The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, September 10, 1938, Image 1
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XIII?NO. 37.
Atty. N. J. Fre.
Lawyer and N
Editor Passes
RACE MAN OF BN
FUNERAL HELD I
Editor Nathaniel J. Frederick,1
- editor of The Palmetto Leader and
? a lawyer of?power and?ability,
died at hvs home, mz Fark street
BoVeTpfmTy^ Wcdnm.Qny "morning
tier an illness of several weeks.
* Lawyer Frederick was a native
of Orangeburg county the-son of
' Rev. and Mrs. B^G. Frederick of
, th?J Methodist Episcopal ehurdh.
He is survived by one brother Or.
C. D. Frederick of Los Angeles,
family he leaves a widow and four
children. His widow is Mrs. Cor-I
rine Carroll-Fredi rick, daughter
of the late "Cap" Carroll, one of
Columbia's foremost citizens in
hhi?trme^ Htff~children are: lOr.
Mr. Carroll G. Frederick of Brooklyn,
N. Y.; Mrs. Catherine M. Wil
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liams of Sumter and Miss Natalie
., C. Frederick of Columbia.
The funef al services will be con>
ducted Friday afternoon, at Wesley
M. E. church, 4:00 o'clock.
hrthe passing of Lawyer Fred
' ?
erica tne race is minus of one of
the great benefactors and a leadei
in legal matters. Before beginning
his career 6s.. teacher - ant
lawyer, Mr. Fredurick acquire:
very fine education Aft...uatmgfrom
the College at Claflin
University with honors he did
? graduate work, in the University
of Wisconsin and later r.tudiedlaw
undex the direction of some of
the best legal minds of the state
bar. He served as nrinrinnl of the
7~ old Howard school for a nnm^ai
years and was loved by teachers,
pupils and patrons of the Colum.
. _ bia -school system. While* serving
as principal of Howard school he
began his law ? having
been admitted to the Columbia
bar where he practiced fur nearly
a quarter of a century and was
highly re-pccted by the white
' lawyers of the City of Columbia.
The most celebrated case in
which Mr. Frederick )figured and
risked his life tocUl eleemosynary
service for his race was in the
case of the Lowmans held in
Aiken, April 25, 1925. It was the
outcome of the Aiken lynching
in which three of tho T
were lynched and in which Sheriff
Howard was killed. "
Lawvar FreHeHeW V??1A?many
positions of trust and honor. He
was grand' attorney for the
Knights of Pythias of the state
for ten years, attorney for the
Victory Sayings Bank and?for.
other" BuiTnesi concerns among
hia people.
As a lawyer, Mr. Frederick had
built up a large practice here and
- jn wrtowy ?aectiuns ?f Iftg
state where he was called from
. WAVERLY BRANCH LIBRARY j
By Katherine Wheeler
Thte children have en j overt a |
. o,j nuttessiui summer Reading
dub this year. They_jcalled -it
"The Book-Trail of the Ages".
The books selected for reading
were about the. different periods
of history. They were books about
the fir8t_people who-Jived in
eaves, about the legends from the
age of chivalry, about the struggle
of the nuritans, about the
ways of the Indians and on thru
time to the present scientific age
of life. The reading clubs try to
givte- khe children some definite
thing to study, although, the read
ing is for their recreation as well. I
> liiere wa* no limit to the number
of books that they read, because,
we Mt that telling the children,
they "must" read a certain number
of books to receive a ccrtifi
c?i? woum msite mem reel tien
arid burdened. We wanted them
to feel free to read if they wanted
to and t<> rest when they wanted
to.
Laat year the summer reading
was a Trav?l cluj>, which included
r books about all countries telling
bout children of differ
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ULLIANT CAREERFRIDAY
I time to time to handle' cases in
| which Negroes were to be defended.'
He stood well among the lawyel'B
di me Columbia bar and was
the only colored, njan admitted to
tfteT practice of law in Richland
county. In .speaking of the death
of N. J. Frederick and hii standing
with the members of the Rich
land bar. Mr. J. H. Hammond said:
"We regret "very much" to learn
of the death of N. J. Frederick. I
am indeed very sorry. Frederick
was a fine man and had the respect
of the Columbia bar".
In politics, Mr. Frederick was a
republican by offic* and by practice;
He was.electecl by his party
three times as a delegate to the
Republican -National conventions.
ln 1024 he was seated in the National
Republican convention which
met in Cleveland, Ohio and in 11)28
he was a delegate to the Chicago
1032.
For many ydttrs "Mr. Frederick
was editor of The Palmetto Leader.
*He was regarded as one of
the outstanding editori-al writers
of the.South and to say the least
hp WQO O fKmbnv. AL
m-i?-*~iy n*
twgered long with the reader. His
philosophy as to state politics
was sound. Tn his editorial of
May 7, he said, and possibly this
is the last full editorial column
Mr. Frederick wrote since:
"The Northern Negro is the
Southern Negro, and he is going
to demand the same recognition
for his kinsman an<J people in the
South that he gets in the North
and West, and -7?f?the?Democrats
do not give it, he is going to the
party that will and does.' Those
are the concluding words of an ad
dress to the Richl-and County Dem
ocratic Convention of. former Governor
and Senator Blease.
matter being discussed was the
famous Rule 32 of the Democratic
Party of the State which requires
(Sach and every voter to support
the nominees, National as well as
State. The reason of the rule is
the Negro.
It, in the final analysis, is but
a devise to deprive colored citizens
of any participation in the government
wiaich they musL support.
Equally important, if tnlrnn n
way from the individual voter any
independence, thought and choice.
It makes no difference what may
be the?character, training or fitness
for the place sought the canCold
Springs, N. Y.; Harold W.
Crawford at Now Ym-k TTnivmci.
tv: Johr. B lan dm-and ..J? JSU .Harper
at University of Pennsylvania
didate might have, the voters of
the primary under that rule must
vote for him; and the system of
nftminatinn?gives?no assurance
That the best man is nomiiyated.
But it perpetuates the Ofle party
system. America has much to say
about the one party system as ob
tain in some of the European coun
tries under dictators, but if any
of thdse men have things their
own way any more than can b'e
-found-rrr~tlT6~Southern States, no
one' knows about it. In fact, they
must have gotten their one party
idea from the South. Because colored
citizens o fthe North and
West have become important factors
in the Democratic Party,
some of the devotees of Rule 32
^are wavering and think it might
be a good idea to change the rule
by eliminating the oath insofar as
National Domorcatic nominees are
concerned., But that is not going
_to?get around the culuied?man's
influence. In fact, more and more
important fa he going to be. If
not in the Democratic Party, then
in some othc?r party, which .roallv
ht'lll'VL1 Tn American democracy.
The Senator sees things right.
Ient lands, of their customs and
adventures. They had to read 10
ho'oks to rbceive atfrtiflca<tes.
mm* ncf ? *
r m-ic v?*.-ic iu meiiiuers wno read
529 bookB, 31 received cgjtificates.
This summer the club has grown
trcm-jridously*, 3^,020 fbooks have
been i-ead by 181 members and all
of these received certificates
Thursday. September 1, at a party
given by the library in the library
yard. The first i>rizfi, an "Illustrated
bible story book, was
giver* to Josepbu* Afurchison^whor
read 102 bodies during the summer.
Those next in line were:
Mamie Lee Thomas who read 96
books, Raymond Chatman 92, Sarah
Watson 84. John Wheeler 78
Ruth Salome Miller, 76.
The party was a success, 96
children of ?11 ages attended. They
pViyed "bingo, the donjdey game
and several crutdoor games. Refreshments,
irookies and lemonade
I were served.- Then the prizes and
f*Tt i finflt r>o wern civon - \ronr
Ideservinsr rtouo of boys and pirlsS
of whom w?e should all be proud. I
The library is open from 11:00 J
a.m. until 8:00 p.m. every day ex-1
cept Sundays and holidays. We j
irtvite everyone of Columbia to ]
pom*. j
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APPOINTED
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I. M. A. MYEKS
Special Newspaper"* Correspondent?recently
appointed representative
of the Associated Negro
Press;
Special Notice!
The Presiding Elders of lt h o
Seventh Episcopal District called
to meet in Allen University., ,
Seventh Episcopal District:
Greetings:
By order?of?B'shoo Joseph SU
meon Flipper, D.D., l.L. D., Picsiding
Bishop of the Seventh Episcopal
^Distrje^^ou ^wi'll^ pjuase
day, October the 5th, 1938, a t
_U?a.m.,?to?report?your?Endow
ment Day collections.
BISHOP J. S. FLIPPER,
i&esiding Bishop,
J O O TT A. J >? - -*-* -
too nousion oc., in. iv, e
Atlanta, Ga. /
J. E. THOMAS,
Secretary,
61/6 N: Coit St.,- Florence, S. C.
NEW BROOKLYN NEWS
Mi. Sinai R. Nl. U. E. Church
Oitangeburg,1 S. C.?Sunday,
Sept. 4th was a rc?d letter day at
-ftffc?Sinai.?Si?Si?at?10:30.??111
:30 The Rev. T. Hi Richardson
P. E. Orangeburg district brought
tire- message. The presiding eldei
is filling the vacancy of our doc-eased
pastor wh0 departed this
life a few weeks., ago.
Mr.- Harvey Durant, .Roscoe
Smith and Willie Mi'tchel motored
to New York Thursday ' t<r~5pentf
labor iDay. .
Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah 'Washington
their patents?M-Tt
and Mrs. J. C. Counts^Prom-here
they went to Fayetteville, N. C.
to visit Mr. Washington's mother.
MTss Ernianeese Bowman has
returned to Columbia after a three
weeks stay with her sister whose
illness is less
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Frederick;
Jr., and family spent the week cmd
in Columbia.
Mr. Mbrvin Mitchell is in the
city on business:? ....
?Mr. Russell. Haguud. Mas in the
city Monday.
Mess is M. G., L. B. F. will soon
complete their beauty culture*.
,__'Mr. and Mrs. W. G. can make
dwellings beautiful.
Mr. and Mis. A. P. will make
you bite your finger tips cn candy.
Mrs. C. G, is very popular with
ihe youngsters and influential
with the old.
We arc' glad to have Mr. S. A.
Lewis home again..
The Untiring Ladies Community
club of Brooklyn spent a very
pleasant afternoon on the Har
mon park abor Day.
Mr. 'Harvey Durant left for
New York last week with his brother
who was down to visit his
mothca*, Mrs. Carrie Durant.
Little Miss Ethel Glover has returnedi
?
Mrs. Laura Belle Frederick is
improving. Mrs. Florence Paulin
was not able to be with us at the
picnic. Little Hclun Thompson is
out again, we are sorry to ado
to our sick li-st: Mr. Thomas Deas,
Sr.; Miss Naomi Dangerfield and
Rev. C. J. Adams.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Barnwel.
and sons and Miss Alexander a
teacher at Eastover motonxl down
Sunday to visit. Mrs.?Barnwell's
father. Mrs. Lovely Mae Morgan
White is also on the sick list.?
Mrs. Annie Louis, M|s. ?oa
Clark and Mrs. Gregg wife of the
Rev. Gregg have returned from
Tryon.
tdtwei Janettc Vanderhause of
New York ts^ with her aunt Mrss
Susan Rembert again.
?Mrs. R<>kh Lee Jenkins and her
daughtcfr Minnie Lee have returned*
from New York.
Mr. Sam Walker and his grand
son Lavern Hall are home aftei
spending a week rrr N.Y.C. wtth
lis daughters.
President McCill
Returns to City
President E. II. McGill of Allen
university has returned to the
city afU?r a two weeks vacation in
Philadelphia.
Dr. McGill and his secretary
are kept busy this week answering
applications and'. clearing ui
t Vw? mon v nfViov m a t f *V%r*? U
j vvmvi ninivci a uiav iiavu I
I accumulated during his absence.
ttteMd
ITH
f250 FRESHMEN TO 1
A. & M. COLLEGE SI
President WhiLtakiir Anmnn
New Physical Improvement.Orangeburg,
S. C.?South Calolina
S.tato A. and M. college will
receive more than 250 gntering
Freshman college studenta vvhen it
opens September 15.
Fresidctit Miller F. Whittaker,
who returned th is week fiom a
brief vacation irt New Kmr la nth-art
nounced thfc new members to the
filt'Uliy, AM fatuity members who
have. bom on leave or studied al
-.ummer schools.
A five hundred thousand dollai
also nearing completion and will
greet new and old students who re
irn this fall.
Of the two hundredfold fif-t>
-ctrtrring? freshman the majority
come from accredited -high schools
in South* Carglina, many others
are from Georgia and orth Caro
lina while a few are coming, from
Now Y6Fk~a nil OlheT N ju*th eastern
states.
New faculty .membeite that have
been secured include Hinton C.
Jones, B.A., M.A., and has completed
residence requirements fo'i
doctorate, Cornell University. Hi
forfneiiv taught in the high school
-of-CharlottesviHo,-Virginia. Mrs.
Geraldine Heard, B.S., MfS., Kansas
State college will?head the
Home Sconomics division. She
formerly taught in thit high school
of Leavenfeworth, Kansas. Miss
Sta^e?^iu'teach * Clothing. She
formerly taught at Schofield, Aik011,
S. C: Walldr C. Hurley FiT
turns after completing a yOar
graduate work at Cornell University
and'Will be Assistant Dean
of Agriculture. Miss Ruby C.
Funchess, graduate of S_. C. State!
and Atlanta university will teach!
English." Miss Gladyfs Johnson!
graduate nf Howard and Columbia!
universities will- assist in Physical!
America Has Decided o
Instead
\\ ashington, ET U.?The Gov-!
ernmcnt's $800,000,000- slum-dear?
ance and low-rent housing pro-H
cram was launched because "AmorB
ica has decided to subsidize good!
housing instead of subsidizing
slums," R. M. Little, a consultant
of the United States Housing Authority,/
declared last Friday, Sept
2 at the dedication of the Brand
Whitlock Homes iffToledo, Ohio,
in ..which 264 families, mostly Ne.if
roes, ST? housed,
"We have paid money to build
jails for criminals and public hos
pitals for the si-ck," Mr. Little con
tinued. "We have tried to wipe
out juvenile delinquency, to improve
health, to clean up fire hazards
fui the goud of th"e" entire
| c6frrmUTi1t!>'J.Rut we iRavc^only reIcently
begun to attack these probllems
from a more logical angle."
That angle, he indicated, is the
Erected from, an allotment of
was opened for occupancy last
spring by Nathan Straus, Administrator
of the USHA, and the
^6.4 dwelling units are nbw 100
"per cent leased. Rents, including
heat, hot water, arid cjleetrieitv for
light and refrigeration average
^24.56 a month.
Mr, Lrttle called attention to
the fact that in the constitution
of the project, "employment was
gi%'on both Negroes and whites
as nearly as possible according to
the ratio each bears to the totM
'ocal population."
W. H. & F. M. S. COLUMBIA
CONFERENCE BRANCH
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EXTRA SPECIAL
APOLOGY
.Owing to the limited time, an
oversight o7 Oie reporter, this
page was left out. I feel that 1
owe to the P. E's. E. F. G. Dent,
J. C. McClcllan and E.A. Adams,
who stood,by us all thd way thru,
riving us wholesome advice and
encouragement. They discussed
-th?.-4op4er?specially ~ mentlfltt^d"
."Has cur Missionary Program
been effective this Quadrennium,
if hot why?" Showing us so many
:nings we mougnt not of. Kev. L.
0. Bowman as we all know ? a
live wire. He?brought us many
plans by which he keeps his young
people alive in th? church. Along
with Revs. Bouler, T. E. Robinson
Owens, Vance, Lewis, Young and
other ministers of the Columbia
Conference and laymen. We thank
you all for helping up put over
our program. Again we must
thank Rev. Janerette for that
masterly sermon given us.'
Maude McClellan' Reporter
Camp Meeting
TAYLOR'S CHAPEL CHURCH
Located ten miles north, Monti"olio
Road, Sept. 11-16, Rev. W.
O. Owens, pastor. Daily services:
3:00 o'clock, sermon, iRev. S. H.jjl
Lewis. B:00 o'clock, sermon. Rev.B
IMeFarland. Thd Evangelist ra theB
spe*l;?r for night iervic??.
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?E PTEM BER 10, 1938
CNTER STATIC
SPTEMBER 10th
g es ~~
; to Greet Entering Students
Education. .M i.-s Oplnflr.* Williams
i;ra uati- uf Iowa State and I
Penn. Sta'e is Home Management M
head?Id-??Mr /.TrrmTCTinan, g radu
ate of S,. X'm, State college and f'>r-jfl
me fly . principal, 4 CialFneyf Highfl
JifhuoL. will sc ceeJ James A t
-Pieice deceived 1 TT IhiiWIin,. t'l.n.y
structidn heipl is:p'l-ii-i nr-1 ?
jKobin'son.'graduate S. C. State will.' i
be assistant Teacher Trainer in' <
Home Economies. Miss Alma John' 1
son, graduate* S. C. State will be 1
secretaiy in the Division of A*oea- (
tional Education.
?Teachers returning t'l'obi .sum^
mer study are: James H. Birnie. J
-Bkdogy-;?who-, studied?rrt?ttTV Ma "
rine Biological Laboratot ies at
Cold Springs, N. V.; Harold ,\V
Crawford at New York Univc'isi- ,
ty"; John Blanche and J. \V. Har- H
per at University of Pennsylvania t
Thomas ~J. Crawford, Georgia ,
Poinsette and Ruby Funehess at" .
Cornell University; Paul V. Web j
ber, Miss Trudelle Wimbush and ^
Mrs. Marion . Paul at Columbia
University; *Miss Gladys Thomas
who studied abroad at Nice,
'Frarict* So^eraU othbr... fat*u 1 ty
members attended?courses?gliven 7
at S. C. Sta.to- college- surnmeY
school.
The physical improvement program
include: New Miller Hall \or
mt'i itv*""*' " lY1" / [iiiin-y
Wilkinson Library Wat is rajTidly
nearing completion apd wMl
readw within a"Tew weeks. The
NTew Trades Building being constructed
by W.P.A. is progressing
all dormitories and Heating Plant
have been renovated, and The Newathletic
stadium and field which
will be ready for the opening game _
October 1 against- Hampton institute.
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_j ? ' J. D. McGhee, reporter. n_Good
Housings
of Subsidizing Slums
NOTieE! i
There will be a meeting of the
Colored Civic Welfare assiciatioh ?
Sunday, September 11 at 4:30 pm.
in Allen University auditorium.
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TUSCON, ARIZONA NEWS"*"
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Cadet James E. Foster, Jr.
. ..
Arizona University, l>iseon,
Arizona, August -1?During the
absence of Cadet Colonel John J.
Jenkins, Jr., Cadet James E. Foster,
Jr., assistant to Color.el Jenkins,
of the University of Arizona
vil 1 take command of the R. 0. T
C. Colonel?Foster ^rrtcrerf tHo
university in 19J5 after graduating
from the Brackenridge High
school of Brackt nrigc, Pa. =?
Colonel Cadet Jet\kins. Jr., is
[hi' 'tfA lflte KflV. D. J.
Jenkins, fou^tter fff the Jenkins
Orphanage Home at Charleston,
S. C. His" father Sergeant J-ohn
J. Jenkiiy-of the United States
Army, died in 1919.
Cconel Foster is the oldest son
rrf?fttmrrn Mhs. J. K. "hpster of
Brackenridge, Pa. In 1939 Cadet
Colonel Jenkins and Lieutenant
Cadt*T Coloml Foster will visit
the Jenkins Orphanage at Charleston.
S. C.
If any mail please addre?? to
Jesse E. Jenkins, Jr., Co. K 25th
Infantry, Fort Huachua, Aria.
-VTTS-ISTKRS FXIBN OF
BERKELEY,
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T-1? t> IT PVinvlrv'tt
JL-J I IV ^ 1 J. IIIU^UVMI VU WilMI .V ,
ton delivered the annual sermon
for tfrir Mini?dvrs^lrnkrrr held at
St. Stephefl. in Zion ME church
Rev. S. H. Grant, pastor.
After th<? devotional 'service,
Rev. 0. J. Mack presented Rev.
Brogrfon, who chose as his subject
"The Prohphets' Zeal." It
was an intellectual and informative
address,, which everyone appreciated,
Rev. G: ant presented
his brother. Rev. S. A. Grant, who
is pastor of Trinity AMP" church
in Charleston.
After the roll call, each minister
came to the altar to be installed
by Rev. Broprdon, assisted by Rev.
J. S. A. Grtnt. ?
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Cavalcade of th
In Three Acts h
W..C. Hands To Appear In PerOf
the I'lay in Columbia T?wJ:'.>hi
: ri ; 7???^ 1
j (Itv Special < 'orrcspondent) * a'
Ml". \\ '. C. .'land?. Seen ni - .illi
rI eaSr.TiM-'~gT"TTi> Handy Hi' 1 f rrrr
Si usic Company, New Voi h ' y. J ua
i'ill fl]i,.e;n 111 J UT.^. Ii. a - tr.. , 1\''
in the play entitle 1, "Caval.ad< ii;
>f they Blues," new play .spon.^oi e?i of
>y the- Nina Mae I.itieary and
BraiYiatii^.Cluh fur th-> a A!
Adumbia audience. an
Mr. Handy is a member of "the fa!
American* Society of Composers. mi
Authors and Publisrers.. it wa- ^o]
ill: U . I lit iJi c4t y?tiuU?i+tspirt~f -Mis' wn
War'- Annie- Hunting. .author am; nu
of the play. cj(j
Mr. Handy says: 1 have read to
;ho play, it- is very good ar.d you Th
nay tett the' young?lady, _J _air -din
eliding it to the Genera) ,,;t
>{ the American Society of Com-' ...p
losers, Authois and Publishers. P tio
s t'.iQ largest such societv in the Ft
vorld. " a cot
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tut1.or cf the Play,-"Cavalcade of sta
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CAVALCADE OF THE BETES" The
Cavalcade of The Blues^ is ine
. new play, in three acts, written in
>y. Miss Mary Annie Bu.- ting, aGtrra
r.ember of the Columbia Branch? the
>f the Nina Mae Literary, anciljenl
Jiamatic Club. Miss Bunting B( "J"
he niece of"MiT'GcTT H. Hampton. ?'iu
'ubljsher of The Palmetto Lyudei I fur
>h.e received her Elementary edu- er
B18I10P TINLAY f I
l lu- Kt. Kev. Kirkinan G. Finlay hirho
die. oil' August 27, was a left'hristian.
Nothing tiller euuld be cat
aid-of any man t<T define his sta- ide
Us . I'll hnpian ri'l:<rio?'ships Rts- -eV*
arse he vs:t< Dni't'iin h,. ir.ir 4s?
friend to man which includes all as
nmanitv?a haU'vcv?the?soOllll le- TtT
el. Creed, or raf-ial ulentitv H ic hoi
cciesia-'tical office a> the Bishop ess
if the Diocese of Upper' South km
'aiolina held for him "grave j*e cvi
ponsibilities and wide opportuni- -?'t
tes for se vice. The 7onf with tip;
.'huh he faced those lespotisibili- u'e
ies and ?t)ie sincerity of his wil- ing
ingness to serve were so very ob- ~if
ious to all with whom he came '*>"
n contact that he stood out prom- Ch
nently, not just as the. ecclepias- Th<
ical head of the ^jyscopal church :(le
n the Diocese but as the people's aTu
ushop. This was .shown- hy the an
onstant demands from eve:y cor P1 i
icr of the state mrtde upon his
ime. energy and wrsdpm, demands nes
vhiuh would have overwo timed an<
rr onlinar>T ntfln. But lie
o supply them all. to the very Bis
ay of his death which. has touch- aPl
4-to the heart?aH?classes and ^
conditions of. people. His nassine enc
s a voiwAjroat loss to all.hcL n*. >tU'
roup feels" that loss more than
he Negroes of South Carolina
Cot infrequently is heard ann ng P)'(
his group, "What are we goiqg h-in
o do?" And well mi'ght Negroes P?<
sk such a qno-tinn f mi th(>. nf
ill racial groups, can ill afford tin'
o lose a friend, especially one like
he late Bishop Finlay whose wo
ri^ndship was genuine. All of
State Convention W. H. i
Two Day Session in
The State Convention of the Wo '
nan's Home and Foreifrn Mission En
iry Society of the A.M E. Church nei
vHl he held in Greenwood this Sp
veek. Th Convention opons^.on I,.
rhursdaj1 Sept. 8th and closes on drt
Friday nijrht, Sept. 9th. The ses- *ai
lions will be held in Mt.. Piseah sis
hurch with Rev. B. IT. Gray, pas- ho
or and Mrs. B. I!. Gray, hostesr. Ch
Mrs. Susie Lisbon Flipper of Tu
\tlanta, is State President of the Di
iV.H.. A* F. M. flocrty. She has M(
ssred the program for tn1 State Sa
Convention w.-th full outlines of ,Co
speakers and events.. The topics* Ch
'cr discussion show much thought nif
rnd have* a forward look in the* lai
oroeressive affairs of the church. Rj
The officers oUroctinjj the work de
if the various departments of the ro
Society- are; , _ " M<
e Blues-Play
lere Oct. 7
mhi?Feature
p Auditorium
!!<< , u. WaverlVy Sth"ol, Columi,
S. C.; finis'...d the Junior
ich?&-hnoi "m tV-ort: fbfy)
i' is nou a in il: Mull- "
I Irainintr y('. .,| p.. ...j?,,.,,
J. The. play icts tne life- and
< <>f Mi. \\ . ( . Handy, as-"Kinif
the Blues.".
Handy \va> horn in Fhr.enc.e,
abamu to a very pro: .i minister"
d a very' se late m'-ther. Hrs
Lhvr, wanted rim t<? become a
ni?tc\ but Bill's ideas were
elv ?<n musiu While at his
' h. he w <> tJ j "KCTm si nv,-weary
lo-iies r f his wn. He finally deed
that he would eo e he where
leam n.oi.e about music'
e ateve?statement is the irvtrp- _
ction tx>-the- sy ni" pv>s "c.f the
iv. i> beam.fully done and
.'ex v.. very interesting descripn
of the i i?e. of the King of the
Louis Blues, around which th?
ning play is- built.
n.y east of characters is__a? fr.lRev.
Iiamly. (father). Ma
tndv '(niothoi i Mr Bob?I^r?>.
-T. B.J 11 ha-iV ffr,r,MaLtrfMilbs
ill s - Pa! i. K^.nnty Whitney
ill s Pa!). Mr. lJ'4?he (Bossman)
u". is Hole a h i Band, Leader;
UV'n-r ' Wu,lini. n. bliuniiiulTT?"
in lei. Lancers, i nri in f actory,
wsb< v. 'Train i : JVLl^?Pah . l'ia-?~
TT ay< r. MJ? iuis'>n and?ex-???I
isT
Act One intoduces. the play
th Bill at er.;ht years "old". The
tmjf is . the front porch of Rev.
ci-Mrs. Handy. where two neigh
rs are sitting conversing with
t Handy. Lev. Handy is coming
the. gt..U'"and _sjt< ops to speak To
l_L_IlTTirr> ?juther -settings '
id; rntrodt.ce several sections
the play. The plaV will be a
orful art air and will give Conbians
and' people throughout ;
State a fine entertainment and
opportunity to' meet the "King
St. Louis Blues." It will also
rodticc s'me of the best known:
irs of the clubs who .-how great
>mise for a plate on the stage
the near future.
iVhile Mr.- Hampton rs present;
an organization that is ne*v
thought and originality.' he pis * !
king a very f.ne contribution, to ?
' race. in encouraging the tailed
young Negro(.?; of our hi&h
a lr to (i^d thuiast'l i.'.V 111 . the '
M-ary and dramatic fields and
iction in. such a way that gre^f
openings will be made for them
?E^hrist!AN
yi' .iJ'' ? . ??-rr 1?"
ruinutfytarian deeds in the lnest--of?the
Negro, unusual beist-cf
tradition and his racial
nifty, will never he known to
rybotiy, but a s-rticlcM number y '
kncv.'ii?tn?iden Li ft htm forever :
a staunch and _. courageous. j
end ot the colored- people. That J
nsr so wen known, it is unnecary
to enumerate his many
>wn acts of helpfulness and
denccs of his possessing the
latest of the three gifts menned
by St,?Paul. Charity;- But
cannot refrain from -mention
one beautiful g-tienee of that
t shown in his Christian humil.
that meekness referred to in
rist's "Sermon on the Mount."
ough a great brshop and though
ntified with an extremely proud
1 powerful "Tafgr his life was
exemplification of prestige,
do, and power under perfect con
fr which is the kind of meek
s that "will inherit the earth"
1 which only can bring nf?aee
a UuubU'l! World. '1 hat is why
hop Finlay was always eas^' to
->roaeh by anybody; that is why
gro men and women in his presv
always I. il
ue Ldcnticair gentlemany attonns
and conventional courtesies
it any member of his own racial
iup had a right to expect from
it; that is why many a weary
lestrian along the highways
j n "lift" in1 his automobile, and
it* after time, at the conclusimr
day and night meetings, h e
uld go far out of his way to
Continued on Page 8 ~
fc. F. M. Society
Greenwood Sept. 8-9 ~~!
\lrs. R. C. Chappefle. President
teritus; Mrs. Susie Lisbon Flip
r. State President: Mrs. A. P.
oars. First Vice-President; Mrs. - f
B: Mnrph Sncon.-i Viee-Presl- "H
nt; Mrs. L. R. Jenniners. Secre y;
Mrs. M. L. Witherspoon, As- }
tant Secretary; Mrs. M.B. Ben- 1
w. Treasurer; Mrs. Maud Mc?llan,
Secretary-Treasurer Eliza J
rner Memorial Fund; Mrs. Rt
nkins. Statistician; Mrs. Carrie
Grll, Juvenile Supt.; Mrs. A.E.
nders, Chr., Ways and Means. 1
mmittee; Mrs. V. T. Murray,
lorister; Mrs. Inez Temple, Piait;
Miss Hattie F. Perrin, chap- ,
n. Ccnnectional Officers;- Mrs. ?
C. Chappelle, First Vicet-Presint;
Mrs. Apnes Hildebrand, Rerdins
Secretary: Mrs. D.E. Rica
r.mber of Executive Beard,
?5,1