The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, June 19, 1926, Image 1
Sunday!
DR. CAR1
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VUJ-j.'11. 1>W. AO.
NATIONAL
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' Prpsiflenr nf the National
-ATcfifriingaished
? From the standpoint of architectural
beauty, as well as because oi
the completeness with which it meets
the demands of a thoroughly equipped
banking^ house, the addition to The
National Loan and Exchange Bant
is a gem. The" bank is housed new
in quarters not surpassed anywhere
in this part_qf the country, and equalled
in very few places. "
What we here desire .to, point out
is that this handsome' building,Inerg'-ed?i?toi._the
old building that Kai
stood for =?e t?l3r"a quarter of a century
at the corner of Main and Washington
streets, is the crowning wort
, of a man whosetyife has. been spent
in building things_injCi)lumbia. From
the day when the first spadeful ol
earth was excavated for the founda
tion of the building now- occupied b>
-The National State Bank, and which
was built in 1893 for the Canal Bank
there has been litjle, if any interval
during which Edwin W. Robertsor
was hot building^ something. Viewed
-?. in retroopoct, the vecoid uf Ills coilstructive
activities is remarkable, and
everything that he has built ,has beer
a definite, useful, permanent contribution
fo the development of the j^itj
? .in_ whjfch he was i)orn. The following
list of structures for the,.construction
of which he is responsible stamps
him?as?the?outstanding?builder of
Columbia, and proves the faith thai
has been always-in him in the future
of the community.
The National State Bank building
1893. The first piece of plate-glass
window ever used In Columbia was
put into the front of this building.
The National Loan and Lxchange
Bank building, the first skyscraper
erected in South or North Carolina
1203?The wifioacrfea of that generation
referred to that building aa
"Robinsdn's folly," and predicted dis'
astrov/i things ,to the man whose Visiojvtirged
him to the work.
^ The Columbia Savings Bank and
/ Trust Company building on Main
street, 1906.
? ??fhg~BerTt4ley Apartments aild Craven
Hall, 1903.
. * - Standard Warehouse Company,
Warehouse No. 1, 1898.
Pk completely new gas . plant and
holders, 1906, with new nfaina through
School C
ER D. WO
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LOAN AND
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VLES ROBERTSON
Loan and Exchange Bank,
American citizen. '
J7 The auxiliary' steam-plant on the
i j canal banks, 1906.
11 The Arcade building, 1911.
I Extensive. car-barns for the street
s railway"system, 191*1.
J?The building occupied by the Co.
' ! hrmbia "Record, 1913. :
Lj Ilie Capital -City garage, on' Lady
j street, 1916. .
The dam and hydro-electric power;
house of the Parr Shoals Power Com jpany,
i Sub-station of the Parr Shoals
. Power Company in Columbia, 1914.
Two immense holders, and a new
; plant for the Columbia Gas Light
' Company,, 1922.
t Addiition to The National Loan and
- ExcE?n^e Bank, Washington street,
; 1926.
' i And, between these jobs, his own
1. residence and two other handsome
' residences in Wales Garden.
?-} These structures represent the in-.
1 vestment of a good many millions of
* dollars, contributing to pm^ppriL
ty and growth of Columbia. They
' make up a splendid record of constructive
activity, which is fittingly
" | crowned by the building, which was
' [ opened -for public inspection Tuesday,
I JuTIC I Din. , "
"j. A notable-circumstance connected
J with this new building is that it was
conceived, plArihfid; fcttd, As far As
',possible, entirely built and furnished
! by or through Columbians. cyEverty
I dollar that could be kept in Columbia
? by the employment of architects,
>1 contractors and sub-contractors, furi
i nishers and material, has been kept
! here so that, excepting the great
! vaultt this structure is a "Made in
' Columbia" product.?The Retord.
t > ?'
i In the construction of these build
ings, and establishment of nevy indus
tries in the city, Mr. RobeTtson has
placed thousands of dollars into the
1 j hands- of Columbia Negroes. In the
i erection of all of .Jhis enterprises,
colored workmen have been used.
His distinguished father, the- late
Hon. Thomas J. Robertson ^will ever
, be remembered by the colored citizens
in the early life, in the making
of a' greater State of South Caroline,
i For a long t^me he was U. S. Senator
. from this State. -
p . ' >
ongress
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COLUMBIA, S. C-, SATI
' EXCHANGl
IN. A. A. C.
SSNDOW?Si
BOOKS BY
NEGRO AUTHORS
Brentano's at 27th Street and
JHfth Avenue Displays Books
Of Negro~fciterature This Wk.
A LEADING SHOP IN N Y.
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Anions The Books Are ^Mellow**
"Color**, by CounteeXuMen
| ? - "The New Negro," Etc.
New York; June _ 11.?The entire
show windovruf one of the most important
, bookshops in New York,
UUt.J putt laaJlS m 1.7. ib s.oueiuojq
Avenue," has" Been given over during
this week -to a showing of books by
Negro authors and on Negro song
and literature.
Among the books so shown are:
"Mellows;" "Color" by Countee Cullen
4 Blues" by W. C. Handy; "The Book
_aiL_American - Negro Spirituals" and
'The New Negro.''
Ky. Girls See Goverrtor
. McLeod
Miss Aleene M. Frank Pays
Visit to Governor's Office
Congress Delegates Like Columbia?
Wnorirow Wi lion's Parents?
' ?rave
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Seymoui^ Carroll Arranges Engage
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Miss Aleene Morgan Frank of Louisville,
Ky., in company with Miss
Violet Jeanette Smith, also of T.onis..
ville, two prominent young ladies here
last week, as delegates to the National
Baptist Sunday School Congress
from the First Baptist Church
of their home town, of which Miss
Frank's father, the Rev. John Frank,
is the pastor, made a call on Governor
Thomas G. McLeod at the State Capi*.
tol in Company with a "party of friends
At the Columbia Theatre where
the Governor "delivered the address of
welcome to the Congress, Miss FrahlT
heard the chief executive of the State
speak to the Congress, and stated it
was the best heart to heart talk from
any Governor to a grbup of race people
that she had ever listened to or
read of. Expressing a. desire to friends
that she would just like to thank
Governor McLeod^foFTils address, an
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engagement was granted the following?moH*tng-atr-4:dT50~ljy^TldW5ra_Pr"
Hodges, secretary to the Governor,
'or the iterview at the State Capitol.
As the party entered the Governor's
office, he stbod, extending his hand
to each member of the party, the
Governor said, "I am happjrWTneef
you." When the party had all pasked
he addressed them to take seats. Miss
Frank, the ""real Kentucky girl'
then thanked the Governor for his
address at the opening session of
the Congress. The Governor smiled
and stated how glad he was to have
the opporiunitytertalk: at the5 Congress.
He invited the visitors to visit
he many historical sights about the
State Capitol.
Frojfr the State Capitol the visitors
made their way to the grave of the
mother and father of* the late Wurld "
~ War. president, Woodrow Wilson,
inhere a wreath was placed on the
graves of Dr. and Mrs. Jos. R. Wilson
who lived in this City with their son,
when he was a boy in college.
Accompanying Miss Franw and
M-?ss Smtih were: Dr. Earnest Hall,
pa*tor Central Avenue Baptist Churctr Cleveland,
Ohio; the Rev. G. W. McRinney,
pastor Friendship Baptist
Church, Atlanta, Ga.; Mr. A. M. Turner,
general agent, Atlanta Life Insurance,
Nashville, Tenn.; Dr. Ed(Continued
on page Two.)
Holds Gf
WARDED
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JRDAY, JUNE 19, 1926. E
BANK, EN;
. P. Fights
'LAY3 NEGRO
THOUSANDS WERE '
IN ATTENDANCE
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Front Line.Sunday Schools And ]
R- Y- P TT's. sfrmrd Cn 1
- lumbia's Great Hospitality
GREAT NEGRO GATHERING ]
Sessions -Held Benedict College! {5
Governor Welcomes Congress
On Commonwealth's Behalf
The National Baptist Sunday School' *
Congress,"the greatest body of reli-;
gjous workers ever assembled on
South Carolina's soil; is now history.'^/
Ample preparations had been made (
by Dr J C. Whito fnr thn nntnftniri. t
nient of the huge"CPTlC(Hlltse of people 1 c
who were to attend. The publicity I
given the National Congress by white 1
and colored newspapers was signifi-jt
cant. The State and Columbia Becord f
gave unstinted .space and praise to 1
he Colored workers. Every Negro' 1
newspaper in the nation from Maine 1
i<J Florida and from Washington to i
California carried glaring headlines t
at- the grealuLlt Negro gathering in i
America. j J ]
Trains Begin to Arrive
Great trainJ loads of human cargo J
began to arrive in Columbia, the Ca- s
pital Citv. Mondav nifht nil T.
day and Wednesday morning the Con-U
greSs Special, bearing delegates from r
t^e Wesfraas far -as- Colorador Wiscorr--^
jain,. Illinois, Missouri, Texas,ky,
Georgia and Tennessee, pulled in j.t
'withr?18 carloads. Another special .
came inover .hte Southern from. Chi- [ t
-c&g#,. Cincinatti, Leuisvilllc, Kno?- j
ville afad.. Spartanburg.
Pre-Congress services were held: t
at Zion Baptist Church, Tuesday night j I
Dr. Ir. S. Gilmore, L, Drane, Chicago.; it
4-.?Edirioiid Wuod;1 pfosldfent of the t
National Baptist Cpr?l? no
well as Dr. D. J. Jenkins of Charleston,
S. *C. .? ?
The big Jubilee chorus trained Sy J
Prof. T. W. J. Tobias, of New Orleans ; v
Jid splendid # singing. ?All rright f
Wednesday, Columbia was in a state i
of excitement and nervousness over g
-the situation. Rev. J. u. white and a
his office force of 16 in number is j
said to have had no sleep that night, i g
Wednesday?Great Day ir
Wednesday morning it was raised s
that the "Congress Special" would I
arrive in Columbia at 7 o'clock a. m. 1<
instead of 9 o'clock, but the yardmas- f
ter stnnnoM +V?o ?
?, x-r-? " "?'? uayte one
hour; an'd it arrived in the .Capital
City 8 a. m., one hour soon. This w
got things confused. The Chief of c
the .Police-department a^rf trig staff n
did not know about the change, the a
Jenkins Orphanage Band had . not b
been notified of the change and with!"
fee* rffcr? smiM
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Party of distinguished citizens photo*
the grave of President Woodrow Wilson
placed a wreath, following their visit to
troduced by Mr. Carfoll, field secretary c
Reading from left to right in'the part
Aleene Morgan Frank, Dr. Emeat Hal
and Mr? A. W. Turner.
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LITERATURE1
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ONCE DEAN OF U
HOWARD UNIV.
Dr. Carter is Editor of The Jour- j *
_ nal of Negro Ili&tory-tuid IT
?. . ; An Educator . ~..y - ?
BORN IN NEW CANTON, VA.
Medal to be Fr^nfpd"hy -Haynes
Holmes at Chicago j. r
Race Conference /' ] h.
To be Presented" by John Haynes ' th
Holmes at Chicago Race Conf?- Ico
Now York, June 11.?The. National}
Vssociation for the Advancement of., D
Colored People, today announced that ni
lually tu an American-of African dese?to
ent for highest achievement had S\
>een awarded to Di\ Carter Goodwin S<
>Voodson, of Washington, D. C., Edi- rc
or of The Journal of Negro History, t<
'ormer Supervisor of Schools in the ra
Philippine Islands, and formerly
3rinciple of Douglass High School in m
Tuntington, West Virgina, as well A
is. .. instructor in "M" Street High
yhr>Ql nf Washington.?His last work cc
n education'was as Dean of t>ne of the fa
Departments of Howard University. ,ri
The terms of the award of the w
Spingarn Medal for 11)25 to Dr. Wood- gj
on, ure' as follows: "For ten years'sir
erviee in collecting and publishing dc
ecords-'of the Negro in America, cul- te
ninating in the publication of 'Ne- ef
>Ttr Orators and~Their O rations' arid it
Ff^6:rrNegfo Heads of' Faipilies ""in to
lie United State^nrXS^O.". '" i ? in
lRt^yidas the worlto ^ mentioned in
he terms of the award, Dr. Wood- ce
ten IS the autliur of- "TIie-Fducation fe
he Union Station swarming with a- of
>out 1,000 dusty travellers, the vast N
:rowd could not be held. They scat- to
ered like birds, the long talkfitL-of C(
>aiade it as partially broke up. .,' Jc
Order out of Confusion.
Nowithstanding this, the Rev. R. C. \\
stover, ^manager of the parade acti- Hi
'ities soon brought order out of con- gi
usioni symmetry out of chaos, hurled
nto line 200 cadets and 300 campfire Ci
:irls making about 500 bovs and cirta tv.
ill dolled up in. white dresses and- 'o
uniors, white'blouses and white sail- se
ir caps, it was a sight to behold. This h
lumber was augmented by Hear 800 tr.
ingers - and others headed by Drs. sti
lenry Alien Boyd and J. C. White H<
ead by the band from Charleston and A.
ollowed by the band from Nashville, go
"At Benedict College tv"a
The campus of Benedict College
ms a surging mass of humanity. The
hapel was pScked to overflow. 22 Jo
f the largest olaciirooma were filled Tu
nd the ground? were covered like ~Cc
iees. Services calling the house to tic
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Kyflpb tfiBEOyf - 3Kfm< iB
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rraphed by The Palmetto Leader's Staf
's mother and father in the First Pre
the State Capitol where they were recei
f the American Humane Education Soci
y ara^ Mr. Seymour Carroll, Miss Jessi?
1, Miss Violet J. Smith, Preiidant Edw
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QUARTERS
UismissaG
DISMISSED ON
ACCOUNT OF COT.OR
Iiss Beatrice L. Domiriis Demo-,
ted From kor Position as
Teacher t<> Substitute
S NOT INEFFICIENT
lie Lueal Brsrnce oT N? A. A C. - , "
P. has'Retairied CounsePTo .
Proteclr her Rights
Dismissal of a young colored woman
om her position teachers in the
ablic schools g>f Worcester, Mass., is
ung fought by the local Branch of ZZ
te N. A. A. C. P.-and has retained
unsel to protect her rights. ' j ,
The young won\an, Miss Beatrice L.
ominis, charges that she was deoted
from her position as teachen.
jthe por.it inn ?f milntitntn 1 iy
jperintendent of Schools" and the "
:hool Committee, the; demotion and
ifusal to nominate her to a regular
Jaching position being caused by
"ceand color prejudice.
The statement issued atstlie public
as$ meeting of the Worcester N.
. _A. C. P. states that. Miss Dominjs
as appaointed a teacher in 1921, *c- ~"~
ictorily served the probationary pe
od and was elected in '1923 but ?
as not assigned . In 1924 she was axin.elected
without being assigned,
i January of 1925 she as summarily
imoted to the status of substitute '
aehei:; without any charge" of inb
alleged that Miss Dominis was?r?~~ ~
Id by school officials that the action
her c^se was due to hep color,
Attorney I1 i'&nk L. Riley of Worster
has been agreed unon as a re. .
ree to hear the casei Zj?'
the Negfo Prior to 1860," "The
egro in Our History," "The Hisrv
of Thp Negrn CViiirfh" anVl "A - ?? _
mturv of Npp-ro Migrntinn"?The
iui'nal of Negro History has been
Among those recommending1" Dr. '
oodson for the award was J. Franki
Jameson, Director of the Carnee
Insttiution in Washington.
Dr. Woodson was born in New
inton, Virginia, was graduated from
e Douglass. High School of^Huntingn,
West Virginia, of which he subquently
became Principal, received
e egree of Litt. B. at Berea College,
avelled i nEurope an& Asia and
udied at the University of Paris.
i received the- degrees of A. B. and
M. from the?University of Chica"and
the degree of Ph. D. from Rarrd
University. in 1912;"
The Spingarn Medal will be pre- ?
nted to Dr. Woodson by the Rev.
hn Haynos on?the closing night.,
w 'J.V, ot the Seventeenth Annual
inference, in Chicago, of the Namal
Association for the Advancesnt
of Colored People.
VHSR Ua
r Photographer while on a visit to
sbyterian Church yard where they , .
ved by Governor Mcl.eod, being in-*
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i L. Trottie, Mr. Nick A. Ford, Miss wrd
E, Riley, ft*v. & W. McKinney,