TELEGRAMS AND MESSAG ES OF CONDOLENCE. Continu^ From Page One. which wis can only acknowledge as God's will. We lofow these days are dark and glocjmy to you, and that her presence is sorely missed in the home aijid the various walks of life, butj we know that she is in that beautiful land, free from the pa?n and suffering which she borje through her brief ill ness. Comijaending you to Him who doeth alii things well, we remain in heartfelt sympathy, Your schoolmates, $. L. and C. M. Finley. > i_ Heatih Springs, S. C., Feb. 28. Mr. J. IA. Roach, Columbia, S. C. Dear Sf ir: I regret very much to learn of the death of your wife. You have r|iy sympathy in this hour of youlr bereavement. We bow our h^ad in submission to Him who doeth all things well. Yours respectfully, ! John D. Dye. ? i Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 25, '22. Mr. J.| A. Roach, 1200 Heidt Street, Columbia, S. C. To ?the bereaved family. We extenjl to you our sympathy, j Mr. and Mrs. Davis. Mr. Jj. A. Roach and Sister,, Myi dear friends : I h^ve failed to find words by which to express myself in this bereavement, but I am con strained to remind you of your relation to God, hoping to quicken your inspiration a gaindt weakening forces of loss and ?orrow. Respectfully, D. M. Haynes. ? ______________________ Cojumbia, S. C., Feb. 25, '22. Mr. James A. Roach, My dear Mr. Roach : You have my deepest and heartfelt sympathy in your sor row land bereavement; I know how! you feel, I have been thru it all. ! Very respectfully yours, Richard Carroll. CAItD OP SINCERE THANKS FROM HUSBAND AND_ FAMILY OF MRS. H. V?O LJ* ROACH, DECEASED. Having yielded to the will of our ?Maker knowing that He is so perfect that He never makes a mistake and loves His own so well that He never puts upon thein burdens that they cannot bear, and that He only lends to the! world His best jewels as was the case of our most de voted wife, mother, daughter and! sister, we wish to give sin cere thanks and highest appre ciation to the many friends and acquaintances both far and near, white and colored alike for^ the deep sympathy express ed in words and deeds for every kidd act done, great and small, which have meant so much to us and still mean so much to us in the heaviest hours during ths illness and death of our beloved wife, mother, daughter, grand daughter and sister, Hattie Viola Roach, who quietly slept awjay, into that everlasting and peaceful rest, for which she served her Master and human ity; untiringly so many years. Words are not at our com maind just here and now to ex pr?ss our true feelings but iu the only term thus far thai the Master permits in use to re?ch each and every person who was so considerate oi her welfare and ours to do from tue smallest act of kindness to the grbat?st, even at sacrifices. jAgain we say thanks, ten thousand times, thanks, and with the assurance that you h^ve won warm places into Our hearts, we subscribe ourselves to; your command at any time w? can do kind acts for you or rehder favors, j J. A. Roach, husband, I Sylvesta V. Roach, daughter, jMrs. L. J. Williams, mother, {Mrs. Rosa Williams, Grand mother, |James Williams, Brother, ?Mrs. Rosana Hamilton, Sis ter, j Sylvester Williams, Brother jMrs. Bessie Kilpatrick, Sis t?r, [Miss Katie Williams, Sister. I Roger Williams, Brother. ?Miss Daisy Roach, Sister-in- ; law. 1 ?Esther, the cantata present- ] ever our strength to oiir hurt. )ne of our weak points among mr many is we have lot ade owledge of ?& num omplete statistical ?Br^of our denomination in thl state. There is no office, not eyen the State Secretary's office dan fur lish a report of this informa :ion which is highly a neces ^ty. In the heads of all, per haps, is the imaginary 265,000, /hich comprises the whole tate. This is absurd. Five ears ago The Rocky River As sociation had a compiled rec ord of 10,000. There are a ;out 48 Associations and a half Jozen of these have more than double the number of the Rocky ?iver respectively. To know jur numerical strength is with jut doubt one of thc first neces sities. \ Gathering these records may je a big job but certainly n0 arger for us than for others vvho have successfully done so. if we are to put over a large [program this record must be |accessable in the next twelve I months. Unless we secure the j real statistics of our denomi nation we will defeat ourselves and ever occupy an , inferior place in the estimation of other people. Let us all extend a happy welcome to the man whom we are going to elect as statistician of South Carolina Baptists. More anon. H. M. Moore. \ ? il PROF. BOGAN HEARD FROM. Congratulates Editor -Other News. Mr. Editor:- I know it js rather late, but as the old say ing, "better late than never/' i wish to congratulate you upon your new Linotype Machine, t he neat, newsy appearance of The Indicator, and the success you have made in printing and other ?usiness lines. I feel proud of your success along with other Negroes who are making g0o^ and my conscience is clear that I have done my "bit" to help you and all others succeed whom I have come in contact with, i have been (and am now) a in advance subscribe to The in dicator 18 years or more, ancj send all the printing that comes my way. I often think of the "by gone days" wehn we were t] boys in dear old Benedict Col- h lege. h My wife and children have si moved to Union where the chil-1 w dren could attend school, and j j t] am here on the farm j holding C n n 1 s c b c t 0 S c A a 0 t; THE OPENING OF SERIES NO. 2 OF Industrial Building & Loan Association The Industrial Building and Loan Association of Columbia, S. C., wishes to take this opportunity of thanking you who are members of this Association for the interest you have mani fested in helping us to make Series No. 1, of which you are a member, a success. We are now ready to open Series No. 2 on March 4th, and we ask that you manifest the same interest in Series No. 2, that you did in Series No. 1, by subscribing for stock in the Second Series, and see that your friends manifest the same interest in Series No. 2 that you manifested in Series No. 1 and we will be able to push Series No. 2 over the top the same as No. 1. Any person can become a member of this Association with the purchasing of one or more shares. The terms have been fix ed so that even a small child can buy at least one. Our terms are as follows: One share is worth $100 and the payments can be made weekly or monthly, at the rate of 25c weekly and each member can purchase as many shares as he or she desires. This stock will mature in 6 1-3 years at par value of $100 per share. We pay you 6 per cent on your investments. Why shouldn't we own our own homes at this rate? There was once a time when our folks were not able to own any proper ty and the chances seemed very slim for assistance, but now that our race has grown to such an extent to have men who are able to stand and assist us in every vocation in life, with special mention to the improving of our homes, why should we sit and wish any longer for a new and beautiful home when everything is being fixed for our convenience? Just at this point allow me to ask a question, for whom are we living, the landlord or our families ? If this problem interests you (which I am sure it has) and you are unable to solve it, why not cali around to our office, 1125 Washington Street and seek a little information. We. are in position to explain every phase. You will always find s^*ne one ready to respond at your request. If you cannot call, write or phone us and we are at your service. Don't forget Series No. 2 opens Saturday A. M. March the 4th, at 9 o'clock. OFFICERS: N. H. COLLINS, President, E. A. HUGGINS, Secretary, H. E. TAYLOR, Treasurer. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: W. D. Chappelle W. M. Dixon G. Lee Ratliff J. E. Dixon H. E. Taylor W. H. Winthrop Jas. Veal J. B. Lewie E. A. Huggins L. M. Daniels . N.H.Collins Don't Forget Series No. 2 Opens things together. I go to "town" mee a week to see them and ;arry milk, butter, eggs, pota toes, peanuts, and garden vege tables. Sometimes it gets real lonesome, but I find comfort when I think that I am doing my Juty to educate my children. My first intention was to get property for them, but later I lecided that it would be much Detter to educate them. I watched with much interest low Second, Calvary Baptist Dhurch labored to hold my old school friend, Dr. H. M. Moore, is her pastor, which proves that ie has done good work. But if ter all I think Dr. Moore jhould have gone to Sumter. Che best time for a preacher, ;eacher, or any public man to eave a place is when the people vant him to stay. However, 1?re is my congratulations to >oth church and pastor. I have just received a copy o? he State Superintendent ox Education's Report to Governor md General Assembly which 1 im giving a careful study, lt is i splendid report and every eacher should have one lor itudy and future reference, 'lhe tverage per capita for whiten vas $39.26; for Negroes $4.84. The maximum for whites was ?67.29 in Charleston County anu he minimum, was $22.b2 in Cershaw County. The maxi uum for Negroes was $21,28 in Charleston County and the nmimum was $1.89 in McCor mick County. The amounts tor fegroes are Hot as large as they hould be, but I feel greatly m ouraged when I notice how oldly some of these State Ulii ers speak out for Negro educa ion. Among these speaking ut SQ clearly are Hon. J. h. ?wearingen, btate Supt. of Edu ation; Hon. J. B. Belton, State ^gent for Negro Schools ano liss Will Lou Gray, ?upersisor f Aduit Schools. I want to say to the farmers, hat since the arrivai of Mr. Bon Veevii, "so much advice has been anded out, that the majority ol he farmers are contused. 1 eard one speaker telling some ?egroes to each get thirty hens, tating how many e?gs the./ rould lay in a year, and whai bey would bring at 30 cents per ?Z6n, This sounds good until you try it. Last Saturday in Union you could hardly give eggs away. Now listen Bro. Farmer, don't make too much of any one thing, because we note the market. Just raise e nough food-stuffs for your fam ily, stock, and a little to sell to Mr. City Man, then what cotton you can, and all will be well. William M. Bogan, Kelton, S. C. STOCKHOLDERS AND EXE CUTIVE BOARD COLORED STATE FAIR MEET-HEAR REPORTS OF SECRETARY AND TREASURER-TALK PLANS FOR BIG FAIR IN 1922. Responding to the call Feb. 15th, a number of Stockholders and Executive Board met in Co lumbia, S. C., to hear the report of Secretary and Treasurer for 1921. The following is report of the Auciit Committee : The books of the Treasurer and secretary have been care xuhy examined. We find them aeatiy and accurately kept. The . ouchers have all been checked ^ver and we find that all money received and paid out have been ^ropeny accounted for. Respectfully submitted, N. J. Frederick, W. E. McMahan. Feb. 15th, 1822. f HE DATE OF NEXT FAIR WILL BE OCT. 31st, TO NOV. 3rd, 1922. Many new suggestions in the plans for a Greater Fair this year were made. Among them vvas the appointment of Lady Assistants in each District to work exhibits, make talks and interest the people in the Com ing Fair. Said appointments to oe made by Executive Board members and ladies to be paid alter reporting their work on the Fair Ground this Fall. A. W. HILL, Secretary. Mrs. C. M. Finley and son, Louis of Chester were here to rVitness Esther, the cantata ;iven at Second Calvary last *veek. I WE SEE COLUMN. We see that many of our subscribers out of the city are helping to support The Indica tor by mailing their orders for printing. We see that the whole deacon board of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church in Orangeburg stand oack of their pastor, Dr. N .C. Nix. We see that with some people pleasure is always before busi ness. We see that despite the scar city of money with which to meet demands the very people who cannot meet weekly and monthly bill are the first to ;rowd theatres and other places tor amusement. We see that some think that che name of Washington Street should be changed to "Buir' ! street, especially the eleven hundred block where it seem? that every Negro must meet to shoot his "bull." We see that Mrs. Pauline Reese is one of the most suc cessful business women in the State. No better evidence le?ded than that she keeps a ^ood bank account and settles all bills promptly. We see that hundreds of our readers seem to think that the paper will continue as a matter of course. We see that the street cars will not run again soon-thanks. We see that The Indicator has more free readers than re gular subscribers. We see that Dr. M. A. Evans has a very large practice that keeps her going day and night. We see that some ministers are still lying, People's Recor der. We see that all Mars are not yet dead. We see that a certain woman rvho has been owing a certain jill for three or more months is still "broke." We see that some of our busi ness men are too envious at the success of others. Wee see that March the 16th, is going to be a great day at Benedict College. We see that for a "Negro to vote in the City Democratic . . . Continued on Page Five