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(Single Copy, 5c. 6 Months, 80c) SPRINGFIELD AND PEORIA, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1915. ($1.50 per Year in Advance VOL. 11. NO. 33 (Single Copy, 5e. 6 Months, 80e) SPR Published W VOL.11. NO.33 PEORIA GOES SPRINGFIELD ONE BETTER According to Webster a genius is one endowed by nature with uncommon power of the mind, particularly, the power of invention. The power of discovery may as well have been used in the place of invention, because it is the latest phase of genius which has just developed in Peoria. O man, what a being is he, erect in stature, developed in body and strong in mind? Some time ago the daily papers said that our neighbor city, Springfield, had succeeded in closing saloons on Sunday. The question that arose in the mind was, how could such a desirable consumption come about in the absence of a special statute thereto? Well, it is said to be true at any rate. So it is true that Peoria goes, not dry on Sundays, but groceryless. Beginning on July 4th, all groceries and meat markets are ordered closed on Sunday. Yes, the city must go hungry all day on Sunday from now and on until doom's day unless a cold storage is opened up in every cellar. But you don't have to go on thirsting on Sunday, providing you have a jitney or a good friend with a dime. The Peoria Journal very aptly remarked that the question was an embarrassing one for the City Council because it was hard to frame an ordinance that would close the meat markets and groceries and allow the saloons to remain open. Here is the place where genius is needed and it was found in the person of the Corporation Counsel. Uncle Judd, our country grocer, said that the Corporation Counsel dug up a city code which was passed the year before the stars fell and came waving it to the City Council, saying, "Eureka." Here comes the part of the said ordinance which is destined to make us fast on Sundays. "It shall be unlawful for any person in said city on the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday, to engage in his ordinary labor, trade or business, or to keep open or permit to keep open any house of trade, shop or any place of business." Now, how that ordinance can be made to apply only to meat markets and groceries is beyond my comprehension. It might just as well apply to the doctor, the lawyer, the preacher, or to the undertaker as far as that matter. In fact aunt Mercy Stayaway said that she intends to use that very same ordinance in closing up the hospitals on Sunday because her husband died in one on the very Sunday he reached his 99th birthday when he might just as well died at home while minding the old mule grazing on the lawn. Mr. Binghamton Pneamo, a respected citizen of Mucktown said that he had intended to use the same law to close the Jefferson Hotel because he could not be in the city on Sunday to eat in it if he were even allowed to dine there. I, myself, have 'a notion to get up a petition under this same ordinance to close ub the City Hall on a Sunday and allow no one to enter it. Don't you know that all the job the Chief of Police and his men have every day in the week is so look out for all-round bad men, pick-pockets, thieves and plain drunks? The chief and his men ought to have one day of rest too, and give the bad folks full sway one day in seven. Well, now read that code again. A NEW ORGANIZATION. As an auxiliary to the Illinois Negro Business League at the close of the session June 24th last, was organized the Physicians, Dentists and Pharmacists of the state. Dr. A. H. Kennibrew was elected president; Dr. Rachels, of Danville, was elected vice president; Dr. E. G. Covington, Bloomington, secretary and Dr. R, A. Beverly, of Jacksonville, treasurer. Delegates to the National Convention in Chicago in August were elected, and are: Drs. E. G. Covington, A. H. Kennibrew and S. A. Ware. An Executive Board was also selected and the personnel is made up of the leading men of the state organization. "Be Ye Doers and not Sayers only." RENICK VIRES QUITS SPRINGFIELD COLORED BAND. RENICK VIRES QUITS SPRINGFIELD COLORED BAND. Mr. Renick Vires, who for the past two years has been manager of the Springfield Colored Band, but who recently severed his connection with the same, deserves special credit for the high plane to which the musical aggregation has reached. For the Band's success, he worked assiduously and incessantly. Mr. Vires is now at the Beach, Havana, Illinois, where he may remain for the summer. During the two years that Mr. Vires was at the helm of the Band, he raised nearly $800, and, too, the band was in a formative state. A creditable showing. They lose a good worker in the severance of Mr. Vires' connection, we fear. But you can't lose Mr. Vires. He has a good standing with the leading politicians, most of whom he knows and have worked with. For 20 years he has been a conspicuous figure in Illinois politics and was, at one time, head of the Morgan County Colored republican organization, being appointed by Governor Yates to a state position, in 1901, holding that place during and a while after Yates' retirement. He has lived in Springfield and voted here for the past 10 years. He will be with the "boys" for the great battle of 1916, whose smoke is seen even now. afar off. BASE BALL. Big Game between the Missouri Giants and the Union Giants, Sunday July 4th at T. C's. Park Umpire, Carl Ferguson. Time, 2 hours. Battery for St. Louis, Steel and Adams. Battery for Springfield, Jones and Cansler. Though the rain caused the ground to be heavy and the wind blew cold for July 4th, a large crowd filled the grand stand and the rooters, they did cheer, though Singleton's boys carried off the "bacon." It was a very fine game. Geo. Jones, the new man on the mound, is developing into a first class twirler. Cansler held up well behind the bat. Anderson did good work. Lonnie Jones played second to perfection, but made one bad throw to first. "Slim" Taylor, good ball playing, he muffed an easy one on first, but doubled to second and scored the runner. Score: Missouri 3: Union Giants 2. The Game Monday Between the Union Giants and the Independents. One of the hardest fought and best games of base ball played on the diamond this season by "semi-pros." was the game played Monday between the Union Giants and the Independents, a fast white team playing in the stead of the Three III League. The battery for the Colored boys was Jones and Cansler, a combination, destined to do good work. At this game was won quite a "rep." for the local team, which, since Poston's absence, was thought to be "weak," but which has proven to be quite alive yet. The crowd was a goodly one and the rooters did good work, some of them did "fine." The final score: Independents 2, Union Giants 1. Some game. My! but it would not have done for the Giants to have made two more scores in the last of the 9th. Gibbs & Washington would have broken down the T. C's. Grand Stand. Historical Society State House 1915. ($1.50 per Year in Advance 20 Cents per Month) End Peoria SPECIAL PEORIA EDITION OF THE FORUM. OUT JULY 28TH. In this issue we shall be especially pleased to get cuts of all the business and prominent and promising persons, so as to show what our people are doing in Peoria. This will also be a Peoria booster edition. In this issue we shall have something about the history of Peoria and Peoria as a good town to live in. Our Ccolored political office holders, etc. Remember you can't afford to miss this issue. Three thousand copies for for Peoria. We want the pictures or cuts of our churches and pastors, the nice residences and such. The issue will be printed on good book paper Don't wait. See that you are not left out. Call or write the Forum, Springfield, Ill., if we fail to see you. DECRTUR'S MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. Hon. Dan Dineen, who was re-elected Mayor, deserved to have again been chosen also the other commissioners who were re-elected. There is no question but that they made great progress for Decatur and their records are clean. The affairs of Decatur were conducted, during the past four years, in a manner worthy of laudation. The city is far ahead of her neighbors and her people are progressing. The laws were enforced and crime diminished seventy-five per cent. We look forward to still greater progress for Decatur under the guidance of Mayor Dineen and Commission Becker, Robbins, Ruthroff and Mates. The people should support and encourage these officials and give praise when praise is due. The Colored people are being treated better and given more recognition, we note, also. 47TH ANNUAL SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION AT ZION CHURCH. 47TH ANNUAL SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION AT ZION CHURCH. The Sunday School Convention which opened at Zion chnrch, Rev. Geo. W. Dickey Pastor, is said to be best in the history of the Convention, 103 delegates, the largest ever before was in attendance: Rev. Dickey is being praised for the successful session. Able addresses were made during the session by Dr. Ware, Rev. Scruggs, Mrs. Emma Goin, Mrs. Walker; Mrs. David Dean, Mrs. L. H. Kemp and others. The President, Rev. E. H. Borden, delivered his masterly address Thursday. The Institute was thorough and instructive. The officers elected for the ensuing year are: President of Convention, E. H. Borden, D. D., East St. Louis: Secretary, Mrs. Wells, Champaign; President M. F. Union, Mrs. Thomas, Paris; Secretary, Mrs. F. E. Cook, Quincy; President Sunday School Institute, Rev. T. L. Smith, Quincy; Secretary, Miss Georgia Osby, Springfield. The work of feeding the delegates was carried out very praisworthy and was under the care of Zion church, which had a committee to look after that business. Three meals were served daily in the lecture room of the building. Pearl G. Carr was headwaiter and handled the business dexterously seeing that all were sumptuously and promptly fed. Those in charge of the culinary department were Mrs. M. Wilson, head cook; assistants, Mesdames Holman, Alexander, A. Carr, A. Wells, Hudson and George. Fifty-six persons were seated at the first tables. All are giving praise to the serving committee and special praise to Pearl G. Carr. The session closed one of the best of the Convention's history. THE FORUM. Rogers & Osby, Publishers. Published every Saturday at 819 1-2 E. Washington street, Springfield, Ill. One Year ..... $1.50 Six Months ..... 80c Three Months ..... 60c One Month ..... 20c Weekly paper devoted to the interests of the whole people. Entered as second class mail matter Feb. 24, 1904, at the post office at Springfield, Ill., under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879. ADVERTISEMENTS. 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SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1915 The Great Chicago Tribune, the "panecea" for all of our ills, quibbles and fumbles and "beats the devil around the bush," and uses two cols., but fails to say that the birth of a nation will be a benefit to Chicago either from a historical or a literary sthndpoint; the great Metropolitan Daily has taken a step backward in opposing the barring of the photo play. The Tribune is very quick to oppose immorality, booze and claims to be the champion of all things good, but here, it like Daniel Webster in the Great Missouri Compromise and the Kansas-Nebraska bill, loses all of its fame; here the Tribune as Sumner said of Webster, ignominiously fell. We are really surprised at the position taken by this eminent Journal. The Tribune knows full well that the Clansman, alias, Birth of a Nation, is a vile play and will do great harm. The Tribune also knows that the Clansman, alias. Birth of a Nation is not a true presentation of Reconstruction times. There is much said about the bad things done while the "blacks and the carpetbaggers" were in control of the South, but none are so poor as to give praise for the good legislation enacted. During the reconstruction period, we desire to inform the Tribune and them that know not, there was more advanced and remedial legislation than any previous 50 years. If you don't believe it ask men such as John R. Lynch, Scipio Jones, Richard T. Greener and they will tell you. Who inaugurated the Public School System in the South and built the fine Court Houses and other Public Buildings? Who taught the South modern civilization and started factories and big saw-mills, the "carpetbaggers and blacks" whom you are trying to place in a false light, but you can't fool all of the people, not even you, Mr. Tribune. If you believe the Birth of a Nation will do Chicago good and that mayor Thompson did wrong for prohibiting the obnoxious lie from that city why don't you say so? What has the Spanish Inquisition got to do with this wrong? O ye of little faith, ye cowartls, ye underlings, How weak is mortal man. LINCOLN AND THE To the travelling public the pullman car company is the negro porter. Of course there are some white men who take tickets, but the comfort of the trip and much of its pleasure depend on the cheerfulness, good faith, and industry of the colored men who do the work. There service has made the business, and for it the company pays them $27.50 per month and gives them the chance of a lawsuit if they get hurt. When times are good the tips bring these wages up to a decent level; in bad times they have to take their children out of school and move to cheaper quarters. It would take brains to arrange schedules so that these men could work fairly regular hours, so they work on long and chagging shifts, often involving wait-overs in bad quarters. The "policy" of the company is to takke it out of its porters as well as its patrons. This proverbial Pullman meanness becomes ridiculous when Chairman Robert Todd Lincoln (son) asserts before the Inpatient Relations commission that his company is entitled to credit for employing negroes at all. The sad truth of it is stated by the New York "Evening Post" in these words:- The descendents of the men the father freed have long been exploited, overworked — often without sleep enough for long stretches to keep a man well—and underpaid besides by the company of which the Emancipator's son has been the head. —From Collier's Weekly. Some woman in New York has sued a Chicago man who has a wife, two sons and a daughter, for "heart Balm." Some of these women are the "limit." Time will soon come that men will refuse to even be courteous to some women for fear, after the elapse of a few years, they may be sued for a "breach of promise" to marry. The way some of these women are wont to do and are doing, they are worse than the violators of an act known as the "Mann Act." "There is so much bad in the best of us and so much good in the worst of us that it hardly pays any of us to be always complaining at the faults of any of us." People are getting better. You have not even heard a person say: "It is to rainy." After all you will find that it does not pay to talk about your enemies to your friends (?) The best policy is not to speak ill of even your supposed enemies. What is life, if we are to be always in turmoil and travail over petty things. Look on the bright side; find some good in all and correct the evil, if you can, when you discover it in your brother. But the greatest thing for each of us, is to correct our own mistakes. The Supreme Lodge will convene this biennial at Columbus, Ohio in Aug. together with the Court of Calanthe and Uniform Rank. The Grand Lo. of this state will convene in Lovejoy, (Brooklyn, Ill.,) July 13, 14 and 15. The Grand Lodge of Elks will meet in Chicago in August, also the Grand Lodge of U. B. F. & S. M. T's. On The Sick List Jas. W. Grady, at St. John's Hospital; Miss Susie Wade, at home; Miss Pendergass, at home So. 17th. St; Mr. Singleton, So. 14th. St., at home; Chester Smith, at St. John's Hospital; Mrs. Ollie Berry, at her home on E. Monroe St; Mr. Oliver Stuart, at St. John's Hospital. Card of Thanks. We desire to thank all of our friends, neighbors and acquaintances, who during the illness, death and burial of our son and brother, did render us their kindnesss and service and sympathy so abundantly. We desire, further, to extend to Co. H special thanks. Jas. Bondman and family, 2020, E. Kansas St. Notice The Forum Office is located at 8191/2 E. Wash. St. three doors east of the Nickle Show. You ought to come up and pay for your paper every Saturday or every month. We have been kind and patient, because we are desirous of our people becoming readers, and helpers, to establish enterprises among their people, things which are essential. We are compelled to have support, because it costs dearly to keep the business operating. Pekin Theatre REOPENED L. SILVER, Manager and Proprietor All Big Features for Next Week High Class Pictures and a Strictly First Class Show ILLINOIS ICE CREAM CO. MANUFACTURERS OF Ice Cream, Ices, etc. BELL PHONES 7755 and 7756 NEW PHONE 1655 326 to 330 N. 4th Springfield NOTICE. 326 to 330 N. 4th NOTICE. A number of you request us to send in your bills, we proceed to comply with your request, yet we fail to hear from you. We again call your attention to the fact that we need the money and would like for you to act immediately. You would be surprised and "sore" if you found your name published as "bad" pay. Well don't force us to surprise you. THE FREEMAN FLATS (Newly Completed) 100 Jackson St.—New phone 2184-B. 223 1/2 N. Washington St., Rear. —New phone 2382. Electric Lights, Heat and Baths Peoria, Illinois. DENTIST Dr. J. H. Mitchell 713 1/4 E. WASHINGTON STREET Springfield, Ill. Hours: 9 to 12 m., 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sundays by appointment TELEPHONES: OFFICE 3329 RESIDENCE 1706 A. Morris Williams Attorney at Law. 109 South Eleventh St. Springfield, III. E. J. CAIN, GROCER WHOLESALE & RETAIL Milk, Cream & Ice Cream BOTH PHONES 712 MAIN ST ADJUSTMENT NOTICE Estate of Maria Murphy, deceased. The undersigned, having been appointed administrator of the estate of Maria Murphy of said deceased, hereby gives notice that he will appear before the Probate Court of Sangamon County, Illinois, at the August Term thereof, which will be held at the Court House of said County, beginning on the 2nd day of August, 1915, at which time all persons having claims against said Estate are hereby notified to attend for the purpose of having the same adjusted. All persons indebted to said estate are also requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned. Dated this 24th day of May, 1915. FRANK L. TRUTTER, Public Admin. A. 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Cottman-Clem, Miss Alice Williams at her home at Chatham, Mrs. Edna White, Mrs. Hazel Bates-Wilson and Mrs. G. G. Bates, south Spring street. At each place pink and white colors prevailed. At Mrs. Clem's the decorations in the dining room were most beautiful and gorgeous. Mrs. Edna White had an exquisite decoration feature as did Mrs. Bates and Mrs. Williams. Ice Cream was served in the pink and white color scheme. MEN'S MEETING AT UNION PAPTIST CHURCH SUNDAY, JULY 11-11 A. M. MEN'S MEETING AT UNION PAPTIST CHURCH SUNDAY, JULY 11-11 A. M. Mr. George Taylor, Superintendent of Sangamon County Sunday School Association will address the body. Subject: "Men in the Religious World." At 3 p. m. Sacred Concert by Greater Springfield Band. Paper: "Man's Power" by J. Edw. Thompson. 8 p. m. Sermon, Rev. S. C. Manuel, Subject; "God Wants a Man." Public cordially invited. Good singing one of the features. 1,000 men wanted to attend. 1865 1915 NATIONAL Half Century Anniversary Exposition and The Lincoln Jubilee The Most UNIQUE EVENT of Modern Times. The Tribute of a United People to the SAVIOUR of Their NATION. CHICAGO DAY MONDAY, AUG. 23rd, 1915 Opens August 22nd, 1915 Closes Sept. 16th, 1915 COLISEUM CHICAGO SHOE SHOP J. W. Green, 406 N. Adams St., Peoria, Ill., the premier Shoe Repairer and Shoemaker, is the man to see when your Shoes need doctoring. If you will only let Green be your doctor, you need not buy a pair of shoes until next November. Let Green, 406 North Adams Street' do your work. Subscribe For The Forum PUBLIC STENOGRAPHY WORK THE FORUM OFFICE Work Typewritten in first class order. Circular Letters Written The Best Workmanship. Guarantee Satisfactory work. Call on E. L. Rogers, 819½ E. Wash. St. J. P. MORGAN SHOT BY CRANK. J. P. Morgan, America's greatest financier, was shot last week by a crank. Colored people, please note, whom you, some of you, would deny citizenship, do not do such things, nor do they throw bombs into buildings—nay, even when mobbed in Georgia—but the patience, even of Job, can be overcome. FOR SALE Colored Womag's Magacine of Topeka, Kan. The Crisis, New York. The Defender, Chicago. The Age, New York. The Freeman, Indianapolis. The Guardian, Boston. The Planet, Richmond, Va. 819 1-2 E. WASHINGTON ST. --- You are Safe When You Buy Your Drugs at the GEM DRUG STORE 1009 E. WASHINGTON ST. Soda Fountain and Ice Cream Parlor. Candies and Toilet Articles PERSONALS Miss Vernita Clark, 1001 S. 17th. St., who has been indisposed, is much improved, Mrs. Robert Patterson, of Peoria, and child, arrived in the city last Sunday and are the guests of Mrs. Patterson's mother, Mrs, Watts, 1001 S. 17th. St. Mrs. Jas. Bondman and daughter, 2020 E. Kansas St. left last Sunday for Chicago to visit and to see Mrs. Bondman,s mother, who is sick. Clark Jones was in the city July 5th. Mrs. William Wormerly, of 819 S. 15th. St., and daughter, Ruth, have returned from a recent visit to Mrs. Wormerly's sister, Mrs. Newby of Danville, Ill. Mrs. M. E. Warrick, 922 S. 16th. St. entertained July 5th. to a 4 o'clock dinner in honor of a birthday anniversary of herself and friends. Miss Ewing spent 4th. of July with Miss Ethel Wormly, of S. 15th. St. Mrs. Alberta McKenzie of E. St. Louis, a delegate to the S. S. Convention is visiting Mrs. Alberta Barbour this week. Mrs. Walker & Mrs. Johnson of Woodriver, Ill. while attending the Baptist S. S. Convention are stopping with Mrs. Lulu A. Waters of 1225 E. Brown St. Miss Minnie Hunter, of Alton Ill., and Mrs. Bell Taylor of Rock Island, Ill., are also in the city this week. They are delegates to the S. S. Convention. S. H. Shumaker, of Quincy, Pres. of the local, Personal Liberty League, was here Monday and Tuesday as a delegate to said Convention, making a speech at the picnic at Melrose Park, July 5. Miss Florence B. Drake is ill at her home with Typhoid Malaria. She is being attended by the skilfulness of Dr. S. A. Ware, and is improving rapidly. Mr. Wm. P. Hennington Jr., and wife, and brother, Theodric, are in the city this week, visiting their relatives. They toured here from Chicago, Ill., in Wm. Hennington's Oyerland Car. Mr. Jas. W. Grady, who has been quite ill for a number of weeks, was removed to St. John's Hospital last Sunday. Miss Ellen Grady, of Evansville, Ind., Mr. John Grady, father and sister of J. W. Grady arrived a few days ago to be at the bed-side of their son and brother, respectively. Please don't tell "stories" about when you will pay, pay something if its only a nickle, same as you do the street car conductor and the girl at the nickleodeon. Mr. John Orendorff, of Lincoln, was in the city this week, attending the personal Liberty League Convention. Please read "Please" in the Forum. If you want us to give your boy or your girl work, pay the collector when he or she calls, you have sense, you know we can't run on "put offs." L. Silver, manager of the Pekin Theatre is very popular with all the people. He has taken full and sole charge of the show and will see that the patrons have the best pictures, or as good, and that everybody will be treated with the best courtesies. He solicits your panronage and will see that you get the best attention. See Ad. Misses Addie Lewis and Jennie Marshal of St. Louis, Mo. who were visiting Cora wells a few days last week have returned home. Mrs. Minnie Smith who was called to the bed-side of her neice Cora Wells who is ill, has returned to St. Louis as she is much improved. WHO'S WHO AND WHY, IN SOCIETY? —By Uncle Mose. Who is the guy that made all of the mencing noise coming from the picnic? Why is H. W. so meloncholy? Why, they ask, is it, that P. S. is trying so laboriously to come back home? Who is the girl that is setting H. S. so insanely "affectionate? Why is B. F. so much more apologetic than of yore? Who's girl is that they all claim? Why are our Professional single numbers so acquiescent? Why is Illiopolis, also attractive? Who started the rumor that there will be no more weddings in this old town until 1917, and why? Who said married men are more popular with the girls, and why? Why has L. J. got it over the other boys by a country "block?" Con't. next issue. COCHRAN'S 322 E. Main St. Decatur, Ill. Just opened. Ready for business. Home 'Cooking by Experienced Chef Travelers' Headquarters MATRIMONIAL. -White & Ashurst- One of the prettiest home weddings of the season took place on Wed. June 30th. at high noon at the residence of the Bride's mother, Mrs. E. L. White 1312 E. Monroe St. The contracting parties were Miss Ethel Mae White and Mr. Pearson C. Ashurst of Selma, Ala. Miss Edith White, sister of the bride, presided at the piano while Mrs. Lillian McCoo also sister of the bride sang, "O promise me." Four young ladies formed a ribbon aisle, namely: Miss Bertha Mosely, of Chicago, Ill., the Misses Allie Williams, Helen Clem and Maderia Goins, all of this city. The bride-to-be entered the parlor from the east room on the arm of her brother, Mr, J. Harold White, while the groom and his bestman, Mr. B. G. Clanton met the bride-to-be from the west parlorbed-room, the couples forming a group under a ribboned canopy of pink and white suspended from the ceiling to chandeliers at center of room. In the dinning room galloons of pink and white ribbon hung from ceiling to chandelier from the four corners of the room columns with pink baskets of flowers were in evidence. In the center of the dining table was a silver Candlebra araund which were banked pink roses. Pink baskets and cut-glass nappies filled with pink and white after dinner mints with the lightd candles lent brilliancy to the scene. A Wedding Breakfast was served to relatives and a few friends of the bride from 2 until 4. A reception followed. Those in the receiving line were: Mrs. E. L. White, mother of the bride, gowned in pale gray fallie and lace; Mrs. C. L. McCoo, Crepe-de-china and shadow lace. The bride wore a beautiful delicate pink chiffon taffeta trimmed in cream chiffon and silk lace. The out-of-town guests in the receiving line were: The Misses Georgia Harrison, of Peoria, Ill., Julia Walton, Bernice and Myrene Casey, of St. Louis, Mo. Mrs. J. H. White wore green silk with chiffon trimming; Miss Helen White, pale yellow silk and shadow lace. All of the guests were beautifully gowned in silk and lace. The bride wore a tailored going away costume of Brown silk. The couple left on the 4:20 train for Selma, Ala., where they will reside in their beautiful new bungalo. The groom is in the grocery business and is prominent in social circles of Selma society. An announcement party and several showers and a dance party was given and many handsome presents were received. BARBER SHOP At Hotel Brown, 11th. & Adams Bell Phone 2156. Office hours, 9 to 12 a.m., 2 to 5 p. m., 7 to 8 p. m. DR.N.B.FORD Physician and Surgeon. Special Attention Given Diseases of Women, Children and General Surgery. Room I, Northwest Corner Seventh and Adams Streets, SPRINGFIELD, ILL BARBER SHOP When you are in Pecoria make a visit to I. W. WOODSON'S SHOP Opp. City Mall 422 Fulton St. N. DYER'S Restaurant 122 Oak St. Champaign, Ill. Home Cooking. Best Service. Call when in Champaign. Cochran & Boyd New Lunch Room 322 E. Main St. Decatur, Ill. Just opened. Ready for business. Home Cooking by Experienced Chef Travelers' Headquarters BASE BALL Every Sunday and Holidays Union Giants' Park 18th & Moffit Ave. C. C. Renfro, Pres. W. E. Mitchell, Mgr. 214 N. 11th st. Springfield. Ill. Games called 3 p. m. For date and information, write the manager Administrator's Sale of Real Estate Estate of Robert C. Carr, deceased. By virtue of an order and decree of the Probate Court of Sangamon County, Illinois, made on the petition of the undersigned Frank L. Trutter, Administrator of th etitle of Robert C. Carr, deceased, for leave to sell the Real Estate of said deceased, at the July Term. A. D. 1915, of said Court, to-wit, on the 6th day of July, 1915, shall sell on the 21st day of August next, between the hours of ten o'clock in the forenoon and five o'clock in the afternoon of said day, to-wit: at 2 o'clock p. m., sell at Public Sale, at the South door of the Court House in Springfield, in said County, the Real Estate described as follows, to-wit: Lot Eight (8) in Block Seven (7) in Edwin A. Wilson's Grand Avenue sub-division to the City of Springfield, Illinois, all situated in Sangamon County, Illinois, on the following terms to-wit: Cash in hand of day of sale at least twenty (20) per cent of the purchase price to be paid on day of sale and balance to be paid as soon as abstract is furnished and deed of administrator is ready for delivery to purchaser. The purchaser to give approved security, and mortgage on the premises sold, to secure the payment of the purchase money. FRANK L. TRUTTER, Administrator of the Estate of Robert C. Carr, deceased. Dated this 6th day of July, A. D. 1915. CWAS. S. GIBBS, Solicitor. Notice of Final Settlement. Estate of Jordan S. Murray, Deceased. Public notice is hereby given that the undersigned Executor of the Last Will and Testament of the Estate of the said Jordan S. Murray, deceased, will attend before the Probate Court of Sangamon County, at the Court House in Springfield Illinois, on the 14th day of August, 1915, for the purpose of making final settlement of said estate. At which time and place he will ask for an order of distribution, and will also ask to be discharged. All persons interested are notified to attend and examine the settlement now on file in said Court. BENJ. F. SAVAGE, Executor of the Last Will and Testament of Jordan S. Murray, Deceased. PHONE, OFFICE: BELL 2156 Dr. J. I. MILES Special Attention Given Children's Teeth Rooms 1-3 Nelson Bldg. 7th and Adams Sts. Springfield, Ill. Dr. S. A. WARE Speaks I have moved to 71312 E. Washington [OVER ILLINOIS GROCERY STORE Telephones 3329 and 1706, Old Phones --- REAL ESTATE FOR SALE OR TRADE—EXCHANGES A SPECIALTY-FARMS, INCOME PROPERTY AND MERCHANDISE throughout the United States and Canada. Now, if you have anything to sell and it has a value, remember I make it a Business of Selling Anything with Market Value, large or small, far or near. See Me. OLD PAPERS FOR SALE. desiring good, clean large paper for purposes, call at the Forum Office 00 in a bundle. Will You Please-- let us have you Printing Parties desiring good, clean large paper for shelving or wrapping purposes, call at the Forum Office. 10c per package, 100 in a bundle. Will You Please-- Let us have your SIOR ICE CREAM COM MANUFACTURERS OF Fire High Grade Ice Cream ICES, SHERBETS AND F WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Main 3618 310 Liber PEORIA, ILL., BRICKS, ICES, SHERBETS AND FRAPPES WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Telephone Main 3618 310 Liberty St., Rear PEORIA, ILL. ITS-VAN WORMER Transfer, Storage and Hea Hauling Living. Concrete and Railroad|Work a -216 E. Washington D 787-BOTH PHONES-NEW 7 Transfer, Storage and Heavy Hauling J. N, WATTS, Jr. --- You se-- e your ing Prices right M COMPANY MRS OF Office Cream AND FRAPPES DETAIL 310 Liberty St., Rear LL., CHAS. E. VAN WORMER RMER CO. and Heavy road|Work a Specialty ington St. ES—New 789 Tel. 7213 Supplement To THE FORUM, JULY 10, 1915 The Tailoring Event of the Season!! The one that every man waits for--Our Semi-Annual Sale in which we make a clean sweep of our entire stock of fine woolens at just two prices----$13.75 and $18.75--no higher. Our tailors are always overtaxed when this semi-annual announcement appears. The response is heavy owing to the genuine value of this sale. It means TAILOR- ED CLOTHES, made to measure and guaranteed to fit for actually less than mis-fit ready made kind. The finest fabrics are ready for you selection. Be among the first ones to get best choice. No restrictions as to pattern or quality. You pay the SALE PRICE and get all the advantages of our expert tailoring as though you paid regular prices. All Coats Fitted in the Basting Before Finishing. TAILORS AND WOOLEN MERCHANTS Scotch Woolen Mills Co. 507 North Side POPULAR PRICE TAILORS Proverbs Proverbs By the Editor to the Delegates Speak not or act not in any way so as to wound the feeling of another. Try each day to sow seed which, in after years, will bring sunshine to some other; if you do, the same sunshine will come to you and to you it will be a rock in a weary, a shelter in a mighty storm, try it. Remember; you only receive by giving forth. Do unto others as you would that others do also unto you, if you try this your life will be ever happy. Do not worry about ill things some one may say about you, try to do what your conscience dictates is right. Church Work and Some of the Men who are Doing it Church Work and Some of the Men who are Doing it Rev. J. A. Crockett, Decatur, 9 years, built a new commodious edifice, stone front, has a large following and has done a deal of effective work, stand well in the community. Rev. P. W. Fields, Lincoln, (newly called) is building a new edifice, which will be a credit to Lincoln and movement to the endeavors of the colored people there. Rev: J. J. Chappelle, of Pleasant Grove, Springfield, is indeed what may be said to be, an industrious man, full of vim and ambition, he is ever alert and pregnant with ideas for progress, he is now making substantial improvements on the church edifice 18th and Cass streets. He has just closed a tent revival. Rev. Dicky of Zion is also making tangible improvements on the mother Baptist church. Rev. G. C. Mason, Alton, services 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Sunday School every Sunday. Rev. Bachelor, 2nd Baptist Danville, Corner Robinson and Townsend Streets. Modern edifice, preaching 11 a. m. and 7:45 p. m. Sunday School every Sunday. Wood River Baptist Association The Woodriver Baptist Association, of which the Sunday School is an auxiliary, is the oldest Baptist Association in this state and among the leading Associations in the United States. Over seventy five years ago, at a time when the status of the Negro in this country was an unknown quantity, this Association was born. Among the prominent men who were the organizers of this Association were,"Father Lewis." Few are living today who were at the first Association, but the grand work goes on and great strides have made during this three quarters of a century of its eventful existence. Delegater to S. S. Convention Decatur—Rev. J. A. Crockett, Mrs. Maggie Kemp, Mrs. Fleta Thompson, Mrs. Taliaferro and Miss Ula Crockett. Quincy—Miss Brown, and Mrs. F. E. Cook. Danville—Mrs. L. H. Kemp and Rev. Bachelor. Alton—Rev. G. C. Mason, Mrs. Minnie Hunter and Miss Dora Lowry. Pleasant Grove, Springfield, Rev. J. J. Chappelle, T. W. Warrick, S. S. Supt., C. S. Lefridge, Rev. S. R. Robinson, Mrs. Georgia Hubbard, Mesdames Anna Page ,Jula A. Oliver, Della Jones, Lottie Poston Zion Baptist Church; Rev. G. W. Dickey, miss mable Alexander, Mrs. Lucille Barksdale, Mrs. Carrie McCullough, miss Sarah Alexander, Mrs. Jossie Crumell, mr. Wm. Barnett, mr. Pearl Carr. Springfield, Ill. Union Baptist Church; Mr. Grant Martin, Miss Florence Brown, Rev. S. C. Manuel, Mrs. Fannie Johnson, Mrs. Alberta Barbour, Mr. Jas. Gray, Mrs. Bertha Hall, Miss Lucille Elliott, Mrs. Stella Brentz; Mrs. S. C. Manuel, Miss M. J. Johnson, mrs. Della Jarmen, Mrs. Emma J. Goin. New Hope Baptist Church; Rev. W. H. Carter, Supt. S. T. Coleman, Sec., miss Flossie Watson, miss Robinson, miss Lillian Watson, miss mae Green, miss mayme Osby, miss Clara may, Mrs. Hattie mcTier. Lovejoy, Ill. Mrs. Ella Howard, Rev. Duncan, Carmilla Washington. Jacksonville, Ill. Rev. Scruggs, Jas. Scott, Mrs. Bryant, Mrs. Ellis Moore, Mrs. LaFayette and daughter, Rev. H. H. DeWitt. Edwardsville, Ill. mr. Spiller. Paris, Ill. Miss Cecil Thomas, Mrs. E. L. Thomas, mr. W. Henry Snowden, Mrs, Anna Snowden, Eiss B. C. moody, miss Lula Turner. Quincy, Ill. Rev. T. L. Smith, Mrs. Cook Evanston; Rev. E. L. Fletcher Bloomington; Mrs. Annie Scroggins Wood River; Mrs. Walker Peoria; Mrs. Ellis, Mrs. Brown Danville; H. C. Houston E. St. Louis; Rev. DeShields, mr. marshbank, Rev. Hurd, Rev. E. H. Borden, mesdames Hall, Anderson, McKinzie, mites Rock Island; Rev. Sanders' Mesdames Taylor, Basset, Remington Moline; Rev. Whitfield YOUNG MAN HUSTLING Mr. Burrell Clark, who came to our city about two years ago and who is now proprietor of Clark's Tailor Shop, 812 E. Monroe St. not only deserves special credit, but should be an inspiration to other young men who have had better opportunities and are older. He opened business for himself not much over one year ago and has made a good showing even so early. He married a little more than a year ago also. His business is good, also is his work and service. He has recently purchased an auto truck delivery, the only such conveyance owned and operated by a colored firm in this city. Mr. Clark is also very business-like, prompt in getting your work and prompt in returning the same. Other young men who are whining and crying for a "job" should learn a lesson from this young man who began with no money and a mere stranger. See his ad on another page and telephone your order in. BIRTHS Born to Mr. and Mrs. Leon Stevenson, 1410 E. Monroe St. July 1st, a son, first child. Born to Mr and Mrs. H. A. Donaldson, July 7th, a son, first child. Both mothers and children are doing nicely, and you should see the big smiles on the faces of those boy papas. BLOOMINGTON ILL. NEWS. The following delegates were elected by the Negro Business League to the National League Convention which meets in Boston, Aug. 18-20: Dr. E. G. Covington, Mrs. Fred Wyche and Mrs. R Bailey. Mrs. Annie Young, 217 E. Market St., entertained a few friends last Friday evening, July 2nd. Among some present were: Mrs. Lashley, Mrs. Elizabeth Covington, Mrs. McEwen and Mrs. Lackey. Bloomington has what is called a "Social Center," which is doing much good among the colored people. Dr. Covington is doing a large practice. His business is among white as well as colored, people. A porch party was given by Mrs. Dabney, monday Eve., July 5, at her res., 208 E. Cherry St. Normal Ill. Mrs. Wells, 1206 W. Moulton St. who has been quite ill, is much improved. Mr. Frank Pegues, who came to Bloomington, 21 years ago from Mississippi, and who married here, is quite industrious and has accumulated a home and extra property which he rents. The "boys down home" will be glad to know this. Frank also has 3 children. A whist party was given Friday evening July 2nd, at the headquarters of chauffeurs, and they had some time. Pollard and Love officiated. Among the young industrious wome of Bloomington who deserve encouragement for for thrift, is Miss Mary Miller, 706 E. Wright St., a young lady who by energy and grugality, has purchased a home and lavisly furnished it.