Norfolk Journal and Guide

Social and Personal Miss Mary Hudson Bass of V. N. and I. L. of the Collegiate department is spending the holidays at home with her parents. Mr. Woodley Lawrence who is attending school in Baltimore arrived at home on Wednesday to spend the holidays with his parents. Miss Florence Byrd of Jackson College, Boston, Mass., and her sister, Miss Wilhelmina Byrd who is teaching at Beckley, W. Va., are at home for the Xmas. Miss Byrd was accompanied by Miss Odarira Palmer of Beckley, W. Va. Mr. Wattell Chambless of V. N. and I. L. is at home with his parents for the holidays. Miss Eva Tucker of V. N. and I. L. is at home with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tucker of Avenue A. Messrs. Thomas W. Young of Hampton Institute and P. Bernard Young of Ohio State University are at home with their parents for the holidays. Miss Louise Myers returned to Phoebus, Va. to spend the holidays. Misses Doris and Helma Dungee are at home with their parents for the holidays. They are college students at Hampton Institute. Misses Annie and Lygetta Warment of the High school department of V. N. and I. L., are at home for Xmas. Mrs. Lyman Paey. Mrs. P. Bass and Mrs. Ruth Bass have returned to the city after a most delightful week-end spent in Method, N. C., as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Berry O'Kelley and Mr. Tom White. While there they visited in Raleigh and Durham. They were shown great hospitality both places. They were entertained at lunch by lawyer Andrews of Durham and they saw the city of the city where the kindness of the church and Miss Amy also Mr. McCaulley. In Raleigh they were the guests of Mrs. Gertrude Tucker Higgs at tea. them at cards and dainty refreshments were served. Mrs. Julia Brown Delaney entertained them with tea on Sunday night and covers were laid for six. Miss Mattie Garrett who attends the State Normal School at Elizabeth City, is spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Garrett on Church street. Miss Beatrice Foote, daughter of Mrs. Etta Pugh Jenkins of St. Julian avenue has been in Paris for some time. She had hoped to spend the holidays at home but will spend that time in Germany. Mr. George Thomas came from Philadelphia and the Armour of St. Julian avenue. Mrs. Fannie Thomas of Douglas Park, which was held Sunday at St. Mark's church. Miss Dorothy Hines and her aunt, Miss Jessie Hines of Battleboro, will be the guests of their aunt, Mrs. Maggie L. Patterson of St. Julian avenue, for the holidays. Miss Dorothy Hines father will join her here. Mr. J. A. Stallings, formerly of Norfolk, but now of New York sailed December 19, on the S. S. Murargo, for Nassau, Bahamas. In Nassau, for Stallings will meet a party and from there they will go to Havana, Cuba. Miss Flora Boone of Portsmouth was the guests of Mrs. Cotton St. John's street, Lindenwood. Mrs. Buena Kelley Gibbs is spending the holidays in New York with her husband, Mr. Robert F. Gibbs. While away Mr. and Mrs. Gibbs will spend a few days in Philadelphia and Boston. Mr. Alvin Alves of Courtney avenue, and Mr. Allen White of Reservoir avenue, who have been ill are improving. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Dunston of 764 Washington avenue, and Thanksgiving Day, a fine twelve pound baby boy. Mother and son are doing nicely. Mrs. E. White of Roscoe street, returned home Sunday from Vickswille, N. C., where she had been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Pitchchard. She also spent a few days in Elizabeth City visiting friends. Mrs. Katie Hays of Baltimore Md., was the guest of Miss Mariana Lunde of Reservoir avenue, Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Hays was en route to her former home in Smith field. Miss Hattie Wood was the dinner guest of Mrs. Mildred Crenshaw of Church street Sunday December 20. Miss Sarah E. Williams, a teacher in the Abraham Lincoln school If This Small Space was ten feet long, and twenty— five feet wide, We could not wish your more than this— "A Merry Christmastide" GL Hall DYLAN CO., INC. 257 GRANBY STREET NORFOLK, VA. of this city, with her brothers Jas. A, and Samuel R. students of Gammon Theological Seminary and Hampton Institute respectively left the city on Christmas Eve to spend the customary part of the Christmas holidays with their parents of Hickory, Va. Miss Zenobia Malloy and Miss Helen J. Qurestell left Thursday for Greensboro, N. C., where they will spend the holidays with Miss Malloy's parents. Dr. Bessie Badham and Miss F. Lenora Badham of Edenton, N. C., spent a part of the holidays in the city. Miss Evelyn Humbles a college student of Hampton Institute passed through the city Wednesday morning enroute to her home in Lynchburg, Va., where she will spend the holidays with her parents. Mr. Wm. Kendrick left for Sumter, S. C., to spend the holidays with his mother and sisters. Mr. George Van Hoy Collins of Hampton Institute, is spending the holidays with his parents on Landing street. Mr. Boston Brown of Nasawadox is spending the holidays in the city. Mr. Prince A. Johnson of New York City is spending the holidays in the city. PARTIES V. C. E. SOCIETY'S OFFICERS ENTERTAINED Mrs. Maggie Long of 927 Lexington street, proved a charming hostess to the officers of the Varkish Christian Endeavor Society of the Metropolitan A. M. E. Zion Church who met at her home Friday evening December 11. After the regular routine of business the guests gathered around a table and covered the living room table and covered a delectable repast consisting of Smithfield salad with pickles, crackers, hot chocolate, lemon cookies, strawberry jelly, fruit cake and grape juice. The spacious home of Mrs. Berry O'Kelly at home, N. C., was the scene of a large and brilliant card party when she entertained the members of her card club and her house guests, Mrs. Ida N. Paey, Mrs. Buss Bass and Mrs. P. B. Young, of Norfolk, Va. The rooms were beautifully decorated with cut and potted flowers, carrying out the Xmas colors of green and red. There were six tables of whist and prizes were awarded to the following: guest prize, a set of solid brass candle sticks with pink candles, was won by Mrs. P. B. Young; the first prize by Mrs. Maurice Watts; and the consolation by Mrs. Louise Hoover McCleenan. The first prize was "a hand embroidered bridge luncheon set and the consolation was a blue lemon plate with ivory fork. After the games, each table was laid with a linen cover, in the center of each table was placed a hand painted bud vase with an American beauty rose bud and fein. Silver was laid for a two course service which consisted of chicken well-cooked with red and green peppers, cream cheese tapped with an English wall cheese stuffed olives, coffee with whipped cream, vanilla ice cream in green comparts decorated with a red cherry, cake and mints. From nine until one Mrs. O'Kelly entertained at curls the members of the faculty of the Berry O'Kelly Training School and her house guests. Mrs. Katie Gills of East Oincy Road was hostess for the circle Wednesday, December 16. A Christmas program was enjoyed after which the hostess assisted by Mrs. Parker and her daughter Miss Elizabeth, served a tempting reunion of Christmas goodies. B. B. BOUNCERS JR Regular meeting was held at the home of Mr. Alvin Smith on Outten street, Sunday, December 20. Officers were elected for 1926 as follows: James, Johnson, president; Witty Gray, vice president; Alvin Smith, secretary; Walter Riddick, treasurer; Alamanus Gregory, reporter. FRIENDSHIP SEWING CIRCLE The circle met at the home of Mrs. Hattie Robertson on Anderson street. After business, a delightful repast was served. COTTAGE BIBLE BAND The meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Annie Brown. After devotionals, the scripture was read by Miss Essie M. Davis; prayer by Mrs. Connie Davis, after which the president announced the meeting open for discussion. Mrs. F. Evans was hostess to the members of the club Friday evening December 4th. A large number attended. Mrs. Ursula James entertained the group, Fridl evening, December 11. This was their social meeting. Games were enjoyed Mrs. Mary Ward and Mrs. Hattie Edmonds carried away the prizes. Each hostess served a delicious repast. THE LITTLE GENTS SOCIAL CLUB They held their meeting at the residence of Mr. Willie Murden on Sunday, December 20, 1925, at 3 p.m. Their party will be postponed until January 1. A splendid meeting was held Sunday. Dainty refreshments were served. Their colors have been changed to red and purple. Kenny's Garden De Luxe Formal Opening A Gala Event On Monday evening a formal opening was held at the Garden de Luxe, 1043 Church St. W. J. Kemp proprietor. Frank Smith and Ben Jones" "Eight Musical Aces" furnished music for the occasion to the strains of which scores of couples tripped the light fantastic toe. Kemp's Garden de Luxe presents a thorough and aptate place of service easily entertained in m n e t. Since moving to the present location, Mr. Kemp has spared no paints to make his establishment one of the most modern in appointment and equipment in the country and is prepared to render efficient and high class service to the patrons who frequent this delightful retreat. WEDDINGS WATKINS.CASON The home of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Cason on Washington avenue, was the scene of a brilliant wedding reception on December the tenth in honor of the marriage of his daughter, Miss Inez Addie Cason to Mr. John C. Watkins. The lower floor was decorated with cut flowers, ferns and Christmas green. The bride looked chumming, gown of sea blue, with gold broached slippers to match. She wore a corsage of pink roses. The groom was attired in conventional evening dress. Mr. and Mrs. Watkins are now residing at 1515 Calvert St. CIRSON-BELL Mr. and Mrs. D. Bell announce the marriage of their daughter, Pearl Bell to Mr. Edward Gibson, Wednesday, December 23, at the home of the groom's brother. Both the contracting parties are blind. LYNNHAVEN At the usual hour the pastor, Rev. W. A. Baker fill the pulpit. Holy Communion was administered by the pastor. Mr. Charles Ferebee and his son Harvey have returned from Glass- boro, N. J. Mr. Moses Williams, Miss Edith Williams and my Lawrence Williams lear for Donar, Pa. Miss Lillian L. Lecker left for Rhode Island on last Wednesday to spend the holidays with her aunts. Mrs. Louis Sears has returned home after visiting her daughter, Mrs. Lucy Bauer of Ave. B. There was a very interesting program given at the M. J. McPherson school on last Monday. Mrs. Clara Whitehurst is convalescing at the St. Vincent's hospital. Mrs. Emma J. Simmons and Joseph Ferece are indisposed. Mrs. M. J. Bright is much impaired. Miss Annie E. Wilson spent Sunday at home. Obey, Tailor Declares He Can Better Serve Patrons Obey, tailor, cleaner and presser, at 721 East Freemason street, who is one of this city's old business men, announces in these columns that he is in a better position than ever to serve his customers. Mr. Obey states that, "When it clothes we can make them. We never try to outwit them, but we try to comply with them." Mr. Obey makes all kinds of suits and overcoats and states that he guarantees to fit. Conway Lodge No. 25, Knights of Pythias, held one of the most enthusiastic meetings of its history Monday night of this week. Notices had been sent out announcing the last quarterly meeting of the year and the regular semi-annual election of officers. The response to the call was very satisfactory and all who attended were in happy mien. The statements of outgoing officials led the lodge to be in a sound financial condition and to be growing steadily. The Committee on Charity reported, and recommended a substantial Christmas donation for each of the five widows of deceased members of the lodge, a similar donation to one indigent Sir Knight. The officers elected to direct the destiny of the order for the ensuing years were as follows: Morrell Watkins, C. C.; Wm. Ridley, V. C.; Preston W. Randall, Prelate; Geo. Williams, M. of F.; Granville P. Quitte, K. of R. and S.; Charles H. Johnson, W. of E.; Wm. H. Tyler W. W. Forreman, Trustees. The banding was clouded with a prayer service led by Sir Marcel Watkins the newly elected Chanc- lor Commander, in which all present joined in giving thanks to God for having brought the order thus far, its present prosperity and the many other blessings enjoyed by its members. Dr. D. Cooper EYESIGHT SPECIALIST 704 CHURCH ST.-COR QUEEN Glasses $12 a week N.A.A.C.P.BABY CONTEST GOES OVER THE TOP The Baby Contest which was staged by the Woman's Committee of the N. A. K. C. P., came to a close on Friday night at the First Baptist Church. A large group of interested spectators was present to witness the program and corollate the winners. Under the direction of Miss Gertrude Perry a very pleasing program was rendered. The devotions were led by Rev. O. J. Allen, assisted by Rev. D. F. White. Then the Girls Reserves of the Y. W. C. a held their impressive opening service. Love to God, allegiance to the flag and service to humanity were stressed by the colorful pageant. Miss Butler was in charge of the girls. The First Grade of Lott Care school presented a Health Play under the direction of Miss Louise. The benefits of pure milk for little folks were uniquely stressed. The little folks were appropriately customized and well-trained. The First United Presbyterian Kindergarten tot's captures all eyes as they rang their bells and sang about Santa Claus and Xmas. They displayed the splendid training given by their teacher Mrs. Margaret Burdin. The First Glee Club of the Booker T. Washington school rendered several beautiful selections. Miss Ruby King directed the club. They sang Negro Folk songs and Xunas palms with equal ease. Miss Eunice Bailey gave a very good recitation which was well received. Miss Clarice Peterson acted as mistress of ceremonies. The address of the evering was delivered by Lawyer David H. Edwards who was introduced to the audience by Miss W. I. Bagnall. Lawyer Edwards held his hearers spell-bound while he portrayed the work of the N. A. A. C. P. and urged his hearers to become actively connected with this great organization. He suggested everyone should ally himself as a member of the final chapter. Mr. Edwards' address was enthusiastically applauded. As president of the best chapter he invited the chair to the next meeting, first Thursday in January, 8 p.m., Bank St. Baptist Church. Miss W. I. Bagnall, chairman of the Woman's committee announced the terms of the contest. The roll was called by Miss H. J. Quetrell, the secretary, and the sponsor for each contest reported to the judges. Dr. G. Hamilton Francis, Dr. S. F. Coppage and Capt. E. W. Gould served as judges. Excitement ran high and wild predictions as to the winners. The final count was announced by Dr. Coppage as follows: First prize—$10.00 in gold Bagbara Brayow Bowling, $19.59, second prize—$5.00 in gold, Warren Wesley Bright $25.59 third prize—$2.50 in gold George Chapman Perry, $36.80. Tokens were presented to the following who came 4th, 5th in order: Emma Cherry, $35.10; Daniel A. Harrison, $33.60; Wilmer Virginia Fons, $31.21. Keepsakes were also presented to all babies in the contest. Full reports will be published later showing the amounts brought in by all contestants. Over $100.00 was raised stated Mrs. L. R. Hinton, treasurer of the Woman's commit- Free Christmas Dinner At The Elks Home A Christmas dinner will be served to all the poor of the city who will come to the Elks Home, 440 East Brambleton avenue, room 5, Christmas day, from 2 to 7 o'clock p. m. by horseback, plus Fig. 1A and L-B. Children are invited to come also. Several baskets of goodies will be distributed. Royal Arch Masons Elect Officers Hiram Chapter, No. 8, Royal Arch Masons of Norfolk, Va, held its last stated convocation of the year on Friday, December 4th at their Tabernacle, on Smith street. It being the last meeting of the year, and the nearing of the 45th anniversary of the institution of the chapter, the Tabernacle resounded with speeches from Companions Past Grand High Priest, Thromian Chrank and Robert K. Burgess, also Most Excellent High Priest, Thomas Boyle, Grand Master, Captain. They were listened to with marked attention and won the plaudits of all companions present. The business of the chapter for the year just ended was one of unbound success, both numerically and financially. It being the last regular convocation of the year and the time for election of officers for the ensuing year was promptly carried out at the time stated and the following named companions were unanimously elected to office for the year, 1926: Allen B. Scales, High Priest; Henry Chambers, King; Baker P. K. Scribe; Nathaniel J. Riddick, Captain of the Host; Milton L. Baxter, Principal Solourner; Theodore Minor, Royal Arch Captain; Henry J. Joseph Scales, Grand Master; Joseph Veil; William Jones, Grand Master First Veil; William A. Pinner, Treasurer; Robert R. Burgess, Secretary; John Chadwick, Chapain; Joshua S. Peterson, Sentinel. After the election there were numerous congratulations showered upon the companions elect, after which they were duly installed by BARBARA BYRD BOWLING, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. R. H. Bowling, who was sponsored by the First Baptist Church, winner of first prize, $10.00 in gold. WARREN WESLEY BRIGHTT son of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Bright Jr., who was sponsored by the Colonial Maids and Greater Norfolk Lodge 132, I. B. P. O. E. of W., winner of second prize, $5.00 in gold. Past Grand High Priest, Throma Clark, upon conclusion they were tendered a sumptuous repast much to the delectation of all present. 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The grill room was exquisitely decorated; the whole atmosphere of the place was one of extreme cordiality, and the guests spent the evening in wholesome bilhary, iterspersed with some mature advice to the members of the team. There was an elaborate mea and an elaborate program. The latter, being in the middle of the room, all staged. Football yells rent the air again as the speakers and team stars were cheered. Dr. E. D. Burke introduced the master of the ceremony Dr. G. Hamilton Francis, who delivered a characteristic and entertaining speech. S. B. Noble congratulated Mr. Kepp upon the grandeur of his establishment and lauded the success of Coach Wilson and his team. Other speakers were W. M. Rich. P. B. Young. Dr. S. F. Coppage, Prof. C. W. Reynolds, Coach Owen Wilson, Captain Williams of the squad and Frank Vaughn. The business and professional men praised the football squad on its season's success and urged the players to be guided through the season spike. Also, as they had pinned on the gridiron, the coach and team members thanked the citizens for the honor bestowed upon them. Adolphus Williams, member of the squad, read his poem dedicated to the football team. It was what the bays call a houndinger. Before beginning his reading Mr. Williams made a brief speech in which he urged the student body of the school to par- THE Sign E'S PLACE BROAD JEFFERSON AVE. It Drinks, Cigars and Tobaccos In Town—Crane's Branches A Specialty OFFIX. Proprietor FORES YELLOW FRONTS h to Ex- to You the IMENTS Season wish you A Happy Our Manyasons andends we like to count cannot buy—your day Season, we ex- a customer alone. the Best Wishes for vice 872-W—PORTSMOUTH About 180 guests assembled and enjoyed L. delightful event. Prof. Reynolds told of the faculty spirit that had sustained the boys on the grifton both at home and abroad. 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You owe to yourself and race to help your candidate The contest opened May 15 and will close September 15. In case of a tie duplicate will be given. EWPORTNEWS News Mail, N.A.; Mrs. Emmon Hous- land was preseciled at Wesley Grove an Church, Monday, December 21. D. p.m. and Mrs. Joseph Cheevers have re- from Washington, D. C. where m several days. C. L. Braxton, of Marshall nytrue, the week-end very pleasantly in Corine Covington left Saturday, oer 10, for the Fledgment Sanctionors has gone for treatment. S. FLORENCE FLOYD, DEAD a truck bounded over the side-walk- boklyn, N. Y., Mrs. Floyd was a down and rear wheel ran over crumbling it so badly that it had amputated as soon as she also su- fecured Hospital. she was also su- fecured fractured车 for a day, and Decreased the number of the brooklyn, N. Y. The funeral pald at the home of her parent, Mrs. Powell, 1316 30th street, Newport Ya, on December 14th. The fun- ervice was conducted by S. A. s. pastor of Wesley Grove Christian assisted by Rev. J. K, Jailfoks of. --- Confectionery 1125 CHURCH STREET We wish our customers a Merry, Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year A. S. MARTIN, Proprietor NORFOLK, VA. UNIUS H. MARTIN, Manager W. S. WINDLEY, Asst Mgr. Madame Effie Ferguson to Beauty Specialist and Hair Dresser. make appointments for day or classes. Phone: 36108. Easy terms-1465 Chapel Street Announcement mire. Effie Ferguson wishes mounce the Poro Graduates have just completed a full of hair. Beauty Culture mows: Dinah B. Staten, Mrs. Heney, Miss Beatrice PORO AGENTS OF CHICAGO HEAR MRS. A. MALONE Chicago, Ill., Dec. 24.—The Chicago Poro Club held its regular meeting and election of officers on Wednesday night of last week at Olivet Baptist Church, Sist and S. Parkway. There were one thousand members present and State Senator Adelbert H. Roberts was one of the speakers. The Senator was one of the members of the Upper House of the Illinois Legislature who opposed the bill recently passed, requiring hair and beauty culturists to register and pay a fee of $10.00 annually. Although the bill passed, the Senator stated that no appropriation had been made to enforce the bill and that it was advisable for all Poro Agents to continue their work. The club was fortunate in having Mrs. Annie M. Malone, St. Louis, Mo., founder and directing genius of the Poro College present and speak to the agents. She stated she had remained at the main office all summer working in the interests of agents in the State of Missouri, where a similar law had been passed, but up to now, all were working and that the Commissioners of her State had visited Poro College and were highly satisfied with the work of the founder. demonstrators and instructions given those awarded diplomas. Mrs. Malone prophesized a bright future for those who are giving intelligent and painstaking service as hair and beauty specialists. The Poro Choral Club under the direction of Prof. J. A. Mandy rendered musical selections. Mrs. Birdie Hawkins, a demonstrator took part on the program. Mrs. Malone presided at the election of officers who were as follows: President, Mrs. George Oliver; Vice President, Mrs. Mayne Adams; secretary, Mrs. C. R. Sims; assistant secretary, Mrs. Ruth Jackson; treasurer, Mrs. H. Anderson. The club here after will meet at the Chicago Sub-Station, 4411 Grand Blvd., Mrs. Gerda Peyton, manager. Mrs. Malone was the guest of honor at the Century Whist Club given by Mrs. Cary B. Lewis at the Appomattox Club and was a box holder with friends at the Roland Hayes recital at Ochestra Hall. She was accompanied to Chicago by her brother, Mr. John L. Turno and family of Philadelphia, Pa., who have been visiting St. Louis for several weeks. Norfolk, Va., and Rev. Bolden. The body was motored to Williamsburg, Va., and had to rest in pleasant Shade Cove. CARD OF THANKS We wish to extend our thanks to our many friends for their expression of sympathy during the recent death of our daughter and sister, also for the use of automobiles and floral tributes. Mrs. Etta Powel and family, 18TH STREET SCHOOL, LEAGUE HOLDS HEALTH MEETING HEALTH MEDICAL The Putnam's League of the 15th Street School held a very interesting meeting first Thursday afternoon. The meeting was presided over by the president. Mice Early's class gave a health program which was very instructive and very thoughtfully arranged. Miss. Bolding, school nurse, was their presented and discussed the subject, "Underweight in Children It's Cause-Effect and Domestically" She gave to the League of the 15th Street School children in the school and loved the mothers to take better care of their children. 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Attorney Taylor will remain in school until June, when he will receive his Bachelor's degree in law. League, responded to this address in very befitting words and all mothers went away feeling a deeper responsibility after a later date. Very delicious refreshments were served by the 4th-grade with Miss Marriott Wethins, as teacher. Quite a number of new members was present. SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH (East End) At 11 a.m., the pastor being absent, Rev. Daniel J. Black preached a wonderful sermon from the first Palms. His sermon was enjoyed by all present. This young man is preparing himself to meet the issues of the day. He is attending Union University (Rhinebeck). At 6 p.m., the president was at his post. A very unique program was rendered. Rev. Black discussed the topic. Miss Isis Bradley and Jessie Bonner were responsible for the good program. At 7:30, a large audience enjoyed the topic. 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Playing the hardest-schedule ever undertaken by this small college, and meeting such teams as Howard, Lincoln and Wilberforce, they not only emerged from the fracas but unnife feated but with goal line unscissored. Wilberforce University may boast that they bestremember the otherwise spotless points of the West Virginia team by scoring against them the only three points of the season, a field goal during the last quarter of that memorable Thanksgiving Day game. Meanwhile the "Coal Miners" managed to amass for themselves a grand total of 108 points. Many Negro football teams boast undefeated elevens this year, but few indeed are there who, having had the brand of competition encountered by Coach Humblin's can, enjoyed in such a record, crowned, as it was, by a victory over their ancient and chief rivals on Thanksgiving Day. The record of team for the The record season is ns follow W.V. C.I. 48 W.V. C.I. 16 W.V. C.I. 0 W.V. C.I. 32 W.V. C.I. 0 W.V. C.I. 7 W. V. C. I. 48 Bluefield Inst. 0 W. V. C. I. 16 Ky. Nor. Inst. 0 W. V. C. I. 0 Howard Univ. 0 W. V. C. I. 32 Simmons Univ. 0 W. V. C. I. 0 Lincoln U. 0 W. V. C. I. 0 Wilberforce U. 0 Totals 103 Outstanding Men 3 There were no "Red" Granges on the West Virginia College Institute squad. But there were about twenty pretty good men full of fight, grit and determination. The most outstanding of these were Capt. Turner, quarterback; Hodges, tackle; Steven, tackle; and Gaithers, end. Any critic who has seen the "Coal Miners" in action can testify to the superb work of these men. Capt Turner's educated toe stood the team well in time of need on numerous occasions. He was not outpunted by any opponent at any time. His handling of punts at opportunity times has added many yards to team's marches down the field. He did not fumble a punt in any game during a season, but caught them either up the field or out of bounds. He throws and catches passes in such a manner that he makes difficult plays look easy. And Negro football has seen no greater field general in many years. Hodges and Stevens have combined to make life miserable for opposing linesmen in general. If ever a man came thru Steven's tackle, it was because Stevens overcharged him. They did not come thru Hodges at all. The Fighting Bookers BY NEDOLL WILLIAMS Brace up Booker T., ease your cramps. We are now the High School Champs. We beat Dunbar and Arrestrowe too. Also Dough and her Crew. Whipped St. Joseph out of sight. The Royals edged out, but that's all right. And poor old Roukane not score, While Norcom we beat more and more. Poor Union tried to light our lamps. Then Huntington made us High School So cheer up students do not sob. But give three cheers for fighting "Bob" For Tolliver is the fighting guy. Who scores the run that breaks the tie! And Thomas on our own surprise. Proved just a blessing in disguise! Kid Johnson, the 'Berkeley Express' so fast can so perfect a forward pass. He guard ran full forty-yards to down his man. Little 'Lue' Tolliver—can't leave him out. Will be a star next year without a foot man. For Diggs, the hammering six foot man. Will help our little 'Lue' all he can. Diggs who is known to play and cackle Can reach with ease to make his tackle. And Williams, captain of the team Plays hard to make a fair dame scream. While Failon on his way to fame. For when he starts he gets the man, and down him on the modern plan; Then comes *Pap* Tynes, just looking deep And grabs the ball and starts to creep. But we've got to hand it to old *Pap* Cause when he's playing football he's no cap. Slow but sure comes Kermit Ross. Whose hair contains a 'haming gloss, But I'll say as I said before. Dear, Kermit Ross is slow but sure. Comes one, 'Ballame' Nottingham. Who loves the game like a football fan. Hail I'am you thought that I forgot That deadly demon, Samuel Hart, Who grabbed the enemy brave and bold Just thought they had reached the goal. And Ferebele, At the night 'Hawk' Just throws 'em hard and make 'em squawk We've got to give him what he makes. He's never made a worthless break. Coach Wilson, my! he loved to talk. He'd get 'em heatol and he'd walk. He'd say, 'now listen, here's a fact Go out you listen, be the haon beck.' Would they do it? Ha! you bet more; they would think lest they forget. Then, he'd say, "listen, whip that crew, Or check your fors to you're through. Watch out for those tikes and kicks, Show, 'em babies a few of our tricks" "Tolliver, by Georgo, kick that ball! Throw your man and make him fall." Watch your sportsmanship my heart! matter- Hey! cheer for the boys when they strike their rivals their hall. Get all the spirit, cheer by name. So our boys can't lose the game. Now Booker T. brace up and smile. And thank your coach for his various styles. They have won for us, a higher name, And placed us in the hall of fame. RED GRANGE THE WHEATON EXPRESS JAZZ BRYD THE FLITTING GHOST A SENSATIONAL DASH TO THE SIDE-LINE, A STOP! OFF AGAIN AND THE FIELD'S BEHIND HIM—TART'S BURD! A SUDDEN STOP— AND THE WOULD BE TACKLER IS EVAPED THAT'S GRANGE! Are they "Like Peas In a Pod?" And there's another one for you. Harold "Bod" Grange, the Wheaton iceman, the Illinois streak of lighting and the football sensation of the year has been, was and is the bulk of the country. F. Byrd, the Jersey flash, the Lincoln speed demon and the pride of football performers for the past few years is also the talk where football is played. years, is also the dash. Grange is a ten second men, so is Byrd, both being able to do the dash in a few seconds short of the record. Both are as fine a ball carriers as ever stepped on the field and both have played important parts in the victories of their eleven. Grange is off like a flash and can stop in the blink of an eye and off again at the same gait. Byrd has the same ability. Both can start to the sideline pulling the entire field with them—a sudden stop—off another direction and the entire field is behind them. They can do that thing like no other performers. Byrd can wiggle out of the grasp of a tackler and Grange can also shimmy himself free. Both, Grange and Byrd outthink opposing players, thus evading would be tacklers. Grange and Byrd fell short on bucking the line like a Ernie Nevers, a dim Thorpe, a Doneghy or a "terrible" Terry, but taking the oval on a kickoff or punt, they are there with the gravy. They the ends too and it takes a good eleven to stop 'em. Against Byrd have outdistanced most, if not all ball carriers against them, when it comes down to long touchdowns in games where other brilliants No attempt is made here to say who is the best or greatest, but just an effort to show some of the things these men do alike. Under the same coaching and with equal opportunity, whether Grange will outstrip Byrd or Byrd outdistance Grang, I shall not attempt to say. A sudden buffling dash, a likewise sudden stop, off again in another direction and a would be tackler evaded—THAT'S GRANGE! That's Byrd too! A sensational dash to the sideline, a dead stop and off again in the direction whence he came, leaving the entire field behind him—THAT'S BYRD! Likewise and also, that's Grange too! DeHART HUBBARD'S SPORT REVIEW By DEHART HUBBARD World's Bread Jump Title Holder Howard P. Drew was one of our has done Minnesota double dam- crest champions of the track All age. runners are defeated at times, but one could count on one hand the number of times Drew was beaten to the tape. He was considered "perfect sprint" by the jinx that seemed to pursue our runners in the Olympic Games, followed Drew to Stockholm in 1912, and he broke down when footed at times, but one could count on one hand the number of times Drew was beaten to the tape. He was considered the "perfect sprinter." The jinx that seemed to pursue our runners in the Olympic Games, followed Drew to Stockholm in 1912, and he broke down when victory seemed certain to be his. Sol Butler, our first jumping king, was the next to be hit by the Olympic Jinx. He was monarch of all broad jumpers at the time of the 1920 Olympics, and first place was conceded him by all the experts, but he hurt his leg on the first jump and his championship went glimmering. Football in Colored Colleges Thanks to the efforts of our colored colleges and to their growing appreciation of the value of athletics, it is no longer necessary for the colored boy to go to a white university to get his chance for football fame. Some of the players in the colored schools are the equal of any in the country. I cannot state at this time, my opinion on the relative merits of the grid game as played in the white and colored schools. That is a matter for debate, and will require lengthy research. But, the growing popularity of the game in our schools, and among our people, attests to the quality of the game as we play it. Two recent cases of prejudice in Northern schools have created considerable comment. First is the case of Ted Moore, of Northwestern University ity. Moore's case is deplorable because of the general attitude of fervence of his 'school. There have been other colored players at Northwestern, Payton, Turner, and others have played there, and that makes it surprising that the school would accede to the demands of a Southern college and keep one of her most promising players off the board. Are the Southern schools the best of the Northern schools shall play on their teams? W. & J. said "NO", Northwestern said "YES." Up in Minnesota Dr. Spears of the dear old Southland became coach. Immediately Minn. o't a lost two of her star players. Yes, they were colored. One of them, Shields, who can run 100 yards in under 10 seconds, so Dr. Spears These cases make it all the more gratifying that our own schools have been able to provice an outlet for the football abilities of our players. It is up to them to foster the game, and cooperate to make football in our schools even better and bigger than it is today. To do this we must cast aside petty jealousies. Can we do it? I wish to close this series with a request. All foot ball jumps are invited to send me all the All-Coach team, all the team I tried to do it but got into trouble at the start. All who feel qualified send in your selections so we can see who are the best players we have had. Charley West, Harry Ma r t i n. Gerald Allen, Paul Robeson, Ceil Cook, Charles Drew, Johnny Shelburne, bevy Rodgers, and others have all been champions or near champions. All have made good when given the change. The mention of Morsd and Martin reminds me of a vace that is still discussed when the old-timer get together. About ten years ago we had four or five sprinters in competition who seemed almost unattractive. One night at Madison Spring, a friend of the fifth fledd dawn were being run. On the starting line were Sol Butler, Howard Drew, Roy Morse, Harry Martin, and Joe Loomis—four blacks and one white. The odds were the colored man would win the race, Loomis was considered good, but not the equal of the others. Ammy, the pistol barked, and the men were off in a flurry of flying feet; across the female line in the wink of an eye, white pelted. But the dope had been upset, and Loomis had crossed the line first, and lots of Hogemoney money changed hands that night. Lack of space prevents the relating of other tales of the track, but some day I will get together a collection that will relate our progress on the track and in the field. Suffice to say that we have made good on the track, because we have been given a chance. The Colored Man In Football There have been numerous colored football players in our large Northern universities. Almost universally these schools have opened their doors to the Nogro player who could deliver the goods. Since the days of Jewett, Matthews, Marshall, and others, we have had many good players on the leading teams of the country. Even though cases of prejudice have cropped out now, and then, the general spirit has been one of fairness. NORFOLK JOURNAL AND GUIDE WILBERFORCE QUINT'S CAGING SYSTEM UNIQUE Wilberforce, O.—Coach Dean Mohr is director of basketball at Wilberforce University. He appoints his assistants from the ranks of the varsity players. Each varsity man must coach a team in the intra-mural league. The Wilberforce University Intra-mural Basketball League is a part of the work in physical education and consists of fifteen teams as follows: One Grammar School team; four Academy Class teams; four College Class teams; one Commercial Department team; one Vocational Department team; three Fraternity Pledge Club teams; one Student Y, M, C, A. team. Each of the above teams plays, in one of the two leagues and the winners of the two leagues play for the championship of the school. More enthusiasm is expressed by the student body at one of these championship games than at some of the regular varsity games. The Commercial Department won the championship last year and several of the members of the last year's team are now out for the varsity team. Students above the fourth grade of grammar school are permitted to take part in these intra-mural games. Players of the intra-mural or minor league are called as, Wilberforce, who show any ability, graduate to the varsity or Major League. Sometimes varsity men who go stale or break some training rule are sent back to the intra-mural league to work up again. In this way every varsity player gives his best. Wilberforce University Varsity Basketball team consists of a squad of twenty players, captained by Wu Fang Ward. The Academy varsity team consists of ten players who are the future University Varsity team. This explains why it is so difficult to defeat Wilberforce at home and why they have not been defeated at home in four years. Wilberforce can place one hundred players on the basketball floor all trained in the Mohr system. Perhaps the most celebrated case of the color line in football was that of Charley West of Washington and Jefferson College. When Washington and Lee refused to play against West, his school told them in no uncertain terms that they could go home and stay there. West was one of their mainstays and they stuck by him. Other schools have done the same thing at various times. A fellow will fight harder when he knows his school is with him at all times. Well soaks-I mean folks. Haven't been with you so long, nimost forgot what to call you Of course, where I've been is my business. You folks have a right to your opinion. Xmas time is here again and instead of saying merry xmas to the folks, I'm saying miserable xmas. THE SMITHSONIAN When I reached the office Monday a. m., one of the bimboes said, well it's x m a week at last. He needs to reach that thing, 'cause that's the way it's with me. Many of us will have to do like the guy who was so tight across the chest that on xmas eve he went outside the door and fired his gun and went back in the house and told the kiddies Santa Claus had committed suicide. JOCK SEZ, THE BEST XMAS SPIRIT AFTER ALL IS ON THE HIP. You know Jock is one of our budding poets and have contribu- ted frequently to the poet's corner. He carries a piece to the boss the other A. M. and says this piece, your lordship caused my girl's heart to miss a beat. The boss says, well you know one that 'cause we afford to publish anything that will interfere with our circula- tion—and those are that. My idea of a superman is the guy who can light a safety match on a cake of ice. KEMP SEZ, IF HE KNEW WHAT HE WAS GOING TO GET FOR XMAS, HE WOULD KNOW WHAT TO GIVE. Candidate for the Padded Cell The guy who don't fall out with his sweetie before xmas. Guy comes in the office raving the other day and I told 'im that there ain't much difference between him and a fool. Only a desk, he yells. 'An' so's your old man. Cross word mama that off with a xmas horn. FROM THE PRESS BOX BY WILLEY A. JOHNSON, JR. THE ALL AMERICAN "Wu Fang" Ward—don't SELECTION It seems that the All-American pickings fellows looked all over "Bumble" Brown of Virginia Seminary. He was not given mention in honorable mentions of the various selecters and pickers, which looks very bad for some of those fellows. Of course, it's true that the scribes can't see every football player in action, but as most of them said, they were assisted by a corp of conches, writers and experts, which should have been an important factor in placing every player in the country before them. Anybody who hasn't seen Brown in action, have really missed seeing a fullback of the first water. Brown, one of the quiet, unassuming fellows can do and does everything required of a fullback. By no means does he carry out his assignments in a half-hand manner. He's far above the average and he's not of All-American caliber, there isn't a Chinese in China. "Bumble" is a crashing, hard bucking back that's hard to stop. He cracks the line with a zip and boots the oval with the rest. On the receiving end of a forward pass, he takes his place with 'the best' in the game. Brown's receiving of passes has been an important factor in the victories of Seminary and to leave him out of consideration entirely, is like placing Red Grange on the third team of the All-American selection. Then comes Pindle of Hampton, there wasn't a better pivot man in the 1925 campaign than this sturdy Hampton griddler, though the C. I. A. A. All-Star committee did elect to place him on their second team. Pindle is one of the unstentious performers. He does not carry a great deal of flash and dash with him, but carries out his work above reproach, thus making himself eligible for a position on any all-star eleven. In one of the most important games of the year, Pindle played rings around his opposing center, yet the latter was given first consideration. Pindle is there with the goods and it takes a good shot to beat him. Of course he got a position on some of the selections, which doesn't mean very much since none of them seem to cut very much ice. "Wild Man" Lee placed on a second team—imagine such! Boy! Lee can play 'em ragged, silly and dizzy in the head and make 'em like it. That's the kind of tackle he is. Any time a footballer can go thru two seasons without losing a minute of actual play, carrying on to the end, figuring in every play that comes his way and figuring in a great number that goes the other way, is a player of real merit and sterling worth—well, that's Lee. Laugh that off. If a man like that doesn't deserve first place on any all-star team without a squabble, pray tell me who does. And anytime a man like "Mel" Whedbee can be left off an all-star team entirely is beyond sensible reasoning. And anytime an unseasoned man like "Tick" Smith can be placed on a mythical eleven in preference to many who are far better, is also beyond sensible reasoning. Smith is a fine fallback, but you can see the green oozing all over him. Another year will really make him of all-American caliber. Julie Martin of Shaw is a far better choice than Smith and he was given second choice after a little deliberation. Saw a little piece on Jack Dempsey talks on reducing. If there's one topic he knows anything "bout—reducing's it. He has reduced his ring activities to an infinitesimal specimen of bacteria, whatever that is. It's strange why the judges ask, "Why do you want a divorce from this woman," as if the bimbo wasn't married to her. Johnny Rose Sat on a tack Johnny Rose Sat on a tack Johnny Rose Sat on a tack Johnny Rose Sat on a tack A Next time try Dorsey's Meals Prices same as the Jap, Greeks and Chinamen. 544 NICHOLSON STREET NORFOLK, VA. Mount Vernon Hotel JAMES M. HARRISON, Proprietor LAWRENCE NOBLE, Manager Begs to Announce the Formal Opening of the The hotel has been renovated and will be conducted as a first-class hostelry, catering to the general public. The name Wheaton is in honor of the late J. Frank Wheaton, of New York, Past Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks. Prices Moderate—Batlis—Phone 24908 "Wu Fang" Ward—don't make me laugh! If he made the grade—well, he just didn't that's all. Ward is a mighty fine back but was kept back most of the time. His first one on starts were his best one performances during the year and after those he fell like huge drops of rain. Consistency counts, fellows, and Ward had everything else but. Be yourself, this is not inviting an argument. TUSKEGEE, THE NATIONAL CHAMPS Somebody has been kind enough to give Tuskegee the National Football title and on what premises, I fain would like to know. Of course, the rampageous Tuskegee Tigers have a brilliant record for the past three years, but what does that mean in this neck of woods. To be plain, the Pittsburgh American awarded Tuskegee the National title, as if that meant anything. We all can't help but admire Tuskegee and her line record on the gridiron. But Tuskegee's performance has been better than the Southland. How she would step up again trusses in these arts, we don't know. She would give a good account of herself, no doubt, but that is on the unavoidable side of the equation. How Tuskegee would go against Hampton, Howard, Lincoln, Wilberforce and West Virginia we don't know and until we do know, no one can justly award Tuskegee or any other school National honors until they have proved their merits in one or more inter-sectional clashes. Tuskegee's clean slate in the South is of no moment to followers of the game in the East and West. HA! HA! FOOTBALL STARS. Is a football star re. by a star? Is every individual who has played really genuinely deserving the honor? There are certain prime requisites that go into the making of a star and it's undeniable fact that a number have reached this so-called stardom through the efforts of others. Football is a twenty-two man game, eleven on each team making two squads. Each squad is considered a team and team is considered a unit. Inasmuch as this is true, who's the star, one or more cogs in the machinery or the entire aggregate? What could a star do without the co-operation and all around team play of the other ten men? How far far would any star's individual brilliance carry him without the assistance of the rest of the gang? No star, regardless how great he was or is, can never do more than his team mates allow. When other stalwarts fall down on the job, the star is without his bearings. Take Grange, if his team mates say, Big boy, you figure in the dollars now and you get far more than we do, so go on and earn your coffee and doughnuts and well cheer from the sidelines, where would the red head be? He'd be like a ship without a rudder. He'd be greater than his team mates. A star is no greater than his team. A star without the rest of 'em is no more than a mere player. (UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT) DEAN MOHR DEVELOPING GRID STAR Wilkforce, O—The public has been wondering about the activities of Dean Mohr, Wilkforce University Athletic Director, during the football season. He has been developing one of the best basketball players in Ohio, in one Ralph-Turner the giant fullback on the Springfield High School. Turner in his second year to ever to play football has been the star of the Springfield High School team. He is the second colored boy to play on the Springfield team. The first was Olie Gregory who played on the team about twenty years ago and later starred on Wittenberg College football, baseball and basketball. Turner playing his first year of basketball, will play the regular pivot position on the championship Springfield High, School basketball team. Turner is seventeen years old, six feet tall and weighs 190 pounds. He is a junior in high school and expects to take his college work at Wilberforce and one of the large Eastern professional schools. AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY IN GERMANY The automobile industry in Germany employs 300,000 men, and its equipment is able to turn out 100,000 cars annually. Rickets are due in part to lack of sunshine. Attucks Extends the season's Greetings to our World of Friends MONDAY-TUESDAY Bebe Daniels IN- "Lovers In Quarantine" WEDNESDAY Surprise Special THURSDAY-FRIDAY Betty Bronson IN The Golden Princess SATURDAY Double-Feature Day ADMISSION—10c—20c 'Lovers in Quarantine' Bebo Daniels Late Bebe Daniels and Harrison Pike—there's a combination which should tickle the comedy-lover's public palate. These two laugh-makers play posite each other in Bebo's Paramount starring picture "Lovers in Quarantine" "coming to Attacks theatre for a two-run on Monday next. With who made the Bluebeard" "with Lucky Duck" directed the production which is written for the screen and send Martin and Luther Rowe from Ft. Teenynon Jesse's New stage success, "Quarantine". The story is one of a ship's bride and in strange - honeymon - Bebe, as Diana Gordon, a dart little society miss who elopes with her sisters' flance. It's fast a start from start to fail. Alfred Lundy in Grey and big stage and screen-lavish appear in the cast. Howard Sophs Wins Over Freshies In the annual Freshman Squad more game at Howard University the latter class romped away with the big end of a 19-0 score after a crowd estimated at 3,000. The heavy Freshies were unable to fathom the dazzling speed and pass set by those higher up. The team was pushed out a tally, but they pushed them back and topped scramble without releasing a turn down. Francis Taylor, formerly of Fighting Bookers was in the Somore line, playing a credit game. COLONIAL 3 SHOWS DAILY: 3:00-7:00-8:00 KEITH Vaudeville AND Feature Pictures PRICES: MATINEE-100 NIGHT-150 2ND BALCONY RESERVED FOR COLORED PATRONS WELLS THEATRE ALL NEXT WEEK Adoplh Zukor and Jesse L Lasky present J. M. Barrie's A Kiss For Cinderella A Herbert Brenon Production —with— Betty Bronson, Tom Moore and Esther Ralston A Paramount Picture INTERNATIONAL NEWS Hotel news of the City of Portsmouth and Suburban Territory ANOTHER EFFORT PLANNER FOR DAY NUISERY November Campnag Failure Place Institut's In Very Embarrassing position; Community Call To Help. The Miller Day Nurser and Home Campnag failed during the November Camnag and only $1145.00 have been $1000.00 required to finance the趴ation during 1926 were raised. The操勸 of the Nursery is thereby reased as it will face a deficit $600.00 the 21st of January. The fact is the $100.00 have be raised by pledged otherwise during the month of Janu to maintain the Nursery through 1926. As a temporary exped, the Board asked the Woman's Lawn organization that had for more a ten year supported the Nursery by proceeds of public entertainments to it to the rescue and furnish the Nurse with the money to tide it over until realize on the 1926 pledges and it there is an opportunity to conduct other canvases. In response to this call of opener women headed by a Magnolia Johnson in planning a magnolia attraction, amusements, contests, confines and prices common to affairs. Refreshments, suppers, and a valuable thing has extended to all of the organizations an invitation to both them in making a affair a big loss. Information as to the service and the management can be by calling 2642. The merchants of the city asked to give articles that can be sold as prizes in contests and competition. In the public that the seventy-five years narrizing the Nursery are working longest women, desiring only opportunity to work and support them and much pride to ask an individual to their. Their earnings addon exceed dollars per week. Out of this is the rent from one and only one dollar per cent per week. Very often the businesses have less than two dollars in payment of a physician during as many as ten days. the large number of colored children that die without having the attack of a doctor. These "mothers" will aid from an institution readily, if given the care. Because of the stress under whose women live they do not know that they are in the midst of poverty. An unpaid public knows that with an orchid garden they suffer for the want of heat, food, and the protection of health that the destructive temptations are when fellow power will mourn the death of a child, unless a Christian community to sustain the family until it is itself of poverty's grasp. A failure on the part of the government, the funds in the church open, will mean suffering in the poor under privileged children' s caseliness to many mothers. The management of the human institution to bring to a distress the needy and asks that the public send them as servants in God's help and the freely children as His guests. They ask that we accept you may possibly for them to serve the guests. PERSONALS Mr. Ehrst Parker and her sister to Saturday December 19, for Baltimore, Md. after spending the week-end here Mr. C. M. Holt is visiting his new Mrs. S. Richardson, of Portland street. Mrs. Billie Glover and Mrs. W. Cracker of Suffolk, were the dinner gues of Mr. and Mrs. Floard, Sunday. Mr. Robinson, her two sons a daughter of Philadelphia, were the gues of Mr. and Mrs. C. Richardson, on Pollinas Street, December 16. Mrs. and Mrs. N. A. Edwards, of Green Street, Portsmouth, entertained five relatives and friends at a dinner party given honor of Miss Dorey Thomas. Those present included Mrs. and Mrs. Greenshaw, N. C. Mrs. Troftr, of Washington, D. C. and Mrs. Johnson Jr. of Norfolk. Mrs. Dorothy Murner left Tuesday for Philadelphia. She will reside with Mrs. Jesse King, formerly of Portsmouth. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Taylor, of Indi- national Ind. motorsal here on their hone- womens trip, visiting their sister, Miss Judy, and their father, and un- duly, Mrs. and R. M. A. Edwards. Dr. C. C. Somerville was in the city Monday,爵位 to Tampa, Florida, where he under engagement to lecture. CLUBS DELTA-SUMA S. AND L. CLUB The Delta, Signa Social and Literary Club of Portsmouth and Jersey, pro- duced by the University of Jersey, de- cided the residence of Mr. Raymond Jon- son. After the opening exercises the managerial business was transacted, and the following officers were elected for the position: vice president, Daniel Easter; attorney-at-arms; John Arrington; secretary of Anneette, McCoy, treasurer, Jas- son; treasurer, after which the meeting ad- journed to meet at the residence of Bradley Ward, Glassow street, Sunday December 20th. NATIONAL ART CIRCLE The粗粗 met Thursday evening. December 10, at the home of the president. Mrs. Paddy Cooper, County street. On December 11, with the streets, at the home of Daniels Barnes. After business, the members served for an hour, at each meeting, then was served by the hostess to an adjournance. GROVE FRIENDSHIP CLUB Society, lust at the home of Mrs. Patty Mollard, refreshments were served. Those attending Mrs. Eleanor Ebble, Mrs. Paddy Barrett, Messrs. James Stroud, Herbert Boone, John Kelman, Noah Coleman, Daniels Barnes, Mme. Gladys White, Pearl Foulhard and Panny Diggs. MRS. EDITH E. MARTIN 1234 Glennan Riseat Agent and Correspondent Phone 633 ORANGE ROOF SOCIAL CLUB The club at the home of Mrs. Staten, Pulaski street, December 10. Three boys and a girl, true. The loaves saved a daity repay. IN MEMORIAM In memory of our dear mother, Mary A. Ashler. To her, our love never forgets to her bask, we shall never forget those she has paid the cost. Sleep on our mother's bed, we loved her. Love loves you best. CHURCHES EBENZEL BAPSTEST CHURCH Supt. J. H. Dunn opened Sukhay school in 1910. He taught English and delivered a stirring german on the subject: "A World's Peace." At 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, he taught South Hill, Va., on a great summer on the subject: "How Should We Escape." MT. VERNON BAPTIST CHURCH Services were unanimously good. A us sunday. The pastor, Rev. A. Gomer, preached to us out of thefulness of his heart from Joshua 46.2, subject: "The Messiah." The Spirit was in愈痛. Mr. Wendell C. Summerville, the younger son of Dr. Somerville, preached a spherical sermon from the theme: 'Reconciliation.' At the conclusion of the sermon two persons joined the church. Collection was TRUXTUN Miss Harriet Johnson, Dr. E. H. Penman, Dr. C. Baldall and Mr. J. Hall motorized to Richmond, Thanksgiving Day, to the Hampton-Union game. Mr. and Mrs. Brown and the son, Wade Brown, played in Lahonda Tucker, Mr. John Whitehurst, and Mr. Daniel Tucker will motor to Blackstone, to spend the holidays with their father. Mrs. Louvenia Hill, of 273 Columville avenue, left Saturday, December 19th. For Pendleton, where she will spend the holidays, Mrs. Whitehurst and the Trustum Athletic Social, Club held in regular weekly meeting at the home of Mr. J. H. Hollow, 178 Key Road. After the usual transaction of business a hearty discussion was entered into the subject, factoring facts were brought out by Master Morris Delahune, who opened the subject. At the close of the discussion a tasty repast was served by the hostess. BOWERS HILL Messie, James Edmond and William H. brown made some interesting remarks at school day, Mr. Edmond has recently returned from Philadelphia. He returned to the Grand Worthy Supervisor of the Love and Charity Lodge, spent Saturday night here, the guest of Mr. Jones Long. A dinner dinner was given Sunday in the home of Mrs. Muttie Smith Miss H. Brown, the Supervisor, were Mrs. Little King and family, Mrs. Otis Richardson, Harvey Jones, John and William Taylor and Areopheus Taylor. YADKINS MR. ANDREW AULK, DEAD Mr. Aulk was born at the home of his sister, Mary E. Cuffe, in the vicinity of Deep Creek. Thursday morning, at the age of seventy-five years. He has been a resident of Gilmorran for more than 40 years, in incarceration in a font ferry between Gilmorran and Mount Point and other points along the river. MT. HERMON The Chover Leaf Art Circle met with Mrs. Viola Wilson, of Queen street. The previous meeting was at the home of Mrs. Ruth Stokes, of Hamilton avenue. The Teachers' Training Class met with Mrs. Mamie Royer, of Florida avenue. The class is making plans to present Rev. Modaana in a picture on Africa in the near future. PROVIDENCE A. M. E. K. ZION CHURCH SAL 11 n. in service, the pastor praced and坐诵学 sermon from Pa. 24.3, or from "Why We Should Go To Church." 7:39 service, the pastor filled his pub- CHURCHLAND while a number attended Sunday, Prophets were made for the Christmas express Monday, December 28. Christmas Express, Little's class reported the gift amount. Rev. Wm. Gordon was sent and made remarks. Rev. B. D. Diahoun preached at Bank Hill Church, Norfolk, morning and evening. Rev. Wm. Gordon, St. John Church, Portsmouth, His "The Prince of Peace." Jail Smith will spend the holiday visiting friends in North Carolina. Carrie Flynn and Mr. Powell, who spending St. Paul School, Lawrence are spending St. Mary's home at home. Wendy Weekly will have a new of in the family—a daughter. Jennie Boswell, who was reported shortly inquiring. m. December 27, will be the last mary meeting in the year. Rev. will preach us usual. The mis- service follows immediately. Mrs. Peton, president. Mrs. Mary IN MEMORIAL REV. H. L. BARCO bselep December 25, 1916. YLORSVILLE I were insipire at the First Church. Sunday. Sunday school was hour, and the lesson was aaught. At 11 a.m. m. the pastor. H. Harris, praeced to an aunt. At 11 a.m. aunt. At 1 aft. good fight. At 3 aft. seekLittleJohn with his chapel and worshiped. At 3 aft. he undered his second special service youngest in the Valley; Next Sunny evangelist wizened of the in the person of Rev. Thomas V. of New Bern, N. C., pastor. Branch of Church of Old Saint Bap. portmouth. On Sunday night the by-circle present the passtor as a Christmas gift. The Athletic and Social Club held the celebration of Mr. and Mrs. baptism and the regular baptism engaged. Theille Orchestra met at the residence, Bonnie Montgomery. Business once was transacted, after presentation, Mr. Montgomery left. Wednesday to appease holidays in Baltimore to spend time with friends and spend time in Philadelphia. Mr. Jones will leave for Charlestown. RICHMOND JOURNAL AND GUIDE BUREAU Robt. A. Crump 1212 St. John Street Richmond, Va.—In answer to our copy in this column last week which we asked the minister answer: Is skilling in life murder in the sight of God, and who is held accountable to God for those slain in war. Rev. K. H. Johnson, B. D. M. pastor of Sharon Martin Church, and answers in this manner: Since God's ways are not our ways and His thoughts are not our thoughts, for as the heavens are higher than our waves and His thoughts higher than our thoughts, it will be doubtlessly an exceedingly difficult task to answer our questions or lasting satisfaction your question. I am inclined to think that the taking of human life under any circumstance, whether justifiably or unjustifiably, violates the Divine flat: "Thou shalt not kill." MUSIC MEMORY CONTEST What should be of great interest not only to music lovers alone but to the entire city, is the music memory content as it is being planned by George W. Johnson, the University, which will be held at that school beginning about the first of next year. The content as planned will be for the students alone and prizes will be offered for the winners of the prize. The white have already been asked and many have promised to donate prizes which will be turned into management of the affair to be given the winners. Some, it is said, to have offered scholarships. On the right of the night the students will sine and play the classes from the old Masters, will be required to give the name and author of the piece. Mr. Webb says if his plans are carried out that night should be a great night for the students to have a great musical education value. BOYS DIDEM CORPS One of the most noteworthy things and the one that was the finest of all on a day that was crowded with big doings, in connection with the solemn celebration of the memorial services of the Elks, a drum company made up of boys running from the ages of seven to about fifteen years. These boys played with drums of both classics-bass and little drums-trumpets and flute, the city by storm. Being something new and unexpected, they just and the rhythm and step which with these boys played and marched the street. They were the center of attention and there is only one thing needed to make them just what they ought to be: a drummer. They were a leader, a musician, a Needy Freeman, the old drummer of the Municipal Band, and that is uniform. The city should have pride enough for this wonderful addition to its spirited array of community enterprises. It is believed that when the effort is made above will experience no great trouble in doing this. GET 'FLOWERS' WHILE THEY LIVE A few years ago some very thoughtful people started want wait column called 'FLOWERS' to tell them this same people who had given fone and fathful service to the public, was remem- ered and pleasantly surprised by pres- ence. OLIVE BRANCH Miss Rachel Leigh celebrated her ninth birthday in a few days ago at her home, Mainland, a few little friends were present and they enjoyed an evening of pleasure. Games were played after which ice-cream and cake and were served. OLIVE BRANCH BAPTIST CHURCH At the morning hour the pastor preached a strong so many from the theme: "God's Love for the World." A convenient meeting was held following this service, after which Holy Companion was administered. Brother W. T. Elliott sat on behalf of a group who attend the carl-nouring prayer meeting, came forward and presented the church a beautiful oak collection table. The gift was accepted by Deacon Junius Edwards, in a few well chosen words. The church then presented the pastor a purse as a token of their good will and love for him. The pre-situation was made by Mrs. Gerald Coopeland. At night the Missionary Circle presented Rev. and Mrs. Hoard a purse for Christmas. Mrs. Muttie Copeland making the presentation. The pastor and Mrs. Hoard were deeply grateful for this expression of custom. At night the season was from the theme: "The Attention Influence of the Messiah," Rev. E. D. Jackson has filed the pulpit at night in the absence of the pastor. In loving remembrance of our son Maurice Mauger, who was so deep in 1822, the young boy has passed. A little while though thwarted, Remember, wait and love. Until he comes in glory, let me set above. Gone but not forgotten. GILMERTON Miss Lillie May Nixon Geraldine Smith and Mr. Roy Nixon, all of Norfolk, were the guests of Mrs. Lillie Hawkins, Sunday. Miles Alderman Thomas of Norfolk, was killed at his home in Norfolk. H. Greensay, Saturday and Sunday. PARKER-Gbss Mr. Joseph Goss, of Philadelphia, announces the marriages of his daughter, Boulda Hough, to Mr. William P. Parker, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Parker, of Gilmore, Va. The wedding took place December 23. Sunday school was largely attended on Sunday morning. The school is making rapid progress and the Christmas presents are being made. Rev A. S. Loomas preached two able sermon Sunday at morning and at night. At high services The Eagle Quartette of Fiddman Heights sang some wonderful Selections and there was a doct. by Mrs. Elizabeth Blount and her daughter, Miss Quita a number attended at the Holy Trinity Church Sunday afternoon and night. Rev. D. D. Wiggins, of Suffolk, preached. Rev. Crump, of Portsmouth, rev. Horton preached an excellent sermon. Sunday. The First Baptist Sunday School is making wonderful progress. NORFOLK JOURNAL AND GUIDE son. Among the few to have been remembered and blessed in this way is Mrs. Murguil L. Walker, M.Ellis O. Walker, Dr. Beatrice H. Thries and a few fellows. One other worker who has given luggage and threedriver to the public not only as a teacher in the public schools and an instructor in the dramatic art, but as a singer who has wilfully and unselfishly given her time and money to the arts, in season and out, with the wonder of God given voice that was here, for a score or more years. Mrs. Fannie Payne Clarke, of whom we speak, is the last about to come into her own and will be partially recalled by the students of the third semester at Third Street Method II Church. It is to be a benefit and a splendid program has been arranged which the public is asked to come and give a tangible experience of the work well merited anything that the folks of Richmond may do for her at this benefit, Sunday, December 27 at 3:30 p.m. The ever increasing popularity of young Aubrey B. Jones, who has for a long time been an officer and very prominent in Willamina Lodge Elks No. 11, in particular and Ridgman in general, of Willamina Lodge at which time Mr. Jones was elevated to the position of Exalted Ruler, succeeding James H. Ammons, who had held the position for several times. Mr. Jones came in favor of William Ammons, grew in favor in the sight of the members of the lodge because of his independence. As leading Knight under the regime of Mr. Ammons, Aubrey Jones some times found himself in the place of a lodge leader, and took exception to some ruling by the exalted Ruler, particularly when an appeal was made from the ruling of that officer, Mr. Jones was elected with a opposition and a strong opposition at this meeting were: Robert Coots, Reeleden Leading Knight; Stafford Jackson, Loyal Knight; Richard Egerton, Lecturing Knight; Jordan A. Jones, Secretary; J. W. Watts, treasurer; Willamina Lodge, Ware, Jr.; Ware James; James Walters, Tiler. A Sacred Stone Richmond, Va.—After preaching to a colored congregation at Sixth Mount Zion church here Sunday morning, Rev. R. Cary Montague (white), an Episcopal minister or connected with Old St. Paul's church, presented Sixth Mount Zion with a stone from the skull of Mount Zion in the Holy Land, where he has not included extensive travel. Rev. Montague's sermon was a graphic word picture of his experiences on his trip. Franklin MRS. MARY ASHE Agent and Correspondent All persons having news for the Journal and Guide bring it all or send it to the office of A. T. Tanner and Co. on Second Avenue. Montague, not later than 1 p. c., if your news happens, in his left out don't miss it. If not interested in it, I am only glad to send it for you. Services at the Piney Grove Baptist Church were good Sunday. Rev. J. W. Baskell preached a strong sermon at 11:30 o'clock to the delphi of all his hearts. At 1:30 he delivered another sermon. Sunday morning about 6 o'clock the cottage gita of Mr. D. A. Holland, on Mechanicville street, was destroyed by fire. Just how the fire originated is unknown. Mrs. Minnie Perkins, who has been at the church since 1915, Mrs. Kelton Myrick Jenkins and little daughter, Doe, left Monday for Battil STRANGE POWER! Grace Gray De Long, "The Little White Mother", America's Illustrious Advisor says: "Worry and fear can cause distress, disease and discord—I can help you conquer this evil." 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Lanter was called to the bedside of her mother, Mrs. Bowie, who is very ill at Winchester. Mr. Bowie attended Baptist Church Sunday school and church are growing at 11:30. Rev. R. D. Lanter preached from Lake 2:34.11. This german was enjoyed by all his hearts. At night, Rev. R. M. Lewis preached a strong sermon Rev. C. W. Moore, pastor of M. Zion Second Baptist Church, is rendering great service in Franklin At 11:30 the pastor preached from the doorway. His hearsen enjoyed a Christmas service as never before. Sunday night he preached from the text: "Thou Art weighed in balance and found wantin'. Two members were added to the exchuse of the Sunshine Band was held Monday night at M. Zion Second Baptist Church. Each child of the Sunshine Band received a nice prize for Christmas. Christmas saving tree will be held on Monday night. There was a program read by the seniors and middle classes Friday night at the Normal school. The attendance was very good. The parquet went to Denver Sunshine and since at the Second Baptist Church, of which Rev. R. L. Heck is pastor. The primary grades wondered a program at the First Baptist Church Tuesday night, before the direction He makes. G. Haleiws, M. Hawks. Sheldon spent Sunday in Drewsville in interest of the school. NEW HAVEN New Haven, Comm.-The annual meeting of the N. A. A. C. P. was held last Tuesday, evening in the spacious Odd Fellows Hall, where Dean Pickens, nationally known orator and educator, spoke to a vast assemblage. Mrs. E. T. Butler, returned missionary from Hinterland, Liberia, W. A. Luehn, Ind, Mission, working under the National Baptist Convention, spoke at the Immunale Baptist Church last Friday evening to a fine crowd. Her talk was easy interesting and many-fine works also interesting and many-fine works of life work and every one was happily pleased with her work. 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We must most thank Dr. Benitez Mendez, who so carlessly and skillfully fought until there was no life. DEATH OF REV. WILKINS The funeral service of the late Rev. W. H. Wilkins, at St. Boston, who died December 11, was conducted at the St. Helen Baptist Church, Boston, Sunday the 29, by Rev. Mr. Vann, pastor of the Missouri church at Killeen, Va., of which he was a faithful member. Beautiful solos, and many candleences were sung, and came from many friends. His pastor gave a beautiful picture of his Interment in Boynton Cemetery was in Boynton Cemetery, funeral directors, his two brothers from Warren, county, N. C., and Rev. W. M. Grant, of South Norfolk attended. ```markdown ``` NANSEMOND DEVELOPMENT CO. (INCORPORATED) Suffolk, Va. — The Golden barber-shop force, led by Mr. Colden, and followed by Messrs Hicks, Evans, took a day off the other day, and spent it in Norfolk, on business. No one knows the nature of their business. And no one cares, since they are readers of the Guide. Do you know that the "Nick Tut" barber shop has emitted from its old place at 350 to 340, diagonally across by Washington street, and the proprietors, Messrs Barnes and Hams await you. I do. Other first class barbers are with him. Mr. and Mrs. James Evans, 16 Bute street, who have been ill for some time, are somewhat improved. Mr. J. H. Eure, who has been spending several months with his brother in Philadelphia, Pa., returned Sunday morning. "Too cold up for me," he says. Mrs. Sallie Roberts, of Bute St. is at home from Atlantic City, N.J. to spend the winter. Mrs. Alphonso Eley, of Kill, Va. spent Sunday in the city, attending the funeral services of the late Rev. Wilkins. Mr. J. W. Richardson, president of the Phoenix Bank, is spending the holidays on one of his farms in Dinwiddie county, hunting his rentals, and all other good things upon which he can get his hands. The Phoenix Bank is a success, being highly among its customers in Tidewater Virginia. Its Christmas Savings accounts are over $10,000 this year. Its patrons are among both colored and white. The president, clerks, and the Board of Directors are all business people. "Taylor and Jones" send greetings to all their customers and older friends in this column this week. They are among the best tailors, pressers and cleaners in the city. They are two of our very best young business men. They are patronized by both white and coloured. See their card of greetings. "O'Henrye" is with us again with all his drug sundries and other good things with Mr. Joe H. Coppedge, manager. See O'Henrye's ad on this page. This store is worthy of all patronage from car people. See "Joe," next to Pho- DR. J. F. JORDAN Soffo Representative PHONE 316 Office: 179 Trees Street CARD OF THANKS Mrs. Annie Beamap and Sons MISSIONARY MEETING The president, Mrs Annie Holland of the Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Convention of the Christian Church held a Hairy vest Home Gleaning meeting at Zion Christian church on the 18th. The speakers were Miss Blanche Johnson, of Newport News, Vn., or "Women's Faith", Mrs. Laurie Hodges, on "Home Mission"; Mrs i. A. Jordan, "Foreign Missions" Those from Sufolk were Musdames Estella Parker, D. Daugherty, Ed na Chatman and Mrs. H. A. Jor- dam. The total offering, §40. The Rev. J. B. Jones is pastor. WAVERLY Waverly, Wv., Mrs. Tres, Eclecta Scott which has been very ill is commending. "Mr. Harvey who is suffering from the effects of a broken leg, is sitting among nieces and nephews. He also continue to impure. 'Sunday school of the First Baptist Church was well attended. The teachers and pupils are long preparing for their Christmas. Tree exercises, which will be held, Monday, December 28. Services of Liberty Library on Tuesday, December 29. Services very interesting. The Rev. R. E. M. Jones, preached a spendid sermon." ROPER Honor, Va. - The Sunday School Union convened with 25 Ewre Church, Sunday, December 20, at 5 p. m. Miss Paulette of Mickeys, represented Bother Church; Miss Ida Freeman represented Union Chapel; Miss Martha Rathaer, M. Raeen and Mildred Middleton, represented Bother Church; was "walking in the footprints of Joan," I. Rev. Needs Bounty, Rev. W. A. Mullen and Rev. G. R. Anthony attended the meeting. The union is progressing under the Willing Workers Club with Mrs. Mary Z. Harris, Thursday, Mrs. Katie L. Anthony was promoted to the office of federal president. Mrs. Susan Clark was promoted to her as local president. Mrs. Lillie Freeman is vicepresident. Mrs. R. Anthony was promoted to her as his text, 2:11, "Miss Lany and I Ink Car Wood arrived Saturday to spend the holidays with their mother, Mrs. Lany Wood." HERTFORD Hatfield, Va.—The Happy Hearts Social Club, at the home of Miss Florine Nicholas, Friday night; December 11. After the business session, the parents and guests inducted into the beautifully decorated dining room and served a delicious repast of ambience, cake and wine. *Mrs. X. Johnson* was called to Nigella last week to attend the funeral of her sister, Mrs Levy Thompson, which was held at Bethel Church, Sunday, December 6. Rev. Lassiter officiated and Mrs. Love sang a solo, Mrs. Thompson is survived by four sons, three daughters, one sister and 2 brothers. *Mrs. L. Lumbon, Sutton, New dersley Rev. and Mrs. Lassiter and a friend immortal to Elizabeth City, Sunday afternoon. *Rev. Williams immortal to Oak Hill Sandy, to preach at the church he pastor these.* JACKSON Jackson, N.C. M. C. Mrs. Amie Parl Jeffries has returned from Philadelphia, where she teaches, to spend the holidays with her relatives and friends. She is a M.D. Mary Hall Dermatologist. Mr. McKay Holder, who has not been at work, will be glad to be on again. "Mr. Mrs. Thomas Edwards and Mrs. Wade Howard, Sunny, near Hibiscus St., N.C. Mary Hall, Wabash, near Webb last week on vacation. Mary Hall defries was the count of Mrs. Ann Peele, Sunday. "The ages of Jackson are planning to give a birthday to her on December 21 in house of the girls and boys who are home for the Christmas holidays. IVANHGE The third quarterly conference of Ivanhoe circuit was held at Taylor Chapel A. M. E. Church, above Friesen, Van, December 14, 1925, Rev. T. W. Cotten, P. E. Presidency, devotional service was conducted by the priest of older and Bro. J. S. Taylor, M. M. E. Taylor was elected secretary. Very encouragement remains made by the elder. After the close of the conference the edifice which an able sermon. All were good except Old Trees. DAVIS BUS LINE BETWEEN Portsmouth - Suffolk WEST BOUND Leave Portsmouth 7:30 A.M. M. 11:18 A.M. M. 1:15 P.M. M. 9:00 P.M. M. Leave Portsmouth 8:10 A.M. M. 11:56 A.M. M. 8:15 P.M. M. 7:40 P.M. M. EAST BOUND Leave Suffolk 9:18 A.M. M. 1:15 P.M. M. 8:15 P.M. M. 10:00 P.M. M. Leave Suffolk 9:50 A.M. M. 1:90 P.M. M. 5:50 P.M. M. 10:35 P.M. M. Arrive Portsmouth 10:50 A.M. M. 2:50 P.M. M. 6:80 P.M. M. 11:18 P.M. STATIONS Portsmouth-Cor. High and Drawford St. Buffalo-Cor. E. Washington and Main Sts. For Service Go To The MIDWAY COLOSSAL HOTEL In G. WASHINGTON P.O. 207 1-2 to 309 Corner Factory and East Washington Streets Special Dinner on Sunday Milk All All In ROGMS TO RENT NIGHT OR DAY $1 to $2 and up SUFFOLK, VIRGINIA GREETINGS Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year. We thank you for your patronage of the past, and gratefully solicit yours of the future. We are yours for the best service— Taylor and Jones 118 E. WASHINGTON St. Recital At Manassas Industrial Schoo Manassas, Va., Dec. 5.—Mr. J. Stanley Brooks, lyric tenor from Washington, D.C., entertained the Manassas Industrial School with a very colorful poetic. Desigethe decimency of the weather, many patrons and the student body filled the school auditorium and were captivated by the volume and quality of Mr. Brooks' voice. In addition to the artist's contributions Miss Alhira Streets, accompaniest and performed by the school's industrial School, arranged excellent numbers that were rendered by the famed Double Quattette and Girl's Trio of the school. This support as well as the main program rendered the occasion a memorial to the Musical Lovers in Manassas and vicinity. WINTON Winton, N. C. The Waters Training School Gloe Club, under the direction of Mr. Ray G. Yates gave a retreat halfway through several adventures last Friday night in the court house at Windsor, N. C. *Mr. Madison Garries was called home last Saturday on account of the death of this sister who lived in New Jersey. *Miss Aurie Kewne was called home last Saturday along their Christmas shopping. *Master Ernest Wheeler of Murfreesboro, N. C., was weekend guest of Miss Fremont Roster, *Miss Sallie E. Warford was in Winnipeg. *Miss Elizabeth Mitchell and Miss Lacaille Battle were in Norfolk last Saturday. *Miss J. E. Kelow was also in Norfolk Saturday. *The Junior Missionary Band under the amphibies of Chandler Willey were in Norfolk December 22 for the purpose of helping foreign missions. Each year this band pays a scholarship for some African boy or girl at the mission schools in Liberica. Get the Journal and the Bulletin and the John Jones, Prof. Lewis will be away during the holidays. *Miss Amara, J. Brown has gone to Atlanta, Georgia where she will spend the holidays. SALEM Salem, Va.-Roy T. W. Cotton D. D., the presiding officer of the fourth district, held his third quarterly conference of Bethal A. M. E. Church, Salem, December 4. The conference was well attended. All reports were good. Owing to to short quarter we only raised to, all copies $287.68. Sunday forestation Elden Cotton was at his hest. He preached a wonderful sermon. He chose for his text Romans 1 22. 23. His subject was, "God's Love." Rev Shaw, the pastor, marshalling his little force on pierce. MURFREESBORO Murfreesboro, N. C.—The Murfreesboro Bridge has been completed and is now opened to traffic. The old bridge has been torn down and hauled off. Tourists need no longer dread narrow bridge hitherto used, for it has been replaced by a glened steel bridge. Mr. Alfred Lawrence made a short trip to Norfolk last Saturday. A delightful program was given by the Willing Workers Sunday school class and others. Several selections were sung by the Compo Quartette and the Murfreesboro Junior Quartet. A large crowd gathered to witness the program. The program was under the direction of Miss Claudie Reid. Misses Irene Rogster, Alberta International Mudge Murphy, teachers in the school, have returned one for the holidays. School closed for Christmas, December 23rd. There will be a program tendered at the graded school auditorium on January 1st. We urge all citizens to be present. IN MEMORIAM In memory of my husband, Mack Rouson, who died December 21st 1924. Although you've gone before, This is my earnest prayer: Till I crown you, wife, am there. Mrs. Maria Rouson and family, Columbian, N. C. EDENTON Edenton, N. C.-Mrs. Nellie Sawyer and daughter, Miss Virginia Sawyer have returned from New York City, where they spent the Summer. A reception was given in honor of Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Branch on Tuesday night at the home of Mrs. Eva Bemby. "Rev J. M. Branch and family left on Wednesday evening for New Haven. Conn., where was appointed by the Board. Mrs. Bemby, A. M. E. Z. Bemby, "Mrs. Bottle Romy, who has been ill for several months, died at her residence in N. Oakum street. Her funeral will be Sunday. PLYMOUTH Plymouth, N. C.-Rev. C. S. Burke, of Edison, N. G., has been called to pastor New Chapel Baptist Church, Rev. Burke formerly pastored in Virginia. He was accompanied by his wife and they are the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ellis. "Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Axum, of Rocky Mt., spent Wednesday in town. "Mrs. Cottie Lee has returned from New York City. "Mrs. Kate Moore, the wife of Mr. Samuel Moore died Tuesday very suddenly. Mr. Willie Moore, son of Washington, D. C.; Mr. Claude Forrest, brother, of Baltimore, Md. were present at the funeral services which were held on Friday. Rev. John Long officiated. "Mr. Thomas Exum arrived Sunday From New York City. *Lawyer P. H, Bell and Mr. George Smith attended the Grand Lodge of Masona which convened at Rocky Mount. N. C. *Mrs. Minnie Cherry returned Monday from New York City and Mr. Thomas Cherry, of Norfolk, Va. *Mr. W. H. Holland, Dr. F. C. Cooke and Mr. John Berry, of Elizabeth City, N. C., were the guests of Lawyer P. H. Bell on Sunday. *Miss Otelia Cobb has returned from Philadelphia, Pa. Lawyer, P. H. Bell accompanied by Messrs. J. J. Smith and C. S. Stewart motorized to Washington, N. C. Sunday. *Mr. Willie A. Nichols returned Monday after spending the day with the guest of his mother, Mrs. Ruby Fisher. *Mrs. Robert H. Taylor arrived Saturday from Philadelphia, Pa. He was called home on account of the serious illness of his wife, Mrs. Eyn G. Taylor. *Miss Helen Lee left Friday for Washington, D. C., where she will spend the holidays. *The monthly report of the High School shows only the names of Misses Blonden Nichols and Beatrice Spruill on the honor roll. An average of 90 is required on both conduct and subjects to make the honor roll. *Mrs. Della A. Allen spent the week and the month with Mrs. Susan Wobb. *Dr. and Mrs. L. S. Mitchell and Lawyer and Mrs. P. H. Bell motored to Williamston, N. C., Monday and were the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Allen. *The following students of Elizabeth City State Normal have returned home for the holidays: Miss Olivia Johnson, Margaret Heath, Allene Hcleley and L. la King. WILLIAMSTON Williamston, N. C.—Miss Delaware Whitley, a member of Qaesten St. Baptist Church, Norfolk, died here December 12, and her funeral was preached at Mt. Shiloh Baptist Church, December 13. She was buried in the Old Fellows' Cemetery. Rev. G. T. Hill officiated. "Mrs. Georgina Manson, a member of Cedar Landing Baptist Church, Bertie County, died here at the home of her mother, December 14, and her funeral was preached on 15th at the residence. Her remains were interred in the L. and C. Cemetery. Rev. G. T. Hill, officiated. "Mrs. Minnie Doughlas and her daughter: Miss Lassie Doughlas, of Washington, N. C., attended the funeral of Miss Delaware Whitley. "Mrs. Alice Harris, of New York City, is home to spend Christmas with her sister, Miss Rebecca Hyman and her brother, Mr. and M. A. G. W. Hyman, on Hyman street. "Mrs. and Mrs. A. Hawkins left Friday morning for Petalsburg, where they were holiday with Mrs. Hawkins and several teachers of different parts of the country were in town Saturday to attend the extension Work Association conducted by Rev. J. T. Hatte, among them were: Miss Hattie A Beed, of Plymouth; Prof. H. A. Aughter, of Roger; Prof. F. A. Nodia, Robersonville. "A large audience, the newly appointed pastor of Williams Chapel A. M. F. Zion Church, Sunday. He preached a very powerful sermon from the subject: "Walking With God." Rey. Branch Leaves Edenton for North Edenton, N. C.—Dr. J. M. Branch pastor for two years of Kedesh A. M. E. Z. Church has been trans- mitted to the community. F. Zion Church, New Haven, Con- Rev. Branch's pastoring in this city has met with much success, not only in the church itself, but to the community. As a mark of appreciation for his services rendered here, Dr. Branch and Mrs. I. Branch were guests of honor at a reception extended them on Tuesday evening, December 15, at the home of Mrs. Eva Bemby. East Church Street, from 9 until 11 a.m., the choir, trustees, and others. The guests were richly served punch, chicken salad, celery, pickles, crackers, ice cream and cheese. Those present were Rev. P. McDonald, pastor of Pleasant Grove Station; E. H. Halsey, chairman of trustee board, Kedesh station; Mrs. T. S. Sharp; Mrs. Bessie Love, Mrs. Aggie Taylor, Mrs. E. H. McDonald, Mrs. F. S. Sharp, Mrs. J. A. Luton, Mrs. M. O. Freeman, Mrs. E. C. Edney, Mrs. Eva Bemby, Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Branch. Quite a number of those present made expressions of regret at the going of Dr. and Mrs. Branch, both of whom appeared to feel very much accustomed by the preface expressions of praise. They in turn declared they hated to leave their friends here. CREEDS Creeds, Va.-Nr. C. D. Griffin of Berkley, preached a soul-stirring sermon here Sunday. The large congregation which attended seemed deeply touched by his spiritual appeal. Sunday was Missionary Day. The sermon was preached by W. W. H. Lawrence was raised by Miss Eva Lawrence and Miss Lillian Porter. Sunday school was opened at 10 o'clock by the Surp. Mr. Jesse Smith. T h e lesson was interestingly discussed NOTICE! Mr. G. W. Johnson, who has been giving the old people dinner several years on New Year's Day will be out of the city at that time. He will donate to them in money on his return. ```markdown ``` NORTH CAROLINA MUTUAL HUNGER DIESEASE DEATH PROTECTION FOR YOUR WIFE-YOUR CHILDREN--YOUR DEPENDENTS It is the plain duty of every man no matter what his station in life, to protect the safety, happiness, and future of those dear to him. LIFE INSURANCE offers an easy certain way which every man can afford. 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Harrison and Mr. J. S. R. Waters, who have been employed at Hot Springs, Va., have returned home. Mr. Edward J. Young, of Montreal, Can., formerly of Phoebus, has just arrived in Palm Beach, Flu. Mr. Matthey Tyler, of 20 Booker street, who has had quite a long experience in plumbing, is now a licensed plumber. He is the only colored licenced plumber in the city. Mrs. Addie Young Jarvis underwent a slight operation at the Dixie Hospital last week. She is reported as doing nicely. With one week of stiff practice already closed, the Basket Ball Team of the Phoebus Athletic Club has already set their eye on the goals, and in a short time will be ready to give a good account of themselves on the floor; against any local gain. Manager Logan Johnson has a large experienced bunch from which to pick his five. Those who have already shown that they can play the game are C. W. 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ELIZABETH CITY ELIZABETH CITY Elizabeth City, N.C.—Mrs. Eleanor Blowen, treasurer at St. Vincent's Hospital, "Mrs. Lucinda White returned to Norfolk town after spending the week-end in the city. The following officers were elected for St. Stephen Sunday school for 1928; Mrs. John superintendent, Mrs. J. S. Brown, secretary; Mrs. George Mourning, secretary; Robert Hildick assistant secretary; W. W. Ware, corresponding secretary; J. J. Shaughter, treasurer; John Hoggard, librarian; Miss Mary O'Neill, secretary; Mrs. Robert O. Davis and Miss Mark Davis, of Norfolk, accompanied the body of the late Mr. Robert O. Davis to her home in Lane avenue, Sunday Dec. 20 after several days illness. Mrs. O'Neill was at a clock from S. J. Walson funeral partner, Dr. C. M. Cartwright officiated. Mr. John T. Davis is continued to her home in South Rand street on account of her illness. Mrs. O'Neill is at her home in Shepard street. Personal services were held at Election, Knox Bokh A. M. E. Zon Church, November 29. "Mrs. Charlotte Hoggard, of New York City, was called to the city on November 29 to attend the Mauger's Guide. "Mrs. Maggie James is all her home in Tatum street. "Miss Ella G. Perry returned Saturday from Mason, where she is teaching, to spend the holidays with her mother, Mrs. S. J. Hoggard, of New York City. "Mrs. Maggie James is all her home in Washington, D. C. S. in the city to spend the Christmas holidays with her grandmother, Mrs. Jennie Overton. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank many friends we showed kindness define the illness and death of our mother. The children, the guide. Where you point still? To the Dr. Ing. Where you point still? To the Dr. Ing. Bain isn't no Chloe to get, you Bain hungry. Call her at Whitehouse Cafe. Meals are served moderate prices. GEORGE MITH, Prop. MUNFREEBEE, N. C. Aller Sands For first class hinting, Wall pages for first class hinting, Call or write if your name does not satisfy you don't pay one cent. MURREBURG, N. C. 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GINIA: IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE THE CIRCUT COURT OF THE CITY NORFOLK, ON THE 1ST DAY OF OEMBER, 1926. the object of this suit is for the command to obtain from the defendant a notice vinculo murrimonio, on the ends of adultery, and affidavit having made that the defendant is not a member of the State of Virginia, he is required to appear within ten days, due publication hereof, and do what necessary to protect his interest. ceste: C. M. Robertson, Clerk. jacqueline Dinga, p. o. GINIA: IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE OF THE CIRCUM COURT OF THE CITY NORFOLK, ON THE 11TH DAY OF MAY, 1925. a object of this suit is for the command to obtain from the defendant a notice, mutilation, on the ends of desertion; and affidavit having made that the defendant is not a agent of the State of Virginia, he is required to appear before the judge due publication, and do what he necessary to protect his interest. Teste: C. M. Robertson, Clerk *Harrison* p. q. GINIA: IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE THE CIRCUT CQURT OF THE CITY NORPOLK, 'ON THE 2ND DAY OF EMBER, 1925. Bertr Chase Defendant the object of this suit is for the complaint to obtain from the defendant a license a vinculum matrimonii, on the basis of desertion; and affidavit having made that the defendant is not a member of the State of Virginia, he is required to appear within ten days due publication hereof, and do what he necessary to protect his interest. Teste: C. M. Robertson, Clerk Harrison p. q. by Edw. L. Breeden, D. C. FORD TRUCK SUANTO TO THE TERMS OF A certain Deed of, Trust from D. S. Hannon, to the undersigned truster, dated the day of July, 1925, and at the time of the holder of the note thereby received, default having been made in the condition of gain note. I shall proceed to at public auction, to the highest bid, on the premises. 1012 Granby street, city of Norfolk, Virginia, on Tue- day December 29th, 1925 at 12 noon, the wing described property. To-wait: 1 Truck, Motor No. 882183, Title 133214 with all equipment thereon or erected threeto. Terms: Cash. Ralph H. Daughton, Trustee. Con-Briggs Auction Co., Auctioneers. ANNOUNCEMENT A. J. Cousin, the Cleaner, has kept from his business, 1026 arch street, five weeks on ac- count of illness. Will return to work Monday, December 28, 1925. --- To The Good People Of Norfolk who have accorded us such a friendly reception, who have cooperated with us heartily and given freely of their confidence, WE EXTEND OUR BEST WISHES FOR A Christmas and a New Year Full of Joy and Happiness We are very grateful for the privilege you have given us of serving you. As we stand on the threshold of a New Year we behold an opportunity for GREATER SERVICE in a territory rich in promise. Va. Electric & Power Co. GOD REVEALED IN COMMON PLACES Rev. Bowling Declared That Divine Revelations Can Be Found In Every Day Occur- "You will find God most frequently revealed in the commonplace," said Row, Richard H. Bowling in his sermon last Sunday morning at the First Baptist Church. "Paul," he declared, "was spoken to in the Hebrew language' which was for him a very familiar tongue. Hebrew was the language of his particular racial and provincial group, the language of his boyhood home, the language of his first religious impressions. The first name for the Divine which he had ever heard was the Hebrew name Jehovah. All that he thus far knew of God had been mediated through this familiar language. And this is now the language through which there comes to him a new revelation of God. 'And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying unto me in the Hebrew language.' * * * * * How God Speaks "This finds frequent illustration THAT CUP of delicious coffee served by your next done neighbor was Kenny's Popular 40: Coffee, as good as the best 50c-55c kinds sold in cups. We convienced—ask her! Get a trial pound at any store of the G. D. Kenny Company.—Adv. IN MEMORIAM In memory of our beloved brothel, Samuel Blount, who died December 22, 1924. The month of December is here, to us, the saddest of the year. We write these lines in sad regret—to show we never shall forget. In our hearts your memory lingers sweet, tender, fond and true. Wife, mother and sister. IN MEMORIAM In sad but loving remembrance of our dear mother, Louise Grant; who departed this life one year ago, December, 22nd, 1924. The flowers we lay upon your grave may wither and decay. But the love for our dear mother will never pass away. How sue the name, mother sounds to us who feel so sad; To speak of friends upon the earth, mother was the best we had. She wore a crown of patience, thro the years she struggled on. Those hands that rest forever are the hands that made our home. We will meet you in glory. Her children, Annie, Sarah, Louis and Bettie Grant. iii Bible history. The bush that burned God into the heart of Moses was a plant common to his daily haunts; David saw God's providence in a spider's web. Elijah heard God best not in usual phenomena of nature but in a 'still small voice'. Even Jesus sensed his mission when catechised in the temple as other boys of his age and when submitting to baptism as wore the rest who looked for a new spiritual era. "So God speaks to most of us, in a familiar language. - Religious revelations are mediated through previous ideas. In one community the spirit drives people recently converted to run out of the church and tell their experience. But this always happens in a community where people have been led to believe that only thus may one be truly converted. In another community people never 'get religion' that way. This illustrates strikingly that God speaks to us in the language we can best understand. What God Says 'I glean that we need not despair of knowing God, awaiting miraculous confirmation. There is sufficient revelation in the commonplace. To Paul God revealed through his old mother tongue his last word in manifestaed love, Jesus the living Christ. That little persecuted crowd that believed on Jesus was not a mere group of enthusiasts. It was Jesus himself. So for us Christ is present in the everyday institution, relationship, experience, that incarnates his ideals, his way of life, his high faith.' BANK ST. BAPTIST CHURCH The morning and evening congregation at Bank St. listened to two very fine sermons by Rev. D. R. Mdodana, D. D., of Grove Baptist Church, Churchland. Dr. Mdodana captivated his hearers by his power and eloquence. "The Love of Jesus" was the subject of the morning discourse. In the evening Dr. Mdodana preached on the subject, "Bebold, The Lamb of God." On Sunday coming, Rev. G. R. Malloy will fill the Bank St. pulpit during the morning and evening services. Visitors are cordially invited to be present at these services. Bible Lecturer Coming Here Dr. D. W. Pugh, (white) president of the Bible Institute, Pennsylvania, will be in the city Sunday, December 22. under auspices of the Norfolk School of the Bible, and will speak in the auditorium of Faith Tabernacle, 840 East Oley road, morning and evening, 11:30 and 8 p.m., until Thursday, December 31. Dr. Pugh is one of the leading Bible teachers of the country and will bring to the people of this city a series of spirit filled messages. The public is cordially invited to attend these services. THE CANDLE "Dawn Of Xmas" By Bank Street Choir, Sunday A a嵌ed Gnanti: "The Dawn of Christ man" will be rendered by the Bank Street Baptist Choir, Sunday night, December 21 at 5:30 P.M. MT. LEBANON BAPTIST CHURCH Very good services were held at this church Sunday last. The early morning prayer meeting was marked by spiritual fervor. All Sunday school classes made good reports, the Bible clas winning the banner. The pastor preached at 11:30 o'clock. In the afternoon Rev. D. Jennings of the First Baptist Church, Lambert's Point, preached. His choir rendered excellent music. A good program was rendered in the B. Y. P. U. n the afternoon. Services will be held at the church Christmas Day at 12:00 o'clock. ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH The prayer meeting Sun day morning was not largely attended as is usual. 11:30, the pastor, Rev. J. M. Johnson, preached from the text, Luke 22:32, "When thou art converted, strengthen, thy brethren." It was preached with power and everybody enjoyed the gospel message. 3:30 Communion service was largely attended. The right hand of fellowship was given to five. At night Rev. A. D. Dickerson preached from the subject, "Come Down." It was a wont- erful sermon. MACEDONIA CHRISTIAN A large crowd was present in the Sunday school. The lesson was very interesting. Next Sunday will be the election of officers. At 11:30 the attendance was small; nevertheless a wonderful message was delivered to those who came. Service at night was well attended. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Cullen, of Jamaica avenue, accompanied by their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Lomax, left Thursday morning for an extended motor trip to New Bern, N. C., to spend the Xmas holidays. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Quite a number of the regulars were in attendance of the sunrise prayer meeting. Dr. R. H. Bowling had an appreciable audience that braved the cold rain and wind to listen to the subject, "A Familiar Language" Acts 26:14. The speaker asserted that religious revelations are meditated through previous experiences. He spoke of the sufficient content of the revelation and Paul's re-action to this revelation. This was as usual a well prepared and thoughtful message, one that contained information, comfort, and inspiration. Following the morning services was the funeral of Mr. McWilliams, a very faithful and exemplary young man. He was a devout Sunday school worker and attendant. People olk friendly reception, heartily and given EXTEND OUR New Year happiness the privilege you As we stand on we behold an op- VICE in a territory Power Co. T. NORMAN JONES, JR General Manager W. E. McCREERY Sales Manager ```markdown ``` The meetings of the organization are to be held on the first Monday in each month at the Community Center and all parents and teachers of students in the high school are asked to be present, for the aim of the organization is for a better, higher and more influential high school in Norfolk. To arouse interest and to become better acquainted the meeting for January will be held in the auditorium of the high school at 3 p. m. FREEZES WIFE TO DEATH Vienna.—Karl Boeren locked his wife in their mountain cabin near Innshruck without fuel, and she froze to death. ing the regret of the bench at his death. Chief Justice McCoy, who is president of the Harvard Club of Washington, declared that the career of Judge Terrell had been an honor to Harvard. While he had never practiced before the Municipal Court, the chief Justice said, he had always heard prairie of the honorable manner in which Judge Terrell conducted his court. He Monday—Church Meeting at 8 P. M. Tuesday—Christmas Tree at 7 P. M. Thursday—Watch Meeting, 9 to 12 P. M. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH REV. RICHARD H. BOWLING, Pastor "A Church People Like To Attend" WIGS OF NATURAL HUMAN HAIR MADE TO YOUR MEASURE Can Be Combed and Dressed Also Transformations, Switches, Straight ening Combs and everything in Hair Goods Free Catalog Sent ALEX MARKS 662 Eighth Ave. Dept. N. New York, N. Y. A Jive Progressive Fraternal Organization. Founded July, 1912, Richmond, Va. In the affection the class. Communion of the year was celebrated. The attendance was good and the presence of the Holy Spirit was evidenced, and hand of fellowship was extended to three new members. At night the ordination of Bros. N. A. Overton, Edward L. Mason, and Harrison Edwards to the Deaconate was held. Many of the Deacons from sister churches were present and a fine service was held, very impressively Rev. R. H. Bowling, the pastor, preached the ordination sermon, subject, "High Standards for the Deaconate," I Cor. 4:5. This was said by many to have been the best sermon for the occasion ever heard. The Sunday school and B. Y. P. U. enjoyed splendid services, as both organizations are busily engaged with their Christmas programs. The workers Council held its reg ular meeting Tuesday night with a large representation present and outlined a very helpful year's program for the various auxiliaries of the church. Mr. Gordon L. Tay lor though a leading business man is the head of the Council, and finds time to put much thought on the ways and means of having the Council function in a constructive way. Parent-Teachers Association of High School Formed A Parent-Teachers' Association of Booker T. Washington High School was organized December 16 at the Community Center. Those present were: Mrs. Lila Reid, Miss Thelma Hill, Profs. Curtis, and Reynolds, Mrs. Flora Barber, Miss Fannie Jones, members of the school committee. Others were: Mrs. Vessie Banks, Prof. and Mrs. Dungee, Mrs. Willie Givens, Mrs. Skinner, Miss Elinora Ruffin, Mrs. Aliene Diggs, Rev. A. Hobbs, Mrs. Geo. S. Collins. After prayer by Rev. Hobbs, Mrs. Lila Reed, chairman of the school committee, who had called the meeting of 27 parents, one to represent each room in the high school, opened the meeting. Prof. Reynolds told of the objects of such an organization and the benefits to be derived therefrom. After remarks by Mrs. Diggs, Rev. Hobbs, Prof. Dungee, Mrs. Givens and Mrs. Reed, the following offices were elected: Mrs. Vessie Banks, president; Mrs. Dungee, vice president; Mrs. Gee S. Collins, secretary; Rev. Hobbs, treasurer. Noted Jurist Succumbe To Hemorrhage IN LEADING ROLE A. W. H. GR..J P cil of Churches, 105 East Twenty- second street, New York City. 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The Mississippi bar association recently issued a broadside against, lynching, and alimbed before the link got dry on it a Mississippi mob lynched a man who had been acquitted of murder. But that will double the determination of the good citizens of that state, to end mob rule. The Trustee Board of Howard University has justified all and several of the acts of President J. Stanley Durkee, after an exhaustive presentation of their case by the Alumni Association, through their lawyers. This includes the dismissal of four instructors sometime ago, among them Alain Locke and Kelly Miller, all of whom will cease to have any relations with the university after they cease to draw their salaries for the year ending next June. The trustees find for President Durkee on every count. It is said that protestants of the Alumni Association will carry their grievances to Congress, without a big appropriation by which the university could not function. The Dead Miners in Alabama Mine disasters are common. Those who go down into the earth like those who go down into the sea may come out again, but there is nothing certain about it. With the multiplication of automobiles in the large cities at least those who go out into the streets are much in the uncertain position of those who go up in the air and down into the earth and the waters. That is to say, the agencies of death have been much multiplied by science. Have the agencies of life been multiplied in like degree? We rather think so. Man manages to keep abreast of the destructive by the invention of constructive agencies. If it were not so the immoral forces in our life would submerge and destroy the moral forces and we should relapse into the negative personality of the Occidental Indian, the Malays of the Pacific and the Asiatics and the Africans, all of whom are arrested in their mental if not in their physical development, and live only animal existence. Why this is so we are all struggling to ascertain. There was a mine disaster near Birmingham, Ala., December 11, in which 53 of 56 miners lost their lives. Forty-three of the bodies recovered were those of colored miners and seven were white. Among the former was Rev. A. C. Collins, "Negro pastor of the White Hill Baptist Church," who must have been supplementing his salary by working in the mines, and an unnamed Negro who saved his life by grabbing the tail of a mule, which was rushing out of the mine, and was thus dragged out of the pit. The New York World report says: "The color line was obliterated; white and Negro were united in a common grief, and each tried to assuage the other's loss." Now, a peculiar thing about this mine disaster is that the Associated Press appears to have reversed itself in reporting the news where Negroes are mostly concerned, by giving numbers and stating names and admitting mutual grief and sympathy incofar as to "obliterate the color line." That is as it should be but not as it is always made to appear by the Associated Press, which covers the South more than any other news agency. And the statement that 43 Negroes and 9 white miners were working together and died together in the mine is not without significance. As Clarence Darrow said in his New York address, "To determine whether you are black or white depends upon how far you go back." Education In Virginia When Mr. Harrington Waddell, principal of the Lexington high school, asserts that "the most pressing need for public education in Virginia today is the rural elementary school," in an open letter to Governor-elect Harry F. Byrd in reply to the suggestion of Dr. E. A. Alderman, president of the University of Virginia, that a $1,500,000 be set aside from the state road fund for higher education, he raises no new educational issue. Mr. Waddell simply calls attention, to a patient-fast, which is likely to be lost sight of in the belated zeal to do something for the state university. Certainly the state should find a way to aid the University of Virginia to maintain its lofty prestige among America's institutions of higher learning, but let no one conclude that higher education is suffering at the expense of elementary education in Virginia. The commonwealth has a long way to go in both directions. It is distressing to neglect higher education; suicidal to neglect elementary education. "There is food for thought in Mr. Waddell's assertion "that 95 per cent of the children of Virginia have never had a ghost of a chance ever to attend one of the state supported colleges. "When the masses of the people living in the rural section of our state are in dire need of elementary schools is it fair or just to think of placing higher taxation on them for the support of our higher institutions of learning?" This newspaper stands wholeheartedly for the upbuilding and support of higher education, but it stands for education for the masses first always. The Passing of Battling Siki Any man who stands in the way of the progress of his race must first stand in his own way, and he is to that extent a dangerous man. No man lives to himself. Each is bound by the laws of his nature to other creatures, and he can only accomplish anything by cooperating with others. The greatest general is helpless without soldiers, and the greatest manufacturing or financial genius of the age can get nowhere unless he has a body of well drilled people to second his plans and help to materialize them. In like manner one man can illustrate the genius or the deprivacy of his race or nation, as the case may be. George Washington illustrating all that is best in our national life while Aaron Burr all that is worse. They each served a useful purpose, the one in the Hall of Fame and the other in the Hall of Infamy. American youths are free to select which of them they will as example for emulation. Afro-Americans have Frederick Douglass as their greatest example of a man, but they have also so many leasts that a representative Congress would be unable to single out the least. Louis Phal, better known as "Battling Siki," a native of French Senegal, is dead in New York. He was shot to death by parties unknown in one of the tough districts of Harlem, where he was well known as a provoker of wrath and other things which required the interference of the police. Siki was a prize fighter. He gained much reputation in Europe before he became a world figure by knocking out Georges Carpentier, the heavyweight champion, in Paris. Then he went to Dublin and McTigue took the crown away from him. Then he came to New York, where he has done no serious fighting, although taking part in many engagements, and he had come to be regarded as a fistic joke, a sort of fistic clown. He frequented the lowest and toughest resorts and was constantly in brawls of one kind and another, out of which he always managed to squirm. Battling Siki helped to make it hard for the race in seeking to recover its standing in the boxing game, which John Arthur Johnson had dragged low by his excesses with white women and wine and doubtful conduct in the ring, and we had been better off, and he might be living, if he had remained in gay Paris. He was an irresponsible creature, with much of the savage in him and not a little of the spoilt child, but his capacity for mischief was greater than for good, and he was, therefore, a misfortune to himself and to the African race, and there will be a few to mourn his going away into the dark from which he will not return. Mr. Darrow Says We Are Too Pious And Politically Subservient Mr. Clarence Darrow, the great Chicago criminal lawyer, one of the greatest in the country, as his conduct of the Scopes' case at Dayton, Tennessee, when he joined issues with William Jennings Bryan and other giants in testing the law against teaching evolution in state controlled institutions, showed together with his conduct of the Sweet case in Detroit, recently, when he saved his clients from conviction and got a new trial, for defending the home of Dr. Sweet from mob attack and killing one of the mob, spoke in Harlem, New York, recently, to overflow audiences, under the auspices of the Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The Afro-Americans of Harlem showed by their numbers and enthusiasm that they appreciate Mr. Darrow, and he showed by his plain and direct speaking that he appreciated those whom he Norfolk Journal and Guide addressed. We appreciate what he said although we cannot agree with some of it. He thinks the race is too pious and noncombative and that it was wasting its greatest weapon of protection, which is the ballot, by blind adherence to party. He said, for example, that "The sooner Negroes find out that they can't depend upon Daniel and the Lord and get busy for themselves the better off they will be," and that "If the Lord were going to do anything for you He would have done it long ago." But Mr. Darrow overlooked the fact that the Lord only helps those who help themselves, and judged by this rule; we think the Lord has done a great deal for the Afro-American people and that He will do more as they do more for themselves: The saving influence in the life of the Afro-American people is and has been their faith in the Lord and the building of churches and supporting them as agencies to offset the building of saloons and brothels and gambling dens of vice that make for destruction. Mr. Darrow was speaking from the narrow and facetious rather than the broad and serious side of the race's faith in the Lord and doing things good to be done in His name. Mr. Darrow maintained that the "only badge of equality" we have in the North is the ballot, and that we have foolishly thrown it away. If we owe the Republican party anything, he contended, we have paid the debt, and should now look out for our own interests in casting the ballot. All that he had to say on our political possibilities and the way we should use them was of vital concern to us, and which we will better understand after reading the text as it appears in the JOURNAL AND GUIDE. Decline In Negro Crime Judge Schenck of Guilford County, N. C., Superior Court, after disposing of his docket the other day, glanced at the race designations opposite the names of the offenders that had been before him for the term and remarked: "I want every white man in court to take notice of this. Only three Negroes have been sentenced thus far and here the Anglo-Saxon race has 17 representatives in the list of felons. It did not use to be this way in the Guilford courtroom." At the judge's remark the solicitor was moved to explain it was that way in every court in the judicial district. In this connection the Greenshore Daily News observes: "Yet we doubt if anybody has any real idea of why there are more white youths in court now—if that is the case—or why there are less Negroes." Why there are more youthful white felons before the courts of North Carolina in late years does not admit of a definite explanation, we agree. In the absence of scientific data, the most that can be offered in the way of explanation is the mere generalization that the state, being one of the American Union, is to a natural degree sharing in the national crime wave which is now seriously engaging the attention of the National Crime Commission. But as to the decline of youthful Negro felons in North Carolina, and we believe that to be the case when her capita is considered, the explanation is ready. It comes down from Raleigh. The Department of Public Instruction, backed by the state's late governors and legislatures; its taxpayers and public sentiment daily afford the explanation. In dealing with the young Negroes, the state's educational system, admitted the best to be found below the Mason-Dixon line, is winning out in competition with the county sheriffs. The excellent school houses the state is building in every village and hamlet are denying the convict camps of good Negro labor, and saving the counties the expense of convict board. Self-respect, moral firmness to shun petty crimes, training in the practical art of earning a decent livelihood, ambition to become worthwhile citizens and to count for something—products of education, all—are more and more motivating the lives of the young Negroes of the state, and, of course, Guilford county and all other of North Carolina will continue to witness a decline in Negro felons. And we know of no agency that has been more instrumental in bringing about better educational and living conditions for Negroes in North Carolina than the Greenboro Daily News itself, thus becoming partly responsible for Judge Schenck's remarks. And after all, it is probable that the increase of youthful white felons before North Carolina courts in late years is alarming only in contrast with the decline of Negro felons, and not in its disproportion to the same condition in other parts of the country. But when the people of the state admit they are witnessing a decline in Negro petty crime, they are paying themselves the highest possible compliment, and vindicating their own educational policy. SPIRIT OF THE PRESS Should the Poor Have Children? From The Dearborn Independent. The very interesting president of the University of Michigan is reported in the press to favor, among other things, the decrease of children in the families of the poor. He says that in other families the deliberate limitation of offspring is already practiced. It is not a new proposal, but somehow it fails to lose, even with excessive repetition, its power to mansacre the reason. It is always the poor! Yet nobody defines the poor. The poor are those who live in the back streets. But the boys of the back street usually become the bosses of the boys raised in the front street, fifteen years hence, and the girls are likely to be the wives and mothers of a race virile enough to save the country from the shrinkage in morals and energy that will come upon it through "limited families." For selfishness is the great immorality. Where are the poor? And what have the other classes, who can give their children "all the advantages," to promise for tomorrow? The poor of yesterday are in the seats of power today, and the families of yesterday that "had all the advantages" are going to seed. It may be something in a boy's favor that he has to go to work at fifteen (if the Constitution of the United States continues to permit him that much liberty) and thus escape the University, which more than any industrial system molds men down to robots. Forbidden all the "advantages" he may have a chance to make his way in life. It may be possible one day to compel the poor to cease having children, but it is greatly to be hoped that no law will be proposed to compel the other classes to make up the deficiency. For the impression one gains from all this talk about limitation is that those who deliberately effect it are thereby conferring great benefit on the country. Those who can be brought into that camp downwell by society in leaving no descendents. Meantime the "school of hard knocks" will continue to have the most distinguished sons and daughters, Coolidge and The Press Negro press reaction to the portion of the president's message relating to the Negro has varied between wide extremes. Some Negro editors have contrived to read into the presidential mind thoughts that they hoped were implicit in the text of the message. But other Negro observers are less credulous. Some are not more so than The State, which said of the message the morning after it was read in congress, that in places it plainly conceded calculated a sop to political expediency, "as when he hands to radical Negro demand for the bread of recognition and practical aid, a stone, in the form of a paragraph of pious platitudes, promising definitely nothing." William Pickens, for example field agent for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People—one of the brightest of the Negro journalists, born 41 years ago in Anderson county, South Carolina—says that the president "utters a good homily," that is "worthy of New England good-heartedness"; but Pickens periveses that "his words for 'states' rights' in the first part" may hear against his definition of congressional duty toward the Negro, as laid down further along in the document. Pickens reads into the message a presidential lukewarmness at least toward the anti-lynching bill: "The first part of the message seems to say that what a state can do, congress should not do, even it the state does not do it." * * He does not make it clear, under his tangle of words, whether it is the business of congress to do a needed thing, like breaking up lynching, if the states will not or cannot do it." The best that Pickens can find to say of the message is that it "will do no harm, for it is much more of a sermon than a state paper." There is a group of Negro commentators, led by the radical Chicago editors, who resent the references of Mr. Coolidge to sympathy, kindness and helpfulness toward the Negro as asking too much of "gratitudous paternalism." Then again, "there are many who feel that the president" has patted the (white) Saturday, December 26, 1925 Darrow's Advice To The Clarence Darrow is a dynamic American. He speaks in no uncertain tone. His declarations are clear—his pronouncements are plain. He stands upright and down straight upon the fundamental doctrine of human equality. He has the courage of his convictions. No voice now heard above the common din is now speaking as loud as his in behalf of the rights of man. There is no race nor color in his creed. Mr. Darrow is by nature a reformer. Broody speaking, mankind may be divided into two classes—those who conform and those who transform. Those of weaker wiles and more timid mind always conform to existing social standards and customs. Those of vigorous robert mentality are ever prone to break away from the traditional mind and reshape society according to what they conceive it ought to be. In all of the ages of the world, the radicals have been protesting against existing order. This is true from the very nature of the case. The Protestants, protest the Catholics; the agnostics against the Protestants. It was due to that remarkable group of English agnostics composed of such men as Darwin, Huxley, Tyndall and Herbert Spencer, that we have today the theory of evolution. Darrow's belong to the protestant type of mind. He leads the Modernist in their onslaught against the strong hold of Fundamentalism. Bryan and Darrow stand for two widely contrasted types. Bryan was the embodiment of the conformists, while Darrow stands for the transformists. They met at Dayton, and Darrow survives. The world greatly needs its Darrows, especially at times of reaction. But the world cannot use many Darrows at a time. The great bulk of mankind must be conformists, else there could never be peace and tranquility on earth. When the case of the Negro seemed dark and dreary, when it appeared that there was no niply in the clouds of the white world to look into the bottom of our grief, it was Darrow who all but volunteered to argue the case for us at Detroit. There is not probably a conformist or a fundamentalist in the United States who would have stood willing to risk so much for the rights of the Negro race. All honor to Charlene Darrow. Mr. Darrow consented to address the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in New York City. Ten thousand people clamored for entrance to hear this champion of human rights fresh from the field of a great legal victory. His advice to them was true to his nature and to the motive that actuates and dominates his life. He urged his hearers to cease trusting in God and to learn to trust in themselves. The motive is pure; but the advice is mischievous. Mr. Darrow with all of the pent up passion of his dynamic nature would advise the Negro to curse God and die. For that in effect would be the result of accepting and acting upon his ardent advice. I fear that Mr. Darrow was trying to visualize the Negro problem thru his own medium of power and determination. Religious reliance has been the Negro's mainstay during all of the years of his captivity and sojourn in the Western world. It sustained our South on the back and said in effect: 'Now, we must recognize the advancement and welfare of the Negro, but don't worry, we are not going to reach down in your hallwich and interfere with your established customs of segregation, disfranchisement and oppression, for these have 'long had the sanction of enlightened society.'' Mr. Coolidge has already had his chance to clean up his own party in the South, a process necessarily precedent to any other far-reaching measures in this region. But his New England conscience remains conveniently insensitive to Republican rottenness in the South. He may be depended upon not to disturb, seriously a state of affairs by which he and his party so long have profiled, but may be expected to deliver now and then, for the acclimation of Negro voters in the North, "pious platitudes, promising, definitely, nothing." Some Negro leaders, but astonishingly few, appraise at its practical worth the presidential lip-service. fathers and mothers in the dark days of slavery. It sustains the great unexphisticated heart of the race today as it is now passing through the Red Sea of trial and tribulation. If the race should release its grasp upon the religious verities, what has Mr. Darrow or any one else to substitute in its place? Any helpless people must seek succor outside of their own strength. Hitherto the Negro has looked to the faith of the fathers to sustain him when his own powers failed. Shakespeare says "thrice armed is he who has his whisper just"—The strength of the Negro's cause has hitherto consisted in the deep seated belief that God Almighty was on his side. He felt in his innermost soul that all of the attributes of the God Head were aligned in his favor. A clever humorist has somewhere said that God Almighty was compelled to be on the side of the Negro, else he would lose His power when he been overwhelmed with might that seemed to leave us without hope. No, no, Mr. Darrow. Your well meant advice would lead to quick destruction. Let the Negro indeed rely more and more on himself, according to the measure and limitation of his power; but let him not forget that all of the artillery of the weak, is fortified by righteousness. The Negro's fighting area is limited. He is surrounded by ten times his own number of people who hold in their hands the machinery of power. Our appeal is mainly to the conscience. The only effective power we have is in the political field, and that has to be used wisely and prudently subordinately to the white race which holds the reigns of power. We call upon them to act justly and rightly by us in the name of God whom we all adore. Let me now put the case up to Mr. Darrow as a practical concrete proposition. The majority of the white people profess to believe in God and to rely upon his providence. Any declaration of disbelief on part of the Negro would hurt their religious sensibilities to the point of causing them to lose patience with us and to regard us as inimical to the Christian religion which lies at the foundation of our social structure. The Christian religion, as imperfect as it has been in its application to the Negro race, has been the chief agency in planning away the differences and smoothing out the diversities of race. Let us suppose that the Negro had adhered to his ancestral religion which he brought with him cross the sens, can Mr. Darrow or any one else believe that he would be tolerated as an equal American citizen? Should he now disavow this religion and in dominant numbers become agnostic, even as Mr. Darrow is, he would thereby harden the heart of the American people against him. By sticking to the old religious moorings, even when the white race seems to forsake them, the Negro clothes himself with a great moral advantage. When the black man receive treatment not in harmony with the standard of the Christian religion, he can hold up his hands and declare that the white man is a sinner against the very religion which he professes to embrace and against the God whom he affects to serve. No people can for long stand the moral chastisement by being unbraided with the charge of hypocrisy. The Negro would deprive himself of the greatest weapon at his disposal by now rejecting God and relying upon himself, in this day of his imitence. The Negro today is the most religious element in our cosmopolitan population. There are over four million members of the several religious denominations. These people are shepherded by forty thousand ministers of the gospel, who devoutly believe in the verity of the Gospel which they preach. The great heart of the Negro race would be wounded to the bleeding point by the bare suggestion that the race must now turn away from God. It would destroy their faith and paralize their energies. You cannot hold masses of people together except upon some principle of cohesive union. You cannot build up a race on the basis of protest alone. As long as the evil exists the protest in some form or other will be forbearing. But what will be the commutative principle when the grievance is removed. Religion is the strongest bond that binds the human race together. If prejudice of race is ever to be removed, it will not be through the compulsion of power but through the subtle influence of love, the very heart and center of religion. I urge upon the Negro, even at the darkest hour of racial prospect, to cleave closer and closer to God and to the Christian Church. Even if the white man abandons its principle, yet should not be. To the white race in the day of its power, the Christian religion may indeed seem to be as foolishness or as a stumbling block in the way of its triumph. But to the defenseless Negro, it is in truth and indeed the power of God unto salvation. I do not believe that I am superstitions or possess one iota of religious pruriency, but as a practical proposition I deeply believe that Christianity is the only hope of the Negro in the midst of a professional Christian environment. I further believe that it will be Negro, in his unsophistic character, that will bring Christian world back to the man principles laid down by a great founder in the Sermon on the Mount and in the Good Rule. Spiritual and moral forms come from those who are most. Christianity for appeals most powerfully needs and circumstances of the Negro race. We thank you Mr. Darrow for lending us your great powers and talent in our legal defends. We are in deep debt to you for your consistent stand on the fundamental platform of human rights. But we cannot allow when you would advise that we turn our back on God who has brought us safe thus far. It is related that a colored man who was handy at chicken flesh executed a very skillful get away with a bag of fowl when the whole family was present about the place. On being convicted by the judge, his honor could not refrain from complimenting the thief on his cleverness. "The me, John, inquiring his honor "how did you succeed in extirpating those chickens in full view of the family?" "Your honor," replied the convicted one, "when you want to do any rascale, I advise you stick to the law with which you are familiar, and let the chick business alone." Mr. Darrow, I know will fix it kindly, when I advise him that he will be of greatest service to the Negro race through his wonderful grasp upon the principles of the law, and leave out an on religion with which he felt neither sympathetic nor familial. The Poet's The Star of Bethlehem The night, that night, a siliant lay Like benediction over the land A hush as noigeless as comet day— Sa-h-h, little one, sa-h-h Out, out of the purple night Shepherds did not understand A star, a star of wondrous light