lt Tel E VOLUME XXIV > . COLUMBIA, S. C ^ " 'Aj^A ra >T 12 1922 CHESTER PARAGRAPHS. (Too" Late Last Week.) _ k The K. 01* P. Grand Lodge which il was held' h no lust week, closed o ? of the best sessions in its history A 0 large crowd of delegates from all C over the State attended the meetings u and enjoyed the hospitalit?' of the u good people of Chester. The pro- 0 grams at the Oj era Hous? weiu wit- " nessed by very appreciative audi- n enees. The parade on Thursday was 11 a very grand feature; throngs of *. people saw the beautiful drilling at 11 the Fair Grounds, and will not for- s get the pleasing spectacle of that u day. The people of Chester enjoyed a entertaining the delegates and the 8 delegates seemed pleased .with the many courtesies accorded them. The * Mayor of the City, had the following to say, in the Chester Reporter, (a ^ white semi-weekly paper-, which er- *J marks are very highly appreciated by ' the colored people here, and will be * read with interest by those in other 1 places: Editor Reporter:- "I feel that I should as Mayor of Chester, take some official notice of last week's " colored Pythian meeting in this city, and say something in commendation of the quiet and orderly behavior. Notwithstanding the fact that there were a grunt number of cars on the streets during the Grand Lodge meet ing, the laws of the city were mostly rigidly observed, and not a single ac cident was reported. The colored K. of P's both local and from the State at large, seemed to be an orderly, in telligent and well behaved class of people, and I feel sure from seeing them in session here, that they are doing their part to advance their race along useful and desirable lines. I am, Very truly, Geo. W. Byars, (Mayor of Chester.) Miss Nannie Westbrooks, of Phila delphia was called to the city because of the death of'her .brother, Mr. Pas chal Westbrooks, in the government hospital in- Asheville last week. The remains were brought here and after funeral services at Wilson Baptist Church,, the., body .was laidt. Jo, jest" in Wilson **%^.?~'ie*tef y. Prof. and ivar's. S. L. Finley and son, and Miss Theopa Finley and Mr. Thomas Buchanan, motored to Lau rens, Sunday to attend the funeral of the former's cousin, Mr. George Saxon. Mr. John Saxon of Philadelphia, passed through the city Saturady, enroute to Laurens to attend the funeral of his father, Mr. George Saxon. Mrs. Susan Keener, of Charlotte, spent last week in the city, the guest of Mrs. Maggie B. Currence. Mrs. Emma Walker is very ill at her home on Columbia St. Cards announcing the marriage nf Mrs. Mary B. Butler and Mr. .Tames New Englan ' Conservatory, Or to the many friends of the couple. Best wishes for success are extended them Mr. J. S. Stanback has purchased a handsome Sedan for his family. Mrs. Louisa Maxwell, Cemetery St and Mrs. Carrie Thompson, Bailey St are on the sick list. Mr. Otto Smith is improving at *h( home of his mother on Cemetery St Mrs. Addie Ross of Charlotte wa the guest of Mrs. Mary Lander las week. ANDERSON NEWS St. Paul is glad to report excellen services Sunday. Beginning wit the Sunday School which was large than usual. The lesson was review ed by Prof. J. R Beck one of the ir structors of the Summer Normal. Rev. Brown's sermon Sunda morning seemed to fill.the hearts ( all who heard him. He was at h best. Five persons,v new member were added to the church. Tl a B. Y. P. U. under the leade ship nf Mr. ('. Lee Davis was filled ' ita utmost capacity. Prof. T. Duckett spoke to the young peop very interestingly on what th< should be prepared to do in the f ture. Sunday night was baptism and L right hand of fellowship was hud. Anderson is still being honored a host of visitors. Prof. T. L. Duckett of Bened College and Mrs. Ola Wakefield Columbia are the guests of Mr. a Mrs. C. Lee Davis on Towers St. The latest st TATE COLLEGE NOTES The construction forces of the Col ige are at work repairing, ronovat tg and making additions to the Col .ge plant in preparation foi the fall j pening September twenty-six. The ollege Registrar reports that dn nusunl number of applicants have een registered thus far which means ii increased enrollment at the Col ige the coming year. Notable a ?ong the applicants are those seek lg advanced training in the College lepnrtment, and special subjects. A long them are graduates and former tudents of the State College and thor institutions in South Carolina nd neighboring States. There is al ii u greater demand for training in ?milh-Hughes Agriculture and Home iconomies. A new feature of the Extension York of the College was effective lilly 1st. by the appointment of Miss dottie Mae Fitzgerald as State A fent of Home Demonstration Work ?pon the recommendation of Prcr.i lent Wilkinson. Miss Fitzgerald will lave her headquarters at the College jut will travel over the Slate to supervise nnd inspect the work done Dy the County Agents. Her appoint ment marks an elevation of the work among our people and will iie the means of creating a larger stuff of Home Demonstration Workers, so that in course of time, each County will be cared for in this respect. The Extension Force of the College now numbers more than fifty young men and women who are teaching useful methods of better farming and livinp throughout the State. To meet the larger demands for advanced instruction in the College next year the Faculty has been large ly increased during the Summer be yond the_ usuul number. President Wilkinson recently made announce ment of the following additions: F. N. Fitzpatrick, Columbia University, English and Latin; W. M. Buchanan., Ohio State University, Biology ami Animal Industry; Louis A. Potter, Pennsylvania State College, Bacteri ology and Chemistry; F. M. Sheffield, (?berlin College, French; William Maier, Coi nell University, Dairying and Rural Education; W. S. Lawrence .frew*1 -Fin gi itt . -f--i^mVMt?f)? gan and VoL'C; C. J. Harris, New England Conservatory, Piano and Chorus; Miss E. M. Veale, Columbia University, Teacher Training in Home Economics; Miss Flora Knuck es, Columbia University, Teacher Training in Academics; Miss Marion I. Mickey, Si minons College, Domes ic Art; Miss H. R. Wilkinson, Atlan a University, English and Chcmis ry; N. C. Peterson, Boston Univer sity, Commen?ai Education; Miss Mary S. Johnson, Spellman Sem nary, Handicrafts and Millinery. The ist is not yet completed as other ad ditions are under consideration. The Faculty next session will exceed sixty members. The following members of the regular Faculty are taking spe cial courses this summer: Prof. F. M. Staley at Cornell University; Prof. T. J. Williamson at Iowa University and Mrs. M. B. Williamson at Co lumbia University. LIGHTNING DOES MUCH DAMAGE. Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 10.-(Preston News Service)-A school house at 1 Roach Street was completely destroy ed here last Saturday afternoon by fire caused by being struck by light ning during a terrific electrical storm. Firemen fought the blaze for several hours but were unuble tc save the building. The home of Jos, Blalock, 224 XV. Hunter Street, was also greatly damaged by lightning The undertuking establishment of tht Cummings Brothers in Whitehall St. was slightly damaged by lightning. Mrs. Lillian Muck Lee und litth friend Miss Ethel Moore of Atlanta are the guests of Mrs. Lee's motlier and father, Mr. and Mrs. lt ober Mack on Towers St. Mrs. Daisy Sumter of Columbia i the guest of Rev. and M.r.s. J. F le ; Greene on W. Market St. ?y g Mrs. Janie Cary of Atlanta, Ila was the guest of Dr. and Mrs. S. I Edawrds on S. Fant St. Rev. A. W. Brown is c onducttr.g meeting oui of town this week L. A. Edwards, Mrs. Anna Bell Whaley and chi dren left last Sunday for Savanna! Ga., where they will spend a fe weeks. :yles of Putter AIKING AROUND Notes By. The Wayside. (By Rev. Richard Carroll.) It is seldom that I ah? in Columbia j t( i Sunday, but I was her? Inst Sun- ',ni ly and went to Sidney Paik Church ^ hear Bishop Brown, i enjoyed his n rmon very much. There was a t( "eat crowd out to heat him, and h om which came som? demonstra- u on. a Dr. Farmer has proved himself a h rogressive pastor since he has been j ti ire. Improvements have been made j ti . the parsonage alt ' the house of < i ship. There is no debt that can l he paul on the ch nvh and par tage after one Sur.ua> eollectini. ne can sc? that Dr. Farmer a reat and consecrated worker. I ave never heard him preach, but eard him road the scriotuic, and hi? n presses jiu. Thor J are few men rho can read the scripture with un erstandinn his work in South Carolina. Pr Watson stopped with Mr. Jonas Thomas while attending the Women's Convention in Bennetts vt'ta. He niu.de a spiritual impression on Ur Thomas and his family thai will not .?-??un l?e forgotten. I want to thank Dr. J. G. Stuar and Mr. A. P. Hardy for courtsies in their fine automobiles. M. C. FARMERS-HOLD MEETING Greensboro, N. C., Aug. 8.-(Pio ? j ton News Service)-Negro furnia;s from all parts of the State are gath ering here to hear experts discuss the questions of co-operative marketing .jyi.d-J?.thyr. ^iiwnooih.jfict-?. .todu.y.cauiLl tomorrow during the annual Pal mer's Congress at the A. and T. Col lege. Co-operative marketing, fall and winter legumes, the family cow, pro ductivity of the soil, rural economics, and other agricultural subjects will be discussed by men who are authori ties on these subjects. Dr. li. W. Kilgore, director of N. C. States' Re lation Service, will make the princi pal address on co-operative market ing. Dr. Calvin S. Brown, principal of Winton Normal School, will deliver an address during the meeting. Fred Yodder, of the A. & T. Coll 2, will speak on rural improvement. Dr. A. C. Kenney of State Department of Agriculture, will discuss the value of dairying and Prof. Hudson on how to make the soil more productive. The visitors will be guests of A. & T. College during the convention inc' indications point to a very inter esting meeting. POLICE CHIEF FAILS TO FUR NISH GUARD FOR MAIL COLLECTOR. Macon, Ga., Aug. 10-(Prestot News Service)-U. S. Postoffice In spectors were busy here last Monda} investigating why Chief of Pol ici Murshall Thompson failed to furni.sl a policeman to accompany a Negri mail collector in the business distric on Sunday night. The collector wa halted by groups of men three time and threatened by them, it is claim ed. The collector reported the mat ter to Postmaster Rudisitl, who aske for police protection for the collecta and failed to receive it. As a resul thc postmaster called off the collei tion until next morning. The chief of police claimeds thr when the request was made the ei tire force was busy. It is thong! that charges against the official wi be made by the postal authorities. It is said that a force of polii guarded the home of C. H. Douglas a wealthy Negro, on Saturday ar Sunday nights, to prevent him fro being harmed. Postal authoriti take the position that if this wi done, an officer should have been fu nished to accompany the Negro mi collector. Subscribe to your home Paper n Hats for Fal ?t'hug?ciTrEs OF SOUTHLAND ) SHOULD CAUSE US TO BOW t \ TN SHAME," DECLARES Mi . VIRGINIAN. r hi's: ? ? ?? ? ." Washington, C.Aug. 1). - (Pifia- Jj) m N"e\v:3 Ser^cfc?^Discussifrg" tho BCessityfor the passage of..th.e^pyer ftti-Lyhching Bill, Mir'H. 15.' B?fJ ' : tUj., a -Virginian, has the .following ./.' jf^ayr "As ? former Virginian I hve bow*ed.my!head in shame at the Atrocities of'- the Southland. Years go I viewed the victim of a mob * ^jiging by the neck from an. apple . ' ive.' He was .'gagged, his clothes ?Tin and his skin lacerated and . fitised by thc stones over which he }id been dragged. . ^"The sight sent <"?ld chills through i. ?j*. I saw him many nights after in * ty dreams. It was a scene ,1 shall . i|yer forget; and yet all, except the '., limbers of the victim's race prattled ' nd giggled a's ii nothing unusual ^ i?J happened. HiLater in the day the body of the J' 'fctim was cul down, and the coro- t> HVS jury render?a*' ? verdict. that . [tie victim had come'to. his death at } fte hands of parsons unknown-yet ,^ veil knowii-to the jury. /'IWhen man by whom the.law is, \ iiir.icted for the betterment of the j .immunity, fail to uphold it, and-'&e- } ..onie violators -of the code 'undeV ( which society in the ^statc. j? to Be t governed, then thc general govern ment should step forward and viridi cite the order of civilization'and pass 1 sich a. bill as the Dyer AntirLyrich- ,j irjg Bill, whether it is 'fhoiigKy ??by: .] pettifoggers to be constlt?tjdh?if?^. :] not. Human rights arc sup'oViot r|b; ?1 S*ate right." ^81 j| ?" CARD OF THANKS. ! ??Mrs. L. A. Hawkins begs to,:|in inunce to,the many frumd*4 in ntt'?n?" tm ce at the Grand C ?lirt-oi .Cajam t|| at Chester, S. C. that the watch io^t there has-been sent-hei by^Pr?f..j S|vL. Finley. Many tonics t$:$irof. r'in"ley and other's.. . !9 (M?S& ^Hawkins ' g-. -C?mmbi??S. C. i ''MAKING A MESSrOF IT." j Baltimore, Md., Au^.T?.^?Preston [wfinr ha.I I.n mvompltsmul by the I [larding Administration the Balti more A fro-American in'a |?*uutc?l edi torial under the caption of "Making A Mess (li It," takes issue with the New York World. 'The New York World remarks I that President Harding and the lie publican Congress have made a mess of everything. This is not altogether true. One thing, however, the Harding Administration is making a mess of the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill. Sixty four lynchings last year, is the record of the mob's toll. A President and a Congress pledged to pass anti-lyIlch ing legislation, hems and haws on th?' issue as if no such pledge existed. Tile h??use passed the bill and tin Sena'e pigeonholed it from January 1022, to date. The passag?' ??f the Dyer Bill is up I to the Republican party, lt has I matle its pledge. So far as the Afro American is concerned, No Republi can Candidate for National Office need expect support until the party carries ?ml its pledge to put Anti Lynching legislation on thc statute hooks. BENEDICT COLLEGE NEWS To All Benedict Stmlents: As students are applying rapidlj for entrance, please send in youl application promptly that room maj this wonderful improvement latelj tt> know how many text books t? order as freight is being delayed. Permit me to strongly urge yoi this summer t?i review y?>ur studies no matter how high your standing It will he much easier next year fo you, an?! if you failetl in any subjec or are behind your class in any, b sure to study up to be prepare?! t take an examination on returnin; and get straight in your class. We must raise about $1,000 mor for the College. Please sol "nit froi your church and friends. Ever student can surely collect a few ?l?? lars. If possible get $.*>.()(). The Faculty: C. B. Anlisdel, A. M.. LL. I>. ir_ Dana M. Albaugh, A. B. ru! Mrs. C. B. Anlisdel. Miss M. V. Ashton. John S. Bangson, M. S. Mrs. John S. Bangson, B. Pd. il. LEEVY'S IV / VN OPE?* go the Rev. Dr. - State Conventici y Dear Brother in Christ: T ani addressing to you this litter" to "stir up your pure mi. ay of remembrance of the fol g: After having served five successi .?ara as first Vice President of ou , ?' aptisl State Convention, you were, i a.manner most signal and outhu nstic, unanimously chosen at Co imbia, last year, the president. The it.sbinding reason tluit choice of you as.-mnde was the faet that where jr?r?and with whatever, the denomi f the denomination general^ from lie merni la i ns to the sea whe^i^ say: We are exceedingly tired^uu very sick of, and look to you ' tttrjmof or de lev iso some means of ?relief^from, the fcmbristic, hip! hurrah I stuff super bprd?ned with arrogance . great,. ?o)? ieekin'g, enerve racking, mulley, grab bing, m?re salary '.raising greed ; tflfat is simply , bosh, bosh yet;'again, "abd tosh' aoi^e^more/^ilthough f^ste^d/.py' tiqik S&te Convention under^' tl?e libel-:" tous., misnomer of 'miss??iis,' Were Home missions the smallpox, none of the Convention's socalled'missioh h.r?os would be in the lenst Hancr?!- of catching it. In fact our State Mis sion work is thc crowning " farce of fh'? present age. In the light of the great commission, the only substan tial -thing our;. socalled .- niissionaries are.accomplishing, ja itt}, furnish .just;, cause f?r ang?lsVtb',;^eep . copiously | and devils to gnu inmoderately^ These contritions^ are "brought about sxfU. theft ,f Hi'inui i4>up- ' )orte'd in school quite a number of roung men who have since performed lerculean work for the denomination. Some of them were: I. P. Brocking ;on, D. M. Peirce, P. W. Prince, Scipio Stratfort.M. W. Gilbert, R. W. Bay lor, F. R. Wallace, G. W. Raiford, E. V. .Gassaway, A. J. Stokes and num 2rous others whom my memory fails to', recall. But the conditions that obtained among the Negro Baptists then do npf exist today; nor does the heed, of :'\ that kind of mission work. But all .of our missionaries since, and especially now, tried lo put over the Brawley plan, with needs wholly dis SHpiriar to those with which Brawley had; to deal. As a result they find themselves with nothing, to do but to grab .money. . Then lo make some kind of show, they go to jails and re peat the Lord's Prayer, and nail up "Ten Commandments" on trees and fences where they will be read by cows only. And they come to the Convention and, with bombast great tell how they "bless God and take .courage." Courage for what I know trot-unless it ^be courage to continue ltd. rob, humble Negro Baptists under j^orto^.A, ^re,tCnSU ?^ doing mission 2. True, our nerve racking, money grubbing, mere salary raising, gener al missionary, did in his report, which he made with much bombast and in a basso profundo voice at Columbia, last year, tell how he of himself, by himself, without any assistant'-; in making choice of the benefici; "os, gave the enormous sum of $40.00 a mong nine aged preachers. Ile also told how, in accordance with his own sweet but imperious will only he gave the unbelievably stupendous amount of $2(58.87 among thirteen ministerial aspirants to help them in school. True he did not tell that the greater part of that thirteen was in no need ot' the help so given. Has he not a right to be generous to his friends with other people's monsy? Be that ns il may, this is true: According to the State Conven tion's minutes, our soca!lcd mission aries cost us, in salaries and expen ses, last year ?3,230.30. By means of this small outlay on them made, we were able to benefit 21 person-some who did not need it-to the enormous amount of $31.3.87. In addition to ; that, we were thereby instrumental in having the Lord's Brayer repeated . in some jails and some "Ten Com , mandments" so posted on trees and fences as to attract the attention of some gentleman cow and perhaps cause him to treat his family better. .'!. The belief obtains among many that our socalled missionaries raise their own salaries and expenses ami are no expense to the denomina tion. They do not raise their sala ries and expenses. So in addition to being tolerated nuisances, they are an unwarranted expense. To illustrate: Our bombastic general missionary in his annual report at Columbia show 1 ed that he had gobbled up for him self, without any effort to raise it, 1 money that had been raised by the churches and sent to the associations, conventions, unions, eic. for missions $700.00. Of the $1,500 salary he is allowed for misrepresenting missions, it will thus be seen that he raised on ly $730.04, The remainder he merely "goblbed up." The great Gethse mane Association of which that peer less Baptist and princely leader Dr. J. C. White is the moderator refuses to turn over their mission money to him. If other associations would ex ercise the same good sense and exeel Continucd on page four. 131 Washington