Norfolk Journal and Guide

Labor Prospects In Shipping Circles Better Now Than At Any Time Since World War, Says T. S. Southgate Flow Of Tonnage Thru Port Of Norfolk Shows A Wonderful Increase Announcement BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST, 1924 Norfolk Journal and Guide WILL BE A BIGGER PAPER WITH BETTER SERVICE AND THE PRICE WILL BE 7¢ Per Copy BY CARRIERS, NEWSBOYS AND NEWSSTANDS 12 PAGES The port of Norfolk and vicinity winters no more than 10°C in a condition during the year 1923, but a steady and substantial improvement over the two Unemployment, which settled here with a depressing effect in the wake of the world-wide industrial chaos and the threat of the year finds every man who really wants to work engaged in activity. Like all Southern communities, Norfolk draws the bulk of its population into the group and the industrial situation in this section is mirrored that the economic status of the colored people. Of course, this later assertion might be applied to the colored people who depend more directly upon manual labor for a livelihood, it is the lack or abundance of this labor that is felt immediately by the people. Industrial and building trades in the order named, offer the largest opportunity to labor in Norfolk and vicinity, and, conditions affecting these activities for the colored people better than at any time since 1919. Speaking for the shipping industry, Mr. T. S. Southgate, president of Southgate Terminal Corporation, a man of large affairs who possesses an intimate knowledge of world economics, makes the follow-up to the past and present situation; "It is gratifying reflection now to realize that after the phenomenal depression in shipping during the present year, there is an increase in the movement of tonnage thru this port of 80 per cent over the last year. Hence, taking this as a goal, we are confident of conditions in Europe, we are confident that there will be a yet larger movement of imports and exports through this port during the coming year, all of which will be an interest of longshoreman labor. "The one feature to the contrary is the abnormally low rates that the steamships are not earning the amount of their labor and fuel, but taken as a whole, we regard the prospect for 1924 as very much than it's been since the year." Chamber of Commerce Agrees. Mr. Southgate's views are shared by the Norfolk-Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce, who, speaking of the steamships and its publicity director, Mr. Jenkins, stated that regarding labor in the building trades, shipping and industries, the year 1923 closes upon the best story that this port will be able to tell in the past three years. Building costs in Norfolk and Fortsmouth, said Mr. Cox, compared more favorably this year with those in the Northern cities, augurs well for greater social activity and states according to costs and when the costs maintain normalcy, there a general trend upward in building activities, and consequently a large employment of common labor. Records of the Chamber of Commerce industry, particularly in the import and export trade (deep water ships) there was marked improve- ment and coastwise trade showed a trend for the better. At the Lamberts Point coal piers of the Norfolk and Western Railway, the dumps of the piers of the Virginian Railway coal dumps for the year were some-what above the record of last year, according to figures compiled by the Chamber and the prospects for mills in the area of millsmers have been steadily employed through the year and have enjoyed good earnings. Probably the greatest industrial boom in this vicinity for the year 1923 was manifested in the fertilizer business. According to the accounts of the late 1920s, more of this product was manufactured in this section than has been in several years. Thousands of laborers found plenty of the fertilizer for the fertilizer plants of this section, and the outlook for the coming year is even more favorable. The year 1924 enters with the prospects for industrial improvement, and the forecast for improvement. According to Mr. T. S. Southgate, who is above quoted, and the opinion of officials of the Corkfolk-Portsmouth Co. portfolk conditions in the shipping industry are expected to continue to improve with a consequent larger employment of longshore workers. The management of the city real estate tax rate private building operations are assured of continued normality or probably stimulation. (2) NORFOLK'S NEW GRAIN ELEVATOR VIEWED FROM THE AIR 100 Negro Faces 1924 With Greater Outlook --Dr. J. Stanley Durkee Washington, D. C.-Recently Dr. J. Stanley Durkee, President of Howard University, when asked to prepare an artifact upon the theme "The Negro Faces 1924," remarked that he was glad to write from University where he beat all the tides of racial life in America. He writes as follows: "The Negro faces 1924 with a new racial consciousness. His history of buried centuries is the history it is. Reasons for the long night of racial captivity are clearly appearing. They are the same reasons which led to the overreaction of every race of history. Now the Negro thanks God that his renaissance appears. He is determined to consolidate his power to world better. Overcome his difficulties by a racial worth that will win world-re cognition, because it contributes to world better. Haynes, in music, Carver ingrriculture, Haynes, in social betement, these men and counters of the race are concorded in the sum total of human good. Improved Opportunities "The Negro faces 1924 with vastly improved opportunities for national and even international revelations of inherent capacities and ignorance of history have fettered most white thinkers for hundreds of years. They have allowed their thinking to include any possible contribution of history, and they are shattering that ignorance, not by producing a few exceptional men and women, but by revealing the fact that the Negro has been hereditary powers which feed civilization. Howard University, rated in the highest class of American universities such in England and on the continent, draws to herself this year over twenty-five hundred young men and women of the race who have the ability in science, art literature,—in short, in all the trades and professions. Doors Opened To Trades "The fact of restricted immigration opens doors in the trades, hitherto closed. Of course only worthy achievement can keep a race of people are crowding into the ranks of the skilled workers. If the Negro does the work better than one of another race, then the position is his. If he fails, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA; SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1923 Sanhedrin Big Thing For 1924---Dean Kelley Miller he loses his place and the door closes. At the beginning of the New Year of 1923, I presented the proposal for the Negro Sanhedrin, or All Race Conference, consideration the state of the race. The suggestion was enthusiastically approved by the Negro press and public movement have been discussed in all of its forms and phases during the past twelve months. The progress of events during the intervening year has made all the more apparent. The rapids, spread of the Ku Klux Klan, the Negro migration northwards, the defeat of the race, the outing of the Garvey Movement and the Tuskegee tangle were the chief happenings of racial moment for the year just closed, the features of Orlando Journal And Guide An Indispensable Institution, Declares Norfolk Pastor EDITOR'S NOTE—Rey, R. H. Bowling, pastor of the great historic First Baptist Church of Norfolk, has written for our Twenty-third anniversary edition the following passages of his views regarding the Norfolk Journal and Guide: The Norfolk Journal and Guide is a positive influence for good. It serves in an unusual way its community and an ever-widening circle of readers in Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia, Maryland, Virginia, West, Virginia, New York, New Jersey and the District of Columbia. A glance through the pages of any edition reveals it is a real newspaper. While not catering to sensationalism or scandal-mongering, the pages devoted to general news are always interesting. Its society column is fascinating that the gentler sex bia. A glance through the pages of any edition reveals it as a real news outlet not catering to sensationalism or scandal-mongering, the general news are always interesting. Its society columns are so fascinating, the general sex turn to them be. fore scanning even the front page "scare-head" about the latest street improvement pro On Its 23D ANNIVERSARY THE JOURNAL AND GUIDE Wishes All of Its Readers A Happy and Prosperous New Year gram. Church folks are always gratified at seeing the ample space devoted to religious happenings of the week in the library and the School lesson notes of Dean Briggs. Less news of the theatres, doings in the athletic world, "The Police Dragged" are departments that appeal to large audiences. The mouthpiece of paper to them well worth its price. But the Journal and Guide is more than a news dispenser. The mouthpiece of the unheard thousands of citizens of color. The average Negro has his immsot longings admirably expressed from week to week in the library. The mouthpiece of so saney, that they mould a healthy sentiment favorable to peace and goodwill as between whites and blacks, instead of stirring up hatreds and formulating "formes," all these things in the Journal and Guide make for a publication second to none in its approach to regularity of appearance. There are many missing. It does not have to print large apologies to an indulgent public bewailing the breakdown of a press or the failure of its credit to obtain a bank or paper for a week's run. ...its wide circulation and its other many points of excellence have won and kept for the Journal and Guide the patrons who write it, and whites. From a business viewpoint they see it as a valuable advertising medium. Some of the largest firms, both local and national, advertise their work. From another viewpoint, some citizens regard the Guide as an accurate index of the reaction of the Negro to every situation involving the relations of the whites or worse type of citizenship among the blacks. Back of the paper and the fine mechanical equipment that men and women use to men and women who compose Guide organization. Plummer B. Young, the Editor, H. Cheatet, the Editor, Cliffon L. Williams, the City, Editor, George V, Kemp, Advertising, Sisley, and Mrs. Eleanor W. Young, the Cashier and Treasurer, and a host of others, linepress, bookkeepers, copy officers, typeseters (By The Associated Negro Press) The year 1923 began with Colored America traveling along the Mississippi to uncover the right course. In this state of uncertainty, there was confusion, but there was determination to keep on going, with a mind single to the idea that there must be programs to take action. In look, there were many people with many minds, and those of the great mass population, always, for the most part, seeking advice and willful assistance in selfserving turning in many directions during the course of the year. Upon the whole, however, 1923 will be remembered as a year of genuine progress and real achievement in the civil war. This is particularly true as applies to those of the United States of America. POLITICS—In politics, as not in recent years, Colored America has been both an interesting and disturbing factor. In the South conditions of disfranchisement have not changed, but in the north, where the population of migration, there has been a steady growth of political power. There has been exhibited a surprising amount of independence in political opinion, and that Colored voters must be appealed to in the same fashion as any other group of Americans, and that those responsible for directing the course of the nation find the reflection of sentiment in the results of the ballot box. Disappointment in national political recognition developed a condition among voters that caused great alarm among those responsible for the party. Frank admission on the part of white leaders that there had been a failure to "keep the faith" found open expression in the Committee recounting an action of two years previous, at the December meeting this year, and restoring the former representation to states of the South deprived of the Colorean vote by disfranchisement, an alert, and is taking advantage of every angle of the game, City, county, state and national divisions are given their proper, standard minds have been able to plish some surprising results in the discriminating manner in which the issues of the day are handled. The open bid of Northern Democrats ended Republicans to the necessity of doing some practical things, and endeavor to win back to favor the CHURCHES MAKE GREAT PROGRESS DURING THE YEAR CHURCHES MAKE GREAT PROGRESS DURING THE YEAR Prospects For New Year Reassuring; Attendance And Collections. Show Pronounced Improvement Over First Half Of Year. The race churches of Norfolk and Portsmouth made splendid presences during the passing year both materially and spiritually. Although the wave of Southern migration of colored people reached this section even before it recovered from the turbulent past, they here with depressing effect and carried a large number of families from this community to northern and western sections; thus the aggressiveness of the ministers and their congregations the churches as a whole and their activities with the showing of pronounced advancement. There are in Norfolk and Portsmouth between sixty and seventy and colored congregations of A. M. E. Church, Presbyterian, Episcopalian, Catholics, Union Christian, A. Z. U. J. Holiness and several others. Their attendance at more than a million dollars, and their communicants number approximately 20,000 persons. Their churches of Norfolk the year is the new brick First Church of Christ (Continued On Page 8). element of the voting population that has always been regarded as an unquestioned asset. The measure of the size of the not undertaken on either side. INDUSTRY—The year has been marked by a great movement of the South to the North. During mid-summer the condition became so alarming, for the whites of the South, that remarkable efforts were put forth to build a number of Commerce resorted to billboards, cartoons and big display notices in leading daily newspapers of the South, both older and younger towns to support in the South. In many of the southern states, inter-racial conferences were held, and frank expressions were given on both sides in a plan to re-eregard as impending disaster. Probably the most notable of these utterances came out of the state of Mississippi, a state that had been in the midnight of racial injustice, the statement was respectfully hold, and had wide influence for good. Nevertheless, the people have continued to come, and the end is not yet, although there has been some progress. The workers. The workers. it seems, have found a permanent place in Northern industry. The fact is, that the people have been working and programs are being worked out along a definite line calculated to cover a period of years in education, welfare work, housing and otherwise. Strict measurement by the people has come when the organization has placed a larger premium on Colored workers. There is serious desire on the part of the majority of the people, who have come to be more efficient, less laborious, and very much in earnest. RELIGIOUS LIFE—The religion Life of the American "gloomy foot" has the same rapid development of the group. The year has found interest in religious worship on the increase. There has been more and more unity of activity, and almost ceased to be a handicap to religious progress. This is truly especially among the Methodist bodies, where the unification process has been made more of actuality. It is predicted by many that another year will see the augment of the Baptist factions which have been separated for a long time. The Catholics, Congregational, Presbyterian and other smaller religious organizations, have demonstrate a fine spirit this year, along with the increasing to be of real service to mankind. There has been considerable construction of church buildings, and it is noted with satisfaction that the work has been open effort to make the "Old Time Religion' a practical one for every day. EDUCATION - Education keepspace with the general progress ofthe people. The South is doingmore than ever before, yet in manyplaces it is likely no more doingcompetition than in other places, and terms are being lengthened,while teachers are given an increase ofsalary. It is obvious that theincreased consideration of co-operativework with suchadvance due to the migration which hastaken North so many substantialfamilies of the country of sunshine and flowers. College educationincrease. It is noted here that the"college spirit", as exemplified inthe desire to know and be of serviceis one of the high advantages ofco-operative interest and goodwill is steadily on the increasein all the colleges. for D- N, 1 & School, Duncan Val, returned to the city last week to spend the holidays with her daughter. —Miss Kulsa Falling of 1921, 41 street, left for a visit to Danville, visit her mother and rel- atives. —Miss Elizabeth Simpson, 408 Lewis street, is spending the hol- liday with her family. Lee Palin of Elizabeth City NJ=C Miss Jemmelie Jarvis of 940 Golf street, left Saturday for Bel- mont, spent the holiday with relatives. Mr. Jacob Javaris, of 919 Goff street, went to Cape Charles today to spend a few days with his brothers. —Mr. Theodore A. Lee, 680 Chatham Street, New York, NY, member 24th, taillife friends and relatives in Philadelphia, Atlantic City, gone two or three weeks, = Mrs. C; M. Brothers and little daughter, Hyacinth Gatewood, are spending the holidays with Mrs. Brothers, ty; V. bar sister and brother-in-law, Rev. and Mrs. E. P. Moon of Layonsville,ville, M. and Dr. and Mrs. C; H. Williams of Washington, D. = Mrs. Ebel, Burnett and children Alice and Thomas, are spending the holidays in Greensboro, N. O. with friends. Williams who is attending the W. N. I. L. Peterson, is spending the holidays with her parents. =Mr. Oliver Webb, who is attending Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C., is in the city for the holidays. D.C. Williams, who is attending the Y. N. T. L. at Petersburg, is in the holiday for her parents. Mr. and Mrs. William Williams of Galt street. —Miss Trene Alexander, student of the V. N. I. L., is spending the holidays with her parents. —Mr. Cotton, of Hampton Institute, is spending the holidays with his sisters on the Green Street. —Mr. Joseph, of Mt. Johnson, of 804. Johnson avenue, are spending the holidays with Mrs. Arrington's mother and brother in Rocky Mount, N.C. Mrs. Wynne of Plymouth, N.C. C is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Earsel Little of 806 Johnson avenue. —Mr. George S. Collins, Sr., is visiting —Mr. George S. Collins, Sr., of 318 B Street, New York, from a recent operation performed at Portent Hospital. —Mrs. Emma Rowe left Monday from the hospital, will apend the holidays, with her husband, Mr. Minton Rowe. —Miss Mayne Diggs apent a mother of the holiday, her mother C. H. Wills. —Messrs. Woodley R. Wells and Timothy R. Wells are in the city for the holidays visiting their paren- tial, Mr. and Mrs. James F. Wells Mr. Woodley R. Wells is pursuing a course in dentistry at the University of Pennsylvania and expects to complete in June 1924. He will be a college course at Vt. Union University, Richmond, Va. Mrs. W. H. Dunning left Monday morning to spend the Christmas holidays in 'New York' and Philadelphia. Mr. Louis Johnson, of Brockton, Mass., passed through the city when he tendered the funeral of her niece. While in the city she was the guest of her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. Jackson, of Boston, Mass., were in the city last week on business. While here she tendered the funeral of Mr. Fei M. Johnson, 861 Lexington Street. Mr. Milton Drew, Erie, Pa. a student of "Hampton Institute." He attended with his uncle and aunt. Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Drew. 1536 Dungee RAILWAY SCHEDULES. GREATER NORFOLK THE BOXING ROOM NORFOLK MIRROR FACTORY IS A UNIQUE ENTERPRISE One of the few art and stained glass factories in this country is located in Norfolk. It is the Norfolk Mirror Factory and Art Glass Works. H, Oinohundre, owner, at 321 Brewer street. An inspection of the show rooms of this plant will pay anyone. As beautiful and varied a stock of glass and framed art is likely and luxuriously framed; the finest sort of art glass, stained glass and framed pictures as can be seen in any similar shop in the city, will be the best artisans in Anherce are employed in the Nofclk - Mirror Factory and Art Glass Works. A The year 1823 comes to a close finding Nortford's colored population of 57, 61 people over aging along in economic, religious, educational and health progress. No notable business calamities affected race enterprises in the city during the year, nor were they any outstanding business achievements. One new modern brick church. The First Church of Christ Holiness was built by Princess Amelia Holiness and was unattended at around $50,000, which constitutes the chief unit of Street. —Mr. James R. Giles, of New York, holds holidays with his sister; Mrs. Amie M. Porter and other relatives. Mr. H. R. Goodson, of Clayton, N. C., who attended the N. C. Grand Lodge of Masons at Elizabeth *City*, N. C., spent Thursday at the Masons' daughter, daughter, Mrs. M. Nicholson, of Chapel, St. —Mr. Cyrus Curtis, of Atlantic City, N. J. uncle of Mrs. M. H. Javins, spent the Christmas days in the city of Mrs. Javins at her home 1628 Dungsee St. OBITUARY Mr. Borgow spent this life in New York City, Thursday, December 18, 1923 at the age of thirty years. He was the son of the late Mr. James and Mr. George Lewis, both living in Norfolk, Messrs. W. Leigh Lewis and John Lewis. The Tall Art Circle The Tall Art Sewing Circle met with Mrs. Ethel Watson; 600 Landing Street, Thursday, December 20. After business the members. The next meeting will be held with Miss Lillian Jackson, 732 Freemount St. "The Dreamland Art Circle meet at the home of Mrs. Mamie Hill Cambridge St. December 19th. After the transsexual into the dining-room where the table was filled with mamy good things to eat. The next morning the church St. The two pre-empted meetings of the club were with Mrs. Estella Wilson and Mrs. Willis all evening evenings were with both evenings number of the most pretentious church buildings in Tidewater have stained windows manufactured in the 19th century. Besides copipping public buildings, the plant supplies homes with picture frames, resilizers and other materials. The mats picture and carries a large line of artistic pictures at reasonable prices. The plant specializes in church buildings for churches, clubs and schools. The delivery truck of the Norfolk Mirror Factory and Art Glass Works is the most unique in the city. Its sides are built of beautiful stained glass reinforced with sturdy and artistic wood panels. material progress evidenced by the race group. Many small business enterprises came into existence in various sections of the city, some in the suburbs, others thru the strife of business rivalry and insufficient capital and poor management died abnormally. And the death with its normal ratio of small businesses, some thru business integrity, tact and grit gradually emerging into a more pretentious class, others old and awaiting the breaking of the last straw before joining company with the "has been." Home building and home acquisition have progressed gradually the sound of the builder's hammer having been heard in government offices of Norfolk. Last year the Negroes of Norfolk paid taxes on real estate with an assessed valuation of $4,454. This is safe, that licensees on business, automobiles and all personal property including the real estate would total an assessed valuation of six million dollars. Migration of colored people from the South to the North and West which has woken up the Southern sections has not materially affected Norfolk and vicinity. Some hundreds joined the train, but the army of departure was never numbered by the thousands. Race relations in the city are continually improving, and passed by passersby and disturbed by whatsoever. A new spirit of tolerance is in evidence on all sides, and altho this city has not been visited by a racial outburst. In 1923 showed the existence of even more cordiality between the races. The races are touching each other in their economic relations in the coming year in business. This better understanding of each group. That the colored people will continue to advance in the coming year in business is vouchedd in the hearty spirit of co-operation of the more favored race are daily extending them. All in all, there is every indication for a renewed spirit of go for change and move up the ladder, in the case, in 1924. And there are a multitude of opportunities for the achievement of tangible racial progress. Business men will en-deavor to check the mistakes PROVIDES AMUSEMENT FOR NORFOLK PEOPLE JOHN A. BAILEY Mr. Bailey is owner of Bailey Amusement Park and -lesssee of Phyllis Wheatley Garden, which he operates as Bailey Park Annex. The park is a race has invested as largely in amusement ventures as Mr. Bailey has in his efforts to provide amusement and recreation facilities across the city. His plant on the Swallows Point- Ocean View boulevard is one of the best equipped parks of its kind in the country. Mr. Bailey Garden is the most modernly equipped and spacious hall of its kind between Washington and Atlanta, and provides excellent facilities for dances, games, public events, such as basketball ball games. of last year against the opportunities of the coming year. Thrift and industry will be more manifest among the masses. If the present indications make it easier for Mr. Rich; president of the Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company is authority for the statement that the people are saving more and carrying larger bank liabilities. All in all, the future outlook is reassuring. --- lug, beautiful hair, moving hands and foot, real hair, shoes and stockings, unbreakable, very pretty. 15 inch dressed, $19.54 22 inch dressed. 4.69; 27 inch dressed, $7.99; 21 inch with long cushion, $1.58. Macy's order must accompany all orders. Macy's will lay out sample of best sellers. Can make big, Christmas shirts. Shannon Products Co., 488 Lorenz Avenue, N. Y. C. HARDEN GOLDETTE $15.00 Retail GUARANTEED PEARL NECKLACE 24 Inch Indestructible Marie Ankoinette Pearls, wonderful shank with Kass Gold White, gold patent clasp. Exact-du- plicates of Genuine Oriental pearls. Through this medium we want to felicitate and thank our host of patrons and friends for their loyalty and past effective support which they have so cheerfully accorded us throughout the closing year. Persuaded by indications, we gainsay you many profitable returns of the Season augmented by all that will conduce to a healthy, wholesome and generous New Year. TRUSTING that you had A Very Merry Christmas and that you will have A Happy New Year, and thankking you for your patronage during the past year. You will find us ever at your service during the coming year. REMOVAL SALE FINAL CALL We Move to 443 Church Street, Tuesday January First Take Advantage of Our Very Low Prices I. GOLDFARB 589 Church Street Norfolk, Va. Man Mr. E. M. Mitchell, District Manager of the Norfolk office, who has succeeded in building up the largest industrial debt in the region, Mr. Mitchell with a progressive agency force, co-operating with him has announced that he expects to break previous barriers to the Norfolk district business for the next year. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell came to ing a good mixer and of an all- roundness, with enough things to be busi- ness way, into the community life. Both he and Mrs. Mitchell are devoted church people, socially popular and Mr. Mitchell a zealous worker, with progressive ideas. He is liked and respected by most of the church in an effort to break North Carolina Mutual records, for his district in the year 1924. George L. Riddick, salesman for the National Laundry remarks that King Pharaoh was not the only man who would be angry at losing WIECOX'S TONIC TABLETS The best investment I over made was when I paid $1 for a box of Flaxseed, then bought alism and neutility, for it cared me. H. H. 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Phone 3606 1086. Efle-Perkson, 1465 Chapel St. Norfolk, Va. 12-8-21 Fifth Sunday Night Concert A Christmas Cantata "The Manger Prince" with a formation Musical setting will be rendered by The Intermediate, Junior and Senior Choir. Sunday Evening, Dec. 30, 1923 8 o'clock St. James A. M. E. Church South Norfolk, Va. We extend to the public a genuine and Hearty, Welcome. REV. DAVID H. BLAKE Pastor VASHTI WLMER, Organist FRIANK G. RUSSELL, Chanter 10c. This C Is W Bring this coupon and 2 give you a 35ct bottle of Freear's Purse The guaranteed remedy for and INDIGESTION Freear's D 2109 Chm "If It Uses Gas Happy New HICK Gas Appliance H. J. HICKS 426 Gran Propietor Next Door to Rountree's The Leather G Wishing HAPPY NE Round FACTOR 424 Granby Street Next Door to Hicks G Live Long Feel 10 to 30 Years Younger If you feel like a victim of the HOKWORM. If your meals don't taste good, try it. You can eat it. You can eat it. You can eat it. I believe I have just the right medicine to help you back to health. Don't let your body hit you with pills; they pollute your blood and cause pimples, soils and unsightly blooms to appear and spoil your good looks. Start in right now to become strong, and just don't wait. Bulkiness invigorated juice should make you feel 10 to 30 years younger. See your dregs for a package today. Just on having it—tell him you want Bulkaint Herb. Tole compound in the red and make no imbalances, will send your my large box postcard for $1.00. Address me, H. II. V. Johnson, President, Marvel Products Company, Dept. 2, Marvel Building, Pittsburgh, Pa. AL SA CALL street, Tuesday January F Our Very Low P 1. Services of a Registered eyesight specialist. 2. Better quality glasses, cheaper prices. 3. $1.00 a week while wearing • DR. D: COOPER, Coupon North 10c 5cts to us, and we will negative Elixir for COLDS, CONSTIFICATION drug Store Rich Street "We Have It" New Year KS" ance Store by Street PHONE 25607 Leather Goods Store Goods Store You A NEW YEAR trees RY TO YOU Opposite Granby Theatre as Appliance Store Take it steaming hot at bedtime. Mystical COLORADO WORM HOOK WORM ALE first rices Metropolitan Bank And Trust Company Declines From 31.6 A Thousand Per Annum To 15.1 In Ten Years The death rate of the colored population of Norfolk, altho't considerably higher than that of the white population in the history of the city during the year 1923. The general state of health of the people showed a marked improvement over the previous years, according to statements made by Dr. P; S. Schenck, Director of Public Welfare, based upon accurate information with which Dr. Schenck is the head. There were no epidemics, no spread of contagion and the steady decline in the death rate of the colored citizens of this city and the general improvement. o& health conditions among them over a period of ten years. The department takes knowledge, pride. In discussing the health situation in Norfolk as it pertains to the colored people. Dr. Schenk refer to his records with an enthancement not dissimilar to that evidenced by a survey taken up in the enjoyment of sound and healthy bodies. The facts disclosed by these records are such as to give to every Negro in the city a pride in feeling the importance of the culture and the importance of the thousand per annum among the colored people of Norfolk was 31.8. That is to say, that of every thousand of them in the city 31 died each year. The mortality rate to 16.3 for men and to 16.8 for women of almost 50 per cent. The year 1923 shows the mortality rate to be 15.1. half of what it was in 1912. These are striking figures in regard to the mortality rate of Negroes in Norfolk the mortality rate of Negroes in 1923, when the race population is 57,000, as it was a decade ago; 800 more colored people than had 50 years before their near closing death, actually did die. A decrease in the death rate from 31.3 to 13.9 in a ten year period netted a saving to the city of 1,000 lives per year of 1923. There has been a corresponding decrease in deaths per average year since 1912, which has increased to 1,000 lives per mile to estimate, between 3,000 and 3,000 lives of colored people. have been saved; or in other words there are between 3,000 and 4,000 colored people living in Norfolk have been dead if the mortality rate had not been reduced, to the 15.1 per thousand per year rate which 1923 closed, with lowest 1928 colored Norfolk has had in its history. Decline in Specific Cases Dents from diseases which annually boost the national mortality rate were, materially reduced in 1912 and 1913, and the year closing shows an even further decrease in this respect: For instance, in 1912, 347-colored babies of every thousand born in the city up to and during 1912 were old: In other words, nearly one half of the Negro babies born in this city up to and during 1912 were old. The year 1922 showed this rate to have been reduced to 141 out of every thousand born, and, in 1912, 347-colored babies materially below this figure. It is striking to note, that in a single decade science and education has made it possible for nearly three million babies to live as showed in 1912. The typhoid fever scourge has been practically eliminated in this city. In the same period it has been used to treat a disease which is exactly equal with both the white and colored race. Tuberculosis, the most unyielding life reaper known to mankind, and a popular enemy to the race, has been used to treat it. It decases its toll has been, cut two-thirds. In 1912 out of every thousand deaths of coloured people in Norfolk, 479.9 were caused by consumption. 1923 closes with the death of Norfolk. There has been no spread of contagion nor epidemic during the year and the close of 1923 finds Norfolk: colored people's life expectancy comparing with that of the white people than any time since the two races have lived side by side in this city. (Activities of Health Bureau) It is realized and appreciated that Norfolk has as fine a health care system as any city in the Middle Atlantic cities, and that no inconsiderable portion of Senior Commander P. A. J. Post V. F. W. Mr. George Halalate, who was chairman of the committee on colors for the Prince Algeron Johnson Post No. 1076, Veterans of "Foreign Wars, after making a splendid success in raising funds for the Prince Algeron Commander, was elected Senior Commander at a recent meeting. The Prince Algernon Johnson Post of Veterans of Foreign Wars was organized here during the Grand Encampment which was held the credit for the high health standard and low mortality among the people of this city is due to the activities of this department, whose program includes a more rigid enforcement of the sanitary was, as well as the medical, toilet, backyards, areways; the establishment of clinics, out-door nursing in pre-natal cases and communicable diseases; the transfering of the sick to the intensive treatment; examination of the mosquito and numerous other phases of health conservation. However, Dr. Schenck is reluctant to concede to his department much credit for the high in his city in August. The membership of the organization has grown from 20 to 100 veterans, and he holds promise, promise for racial development. It will ever keep alive and cherish the principles for which he served, the sacrifices in all of the country's foreign wars. Meetings are held every first and third Thursday night in the month at Redmen's Hall. health standards manifested among the colored people. Instead, he is outspoken in bestowing the praise for this pleasant conditon upon the people. When asked directly what to his mind had contributed most largely to the present sharp decrease in Negroes, he replied at once, "Education among Negroes themselves, and maybe some credit is due to the activities of the public health department of his statement, Dr. Schenck cited from personal observation gained thru a life time in Norfolk and especially thru more than twenty- --- We Paid $125,000.00 TO CHRISTMAS SAVERS THIS YEAR five years of medical practice here. He said that when he first began to practice medicine in *Norfolk* many years ago,娶了 his fiancée in *Philadelphia*. In those days, said Dr. Sphenek, it was an entirely familiar sight to see colored families of many persons living huddled in a single room, in the most displeased house, in the most unknown. It was easy then, said the doctor, to tell whether a person was white or colored from his or her general appearance on the streets even before seeing him. He said, if you should see a Norfolk church dismiss its congregation today and you were not near enough to see the faces of the people, you positively believed it was white or colored congregation, providing you had to judge by the general appearance of the people. Nentness, tidiness, cleanliness, the desire for better homes, the desire for better homes, much in evidence among the average colored group today as it is among the average white group and it is this yearning and slipping for better and better living conditions, so materialized so materially in cutting down their death rate. Much To Be Done The Director of Public Welfare admits that there is much yet to be done in the way of education looking toward conserving the health of the Negro and to give the Negro the white race enjoys, but said he, "We must not only get the Negro out of the alley, but we must also get the alley out of the Negro," he added. The association is that if the Negro is educated to desire and demand a higher and better life than that of the "alley, cast off"; he will rise to his desirie; he will succeed in the imperial impulsion and the alley itself will become extinct. extinct. Another interesting phase of public health work in Norfolk is that in the employ of the health department, are several colored nurses. Dr. Schenkek says that the idea of putting these women on the field work was endeavor to get the results in dealing with the sick among the colored poor people. In pre-natal cases and practically all other cases Dr. Schenkek says that he has learned that the sick people will more, readily take into their confidence a nurse at their own race. There is the greatest amount of co-operation among the white and colored nurses, the doctor, and in case one of the colored field nurses should desire a consultation with the head nurse it is validly required for great efficiency and the work of the nurses among the colored people which is worthy of the highest commendation by the Director of Public Welfare. 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JOZYNE RED BLOOD TONIC Get this tane-and watch yourself for life, Life, Life, Everlast, Life, Life, Life COMMUNITY CENTER AN INSTITUTION OF GREAT INFLUENCE Summary of Activities During the Year CLINIC—The Clinic this year has been very active. There has been 3,398 patients, of which 283 received attention in the Department, 427 General Medical, 199 Eye, 48 Ear, 24 Nose, 287 Throat, 195 Veneral Disease, 39 Prenatal, 468 Dental, 623 Tuberculosis, 650 Vaccination, and 185 Examined for Work. The Clinic is open regularly on Wednesday and Friday afternoons with a special Tuberculosis. Clinic on Thursday. The Clinic is operated by a staff of Colored Physicians with a resident nurse in charge. Two nurses from the Health Department are in attendance, two days a week, assisting the Dentist twice each week. MIDDLE WIVES - The midwives' class is conducted every Monday afternoon. A nurse of the Health Department, assisted by a physio of the class, A register is kept of the midwives available for service. MOTHERS' CLUB - This organization has been in operation since the Center was opened here. This club is the backbone of the community. It provides a large number of supplies. This Club is the backbone of the Community Center. Its membership consists of nearly 100 women that are great interest in child care, work and meets weekly on Monday night. COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES The Community Center was instrumental in organizing a Civic Welfare League. This Organization is composed of colored citizens with an aim to promote better civic pride and fellowship between the two races. BABY CONTEST—A baby contest was held in May under the auspices of the Mothers' Club. Three prizes were offered—one for health and two for popularity. MUSIC MEMORY CONTEST—Composed of the Son of Samuel at the B. T. W. High School. Twenty records *of the world's best and most famous music* were played for the memory contest. The graphonola and records were furnished by the Graphonola Shop in Granby St. A prize of $100 was awarded by the Organsite Association of Norfolk through the Community Center. The Community Center played a very important part, in, entertaining the V. F. W. Delegates at the convention held here in August. The delegates arrived at the Center and afterwards, were sent to various homes. A program was planned for each day for the entertainment of the Haitian Women's Anuxiliary. To show their appreciation the colored delegates presented to the Community Center a Silver Loving Cup. MATERNITY HOSPITAL-Under the direction of Miss-Mary Carter Nelson a. maternity hospital been made for starting this institution as soon as finances will per- (Continued On Page 5) (Continued from Page One) amusements there has been a remarkable growth. It is so diversified that many fortunes have been lost, as well as made, in an effort to appease the public taste for entertainment. Amusements, a general sense, were divided into two classes. First, those of Colored for whites, and second, those of Colored for Colored. In the former, there has been considerable development along Broadway in New York, and the benefits have extended to practically all of the big cities, where there is because of discrimination tendencies and the growth of group spirit, an advance in strictly racial amusements. These are shown in the theatres, parks, dancing pavilions, and other recreational achievements that prove that the business people of the race are waking up to the advantage of being on their own. It is regarded as a practical economic matter and not one calculated to encourage the growth of segregation. COMMERCE — Colored banks have more than held their own durations and a number of new buildings have been erected; this is true, also of insurance companies, and these two fields of development have given a new spirit of commercial advantage to the entire group. No less important has been the development of the real estate business. The long period of immediately following the war has been succeeded by a period of build- NEXT YEAR ECONOMIZE IN YOUR TABLE EXPENDENCE Why keep on paying from 40s to 46c for coffee sold in cans? Buy Kenny's Popular 28c Coffee and save the difference! Full oat- break and high strength. Get it at any store of the Cs D Kenny Company. Put it to the test—be convinced—Ady: BILIOUSNESS acid headache, sour stomach, constipation, easily avoided. An active liver without calmon. CHAMBERLAIN'S TABLETS New edition or ripen-pub 25c **CLARANTE TO BE A REAL MECHANIC AND CHAUFFEUR** *Get into the big paring business, automobile business. Be *particularly interested in paring and get into business for yourself. We *teach you on real automobiles. Write today for a *Midwest Automobile School, Hardware Van. building construction. Sind finds an out- standing business and indirectly for Colored America. Consequently, the figures of construction and real estate exchange for the group in 1923 runs into fabulous sums, and the outlook for 1923 is even brighter. There is a noticeable tendency throughout the country to branch out into new lines of business, especially among secrec- tives and entrepreneurs, and very often grandlion successes in this direction. The development is giving new opportunities to the young men and young women, and they are making good. In this connection, it may be stated that unusual preparations are going forward towards making the Negro Business League, to be held in Chicago, August, 1923, one of the greatest events in the history of the race. SOCIAL SERVICE—That Colored America has awakened to the importance of seeing to all sides of life is demonstrated by the increased devotion to the various agencies organized to assist in the general development. Two of the chief of these, the National Association of Colored People, and the National Urban League, has drawn nationwide attention in 1928 by their activities in behalf of the group. The Ku Klux Klan and other unsavory influences, it is charged by persons who can speak with absolute knowledge and empowered the program of the N. A. C. P. in some sections, and this knowledge has, when understood caused a rallying to the society that proves a new birth of race pride. There are many other fine organizations, including the Y. M. C. A. and W. Y. C. A., that are doing good work in the field of education of people. It is the influences, and the contacts of opportunity which they afford, that are softening the burden of racial oppression in many places. The development of racial consciousness in Colored America has aroused a consciousness of race in White America. NEWSPAPERS — Newspaper growth, for 1923 has been very gratifying to 'all observers. Outside observers, particularly among whites, have been aroused to a wide sense of realization of the power of the Negro Press. It is often taken, often in amazement, and the newspapers continue to grow and thrive. Circulations go onward and fspward and advertising space is constantly on the increase. In the face of the achievements in the newspaper field in the last five years, one would expect that in five years may bring. The newspapers are the solid foundation of racial development. FINALLY—There is much more that might be said; there are many fields of activity that have not been touched, but in a final word, it may be stated that "Progress" may be written in the form of a line of effort in which Colored America is engaged. This is the final word to be remembered for 1923, and it is one to carry on as a battle cry for 1924. Progress. Colored America. Rising above obstacles that with the difficult situations in a manner that commands not only respect but commendation. With faith in God, and faith in others, follow and爱 and serve where you face with uncovered head, the possibilities and responsibilities of 1924. Tuskegee Negro Conference To Meet Tuskegee Institute, Ala.-Dr. Robert R. Moton, Principal of the Tuskegee Institute, announced today reduced rates had been secured on all railroads for delegates to the Thirty-third Annual Tuskegee Institute, held the Institute, January 16 and 17. The special rate, which is on the Identit cati f o n Certificate Plan, amounts to a fare and a half for the round trip. Tickets may be purchased on January 13, allowing a ten day visit at the shrine of the late Dr. Booker T. Washington, the National Negro Conference, the National Negro Business, League and numerous other movements designed to promote the progress of the race. The general subject of the Conference will be: "Agricultural Unrest; Its Causes and Remedies." A group of speakers of national reputation and importance will discuss the various phases of this subject on the opening day. Other features of the first day will be: presentations, the agricultural exhibit, the Macon County Parade and the farmers' round-table discussion of agricultural problems. On the second day the sessions will be devoted to discussions of the Thousands Killed Statistics show that thousands of people are killed every year from Rheumatism and other diseases arising from impurities of the blood. The readers of this paper will be pleased to know that there is a preparation known as "Young's 258" the medicine that wash, purifies and disinfects your blood, thereby relieving Rheumatism and all diseases arising from your use. For sale at all drugstores, sixty cents and one dollar bottles. Adv. TABLETS Every 3 Hours BREAKS THAT COLD Hill's Cascade Bromide Quinine will break your cold in one day. Taken promptly it prevents colds, laxity and pneumonia. Demand red box bearing "Mr. Hill's portrait." All druggists. HILL'S CASCARA QUININE In the December number of the World's work (page 181) under the topic: Is Nature Solving the Negro Problem is a brief comment on an article written in the Survey Magazine by Mary P. Cohen, cited which, it seems, would justify further publicity, and at the same time suggest a more positive interest in our Negro population. It is worth while to mention some of the points which the Editorial deals with concerning the Negroes birth, sickness and death of the Negroes, that the Negro is much frailer physically than the white population. This is based on the mortality, statistics of the two races: Our attention is also called to figures which show that the Negro death rate is considerably higher than that which is in a race the Negroes will have completely vanished. The article continues to explain, that according to the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, tuberculosis subject; "Health Conservation, A National Asset." Practically every health and social agency will be represented on the program. The names of the speakers on both days are listed. Extensive arrangements are being made at the Institute to handle the enormous crowd that is expected. All delegates to the Conference are required to be members of the Institute. Identification Certificates may be secured by writing to Dr. Robert R. Moton. Dr. Moton Entertains The Institute Faculty Tuskegee Institute, Ala.—Dr. Robert R. Moton, Principal of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, and Mrs. Moton entertained the 242 members of the Institute Faculty in the teachers' dining room of the Tompkins Hall Saturday, evening, December 15. The faculty was well attended; the guests enjoying a dainty repas, a musical program and other forms of entertainment. The room was beautifully decorated with flowers, ferns, palms and smilax, the beauty of which was further enhanced by vari-colored lights. In addition to the members of the faculty a number of physicians, dentists, nurses and other workers at the Government Hospital were present. Maid Fools White Man New Orleans, La.—Miss Willie Johnson is in jail charged with obtaining money under false pretenses, with Locke Brown, a white broker, accusing her. She is said to have told the white man that she had a diamond ring worth $1,500, which he asked him for. "Slightly learned that there was no ring. His money gone, he had Miss Johnson arrested. kills eleven times as many colored boys between the age ten and twenty as women as many girls as colored girls as white girls. He reason given for this, is the economic scale on which the Negro works and lives. It is also admitted that the Negroes do not benefit so generally from modern sanitation as the whites; but it is doubted that this occurrence for the high class among Negroes. The suggestion is made that some inescapable biological law is at work; "But it is evident," says the writer; "that other forces have been at work and forces perhaps too strong for improved modern sanitation to counteract." It is noted that the article is expository with conclusions drawn from statistics. regard to our migratory text the educational merica is not the pot which she was sent. One of the greatest now confrents our co is the immigrants in the case of the truly American. He loves his countrie for his country. He loves his countrie of his white m can be treated, as unskilled, worker. He the American Negro pacific he is eager to learng of further help, but question is will, he proportion to his num pacity, his mercies? Now the aim of the present writer is not to criticise or refute many conclusions, it seems, should be deferred until a further study is made of Negro life and condition, since it was admitted that economically the Negro is, handicapped, and that he does not enjoy the full benefits of modern sanitation. This present writer has a positive factual data for estimating the durability of the Negro A study is now being made at Howard University which will doubleshift throw more light on this phase of the question. As it has already been suggested, we are thankful to have this matter brought to the attention of the general public, and we appreciate the kindly spirit in which it is given. The aim of the present writer is to make an additional suggestion to the reader that it emphasize the importance of a more positive and nation wide interest in the welfare of the American Negro. HOW TO MAKE OTHERS LOVE YOU How to charm and fascinate whom you will-to make others think, act and feel as you wish. Employ ancient method that has least masters to Spain and hure to Spanish souls. Mail 26. stamps (stamps) to help cover postage, mail, ect. and get surprising revelation from weird, wonderful, enigmical, far-off South America. (Use only 26. stamps.) Mail 26. stamps to W. Morey, Dept. 36 Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America. regard to our immigrants, the physical test, the educational test, and other restrictions have failed. America is not, the great melting pot which she was supposed to be. One of the greatest dangers that now confronts our common wealth is the immigrants peril. Not so in the case of the Negro. He is an American Negro, a slave to the law of our country, but America. He loves his country, he fights for his country. He thinks in terms of his white neighbors. He can be treated, as a skilled and unskilled worker, he is capable. The American Negro has the capacity for all forms of education, and he is eager to learn. He is not the same as anyone. He is being helped, but the burning question is will, he be helped in proportion to his numbers, his capacity, his merits? My appeal is for a larger, a more positive program in the interest of the American Negro. How shall we go about it? Alas! we have had already so many proposals. The question is: how to request it is simple; it includes no contrasts. No comparisons. It is purely humanitarian. With the article referred to in the World's Works is a picture of a group of colored children on the street of one of our large cities seeking to satisfy their innermost desires from nursing. 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Green St. left Monday night for Brooklyn, I. to join her husband has been away since August. — Mrs. Lucile Edgeton has been the guest of Mrs. Cora Williams, 817 Loudon St. for the past week. On Saturday she forged her home in New York City. — Mr. Nelson Murphy, of 1233 Glasgow St., was in town from Sunday evening to Monday morning, and Mr. and Mrs. Flechet Robinson have returned from Chicago where they represented this local at the convention of the Pulman Porters' Association of America, of their brother and sister, Mr. and Mrs. David Moon. ST. JOHN BAPTIST CHURCH Services were excellent during the day at St. John. The auxiliaries are growing. The pastor preached the sermons, the minister, the B. Y. P. U. held its session. The black board illustration lessons are attracting many at the B. Y. P. U. The gram was rendered by the chair. The Community Pounding of the poor was largely represented by priests and clergy. Our church the church that extends a cordial welcome to all. EMANUEL NOTES The services were very interesting last Sunday at Emanuel. After the Sunday School closed a splendid audience greeted the pastor, Dr. Chas. The pastor was helpful and interesting sermon on which was his Christmas sermon to the people. The choir sang beautiful Xmas music. The pastor was well attended in the afternoon: At 7:30 p. m. Dr. Chas. S. Morris preached a most interesting sermon on "The Virgin Birth" of our Lord Jesus, and every one who heard him felt well paid for attending the service. Xmas morning at 6:00 clock the usual early morning; prayer meeting was held at 7:30 p. m. Xmas Day sermon was delivered by Rev. K. J. Billups of Prospect, Va., which all enjoyed. Next Sunday the Fourth Quarterly Meeting will hold at 7:30 p. m. P. E. will preach at both morning and evening services: At 3:30 p. m. the Quarterly Lovefeast will observed and all the members are invited to the hearty welcome you at "Old Emanuel." ZION BAPTIST Sermon 11 n. m., Rev C. J. Smith, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Portsmouth, sermon 7 p. pp. Rev A. A. Watts, pastor of the Second Baptist Church of Newport these services, these services under the leadership of the Women's Missionary and Educational Circle of the church. Window and Door Screens Screen, Pew-Poultry Wire Hardware and Paints - Wall Finishings. Phone 2386 County and Efdingham Sts. PORTSMOUTH, VA. Lottie G. Cohen BAR DRESSER, DESIGNER OF Electrical Treatment Preparations For Sale 1377 Ciggy, St. Portland, Va. Have You As Much Money As You Need For The Holidays? I. Not. Join Our Free Gift Contest. Start Early. See How Many Friends You Have. 1. prince $2.00; 2. $3.00; 2. $2.50. This is all you have to do in order to in the race. 1. Make a five cocoa pancakes and enter the contest and you will be given a number of coupons. 2. Sign your name on these coupons and pass them to your teacher from the Vinyl Drug Corp. using the coupon; and we will enter a vote for every five cents they spend and give you the credit for that many votes. The votes are in a sealed box. September 24 1923, we will open box and count votes. The boy or girl; lady or gentleman having the greatest number of votes will be paid with $1.00 in cash. The third, $2.50. This all to the start. Get your coupon form the VIRGINIA DRUG CORP. 418 Efringham Street, Portsmouth, Va. W. M. GROGAN Funeral Director and Embalmer Hearses and Carriages for Hire Notary Public Mobile mobiles 823 LONDON STREET PORTSMOUTH, VA Sex Hygiene To Be Subject of Lecture Mrs. Edna P. P. Fox of State Board of Hygiene, Will Talk In This City. Mrs. Edna P. P. Fox of the Bureau of Social Hygiene from the State Board of Education of Richmond, will talk of the I. C. Norcum High School and the patrons of the community on Friday, January 4, 1924 in the lecture on Sex Hygiene to the lecture on Sex Hygiene to the High School, will be in the afternoon and one, of the same nature to the patrons at night. Later in the evening, there will present free moving pictures which will illustrate her lectures. MT HERMON Miss Evelyn Wilson, a student of Knoxville College, is home for the holidays. —Boo Wilson, formerly of Mt. Herman but now of New York City is smiling at home. Miss Annie Dawling was in the city visiting her parents Saturday and Sunday. Miss Dawling and mother left for North Carolina to shear a sheep. She is a teacher at Sedley, Va. —Mr. W. H. Starke and Nellie Starke, two of the oldest citizens of Elizabeth City, were here Xmas visiting their son, Mr. L. C. Starke and Miss Esther V. Wilson, formerly of Mt. Hermon, but now of Baltimore, is spending the Christmas holidays with her mother and Mr. L. C. Starke, H. W. Starke, Sr. at 2762 Glasgow St. Miss Clebery Dewberry of Kittell College is here for the holidays visiting his parents. —Mr. Clebery Dewberry of Elizabethtown, NYn, formerly of Elizabethtown City, is part of last, week in Mt. Hermon. —Providence A. M. E. Z. Church had splendid services last Sunday. The sermon was noewerful sermon Sunday from Matt 2:2. Rev. Davis, of Pinners Point will preach at this church now. The invest of one of the clubs. —Colethal Bantist Baptist Church; Rev. Harris, -of Brighton proclaimed all of the pastor, Rev. F. M. Jones. —Mr. Andrew E. Eason of Hunter, N. C. and Mrs. Victoria Hunter of Rev. M. L. and Mrs. L. Lassiter of Rev. and Mrs. H. G. L. —Mrs. Margaret Boope, Essie Brown, Sadie Jones, Rhoeff, Fruffe, Stephenson, Brianne, Stephen Perry, John Hale, Jessie Cooper and Lee Daughtery are home for the holidays. —Bruv, JD. Wardie, pastor of EFH; Bantist Church was suddenly stiften with the malaria last week. —Mr. and Mrs. James Owens and Miss A. V. Bailley left for Welford, where she will be days later. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Lawson spent Xmas in Richmond, Va. CLUBS Clover Leaf, the Clover Sk, was the very pleased blessing for the members of the Clover Leaf Art Circle Monday evening. December 17. The President Miss Bailey, after the training work was spent, a roast was served. Next meeting will be held at the home of Miss Willie Stephenson, hanson, January 7, 1924. Application from Mrs. Ros Jordan was received. Kehima Literary and Social Club Kehima Literary and Social Club met, Sunday evening. December 23 with Mr. Joseph Brown. A successful meeting was held and all that were present expressed themselves as the benefactor. Mt. Hermon Athletic Club The Mount Hermon Athletic Club met Monday evening. December 24 with Granger. After the transaction of business a delightful evening was spent. CHURCHLAND The pulpit of Grove was filled Sunday by Revs. B. B. Williams and Johnson. * The Sunday school entertainment was quite enjoyable Tuesday night. Christmas and recitations of the program of the Sunday were featured the pro- gram. * Miss Carrie Mason is at- home spending the holidays with her parents at Twin Pines. Nellie Baker has taken guests to the library and the ladies' from Old Folks' Port Homeport. * Mrs. Caroline Hunter, Mrs. Mam- zie Mingo, Mrs. Mary Vann, Mam- ryre Scott, Mrs. Holly Jenkins are spending the Christmas holiday Union will meet at the Grove school December 30, and at night a quart- ette from the Grove Sunday, sacred concert. * Art Circle is planning to give an elaborate number of old residents during the holidays at the Love and Charity Hall. IN MEMORIAM Sacred to the memory of our son, Maurice E. Valentine who departed this life, December 21, 1922. Gone, but not forgotten. "In life we loved you dearly. Since death it has not happened. In life we loved you dearly. Who has fallen fallen in our Saviour In the cold and silent grave, Once our home was bright and happy. Oh, how sad and dreary today. For our faith loving, loving mother. THE MUSEUM MT. VERNON MARKET, CHURCH STREET BRIGHTON Zion Bethen Christian Church had splendid services last Sunday. The Sunday School at 9:30 was very busy, with Rev. S. H. Brown of Portsmouth preach two very good, sermons and those who heard him very well. Xmas promenade Friday, 12:38. All are welcome. MORRIS—DAVIS· A very beautiful marriage took place last Monday evening at 6 o'clock in church when Miss Lillian Beatrice Davis, daughter of Mr. Robert Davis, became the bride of Mr. Merritt Archer Morris, a retired officer of the United States Navy. At the appointed hour, Miss Virgin France sang "Because she was a number, she was in processional singing, words fitted to Mendelsohn's, wedding march, followed by six retired petty officers in a party immediately followed. The bride wore a gown of white crepe sash, with a pearl necklace and pearls and rhinestones. Her veil of tulle which reached to the end of her long train was held by a wreath of orange flowers and a bouquet of marigold muscari. Miss. Gilliam D. Malloy, maid of honor, wore a gown of orange crope de chine. Her flowers were narrowed and were misses Mabel Tynes, gowned in pea green; Mamie Pugh, who wore orange, Flossio Overton in orchid; and Sullie Ford in stocklet. She wore a mixture of carnations mariscus and calendula with gold tulle and ribbons. The ring bearer, Master James Carver, wore a bib in which the ring was inbodied, in the flower girls, Misses Thelma Carver and Mary Louise Hodges wore dresses of blue organza, and the ushers were Messrs. P. L. Wilson, L. A. Davis, T. W. Newbie, and James L. Walker. The retired petty officers were Messrs. Andrew Elliott, William Cherry, Joseph Smith and J. Sten. The ceremony was performed by Messrs. S. S. Morris, brother of the groom, and was followed by a reception at the home of the bride's father. The church was most tastefully decorated with palms, cut flowers and the usual Christmas decorations. *Later in the evening Mr. and Mrs. Morris left for a wedding trip, Mrs. Morris wearing a blue traveling suit with hat. The couple will be at home, 627 Nelson Street, after January 8. Silver Thrift Club The Silver Thrift Club entertained their husbands and some friends Tuesday evening, December 11, 2014. Mrs. Whitman, 1320 Florida Avenue with a good number present. The club savings of $279.90 was paid off. After which a short program was given. Mrs. Whitman gave a very inspiring talk which was very, much enjoyed. Ice cream and cake and punch were served and the guests enjoyed the party. Envelopes in their hands, Mrs. Gertrude Elliott, pres. Mrs. Marie Whitman, seey. The Rose Art Circle The Rose Art Circle met at the home of Mrs. Blanche Smith, 21S Effingham St. After working for four hours a delicious service was served. HUNTERSVILLE Excellent services were held at Little Grove Baptist Church. Sunday. The Sunday School was well attended. Mrs. B. White elected, B. Rev. B. S. White, of Norfolk prescheduled two powerful sermons Sunday, Mrs. Janie Jack-White, of Norfolk, in Egmont, North Carolina, visiting relatives and friends. * Miss Ruth A. White is in Norfolk visiting her parents. Mrs. Janie Jack-White is at home spending the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel White. NORFOLK JOURNAL AND GUIDE Suffolk, the Up-Town Markets ET. CHURCH' STREET Negro Sanhedrin Dean Kelley Miller Negro Sanhedrin Dean Kelley Miller (continued from Page 1) racial Life and interests have moved on more or less unventure- ing, more aggressive, we retrograde. None of the events above described would have been desired goal. It would indeed be unfortunate if we should wipe out some effective, pass prehensive program that shall be adequate to the Gangled. If we cannot go on in this hesitant, uncertain, indifferent way. The Negro Sanhederin is the big proposition for the New Year. Indeed the establishment of this body will mark 1824 as an good year for the race. The plans of the Sanhederin are more fundamental and a far reaching than any project set forth since the reconstruction antique societies which characterize new movements. But rather let us invite a careful consideration of the aims, object and method of our work, and let each one reach its own deliberate conclusion. The mind of the people was in the Messianic mood. All looking for the coming of some plan or race of missionaries that would conquer than those already in operation. No one can claim authorship of the idee. Because pernence my zeal and accret, rest. I claim genius of discovery or pride of priority. All were thinking at the same time. I have but focused the folk sense, the utterance and cast of statement. I am but a voice aloud unto the people if they might hear and need. Six girl rights' organizations have joined in the issuance of the call for the Negro Sandinic, or All-Race Conference, to meet in the city of February 11, 1824, which interestingly enough, is the birth week of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. The arrangements have to committee of committee whose plans and details are shortly to be announced. The Negro Sanhedrin will not be a mass meeting, but a conference of organizations, supplemented by a minority of distinctions, will at large from different parts of the country and from different walks and ranks of life. All "pes" of organizations of organizations nationally will be included. Religious denominations, civil right societies, secret and benevolent orders, business and social reform agencies. Thus it is hoped to secure a representative-body that can and will speak swish the voice of authority for the whole organization. No segmentary organization can speak that is comprised solely of individual responsibilities. The thoughts, the hones, the prayers of the entire race are desired to focus on the Sanhedrin, which may measure up to the requirements of the occasion, at such ominous time as this. A presidential election takes place during the fall of the incoming year. Music must be used to convey the outcome, and great effort will be expended to corral the Negro vote. The spell binders will strive to convey the message of this party or that spells the salvation or the degradation of the Negro Race. But little relatability is found in the announcement of the political in quest of votes. We have heard such assurances and prophecies before from the curricula of permanent and tertiary Notice To Correnspondents On account of New Year's Day falling on Tuesday, all correspondence should be in the office not later than Monday a m. correspondence - omitted this will appear next. — The Editors. The Universal Negro Improvement Association, under the leadership of Marcs Garvey, and the Pan-African Congress, and the Pan-African Congress, Dr. DuBois, are calculated to focus and function ultimately in the continent of Africa. The Negro Sanhedrin on the other hand, the African race of the race in the United States. The American Negro cannot be indifferent or incurring world entity, but whatever this fate is to be, and whatever the destined relation of the Afro-American to the first competitor to deal with his own domestic problems before he can assume leadership and influence, blood now dispersed over the face of the globe. I am frequently asked to explain just how the Negro Sanhedrin will differ from existing organizations in the operation. It is pitifully true that the race is already overburdened with organizations. They rise and flourish and as the leaves are not saved, they are wasted by half of our energies are wasted by rival, jealousy, duplication of function and overtapping of resources with some harming medium that can reduce these fractional agencies to common denominator. There must be a clear house clear thru which can be made more efficient and they hold in common. The Negro Sanhedrin is not so much an organization as an influence. It is rather a union of organizations which can speak with the consent and authority of the Let me illustrate the need of the Negro Sanhedrin as well as its distinctive function by examining an active stage in the District of Columbus. The Supreme Court nullified the segregation ordinance devised by sundry muniaries and now testing their wits to devise some method of circumventing this decision. The white property of the district have taken the lead. The covenants of segregation are now being tested in the local courts. Every Negro citizen in the district are in the outcome. For if these covenants are declared legal in the capital of the nation, they will be triumphantly imitated by the state. We live in the city of Washington, the National Association for the Advancement of the Colored People, the Equal Rights League, the Race Concern Society, the Masons, Odd Fellows, Elks, Knights of Pythias, branches of all of the great religious denominations, acceptable mind and description. DEAN KELLY MILLER zation that the imagination can depict—and yet the Negroes of this city have not been defended their constitutional rights. So far, one organization alone has made any effort to push the Negroes to the foreyer, James A. Cobb, Esq. has had to assume the burden, and tread the press press alone. The Negroes of this city would defend their rights at a cost of one thousand, or ten thousand, or a hundred thousand and would defend their rights as could be made through some central authoritative agency. Such is the function of the Negroes of the royal Negro rally to its standard. A pamphlet setting forth the movement in fuller detail of the Negroes of the Negro Sanhedrin will be issued in a few days. Community Center Has Wide Influence (Continued From Page 4) mit and other arrangements can be made with the proper authorities. The center is located in several Literary and Social Organizations. Exact figures are not available, but for the months of October, November and December, the center alone were 280 meetings. "The center got in touch with 3,751 people, exclusive of the Clinic. Records have not been kept of the previous months' attendance, it seems good that 75 meetings of 75 meetings were held each month. There are no direct charges made for the use of the rooms, but we accept all donations. Some of these meetings are female, some male and quite a number are BOY'S CLUB—A few months ago the Colored Y. M. C. A. closed the boys' club, and the ber of boys no place where they might enjoy their lestures hours in some wholesome yecretation. The Center adopted a program to care for these boys. Under the direction of the Center, indoor games have been provided. ORCHESTRA — A Community Service Orchestra has been organized. They have weekly rehearsals and they can play attend these rehearals. BLIND CLASS—Under the direction of the State Commission on Music, the orchestra is conducted weekly on Thursday, under the direction of a competent teacher who is also blind. They are taught chair-caning, knitting, bakery and all kinds of handcraft. DRAMATIC CLUB — Is composed of young students. They are studying the drama with the idea of presenting a play in the early Spring. TRABLERS' AMPHONY work of the Orchestra. Aid Society has been closely linked with that of the Center and there is a through understanding between these workers and workers of the Community PHYSICAL TRAINING—Every Monday night there is held at the Center a class in physical training for young women, conducted by two young lady volunteer workers. Corrective and constructive lessons are given each night. This class numbers about twenty-five men. OLYMPIAN GODDESSES — A group of young High School girls was organized to play tennis. Last year they were not able to procure a tennis court. They have given several entertainments since their organization and as a result they have one hundred dollars to the center. COMMUNITY FUND CAMPAIGN-ALL of the meetings of the Colored Campaign Committee Chairman and Executive Secretary of the Community Center hold the same offices on this Committee and through their efforts that the campaign brought citizens a success. MISCELLANEOUS A—U-Kulee and Radio Club are being planned with the students and one of the teachers of the High School. We are interested in a interesting work done through the winter months. The school children donated coffee, tea, sugar etc. to the children the day before Thanksgiving. These foodstuffs were collected by the Community Center and given to the Colored United Way many families were made happy. F. P. TRIGG GEORGE A. WEBB EXECUTIVE SERGEYA CONSTANT CARE—NOT LUCK Human history and experience have taught us that many persons believe that a head of naturally long and beautiful hair, a healthy scalp and a lovely smooth complexion come from luck, but they do not. 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Holm, Singing, Twil- lain, Announcement, cla- clamation, Miss Virginia Morris, Life of Frederick Douglas, Mrs. Lessie M. Harris, Solo, Mrs. Joseph M. Harris, Solo, Annual, Oration, Rey, C. L. Alex- ander, Instrumental Solo, Mrs. H. C. Holm, Collection, Singing, Miss Virginia Morris, Mattie Morris, Mr. H. C. Holm, president, Mrs. A. E. Vick, sec.y. cal. " Monday evening, December 10, the Usher's Club of the First Baptist Church held a delightful sun at the home of Mrs. J. P. Lane. The various Usher's Clubs of the city were represented, the pastor, Rev. J. A. Harvel, and a number of excellent reports were made after which the following officers were elected: Mr. James Johnson, pres; Mr. Jno. Broadman, vice-president; Mr. Margaret Jordan, assoc-sec; Mr. E. C. Lane, treasurer. This one of the most active and helpful of the church, and has contributed more money to our auxiliaries. " Miss Christine Thorpe, a teacher in th training school, is spending the holidays at the church, any other of her auxiliaries. " Miss Georgia Everett of Day Street has returned home after an extended visit in Philadelphia, Pa. " The First Baptist Church held its annual Xmas and program Wednesday, the 26th. Booker T. Washington Notes The Teachers and students are taking much interest in athletic games. Hasketball is being most popular in two teams, the Crimsons and the Blues. The Blues are Mrs. A. E. Vick, Mrs. Chesson, Mrs. Helen C. Vick, Mrs. Chesson, Mrs. C. Chesson, Pearl Jackson and Tempel Kelly. The Crimsons are Mrs. Josephine Bynum, Misses Claudia Cunningham, Misses Finia Jackson, Virginia, Mossia and Sadonia Marshall. The games are coached by Mrs. A. E. Vick. The Games are fifty fifty. *Decrease grade. This was a close game the boys' band: 8-8. The boys' band taking added interest in some games under leadership of Prof. Chesson. The sixth grade boys are winning from the sixth and seventh, but the latter are pushing them very hard. New Year work will begin January 7th. For Service Go to: Midway Colossal Hotel H. G. PARKER, Mgr. Queens County, Queens, and East Washington St. Special Dinner on Sunday. Meals at 11.00. Home to East Night or Day. $1.00 to $3.00 and up. Phone 1-8. Sufolk, Vn. Southall & Davis Bus Line Leave Portsmouth Leave Southall 7:30 A.M. 7:30 A.M. 11:15 A.M. 11:15 A.M. 11:15 A.M. 11:15 A.M. 11:15 P.M. 11:15 P.M. 11:15 P.M. 11:15 P.M. 6:15 P.M. 6:15 P.M. 6:15 P.M. 6:15 P.M. 10:00 P.M. 10:00 P.M. Courteous and Carfur Service. Phone 507-7. MAKE YOURSELF MORE ATTRACTIVE Use Quinade No other single factor contributes so much to personal charm and attractiveness as beautiful hair. Seeby's Quinceda will help to beautify and improve the look of its soften harsh, kinky hair, making it so soften put in any style its length will permit. 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Come and bring the entire family to see this great photophy. This picture has been shown at all principi theater in the country and has been shown at the nationa sation among the Public. One day only, New Year's Day, Tuesday Jan. 1st. The management wish you a happy New Year Our policy to run the very best and the highest class of pictures that are obtainable will be the same as it has been in the past. You will always find a splendid program at this popular play-house second to none in first run pictures. We thank you for your patronage in the past year. Hampton Quints Beat Shaw's Five By P. BERNARD YOUNG, Jr. Norfolk, Va. Victory smiled up- on Rampage who won his first playoff game on the Shaw Five; by a score of 24-14 to 4 on Friday night, December 21, 1988. at Phyllis. Wheatley G. drun- dent. "Some gamel Some teams!" was the verdict of the Norfolkians who saw their first colored collegiate basketball game. In thrills and brilliant playing that any early season game can produce. At times it fairly sparked with lightning passes and sensational shots, not to mention the elements of *hazy*dazzling team SAM LANGFORD "KID" "TIGER" FLOWERS "TIGER" FLOWERS JOINS THE "ONE-EYE" CLASS SCHOOL IOI WINS SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP PARIS EES NUSSING LIKE DEES! BASKET-BALL GIVES FOOT-BALL THE GATE ATTER MATH OF HOWARD-LINCOLN GAME SIKI "TAKES" BROADWAY Both teams received a hearty ovation upon their appearance on the court. The first half started with a rush that showed both teams were well matched and determined to win. Gunn for Hampton scored first with a foul shot, McNichols followed with a foul shot, McNichols followed with a foul shot, Lyle. Shaw's star, next scored a beaten 3 to 2 in Hampton's favor. He ducked and twisted his way down the floor again and—whilst—the ball was in play, he shoved the ball. Shaw registered another field goal and the score became 6 to 8 in her favor. Things were looking bad for the "Seasiders." Hampton rallied for a shot, and Hampton rallied. Hargrove started the fireworks with a 'lightening-like field goal. Shaw was leading by one point-score 6 to 1 in her favor. With a win, she worked down the court and McNichols caged the goal that put Hampton into the lead. She was never headed after this, but put up an impenetrable defense and a win. Again there was a thrilling exhibition of 'tries, and blocks until Gunn capped another one. The score was now 11 to 6 in favor of the Hampton foul shot. Shaw in turn scored one point on a foul. She rallied, but was unable to outscore the Hampton quintet. Hampton registered another of the first half, Hampton was leading by a 0-point margin. The score was 13 to 7. In the second half Shaw was unable to break through Hampton's defense for field goals, until very early in the fourth quarter, when situation was made up to no avail. Porte scored two field goals for Shaw and ran the score up to 22 to 14. Shaw's only other scores were made on fouls in this half. McNichols registered a 'perfect' three field goal. Very soon after this play the game ended and Hampton was preclaimed victor by a 24 to 14 score. Cunnin Langston; McNichols, Harrington; Hampton played; Lyle Forte; and Pinkney started for Shaw. Amusements SOPHOCLEANS GIVE A MODERN DRAMA Student Organization Presents "The Knave of Hearts" To A Large and Ethnuslastic Audience in Ogden Hall. (By W. A. AERY) Hampton, Va. Dec.—The Sophoclean Dramatic Club of, Hampton Institute, which is a student organization, recently presented beadles of the Dramatic Institute, assembled in Ogden, Hall, Louise Saunders', the *Knave of hearts*,"—a delightful one-act, comedy which proves, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that the maligned hero has no knave but a very hero indeed." The Hampton Institute students costumed appropriately, for the parts and supplied with excellent home-made scenery, entertained the Institute workers and student with their performance of a play which shows the common ambition of men in the world and the common misunderstandings and difficulties that such ambition imposes. The cast follows: "The Manager," Isaac O. White, Alexandria, A.; Pompadee VIII, King, of the Harbor church, Bath; Birch church, Vau; "Lady Violette, Cornelia J, Reid, Portsmouth, Va; "Knave of Hearts," Fate Davis, Laurens, S. C.; "Chancellor," Jas. D. Griffith, Uniontown, Pa.; "UF," Calhoun, Calhoun, Greenville, S. C.; "Caster Cooks," Wellington D. Paster, Blackstone, Va.; and Clarence R. Brooks, Baltimore, Md.; "Pages," Salle Holdenher, Kansas City, Va.; Emily Churchill, Emily, Emily, Churchill, Baltimore, Md.; Zorz A. Baylott, Bowlling G, Green, Va.; Lauren Wilkinson, Phocus, Va.; and Delma Holland, Holland, Va.; Harolda, James S.; William McKinney, William McKinney, King, Cynthi- The officers of the Sophoclean Dramatic Club are: President, Is- siah Prescott; Vice-president, Emmy Churchill, Midtown, Mc.; secretary, James T. Massey, Summerville, S. C.; corre- sponding to, James L. Jenkins, James L. Jenkins, Chattanooga, Tenn., criti- cal, E. Slerling, Smith, Orange, N. J. Blaine Each Other for murder Shaghead, Ala. - Sam. Greenhill in jail. Hire charged with shooting in jail. Hire charged with shooting to death. Harry S. White, antitrue plant guardman. Greenhill says that Dewberry did it and Dewberry says. Alphonse. Both agree that they were hunting on the reservation when White accosted them and attacked them with the gunman. UNION-ALL STARS TAKE XMAS DAY GAME FROM N. A. C. Splendid Sportsmanship Featured in Christmas Day Game by Norfolk A. C. and Union All Stars. BY WILLEY A. JOHNSON Dec. 25, 1923. This being Christ- mas bright and early anticipating the surprise of the year. Some were rewarded to their hearts content and in the case of others, it was just the contrary. The latter fits the case of the Norfolk A. C. At the bottom of the screen, did Sarah S. Dane left defeat lying snug in the toe. On the top were goodies, but at the bottom—? At the beginning of the encounter between Norfolk Athletic Club and Lone Rock Park, Norfolk boys looked promising. It looked very much like N. A. C.'s game, but the tide changed and Union game out at the glorious defeat for Norfolk, and a game that provided plenty of interest from star Chris finish. N. A. C. hit unions line consistently for the victory. Billipi registered three points from a well executed dropkick. The local aggregation was in Union's territory on the thirty yard line. "Billips line" and boded the oval between the uprights. Union recuperated in the second quarter and the line began to hold. Coach Martin of the team to the key. Taking the position of quarterback. The first play made, was a touchdown. Martin, to corroborate for the team, said the case of too much Martin. Not that Union had a obnob man team, but Coach Martin was so instrumental in the game. The extra point was made from a droplet, which was supposed to have been a placeon-kick, but the man who made the kick, the ticker, picked up the ball and made it good. The first half ended with the ball-in Union's territory. Of course the game was intermingled with comedy. It was fun to run and club club, advance the ball ten yards from a kick off at the beginning of the second, and last quarter. Jotts showed a flash of speed and Union players. Finally he was brought down after being kicked around the head. The game see-surved, for awhile Marvin goes away, with a thirty-yard run around N. A.G.'s eight wickets. The All-Stars also regis (Continued on page seven). tared a safety when Norfolk A.' 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All players of both teams stood out. Jordan the fight WELLS THEATRE ALL NEXT WEEK Joseph M. Schenck Presents Constance Talmadge IN "Dulcy" The adventures of a Delightful Dum-bum. By George S. Kauman and Marc Copnellly Norfolk's New Half Million Dollar High Vocational School For Colored Pupils $500,000. HIGH SCHOOL CAPS COLORED SYSTEM Enrollment And Attendance Show Great Improvement; Graduates Pursue Higher Courses; Now To Take Mid- Winter Classes The year 1923 comes to a close upon the colored schools of Norfolk showing unarrested progress along the lines of increased enrollment and a proven attitude attentive and a proven interest among parents in the education of their children. Of the day schools including the high school, 7,115 pupils are enrolled while there are 989 students in the colored schools. There are 235 colored teachers in the system. The large enrollment in the night schools is one of the most health-sensitive and increasing application of the work of members of our group. It must be recognized that when adults have aroused in them such a deprivation of school in an effort to parachutecompense themselves for the opportunities for obtaining an education missed by their children, will naturally be more concerned about the education of their children. ANEXATION ADDS TO SYSTEM An exnation three-colored the came into the Norfolk schools, making a total of the schools including one high of the total enrollment, are enrolled in the high school of the graded schools 162 student are enrolled in the high school september. This too, is another example of a greater ap- plication of education among the people. Twenty years ago one half of the graduates from elementary schools entered high school more than 90 percent of the finished the grades are now advanced studies. Of the 34 young men and women graduated from the high school 1923-19 is estimated that at least 100 of them are schools of higher education. They are registered in Lincoln University. Howard university, Hampton Institute, Virginia Normal and Industrial College, and New in the Southern colleges. The most notable physical improvement in this education in this school is the new half-million dollar vocational and elementary school, which is at present near which completed to assure occupations in February. The new classes, will enter this school with the beginning of the middle term. Although the entire building is not likely to be completed late in the saving or first year, the new blackboards are being used and the heating apparatus in shape. minor sectional opposition With the splashed physical improvements available for the on-going year, the principals, teachers, and the school board cooperating with the end in view of schools, the future educational outlook for the colored citizens of Norfolk is reassuring. HAMPTON TO OFFER A BUILDERS' COURSE HAMPTON TO OFFER A BUILDERS' COURSE Six Weeks Course To Be Augurated January 2; Builders' Conference February 11, 12, and 13. Hampton, Va.—The Hampton Institute department of building H. Whitmore Brown, who is also secretary-treasurer of the National Builders' Association—an organization of employers and instructors in the building industry, will start on January 2, seven courses, covering a six-week period of training in annual builders' conference on February 11, 12, and 13. The course follow: Plan Reading; Cost keeping and Estimating; Accounting for Builders; Business Englih h: Business Arithmetic; Strength of Materials; Carpenters; Strength of Materials for Bicklayers. Recently the president of the Association, Charles T. Russell of Richmond, Va., and the secretary-treasurer completed a long trip through the South, including such cities as Greenville, Greenbush, Winston-Salem, Charlotte, Spartanburg, Columbia, Charleston, Savannah, Macon, Atlanta, Montgomery, Birmingham, Mobile, New Orleans; Memphis, Nashville, Louisville, and Lexington, Ky., to staff the offices of the builders and to assist in the organization of local sections of the association. Union-All Stars Norfolk A. C. (Continued from page six) insurg, guard of the local aggregation played in old time form, making ripped up the ropes. H. D. Martin from making a pass. Everybody in the game, when "Reggie" is in the game: He gives opposing players plenty to do. The following will show that the local club was outplayed. Union made 10 for 10. The players gained by the visitors were 166 to the localists. These are yards gained from downs. It is hard to say which team kicked the most, but NORl Athletics club had better. NORl Athletics club had better. Union do any stingy kicking, but the tues of Gas and Billips dug deeper into the pigskin than the opposing kickers. THE LINEET N.A. C.-3. Union-22 Thonton L. E. Smith, W.A.4 Dagner L. T. Houston Jones L. L. Willie C. K. Cresks (c) Booth R. G. Jackson Gideon R. T. Jiggets Billips R. E. Corrothers Gay (c) E. H. Shields Robinson R. H. Martin, J. Smith F. B. Fentress *Substitutions:* N. A. C. Hill for Booth, Moody for Williams; Jordan for Jones, Wilson for Thornton. Union; Barksdale for Jiggets, Boffman for J-Martin. H. D. Martin for Derritt. Officials: Reforece, Brown; umpire; Epperson; headlinesman; Hurris. Time of quarters: 12 minutes. Touchdown: 1. Points after touchdown: Martin 1; W. A.; Smith 1; Field goals: Billups (Continued from Page. One) The two major private building projects which are expected to begin in the year 1924 that will employ thousands of workers, several hundred in the operation, are the proposed new sugar refinery, which is to be built alongside the municipal plants at a cost appx. $10 million. The city has sold a tract of land to representatives of the sugar concern upon stipulations that the land be used for the erection of the proposed plant. Work on this refinery will Recognized the country over as one of the stainest race enterprises in existence and the largest city in the metropolitan Bank and Trust Company of Nonfolds. Organized in 1909 as the Brower's Savings and Banking Company, it was founded by Adelphin, as its first president, this institution has grown from a bank of $10,000 capital to one of a $200,000 capital and surplus with reorganization donations to 15,000 depositors. The Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company came into existence housed in a frame building designed and built for a tenement building on the corner of Bute and St. Paul streets. About the only fixtures were a cage at a safe and counter. Back of these were a few determined men who were the officers exercising at all times the keenest business foresight and enjoying the cooperation of the people of Norfolk, white and coloured men, and years in placing the institution in a modern three story white stone building equipped with the finest banking fixtures and a ponderous burglar proof vault. formulating plans for the erection of a Ford assembly plant on the tract on Newton Creek on the Berkley side. Negotiations have been satisfactorily completed regarding the plant expected to be in operation by July 1, 1924. Public improvements by the city government will be somewhat curtailed next year in compliance with the ordinance for the retrenchment in the expenditure of public monies. There is already $150,000 worth of work projected, however, for which appropriations will be made. The temporary large amount of money to be spent in the annexed territory in compliance with the court order of annexation. The remainder of the two and a quarter million dollars which will be spent in keeping with the court order will be expended in the new year. This two and a quarter of a million dollars is based upon 12 percent of the property in the annexed communities, a per cent that must be expended for improvements in these communities. The territory is divided into ten divisions and each division has its own assessment according to valuation-of its assessment. Work in New Territory On city work in the new territory thousands of laborers will undoubtedly find work in the year 1924. A concrete flooring of a large portion of the new city piers will engage a number of workmen. An area of 1300 by 500 feet will be included in this work. Two new piers will be built alongside the pier in the new year. On a whole there is every indication of a plenty of work for the workers here in the year 1900. Old industries are taking on new life. Wages are trending upward, racial harmony prevails and indeed the outlook is for greater industrial newness. In the year 1824, in which colored labor will share materially in the consequent prosperity. Norfolk city has a population of 1,000. New homes. More than 2,500 colored men are employed in the shipping industry of the port. Those engaged in the industries are estimated at between 8,000 and 10,000 more are employed in stores; garages and sunny activities. The wages in industry have averaged from 25 to 50 cents an hour. More than 1,500 cents an hour and in the building trades from 25 cents to $1.00 an hour. Sundry. employment pays from $15.00 to $55.00 a week, all of which is earned by the colored people of Tidewater annually, which makes them an asset to the communities in which they live that has a considerable influence on the The progress of the bank has been steady and substantial. After about four years in the frame building on Butte street it moved into the Southern side of the city and it had a more pretentious home with more up-to-date fixtures. Two years ago, the institution moved into its own building and the second and third floors of this building are devoted to offices. The first floor, which is the banking room, presents a most attractive appearance there for the convenience of customers and to facilitate modern banking. Sixteen efficient employees serve the bank's clientele. The Metropolitan Bank and The Savings Club hold to its 1923 savings club of 6,000 depositors $125,000. H. enjoys nation-wide prestige and as a financial unit in Virginia. The officers are William M. Rich president; Dr. A. J. Strong, vice-president and treasurer; R. E. Brown, vice-president; M. R. Jackson, vice-president; C. G. Owings, secretary-treasurer. MANY HOMES BUILT IN CITY IN YEAR CLOSING --- Activities In Annexed Territory Show Increasing Spirit of Home Ownership Among Norfolk's Colored Citizens. Residential expansion in the city of Norfolk in the year closing, although not pronounced; has been steady. On the first of January a large area, including Bruce Park, Titustown, Campostella, and Boulevard Terrace section, came in three annotations new residences on the average of one a month have been built. Bruce Park has been built up since 1995, and there are more than a dozen new homes there which were constructed in 1923. The settlement in Titustown has also greatly increased the number of new homes, stores and other business enterprises mark the progress of this community. Homes built on the most modern part of Campostella for the past year and 1924 finds this locality one of the finest for Negro residences in this section. Campostella Heights, a comparatively new colored residence section, is one of the most beautiful in Norfolk. Wide streets, beautiful lawns, flowering gardens in the spring with practically all new houses make this an ideal home Huntersville has been favored with street improvements this year and a few pretentious homes have been built. Building operations in Lindenwood, a select, residential section, have been upgraded and the year's improvement in the section is available locally. A new home society for colored people has been created in the new high school district. More homes were sold to colored people in this section in the year 1928 than in any one society. The increased longevity and the proximity to the new, high school make it very desirable. Dilapidated tenements in the crowded section of the city are slow, but surely, giving away to investors in tenement, property have awakened to the new spirit among Negroes to live in the better class of homes and every tenement, built for renting last year desired by the Negro. Bath tubs; gas electric lights; gas and other modern conveniences; are being installed in tenement property all of which show that there will be even more vacancies of the unsanitary shacks in 1924 than there were in 1923. New apartments have been built in Lindenwood Cumberland street; Chapel street, Queen street, Wine street and several other sections of the city and several One of Norfolk's Food Emporiums—Cranby Street Market THE MOTOR CENTER the owners who have endowed to equip these buildings with med- living standards to the best living standards have been able to rent the houses even before they were completed In the year 1924 those who would desire to invest in colored tenements to appreciate the demand of the awakened Negro to make a profit out of their investments. This meant the modern conveniences he just wanted to be installed. Suffolk, Va.—Suffolk has taken the lead in each very important field, the city now boasting of a woman dental surgeon, in the person of Dr. Edwina Reeves, who recently passed the State board in 352 Washington Street. The young dentist is a native of Suffolk and after completing the schools here was graduated from Hartshorn College, Richmond. She then entered Howard University, Washington where she completed her degree. Suffolk is justly proud of Dr. Reever, and the new distinction the city enjoys of having one of the few women dentists now practicing. And our race group is especially proud because the young woman is a member of our race BOYS' CLUB AIDS FARMERS IN DISTRESS BOYS' CLUB AIDS FARMERS IN DISTRESS --- Youth on the Farms Manifest Great Interest In Products of the Soil; Evidence Of Race Progress. Little Fork, Nansenom County, Va. The Farm Boys' Association Inc. held its annual meeting Friday night, Dec. 14, at the County Training School, Little Fork community, Nansenom county, of the organization was to let the public know what the organization has been doing during the past year. Mr. J. S. Collins, supervising deputy of the "Independent Order of the Luke," was the principal speaker. Mr. D. C. Jones, local demonstration agent, discussed the merits and possibilities of the organization, cultural autobiography and stabilizing farm life. In discussing the purpose of the organization, president J. T. Cross said, "We started out as a group of men who believed in self-serve better." With this idea in mind they formed themselves into an association of farm boys for the purpose of giving moral, intellectual, and financial support to each other. They also walked miles through the woods to attend the early meetings. The secretary, Mr. Walter Lewis, gave the financial history of the organization. He told how they then eleven cents, then fifteen cents, and finally one dollar. At that one dollar stage of development the association considered it well to be come incorporated and after much negotiation secured their farm. The Farm Boy Loan Association, Incorporated with the right to do business, any things in Virginia. The secretary also stated that they had more of these autobiographies and folklore. They gave him. more than a dozen of their own members; "fitted" several mortgages, and loaned money to several friends and family groups during the past year. Instead of paying monthly dues, the association, now issues: stocks and the members go to their meetings in the woods; the woods go to their meetings in the woods. The two fathers of the organization, Mr.J. H. Lewis and Mr.T.-L. G. Walden; were there as usual, giving their years of experience, and their financial and moral support to the Farm boys. Forums on Cumberland S. right resting on Bute Street, Chief William Whitehurst; aides, Abraham Carter; Premier Military Band; Sons of Norfolk Social and Beneficial Association; Supreme Lodge Association; Greater Norfolk B. and A.; Richardson Tribe of Red Men; Magnolia Lodge No. 3; Knights of Mount Olive. FOURTH DIVISION Forums on Bank Street, right resting on Bute Street, Chief Luke Newby; aides, carriages containing officers and business and trade display. LINE OF MARCH Forums on Monticello Avenue, to Nicholson Street, to Smith Street to Princess Anne Avenue, to Chapel Street, to Main Street, to Granbury Street, where the line will be reviewed by the officers of the association. M. C. A. for the past three seasons and this is the first victory for the Virginia boys, Mr. Vernon Brown of Hampton Institute officiated. THE LINCOLN THE LINCOLN SHAW, T. M. C. A. - Epps LYTLE, R. F. - Epps Fauknurke, L. F. - Brown Forte, C. - Pinner Hole, L. F. - King Hole, R. G. - King Substitutes, Shaw, Jenkins for Fauknurke and Black for Jenkins. M. Y. C. A. Mason for Brown and Johnson for Pinner. LINCOLN BASKETBALLERS DEFEAT VIAM RYE 23—17 Lincoln University, Pa.—The Lincoln University Basketballers journeyed to Steelton Friday night, when they defeated the Virginia boys for 23—17. Being the first game of the season for the Lincoln boys, the system had not been perfected, but/from their actions, the Lion aggregation is going to be dangerous Grown this year. The game itself was replete with thrills, and the spectators were thrilled. The Stokton experienced great difficulty in solving the Lion defensive system, and the stellar work of Trigg, Pollitt, and Day, the players who did much to help in the downfall of the plucky Steel City lads; Lincoln got off to a good start, but the team was full of fight. Coach Young's orders were that there was to be no long passing and the men were to play safe. The first half ended with score 17–5 in Lincoln's favor. The second half, opened with the Viivi boys full of fight with plenty of 'pep' and 'pep' with realism just what was happening, realised just what had cut the lead down to five points. Then the onslaught of the Steel City had was rendered powerless. Morecore: Lincoln Univ., 22 Steel St., 17. Coach Young is reported as saying that the Vinci Athletic Club's a wonderful organization; they are clean players, they do deby and in defeat, ar. Car, the manager spared no pains to make the trip a pleasant one. Lincoln used Captain Woods and Pollitt at forward; Day at center, Taylor at center; Day at center, Baker and Baker substituting. The Lions meet the fast Harrisonburg Scholastic there Friday. Abner E. Dale December 12, 1921 E. Burroughs S. Dibble p. 4 VIRGINIA: IN THE GERER'S OFFICE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF NORFOLK, ON THE 4TH DAY OF DECEMBER 1921 Arthur T. Avery Consultant p. 1 Louis M. Avery Consultant p. 2 Louis M. Avery, in his full title, is a Militant to obtain from the detention dironee a vincible maternally, or grounds of desolation and infidelity, and is a resident of the State of Virginia, who is hereby required to appear within ten days after due publication herein, and is therefore the Inventor of the Tester Laurence Warping, Clark J. M. Harrison, p. q. M. A. M. Brown D. C. VIRGINIA: IN THE GERER'S OFFICE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF NORFOLK, ON THE 3RD DAY OF DECEMBER 1921 The object of this suit is for the commissionant to obtain from the defendant, in the grounds of desertion, and affidavit, having been made that the defendant is a resident of the State of Virginia with a stay after due publication hereof, and so may be necessary to protect his interest. TESTE: Lawrence Warring, J. J. Harvey, A. M. Brown, D. C. Virginia: IN THE CLEVERS OFFICE OF THE CIRCLE COUNTY OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA DAY OF DECEMBER, 1922 vs John Charnley John T. Hexton Commissionant John T. Hexton Commissionant The object of this suit is for the commissionant to obtain from the defendant, in the grounds of desertion, and affidavit, having been made that the defendant is a resident of the State of Virginia with a stay after due publication hereof, and so may be necessary to protect his interest. TESTE: Lawrence Warring, J. J. Harvey, A. M. Brown, D. C. Virginia: IN THE CLEVERS OFFICE OF THE CIRCLE COUNTY OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA DAY OF DECEMBER, 1922 Teachers Wanted WE NEED AT ONCE MATROON or BOARDING BOARDING WALKING 2)PRINCIPALS in 110 schools for North Carolina 1)MATROON in 110 schools for North Carolina 1)PRINCIPALS in 110 schools for North Carolina SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON BY REV. J. E. BRIGGS Instructor of Theology and the English Bible, Virginia Seminary and College, Lynchburg, Va. Sunday, December 30th, 1923 Review — The World For Christ — Golden Text — They shall utter the memory of thy great salvation, and shall ring of thy righteousness. Psa. 145:7 — I. The Growth of the Kingdom. — Jesus Christ gathered twelve young men about himself, and after teaching them, said, "Go and dis PETER H. BURKE This little handful of men was the mustard seed, sown in Palestine, now become a mighty tree whose branches extend to the ends of the earth. Within their lifetime, the Gospel of Luke, Kingdom, was prescheduled throughout the Roman Empire. The Gospel continued on its conquering way to the Scots, the English, Goths, Franks and the Teutons, the Northmen and the Slavs until Europe became Christian. The reformation started by Luther was a great home mission to Christendom, the object and result of which was the purification and allilight prayer for the preaching of the Gospel to all nations. Then America was discovered and Christian communities were established up and down the Atlantic Coast. As the settlements extended to the west, home missionaries and coloured people from the colony civilization Christian civilization on the rapidly receding frontier. Then came the dawning of the modern foreign missionary enterprises, in which English, Continental and American churches have united in a new and earnest effort to complete the unfinished task given to them by the Kingdoms of the whole world. And now the spirit of Christianity is permeating what until yesterday were closed continents of Asia and Africa and South America—Kingdom Comments. Lesson 1. 1 Abraham, a blessing to the whole world—Gen. 12:28; 11:18; 10:33; Col. Texts; thee shall all the nations of the earth be blessed—Gen. 12:3. Nesson. 2. Israel, a missionary Nesson. 19.1: 16.1. Isa. 43:9-11. 45:20-22. Golden Text - Ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation - Ex. 19:6. Nesson. 3. Israel in the West of Nesson. 19.1: 16.1. Deut. 4:5. Golden Text - Come unto Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth. Isa. 45:22. Nesson. 4. Some Missionary Teachings of the Prophets, Fore- greens, of Universal Religion. Isa. 60:1:3. John 4:10-11. Mic. 4:1-3. Zeph. 3:9. Golden Text - The Gentiles shall come to Thy light, and kings to the brightness of Thy ris- tival faith. Nesson. 5. World Wide Prohibition World's Temperature Sunday. Ps. 101:1-8. Prov. 23:29-28. Nesson. 6. Some Missionary teach- ings of the Psalms. Ps. 47:1-9; 67: 147. 100:1-5. Golden Text - Let the people praise The O, God, let all the people praise Thee. Ps. 97:13. Nesson. 7. Our Lord Jesus, Missionary. Isa. 129:30. Nesson. 8. 12:10. John 5:15-17. Golden Text — God so loved the Golden Text He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on Him should not perish but have external life. John 3:16. Lesson 8. Christians Called to be Missionaries—John 17:18, Mat. 28:18-20; Acts 1:6-8. Golden Text God gave his love and teach all the inborn—Mat. 28:19 Lesson 9. The Power of the Enyl Church, Acts, 1:8-10. Golden Text —Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved, Acts 2:1. Lesson 10. The Outreach of the Enyl Church Acts 3:1-15. Golden Text —Xe shall withitness unto both in Jerusalem, and in all Juden, in Sanjama, and unto the uttermost parts of the earth. Acts 1:8. Lesson 11. Word Wide Missions. Acts 16:1-28; Rom 15:18-21; Eph. 3:2-9. Golden Text —The power of God of Christ, for it is in the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth. Rom 1:16. Lesson 12. The Universal Reign of Christ - The Christmas Lesson. CHURCH DIRECTORY FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Bats class, near Oumberland street, Sunday school, 9:30 a.m. m.B. Y. P. U. 5 p. m. Regular school, at 8 p. m. Communion third nesday at 8 p. m. Communion third Sunday at 8:30 p. m. Rev. Richard H. Bowling, pastor. BECOND CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH Corner of Calvert and Wide streets. Cemetery - 6 p. m. prayer school, 9:30 a.m. Sunday school - 11:30, preaching, 5:30 m. Sunday school, 9:30, preaching, 5:30 week service - Wednesday, 8 p. m. preaching: Friday night before the first church meeting, and Friday night before the first church meeting, First and third Tues- day, Missionary meeting at 8:30 p. m. and each Thursday at 8 p. m. Communion the second Sunday at 8 p. m. FIRST: BAPTIST CHURCH LAMBERT Sunday; service 8 a.m.; m. prayer, meditating 0 a.m.; m. Sunday; School 11:30, m. preaching 1:00, m. Sunday; B. Y. 13:00, m. preaching 1:00, m. Sunday; Thursday 12 a.m.; m. special services: Wednesday 8 a.m.; m. prayer, meet- ment; Thursday 12 a.m.; m. Tebahalal Friday 3 a.m.; Official meeting and second Sunday Communion 8 a.m. You are invited to attend these meetings. B. D. Jennings, pastor. Ka: 9, 6-7; 11-11-10; Pa: 2,1-12 Golden Tee:—Ask of Me, and I shall give the heathen for thine inheritance, and the utter- most parts of the earth for thy possessions—Psa 2.8. The missionary enterprises for many years appealed largely to small groups of women. Women's missionary work took a long time flourished all over the land but it was only a decade or two ago that laymen in large numbers began to think seriously of this work, and to organize themselves for the doing of it. The boys and girls in many churches have not yet been trained with their elders the great work of the world's redemption. But more women and still more men, and still more children will come into the -widening constituency of foreign missions, and the missionary enterprises, instead of being confined to limited groups of the more faithful women, will take possession of the land and men of the Christian brotherhood, and to push forward Christian work in distant lands will be considered as essential to the life of a congregation as the carrying out of its own local program."—Dr. Charles E. Jefferson. ST. JOHN'S CHURCH Services last Sunday were inspiring. The Sunday School was well attended despite the inclement weather, and was up to its usual standard of excellence. At the morning our pastor, Christine, preached a sermon on which was helpful to all. At 3 p.m. the m, the Dr. Chas. S. Morris spoke to a large and enthusiastic audience, in a Mass meeting. The Encoverat at 6 o'clock was a joint affair between the Seniors and Juniors. The young people assisted by some of the older ones renting the program. At night the Christmas Pantomine, under the auspices of the What-So-Ever Committee of the League was a crowning success and was witnessed by an appreciative gathering. Many of our boys and girls were with us on Sunday, who are home for the Christmas holidays, and it was indeed a pleasure Sunday the pastor will p each morning and evening. As it is the last Sunday of the year, large congregations are expected for 'all of the services. JOHN M. BROWN A. M. E. CHURCH Sunday we had a good attendance at Sunday School, and fair audience at church. Rev. K. J. Billups our, pastor at Prospect, preached Sunday morning a delightful sermon to the satisfaction of his hearers. 6 P. M. A. C. E. League was favored with the presence of the distinguished General Secretary Dr. John N. Moore in fine demonstration on black board of the lesson. At night Dr. Morris-preached a soul stirring sermon to the satisfaction of all present. This Sunday the pastor will preach at the morning hour. At night the Missionary ladies will hold their Quarterly program, supplemented by the reading of the general rules by the pastor. The Christmas exercises: will be held Thursday night by the Sunday School. The choir is furnishing extra good music. The Revival opens on the first Sunday and continues for two weeks. SECOND CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH Services in this church on last Sunday were good, but there were quite a drop in attendance. Quite a number of the younger people are home for the holidays. Mrs. Helen Cahoon who is now residing in New York is among the visitors. At 11:30 the pastor preached a great sermon from the subject "The Tongue. St. James 3. His message was to every one present a warning against letting the tongue rule them. He closed by saying get more of God in the heart and teach others to love God. At 3:20 the pastor reached at the First Baptist Church, Springfield, Rev. Coston, pastor. At 5:30 the B. Y. P. U. members and friends joined in the Merry Christ to all lesson from St. Matthew 2. 7 P. M. a short prayer. and song service was held. At 7:30 the choir rendered its annual program. Madam Jackson and her pupils deserve much praise for the excellent way they performed. A collection was lifted as an appreciation to them, that they might continue in the good work. MINISTERIAL ALLIANCE The Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance will hold a special meeting, Thursday, Jan. 3, 1924, Second Calvary Baptist Church at 11 A. M. All ministers are urged to be present at the appointed hour. Rev. M. E. Davis, D. D. Pres. Rev. H. C. Miller, Sec. SECOND CALVARY The Second Calvary Baptist. Church will stage a great farewell-missionary meeting, this Sunday afternoon at three o'clock. This meeting will be held in Miss Carter's honor and will be addressed by both Miss Carter and Dr. East of Philadelphia. A large delegation of members from First Baptist will be present at this meeting. BRITISH-AFGHAN ROW London.—A serious situation has arisen between Great Britain and Afghanistan as a result of a British nation, and warning from Soviet Russia that any attempt to tie Afghanistan to the chariot of British imperialism will be strenuously opposed by Moscow. THE LUMINARIES "You women ought to be like tamily--come out, at night, and disappear in the morning." MISSIONARY TO AFRICA MISS VIOLA CARTER Miss Viola Carter, a member of the First Baptist Church, will deliver a farewell address to her church this Sunday night looking forward to sailing with six other missionaries to Africa on the following Saturday. Miss Carter is well fitted for her heroic calling, having completed the training course for mission work at Nyack Institute in New York and having been from her youth a young woman known for her Christian bearing and her deep conceration. Her meetings in other cities have been largely attended and have yielded her work. The members and friends of her own church are bending every effort to make her final meeting, however, the climax of them all. Dr. James E. East, Corresponding Secretary of the National Baptist Foreign Mission Board, will exhibit a number of interesting pictures showing conditions in Africa where Miss Carter is to labor. He will preach at the morning service. First Baptist Social Service A Local Asset First Baptist Social Service A Local Asset The First Baptist Church is truly a many-sided institution: The average visitor, who takes the time to look into its program is always agreeablely surprised. Its main structure, richly furnished and withal very church in appearance, in spite of these outward appearances, however, this building is more than a place of worship. Six days each week, the year around, this costly plant is in operation for the service of its community. The Rev. Frank W. Jacobs is a beehive of activity. Here is conducted a free employment bureau that places an average of 135 people a month in well paying positions. This office also serves as a clearer financial matters connected with various special departments of the work. Work For Children In a couple of rooms in the reas Misses Mayson Ryland and Lendora Dawley conduct a largely attended kindergarten. This department meets the needs of a large group of children for whom as yet the City School Board makes no provision. In yet another room the children of Smith and Lottie Hoggard are busy caring for a daily average of sixteen children of working mothers. The attendance in this day nursery frequently reaches to twenty-five and thirty. In connection with the nursery is a King's Daughters Milk Station where poor mothers may come for certified milk for bottle-fed babies. In thousand quarts of milk have been given out during the year just closing. In the winter months the lower floor is used as a drill ground for the Church Cadets, a large military organization made up of the boys who serve in the church by their own drum and brigade corps. These boys always win deserved applause when appearing in public. But more than their soldierly bearing or their men's bravery, they are the helpfulness to these boys of the wholesome Christian influence to which they are being subjected. Care For The Aged About twenty blocks away, out on the banks of the LaFayette River, is situated the First Baptist Church Home. In a comfortable and well furnished ten-room house are quarterly aged aged members of these members of the First Baptist Church. The others are members of Bank Street, Second Calvary and St John's. Each of these last named churches contribute liberally to the support of the church made by the Board of Managers of this department of the church's work to have the aged and invalid men and women here made comfortable and happy. In Broader Outlook Besides all this social welfare work that is being done, the First Baptist Church is making notable educational lines. Its Ministers Class with an enrollment of forty serves representatives of five different Denominations. The Junior division is taught by Rev Jacobs, the Senior by the Pasto. Within the next ten days one of the members of this church will be on her way to the Irenaeum field. The training of this group will be financed by the Missionary Society of the church. For five of its years this church has been giving around a thousand dollars a year through the missionary and educational boards of these annual contributions were Bank St. Church Making Progress The inserted cut is that of Rev. C, M. Long, pastor of the old his i is that of Rev. of the old historic Bank Street Baptist Church. Rev. Long entered upon his work here something over (3) years ago. At that time his health was not in good state and it was thought by many that he would not be able to measure arms with the heavy responsibilities and great opportuni- Street Baptist Church. Rev. Long entered upon his work here something over (3) years ago. At that time his health was not in the best state and it was not how many that he would not be able to measure arms with the heavy responsibilities and great opportunities which this field confers. But the church soon saw him sufficiently restored to vigor and strength so as to assume his position of leader at the head of one of the most substantial, most intellectual, and best organized congregations in South. Today finds his steadily and happy march on progress toward the goal or church accomplishment for the city of Norfork and kingdom of God. The spiritual condition of the church according to those acquainted with its history was never better. Every service of worship, especially that of Sunday morning gives evidence of the presence and power of the spirit. The church, in greeting continually in its beautiful temple to listen to the gospel: They come anxiously, they come expectantly, they come worshipfully, and are not disappointed; for the divine spirit seems to strive with the pastor in a particular manner and so empowers the speaker to pour forth the glad message of the gospel to a tolling and effective way, that none who comes can feel satisfied until he comes again. His well planned, well organized, and zealous delivery of the gracious truths of the Bible have a gripping effect upon his hearers. The spirit of interest constantly runs high and the natural result has been that the grown and great numbers of visitors continue to find their places among the regular worshipers there. The financial success has been in keeping with its strides of progress along other lines. Today, find the church under only a nominal obligation which soothes hope. Bishop Christ Church has been blessed through the years with a strong array of pastors, such Dr. Spiller, Revs. Young, Mitchell, Moss, Dr. C. S. Morris, and Rev. Langston. Rev. Long, the present pastor, assumed leadership of this congregation at an age younger than any at the age but has not been less manfully, with the duties of his charge and led it from achievement to achievement. One outstanding feature of the church today is complete harmony. Every official, all auxiliaries as well as the regular body of the church is in union each with the other, and every one of them is strongly behind the present administration. One other must be the minister of the services of Bank Street Church is enchanting music. This congregation is blessed with the privilege of listening on occasion to two strong choirs, namely, the regular choir and the missionary choir. Both of them are giving full time and extremely satisfactory service. As to the matter of music, Bank Street Church choir accepts second choir choir and for culture, range, melody, balance, harmony—all that goes to make a first class choir is to be found here. A word must be said with regard to the Sunday School and B. Y. P. U. of Bank Street Church. We do not carry the largest numbers in the city in either of these institutions, but for our financial needs, but for finances, there is ample room for rejoicing. The physical facilities, comprising separate classrooms and general equipment are just about as large as the ordinary congregation can expect. A live and 'conservated superintendent, a splendid orchestra of fifteen pieces, a large choir with 100 pupils with an enrollment of 500 pupils and teachers are facts worthy of mention. It might be stated here that the activities of the pastor are not and have not been confined solely to the endeavors of his church. Whenever social, civic, and educational interests have made demands upon his precious time, he has willingly accepted them. He has few years of his endeavors in our city, he has been able through hard work and consistent dealing to win the highest respect and appreciation of the people generally both within and outside of his church. His influence for good is being generally felt throughout the city and his congregation and has generally used for him many more years of labor and achievement. above fifteen hundred dollars. Contrary to the fears of some, the diversified activities of this church have not resulted in the deprivation of the church's spiritual life. Conversions and accessions to the membership are almost weekly occurrences. Revivals of the church have been added to a series of rally services. In such meetings as many as two hundred and fifty souls have been added to the church within five weeks. The prayer life of the church finds expression in a Friday night prayer meeting in the church on Sunday, one being held, at the church, the othe, at the church Home for the Aged. Other meetings for prayer are held by the young people's. More Than 1500 Members Added To City Churches During Year MEMORIAL WINDOWS FOR CHURCHES What Will You Have In Your New Year's Resolutions? 28 (Continued from Page 1.) Hollises on Princess Anne Road, opposite of the high school. This is a splendid edifice, nicely furnished and presenting the highest type of church architecture. Thru revivals and regular Sunday additions the church increased by not less than 1,500 persons in the year, 1923. Collections, altho, Potter, Modernist WinsBibleDebate New York, Del.-In a debate on the infallibility of the Bible the Modernist position, expounded last night by the Rev. Dr. Charles Francis Potter of the West Side Unitarian Church, won over the Fundamentalist views put forward by the Rev. Dr. John Roach Straton of the Calvary-Baptist Church. The subject, "The Bible is the Infallible Word of God," was argued affirmatively by Dr. Straton and negatively by Dr. Potter. An indication of the intensity of feeling was given when Dr. Potter, after quoting a scriptural passage about stoning children because of their parents, asked the people if they thought that "godlike." One woman seated well up front cried out, "Yes," and several men shook their heads affirmatively. Dr. Straton drifted immediately into oratory and exhortation and won great applause by waving the "Good Book" above his head and asking, "What is it?" He rebuttal he tried to answer Dr. Potter's assertion that the inscription on the cross was given in four different ways, by saying it was written on the cross in three languages. A voice from the ballet had told why they didn't copy it right. Dr. Potter, in rebuttal, won perhaps the loudest and strongest applause of the debate when he said: plause of the debate when he said: "The German Emperor was an inverteate Bible reader, and for everything he did in Belgium I can find a passage in the Bible showing how the Lord was said to have told the children of Israel to do similar things. Dr. Potter concluded his argument with these comments: "Unscientific—Leviticus, xl, 6—'And the have because she chewwow that the hare and rabbit are not cud-chewing animals, Joshua x, 12-14. Joshua making the sun stand still. Those who wrote that story had no idea of the astronomical havoc they were creating." "Morally degrading ideas of God. — Exodus; xxll. 18. "God said thou shalt not suffer a witch to live." Because of the idea the Bible is or that in the old days the sands of innocent women have been tortured and killed by religious fanatical literalists. This one verse alone proves my contention Deuteronomy lv., 21. "Ye shall not eat of any thing which dieth of itself; thou shalt give it unto thee, that he may eat it, or thou mayest sell it to an alien. No comment is necessary. society one evening a month and by the various organized Bible study groups. The monthly Communication service each third Sunday afternoon is an old fashioned Covenant time. With all the old time enthusiasm scores of members give, in their individual "testimonies" and join in the hearty singing. Most Cherished among the Gifts bestowed by the Passing Year is the memory of the pleasant relations with those whom we have been privileged to serve. And so it is most sincerely that we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year PORO COLLEGE Mr. and Mrs. Malone PORO HAIR AND TOILET PRODUCTS somewhat below the normal on account of the depletion of attendance by migration, showed up muc better than the year 1922. Admirable efforts, were made by all the congregations to better the attendance and marked improvement was shown along this line. Sunday Schools enrolled hundreds of new scholars thru campaigns conducted to reach those who therefore did not affiliated with Church schools. The religious life of the community been well administered to by churches this year, not any of them, exhibiting laxity in spiritual fervor and concern over the morals of the people. Many of the large churches have conducted social unplift work upon a wide scale. Church extension activities are becoming a part of Did you resolve to do kind acts toward your relatives and neighbors? If you did not, you should, and while you are resolving do not forget your dear ones that have gone to the Great Beyond to see you no more as mortal. To them make this Resolution: I will dedicate to your memory a beautiful MEMORIAL WINDOW in our Church. the permanent program of the progressive congregations and an estimable amount of benefit to the community has accrued therefrom. ...In the Community Chest Fund campaign that was conducted in Norfolk last November the churches played a most important part. The pastors exhorted their congregations to subscribe to final interest of humanity an dthe response contributed largely to the making of HARD SOFT SPLINT CERTIFIED P. McN. Thompson a success of the endeavor among the colored section. The year 1024 holds even greater promises for the churches of Nice folk and vicinity. As one prominent pastor stated it: "The people seem to have about rejusted themselves to prevailing conditions, and the last months of the year have shown a greater improvement over the first months in both attendance and collections." ALL SIZES QUICK DELIVERY Current Price HONOR OF PRESIDENT OF THE UNION $850,000 LOANS EXAMPLE OF N.C. MUTUAL SERVICE Thousands of Dollars Worth Of Property Saved to Investors And Home Buyers Thru The Investment-Bureau of This Company. Business institutions are coming to realize that the profits for which they labor are secondary after all. The imperishable thing about an institution is the impression it makes upon the people. And the kind of impression that any enterprise will make will be determined by the service it renders. A. E. C. C. SPAULDING Pres. of N. C. Mutual Life Ins. Co. The North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company of Durham is primarily a SERVICE INSTITUTION. And there are numerous tangible evidences of the real service it is rendering. Reference to that company's balance sheet this year will show approximately $860, 000 in real estate mortgage loans. And it is in the Investment Department that the company is rendering a peculiarly helpful service. Real estate mortgages represent over one-third of the total assets of life insurance company investments neatly placed in restricted to desirable classes of property, constitute a safe and excellent investment for life insurance funds. Often dou the security is required on the experience of the North Carolina law shows that the demand: for loans on good security of the kind mentioned is far from being met. It is often a source of regret to the officials, but it's not the funds available to serve the applicants who write them. Being a race enterprise the demand is doubtless much greater in proportion than that made upon inpatient Ship's condition is easily explainable however. There are few, if any, credit facilities available for Negroes in any of the smaller towns and rural regions. Yet credit is absolutely necessary to development. This and lack of credit facilities intensifies the need for officials of the North Carolina Mutual. That company sees the need as perhaps few have had the opportunity to develop. There can be no need yet earl real estate sources. While, on the other hand, and that is really the perplexing problem, there is one ome source that some "paper has been called". Failure to meet the notes means, a loss of property which it has required years of patient toll Usually those mortgages were held by some friend or financial institution who, at the most unexpected time, could contact the loan although the security had retained its value perceptibly. Saving such property in a service, that cannot be discounted, that is one of the services, the Mutual Insuring. It can increase that service, just as rapidly as the people will take life insurance for, in every premium paid there is a available for the home. Life Insurance Company is more than a business enterprise - it is a SERVICE INSTITUTION. (the Associated Negro Press) Houston, Mass — The B-52 on Chronicle, local agro-, kelly, and sports advertisements, of its use in hair and bloch advertisements, answering a reader who protests that the owners of the paper should buy more closely 150 the New England Times. The Chronicle editor informs his correspondent that, he finds it impossible to run his paper on "hot air," or "colture," and that he has been vainly among his stockholders. He names the name of the correspondent, Helsagus suggests that he may further change an attitude when his readers who criticize a little of his substantial nature, to support Norfolk Journal and Guide Dr. Kenney Issues A Challenge To 4,999 Physicians Johnnie Thompson, Head of the Policy Division of the Industrial Department! Ethal Thornaion Billing, Clerk, Industrial Department Dr. Kenne A Challe 4,999 P Secures Thousand Dollar Insurance Policy On His Life Naming Howard and Meharry Medical College Beneficiaries. Washington, D. C—Dr. John A. Kenney, Medical Director of the John A. Andrew Memorandum for tal at Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, has written a letter o Presidie Durkee of Howard University statery. "This letter and enclosure will remind you that one year ago I took out a Five Hundred Dollar policy on my life payable jointly to Meharyar Medical College. The Howard Medical College. This was a great satisfaction to me, but it was all that I felt that I could do at the time. I am pleased to advise that I have now seen my way clear to raise this to $1,000, thus placing $500 with College and $500 with Meharyar Medical College. I agree to keep up an annual premium on this policy and trust that you will accept it as an indication of my interest in the work in which you are engaged and in the future of our growth. Also I hope that you will give some little encouragement to you in the great work that you are doing. "Let me add that I am carrying an editorial in the coming issue of the Journal appearing on nine hundred and physicians, dentists, and pharmacists to do likewise in order that a million ($10,000,000) dollars may eventually be paid to the institutions this service, which would be a big thing for the work, and a small thing for the individual." CHALLENGE TO 4,990 OTHERS If Dr. Kenney's suggestion is taken up by the other, the physicians, pharmacists, and Pharmacist Howard Medical School and Mehary Medical School will be well on the way to that financial independence, which should be their. MAKES PLACE IN EDITORIAL FOR SUPPORT OF RACE MEDICAL SCHOOL The editorial referred to by Dr. Kenney which appeared in the October-December numbers of the Journal of the National Medical Association is as follows: THERE is a steady pour of femininity every day but Sunday up Fayetteville Street down Pettigrew, from Hayti into Mexico and thence into the Joa Harris, Head of Policy Lean and Premium Note Division of the Chester Waterfront. world of affairs, the home of the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, Parrish Street, Durham, N. C. Some are fat, others are lean, many are moderate in size and weight, but both ends. Bobbed hair furtts slippers mark the way, Coty, Dier Kiss, Hoyts vie with each other as their fragrance dusts the carpet. You can enfold my lady, as more than forty eight women wind their face to face work in reality. Eight fifteen finds every one at her desk and on the job. ey Issues enge To Physicians is not usually considered good manners or good morals to "do thine alms" and advertise the fact to the world, yet, in this special instance we are not expected to be especially anxious, to have nine hundred and ninety-nine other physicians, dentists, and pharmacists do likewise. "Much has been written and said about the scarcity of Negro physicians and dentists, and of the uncertainty for the future with reference to an adequate supply of members of these professions for the demands of the Negro race. Negro men of color are graduating from the professional schools in the North year by year. We have reason to believe that our students are not as welcome in many institutions as they formerly were. "The writer was present at a meeting in one of the churches in Cleveland in 1920 where one of the students its "Go to College" campaign. The secretary of the Western Reserve University was present and spoke on this occasion. He very frankly colored your youth a "Western Reserve" in the professional schools, but strongly urged that they enter their own racial institutions. "In Boston, during the past summer, a graduate of Harvard summer college may leave Harvard campus, stated that he was planning to matriculate as a medical student this fall at Howard University in Washington. He planned to leave Harvard to go to Howard. His reply was, For better opportunities, especially clinical; and referred to some difficult colored medical students had in getting some of their clinical training to the white institutions of the North. "Most of us know that there are now existing only two medical schools for supplying the great bulk of doctors of the medical profession our people. Secretary Hubert, Work of the Department of the Interior has given publication to a statement showing how unfavorably the medical profession dentists compare with those of the white race; and the great need of more and better facilities for strengthening the Negro professional schools of the strivers. NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1923 Some spend the day deiphering agent's handwriting on applications. Imagine the monotony of writing your handwriting all day long. Others write policies. It is not unusual for one clerk to turn out 400 policies in a single day. Still others prepare with lightening speed the lapse, and file sheets. It is work in reality from 8:15 to 12:00 P. M. and the sneezes. It is very important. Then comes a brief respite for lunch. Miss Hattie, Queen of the Cooks, has prepared a tasty meal in the cafeteria on the sixth floor. If you have twenty-five or thirty-five cents she can satisfy even Betty's appetite. But if you are broke she can make your mouth water until you grow sick. The sick and the saliva must hurry on for 12-40 will arrive soon. 'Tis then, you know, that the Home Office - Force gets back - also well. And this is the time that the secretaries begin to work. Snow Betty in too great a reality. The mail has been opened all morning but conferences pre- that Mhairy Medical College has had, to get into Class A grade; also the hard pull that Howard University - Medical School has been making at our school. We will look to these two schools to furnish the doctors for our race, and we should do our part in helping to sustain them. "Some one has figured that at physicians are being trained that it would only be two or three generations before we would have no opportunities to see these occasions through this publication, and from various platforms provide for the support of these two schools we are renew at this time this appeal. Million Dollars "Without feeling it, we could easily place, in the next twenty years, a million dollars at the disks, and we are asking one thousand of our professional men and women to take out a thousand dollar twenty-payment life insurance policy paying themselves, to keep up the premiums. This would be a very small thing for us to do, and yet what a tremendous amount of encouragement heads and workers in these schools, but to the philanthropists who undoubtedly would be induced to loose their purse strings by reason of the fact which we ourselves are making. "The writer, in keeping with his appeal to others, has taken out a effort which we ourselves are in for each of the two schools. Howard and Metharry, sending a policy to each with his help to keep up the premiums. One thousand each of us, the other one, which as we have, would furnish the million dollars above referred to, and we are earnest requesting and urging that the other nine be paid to us in the way we would. May we with the next publication of this journal be able to publish at least twenty names, or more, of those who have agreed to take this practical aid helpful step?" TITUSTOWN Notes On Racial Progress Notes On Racial Progress Campiled 'and Released By the National Negro Business League A group of the leading Negro business and professional men of Blenox, Mississippi has highlighted the high moral standard of Civic Improvement Club. The purpose of this organization is to promote the general welfare of the race by a moral standard, by improving living conditions and by taking an active part in all campaigns that mean for community development and im --- President M. S. Hunter of the Steel City Bank of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, announced that the results of four year operation include: 7,139 depositors and more than $800,000 in reserves. George T. Lee, a member of our group, established which is thought to be a world's record for oyster shucking, when he shucked forty-four gallons of oysters in ten hours. To promote efficient and effective service, the chauffeurs, with machine, shucked oysters at Dayton, Ohio, have organized the Dayton Automotive Club which meets once a week at the Y. M. C. A. The organization plans to secure a club house in the near future to spend their leisure time in profitable study and wholesome recreation. The National Benefit Life Insurance of Washington, D.C. recently issued an attractive and well written pamphlet relating the development of the National Negro Business League twenty-five years hoist of assets of $750,000, a reserve of $461, 592 and a surplus of $100,000, with 125,000 policy holders and $200,000,000 insurance in force. The directors increase in the capital to $250,000. The Oakland, Cal., branch of the National Negro Business League has appointed a com-mit to look after the matter of security of the men, and increase men in the automobile plants of that section. The Local League is making itself felt in the civic and economic life of Oakland. Co-operative Bank of, Boston, Massachusetts shows a rapid progress for the two years of operation. Recently a five and a half million loan was declared and the announcement was made that the capital had reached the $80,000 mark. The People's Commercial Co. of Soo, Thailand, is required property valued at more than $50,000 and announces that it furnishes more business properties for the race than any other concern in that city. The Northwestern Life Insurance Company, with headquarters in New York, is committed with an authorized capital of $19,999 and an authorized surplus of the same amount. Among the promoters of the corporation is the secretary of the Standard Life Insurance Company. Dr. W. P. Harris, the proprietor of the Harris Drug Company of Athens, Ga., was recently awarded the 3rd prize contest for the best window-trim. The natice of award was published in Drug Topics, publication of the trade. The National Negro Press Association will hold its midwinter meeting in Nashville, Tennessee from February 18 to 24. The St. Louis Argus is urging the St. Louis Negro Business Association to a Negro Trade: Boosting Campaign. L. D. S. Smith of Providence, Kentucky, was recently elected a District Director for the United Mine Workers of America. A. group of colored men of E. Dorado. Arkansas recently, purchased a large office, house, trict of the city, Two of the joint purchasers, Prof. R. B. Benson and R. B. Garrett, are owners of oil wells. Miss Ruth E. Occomy has been appointed City Visiting Nurse in Charleston, West Va. Successful Fashion Revues have been held in Indianapolis, St. Paul and Richmond. Rural Sections Pool Interests For Improvments girls, Arkansas and Oklahoma business must go out today. Miss Johanne w n'ts Florida, Gorman, and Tennessee, ready tomorrow morning. There goes the hell. To think it is four o'clock so soon. We just finished-in time. Down go the type-writers, slam sound the details of the floor to the elevator boy. Down they go info the street, back through Mexico into Hayti, on to their abdies, for a few hours rest before the Bread, Line sets out to face the Endless tomorrow. Did it occur to you what wonders these girls are? For eight straight hours, each day, the trail without ceaseings. Rural Sea Pool In For Imp Study By Allen B. Doggett, Farm Management Instructor • Shows Three Tidewater Communities Making Splendid Improvement. Hampton, Va.,—That Negro communities may overcome their indifference and, through the pooling of interest, brains, and resources, to improve their homes, churches, and schools, the young people in their rural homes, and develop community life, has been clearly shown in a recent study. Three Negro communities, Differences, Differences, Differences, which has been made by Allen B. Doggett, Jr., instructor in farm management and rural sociology in the Hampton Institute, School, and published Hampton Institute, in its Bulletin series. The Surveys, were made in cooperation with the Division of Farm Population and Rural Life. have been assigned work on the construction of the Mofafat tunnel, a municipal contract. The Association of Trade and Commerce in New York City has appointed J.R. E. Lee, Field Secretary of the National Urban League and Miss Earnestine Rose, in charge of the 335th St. Branch of the National Urban League, toarry Mr. John E. Nall, President of the Association, announces that the subject of Advertising and Distribution will be discussed at the next Meeting. It is reported that J. R. Rogers of Winston, the only THE ```markdown ``` Mary Fields Carr Cashier of Ordinary Department ections interests provments which is in charge of Dr. C. J. Galpin, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, U. S. Department of Agriculture. The 46-page Bulletin contains interesting diagrams of little Forks, Nansen County, North Dakota, Valley County, Va., and Ruthville, Charles City County, Va., as well as photographs which show what is being done by the colored people to secure better schools, homes, and schools. The Bulletin follow: "Little Porks" has developed leaders within itself who have carried the community to a high point. The community has backed its leaders without suspicion or jealousy. The reflection of spiritual teachings in the prevailing high standard of school, home, and farm. "The consolidation of the four neighborhood schools brings the community into step with modern educational advancements. Special group activities within the community interest the boys, the young men, the housewives, and girls, and the heads of families. Young men in the community like the Forks. They have been given an opportunity to participate in community development. "Little Forks has long been living from its own garden and smokhouse, and feeding its stock, owning its own farm. The Forks are in school, church and home has been backed by corresponding, agricultural development. Families have a lot to be by leaving Little Forks community. "Pennyzer is a growing community." nity, like hundreds of others in the Sandwich and 116 is not just 261 people, but the group of those owning better forming and a decent school, the awakening of Elenzeen shows what one large- calibre man can start. The work done by all the participants in the group is one who can group out of twenty six families. Aside from the social life of the lodge little is yet being done as a community to satisfy its re- creational needs. The community is progressing in its understanding receives rather than suspends toward proactive farm experience." (Continued on Page Thirteen) City's Oldest Negro Financial Institution Organized 1905 Norfolk Home Building & Loan Association PHONE 24880 705 ST. PAUL STREET NORFOLK, VA. Organized October 12, 1905 ASSETTS $135,000.00 The Norfolk Home Building and Loan Association, Inc. was organized October 12, 1905. It is the city's oldest-collected financial institution. The history, surrounding the association is remarkable in many instances. Mr. C. Q. Dogan, the present efficient secretary was the organizer, and it might rightfully be said the builder of this institution. The after several years residence in the city decided that the colored people were needed, a building and loan association and after several meetings succeeded in convincing the Rev. Dr. L. H. Reynolds, the then a p.a.o. of St. Louis, to build the building. Oliver William M. Reid, of Portsmouth, of this fact. It was not long before Mr. Dogan had convinced thirty other leading colored men in the community of the need for an institution such as he had in mind. The names of some of 1905 1905 1905 1905 Nor Organize Success seldom comes by chance, it does come to those who plan well and faithfully stick to their plans. Your plans for 1924 should by all means include a savings account. We can help you to be independent. After you have worked for your money, Then make your money work for you. "Roll Your Own, Carry Your Own, Own Your Own." Don't expect other people to do things for you. --- The Building and Loan A depends upon the character of Building and Loan Association successful, who have the share and are willing to spare no effo The Norfolk Home Building ning, has been fortunate to have tention have been spent to upb We will ask to increase our auth home. We lend money on the The Building and Loan A depends upon the character of the Building and Loan Association n successful, who have the share and are willing to spare no effort The Norfolk Home Building ning, has been fortunate to have tention have been spent to upbore We will ask to increase our auth home. We lend money on the k The Building and Loan Association like any other business, largely depends upon the character of the men framing its policies. To grow a Building and Loan Association must have behind it—men, well-known and successful, who have the shareholders interests foremost in their minds and are willing to spare no effort to see that they are served well. The Norfolk Home Building and Loan Association, Inc., from its beginning, has been fortunate to have had such Directors. Their time and attention have been spent to upbuild the business and to improve its service. We will ask to increase our authorized capital to $500,000.00. We will in a very few months mature stock in one class to the amount of $23,000.00. Consult us for loans on your home. We lend money on the long and short term. Shares in the Building and Loan Association may be used in borrowing money to pay for a home. The money can be repaid in weekly payments just like paying rent. In case of loss of job, sickness, need or any financial embarrassment, the money may be withdrawn for immediate use. these men appear on the present board of directors. Back of every real achievement of a man lives an imagination, and without doubt, that statement will often other to the very proud successful business enterprises. Of all the Negro's financial enterprises the building and loan associations seem to be the least spoken of. If our people really understood the splendid opportunities the building and loan association offer to house seekers, and to those who desire to save, they would give Norfolk, Virginia, the greatest colored building and loan association in this country. WHAT IT IS The building and loan association is a mutual concern in which all shareholders share and share alike. Its board of directors is elected annually. It is like any other busi- Late, Dr. L. H., Reynolds, The first president, formerly President of the St. John A. M. E. Church. PETER H. HARRIS THE MEN BEHIND THE ASSOCIATION Church St., are attracting many. ness, largely depends for its success upon the character of the men forming its policies. To grow it must have behind it, men well known and men who are successful, who will hold the interest of the stockholders foremost, and who are willing to spare no efforts to serve them well. The Norfolk Home Building and Loan association from its beginning has been involved in the directors of the class, above spoken of. Their time and attention has been spent to build up the business and to improve its service. For the first time their photos are published in an advertisement in this paper with their names in order that the public may know who they are. Anyone in Norfolk reading over the list will recognize, in them a group of citizens, interested in the development of every worthy three or four business, be proud of. Eighteen years of growth and a strong board of directors equips the Norfolk Home Building and Loan association admirably to render service to the colored people of this community. Its assets, are more than $135,000; it has its loans on 1,000 homes, and it will within a very few months mature stock in the short term. class to the amount of $23,000. The as- Home 24880 per 12, 1905 4 any other business, largely its policies. To grow, a it—men, well-known and foremost in their minds are served well.ation, Inc., from its begin- tors. Their time and at- end to improve its service. 500,000.00. We will in a very m. n may be used in borrowing m embarrassment, the money m Enterprise Furniture Church St., are attract Give it a look for yourse M. R. JACKSON C. C. DOGAN WALTER SMITH Campaign Commi association will shortly make application to increase its authorized capital to $500,000. At present the Norfolk Home Building and Loan Association, is conducting a loan for 3,000 homes, at 25 cents a share each. The weekly dues from this amount would amount to $750,000; which would mean quick loans to home seekers. The association loans money on homes on long or short terms, payable monthly or weekly. It is up to the race citizens to make this enterprise grow. ____. LABOR'S TRIUMPH Despite sporadic unemployment here and there, Negro labor has apparently become a solidified certainty in northern industry, and can thus face the winter's snows and cold with a fair degree of equanimity in the language of the country, this time that may be said to be resting comfortably at noonday. of the advent of Negro labor into an important element of America's production passed when the first appreciable group of Negro work- Now Eighteen Building 705 ST. PA 705 61 19 Now Eighteen Years Old C. C. Dogan, Secretary Direc- tive Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co. Walter Smith, Director; Notary Public. For 28-years was agent for Va. Briefe-ish law, clergy, and So. Aid Society of Va. Inc. EN BEHIND Occasionally we publish the over the list. You will recognise in the development of ever you might be proud of. With strong board of directors, it we equipped to meet your financial a trial. y few months mature stock in our money to pay for a home. They may be withdrawn for immediate Occasionally we publish their names to remind you who they are. Read over the list. You will recognize in them a band of fellow citizens, interested in the development of every worthy enterprise. A group of men that you might be proud of. With an eighteen-year record of growth and a strong board of directors, it would be hard to find an institution better equipped to meet your financial needs: Think this over. Give our service a trial. GREAT SAVINGS AND HOME-GETTING CAMPAIGN Novve Jan The follow- To the solicite- number of sha- of — — — Over 300, a cas- Over 200, a cas- Over 100, a cas- Every solicite- ner, will receive the number of a nittee M. R. Jacksan . Vice Presi- dent of the Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co. J. C. Books, Director, Vice President, Rich-Strong. ers advanced to a skilled status in employment. The morning period, full of doubts, fears, and misunderstandings, when the question-mark of "opportunity without stabilized recognition" hung over the department, was a tense zone of thousands, passed through the employment gates, has finally yielded to an opinion which admits, in fact affirms, that Negro labor has made good. Northern employers, allow to maintain a permanent institution of the malicious, strong, intelligent colony, men who, at the call of demand, rapidly grew into an efficient supply of ardent labor, anxious goods of good labor, American goods—have placed the wreath of "Well Done" upon the brow of these dusky workmen. The experiment is over. The product is finished. The Negro craftsman is a reality. He is a part of American industry. He is a spoke in the wheel of American production. He must not pass back to days of possibilities. Organization of work possibilities. Organization of welcome, and his muscular form must be unequivocally accepted into every occupation in American industry. That's the key to "One Hundred Per cent Americanism," and all American industrial institutions will recognize the key. Ne n Years O g & Lo AUL STREET E. M. Canada, Treasurer, Director Richmond Hene- sional Insurance Company. THE MARKET MAN and So. Aid n. Inc. Class. J. Watkins, Director, Real Estate Broker THE ASSOCI for names to remind you who they are size in them a band of fellow citi- ty worthy enterprise. A group of an eighteen-year record of grow- ould be hard to find an institu- tion needs: Think this over. Give o the class to the amount of $23,000 money can be repaid weekly p- e use. BEGINNING Number 22, 1923 ENDING January 31, 1924 tung prize will be given toor who solicits the highest tus over 400, a cash prize — — — $ 100.00 th prize of 75.00 th prize of 50.00 th prize of 25.00 r, though not a prize win- shares solicited. RACE INSURANCE COMPANIES MAKE GREAT PROGRESS DURING QUARTER CENTURY OF BUSINESS Washington, D. C.—One of the surgeons signs of the progress of the Colored people of America is the remarkable prosperity of the insurance companies that have been organized and are being conducted by members of the race. It is estimated, that the sixty insurance companies operated by Colored people have approximately $11,000,000 worth of insurance in force with aggregate assets amounting to some Ten Million ($10,000,000) dollars. colored people is not unnatural is shown by an article, recently an article, with Washington, (D. C.) Post calling attention to the fact that the sales of life insurance in the United States continue to斜ips previous records. During the first nine months of the present year policies representing more than $4,000,000,000 were taken out of the three months ended September 30th, 1928 were responsible for $1,350,000,000 showing an increase of 19 per cent 1st, than they were the same date last year, and that form of investment is a good barometer the financial condition of the population is proved by the further fact that in this respect the West Central States have gained less in the period under notice than any other section of the country, the use assigned being the poor agricultural situation. In addition to showing prosperity, these insurance figures evince a fine spirit in family life and a The growth of life insurance organizations among Colored people has taken hold of this racial group and is evidence of the fact that they are taking advantage of the general wave of prosperity which the joy is enjoying at this time. That which has caused the development of life insurance companies among gro labor has been an undeniable success. Old loan Ass NORFOL ASSET ssocia FOLK, VA ETTS $1 Wm. M. Bold, Attorney Grand; Chancellor, of the Knight of Pythians of Va. THE NEW YORK TIMES SUNDAY, JULY 20, 1934 THE NEW YORK TIMES SUNDAY, JULY 20, 1934 Miss Mary E. Nelson, Clerk; Chief of True Reformers, Norfolk Division. E. J. Purvear, Director Supreme Treasurer of the Knights of Gideon A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL 000.00. Consult us for loans on your payments just like paying rent. In NORFOLK HOME BUILDING ASSOCIATION SOLICITORS ems on your conve ing in Five ing rent. In 25 c 50 c $1.00 1.25 2.00 FOLDING 2.50 FORS 5.00 1 Mrs. M. I. E. Miller, 1652 Church Street 2 Mrs. Ros Johnson, 1652 Adkale Street 3 Mrs. Mary O. Perrry, 1644 Church Street 4 Mrs. Carle Hudgans, 1855 Johnson Avenue 5 Mrs. Amelie Kinn, 1854 E. Brambleton Avenue 6 Mrs. Mary E. Nelson, 1814 Brambleton Avenue 7 Mrs. I. W. H. Guy, 1826 Jefferson Street 8 Mrs. I. W. H. Guy, 1826 Jefferson Street 9 Mrs. Chas. E. Miller, 320 Nelson, Portsmouth 10 Benl, Parker, 568 E. Brambleton Ave. 11 Benl, Parker, 568 E. Brambleton Ave. 12 F. E. Purpleman, 1053 Church Street 13 Geo. W. Sawyer, 322 Lewis Street 14 A. N. Jones, 628 Church Street 15 C. W. Wailer, 628 Church Street 16 J. M. Callup, 800 Golf Street 17 C. A. Anthony, 618 Cumberland Street 18 Mrs. Pricilia Stewart, 619 Church Street 19 Mrs. Pricilia Stewart, 619 Church Street 20 Mr. D. H. Brown, 744 Avenue B. 21 Mr. W. Walter Smith, 1700 Hunter Street 22 Mrs. Wille Smith, 312 Scott Street 23 Mrs. Wille Smith, 312 Scott Street 24 Benl, Jones, 1335 Powell Street 25 Mr. C. W. Sutton, 727 Johnson Avenue 26 Mr. W. Woster, 411 Powell Street --- colored people is not unnatural is shown by an article recently appearing in the Washington, (D. C.) Post calling attention to the fact that the sales of life insurance the United States is declining in ellipsis months. During the first nine months of the present year policies representing more than $4,000,000,000 were taken out Of this amount, said the three months ended September 30th, 1923 were responsible for $1,350,000,000 showing an increase of 19 per cent above the same period in 1922 and 38 per cent, above the cor-responding quarter of 1921. These figures besides being striking are the generally prosperous condition of the country. When people are in straightened circumstances the last thing they think of as a rule is life insurance. That prosperity is widespread is apparent from the fact that in no State were the sales of life insurance less up to October ociation LK, VA. TTS $135,000 A. B. Bury E. Nelson, Clerk; of True Reformers, Division. --- 1923 1923 ciation VA. $135,000.00 on, Clerk; formers. A Beautiful Calendar To Each Caller At Our Office --- Every man owes it to his wife, his children, and to himself to provide a permanent Home for those dependent upon him. Money invested in the Norfolk Home Building and Loan Association will earn for you 6 per cent profit. Building and Loan Associations do not and cannot fail—unless an Earthquake shakes their realty securities underground. Which would you rather have after a few years, a deed to your own home, or a bunch of rent receipts. Now Is The Time To Begin HOW TO BEGIN FREE Ist, than they were, the same date last year, and that that form of investment is a good barometer of the financial condition of the population is proved by the further fact that this, respect the Westerntown case, less in the period under notice than any other section of the country, the cause, assigned being the poor agricultural situation. In addition to showing prosperity, these insurance figures evince a fine spirit in family life and a kindly care for others, for it is mainly in the interest of dependents who may be deprived of the bread winner that life policies are effected. From every point of view, then, the increase in insurance is to be hailed as symptomatic of good. For particular people, Velmot Hair Dressing. Get a box today at loc stores and drug stores. 100% utfierh! Aid Society. ‘Completes Best Year = In History of Its Life wa The Name Carter 7 | has been the Standard for. . A / . Tailoring in Norfolk and ~~ oe surrounding territory Carter Made c Toth ingvare worn by. hundreds . - of men‘and women who observe appropriateness __ and practice economy in their dress, ‘ | Seasonable, Stylish Woolens _ fe ALIWAYS ON HAND. ce, | ‘Quality’ and Service Plus the Best Workmanship Distinguish Carter MADE CLOTHES. - gers es Begin the New Year ina new Carter SUIT. ... 4 yh MEROHANT- TAILORS ©” voter : “Goes Bngilnsn ave (Que) wd tease gf gm) Soc eNO PRET nN URS Leen ca Na ci it aac ct, Completes p> In Histor) Southern Aid Society of: Virgin- textos thas toi friends and ficy-holders™ for.. the ‘cooperation: ee the year:1923, which has ibeen: the. means of giving. t,t the jest sticcessful' yoar in‘ the history ae sesociety. 4 After more than a-quarter-of a antiry: 04° successful. operation the: Southern Ria Society ‘faces the ewyear with. renewed confidence sbased tipon its performances of the past) and ‘pledges ‘its. best. efforts Howard the nedds of: the:race group for protection against .cickness and ident for the veal Moe sEvery. well-established claim of fie company. ‘Waa met in-the yor fjased asin. years. fromerly,_all previous records ‘for new business exe broken,’ but/-above and’ of pester pleasure’. was tho’ ability fo-serve, those in need who were Kuithin its. protecting folds. | “‘Ser- sey ie the. impelling mative. pos sessed: by. the-officials of the South- jen Aid Society:and. after having ‘tarried- this. motive. thru for more ‘han a’quarter of a century they — ofthe future. Sidelights On . Negro. Soldiers Charles H. Williams of Hammp- ps tori Institute Tells Straight- j forward Story of Service of 400,000 Americar’ Negro S'Spldiers, 2s f+" Rs orc. By W. A." ABRY): - Hampton, Va..-Tho loyal and ef-| 19 fective: service of 4 0,000: American | &. NegEo. Soldiers throughout the| World War, the’ excellent: quali- ties of “Jeadership shown by~ the |— 4000 Negro officers who “saw |'T ithingé through’”.in France, the un. on Airing and cheerful work of the|re Bstevedores in laying the ground- | ng rk for combatant troops, the | _ successful efforts which were made “white and colored welfare work- | jy fers 10 ‘improve the conditions of) yw “Negro: soldiers in and near their |ch sop, ‘and the records of Negro in oinbatant. troops—this story. has] No seen told ‘simply and in a straight-| an forward” manner by: Charles. H. | of Williams; director of physical ed-| ra teation.-for boys at Hampton In-| St sétitute; in “Sidelights on Negro; tev “Soldiers,” a 250-page book vecently.j an ‘published by B. . Brimmer Com-|in ipany, of Boston. : ed WeBenjamin Brawley, Raleigh, “N.|an iG; protescov of English at Shaw |in University, has written..the into- | ions<which states the problem | gi it the. Negro. in. uniform ‘had tofsp aye ‘America and in France. ed : AT Ads a es : ey kaa Shoe paren opiates eae oe Paani eae oo ee ee SED Bee Seca wes ay PS ay Aer eee a aN Cae cet Co Neh alleen ae (eee coker Siac vearan Titian shee” yaaa Been dee iia ie be ae gp eye: Noble, District, Manager’ of the ‘Norfolk office of the Southern Aid Society, who with the: splendid ‘eooporation’ of a ‘well organized agency force, bas contributed in ng. small degree" tothe wide- in- fluence enjoyed in this section. by the society. t "Mr. Noble ig an aggressive busi ross man.and has so conducted his offiee as-not.only to add prestige to the business methods of the firm Tre represents, but such as to make it a credit torrace enterprises gen- erally. He enjoys a large ac- quaintance in this vicinity. and the Fespect and cooperation of an ag- eney force which he has builé. up thru. diseriminative selection and a spirit of pull together. | Mr. Noble predicts that the year 1924 will be @ banner yeur for thy Southern Aid Soviety'in Norfolk elty.. ¥ ‘This problem was highly complex ‘one and for its solutioin there was required the co-operation of many agencies. ~ Facts Brixg’Resuurs Charles ‘H.: Williams, because’ of his. long” experience in executive work and his; insight into Negro character, was, selected s:a special investigator of conditions - among Negro soldiers, With the approval and. eo-operation of the Secretary of War and the Adjutant Gene- ral'of the Army of the United States, he spent a total of eigh- teen months in the United States and in, Franee-vistiig those places, in which Negro troops were statiori- ed, with a view to getting facts and muking, recommendations, for improving, their welfare, --“Sidelights-ion Negro Seldiets” gives, in, well-arranged, drder” the specific Information watch Is need= ed to show -how American’ Negroes The King Mutual Life Insurance Ce ie insurance Co is offering very liberal policies to thousands . that need prottcction. The five and ten year paid up policy with the ten year sur- render value. We are offering employment to. hundreds of boys ahd girls; the harvest ~ ig great. Your needs in the insurance line the King Mutual Life Insurance Co. can ~ 7 i supply. See our agent or. write tO ; S. D. McRae,;Gen’l Mgr. HOME OFFICE = EDENTON, NOS CAROLINA HUSTLING. AGENTS WANTED! * 0°05) ee BO nlet..the: call:to, ‘the. colors; how they fared’ in. thelt.camps;~ how the Negro. officers ‘were’ traitted; in Spite.-of ; the." numerous obstacles whieh wore placed in’ their «way; hiow the: Germans, attempted ‘to sn. uence the Negroes. to tirn against the United States; how the, Negro yoops suffered in France from sys tematic propaganda. against. them how the problems arising’ from camp. followers, especially. women, Were met and solved; how the “Y" and. other’ welfare.” organizations ministered to the needs of Negro soldiers, usually with great sue- cess; how the stevedores “carried én” amid hardships and numerous diseouragements;. how the well Known, 92d and 98d, Divisions were organized and trained; and how the Negro units played: their part in: helping to win the. World Wat. ‘The ‘concluding chapter, “Home Fires,” tells the story of what was accomplished by the Negro. sil- dier, who won recognition’ on ac- count of merit and who showed bis fellow ‘white soldiers that he had an unfailing belief in God and faith enough to believe that great good would come out of many evils and hardships... » Prayer A Power IN. War “One night,” says Charles -H. Williams, before they went over the top, six boys were in.a dug-out. After talking things over, one sug- gested that. they. Say the Lord's Prayer.” Only one mnow its but while a game of dice was going on in another corner. the. little group knelt and repeated the words, gath, ering strength for the attack that was to come before the new day. NORROLK JOURNAL ‘AND GUIDE - Chas: °S, ‘Carter’: % ere ~ sie City’s Oldest Tailor ‘The oldest colored tailoring and gent’s merchandise busitiehs in the city is the establishment of Charles S._Curter and Company. 7 ie ‘Mr. Carter has -earned a: repu- tataion as being the most reliable colored man ‘in'tre business in Nor- folk. For years: he has sold a brand of goods that. has defied com- petition and made: him. known: in ‘all parts of the country. ‘The name Carter clothies, unlike many other trade names, -has a real meaning for. worth -behind. it, “and” has ‘ac- tually. caused the. garments. tail: ored by Charles 'S. Carter Com- pany to bear a distinefion for qual- ity. is Mr, Carter is a progressive bus- ines’ man and. his business is a edit tothe colored people of-Not- fork. I ee a slight ois’ tard the closed door, they turned:and saw ‘major hd come into: the dug- ‘out. ‘Let's say it again, boys,’ he ‘said, ‘it’ gives me more, courage 'téo.” ‘Then they knelt, again and. the officer joined with them in the: prayer:”* f “Sidelights on ‘Negro Soldiers,” ‘according to Newton D. Baker, for- mer Secretary of War in President Wilson's Cabinet, “shows the pres- ence of the. race, question and of some of the prejudices and. dis- ‘eriminations which grow out of-it, (Continued on Page Sixteen) — OF Virginia, in. ~~ A Happy New. Year's Greeting’ and a 1924 Calendar’ await you at’ the | following Tidewater Service Stations: J) 2 sei 526. Queen St, rei. forfeeeees - Norfolk, ‘Va. MR. 8. B. NOBLE, Supérintendent. : 312. Green St.,........0702...+-Portsmouth, Va. 2 MR. J. W. WASHINGTON, JR. Superintendent. 555 25th St.,..:.....2++-++«Newport News, Va. MR. A. D. MANNING, Superintendent. 215 N. King St;................-Hampton, Var | MIR, B.C. HAMMIE, Superintendent, = 123 Washington St,.........5.....+.Suffolk, Va. MR. L. L. REID, Superintendent, 0, 200: W. Second Ave.,.......+.+.+, Franklin, Va. “MIR W. R, THOMAS; Superintendent, "0" 7)" Box’ IFioc..cvpieeeraeu ch bes bipeees eelvonye Was . _ MR.W. T OROCKER, ‘Agent. Sau ie Byes e : Bacon’s, Castle, Wa... 8's " MR-ROBERTACDILEARD, Agent. : Waverly; Matin eee “Me JGR BROWN, Agente Phe North: Empona, "Wares: knee (EMRE S.J BLOWER, Agente 327 0g i eo: a ee ee ie. us RR Res ee ag Pe ae ge eg Ee aa ote he dae eek pct 2 fel Pa 4 S. ig h ec Lid So eo. of Virsiniase © Southern Aid Society of Virgmmia: = 6 yp £88 elmcorporateds = oats k ne A BF rte ooh At CARE OIE ee ee i > HOME OFFICH! = = a | 527 N.SecondSl, 2 Richmond Va & ‘ Distcict Offices ana auenie tHrouehoul the State of Vituidia Gy Be pide epee ee ane Hisictiof Columbia, 22 ia ae = BE ESS ON IRB D Temenos Bi Ca ots i ay Oe Ge am Ge ee ee Nr OR ACI NCS iE EDN ERN ECON (EON AERTS f Pieri iot iste aman ee ee LRN WAT Se BER’ OF. PEOPLE EACH: YEAR. ’:” THE MANAGEMENT AND’ FIELD FORCE, THEREFORE, PLEDGE, ‘FOR 1924; THEIR BEST EFFORTS* TOWARD MEETING THE NEEDS (OF :,OUR’ GROUP FOR PROTEC- TION AGAINST SICKNESS, ACCIDENT AND DEATH. : ee ts eS Le ee Oe oe Foo area aan ee ae. | Re ee a ! ap eg mn erer| gia cree peice ee Pa “Norfolk, Vas Bldg: |? 526-28 Queen St. IN THE HISTORY THIS IS POSITIVE THREE-FOLD:: SU- PERIOR : SERVICE. TO POLICYHOLD- ERS AND THE RACE IS RECEIV- ING THE AP: PROVAL AND PATRONAGE: OF | ’® VARCER..NUM- OF. THE SOCIETY-AND EVIDENCE THAT ITS Loe oe eis We | ean AM EACH: YEAR.’? THE D FIELD FORCE, DGE; FOR 1924: THEIR WARD MEETING THE NA THE NATIONAL NEGRO BUSINESS LEAGUE To Hold Silver Jubilee In Chicago August 1924 ELABORATE PROGRAM BEING FORMULATED NORFOLK BUSINESS MEN FACE NEW YEAR WITH CONFIDENCE Foremost among the agencies promoting the advancement of our group in America is the National Negro Business League, of which Dr. Robert R. Molton, Principal of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, is president. For twenty-five years this organization has been endeavoring to carry out the purpose as stated by its Founder, the late Dr. Booker C. Commercial and Financial Development of the Negro. "Silver Jubilee" To Be Celebrated In Chicago The twenty-fifth anniversary of the League will be celebrated in Chicago, Illinois, August 20, 21 and 22, 1924, when the "Silver Jubilee" will be held. Chicago is particularly and peculiarly fitted for such business enterprises and a center of Negro life in all of its phases. Those attending, therefore, will be accorded the unusual opportunity of inspecting some of the most presentent "enterprises of which our business enterprises are the most attended and conducted businesses and social clubs in America. Every business man, from the humblest to the largest, will find, more than likely, an enterprise of this type being conducted on modern lines, with the advantage of being able to learn something of the mode of operating this business at home with greater success. Special plans are being made to make this meeting a grand and fitting culmination of twenty-five years of experience. One of the probable features is a "Pageant of Progress," which as indicated will depict the progress of the Negro in America and particularly during the past twenty-five years, emphasizing the economic advancement of the race. This pageant is planned to be a public demonstration of racial progress ever staged and efforts will be made to have it complete in every detail. This, however, is only one of the many features being devised for the mammoth conceive of business men of the race. Exhibit 104 demonstrates the saving devices and a special display of inventions contrived by members of our group are among the many things planned in connection with this great celebration. Large Crowd Expected "ON TO CHICAGO" is the slogan of the business men and women of the race, even at this early date and indications are that a large number will carry out this slogan. This slogan will be presented in August this year will be a record-breaker. Chicago is easily reached from all points and the railroads will, as usual, offer special rates and co-operate with the officials of the League in every way to make the journey to and from the YMCA and as pleasant as possible for the delegates. Then too, Chicago is a natural convention city and its reputation as such has spread far and near. Each year, some body, national, local or sectional holds a convention in that city and Chicago assures ample entertainment for every delegate. "Chicago Is Ready" "Chicago is ready for the National Negro Business League," declared the Honorable Frank L. Gillettie, President of the Liberty Life Insurance Company and President of the Chicago Branch of the National Negro Business League, in a recent conference at Tuskegee Institute, with Dr. Robert R. Moton, the president of the National Body. Mr. Gillettie made a special trip to Tuskegee Institute to confer with Dr. Moton on plans for the forthcoming meeting. He was very enthusiastic over the outlook and emphasized the fact that Chicago does nothing halfway, and stayed further than the city in its entirety would welcome the delegates with outstretched arms. Program Being Formulated The program of the meeting is rapidly taking instinctive shape. Albin L. Holey, Secretary of the organization, announces that some of the leading business men and experts in advertising and other lines of America, would be present and address the assembly. Those of the New York and the New Jersey members of the number of interested speakers that appeared in this city in 1922 when the Twenty-third Annual Meeting of the LYNCHING DECREASES BY MORE THAN HALF DURING PAST YEAR tives by a vote of 230 to 119. The second main cause was the northward migration of Negroes by the hundreds of thousands. This was borne in on the South that lynching will have to be stopped if the best labor the South can get for its plantations and industries is to be retained. Prospects for the enactment of the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill in the present Congress are excellent, in the light of President Coolidge's anti-lynching pronouncement in message to Congress. It is to be hoped that in a very few years, the crime of lynching, will have been completely wiped out in America. The Wichita Kansas Civic Club has been organized with Keepers and Dr. M. Bell, secretary. The purpose of this organization is to establish the spirit of co-operation among the community, the general men and women of the community and also to assist in relieving the housing situation which has an impact of colony culture. New York, Dec. 21—Sharp decline in the number of lynchings in the United States during the year 1923, the figure being 20 as a result of the legislation for federal anti-lynching law, and to the northward migration of Negroes, in a statement today by James Waldoh Johnson, Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, New York "Boston has been selected as the place of meeting because of its historic importance, its cool summer climate and generally favorable conditions. It is felt ultimate and generally favorable conditions. It is felt business men and women will secure from a trip to Boston will more than repay them for the time and money spent. "The date of the meeting will be Thursday and Friday, 22nd and 24th, because it is felt that this is the season when business can be left with least loss. Then, too, nearly all steamships lines and railroads have reduced their rates to Boston at that time to one fare for the round trip for the entitlement. "Every individual engaged in business will be entitled to membership, but as far as possible the country should take steps at once to organize local business leagues where no such organizations exist already, and should see that these organizations send one or more delegates to represent them at the country should take steps at once to organize local business that any man or woman is engaged in he represented. This meeting will represent a great opportunity for us to show the world what pro- freedom. "This organization is not in opposition to any other now in existence, but it is expected to do likewise, that no organization now in existence can do as well." "Another circular, giving further information as to program and other details of the meeting and the nature of the event in the persons, whether men or women, interested in the movement are invited to correspond to with In response to this appeal a representative number of men and women of the race conducting business enterprises in the various sections of the country assembled in the historic city of Boston on August 24, 1863, to discuss the organization held on those days and the organization way effected. The program consisted of addresses by successful business men and women of the colored race and method of solving various problems were set forth. Some of them may have lacked the polish and fitness of the rhetorician but each one told a story highly interesting. Concerning this meeting, Mr. Henry J. Barrymore, writing in the "Boston Transcript" said: "It pleased me to see how brave the Negro could be and how patient. I waited for outbreaks of protests against white oppression and especially against recent white cruelty. I heard none. No one "cry-babbed. The spirit of the whole occult was advancing as a basis of every other sort of progress, the convention listened angerly to the accounts of Negroes, once poor, who had now built houses, bought land, The History Of The League "YOUR VERY THU" BOOKER T. WASHINGTON." First Meeting A. Success The opinion of Negro business men of Norfolk concerning business conditions among the race in this city for the year 1922, when the conditions in general show improvement over the year 1922. In some lines the improvement has been pronounced, in others it has been slight, and a few business companies in general show improvement for either the better or worse. In any community banks and insurance companies are usually conceded to be the most reliable co-operators. Speaking of general conditions Mr. William M. Rich, president of the Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company, says that with the bank the year 1922 was more profitable than the year 1921, increased very materially this year and laborers and business men, in fact, all classes of depositors have and are carrying larger balances. In that community are improving, small businesses in a given community are able to carry larger bank balances, economic conditions in that community are improving, and professional men are able to add to their savings accounts. Mr. C. C. Dogan, secretary of the Norfolk Home Building and Loan Association is of the opinion that abnormal conditions with business failures, the lowest, ebb during the first six months of 1923. Since that time, however, he has noticed a decided trend for the better. The influence of the period of inflation appaired with Dogan, and the people have just about grained their normal perspective. They have ceased to hope for and dream of a return of war prosperity. This is particularly evidenced in the falling off/of applications for withdrawal of building and loan accounts, the decrease of fines and the enrolment of a large number of new share holders. opened places of independent business and established solid bank accounts. Repetitively it was pointed out that men born slaves had actually become rich; also that the material prosperity of thirty-five years—a happy august of the future. Such utterances called out tumultuous cheers, mingled with the shrill 'rebell yell' of the Southerners. Yet there was scarcely any other voice that would be heard, once the speaker insisted that the commercial superiority of the white man must be frankly recognized and that the Negro must learn to copy the white man's method. In general the convention depended on the fact that we must let the man that, let us look the conditions honestly and courageously in the face. Let us say the things that will help our people, whether those things are pleasant or not, and that we must deliver the special deliverances we shear platitudes but the Negro race is in need of platitudes. It is fortunately developing a relish for platitudes. It has reached the stage of moral and intellectual evolution where it is no longer a mere homespun, brown-colored text. It is laying the basis for its social philosophy making sure of its axioms". The Officers The first corps of officers comprised Booker T. Washington, president; vice presidents: Giles B. Jackson, Richmond, Va.; Mrs. A. M. Smith, Chicago; treasurer, Gilbert B. Washington, compiler, Edward A. Johnson, Raleigh, North Carolina. Executive Committee: T. Thomas Fortune, New York; T. W Jones, Chicago Isaiah T. Montgomery, Tuskegee Institute, Albany; George C. Jones, Little Rock, Arkansas; Gilbert C. Harris and Louis F. Baldwin, Boston. While a goodly number of those named have now passed into the great beyond, a few yet remain and which they themselves fostered. The League Has Progressed For some sixteen years, Dr. Washington guided the destiny of the organization and it grew with leaps and bounds. Each year in some city the meeting was held and the attendance increased. Men and women attended, and explained their methods of meeting the various problems of the commercial world. And each year found some new enterprise represented. At the passing of the Founder, the Honorable J. D. Moore, the Register of Treasury, was elected president of the League and for three years was at the helm and the work continued to progress. in 1919; when the Twentieth Annual Meeting of the League was held in St. Louis, Missouri, the members saw successfully directing the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, to direct also the affairs of the National Negro Business League and for five years he has served the body in this capacity efficiently and effectively. Each year finds some attraction and indications of continual development. Three Bureaus To Be Established In addition to the regular work of the League as outlined in the letter of Dr. Booker T. Washington, Dr. Motton in his address before the assamblage at the University of Georgia held in Atlanta, Georgia, pointed out that there was a distinct need of the League rendering additional services, and proposed the establishment of three schools: one in Atlanta, one out public education and co-operation, third, health. Dr. Motton pointed out that there were at have been decidely better this year than last, and entertains sanguine hopes for much improvement for the year 1924. [Picture of a man in a suit and tie]. Speaking for the life insurance business, Mr. G. H. Llewellyn, of the Lawrence Insurance Company, was outspoken in his opinion of business conditions having been far better in 1923 than in 1924. He added its policy holders in the Tidewater Virginia section to an extent that warrants Mr. Llewellyn in his views on the conditions among colored people in this section showing all round improvement over last year, and the fact that he would outlook for the coming year. S. B. Noble, of the Southern Aid Society of Virginia, practically coincides with Mr. Llewellyn's opinions on a splendid improvement in the insurance business in 1923 over the year 1922. This is evidenced by fewer lapses and an increase in the number of employees. M. H. C. Brown, Agent Director, Norfolk Office of the Standard Life Insurance Company has found business good for the year 1923, in appraisal of the year 1922, and the year 1922, was shown by his office at the close of this year, states Mr. Brown, and he is confident that the end of 1924 will show a larger volume of business DR. ROBERT R. MOTON President of the National Negro Business League Mr. J. C. Brooks, prominent real estate dealer, speaking of business conditions in the real estate field for the year 1923, states that there have been decidedly better thir year over the year 1922. Mr. Brooks, however, is candid in his opinion that this improvement has been almost, imperceptible, and he does not believe that the moderate change for the better. Building among the colored people has been steady and gradual, thinks Mr. Brooks, but not so as to warrant that say it he has very good. Mr. E. M. Mitchell, manager of the Norfolk office of the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance company, said the department of his company which includes policies of a $1,000 and up has been normal, but his industrial business has more than doubled in size this year, according to this year shows the largest industrial business by the North Carolina Mutual ever done in the city of Norfolk, states officials said, due to the increased confidence of the masses of the race in Negro enterprises; improvement in local conditions. Mr. G. W. G. Brown, of the Brown Reality Company, is of the opinion that real estate conditions least ten million inactive dollars, not in banks, representing the savings of colored people, which might be put into productive use. It will be the purpose of the Bureau of Business Promotion to direct such available funds into safe investment channels, and to assign it to acquaint the colored people with business opportunities already existing and to promote cooperation with other national organizations. The Bureau on Health will co-operate with existing health agencies in reducing mortality among Negroes and in strengthening the vitality of the race by securing the financial means of the president not with the approval of the body and committees are now working on the establishment of these bureaues. The Need for the League Continues To Exist There is yet a great need for this organization as testified by the growing number of men and women who are willing each year to sacrifice time and resources to report on the progress and other inspirational messages. Conspicuous among those attending the Twenty-fourth Annual Meeting, held August 15, 16, and 17, 1923, at Hot Springs, Arkansas was a gathering of young men and women, signifying that they were "Life Members." Many of these had followed the organization from its beginning and are enthusiastic over the accomplishments of the League. These are supplemented by the increasing number of young men and women who are affi- Dr. Moton is being adamably supported by a corps of officers consisting of: Honorary President J. C. Napier, Nashville, Tennessee; Honorary Vice President J. C. Napier, Nashville, Tennessee; Honorary Vice President, Alabama; Vice Presidents; C. H. Crooks, Philadelphia; R. R. Church, Memphis, L. E. Williams Savannah, B. M. Roddy, Memphis, L. W. Cohen, New Orleans; Mrs. A. E. Malone, St. Louis; J. W. Lewis, Morrisville, R. E. Wright, St. Philadelphia; J. W. Lewis, Morrisville, R. E. Wright, St. Philadelphia; John L. Webb, Hot Springs; Auditor, Warron Logan, Tuskegee Institute, Legal Advisor, Perry W. Howard, Washington; Registrar, F. H. Gilbert, Brooklyn, Assistant Registrar; R. E. Clay, Bristol, Tenn., and D. T. Aitwell, Philadelphia; Transportor, D. T. Aitwell, Philadelphia; Stenographer, C. L. Webb, Tuskegee Institute Executive Committee; C. C. Spaulding, Durham, Chairman, W. T. Andrews, Baltimore, T. H. Hayes, Memphis, R. J. Lewy, Florence, S. C, Logan H. Kenway, M. O'Kelly, Method N, G. T. J. Elliott, Muskegoway, Wayman Wilkerson, Memphis, W. J. Hale, Nashville, Robert Williams, Sufolk, S. D. Redmon, Jackson, Mississippi, E. J. Sawyer, Bannettville, S. C, E. A. Kendall, Hot Springs, C. H. James, Charleston, West Virginia, Frank K. E. Miles, St. Louis, A. F. Hernick, Atlanta, Mrs. Maggie Walker, Richmond, V. H. Tulane, Montgomery, R. S. Jackson, Philadelphia, J. E. Mitchell, St. Louis, N. W. Collier, St. Augustine, Fl. Watt Terry, Brocton, F. W. Washington, Hampton, M. J. Avery, Durham, George C. Hall, Chicago, N. D. Brashton, Chicago and C. W. Geines, Worcester, Georgia Is There A Local Negro Business League In Your Community? By virtue of its scope and purpose of organization, the Local Negro Business League may very easily become the private point for all local unpuff movements among the people of the various communities, and it can therefore mine what collateral work it is wise to undertake, but if the spirit of service is the motive of the organization, much good can be accomplished. The very nature of the business of a Local Negro Business League encourages friendship and cooperation among the meetings of the League, if they are carefully planned may easily become "experience meetings" out of which will come a stronger bond of business unity. How to Organize the Local Business League In organizing Local Leagues great care should be the reliable business men and women of the community, the business men and women of the community, with half a dozen of the business people of your community and show them the advantages to be derived from an interchange of ideas and the NATIONAL BENEFIT INSURANCE COMPANY MAKES 25-YR. RECORD In commemoration of its quarter of a century of existence during which time it has grown from a one room second floor office to a business enterprise, the National Benefit Life Insurance Company, of Washington, D. C., has issued a beautiful phamplet in which the story of this phenomenal man and the growth is tersely and interestingly told. No colored person, in whose breast abides ever anew hope of the eventual economic success of his race, can read this phantom novel, but Samuel Wilson is inspired. In it the story of the early struggles and rise of its founder, Samuel Wilson Rutherford, is told in a way that should be memorized by every Negro school boy and girl. The paraphrase of the novel in most admirable record f-r the company follow: "As The National Benefit Life Insurance Company, founded, offered and conducted entirely by the men and women developed among the men and women of that race, it has an amazing genuity and resourcefulness for the race business man, and as far as he is able to see conditions, next year will depend largely on the attention he takes toward stimulating business. The easy money days have gone for good; adds Mr. Young, and the proofs are going only to those who are eager energy and spirit to get them. ditions and progressiveness of his agency force. This office is looking forward to do twice as much business in this city in the coming year as was done here in 1923. There is probably no better character of economic conditions among than industrial insurance. The poor classes of people are large holders of this kind of protection, and as all of the Norfolk branches of the race insurance companies report great increases in their membership, they certainly points to a great improvement in local conditions. Practically all of the retail business men are unanimous in their opinion that the year 1923 has been a great deal better than the year 1923. Charles S. Carter, prominent tailor, assists that business in his work, and he has been more active the year closing. More clothes were sold and the higher priced stocks were in demand. The stock of Mount Vernon Market, states that there has been a noticeable improvement in marketing over last year. At the Ballentine Market, states that the merchants who have kept hooks over a period of years, states that business in this market has been at least one-fourth of the year 1923 in the year 1922. William Kemp, is of the opinion that there has been a slight improvement for business the nature P. B. Young, president of the Guide Publishing Company, is of the opinion that there has been some improvement in business conditions in the past twelve months. This improvement, thinks Mr. Young, has been more pronounced in the past four months, the first part of the year showing but a very slight, change from conditions in 1922. Of course, admits Mr. Young, it has been a year that has required a great deal of real hard work, in co-operation which would result from such an organization. Get the ministers and professional men interested. Hold the meeting and proceed with the business even if only a few are present. Delegate some one to assemble all of the facts regarding the work of the National Negro Business League and to state the purpose of the Local Organ. Serving the Community A. well organized and wide awake Local League may render a very useful service to the town or city, and it will be the things which it is possible to do are as follows: 1. To protect the community against fraudulent schemes such as "wild cat" stock companies, many of which are unlikely for the purpose of collecting people. 2. The Local League may arrange to secure the services of a public stenographer, and the business men of the community who do not require a stenographer. The services of a stenographer at a small cost to the individual and to the business men and to the community. Nothing helps a business so much as careful attention to correspondence; the same plan might apply to a public accountant's tact and good judgment. 3. Each Local League should arrange each party to make a careful social study of the Negro population of its community. This study will show that progress was being made along all lines of endeavor and at the same time supply would be of immense practical value to local advertisers. Sales from such a BUSINESS DIRECTORY would make it not only self-sustaining but very profitable. In cities where there are schools which teach economics arrangements could be made where students this material study and receive class credits for their work. 4. Grocers, druggists and other 'members' of the League who are engaged in the same kind of business, can help by buying co-operatively. Co-operative buying can produce some very beneficial results if thoughtfully and skillfully planned, and in many communities can lead to the establishment of a successful wholesale chain. 5. Each League should maintain an association between the business men which would have or will pursue the business interests including covering—living or working in the local League. 6. Members of Local Leagues who are representatives of insurance companies can lend an important service to the League and to the community by keeping a close touch with the colored sections. Broken down fences, poorly covered homes, mosquito breeding places, and all conditions which detract from the appearance of this section, or are a consequence to the health of the community, Committee on Health which would in turn take necessary steps to remedy the situation. 7. In season and out of season, the Local Business League should support the local Negro newspaper by their subscriptions and by their vertisements, and the newspaper would in turn be able to give better service to the Negro business interests of the Community. For the benefit of the community, the League and such other articles, news items and editorials would keep before the community of the importance of supporting Negro business enterprises. Men should be invited from time to time to address the League on business matters and in this way have the new things and progressive things in business matters explained. Such contacts would be felt to the League and to the community in its interest. 9. The buying public must be constantly educated in order that they may appreciate the public service and value of business enterprises, and result can be best accomplished through the efforts of serious men and women burdened to the same time help build up their communities. 10. There should be held under the auspices of each Local League at least one public meeting during the year at which time a prominent speaker should be selected, whose specific information is given concerning the business progress among the colored people of the community. Serving the Community record of achievement. Over and broken range of twenty-five years the Company has paid annual dividends to stockholders; it has 105,000 policy holders of record, and $22,500,000 of insurance in force. its assets comprise a total of $80, 000, including $150,000 in real property in four states; its surplus aggregates $100,000 and its sur- serve fund $461,592. The Compa- carries in Washington banks a daily cash balance of $50,000. The scope of the business requires operating force of 1,100 persons including 110 District Managers and assistants, do local agents, and 550 foreign agents." THE GREATEST GOOD FOR THE GREATEST NUMBER. The true heart of the whole matter, the real fruits of the achievement, lie above and beyond the question of dollars and dividends for the Company's individual members. The supreme benefit is making the gift of which this achievement gives; the proof that the Negro race can and will rise to the full measure of economic equality by virtue of its inherent power against whatever odds, the mutual faith and industrious cooperation." THE DUPLEX PRESS. THE JOHNSON COURT a WE PRINT--- Booklets Pamphlets School and Fair Catalogues Minutes Rituals Constitutions By-Laws Office Stationery and Forms Charters Policies, Etc. Estimates Cheerfully Furnished Address all inquiries to--- The Guide Publishing Co., Inc. 711-17 Highland Avenue Norfolk Virginia Telephone 23100 THE WORKSHOP ```markdown ``` ! Vice-Pres. of Largest Insurance Co. 4) Quarter of A Century of Honest Service — North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance. ESprineinal) ip Hickory néposition ie mgditoswh, ind Mor a hight sehool Bains. of North Cavolins Pisicswere so many children, Fasld“sogure only. an clemen- Feriy school education, Mv: ‘und Mrs. ‘Avery okganized. Waters”. Academy inva ‘mountainows village. which they. named, Adako, “Whe ‘Reed: that. this. schco). filed in'she tives'ef the people of Western North’ Garolina will he remembered Be:'thent for yeurs to come. No one.-knlocked “at the doar. who was fot ailitted. * Few could pay any | bourd.. Mrs. Avery. cooked, Lavi, } kept house’ andl aeted in every need. Ja eapacity. Bat when the. young Jones were added to Ubehr family |and, the vations. grew shorter, and [shceler, John Avery found his’ dnty ito: his familly. requived thas he seck ‘another means of livelihood:=-s0. he | bogant jn'2004 to serve aus x. "Travel- ing: Agent. for the. North ,Caroiina Muted Life Insurance Company. His suceess in this field resulted jn his hing: called to the Home Office of the company ‘in 1907, where he ‘was: made. Assistant tothe Mana- ket of the Company, ©. C. 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Fertezmined will to ie ° Pomething worth while, he Pres fice tie world. . One of Fret) andtynost* successful. ac~ Maplishnients was the weddingin . n F903 ‘of Lila, Aiken, also a grada- | ‘aGy Of Kitgleell” Colles, who thas fr | been ‘his constant “partner,” as he | Paes | midst attcctionately terms ker, thru 3 Pe ew: [the ‘rain sind" sunshine. She has ook Pre siviiciy moet [and Vivian Bryant. | eesinlcvem Pie newspaper|* But" Jong “before these childeeh B aitisiness/clentehim yhis bicycle .and | grew, into such charming maidens youn Avery pulled| garough . the | their parents passed through years ee Re tre as ea ae ere cee faeces Coie pe CRU CoN LUMA IEN ST ys (ee GLAU ME FANNY ANN ‘Tad-“Asscts “OF the company ; al: this Hine Trot HOARE. In pees PIS ee ee ee fogenere s ieeeee | aes Rah I a ee eo AS Leek. a eel Se ee? OS Poe ecnecaaty a2 Reem esata ay ee tS R gee Be: See Meme | | ene i> 2. Geimeeel * JOHN. MOSES AVERY. -. Durham, North Carolina ~ ...., JOHN MERRICK, Founder THE LARGEST NEGRO LIFE INSURANCE CO. IN THE WORLI Began At The Bottom Twenty-Five Years Ago: STILL: CLIMBING - 50 Thousand Dollars A Month In Claims Paid Al Million Dollars Insurance In Force ~~ , WE A RP es (1) Reducing the death rate through our Life Extension Department. a a. \} (2) Fumishirig employment,to. 1200 colored men and.women. x + (3) Enlarging'the fund out of which overa million dollars worth of Negro nN homes and farms have alreadybeen saved. : ‘All Funds Are Invested In Gilt Edge Securities for the Protection of Our Policyholders. sen FR . Fhe Success of the i i North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company Is Not. Measured In, Terms: of: Money:But By -. “ae SERVICE TO HUMANITY. . er We Thank You for Your Conkdetrcess We Shall Not Fail You: ce oe Be soc cesae ahi wos ee es *€-C. SPAULDING, President _ JMO AVERY,:Vice President® sobad) Fiaccadesk Rep GEA RASTA eS Ue SORMSCAE SE ERG Se portion® to its” financial ability. the Company paid the ‘Assistant Genar- al Manager forty dollars per month and Jol, Avery stort to ;work: His, py@sence inthe, Honie Office resulted ina system of organiza- tion, which: the company. continues to maintain. ‘The industrial, sta- tistieal and’ ordinary. departments oive their card. systems to his dili- sgent-perseveranees. " The actuary ‘on one trip. to the Homie Office left ‘some: sheets .and cards, When he returned, ‘Mr. Avery, with. the as- sistance Of Mfrs.:B-A, Whitted, had established. the present statistical system, which has since been. copled hy, many companies, "With, such an efficient sind dependable “Assist- ant, Mr. Spaulding was left free jo develop. the. policies of the com- pany, direct its ‘investments and bring it before the public. In order. to: further reward Mv. Avery ‘for his untiring labors and relieve Me: Spaulditig: of so’ many. details, John Avery was made Viee- President in 1919. and.given charge ‘of the iigoney fore. His’ success ‘on the field has largely been due to his straightforward manner of dealing with agonts True to, the standards established by the found- ers of the company, Mr, Avery nev- ex. makes. a. promise to an agent that he cannot keep, He treats. every, agent as he would, be treated were he-an agents. He gives every mana fairy Cull chance. to,"make good. He has rio favorites. Every ‘agent receives-a' like hearing from miss? ye t AS-0 consequence the mien wil: Jinugly abide. by’ any decision Mr. ‘Avery,issues, knowing that’ it is the, best that’ éan’be offered them, ‘The North Carolina Mutual Agency Roree is, always; content, * ‘More recently, “Mr. Avery has been made Secretary of the com- pany. Can, you realize: what, this ‘means? ‘Twenty-five years” ago ‘John- Avery ‘stood less than’ fifty ‘niles “from Durham with. yoven ‘cents in-his pocket. Today, hé ean not boast of riches,-but deeds. By ‘the dint: of “constant application, unswerving faithfulness to the or- ganization ind. its officials; he has risen from farm liand, porter, coun- try teacher, traveling’ agent, to the Secrétaryship of the largest Negro Eife Insurance -Company. in the world,” What an inspiration is his life to insurance agents? " You havo the same. opportunity. Will you seine it? No sigcount. of Mr. Avery's’ life ‘would be complete without mention- ing’ his. church, fraternal and bus- ness connections. It is interesting to note that, Dr. Moore, a pillar in the Baptist Church, and John Avery une of the leading layinen in the Community'Recreation A Factor In Making Healthful Citizenship A. SME, -Church, worked side by file for sneaniy, twenty, years, each” giving’ all” his sparé-time to the'deyelopmént of his own church. ‘The: power that their denomination- al, connections brought to the North Carolina; Mutual is an- indication’ of what denominationalism cap ac- complish. sg In addition: to his church ‘connec- tions, which are the highest a lay- ‘map can hold, John. Avery. is an of- ficer of importance in the Pythians, Elks and Masons.. Then, too, he holds the position of Trust_ Officer in the Mechanics and. Farmers Community'Recr In Making ‘Hee Negroes in 47 cities are. now en- joying programs of cominunity: re- creation, announces the Playground and. Recreation Association’ of A- merica, which maintains the Bu- reau of Colored Work of Commun- ity Service. Professor Ernest T. Atwell, an outstanding’ Negro thinker, directs the field work of this Bureau. He has made community play /his. pro- fexsion so thut he can help his ‘Wholesonie and ubundant. play, ‘Bank and- Treasurer -of. Bankers: Fire-Insurance Company. . More-. over, he serves: onthe Boards. of’ ‘severalschools and: social institu’ Gols: 2 op e . Finally, practising what. he preaches, for the protection of his family he has placed himself’among the highest insured Negroes.in A- merica. He.carries $111,500 worth of life-insurance. This is his es- tate. What better tribute could he pay to his ‘profession that made it, possible for a man: to rise to such positions of honor and trust, ax John Avery occupies. ation A Factor lthful Citizenship yace to obtain. much needed play facilities and play. leadership. think many authorities on social conditions’ and race relations, can make one of: the strongest contri- butions to Negro progress. ‘America’s more than ten million colored citizens, whether they live in the ‘South or the North, the city or the country, have found few, opportunities for the right kind of. recreation open to them. In «(Continued on Page 16.) 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Beg core taper sornate «tl Peis leration (ee pet National Con- eats a help! ich los pomination thai to eaursbleson the isterifice ot the: Negro. vote, in Robie tert toisrashs the soll) South with the Eg omilecrable, Vily-white Tod.” We’ shall “have Bo Faecal three nose: votes under the new ruling Fis ef Bere the atelion ot. te Slenp (eaters pan) with “th aproval: ‘of tho. Inte foo Fielden: Harding) si Ue’ next Répbublican He esevention, ad “Westone phere: will, not be w Bo ipbrchis oN seat ‘Hho, willsell out BE xeiclavcland” (eis Yad-chough to: be purchae- SSG fo sell bak afloat ds had ect at Peveraaingiiik ai pollticky Tat se © wea the protestant Christianity, is: just ‘now Silsbee til far te esteey as a see pincopaliany aika- Presuyteviat are ci sae az Te iste matter of ditteténces of :oplt- Hionsaboutsinterpretston of, dogina, the funds: sos slinsisting. that everything: must be caecohted sea truths while. the Liberals: insist a Fa ec “tobe ith eal tet sclected “And. slays “What oy Seagaiders Erith qnalher ‘may, ‘eanigidor taleet ile rand then oiigugh, take lds he wa orc pa andthe sheep look on. stupidly SShlle whe jeornedshpphérds war among. ther et {Ea prepchercehoes ‘to. believe: any Ppartat-the ‘creed ofthe: denomination he’ ac- Me pésinhen‘to' is ordained he should get out of sthespulpitsand: Int) something he does ‘believe Soe! ba Bs aati a MER Ds cotne Another Milestone ies cee : oo the’ Ne pee: ee enon (Gas ie ore = Bees cor i kaa an as ene es fo ware a fev oer f : ae deena ao ae 1 8 pipenntnce se ea oy chibner plant oe ae = a se = aa bee ial ta at a ee a sae oéation, wl aa so i he niet - piatetie pleinent J: oie et = sea ee it ther: esau te ce ee aos = es ie paneer : ras ae =e : oe ie eens fae rere on aes Lhe. een th ple oe ree Bi cic iad tintied 3 a oS ee nie _ Sted ~ ee op ee ee —— aa ee Sa a ee an fae oo. ee oe ied: as igs QUEL tes ke oe ee 4 ee 3 eae 2 oles pela LL oe oe aa ea ee oe . oe ia Nee ‘ : Ge oa o oe . — i oS oe Cee aiRot a . een SR peer IN ah det trae eee) Ss Pate eS Goat ae aris Pee oe po ea Ae eo esac oh Cece es ee ae Seen re ae ee atroe poe. There ingtfsurerctnan that |sheo one’ re see a ce eee i? trowble'y?Mst"tallbysthe: wayside’ in'| contests: Seance vistors nee Fbruieedtand bleeding, perhaps, have much. sul: |/ 7. ar el ae Hie a anos Var samiel se: . oe eos rig au ae panes: apes aud sorkowaiemmacnt:to;be abl-to fale] 3). ee Co ee ee PlasbsyeatverTherestresmany things’ inlife| 5 woe yA Tee bd very dew worth eine for sand/Atits{theythings Wworth:living for ‘that |-Osborn," pets Ant @ againgt?those” not “wort | Natural HoH, tr to ety via 1.pe | SO eager iwasstts rol the tne. and. lhe Ones tire) we) » they srule--us, -atd St ie: never} immigrat Pea the: raled, ‘whatever ‘the ruling: power, ing over Eig agie enctons Tae pet se tag [ay Weelive for-those who loveus,. goer =f BOF thoso: who, iow.ns.tragh~.< | shed to Aor the futurerim the distance /" °°! tice of. es 2eJAnd: the good thatawercan'do: “1% ~.,| United -S [i .eBut ‘we: cannot, do rhuch “good for. athers, Fite cannot Be, of servige to\ others, unlesswe ‘have’ a0 workkd- {t ot that-We'can’be of good te: ourselves,’ so that we can be of, service ourselves. And this i not the’ elfish’viewtot it: Faréfrom it. For ckaniple,. the race is ‘geiting’in a safer position of helpfulness. be- cause they are depositing their seVings,in dur baking ‘and insurance companies,:thus plac- Jng:theni-in a position to’help us in home Duiy ing’ and in conidueting our business enterprise’ The fore mony % person hag in, the bank, itic mare independent is he, the better nble fs he t6 hel others, as" matter of charity or in the larger work of! tho community life of ‘which we arealla part. ‘The higher and more independent a place a: person tnakes for him- ‘self, by his foresight and. thrift and chneacter building, the stzonger position he is in to help others. It is in the multiplication of these strong nits that group is made strong or weak.’ Numetically. the Jews are among. the weakest of the race-groups, but in character and finaneial resources they) are among the strongest, und. they are Yespected: accordingly. Let us go'to:the Jews in these riatters and teden of them. ee : ‘Let us ehtar into Ehé Spirit of the time and place, with the understanding’ that we can get no lore out af lifeyout of citizenship, ut of individual “ahd: raed “effort, than .we -put in them, And we have shade guch splendid pro- ress as race grbipi ai individaals, that we shouldbe encouraged to strive on for the high éelling whieh is. inthe best and not the pret that ie in‘ us: Yes; “Life'is, real; life ois earneat.""2 °° Def A. Haypy and, Pfosperois’ New Year.“ King ‘Tut’s Golden Shrine 2 “For moré than a year thé Christian world thas been agog over the discovery and opening up of tho fomb of King Tut-AnkiAmen, at Luxor, ih the Valley of the Kings, in: Egynt ‘which was made’and sealed up more’ than three thoisard years ago. Every advance into the ponetialia of ‘the, tomb has been: marked -by dramatic “and. tragieal inciderts, with -sur ptlies which have been hard to desctibe}-with sionders hot easy té Understand, Modern ma, it is'sald, was’ awestrickien as Pharoih’s coffin ‘Was unbared.’ “All preconceived ideas of the golden ‘shrine’ were upset bythe sight of the {impressive cotfr, Zor. tho. first’ time disclosed ing alinost its’ full proportions ‘by the removal of the” partition, walls, ° The feeling was of something incredibly bldrre-—2omething. that sGorced utterly to busish’ the’ presence’of death in'thig éasket‘of wonderful artistry.” "e We ste iaiable'to regard the rifing of the térib. of King Tutiand scattering its priceless contests among American’ and British mu, seine a¢ any other. than ghoulish, and as being inspired more by gelfsh greed than desire to advance seionce, <o-alled. Almost as. many cfimes. have: beon commited in the’ name of science as in the'name of liberty. We do not bélieve that itis a'good or healthy business to disturb-the dead in the placos where they have béen:huried, and wh aro not 9 bit superstitious. We justfeel ‘hat. it is uncanny and of bed émen for'a:thnn. “Will:Norfolk.Gras This Opportunity &Many*who'-witnéssed the basket ball game Lbebweén-the quintets veprosenting Shaw Uni- yeisity, “and: Hampton. Institute at Phyllis hWhestles Garden, Friday night} December 2ist tiered: upon, the, small: attendance’ which igisoled the visitorg and the rere opportunity 6x aceial “arid“bysiness advantage which the Gityispessing' up in'not,giving more substan- Sipremsourareneht t these events, a pA coats dates college teams “roindw, Ane: country’s greatest drawing: cards. ieee “Pebiple attended the’ anal: foot- ai ae tres nerd and ‘Lincoln, Uni- irarattieaine Philadslohia this year than. were ene os jnto the Eiiggteibhediy aye: tose) who witness ee epee Navy; ilesaig Hatta, Benss(Cania and, Cornell ia ea erage callgiss: Kiow Habe sea kines ts the’ eihiesin fwbich they He els nee eee SPEIER ha on debtuls facilities: forc athe Sieriae a i8 steak Teall siaiol gee Wraaty ike rahe nineta -eaeane perce Mocstoits cUeve Alans Peed Sie Ure aha Cale ie ec leas: ae ex mae tenes pais UE Agi eronporualy ess Haag atg! TS OSRIa Castor tiie Meeaa ee a eseon cline ee BG ALOR Yeo de oe a ee ET Oa, EY a a A ns A nr Nm i arnt ee RR Colman are Sean eee ale UE {Gioubaslay Geb neceaend to abate (long au life dats Hin Mitty wil rea “pit italy aren thecal comeerarateds ey hn contesisstin theinere meas. of withessing | rat in some wegvwhich He per| them of eRe ao R22 nt cee kom to,” Cat GRE ds eee Se, | biethdays. of: Prejudies; Searm Dis: SE, CTiimination and: their Jegion: of; as- PSE ONE Gay 1) socintes) “no. matter ‘how sjoyously. }- 22 Spirit of the $925! ~||they” are“veelebrated: now, must| [© Spine ofthe Press) Se, as aris iat rc SSRs. ie St LS J | which there will beno'dawn. These SS | Sppressed people “know: that, ard| PS GRAF tio Valdes ta Linder li | Pretged Boole skew, that, and FroniThe, Chirtion ‘science. Moer < Ril observation mide by Heiy <Falrfel ‘Osborn president of the: American Mugeum-o Natural <istory, at ayvezent- salon of: th National: mmieration'Conterente in New Yor and terousconsteraton a hw Aer feanspooples Mr. Osborn hax made; study ol immigration’ and-ite-related: problems, extend ing over. « helf-century, and: hee given, mut Mention t6 the anthropological aspect of ‘fort. t0 assimilate, millions. of: peoples. wh hve migrated to aterien fm Butopea’ ah “Ms. Osborn. gai’ the fact shad been’ estab ised to is saetaction thatst-wan the prac leo i taconite yang Pa Unie Statin dompag ernd tor san deutabie hationas, and that the same count Was. seeking!"to. induce fte-inéependent an prospervas immigrants now. inthe. Unite Bistes to feturn to thelr native land" He see in this a serious menace to what may be term Hed'the native American peoples. It ig important. that. serious” chought riven. to: thie important aspect. Herelatere Stenabye th tneney geno. fit only to. those who have: cefihly” cought Srcourage, by approved methods, the fmpor tation ef-roeruts to the army of chesp labor thas Been nepaed thatthe progres ane in railroad bulling, in steel manufacture, i in railroad building in steel niapafactnr, i iting ann may her indi i ave Been imposeible without the. aid of in. Migrant labor But. Uhoughéfuls students of conome problems question this-eonelusion. it pointed out that countless jobs are done to day’ by ‘machinery ‘which a” short time ago wore being done by untrained. and-underpal forelgnetst The‘ zeasonable claim is that ev Gh ena regs nis reapet an made is undertaed tha he inflow heap labor is to be stopped: And itis also that America left to ieal, wil soon 3 ru ts on abr sly. By such a gto Eis ‘inteted, the ‘population of the. Ustto States ‘would’ be increased without changing ihe character of the population. : ‘A favorite argument of the advocated ‘0 unlimited immigration has been the. wasp ported assertion thet there are many’ kinds 8 Nork.a native American will not do, Contr Were this fs whae’ would seem f0-bo_ more Feasoruble cin that:there are mo honest Jobs an Ameriean laborer will-not do if the pay 33 Bthclent to: support‘ abli-respecting "work han According recone America stand ards. “One need loo beck bat a:comparatively few decades to find convineigepfoot that until {gnovant ‘and unskilled foreign’ labor invaded the: United States, thera rau Jie talk of timeah Jobs which ‘Ammesiane eftoed 9 do." Ire, mows reasonable’ conclusion that Amer- ican workers tase’ to inl Onder. the eon tions and ‘for the pay which the Unfortunate sien jaborers are gontoeled to: accents Lsbor Bes thun ety degra nd cheapie a with to sevuiting: benefits to American "wage Sree on AOA CURIENIS.c use or ‘The Dark. Continent* Frge The Coane Dee. pee tet ‘For more than a quarter of eentuty. the ig world powers have kept a covetbus-eye on Esta" ceemany "before th ‘wo, ‘hed mor thag 1,000,000°square miles of territory on the ‘dark ‘continent.” Now the vast area is con- trolled by Great Britian, France and-Belgium. ‘According to: the ‘National Geographic society the territorial interests of, European’ countries ‘are -represented by the following. statistics: France 4474000 spusre miles; Greet Brien, 8,855,800 squave miles; Boigium, $25 00 squtre niles; Portugal, 997.009 square miles; Itsly 91,200, 5 ‘There are only three’ countries’on the eon- finent thet are independent, or supposed to be: Lberia, Bxypt and Abyssinia, and for. these three it'can be suid Liberia is, subservient to the United States and Great Britian dominates botn Boype and Abyssinia, Uncle Sam bas treated Literia much: as if she were a. step- child; that is why she 1s in such bad. shape Fight now. financially and otherwise. The r0- mised $5,600,000 loan that was to come during Mr. Wilson's administration never materializ~ ed and litle or nothing was done by Americans to develop the country. ‘The nation’s. wealth in rabber, coffee, cocoa, pall-kernels and: mn: Rogany has not been touched. ‘The old world powers that have gone into Afciea brovght with them, besides gold,” the fruits of eivilization. ‘They introduced the natives to modern methods of ving, working and developing the land right under their fect, ‘This wae not done from a purely philanthropic motive, for nations, like individuals, are ever’ seeking the fortune said to be at the endl of the rainbow. But with all that they brought Afti- ca tothe fore, It can no longer justly be called the “anv continent.” ‘There is now really na section of it in which civilized people have not set foot. 7 ee ‘The continent-as a whole is xapidly being developed. Te ie rich ip natural resourees ard will some day take its place as a leader in com- merce. Unt the nineteenth century Africa wns so little known that the rest of the world paid it little attention. However, as, soon a8) its possibilities were vealized the great powers hastened to gobble it up. | Tt is interesting to note that one of the results of the World War was to boom trade lations beeen the United States and. Atti. When the war broke out German trade, whic amounted to about, $12,000,000 a year, was, cut off, and the British and French were 00 busy home to bother about the African mar- kets. As a result our African trade has grown] fram $17,000,000 for 1914 to well over $100,444, 000 annally in recent. years, All, of which goes to prove that that, black man's eountry wil some day, soon come into its own, and when those “hundréds of millions. become eivilized realy thoy will be a power to reckon with. . =. His Birthday—Ours :: PRESTON NEWS SERVICE, oc‘. fowr hours celebrants of the advan fe Chyit-child will commemorate’ Hi nday.,/"Some:,will revere the, Christma Hii roligious‘way,.-Some. will exhaus iaitd musi with various adjuncts 7 sto; display. their: happiness. . Some. wil ei presents’ and: give none; others Wil Piste flesn pase 9) ava Pthelyoltide peason has avers people wiltba: at: each others’ throat aie eaiial ot the Fittest wil Uiunifortunately ~-become "the, dominant Val thosanassot cur ‘eltizens our: kitts Soursbrethren=-His childrens..." nb) ae paaiilioha Negroes, - wha. could peer tee aaceal ts omnes aarti e Yon tela Of thls bP ere aces es absbeuthensted Se SE eee ee ee aesfentha tite housandlcbivincing wavs p12 Resa Low hours: celeprants of the savant ‘ofthe ‘Chriet-child will commemorate’ His Birthday../°Some: will revere the, Christmas ‘Day. in A-religiois way. Some ill exhaust a enti aug, with various adjuncts: fe ‘der to: display, their’ happiness. - Some. wi ‘receive: presents) and:.give none} others Will pe pede ad ei ye. And fe hour Stier thelyuletide season has passed by, avanl lous. peopl “all 2be at: éach others’. throats lagains:and:the'“Survival of thé. Fittest’ wil seein vunfertunately.- become the, "dominant eApElVal’thovans\of our ellizens—our. Kis men-coursbrethren=His childrens..." saArmerjeatazten millions Negroes, - who, could solv Hie ehh, willbe semined of cao gin tes smaliest. amt of this catnbey tak oie pail ase sone otsthat teal tel nO GERI oR AREINE WOYE. Ib: tepts oar ne rewillsbe eminded Fauve sites eae othe ees col ou f Ctavoirt te; Comin gedays irs 0 Ney. ROOW, EDRE aS: one asclifedasts His Bisthday- will Jong, as-lifelasts"His Birthday: wil tt ce Say that our birthdays will'be commem: sratediin come way-whieh Tle per inits: 2 "They. know, too,” that the birthdays of: Prejudice; Seorn Dis: élimination anid-thels legion of a socintes; 10. mintter “ow ¢joyously they” are’cclebrated!’ now, must somo -day pity’ into” a night. to which there Will beno dawn. These is Ber brgeostr teak ey go do their-oppresiora; though they funt the teuth-in the face of fal sity, lest fear of the: day of free dom"might overwhelm, them now. This, teh of our” pOpilation, tho offhiies'il ease Beneath its bur- dens, 3s. {ust as.offimes, gladsome af ite, visualized futhrg: For. at one. time, was, He not despised. and rejected amorig men? "And is He, Himself; not fre now?. And did ile not say: “I will riaké all men free?” f ( Briefs and Spices’: As usuak, they advice. to. shor jearly for Christnds may be. ro garded aga typical American ad fmonitions & With’ the promise of ¢ -tangitl tax reduction, the hope of a Merzy | Christmas becomes, what is termed inthe parlance. of the turf. “A Dead Heat" “Another remarkable paradox is that poeple who pay less attention to their importinee, get more, at tention without. modern sugyestion botause of their importance. 50,000, apt, i i, 2a, ean lover’ vadio the ‘President's’ speech te congrea: een the upplause a plainly audible. ‘Thanks. to radio, the infant protege of man.” Eighty-six out of every 100-hu- man deaths. ave caused by germs, sayg an eminent physician, Wheth fer this aseertion’ was. intended tc nelude the deadly germ that drives an automobilé:.up and :down 2 crowded thovdughfare i ot known. It lias become’ evident that while ‘Washington:is. « good. rendezvous for meetings; the orgunizations are apparently: foresighted: enough to deem it wouldn't be a wise move £5 permit the. voteless residents. to feleotrol. While not a loquacious man, Pres- ident-Coolidre’s latest speech can- nat be considered inthe light that is great because of something, he didnt say. ce Seas ‘APPROACHING CRISIS. ‘The Yaletide season's. coming ‘The-same old tune we hear. Avid as wo pause to think se find j Tt did: the sine last year. Likewise the year :preceding, Oh; mournful ‘truth to tel! ‘And also years and years before, 2 They rang the Christmas bel ‘The further thought arises ‘To'make us blue and glum, We'll Keep on-giving presents, For mary gears to come, Si of approaching ers 3 Why digmally: complain? They, alwaya'eome and go—but ‘They. come-right, back’ again. Sidelights. On. ~ Negro. Soldiers (Continued from “Page Eleven) Dit, iL slso shows ‘peiformance of ‘igh duty by the Negroes of Amer. fea, Negroes sho ead this boo Will be proud of the record it'eon tains, and veven more’ zealous, to raise’ the face by adhering. to the ‘deals exemplified by its soldiers White en eho rea’ this Book wl sympathize with the struggle of the Regroe for n fal opportunity 2 selfdevelopment, ‘and will realize pe aera sara in a-great emergency and may be called upon to render again in some foture crisis.” ea Inthe 'methed of presentation no ‘attempt has been made to_ gloss over evils that existed. "No. at tempt is made to be harshly criti eal.” The trath is stated in kind- ness hut with incisiveness and with jmportant facts and figures. MeN ARE DRAwn TOGETHER Apegians who wish ts, Know what Nogto soldiers actwal and patiently suffered, in order to help win the world stroggle for de- mocracy, will find in. this concise, interestin book an opportunity to fecure information which could on- ly be. gathered by a thougdtful, courareous-man who had. visited the’ Newro.soldier in many sections of the United States and Prance— and alwvays with an open mind. "As men and “women study “the reaults of the World War, they discover, for example, that just a 400,000 Anicvican received a ew outlook on ite an account of: their war experiences, $0, citi- zens of the United States’ and oth- er countries received a new insight into. the capabilities of American Negroes by’ studying their loyal intelligent services “len who fought side -by side through the World War will: ind in, the sriail book an- opportimity to’ study the problems which they hve in. common and the forces of righteousness and good-will which drawthem together .as. American sitseehe, r3 Color Line Now Extended :To ‘China :* Hongkong —The- “angles axon alony here is trying: to introduce its color line. ‘There are-some 800 ‘Aiterieans.in. Hongkong now,. afd there’ coleny ts cor posed al smiost exclusively ‘of: Américans and Bhelish; though the’ Getmars -are ariaine: tor came’ beck: The ints, pene erat flyin ih eacdrase ‘the: spor line as fash “Chines, don’e seem Esceateh-the. idencisan sc: 259.40.) a Sa LM ideas DCC CMD a Yad e0 5 Eiht esa in i ‘Heavi ee, 5 He: ‘33/) usual highly ~ developed’; sesoaree- Heart ‘to’ Fear |) tuiseas-in: handling: Your “colored Bevis rpecegy oom. | Hales” has, not produed a. single 2S Tales: ©: ** || ester vith mtscient power’ per- ee | ee HgalthtSaciology,Hcdhomics || temps, at-fgilaton ape’a, mise Sea area a ran | Re eens ols tending to fan ‘Bidcandd by. the; lool ot Poble || the flame brighter and’stimilating Bis, Mawacd “Univers, Wash |] greater nombery to migrate, “Let fenton: -/GFAlataon Be Japhrn, || not. decieve urselves, owoRer, : a Re ae ’ forthe’ South: knows exactly what S| steps, to take inorder to make this MIGRATION ©» __-_ | Wonderful land -a fit place for Ne- Nis eee’: tae: Etoatese: Miawers af ob ple stil live inspite o the undeasingy trek to the ‘North Bverywhtre evety black ant ‘white Was. more than anxious ‘ti [talk about the hi [talk about the one thing uppermes Hin, the minds of southerners, th [migration of the Negro, “One 0 | fhe clearest thioking: Negroes haves ever niet summed Sy th whole situation in a single remars {in which he sald, “Migration is best forithose who axe: going ‘and. Best {for those who ase. staying, fori {5 causing both groups and th whole south to do more. thinking han any oti of chem has’ done for: mang’ aday.” What an in teresting old Negro T met one day His winkledpavehmentike ‘vis: [age seamed withthe mystarien of ages din brought ut in bold tele 2 faciah- contour. which at once ‘avd him ae a Kinsman of some ancient, Ramesses. I. talked with him. "Ho was wise with a wisdom [you-and’l cin never know. What 2 pity. ve are allowing these old [philosophers of our ace to di out [hnd without recording thle crypt Blerances. OF course, wo talked af migration. Yes, he wants to expecta to, 0. with: his grandson Says hey “Dese’ here white folks don’t want us to ge no what “ceptin Heaven, and they dungot it all hg- zared. cut 'eordin to theit ides of Hfeawgy, and gold payed streets thar ie’ fall of Jim Crow signe ‘And: dey shua dom want us to go tok whar, any of them sha ig goin case they dun fggered that Hell iy de place whar megers and White’ folks: -got to, Gociate tot ether goal “Umpht but int ws goin’ t9 fool em?" kinda thin ‘eis fool’ hem now “ore we dies.” ‘Every white person to whom T tai concerning thie ll abuoring topic “expressed deep regret. it tela Jehich: may’ be. summarized thus “We hato to see our colored falks,"—please: note they’ now call 5 "colored folka”™—"leato this eli mate only’ to.go Noxth and die from eumonia ang tuberculosis. hel Faith fp: just noe’ strong: ‘enougl fo: stand the cold North. and. we ‘Would lke to see: them ‘stay here where thelr ealthis always bets ton?" What rematable and tond- tr interest the white South has de. eloped: concerning. the health of “our colored folks" who 0. North, aiid at che same time co litte Tes, fan nothing for ie health of SEP Sie ae Neas Se irene, Hut the big thought ii the sole maatier ie that ‘he weakest point ip our wole armour is pretty | generally recogy 20d and zete eon tantly widening. adverisexen' What are we going to do about it? When you enter into. discussion with ‘the ‘Southern’ whites, com paring. the wages; sacl conditions and: economics of the, North wath those of the South, they serageie hard to meet your srgoment. Tey Poe ok that. tough wares are larger the expense of living coun terbelances tat item. Alention, the freedom in, the North from “Jim Grow nnd they try to. convey te you the thought that they had never sensed the Negr's unhappiness Un, der proscription, The "im Crow’ principle. ie. a "religion with =the nverage Southerner, and even any attempe to atlack it is regarded as gaaerilege commitged ‘within. his “Holy of Hollen” Thus two strong foes “have met, and timo, alone! wil determine the result. ‘On ons| ie ingly the Hubner mitation of the South to hold an to is oppressive and repressive tra litiony_and on. the ether side is) the Negro’s spirit, of unrest and | discontent expressed through a de-| rmination to. leave “the. South, | nursing. its stubborness and its adit. "Ty moet. instances the| Negro quits the Sout veluctanty, pute ig determined not ot eo-oper” ste-with a systam in seich he is be, Rout, 30h goes away even tho eboaea saerilee. At just about the] ume tine both the South and the! Nefto have secogized, vit me | walion ip miguiy ethclene me Tad of protest and attack, covty | 2th.” ‘Therefore, ie purely | econo stragpe in which the South stands to oso mere than the| Negro very time, just as. It is) joing at present. Migration fs. ow which strikes atthe economic veare of the. South, and we. all muse to view with anxiety” the inte ot it ean Hen, at acks are, usually pretty. serious. ‘Fvont what { have ust seen of the South Iam confident thas. Yi vation i enined {0 greatly e- ape its »poliey and. altitude to-| re the Neo, ta a edule of mich oth alt rental gat much after having Tost much dure ng the period. ¢f. readjustment, iigeation’ is an. cpockal event| neonly affecting the South abd the eg, but the ie, pation, a asieing. ag ie. does ceo cine of a latge-Amevican. group eretnfore neglected, and if ore idored at all taker for granted, mig unfortunate stato of affairs o longer: exists in: America, at n.moat every hand attempts are cing male te tashion’ & Kindler __ OFFICE SALES AND SERVICE CO, --_Distinetive Office-Equipment 2 .. Mtypewriters 321 We Tazewell. 8670 "Btationery:," Adding. Machines «_ .:. NORPOLK, WA 1 -Otfice’Faralture { a a a Se a | THE NATIONAL IDEAL BENERTE eee A Yen ae Bee SOCIETY, Incorporated. 34 A heii ee ee a reekaed vai iinet vc PE ee ity, Be 7 Mbrite; keduatry and’ tor the, Maca sow ESE ee oe nr + tatoos a srepiedt ih pst. ort ember fee “Wanted, gad falas: and: augaaeaarcpsartauleheg wig. Pe ee i “ca Ul ue neroatn Ac Shonea reo TS IMIS eset A Tey i Bias ete agg “Bvenr-the , wilke | Souflt with: it ‘usual highly developed”; resoarce- algncin: handling, “our alors folks” shag. not prodiiced sa single ‘ead He feovl ita te ‘ dade his aie men mee enotest tems, at-legislationire’a, miset- able fsre always tain to fe the flame brighter and‘stimulating greater ‘to migrate, Let Us not decieve Ourselves, howorer, forthe South: knows exactly. what ‘Raps to take in order to make i ‘Menderi-lsid a Mt plate for Ne gr0es.to'live in, bit whites are too Featbom to even parly $ire der’-certain traditions: which'shave been. made more, callous:than:just, No white leader in the South has yet the righteous olution to the situa- tion, "So the trek to, the North eon. mustered up: the “courage ‘to urge spiritaul, the. lure: of “freedam~ an re ee (Continued from ‘Page Fourteen) many ‘sections. notmal ‘seeal if Be Wopner is entry acing Both cofpred and white groups. av siving thelr attetion tg this prob fem. She present 41 cective pro rains of Fecreation for, Negroes Etevottering a: shining example. Gammunity. Service reereatior programs. or “Negroes are. sup: Ported by. contributions: fram the Eclte,_eopl, often helped. y ‘white friends ano by th ety g0v ernment. "In Nortel, Virginie, Slay "apreopnate $005. cach vet toward play. activities among Ne foes including playgrounds. fo Shien, boys" and gine labs, Saha eeaics aif os folke of ail ages’and social even ings. In’ many ‘cases, the” active ies center “around. a” community house such asthe one in Fort Way it, Indiana, whieh has been atte. ‘ded! by ‘more. than” 4,000 "colored people” month. Dodglass” Co franity Houte in Kalamazoo, Mich gan, is tho social center for the Negroes ofthe @ty and ite infu tence tiso extends out ito the coun. fe ‘Not only. have these, community rapa ered eat nd nd neigbborliness cmong Negroes, tut through thels artiste side thes have enriched the life of elten as 1 whole,” The “Festival of Negro tus” presented by the. colored Community Service of New Haven Connecticut, made museal history in that clty."No other people can ting the Negro spiritule with: the Same sympathy ahd spontael as gevred pompano the econ cet theres ae pel x of tnasie by modern Negro. composers Bp scoloved community. choruses aber of cess helped 20 preserve this tspicaliy Negra music ad. to famiiacia. all Sth its henutyy A recent pageant of Nec fro progress in Rockford. Iilinol, Erneta Tage coud of oth white and enlored “people. and -re- ceived “enthusiacte. praise frem leading white eltizenée In eis whic: suppict Depart ments” of: Recreation, special re tation for Negvoes his often Been arranged... During 1022, seventy ies teintalned playgrounds ex: lonely for the eof cloned childsen, reports, the Plasgroun and. Recreation: Association of -A- meriea. Tndianapalis as set a7 ie for the recreation of her clo people a tact npn ae ‘Do ae ‘Bae, equipped, wilh play: Grounds, tennis. court," baseball Himonds, horseshoe pitching ourts ahd a huge concrete swine ning pol Sul'at oat of $10 700. Colored play leaders ere in apg the ane Teo polls cloved folks have Seen flock ng fo enjoy this park proves how eh in needf just euch recreation hey have been. : ‘Though public recreation’ facil tcp are needed by sik they are es-| cally needed -by" Negroes, “who sa Tule can get ho recreation ex ent tho expétsive. and otter. de: iading eommerialced in Splendid. fang recently passed by estates’ off Towa, and ilino| ould be of intetest to all Negroes ting in Ghee tater ho. iaygrounds, parks and other pub: ic facilities for. wholesome. recre-| tion in their ites. These lows blige # clo twa to submis the] laygcound and reereation propos ge fous pellet ie effect hae boon signed bya mall-proportion of the voleee? 10 ereent in ilinals and 15 per cet dj sc thet 6 BPs OST Oa oe ay Regular. play, togelber, unaetame ee ae red chld¥er “snd yoy peavey get training for heal thr tenip moe tnd god etizenelp:s oN Ep ae Tales Rha sal og ae ie sat ih ne al so: mu "Spromcoaesnee ee enc ae alee Ieee ing themachappirices ‘and’ self-axpreae stn: and mapa Sen, one ae tak, he waar erga Hampton'B..& Ip an ‘A: Big: Race Adare MAN G een eS aene saan apinent dccording to: SbiIEgeOS work tagetber- ahd. car ately in’ combining. and” using’ Suesanigh ‘savings for each. other's goad? Ours success ‘means. that. extra eMaqe must be made. by all of 652676012 tivate ‘beltar. éaving. hablts:y/iLlkp everything dee, saving is '¢-mattess of habit, and with” lithe, dotees Inination’ to begin: with, the rig Piabit. is ‘easily formed. "Now isa [good time to begin the format Jof that habit. 0. "oc cyg5 ic Every man should: own lis: hobie Phe ome, ‘the school, and t Jehureh are the three. great lvl ‘zing: influences of our land. home is the highest mark of |eivilleation, “T2.be lives‘ in’ aca ‘or rude but, although he (a jean-hardly be credited witht havin pede much progress in eal iar people cveryiwhere ate, Waki ‘Dp id this fact; andthe last cena: shows that. we awit one-fourth/@ft the houses: we occupy. ere | Now; what’can we: do'to: stip ‘late interest in the organization’ of co-operative enterprises, our people? Let. them. know. that: belowlhy pestis seeilts oi = operative enterprises are see Ty understood and-used there ail: ‘be leis: hatred, sfrife,. envy, andl ‘poverty. Let it. be. known’ tht’ they are planned. and operated and: protected ithe intern of he reat. mass’ of people of 5 means. meee oe Building a ie os ise are encouraged by the Gove They ake- under’ Stato secs and, eupervision,- Bankiag people” and various chanbers of Smeg are now, looking upon them favor. ‘They are operated atanuql} expense, and ‘through theii ia poundsnterest: system, reat pap fs time for a home or terial loans" are secured. by real estate. the safest security known, ati §: this security “is ming made’ e each saonth by imontely Pasa “Te ig stated that” "we: havesale geady,thecugh our own it frie face of many sel tri, ih, 9 wall 4 ' cul, “actulved. ownership’ ots S00;000 homes". The spr which Negroes are ipaking Jn: bug eas a of special Interest, Ti Newtoes: are conducting: mnére Bo a0: ‘business’ goteenripes: J | Sparkes tovday we have 81 baniQe Another: very encouraging. feataje: of Our. progress is ‘the “idckeady vtume of “sinss which set insurance companies’ aré doing.’ Ia che: Past. year alone: the: volume business -done “by. such’ iasuranehe companies Increased by. nord: thal $50,000,000," =, saya ‘T appeal to:you. to join, this: larga ray. of theifty Negroes. —It-you da not Wnt piece of and <begin:nove rid buy. some: » Tf_yoa-dornot awa house, do. notidelay;but' stat ow Why dump‘all your. spaye-eatnifigd nua the: pent pile when: thay, mig 0 towards making gou-a landlong@es f you ave no coapetali rise of your oth start e/g vray Get poo hotel eae er eal toe Raine Ess priced to see hoWit Wilt proepae urprised to'see:baW:it wilt Hrowpapse wae, cna 742 DIGESTINE) ven parr ees ues /spepaia, ‘Sluggish aki STorgl ovee and aves ton sof Stomach and’ Bowel "roabtey Sd thelr eflets mich ay Indigestion, “Hearibara. 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