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VOL. VI.? NO. 35.?* THE EXTENSIC HAS SUCCE5 ; - I" " Has Some Prominent Given An Out'ng ,. flfthin" Bv Dr Orangeburg. Aug 93 -i-Tlnririfr t^a ^ past week the students at State Col-Ri lege in attendance at the exension Sc school have been served an unusual Lc delicious and palatable intellectual _ - -mentr.- -Inudriition^to-' trotsraiuling t and internationally known educators, l it both white 3Tid~ colored, the Bureau of Education and the United States Co . Dapartment of Agriculture have co- rm operated in sending " to the session sui some of their most prominent ex-Jbj perts and investigators. Included tip ufong the speakers and visitors were: an ? - - Doctor A. B. Graham,' in charge Pr y - Subject-Matter Specialists, Office of en' Cooperative Extension Work, United be States Department of Agriculture,^? Washington, D. C.; Dr. W. J. Green-am ]Pilf Ascnniato in 11 ;r^.1 x; _ , .?vc 111 liiRnvr ciuucaxion, un Bureau of Education, Department-of ex< . Interior, Washington, D. C.; Dr. F.po: D. Bluford, President of Agricultural io? flnd /Technical College,- Greensboro,the k N. C.; Dr. B. F. Hubert, President ofnal Georgia State Industrial College, Sa-rer ? vannah^IIr.^ Z. T. Hubert, Presidentan ??? homft;-Dr. B. B. Derrick, Agricultur-roi al Economist, United States Depart-vis ment of Agriculture, Washington, D.bei C.j Miss Mary Minis, Extension Sn-all ciallst, Sta'tp of Louisiana;. Miss Sal\an lie F. Hill, District Home Demonstra- ^ tion Agent. ^tate-.o?-JTexas;--Prof. J.j0I B. Back, Principal of Howard High ag TEACHERS FOR CITY SCHOOLS IM ANNOUNCED " Everything is-being gotteii in read- I flip- mmning- of 1 lw? ril vi ^ schools Thursday September 11 ac- J*' ~~?cording to announcements by JC. A. j Johnson, , Supervisor of ' Colored j , Schools. The principals will" be at j ' j ...j i ! \l tiicu i vo|7cywi> w uuuuinya IUI ciii ui*.- ; "nient'of now pupils September f>, d and 8 from 1KA.M. to 1 P. M. j*' Parents are urged to take advan- j Itage of- this opportunity to enroll i * ' their children before the opening day. i -' *... Every new pupil ...must pre-' ^ sent a certificate of vaccination. This is a requirement of the State Board IJ of Health. Free vaccination may be s' secured at the Childrens' Clinic which I W has. temporary headquarters in the ?? Washington-, Street'. "? " rt Teachers are to-report for their B' first meeting Tuesday afternoon Sep- J M tember 9 at 4 o'clock Booker Wash-* ington Auditorium. Mi. Johnson states that 85 per cent of the tcr^fli :;s j K v were engaged ' in educational I Ei during the summer, -either as teach' "ifers in summer schools or as student.* I 1) attending summer schools. Among ] D me summer scnoois anenueu ny our i teachers were Chicago University, j versity, Hampton, A. & T? Tuskegee ! K Howard, State College, and Benedict *1 College. Principal Johnson aril! M ?- ?Perry-studied at Harvard ami Princ!- j? pal Maddeiv at 'Cornell.-? ? Columbia now has 8 colored schools i R employing lO.'l teachers. Tti - -Mr. W. A. Perry to whom the prin-| K cipalship _ of Booker Washington ' M Schools was offered, prefered to re-1 V main at Waverjy where he will serve j-M as Supervising Principal of Waver W ly-Benedict Practice School and the j Leevy School. As the head of the j . Waverly School Mr. Perry' wfU also ' dt direct the Teacher Training Program I'M inco-operation with Allen University ! "J1 and Benedict College. j R' Mr. W. J. Crochran the newly elect- | ... etl principal of the'Bookeij'Washing- j _ ton School comi'ii to' Columbia?from {? Kitrell College where he served for u number of years as principal of the ?High School Department;?Mr.Croch- I ranj will also ' serve as Supervising . u Principal of the Blossom Street.-IB* Befool, *-?? I to * -?The folhrwing are the faculty as- j Sc 1 signments for the school year 1 fr.'i()-"l \? as announced from the office of'of " Supt. A.* (J. Flora. TTR BROOKER WASHINGTON ' ,th - - T? - SCHOOL i pr High School Department |U' \?7 T" r>?:_ fj'li. m.. *t . a. Viutnxuil, I ill!., reditu I 7* 4 Butler, Homy Champion. Miaa Lil. J1 'lian Coefield, Maceo Entzminger *>8 borry, Miss Lillie Jones, Miss Mattie w< Mouzon, Miss Maud Pendergrass, * Mrs. C. 1). Saxon, Miss M. Ray Sax-' T on, Miss Ethel Cv Shaw,"Leslie" Stallworth, Miss Thomasena Thomas, Jno. tl1( Whiteman, Miss Leah Frazier, Peter ,ar Lane, Mjss Many-Eta ndefSr- ] Elementary Department. Miss Willie Grant, Mrs. Alma nhodes | Miss Thelma Fuller, Miss Lucy Wil- , v liams, MisR Alice Burfjett, Miss ?ir-j.? ginia Bradley, Miss Allen- Harper, i' Miss Lula Ballard, Ming; Daisy Wil- ai liams, Mrs. Septima Clark, Miss ' ? * j - I D ' )N SCHOOL iSFUL WEEK V isi tors -Student? At The "Log Wilkinson uKftol, (iro.i-Ki-towh. ,S. )jfc?rs, . Prhicinal'of Wili*?.m m.,i : ??>S ' hool, W'ilfhington, N. and Dr on Favi'S.,. Hot Springs, Ark Orangeburg, Aug. 23*?The autho.ies and officials m c)i:n^? ?.f?Uu egro Extension school at State lip go are exciting Ovr-i-v ffi'hft lo ike thr> stay oft the teachers and Jenls^ beneficial, prafitaM and etv ablw In order to" ]i?t Into ekecun the old adage that All" work d no play makes Jack a.v^lull boy,1 es.ident Wilkinson gave'-,the studts an opportunity- of relegating ok^, pencils, and bulletins, as- well classrooms, to the field o'f oblivion d to journey out to the??I.og Cai,' the country estate 'of tj}e chief ?cutivp .of the College, for the purse of enjoying ah afternoon of outr. Leaving the College- at '4:45, t "picnickers" reached their destb ti-nn about 5:00 o'clock, \vhor(. they nained until after sunset spending afternoon of pleasure. . Aftui ]ijirricipatmg In social- and 'retrttonaT games, under the superion of Mrs. Wilkinson, the memrs of tbo ciwinl ? 1 - - v..x- ovxiui I. Mil III! 11 ICt' Sl'l'VCt] d -palatable delicacies as. well a? ne of the other more substantial ljr he remembered* by the ex tens tor ents. ariaM (iri;;sby, .Miss Beatrice.'lien It, Miss Louise Reese. Miss Flo nee Benson. AVaverly Schnol . A. I'errv. 1'rin Miss .I-iiii.. A.I-liim iss Oceola Allen, :ss Kllon Book an. Miss Ida Boyd, Miss Delphim radlcy. Miss .Vita Clark, Miss |lar ett Cornwell, Miss Kvelyn Crut't iss Catherine Frederick. Miss lit I r lover. Miss Rebecca Johnson, Iler icy Lane, Miss Francis Mack, Mis? ilia .Mance, Miss F1 la Clyde Myers iss Virginia Nance, Mrs. 0. R. Neal iss Thchna Nelson, Miss Lucy Rcec iss Mavnve Sattor, Miss_ Ha. iiLe.\v t7 M iss Minnie Sutton, Miss-.Wilhel rna Thompson, Miss C. II. Thnmn rr at: . . n.. ~ TT. ? ?11 -?i i** i-resign .Merry .\liss Kin ; 'ilson. Benedict -School i-.s Ethel (?i-1 isf.o. M k* -IveiV'dy, WTl's. Sarah Vimco, Miss Armi/ rile: Weston. Miss Catherine Mack ass Jessie Trottie. l.eevy School Miss Liz.'.ie St. Clair. Mrs. Eleasi inc." Miss Charlotte Jackson. Mrs illian Weston, Miss Hattie Woodson Kidgewood School .Mrs.. Sal rig Howard,?Rrm??Miss oroth.v llttrper.. Miss Edna Hicks Booker Washington Heights Mrs. Mayine Dunnjore. Prin. ry. Aim a Ilogk ins.?Mi>s? Prisoill; ersknw, Mrs. Marian Paul. Mrs, >ry Russell, Miss Emma Session iss" Kyiheiane Washington. C. \V. Madden, Pvin., Miss RufV ynum, Miss Rose Clascoo, Mias Ilat e Fraiser, Miss Daisy Myers, Mrs Isie Nelson, Miss Annie Pendarvts iss Ethel Sanders. Miss- Gonovievt incent. Miss Annie E. Washington iss Viola Washington, Miss Rutl ratson. Blossom Street School Miss Bertha Bnuknight, Miss Min >sola Garrison, Miss Tallinn Nelson iss Wilholmina Ilerrin; Miss-Tsado i Myers,; Miss Fannie Taylor. Mis? r?sa Taylor,*-Miss Blanche Williams Miss Perrrl?Mnrph, Secretary,'"Of. e of the Supervisor. PEGLTE9E AI.LENPRINCIPAL Fresldcnt?D. H. Sim??, of?Allet oiversity?announces thr/i Roherl >onidas Peguese has been selector serve as?prinetpfd ~oi^t-he H ipd "hool of A Hon University. UTr. Pbpruese, who is a prraduat< A lion University, has "Served foi e last four years as principal o: o Grammar School, and qskistan incrpal of the Jliph School respec I'cly. Prior TfT cominj?"to Allen h< as principal of. the Iliprh School a impa, Fla., whore he is .'said t< ive made a splendid record. Pepf ues^ ba? done prrndAati r>rk at Boston University. BRANCH LIBRARY NEWS. _ At "the end Iff1 the third week 18! >rsons enrolled, "165 books were ou id nine books overdue. . v -? Borrowers are. 4tskcd to returt mks "promptly, so that others ma; tve the uso of them. 7^? There are no charges, -except foi imapre or loss of book, and 2c a daj book is kept over time. _ . Two weeks is the limit Mer e expected any day. Come in. Hours: 12 to 4 and 5 to 8. r ' i . v * 1 * 1 * ' ' * . ,l. ? " . ' _ . L ? w - GOLUMIJIA, IV. C.'LlAn ! MY TOUR OF. EUROPKi p ; ^ Hy Mi.-L. Klla J. Stuley. Hotel Kuropejski, ' Warsx.nwa.-! Leaving Russia we proceeded on to ? ; Warsaw. Poland; This?counti-y once * j |>e]o_ngt'd to Russia, but is now indei pendent.. Warsaw* the capital of [Poland, is a beautiful city with mag-. ; nificient structures, elegant hotels, j handsome parks and finP monuments. | The people are very kind and cour-' tonus. Leaving Warsaw, vire came on I to - Vienna,"-" Austria, the central city j I of Europe. It is situated at th? jnnc , , ' ti.on of the Wien -oml theHDanube 'ri- ) ! vers. Ringstrasse is the important, , ^ 'tryob^dividing the old city from the! ! the leading stores are on this street. | . < Then from Vienna" on to Munich. | i'th(. capital?of Ijuvaria, the?seat of I the great university, and one of the I i most handsome pities in Enrnpa and f-ith(. chief art city of Europe. When . leaving--Munich we journeyed- then -t<> the Village nestled and surrounded hy the Bavarian mountain; Oberam * magaupthp place where the - wcrtrT . famed Passion Play is shown each ten years. People of every nation, I clime and tongue proceed to Ober, ' Then from Vienna o nto Murjich, dyrful* realistic and sublime scene, portraying the betrayal, crucifixion . and ascension of our Lord. Words , -cannot really ""describe, it must beseen to know and enjoyT'The-Passion Play Theatr0 seats five thousand per1 s?.ns, every seat was taken, each day 1 it is plavOd. The beautiful village I i* taxed to its nt most-capacity toaen? t^trmrin nip visitors" and their guests.; . There are two thousand performers J . jin thV play and they are engaged | 'from the first of May until the last "f September. Each dnc acted "well ; bis part there all the honor lies." We 1 went on a sightseeing trip to snmp I ~ln-.autiful lakes a.wav >jp_ in_the mourn I (iuns, snow was seen far up on the '.mountains' lights. ~We .'reluctantly left the good people of this famed village and came on to Vehicein the - * sea; beautiful, lovely, romantic Ven ice with her 146 small canals-arid the Grand Canal winds.through the city in a double curve, ahd?is called the "\lafine Broadway There are" 378" .. bridges, and the famous "Bridge flf . Sighs'' is shown to the tourists. Gon_ dolas s'orvp the place of conveyances. t J St. Mark's Cathedral is in front of I ithe Grand .Plaza. There are fine works of art on it brought here by ^Constantino, and the body of St. | Mark is also buried here, brought from Alexandria in 829. Thp Ducal ,' Palace is near, the famous St. Mark's Cathedral. - . M "Leaving ropiantic A^enice with all, her canals i\nd bridges, we came on to-Tlorcnce, the towering Appen1 .nines, seen along the route. This | is a beautiful city, it fs said that its I .museums contain the finest collectionJ v.of E-trropc. We hnv0 vi-ited them and it is certainly a rare I > selection. It is here the body of ' Savonarola is buried. He was hanged I then burned in 1498. A-tablet irrthVi ' ptsA'cment marks the spot. It is . near the famed Museum. Many places , of interest are to be seen here. Leav ing here we came to -Home. "Oh r-4 Kome, where the river Tiber flows? "How our minds revert back to that | great scene: "Horatius at the bridge" . Great is this' marvelous city where r thp Tiber river flows. Sights of , greatest interest abound on every. ( side. It is famed irv history, secular] and divine. We are on the go day ? aud flight trying hard, xo see all In j our five days to be spent here. Wei .[have seen the Coliseum, the Baths, I j the _JEjorunv?We-have?been on the' Appian Way, where Paul of old was ' brought prisoner from Jcruaalerrr tn Kome, his hired* house yet remains. ' -We attended mass at St. Peter's CaIhedral Sunday morning. It is the finest church iri all the world. St. Peter is buried in this Cathedral. Magnificent," gorggousness surround ' AU'. ' 'We have" Visited the old Castle of ; St. ^\sgelo, his tomb is also inside. We saw the rare e^Wtions r>C every - kind and ascended to the top, where _ the roof garden _overlookfi- the beau? til'u] city of Rome. We also ascendorl In tVin ~t + ' * ' ut me K'eitt uome _ uf the Cathedral of St.. Peter, 435 ^ -feet-abuvu the earth; A commanding I view of the whole city of Rome was I seen from that great height._, We avf j- loath?ta leave- this histericat crtyr _ .Lutr?we leave here for MilaH," ItaTyr j a prosperous c^? m flTIlK MOMK-MAKHRS AND THE t 1QDIVR PRODCCTS AS A HAS ... ?!/ I IiIV I 1 I. \ li 1 11* 3 * " ~ ^ > t The farmers and Gardners are rci_ sponsible for ..the prndm.?- -of- iodine?vnget-Hbles, on the soil of South Caroy 4+rro^ The Hunio-Mnkers (.and Drt>ticians are responsible, for the production. promotion and maintainance of health in the body, through the use T of 'fodine products. We have lived t through a year under the new knowl?"ledge of the nutritive value of our > homo frown products. I -wonder if y w?.have, don^ or are we doing al] that -r -i* in our power to use the knowledge r that has b^en given to us by the io-J y dine commissioners and other agcn_ fit's Who have worked 50 bard to get information concerning these products. People of other states are actf ..1 % . *.? A i-v-u?-J .;V; T ' > tttf ? PUKDAV, AUG. :w,i'.):-so. ; ? [scottish hlttf masons iikld (jkkat skssion. mketinh iu:li> in haltimokl: .' Kr - I South Carolina Represented b\ 111 - . J. Qnnrninti ** I't/" Ml an. ? The Fifty-Iil'th* Irienniel meeting I ol' tin- united Supreme Council Seott[ ion 'ever held since its'operation. I The session was held in the Cos[ mopolitan CttUfclfTconicr of Madison land Lafayette Streets, Baltimore, I Md. ' 100ft~4{4pgates more or less, conn !4ng-from all parts of the United Status juid Dominion of Canada. Maythe?welcome?address. The response was macTe-By. "Mr. John H. Smith, attorney general of Louisiana. The niQ"tiMtr was' presided over by CL C. W illiai ns, ~7rnrrrTTTTn~p " Lovr m j^i , j grand master commander. land, of which Floyd ('lark, grand master wax our seems' lo 00 si better union than usual. The day of separation is past and one should"" lift up fallen humanity. t. The writer attended the above i nee ling U few days-ago. in Baltimore, "while th?r'e he met-and Visited the homes of Mrs. Patsy* Weldon,' Mary Thompson, Qllie Smith Pearly Richardson and Mr. and Mrs. Gibson.: These good neople are from S. C. and are making good there. ? We also visited JSlizabetb- OitV, just out from"Ba!tiin6re, where Itrrr. and Mrsr Mack Sihjpsirn,' are pastoring. Rev. Simpscrt, being' our brotherfin-law, we spent a good bit of time "with 'him, even preached on -Sunday for p'^'pjs* are getting alomr nicolv TO...,. we went to Philadelphia, where we spent the night with Paul Bowman, an old Allenitc- He p,-..r ' Garrett has a position with the' school We visited the A. M.'E. Publishing . From .there we.Went to Haeksensack | New Jersey, where we -lived 12 or ! more years and also where, three bro. thers, one sister and a lot' of oiir relatives live. Those brothers of mine ' and also relatives are certainly mak , iii^ hi i\ew .Jersey. Like Paul 1 Bowman of Phi|:wl?>l|rtM;i brother | Furvigj. who is tjur youngest drove | l!S Wftli his three thousands dollars ; Cadillac car. They all owned Jarge and beahtffirf?homes. .My sister, who | is a widow has a home that resem| bles Dr. Everett's in Columbia. I We preached Sunday for the Zion people, the church we were a steward I in years ago, we certainly had a glorious time and gladly met many of our Old friends. We all took dinner together, with | their wives and close friends, we i left the next day for South Carolinn. I after taking two-weeks of vacation | with friends and relatives, ! ? . . I ?_ " . .. ' I ing wisely in using the iodine p-cod| ucts arid slfatl-VPe'Sllow tTTem to have a -higher appreciation, of our own than We have? I am sure we will not. L It is natpral for opr people' to use a-variety trfwegeta b 1 e S7~ a hd especialJ-ly home grown products during the summer, as all of our garden plots and' field sides are usually flourished j with them. Now that the gardens I are beine- fn?tK* ...n ' _ 0 ^ . vviiOUlliCU) IU ? I 111 I shall we turn to find iodine vegetables - for our daily diet?v We hopethat you have canned, dried and preserved all that was possible to save for winter'use. The fall orops of vegetables wi 1L soon be ready for nsfy_ami?th4s?h*?nspiemlld time to can string beans, tomatoes* okra, etc. as these vegetables are easily kept when canned in the""fiome kitchen at this time of- the year. A fine time to catch up those -that?have been neglected in canning during the hot days. When the home supply in consumed and^you must cdll on the market you should demand South Carolina grown products. "" Such canning 'factories as are found in Orangeburg . and other like towns are at the asSis tance of the merchants and yoq may pet thek products for the same mon-cy-posiobtV' byslmply askmp for the Iodine B'ngd . -* |. Atany of our diet providers lycting I very unwisely, leave out the variety of vegetables in winter uml r<.n.i-t to the foilowmg^foT^rirany dinners:? | hop meat, sweet potatoes and rive | with |)iscwt-s -and possibly a pie or some Sort.? Such k diet does not- fur^ requirement ~frrr 71 tTaby^ududTTer Lyounp or olr. Such a diet is often provided because" of. the fonvpnicrwc hoT these articles of food. But the health of your family is worth all -the- time_^aftd?consideration- voir cian givd to it. When the canning has not been in su ci'ont quantities to carryi tlie family?aver, the- winter, and the winter pardon has failed. The fund slllfPfi 'that are-in ahiindarice may be exchanged _foy the necessary food to be used in the diet. For example _? poution of the hog meat m!tir I be sold and the vegetables and fruit that are not other wise available, purchase with the monev. All-menihcrA-of the fatpjlv shook! he. trifi'tfjit .To t'?t wTtTT an appreciation the foods that furnish elements that are of vital importance in the body. A deal of the "food prejudice" among our people may be easily overcome if the right approach is?madtrr Any dish if properly prepared and attractively servpd in jpnall quantities a v; . I :?.,t - PK STATE LEAG S: S . . * 7? Holds Sessions in Sea"--Bishop ai Give-Much | , . ' * - . . . ' " ^ . - Charleston, Au?. 20th.- The 14th sc-^ion of-tht. Allen Christian Kndeavor Leatrue? and Second State t onvention of Sunday jsehoofs closed its three days jointly sessions in ?tttamuJ?A^1'.M K. Church vestenlnv 1 afternoon, with . m s-rmbn -at "Tift. Zion by Bishop K. C. Hansom, oi New Jersey.' Bisnop K5Tr?77ffr,~wTw?wUi__reeentl> sent to. preside over South Carolina in-the place of the late Bishop Johr ?Hurst, who died in Baltimore is on* of the ablest and profound Bishops on the bench. He is a graduate ol Harvard University and has master's degree . from thP University of -Chicago. He also has taken courses in Paris and other foreign countries. Just before his elevation to 'the bish onrir?he was- alitor of the- A. M. E. j Review, which is called "the cream rjar'' among relligious magazines. He j is author of several books, orator. Ol ability and took' the stump several .years ago in th^ western states foi ; thp interest of A1 -Smith who was I then candidate^ lob the presidency, q?There were ShUO or more delegate^ friends and. visitors, attended this 1 convention and every day at high .j linnn. Bt?hnp?Uan^OTfi O'uldT (U'llVei la series of lectures. Hundreds^ of ministers from overy denomination j heard him and?marly declared thai - the story?of his--greatness has. nol ! been told... The senior expert teaehyrs were Pfof. W. 11. Shackleford, Supdny I School Specialist, Nashville, Term;; ' 1). 11. Sims, president of Ahcp l ni'versity; E. A. Adams, dean of Theoll Odd Fellows and Rulhites Hold Session I)r. A. J. Collins. Pres. of State Fair Attends and Makes Encouracimr Address. | The Odd Fellows and Ruthites ol i lower Richland County held their #nfnual festivities jointly at Red Hill find its way to the necessary body. In selecting vegetables for a diet try to^get at least one leafy vegeta"blivand one starchy \Tgetahh,,r'"whgre only two products are available.' In ' n t? rlinnni' k'n'a ?it lonet < >no vegetable with some color to it. A colorless dinner-is very often ~urrbirtanced in n;J ritive value as well as unappetizing. Put "some color in the diet and you will rarely miss the mineral ,and vitamines lor that time. Some time ago we were at dirrner _wifh one of oUr nearby home-makers and .we found a dinner as follo>vs: ' stewed chicken, rice, finished white pjotatoes, baked macaroni, biscuits, apple pie, ice cream, and cake. From time to time many of us are guilty of serving, just such dinners \yheii We liave right at, our hands green collards, string beans, tomatoes etc.. but lack the knowledge of the importance of these in. the diet, whether oecassion. on which the tlict is to - he-served is "formal or informal, "the big or little company is made up of the same elements an body compositions.' There is "in the reach of every home maker today the necessary information on the care of the hrttpe and preparation of foods if she will only put forth a Tittle- effort to obtain it. Let's get up and start out for better health and by the use of -77101*??vogotin.ftle-r mrd fruits in' the (iiet is one wav to better h..filth -The wale-awake home-maker ;is an.xious to read every thing her-hand finds on the carepf children atul familyi?She atte n ds -pvcry 1 ec t ur7*7 de nistration or gatherings of its kind that is in reach. She realizes that ; the success of lief family "depends -h+rgely upon their health. That if her husband is properly fed he is able ,to think better, he is able tr plan wisely for the family and much tnore agrecabie if his diet is propPrft regulated. Sipce the physical-'and mental conditions of the body cannot V separated. If prope rly nouiv . ished when sent to_ school?hor-^luld fen give better recitations, give less " trouble with disorder and are^kept comfortably much easier than the under nourished or "over-stuffed', child As we-think of other problems and conditions around and about-.our hopie? let's keep on or begin to think atlcl act wisely on {ho big problem nf health t In1 the Tflfflliy nm'^wy' fhls simple' method of- using more vegetables and fruits in the diet, and especially include in the list South Carolina grow-n- or "Iodine?Brmh'u'ts," for every day in the yeniT^ ? Annie M. BoVian. Instructor of Home-Economics in the >- state. -? " .-'? ^??mez ' " s? ICE.: FIVE CENTS PER COPY t v_ UE AND CONVENTION ?d i , _ '\ "The City By The id Mrs: Ransom , . ( . rlnstructioiT ?? ogy, AH en Universit-.v; Dr. ?. fi. M.-v.i iT.Ti TTonriectionai .Sfcicretaiy 'of :'ic . : > '_A 1 lc?ii Christian Kndeavor League, r >v.h? just returned from Roinev ? London and ?l'uiei>!n countvir?, ?'wlitd'e Jie along with Dr; .Joseph Go- . / meg. Bishop Gre|?if?attended TTi7f~ World Christ:itn Kndeavor Ltague* jnee11ng; I)r .1 LL.??.'a'iJvi.'ll?, BibR ~~ f ly<turer, L^uLville, K,y., the ^>fe ofi Pnrf -Lra-T.-Bryant, edi. n and I <if "re Sunday So! *. ol L'tnc?i. Nash kUfittPj Tenn. ! The feature of the convention was an, address from J. B. -Hall, of New . - Orleans, La. He is. the principal of , thejargest Negro school in America, i Be having an enrollment of 3.000 students in the dav school and 1.500 at night. ' ' , - The ke'v. "R. tC.' RansomTltf ie Soli i of the Bishop also attended the <-'on! vention and made an inspiring addnrss. Dr. Anderson of1 New Orleans wBo was recently appointed presid ir.g elder addressed, the ?ami mado intto-esting xamaxk*,????? ur. K. R. Anderson, of Columbia r..maxla- an able pi ending "officer. al.-o Prof. G. W. Howard, of Georgetown, v.'ho is the State Pv^gjrlont nf bum ? ' day Schools had a grip on" the con' , vention. " ' . . The opening sarmnn was?al?ly ???? I preached by Dr. R. E. Brotrdon, *t..r : Georgetown. The pastor. Dr. J. E. Beard, had things in -4i?e trimr?He with Dr." Nichols a^ very influential . in - South Carolina. t/. H., ~Jk. Gill ami Dr. E. Philip Ellis, of. Co1 lumbia also presided during thp s.es sion. I ? . " ' . Baptist church the - past Sun-day, and [ - T~ was witnessed bv a very appreciative gathering or nearly two thou-. tsand persons,, carrying out a most ] beautiful program throughout thca(j exercises. * | Mrs. Lizzie Robinson of Enstov"*, ..I proved herself most fittingly fcr [such a program'and it is]"truly said I that there was none , better for the 1 j position she so well occupied. \l We listened toi_^iinE^ good sirigirg i - and speeches and also* enyoyed meeting so many of our friends' whem we j had not seen for many years. Amo-g ; some- who spoke on such an occesion wer^ Messrs. Jasper Randoip}*. Ood il.n d HUftafds. Ltovd V /'?? Mrs. Carrie -Er?House of East over. Mrs. Lizzie Robinson and a little curl ?who spokecand who failed to fail. ' ~ The ladies all wore beautiful white 7 satin and silk dresses, and other adornnients as are required for perfect" rootolinw Tl, i 1 * "e "it-ii [navfu rneir part ver.v coni-tfo'is?kimi?and polity fcs them, and'all were nj'ee to strangers I as has always, been from the exis] lehfift of that churdHk The winter ; was called" on fn sju-nk- find it, t ill1!, . "intrudticed Dr. A. Josephollins. who roTT"subjects in general and also spoke interestingly of- the coming State ^Tair, along -that of the writer.--and 1 his talk was most pleasingly listenled to and converted or changed the , | minds of so many persons who had fallen away from th0 State Colored ?~~ - Fair wad who werp?onev:_yeryr,active ; -~~ "supporters and who pledged Dr. Collins their whole hearted support in. --bringing,their produce to the coming fair and competing for prizes, which all indications are that there will be bigger"- and- better- prize? thi? rraT ' , than ever before. | It is hoped that Negro farm agents.", of South Carolina and the State College at Orangeburg will work anil support the Colored State Fair as Clemson College and their farm u--rrnvrrs?J i : uuir uunt* anu arp.s.upportmn the* State White Fair since each color / ed apont and State Colorpd / """y,' ? ? ~ ar<^_bemp supported by our tax money, .and besides we have a president ? who we all will rely upon. Why not _ each county farm a pent rn spirit and work"be at least a Mrs. Frances" Thomas, or a Mrs. Monteith, a Mrs. Sarah Peoples Robinson, or any or (. . i mans or a Sam Dunlap? They should ' now as never before place their cards Jthe~i tattle'Tarrda^show to fho-S-tate and county that epeh is worthy of his hire, We believe that they will nse Z' 4-heir- influence* this year arhorvp tho_ .farmers they hnvc -taught und Vvi.l ' v . show 'to the thousands of persons . . who attend the State Colored Fair yearly that the thousands of dollars iney reccivp from, the taxpayer'.*, mo- ! ney .as their salaries are not warteJ by hiring: them as the farmers' ten-. : cher.. The agents at least should should gather up hops, cows, cotton,' - canned poods, etc., etc., and shcy/-' what was the valye of his brain in exchange for our tax money he has , and is receiving. Alt premiums are paid .on the ground during the fair and not one Continued on gage eight