The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, December 03, 1927, Image 1
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Mayor Admits"; fcJselossness of
T7- Tr3>infT <" IWFt.jtt In iiiMct ir.n
fi of National Association ' j
f KU KUTX-1NS1*IKKD JSiUIKL
' N. A. A. (.\ IV-rHcivds I'ivfireeo
dentiy Small Sura" on Ca<e-?
Less Than SotKKOO
- New Vorlq't Dee. p?- A dot . u;uhujJ
s'.rmd in th,. Inilirln.u ronv'-q finniuvd
by 'the Gary Branch- uf i-ha Na! ionnl
I Office'of Ihe National"Ak;-oti'jft ion' f?h*
ft' ' the Advitnccimr't oi C-iotvd lVaph . r
ft " w'th treneroua r:n ii.?i'i ? i": c .doivd
atVoi'Jftcysi, h.q_s sqiiarcly ifot\ nod' ihlI
i.niin . ii
in tire Kincir'in j ti^h *F":Tu.i>l ni' C!;uy.
Mayor Floyd.R. Williams ludnif quot
? ed in. the Gary Ih'?sjt-Ti'U?o. v, a v.hilo
daily, a - s.i; i..--. "h v.-.'
th.e_actionjuf the--4cht?d Jjoaro .11 ai>- ^
. propria! mg ,tic r,.i in?t-rm?porary
buildip# \vas-illegal and rlrn
3 ; it was a. useless w?.istt; of panic J to
Hy".. v try to defeat tliy. injitra liuil.-!
-1-. A, ,?L'J hi? in jiini i inn a-'dn.--. ' ){.."iM'.-"- .
priatiori of $15-,000 fjof -a- ' soj^-regtited '
school was brought, in the? names of
A, J. Terry, a. eohtvawdp and buUd.r
and Rev. Gharles' Hawkins, pastor of
? the- First. HaplM Ghtfrch *"1; Gary,
both colored tax-.payers of the city...
^ The XationalUJliica; ot' the N. A. A.
0, i\ appropriated-:j>?>U0 for this light,"1
sending' R. I lin.ii.ey ol' Iht.liamipt Jis.i
as its. attorney to &v*'?st iby .MUorney.s i
? employed by the Gary' Brajich. .'Vhp |
P^a'"f- { BTaiit.'h has .spent; an unprdvpialently |
sampil sunt on -this uifporiant east-,;
' less than ijsiOO . to date, testifying-to ;
thc loyally und enthu>;Ui'sin ?U',,.thc.
? colored attorneys who- bavo helped- to
gain'the smashing'victory.' - ,
The y,' A. A. C-' 1'. entsTP ab- the .
~ .oust' at lhc very oiu. i.' i i thi- lira --l),
under the lcadeiship ill' il:; l'lvsidont,
John \V. Russell, i eTa'iifng 'attorneys, j
' to fight the segregation at Lv.ir.pt; i\v- !
quiesctvd in by the city eoXiheil in- dtG
t'erenee to a.strike.of Kic-.KT.tx Klan
inspired white students-'late in Hop-.j
tembeftr -On the night of t-epsunnb; r j
29, the city' council of Gary Voled J
$15,90.(| for u "temporary*' high, s.liool
to house thc colored si'tulenia' then
studying ' in Ki.ur"J< .)i'tiiVa
. On Monday, Otli bt r 3, t,he Is. Ai A.' (.'?!
:? R Pih.ll soil. I'm-..' 1) in ' ; ,1 Id- I i
4..: strain the appropriation of tax joyat>' j
- - money for stteh "a purpose. '"Tfcv* >'ol_\
v lowiii^ lasvyar*' <il' Cavyi !? L.,
Bailey* ul' iwHnnapolis, wore associated
in .the case J. -F. La-ivrenco Anders
on,T*l.?irle* li. .ba-oil,'t..~t"ay~
roll and Kdward McKinKy Hacoyn. ^
Qn i.Ot tuber lit, W iljiam Lichens,
Field Secretary of the X.. A; A. Ci.
" P., who 'had jrrrne-To "ttTirr t<ryx-fc.lin
the fip:ht, -reportt d by leukraph
that the case-had been .vcr.u. <i from
Lakc to 1'ortor t'.amry, as ;ho IU??yor
reported too much prejudice for a fair
?i trial in Lake'County.
' On November the original re
straining enter a the appropn
ation f6r a segregated JiTjvTi sTTToTTT"
was cohtiniu (I . as a temporary hr
junction amf Hnsl hearing scit'for Dec".
? 12. At thai .lime' A it orfflTT R. b- j
Bailey reported telcgrapHically ' 1'U Mnr L
N. A. A. C. I\ National Olikethat!
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he did not* hctievei-4ny?t*-4>rndaius_j
wohdd let the matter ;<.i_U-LtL?_L
On November"' 18, i,he ' TiTayor of j
Gary was publicly quoted as saying it j
~? ?wwi u.>oli s<; In right 1 i>i .V. ?\. A. C.)
P., today reports l?y letter that the;
Gar y Council?mrt?Mtrmlay ~ night, '
November 21, to aft oil the Mayor's j
action appropriating tjJic.^l.'.oOd. The
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has pasKwl its first alldTgrornt read 1
. * ir? rr otiTT T W' n ci1? ffv thvi
?*.JV ? *? iu %?. M ? - w v ^
ed at the ne^i lm^eli:;# at the .council
L? ? rih the first Monday in Jhacmhory
>' The victory in the Gary ficrht fs a
-y.-. testimonial not.only to the devotion
of the colored .attorneys tn the casor
i but to the united tvUiriU oi li.c cMa d
people of Gary under the able leader, i
ship, of the Gary Branch.
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LRi^il^yT WITlvIX: " v^z_z;
' . : SON RETURNS
J'rev neurit I\'. S..N W ilkinson of t:lu
State Collide ri'nrned ,'i'hursda'j
nspVuina,' from an' extensive trip dur
in a: which he attended ih0 swsweh^ai
Tin* A^tit'ia'.hin of Lnnd-.tirant ?Co 1
lege :. 'arid-.' Universities in Chicago
lie' is J uv-hlrnt of the Conference dl
?\e{py0 t uad-.Crant. Colleges, eumpris*
S.'.,- : S:;,t. a ITunTTg . the eon
VI; lit tin it war. irinaupcod hy I)r Ti;^
n. jo. Lonnm..-nonet of Education
-'hat. ITV.ndbnt Wilkinson has beer
'poultrc'd 'oii the sjrecial Ju?a-i:>ftr\
1 ..11 i< ' n thr Survey of I.nmjtr.lnt
l~ obexes of the-:United Status
. .r-?
C winch she .Secretary ol' the. Inte'noi
f Ciiaii i.uaji. This appointment is
?" : ' inipr.j- .nice inns.
ono- tljc Coinniitt.ee referred tt
. v 11 ..:.d oiiit?tin i'si-vi ;i
which- ha&flx'cn authorized by Con.
\viy.*Iin appropriat yin . of $-117
b'CPO. (icier. members !of thjj com.
:-V'-:*HvVklit.1 1'ius4'-h nt. U.-A. Tcauioi
ni y of .Maryland, X'ran
Vs (i. l.tiair. Illinu.is State' Snperirt.
i) "cat of ifiililics Education^' Prusii
h'iii.T.. I>. Coii'huin of The University
-h-j\Ii.nnusolaii Vrysiilppt S. W. Stmt
in of Massachusetts Institute of Techi
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a n . , ? I \ l?U. . .-v. IjUl'y O
['.{ j Colorado Slate AltideulUiral Col
iKv. .ami -Vi V s n;t ha; Van Ronssol
: iv direct r Of. the Nt \v York .Si.aU
Ci Ucj^e- -of oli.ome leconomics. jThvr<
a/.'. til; I.ndjl-lre'itt Colleges, cail
'a..- and . territory nuiinlainin.yr 0.110
nu' 17"s .arc (in, the South) operatinf
.'.lilitlQ.mil e lieges for AfroVAmeri.
can . lindent:-, l.as-t year, they in
.rolii'if'ot-l.Otio white anil'lSMl of qui
..-r.udctitand flu ir stall' coinpiisai
?.">.lr*l> , i*dj'errsTriPam 1. instructors. A!
oi thy in .tilutions axe slate surfl?or.tei
an! the ,i' total .income in lddo-ll'dt
wW'St^.i.JtA'i.nuo, tlu- j'od-.ral govern,
niche "ToiU" ntiuTiftg -$tl;t:M;6o!9r. r
1:1 FTP TTTp?i'iosjdrnt. ' Wiikin.iui
addressed the State Coiicge Alunm
jLiuiptir ill New York City,lt,omn\?sei
id 'v. o e'tli .n ICO j i ailuatcs nf'.tiie, br
Liiit'uiion \vi?o are inynitcd iu vitriol*;
i";l'? aVional and metre-rial tmrsult.- ii
3tt" metropolis.?? . " .w .
i^CAiSK rOK L,0AL WOKly V
A:r OHA^N(i Ell L llii
(; ii. Llj, lhc. 12?:Tji<S cTCT
oi tc^'hCraUy-- xceog
h';:. 11,I v. ?' /!%. 01' i'dmst'inn ?.n*
<.h' ::A r-iiui'ti'iif!-' accomplished at tin
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ist.'ui.1 CiUeijo In- tlua city.. 1 herefouc
k.ii! -ist Siu*i(j will i.e. inlercsliii'ff ir
tit rhi/.vs a \viJe appreciation ol
tir.jy-rrio a! follegc:
i ' i k A rli :ih nyal .Mid Miehan
4.,al CiIiTT'.'vc at Oiahgt'lmrg,- is presi
,d:ni of. the group of 17 Land-Gran
fci1 ;,,s'JVn- Xc'groes. Presiding ov
i : re nt.cimu ivtu o of tin* heads o'i
these'sef&ols, hold in Chicago, he _ie
t - i t d,-ncrordihg to the Associate^
Frets, thai in South CVtvolina the le.g
i.laiuio was' "willing to g0 all th<
::v " in inovidintr sallioifru, appro.
prist ions, olioient. toachVrs ami in.
j pro. tod Hiijjcrvision't- for the edueg
lion of Xep.ro students in agriculture
rmtl the mechanical arts.
Ii' ! (' i>ii.a>ftl>lv. -is tlnn
disposed toward the college at Or
Hngehurg; such disposition is largclj
a product oL the sagacious administration
of President Wilkinson hack
cd h'y sympathetic and judicious trus^
of*erectly "T>i'ivn!.t'd?lewtmb thf
(" al situation ajtd ^robjems to b<
faced.? ? ???.
The Sint0. has no detailed know
hut the net impression from all tj.?il
I- ti'; = ircarti in some years irom mai
qphVTer is that the public fumlsTKen
') v'-Ti'tf avc yielding high rotrrrrrs anc
t?>?t the reaction uRtiri the Negro far
mri pg[ipr iiilly jias been n vu'kodb
helpful. The school has apparently
a strong feeling of responsibility thru
hedevelopment- of character, a highei
'i'II-1'' r.f - thrift?ami honesty?ami e
higher, inspect fat-la#, and order."
?The Times ond Democrat
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COLUMBIA. S. C.. SATURI
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BenedietCc
C?' ,- ' ' . V ' I ' -^
frontier Liout. (iov. Andrew J. He- |T"
^ i thea. Speaker?Other Sidelights , *
^?T?..i'nrL >in more- ilian
r' tv.-n thousand . people, colored, and"
whije, last Sunday afternoon Henc-j
. diet' College mad., the biggest" hit
1 - ... * S* i* (
ever known .in Columbia. ato music,
i lover.. Mi's, l'ullins; ihusre directress .
' of . Benedict. Col'.tjgo, "arranged with
, Dr.. J. C. White to D.i-vq th0 occasion
. . to come. v'/Tmit Zipa Baptist "Church. nn
; ^ l'_Pf.!).'plty -'it .".-nil oVlncl; I'V; '.-v pO
|'street was filled with cat? or mcn-atvl lie
> women; T>o\is and' girls, white" and mil
r'ecrored wending the.r way.to ZifTTTJ Jtp
Rev;-Mr. "White aclod-.as mash r of
) j eeremon|us. ;ReW Robert; il- lie
>i i io.riiniirini of ("ii i j-lohol. ' J'an.'.ma ,<.?
. '. ('anal Zone,-who is here In thL, slate -,]1U
, stirring up interest--for his mission
.i.'work in .Central America, was intra.'-n.
i-i-dwod-~k>?U+e- a;ul4.. :u:c, by ,,Jl v.
i j Al JiLc. ln a h;yi?y_jnien. White and w,,
. 1 hi-rboul'lU1 "Wtfiiri'K'i elasMiiati s ~f;
. ;?\t; Bene iiet. After listening to .Rev, _st;
. j Thorboufnc'. for a short while, tiding
> tavn.ma'.c,.' their?^nd-nls a;v n.v; r
i convicted .'of any c r:mo. lie corny
1 inou-h'd Em did t0 U?o hip-host con l,i>
- sidei-:\:i.iii oP the people of Columbia :-n
>. aiuf South Carolina. ... b!
i rRov. TYhUc fen! a loiter from (fov. ilL
I. hn ft fth-h ir-'a; vogi'oi'thig bis in.?"
ability to be. present; ?? - -- ??
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staen tstasi> i ui.ic i: thanks i!'
n. a. a. c. p.- t ok i'kotec hon j?.
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New York,' Dec. 2?Samuel . A. ;r
Il'-u i'.O.- . '.'lien?for and, .p"-'. man who?
\ has stood his ground ngaim.t ell oris j{"
* t-u ou -t 'hi in from his- in St at eh 'jj,
^""V-'.antj l-y the National Association Ut
iTi.v tho Ailv^ncomcnt of Colored Poo i ,
> jde. has written thc- N. A. A. (!, P. u.t'l
o..*ntw i.i tnanus in,
' > ?. ? .!( mlci-cd. Mr. Erownc writes
in part: , t'hi
M '*\Vo- feel our duly to express,
I to our jjYesvt oriranfontion a measure tj,
[ , of' appreciation. Wd have nn duuht.?
"that ev: lUthouR'h wo were determined v j,
' to remain in thc place where we .set, ji()
" 'up for our home, our enemies- would ,.;l:
have succeeded in driving us out-kad.}'c:r
- it. not ja-en for this n. a; a. c. r.-of ?,
ours. ' -Vt j\y..e
v0f' course v.e feci grateful to the
! .organisation- ?U)d I ant taking this
"Tnea-nvC" to express l*of-myseK- .and yr'u
? r.iiniii pin* dj i'p fiii I'll"- -mil . i:,.
tion for thef pot tint assistance ren. j^y
' dered. " . , -
-1 school notes. la"
uI'JrtJi nl, teachers i'.Hil
'* nila :(?f the^Wn veiJyCI1ode<] school Wt.
i i.iW,. ihi; ii,i''iik 'ill* most, graciously (-n
thanking 11 ie patrons, friends- nnd yv
pubi*1 tt( lni io,,fur-thc, wont' hoar. ' |, .
t ] 'y financial support unndci^l thom ;
'* >n tnoir H\:nr iH-iye. . " -j .UV
i j This dri\e was c.psl it c.l f r , j, j
1. ptiYposo i>t; 'lw?wr(1fy(ng the grounds?x:
of thp School. Walks arc to bo pav nn'
. c-Land-hlinhbc ry planted. ,i pi
' j Through tlm cooperation of friends -x-Jn
i the elapses..realized these amounts. ?r<
"1 At a later date will, h? h^Td a _.J.
> >vMr'ooonina of, srhool, To this in<
oAiu' public lilt be most cordially in- ,,h
'v|T!p. t ' :j. *
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MY, DEC KM II Hi! a, 1927
p~ " . ' ' .
jttege Mai
'ormer Grid:
?JouEiajL
id; nis wvik an- the i/anama Canal
rZftne. the program was started. ' .
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* 'J,ha "Sing" consisted of many Juhl ; ,
i ??r
f ico nr.]o;l>o., and typical Negro songs
interspersed .with.eStssieaV'numbers of
, . i SOI
. qnarle'.tVs a"d solos. For high class ,
m.is'val nunnuM this surprisseJl any .
: given in .Columbia before. Many of ;
l e .hading \\hires oaipo forwavd to
, hakfx hands in. congratulations with,
? Mrs. Piillins.
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- ! A s Ivor oll'ering of ?o8.1o w;?s t:vk_ ^
en. AftQivvhi.ii it'ev. While in fro JUI
f-din ;1 fnVmev Lieut, -Governor A ml row
1 J. Botliea, who camp forward ami de. ( j
' live rod >.\ brief a.idi-oss. (Jov.. Betlrca
; praised IlclioUii't College for the '
' .splendid deportment of her student
- body as h "whole. lie showed that
. vhove- su<L-h Chiistitiu Schools Jtrvt
;OT?waj. RAMI: D:C. <>, .1927 ON
ANTisnrii- a^ui.kyic riki.n
nVe {iradvntes ob.Albn V'nuors-ity
.!. H'rnodltd /Cailcv.^ Will roinhino to
iy 1 ' ) } ! -, -II I id M'H u ; 11 j(j
n. (Hi t oonib'n 1. Ti ;.s is oiv oj" the
>st tHs S?i?.ic yonu .Ver ftllVivtl. "I'hotru
mu.f'ii mli r.-.4 niiii'.jii'.v.cil in tlru
Icmv.p ?t' . ;n li Vr ; . .r.e. 'I he p'.lhv
will oiho }>; t;jh bcAperniilled tp
mi' I.r ; a' hit "i '
\c jjraod- SouthC^vi'^ina's grid
ua._ktii<? .' carl ulna of- lY>o Lbalt?uiitt
iy ) ! i . V' 1 i 't?tW?frrr?.tiul
n>\ 1 I'-.yy. i.a;?ixui. w hi :ii
A l>c. P y pi?M;ilt poi'l'drnVftrsj
jj.-ad mrnr 1 > . ! v 1! i. < u li 'III- yd
ti'-s in their rcyjK'ct'Lvc portions. .
Perhaps t!yc>: jrroatost all-'rotiml athe
M" South Rand in. will play [the
fli.acl^ 1> r ti.v arinTi?it c s' i p" j?y.r son
'BlAV V: il'. .AdilltSOlh' ' lit AVitV Be
pportod in itfc bachlletd by' THomp
y LtiHu'\v?w j .'aid \\ ilunms. Rl.iks
eh or will -iund aid in exposing
j present j oipv? f.a atIviiimi, lip
1! hp rrivirivJ vrt'il tor .his distant
si s hay.-, jum s. The ends w ill
< r.aii'..' 1 i.y Jhrs'. Swan Rhodes,
:a?y Walton tn<l llv.Ch Thompson,
i*. 1 iioiiiils J' iiV's and t-?_ 1'Ustoi'i
All. Aiy.yi'iyan 1 I. I will \lhiul. aid in
;iiANl)N I'llL-hSllV.-" ' ^7?
T i:??AN^HIAJ RCH
Ui,i;-,oWny, S.d^'t'l-yr.tvsjn ing j)ay
t:--, >' ' ' :'<i;{iilOlSrA<?>1 genuine
ink .';i ihr in h'.i ov. y. ' In 'i.'aiy.,
?t:rlh;:i "1* R " wim-iy nlkd
..if heartsT. r the i:?.nii'p!d nYeycies
ti hie'i s p-k-ol' .lUe cull
;V:V.i a.s ?/ hay , ';. v.-di,gathered
Lcatiil.'j) i'.i ' hyipiian- < atiuh to
'ci'-i vaisy la kail i*i* s.i v.-h 1,111 all
I"t-Ti'jy Iju'.;'.- ih.-,'. It P. .Vlillcf to
iTTin'iiai h iviTw i.^\iliKy for sponsor
^. tl?s*hccas'iiti, v.h:i- 111 phia'styc hi
icinia'iios. Aftci'."apj ropv.'i?.'.*- pro.liiiii^
i' o.'i. a*. i?-r i ? ml -.a .i-i.?
)'<i -W..V- ci; livetx d by IR-v.. Mi"!lor
a jlio I:iy! v< id' ty,: Rid I'yalm,
' ). ' ; > <? .! .1 w . nb as am
"7T1 fH,i' mv'
' ii:>iTlfer~*srcnt^nt vain 't'ol.
A tl V>ivtl jirr^r*.J P."1. Hi' pWMWWq
v. J; K. P !. ami bX'cVy.vessiona
iin m< ? '.' ?.; s: ui*. .iii'.' ci?njrrt?Js*ii?.ionj
[cr Xv^hh v/i iclj; u-n.?! to 0?oTcTio6l
rlhy 11'. lite cn'jr.yotl hx
f entire fis.envLily.
it Is. I ho common n'oreoment .thnt
e thin^ for. \\hich'. the* of
d;.p arc?ir.o*fc. thankful, . i* the
ittlpSame spirit of C"irisuan.l>i'?'>thorot!
wlii h unites the mouthers of
rh k n o that ssrancors
lino', tell one flout fhe other. The
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10 Cot hi. i'O-u Hai>1 i t Church* Rev.
. .1). V. Kin.;-, ppetorj Macedonia
ptlst- .Ciiiivchj IvC v,' I 'cii-y, pastor;
>if ~ 1! r peweil Chtrretr;
tlM.-i.n ] .1^. .a- :li ! I. 1.nr.II 1'lVStcrian
Church, Rev. J. R. Dundee,
Stoi. . -
s;?o('inl program wi^s ^iv.cn at the
tavli in tii? interest of the Hoard
TTaTR-f.iti MiAt lhi?f tinia
\vo)\. hivhly favored with the pros
n r?T i Tiii J. ii. J.nmrrc?,
of X.o i'o'jk, \*iL; parents' of the
:-tnv, .hi- bveitiwr, PrOf. H. B. Efrtn^tii.'
Xin'A H:. Va.. .ami l'rof.
T. 11 >? i'.'i - -111. J'i. Va. 'I'll' M
ends motored down from ShU^bury,
rttial fooled 1 cmiiic between Liying !!
C-<V:l"-->> and Jolinj.oi ft. Smith
iivcrs':ty. A fspCi'inl feature" of the
igrnnv was the rendition by Prof.
Iv. Dun roe, Sr.v of several jutems,
1: tlinir thrs p.oimlar poem ' Nights
dc Rising fvtnh." .Tlies^ .poems
aught great delight to everyone
Y .
j?. a?i -TT . ' " HI1 Willi
ISFRANCH
iHOOL
<es Rio- Hit
iron Stars |
For Charity t
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an All American end will lcn dalJ in' .
stopping end runs. The lino .will- be j .S
held by Profs,-' Minis, Cunningham,] ,n
""Murray, Pernn, aiatldison and Sial
-worth. Mr. "Ted" Johnson will bol.
pi
ranee theT'Jino by playing the-pivot po_- .
sit ion. .Who would'-miss seeing the w
greatest forward passing?eofnbina- j ;
t ion'-"'that ever played for Benedict in1 ^
^.Tbw, Williams brothers opposing each 1 r
oihv'ir. Which is the better broken J
ii.1,1 i-iiimor? .Johnnie Thompson j J
smashing . the line and Lilliewood j ,
shaving ends. Others who.-will tafcfr ,' 1
in
.pUl t oil I he graduate team arenas-.
, -r wl
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Prof. II. W. Bauhgaydner,, Alien; I
1 >r.?tvwnn?Riiudot't llonadutt;?Miles i,?
1 ifehror,. Allen; I)r.i Tracy Walton, L,.
IJcnpdkt; |_L- Lilliewood, Allen; T. j ^
,<iones, Benedict; up. 11. 11. "T'hpmp.
s<n, Alien; Prof, Murray, 'Howard;. ''
Prof. Peifin, Allen; Prof. Stalworth, v
.Paine; Prof, llanberry, Benedict;
Prof.-Minis, Allen; Prof. Cunningham,
Benedict'; Johnnie Thompson, Allen; 01
f. Johnson,'Benedict; Prof. Maddison, j
Howard; (.-.'.Foster,? A.llen; II. ItVil. I bt
Pains, Benedict; Itev. T. Addison, a-=
:.-\ileii; F. Hughes, Allen. ' I'C
The prdeqeds of the game will be, w
divided between- Juj^gers'- Old Falks^aV*
'Home and the Fairwold School. j ct
* . . " - ?y l .
I present. ' . . .- ' . . - I of
j ~Mr. Charlie Martin, who has been 6s
.ill icy moreAl>in a year, died at his1
| home Monday afternoon, Kpvetnbev , tl
uSth. He was a'patientrsufFerer.'and <- ;
during hi* long afflictions rested with ' dj
a supreme faith upon the Almighty b;
Ann." Desipte the fact that his pass.' lo
ing living's to an end his prolonged u<
splfcvmgt it lias cost a pall of sadiicss .cL
upon hia' many frrenda - d<
31 v. Louis Ben. on is .inching gra'tL p
tying response to treatment being ad. j tl
'. ministered to 'him at the Wqvcrly >P<
ilo.L itill in Columbia. T
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CIVKS DICK SUPPER. oi
Mrs. M. L. Ivip^Opens Pre' Christ
'i mas Season. ~k
' I . P>""
i ThapreJChristmus season was open S
ojf'wirh -a llii.'l- SniNftnV. I?r WW. At- T i'-tt
--JI "? ?? -..j "
"'King last \\ eiine.?day evOPiug Ut IhJ w
fnyih. house of Dr. M. A. Evans. That C
t ho. duck and the other dats and the \T
' music v?ls {rood, was stated the next p:
: I>wif iiin>r !'}' !> visitor- who attended j
r j th> party; who stated that everybody ["cr
; stayed until "Home sweet home" was U
; played by the orchestra. Ll
'I Beautiful gowns were displayed by , e;
1 many of the guests, the" large -punchj?
bowl was presided over by a member ps
of the younger set, and near the mid. I Li
die of the night before the break pf it
' a mv day, wild duck-was served to].th
toor.-. limn fifty miests nresent. Many 01
rcouests have cone to Mrs. Kiner to'
serve another party during tl>e Xmas V
reason, that she has Consented to do i
> < c>\;ld not be learned by a reporter j
t*' r Tly Palmetto Leader who called . Zi
at. her plnce^of business early yestpr e:
day mfening for a statement. . / M
' ADDITIClN CEERKS SIGN ANTI- oi
SEGREGATION' PROTEST ?i
-j? : " 1., - hi
New York, Dec. 2?The National j ni
As&nciation f>>r-Ahe Advancement ef ] w
Colored Feople, 00 Fifth Avenue, is in
Washington Branch, Ncval TI. Thomas ai
?thst jlv.'cr additional nlorV.B linvo sign m
ed a U tter to William. Spry, Commls- pi
sibnor of the-General Land Office, sc
protesting am ins t Segregation there. Q
J this protest to 15, out of a total of 21 p'
colored clerks affected. The , latest P
throe signers reported from Wash vi
invton atct W-. Rosk -and Geo. H. O
Cray, both on leave when ihe DTigi- } w
j nal appeal was filed, and S. H. . Brent, i M
sm-tv. ' ** i A f. iii
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ISEMENT
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5c A eOPY^^
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H-THKRNl-R TEUS HOW NE.^
- SULTH * "
New'York, Dec. 2?"Writing-in The
.'Cumber number of'the Forum Mag,inb,
George Fort Milton, a whito,.
)utherner; tells how the Negro has
en "legally" disfranchised in the >
nithern Slates. " Mr. Milton states:
"It. is true tnat_ live (Suuilieift) . ? 1
ctivneess of Negro suffrage. This
i.ispurpose underlies all the suffrage
ws^hdopled by* the several Southern .
liesXv . By-hedging thc voting
'ivilegc \\~ith conditions and quali- ^/V V ^
?at-;ons which force the citizen who
IshesTtTTTote Tcr undertalce allirma.
re steps involving considerable trou
e. attention to. detail,!an'cl a certain
Tmnnim" aT mtcilgehce, their priory
ol|joct haw boon attained. Legal ??
tlie_jNegro is not debarred from
itiug; piuetleally, however," He- is?? - , ^
barred very 'effectively?not OS aS5
Vmt. foi' the most pail, as a i'laHS, ' ~
iiieh, in roroinon wj-fch certain whites.
.11 not moot the requirenicnjfcg im-. -pulsed."
.. . ; - .. ' - ? Mr.
Milton reports that letters he * T"
l,s "received from leaders in sevaral
juthcrn States indicate a "new- Sou- ; .
icfn attitude" towards the Negro
ite. _ 11 is own attitude he states as
Hows:: . 4> \ *' ,v' ~ ~
Many Southerners, like myself fav-.
a great exercise of the franchise
r the Negro throughout the.South,
;UyVijig th.'it lie would be a greater
.set if lie were trained for political,
gal and economic equality >vith the * .
hites. But I confess freely*that: the
xiiftg-. Negro in cities which have
>hitv under my observation, has hith to
served merely as a tool for ,.d6_
niching elections, and maintaining
rrupt and unfit men in power. i";
"But there arc hopeful features in
lis situation. Intelligent-hnd edu-.
ited Negro show an increasing ten. .
-trey-ie; -revoH-ivera-rn-a t -qp st-i ng the ir - ?
illots in block at the bidding' of a "
cal political niacliin'e. 'As Negro ed_ LJ
nation increases, as his Genomic cbnit
ion ijnproves,. the _NegrO' wil un_ _
julitedly show a greater tendency to
ay ms own poll tax, qualify under -?
10 law,' up his'Wn niind- on
olitical issues, and cast his vote,
he next generation will inevitably 2
?e a great* -Change in the condition
' Negro suffrage- in thp South." ?;
Kl-K OF I'RAYER AT A. AND T. 7
Greensboro, N. C., Dec. 2?Rev. W. ; .
. Rav.enoH,* pastor oMthe Court St.
aptist-C'htirrh-, -Lynchburg, Virginia. -ras
the choice of the Young Mon'g ?-??hristian
Association in the A. and
. College to direct their thoughts in
:a.ver during thc week of prayer.
JIan? students were lead to ac_
pi Christ us their personal Suviour
iToagh the forceful appeals made to 7^
lem of the Ghirst Life by Rev. Rav- i
ien. . - ;
rta nn1 msn uitur in rue- ?<ngii8ii u???? -*j
irtinient in the A. and T. College, . ic
students learned to like him, and
was their wish that he conduct
ic Service during the week of pray. '
OING I'EOPE WORKING CLUB
The Young People Working Club of
ion Baptist Church are raising mon.
/ for. the rally in December, Mrs. ~~
edora J. White, president.
TTiis club is one of the strongest -?t - -"jj
i its kind in the church. These ,-J
iris arc real workers and never know
aw to say. I am tired. On Monday
ghtr-November 28th with this noble
a rally for the benefit of the rally
ic last Sunday in Doc^nibcr " ' rij
rid thj following Tuseday $11.27, _
akintr n. total of $78.07. They are "^1
eparirlg for thc big really". Among:
>nio of these trirls are: Mrs Lizzie
uarlps, the secretary, Mrs. Lorick,
lcksan, Goodwin, Saunders, ,L$yd, y- ,ujj
orter, Henderson, Derrick, Wilkes, \
hy, Wilson, Daniels, Reesd. Bre.ji .;t4
ml, Nrrrris, IxrtvWn, Lon#, XS.rry? "T? <
etcr, Ruff and Mrs. J. C. Wttite,
fio raised $20,741 'of this amount;;
rs. Louis Jackson, Emma Hliter. ~.
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