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: ' - : : . VOL. IV.'-: NO. 33. JERBEI D? ? : I 1 ^. ^ 1'HOfV^I. JJ. BUTLEU District Grand Lodge No. 13, Gru diction of South. Carolina. Odd Fello Progi Growing Secret Or der Meets?In? Orangeburg ?Orangeburg, S. C., July 10.?A thr llav -ooHsiim of tlio sJoiitli rni'ftlit Odd Fellows and Ruth's closed he Thursday night after hearing exec , ' , lent reports from the. Grand 'Oftice and" selecting; Sumter for their ne annual meeting. * ?_ * Monday al'teriinun and evening'tl inspectors had committee meetin] and elected L. A. Richie'of Ahhevil as president and C. A. Lawson of Su ter secretary." Tuesday was official welcome da At the opening joint session Attorni Hugo Sims welcomed the body on h .*> half of the city7 Othef speakers f that day included C. A. Lawson .* Sumter,-Dean Pearsn of_Clhflin Cc lege, Dean N. C. Nix of State C( ~?-?lege, Revr Gv C. Daniels Trf-Genrg town, Rev. R. F. Freeman of Orang burg and Dr. I. D. Davis of Sumtc Hon. C. A). Willaims introduc< . Prof. J. A. Pierce who presided ov the -opening session. Grand.'Mast I.- J. McCotti ie madti- announc.emen and adjourned this session.. Wednesday the officers- srmmitt ??their- reports.?Grand?Haste 1?P? McCottrie of Georgetown stated, h'is report the progress and polici of the order for the past year. 1 recommended a raise in the prese quarterly lee 110m $1.10 to ?l.i that the increasing (loath rater mij? ' be financed.: This rccommepdatii wireAdopted hv a majority vote. 1) trict Grand Secretary IT. II* Butl reported that , the Grand Lodge \v in splendid financial condition, th the assets of the- order was mo than $250,000 while the amount death claims paid during the year f 949 members of the 00,000 Jtuths a i Odd Fellows were $197j000. The el cient work of the Secretary was much appreciated that He was giv quite an wvntinw nftee hie report a* endorsed to fill the unexpired tei of the late G. A- I'ukW, on the B. ] C. Committee as! National Grand I if J " rector. *r >i[ . Thursday, Grant! Attorney J. lL Washngton of Beaufort and Mrs. E. Lawton, juvenle drectress ma ?their reports.?Committees?on?I nance and Endowment wero 41ect ~T Continued on pagge two L - - * . ?* i " "a. RT HOI 'ikfe .? jSbff ^ lo, ^^ M^MKflM^^^Bi l, District Grand Secretary, ' . * - / .. Vxj nd Urtitcd Order of Odd Fellows, Juris ws & Ruths ressmg Pres. Wilkinson Ir * Auto Smash-up Orangeburg, Aug. 10.?Rbturnini ~Trom Kastbver where he had addres sod a group of 4-H boys and girl: President R. S. Wilkinson in a ne\ L'e Ford ear driven by H. E. Daniel; ia State farm demonstrator sustained 10 cuts about the head, hands and leg; when he was thrown from the ca after a broadside from another ca ^ driven by a white man of Sumter. RlooHino' frn*v% Uon/1 trv 10 dent Wilkinson was rushetjpVy a pas ^'serby to a -physician, in St.^'MflllfldW *c'i for-first aid treatment.?He remaine 111 11. the physician's office after receiv ,ing medical aid until aid could com ? - Vrom-iteangeburg. Dri&pg along the highway at muderate speed the new Ford wa ?V struck a broadside on the side wher ? Dr.-Wilkinson was seated by a ca that shot out of a side road. Bot nvs were completely wrecked an (" t he .occupants miraculously escape "I death. 'l * | 11. E. Daniels-driver and owner c " . | the car , sustained cuts and possibl el I a broken finger also. The extent r C1 I their injuries are not yet determine ! as they are confined to bed. j 'Allen To Open Qi I-];/ " 13th' tej ' - ? nt! Thp Fall term begins Thursday 35 J September, 13, 1928. Registratio ht Iwgins on the 12th. Applicator on should he. sent to the Registrar or t er cript from the last school attende as may he had. at Students must l'dside on the can re pus unless excused by the Presiden of' Remittance for room reservatio or should be sent to the Bookkeeper t nd 'east one week before the openini fj. Refunds will he made to those w> so lo not come, otherwise the remittam on will he placed to the credit of til nt) xtudonti'w ewpewaew. m The prospect for the most vfavoi M. able opening is pood. Additions an >i- improvements in the Musical, Commi rial, Home Ecorrorhics, Divinity Scho< I. aijd. Teachflr Trainnp Department A: add to the nterest. Athletics, Dra do ' matics, Glee Club, Quartet'and Oi hestra will he (ytvpn thg nana! ed tioiw - " ' . D. H. SIMS, Prwidant. ? ... r ' i??-1: t .COLUMBIA, S. C., SAT I )VEO ? ? ? Commerce Seci Notified rif < Sele Washington, I). C\, A iHt.?Herbert ^ Homey .haw formally antoptod t-U^ Republican nomination for president of the United States. In accepting - he position, ul'?standard?beater, of he Republican party, lu> stanieped umself'as an exponent the principles of Americanism, upon which this country was founded, which in.lude-Hmuality of all men before the I aw, equal opportunity. for till races and religious tolerance,_and_ indicated , to the voters of America that if e~ lected he would be the president of | ui tne people and not of any ..parties \ !ar race or group. Prefacing his acceptance remark)? with a resume of the -progress, and >rosperity which admittedly' the N<v gro has enjoyed along with every >ther racial group making up the cit1 ! zenry of the Republic, Mr. Hoovei et forth a program designed to effect a continuance of the advance^ ment which has been experienced in improved home-life, education and in. lustry the past eight years. . Of special interest to Negro .voters who form an Integral part of the cit^lizenry of the United States,"was the I itatement of Mr. Hover concerning -''Equal Opportunity." While realizing that the'Negro group shares directly and indirectly in the prosperity of the country at large, the lead ? era also realize that frequently tlu members of the race have Suffered from the lack of the opportunity t< t -prove their -merit .along with -othei groups. Mr. Hoover's pledge^of eaffa! opportunity, which he <jec1 Wres-ny( right of every American citizen, meets g wicn.xn.eir approval ana/is in keeping i- with the desires of the leaders pi 3, hat group.'- # v It has been pointed out by sucl b leaders as Dr. Robert R. Moton, Dr d Mordecai Johnson, William Pickens b John R. Hawkins and others that r the Negro does not seek special fa r vors or opportunities but insists tipoi eqjual opportunity with other citi sens of this country to advance a lo n i ill lines of endeavor and to enjoy th< ^ rights guaranteed to him by the Con d- itltutlon of the United states. Mr Hoover has concurred in this policj e ind has pledged himself to do his itmost to see that Negroes are ac a orded equal opportunity. s In concurring^wholly with the plat e 'orrTt'of the Republican party, Mr r Hoover likewise showed that he con ^ lemned lynching and mob_violenc< ^ ind pledged himself and the party- as ^ 'avoring the passage of a fedora aw to curb and abolish this-practice ,f . ? ? ? ^9 p _ jSH MJK. VV. 1. P Paople'g Burial Aid * hrumi'iiin ii niBiMM^iiiifciliiii T~ "ihcie I'm unc~nl tin- Meals of Ami".. J ica upon which l wish.".it this time .? Ifly . espec Iaic'iiiiilai?:s.; For * \vc should consign lv to-i our economi'V and jfnvi't li'hi --i-it:vl system by ertain ideals v. iiicli in/i.st control, hein. Thyl?>0i;tlt'fs?rrf nuivroptfbHe prq'pgjui,tiled '!rT1 p '""'iry line that all men are el cated equal amF all " should tunc equality U. force the law. I'hiA was:Hhc'emanc ipation of the inlividpal. And since these heyinnines slowly, surely and almost iinperceptl>lv this- nation has added a third iTea! almost -unique- to America? the deal of equal -opportunity. This is I the safeguard ??t* the,.individual. The Simple life of-early" flays in our reuhlif found Imt-few limitations upon .equal opportunity. " Hut the erowdine i of our petiplc and rlie intensity and .' omplexity of their activities it take.'oday a new importance. "Equality of opportunity is the ritfht of every American?rich 01 poor, foreign or rrative-bdrn, irrespective of faith or color. It is the " ritfht of every T+ndividual to "attain that position in life to which his ahil _ ty and.elmrac*let- cul itle himts maintenance he will alone hold open L In- dcor of oppoT-lurfi'ty (o every I .generation, to every hoy and j?ifl. It 1 tolerates no . privij^ed classes or | j^Pl'tunity as their l.iii-r yrativc. ! ?n?l? 'e..:.L. _ -/> i .. . i " ??i nun uuniiiiuiit'L mat Mir >| right will he -upheld earn flow that unbounded courage and hope which, stimulates each, individual man and >vn.man to endeavor and to' achievei n'ent. The sum of ttuir- aetriW<5 neat is the gigantic Inn vest of-na. tional progress.. * "Oqnsevfat ive. ^vftfressive and lib ra.l thought and option have their i ?nly real test in whether they eontri hute to equal opportunity, whether ' hold ojien the door of opportunity. If ; hey do not they are false in their - promise no matter what their name ~ may ne. . , ' !_ J1'11 was A1 >ra iia m _Liiieuln who firm ; 'y enunciated this idea! as the! equal hanoe: The ShermaTTTuw-AiiasJenac-t d in endeavor to hold open the door f equal . opportunity in business. The commissions for regulation pub . Met.utilities were created'to ..prevent j. lisct imination in service and press vent extortion in rates-r-and thereby ] he* destruction of equal opportunity. i\ (Continued on Page Four) ^ * - . , . . . hifciK, i'resident Society, Anderson,. S. ' .. ~ tojaMgn .. ? ..i .w ?.. JRDAY, ADO. 18, 1!)28. ir . f T? ran - 1-, . : ; : retary Formally oUttSreniioii's ction ' I Ah it'll has been, too prevalent in this - .'nunt) y. ?=? ? ? statement t'yilow: ** "' v ' '* y "T . ?' _ ? f"- * ^ ^ . - *> J j ' 1" ' 1 ." L' - r:"' v *r'. ' - r-r'-A VyN- . * . /*V 'liON.-.l. J. XVAHtJXtiTo.N, Disliic District" <ii.m?r 1.T .; -. 1.1 T 'n ?t il diction* of. S'>iuh ' l oi'iiii. .. Burial Aid S Meets In A r~ " r ^ ?T7- ?T-: ? ~ ' : ^ ' A -- J* >i I'resident "AWT; J\ik> 'Ro port STTTTa ~ i1!): : -; ? : . Hri? W ^ii. ' i Aink r.M':1!. v.?(? A',11 :? 1 1 \ *?r.! t? .'?. iVt/i'li.r. i. . j)iwUy aiidk'SAv?v tlv 1 h;V ttuiiai . I't ' A tl 'Socie;y- lu-u<!y<l l y.' IV. J. t'< ' ' lu'fd their " ] h. 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A . ,. 1 ' ... !"S ANN i Al. ^ ' 5 A'lii'Ki.ss... " . .. ; 4 s,v#i?r.:atiVe M?m ' t-\ !' . a?-.< iivw'iul Aid So- tt' - ilii" uU Biblical his'-m . rn'i: .Ki.-'crn country . . r.\X ;-Ad :r..'i:h i.uui with an ' > v u' \va>; l uliblintr over :Ty, }jis n its with the 'A' '!)<- '-i twvnty-one he ??--?~?i?fii.n-o ui'. tVto ?? < lot iviiic'n,<r.':cin-sf>'his fa.v*hV*.v hv i.ctci'. i d, his share a i\;r e untr'y among his u'ealth a ltd"* V 1 and ?* m niit; 'S.K?n .all his r.?u.i uCiU'd u it h the last dol:e '-f-'-i-V. Is -.frit- deserted him. - ?_ ' '"in>tjiejTarTSrno ivTends- he was tljve an 1 eat anions the . tipally, realizing that his fa Ufivier - was- visiht" and., beinj* v\U'!v~ t\ n<l 1 etnombiancesi of he. tender ?' ate; the advice* thQ "muhI leva iif a dear mother _ 'la.- hrfi.si' and-ATcrit back. ; a'Ker's hi-usc. When his favet Mints reported his return-, ??'J I ii-hd, vvtJpt for iov - s h l.ail i-.'iiie .tr. himself. He the la-st. jfiwnients put on his an :1m ' )) his feel , a rin^r . an i'r and a hi?; feast was' spread r i'f his return, fun you reav That 'father h'flisi fiave felt, .. Th.it father was nut- half a.? is ul-hiv to 'nave ymi nssom- ' , ' >re today m Uas. uur .fifteenth a=iS .-Grand t.1?I.yo 1 luine-eoniinK > make .a report of our stow- > i: A'4t-h?>^y<*n have bo.cn- away, v I., not leave airainst your favil! but y. u hnv-g been on a . a Mission f's-r iec to- your.' ? . ' mn. f-ryiiir to temh thorn the ' j'1 s-'frety: crpgr. ?? < ' r h ' bo up a Christian community ii.y< u have raft invested your j eavbituj. ir.nvis lv, as the ofe.? T flail try-to give ~ !v->\vs ce.mji.vuvl votiH-ns. Your , - ;.r., niC-tLu^o?at?servitude, p ? 1. 'V .very lite and energy have uj-i i citTt; Iti '-.d'-'no the citizen's < < mmyinity to become -enter- \ ~ soft-respecting and* indepenlontinuect en pagge two - ' -j V I ...-.A - ?