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* News Briefs ~ (.?r- ' , GEORGIA JUDGE* FOUGHT Washington?(<_T. N. S. ?KecaUse he i favors equal rights for the N^gfo, it is said that a grout*?at?prominent ? White Georgians are fighting the probable appointment of E. Marvinun-j V derwood, of Atlanta ti? the Federal i ^ judgeship of Notherri Georgia. COLORED MINISTERS VTT1YK ! ' . Jackson. Miss.?(('. V S.)?An or- j Di ganization which Ita developed in the I past six weeks arid hi: k i.; said to! . funtion remarkably* is that directed 1 I'; by colored pas'.o> oi Jackson working S under the Free Fond-Committee appointed by tin* Chamber of Cbsmrerce to meet condition among the. needy. at ' ?' *r;v-r S1IOES NO. 22 Chicago," 111.?(C. N. S.)?Some 2,000 Cobbers entered :r contest-at" therkj, convention of the National Shoe Re- v pairmen's and Dealers. Each contest-'!*] ant sent in a pair of shoes .consisting of a worn shoe and its repaired mate. g| The largest was a apair of size 22 E ; j _'sj.L i i ??: ? -'-v. i 11 ?iuui, oeiongmg 10 a iNesro in mis-> n] sissippi.f ... ? : nT K> ? ( ! ' WINS $35,000 SUIT . . i oi Mosjhogec. Okla.?(('. N. S.IUeonartL.l!1 Ingram, weal I liy Creel, Freed mr;,n. won, i*' a Verdict of $35,000 damages against ^ Philip A. Lewis, former trustee of r his estate, here reeentls-.? Ingram was represented by the firm * ' of Chandler and Turnage. Mr. Ttirriage m ? , is a native of South Carolina and honor 11: graduate of Fisk University and the ni Howard Law School. f"1 SELF uOVERNM1\ . - . in "jh! Raleigh, N. C.?(C. N. S.)?Negro j tf self?government is . threatened i n )"< North Carolina, where the little ihcor-.!'1 porated town of West Southern Pines, rt in Moore County, on the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, 18 miles South <> f A' . Raleigh, is fighting a bill recently 5ti? "'-troduced in the-Legislative to repeal: the town's charter and annex it t o V( Southern Pines an -adjacent town of a< about 2,500 people two thirds of whom P are white. The town has a population ti of about 800. It w as incorporated in I ^ 192.'!. It is ofUccie l en'iieC In Nc'-^ groes. ..... ... ' fi SAYS NEGRO EMIGRATION REST <1 ,|R Atlanta. V S l?Tlr. < \ Thornwell Jacobs; president of ()glethrope University in a recent article' , on "Our Negro Emigrants" says: "I I? believe that the very "best' thing that could happen to the South iotlay isj'or tl the emigration of Negroes to continue P ^ and increase." . ' I1 Dr. Jacob's opinion is that an equal 1' distribution of our Negro population " ' throughout the Country would mini- v mize the baneful coj; ion- that ovist P where large numbers of.Negroes live. f He concludes: "Every Negro who h upon his race and bis country and b especially upon the Southern States." , X REDS EXPEL PILE! I I ? I til > ?C()M j RAPE c . c New York?(C. N. S.)-r-August v Yokiven, a Finnish janitor was. con- f. ? . victed on a charge of '.'White Chauvinism" and expelled by the Commu- h nist party here last Sunday, because ( he was foxtnd guilty of race prejudice. 1 "SPELMAN SUNDAY" MARCH 22 t Atlanta, Ga.-*-P.lans are under way f for the observation of the fourth Sun- e day in March as "Spclman Sunday." t as part of the program of preparation, for Spelmqn Collegers .(rotden .Jubilee: ~t In. every city where Spo! .nn-n dnot ters live and work mas'.-; nyctings will s be held. All churches and dcnoinina- h . tions will cooperate wherever possible t ^ with appropriate addresses and special 1 afieringii e Fund* ??t ' ' I" ^ RULES FOR YETS ROM'S.. J, .Washington (UN'S.)?^Attention is . - called to the fact that while. "I'resi. L dent Hoover lost his energetic fight ? for the limitation of bonus payments solely to the needy, his arranging h with lightning rapidity lor the'com, 1^ mehcement of the payment to one i. and all. was a magnificent example of | * respect for the law." | , TllUSl* Uf tltf Hlfillsa^o.s oi colored L War Veterans .throughout the tuiin- , try who desire to take advantage of .1 the bonus loan should he sure to applications. should apply at bureau or office where i the original loan was made, in case of Unredeemed loans from lir.nks appli- ,, cations should he made direct to the r Veterans Bureau at Washington, ?^ I ?_ ' "CAM II, I,K" TO JMv AT ALCKN ' L_ University-Faculty I'ro .'. ?if:??iort ^ The play "Cnmillo" \vi !i i'< Micnc 1 of love, romance, au'l !v:?;.a,v is t? hy ( presented hy the Alh " iViver-Iiy. j Faculty irt the Cnivc-.-i' y Aiwlitori'-. c um of Friday ovoiu^sr. **,_ f 'foluinbia lover< of fke dfer:a will t lave an cppot* init'* ie e t..I net- T the-' modern version jif pj, mortal ? classic which is the lot known work j |l, of the French NegTO. Alexandre. Du- ,t mas fils. A well selected cast -nn^or tire di rection of Miss Flo "ie P.. McClain "* ?hay been chosen.- " /rltrn- prfrfc**rrn*r ?* city teachers, and advanced -Indents comprise the list "of character.:. - From all indications the prcs-cntrr * tion promises to he a rare entertain- | ~ ment. The University is making? cv-'i , ery effort to insure its success. e .**' ; im OL. VII.?NO. 11. 1)1 CATORS HOLD CONFERENCE AT BENEDICT pans And Registrars Report Student Grades \ ' ilmetto Teache's Assoc. Executives peak On Program For Coming Meeting _ . \ Sixty educators, presidents, deans id registrars of colleges and princiil?rof High Schobls In South Carol 1 na senssed findings -of a committee on rades made by Freshmen in the qo l- ~ ges, and heard suggestions for im ovemcnt iti instruction and teacher aining at Benedict College Saturday 'arch 7th. Presi.dent R. S. Wilkinson of the outh Carolina State A. and M. Colge who is president of the group of laiaidertts, deans?a"ml?registrars~~of~" lc state opened the conference, to hich had been invited the principals F the high"schoois7Trrhisopening" rcW" larks he reviewed the progress of le five colleges Allen, Benedict. lafliri, Morris and State. Since the gani'/.ation had been found to study le work done by the high schools of ic state, ratings and standards?in- any of the schools had been harmoized, and from studies and questionaires it' is now possible to get a list >r classifying the schools. Reports from the deans and regisai's on records- of students enrolled " i.the freshman classe_s.from.approved igh Schools were read by a represenitiv'e from each of the'eollcges. There ports were discussed and the followig committee appointed to study-the suits: Dean A. (J. Smith of Benedict, Pearson of Claflin, t)ean Fitzpatnf A11 <?t-i,?Registrar?Spann?of"" tate; and Dean "Ciawl of Morris. Dr. Wilkinson explained a statistical . port compiled from questionnaires lit the nineteen schools on the aproved list. This report gave informs^" on concerning the equipment and aching personnel of the schools. It ve colleges of the state furnished irty?six graduates with Bachelors egree for the high school, State and icaum^ wun lourieen eacn, forris seven,. Claflin five, and Allen nur. \V, A. Schiffley from the sitate deartment of education addressed the looting. He emphasized the attention hat the colleges should give to the raining off better elementary and riniary teachers. He explained that ho state department would not accreit high school work done in schools here elementary work had not been ropcrly done. Attention he said hould be put on daily attendance rater than enrollment by the principals mt teaching - should -be made more fc?like. (.'. A. Johnson supervisor of Negro ' hools in Columbia, was called upon iv the chairman to report the plans -nd- -suggestions for -the organisation' if Summer Schools and Extension ourses for teachers in service. He tated that J:he state department had pproved two summer schools where teachers who had completed their igh school work could attend for Ldli ui' credit, thoso aro the Allen? | HMipcuct summer "School at, Columbia, in- State College Summer School at, trangcburg. Teachers who have not ompleted high school should attend lie severl district summer schools. A mimeograph copy setting forth ho plan for the "organization of disrict summer schools approved by the tato department were put into the lands if each principal. The plan and he suggestions were to be rigidly adiered to if operating summer schools x i^Ttrd?statr Tr^ttft?"fllTbh"""a"ccordi ng" 0 Professor Johnson and Supervisor k'hifflev. J. I'. Burgess, excutive secretary d" the Palmetto Teachers Associai??n spoke of the plans for a record -. itboring of State Teachers which ill Ue held April 2, 3, 4, at Columbia. He said there 3024 financial members enrolled la<tt .yeiy. With :'s mail for Saturday morning about "00 had enrolletT for the present ear. Principals were urged to'Wave Via teachers enroll before March -illii?if thov owpootod ta have tluii tames in The Bulletin, the official or :in of the body that goes to press 1 'tor that date. All cVPfllont program fnr thn Shftf.* 'Yachors Association has been ara nged. Marv McT.eod Ret.hnne, a_ outh Carolinian, an educator and a coder of unternational fame will be It* principal speaker at the public u-ssion to be held at the new Townhip Auditorium. The first night of he-inPcTfng April 2nd, a play will >e presented hv the f.iiltnro ninv. "old School of Delinquent Girls. Secretary Bury?sfT mentioned other imtoPtnnt^features of the meeting. At the close of the conference Dr. -T. Starks, president of Benedict 'olhge commended t.he hodv on their tirpose and success. President Sims >r Allen asked that a committee be ippointod tcr study-the grading sysem in the colleges. Dean Smith of Benedict, Dean Pearson of Claflin, ind President Sims of Allen were aplointed. The conference completed heir work in one session and adjourn "" after heinp: quests for dinner at enodict College. . Deceives appointment' ga The Rev. D. H. Stanton, Atlanta, a- graduate of Claflin Universftyr las heen appointed by the American Pbhr Society Division Secretary for he distribution of Bibles in South 'astern United States. As an initial ' ^ VI" . . COLUMBIA, S. DR. J. E. BEARD, CAND ??? - : ? - j-We are- simfply calling the attentioi Carolina and the whole connection, to the fact is, that Dr. J. E. Beard, Pas Church of Charleston, S. C., is an out in 1932. Dr. Beard, as all of us know, is a gre Guilder and a-leader uf high ideals an I don't know, of a man in our - state wJ work he has. , He holds 'the banner of greats accon man who started Charleston, S. C., to in the organization of two banks; one is the Ex-Dean of Allen University- It Secretary-Treasurer of the Sunday Sell __Lt_has_always been the preaching c should have equal representation in laymen's candidate of South Carolina every layman in the connection will' v layman's champion. . bishop. He has character, age, educat All these are great giflts for any man -honest thinking, and throw away lik man who will measure' up. Of course, we mean to stand by Di but we mean to elect Beard for an Air four square anywhere in the world w telligence. Now; Brethren: tell the truth. Do connection who can surpass Dr. Beard' day, talking with Dr, Beard. When he to notice us asked me, "Was that you "Well, he looks like a bishop." I told 1 and I think the brethren &re going to t Listen to me please! Dr. D. H. Si Methodist Bishop some day as tho' he h MORRIS COLLEGE PRESENTS PLAY IN MANNING, S. C. The Dramatic Club of Morris College under the direction of Miss Bertha Roberson, presented "The Face At The Window'" n a " v ?. I v V ?iu UI_UII1U* ias?~~Wednesday evening at Ebcnezer Baptist Church, Manning. S. C. The characters were: Vera Stanley, the leading lady, played by Miss Theo V. Lewis; Reginald SpofTord, the leading | nan, played by Mr. R. C. Blackman; ' Lillian -Stanhope, was played by Miss NEW YORK CITY NEWS j The most unique and attractive affair of the season was the Setond Annual Formal Dance?given by die South Carolina State College Club of this city at the Witoka Club, 222 W. 145 St., on Thursday evening, Feb. .16. More than one hundred persons atended; many out of "town guestswere -present.-?Both rooms were very~ bcauitifully'decorated with the college colors. A'; large banner bearing the I name of the club and the year it was organized almost covered the' front) wall of the reception room. Dance program and other favors were given each guest. Punch and other drinks were served. Music was furnished by Mr. Claston and his orchestra. On last Friday night, the HydrnnMis? Margueret D. Woodward, 148 W. 140 St. " The prizes were won by .Mrs. Vera lintTin, Miss Mal>le Callet [ step in his undertaking, he seeks to f ' place a copy of the New Testament in I the hands"of every boy and girl in his I territory. ? ~" Mr. Stanton has appointed Rev. M. J. Porter. Orangeburg, S. 0.. Agent for South Carolina, who will soon be in a positiofi 'to furnish supplies to 1 all ministers?and?others interested-in the movement. It is understood of course that the i ^American Bible Society is denominational, and that its publcations are sold practcally at the cost of printing and binding. Seereary Stanton, there fore invites the cooperation of Christian men and women throughout the State to Join in this commendable on? dertaking. Secretary Stanton purposes to hold Young Peoples Bible Corrferences in several sections of the should the interest in the movement warrent it. CLAFLIN QUARTET BREAKS RACE BARRIER The Claflin Quartet did the unpracendented last-Thursday, eveninz*-.. Feb. 26, when they rendered a concert at the St. Paul M. E. Church, South, in Orangeburg. This is the first time that a Neffto afflfroffation * has appeared in that church, yet the trtngers were received with the great- est cordiality ,and the program, con silting ofrtlie usual variety of well se- p i ' * * * > ' C,, SATURDAY, MAR. 14, 192 j. FOR THE BISHOPRIC 1, of the A. M. E. Church, in South the fact .which all of us know, and itor of the great historical Emanuel standing candidate for the Bishopric at preacher, scholar, financier, church d manhood "Th our A. M. E. Church, ho has done the kind of constructive riplishments in our state. He is the seeing the possibilities of her group, of which he was Vice-President. _He ; was he who came near being elected iooLUnion-of the A. M.'E. Church, if Dr. J. E. Beard, !that?tho laymen the General Conference. He is--the as well as the ministers! I believe ote for him, because he-has been a crd7_know he has every quality for a ion, experience and accomplishments. to have. Let all _gf_us .get down to es and dis-likes. and let ns elect-a r. T. J. Miles for the African Work, leriean Bishop; a man who can stand rhen it comes to real wortF onH you know a man in the A. M. E. ? I stood in a certain city the other drove off, a large group who stopped r bishop?'UL said no, but they said: them that ?the Lord hag anointed him, sleet-him in 1932. nis, is just as good to be an -African iad already been ejected. Watch him! L. H. Hemmingway. Helen Brown; Mrs. Spofford, was played by .Miss Esther Hall; Dinah \virsTTlaT?d-fry Miss Rosa HickrT7Res~ ter La Grange, was played by. Mr. demerit Hanberry; Henry Swartewood, was played by Mr. Marshal! Murray; Anslcy Abraham, played Moses Johnson. All students of the College arid High School Departments Music was rendered by Miss Mildred G. Young teacher of the College Dept. The play was very good everybody enjoyed themselves. We extended to ^hem "Come again." ' and M,ts. Coachman; in keeping with the season the hostess gave hatchets and a bunch of cheeries to each guest. a j _ i; ~ - /y ueucious repast was served; on leaving each member Were given" a beautiful carnation with a spray of fern. After the meeting was over, Miss_p Margueret Woodward and Mrs. Jaunita Stewart?Eolk,?escorted ?fay IIr. Alston Ryan, attended the Bridge and Whist Party~given T>v~ Mr. iTorice Rice. The evening was spent very pleasantly. A salad course was served. Mrs. Mae L. Black was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Polk, last week-end. She was guest of honor aJt. the Hydrangia Bridge Club on Friday night. On Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Waymon Williams and Mrs. Ethel Frierson of Bronxville were guests of Miss Margaret Woodward. Rev. Powell, Pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Chuuli, lUm is In thehospital is much better at this writing lected spirituals and classic numbers war. enjoyed?>"~all.? ? It was through the efforts of Dr. \j. M. Uunton, president emeritus of Claflin, that 'this concert was arranged. His plan is to arrange similar engagements in neighboring town The administration believes that thru stjclr acts as these TTroctf can be dhne not only towards reuniting the M. E Church but towards bringing the races Into friendlier relations. HELENA NEWS Sunday, School hoiiv was splendidly ^ /Aparintondant?an4?offieorn.. The pastor conducted the review. ? JpRpite of the snow and" wind the members was seen attending church. Rev. R. A. Young, preached a soul stirring sermon At 7:30 Rev. J. W. Wright,' preached a burning sermon from the 46th Psalm 6 verse. Last Monday night% a social was given at the home of Mr.s. Mary E. McMorris in honor of the school; everyone enjoyed themselves. NEGRO HISTORY WEEK IN GREENVILLE. S. C. National >^"ro Histo? week was obsered in Greenville County, Feb. 8-T3; upder the"auspices of the Phillis Wheatley Branch of the Greenville 'ublic Library. The-> Librarian, John ????????? ;i.??? PI 32ND ANNIVERSARY UNA MUTUAL LI The North Carolina Mutual Lif Insurance Company closed its Thirty Second Anniversary in better shap< than ever in it- historv. Collection' were over .S2.QOO (H)fi i? it Assets .$22:5,000: increased its Sur plus, *20.000; and increased its Con tiiiRi'Ml LiabiJity Y und K20.000. Pacing t ,t- tuir.i ti.ii..,- ..f i< ?<! ,,1)1 <'U*ir<* force 'doubled their enerirv in,I ^ - ?ic!f i mirien to swat hard time. with hard ^work and eco'nopiy. As ; ri suit, every item of Overhead Ex I en;;r was reduced. The Comp.in; ha? paid over ?10,000.000 in Claim since its organization and during 1000?the efi lciency of its personne was increased from 15 per cent to 2! per cent. * When Mr. John Menuckr Xounde and first president of the. Cemnan; died in 1019, the Company's Asset were ?755.7-44. When De:?A-. M Moore, second president, died in 1923 the Company's-A^-"re $1,045.52' "Proo^of^how the founders and form successors-is shown in the re ults- o the 1930 report. Assets are na\ $3,782,619. The Company issues all starvdar forms of life> insurance.. namely Endowment. Twenty-pay l.ifi . Whol i Life and Industrial. It ha. on de posit with the Insurance Depart men $200,000 as/a Special Fund. The North Carolina Mutual jLif Insurance Company is the first Negr life insurance company to mature twenty year endowment policy, hav ing paid $20tOOO..jn cSsTi for endow merits to its living policy holders. ' By exercising good judgment, whic is reflected in the efficiency of it personnel, the Company STATE ( OLLKOE NQTES "?Orangeburg, S. March 9. 1931At the anproaching exercise, Stat College will have the privilege o I presenting as Its baccalaureate an commencement speakers. Bishop R. C Ransom, of the A. M. E. Church, an President John W. Davis of the Wes I Virginia State College. Both o tnese men are outstanding in religi ous, educational and civic Work of th country at large, having made man achievements along lines of their par titular endeavors. Bishop Ransom i well known in this state, being a present Bishop of the South Caroli na Diocese. President Davis is i rencent winner of the Spingarn Med al, and his coming to Orangeburg i May ..will mark his first appearanc in the st.-ito : Amonc the recent visitors to -th College. was Mr. W. A. C. Hughe [ who represented the Iniercollegiat Prohibition Association of-Washing | ton and who gave a "scries of lecture PYTHIANS OF COLLETON AM 1 BARNWELL COUNTIES HOLD MASS MEETING I. Sir ?*. P. Grant, deputy fut '011111 1 Ton County, called a meeting of hi j district on- Feb. 22, 1931 at Walter ; boro, S. C. The Grand Chancelloi Sir J. A. Brown, was in attendant' ' at the meeting. Which was largely at tended by the, lodges comprising Co Teton County. Many matters of vitt interest to the Order were taken in ! and a" splendid spirit " prevail** ' Grand Chancellor Brown express** himself aT~ being well pleased hot with .the attendance a< well' :l< th perfect understanding; which was tl: ; result of the meeting. * The fact i | still evident, that although the dt pressing conditions are felt very koor jly in all parts of the state, ther | is still a manifestation of eonfidenc on the part of the membership, in th men who arc endeavoring td carr on-the work of Pythianism in Sout Carolina. It was very noticiable a _the--Walterboro Meeting, that wha the membership is most in need is a clear explanation of the reason for the taxes imposed by the Suprem Lodge, and the with-hohiing from th jurisdiction of the S. A,. P. W. Th district meetings grow in popularit at each point. The Grand Chancel 7~lor is always courteously receive.: ' npd his, remarks are always clear, am ing up splendidly, under the guidanc. of Deputy N. P. Grant. On Feb. 24, the Grand Ohancello , was at Barnwell. S. C., in response t( -thecall of Sir D. .1. Dixon, the deput; B." Bowen, Jr., was director of th | project; . , Mr. Jesse O. Thomas, Field Sec rotary of the National Urban I.eagy spoke on the initial day to a. larg group of citizens in the Phillis Wheat Economy. - The schools" thru the county o Greenville cooperated in discussini the Negro in phases of American lift Many of the schools had a community piygra'm. - . 4 * A questionaire was prepared by .th librarian consisting: of 100 question on Negro life. This contest was o pen to anv individual in GreenClll County. This questionaire aided i disseminating knowledge on the Nc gro,~ The enthusiasm was similar t I that displayed at the beginning of th cross word puzzle. As an incentiv there was offered by the profession* and business men prizes valued at $1 _ An oratorical contest of the cit and county schools terminated th project. The winners in the contes were: Miss Julia Anderson, : lOt * ' " s .A. UCE: FIVE CENTS 'PER COPY OF THE NORTH CAROFE INSURANCE CO. 0 to operate a much .larger volume. of . business than , it now Has without ? materially increasing it< over head $ expenses. Alter all, the future' of*? , any ui> t u ut mil will iii [u-;u 1 upon It s . volume of business.- Our Agency I)e,- ' . partment~~is determined] to its volume of business; in l'.'.'iland a' r 'l'?; siuiiy time continue its program . of making every employee moVe effi1 merit-. We believe our Company has . i passed its' experimental stage and AVl-* "?'< i'H better sliape than ever bey fore.,-' . t s _ ^ y are advised b\ one of the most r efficient, independent actual firms in 1 America and employ the same mct) hods tlf all othgr well regulated life j insurance companies.' Our' business ?valued and a legal reserve main >' tuincd an all outstanding policies. It s is very unfortunate that ftm p''0"" T ? ~ ums collected by#all Negro life insurI, -an.ee companies would not exceed 9.H : ' I'cf eeni of the premiums collected - by any one of the largo inm.r. r~ ance companies. If we were able to ' t f double out' volume, we could easily ?' ' v .give employment to. several more of our young men and women coming out d of college. 1. We employ about 1,000 men and women ol our race. .Most of "out ... - printing is done by'Negro'presses and' t most of our advertising is done thru Negro newspapers and periodicals 7 o The Xjunrpany--is-not-otily offering ?wo- . b tection to itT policyholders, but ema ployment and encouragement to those .7 from, our educational institutions. Jine_of the Company',' biggest nssetTT "4" '" *" is its trained,Organized, enthusiastic h- group of workers. From all indicas tions. lit.'U promises to be the best . ??vein?m?the Company's history. _ among ?-???, ? Mr. Hughes is a graduattrof Lino coin University and Boston* Univerf s i t y Law School and has recently '1 been admitted to the Marvland Bar. He proved to be a capable speaker and d his | scu'si'ins?regarding' prohibl r tion were instructive and interesting, t j The Intercollegiate. Prohibition Asi sociation has put several, similar " speakers on the field with the hope of y not only making propaganda against prohibition among the educated, but s to place definite information before t the nations young citizens. Other visitors during the month ;l 1 of February were as follows:?Mrss .j Florence R. Curtisi Director of^Li-., n brary School, Hampton Institute. Yjt. '' | Mr. Jackson Davis. Assistant -DireC, 1? i iot oj r, due a tic n, General Education | Board. Richmond, Va." Dean A. R. ' * j Mann. Cornell I'riiversity, Ithaca. N. Y. Dr. AV. E. B. DuBois, Editor of ^4The-Crisrs. New-York- City, also made ' : a social visit. . ' *.ft>r Barnwell County. The meeting .was held in the Auditorium ,.of tlvi Graded School, and at an eajdy hour, rr- thoro won in ut'ti1 lnl.nn i1 a splPHdld s gathering- of the- Pythians of Barnwell County. The Grand Chancellor P< spoke to the assemblage, and dist. cussed with them, the matters of in to rest to the brethren of the Order in * [ general, and Barnwell County in par^ i] tleular. Deputy D., -V Dixon has but -). recentiv been appointed its deputy, . . V. but has already won a place' in the * ' . 'd hearts oj'Jiis-followers in. his ^ounty.,. . b The large crowd present- manifested j_ n O rung, do, irii .1^4?H+4-T+rmtrrh?mr .. well.ias satisfied, with reference to ;. the matters that were not just clear .. to them. The attendance at the i meeting, was an evidence of the es-> e teem in which the deputy is held in e his county. The members in Barnc well County, may well feel proud, y as well as confident, in the ability of h Sir Dixon to keep the forces lined up t under present?conditions. There -t- was no feature oY mrr work im f, 1 not, taken up and-discussed to the 5 , satisfaction of all present. While y in Banr-vi'li. S C,'\h.. eel,lor was entertained at the home e j of I>r. l?ixon. At Walterboro, S. C.. y the Grand Chanrellor was the pu sC . of Sir N". P.. Grant. A most enjoyaI hie?visit u.is made i.> hnth nt th? _ZI j above mentioned plares. Grand Chan vHor Brown will Ynn Ldgefiehl (' . p ' oh the nth inst.. and manninp. S. I C.. on thp" ldth'inst. Georgetown, S, r , C., Gam y. S. C.. and Conway, S. C? p, j are points to be visited in the near, y future. e pradc, Sterling Uighn?AliS-< Louise .! Austin. Tth prjide Allen School. The prizes for the -questionaire were a6 warded to: M"iss Mar.iorie Lipscomb. e teacher at Sullivan School. Miss " Charlotte Thompson, 8th grade at r . Stermrtf? 11 tgh School, Mr. Butler j"! Field*. a lit.v?rnntortiTnT. \! SPECIAL NOTICE. ' Don't miss seeing the Monster c Queens' Pageant at Bethel A. M. E. 5 Church, next Wednesday night, at 8 i- o'clock, March 18th. This promises c to- be the treat of the season. ' The n admission is only 10 cents.Come !-_ and sea who gets the trfp* to . o York and Ashevillc. "^he public is . e?ocridally invited. il | Come! Benedict! Flower Pageant 5 March lfi. 8:00 P. M. Admission 10 y cants,? B. C. Club?Kponsoc^. ? ; Apnie Belle Weston^. Directress; ;t Mame DunmPre, Pres., B. C. Club h J. J, Starks, President. : . , : . -?