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r~ Staurday, July 31 1926 v I Locals Aii Miss Lethard F. Harrison is on the sick list this week. Miss Carrie Martin of Jenkinsville who has been on the sick list for some time is improving. left Sunday for Charleston to spend a week with relatives and friends. ' Miss Mildren L. Smith of Vineland, T N. C. was present at the evening serv - ?? ices of Jones Ohapel A. M. E. Z. Church, last Sunday. Misses Ruth L. Bynum and Marian Gardner, instructresses of State Col* lege summer school left Saturday for '' Hampton Institute. j Mrs. Ella B. Burke and her niece, Miss Helen Gi'egg, have gone to the . Blue Ky. of Saluda; N. C. to spend ' their vacation for the summer. Mrg. M. C. Hargrave, of Salisbury; , . N. C. waa the'guest-of Miss-L. C. Williams on Friday of" the past week. She was enroute to Belmont, N. C. Mrs. Susie Blake McKan returned Sunday from a three days' stay in Greenville attending the Christian Home Benefit Burial Aid Society Con vention.?Much good being done. Miss J. Eva -Prioleau, a worker at the Fairwold( Industrial School, has returned to resume her duties after spending a profitable summer school ... session .at State College. ".J'' - -? Mice T1 q T. Qtowovf nf 1 1 OA Pi n o L~_?i!1 J.1 . * ' " 'J ?' V* A-?-VV A. ni> Street and Miss Pauline L. Watson, 2021 Marion Street have returned home after a ?ix weeks' course at the Teachers College at Winston-Salem, N. C. Misses Bertha Bouknight and Henrietta Boozer left Wednesday for Atlantic City, N. J. to spend a few days. On-their way back they will stop in Philadelphia to visit friends - there. '.* I Miss Maria V. Seabrook left Saturday, 17th,*for New York City where she will visiij her sister, Miss Gracie "Seabrook and other relatives. She will visit the World's Fair in Philadelphia before returning. _; _JJTjjjj- STENOGRAPHER Competent stenographer to accept position with the Central Industrial InsurwNce Campany at Tampa, Florida. Address: Central Industrial Insurance Company, P. O. Box 2082, Tamna. Fla. ^ IN MEMORY ,OF LEOMA HAGOOD Leoma, dear, I miss you, We have loved each other well. To say how much I miss you, Is very hard to tell. Dear friend I loved you, Loved you with all my h'feart. Everything that I could do _ . . Was just a little part. iSear ^friend you have left me, Left me here all alone; My thoughts are of thee,^ Of trials we haVe borne. . Dear friend will I meet thee Over on the golden shore? You can't in heaven forsake" me, Keep open wide the door. Your friend, Katheryn Sharper. . f . NOTICE TO ALL BENEDICT GRADUATES i r >' Tuesday night, August 3rd the regular monthly meeting of the Benedict Club will meet on the campus at 8 p. m. vThrough an oversight which we cahr't account for save our overenthusiasm, we placed the time of k meeting, on the 10th, so please take due note of the change and be out on the 3rd. We are sending many personal letters to the city graduates and if you have failed to get one please don't ^ th|uk- we did it- intentionally, but 0 just attribute it to your own neglect r iivietting the college keep in touch *: 1 wih your 'whereabouts. ' / Again" we invite you to come out Tuesday night apd bring along any one who is interested in the school and would likgAo become a member of the club. ' ' ' *? .No finance asked for. c Dr. D. K. Jenkins, President Alberta Altee Marshall, Secretary. ? id Personals ^ l THREE PROMISING YOUNG MEP COMING TO OUR TOWN SOON Last Monday thre^ promising yohng men of*~Sbuth Carolina lief Orangeburg, under the supervision ol the Student Scholarship Subscriptior -Campaign for -7JL These men are trying to earn thei. tuition by securing subscriptions' foi leading magazines that are publishec in the country. " ' % ,v These are our boys^, we must sup port them. This is the first time thii work has been opened to colored boys in the South. Let's not fail, let every good citizen be ready to sub scribe when they come to your town These men are Mr. I. M. Goodwin formerly of State College, now pur suing a course in engineering in Nortl Eastern University, Boston, Mass. ~ Mr. Sydney R.'^Williams and Mr. Aa ron L. Harper of State College, Or angeburg, S. C., are his associates ir the work. These boys are sons oJ Carolina. They are trying to edu cate themselves. Look for them ii yur town in the near future and hel] them. . NOTICE > The State League Convention o: the A. M. E. Church wifl convene ii Mullins, S. C., with- the Ebenezer A M. E. Church, August lB-idU. All wh( are expectihg to attend will plea?< notify the pastor that homes may b< provided. -SMrs. Ellen Pickett, Local Pres. . Rev. E. R. Anderson. D. D. P. E Rt. Rev. John Hurst, A. M., D; D. = Bishop. / - MRS. SILVIA ROBERTSON ENTERTAINS The Waverley Wide Awake Clul of Zion Baptist Church met al th< _ home of Mrs. Silvia Robertson 01 Sumter street. A large number at _ tended the meeting. After discus sion of thejtopic for the evening th president Mrs. John Cannon intjro tluced the-visitors: Rev. anjtKMrs. A E. Lomax of Jones Chapel A. M. E Zion Church; Miss Charlotte Jacksoi > principal of the .Waverley Grade* s school? Misses Jennie Reed and Doz s son; Mrsv-L. W. McLees, Mr. C. Lord Mr F. Olnteh. All made short but in teresting talks of encouragement t the Club. Mrs. L. J. Rhodes respond ed to our visitors. - A delicious coiirse of chicken salad ice crfeam and cake was served by th< hostess. "" , ?MRS. J. C. CANNON, Pres. 4? MRS. nODA DIXON, See. THE MERRY MAKERS CLUB ~ TheyoIIngmerTof the "Merrj^Mak , ers' Club wish to express their thank - to-each and ovory.one who came ou to their second -dance at Evans' pone Tuesday night, July 27. - ?The affair was appreciated mor< than our first one, weTiaveTa numbe of the maidens and matrons to say so not speaking a word about what the young men had to say. The young men of this Club hire< a bus'" to ^carry- those who" did no have a way to get out, this left the City Market at 9:15 p. m. sharp Vritl quite a number on it with their chap erons. . Whenever we give a dance again that we will provide a way for you t< get out there at the cheapest cost. Our next affair will be given weel after next, the night to. be ..announce; later* This^is to be a Society Ging ham Dress and Overall or Barntoi Dance, something that everybody wil f^el at home in. For the faith tha you have in us and we in you, we wil serve?everybody -then -with a big slice of watermelon . ~ Watch for the date flrf this affair NOTES FROM THE OLD FOLKS I HOME i ' ???? The old -folks wish to thank th< ' members of the Jubilee Choir of Is (- ? Calvary Baptist Church for theii i great services held on the 3rd Sun day at the Home( which was much en joyed by every individual. The meet ing was led by Dea. W. N. Rosebor , ough and Dea. Mcuienton. After th< services an offering of $4.50 was col , lected. . -k I wish to thank the Trinity Baptisl Church of which the Rev. R. C. Stovei , is pastor for a contribution of $1.2f donated to Sister Jartie Ferguson foi the benefit of the old folks. I also wish to thank the Jehoval Baptist Church of which Rev. Cope land is pastor, for a contribution o: $2.00; also the Holiness Church foi $1.75 donated by Sister Davis. N v - ... r^r-rk.^-J,, .. .. --V THE PALME ? LOOK OUT! H rxcui ; LCharlotl r MONDAY^ AUGUST 2, VL | Run By Jones Chapel and Chapp Leaving the Union Station in Columl will stop at the following places to pick i * round trip $2.75; Ridgeway. 8:20 a. m., J White Oak 8:50 a. m., $2.35i;Jgiacksteck, ^ChiWrenmnderTwelve years wil Charlotte 10 p. m. Same Day. The public is cordially to go w > ? -The Columbia A. B. C's._will-play an - piack Sox at Biddle's Park. Game will 1 Places of Interest?See the Great Pu > Church; the Negro Public Library; the ^ and Bishop Clinton and many other thii ; ROUND TRIP Ticket Committee?J. I. Stewart, < ^ 1 T~i:_ w -? * " ^ xiiutiiiuuu, uukb means, j i i5o\\man Refreshment "Committee?Garfield Mi REW. A. E. LOM AX and RE) ? ' ?? The old folks ask the interest of the prayers of all and will be thankful 1 for any donation. " ' i We thank the city missionary for i the clothing donated for the old folks ! 1 We were glad'to have the president of the city missionary to -visit the . Home in the person Mrs. Ingram. * i J . . ?Susie Jaggers. s- ' m m ? i? ~~ a. w. hill in richmond, va. i attending funeral of i H1S Mother-in-law ? Richmond, Va., July .26.?The sad i = intelligence reaehcd~our family July =i 24th that a great mother in, Israel Mrs. ,Alice Holmes Watkins, had I passed. She leaves bix children, -of whom Mrs. A. W. Hill of Aiken, S. C. 3 is the baby, Mrs. Sarah Flamer, Parks e burg, Pa.; Messrs. John, Wiltitm and 3 Samuel Holmes of Philadelphia, and rTSfrs. Martha Green of Richmond, Va., i . with whom she livedo e It was a large funeral, held "at the - Ebenezer Baptist ChurcK7 Leigh St., Dr. W. H. StoKes officiating. It was 1. indeed a masterly^ and yet a consoling n_ Eulogy. His "words were accurate j| :u: ii- - ' j in neat.!lumg me me ana cnaracter | of the deceased. For many years ; she wasrM^ti'on of the Working Girls _ ilome in thiscity, which she held with o pride and dignity. Her husband died - years ago, leaving all the children very small, but through her carefuljj I,, -and -watchtul - care, she was able to < e rear an honest and creditable_family, |i educating them all. h , It was sad, and yet pleasant to see ?tho groat?number?of?friends, the large floral'^ribute, the telegrams and- letters of condolence. She has gone where the good mothers go. Many , of ouc^riends remember that she , - -spent-a^great de&T of "hbr time witlt. ] 3 us in South Carolina. "" -- * t_ We have had the very great* pleas- j j ure to be with our friend/ Dr. Hancock of the Va. Union University, and | B pastor of the Moore Street Baptist , ^Church. Dr. Hancock is not only a wonderful teacher, but is again com- s ing into his own as a great pastor. ^ We were glad to have the pleasure to i j visit him. I t We could not close this letter with- . B out.ihe_name_of the man, that when j nis name is callecIT it is popular like . that of the late John Jasper," who 1 ~ made the 6tlf Mt. Zion Church popu- ; lar, an"d gk\e it national fame. I re- ] to the wn of South-Carolina^in . 3 the person of Dr. A. W. Brown, who has come to the verdant hills of Va. , t and in th^ heart of the city has put | j on such a program at 6th Mt. Zion that other Churches are falling in line, ( 3 and there is a great building spirit ( 1 among the Churches here. I worshipt ped with him last Sunday night, and . j the people gathered as if there were , a great revival on. The servics were ] impressive, spiritual and intelligent, j A- white lady who is one of the lead- -] ing spirits among the white people | of Richmond heard Dr. Brown preach ? one of his wonderful sermons at the | 5th St. Baptist Church from the sub- | ject: "A Challenge for Unhampered , Leadership."- -She was so deeply im- ] . pressed, that she requested him to | send her a.JLQpy of the sermon, and , r sent him a check for $25.00 This I | saw with my eyes. ] 1? Dr. Brown is growing in the minds and hearts of the people of Richmond i aa-ne other preacher is today. South t | Carolina ought he proud Of havfiuF produced a Gus Brown. It has t>fcen . ^ my pleasure to spend a deal of my , time with him win^e here. ?A. W. Hill > ___ r COOLIDGE REFERS MURDER OF j COLORED SOLDIER TO WAR 1 SECRETARY ? f r Everette Sanders, Secretary to President Coolidge, has written Walter ' - TTO LEADER * ERE WE GO!! KSIOII te, N. C.|l V SOUTHERN RAILWAY elle Station Methodist Churches )ia at 7:30 a. m., the Excursion trail lp passengers:- Blythewood, 8;Q5 a. m , $2.75; Winnsboro jl:35 a. $2v60 rfWHTaTm., $2.35; Chester, 9:25 a. m, 1 pay half price. Retiring will leav< j.th us and enjoy themselves. interesting game yvith the Charlotti be called at 3:30 p.m. sharp, blication House of the A. M. E. Zioi residences of the.late Bishop Bruc< lgs of interest among Colored People 1__: $2.7? Chairman; G. D.^ Foggy, G. D. W les, Mrs L. K. Nelson. /. L G. BOWMAN, Pastors. White, "Assistant Secretary of th( National Association for the Advance ment of Colored People, it was an nounced today, advising that "by th< President's direction, the matters t< wrhich you refer (in your letter o: July 14th) are at once being hrough to the attention of the Secretary o: War."? V" . . The N. A. A. C. P. in the letter t< which Mr. Sanders refers, requested o: the President that steps be taken a once to~ punish E. J. Fulbright, i white night watchman who murderec in cold blood at Americus, Georgij last Seplembeer Privute M. the 24tji Infantry. Fulbright wa: later acquitted in a farciqal trial ii which, according to the Advhncemen Association's letter "irrelevant am prejudicial matter was injected intt the case by the defense attorneys witl the result t*hat Fulbright was ae quitted." The~Association's lettet also re quested that the 24th Infantry be re moved at once from Fort Benning Georgia, to a more civilized sectioi of the community. The N. A. A. C P. cited indignities and brutalitie; which had been heaped upon the col ored troops in Georgia ever since the; were sent there in 1921. In making public the comrmmtca tion from the President the Advance ment Association announced that il intended to follow up this case with aut~Iet up-in afiyefl'uit lu relieve ttn men of the 24th Infantry from th( present intolerable conditions. T.iripolnsville. S. i). ~ Dr. R. W. Mance, presiding eldei if the Charleston District, South Ca rolina Conference,, held the.third quar terly conference of the- Lincolnvilh lircuit at Ebenezer. A. M. E. Churcl here on Sunday, July 18th. At the morning service, Dr. Manet preached from St. John 1:39 using a: a subject: "Prospecting-a -Man." Conference donvoned immediately after preaching. All business per taining to the conference was enter tained in regular form, and was pleas, ing to the presiding elder and Rev I. W. S. Ball, pastor. ? Much comment was given Ebenezei Sunday School for its noble report the same proved that this Sunday School is in the best of condition ant leads thb District in its finance pei ratio. . - The Conference recessed at 4:3( and reconvened at 8:30 p. m. At this hour~Tlrf Mance took his text fronr Acts 12:7-8. Subject: " The Iror Gates of a Prisorr"- For the seconc Lime on Sunday the "presiding eldei preached a spiritual and eloquent sermon . At the closing of the conference Rev. Ball announced that Dr. Mane* is a candidate for the bishopric and asked the prayers of the ChufcK fol lis success. Prof. D. R. Hill entertained a tt\oLion seconded by Bro. J. H. Wilsor :hat the record showed forth and it shall be known that the third quartery conference of the Charleston,J)jsL:rict at Lincolnville, S C., this 18th lay of July, 1926, do hereby endorse ha aa^AiAaa.. T> TTr ? .lit taimiuoi-jf ui lii, iv. yy, mance 101 Bishop in the A. M. E. Church. Conference adjourned at 10:47 p, n. in good spirit and a total collecion of 157.04 was received for the day ?M. Jerome Washington, 3T. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHtJRCH Rev. Thomas D. Brown, Rector Hampton Ave. Bet. Park A Lincolr w The Church Home for Strangers and ? Visitors Come and Worship with us. ... .. r wwrmf ^ . Notice-Reporters! In addressing publications to this ? i office, DO NOT start your articles | with: Dear Editor; but begin the article in the first puragraph. All articles, for publication must I be paragraphed and articles must not j be continued on the baCjc of any page as they are likely, to be Overlooked. Martin & Thurman % j- ' ; T -7?Electrical Contractors Phones 8723-8854 , ' . ^ Columbia, S. C. SERVICES AND MEETINGS ^Sundays . 8:00 A. M. Early Communion 11:15 AVld. Morning Service, Serunon (With Communion on 1st Sundays) 4:00 P. M. I Church School - ' (hfld'F. M. Even Song, Address _/ _ Tuesdays?? ' '-*:00-P. M. ?_ Ladies Guild. (2nd) 4:00 P. M. __ 4thi Tuesday, Woman'% Auxiliary VW-H . i . ~ 'Wednesdays 8:00 P. M.?Prayer Service: and Con' firmation Lectures i Thursdays 7:00 P. M.?Church School Faculty , Meeting , T Fridays ? 12:00 Midday?Prayers an^Special 7 . _ Intercessions V i 6:30 P. M?Yn.m?" D " . - w~.* vupie aervicr League. 7:30 P. M. T? Choir Rehearsal. Church Correspondent, R. S. Roberts, J ? 1717 Wayne Street ?M?? ???* ".* i ;| Annoi r t > 't ' . Dr. tvar > r And Dai 11 NOW 1 $ . AL | BLUE BIRI :l , \ | Lunches, Dinners -_J? SpeciaHDinne ?| Come out Swim, j! Enjpy the Cc ;{ Lindenw r |? PHONES: 37C 1- m H Hi CONTRACTO ? Estimates Furnisl ' NO JOB T v NONE TC 1112 Richland Aveni ; IMPERIAL D d | t^rescnptioi 1 1 I 05 Washingt on i ;; ;\ Everything carried in t ;; PRESCRIPTIONS \ \We call for and de "1! ~ YOURSFOl ill IMPERIAL D . ? o???? ??? ??? ?< i _ ' C8??C8?C8aC0C85Caa8?C^^ !"THE SIMPKINS' THE LEADING COL THE TWO 7?PIE I ' 2 Saxophones, Violin, Clarinet, B ' [ Music furnished for Balls, F J where Good, Late, Lively, HighStudio: 1323 AasOmfelj \ TELEPHOhi i J PRICES REASONABLE. LeRoy Simpkins~ Manager, I i ~~ Ben Gari \ Address all mail to LeRoy Simpli 6366 PHONE ' 6366 Chair Caneing and Upholstering ?' j Furniture Repairing and *Jkl: ^ -v-X"/""4 ^Mattress Renovating. _ w. s. trezevaSt 1019" Harden St.. Columbia. 8. C. I I-' ? ?. .t. incing is^ Pond | nee tiall $ o pen ^ ' 1:. f ? > T ROOM I >, Suppers served k r-? > - ? . f s.pert. ??? ,r? - ? x rs by Request | Dance, Eat anrl | )ol Breezes at - | ood Park f 7 ~ >2-5744-9414 f~~ '* v. X IRR1SON 1??: R & BUILDER : led on Applicatiuii 1 ? 00 LARGE,, | >0 SMALL I le Aiken, S. C. I RUG STORE 1 Druggists St. Phonfe 7226 ? i ^First-class Drugstore OUR SPECIALTY. - > sliver Prescriptions. 11 < SERVICE.: ~ RUG STORE ' . V.'m'..'-'.-'-' ' *" ENTERTAINERS" ORED ORCHESTRA IN -J > CAROLI&AS. 2 CES?7 ass Violin, Drums, Piano and Comet. \ 'arties, Dances and for any Occasion 3 Class Music is desired. ? 9 / ' St? Hours 8 to B P.- M. (ES 8178-^4758. , SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. | Eugene Simplcins, Asst. Manager, ,? rison, Leader. tins, 1482 Lincoln St., Columbia, S. C. ! *,V ~ ? . T niln*