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A NATIONAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF COLORED AMERICANS
THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS. Editor
$2.00 a Year 5c a Copy OMAHA, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1921. VoL VII. No. 7. Whole No. 319.
THOUSANDS MARCH
IN OARVEY PARADE
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Marcus Garv*. % (es in State Through Streets of Harlem Accom
panied by i <*es. Marchers Carry Banners With Signifi
cant Signs. G '‘‘^Convention Open’s.
REQUEST FREEDO M 'OR THE EMERALD ISLE
NEW YORK CITY, N. Y., August 1.
—Monday was a holiday Jn Harlem.
The big Universal Negro improve
ment Association opened with a par
ade.
The head of the parade left 135th
Street and Lennox avenue at 1:30 and
was one hour in passing a given
point Tlie parade was ted by a corps
of mounted police, followed by the U.
N. I. A. Rand. In the corps in line sat
Honorable Marcus Garvey, arrayed in
his robes of office and surrounded by
a corps of his regulars. Following
Mr. Garvey In another corps was Mrs.
Henrietta Vinton Davis. Several cler
gymen were also in line.
" Thousands in Line.
From 5,000 to 10,000 Negroes from
all parts of the United States and
West Indies were In line, some march
ing and others occupying seats In
about 100 to 200 automobiles and auto
busses. There were six bands In line
including that of the Fifteenth Regi
ment of New York.
Several regiments of Garvey's reg
ulars lent a military aspect to the
parade. One detachment of woman s
motor corps and also several regi
ments of Black Cross nurses held
their own In the line of march and
received many rounds of applause
from the 200,000 persons who lined
the sidewalks and. housetops to ob
tain a good view of the marchers.
Hatty Banners Carried
There were delegations with ban
ners from the following cities, states
and Islands: North Carolina, South
('■arolinu, Brooklyn, Newark, N. .)., Ml.
* Clair, N. J., Harrisburg, Pa., Cleve
land, Ohio, and Atlantic City, St. Lu
cia, St. Vincent, Grenada, Nevis Brit
Ish Guiana, Bermuda, Antigua. Virgin
Island, Jamaica and the Bahama Is
lands. The Philadelphia branch had
a large delegation in the parade.
The marchers carried banners and
EVIDENCE DROVED
ADRARY INNOCENT,
SAYS JUDGE HYNI M
LEXINGTON, N. C-, Aug. B.—The final
echo of he famous Varner-Varner case,
in which l'ror. It. Baxter McRary, rich 1
colored business man of this state was
one of the piinclpals, has been heard.
The Board of Education of the
Methodist Episcopal Church wrote a
letter to Judge W. P. Bynum, Mc
Rary's attorney!, In which they thank
id the lawyer for his Interest In the 1
ease. Joseph C. Hartzell, writng for
the Board slated the satisfaction of
the Board made up of thirty-eight J
members, men prominent in the coun
try, and among them several Bishops,
Editors and Educators from different
sections of the country. Bishop Lee
of Indianapolis, Bishop Jones of New
Orleans and Joseph C. Hartzell were
appointed by the Board to co-operate
in McRary’s defense.
He said in part: "I am delighted to
know that the settlement which we
succeeded in making meets with youi
approval. '
"All charges against Dr. McRary
were withdrawn by the accuser and
the settlement was made upon the
basis of bis inocence.”
Following the report, resolutions
were adopted and made a part of the
record, congratulating Dr. McKary
upon the withdrawal of the suit
against him in the courts of North
Carolina and also assuring him of
the confidence und esteem of the
Board.
HI KLIX 1*01,1 UK FORCE
TO BE DISCHARGED
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Aug. 11.—
Declaring that he had information
that 50 per cent of the members of the
Oklahoma City jioiice department be
longed to the Ku Klux Klan, Mayor
John C. Walton directed Chief Olitsch
to investigate and to discharge every
policeman who does not immediately
resign from the Klan.
The mayor stated this information
came from private detectives employ
ed to investigate “this invisible em
pire.”
FATHER KILLS HIS SON
Richard Howard, 72, white, shot
and killed his colored Bon, William
Howard, 35, following a drunken brawl
at their home, 810 North Fifteenth
street, Sunday afternoon, according to
police. The father is alleged to have
shot his son as the latter was about to
strike him.
HONORED BY CO-WORKERS
GREENVILLE, S. C.—E. B. Hollo
signs some of which read as follows:
“Our men will lay down their lives
for their women.'’
“The Negro demands a place in
the sun.”
“The new Negro will fight for his
rights."
“The South will change for the new
Negro is here.’’
“Ireland should be free.”
“Africa will be redeemed.”
“Let the Negro have the vote.”
“Princes shall come out of Egypt.”
“The new Negro is ready for the
Ku Klux."
“African scientists will play an im
portant part. In the next world war.”
“The Negro soldier has no peer.”
“Centuries of mysteries to be re
vealed by the new Negro.”
“We demand true democracy.”
“The mysteries of Africa will be
revealed In the coming racial strug
gle."
“Negro woman is the greatest moth
er."
“Advance to victory.”
There was also a Junior represen
tation In the shape of Boy and Girl
Scouts and Junior Sewing Classes.
Freedom for Ireland, emancipation
for Egypt and India and prevention of
future race wars by file use of ill
influence were asked of King George
of England in cablegrams sent to
Buckingham paluce by the second an
naul international convention of the
United Negro Improvement Assoc ia
lion.
Another cablegram was sent to Ea
inonn de Valera, “president of the
Irish republic,” pledging the organisa
tion’s assistance in securing freedom
fori reland.
President Harding was advised by a
telegram that he had the best wishes
of the Negro race, which pledged its
full luport to him and the government
in tile cause of justice.
v. , letter carrier for thirty-one
ui s here, has heen honored by the
local branch No. 4l’,9 of the National
Association of letter carriers, who
ave elected hint their delegate to the
twenty-third national convention of
tiie organization in St. Unite, Sept. G
lu. He is the only Afro-American
letter carnet in the local office. He
began service on April 1, 1890 under
the administration of President Har
rison. .
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TAhHIS Kill NT VAf ITION IN VKAKN
Mr. K. C. Price of the Killingawortii
and Price Barber Shop leaves for To
peka, Kansas, to be in attendance at
the Supreme Session of the Knights of
Pythias, which convenes in that city
August !,'• to 20. ARer the close of the
session, Mr. Price will return to Oma
ha acompanied by Hon. Roscoe Sim
mons, Supreme Lecturer. This will
be the first vacation Mr. Price lias
laken in four years.
(LA UK NTT: BKOOkS COM I NR
Clarence Brooks, the celebrated
star of the Lincoln Motion Picture
Company will he here in person soon
with his newest release “By Right of
REMEMBER THIS SCENE THREE YEARS AGOl I
The Crispus Attucks Chapter of the Red Cross and Citizens seeing the Omaha Draftees off to the Cantonments on Aug. 6. 1918.
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Birth”. Miss Anita Thompson who
was a visitor in Omaha summer before
last is playing the leading feminine
role. According to the reports of those
who have sen the production it is by
far the hest picture that the Lincoln
company has filmed. It will be shown
at the Diamond and Franklin theatres
ROOSEVELT POST TO STAUE
REAL FISTIC SHOW
Friday night at the Auditorium the
Theodore Roosevelt Post No. 30 of the
American Legion will give the fight
fans of Omaha the best show of the
year. Sam Langford and Lee Ander
son, the boy who put Kid Norfolk to
sleep in the 10th round and at present
. LEE ANDERSON
Light-Heavy Weight Champion
of the World
(Colored)
the colored light heavy weight champ
ion of the world will furnish the main
event. “Bearcat” Wright and Jack
Tuylor are booked for 10 rounds.
There will be three good preliminaries
furnished by local white boys.
TIT.St 1'HYHM'IAN
TO LOCATE HERE
Ur. Wesley Jones, Physician and
Surgeon of Tulsa, Okla., is in the city.
He studied at Fisk and Walden I'ni
versitics, and Is a graduate of the Me
harry Medical College. During the
war, he served eighleen months in the
army as first lieutenant, being assign
ed to training detachment here In the
United Stales. He will open an office
at 1516 N. 24th St.
WILL SUSPEND BUSINESS
All colored business places will
suspend activities at 8 o'clock August
22, in honor of Col. Roscoe Sinunons,
who will speak In the city on that
night. There will be a demonstration
parade on that day in htinor of the
guest, tin time for which will be stat
ed later.
NOBODY’S CHILDBEN
“Nobody’s Children’’ a five reel
photo drama with a colored cast pro
duced by the Maurice Film Co. will he
shown at the Diamond Theatre.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at
the Franklin, it is an interesting and
artistic production.
NEB HO t CTOHS DO WKI.I IN
PimitE.
"By Right of Birth." the Lincoln
Corporation's sixth film production,
shown last night and to be repeated
tonight ut Trinity Auditorium, is un
usual in more than one way. It offers
proof that colored playorH can develop
histrionic talent above that required
for straight comedy, though it must be
admitted that the comedy touches in
! the picture are yet the best, a's they
are obviously the most spontaneous.
Comic pantomime ability unquestion
ably is distinctive in the Afro-Ameri
can.
important action Is played straight
away without wasting time on prelim
inary scenes—a commendable quality
not to be found in all program pictures
along Broadway. Finally, there Is
crude strength about the story show
ing that the colored author. George P.
Johnson, had bis theme in mind from
the beginning to end. Every detail of
the plot supports the theme partly ex
pressed in the title—the right of the
transplanted race to a little pride of
its own.
Anita Thompson and Clarence
Brooks, colored, handle the leading
roles. They are opposite in type and
manner—she too spirited, he too ser
ious and restrained. But both are
fitted to their parts, and Miss Thomp
son’s work is deserving of real praise.
A long, but well arranged program
of music is furnished by the Afro
American hand and orchestra musi
cians. John T. Spikes conducting. Jazz
is their best.—‘‘Examiner.” Los An
geles, June 23, 15*21.
AN OMAHl POETESS.
Mrs. J. Hammond Writes Exquisite
Verses and Has Visa Supplied
Choice Hits of Humor to
“Judge” ami “I,lie”. Widely
Head Magazines Which
Banish the Blues.
It is not generally known that Oma
ha! has a poetess of no mean ability
and a pithy humorous paragrapher
whose witicisms have frequently ap
peared in Judge" and ‘'Life", the
widely-read magazines which tend to
drive away the blues. Such, however,
is the fact. She is Mrs. J. Hammond,
of 242.1 Burdette street, who writes
exquisite verse. Some of these gems
have been published in The Monitor
and other journals. Mrs. Hammond
has decided literary ability. Until re
cently she has never attempted any
thing In humorous versification. Her
ability in this line Is shown in "The
Frot rafted Meetiag." which contrasts
witli her usual style of which "The
Way of I.lfe", is* representative, both
of which here follow:
THE PKOTKACTEH MEETING.
By Mrs. J. Hammond.
Not so many years ago 1 was an
awful sinner; I skated over hell on ice
that every day grew thinner; and I
says to myself- “Old chap, this pace
you must diminish, and turn around
and face about or you will see your
finish.” My wicked ways and sinful
days must surely be diverted, and so I
knew the thing to do would be to get
converted. I felt the danger or my
state, 1 knew that lime was fleeting,
and yet, 'twas true, I must get
through in some protracted meeting
I felt my sins an awful load, twas
what they call conviction, the thing
to do was to get through before the
benediction. About this time the Bap
tist folk set the good example, and
started in with howl and din, and
prayers both loud and ample; but
when the shouting Methodists heard of
the great revival, they straightway
went, on glory bent, the other to out
rival it happened that my mother
was <>r Methodist* persuasion, while
father to the Baptist lent on every big
occasion; but then, thinks 1, if l but
try. I'll find the right religion in either
place; the saving grace should he as
like as any two of pigeons. So to the
Baptist church I went and knelt among
the mourners, while all the ministers
crowded tightly ’round me in the
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SOUTHERNERS, ENRAGED BT
OUTRAGES, TO STOP KU
KLUX KLAN WITH HOT LEAD
BKAUMONT, Texas, August 6.—
To “shoot down like a mad dog” any
man found to be a member of the
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, an or
ganization Is being formed in South'
east Texas and now has more than
100 fearless men members, according
to a letter In the hands of a local
newspaper. The communication was
signed "Anti-Ku Klux Klan of South
east Texas.”
Members of the regular klan are
threatened with summary punishment
by special service men of the anti
klan going In squads of 12 to 25.
To Stop Members of Klan With Hot
I/eari
The letter says:
. “We have waited patiently for the
officers to do their duty, but it seems
they have not the nerve or desire to
place under arrest members of your
klan who violate the law. We have
formed a club, or a mob you may call
it, of more than 100 fearless men, and
we are going to stop you people with
hot lead and hot steel at the first op
portunity and that will not be far off.
We have sworn vengeance on such
people, and will shoot down like a1
mad dog men whom we learn to be
members of this klan. We are going
through you people like a bull thru
a pile of shucks. We are in squads
of 12 to 25 men and will gang up on
any occasion to meet you people at
any time or place that we are notified
you are to parade or do your dirty
work. There are going to be many
widows and orphans left in southeast
Texas if the gang is not disbanded
upon reading of this notice.”
EAST CHICAGO TEAM HERE
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
The Chicago Giants of the National
Colored league will be here Satur
day front Kansas City. They will
playthe Murphy-Qid-lts Saturaay and
Sunday al the Western League Ball
Bark. Sunday there will be a double
header. First game called at 2
o’clock
The Giants are a good fast team
and there should be a record breaking
crowd out both Saturday and Sun
day.
Manager Boyle of the Murphys has
some crack colored teams booked for
the first part of September.
MANY DEPOSITORS
AMONG OUR PEOPLE
The United States National Bank,
Which Emlpoys Nate Hunter As
Messenger Has Large Number.
The colored people of Omaha have
begun to learn the wisdom and neces
sity of saving their money. This is
an encouraging note of progress. It
has been impossible for The Monitor
to obtain acurate figures as to the
number of our people who are deposit
ors in Omaha banks or an estimate of
what our deposite, savings and com
mercial, total. It would be safe to say
that there are between 1500 and 2000
depositors, and that the deposits run
over the $500,000 mark.
The United States National Bank
which perhaps has the largest num
ber of depositors, estimates that they
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have about 500. The Merchants Nat
ional, the First, the Omaha National
and others have many colored deposit
ors also. >
The United States Natonal has had
'or several years a highly trustee em
ployee in the person of Nate Hunter,
who is bank messenger. He is an
everlasting booster for the United
States National.
Charles W. Dickerson has held for
many years a like position at the Oma
ha National.
Our people are learning more and
more to give their partonage to insti
tutions which give employment to our
people.
Mr. D. A. Kiliingsworth, formerly of
Omaha, but now of Paris, Texas, is
back in the city for an indefinite stay.
ST HAI L PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHj
Early in the spring of 1920, by in-;
citation of the Church Extension com
mittee of Omaha Presbytery, the Rev. j
Russel Taylor, who was at the time
residing at Empire, Wyo , and a mem-]
I
tery organized the congregation into
a church- There were sixteen charter
members, Dr. J. H. Hutten and W. C
Mason were elected, ordained, and in
stalled ruling elders- Later Mr. Jno.
A. Hardy was added to the Board of
.1
St. I'unl 1’reslijtcrlan Church.
her of the Presbytery of Cheyenne,
Wyo., made u three-weeks’ canvass
of the field here and upon Ids rec
ominedation the Omaha. Nebraska,
Presbytery decided to enter into
the work among our people. The
building shown in the cut was at the
time held for sale by a Baptist congre
gation The Presbytery purchased it
and employed the Rev. Mr. Taylor for
one year, lie immediately moved his
family here from Wyoming and en
tered arduously into the work. On De
cember 26, 1920, the Omaha Presby
Elders. St. Pjul Presbyterian Church
was chosen as the name of the new
organization. The church now has
thirty-two communicants on its roll;
a lively Sunday School with an en
The Rev. Russell Taylor.
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rollment of fifty, of which Mrs.
M. A. Johnson is superintendent; an
excellent Christian Endeavor Society,
presided over by Miss Addie Thomas,
a young woman very much devoted to
the work; and a very active Indies'
Aid Society, which is efficiently man
aged by Mrs. James A. Clark, a woman
of exceptional talents- The outlook
for the Church is very encouraging.
Steps are now on foot for materially
improving the folding which we hope
ot have accomplished in time for the
Evangelistic Campaign into which we
expect to enter during the fall and
w'lnter.
Mrs. E. E Carrington of Chicago, en
route to Denver, Col., to attend the
national convention of the Woodmen,
visited her brother, Wynn D. McCuI
louch last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Howayd Starnes aftei
a pleasant visit with their parents
Mr and Mrs. Robert Starnes, left las’
week for their home in Kent, Ohio.
PICKERS DELIVERS
RRERT ADDRESS
Eloquent Field Secretary of the Jta
; tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People Is (treated
by a Large Audience.
Pilgrim Baptist church was filled
with an appreciative audience last
Sunday afternoon when WiUjpui
Pickens, former dean of Morgan Col
lege and now Field Secretary of the
N. A. A. C. P., delivered an eloquent
land uplifting address on “The Com
mon Interest of All American Citi
zens.” Mr. Pickens stressed the fact
that America’s so-called Race Prob
lem is the doncern of all citizens and
cannot be settled by either one group
or the other but by all working sym
pathetically and with understanding
together. The colored American needs
justice, education, good surroundings,
civil privileges and the ballot for the
good of the whole people, not for him
self alone. Whatever contributes to
the welfare or disadvantage of one
group affects the other in correspond
ing degree. He drew a striking con
trast between the methods of N. A. A.
C P., with its large membership of
both races fighting in the open for
true Americanism with its platform
upon which all can stand with those
of a secret organization, which works
in the dark. .
Henry W. Black presided. An ad
dress of welcome was given by Dan
B. Butler, acting mayor, who said
some excellent things. H. J. Pink
ett introduced Mr. Pickens. Two ex
cellent musical numbers were given,
a piano solo by Mrs. Beatrice Fitz,
and a saxaphone selection by Mrs.
Gaines.
N. W. C. A NOTES
The N. W. C. A. met at the home
Wednesday Aug. 2. We had a very
large attendance, and were glad to see
two of the old members back again.
I The band concert that was given by
Mr. Wattles and his band was a succ
ess socially and financially. All who
attended expressed themselves as hav
ing a good time, and the old folks en
joyed it. Mrs. Mortimer wishes to
thank those who helped her on the
cornmitee. After all expenses were
paid, $16.!H), was turned over to the
treasurer. The association wishes to
thank Mr. Wattles and his band, and
hopes that in the near future he will
repeat the concert.
The Association wishes to thank
Mr. E. Pryor for his yearly pledge to
the home. Will others who promised
yearly donations please report?
The advisory board and board of di
rectors will meet at the home of Dr J.
H. Hutten, Thursday evening, Aug. 11,
at 7 P. M., to attend to some very im
portant business pertaining to the
home.
Mrs. John McCorkle took the matron
out for a ride Iasi Thursday evening
in her seven passenger Overland. The
matron enjoyed the ride immensely.
The Association wishes to thank Dr
Craig Morris for taking a basket of
provisions out to the home. If others
| would be so thoughtful, it would be
appreciated by the inmates.
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BEATRICE NEBRASKA NOTES
|. Mrs. L. J. Gordon entertained Thurs
day Aug. 4. for Miss Marie I. Hard
wick of Washingon, D. C., with a lun
cheon. Covers were laid for fifteen.
The table was beautifully decorated
with garden flowers in harmonizing
colors with the place cards and nut
baskets. The out of town guests were
Mesdames O. J. Buckhardt and I. B.
Smith of Lincoln and Mrs. H. .1.
Pinkett of Omaha. The latter spent
the week in Beatrice.
■ Mrs. P. M. Pinkett entertained on
Tuesday evening in honor of Mrs. H,
J. Pinkett with dinner and cards.
Covers were laid for twe.ve.
SIOUX CITY, IOWA NOTES
Rev. Thos. B. Stovall, P. E, will hold
his 4th Quarterly meeting at Malone
A. M. E. church Sunday August 14.
Rev. P. M. Lewis and the board of
trustees have completed repairs on
the church and parsonage and have
installed electric lights at a cost of
$1,000.00, all paid except a balance of
$300.00, which will be paid in full be
for the end of the year.
Mrs. M. Wright entertained at her
home on last Wednesday in honor of
Mrs. Evelyn Jackson of Chicago, who
has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. E. J.
Curtis.
Col. Roscoe Conkling Simmons
spoke twice here last Thursday, at
Grabbes Park, and at the Masonic
Hall on 4th St. His visit was under
the auspices of the Colored Y. M. C.
A. and Y. W. C, A,
Mr. and Mrs. Rasburn Curtis leave
on the 14th to attend the Supreme
Grand 1-odge of the K. of P. which
convenes in Topeka, Kansas. August
14-20. They will spend a few days
visiting friends in Lincoln, Nebraska,
before returning.
Malone A. M. K. church expects the
return of its pastor, Rev. P. M. Lewis
for his fourth year.