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The Savannah Tribune. VOLUME XXX EMANCIPATION PA-RADE BIG EVENT EMANCIPATION PA-RADE BIG EVENT PRES. ALLEN OF LINCOLN DELIVERS ADDRESS Demonstration One of the Biggest in Recent Years—Exercises at Church Witnessed by Packed House-Uniform Rank Makes Fine Showing. The celebration yesterday of the fifty-second anniversary of the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation by Abraham Lincoln was one of the finest held in this city for many years. For several weeks prior to the celebration preparations had been made by the Chatham County Emancipation Association and the Emancipation Association to hold a joint demonstration and the showing of yesterday gave evidence of the thoroughness of the plans laid by them. At 11 o'clock in the morning the parade, headed by the Knights of Pythias band, started from West Broad and Gwinnett streets. Following the band came four companies of the uniform Rank Knights of Pythias, under command of Major E. M. Wilson. Next in line came Middleton's band followed by four companies of the Uniform Rank Knights of Damon, commanded by Major J. M. Suares, and three companies of cadets. The civic and social organizations followed and made a very creditable showing. Immediately behind them came the carriages conveying the speaker of the day, President B. F. Allen of Lincoln institute, the two presidents of the two emancipation associations and the reader of the Emancipation Proclamation. The remaining ten carriages in the parade carried the members of the two associations and their friends. The parade traversed some of the principal streets of the city, going from West Broad and Gwinnett streets and ending at St. Phillips A. M. B. Church, Charles street, where the exercises were held. At the church a packed house witnessed the exercises the principal feature of which was the address by President Allen on the subject, "Emancipation on its Justification." President Allen's address was a masterly one and he was compelled to stop during the course of his remarks by loud and vociferous cheering. The speaker's appeal to the educated Negro to act well his part in the upward work of the race was very impressive and seemed to sink deep into the hearts of his hearers. Miss A. E. V. Rambeau read the Emancipation Proclamation. Mrs. Rosa Stevens rendered a solo, Miss Ada Scott read a paper and Miss Rosa Stevens and Miss Geneva Fisher each added considerably to the program by rndearing solos. Two pieces were rendered by the Imperial Quartette and Rev. J. S. Irby delivered the prayer. The K. of P. band rendered two selections. Capt. W H. Burgess was master of ceremonies. President Allen's address is as follows: "When you invited me to deliver the address on this occasion, I regarded that invitation as indeed an honor, and in the course of my remarks I sincerely hope that I may be able to say something that will be of practical and of spiritual value to you. "It is surely fitting on an occasion like this to preface my discourse with something about Abraham Lincoln, who gave his life for his country, and without whose loyal devotion to the cause of freedom our emancipation from slavery would have been greatly retarded. "The history of Abraham Lincoln is a most remarkable one. He began life as a lowly person. He ended it the most celebrated man of the 19th century. And deservedly so, for not only did he give his life to save the Union but he also sacrificed that life to the freeing and the enfranchising of an oppressed people. --- "Yet while Lincoln was president, he was probably the victim of more abuse, more vilification, more ridicule than any other man in office. Nevertheless, when he died, not only America, but all the other civilized nations of the world vied in paying homage to his irreproachable character and to the part he bore in two of the important achievements in modern history—the preservation of the American Union and the emancipation of the Colored race from the bonds of slavery. "No wonder Lincoln is known in history as the most-striking example of Stockholders Meeting 1Notice is, hereby given that the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Mechanics Investment Company will be held at the office of the company, at 139 Barnard street, on Monday January 11th at 4 p.m. The purpose of the meeting being to elect officers for the ensuing year. F. D TUCKER, Sec'y and Treas. the possibilities of American life. With all due respect to the Father of our Country, I can say that Lincoln was literally the antithesis of Washington. Washington began life under many advantages. Birth, education were his. He was the hereditary owner of a palatial, almost baronial mansion on the grand old Potomac. Lincoln started from the bottom—from the very bottom. * * * "To the young men of this country, especially to the young men of our race, Lincoln's life stands as a beckoning beacon. To the youth of energy, ambition, integrity and ability eloquently declares there is no obstacle that cannot be surmounted * * * "It was perfectly natural that a man thus destined, like Lincoln, to do a special work should be born and reared amidst the environment and conditions he later shaped to human betterment. From early days, too, the spirit of the man showed in his speech and in his acts. * * * "As far back as 1S31, Abraham Lincoln was sent by one who knew his honesty and ability to float a flat-boat down the Mississippi river to New'Orleans. On that trip began his indignation against slavery. "There it was," says Hanks his companion, "we saw Negroes chained, maltreated, whipped and scourged. *****Lincoln saw it and later said: 'If I ever get a chance to hit that institution, I will hit it hard.' At this point the speaker told vividly of the campaign for the United States senate which was entered into by Lincoln with Stephen A. Douglass as his chief rival, in 1858, the real issue being the extension of slavery to the territories. Douglass, the speaker showed, cared not whether slavery was voted out or in the territories, but Lincoln, he showed, was emphatic in his stand against the spread of the institution and used every opportunity to condemn it, and his friends took occasion to tell him that such a stand was hurting his chances to which Mr. Lincoln replied: "If I had to draw my pen across my whole life and erase it from existence, and I had one poor little gift of choice left as to what I should save from the wreck, I would choose that one speech and leave it to the world." The above was in reply to the speech in which Lincoln said that he did not believe that the government could endure half slave and half free and that slavery would either be considered lawful in every state or that it would be made extinct throughout the country. the country. "He lost the senatorship. But his speech was heralded not only over this country, but also over the entire civilized world. It set men to thinking as they had seldom thought before. That speech sent a shaft straight to the heart of slavery—and it made Abraham Lincoln president of the United States. "History tells us that between 1850 and 1860 the slavery question became acute. "The events that took place during that decade proclaimed that the crisis was near. "The execution of John Brown created a stir. Yet for a while it seemed to be only the fate of a fanatic. But little did the public realize that in so short a period as four years, one million soldiers would be marching across the country, bent on the extirpation of slavery and keeping step to the war song: John Brown's body lies a moulding in the grave. "Immediately after his election, immediately after his election, impatient statesmen and generals urged Lincoln to issue the proclamation of emancipation. But he refused. He waited until the time was ripe. Said he: "My paramount duty is to save the Union and not either to destroy or save slavery. What I do about slavery and the Colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union; and what I forebear, I forebear because I do not believe it would help to save the Union. "First, he asked Congress to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia. Then he offered freedom to all the Negroes who would serve as Union soldiers. After that he sanctioned the SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, SATURDAY JANUARY 2ND 1915 GLEAMING FROM THE RECORD OF 1914 PRESENTED IN DAIRY FORM Political, Social and Miscelaneous Happening of General Interest Necrology of the Year—Shipwreck, Accidents, Storms and Fires Sporting Events and Conventions of the World. JANUARY. 4. Obituary: Dr Silas Welr Mitchell, distinguished nerve specialist, also novelist of note, in Philadelphia; aged 88. 8. Obituary: Gen. Simon Bollvar Buckner, noted Confederate leader in the civil war, and Mexican war veteran, at Munfordville, Ky., aged 90. 10. Mexico. Gen. Francisco, Villa's Mexican insurgent forces captured Ojinaga, driving out the federal garrison by a spirited attack. 11. Thaw Case. A commission of the United States court reported that Harry K. Thaw is sane. 14. Obituary: Count Yukyo Ito, noted Japanese fleet admiral, at Tokyo; aged 41 15. Obituary: Gen Louis Wagner, noted Federal war veteran, head of the G. A. R 1880-81, in Philadelphia, aged 76. Convention: International waterways congress met at San Francisco 16. Shipwreck: British submarine A-7 sank at torpedo practice, carrying down her crew of 11 men 19. Obituary: Gen Marie Georges Picquart, French officer, noted in the famous Dreyfus persecution case, in Paris; aged 60 20. Obituary: Lord Strathcona (Donald Alexander Smith), Canadian capitalist and statesman, in London, aged 94 21. Obituary: Former United States Senator Shelby Moore Cullom of Illinois; aged 84 22. Shipwreck: Old Dominion liner Monroe sunk by collision off the Virginia capes with a loss of 41 lives 23. Obituary: Gen James Adams Beaver, civil war veteran and ex-governor of Pennsylvania, at Bellefonte. Pa.; aged 77 ( FEBRUARY. 3. Sporting: Willie Hoppe maintained his title for the 182 balk line billiard championship by a score of 600 to 225 in Innings, defeating George Sutton, at Hotel Astor, New York Fire: Fired destroy $1,000,000 worth of cotton at Clinton, Tex Mexico: United States embargo on shipment of arms and munitions of war to Mexico lifted by executive order. 4. Peru: Peruvian revolutionists deposed President Guillermo Billinghurst. In an attack on the palace Prime Minister Varela was killed 11. Obituary Elizabeth O Brien Brownlow widow of "Parson" Brownlow, noted civil war character, at Knoxville, Tenn; aged 9 12. Cold Wave First extensive cold wave of the season in the east, zero weather in New York city; 50 below at Big Moose, N Y 13. Obituary Alphonse Bertillon originator of system of criminal identification, at Laredo, Texas 14. Obituary Augustus Obituary Bacon, United States, separator from Georgia, in Washington, aged 55 Storm A blizzard of sleet and snow in a 50 mile gale swept the eastern states blocking traffic generally 16. Obituary Vescount Aoki, noted Japanese state-man, formerly ambassador to the United States, in Tokyo; aged 70 17. Obituary: Mrs Robert Louis Stevenson widow of the noted author, in Montecito, Cal 22. Flood: Culmination of floods in southern California, accompanied by several deaths and a property loss of $4,500,000 Obituary: Former United States Senator Henry M Teller of Colorado, at Denver, aged 84 24. Judicial. New York court of appeals granted a new trial to Becker, police helenant convicted for the murder of gambler Herman Rosenthal. MARCH. MARCH. 6. Obituary: George W Vanderbilt, millionaire, in Washington; aged 52. 9. Fire Disaster: In a fire which destroyed the Missouri Athletic club house, St. Louis, 30 persons perished. 11. Obituary: George Westinghouse, inventor of the railway air brake and other devices, in New York city; aged 63 12. Fire: Loss of nearly $1,000,000 by the burning of the Columbia docks at Portland, Ore. Sporting: Willie Ritchie, world lightweight champion, defeated Ad Wolgast in ten rounds at Milwaukee 19. Shipwreck: 50 persons drowned at Venice, Italy, by the sinking of a passenger steamer in collision with a torpedo boat. 20. Sporting: Champion Willie Hoppe defeated George Sutton in an 18.1 inch billiard championship match in New York. 24. Fire: Loss of $1,000,000 by the burning of a tobacco plant at Durham, N. C. Mexico: Rebel forces checked in attack on Torreon by federal garrison. 27. Anniversary; New York city began a series of celebrations to commemorate the 20th anniversary of its commerce. 28. Political; 200th house of representatives voted for the Panama canal tolls rebel; 247 to 162. APRIL 2. Fire: In St. Augustine, FL., courthouse and several hotels and residences destroyed; loss $00,000 to $750,000. Obituary: Paul Heyse, author, and dramatist (awarded Nobel prize in 1938 in Munich; aged 84. Mexico: Mexican rebels captured Torre nado after battle of eleventh-day war MAY. 3. Obituary: Gen. Daniel Sickles, noted Federal corps commander and a Gettysburg hero, in New York city; aged 53 4. Convention: United Confederate Veterans met at Jacksonville, Fla. 10. Obituary: Mine Lillian Nordica, noted singer, at Batavia, island of Java; aged 55 11. War Victims. Memorial exercises to United States sailors killed at Vera Cruz at the Brooklyn navy yard. President Wilson took a leading part. 15 Mexico. Rebels captured Tampico. 15 Dominican republic explosion 15 Chechenia A, Detroit, Mich. 18. Panama Canal. Regular barge service began in the Panama canal 20. Mexico. Mexican federal army evacuated Saltillo; rebels occupied the city Mexico. Mexican mediation congress met at Niagara Falls 25. Convention American Library association met in Washington Political. By a majority vote of 77 the Irish home rule bill passed the British parliament. 26. Obituary. Jacob A Nils, author and reformer, at Barre, Mass Sporting Buskin won the Metropolitan handicap at Belmont park. 21. Sporting. Durbar IL, an American owned horse, won the British Derby at Cpsm downs. 23. Sporting: Francis Oulmet, American open golf champion, won the amateur championship of France at Versailles Disaster at Sea: Steamship Empress of Ireland rammed and sunk by the coller Storstad off Father Point, gulf of St. Lawrence. Out of 1.476 on board, 452 were saved, 1.024 drowned JUNE 7. Obituary: Theodore Watts-Dunton poet, novelist and critic, close friend of the late Algerian Charles Swinburne, in London; aged 82. 8. Panama Canal: The 4,000 ton steam ship Allanca passed through the Gatun locks of the Panama canal on a test Storm: Hall and snow, the latter 2½ inches deep, fell in Paris. 10. Convention: Biennial convention of the General Federation of Women's Clubs opened in Chicago 11. Sporting: Mary Browne and Mrs Robert Williams won the women's doubles tennis championship at Philadelphi phla; score, 6-8, 6-2. 12. Obituary: Adal Ewntg Stevenson vice president of the United States, 1533-7 in Chicago; aged 79. 13. Volcano: Lassen peak, California, a supposed extinct volcano, suddenly awoke and sent up clouds of rock, smoke, fire and ashes. 14. Convention: National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution met at Minneapolis. Storm: Terrific thunderstorm in Paris caused a loss of life and great damage to property; sewers and subway were closed and charms opened in the streets. Political: Panama tolls exemption repeal bill became a law. 18. Obituary: Frank Hiscock, former United States senator and political colleague of the late Thomas C. Platt in his heyday, in Syracuse, N. Y.; aged 79. 19. Sporting: Yale won the varsity eight, defeating Harvard 1-5 second, at New London, Conn. 20. Aviation Disaster: 8 military air men killed in a mimic attack of an aeroplane on a dirigible ship at Vienna, Austria. 21. Obituary: Baroness Bertha von Suttner, Austrian writer on peace and winner of the Nobel peace prize in 1906, in Vienna; aged 71. 24. Kiel Canal: The reconstructed Kiel canal opened by the German emperor, William II. 25. Mexico: A. B. C. mediators signed peace; protocol at Nagara Falls. The protocol provided for a provisional government in Mexico and its recognition by the United States and the mediating powers, Argentina, Brazil and Chile. National Teachers' Association Marshall, Tex., Dec. 29 1014 The executive committee, of the National Association of Teachers in Colored Schools has been called to meet at the Tuskegee Institute, January 20th. This committee is composed of the following educators: M. W. Dogan, chairman, Texas; W. T. B. Williams, Virginia; S. G. Atkins, North Carolina; R. S. Wilkinson, South Carolina; W. H. Singleton, Tennessee; John Hope, Georgia; I. Garland Penn, Ohio; I. M. Terrell, Texas; W. L. Garrett, Mississippi; Mrs. Mary Bethune, Florida; J. R. Wingfield Alabama; G. C. Wilkinson, District of Columbia; R. R. Wright, Georgia; J. H. A. Brazzleton, Oklahonn; N. B. Young, Florida President; J. R. E. Lee, Alabama, corresponding secretary. Already plans are under way for a splendid meeting at Cincinnati next nJuly 28th to August 1st. The Cincinnati people are making extensive preparations for the entertainment. At the same time Wilberforce is preparspecial rectption for the delegation which will make the visit there. The Executive Committee will work out such a program as will deal with the important features in education that face the race at the present time. cerr, also holding company for numerous retail stores, placed in hands of\receivers, with liabilities of $34.000,000. 28. Fire. In Salem, Mass, caused a loss of about $12,000,000; 20,000 people made homeless. Sporting: Columbia crew won the varsity race at Poughkeepsie, leaving Pennsylvania second and Cornell third, time, 19 minutes 37 4-5 seconds. Sporting: Sardanople won the Grand Prix de Paris, the turf classic of France, at Paris, with a purse of $20,000. JULY. JULY. 1. Navy: The use of liquor on shipboard in the United States navy was prohibited by order of the secretary of war. Volcano: Mount Shishaldin, Alaska, burst out in volcanic eruption. Sporting. The Harvard crew defeated the British Leander crew in a rowing race at Henley, England. 4 Sporting. Harvard oarsmen won the Grand Challenge cup rowing event at Henley, England. 5 Sporting. Freddie Welsh of Wales won the lightweight championship of the world at Olympia, England, defeating Willie Ritchie, the American champion, in 20 rounds. 10. Aeronautics. Eight balloons started from St Louis in the elimination race for the James Gordon Bennett cup. 12. Obliquary: Associate Justice Horace Harmon Lurton of the United States supreme court, at Atlantic City, N. J. aged 70 Aeronautics: Balloon Goodyear won the elimination race for the Bennett cup, having tanded at Constance, Ky., 300 miles from the starting point, beating all competitors. 15. Mexico: Gen Victoriano Huerta resigned his office as provisional president of Mexico; succeeded by Carbatal. 20. Mexico: Ex-President Huerta of Mexico sailed from Puerta, Mexico, on the German cruiser Dresden. 21. Railroads: United States filed suit against the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad company. 27. Ireland. Ulster war clash in the streets of Dublin between Nationalist volunteers and British troops in the Ulster war against home rule. 29. Cape Cod Canal: The Cape Cod canal, constructed at a cost of $12,000,000, thrown, open to ships. 31. European War: Owing to the war events in Europe the New York Stock Exchange closed for the first time since 1833 (Black Friday). Assassination: Jean Leon Jaures, the noted Socialist leader of France, assassinated in Paris. AUGUST. 6. Nicaraguan Canal: Treaty between United States and Nicaragua secured the United States the right to construct a canal through Nicaragua. AUGUST. Hallroad Accident: 38 killed and many injured in a wreck on the Kansas City Southern at Tipton Ford, Mo. 6. Obituary: Mrs. Woodrow Wilson (Ella Louse Axson). wife of President Wilson, at the White House; aged 61. Jules Lemaitre, French dramatist, poet and novelist, in Paris; aged 61. 12. Anti-trust: The International Harvester company declared an illegal monopoly and ordered to dissolve. - Soorting: Peter Volo made world's record at Kalamazoo, Mich., by defeating the Harvester's time for three heats in 1910. Peter Volo's time was $2.04\%$ and $2.06\%$. - Obituary: John P Holland, inventor of the Holland submarine boat, in Newark, N. J.; aged 72. 13. Peace Treaties: United States Senate ratified peace treaties with Norway, Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland, Denmark, Italy, Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Persia, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil and Chile. 15. Panama Canal: Panama canal formally opened to commerce. Steamer Ancon passed from ocean to ocean in ten hours. 19. Weather: Hottest day of the season in New York city. 20. Obituary: Pope Pius X. (Giuseppe Sarto) in the Vatican, Rome; aged 73. Mexico: Gen. Venustiano Carranza, chief of the Mexican revolution, entered the City of Mexico as provisional president of the republic. 27. European War: Americans warned to leave Europe without delay. (Continued on last page) ' NUMBER 15. NEGROES SHOW IMPROVEMENT SEVERAL NEW OFFICE BUILDINGS ERECTED. Many New Homes Built by Negroes—Urban League did Much Charitabe Work—Business League Serves Negro Business Faithfully. The year 1914 witnessed many material advances among the Negroes of this city and goes down in history as one full of many worthy accomplishments by them. Among the improvements made may be mentioned the erection of the $40,000.00 office building of the Wage Earners Loan and Investment Company, the erection of a two-story office brick building by the Savannah Pharmacy, the organization of the Union Development Company with a capitalization of $50,000.00, the installation of new motor-driven machinery in the shoe making establishment of Thos. Young, the erection of the new Pekin theater, the installation of a linotype and folding machine by The Tribune and erection of a new brick structure by the First Tabernacle Baptist Church. Along journalistic lines, this city was the first to get out a thirty-two page Negro newspaper which was issued on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of The Savannah Tribune, during the month of October. During the year there have been many beautiful though modest homes built by Negroes. These for the most part, were erected in the southern and western section of the city. Among the charitable institutions alleviating suffering among the Negroes, none has been as active during the year as the local branch of the National League on Urban Conditions Among Negroes. Through its Christmas fund it assisted hundreds of families which were in dire want. The league also was instrumental in having the county appoint a matron over the boys on the county farm. Aside from this the league conducted a baseball league last spring for the school boys and a foot ball league this winter. The athletic life of the children was also made brighter by the Negro Business and Professional Men's association whose meet at the ball park last May provided entertainment for nearly three thousand youngsters and their parents. The Negro Business League has accomplished much good during the year for the Negro business men of the city. The league's weekly letters written by J. C. Lindsay and published in The Tribune, have attracted wide attention and been a real boon to the Negro business men of the community. EUREKA CLUB HOLDS INETRESTING EXERCISES. Club Presents Unique Programs The Eureka Aid and Athletic Club held very interesting exercises yesterday afternoon in honor of the fifty-second anniversary of the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation by Abraham Lincoln. The exercises were held in the club's rooms on the ground floor of the Masonic temple and were attended by a large crowd. Artistic ornaments of flags, Christmas greens and decorations adorned the two large rooms which were opened into one. Mr. Joseph J. Brown acted in the capacity of Master of Ceremonies and the afternoon was one of real enjoyment for those who were fortunate enough to secure admittance to the rooms. The principal address was delivered by Prof J. W. Hubert on the subject "The New Emancipation." Other speakers of the afternoon were Dr. C. B. Tyson, who spoke on "The Modern Evils, their Injury to the Home and Health," Ed. H. Burke, who talked briefly on "Usefulness of Organizations," and R. W. Bryant who spoke on "The Eureka Club." There were several musical numbers all of which were well rendered. One of the unique features of the celebration was the beautiful folding programs given away by the club. It was four page inset, in a purple deckle edge cover. On a folded streamer within the program were the bust cuts of the officers and about forty-three members, arranged in the letters, "M. A. & A. C." The artistic program called forth many complimentary remarks from those who saw them. After the exercises the club served light refreshments. Dunes and Downs. "Dunes," as we call hillocks and ridges of sand, is the same word as our "downs," and the adverb "down" is really the same word too. It was originally "adown," a corruption of the Anglo-Saxon "of dune," meaning from the dawn or hill. So the substantive "down" and the adverb "down" have come to suggest almost diametrically opposite ideas, and the phrase "down in the valley" when looked into proves to be one of the strangest in the language.—London Spectator. Called His Bluff. Hubby--You look more beautiful every day, dear. Wifey--You have been telling me so for a good many years. What a horrid fright I must have been to start with! Mountain of Salt. Several hills of rock salt exist in Algeria. One of these, near Jelta, is 300 feet high and nearly a mile across. In spite of the soluble character of the material of which it is composed, it stands up in high relief from the surrounding clay, without any signs of erosion. There are in it, however, many sinkholes, into which the torrent of winter rain soaks, being at once absorbed and given out again at the base of the mountain in the form of salt springs. Sorrow. A wealthy woman who has lost a $10,000 necklace imagines she has a great sorrow. Why, she doesn't know what sorrow is! Did you ever see a shabbily dressed mother trying to pull two shabby little tads away from the window of a candy store because she didn't have any money to spend on them! That is sorrow. And, while the little tads may be broken hearted, they will never know how badly the shabbily dressed mother feels.—Luke McLuke in Cincinnati Enquirer A Polished Villain. "He is very popular with his wife of late." "And him such a flirt. How does he do it?" "She called him up the other day and said, 'Hello, darling,' and he recognized her voice and replied: 'You have evidently made a mistake. I am not your darling. I have the dearest, sweetest, most beautiful wife in the world, and she is the only woman I permit to call me darling.'"—Houston Post. Domestic Watering Place. Mrs. Peavish says that before they were married Mr. Peavish said she should spend every summer at a watering place, but she didn't know he meant the kitchen sink.—Galveston News. Matching the Furniture The head stenographer was a blond again. "She had to do it," explained the office boy. "Dark hair looks flat against this new mahogany office furniture."—Philadelphia Lodger. Food Economy In Hotels "Popular opinion is that half of the foodstuffs purchased by a hotel is wasted," said an assistant manager of a famous hotel. "Now, that is not true. A large hotel employs experts who plan so cleverly that almost everything is used from day to day. Take the bread, for instance. What is not used at once is used later for the employees and also for making the toasts on which many special meat, and other dishes are served. Cakes are made up according to the demand for the day. It is known that there will be a greater demand on matinee days, when the tea garden and the restaurants are crowded. Don't believe too much about the waste."-New York Herald: Cigarettes In China. For genuinely cheap cigarettes China would appear to be without peer. Packages of ten cigarettes retail there for a cent gold, and with each package is given a Japanese made bamboo cigarette holder. If the smoker cares to buy in carton lots—a carton containing 500 cigarettes—he can get still more of a bargain, the carton costing but 39 cents United States money. These extraordinarily cheap cigarettes are made of native Chinese tobacco, so it is stated by our consul at Chungking. The profit to the manufacturing company on a package of ten cigarettes is approximately one-fifth of a cent. Baffled Science. Science solves formidable problems and is powerless before apparently simple ones. She discovers steam power and electricity and bends the forces of nature to our needs. Nevertheless she cannot yet tell why the acorn becomes an oak, why a stone falls to the ground. She is full of "whys" that remain unanswered. Belles-Lettres Two authors' wives were having tea together. "My husband," said one, "often sits at his desk thinking and thinking and chewing his pen handle." "As for my husband," said the other, "he has already gnawed off a corner of his typewriting machine."—New York Post. Foolacap. Foolscap paper derives its name from the fact that the water mark on it in early times was a fool's can. Milady's Mirror Seaside Care of the Hair. Most people, even those who are acustomed to give the hair careful attention, are careless of their locks while staying at the seashore. As a matter of fact, more destruction may be wrought there in a month than can be remedied in six. Before entering the surf it is a good plan for bathers to place a wet sponge at the back of the neck and let the water fall down the spine. This is to equalize the temperature. If one plunges head first into the water there will be a sensation of dizziness and fullness in the head. This shock affects the scalp and incidentally the hair. The very best treatment for hair at the seashore is first to use the wet sponge as directed and after coming from the water to take the juice of a lemon and pour over it a cupful of boiling water. When this is sufficiently cool saturate the hair with it and dry with warm towel. In ten minutes rinse off with warm water. Shampoo the hair frequently, using the yolk of an egg well beaten with a cupful of hot water and twenty drops of the spirits of rosemary. Rub this into the scalp, and after ten minutes rinse with warm water and dry. When inconvenient to shampoo brush the hair well and use the following scalp wash: Extract of witch hazel, one pint; eau de cologne, eight ounces; chloroform, three drams. This treatment will cleanse and make the hair soft, glossy and fluffy. After the Sea Bath. Many women who bathe in the ocean have no idea of the damage done to the hair by allowing it to dry by sitting in the sun upon the beach. The salt, wet hair and the sun's rays combined have a decidedly injurious effect upon the coloring matter of the hair. It fades blond hair into streaks of dirty yellow and dark brown or black hair into burnt reddish color. Also, it renders the hair bushy, harsh and brittle. Then the fine, sharp sand cuts and irritates the scalp to such a degree as to give the impression of a scalp disease having been contracted. In fact, this sometimes actually happens owing to the itching and consequent scratching of the scalp. There are also germs and microbes in salt water which can, of course, take up their abode in the hair. The Soap For Summer Be careful in regard to the kind of soap you use in summer, and only use soap in washing the face at the night toilet. Pure castile soap is the very best kind to use. It does not dry the skin and leaves it smooth and soft. Both morning and night rinse the face in cold water after washing. This is a splendid complexion tonic. Try softening the water in which you wash with a little oatmeal. The oatmeal should be sewed up in a thin muslin bag and allowed to soak in the water. You've no idea how wonderfully refreshing to the skin it really is. Bran Bag For the Skin. Some women find soap irritating to the skin. The best thing to do in such a case is to use a bran bag instead. When the face is in need of a thorough cleansing, after a trip in the train, for instance, a cold cream bath will remove the dirt, and the bran bath will finish the work in a satisfactory way. To make a bran bag mix equal quantities of powdered oatmeal and bran together and to a pint add one-half cupful of powdered soap. To this add about one ounce of powdered orris root. Fill small bags and use in the bath. Protection From the Sun. Before going out, lightly dab a little nongreasy face cream over the skin and then dust lightly over with some very good face powder. This effectively protects the complexion from the evil effects of exposure to a very hot sun, which, in spite of its health giving properties, serves to dry and burn the skin, causing it to wrinkle also if one does not take some such simple precaution as that prescribed. A little sunburn is becoming, but too much exposure to sun and air is fatal to all complexion beauty. Nerve Tonic. When you are tired and nervous a good rubbing all over the body with the lotion given here will be very restful. Lie quietly in bed after the rubbing for half an hour and you will then feel equal to taking up the daily tasks again. Take diluted alcohol, six ounces; cologne water, six ounces, and tannin, ten grains. Autumn Loss of Hair. It is a well known fact that during the autumn the hair falls more freely than at any other season of the year; consequently one should really give the hair greater attention for some weeks previous and so prevent wholesale loss of it. Skin Tonics Lemon, orange and cucumber, peels are excellent for the complexion. Let them soak in water used for the bath, as they not only soften but tone and freshen. the complexion, keeping the flesh healthy and firm. B CRETONNE CUSHION CHAIR This is a cretonne season so far as house furnishing is concerned. Cretonnes face us on every side. They are used to cover walls, as door or window hangings, as bed coverings and even in upholstering summer furniture. Two attractive summer chairs of wicker are pictured here. Owing to their shape, the mattress style of cushion is not adapted to them. They have cushions covered with handsome cretonne in futurist patterns. SUMMER SHOPPING. Leisurely and Systematic Ways of Doing It Will Prevent Exhaustion. A plentiful supply of small change is often of great help to the summer shopper. Much tedious waiting may be avoided if one always has the right change. In most of the department stores, of course, shoppers must wait for certain formalities to be gone through with, whether they are to receive change or not. But at certain counters in these stores—at the notion counter usually and sometimes where toilet goods and soups are sold—the shopper who has the exact change may pocket her purchase and leave immediately. And in anything but a department store exact change makes quick purchasing easy. If you feel tired while shopping, rest. Exhaustion from heat can almost always be avoided. Rest is one way to avoid it. There are pleasant rest rooms in most of the big department stores, clean and comfortable, where you can relax for half an hour, an hour if need be, and regain strength and composure. If you are very tired, if your head throbs with heat, if you feel really ill from fatigue and warmth, select a comfortable chair, take off your hat, close your eyes and force yourself to relax. As soon as you are really refreshed go home. Leave the rest of the shopping for another day. The slogan "Shop early!" ought to be sounded in the summer time, both for the shopper and for the clerk, for in summer the early part of the day is surely the coolest. Moreover, in most of the big cities the stores close early in summer, and the woman who shops late in the afternoon is keeping the clerks from much desired rest and recreation. Cutting Small Pieces of Ice. When you have a large cake of ice and want a small piece to put in a glass you are somewhat helpless if you have no ice pick at hand. Use an ordinary pin instead of an ice pick and you can have the ice in pieces the size you desire. Press the pin into the ice as far as it will go and work it back and forth slowly and steadily until the ice splits. Then put the pin in a new place and make another cleft. In this way you can break off piece after piece of any desired size. Tub dresses are made with straight gored skirts. Colored handkerchief linen dresses are in great demand. Amber tipped parasols are ah English idea that seems to take. Many shades of green and greenish grays are seen in dress materials. Pretty buttons are of galalith decorated with gilt on Chinese characters. The curiously carved wooden beads from the east are among the most artistic. Willing Workers Circle No 1, meets 1st, and 3rd, Wednesday nights at Seabrook hall. Arthur Brown, Hon ruler and Frank Hucherson Hon deputy. Triumph Circle No 2 meets 2nd Monday night and 4th, Wednesday night at Seabrook shall. A. R Brown, Hon ruler; W Sis Holloway, H deputy. Three Gates City Circle No. 3, meets 2nd, and 4th, Wednesday nights at Scott's hall Jason Dukes, Honor ruler, G W Wunley, Hon deputy. Golden Link Circle No 4 meets 2nd, and 4th, Tuesday nights at Sco t's hall, B. F Robinson Hon ruler; M. G. Cambell, Hon deputy. Savannah Circle No 5 meets 1st, and 3rd, Thursday nights at Mechanic's hall, Geo. Hejward, Hon ruler; Henry Hall, Hon deputy. Rising Sun Circle No 6, meets 1st, and 3rd, Wednesday nights at West Savannah, Rev. Stokes, John Johnson, Hon deputy. Relief Circle No 7 meets 2nd, and 4th, Wednesday nights at Mechanics Hall, H DeLuigle, Hon. ruler; John Hutchins, Hon. deputy. Friendship Circle No 8. meets 2nd, and 4th, Tuesday nights at Seabrook's hall, J. C. Holloway, Hon ruler; ister A B. Campfield, Hon deput. Union Link Circle No. 9, meets 1st, and 3rd, Monday nights at Williams building, Brother Seabron Benton Hon ruler, Sister Sallie Green, Hon deputy Lily of the South Circle No. 11 meets 2nd, and 4th, Monday nights at Seabrooks hall, A B Singfield, Hon. ruler: Sister Lenora King. Hon. deputy Working Lily of East No. 12 meets 1st, and 3rd, Tuesday nights at Seabrook hall, Brother Lawrence Miller, Hon. ruler; Sister Julia McMasters, Hon. dep ty. Gateway to Success Circle No. 14, meets 2nd, and 4th, Wednesday nights at Williams Building, H. Rahn, Hon. ruler; Brother, L. J. Biggins, Hon. deputy. Evergreen Circle No 15 meets 2nd, and 4th, Wednesday nights at Mechanics hall, W. B. Duun, Hon. ruler; Sister Mattie .R Davis, Hon deputy. GoldenStar No. 16, meets 2nd, and 4th Thursday nights at Williams building, Wilton Wiggins, Hon. ruler; Sister Reiney Morrison, Hon. deputy. Pure Gold No. 17, meets at Seabrook hall, 1st Thursday nights, and 4th Friday nights. Bro. John Carson, Hon. deputy. Faithful Workers Circle No. 18, meets at Mechanic hall 1st and 3rd Wednesday nights. Bro. Inman Rawls, Hon Ruler, Sister Bertna J. Green, Hon. Deputy Easter Rose Junior Circle No. 1, meets 2nd and 4th, Tuesday evenings at 4 o clock at Williams bui ding, Isaiah Bowie, Jr prince; Sister Clara Hazel, Hon lecturer. Sunflower Junior Circle No. 2 meets 2nd, and 4th, Monday evenings at Williams building, G. W. Winley Jr prince; Sister Belle Campfield But He Did. "What do you mean by kissing my daughter, sir?" "I'm sorry, but I couldn't help myself." "Couldn't help yourself! That's just what you did do!" Aurelia E. Allen, formerly of the Colored Millinery Store, will continue with millinery and dressmaking with the leading styles beginning October 1st at her home 751 E. Gwinnett street. Bring your old hats and have them made over like new this will save you money. Will also give instructions in millinery and dressmaking. Any one wishing to take up either of these studies which would be of benefit. to every woman can do so by attending. Aurelia Allen's. school of Art. Here you can find Madam Walker's Hair Grower, also full line of hair gods. Phone 5078. Masonic Books And Regalias LODGE SEALS FINANCIAL CARDS AND BLANKS Of Every Description. Publishers and Manufacturers' Prices Liberal Discounts; Will Be Arranged. SOL. C. JOHNSON, MADAME Graduate Prof. Rober's School, New York. 445 Price Street, near Gordon Telephone 2328 Wigs, Switches and Pompadours Made from Natural Hair. Combings Made Up. Shampooing and Hair Cultivating a Specialty. 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Which company organized first among Negroes in Georgia, and secure a charter to do business along the Industrial lines? The Pilgrim, of course Which company collected the largest amount of morey according to the last report of the INSURANCE DEPART ENT to the Governor of the State? The figure is in the report. The Pilgrim. How can this statement be verified? By referring to the report of the INSURANCE DEPARTMENT, of the State of Georgia How can a policy be obtained with the Pilgrim, in case its agents turn back before they reach your home? By ringing phone 4129. Why has the Pilgrim so many satisfied policy holders? By performing its perpetuated motto, PROMPTNESS, HONESTY AND JUSTICE. Why is it so easy to secure new members for the Pilgrim? They have heard of the many blessings it has; and is still bestowing upon its thousands of satisfied policy holders. How long after the death of a member, before the beneficiary can draw the death benefit? As soon as the death certificate is properly filled by the attending physician. How many men and women of our race are employed and are well paid by the Pilgrim? SIX HUNDRED TWENTY SEVEN. Are you being satisfactorily served? If not see the Pilgrim's agents, or ring the office; and your order will be filled, and promptly delivered. Local and long distant phone 4129. Office, 509 West Broad Street, Savannah Georgia J. S. PERRY, Supt. A. B. SINGFIELD, Gen. Supt. VARIETY BAKERY Goods delivered promptly To any part of the City. 506 West Broad Street Phone 1869-J Near Gaston. HAIR CULTURIST AND MANICURIST Miss Marie V. Tolbert, recently graduated from School in Hair Culture, Manicuring and Massaging, is especially prepared for performing the very highest class of work. Being equipped with the very latest and up-to-date methods, the most satisfactory and lasting effect results. Hair dressed for special occasions. Highest efficiency guaranteed on all work. Mrs. M. E. Tolbert is now associated with Miss Marie Tolbert and would be glad to receive a call from her friends. Agents for Madam C. J. Walker's Wonderful Hair Grower. Phone 3853. 506 Hartridge St. Why Be Sick? When Health Knocks at Your Door. See Dr.H.M.Collier CHRISTMAS WAITS AT PUBLIC CHRISTMAS TREE. Popular Old English Custom Growing In Favor In America. Christmas "waits." those bands of singers familiar in England for several centuries, have been less numerous in recent years, but the custom, with certain variations, is gaining ground in the United States. The municipal Christmas trees which will mark the great holiday in many towns and cities this year will have the singing of Christmas carols and anthems as a part of the exercises in connection with the trees. The town of Burlington, N. J., has kept up the custom of the walts since colonial days. Each Christmas eve a band of vocalists, recruited from the choir of St. Mary's Episcopal church, start out an hour or so before midnight and sing carols and anthems in various sections of the city. They visit the homes of the rector, the curate and members of the vestry and sing before their doors. As these homes are situated in widely separated sections of the city, the singing is heard by practically all of the residents. Citizens of the town who may have retired early are usually aroused by the singing, and windows in upper floors are thrown open. As the singers move away after finishing the carols the listeners yell greetings to their neighbors, close their windows and return to their cozy beds. In many of the houses before which the singers render concerts the occupants are expecting them, and they are invited in to partake of refreshments. They can linger but a little time, for they must cover their arranged route before the chiming of the church bells ushers in a new Christmas. GIFT LADEN PINATAS. Unique Holiday Frolics Which Delight Children of Mexico. About ten days before Christmas in the City of Mexico the puestos in the Calle de San Diego begin to grow festive with evergreens, flowers, bright berries and other greens brought in from the mountains by the paisanos to delight the eye and tempt the purses of the promenaders. In the booths of the neighboring Calle de San Juan are displayed fruits, nuts and candles, and still others offer angels, shepherds, sheep, mules, oxen and other objects suggestive of the Saviour's birth. Probably the greatest attraction for the Mexican children are the pinatas. Peddlers may be seen sauntering along the streets carrying long poles which are strung with varicolored pinatas of every description, draped with tinsel. These represent flowers, fruits, animals and even men and women, and each contains a jar filled with goodies. They range in price from 25 centavos to several dollars, according to their degree of elaborateness. The pinata is suspended from the ceiling or hung in the courtyard. All the family gather around it. A child is blindfolded, turned around several times, then given a stick and told to find and break the pinata. If he falls after three trials to locate it he surrenders to the next in turn, and so on until a lucky blow shatters the pinata and the contents fall, to be scrambled for. Christmas Sentiments The real spirit of Christmas is giving, not getting. As you would that men do unto you, do ye even so to them. The world is full of the people who talk so much of what they can do and what they are going to do that they never have time to begin. Christmaside is a splendid opportunity for action. THE BLAZING YULE LOG. It Holds Precedence Over the Christmas Tree in England. The Christmas tree was rarely seen in England until made popular by the German husband of Queen Victoria, and, while it is universal there at the present time, it is the Yule log and the mistletoe that hold the center of attraction. Long before England became a Christian country the Yule log was burned in honor of a pagan deity at the winter solstice, and the infectious spirit of cheer and good will which prevailed at that time survived when Christianity spread abroad. The festivities in England begin with the lighting of the Yule log on Christmas eve. In many parts of the country the whole family, including servants, gather about the hearth and "beguile the long-evening with rural games, legendary jokes and oft told Christmas tales." One of the oldest customs observed in England is the singing of Christmas carols from house to house by Christmas carolers. Some of the carols sung today are at least 400 years old. Christmas Bells. I heard the bells on Christmas day Their old, familiar carols play And, wild and sweet. The words repeat Of peace on earth, good will to ment -Longfellow. CLOUDS WILL PASS So long as a clouded life is touched now and again by some clear gleam of sunshine, that may suffice, for it proves that the sun is still shining in the heavens. Once out of the cloud comes the gladness of the perfect day.—Richard Rothe. Longheaded. Speaking of a man who had a reputation for long headedness, an intimate said: "He reminds me of the little boy who entered the farmer's truck patch and, touching a handsome cucumber on a vine, said: "How much for this? "Ten cents,' the farmer answered. "I don't want to pay more than about 2 cents,' said the boy. "Well, here's one for that price,' said the farmer, and he lifted up a very small cucumber that grew beside the big one. "All right. I'll take her,' said the boy. 'But don't cut her off now. I'll call for her in two weeks' time.'"—Philadelphia Bulletin. East Indian Infantry. A captain in an Indian infantry regiment is known to his men as a "subadar," and the next man below him is called a "jemadar." Most of the officers and noncommissioned officers have names that finish with "dar," for a sergeant is a "havilidar." A corporal, however, is called a "nalk," while the private is a "sepoy." The only infantry regiments in which private soldiers are not known as "sepoys" are the Ghurka regiments. A Ghurka private is distinguished as a rifleman. In the cavalry a trooper or private is called a "sowar," a sergeant is a "dufadar" and a captain a "risaldar." Other ranks are similar to those in the Infantry—London Answers. A Word For the Tightwad. In France they have an expressive phrase—"liquid money." It means that part of the family income which is used for the necessaries and luxuries of life. It is quite apart from and kept apart from, the more serious, substantial part of the income, which is the saved part. In America the entire income is "liquid," and the man who attempts to make part of it solid is called a "tightwad." A "tightwad" is really a man who creates a principal—a capital, in other words—and he is the living example of what every private business must be and of how the country's resources should be handled.—Argonaut. Why Fish Are Brain Food. The two vacationers had fished an hour without a nibble to reward them for their patience. "At a time like this," said the first man, "old Izaak Walton would have indulged in philosophy. Have you anything philosophical on your mind that you might work off just now to relieve the monotony?" "Nothing but this," replied the other man. "I suppose it is by refusing to bite and compelling fishermen to philosophize that fish get the reputation of being brain food."—Newark News. Taste Differs In Girls and Boys Taste Differs In Girls and Boys. Girls have more sensitive taste for bitter flavors than boys, and boys have a more sensitive taste for sweet flavors than girls, according to Dr. G. Cohn, author of a book on "Organic Flavoring Materials," published in Berlin. The taste of boys and girls for saltiness is equal. Among adults woman has a taste for sweet, bitter and sour that is more highly developed than that of man. For salty things there is little difference, man, if anything, being slightly more sensitive than woman. Not Self Sacrificing. "Don't you think two can live as cheaply as one?" asked the poor young man. "I've often heard so," answered the prudent girl, "but I shouldn't care to pursue the study of social economy at the risk of going without a full complement of meals."—Birmingham Age-Herald. Her Love Songs. The "Sonnets of the Portuguese," which were written by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, were never intended for publication, but when she showed them to Mr. Browning, whom she had married after they were written, he realized the fact that in them was sung the most perfect love song the world had ever heard, and he concluded such poems should not be hidden. Mrs. Browning was unwilling to publish them in her own name, and as he was fond of calling her his "Little Portuguese," it was decided to have them appear under this name. They are Petrarchian in form and among the most beautiful of the language. An Old Time Recipe. Some advice to secure health and longevity is found in an old and unidentified print: First, take advice from none; consult only yourself; second, take your digestion into your confidence and place yourself at its disposal, listening to no suggestion from your palate, which is greedy and selfish; third, avoid all books on diet and sleep in a room with the windows open, and, fourth, take a cheerful view of your surroundings and allow as little as possible to disturb your serenity. Microbes Thrive In Salt. It is a mistake to suppose that salt used as a preservative is fatal to microbes, for the bacillus of typhus, tuberculosis and several other diseases thrive all the better when placed in brine. Blood contains much salt, and this does not prevent microbes from multiplying in it. Dr. Rappin of the Nantes Pastaur institute counted 30,000 bacteria per cubic centimeter in the concentrated brine used for salting fish. Preservatives and bactericides are different things. Salt preserves from decay, but kills no microbes. She Had Learned. "The hardest thing to acquire, miss." said the dramatic teacher, "is the art of laughing naturally without apparent effort." "Oh, I've got that down fine," said the would be soubrette. "I typewriter for three years for a man who was all ways telling me funny stories about his little boy."—Indianapolis News. Early Football Players Football was for many years the national game of Florence. The season was from January to March, and the ladies and gentlemen of Florence and the populace as well were wont to assemble on the Piazza Santa Gloce to witness the game, which was called "calcio," from the word meaning "to kick." The last game was played in 1739. The French Postoffice The French postal system was inaugurated in the reign of Louis XI, but the first director general was appointed by Louis XIV. He farmed the office, paying a million francs a year for the privilege. This method continued until the revolution, when the farmer was abolished, and the control was given to ten managers elected by universal suffrage. That plan did not work very satisfactorily, and the office of director general was revived under the consulate. The office of undersecretary for posts and telegraphs, held by M. Siman, was first created in 1877, abolished in 1873 and revived again ten years later. Westminster Gazette. Eskimo High Kickers. Instead of using only one leg in the standing high kick Eskimos employ both feet, just as they would in a high jump. Although handicapped in this way, by throwing the head and the shoulders higher than the feet a record of six feet nine inches has been established. No other people enjoy more than the Eskimos the exhibiting of their athletic abilities. Whenever there is a national celebration they literally flock into Nome by the hundreds, intent on displaying their prowess. TAD'S CHRISTMAS THEATER. How President Lincoln Came to Grant Son's Unique Request. Tad Lincoln wanted a Christmas gift such as perhaps no other president's son ever wanted before or since. "Father," said Tad, "there is something I'd like for Christmas, if you'll give it to me." As the son asked the question his father looked at the boy over the rims of his spectacles in a grave way and asked: "What is that, my son?" "I want a theater," said Tad. "Well, my boy, I don't know that I have any objection." said the president. "There are plenty of them, I suppose, in the toy shops." "Oh, but I don't want a toy theater," protested the youngster. "I want a real one. There isn't any reason why we shouldn't have a theater in the White House." Mr. Lincoln was not at first disposed to take the suggestion favorably, but Tad, who was his favorite child and at that time eleven years old, was persistent, and at length the indulgent parent yielded. This was just before the Christmas of 1863—too late to have the theater ready for the holidays, many preparations being required. But it is a matter of history, though known to few, that not long after the following New Year's day the boy's ambition was realized, a room on the second floor of the executive mansion being set aside for the purpose and a stage created, with gas footlights and simple scenery. HOLLY FOR THE PRESIDENT. Southern Belles and Beaus Brought It by Stagecoach. Before railways coaches changed horses at Alexandria and at the capital, and loads of young belles and beaus went to the Christmas parties in Washington, carrying to the president and his family holly and trailing pine from their southern homes. President Buchanan, with Miss Lane, "the golden beauty of the White House," gave grand fetes to the young people of the capital in 1858-9 on Christmas eve. The maidens wore empire gowns and high combs. To each guest Miss Lane gave a sprig of holly berries as a souvenir. Perhaps the most attractive event of President Johnson's administration was the Christmas party for children given to please his nephews and nieces and their friends. A platform stood in the center of the east room, on which sat the Marine band. Overhead were festooned silken flags, and flowers bloomed everywhere. It was a fairyland of butterfly coloring-gold and scarlet sashes, stockings and pretty slippers. Mr. Glumm on Christmas. My old friend Mr. Glumm declares That holidays are all a sell; They interfere with our affairs And cost a lot of cash as well. And yet his words cannot provoke My envy for his hoarded sum. I'd rather find myself dead broke Than view the world like Mr. Glumm. He vows that festival events Are but rehearsals for ill health. He testes no pleasures condiments Unless perchanted "its done by stealth. But even dysppeals can make My views of life to cannush. I'd rather have a stomach ache Than nurse a grouch like Mr. Glumm. —Washington Star. You should look as we are coming. Notice the heels of your shoes, when the heels are twisted they will throw your shoe out of shape, which makes a bad appearance when going. In pairing your shoes we make it our special business to restore them to their original shape, to matter how bad they are twisted. Ladies and children shoes are given special attention. All work is carefully locked after by me before going out. SUNDAY SCHOOL. Lesson I.—First Quarter, For Jan. 3, 1915. THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES. Text of the Lesson, Judg. ii, 7-19. Memory Verses, 11, 12-Golden Text, Hos. xiv, 4-Commentary Prepared by Rev. D. M. Stearns. The lessons of this year begin with five studies in the book of Judges, showing the failure of Israel. God's intervention and man's faithlessness. Every deliverer whom God raised up was in some sense suggestive of the great Deliverer, the Lord Jesus Christ, and each one wrought in the power of the Holy Spirit. Joshua tells of the entrance of Israel into the promised land and its subjugation and division among the tribes, ending with Joshua's farewell appeal to Israel to fear the Lord and serve Him in sincerity and in truth and the determination of the people so to do (Josh. xxiv, 14, 24). One of his grandest farewell words was when he reminded the people that not one thing had failed of all the good things which the Lord had spoken (Josh. xxiii, 14). See the same blessed testimony in 1 Kings, vill, 50, and let each one lay it to heart for his own special comfort. The section assigned us for this day's lesson is a concise epitome of the book of Judges, telling of Israel's persistent turning away from God and of His great patience with them. David summarized, the record in these words: "Many times did He deliver them, but they provoked Him with their counsel and were brought low for their iniquity. Nevertheless He regarded their affliction when He heard their cry" (Ps. cvl, 43, 44; lxvviii, 38). Paul summarized Joshua and Judges in these words: "When He had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan He divided their land to them by lot. And after that He gave unto them judges about the space of 450 years until Samuel the prophet" (Acts xxii, 19, 20). CALL, WRITE OR PHONE EAST GWINNETT ST, & ATLANTIC AVENUE Phone 494 Savannah, Georgia Johnnon Undertaking Establishment COMBINED WITH The Royall Undertaking Company (Incorporated) - Funeral Directors and Embalmers Finest line of Coffins, Caskets and Robes White and black Burial cars. Office and warecars 325-331 Jefferson street. L. M. Pollard, Mgr. Phone 2465. Office Phone 676 Mrs. W. R. Fields, Vice-Pres. ResidencePhone 4241. Livery Stable Attached. The first chapter of Judges tells how tribe after tribe had failed to drive out the people of the land as they had been commanded, and our lesson chapter opens with the Lord's reproof for this sin, saying: "Ye have not obeyed my voice. Why have ye done this?" (Verse 2.) Our lesson begins by telling us that while Joshua lived and also during the lifetime of the elders that outlived Joshua the people served the Lord. The Lord and even one man can lead a host of people in the right direction. Think of the worldwide testimony to the God of Daniel by the faithfulness of himself and his three friends. See II Chron. xvI, 9, and desire above all things a whole heart for Him. SUBSCRIBE For The Tribune QUIT BORROWING The next lesson verses tell of the death and burial of Joshua, and these three verses (7-9) are identical with Josh. xxiv, 29-31. When the Spirit repeats hold me He thus asks special attention to them. The words that specially hold me are "Joshua the servant of the Lord" and "The people served the Lord" and make me wish to appropriate more fully the beautiful heart words "Whose I am and whom I serve" (Acts xxvii, 23). Joshua ends with the burial of two other bodies, those of Joseph after so long a time and Eleazar, the son of Aaron. Wishes every one a HAPPY NEW YEAR and prosperous 1915. We want to extend to the readers of this valuable paper our sincere thanks for their past patronage and ask for a continuance of same and will endeavor to keep up the high class service which has made our place the trade center of thinking people who appreciate good treatment and good goods at rock bottom prices. We fill prescriptions cheapest and best. Phone your wants. Save your PIEDMONT and SOVEREIGN cigarettes coupons we give you valuable presents for them also give cigarettes or anything in the store for them. Bodies are buried, but people go on living better without them (if redeemed) until the time of the resurrection bodies. How pitiful to read of "a generation which knew not the Lord" (verse 10), and they the descendants of a people for whom the Lord wrought as He had never wrought for any other nation! They forsook the Lord God of their fathers, did evil in His sight and worshiped the idols of the nations which should have been destroyed by them, for the Lord had said, "Thou shalt make no covenant with them nor shew mercy unto them, * * * for thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God, * * * a special people unto Himself above all people that are upon the face of the earth" (Deut. vii, 2-6). Such sowing brings sad reaping according to lesson verses 14, 15; chapter ill, 5-S, 12, 13, and records in chapters following of similar turnings away from God. SEABORAD AIR LINE RAIL WAY Important Change of Schedule, April 12, 1914 No. 11. No. 13 No. 14 No. 12. 7:00 am. 6:06 pm... Lv. Savannah... Ar. 6:50 pm. 8:35 pm 7:47 am. 6:43 pm... Cuyler. 7:15 am. 7:45 am. 8:05 am. 7:20 pm... Lanier. 7:00 am. 7:27 pm 8:53 am. 8:00 pm... Claxton. 6:10 am. 6:44 pm 9:20 am. 8:32 pm... Collins. 5:40 am. 6:10 pm 9:50 am. 9:08 pm... Lyons. 5:08 am. 5:40 pm 10:05 am. 9:22 pm... Vidalia. 4:55 am. 5:25 pm 10:30 am. 9:33 pm... Mt. Vernon. 4:27 am. 4:57 pm 10:59 am. 10:25 pm... Alamo. 4:02 am. 4:27 pm 11:25 am. 10:53 pm... Helena. 3:35 am. 4:03 pm 12:25 pm. 12:01 am... Abbeyville. 2:44 am. 2:08 pm 12:45 pm. 12:24 am... Rochelle. 2:25 pm. 2:46 pm 12:55 pm. 12:37 am... Pitts. 2:15 am. 2:36 pm 2:00 pm. 1:15 am... Cordele. 1:43 am. 2:05 pm. 3:10 pm. 2:40 am... Americus. 12:25 am. 12:31 pm 4:10 pm. 3:42 am... Richland. 11:30 am. 11:35 pm 4:32 pm. 4:01 am... Lumpkin. 11:10 am. 11:06 m 6:13 pm. 5:43 am... Hurtsboro. 9:32 am. 9:30 pm 8:15 pm. 8:10 am... Ar... Montgomery. Lv... 7:30 pm. 7:20 am A very odd thumbs and toes story of sowing and reaping is found in chapter 1, 6, 7. The principle always stands, "Whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap" (Gal. vi, 7). Nevertheless the Lord raised up judges, who delivered them, for the Lord was with the judge (verses 16, 18; chapter ill, 9, 15). We should think that the Lord would grow weary of forgiving and delivering a people'whom He knew would after a time commit the same sins again. but He is the same Lord who told Peter to forgive until seventy times seven, or until the end of Daniel's seventy-sevens, which means the coming of the kingdom. They would not hearten unto their judges; they turned quickly out of the way; they ceased not from their own dolings nor from their stubborn way (verses 17, 19). Long afterward it was written of them, "Their dolings will not suffer them to turn unto their God" (Hos. v. 4, margin). C. W. SMALLS, Division Passenger Agent, Savannah, Ga. In the days of their kings they mocked the messengers of God and desplied His words and misused His prophets (Ti Chron. xxxvi, 16), and when the Messiah came in the fullness of time they crucified Him. Yet He said: "How often would I, * * * but ye would not." "O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself, but in Me is thine help." "I will heal their backsliding; I will love their freey" (Matt. xxill. 27; Hos. xxill. 12 xyl. 4). —- pe : Fee ee i ee en an a a ae nn a ne nnn RS aay Gi ~~ . ZHE- SAVANNAH ‘TRIBUNE > Established 1875 By JOMNN H. DEVEAUX paneer ee ae a ya Published by - §0i. C JOHNSON + Editor and Proprietor JAS. H. BUTLER Asso. Editor and Manager ED. H. BURKE * City Editor rene asin ee . . | Published Every Saturday 1909 WEST BROAD STREET , Phone 2171 —— Subscription Rates One Year... .eceeeeseeeeeereece s S125 SIT Months....0e-eeeeeeeeeeeceee TH oo emittance must he made br Express or-Poxt Office Money Order, or Register- ed Letter Advertising Rates given on Application. —_— Fntered af the Post O'fie? at Savan- neh Georgia, as Secon Teles Maul Matter. —_————_........ 2. ae Saturday, January 2, 1915 Gur New Year Resolves : 1 To be a booster to all enterprises of the race. 2 To he not only charitable to all knockers but to seck to influence them to bury their hammers for all times 3 To be a liberal subscriber to all efforts which have for their purpose the economic and civic improvement of the race and community 4 6 be both persistent and con- stant in our efforts to bring about race solidarity among us. 5 ‘To encourage such worthy move- ments of uplift among us as the Urban League, the Negro Business League, the Young Men's Christian Association, the Young Women’s Christian Asso- lation. 6 To subjugate all personal feelings to ‘the Individual and colleciive inter- est of the race. Avhappy and prosperous New Year! To all our readers scat- tered through many parts, we ex- tend the hearty wish that the year nineteen hundred and fifteen. will bring to them health and hap- piness in plenty. As we scan the present year, nineteen hundred and fifteen, which has just been ushered in upon us, we see within the grasp of each of us, oppor- tunity for service, which if seized, will result in no little good for the members of the race as well as the people of the community. While it is true that the year nine teen hundred and fourteen which has just passed into history has brought us many blessings and opportunities for service, it is reasonable to suppose that the year nineteen hundred and fifteen will bring us more blessings and ‘greater opportunities for service if cach of us wills to do his duty to himself and his fellowman, as he should. The great and crying necd today of our people here and elsewhere is greater social unity That we should draw ourselves closer together in an effort to bring about race solidarity admits of no question. Failure to do this on our part, in view of the present competition, as well as hostile and prejudiciary opposi- tion to us in certain quarters, can but result in our complete down- fall as a people. The slogan of each of us during the year nine- teen hundred and fifteen should be, unity of effort for the good of the whole people. Let cach of us who has the good of the race at heart, subscribe whole-heartedly to the above. . St. John’s Day at Augusta St. John’s Day was celebrated on the 27th of the month at 3 o'clock p. m. jointly by the lodges of Augusta, viz:New Era No. 107, Adelphia No. 232, Jewel No. 275, Past Master, J. H. Kendall of Gate City Lodge No. 42, Atlanta, Ga., gave a short but interesting address on the celebration of the day. -Past Master G. N. Stoney, followed with an instructive ad- dress on fraternity «7 brotherly love. Notwithstanding the in, clerhent weather the t-mple was filled, and each lo:lge was well re- presented. The wid «ws, orphans and sick brothers wers remem- bered by the craft. Dr. Stoney spoke in splendid terms the man- ner the brethren contributed tothe fund. Masonry is on the boom in Augusta. The installation of the officers was conducted by Past Master J. H. Kendall. The offi- cers of New Era Lodge, No 107 are, Dr. G. N. Stoney, W. M.; Fred Jeffries, S. W.; Peter Blunt, f W.; Jas. H. Maxtvell, Treas. ; ewis E, Mosley, Secy.; Andrew Moore, S. D.; H. K. Steel, J. D.; A. E. Singfield, Steward; Allen Gantt, Steward; Rev. J. S. Ellis, Chaplain; Chas. McLaugheni Marshal; Wm. H. Butler, Tyler. Officers devel Lodge, J. W. Fos- ter, W. M.; P. L. Bohler, S. W.; E.C. Johnson, J. W.; Thos. Dove, Treas; O. A. Griffin, Sec’y. ee ale te ee ere year 1914-1915 has been consider- ably enlarged and greatly improv- ed. The size of the page has | been increased twenty-five ,per cent over that of previous years. The number of pages have been increased from 348 in 1913-1914 to 417 in 1914-1915. Not only has much new material been add- ed, but the information contained in the previous volumes has been expanded, revised, rewritten, and brought down to date. 5 The success of the previous years has encouraged the pub- lishers to believe that there is a real need for a book which shall provide, in an inexpensive form, a succinct, comprehensive and im- partial review of the events of the year which affect the interest and indicate the progress of the race. The Negro Year Book attempts to provide this, together with a compact but comprehensive statement of historical and sta- tistical facts arranged for ready reference. It seeks to be at once a permanent record of current events, an encyclopedia of histori cal and sociological facts, a d= ‘rectory of persons and a biblio- graphical guide to the literature of the subjects discussed. In ad- dition to the extended biblio- graph of the Negro race at the end of the volume the reader will also find in this years issue of the Book throughout the volume in connection with each special topic further references to the specific subject mentioned, so that the student who wishes to pursue the investigation of any subject referred to will find the way opened to tim. In addition to its interest for the general reader, the book is also specially adapted for the use in schools where historical and sociological courses on the Negro are given. During the coming year the publishers are desirous of still further extending the directory feature so as to include every or- ganization and every individual of anyimportance in every part of the country. We therefore ask the co-operation of our readers in furnishing the correct name and title too of the organizations to which they belong; also, the exact facts in regard to the pér- sonal history of individuals who by their success or by their ser- vice “distinguished themselves. During the past year, through the kindness of readers of the Negro Year Book, the Editor, Mr. Mon- roe N. Work has come into pos- session of considerabe valuable material, So far as the facts fur- nished this way can be verified, they have been or will be used to make up the annual record of the- writing of Negro authors, the names of inventors and inven- tions, of those who are making historical collections relating to the Negro, of those making investigations of Negro life and history, and especially the rames of all the publications of what- ever kind by the Negroes. ' In asking your co-operatiors in our efforts to make a bigger and a better book, we trust you will do so in the confidence that you are doing something not merely for the Negro Year Book but fpr the Negro race as well. Owing to the increase in the size of the Book, the publishers ' find it necessary to charge ten ' cents postage on single copies sent through the mail instead of five cents as charged on copies of previous editions and as announc- | ed in the advanced advertisement ' of this edition, Price 2 cents. | of this edition. Price 25 cents. sen ss mens —-— - I A Most Brilliant Event in the Social Circles of Augusta. At the beautiful and tasttly furnished have every member of the rice ensage home of the meritoriously popular Mr. and Mrs, James H. Hudson,’ on Pie- quet Avenue, Augusta, Ga., there took place on the evening of the 18th of De- cember the most brilliant event of the season. It-was the celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the mar- riage of Mr. and Mrs. Hudson (nee Miss Mary Brown.) It bas never been the good fortune of the writer to see such an aggregation of beautiful. ly begowned ladies and full dressed gentleman as composed the guests ofthe evening. Especially attractive was Mis. Hudson, daintily clad with nymph-like effect in a messoline silver gray gown draped in shadow lace a;la-Redingote Modiste. leashed trom tors to hem with precious stones. Be- sides, Cinderella might have envied the rich satin silrer-buckled stipper worn by Mrs. Hudson. From head to feet she reproduced in her every ap- pearance smile, move and gesture the girl bride given .o Mr. Hudson twenty- five years ago. And he, too, in his con- ventional full evening dress looked every whit the groom of that lovely SS Se es ent Cee ee Mrs. Hil-(Mrs: “Hudson's irother) must have thanked God afresh, the first three for such loving and wjll be- loved parents, and the last named for sucha noble daughter and son-in-law. | At the front door the quests were re- celved by Mesdames U. B. Collins and L W. White, the former assistant prin- cipal of Mauge Street, grammar school, and the latter assistant principal of the Frst Ward grammar school. Mesdames L! ©. Morrison, P. E. Winston and“&. X. Floyd presented the many guests to Mr. and Mrs. Hudson. The guests were largely composed of represénta- tives of exclustve fraternities and so- }elal guilds, Everything in {ts appro- priate appointment bespoke thé spirit ‘and sentiment of thé occasion. The stairease festooned with evergreen vines evoked the joy, laughter and good will of all who entered the home. Enhancing the sentiment of the sil- ver wedding, inter-twined in smllax }and winter foliage that banked the ‘gorgeous mantel of the front parlor where the Roman figurs.. Also the | brazen Grecian candellabria_ burned with two lights on the left and five Might on the right end of the mantel, thus ,signifying two and, five, or 25. Beneath overarching palms of orien- ‘tal appearance sat Mr. and Mrs. Hud- son on a rich divan which seemed to allure away dull care. The folding doors between the two parlors were opened wide; from every quarter of both parlors and the hall peered pappy faces as Miss Claudia Whitmore's delicate fingers nimbly. called forth from the plano a soft in- termezzo. ‘This diving music in low, sweet, continuous tones solemnized the occasion as Dr. John W. Gilbert stood facing Mr. and Mrs. Hudson to per- form the ceremony of the hour. In striking words, fraught with deep ome tion he uttered an original and im- provised matrimonial service which! was unique and inimitable Rev. Dr. Gladden led the audience in prayer on its behalf for heaven's richest benedic- tion to rest ever tpon the noble hus- band, wife and family. | A wealth of presents, many of which came from white friends attest the| highest esteem in which Mr. and Mrs.| Hudson are held wherever they are known. “After refreshments, song au-{ sie and soclal intercourse held sway?fot ; two hours, the fortunate guests de-! parted, ‘ | +a After an illness of some duration Mrs. Elizabeth Maxwell died at her home in West Savannah on Saturday of last week and was buried thg fol- lowing Thursday from the West Sav- annah Baptist Church. Birs. Maxwell is survived by a husband, Rev. J. R. Maxwell, two sons, Rey. M. C. Maxwell of Norfotk, Va., and Mr. J, H. Max. well of Washington, D C. Mr. Fred Freeman died on Wednes da of last week at his late residence 794 Gwinnett “street east. Mr. Free- man has been in bad health for quite a while, but only became worse a few days before his death. The remains were taken to Beaufort county where the funeral took place on Sunday. Several friends from the city attended the funeral. The deceased was well thought of by his friends. Mr. John L. Mitchell a_ native of Savannah, Ga., but an old resi- dent of Augusta, Ga,, died on the 24th, of December after a brief illness and was buried ou the 26th. frozi the Union Buptist Church of which he was a member for over 40 years. The services were conducted by Rey. sjlas X. Floyd and was largely attended by numerous friends. He is surviv- ed by awife, Mes. Calypso Ridley “Mitchell. He wrs the oldest brother of Mr. Theodore L Mit. chell. Mrs. Maggie A. Clark and Mrs. Mary M. Taylor of this city: Mr. Frank L Mitchell of, Boston. | Mass., and, Mr. Wallace L. Mit- chell of Wildwood, N J. | First Congregational Church ., ee The First Congregational chureh, Rev. W- L. Cash. pastor. (At 11 morning worship. A new year’s sermon will be presched by the pastor and specia! music will be rendered bythe choir ‘8:00 evening worship. At this ser- vice there will be the celebration of the holy communion and re- ception of new members. A free will offéring will bo taken for the [benefit of the poor The week of |prayer will ve observed by the church, beginning Monday night, Jannary 4th and continning throngh Friday night, the 8th. Tho services will begin each night. promply at 8 o'clock snd hot for one Your You are cordintly invited to attend these services, visitors xnd strangers are always weloome, | Mr. J, H. Maxwell of Washington, D. C., was in the city last week at- tending funeral of his mother. + | Despitethe very inclement weather,~ u day wasarealred letter day atthe Y.M C, A.~ The one hundred or more people who were present, were x unit In proclaming’ the program of lust >undsy one of the bestin the history of the Association, Health Officer Dr- W. G. Brunger, who delivered the principal address, guve much food for thought by his splendid address which: teemed with umely health, hints dnd suggestious— Remarks by Piot. J- W. Hubert, Prof. Jno. Melutush, Mr. G. H. Bowen, Kev. J- A. Martin and others guve evident that the ad- dress of Dr. Brunuer will bear auch fruit. Thesinging of the Y.M.C. A glee ctub composed of Messrs Johnson. brown, May- nor, Parker, Richaidson and others was a feature of the meet- ing. ‘Ihe Y. W. CG. A. which attend:d in a body gave an interesting report of ws work through its presidednt, Mrs. L. E. Coleman. On tomorrow. the prineipal address will be deliver- ed by Dr. Hains one of our leading local physicians. on his trip, to London. - ‘There will Le good music. The meeting will hegin promply »td pom. at at Paul GC. M. E Church, West Broad and Maple sts, ee eg oe Fs ee ee we, ae es pea See 29 ee EO oa P., >< eeae Ei Pi pe ee Ai Mr. Henry Mears, the subject of this sketch, is the proprietor of the Henry Mears Feed Com- pany and the Mears Express, Furniture’ and Piano Movers. Mr. Mears has been in business in this city for a number of years, and his business has steadily ing creased from a humble little store to the large wholesale and re- tail business he now conducts at No. 309 Berrien street, near Jef- ferson, where in his own new building, he has in his employ- ment all Negro help, book keeper, and delivery men. Mr. Mears is also engaged in the furniture and piano moving business, in which he is well experienced, and “will appreciate your business in that line. He thas good teams and large transfer wagons especially for this business. When in need of anything in this line call or phone him at 3461. Your order will be greatly appreciated and you will thereby benefit your race Mrs. Frank Moore wishes to an- nounce that she has just pared Private Boarding House. on SCOTT ST. Furnished Tooms with or without Board. For furey, ther information apply to Mrs. Frank Moore; 514 Scott St., Beaufort, South Caralina PRICE STREET SHOE SHOP. Have-your Shoes repaired here. We pay strict attention to Ladies aud Children Work and make Old Shoes New, We retan shoes and dye shoes. All work called for and delivered promptly. 5 435 Price Street 3rd door from Gordon St. Phone 2328 - WALTER BING, Prop ricto‘r ‘Santa Glaus Yes, a splendid old «gentleman. Once every year from time memorial, he has made happy the hearts of many, so the Ga. Mutval pives way to him . 2 Bee Se oe See gentleman. Once every year from time memorial, he has made happy the hearts of many, so the Ga. Mutual gives way to him this single day of December 25th, for there is ne& another day during the entire ‘year that the Ga. Mutualis not making bapoy the hearts of muny by prompuly carrying out its financial obligations daring the hours of sickness or death. do after you have greeted Old Santa Claus, it is well that you coasider the Ga. Muruat Ins. Co., ! Branch Office-509 W. Broad St. H.T. Singleton, Supt. <4 1915 CHRISTMAS Grae RR eee) Pepe Ter Me oS Prete s Segeeiee polite gs % Eelaee A ESS REA eS rae ee eae Sperone BM arse aie is. 27a eee Fata ie pe ae i a. sa Ee peepee see ee E ig re S eeeie e: eee Mee, i. eee <2 ee AUC WL AGS mea Cel Savings Bank -- Members may deposit in the Wage Earners S. vings Bank 10c, 25c, 50c, and $1.00 per Share every Saturday. In_ -case of death ofany share holder, his or her share can | be withdrawn, without inter- est oradditions or continued: On Saturday December llth 1915, the entire emcunt in- cluding interest will be de- vided among the share hold- ersin proportion to the num- - ber-of shares held. a _ First deposit to.be made by January 2nd, 1915. —_ ‘ © JOIN NOW!!! ~ For further information “call and see us - The Wage Earners Savings Bank The Pioneer Negro Savings , Bank of Georgia West Broad @ Alice Sts. SAVANNAH, GA. --- "We indeed," a certain lady remarked, This suit is NOT new It has been dry cleaned at THE HENRY STREET PRESSING CLUB Why, should I buy a new one?" We save your clothes, you save your money Henry Street Pressing Club Phone 1487, Marion Massey Mgr. January 4th, Monday. NewYear hop by Foraker Lodge, No. 6669, Odd Pellows at Harris street hall. Admission 25 and 40 cents For Rent—House, 216 Waldburg street, east. Seven rooms, convien- tent location. Mrs. Rosa L. Robinson of 540 East Gaston street left Sunday night for St. Augustine, Fla., to spend the holidays with her sister and niece, Mrs. Naomia Benson. Mrs J. A. Hadley has returned from Columbia, S. C., where she was a guest during the holidays of President and Mrs. W. W. Beckett of Allen University. Miss Rosa B. Shank and Miss Susie Shank of Thomson, Ga., are the guests of Mrs. Helen Shank. Friends will be very sorry to hear that Mrs. Fannie Davis of 208 West 1st street, is very sick at the Georgia Injury. Mrs. Nicey McQueen of Athens, Ga., is in the cty, spending the holidays with her niece, Mrs. F. M. Cohen, on East Park Avenue. Miss Mary L Mayrant who is teaching at Waycross, Ga., is in the city spending the holidays, the guest of Mr and Mrs Robt L. Smith. Mr. Jas. R. Davis will entertain Dr. J. H Bugg of Lynchburg, and Dr. C Middleton of this city with a stag party next week All of the friends of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Jones will be glad to know that they are now convalescing after their serious illness Mr Sam Bowen, Jr., of Keller. Ga., was in the city for a few days this week. Miss Julia Harden of Jacksonville, Florida, is in the city visiting friends Mr James Stanly f Montgomery, Alabama, is among the visitors in the city. Mr. Walter Bognell, of New York was in the city for a few days this week. Miss Ada Harrison of Cartersville. Ga., is visiting relatives in the city. Mrs. E. M Pinckny is spending the holidays at Dayton, Fla., with her sister, Mrs. Alouzo White Social Happening The home of Mrs. Lula S. Drayton, 556 Bryan St. W., was the scene of a jolly gathering on last Monday night. It was occasioned by the celebrating of Mrs. Drayton's twenty-sixth birthday. Those present were: Mesdames Josephine Black, Lena Smith, Helen Jones, Sarah Murry, Alice Campbell, Mattie Busby, Orch Quarlas, Bulab Pollinus, L. M. White, Anna Thompson, Miss Henretta White, Miss Rosella Brown of Beaufort, S. C; Miss Addie Galloway, Miss Batrice Houston, Miss Nancy, Singleton, Mrs. M. L. Smith, Mr. and Mrs Ed. N Dayton, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Hayes, Frank Hurley, Charlie Harris, S. D. Scott, J. Branan, J. H. Paige Albert Brown, Dumass Guidy, William Blain of New Orleans; Ams Hurley, L. E. Dixon, Allen Grant, Robert Roberson, Jerome Graham, Master Leroy Durham and Miss Lela Butler. Mrs. Jas. R Davis entertained for Miss Anna P. Lucker and her bridal party on Monday Dec. 28th at her home Anderson St. E. There were thirty ladies to greet the party and everyone seemed to be full of mirth and joy. Each guest received a souvenir. Prizes were won by Mesdames A. P. Barnard, A. Reed, and J. L Jackson Mrs. Clara Young entertained on last Thursday evening in honor of her daughter, Miss Pearl B. Miller. Those present were, Miss Willie Alexander, Miss Marie Davis, Miss Lottie Butler- Miss Sadie and Julia Lightburn, Miss Louise Brown, Miss Annie and Marion Easton, Mrs. Henry Singleton, Jr., and Mrs. Wm. Stirling. Miss Miller will return to Jacksonville, Fla., on Sunday. Miss Pearl Miller left yesterday for Jacksonville, Fla. After a delightful visit to her mother, Mrs. C. B. Young. On the Battle Front. You can stand way back of the firing line and see what's going on in the various European warzones by reviewing the big war-picture supplement which is to be a feature of next Sunday's New York World. This is the first of a series of Sunday World war-picture supplements that will be well worth your while to get and keep. And don't forget the great illustrated Magazine, Joke Book and Comic Section that always help to make the Sunday World famous. Order from your newsdealer in advance. A new War Supplement each week. If your dealer cannot supply it for you write The World, Park Row, New York. Memoriam In loving memory of our son and brother MACK M. MERCHISON JR. who departed this life December 29, 1913. We was faithful just and true. Just one year ago the death-angle wafted his soul into that heavenly mansion where the holy angle dwell. He is gone but not forgotten, He only died to live again. Mack M. Merchisoe, Sr., Father F. A Merhison, Mother Theodore M. Merchison, Brother Romisita O. Merchison, Sister Frank N. Merchison, Brother In loving remembrance of WILLIAM WALTER MARTIN Who departed this life Jan. 3, 1910 Gone but not forgotten Cards of Thanks. We wish to thank our many friends for the sympathy shown and the beautiful floral designs given at the death of our father. Susie Singleton A. J. Williams. F. H. Williams. Jr. George Williams. First Bryan Baptist Church On account of the indisposition of Rev. Wright on last Sunday the services were conducted by Rev. Green, assisted by the deacons. Notwithstanding the inclement weather, the attendance was very good all day. There was quite a number at the communion service. All seemed anxious to be present as it was the last in the year. The Christmas tree on Monday night for the Sunday school was quite an enjoyable affair. Fruit, candy and presents were given the children First A. B. Sunday School. Sunday school begins at 3:30 except the first Sunday when it begins at 2:30. The school was well attended on Sunday inspite of the weather. The primary and the intermediate classes held their exercises on Tuesday night; on Wednesday night the advance and senior classes will have their exercises and a supper will be had. On the second Sunday in January there will be the report of the deputies of the different classes, Butler Presbyterian Church Butler Presbyterian Church. East Broad and McDonough streets, Rev S. T. Redd, pastor: residence 213 East Broad street. A few undaunted ones braved the inclement weather to be out. After the program had been pleasingly rendered on Wednesday night the children of the Sunday school got another glimpse of Santa Claus at the Christmas tree celebration, which role was played by Mr. Frank Cain. Watch meeting was held Thursday night. Services Sunday 11:30 a. m.; Sunday school 3 p. m.; Christian Endeavor 7:30 p. m.; evening service 8:30 p. m. Golden Circle News Three Gate Golden City Golden Circle No. 3, met on last Wednesday night with a large number of members present and also visitors from the various Circles. The new officers were elected. Gateway to Success Golden Circle No. 14 met on last Wednesday night with a large attendance The Circle was visited by many. The officers were elected for the next six months. Lily of the South Golden Circle No. 11 met on Monday night at Seabrooks hall with a large crowd. There were a number of visitors present. The order initiated a number of candidates. Triumph Golden Circle No. 2 met at Seabrook's hall on Monday night with a crowded hall. There were a large number of candidates initiated into the Circle. Be it known throughout the brotherhood that Brother John H. Johnson, former Deputy of the Rising Sun Golden Circle No. 2 is no longer Deputy of that Circle as his appointment has been revoked by the Hon. G. P. R. The Hon. G. P. R., will make an appointment at an early date. United Workers Circle No. 21 held its first meeting at Morse's hall on the third Wednesday night in last month. Despite the inclemency of the weather a good crowd was out and an excellent meeting was held. The circle meets every 1st, and 3rd, Wednesday night. United Workers Circle No. 21 cordially invites all of its friends and well wishers to attend a Lemon squeeze entertainment given at the home of our deputy, Brother Edward T. Black on Monday night January 4th, 1915, on 6 h street, east Admission free Come prepared to buy a lemon and win the prize. St. Philip's Dots The pastor, officials and members of St Philip church extend to the friends of St Philip church a happy New Year greeting, wishing them long life and good health during 1915 and thanking them for the many favors in the past. Rev. Singleton's Christmas sermon on ast Sunday a.m. was good. Owning to the disagreeable weather the congregation was very small. The Sunday school had their Christmas tree exercises on Wednesday night. 3—an excellent program was rendered after which the presents were distributed. The emancipation celebration were held at St Philip church on New Years day. The official board of St Philip church passed a resolution that every member must pay one dollar per month to the building fund for 1955. Watching services will be held on tomorrow Sunday, prayer meeting at 5:30 a.m. pre-ching, baptism of children and right hand of fellowship at 11 a.m. Sunday school at 2:45 p.m. V. C. E. League at 7 p.m. Communion services at 4 p.m. preaching at 8:15 p.m. one hour prayer meeting every Thursday night from 7 to 8 everybody is invited to these services. Amusement Column Coming Events in the Social World NOTICE—Articlesin this Column Two Cents Per Word, Payable in Advance. January 22nd, Friday Mid-winter entertainment at Masonic Temple by Past Worthy Counsellors Union. Admission 15 cents. January 18, Monday New Year. Hop by Three Gates Circle No 3, Golden Circle at Masonic Temple. Admission 15 and 25 cents. Jan. 18, Monday, Dance at Harris street hall by Original G. H. B. A. and S. C. Admission 15 and 40 cents. January 13, Wednesday, New Year Dance by Young Adelphia Aid and Social Club Ladies Branch at Masonic Temple, Admission 2 and 40 cents. Jan. 6, Wednesday, Beginning of Perkins Imperial Dances at Harris St hall, Admission opening night 35 cents other nights. 5 cents. WILLAM McKELVEY Contractor and Builder. I am now doing business for myself and am in position to give estimates to 11 kinds of work. All orders promptly ttended to. See me before building 08 Huntingdale E Phone2308-L AGENTS WANTED TO SELL MAGIC Saving Powder A wonderful discovery to shave the head and face without using shears or razor. Will send half pound can by mail, postage paid, for 25 cents in stamps. WRITE TEE SHAVING POWDER COMPANY Dealer in New and Second Hand ed Bicycles. Tires and Supplies. Agency on the Monarch Bicycles. K. HALPERN, Proprietor, 463 West Broad St. Phone 1340. Public & Clubs I am In a Position to Furnish Orchestra music For all occasions, any amount of pieces desired at a reasonable figure. Satisfaction guaranteed. Leave orders at. 407 HARRIS STREET Guss Price Manager Price's Famous Orchestra PRESSING CLUB Work called for and delivered promptly. Give us a call. Cleaning, repairing and dyneing specially Don't forget our Holiday Entertainment and Special Feature DANCE Given by the Blue Ribbon Dancing Class Harris street hall TUESDAY Night DEC. 29th ADMISSION 25 CTS. Special dance exhibits Special instructions For all kirks of Photographic Work — E.B. — James Edw. Collier 644 EAST PRESIDENT ST. Phone2152-J PIANO LESSONS BY Miss ETTA McINTOSH 312 East Duffy Street. Terms reasonable. Stop at S.Kantziper For MEATS. WE ALSO BUY LIVE STOCK Phone 2669 CITY MARKET. YOUNG BROS. NEW STORE Isthe place to get your Groceries Meats and Confectioneries. Cigars and Tobacco. Telephone orders promptly attended to EDW. G. YOUNG, Manager Phone 4291 Cor. 36th and Burroughs sts. Protect Your Horses' Feet Have Them Shod by the The Cresceus Horseshoeing and Clipping Shop 315 JEFFERSON ST. Phone 3509 NELSON A. CUYLER "The Expert Horseshoe," Prop. Important-The only Expert horseshoeing shop in the city operated by a colored man Diving Work Atlantic and Pacific Coast THE DIVING CONSTRUCTION Co. Reference: Central Bank & Trust Co. All Work Promptly Attended To J. L. MURCHISON Chief Diver 2815 Gravier St. New Orleans, La GIVE Mme. Hart's Hair Dressing and Grower A TRIAL It will make the hair grow long and silky. Second to no hair preperation on the market. All who have trie it gladly recommand same to others. Agents wanted everywhere. Write for terms VIOLA E. HART Manufacturer 208 College St. Americus, Ga Visit The BEE have a Huircut and Shave. inothes Cleaned, Pressed, Dyed and Renovated, also Ice Cream and Soft Drinks D. J. REID, Prop. President St. E. Phone 2014 Special Offering 2 BRAND NEW 6-ROOM COTTAGES IN CANN PARK, 44th Street, West $1500.00 EACH ON EASY TERMS 1 3-ROOM COTTAGE 1511 Vine Street $600.00 1 6-ROOM COTTAGE On 39th Street, West $900.00 COME QUICK! G. H. BOWEN, "The Real Estate Man." Phone 4096 458 West Bread St SOTP THIEF Disability caused by Accident or Illness has robbed the salaried and wage earning classes of America of $500,000,000 annually. Statistics present the amazing facts that ONE of every SEVEN MEN is KILLED or INJURED by ACCIDENT each year, not withstanding the precautions taken to prevent it. Devoted and respected head of the family, examine your pecuniary condition, be sure that you are in a position to protect your FAMILY against need in case you should be laid up from an injury or ILLNESS. There is no better way in which to show your appreciation of your family than to insure yourself against disability with the Royal Casualty Insurance Company Ins companies have been continually improving their policies. The Royal Duxity Company is no exception and has produced its greatest policy under the style "Business Men's Policy." It is the most liberal policy on the market, a straight out promise to pay. Show your wisdom by giving your family the business like protection afforded by us. For further information see M. Wm. Artest, Agent, 2217 Florence Street, Savannah, Ga. Central Park Normal and Industrial Institute SAVANNAH, GA. OPENS SEPT. 16, 1914. ```markdown ``` For the transportation of students Vehicles will leave West Broad and Bolton Sts. daily at 7.15 a.m. for Central Park Institute returning at 3.30 p.m. SCOTT BROTHERS Suspenders, Neckwear, Socks, Collars, Shirts, Garters,, Umbrellas, Shoes,! Underwear, Handkerchiefs, etc. Handkerchiefs, Ribbons, Gloves, Slippers, Shoes, Aprons, Corsets, Umbrellas, Combs, Brushes, Powder, Straightening Combs, etc. ALSO FOR THE HOME Sheets, Pillow Cases, Towels, Curtain Goods, Rugs, Etc. PHONE 2829 WESTBROAD AND GWINNETT STREETS Savannah, Ga. 2 ew Negro BusinessLeague Weekly Letter (By J. C. Lindsay) — Sa Se Se See Ree organization has done great service to the members of the race in business in this community There fs a feeling of bopefutness «nd the optiinism which pervades the Negro business atmos- phere, which, to say the least is con- tazlous. We are indeed anxious to have every member of the race engaged in business in this community, speak an encouraging word to those who may not know of the beneficial and lasting work which is being so successfully carried on by the members of the local ranch of the Negro Business League. Not only are we anxious to have our people talk enthusiastically of the great and good work being done by the local branch of the National Negro Business League, but we are more than anxious to have them talk thankfully and con- » structively of the many business which are being operated in this com- munity by our own men and women. ~The Knocker Gets Knocked One of the inexorable laws of high heaven is, “whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” "Bis decla- ration by that great apostle to the Gen- tiles. uttered nearly two thousand years ago, has adjusted itself to the peculiarities of all men and nations and will still fit the conditions of man- kind as Jong as time lasts, no man or any eet of men engaged in or who may hope to engage in business has any right ‘to say unkind things about an- other who may be operating or at- tempting to operate a business similar to the one he or they may have in mind to begin, or successfully operat- Ing, as to that matter. Gets Out What He Puts In. ‘When a man puts brain, system, en- thusiasm and energy into his business you may rest assure that that man will get dollars out of it, But the “happy-go-lucky” “hurah-riff-roft” fel- low will be like that man of whom the food and patient man Job spoke, “he liveth but a few days and they are full of trouble.” We, as the child race must learn to put brain and sys- tem into our business. Principles and Measures, not Men | 7 and Parties. 1 We, the child race just beginning to| Jaunch out into the deep of the busi- ness sea, can ill aford to allow our- selves to think that a member of the anent, when the other fellow, our sharp- est competitor, is focussing all of his energies upon the business in the eom- munity which he is endeavoring to con- trol “As a Man Thinketh So He Is" If we allow ourselves to think little, mean thoazhts about cai otzer, then qe may rest assure that we are little and mean ourselves. If ave alow our selves to think that a memb2- of the race alo may be engaged ia a lesiti- “mate business is net entitled to our support entirely upon the ground that that he is a member of the race and therefore should not suctead, we may rest assure that there is someone ee in the-workt just as llttle, low and as mean as we onrselves are, and fy think- ing the same thing about us, heuce, the truthfulness of the saying, “as a man thinketh, so is he” Then we should think right and we will act right. One of the right ways to act, as found in the holy writ is. “as much as possible live peaceable and do good unto all men and especially to. those of the household of faith.” “Therefore, the Negro Business League, the ma- jority of whom are laynien, take the ubove quoted scripture to mean that the Negro should zo the Negro’s res- cue first, then if his strength and en- ergy, financial or otherwise, be not exhausted, it is up to “Simon the cross bearer” to help the other fellow to carry his material and financial cross up the hill of difficulty and land him safely over into the paradise of prosperity. SIMO 9M PIN OF TVIET JO proTasnoy amTUs amy Jo sraquIATL wy er porjsdar0D Sey MOTT MIO FI Moy... 1aII2Id ano jo ossoyy 0) {Imp ET ao ouop PART OM IDB aq yon! * sH{YZ sOTIIO OT} Jog aNOp SBaqq} poos aseqy JO TV selves belong. Inspiration to Young Negroce Go any merning, if you please, to ‘Wage Earners bank building, Wednes- day evening Jan, 6th 1915. Come early and bring a friend along with you. “ ‘ NOTES OF RACIAL PROGRES‘ Furnished by the National Negro Business League As a result of the protest of the Tulsa (Okla.) Local Negro Busi- ness League a number of slot ma- chines were removed from East End, the colored section of the city. ee OF H. H. Pace, B. J. Davis and T. K. Gibson have been appointed by the Atlanta (Ga.) Board of Trade to take active charge of the Trade Edition of the Atlanta Independent. This special issue will appear December 26th. * + * For the year ending November goth, 1914, The Masonic Templars show a cash balance of $60,227.88 and total assets at $178,651.63. This fraternal organization owns a $5,000 printing plant. Mr. J- I. Bush of Little Rock, Ark., is the Founder and Secretary. + * The East Tennessee News is conducting a vigorous and suc- cessful campaign to secure a county appropriation for a home ‘for orphan and dependent colored girls, Leading white citizens are in sympathetic accord with Edi- tor Porter and the colored citi- zens of Knoxville in this move- ment. ae * E. W. D. Welch, secretary of the National Retail Merchants Association, an affiliation of the National Negro Business League, has issued a request that all-col- ored retail dealers communicate with him at once. Mutual help- fulness is the purpose of this or- ganization. Mr. Welch may be addressed at Dallas, Texas. ee The Negro Business and Pro- fessional Men’s Club‘ of Greens- boro, N.C., recently held their Annual Smoker. a x * * The weekly talks in the At- lanta Independent by Captain Jackson McHenry, Publicity Agent of the Atlanta (Ga.) Board of Trade, have “the <tabasco touch.” They are doing much to “ginger-up” colored business in Atlanta. ee # Last Christmas the Urban Lea- gue of Savannah, Ga., assisted about 700 poor colored families with food, clothing, wood, etc. A more vigorous campaign is on foot this year for subscriptions as they expect to do even better. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, George Giles & Co., a colored firm of Ocalla, Florida, are the largest dealer in the famous “Velvet Bean” in the world— Boston Reliance. = _ fe * The Indianapolis World has of- fered to subscribe $25.00 to a fund to establish by law the status of. the colored people in the public school system of that city. x x = ‘ It may interest the Negro peo- ple generally to know that the Duluth, South Shore and Atlan- tic Railway Company, with head- quarters at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, operates its own sleep- ing cars and dining cars with colored help entirely. Mr. Geo. H. Campbell, Superintendent _of the Dining and Sleeping Car De- partment writes regarding the Sleeping Car Conductors who are employed by this railroad the following: “The sleeping car conductors are: Ex-Sargeant A. Ray; Charles M. Blackburn and M. F. Mason. Mr. Ray entered the service as sleeping car porter, October 10, 1903, and was prp- __The University Museum of the University of Pennsylvania has added a large collection of curios from Central Africa. It includes war weapons, ornaments for men and women, baskets and cloth. According to the Philadelphia Tribune, the collection is very unique and shows “that these primitives were skillfil workers and had considerable sense of beauty.” The Colored Farmers’ Club of Urangeburg south Larolina, are loud in their praise in the results obtained from, following -the in- structions of their Agricultural Demonstration Agent. In a let- ter to the People's Recorder they say, “our gardens are far better and our exhibits at the County Fair -received much favorable comment.” Reverends C. W. Burton and L. W. West, of Macon, Georgia, have organized a Charitable Lea- gue. 2 + * S The Negro Organization So- ciety of Virginia is selling Red Cross Christmas seals. The pro- ceeds will go towards a fund for the erection of a Tuberculosis Sanitorium for Colored people. "oe ® The Christmas fiumber of the itable issue of 32 pages and brim- ful of interesting news and infor- mation. They used about 84 half tones exclusive of those in the advertisements and carried 15,666 lines of advertising. : cee In speaking of the success of the Mabry Brothers Tailoring and Haberdashery establishment, Birmingham, Ala., the Voice of the People says: “We, the race, can build up and should build up a proiftable and magnificent bus- iness for ourselves in the haber- dashery line through the efforts. of the Mabry Brothers. Mr. Mabry is clever. The Voice of the People believes itis the verdict of this community that there is no man doing business here who! strives more earnestly to cater to the wishes of his customers than ‘Bob’ Mabry.” The Mabry Brothers are graduates of the tailoring department of Tuskegee Institute. * one Bourne’s Pharmacy, of Atlantic City, N. J., was one of the prize- winners in the contest recently conducted by the Welch Grape Juice company for’ the: best win- dow display. eae The League Enterprise, of Kan sas City, Mo., is doing a splendid local and mail order business this season. They are “dissemina- tors of Negro Art and Literature” and have extensively advertised their goods as suitable and ap- propriate for Christmas gifts. et New Monrovia, a suberb of West Palm Beach, Florida, is the name of a new and “exclusive Colored city.” Already they have, begun the publication of a weekly paper, The New Monrovia Journal, which is well edited and carries much ingeresting news: of this thriving settlement. ee Mr. Hugh T."Lowery, formerly steward and chef of the Pasadena Country Club, has opened a cater- ing establishment in Los Angeles, Cal.e He is reported to have in- stalled very fine equipment. * oR The Colored Citizen’s Associa- tion of Helena, Ark., held a “get- together” smoker recently. Near- ly two hundred of Helena’s repre- sentative Colored men were pre- sent. tte Mrs. Sophia P. Craig, of Dan- ville, Ky., recently received a cer- tificate from the Kentucky board of education empowering her to teach in the state without license or examination. This comes as a reward for many years of effi- cient service—Danville (Ky.) Torchlight. xe OF The Colored graduate nurses, of Indianopolis, Ind., have organ- ized and perfected a system of city service by which they supply nurses on an hour’s notice. Mrs. E. P. Sykes is president of the as- thelr face from him. None but fhe herds who kept their sheep saw or knew of it till they felt to the ground in o great blaze of light, and 2 host of bright ones in the sky sang suck a song ag no choir on earth has sung, which gave-praise to God on high, “and on earth peace, good will to men.” ‘Those herds had faith to go and seek the child of whom they were told. They fonnd bim in the crib, and they sav more than their eyes could see. They knew that in that weak child was the power of God to save. And so these good men, when they bad bow’d down, went back to their flock, struck with awe, and “gave praise to God for all they had heard and seen.” Shall we do less? Shall we not, too, go bome and give thanks on our part, with Joy for what we have heard? And fm all onr joy let us find room for the one guest who should not be left out— room in our hearts for him whose word is life. . Yellow Fever, ‘The first appearance of yellow fever is said to have bean among the‘sallors ‘ef.Colambus tn 1495. 32 Sporting: Moston Nationals won third game in world’s series. Boore, & to 4, fn Boston. : 3% Sporting: Boston Nationals defeated American Athletics in fourth and de- clding game of the world’s series. Score, $ to 1. 35 Storm: Rain broke drought of 7 weeks duration, Panama Canal: Earth slides in Culebra + cut closed the Panama canal to traffic. 3& Mexico: Mexican convention of dele- gates proclaimed itself sovereign rul- er of Mexico. 1 Convention: Amerlean Bar associa- tion met In Washington. 21, Panama Canal: Culebra cut reopen- ed to traffic by dredging. 2% Polltieal: War tax bill became a iaw. & Storm: Phenomenal rainstorm follow- ed by flood in the San Antonlo river: 13 drowned tn San Antonio. Obituary: Rev. Edward Judson, son of Rey. Adoniram Judson, the’ Indian missionary, and pastor of the Judson Memorial church in New York clty: aged 7 %4 Polltical: 634 congress adjourned. 3. Obituary: Gen. Sir Charles Déuslas, chfef of staff of the British army. in London; aged G4. @. Mining Disaster: Explosion in the Mitchell mine, Royalton, IIL, caused the loss of 59 lives. 22.2Balkan Conspiracy: Prinzip, who as- sassinated Archduke Francis Ferdi- nend of Austria, sentenced to 20 years’ Imprisonment for the crime; 4 of his fellow conspirators were sen- tenced to death and others from 3 years to lite, 90. Sporting: Alfredo De Oro defeated George Moore for the three cusbloned billiard championship by $0 to 23 in New York. Mi, Anniversary: Bistorical pageant in New York clty to mark the tercenten- nary of tho beginning: of commerce In that port. Sporting: Narvard beat Michigan 2t tn- tersectional fotbaN, 7 to 0, at Cam- bridge. Chicago and }Visconsin played 0 to0in football’at Madison, Wis. {lll nols defeated Minnesota at football, 21 to ¢, at Minneapolis, Minn. NOVEMBER. L Obituary: Gen. A. R. Chaffee, U.S. Ay retired, veteran of the civil and Span- ish-American wars, at Los Angeles, | Cal.; aged 72 : 2 Mexico: Gen. Eutalle Gutierrez was elected provisional president of Mex- co by jhe national convention. 2 Obituary: “Prof.” A. S, King, veteran aeronaut, in Philadelphia; aged 88. 4 Obituary: B.A. Heinze, the “copper Xing," at Saratoga Springs, N.¥. 6 Obituary: Prof. August Welssman, cef- ebrated zoologist, at Freiburg, Ger many; aged §0. Cattle Disease: United States govern- ment quarantined Towa and Massachu- netts against cattle diseases, making ten states in all undef quarantine. 7. Sporting: Harvard defeated Princeton 29 to 0, at football at Cambridge. Yale beat Brown, 14 to 6, at New Haven. Michigan scored 34 to Penn's 3 at Ann ‘Arbor. % Convention: American road congress met at Atlanta, Ga, American Federa- tlon of Labor met in Philadelphia. Mexico: Carranza, chief of the Mexican ‘Nationals, defied the national conven- tion, 10. Convention: United Daughters of the Confederacy met at Savannah, Ga. u. Fire: Plant of the American’ Window Glass company at Jeannette, Pa, burn- ed; loss $1,000,000. 12 Conventions: W. C -T. U. convention met at Atlanta, Ga. National Amer!- can Woman Suffrage association met at Nashville, Tenn, 14, Sporting: Yale defeated Princeton at football, 19 to 14, at Princeton, N. J. Unols ‘beat Chicago, 21 to 7, at foot- ball at Urbana, I. 16. Financial: Federal reserve banks open- ed, releasing $460,000.00 for Ioans. Personal: Dr. Anna Shaw elected pres! dent of National Woman Suffrage as- soclation. . Convention: National Apple show open- ed at Spokane, Wash. 17. Personal: Afis$ Anna A. Gordon elect- ed president W. C. T. U. 12. Convention: National Municipal league met in Baltimore. Mexico: Villa selzea Provislonal Presi- dent Gutierrez and several members of the national convention. 12. Mexico: Villa's troops occupied Queré- taro, a strong fortified city. Obituary: Rev. Robert J. Burdette, for- mer newspaper humorist, lecturer and author, at Los Angeles; aged 7. Shipwreck: 24 lives lost on Lake Su- perlor by the wreck of steamship C. £*. Curtis and two schooners during: a storm. 2. Personal: Samuel Compers elected president American Federation of La- Dor. Sporting: Goullet and Grenda, Austra- Han team, won the six day bicycle race in New York; distance for 1% hours, 27:8 miles 1 lap—7 miles t lap ahead of record. Harvard beat Yale at football, 23 to 0, at New Haven. Hannes Kolenmainen ran six mules across country in 3% min. 47 sec. in Brooklyn, N. ¥. Minos defeated Wis- consin in conference football contest at Madison, Wis, %4 to 9. 2. Mexico: U. S. army evacuated Yera Cruz. %A. Shipwreck: 18 deaths in the wreck- Ing of the schooner Hanalel on Dux- bury reef, Cal 23. Mexico: Zapata's troops took posses- sion of the Mexican capital. Obituary: Col RB. Beath, noted vet- eran in G. A. R circies, in Philadel phia; aged 70 38. Sporting: Cornell beat Pennsylvania 24 to 12 at football tm Philadelphia. %. Sporting: Army defeated the Navy at football on Franklin field, Phfladel- phia, 20 to 0. Financial: New York Stock Exchange. which closed at the beginning of the European war, reopened. DECEMBER. a y al | THE BEST PLAGE ; _In Savannahs | FOR MEN'S GOOD SHOES: : Prices $3.50 up — s B.H. Levy Bro. & Go. | Hoy sue ER RRR 8 Your complexion needs | . DAGGETT 6 RAMSDELL’S Used by the elite of New York Society for twenty-three f years and still their favorite, Imparts health and ° beauty to the skin, smoothes away the marks of Time, _; %2i brings Nature’s bloom to sallow cheeks, discourages Re unwelcome lines and wrinkles. Improve ia «your looks by its daily use. Was a In tubes 10e, 25c, 50e. = cae In jars 35c., S0c., BSc, $1.50. <r B= When you insist upon Daggett & Ramedell's gr fl you get the best cold cream in the store. —A REPEL Sk LIN SEABOARD AIR LINE THE PRORESSIVE KAIL! 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A.- TICKET OFFICE 7 . 10 BROUHTON STREET WEST A eS PARR TSA SAR UR ET A AA ta LET, PREG a We Have Iit!! {Ler Cuenrcat Co., Prop) Oo 719 WEST sROAD STREET Is supplied with Pure, Fresh DRUGS AND CHEMICALS, and is prepared to fill apy : prescription. - They have Two (2) Registered Pharmacists © in charge, who will take care of your prescrip- . tions and Two (2) Polite Clerks to see to your : wants. _ We Solicit Your Patronage. ~- WITH EACH ONG ($1.00) DOLLAR PURCHASE f 2 WE GIVE A BOX OF,OUR SANITARY TOOTH POWDER FREE. : tay" We send for Prescriptions and deliver them. Phone 3570 . Quick Service: NN uP-T0-DATE—— s Hair Catting, Shaving, Shampoo ing Busse anv Wart Treatment Work Guaranreep. W. H. PRINCE, Proprietor 508W. Gwinnett St Sav’h, Ga The South Atlantic Barber shop Headquarters for barber supplies sed shoe pelish. A fine line of oS pipes and tobacoo. Shoes. shined repaired. Dealer in second handed shoes Clothes cleaned, preased and repaired Hot, cold and shower baths. H. A. MANZO, Gen'l, Mgr 145 West Broad St. Interesting Preliminaries of the World' Conflict, Followed by Accounts of Actions and Losses JUNE. 22. Archduke Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne, and his morganatic wife, Duchess of Hohenberg, assassinated by Gavrio Prinzip, a Bosnian student, while public guests at Sarajevo, Bosnia. JULY. 22. Austria's Ultimatum: Austria delivered ultimatum to Servia' demanding prompt punishment of assassin of Archduke Ferdinand on June 23 and his accomplices. 23. Russia Intervenes: Russia asked Austria to extend the time of ultimatum to Servia. 24. Servia Defiant: Servia's reply to Austria resulted in the severance of diplomatic relations. 25. Hostilities Begin: Hostilities between Austria and Servia near Belgrade. 26. Austria invaded Servia. 27. Peace Proposals: England proposed conference. Czar asked Austria to modify demands on Servia. 28. War Declared: Austria formally declared war on Servia. Russia moved troops to frontier. Russia, England and France: Russia called out 1,200,000 men. France massed troops on German frontier. English fleet sailed under sealed orders. German Ultimatum: Germany demanded that Russia cease mobilization within 24 hours. E. Peace Negotiations: Negotiations for peace between Czar, Emperor William and King George. Germany under martial law. All Europe arming. AUGUST. 2. War Declared: Germany declared war on Russia and mobilized her army; France mobilized. 3. Invasions: Germans invaded France through neutral territory of Luxemburg. Russians invaded eastern Prussia. England and Belgium: England mobilized. Belgium refused to permit German troops to cross her territory. 4. German Invasion: Germans invaded Russian Poland, also France. 5. Wilson Offers Mediation: President Wilson offered to mediate in Europe. Belgium Defiant: Belgians resisted German invaders at Liege and Namur. England Declares War: Great Britain declared war on Germany, also Germany on Great Britain. 6. Naval Action: British cruiser Amphion sunk by a German mine. Austria Declared War: Austria-Hungary declared war on Russia. 7. Montenegro at War: Montenegro declared war on Austria. Alsace Invaded: French troops invaded German province of Alsace. British In France: British troops landed on French coast. 8. Germans In Liege: Germans occupied city of Liege, Belgium. 9. France: France declared war on Austria. 10. Great Britain: Great Britain declared war on Austria. 11. Belgium Campaign: German march in Belgium checked at Haelen. 12. Japan: Japan demanded that Germany evacuate Kauchau, China. 13. Brussels: Germans occupied Brussels and attacked Namur, Belgium. 14. Belgium: Germans took Namur and attacked Mons. 15. Austria and Japan: Austria declared war on Japan. Aerial War: Zeppelin airships dropped bombs on Antwerp. France: Allies defecated at Cambrai. Germans In France: French surrendered Longwy to Germans. Naval Actions: German auxiliary cruiser Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse sunk by the British cruiser Highlyer off the coast of Africa. German cruiser Madgeburg destroyed by Russian ships in the Gulf of Finland. Louvain: City of Louvain, Belgium, sacked and burned by Germans. Naval Battle: British cruiser fleet destroyed 5 German warships off Helgoland. Aerial Warfare: German aviator dropped 5 bombs on Paris. Paris: German advance at Amiens 60 miles north. AUGUST. SEPTEMBER 1. Army Strength: Estimated that 6,000,- 000 combatants were in the field, 3,000,- 000 in the east and 3,000,000 on the Franco-German-Belgian lines. Germans defeated Russian invaders at Allenstein and Tannenberg, East Prussia, capturing many prisoners. Fall of Lemberg: Austrians abandoned the fortress of Lemberg, Galicia. Antwerp: Fourth raid of Zeppelin airships at Antwerp. 2. Paris Abandoned: French capital transferred from Paris to Bordeaux. 4. Germans Near Paris: French city of Rheims occupied by German troops. Germans 25 miles from Paris on the north and 20 on the east. 8. Battle on the Marne: German right wing, commanded by Gen. Von Kluck, attacked on the march and forced to retreat. Battle began on line of river Marne, east of Paris, between Von Kluck's columns and allies in pursuit. 7. Cruiser Sunk: British cruiser Pathfinder sunk by German submarine in North sea. Maubeuge: Germans captured Maubeuge, France. 8. France: Von Kluck's column retreated from the Marne toward the Alsine. 9. River Marne: German retirement from the river Marne began. Gen. French's British force crossed the Marne in pursuit. 12. Battle on the Alsine: Action began on the Alsine between British and Germans around Solssons; Von Kluck's retiring column halted and faced about. 13. Allies Cross the Alsine: Allies crossed to east bank of the Alsine; Germans intrenched. 14. Naval Action: British auxiliary cruiser Carmania (Cunarder) sunk the German cruiser Cap Trafalgar off South America. Allies Checked: Allies advance checked by German artillery on the line between Noyon and Solissons. Rheims: Rheims reoccupied by the allies. 20. Rheims Attacked: German artillery bombarded Rheims. 22. Submarine Action: German submarine U-9 sunk the German armored cruisers Aboukid, Cressy and Hogue by torpedoes in the North sea. 26. Siege of Antwerp: Germans laid siege to Antwerp. OCTOBER. OCTOBER. 2. War Prisoners: The Germans held as prisoners of war 8,800 British, 51,800 Belgians, 94,100 Russians, 123,000 French, Kiachau; Japanese opened bombard- Aerial Warfare and Work of the Submarine Ships and Mines-The War at a Glance ment of Tsingtan, German seaport of Klauchau, China. 2. Antwerp: Germans silenced three forts at Antwerp 3. Antwerp: Germans began bombardment of Antwerp. 4. Gallica: Series of combats called the battle of the Vistula, in Gallica, between Russians and Austrians began. 5. Antwerp Fallis: Capture of Antwerp by the Germans. King Albert and the government escaped to Ostend. 11. Bombs In Paris: German aviators dropped bombs in Paris. 13. Gallica: The battle on the Vistula, which began on the 7th, raged furiously. South Africa: Boers in South Africa rebelled against British rule. 15. Belgium: Germans took possession of Ostend. Naval: The British cruiser Hawke was sunk in North sea by German submarine U-9. Hawke lost 484 men. 17. Naval Battle: British cruiser Undaunted, with four destroyers, sank four German destroyers off the Dutch coast; German loss 133. Naval: The Japanese cruiser Takachilo sunk by a German submarine on the coast of China. 18. Gallica: The battle of the Vistula in Gallica ended in Russian victory Naval: British submarine E-3 sunk by a German warship in the North sea. 19. Naval: Austrian submarine sunk in the Adriatic sea by French cruiser. 20. Naval: Japanese destroyed the German torpedo boat S-90 outside of Klauchau bay. 21. Naval: The German cruiser Emden sank four British steamers and captured one off the coast of British India. Poland: German troops within ten miles of Warsaw, Russian Poland, retreated as the result of a prolonged battle. 24. Naval: British destroyer Badram rammed and sunk a German submarine off the Dutch coast. Belgium: Germans crossed the Yser-Ypres canal, near Nieuport. 25. South Africa: Second revolt of the Boers in South Africa. Former Boer generals, De Wet and Beyers, appeared at the head of this movement. Poland: Desperate battle in progress near Pilliza river in Russian Poland. Russian advance forced the Austro-Germans to withdraw. 27. Naval: British battleship Audacious hopelessly wrecked by a German submarine mine off the northeast coast of Ireland. 28. Naval Action: German cruiser Emden sank the Russian cruiser Jemtchug and a French destroyer at Penang, British strait settlements. 29. Turkey: Turkish warships, Goeben and Brestau sank two Russian warships in the Black sea; Turkish torpedo boats raided harbor of Odessa and sank a Russian gunboat and a Turkish cruiser bombarded Sebastopol. 30. Belgium: Belgian troops flooded the German lines on the river Yser, compelling the Germans to withdraw. Turkey: Turkish government severed communications with Great Britain; also declared war on Russia. 3L Naval: German submarine sunk the British cruiser Hermes in the strait of Dover. NOVEMBER. 1. Naval Battle: Battle off Chile between the German cruisers Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, Leipzig and Dresden and the British Good Hope, Monmouth and Glasgow. Good Hope and Monmouth destroyed. 2. Turkey: Battles on the Russian-Turkish frontier. 4. Naval: German cruiser Yorck sunk by a British mine in Jade bay, North sea; loss 296. 5. Turkey: France and Great Britain declared war on Turkey. 6. Gallicia: Russians recaptured Jaroslaw. Russia: Cossacks crossed the German frontier into Posen. 7. Losses: England's loss in army officers killed, wounded and missing had reached a total of 1,598. Japan: Japanese captured Tsingtao, China, after a stage of 33 days; German loss, 2,000 prisoners. 8. Turkey: Turkish troops crossed the frontier into Egypt. 9. Naval Battle: German cruiser Emden destroyed at Cocos island, Indian ocean, by British cruiser Sydney. 10. Belgium: Germans captured Dixmude. 12. Belgium: Germans crossed the Ypres canal, defeating the allies. Naval: German submarine sunk by a French torpedo boat, Westende, Belgian coast. 13. Belgium: Germans forced back north of Yser canal. 15. Losses: German official casualty list 635,337. Russia: Continuous battle in East Prussia, Germans repulsed Russians around Soldau. 17. Naval: German warships bombarded Russian port of Libau, Baltic sea. Poland: Germans defeated the Russians south of Kutno. 18. Naval: Battle in the Black sea between Russian fleet and the German-Turkish cruisers Goeben and Breslau. 19. France: Germans blew up part of French position at Chauvoncourt. 21. Aerial Warfare: British aerial squadron dropped bombs on a Zeppelin factory at Friedlerichshaven. 22. Naval: German submarine U-18 sunk by British warship off Scotland. 23. Naval: German base at Zeebrugge, Belgium, shelled by British warships. 25. Naval: British 15,000 ton battleship Bulwark sunk by explosion at Sheerness, England; about 800 lives lost. Poland: Germans, re-enforced, defeated Russians around Lodz and Lowicz. DECEMBER. 2. Aerial Warfare: Allies' airship dropped bombs upon the famous Krupp gunworks at Essen, Germany. Poland: Russians captured Plock, on the Vistula, in Poland, and repulsed the Germans at Lodz. Servla: Austrians took Belgrade, capital of Servia, after siege of 126 days. 6. Russia: Germans occupied Lodz, Poland, which Russians abandoned. 8. Naval: in action off Falkland islands, in the Atlantic, Sturdee's British squadron defeated Spee's German squadron, sinking the cruisers Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, Nurnberg and Leipzig. 9. Aerial Warfare: French airships dropped sixteen bombs on German army aviation camp at Freiberg. 13. Naval: Turkish battleship Messudich torpedoed by British submarine B-11 in the Dardanelles. Servia: Belgrade recaptured from Austrians by Servian troops. 16. Naval: German ships shelled Scarborough and Hartlepool, England. Minutes, By-Laws, Badges, Etc., Call at The Savannah Tribune 1009 WEST BROAD ST. PHONE 2171 send you FREE Write today for a testing ED P E ou FREE PERFUME y for a testing bottle of ED. PINAUD'S LILAC The world's most famous perfume, every drop as sweet as the living blossom. For handkerchief, atomizer and bath. Fine after shaving. All the value is in the perfume—you don't pay extra for a fancy bottle. The quality is wonderful. The price only 75c (6 oz.). Send 4c for the little bottle—enough for 50 handkerchiefs. PARFUMERIE ED. PINAUD Department M. ED. PINAUD BUILDING NEW YORK OUT OF TOWN ORDERS GIVEN SPECIAL ATTENTION / ‘ : . ‘ . : “e ty 2} on ¢ ! . meteapcipetion Parade Big Event Cantinued from first page) very & 1 of the territories of the Unite States. “Gerefully,.prayerfully, patiently he awmt @s [inevitable hour. On Jan- uary-fist, 1863, it came. If was then that Ge soued his immortal Procla- mation of Bmanctpation .and four miiion human beings stepped ont of bod&sge tanto freedom. 7 ane | “Enlipy, wo other individual act in the Distorg sf our country can be compared in mementous human importance with the Prodamatfon of Emancipation. Moredrer, the marvelous progress of the ‘républic’since Lincoln's day is in- dubitable cridenco that the great act of the great president obtained the fay- or of Almighty God. "ee © “he war hza ended— and ended gloriow4y. ‘The question of slavery has, bean keltled forever on the side of right, ‘The life long efforts of Cban- ning, of, Whittier, of Lloyd Garrison, of Waesdal Phillips end of all that slorigus army of abolitionists have been sceompltshed and we shall remain for- wver free aitizens of thin great repub- lic.‘ “%m our greatful admiration, however for Jiiticoln, do not Iet us forget the Ini- portant purt the Negro himself played in the struggle for his own freedom. ale was not 2 mere looker-on inVenice. Me was faithful to every trust—even when that faithfulness meant his own ensiuvement. Henry W. Grady, in that remarkable speech before the New Undid Socloty of New York, in 1886, spoke of the fidelity with which the Ne-~ sro guaried the defenseless women and children whose husbands and fath- ors wore fiptiling against his freedom. “As an example of the Negro's indom- | table courage in open warfare, allow | aue to call your attention to the battle; ot Port Huron which occurred May 2 18. To the Negro soldiers under Col. Nelwm waa asalgned the difienlt task of waxing that almost impregnahle forL Og Kelson in giving the flag | to the Raser, told him never to Jet & hegd'Hi the dust. The color eared Bi his cap to his officer and proudfy replied, “Colonel, I will brine ack the colors to you in honor or re- port ty God the reason why"! “AL fort Wagner a similar task ,of planting a flag was assigned $0 ser- geant Oarney, of the ith Mussa- ciuvelts regiment af Colored sotiiers | under comand of the gatlant fount Yovert Shaw. Wounded, bleedin. and suffering, Carney was brought 18, the hospital for treatment. “As he passed, his own regiment, tern sunt viewding, cheered him. Torgetful of hiv wounds, bis sufferings and con-| selous ouly of duty well done, Sersenat Carucy excinimed, “Boys, the old flax never trailed in the dust.” “Men of the race. the fante fs not in| our capabilities and not in our stars! that we are still in a sense underlings. ‘There is ro such thing as what the gam peller calls luck and we are capable of Vein the equal of any people. Yet the race problem is still a burainy problem. ‘Phe uatural query is: why? “Gun it be that we have not made the most of oar God-giyen capabilities? “Among the many illogical attempts at 2 solution of this race problem may be mentioned (one) deportation to Afri- 2; (two) colonization in some state or territory of the Union, and (three) extinction by natural sclection. None of theso solutions has or ever will prove feasible. The Negro is a lawful Amortcan citizen, and he is deter mined to stay right here, where he be- longs. Hence, as a part of wisdom by the leaders of both races, it behooves these leaders to unite upon some logi: cal plan for fully developing the Ne- sro's capabilities and training him for high type of citizenship. “furthermore, It Is thme for us te quit our specious argument, to qui oar sctiolastic quibblings and get dow to hard work. As the Apostle Pau proclaimed: God. made of one bloot every mflon of men to dwell on th face of the earth. Let us see to it then,, that we do our part in bringiu; our rice and the whole world to m understanding of this sublime truth “To whom should we look to be th <tumeaee in thie morement? AS 1 and donated to them. | “Flence, today I wish to make a plea for the nobler, wider unpaid service an educated man can render to society, by being thoughtful and by helping oth- er men to think . The educated men vbght to be the most conservative men of thelr race. They ought to be the men whom demagogues cannct influ- ence, nor political bosses pervert. ‘They ought to bring wild theorles to the test of practical logic and their uttlty to mankind. “km glad to say that, to a large ex- tent, thinking Negroes have already done much to make the race what it is today. Indeed, nearly all our pro- gress and our high endeavors have been born of the inspirations of these edu- cated, thinking Negro men and womer. Most of them have been strong cnough ,to drive out all unworhy alms and have enshrined in thelr hearts ideals that are pure and lofty; and they are train- ing themselves, as they are training the race, toward a nobler manhood and {womanhood, and toward an enduring suceess. * ' “To me one of the most sublime sights In the world fs that of a young Negro fighting his way up from the pit of {gmorance tothe sunlit heights of knowledge—fighting often in the teeth of what seemsi,to be fate, fighting against povertyland hereditary envir- opment, and beating it all down, inch by inch Neither he nor we may ever reach our ideals, for ideals ever ad- vance with one'S progress, But, like hope, they willeontinue to inspire us to Iigher achievement. “Tam sorry th say, however, there fs one charge that can often be brought with truth against the educated Ne- gro. ‘Though I lament to mention the fact, there are Negroes of education Who are selfish in their own enjoyment and disregardful of the needs of the iz- ‘norant, the less fortunate members lot thelr race ‘Then some of us who ‘attempt to assist are inclined to become Pharisateal and approach our fellow- men in a spirit not that of humility ana of brotherliness.***** a | “These are the days of the people. ‘More and more is the {mportance of the masses becoming recognized. Hence, the subject of sociology fs recetving ever increasing study, both on its sclen- tific and on its practical side. The re- lation of man to ‘his -fellows is being ‘searchingly scrutinized, both in the interest of societyoas a whole and for ‘the welfare of each individual unit drawn from these sociological investl- ations, it is hecoming clear that there fa no oblization to state, no interest vital to society, no occupation however [nmbte, no sorrow of the affiieted, no need of the unfortunate that has not its claim upon all of us. Ay 2 matter of fact, according to the power cireum- stance has placed in the hands of each, <0 much, in just proportion, is due from leach. | “Hence. it is particularly fhe duty of every educated Negro to do his ut- most in the developing of is race to ‘its highest potentialities, by doing all lin his power to develop to their highest degree the potentiilities of every indi- [siduat member of our race. . “One of the quickest ways to bring [avout race development is to awaken race pride. And, if intelligently man- juged, this can be accomplished without the slightest stirring of the fires of race antipathy: “Yes, we need to be awnkened to a pride that will make us eager to see the Negro the undisputed equal in edu cation usefulness, morality,’ and pa triotism of any other race dwelling |within the borders of these United States “In doing this—in lfting our racé up toa bigher standard of citizenship— | well indeed will we be showing our ap | preciation of Abraham Lincoln ant | demonstrating to the world the insptr ‘ed wisdom of his emancipation pro \clumation. | “We are not asking for social equali |ty. What is “social equality?” ‘Ther {are thousands of self-formed socla | stratum in this country, many contend \|ing that It—spelled with a big “I”, 1 {sou please—is a few degrees bette )Several notches higher than any of th slother stratum. To earnest thinker: Se aha we erinterrimenn Hiaiteeate ad | sport of circumstances, the foottalf of | society, I may add, that all-labor ts self-expression and self-realization, Hence, through our lives and labors wd shall elther create for the Negro a higher place in the industrial fabric or forever keep him at the foot of the industrial ladder. “What the Negro needs today 1s no new system of ethics.< It is sim. | ply a larger number of the people of our race who will ve up to the system already planned for us. “It is one of the burning questions of to-day whether or not freedom and. education and opportunity really - fit Negroes for taking thelr share in the work of this country. There must be no abstract answer to this question. It Hes with the young Negro just en- tering>upon the activities of life as well as with the young Negro already in the trades and professions to give a concrete answer. And hercin lies our opportunity; for it 1s In our power to iljustrate to the world whether free- dom and education tend to make us low and menn and produce first-class shirkers und refined sulkers, or to il- lustrate to the world that freedom and edueation are the enobling means by which we can achieve the perfection of an unselfish culture. glorified by a light of devotion to humanity. “Yes, it Hes with you either to show that you have not been strong enough to use your privileges, or to prove that you are able to use all that you have learned—and use it fur the betterment of the race and for the betterment of the country in general. “Now, haviug spoken of. physical ,in- tellectual und moral affairs, it behoov- es me earnestly to speak to you of the part religion ought to play in purifying, preserving and sweetening .the social life of the Negro, or of any rac-, for that matter. It is only through de yout religion that we can britig: out, intensify and rightly flavor all that is hest Iu us and make ourselves good citizens,, honest workmién, cheerful com- | rades, unselfish friends and trne.gen- tlemen and gentlewomen. “At this particular moment in the life of our raGe when all over the country we are celebrating the matchless strides we have made in efucation, in sefence, in industrial progress and ‘in our ability to solve the hard ani intricate problems of American civi- lization, the tumult and the shouting may tend to crowd out remembrances of the things that are more fundamen- tal and more essential, “Therefore, it may he well, on this very occasion, to sound a note of warn- ing, reminding you of: the spiritual things that will serve, more than all velse, to guide us in shaping the course of our race amid the battle lines of this twentieth century, and that will more than aught else, shield us against the dangers involved In thinking that men ean live by bread alone, “At every gathering of this kind, our erator’ delight to tell us the num- ber of lawyers, physicians, teachers and business men we have produced in so short a time, and of the amount of taxes we pay and of the amount of money we have deposited in the banks. But something else, more than all thts, has been done for us, Way back in the days of slavery, our fathers and moth- ers laid the foundation of religious fulth that has grown with the years and that has done more than anything else to put us where-we are. Slowly and quietly we have been substituting law for license, self-restraint for pas- sion, reverence for superstition and love for hate. It is this faith, this in- spiration, this enthusiastic devotinn to religion that is making our people a great people and is making Ife well _ worth lying to them “Verily I belleve that the Negro is _ even now in the beginning of a religl- . ous renaissance greater than the world has ever seen since the days of the . Reformation. I kuow that there is , a rising tide of desire to comprehend | the true meaning of thé bible, to live _ up to Christ's teachings, to feel the ¢ true power of His life and to interpre! , the true significance of his sacrific« » for the redemption of mankind. 1 , know, too, that to-day there are mor: : . s.s a: Do you want to go Automobiling? - If so see - First Class Six o. T= . ‘ H Passenger Cadillac is «l- Jil - me Se Se ; ways at your service. Be 5 . . Car per hour $2.50; rail- 7 anes Ba soa ec ee Sc me road calls, single passen- ‘ Pe eaion eS { ger 50 cents; two pas- ¢ ao , ae . sengers or mare at the a. a = . a — a rute of 25 cents each. < Py a ee cee Phono—Wage ‘Earners Lion 5 i RT ae a ee:): or Sayannah Pharmacy. oo?) Cee Sg a Owner. ve Se oe, a ' — . a , ' ~ nae ~ogds . . ‘ . souls and spur you on to higher-and higher achtevements. “In conclusion let me say that the Negro heeds nothing more than he, does the cleansing; conserving, saving influence of education, of legitimate wealth and above all, of sincere reli- gion. Especially is this true today, when it is so clear to all thinking men that— . “We are living, we are dwelling, In a grand and awful time, * In an age on ages telling To be living is sublime. Ob, let all the soul within you For the truth’s sake go abroad; Strike! let every nerve and sinew Tell on ages, tell for God.” — Gleaning from the Record of 1914 Continued from first page) Si. Papal Conclave: Conclave of cardi- nals opened at Rome to elect succes- s0r to Pope Pius X. Sporting: Directum I made world's record by pacing second and third heats In 2 ininutes flat, at Syracuse. Conventions: 43th National Encampment ofthe Grand Army of the fepublie met at Detroit. Spanish-American ‘War veterans met at Loulsville. SEPTEMBER. < 1 Russia: Official name of St. Peters: burg, Russia, changed to Petrograd. & Personal: .Cardinal Giacomo Delia Chiesa elected supreme pontiff to suc- ceed Pius X & Coronation: Newly elected pope crown- ed at Rome as Benedict XV. Sporting: Francis Oulmet won the ama- teur goif championship by éefeating Jerome D. Travers 6 up 6 to play. at Manchester, Vt © Anniversary: Centennial celebration of the “Star Spangled Banuer” hymn begun at Baltimore. 7 Rainstorm: Phenomenal rainfall fol- lowed by Nood at Kansas City, Mo. Seven inches fell in 1 hours; loss, 51,509.00 2. Personal: James Gordon Bennett..pro- prietor of the New York Herald, mar- tied in Paris to Baroness de Reuter. Political: Turkey abolished conven- tions, treaties and privileges protect ing foreigners in the empire, 1% A Sth satellite discovered to the planet Jupiter. S. Railroad Accident: 27 dead and 18 in- fured tn a St. Louls and San Franels- co railroad wreci, caused by a cloud- burst near Lebanon, Mo. Political: Peace treatles between the United States and Great Gritain, France, Spain and China signed at Washington. 1% Railroad Accident: 20 killed and many hurt In collision on Mlinois Centrat at Binghamton, 111. Political: United States warned Turkey that rights of her citizens must be respected by the Ottoman government, & Political: Irish home rute bill be- came a law in Great Britain, 9. Shipwreck: 72 deaths in wreck of schooner Francis M. Leggett off the Oregon coast, south of Columbia river. 3. Mexico! Villa, the Mextean Constitu- tlonalist teader,” renounced Carranza. acting president of Mexico, as head of the party. 4. Personal: Rustem Bay. Turkish am- bassadar to the United States, teft his post on account of hostile criticism of this country, 2. Sporting: Natfonat baseball teague pennant clinched for Boston club at New York, the Pittsburgh Pirates de- feating the New York Giants. Obituary: Gen. S. S. Burdett, civil war veteran and former national chief of the G. A. R, in England: azed 73. %. Sporting: Directum I made a world’s record by pacing first mile in 1:58 im competition. OCTOBER. 3 4 Peace: Day of prayer for peace as appointed by Frestent Witson. % Sporting: World's baseball series opened In Philadelphia: Boston Na- Uonals defeated American Athietics TtoL ’ 10. Sporting: Boston Nationals defeated American Athletics 1 to 0 ta Philadel- hia. Obituary: King Charles of Roumanta, consort of Carmen Sylva, died; aged ws. Storia: Tornadoes in Kansas destroyed Ui lives and Injured 23 people. 1. Roumanta: Ferdinand, nephew of late St, Benediet’s Church. It-was a big disappointment for us all to learn that Very Reverend Meld- nor, O. 8. B., one of the former pastors of St. Benedict's was unable to leave his blue mountains of N. C. in order to attend the Silver Jubilee of Very Rev- erend Bernard, 0. S. B. Many . mem- ber of our, parish would have been much delighted to meet again, after so many years of absence, this good and zealous priest who erected St. Bene- dict’s Church on East Broad and Gas- ton streets in 1880. Father Dablent of Macon also did disappoint his frends of Savannah. But he has only post poned his visit until Easter. The Catholle Mutual Ald Socfety will meet tomorrow, or Sunday, after next for ‘the election of new officers. The an: ‘nual congregational meeting for the closing’ of. ihe eccléglasfical."yedr ‘will take place tomorrow evening at 9 o'clock. Every, “member, is expected to be present in order:to, hear, the/year» ly report_on the financial statement of the Parish.” Our schools will réopea Monday. morning after’ ten ‘day's*vacat tion, ~As previously announced, the children’s of St.Mary's school will give an entertaininent in St. Mary's Hall on Monday’ evening January 4th. Xmas carols, recitations solos, duets and everything {s on,the program in or- der to give you on enjoyable time. Af. ter the exercises, music and refresh: mats. Seaboard Air Line Important Change of Schedule . Effective Monday Jan, 4th trains 13 and 14 now operated between Savan- nah and Montgomery-will be shortened and.only operated between Savannah and Americus, Ga. Last train leaving Savannah for Montgomery January 3rd ahd Jast train leaving Montgomery Jan. 3rd. © W. SMALL, Division Passenger Agent. Qualities of Courage. “There are different kinds of cour age” _“I know that is a theory, But is ft true?” “Undoubtedly. A girl, for instance, will have the courage to wear an out- landish bathing suit and set not hare the courige to go into the water’— Seattle Post-Intelligencer. + = Sticks to Them.” Bill—He says cigars are his best friends, Jill—Well, he's true to them. “tow so?” “Be never gives any of bis friends away.”—-Yonkers Statesman. J- W. 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