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I ?1 I VOL IV?NO. 28. . Meet ' . ?: SOUTH CAROLINA ELKS TO MEET AT CHARLESTON , I South Carolina Elks will be repreV seA^ed in 'Charleston^ S^ C.j from J June 11th to June 13th m full force gj~in, the State Grand Lodge of Elks of I the "World. In traveling over South ' Carolina we find that all Bills' minds I and thoughts have arranged their J business to spend a few ''days in t Charleston which is commonly known I as the city of sight-seeing and enI r joyment. y The master of social session and ^t his committee have already arranged 1 to give, to the visiting Elks auto rides, 1 boat rides, dancing and a good time f in general. Bill G. Lee Ratlifle, who !is our State Exalted Ruler and who is one of South Carolina's greatest j financiers, is the heatL^nf. ihis_great-j organization and Bill Jas. A. Mason, M. D., of Kingstree, S. C., our sec- i retary, along with the affable and , untiring work done by the Charles- j K ton Bills are only waiting for the day ft and date to give our gathering of p? Bills the greatest enjoyment ever wit. Hl-v nessed by any one in the historv of J Elkdom. I Mayor Stoney will address us and give us the key to the beautiful city, ?the elty by the sea:?Bill- Ratliffe will lie there with his fez of red and wearing with authority upon his level head Rev. Dunbar will be there and will offer prayer, and who will ask our LEEVY GRADED SCHOOL CLOSES f SUCCESSFUL TERM r. -_...W<>rk at Leevy graded school for ' the term ending Jeun 1st was quite a success. The yearly, 'enrollment was one hundred forty-one. The parent-teacher association did L excellent work. Funds ran short on I account of the building and the trusteea ^found that they would have to I / close the school , at the end of seven I and a half months instead of $ight "months as they had planned. The asm sociation met and arranged tb run it : the other two weeks. -The officers of t_r_the association are, president^ Mr, . Willie Thompson; vice-president, Mrg.; S.afronia White, 2nd vice-president i up. ureorgia uaumer; secretary, Mrs. Eliza Richmond; treasurer, Mr. Thoj.. mas Smith; reporter, Mrs. Joel Holman. , '* . The. school improvement association did splendid work, also paying on the lot. The metings are to be held on the 2nd and 4th Friday nights daring the summer just as they were during the winter. Mr. Thomas Smith has not missed a ingle meeting since the school began. He comes and brings others . or their" dues." He, with some other patrons and pupils are planting the school lot in sweet potatoes. He- is " much help to MiBs Jackson and the teachers in every way. The officers of the school improvement association are: president, Mrs. Elise Randolph j vice-presiden, Mrs. Laura M. don; assistant secretary, Miss Sarah _ Waahingtcn^ t.rpnAiirw^-Mr Bnm .TnnV son. The association has some hard k 'working and faithful members. The following closing exercises were held: A Doll Symposium by the I ^ first end advanced first, grades, May I 24th. The annual aermoii-^y Rev, I Simmons, pastor of Emanuel^S7~M, I E. Church. His choir rend?rpd A* celleht music. Mother Goose Celebrates by third and fourth grades, May 28th. The Washing Well by timely address which was enioved bv fifth And sixth grades, May 80th. On that night Mr., I. S. Leevy made a very all present. The patrons appreciate o much the wonderful service rendered by Mr. Leevy in getting a school for their community. ? Mrs. Richard Carroll awarded the prises for perfect attendance for the term to Albert Potee, Normal Hoiman and Henry Williams. The annual picnic was held Thursday. Thoae composing the faculty of thii school are: Miss C. A. ackson, prinr? cipal, Kflk E. P. King, music teach hr, Miss Lizzie Sanderp, Mrs. -Lilliar Weston. , Sfjrj - ?? & ; ? :?:?Sr- : '-r-1 ? Elks lext Week < ' __ : good Lord" to" be ever near," who will ask for guidance that there will, be no strife and At. last to give us eternal life. 1 Dr. D. H. Suns will be there and will respond to the mayor. You. must hear his speech for his thoughts are deep and sincere. He has toiled for Allen Uliiversity both night and day; whose thoughts are. wholesome?listen to his say; Bill Flemming will speak in behalf of his lodge.. Bill Dtinnelly will respond.as he will never dodge, fie will tell you about the Elk's milk you drank in the halle which was swal lowed by all Bills short and tall. Bill Hdllbway will speak of" the churches' stride. ~ - _ Bill Johnson will then rnnpnnj nrith pride. _ f Bill Burroughs will speak of the professional men. . Bill Shaw will respond aftd Hnally say, Amen. . Bill Fred Blanchard will speak of the business men. Bill Esq. Morgan will respond and claim us all kin. Bill Williams will speak of the homes and beds. Then Bill Joel Jackson will respond and paint old Charleston red. The Elks' Smoker will then be called at Dart's Hall, where Elks' milk will be served to the short and tall. Just bring in the password with you, fez on your"ftfead, and help Joel'Jackson to paint Charleston red. Joel H. Jackson, 1221 Richland St., ^ Columbia, S. C. i RELIGIOUS WORKERS INVADE ft KENTUCKY Louisville Entertaining Twenty-third Annual Session of-Sunday School * I Congress Louisville, Kyv?June 6-?Twelve themes effecting the present and future status and religious life of Iht yotmg people of America are the fea tures of the twenty-third annual scs sion'of the Sunday School. Congress which opened in "this city Wednesday morning, June Gth< Tltirjy-Uwc states in the Union have-sent mossen. ger? +n this Anniwil ^ ornf.hnrirur tl. <1 ply, remedies for exisiting evils thai hinder the growth of the churches ant which are said .to prevent the largci Cfirist from hcing played up in manj localities. Five day^Jwill be spent h explaining 'and handfng out the rCoipi of Front Line Sunday School' building, and in giving a ocular demonstra tion of Medem Methods. The thou Summer Sunday School of Methods and who journied from the four corn :<nto an intensive" study of exisitinj conditions. The key to the Sundaj School Congress, as has been demon strated during the twenrty-three years is the Bible Study hour, which begin at eight every morning and continue until nine a. m. every day, has prove! a big day. Every worker an imp or tant factor,- every nidividual a con tributor an dthte entire denonflria tion a store-house to draw from witl as reservoir to supply future mater ial ^nd to offer greater opportunities '"J. P. Robinson, D. D., of Little Rock Ark., the chairman of the meetini called it to order at ten o'clock. Hen ry Allep Boyd of Nashville, Tenn "i the corresponding secretary, announc 4ed the conductors of the various de Apartments. There is the TeacherI rr?s-j jt ?-i " ' ' ' jl mining line mex.oKa ana uaieaa, xn Advanced Teachers, the Primary Df I partinent, HinTnIm nimJialw -DeptnM , ment, the Bible' Study Department , the National A. C. Cadets, the Mir -istemi, Department. Louisville is gi 1 ing a" royal welcome, a hearty rt ception. A 11 sessions, are being hel | at Mt. Lebanori .Baptist Church o _ W, Chestnut Street. A mammot : street parade is scheduled for Sur ! day afternoon with three brass band ^5000 workers, culminating in a mas : meeting, at the Jefferson County Arn (1 ory \vhere twenty-ftve thousand pc( fetl w C COLUMBIA, S. C., SATURB/ D.irq ft 3.*." t i-r^ # * * _? ?Three ' T - ? r ' < J Orangeburg, S. C.?-Mrs. Marian B. j Wilkinson, state president of the South. Carolina Colored Federated c Clubs announces tliat the program for 1 three days session of the State an- 1 nual meeting is now in press and all < .dub delegates have made advanced a reports and reservations to attend i uve largest concave in. the history of .Che organization, June 12h;t-14th at < Rock Hill, South Carolina. t The executive committee will ar- I rive a day before' the meeting ' is i scheduled to begin so that they can | mtline the work for the sessions, i .Women leaders in social and welfare i _ work In the State win ceme^together 1 to .discuss particularly J;he problems _ of"the delinquent girl.?They will also H work out plans for'raising funds for I the completion and -maintenance of | the Fairwold Home for delinquent | ' girls now under construction." , On Tuesday, JUne 12th, the first ( session will be taken up entirely with i >? Land Grant Coll Heads Deli' mencei " \ ' "y ' 1 . PRESIDENT HUBERT SPEAKS AT 1 SCHOFIELD INSTITUTE : Aiken, S. C., June 7?Speaking be* fpre a large audience which packed the auditorium tf. Svhofield Institute to overflowing, and stood crowdI ed in the aisles and on the outside of the biulding, President Benjamin F. L I Hubert of Georgia State College, Sa- i vannah, delivered what was said to have been the best commencement address in the history of the instittiition. \. ' 1 | President Hubert took , as his subject "The Keys to Success'.' and list-4" ed them as vision, education, willing- 1 ?nessrTxr workr optimigrn of spirit and the ability to work with others, along ! , with a share of common sense, j ) .$> . j "Vision is perhaps the most essen- j ' tlal of all" said President Hubert. "If you do-not aim high, it is~Wsurety t that you will not hit high. By all means,'"let your reach exceed your' grasp.. The next thing Is education.' r You must have vision to look at the 1 sky, but education is the spy glass a through which you must dook to get ^-1 the best and clearest - vision. Will. '-Tirigness to work i3 also one of -the re. quisites of success. Nobody wants 1" a lazv person around Bim. Every day we hearjjaople say "Isn't he lucky . j he gets along st>.tine." But, in almost ? that the person isn't lucky. He is ,' just plucky. Ninety-eight per cent of . i what the world calls luck is just plain ! hard work. If you don't believe it just 3 roll up your sleeves and go to work, B and see if some luck won't come your n. way. Optimism of spirit is another of the keys to success. Many times _ i competent persons are out of work qr having a hard time simply because k they-go around all the time full of s trouhle. Nohndy wants a grouch alm ' round them. The world is to full" of i sorrow now. Get in the habit of smil. ing and try to look and feel pleasant. ' It will get you to going forward." i ' * ' l- i Continuing, President Hubert said, ? "This plain old common sense is not as common as some folks tnake out !" like it is. It is that that makes us ' want to own a home, a piece of land. e If you do not own your home now, get busy and start buying one. It is * BO flIBgrace not lo own a hums, but it is a disgrace to keep On not own? ing one. Another thing that coiftv' mon sense does for us t? helo us j. is to make us get along 'with others. | ^ No one, with a grain of common sense ? would advocate the Negres' fighting' 11 or trying t,o live independently 4>f the h white folks. That we are able to help i- the white people in some ways is true, |8] but on the other hand, they are able lg to help tis in a great" many ways, and the greatest peoee>*nd prosperity will **"'come to otir people, only when white people and, black people worlc togeth -- . '11 -'--I :<vl : v'/T',r St."' ./ <ya< - * > ^ fto ? . - . ? - - r rr,'tune 8, m* txecutive business, closing-with a TOjeption to the delegates in the .eve. list.; ' * ... Wednesday, June 18th the presi. tent, Mrs. M,. B. Wilkinson, delivers ler annual laddfesqf and the cluhs nake their annual report. Wedneaiay night Dr. D. H. Sims, president' ?f Allen University, Columbia, S. C., vill address the meeting. Thursday, June 14th, the* election of )fljee?s, and delegates to the National \sscoiation and the~Educational Conference will take place. Thursday right, Dr. Roscoe Brown, of Dur aam, nad Prof. John Burgoss,,fo Orangeburg, will address the meeting, after which wtill come the Fairwold ft oil Gall "and Offering. ~ Besides many delegates there will be a large number of visitors to the beautiful little city of RocK Hill, the borne' of Clinton College, where all :he business sessaorrwill be held. Mlrq. Boulware, chairman if the housing iommittee, is urging all who plan to attend to write her immediately. lege ver Goni- . nent Addresses ['resident R. S.'Wilkinson, S. C. Etate College, Delivers Commencement ?58 Young Men Graduate Greensboro, N. C.?Large crowds attended all of the commencement ex. ercises1 of the Agricultural and: Tech nical College of North Carolina, at GreensOboro, from Friday, May 2&th to Tuesday, May 29tb^ Rev._ Jtichard H. Bowling, pastor of First Baptist Church, Norfolk,"Va., delivered the baccalaureate sermon to the graduating classes Sunday afternoon. He took his text in the 10th chapter of Matthews", arid "the 16th verse: "I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves; therefore, be as was. as serpents and harmless as doves." ^ success would not -be-easy, that they would come upon all sorts of opportunities that would deprive them of their manhood. He statedr "Crooks b^omo muyonali'ogy?while -men of character and integrity are failures! I know of men today whose names I could call who are fighting to keep the wqlf from-their doors by the dint of hard work, while it might have been theirs to be well fixed . . There are conditions over which we have no control that will - make us or break us. T Health conditions is one . . , Another fo these wolfrea is moral skepticism, which would kill off your idealism.? It is, all tog prevalent a* myng the people who are supposed to have had life's greatest opportunities and people who stand well in the com muniifies where they are are the leaders, I say it is too prevalent among th^se people to think Ithat the socalled grosser sins are not reprehensible, if committed in a nice why. Seme peopte thipk 'H is perfectly all right to <Jo 'these "(things and to talk about them in polite }?rms, so long as you have standing enough to do them and getaway with in, btrtryou can't mjike it in the world if you have too much" character. You ought to keep people from slander and fr6m murder, and suicide and things thaf make afwplf of mod ern life. < Another wolf is religious indifferences. You are sent forth as sheep in the midsti of wolves, thes< are set for your destruction, both body and soul. Be ye as sheep in th< midst of wolves, be you therefore [ wise as serpents and as harmless a; [dunes. It la n elrnthiriMU^g-agnrtgg^ ^You ought to watch the peopl< who help to. break down your fait! in thingS^WorthWhile. 'Complete mas | tery of knowledge, however, is no ^ sufficient. acilj wV,J^fwtlI 4.U hfat 1 and help the world, only to do It nc | ceptably one matt have ability backe< up by character. ' . *.r { On Monday avaniing at.S:80 tht department of musid^ ohder the di root ion of J*rofesaor O. A. Puller, Jr, rendered -a-tsrasical program of unus Jual merit. Professor Fuller feature* [the quartette and double quartette . * ? ^ V- . W- ' * -5^. . N * ' ' - - ' 1 1 ' ?eaggas-g' " -sss-^m U S* :?mi# I :? ^ .?rr-ir Embalmers Mammotl . *. 1 ? 11 / 1 T . # ~~ " .. " ,* FUNERAL DIRECTORS gOtb MAMMOTH MEETING AT BIR-* t>f MINGHAM AND TUSKEGEE 6(1 MAY 21-25 ? . lad The third annual mooting of the In. dependent National Funeral Directors ?. Association converging in Birmingham p, and Tuskegee was the most successful meeting ever held by Negro Bun- th eral Directors in this country. There ^ were representatives from eighteen So states. Mjany questions fo vital in- gj terest to this 4J*ouifs~ success in the wi future were thorougghly discussed, ar and definite action taken t# -advance! xvl the cause of Negro FuneraT Directors- -tn Tn America. ^ it One of the greatest accomplish* ments of the meeting to the credit of wi Executive Secretary R. R. Reed, Chi- p] cago, who organized the Independent de National four years ago, was the unit- Fi ing of the auxiliary association of ke funeral directors headed by G. W. Pi Franklin of Chattanooga, Tenn., and Tl allied, with the National Business Lea- I> gue. This auxiliary of the Business I A League was composed of Mr. Frank- ta lin, president, Messrs. Joseph Geddes, E: R. Llopis, E. Lobat and A. L. Moss, to New Orleans; James Irvin, Philadel- 111 phia; J. S. Williams, Shreveport, La.; ci Fi. .fi, Williams, Montgomery, Ala.; =ct as offioaals ar)l influential leaders). M These gentlemen were present and the g< greatest thrill of the meeting was the gc uniting of all factions under the name L< of the Independent National Funeral fi< Directors Association. There pow ex- K ists but one national organization of funeral, directors of our group. F --Mr. James A. Jackson, representing H , the Domestic .Division of the D'e- C, parfcment of Commerce, Washington, C, D. C., delivered a business lecture to F he group which was helpful in giving Ci a basis upon which the organization C can construct a safe business pro- hi gram. Two scientific lectures were M delivered by Dean L. A, Capton, the bi Jones-Gupton College of Embalming, JB Nashville, Tenn. H | The afternoon and night of Mpy 24 >'ere spent as special guest of | i .both of which groups did superior t< work. The closing number, "Rigo- y letto", by the quartet received round- h : nfter round of applause. * On Tuesday afternoon at 8:30 o'- D clock the, commencements exercises a were held in Dudley hall, at which . o time the auditorium was crowded be- t\ yond its capacity. President Robert tl ( Shaw Wilkinson of the South Carolina a State College, Orangeburg, S. C., de- tl | livered the address !to the grfldu&ting classes. ?. ?' fi President Bluford, In persenting the diplomas said in part: J*We_?re?en-_ tl teriqg upon an era of universal Edu* 43 ation. which means education for j> ili the people and for kinds of work, a Education must not only prepare for e the so-called learned professions, but. S "t must .prepare for business and for u the industrial pursuits as well. One a of the moat -significant facts about S education. today is -that men and wo- n - -'Pdn of all claaeea have come to re- S * gard it as something^ that will im. 1 t prove their condition "and they mean c | by that something that will make d r their laihur hi'urf dffeclira, yd therfc- -e ? fore more - ^profitable. We need to v change our views about what has been e regarded as menial labor, fot within b > the limits of needful employment, one Ji 1 .occupation is as important as the & > other, and a comprehensive system of h ) education will enrich them all. Real a > democracy is concerned with placing ; a > all occupations upon the same level.! d 2 A school for. all the people t&Oflt train c 2 for carpentry, business and agricul-1 a j ture, as well as for teaching, par each-11 i schools are to serve the race effective- j 1 ly. they must adopt a program of edu_ o - cation which will train a substantial a t producing class One of our greatest i needs today is for trained men in the a r industrial and buainesa fields. 7 ^ "k-CQggratuUte you young men i 1 upon enterting '"these?.fields where t . your service will be in such great dfc. -4 b mand, and where you can heip^lolva i - many of the economic problems which < now confront us. I want you to walk j - into your shopa with as much digni- < i ty and ptfde as a teacher walks into 1 t?" Bis class-room and a? a doctor goes' L. . ...? - -- -- T - i" i i ii I : ' ' i ,^. r 'a th: Sm :' ' . ; * * - \ % .?! v . f ' * . I . . " '' A --ii- " ..., r. .* ; ;' j ' ; . , r----. f .. ^ . / I) ?r*?- - - -"L>? * ' * , - * Bc^TCOFY ~~7 |jfofeh? tskegee Institute. > The party lpft e institution late in the afernooh May 25th. While there they attend the commencement exercises, were tests to a reception, had a group picde taken, at the monument of the te Booker T. Washington with Dr. _ oton posing with the group. Later wreath was placed on the tomb of \ Washington by President G. W. kffell, Shelbyville, Ky. A visit to e Government Hospital proved of eat educational value to the group, impressed were the members of the oup, that they left the institution ith UnHeVdloTlH) nlHTlS t/> W?0/?V| nnf id help some needy boys or girls ith scholarships or other substan* rt-TPttnn ?? W<11 raftnwn t-r. ?Via ito^. of the institution and race. The officres .elected in Birmingham f ,J are: Honorary President, G. W. ranklin, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Presint, G. W. Saffell, Shelbyville, Ky.; irst Vice President, Robert D. Mc>1, Jr., Natchez, Miss.; Second Vice ' resident, T. J. Reid, Chicago, 111.; llrd Vice President, Fred Anderson, etriot, Mich.; Fourth Vioe President, . I. Moss, New Orleans, La.; Secret ry, Edward W. Stone, Tampa, Fla.; icecutive Secretary, R. R.Tteed, Edlr, The Colored Embalmer, Chicago, I.; Treasurer, St. Julian Renfro, Cinnnati, Ohio; Auditor, Wm. G.Robte, Los Angeles, Cal.; Prelaw, W1H. Kfrese, Clarksvilty, Teifn.; Servant at Arms, W. M. Claton, Mont >mery, Ala.; Associate Attorney, E. auis Moore, Indianapolis, Ind; Of^al Stenographer, Mi4s Sadie S. ' ' elly, Chicago, 91. The Executive Pominfftite?T. M. letcher, Akron, Ohio, chairman; W. . Johnson, Lancaster, Ky; Mrs. L. , Jefferson, Vicksburg, Miss.; Mrs. , L. Crittendon, Columbus, Ga.; rank W. Henry, Chicago, I1L; E. J. rawford, Dallas, Texas; C. E. Jones, ovington, Ky; A. L. Welch, Binning- un, Ala.; Raleigh Manuel. St. Louis, a,; Mrs. Jesse P. Guingard, Colum?, S. C.; T. E. Cook, Suffolk, Va.; . J. Llophi, New Orleans, La,; Jas. . Irvin, Philadelphia, Pa. . The next place of meeting will be .. , htl&delpKla, Jttne, 192U. ~ > his office, and don't be ashamed of ou overalls, but regard tbem as a adge of honor.; Put brains and skill Ktn your Wftrk Attd dignity yonr labor, J Z 10 youf' work a little bit better than nybody else. There are no men in ur group which have a finer opporjnity to do real service for the race han you have. If you will do your little better than other folks do tjeirs, you will open up new avenues > the people of our group inthe. elds of skilled industry. Degrees were conferred upon iirtcen young by President F. D. - -? duford. Twenty-eiggfaft young men? ? rere awarded^diplomas from the high chonl (fpnnrtmcrit on J eived certificated from jjthe Trade "v* chooL Student W. Ml Williamson raa the honor graduate from the Dllege department and Student F. D. ledge from the high school departlent. Gold medals were awarded Itudents Cioxton Williams and H. C Chandler of the Senior College lass for "excellence -tn debating. Stuent Croxton Williams receiving secrarded a medal by 'Mr. H. Harry My. r of the Saslow Jewelry company ecause jhe was the ranking student rom tthb science department. Mr. Lyer alto- presented, on behalf of is company, a medal to F. D. Sledge a leader of the high school class and Iso Silver Loving Cups to three atuents for excellence in military proedure. President Bluford also pre emeu tine r. JU. Jblulord cup to Com. ?ny "A" ?? ?Kji Kmt. military unit. Prosjd^ni Wilkinson- delivered a >ractical discourse to the young men n "Useful Behavior." He stated that ippreciation amounts to little unless ? t Is based hpon conatruoUveness. He sked them to consider how much use hey ^ere going tobe .to he world, ind urged them to contribute somehing to the resourcefulness ?tf the ttuntry. He started fuHhefr nan Tn the "class of 19fiS must Mze i problem of hie own, whether that problem be material, spiritual or educational, take bold of it :ia? push it x> the end." He stated further that J Continued _jj|