The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, May 21, 1938, Image 1
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VOL. XIII?NO. 21
Jenkins Or ph.'
New Heac
A Cost
. v Charleston.^-Th.e Jenkins Orphanage
of Charleston is coining
into its own in this the 47th yeai
?of ita existence. This mstitutioi
tvas founded Dec. 1G, 1801 and ha*
become widely known throughout
this section and other parts of the
country. Thousands of children
have been handled, trained and
sent out?through the untiring eT"
forts of the founder, Itev7 D. J
_ , . - ? Jenkink.
The work has uutgruwn its orig
inal headquarters at 20 Franklin
St., Chai lestqn, S. C. The City ol
Charleston is erecting a modern
, institution, consisting of four boys
dormitories; one for girls; or.e a
. . ministration building; laundry
kitchen and workshop, all of brie!
at a cost of appi oximati ly $33.000.
When this plant is complett
and equipped?it will?represent an
outlay of $50,000. The new " institution
will be located at Lincoln
: Park on ihe Ashley River, a parcel
of land belonging to the Or
Phanage, containing? 150?tmnTS"
more or less. The city property i
belonging to the Orphanage is being
deeded to the city in exchange
for the new?buildings. It has been
decided by the officials to hrondon
5 . the 'activities of the work and inl
their new location, the inmates
will be taught various trades?carpentry,
shoe-making, printing, cab
* inet making, domestic art, agriculture
in its varied bianehes.
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>-mu n?h uivnnvu us"AVlin a 11100?
em plant, but it will-cost _$10.000
?; -"ts furnlsir-it with standard equip*
The president, Mrs. E. C. Jenkins,
hewidow of the late founder, Rev
Jenkins, took up the work when
he laid it down in July of last yeai
She has been connected with the
^institution for more than thirty
years, which fits "her for carrying
forward the' work. She is a woman
with a vision and does won'
ders in helping to meTd1 thro characters
of unfoitunate boys a n d
_ Their?places?hi ?the world and fit
ting tneni to carry on wnen she
shall have passed from active service.
" fn ^.inimry nf this year Mrs.
Jenkins secured the aid of?Rev
R. H. Walker as executive mana
grr Rev. Walker is one of the
best known preachers of this da>
and generation, known as.one ol
the four hortjemen. lie has Leer
broadcasting each Sunday for six
teen weeks 'over Station WCSC
with a choir of fifty voices, popu
larizing the institution. He hat
been instrumental ^ in bringing a
? bout this change for the benefit
and future success of the institu
"? " tion. He is asking his manj
friends throughout the country tc
? hear the plea of persons coming
with the proper credentials sign_
ed by- the president.
The campaign is on for raising
$10,000 and Mrs. Jenkins and Rev
Walker will tour the states i n
raising this amount to perpetuate
this great institution. They are
. ?., thanking all in advance for whatever
might be contributed to this
worthy effort. All donations can
be sent to Jenkins Orphanage,
Box 851, Charleston,~S.~TTr'
American Plant Life
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Radio Program
? Washington, D. C.?The variety '
of products of gardens, fields and
? rchards of America flowers,fruits
and vegetables?will pass in
* review Sunday afternoon; May <22,
when another "World Is Yours"
Smithsonian Institution radio series
is broadcast. The- program,
"American Plants", will be presented
over 57 stations of the Nat
ional Broadcasting company (Red)
at 3:30 (EST) 2:30 (CST) 1:30
iMTf and 12:30 (PT).
While a family eats p dinner
consisting of a menu from "soup
to nuts" grown in garden^, fields
and orchards, The lives of two
American horticulturists will be
dramatized. One of them Luther
Burbank, was the "wizard of plant
__ life", who bred spineless cactus for
fodder and provided-n^ny rnrr1foods
for America?and foreign
tables.
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Tuaftegee Contribution
TTie contribution of George Wash!
~ ington /Carver, of Tuskegee insti-1
tute, will also be dramatized. Dr.'
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anage Gev %
Iquarters A
of $50,000.0
Mrs. M. K. Howard
Speaker at Women'i
"Mass Meeting
On . the 5th Sunday. 29th i
at Second Nazareth Bapt. chu
Rev. Jones, pastor, all the woi
oT all the churches are urged
be present at 4 o'clock to hear
State President and help com
tt?o "plans for the Golden Jub
The pastors with their nieml
are cordially invited and all
sit in groups by churchesrcause
of the Baccalaureate
mon at Benedict college the
Sunday afternoon, the reg
meeting was changed to 'the
Sunday.
The 8th Missionary .Union n
Lng was held .May 8th at First <
vary Baptist church. Rev. You
blood pastor. '
This being Mothers' Day,
guest speaker/ Dr. Jv J. Sta:
-gave a vmy intOle&ting and
propriate address. In a short 1
Mrs. Starks suggested that M<
ers meeting be held in interest
our- young girls. The sugg?s1
was well taken and we bnpp ov
society will plan such a meet
in homes, schools or churches
The pageant "Golden Stni
lepicting fifty years of the e:
tence of the WoVn??n\s Bapi
State convention will be prcsc
ed-Sunday eveningr '22inl iiwi, ~
"at first Calvary. Second Calvj
will present the same pageant
">th Sunday evening at 7:30.
members and friends are co;
illy invited. Other churches
planning to give the same page
bc'fcer the convointiojn. Wu
for dates.
Keep in mind the watchwon
Go Forward!
J. W. 'I
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irustee tsoara or i3
; len Univ. Called
By order of Bishop Joseph S
. on Flipper, D.D., LL. D., Pre!
ng Bishop uf-ihe-Sevettth?Epis
pal District:
The TrusCee board of Allen L
[
. ersity is hereby called to meet
i annual session Wednesday, Ji
I lnt, 1938, 10 a. m., in the Audit
ium of the Chappelle Administ
I tion Building, Allen Univers
| Columbia, S. C.
I "BISIIOP J. S. FLIPPER,
Presiding Bishop,
T83 Houston St., N. E.,
Atlanta, Ga.
J. E. THOMAS,
?Sec-."of Trustee Board,
618 N. Coit Street,
Florence, S. C.
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naa <iood Year
iBSfeislli
HON. WM. NICKERSONtJR
President-Manager of the Go
en State Mutual Life Insurai
company, 4111 Central avenue, I
Angeles, Calif., who reports
good year in '37, incdVne bei
$342,495.19. The company, orj
nized in '25, has assets of $2
875.04, and_ surplus of $54,181.
It has naid __$185^)Di.2&-in clai
since organization. George 1
Beavers, Jr., is vice-president s
N. O. Houston- Rprmtovo-tromi
or. A native of San Jacinto cot
ty, Texas, Mr. Nickerson was <
1'chUm! at Blsho^TahJ Prairie Vi
and taught s?Tfool before enteri
the insurance busf/ieas at Dallas
'08. (Calvin 8?rvic
t fJalt
1 . COLUMBIA, SQUT
(Colored Method
New Bishops
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GENERAL CONFERENCE St
OVER-RIDES RECOMMEN- p.
DATIONS OF bishops rt
_c N>
S A
After a bitter fight to over-rid# An
r the recommendations of the College
of Bishops of the C. M. E.
church in session in the General
nst. conference at the city auditorium
rc^' at Hot Springs, Ark., to not elect_ V
men at1y bishops, the body voted' gloi
' to Saturday night, (May 7th) to elect dor
_9dr two new bishops. len
P^te The?&k4h>ps made effort 011 iMon Iii *
dec. day morning to nullify the action Gill
3ers of the general body charging of pro
will illegality in the casting of votes js a
?c* but they were not sustained in oth>
se1'- the charge. *" for
4th . Tiie highlight in interest was a b
ular. reached (\Vednesday night May jnai
5th ii) jn the election of additional the
members to the great College of prei
ieet Brshops when 40 aspirants were T
Jal- candidates for el^c'ion to the. be
nK- Episcopate. It had been provi- aim
tnisly deti'finlnod that two church 0{h<
the men wore to be elevated to the ^jon
? ks, bt'r.^h an.l fir** h?nor n''~
J W. .Y. Bell of Washington, D. C., facj
a'k * professor of New Testament in- soni
ith- J ;te rpvetation at Howard univer-I
K.VII
?' sity. The election came on the can
tion second ballot. ^vol.
WJL t?On Thursday, May l2 came the S^U(
i?g election of a second bishop, the ^0jj,
5.. Rev. C. L. Russell of Louisville
is* Ky., being the second choice ol fac^
<is- the great delegation. Dr. Russell g j
i|t_ pastor of the Chestnut Str oet of <
ml- church at Louisville. Ky.*,?=Ava~
-i2C- -elected on the fourth ballot ovei 'moary.
Dr. Roy L. Young of" Mississippi
the and Dr. G. T. Long of Washing-' :
All ton. D. C. It is generally believ:
di- ed- that one of these newly elect- ^
are ed bishops will be assigned to pte- .
ant side over South Carolina for the
(ch next four years. " ~ "
. bull
d__ the
Sterling Highlights us ?
they
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tl- Mombeis of tho faenltv and cfu- wish
? cently had the pleasure of hearing
' Miss Bva Jefsye, Professor of A lie:
Choir, recount some of* the cxpe- fice
rfences of her last national tour, our
aid- ^T?t only did her tellyjg of the nurs
co c^?"''s interesting soiourn in Hoi- -Ctat
lywood, where Miss Jessye was havi
r making negotiations for the film- Alio:
. ing of "Poigy and Bess' (Gersh- plan
une Wins *St'K10' Op^ru), intrigue the mori
entire chapel, but also her wide are
entire chapel, but also her wide whie
. " travels and wealth of contacts in tl
ity . ' r
J' made her interpretations particularly
valuable and authentic. She j
recalled hpr reactions to strong
racial sentiment and attitudes with
such strength as to make her au- ?
I4 1
diencfr long to undergo .like ex- jja
Iperiences. eyep though?tboy?he ?
unpleasant. With characteristi- ^
cally colorful language, she paint- "
ed vividly the beauties of the moun 1
tains, now the rdains. nmv the s0n
seashore . . . adding that the " ^
choir's fine singing was further
, enhanced by the picturesque ar- n^'
? chitecture of nature. The Claflin 'ef?e
Family Was once more pleased to
( hear congratulatory comments on
the performances and the ability 0f:0
of its own James Middleton. who ^
was taken from his schooling to ^'U1
join the Eva Jessye Choir. Thru
many hardships, rebuffs, and dis- (*,es
couragements, Miss Jessye ha?
-j-emerged an overwhelming success;
and in the words of President nua'
Randolph, "We wish for her an vo^
even greater degrae of success "
and achievement". '
exercises Dr. William Pickens, e'* 1
leading a series of public educa- '
tional forums, addressed the faculty
and studentg of-Claflin col- C?m
. lege on thq "Economic Basis of " "
J Race Problems". In no uncertain ^ME
terms he printed out and contende<T
that race problems were es- _ _
dd- sentiall/y economic in character. 0?U'
ice Tt( rnnse the rnal fnrta pniwepninc
? ne
>os evertts are either suppressed or
n* withheld, scholars of history are Dr, '
?a_ unable to see the whole picture, M<
99, prevented from making the his- gro j
tory scientific, and thereby con- tlon
V?ft fart into propaganda, either yest<
ind rac'a' or soc'ah His wealth of Pilgi
ur. academic and practical experience ty ii
in- in both the study and solutirm of | sent*
?d- racial differences and problems has| m0rr
doubled the effectiveness of his | rivc
delivery. Thto 18 second only to j8ter
e).| Continued on Pege 8
"A*~
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\L CAROUNA, SATURDAY,
lists Elect
Over Protest
udent Council
idorse And Praise
ew Administration
t Alien Univ.
4Hy L. V. C. Dowdy, Pres.
Student Council^ 3*
x
fe have hud nt'et months?ur4
rious w;6rk and happy 'lays un
the new admit istratton of AJUni"
e l'sity under the si.ttja.
*ct?on of P'-esideut Iv H. Me
. Student tc'tviuos, have tV'Hw<
gress unusi ah the school spirit
spirit of cooperation with each i
er and with faculty member; 1
a bigger program of work anc
etter system such as has beer
jgurated by Dr. McGill who i; '
students ideal as u college*
SIUOIU.
he new gymnasium, which will
the pride of all students and
hni "'jv-n inmpll1"1 ipMm iin | r
?r happy feature to our educa-' '
at Allen. It on*'",g ? program
physical education with proper
lities to make it count for,
ething. More $han that, the
1 is a living evidence of what
bo accomplished by people'
King tugctiioi'Hs a team, t he1
lents of Allen have not only
>ed in this work hut we have
ced, with, interest and satision,
the fine leadership of Mrs.
H. McGill and the A. U. Club
Columbia. These peopl" hav^
l working like Trojans for six
ths to make this woTk
y have met .weekly and in each
kly meeting there was a good
icial report and increased en;iasm.
Mechanics, laborers
hers,- ministers and all are
ding program. It is because
board of trustees of Allen gave
i real college president wher
' elected Dr. McGill^^ ?
le Student Council of Aller, -1
ics to thank the Bishop, the
Rev-. J. S. Flipper, who in his l-?y
judyement~saw tit to try an IPr
nite, a "home" man in tWe of an
of President at Allen. Now
own son, born, reared a n d Be
ed in the confines of the
e has come forthwith hohoi
ng introduced a urogram at P
n that will recondition the coll
t, and place the school on a ^'>x
? f nhdnmotltnl frmrwtntirin W. I M
happy because of those things the
hTwe have attempted to cite t,oni
his short letter to the press.
lege
NTON COLLEGE 7
IMENCEMENT MAY 20-25 0"J:
crtff:
sic <
iday, May 20, 8:00 p.m.-rMis- p
neons Program. H/ch
inday, May 22, 3:30 p.m.?Bac ^
ureate Sermon, Mt. Olivet A. gj
Es Z. church?Rev II, E. Wil-J gac
pastor Little Rock A ME Z |jve]
eh,- Charlotte, N. C. bur<
onday', May 23, 2:30 pm. Class
. Exercises (High School) Col^audiCoriiHtN^
(jay
onday. May 23, 8 p.m. Class' ^ay
Exercises (Sr. Normal)? Col- atj0
auditorium. I at <
onday, May 23, 9:30 p.m.? qUej
nnijgaiiaus.k. ?s I T
jesday, May 24T-3 pm.?Ad- men
s to Alumni and Organization pr0i
;ge auditorium.' jOK(?
lesday, May 24, 8:30 prri.?An \vju
- Oratorical contest, Mt. Oli- gra(
AMEZ church-.
pdnesd^y, May 25, 10 am.?
ling'of'Presiding Elders, Trus
-a?d?Ministers in College chap V 0
(resided aver by Bishop John Co
Martin, DD., Chicago, 111.
ednesday, May 25, 3:30 pm.? q(
niencempnt Address by Prof pnte
'. Younge, Financial Secretary
IZ church, Charlotte, N. C. ,i
H. Turner, acting president.) - *
nn a dunlin lh,pv
i/i/ /luun i. u|Jii? Ora
re In Pilgrimage ior
May
W. E. I'icken8, Guest Speaker ton
ire than three thousand Ne- on S
pupils under the WPA Eduea- anni
program came to Columbia the
jrday on their annual State ed I
rimage. Nearly evory ?oun- ton
n South Carolina was repre- Tuei
1/1 A + ton ?'/*! aoI/ trnof nrrlav rtl n
ling the'ptipITs ^Beffan to aF- Pvcri
at the State House and reg- coloi
ed. The visitol-8 "were shown lumt
Continued on Pag* 8
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MAY-SrltnB ~
STATE /
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anBHflV
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(SU'i.v an.! ;
esident T. V). Pinsi
d Dr. N. C. Nix
nedPt Speakers
resident- -It?iFt?rinsi'm. Moi
ege, Sumter. and I)r. N.
, vice-pi,vsident State A. t
college, Orangeburg, will
principal speakers of 1
menccmont program that
> this week at Benedict c
, Columbia, S.
he finals begin Thursday
ig, May 10, with a piar.o
I by the students of the ?
department" at 8:00 o'clock,
riday evening. .ATay ?0, at
ack the English classes v
sent a literary program,
unday, May 22 at 1 o'clock 1
calaureate sermon will be
red by Dr. N*. 0. Nix, Oranj
r.
onday, May 23. the senior c
class will presort their ck
exercises at 10 o'clock. M<
afternoon the aktirmi assc
n will hold its business sess
1 o'clock closing with a b
; Monday evening at 8 o'clo
u*?day, May 21, the eofnrriei
t address wttf be delivered^
lident I. 1>. Pinion. Morris ~c
Sumter, after which degri
be awarded to m* mbevs of 1
luatin^ classes. The public
ially invited to these exereis
?orhees 40th Annu
ffimencemenT
a May 11. the Junior'Norn
rtain'ed the-Senior Normal,
;h time a delightful time w
by evetyon?. Other e'vel
h? closing week will be t
1 school cla** night. May J
Eorical contest-; May 27; Ji
college class right. Saturd
' 28. Principal and Mrs. Rh
will entertain the <pr^adua
Saturday right. May 21 nf th
ual reception. On May 20
annua! sermon will ho prea<
>y the Rev. W. II. K. Pend
of SpaHanbtt-tr, St O.
sday, May 31, the common
t address will he delivered.
r C. A. Johnson, supervisor
rod schools in the C;*y of (
)ia, S. C. The eommencemt
Continued on Pag* 8
tiler
V. & M. COLLEGE'S 0
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' MISS VIRGINIA CHISOLM
I'irtiii'n ->f "Mny f^nmr~rrTTi1~MiM311
W. I. Peake Re elec1
[ v .May 1J?In
{closing minutes of th- second d
sessie-n- oC the -Soot h"~C1a rc?l i tinv
li'Ttakcrs and Embnlnu rs eon
ris tion, Willis I. IVake of Ar or
C. S. C.. was i'!octod for a*third t
in i in ,,!Ticv. as wore J. H. W. Mo
ho nt B nrcttsrilie and C. Lee I)
the of Andersom to the r.tTicos of \
be- pro-i U nt and * easurer. res]
"?1- lively. Mrs. Johnnie' Mao Ho
son of R" ok?11 til was. elected
ev- i-tary suc.eeedirg J. E. Spann
re- Chester who die: in office,
ru* j, M. Lewis of Bishopville was
eh. cted chaplain and Mr. C^
?8--Collins of Camden elected to
i'ill office of assistant secretary.
During- the meeting held
the first day reports of commit
dp- were heard and other routine r
tet's considered. The public- m
| inff was held at the ,Maeed
ol- I T?Q.aio? .. ...?
J9S I Leo. Davis and Mayor G. B.
*>t-j wai d*, M.Dr. of Darlington
lCi- dressed the assembly. The am
>on dmvee followed and the vol urn
committee of citizens assts
proved jardrthy hosts,
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h>: NOTICE
'61The
Executive Board of the S
1 10 W. H. & F. -Society will com
l> in the Library at Allen Univeri
OS.
Wednesday, June 1, at 2 p.m.
members are urgently requeste
r?l be present.
- MRS. ST. L. FLIPPER.
State President
MRS. L. R. JENXIXG
in' Secretary.
i State A. & M. Colic
hp Commencement
26V Program
ay. Sunn day', M \y 20, 4 pin.?1
*n- calanreate ftervicos. Sermon
tea the Rev. J. C. Wright, pastor
eir ('ontrvegntional ^church. Atlai
tli. Gav
Ai- Mimlay. May "0, 2~pnv ~ATT>
le- business meeting. 8 pni.?C
On TJay exercises.
CO- Tuncrlftv \fot? 'i1 11 o ?v* 01
of Address by Ambrose ?aliver, /
*0- rb,D? Specialist in ^he Educa
snt of Negroes, U.S. Office of Edi
i-tioiV Waahfagttm. D. O.
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' i^kice-tcento-b
i ei:n of may ---
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Jr- i v> .. Wr WIS
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unit f>n Fa:> > 1_ ???
ted Ransom Wins
thi- Council Nomination
^lrIn Indianapolis
Veil- - 1
son- Indianapolis,. Jnd.?(C)?Hon. F.
F>. Ran?-m. manager of the Mme.
. C-r-i-. Walker manufacturing comon
i- i.any. w.ln the Democratic nomina..vi>
fti-m f,?r City council from the sixth
ice. j /..;>*. ic. -in .'he prima-ty on May 3.
'i.in-1 Rev. Coan Goes to
11 South Africa
i Ot
Key. .1. Roosevelt Coan, Profes.r?.
| S'J1" Theology ii^ JdoFria-^Jrewn^^;
|-f^4a^eeT-TVt:nrra. Ga., has notified
- Bishop R. R. Writrht, Jr.. of Cape
I town. isouth Africa, that he actht?
ct pis the position of Dean of the
tee* ?cro ] of Theology at Wilberfomce
nat- "vrsTtTutc., Transvaal, "South Africct"
c.i. to begin duties August 1, 1938.
or'ia j Anion? the many, things which
r C* j Rishop Wright has initiated has
F-d- ( be.cn the Theological Seminary. ?
ad-. j "We spend a great deal of money
iun' ! bringing student- of Sootth Afritar\.jca
to the United States for cduca- Vine
tibn, and have done very great aer
vice, in 'hot regard. However,
j the-time has now come for us to
I educate a larger number and to
j do that on the ground. It now
tate! costs about $70o 00 just for ship
<*ene fare and about StOO.OO for board,
sity,' tuition, and clothes for education
All of or.e student for one year in
d to America. With that amount of
m ney we can. educate mora than
j ten students in South Africa. We
, need at least 30 new men for our
C ' Tvinictw vonv TV\<it ta WVixj
"I ' ' "
i we are opening a r.ew Theological ?
I Seminary in South' Africa using
A morion n tnrrrrrrt teachers. For
( the present we shall continue tc
( recommend now and then at least
one outstanding graduate to coma
to America fen- gtaduate study",
lac- Rev. Coan has his Master of
by Arts degree from Yale university
1st and has achieved much success as
ita. a teacher of .young preachers in
Mortis Brown. He is highly rerun?
commended by Bishop W. A. Founlass
tain and by president W. A, Foun
tain, Jr., of Morris Brown coU
rad- lege lie w1i] he associated with
L.M.. Harvard graduate*, who went to
tion South Africa last year. He will" "1
ica- be associated with Bishop WrifhtV
W6Hc.
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