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VOL. XIV?NO. 13
National Negro
April 2nd Throi
For the year 1339, TJaticnal Ne-^
gro Health week has been design
nated for observanc during the \
period beginning Sunday,' April
2 thru April 9, that is to say dur*
? ? ? - -
ing ine secona week 01 ine muiiin. fi
In line with other highly proelamated
occasions of national character,
National Negiu Health wook ?
" now faces tjb all with countenance o
of-significant imnortanrp not toi "f
be disregarded or lightly set aside'1 II
in favor of more commonplace or es
more glamorous items of general Bi
interest. Originating in the State
of Virginia some twenty-five years. Gi
ago through the constructive ef- ni
forts of Negro educators and' w
leaders as a movement designated fe
to promote the impiovement in v<
the health and the environmental m
conditions of Negroes by reason',
of the disproportionately high] lil
death rate among them, the Nat- st
ional Negro Jtealth Week move el
~ : ment now enjoyn tha artivp roop- el
erating participation of individu-! m
als and organizations of many call T]
ings, professional and non-profess, bl
ional, among both races through-! 01
out the land. , m
~ We In South Carolina can vivid-, si
ly appreciate the conditions of ill er
health of environmental unfavorabless
of the majjprity of Ne- | w
groes, and especially those in this Cf
immediate part of the country in ai
which they unfortunately must
live under crowded, unhygienic M
conditions, with a consequent rel- ly
ative degree of physical and eco- J*
nomic welfare which is far below E
modem recognized standards of
decent life. And so, to all of us.
National Negro Health Week calls T
for an inventory of, and a mobi- M
lization of, our available resourc- M
es with which the health and the w
environmental status of the cdlor- j
. I JJ
ed race may be promoted and ihiprtvedt
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" In his usiial condition of pover- e3
o ty and ill heulth the Negro is frequently
a victim of one or anoth- aj
er of & lenthy train of human jyj
maladies inexorably and inherent- Q]
ly associated with such physical fc
misfortune. With the Negro and ?
the white person living in close ,jr
proximity as they do in the South bi
and daily mingling in vocational ^
pursuits of life, a certain amount
of disease transmission is inevi- ^
table. Among jtfegroes, especially,
tuberculosis and syphilis are b'
two diseases which are frequently,
observed, the latter more notably, p
?both are dangerous and trans- ^
missible, though preventable and ^
and usually curable if discovered ^
and treated early. At the pres- j,
ent time active campaigns are be- ?)
ing carried on throughout the 11
C_ 1L- f-*- - -1- -
dwk; hi cue niveresi oi tneir con- j ^
Therefore, as good citizens it C
behooves us all to actively parti-' S
f.ipate in t.ho daily struggle to ton V
rol these two diseases, especially.1 N
What could be a better way of F
observing National Negro Health G
Week throughout the year?
Charles H. Alford v
Iir Recital at Bethel ?
Friday March 31st J
i a
Mr. Charles H. Alford, one of /
^ New York's outstanding tenors, e
will appear in recital at Bethel
A .M. E. church, Friday night, ?
M-arch 81, at 8 o'clook. 0
Mr. Alford has toured Texas, c
Florida and Georgia, and is on s
his return to. New York. A treat
is in store for musjc lovers at jy
Bethel F riday night. Admission ^
25c; children 15c. ^
Rev. W. B. L. Clarke, pastor s
Monster Song-Fest I
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ty cuiiesuay, i\pril Dtn j;
The choral groups of Allen r
J Uuniv., Benedict college, Booker j
Washington high sdhool and \
Carver school, will appear in a j
Monster Song-fest at Bethel A. ]
M. E. church, Wednesday night, ]
Aril 5, at 8 o'clock. The groups r
are preparing special,, selections ,
for this unique musical program. (
Don't miss it. Admission 10c. I ]
Rev. W. B. L. Clarke, pastor ]
sunny side s?cial club j
i
The Sunny Side Social club was ]
recently organized at the home of ]
of Mr. and Mrs? John Henry Rowe
?512 Green street. Mrs. Katherine
Smith, president; Mrs. Es- ]
ther ftowe, vice-presideriit; Mrs.
Mozelle Myers, secretary; Rev. H. \
Ford, Asst. Secretary; Mr. John .<
Henry Rowe, savings treasurer;
Mrs. Iola Roberts, social treas- <
urer. We are now fully organized
and ready to cooperate with
the other savings social clubs.
Visitors are always welcome.
(Mrs.) Serena Eaddy j
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V . ; ' t. u to*- i i
le Spring
lecitr1,
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Health Week '
igh April 9th f
lews In And ----round
New York . *
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!?-? nivrfr Vnrhnrmi^h Cive? [
Formal Opening ^ -*
_ g
-On-ft ?ruiny afternoon Mrs, Sara ^
yde Yar bo rough presented the
Jip-hlifhts -nf the Season" i n. ^
Urwlmn to Millinery nt her newl |
tablisl.ment 693 Putnam Ave.,j ^
rooklyn. | j
The hast were modeled by Miss j
crtrude Martin and Miss Parthin! ^
l Lee. The spacious living room'as
decorated in jonquils and f
rns. Cocktails and Hors .D'oeu
;rs were served followed by a ,
usical program. {
The hostess gave brief High j
?hts of fashions for Hats of the j
sason. Twelve beautiful a n d j
everly designed hats were mod ,
ed by the manikins. The last r
odeled by Sara tJlyrfe?herself?j
his portrayed a jonquil March ,
izzard. A hand woven lemon col- {
ed straw, with a s>aucy black 5
oire ribbon bow at the right j
de, a beguiling black veil coy i'j
ed the entire front of the hat, I i
lling down the right. ^ide^-T-hi*H
as worn with a black caracul}
iat, patent sandals, patent bag A
Dd lemon colored gloves. The
)me was filled with guests from ]
anhattan, the Bronx and Brook- t
n. <
oard of Managers Plan i
vent May 5th
When the Board of Managers i
f the Hope Day Nurserv met 1
hursday evening at the home of- 1
r. and Mrs. M. F. V. Edwards, 312 t
anhattan Ave., arrangements' (
ere made for a benefit dance, i i
The Board of Managers of the '
ope Day Nursery will" stage a' 1
^ay Dance (World's Fair Edi-, 1
on) May 5, an event which is 1
cpected to draw a capacity at-j <
mdance and thereby materially 1
d the beneficiary, the Hope Day! '
ursery, 33 Went 133rd St. This', '
rganization the first of its kind 1
>r Negro children in New York! '
ity, was organized in MJ02 and 1
icorporated 1911 and is a mem- '
sr of the Federation of Daily 1
urseries of New York City and
Welfare Council. Mrs. William H.
orwood is president. '
The benefit has been arranged
y an executive committee u?ider (
le co-chairmanship of Mrs. H.V.
. Edward and Mrs. William H. '
/?rtham. Those present at tho '
iceting were: Mesdames Cora D '
ndeFson, Channing H. Ttrtnas,?
ulia Braxton Clark, Ceeille G.
ingle, Rhoda Fowler, iDazie
oage, Marguerite Henry, C. A.I
forman, Henrietta Ravenell, Wilam
HJ-Worthainf R. F. Lewis.I
arfie L. Anderson Wesley Young 1
adelle McNicholas, Fred Wilson,' (
J. T. Manley and Miss Fannie J. .
Lurray.
lampton Creative Dancers <
ive Recital . <
The Hampton Association of t
Few York headed by Dr.^Wjlljarji
ay Schick")in cooperation
/ith a committee from Harlem 1
eaded by Dick Campbell, director 1
f the Rose McClendon Players ,
resented the Hampton Creative
>ance Group in a benefit recital "
t the Heckscher Theatra, Fifth 1
Lvenue and 104th Street Sunday <
vening March 19.
The Hampton Creative Dance (
Iroup is one of the outstanding
rganiaationn of ito?kind?in the ountry,
and in north eastern
tates in their spring tour. 1
Mr. Charles H. Williams., and
Irs. Charlotte Moton Kennedy
iave done a very g.ood job i n
Lelpinjf to develop among t h e,
tudent? of Physical Education at.
liampton Institute, a very fine
? -i- - *1
cimc ui iu.vviiin, aiso poise and
t the same time develop intricate
ind~acrobatlc Steps of the greatst
difficulty. 1
Members of the Harlem Comnittee
were: Mesdames Florence
iohanan, Julia Braxton Clark, He
en Cohron, Mamie Davenport,
<atie Van iDerzee Jackson, L.V.
Hazel, Dorothy Paige, TWeressa
'arker, Frances Reckling, Viola
Thompson, Rae Olley Mills, Ha:el
Wilson. Also Misses Ellen K. _
>aft, Mercedes Gilbert, Mary
tirk, Pauline Massey. Dorothea
VfcLain, Inez PafteiawSn and Virginia
Washington. Also Messrs.
3ick': Campbell, George Callender,
Emanuel Lucas, N. L. Williams,
Harold W. Clark, J.B. Macrea, Dr.I
Ered Carter ar?d Pof. Toy Gorum.j
Dr. D. Ward Nichols, pastor of
Emanuel A.M.E. Church, 37 W.'
119th Street left the city to at-J
tend the Trustee Board meeting
>f Wilberforce University. He will
join Bishop D. H. Sims at Philadelphia.
For News, Ads or Subscriptions
please Phone or Write, Julia B.
Clark, . N,Y. |RiepreBerityitive<, 365
W. 118th St., Apt. 24, N.Y.C.,
Phone Monument 2-2130.
I by Allen Ui
Booker Wa
Carver Sc
Uafi
^7 - COLUMBIA,
lev. Hemingway
Vants the Record
Straight
Special to the f'almetto Leader)
Washington, Dr-Grr March29r-^
somebody sent nie a neatly-wrap?ed
copy of the "Lighthouse".
)n pa^ee 8, column 3, there was
ive |jt&i u&i ctfJiis dc u up in 4uwaion
murks, being tho rnnver;atioh
of Mrs. McGill to a report>r.
saying, that "Mr. Hemingway,
iirhrr now^\swnrks^ in Washington
cith the Chinch Extension, had
w??n logdipv money to carry Alen?university
on hut for some
eason rlertiingway doesn't like
Bishop Flipper and has ceased giv
ng the school the '.financial aid
which he once had."
'> In reference to the above quoted
statement I want to reply. First,
f Mrs. McGill or anyone else
nade such a statement to anybody
hey certainly misrepresented the
;ruth. The facts are, Bishop Flip
aer is one of the best friends 1
lave living, among the Christian
ninistry. I would do anything in
ny power for him because I great
y admire him foi hio Christina,
nanhood. I don't know a greater
>rother than he. I know from personal
experience, he would not do
i man, little or big, an injustice.
Bishop Flipper won't allow one of
lis presiding tp dft any:hing
to harm?rr^preacher if he
las knowledge of it. I know Jip
would not harm anybody.
He was a great friend to Dr.
E. H. McGill. He showed it by
:he stand he took for him in his
?lection, and in his straightforward
statements at the funeral.
I did not cease helping Allen
iniversity because I did not like
Bishop Flipper. The faicTTspBislop
Flipper got me to let Dr. Mc
tiiii nave sixteen thousand ($10,1
300.00-) dollars. He signed the
lotes along with the Executive
Board to secure the same. As
late as the 15th of January, this
year, I gave Rev. McGill in his
hand, four thousand ($4k000.00)
lollars through the persuasion of
3ishop Flipper. I did not want to
mother with the affairs any longer,
sut the Bishop said I must stand
rp and help Dr." McGill run Allen.
There is three thousand
($3,000.00) dollars in a bank in
South Carolina for Alien right
how when they need it.
Most of this newspaper stuff is
prejudice and revenge which
i-omes from the "factiorts" or
;<parties" as they call it. We
:iught not tear up the school and
lessen the respect and confidence
ff our members simply to carry I
aut a purpose which does not be-1
loner t/\ f o/iViAAI
"" L'.' H.' HEMINGWAY.
CHESTER PARAGRAPHS
At the Calvary Baptist ctltirch
this week, the first anniversary!
the Pastor, Rev. M. T. Coker,
i hoinp- -observed. with a sermon
?ach night by a pastor from the
ither churches in the city. A
?reat time is anticipated.
Miss Julia Thomas, of Camden
was the charming guest for the
week-end of Miss Joanna Blackwell.
~ Mjr._Cy_ril Spann, of Jackson hi
faculty, Camden, spent the week
;nd here at home.
Mrs. Marguerite McLurkin entertained
a few friends Saturday
night at her horme on Loomis St.,
complimentary to Miss Julia
Thomas, of Camden. The guests
enjoyed variety games, and music,"
after which a delicious ice
course.
Several parents and many students
witnessed the program at
Finley hi school Tuesday morning
from 11 to 12 a.m. given by
the tots in grade 1 taught by Miss
Fannie B. Cassell. The little ones
1 1 _J... J..: UT\ ?
iitivu ut-cn amuying isoiuesticated"
Animals", fen* several months,
and this was the culminating feature.
Their parts were excellently
done, and older persons learned
much from these very small
children "as they dearly?and
bravely made their speeches, sang
songs, and gave imitations. Miss
Cassell is still receiving compliments
on the fine wor^ done with
such very small children.
- "Out of the Dark", a play given
by a group of Finley hi students
a few months ago, will be
rendered at the hi school in Newberry
Friday night. Miss E,
Copeland and E. Coleman are in
charge, with Miss P. Pendergrass
pianist.
A number of "Chester friends
A#ent down to Columbia Monday
night to witness the program giv
-V -r II I - ?j j jjp | I
riiversity, Benet
shington High
hool-Combinec
rttjettc
SOUTHTTAROLTNA, SATUR]
Good Samaritan?
Waverly Hospital'
Dedicates New Wing
Prominent Speakers Appear
X>n Program
.^JFully three hundred persons attended
the dedication services and
opening of the new wing of?the- Good
Samaritan-Waverly Hospital
in Columbia, March 23. In
the- absence oil Dr. J . J, Slarks, president
of Benedict College and
member4 of the bumd of governors of
the institution, W. H. Hravey,
also a member of the board, introduced
R. Beverly Herbert*
prominent Columbia Attorney a^d _
chairman of the board, who presided
throughout the program.
The first speaker, Dr. W. A.}
Boyd, chief of the consulting
staff, spoke of his long interest
in Columbia hospitals for Negroes.
He said this experience
"started in the Taylor Lane hospt-j1
tal established around 1903 by the
late Dr. Matilda Evans. Dr. Boyd
.spoke highly of the type of service
rendered hy this institution,
and its successors through theT
.years and,said, "Not one patient,'
regardless of circumstances, was
ever turned frnm tlioiv / )rmn " rrv-. I
Boyd paid high tribute to the Ne-1
gi'o physicians and commented
forcibly on the splendid qualjfi-j
cations and the very fine type of
service rendered by Nurse North
er, who has been with the Wav
1 erly Hospital since its establish
| ment by the late Dr. N. A. Jen
kins. )
Dr. Frank B. Johnson, chief of
active staff spoke of health condi-!
tiors in Columbia when, he began
practice here in 1903 and outlined'
the improvement during the'ye'ars
Dr. Johnson said that such im-[
.provement comes only through
hard work and the feeling of joint1
responsibility on the part of the
citizenry. <
A telegram from former Sena-1
tor James H. Hammond member
of the board of crnvovrinvo 1
? ? . Q v va tivi O ^Api Van
ed his regrets on being unable to
attend because of an urgent call
to Washington. Messages were'
also brought from Dr. L. B. Ow
ens Mayor of Columbia, A. M.
ber of Commerce, who were ab'
i
sent on account of the meeting
of the State Bar Association.
Short and inspiring talks wei*e
made by Senator Bates of Richland
county and Senator Lyles of
gram two beautiful musical num-j
bers, "This is My Task," by the
I female quintet of Benedict, and
| a violin so'o, "Ave Maria," by
Miss Frances Thomas were eu
joyed by the group.
Following the introduction ot
the remaining members of, the
board of governors, the staff mem
bers and Miss Grace Steele, thesuperintendent,
the group inspect
ed the beautiful new wir^g. of the
hospital. '
Dr. L. W. Long, superintendent
of the Community Hospital, Union,
S. C., attended the dedication
services.
?
SILVER TEA At CARVER
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
The Parent-Teacher associaticnr
of Carver Junior high school is
^(poriqoring a silver tea at the
school, ^Sunday afternoon, Ap^ril
2, 1939 from 4 to 6 o'clock. The
public is invited to attend. This
is the first in a series of efforts
to raise money in the Carver Library
drive. Space at the school
is equipped for library use but,
there is a great need for books.
The Library Drive committee is
working under the direction of
Mrs. H. H. Cooper. An interesting
and entertaining program has
ueen arranged.
en by Prof. S. Louis Finley, Jr.
It will be interesting to home
' friendg to know that all of Prof.
Finley's numbers were enjoyed
much. He played several piano
numbers, then he played two pi1
anos at one time, following this
he played a selection alternately
t Continued on Page 8
!< T i
diet College
School and *
1 Choruses I
?eai
DAY, APRIL 1, 1989 1
Who's Who In D. C. C
From South Carolina
By J. O. Hart
???? ~ A
Apr1t~ 1. 1939?Mr. James Ik- -ttr
Bolden. was born in Camden, S. lia
C. He attended the public sbhcrols Ur
of Camden, apd Mather academy
and studied ope year in New Or- >
leans, La. Following this he was wii
engaged in hotel and railroad
woik in Northern States and Flo- fa
rida.
In 1916 he entered the Insur? A1
ance field in. the service of the
North Carolina Mutual and Prov- tef
i<lent association (now North Ca- th<
rolina Mutual Life Insurance Co.) Le
This service was abruptly cut off
in 1918 when he was called into
the service of the United States
Aifmy. After the Armistice Ke~ ~7T)
returned to Anderson, South Caro- '
lina to continue his work with the g(j
insurance company. He served gp
as superintendent there and later
as manager's assistant of the
Greenville district, followed by o^.
one year as assistant manager of n,}!
the Spartanburg district.
In 1935 he came to Washingeai
ton and entered the insurance ^
field as Insurance Broker associa- Q?
ted with C. F. Garidy, agency. w
The agency has steadily grown ter
and is now one of the largest of
its' kind.. We feel that there is
a great future for him in the no,
"All-"Line Insurance Agency". t j0
^ m >. ? . ? bei
HOWARD SCHOOL TO CON- cul
DUCT PRE SCHOOL CLINIC Cil
Monday April 3, 9 A. M.
slo
In a special effort to facilitate ea:
registration in September the prin th<
cipal of Howard School has arrang rp,
ed a clinic to be conducted at the
school on April 3, 1939, between ?d
the hours of 9 A. M. and 12. Noon. ar<
Mrs. Janie Creed Scott, city health pr<
nurse, will be in charge of the -pi!
clinic. ,
.? All parents living in the vicinity
of Howard school and having Child mt
ren who are to begin school in tei
the fall are urged to brinjr them thi
to this clinic.- ? - vj(
EBENEZER A. M. E. CHURCH
Ui
Rev. D. N. Wilson, Pastor
Charleston, s. C._ Sunday was a -U*
very beautiful day,an appreciate tr:
ive audience attended all services.
The pastor being called away,
Rev. G. W. Heyward delivered a
noble sermon. He spoke from the (lu
subject, "Nothing But leaves" be
found St. Matt. 21: 13. Th;s ser- ,01
mon was enjoyed by all.
Sunday School was held at-its
usual hour. The lessons- were in- 13
terestingly taught. A large crowd co
was present. in
A very interesting discussion aj
was carried on during the League
period. ' a?1
?The evening worship began at by
its usual hour. The pastor spoke C(
from subject, Watch and Pray, j),
Found St. Mark 14: 38, this sermon
was inspirational and up 1
lifting. Ul
The pastor also spoke of the vii
Bishop in the hightest terms. He ty
said the work of Bishop Flippei
in the state has been marvelous .
since he was here and that he is in
The^gi'Ctttest Bishup-wc have ever -fii
had in South Carolina for many X-i
yedrs. til
'Revival meeting began on Tues
dayMarch 21, 1939 with a week ar
nf nrotror TVin r?v?r?nf ?/vn1 oOt?I??A Kq
. . . in. B' cc?v suui n"?in>4( "*
campaign begins Tuesday night j tr
March 28, 1939 conducted by Rev.
Mrs. C. B. Priester, of Cincinnati
Ohio. Come and help us in this pr
spiritual battle.
Mr. E. Grant, leader of class 18, tu
presented a musical and literary di
program on Monday March 27,
1939, They presented the Black
Diamond Quartet who sang very ('r
beautifully Mrs. F. V. Wilson re- m
cited a few lection from Dunbar.
And remarks ->re made by Mrs.
Brown and b._ . Williams and
Poinsett. Mr. Joftn Gaillard was
master of ceremonies. Every one
Messers. Washington, Bunch and Sr
seems to have had an enjoybk ho
time. tei
A large number of visitors were es
present. Doh't forget to buy your (jj,
copy of the' *i-*lmetto Leader from
*octr dia'is, by
' " ini
M. Brown, reporter
1
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" *0 1 11 11
at Bethel
Wed. Nit.
tar
- PRICE: FT
acing the Fact
the Recorc
lien Univ. Debates P
aine College Apr. 8 I
? ? t
The Debating. Society of?Allen t
liversiby opens it's first inter- e
llefriate debate of the season f
ainst Paine College of Augusta, f
torgia, Saturday April 8, 1939,
8 o'clock P. M. in the auditori- e
roPAIlerrtfniv. The question for -c
s debate is: Resolve that the a
lited States should form on ai .
nee with Great Britian. Alien
liversity will debate the nega- 1
e side of the question while v
ine College the affirmative.. c
The affirmative team of Allen
11 meet the negative team of "
ine at Augusta on the same e
te. There will be three speakers e
im each side. v
Those on the negative team of
len are: Miss Ethel Simmons, 8
;ssers. Sameul V. Dowdy and *
slton Lewis* The affirmative JE
ifn that will debate at Augusta
: same date consists of: Messersi"
on Bennett, Woodrow Gallaiw
and John Middleton. "
, t
wo National Health. *
ampaigns Open 1
ite Tuberculosis Association c
onsors Movements - v
:? * si
April 1 marks both the opening a
the Early Diagnosis Campaign t,
inned to emphasize the impor-J j,
ice of finding tuberculosis in its ( 0
i-ly stages and the observance tl
the Twenty-fifth Anniversary p
the National Negro Health j
>vement aimed to focus the at- jv
ltion of the Nation on health- w
sblems and health needs of the c,
gro citiierii'y. The early diag- ti
sis campaign 's a spring educa- fj
nal drive directed against tu- j
rculosis by the National Tuber- f
osis Association, New York 0
Ly, and its affiliated organiza- v
ns throughout the Nation. The f
gan is ""Help" find toberuclosis
fly." 8 out of 10 who come to X
j sanatorium are advanced cases p
at slogan and the latest meth- p
s of finding early tuberculosis p
e stressed in all the literature n
spared for use during this drive
ousands of pieces of literature t
ve been sent to county Christ- j
rs?Seal?chairmen, ministers,* n
xehers and doctors in the hope^ v
it they will volunteer their serj a
T5 in whs wortny etiort. ^
The literature prepared by the f
lited States Public Health Ser [
e for use in the National Negro a
>alth Wepk program is most at v
ictive. This is being distributed' a
all chairmen and additional' i
| J
pics may be had by sending re- s
ests to the South "Carolina Tu-j v
rculosis Association. 1512 Mar-, v
.1
i Street, Columbia. In this
mpaign the objective for 1939
"The citizens responsibility for t
mmunity health." There is an ?
teresting history of the nation-!
Negro health week movement,'
d there arc interesting articles'
Dr. Thomas Parran, Surgeon
neral of the United States, and
r. R. A. Vonderlehr, Chief o f
(vision of Venereal Diseases,1
nited States Public Health Ser '
ce. In connection with communi I
health, three problems with
eir procedures are emphasized
the material: tuberculosis-case
lding^ with tuberculin test and
ray; syphilis case finding by rou
ie Wassermann test; and infant
id maternal deaths?mother and
iby advisory, examination, and
eatment service. - '
Both of these national health
ograms are being sponsored in
is state by the South Carolina
berculosis association under the (
rpptinn rvf fhr* Qfnfo ? ?
VI V..V ut/otc nt-^iu I'UIIl
ittoc of that association. Both t
ives continue throughout t h o i
on*h of April. 1
BALTIMORE, MI). NEWS
J. W. Augurs
Mt. Pleasant Baptist church *
inday school opened at usual
ur with Supt. M. W. Mobley and
ftchers at their respective plac.
The pastor made a wonderful 1
icussion of the lesson. I
At 11:30 a.m. preaching service i
Rev.. H. R. Robinsoo of Wash- I
gton, D. C. He preached a soul \
Continued on Page 8 1
I Church
b, April 5
/E CENTS PER OOFY
s, and Keeping
1 - Straight
special to i he Palmetto Leader:
The administration and advent
>f tho Ronipr Bishop J S. Flipper
is Presiding Bishop of the Seventh
"Episcopal District have been
mtstanding. fiery, colourful and
ascinating. He came to a divided.
District, preaching the Gospel
Tinvy and Pcafo arid advocating
;n Allenite or a South Carolinian
a haw/1 Alio.. ITii'iuim sil.u at a
ime when Capt. Abram Simpson
ms the very popular president
>f Allen University; such preach
lent was considered selfish, unonnectional
and radical. The
lection of President and faculty
^as postponed from June to August;
candidates simmered down
o the late ' Dr. McGill and Dr.
)ent,. which was a battle royal?
JcGill 54; Dent 51.
-The State was 100 per cent be- _
ind the elected President; Disricts:
Georgetown, Edisto, Kingtree,
Mt. Pleasant led in Educa i6n
Money, and three of the four
'residing Elders voted for Dent
After a most colourful and suo
essful short administration, our
ery popular President became
eriously ill, and it was noised
broad that those who are closer
o him, went to Atlanta beseech
ig the Bishop to allow a member
f the faculty to can*y on until
tie President returns. Bishop
'1 inner en mo f-n tv.^ j:?
4 4 w vtiv i icaiuiil^ JCilers,
who were called to meet
larch 8th for Allen Day returns,
rith a made up mind to ask his ~"7"~
ibinet to name some one to act
emporarily, a kind of bob tail or
gure head until the real Presient
returns. The past rises beore
us like Bancho's Ghost and
ne could not forget the runner-up
dio was left at the door with
our votes short of being Presi
ent. Hence when the popular Dr.
lent was named?the Presiding
llder of the Columbia District,
he Titular Head of the Young
eople of the A. M. E. Church, a
lan blameless in life and characer,
a graduate of Allen and Boson
Universities, one who taught
n Allen, both on the Academic
nd Theological faculties, there
ras not a dissent, not a question
- 1
sked, hence recorded as unanirious
by the Bishop and the 20
'residing Elders. It came to Dr.
)ent, unsolicited, thrust upon him
ind he soon became the greatest
ictim of circumstance ever known
round Allen. He failed to receive
.00 per cent cooperation?the
tudent strike going from bad to
vorse; he was called everything
>ut a child of the King. -'Hence,
3r. T. J. Miles, through Bishop
?lipper ordered the Official Secreary
to call the Executive Board
?OS Callr :? ?
May I say, regardless to camps
>r party, the iuvS of Allen and
he A. M. E. Church was foremost
n the mind of our beloved and
jopular Acting President, which ~
:aused him to resign to prevent
embarrassing his Bishop and hurt
ng the finances of Allen Univer;itly.
The Board and Bishop Flip
>er accepted this resignation,' unlor
these most peculiar, unprecelented
circumstances. The Board
manimously elected Dr. Dent as
business Manager. This the Stu
lent Committee rejected. The said
Committee preferred the Chair
.inn ui me executive Board to
10 act, notwithstanding sych was
)romised, Dr. 'Dent has not ten- ?
iered the Board his resignation,
ind the same is referred to the
Chancellor.
The Board voted confidence in
;heir Chairman for his activities
n trying to bring about peace.
Vfore anon.
REV. J. E. THOMAS, Sec'y.,
of Executive Board.
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORS CLUB
The Friendly Neighbors met
Friday night with the President, ~
drs.E. M. Owens. Quite a delight
'ul evening was spent in an old
time debate. The next meeting
vill be had at the home of Mrs. _
imma Cannon, Henderson street.