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    The Monitor
\ A NATIONAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS 01' COIXIRED AMERICANS
THE REV. JOHN \l IJKliT WILLIAMS, Editor
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FLORIDA FLOGS THOUSANDS DURING THE YEAR
> —
FLORIDA FLOGGED
. ONE THOUSAND MEN
IN CONVICT CAMPS
I
Vast Majority of Victims of Brutal
Whippings Recorded in Road
Camps, Only Partial List,
Negroes
SOME FLOGGED FREQUENTLY
Turpentine Rubbed in Coping Wounds
—Heavy Strap I'sed, Moistened
And Ruhhed in Sand Before
^ Applied
Tallahassee, Florida, April 20—Of
ficial records show 108 prisoners—
ninety-three Negroes and fifteen
white men—were whipped in eleven
Florida road eamps in the first nine
ty days of this year.
This does not include those in the
county camps or leased to private
companies, and it is estimated that
1,000 have been whipped in all.
I The reason given for the beatings
1 include stubborness, laziness, impu
dence, gambling, drunkenness, at
tempting to escape, disobedience, curs
ing and fighting.
White Boy Dies of Cruelty
Special investigators for the New
York World are busy here turning the
light on conditions in prison camps
since a North Dakota white boy died
, of cruelty and exposure. It is the
practice here to hire all prisoners out
to private corporations as convict lab
or instead, of sending them to jail or
work houses.
Here is a typical report sent in bv
World investigators:
“Meet Capt. H. H. Henderson, in
k charge of the State Road Camp No.
' ) 17, Fort White. Columbia county.
There are forty men in this camp on
the average, month after month. 10
of them were whippet in January,
February and March.
^ “In these three months he flogged
two men each twice and three times
each. The total whippings adminis
tered in the six camps numbered 132
in ninety days. At this rate the num
ber in twelve months would !>e ap
proximately 525 for these six camps
alone.
“There are about thirtv state road
camps in Florida. I asked Judge An
drews, chief clerk of the Prison divis
ion of the Department of Agriculture,
if all of the thirty ramps do not re
port monthly regarding whippings ad
ministered. ‘Oh, no,’ he replied, ‘if
there have been no whippings they
don’t bother to send in a report.’
“In the column set off for a record
of lacerations under the whip, not
one entry among them acknowledged
that any prisoner’s skin had been torn
open, and yet almost any ‘whipping
boss’ can draw blood with three or
four strokes of the lash.
Maximum is Ten Strokes
The maximum allowed is ten
stroke^, A well-to-do Florida business
man informs me he has been told by
convict guards in his county that they
usually rub turpentine or some salty
liquid upon the raw flesh they have
laid bare with the leather strap, and
that before flogging the prisonerthey
have moistened the leather and ruh
hed the roadside sand into the sur
face until the thong is rough like
sandpaper.
A Federal official of this State tells
me of one whipping boss who came
from camp into town and purchased
copper tacks to drive through the flat
thong so their points would protrude.
This was reported recently.”
Can't Spell, Can Whip
Commenting on the official reports
of Captain C. 1,. Denmurk in charge
of Baldwin camp near Jacksonville,
the investigator reports:
“It is interesting to observe the
spelling adopted by Capt. Denmark
in recording his reasons for punish
ing these men. He writes ‘stubber
ness’ in February, and corrects this
to ‘stubborness’ in March. He spells
‘impudence’ as ‘eipudence,’ and else
where refers to some offense which
he spells ‘draging.’ But his literacy
is far higher than that of other con
vict captains. Capt. Hillard, for ex
ample, who writes ‘lazziness’ and ‘im
pidunce,’ or Capt. O. S. Hammond of
the camp at Cleveland, Fla., who
writes ‘luzness,’ ‘lazzness,’ and ‘im
pendence,’ or Capt. H. H. Henderson
of the Fort White camp, who writes
‘temp to escape,’ ‘disabedence’ and
disibedence.’
"Most of these guards are hired at
J30 a month. Their spelling may not
be good, but their whipping arms
are.”
GEORGE SMITH DIES SUDDENLY
Rev. M. H. Wilkinson, state mis
sionary, was called from South Sioux
City, Nebr., to officiate at the funeral
service of Geo. Smith, who died sud
denly last Thursday. Rev. Mr. Wil
kinson was the pastor under whom he
was converted and afterwards mar
ried by him. The funeral was held
at the Mt. Moriah Baptist church of j
which Rev. Dr. E. H. McDonald is the
pastor. There was not standing room
in the church. The deceased was a
faithful member in every way from
the time he entered upon his new life
in Christ. He left a faithful wife, and
loya 1 member of the church, Ella
Smith, two sisters and a brother.
LEGISLATOR FIGHTING FOR
STATE ANTI-LYNCHING BILL
Asociated Negro Press
Charlestown, W. Va., April 20—
Representative Capeheart, the only
colored member of the West Virginia
legislature, strongly opposed on the
floor of the assembly, any interfer
ence with the anti-lynching measure
passed by a former session. Efforts
are being made to amend the law to
make it practically inoperative. Cape
heart is being supported by a num
ber of his fellow law-makers.
INDIA FACES CRISIS
OVER HEAVY TAXES
British Power Believed to he Shaken
By Edict of Viceroy in Doubling
Of Already Unpopular Levy
Crusader Service
London, April 20—The constitution
al crisis which may mark the turning j
point in the history of British India j
has been precipitated by a clash of
powers at Delhi between the executive
and legislative assembly which has
come to a climax with the passage of
the budget by the Viceroy, Lord Head
ing, over the head of the elective low
er house. Upon the tyrannical pow
ers conferred on him by the govern
ment of India act which came into ef
fect in 1020 looking toward the bols
tering of brute force in India, the
Viceroy took the action after the leg
islative assembly had repeatedly re
fused to the most important feature
of the hudgeh—the doubling of the
salt tax, which is always the most un
popular tax in India. Even the sup
porters of the government here as
well as in India question the wisdom
of this exercise of drastic power re
served to the Viceroy for use in crit
ical situations. The radicals are seiz
ing the opportunity to show up the
government as reactionary and to I
prove that its professions as regards j
reforms are hypocritical.
FOR FORTY-FIVE YEARS
HAS NEVER MISSED
MORNING SERVICES!
—
Remarkable Record of Flyman W. '
Thompson Who Has Recently Come j
To Reside W.th His Daughter in
Omaha
A record of faithful attendance at
morning service which it will be dif
ficult to either match or excel is that
of Mr. Hyman W. Thompson, who ar
rived in the city last Wednesday from
New Bern, N. C., to make his home
with his daughter, Mrs. Herman Wig
gins, of 2833 Franklin street. For 45
years Mr. Thompson never missed at
tending morning service at St. Cyp
rian’s Episcopal church, New Bern,
of which he was a communicant and
for over forty years never missed at
tendance at Sunday school, of which
he was superintendent.
He was one of the first men from
the south to attend Oberlin university,
of which he is a graduate. During
the recent disastrous fire in New
Bern his home was totally destroyed.
Since that time his son-in-law and
daughter, Dr. and Mrs Wiggins, have
l>een urging him to come to Omaha,
but he was reluctant to leave New
Bern where he is highly esteemed by
members of both races. Omaha gives
him cordial welcome.
WHAT ABE THEY DRIVING ATT
Wednesday afternoon J. G. Masters,
principal of Central High school, an
nounced that the colored pupils were
requested to meet in Room 216 at the
close of the session. Several pupils
complied with the request. They
found awaiting them there the Rev.
Attorney John Adams, a recent ar
rival in our city, and Dr. A. L. Haw
kins. The former addressed the stu
dents and urged them to attend tn a
body services at St. John’s A. M. E.
church, Sunday morning at 11 o’clock
and suggested that they form them
selves into an organization. Worth
ington Williams joined issue with the
gentleman telling him that students
who belonged to other congregations
would doubtless desire to attend their
own services and that as High school
students were free to join any of the
school organizations he thought any
special organization of colored High
school students was entirely out of
place and unnecessary. Several of
the students as well as their parents
are asking, “What are these men
driving at?”
BREAKS GROUND FOR BUSINESS
BLOCK
Ground has been broken at Twen
tyfourth and Grant street for a hand
some three story modern brick busi
ness block to be erected by James G.
Jewell, one of Omaha’s most success
ful, progressive and far-sighted busi
ness men. The lower floor will be de
voted to store buildings, the second to
suites of business offices and the third
to a large and well appointed hall
suitable for public gatherings and en
tertainments of all kinds. Mr. Jew
ell is to be complimented upon his
venture which doubtless will prove a
paying business investment. It is sig
nificant to notice that this is on the
east side of Twenty-fourth street,
which a few months ago was consid
ered forbidden ground for racial bus
iness in that vicinity. Have you ever
read the story of King Cnut and his
throne which he placed by the sea
side?
From Nebraska to Arkansas and Back
Experiences and Observations of the Editor on Trip to Southland
Where He Saw Many Things of Interest
THE NEGHO ORGANIZA
TION WHICH LOANED THE
GOVERNMENT $75,000.00
In my article of last week in which
I spoke of my observations in some of
the leading stores and one of the lead
ing banks of Little Rock in which
Separation of the Races, so marked on
street cars and other places, was, as
it ought, to be ignored, a mistake as
to date occurs. It was corrected
when I read the galley proof, but in
"making up” the paper the correction
was not made. Instead of “Monday
morning, February 12", as it appeared
in the article it should have read
"Tuesday morning, February 13”. The
facts, however, were as I stated them.
The people were lined up before the
various tellers’ windows according to
their turn without racial distinction.
I noticed this because it was in euch
marked contrast with the dual custom
so generally obtaining and as showing
how inconsistent most of us mortals
are.
Speaking of banks naturally sug
gests money. And this can be truth
fully said that the deposits of our race
in the banks of the South run way
up into the millions. Should Negro
depositors make a run on several
banks in the South those banks would
be forced to the wall. The financial
power of our people in this regard is
not realized. 1 think the gradual
awakening to an appreciation of the
Negro’s financial strength and his
economic value upon the part of finan
cial interests of that section will be
a strong factor in correcting many
abuses and injustices under which,
say what you will, our people are be
coming more restive every year. Noth
ing is to be gained by disguising or
ignoring the truth and they who be
lieve I hat the Negro in the South is
satisfied with conditions has another
think coming. They are very wisely
making the best of conditions, secur
ing education and accumulating
wealth. Moreover they are learning
how to pool their money, control it
and wisely use it.
Perhaps one of the best examples
of how this is being done is furnished
by the Mosaic Templars of America,
one of the great fraternal organiza
tions, which had Its origin and main
tains its national headquarters at Lit
tle Rock. I had hoped to have cuts
of its national and state buildings and
of some of its officers to appear with
this article; but unfortunately the
“cuts” have not yet arrived. I shall
have to ask you to use your imagina
tion to visualize what I desire to tell
you, and particularly those of our
readers who may be pessimistic about
the future of our race. You know we
have such people who take delight in
“Singing the Blues’’, or who like the
monks of old go around with a long
face chanting in funereal and sepul
chral tone “memori mors", remember
death.
Picture to yourself a magnificient
four-story pressed brick modern build
ing occupying a full i quarter of a
block on a prominent corner in a
busy business section of Little Rock;
the lower floors containing well
equipped stores; the upper floors dc
eupied by the executive offices of the
Mosaic Templars, elegantly equipped
and furnished with modern up-to-the
minute labor and time saving conveni
ences; the desks and office furniture
showing good taste and refinement;
and by other elegant suites of offices,
tenated by insurance companies, law
yers, doctors and dentists of this for
mer race of slaves and restricted priv
ileges and you will have no doubt of
the future of this virile group of Am
erican citizens. This elegant office
building represent* a valuation of
about a quarter of a million dollars.
This is only a minor part of the or
der’s assetts. It has deposited in the
banks of Ijttle Rock in actual cash
nearly half a million dollars, to say
nothing of Its property 'in other states,
its Liberty bonds and other gilt edge
securities. Suppose the Mosaic Tem
plars should withdraw their deposits
in one lump sum from the Little Rock
hanks, don’t you think those institu
tions would feel it? Of course, they
would.
Omaha readers may get some idea
of what this building, with its two
story brick-annex, where the state
headquarters of the order are housed,
is like, when I say there are very few1
finer office buildings in this city than
the Mosaic Templars building in Lit
tle Rock. It is larger and more finely
appointed than the Farnam building.
Merchants National Bank building or
the McCague block. It’s some build
ing.
Some New Yorkers were visiting
Little Rock the week before I arriv
ed and when shown this building they
said, "Do you mean to tell us that
colored people actually own this mag
nlficent building?”
“Yes, indeed,’’ was the proud reply;
"they own it and there is not one
penny of debt against it.’’
"Marvellous, is seems almost in
credulous.”
As the Mosaic Templars were or
ganized in 1883, just forty years ago,
this substantial evidence of their
prosperity, shows the result of forty
years’ growth. The order began with
fifteen members and its founders had
no idea other than making it a local
benevolent association. How it has
become international with a member
ship of over 100,000 and an annual
income of about $800,000 a year, is a
fascinating story by itself, which I
may later tell.
In the Endowment Department of
this order which occupies a large
loom on the second floor it was an
inspiring sight to see twenty-three
neatly dressed young women of our
race busily engaged at their desks and
typewriters. They had that alprt, bus
iness like manner which bespoke ef
ficiency. This department is in charge
of E. J. Jones, a pleasant gentleman
who was formerly head bookkeeper
at Tuskegee. In the offices of the
various officials, all of whom im
pressed one as high-class Christian
gentlemen, there were clerks and
stenographers, courteous and well
mannered.
Upon visiting the place and seeing
the business dispatched one can read
ily understand why the Mosaic Tem
plars of America through its presi
dent, S. J. Elliott, were able to knock
William McAdoo off his feet, figura
tively speaking, when that govern
ment official was making a plea for
the purchase of Liberty Loan Bonds
to aid the government in its fight to
help make “the world safe for demo
cracy” (American Negroes excluded),
this quiet, mild-mannered black man,
and he is black, arose and said: “Mr.
Secretary of '•he Treasury, here is a
certified c1 \ t for $75,000.00, which
the Mosaic Templars of America, a
Negro organization, subscribes for the
Liberty Loan. If the quota is not sub
scribed and the government needs it,
there is more where this comes from
ajid we will gladly give it.”
Is there any wonder that cheers j
rent the air of that great auditorium *
and many eyes were bathed with tears
as this modest, yet forceful black
American came forward, as the head
of a fraternal organization of his peo
ple to loan the United States govern
ment $75,000.00 to help carry on a
war which he with others hoped would
bring democracy to all the world and
in which he had a right to believe he
and his people would share?
Does any sane man or woman be
lieve that the Negroes of Arkansas
with such men as S. J. Elliott, Scipio
A. Jones, A. E. Bush, Dr. J. G. Thorn
ton and others of like ability who have
built up this order, and it is only one
of many demonstrating the power of
organization, are going to be satis
fied with anything less than their full
constitutional rights as American citi
zens? With such evidence of pro
gress is there any reason for hope
lessness or nurturing bitterness? By
no means. The future throbs with
promise. Let there be strong faith
and clear vision.
Next week, Some Men of Vision.
JUVENILE ATHLETIC
CLUB ORGANIZED
A club has been organized by Mrs.
Grace M. llutten, commissioner of the
Colored Commercial Club, for the
younger boys between the ages of 10
and 15. This will be In the nature of
a Junior athletic association for the
encouragement of good sportsmanship
among the boys of the city. A base
ball team has been organized and an
other will be formed soon. Any boy
wishing to Join should call Webster
1822 or call at the Colored Commer
cial Club rooms, 2414 Maple street.
ASHBURY RE-INTRODUCES
CIVIL RIGHTS HILL IN PENN.
Associated Negro Press
Harrisburg, Pa., April 20—Repre
sentative John O. Asbury, of Phila
delphia, undaunted by the “smiling
disapproval” of Governor Pinchot in
behalf of the Civil Rights bill, has re
introduced the measure, and pressure
is being brought to have it passed in
the legislature, t
FLEMING AGAIN TO
RUN FOR COUNCILMAN
Associated Negro Press
Cleveland, Ohio, April 20—Thomas
W. Fleming, many times elected af
member of the Cleveland city council,
has again thrown his hat in the ring.
Fleming has been successful in his
legislative efforts and has a strong
following. Not only has he gotten
many improvements for his ward, but
lie has introduced many ordinances
of general interest.
11 AMY PARTICIPATE IN
BOY SCOUT BALLY
Thirteen troops of Boy Scouts num
bering over 1,000 hoys competed in
the annuul Scout Rally at the City
Auditorium Saturday night. Troup
23, under Scoutmaster Dr. Craig Mor
ris, and the South Omaha Troop
participated in the rally. The honors
were captured by Troup 41 of Flor
ence. Joseph Horsey who was con
fidently counted upon to win for
Troup 23 in the friction firing con
test was ill. The contests were all
close and it was an inspiring sight
to see the skillful maneuvers of the
large number of Boy Scoute.
GRACE ADAMS ON HONOR ROLL
Among the students of Central high
school to be placed on the honor roll
last semester is Miss Grace Adams of
the Freshman class. This studious
young lady secured a rating of four
A’s. Congratulations, Grace. Keep
up this good work.
OMAHA GIRL IS SONG WRITER
Miss Ruth M. Jones, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Alfred Jones, a graduate
of Central High school and a student
at the University of Omaha, has just
published a song entitled, “I Want a
Sheik”. The music is by E. S. S. Hunt
ington. The song has been copy
righted. Miss Jones has written some
exquisite verses but this is her first
venture in the realm of popular songs.
TICKETS SELLING FAST
The maangement of "The Price”
which Is to be given at Brandeis thea
tre May 3 for the benefit of the Old
Folks’ Home announces that tickets
for the play are selling fast. The
Elks and Shriners have engaged
boxes; the Bachelor-Benedict club
has reserved three rows on the or
chestra floor and Mrs. C. C. Allison
has purchased a block of seats.
CLYDE LEROY GLASS IN
RECITAL
Clyde Leroy Glass, the eminent pi
anist and professor of music at West
ern University, Kansas City, Kansas,
will give a recital under the auspices
of the Omaha Western University
Club at St. John’s A. M. E. church,
Friday night, April 27.
THE ST. PAUL PRES
BYTERIAN CHURCH
Twenty-sixth and Seward Streets—
Russel Taylor, Pastor.
In keeping with the recommenda
tion of our General Assembly the
services next Sunday will be with spe
cial emphasis on the keeping of the
Lord's Day. The morning topic will j
be: “The Sabbath, a Bulwark of Moral
and Religious Strength”. In the
evening the thought for discussion
will be, “Leadership—the Proper
Training for It.” Exodus 3:7-12; 4:
10-12.
The pastor was busy the first three
days of the week attending the spring
meeting of the Presbytery of Omaha,
convening in the First Presbyterian
church. Tuesday evening the St. Paul
church male quartet rendered two
selections during the celebration of
the fiftieth anniversary of the organ
ization of Omaha Presbytery. Wed
nesday afternoon Mrs. Taylor ad
dressed a large and enthusiastic class
of young ladies of the Florence Pres
byterian church on the “Condition and
Needs of the Race in Our City?” This
class had just finished the study of
“The Trend of the Races” by Mr.
Haynes.
INDUSTRIAL CRISIS
WORRIES BRITAIN
Colored World Looks on With Interest
Knowing Liberation Will Follow
Fall of British Empire
Crusader Service.
London, April 20—The industrial
outlook in Great Britain at the pres
ent time is regretted by British im
perialists as extremely disquieting.
It is estimated that nearly 700,000
workers are involved in disputes with
their employers, and that 56,000 are
on strike. These exclude the Welsh
miners and the Norfolk farm work
ers. Another source of national anx
iety is the difference which has arisen
over the railway shopmen’s wages.
The employers propose an extensive
reduction and this is regarded as
holding the possibility of a general
railwaymen’s strike throughout Great
Britain. The dispute in the pottery
trades involves about 60,000 men.
The effect of this industrial unrest
among other equally disturbing fac
tors, on the position of the Govern
ment after Parliament reassembles
on Monday, is discussed today in an
editorial article in the Daily Tele
graph. The newspaper takes the view
that the next few weeks may be the
crucial time in the fortunes of the
administration. In the meantime the
colored press of the colonies and of
the United States and Japan are said
to be evincing keen interest in the
troubles of the British home govern
ment, knowing full well that the col
lapse of organized government in the
British Isles would sound the hour of
their liberation.
NONEGENARIAN IS
CALLED BY DEATH
Father of Mrs. James C. Donley
Quietly Passes Away at Family
Residence at the Age of
Ninety-Four
Thomas J. Brown, aged 94 years,
passed quietly away at the residence
of his daughter, Mrs. James C. Don
ley, 2415 Erksine street, about half
past ten o’clock Monday afternoon af
ter a brief illness. Despite his ad
vanced years Mr. Brown retained his
mental faculties unimpaired and did
not take to his bed until a few days
ago. Born in Lexington, Kentucky,
January 15, 1829, Mr. Brown went as
a young man to Canada, locating at
London. Subsequently he went to
Michigan and for many years was a
resident of Cassopolis and Grand
Rapids. He served as a local Metho
dist preacher in Michigan for some
time. Upon the death of his wife in
1905 he came to Omaha to make his
home with his daughter. The funeral
was held Thursday afternoon from the
family residence, Rev. John Albert
Williams officiating. Interment was
at Forest Lawn.
WHITE BLOCK BOMBED
Kansas City, Mo., April 20—A vac
ant home in the 2100 block of Park
avenue, thought to be rented to col
ored people, was destroyed by a bomb
Sunday night of last week. Sur
rounding white homes were shaken..
LEFT ALL TO CHURCHES
Williamstown, N. C., April 20—By
the will of the late J. P. Rutler, his
estate of several thousand dollars was
left equally to local churches of all
denominations.
LARGE AUDIENCE
WELCOMES WHITE
AT MASS MEETIH6
Courageous Assistant Secretary of Na
tional Advancement Association
Delivers a Stirring
Address.
TELLS OF ACHIEVEMENTS
Throws Many Interesting Sidelights
On Fight for Dyer Anti-Lynch
ing Dill and Arkansas
Peons.
Walter F. White, assistant secre
tary of the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People,
was greeted by a large audience last
Sunday afternoon at Grove Methodist
Episcopal church where he spoke, un
der the auspices of the local branch,
of the more recent outstanding
achievements of the organization and
made a strong appeal for a larger
membership. He told of the work for
the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill, the fight
for saving the lives of the men con
demned to death by the mob con
trolled Arkansas court after a farcial
trial for an alleged conspiracy to
murder the white people of Elaine,
and of work in connection with the
Tulsa riots.
As he graphically recited the well
known facts in these important cases,
illuminating them with many interest
ing side-lights the audience was deep
ly stirred. Few realize the tremen
dous amount of work which was done
by the association to secure favorable
action on the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill
in the House of Representatives, where
it was passed and to get it before
the Senate where it was defeated by
"a democratic filibuster, the weakness
and insincerity of some northern re
publicans and the treachery of a mem
ber of the race.” But the fight for
this measure is to be continued, tintij
this menace is removed from America.
The fight for the condemned farm
ers of Phillips county, Arkansas, who
had simply organized to protect them
Belves by legal means from continu
ing to be robbed and exploited by the
crop-sharing system, was perhaps the
most notable victory ever won for
justice in this country. Mr. White
told graphically of how the fight was
carried up to the United States Su
preme court, where it was argued by
Morefield Storey, who contributed his
services, resulting in a decision which
not only reversed these cases but
which reverses the Supreme Court it
self in its former decision in the Leo
Frank case.
Mr. White told modestly of some of
his personal experiences at Tulsa
where he was sworn in as deputy
sheriff and thus securing facts and
evidence which could not have been
obtained in any other way, and of
how the Association had helped the
victims of that riot protect their prop
erty.
The simple recital of the achieve
ments of the N. A. A. C. P. was of
itself an effective appeal for member
ship; but this was supplemented by a
direct appeal which resulted in secur
ing nine life memberships at $25 each;
several gold certificate memberships
at $10 each and a large number of
annual memberships at $1.00 each.
Henry W. Black, president of the
local branch, called the meeting to
order, and introduced H. J. pinkett as
chairman of the meeting, in turn in
troduced the speaker. The invocation
was said by Rev. Wm. Franklin, and
the benediction was pronounced by the
Rev. C. N. Hollis.
N. W. C. A. NOTES
The house committee of the Old
Folks’ Home under the chairmanship
of Mrs M. Shelton Union, are having
the rooms papered and painted.
We are very thankful to Rev. A.
Rayfor for his services to the Home in
holding meetings on Sunday after
noon for benefit of the Matron and
inmates if the Home.
Any one who has a yard to rake or
other outdoor work to do please call
Webster 4634, Old Folks’ Home, and
ask for Matron.
To the ladies who did not bring tea
towels at the last meeting, please do
not forget to bring them at this meet
ing, also a pillow case.
Regular monthly meeting Wednes
day, May 2nd, at 10:30 at the Home.
Hope to see all members out.
100,000 LEAVE MISSISSIPPI
Jackson, Mississippi, April 20—One
tenth of the million Negroes of this
state are said to have gone north in
the past six month*. Plantation
owners face bankruptcy and promise
better plantation improvements.