The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, June 30, 1928, Image 1
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VOL. IV?NO. 26 .. .; . : ~
HEAD OF NATION!
?- COMMENDS WORK|
OF N. A. A. C. P. I
COOLIDGE PRAISES "SOUNP"
METHODS" QF NEGRO AD
VANCEMENT ASSOCIATION
Lqb Angeles, June . 28?President
Coolidge. in a message of greeting to
the National Association for the Advancement
of Colored People, read
last night at the opening^ mass meeting
of the Association's 19th Annual
Conference, commended the?"sound
methods" used in securing the Negro's
?constitutional ' rights, urtd expressed
hi hope far the increasing success
of the Association in nrhmnfiniT vfa
f .v?
"worthy ,objects." 1
The message of erregt from Presi"
dent Coolidge, irA full,*" addressed to
James Weldon Johnson, Secretary of
the Association, is as follows:
"M^ DeaV Mr. John|on:
v-.' "Thank you for informing me of
the coming Annual Conference of the
National Association for the Advancement
of Colored People, as I am glad
each year to express my regard for
the sound methods in securing for the
Negro the rights to which he. is en.
titled under?.the._Constitution. At the,
same time you have promoted the
cause of tolerance among all races
and creeds.
"As opportunities have increased,
- so have the colored people shown their
ability and energy in taking advan-,
tage of tTiem. May i reiterate here.
. what I said in M,y Annual Message
to Congress in December:
'History does not anywhere record
so much progress,.made in the same
length of timte as. that which has been
accontplihed by the Negro race in
the United States since the Emancn.
pation Proclamation. They have come
up fjrom slavery to prominent education,"
the professions, "* art,'. science,
banking1, 'and commerce. It is estiGovernment
pay rolls, drawing about
$50,000j000 each year. They have
been recipients} of presidential appointments
and their professional a.
bility has arisen to a~sutticinetly high
plane o that they haye been intrusted
with the entire management and control
of the' great yetorans' Hospital
at Tuskegee, where their conduct has
taken high rank. They have shown
bhat they have been worthy of the encouragement
which they have re?Se?v
ed. -Neverthless, they are too often
. subjected to thoughtless and inconsiderate
treatment, itnworthy alike
-oi tne wnite or colored races. , The>
[ i_hay? especially beep, made ithe target
I of the foul Grime of lynching. For
~ several years' these acts of unlawful
A * violence had.been diminishing. - Every
K principle of order and law and liberty
H is opposed to this crime. The Con i
gress/shovild enact any legislation it
Hi eanunder the-Constitution to provide
H for its elimination.
' "May your Association have increas
H ing success in promotong its worhty
H objects." -)
"\fcry turly yours,
H (Sicmed) CALVIN COOLinOE.""
I GREENVILLE SUMMER SCHOOL
ENROLLS LARGE NUMBER
Greenville, June 28?This; marks
the third week of the Piedmont sumH
mer school in session here at the tJ
nion high school, with an enrollment
that has overcrowded the classrooms
V here with teachers flrom all parts of
the State of South Carolina. C. A.
Johnson, principal of Booker Washf
ington high school at Columbia', is
the director of the sessions with ^he
i assistance of a Targ^f.number of instructor's.'""
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For the closing days of the school
ture of the summer school AVftuld-he^
I ' a series of lectures by Dr. Harvey
Clark of Furman University, one of
vno mosi prominent eaucaiors in tne
South, as well as a leader in religious ,
training of t*he students at the large
Baptist University in this city. Dr.
Clark's lectures always attract wide
attention. ,.?
Others who are to speak during the
closing days of the summer school are
Rev. J C. White. D. P.. president of
the Baptist State Sunday School and
^ B. Y. P. U. Convention of South Carolina;
Dr. J. H. Hope, State ^Superintendent
of Education; W. J. Schiff,
ley, State Agent for Negro Schools,
all of Colombia*-. P. Hollis, LL. D.,
; Qantiaued on page aight
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DR. CHARLES CAT- f
LETT JOHNSON
? LAID TO RESTPROCESSION
MILE LONG
Div Charles Catlett Johnson, physi.'
ciari,?surgeon; pharmacist, fraternal ~
leader, man of letters, churchman,
Tor" 'is years We "Grand Master of
Free and Accepted Masons of South
Carolina is resting undor a mound of
beautiful flowers and earth in the city
of the dead near this place. Broadhcarted,
patriotic, Dr. Johnson came
to South Carolina in the spring of
1883 from Washington, I). C.? to the
capital city of SouJth Carolina. He
was the first race physician to establish
himself In Columbia. (Columbians
gave him a big reception. I
The young doctor lined himself in
church, fraternal and political activities
of the state, and soon found a I
large practice in this community.
Soon after he reach Columbia Dr.
Johnson was married to Miss Hattie
E. Pearson of this city. To themrwaf
born one child, who is now Mts. An^ nie
Cherry of 2549 11th St., N. W.,
Washington, D. C., the.wife of Dr. J.
B. Cherry, of Washington, D. C. Dr.
Johnson after twenty years a citizen
of Colombia moved^ to "Aiken, fn
-the?sand hills of the old "Palmetto State,
where he lived until his death,
lie <was married the -second time to
Miss Cecelia Lattavees of Augusta, ^
Go. _ Ttrthem were born four boys
and four giMs that survive their distinguished
father.
His Death.
~ 'Early Wednesday morning-, June 1
20th, Dr. Johnson reached his drug I
store in the heart hnsinpss I
section of Aiken, S. C. After enter- '
ing into the regular round of his du- 1
ties at the store he sat "in his big 1
office chair to read his morning mail 1
and, the morningt papers. With a c
tilled feeling upon him the distinguish- ed
surgeon called to his daughter, Dr. c
Mary Jane J Johnson, a recent grad- *
uate of Howard University, and in- (
formed her that he felt "bad." Dr, *
Johnson was carried to his home on '
Richland- St., where his wife adminis- J
tered to him. When advised that the ]
family would call a physician he ad- '
.vised against this.?Hasting quietly -1
in the arms of Mrs Johnson, the angel
of death took Charles Catlett 1
Johnson away.
. As quickly as he passed the news of 1
his passing was sent to William Hr I
Thomas, Grand Secretary of the J
Carolina where telegrams were dispatched
to the jurisdictions of every i
state in thaUnion. Wednesday evening
and .'all [day Thursday wires, special
letters dnd telegrams poured into
(he home of the grief stricken willow ,
at her Aiken home.
? g)0f
^len* women and. children in .every
^/alk in life poured into the residence I
where the body of the marshal of men
had fallen in his track in the ser- ~
vice of his fellowmcn, as the leader
of the greatest secret, fraternal and
benevolent organization tin earth. 1
The city just twenty-fours ago all
gay was silent out of respect to the
memory of one of her first citizens;
Early Sunday moiming the t&wn
of Aiken, turned out in full for the
funeral service at his church in Aiple.
With singing, prayer, a brief .
eulogy and reading of the burialser- (
-vices by the miriisteT iruft-ked the .
encLof the beautiful but brief service, i
The body borne by the members of
the Effingham Loidge No., 98 SncT
fHckson Lodce No. 314 'dfs'nallbearers.
the funeral procession left Aiken at 1
noon and arrived in Columbia where
Masonic services were held for Dr.
Johnson at 3:30 o'clock Sunday af- (
tarn< >(">n in the auditorium ofnAtterr University.
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At Columbia J
His body home on the shoulders of
his countrymen," beautiful eulogistic
services were held, for Grand ]
Master Charles C. Johnson before an
audience that filled every seat in the
auditorium of Allen University. Col.
J. I. Washington of Beaufort, v(ho
succeeded Dr. Johnson as Qrand Mas.
COLUMBIA, S. C? SAT}
ead Buriec
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COL. J. I. WASHINGTON,
Attorney of Beaufort, who. .
succeeded Dr. Johnson in . A
the office as Grand Master-,??.
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((rand !
buried y
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er upon" his death, introduced Wit- t
iarh H. Thomas, Grand Secretary, t
vho was master of ceremonies. v
The Rev.. Henry H. Butler, of Harts- t
lille, the Grand Chaplain, lead in n
jrayer. He was followed by Dr. J. c
I. Levy, of Florenee, who spoke of _ij
he late Grand Master as a member c
f the .metrical profession iri this (
state, and fruw Dr. Johnson organised--}
he South Carolina State Medical So- s
:iety twenty-five years ago. P. A. j.
Mitchell, Grand Secretary K.-A. M., i
>f the State of Florida, of Jacksonville j
1. O. Singleton, of Charleston, Grand t
Commander of the Knights Templar;
Col.. I. J. McCottrie, of Georgetown, \
District' Grand Magter of the- Odd
Follows of South Parolin; Rev. I. D
Davis, Grand Treasurer of ""the Ma. ]
sons, of Sumter and E. J. Sawyer,
former Grand Secretary ; Mrs. R. H.
Walton, Grand Royal Matron of Eas- <
torn Star and J. S. Stanback, H. P.;
Royal 'Arch Masons; Dr. R. "St Wilkinson,
District Deputy, were among
those who gpokt^ at the last rites for (
Dr. Johnson. . ' ij
The Rev,..George T. Dillard, D. D., (
Pastor of the Ladson Presbyterian t
Church, delivered the funeral oration, l
The hodv was viewer! hv three i
thousand people as the silent lines ^ i
pissed by the s^eel casket of gray j ]
silver, linings, hBstd^-bwed, hejc and-U
ther<Ta tear was~seen from the eyes j
ot' his closer friends, the closing chap_ ,
ter in the life of one South Carolina's j
most distinguished citizens-was^ahmiL
to write its last chapter.
, Headed by the new Grand Afaster
Wefh^ngtort, and-VG rand Secretary ]
Thomas, the funeral procession moved ;
from the auditorium while thousands j ]
of people lined the . streets for the | ,
Randolph cemetery, where the finals (
were held for the dead lealder. ' I
Reading from a small blue book, j ]
the Rev. Butlqr, the Grand Chaplain, j <
read the Masonic burial service at j (
the graver while his little son, Poin-j 1
dexter Johnson, only five years of | ]
n crn w Jtr-Vinrl iri cilon^o fVin final rlmn *
-or' T"-*'"" " .
ttr in the life of his devoted father. <
Little Poindexter watched every move i
while friends piled a mound of How- <
ers ovcVi' the grave of "his father. ~i
Throughout the services he was seen
to "whisper to his younger s}si.er )
who must have kept him well informal.
The little fellow^^ld up under i
the'stra,in_ until the *ast when tears ~
tolled 6ver hla"cheekn as he gay.i'd in- 1
tn the eyes of a special reporter for f 1
The Palmetto Leader.
DR. CHARLES CATLETT JOHNSON
born in Virginia, near Orange, received
his A. B., A. M. and M. ?>. degrees
from Howard University abotit
1888, came to South Carolina in the
spring of 1888 and soon after coming
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JRDAY, JUNE 30, 1928
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PR. C. C. JOHNSON,
Master of the State who was
,vith Masonic Rites. He made
le at Aiken, S. O.
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o this state was married to Miss Hat
ie E. Pearson, who died before h
tciTt to Aiken. With the death o
he first Mrs. Johnson the doctor wa
aarried the second time to Miss Ce
tlia Eattavees of Augusta, Ga. H
s survived by his last wife, Mrs. Ce
elia Lr Johnson and .eight cfiildrer
hurles C. Johnson. Jr., student a
oni student at Schofield Institut<
Uken; Lattavees Johnson, Poindex
et Johnson; four girls, Miss Mar
r ne Jadalete, recent graduate fror
ho school of pharmacy at Howar
university; Miss Cecelia Johnson an
wo smaller children whoie name
v reporter failed to get.
>K. C. C. JOHNSON'S I/AST OF
FICIAL ACT
sends Message on Death of New Jei
sey (irand Master
Washington, D. C., June 6?Charlt
2. Johnson, M., D., ,Grand Masteu" c
?rce and AccepUjd Masons of Sout
3aroHn?7-delkvered the annual addres
:o the alumpi association at Howai
University this week.
While hei(e Dr. Johnson wifnesse
;he graduation of Kfs daughter, D
Mary Jane J. Johnson, of Aiken, S. C
from the school of-pharmacy aUJIov
rrd. Whifc the guest of the univei
jity, he lived with a daughter and soi
in-law, Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Cherry i
Z549 11th St., N, W.
- Last Act of Dr. Johnson
En route from Washington whei
he "had gone to deliver an address i
Howard University < Dr. Johnson rfto]
ped in Columbia betweeri trains c
June -9th,. Teaching his official offi<
5f the Free and Accepted Masons c
South Carolina, 1129 Washington Si
he was told that William H. Thonu
the Grand Secretary, was out ^f tt
?ity attending the Republican. Ni
tiopal Convention in Kansaaj Git;
Mo. Dr. Johnson left a note on M
rhomas' desk, stating that in his at
3ence he was sending a telegram- (
sympathy tn r.rwwd T,odp
5f Free and Accepted Masons of tl
State of New Jersey on the death t
Hon. Powell -K. Marton, their Grar
Mristcf. T ^
Reaching his home at Aikeu, ju:
i few hours before his death D
ToTinson wrote W. H. Thomas the fo
lowing personal letter that the latti
has consented to make public upc
request. Dr. Johnson pays tribute 1
his daughter, Mary Jane:
"My Dear Brother BiHie:
"Our daughter made a high
ma/rk both in "her graduation in
pharmacy at Howard University
and last week before the South
~ Carolina Board of Pharmaceuti
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WILLIAM II. THOMAS, . .
secretary, of Columbia)- who- steeri
he old ship for the bijr ariiiy of Maions
in South Carolina, was the inaser
of ceremonies at the funeral serrices.
cat" Examiners" ~ a4- Charleston.?
e Mis? Marjoide L5utier,d: o, of y >ur
f * city came out with n very high
s mark (best of all 1 .am told) in
both.
e ' "My girl is applying" for a federal
license as a iegis'.eivd pilar- .
macist; and-as such she will be
X legally prepared to Take charge ,
-? of my store hoiv.?This .may h ave??
me more time "to rest" and to gave
to my heavy fraternal work,
y "My family and friends 'are .
n very proud of the t.wo .gir'H.- Tia-y
d have been class' sautes at-II )ward
d" all along. Indeed t;. v v. i thru
3 the whole course togo'dwr.
'I have one on yo\ir I i.m told
that I did well in my talk a' How
>m ard University. I. sent tho grand
officers a t^Icifram. today < t' syni.
pathy in Grand Master _I'.oweU~
~ Martin's death.
"Cordially "and simlnvty your *7. '
"C.. (*'. Johnson."
>f ' MANY DISTINCT IS 111! 1) MKN ATh
TEND FLNKRAL
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d , The funeral procession' moved thru
the streets of tVdui'uhia . c .voce d a
-mile, was'guarded'.by a speial a?-:?nr*
nient of policemen 'from the central
' ? station. TralTc \va * blocked three.
r- n't -Main and r.l.-.v. msi fr'.. so.
nat,.t n e- proce .-s i <? n might 4>asj, .wmie
*- city policemen kgp? the watch. Largest
fiinernLin this fit.V inmany a day.
- iLiny prominent pers ns v. eve seen
at the funeral . service;-among them
"e being: Henry 11. Butler, Hartsviljc:
E. J. Sawyer, Bennettsville; Will Jack
P" son, Aiken; Thomas A. Williams, No.v^
'n berry, Robert S. Wilkinson', Oramre:e
burg; Richard Eernie, Angus a> Ga:v
^ Howard Gregg, Orangeburg; Janie' >
R. Levy, Florence; .J. S.- St-anTJaCk
19 Chester; Samuel I-. Finley. Chester:
tciJ. W. Brawlev. Charleston; Juh;i 0.
t" Singleton, Charleston; T X JJcCotV*_
trie, Georgetown; -.1. I. Washington.
? " Beaufort; J. P. Robinson, Darling3
ton; J. If. Thomas, Camden; L. A
Richie, Abbeville:. A. Q. Punmoiw
Gcorgetovn: It- v 1:.n 1 Fattersnmr
'C i Newberry; J. P. -Pickett; S. K. Giver,,
^ Orangeburg: "PawTt J. Pixon, Barn,
id well; C. W. Bcrhie, Sum'er: P. "M
Scott, Aikep; W. P. Wa"s. Chester
st Hubert CV "Johnson. Charleston; Y'
r. Anthonv Bragg. S ante- uni m.nnv
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?_ others whose names escaped'The y.ru
rf~Tei\
to MRS. JOHNSON FI OQIM Tl WITH
MESSAGES
_ Aikch, S. CV ^une. 2~>~--Mrs.. C. C.
Johnson, wife of thenato Grand Master
of the Masons, was flooded wi'h
telegrams and* other messages from
every section of tho.country today.
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mammo'ltf meeting to be
held *at people's taber1.
. NACEE t?.
The KyVfijR. mv Myers, one of Columbiab*
foremast ministers and most
-rucrfcssftip-ptr-torv-hot-^only?be-1?:?
!b .vd 111 ami b oji Aii advocate of the I
and aitmtiK our peoplcr but-heahas long ______
tc n a yeriui- le plonker-of such en'leaver.
It t an easily be shown that *
r <u'e th .n ' nb phen menal business
- <'"?? wfiirfr mir raeu ri;thw cap-.?
Vj ' city can justly boast has been
-tie. logic, a) oiP.come of his splendid
v i-,;i arm. persistent advocacy, not.
a?v v-T'~which is that sound and .
most creditable financial institution-?
V7" '!" .S"i\ i-'iTs* iiank.' His m st "
' . ac-f o'i plishment jn the
-if-Nino.4s-real, however-, was his per-y
: i- the organization Jtjivat brought ~
into t-hp cxi fer-r.co and operated on
Washington St. "The Citizen's Furnir .
.'re <u>m.pany".of -which ho is the gen
o'ai manager.?This company, carry ??
rig us "it dries dependable."furniture, ?^
j- ii: hie for furnishing a home from
the parlor, to'the kitchen, and at prices.
that, defy competition, is a monu- .
mont to the pride and progress of the
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colored people ' of Columbia.
The operation of' this important '
t nsine.-s enterprise in 'our midst has
beoen temporarily suspended?the
i . in lit of which suspension is now left
'. I the members.of our race to determine.
This v&lj, be depided at the
i eople's' Tabernacle' on Elmwood Ave.
near Oak St., Monday night, July 3rd;
on each of which nights a program of '
unusual interest will be carried out
ar.(?? a? chorus of 500 voices, composed
aff the choirs of the city will render
special music. The oustandine men
of nil professions will participate.
The. Monday night program" will be
' a get-together meeting at which time,
in addition to addresses by some of
t -i: had ng- professional men, a spe- "
cial sermon will bci preached by that
noted preacher of the great Pee Dee
Ass<>< k..ti n, Dr. It. \V. Jenkins, of
. (-'coygot wn. V
1 Tuesday nidTit a program will be
v'.iirs.'anri other professional men, and
will be featured by a timely address
-Hf?>-ho. Hon. N. J. Frederick and ?
serm.op by that great pulpit' orator,
,1V. .1. C, White.- ; "
,!f there-he in-you one scintilla of .
; race pride or any ii.terost in race pro>
". <-r<, let Vrur. presence^- eachnight
f ihc^o mcetirtcrs, make it known.
Ton ana your friends are not only in'
i'.ed but"nrfc urged to come.
The committe that will have charpo
i f the exerci-es are as follows:
"R v, T. IT. Bi oiiduSj D. D? ReV.
H. Pa-c. Rev.'. R. E Bro?don, Rev.
11 :: 11 < f'reen. It*, v. T,_M. Bovhlli, Rev.
TrOV tVhi'e," Rev. S. "S* Younprblood, _
i Rev. C. H. Brown, Rev. T. C. Crump '
tan.
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RECORD ENROLLMENT
AT STATE COLLEGE
SUMMER SCHOOL
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i Oranpohurp/S. 0., June 28?With
i record breakinp-cnrollnient and dormitories-filled
to capacity, State Col-.
i "eye ' opened her summer session to
gi.vp teachers of the state the best ~
planned and "thorough courses of
training: for CoTTbpe. Normal, Hiply* '^4.-..
Sr hmil, Ilonii' Eco'nuir.ics and Smith* \?. ?
: H'uphes- credit.,'and rfn opportunity to
] ! iv. \v <,r advance their teaching: cerr;
i-ti rates, . ' '
] ' More than five hundred teachers of
j the state registered during the week.
! The enrollment is expected to reach
|>:x duindrial.JiefoKC. repistration clos- ' ,r_ .
: cs. . .
President H. ?. Wilkinson expressed
| spite of the.. handicap that teachers ?t ,
i a- c in paving fees which must care
! for the expenses of the sumiper nor- "
1, Every c^nty in the state is rep .
-"n yd tTT erwullmi'iit;?Large
?..ni* of tenches arc enrolled from - - ^
C hrmbia. Choo fan^ior<jr.ce Sum.
:cr, Greenville,;Spartanburg, Camden, ;
' Mi;1 Jns," Ccn\vSy7 'Anderson
" and Newberry,
...?tWa-inuauiff of tho faoulty Tw?- ??
try, committees were appointed for
yur'ftd needs of teachers. Important
checkers outside of the faculty are tcf =rr^
_ jir.^huujra the. teachers. Wide a
spread publicity v. ill be given to all
the. act iv; ties of the school. Amuse,
iiicnt and recreation will be sufficentIv
provided. ^ ~
State Cdllege, un<Jer the guidance jn
of Dr. R*S. Wilkinf'on for tha paat A
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