. i. . . ipp / ^ ".' THE SOUTHERN INDICATOR 4 ?i. v. VOL VIII COLUMBIA, S. C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY, 15th, 1913 NUMBER 18 _.-? .' ? _:-,-._ Great Mass Mee People in Inter To be, held in the Columbia May 10th at 4.O'clock and Children's Meeting at t Afternoon at Ali colored citizens of Columt ted to attend a great mass meetin day afternoon, May 10th, at 4 o'c same place at 8:15 o'clock. Child Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock, i colleges are invited, to be" present. Dr. C. T. Walker,, of Georgi speakers have been invited to tak will be made at once to raise $50,( ored people of South Carolina, nea zen is called upon to give amounts as much as they are able to give, good hospital facilities for the col free ward will be inaugurated an< The charter members Of the I. S. Leevy, J. W. Thomas, W. ] Rhodes, and E. E. Bobo. TK? loe I. S. Leevy, J. A. Roach, R. W. J diner, J. W. Killingsworth, M. H THE NEWS FROM GREENVILLE Greenville, April 27, -Mr. J. E. Vilato, has opened, up a first class Cafe in the basement of the Collins building and will be g^ad for his friends to call in. We are very much in need of snch a place. Mr. O- E. Turner, arrived in the city Monday of last week and found a fine boy. Mother and baby are doing Well. There was an excursion in the city Monday from Spartanburg, and brought a good crowd. At 4 o'clock the Greenville Giants and the Spartanburg team crossed bats at the League Park and played a fine game. The visi tors were defeated by a score of 4 to 1. There were between . me hundred and a thousand people present at' the Park. The Greeenvill boys are in good trim and are expecting to play great ball this season. They have lost one game out of three. Mr. N. C. Ezell of Spartan burg, spent Sunday and Monday in the city. Mrs, Bagnall, wife of Rev. Bagnall, of Spartanburg. attend ed the confirmation at St. Phil ip's church, Sunday afternoon. The U.S.Court adjourned Mon day. The Jenkins Orphanage Band was in the city Monday and Tuesday, and played throughout the city. The concert at Taber nacle Baptist church was a great success. Revs. D. J. Jenkins and Paul Daniels, accompanied the band. They left Tuesday af ternoon for Spartan burg. Mr. Bradham Wright, Misses Ruth Wright, and Florence Lykes were among the excursionists from Spartanburg Monday. Mr. John Ghalikely left Sun day for Holly Hilly, where he has a job in plastering. Mrs Anna Lawrence De Large, after spending two weeks in thc city with relatives and friends lef 1 Tuesday for her home in Pelham. Mr. James Priestly, formerly of Greenville, but now of Cana da. after spending ten days witt hi? parents, Mr. and Mrs Henn Priestly, on Green Ave., lefi Monday night on train No. 3( for his home. This was his. firsl visit in fifteen years. Mr. Israel Thomas, left Mon day for Anderson, where he has ? position in blacksmithing. Little Edelle Cureton, afte having been very ill for a weel or more is somewhat improve? at this writing. Mr. and Mrs J. B. Hahley, o Simpsonville, were in the cit; Monday, on business. i >r. S. S. Lawton is able to b out after having been confined t his bed several days, Mrs Nannie Mack is on the sic list. We hope she will soon b out. Mr, Louis Johnson, of Colurr bia, was called to the city Sal urday. to attend the funeral c his uncle, Fletcher Brownlee. Mrs. Harriet Dogan, after sex eral years of declining healtl died Monday morning April 20tl at her home on Nichols St. Sh was a faithful member of Aile Temple A. M. E. church. Th funeral was held on Wednesda ting by Colored est of Hospital ; *?-".).. ir Theatre Sunday Afternoon, Monday Night, May 11th. he Same Place Monday Four O'clock. >ia in every walk in life, are invi g. in the Columbia Theatre Sun lock, Also Monday night at the ren?s meeting tin the. opera house Children from ail the schools and a, and notable white :?ndv?b]ored e part on the program. . -Efforts )QU.G0 to build a' hospital for col r the city of Columbia. Every citi from oneto twenty-five"dollars or Rememte' that there are no real ored sii&.?f South Carolina. A ? maintained. hospital are : Richard Carroll, :i. Young, T. A. Williams, L. J. al committee is : Richard Carroll, ackson. E, C. Nelson, R. B. Gsr . Bright. ki . afternoon the 22r.u., at the above named church, conducted by the Rev. J. E. Thomas. The be reaved family has our sympathy. Mr. Fletcher J. Brownlee, af ter having b??n.'.ill for many years with Asthma, died Thurs day evening of last .week be tween 6:00 and 7:00 o'clock He was forty years . pf age. He j worked up to a few hours of his death. He was a boyhood friend of ours and his death was a great shock to us. After he quit work he.sufferd great pain and sudden ly took a fainting spell and died in a few minutes. The funeral was held S?turday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, at his late home on Nichols St., conducted by Rev. J. E. Thomas; assisted by ' Rev. H. E. Jennings. There was a large crowd of sorrowing friends in attendance. There were many beautiful floral offerings. Hb leaveS'two"brc^henr-and "~one" sister to mourn his loss;-Mr. Thos. Brownlee, of Knoxville, Tenn., Mr. Clinton Brownlee, of Pasadena, Col., and Mrs. June Hampton, of this city, The be reaved family has our deepest R' mpathy. Dr. George W. Harry, returned , a few days ago from Washington ID. C.. where Mrs Harry under went an operation at the Freed men's Hospital. He has just heard from her at this writing, and she is able to sit up. We hope she will soon be entirely well. . Dr. and Mrs O. M. Thompson, returned Monday evening from I Florence, where they attended I the Palmetto Medical As30cia ? ti?n. Dr. Thompson stated to the Indicator reporter that the Association would meet in this , city next April, There was a large crowd in at tendance at the Confirmation at St. Philips Episcopal church, ; Sunday afternoon. -The services were conducted by Bishop Cuer ry who, after preaching a very : instructive sermon, and giving a ; I good talk in which he taught us j many things about the Episcopal r church, confirmed a class of -?five which consisted of Mrs C. i j D. Brier, Miss Myra Alexander, i \ Mr, James Herron. Mr. Elliott M Rige and Miss Beulah Duke, of ) ! Norfolk, Va. Rev, Bagnall, thc t ? Rector of the church brought I over his vested choir from Spar -jtanburg which rendered excel \ i lent music for the occasion. The services were beautifu ind every r one enjoyed them. There were { a good many white friends whc :1 worshiped with them also. Mrs Sarah Priestly who worked sc f! faithfully for the establishment y of a colored Episcopal church ir the city, was in the congregatior e and was heartily greeted by hei o many friends. e| The State Baptist Conven tion. ?I - if} The Rev. G. A. Goodwin pastoi of the Springfield Baptist churcl j- requests the Southern Indicatoi i, to urge the delegates to th? i, State Baptist convention whicl ie meets in Greenville, to send ii n their names next week by al e means, as the committee is read: iy to assign homes. FROM CITY JJHE EBI8T?. ' Orangeburg, April29.-At this season of the year when the fields, hills and valleys are cov ered with iiving gr?en, we can think Of no piace in South Caro lina that is more beautiful in natural appearance than Orange burg, ("The City on th? Edis to"). However, at this writing we shall avoid description but will proceed briefly along other lines. The Commencement exercises at Claflin this year from present indications, will be among ,he best of the school's history and be witnessed by hundreds of pe? ple who are deaply.^ interested in the educational'uplift .of the race. The 'great 1 Methodist; church which' is the foundation pillar of grand-old Claflin .University de serves no small praise for what she has done and is doing. May the name o? Claflin University ever .remain the sanity .- - un changed. - t . Jv Dr. . gunton, the venerable presiden t of this school is a grand and gjorious man and* deserves the praise and hearty co-opera*! ti.on of all concerned. Dr. R. S. Wilkinson, the quiet unasuming ideal president of the Colored State College with his efficient corps of teachers,t de serves the ''well done thou good and faithful servant." The State College is the educational paradise of South Carolina for the Negro and all concerned should therefore feel happy and grateful. The Commencement Exercises of this school wiil be held on the same dates as Claflin and will be as usual largely at tended. Both of the schools have had a very prosperous .vear. The Farmers in this as in other sections are busy and will reap in due season if they faint not. Rev. G. C. Scott of Columbia. ,S. C., and his son Joseph of Claflin, called on me one day-last week and paid'". thejiL .respects* ^Th?nl^srcairagal?. . Mrs J. E. Wilson, of Florence, S. C. is visiting her daughter, Mrs F. I. Simians of this citv. Elder J, Thomas, will at tend the Commencement Exer cises of Bennett College, Greens boro, N. C. Two of Dr. Thoma's sons will graduate from this school on the 6th of May. Dr, J. E. Wallace, formerly of Claf lin University, is the president of the school. We have a few subscribers U the Indicator whose names wil be sent in next week, after th< schools have closed The Indicator's Friend. THE NEWS FROM NEWBERRY Newberry, April 27-The clos ing exercises at the Oavenpor School were good- This school i about seven miles from New berry, and was taught thi year by Miss Eugenia Wil hams, a young woman who ha proved a very efficient teacher A large party of young peopl from town attended the exercise of this school. Prof. U. S. Gall man, Rural Supervisor, at th close of the exercises, addresse the people in strong forcefi . fashion, reminding them of eel tain faults, and urging them t ; greater efforts in connection wit ; their school. The Social Club met at th home of Miss M. G. Warr ! Wednesday. A most enjoyabl time was reported. This is ! club composed wholly of youn > ladies, who exercise the right c suffrage, and all other privilege; > and mere man has nothing to c t with it. By special permissic i man is sometimes admitted, bi 1 only in order that he might s? * how wei! ladies manage their ow affairs. The Jenkins Orphanage Bar gave its concert in theBethlehe - Baptist church, Monday nigh All the numbers were good ar heartily applauded, none more : than the debate-Resolved, "Th? r the South is a better place for tl 1 Negro than the North." Thea r firmative was upheld by Miss 1 * E- Robinson, while the negatn 1 was doubtily debated by Miss I i B. Spencer. The very large a 1 dience present voted almost / nanimously in favor of the Nort William Gary, the colored mi who has been a government em ployee at the post-office for sev eral years, has resigned, his res ignation/to take effect*- 'soon. Gary-has rna de a faithful employ eeAnd'does his work wcli; but, being a? colored man there is a goj>d "deal of work about the office thatj;h?-could not do to. the satis faction of tne general public. . JChe above is ?rom 'the New bery . Observer. You are-per mted $o:draw your own conclu sions;. : The- colored." eiriployee in. thjrs.Vgpy^nment service South arider'; the Present administra tif, fijhds-, tfi?, ' 'general public" allard custdhier. He is the same customer vth?t'. he - had to deal v^j?h under a^forraei*- administra "*>ri how&v?r; ?nd -ithere was UQ iii. . ,'Cojrre^pondenty.v: T. ADAfVIS ? . Cor?garee, April 30. - Rey Spenr Cijir H. ?dams, died April' 14, at ..Hopkins. Tl* V funeral service wfN?r.e held Sunday. April 19, at Z'ijon Benevolent Church, being cdnducted by the pastor Rev. J. W. Neal assisted by. the Rev.- J. v UVJJ'iviii yjx. vttiiiutu. . J. WU Vf creditable * sermons. were rendered. Rev. Neal took his text from Pslm 78:70 71 72 ver ses. He chose- David' also his. Servant and took him from the sheepfold to feed Jacob his peo pte and Isreal his inheritance. Sp he fed them according to the integrity of his heart and guided tEem. by skillfulness of his hand. l$ie Rev. Boykin also rendered a^v?ry creditable dicourse from ,?lb . 'Corinthians 15:57. "But (thanks, be to God, which giveth us,the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ ' ' Rev, Adams has ] ?eeh ? fireless worker in th? | jAihisJry ?lnce 1893, preaching at f?Q? .?ejnevolent Baptist for a jperiod.of six years. It will be ^membered that Rev. Adame was stricken with paralysis a jwut-two years and eight months ir?go ?ince which time he btis be^n practically confined to the house. Though almost helpless and un able to perform his desired du ties, he never made a complaint, and in his afliction he was al ways steadfast in the faith of the Heavenly leather. Always will ing and ready to discuss the well fare of the service of the Master. During his afliction he was nursed by a loving wife who ! showed a lifetime of devotion to )! her loved one always at his side, 1 land always willing at a moments 3 ? notice to administer to him, such of this life's goods as were i necessary to the comfort of the j body. The Rev. Adams is sur vived by his wife, Mrs Annie Ad Jams, and ten children. Mrs S. ' i G. Brooks, of Jacksonville, Fla , thc eldest, Mrs C. S. Carr, of -i Augusta. Ga., Mr. S. H. Adams, t j Jr., and David E. Adams of New s . York city. Miss Janie Adams of " : Benedict College, Mr. John Q. s j Chauncy Adams, M. D. of Kal " j la. and the Misses Katie and O s i phelia Adams who are at home. '.'The community as well as thc e.| state has sustained a great lost s ! in the death ?f the Rev. Adams, I" I We shall miss him for his clear ? j and concise judgment. liewa! c] I always slow to make a decisior j on any matter. Seldom, if evei '" talkative, always willing anc 01 ready to lend a helping hand t( n j his fellow men. But whom w< love, God loves even more. So e i Beyond tho palo of mortal sight. i Thy soul has llown its way, lei Tho pale bluo melts around thy ll i gil ai And we miss thee more oaoh day 'Oli.' how we miss thy tender voice Thy loving fatherly eare, It's musi? inado our hearts rejoice It soothed our every fear. in j Rater now thy Master's joy. . Tho crown that thou hast von, ^ | Is purest gold withr.ut. alloy, ?e i Thy work has hoon well done. n ! W . W . A. Grand Drama and Japanese Drill. Mrs. J. E. Sullivan with a bev, of Sunday school children, boy and girls, will entertain the put lie Monday night, May 4th, a Zion Baptist church. The prc gram to be rendered is a goo< one and calculated both to in spire the young and interest th old. Admission 10 cents. G early if you wish a seat as a bi; crowd of people are bound to gc THE MUTUAL RELIEF AND BE NEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, Publicly Commended by In surance Commissioner. Mc Mas er. In a recent speech to the South Carolina, white teachers association at Spartanburg, In surance commissioner F H. Mc Magji?r made tne.followingtitter ?twi? I have be?n made sick~ at heart as r have, heard South Car olinians say that successful in surance companies can only- be conducted., in the North. Why ladies and gentlemen, I can take you to Columbia and-sho w you a Negro preacher who i-f conduct ing a successfully one of the safest industrial insurance com panies in America. As a matter of fact' I know of no other com pany In exactly, the same condi tion. Its surplus is greater than its liability to its policyholders." Commissioner McMaster was speaking- to representatives oi the most cultured and.highly ed ucated white people of both "sexes in South Carolina andspeakingoi a Negro business enterprise con trolled and man?ged by South Carolinians' of the Negro race. This is the highest compliment we have ever known to be paici to anyinsurance company. This company ' s advertisement appears elsewhere in the Southern Indi cator. We recommend it to you. Take out a policy at once if you have not already done so. Dr. Dunbar and his business associ ates ' have just cause to fee proud. of this well earned en dorsement by the Insurance Com missioner. COLLINGS OF STATE COLLEGE -? ? Orangeburg, April 27. -Tues ' day April 14th, the birthday of , Senator Justin Ejniith Morrill, ol Vermont, father of the Land i Grant colleges, was observed bj j tlie faculty and students of tin I State College as agricultural day. j All other exercises of the college I were dispensed with and the en j tire force of workers assembl?e j in the chapel and devoted the I time to discussions of problem, j allecting rural and city life ir j the various sections of the Statt I represented. Special addressei were made by designated mern ' hers of the faculty and interest ! ing papers were read by student! j assigned to this feature of. th< ; conference. The day was mos i interestingly and profitably spen j and has doubtless inspired man) ideas of community improvemen I among all attendants. The daj ? will be an annual observance ii I the future life of the college, j It is a notable fact that; of th? , ! SS7 students enrolled in the instr : tution this session. WT cam? j from farms. This shows tba our people arc lining up strone jon agricultural education. Tin ?other trades and occupations o ! I industrial life are also well rep 1 ! resented. The students have I come from six states aside fron ' I South Carolina. North Carolina 5 j Georgia and Flordia are wei [i represented. j! The annual summer session fo I teachers will begin this yea '.June29th, and last four weeks \ j A large concourse of students i .J expected. Courses in all the lit j erary, industrial and agriculture tj - - . i ~. - -? A. P. HARDY T. H. I Hardy, Pin ?NCOR UNDERTAKERS AND e ? Largest colored unde t he State, because wc pie best .I y; COMPLETE AND FIRS! f\ NERAL SUPPLIES ? Hardy, Pincl d |H 1006 Washington St. Phc e Our Newly Establish ol Washington St., Phoi g ; I_ subjects, will be offered by a com petent faculty. The base, ball team has had a victorious season, the best in its history. They have won every game played except one of the Allen University series. The. series with that institution is tied arid will doubtless be played off. Every prominent college of the State has been met and defeated, and Morris . Brown College, of Atlanta, Ga., has been.added to the string of victories. Wednesday May 6th is com mencement day this year. The address to the graduating class wi ll-he delivered by Rev, IC H. Coit, D. D., of Charleston. Dr. Coit ,is a platform orator of splendid ability, and- never fails to please his hearers. The class this year number.;52, an increase over-that of last year The new agricultural equip ment of- the college is nearing completion. Th? latest addition is the concrete sile just finished by the students of the maso. ry division. It has the capacity of storing food for 20 cows during 200 days of the year. This will bring our dairy up to the stan dard of farmers colleges. * ' .Some -of the most prominent divines of the state have preached to the students this, session at the invitation of the faculty. The last of the list filled this .en. gagement last Sunday hight in the person of Rev. M.'G. ' John son, pastor of Ladson Preshyte rian, church, Columbia. Dr. Johnson's sermon was .full of helpful advice to the large assem bly of students and friends who heard him. COMMENCEMENT^ PROGRAM. STATE COLLEGE. ORANGEBURG Commencement Week, 1914. May 3, 4 P. M.-Baccalaureate Sermon, -Rev. W. B. Duncan D. D. Orangeburg, S. C. May 3, 8 P. M.-Religious Ad dress, Prof. R. L. Douglass, A. M., Biddle University, Charlotte. N. C. May 4,- Class Day. Literary Contests. May 5, -Alumni Day. Industri al Exhibitions. May 6,-Graduation. Address, Rev. E. H. Coit, D. D., Charleston, S. C. An account of the memorial ?service of the late Rev, Tony ?.lumper will appear in our next issue. ' DR. A. JOSEPH^COLLINS SURGEON DENTIST. 15lO Main St., Columbia, S. C. Office Hours: 8 a. m. to 1 p. m.; 2 p. m. to 6 p. m. I'lioncs: O thee 3413; Residence, 2843. SPECIAL KATES TO STUDENTS. DR. W. T. SMITH PHYSICIAN & SURGEON OFFICE HOURS |>HONB 3J