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NEGROES IN WEST INDIES SEND
^.(CONTRIBUTION TO N.A.A.C.P.
T. Albert Marryshaw, Editor of the
West Indian, at Grenada, British West
Indies, has forwarded to the N. A. A.
C. P. a chqck for $55 as a contribution
A from himself and five friends^o the
Association's L??gal Defense Fund.
In the 4ett$jr_wnich accompanied the
gift Mr. Mayysh&w, who is and ardent
champion of his race, writes:
' "Congratulations to the N. A. A.
"C. P. for the fine work done in the
?3^ Sweet Case. A regenerated genera*
tion of American^ in some Tomorrow
of Time may rise up to look back with
pride to the Association which, in
" spite of the under human phssions
-- which its brave members have been
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surx-ounded and overwhelmed, took
rare courage in its hands and saved
the Constitution/^
Dr. Du Bois to whom Mr. Marry- J
shaw and his friends wrote, told
him of the plan to raise a fund of one
... million dollars which will begin "that
binding together of ~men of black |
blood in all the Americas and in Afri-'
o I
ca for the honor and defense of Negro ,
... manhood.1, ?
Interesting Attractions
Mark Final Week Of
A. &. T. Summer School
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Physical Culture Demonstration New.
'' Presentation of "Damon and Pythias"
A L'nique Affair.
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?- -Grecn5bo*5F?N." C.,July 23?The
- final week' df 'the summer session of
? A. & T. College which began Monday
, ''afternoon.with a demonstration given
by the physical culture department
under the supervision of Miss Margaret
Laurence proved to "be one of
? many intetestlng isttracfio^ie. The
demonstration consisted of, drills, folk
dances, calisfhenic exercises, athletic
games and a colonial minuet. One of
j- "the special features of the afternoon
J-' consisted of a Negro folk dance written
by C. H. \yilliams, director of phy
j ' sical education, 'Hampton Institute.
?_L? "The- danee,---MCotton - Needs PickinJ ""
;,r j ,?danced to_a characteristic spiritual and
. performed in slave costumes was very
impressive, bringing ibrth continued
applause. The phYmCal director,who is 1
u graduate of Howard University and
Hampton, and her pupils, received
many favorable comments. . L.
Tuesday, Ju}y, 20 at 12 m., Seymour,
Carroll, djrector of humane education,
Boston, Mass.; delivered" an address
" before the^student'body. The speaker
ie a nationally known character hav- '
ing appeared in many of the princi.
nle cities of^ America. Seymour Carroll
served as a Red-Cross worker and
social service organizer. "
Wednesdjiv woe
- ?j ""*t? ut>y
. . final week when the college presented'
the famous play, "Damon and Pythi-i
as", the presentation of this literary!
treat was-under the direct, supervision^
Richard B. flnrrison, *1^ f?am-|
ous reader. The cast was selected from
. - , the summer school teachers. Correct!
?scenery,?eostumes- and- properties 1
wer^ carefully chosen and provided for '
toTnake the play a success.
Thursday evening marked the culminating
exercises of the summer
session. This prograih was featured
by the appearance of Richard B. Har-1
rison and some of the students who ,
_ have been pursuing the course in dra-!
^ matics and music. It was unique, at-';
'? tractive.and educative.
N. A. A. C. P. Assists 1
?New Jeisey Mob Victim^
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Governor Moore Promises Protection ;
"r? - - An effort on the part of a white mob
at Palisades Park, New Jersey, to i
drive William P. Adams of New York i
from a newly purchased home located J
at 128 Brinkerhoff Avenue, Palisades : i
Pn%.1, XT T 1 ?- '
* in. u., urougnt prompt action by j1
the N. A. A. C. P., when Mr. Adams <
appealed to the Association for aid* , i
Mr. Adams owns a home in New 1
, . >York City but wishing to provide for
his wife and 3 year old son a resi- ?
dence in a less congested community, i
purchased a home in Palisades Park. <
Before, closing the deal Mr. Adams J
asked specifically ,of the real estate
broker and the white owners of the ]
house, if there would be any objection
to his occupying it on the part-of; the |
neighbors. Being assured there would i
be no objection, the deal was consum- I
mated.
Mr. Adams^andjhis wife were wel- i
corned by theTneighbors. Upon mak- :
ing preparations to move into his <
new home, Mr. Adams was threatened! 1
. * by persons living more than a mile' i
r from the house, among the threateners' i
being several of foreign birth and a <
number of whom are unable to speak <
English. Several mass meetings were J
held and veiled threats were made. <
?Fearing for the safety of his wife and t
child, while he was at work in the i
Post Office at New York City, Mr. A- t
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dams appealed tot the Association for
help.
The Association immediately . took
up the matter with Governor A. Harry
Mgore of New Jersey, Mayor Heder of
Palisades Park, and Sheriff" Sherry
of Bergen county. Mr. Adams was also
furnished) with a letter to; Olive
Randolph, a prominent colored attorney
of NfeSvark, who reports to the
N. A. Ay C. P. that as soon as Adams
presented his letter he "called up the
police headquarters in Palisades Park
the Sheriff's Office and tHie Office of
County, and, after much trouble, finally
"got a promise from the;Sheriff's
Office that..an officer would be placed
on guard at Mr. Adam's house beginning
at five o 'clock Saturdav after
noon, July 9th, the date on which Mr.
Adams moved in."
Governor Moore, in a letter dated
July 13, to the N. A. A. C. P., advises
that he has referred the matter to
"local authorities, who have entire
jurisdiction in matters of this kind.
Mr. Adams should present his complaint
to the Mayor of the town in
which he'lives, and where he is entitled
to the same consideration as any
other citizen, and I have no doubt that
4ie will receive it."
Kelly Miller On Sesqui
Petition to President
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-By Kelly "MTlTer, Washington, D. C.,
' July 4,1926
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On last Friday before last the National
Equal Rights League and United
Colored Americao_Committee pre-.
sented to President Coolidge a mamprotesting
against racial segregation
in. the government departments at
Washington. It is no disparagement
to the rest to say that Mr. Trotter was
he moving inspiration of the presentation.
In the interest of historical accuracy,
it is due mainly to the indomitable
courage and energy of the editor
of The-Gtmrdian that segregation was
fofced upon public attention as a na
tional issue. Some ten years ago, Mr.
Trotter headed a delegation to the
.White House- to -protest- against -departmental
segregation which was at
Tfiai time taking ob definiteshape and
difectionT- Recause the White House
spokesman lost his temper the item
was carried by the associated press in
sensational headlines. The discriminatory
practice was all but universally
condemned. Few weye found with
the integrity to justify the policy of
the- government in placing a stigma,
upon any element of American riti- .
aonship. The -American mind is al- .
ways'fair when forced to a frank facing'of
a moral issue.
Those who manipulate the-government
will, by devious ways," ctrcum"'
vent the' principles of democracy when
applied to the brother . in bjack, or
rather the brother in colors, but none but
the self confessed criminal will
dare stultify the nation's conscience
by frank avowal. All right minded
Americans will hold up the true ideals
in principle;-but only the-inces*
sant insistence of those debased will
compel the translation of those principles
into practice.
.^Herein Mr. Trotter has been a per
sistent and consistent race advocate.
Despite his faults of disposition and
temperament (who has not his share)
Monroe Trotter from first to last has 1
stood upright and down straight for
every right without reserve and with- <
out delay. ,I_have differed with him 1
and still differ in modus operandi,-dout f
his devotion, his courage and persis- i
tency demand my unlimited admiration.
Because I am of a different type
of temparament ip no lessens 1
the candor of my judgement and the 1
awarders of the Spigarn Medal could
year after year overlook the claims of '
tliis intrepid agitator for human <
rights staggers ?the.-*mderstanding, if i
it does not surpass comprehension. In 1
the absence of previous formal recog- 1
nition I suggest the staging of a na- i
tion wide testimonial to this unrivaled i
champion of equal rights. Waiving a- ]
iide personal idisyncrasies and pecuiarities
of temparament, Mrk Trotter i
has laid every Negro in America un- <
:ler a heavy debt of gratitude. It was \
none but he that kept alive the fires i
of agitation when others have let \
them die down in the smouldering em. (
bers of compromise and debasing i
peace, > v \
But I must not in this release eulo- ]
Cfize Mr. Trotter. I am mpr?lu <
scribing him. The performance on i
last Friday was a most dignified and ]
1?*orous procedure. Mr. Trotter has i
i genius for the picturesque and the t
spectacular. He seeks- to dramatize i
svery significant event ip American '
listory as a background for portray- ]
ng the wrongs and demanding the 1
"ights of American Negro citizens, i
3ne can scarcely visit Boston with- ]
>ut running into some celebration of '
lome distinguished American of patri- 1
>tic happening under the ausfrices of I
he Boston. Guardian, with irttent and ]
)urpose of keeping alive in memory t
he just and righteous claims of the j
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THE PALMET
Colored race.
The sesqui-centennial week had
been proclamed" The^mirid xrf the
-nation?wun to be?made?newtjr conscious
of the soul-stirring incidents
and events which gave rise to the
birth of the nation! The rights of man
fornjed the enacting principle of the
Declaration of Independence. Go to,'
aid Mr. Trotter, why not take ^dvantage
of entering into the pool of liberty
while the Angel of Liberty is
.troubling the waters? /.Let us dramatize
Jthe. occasion by_presenting to
the?President of tiro Uhlted States'
a ipemorial demanding the application
of the "liberty,-fraternity, equality,"
in the inner working ot thq 'government
itself. Let twenty-five thousand
Negroes through their signatures,
speaking for twelve millions who
TVAtll/1 Vioim no 11 5 /?lt? 1 1 "
nvuiu ildiv <?o nilli1161)i blguuu, a?k ii1v
President \fcho embodies in "his traditions
-the-American ideals to abolish
once and for all by executive order
the undemocratic anc} un-American
and unethical practice, of racial segregation
within the departments of _the
federal government. The thought was
conceived in Trotter's mind and executed
through instrumentalities- under.
his guidance.-1
As the committee stood^ip the august
presence of the chief magistrate
of the greatest nation on earth, I
a mfree to ^onfess.that I for oik; felt
apprehensive that Mr. Trotter as
spokesman might let his unrestr^ned
of caution and propriety.-amMnveigle
the President into'a faux paus, as he
had done on a similar occasion. But
disciplined by experience and chastened
by the ripening effect of age, he
kept wholly within the canons of propriety
within the presidential?pros
ence. v He presented the case of fhe
twelve millions of American Negroes
to the President of the United States
in a clear cut, unyielding and dignified
manner, such as would have done
credit to the aptest disciple of Chester"
field. Every Negro in the lamb can
j -r m. ... .
icui puuu ui i roiier ai H?fmomeiit.
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? SIR L M. A. tfyERS ?
Assistant Secretary , of Endowment ."
It is against the canons of journalutterance
which falls from the presidential
lips. According to the prevalent
mode one may ^attribute"" the
outgiving to the mouthpiece of the j
fictitious "spokesman of the White:
House".
The spirit and purpose of the petition
weje fully accepted in principle.
This was a tremendous advance over
the interview of ten years ago, when
the country was led to believe that
the White House upheld segregation
in principle as well as in practice.
The committee was assured that had
already been done to correct the evils
'nmpl.-linr.rl r.f "",1 Hv.it nwi.n
would be done until the invidious.distinction
would disappear altogether.
also-the distinct caution
that the (piestion was a difficult and
troublesome one, and that it could
lot be resolved all at once Admiru"
tion was expressed at the patience
with which the race endured discrimination
and wrong whose essentia!,
njustice was fully recognized and appreciated.
The committee withdrew."" The petition
with 25,000 signatures remained
with the President. The ef^usjuo# the
race "had been presented as forcibly
as we were able to do. The response
vas received with appreciation and understanding.
The qualified assurances
were as much as we hacL any reason
to expect. Segregation will doubtless
continue in the departments. But
the issue has been put squarely up to
the fountain head of authority. , The
president now knows exactly how the
race feels over the #niyuitous practice.
The country also knows through
the medium of the associated press!
The race has done its duty. The oppressed
must never for a moment let
the oppressor think that the oppression
is lightly felt. The man who
feels the wound must utter the groan.
The protest must continue as long as
the injury lasts. The spirit of protestation
will never die as long as
Monroe Trotter lives' and wrong enlures.
I entered the employ of the
fovei;nment under . the - fcivil ^ervice
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Grand Assistant Register of Deeds
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many years ago. At that time race
discrimination,^ we see it now, was
unheard of. There were relatively
mere Negroes in the classified service
than npw. The germs were flresent,.but
were not allowed to sproufc
into full growth. The present odious
manifestation is'but part of the degeneracy
of the timqsV faF as race
feeling is concerned. Let us not make
the mistake that segregation is due to
the evil machination of anyvp6Iitical
party or- section of the country. The
evil spirit is wider and deeper.than
partisan alignment or lines of latitude.
Nqr may we expect, any single
effort, however significant to bring
complete relief. All forces and influcnces
within the race^must cooperate
Iowaiv1 : ffip -Ainl. u-lMrih nil dniutiitlydesire
to accomplish.? ~
I cannot however, close this release
without one word of caution. This
specific .protest is against discrimination
withih the government service.
For several years, I have been-trying1
to stress upon the' attention of the
the dangerous-1 {watjtice of discriminatipu_y^i,.the
civil service commission
through which applicants enter the
classified service. By death, resignation?and?retirement?Colored
clerks
are herein rapidly eliminated from the
vv-i.iiiiii. nt ucpiirinrcius. "mere are
few, or no recruits. They are
shut out at the .thrcshhold?. Unless
we insist in keeping, open the port
of entry in a few years, there will be
left no Colored clerks, and the whole
qucstioi^of segregation will be settled
byvilimination, an<T our last state
will be worse thati-thc first. '
?The Equal Rights League, racial
organization, whose work is thus com'.
lnemluil?by?Prof. Miller, invrtes ~th"e~
where for greater strength in! .the
race's behalf, notice to Secretary Trotter
at l> Cornhill, Boston, Mass.j being
the '.<>n 1 y requirement. Fui unr Leagues
room or Equal Rights Committees, for
the main Sesqui stroke at Philadelphia
it'H'lf Mt-Kcnguc Convention, Septcrn-bei'
21. Send. delegAtes..
Helena New*
Rev. T. \V. Dixon c^f Winnsboro was
pleasant visitor,at_thq parsonage
last week and on Wednesday night he
electrified the members of - Brq,\vrr
Chapel Church with a wonderful discourse.
Those who wefte absent missed
a treat.
Mrs. Pearl C. Benbow, the wife of
-Row J. L. Benbow of Georgetown, .is;
still tho guest of Revand Sirs. O. A.'
Parker. She writes, that shev is en-'
joying her self and likes the place fine'
Little Miss-. Mary Ghurcher ' of:
Greenwood is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
.Carrie Jackson. t
Misses Georgia Ruth Wilson and E- j,
li/.ahelh Spencc are home after visi-,
in Greenville.
Rev. Marcellus Robinson attended I
the League Convention in Clinton
last week. ?j
Rev. S. E. Martin was the dinner
guest of his cousin, Miss Gebrgia
Met/, last Sunday. ?
Messrs. Elliott Robinson, Willie
Nance and G. L. Lindsay Teft last
Friday for Philadelphia.
Mrs. Addie Kinard of Columbus
spent last Tuesday "with her sTsfeiv
Mrs. Ih,llic Burton.
Mesdarnes Priscilla Robinson, Ellen
T. Coleman, motored tp Orangeburg
last Tuesday and spent a few dayswith
Rev. and Mrs. Haynes.
Mrs. L. K. Nelson and daughters,
Misses Thelnta and fTliza motored j
here last Sunday afternoon and spept
u few hours with Mrs. Addie Baker.
Mr. Anderson Caldwell, left last;|
week for Raleigh, N. C.
<Mr. Marion Marshall and uncle
motored over from Spartanburg l?st*j
Saturday a"nd spent two days, with
relatives and friends. .
Mesdames Alma Gary and Maggie
Bracey are planning to attend the
ra.nd Lodge in Sum tor.
The Sunday School of Brown Chapel
Church is planning to have a joint
picnic with Miller ^jfispel Sunday i
School on August 4th. A grand time
is anticipated.
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Newberry News
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Last week we had a few cool night!
1 su much su that -we?had to sprout
I light covers over the bed and it was
, very well accepted. But last Sajturdaj,
and Sunday the change came, it was
j very hot ar>d dry. The rain stems ti
[be gone away; but the farmers aire
j in good hopes as long as they_ car
. make bread they will live. This* has
J been a good grain year. Mr. A. T
| wheat and oats. George Mcndenhall
jthreshed one hundred and eighty bush.
I els of wheat. Mr. E. F* Floyd made
! a nice chance of oats on his school
project.
The Sunday School Board of Miller
Chapel met at the home of Mrs
Delia Davis, BOO Drayton Street lasl
Friday evening. The meeting was
good. The lesson, was taught by Rqv
E. P; Ellis for thirty minutes, ther
j ci?v- aim umtcia uau a uuaiii^!
meeting for thirty minutes. Rev. El
I lis, pi-fesidentj,;E. F. Floyd, vice-presi
.dent; Mrs. V. _> T. Ellis, secretary
I The efficire and teachers decided t<
haVejtheir annual picnic combined witl
Brown Chapel A. M. E. Sunday Sclioo
Helena, S. C., August 4th, at Cald
well Grove, three miles lout from th<
city. A very lovely place for a pic
nic. Twenty acre grove, good water
We will run a truck excursion ther<
to carry the children. You can se<
Supt. Floyd, Rev. E. P. Ellis and Rev
0. A. Parker for information.
M,iss Bessie M. Cannon of 80.
Crosson Street left last Saturday foi
White Plains, New York.
Dr. Mary C. EueU, Blisses Maria one
Carrie WilllahiS. motored to LaUrens
last Thursday evening to witness i
Have your Old
f Made New and
Clothes Looking
them to USj.
__We da Steam
j|_J Clean and Block 1
tt dng and -Tailoring
j? and delivered on
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Office Hours: Telephones:
11:30 A. M. to 2 P. M. . Office 3536
6:00 ,E..M_to 8 P. M. Res. 6548
Dr. C. E. Stepehenson
Physician and Surgeon
Diseases of Women and Children A
Specialty
Office: Residence:
1414 H Assembly St. 1328\^ak St.
Dr. L. M. DANIELS
PhysTcTah and Surgeon
Special Attention Given Diseases of
Women.
1121 Washington St. 2210 Hampton
Office Phon$; 6429 Res. Phone: 7165
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Office Hour*: Telephone#:
11:00 to 1:00 P. M. Res. 4692
0:00 to 8:00 P. M.
DR. J. G. STUART
Office: ?- Residence:
1702 Main Street ||417 Pine Street
COLUMBIA, S. C.
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Office Houn:
10 A. M. to 1 P. M.
6 P. M. to 7 P. M. V
Dr. J. H. Goodwin
1119 Washington St. Columbia 8. C.
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Grand Register of Deeds. *
game of ball between Newberry and
.Laurens. ' ??__i
? Mr. T. -A.-TWitliafns is" still lmprov- ?
* ing, was down town for a short
while. .
The Entertainment v rendered at !
Miller Chapel on July 20th, was.good.
The Missionary women gaVe this entertainment.
The program was composed
of addresses, papers and instru,
mental solos. After the program was ~4
j over, A Quilt Contest was held. Miss
Emmaline Pearson held No. 32~the
winning number. The proceeds went
to the Missionary "Women.to-+rdTp~fhem :
raise tlfeir assessment for the ConI
whw-'o rnnveuetL. at Prosperity.
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make their report 1
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and Dry Cleaning? j_ -r'x ?" 1"'
1 atsyDyeing, Repair- S^~"i
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Dr. H. G. Thompson
Surgeon Dentist v
Crown and Bridge Work a Specialty.
Pyorrhea Treated Successfully.
1414Vi Assembly St. Columbia, S. C
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Telephones: Oilice 574i? Res. 3702DR.
M. A. EVANS
Diseases of Women Specialty.
Graduate Nurses in Attendance.
1501 Vi Taylor St., Columbia, S. C. ,
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Uffice Hours: Telephonesr
8 to 9 A. M. > Office 4247
1 to 2 P. M. Res. 8876
6 to 8 P. M.
Dr. W. D. Chappelle, Jr. V
Office* Resdence: ,
2101 Gervals St. -1801 Plng-St f
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