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The Palmetto Leader ] &r';; Published Weekly By The Palmetto Leader Pub. Co. _r .... _ 1310 ASSEMBLY ST&EE1 BE., COLUMBIA, S. C. . Entered at the Post Office at Colum ,1 ~ bia^" S. C? aa Second Class Matter. TELEPHONE 4523 N". J. FftEl!)ERlCK, _ ?Editor A. B. LINDSEY, __ Managing Editor - J. B. LEWIE Fraternal Editor IV. FRANK WILLIAMS Vi?-l?_1 1. Contributing Editor ? HEN RY^IX PEARSON - City Editor TT F A MPTON, \ SUBSCRIPTION RATES: CASH VANCE One Year ?-j-..?32.00 'i Six Months : <1.25 Three Months _ .76 Single Copy ,j.j.? .05 Advertising Katca given on application. ; ' I ~~ ?Ccimmunkhtions intended for the current issue n&st reach this office,"(if out of town) not later than Tuesday night. Ci-ty news by Wednesday night, Saturday February 27. 1026 The State books of Registra tioiv opened last- Saturday-as well as-the Books, of Registra-1 tion for the City of Columbia, i Colored, citizens-should register, men and woifoen. The man or , woman too lazy or indifferent about registering, isn't worth the snap of a- finger. ... . J " ?1-- ' ?" -* . ?''-? 'V/" -~1 In Jackson, Miss., for one half hour pvpw Mnndnv mnrninrr - - 10 to 10:30?all State business -- is suspended for prayer. This irr~ novation ic tfila ronult, it in aaid, ~~rjf the religious^ awakeningbrought abotit by the revivals" of 'Hilly' 3unday and Gypsy. -Smith" The awakening however seems not enough to prevent the' lynching and burning of humans in 'that State. ?- ??v? , , Funny how a man can be all >things to all people.^The Pro-! '- hibitionists are lauding George Washington, the "Father of his! Country," as an &stvoc.atj>_ij& temperance, although he exchanged .1 slaves foj;..West Indian rum and distilled his own liquor. Now,' - - for.Fthat very reason, the-Anti-; Prohibitionists are as loudly proclaiming him as an anti and asserting that were he living today he would be working for a mod-: ification of the Volstead Act. . . * ' ? x . The Virginia legislature is en-! v gaged v Jn the- very important ,rr business of passing a- law de? signed to compel Hampton indJtute to provide seats for whites " and Negroes in its ownassembly hall when it has concerts, etn Alright and good. When the! law is enacted just let Hampton set aside the gallery for those j whites who insist on runningj Hampton's affairs and feel that, the entertainments are of suchj a high order that they must at?? tend and have special accom-' modation. They surely wouldn't expect a man to -go up in the' gallery of his own house. * * Citizen's Military Training ?amps as usual are getting ready :?. for the entrance of~young whiter men. Nothing, however, is be-: ing done for the training of! young colored men. Why? Itj is hardly conceivable that when! the next war comes only whit? qually inconceivable that the Ne-j gro is.erofncr to hp pnntonfn/i fAi . ^ v ^ 0 vwm-v>nttu IU be used only ?s stevedored and in labor battalions. This Coun-; try will save a deal of needless trouble and agitation by preparing all of its citizens in a fair and just manner for its intelli?-7 gent and effective defense; Negro leaders should give this mat-', / ter their attention. _ 4 o a? . EDITOR FRED MOORE's t |; , - visit The colored citizens of this City were honored by the pres-ji / " ' ' . . ." V ii ii ence of Editor Fred R. Moore c the New Lork Age, this week. While here Mr. Moore made ifiufriber of addresses to the c rtizens and before the studer bodiesi of the two colleges. M .Moor^4s-onb -of-the-ontstandin Negro leaders of the country an what he has to say is always ir teresting and worthwhile. He i by no means radical or given t day dreaming, but practical an straightforward in his concei tion of the problems with whic ! the race is confronted and ho1 1 those problems 'can and mun I be met. Mr. Moore himself i ! an example of what n Negr with intelligence and grit can d in this country where no part cular favors are givefi or expet ted. He is the -publisher an oWherZof"one of the best a<n jmostrinflnential holored weeVlie in this country?Thp Npw Vnr Age?and at one time was hor Qred by the Government, wit the appointment of minister t Liberia. Editor Moore's visi will no doubt result in good an 'should he return again will r< ceive a warm welcome. o JUST WIIAT DOES IT MEAN L - -- " . . . Say what one will or maypfru there .seems to be less kindlj sympathetic and understandin f ~ . L 1.1 i. ji . jLctiui& ueivveeii me wnne. an black races in this countryrtoda _than a generatibn hack..- Th wedge seems to be gro.win: wider and wider despite the ofl en repeated assertion tha^ thing are better. ' No- one will den, that within the last quarter cen lili'V l)\i) Negro has made grca strides educationally, economi "callyl and in fact, in all 1 ho* tilings which make for.the goo citizenship. And yetr more pre scriptive lawa have been enacte and are being4 enacted than a any time since the days'of bon dage. From the standpoint. o American citizenship, the Negr is less to-day than at. any tim since the Civil War for which, i s'eems, he is held responsibl nnrl tVinrp-fnro mnof lm WA v* luuoi uc ^UlllOiiCl A peculiar thing too, the Negr is being educated, if begrudingl; so, and yet told and impress? with the fact that as an educ^t ed citizen he must not desire th things that free educated pec nle the world, over strive -for - I - 4 Just to show him that Americai citizenship does not mean to hi'n wdiat it docs torrfhers, e.vefylTt tie two by four politician rack his brains 'to concoct some kin* of a little mean law to iirmres his ^ulhiiigneTHTATit ncss npw the Atlanta Ordinance forbidding colored barbers t< serve white patrons?hypocriti cally now modified to apply onl; to white ladies and'children un der 14 years of age; the pas^ini by the City Committee, of Bir mingham, Ala., of and ordinance which will prevent the seatinj of white and colored delegate to the International Sunda: School Convention in April o; Ika-samc floor; the liiany "ItttT City ordinances trying to estab lish "white blocks" and "colore/ blocks." The effort of the Vir ginia legislature to force. Hamp ton Institute to provide separat and particular seats for whit people in its own assembly hal But. ^'hy g" n"??The liat i too much space would be re quired. The only gleam of hop in the. whole situation is ihi fact that more and more up standing white men and womei are speaking out against some o the petty mean things being got ten across in the name of "ra cial integrity," which in the las analysis is only a scarecrow t< cow those who would like to sei something of practical christian ity to say notWftg of AmerieBn ism, enter more largely in thii so-called race problem. if ?? *. 4 ? . / . , . 'V,. . ' ^':*<*^^52*$ THIS PALMKf Sunday School Congress [ ~ Endorsed. a | i- j By. R. W. Jackson. itj TKe biographical records give r. an account of a woman of the g-sewant- elass-w hi le-on-cm eTrf'frer d daily missions met face to face, l- a man who was able and willing is to give her the greatest blessing 0 it was possible to enjoy, a blessd ing that could not be bought at 1 any price.?It was "The Woman h at the Well" meeting Jesus. She w was not entirely ignorant of her it opportunity,?btrt?instead?of" is looking for the bigger blessing <0 J she used her energy and time inlo quiring about a question of doci trine or policy: Would she be i- permitted to worship God in Mt. d j Gei'zim or should she go to Je dkusalem ? -God's - word reveals :s [several ~^sueh?illastrations as k-does?preffene- history. This re^ id niinUs' me of the situation resh ' pecting J. he - next session of the o National Sunday School Conit press, to he held in Columbia, S. d C. I have no desire to take any part in the present or possible ' controversy, but "Wise men may let?ni; something from * * * So I beg to suggest that we waste n^ time over minor trivialities but 'tj resolve to avail ourselves of the great blessings "evidently in] gjwaiting for our community ineidjdent"to the gathering and disgjtion had secured this-Congress >.we would have been offering our si services ?tL rrm^-i?rt?5 y and that would have been right.! t-'i heard an oh] rpnmhnr nf ;t;country church whercrT got my e'say she always enjoyed a mesd iSK'ge'from God. even if the Devil >- brought it. The English may djiave been er.ude but the thought" tiwas good. The entertainment i-'of this gathering is agreat prfvi-' f lege and the occasion will be a o great blessing. This is a very e opportune a-nd needy time for, 11such christian agency. "ThereJsJ e;an old-adage which interpreted 1.1is: "To each his own." In Bible o language it may be expressed in j yr, "Render unto Caesar the things d that pre; Caesar's." In 20th Cen-i -'tury English it would nrohnhlv e'be: "Give the Devil his dues." i-1The truth is that the leaders of Vf4houghtr^hould^T>r rather might n | grasp" the substance instead of a'griping at the shadow. The T^qiiesIions" flight have all been1 s pertinent and proper, but now i let us-join in_aM_get the greats sjest ble^hifr which God in nonrhr. TjTng to his creatures.'" Columbia, e,S. C. will occupy a more pro-', Ojnounced and "a bigger place on,-|the map of christian "activities; y the cause of Christ will receive .(greater Impetus, jChrist". will hel gj glorified, his teachings ampli-i _iTied and we will be edified* by! e the coming of this Congress. y Very respectfully. u R. W. Jackson i - ?;? ? : '"1 y ci-i. i " -? 1 iviiancs ^aicneii Morris n eJ Speaks at Florence ' ' ' 2 Hundreds Turned Away For . _ "Lack of Standing Room [ Declares Future Of Negro is Not In q Africa Rut Here in America. T _ ^special torrespondence) I. Florence, Feb. 23.?-Charles Satch-1 s.fll "Morris, Ji-?of Norfolk, Virginia,, famous colored spokesman and orator, ( was greeted by a record-breaking; . crowd on his first apeajnnce in Florence last Sunday afternoon. Although e not scheduled to speak until four o'2 clock the commodious Mt. Zion A. M.! E. Church here was jammed to its utmost capacity at three thirty, whil^ hundreds of persons were turned awayj f for lack of even standing room. Mor-1 ris held the'vast throng in the palm - <if-bts^lraTrtt frrr~the hour and a hair k which his speech cor^umed. (7n7*"ma,'ment the multitude would be breath~~I lessly silent, the next the crowd 01 Would release its pent up emotion in' g a veritable delirium of applause. At' jthe conclusion of his masterly and j ": m'agnificient climax in which he de- j - j flared" That the grandest future for. -l?he Negro waff not to be found in j Africa, "nor ^ntome other distant j clime, but here in '4#raerica, the audi.? _ . 'kfBoi - ' "** . . J*" "/v *?. ' % S*?' V rro LEADER ohqe accorded him an ovation whiicl has not been-surpaased in the history j of Florence. j Introduced by Prof! J. W. Killings lworth> principal-of the Wilson Higi ; School, as the "ablest and most elo quent Colored orator in the Unitec rStffth"s,'r"~ Monns "caught "the crowc I at the start. Practical . in his appl I cations, the orator would at times roach some sweeping oratorical flighi | that literally [lifted the multitude i Irom its feet. His description ol , his recfent trip through the South'was -a jewel, being probably the greatesl word-picture ever heard here. "Th< world tomorrow will not judge yoq bj who your ancestors were, but by wht von are. The World tomorrow -wil 'not judge you by what you stand on ! but by what y?u . stand for. The [World tomorrow will not judge yoi J by where you came .frorp, but wil inquire oniy as to wnitner are yot going. When inspiration shall fin our bosoms while the spirits of 0111 grear""and revered dead look dowr from the castellated battlemcqt^ ol I glory, faith shall set the jrnnginntinr free, while love's great symphony shal rbe distinctly heard above the discord, ant tongues." The crowd liked thai and literally shouted its approval. I)r. H. P. Pride, leading dentist here was in charge of the program. Morehouse Alumni In N. C. Celebrate - Founder's Day Coach Harvey Delivers Unique .. Address Greensboro, N. C., Feb. 18? Trv cnmmpmnr.itlnn nf TrnunHprs' k Day, the- alumni and formej* students of MorehpUse- College, who are now living in Ndrth Carolina, together with the members of the "basket hall team, gathered together after the A. & T.'?Muiehuu.se uanie. fur Jilt] purpose of celebrating Morehouse Night. In keeping ^with the idea suggested by President John Hope, the men; dined together, talked about the College and devised plans whereby they might execute these plans for the best interest of their Alma Mater. Several inspiring short talks were delivered by Coach B. T. Harvey, Messrs, Sykes, Bailey, Traylor,-Archer and Clarke, -members of the- famous basket balhteam; Professor F. V. Payne Winston-Salem c-nd Dean Mcrr: ? ? a p. nn r\; 1 rtiiniuj, - iA. a x. . x^irector F. Mayjcellus-Staley, A. & T. College acted as Master of Ceremonies. Letters expressing regrets for not being able to ThF present were sent by Prof. B. G. Brawley, Shaw Univ. and Lewisrdialeigbr^.'G Those present were: Profs. A. H. Peeler, I. D. Perry, F. D. Payne, V, G^ayne,Winston-Salem; T. "E. Mt'Kfrmey, F. Maieellus Staley, Greensboro. Coach B. T. Harvey and-the members of the Morehouse Quintet, of which..all Morehouse men are justly proud. a? NEWS AGENCY ANNOUNCES OPENING Orangeburg, Feb. 20?-A new news gathering agency, with headquarters at Claflin College anounces its opening March 1st. The name shall _be the -McGhee News Service of South Carolina. For more than a year, Joseph I). McC^iee, Instructor-in Math ematics and Physics &t Claflin College has b?en quietly working on a plan whereby our group may know about the progress of the race institutions and enterprises in the Palmetto State Weekly, Tor more than a year, releases have been sent out ta the leading news papers and pe _ Jl! 1 _ . j 1. r? i t t rsuuicais 01 tne race 01 tne doings around Claflin College and the A. and M. College of South Carolina at Orangeburg. As a result of^the apparent success of this effective way of advertising our race, he now purposes to extend a little."" The new service shall gather rolina and its borders and releases will bo sent tthe Associated Negro Press, of which they are the official ^representative and to the leading newspapers and periodicals: The Chicago Defender, The Chicago Whip, '? . { ' ' r 'J1' "'T '*" *2fe ' ,-,' -, ?* \ r x *jThe Chicago Bee, The Afro-A-! American* The New York Age,;; j,The Pittsburgh Courier^ TfuT Philadelphia Tribune, The Nor-1 folk Joural and Guide, The Sa!4.VJJ0ah_ Jlrihuhe* -The - Palmetto,, | [Leader and the Recorder-Indica-1 tor and others for which they t are special representatives. So i here is off to the McGhee News Service. South Carolina_send in. [, Your news,.. J J SOUTH CAROLINA COLORED | FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S p CLUBS PROMOTE THE KE, BUILDING OF A WORKING 5 GIRLS' HOME. i . Orantrehlire. S. C.. Feb. 20.? > Dud to the. untiring efforts of - Mr a;. M. B. Wilkinron, State proo 1; ident of Federation of Colored J. ? 1 Women's Clubs, and wifp nf Dr y R. S. Wilkinson,, President of S. . C. State A. and M. College, and fhe assistance of the Sunlight Club, the re-building of Fairwold Industrial Home for girls, recently burned to the ground, is being l fostered. . .. A special "Spring Drive" is bell lg launched, in which every City ^club enterprise, instructors and , j leading colored citizens /have pledged to put this useful; residence in more handsorpe and ad equate quarters than formally. '[There is to be, besides much dor- , jmitory space, a large dinjng hall a newly equipped kitchen and ! living room. . . | The local club has enjoyed for ,!several seasons the enviable rep utation of supporting every wor! jiliy CUGimiinity ^auso, 4r ordeii $ jio insure the raising of fundsr i !a pldy i3 to be presented April";;5th at'State College. This play | lis being directed by J. C. Bryi ant, Dramatist of National fame 1 iwho is at present Director of i |Dramatic Art and Instruction bf \ English at Johnson C. Smith ( Uuiversity. All of Orangeburgv < South Carolina's Intellectual Cenjter, are expected to attend this ' pi CSUIlliALUJIl. - A 4??- "> Dr White Makes Appeal For Benedict College j To the Baptist Sunday Schools and ( B. Y. P. of the State of South | Carolina* greetings:- , ~ ?At the last 'session of the tlaplisL J - State Educational and Missionary' ^ ^Convention of South Carolina, which met in?Crangoburg,?S. C., a restrr "1 Jlution or a motion was unanimously j passed that we do raise the $5,000 for Benedict College, which is a require. merit- of the General Educational J , Board that 'the College must raise,"3 j $5,000. in order that it will be given $10,000. Benedict College is esson- ( ~tial to thq well-being of every Negro ] j family in South Curolina and we must: j siano Dy wnat our state uonvention ' jdecreed in its last annual session, 1 The "lGth of March" is Founders' 1 Day at Benedict College, and that is the date' Dr. C. B. Antisdel, President has set for the anual rally. I, therefore as President of the State Sunday School^and B. Y. P. U. .Convention of South Carolina, do ask-and appeal to every Sunday School jamj B. Y. P. U. in this State, as well ; as every District Sunday Schoql I and B. Y. P. U. Convention in thfe State, to make Sunday March 7th, a day when all Schools and B. Y. P. lUs. in the State will take a special co-f 'lection for Benedict College and send fin the same to President C. B.-AntisI B. A. BL< ij j fAII.Ol N! _ Dry Cleaning, i'rea j1| ' Hats Cleaned and i ; * Dor and Deliver. X 1112 Washington bt., I'ht I / iSMMkWI l|l l?? I! WHEN IN COLUMF i: BROADWAY I i' everything sanita1 :; FISH and < in se^i i: d. w. wot 1108 Washington Street, |?'HM f; '{ ' i 1a as.-; r . -"v." ir, - - Saturday February 27, 19*26 0. del at once so that the same may be' read out on March the 16th, which is j Rally-Day at Benedict, College-? ' .. _r"?^ I further appeal to every Alumnus or former student of Benedict College 2 ~ lo contribute whatever you can for . ?QiU?aleac JVlalex * :? appeal to every loyal Baptist in the State to contrih-iv Hn-'t, the 16th of March. I am vonvs for the cave of cthic tion and "kingdom m>li?*t. J. C. White, President' of the State Sunday School and B. Y. P. U. Con: vention * s NOTES ' Special to The Leader Greenwood, Feb. 24?The great Christian Conference and Ma?s Meeting about which something has been said before, will oe Meld In Mt^-^lsgah A. M. E. invitations have been sent out. It is not Sf question as to the church to which any one' be- ^ ^ longs in this instance; it is the * ^ question of your attending this particular service. Nothing like fl it has been allempt&TlTefe *Be fore. Dr. T. H. Broadus, the pas- 9 tor of Greenwood will preach at JMt'. Pisgah A. M. E .CJiurch at 3 P. M. The Choir of Morris Chapel Baptist Church has been invited to sing for us at this?^H service. The ministers and the 1 several congregations of all of I our churches here, have been in- # vitod to worship, with us on the occasion in question: ~-Fifteen u 9 . District Captains will report i their christian activities jn their/ M several districts at this service. 1 .1 The Nafnrp. nf thoir?roportfl | shptild be an interesting* feature of , this. service to-all who are pnwonl Tho B reiver Nnrmnl School and each of the other colored schools in Green\yood ha-ve 9 oeen invited to worship with us in this service. The first quarterly conferences 3f Mt. Pisgah for this confer- x ?nce year was held by Rev. D. "L. Witherspoon; P. E. of the Greenwood District, Friday night, Feb. 19th. Every Deparment of the church was represented. The working force of the church was found to be in a splendid condition. P. E. Witherspoon, deliv- ;red a splendid address, to-the conference. He found the church rorces of Mt. Pisgah at work: He found_no_conflicts here4n-any^ef ?:?the Departments of the Church. Sunday Feb. 22 was a record tireaking day for attendance at ill- services. The pastor, Rev. A.lberDLong, D. D., preached at the mnfmnor servipo nn * B-uty of Knowing- and Doing the i Will..of God." Rev. D. L. With- ' erspoon, P.. E. preached at the evening service. The sermon ^smuch appreciated by all who * le^rd it. \ ' ' . 7 ^ Martih. & Thurman ; _-=r- - /"* '.T . ? % / ' r* " 0 ' . \ r~ . ~" LICENSED AND BONDED _i ...... Phones 8723?8854 ' . j Columbia. S. C. ^ j ? ) DCKER' I RING ? < | >suitf and S _ JiocKed. We Call x me dhl4 Columbia, S.X./ ? ' u : ^mmaM/ v IIA, EAT AT THE j\ . t&lKY CAFE A t-? AND UI'-TO-DATK ^IL t 1 I GAME .SON. , ; .^| DS, Prop. . ; 1 Columbia, S. C. 1i I