Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

TIKIS IWPEK I^\ ^ DEVOTED TO THE M' INTERESTS O V Ht THE PEOPLE. VOL II.?Na i2. # ' * ! s ??? Qpi.*.. S ?9 I 1 * 1^1 I flg H m.. IV * E ' ' . . - i The Late Mrs. Sarah A. Walker. Colored Lodge Head yisits Columbia J. B. Phillips, the head of the Inpendent Order of Good- Samaritans apd the Daughters of Samarid, is on a visit to Colrpbia and spoke at a popular meeting at the Sidney Park C.: M. E. Church .on Wednesday night.1 The Meeting -was held in the interest of the Good Samaritan Order.;.,- ' - | The Independent Order of Good Samaritans is one of the largest secretorders among the colored -f>eo.ple. They have lodges in nearly every State of the United States. They also have lodges^ in the British West Indies, the Isthmus of Panama, Cen"* tral A'hterioa and Cuba.?They have five large lodges in Columbia.?" ??: J.. W.^Brunson presided as master of ceremonies. He introduced Dr. ?L. M. Damels-afe-thc first-speaker, jwho, ripiivproJ uclcnmg address for the visitors. W. H. Thomas made an ad dress of welcome on behalf of the various secret orders of Columbia. Rev. ?? 1 M. Warlcy made^seme remarks. Music was furnished by the church choir and " * the Lyric Singers. D. R. Starks introduced the speaker of the evening, J. B. Phillips of Georgia. He said the National Grand Lodge of 1927 will meet ^ in Clnliimhifl. ^t. this statement the audience cheered. Dr. Farmer made . the Closing remarks. Refreshments were served in the , v basement , of thp Chyrch in honor of the visitors. J. B. Phillips left Colum bia on Thursday .afternoon for New - ,V orK und~~Bu5ton: J "r? ~ r Dr. J. C- White Writes ~7 - About Richmond Special to The Palmetto Leader Richmond, Va., March 31.? Leaving thejCapital City of dear, old South ^Carolina, Monday riving in Richmond a"t 5:25'p. m. Found the Rev. Dr. Gordon B. Hancock and the chairman of *-4 his' deacon board awaiting "my nrrivnl rnpMvort rv\ 75 TTT v??? * 14VJT A VV/V/A * V\.4 iltw TV A VI1 open arms and broad smiles on - their faces, I was then wended to my home where I am to stop while here, the home of Mr. 0. R. Thompson, 1604 Brook Road, "^ Richmond, near to the famous _ 'Virginia University/.; By the way Mr. Thompson married a Columv bia girl, .who was Miss jQttelie vuVm frnm 1914 tn 192ft ^was one of the efficient clerks in "the Mutual Relief and Benevolent. Association of South Carois the-Manager. So you can see .1 am verily at home. J3r. G. B. / Hancock boards here as well as a number of the^V. U. U. boys. I_ 1 Last night I made my initial bow to a splendid audience at Lhu Muuie'a QlJiiLLL Jjnptiel Cili This church is a thing of beauty, it-is complete in every department from the kitchenette to the pulpit. I was surprised at .the beauty and arrangement of the Church. Our people in Columbia will have to get up ah huetle, that's ^n. This unurclT has about 140(jmembers. . Dr. Hancock is the professor Tn " ^uchropology and Economics .. <tt the Virginia Union University w and one of the Rainiest men in Aiperica; having finished his A. B. course at Benedict College took his A. B. and B. D. degrees at Colgate University and later took his A. M. degree at Harvard University. . "... ' . Dr. Hancock paatvra thlf groat ^ { m\\ V PASSING OF MRS. t SARAH A. WALKER After An Illness-of A Month Or ' More, She. Succumbs To The r"Grim Reaper" WAS AN AMIABLE WOMAN i ??iA^Notrte Character Haa "Crossed The River" ^nd Is Resting ! "Beneath The Shady Trees"?j , - T On Wednesday morning, March 30,1 a pall of sorrow was cast over Co-; lumbia, when the news was flashed over the City that Mrs. Sarah Walker had passed to the other side, early in the morning. It was indeed a shock although her condition had been con- , sidered-serious from the very begin- : ning by her friends and loved ones and even by the attending physician. However, hope was held out for her recovery through the power of the^ Almighty. Mrs. Walker is well-known through-. out this City and State. For a number of years she was the accomplished or- j jganist of Sidney Park C. M. E. Church For the last'two years, she has been i bookkeeper for the Victory Savings Bank of this City, ]whieh--position she ( "held when taken- ilh - In her mannersI she was courteous, polite and affable the scores. /She possessed an enviablepersonality, Her face invariably carried a pleasant smile for all with whom she came in contact. TMrs." Walker leaves to mourn her loss, a devoted husband, son, mother,] jstep-father, several sisters and many,' .other relatives. These loved ones did all that in their power lie to relieve I "her suffering and restore *er to health! but the final summons had come, Kbr \ j labors on earth had ended. It was j j time for her* to "Cross the Bar." and , rest "beneath the shade of the trees on yonaers snore. ^ j The Palmetto Leader extends its ( heartfelt sympathy to this bereaved | family, and points them to the lines below, which the poet so beautifully 'dedicated to those who are grief-strior* Wn nnd'HPitiT'ritil" : * "How: can I- sink, _ *>?<SUth such a prop As my Eternal God." Church and leaches tboac oub' jects each _day an almost impossible task. ; ) In-spite of "his wonderful at tainmentitiheis the same Gordon |B. Hancock; he has none of that sickening Northern air, unostenable, humble, plain and playful, but he is possessed of enough of rixu.cxit:uLLini umcno cu uiuw ujj Richmond. n r? Our services were grand last night (Monday) notwithstan?_ ding 1 did not get any sleep Sunday night and rode all day M011day. These people, get on fire as | .soon as you press the spiritual .button. .No sooner had I gotten up there Dr. A. W. Brown, who is jreally the Bishop of Richmond, i drove up to talce me out riding. After showing me many places of Interest, "he^herr drove me to .the' Sixth?Mt". 'ZTon Haptiyt J Church, it is almost unbelieveable to describe this Church and] its arrangements in writing. I \ -sh?H proeure cuts of both Dra. Hancock ^>nd Brown's Churohea^ ] The Governor^dr Virginia is not living any better than Dr. ! Brown. He holds the "vteto" power of Richmond. I called td .see Mrs. Brown who is handImjiiiLl^gituiitod in ana nf thn best parsonages in Richmond. Dr. Brown has done about $100,000 worth of -.work on | Sixth Mt. Zion. I inspected 5th Street Baptist Church, a Rev. |Dr. Johnson is the pastor there, he was out so we did not get to j see himrhe Is constructing a new Church edifice*" fat the cost of j$125,000f modern in every detail. This is the same Church 'once paetored by the late Dr. A. P. Dunbar of Columbia. There will be a ball game here next tytfnday between Virginia Union University and Hampton I the whole City is excited over the coming event. / > You?a for dear old S. C., i? Dr. 1. Qi WhiU. . y y II -III COLUMBIA, S. C., SATUR MAYOR FAVORS SEGREGATION I i i 1 Indianapolis Mayor Signs Ordinance to Segregate Races In That City VIOLATES CONSTITUTION Such Bills Have Been Defeated, In Other Cities?-N. A. A. C. P Hopes to Defeat This One New York,' March 26?The N. A. A. C. received yester-dOav a tele gram from the President of its Indianapolis Branch, Mrs. "C. I. Taylor, stating that Mayor Duvall had signed the ordinance passed last week by the City Council to segregate the races. Mayor Duvall's action was taken after a delogation of prominent citizens had waited upon him and pointed out that the ordinance was in direct violation, of the decision renddered in 1917^ by the United States Supreme Court in the famous Louisville Segregation Case^ Mayor Duvail was furnished at his request.with a copy of that decision which was furnished by the National Office of-the National Associati'on'for the Advancement of Colored People. The contention o? the N.~ A: A. C.. P. was reenforced by an opinion rendered by Attorney-General Arthur L. Gilliom. Mr. Gilliom took his stand in upholding the opinion of Alvah J. Pucker, corporation counsel' for the city of Indianapolis. %3 _ ''-Such police powers as the legislature has dolopfuiod 1 the common Council do not include power to enact zoning ordinanee-of-thjs nature,'?Gil authority to miaor^nlng ^ordinances is found in Chapter 225 Act 1921, but the .subject of this ordinance is not within the power there delegated." ~ T*NeTther has the legislature at tempted to delegate authority to enact such ordinances on any other theory of public interest. It is entirely clear that if the legislature would attempt to delegate power to "the legislative departments of cities to enact ordi-_ nances to accomplish the purpose of the one in question on-any theory, or if the legislature sought to accomplish the' purpose directly by its owp act, that suclr attempts would be rendered futile by the Fourteenth Amendment to the Federal Constitution. - - ?j -?The exception provided for in the j ordinance, which is based on consent ot a majority of residents of opposite race who live in defined areas, does not save such-legislation Irom the inhibition found in the Fourteenth Amendment. The requirement for such consent as a condition precedent to the enjoyment of property is in it-l self' a void condition, and it Is no muru cmnpelant for the Stato to place it in the power of private "persons to limit property rights of others in the mariner ptoposed- by mea? of withheld consent than it is for the State itself to limit such rights." ] " ""Tneompattbiiithrs of. race,-erccd or color are not soluble in legislation which disregards constitutional rights and privileges of citizens. " DmaUam it.- i. i. i\uv:iv*ri jiiauu uic suggesuon 10 wits Attorney-General that the question presented by the ordinance referred to migh^ arise- in connection with an attempt to embody the principle of the ordinance in legislation by the legislature. ~ As To this suggestion Gilliom said;?"T dn not hesitate to state that in my opinion such legislation" infringes on constitutional rights so as to render it wholly void." The N. A. A. CLIL^hasorganized an ifcxternrtw fight ngairrst the proposed^ "gelHcFfraternal~mrd~other bodies,-and has served notice on the city authorities that the law will be challenge^ in th6 courts. J~?^" The Indianapolis ordinance, which is simiiat to those recently enacted" in ^ gv> work of the Norfolk Branch of the N. A. A. C. P., and in New Orleans, from which City the Association is carrying the case to. the U. S. Supreme-Court, provides that no person white or colored may rrtove into any district inhabited by persons of the opposite color without the written consent of a majority of the residents in the area. Mr. Johnson Better MrTX. W. Johnson who has been ill and confined to his home for 8 weeks is now convalescing. Mr. Johnson is president of the Carpenter's Union No. 69 and also treasurer of tne Waverley Progressiva Lodge, K. of P? No. 1S7. 4 .. aiiifcITII ^V^i *siit DAY "APRIL 371926. 7 SWEET_TRIAL_ TO BE APRIL 5 Next Monday is Set For Second Trial of Dr. and Mrs% O. H. I* ' Sweet and Nine Others DEFENDED BY DAKKO \V , Thomas W. Chawke, Greatest Criminal Lawyer in Mich. .. To Assist Ddrrow?; New York, March 20?Walter Whit( Assistant* Secretary of the N. A. A C. P., who. returned to this City froir Detroit, where he. has been making arrangements, together with Clhrenc< Darrow for the second trial of Dr and Mrs. Ossian H. Sweet and nin< | others in the case arising out of th< | riotous attack on Dr. Sweet's homt | last September, 'reports that April 1 has been tentatively set as the opening date for the second trial. Replacing Arthur Garfield Hays who is busy with other cases andowil be unable'to gp to Detroit, Thomas" W Chawke, a prominent Detroit Crimin,al lawyer, reputed to be the greatest and most successful crimihal attorney in Michigan, has been retainec and will" assist Mr. Darrow in tht conduct of the case. - * . _ -.i Contrary to the procedure adoptee in the first trial, when all eleven defend ants "were" tried together, the dei fense now plans t-o try each one of th< jdefendants separately. Henry Sweet [brother of Dr. Sweet, ~is to be the first , one of the defendants to fact trial, according to Prosecutor Roberl M Tonis, and in the event that Henry Sweet is acquitted, or the jury disngropg, it is probable that the cases :njTTrim-t thp nthnr dofon.lants will b( dropped. Besides Mr. Chawke, a local col 'ored attorney, Julian \V~. Perry?wii participate with Mr. Darriiw in th( defense. K. 6f P. Thanksgiving ? Services Every seat, upstairs ant] dowr were taken" lavt Sunday evening in the Chapel of the Chappelk Administration P.uildimr on tht campus of Allen University tc witness the program that was Pythias, Court of Calanthe, Uniform Ranks,. Juvenile, Fasl Chancellors' Council. No doubl this was the greatest gathering of Pythians in the history of lo cal fraternal! si n. The Knight; metal' the Odd Fellows' IIa.ll or 'Assembly Street and from ther< marched two abreast, actompanied by the Uniform Rank to the [campus.. They were met by tht Coui Ls and-frherHadies' Uniforrr iRank and the body marched intc the auditorium*-. They were seat ed by Sir J. W. Brunson. the | Chancellor Commander of th( .Day. He also introduced the Oldster of Ceremonies, Sir. W. N Roseboro. He made introductory this gathering- and zzt 30on a: hp finished. thr> program was lr iorder; The music was excellently rendered by the members o: 'Allen's.Choir led by Miss Brum -fleld_rendered several^ pi^pes thf>! 'pleased the audience. Mrs.'Smitl I and?C, Art em us wen very good. H Special mention'should be, giv 'en Mrs. Elise Goodwin for th( way in which she addressed th< I CjjlanUieana. , Sir I, M. Ai Myers was very I J u,\. i ~ it. guuu xii- ma cjuuie^ts tu tin I Knights. The last but not the least wai the sermon to the Knights bj jDr. I. D. Davis of the Presby terian Church. \ The program in compositioi and rendition as a whole wai .very^good and wm pleasnig t< all. NOTICE! , The Chancellor Commande requests that all of the represen tatives of the Knights of Py thias meet again %n "Sunday, A jpril 6th *t 6 p. m. .. ... .. " l. - i.ia.iu FIGHT TO SAVE ; RAPIST'S LIFE I Four Of -Shrewdest Attorneys ] I In Kentucky Will Fight To Save Charles Merchant ~ji A SSAULTED COLORED GIRLS 4- ? I, -- ? me Anai is oei ror April 5th. j T~ Prisoner Being Held In Jail 'j : Without Bond? b j lirw . p i Lexington, Ky., Mar. 26.--The first,* . (step of a legal battle in which four t > of the shrewdest attorneys in Ker.-'I ; t^cky will be engagecKsWith the li'f it i(tucky will be engaged with the life c of Charles Merchant, prominent young c ; white man of this city, as the stake,!I 5 was taken here Monday, when the I ' defense filed a demurrer in circuity ? court to be indicted charging Mer-J* chant with criminally attacking two t [little colored-girls. ' p A clearer indictment is demanded ? I Simultaneously a previous motion to t . qua^h the indictment was withdrawn, r 1 _Merchant, whose trial is set for 1 v April 5th, is held in jail without bond. I . " i 1 National Negro Health < ! Week to be Observed [ r ===== ; i . Cor. Sect'y. of State Federation f r Issues Announcements ! Orangeburg, April 1?Nation- s > \r.'? . " ' --- ai rsegro neaitn. Week has al' ways been observed by the Sun-. light" Club of Orangeburg, S. C., and evep before the coming of j La^_t-.6t time for Its ohaervanrer t yClean-XIp, Week" wra pnterpd _ into with earnestness and enthu- 4 t siasm: not ohlv because "Clean- 1 > liness is next to Godliness," but j because the health of our people ] is-of .prime importance knowing i J that a sound mind can only ex- l ' list in _& sound body. ; . . 1 '- during our last Clean Up Carn^ i paign, Health Literature was ( 'di.?tributed-fn^the public-schools r'of the City, posters and card- i [ boards bearing rules of health ( [ were tacked up in conspicuous J j places. The principals and teach-' ~\ . ers were" asked to speak to their i ? pupils on some, subject pertain ing 10 neaitru .:ine sunn.ay _al.ten.; |. noon of the week Was given over _ [.'to & Health Program in one of rl the large colored churches of ' the city at which time there J were many instructive tajfts givl eh with appropriate music, j J One of our local clubs/ conduc_ ;ted a contest for the cleanest and i-neatest home^ Thi& was-put-on 1 umong the humbler classes of i ^ \ our people and much-interest, ^ ' was manifested. The week's ) 11 program was ended with a "Tin 5 Can Contest." The City was { I divided.intd four districts withi1 [ a club member over each district! The children were urged to col-P \ lect all the tin' cans Aplo??sible, 3 those collecting the largest num-; r-h?ui_s.vDnld receive prizes. "Ac-j^ _ cprdingly, when all reports were' ^ f made and tin cans counted the! total number collected was 35,^ 015. Cash prizes were awarded!^ 1 the children te-the-woun.t of t' Ijoicing among the children bfFT* _ cause of tfce prize money, but,, j the Entire town Fejoieed to be1 \ rid oJljust so many mosquitoes.;1 This year our plan for Health t' /Week is similarbut on alarger J scale. ? Our program includes (talks, lectures, sermons and vis5! its to rural districts in order r th&t our people there may have _ a clearer knowledge of the great ( jlgtws of health. Out motto is ^ "More Negro Health Work," noti] } only during Health Week but" ^;throughout the entire year. ? ?Etta Butler Rowe, Cor."Sec. ' Stat? Federation of Colored WomeiiV? ? BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT r | Union, S. C.?Mr. and Mrs. - W. E Free announce the birth - of--a-son, named Smith Franklin, - born March 10th, 1926, North I Pinckney Street f | : V^UBSCRIHK AISuNl J f II eral Newa. .;;m:j/. THE WEEK'S EDITORIALS col ?RED^PRESS (From the Mosaic liuide, Little Rock, Ark., March 20, 1026) \U Should Help Because All May _ Need Help It appears from the last meeting of ;he local branch of the N. A. A. C. V-that?the publie. generally is not riving that organization a square deal. rhe interest shown by the local pub ie> was not by any means, commens'u ate with the racial imporatnce of rhat organization. The N. A. A. C: \ is one of the most important faeors and one of the most powerful foe- * :es in racial defense and uplift. Its lefense of the race's interest both ? *Jorth and South is really indispensable; its history of valuable services S sufficient to nnnonl /-. fVm ? - ? . vu l ate a nost acute sensibilities. There cer ainly must be ^something radically vrong with the mental machinery of iny Negro who cannot be aroused to he support; of an organization whose '1 . . dans and purposes are so racially and lumanly exalted as the N. A. A. C'. J. Outbreaks against the race and mejudiqes aimed at the race are not onfined to any locality. The entire ace is subject at any time to the boilng over of Caucasian.passloiuJLliere- v ore"- all should support organic de- ? ? ense. : ? - ?^3-.-.;' : . - awti From The California Eagle, Los An- * reles Califoihia, March 12, 1(J26.) IT IS A SHAME It is a shame for us to "Sit by.and;uffer ourselves to be humiliated and nsulted without at least resorting to . he law within our reach.^ " . Young Charles Martin, a well edu- - - ? :ated apd manly young-colored lad has eported to this office that on Wedneslay, March 10th, he went to the food uncK stand located at B507 Hollywood 31vd., where he. had dined on numerous occasions before Mr.* Ford, the jrprietor, remodeled his eating^ place, , ind was refused service. ? . Youngj Martin said he observed a ?ign stating that "We do not serve :olored people." Young Martin said that Tie was? ?oing to the N. A. A. C. P. with his :ase, and hope that every citizen. ? vill join hands with this organization hat has done the most effective work n fighting our battles as a group for ight and'justice. <r~? .'.Quest of~Happiness" Presented In^Mve-^?? For Faii'wold Sunshine Club Sponsors Drive (McGhee Newi Service)? .Orangeburg, March 30.?"The 3uest of Happiness," unden the personal direction of Prof. J. C. Bryant, director ot dramatics at lohnBon C. Smith University, is to be presented t oa l&rge audi2nce at" the State College Auditorium. ^ . The play is being sponsored bjr-the Sunlight Club, a local ihapter of theXolored Federated * Women Clubs of America. -In llieir efforts they hope to raise Funds fop the Rebuilding" of the r an mull l juine 1 eeently?dea troyed by fire. Concerning the Drive, Mrs, MfcrTL Wilkinson of the St&te A. and M. College stated that every ^nnlighiTrinh mpmher was putting forth every effort to make this Drive a success*and from all reports there would be a crowded auditoriaift the ?igfht of the^laly wmen lTlSFR^ne Degtrmmg oir~ . the Drive. . ART AND LITERARY CLUB r U ion Th?A? d Ll+?ra y. Club met Thursday afteroon at 3:00 o'clock at McBeth High School with president in charge. As the roll was called, each member responded with a quotation_ from Lowell. This was a very interesting meeting. 9. One hour was spent in the . study of the poet Lowell. Mrs. S. L. Humphries gave a beautiful sketch of his life. Miss A. Twiggs gave three of his most noted poems, after which Miss Ruth McKissick charmed the Club with a beautiful piano solo. _ . y J .