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CHESTER PARAGRAPHS
? L?From ,the F.Ik's Hall t,n the., A
M. E. Church, the local lodge of
Their uniform of white flanne
T ' trousers," blue coats, purple tie
and purple fez, made a most attractive
appearance. The occas
ion was a memorial exercise anc
L_. IIAhnual Thanksgiving- service
A short program wa-s carried
1 out prior to the sermon by Rev
^ ? "?* T rn
? xJ!_ i?'. JJ. Sims, lVir. J. X. uuugmao
Exalted Ruler made some verj
timely remarks. A large crowc
enjoyed this, the first public ap
pearance of the Elks.
u: After an illness of nine days
Mr. Andy Wright died at hi;
home on Oak St. of double pneu
monia. He was merhber of th
... ""Samaritans, Odd Fellows an
Royal Knights .of King Davie
' Rev. Gilmore preached th
- . funeral sermon at Calvary Bap
"tiatChurchT~~^
^ : The body was buried in Het
- ron Cemetery. He leaves a win
J??Mrs. Maitha*"Wright* and man
relatives and friends who are sa
r-T^ becau^v^? "his death.
A Christmas Cantata, ent
tied, "When Santa Listens In
tirV' * .. was enjoyed at the A. M. E. I
I||j .. church on Tuesday night.
The Cantata, "Santa's Chris
fa mn? Parrel will he gjypn Qf
vary Baptist Church on Frida
r night. . ?
The ninth grade gave a vei
enjoyable "soiree" at the Hig
p evening. Games and marchir
were a pleasing feature of tl
evening, after which, Mr. Fran
lin Rainey, the president of tl
E class, called the guests to .ord
Wv and all joined in singing, "Silei
Night,'* , "The Party," was r
cited by Miss Louise Stanbac
~ate speech presented to Prof, ai
Mrs. Fihley a "fine" turkey as
gift from the ninth grade. T1
* gift was a real surprise to the
and was accepted in real joy
responsive words by Prof. Fi
ley. Miss Annie Garrick, i
teacher of this grade,'assist
by her pupils tiad three roor
very beautifully decorated, a:
followed by cake and hot cocc
A sprig of holly and tiny pi;
baskets of mints were given
each guest. All returned
their homes highly pleased wi
the party given by Miss Garri
* ' i v. : i ~
i > juiu nui pupuua.
. ? ^ . Mr. John Brown, the faith!
and much loved janitor of t
schools was surprised with
~ . handsome sum of money, wh
the pupils in all the classes ga
a penny each. Mrr~Brown vi
all smiles when he received tl
token.
L, . Miss Ila Fair, Greenwood, M
fc? Get into the St
?^ 1 - | whi<
ent Store | last
* ?: $ UubJ
' 1 I
NOTHING FOR flare
? I [it la
ildren. - Boys S'uit3~|^
*s, Millinery. Dress- | dan
ng. Large Assort- f
and the Best Quality f ver.
es. ' f * " |w";
th our Store Is?- i
V ' v|i.?
Shop for Men and fv<?
?t ? ; . X|.-*~A
:lor for Women Jjve
X Brc
I^T^^TV I*?
JlL/JZ> Y X ;ti
frday
crit Store ?! ?
s 1 S
V ST., PHONE 7567 |,'e^
BIA, S. C., ' -? |Kn<
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^m-vw-vw-nW-vx^-x-wvvw-*' bro
1 * ? ? incl
Willie?McDowell, Union,?Mioo?i
. Lucile Rice and AV^jAne Boat- the
: right, Columbia^ teach5j;^oX-J^.Xo.j
rEmmett Scott High"School pa?k.-tV
1 sed through, Monday, enroula toil
; to their homes f6r the Christ Mis
r mas holidays. ? Mp*
^ ? The choir, of Calvary BaptistL<>f-<
1 Church gave a Sacred Concert on All.
Sunday night. "son
* /f\ was; vptl- tv
[ /\ OlU lS'Ii tiia ju ugim.. I AJ
. dered at the Mt. Olive-Baptist rcti
Church on Friday night..*; j $
j Out of town teachers in the a f
j Chester. City Schools who are jtir
. spending the holidays home are j
as follows:- , .of
Miss Dewey Mc Dowell, Union in
s Miss Annie Ga-rriek and Miss Lo- tui
. is Henry, Columbia; Miss Erma? ]
e Anderson, Allendale; Miss Alllie Br<
d Mae Ferguson, Spartanburg'*^ di:
I, Miss Ehra J. Lowry, York.
e Dr. J. R. Hunt, the dentist, has hir
moved into hfs?~new office on th
. Gadsden St.. The office is well th<
). equipped with a splendid line of lie
F~hne a IT mnrleyri of
y loonvonioneoo, .aico a oonifortrAda dii
d and cozy waiting room. ^ DiC ah
Hunt is enjoying a lucrative is
[. practice. ' si;
" Mrs Ida Massey,'the Photogra- is
7 nVir-v is in her new narlor. and II:
Rev. T. H. Ward, as Deputy for A1
the American Woodmen has an
i office in the same building. jn
ty Mr. and Mrs. Peter Lander have wi
- (moved into their beautiful bun-,
7^ galpw on Graham St. ' " T TM
The City Schools closes Tues- J.
iy clay toopen again Jan. 4, 1926. gc
jg -j day in City last week. \ i
The teachers and pupils of the. M
le city schools contributed $20.60 j\I
er to the Near East Drive. In the R
n? sale of (Thrlstrhas~seals, they ex- .\I
e_ pect to dispose of 11,500 seals J(
k to aid in stamping., out tuberco- D
r|> losis. Prof. S. L. Finlev. is D
1(j Chairman of ' the ChiTstmas U
a Seal Drive for colored schools, ai
cl]
~ Georgetown News. t<
in i
r Bethel church opened the hoi- n
he ida-y season with a Christmas
ed tree entertainment for the mem- (
u I j 1
ns biers of her Sunday school dend
partment.
!s?~ Mr. iiavici woodberry of Jolffr^'
)a. C. Smith University is home for
nk the holidays.
to Mrs. A. B. Ransom and H. A. v
to Moses, Jr., of Camden, S. C., are
11
th visiting their parents, Mr. and
ck Mrs. H. A. Moses.
Mr. Thomas P. Fraser, of Claffill
lin University and one of the
he giety favorites of this city ara
rived on Wednesday evening to ^
en spend the holidays with his moth ^
ve er, Mrs. E. L. Fraser.
ragy The Frogs anrro enteffatn" in "
lis honor of Miss Marian A. Baxter
| in the form of a Dance at the 1
iss Palmetto Casino on Dec. v 28th.
tbscription Contest
\ , " ?
" r - 'W^ga^.' -rz wnjliir
is' Society Orchestra Of Flor!
in attendance.
he Prosperity Tailoring Co.,
ch was damaged by fire on
Saturday is now open, for
iness. next tu the?Planters
Mechanics' Bank. They
in a position to take care of
rger amount of work ahd
i better service, owing to
r new modern equipment. All
iage done by fire will be taken
j of by the Proprietors,
litvs G. M^ers, of Allen Unisitjy
is> spending the holidays
h parents.
Iiss Georgia Gibbs is spendtho
Christmas season in Coibia.
* ?
Ir. George Noudin, of New
k City, is visiting his mother.
lioa Maudest Kelly left.__on
dnesday to pay Mr. and Mrs.
adway of Jacksonville, Fla.f
isit.
Iiss Cleo Fair left on-Wednes
4 1 t 1 __M1
r for her home.111 ADDeviue.
Iisses Lucilo Lawrence and
inie Atkinson of Morris Col2
are home for the holidays.
Messrs.* H. K. Atkinson, C. K.
>x and C.E. Parker went duckon
Christmas cay and
light back some choice game,
luding ducks and rabbits,
fcmcng' the reported guosto at
time of our mailing; who are
2nj,ay..?he...dJs:a yuietide hos-.
J?ar^'c Miss .Rebecca Hilt
-.4 iiTend of Sumter; also
s DeLong will visit Mr. and
v. Sam Wilds; Miss O Clifton
Ekxhrmbia to visit Miss Ohilla
: ins on; Miss Lillian Thompto
visit Miss Maria Fraser.
Irs. Frederick, of Sumter has
jrncd home for the holidays,
hiss Iris K. Smith will spend
i? , .
ew day's.in Atlanta, Ga., visig
relatives and friends,
disses Gibbs and Blassengale
Abbeville, who are teaching
Howard High school have renod
home for the holidays.
Messrs. 0. Sanders and Jamie
oekingtcn are spending a few
in Laurens.,,
rhe 'invitations for the wedig
of Miss Marian A. Baxter
2 charming young daughter &
2 Hon. J. A. Baxter, to Mi
ipton P.dul, a prosperous tailo
/" ?-v!r,rviT-v'tQ QV(J ruit Th wee
v^Lfiuniu^u, ^ r - i<yr
will .take place ran Dec ?S
Bethel Church. Miss Baxtr
a graduate of Howard UniVey
and Chaney Institute.- 81'
now a tcipher in one-of ti
i?h Schools of Birmingham
la._j-.
The ^following out-of-ttyn
lesls are expected to attendee
edrling:
M>- \v, r. Johnson; Dr. nd
rs. H. H. co6ft(&rDr. and ya.
G. Stuart; Dr. and Mrs.Cu..
* f.
me Stevenson; Mr. and Mr F.
arrirMissus Agnes' Paul, :(neeve
Vincent, Geheva and Rtie
ae~Corjiwell; Dr. L. M. DeelSj
issos Mhe Palmer and Rlean"
eedor, of Columbia; Mr and
rs. \V. A. sanlord; Dr. Hberf
)hnson; Prof. Cardrew Prin;
r. Louie Hearn; Dr. U. Cling
r. E. B. Burroughs and'r. H.
' 1 1 A /-il. . ..T_ _X . "ST..
. aerorooKs, 01 unai iksu , mi.
id Mrs. Edward Palmer/ Sum
ir; Dr. and Mrs. JameMason
nd Mr. and Mrs. F. Suls, of
[ingstree, and a party fm Birlingharn,
Ala.
Mr. Mitchell Green , Philadelphia,
has returned uth for
tct winter."
Mr. Wm. Robinson h returnFrof.
and Mrs. Cain, Darling
on will motor to the y along
dth their son and hirife, Mr.
nd Mrs. L. Cain. Th are payng
Mr. acid-Mrs. A.. Alston
short visit.
Mr. Wm~James Sax welcome
he arrival of Jiis oat which
/as needed.
Mrs. Lillian Horrjas gone to
Ionssen, Pa., to vi her husand.
I
ATr^ r r Prmpiif ^m>glay
for North Carfa to spend
' few days. J
Misses M, Gadi and B. G
-You calot los
nrcon nf 32 If strppt, made a =
flying stop at the residence of <
-Mrr-and-Mra. |Dr. W, J. Tucker i
and MissTTugene Tucker will ac- ^
[company them to the city by thfe
sea where she iwill remain tpr
the holidays. V. .
A. Q. DUNMORE, Reporter.
NEWBERRY NEWS.
" The Newberrians are coming
jhome from various parts of the1
'states, some from the northern'
'states, some from the southern
j states and some from the wes-'
tern states, some are going back
and some are not; snmp halra..
made gobt^. and ,some have not. |
A numbed of people are moving
j in the city le&vihg the farm, |
com ing to-town for what? i
On thtTTarm you can get all \
the wo?d.yuu WRlit, raise all tfia?
vegetables, chickens, turkeys ^
you want. Turkeys are selling A
at fifty cents per pound in Flor-~ A
ida, you can ship them for that. i
In the city you cannot raise any-' i
j thing, but a confusion with your ,
next door neighbor. In the city ?
your house rent has to be paid,'#
your, water rent, your wood,'#
| your food, you reverything. j <
I What 'are you coming here to ?
do? Stay on ths farm?and 4
raise more food stuff. Thiers' .
jyott can raioe youi Uiildiyn better.
They will be more hcalthyrr
Landirve~ionger7
[" The farmers in Mt. Bethel 2
rGarmany district have nromiKori'J
i to~plant _more food atnff. rniso' C
i more poultry and all the cotton1 e
'they can next year. ? ?
Mrs. S. L. Moon has returned, ii
ifrom the city of New York,j~n
where she spent nine days visit-Jr
f ing her step-dauerhter and i f
: friends. She was 'occompanied I
1 with Rev. Henry Spearman, who I
: is making his home in New'Ic
York. Mrs. Moon had a very|
pleasant stay in the city of New t
J York. She visited Mrs. Spe^r^
jnan, who is*very sick. She al- T1
so brought back with her little 1
i Rubie, the grand-daughter of
Mr. A, J. jMoon. .
; Mr. Eugene Scott is home to c
| visit his mother, Mrs. Luda Ah P
lerb He has been making New,'
-Y?prk-4iis home for twenty fivej1years.HbutThe
ha* not forynf hiv g
mother: Mr. Scott bought a' nice lj
cottage on Cajdwell St.. south,!0
where his mother now lives and 11
every year Mr: iacott comes home c
and spends the winter months. ^
j Don't forgetvth?L_program?to
be put on at Mt. Bethel' Gar-'.*
11\
many school, Monday evening. ^
:7:dU Dec. 28th.
1 There are two days, we a>s a
i-rat^T~ought to--celebrate," turn,
out' in full and thank God: the ?
Emancipation day is one. Why 11
net cto hke" other" counties and j
states? We are asking everyfather
arid mother to come outi?
Jairuary the first at Drayton 1 ^
Street High School and hear one '
of the best-addresses you ever L
heard on such an ccassion.
n
The services were good all (
day Sunday at Miller Chapel. I
The Sunday school was good.' J
Rising Syn Lodge No. 25, Kfj j
of P. elected their officers for *
1926 on last Wednesday even- c
ing, Dec. 16.?The^ officers are
,as follows: A. J. Gilliam, C.
C.i Edd Worthy, V. C.; J. B.lc
Davis, Prelate; C. W. Workman',!
rMr-ofAVrrE; -FrFlsycr,
E. P. Ellis, K. of R. & S.; Jas.|a
(Wallace M. at A.^E^ P, Ellis v
Lnd E. F. Floyd, Grand Repre-'v
sentatives; J. B. Giles, M. of Ex.; p
J. B. Morgan, Edd Worthy and!f
W. W. Graham. Anditincr r r\vr\- '
' ? p
mittee. ?{
COLORED CITIZENS PROTEST
AGAINST DR. BATE-'
MAN'S CAMPAIGN f
Dr. L. O. Miller, with en-j^
; dorsement of Colored Welfare n
V
'Association writes letter of pro.'^
tese to Dr. R, J. Bateman, a-;
gainst fostering state legislation c
|to bar Negroes from white thea-^
t"
e-Positively Evei
>7^v
- *.-iV * '. '7 " '* *>
* > f*.,., _ f .{'
* | To Our Loyal P
? | " f Because of ycur
S? 4 -. y--' operation?during t
? X B u siness has been
>? success?
% 5 draws near and the
I** ? proaches, the Propi
? | ployecs of our Stc
? ? " Beauty Shop, Tailo:
ff* 8 making Departrnen
8 our sincere gfatitud
8 you a Merry ChriSti
o perity and Con'entr
f 1 ? NEWj
$ I I S. LLEV Y, De
'? ? 1131 Washington Str?
2^8
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A Committee of colored citiens
from the Colored Welfare
Cssorintion ertmpospd of Dr T,
). Miller, Miss A.-F. Ruflin, excutive
secretary of the Y. W. C.
in and Rev. P. K. Fonville, presdent,
appeared before Dr. Bate^
aan and his committee on Wedicsdy
night, Dec.Oth, tshd with
linn nnrAt r n
iigoj/jji vvai ui tnc n^outiaiiun,
)rrMiller read a strong letter of
)rotest. Dr. J. W. Walker acompanied
the committee. /?i;
Dr. R. J. Bateman, Pastor of i
he First Baptist Church, white,
poke Sunday morning to a
nixed audience at the Majestic
^heatre, giving notice of a cruade
to be waged agafnst the
ale of salacious literature; and '<
ondemned the presence of Ne-j
:roes at theatres where the per-j
ormers are white; stating that:!
fc-was his opinion that after Ne-',
roes witness such nprfoi-m^,
n suggestive plays, and in many
C'ses scantly clad, that they are
ndst likely-influenced to commit.
rimes upon white women Dr.
filler's letter follows:
)r. R.,jtL^Balemaii^Pasior, First
baptist Church, City,ly
dear sir:- j
Aflei .lisleiiing ~tcr~yntrr eloTl
uont. address at the -Majestic ]
'hparre, Sunday morning Dec, h
th, we take this opportunity of riforming:
you and your' commit- u
ee tfralTwe condemn very severe <
y the sale of salicious literature
o the youth of our city. _ 1
WVet congratulate you wholeleartedly
for directing the at- <
ention of the public to this di- 1
bolical fact. Such initiative re- j
uires moral courage, and unus- 1
ual intelligence.J We feel, as i
ou mid other Mod cltlfcena feeU^
hat the sale of immoral litera
ure tends to destroy the moral
abric. of society; and, if a cru- <
ade is to waged against this per- I
icious and wicked practice, you
na-y count on the Negroes' full 1
ooperation. - ]
c
^NjCLonexan listen to-you withut-sharing
your deep interest, <
nd your desire to better thejl
diole community; but may Wei
ery respectfully beg leave to etf- f
ress to you a different opinion ]
rorrt ypur own as to Negroes i
rohibited from attending thea- i
srs where the performers are i
hite?
T n nnv VinmVilo r\ J??J rv
... uuuivic piiiiuii, yuur l
ctivities should be directed sole-H
7 andfe&rtessly against the t
roducers who permit lascivious- ^
ess, immoral, suggestive, and'
ulgar contortions of the human 1
ody, and scanty, suggestive f
lothing on the 3tage; and a- >
ainst tho performs) s who com*|~
lit such acts of impropriety. By 1
lis method we would strike at 1
ry Contestant W
k
Saturday, December 36. 1936.
-c' |* iaafegKg<ac==
? ?* ?}? *
atrons, Boosters f
I
riends ~ 1%
gy if
6H. ? - If-,
#-? ;|LI
BB1-. if
? x
Loyalty -arnd ^Co- .*. ^
l>e past yeor, .our?-? :
a most wonderful S ^
endT of die >L*ai t ?? ""
[NLW YtAK np. ? ??
rietor and (17) hm_ ?
ire, Barber Shop j y '
r Shop and Dress- A
t, wish to expresk
0 to you and wish ? ?*
n'as; H.:al h, Pros- '! 8
iient-for ihe * ?
{ear. J I y. "s
8
:partment Store g ^
get Columbia. S. C. ?
zr 3TT3 ;o V
__1! U :
the very core of eating cancer^
Any attempt to prevent Negoes
l'rom id lending the white thca*
ters because you feel that wit-- J
nessing such performances A
makes the young Negro danger J|
ou.s, and a vicious member of ]
society is striking at the pos- JU
sible effect, and does nothing to
remove the cause We feel that, ]|
if it is dangerous for Negro men
and women to witness such the
atrical productions as offered in
our city, it is equally dangerous
for the whites to be contaminated
with the virus. We great- (
[y appreciate your desire to save
the Negro , youth from the de-*-?
grading influences, but is it not
equaLy importa-pit to safeguard ,i
while, boys and girl&? If it is
equally so of the otfretr.' Legislation
directed against oqe class,* t
and_munmbful of the * other is-P * j
iic' rimrmtnl to olli . 1 M
* YuO o",V;vo.l thn gllggrxtinn M
uka - th^nngroes^witness per- -t-M
forma: cos by theirL own race. *. j|
Wo are perfocPlj' abJerto do this,,. . |
if wo v. oi*o financially able to
build ihcfy.ei'K, and to. bring to
our-.city tho best performers
jf on- ;n mil.'), but the Iremenaou^..expenditure
of money to
'"111 1 mt.A tivnoiltinn ?
1 ...v.-r VUL11 K"^s* '
-ion h lvv mm.1 iiur limited means
After juv,f sixtyi years- of free:Iom,
it is marvelous Thv us to pro
luce such at tors; it is too much
to expect us to furnish play
bouses.. .? . _ _ . .
\Yo feel that the white race
fficn makes a serious .mistake -j
n oxpccttrrg-tUD much of Nejroes
hot -far removed from ?erritudc
where so little provision
is made to enhance the race's
^attrcr~aTKT to TRialcdi it a contributing
appreciative citizenry.
\Ve further feel that no two r&
:es can live side by sid^y read
Lhe name books and go through
similar processes , of education
vithoutheing similar in thought
[s not this logical?
?The^egrC is rTorfnal in,his
lesire to amusement. Closing
h-' donra
iim deprives him of his source of J
jrea^est amusement hi AsheviTle 41
[ am . sure you are acquainted '1
ivtlTTfhe fact that the NegrtMp. W
)f Asheville have no park "W
playgrounds. I
In conclusion, may we reit- I
*ate our faith in your j^licerity, j
md,ajr?3 group (otter otrr UTisttfi- "1
;ed support in eliminating some
>f-our {iresehr day tendencies.
ii uniaiK uiac cne contents of
his lrtor ill hv >"H'IV4hl in the ~~r
;ame good spirit in which it is
vritten, we beg to remain ???-?
* \ VerjT respectfully yours
^EGRO WELFARE COMMITTEE
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