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CONFERENCE ON GIRLS IS HELD IN NEW YORK CITY During the late summer and early fall of 1918 there were a great many rumors in and out of official circles in this country to the effect that morally the Negro soldier in France had failed, and that the statement sometimes made that "the Negro is controlled by brutal instincts," was instilled. VOL. XXXII. NO. 30. Moton CONFERENCE Principal of Tu His Investigation Found Rumor BY ROBERT Principal of Tu During the late summer and o many rumors in and out of official that morally the Negro soldier in H ment sometimes made that "the Ne was justified. The report was current in France that the committing of the "unmentionable crime" was very common, and according to the rumors, Negro officers, as well as privates, in all branches and grades of the service, were guilty of this crime. A letter that I saw written by a lady overseas to another lady in the United States stated that the writer had been held by the colonel of a certain unit, whose guest she was, that he would not feel safe for her to walk, even with him, through this camp of Negro soldiers. Another letter from a high official in a very important position with the overseas Negro troops, written unofficially to a very prominent official on this side, stated that in the 92nd Division alone there had recently been at least thirty cases of the "unmentionable crime." Another rumor, equally as malignant and damaging, was to the effect that theighting units which were commanded by Negro officers had been a failure. In other words, "the whispering gallery," which was most active in France on most phases of life, overseas, and that the 92nd Division, in which Negroes in America took special pride, with good reason, had failed utterly; and that the fighting unit had been engaged the Negroes in the one to pieces; that the Negroes had done to pieces; that the Negroes had had to pull them out after their officers had been leather, etc. At the time of the President and I went to France with anywhere and get any source, so far as the American Expeditionary Force was Meeta Dr. Dubola. It so happened that I went on the traveler assigned to the newspaper corre- tors, a traveler which was one of the ships for the President's party on which Dr. W. E. E. Dublas- bout of the Cruise was a passenger. A. Walton of Tul. New York. Nathan Hunt of Fiskenger, together Dollars and myself were in very contractable stateroom, and many frank but pleasant talks on the ship and in Paris, where we opposite rooms in the same hotel, the subject that we discussed most often controversy some phase of the Negro trip out from Paris, as well as many interviews in Paris, two colored two white men one white man, Clive R. Miller, of the Land Liaisoner, and Lester A. of the New York York. I also go with me Dr. Thomas Jeece of the United States Bureau of and Phelps-Stokes Foundation, Nathan Hunt of Tuskegee. I realized that the mission was a deli- and that questions which I ask, and things which I would probably be misunderstood or interpreted. My purpose, however, to get at the facts and to allay painful rumors. In order to ascertain facts, I made extended inquiries with whom I came in contact, the highest officials down. I asked questions with reference to the fact and character of the colored as compared with the white. I reached the general head- of the American forces. I found days before my arrival a young soldier had been sentenced to be for the "unmentionable crime," because of his good record, in every way, the sentence was finally com- life imprisonment. The opinion metal headquarters was that the trot which I have referred was no prevalent among Negro soldiers among white soldiers, or any sol- From Chaumont we went immediately to Marchee, the headquarters of the 92nd Division. I asked the commanding general of the 92nd Division about the prevalence of the crime in question. He said it was very prevalent, and that there had been a great many cases over which he was very much disliked. This statement was maintained by conversation with one of his white staff officers, who were present. I contendently The National Negro Weekly. Makes Public REENCE ON Muskegee Tells of ations Overseas-- ors Exaggerated R T R. MOTON. Muskegee Institute. In early fall of 1918 there were a great total circles in this country to the effect France had failed, and that the state- megro is controlled by brutal instincts," The reception was held in the spaces reception hall, which was transformed into a temporary studio. Mrs. Jackson, though modestly averring her inability to talk save with her hands, clearly interpreted to the guests the salient points she had endeavored to embody in each conception. Her talk was followed by a 50-cock tea, which allowed interchange of greetings and congratulations. Mrs. Jackson, who was formerly a resident of Washington, D.C. has been working in plaster and bronze for more than twenty years. Despite the many drawbacks encountered in her fight to properly place before the public and critics Negro types, she has ardently laboured to win just recognition. Recently some of her work which was exhibition in the Goddiane Gallery, Washington, D.C. was removed, when it was found that she was colored. Those present at the reception to Mrs. Jackson were: Mrs. M. C. Lawton, Mrs. Bessie Laguen, Miss Meretcha R. Lyons, Mrs. George Frazier Miller, Mrs. Wm. McKinney, Mrs. Chas. Moore, Mrs. E. A. Mars, Mrs. Jerome B. Peterson, Mrs. Isadora N. Smith, Mrs. V. E. Tandy, Mrs. A. M. Thompson, Miss Cora A. Turner, Mrs. F. Van Horne, Mrs. Lester A. Walton, Mrs. Hattie A. Willis, Mrs. W. E. B. Du Bois, Miss Laura Wheeler, Mrs. E. Younger, Mrs. Thomas Angram, Miss Francs Chase, Mrs. Chase, Mrs. Chas. H. Comick, Mrs. Frank Chirsholm, Mrs. Kate Dickerson, Mrs. Mary F. Dorey, Mrs. Frank Downing, Mrs. Wm. Greene, Mrs. A. D. Hampton, Mrs. Thos. Harper, Mrs. Wm. H. Hackley, Mrs. Marin Holbrook, Mrs. George W. Marrin, Dr. V. Morton Jones, Mrs. J. W. Johnson, Mrs. James Kingsland, Miss Cummins Lenn, Jackson of Washington, B. C., the Rev. George Frazier, B. M. Hammond, A. D. Hampton and W. Hammond Brantman. asked if he would mind having one of his aides get the record. I said that I thought general statements were often very damaging, and, that inasmuch as the reputation of a race was at stake, I was very anxious to get the facts in order to make an accurate report, and if possible, to stop the rumors which were becoming more and more prevalent in America and were already prevalent in France, especially in American circles, including army officers, Young Men's Christian Association, Knights of Columbus, Red Cross, and other organizations. What the Records Showed. When the records were brought in and examined, only seven cases charged could be found. Of those charged, only two had been found guilty and convicted, and one of the two convictions had been "turned down" by general headquarters. Afterwards I saw the judge advocate of the 92nd Division who told me that there had been eleven cases charged. Two of them were men who did not belong to the 92nd Division, but to other organizations. Out of the eleven, only three had been finally approved as guilty by general headquarters, and one sentence out of three had been reduced from life imprisonment to taking half the man's pay for twelve months. In other fighting units, as well as a Bordeaux, St. Nazaire and Brest, where many of the service of supplies troop were located, and at many other places I made the same investigations. I interviewed American and French commanding officers; I talked, as well, with several American and French officials on a lower rank. When the records were taken, as was the case with the 9th Division, the number of cases charged were very few. I likewise spent time with members of the Peace Force, and with Americans in various branches of war activity in an effort to disprove and set at this awful slaughter upon the Norwegian of spared no pains or effort and it would appear from some investigations on this side of the water and from reports which have come from overseas, that the moment of these damaging rumors had perceptibly lessened. There was apparently no doubt in anybody's mind in France, as far as I was able to find out, among French or Americans, as to the qualities of the American Negro as a soldier, when by white officers. There was also the question about the fighting role of the four regiments, the 509th, 509th, 51st and 52nd, which had been long added with French divisions, but when it came to the 92nd Division there was a subtle and persistent ranor in Paris and in other places in France, as far as my travels, observations and investigations went, substantiating the ranor which was also prevalent in America, only in France it was much more generally accepted as true, namely, that the Negro officers "had been practically a failure," and that it was a mistake to have ever attempted to have a division with Negroes as officers. A Single Failure Magnified. I took a great deal of pains and care, as did also the gentlemen with me, to run down every rumor. We spent much time in and out of Paris ferreting out every statement that came from the "whispering gallery." We finally found that, so far as the 92nd Division was concerned, only a very small portion of a single battalion or a single regiment had failed. Later, in talking with the highest American military official in France, regarding his story of the failure of Negro officers, he said that the possibilities were that any officer, white or black, under the same adverse circumstances that these men faced, would have failed, as the very few did. About a dozen officers of the battalion were sent before a board for trial for having shown cowardice. They were not, however, all found guilty, and to offset this some of the other colored officers of this regiment, for conspicuous bravery in the same engagement, were promoted and decorated with the Distinguished Service Cross. It would appear that this small part (Continued on Second Page) MONTGOMERY, Ala.—The reception that was to have been given last Friday evening at the Auditorium in honor of co red soldier recently returned from overseas was postponed at the instance of the mayor and city council owing to the ill feeling between the races growing out of the shooting of Police Officer J. Earl Davis by Robert Porterfield, colored. The police officer was sent Thursday afternoon to quell a disturbance near Porterfield's store at the corner of Terry and Union streets. Davis is said to have placed Mrs. Porterfield under arrest and was searching her when Porterfield came upon the scene and objected to the treatment to which Mrs. Porterfield was being subjected. A duel with revolvers ensued. Porterfield's aim was sure and one bullet from his revolver penetrated the skull of the officer. Davis shot Porterfield twice, one bullet entering the throat and another the hand. It is thought that Davis wounded Porterfield before the colored man fired the fatal shot. Several hours after the shooting Porterfield appeared at the county jail and surrendered. He claims he shot in self defense. The first arrest following the shooting of the police officer came when Otis Laster, a colored woman, was arrested for making threatening remarks about the police department. A white man said he heard her remark that she wished that she had been the one doing the shooting, as she would have made a better job of it than Portterfield. ARTIST TELLS OF HER WORK AT RECEPTION Upon invitation of Mrs. W. Frederick Littman, a representative gathering of women, principally residents of Brooklyn, were guests at a reception given Saturday afternoon at the Academy of Music, Brooklyn, in honor of Mrs. M. Howard Jackson, sculptress, who's now exhibiting "Mother and Child" and a "Fest of Kelly Miller at the National Academy of Music, in 57th street, New York." Lawson Purdy of the Tenement House Department says the colored people residing in the Harlem district are good tenants, they preserve property as well as white tenants of similar standing, they are prompt in their payments and the houses tenanted by them are as good investments as similar houses tenanted by white people. Commenting further on housing conditions in New York so far as relating to colored people, Mr. Purdy has the following to say: "Housing conditions until fifteen years ago were deplorable for colored people as they are in most of the cities in the country. Houses in New York City for colored people are inferior to that of white. Conditions for colored people are comparatively unfavorable. I have often heard that colored people who had money to pay, who were able to afford agreeable and pleasant surrounding, could not obtain such surroundings at almost any reasonable price. "During the last ten years conditions in New York have greatly improved for colored people. At the same time they have been obliged to pay somewhat more for the same accommodations as white people would pay." "About 1902 or 1903 the territory lying north of 12th, 12th and 13th streets and east of Seventh avenue began to be opened for colored settlers. That territory today is, I should think, one of the very best to be found in the United States that is inhabited mainly by colored people. When colored people came into that territory to live we had a condition which nearly always obtains where there is a change in racial occupancy usually for both race. I am inclined to believe that static conditions as nearly as may be are lost to both. I am noticing that as a connection or what might to be, but under conditions as they actually exist." Knecht Greets Hayward L. According to L. C. Boochever, Bureau, War Savings Committee, the evening in Harlem at Mother Zion pastor, was one of the most successful the committee. Col. William Haywa French High Commission were the presided. Knecht Greets Heroes; Hayward Lauds Old 15th According to L. C. Boochever, manager of the New York City Bureau, War Savings Committee, the big thrift meeting held Friday evening in Harlem at Mother Zion Church, the Rev. J. W. Brown, pastor, was one of the most successful ever given under the auspices of the committee. Col. William Hayward and Hon. Marcel Knecht of the French High Commission were the principal speakers. Fred R. Moore presided. The popular commander of the old a big favorite with colored Americans 15th and Monsieur Knecht were liber- last tall during a big Liberty Loan meet- ally applauded throughout their respect- ing at Palace Casino, and his hearers two addresses, and Colonel Hayward greeted him most cordially. He paid was given a big ovation when he en- high tribute to the part played by the tened the church coerited by men who old 15th and other colored regiments had served under him overseas. One of the dramatic incidents of the told of France's deep gratitude to all evening, was when Monsieur Knecht Americans colored and white. Two asked if any men stirs of the old 15th officers of the French Army recently were present who had been awarded the arrived from overseas and two French Cross de Guerre, as he wanted them to ladies were introduced to the audience come forward and shake hands. More by the French High Commissioner, than forty young men responded, some civilian clothes. Miss Eva D. Bowles of the Young dres ed in khaki, while others were in For over an hour Colonel Hayward held the interest of the large audience and told of the exploits of the "Hell Fighters" in France, which he characterized as the regiment that had made the most enviable record in the American Expeditionary Forces. He referred to the friendly relations that existed between the men of the regiment and the French soldiers. At no time during the regiment's stay in France did he hear the French make other than complimentary remarks about the "Hell Fighters." Colonel Hayward told of the activities of the regiment from its formation in Harlem to the parade of the regiment through the streets of New York on February 17, last, it being the first unit to return from overseas and march under the Victory Arch. He said he tried to give the men of his regiment, a square deal at all times. The speaker was enthusiastically applauded throughout his address. Monieur Knacht established himself. School Teacher and School Girls of Washington Involved In Latest Sensation. WASHINGTON, D. C.—It seems altogether probable that a drastic season of house cleaning in the colored public schools will be the outcome of the sensational trial of "Prof." Herman M. Bernelot Moens, who was indicted and has been convicted here for exhibiting obscene pictures which were posed for by colored schools-girls said to have been recruited by teachers. There is a universal sentiment that the innocent members of the Washington teaching force can be properly protected and vindicated only by showing up the guilty, that the "sheep must be separated from the goats" to preserve the morale of the colored schools of the district. A monster mass meeting is to be held here this week at the Metropolitan A. M. E. Church to consider the best method of handling the situation. A parents' association has been organized and mass meetings are to be held to protest the continuance of a dynasty in the schools that has made the Moens sensation possible. Bernclot Moens, fake scientist, ethnological investigator and suspected German spy, has been convicted, and feeling has been at fever heat in Washington society against this white interloper who by his artful pretense of trying by intimate examination of high-standing females of the community to prove that the Negro is not scientifically inferior to the white race, and his sham of upholding a theory of "social equality" has deceived and blamed some of Washington's representative families. Particularly here "Proof" Moens' activities brought oppression upon the female teachers of the District, whose names have been drawn by the wholesale penalty or injustly, into this unavoidable made exposure and immoral position. The mild punishment provided by the law for the offense of Moens does not by any means compensate the colored people for the disgraced incident. its Heroes; Lauds Old 15th over, manager of the New York City the big thrift meeting held Friday on Church, the Rev. J. W. Brown, sufficient ever given under the auspices of ward and Hon. Marvel Knuehl of the principal speakers. Fred R. Moore A big favorite with colored Americans last fall sharing a big Liberty Loan meet- ing at Palace Casino, and his hearers greet him most cordially. He paid high tribute to the part played by the old 15th and other colored regiments from America in the world war and told of France's deep gratitude to all Americans colored and white. Two officers of the French Army recently arrived from overseas and two French ladies were introduced to the audience by the French High Commissioner. Miss Eva D. Bowles of the Young (Continued on Second Page) EXTRA! WHITES BURN CHURCH BUILDING IN GEORGIA (Special to True New York Times) Millen, Ga., Monday—Seven fatalities were reported in race riots begun Sunday at Buckhead Church, this county. County Policeman W. C. Brown; T. H. Stephens, night marshal, and four Negroes were killed. One innocent Negro was taken from jail and lynched. Seven lodge and church buildings belonging to outlaw citizens have been burned and it is found that the trouble is not over. An important conference of representatives of organizations interested in conditions surrounding young colored women in New York City was held in the building of the National Board of the Young Women's Christian Association, 600 Lexington avenue, Thursday, April 10, at which resolutions were drawn up asking the city officials to establish a playground for children residing in that section of Harlem bounded by 145th street, Eight avenue, 125th street and Madison avenue. BERRY & ROSS PLAN BUSINESS EXPANSION That the 50,000 or more colored Americans whose bodies now lie mouldering in the ramparts of the Marine, Verdun, Chateau Thuerry, Champagne, the Argonne, Forest and other places in France shall not have died in vain is shown more vividly day by day in the various business enterprises owned, controlled and operated by colored Americans, thereby making the future of the twelve millions in American soil for Americans against him rule over here. These concerns, which in the main are either industrial or commercial, have for their object that of teaching the boy and girl of today to be his or her own loss and throw off the yoke of boudage long carried by their fathers and grandfathers. Best Edited—Best Known. Going to NEW YO Workers Ask W Done for Gif of Uniform An important conference of re rested in conditions surrounding you was held in the building of the Na Christian Association, 600 Lexing which resolutions were drawn up a playground for children residing in 145th street, Eight avenue, 125th st During the conference a motion was passed to ask the War Camp Community Service of its plan for girls during the reconstruction days--after the lure of the uniform has vanished. The conference grew out of a talk which Miss Eva D. Bowles, executive for the work among colored women and girls of the Young Women's Christian Association, had recently with Miss Elizabeth Walton of the Urban League, and is the first step toward linking up the work which is being done along all lines for the colored girl. Miss Virginia Potter of the Manhattan Trade School precluded. Remarks of welcome were made by Miss Walton and Miss Bowles. Among the speakers were Mrs. Vivienne Ward-Stokes of the Y. W. C. A., who discussed "Housing;" Lawson Purdy of the tenement house department, who told of housing conditions for colored people in New York fifteen years ago and today; Mrs. Gertrude E. McDougal of the U. E.-Employment Service, whose subject was "Industry;" Miss Ruth Fisher of the Y. W. C. A. Canteen and Miss Birdye E. Haynes of the Lincoln House talked on "Recreation." Miss Alice Smith of the women's night court opened the question of delinquency among colored girls, and Mrs. Haley C. Fiske of St. John's Cathedral, Miss Grace Campbell of the Empire Friendly Shelter and Miss Naomi B. Spencer also spoke on the subject. Mrs. Adah B. Thoms, superintendent of nurses at Lincoln Hospital talked on "Health" at the afternoon session. other resolutions adopted at the conference were: That the chair appoint a committee to collect facts concerning the needs of colored girls that may be presented to the City and Suburban Homes. Company concerning the building of houses for colored girls. That the question of housing the colored girls be referred to the Young Women's Christian Association, asking them to do their almost in studying the problem of the needs of the colored girl, and to push the matter of properly housing them. That the question of the delinquent colored girl be considered very carefully by the Young Women's Christian Association, and that all efforts for the proper preventive work be made. That the conference endorse the idea of having a house for delinquent colored girls and that an appeal be made to Mrs. Fiske's committee, the Sopoumer Truth House and other organizations which can take the matter in hand, urging them to do all they can toward the establishment of such a house. That the conference endorse the plan to establish a home for unmarried colored mothers. Among those who took part in the conference were Mrs. George W. Seligman, of Sopoumer Truth House; Miss Clara Miller, Lenox Community Cen- BERRY & ROSS PLAN B That the 50,000 or more colored Ameri- in the ramparts of the Marne, Verdun, Cha- Forest and other places in France shall vividly day by day in the various busi- operated by colored Americans, thereby ma- in America safe for Americans, against. These concerns, which in the main- have for their object that of teaching the own boss and throw off the yoke of bona- grandfathers. Not many weeks ago the colored people throughout the country were pre- sented with the most gigantic proposition known to the restaurant industry, when the Banks' Southern Fried Chicken and Restaurant Company was formed, with the purpose of operating a chain of restaurants. Today we read of the Berry- & Ross Co., Inc., the largest toy, man-ufacturing concern in the world, located at 36-38 West 135th street, New York City, and capitalized at $10,000. It was in the fall of 1837 when Miss Evelyn Berry and Miss Victorina Ross conceived the idea of becoming their (Continued on Stevens Page) HOME EDITION THE NEWS AS IT IS PRICE FIVE CENTS to France MARK CITY What will Be Girls After Lure from Has Vanished representatives of organizations inter- young colored women in New York City National Board of the Young Women's ington avenue, Thursday, April 10, as asking the city officials to establish a in that section of Harlem bounded by street and Madison avenue. ter; Mrs. Albert S. Reed, Utopia Neighborhood Club; Mrs. Lillian A. Turner, National Urban League; Miss Beatrice Doershuk, Y. W. C. A.; Mrs. Cecelia C. Saunders, local branch of the Y. W. C. A.; Mrs. Temptie Burge, Brooklyn Urban League; Mrs. Edwin F. Hornbeck, Brooklyn Big Sisters; Miss Helen Davine, Y. W. C. A.; Miss Mary White Stone, White Rose Home; Mrs. Henry Ollesheimer, Manhattan Trade Vocational Committee; Mrs. Frederick Pease, Church Mission of Help; Mrs. Emma Ransom, local branch of the Y. W. C. A.; Dr. Funny Gates, Y. W. C. A.; Mrs. E. P. Roberts, Mrs. Eva Deaver and Mrs. L. E. Edwoods, New York Urban League; Miss Thomas, Y. W. C. A.; Fred R. Moore, editor Tracy Ack, and James H. Hubert, New York Urban League. LEAGUE FOR DEMOGRACY TO HOLD CONVENTION The League for Democracy will hold its first convention to elect officers for the New York Branch at Lafayette Armory, 132nd street and Seventh avenue, Sunday evening, April 27, at 7:30 p.m. Lient. Osceola E. McKaine, field secretary, will be the principal speaker. National officers of the league are Lient. Aiken A. Pope, president; Horace B. Seroginis, Y M C A. secretary, senior vice-president; Capt. Louis T. Wright, junior vice-president; Lient. Charles H. Fearing, executive secretary; Lient. Arthur M. Curtis, treasurer; Lient. Osceola E. McKaine, field secretary. The national officers of the league are at 2305 Seventh avenue, New York City. SOLDIERS AND SAILORS AT ST. BENEDICT'S A very large audience attended the reception given on Sunday night last in St. Benedict's Hall to the soldiers and sailors. Dr. York Russell presided and Lawyer Jas. D. Carr made the speech of welcome. Short addresses were also made by Father O'Keefe and Father Shandley. Music was furnished by St. Benedict's band, which though recently formed, gave great satisfaction to every one. Miss Lydia Mason at the piano and her brother Hall with the violin led the audience in singing popular and patriotic airs. The services came to a close with the serving of a splendid luncheon prepared by a committee of hides of the parish. Bordentown Receives Appropriations. (Special to The New York Acq.) BORNSTOW, N. J. The New Jersey Legislature appropriated to the Borden-town School for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1919, the sum of $130,105. This is the largest appropriation the school has ever received. Of this amount $58,000 was for permanent improvements and additions. BUSINESS EXPANSION Americans whose bodies now lie mouldering athean Thuerry, Champagne, the Argonne, will not have died in vain is shown more business enterprises owned, controlled and making the future of the twelve millions at him rule over here. In are either industrial or commercial, the boy and girl of today to be his or her fondage long carried by their fathers and Kingston Reception for Soldiers (Special to Tng New York Ack.) KINGSTON, N. Y. --- The colored citizens of old historic Kingston did themselves credit Wednesday evening, April 2, when St. Marks' A. M. E. Church gave a reception in honor of the returned soldiers of Ulster County. Mrs. Ida L. G. Quawn made an eloquent address of welcome. A splendid program was rendered, after which Sergeant Rossea of the old 15th and Sergeant John Du Boise told many interesting things about France. The program was ended by a song, composed by Miles Quawn. Then They March into Belfast, dedicated to the soldier soldiers, which designated the soldier boys and others, present wary mash. --- UNION COUNTY GIVES (Special to THE NEW YORK AUSTR) ELIZABETH, N. J.-Colored citizens of Elizabeth and Union County united Thursday evening, April 10, in paying a genuine tribute to members of their race who served in the army and navy during the war. Several thousand persons crowded the Second Regiment Armory, bespeaking the praise for the wonderful work done in in arms on this side, and welcoming them once more to civilian life. The reception was the biggest colored event ever staged in Union County. It was arranged by the colored citizens, and save for a few white residents, the entire audience consisted of members of the colored race. The Executive Committee sent three cars to Colonia Hospital in Rahway to bring all of the wounded soldiers, who were able to come out and participate in the reception. They were entertained at the home of the chairman, Mrs. Rosa Jones, before the parade. They followed refreshment were served. The follow-up meeting was held in entertaining the wounded men: Miss Gertrude Williams, Mrs. Rainor, Miss Ruth Hall, Miss Sarah Melsen. A street parade preceded the exercises Along the line of march, which led from City Hall over Elizabeth avenue. Broad street, North Broad street and Magnolia avenue to the armory, there were hundreds of persons who cheered the boy in uniform. The delegation of soldiers and sailors with shoulders erect and eyes to the from mask by the Amsterdam Jan Dan. The wounded men followed in cars, and it was then that the crowds went wild with enthusiasm. Speakers of the evening were the Rev. Byrd of Jersey City, General Dennis F. Collins, Colonel Robert L. Patterson and Lieutenant Richard Sattler. Each of the speakers lauded in no uncertain terms the showing the colored troops made in the war, laying particular emphasis on the part the city and Union County boys played. There were a number of boys wearing the Coixrie Guere and blue hockey jersey, the group of khaki and blue-clad service men wore gold strains for overseas service. Following the speaking, the Red Cross served the men in uniform at tables, which were beautifully decorated for the occasion, and dancing brought the affair to a close. The entire affair was planned by the Executive Committee, which consisted of the following: Chairman, Mrs. Rosa Jones; vice-chairman, Martha Thomas; treasurer, John Earley; secretary, Mary R. Malson; general manager, Dr. L. G. Brown; Mrs. Thos. Raynor, Isaham Jones, Solomon Brown. The other chairmen were: Parade, Daniel Tucker; reception, Mrs. Emmett Thomas; publicity, Louis Johnson; decoration, Mrs. Nora Jones; parade marshal, John E. Jones. HAMPTON NURSES WIN COMMUNITY SUPPORT (Special to THE NEW YORK ACE) HAMPTON, VA.—At the graduating expenses of the Hampton Training School for Nurses, which is run in connection with the Dixie Hospital Frank Darling president of the Training School Board of Trustees, presented diplomas to a graduating class of ten. Mr. Darling said that he had heard many favorable comments on the Dixie Hospital and its management, and that all the nurses had stood by the hospital most faithfully during the trying war period. Those who received diplomas were Adela Jackson, Richmond, Alice James, Eastville, Va., Laudette Smith, Danville; Helen J. Foster and Mary A. Strother, both of Norfolk, Ruth P. Swenton, Charleston, S. C., Louse Killeen, Blythe, W. Va., Fannie Cowles, Williamsburg, Va.; Amie Lee Mathows, Daville and Carrie R. Langhorne, Rockville. The program included singing by the Hampton Institute Quarter, a solo by Miss Laudette Smith, and a piano solo by Mrs. R. Nathaniel Dett. During the recent influenza epidemic, Dr. Esther Morgan, superintendent of the Dixie Hospital, and her group of nurses, answered many calls for help coming from Newport News and Norfolk as well as the immediate vicinity. The local citizens were so impressed with the fine service which the Dixie Hospital and its nurses were rendering that, through popular subscription, some $2,000 were secured for the purchase of an up-to-date automobile ambulance. This financial campaign was launched by the local newspapers. HIGH CHURCHMEN (Special to THE NEW YORK ACE) CHICAGO, Ill.—Nearly 150 churchmen of the A. M. E. Church took part in the funeral services for Bishop Shaffer, who died in Lansing, Mich., March 27 and who was taken to Chicago, his late $25 COURSE FOR $5.00 ```markdown ``` Be a Nair Dresser, Scap & Skin Specialist We teach you how either by mail or person. We give diploma. Write us. W. T. HENKESSON & CO., P. O. R. BURNS, Waltham, MA. home, for burial. Services were held in Quinn Chapel. The procession from the basement to the auditorium of the church was headed by Bishop L. J. Coppin, Benjamin F. Lon, Charles C. Smith, H. B. Parka, Albert Johnson, William H. Heard, John Hurst, William D. Chappelle, Joshua H. Jones and I. N. Ross; general officers, B. F. Watson, John K. Hawkins, R. R. Wright, Jr., and A. S. Jackson; Dr. W. S. Scarborough, Dean Woodson and Major W. T. Anderson. Then followed the presiding elders and ministers. LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY IN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY. [Special to the New York Am] REIDSVILLE, N. C.—The colored people of Rockingham County celebrated Laechn's Birthday under the auspices of the M.E. School. P. H. Carter is the president and leading spirit. There was a spectacular parade led by the Winston-Salem Band. In the parade was a large number of the returned colored soldiers. The annual address was delivered by Prof. W. G. Pearson, of Durham, and it was noted for its eloquence and convincing logic. Music was furnished by the Lincoln Choir, with -S. E. Patterson, chorister. Miss Maud Pickard read a beautiful G. B. Monies, and 13th monies. On Monday night, the 13th there was a grand banquet at the True Reformers' Hall, where delicious refreshments were, served. Those serving on committees and also paying one dollar to make the occasion creditable were as follows: W. H. Perry, Walter Graves, A. W. Waut, G. B. Bass, Jelley Yellock, C. B. Clarke, Harden Davis, C. H. Graves, M. S. Hodnett, G. W. McCain, Peter Hamlin, Edmond Ashe, R. S. Graves, Robert Carter, John Brincefield, G. F. Garrison, W. H. O. Beville, E. M. Townes, Roy T. Mayes, C. C. McAdden, G. W. Carter, R S. Taylor, Alley Mayes, T. M. Murray, A. H. Penn, W. B. Brandon, R. F. Colb, Clarence Hall, E. J. Mayes, Hugh Black, A. M. Whitsett, Clyde Neal, George Rogers, P. S. Adams, John Nunally, A. B. Broadax, W. S. Pickard, William Carter, John W. Thomas, Mrs. E. M. Townes, Mrs. Florence Moyle, Eugene Penn, Dr. J. H. Eaton P. M. H. Carter also contributed $5 each. The expenses were as follows: Board for band boys, $12.75; C. A. Whitsett; $3, cabin; S1; Clyde Neal's team, $5; hall; $3; opera house; $10; band; $91; printing $7.25; total $133. Great throngs of people from the country poured into town, and the streets were filled with both white and colored people. Maj. P. H Carter, the president of the club, is a progressive, patriotic, highly esteemed and universally respected citizen of whom all of Reidsville is justly proud. PASTOR SIMS' ANNIVERSARY. Tuesday of last week was the 48th anniversary of the Rev. George H. Sims, minister in charge of Union Baptist Church, West 63rd street. Around noon one of the members came to his home and prepared a turkey dinner for the family and a few friends. Later on in the evening around 100 persons came in with a greater surprise and loaded the dining room with a number of wholesome and helpful presents, such as sheets, table cloths, napkins, towels, pillow cases, spreads, handkerchiefs, canned goods, coffee, sugar, tea, rice, flour, meat, soap, bluing, starch, washing powder, cakes, clothing, a purse and a "bubby" for each one of the children. The pastor stated on Sunday last that words were inadequate for him to express his appreciation of thanks for their kindness. GREEN WRITES FROM FRANCE. Former Police Officer Green, who went to France a sergeant and a member of the "Buffalooes," writes from overseas that since the signing of the armies of France, the Army Service Corps section of the Army Service Corps he expects to return to the United States by the last of May or the first of July. EDWARD N. HARLESTON DEAD. Edward N. Harleston Harleston of this city, founder and first editor of the Pittsburgh Courier, died of heart failure at his home, 213 West 131st street, when retiring at 12 o'clock Sunday night, April 7. Mr. Harleston was a man of considerable literary ability, was author of a number of poems and songs of real merit. Some years ago, while overseeing of the Heinz Pier, Atlantic City, he won fame by hazarding his life on several occasions in rescuing drowning persons. For the past eight years he was superintendent of a large office building in this city, where he was advocate of the South Carolina Volunteer National Guard. He was born at Charleston, S. C., forty-nine years ago, was twice married and is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Lovenia E. (Johnson); the first wife was Miss* Mattice Gadsen, both of Charleston, S. C. The funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Dr. Hutchens C. Bishop, rector of St. Philip's Church, at the retirement of Stephen Hutchens, April 10, Mr. Harleston himself selected the three hymns that were sung at the services, "Lead, Kindly Light," "Abide With Me" and "The Rosary." The latter was rendered by William A. Morgan of Atlantic City. His mother and brother also survive him. Mr. Harleston was one of the founders of the Palmetto Benevolent Association of this city. DEATH OF MR8. INDIANA BROADS. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.—Mrs. Indiana Broadus, age 75, mother of W. F. Cozart, proprietor of the Hotel Indiana, died from a paralytic stroke April 5, after two days' illness. Mrs. Broadus formerly lived in Dawson, Ga., but came to Atlantic City in 1911, after the death of her husband, Andrew Broadus. The funeral services were conducted by the Rev. J. P. Gregory, pastor of Union Temple Baptist Church, Tuesday, April 15. Interment at Pleasantville, N. I. 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The walking to go are required to register at once, as only a limited number can be accommodated. For further information inquire at 121 West 132nd street. 132nd training school for registration opened April 23, at the West Side. Branch. Classes to meet afternoons and evenings. The "Passion of Christ" in Bible pictures and story, will be presented on Members Night, April 18th, Good Friday. The Australian Family Eye-graph experts. MUSIC SCHOOL SETTLEMENT. Reuben Davies, the American pianist, will be the soloist on Sunday afternoon, April 20. All lovers of music should avail themselves of the opportunity of hearing these celebrated artists at the ten recitals during April, May and June. Last Sunday Miss Elise Baker, contratto from the Metropolitan Opera House, assists with Dr. Dumon, Musician, and Miss Alice Shaw, accompanist, gave an excellent program of songs by Meyerbeer, Haydn, Stange, Handel, Carpenter, Leoni, Elgar, Lehman and Pergola-Stephens. Solos for the 'cello by Pergola-Stephens, Kreisler, Sandby, Glazounw, Bach and Popper. These concerts are held every Sunday afternoon, program beginning at 3:30. The students of the school and subscribers are admitted free. Admission to visiting friends, 10 cents. Saturday evening has become an enjoyment of the school. The Mask and Wig Club invites friends to join in progressive whist and dancing from 8:30 till midnight, with excellent music by the Music School Settlement dance orchestra. A sumptuous luncheon, pre- An Appeal To YOUR RACE IS ON T In 1914 Am German Manu tracts for $6,000 made it impossi to DELIVER O cans in America Today and for the n West 135th Street, New "Makers of Berry's Fai Manufacturing Concer 800 SHARES OF STOCK A A GILT-EDGED RACIAL PR Buy a share for your secure. Dividends paid to time will warrant. For further informa 135th Street, New York 1 paired by Mra. Pamie Jarvia, is served during the evening. Tuesday evening is dancing under the supervision of the Major Little Motor Corps Unit. The Banjo Mandolin Orchestra, under the leadership, of Prof. William Butler, meets every Thursday evening. Those who love to sing and dance are invited to come to the People's Choral, which meets every Monday evening, 8:30 to 10:30. Lessons are given in eight singing, voice culture and part songs. Sergei. Roberts in Providence. (Social) Job - Your Amy. PROVINCENCE, R. I.—Constantine Temple scored the biggest hit of the past year when it presented Sergt. Nedom Roberts, one of the first American soldiers to be decorated in France. He told nearly 600 citizens of Providence, in Infantry Hall, last Friday night, his experiences from the time his father sent him off to pay a bill, in 1917, up to the present moment. He was warmly received, and for over an hour held his audience spellbound. In his recital there was just enough humour interwoven to make it intensely interesting. STAMFORD CONN STAMPORD, CONN.—The services at the Union Baptist Church were well attended last Sunday, as it was the beginning of special services to be continued until Easter. The Rev. W. O. Harris, pastor, preached an interesting sermon, subject, "Victory Over the Last Enemy." In the evening the pastor preached the 32nd annual sermon to the Order of, Good Samaritans and Sons and Daughters of Peace. Mrs. Blanche Maynor spent the greater part of last week visiting her sister in New York City. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jones recently visited their cousin at Camp Merritt, who has just arrived from overseas. H. Franklin Lewis, student of the College of Science, at Colgate University, is home to spend his Easter vacation with his mother, Mrs. M. J. Lewis, and brother, A. Alexander Lewis. The services at the A. M. E. Church were well attended last Sunday. The Rev. E. H. Collins, being away conducting revival services, Mrs. Emily C. Kinch, evangelist, of Philadelphia, preached. In the evening the Rev. S. B. Reed of Jamestown, M. Y., preached a very interesting sermon. Miss Kinch left recently for Goldsbury, N. C., to visit her six brothers, who have been discharged from camp. Private M. H. Bradshier of the sanitary camp, Newport News, Va., arrived home April 9 to visit his mother and sister. Private Bradshier has been away nearly three years, enlisting early in 1917. For the benefit of the Negroes of the United States, the Presbyterian Church has just appropriated $400,000 as a part of its New Era program. This will be used under the direction of the Freedman's Board of the Presbyterian Church for the education of the Negro youth of the country. NOTION NAME SPUBLIC REASONS FOR GOING TO FRANCE (Capitolized from first page.) of a battalion, whose failure was so widely reported, had never before been under fire, and had been taken from a quiet sector and brought forward with the expectation that they would not be put into the fighting for several weeks; but it so happened that the Germans were much stronger than the French behind whom this unit was placed. When the French troops were badly cut to pieces the Nagroi unit in question had to go into the fighting within twenty-four hours after the French, which was earlier than expected. In connection with this alleged failure there are also some other very important considerations that will later probably be brought out officially. It was gratifying to find that the commanding general, who knew all phases of the affair, did not take this failure anything like as seriously as the rumor about it seemed to warrant. The facts in the case in no sense justified the common report. In talking with the commanding general at, Le Mans, I referred to the fact that something like fifteen Negro officers had been back as back as "inefficient." He said to me: "If it is any comfort to you, I will tell you this: We sent back through Blois to America in six months an*average of one thousand white officers a month, on this one way, or this awful struggle. Hop Dr. Moton," he added, "that you won't lose your faith in my race because of that, and certainly I am not going to lose my faith in your race because of the record of a few colored officers who failed." We talked with Colonel House, Ray Stannard Baker, Capt. Walter Lippman, and leading Y. M. C. A. workers, and many, many others. Everybody assured me that they, so far as they were able, would stop the slanderous rumors concerning our Negro soldiers, and were glad to get the facts. I spoke to white officers in a number of places—at one place to two hundred of them—and candidly stated the facts in the case. I raised the question, if they did not think it was a good and a fair thing to stop this rumor of the "whispering gallery," which was defaming a race, which might cut down the efficiency of the Negro troops, and was, of course, putting America in a bad light before the world. Many of the difficulties and troubles among the officers and men of the 92nd Division, as well as other colored units, could have been avoided if we had had at general headquarters in France a colored man to have rendered the same wise, dignified and efficient help, such as Emmett J. Scott, secretary of Tuskegee Institute, had so splendidly rendered in the War Department at Washington, to both races, and to the nation. President John Hope of Morehouse College, Atlanta, Ga., who under mayy and trying conditions had done overseas work in connection with the Y. M. C. A., felt this need very much. General Pershing 10 Americans ENDS THE VERDICT ns placed with Germany, con- toys. 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I took up with care also the 'matter of excluding colored women from France, going to the source of the trouble, or at least where it started. How again I found that there seemed to be no justification for wholesale exclusion of the women of our race from overseas service. This I took up with proper authorities, military and otherwise, and before I left arrangements had been made to send for more of our colored women, and men also, and some have already gone over. The best Y. M. C. A. hut I saw, from every point of view, was the one where Mrs. W. A. Hunton, Mrs. J. L. Curtis and Miss Katherine Johnson were located. There was here a very fine spirit of co-operation between the white and colored workers. Mr. Wallace, the manager of the district, whom I later met in Paris, was lupd' in his praise of Secretary Nichols, Secretary Whiting, Chaplain Oveltrea and other colored workers. Easter Program Mother Zion At Mother A. M. E. Zion Church, the Rev. James W. Brown, pastor, Sunday, April 20, the program will be as follows: 11 A. M.-Overture, Selected, Orchestra; Processional; Ten Commandments; Hymn; Prayer; Solo, Mme, Lula Robin-Coli; Prayer; Solo, Mme, Lula Robin-Coli; Paolo Giara, Choir; Sermon; Invitation Solo, Mr. Watt Terry; Offertory; Doxology; Benediction; Processional. 2 P. M.—Special Easter exercises by the children of the Primary Department, Miss Blanche Smith, superintendent. The officers and teachers especially invite the parents of the children to be present. 4 P. M.—Special musical program will be rendered by the Clef Club, E. Gilbert Anderson, conductor, under the auspices of the J. C. Price Lyceum, W. R. Willis, Presidency. 10 P. M.—Special meeting of the Varkich Christian Endeavor Society, Mrs. Hattie Dyson, President. 8 P. M.—Overture, Orchestra; Procesional; Apostle's Creed; Hymn; Notices; Anthem, Choir; Sermon to St. David's Consistency, the Rev. J. W. Brown; Invitation; Offertory; Cantata, "The Great Light," Finley Lyon, Choir; Doxology; Benediction; Procesional. FARMVILLE. VA. FARMVILLE, VA.—The young men, under the leadership of L. C. Bland, entered an audience with the "Fata Wedding," at the First Baptist Church on last Thursday evening. Eddie Williams, Joseph Scott, Robert Taylor, William Bartlett, Lennel Bland and Pernel Watkins impersonated the ladies in the cast and certainly they were typical "twentieth century" girls, displaying the styles of the season even to the French beet shoe and hobble skirt. As the couples came in, in the following order, shouts of laughter went up from the waiting audience: William Bartlett and Taylor Reed; Joseph Scott and Alonzo Brown; Robert Taylor and Henry Anderson; Lennel Bland and Pernel Foster. Then came Eddie Williams, the model of honor, followed by "Busting Red," who was indeed a veritable flower, leaning on the bride, Pernel Watkins, came leaning on arm of her father, Dennis White. Then were met at the altar by the grooms, Richard Hilton, and Bertie Scott, the best man. The climax came when the deserted wife, John Brown, interrupted and produced tangible evidence of the groom's attempt at bigamy. Richard Young, the Parson, decided in favor of the "deserted wife" and the "would-be bride" swooned. The East India Hair Grower WILL Promote a Full Growth of Hair; WILL also Reward the Strength, Trunking and the Energy to the Hair. If Your Hair is Dry and Why Dry RAFT INDIA HAIR GROWER If your hair is interrupted with Falling Hair, Bunched, Flipped Beady, or any Hair Dreadlock, we want you to go a far of India to get the most suitable preparation that go to the roots of the Hair, eliminate the skin behind the roots to do its work, maintain the hair in its best condition, and with a bottle of Groomed Beaver. The best known remedy for Heavy and Insulted Hair Dreadlock; also known Grower Gay with Red Hair for Strengthening. 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At the First Baptist Church last Sunday the Rev. R. I. Gaines preached both morning and evening to good-sized congregations. Miss Vera E. Gaines, super- nendent, and her Sunday School are preparing to give an Easter program at the church next Sunday evening. Mrs. George Green is preparing the young people of the church for a great entertainment on Thursday evening, April 24. The Mutual Baptist Union of Long Island held its session with the First Baptist Church Tuesday afternoon and night. ITHACA N Y IRACA, N. Y.—The residence of Mr. and Mrs. E. Grant, South Plain street, was the scene of much attraction March 25 to meet their distinguished guest, Mrs. B. R. Johnston, G. W. Counselor, of Corona, L. I. She was assisted in receiving by Mrs. Jas. A. Miller. A five-course dinner was served by Mrs. Grant. Covers were laid for eight. The Elks held their annual services at A. M. E. Church last Sunday evening. Frank Spencer gave the principal address. Samuel Russell acted as master of ceremonies. Miss Grace Johnson responded for the Daughters of Elks. Mrs. G. Howard sang very effectively "Just for To-day." The Rev. J. H. Johnson delivered an appropriate sermon. Dr. Jas. E. Mason gave a short but eloquent address. Collection was 823 A reception in honor of the returned soliders of this city was held at Elite Hall Tuesday evening. April 8; under the auspices of the Red Cross Chapter, of which Mrs. T. W. Valentine is the moving spirit. There was an excellent program rendered, consisting of instrumental and vocal music. Corporal Chas. De Willings made the principal address. After serving a delicious luncheon, the young people spent the evening in dancing. James Clark, who has been making an extended stay in Miami, Fla., and other points, has returned and accepted a position in the city. Miss Carlyne Baine, who has been spending her vacation at her home, 212 Cascidilla street, left for Cambridge, Mass., to resume her studies at Sargent School. Dr. Jac. E. Mason, financial secretary of Livingstone College, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Mason and Mrs. Etta Jackson, South Plain street. Mrs. Jesse Graves is on the sick list. Mrs. D. L. Small is convalescing from her recent illness. R. Jackson remains sick at the City Hospital. Mrs. Janie Moore, South Plain street, entertained at a chating dish luncheon Sunday. Covers were laid for fourteen. OUT OF TOWN CORRESPONDENCE YONKERS, N. Y. YONKERS, N. Y. *N.* Palm Sunday was observed in every detail at the Metropolitan A. M. E. Zion Church Sunday. Strips of palms, after, being blessed, were distributed to the congregation both morning and evening. Mrs. Mary Smyer, who was in excellent voice, rendered "The Palms." The Rev. L. Q. Grady, pastor, conducted the service both morning and evening. The Sunday School hour was spent in rehearsing the Easter carols. The program is under the direct management of Mrs. Mary*Smyer and Mrs. Carrie Ryerson. The Glee Club rendered an excellent program at the Metropolitan A. M. E. Zion Church last Thursday evening. "On to victory" is the slogan of every club taking part in the great rally now in progress at Metropolitan Church. Mrs. Etta Harris, 18 Culver street, is greatly indisposed. The social given at the residence of Mrs. Jennie Foster, 24 Irving Place, for benefit of Metropolitan IZon Church, was largely attended last Friday evening. Mrs. Mamie Hale has just returned from Concord, N. C., where she attended the funeral of her, sister. SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y. Saratoga Springs, N. Y.-The death of Mrs. Frances Mallory occurred at her home, 41 Middle avenue, April 14, after a long illness. She is survived by four children, Frederick T. Williams, William Mallory, Mrs. Nellie King of this city and Mrs. Laura D. Allen of New York; one sister, Mrs. Ines Jackson, New York; one brother, William Walters of Tray, N. Y., and several grandchildren. Mrs. George Greene, Mrs. Abram LeFevre, Mr. and Mrs. James R. Lane and Arthur Oliver attended the funeral of Mitchell Price in New York on April 6. The latter was crushed by an elevator in a garage where he was working on April 4. Mr. and Mrs. George Williams have returned from Palm Beach, Fla. Robert Cochrane, who has been serving in the radio department of the army, has been honorably discharged and is visiting his relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Brown are guests of Mrs. T. Samuel. They will reopen their cottage at 21 Federal street. Stracona Williams delivered a fine address at Zion Church April 5, on the question of naming a battleship after some celebrated colored man. The congregation voted to name it after Dr. Booker T. Washington. Mr. and Mrs. James R. Lane of Williamtown, Mans., are guests of Mrs. Julia Moore. Alphonse Dixon and William Hill of New York, spent the week-end in our city. FOR RENT-A. three-story brick house, corner of Federal and Washington streets, opposite the Grand Union Hotel. 22 sleeping rooms; 3 bathrooms. Address Aubrey A. Gittens, Real Estate Agent, 67 High Rock avenue, Saratoga Springs, N. Y. - 21 CORNING, N. Y. CORNING, N. Y.—Messrs. A. D. Watkins and March, assisted by Mrs. Watkins, gave a dinner of twelve covers at the former's residence, Sunday, March 30; in honor of the boys who have returned from overseas and camp. In memory of a deceased soldier boy, a card decorated with a miniature flag and bearing the name, marked the one vacant place left by their beloved comrade, Pvt. Louis Waters. Those present were Misses Mary Davis, Clayborn, Mrs. Lucy White of Elmira, Cotp. James Tyson, Mech. Philip McGrady, Corp. Henry Brown, Pvt. William Maxey, Lewis Holmes, Mrs. Greene, Mrs. Hogan and the Rev. Z. A. Jones. ROCHESTER N Y Rochester, N. Y.—Flower City Lodge No. 91 and Eldorado Temple No. 32. I. B. P. E. of W., held their annual thanksgiving service at Trinity Presbyterian Church last Sunday. The eulogy was given by Wm. H. Jackson, D.D.; vocal solos by Miss Elsie Townes and Miss M. Jentons; remarks by Wm. J. Smith; paper by Mrs. R. Cottoms. The sermon was preached by the Rev. A. S. Mayes. John H. Lee was master of ceremonies. The attendance at Zion Church last Sunday was large in spite of the inclement weather. Dr. Jones preached morning and evening. Collection for the day was $31. Mrs. A. B. Fields left for Philadelphia last Thursday to join her brothers, Dr. W. F. Calloway and J. P. Calloway, who will visit their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sandy Calloway, in Danville, Va: Mrs. Arthur Kenney of Geneva was the guest of Mrs. L. Henson, 27 Mathews street. The stewardesses Board of Zion Church gave their pastor a fine leather handbag for his unitiring labors in behalf of the church. He left for Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville. Lenard Jeter, one of the members of Lieut. Europe's jazz band, was the dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Pidgeon on Tuesday evening. Eldorado Temple No. 32 will give their tenth annual reception at Royal Minor Hall April 22: Little Althea Jarvis has been confined to her home with bronchitis. Harry L. Lowe, formerly of Canadaigua, is in the Rochester General Hospital, where he underwent an operation. The Rev. A. M. Kearney preached morning and evening at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church to large audiences. The Sunday School had a large attendance. The B. Y. P. U., which met at 6:30, has taken on new life under its present leadership. The Adonis Club met with Private Walker Adams at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Smith of Penn street. First prize for gentlemen was won by Joseph E. Smith; ladies' prize was won by Mrs. M. Chestnutt. A delicious repast was served. The Fortnightly Sewing Circle met with Miss Celestine Kearney, 438-Caroline street, last Thursday. After the business meeting a toothsome dinner was served. Miss Ethel Van Buren was a guest. Mrs. W. Henry Green entertained at a theatre party last Wednesday afternoon in honor of Mrs. Dancey Jones of Hartford, Conn. At the soldiers' banquet, given at the Chamber of Commerce Building, Dr. E. D. W. Jones, the only colored member of the Mayor's Committee to welcome returning soldiers, was seated at the speakers' table and took active part. Little Albert Gray, Jr. son of Ms. and Mrs. Vibert Gray, 688 Bay street, who died last Thursday, was buried Saturday afternoon. Besides his parents, he leaves one brother, Mr. and Mrs. Morris left for Toronto, Canada and Detroit for a ten days' trip. They will be at home to their friends. 14 East Park street, Albion, N. Y. The trustees of A. M. E. Church, under the leadership of George H. Wright, paid all bills of long standing and are able to say that the church is free from debt. Convention Hall was crowded Tuesday and Wednesday of last week to hear Lieut. Reese Europe's band. After their second concert, Lieut Europe was presented with a floral harshee of American Beauty roses by the colored citizens, headed by W. Henry Green, chairman; J. Joseph Scott, secretary; W. J. Smith, treasurer. A public reception was given at Progressive Hall in honor of Lieut. Europe and his band by the same committee. Prof. C. M. Van Buren, O. C. Adams, Chas Maget, S. R. Ball, James E. Turner, A. S. Jameson, J. S. Herndon composed the reception committee. Shields jazz band furnished music. Refreshments were served. A lady board of ushers has been organized in A. M. E. Church with the following officers: Mrs. Ida Stewart, president; Miss Clara Foster, secretary; Mrs. Emma Jones, treasurer; Mrs. Mabel Hanstet, chaplain. The board is composed of ten members. They made their first appearance last Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Hall, 120 Copeland street, entertained at dinner last Tuesday Lieut. Jas. Reese Europe, Lieut. Sissile and Al. Jones. Mrs. E. D. W. Jones and Miss Moore entertained Class No. 4 of Zion Sunday School last Thursday evening at the parsonage. A delightful dinner was served. The Trinity Presbyterian Church has organized its Christian Endeavor and elected officers as follows: President, Susan Halterman; vice-president, Jane Stevens; corresponding secretary, Margaret Scott; recording secretary, Margaret Jenkins; treasurer, Charles Sgrothers; congressman, Ida Chase. Miss Ida Chase gave a fine course dinner party in honor of her birthday and as a surprise for Mrs. Mary Dawson, Tuesday evening, April 10, at the home of the Misses Halterman, 749 Bay street. Coveres were laid for twelve. The color scheme was yellow and white. The favors were individual potted plants for the ladies and daffodils for the gentlemen. Those present were Rev. McFadden and Rev. Haynes, C. Strothers, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Burks, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Smith, Misses Harriet Spencer, Ada Jackson, Jane Stevens and Mrs. Mary Dawson. RACE MEN AND WOMEN PROTECT YOUR FUTURE BY USING BLACK AND WHITE OINTMENT. BY MAIL 25c. SEE WHAT IT DID FOR VIOLA STEELE If you send $1.00 for four boxes of Black and White Ointment, a 25c cake of Black and White Soap included free Address Plough Chemical Company, Memphis, Tenn. Black and White Ointment sold everywhere. AGENTS MAKE A GOOD LIVING representing us. Apply for territory and special deal Black and White Ointment provides a chance for you to make a good living. No experience required. Black and White Ointment sells fast and easy. HILLBURN, N. Y. HILLBURN, N. Y.-Mr. and Mrs. William Jackson entertained at their home on Saturday Kenneth Powell, Roy Powell, George Degroat and the family, Lewis Dennison of Sixth street is very ill with pneumonia. Sergeant Melvin Burton of the 349th Field Artillery spent the past week as a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Watkins and Sergeant Robert Van Dunk. Sergeants Van Dunk and Burton both served in Battery D of the 349th Field Artillery, Abraham De Freese, who has been sick for the past eight months, died recently. Funeral services were held in Hillburn on Tuesday. UTICA. N. Y. UTICA, N. Y. — The Rev. R. J. Shother was at his best Sunday evening when he interspersed his sermon with singing by the congregation. His sermon "The Suffering of Christ," was well received by an appreciative congregation. In absence of the organist Bert Senicks presided. The military ball given by the Overseas boys was well attended last Wednesday at Foster hall. J. L. Murray of the Progressives, made a flying visit to Albany and Sconnectady last week on business. Miss Irene Grimes sang two solos at the Presbyterian church in Whitesboro last Thursday afternoon. Dame rumor has it that Sergt. Claude Smith and Miss Bulah Ayres were recently married and are living with the sergeant's mother in Peterboro, N. Y. Charles Thomas is back at the Imperial again greeting his many friends. Chas. Edmundson of Hotel street is out again. Louis Buck, S. H. Johnson, Percy Dailley and James Harrison are on the sick list. CARD OF THANK8. Mrs. Mary M. Baker wishes to thank Hiram Lodge, No. 18, F. A. M., and Starlight Chapter, O. E. S., for their kindness during the recent bereavement of her sister. Miss Grace E. Moore, who died April 1, 1919, in Little Falls, N. Y. PORT CHESTER, N. Y PORT CHESTER, N. Y. Pont Chester, N. Y. -The second annual reunion supper held in the social rooms of Bethesda Baptist Church March 27, proved-a successful affair. Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Taylor, 44 Columbus avenue, have moved to Pittsburgh, Pa. Mrs. Lucy Frye has returned to her home on Oak street, after spending three weeks in Washington, D. C. visiting relatives and friends. A baby girl was born April 8 to Mr. and Mrs. James Whitfield, 456 Orchard street. Mother and baby are doing well. Mrs. William Melrose has moved from 20 New street. Rye, to 44 Columbus avenue, Port Chester. Mr. and Mrs. James Keeler, who formerly lived here but moved to Pittsburgh about a year ago last March, arrived in town last week with their nine months' old baby boy, James, Jr. They expect to reside at 134 William street. MUMFORD, N. Y. MUMFORD, N. Y.—Services were largely attended at the Second Baptist Church Sunday. Among the worshippers were Sergt. John Coles and Sergt. Selma Simpson, who recently returned from overseas' duty. They both spoke of their work over there, and Sergt. Coles spoke at length of the part taken by the 349th F. A., of which he and Sergt. Simpson were members. Mrs. Chas. Coles and Sergt. Coles arrived at their home here April 11. Mrs. Coles spent the past month visiting friends in Philadelphia. Mrs. Daniel Clarke passed away at her home in Belcoda, April 6, after a long illness. Funeral services were held at the home Tuesday. The Rev. Haynes officiated, assisted by Rev. Rose of LeRoy. Interment in Belcoda cemetery. The Rev. Chas. Haynes, pastor of the Second Baptist Church, read his resignation to his congregation Sunday morning, to take effect April 27. Mrs. John Martin is improving. John Carpenter attended the band concert in Rochester. The Rev. Haynes was a guest of Mrs. and Mrs. Jas. Greene Sunday. Mrs. Mary Wilson of Rochester spent a few days here last week visiting Mrs. Rose Marshall. ELMIRA. N. Y ELMIRA, N. Y.—The Rev. L. L. Wood has returned home after a successful evangelistic campaign in Lackawanna. The Rev. White of Ithaca preached at the morning and evening services at Monumental Baptist Church. Owen Fitch, who is in the navy, met Hersey Sykes in New York, who is also a sailor. The Rev. L. L. Wood preached Sunday evening to a large audience. Col. and Mrs. William Murrell of bath were in the city Monday to attend Lieut. Europe's band concert. Bruce Hurst and Clayton Blandford gave a dance at the Neighborhood House Friday. The Elks Lodge held their memorial service Sunday at Temperance Hall. The following persons were on the program: H. Brooker, address; J. Thompson, instrumental solo; H. Brooks, recitation; J. Wiltsum, cornet solo; the Rev. L. L. Woods, annual sermon. Edward Moore, the violinist, has returned to Syracuse. The J. C. Price Lyceum was treated to a fine talk Sunday by Sergeant St. Clair Neal. Miss Eva Lee and J. Jackson were united in marriage last week by the Rev. Cuff. Miss F. Sampson has accepted a position with Terbell and Calkins' drug store. Mrs. E. E. Wilson, 423 Standish street, entertained in honor of her grandson, Stewart Hathaway's, twentieth birthday Saturday evening, March 29. Those present were Bedelia Woods, Emma Willis, Minnie Williams, Sarah Campbell, Mildred Lawes. Howard Woods, Arthur Campbell, Charles Robinson, Douglas Jackson, Stewart Hathaway. Stewart was the recipient of many beautiful gifts. ALBANY. N. Y. ALBANY, N. Y.-Mrs. E. Wianamaker, sister of Mrs. Mary Bugg, who underwent a serious operation in Troy, is improving nicely and is at home again. The dinner given by Messrs. Dorssey and Hawkins for the benefit of Israel A. M. E. Church was a success in every detail. The Lady Ushers Club of Israel A. M. E. Church has presented the church with new and very pretty offering trays. Israel A. M. E. Church was beautifully decorated for Palm Sunday, with twelve arches representing the twelve gates entering into Jerusalem. A profusion of palms was everywhere and blessed palms were given to every person. The Rev. Gurbs preached inspiring sermons morning and evening. Easter Sunday the decorations will be changed and special services held all day. The Colored Ladies' Republican Club and the Red Cross Society, of which Mrs. Banks is president, tendered a banquet and reception to the returned soldiers last Friday evening. The banquet was served at the Republican Club headquarters and the reception held at Beauman's Academy. Both were very pleasing affairs. The Henry Johnson Home Fund Committee will give a concert at the State Armory April 22. Sixty-one ladies will sing in a chorus and "A Listening Post in No Man's Land" will be represented by Sergt. Johnson and comrades. The Ladies of the Palpit Fund Committee of Israel A M E Church will give an Easter concert April 21 at Beauman's Academy for the benefit of the church. Mr. and Mrs. K. Swan of Orange street had a fire born to them on Thursday. Their baby of two years old died Friday of pneumonia Tuskegee Institute Summer June 9 through Courses in Literary and THE A. & T. COLLEGE THE TWENTIETH ANNUAL SESSION tune for six weeks. In addition to the co- strong courses will be given for teachers of the Art Raffles and Bankery. The following noted institutions are represented: Howard, Atlanta, Dresel Institute, Columbia Institute, Myrtilla Minor Normal School, Art Conservatory of Music, Pratt Institute, A. & Summer School Bulletins are sent on Re- very modern sanitary convenience can be Bath rooms with showers and tube are situated For further information address PREST. DU A. & T. Summer School National Trail THE A. & T. COLLEGE SUMMER SCHOOL THE TWENTIETH ANNUAL SESSION will begin JUNE 16th, and continue for six weeks. In addition to the courses for teachers of academic subjects, strong courses will be given for teachers of Articulture, Manual Training, Domestic Art Raffles and Bankruptcy. The following noted tarsutumbe are represented on the faculty: Harvard, Cornell, Howard, Atlanta, Dresden Institute, Columbia, Chicago, Union, Fluk, Hampton Institute, Myrtle's Minor Normal School, Armour Institute of Technology, Ithaca Conservatory of Music, Pratt Institute, A. & T. Collage National Training School National Training School DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA A School for the Training of Color Men and Women For Service Though it is young in history, the Institution pride in the work thus far accomplished, for its already filling many responsible positions, thus d the aim of the school to train men and women for zenship. DEPARTMENTS ALREADY ESTABLISH The Grammar School The Teacher Training The Academy The Divinity School 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 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. ```markdown ``` LARCHMONT. N. Y. LARCHMONT, N. Y.—Sunday, April 6, was a big day at the Emanuel A. M. E. Church, the Rev. J. W. Washington, pastor. At 11 A. M. the pastor preached from Gen. v. 27; at 3 P. M. the Rev. Williams of New Rochelle preached and at 8 P. M. the Rev. J. H. Thomas of New York City. The sum of $323.28 was raised. The pastor is doing a splendid work here and work will soon begin on the new church to be erected at 41 and 43 Criswith avenue. The pastor will be the first to break ground. E. Simmons is secretary of the trustees board and J. D. Ladson is church clerk. AUBURN, N. Y AUBURN, N. Y—Mrs. Jennie Hardy delightfully entertained Mr. and Mrs. Ed Watkins and Mrs. Anna Griffin at a four-course dinner Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Cooper motored to Geneva in the latter's car last week. Mrs. Jennie Hardy and little grandson, Charles, spent last Wednesday in Aurora visiting Charles Hardy, who is ill. Mrs. Emma Nelson entertained at dinner last Sunday in honor of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Williams and Sergt. and Mrs. F. L. Harris. Mrs. Wm. Dorsey and daughter, Misa Edna, Mr. and Mrs. K. P. Cooper, Miss Alyce Lucas, Messrs. W. W. Carter, Charles Whitaker and Leroy Johnson were in Geneva last Thursday to attend the Elks' ball. Mrs. Nelson and Mrs. Thomas Parker are on the sick list. Mrs. Nettie Brown was in Syracuse last week. Mrs. Falstaff Harris was the guest of Mrs. A. R. Morehand at Syracuse Saturday. All services were well attended at the A. M. E. Zion Church Sunday. The Rev. J. D. Wilson of the Bethany Baptist Church of Syracuse preached at 11 A. M. and his choir rendered the music. It was an inspiring service. The Deaconess Board, headed by Mrs. Maria Fillman, served luncheon for the visitors. At 8 P. M. Sergt.-Major Harper of the 349th F. A. Corp. Harry Jones of the 317th Engineers' Corps and Dr. C. A. Whitted of the Ministerial Brotherhood gave interesting addresses. The Stewardesses, under the direction of Mrs. Jennie Hardy, president, and Mrs. Aida Winslow, secretary, reported; also Mrs. Carroll Johnson, Mrs. P. K. Fonvielle, Mrs. Pannie Cooper, Mrs. Anna Griffin, Mrs. Andrew Madison and Miss Helen Lewis. Judge R. C. Drummond was a most interesting speaker at the Forum Thursday night. Evangelical services will begin April 23, conducted by the Rev. Florence Randolph of Jersey City, N. J. PATERSON N I PATTERSON, N. J.—A birthday party in honor of Miss Lillian Scott was given by Mr. and Mrs. William J. Scott at the C. M. Hall, Governor street. A fine collation was served. Among those present were William Robinson, Edward Jackson, Mr. Samuel, John Berhammer of Englewood, Freel Oldlicenis, Sgt. Albert Russell, Nathan Sawyers, Elmer Jackson of Montclair, N. J.; Langtor Moore, Henry Gibbs of Ridgewood, Albert Berry, Miss Helen Decod, Walter Levm, Miss Thelma Levis of Hackensack, Wilbert Jackson, Lee Roy Collin, Harold Lewis, Miss Gerrittude Kenward of Passaic, Miss Florence Hart, Wilbert Jackson, Clarence Hogans, Miss Helen Dees and others. Summer School for Teachers in July 18, 1919 and Industrial Subjects. Feb. 13-4 m. THE SUMMER SCHOOL INION will begin JUNE 16th, and courses for teachers of academic subjects, Arriculture, Manual Training, Domestic presented on the faculty: Harvard, Cornell, Illia, Chicago, Union, Fisk, Hampton In- armour Institute of Technology, Ithaca & T. Collega be found in the commodious dormitories ated on every floor UDLEY N. Greensboro, N. C. Training School ing of Colored Young men For Service. the Institution feels a just implished, for its graduates are positions, thus demonstrating men and women for useful citi- ADY ESTABLISHED Teacher Training Department Divinity School Commercial Department Department of Home Economics LABOR'S OPPORTUNITY. That industrial opportunity is still beckoning to. the Negro is shown in several developments of the labor situation, as it unfolds from day to day. The labor shortage which drew large numbers from the South during the past few years bids fair to continue, owing to the large number of foreigners now migrating to European countries from which they originally came. According to the immigration officials these aliens are leaving in such great numbers that sufficient shipping cannot be found to accommodate them. Most of them have no intention of returning, having accumulated sufficient from their earnings to live in comfort abroad. Others expect to find employment in repairing the havoc of war in their native lands. This movement leads an acute observer of the labor situation to the conclusion that the United States is as likely to want labor after peace is signed as it is to be troubled with a surplus of workers. The absorption of the men discharged from military service is an important factor to be considered in reviewing the labor situation. But in view of the fact that but little immigration is to be expected for some time at least, the demand for labor is likely to absorb all that is offered and then look South for more. In considering the best ways for the Négro as a race to take advantage of the industrial opportunities opening, William M. Ashby, a well-known social welfare worker of Newark, N.J., offers some interesting suggestions. He emphasizes the necessity for three essentials that the race must offer: increasing numbers in industrial centers, if successful competition is to be looked for; unified expression in industrial life, with a forward looking program; and last but not least, the workers themselves must produce a leader who will truly lead. With an open belly and a knotted edge of the essential to success. Negro labor should march on to victory. A COLORED MUNICIPAL TICKET. Considerable feeding has been stirred up in Raleigh, N.C., by the putting up of a municipal ticket composed of colored candidates, to be voted upon in the city primary. The promoters of this movement, acting through a county Republican club, felt that the time was tide for colored voters to make a demand for political recognition in city matters. But that the matter was unanimous in this view of the matter was proved by a letter of T. L. McCoy-printed in the News and Observer, a white daily. Among other things he said: "I would like very much to see a colored man janitor of our City Municipal building; also a colored city physician to care for our indigent sick and afflicted, as well as Mount Hope cemetery better cared for by our city officials; but I know that we cannot get these concessions by putting up a colored municipal ticket. "All of these grievances are small compared with the bad feelings that will spring up between the white and colored citizens of our city, should we insist in carrying out this propagation. "I have talked with a number of the colored voters upon this subject and they expressed themselves as being bitterly opposed to any such move." Considerable resentment has been expressed by members of the race over the opposition expressed by Mr. McCoy toward the movement. One advocate of the ticket, in a letter to THE AGE, asks: "Can we stand for any such talk as this from our colored brother? Let us be men and deal with these things among ourselves and not with the white men. We are not doing any harm to the white man of the South, but we just want a few things that are justly due us, and we want the right to vote. That's all." Whether the naming of a colored municipal ticket was a wise move politically or not, it has had the effect of calling attention to the dissatisfaction of the colored citizens of Raleigh with the policy pursued toward them in municipal matters. If it helps to bring them the benefits that should follow a fair deal in good government, its supporters will be rewarded. But all events, their efforts will not have been in vain. HOW THE SOUTH CAN STOP MIGRATION. THE AGE is indebted to Mr. Charles Banks of Mound Bayou, Miss., for sending an editorial clipped from the Memphis Commercial- Appeal, in which exhaustive consideration is given to the subject of "Negro-Migration." The results of the investigation recently published by the Department of Labor are discussed, together with various remedies proposed and adopted. But the most significant admission made is as follows: What the South must do if it intends to stop the labor hegira is to tackle the problem at its very source. The Negro on the farm must be given better homes and better surroundings. He must be assured of a fair share in the legitimate fruits of his labor. The opportunity of securing an education must also be afforded him. He must also be made to realize that he can secure justice in the courts and that as long as he observes the law he will be secure in his person and property. Granted these elemental rights, there would be no occasion for the Negro following the will of' the wisp of other inducements offered by the North that are not meant in sincerity and are not granted. There is considerable said as to the precariousness of the future of Negro labor at the North, for which due allowance must be made, but the primal fact stands out that substantial grounds are conceded to exist for the discontent of the Negro with existing conditions, and that the problem must be tackled from that standpoint. If such leaders of Southern white opinion as the Commercial Appeal will emphasize this side of the question, it will undoubtedly make for a better understanding and improved relations between the two races in the South. As Mr. Banks says in his letter, "wherever we find such strong papers as the Commercial Appeal taking the liberal view as it has taken in this editorial, we should give as much publicity for that as to that said and done against us." This Vol. fully agrees with this sentiment and it has always welcomed and repeated all such evidences of broadening views of justice and fair-play, especially when coming from exponents of white Southern opinion. The South in the end must work out its own salvation from the traditions of the past. --- To the Editor of The New York Ann Unbound and money order to renew its subscription to the Ann. the best and truest paper that comes. South wish every Negro could and would read it, as they ought to. Fight on, victory is somewhere. I. K. BILLOPS. ACCURATE AND INTERESTING To the Editor of The New York Ann Herewith is enclosed a postal money order for one year's subscription. Your nearest matter is accurate and interesting and your editorials are inspiring. Please keep to the good work. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK AGEN- I was visiting the Rock of Ages Bap- ist Church and I found them to be a great people. In order to help them to know create, I began to talk papers. I picked up five subscribers at once and I believe after they have them in hand a short time, it will mean more subscribers to THE AGEN The advertisement of the Harriman National Bank, which we reproduced in this column last week, seems destined to hit the South harder than any equal number of words that have been printed for some time. It is said that money talks; so it does, and the significant thing about it is that when money talks most people are willing and anxious to listen. The Harriman National Bank is money, real money; so it is a very important matter to get it to talking about the enforcement of the Fifteenth Amendment. The Harriman Bank advertisement is going to bring many a squeal from the South. Already they are being heard. The loudest squeal thus far is uttered by the Commercial Appeal of Memphis, Tenn. A friend in Memphis has sent us a copy of that paper, of the date of April 9. It contains a full column editorial on the advertisement, which it reprints in toto. We are glad that the Commercial Appeal reprinted the advertisement; it will make thoughtful reading for the citizens of Memphis; and not only that, but it also shows up the weakness of the rebuttal which the Appeal attempts to make. The following is a sample of the sort of argument that the Appeal brings forward to justify the policy by which the South has nullified the Fifteenth Amendment: But, for the information of the Harriman National Bank, it may be stated that all legislation under these various amendments passed in the South has been tested in the Supreme Court of the United States, and this great court has sustained those that are considered to be vital. Therefore, we can stand firmly on the proposition that the Federal Constitution is not being violated by Mississippi or by other states in their attitude toward the citizens therein. This statement is an absurdity. When the Commercial Appeal admits that the Southern States have passed legislation the purpose of which is to prevent the Negro from voting, it convicts those states of violating the Fifteenth Amendment; regardless of what the ruling of the Supreme Court has been. The fact is, the Supreme Court has never squarely faced the question of Negro suffrage in the South, except in the case of Guinn v. United States (Oklahoma Grandfather Clause Case). In every other instance the court has invoked sophistry and fallacy to avoid having to meet the issue squarely in the spirit in which the Fifteenth Amendment was framed. This whole question of how the Negro was disfranchised and why he still remains disfranchised we shall take up and discuss next week. The figures which the Harriman Bank gave about the relative number of white and colored men inducted into the army from the various Southern States brought a squeal from the Commercial Appeal that was truly doleful. The Appeal limited its rebuttal to the figures for Mississippi. It picked out Mississippi because in that state the colored population outnumbers the white; but it had nothing to say about Georgia and Florida and Louisiana, states where the whites outnumber the blacks, but which, nevertheless, according to the Harriman Bank figures, sent more colored men into the army than white. The Appeal ended its long article with the following admonition: If the Harriman National Bank will attend to the business of discounting notes and use its deposits for the benefit of the owners of these deposits and not for the sole use of the stockholders, it will make a better showing than by a display of ignorance in discussing prohibition, the South, the Fifteenth Amendment and other matters about which a national bank is supposed to give no concern. The concern and sympathy which the Commercial Appeal feels for the depositors of the Harriman Bank appear to be entirely misplaced, because the depositors of that bank seem to be quite well satisfied. We hope the bank will throw another brick, for there is no music so sweet to our ears as a squeal from the South when it is hit squarely on its snout of Negro prejudice. We hope such powerful agencies as the Harriman Bank will continue to hit it on the snout until it changes its attitude. PARADOXES OF HUMAN NATURE It is strange to see what paradoxes human nature shows under the stress of great crises. For instance, the English are known to be a serious race, a people whose outlook on life for centuries has been from the tragic point of view. It is for this reason that great English poetry reaches a sublimity which is not attained by the poetry of any modern race, and which is surpassed only by the poetry of the ancient Jews. On the other hand, the French are known as a light-hearted people. They are light-hearted not because they are light-headed, but for the very opposite reason that they are an extremely logical people, they do not allow their emotions to run away with their judgment. It has been said that when a French dramatist feels about life he sits down and writes a tragedy, and when he thinks about life he sits down and writes a comedy. The contrast between these two people arises out of the fact that the English feels about life and the Frenchman thinks about life. And yet, when the war broke out and both of these races were put under the most terrific strain in their history, the light-hearted French went into battle singing that grandest of all national hymns. The Marseillaise; while the sober-minded English went away singing a music hall ballad, "It's a Long Way to Tipperary." What was it that caused the English to sing a trivial song and the French to sing an emotion stirring hymn? Perhaps the English were trying to hide their deep emotions, while the French were trying to counterbalance their more intellectual attitude toward life. At any rate, the crisis made both people contradict their normal characteristics. Something of the same nature took place with the American Negro soldiers. A great part of the humor of the war was furnished by the colored soldiers. The white soldiers themselves never tired of the songs and stories of their black comrades in arms. Many of these stories had wide circulation and, strange to say, the most of them had for their point something about being afraid and running. Anybody who judged the colored soldiers by their stories would think they were the greatest cowards imaginable. There were innumeral stories about colored soldiers being afraid of graveyards. The whole country laughed at the story told of the colored recruit who on being asked which branch of the army he wished to join declined to join the cavalry, giving as a reason that when the order for retreat was sounded "he didn't want to be bothared with no horse." No wonder the country laughed at it, the humor in it is irresistible. Then there was the story of the military instructor giving a colored class the following problem: "If you run out of shells and run out of hand grenades and run out of food and the enemy attacks, what will you do?" And one of the class answering that he would run out of shoes. It seems that the colored men never tired of telling these truly funny stories about running; yet none of them ran. Colonel Hayward of the famous Fifteenth br�ought out this point in a speech the other night at the Hotel Commodore. In talking about his men he said: "At one place where we were in the thick of things, stationed right up at the front for 191 days, not one of our men was taken prisoner in all that time. They never turned their backs, but they liked to joke about it. On one occasion a certain officer cameto me to inquire what he could expect of my men in the event of some attack, and I told him various things they could be counted on for. "Afterward one of the sergeants said to me: 'Kunnel, one thing yo' suah fo'got. We can be counted on to spread the news through France.' Well, they didn't spread the news through France, but those brown hands spread crepe over the German land." What was the psychology behind this story telling? Was it not something like the psychology behind the music hall ditty of the Englishman and the grand, emotional hymn of the Frenchman? Was it not the fact that the colored soldier was so consumed with the determination to show the world that he was as good a man as any other, that he could stand the cruel gaff as gamely as any other, which led him to cover up his grim determination and seek a sort of relief in these stories about being afraid and running? SOUTHERN BUNK. From accounts in the New Orleans papers there is a man down in Houston, Tex., named John H. Kirby, who is president of the National Lumber Manufacturers' Association. Mr. Kirby made an address a few days ago before the Southern Pine Manufacturers at the Grunewald Hotel in New Orleans. He started his speech off in grand style with the following high-sounding phrases: When American citizens gather together, especially in a period like this, when the whole world is undergowing a transition, it is not improper that we should consider some few fundamentals. The fundamentals I want to talk to you about now very briefly are that that relate to the labor situation of this country, then to recite some facts which reached me on my recent visit to Washington, and some facts that I have gleaned out of the press since. After a lot of the stereotyped bunk which most Southern orators have in their systems and must get off: Mr. Kirby proceeded to the "Washington incident", which, after all, was the thing that weighed most heavily on his mind. It appears that the gentleman from Texas was in Washington, and the suggestion was made to him that he have an interview with Mr. Post, Assistant Secretary of the Department of Labor, and with Dr. George E. Haynes, Director of the Bureau of Negro Economics. According to Mr. Kirby, the statement was made to him that there was no desire on the part of the Labor Department to promote an exodus of Negroes from the South; that the Department realized the necessity of Negro labor to the progress of that section, and desired to do nothing to disturb that progress, but it recognized that the Bureau of Economics was having friction with the white people of the South, and, no doubt, Mr. Kirby, as one well informed regarding local conditions, might have some suggestions to make. To this courteous invitation Mr. Kirby replied as follows: we give his own words as reported in his New Orleans speech: I said, "Now, we have no objection to all the Negroes of the South moving away, if they can better their condition. We would not place ourselves in the attitude of undertaking to enslave them, or undertake to prevent their progress. But we recognize them as Negroes. We do not accept them as our equals. I shall be glad to confer with Mr. Post, if he wishes to see me, but I shall not call upon him, and when it comes to sitting in council with Dr. Haynes, a Negro, you will have to excuse me. In the South we tell them what to do, and we do not sit in conference with them and accept their suggestions to us, as to what we should do." Of course, all of this is pure Southern bunk. If the South has no objections to all the Negroes moving away, why did it call out the police force and the sheriff's posse to try to keep them from leaving a couple of years ago? Mr. Kirby's refusal to sit in conference with a man like Dr. Haynes is merely a reflection on Mr. Kirby's intelligence and good breeding. We have an inkling that this man Kirby has his eye on some sort of political job, and, without question, his refusal to "sit in conference with a 'nigger'" would be the very strongest platform on which he could run anywhere in the South. There is always something in all of these old fashioned oratorical effusions that would make a mule smile a sad and weary smile. In the course of his speech at the Grunewald Hotel Mr. Kirby gave off the following which was no doubt greeted by lusty outbursts of the rebel vell: You are all Southern men. Southern men, regardless of what may be said to the contrary, have always revered the Constitution. You have felt, as your ancestors have felt, that the government formed under the present Constitution was one of the wisest ever created in the world. Yes, Southern men revere the Constitution so much that they took up arms to overthrow it sixty years ago. They thought so much of the Constitution they have been violating it ever since. One of the mysteries to us is, what is there to boast of in being a Southerner? If the writer were a white man, the last thing he would do would be to boast of being a Southerner; he would try to hide the fact or hang his head in shame for it if he couldn't hide it. Among so-called civilized white men the Southerner is the most backward, the most ignorant, the most uncivilized and the most barbarous in the world. His section is without scholarship, without art and without law and order; it is even without money, except what it can borrow from the North. In its standard of civilization it is far below most of the South American countries. It is the only part of the globe where a human being can with impunity be tortured with red-bot irons and burned alive at the stake. We repeat, it is a mystery to us why any white man should go about proclaiming that he is a Southerner. Does the nation hold an industrial future for Negroes and what are some of the ways in which they can make it realizable? First, numerical strength. Radicalism it may seem to assert it, it is doubtful clear that if the Negro is to be a successful competitor with the other racial groups in the northern industrial center and in industrial communities which employees will build up, not only 500,000 perhaps from 3,000,000 to 5,000,000 may spatter themselves in every industrial state in the north. The reason why employers never bothered with Negroes in the north that they never knew where they could get enough of them for any industrial project. On the contrary, a million Russians, Poles, Hungarians and Italians, etc. were coming yearly and the employers knew how to touch Italian or Hungarian foreman, get his gangs and carry enough of these men into any industry, city or rural, and do his job. Employers want to deal with groups, not individuals. In October, the employment superintendent of a very large and very急需 war industry in this state, needed thousands of additional workers. I suggested the use of Negro women. He laughed at my proposal because he thought it impossible. "What can I do with five or ten or twenty," he asked, "they'd be just enough to cause the whites to quit, and then we'd have nobody?" "But suppose I got you five hundred?" "Can it be done?" "Certainly," I replied. "Go to it," he commanded me and within four days after the order was given nearly 300 were in the industry making good. A few years ago a Negro had a chance in the Chicago stockyard or in the Homestead Steel Plants, for he is successful there today just as he successful in Newport News and Atlantic City, because he is numerically strong enough to compete, numerically strong enough to do the job that somebody wanted done and that somebody may do. He has been and will continue be the background industrially of the south as long as he stays there in such numbers, for no one would want to enter into competition with him. On this very point a popular article of the group toward the individual made clear. A few days ago I saw Camden, N. J., a gang of eleven Nearlinemen. I dared say that there are not such gangs east of Pittsburgh north of Baltimore. They knew the job and the Keystone Telephone Company had them doing it. What would have happened if the company had an Italian on the job and the Negro wanted it to the degree of a threat "quit." Would the management have been likely to "fire" the eleven experienced Negroes and kept the one Italian or would they have "passed up" the Italian and kept the Negroes? The answer is clear. On the contrary, suppose they had available eleven equally competent Italians, the management have told the Negroes to "go to the devil" if they did not take the job and supplanted them with Italians. They make clear two things: the natural presentment of an individual newcomer to a group and the consequent action which is likely and the power or the ability to compete numerically. One other illustration: a certain New Jersey industry employing from 10,000 to 15,000 workers is about 60% organized labor. This would strike, it is believed, tomorrow but they, as well as the management know that there are enough Negroes in the plant to form, with other unorganized white workers a balance of power. The management therefore does not worry and the union does not know what to do. Of course, if large numbers of New-roes came to the north and industry, there would be many deaths and other tragic occurrences. But that is not natural step in forward evolution for the history of the happening in the great racial tales to this country, ploitation, disease, death are pervasive natural, but those who lived where and are still getting some Welfare associations, schools, would then see that we would some attention and that we benefit of Americanization schemes, duties would see to it that an advantage of technical schools, their plants and in the evening for such knowledge would be to carry on the operations of the further change of the race section of the country to an also make that part of the which nine-tenths of them realize their worth and plan estimation on it by giving them a proportion of justice and a high opportunity to enjoy ordnance. Second, unity. By this necessity mean trades or but call it unions, organization association or what not, that something which e presses in a form, the united idea of New-roes. It should be national in scope and have a program which would involve the vital items connected with working life of any group greater efficiency; equal pay work despite of color, realize muscle and brawn, not color sold and it is the only means an honest and decent living earned; opportunity for advice according to ability; more equal working conditions, better unity to purchase or rent better better health environment and recreational facilities. Perhaps the National Negro Business League comes nearest to what I am mind for Negro industry. This will allow them to adopt a program that it known to white workers and employers alike and assure Negroes the opportunity that they were no longer an unshuffling, tending nowhere, thinking nothing and fearful of the other grate but rather were they a great body in teresting, influencing and having both their interest and influence felt. Of course there is everywhere. I believe, a more liberal attitude on the part of unions toward Negroes. I mention one instance: A Negro in Newark to show wears a brickman's button and works at his trade. Two years ago he wouldn't even have been told where the brickman's union held their meeting. There is also a growing interest on the part of shipwrights in this section. Lay NATURAL -HAIR WIGS | mq Switches, Transformations, Cutis, | i Cluster Puffs, Hair Nets, 1 : Straightening Combs, | . and Everything in Hair Goods. | is WIGS MADE TO YOUR MEASURE 7a, Fen Catalon Sent to OvtotTowe Patrons | oe oe ee ay ald ALEX. MARKS DP 7 ge2—Ste Ave. : Cor. 42ma st. 7 Open Dally 9 am, to 5 pant (Closed is i047) a A eee . 8 ee 2 hy Die With Consumption ! Consumption can be Enred. : We Have the Remedy, | . Dr. Brown’s fi: New Consumptien Remedy Be See ONstame piety, pneetiana: pronehitn, ee . TRY IT. Por amie ‘at ail lendiog Drug Stores, or write Vagnotia Remedy G. lscheendie, Ms. i St. Auqveties, FR, Bex 7H ants Wanted, Prive $2.28 por bottle. WASWNOTON: COTTER New Yau Aap Mews Bus Jeena Ceres Meme ee a eee ae eee Wasiinetes, DL C—Otheere ‘and en poet inet'ot the 368th Inflantey and the jant Semanite Hattalion of the Distrie i vsiwalia (National Guard) were Sphers ara camp fire held Thursdity Mh: at the, Florida’ Avenie Baptist Cunt Music was furnished by the -prereeac Quartet {ower fire: in the Basement of the ries wi De ALM. Curtia, 1939 fe sic: Northwest, called out eo cave +! the Fire Department Monday pers teh The damage was slight lots Was not énough excitement Ser te event to keep the eminent er pric Hlling his wqual engagement “BPs wand ‘Theatre, to. witnene the tonuvce of the Lafayette Players FE Waliam A. Sinclair of Philadel: jist tustee DE Howard: University, fe cene asa YOM. C. AL secretary peep Greene, Charlotte, N.C. feats in the city thie week. He tr cvnyed his work with the men Ps eps. and returned to his prac- dev it enlarged vision “of. the Einan site of affairs amd of the pees jee. teat this great war wt Bring to Bz Not peapte of America and the lsu. Byars, for eight years yo sasaver at the Howard, resder- Epc cnt service, goes to the Strand gisbond. Va., as general manager, Fewest saheytof $100, according te Lote Mr. Byars ‘is well 3} che Seratre-coing public here and all ros ser, the good fortune that has sori yk The Strand was recently pe ow ify John, Mitchell editor of tr ost'and president of the Mechan-| se sss Nank of Richmond... The: cet tening is set for the last week E\ot and a Washington delegation s° + atly go to Richmond to hetp| ie 0 Gact off im royal fashion. The eas! Army of America will en- vo ty suihers of the Camp Com - +: N» don Saturday evening next. = foal addresses will be delivered © Pawar’ Russell and Capt. T. iv: Joe. William To" Fergerson , > charge’ of the mecting. ? ‘vpehing mass meeting under wd Mes. Carrie W. Clifford + oat! creat success, On Sunday Pov + sx: Join R. Shillady, exeeu- : soy uf the’ National Associa: tas the Advancement of Colored ‘e ‘speak at the Howard The * soe AntiLynching Club. Stvtey Durkee, presidem of miversity, is. delivering: a) - very instructive. sermons at on hurches of the city. Nota-| = notes divconrses icone which he ++ ty deliver Friday evening. | i « Mymouth Congregational wat Why Am Here” | Smery B. Smith, pastor of ie Canuregational Church, | tof the National Algmsi, § Howard University, is to © 5° Mon a thirty-dav tour of; wou hy arse the graduates and: : nts of the university in the | sir alma mater. = ST 'Scott has returned . testitute. Ala. where he a sacs Day exercises and es ~ conual meeting of crete, Oe, Scott is in opie eooeeae to. dehver} Boos : * the various Seas + ne is to deliver! es correncamens anon June Sat . : +f Tolliver & * ” 7 ty this week, en to New York, s+ Dyke's PL R scott Mayo, will : 1 Mater? an Good é fo tthe check 15th “andl oy fb artotta Ve Ford f’ a +r Montana tn do war . + ts Sun." has Snished her || : rsand bas acvepted the e: and secretary at the sen enjoy er bridge She invited only people ee oe Senedicd'a Paint ves coat hangers softly ¥ Rosas City Star. ee A a byt Meer tice NEWARE WY - ne re tite Sth euniversary of the landing the Nearon in America an@ the wwe: second eemiversary af Olyepic No A Raiahts of Pyebias, several thos Ice Thursany sake st the First Reg at first Regt ment Armory. The “Black Devils” Ban of the 380th Field Artillery was at its best. One. gf the.principal features o| the evening was the leading of the bend Clie fascibe® ied the band. acta S barat Seretal sdieines: Neictssine the sont performance of a leader with danee Steps and jars contortions. The Rev. Alfred: Byrd of Jersey City. was the [principal speaker. He outlined the his- tory of the Negro from 1619 to the Present. Mj Barrett the popular, pro Iprietor of the Palace Lucile, led the parade.” The grand march, which com cluded the entertainment, was led by W, C. Perkins. H. P. Anderson was mas ter of ceremonies. The Willing Workers’ Club was enter- tained at the residence of Mr. amd Mra John Lewis in Walnut street, Several members joined and Mr. and Mrs, Jno. W. Slater of 78 Elm street were visitors to the club. The Rey. William F. Woods pastor of St. John's C. M. E,” Church, addressed. the Sub and Miss Hermie L- Lewis readered severed pinto selections Yi. A. Marsh is president.and Miss Her- mie L. Lewis is secretary. Mrs. Cora Westbrook of 11 Mulberry Place is looking for a suitable location to open a shop. Mrs. Westbrook is an embrokleress and hopes to give employ- ment to a number of girls when she Opens up. : ‘The baby aint of Mr, and Mrs. Brown, 13 Mulberry: Place, fell from » chair and broke her leg. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Brown hope for her cz! recovery. The Wilberforce Social Clad gave a surprise party to Mrs, Anderson, 47 Murray street, on Monday: night. Mrs. Anderson is the grandmother of J. Kd ward Walker, who is vice-president of the club; Mrs, Georgia Walker and Miss Mary Eatman, organist of Bethany Bap-| tist. Church. "Saturday, April 1, was Mrs. Anderson's birthday. Herbert Ny and Benj. A Ogburn, president and secretary. of the Atlantic Mutual Association of New Jersey, have purchased a beautiful home in the re-i- fential section of Relmont avenue and Fe now comfortably viumivited. there The ‘sale was transacted thresh the aice of Allen L. Bland, S100 Brod treet. inte a large crowd attended the serv- ces Sunday at the Thirteent Avene Shurch, “The Trivmphal Entry” was. he subject of Dr. Ellerson's discourse in he imerning and “Church Loyalty” im he ever. The Rovelad Ciub of the| ‘hurch, consisting of yginls inthe teen ge, Was orgamzed Monday with the ellowing otlivers Mr Ruth Keed. wresidest “Miss. Mice Haleamt, test ee; Miss Olive Freeman, second weet Miss Frances Hopper, third vice: Mise Siretiy Waste, sevretaty, Mise Gamaha Merson, assistant sevretary; Miss rane es Green, corresponding secretary ; Mixes Telen Notts, treasurer, “The choir will enter the cantata, “The Resurrection,” {the Sunday evening service * Mee Rertha Taster, slo way accte lentally min dewn by an ant mobile last’ eek, was buried irom Undertaker betisate iMbice Meese: { i HACKENSACK, N. J. | Hackensack, N. J.—Large congrega- Itions attended’ three sermices at _ the Varick Mermorial A. M. I. Grurch Sun- day, it being building fund rally day. Bishop G. W. ‘Clinton preached at 11 aA. man excellent and helpful sermon. At 330 um. the Rev. G. F, Ferris, presiding elder, preached to a responsive congregation. ‘At 8 p. m. a secred con- cert was given by local talent. Tt was fa high dxy in Zion. Five were added to the membership. The clubs reports and the offering amounted to $746.74, other reports to be received. The plans ior the new church were ¢xhibited. Dr. and Mrs, J. R. Powell motored to Newtown, Pa. in their new car to visit heir family who resides there. Mount Olive Baptist Church, the Rew. 1,0. B, Lave pastor, is holding a re vival during this week. > Mrs. .\ina Rillings. who underwent an ‘operation in the Incal hospital iy at home. So MDethesda Fresbsterian Chapel, 162 Hurdan place, will have special Faster services Sunday at 4PM The Rey. Francis F. Giles of Brooklyn, N.Y. All preach, The. Christian Ea teaver Will also hold special services at 2PM. The pmble 1s cordully invited, The Guilty Conscience. Redd—Wohieh de sour fit Bardot to manage, your car ne sour wile? Greene--Uh. my ear, You yee. 1 ale ware knoe aehere the “knocking” contes from with my wife--Yonkers States: RAMWAY., WN. Iv Noa hay ial md andi, Se x Tempemnce Union, NS. 2, will hokd mbming at the, residence’ of Mrs thn, Haydock, street Sat ferday, at 4-o'Clock. “Martin “Mullen, a Mish. sabes, has just: returned rom France and is ‘at home with his foster mother, Mrs. “Sylvia Harris of Bond Mrvet. " Als tiny. friends were glad to sce- him and enjoyed his interesting talk at the mecting of the Negro War Retief Club at their, headquarters, an Haydock sereet, on: Mosktay. evening. Mra. Pursey Kinch and Miss Alice Mayo of Stockton paséed the week-end wah res Sammehee inch of Maple avenue. The Ruth Circle of Second Baptist Church will hold a box socal in the.church April 25. “Mrs. Sylvia Parris is president. = ors. A. J. Savare, of West Brigtiton, Gratien: Ishind, has. been spendiog. sev eral days with Mra E.R. Gall, 109 Maple avenue. While here she was entertained at luncheon by Mrs. Thos. Shell, and at dinner by Mrs. Jolin Gib som, ‘an old-time friend. Mrs. Dora Skitmmer shas returned from Auzusta, Ga.. where she spent the winter. Mr. Agnes Davis of Augusta is spending awhile ax the guest of Mrs. Dora Skiruner ant Mrs M. J. Gail The Dunbar Improvement Clab of Second Baptist Church had ite ennual sermon, preached Sunilay evening by the pastor, the Rev. Wright. Willian Tredwel, who has been ‘ili for a week at his residence, 77 Lafayette street, is im proving, ‘slowly. Mrs. Auna Jackson and ‘Miss Roberta Jackson spent. the week-end in Elirabeth with relatives, Mrs. Juha W. Lewis has. successfully, underkone a delicate operation at her residence, SW St. George avenue, WESTFIELD, N. J. Wistnrio, No J. — Sunday’ at St Luke's A. M.'E, Zion Church. marked the closing of a week of successfull serv ices conducted hy Sister Hall. Sunday Sister Hall preached two very. interest: ing sermons, | The Christian Endeavor will give an entertainment on Thursday evening. Sunilay services at the Methel Baptist’ Church were well attended. Re- ivals were held all the week, with good results. Sunday Schwal at 3 P.M. was well attended, ‘The Haptive: Young Deve ales Union held services immettiatels after. ‘The Sunday School will. hold Easter exercises at 3 o'clock,” Me and Mes Hare Ts itean spent shy seas Vath Cay visiting theit want and uncle. Te and Mes, HE, Rtrick motored te Faiadelphia for the week end, Several bets fram Weetielt srended the welcome hime receptivn giver at the Second. Regiment armory, Pisveth, on Met Thursday evening \rthae Green of the 28h Infantry, sta: teoserl an Arizona, is spending at fet wwe fay parents. Mr cunt May. Green, ar Levert street, Jerseyland Pars! Te Gent tye years age. Mion lores af! Forsug: Sills aril diced Gileen cet trausentte a orethe Sahay guests ot We ant Mrs Gere Tie Chopra Art and Panteaid: cr ethan at the ome ef Meg dt WV West an Monti exerts Thertias eater ae tremens fom a recent ie ELIZABETH. N. I. Pasearngst.“N. JA. birthday _ party was saven, in tremor of Charigs Henry Atains Je, Tuesday evening, April 1 at his home, 317 Centre street. Muys Mob dre, \ain Dervere fusared the gather: wig Sith piano and vocal selections. A vers sicasant evening. was. spent, after whist refreshments were served. Those preset sere: Misses Mary ansl Annis Van Dervere, Eva J, Thomas, Mildred Van Dervere, Gladys Grant of Newark, Helle Lewis: Messrs. Paul Threadgill of Newark, Lonie Wikon of New York, Spencer lackson, Albert Ross, Samuel Winte, illis Lewis, all of Elizabeth, TRENTON. N. J. » Trrxtox, X. J.—-Mrs. Charles F John: seat, 44 Wilson treet, sustained @he los Ot her stepmother Tuesday moriting oi last'week, She had been ill for several ninth. The Kev. J. R. White of Canvlen officiated at the funeral, 2s- sted fy the Rev. J.B, Turner. Vain Sunday was observed at St Pant ACM. E Church last) Sunday merria, ‘The pastor, the Rev. To 1, Turner, preached to large crowds both merning and evening, “The church is tao om new Lie. ‘Though the pastor al congregation were but recently in- Inened that the angual conference is ty tieet in this charch, they: have al- not vampleted arrancertents for enter- reing the same. New members are tig mdded to the chmrch and the ital antereat is, very encouranings Nest Munchy morning the pastor will vets trom the subject. “Bower Over ears tedlewed with witant hapten, Pi lignas the Will aise be observed. Theo Setutay School program will) be fendered Sunday evening. An Easter antate will he eetlered Easter Monday srnine, entitled “The Kewrrecuon.” Mise Clara H. Blount of New York City and) Miss Madaline A. Worthy will recite. oan’, 201i ee . vou : RELI SINE SSS orn rr i aa — p | al paren oe ees 2 x Prone, 2771. Barbet: Ida Shaw Bly Cultarizt. prietiy- Minen €. J. Weilere @yoteun pie ers 2 oo we Le Even- Breserations for sale. m3 . 2 Ng” oe PR we nN fe — eee natin et ee TAREE UST Bona aaa fees eC srt Ucar el i Sse nb pa het fil) rT yma , 25,000 MORE PORO AGENTS WANTED ; Equipped with the Very Latest Apparates for Teach " the Pore System of Scalp and Hair Culture . ag Terms Moderate “ . Diploma Ginan . ‘Wrhe. Today: fer Fortier Information ~~ TERSEY CITY. N.Y. |. Junsey Ciry, .N. last Sunday 2 the Salem Baptist. Church Pastor ES S judkins preached 2 Me ? ‘M. to large and enthusiastic madi: eneas. The ‘collections for the day amounted to $103: The’ Sunday Sehoo land the B. Y. P. U. held gond sessions At the evening service ahe B.Y. PLU orchastra furnished a part of the music Sire Cora Alexander, ‘the dauyhter 0: the Rev. Dr. R. B. Wynn. presided ai the organ. The° music was excellent ‘Robert. Wardlaw. a U.S soldier’ sta tioned at Nogales. Ariz, was introduced to the congregation. “Pastor Judkins will fill bis pulpit next Sunday at 1] A.M. and 8 P.M. The choir will far- nish apecial Easter music and the orches- tra will assist. oe Mrs. Viola Frazier, who” was recently operated on at the hospital, ix at home again. Mys, Sadie Rex is sick at her home. 99 Sacket street. “Mrs. Florence McGraw is ill at her home, 116 Kearney Avenue. Miss Mary Dade is sick at the home of Mrs. Lula Harrin 92 Tuers avenue. Deacon Henry Bradley was Kept away from services last Senday on account of illness. ; The Rev. David Tyesi, a native Afri- can, delivered an interesting address at Salem Church. . The Sunday School is getting, ready for the New Jersey Baptist. Sunday School Convention which will meet here April 24, The Rev. Thomay H. White, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Clif- ton Forge, Va. was in the city Tast week, The Re. GS. Revis has ac- cepted a call to the First Baptist Church; Cranford, X. J ‘At Bethel A, M. . Church Sunday services were jargely attended. At 11) A. M. the pastor, Albert Carter Sanders. reached from the theme “This _is| Jesus." One person united with. the church, * Palms were given to all. pres- ent. At 3 P. M. the pastor, with 20 of nis members, visited the Rev. W. Spen- ser Carpenter. in Brooklyn, and preached be communion sermon, At 8 P.M. Rethel Church was packed to averflow- ng. The accasian was the memorial’ nid thanksgiving services of Progressive jorge No. 35, 1. 8. P.O, Fiks of the World and Daughter Tempie No. 9. The pastor preached the sermon. There] vill he special music Easter Sunday by le junior chur, under the direction of Miss Anna E. Sanders, at {1 A, M., and he senior choir will sing ar 3°P. M. inder the direction of Mrs. M. Payton, Fhe pator will preach*to the Order of t. Luke. At 8 PM. the Sunday chool will render ite Faster program. rethel Church ix kinking forward to a init from Tichep Feane Tyree Sunday, (iil oo. priet te the peng of the ewe Jersey conference at) Camden, tay & | ENGLEWOOD, N. J. Exaceweon, No J seSanday at the Shi tet LM. P Zion Cinirch wae a. site: cessful day Mae ALL. Thomson Wintes begat a scries of aneetings and peeked Belfi) sermon an the ernie ine ot seed sowing The pene were inspired and a large crowd turned ett at night, One came forward te be prayed for AH persons are bopefal of a xreat snevess this week and every: ung is beine chime tu make the meeting a sceess. tulle trot: was $1710, The raster, the hey. N. 1 Rodunson, preache cil at Ridgewored at 3:48 PM anal ree tumed te Englewood in time to kelp ia the aight service. On Sunday. April 6, the vitizens of Englewood beht a meeting at Lincoln School auditorium, in resnnnse to the (all for the defense of ar righty as American citizens. The Kes H.C. Van Feit was chairman asd tie Speakers: were Hamilton Travers af Orange, De | GK Cannon of Jersey -Citv, Private Lee if Camp Merritt, John Vikens and William Sandford, Jr, of Englewood, PLAINFIELD. NJ). oaiué Saad in, th os Bre th ee Laat Se f° aia Arlington ee Piamrreip, N. J.—Mr. and Mra, John Cary, 8 Manning avamet, gave an clah- orate welcome home dinner to their son, dpe BP. Cary, and Mr. and Mrs, lenry Arnold. “Toasts to the unequaled success and glory of ‘our boys in the great war, also. a dinner in honor of the marriage of, Miss Julia Baskerville, formerly of Worcester, Maes, Mes. ‘Cary’s sister, to Henry Arnold of Sharon Hills, (Pa. "Joseph bas tyent a few very ‘pleasant dafs with his sister and friends in New York City. Charles Washington, West 4th. street, -left last week ior a: visit with relatives and friends in Virginia, his ald home, where he has not visited in seven years, Pete Watson of West 2nd street, left last week for Philadelphia. Robert Oficy of Fall River was here visiting his aunt, Mrs. Mary Lane, Plainfield avenue. James Corsef of Fhilecelphis. brother of Mrs. Tunstall, West 3rd siteet, was a visitor last week with his sister and husband, Mrs, L. Cuff, East 3rd street, is still confined to her home with illness, but is improving. Jas. Ward, 3rd place, after a spell of sickness, is on his job again. Mrs. Edward Yetman left Sat- urday with her daughter for a visit with relatives and friends in Washington, 1D. G. Iter former home, Mr. and Mes. ‘Augustus Taylor of Somerville were week-end visitors of their mother, Mrs, J. Johnson,, East 4th street. The old maids’ convention held at Bethel Chapel, East Sth street: Thury- day evening, the Kev. W. L. Imes, pester. under the auspices of the Earnest Workers Club, was an all-around suc- cess. Mrs, P. J. Simmons, East 4th street, leaves this week to spend the Hastertide with friends in Atlantic City. ‘The Embroidery Club held a meeting at the home of Mrs. Goode, West a street. Friday at 2:30 P. M. Mrs. T. Johnson secured a bargain in four Sy jots with a beautiful small-family house on ene, -This shows the continued progress our people are making here. Miss Margaret Cary, Filmore avenur, pent the week-end with her cousin, Missy Batty, in 140th street. Howard probes, West 4th street, is back to nusiness. Mrs. Gertrude Nickens of New York was a week-end visitor of er aunt, Mrs, Wm. Pryor. Plainfield avenue. Mrs, Pryor, after a long visit o her old home in the South, returned ooking very well. Robert Tate, an onorably discharged -aoldier, has left “laintield for a better paying. position. ie has also jomed church. Mrs. laura smith, West 3rd street, passed a better veck as to her illness. Misses Alma and Louise Reeves of ‘ew York are making their customary nal visit with Mrs. FE. Brown and er sister, Miss [celia Walker, 323 Plain- eld avenue. The Rev. Skiliman_occu- ned the pulpat at Shiloh Baptist Church unday at 11:30 A. M.. and preached | BU itssieated, soveren to cater ongregation. The N. AL ALC. PL smpuraty organization me* at Shiloh | Vednelay evening, April 9. and had harmomous meeting, with the addi-|. on of several new members. Elder exander A, Trent, Suet Davis. sister, Ider Newton and all of congrega- on of Tabernacle No. 2, Church | od and Saints of Christ, left last tmirsday for the annual pasrover feast. > be bek! in Washington. D. C. for yen days. Miss Eppie Waller is not |: 1 as was reported, being ont to service | Shiloh Church Sumday evening. t The Edible Flewer. “John.” complained Mrs. Longwed. “before we were married you used to bring me flowers every werk, and now you haven't brought me any in ten rears !™ “I'm sorry, wife: [Ti do better.” That night he brought her a cauli- cine tp. Se heseonee,, RIDGEWOOD, N. J. Rincxwoos, N, J-—Services ‘at the A. 6. 5, 2ibe Choreh were well attended al Swunday.- In morning there w2s preaching by the pastor, Uc Rev WH, Batchelor. nthe attemoon the Rev, N. B. Robinson of Englewood Preached: an excellent sermon. . In the evening a sacred concert was given un- der the auspices of the Busy Bees, the occasion being the annual spring rally, Miss Lilly Thomas was the promoter of this rally, The sum of $4001 was he Bet proceeds, Mra. uf: Batchelor was called to Asbury’ Park on account of the illness and death of her aunt, :Mrs. C. H. Rich- ardson. PASSAIC. N. J. jheld at Williams ChapeL AM E:-Zion held at Williams Chapel. A.M, E:'Zion Church, last Sunday. The Rev. J. E Morrow preached in the morning from Job ii, 4; theme, “The Insinsation of Satan.” At 4 P.M, the Young Peoples Lyceum rendered a fine program. Aé- dresses were made by Mr. Moore, Mr. Polite and Mr. Burrell. Mrs. Lillian Jackson and Mr. Blaxton rendered two beautiful solos: Miss E. Dudeworth, piano solo. Mr. Fells spoke on living closer _to God. Closing remarks. were hy the pastor. Mr. Fells had charge of the silver offering. Noah Pemmewell was master of ceremonies. ‘The’ Rev, Mrs. Somerville of tHackenssck preached in the evening her farewell sermon here, as she will be leaving soon to go South, where she will remain. Her theme was “Christ Within.” The Reva. Dickerson and Williams of Newark were present. Mrs. Josephine Wood, 65 Myrtle ave- mic, died very suddenly Saturday even- ing. Mrs. Grant of Riverdrive is a pa- tient at St. Mary’s Hospital. Next Sun- day at 4 P, M. Presiding Elder -Geo. E. Ferris will preach for ‘the sinking fund | rally, Easter services will beheld in the evening. A fine program has been arranged. The Sunday School will be| enterained by the superintendent and teachers next Tuesday evening. Mrs. Maud Samples spent Saturday and Sun: Jay with Mrs. N. Pennewell. DOVER N. J unday School meets at 330 P.M. Sunday School meets at_330 P. M.: preaching at 7:30 PM. The Rev. J. A, Davis. is pastor. Mrs. Nanny Lewis spent the week in New York. David Wardell spent Sunday in Dover. The Rev. J. A Davis left Tuesday to visit his “family in Canada, Mics. Isadora Crosby will leave ier her home in. the West Indies. Miss Lettie Pernell is on the sick Hist. hut is improving, Mr, and Mrs. Geo. A Hamilton, 24 West Bisck- well Mecet, entertained at dinner Test Sundar the Kes. Davis Corporal Wm Ketert Iohuson of Brooklyn and wile. Corperal Johuson was formerly 2 mem: ber af Company E, 3th Infantry, and was sounded tive times, | Te eed MORRISTOWN, N. J. Mouristaws, N. Jo--The Emergency League of Bethel Church will give ai entertainment an Friday, April 28. The apron and necktie social kiven at, the Union Taptist Wednesday last was a financial <necess. Fdna V. Fergerson, daughter of Mrs Isabelle Jennings. departed this life Sun- day, April 13, at the axe of 22. Funeral service was held at Bethel Church Wernewtay at 2. P.M. *When Warten Rule” was rendered at Bethel Church hy the [.adlies Get-Together League Fri-_ day. Aithouih the weather was. quite; inclement, the receipts for the night were S21. Smith's restaurant, 7 Water street.” iy open for patronage, ‘The Ways of Snobs. ‘Why do some people run after those who persistently sanb them?” “T donno. They seem to think that people who snub them must be worth knowing.”"—Louisville Courier-Journal, THE WAY, TO ORGANIZE AN INDUSTRAAL FUTURE iget_ Negroes organized, ‘anc this has Sine active expression on the part of the white delegats. But, importamt as this is, it is irrelevant. * The Negro in- dustrial association, leagwe, organizsti or what not, itse!f's the thing.and = "or necessary thing to mold Negro industrial. opinjon. . Third, the job of the Negro welfare of social worker, preacher or other per- dons interested ia Newro industrialad- vancement. It is dual first, the ex couragement of efficiericy and other mecessary industrial virtues by talks, cieees, etc; but the second and real jgb i fo help dlacover and seize ftom the o orking groups tise, who shall be its Moses, | This: mam must bave beyond. all else the capscity to serve; he must be supreme self-denier if needs be, and he cannot be a soap box demagogne; be erect! understand: and’ syncpathize with the people of whom he is one, know where they have-came (rom, now cou temporaneous conditions and understand witere Negro workers acc tending to. He must have the power of expression: that is, the ability to write a clear and comvinciag, mot a turgid academic or sentimental article, on the Negro work- er, for newspapers or magazines; he rast have the ready wit ve accurate owledge to spring to his feet at any Sa and’ defends Relore white. capa and labor. his conrse, at the same time making Negroes themselves understand him. He will be an epitome of. the Negroes’ past in this country and at least m pocket edition dictionary to their fo- lure, but he will come. With these three things then, the mec- easity for increasing our numbers in in- dustrial centers, if successful competi- ion is to be hoped for: a unified expres gdoa. of Negro industrial life, which shall embody « forward looking program; and finding, the Negro leader from the ‘as nimeelf, who with certain qualifications will be able td truly lead, we may, I rink, tum our faces to. the morning of the might through which we are now asting and which, despite its dangers, will brite us to a new, larmer, and freer ndustrial sunrise. . Mixed Emetions. “Do you think Jack really cares for Miss Richley?” “I think he has a platonic affection for her, but he’s violently in love with her father's money."—Boston Tres seein, |: sh Geel Cletoner: , f Yeust—Ever hear your wife talk at a Chimsonbeak—Dinner, did you ask? Sure! 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Samoans SEO (a A Million Eyes Turned Upon it Daily AGENTS EVERYWHERE MADAM C.J. WALKERS WONDERFUL HAIR GROWER SUPREME IN REPUTATION SOLD EVERYWHERE IN U.S.A. WE BELT THE GLOBE A promotional that will do greatly to remembering GRECE A LADY AMONG A LADY Hone C.J. Walker 300 West St. Indianapolis, Indiana. Great opportunity for Agents ... Were Invited PHILADELPHIA, PA. PHILADELPHIA, PA.—Miss Evelyn V. Dolley was married in Washington, D. C. to Haley D. Douglas on Saturday. At one time she was quite a society belle here. Sergeant William Sheppherd, 518 South Juniper street, of Co. L. 369 infantry, was killed in France last fall. Lieutenant Wilson Carey, after an abbreviation of twenty-seven years, is visiting his brother, Ernest Carey, 1894. Tiny street. In that time the lieutenant has been in four wars: the Spanish-Americas with the 10th Cavalry, in the Philippines with the 9th Cavalry, the Mexican war with the 24th infantry, and the moment war with Germany, with the 317th munition train. A charter has been granted the Day Nursery and Orphans' Home for Colored children in Germantown. The officers are the Rev. Morton Winston, president; the Rev. John T. Fletcher and John H. Crump, vice-presidents; Mrs. Florence Jackson, secretary; James T. Jackson, treasurer; William Byrd, man- Ten thousand people attended the banquet to soldiers and sailors at the Commercial Museum on Tuesday evening. It was held under the awnings of the Colored Protective Association and allied churches of Philadelphia. A number of prominent speakers held forth. It was under the direction of R. R. Wright, Jr. Captain Clarence S. Janifer, M. R. C., formally an interne in the Mercy Hospital, has returned from France. He received two citations for bravery. William Melane of Co. M., 369th Infantry, locally returned from France. He was raised five times and is the proud posssessor of a Croix de Guerre. Sergeant Otto Walker was married to Madie V. V. Reason on March 24 at the home of J. B. Mackey, Sr. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. John S. Lagan. They will reside in Kirk City, Mo., where Sergeant Wakehurst stationed. Mr. and Mrs. Willie H. Hirner, 702 20th street, entrance the engagement of their daughter, Miss Marie H., to Lieut. Joseph W. Smith of the 365th Infantry, guarded at Camp Upton. The Independent Charity Association has appointed the following officers: President Mary Purnsley; vice-president, Sue Shields; secretary secretary, Louise Baskin; financial secretary, Beatrice Mamurier; treasurer, Rosa Lattimore; captain, Rosa Johnson; trustees, Sarah Wilson; Florence Hoover and Jennie Jone. PRESIDENT George W. Johnston, Jr. of C.U.S. South Infantry, who has just returned from overseas' service, was detained entertained last Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. street, by his sisters, Mrs. T. Allen, Mrs. Rae Walker, Mrs. Mae Smith and Miss Sadie K. Johnston. The detainees were of national colors. Captain C. Middleton of the 349th Field Artillery spent a few days in the city while en route to Savannah, Ga. He will be remembered as the first race organizer appointed to the army by President Wilson after distinguishing himself on the battlefields of France. With the 29th Infantry he was cited for bravery and in charge of U. S. A. E. F. Department. Miss Lillian Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lillian Jones, 5742 Arch street was given as a prize for the West Phila. dept. in the city was dressed. Lara Wheeler, city made key-valley exhibition of art at the Dunbar W. D. C. Her studies of con- chinism. Two were periapsis the most small picture displaying the value of the use of masses in the city. Spirit in the Singing. At the Presbyterian Church was ill and the music was Halstown Banner. Real Estate All Kinds In City or Country Specialty, Englewood and Aubury Park, New Jersey, Corona and Long Island City, For Sale 527 W. CHAST MAHALEY CHAS. MAHALEY, 127 W. 133rd Street BERRY AND BOSS PLAN BUSINESS EXPANSION (Continued from first page) own bosses and instead of continuing to work for a monthly $2 per week as was then their wages, agreed to form part- nership in some business or other. They struck upon that of toymaking, and with the manger capital of $10, a second-bas sewing machine and a cutting board, launched out into the business world by making Teddy Bears at 2 West 135th street. Today, two years later, the race is fortunate in having among its other enterprises the largest-toy manufactur- ing concern of color in the world. Within nine months after the business was started it took on such tremendous proportions that made it mandatory to be guided by a stronger arm than those of the ladies and in June, 1918, was incorporated at $10,000 under the laws of the State of New York with Herbert S. Boulin as president; Dr. E. Elliott Rawlins, vice-president; Victoria Ross, secretary, and Evelyn Berry, treasurer. The plans and purposes of the corporation are: (1) To carry on a general manufacturing business in the making of toys, shirts, shirtwaists and clothing of every description, and distribute said merchandise to dealers in all parts of the world. To erect and establish factories- not only in New York but throughout the country, so as to provide work for thousands of women and disabled soldiers returning from France. (2) To import, export, buy, sell or otherwise deal in raw material for the manufacture of aforementioned merchandise. (3) To purchase, lease, exchange, or otherwise acquire real estate in any of its parts or branches that may be conducive to the interest of said corporation. (4) To erect, maintain, improve, rebuild, enlarge any and all kinds of buildings, stores, office, warehouses, mills, shops, factories, plants, etc as in the judgment of the board of directors from time to time may be advantageous for the purposes of the corporation, and in keeping with the laws governing corporations. To this end the directors of the company have placed before the public 800 shares of its corporate stock at a cost of $10 each for a period of thirty days, beginning April 19. You can do your child no greater service than by giving it a share of Berry & Ross stock." The firm in 1917 did an approximate business of $2,000 in 1918 the business done aggregated $25,000, and bids fair in 1919 to outstrip the two former years combined. The company has the sanction of such firms as R. H. Macy & Co., Bloomingdale Bros., Jas. Hearn & Son, A. I. Namm, Abraham & Straus, Brooklyn; Jordan, Marsh & Co., Boston; Gimbel Bros., Philadelphia, Pa., and the Chelsea Exchange Bank and R. G. Dun & Co., 290 Broadway. The business is the only one of its kind that can well speak of a traveling salesman in the person of Allen H. Woods, for many years in pany, New York, who is on an extended the employ of the Lahman Sales Comtour, covering the Middle Atlantic, South Atlantic and Gulf States. The president of the company, Herbert S. Boulin, is widely known in the social and business world and considered to be a most successful business man. The designer of the dolls, etc., is Miss Evelyn Berry, who is considered the pioneer among her profession. Dr. E Elliott Rawlins, the vice-president, is one of the few men upon whom the race can well point to with pride in the East and lives up to the ethics of his profession. To satisfy the minds of the average reader as to the growing value of the shares, it is well to state that the original cost was $5 each, and at a meeting of the board of directors, held March 27, owing to the volume of business, it became necessary to increase the shares to $10 each. Anyone will therefore concede that in a growing business such as Berry & Ross there is no telling what the shares now offered at $10 will be worth a year hence. An investment made in Berry & Ross stocks will bring forth fruit; yea, thirty sixty and one hundred fold. Liberty bonds credited equally as cash.—Adv. RALLEM, N. C. Mrs. C. Edna Steele died last Thursday at St. Agnes' Hospital after several weeks' illness. She was a faithful member of First Baptist Church, an active member of the Red Cross and the Household of Ruth. Pursuer was Tuesday at the First Baptist Church. Monroe Green died Thursday after several months' illness. His funeral was held Sunday from the Fayetteville Street Baptist Church. Miss Gertrude Perry is home on account of illness, though she is improved. She has been teaching at Powellville, N. C. Dr. and Mrs. U. G. Teele left for their home in Georgetown, S. C., last Thursday, having been here ten days visiting Mrs. Teele's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Cardwell, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Price of Toledo, Ohio, are in the city and are with his sister, Mrs. Jno, O'Kelly, T. Johnson and Mrs. A. C. Burnette of Indiana, agents of Madame, C. J. Walker, gave a lecture and moving pictures at the First Baptist Church last Tuesday night to a large and appreciative audience. Mrs. J. R. Cardwell is on the sick list this week. The Women's Club met with Mrs. D. B. Evans on Cottan street last Thursday. They were favored with a lecture by Miss Susie Wiseman, Domestic Science teacher in the city school, which was enjoyed by all. Drs. K.-C. Holt and A. D. Avery attended the Virginia Conference at Portsmouth last week. The Rev. Matthews and congregation of the Christian Church had quite a successful rally last Sunday. They raised $1,500.15. Thirty-one were baptized at the First Baptist Church last Sunday. SCRANTON, PA SCRANTON, PA—Easter exercises will be held in the morning, at the 12:30 P. M. session and at 8 P. M., at Bethel A. M. E. Church. The Pine Street Baptist Church will also have a special program. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Gross have left this city to make their home in Youngstown, Ohio. An auto party consisting of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Howes, Mrs. J. W. Dorsey, Misses Elsie Tinker and Amy Dorsey, and G. W. Brown motored to Wilkes-Barre and called on many friends. Sergeant Herman Dunlap of Harrisburg, who has been spending the past week as the guest of Miss Mac Howard, has returned home. The Rev. Jos. Evans at Bethel Sunday gave two forceful sermons. In the morning his subject was "What Has God Wrought? or Marvelous Workings of the Divine." In the evening, the first of a series of sermons on "Possession of the Saints, or The World Is Yours," was preached. M. T. Jones Household of Ruth No. 921, G. U. O. O. F., has been steadily increasing financially and in membership for the last six months. Two more were taken in last Monday. THE LATEST THEORY OF FIRST AID IS: That germs are found on the surface of the skin and wound most abundantly. Every intelligent person knows it is better to use creams, powders, soaps, tinctures and pomades which may form life rather than those which promote it. MERCY MARIL REG U B PAT OFF LIBERTY SKIN TOILET ARTICLES are antiseptic. They GIVE LIBERTY to the skin from the germs that enclose it, build up and nourish the tissues and leave the skin and scalp as clean and pure as the fillets. They are used under the personal supervision of a professional nurse. So great is the confidence of the public in them that they are readily used by phys- icians and their families. 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S., who advised the residents of Harlem to buy thrift stamps, and C. J. Atkinson of the Rotary Club, who spoke in the interest of the proposed welfare club for colored boys in Harlem. The audience was a most representative one, made up of well-known civilians, 150 members of the old 15th Regiment, who occupied the front seats; Women's Auxiliary of the old 15th, women of the police reserves of the 50th Precinct and registered nurses of Lincoln Hospital in uniform. The Cief Club furnished vocal and instrumental music, playing the "Marsellaise" when Monsieur Knecht arose to speak and "Here Comes My Daddy Now," a favorite of Colonel Hayward's, shortly before he was introduced. A solo was rendered by Mrs. Lula Robinson Jones. The church was decorated with the flags of the Allies, and the pictures of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt were prominently displayed. Members of the old 15th and the ladies of Mother Zion Church served as ushers. Following is Colonel Hayward's address, in part: Members of the reception committee were: the Rev. J. W. Brown, Miss E. Elizabeth Frazier, the Rev. F. M. Hyder, John B. Nall, Miss Fannie Mason, Dr. E. P. Roberts, Mrs. Ednah R. Boutte and the Rev. R. M. Bolden. SPRINGFIELD. MASS. SPRINGFIELD, MASS.—Last Wednesday evening, the 9th, the Negro Civic League was host in the Buckingham School Hall for upward of two hundred people, the occasion being the third annual ladies' night of the league. The program was literary and musical. The entire program of readings by Madame Ada Bell Griffin of Worcester and the singing by the Coleridge Taylor sextet of this city was well above par both in quality and rendition. So well did the audience like Madame Bell's reading that she was called back repeatedly for encores. The club is composed this season of Mrs. Ivy Cole Shepherd, Mrs. Gurness Johnson, Mrs. Lillian Lancaster, Mrs. Julia Warner, Misses Ruth Johnson, Luzerne Cabbelle and Ellen Williams. Dr. Bruce T. Bowens, president of the league, presided. A meeting was held in the office of Dr. Bowens, Hancock street, Monday evening to make preparatory plans for the membership drive of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, to be held the first two weeks in May. The Evening High School of Commerce held its graduation exercises in the Assembly hall of the school Thursday evening. Diplomas were awarded to a class of seventeen, among whom were two colored students, Mrs. Ella Stewart of Mason street and Mrs. Mabel Jacobs of Plumtree road. District Grand Master J. H. Higgins of this city left Monday for Attleboro on official business for the local lodge of Odd Fellows. At their meeting Monday evening, the 14th, the Household of Ruth Lodge had as its assisting guest Sister M. E. 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In our opinion there is no better or safer investment, and you will receive at the rate of 6% per annum from date of issue of stock to you. Your investment is in the most widely and best known organization of its kind in the world. We shall build a club hotel, which is sorely needed, in the busiest city in the world. Small investors are especially welcomed, for obviously, the more stockholders the Clef Club has the more friends will be interested in its welfare. CHAMBERSBURG, PA. CHAMBERSBURG, PA.-Elise Campbell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Campbell, has been confined to her home with illness for three weeks. The Parkins Club of St. James A. M. E. Church, the Rev. Henry Young, pastor, held its third anniversary last Sunday. Excellent addresses were made. Mr. Howard of Steetton, Pa., spoke on the value of education. The president, Paul Campbell, came from Storer College, to prede. A Meral, offering was turned over to the church. The Household of Ruth had their annual sermon preached by the Rev. Wm. L. Burton in Hope Church. A large representation of the order was present. Many favorable comments were made upon the sermon. The Rev. J. M. Davis preached in Shippenburg in the afternoon and the chair of Zion Church sam. William Howard died suddenly in the doctor's office on Saturday night last. He was laid to rest on Wednesday afternoon from the home of his mother, Mrs. Hannah Howard. The Rev. Henry Young had charge of the funeral, and appropriate remarks were made by the Revs. Burton and Davia. Decreased was a member of the Elks Club and they had charge of the services at the grounda. Many relatives and friends from out of town were present at the funeral. The Rev. Henry Young preached a special sermon at the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church on Sunday afternoon. Dr. Telfair of Harrisburg preached in the evening. The Rev. Burton preached a special sermon in Hope Church on Sunday morning. Hope Church had its banner year ending March 30. The Missionary Society, of which Mrs. Laura Cager is president, raised over $20, and turned over to the church $70. There are many signs of new life in the church. The session selected Elder Isaac Harrison to represent the church at Presbytery, in Steelton, this week. The Rev. Burton also left town to attend this meeting. The New Era banner was unfurled in Hope Church on Sunday night. PORTSMOUTH N H PORTSMOUTH, N. H.—The young ladies organized Bible class held their annual reception in the vestry of the People's Baptist Church last Thursday evening, and it proved to be the leading social event of the season. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Allen entertained the deacons and deaconesses, with the pastor and his wife, at a dinner last Sunday at their home in Richmond street. Mrs. Martha Countee is confined to her room in Court street by illness. The People's Baptist Church quarterly report showed that the church has almost doubled its membership during the six months' pastorate of the Rev. J. R. Randolph and has made large increase in the Sunday School and other societies. Mrs. Robert Allen and Mrs. Ernest Lee were visitors to Boston last Monday. Mrs. C. J. Gilbert. Washington street, is able to be out again after being confined to her home for two weeks by illness. Clef Singers FOR INDIGESTION TAKE LAXCARIN NEVER KNOWN TO FAIL Nearly everybody suffers at times after eating. Especially after a feast of some sort when a large number of different courses are served, and where everybody wishes to show off by eating more than his or her share. 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Johnson, contributory editor of The Am. spoke in International House, University of Pennsylvania, Friday evening of last week on "The Race Problem in America." The students present were of various races, many of whom were Japanese. BORDENTOWN BROOKLYN BORDETOWN, N.J.-Prof. Kelly Miller of Howard University will be the main speaker at the annual meeting of the New Jersey Association of Colored Teachers Saturday, May 11, in the assembly hall of the Bordentown School. At the morning session, beginning at 10 o'clock, T. Edward Kinney of Trenton will give the president's opening address followed by a report of committees and a discussion of the various study centers with a view to improving them. Prof. Miller will speak at 2:30 p.m. Col. Charles Young of the U. S. Army will be the commencement speaker Decoration Day, May 30, at 2:30 p.m. BTRAIGHTHIN YOUR NAIR Net with hot brass. 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But it will stop it from falling out; positively removes dandruff; promotes a humming growth of hair; and removes the odor of the Remembrer Kink-no more is sold under a guarantee to do all that is desired for it or money refunded. I will send to anyone on the receipt of $1.80 a regular size box of Kink-no more, enough to strengthen from one to two hands of hair. When ordering such registered letter, postal money order or express money order, please send the Remembrer Kink-no more to Write up for special terms. Because 3 cent Shamp for reply. Agents wanted everywhere. Address Prof. L. P. Shannon, 101 Prospect Ave. Avery Park, N. J. Club Players NEWS OF GREATER NEW YORK MANHATTAN AND BRONX The sick of Salem Church are: Mrs. B. Lancaster, Mrs. J. Johnson and J. Wilkinson. Dr. Henry M. Minton and Dr. A. B. Jankson of Philadelphia, were visitors Saturday and Sunday. Dr. G. Bachelor of Anderson, S. C. is in the city and preached at Union Baptist Church last Sunday evening. The Rev. and Mrs. F. A. Cullen returned from Atlantic City, where they went to lay their mother at roast last week. Nearly all the city churches are holding special services for Holy Week. Elaborate programs are also announced for Easter Sunday. Arthur L. Macbeth, a prominent citizen of Baltimore, and a photographic artist of national repute, spent a few days in New York City last week. Mr. and Mrs. Rufus E. Payne of 227 West 141st street announce the arrival of a daughter on April 12. Both the mother and baby are doing nicely. A "Down Home Rag Party" will be given by Mesmes Banker and Jones at 473 Lenox avenue, Thursday evening, April 17, for the benefit of Mother Zion Church. The Mask and Wig Club, continue their series of enjoyable entertainments every Saturday night at the Music School Settlement. Progressive whist and dancing are held from 8:30 to 12. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings the Volunteer Club will conduct a rainbow bazaar at Progressive Hall, 129 West 130th street, for the benefit of Mother Zion Church. Prof. Jesse O. Thomas, state supervisor of Negro economics, left the city late Tuesday night for Buffalo, where he goes to make some investigations into the working and living conditions of the Negro in that city. "Young Dr. Devine," a comedietta, in two scenes, will be given on Wednesday evening, April 23 at Mother Zion Church, under the auspices of the Dunbartram Dramatic Club, Mrs. Clara Foster, president; promoted by Mrs. Anna Store. The funeral services of William T. Wilson, leader of Class No. 13, were held at Mother Zion church on Tuesday evening. He was an active member of the church and for a number of years leader of Class No. 6, succeeding David Landrina. Mrs. Mary Morgan, wife of the Rev. Dr. Sandy Morgan of the St. James Protestant Episcopal Church, Rectory, Va., have been visiting her mother and relatives in New York at 2409 Seventh avenue. She left this week to join her husband at Rectory, Va. Col. Chas, W. Anderson has given a splendid picture of Col. Theodore Roosevelt contained in a massive gilt frame to the Fair, which will open on April 29, in St. Benedict's Hall, West 53rd street. The picture seems to bring out in strong relief all the characteristics which were Col. Roosevelt's in life. Dr. Augustus J. Fisher of 307th Infantry, 93d division, who has just returned from France, is spending a few weeks in this city as guest of Dr. George M. Evans, 234 West 124th Street. Lieutenant Fisher, who is a veterinarian, expects to resume his former position as Government meat inspector in Chicago, III. Music lovers are greatly interested in the concert that will be held at Metropolitan Baptist Church Monday evening, April 21. This concert is under the exclusive management of Mrs. Daisy Tapley and is held under the aniques of the board of ushers. A splendid array of New York and Brooklyn's best talent will appear, namely, Miss Minnie Brown, soprano; Miss Lydia Mason, pianist; Mrs. Blanche Wade Wright, reader; Chas Waters, tenor, and Marion Cumbo, cellist. The annual May entertainment of the Hope Day Nursery, located at 33 West 133rd street, to take place at Manhattan Casino on Friday evening, May 2, 1919, promises to be the greatest hit of the entire season. Miss Kemp's dancing dolls in "Betty's Dream," a musical revue, could well grace Broadway. Over 50 children, ranging from 4 to 14 years, are being carefully trained by Miss Amanda Kemp, a teacher, to please you. The nursery thanks its mum friends for their former patronage and solicits their attendance again this year. The Committee - Ady: The following were reported sick at Mother Zion Church: Julia Harris, 1460 Seventh avenue; Minnie Thompson, 110 West 139th street; Carrie Sams, 38 West 139th street; Annie Turner, 3 East 131st street; James McCadden, 17 Waverly place; Clarence Harlem, Harlem Hospital; Chas H. Brent, 111; West 133rd street; Lucinda Strong, 88 West 134th street; Corn Hubeh, 2473 Seventh avenue; Hugh Taylor; Mattie Farrell, Harlem Hospital; Panline Smith, 173 West 140th street; Jennie Hicks, Woman's Hospital; Emma Godwilher, Harlem Hospital; Saral Haines, 507 Lennox avenue; Tico W. Glover, 507 Lennox avenue; Lillian St. Clair, 2285 Seventh avenue; Mrs. Ramsey, 2367 Seventh avenue; John Stewart, 224 West 141st street. GIVE CONCERT. The Buffalo Band, Lieut. E. E. Thompson, bandmaster, will appear at Carnegie Hall Saturday evening, May 3, for the benefit of the West 135th Street Branch of the Young Man's Christian Association. The band will play many of the selections which made it such a big favorite in France. Among the special features will be the Buffalo Quartet, Charles Waters, tenor, and Lester Miller with his onedolin. TO ORGANIZE COMMUNITY COUNCIL. Dr. Hutchens C. Bishop, temporary chairman of the organization committee, is calling a mass meeting of all the citizens of the district bounded by 130th street to 145th street from Eight avenue to the river, on Thursday, April 17, at 8:15 p. m., at the 15th Regiment Armory Auditorium, for the purpose of organizing a community council. All the organizations in the district are requested to send representatives to this meeting and all the citizens are urged to be present and partake in the organization of a community council. FILLMORE ISSUES CALL TO OLD EIGHTEENTH. Lleut. Colonel Charles W. Fillmore has issued a call to all New York men who served in the famous Fifteenth to meet him in conference on next Sunday afternoon, after the band concert in the new regiment's armory at 132nd street and 7th avenue, for the purpose of reorganization. At that time he will discuss frankly with his formularies the military mission and the opportunity to assist in shaping the affairs of their race in this city and country. He is particularly anxious that not only the non-commissioned officers, but every enlisted man who saw service overseas engage in this conference. BOYS' CLUB MOVEMENT. A ten days drive has been started to raise funds for the furtherance of the movement to establish a boys' club in Harlem. The following committee is taking the initiative in conducting this drive: Dr. E. P. Roberts; R. C. McPherson, John B. Saunders, A. T. Stokes and C. T. Atkinson, chairman of the Rotary Club. Headquarters have been established at 2295 Sevenths avenue. It is planned to establish a clubhouse for this community; the building is to contain a gymnasium, rooms for games, reading rooms, group clubrooms, etc., playgrounds and play spaces are to be established and properly supervised. A summer camp is planned. The club does not only provide play and occupation for the boy's idle hours, physical, intellectual and moral welfare, but to give the proper attention to his. All who contribute $5.00 or over will be voting members; contributions of smaller amounts will gladly be reciever and acknowledged. NEWS OF THE CHURCHES HARLEM CONGREGATIONAL Only standing room was available on Palm Sunday. Warner James, president of the finance committee of the New York Congregational Conference, was present in the evening. The program for the week includes preaching service every night at 8:30. Monday there will be a sermon by the Rev. Jos. Holder, Orange, N. J.; Tuesday, the Rev. H. I. Thomas, pastor Wesleyan Church; Wednesday, the Rev. R. A. Bolden of Williamsbridge; Thursday, the Rev. J. N. Bridgeman, Brooklyn; Good Friday, 12 noon to 3 p.m., subject, "The Seven Last Words from the Cross," Dr. Holder, preacher. He will preach also at the evening service. Mr. O. A. Blackman and M. T. Wattley in charge of the music. METROPOLITAN BAPTIST On last Sunday all the people united in celebrating Palm Sunday. The Rev. W. W. Brown, the pastor, preached in the morning from the subject, "The Triumphal Lentry." found in Matt xx. 89. The assistant pastor preached at night. The May rally is near at hand and $6,500 is wanted. All the club leaders are rallying their forces. Deacon Hunter, chairman of the May Fair Committee, anticipates victory for each booth and says he is going over the top with $6,500. Every department of the church is working for that end. The Boys and Girls Clubs are putting themselves on record by having a table each, and working as none but people with a purpose will do. 8T. BENEDICT'S CHURCH. Solemn mass will be chanted at 11 o'clock on Easter Sunday at St. Benedict's Church, at which service the sermon will be preached by a famous Capuchin, Father Augustine, from Dublin, Ireland. In the evening vespers will be sung at 8 o'clock. The preparations for the grand fair which will open on April 29 are nearing completion. Articles are coming in for the booths, and now about the only thing to be arranged is the program for the opening night. Great interest is developing about the McCormack Victrola, the picture of Col. Roosevelt and an exhibition of dolls dressed by a number of Catholic ac- AUTOMOBILE INSTRUCTION, 915; practical for the use of the motor vehicle; and for driving. Loomis served. tresses as they appear at present some of the loading theatres. BUSH MEMORIAL CHURCH. Palm Sunday was a notable day at Rush Memorial A. M. E. Zion Church. Dr. Crookes preached to the largest congregation of the six years pastorate. His sermons both morning and evening were of the highest order and in keeping with the day. Palms were distributed both morning and evening. The chairman, Mrs. J. L. Cheery, of the fair committee reported $130, which amount was turned over to the trustee board. The collection for the day was $280. Bishop J. S. Caldwell will preach Easter Sunday morning and special music will be rendered by the choir. ST. MARK'S M. E. CHURCH On Sunday, April 13, the morning and evening services were attended by unusually large congregations. Dr. Brooks occupied the pulpit at the morning service and preached from James, v. 7-8; theme, "The Second Advent of Jesus." During his brilliant discourse Dr. Brooks asserted that physical closeness does not always signify love and sympathy. Continuing, he said that Christ is coming to overthrow Satan and sin, and establish His kingdom. That He will reward the faithful and punish the unfaithful. He asked the question, "Will we be ready to meet Him when He does appear?" In the evening the holy sacrament was administered to five hundred and seventy-four communicants. Dr. Brooks spoke on the subject of love. Thirty probationaries received the right hand of fellowship and were admitted into full membership. During the day twenty-four persons joined the church. Immediately after the morning service one adult and three infants were baptized. At both services the choir rendered excellent music. Palm was distributed before the morning service by a committee from the Floral Circle. ST. JAMES' PRESBYTERIAN A great many people were turned away from St. James' on last Sunday, the church being crowded. Dr. Mendenhall, the moderator of New York Presbytery, preached at the morning service. Five persons joined the church on profession of faith. Dr. Mendenhall congratulated the pastor and officers on the overflow congregation and expressed his pleasure at preaching in the largest colored Presbyterian Church in the United States. The moderator took for his theme "What the Gospel will do for a church." Dr. Hyder preached at night. Three people joined the church on profession of faith. The collection for the day was $130. The congregation gave an additional offering of $52 for the relief work represented by Prof. Connelly. Dr. Hyder will discuss in next Sunday morning's sermon "The Mysterious Growth of the Human Spirit." UNION BAPTIST CHURCH Notwithstanding the downpour of rain Friday evening the prayer meeting was well attended. The pastor was a little late in coming in, but stated Mrs. Sims, Mrs. J. Winder and himself had been invited to the home of Mrs. Jamerson who had a splendid outlay. Sunday at 11 a.m. m. Prof. R. Grant and his choir were at their post of duty. After several selections the pastor preached a fervent sermon on "The Tears of Jesus" at 2 p.m. the Sunday School was largely attended. Sipit. Johnson seems to be very much elated over the considerable work that is being carried by the missionary. At 3:30 p.m. b. Br. W. Breed of the Metropolitan Baptist Church preached a practical sermon on "Transformation." The hand of fellowship was extended to ten new members. The B. Y. P. U. convened at 5:30 p.m. with the Juniors in charge. Much credit is due to Miss Thelma Reed for her excellent program, presented in two acts, and in keeping with Palm Sunday. At the evening service Dr. G. Bachelor of Anderson, S. C. preached a helpful sermon on "The Restoration of Joy." Five persons united with the church. The offering amounted to $10.29. MOTHER ZION CHURCH Fifteen hundred people were packed in Mother Zion Church last Sunday morning to listen to an impassioned sermon by the pastor, Dr. Brown, Palms were distributed. Communion was served to a large number of communicants in the afternoon. The Rev. P. H. Jones of Brooklyn preached an enthusiastic sermon. The Sunday School and Christian Endeavor Society held interesting sessions and were largely attended. Dr. Brown prescheduled a splendid sermon to the Howard Union League, Inc., and their invited guests. The church was again crowded to its utmost capacity. Next Sunday afternoon the Clet Club will give a special recital under the auspices of the J. C. Price Lyceum, Holy Thursday will be observed Thursday evening. The Rev. Fraser will preach and communion will be served. On Good Friday a sacred cantata, "Seven Last Words," will be rendered by the choir, Prof. C. F. LeGar, director. Dr. Brown will preach the Easter sermon next Sunday morning. The floral committee, Mrs. Marie Forrester, chairman, will have charge of the chlorate decorations. The members and friends are asked to bring polled plants and cut flowers in memory of their departed dead. On account of the size of the church the friends who desire to have good seats are especially asked to come early. SALEM M. E. CHIUCH Palm Sunday was observed with appropriate services. The Rev. F. A. Carlen, the pastor, preached an excellent sermon in the morning, taking as his text "His Triumphant Entrance Into Jerusalem." At night: Dr. Cassie of Africa delivered a scholarly discourse on "This is the victory that overcame the world." The congregation were added to the Church. Hundreds were turned away who could not get into the church. A 9 o'clock the Lycamina held a great ex-Assemblyman B. A. Johnson, Supri Prince Edward, J. M. Royal presided. Solos were reordered by Mrs. J. Faw- wick, A. A. Capelpole, Miss B. Ed- wards and others. The great crowd en- joyed one of the most instructive pro- grams of the season. The Sunday School and men's bible class were largely attended. The class was addressed by Prof. J. O. Thomas. Next Thursday might there will be a business men's meeting to discuss business possibilities in Harlem: An unusual musical program will be rendered on Easter Sunday by the choir and choral society. In view of the large number that could not get into the church last Sunday, services will be held in the lecture room as well as in the main auditorium on Easter Sunday. FIRST EMMANUEL Splendid congregations attended the services at the First Emmanuel Church Sunday. Pastor Bolden spoke eloquently from Zacariah 9: 9, and quoted also the saying of Jesus as found in St. Matthew 21: 5. At the conclusion of the sermon, Pastor Bolden distributed palma to the people, while the choir rendered the Anthem "The Palms." The Sunday School had a full attendance. Superintendent Hogans and Pastor Bolden conducted the service, and several minutes were spent in the practice of the Easter carols. Mrs. Jackson has prepared an elaborate program by the children for the 2' o'clock service. An excellent program was rendered at the meeting of the Literary Society at 4:30 p.m. Miss Maggie Johnson had charge, which she was for the Miss Featherstone, piano solo, Mrs. S. C. Jackson; solo, Mrs. L. Tuckett; recitation, Miss Aidie Pennington; Recitation, Mme. Napoleon; closing remarks. Rey Bolden. Mrs. Nettie Shaw will have charge and present the program Sunday. The Emmanuel Fellowship Society met at 7 p. m. Mrs. Shaw leader. At 8 o'clock the chauch was crowded with members and friends to listen to the sermon preached to the Woman's Missionary Society of the chauch. The ladies made quite an imposing appearance, dressed in white as they marched into the church. The invited queen memorialized the National Industrial and Benevolent Association of which Miss Rose Harper is president. Pastor Bolden chose his text from St. Matthew 24: 13. "But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved." Theme "The Saving Efficacy in Endurances." Excellent music was rendered by the of the Missionary Society, told of the choir, Mrs. Medora Bolden, president of the Missionary Society, told of the work the society had done and is striving to do. Mrs. Audora Holden gave an outline of the work of the Industrial Association. Purses were presented to Pastor Bolden from the Missionary Society by Miss Iceena Williams, and also from the Association by Miss Harper, the Rev. Mr. Hogan and Sister assisted in the dinner. Dinner was served during the day, the Sunday School, Mrs. Cora Elott presented $8.40 to the trustees proceeds. Next Sunday dinner will be served by the Missionary Society. There will also be an early service at 4 p.m. Monday night, Miss Ida Vera Simonton gave an excellent lecture on Africa, accompanied by moving pictures. Miss Simonton spent many years in the interior, and her talk was very interesting. Musical numbers were rendered by Miss Therese Green, Miss Pauline Jackson and Mrs. L. Trickett, Recitation, Miss Agnes Wiley. The choir also sang two heralded halsed made, by Miss Mahal Wernert. The contribution, was presented to Miss Simonton by Pastor Bolden for services she had rendered the church in recent months. BROOKLYN Miss Marion Moore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred R. Moore, was graduated from Heffley Business School Wednesday of this week. Hon. John C. Dancy, ex-recorder of deeds of the District of Columbia, will deliver an address at Fleet Street Church next Sunday evening. The Rev. Dr. Rohden and W. Wortham attended the dinner given last Monday at the Hotel Astor by the Economic Club complimentary to Lieut. Col. Tho. Rosevelt, Jr. Dr. P. A. Wallace, who was confined to his room with the gripe last week, recovered sufficiently to occupy the pulpit at Fleet Street Church last Sunday. The Order of Moses, with its various branches, turned out last Sunday night at Bridge Street Church and listened to the thanksgiving sermon preached by the Rev. W. Spencer Carpenter. The reception held at the Holy Trinity Baptist Church last Thursday evening was a notable affair. The entire program was devoted to racial themes, composed by members of the Negro race. Mrs. C. J. Hamlin, hairdresser on Cumberland street, has returned from attending the funeral of her father, Abram Jones, of Danville, Pa., who died suddenly on March 10. He is survived by eight children and eight grandchildren. Special Easter music will be rendered at the Silioam Presbyterian Church at 11 o'clock services under direction of W. A. White, organist, assisted by Mrs. Effie Stannard Smith, soprano. Miss Elizabeth Robinson, violin; Miss Margarite Robinson, piano. The Easter exercises of the Friendship Baptist Sunday School, Mrs. Elizabeth Martin Artist, superintendent, will be held on Sunday evening at the church 477 W. 10th Street at 7:30. The program will be ten street, fast New York, on Wednesday evening. Mrs. A. E. C. Matthews of 1894 Chancery street, was the speaker of the occasion. Mrs. Betty M. Payne, the president, presided. The war experiences of Secret. W. Rousse Lee, as related by him at the League's Forum on Sunday, were humorous as well as pathetic. Time was not given to tell of the many engagements in which the 369th U. S. Infantry took part, but such as were mentioed were very interesting. Next Sunday Leon E. Mertens will be the principal speaker. Musical program in charge of Miss Anna Holmes. At the annual election of trustees held at the Concord Baptist Church of Christ on Adelphia street last Friday night, E. L. Faulcon, c. H. Vann and John T. Brown were re-elected for a term of three years. At the church meeting for business Deacon Robert Lincoln Powell was elected church clerk. Deacon Powell is well qualified for the position and is performing his duties with efficiency. Twenty-eight members of the East New York Girls' Reserve were present at the regular Saturday afternoon meeting held in the rooms of the Republican League, 830 Belmont avenue, last Saturday. After going through their routine of business the members indulged in games that created much fun. A hike of a few miles around the community closed the day's sport. Misses E. May Woods and Lillian C. Dodson were in charge of the meeting. BOLDIERS WELCOMED SOLDIERS WELCOMED HOME. No soldiers have felt more truly welcomed home than the relatives and friends of "L'Allegra Quintette" felt on Friday evening, April 4, when about fifty friends joined the quintette at the home of Miss Rosalind S. Hest, in a welcome home dance to the boys returned from service. In the midst of a merry round of dances and games Samuel T. Hest served one of his tempting repasts, in his usual efficient style. To their friends "L'Allegra Quintette" means Misses Rosalind S. Hest, Edna Kornberg, E. Corabe McKinney C. Rosella E. E. Taylor. The quintette's guests of honor were Aaron Cuffee of the 27th Division, Kenneth Crawford, Charles L. Bryant, Curtis Jackson, Oliver R. Jackson, William Sydney Jackson, William Martin, Walter E. D. Robinson, George C. Trice, Frank Turner, Nelson Whitney of the "Buffaloes." FLEET STREET CHURCH Palm Sunday was observed with appropriate ceremonies. Large overflowing congregations attended all the services. Dr. P. A. Wallace, who had been confined to his room with la gripe for the last five or six days, occupied the pulpit both morning and evening. His subject at 11 a. m. was, "Behold the Man." In beautiful language and pleasing, delivery did the preacher present the Christ of God, in his person, in his actions, in his sufferings, and in his love, working out the scheme of human redemption backed by all the authority of heaven. Dr. Wallace spoke again at the evening service from the subject, "Quit ye like men." Next Sunday Dr. Wallace will preach the special Easter sermon at 11 a. m.; subject, "A Visit to the Empty Tomb." At 3 o'clock the Sunday School will hold their special exercises. At 5 p. m., the Hon. John C. Duncy of Washington, D. C., will deliver an address. The choir under the direction of Stephen E. Green will render special music. BRIDGE STREET CHURCH. In the morning the church was packed to its capacity to hear the Rev. W. Spencer Carpenter preach the Palm Sunday sermon. In the afternoon the Rev. A. C. Saunders, accompanied by his officers and a number of his members, came over to Bethel Church, Jersey City, and preached the humble sermon from the holdout Man. The communion was administered to 393. In evening the Order of Moses, with various branches, were the guests of the church and the pastor delivered the thanks-giving sermon to them. Fifteen persons united with the church and $201 was collected. Easter Sunday morning the Easter sermon will be delivered; at 2:30 the Sunday School will hold special sermons and in the evening the pastor's subject will be "Two Keys." SILOAM PRESBYTERIAN. A large congregation filled Silhou Presbyterian Church Sunday mornings. The pastor, the Rev. J. E. Harper, the pastor, the Rev. J. E. Harper, his subject, "Christ, the Victorious", The choir rendered excellent music, Mrs. E. Smith sing a solo. The choir is preparing special Easter music for Sunday. The Easter exercises of the Sunday school will take place in the evening of Easter Sunday. The children will render recitations and sing appropriate chants. The choir will be made by the pastor and others. The annual congregational meeting of Silano Freshwater Church was held last Wednesday night, the Rev, J. E. Harper presiding. Very creditable reports for the year were made by officials of the several departments. The most important business was the election of officers in the various boards. The new officers are: Elders, J. A. Oliver, C Ritter, S. E. Bogert and H. Hall, Deacons, E. Hinds and Mr. Fletcher, Board of Trustees, A. J. Loring, W. F. Ellick, H. C. Williams. Special services have been arranged for Easter Sunday. The morning service will consist of selected music by the Choir assisted by Mrs. Effan Stannard Smith, soprano, Miss Elizabeth Robinson, violinist and Miss Marguerite Robinson, pianist, under the direction of William A. White, organist. The installation of the officers of the church will take place at this service. In the evening the Sunday School will hold its enclosure. D. HELP WANTED—FEMALE PRESIDENT, Appointed as under- secretary, Victory House & Lingerie Co. 87 11 Apt. HELP WANTED—MALE GOATMAKERS AND HELPERS wanted to work in tailor shop at home; good pay. FINK, 3055 7th Ave. BURKEHMAN AND HELPERS wanted to work in tailor shop; good job; steady work. FINK, 3055 7th Ave. ROOMS TO LET BROOKLYN ATLANTIC AVE.—358—Furnished room, suitable for gentleman. 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Literary meet every Wednesday at 8 p.m. The Weekly Prayer meeting on Wednesday at 8 p.m. Society, second Monday evening in every month. Dorcas Missionary Society meets every first Tuesday night. Visitors are welcome. Telephone: Columbus 6641. MOTHER A. M. E. KION CHURCH 151-153 W. 1266h. Rev. J. W. Rev. D.D. B. J. Y. Y. Y. Literary meet service: Presiding宝室 11 a.m. and 7:45 s.d. Baptism and Communion every second Sunday 2 p.m. Sunday School 2 p.m. Alonso 2 p.m. Verick C. E. 6:30 p.m. Church meet every Tuesday evening. Prayer meeting every Friday evening. Brotherhood and Church meet every Friday afternoon 129 W. 1306h. St. Junior Fondayer every Friday afternoon 4 p.m. Peter's Office Heaven of Church, 16 to 18. Peter's Adobon 7569. Seats free. All welcome. RUSH MEMORIAL A. M. E. ZION CHURCH. 55-80 W. 183th St. A. A. Crocke, D.D. pastor. Residence. 137 West. 141st St. pastor. Residence. 137 West. 141st St. 11 A. M. and 8 P. M. Holy Commission every first Sunday at 11 A. M. 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