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The Indianapolis Recorder, Saturday, Sept. 22,1928
MALONEY’S MIND
There is one dentist for about every 10,540 people. The ratio of physicians among white people is one to every 553 people and this
number is not considered ample.
In economic endeavor, there are 56,0001 skilled craftsmen, while there are 1,371,000 Negroes pursuing unskilled occupations. Around 1,780,000 are engaged in ordinary farming and about 1,000,000 own or opiate farms. There are about 184 engineers; 50 architects and 145 draftsmen, designers and
inventors in the country. , j it was last year, the increase be- * * * * I ling from fifty to fifty-three. It is! or colc(r.
Free education for Negro people in I i 1 ?. 6 1
. , . . 0 1 ^ , all the members thereof are prod
states where separate systems are main- 1
With a most auspicious opening Crispus Attucks High school has started out upon its second year’s career. The faculty has been entirely revamped in the vacation
WHO, for years was a priest and arch-deacon in ■ the Protestant Episcopal church and a priest and rector fin the Church of England
ureiy revamped in the vacation] in Antjgua. Archbishop McGuire is interim. Fifteen entirely new % per- a theologian and canonist, a
sons have been taken on, the to tal number being three mor^ than
logian and canonist, a Doctor of Medicine, a liturgical au-
thority and one of the greatest)
CUB$ COLUMN
preachers alive regardless of creed
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NON-PARTISANISM IN THE PRESENT CAMPAIGN
The present national political campaign in which the agencies of high power-
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tained, has not received anything like a fair consideration in the past. Under both private and public systems vast improvements are being madp. The southern states are slowly increasing both facilities and opportunities for Negro education. Private institutions maintained through benevolence of white people are being expanded or improved. Institutions operated and maintained by Negro people are being improved as to cur-
ricula, faculties and properties.
At such time as general educational opportunities are available to Negro youth, as to the nation’s youth in general, a vast improvement in present conditions will obtain. Better health and social conditions as relate to general contact of the people depend on the intelligence of the people concerned.
The i Association for Study of
Life and History has just - —' ~ “ ' n* 1SSII0Q ’! * A
Central association. All of tlr'm in trirp. , „ , , hold undergraduate degrees, some an( i jj 1 y ’ ^ - cs ’ Ps y chol °py.
nets of colleges and universities I Ne g“o I Lffe^an^Histo . aCCr ?_ dl . ted b ^, tho . N . orth i issued (its schedule of home study
of them are Masters, and one is a
iferature, for the coming sea-
son. Ak an educator it is mine to
Doctor of Philosophy. The work indorse this project and to recomof the school has been completely niend It highly to our people ev departmentalized and three heads er y W hdre. Our ignorance of what of departments 1 our P en ple have done in the past have already is equal to our ignorance of been assigned. ! w _ h f t J ur P e °P ,e are doinK today
Miss Marshall heads the History department; Mr. I^ane heads the English department, and Dr. Mills heads the department
of languages. A. H. Maloney The student enrollment is 14
S Dubiicity are being used strenuously, I Such negative social traits as are expressed bids fair to be the most striking of normal I by the Negro people, may be contributed
times in the country’s political history. Perhaps if for no other reason, on account of the extensive publicity given to the candidates through many up-to-date facilities, and for the same reason, the wide concern of the people in the issues of the day. Significant of the people in the matter, it is noted renoun citizens, statesmen, nearstatesmen and such plain people as are able to break into the news, are changing their politics, supposedly for a season. There is much jumping from one major party to the other, and as yet no casualties have been reported publicly. By some it is viewed as the breaking down of partisanship in politics. 7 As such it is fitting or proper, but hardly to the liking of the professional politician. Liberal, so-called radical, politicians maintain non-partisanism is spreading and the climax will be reached at such time as aspirants for public office must gain such ends on their ability or fitness for the place, rather than through the working of party machinery, or aid of political bosses and support of blind adherents of dubious political creeds.—There is always, however, the possibility that professional politicians may carry over, and make a non-partisan era serve their purpose, the same as the most partisan
times.
In an optimistic observation of a tendency of the spread of non-partisanism it
largely to the lack of proper training as to their obligations or responsibilities to their environment. In such considerations, antagonistic or adverse influences in the Negro’s environment are responsible for a large measure of his short comings. Unrestrained or unmolested by adverse and unjust traditions, Negro people will soon measure up, and prove their general unquestionable
worth as citizens of the nation.
, and what, they are thinking today, j Carter Wooqson’s society through the Journal of Negro History, 'through the Home Study department and through periodic popu- ! lar lectures is making a bid to remove this ignorance. Our school teachers owe it to their pupils and ! their own professional efficiency to inform themselves about the race to which they belong as an
, , ,— 1S 11 integral part of the peoples of the hundred with new students regis- wor i ( ] A n q iYie Association for the tering daily This is a marked in- study of Negro Life and History is crease over last year s enrollment. S y 8ten i at ; z j n g t he information and A new departure in High school making it available for ready accuiriculai ai rangements in t h e ceS3 ^asy appropriation. By state is the placing of pipe organ a u wLyVc *v,„
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BED TIME STORIES
YOUNG NEVERFULL
A certain house wife had a young servant lad, who devoured everything eatable that lay in his Ho would rummage in the storei<—... until he smelled out something food and would give himself no rest until
he had devoured it ail.
Now the woman had a iur of [preserved fruit and as she feared that the youngster would eat it and ipave
nec-
information,
A SUCCESS IN THE BUSINESS WORLD
The Associated Negro Press releases this week tell of a colored man who has been employed by a large business organization for thirty-six years. He resigned recently, leaving a positfon which paid him $10,000 a year. He started with the firm at a salary of five dollars a week. At the time he resigned he owned twenty-eight per cent of the stock of the company and was traffic manager. The man is David Manson of Chicago. The firm, the Ohio Iron and Metal Company, does a vast business of national extent. Mr. Manson’s success in the business world affords a study of opportunities or possibilities for colored youth. He asserts, he worked with self-confidence, will power,
optimism and efficiency.
Perhaps another individual equipped as
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ail friiiaris get the
instruction on the programme of; whethdr via Carter Woodson’s or studies. In this Attucks has set a, K . !1!izat j 01 , or your own privately precedent as she did last year: directeri readin g or by any other
when she dedicated- the first pipe[ ni p a n S - hn*
means j but get it!
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HIGH LOW
By Harry Jackson
, Mr. Manson would not have achieved his
a,ppears. campaigns lately are centering | go^ individual traits or characteristics play
around individuals. Blind party allegiance, discipline and enthusiasm, appear at a low ebb. This changed condition may be traced probably to the extensive facility with which news, opinion and propaganda are carried to the people of every corner of the land. As a slight deviation from the main observation, students of political scienc are proclaiming political parties do not serve the best interests of the people of the nation. Under this observation, in modern royal
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a large part in human endeavor. While viewing him as exemplary of success, some will say such opportunities are not available to Negro youth ordinarily. Never-the-less' all kinds of commendable opportunities are available to Negro youths who are prepared. There is still the unimpeachable possibility of making a way, where or when a way is
not found.
The nation’s trade, industry and corn-
organ to have been bought by voluntary contributions and installed in the auditorium of any High school building in the state of In-
diana.
Ever on the alert to ensure the downright best for Crispus Attucks, her efficient principal, Mr.
Matthias Nolcox, went to Europe during the summer in order to , 1 , study both formally and informal- how time does fly! I* if teen ly the things that are happening, >’ ear8 a KP Tim Owsley was manand the spirit that is inspiringthe °^j frown Garden theatre, activities of educators in the field ,be latp Riley Roberts was owner of secondary education. Formally. 9/ ,be Hoosier theatre; the ManMr. Nolcox signed up for six ila theatre was at Twelfth and weeks’ of study at Exeter college, ^ es t Streets, Jones Tabernacle Oxford. Three weeks were spent chinch held a carnival and chauunder supervision of schools in tau Q ua at North and Blackford Wales, and on the continent i n greets; Mrs. Carrie Crump was France, Switzerland,- Germany and e ^ ec 'ttd president of the Elizabeth Holland. In England he had the £ art , er council; Mesdames Jessie] ODDortunitv of visitina Eton Har SbIIIgs^ C ornett, PRtsy J3.uk*'
row Ruabv Lnd Cant.rbur'v and conducted a lac day for the of crandmothor-* such places of historic interest as erstwhile Lincoln hospital: colored ' u ' i f n to a, ' knowl
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ht-r nothing to put in her pies[ she
said to him:- .
“My pood boy, you have no^- eptgn
everything that I have except ] jam, and you have left this just if you know that it was poison, how kind Heaven is to have served you from it. One single spoon full is enough to kill one
stantly, so I warn you not to t^iuch
it unless you want to die." "Very well,” said the boy.
On the next Sunday as the wofrnan was getting ready to go to massj she
said to the boy:—Cook the soup
1 oil the meat and roast the r We will have a good dinner topay.
See that you have all done leady when I come home.”
“Very well. It shall all tie dojne,'
and
answered the boy.
When the woman was gone he cooked the soup and boiled the meat and then he put the duck upon the Spit to roast. When he saw what a delicious brown crisp was forming ail over the duck, he thought, “It (an roast itself another one,” and ate the crisp all off. He turned the spit and turned it, but the second
brown crisp never came.
When he saw this he thought, "when the mistress comes home she will pepper me well," and he began to consider how he could escape the beating. In his desperation he remembered the jar of poison against which his mistress had warned him the day before. With a sudden resolution he went into the storeroom and devoured the whole jarful of preserved fruit, and then crouched down
in a corner to wait for death.
Presently his mistress came home rnd cried out angrily, "What have you done to this duck?” She was ^ibout to belabor him well when he cried. Ah leave me in peace dear mistress! I shall soon die in a minute, anyway for I have eaten up
all the poison.
At this the woman broke out into a laugh and could not refuse to forgive him. The duck and the preserves, however, were gone all the
Same.
Mrs. M. Hughes, Mr. and “ Wigginton, Stanley Anderson, of Mitchell Mr. Owsley and George Griffin, of Ijouisville, Ky.^ and Dr. William T. Amiger, of Nashville, T<-nn. -oOoCOLUMBUS. IND. Mr. and Mrs, Hugehe Smith Sunday in Indianapolis. * Mr. Roberts, Mrs. Elia Stines and Mi Dessie Stewart, attended the Hi coining in Brazil, Sunday at the M. HL church. • Grant Smith j called to Minneapolis, Minn., Sunday ' on account of death of her sister Mrs. Anderson. * Mrs. Amedia Love atended the Home coming in Brazil Sunday. * Mr. and Mrs. Richey and son Richard, Wesley Goodin, Mrs. Lida Goens. Martha Eller, Morton, motored to Madison and attended a Basket meeting. • Miss Bettie L. Johnson and niece Frances and Elmer Easton spent Sunday in Indianapolis, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. Hogan. * Quite a number of people of Oolumbus, attended the funeral of Janies Goodin at Edinburg Saturday. • Mr. and Mrs. Ben Johnson had for their dinner guests Sunday:—Mr. James Durrett, Spencer Paige, Mrs. William Goodwin, Mrs. Mary Anderson of Indianapolis. * Mrs. Jack Imes was a guest here Sunday. * Jno. Stewart visited his mother, Mrs. Sims at Edinburg Sunday. * Rev. Stone was the Sunday dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. James Kirkpatrick. * Mrs. Daisy Holder of Indianapolis, spent the week end the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard. A dinner was served at noon, in honor of Mr. Hubbard’s birthday. * Mr. ahd Mrs. Thomas Tally and daughter, Mr. Underw Morris and T. Tally Jr., were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. __ Mrs. Richard Morton ail of Louisville, Ky. * Mrs. •Stone, Mrs. Evans and daughter of Bloomington, visited Mrs. Martha Morton Sunday. oOo ■ ■« y ~
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Corsets ai
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B. Jackson, M. D., [iciated Negro Press)
Stratford-on-Avon and westmin- b °yf re P lacod white boys ster/On the continent the Olympic at the L- S. Ayres department games held at Amsterdam. Holl-! 8to ^ : ^ ere were two colored hos -
and, claimed his attention for a | P ' ' # # • • vantage is with the moderns, for
while and he was also fortunate
relationship with their descendants of today and would certainly refer to them contemptuously as "small and weakened stock.” Yet the ad-
wiin me moderns, for they ! with a small brush. The point not to
enough to wrtne.s the tejenniel Do 1J? U i<nOW?—That Mrs. Dan. have'"at" hfastTwo ro!'- i, d eep 1 *i l ™'r s e't t s’ru^’ulo'u"-
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she has now met every requirement for full accredition laid down by the North Central, association
for Standard High schools.
\jnuci Lilia uunci vatiun, m immern ruyai | merce are the sacred holdings of white realms, where kings rule in fact or theory, ( hands. We do not assume illogically that the a political party acts either for the crowned j lords of our nation’s marts of commerce,
head or state. In our country the sovereign citizen acts or speaks for himself, in theory if not in fact. To a citizen of this nation, our government is not a superior, but an instrument for preserving the liberties and securing to the people the traditions in which the
nation was founded.
The development and growth of political party machinery, and questionable functioning of the same, has begun to encroach on the possibilities or opportunities of the people to do things. This observation is justified fairly \fcell when one observes vice conditions actuated by politics in the great metropolitan centers like Chicago, New York and Philadelphia. The people’s real cause is lost in alignment, machination or wars of the great political machines. Under such conditions, it is possible that individuals of great worth are lost to the various phases or steps of governmental administration. Followers of non-partisan-ism advocate the people supporting capable individuals of proven ability for places of public trust. Individuals of liberal and progressive association, builders and creators, who with a larger vision deem progress and opportunity as the heritage or right of all • . • • J
will make way or give way to black folk in preference to their own. But in future time more places will be available to Negro youths who are prepared, particularly such as have already proven themselves equal t«
the tasks at hand.
Negro people are slowly carving a place for themselves on the nation’s scroll of economic endeavor. At such time as Negro people figure comparatively in the nation’s general business, industry and commerce, there will be a profusion of places for Negro youth. It is likely that such as are prepared will be accepted any place and ev-
ery place.
In the case of Mr. Manson hp apparently helped to build the organization which elevated him to a high place. The time has arrived when Negro youths must build for themselves in the marts of the nation’s business. At such time as they have made a comparative place, Negroes will be placed on a basis of potential qualifications to build for the nation generally.
state; that Johnny Redd is owner of the oldest shining parlors on the avenue; that Miss Lucinda Ed-
the sun to blea-eh, if the corset white. The laces will be like
day | starched a little, and both the corset
pdRe ! and the laces ironed.
Our sylph-like sisters prefer to wear a simple silk and elastic hand. These can be squeezed through warm suds, and the elastic part scrubbed
BOSTON NEWS
The Bostonians are still on the map; the Boston M. K. church had
a mother' glorious day. Sunday the
Rev. Mrs. Lange pleached a Mother
sold stirring sermon using as her subject, "Behave Yourself” 1 Peter
3:8; at 11:00 o’clock we also had a
high day in afternoon and night. We
had quite a few visitors in the persons of Rev. Mrs. J. H. Bulett, Mrs. Katie Mudd, Mrs. Lee Skinner and Frank Maddox of Ghaplan, Ky., who were entertained by Airs. Minnie Sanders. Rev. Lange Jno. Barnes, Burner Crow
| and Jake Beeler were entertained by j Mrs. I.izzie Bishop. * Mr. and Mrs. j Clay Hackey and daughters, Mary ;and Myrtle, Minnie May Hackiey,
Mrs. Ermanur Hackiey and Mrs. Golden Northen all attended the Fair in Louisville this week. * Jerry Sanders and Dumir Crow attended the funeral of Thurman Smith, who was
to; killed by a freight train at Lebanon
Junction. Ky. * The Rev. Mrs. Large attended the Districa con-
ference at Owensboro, Ky., last
week. •
etna
ly wun a .small scrubbing brjush. shining. As the scalp is part of the Rinse in several waters and hang in S kin. care as to its cleanliness should
“ * . - - is I i be applied with double force, because the hairy covering invites the col-
new shed
may
lection of dirt.
- - ° '- ,c '| show soil. This is not at all a dif- dainty woman's underthings.
deserves some others! A man con- the Marion county reasurer s Oi fj cu q matter. Prepare a good, st ong lvt-ep your hairbrush clean
stituted as Mr. Nolcox is constitut- fice: that Marcus C. Stewart is | anrJ S1 . rl ,n .. •
ed can never grow stale. His is the the youngest race editor
mind that’s unalterably sold to
progress.
As for Attucks, we are told that i
wards had the first beauty par or . .j. are t a ken out and wa
in Indianapolis, among our folks,. '
where now stands the Walker 1 ^Pamtely. The Corset
building; that Dr. A. H. Wilson was a star football player at
A significant titer in ilia d j”", ' '^rius' li > «n'« ^SSrpn^rSn ^ Cnur, Hnu.,: ! day. Sapt. l«.h, ai ihn Waikar fh* red Ups at th"Union station’I J
the African Orthodox Episcopal j i-i church of St. John the Divine held ^/ er _ a c_ ith the firs-" race full ,n thi# column readers of their initial service. By ^tmU ^f^f.^^^acist in Indfanap- Rccorder may express their o|pin. count <2 persons were present 9 Charles Johnson ions on aubjects of the day. And the stated plan of the mem- ’ , creacher’ that Carter reader, or writer, may choose
bership is to double this number w f s a . b °y Poacher, that Carter
if you
and
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What Recorder
Readers Sajy
at the next time of meeting. The •‘Boneless” Temple was once a stage was beautifully decorated c ’ t y patrolman; that ^ Detective with screen and drapery in the Sergt, Charles Carter s father midst of which was a white eollap ( Dan 'el “Dan’ Carter) was a city sible altar laden with lighted can- patrolman; that Silas “Si’ Pntdles and vases of cut flowers. The»i chett has run a barber shop on tne whole was bathed in a stream of southside for over thirty years, varie-colored light proje,ced from that Walter Jameson is the oldest the machine booth at the rear roof, bouse mover in the city; that WilThe auditorium was placid in its liam Guinn owns the oldest bartwilight of indirect illumination ber shop in the city: that Doc which, by contrast with the altar.; ^ ,ex ’ N'9b°* s bas been manufac-
An optimist is one who earns $25 a
week and buys a $75 suit on credit. A pessi-
mist is the man he buys it from.
EDUCATIONAL, ETC., SURVEY OF THE NEGRO
A recent survey of Negro educational institutions by the Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, showed as might be expected that inadequate educational, health and economic opportunities are the lot of Negro people of the nation. The survey was made under Dr. Arthur J. Klein of the Interior Department by a committee including President William B. Bizzell, Oklahoma university; Dr. C. C. McCracken, Ohio State university and Dean George B. Woods, American university. Assuming that Negro youths are trained only by Negro teachers, it develops there are only about 48,000 Negro teachers in the country, in schools of all classes or types, to train around 5,000,000 Negro children. The survey finds there is a shortage of both tity and quality of teachers. The majorof these teachers have not received more n an elementary school preparation. In reviewing health promoting condins the survey found about one doctor for 3343 Negro people, about 3500 in all. St
Very frequently rich parents make poor parents.
What will become of our young people? asks an editor. They’ll get old and w r orry about the young people, too.
A music teacher says jazz is dying. The sound indicates that it Is dying hard. If movies cause all the wickedness today, whet caused it in the old days when there were no movies ?
made the latter appear like a clus ter of shining crystals. Numerous acolytes robed in crimson and white moving about in an atmosphere charged with the fragrance of incense seemed to add to the mystic setting of the occasion and to superinduce a spirit of sublimity, awe, and reverence. Mrs. Mary Hooper officiated at the giant organ and performed like an expert. Hard by her, directing the manoeuvers of the robed choir was the veteran musician Theodore M. Kakaza. The chief usher was Lyle O. 'Baker, the master of ceremonies was William H. Fielding, and the celebrant and preacher was the Rev. Father Royal S. Hoag-
land.
tuning
It sure would be fine for mother if she could collect time-and-a-half for overtime. Our ideal summer resort is one where fish bite and mosquitos don’t.
Those who pride themselves on being hard-boiled are usually half-baked. If we ever have a universal language, it will be the one that money talks. All men are born free and equal, but some of them grow up and get married.
The African Orthodox church represents in the field of religious organization the spirit of racial self-sufficiency, self-respect, and autonomy which is rampant throughout the civilized world today. It voices the sentiment that no people can govern a given people better than that very people; that rule from outside can at bes: be a benevolent despotism and a reminder of the subject’s general inferiority to the governing group. Negroes today are getting tired of all that nonsense and are saying, in effect, “what others have done we can do and by the grace of God we shall do.” It lays claims to a ministry holding valid orders and a genius which comprizes tne en tire deposit of the faith. It is enjoying a phenomenal objective growth, numbering flourishing congregations extending from Canada on through the south in the United States in to Florida and down into Central and South America, Cuba, Porto-Rica, and nearly all the West Indian inlands in the western world. In South Africa it has a great province with its owo Metropolitan and Bishop who is a native African. And another province is now in process of establishment in Uganda and the Kenya district. The Primate and Archbishop of the entire African Orthodox Communion is THE MOST REV. ALEXANDER McGUIRE,
Soldier's Relief” since
back in the 90’s; that James G. Brock is the oldest tailor on the avenue; that Franklin’s grocery is the oldest colored grocery in the
city?' { •
• • • • A true story: Morris Taylor, Jr., is now going to school. His teacher questioned him as to his nativity, etc. The following conversation took place between young Taylor and his school
inarm :
Teacher—What is your name? Morris—Morris Taylor, Jr. Teacher—What is your fath-
er’s name?
Morris—Morris Taylor, Sr. Teacher— What does your
father do?
Morris—He plays golf.
• • • •
Another true story: Dr. and Mrs.
L. Aldridge Lewis are the proud parents of a fine baby girl. L. Aldridge Lewis, Jr., was quite busy on the day of the arrival of the newcomer, announcing the fact
that he had a baby sister. “What is the baby’s name?”
a friend enquired of “Young Doc.
“Why—er—er. Her name is a—
let me see,” stammered “Young
Doc.”
“Why, don’t you know your baby sister’s name?” asked the friend. “Yes sir, but it’s too hard to pronounce,” said “Young Doc.” • • • • Did you see the picture ’’Ramona?” , . saw it at the Walker. So did Richard “Dick” Chavers. But neither of us claim that we saw much of it for listening to the wonder organ rendictions of Miss Mary Singleton. She was really at her best. oOc '
subject, he or she desires, so long as what is said, is in keeping with the propriety of journalistic prac-
tices. Manuscripts must be in ible wirting, on one side of pjt r -
only. Three hundred words or jless
are desireable, btit writers confine “their say” to not than five hundred words. Send
your manuscript.
Editor,
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A Poem A Week
FAILURE
What is a failure? It’s only a spur to a man who receives it right. And it makes the spirit within him
stir
To go in once more and fight, j If you never have failed
njiust more
in
Indianapolis (Ind.,) Recorder. Permit me to congratulate upon your editorial on “Where
It’s an even guess. You never have won a high sue-
C0SS.
—EDMUND VANCE COOKE. oOo
HAUGHVILLE
Mrs. J. R. Grant and daughter Mrs. Mary B. Walker, spent Iasi week end in Gary, Ind., and were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Phillips formerly of this city. * Don Mitchell studied last year at Fiske university, ' 0,, Nashville, Tenn., will leave Sunday
/l r\
we stand and Why?” in the Senfem-U 0 re ' ent01 ' stho °* and will be ac-
her issue of the Recorder. Reghi fi less of the Southern daily to which >ou refer, your logic as to the method by which we aye to niake substantial and worth-while gairj as
a race is sound.
We ali know that segregation all description, even to the supp< equal opportunity to get an ed lion, or sit by the seashore and joy the fresh air, is practiced agaj the Negro. But, as you have poi out, there are many opportunities for
National President Here Mrs., Ozella Hall and Mrs. Lillian Childress entertained with a reception at the residence of Mrs. Henderson in Blackford St., in honor of Mrs. Fannie O’Bannon of Louisville, Ky., National president of the Sigma Gamma Rho sorority. The house w'is beautifully decorated in cut flowt7»;. Dr. Porter of Cincinnati and Miss Howe of Terre Haute. Mrs. O'Bannon was here for the purpose of having a meeting with the Board of di-
rectors of the sorority.
self-help and racial advancement £hat
we do not grasp.
We neglect these stepping stones progress, when we fail to patronize our own business and professional service, especially when we can \alue or our monies worth, if please. There are scores of positj in the National, state and Municji
government, but few of our prepared i T,ierp
young men seek to get them, preparation is necesary, leave the meaningless social festivities a while and burn the “Midnight [oif
in study. ^ I do not quite understand
meaning of social justice here, less you mean that those the i prepared, the farthest down take ception because they can - not i socially with those having more nanctal or educational preparedn
However, you have struck
fompanied by his sister Miss Mary Olivia Mitchell a recent graduate of Attucks High school, who will also enter Fiske. • Miss Anna Porter and sisters Alma and Lama Porter visited Sunday at camp at Arcadia. Mrs. J. E. Jones wife of Rev. J. E. Jones, has returned from a visit in Chicago. * Misses Florence and Minnie Sears and Lemuel Sears have returned from St. Paul, Minn., where they spent two weeks with her brother Benjaman Sears and family. * John Pope has returned from Frankl in, Ten-n., where he visited his sister and cither relatives. * Mrs. Mattie Scott accidently stuck a needle in her ha.nd last week, it was removed by physi-
ians at the ity hospital. oOo
at
WEST BADEN, IND.
The Basket meeting proved to be! _ , - one of, the greatest in the history.} Hill, this week. They
was
splendid
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So I throughout the day. The
off
that buzzes along the line of racial
endeavor and arouses to action careless and indifferent in what^ group. Sincerely yours, N. B. DODSON, 30H Merriman St., Brooklyn, N. Y. oOo Experts in the U. S. Treasury jean count 40,000 pieces of paper mopey in a day. Benjamin Banneker, a i>egro, mhde the first clock in America, in 175jl. Pennsylvania has more towns over 5,000 population than any otjher state.
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program special
speakers of the day were:—W'illia.m T. Amiger, A. M. P., president of the American Baptist Theological Seminary of Nashville Tenn., Rev H. L. Moreman, pastor of Bethel A Ml. E., church. * A table was spread it looked as though a quarter of a block long and many strangers who are now visiting in the valley and those from nearby cities and local churches, gathered around and enjoyed a feast fit for a king. In the evening pastor Gore introduced the New Fall drive, requesting every group to raise $200 and each member ?25. * Deacon Robert Redding and a group of members from Mitchell, Ind., Were present and invited pastor Gore and his members to join them on the 5th Sunday. * The Fall season is now open and many of the familiar faces are back in the valley. * Harry Pollard, Jr., and his Varsity Six orchestra have returned from Michigan. Mrs. Rose Sparks of Indianapolis is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pollard. • A few names of the visitors who attended the Baptist basket meeting:—Dr. I. B. Kigh, of Birmingham, Ala.; Ben Madison, ox Chicago; Robert Redding, Mr. and
had motored to <the Baptist convention in Louisville -and visited in Vincennes before arriving i n our city. * Mrs. Mary Gray has gone to Bloomington to again assume her duties as matron. Miss Georgia Gray accompanied her mother for a short visit. * Mr. and Mrs. James Carter are motoring through the west. They visited their niece, Mrs. Floretta Turner Harris in St. Paul while on the trip. * Bernard Streets is the guest of his father. Taylor Streets, after visiting his sister. LupL Streets, in Parkersburg, W- Vallfoi will return to Indianapolis nV week to finish his dental course the Indiana university. * Miss Parilee Moore and sister. M r8 - Goins have returned from Indianapolis. * Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Parker* have gone to Hinsdale. Ill-, to visit Mr.
and Mrs. H. E. Ford. oOo—
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EASY CHICAGO, IND.
On Saturday September 15th Nora
F. Taylor Temple No. 256, gave a successful entertainment at the Elk's headquarters. * Mrs. Essie Hicks of Michigan, was a guest of her brother-in-law and family, Mr. and Mrs. Fulton Hicks of the Tavern inn. * Services at St. Luke A. M. E.
church were suspended last Sunday because of the Annual A. M. E. ( in-
ference held in >hi<-ago, where the pis-^ tor Rev. W, H. Thomasson was in attendance. Many of the congregation worshipped in tahe city at the various churches. * The Alpha Art club held a very interesting meeting September 6th, at the home of Mrs. Leoia Smith, 31*03 Alder St. The retiring president Mrs. B. Evans, closed her year's work with excellent reports. Mrs. M. Holmes was then chosen temporary chairman and the following officers were elected:— Mrs, Gussie Russell, Pres.; Mrs. B. Evans. Vice Pres.; Mrs. Lavina Johnson, Sec.; Mrs. A. Parks, Art instructor; Mrs . O. Paxtort, chaplain and Mrs. M. Pos^y, parlimentarian. The new president Mrs. Russell outlined her year’s program, in which she called for the hearty cooperation of each member.: The club will meet September 20th. with Mrs. B. Evans 3S30 Deal St. * Rev. T. Johnson of Memphis, Tenn., conducted services at Tabernacle Baptist church last week. Immense crowds heard him each night. * On last Friday evening, Mrs. B. C. Daniels state -organizer of Household of Ruth, attended the B. M. C., held in Chicago last w«ek.'' * Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Jones fprmerhr
of 3819 Main St., have moved ini
the city. • Mrs. ( has. Buggs 221^-136 St., was slightly indisposed last week. V * Quite a few of our group are seen {•tending the Smith for President meeting, held every Saturday night
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oOo LOGANSPORT, IND. By Mrs. Homer Hill
. Taylor Streets has returned after a two weeks’ vacation in Indianapolis, Parkersburg, W. Va., and other points in the east. * Mrs. Mattie j\llen was a guest here Tuesdays * Rev. Chas. Hill and wife and Mrs. Scott Bourke of Detroit, Mich., were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Parker and Mr. and