The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, January 17, 1925, Image 1
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^ __ By J. B. LEWIH
Supreme Chancellor, _S. jW, Green
Lj requested all of the Grand Chancellors
/ to meet at the Pyt-hian Buth House,
Hot'Springs; Ark., on Dec.i&th, 1924.
This meeting was attended by most
of the Grand Chancellors jnd. among
~r them was eur Grand Chaicellor, Sir
Julius A. Brown, ofTQJiarifctflifc C.
- - Sir -~S;W;?Green, - als^rfcqu esfgfl
.? that a representative of (the Lewie
| Printing and Supply Co., be present
| ." as at that meeting cpntrajts- for the
( \ handling of supplies- WTQtrerdinate
, lodges in the several Jrisdictions.'
_ - f ^his matter wan nut .OeiiiUjly yg['r
' / ' tied at this gathering and same will
\ -4^ & be handled through the tfic?--of?the
* ' J $ Supreme1 Lh&hd61l6l\," ) ~"1 /
P ~7 f Our party,arrived at IICR.
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H f on the afterneen tiaiii_?_ tliu aftrH
j}/~ T and stopped at the Pythi^i' Sanatoriy
t->?? htm. ^Thc majority^ \of Che Grand
r - Chancellors arrived on Sfrday 28th.
sion in the Pythian Saitorium at
JJ - 9:30 a. m. on the 29th-by ^e Supreme
fx Chancellor. The Supreii Officers
[fl ' were present including DrE. E. Un -
tj ? 4erwood)"S. K. of/R. & Q. Tid||
V rixigton, Supfbine'Vicefchancellor;
- fcnd- S. A. T. WatklnsrS^reine At~fj
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\ Among *th$ Grand Chant !lors were:
II,' ~A. Blqunty'Alabama; Hiry Avant,
JL Arkansas; W, W. Andre r, Florida;
I;. " "W\ T. Reid, Georgia; E. r. Tid.ringr
r \ toi^, Indiana; Rew J. ~M. I indy^jSenty ..
tuqky; S.- W. Green, Ltisiana; E.
j! B. Barco, lflafodetosetts; ^ee Craw*
l. - ford, New York-^rT Cllti Br Wick|\
- ham, Oklahojna; Julius i. Brown,
jl h South Carofida; J^r. J. Crawford,
M - Tennessee; W^Js. Willis,bexas; W.
" m. item, Virginia; I. G.flatter, W.
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fa|L Afte? the Opening meetfe that usually
c^arag^4rize_such-mEings't the
Supreme Chancellor read fports and
other1 important papers tojirnish the
necessary information fo) business
SI legislation of the body, arte of the
?tfanigak discussed- tmtfr deled upon,
Swere: 4 hey agreed to putin a membership
campaign and thalall Grand
Chancellors were?to issu^dispensations
at the same time; 'd. at-the
close of the campaign, t y are to
report the results to th| Supreme
Chancellor, in order that ^ success
may be known.
Sill III
K1 For the past seve rears
rected the art airs of T KnigJ
: Thi?is one of thesftoi
IW V| tally and financially. j and (
B^C favorably known. He aJiati
1- % all Grand 'Chancellors wenllowed
I 1, to stipulate the aJTttilssit fee to
Jnp these-dispensatlons. They a agreed
to got up a calendar wit! ut5=o!
Ka nnS Rftfh H ? uritk
[Mr'. JtT Scenes of its environments [ have
- th4m distributed throughout vaML_~.
ri4U8 domains, A full rep-was
- -m^fde regarding the cost \ also
indebtedness of the Pythian nator~
" ium and Bath House also ore ofK
flee building now gnder cor j?tion
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Zxrand Chanrellors
ot Springs. Arkansas.
in Chicago, 111. Several of the Grand
: irhB~Sr"Kl pf~KT ^ S. wai lnntructcd
.to have copies' made of the above re.jg(>rt
and to furnish each Grand Chancellor1
with a copy.
There were three sessions of thisgathering,
.one 'in ' the morning and
afternoon of the 29th _and also one
'I'noc^ov?n? ix?
amvouuj II1UI lim^ Hie OVtll. At was 1
" luily brought out and diseussed that
the Pythians were not giving the ex
pCeted patronage and cooperation to
the vBatfi^fouse as was expected.
We expressed our. slackness on the
grounds that the Pythians and frt&n3s*
S.uuth'Carolina'did not knowtt
what they really had at.Hot Spring?"
f-but we'did pledge 'dOT h66rty suppprt
to advertise it among our people.
The' Bath House and Sanatorium
we're erected at a iusl uf $420,000 and
is. .one of the fihcot and best furhishgroup.
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I ^ TfteyThave all the necessary conveniences
to make one's stay there
happy .and pleasant. The rates and
other information will be \ given in
this-paper ft-om^time to time.
I- While there we met Bishop Joshua
"j:H. Jones, of the A. M. E. Church,
' also?hie nen; Dr. Qilbeil 1'L Jones,
President of Wilberforce University,
-| his" daughter' and grand-daughter.
ijTlipy wonr-ntgpplng 4t,tTle Sanalor^
imu. Bishopry-Jone3 \Vas more than
pleased to meet the folks from his
native state, South Carolina. He was
l doubly glad to-see-me as we are from
the same county-of Lexington, S. C.
* There we^e, several -other visitors at
this meeting, including, Mr. Joseph L.
J oneB-rrJTrr-gregident of the Cenlralkegalia
Co., Cincinnati, Ohio.
^ Supreme Chancellor Green is a
remarkabKT'character, plenty of wit,
forethought and very positive in his
- ramnrkc, Ho wao able at all timcsto
command the.-utmost respect and
appreciation-Trom the entire bodyr
After returning to South Carolina,
several persons have expressed themselves
in regrad to the "Bath House"
and Sanatorium and they intend to
rvisit Jt during this year. We hope
for it a very successful season...
_ Mrs. Mjayme Gandy/ McLeod
mother-in-law sptent the weekend
with Dr. and Mrs* W. D.
JjChappollc.
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S A. BROWN '
its of Pythias fo Sm*tl\ Carolina.
imJictions in-the country, numert2hance)lor
Brown fa widely and
Woman Sheriff Real*
;-*-? **Sht?Qim" Official
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Kansas City, Mo?Missouri's
only woman shriff can handle
her six-shooter like a trooper.
- She is Mrs. Helicca Akers, who
was appointed sheriff of Shanfa
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^ "Lir~ : COT J-tmrta, $n5;
DR. R. S.
IMPROVES.
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In a rooont, communication fromPresident
Wilkinson, of the State Col- _
lege, he states that he is much im- ,
proved.?Dr-^-Wilkmsei^ 4s?now?m- 01
^-htewOfork "recuperating febm" r-eeent ?1
illness. . For the past two months, ?1
President Wilkinson has not been in j tc
the best of health and it was thought j,
| best that he leave his post of- duty j- ?
for awhile. His improvement~pr6ves i
i the__wisdom. of the move:?His many~~^
friends throughout the state as weH-'-tl
a^tho^r elsewhere will rejoice to ^
know that he is on the road to'complete
recovery. *ej - - -- ^
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ji,on county by _Gov. Hyde when m
Jher husband -died leaving- the r
office vacant. * \ th
2j^$he has bobbed bTond ljalr^^E
wears kniqfrei's ai'id carries a';sc
vanity^caae Ailed*" with" powder
and rouge along with ammunition
for her six-shooter. ?
N Demonstrating her gameness
she has escorted, -five__convieted zz
criminals to the state penitentiary
at Jefferson,City and hasj?j
tirade the usual routine arrests j
of a small town, ohcriff._7~ j-6?
As a sideline, she is an auo,^
than lOO^soles since becoming/
sheriff, whjch swelled the Akers
family coffer more than $3,500. j
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Silence^otjGolden. Isi
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_Ag?d^Negrn Refuses fo Toll ;?1
White Man Where Money
"?Was Hid. Shoj^Head.
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?Lonzo^,e^<ejfer#g d Negroy-3
almost paid for his life by refus-!
-ing to tell where his money ;e]
was concealed, according to the S1
report received by Orticer C. B.j g,
..Dheher,-when-he went. e^i ly jies-1 %v
; terday morning to the house of p
^Kennedy on-JVayne street. Ip
A white mUh. had come to his j p
house, the Negro said, and de-jr:
--mandetTof the Negro Some rfiorP"^
* supposd tot>e concealed^abotttt^
the place. When Kennedy re-'t]
fused to tell thr hiding pinery y
the white man fired, accordrlig,!^
J to the? Negro, the bullet .Lj.t? I c
I gro's head. Kennedy's screams c
i drove the Invader away I" "**"
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4 Mr. Qeorge P. Reese.
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Mr. Geurgei F: Roese,a -re- tj
tired barber and well known citi- ^
" zen ot Columbia dipd hnffiaFr
.1312 Park Street, last week, a?4^
ter a week's illness. -fie was
born in Columbia 77 years ago. 'S)
He was a membpr of Wesley M. jtl
E. Church and a member of the
Mutuals for 36 years. He is j t<
Reeste, -one*sieter Mrs. Jeantte-JD
Reesi-Jones of Ithaca, N.
two. Bertha-Reeae-^Vlacon
of Columbia ;< Mrs. a
"b sonsWuuggne V. Reese,. Oeo. ^
P. Rees^Jr., of New York Gity; d<
Willie, Jerom$ and Ffank Reese! s1
of Columbia; four grand-sons;.js<
Masters_Qeorge P. Reese., Jos- fgj
eph C. Reese., Andrew J. / WU-jS:
diams.-of New York, and Thomas' Edward
of Columbia. L
- The funeral was held at his
residence Monday afternoon at W
3 o'clock. The fuperal, jyas.?
largely attended by old citizens G
and acquaintances. i
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PJAN. 17, m ~ r ~-- Thn
Sntfjrty nf fioocl
r* Thinkers, j
Hear ye, and heed-ye, the Edi- j
Tlai: stafT -of?the Palrnettcr:
jader and the Business Man-1
?er, hereby give birth' and
ing into being aT most^disin[ri^hed
order, with-a^member-lip
of -afrthinkers. From time
> time the noble members of;
tis Society, also the readers of
he Palmetto Leader apprecP|
le above paper irave ^sent int
their subscriptions or caused;
ieir friends to send 'em, there-j
J rilC T"il Qin'ri n? n ? ? 1 J 1
f uijj a ucitLt Ui gUl(l|
id a. willing spirit.
The jenly^ prerequisites-Tor
embership with the Society of
ood Thinkers is to look welT.7
link well and-'subscribe to__The
almetto Leader, ' or get subTibers.
_ ----ANNOUNCEMENT
Xards~~are out announcing the
lening of Dr. W. Swan Rhodes''
lice, Jan. 15, 1925, for,$he pra&=
ce of Medicine. At 1323 V2
ssembly St., Columbia, S^Jy{l
Miss Sarah B. White
The community and the entire^
ty was shocked on Jan. 3rd,/to
arn of the death of^Miss S^rah
. White. ?? = r
Miss White's illness was of
iort duration, so-mueh-so,_that
sfore the neighbors were aware
lat she was sick, her gentle!
had hppii wnftnd intn flint
eaven of Eternal rest. . j
Her funeral -was held at Ladin?i-Presfeyterian
-Chirrch"- of
hich she was a faithful mem?rr/v
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o'ciock./
The many and beautiful flowrs
and the crowded church'
iinlcp in mnt.fi wnrHa, nf t ho. high-*
steem in which the "YWpasrid
as held. The pastor, Rev. ID.
'avis officiated assisted by. Rev. |
!. A. Adams, Rev. Moore, Rev.
arMer, Rev*. Dillarcl and? Rev.;
Loiig. of Cher a w, Rev,
ioiig spuku 111 touching?'wrt;
f Miss White as" a teacher in
lie Pee Dee Spntinn mina few'
ears ago and off her efficiency
s ??teacher and A consistant
hristiair. He also brought
ords of -sympathy from that
ommunity, in which she had
nee lived and spreaded her
weet personality.
Prof. Johnson from Booker
Washingtoir^lligh School also
poke of Miss White as a teachr
and of her splehclid work durlg
the ten ypars that *he hart:
ipght at that school. \ After
hich Miss Florence Benson
ead resolutions coming from
le teachers of Booker Washing-'
m Itigti School."- The choir
mg beautifully the while', and
ie solo, Fdce to Face by Miss
aisy. Reach. - was sweet and
3uchihgy;;' The Pall bearers
>r' T. E. Watts Mr Henry Allow
nd Mr. Bowling.
Miss-White leave* a- inulliei.
sister- and w host of relatives
rrdTrfcnds to mourn her. frho*
ody was laid to rest in Ranalph
Cemetery under a bank of j
iveeL_nowers, then to await, the
bund of the trumpet that-willj
ill her from her long sleep. j
leep oir dear one, Sleep on andj
take thy- rest, - - * ~~-j
ay down , thy head upon thy:
Savior's breast,
re loved thee well biit Jesus.
.loved the bef% - *
ood night, Good night, Good
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iMnMiiifeiiiiiiiiKi it: i' ~
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Liberty "Life trisuranc
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ijtllespie's Com jva n y
- Now Employing
J 600 Workers in Four
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BY
(~fn:~tfre New York Worltd.)'
-- Although the Negro migrant duiy
iug pi'UL'eijlj hi-assimilation o'ften pe?
casiQnff temporary embarrassment to
n'is race who have enjoyed
long residence?in?Northern yommu-,'
nities, it is nevertheless true the
tiduS-kaa-bee n el? f}y:^^prrnTdble -frrr
the development of a stranger race
-consciousness, resulting in the or-.,
ganization and expansion of Negro
-business -enterprises in?tbe^-North.
The LlWrty Life Insurance Company
ef- Chieagar h, illu.jli'uthu uf
what has been made possible since
many thousands of field-hands havtf
settled in large industrial centres
above the Vinson and Dixon Line.
...Up to-a- few years ago- the dozen
01 iiiurc Negri) insurance companies"
were in the South. Notable among
thpm warn fV?? V??AL r* i?
?aa"""*" tut i>uiui Carolina ->lutuallat
Durham, which celebrated its
twenty-fifth anniversary -this year,
and Standard?Life? Insurance
Company of Atlanta, Ga. The company
of any consequence farthest
North was the' Naliumth~i?enefit Association-with.
home offices in Washington:
The Liberty T-ifo - Tn-viir-tnnrt r*nm..
pany has come into existence since
tho Chicago riot in 11)19. At Hie time
Frank L. Gillespiey?its?founder and
President >yaa ?associated " "wltl} a
white - insurance company both - as a
superintendent-and a member of the
Board of?Dtreef ? > ? ? T*r'+t> v.
-9o- -? "\vu tuc. n c^jru
population of Chicago and environs
rapidly growing, Gillespie conceived
the idea of qrgqni7.i"ff ?i lnrgrirettifline.
legal reserve company tor?be
owned and operated exrlnsivt'l-y Ly_
"Negroesr;; The state M Illinois requires
a deposit of S'lOO.OOO for the
protection ipf i future policyholders.
Gillgsjpie sdt about lo raise this: sum,
/lading the -task a difficult one Those'
yh? iriv&Ltiil thuleinonoy wore-smne- wliat
skupiliial of the venture, and.
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Prof. I. M." Myers is a sol
-State.? He is the principal of- H
Prof. Myers is an active- worke?
^nphf^of-our grmrpr ttM
having for a number of years'
retary of the Endowment Depi
f Q rxr A f TVin * - Ci.i. m?
mi; wi a iic oiau: i Ci
wanjrToi^e^ doubted his, ability lo
carry to fl flppf^sfnl TsgiuT tWfira*
project of its kind ever attempted by:
Within tqro yean; Gillespie'raised
the- $100,000, .and the liberty Life
Insurance Company was organised
and began writing insurance in A.vg*
ust, 1921. To-day the concern has a
paid-in capital of . $200,000, more
than $150,000 invested in first molt
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:e Company ^
Result Of Migration.
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gages on property owned by Negroes;
."has more, than i>0,Q00ft)00~of life in*??V-*
j surance in force and resources of
j more than $300,000.
The company gives employment to" ~ '
t mrmn i Un*i ? j
, .uuiv. umii \j\jyj men ana women
iin the four states in which it oper-'
jates and owns its own home- office
["building: The now anex building at.. ..
-the-Lihert-y-LifQ Insurance Company ;
1 Grand Boulevard and^ 35th Street,.
nStatuiax^Dec.. 15.
j \ FranGillespie was borti in
: Osceola, ArTc7fcand passed->the early
J-yodrs of his life in Memphis. Later
Ibis Yaniilj ntut'ml-lU SC'LbUis, where ^
" ho * att eiided high school? After' re- ?
j'coivipg training both lh anT~out.of "
'classrfroms/Gillespie selected Chicago t_l.
-as .i? w^hOWg ^oiiJiisLadQption. Pr'&'r
force of . the Royal Life Insurance
Company; he was engaged in the
-teal estate business and~~~Othetavenues
of endeavor^ . . ? . ~L
Last August at the annual meet- - TS,?v
ing of the NationaLJMegEo Insurance
j Association in Chicago a compliment
Lwaa- paid Mr. Gillespie-in . the North
[ by electing*him President.
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FRATERNAL NEWS
Queen Esther Chapter No. 1,
O. E. S. was royaly entertained
. at their-first meeting inthe New ??
fyear, Jan. 5ih, at the home of
Mrs. C. D. Saxpn, 1127 Page St.
[Installation of officers for the en
suing time was one of the'TFwfet.
.important factors of the meetting.
Rev. Jas-. Johjison, Royal
Patron officiated. _Ihe business
^being concluded the meeting was*
[closed_to-meet with Mrs. C. S.
-Simons 1407-Richland Street_fhe
'first IN I o nday in February, - ?-!
. A delicious fruit salad course
and, hot cocoa way hnnntifuly ?
served. - 4 * ?
?evr ^as; Johnson, Royal Patron
Mrs. E. 13. Lewie, Royal Matron
Miss Helen Rediek,- Secretary. .
ML -d
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loolman well known all over the
"oward Sqhorrt" of C'loumbia, S7 C.
-in all movements looking to the
?nl>"er of the Knighta of Pvthhmr
beert^the efficient Assistant Secart
ni en t. He is also the Secrete
he^s. Association*..
i^nlWh fBTnH TIP tiBiiu?
|z C' 1 v X> AAA/11 XXX? - T - ~^g
St alloc! for the enduing year for ?
upper RichlandT6t5tmtyr?zg'j
Pride of NCohlmbia No. *55, at
Columbia, Mrs. R. A. Henry, W.
-C.-? Mrs. Bertha Foggie, Keg. of ^