The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, May 09, 1925, Page THREE, Image 3
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- Saturday,, May 9, 1925.
Speech Of Mrs. Mary McLeod P
Bethune In Springfield, Mass.
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(Continued From Page One)
k une had been guided to Daytona,
r? Florida, and was located in a section
oftlie city, peopled excl us? ^
to opportunity was realized. The \
parently unconsciously ~ waiting -'
. - for an incentive to higher ideals: ^
than those to which they- had
been born. The young missionary
was at hand ready for the
beginning of_ her life's work. '
Wisely and prudently she first .
sought The approval of the parents
to her plan to gather theirV
???childremfrorn jtheir wild life in~~to
a school"for instructiotr, first 1
as to the^sspntiaia ffVio Uatoo : ^
This presentation appealed to
, f_. ? them. Her second step was to
; secure a place where a temporary
home might be established y
' and object lessons might be
taught' showing the value of re- c
fmement in mannersfr'7conduct
and conversation. Application j*
was made to a black man for-therent
of a four-room cabin-^the ,?
applicant-saying to him: - I have
no money now to pay, but you 1
certainly -shall be paid." After ?
looking into Tver eyes for a momentrhe
saictT "I will trust you." ^
"stores for seats and cast-off fur-~^
niture from the white house-hol-iders
in "the city, which gave c
somewhat .the appearance of^a
tidy home. Her first class of }
five^Trttie black girls gathered
fpom the streets into a black
man's Tented cabin was the be- .
ginning of the Daytona-Normal 1
in cash, with pi-ayer and great
faith.
Continued next week.
* Mutual Relief And Benevolent "
Association Organized Here
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(Continued From Pagp One)
The program as published in 1
The Leader last week was car- d
ried out. ^Addresses by Mayor t
Coleman, Insurance Commission 1
er J. J. McMahan, President A. a
?W. Simkins, of- Edgefield were-1
pleasing features of the mass 1
" meetings. . The address in re- a
_ sponse was delivered by Dr. J. t
W, Boykitf, of Camden, was a 1
treat'.""" "Jf
-Other companies-of the state
had their representatives at the ^
~? conTefehce- to show?
of cooperation that is becoming t
? to be1 a powerful factor of late z
? in Negro fife? Hon. C. G. Spauld- s
ing, head of tha?great?N. -CLJ.
: Mutual of Durham came to Co- s
lumbia to attend the conference -!
and deliver an address. His c
State Agent W. H. Harvey of r
Columbia delivered one of the d
addresses. Other speakers a- t
mong the writers were Mr. E. E. t
Cornweil, Mr. Mr?Mr?Dreher,-?
Mrs. Julia Hart, of Columbia,^
? Mrs^ C^ M, Fin 1 ey, Qf?h.ester,L
Mrs. JE E. Albany. of Aiken. ?
~ ""Mrs. E. E."Tones, u^Oremivilfe-1^
and Mr.. M. J. Sanders of Sum- a
ter. The group meeting wasfl
presided ov^'by Mr. ?ornwell. r
One of the public ^addresses _c
was delivered by Mr. N. H. Col- a
lins. Mr. Collins represents the i
Supt. of the National Benefit t
Insurance Company &nd a good c
mixeiv?Dr7 William. I>. Chap- d
pelle spoke to the insurance wri-jl;
., iera on "Living Conditions of s
'? i t.hft Nptrrn Rapp " ? ' *
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This was one of the best con- 1;
1
ferences they have ever, had.'s
Mr. Goode said yesterday, in dis- p
cussing the phases of the meet-'c
? ing and- making a retrospect of f
the past achievements. Every \
phase of the work was touched, i;
in the general and group meet-!
ings and the host of agents here Y
will leave the eity witn Broader s
visions, new resolutions and t
stronger determinations to c
"write up South Carolina." a
The insurance held is not yet r
explored among our people. ThejT
Mutual Relief has a splendid t
chance w'ijth the other compa- a
nies in educating us up to the t
point, of valuing, lifaansurance. 1
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rhe Liberty Life Founder Die#
(Continued From Page GTVC~p" "H
ntered the i;eal estate business
vith Mr. Oscar DePriest. For
wo years he engaged in that\
>rofession but he had not yet
ound diis"-lifework. - Finally -'
n January of 1916,. he left tcT
oin the agency force of the Roy^
J Life Insurance Company.
Vitrthat organization he began!
if achievement. . He had found I
iis calling. By August of the
same year Gillespie was made
superintendent, of the. company,
tie thus became the first colored
superintendent of an Old' Line
Legal Reserve insurance Xlom^
>any doing both industrial and
irdinary business.
The success- which attended
lillespie as superintendent of the
.wj ai i-/nt5 nihuicint'tj ^umpany
vas phenomenal; so it happeriied
,hat in the fhll of 1917 he fce:&me
organizer ami uflieer of llife
Public. Life Insurance Company |
>f' Illinois. This was the first j
ime in the history of, Life Inilevated
to a position of such
esponsibility, Gillespie" made
food. For two years he assist d
in the dewd^pmrnit nf the
i^ng institution; then he
id. to organize a company among
iced clearly and knew that his
>wn years of experience, could
riaku it possible. Such a com-j
iany+ he realized, would open
he door of opportunity to thouands
of his face, Liberty Life
nsurance Company of Illinois
s the result. Today it towers"
Mfe a beacon light among the
fi&nt institutions of the race.
t is managed bv a gromTdPtfig
?Ojt compel L'Jil ineii in the field
if-life insurance- and stands as
tn everlasting monument" to -the
reniusof its founder and a bulwark
against the misfortunes
if an awakening people.
In 19Q3-Mr, Gillespie was marled
to Miss Edreanor Poree of
slew Orleans, Louisiana^ To
his union two children- Tiave
>een given, a son now of 20 and
i daughter of 17. The beautiful
lome Uf.e^oJLthis group and the
jfogress' of "Liberty Life lnsurince
Company of Illinois attest
he success with, which'h master
nliid lias met and sulved the"
troblems of his day.
Slegroes Start'An Organization.
fT^rifTimnri"Prhfh'Pnfp OtipV ieen
advanced by"these organi-:
i uliuua jl no oiluvv UlitL
emc of the borrowers have reurned
tlie^aniaiinis.in small intallmonts
and paid as much ^s.
ten per cent, additional. One_
if these Jewish organizations
iow lias assets of-over one hun-|
(reel million dollars. It was
his general idea which inspire^
he .'launching?of the National]
How It Will Operate.
It has been interesting to Mr.
jpaulding, Mr. Gomez and my-"j
xdf tu nute'-^iealiy the unusual;
tmount of . opporfuhities tHat
lie Finance Corporation even;
iow has to serve. If this sum
artnot be secured, there will be
t- loss of property which is eas-i
ly worth eight, or nine hundred
liousand dollars:?Another conem
needs twenty-five thousand.
tusiness and it has sufficient asets.
* Still another organization
leeds seventy-five thousand dpi-,
ars: another one hundred thou
and dollars. All of these enter>rises_ate
controlled by men of
Or racer who have reputations
or good bueinesH judgment, but
vho are having some difficulty
n raising necessary funds.
, When our organization shall
rc?ve opened for business,, we
vomer iri each case senu experts;
o make the proper investigation
if the assets before the "loans:
fre made. We find that itT is?
tot always money that our busmcttTrgM~in
their organic]
ions! Jtlore often it is merely
Uvice and instructions as to how'
hey should proceed- Frequenty
they have gotten into difficulagsa^Tir'
niB
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THE PALMETI
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A Department of
- -~Bv WILI,1AM D.
; (All contributions to this Depari
poetry," accompanied by stamped
and eehtr-tb lSOl '^ Xaydot -SW JColul
column. All worthy manuscripts wi
name. Amateurs and poet-aspirants
that talent, if you have it.)
The Editor of this Department
siring poems on any subject for any
moriams, expressions of friendship,
klhdfl, - ' ,
Fifteen years ago I lost my angel
to me than any other Memorial Day.
should be devoted to alTmbtKers every)
TO MY M<
By William D.
^ Too late for thee to diear, ni
I hreathe this token of my i
For thy great" love,?seconi
Who is the father of the un
GT Allthat I ara^alhthat I hi
- - - " Young, hopeful, climbing ^
Receive the thund'rous pla
OrJxiuraphaiik .a*$r life's e
reach at last Truth's land,
I owe it all to thee,?to thj
Take then this token of mj
. As. calmly sway these pirn
Of earth, where thousands^
Of faithful souls, swept fr<
Wtth God's help, 1 shall s
? Th uF when at last, I come
--In- death's great slumber'roc
Of his"<3?ar mother's faithl
J I
_ -J7 " : th A ^
Can ever I express in words
The gratitude that merr,
The deathless love that in r
Forget the care that_aps
Upon my heart this lovely i
Within my heart, rekindle
And grateful love for fifc.ej
And -t- impassioned, folloa
White RoaeT fit svmbul -of
Whisper t-his^ answer to 1
Within my heart I feel her
I'll be true to it, her hon
And answer living love by
Until this white rose gaii
in. a
I wonder if always 1^ have
The grateful-love that &
So often felt but not^alw
Mother's fare's a thousand"'
Who can forget* the com
Who ever knew maternal lo
No love is beautiful tha
* O Red Rose, lovely with li
* Express with all your b<
And gratitude for mother'
_? And all th' imprisoned-pas
Me to a life of love by whi
_ ~ -The luve~ that- answers "i
ties because their business meth-' Tc
rate lacked system. The Finance
Corporation willv have -compe- ^
tent~men to install the" proper a
systems for" handling their business
and if, in their judgment, ^
financing is needed, the Finance' s|.
Corporation can' do it.^ Some- j
times re-organization is needed ([l
tem tmrtr-Hedridiat wilijbe suf- ~
10
ficient to give them a new start ^
on .the road success."
Corttinucd from Page 1. ^
exist. ^
The bill declared it a felony!
i:'or^any organization to operate'
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body which had a similar namej,^
or one nearly resembling any bo- j .
dy^.having priority In the state.
~ Mr. Griffin who hT active m j
lodge life spoke against the measure
on the open floor .with the,ai1
result that every member of the1
housejsvho had voted in its favor J1*
reversed his vote. s0
Mrs. Hattie Giles-Thompson
Passes. v
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On Saturday, April the 25th, P
the spirit of Mrs. Hattie Giles j^a
Thompson-took jts flight back to ^
the God who gave it.?She was
born in Wilmington, N. C., April
6thy 1849, but has hecm a
Ttent of Columbia on East Tay- gr
lor Street the m&jor portiorr-of
her"HTe,.~~~ -?? ??- twi
She was fh a FrTecI to Mr. Arid- by
C. in 1867. Sixteen children were
born from this happy union pr
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mother.. Mother's Day means more
It is= fitting that this department j
vhere. ~ "7 ~ -<
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Robinson. ? ?
lEART THROB. ?- :
y angel mother, ?
gratitude , - y .
1 alone ? ==JL'? averse:
^ ~ !'?v_
ipe to be,-A'
iver t'ward the stars,
?st height to fame,? ..y
udits of the world,?
vils here below, ~T
?the beuer land,? '
r great love! ^
~r gratitude,
33 above Ihy couch ,?
\\t nif 4 Vtn (t root yntir n y/4 i
Wnix tut; t cat 1 cwuiu y ' ^
^ life's battleground:? ?
tlnyfeto-Rve Hsd"irttn?
to wait with tk?e 4 . : T j
m, glad tongues may-say: ... !ul
love and care."
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VH1TE ROSE. ~ - - 1
sor deeds, - ' .
lory revives.?
ny soul revives?
wered all my nee^s? ~ Jvhite.
rose pleads: . ?
d memory drives; [ y*
cpression strives; ' . '
v where it leads. ,
her matchless luve, : ?
ter soul sleeping:
pure ,bloo<J.fiow.? ? ?
or keeping, i,
living love,
is a living glow. ;
RED ROSE. ;
expressed j J
truggles in my breast,? .Ji
ways expressed,-^ ~ ~~
ays confessed. i
time's expressed: ~~ !:
fort of her breast ? ~ "
ve repressed??
t's unexpressed. ?
fe's ruddy glow,
?auty, my deep love '
'3 tender care, . , ;
tsions that can move ?;?I : U
dftcTShow" ' ~
rr-my?mother's- care. pj
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in of which are living today. 1 <
-She-was converted and joined j j
e church in 1885r and has lived I j
consistant christian iiince that i j
me. To know Mrs, Thompson, ;;
ic was a devoted wife, and lov- tr
mother, in the community;
]i of onrl /innoAmmf
nvv> unu tuuoci VdllVC, . ij
For five months she was a pat- c
nt sufferer, knowing that her '<
nior would take care of her. j;
ip bore her afflictions with ehr- |
tian fortitude, until Saturday,' $
pril 25th, when the endreame. ?
can be well said that her death ?
as "The End of a Perfect-Day." ?
The funeral services were held, c
Sidney Park C. AI._E. Church, i
jesday, April 28th,' of which
lurch she was a faithful memThe
floral tributes were many~|
id hpnntifnl '
She leaves to mourn her loss, a \
isband, Mr. Anderson Thomp- %
n, ten children, Mrs. Mayme c
cGiarter^ Washington, D. C.; |
rs. A. W. Smith, Atlanta, Ga.;c
ra. J. II. Cliftonr Mrs. Harvey <
illiams, Columbia; Mrs. J. E.'"=
lestnut, Mrs. Henry Baxter, |
cksonville, Fla.Messrs. Ivy & |
person Thompson, New York; |
rs. Hattie Geter, Columbia; Dr.-rj
m. S. Thompson, Dentist in 5
sorgetown, S. C. ami thirty-one. \
and children, one great-grand. 3
We can only point her loved 3
es to tho ftnes^ beiow, dedicated !
the "poet ~t6 those who lire !
ieved and heart-sore?? - ^4^
"How can I sink, with su&h a ;
op, as my Eternal God." |j
uMigi - j- a
' ~ gTsts Large contract
Messrs. Beachum & Calhoun, local
contractors here, have been awarded
the contract for the plaster boards, 1
corner heads, plaster, metal laths ,
an$ aH other materials required to
complete plastering of the~Dormitbry
building being erected for I'aine Col- 1
TeireTAutrOsTgy Qa..^according toylansn
aud specifieations~~as prepared by
Messrs. Tisdale & Stone, architects.
This speaks well ior these young men"
who are reully ^mtk^ng good in theig-hbusiness.
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Davis Flower Shop andj
Beauty Parlor
-?:?"Poro System" .
Roses, Carnations, Sweet Peas
and all Seasonable Flowers.
Wax and. Fresh Cut.
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HUUHSl 9 A. M. TO 7 P. M.l
Sundays 9. A. M. TO 1 P. M.
Mme. Sarah EL Davis/ Mgr. j
PHONE 8098 , \)
2103Gervais St., Columbia. S. C. -
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FOR SALE
?!dn and Scalp Soap," Face Powders!
Deodorant, Vanishing. Cream, Cold
Cream, Talcum' Powders, loilet VVat- ?
PORO SYSTEM ~
SCALP and HAIR TREATMENT ,
MmeTEdith Holmes-?3
No. 9 THOMPSON ROW
NEW BROOK LAND, S. C.
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Mr. J. W. Beachum, contractor of
ihis city, and Messrs. Walter and Harry
Morris have"returned to the city - a
from-an extended motor trip to Mia- - -a
ni and West Palm Beach, Fla.?While 3
in "the 4?tn4 of flowers." thev were ? ?4
.he: guests of Mrs. Amanda Brown
ind Mrs. Mena Jordan, both formerly "4
of:~Cg.hjmbiy- ^heyr report a -very? ?^4,
pleasant and enjoyable trip.
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