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The Palmetto Leader Published Weekly-By The Palmetto Leader Pub. Co, ltf ASSEMBLY STREET 7" * ' . COLUMBIA. .8. C. Entered at the Post Office at ColumMa. S. C., as Second Class Matter, . . . , . * ;y . . .? 'r- _ fiijiPHnwg" , ift-i FREDERICK, -Editor Av~B. LINDSEY, __Manayingr. Editoi j, frfriKWIF.. Fraternal Editoi W. FRANK WILLIAMS ? Contributing Ktlltoi : ? HENRY D. PEARSON City ? GEO. H. HAMPTON, Managot -? E. H. TREZEVANT -|?City AguiU and Traveling Representative^ ?? ?- BUBSCRlPTlo^" "RATES. r " . V ~^CADH IN ADVANCE. " Oi?eVear___^?T?.. $2.0( Six Mdnths-7? ?r.2r Three Mentha . .7f ' Single Copy .. . .Qfi Advertising Rates given- on application. !' . the current issue must " reach this office, (if out of town) not "* 7 later than Tuesday night. Ci: ty new a ; by Wednesday night? Saturday, December 25th. 192t>. The Palmetto Leader wishes for ~ . ??its, friends and readers "a?" Merry Christmas, indeed, and a Happy New. , Year.'- 4 7' ? * : _ There may be 'peace of a--kind on Earth,_r;but how ^rrrcrch good will is ' th^-e Veallv in the Smith? ; Mrs. Marcus Garvey No. 1, ehtert. a?t? Hgaiwuf Imr inT7mTi yprrr^n^ Marcus Garvey, for a divorce setting UP moral wrong doings. ^Marcus, '_Ji7 . froprhis' prison in Atlanta coujitere'd by getting up the same thintfff The ?TBrdtet of the -court?was,- "both - of . you are guilty." Mr?s. Garvey seemed to have forgotten that those who liVe in glass houses should hot "throw stones. -;.X - : *' * m.l. :? Whatever elseT^nay^ba^said of Congressman Blanton of Texus, it can? not be said that; he is unfriendly to _ dsj.?l?Negro^adueation^ He of late--is the .7- most vigorous of Southern Con&Tess , men in the advoccacy of the governmental appropriations -for Howard ^^ University^ He lakes the position that Jthe. Southern white man is the >- ?-v' - Negro's best friend and-that" is one way of showing it. And n?i.; yuu are Congressman. One such action ?is worth more than all the lip assertions thrftr can be made?and that are usually made with contrary act .1' ion.1". - . The Community Christmas Tfise l"-i- ' ' and Entertainment_ held Sunday afternoon at Benedict College^ Under -tha-direftion-ot-Mi^^^aidvag^ifpg^ visor of Play, Grounds wasj a happy affair from every point of view. Benedict College, Allen University, The Ministerial Union Qnd the City Government all joined in making this indeed a community atfair. That it was appreciated by the citizens was shown by the very large attendance; ? quite a number being white citizens, The " program was interesting and well carried out, Dr. P. P? Watsor being Master of Ceremonies.-' . trnDTV vpapc o?<?cruviev * V*?A * A VI %J X -J IV T IVJL.? TttE NEW YORK?AG-& . \; A span 6f forty years in the exisM tcnce and service of most human agencies i3 not to be lightly esteemed For a Negro journal to4>e able to saj> _ i .that it. ,harf rnnntrd off those mnhj years i3 remarkable. Certainly onlj merit can keep such a jourpaj -goinj! for such a period.? That The New ~~~ Y6rk Ago "has"been""abTeTo visit .its readers for almost a half centur$ is after all no great surprise to thos< __ acquainted with that iourtfaL It is Sane, conservative, courageous ant ' ~ -Intelligent. "Itis atways found ir the front ranks fighthjf for - decency - for a wholesome America. It i5 z worthwhile champion of the rights and privileges of colored citizens though not of the fire eating type, ? ?~ It is perhaps the best edited colored journal of the country to-day?certainly it has no superior?and its influence is far reaching. The Palmet _ t. -TiiariflT . the '"New York Age on its long years of spryjce and wishes for it many more forty years of"usefulness. . ^ ITJ.ITRRArY RI.OrKS STAYP.Ti ^ Punr.RESS. ? rt -fjr* ' Mips Wil Lou Gary, State Super'tStf 1 Tisor of Adult Schools, tells South Carolina a few things straight from shoulder in her annual report. And nothing is truer than this: "So f ' . t ' ) J - i'h . . ^ I..? ; longf as '.South Carolina has within her Dortlfers 38,000 whites and 181,* -000 Negroes whr cannot rtmd and write and, in addition, many more thousand who have never passed beyond the second grade, the State can-,not expect to develop as its native : i resources , and climate Would warK' rant." But why after CO year of _ freedom .should there he such a great i number r.f colored people absolutely ignorant ? It certainly cannot be the Negro's faulty well known, the! Negro as a Aita does not have to be! forced to go to schpol. The ty^th of , | the mill t or is,, there- has boon fvant. i ing so long in the past miy.yoal .of-" ,;(fort to afford the Negr0 an opporr t.nnity lii go to sft*liui.il.?It is a little I better now, but nut enough to shout -rabtmt; inany,.ul the things pro.;, j vided even~n6w?and callwl schools i are not decent .makeshifts and the i . ?. '"i I ternis of xsuch schools are a joke. This will change when?and only jiwhen?the intelligent forces of. this j Statu rgnihtes l'ully that tiuulh Caro-'| IUna cannot and never will be the! with only half of itj- citizens cduent- i ed: ' rj BAILEY WILLIAMS WEDDING A wedding characterized bv unusual beauty a>ul charm"waB that of; Miss lieluii Mary Bailey tQ Dr. Frank at 8:ijt) Thursday evening December." EUil,3fcL tliuhvJatnrrr the - brides : mils, Mi1.' i'.nd Jnim'S. Bailey, tliu -ceremony, being performed by Rev. Thomas. Brown, of the St. Luke Episcopal church, the brides pastor. I Thvyguerta Wcfc iiiul al. the door by IMi>s .'l-'vy Nance, and Miss Corine . I -Bailey,?rrtro?ushered .them intu tin.1. ! reception'rooms.. ... #'"*( i The ceremony room wn?t with pink Toshs and ferns which [jniadcra lovely setting^ . I'roceeding the - entrance of jthc bridal- party--,- Miss Bertie Pompey ysang?^'p ri'OtHjSe JTe7'"and at the , conclusion she sang? When We're | Together. Mrs. D. K. Jenkins pre-. sidinir at. the piano, thrimirlmiit . the-. evening,?accuiiipaiiied?by Mr John ^ Evans the Violinist.^ ? cTIoru's !iu:ii ,f.ohfgr.ui wat "sounded" Dr. O. Jr-Ghampion and Miss Cornelia Weston came forward and took ".their "Stand:-at "the appointed place. Miss Westoii wore a beautiful dress | "f pin.lt tatl'eta trimmed with_roseInub-, l.lftt'. .' li|l|>LlI'.> were black patTern -leather. Then entered Rev. G.-f II. Simon;*^jjd Mis* Addie ftelson, \\X'arinff 'a!^barniing -dress of ycllqw camo Jiixil.ey^. ^isler of the bride," the Maid of Honor.- -i^h'e wore _ji lovely bl0b~~ttrtfeta dress and. black slippers.^ Next came Master Freddie Williams li'ttlc^Trousin of tlie groom bearing the_.rjiigJWtfden in. the heart of a lovely-bvidb rose. Next.entered, two'-dafnty Hetlc -flower -girls, "Armicr ' Llteile Paul, dressed in a dainty = guv. ft 0r-TThTk''^rcra7'lt'faytiTg a huge" - bow of pink'tulle, on Iter hail', little Vortelle William*, .dressed in blue i taffeta so daintily* with a huge bow . of. blue .tulle 6if her hair.. As tl^ey 1 advanced they strew flowers id* the path of the bride, who entered- on 1 the arm of her /^feber and \va3 met " Wf' alter niy^thr fiin mi 1m vtl-!' ' accom panletTby Dr, I Icy ward Thompl. son, hi's best man. She was charmi ing in her wedding gown of white t-repe-amP bbtek satin, trimmed in --lace and rhi nest ones, her veil caught around the .head with a bandeau of orange blossoms, her slippcrls?werewhite -kids. She carried a shower . boquet of brides roses , arrd lillies-pf r the valley. All of the maids carried arm b'o ' quets of pink Columbia roses, tied with tulle to prateh "Immediately Tifter the ceremony, refreshments were served, consisting of'ice cream, r cake and punch. The present^ were "Botli numerous anil beautiful. We wish for tnis young couple lung ai.il prospcr-eos lti'e. ; I)r. and Min Williams are now at ^ ARTTTI ItTOW N i . ' (By EJvelyn . Harrington.) i " ~ 1 Muiwl.iy u.is-tt imi'.'u Mliy Hi Brmni Chapel?A/- iMr- H: chureb. Sunday School was opened at the usual hour. The lesson was. taught with interest r both on the part of bHtehe^ amCelfee+ jes. ' A't lil:()0 o'clock, Rev. II. " IV. 'r Walker, chose as a text, Isaiah 1>:G, subject?Bell of - Bethlehem. His ser-, - mon was?inspiring. He?i 1 lus!rated his points sot -clearly that they were painUuT'uTion Ttin-wrtlhr-nf ~m<r mituln. At 3;I/IL--oVI"ck.--he-- rtrrd his jubilee choir motored down.to Reeder's Point and at .8:00 o'clock he /\yas biick on i. the job and introduced Dr. E." A. Adams, the presiding elder, of the Co, ' ^um^a districtr as.-tho speaker of the, evening. Dr. Adams preached a wonj ' 'I derful sermon, wijfeich was full of good' ! thought. He, selected for his text, i away the^stoue." The sermon held I the audience spell bound. I want to ' say to the public, that we the mem- ( hers of Brown Chapel feel that we I nvo liiirlilv Klrtcenrl f a knt.^ n ^ a 1 On November 22, -*Summerton and 'j the community was shocked bv xhe j um-xid-crcd 'tferit'h - ;of MrS. T.ula Kayiii ^he had been, "ill nnly a few days ?, and her friends.; ha.d-._jio idea that death' was n'eniy Mrs. Rngin was an 1 j niiTiii.-l, and eiit'i ^i'i ii' im mi..n.?r of-idh.eevty 11 ill. church, connected with all .<>{'*ts "auxiliaries'1. A'_hc:nitilul chi-ist- j an character. She leaves- a husband, i Mi'. Uenry/RaaTn, livy children, throe' step children, to whom she was a mother, in the*-truesj^ sens-e?uf ih'e ( ui.nl, a' >KuTiu:Y and several- sisters. - On \V < Jnosduy, November 21th, l'i iritli hop-body was laid tg-rcstrbyr" the aide of iVer brothjei1, L. D. Wdtson, who died one year ago. The funeral service:*- were conduct iO- I ed by her pastor, Rev. D. P. Pender-; grass, assisted by Rt-V. A, P. Spears, a close friend of the familv. who ' . 1 spoke very tenderly pf'Hhoir associa ? iinn; ami of hh adiiiii.ulbll Inr her ill .he home, her hospitality and sweet'; disposition. * ? Rev, Pcndergrass selected as his' text. .Soncs'ol" Solomon C:2f and puicL. a. beautiful. tribute oomprtr-ing her lite to mat .01 a l^uy tor its purity. , tiaui-aiuo and beauty. 9 'Resolutions frohr the stewardess" board were road by Mrs. Jame Oliver. A tribute front the missionary socie ty by Mrs. D.'P. Pendergrass. Softly , and sweetly, Miss- Arnette Wright. sang, " It- is 'V.'tll with niy soul." " 1 lie pare :n3- of ttns- rtrnrmnc, turs left void a -place in th'c church and ' community that is hard to fill. " . ' 71 Mrs. Ragin was a .prominent mem, her of tlie Household of Ruth, and i wasjaikenjll v-hile attending .one of' its meetings. Resolutions were ofileved from that organization also. f? Ttr-her hu.sbanrtp id ivMlenry Ralfifff ; goes -the -sy m pat by of all. Tlie floral i offerings- were many and -beautiful, i completely7coveting the mound. J - .Sadly we turned away, leaving all mat was mortal or our near one, oe' heath the doh'l, <bdd dlaV. ' "?" Rut when from -hill and valley the We shall Vnect and clasp our dear in the rcsui lOction day. ? ,? HARDEEVILLE NEWS. i? . ?; ?iJ Mrs. P. II. " Cannon, of Columbia,' * i wan horo-thc paot week visiting Mr. \ ^ aiKl Mrs- A E l^elj^jA'hilc here j delightfully entertained \yith a ^ box"party on Tuesday night. Mrs. * Cannon seemed to like Hardeeyille very much. .... .^ , Mrs. Bessie Tnn'mer hns returned home after a seven months stay in > W* v Vi a 111 ct II ] I like Dr. Adams, as our presiding el- . der. . We held oun first Quarterly conference." We had splendid?reports from the various classes. Everything [ wont ove^ very nicely. t On Monday night, we hat^jjf splend i uTMidard meeting. Total raised" dnr^h *ng. the quarter gSOH.ifi,?Undet the I leadership ot Kev. li. W. Walker, I Brown Chapel is making .rapid pro- 1 gross.?Wo pray that it will continue. -H We extend a standipg invitation to hrlt to come and help us. * " ' * j ..." j f WIXNSBORO NEWS. Sunday School was hopnn in nrnn) at the St. Paul Baptist church. Despite the i'ntlcmuni ueatlrw a good ~ attendance was present and every fulfc?The supuiiiilt'fidt'lil,?although" Indisposed, was. at iris post of duty. Before Sunday" School was qver a ^ g<fod crowd had gathered for preach- L r - ' t - : ;--J hifcr services. Being the Sunday for } communion, the services were some! ^ -what lannot'' than -usual.?tiff; Wil? ; ^ liams preached a nohlv sprmnn tVia text \vasr. "Come let us rpasnn -tn.lTjcth'ev." Sunday night he preached a sermon on Ruth and Naomi, the I' Svinday School lesson. . ; , ? a * ? On JJonday night, class. No. 2, of the Presbyterian church, gave an entertainment entitled, A trip around vVmld. Tilt! occasion was sponsored by Miss J. M, Gil moire, who is > Teacher" of olnm'i No. 2. i? . . : On Monday and Tuesday nights, i'<"ii . i'l< ? Ivr pjvtin (In. Pi'i.Qiv-! terian sclipol house by the' school. Friday .night, a concert .will be givi en at the graded school by the high schfioi department, under the- duspi- J. ot ".Miss Daisy A. Walker, ( Title of play, "The Gypsys Festival."jMrs. Kmnia Darby is [reported to.) jbo imjirAil?it-_u We only- .trust that her recuperation will continue:?? l~T Mrs. Adu . lioulwirro is on"the sick ( list this week*. We hope she too will \ tmun bO'able to bW oUt'agalhT" ? -; SI M M BRTO'N N EWS7 - f New York, visiting her mother, Mrs. Ida Nichols. " ^UrstEatherine lipchurch an3~her two. aons . spent the week end here visiting h.er daughter, Mrs. Sara{i wens. ' " , ' O Mrs. Eva ..Powell spent Supday here, the guest of her father, Mr. S. A. Newsome. v VleRETH "HIGH SCTIOOI.?HONOR ROLE?SEVENTH GRADE. ... Wilma Talley, Phili^-Talley, Ander ?otv-Moorman, Maceo McKissick, Wil iarn -ftr Hawkins, Louise -Rntf; fHwtr. otte Blackwell, Maggie-Sims, Braw:ey Gist, Jenny Hamilton, Robbie Peak. ? : Those deserving special mention irfrj?Owen_Richards, Eddie L. Keley, Beaureguard Wrenrick, Leslie zanders. ' ?Alberta H. Ruff, Treacher. ' i. NOTICE " v-* ..... The Baptist Ministers Unjon of the jty, which. meets?at Ebenezer Bppist Church weekly, Wednesday 1? 'clock, will suspend operation, until he first Wednesday in January,-1927. The initial* meeting of the Union will ie held at Union Baptist-church, at vTfich' time there will be a germon by lev. J. W. Coleman, alternate itev,. t." M. Myers. The public is Cordially nviled to attend this service. Come ind make this a grand occasion. Re rrcmbor the date. JANUARY Sthr' 6366 RHONE- 6366 ;hair Caneiny and Upholstering ?Furniture Repairing-and-?1 Mattress Renovating. W. S. TRIilZKVANT 019 Harden St.. Columbia. S. C SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM. , olnnibia. S. P.. eiTprtlvA-Sapt. 96, 1996 irivfe No. .?Between No. Depart-; L50 a -31 N. Y".-Augusta ~31.10:00 a li53 p 32 Auguata-IL Y. 3& &.d)0 p l.:30 p 27 Charleston-Cin. -27 1:45 p 4:45 p 28 Gin.-Charleston 23 4:55p 1.1:45 .p. 10?Columbia Cin.?0 6:55a5.80 :i 24 CulumbiaJax'v'l 23 ll:00p 0_;30 p 20 Columbia-Aug. 19 ' 7:00 a <?:00 a?3'-Culuinbia'-Aug.?7?5:45 "p 1:40 p 1-1 Coinmbi'a-Sav. 13 10:10 a inntr p 23 Columbia-Char. 24 5:40aO.'0'O a 13 Columbia-Char. 14 2:20p 0:25 p 11 Columbia-Chas. 12 5:10 a 1:45 p 2 Columbia-Sp'b'rg 1 4:Q0p 0:20 p id C ulunibia-Gieen. 6:30a 0:55.a'18 Columbia-Sen'ta'17 C:15p 6:10 p 113 '""Cola.-Chai;. 114 6:25 a * Vla Camden and Rock l,ljll. t}' ticket office, 1307 Maui Street. / Telephone 6366. . COLUMBIA. S. C. ' _ . L. A. Hawkins' Ileal Estate Agency? Glomes on Easy Tcwus" M07 Yt Washington Street ? COMJMHIA. S. Best by Test "W A VE-O" ^An'Ideal Hair Trainer for Men and IVnirnjn, j,>aupa the Uuif in ita jdacc und tvains Ifckir to lie straight. For Saje at : v ^AelSQivs Harher ftnnp vn main st:; Columbia," s. c: Martin & ^Thurman Flartriral rpntrliitmn?rr-r .. . \i h : LICENSED AND BONDED ... Columbia, S. C. j>o ooo o:o:o/.>0^^ | JAKE EUBANlCS, Proprietor "o % 1011 Washington Street *8 ^ Work Neatly and Accurately Done t; * Work Called For And DeliverecT :* 5 GIVE US A TRIAL?'Phone 3926 g J: "I ThVltlt YduT7 ~? LjL_ . L_ Snturday7^)^*???towf t . H. HARRISON m OTRACTOix & BUILDER HH [ ThatesEurnished on Application | 1 NO JOB Xa6 XIARGE nl g NONE TOO SMALL JlflP \ Ifcitiland Avenue Aiken, S* C. * (JL - iM ] IATS1 A?J 1 I^N IY II wicMANSHIP & SERVICE g \ | 1. SEE OUR .-I' fl I }lL & WINTER /1 M ' L WOOL SAMPLES ' I 1 WcLp VAI;IJE?AT S3Q& S3SjL--i~V~ I " l^yEN & PAUL WASHINGTON STREK 1- I \ ci, 6963 FOR SALESMAN | \ oooooo';oooi-)noonnD,aafflaaa__^_ *1 a 4 ~A "I | * 0I11<? I*h?2o Residence Phone 6798 L itl 'j j ^ rN. J. FREDERICK ._J pP M; rney-at=tawand Noiarv Public. \ PrJ in all Courts?Stale and Federal. IV ? 1119 WaslL street. Columbia, S. C. |J m | ho Will Help ? :*?* - 1 . . Tincnrvin or \rnnnor Pnot & liM T-ulhei!. (Jclavious Gadsop," an in. * * ' ' nm 1 C a 'uca' Sanitarium,has com- < m { mj fflgj piled;! bm>k of Ppewsr- He ha^-stiiown?> |? 1 BBBjn yprap ' wonderful ambitioU and will p6wer, ! V | . |t* 9^ ^ ^ | l>.^' ^ ^0(jl1113' OS I || X *? , I || namc across the fair skies of the 14-'' | ^ d h?_ eiT1^,^r^3 Qn j | i in .'iuliun ~lu a >ouik'tf" poe't, who has $ | I <|? ^ been" ha rid ieapped by ill health in 1ub!! ? -\ *''*" . c- mait~".*]0e. For sale at The Palmetto ? \ '{ %'. : ct - . \ . Leader ofiice, 1310 Assembly Street,!! 1 .j. ~J t'o^uhibia, S. ('. | | m ^ ~ ^^111 I l k^_ y^3jg ' THE UNITED SOtoF ABRAHAM AD. of JL ^ ?9.'an .organization whteh fWa preat work for '/? poor and infirm people of. South Caha.'\ It has at its her/ Rev.-J. J. \< Harrison. State Master, V\ J.A. JfcrkrStale Jrretary and V D. V. McCrae, State Trea4r. It'pays to its t/mbera whila J alive and Rives to* the belriary something a*er death. It .pays from fifty to onejiuiin. dollars lor hosp/l benefits and M from $25.00 t?F$T00700 in cFof total long by 4fc housa and t household good*. It pays $1.50 to $3.00 r/ week *or I ness and up to $10.00 on Dod's bill. \7 , - ?REV.,J. J. IIAKKISIW, S.B310 Colnmbla,!.(. ?r Prof. J. S. C, .. _ ???