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DISTlNGUi; Vocational ^ t - . ' *1 Race Farm Y'7 ^r? VOLTTT?NO. 2fl Knighfsl (iRANI) LODGK I' - , IN (JHAKLESTON * Ull'l'lillp in Ihn "<'i[y ll III Sea" Next Week to lie Cire.it*? / est in History, of. Lodsre JULIUS A. HROVTN". Iv. ? Grand Chancellor and Worthy Counsellor* Issue ProclamaI : tion for Occasion .T~" . % Cv The Crnnd" Lodge K> of fr,* ftfitf v" C-niH'l of Oulanfho will -convent*" i t > j . Charleston. Jwly a lit! -2HthU:It rs generally understood that the rY !. people. of Charleston are leavrii* no'.stone uutiii nod' to make tlfts" : tlie . 7* 0 ? greatest of Grand Lodge gatherings. . Col, Julius A. Brown, of''Charles.?' ton is' the Grand Chancellor and Major P.. A'. Roper of Beaufort is >. * the Grhhd Worthy Counsellor. * The following proclamation makes ? ] the official fill fon. this tit c ts^ion: c; k Grand Lodge K mollis of 'Pythias <> ' N. A*, S. Am K.,. A., A. & A. he Jurisdiction of South Chrolina " i. i Office of J. A. Brown, G. C pa ? 7 , 1 PROCLAMATION' M.J. :i To the Grand Lodge Officers, Chan- i jellor Commanders, Officers .and Of Mpnihitvi! of tVi'o Knio'ht's of Pv ?~ thias of the -ft Lit It1 of South Cam- v "litia. ;GrAting8i * j ??? Whereas; Section 2 of Article "~l of?the Grand" Lodge?Constitution ' provides that the Grand Lodge shaiL.*- : ; M-a migratory hotly, nrfrl . -hall. meet . i on the fourth Tuesday An July .nt " < "* T- 'V.?? each "year, and \vhereas at the-' 1 list I i ~ " the" city of Supiter,"SAC.,' Jul y2728, 21>7 192<i, AT w^is decided that the'' ' next Session of the Grand Lodge should be held, in the city of.('air yjofitcn. ..s. '..beginning on Tuesday, July 2Gth, 1927. Therefore, 1, Julius A. Brown Grand 'Chancellor' ,of: e tl\je Knights of I'ythias, of X. A. S. A., E., A., A. &. A., Jurisdiction of < v South Carolina, by yfrUte of*thepow < er in me vested, dti Jfereliy tail Git*. ';i . Grand Lodge-ih its Twenty thii d* an?r-br nual session for the- transaction- of XV'. such business as shall legally anb. ; hi constitutionally come before it. r.v. . 1. All Supreme, Grand and Sub- u=a ordUrate Lodge Otlicers and Member? in good standing, arc cordialjly in S 1 vit'ed to ..attend The session, ami, wit; j - ness the ^proceedings^ t;j ! 2,. The" sessions of the Grand Xftig terian Church, .Calhoun at Meeting 5HED SPE A err in ilfi ivq V.4X LU1U lers Very : ?. . ? isurance Mil. UC. ' ; ' " .. Addross?By Sir- X. .J. Frederick, a m h~AttoVmo u t h Carolina. i - . AVuh\ ss - By S'ui J, It. .IclFei'Sun, and Worthy Counsellor, West Viriin. . ' * yr) , Green, Supreme Chancellor. IVaycr and Benediction- By Rev. Mr. Mi?nf!y;: Supreme Roprrscntne? Kentucky..' . ?.'T Yours fraternally, s. w. GJtr.rN. t(,?(, . - - ^upToirie Chancellor. E. K. U.YI)r.RWOOD, Supreme K. of It. & S. I'ho Suprenio Lod{;e._ proper eonncs in Chicago. Illinois, Tuesday jrnipjr, August ltilh, 1027. Esquire J. E>-'1e>rick has represented the j ale of S unt-h Chrolina on previous. KUSKioiis. The u'pryseritntives?fcofis body aaie?tn~4*e elected at the i -artft 't,od|^<' , in ( harleston next . ek, at vrhic-Ji time Attorney Fred-I lck is expecte<? to be elected. Our j streets, commencing *bn? Tuc/dayt t.'r morning, July 2Gift, 1027, at 0:30 a., ni. 'Hie sessions of the Cram! (Y.irr; g . of Calanthe will be held at Emanuel" . i A. M. E. Churchy Calhoun at Meeting , streetsr\beginning on Tuesday morn- Sii r ing July 20th, at 0:20 a. m. I set 3. Each financial lodge in the ju~" fTsdict!or( is" "entitled to Two Tcprim ~ sOntativeis, who must bo Past Chen- (,r - cellorsj in their respective lodges, and who mus). present Credentials issued - by their lodges, showing that they Ct have been duly elected. :ftil 4. - All Supreme and" G rand. Lodge - taxes, and Endowment for the tdrni^V ending June 30th,' 1027, must be paid. iu order that Vepresentatrves may I. be allowed rto exercise their rights . tiv ' in the Grand Lodge. X6 lodge will be allowed representation unless TT p is shown that 'the aliove specified At taxes are paid for the period above t specified, JUne 30th, 1027. -fc. J Chancellor Commander*. of Su H B bordintttc Lodges, arc hereby request- yc I ed to see that credentials, duly sign; m< ed are forwarded to the Grand j X. ^^Keeper of,Records ,and Seal not lhter, ^pTarT Juty HiTTst?1027. ~hj" comply-?nn ig with this order, very much tune Mi ill be saved in jptflung upUho Cirand xlge roil. Chancellor Commanders \v< (Continued on Page Kight) , ejj ii'ltii'fSENTATIVES 1 ??' -fl'lflM I ? /n:iL-:-vil ELECTED T& * ? ' * " * ' ^ ; A'Atmo \. .1. rioderick : '' - ' i;?: ?? s..lvhi?:H(s .(if "? r ' Pythhas - ~ ... . ^t . <? iai- rKOfjRAiVi issued Th U Pyilijftri Temple To ' ' r. vt: 'or.<*;I.jivinij* August '15,' 11)27 v ' *: ;* hhvi noticed with pride and : -u !( the Pil'u tuI Program issued* ' iv tue of the Supreme Chan ' v* V. i. ; pv ranm of (.irand . At-1 ncy; N\ J. Frederick, as! one of *! |m n.?ipal speakers on" an occas-' ' n that brings people (from every t ;>! ' the cUuury inhabited by ton*. u;>: '? ?: f / ir.e ]M'ogypnt is as follows: - , C of The Saprcmo Chancellor r Kivi' ' Is- d' Pytirias-of .*North A i * ith America. .Europe, A ia. Africa and^ustralia. .. Vdtr ni'n. Oi. T'o ti.T.- r 1(1.17 ' ?trr?a,..!?\jarvil.iiTs pi' .the By re nte l-.o 'pe, -Officers and Mem " op the Supreme ( hart, Order ?"f C:il:it'' Maior- (ipneral and Members of tf/> linilomt Rank. ripi'tial Potentate and Members >' The TT>t'<iits ' of Chnaj" ol' the. \niirhts of Pythias, of North A: rpcr < $# South America, Europe. ^ W a.- Africa and : Australia. >: KTfXlTS: " . , 1 fi a all* hereby notified'to assemble <lv corner of .Thirty-seventh PI. ' STa* f St r. .-4. Chicago. Illinois. 1 |C?londujA Ao-rust ' l.Vn, 11*27, ; ati o'clock' a. nf~ *p participate a r.<.'iiTr~i"inT7i?u- Ka.vitm' of Httmm ei i' f 1 no .Nn'ional Pyan '1 u-:si";.i*." for .the Knij'hts of Py gjS i.?'' Nrp'fly A pTi *c::.-y-viith Amer , !?. > e. a, Africa and Aus-*--y . \ > } n p ' ' 1'.o'v?ik'* t he Program for r cj lvpionv:,L ' r- -fe Ir.tiioducu. n . ?jMnslt'.r?of?-C'-ci'e . ..a-., umL Ciuuipum" <u- the. Build- . fiCArtuioiltce-?By Sir S. A. T. Wat ir. Si;; r. nv AlUMncy. " * MosAop of iMnonics-?-Sir?S. W. ;eh. Si.i rpfu^ V'Tla'nci'lbir. : Invocation?. By Rev. N. C. Nix,; ore imr"~l'i eU;ftr.' Mnsiu , ' / : ^ Address; ^By Rf. Walter O. Taylor .promt' Kj^yr tentative, Massacduitf ?<.' 'AKERSA 1 W orkers Progress! COLUMBIA, s'c,, SATU Commissio 3[)(> R K EDUCATION EX- , PERTS LECTURE ' <s - -3? secretary of Negro Department Church Extension and Home f ' : ' ;\rmENCE~ - OF SOORepresSfltative of General Education Hoard TeliS" Of Survey Amonef Negro Colleges Orangeburg* S-- C., July 15?Several il experts in Education within a week nave visited and lectured to more than three hundred sunimer school students -enrolled at the -State" College. ? s ? I)r. W. A. C. Hughes, Secretary of Negro Department, Church Extension Episcopal Church, was heard ifhd told graphically of the conditions in th.e_. Mississippi flood district,, where posted the need of consecrated workins in the .teaching pro'fossion and ad vised that thev make themselves a| part of every constructive -communi- : ty activity. Jadkson. Davis, '.representative- ofthe General Education. Board, told of the recent survey" made by the -Uni<fed States "^m~eair~oT Edtreation-a^ mong more than ninety Negro Col-. leges-, lie pointed out the signifw Irrtce of the increase in the number of students in the colleges, within the last three years. The information j from 'this expert was eagerly re. . . ... *. reived by the audience. Another representative of the (lop- J j aJ E ucation Board was Mr. ESivho .? +M lliu i\ ur dune in lliu i classrooms and lectured in the chapel. In his address he told of his observafinos in many summer schools lie has been- visiting;*- He commended the work of the State College summer school when he said that-he was! glad._lfc> see the courses so well or- j ed upon subject matter* rather than so nuich' on methods or teachings. The teacher he linynoods to know her subject before she studies methods. His commendation reflected : great cre<fit upon Pres. R. S?-Wilkin- 1 son. Director Howard Gregg and oth-; crs responsible for this ilYipoilirtit' change - in- the curricula. - ?- . nn iinwtjnii DIM'C * >1 KM HMt Ut ur-^r>ivaii TION HO A RI) VIS IIS STATE j Orangeburg?.The faculty and stud ents of the " State College Summer School were honored by the visit of Mr. Favrot of the General Education Board, on Wednesday, Jfily 12. After visitimr somc_of the rfesses at work, he spoke to thosei assemhled for the Chapel service. In the course of hiis brief remarks Mr. Favrot urged upon live students the need for further study in sub jet matter along, with :!esife for a variety frf teaching methods. He made the" obsrvation that the Summer School at Sta.te College includes classes in subject matter in its curricula. s. ' ' r.T a .~ . 'r? a State has fouf Strpreme RepresenTa^" tives,. two are elected each year. Col. C. II. Dannelly ancLProC-S. L. FfnleV were elejteef lnot yoafr Tho two to be fleeted this year to succeed j Sii:s Julius A. Brown and N, J. Fred i erick. _Both of them have their hats j in the riijg to succeed thempeives. I i ,V , ?* ~F*". ' " " V 1 . k T STATE -End fwc ve In Oi r?r-T??TT~ " :? . * * ' ' ' ^ RDAY. JULY 23^1027 iurt of I ner Comir IN GREENSBORO . ? NORTH CAROLINA Two Weeks Conference "of Vo cation Workers Comes to . ??1 -Snecessful Close y .. 2(i COS. REPKESJjOTlsi) Conference Headed h> Federal Agent of .'National Agricul . lure?H. O. Sargent Grcensbor.o N. C., July 16?A two of Xorht Carolina at A. and T. College. ttiis city, has come to an end - after p very successful program. During, the conference, which was Supervised by federal, state and local experts, demonstrations, lectures, and -instruotions in provessionnT-phtrecs-rrf agriculture was given. Time was devoted to general dist'ussions-of-benefit relative plans," related activities' explanation of duties, administrative and community activities.. Headed by Dr. H. O. Sargent, federal agent of vocational agriculture. an efficient corps, of experts were selected by S.?B. Simmons,-supervisw.of .vocational -agricul tu re, who called the Tn..lo.l.i.l ftiio fi-i: n XT \* 1.2 ? ~ a ! - 1 A were Cj. i\. i\euKins,. vucciiioriui lua-ehov. Gary, North Carolina; II. - B, Mask, director. Chilean Nitrate,. Bureau of Education; Roy H.v-ThOmas state supervisor vocational agriculture. and Frank Parker; state statistician. Twenty-six vocational teachers, re; presenting; twenty-six dill'erent counties and "touching practically every part of the state, attended the ; fnninro. Them* men, under the stepe-evieion of Sgt ?B. Simmons, state?=aTyr ervisor, arc exerting a marked, influence in the development of use"*ful men for-the carrying on of the agricultural industry anions Negroes . of North Carolina. The men, during the ensuing year'will emphasize shop work, f'ecord keeping /and/ he use of the statistical data, .interpreting the same in terms that will he theii* classes. The?conference was brought to i\ close- with a dinner which was riven the men by President Bluford. At this dinner* Pros Blutdnd?imuie?an addres_s_ stressing... the va jue j_of _voCp tional training. --=^ STATE Bl'SINESSS ? ?? fP-AtitT rhft I)r. R. S Wilkinson, President; I. S Leevy, Vice- President ? Delegate^ from various parts, of the State met at Zion Baptist church at noon on/VVednesday, July 20th and organized a State wide Negro Business}; League. The following officers were elected: President-; Dr. R.* S College, Orangeburg,-S. C.; \'ico president, I, S. Lgevy, merchant, Columbia, S. C.; Trenourei1, Dr. J. J. Stark* president of Morris Cbllege, Sumter S. C.; Recording Secretary, P. M. Bowling, merchant, Columbia, S. C.; and Corresponding: Secretary, J. E Blantaodad wad AA Aazbt' 9A0 Blanton, Vobrhges Institute, Denmark 5?. C. tThe' Evebambm mab fofafk -S. C* The Executive Committee- repvo ton lift till' varion- distrii-t oml sections of the State and will be nounced later. According to theJCb'n<vt4ttfti onfall committee.^ afeoiTTf. (Continued on Page Eight) J 1.' ' ' i . ' ' ' ' *- ? . ' " ( . . ' . SUMMER ) Weeks ji arigebufg .'I ' lends "'VKoyi MLf.K*. -u c a' >1 AXi> . . , '' Ai; - (rVf>.".', t' M >- '?-: : '-4-;?r -?' rv?;?v '. onsirnt!<_ . . . m'n l';n > . ' i ' ' ? MAKt: ' . T'lrvjVi^ ri.1 Pr^rflr On#' .?i; " ?(. ' ' V-. .. n :} ' Throujrh t \ __1 <*- '" ^;!on work oT : ' -i | ha?iri hurj* ami t'; ?*,: [ . ? '?V'. N'o - im "l..t!1'I-'I \ - ' ?? ;-T"" .! < ( .17. > i> \>.:i ' ;V: a:,<! are now anions tin' fir.oii.ui-.ors \y?S have- iii- 1'h < '.icttv. *ha?this t-at".' ;!a?. Me* of tin " Kclisto and.' in ;n<*_ si^rti'-nv whore 2"? ,iu'r is ait "(i ...ur iu ,-t. Nou-rU j .farmers "vrrc Farms that are as ;rc?j<l.;:s any iritthecounty and according C<- il.\ ..VT7 T^rnit Is, 'the j NYirro farm . .oeoV>n.-;i ;ri???n a^i-nt. ; 11. i a 'U , :i nuri"; f',.: : v>l farmer* f t . * * | aar.onfc- XtigvtttUk-ut S' a'.ji Carolina. H?.Iff the 'stations nank'4 an-1 oTher l*sections of '.he . v'- - r- - ),*> found twent.Vrd ? " Nv,n > pin:iters who wore living /"t i'1 ni ha.n?4 to . inoitlh' i M'.'icon 1'-...m.titii r, u,n "umr [' hy.ntiivd i" six'hnmirt <1 :a re, of?*i>rne of .tluv l.c.-i "1" li'j.i- Jarul* in the o>ntr'.! ty ami-'nil -of' it Y .urnier.. 4u.>t .c.laA 'i t ii-,iiv..it i> n.-. .\f,ionr Negro ['. iWll t i ' ?-V. . 1* . . i, H i 11'. i^iH I Itytf1 * 1 'IT ; to the acn t}'. Po'li yvyvil coilt In- i,h > -tii .-y .FuiVtf line crop.* ol' oetes. n?ei--i;.-. ot V, *. terVvat(> * and diiieiy.t;:ir.!i'?i f.r'^hie.vv. iweh they ha\e U l;. li'.'i. !,. . 'i ' o' 1 i 1 1)' i market. ;.i ;-.i?i.ift-ts aioi'.iv uv.h. IIIVII'S mill i ll ,"fw lvi i l\ 'ii s!V(':im >t' \ vohals " *!: ' ' '..r.V.o- cvhi'-" l ' j'.iii! ?iii' th .ii'i'jchum j,daily. Many o|" them run '.theufarnis -.and nku'f thfhr overhead ex. ^crises l'r?.;ii- . so!'.:,ri; I ifps: thickens and other farm pi'u :w ' x On nearly (jvei'y one of {Lese farms aio soil) highly (k'Vc-^-mvl on hards which the s tri ow * for J the market. | (ieorjro Itnnidl-h the IVx.aT 'farm dc'j iiiiiit 'tai t'i '-n? i?ITT!? i'ii ;n VvorMnv I in the eoiim v aan.rik hi-' ;*v"< pie for ~ Hourly ten vines and ho has !'u'i'!i.-4 untold. hehv to -h.r<-j i MpVf -nn4~ to- the county..", Tkrotich his ivaihinir and tfuid'.n;i la; i' . .< . have ,lo:n*n;?d valuable lessors', in farming,lisirtjr the latest^ nu lla ds ;tnd it 1 dopoxulin?r absolutelyapoh Ttnt.on for thpir "e^peh'se-i; Tln.y haVe'?iti:ptn.\ od- their lion n ii an\ of them* have... their hontcs. .properly, screened., painted i with sarfitaiA . .1 rivies. .vvelj built I barns. M'ha.vle pastures for cattle raisin-, and !i\ - : 1 le:ve : >nt lives 1 . ; 1 i.nntdi-H'ijv - i;i m i ? 1 hen- ( on-nuini. I ties when he fore this < xt.onsion work staved 1 he,\ w.- t; ah,)-, -t parasite'^ I to he eav ie i hy the wlr.te people. '. H .>?'~r. ?.ln?h .'.ii" fnrtpet;.' In .our i?ro'in'y and referred to in this.article are:-y.?m fl^ye'. S. R, Mutler. C. II. IluhbUrd. V. J. WiutWuv (Vranj-e .mircrj J. I!. ^hw?ci>-. lorn ( vomer, 1 f ar,ric\ Cromer, F.rodvfh? Ra? ? \*< : ?U \R'<Wtrrrdv~+i. h. Feo,vVvi1;R: W. Wil son, Neoses; dohtv Tyler and John?WiHwrti*r - f*o* deva: Marshall 1? loner inyl?M. < .?WilH.M'i". '-'"Or;?h . .1! 17). i.'c :n I S i JVrry Roath, Ryam hvillo; ,T.,P. -Ed ; wartT^ CTFOYj,Jiams, Holly Mill; R. 1,. Williams. " T"t ~ ^ * **'' 1 SCHOOL ~ ' "c Conference County ):??t^====== i% *- . * * ' * * m _ i i -All 5c A COPY xl Knights AT DURHAM i1 un !>;-!!ih!- dr Kinu'?David 1 ; ifo'ds IHh Annual Grand Lodge Session K?n i n AT I EN D ANCE ' CT"r:! I eature of Session , Was Address "hv North Caro- ,. !:n;? Tps*. ('nmrnis'sioner The. Thy;;!-Knights .of. King David '. i;v-F*vt T. \\\ (}. Reavson. DurX. h-M it l?th Grand Lodge - ' L r' on. S. Cii July-12*'' l.'l. and ?14 with over- four hundred - ? . " ' 'egittnv iiriat1 eudance. . " . ' '".u; ''rdhig ft Vur'e of the ses;;it\va.<ryn address l?y the- Insurance f-*Hiimissi<>her .of North .Carolina in vhivh he highly commended, the so ciety. i Ani'iiig ^itlu'i1 things- he stated as ' follow*: "It :> good to know that : n own .-nlendid Qrdor stands head t and shoulders above" all of the other ; colored fraternal orders of the State I ;h tins .-respect a?(l it is , bepause ' I '.' want to keep you there, that I5 have . 1 >me to ilifKiiss with.you in a serious I wa.w ti'.is very soi'iwus. problem."?^i A r i evit whip the subject of the i growth of I'ratecnjt1 so'-ietios? ->nd the : ? ' do\fclqpm?ht of-adequate rates among ; such societies the Insurance Cornmisj .sjoner said, "I think it a very high j oniphment to yTTO that" when the i Superintendent of Insurance* of the l;.v:11at .State oj' Pittsylvania issues ! 6rd<?St.'driving from.his State all fratt t ind <.g\lqrsi?not uporPadequate. rates. "'"your"XTI~rer waj." PhV, of The' very few "* *: c> I red orders tliat Was allowed to . ofiiiitue hu>iness there." ' He concluded his address1 as folio'.i s: "llet pre 1 clue* 1 desorimtra ">. V-l:, I. ~r I .jOj-icp pprnin ' u? '.i-'opimeiui, you* "for ithti record that you iTfTTfci- made, -for.the' standard you i nw set for;, the other , fraternal orc-. i;.- m tin*. State in the matter of - , ..placing, your- endowment department upon a Sound basis. Other orders wflT have to- come to the same bpsjs " _ . von: nallv or close their ondov/ment departnients and you are to be cona; ahUed fm;. hqvi.ttf taken this for-? V.ud step without coercion and upon ;-y ybi/r^Avn Initiative. ' . ' ^ ^iid you' God-speed in the work Thlit""-"you are doing. Keep-' your idcais hi eh. Do your level best to live .Up to the high Ideals of your Order r "in the -every clav. c-miimon place relations 4f life, because the world is.. ; waUdiing you. and there is much de- '' pe'.rdiha upon you. . - ' . "ThCfe is no race problem in North .'^ Carolina' afitt I attribute this happy , condition. to the good work that,has j'Lceii^one in North Carolina, by your I Order and by similar societies and it p+s?my impet+iat?you?wrH* keep' up j this kood--work, bearing in mind not I'only your own people, but "your white * i friends and m iehbio-T n-i>ll?'Th.>? I white element ill" our. population' ; rued the. prayers of all the, Cl*ristian j .people and they need the" understan?JT mil!* and Cooperation of Till good ool ered citizens, surii as you are." The session was characterized hv all in attendance as one ol' the most sao? es.-ful ever held and more convuttive legislation was adopted.than r?.?: ^ .. ; : _ 1m any previous ^session. ' Among' other things the*. Society [ passed. legislation re-adjust its j rates as.applied to thai junTiPH uf'ils - fi I'lv.h'.ushij* now on mEjuaXe ??? took steps towtard the development of Department: reorg-amgeri (Continued on Page Eight) 1