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. two. , Abbeville Locals - | ? i The drougth is broken and wo are hm/infl nlrrirwt ihiily showers. The Rally at St. James A. M, E. , Church was a great success from all f view points. It was on last Sunday at" *1 p. m. Rev. W'.'TS. White uf t.lieWarrentown Circuit preached a -wonderful sermon after which 19 Clubs were called and reported $9(57.00 The members of.St. James are planning to install a heating plant and make other improvements on the Church. The _pastor, Rev. T. M. Clary, who has been disabled for some weeks, was present at. the Rally. The members and .friends were very glad to have his ? presence again.,?;?i, -?Mrs. P.JA Clary, Misses Willie Mae Hodge a?and Blanche?Ikied are attending summer-school at State College." Misses Kate R. Pressley and Emily Collier are attending Morehouse College. Mrs. Abbiec-J. Chappelle who has been vnnting 111 kock inn, -eetur ihhiio the City last week. Mr. J. T. lV-ri-iv.ij,- Mr. G. W. Wilson and Mr. James Ansley of Greenwood attended the. rally at St..-Jamet> ^ last Bunday. . :? ~~ Wutthi left the Pity 1 -jkaL week-for Kvanstim, 111.. lie was aecompanied by his sister, Mrs.-. Alice Watts Pinckney, who has been visiting home folks for three weeks, Mr. James^Whitlield.Jones left last wTPH for Boston, Mass. Mr. Williahi-iDovlin returned to the ' city, Saturday alter several ilUdUliy . ' ' staye in Florida. . > .9 ; _ Mr. and Mrs. TTT L. Houston passed " ? ? ?tliI'niTji-li tHi* ("pv < nroute to New York. * ' Mr William Ellison of Columbia who luir boon visiting his brut ho.r Mr. James *K. Ellison, returned homq, Friday. ~ " ' vrrf ' 7 , -*11 - 7? w?r~ ;? i.v.v.--' , . .. misses oiiijit' iiiiu oosmo ran; are ? spending ?tho summer with their sis ter, Miss Bertha Fair in Evanston, - * m * , " , Misses Mikhen Stives "'and KuTh -White are spending the summer in : New?York, Mis c.- Eddie and Rebecca Gray are in X? J. and Miss-Olivia ?? Marshal-l in- I-'h-il^teTfiina^ ?Air s- l?e tier Jenkins and children also are spending: the summer in kivanstou with 1^4; brother, ??% M4ri??ji_.I-ftfen and Catherine Latinn-r left.'a few bnyviiRXL Ikir A.-litiYilin _ r*rni'rres-.and citizens of Abbe -?r-1? ?ville are preparing to open their doors and homes for the groat Odd FelLowj ami Household ot'.K'j!h -Conventions, _ W.e welcome-you ajl.^ :f*' we ltrcyo a plenty of room and wo assure you ail 1 . that we will do every thing , in our pMwor'To make1 R irera-innt. 'for vmi. . '. * Send all communications to L. A. Richiet Chairman." " " "Z^j> A FEW MI].\ 01 EETTERU WHO/GRADUATED FROM THE STATE COLtEGE / .. . Oraiigeburg, Juno 2'.'?People who criticised the administration of Colleges manned by. Negroes from the ~ president down, should come to State College arid spend the day with their minds, open and with their prejudices eliminated? 'i'hev would get a very fine impression if they-.go a a round witli gtjjde ? say" Miss Helen ?Wilkinson or .Mr. MiTTeTT.^TTuWaTc^ . ~T "* "or our good friend Mr. Phillip Harris-. Just ..go ..from department to department ond from building to building and see. This'school has a wonderful plant, a beautiful and attractively arranged campus, with all of the modern facilities that one may expect, and it grows yearly in enrollment, / dovelopement and?in usefulness., it is the product of the brain of Presi ' dent.. Wilkinson -who . has given *10 ""**~ years m tne nest nonrs of his" liioTo the study of the College?its. needs and scope ^is- tfactor in the upiift of -*th(r Xegro/people and as an asset4 ih the Commonwealth. If the/State College had done noth'' ing more than to give to the public KoberirShaw Wilkin-.n, Jr.. Ttenj. HIijah .-/lays, Ernest Just, It! A. Edmonfton and WjJIiaivi S. Itavenell, it hasr well paiif^tho taxpayers of*- this State for the imv.tiev o.r.n* ^ fining- and developing the College. /But it has done u thousand other big /things that make up the record "of the j administration and output of the Coli lege. / Robert Sha'WWilkirison, Jr. arid the y others graduated from State College / before they entered Northern Uni/ versities. They got their foundaJUld. bearings, here under the in struction of the eminent men and women who have taught here from time to time. Robert Shaw Wilkinson after graduating from the College, was an honor graduate from the Wilbraham Academy, graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, - N. H., with the leading honor? winning the i'hi beta Kappa key, a distinction won by few hv I, -- American students. Benjamin Elijah Mays, now pro; *" " i > r. v " i I a graduate from State. He left here -rind spent one year at Virginia Union where he led the freshman class; he left and weni-te-Bates and graduated. with highest honor. Mr. Mays also won his Master's degree from the Uliiversity of Chicago, March 1925 and is one of the recognized students and .scholars of his group. The most noted of the group, possibly is Dr. Ernest E. Just, head of t the department of science in Howard j University, who is known among read-! ers as one of America's best scientists?not excepting Professor Carver of Tuskegee. Just as a graduate of State, and honor graduate from Dartmouth, Ph. D. from Chicago, and a S'pingurn medalist; { Williams .S. Ravenel, head of the .department of social science-at A. & T. College of Greensboro,-N. C., graditated from State before winning lusT lb A. and M.", A. degrees from Col-; 'gate. ... . .. l.'.l. .1 1 | i juiuuiiauii, iiwtivi ui tuc i-im nuOf mat hematic's at Wiley University ^VsrryT-Ty-'-annthtyr-- one?of-th?--grettp I who received his early training at State College and after graduating hero majored in higher work at Chi'^F?. Thego men got -their first impros is here and were inspired to" go 'world* of literary men. Matters not how men may build their superstructure's in education; the school where i he foundation- was laid is really the j school that had much to do with the making of the man. We could name +>thm* men and y'ame who were j started aright here and whose lives . relloct great credit up.on this institui tion." I -LEBANON LODGE, NO. 6 | . . ' -V \\ e ream very much 16 say that 1 , ih<> nil-wise tirnviilcufp h:is flriinmrl liv Lodge. Bio. H. II.' Mobley, that ho tniay till his station as tho Past Mas1 ter in Iloaven. ( We regret Abe loss of Bro. Mobley; but or lost, we trust, is heaven's gain. 1 We feel that we have lost a wonderful man, a man who had masonry at heart, and "one who has labored hard n o" keep "the Lodge" alive, although be had it' toiTJfFfTaf times. But he cn* dureth it as a good soidier, he -was steadfast and immovable,-"and we as oilieers and members of Lebanon ?-pa-t-hy to the widow and family, and |. that we arc at her service at any time \ she may see fit; also we extend a hear ty welcome to~ our sister ?Lodges of cooperating 'with us. We trust that you will fee that you are welcome . at all times. We would be glad to 'have you come and be with us; | ^For the remainder of the Masonic v year, I^ast Master, Bro. J. C. Jackson I has been asked to. serve us as W. M. | Bro. Jackson has kindly consented i that he would serve' us and do all , ilnjt he knows how to help make the Lodge what it stands for. i > "A'flurs for the Order, ? . J. II. Hampton, Secretary. YOlNG GIRLS QF MACEDONIA . BAPTIST CHL'RCH DOING GOOD WORK/*? We have as the leader of this _Chureh, Re?. P. B. Mdodana, Ph. D._, who is also principal of~the Jackson High School, Camden, S. C., We feel j .hut much of the success accomplished by us in our efforts given by our pastor, before-we ever even realized , the need of a higher education. Ilowcver we have caught the true light and with our motto "Lifting as we Climb" we shall go forth With greater de~ termination - and stronger?zeal?than ;e. er, to render services to those who tire less .fortuate than we. Raulizing?that' we are "gieally litdebtcd to our parents for the sacriftWjf!afid loyal support given us since we egari college, we want to show tthem in a concrete way how much'we appreciate their . support. We wan^ them to feel confident in us^hat their efforts have not, and will not be iin vain.. We shall therefore present a convert-on July 22, given entirely by the girls who have been to college from , this Church. The most interesting feature of the concert will be a play: "Tell Mother I'll be Thcre"..by the following young girls:-.blisses Ethel Ross, Bertha Bouncy, Mayme McRae of Laurinburg iin-unuie, l-aunnuurg, IN. <J., VViltielmina Bradford, Hartshorn College, Richmond*; Va., Annie Lee Dixon, Bricks College, Bricks, N. C.; Elease DArlmgton ? High School,, Darlington; Anna L. McRae, Nellie Mae Evans, Louise Frasier, Morris College, Sumter; Mayme Williams, Viola Simmons and Elizabeth Witherspoon, State College, Orangeburg, j We are sorry that the girls wijl have to be substitute^ for boys in the play due to the fact that all the ^ boy's who have been to college are now away spending their vacations. Some of them are as follows: Messrs. Benjamin Thomas, John R. Mc THE PjtfcMf Rae, George ?}Yi,therspoon, now in Washington, ,D._ C.; Ernest Harrison and Phillip Witherspoon now in Philanh'lphin, Pa ; Edward Witherspoon. now in Asheville, N. C., Robert Witherspoon, Atlantic City, N. J. r Among the girls who have gone away are: Misses Rosa Lee Laster and Helen Witherspoon, now^in Atlantic City, N- J. Those of us who are still at home are the "Live Wire" of the Church. We have an interesting club composed of the young girls of this Church, we are all working together for the interest----of the Church. ? The Home Missionary Society of the Macedonia Baptist Vhurch had their annual celebration An last Sunday, which was enjoyed by all present. They hacHwonderful addresses?given by tjie girls of the Church and the Society. They have the spirit, and are alive indeed. Don't forget the concert, on Thurs-4ay,-J u 1 y, 22, g iven at the churchr- ?-Mathonia E.*^'it her.spoon THE WEEK'S EDITORIAL: WHITE ; PRESS ??(Erom the Duluth Evening Herald, Dululh, Minn., June 12, 192(5) 1 1 J.untige to Men ot tolo> * Dukith is the home-of a Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of- Colored People. An an' nual drive is now on to increase the t fnemberShip of the local group, and ' tl.u outlook, is reported as most en] couraging? ' . The society is one of the greatest agencies of the country which are devoted to "abating intolerance and injustice. In- a general way,* this - e...ik is being furthered by student; and workers for social prograss every. ]'where within the borders of the conn ]Y. y. These realize that an inloleran | nation is sure to be ^niall -in evrej ' sense .of the word. | But the N. A. A. C. P. labors in i special field. It seeks to-abate th< injustices under which colored peo j pie sutler. Colored men doxpinate th? j society, although -no- color line-fj: ydfawn.?^ie?soeiety?conceiv-es^-tha I he colored population of the countr: is loyah-tiu^t, it has no other land thai this, and that it "resents being braft 1 ded with any stigma of* inferiority.*^ j It cannot be denied that, folored ci jii/.er.s, who number about 1%;000,000 have reason to complain of harsh dis crimination- in many particulars Four thousand colored men have beei lynched' during_ the. past__forty. years . and' many of these were burned alive While there was provocation for somi no excuse or pallitation for many o them because many, qf the victim I were inocent. Even the guilty weri deprived of guaranteed rights. , Moreover, civilization does not ad vapqe when the judge and jury of tht day are superceded by a howling niol assembled at midnight, armed wit} torch 'and gun. This society seeki justice and fair play for its* people ' and, as a matter of nmric, it goalee tcaeh citizens of color respect for thi , laws of the land. "Good men-and wo men of' the white race greet witl good will These workers and fee that their tofT need not be, and wil not bo-fruUles. Brunswick, Ga. News J Payne C'Hapel has just closed a sue cessful revival. The Church receivcc many accessions, conducted by Rev C. G. Gillerson of Savannah,-who is a great revivalist. Misses Gladys and Lottie Maxwel i .miiiiiui ictcmiy iijufli naven nomi School where they spent a successfu Miv. M.*M. Maxwell, Mrs. Fannii tehell and others .will leave foi Gordi on Thursday to attend the DlS" riot Missionary Convention. The Sunday School is succeedihj; well and the new Supt., Mrs. Xeolt Houston. | The Pastor, Rev. J. W. Maxweh I propched two interesting sermons or Sunday, ' which were well receiver by 'the hearers. Mr. C. T. Miller, chief inspectoi | and a special representative-* of the National Benefit Life In'sufahce. Co. is in the city this week with Mr C. Y. Yountfblood, who is in charcr ro{ this District, also Mr. T. H. Hamih j ton, Jr., a special representative ol I the National Benefit Life Insurance Co. and asst. m?r, of the Savannah P'strfat IS, withlMra. (jcrtrwte .PatSTC Miss Edna Williams,?Celia Jack1 son, Susie Riley, Retha M. Randolph | and Miss Annie E. Spratling will Monvn Snnrlntr y^y * I A ~ -4-1?- J " niwniiiig lu unena Bum' mcr School at Forsyth A. & M. State I School, Forsyth, Ga. Mrs. Virgil Hanahorough- and daugh ter left Friday afternoon for home, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, after spending several months with her mother, Mrs. Enos Mosely. ' > L ' - -~ ?L- ? 5TT0 LEADER "THIS AND THAT" . si " * ? . if ^ jK Rev. J. C. White has splendidly vin- \ dieated himself- on the matter of v, "Persons not receiving Congress dele- g " gates." The very careful are handi- ~ capped, at times. S Editor Roach will continue to bq of _ great help in the vast program of "race betterment" if he will let never failing "Time" settle some matters, whether they be right or wrong. , As long as there be among us those who do not properly appreciate the ! soil that gave them their birth, per- -y haps because they were bom into a grumbling instead of a hopeful, grateful environment?just as often as we pass ill-kept, half-fed Negro boys and girls in the streets; we,who are more fortunate- must recognize the call of ? "Duty," not to give them money necessarily or breqd and clothes directly I but to help remedy the condition by fixing ways to ward oIF the increase of their number,- r^ So I believe with the rtioral backing of the- ruling^bodies. of the com-.- ? munitjes right thinking, proud Ne | native soils better for theifr.sons and | their daughters'! ?W. H. Rook. WATSON? JOHNSON nppPHfriAW ; ItfeCfcrl ION New York?On the rtight of the . 22nd, a reception was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Williams , 452* St. Nicholas Avenue rin hnnoc of i Mr. and Mrs. Theodore R. Johnson. | The bri(,le formerly Miss Ruth Watson of Columbia, S. (J. ~ | The entertainment wob colorful ; hroughout the entire evening. The ! apartment being artistically decora' j ted with a tint of pink in a rich blue s : setting. ? ; //' j ' The bride and groom were intro- -t iduced to old and new friends. ? i --Excellent dance music came overt! the radio and' from the Sonora. Ta- ( 7 | bles word arranged in ihe ' dining i room for whist. t . A delicious course of ice cream, i a cake -and punch was . served. The { - guests were entertained for a short ' ?I while by pretty little Ruby Reynolds,. Sj.whg is an expert dancer. She intro-- ' t. duetkl some of her original steps and 7' received a tremendojjfj ovation from ( i all present. -? Among those present >vere Mr. and Mrs. THfiffias' Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Charlton:Gunthcf,t Mr. ajgfc=Mrs. da !,! ronce Lindsay upd Mr-r-and Mrs. Wm. - Hunter. Misses Anna Beck, Aurilda ? i. j'McClain, Selena Raiford, Helen Vieks, ti Alma Bailey, Ruby Reynolds, Julia j Braxton, Bessie Ilazzard, Evelyn Champion and Grace Herron. Messrs. . e Heyward Chappelle, L. J. Hicks, E. f Johnson, C. A. Chick,'J. W. McCrack- ! s -ett." Joscpn nancy, L. McKarllft, JoKn "] c, Cherry, Richard Williams and J. D. Boswell.. ,. ? ! - BOXING! j 3 * >| : 3,20 Rouiyds of Real Boxing At 4 2 The Central Garden, July 5 ? -? : ZZZZZZZZ ~"f)n Monday afternoon at G p m. at * i the Central Garden, corner Gervais 1 and Pine Streets, Battling Sam Childs, ' Columbia's favorite will swap rights \ ' ;uid lefts with Dixie Kid of Charlotte. 1 The Dixie Kfd is bent on taking 4 back to Charlotte the Junior Light- i weight Championship which Sam \ Uwk fr?n A. B. Yohng, tho-Tar-Heel -J I fighter. Sam though in prime con- i -jdition, will have his hands full when i 1 he dons the mits with this formidable ?j .(challenger. i v 77 * T~ alL>..?.\ ^ ,1 m4^\ 1 .*< P it -v' "!T I ' 11111111? mPIIIPv' ^ ^ ? ^ !j Battling ^-SamChilds 130 Pounds t 1 ' * * V The Junior Light Weight Cham- | pion of three Southern StiUes. I who will have his hands full when he chms~tKe mits with >his formidable challenger in that T' cl^ssr^ ! In add^tiort to the championship bout, there will be three fast preliI mlnartqB. One Round Earl of Jack' rnville will; trade right hooks with; id Bailey, well-knowa Columbia boy. oung Johnny Davis will 4 rounds ith Smiling Kid Harris with *he upreme hope of rubbing out his TnTe~fQ~the count of ten. Wee "Wee" mith will tackle Wee Wee Hawkins. $r ' -W\ ' ' II. ^ ' ' Wm?* -.. Pixie Kid^ 135 Pounds The Challenger Light Weig'ht of "N >ith 'Cayc lina. who hails from Chrrlotte, N. C.t with the'sole intent of taking the Jcrown back to Char'o't *, where Sam dethroned the well knuwTrA. B. Yotmg the Tar Heel. This promises to be one of the outtanding entertainments in the. City 'or the 5th. The bouts have been veil selected and ih-omises a?ftrsT howing all the way through. ' . . Dont forgcb4ho-^)lace, time-ami day jCentral Garden, July 5th, at 6 p. m. sharp. Admission 50e; Ringside 75c. Seats on sale at the Imperial Drug store. Seats will alsd be reserved '-or white peojile. m<K-' qooo fliiilNIi HHt>6 Jhair Caneing ami Upholstering ' Furniture. Repairing anil *?Mattress Itehovtilliig. ~ W. SJIREZEVANT IQ1H' Harden St .. riiJunihin. S C t-r-WilHam G I \ Mcrchai | - Suits Made K Alterations And Rep I - CLEAN1NG-A1 | Phone p?1315 Assembly Street '* f . ? * >vvvvyyvv v ; THE IyALAC "" . 0 | When it conijgs to'Fre.sh 2 l -1?rr?7?7 ?Native am *, Barbecues Every Wednesdays | We prepare Barbecues tcr fi We appreciate-Your Patronai ; THE PA LAC , * 1 i , 9 ; 1'hune 5082 , 11 ,? jgaasmii inwli iw?g?tt?wm UNDERTAKER AND L OF SOUTH CARO . Ft A <s* Office Phone 5707 1006 WASHINGTON ST., Pinckaey's Saai BEST EQUIPPED IN THE i FOR Y01 1 Saturday, Jtily 3, 1926.?-^| Notice Reporters! 1 -1 ' Il.J In addressing publications to this office DO NOT start your articles , ^ with: Dear Editor; but begin the~arti cle in- the first paragraph. ' All articles for publication must ^ be paragraphed and articles musfnbF be continued on the back of any page ? as they ate likely to be overlooked. The Enterprise A ? Drug Co. ! "LET US HAVE IT.' . j Prescriptions-Try Our .[ 8 Cream, Toilet Articles, Etc. x q Get acquainted with our-"If ita not i g right bring it back" Syatem. X T>RJV1ARY C. EUELL x 8 Pharmacist in Charge ij. ? 1004 Friend Sreet ' Phone ? * < ? - NEWBERRY, S. C. 5 aoxra:oo.o:oao.attco^^^ SOUTHERN TtAIWAY . system: 4 . Columbia, S. C., effective Mar. 21, 1920 ..J | Arrive No. Between Nvv Depart. I n.cn - ni %? ? - n .|)? 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Y. . ;s 1 pmones: . . ? v Trafalgar 7861 Prospect 2165 8 , yO'C^OO Q-gQ - .' ' Z | ~"r~ aughmair?~|? -it Tailor ? - v ? i >* To Measure i >ahing Neatly Done- ' ND R^ESSINC | :3589 / | Columbia, S7*C. X. : - " 1 '">vv v vvv vv v 'X' l"X"XS"XS"HS,^>'l* WJ :e market :: ?i-i _4 a 'it deals, we have them, both .. ? [1 Western <; Jtyesh Vegetables at all Times ! I 11 Special Orders at any Time. ; [ :e market : 1222 Taylor StrejeT :; ' 4 UNEPAL HOME i " ..j. J " ~ 1CENSED EMBALMLR ^ L1NA & GEORGIA ineral Cars and Funeral Equipment As Good as the Best nd Better than th*? R*??f And Prices Less COURTESY |-^r SERVICE I Residence Phone 77<! COLUMBIA, S. C. tary Barber Shop I ^ i CITY. COME AND SEE I -yi URSELF. - ' 1 .