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TWO SUR iliil ' ' :\s . V . /* . r. ' V V VOL. IV?NO. ,12. SXTs MANY ATTENDING | ?? CONVENTION" ?Two Thousand Teeuhiu CirHrer^ - - in Columbia - * 7 -t^demonstration Thursday After- 1 noon Brings Forth Strong Praise COTTON' MAKES HIT / ! .i, ? * " "* * t Teachers of South Carolina,. ore here by the thousands ..attending the annual convention of the Palmetto State Teachers' associatiitfL Stand- , f 1 ing room was at a premium in the , -auditorium of Allen University-Thais'- , day night to hear the address.of Dr. W? J,'Hale of Nashville who'brought, j greetings for the National Association of Teachers in Cdloted Schools. ; Doctor Hale spoke on "Two Types of > Education:" He delivered his mes- | sage without a manuscript and was t entertaining from start to finish. ^ The program having been opened . with {fwpyer by the Rev. R. Weston Mance. T>. P.. farmer president of the associatfon, President s A. Law- 1 son presented Dr. Robert 13haw Wil- t kinson of the State College, who in \ traduced President Hale. . In his ad- s dress Doctor Hale urged the teachers I . to think more dbout.community bet- < terment and to feel that all of the' * people in a community should feel'' 1 that the conrmanity*~can onlv" he 1 made better by each one contributing::1 something toward the betterment regardless of his color. President IJalo laid much' stress!1 uppn the., building up of the national-* association which is. in n manner .'if. 1 filiated with the National Education association. In speaking, of the aims ( of the, national body; he said: "This 1 organization has many definite aims. ' I wish to state a few as follows: To A arouse among teachers. df 4the Ne^( ' gro race all over the United' States'" * an active interest in this national as,-'1 sociation; to make our national body ' so strong in quantity-and' quality i' f Kflf if mQlf AVoro ien inlliiAiV/tA i? * favor of. granting: many needed improvements; jto raise -standard of ' the profession and to standardize cur- 1 ricula to equal the best in the Hand." 1 The cotton xlemonstratipn was a 1 happy feature at the teachers' con- ' vention at the afternoon session. It J little. attention. Dr. D. II. Sims of ' was something new and attracted no H Allen University represented King -i Cotton. His throne was- decorated with cotton fiber and the king wore all cotton goods -with trimmings. tUreatoje of thio movement wiu ear- _ ried out with all participants playing well their parts. TliAfA urAnn A O ?? 1M 1? ? A iiCl.Q ***- VllUK'S III L.IIU svyiu | show for high school girls, who.'un-j' der the rules of the contest," wore'cotton di'esses made--by themselves. ' First prize went to Dunton school, Orangeburg", the* entry wearing a two-piece sport suit, which consisted Of Bj full dress and coat. The first prize was $25. /rhe~~sccond prize of $15 went to the Smalls, Beaufort, the - girl wearing an afternoon di*ess made of plain yellow and fiowered voile. a sport dress made of plain gray and . flowered material. . . In the college shulents' coittegt'tfrc first two, prizes went entries from State College at Orangeburg and third prize to-the entry from Allen University. .. Packages for Teachers : h Twelve teachers who entered the teachers' contest were awarded packages of cotton dress materials, all Soufti Carolina made. South Carolina Cotton Manufacturs^ocintion, of which d. E. EvinS of Spartanburg' Trj president. The show was staged by Marion Gardiner, j .? director of home economics at State College, Ofangeburg, under the gen-' eral supervision of Miss Lillian C., Hoffman, state supervisor of home | ? ' ? ^- L" 1MER SCI great: & T, INSTRUCTORS RECEIVES HIGH 1 COMPLIMENT . i -Alfred L. Lomax("?H-Instructor at lie Agftelritfri and Technical College if North Carolina, j\yas highly com >limenteil rdteqntly by Sargehjt & .'onipaiiy. Manufacturers of Ftardrare, New Haven, -fcorttrT In a letter o Prpf. I<\ D.E-luford, president of his institution, the Sargent ' Comlany srpokc with- praise on the work if this instructor; Mr.Lbinax liai: compiled a ?et o! lessons* illustrated with elaborate ifm*?prints.?on?The Roof Framing square, a product of the Sargent 'ompany: These lessons were used n The General Sales Convention Ctf The Sargent Company and were loclared by theht to be the clearest ixposition of the roof training tables lutt had ev'er come to their attenioii. The lessons referred to were v'vitten for the use of students at the Vgriciiltural and Technical College. Mr. Lomax is the instructor of ras"irlso sncrcoTlcd^n organizing ra one-year. IUiihler/Thmrse of college trade, which Villus to supply the south with (rained ' contractors and mil dors.. . A.- & T. College is the inly" Negro institution in the State of s'.orth Carolina, and one of the few 11 the entire south- giving technical mining for 'the business, of Con^_ racting and Pudding. A* D-.' Lomax s a graduate of Tuskegee Institute, Via., and has taken special courses witli Chicago Technical College, Clii agOy,-W?? Honomics for South Carolina. In a,yarding the prizes, Miss Hoffman spoke of the splendid co-operation vhich had been given by the manu- " 'acturers.' She also laid stress upon -he uniforms worn by the girls in lie chorus which had been made of lour* sacks and which she estimated i:ul cos^. between .20. and .30 cenU;ach. *. -' ../' A- very'interesting feature of the lomohstartion was a cotton bag parade by students of Waverly school, Columbia. Pupils of the school paraded dressed in cotton sacks made from flour; meal, sugar, starch ,salt^ md' cement and sang songs written . .'specially foivthe occasion, calling at-. lentimi lu the uses to which these sacks could be put. "Cotton Beginning."^ A "Cotton beginning" parade by students?of .?he-J?aoker^Tv?Wash ingFori schonr/iRrr~mnVto"ft htfc The pTTr^ticipants in the parade sang a song written for the occasion entitled, "Cotton needs picking so bad; I'm going to pick all over the field." The demonstration was made possible ..by., the. ..colored. home., economics teachers of the state. There are about 50 of these teachers and 42 of them had entries in the style show. The judges were Miss Tabitha Stribling, home economics teacher of he Wardlaw Junior high school. Miss Daisy White, of the. home economics department of the City Ice Company, nomics teacher of the Olympia school. The cotton demonsTratibn program uuvs cloced \vith ^address by Dr. nt^*S.'WilRThSOn, &fto, among other things said that the teachers of the state shou!d- feeU very-prcrud of Allen University and its marvelous growth under the presidency of Dr. D. H. Sims. The - improvements at Allen and the grade of work being done speak welhfer-Neggo-manigefrncnt and control, said the speaker. < People attending the convention are particularly delighted with the high plflQQ 4ir?ir>rr - f nK\r ofn. diet College. Orchestra, quartets, rhornsps irnrt folksongs feature the programs at evdry session. Friday was fhe Big day 'at the convention;?Beginning at 9 o'clock, the fourv big groups met for work that was well outlined by group leaders and supervisors. - ----- - - - - -TOOLS F< columi>TA,"S! (\, r:\T ESTCi DR. T. H. WISEMAN FOR MANA^ GER OF A M. E.-RUUK ' , , u .. ? .1 ? *. Wc the. under signed most earnestly aniT "respectfully endorse I)r. T. ii. Wiseman lor ilccliTm^Tcr-tttir tiilico .if Manager of the A. M. K. Rook Concern .at the general eonfounce v. liu-Tj' h??1? be held, May, lO'.IX*a: Chicago. 111. We know'him to be a man. ^ ho is Eminently qualified in evgry way to fill this office with credit to- hihj* | self and honor to the great A. M. F.. Church which.he has served s,> fa'ilhfully for a number of years. rS?- T ii i- . . m. ? iii ??lacntuii is a nnancicr and a builder, having exhibtp^thesv rare qualifications in a superior manner while pastor fo Bethel Metropolis an A-. M. E. Church.in this city?C<>lumbia, S. 0. The beautiful edifice situated on the corner of Sumter-ami Taylor streets stands as a monument to his unusual ability and 'Courage to "tackle the thing that can't be done and do it." During his stay of five years in -Colambia, S. C- he by his uniform courtesy and aflfable manners endeared j himself to .the citizens of Columbia of both races and was instrument:!] in | brining about a better undcr.-'andir. r and closer relationship "between the" white people and the colored -"people" of our community which recalls pleas- j unt_meniories and which is closely as-1 sociated With his personality. We ;=*h*?rfully- endorse Dr. T. II.; Wiseman for the'oflicc of .Manager of j the A. M. E. Book Concbrn. * -. 1 White: W. A.cColen)an,^ex-mayor. T. II. Ta-1 turn, \V\ A. Cflark, ex-uresideht Cava-1 lina National Bank. FTS. Strickland, j chief of-police. ' T. W. KillingswOrth, W. II. Thomas, Noah Johnson, Dr. A. J. Collins. II.1 F, Taylor, N. H. Collins, G. I.oc Rat- i 'iflf, W. C. Johnson, Joel Hv1 Jackson, lake -?ubanks, N. J, JVredcrii k. at-' torhey at law, Dr. L. M. DanivlsJJ)rM \V. C. Thomas, Dr. F, B. Jnhri^nn. Chester Paragraphs ' tf * . Miss Katie Bovkin ami i Spaulding of Canulcn. were in the' city Sunday as representatives . from he Woman's Fedpvnl i.v.1 . ,,1' ChlK*. and spoke very interestingly at the 'J iff Crept' churches of the gptpt work heing done liy the duhs;. m pc.iuil y did they make an -appeal for Fair-' wolu wnien received immediate 'response at all of the churches. "Wh'k1 here they were insrfuinehtal iii .a> ganizjng' a Federated Chd?' with' rim following initial officers;, prc-ident, Mrsr-C, E. Leather;?viee-pre.- 'idi v.l.v Mrs. Bo>~io B. D i m g" 1 n.1.' rr-r-r"?:-Mrs. Roxie Davis; treasurer, .Mis. \. A<-jAdair? The meeting was held -at-, the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. K. I.eti;tiers. Mrs. A. Levy motore.1 here with Miss Boykin andMr.s. Spauldinjj...- J - The.Benedict-College Club-i+ nUu-h elated over the. ShccOss of the briv. at the College on Fouwdvx^ Day, .Mar. lGth. Tlrd "amount sent down v.a t $51.hO. The eluh har been organized about three 'weeks, Mrs. Estelle Huff and baby, I;!vet a' Christino, of Salisbury, spent (lb week .with her parents, Elde r and Mis J. C. I.ewis.' Mrs: Hull' was ln-fct'e la r marriage a teacher in the city school system.' ' jt . - Rev. D. B. McLurc continues- very ill. . )'J-.a..-'.; Mr. Jesse DcGrafenricd and Mrt-s Louise House were niarriod, Wednesday night. Rev. I>. C. ftanm officiated. Much success is wished the young eouple. . . . . Dr. J. R. Hunt is erecting a laiauti ftrt bungalow uu W.vlio St., and uiil soon move in. tvMr. Will Ryan is in the city from Danville, Va., because ol' the illness of his mother, Mrs. Mary Re id. ?JThe^AduIt Night School will open on April 4th. ? There wHIV a mureant- aft lie oiiv opera house on March 30th given by i00 school children, under the diroction of Mias Annie p. OnrrirK.?Thx^ Tfcgeant is entitled, "Yesterday and JTodajkl! . 1-?- - > The rally at Brooklyn Tabernacle, E15B3E ? ~ 3R TEACF -j. - * ' ' v *v cthw/.. ivrsr.cn 21, i92b | ^ ' t; n i;:: a \ 1 ;,i. i: ,\ n d c i i a h li-iston | st >i. : i'itt ! ' iiohl *j rf)r i r . k.,u ;;;.;cs aamjincku:? !'r:ncir.;;l ( \. .! li".nn A;r:iin to Conduct'- 116th "."Irr a V'l-d hy Mr. J. li: V > ?":* .* .-nf' fot/**'NV'jtro : ^ < . '7 !. c! r.c!.-, ]j-' :,i s that "fcuimner-'sehools 1 . f< tc " it h? lie hold id Grelen ~v.it! u ? ' v. iii frrn ltiirn ttiyi! .'ill -.'.t.. '..r (lu.vl on Monday,' , "iTr:."m;,1 * h!;h..u; T o"' y.' y |y .v h* A k . n v; *vti Saturday; Ju-l' 'y 'I i: nwiipr. /t ho 1, while hold j'} at. ru 1'". >\ ill he . the district ;n s j'. av r i'.I'or. l!rio'dmont see- ] " ! i : ' ?T1 fr}]. t. ino . e.miitie'.s .ire to- j' ti f':: C I'irk-as. Spartan-, 1 ur ' Am'.oison, I.aiirons and Green-' vil'.o. o-tt v ill l o under, the .BunibrvlsS [. im o/ th<? Crt'fint.v Superintendents'j Mid" "?f Mr. W.-'A. Srhi iioy, the As -'! sist;'T;t 1-'.tjtp-for Xearf'O schools.! " Aipcoid'-"f; to Mr.'.S'diilCley, a bulletin.?!' | v.vill M ' ' ' ued hy the- State Board of V I Kducsi'an se'ttinU'- forth the courses;1' I , v--iv . t< .-?;u : . ..lima. ;u reinontsi of teach- ' [ t i's rn at i "I'tlaiv e, . ' - '. I states tlvat the j--^ ,.-11 fj- i '.!' :.'. at ' Greenville. and''. he irnd^r.'the'd I rC?l1on l" < f L : _-.c"; ,1 A. Jul iv on of Hooker A*i' h'nl . i y !: "1, dolUriibi.a, who 1 so ruece.-. ; fully directed these schools lest year. With hint will Ire associatc\l a '..r<> p of .well prepared and cx; i '! ii. Aructovs. \ ' -?? i" ' i;. l. >o\vt'll, .supervisor of Ore. .'.vijl'' enmity, is. registrar of the' ! icdmmt : uniiiTr rchrrol;' Persons '? , * ?{ ' v If.L hi 1 oard ( v any other par- 1 ^ liculars nay a;!cli ..ts her'at C-ll An- * ' f ' ' (:'Y" Vjllr ^ The Charle tun si:inmer; school will,; '.?? low" inMr.otJIately after the close ' of the Piedmont school) The exact <, T , , ' in ' n':.* ' iic.l r'a.env nts concern* 'iifr ?' '. 1 ' ill I'-' i; Hied.'lnuT. t?T v. !.iv!t li'w,-. J. \v. A.'Blake is pasti e. -.-onlay; The?amount ~ yaisial was* ;185. *y. ' *.' liio Twelve 'Tribes was a drama b-iAUn at: HioTTUyafy Baptist ChurctT . *}.' XIor.day ui?ht. Teals weVc. ar- . ' chtttrh; and each" tribe , , .n~ - t*" f \ i' ?.li\ rent color; the tents being? " ote ivte! with the tribes' colof. All ^ ' ' ; u a..: ' n.-be .?It Was a very ' :'v;. i.-uf s ( he. Each tribe leader b e;:i.iio] Aider a .-erinoricttO |v, -4~r!?. t . lb .. \'i. 1.. Baxter,'the?7 .ribj/s \v> :v t ailed-by Mr. J. .E. Snann. ' h ? ae'o k as Id.chdr Jaeub, Madam M. id V.'ooii s a - in ether Kueher, received ' i'.e liiynVy which was presentPd by. the' 1 Ms.- leader- as he Knelt, 'while the r'.t e .'men -yWhereil about him, Fath- 11 . !,( ot~ ;;.v, k/j a 1 >1..-Ann; upon eaeli _ '! I.t' ll'l' i -' Vjtb'l ttltll btlt".! "A o'Ju r in tht ir songs, itj the decoyritiofis 'e-ir ri/i? s and hcai dress. 'Evory- 1 A'Vbi wa^ very >a.red. The. total ai.'n.i lit raj sod in the .15 days' effort ^ tNi is. ('. M. Fin ley was di>,^ vet--tress.- v "Tut. i'cav'. ^xnfcreiuio -of the A. ft !!. /i< ii Church in the state will T re !. pi tlty Mo" r pull tan A, Ml F: * /Hi n t 'iivi/Si. i-ii April 12th, propara- D ' (try to I'onvcniipx of,the General e i < i.-.i'itcih:/ at Sp. Louis, Mo., May e v0 L !. 'fl.e I?;. Lev. K. 1). \V. Jones a ei." t. a lit: U. t Will preside at ? 1 this lhet iiii^. ' o \ 'i lie t'ullowlnjs - teachers- from.Jhe- ~j i 1;hi, h ;vh.x.1 are attending; the C J aliiicito .Stale Teachers' Association t this we. U' in Culniiihia: I'rof. and Mrs. _c : S. ,L. i' tiiley. Mi s .losie 1>. Whitp, v Miss Atmie- K. Gttmek, Miss Lois | ? lion' \:? Iles.-'io I.ewis, Miss Es- ( : :.i i 1.' r.uv'i;i)i. ML*. MaUd >. Sumter ? Mifs'! i'wcy McDowell. fc ? '1 lie t nfvary?Kent'tp t'hureh wnn j i the seene*,ui\_n very pretty alj'air on t ' ! h.u'i <'r.y nj'thl when ">0 jrirls from ( |p?y h vlrsilvooi appeared in a Fashion 'f i'aratio. The uiiL- were divide.!' irt _\ [ inavy-ht il sinrT.v^bLjMaZj ''' ''"I-1 'ho iiiii.'r?ami tnrnqd com-j 1 _1 le'.ely amrind,. {'or inspection by the , 1 c'lklfos* l efore takin.u- their place in ( a semi-circle Jlo the rear. '1 he dress <v< were aTl, oft-ntton ah 1 showed the : j-rfrnt-j-rircr'y ofVotton material when , r lmide inUTTTdtase drones,.'street dre33- -J j ' ;" * IERS AW J .' NENDS Bonding C Has^Ra nlarged Services; in Credit Extension to Negro Customers.- 10 Per Cent Dividend Declared .Durham, N. C., March 25?The oUthe'rn." fidelity and Surety ~Comrtny, the only Negro bonding comany in the world.held its second anual stockholder's meeting, Marqh 15 \ .this city with a gathering, of nota le from several North Carolina ciies. The company has set a new mark n the entire.business field owned and^ ontrolled by colored people. In its r-t year it wrote more than 5 millms of business with Josses of less, [-.an 15 hundred dollars, it increased :s capital iron"$1^30,000 to $25(7,00 xr.'the,purpose of entering new terriiries lancl successfully entered the Late of South Carolina. It launched nt into the- accident and health lines, roviding contracts for practically all lasses of risks, and its report ren rcd to day showed assets of $124, JO and a surplus of nearly $40,000. The ctowning accomplishment of ic year's business, as reveajed by the ;ppr'.s of officers and the action of ie"stock-holders in session, was the oaring of a dividend.of 100 percent > -stock-holders. These indications Pomise for the.institution for the initution or outlook \vhich~speaks well >r trie founder, Professor W. Q. Pear )n and the efficient General Manager^ . .\loore Shoarin, wW represents the rainier group of successful business ion and who is to be especially pomended . for the company's sound finno'al condition. - _ sport and evening1 dresses.' 'M1?.S| s telle Bovian, domestic science teachp was directress. Miss Mar^y Shel)n, of the 3rd year high scKbojl, was lioson by the judges as thevbest_ ressod girl and- the winner of the roe trip to Columbia, to compete in ie State Contest. Miss Shelton's less was an evening dress of pink owcml organdy. At. commencement, liss Shelton will receive $5.00 in gold liss B. Douglass $2.00; Misses Edna t'oodard and Francena ftenson reived honorable mention, A short lusical program; -directed by Mrs. . M. Finley was rendered in connecipn with the Fashion Show. tfj T n n _ ' * iuj-.-j. jspann,, one 01 our locai ndertakers, has "fiist returned from hu+destoftr-S. <?., where he went-to Itrrnl a very important. .mrei ing, of he Committee of' Latv^ and Supervisor of the Grand Lodge of Good Salnritans. . : " Mr. Howard Ward is in the-^ci.ty rom Charlotte, visiting his lister, frs. Martha Walker. .. The Chester County Teachers met i i the county court hou^e, Saturday. j hey Ave re addressed by the county upermtendent of education, Mr. "W."! ?. Knox, assistant county superintdndnt of .education, Mr. J. E, Nunnery, ounty nurse. Mrs-. . Edith Dickerson nd Principal S- I- Finley. " The Piedmont Summer School will pen.this year, July 2, in the city of lock Hill, '"Mid contihu# six weeks.^ ireat preparations are being made, by he Chester county teachers and othv* to attend,?Prof. S. L. Fkdeyas recently elected director of the date, Cdunty and City officials of this \yigrosSiOnal District. , The Popularity Contest that Mras eon in progress for three weeks aiinim tln- Sunday gc-huod tcnehcrs of he JTetroTifslltnTr A. M. E. Zion 'hurch "closed Tuesday night, March 10 th. The contest was a spirited ono roip start to-finish. The contestants verc Miss Nannie Gordon, Misses F. b- C.vsel. -Lois Henry, Connie Mcjvrnih,?Snllic?Fcnthcrat^c, Mrs, ?annie Griffin, Dr. J. S. Allen and Mr. )scar Tlinton. f- ' The audience "Wa&-jentertained hy mi excellent program rendered by nembres of the J. C. Pierce Lyceum. ^ farge and enthusiastic number was \ j- f : . . : ^ ; . u JOUNCED . 1 . ' ' ? "-JBLJ 111 T 6c A COPY TODAY . ' - . . . . . ,' . r . ompany cord Year It is also observed.by the Company's report that it is furnishing a new market for the expansion of credit to the colored? people of this and othercommunities. More than $GO,OUO having been invested in Negro property and nearly $ll,Q0fl having been placed upoi) securities held by Negro customers;?As~aju additional ntcans'of ~?~ = 1 furnishing gainful employment t<> Negro families, the Southern Fidelity & Surety Company has witnessed its enifdoyqes increase from fiyq'in.1926 to 53 in 1927, : ___1* . _= " ? Among the rpn^y P^trnm n'Vmrn^ .employes are bonded by the Company. . . are the North Carolina -Mutual' Life . Insurance Company, Atlanta Life Insurance Company, Northeastern Life , Insurance Company and "several Fratornal nf<wi'ni7fitinnc N-?^ln/J5r?V? 4"U? Pythiaris, Odd Fellows and R. K. of -K?D. of Eevcral-'sta'r?s. ? ?"?T-' The present officers of the company are; President,. W. G. Pearson; Dr. R. E. Smith, E. R. Merrick and J, A. ? Blume, vice-presidents; L. W. Wilhdite, Secretary; Bessie S. Gilmer, Assistant Secretary; W. . H. Wilson, ' Treasurer and A. Moore Sheariri, General Manager. . " . . . ' The Directors who are all successful business juen are as follows: C. Q, Spauldinf*, R. L. MePougald, J. M. Avery, J. C.-Scarborough, W. G. Pear- . son, E R. Merrick, L. W. Wilhoite and J. L. Pearson of Durham; A'. L. Lew* is of Jacksonville. Fla.:' B. Wind. sor, of Greensboro; W. S. Scales and Aldina ftoKifisnh. of Winston-Salcrn: W. S. Hines of Wilson; E.' E. Smith of Fayettevifle and Britton Pearce of Raleigh. present. The splendid sum of $218.26 was realized. The contestants report- , i ed as follows: Mrs. Nannie Gordon ; . S10.0Q; Mrs. Fannie Griffin $13.40, Miss ?F,_B- Cassell $17.?5,.3Iiss Lois ' Henry S&2.75, Miss Connie Mclhvain //; ? $52.20, Miss Sallie Featherstone $5.16, Dr. J. S. Allen $5.00, Mr. Oscar Hinton $3.50. Three valuable presents _. 1? werp awarded the contestants raising ?> the three largest amounts. They w^tre presented the pastor, Rev. A. E. " ;'. Gordon,'Mr. S. P. Tfonney and Mr. J.. - - . S. Stanback. The monev was raised as a payment on a.piano recently pur- _ chased by'-the^ Sunday School. : ' .'y i . . v """ Charleston News .t . ?Cards" are out annnyncinf? the com- ~ _ iiiK marriage of'.Miuo Hc.?mon? -A> - . : Mikell to Mr. W. P. Jeter, of Summer-ville, S. C,i Wednesday evening, Mar. 28th. ; ' ' " The Louise Fordham Literary and Art..Club met Thursday ' afternoon,, March 15th at the home of Miss Mae HoWoway, on Beaufain St. The busi-, ness session was followe by a brief but interesting program. The club will meet again on April Ofh at-the " " Jiome of Mrs. A. M. Thompson. 5.'1 . RadoUffe'St.'; The Declamatory^ Contest by the boys of the 6th, 7th and 8th grades of Avery Institute was held Monday. | evening, March 19th. The auditorium , was "well tilled and the progratfftflg '? was excellent. Master Matthew 1_1 zon was the winner of the first prize lirVlS/lll llfAO Of /\L1 Ja : . I yyjLUfML- II w^- II I t ..AimUU J?-III f>utu? .UU^ ? .UgJ?nated by Mr. D. S. Green. > Tbe funeral senuce of Mr- Eugene Gadsden was held Sunday afternoon f at Morris Brown Church. The at- " *, ' tendance at this funeral was one of -the?largest ever witnessed in?this? 11L. . city, which evidenced the esteem in which he was held in the community. . A ; recital by the?Claflin College * -Quaret assisted by Miss S Smith. _ccnlralto and .^Irs^^Mflrian, Cbprich. violinist.?will fop civon ? ' "I t "W" pt *:ii v\jt v,~tiny y .April 11 lb at old Bethel M. E. Church under-the auspices of the local alum- ~ nae. association. ' , Dr. J. A. C. Jackson, who has been -Practicing medicine in BummerviHe-? ;~: for the past three years has opened an * office on Morris St.; this city. . . ' j 3H