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IS VINDICATED " "' ffibntinued tYom Paga 1) * ?>. .V rulluvslim la ft cuity Mr, Kiigr aayn Sheriff Howard furnished him of the : original letter of information; the signature being withheld by the sher~~ ~ nrr?-? " ?h Monetta, S. C.f -f, April 22, 1925. T "i Sheriff H. H. Iluwaid, r f- Dear Sheriff: a. , The Neeroes are eroinsr to have a big? barbecue at the Negro church i here, -and they aTC expecting n~~big crowd from most every place, and I ; thinlc that it will he a real good idea i for you to send about two of your men up' here Saturday, aS- T' think " that there will be plenty of whiskey ~ " on hand, and I was talking to one of the head leaders a few minutes ago and he said that he did not .want his 1 name 'Used, .Bui the whiskey win 5e~" at two honsgs. andrwould not he on,_ - thercbwdi gwmnda, and thfr name of the houses areTSam Xowman, and , Hrnrv Smith.'and I lliink 1m is very rrmchcorrrctcm this subject, so~yon ~ " in prepare for ^this, and dunt use 'my name in0this, as they would be mad with' me, as I think tfiatT'they so we.-will expect you to haVe the r' . menlcte Saturday morning, without fail. ??, Vours -vcry truly, - ' ' Signed; -t? . ?The State. Sunday Oct 17, 1926 JAMES WELDOI4 JOHNSON ISSUES STATEMENT . cago. ? prominent New York .attor-. * ney, and other -people of national reputation. ; ' There are so many absurd-statesmcnts in Mr. Yann's tissue of lies that I can not evgn discus them all. When he says iq_his article that the ,.N. A. f. jsmame*' and j In. his editorial refers to its "expen???sivo and palatial offices on Fifth" Ave- H nue." there is at least, a contradiction _ in the facts as presented by Mr. Vann himself.' ' v"*r7' as to salaries received by executives of the N. A. A. C. P., and quoting erroneous figures, at that, is indicative of the spirit of his entire artied and endorsed by the National Hiding house with headquarters in New York, whose verdict is certainly more authoritive than the verdiet of Mr. r Vann. ,. Ag _tg Mr. Yarin's exclamation a- _ gainst the amount of money donated I .by the Garland Fund to tire N. A. A. C. P., one reason why the N. A. A. 0. P. received $2G,552.80, t which is the total amount received for tbp T.g>gnl ? .Jefense Fund from the Garland F'utid-is that when the Negroes in this coun- * try were appalled at the crisis con fronting the 3vveet family ana ttteir" friends, the Garlafid Fund, realizing that this was one of the ornoUl cagpc involving the protection of minority - -rights, stepped in within initial nffer of $5,000 outright and in .addition offered one dollar for every twp dollars raised by the N- A. A: f_pJ ? for the Legal Defense Fund. The total amount thus given for Legal De.fcnse by the. GarlancFFund-was de terTmned by colored people them- . raised money to meet -the Garland Fundg offer. _,As for the ^statement that the Sweet defense was used as an^jexcuse for the gathering funds: The N. A. A. CL P,publicly....in. its?initial.press release of October 29, 1925, and repeatedly thereafter, in releases sent to the Courier in Pittsburgh as well as to the other colored papers of the_, country, explicitly announced that in ^ had in mind not alone the Sweet defense but "other cases involving the rights of the Negro. This every colnred editor in the eountry, lncttfding ~ Mr. Vann knows. Far from concealing its Purpose the"frT. A. A. A. 5. P. r' proclaimed it, and here again Mr. Vann is guilty of deliberate missstatement. On December 18, 1925, a press re ?- lease sent otrt to colored editors.'in-T"" ? v?luding -MrvVarm, detailed expendi' -! tures on the first Sweet trial in Detroit anttthis was accounted for""tH~~ the Annual Report of 1925. "The ex- ' diturbs of the second Sweet TriaTTn H Detroit incurred during. 1926 naturally belong in the accounting of the at the end of the year* t All expenditures in the Sweet trial have hgpn . ?-? authorised both, by the Board of Di-t-i rfector.s and the Chairman of the Le?? gal' Committee who serves without compensation and there are vouchers i l mi ? * ?? - ' Mpcnaea. inese _voucn.ers, will be . scrupulously examined and audited, i ffs fire all expense vouchers of the N. ~i . A. A. C. P? by a firm of public ac- . conntantg and their report be 1 v " the N. A. A', a P. as is our invarl r > able costom. tutlonsfl lighted Mr. Vann caljs Ihtjc teroa of tB'newspaper in which ht seeks to Wpple the N. A. A.(5. t* W WS AHHSTrrented SttSCk upon the integrity ~~"Jts "officers, Mrl Vanr a ska editorially that the N. A. A G. Prwnw to the. aid;of the felloe editors - on trial in Kentucky. This thc^-N. A." A. C: P: had already done Now as to the ^r?j.ioy. appropriate?. t>y the Garland Fund, the Couries states that this was handed "to .Hp svvlon in Sopth Ca o'ina." This n he i'aci. ' The yb.uuu \va* apprDurla Led by the Garland Fund for th< study of Negro public school educa bioh throughout the South and Dr Du Bois was the one selected to con luct^this stirveyT Any' reasonablt person knows that $5,000 is an en tireTy ^Inadequate sum for such _ i ' B?jg for Lhe study of Neyro edu stupendous task."..Dr. Du fioia hai et himself to the work and has al reatjy "published in thr^Crisis the. firs" istallment dealing with South Caro iina. On ?hP mmnlt-t.ion of hig sur rv_ rv_ r? 5 : 11 i__ t_;_ ? ey, nr. xyu uois wiir nmKe; xus re tresis alone accountable. The* Gar [and Fund will doubtless make thl; rapnrt imbliu. ~ It should be {unnecessary -to statu but T will say Iploinly, so there cai penny of the Garland Fund jor. thi moneys contributed to the Lega^ De fense Fund, which includes the mon ey expended for Ahe?Sweet defense has ever or will tro to the individua fit of any member of the Boan >f Directors or the statt' 6f"tHe~N7^A -A, - C. P. .This statement is _bacjce< jp by ecrtfeed accounting' of the re ;eipts and expenditures-of the N.~ A A. C. P. There remains a word for tin man who wiTTso lower, himself as t< make the type of malicious, under Vended and false attack 'published ii the " Pittsburgh Couriey. Can sucl -*--man, who tvtt acks the one organi aiton effectively defending the civ l and constitutional rights of the Ne" ;r in America, who spreads untrutl about-it,-can such a man have, thi good of the-rvjegro at Heart? Cai .he puisunuus . gussip-inbnger?ram 'alsifier who prevefts hie Public no siti.on as editor to spread lies," prfe tending to have derived them a: 'act.B in an "investigation," mnVi any justifiable claim to acting fo the "public' good?" I leave the an :wer to this question to-.* all fai: minded people white or colored, wh< know what the N. A. A. C. accomplished iff fifteen years;- wht ne fumiliar with the^si tasofl * - it K now fighting^ and _wij.h-the unremit which alone have made possible it major'- achievements."? Mr. Vann states that the Negro ii Amerlea needs such an organization as the N. A. A. C. P. At the on organization which is actually meet ing this need, he is struck. lie ha struck unfairly, untruthfully, meanly He. has, written, a more poisonon: aftaek^ omnnnfpH frnrn White southerner in the entire hi tory. of the N. A. A. C. P. I fhinl the colored people df America hav a little account settle with Mr. Robert L. Vann, editor of tho Pittc burgh. Courier. Thev should evnm '.ne the mot/,fur-hi. attack upo the N. A. A. C. P. and otTier organi zations as well as' the Garland Func Tying, and not the N. A. A. G. P who stands in trial before the bar o public opinion. ?lie Btaada^aeeuge of the greatest offence of .which public "man can be chargd with, o honor, decency and regard for his rac and fellow citizens. COLORED STATE FAIR ContinueJTFom page 1 County?will be on hand to giv the signals and will have two of hi home raised animaTiTon the tract. "There will 'come three excursio trains t'n Columbia for the fair_Be jides the announcement of low rate fi'om every point in South Carolin next Thursday to the Benedict-Alle; games-^-three excursions will?errm bringing hundred s of people.?An cj. ctirsion will be runrfrom Marion brin; ing the Florence-team and their_fan Friday enabling them to see th game, enjoy a_.viMt to the fair an return the *same day. Excursion will come in from Charlotte and othe points on Thursday,? It?is evidon tbdf great. crowds will hp hnrp fn ?Hhe fair and the management i getting everything in shape for th the thousands of visitors here nex week to the biggest and best fai over held. RF-V. J. C. WHITF. VISIT? MAJORITY BAP. CHUR^F (Continued From Page 1) The Board had a consultation a: vtyat was the foeSt thing to ftp. An< ,vith sound ?ood minds they decide( to ask one whom thei: father of ihe State, to come to theii Uqcuo and .give .them comfct,in_lbit leedy time. And like the call: Come over 4nto Macedonia and help fc'j ^*"5 message of Majority laptlst to the Rev. J. C, VWttrr-TTf Unlmhia. And Ifte ^rer thsilsaiali gavo? "lime ^nl end me. found thn * %s-,vy burden andffiefr; pads hanging iiii .sorrow and aham#,' The PWCmenFiof the church was rowded, ?nd he took tb* Uxt: "And, > and prevailed.*^ Subject?aTfie An-ifi . cient Church Prevailing." He spoke1S of^tho^Eotung of StephooLjMad^hilip?g i and the rest of the disciples shutting g . themselves in. waved t?n dnv? und g r having the Holy Ghost as their guide ?J i, ncic luuKing to me inner circle of | .-Hhcmsclvey a nd not to the TintsIdfi^g t I world. ' A collection of S17.34 was j t - taken and the congregation-deft feel-' ..ing uplifted aver the- sermon, that t carried their piinds back to the words I ^iiliakyh -by--Jesus,go, but I Will r ^ send?you?a. comforter." * - "Sot-your .Affection on things above q . and -not of the earth,^ was his ar- _ - gumeni for Thursday night. Ife re- q ? minded them Qf the fact that man . was not on the earth to stay always. ^ i And having hatred or malice" tii theiF - hearts would not ggt tV>*y i wanted. They were reminded Of the . words to the- ffisclpEM^by the angel--j t >f the Lord, "Why stand ye here . gazing -into the heaven?" $37.27 - was the .collection-taken. _ "All Day Long liavel^stretehxTcT ^vfurtli my hands to ganrSaying people." ^ 5 Chriai^Jfrom the time he began to v tight .sm to tln? Tt^nrreetrwii. The ^ ; house was filled with the Holy Spirit. 1 The Jubilee.- rbnir nndOf - flie~lomlor- " a [sinking while those happy souls con- a . tinucd to prnise the Lord. sfS[5.15 . j was the iecoipt-_of the-evening J i( j Majority: i3 a well organized church-*^ 1 its board consists of the strongest i! men"*"of . the .community. IieaconsT"\V. M? Dogan, L? Lit tie John, W. IIoiV- ' j man, W. T. Rogers, treasurer and P. _J ,. 11?fusion, ciiaiHwmr these, faithful ^ brethren- with the auxiliaries are '' |pushing every effort to keep the mem2 bership in good faith that through [,! Christ all tilings will work out right. ,~j* ~T The Ushers Board consists of men J 1'oT^bquaTfaTtTi oT the deacons: Messfs. a i Clove Murph, Wiljie Gilmofe, MeKin- * -J ley MuckletlulT, W. T. D. Gist, ehair- 11 _i man. These men are backing the ft deacons in every effort to conquer , ' , ' The Brick Brigade: Mrs. Addic- V a' Jonkint, l ies., Mrs. wT T. D. Gist, ^ This Club i;? .for the purpose of raiu ? ? j ing money to buy bricks for the new Tlbuilding. "... - " |A 5 K Willing Workers: Mrs. A. Wallace,. ? p Capt.; Mr. W.--T. D. Gist, treasurer; 1 r , Miss Lula Talley, Sec'y. _-j Royal Worker.^, Mr. P. L. Alston, , r Capt.; Mr. Clove Murph, Treas.: Mr. ^ j- C. L. Williams, Sec'y.; Mr. C. Gaurner ^ ^.the captain. -Mrs. Buiii.hlo, the j I Rev. White reorganized the Petrol 1 i 1; 1 TIllK nf whiMl P I f 1 11 ITvn- r ? . ? * *- "7X" _ ..captain, Mrs. Tarance, Sec'y.; Mrs. _ l'Whitemire, Sec'y, ? S - - ?x T# || He also-organized a B.?Y.P. U, of fifty .young people. Mrs. Drake. ?Pres.; Mr. McKirilev Muckleduff." V.-; j. e i'xes.; flliss Foster, Sec'y.; Miss Gaur_--fler, Tfeasi ~ g'j The Sunday school is one'of the j -1' 1 a r gest?sebeol s j n the? State. Mr.; a .MuckledufF, Supt.; Mr.. Clevc Murnh.i') jp-fcksistanl; Miss Mario Gilmm'e, Sec.;' j ; Miss Blanche Murph,. Treasurer. Mrs. Hall, the ^pastor's- \vife "'Ha -in ^ i the city for "a few clay's and was given i : much sympathy by members aiid," _j friends while she was in the city. I " She ik making her home with her I ^ I mother and father- in Whit mire, S. C. ' J 'lhe white churches are deeply in * ^ sympathy with thq_fnen\bers of Ma-J' j..iQl'ity church, and onc -ot' the pastors! fe?Tvn virciTTT *I! promise to go down and worship 1 ^ , VCttte the ox at-any?. time .they- say ^ ' So encouraged were the members __ over TTie help of Rev. White, they started to building the scaffolds for e: he masons to start laying the (j i bricks. This was Thursday; and no\y | instead of a down-cast" spirit and an * ^ aching at the heart; they have a re: newed spirit and heads high with | ftmTTes /anddooking not to the iTiJrigs" " c . of this world but have their affect inn . 1 s Set on things above. No wonder;-; some call him. the Baptist Bishop-el- ? n 1->outh Carolina; indeed he is looked . upon in thi3 part of -the Stale as 3! the father among the Baptists or a a shelter in the time of storm. n 1 Majority is looking to J. C. White v to pihit.?them nftfoly?through this stohn nf life.? Then when tho storm -( ~ ia uviii mid they afo sailing on smooth ; 3 sea they will Took among themselves ^ e and select a pilot to guide them safed Jy home. - |! a ?J. W. Hopkins. r A R.AltK OPPORTUNITY FOR f s.j "YOUN4F LADIES?MME 9 IiREELANJTS__SCHOOt. U tu -OF-" BESUTV (JUL-?~7; t1 TURE ORANGE- v rj? ?"BERG, &.C: ? ^ [', ; ^ ^ .? ^ Vhurg. S. C is the srhnnl r,f hnnnty, 1 | >miHuvp vonduvM'O?by MmfrrayJU-llh ' C iBreeland, for 15 years. -She" has: a jtaught young ladies the art of beauty '<1 tyulture. She nwinufactures every, ar- j li "Tj Licl^y which she uses in her sch<7?>I and p s ha^ sent out hiore than 250 gradu- h i[ atc^of whirh nf thnm nm I ? 1 fill practitioners. J^er prices for the fi r .coruse- are rc'asonableTanging" from | s* f..$5.00 up. - She teaches bv mall and ti >,?ny yourig lady can takg?jr course : l_from her and retain her present po- tl i sition while learning. Surely this is " - an opportunffj^which ijp worthwhile . | interested lady will ? pass up?4< ifVVge have inw&outh. Carolina too n I -wTifV'It j as iTnfiortVnf ?SPO Mil mil all ^ I.I III - . . TATE rOLXEG^ FODT"BALti ? SCHEDULE -1926 ~Octobcrr 22?Paine" at Orangeburg. October 2(d?Morris College at i Orangeburg.. J--; ; November 5?Haines Institute at hangeburg. t November 11?Benedict College at iran'geburg. I November 20?Georgia State ColjfO> at Orangeburg. ' 4)2 A TTnl.mvoU,. of nvM^iiiuci 6v-r-/iia*u \j iuvcioiuj uu r~i *" *~~ LAFUN 11, ST. ATHANA SIUS 0 in l'antJierg ? met_ Si. . Athanasius j chool in their annual- contest, and ; ore bettFfcy the "Lightening TeanT*" > 11 n-iirq nf mfl!_" V At tuA.-O. ? -Ctaftin made-her first score-in-th?rst quarter-after receivirt&the kick mT~carryrng--the baH the way down} lie field on a series of fittc* plunges.! iregg was given the ball to carry it er_ for the first touchdown, but he ambled, and Griffin, Claflin's speedy aurd, recuv ered the hall for the firatj mchdown.- Bythewood added the-exra point by kicking goal._ The refK-sesslon oFthe balllhe greater partt f the time. __ | In the second half Claflin scored aiither touchdown and added the exra point- withitt=*he first five minted - of t h ?rd quarter.- _St. -Anoon ; [jived the rushes made by Claflin and eid-tl.env the reniander of the half.! St. A. resorted to the open attack ?r iter gnamd gaining, and was suctgsful in completing six out of nine ah-TcV a t femplod. Bowon Worked bril. i anUy ior tlw> sensiders, while Gregg, lartin and .Blake did their best to lake the ?Core_greater for Claflin. OOIvlvK WASHINGTON HI NEWS The- Booker Washington. Tornadoes ;'.t Newberry at . the Newberry |air grounds 38 to 0, Fridayt Oct. S. The gridiron was in poor condign and incorrectly- marked, but the ornndoes became accustomed to it nil-i'ik'd up scuiTV. ^ ' " h -Adams, captain of the Tornadoes , iade the first touelnldwn by skirting' ight end for 30 ^yarda?Brice.'endr naie ibe. .-miiiil touchdown. Thp . " r j.nu b.i a safety when J. a>w-n- trH-iiled Newberry's half-back: 4ehind the goal. Cleans. made the! Iiird touchdown over center for 8( nrds. - -iilrPaniclsT one of the smal-T isi and loudest -then on the team* i<l ooino -wptgndid tackling. Northop full-back, Gilliam, hali-backp Vhite, center, Bradley, --'"almighty j ward" and Brooks, tackle played well Newlnu'ry scored in the secondr uarier of the game when the quar- I cr-back' received a pass and made I tuui'luiuwu which?was -their - only J fore. - I Xhcr .Tornadoes' outfit?ts~ making eii'-dv for the Florence Tigers. Ale- ; iri44ei-4tttck>-fiel(ler is looked upon as ! eing very dangerous. His team has nade .an alarming start off. Athtws, of the"Tornadoes, is clasofT as birina a terror, lnlving' threat.' ncd Iiainer-T add made three touch- r .owns? -Against Newberry. These op- i iQiientsr will try to get the other's; oat at".the Fair grbunds. . V. & T. COllEGE TRIIJMPHS OVER FIVINTtSTONE BY A JSCORE OF 32 TO 0 ;osors .Unable To Check IirilIhint AtfacK ? Winston-Salem, N, C., October 14 -Living OTT cyP'^r'fi foot hall tetrm rent., down to c)cleat, yesterday afernoon, ."8 t? 0, before 6,000 spectators at the fair grounds, Winsfbh~| ialein, when the "Aggie Buolldogs"! nlashed a f urious "passing and rush-j tij?"attack""The defeat of Livingstone' ies ifi the-fact that hei; team was not bio -to stop Orricman, Lane, Wilson, IjfvMnfnlonc^ college ctnrtod., off .-afrj furious clip,"holding the "Aggie lulhluns" to only one touchdown durag the first half. This sere came 'hen the fleet-footed "Bus" Coleman, awedj hammered, find twiritgd?-hTS"" ray for a distance of 45 yards." Tilt1 A. &*J?rJ oBeffc attack reached s i liniiiY in?tha fciouond half^ when 'ouch Byarm sent Wilson into taoW#" lid Lano into fulL h^k^oa^iotK'MBf h opening of thtf -^hird"" ; jh Udd ma-cued on one Of Golenian'aJl ur.is. .On the 40 yard line^tfj&pian caved ,_fbe ball into the-aifawyhtch f by > + rher-wlin f !l*M torn the, 1~8 yard line.for anothfirl core- Jl^iw.yn the-next play went ] brniTfrh.^h/' line, fur Lha extra point.} in the i|imt Hcven minutes ofphgyT4" Jtthe kind of education, that we' frfjjtjnce need, for means the developthe intellectual side of Ufa. - RTS C08CK8???????? "ties. Shortly after the kick off. Hes ter recovered a?fumble. -Getertia broughtThe ball to the one yard lint after Which Henderson went over f? a touchdown. In less time than tw minutes, Coleman had made his sec ond touchdown, of the game. Lan went through the line for the extri point, immediately ionowing tnere after, on the second play after kic! off, Lane made a-sensational run o 45 yardSj.fot; a touchdown whici closed the game. Rqid, "Walker-anf Shaw starred in defeat, ?nd ggvarn times were tnorna in .thf Bides of th A. & T. forwards A. & T. made 14 first downs t Livingstone's 3. Each team-receiver Henderson, the little quarter bacli besides being responsible for a touch dOWffr exercised' great head work a general and was a sensation on re 'ini-hlnp main my m tmti learns was deadly. Coach -Byarm i now ^pointing for Virginia Seminar^ _ Score by Periods Livingstone" 0 0 0 0 > A. & T. 1 0 6-7 19?Si Heferee?Coppage, Howard. ~ Umpire?Martin, Norwich. Mealinesman?MHeheli, Khaw. Allen Loses To Paine In what .promised at the begin ning to be one.of the hardest fough foot ball contests of the current sea son Paine College easily defeated th much touted A,llen eleven Friday af ternoon, Oct. 15 hv h 28?8 score Both teams pjayed well but it wa; Allen's inability to cope with Paine orward passing attack that markei Kftr /Infrtof 'tlirt t...i.3 ....... M*P?- vvtvavi AUG XVUl WUVIIUUVVII -:cored by Paihe were all due to lonj forward passcjs from Ingramto Dye _ Pninp irrThmshpri-a- forward-passini attack the likip of whicirhas not bee ^een in Columbia in several years The size of the score doea not justl; indicate how \ evenly matched thi teams were . Paine excelled at for ward passing--but-the?fast . Allei backs tore Paine's line to stread and tme and time again Quarter back Cheek sdnt Swinton, Cannon an \V. Burton through for long gains For Paine Ingram and Dye were th outstanding heroes while the entir teanv excellent work. I^or Allei Sw intoffxgf^T-f"j_ t.ho lone touchdow: and Br^Sfftan th^ safety. ~ Sere- by Perfods ""'line 0 ??Xt0?2 Allen 2 0 0 6? Ixcfcrec?Sheffield, O-berlin Umpire?Gregg,?Lincoln. ? ilaadlinesman* Hajiaberry,?Benedict Allen's ne^t game ^ts with Bene diet at theXc^lored State Fair, Thurs day, October 28th at 11 a. m. n. a; a. c. p. is $39,000.07 stront ' ' Secretary Issues Statement Ti Pittsburg Courier. LEGAL DEFENSE FUND This {Money is for Legal De fehse and Cannot Used for Any Other Purpose. - I became a member of the Board o: Directors of the N. A. A. C. P.rfi 1910. I became Chairman of thi "Hoard of Direetcrrs~in 1918 and serv vd?until 1919.?Since then I havi been its treasurer. I have been fa "miliar with every side of the Asso ' iation'9 work for lb years and be Hteve I am in ri position to state wit) va?knesg arid precision the busines: nethods which the Association ha iwplvp'fl tHrmiffh -nH~ fW.n ynnrw Briefly Btated, they are these: 1. Every amount contributed t< the Association is duly entered upoi the books and an official receip signed by the Treasurer is sent t< -giver" 15 -2. Before any sum of money i nid out a numbered. ..voucher- -j drawn giving the name of the persoi m wnnm inn rnock is drawn, the spe < being paid ouf. and the date and a Ce., purpose for which, the amoun modnt of the check.. This voucher i then signed and counter-signed b; tw(7 erf the Ebcectrtfve Officers of fK Association. A check is then drawr ^fnr^ftumbeT of the voucher corres Vour member^ of the Board of Di "ctors have been authorized by tb Bonr.d to sign these checks and n< j&ne else is^ authorized- to do so.?Ii ordinary routine expenditues one sig Mature is sufficient^ but in the ease o ^rrrger-sums of money, two and evei iuttjf JJU X1CCU4JM4T] for the drawing of check?, Mr Johnson, Mr. Whit4, Mr. Bagriall Mr. Pickett? flhd Pf. Du Boise hav< Trever ^igfred a single Check expend ng- the general or special funds o the Association. The burden in ev ery case must therefore*fall on- th< n",wl TX'^Vtra or thoia member of the Doard?authorlaed to??iji * s ociation are annuallyj^^S^md have been;to audited, in every year of ? ihe Association's existence by a firm | ' ^ of public auditors Ih^orway cohneSt s ed with -the Association. The pres-; ?nt .fins el awd?fc??B'Was aeleaUd by ' a 5 myself personally because of my be- S( ~TTeT~in its competence. And impartial!7- i M ,7 fy^ 1 paid h great deal uf uttei/ttuu "5l fy to the matter ef the selection of f? these auditors since their work was . r necessary to safeguard my own good T1 0 name as Treasurer, as wgll ais the j th . reputation of the Association. r""r~TTu e 4. The auditors' report for the-? '?* a ecar is filed for publication every . nr - year in the annual report pf the Assok ciation, in the Crisis, and through . ch f the Association's-press service which j ac h goes to every colored newspaper and ]\t d- -magagine in the country. 1 "JM I-j In -u-l. facts I think I > e ivsav <mv that- -no Association?organ- Oi Used to perform , a public service has ?n 0 ever beem conducted on a Inore busi^ n?ss-like basis or on a plane of hign-I nci resent~any imputations ^hat may -be 1 coat on the. good faith and honesty In 8 of the salaried Officers of the Asso- pi " I'itrtiiin wlin under the super virion of; ft? ^ ? ^3i??iw^iiinhnd Kmni l,f T *11'ULlUl S 1 I Itave devoted their.lives to the rervTco very success of the Association ren-, - D ^ clefs ft liable to misinterpretation^? ^ and attach. The success or failure of, . these'attacks must ultimately de- Of pend on the intelligence and high j " = xourage-of- the^eblorfetj -pfeoplo of tlye,, cuntry who must learn to recognize, j se those who work disinterestedly in their service. * F" t $ * <.?*o<* <*>?* e % We Welcome Yoi 11 Marshall-Ti I & The Largest Mt | ** Clothing t~=t ?in South C " ?| Society^ Brcjf 1<& ?m~r? i. m $ Marshall-1 ) ? HQMEOFGOQ - ^ CorTMain & Hampton Streets f I Fair Week r^zzzzzzz SSE :X-? Our St : | $5.8!v and $6 - ~X Wc offer special?f J* Week a, window cc r-X nf 4-vp \;pr\; an V. WL blAV v v^JL jr AWLVJC7X ~"X consisting:;of: Gold 1 -^-Satia, Velvet and | to ^ ; f~-" $5.85 an ' X On our racks loose & frv$7 = J LW ^ I ' !" S $1.99 an ' X. A ' | "They c^~ " _ ' ; i \ ? A?v Rovi D. E. Rido of rtvor> in the citv Tusedaftto spend J few -days with Rev. B. H. Johnru He and family will motor to'^ ississippl Thursdd^- Mrs. Rice and _ _____ ri-'<iit;n- spent -fewn months with homo- ?W~Iks.V-,. " 'J. - Mrs7 X, U. Jv "Edwarcfs left' last mrsdav fur. rhi^ad.elphia to visit?_? e Resqui-Centenmt*k- Before re in Rome, Fnvwin?viaiv nimuo New ?ork, Baltimore Washington id Richmond. Rev. .Tense Sounders is visiting his ildren-rn -Philadelphia. -^e-? was companied as far as.-Richmond by^ rs. Spunders and daughter, Miss ar.cho Saunders. ; Bishop Fuller of the Holiness lurch was in th city last week and " nducted services Sunday. Miss Helen Lntinier went to Cal>un Falls Monday where she is-one . Rev*. B. J. Ramsey, D. D., Presidg Elder" of the -Abbeville District : cached two excellent sermons, 11 of thought a rtd poweY, Sunday-at-.? ~ TIip quarterly- coqjtprent1^ M^ndqy ?<\v points. A heating plant is now ;ng installed in St. James. -7-?? Miss flattie Chalmers, daughter '* Mr. Amo?;- halmers died in Phila- ? TTTiia! and her body was brought imp last week for burial. Funeral rvices were conducted at Mt. Pleait Baptist Church, Friday by the TtTT","RjeV'V"WT~H^.''rMiiiof^ - - ?? i To Our Ci y . v- X ~ ^ /> GL%.lA?iJ& V/V-F. ^ sns asid Boys% Store ?c3 Clothes ?! - A ; 7nits and Overcoats $10.00 to sss o.p... __ a' ? fe Other Makes at $25.00 ith two Pai? Trousers. A ~ .?~ " Y >iftUiy Junior Sti'+s ^ For Buva A Tviiux & Schoble S HATS ?? ? f ,- ... - A~ Nunn-Bush and : <$ I I an an Shoes u. - .' '^:v" Rnrtmsirij Wheary X and Belber 5 - $ rrunks & Luggage alum (Jo. | D CLOTHES % COLUMBIA, S C. ^ Visitors I >cciqI ?-?A?? .85 Window or -Colored Fair ip msistinjg of thirty ? 3 beautiful styles Silver, Patent* ^ f an Calf, values-%~? ^ ^| I $6.85^1^ 500 pairs, values ^ ? cfS2.99 f ^* a ,yz~i ^* . -iirI