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COLONEL YOUNG
COMPLIMENTS MONITOR
Headquarters Development Unit,
Camp Grant, Illinois.
Jan. 17, 1919.
Rev. J. Albert Williams,
Editor of The Monitor,
Omaha, Nebraska.
My Dear Father Williams:
I enclose herewith my personal
check of $4 to pay for two years’ sub
scription of The Monitor, one year of
which has expired, you having, out of
your goodness of heart, sent it to me
for nothing. I would have done this
before for from the very first I have
wanted to tell you that The Monitor,
all considered, is the very best weekly
paper we have in the race. Your edi
torials are sane and of the highest
order. You have a clear vision, a high
patriotism, and with your culture and
love of the race, I wish for The Mon
itor a far wider range than it now
has.
You may be gratified when I tell
you.that for the past year I have been
its most ardent booster, not because
it plead my cause, but because of its
general excellence and freedom from
sensationalism arid untruthfulness.
I would like to see you edit the same
kind of a paper for a large syndicate
of Colored men. You have faith and
ideals, and you are not meddling with
political flesh pots.
With the highest esteem for your
self, and wishing The Monitor every
success, sincerely your and its friend,
CHAS. YOUNG,
Colonel U. S. Army, Commanding.
PRESIDENT MISSEL’S REPLY
Illinois College of Photography, Ef
fingham, Illinois.
Jan. 11, 1919.
Mi. Lucian M. Watkins,
649 Stirling St.,
Baltimore, Md.
Dear Mr. Watkins:
Your valued favor of recent date
received, ana we were pleased to hear
from you, though we regret the ne
cessity foi our refusing your enroll
ment. We sincerely apreciate all that
any of our soldiers have done for our
country, icgardless of nationality. The
only leason that we make this dis
t tinction is because we have had trou
ble in the past with our students en
rolled from the South, who have
made strenuous objections to such con
ditions.
Trusting that this ban may be re
moved sometime in the future, we re
main cordially yours,
(Signed) L. H. BISSELL,
President.
MULDOON IS ON THE MAP
Muldoon, Tex., Jan. 15, 1919.
To The Monitor and Readers:
As I never see anything in the pa
per regarding this part of Texas, I
thought I would write a few lines. It
is raining today and has been for some
time, and farmers here are late with
plowing. Stock of all kinds looks fine,
however, and everything is bringing
good prices. As I see it, the man with
, the plow has the best chance, as the
whole world is depending upon him,
and we farmers should make fanning
a business and not a side line. Let
us not raise cotton alone, for cotton
alone is a slam to the credit trade,
but let us raise a variety. As to live
stock, let us raise more hogs, chick
ens, a few turkeys and milch cows.,
Then start a hank account and stay j
home Saturday nights and help the
wife.
Another thing every Colored man,
woman and child should do is to read ;
race papers. I take two state papers,!
but they don’t bring me the goods like
The Monitor and Dallas Express. They
need our support and we need the
! news in order to be well informed.
Well, this is my first time to write
The Monitor, and if I get by the!
wastebasket, I will come again. Rest
wishes to The Monitor and its many
readers and tell them I am busy on
the farm..
GEORGE W. BRATCHER,
Rt. 1.
COLORED PITCHER SAVES
AMERICAN NINE FROM DEFEAT
Lewis A. Mitchell Holds Down Cana
dians in Emergency Call to Box in
Crucial Diamond Contest in Eng
land—Matinee Idol Shows Rare
Form as an Extra Added Attraction
in a New Role.
(By Ralph W. Tyler.)
Belfast, England, Dec. 23.—The
great American game, baseball, has
at last been introduced here, in a
match game between American and
Canadian soldiers. An interesting
thing about the game which drew an
immense crowd was that a Colored
American, Lewis A. Mitchell, the cel
ebrated tap drummer and “noise or
tist,” saved the American nine from
defeat. The Belfast Evening Tele
graph’s sparring editor, describing the
game by innings, in recording the sev
enth inning, in which the American
pitcher, Stanley, got injured, at which
time the score stood 4 to 3 in favor
of the Canadians, wrote as follows:
“Seventh Inning--Canada was not
long in before Stanley got a light
ning return, and the ball split one of
his fingers. Dr. J. W. Ritchie (Crum
lin Road), who was one of the spec
tators, kindly came down at the call
of the megaphone man, and Stanley
went with him to the pavilion for
J treatment. Mr. Mitchell (appearing
I at the Hippodrome in ‘The Seven
! Spades’), took the injured pitcher’s
place in the diamond, anti he was in
troduced to the crowd as a former
j member of the New York Giants’
1 team. When the inning closed, the
score was still: Canada, 4; Amer
ica, 3.
“In the eighth inning Mitchell early
showed ability as a hatsman, his first
ball—a ‘skier’—nearly braining one of
the unoffending pressmen.”
Despite the fact that Mitchell had
had no practice, being called in as an
emergency pitcher, and still wearing
his street clothes, he held the Canadi
ans down to one run for the three in
nings he pitched, while the Americans
in the meantime adding two to their
score, caused the game to end in a tie
—B to B.
Thus it was that a Colored man,
Lewis Mitchell, widely known in the
atrical circles, who happened to be a
..pectator, and was called in when the
Americans’ regular pitcher was in
jured, saved America (United States)
from defeat by the Canadians’ base
ball team.
PLEASANT GREEN
BAPTIST CHURCH
Sunday school, 9 a. m.; morning
service, 11 a. m.; B. Y. P. U., 5:30
p. m. The pastor preached to two full
houses last Sunday. The sick of the
congregation are improving.
Des Moines News Ij
By IV. H. Lowry
PROMINENT PYTHIAN
VISITS DES MOINES
Des Moines, la., Jan. 24.—Attorney
W. Ashbie Hawkins, president of the
Baltimore Branch, N. A. A. C. P.,
and Supreme Chancellor, Knights of
Pythias, Eastern and Western Hemi
sphere, delivered an address before
the Des Moines Branch, N. A. A. C.
P., Wednesday evening at Carrmth
ian Baptist Church. A large audience
was in attendance and listened to an
interesting review of the Baltimore
segregation ordinance, which was de
feated by the Baltimore Branch, N.
A. A. C. P.
The Park Street Branch of the
Army Y, M. C. A. will conduct a pub
lic meeting Sunday afternoon, Janu
ary 26, at 4 o’clock. Mr. H. C. Ev
ans, who has been doing Y. M. C. A.
work overseas, will be the principal
speaker. Music will be furnished by
the St. Paul A. M. E. Church Orches
tra.
Monday evening the Army “Y” was
addressed by John R. Mott, general
secretary of the Y. M. C. A.
The Y. M. C. A. is doing a great
work for the young men of the city.
An effort is being made to convert
the Army “Y” into a general Y. M.
C. A. for the city. The citizens of
Des Moines will do well to grasp this
opportunity of making this work per
manent. A Y. M. C. A. building is as
sured if the proper steps are taken
and the men in charge given undivid
ed support.
Mrs. F. H. Gresham, Cedar Rapids,
has been appointed assistant postmis
tress in the general postoffice at the
state capitol building.
The public indoor playground was
opened in the basement of St. Paul
A. M. E. Church Monday morning,
with Miss Ada Hyde in charge. This
playground is conducted under the au
spices of the Public Welfare Board.
Provisions are being made to estab
lish a nursery at the church in the
near future.
The uniform rank. Knights of Py
thias, N. A., S. A. E., A. A. and A.,
installed six new members Tuesday
evening and elected officers for the
ensuing year. The old members who
were reinstated the same eevning in
creased to full strength. Friday even
ing has been designated as regular
drill time.
The Intellectual Improvement Club
installed officers Monday evening,
January 20, at the residence of Attor
ney and Mrs. John L. Thompson. The
following are the new officers: Pres
ident, Mrs. R. E. Patter; Vice Presi
dent, Mrs. R. F. Burnaugh; Secretary,
Mrs. E. R. Hall; Assistant Secretary,
Mrs. John L. Thompson; Treasurer,
Mrs. R. E. Dobson; Critic, Mrs.,S. Joe
Brown; Journalist, Mrs. H. W.
Hughes; Chairman of Executive Com
mittee, Mrs. W. H. Lowry'.
The S. L. Biit Club entertained at
the residence of Mrs. J. A. J. Jeffer
son, 1322 Day street, for benefit of
the St. Paul A. M. E. Church. This
club was organized by Mrs. Azora
Mackey. During the first six months
of the club’s work $631 was raised for
the church and a special sum raised to
furnish the pastor’s study. The club
will celebrate its first anniversary in
February.
The Syndicate Club gave their first
ball of the season Tuesday evening at
the Army Club. This group is com
posed of twenty young men who have
been given quarters at the Army
club. Their club room and adjoining
dance hall were beautifully decor
ated.
The Sunday services were well at
tended at the Corinthian Baptist
Church. In remembrance of the old
folk songs, which are pleasing to the
pastor, a quintet sang “Roll On” as a
special selection Sunday evening.
A revival meeting will be conducted
at the Corinthian Baptist church be
ginning next week. The service of
Rev. W. H. Harris, pastor of Calvary
Baptist Church, St. Louis, Mo., has
been secured to assist, in conducting
the meeting. The Deacon and Trustee
Boards will visit the hordes of friends
and members of the church Sunday
and encourage, all to attend, these
series of meetings.
The Ushers’ Club of Corinthian
Baptist Church realized a neat sum
from a social they gave at Dr. Mc
Cree’s Tea Room. The club extends
many thanks to Dr. McCree for the
donation of his Tea Room to the club
for the purpose.
The Sunshine Service Club, com
posed of High School girls, served a
six course dinner at the Army Club
Tuesday evening, January 21. This
cluii is one of the most patriotic and
enterprising clubs of the city. Mrs.
F. G. Goggens, 222 Arthur avenue, is
their club leader.
Royal House, U. B. F., gave its
first annual banquet Tuesday even
ing, January 21, at Masonic temple,
corner Eleventh and Center streets.
A family reunion was held at the
home of Mrs. C. B. Brown, 206 Arthur
avenue, January 19. Breakfast was
served at 9 o’clock. Covers were laid
for 30. All reported a good time.
Fire broke out at the homeof Rev.
G. W. Robinson, pastor of Corinthian
Baptist Church, and did considerable
damage to the roof. The fire was
discovered about 11 o’clock Monday
morning. The alarm was turned in
and the fire department responded
immediately and soon extinguished
the flames. Damage is covered by
insurance. This house was recently
purchased by Rev. Robinson.
Mrs. E. R. Hall was recently ap
pointed stenographer in the Attorney
General’s office at the state house.
Mrs. Hall’s appointment came through
competitive examination which she
passed in both houses of the legisla
ture.
The Mite Missionary Society will
render a special program Sunday
evening, January 26, at St. Paul A. M.
E. Church. At the conclusion of the
program a sermon will be preached
by Rev. Mrs. Schooler.
The Young Married Folks’ Club will
give an entertainment Monday even
ing, January 27, for the benefit of the
new St. Paul A. M. E Ghurch.
The Pleasant Hour Club met at the
residence of Mr. and Mrs. William
Buckner Thursday afternoon.
Does your neighbor take The Mon
itor? Ask him. You like it. So will
he. Help put The Monitor in EVERY
COLORED home in your community.
Des Dunes orchestra will be at the
Phi Delta hop January 28. Will you?
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Here’s Laundry Hint Gleaned From the Marines
.-Hr,
ASHINGTON.—Information always comes In handy, especially when yon
hook It while fishing for something else. As the American and French
flags were raised at the celebration of Bastille day every man on the Ellipse
took off his hat except the marines on
guard.
A patriotic young lady, who is go
ing to henven when she dies, pro
vided she takes as good care of her
soul as of her glassy pink finger nails,
objected to the omission, but as no
one paid the least attention to her,
that was all there was to that—ex
cept:
A woman who happened to be
stnndlng next a uniformed youngster
on camp leave inquired into the mutter
and lenrned that no marine may take off his hat when he is wearing his belt
Being a sociable chap, glad of the chance to talk to so obviously a nice
woman, he told of soldier life generally, until he came at last to the Inside
Information that: "Every marine is his own chink."
This explains for you why it is that some uniforms look so much niftier
than others, from u laundry point of view.
Also, it may account for a wise government’s changing urmy blue for a
color that won’t show dirt. You have to know the reason of a thing to have
proper respect for its value.
A marine has to wash a uniform every day—and he has four, unless It
mny be more or less, for a listener gets the wires crossed now and then—and
he uses a brush Instead of a wnshboard, which saves wear and tear on the
garments, to say nothing of his knuckles und immortal soul.
So now you know what to do when tubbing time comes to help you win
the war, and also—which Is really more important—the lady of the glassy
pink nails will find from this Important document just why the marines kept
on their hats.
Pecce Brings Us New Mouths to Feed
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