been deployed in the French countryside, the French croix de guerre—that is, those that were left to receive it. Two hundred thousand more Negroes were mobilized in America ready to go over, and the whole Negro civilian population, men and women, stood back to their military facilities and with their volunteer service-loans and gifts to all war activities. This was in fact a part of their contribution to and their endowment of the formation of the League of Nations which now needs to be discussed by the president. "Now Negroes want to reap some immediate benefits in the form of greater industrial freedom—jobs with a future, better safety and justice before the law, the protection of the selection of governing selfless national and local, and a more general participation in the affairs of government. These provisions, it seems to me, are essential if we are to face the world with a proposal for a League of Nations and expect other nations to take us seriously, trust and co-operate heartily and confidentially in its formation." BOOZE LOSES CONTEST IN MOUND BAYOU (Special to The New York Acm) SEPARATE HUTS FOR OFFICERS PROVIDED; PRIVATES BARRED SEPARATE HUTS FOR OFFICERS PROVIDED; PRIVATES BARRED War Work Secretary Offers Explanation of the Charges Made by Corporal Drysdale. According to C. V. Hibbard, associate general secretary of War Work of the International Committee of the Y. M. C. A., who called at THE AGE office last week, all war workers of this organization in France have been instructed not to draw any line of discrimination on account of race or color in the service rendered to the soldiers. Referring to the case of Corporal Drysdale of the 369th Regiment, who charged in THE AGE of Nov. 30 that he was refused service at two Y. M. C. A. huts, in Tours and Dijon, respectively, Mr. Hibbert asserts that if such discrimination was practiced it was not in pursuance of any settled policy of the organization. Having recently returned from an extensive trip through France, in which he had occasion to inspect the work among the soldiers, he felt free to say he observed the most cordial relations between white and colored officers. As a result of the huts, there were some huts providing for the service of commissioned officers only, where the privates and non-coms were not accommodated. This may have been the case at the huts hired by Corporal Drysdale, Mr. Hibbard, especially provided for colored soldiers, where objection was raised to the entertainment of white soldiers. But the general rule was that; the doors of every hut were open wide; to every american soldier, regardless of race freedom; 200,000 American Negroes have risked all in France. One whole American Negro regiment has been cited for bravery and has been awarded the French croix de guerre—that is, the cross of the French flag. Two hundred thousand more Negroes were mobilized in America ready, to go over, and the whole Negro civilian population, men and women, stood back of the army with their labor in munition factories and with their volunteer service, loans and gifts to all war activities, to in fact their cooperation, but to their independent formation of the formation of the League of Nations which now aims to be discussed at the peace table. "Now Negroes want to reap some immediate benefits in the form of greater industrial freedom - jobs with a future, better homes at fairer rentals, personal education, and a subjection of the "firm core" care - voice in the selection - of governing officials national and local, and a more general participation in the affairs of government. These provisions, it seems to me, are essential if we are to face the world with a proposal for a League of Nations to govern seriously, to trust us and to co-operate heartily and confidentially in its formation." BOOZE LOSES CONTEST IN MOUND BAYOU (Special to The New York Ace) MOUND BAYOU, MISS.-At a regular municipal election held here this week, Eugene P. Booze was again defeated by the present incumbent, B. H. Creswell, for Mayor of the Town of Mound BAYOU, and for the administration ticket, by a vote of 2 to 1. Mr. Booze has been trying to get into office here for several years, and he once ran for Alderman and received only 13 votes. Later, he secured from the Governor, appointment as Mayor in an effort to oust the present Administration, but also lost that in the courts. WORKERS FOR THE RED CROSS ROLL CALL Scores of colored nurses in uniform of women who have served in the Women's War Transport Corps, and other women who have done war service in the Circle for Negro War Relief, took part in the parade and block party Christmas roll call week. Mrs. Ada B. Thoms, assistant superintendent of nurses at Lincoln Hospital, was the leader of the nurses; Mrs. Matthew Henson, whose husband went to the North Pole with Peary, was the leader of the war workers of the Abyssinian Baptist Church, Mr. E. B. Battie, secretary of the Circle for Negro War Relief, is in charge of other workers. The Fifteenth Regiment Band, of which regiment Dr. William Jay Schiefelin is colonel, supplied instrumental music for the block party and led the march. Deacon Johnson, chairman of the famous book of folk music, the moment in promoting the plans for the block party were: Fred R. Moore, Dr. Benjamin Withers, Dr. W. H. Brooks, Dr. E. P. Roberts, Dr. Charles H. Roberts, Matthew Henson, John E. Nail, B. Nail, Dr. Gustavus Henderson, the Rev A. Clayton Powell, the Rev George H. Sims, the Rev F. A. Cullen, the Rev J. W. Brown, Henry W. Parker, Wilford H. Smith, Ralph E. Langston, Hon. Charles W. Anderson, the Rev R. M. Bolden, Dr. William P. Hayes. One of the important organizations working for the roll call is the women's auxiliary of the 15th Regiment (now the 369th) of which Miss S. E. Frazier is the campaign for members of the Red Cross in the Columbus Hill District is in charge of Mrs. Evelyn Barrett of Lincoln House and in Harlem in charge of Mrs. Theresa L. Rose, Mrs. Cameron Sammes, Mrs. Grace Nail, Mrs. James H. W. P. Roberts and Mrs. Albert Reed working at the W. Y. C. A. 121 West 152nd street, the headquarters of the drive. COLORED WAR HEROES ARRIVE ON THE COTIC The White Star liner Celtic set anchor Wednesday with 155 officers and 2,122 in American Expeditionary Force, most of the on board. This is the first detachment of Negro arrive from the war zone, among them members of the old 15th Infantry, now regiment. Other troops are expected. Lieut.-Colonel Emerson, a former health commissioner of New York, but now with the American Expeditionary Force in France, pronounces the field hospital of the division of colored troops to be the cleanest and best administered in the front area. The following extract is taken from a letter written by him under date of Nov. 10: "I have just returned from a ten-day trip to the front to see the actual conditions for sanitation and care of the and work during a colored activity. I and the field hospital of the division of colored troops to be the cleanest and best administered in the front area. A white major is in command, but the other personnel all colored troops have protected the hospital staff and attendants from being infected by influenza from the patients." FIVE ODD FELLOWS EXPELLED FROM ORDER Five members of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows in New York City were expelled from the order on charges of conspiracy growing out of the dual meeting on October. The members expelled are: Richard E. Warner of San Manual Lodge No. 1794; Philip A. Levy, Patrick Reason Lodge No. 7763; William A. Cornelius, B. K. Bruce Lodge No. 8171; James H. Anderson, Manatee Lodge No. 8171; Christian Exhibition Lodge No. 7335. This action was taken at a meeting of the executive committee of District Grand Lodge No. 2, held Nov. 30, at which the following members were present: James F. Adair, W. J. Smith, Thomas Johnston W. J. Smith, Brooke Brown which the chair were based were alleged to be the aiding and abetting and taking part in the meeting held at Manhattan Casino last September and calling same the regular B. M. Cof of the order. The expelled members have the right of appeal to the Subcommittee of Management. Last week it was stated that Charles A. Knowles, a member described as an Odd Fellow of the New School, secured through his attorney, John William Smith an order from the Supreme Court of the District Grand Lodge to show cause why he should not peacefully enjoy the rights and privileges of membership. WINNER OF VERONA SCHOLARSHIP AT CORNELL (Special to TWN New York ACK.) ITHACA, N. Y.-Miss Louise Iove of Verona, N. J., who was awarded a $200 scholarship at Verona High School, is pursuing a course at Cornell. She is comfortably domiciled at the handsome residence of Mrs. Nannie Jones, 212 Cancadelia street. The National Advancement Association sent a telegram to Governor William P. Hobby of Texas, requesting an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the alleged lynching of Charles Shipman on November 14 last in Fort Bend County. The association told the governor that it is in possession of a statement from its staff that which gives the names of five men who deliberately lynched Shipman, following a disagreement between him and a white man on whose plantation he had been living. The association calls the governor's attention to the fact that this is the tenth lynching which has occurred in Texas this year, a record exceeded only by the number of victims in the State of Georgia. A telegram was also sent to Governor Frank L. Houx of Wyoming, protesting against the lynching of Edward Woodson at Green River on Dec. 12, and the driving from their homes of the colored residents of the town. Men, women and children were forced to abandon all their property and flee for their lives. The association asks the governor to investigate the circumstances in which prisoners are brought to justice, but that the lives and property of the Negroes who formerly lived in Green River be protected. SOLDIERS' DEPENDENTS NOT TO BE VICTED On December 2, Justice Thomas' E. Murray of the Municipal Court held that the act of Congress providing that the dependent of a United States soldier paying less than $50 per month, could not be evicted for nonpayment until a period of 90 days had elapsed, should be 'interpreted to prevent the landlord from evicting a tenant in the property, which gives the landlord the absolute right to his property after five days' notice. The case was brought by the Renau Realty Company, owner of an elevator apartment, St. James Court, 2460 Seventh avenue, against Mrs. Irene Wilson, who was paying $46 per month and whose husband, Samuel Wilson, is serving in the 367th Regiment of Infantry at the Assistant District Attorney C. W. McDougall of 253 Broadway. When the case was called Mr. McDougall asked to be heard before the trial, and after reading his brief, he made a motion to dismiss the landlord's petition, which was granted. This decision is far teaching as it sets a precedent which will prevent the landlord from resorting to this intention theory to evade the act of Congress which was intended to protect soldiers' dependents. Judge Murray's decision now stands as law in New York and will most likely be followed in other states. Mr. McDougall is preparing a bill to be introduced in the Legislature at Albany to regulate the rental of property on the basis of an available value. The McDougall opinion is only effective way to prevent the landlord from fixing his rent at any figure he chooses. A meeting of the tenants of Harlem will be called within the next 15 days. The tenant will submit this bill in the coming session of the Legislature. How the Black Troops acquitted themselves in the last Big Drive, just before the armistice was signed, is told in a concise manner by First Lieutenant Arrington S. Helm, Senior Chaplain of the 372nd Infantry, in a letter to the Editor of THE AGE, from Somewhere in France, dated November 12: PETITION TO SEND NURSES TO FRANCE In connection with the Red Cross Drive a petition is being circulated for signatures, calling upon the Secretary of the army to he send some our nurses over to France to care for our boys. The petition says among other things: "You Mr. Secretary, we feel can do that. We are absolutely sure that you believe the square deal. We have sent you our nurses and we have fought and we have suffered the little battle and we feel that we are entitled to share in all of the honors." Our nurses are awaiting your command. The Black Troops acquitted themselves very creditably in the last Big Drive. The Troops referred to are those that were in our Sector; three Colored American Regiments and one Moroccan Division. We are in a French Division and the French General complimented the Black Troops very highly. He addressed us as Friends from the bottom of his heart. He expresses his gratitude for the glory which my Regiment helped to contribute to his Division. He always had full confidence in us; but we surpassed his hopes. Our Division has fought for nine days. During that time we advanced five miles in the lace of powerfully organized defenses; we took nearly 600 prisoners, captured 15 guns of different calibre, all 20 minutes before nearly 150 machine guns. We secured an enormous amount of engineering material and important supplies of artillery ammunition. The Red Hand is the insignia of our Division. The Red Hand Division took the enemy by the throat and made him cry for mercy. General Gaybet adds, "You have well avenged the Editor of THE AGE, from Somewhere in France, dated November 12." 92D DIVISION FOR ARMY OR OCCUPATION Spread the word of the Army or Occupation by making a statement to the Editor of THE AGE, from Somewhere in France, dated November 12. LIBERIA'S CASE IN EQUITY PRESENTED Cassius, Max.—Dr. M. H. B. Cassell, awarded scholar of Liberia who is visiting America for the purpose of creating sentiment in favor of the reprint to Liberia of certain lands taken from her by England and other European countries, delivered two ringing appeals to the people of New England at St. John's Episcopal Church on Sunday, Dec. 8. At the close of the evening service the vestry, under the leadership of the rector, the Rev. Walter D. McClane, gave a memorable banquet in his honor. Covers were laid for 45 guests and representatives of the representative citizens. The Rev. Mr. McClane, who presided, first introduced Warden John S. Brown, who welcomed the guests. After an eloquent and scholarly presentation of Liberia's case in equity against the Allies, replies to the Commission, Dr. Simon W. Fuller of the Westboro Sun Hospital, William Monroe Trotter of the Boston Guardian, ex-Assistant Attorney General William H. Lewis, clerk of the Boston Juvenile Court Charles W. M. Williams, former Assistant Corporation Counsel, Lucus S. Hickle, Dr. William W. Fuller of the West End Branch, Boston Public Library; Counsellor John W. Schenck, W. H. Des Verney, former Alderman Clement G. Morgan and Mr. Smith P. Clark. The community, and the race is greatly indebted to the Rev. William W. Fuller, Treasurer, and George W. Lindsay, the caterer, for much of the enjoyment of this occasion. WAR DEPARTMENT CASE OF DOCT WAR DEPARTMENT TO CONSIDER CASE OF DOCTORS AND NURSES WASHINGTON, D. C. On Thursday morning ference was held between representatives of the sociation and the Third Assistant Secretary of erick P. Keppel, relative to the status of the N army. The representatives of the National Medi sized the discontent of the Negro medical profes- tions practiced in the army, and also asked the and the reorganization of the army that Negro the service he given the same consideration as the WASHINGTON, D. C.—On Thursday morning, December 12, a conference was held between representatives of the National Medical Association and the Third Assistant Secretary of War, the Hon. Frederick P. Keppel, relative to the status of the Negro physicians in the army. The representatives of the National Medical Association emphasized the discontent of the Negro medical profession over the discriminations practiced in the army, and also asked that in the demobilization and the reorganization of the army that Negro medical officers now in the service he given the same consideration as the white medical officers. Stress was also laid on the fact that the Negro trained nurses have not been called into service by the Red Cross to any extent. Mr. Keppel was very courteous and promised to give the matter due consideration. A memorandum setting forth the grievances of the National Medical Association was filed with the War Department. Special Assistant Secretary of War Emmet J. Scott was present during the conference and rendered valuable service to the committee. Those representing the National Medical Association were: Dr. D. A. Furguson, president, The Black Troops acquitted themselves very creditably in the last Big Drive. The Troops referred to are those that were in our Sector; three Colored American Regiments and one Moroccan Division. We are in a French Division and the French General complimented the Black Troops very highly. He addressed us as Friends from the bottom of his heart. He expresses his gratitude for the glory which my Regiment helped to contribute to his Division. He always had full confidence in us; but we surpassed his hopes. Our Division has fought for nine days. During that time we advanced five miles in the face of powerfully organized defences; we took nearly 600 prisoners, captured 15 guns of different powers and nearly 150 machine guns. We secured in enormous amount of engineering material and important supplies of artillery ammunition. He sent us all his thanks. "The Red Hand is the insignia of our Division. The Red Hand Division from the British say the throat and made him cry for mercy" - Goblenal Gaybet, adds. "You have well avenged our glorified dead" "General Garnie Duplessis commanded our army corps. He no addresses to us his most sincere thanks and warmest congratulations for the glorious success achieved by their admirable ardor and indomitable tenacity. He salutes the brave American regiments, who have rivalled in intrepidity their French comrades. He adds: "I cannot recount here the feats which have been performed for every one of the days of that victorious journeys on the battlefield, on the quured grounds, materialized by the trophies taken from the enemy and engraved in the heart of the chief who bows before the troops and salutes them profoundly." The Colonel, Quiller by name, commanding the I. D. (Infantry Division) has recommended the 372nd Regiment for a citation in the orders of the French army. "Gave proof during its first engagement of the finest qualities of bravery and daring, which are the virtues of assaulting troops. "Under the orders of Colonel Tupes, darted with superb gallantry and admirable scorn of danger of the assault of a position continuously defended by the enemy; taking it by storm under an exceptional machine gun fire, the enemy progressive in enemy artillery and in very severe losses. They made numerous prisoners, captured cannons, machine guns and important war material." The French General says our troops have been admirable in their attack. He says our Colonel has every reason to be proud of the courage of his officers and men. The General considers an honor to have us in his Division. My regiment, because of its T TO CONSIDER FORS AND NURSES New York AOX) sunday morning, December 12, a contatives of the National Medical As-secretary of War, the Hon. Fredtus of the Negro-physicians in the National Medical Association emph-aedical profession over the discrimi-also asked that in the demobilization that Negro medical officers now in eration as the white medical officers. Richmond, Va.; Dr. Geo. E. Cannon, chairman of Executive Board, Jersey City, N. J.; Dr. J. R. Levy, treasurer, Florence, S. C.; Dr. A. M. Curtis and Dr. Wm. H. Wilson of Washington, D. C. A memorandum was submitted for the consideration of the Secretary of War, stating that although the signing of the armistice has practically brought the war to a close, the substance of the agreement adopted at Richmond, Va., Aug. 28, 1918, and a copy of these resolutions was attached, as published in *Tenn. Act of Sept. 7.* bravery and dash, won the admiration of the Moroccan Division, who themselves are "shock troops." During those hard days, our Division was at all times in the advance of all other Divisions of the Army Corps. General Gaybet visited our wounded and found their morale higher than any praise. He sent us all his thanks. 92D DIVISION FOR ARMY OF OCCUPATION (Speaking to the Army Corps, and by Gaybet, Personnel of the National Division (National Army Negro) early cavalry home has been excavated.) In making this announcement the War Department gave no explanation, but the assumption here is that the division has been selected as a reserve unit held to reinforce the American army of occupation in Germany. In all probability this will prolong the stay of the colored regiments from six months to one year, SOLDIER PATIENTS FROM OVERSEAS ARE GIVEN CLUB DINNER SOLDIER PATIENTS FROM OVERSEAS ARE GIVEN CLUB DINNER War Camp Community Service Entertains Convalescents from Fort McPherson (Special to THE NEW YORK AUSTR) ATLANTA, Ga.—Sunday was a gala day in the Colored Soldiers' Club of the War Camp Community, Service, when an appreciation reception was tendered to convalescent soldiers from Fort McPherson. All of these men have been overseas and many had lost a limb. David Woodward, a wealthy white citizen, furnished turkey, bread, apples and cigars for the dinner. The colored citizens furnished ice cream, cake, coffee and other delicacies. The dinner was served in the cafeteria of the club. While the dinner was in progress Mr. Woodward came in and, after being served with a W. C. Macdonald of the colored department of the War Camp Community Service, made a brief but touching speech, in which he lauded the boys for their bravery and urged them to continue to show their patriotism in the coming period of reconstruction. A musical program then followed with an address by Dr. H. H. Proctor of the First Congregational Church. The winter series of Sunday afternoon concerts opened Dec. 8 with a community sing conducted by song leaders from Atlanta University and Morehouse College. Musicians from Camp Gordon took part on the program, all which was interesting, and entertaining. The club rooms here are well situated, and beautifully arranged. The first floor contains lounging rooms, lavatory with showers, cafeteria and kitchen. On the second floor is a spacious auditorium with rentable banquettes for sleeping accommodations. A large amount of money was spent in the remodeling and furnishing of the building, but all believe that this sum has been well spent. Dr. Howard T. Cree, formerly of Augusta, the community organizer, will work with the department head of the department of education in the State Normal School at Petersburg, Va. is the secretary of the work among colored people. (Special to The New York Am) COLUMBIA, S. C.-The kind of response to the big effort at Y. W. C. A. national headquarters in New York to bring the association in touch with the colored women of the South was strikingly effective for workers in the South Atlantic field held here Dec. 6-8. Besides the employed workers from this field there were many volunteer workers, representing almost every city, where there is a Y W. Z. a center, making arrangements of a number of significant groups of women ever assembled in South Carolina. Three secretaries from the national board in New York, Misses Bowles, Thomas and McGeorge, and the South Atlantic field secretary, Miss Adle Ruffin, conducted all of the conference from national headquarters Miss Crystal Byrd, girls' worker, and Miss Juliette Derricotte, student secretary, Miss Lucy C. Lanyen at James Institute, Augusta, Ga., and Mrs. Mary Jackson McCrovey of Biddle University, Charlotte, N. C., contributed to the program by visiting theresses they made at the Sunday afternoon meeting. The chief point of interest in the whole conference was in the presence and unusual personality of the one woman who during the past four years of the war has done at headquarters, as executive, as assistant and as far reaching for good as those who have lived in the trenches. Those who had not seen this executive, Miss Eva D. Bowles, were anxious to see her and to hear her speak, for the women all over this country have felt her influence for good in the work of the many able workers she has placed in her office. The institutions which have been established by her work at headquarters: Her knowledge of the whole national situation, her fine personality and administrative ability make her the excellent executive that she is and a most fitting person to represent our women at New York headquarter and her staff gave a new inspiration to the women of this section of the South. WASHINGTON CHURCH RAISES NEARLY $13,000 (Special to The New York Age) WASHINGTON, D. C.—Metropolitan A. M. E. Church, Dr. C. M. Tanner, pastor, did the unprecedented thing in the history of the church, when on Sunday, Dec. 8, there was reported in cash, counting funds previously turned over to the treasurer, the enormous sum of $12740. Of this amount $1,500 has banned on or before January 12, 1919, the balance of $2,500, it is proposed to raise on or before January 12, 1919, and so have the mortgage burning and unveiling of the memorial tablet Sunday, Jan. 26, when Bishop J. Albert Johnson has promised to be present. There has also been paid $440 interest, which amount is included in the grand total raised. In addition to this financial showing, there have been 251 members received into the church, since Dr. Tanner became pastor seventeen months ago. Bath Beauty Gram for clean flying the skin. 25c, and Soc. The Wonderful Scalp and Skin. 25c, and 114c. Lessions taught by co- pendence and in per- formance. Diploma given. W. B. S. SUMMERS Born. W. B. S. 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Appropriate resolutions were adopted memorializing the world peace conference and congress on conditions in this country and praying the conference not to return to Germany her African colonies, but to organize them as a republic under Allied protectorate until such time as they may become autonomous. Treatments before Congress after March 4, 1919, and to attend the Negro National Congress to convene in Washington. D. C. Jan. 1, 1919. JUDGE TO ORDER (Special to The New York Age) DOTHAN, Ala., Dec. 2.—The government has in its employ in the government building here a cofedored janitor in the person of Henry Butler, who is no respecter of persons in the discharge government as janitor since the government building was finished in Dothan, and one more polite and efficient could not be found. Postmaster George Cotton, custodian of the building, had instructed "Uncle Henry to try to keep people from desiring beauty, as much as possible during the week's term of Federal court. People will thoughtlessly scratch the walls, put their feet in the windows or on the marble, wainscoting. "Uncle" Henry, the soul of tact and politeness, when he saw Judge Clayton prop one foot on the floor, and then me, judge, but I'm instructed to ask that one put his foot on these window sills." Judge Clayton, somewhat taken aback, said: "You get away from here—I'll have you put in jail. Mr. Marshal, arrest this man and put him in jail for ten years. To which 'Uncle' Henry politely and courteously replied, "All right, judge, I don't mind going to jail for ten days, but if I see you with your feet in the window again I shall have to ask that you take them down." The good natured judge, seeing such doom to duty, sees this offer for the sake of 'Uuncle' Heard, and he is still on the job at the postoffice, keeping it spotlessly clean. WOUNDED NON-COM (Special to THE NEW York Am) TERRE HAITER, Inj.-Sergeant Frank Booker is here for. a visit with his mother, Mrs. Margaret Booker, 1525 South Thirteenth and One-half street, having left the aid and the bea w was for medical treatment of his reporter, of the Tribune that he became dissatisfied with the treatment accorded himself and the rest of the colored men who arrived at the hospital. To quote Booker, the non-commissioned officers were anything else but kind to the lads who had been overseas, and who had been sent to America to recover from terrible wounds received in defense of freedom. Sergeant Booker has been in the army since he was nineteen years and ten men since he was a lieutenant of age. He wears a sharp-shooter's medal received in 1913 in the Philippines at the Fort McKinley rifle range, a Mexican border pin, another showing he was in front line trench duty, another which marks the fact that he was under command of other allied officers other than American, a citation badge won for taking, with other soldiers, two French towns from the Germans, and the greatest badge of all, two gold stripes on his sleeve showing that twice he has been in the country. He has been wounded since July 25, and yet fought on; he received another wound in September which sent him home. In speaking of why he left West Baden, Sergeant Booker declared that while the quarters and food were good, the colored men were fed in one corner of the dining room after the white soldiers were through, that if they were white, they would be offered, which is never asked of cripples, that generally they were treated as colored men, and not soldiers, while indignities were saped upon the colored officers. He told of a colored soldier, who had been in service for 30 years, who was abused by a youthful officer at West Baden. He will have to return to West Baden, but after being locked in skis ago, two weeks of which he was quarantine on Ellis Island, he remained but two nights at the resort hospital, coming to Terre Haute to visit his mother. He speaks of the terrible horror of war, as he saw it, stating that the roaring of the cannon and the big guns, and the reverberations of the gunfire by the cannon and the horrors. He was gassed and still fell from the effects, yet is planning to be returned to France just as soon as he recovers. KINKY HAIR MADE STRAIGHT SOFT, LONG, SILKY You simply apply to your hair the wonder- ful formula of KINKY HAIR, which has the effect of straightening and smoothing your hair. It will make your new loof of hair soft, slewy, mess-free, so you can easily handle your hair and keep it in place all day long. HEROLIN HAIR DRESSING It is a premium product. It is made in the U.S.A. by herolin hair dressing and supply works. It makes your hair long and long and soft. It stops falling and keeps it in place all day long. Seat for: CENTRE by Mall REDOLPH MED. CO., ATLANTA, GA. (Special to The New York Acad) WASHINGTON, D. C. The commissioner of education, a Southern man, issues an official statement of the wartime needs of colored schools. A few are widely known and well supported; others are inadequate, income from denominational and private sources. "But," to quote Dr. Caxton, "many of the best private schools, including especially the effective small schools of the industrial type, are independent in character, and have no income except from donations." These schools, of which South Carolina is the largest, are efficient workers in agriculture and other fields of essential labor, are hard hit by the war, the necessary war appeals having quite overshadowed them in the minds of their former helpers. At the same time the high cost of living and government calls for helpers at a living wage, he depicts these schools of many of the best teachers, and over a years "from sheer devotion to the work served for small salaries." These schools, "both of the academic and the industrial type, need money urgently; not only for the necessary work they have been doing for years, but to provide the special training imperative needed for large numbers of colored people in the war emergency"—and in the no less exigent emergency of world-reconstruction following peace. The Bureau of Education lists, in Bulletin 1916, No. 38-59, all colored schools, with the most recent recommendations. The bureau will gladly provide information to any 'one who is interested. The prosperity of big business and big development, largely depends, and especially in the South, on the character, training and efficiency of our millions of colored workers and citizens. DOVER, N. I. Dovz, N. J.-At Gaines A. M. E. Mission there was Sunday school at 3:30 and preaching at 7:30 p. m. The Rev. B. W. Smith preached last Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Nash, of Paterson, are now living in Dover. R. W. Williams, who has been very sick, is much improved. NEWARK N J NEWARK, N. J.—The formal opening of the Canteen Home at the 56 Academy street, by Unit No. 4 of the Woman's Volunteer Service League, begins Monday, Dec. 16, and continues the entire day. Mar. 16, the clergy and prominent laymen, also the social and secret organizations will take part in the program. Through the ingenuity of Mrs. H. E. Cook and her committee, this five story building has been furnished by the War Community building, which is being financed by volunteer subscriptions lodges and individual contributions. The co-operation of the public is earnestly solicited for this commendable enterprise. The lecture of Dr. A. Powell of New York at hibernian Baptist Church on Thursday, evening, was well attended. The women were often but not OFF, was very logically and oratorically discussed. The social event of the week was a "house warming" and royal welcome given by the members and friends of Bethany Baptist Church to the pastor, Dr. E. R. Eicks, and his family at the parsonage, 272 South 6th street, on Tuesday evening, Dec. 10. More than two hundred prominent men and women represented the attention attended this affair. Short addresses of the various representatives of the various auxiliaries of the church. The deacons were represented by A. R. Jackson; trustees by W. H. Baldwin; Missionary society by Mrs. N. Nichols; Men's league by W. H. Simmons; the committee, by Miss M. J. Parker. The guests were welcomed by Mrs. A. R. Jackson and Mrs. A. W. Monroe. A purse of $65 was presented Dr. Ricks, who was overcome by the expression of good fellowship on members and friends Dr. and Mrs. Ricks, and the appreciation in a few well time remarks. Little Helen, their daughter, was all smiles, being admired by all. Wm G. McCrory, formerly teacher in Bethany Baptist Sunday School, was signally honored by the school on Sunday afternoon, at which time the school presented him a loving cup as a token of love and esteem for his 38 years of service. The elaborate program was rendered. Addresses were made by J. S. Pinkman, W. H. Wenderson, Dr. E. R. Eicks, Mrs. L. G. Sherman ahd Mrs. O. E. Bolden. The presentation on behalf of the school was made by ex-Supt. W. H. Baldwin. Banks was master of ceramics in the 13th Avenue Presbyterian Church last Sunday large audiences filled the spacious auditorium at both services. The church has taken on new life in all its departments since the coming of Dr* Ellerson. The church is working together with a harmony and determination never before known. Lee Coopson, a child of Camden street, who has been in the Women and Children's Hospital for several weeks, is at home again. There will be a special program of Christmas services at the 13th Avenue Church, Sunday, Dec. 22. The juvenile and adult choirs will render special music for the occasion. Dr. Ellerson will speak on "The Messages of Christmas." SUPERIOR TO COPAIBA & INJECTIONS SANTAL CAPSULES MIDY RELIEVEES IN 24 HOURS WESTFIRLD, N. J. Westfirld, N. J.-The 29th anniversary, of the Bethel Baptist Church and the 4th anniversary of the pastor, the Rev. Wm. F. Smith was celebrated Dec. 3 to 10, inclusive. All services were well attended and it was a marked success and one of the best the church has ever witnessed spiritually and financially. All the members remembered the pastor with a large contribution. The program was as follows: Tuesday evening, preaching, the Rev. J. Hamlette of St. John's Baptist Church; Wednesday evening, preaching, the Rev. P. W. Ross, the former pastor now of 2nd Baptist Church, Perth Amboy; Thursday, concert by Southern Pine State University; a key supper and reception to the pastor, which was enjoyed by all present. Sunday morning, the pastor preached the church's anniversary season—and in the afternoon the Rev. J. R. Brown of Mt. Zion Church, Newark, preached. In the evening the pastor filled the pulpit. Collection, for the week, $117. Mrs. Virginia Harris, Plainfield avenue, has moved to 2089 Madison avenue, New York City, for the winter. Mrs. Adams is recovering slowly at her home in Des Moines. The Utopia Art and Embroidery Club met at the home of Mrs. Smith of Plainfield avenue. Services at the St. Lukes Church, the Rev. J. H. Lewis pastor, were well attended Sunday. HACKENSACK. N. J. HACKENSACK, N. J. — Splendid congregations attended all services at the Varki Memorial A. M. E. Zion Church it being Men's Day. The pastor, the Rev. J. D. Virgil, preached at 11 a. m. at 3:30 p.m. the Rev. Geo. E. Ferris preached an able sermon and was 8 p. m. an accepted context as he met the men. The People's Lycée, organized under the auspices of the Hedging Hand Society, will hold its sessions from 4:30 to 6 p. m. every Sunday at Zion. A splendid program has been arranged. The Sheltering Arms Society of Rergen county is launching a campaign for members through its Marina who has keep very ill, is now convalescent. The Children of Mrs. Nellie Tielhoufe, who have been ill with la gripe, have recovered. The local Red Cross Society met at the residence of Mrs. R. J. Powell Monday evening to arrange for the membership drive. formerly of 265 Berry street, Hayes, purchased the three stucco houses on the west corner of First and Clay streets, in Hackenssack. FAVORS CONCILIATING AFRICA. (Special to Tup, New Year Anz.) WASHINGTON, D. C.-Announcement by London dispatch that Gen. Smuts, leader in England's military control in South and East Africa, had called into conference representatives of 'allied newspapers, his aroused much interest. General Smuts announced himself in favor of a policy of conciliation with the United States, but somewhat, in initial last with the colonial policy of John Harry Johnston, apparently Gen. Smuts is in opposition to the policy of the British labor party, and has abandoned his military policy altogether. When he was wined and dined a few months ago by members of the Labor party, he cally the same sort of government for Africa as has existed in India for decades. SPRINGFIELD. MASS. SPRINGFIELD, Mass—Miss Anna Theresa Dennis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas S. Dennis, 35 Collins street, became the bride of E. Bernard Haskins on Saturday, Dec. 14, at the home of her parents. The bride wore an exquisit' gown of flesh colored georgette over baby blue charmuse and carried a small purse. The bride Mary E. Matthews, wore a beautiful gown of pink silk net over pink charmeuse, and carried pink carnations. W. O. Gordner, Jr., was best man. Both bride and groom are prominent in church and social circles. The bride is a graduate of the Springfield High School and is an accomplished musician, being the organist of St. John's Congregational Church and a member of the Jubilee Quartet. Mr. Haskins came to Springfield after completing his college and joined the collegiate Institute, entering the tailoring business. He has recently received his appointment as regular letter carrier. Mr. Haskins is very popular among both races in Springfield and is a member of the St. John's Congregational Church, having been superintendent of the Sunday School for a number of years and is the leading tenor of the Jubilee Quartet. Mrs. B. Rollin's Gayle rendered Lohengrin's bridal chorus as the bridal party entered the beautifully decorated living room. The couple were the recipients of a memorial gifts, including cut glass, silver and linen. There were guests present from Amherst, Suffield, Windsor Locks and Baltimore. Treadwell catered. The Ladies' Home Missionary Society of Bethany Baptist Church gave a fair on Dec. 3 and 4. The church was pretty decorated by the church's own well-dressed articles. Everything was sold; $60 was cleared. The society is trying to raise $100 by Feb. 1. STAMFORD, CONN. STAMFORD, CONN.—The services at the Union Baptist Church were very well attended last Sunday. At 10.30 a.m. there was preaching by the pastor, the Rev. W. O. Harris, subject, "Joseph Maker Ruler of Egypt." At 10 a.m. sermon by the Rev. H. Franklin K. by the Way "Win a Man." The Rev. Lewis is an corporal and was a junior at Colgate University when drafted The services at the Bethel A. M. E. Mission were also well attended. There was sacred concert by the Sunday School at 3 p. m. Thursday evening ESTABLISHED 25 YEARS MRS. 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Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Adams and daughter and Mrs. Mary Smith of Danville and mother of Mrs. Tina Tau, who arrived last Friday evening to spend an indefinite time with Mr. and Mrs. Crump. Miss Margaret Johnson and Horace Johnson of Wilkes-Barre and his sister, Mrs. Greene of Baltimore, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Crump. Miss Ethes and greene and Mrs. Greene of Wilkes-Barre. Da were guests of Miss Ruth Harrison last Friday. On Wednesday, Dec. 11, the boys of Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. C., gave a minstrel show in one of the largest playhouses in town. It was the first time colored players had played in the house. A Scranton boy sgt. R. D. Curllor Dorsey, violinist, was musical director. The management announced that hereafter a portion of that theatre is to be set aside for colored folklore performances. The boys are hired before. Other Scranton boys at Camp Greene are Privates William E. Lewis, William G. Clark and Edward Moore. A pleasant social time was enjoyed at the supper given by the stewardesses of Bethel A. M. E. Church at Mrs Charlotte Scott's, $29 Dupont place. Miss Bailey of Pitston was the guest of Miss Vioh Foster over Sunday, Dec. 22, 12:00 p.m. A national election of Sunday school officers will take place. In the evening, the Christmas music will be rendered. The regular Christmas treat for the children will be given on Wednesday, Dec. 25, at 8 p.m. The first of a series of sermons, on the Ten Commandments was given Sunday morning by the Rev. Evans. In the evening, "An Enlarged Vision" was the subject, II Klinig, m. An special effort has been put forth at the Pine Street Baptist Church to raise $500 and interest due on January 10. A special program will be rendered Christmas night in the lecture room. The Rev. F. W. Means, pastor, was the delegate at the tree service on Sunday. A private Terry Church, who was been stationed at Camp Sherman, Chilkothe, O., is visiting his father, S. P. Plater. DISFRANCHISEMENT THAT HURTS. The disfranchisement that hurts us most is that self-inflicted, cowardly disfranchisement. In Atlanta we should register 5,000 votes—whereas, we have only 800. Out of fifty educated Negro doctors, only four registered; out of one hundred Negro preachers, only six are voters; out of eight newspaper men, three are voters; out of one the head-rang leader the race is handicapped with, and the bunch that blots loudest about "world democracy." Last Wednesday we had an election, and ninety-five per cent of the race leaders were not qualified to vote to better the conditions of the public schools. Out of a dozen school teachers, not a one could vote; of the college presidents and professors, only six are qualified to participate in the "world democracy" they talk about every day—Atlanta Independent. INSIDE KNOWLEDGE. "Say, today was the first time I ever saw a patrol wagon." "How did you like it?" "Oh, I was carried away with it."—Orange Peel. 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"There were plenty of good soft beds in every cottage. The first night it was too risky to try one of them, as the Germans were sure to start shelling the places, they had so recently left, therefore I made my bunk on the ground beside a pile of railroad ties. The next night the temptation was too great, and I piled up in one of the beds. Later I found out about and guess what I found on clean white enamel bath tub, something I had not seen since I left the States. It was not long before I was splashing in my new-found luxury. "I wish it were possible to keep all the souvenirs I found," but we have so many things of our own to carry, and we have to do so much marching that we have no room for souvenirs. All that I carried away was a German officer's belt. O: the buckle are these words. 'Gott mit uns.' Those words were out of place with the former owner of the belt; but, now they are rather fitting, as God is with us." Judge Beverly T. Crump "of Richmond. 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Mrs. Walter Bailey is seriously ill at her home, Mrs. Mary A. Smyer visited relatives and friends in New York City last week. MUMFORD, N. Y.—Services were well attended at the Second Baptist Church last Sunday. The Second Baptist Sunday School will have its annual Christmas tree Tuesday evening, Dec. 24. Mrs. Frank Simms visited in Scottsville on Monday. The Rev. Haynes was a dinner guest at the home of Mr. Carpenter, who was Miss Lucy Carpenter visited Mrs. Chas Coles in Garbutt, on Thursday. MinorRoles attended the funeral of his niece, Mrs. Edgar Roles, on Monday afternoon, at Fowlerville. Miss Fanny Carpenter was in Rochester on Saturday. Rossville, N. Y.—Services were well attended both morning and evening at Rossville A. M. E. Zion Church. The pastor, the Rev. J. M. Branch, preached at both services. Sunday School convened at 2.30. The superintendent, J. W. Forsburg, is doing everything to make the New Year's entertainment a success. Francis M. Henry spent Monday with his daughter, Mrs. John Gibbs, and his son, James. The Rev. James S. Deller is presiding over Summerville A. M. E. Zion Church until further notice from the presiding elder. On Thursday evening, Dec. 19, there will be a lecture on "Katy Ferguson," given by the Rev. Chas. Martin. NEW ROCHELLE N. Y. NEW ROCHLELL, N. Y.-The Rev. Clarence V. Burh of Bridgeport, formerly a pastor of the St. Catherine A. M. E.Zlonz Church of this city, preached at the Shiloh Baptist Church of St. Catherine's at night. The Shiloh Baptist Church, the Rev. W. H. Slater, pastor, raised over one thousand dollars for the building fund at their rally. Mass Pocahontas Russell, manager of the Mass Pocahontas hospital, has turned to her business after an absence of six weeks in Springfield, Mass. L. Rochlell Cust. of Calanthe elected its annual office. Dec. 9. S. Sir Lee Crawford presided. A collation will be served at the meeting, with officers retired well installed. At a memorial meeting at the New Rochelle High School for the New Rochelle men who lost their lives during the war, given under the auspices of the Mayor and Councilmen, the program consisted of addresses by several prominent speakers, which was rendered selections on the piano. Miss West Blanche Shelton, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shelton, 14 Williams place, was married by the Rev. O. H. Slater to Piterson Charles Jolly, on Monday afternoon at her parent's residence. The couple will reside in Derby, where they will be attending the Committee have made arrangements to hold their annual affair at the New Rochelle High School on New Year's Day. The annual reception of Xenia Lodge, F. and A. M., was held on Thanksgiving evening at League Hall. As usual, it was a brilliant affair. The ball was beautifully decorated. The marches were beautifully performed. The fourth annual reception of Empire Lodge, No. 216, I. B. P. O. E. of A. will be held at League Hall. GREAT SKIN WHITENER --- YONKERS, N. Y. MUMFORD. N. Y. ROSSVILLE. N. Y. WARWICK N. Y. WARNICK, N. Y.—The rally at the A. M. E. Church, Dec. 1, the Rev. S. T. Quann, pastor, was a success. The following rendered reports: The pastor, Quann; Quann, Gordon; Garsson $100; Anderson, $20; Tebout, $10; Mary Brackson, $2; Rose 'Rice, $6; public collection, $69; making a total of $400. ELMIRA, N. Y. ELIMIRA, N. Y.-At the Douglass Memorial A. M. J., Zion Church, Sunday evening at 8 p.m., the pastor, the Rev. L. Woods, preached a forceful sermon on the "Judgment Day," from Malachi iv. 1. The offering received was $15. The daughters of Conference, Mrs. Edward Vance, president, held an award to the Touray Day in the parlors of Douglass Memorial Church, which was a success. Private Barton Moore, who has been at Camp Dxn since July 17, arrived at his home in this city last week, honorably discharged. Sergeant William Chaney is visiting his parents and brother, Movie Chaney, Sullivan street, Mrs. Charlotte Green spent a few days last week visiting the church. Mrs. Hugh Strange, West Second street, is able to be out again, after several weeks illness. A banquet will be given at the A. M. E. Bethel Church Christmas Day, Miss Susie McAdoo of New York City, is the guest of her mother. Mrs. Arthur Mann of Corning, was the guest of her mother, Mrs. Philip Higgins, Sunday, Misses Marion and Edna Granston of Watkins, were in Elmira Saturday. ITHACA N. Y. 17HACA, M. M. Y.-Services at the A. M. E. Zion Church were well attended. The pastor, the Rev. H. J. Johnson, occupied the pulpit. There was a large attendance of members and friends, also a liberal response to the offering. Refreshments were served by the missionary Sunday school. Miss Bernice Payne, 621 West Green street, is on the side list. Mrs. Georgia Andrews of East State street on a social at her residence Saturday evening for the benefit of A. M. E. Zion Sunday school, which was a decided success socially and financially. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Spaulding, West Green street, have sold their house on Railroad avenue. Through the nuturing efforts of Mrs. Janie Moore and Mrs. Georgia Andrews, the A. M. E. Zion Sunday school has taken new life. It was largely attended last Sunday. Five teachers have been elected and will meet each Wednesday evening at the parsonage. Services at Calvary Baptist Church, were well attended all day because the parishioner piled the pulpit. At the evening service communion was served. A beautiful individual communion set was presented to the church on behalf of B. Y. P. U. Mr. and Mrs. Snowden of Owego are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Williams, 326 North Plain street. Mrs. Joy Fosburg, mother of Mrs. Jennie Canon, North Plain street, is recovering from her recent illness. Mrs. Lisbon Jones, North Albany street, entertained at dinner Sunday Mrs. A. Mickens and Master B. S. Mickens, Burdell College, North Albany street, entertained. Jonis T. Payne, 212 Cascadia street, is visiting in Rochester, Minne Bertha E. Perry, 522 West Green street, is on the sick list. Ernest Grant, who is holding a position in Rochester, spent Thanksgiving with his family on South Plain street. Those who are pursuing business courses at night school are: Medames Chase, Wright, Sample; Misses Thompson, Crawford; Misses Hollins; Mrs. Mollie Robinson of Wilkes-Barre was a guest at the Thanksgiving dinner at the residence of Mrs. E. Grant, South Plain street. . NYACK, N. Y. Nvack, N. Y.—The services at Pilgrim Baptist Church Sunday, Dec. 8, were well attended. The Rev. L. Greenwood, pastor, preached three rousing sermons. The Rev. L. H. Taylor, pastor of St. Philip's A. M. E. Zion Church, is back home after spending a week visiting his daughter in Waterbury, Conn. Mr. and Mrs. S. Mears of Piermont avenue, left for Albany, N. Y., for a two week stay visiting relatives and friends. Queen Esther Court of Calanthe No. 31, held a special meeting Monday evening, Dec. 9. Seven new members were taken. CORONA. N. Y. CORONA, N. Y.—Sunday, Dec. 15, at the Corona Congregational Church, the morning service was conducted by the Rev. Accoe of Brooklyn. The Sunday School was well attended. At Christian Endease School, the production by J. H. Williams; subject being "The Power of the Cross in the Philippines." In the evening the Rev. G. W. 'Hinton, the pastor, spoke on "And Jesus Stood Still." A surprise was given the Rev. G. W. Hinton by the members of the church. The concert given by the Young Builder's Club on Thursday evening, Dec. 12, was a success. On Tuesday evening, Dec. 10, Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Hill, 88-252nd street, gave a birthday dinner and dance in honor of their daughter, Harriet Gertrude's eighteenth birthday. The early part of the evening was at dinner. At lunch, a buffet supper was served. The dining room was decorated with red and green. Those present were: Misses Flora M. Sutton, Florence Fitt, Loretta Reed, Agnes Remsen, Edith Randolph, Mrs. Pauline Williams, Misses Gladys Harris of Winfield L. I., Maude Robinson of New York, Misses Elizabeth Harris of City; Mascars Jacob Govan, Henry McGhee; Joseph Culbertson, Frank Jones, Paul J. Jeter, Clinton Harris of Winfield, Edward Morgan of New York University, William Harris of New York, Wallace, Herbert Jackson, Benjamin Burns, Donald Ford, all of Jersey City; John Ruffin of Mrs. D. J. Hill, Master Mrs. D. J. Hill, Master Mrs. D. J. Hill, and Jr. little Adelaide Louise Hill. The hostess received many beautiful presents. Card of Thanks. Mr. and Mirafylah Jones of Portyfifth street, Covina, desire to thank the many friends for the generous and beautiful floral offerings at the occasion of the funeral of their baby boy. As we go through the years mourning the loss of our dear little son, there will ever be a memory of their dreary day, the memory of the relatives and friends who gave tokens of their sympathy. SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y. SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y. SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y.—James Hailstock, second waiter at the Worden Hotel, during the summer season, leaves on the 12th of this month, for Frenchburg, where he will spend two weeks and then go on to Palm Beach, Fla. The Rev. and Mrs. T. E. Bell have returned from Cambridge, Md., where they attended the funeral of Mrs. Bell's brother. Thomas Broughton and his cousin Thomas Broughton of New York in a city on business, C. H. Mack, George Williams and Alfred Williams are leaving this week for Palm Beach, Fla. The sad news of the death of John Anderson in France, has been received by his relatives. He was an enlisted member of the 15th Regiment, now the 369th Miss Freda, Schuster of Brooklyn, was sent to New York to serve as a man, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jackson and daughter, Miss Elizabeth Jackson, have gone to Schenectady to reside. At the community memorial service held at the Betheeda Episcopal Church, in honor of Saratoga's heroes who have made the supreme sacrifice the Rev. James R. Ure, Rector of the church, books marched at the head of the city cherygmen in the processional and recessional exercises. It was the first time in the long history of this wealthy Episcopal church that clergymen of other denominations have been invited to participate in a religious service. The war is bringing all denominations closer together. Mrs. Melinda McDonald of Schenectady, paid a flying business visit to our city. Mrs. Daisy Burns left for Schenectady, where she will spend the winter. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Scott departed last week for New York and other points further south. Sumuel Le Fevre has engaged as a pastor at Schenectady S. Smith has accepted a position in the General Electric Works at Schenectady. James Lane and Harvey Reed have secured situations in the D. and H. R. R. freight office at Mechanicsville. Charles White has been appointed head of one of the departments of the Royal Policina Hotel at Palm Beach. Fla. He has been appointed as a teacher and has secured his men for the winter season. Mrs. Delia Smoke is quite ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles McCann. The A. M. E. Zion Church will begin the celebration of its 55th anniversary next Sunday. At the elec­lving service the pastor, the Rev. E. U. A. Broks, will deliver the anniversary sermon. Each member or friend is re­served a free lunch. In church that day to cover one year of the church's history. Charles Bond will have charge of the anniversary concert on the evening of Dec. 17, of which Lester Wilson, pianist, a member of the Clef Club of New York, will be one of the chief soloists. The Helping Hand Society was organized last week with Mrs. Alice Reid, treasurer. The club will give an entertainment at the church on Dec. 27. SYRACUSE, N. Y. SYRACUSE, N. Y.-Private James E. Fairfax of the Engineer Officers Training School at Camp Humphrey, Va., spent Thanksgiving with his wife, Mrs. Augusta Patterson Fairfax, Chas Sumner, and her husband, regular meeting Monday evening. Salt City Lodge No. 22, O. E. S., held its regular meeting Monday evening. Election of officers for the coming year resulted as follows: Worthing Matron, Mrs. Agnus Griffin; Assistant Matron, Mary Wilson; Patron, O. E. F. Freeman; Conductress, Mabel Anderson; Assistant Conductress, Mabel Lippins; Secretary, Becca Holmes; Treasurer, Harriet Williams. Miss Priscilla Curtiss was a caller in the city Monday, Chas. H. Willett had the misfortune to severely burn his foot with hot iron, while at work as a moulder, at the Chilled Plow Works, last Friday. Danny Van Slyke is out after being in the hospital, recovering from the kick of a Kate Turte, have accepted positions at the University Club. Private Geo. Dorsey of Camp Dixy; Privates Elmer Scott and Chas. Duncan of Camp Upton, are home, having discharged from the service. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Freeman of Cleveland, cousins of Miss Anna Holms, were in the city this week, the guests at the Nora Newman, Free street, spent the week-end at the home of her parents in Ithaca. Palestine Commandery No. 11, K. T., holds its regular meeting Thursday evening, at which time District Deputy Inspector General Sir Theo. Pell of Utica, was present on his official visit. The important business was inspection and election of officers, which resulted as follows: R. C. Chas, H. Leonard G., George W. Browne, General W. N. Brown; Recorder John G. Smith; Treasurer, Geo. T. Burk. Edward Scott of Owego, was in the city a few days visiting relatives at 411 Madison street, Mrs. Mary Johnson and son, George, have gone to Auburn to spend the holidays. Private Leon Ames and John Francis have returned home honorably discharged from Camp Upton Corporal Columbus Rest and Olive Belson Mill of the hospital Owego were the city Wednesday. Miss Clara Scott of Owego, is spending a few days in the city, at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Laura McCoy, 411 Madison street. Richard Henry, a victim of the Dewitt Yards Explosion, has been released from the hospital after a period of three weeks. HEART LEAF Hair Tone Natures Famous Remedy for growing LONG and BEAUTIFUL HAIR. If you have short, nappy and harsh hair, or if you are troubled with dandruff, fall hair, breaking hair, itching scalp, DO NOT DELAY, but use it when you need it. Then watch the good results. It darkens gray hair and puts new life into it. Price $16, sent by mail on receipt of money, agreed. 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Y.-Mrs. Rice has accepted a position as housekeeper at "The Plaza." Others employed are Mesdames Rebecca-King, Ulisa Ashe, Misses Fanny Taylor and Eva DuBois. Mrs. George W. Ford has returned from Bordentown, N. J., where she visited her son. She also visited friends at a patriotic mass meeting was held at the Bristol Harbor Church Sunday afternoon. The Rev. E. N. McDaniels left for Washington, D. C., to attend the Negro Congress. The old folks' concert given by Mrs. Mary DeVoe for the benefit of Zion Church is made for the reception and donation to be given the Rev. J. W. Williams, Dec. 19. Miss Bertha Cobbs is residing at Yonkers. Mr. and Frank Freeman are visiting relatives and friends in the city. Samuel Williams of Ossining, visited his mother, Mrs. Martha Street underwent a slight operation at St. Luke's Hospital. Mrs. Sallie Joe is on the sick list. Mrs. Margaret Rose is improving. HILLBURN. N. Y. HILLEHURN, N. Y.—Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Suffern and family have gone to Oklahoma to spend the winter. They were accompanied by George Jenkins. Floyd Hicks who has been sick with the Spanish influenza, is improved very much. Miss Margary Suffern of Paterson, N. J., was visiting friends here. Roy Powell visited his relatives in Paterson. Jordon Oliver has accepted a position in the R. I. W. Jesse Duncan has accepted a position at Newburg, and is making good. To arrange basketball games write to Captain Kenneth Powell, Hillburn, N. Y. The team is in good condition. Elmer Van Dunk has moved from Mud street to 6th street. Miss Goldie Degroat, who underwent an operation on her hip, and may expect to be home by Christmas. She is inthe Good Samaritan Hospital at Suffern. The Rev. Imes of the Y. M. C. A. from Camp Merritt, lectured at Brook Chapel Thursday evening. Russell Milligan of Ringwood, N. J., has accepted a position with the Brake Shoe Company in the Mud. He held an ice cream and cake festival Friday evening, for the benefit of the Kindergarten Christmas tree. BUFFALO, N. Y. BUFFALO, N. Y.—Mrs. Cherise Sherron, of Columbus, Miss., is visiting her son, John Jackson 17 William street. It is sixteen years since mother and son have seen each other. Mrs. Mara Anderson and her son have visited to Williamsport, Pa. to spend the holidays. Corporal Henry West and Sergeant Randolph Nugent, who have been at Camp Dix, have been discharged from the service and are at home receiving the warm greetings of friends as well as relatives. Jack Lester has been appointed a letter carrier in the Buffalo postoffice, LaMay村, where he was an extended visit in Brooklyn and New York City. Mrs. M. Loutse Towns spent Sunday in Beach Ridge, and addressed a young people's meeting, speaking on the subject, "Snobs and Snobbery." Her address was well received. Miss Martha Krell will spend the Christmas holidays in Prenton, N. Va., as the guest of her sister, S. H. Rutledge, Mrs. H. Wright, of Walnut street, is still on the sick list. The twentieth wedding anniversary celebration of the Rev. and Mrs. E. Robert-Bennett was attended by about three hundred people, friends and admirers of the clergyman and his family, as well as parishioners of his progressive church. The attendance was so large that the church was to be used, instead of the rectory, as originally intended. Numerous telegrams and letters of congratulation were received from clergy and laymen of the Episcopal church and a number of bishops. The presents which were displayed in the sitting room of the rectory were numerous, handsome and costly. The wardens and vestrymen, with their wives, as well as the heads of the vari- tious clergy, were close friends, were in the receiving line. Thomas Payne and Alfred Montara acted as masters of the ceremony, while Miss- Clara Payne, with a bevy of young ladies, served the guests. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Patterson entertained Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rodgers, of St. Paul, Minn., at a luncheon given in their honor at their home, 485 Madison street. A reception and banquet was in honor of the Rev. Ed. Nash, pastor of the Michaels Avenue Baptist Church, by the members of his congregation, on Tuesday night, Mr. and Mrs. William McDonald of Niagara Falls were visitors in Buffalo Sunday, the guests of Major and Mrs. O. C. Hall. They remained over to the night service at St. Philip's Church. The Negro Business League had a smoker and get-together social at the Langston Hotel. Main street. Tuesday night. The auxiliary will have a Father Time. The Colonial Hall Monday night. Dec. 30. It is a Victory celebration in honor of the returning soldier and sailor boys. The Buffalo Commercial recently devoted considerable space to letters from the Negro soldier boys of Buffalo in the service overseas. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rodgers of $8 Paul, Minn., were highly entertained in a farewell reception by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pavey at Lurrel Street. Saturday night. Christmas Day. There will be held in all the city churches with special music and special sermons. The usual midnight celebration will be held at St. Philip's Church on Christmas Eve, as well as the 11 a.m. service Christmas Day. THE STUDENTS' ARMY TRAINING CORPS AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL CLOLLEGE BEGINS OCTOBER 15, 1978 All colored men from 18 to 21 years of age who have a PAC school education or in training are assigned to Army Training Corps. Board bodge, tuition, and clothes are furnished and provided by the States Government. Army officers will be selected from among the men who enroll in the military training will be supplemented by strong courses in Education, Mathematics, Sciences and English. For further information write today to JAS. B. DUDLEY, President, Greenborn M. C. National Training School DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA A School for the Training of Colored Young Men and Women For Service Though it is young in history, the Institution feels a just pride in the work thus far accomplished, for its graduates are already filling many responsible positions, thus demonstrating the aim of the school to train men and women for useful citizenship. DEPARTMENTS ALREADY ESTABLISHED In Equipment and Teaching Force it is Surpassed by Few Schools for the Training of Colored Youth in the South. For further information and Catalogue, address President Jas. E. Shepard, Durham, N. C. ASHEVILLE SCHOOL OF DESIGNING AND DRESSMAKING 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. Open all year around. MRS. AGNES L. KEMP, Principal. $9% Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, N. C. Formerly of Brooklyn, N. Y. ROCHESTER N. Y ROCHETER, N. Y. Rochester, N. Y.-Last Sunday was quarterly meeting day at Eton. The preaching elder, the Rev. J. H. Ellison, preached morning and evening. Communion was adamalatered. The collection for the day was $66. Millard Limore entertained at dinner Monday. The guest was the New Rose-room Miss Ethel Walter. Miss Elizabeth James, Sally Linda. Means Bordon, Mason and Jerry Boydton. Kelly Chestra will give a dance on New Year's night at Progressive Hall. Master Vernon Payne underwent an operation at St. Mary's Hospital last week. The Adonis Club met at the home of G. W. Burks last Tuesday evening and elected officers for the opening year as follows: R. Jacob Coulter, president; S. Herndon, vice-president; H. L. Shrendon, secretary recording; W. Henry Green, responding secretary; Chas. B. Strothner, secretary; The Chauffeurs' Association will hold their annual ball at Royal Mirror Hall Jan. 15. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor of Detroit and, Mrs. Bills of Chicago are making their home in this city. Lawrence Jones and Miss Ellen Barrees were married Nov. 15. The Mohawk Whist Club met Tuesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Haxzard and Mrs. Bills of Chicago and Mrs. Harold Morris; second Mrs. W. Watson. A delightful, lunch was served by the hostess, Mrs. Sylvia Cartwright entertained at dinner Friday evening Mrs. Marion Cottons, Miss Jennie Stevens, the Rev. Haynes and the Rev. McFadden. Empire Lodge 15, G. U. O. of O. F. will hold a reception on July Hall January 8. Dr. E. D. W. of the executive committee one hundred and fifty men for the purpose of entertaining returning soldiers. The Junior and Senior Chairs of Zion Church will render special Christmas music Sunday. Class No. 7 of Zion Sunday School held their regular monthly meeting last Friday evening at the residence of Mrs. Rebecca Clore, 75 Barkstreet street. Mr. Mack, president of Unit 28, attended a session of the Negro War Relief at New York City week. A very interesting report on the work of reconstruction was made at the meeting held last Thursday. The Douglas Unit 28 has 50 members and its work was highly commended. Mr and Mrs. James R. Holmes entertained at dinner at the home of Mrs. J. W. Jones last Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Flemming Shorts, Mrs. Thos Hawkins, Mr. and Mrs. Estelle, Miss Martha Lewis and Mr. McCullough, Mr. and Mrs. leave for Palm Beach, Flax, January 1. The colored porters of the United States Naval Gun Factory will give a reception and ball Thursday. December 26. Zion Sunday School will hold Christmas exercises December 24. Charles Stephenson, a young colored man of Amarillo, Tex., has invented a glass bomb which he offered to the government to be used in underground work to help win the war. He was offered $5,000 for his patent rights by the government, which he refused. PORT CHESTER, N. Y. Poor Christina, N. Y. On communal day at Bethesda Baptist Church a number of people attended the service. The Rev. J. M. Levister, pastor, filled the pulpit in the evening and spoke from the subject: "Ever a reward for the faith that, the Sunday School, was taught by the missionaries of Saint E. Jones, Deacon James Lirgert is critically ill. Mrs. Elnora Lirgert is also disposed. A sociable wife is held at the home of Mrs. Della Whitty, purchase street, Rye, for the benefit of the church, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Harper, pastor, of Westchester avenue, Port Chester Peter F. Merritt died Wednesday at his late home, C2 Cassidy Park, Greenwich Conn. Mrs. Pearl Fisher Elise is receiving congratulations from friends and relatives upon the birth of a bouncing baby girl, Dec. 4, at the Hospital Greenwich Grace Church street, spent a week's vacation visiting relatives in Newark, N. J. and friends in Boston and New London. PORT CHESTER, N. Y.-At the Bethesda Baptist Church Sunday morning Brother Arthur Spearman conducted the services. At 8 p.m. in the pastor's discourse was the first of a series of sessions. The theme was "The social held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Whitty, Purdue avenue, Rye, last Thursday evening, for the benefit of the church, was very successful and well attended. Friday evening, a concert will be given under the auspices of the U. S. A. Club, Mrs. Curbin and Mr. Spearman, captains. / Mrs. Montague, of Orange, was the guest of William, Grove street last week. Miss Louise Winback, Grace Church street, spent a week's vacation visiting in Newark, N. J. New Haven, New London, and Boston. Mrs. Pearl Fisher Elsie, who has been stopping at the home of her parents in Greenwich, while Mr. Elsie is in France, is the mother of a baby girl, born Dec. 4, at the General Hospital, Desmond James Griffin died at his late age. All services were held Dec. 11 from Bethesda, Baptist Church. The Rev. M. Leviser officiated, assisted by visiting clergymen. Services were well attended at St. Frances A. M. E. Zion Church. Excellent sermons were preached by the Rev. J. Stauley Jacobs, of Greenwich, at 3 p. m. and by Dr. L. G. Mason at 8 p. m. The pew rally was a finance. WASHINGTONVILLE, N. Y. WASHINGTONVILLE, N. Y.—At Bethany Chapel, Sunday, the Rev. P. W. Sewell preached morning and evening. The attendance at Sunday School was large. The banner is held by the Intermediate Class for the largest collection. The young people's meeting was led by Mrs. Estella McBride, Rosie Coleman, and Lorretta McBride readers; Virginia Ross and Clara Depew rendered a solo. Mr. and Mrs. James Dolson and the children are on the sick list suffering from influenza. Mrs. Florence Svinus and Volta N. J. of Park, N. J., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lewis, parents of Mrs. Nevins Ruth Bruin entertained her little friends at luncheon in honor of her birthday. success The New York Age The National Magazine Weekly 24TH WEEK, MARCH 21, 1910 Published on Thursday of Brig. Week. Volume XXXIX No. 12. Office of Publication, No. 247 West 66th Street, New York. ONE YEAR $2.00 BOC MONTHS 1.00 BOC THINGS 1.00 SINGLE CONF. 2.00 CANADA FOR ONE YEAR 2.50 FOREIGN COUNTING, ONE YEAR 2.00 Entered as Second Class Matter Bo- sman, II, Island Post Office in New York, N. K., under the J of March R. 1878. Telephone, Bryant $815. FRED R. MOORE, Publisher and Editor LESTER A WALTON. Managing and Dramatic Editor JAMES W. JOHNSON. Contributing Editor London Office, 17 Green Street, Charl- cross Reads, R. C. Address all letters and make all checks and money orders payable to THE NEW YORK AGM. ESSENTIALS OF LABOR. A notable contribution to the discussion of the needs of Negro labor after the war was made in the address of Dr. George E. Haynes, Director of Negro Economics of the Department of Labor, published in a recent issue of THE AGR. The address was remarkable for the frankness and directness with which the speaker presented the essential things that the workers of the race consider that they should have as the outcome of the war. The usual effect of a government position is to put an extinguisher on the individual so placed as an effective exponent of the claims of the race, but it does not appear so in this case. Dr. Haynes stated the results of his canvass of the workers, both North and South, in a manner that should command the confidence and respect of both parties in interest. His concise resume of the essentials demanded by the workers speaks for itself. It included the following: First, they desire a fair chance to secure work and to hold it on the same conditions and with the same degree. Secondly, there is a widespread desire for education of all kinds. In the third place; there is a united desire for the removal of race discrimination in public courts and in public conveyances, and provision in city and country for the safe facilities of community improvement for them as for other folks. The fourth thing so generally desired by Negro workers can probably be best expressed in the words of an unlettered Negro tenant farmer in a Southern State, who said to a prominent business man presiding over meetings, "And sir, we want to help say who governs us". These essentials have been voiced before at greater length, but with no greater force and authority. The practical conclusions, arrived at by Dr. Haynes are equally pointed and should be studied with a view to a solution of the questions at issue. His plan of action as summarized was as follows: Three general facts have been touched upon in the course of the discussion which should be repeated in closing in order to point to a plan of action: First, all this adjustment of Negro workers North and South in their relation to white employers and white wage-canners needs some general plan of organization. Secondly, it may be stated that in every country, south, where the Department of Labor has instituted organized effort for adjustment, white employers and white workmen have looked with favor upon the plan, accepted it, and given hearty co-operation. Third, that the plan as now determined in Negro Workers' Advisory Committees made up on a co-operative basis of representatives of Negro wage earners, who employers and, wherever possible, white wage earners is a most effective, practical means of guiding all interests concerned. That as a governmental effort it can deal successfully with many of the problems growing out of the effect of war conditions upon Negro labor. We trust that the sanguine hopes expressed as to the efficacy of the plans proposed may be warranted by the results. At all events it is encouraging to find some one in an official position, possessing the courage to define the needs and outline a constructive program to meet the situation. Let the workers all pull together in an effort to achieve the desired results. EQUALITY OF EDUCATION. The National Security League has begun a nation-wide campaign for equal educational opportunity throughout the country. Robert M. McHeway the educational director of the League in defining its scope, said: In making real our rights to equality of education we must write this law: "No child may be deprived of the right to compulsory, equal education on account of race, color, place of residence, the will of parents, the will of city, county or state. That was the child born in the back country of South Carolina must go to elementary schools as good as those which exist in New York City or Boston and must have the way to higher education open in proportion to his talents. One of the development of the draft law was the revelation of the great percentage of illiteracy prevailing in certain sections of the country, especially in the Southern States. This has prompted various plans for the spread of education, through the medium of the Federal Government. If the late Senator Henry W. Blair had survived to see this day, he would have found his plans for Federal aid to education quite in vogue. Now that a primary-education has been proved essential to the making of the soldiers to fight for the country, it is more likely that the nation will take steps to provide that education for all of its citizens. If so, it may be counted as another benefit derived from the war. A WASTE OF EFFORT. This business of electing delegates to the Peace Conference at Versailles is being run into the ground. If all the delegates that have been named in the various States and churches were to sail for France it would require considerable shipping capacity to accommodate them all. The first proposition to hold a Peace Conference in this country at which a few representative men might be named to go abroad in an advisory capacity was within the bounds of reason, but the rage that has set in for electing full delegations from every locality would verge upon the absurd, if it did not involve such a waste of funds and effort. It might as well be understood that there is no sense or reason in this multiplying of so-called Peace delegations that will never get as far down the harbor as the Statue of Liberty. The sober sense of the race should put an end to the selection of such delegates and the collection of funds for the ostensible purpose of carrying them across the seas. Let the farce end before it becomes a tragedy. In paying a tribute to the loyalty of colored Americans, in the face of German propaganda, the World News of Roanoke, Va., says that the nation owes a debt of gratitude to the race for the way it stood by the flag from the outset. It also proposes practical ways in which this gratitude can be shown, namely in giving the Negro a square deal, and it adds, "not for the Negroes of New York, but for those of Roanoke and the State of Virginia. Better living conditions, better opportunities for industrial advancement and economic welfare." Succ utterances from a white paper of Virginia are significant. Let others begin the square deal at home. In the death of Robert Morris Whiting at the age of eighty-six years, Brooklyn has lost one of its most prominent public men. He was best known to the readers of THE AGE through his connection with the Howard Orphan Asylum, of which he was one of the managers for ten years and president for two years. He took an active share in the establishment of the farm at Kings Park, L. I., to teach the boys trades. He was also Commissioner of City Works and won the respect and esteem of all parties by his impartial treatment of city employees. Negro soldiers have no confidence in Negro officers, and as a rule are non-fighters under such. They are only fit for labor troops. Even under white officers it is difficult to handle them in engagements of modern warfare, where they don't have actual vision of their opponents. They can't stand the gaff of such fighting methods, any more than they can go into a fight after being encamped over night beside a cemetery. In open warfare, under white officers who have gained their confidence, they are veritable hell-hounds, but as all-around soldiers they have been a failure and the great mass of them have been put into labor battalions. There are exceptions, of course. I only speak of the average. There is a curious explanation of President Wilson's anti-lynching proclamation offered by the New York Sun, namely, that it was issued as a war measure to offset German propaganda. The Sun credits the President with a sincere determination to end the evil of mob violence, and adds that the manner in which he proposes to attack it will distract the attention of BREAKING THE SOLID SOUTH. In an interview given out last week, Will H. Hays, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, stated that he was about to tackle the solid South in a serious effort to upheave the Democratic foundations. Mr. Hays is reported as favoring the establishment of Southern headquarters at Asheville, N. C.; Knoxville, Tenn., or Atlanta, Ga., and making a campaign for electoral votes in 1920. Members of the Democratic National Committee, are of course, interested in the movement. They realize that a break in the solid South on national issues would cripple the Democratic party; in fact, would really put it out of business. They express the opinion, however, that the Republicans will find the job such a troublesome one that they will give it up. Leaders of the Democratic party point out what they believe to be two serious problems that the Republicans will have to face and solve in working out the plan which Mr. Hays contemplates. They say that as soon as the Republicans begin to encourage the Negro vote in the South, they will stir up such bitter race animosities that the entire white vote will be more solidly unified. They also say that, on the other hand, if the Republicans disregard or discourage the Negro vote of the South, the Negro voters of the North, East and West will show resentment against the party for its neglect or elimination of their brothers in the South. The Republican leaders are making much of the fact that the returning colored soldiers will be entitled to vote regardless of the various qualifications which are laws in the Southern states; and there is no doubt that this fact is already worrying political leaders in those Southern states where the Democratic margin is narrow. Breaking the solid South is a game that the Republican party has played at several times before; and each time it has done with no benefit to the party and a great deal of damage to the Negro. All colored citizens who are familiar with political history in the Southern states know the results of the "Lily White" movements. Nothing that could happen would bring greater political good to the county in general and the Negro in particular than the breaking of the solid South. Political independence of the white South would mean the political independence of the black South. But we see no hope of bringing this about through the methods that have heretofore been employed by the Republican party. What have these methods been? Northern Republicans have flirted with Southern Democrats, and the Democrats have told the Republicans that if the Negro were eliminated there would be some chance of the Republican party carrying some of the Southern states. The result has been that the Negro was eliminated and the states of the solid South remained, as before, in the Democratic column. On his home ground, the Southern Democrat is a better politician than the Northern Republican. "The Republican goes into the South on a mission; he is entertained as only the Southerner knows how to entertain; he glows under such generous hospitality, and he says to himself, 'Why, these are the finest people in the world'; then tales of the ignorance, vice and general worthlessness of the Negro are poured into his ears, and he reaches the conclusion that the colored brother is both a handicap and a detriment to the party. It is largely through such processes that the Negro has been politically eliminated. We want to see the solid South broken, it would be a good thing for the country and for the South, but we do not want to see it done by sacrificing the Negro. The great danger for us in any coming together of the North and the South is that it generally is not a coming together, but a going over of the North to the South. So far as the interests of the Negro go, and a conflict between the North and the solid South is better than an alliance. Experience shows that whenever the North and the solid South have come together on the Negro, the Negro has either been squeezed out or smothered between the two. Of course, the conditions in the doubtful states of the border are different. The effort to put those states in the Republican column can be made through a legitimate political contest. Both parties can place their candidates, their speakers, their workers and their campaign literature in the field, and make an appeal on men and issues for the votes of the people. But no such methods can be attempted, much less carried out, in Georgia and South Carolina and Mississippi. In these states of the real solid South the attempt could be made only through a deal, and a deal that would involve the elimination of the Negro. Let the Republican party, by all means, make strenuous effort to break the solid South, but not by sacrificing the Negro. Let it make active campaigns in the border states, and on the solid South let it bring pressure, the pressure of a reduction of representation, if necessary. The solid South should be broken, for it is the strangler of liberty in the South itself and a menace to the whole country; but in our opinion it cannot be broken through compromise, it must be broken by force. At last the full truth has come out concerning the thing about which there were so many dark rumors during the early days of the war. Captain George B. Lester of the Military Intelligence Bureau told before the Senate Investigating Committee last week all that he knew regarding German propaganda among Negroes in the United States, and, of course, Captain Lester knows all there is to be known. The Captain testified that the Germans maintained a separate department for spreading propaganda among the colored people, and that the field work was conducted by a man by the name of von Reiswitz principally in the states of Texas; Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia; a little work being done also in North and South Carolina and Tennessee. The important part of Captain Lester's testimony was as follows: "The attempt was also made to win the Negro race to the cause of Germany by innumerable arguments. The Negro leaders who were subsidized, or attempted to be subsidized, in various local communities. I do not mean the big leaders of the Negro race, but small men scattered here and there, told the Negroes that in Germany the blacks were equal to the whites, that in Europe they had no color line. They exhibited statements, presumed to be authentic, to this effect and argued with them that, if Germany won the war the rights of the colored people in the South would be equal to those of the whites. "However, their whole system was actually broken up, so far as the civil population was concerned, before 1917; on account of the high wages paid, and the demand for labor in the North." Captain Lester, inadvertently or otherwise, gave the colored people no credit for incorruptible loyalty; he rather implies that if the migration to the north had not come about, the Germans might possibly have succeeded. Nevertheless, his testimony shows what he himself did not say, and that is that German money did not and could not touch the colored American. He says the attempt was made to subsidize the leaders of the race, not the big leaders, but small men here and there. Who were these small men? Why were they not arrested and put in prison? White men during the war were given twenty years for lesser offenses. Were these men so small that their actions did not amount to a crime? In this investigation the names of many white men, big and small, have been made public; some of these men were guilty of no pro-German activities that were known, but their names had been found in lists of those considered favorable to the German cause by the German agents. Nevertheless, their names have been made public in connection with German propaganda, and they have a mark put upon them that it will be hard to take off. How is it then, that, so far as the testimony has been made public, not the name of a single Negro has been given? How is it that although there were one or two trials of obscure colored ministers on charges of pro-Germanism, there has not been, so far as we have been able to learn, a single conviction? We do not believe that this is due to any special consideration which Captain Lester wishes to show or any leniency on the part of the Department of Justice; we believe it to be because of the lack of definite evidence and proof. We believe it to be because of the fact that most of the talk about German propaganda among colored people was mere rumor and sprang from a panicky state of mind due to guilty conscience. We repeat what we said at the beginning of the war and what we have said all through the war; there might have been an effort on the part of the Germans to influence the Negroes of this country, but the effort was a vain one; whatever dissatisfaction has been shown or expressed by the colored people of the United States has never been due in any degree to pro-German propaganda, but to anti-Negro propaganda. DISCREDITING THE COLORED SOLDIER. We may look for a good many efforts in the near future to discredit the reputation which the colored soldiers have made in Europe. These efforts will come mainly from those who have all along been opposed to the Negro's participation in the war as a soldier. We are going to hear that the Negro makes a pretty fair soldier; that is, if he has white officers. We are going to have told us that the Negro is no good as an officer, and even if he is a good officer, the men have no confidence in him and will not follow him. Of course, it is harder for a Negro to be a good officer than it is to be a good private, soldier; not only because it requires greater ability, but because so often his superior officers are against him, they conspire to make him a failure, whereas, they do all they can to make their troops successful. A good many interesting stories of that sort of thing in this war could be told by our commissioned men. So we had just as well be prepared to hear the statement made and repeated that the colored officer is no good. But it seems that some of our Southern friends are going so far as to try and discredit the colored private. We see that Ned Brace, the name under which the editor of the Birmingham (Ala.) Age-Herald conceals himself, writing from Chaumont, France, on November 1, says: AMERICAN NEGROES ASKED TO SAVE AFRICA Hundreds of Negro students in Methodist theological seminaries throughout the United States have been invited by U. N. Ruffin, a member of the London Chamber of Commerce, to the mission to organize the initialization of Hottentots, Hereros and other black tribes in former German colonies in southwest Africa. Mr. Ruffin, speaking as a guest at the annual conference of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church at a recent session held in Yonkers, intimated that the British government stood ready to finance edu- nation in American Negroes who would go to Africa to help them lift the blacks there, who, he said, were impoverished and weak as the result of German misrule. "Negro soldiers only fit for labor troops," "can't stand the gaff," "as all-round soldiers they have been a failure." We suppose it was for these reasons that the French army authorities cited the entire old Fifteenth Infantry, the only Negro regiment of the New York State Guard, for the Croix de Guerre. If any other entire unit in the whole American army has been similarly cited, we have not heard of it. Bishop U. W. Andersen, of Cincinnati, who introduced Mr. Ruffin, referred to the $80,000,000 fund which the Methodists plan to raise by June L. Part of this money is to be devoted to missions in Africa. Among others who meet on conditions the dark continent has chosen A. P. Johnson of Liberia; Bishop J. C. Hartrell, of Ohio; and Bishop J. B. Scott, of Nashville, Tem. We should like Mr. "Brace" to tell us if he knows of any unit in the Alabama State Guard that has made such a record as all-round soldiers and men who could stand the gaff as the old New York Fifteenth. The greatest notoriety won by the white troops of the Alabama State Guard was when some of them tried to shoot up this same Fifteenth regiment when it was encamped with them down on Long Island. French families have pledged themselves "to keep the graves of American soldiers green," according to the Rev. Ralph B. Urrym, pastor of a Newark, N. J., church, who recently returned from Y. M. C. A. work overearn. INDEPENDENT STATE FOR AFRICAN PEOPLE MONTREAL, CANADA—Plans are now well under way to secure to the Negroes of Africa and their kinsmen throughout the world sovereign rights to the lately conquered German territories in Africa, according to Dillon C. Govin, secretary of the Association of Universal Loyal Negroes. Mr. Govin says that a campaign for this purpose in Canada and the United States has been fought through the African League. Co-operation in England is Duse Mohamed, editor of the African Times and Orient Review. the promoters of the movement are endeavoring to secure signatures to the following memorial: "The undersigned strongly endorses the Memorial issued by the Association of Universal Loyal Negroes of Panama, which is to be presented at the Allied Peace Conference, praying that one or all of the Government African societies be given to the establishment of a Sovereign and Independent Negro State. This is a mark of faith and a tangible recognition of the loyal sacrifices of Africans and members of their blood from all parts of the world, made during the great struggle alleged to secure the rights of small nations." The Barnett Hospital and Nurses' Training School, located in Huntington, W. Va., was incorporated through the office of the Secretary of State with an authorized capital of five thousand dollars. --- COLOR AND THE DEITY. (BY W. Pinkman) "God's a Nigger!" This expression was uttered by a white man of the post office in Charleston, W. Va., during the influenza epidemic. And this expression, like the "flu," took among the people. This main thought that the influenza germ had shown that God was partial in favor of black people. This suspicion is not justified. Whatever other attack, it may be brought against influenza germ if it artificially tree from race and color prejudice. That attacked those who were fit for its attack, regardless of race, color or previous condition of servitude or of unserviceableness. But it just happened through some immunizing process known as color-blindness, the colored American seemed to be somewhat fortified against this particular germ than was the white American. That was no fault of the germ. If this germ has eyes (which may be doubted), I dare say it is color-blind; it seems to work prin- lature. The germ in german- language, it attacks those who may be attacked. I have heard of another member of this Germ family, whose given name is Tuberculosis, and who seems to find his best chance to live in the bodies of black people; and I have to mention that the germ was color-prejudice on the part of this man only opportunity. In fact, no germ yet covered has been proven to be capable of stooping to that vile thing called Race Prejudice. As a matter of fact, however, white people suffered and died from the opposition from the influenza germ, which fact is the post-office man to ejaculate in a crowd: "God's a nigger!" Presently we will discuss the philosophy of this ejaculation—for we believe it is more truth than the opposite statement would imply. If the notion of babies and fools to make it terrifying whose profound significance they do not themselves appreciate, I was not told the utterance, but I will write a guess that he is not one of the babies. Before coming to that, however, I wish to say a word or two in defense of Mother Nature, who in fact shows clearly that she is no respecter of persons or of artificial considerations. Even the higher animals seem to be free of mere color-prejudice or feature-prejudice, and they may manifest instinctive traits toward, members of other species (as animals and dogs)—but man is the only creature who stoops to mean and artificially created. prejudice within his own species, inspired by such shallow considerations as color, skull-shape, foot-shape and other superficialities. Even the cattle or the pigs of different colors and skulls may fraternize. Now, disease generally may not retiring in disposition and less prominent in public eye than are cattle and pigs; but from what little I have seen of them and from the great deal I have seen of the fruits of their work, I judge them to be as impartial as Mother Nature herself. Of course, I have heard human lecturers, prompted by their own feelings, no doubt, ascribing to Tuberculosis in judice against black people. That is shared. This germ perhaps finds ex-Africans biological circumstantially, or in both ways, bitter, for its work. But what people set out to prove, they generally prove, even if they must turn their own rules inside-out. For example: When Negroes die faster, it is often ascribed to their inferiority. But Maryland could be the Eastern Shore of Maryland beyond that germ were having relatively little colored people, she is reported to have said: "Well, that proves that they are not nuthan like the rest of us!" I have always said and I always will believe that God has in large measure all of the good things which He has given in smaller measure to man—and one of these good things certainly is a sense of humor! God would not think of siding up with the "mighty" and haughty and vain, when it is so much more fun to be found adding: His power the "weak" and humble and real! If He wanted to rub shoulders with men in this generation, I have no idea that He would come as Teutton or even as Anglo-Saxon. But what opportunities and what a great elimination His heart would have to become identified at Chinese coolie or a "German coolie." or spiritual things. If God chooses to be more than another in America, it may still be said thoughtfully and reverently that "God's a nigger." ACCURATE AND CONCISE To the Editor of The New York Art: For a true, accurate and coarse account pertaining to the eNegro's achievements, as well as his handicaps, and for a thorough knowledge of the things dane and the fame won by the boys "over yonder" fighting for that long looked for "world democracy." your paper is unsurpassed and should have a prepaid weekly subscription visit in American Negro's home. Enclosed find $1 for which continue your paper to me. F. W. WILLIAMS. The first bank to be operated by Negroes in West Virginia was opened recently at Charleston with a cash capital of $125,000. 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Pe he S| Sie, ho Rey ga atari ret cones eee ‘ =] Working men and ‘women dttegded mn OS oe aig Uae past, gx Weeks working on the tn-|atruck by. motorcar and serOWsly in| Springs, Dec. 11, Mra-Annle Mc-Fad:| out of dibe (0 82° 1a SECS ys URVEEE Ve BOE, SER. : savant = Dr. William P. Hayed of Me: Olivet Baptist Church has received ‘the following letter from David E. Norman, Major " Sergeant-Major 3d Bat- Ftalion, 369th U. S. Infantry, ‘telling Now the members of the old 15th “got in sight of the Rhine: No doubt but that you have been ‘ooking daily for a letter from across Be deep blue sen, but this is the first TS ‘opportunity for. writing since cur Y return dros the toes Peas ated vie- \ tory, which has proven to be a great Slory indeed. All France is in a great ‘Yate of celebration; from our dug-outs {flop these beautiful Alsatian moutains “Gar be heard the ringing of ‘bells, the fring off of rockets of all Kinds “the J eaesion of ammunition dumps, which * the Germans are destroying, and many ‘iether noises. It is all that our sentries Yon do to prevent the Germans from fearing in through our wires, many anx- cigs to scck their Kath and Kin, many Fare in a state of starvation and have had to be fed. * That 1 am able to pen you these few tines this cool November’ morn is only eee of the any panitesatens of the vos and power of the Almighty Bring the mouths of September and J October we were engaged im the great- est offensive in the history of the world. Our ‘objective was bravely and beroje ally met. This particular position had pice held by the Germans since 1914 and is where the French under Gen Joffre were unsuccessful and lost sc many men. While the neighboring bills aod valleys are strenp with the remains ‘fel our comrades, who cheerfully gave tap their lives for this great cause, 3 few of us are able with bowed head: and uplifted hearts to say “thank God," for none but God could have piloted us trough such a catastrophe. f The surrounding grounds,’ trenche: ‘and hills were littered for hours, yes ‘days, with our many wounded and dead who endured their pains with the great: Kest fortitude, while our sanitary’ and Red Cross men worked diligently mid the roar and fying, shells." "The rai f continued to pour, which made matters worse. We were scattered here and there over the Hills with nothing sav the broad sky. for a shelter, many hay- ® ing cheerfully given up their rain coat > and blankets to cover the wounded ani ‘dead. Machine gun bullets whirzed continuously through the grass, whil over our heads at incalculable spec flew the great winged messengers from the long-range guns, depositing. them elves in full view, rousing out of thei Eholes"rabbits and foxes, who scampere Shere and there, while splinters of flying “shrapnel claimed a vidtim now and ther * This greatest of drives started an ‘we sincerely hope it now has enifed y victory: for all the allies, and suppres ; sion for the Boche. The hills and val v leys were deep in midnight slumber, th 4 {illness being Broken only at interval “he distant sound of roaring can Eee eee aoa Stigul ho te Mjarisr snaps the trigger of a. pisto which sets the fteet-footed runner: afoot, so at a given signal this world’ "greatest drive started. “It seemed a3 i . every devil from the lower regions o bell had been turned loose, pardon th Stanguage, but even that is putting i mildly. ‘The profound silence gave wa: “fo the mighty ‘roaring of a thousan cannon, the bursting of shells, flashin _ signal lights; rockets lit up the elements : From every nook and corner tre echoe "rebounded ; high up in the skies atebreal of dawn, above the noise and roar o * the cannon could be heard the distan , hum of the aeroplanes and the nois F of cracking and popping of their ma E Chine guns which gceastonally sent i machine diving headlong earthward. . Advancing day after day, over hil and down dale, until our objective wa Ncreached, we passed on our way num F berless German prisoners being marchec ‘to the rear, We would stop for a fev (minutes to rest in a newly made bolt ‘atop the hills and perhaps to take : tite of ‘our rations, which we carrie jrith us until roused out again by th ‘bursting of a shell. T need not go further into the detail ‘ot the great Allied suceess, as I an Fare the: New York papers are, givin it far better than ¥ could possibly do E When we came back there was Hot~ cet the 00 he Ve are now enjoying s¢ pleasan “November days in the mountains of th Harden spot of Frante. We do no Hizow when we shall receive orders t move forward; we are waiting for then jt come any ‘moment. The Rhine i vajble from our location. Civilians ar ‘coining through our wires by the. thou ids daily, seeking food and’ the! families, ¥ ne ANENG LABOR IN VARIOUS CITIES Spec ep Twn New Your Ae Ear, Pa—The great influx of Ne £0 laborers from the South, daring’the LRM two or three years, has led to the eOmanization of the Negro Workers Advisory Committee. The organiza ston was the result of an investigation t made by Harry E, Arnold, a special ex- giminer for the Department of Labor. The officers selected were: f CC Kittrell, president; the Rev. .P. C Childs, vice-president; Margaret ‘J. Kiterall, secretary and John Hicks, Prisulent Kittrell surrounded him- elf with a number of working. units ech as an Executive committee, 3 jtommittee on Survey and Investigations femmitee on Housing and. Sanitation \Bficieuey of Employees, Publicity, Dis tibution of Labor and a committee ‘composed exclusively of women to look ‘10 the condition of Negro women and ‘a in _fomcatic: service. and. otherwise mploved. . he Negro Workers’ Advisory Com- ‘miller of Erie is one of a number al Tech tommittees which -have been or- :Rinivet in other cities in different ‘part uth comotry and is authorised’ bythe Department of Beonomics of the U.S ESeariment of Labor and will ste ESoperation and harmony ‘wit hte citizens” committee interested i this work “ eee NORKERS ORGANIZE 5°15 5S “c ROR PROTECTION (Sposa 05 Ter New Yeux Aad Borat, N.Y “About thier kendred Tras meeting at Dele Hal, 465 MGche Renee arts | Fu. Wayne, Ind, scted ay ehainmen and opened the mecting, Ho sald. that few working-men had met! and discussed the necessity of civic labor organiza tion among our ple in this city. Twenty-five of thea created we ‘American Colared Work ‘League, to establish and maintain closer bonds of inion between colored waht ween and to see to it that cole workmen get jestice Ye will aiate with the Negro eaional" Congres» Natooal Negro Business League, National Equal Rights Tague Natbedt Amocaucn of Cat cored Women, the NALA. C. Ba th National League on Urban Conditions and the Amenean Federation of Labor pei new members were chrolled and within a few weeks the League will open up a permanent headquarters, to Behused as & community center. A SOLDIERS’ RELIGION ‘SUSTAINS HIM IN WAR RE, Rene oma rape “aii veto 6 _ Hamussurc, Pa—The solace of re ligion easing the hardships. of war i ustrated in a letter recently received from Lieut. W, H. Markley, serving with the expeditionary forces in France He says: “Would you ever have be Weved that my nerves would have stood up as they have, being constantly under fire for a mionth?. But I have beer ‘and am* now just as well as can be. | have stood it as I have by constan ‘prayer and reading the Bible. Yor hare no idea what a comfort it ha: been to me to read God's word and t be in constant communication with Hin dy prayer. L feel His presence wit me all the sige and 1 am not the leas bit excited when a shell BAB) near, fo T have His peace with mel, pray Father, I commit myself into Thy keep ing; do for me as Thou knowest bes and all will be well” {The month of June is x month tha will always be vivid in my memory, I will always be a month, though [liv a hundred years, when I recall it I wil hase to thank God that { arm now writ ing this to you. A pang of deep sor row will always pierce my heart wher T think of some of my bosom friend: who have made, the supreme sacrific and with a smile on their faces anc their eyes turned to God, but stil plunging forward in that seething mas Of hell, bave met their end like tru Americans. Tt is a sight that will al ‘ways be vivid, an experience, that’ ha: changed me over night from a mat seeking adventure to a man who ha shaken dice with death, who has see the grim monster reach out his cold scaly hand’and pick out so many bray. men, but thanks to the Guardian Ange 1 am still alive, Tf there is any ma who believes there is no God, let tha min go over the top just once. It wil do more to convince him than a thou sand years of religious meetings. Re ligion has played a strong part in th Hives of the men in France, especial the Afro-Americans, who worshippe as they fought” ot INCREASED RESULTS IN NEW ORLEANS DRIVE ‘Chieihd @ Tan tw Yee Aas New Omzans, La—The result of the work of-the committee of the col- ored division of the United War Work Campaign inthe parish of Orleans i ord gratifying by far and shows, the patriotism of the colored people in a greater degree than earlier reports of the drive credited to the race. Twenty- five thousand dollars in pledges and ash contributions "was given in the ‘earlier reports as coming irom the col- ored people. But later returns have increased "the amount to over fifty thousand and on Thanksgiving Day there were still more pledges and cash coming in. Dr. RE, Jones.of the Southwestern Christian Advocate, the executive sec- retary of ithe colored division, who is largely responsible for the organization which put the drive over the top, is of the opinion that final results of the work will show that the colored people of Louisiana contributed in the neighbor- hood of $80,000, a showing that would have been twice as much but for_ the epidemic of Spanish influenza, This opinion is shared Uy many others who have given thought to the result of the work carried on through a period when the health authorities would not permit ‘4 single gathering in the open air oF in any, building, There was gt evga a meeting of those named ag captains Vieutenants and the like to discuss and ‘adopt plans of operation. The Victory girls and the Victory boys went into the work with enthusi asm and the ward captains and liew- tenants and their aids gave all the tim and devotion they possibly could to tt. work. It was truly wonderful (0. se the result they accomplished in the short time they had to do it in. Some who had never thought of earning, pennie caught the “carn and give” spirit. KNOTTY PROBLEM OF HOTEL WAITERS’ TIPS (Special to Tox New Your" Act) Pruvapeenta, Pa—The Workmen's Compensation Board fast Wednesday heard a protest agtinst the inclusion of a hotel waiter’ tips as a basis for com: pensation for injuries. Objection was filed with the Board by an insurance company, which has been paying Isaac P. Gaines, employed in a Chestnut street hhotel, at the rate of $5.50 a week. One of Gainés’ hands was injured while be tras handling a dumbwaiter. According to the insurance concern, Gaines’ week: ly. wage was $3, the remaining $11 an which he has been receiving compensa- tion, represented by tips. The board has the knotty problem to solvé, A Faithful Shepherd. The preacher was in the middle of an exhaustive discourse, when he suddenly looked round, then beckoned to the sex- ton, : cack ‘open a couple of windows on each ‘side ‘of the church, please.” <“Beg your pardon, sir.” was the reply did T ongerttand you to say open the jwiadows?” Yen” “was the, retort} Pit is not neilthtat To. sleep, with the windows Seat Strey Stories, "ST. LOUIS, MISSOURL ANS S Ut ¥ J zat Bs om Ue 0 hh Ser A ones BE pee Peg ele ia, ES a we i" z Ff ae ee S AN A aay ot PPh ee am I Ne eC TY Aa FS aa waa Ha a Y §| f° =| | a 7 a ere ee) (Bae Rig soe Be Ene ital fe eee| Ee ero Feet a ff Spies ge a nn ee | a re ef sae “ ‘This $250,000 structure is 142 feet by 137 feet—théce stories, Mezzanine Floor, Basement and Roof Garden. Fireproof and steam heated throughout. Ninety-five Dormitories and Office Rooms— Ladies’ Parlors—Emergency Hospital Rooms~latest model Ice and Refrigerating Plant with circulating ice water—Local and Long Distance Phones in each room—every room an outside room due to two spaciou: courts—Steam Laundry—Electric Passenger and ‘Freight Elevators—Auditorium—Pneumatic Carriers, Thirty-oae Private Rooms for Shampoatig, Halndressing and Messaging; Manicoring and Chiropody, aren LETTEa: =: (Diiee Sack has Digeae 609 F Street, N. Wy largest and most embysiantic sectingn Target and most enthyslastic mectiont THRE has filed ‘Wetsel Church in'sToug time was held Wednesday evening last, under the auspices of the Association for the Advancement of Colored Peo- BIG. “The general subject for discussion was “What Do: We Expect to Get Out of the War." Chairman Archibald H. Grimke made an analytical presentation of the subject and Prof. Roscoe. Conk lin Broce and James Weldon Johnson of New York ‘made brilliant and elo- queat addresses. Both sepsled won- derfully to the sentimental and intel lectual side of the audience. Mr. John- soa's preseaaton ras a tes Bighly ite fect sJoha Shilpa See see at iriefy, mang ts appeal for tonite tions to the $10,000 lynching fund the association is getting together. The re- Spouse was geuprocs. the U.S Piet Otice bas grated ‘a patent, No. 1288748, to A. U. Cratg for an invention in ion supports for ohiles"The, invention compra ice for quickly absorbing the minor vibrations of automobiles ot other Ye isles on their axes, and fs uid to be fof mug practical value ia the use 0! foto rece ME, Casig waa for rmerly ah instpyetor in the: Armstrong ‘Technical High School of Washingros and has had- wide experience. as a me- chanical expert in automobile construc- ‘ion ‘The municipal playgrounds, commu- ‘nity centers and the Howard Univer sity “Y" will give a combined choral singing entertainment at the Miner Nor- grat Stool next Suntay afternoon a S:x4S o'clock, Dr. W. V. Tunnell will speak on “The Prophecy” and Dr. J. Stanley Durkee, president of Howard University, will speak on “The Story.” ‘The Columbia Lodge No. 85, Elks of the World, elected the following officers for the. ensuing year: Exalted ruler, EW. Bunday; esteemed leading knight, F, P. Williams; esteemed loyal knight, R. E. Brown; esteemed fecturing knight, A. L. Harris; esquire, John F, Sneed; inner, guard. Charles Williams; tiler, James Corrington; | secretary, Joseph Booker; trustees, Harry L. Tignor, Novall Pelham, William S. Hall, Mr. Thomas. financial secretary, Walter T. Dixon treasurer, Louis Fratjer. Hon. John C. Dancy returned last week from visiting. Severe! en ferenees of the A. M. E Zion Qu in _Vir- ginia, North Carolina and South Caro- lina. He left Monday for Philadelphia where his office as secretary of church extension and home missions is located. The meeting called under the auspices of the National Equal Rights League for the purpose of discussing the after war situation. as it confronts the race and to elect delegates to the ¢ con- Terence at Paris’ met at the sletropall tan A. Mt E Church Tuesday morning with Kaac B. Allen of New York in the chair. The Rev. DeShon of ‘Ten: nessee offered prayer. Vice-President S.-N. Taylor, in the absence of Presi- dent Moore, took the chair, while Mrs. Ida Wells Barnett of Chicago acted as secretary. The committee on cre- dents. ascertained that. thirgy seven Sates were represented and 238 dele rates were present. W. Monroe Trotter ead the call After a lively discussion it developed that a great many present who did not belong to the Equal Rights League had come here under the call which allowed other organizations to take part in the deliberations, the point being. raised a5 to whether the committee for the pre- ceding Equal Rights League had re- solved itself into something else. It twas decided that the meeting was under the Jurisdiction’ of the Equal. Rights League. At the time of the sending of this communication a permanent organi- zatign had been perfected. Among the prominent delegates to the Democracy Congress, under the auspices of the National Equal Rights League, are Bishop J. C. Caldwell of Philadei- pe Bistop.G. C Clement, Louisville, ‘y.; Bishop L. W. Kyles, Louisville, Ky.| Other delegates are Dr. MAN. Shaw of Boston, Mrs Marie Moscell ‘Gril \bE Phsdeaaetphie, aed other 5: “Rdwatd Dy Thenpsce, of Jackets Sh Naat NT eae hy and “Edward - T:. Fe: of; Co lumbia, SC, who have been bere for carries and teublahmeet of Bet etpuatide nd bhatt Hed wa bers of the Thelf: Race-wf the orld, have ere to “thein several homes for the holidays. Prof. Joseph H. Douglass, wMo has been for the past few months ‘residiag ia New York Cty and who is connected with the: settle- ‘iment work there, is here spending the Christmas holidays with his family, PHILADELPHIA: PA. = SORE EERE Sere Leer eee Aid NG 17 serves lunch to the soldiers and sallors every ctening. afte seven cielode at St Thomas BE. Church, ter his Been sopoited to the tw de ler bas Perement. saoned in Neath Philadel Dhid,, He is the first ract man to be appointed in this district, The corner atone laying of Ute Deaphin Street Bap ist ‘Churel,. the Rev. Dy D. Giasom pastor,-took place on Sunday. The Peo- ples" ‘Metropolitan Church, (150, aud Ghristian streets, the Rey” J. W. HL Eason, pastor, are celebrating their first anniversary. It will last the-balance of Seana Mea F. J. Tngersll, 422 rand Mra. F, J. Ingersol Market street, ‘are entertaining their giter, ass Surah Ingersoll ola tas Ce en ae ‘The ar Camp. Commanity ‘organ: ized a first-aid class last week at the YW. CA. club house, 2027 Ridge avenue. “De. Harry Barnes, instructor Leaf Auxiliary No. 6 held a mass meet- 1, at the First African Baptist Church, 6th and Christian. street, on Sunday, Dee. 15. Mrs. EB. Leat presided. ‘The following are graduates of the Loyalty First ‘Kid Class Organization, Dr. John P. Turner, instructor: Misses Clara M. Washington, Alberta Murray, Esther Johnson, Edna Whittington, Elizabeth Lee, Elizabeth Anderson, Caroline Anderson, Mrs. Callie Thomp- son, Mrs, M. E. Rhodes, Mrs, Madeline Brandt, Mrs, Mabel Whittington, Mrs. Mary E. Rice, Mrs. B. D. Smith. The Ueaed_ anneal commmenication 3 the most worshipful grand . and A. M, of the State of Pennsyl- vania, convened in this city on Monday and Tuesday, Rev. Robert J. Williams, grand master. The Three Arts Club composed of artists, musicians and ac- tors, gave Mack Harris, the cartoonist, a surprise birthday party on Saturday evening. Mrs. Eva Tyndale Johnson was clected corresponding secretary of the Pttiladelphia_ Conference Branch Mite Missionary Society. The following officers of the Home Defense League were entertained at the Citizens’ Republican Club last week: |Najor Joe Bailey, Adjutant Jim Young, ‘Quartermaster Joe Jolly, Transportation Officer Dr. Bartlett. Captains Samuel B. Har, Charles W_ Holland, Sumner Ste- venson, John A. Foley, Clarence Tay- Slings Vetere Boe oe rRe ‘ictory, rrles jos- eph Write, William Holmes, wih T. Lewis, Arthur L. Boyakin and Austin M. Morris. A dinner party was given ia boner of the Rev). We Eason at the beautiful home of Miss Nannie Philips, Ardmore, Punaomruta, Pa—The_ Citizens’ Commitee, headed by G. “Grant Wil liaths as president, and Chas, H. Brooks. secretary, have leased the Academy -of Music for the evening of January 4, a whieh time a monster celebration wil be held with the Hon. John C. Dancy as the principal speaker. There will be 29 vice presidents. Lela Walker Brian wil ead Lincoln's Proclamation, Admission free. Dr. Coates, Lombard street; and hi genial wife are eutertaining Mrs. Coates and Mr. and Mrs, Jones of Jamestown, Ro 1. On Thanksgiving Day, Dr. -Wil liam A. Credit addressed the soldiers at Camp Dix, N. J. On the evening 0! the first of January he will deliver an emancipation address at Scranton, ‘The Williams Singers who are filing an em agement in Atlantic City, at the Mill jon Dollar Pier, entertained G. Gran! Williams and wife on Saturday night Mrs. Helen B. Irvin, a graduate of the Philadelphia School of Domestic Sci- ‘ence, has been appointed special assist Sear M77 Ui RE ce eV GE SS sl Aca cesclig Sorcha SA Hoge Sapinens ware eatnets, jst WH singe Be Sie ete nee Brown, 1orCODy ra Brown, Fre ene ias. end atredtg as pak bra motas.car and strio¥sly in- ped ee ae ase Elke all other®loaek charitable {nssite toad the ‘Fredgrie Donglass Hpspt aed “eaining’ Schon. tor Nera whi ae ae Oa Sree ace tik die for a. number, oF Ye feed of ‘funds. ‘The diversion lof great deal of money’ for ‘war ork, ‘coupled -with the extra expense incurred uring the, influenza epidemic, hay, de pleted the Hospital's funds, so that now t Sopot ‘to make a public “appeal or help. : "| “Several budge Georgia race, lies were transferred from ): Mead to 4, Senter Cam where te te iycharecd immestately upon thelr jar rival yrida_ race troops will I fom Moaday abd Tuesday. “The Kajet saw ta coming, and be quit reads Eanoer se bors were carrying 02 ther eft, cane, fot their homes in South. ipie’a race sohliers will re- turn soon from somewhere in Frante. ‘There are several- Boats ‘of thee. ‘The 368th Infantry, at 1 Meade and sent am rhc Haat is compened alga early of rir me from this od atmo ‘350th Field Artil- ley, which Was. trained at Camp Db sig'ia the Send Division, Among the officers are Captain Alonzo. Myera- and Qieatenane HE. Johnson of this Gt N° om’ BUGUSTINE, FLA.’ Sr. Aucustare, Fia.—Mrs. Join ™. Collie of West Palm Beach and Mes. Seber of Qeanio. were ia ihe oe be awed embers ol : ment Board of the Court of Calanthe Ancient City Lodge No. 12 » Feand wit ola Section of oer, its regulat Deo, at 7:50 pm. W. A Martin has built a stage in his moving picture theatre for vaudeville purposes, Queen Isabella Chapter will hold Eastern Star day zt St. Paul A. M. E Church, Sur- day, Dee. 22a. DURHAM, N.C. Denman, N.C—There will be a coF- ner stong laying at the Dowd Street Baptist Church by the Masonic Order, Dec. 26, at 2 p.m. A pleasing program was rendered by the advanced students of the. Watkins Conservatory of Music, Dec. 6; Miss Corinna Williams, instruc- tor. Ata meeting of the Lincoln Aux- iliary, Thursday evening, they were given a short talk by the Rev. Bast of the White Episcopal Church. . There will be a great Emancipation Proclama- tion Celebration followed by a parade, in which every one is askéd to-take part When ‘in the city stop long enough to get'Taz Ace 119 South Mangum street FRANKFORT. KEY. Feanxrost, Ky.—Miss Mary Berry, who was teiching at, Morshead,, KY. was taken. very ill Mrs. Belle Bgck- ner, her aunt, vas summoned to” her bedside. She ‘was brought home last Sunday night and fs iniproving rapidly. Henry Davis represents eight different face journals. Mrs. Millie Coleman Marshall, 9 fogmer resident of ‘Franc fort, who for thirteen years or more re sided in Tuxson, Arizona, died Nov. 27 Her body was brought back hertsand buried from the residence of Mrs. Mary Handy, hee cousin, Sunday afternoon ‘The stork recently visited Mr. and Mrs John Hayes and left a fine boy. Mother and baby are doing fine. _ At a session of the stockholders and directors of the Atlanta Mutual Insur- arce Co, held in Atlanta, Ga, A. F. Herndon’ was re-elected president and J.C. Lindsay general manager. A state ment of assets issued by the company gives the following facts: Real estate Owned. $5000; cash in banks, $25,000; cash in office, $756.42; U. S! Govern: ment bonds, $52,000: State and munici pal bonds, $61.579; amount insurance in force. $247.26; State requirements $2828; aAmolint above all requiremnts i a ane an of. Surkigs Valley; ‘wate, united. i "mae by the Rev, “Reid, “at Warm Sprites, Dee 11. ‘Mira, Anale Moved dea Mills came over from White Sul poe Lake Week “and Ty postings while ere with her dister, Mys. J. D. Rans- ford, “Ars, Annie Scheper who for ser eral weeks was away ‘visting her. for mer home and friends ip Botelourte and Roanoke counties, has returned. John E. Peck and his son William, left for Summerville, $. C. John W. Carr, late manager of the Homestead Giants, is visiting his home at Summerville, S.C. Mr. and Mrs, Eddie Early, Miss Estella Hobson, Mrs, Marshall Saunders and chiigren have gone to, Glasgow, Va, t spend the holidays. Others. who ave recently left are C. N. Spurlock, New- pan. Spurlock and Preston, Barly, fo Fincastle; Samuel Tolton, O. M. Bugg, for New York City; Bre, Lebea, Jem nings, Staunton; “Mrs. .Viola Young, Scottsville, Va. ‘John Frazier left Fri- day for Manassas, where he will spend an hour with his two boys at the Mar- assas Industrial Institute, thence on to Washington and down the Dotomac to Na home at Kingdale/ Va." Cagtaig Wal: ter Harris, head bellman at the Home- stead Hotel, is, spending his winter: va- gation at his home in Camden, N. J. ‘Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Reecks are visit- ‘ing Chase City, Va, anid New Jersey. | HARRISBURG PA °° Haratéund, Pa.—Much interest was manifested in the annual. meeting the annual meeting of the National Ad- vancement Association in Bethel Church last Thursday night. Reports were made from various committees, A committee composed of Dr. C. L. Car ‘ter, Dr. C. H. Crampton and R.” J. Nel- son, was appointed to lay plans for the establishing of a community house. Th following officers were re-elected for the ‘ensuing year: C. Sylvester Jacke son, president; Marshall Ficklan, -vice- president; Robert J. Nelson, secretary; James A. Auter, treasurer. The execu- tive committee is composed of Atty. W. Justin Carter, Dr. C. H. Crampton, Dr. . S. Carter, the Rey. B. M. Ward, Geo. Cox, Frank N Robinson, Frank L. Jef- ferson, the Reva. A. J. Greene and E. L, Cunningham, ‘The next meeting will beheld fa March, . Inupressive memorial services for the late Witham F, Brightly, déacon and ‘treasurer of St. Paul Baptist Church, were held Sunday evening. Mr. Brights ‘ly died duting the influenza epidemic and his remains could not be buried from the chutch, The Baptist Ministers’ con- ference and Brotherly Love Lodge of Odd Fellows, of which he was. a faith- ful_miember, united in honoirng. his memory at this service. The Rev. J. B. Baldwin preached at ttre Second Baptist Church Sunday eve- sing and the Rev. W. B. Williams, pre- siding elder at Bethel. “Elements. of “Military Strength” was the subject of ‘the discourse delivered at Capital Street ‘Presbyteri reh, Sun ing. Mrs. Irene Thomey, who bas Been with the gripe, is convalescing. | Mrs. Thornley has been living in Chicago, but recently came here to live with’ her mother until her husband returns from France. Mrs. W. A. Troy, who has been suffering from pleurisy, is. some- : improved, Miss, Vienna Turner. James street, is recovering from a severe illness. Mrs. Geo, Thornton, Cowden iatvect, tas. Sonsiitie, GLEN COVE, N. Y. Gwen Cove, N. Y.—At the First Bap- tit Church, last Sunday, the Rew Re. Gaines, pastor, preached both morning and evening to a good sized congrega- tion. The young people are expecting a great time at the patriotic concert Thursday evening. The church is pre- paring to give all who attend its Christ- mas anniversary Dec. 26, presents and refreshments free. The Calvary A. M. E. Church held good services all day last Sunday.-* The Rev. Lawrence, pas- ton, racked. "Mus Ete Lewence has opened @ hair-dressing parlor and ice-cream establishment on Cottage tow. Glen Cove should*have business men and women settle here and do business. Geottpaion and Maza tone abe Mery 2 Sree god to eet eae SCRE iti ea aie tt a ante Rie Hiss weence’ Bropsy alpina Brose ie Faker Symes cg"iorae eee "Woon Seer TTS Willan th "Sri orroe Tear hues tg Me Seeing 1 ogee eet Sienna Se Bite Soe and Bye boa fr 8.08, STRAIGHTEN YOUR HAIR. Crake to NGt trons. But doit wit (ink-wo- more) cho great ba ara SGI ger) ices Pit eeighae atte Sts oa ratauigt me met gd ie have to do ia to'appig itron the hair and TH 8, Htue Sombie ‘aie becomes TERE Mia? Sots ett Mt Fypeke butt Co nae “trove tx to slghk months Bina a a San na Be ee Mae Se Ses ae, an marveloumly dooa it do itn work that one fan hardly believe their own eyes. It Tear AS ae a es ew world Uke tt. Tottor n treward of, $108 Tere of cde orate Se Bax tea a BGEREE. veeane emrme {ts perfeatiy barmicon age will not injure het Reprecre tas hy intl at oe et a seahh Promotes, « luxurlannt aor of ies Cauniteal aera Bcheger stat Spe ah ear dati cen Reread ae Sr monay refunded. Twit sci to anvone Se ean erh aster Be acta ren ta Fegtthongrete near atte ordering sand registered jotter, postal money order or axpreea money order Likersd inducements to agents. Write today foot ppecte Bnelows eee sy Nc Boao we ree pee Free ts Futon nar eater were rE | panne CMR SBA Sires a ‘Asics Mindy NEE Cochin fa ‘the lixgest,conigregatias in, the elty; ae Gut of debe UES Sees .’ The Rev. W. Speneee-Carpetiten aia tor of ‘Bridge Street’ A.M: | 3° 7ihat Church, Brooklya, N. -¥., lectitsed tiie-Waters AJM, B. Church, Wedised day night-- . Sees Julius Rosenwald de Chicago, Saeills millionaire, is the rest cute’) S Johns’ Hopkins Hospital, "Baltimore. Mr. Résenwatd bas been hard’ worked recently, serving ot the War Industited Board a3 a-dollar‘y-year-man. “He ‘i pity, known as having: contributed. $25,000 each to a number of cities erect= ing modern Y. M,C. A. buildings, ~.'°¢ YOUNGSTOWN’ 6,” » 2 Youncsrowm, Ohio—Bi page of Ells No. 75, 1. B. Bro. & of Ws met Thareday (vening and was tnwely atten Yer Te Siod OF otieers ook plore “Oo Friday evening, Dec the lodee ean: fgined Dan, Michel and hit New iri Follies, Jolin J, Wilson, Mipewne: "Mee Wille Wane eho improving. Mrs. Willie 5 met with an accident at, MeKelvey whee the clevator dropped five stories, ‘wat moved from the béspital to ‘ber. home on Brie street. She fs much improved. The Patriotic League gave an entartabt~ matt in Connels Hall Thursday oveniaa Mrs. Hoston of Warren, 0, sited friends here.on her way t6 Piuburgte Mrs. Viola Frye of Cleveland will Youngstown her home. Mrs Lide ‘Smith of Akron attended the fineril of ‘Miss Thelma Frye Dec. 2) Mr. snd ‘Mrs. Wm. Ivory, 332 East Royea ave= ee ar ene laughter. of ‘vbited his nieces, Mea’ Eammete Venable and Miss Marks Mise May Saiith has retumed to Baltimore after a two wrecks’ visit with her mother, Mea, Will Siioms, Arlington avenue. Ales Cleota Seadennil Bee & hers he abies teubenville Fs ea" see Wie ber daughter, after visi % Mrs. Peed Brown. ‘Miss Catherine M. Lacey, daughter of Mrs. Evangeline, Carr- Brown, «died Nov. 29 of the influenza at Staja- Hoe Ree of ee erature, Mr bok Me jome of her ts, Mt ae Mca, Thomas Carr. The Rev. A. C. Austis of Pittsburgh preached at’ the ‘Third Baptist Church ‘Mondiy “evening. * The Rev. Bagaall of Detroit. closed ~ bj gh, of Sermons Eekday evening at i, Augustine Mission, . ‘Sdnday, Dee. & at 3 p,m, ‘the formal opening ofthe Booker ‘. Was! settlement ‘for: men at 962 West Red eral street, "wag held domong. dhe speakers were Richard Garlick, W. W. Corry, J. M. Hanson, the Rev, Wile Yiamson, Me. Westlake, Sally Tebnson, Supt. J. A. Stewart. George Woods was master of ceremonies. Mr. Armstrong read his report. The Coleridge-Tayloe Choral Society, under the directions of Charles Berry, rendored a number of excellent selections “daring the: afters noon and Supt. G. A. Stewart spake fof the work and that the books were open for membership, Mr. and Mra. 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The government asked’ for a singing nation to back ‘wy the army—the War Camp Com weunity Servite jumped into the breach and organized its “Liberty Sings.” " Now there are hundreds of thousands of people singing all over the United States, says 2 Writer in the New York-Fvesiag Moil. . "Led.by War Camp seog leaders, the workers sang ix the shipyards, in the paunition plants and ou the streets, Now that the war is over, “Liberty ‘Sings” ‘are being eld everywhere aad each day more thoasands are Iearing the words of “The StarSpangied Banner” and the ‘ether great hymns that make the Amer shoot these “Liberty Sings” is that the People really do sing—mea, women and daldren all join re “They. seem to want 20 sing” said Rewhad Haynes, director of the New He 3S Oi: Stes Oo ae been singing all heir iret and #3 seost inspiring t pear them Strange as°% may’ seem, the men are as keen en the singing ‘as the wemen. They Yead ah gGon.as the songs get going and their, vores rise above the crowd in & deep dees thet is_ nothing less than WT dat mot coc per oof@GE the SEE SS LOM F Baece achoce ake ‘Sing? sarted and now there are thoo- sands who Go. We find that the ‘Sing’ omawemicnt is spreadiag. rapidly ond we expect hold at keast fifty a week hy ‘the spc 5 ‘ALB member of. the shigerds the weathers Siecinted co sSagee Grrtein Speney Over “and ‘ever sgeen. At. the foeed bo Ge dations sot donde Sra as Soin eg tee See =e e -Spungied Bomex” ‘They Comebed with tees Doe Spates haere war oh th -nage: it awb: bors were "over there” “Pathetic Neatures of many of, the “Sings” are the chikdren, whose piping Wocice Sache ss dheueh their Ete = Eves, dependéd-on it Even those too young to read are familiar with the words of our national anther,. for it is a matter of honor amoog the rising gemeration to be able to sing “our soags.” * At the theatre the ober evening I chanced to sit beck of two Canadun veterans, writes a kadmg dramatic -critic. My attention was attracted by ther attitude toward the singe of Soogs extolling ase heroism of the Ameriein soheeh and the American songs that declared in so many ‘Bap rigmed words that if it bad not eerfor us the war would ncver bare bien won by the Allies, seing that we had to go over to “show ‘em how to .The Canadians smiled, bat they did wot appland ‘For that matter, neither -side me, though they, too, were veier- ams who had seen service, knew what it wes to be wounded in action, and ‘probably were decently prond of their ‘army. ‘Thea an anemic comedian explained that not until he bean! the Yanks were cyating bd the Kiet decide to anit: 220 i it Deed not beea for the grand old U.S.A. the werkd would have been shaghtered. Que of_ the pally, a coe Sone bot ot ofa amd determined net te appear in the Yeast critical of a brave and helpful alty while he was a guest im that ally's ‘And it occurred to me that a word to the wise comedians and song writers, might be a good thing jost now. For if they are wise they will realize that the American soldier is already as fed uw 00, that sort of chaptrap a3 are his feghtiny allies. Me Ekes to be given great for what be bas done, and pene is more deserving, bur he has come home with not only'a wholesome respect for what tbe other fellows have dove bat ‘with a comradely fecling for them ‘that fairly sbrivels with shame when be bears a lot of twadile, shout his heaving gone over “to teach ‘em how to fight” and that sort of thing. best victory war song I've heard, and thé only one that has won anything a Suked “Carrying On? eg ence, 18 that ° bby the trench pals in “The Better “Ole And it is the best largely becamse it gives credit to all the participants, Silly, 1 spupose, to take song writers and comedians serigcsly. But there may bg ope 'or two or three of them we can reach before they write any more of the dwful things, Frank Kane, former’: of che Twenty- fourth United States Iafamry, and once chef on dining cars and on a yacht. joined the Foreign Legion in 1914 and served null ast Janmary, when be was Goctarged wounds, He mai weemuwhile seven dooorations, inchiding toe Ctotx de Guerre and the, Mednile hitaire. Now be inreported destitute at New, Orteans? © “PLAY AT THE LAFAYETIS | PLAY AT THE LAFAYETTE A play Hike that which will BE at the peal to all people. In Hall Caine’ tian,” we do not Baye to stretch the imagination in saying. that no: mere’ ap- propriate drama coold bave been iqund for Christmis wed. The yery mxmic’e! the offering “arries an appeal that should arrest our attention; to hear the wonderfol tory writen.by ont of the world's lesding dramatists should be sufficient to rest the most wear soul ~ . From the Isle of Mai to a saloon ix London, and then St Mary . Magda. ene’s Church in Sobo, is a long jour ney, but with the art of the experienced craftsman, Hall Caine bes woven bi: story. When the redemption of 2 soa! Jalmost Jost comes. few wbo will view this production will fail to voite ‘the jopinion that Christmas week bas beer jwell served at the Lafayette Theatre ‘Sermons as strong, and socettime: stronger, than thost preached from the pulpit have been heard in theatres, ber ais one which is arthutly traced throug! ja well told and entertaining story ba: set thousands of thoughts im a new an¢ healthier direction, and ~The Christian [should recerre the acchim seldom giver on & show of is biel Va SAE SNE 5 eiabecieal * " Qy Bab Stoter) Bert Wiliams is at Kezh's Rivers New York Grundy snd Young are at Loew’ National, New York. | Baie Leonard & Ca are ied 2 the Bushwick, Brookiya, N.Y. Jones and Johnson are spitting the Proctar’s, Troy, N.Y. Moss and, Frye’ are agecating at. the Maryland Theatre, Bakimore, Ma Water and Archie Jones are 2 Raath’s, Jersey Gay, NJ. Fred Rogers is at the Majestic, Cedar Raps, OS ‘Tommy Carter is appearing a2 Keith's Goncinnati, 0. Miller and Lyte are doing their ters at the Empress, Des Moines, Ia “Old Time Darkies” are arpearing 2 the Majestic, Dubaqoe. Ia: ' Harrington and Mills are sptatirg time between Palace, St Pant am Sexe, ses . Bill Robinson is at the Orpheum Galesborg, ML | Billy King and Co are showing ai nibmlon, Ean . Glenn and Jenkins are appearing = Soe Jooyah Rajah & GR care at the Princess, Montreal, Cétada ‘Shehton ‘Brooks. single is at th Nixon, Phiadelphia, Pa. Rocker and’ Winifred are at the Keith Pertland, Me. = Green and Pagh are appearing at th Pamges Seo Beg, Ge Dante and Walker are at the Maje- ie Spree \ Anderson amd Goins are at Loce’s Sarees, ae a | “The Exposition Fear” are a: Fox's ‘Avbarn, N.Y. | aes : Simms and Warfcld are appcanns at King’s St. Lomi, Mo. | Jotnny Hudgins, with Mome~Cark Girls Co, is at the Sar Theatr, To Tonto, Canada . 2 Seymour James.-woh Auto Gils < is at the Broadway, Cemden, N. J. * Deas amd Darie are at the U. S. The atre, Hobelen, No. Bootte and Carter. “Hele Parce Con” are at Trocadtra. Phitadetphia, Pa. | Bailey and Tears are at the Starttard ‘Phikdelphia, Pa | Harrison Stewa:t ef Stewart an¢ ‘Crumbly, died in Chicaco Sunday morn: ing of inftoenza SH, Dedier xacted rchearels 0! the Darktown Frolics tas: Monday. Th is stated tha: there are now 25 YOM. CA. secretare: engaged i work among the co'ored troaps in ahts country ang orereas. “shoring under the snpervittin wf D- 1 =. Moorland. internationg? secretary “ane in chance of the colted divicits of YMCA Mar ork Joondocteg:throorh the, Na tional Wag Work C&mcii of the YM gana 37 Mason trees Nee saree avence, Nex York Gut. Sey ‘i “57TH INFANTRY MINSTRELS AT CAMP LOGAN, TEXAS. { a Tae date Rae rr es — a a a a a ay a ae | aan bo ae as “4 rs . " a a eo Be A = es ae aes a ae 7 Can®\\Locax, Tex.—A minstrel show was given im the Liberty Theatre oa Nov. 30, under the direction of Test Daiton, the dramatic director for the samy, by the 57th Infantry Minstrels, supported by the S7th Infantry Orches- tra, : Original music was composed by Corporal Miche LeBlanc, of S7th In- farary Regiment Band, and“We Don't Want the Bacon,” by Private Russell, of Headquarters Company, S7th Infantry. ‘The Minstrels were produced ander HAMPTON AND UNION PLAY SCORELESS GAME gee a ie eee oe ee tate S.A. T.-C held the Vir- fia Gaiod University SAT. C toa scoreless game at Hampton Institate, on Satorhy, Dec. 7. The game, which bad- been scheduled for Thanksgiving Day, was the last of the season and at- ‘wracted a large crowd. Union received the kick and began a series of long end runs, which netted her several first downs. She was finally foreed to kick, however, and the Hamp- ton backfield began to plunge the Union Yige. The ball was advanced aboat 15 yards before Hampton kicked. Hucles ‘of Union, in receiving the ‘kick, had his Jeg burt and was rendered useless in carrying the ball ior the rest of the game. Neither side was successful in waking many gains in the remainder of the first quarter. ‘The second. quarter opened’ with the ball in Hampton's possession on Union's M-sard line. The “blue and white” ma- chine ipmediately began to open gaps in the “criteson™ line of the Unionites as “Balldog” Williams planged the linc. The ball was advanced to Union's 20- yard fine, and it seemed as though the psychological moment for a touchdown had arrived, but the Union line strength- ened and the ball was finally lost oo downs. Hucles made a forward pass to Cogbell ior a 20-yard gain and several end runs soon brougtit the ball out oi the danger zone. The ball was thus brought back to the center of the field as the first balf ended. In the second half Hampton again Kicked 10 Union, but coon regained the ball The ~Seasiders” immediately be gan a more open game by attempting several forward passes. The ball soon changed, hands again. and Union ad- * vanced the ball to the center of the field. Hocks then: attempted a drop. kick. which narrowly missed the goal. The hall then went into Hampton's posses: slons. as the third quarter ended. ‘The last quarter opened with faster work from both sides. Hampton lost the ball on downs, and Union carried the tall to her S-yard line. Hucles again tried his drop kick, but failed. The ball was then lost on a fumble, and Hamp- ton. succeeded in bringing the ball into Union's territory before it was lost. A short forward pass and several end runs soon brought the ball back up the field for the Richmond lads. A long forward pass was then at- tempted, but was unsuccessful. Several end runs by McGuinn and” Howard brought the-ball to Hampton's 20-yard Ene, and the time seemed ripe for Umon to make a touchdown, but the strong tackling of Scott and O'Brien saved the situation for Hampton, and the “blue and shite” regained the ball. After making several first downs, Nelson made a forward pass to Long, which netted 2 gain of © yards "With only two minutes to play, Hampton made a last desperate effort’ to make a tonchdown, hot the whistle blew with the ballin Hampton's posséssion’ on Union's 20- yard line. : Although neither side scored, the game wai full of thrills from beginning to end The Hampton team plaved its us- ‘ual cood game, but lost its advantage by not scoring in the first half, The an- actaliy good work ofthe Hampton line and oi George Williams in the backfield Prevented the Unionites from scorire ‘The work of Cogbell and Howard for Union was exceptionally good, but hy not winning the game the Union cleven denrived itself of the championship, a! i which if seemed so confident. De tag Seeeeeoriae ores Hampton (Ou ve. Umians(O1 Laan seceee cee By cceeees Tavlor Seont ae 1: . Ballard Collins) 2.2..000.1G.00..0° MeDanald Green 0S IL walker Carer TR GLY Thompson Ward 0. RTL. oo... Chiles Bradby 0200000. 008 000 0 coghelt Williams, 6.13.27 02000) Williams Gamopbell 22. LB. McGuinn Withiams, J. 22.0URHB.i1. Howard NelGon 2. aDBss cveece,CHineles WILLIAMS’ Fascus COLORED SINGERS rrr A ar ie oe . | a a ; REE Ts RTE ANOTES, OR QING CONTINENTS: : 6: PEREORMANGES IN ‘LONDON, ENG. the auspices of the Commission ot Training Carp Activities, War-Depart- ment. and thrwagh the co-operation of the performers, the musicians, Mr. Cat ting, Manager of che Litciny Theatre Colone’ Baker. of the 37th Inianty Regiment and Brigadier-General Henry of this camp . Part't of the program which pre ceded the minstze! shox, was as follaas: Mr. Forsyth in 2 Naitd-—The Whole World Was Made Ist ta2\You” Mr. O'Brien in his popular comedy song— ; | , . ae: 3 va 7 : og af Re 3 ee ERO Ss Wit H. Vodery, bacdmaster of the 807th Infantry, in a’ personal Ietter to Alex Rogers, written in France, Nov. 22. has the following to say about the band: : “Fo begin with I am well and have been well ever since leaving the States, although there has been a lot of sick- ness all around me. The band has made over good: with a bunch of raw greer material. I have worked it up to the place that I can say I've got a real band. Headquarters bas taken os away from the regiment and. attached us tc the headquarters as post band of the first_army. “Gulfport, Opal Cooper, Eddie sy ford, Grandstatf, Blackburn, wnth the asqjstance of about twenty Rood voints, have put on a keock-out show, and séem to please them everywhere, Chir lie Thorpe. along with the rest of the bunch, wishes to be remembered. We were commanded:to play for the Presi: dent of France ga the 20th at Verdun fand he said, in his language. #t is astounding to hear soch;, wonderful music.” Well, those babies certainly did play. We have realty done,our bit and made good.” - ” 1 Was Standing on the Corner” Mr. Crass~-"A Good Gal is Hard to Find?’ Mr. Johnson, Mr, Crass, Mit= Harris and Meo Cons, the Sith Quareer’ in—~The Herry Clay” and “The Spanish Soug;* Mr. Ricin in the charscter soug—~Ema- ina Wy Galz* Mr. Brece Wiley in a dance specialty: Mr. Joknson- Tarek Wonderful Leiers From Home: Mr Lepp in his famous Yedet Song with (aNione Chorus:) Mr Resse) int 37th Infantzy Regiment song. written by Himself, NOVELTIES AT THE LAFAYETTE A new lease of Hife seems to have bees given to tie efforts of General Mam- lec Levy of the Quality Amusement ‘Corporation, if we are to jadse by the armouncements being made from the headquarters oa Seventh avene. The first ampouncement to attract the atte tion of the amasement public was the lone telling of the coming into bis own again of Jesse. A. Shipp, the famous Producer who for many years wrote and collaborated with Alex Rogers and others in producing the Wiliams and |Walker shows. Mr. Shipp is known laN over America and Enrope for the Gaished: manner in which be presents his offerings, and he bas been retained fey the Quality Ammemeat Corporation fio stage and direct some musical re views and pechaps other productions thin the next few weeks. Mr. Shipp 5 stacted immediately to. get together Ihis forces for the successfal presenta- Gon of these shows, and the lovers of the best atong theatrical Knes can look forward with pleasuraMle anticipatiog to the genius of the colored theatrical world. Another announcement that casts 3 shadow of great things to come is tha joi 2 non-professional Sunday matinee commencing this Sunday. «De. 22. AU though this is nothing new to those whe have followed theatricals, it is a pew departure by the Quality Acmusemen Corporation and one that should mee with inctant favor. Exery Sonday jcommencing this Sunday, Dec. 22 Al will be distribated to aspiring amarcar: land others on the stage of the Lafayert Theatre, in the foRowing manner: Firs prize, $10; second prize, $3; third prize $2.50; fourth prize, $250. If you bar an act, or think yoo have am act, bere is_a chance to try it out (The prize will be awarded sabject to the amosn of applause cach contestant receives 2 the hands of the andience. AD act most leave their names at the box office together with the music, if any, the want played, and must also stale tr kind of act they intend to present, 00 latér than the Saturday night befor the Sunday on which they expect t Jappear. This wil be a splendid: chance for many people in Harlem to. show | tists tales bclors a high class scares } a eA alk hee bol tt tol tne See ae Be “The House of Quality” “The Home of Class” ———————— =: THE ONLY PLAY IN KEEPING WITH THE TIMES - ) By HALL CAINE : ee IN PRESENTING TO A CHRISTIAN PEOPLE THIS GRtAT OFPERING! FROM THE PEN OF ONE OF THE WORLDS LEADING DRAMATISTS ATY TRIS NAPPY VULETIDE SEASON WE EEEL TAAT JT EXPRESSES OUR; WISHES FOR A MERRY CHRISTHAS &KD A HAPPY NEW YPAR TO) . OUR MANY PATRONS, . zi Wenven fer Youre te Met Wonterfal Sry of te Redemitven CHRISTMAS WEEE | pe ear IN oe a a aed PRICES: x MATINEE: BOXES 5c. ADMISSION i6c, 20c, 30¢ ~ EVENING: BOXES 75c. ADMISSYON 25c. 35c, 50c ereinbehienebbis bar > } Will be celebrated FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 27th, 4 From Eight to Nine o'dock, at Madisen Square, Filth Ave, | Between Twenty-third and Tyexty-fifth Streefs. ‘The Chores of the Different Churches, Under Prof A! NEMA } E. JACKSON, Will Sing ard the ISTH REGIMENT BAND Wl Play. EVERYBODY IS INVITED. Song Services. and Chnsimet } Greetings Under the Supermscc of MRS ORLAKIM! ROULAND, MRS. C. E. McKAINE, GEO. Wz LATTIMORE, and FRED R- MOORE. If weather is bed, ext fair day : ai INITIAL |ST. CHRISTOPHER XMAS MATINEE | BASKET BALL AND DANCE CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON MANHATTAN CACTHO. issth St. & Bighth Avenue, N.¥.C. SPARTAN “HORNETS” ws. ST. CHRISTOPHER “TIGERS; ONE GAME ONLY AT 2 Bom | DANCING AT 3.20 P. YS 3) me ALPHA BIO FIVE ee ee aa CHINE™ INTERCOLLEGIATE BASKET BALL. Pemasrrma, Pa—The ongamnatios of the Inter-Collegiate basket ball tox fas been effected with the fetlowing membership: Fritz Pollard of the Ust versity of Pennsylvania, Lowry of th University of Peonsylvania, Taylor oi Yale, Hat of Northern ” Usirersity McClendon of Harvard and Sanders of Lincoln University. Dr. Charles A Lewis, 1535 Lombaril street, i the mar- ager "Open time can now be S62... BASKETBALL GAMES. ‘The Lincoln Hoase Boys" Cis, 2° West 63ed street, would Eke to bear from basketball “teams with weight: averaging irom 90 to 1S poasds. The; can phy any team within the mentioned weights, They challenge teams Bike the Alpba’Cobs, St Mark’s Fleshes, Colem- bia Cobs. “St. Mark's" Boks aad al teams of first-class strength The LH. Piovcers will mect Carlton Cabs Dec 20: Well-known teams cocnected with Lincoln House are the Tigers, Pioceers Boliets, Cube and Tanks. Fer guns address Lincola Hoasd, 212 West 63rd sreet; Geo. R, Ralston, director. Last Friday evening at St. Cypeian’s Gymmasium the Lincoln House Tanks foe oe Gree Tels Ss very interesting game by a score of 7 to 4 The vistors led from the stért and wert never in danger. The Tygar basketball team of Yoo- kers would like to arrange games with any Sther local teams of New York o: New Jerscy averaging from 110 pound: fee comments wth WS Giddings, manager, javecty street Yonkers: telephone Yookers 5362. CARLISLE, PA. Camusud, Pa—Mics Stra Hodge it reterned home from Mt ABo. Mrs Charles. Holmes leas been confined te the bouse by illness. Mrs, Lacy S. Mer son sod Mrs Katherine Washiegtor were iy Harrisbarg visting fricods ‘The GM. Oliver Club bold its amen! oyster supper Thursday evening. The stewardesses board of the West Street Cearch unfuried the service fig ix honor of the Carlisle boys im service An interesting program was readered. BEHIND THE SCREEM, Ozx goverament hesitated net te send our colored soldiers to the freat to di for democracy, but Ga returning hose with giory they are “jem crowed” and when passing through the South if they stop for tunch, even in Richmond in the File “hash joints” operated at the two passenger stations they are pheed be hind screens where they will not come im contact with members of the whit race. = The caly remedy for this unjest ds crimination is a natioml Haw aguimct which will creatually be passed, but not until pressure is brought to bear by the Negro press of the country, supported by the few white papers who believe in equity and justice—Richmond $x Luke Herald. - FRITZ POLLARD Ee Peas See oy ANS Ren St ae 2a See eaters SS = oe % Ens : ; *3 A A .% iy + a a | es . | New in Inte Collegiate Bast _ YORK, Pa. 2 Yorx, Pa—Jobo Wiliams taste SS ss ae ‘im the December Coutt He is ee re oe ie three gears. ‘Alice Keyser Sat Berets a ficuer wana aoe Be. L. HL Watkins ae t. Ja. V3 in Pottstows, ‘Pacy journeyed to: Binghamton, Ro¥S where they will make their fotere baat ‘Tie Bast King Strect A.W fe ‘Chorch was filled Sunday, both aad evening. One member was a0 to the church. In the afeons were added to the Sunday School <7 Fe ee eee ie a large namber of Sunday’ Scull Baye had to" forego their Christan at oases, = ~ SHEN Re ry ae ote reerre eee een ee ee an Ne ee eT ee en Pg Ca sp teat a Pe en re ee ee ee > PES atcha es eae Scat eT COUNT he CRP A Sad Ea Ee CC Fie S ES te NEE nT CUE CTC RL PAPERS SR SS Cen REN lca A ERTS eT Oe ERT aA eae RICA Ne UM ECLA Be EIR ht oe Noe SPORES aoe MLS OEY BSR PN aM Nic Read re ACE TRESS OT a RE SUED TODN CIEE EV ETO JOE Say SEES OEE te Woes ie Bao tome aoe Shen esa bh NSS SoU run Eee oe eT Ree OR Soa we CESS TN PEMD Ee eh Raa ee eae ES ae 2 i 2 pears reed Ra NR ee aS rst ye nope : vs RL ee ee ee ie Ng TERE Ty Be mere SRE oe, CEN panies: Bes ST St AIS eee eh : BURLINGFOM 3% | womRTrowN NIT! PLAINFIELD. 1 CE | . Brecoccrom, N. 9 -- Wise Rese. Gaye ME Kivertoe aed Sasomcts ef Piece ere vuihng ibe Bes Duam af Box : ca Ts Seu Samm of Comp ths wv) preach af Benthe! om zt te Lee af Wren was sige. jt eds Semin +The to or! an Neues wae Oot om be ascot. Mure Samia A Haske $40) eas gemenrt | The Poa 0 Skomer aml ethers ‘om 1) tore demos were sro} a beers aweadh trem ray + amd a Warige woeach dro thr OS Maes Ra < teres euumes ef the itm Peau Veorsttrans sent the wok eats + parcory Mewes Maras Meow Fame sgeme Samay x. + The % M & Zar “oe 4 se Oem crc: * © SSeS: i wate targe DRget Lat Toesdas Io Sodas oe - =v Ww as the guest Be ke vt eee Mes SA Ge: Wer Ceme tas been om the ne nets emeh bees | Provan Or at ot Comp Oi Bs, eenered - sake dbrscharge Arey ic ster ama tim Wallan Phas 2 hag beem sgemdimy "sagm to new gtamdmuties Mi Holk _ ELIZABETH. N , bs seth NF FQe «Seaman bp Me Sek ot Noam Cammrh bre a: . oe me mere os Sumdet Sst tps Unicom a cims Ck ee cede. The om = Ur ieee ee a wee tn Bes 2 : hone eat amt Wes Hace pRan-t ser are E om tes, Sams es ce Ie Pim tm.r a x 2 tease not Bee xd toes Agnus No So sere +> Coiumat Bue Bagma Ho toe er. amb wa oot tag ese qe temp The one fre kumi! be ee eden went afte ae or EP of Vide Rand ‘rank Berd fle comet giver by Mz. 2 tee ° cram amd bm Mand ae imum BSugenc «arch en aria) ist a) ee Meee Fo Smmmmm S40 mecemgm MR. Pay Nene Mae terme MBit re SS ae cere : RAHWAY, NM [| Gam GME easily’ beeck ocnacanal bem Brows afd tamdy bawe record tome after a vist m Newierm SC Mrs Moorhead ~ cat age ams beng 1 tor some ome Mas foscgiemr Pobard vesed Rahway te gues ef Mr Brewo of East Mittue svemar The Amends Thoms Begrr War ead wsted the Unened Sunes Hespial zt Colcami, asd the solties were pind to yee them = The coe tiamied them fer their thindness ux bringing rok and iterators amd wished so te somembered oqain inthe ecaor fomre Mi Flor emce Heoderson, a eather of thr gm weiry department of (ened gn Ckarch of Brookiya XY. adiresed Yee Sunday schoot 2¢ Sear Gages SOW sa ur. Ties Brews 268 qosreed bose wed ten demain Lonise and son Thamax fc fom bern, NC. ca a esst am Mir: Brown's father, Mr’ Rober My Lata farce of Brookfym. spent Sardine a a 2055 of Mrs Thoma: Ste Sve seme Ropert Freemoa ( sot ot Gee 2° Nay entertamed ar dumev x M: and ‘Réee Sedmey Arctnd of Mane sore ot Sanday Ap en-ovabie -ororse sang) was te deat Mes Heteo Wher 25) Maor street lorsday eveame w Somer ot her cighteenth berth = Mimy wate able git, wee recerend mf mom Gierds were present Wome. durme. games and refrntmenss amie de tom pass = y queckty Jobo Mio Weng, arene ogres count. -reaarer ef Sawurr County Topeh Kan tan enfinnné om the «x serves aoa ¥ LG secerture and 220-222 W. 64th St 3 ROOM APARTMENTS. Newly Decorated $12 to $12.50. REAL ESTATE EAROAES RE CEY COUNT aot eee Ties wee oe JAMAN A OZONE PAR SROK ond RetaI Oe Private Houses ant Pinte te seD and tease Have aff tints of Gaal Water en So cer Be i wal ee, Sena ew 411 West 52nd St. Apartments te Rent. yea . oe oe ‘342 W. 42d St Floor 6 Large Reoms $30.08 Also have epemimg fer good | Jamtor Floor 6 lege rocens soma dos. F. Feist, & Co. 408 W. 42md St, N.Y. Nail & Parker REAL ESTATS TE) PORATED tees 2 WEEE “SW 135th Se Mey Wevli Meeaurwwune, No A bik ae wery able evening was spent ot the social wea vy we Gramby sewers at thex ardor on Sprmg street. There wes 2 darge attendance. imctudmng folks from Eneabeth, Newark, Orange and Mad: son Exsapocl Skinner was honorably adischaiged from Camp Da bst week A merary program was rendered al Bethel A MOE Church with Mrs Par jme 1 1 Brown actmg as austress of ceremons Choruses were sung by the shot solos, Cartton Wall re so Tanner Mrs Marguritte Hookers duct Mae: Malmda and }tenora Slumnes quarter Mises Frey Lew, Flesors Semmes Howard Sircle, Carton Wall res Mr Fila Banks Mrs Bessx Yammer, Miss Florence Srecle “ending tr Inte Miss Reth Wall rec:taboe Adra Depew ? Drew ba panhased Ss SS reds ailter) aah belle" s still very df 5 Hinioms was m town for the week end The stewardewes of Bethel A MF Church will bold a rath Sanday, Dec 2 Mrs Electa Walker and Mrs Le roy Hinkm. attended a imen sbowes given for Mns Sara Schuvier by Mew VA Tohnson at Summa De 16 PATERSON.N 1 Parsewon \ |) The (anaan Raper (herb 1. we the steady marca & greater supres along the sprritual and trance. nes The members are te seu ng greatly unuer the leadership of thes pastor Dr 6 see Peove are song the -hareh regular’: The BY PL on pattme an new bee ard the ho + dome wel ede: te leadership ot Mins Sadoma crt rea ast Mrv Detsan art ces bine taagttet ev out and out aga ofie oa rere at taba la enppe Mf ee Godess we ano has hee sak st and oo aga: Mount We. Hens Mace tase vane runes te 4 F wae dee MO Pema Saree ee fake a holiday ty) out RIDGEWOOD. R | ee ats ee Mot Jian Oh sate wed ave + al day Sumdag 6 morning tome Wear TAs aoe cme = Up the atte was a partes oe woo FEN OW bp eas er OMe cernbes as Moca ope Reve 4 6 Wisc, of Ba aa. and Deacy MoT Campbel Alpert Fhe now secretary of the Colornt YM A. was master of ceremour. fe thr cvemmy, Presxding Elder Geo fo fenr preached and admumnstered « oman=me- Newt Sanday erenme the chor 2 | stbers will render a (iri tma. prog-am nd the Sanday School cxercnes wath the Christmas treat, ei} be beld Bee (20 Miss Carne Duna was confirmed as Ssaday School Supermteadeat tu smocerd the Intec Mrs Addie Yeung Miss Mary Willams ss home afte: wwendeg ten days m Washmgtod 1 ( PASSAE, N J Passam. NJ The cvemag ot De 28 was a mest enjoyable one for the ee bce te Cine eae by rit 61 of the Circte for Negro, Wa Rade progres socncd Sek smgimg of The S$ Spangied Bosee) ‘the anchence. followed by a <olo by Sees EV Gazel of Pacsax, whe was ber omp accompansst Other solo sm ower | Mrs Alfred Jackson o1 Rutherford and R Lancacte- of Brook Wen Miss Gertrode Kmextand of Pax sax, accocspamst, ford Ro Moore was | the prmerpal speaker of the evemme He farther urged ocr people to start bes nesses of their own © as to RIve OFF voung men and women whe are bemy torved om of aay shool< and flere arropriate employment Mrs F R Boutte 0° New York ( ts eho nm Fxecat-et Se retary of the Circle maade 2 short addres beseechme oc! people to come inty the (ke be pow mg the Umt nearest them and belp & The work Mane oct 9° town peonk were present After the program dan me was enjoyed by the vounr folk: Dehe rox refreshments were wild anc served by the laces of the Une and erat som was realerd EF YOUR HAR ES SHORT, THIN, FALLING QUT @& BREAKING OFF YOU SHOULD NOT CELAY BUT WRITE AT ONCE FOR MME. C. J. WALKER’S | SIX WEEK'S TREATMENT $45 emcee Am On meweyT KuFUESED re CS WAL PJHESE PREPARA T.ONS are mannfadured only tv, the, Mime. C. |. Walker Manufactar ing Company, 640 N West Se. Ieckanapolia End. and the Lcha College, 130.132 Won eS New York City. All orders must he sccompanied by the cash Maske all orders paysble to wmE. C. J. WALEER oe erties RLAASE MENTION Tex Aen: PLAINFIELD. N. J. tes pote of patrsohe work was dont Jia sock from here when the follow amy fadoes motured to toe Guivmal Hos petal, beac: 5 laden with goud thing: tor our soldier boys conhord there tor treatment of tarou complaints .on tracted wie on the fing bmiey in | France Vibe vistors ware Mines Lim cole Biowe Archie loors, Mentur and [Mir bereander Brown J) barb ene canned 4 well niled backer o: delnactes The bo0, vertamly did cuvay ther how peabty and.cxpressed i words as wel = @ Rue ther heart, appreciation Mrs Cora Bowser West 4th street after a tong and rediuus sickness 9 able to be ap and about From her talk shes certunhy gratetul to her relative amd tmends who cheered her during ber Hess Mr and M: jas Peters. formerty Air. Lacra ae now of Phubdeipha. speot last wael! as guests of ber sster Mrs Rohert Tunstall Wes th arret The bearntal chunh marrage ef Heary Wa. ams of Fayetville NC to Mes thuvthy Thormon of thu city took pine Thursday evenmmg Dec 12 at Cahary Raptest Church at 9 o'clock The cereman: as performed by the Rev DY tampbefi The best man was Wir lobnwen chofister mard of demo Mies Norgima Turner Some Vere REN ard casts pres oy were | recerred | URarevon ber 6s et trem Camp Lec Va ane a | sowanle aw harre Jems meet To te ts anne and ame Me wd we ta Fast 4th poet Va tex te Ah tea ey Rayan ba iMate tse Ma spent a "ree Gt tere was wee te Fats Tae Bee was mks bee ML VN be Re Peres . wee EN te oom ace. on as wesw - « win sone wrccne we TM 4 ones yee iy ne +e weeks b Sic, oan th rarer ea oo 8 os OOM Ets «te Aes | «fie, woe eM OF tia et Saas meeting Moe Mine Hasty cet cued a Poe tel raly unde: a Wem poe bout i sot work bea pee ea oe Gekt te the sam or $1071) The slab captams mere requested ti bring tweaty bee dollar. each, but by tarth yuly working overran thei requested amount. Mount Oles members and ‘reemd. an “sunday mornu presented co Ure pasior the Rev aD Jones, a beauaiat $80 clerical soit Accordmg to words that fell from his lps he sertamly dhd appreciate their kindnes< ‘There was a harvest home rally held a0 dav at Sinioh Baptust Chorch, West th saree. the Rew FW Robert: pay tor Sanday fast, wath services att) a mip m and $ 3p m_ The sum the cote day was $157 SI. Jas of New York was 3 Sanday erator of hi. sister Miss Beatrice in I‘ corral averur Misx Lottie Mo Redd Central avenor was stricken with 1 cara Scnday and 1, now in Mucbi erg Hosptal Charlie Scudder Wi TEN sree while out hunting Saturday Asfled ane of the largest rackrabbit. seer the season Mew Marie Tavlor cone of Mrs Mentar Centra’ avenue smtred rm Murhlenberg Ho-pital eth mffoenza Deman Ho-to oo shilon Baprest Vag N rureshea a peacng program ~amday creming at the closing ot the I day rally My N\exander gave « oe lanon Miss Marrone Venable vane velar Mi Ring recitation st dane. aditer Mi and Mrs be Hotter diet The hey Hare: eb ewabesh sea bed ot Shil b oC ure h “Namdav ar Spm Me Pane Kinn ns Stl ek and the hy pms) tnt a bth | Setter Mey tame % sa mde Ber kina: treet spent 6 defehtial ome last weel as the ears of Mes Reichard (unpe and Dh Gerteude tut Me Phe-son a Ythew heme on New York City Mi (fears Janes RM Madison avenue gave the cuidren of he: Sunday Schon class an entertamment Saturday tron Jt 6 pom with mesu amd refresh ments abundantly Notes for mcertie of rie Blainhel. eee. cotrmn must be on the hands © the comrespandert ne tater than? 2 pom Sunday The parents et fostph tars Mann n: avenor trewed a welenine letter frat foe a oldies pom in biame aving hb was well and yt THIS IS NOT A TRUSS FT 15 A WONDERFUL INVENTION THAT ALL MEM MUST HAVE. PAR TICULARLY THe WRIT DRESSED man Pe NS i yee GR, BA " AE od Dora fy a | lf 7 Up re Fy Tal AND BELTS Essential ro Men Weide Your Troveers UP and sui DOWN The Eende non clastic ne stp Belt, with the flexible stays Price. $1.00 When Ordering Give Wolst Measure Torwareed te Any Addreee 1 YOUR DEALER DOES NOT CARRY THIS GELT SEND MONEY QRDER OR CHECK TO WHLLIAH F. BEEK S-Sha NPY. WILLIAM BANKS, One of Harlem's Successfcl Basinces Mca. 7 JERSEY CITY, N. J Jessy Urry N j- One 01 the mos unportant meenngs trer held m Jersey City was the great fabhe mecting ander the auspaces of theSecal branch of the Natomal Ad: ent Assocrtion, at thé Batagene <4 Grarch Tuesday mighf of Et week Fhe Kev Wm A Byrd, president outlmed ‘ne purpose of the mocting Speech wee made by Counsellar ER Hayne |r Geo. E Cannon, Tj'A Spraggm, PN amples, Mrs Ida2Browa, Mrs Jabs Keith an Mrs, 9p Barksdale Brown fe committee: ~ Boos reported and thy house vated to send from te sey City a delegate to Frame ab wauld be near the Peace Confers ell the greth aboot tite Ni Ameina’ Phe Kee Wane A roe chosen and p edges and moary to defray “he delecate expense. amounted to neat y tng hundred tears A ways bean ameter ¢empesed at Drs Tas at Stud Cars setters Harr weoee and Kae Herre Mart Me Wennitred Qome and Mb Ri we 6 + anpminted acne Oeke UE Gath . Jersey Cy ga that tte Woot veagie teuta Whites toc ae ter fas wien: UO Mier, weg | ejettest wtothe att woot M have Wed fn ne mater oe cited to me He catnerd at sate tae w others the ester re ERMtO hes fo youn or et | See the best mea seat taohoe oh anne ot) aamer Stee Ne WN ww athe Sy wae ine werk ey Me Ve he ators ae Pawel Aine | . SOD News see dent 1) tye Cea ye es denst Mis MC becene @ erars Coompsetine Tas ot Wovte duke terase An eee ot twat ee ein wail Pb ee ea ee RR a fet gee gate home nM yfand Meo TO ON Spragzmn. 1924 Boute tard TNarsday eseang Prot Wm R | Valente prmespal ot Rardentomn oo Jocnmte was the speaker a: the evening Herne Kens Clothing store ones te Sacgest establshmest othe eity acon ots window dispasy a three qat ter tength Ife sire oil parting of | en (hob MeRKair 67th totantre Thy 8 Crete for Negrs War Rete wl meet Monday vera Dew et the meme at Mr 8 Hewat TO oa Hane trees Thursday crenreg the augh tes 4 Conterenee of St Marks 4 Mob sm Chorh Mes Fiza Willams presen: Mrs BK Qumn secectary held a ver enjoyable and prohtable mretmg at the home of Mrs Nancy Murphy 101 Yor! street A large aumber of members at tended The next meeting will be hel Sethe hone at Mins 8. Margen? hge aver At the business meetmg of the ( hore! ot the Incarnanon, the Rev Robt 1 Rrawn rector the following offeer were clected for the enusing year | W Washmaton secretary, Chas Mar shall, treasurer. EB Holden. JH Swepson $ T Cole, J 1. Gregg, T ON leason and HOW Wostham besos committee. The Ladies’ Auxiliary + compored of Mis Mande fe Cale. Mrs Nathan Wills, Mrs Filta Marchal, Mr: Anna Russell Mrs Winifred Goodal and Mrs Evizabeth Leason Ve flag racing 20d rereption of th secand Separate CoS MON J. at th Fantth Regt Armory Fray evenm yar im very detall « oovelty affan Hondreds of friends gathered there Istened to an excellent program and en toved the danemg Dr Gen Bb (anno » apt Saturday night. Geo F Rates Gran Secretary of the T BOP OO F W tendered a banquet to a few {rends 2 the residence of J. T. Brown, 189 Wood lawn averue,, Around the banquet tab the guests coord the, Confer ‘ence and its Among the nite - dinner_gpeaktrs were Judge J. BL E “otland, Documentary (lesk of Essex county ind | T Ubeskme Mr Bases was surpriced with a handsome exabrela with mitras engraved Mrs Eluaheth Thomas 99 Jacksen axenic has ceturned trom Wastamgtoa we where she atten SF dhe National Maptan tetcuniee Boat Mrs Thoma, addressed the <ondest hody ot the Nahomal Trasung Schoo! Miooand Mrs ( Ko Jackyoo base re urned trom Nagara Fas Mrs Leow styles or Hath NOY 5 he goer o M . Wacee Hoop I Orras avenue. LAR ne etud wome ed or Med t © agen meetag ot the ores de juriment av the New Jersey bederatwe OF cle Wren Ol A Dougtass Sasa at fare Ninety Ne > Promise. warke® will speak hye Res bo ewe Ramtolph au recars erin He ateher My De 2F TN Gt Hager chareh Pa tee A) opreasmet ar“! 6 om asd : : 1 tee © Seon Tew tare ume a he Pi See OR RR ae eh Pe acon ae ey a wveteg 4 ROR Tayrer bade etter. tned with “leaxcor asd Wes . oe oo bes sesdaw Mat M Rae Ww . ver tured + ee Zw Ste they weet te te pe WOW tne ate Wane . whe Wank Metre” we Mn Gage Me ast ge the paster Vor fist aw te beerse fas Warar “hae 6 sale Chareh The crews adder wil Ne delwere? by Mec 8B Te sabes Newark Tas Samday + + sa Me Naegha ns Newark Nareea [s gee sain aectress ana sr Bes [M1 Meamac (G nanes Avge ee foosars Gein a ts Ages eemreteemp 3 is he ose soM wee + kg eee reise ‘ ey tgs sone lite NSige ee a nah iene |: ~ new +o he Cex : ester oa swicoeeee door Vhe sureday < eee ehe h dhtestes of onpecantestent ‘hema + Vprenar ng far ate Chyvstmas ere ees | Sanday ie ° A drama rotate Stave inet tonds wae presected b fe NGaey itt Vad a tee | hate, ee. eS rabies laenings wa ae 1 gcpiipy cae Be Me Mk MR Paseo eure we Mey | M Haggard patter prearé rd oat tnt server. wheb were wel at tented” Sanday Pn 2 the paar wn [nrear tear Ul 9 som po addres & [1rd Ro Moore pow Reshop GW ‘inten will preace ued bantu the oe [cise Wey oad Mie 1M Bowers MADISON N J Manson NOP Mand Me Bake 1 Tremgston are apenchne the ener Ormond Ha Mine MO Halles hae mane to CRambersturg Pa to be awh her heather who ws dl) Mewes Rather ne‘and Marie Haywood ervted treed in Rowelle Monday bat Mm Youn and Mess Flowe Huser erated frende in Orange tet Friday fobm Rime Millington, vruted Meo Grace Rayo Sunday Mis Avmamds Markham vinted her cater on bee Mrs (arther Markham os! Newark bast week Miss Markham wil ttave earty feat werk to view ter mother om Der ham ENGLEWOOD, N 5 > Frcirwon, Not The mormmg vr mon. of Shiloh A M FE Zion Ohurch was delivered by the pastor the Rev N. B Robinson from Exodes xix, $5 “God's Promise to His Overch” The Sunday Schoo} was well attended and the Superintendeot was muah pleased a1 the efforts the teachers sre making a Dark Skin RACE MEN and WOMEN PROTECT YOUR FUTURE pak RaW, es eae eS) mae Derk ot Brown Skin May be Bleached and Made Soft, | mooth, Bright—Rough and “ashy” Skin Made Smooth as Velvet alzo Removes Freckles, 1 an, Risings, Bumps, Blemishes by using Black and White Ointment. By Mail 25c. | Be aftractive! Throw off the chains that have held you back from the prosperty and happines; that belongs to you Apply Blacis and White Oimtment (for white or colored folks) as directed on package. to face, neck, arms or hands. It 1s very pleasant te the sitnand tas the effect of bleaching dark, sallow or blot : Gearing the skin of risings, bumps, pimples, blackheads wnnokles, tan of freckles--giving you a clear, soft, fair, light, bright com: plexion, making you the envy of everybody Black and White Oimts ment is away ahead of powder, which only covers a imperfections, Black and White removes them Sold on a money-back en ony 2Sc (stamps or coin) sent by mail, or if you send $1 for fowe beyses af Black and White Ointment, a 25c cake of Black and Whee. Soap included free Address Plough Chemical Co., Dept. EK, Mewm+2’ phis, Tenn. a AGENTS MAKE AN EASY LIVING. is Sepecscatiogg ws. ty for territory and special deal Black sage i ofits jes_a chance for oar people to make ¥ fag Eving. No required. Write now, to-day, whils ye Pw Ly ia Tah CSTD ean ta. me huidrens evercises for Chrsst- wa 4 ores «The evemme services eee e-lattenaed The paster preach- + <> Kevebmons m. & on the sub wn An Open Door” Miss Han mat Werbe oo os os we ae Sie eee a AoE Se street som othe oasto: . wfe. returned home Wedme~tay after a pleasant stay m Ox ret Se where sue visited her fethor STE NOGRAPHY AND TYPEWRITING. Forge aed comer ergo aa SL me A rate, Oecears ox tae eae ae Tiemntne hen he oe eae eee GS Cale bee URE CT Terres tanior Geen Eee SUSIE setiorcine cues aie Eare $25 te $15@ Weekly PROFESSOR ZOHRER’S EMERICA’S LEADING RRAUTY Sum 62 West bint Strout. between QOL Seah ar NYO RAIRDREGTG BANICURS MARCEL Ema, REAUTE Dyeing, Bieaching. Whiteo Sa se es ‘te bar geeen nest crema. temton Ste ‘Seo > amnion ae Sa Pre pemptien explain coin ak wr era Kenge tnt hy Sepeter traits Day eve a wed eed persvast qomrene of WORLD'S CREAT Sor AUTHORITIES teach ag teteet Americas O20 ar Gane wheat Doreoras Cre cua Potrentend Uy ey Sac wottey ead car “W0” Our superior Goatstng queties stafents te cater to a! Saeee Teeretore or gramdeat ceacem, 0&7 cack engueaeten mere bare § Gar experior cater wo at eeccomn oy pete enn ne ces ee LS rs wo eo ee RENTON, NT. kee PMRNTON, MN, Jo—Misg Berlina Lae. ees Trenton, was awarded the first.) =; i, by the Tide Water Oc iet aan for having the largest display and peeet, excellent workmanship in scolaire fine lingeriea, and hand painting. Mt Lee 1s 3 graduate of the School of a: dustrial Art Mr and Mrs. Walter Dus’ can entertained Miss Iucille Robiawee! and Tau) Steward of New York City. Wesley Giles of Philadelphia, motored bere Wednesday and was Miss Robls- son's guest Mrs Daisy W: Peat’ Street spent Friday. in Philadelpba. The oyster supper that was given ie Pear! Street Church, Friday, was ge a success, having cleared $40. Mabel D- Christensen was i Philadel phia last week he quarterly mecting services at St Paul AM E Zon Church Sunday. he nded = The = ma tved at the it ices. The Rev Wm Ginn of § ;. preached a strong sermen im the after noon, followed by holy cbmmunion. The pastor the Kev Tanner, preadwtd at night ‘The Kev 1 B Turner filled his pubpit at both sermees Sunday The pastor and tamily enjoyed @ motor trip Hrimeton Sunday afternoon with Min. and Mrs George Simmons to attend the quarterly a, Service at the |Hethel Church The Rey Tarner_was the peaker at that service wee Buds of Promise of St Paul AM. E Zion Church gave an uiteresting Christusas jplav Wednesday evening at the churck, Miss Helen Canover m charge. Next Sunday morning the Christmas service wil te held Ar might the Sunday School will have its Christmas exer cases Mis Dora © Worthy, super tnient Christmas selections of band music will be rendered under direction af Moses 4 Sutton The Rev LB Turner ompamed the Rev CP. Johnson and family to Fenwick Wednestay of last week to bury his mother Mis Maria lohnson L TN Torner and Isarah, Jt, will keawe for St Dens Md next Tuesday to spend Chiistmas wits her parents and reke- tes Miss Alice Graham, a public school tachee and organist of St. Paul 4M 1 /mn Church and David @raham her brother will spend the Chastmas hotdavs with ther parents mn Carhste Pa CAMDEN, N. j. (smoxy No | ~The Camden of the National Advancement aoe fan tas Ween seonanaed ei be Bey Js Brattrwale. Cees meee vice president aylor, secretpey: heise Branch corespooting se jessie Br: 7 Roland Jones, treasarer. Tuo of the many ‘aks before the ecw oSicers sre the buying of a for the ay, Shek the enabes car amb ee ‘creditable and to increase the secmime- 2 RE ang OOP NES we ‘suitable home and making 9! fer jin mbershrp campaign This association as at work trymg to make Camden: sale ‘tar ‘ts sons, who fought fo- democracy. PULLMAN PORTERS’ CONGENTION ( macaco, IL - The fourth coe sent Othe Polina Barty Bese ht Association convened Taesday, Dee. 17 at the Puliman Building Delegates trom the northeastern zone were ~ ent Three delegates are allowed fro rach zone A conference of the dele- gates with the general committce was held Saturday, Dec 14, and a constrae- ie tragram was planned, to bé pre- sented to the canvention The dele- lates present from New York were: Waverly Willams 1 Ho Mingo and WoL Des Verney WANTED station end Trarsing Be tated apceinen ae Sern ere oe ogame topple Sad Soeur Vas Poaees 4 ie rac greene oat SER Fook "acd earasce pep ag es @ UL MeSSSRCK 2 CO PG Gm PEDRO, OE NEWS OF GREATER NEW YORK MANHATTAN AND BRONX --- B. B. Dalton, 2263 Fifth avenue, is cill critically ill. J. Morgan Taylor, 180 West 135th street, is able to go out again Dean Pickens will speak at Salem Lyceum Sunday, Dec 29, at 4 p. m. The funeral of A Hazard took place at Salem Church Tuesday of last week. The Rev F A Collen officiated. Mrs. Leila Walters, relict of the late Bishop Walters, has been very ill at her home, 208 West 134th street, but is now convalescing. Mrs Adele Calloway Williams, as listent superintendent and treasurer of Zion Sunday School, is seriously ill at her home, 85 Marion street, Brooklyn. At the memorial service held under the auspices of the Woman's Auxiliary Dec. 1 a tribute was paid to the deceased members of the auxiliary, Mrs Charles W. Fillmore and Mrs Nelle Williams At a meeting of the New York County Division of Chiropodists, held at Terrace Garden Dec 11, Dr V T Thomas was among the ten delegates elected to the state convention, to be held Jan. 13 and 14 Wm. C. Craver, international secretary of the Y. M. C. A., located at Washington, D. C., was in the city last week and made a call at THE Aca office. He attended the students' staff conference of the nation, held at Yonkers, N. Y. New Year's evening, Jan. 1, Dr James R. Shepard of Durham, N. C., president of the National Training School, will be the principal speaker at the celebration of the Ter-Centenary Jubilee of the landing of African slaves in America, to be held at Mother Zion Church. Corporal William T. B. Hill returned to the city this week, having received an honorable discharge from Camp Dix, where he had been stationed for six months. Corporal Hill had occasion to visit several other camps on government service. He will return to his former place of employment with an increase of pay The opening of the Educational Forum will take place Sunday afternoon Dec. 22, at the Lafayette Hall, 165 West 131st Street. Dr. Dr. Freier Miller will speak on the subject, "The Days Beyond Radicalism." The purpose of this forum is to educate the public opinion on social economic and political problems of today. Open discussion to follow each lecture. The public is cordially invited to attend. The program rendered at St Mark's Lyceum last Sunday afternoon by the Silver Spray Circle was nicely attended despite the stormy weather. The versatile young women presented a dramatic sketch on the Spirit of Christmas, which consisted of solos, choruses and readings. Sunday the Christmas exercises will be in charge of Mrs. Chase Chase Thursday evening the newly elected officers will be installed. At the Paul Laurence Dunbar Literary of Epworth M. F. Church Sunday at 6 o'clock ex Congressman Murray addressed a large and once in "Making Man or Vitalized Impressions." The gust of his remarks was the early impressions made upon the slaves brought here from Africa, as that of the superiority of the white people. He quoted how all races from babyhood taught their children race pride by placing in their hands dolls and picture cards of the black people. Murray and pictures brought by Mr. Murray were many. Next Sunday a fine musical and literary program with a Christmas oration, will be rendered. The president, Mme Stuart will be in charge. BIG BROTHER MEETING At the monthly meeting of the Big Brother movement on Wednesday, December 11, Dr. Ellbert K. Fretwell, who has charge of the department of history at Columbia University, was the speaker of the evening. Dr Fretwell spoke on co-operation and stressed the necessity of group activity in all successful enterprises. His remarks were highly appreciated by those present and a lengthy discussion followed. Although the weather was most unfavorable a good proportion were present among whom were I A Perry R B Bearden, J H Hubert Dr E F Roberts J W White, C H Nicholas I O Thomas, Thos E Taylor, E O DeHill and Sergt Reuben R H Walker CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION The Circle for Negro War Relief and the War Camp Community Service are planning a big Christmas celebration for soldiers and as lone on Christmas Eve night at the Fifteenth Regiment Armory 2239 Seventh avenue. There will be a Christmas tree with gifts for all men in uniform and plans are being made for an informal happy party for those particularly who are too far away to celebrate Christmas in their own homes. All men in uniform are invited however and will be heartily welcomed. Several other organizations are operating in this effort to give the kids a jolly good time. All of the colored churubes in Harlem and many in other parts of the city are contributing liberally, as are The Chicago Defender, The New York News Charity Bureau, the Y. W. C. A., The Hayward Unit Motor Corps, the National League of Women's service and the Realty Public Bureau. SEEK HOUSING FOR HOLIDAY VISITORS The room registry of the Y W. C. A. is seeking to extend the accommodation for the relatives and friends of soldiers and sailors and the usual visitors who come to New York during the Christmas holidays. It is also expected that the incoming troops from overseas will create a large demand for transient accommodation during the coming weeks. Not only is there need of a larger number of homes, but more reasonable rates are demanded. The prevailing high prices cannot be met by many visitors, thus cutting their stay short or forcing them to seek moderate rates elsewhere, and too often obstructing them in valuable places. The Y W. C. A. therefore is asking that it be made a patron's duty to give our boys a hearty welcome by housing their mothers, wives, sisters and friends for fifty cents per person per night, especially in cases of those desiring to remain in the city several days. Housewives with such accommodations are asked to call, telephone (Morningside 743), between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m. or write the Y. W. C. A. 121 West 132nd street, giving rates, number accommodated, etc. This is a special effort to meet the demand for transients during the holiday season, but housekeepers with permanent rooms are also listed in order to place the lodgers who apply daily. PLACES FOR SOLDIERS AND SAILORS Soldiers and sailors are to be given special consideration by the U. S. Employment Service. It is announced Jesse O. Thomas, examiner in charge of the U. S. Employment Office, 2275 Seventh Avenue plans to devote all of his time for the present to securing jobs and positions and placing the de-mobilized sailors and soldiers. The work of assisting this large group of patriotic citizens in becoming absorbed into the social and economic life of their respective communities is one of increasing importance and magnitude. It is hoped that the returning fighters may have final positions. MEMORIAL TO 15TH REGIMENT Friends and relatives of the 15th Regiment N Y Infantry, N G now 30th U S Infantry, filled St Philip's Church at the memorial service Sunday morning, Dec. 1 This service was held at the request of the woman's auxiliary of the regiment Gordon Wilham Jay Schmeffelin Major W Jackson and other officers of the new 15th Regiment, N Y Infantry attended in a body to pay tribute to the gallant soirs of the old 15th Regiment who sacrificed their lives for their country. The service was most beautiful and impressive. The Rev H C Bishop, rector of St Philip's Church delivered the memorial sermon, which was forceful and eloquent. He paid a high tribute to the distinguished service of the self-sacring patriots as well as to all other American soldiers who died in service. He referred with pride to the record this regiment has made for its excellent department and remarkable gallantry and to the recognition given it by France, in that the entire regiment had been cited for bravery and when the history of this, the greatest of wars is written there will be recorded the valiant deeds of these noble volunteers men who have made the greatest sacrifice in the history of greatest strangle wounds offered to the brave relatives. The woman's auxiliary done by its members for the welfare of the 15th Recruitment and its deserter Private Martin of the 3691) I fantasy be "the colors" presented to the woman auxiliary Theodore Roosevelt DEATH OF MRS JULIA FORTHUNE New York as a whole. A colleague Harlem in particular has some of its best citizens in the deaf Mrs. Juha Forthume, Dec 5 1915. A humble wife, mother and good new wife, whose big heart opened in sympathy and sorrow to all ages and all who needed a friend. She was wise to right living, sound thinking and human experience, not from mere book learning In the earl days when the children were small she took time to get with them on their outdoor walks and to encourage their sharing in good opportunity. The young幼儿园 teachers, who could always count on her help at mothers' meetings and children's parties, learned more from her common sense and were more than was ever written in the best books. When she moved to Hull she able to assist in her husband she was restless and dissatisfied she had started mothers' nursery and children's clubs with her neighbours but she wanted as many share in what she had acquire as advantages. He was such that she even knew his name and the mothers' child was known as the Hattlem branch of the Parent's Club. As her children grew she had more time to share their activities and influence united. Children were ever welcome in her home and she always knew who needed bathing or wise counsel, or special help or just "mothering." Summer joined longer outings, Christmas parties all were remembered and invitations sent to those who should share in them. Gradually Giselle led to the custom of Man. Fortunately, being one of the country outing party that included the blind active and happy, but the blind women would not go without her She opened her heart to the orphans, visiting many who had been discharged from the Colored Orphan Asylum and even "adopting" one girl who had no one to visit her at the institution. Then the "old folks" claimed her attention and four times she engineered a Thanksgiving dinner for them at P. S. 89. Her whole club program came to be centered about this annual event as its climax, and as early as last March she was plotting out the garden beds and assigning one for vegetables for the dinner. It may be truly said that her happiest hours were spent in her garden working for her "old people." She had many, many friends and loyal helpers, but she was their leader and it is only now when they think of carrying on some of the objects in which she was so much interested that they realize how manifold were her sympathies and how full her life. It was a short life that should have been spared for many years yet if others' eyes and thoughts had been as quick to see the limits of physical endurance and act with authority as her own might have been, but truly of no other life could it be more just said, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant." She gave her life in serving others and found it full of happiness. H T E NEWS OF THE CHURCHES SALEM M. E. CHURCH. Last Sunday the pastor, the Rev F A Cullen, preached two uplifting sermons. Eight persons were enrolled in the church. The Sunday School and Men's Bible Class had an interesting session which was largely attended. Last Thursday night Mime J B Volke, a French lady who is just from the war zone in France, spoke to a large audience, who listened with attention to her interesting but pathetic story. Mrs I M Blackstone rendered a solo Thursday, Dec 19 P M Simmons will address the Iycem on the Effects of the War Upon the Negro. Dean William Pukens will speak at Salem Sunday Dec 29 at 4 p.m. ST. BENEDICT THE MOOR Christmas day will be celebrated at the Reedette Church in West Sidde street with the solemn mass at midnight at which the choir will render the beautiful Christmas carols. There will be low masses at 8, 9, 10 and 11 clock. The ladies of the Altar Circle are going to hold their annual bag parties and parish night on Monday, Dec 30. An entertainment will be given and freshments will be served. The Holy Names will be the selection of officers for the year 1919. It resulted as follows President, Emmanuel Grealux, vice-president John Henderson, secretary, Ernest Gordon treasurer, John V. Burke ST JAMES PRESBYTERIAN The pastor preached at both services. Three new members joined the church during the day and one infant was baptized. Dr Daniel Russel, one of the most successful pastors of the New York Presbytery was present at the morning service and in the name of the Presbyters strongly endorsed the work of Dr Hyder in St James. The session of the church has taken official action and is co-operating with Mrs Hyder in celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of Dr Hyder on Christmas night from 9 o. o. 230 in the main auditorium of the church. The pastor will deliver a special Christmas sermon next Sunday morning on the subject. The People and the Peace Table." METROPOLITAN BAPTIST CHURCH He Lord blessed the opening of the new church edifice. On Monday evening the fifteen clubs gave a reception and presented to the pastor more than $400 Tuesday evening Westchester churches reported $5423 Wednesday evening downtown churches $3010 Thursday evening Brooklyn churches, $71 and Friday evening Harlem churches $39.67 The Home Guardian company sent a check for $84.41 The Rev W W Brown, pastor, spoke from the theme I's exalt, 105, the Rev G H Simms spoke from the subject. The Mighty Warrior" and over 1,000 people were seated with the communion The extended family of Judge Harris of Oklahoma school received the school. The president of the B Y P U had a very interesting meeting and Judge Harris also spoke to the young people. On account of the great crowds two services are held on Sunday evening, one in the lecture room and one in the auditorium. FIRST EMMANUEL CHURCH FIRST EMMANUEL CHURCH At the morning service Pastor Holden preached from the life of the Apostle Paul. Acts xxiv 14:15. Holy communion was served. I excellent music was ordered by the bishop, the uncle, and I later attended three last class mornings. Mr. Jackson is in charge of a program for the Christmas entertainment Dec. 26. At lunch a service was held at which Tom Res. A Croke pastor at Rush Mountain A M. Zoon church At 10 o'clock in the morning the meeting of the Emmanuel Fellowship Society met at 7:30 p.m. and at 9 p.m. the ser- mon was preached by the Rev S. Smith from Daniel in 17, theme "Faith in God." The Rev. Hogans and Accoos assisted in the services. Dinner was served during the day by members of the Hospitale Circus, Mrs. Louisa Hatch- shall, president. Mrs. John Dresson pro- posed EG20 to the elders, proceed- from the door. served beginning at 2:50 p. m. A splendid Christmas cantata will be rendered on Friday night, Dec 27, by members of the Life, Liberty and Happiness Society. On Sunday night, Dec 8, the societies and auxiliaries of the church rendered their quarterly reports, showing marked progress. Mrs. Bolden gave an excellent report of the Harvest Home given by the Missionary Society. $85 being given Miss Thomas Green, the social secretary of the society sent Pastor Bolden with $15 to add in his work among the sick and needy. The collection for the day amounted to $215.12 BISHOP CALDWELL AT MOTHER ZION Bishop J. S. Caldwell preached a powerful sermon last Sunday morning to a large audience despite the inclement weather. The lyceum was enlivened by three of the most progressive bishops in the A. M. E. Zion Church—Bishops Caldwell, L. W. Kyles of the Seventh and George C. Clement of the Tenth Episcopal District. All three spoke briefly before the lyceum. A program of merit as well as length was presented under the auspices of Mrs. Pearaall. Bishop Clement addressed the Sunday School and spoke of his intended trip to Africa. The fair, which has been conducted for the past fifteen days, will continue during the week and close on the 20th. The same class concerts and palatable dinners will be the order. Religious services will be held on Christmas day, Dr Brown filling the pulpit, and the choir will render special music Dr Beown preached a very effective sermon at the evening service to the Leech Association, Inc. Special Christmas music will be rendered by the choir next Sunday afternoon. MANHATTAN Y. M. C. A. The Y M C A has secured the tab crane formerly used by the Metropolitan Baptist Church on 1838 street, between Lemus and Seventh avenues, and will use the same as a Y M C A but for men in uniform. Ampe provisions will be made for sleeping, recreational and other work. Three experienced secretaries will be brought to the city to cooperate with the present staff. A committee on demobilization was ap- pired in 1915. The committee of man- agement, composed of Walter E. Hands Dr. Gustavus Henderson and the Rev R M Molden Dr. E. P. Roberts, chairman of the committee of management, will be the speaker at the "big meeting" on next Sunday afternoon at the Public Library 103 West 135th street. Dr. Roberts will speak on "The Negro's Heritage from the War." The program will be in charge of Dr. Charles R. Roberts, chairman of the educational committee. A good crowd heard James L. Jamison, former secretary of the branch last Sunday when he talked on "After the Night comes the Dawn." The men enjoyed his remarks, also the remarks of T. J. Bell a former secretary. The committee of management decided to increase the rates on membership as follow. The present rate of $3 will be continued to the end of the year. During January the membership will be $4 February $6, and increased $1 per month until it reaches $10 which will be the annual membership tree in the new building. All persons taking out a membership prior to the opening of the building will have 12 months' full privileges, irrespective of the amount they pay. MANHATTAN Y W C A Miss Grace P. Campbell special indent of the Empire Friendly Sheer t was the speaker at the women meet- ing Sunday at 4 p.m. Miss Campbell is doing a splendid piece of work and during the year assisted the association in caring for three girls whom the association could not handle. As an appreciation of the services rendered by the Empire Friendly Sheer the association presented Miss Campbell Sell as a Christmas gift. Fred R. Moore of The Age was present and spoke in the interest of the Red Cross. The Y W. (A) is headquarters for the drive. The social music was furnished by members of the Girls Reserve of the Y W. (A) War Service Center. Next Sunday Dec 22 at 4 p.m. the girl's work department will present the Christmas program. Miss Odeessa Wright formerly of Indi- napolis, Ind., has secured through the employment department a position as telephone operator at Grand Central Terminal. Miss Wright is the first young woman of color to be employed by this company A CASE OF IGNORANCE It is too bad the white folks don't know us. A point in question. This man in town styled Prof Ponteretle was received in some of Oakland's best homes as an Indian Prince until the other day a white woman committed suicide in his house, then all at once he became a Negro. The "professor by the way, is as black as the prosecutor 'face of spades.' Too bad our white folks don't know us. Will they let us teach them? Oakland (Cal.) and nine IN THE MIDST OF THEM They say singing car make great fighters. I have known it for many years. murmured the grand pera manager wearly. Washington Ver. Nurses' Comfort Shoes Sisters' Shoes For the Annual Appraisal on Company Goodwill to be taken on January 1, 2015, please contact the Company at (1) 800-222-2222 or (2) 800-222-2223. The Company is also available at www.company.com. BROOKLYN Mrs. Jennie Turpin, 200 Montague street, continues ill and unable to leave her room. Mrs. M. S. Wilson is in Philadelphia attending her sick father, George E. Spence. Mrs. Sarah Bloacey 1856 Dean street, is convalescent from an attack of the gripe. Former congressman George W. Murray gave a lecture at the Berean Baptist church on Tuesday evening. William Kemp, a graduate of the New York Dental College, has begun the practice of his profession at 562 Fourth avenue. Mrs. Frances Braxton, 6 Cleveland place, who has been confined to her home by illness for several months, is somewhat improved but not able to be out. Mrs. Betty Payne president of the Helping Hand Society of the Friendship Baptist Church, is able to be up again after illness of more than three weeks. Counsellor Julius L. Mitchell, a member of Union Bethel Church, who has been one of the foremost laymen of the A M F. Church, was bequeath to preach at their recent quarterly conference. Little Robert, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith, 271 Milford street, has been seriously ill with pneumonia for more than a week. Tuesday he had passed the crisis of his illness and was resting comfortable. Charles Twine an official of the Bethany Baptist Church, has been very ill for several weeks at his home, 1065 Pacific street. Mr Twine and members of his family are among the early members of Bethany and have worked in the church for more than twenty five years. Mrs. A B Bell of St Felix street, who is the superintendent of the beginner's department of the Concord Baptist Sunday School will leave for Pine Bluff Ark next Sunday evening where she will spend the holidays and possibly all January with her husband Dr. John B Bell a prominent practise pastor of Pine Bluff At the Leader's Forum on Sunday Archie O King presented the topic for a lecture on The Awakening of Women the Psyche Side of Feminism The lecture on Negro history delivered by I H Smith will be continued next Sunday The musical program will be in charge of Mrs Mercer Mrs James Whidbee of Ashbury Park N L was a well-known visitor at the H Street A M F Zion Sunday School while spending some time in the city Mrs Whidbee was formerly a Hokkaido and a teacher in this Sunday school A summer party was even Frank A. Hobbs on Saturday, December 7 by the members of the Rays Brew Club of the West Street A M K 7 on Sunday. The occasion was Sept. Rays' birthday. Mr. Rays is the founder and owner of the club and serves as the treasurer. At a Sunday School school presentation Mr. Rays ranks among the leaders. By his executive ability he earned $500 through the school which amount was included in the Five Thousand dollars church rally. CARD OF THANKS Mrs. Margaret C. Gever wishes to express her sincere thanks to the many friends for their kindness, sympathy and love. "Focal offerings during the illness and death of her daughter. Mrs. Jessica Bartow who departed for the summer of 1913." NOTICE All organizations desiring to partner pate in a large and representative wel come to the returning soldiers, will please meet a St. Philip's Church a church in the city, on December 19 for the purpose of organizing a permanent Welcome Committee. NOTICE The Army will send Christmas cheer to all members of the restiment who may not be able to leave the Base. In hospital All returned members of the restiment are currently requested to their names in the official Registry Book of the Woman's Army. All dependents of the restiment are entitled to the Army on Christmas Day. OBITIARY recently rendered by Mrs Darrys Lacey Mrs Varger McIntyre and Mr Philip Gibbs, also violin solos by his teacher Mr Felix West. Interment at Kentico Friday morning, Dec 13 Mrs. Harriet Deaver wishes to thank the many friends for their sympathies and also the many beautiful floral tribute. Y W. C. A WORKERS VISIT BASE HOSPITAL In Tuesday a party from the Lexington Avenue Branch of the Y W C A. composed of Mrs. E. F. Herae chairman of the Red Cross Unit and chairman of the War Work Committee; Mrs. Hannah C. Smith, Secretary of work for girls and women, and Miss Ethel Caution, in charge of the activities for girls, visited Base Hospital No 3 and found a number of our men wounded and ill with pneumonia, but all recovering. They were all cheerful and so glad to see friends. Miss Caution had made 160 cookets, and these were given to the attendant to distribute among the men. The hospital is spacious, bright, with flowers everywhere, and so home-like that it reminds one of a great big family. No two men were from the same state and none of them had been North, so it was a new experience for them and a very satisfactory visit for the Association workers. UNION BETHEL CHURCH Local Presacher Lawrence Warner preached at the morning service. At the evening service the Rev Wilson delivered his fourth of a series on the Book of Revelations, taking for his subject, "God's Call." Three persons joined the church, and the collections were $26.61. The Allen Christian Endeavor League held an interesting session at 4 p.m. A fine musical program was rendered Ruby Pettiford of Sabina, O., made a splendid presentation in readings Monday night. Those participating in the program were Bethel choir, Prof R W Richard, W E Burtum, R S Lee of Chicago Miss Gertrude Wilkinson and Miss I. Cargill. Neat Sunday at 11 the pastor will speak on "The Sealed Book," communion p.m. and dedication of the new individual communion service. The pastor will deliver his Christmas sermon at the evening service. RELIGIOUS NOTICES RUSH MEMORIAL A. M. E. ZION CHURCH SALEM METHODIST EBTHOPAL CHURCH, 163-4 West 120th Street. The church is preaching at 11 a.m. and 7:45 p.m. Sunday. Sunday School $2.90 p.m. L. R. Daya, superintendent, Lions' Bible Chapel, 129 to 139. Sunday School $2.90 p.m. Lycamina, 4 p.m. Sunday School, 129 p.m. Sunday School, George W. Allen, president, Harry, president, Chance, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights and at 1 p.m. Sunday School, Frank M. Hayson, brotherhood every Tuesday night, James Oda, president, Holy Communion, first Sunday in each month. All are welcome. ST JAMES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 600 W. 120th Street, New York City Frank M. Hayson, brotherhood every Tuesday night, James Oda, president, Holy Communion, first Sunday in each month. All are welcome. ST JAMES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 600 W. 120th Street, New York City Frank M. Hayson, brotherhood every Tuesday night, James Oda, president, Holy Communion, first Sunday in each month. All are welcome. UNION BAYTRY (CHURCH) 204-205 West 3rd Street, New York City Rev Bob H Hima, pastor, order of Bservion Bob H Hima, pastor, singing by the bobot. As enthusiastic pastor, pastor Sunday, 3 P. M. Sunday evening under supervision of our Superintendent by W H Johnson, Sunday, 3:29 P. M. pastor, Sunday, 3:29 P. M. each month by our Superintendent by W H Johnson, Sunday, 3:29 P. M. Circle the 6th Sunday in each month Sunday, 3:29 P. M. P. T. under the dimension of W. H. Katz. Bob H Hima, P. M. Engleman, Superintendent and pastor, Sunday, 3:29 P. M. 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