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COLORED PEOPLE FORM FRA TERNAL INSURANCE SO CIETY 1 s — ■ There has recently been incorporat ed and chartered in Nebraska a Fra ternal Insurance Society, composed entirely of colored people. Among the officers of this Society are Mr. J. H. Riddle, long prominent in insurance work in the state of Tex as; Rev. M. H. Wilkinson, Colored State Missionary of the Baptist Church; Dr. L. E. Britt, physician and surgeon; Rev. L S. Williams, pastor of one of the large churches; and Dr. R. C. Riddle. The society provides hospital relief for its members; it issues a burial certificate and life in surance certificate in addition to ti e burial certificate of from $100 to $1,000. When the society held its first joint meeting Mr. W. B. Young, for merly state insurance commissioner of Nebraska, was present, and gave them some timely advice and sugges tions. He said among other things; “There has been no other Insurance Society such as this one, admitted to do business in this state before. “Knowing as I do that this organi zation is rightfully authorized to op erate, 1 <£el that I should urge you to patronize it. I know that the founders are right, because I w-ent ov er the plans and by-laws myself. I also had Mr. McClurg, my assistant at that time, to go o ver them also. Therefore I signed the charter, which the Society now has in its possession. “Success in insurance depends en tirely upon good management of the officials of the society. Each one of you should carry a policy in this com pany It should be of interest to you, no matter what your financial stand ing may be. When I went into the army I was extremely glad that I car ried a large amount of insurance, so that in case I never came back my wife and babies would be taken care of. You should be proud of this so ciety, the first of its kind in Nebras ka, and the state should be proud, al so, that her colored citizens have en tered upon such a constructive plan. “You are starting right and you should make it your business to keep right. The leaders of this society are trying to build something worth while and you should keep in mind that this is the only organization of its kind in this state that is legally authorized to do business. Not only should you be proud of this society yourself, but you should tell others about it.” Plans have already been made for the entry of this society into other states and applications have been pre pared and filed in that behalf. Mr. W. B. Young, former state insurance commissioner of Nebraska, is acting as Actuary for the society. The of ficers of this society believe that this organization offers insurance at the most reasonable rate to be had by colored people in the United States, and does not class colored women for higher rates or less insurance. Total membership including two subordin ate houses in Texas and one in Iowa, up to date, is more than six hundred. Its headquarters are in Omaha, Ne braska, at 2401 Patrick avenue, where the hospital of the society is located. Bobbie Brown, Supreme Deputy, Sons and Daughters of Mercy. —Advertisement ALLEN CHAPEL A. M. E. CHURCH Twenty-fifth and R Streets—Rev. O. J. Burckhardt, Pastor.—Phone Market 3475. The pastor preached at 11 a. m. on the “Preparation for Christ’s Second Coming’’ to an appreciative audience, followed by praUe service. A delega tion from Lincoln who came up espe cially to attend the service took part and expressed themselves as having received a spiritual blessing. Mr. and Mrs. Celeveland Walker, Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt Williams and Mr. Burns made up the delegation with other strang ers from about the city. Our Sunday school is still progressing under the directions of Superintendent Mr. Car ter, also our League work is growing more interesting; Miss Ruby Reed makes a good president, her work is helped by P. M. Harris’ interest. At 8 p. m. P. R. Warner gave a talk on hlB thrilling experiences while in Africa. He held the people for hour and half and then we were not tired of hearing the story. He is getting out a pamphlet that will give this story. We are anxiously waiting for it. He tells the story of “Accepting Christ” out upon an island in Cuba. Sunday morning the pastor’s subject will be: “The Special Work of the Messiah”. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Goode were in the city last week visiting old friends. They were very active in church and society work before they moved to Sioux City where Mr. Goode is fore man in a packing house. Mrs. Goode spent some time with Mrs. Jefferson and other friends. NOTICE Cornerstone laying of C. M. E. church at Twenty-fifth and Decatur streets April 2*th at 2:30 P. M. by the Grand Lodge of Nebraska and its masonic jurisdiction. All Master Masons in good standing will meet at M.citfib hall at 1:3G P. M. By order— R. H. Young, G. M. WALT BEALS, D. O. M. W. P. WADE, D. D. O. H. M. L. WILEOH, O. Secretary. — • fcsSBli *M00N5H1NE VALLEy~ william F WILLIAM FARNAM plays in the above picture at the Gayety the first half of next week in conjunction with Fred Webster’s Musical Comedy Co. Last half: Colleen Moore in “When Dawn Came’’. I FARM M COMING HERE IN THRILLING WESTERN A thrilling story of the west, “Moonshine Valley," a big William Fox production with William Far num as the star, will come to the Gayety theatre Sunday. The popularity of Famum grows greater with every new' picture in which he appears. In “Moonshine Valley” he has a beautiful background for his work—most of tfle scenes in the play are laid in the western foot hills. In addition the entertainment will include Fred Webster’s Musical com edy company in “The Dress Rehears al.” On Thursrday the entire pror gram changes. PROCLAMATION Tlie Soil* ami Daughter* of Mercy Anniversary Day, Sunday, May 2»th. — By the power invested in me, 1 do i hereby set aside Sunday, May 20th, as the Anniversary Day of our Order. All members must abide by Section 2, Article 10. For further information, write to the Supreme Secretary-Treasurer, or sec your subordinate President, or call Webster 0633. (Signed) R. C. RIDDLE, Supreme Sec’y-Treasurer. —Adv. N. Y. TIMES RAPS FLORIDA PEONAGE “Peonage is the Last Stand of Slav ery,” Says Prominent New York Paper Crusader Service. New- York, April 20.—Branding the Florida peonage system as “the last stand of slavery,” the New York Times carries the following editorial on the expose of the Florida system in its April 9th: “FLORIDA’S Pe ONAGE SCANDAL—Stirred to act ion by the Tabert exposure the Gov ernor of Florida has recommended that “the private lease of county con victs be abolished.” The legislature has ordered an investigation of the abusive treatment of young Martin Tabert, a North Dakotan, which re sulted in his death in a Leon County lumber camp. An end was put to the leasing of state convicts in 1919. Why I the county system was not done away with at the same time only certain employers of labor on a large scale and conniving politicians could ex plain. A state senator has lately been a beneficiary of the slavery of whites and blacks which is as revolt ing in some of its features as was Negro slavery in the old South. Tal lahassee, the capital of Florida is, in I,eon county. It is inconceivable that the conditions of the county leasing of convicts were not known there: the | wretched housing, the forced labor in remote clearings, in fetid swamps, on j sun-baked roads, the beating with leather straps of the weak and ailing, the vile food and the filth in which the mixed gangs of blacks am! whites lived. Here is an entry from the dairy kept by a companion of Martin Tab ert: For a month and a half we never got water with which to wash our faces and didn’t take a single bath. We could not shave and our hair, hands and clothes were sticky with pine sap. The day Martin got his beating in my presence he received twenty or thirty blows. I could not look even directly at him, as we were not permitted to look when pris oners were being whipped. If we look we get it too.. Doubtless there were people in the state of Florida who classed all the unfortunates as dangerous criminals, not amenable to human treatment. Tabert was not debased or degener ate. The ofense for which he re ceived a jail sentence, converted into hard labor in a lumber camp, was for stealing a ride on a railroad. For this offense he was leased out for the term of ninety days. Famous Roman Highway. The Applan way Is the oldest and most famous of the Homan military highways. Il was begun by Applua itlaudlus t'aeus In H12 B. C. hdiI orig inally extended from Home to I apUS, about 120 miles Built Defective for Luck. In remote parts of England are still to he seen eottages with sloping walls. They were built slightly out of the true because of a curious superstition that If a house whs built exactly sijuare (t was hound to collapse. Tool of Uivagoo. Chisels of sharp Hint urve always oeen used l> savages i" -* •’ood. GOOD GROCERIES ALWAYS !C. P. Wesin Grocery Co. Also Fresh Fruits and Vegetables 2001 CUMING STREET TELEPHONE JACKSON 1098 I LIBERTY DRUG CO. t < B. ROBINSON. 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