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S THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor
$2.00 a Year. 5c a Copy OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1923 Whole Number 410 VOL. VIII—No. 45
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; AMERICAN PREJUDICE PROVOKES DISGUST
NATIONAL RACE
CONGRESS HELD
AT WASHINGTON
Speaker Declares Race is Through
Paying the Debt for Emancipa
tion to the Republican
Party
FACE DON’T DECIDE VOTE
If Lynchjiga, Burnings and Shootings
In Cold Blood Continue, Future
Attitude Cannot be
Guaranteed
By Chas. Stewart
Washington, I). C., May 18.—“Any
one who says that the Negro is a
baby in civilization needs to go to a
specialist and be examined, for there
is something wrong with his head,"
was the declaration made by the Rev.
Dr. W. H. Jarnagin, pastor of Mt.
Carmel Baptist church and president
of the National Race Congress, in
his opening remarks of the 8th an
nual session in Mt. Carmel Baptist
Church, which just closed here.
“We are full growh **“n and wom
en,” continued Dr. Jarnagin, "and the
world is allowing no excuse for any
short comings we may have after six
ty years of enjoyment of freedom. We
must stand up as men or be crushed
to a frazzle. We are through pay
ing the debt for our emancipation to
the Republican party or any other
political party. With our own blood
and sweat we helped to strike the
shackles and save the union and we
have helped to build up the country,
and now with the ballot we are going
to protect our rights.
Can't Guess Our Vote
“You can no longer look into our
faces and tell how we are going to
vote. We are studying men and
measures, we are studying economic
conditions, we are interested in our
country, arid for that we are work
ing daily.
“We have no Bolshevists, anarch
ists or traitors in our rank. Every
where you see a black face it is one
hundred per cent American, and we
are ready to strike down any one
who dare offer an insult to Old Glory
but we are no longer blind to the dis
criminations which com^, to us in a
country where thousands of our men
have died to hold together and pro
tect it against every enemy we have
had. We have been true, bore all with
out murmur, but with the continued
lvnchings, burnings, and shooting
down of our fellow beings in cold
blood we cannot guarantee w’hat will
be the attitude of our young people
in the future, who lielieve in protect
ing themselves. The spirit of cring
nig cowardice which was bred in the
slave is fast disappearing, and those
who have imbibed the free air and
ideas of America, who love the flag
and have sacrificed for it and its pre
servation, canont stand idly by and
see these ideals destroyed by the des
picableness and wickedness of law
less men.”
Man to Man
There were many addresses made
during the session touching many
phases of the life of the Negro in this
country. Every address had in it the
proper ring of manhood and woman
hood. No cringing cowards were
sought, but brave, upright, honest
manly men. Perhaps no address dealt
more with the future of men “dwell
ing together in unity” than did the
address of Robert E. Clay, of Bristol,
Tenn., secretary of the inter-racial
commission of Tennessee. He brought
to the Congress not only a message of
hope and good cheer, but told how it
was to be accomplished, told how the
races should walk and talk together,
how they should work together in the
sight of God. He advocated a very
thorough understanding between the
Etwo races in America, each recogniz
ing the manhood rights of the other,
and declared that the proper solu
tion would come through man deal
ing with man as man and not as
master and slave, or superiors and in
feriors. He told of the friendly re
lations between the races in Tennes
see, and how well they were getting
along together. He was given an
ovation, and his common sense prac
tical address was commented on thru
out the entire session.
The following officers were elected:
Dr. W. H. Jarnagin, Washington, D.
C., president; Dr. J. U. King, vice
president; Dr. C. C. Somerville, re
cording secretary; Miss D. E. Harris,
assistant secretary; Mrs. G. Pelham,
Michigan, executive secretary; G. T.
Welcher, treasurer; Dr. M. A. Hunt
er, Penn, national lecturer; Rev. J.
C. Calvert, North Carolina, chaplain;
Chas. Stewast, Illinois, organizer and
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AND FORTY-NINE TEACHERS’
HOMES HELP FOURTEEN STATES
Rural School* Receive from Negroes,
$1,600,060; White* $852,(MM*; Public
Fund*, $8,DM*,00, and J. Rosen
wald, $1,204,000.
Hampton, Va.. May 18.—S. L. Sniith
of Nashville, Tenn., field agent of the
Julius Itosenwald Fhind, which was
created to assist in the building of bet
ter Negro rural schools, reported at
the three-day Hampton Institute con
ference of state agents for colored
schools throughout the South, which
has Just closed, that, up to April 30,
there had been built 1,700 Rosen wain
schools and forty-nine teachers’ homes
at a total cost of $6,257,492. Of this
amount Negroes had contributed $1,
600,667 or 25.6 per cent; white people,
$352,199 or 5.6 per cent; public funds,
$3,1 00,148 or 49.5 per cent, and Julius
Rosenwald of Chicago $1,204,478 or
19.3 per cent.
The number of buildings follow:
Alabama, 260; Arkansas, 84; Florida,
7; Georgia, 73; Kentucky, 73; I/misl
ana, 173; Maryland, 40; Mississippi,
213; North Carolina, 287; Oklahoma,
35; South Carolina, 116: Tennessee,
146; Texas, 103, and Virglna, 139.
OLD OMAHA RESIDENT
ANSWERS FINAL SUMMONS
Richard A.. Seay, aged 66 years, a
highly respected resident of Omana
Tor the past thirty-six years, passed
away at his residence , 1924 North
Thirty-sixth street, early Tuesday
morning after an illness dating back
several month, during which time Mr.
Seay hod been up and down, but not
continuously confined to his home.
The deceased was horn near Lebanon,
Tenn. For a number of years he
operated the Hanscom l’ark Transfer
Line and for more than thirty years
was Janitor of Hanscom Park Method
ist church, white, one of the largest In
the city, of which he was also a
member. The funeral will be beta
Friday nfternoon at 2 o’clock from
the family residence in accordance
with his expressed wish, although the
pastor and officials of Hanscom Park
Methodist church were anxious to
have it held from the church. Mr.
Seay is survived by his widow and an
only daughter, Ruth, who is a publir
school teacher at St. Joseph, Mo. In
terment will be at Forest lawn. The
Rev. Arthur Ataek, pastor of Hanscom
Park M. E. Church, will officiate, as
sisted by the Rev. John Albert Wil
liams. Members of the official board
will act as honorary pall bearers.
1*111 DELTA SORORITY
ENTERTAIN MOTHERS
The f’hl Delta Sorority entertained
their mothers at their annual dinner
Wednesday night at St. Philip’s rec
tory. Th*'table was attractively de
corated and the viands were most ap
petizingly prepared by the young
women. Miss Bthel Jones, president
of the club, in a brief and neat speech
expressed to the mothers their pleas
ure in having them attend these an
nual gatherings. The mothers in turn
fittingly responded telling of their
anticipation and enjoyment of this an
nual event. Three of the mothers,
who though quite young in years, are
proud of the fact that they are grana
mothers, expressed the hope that their
granddaughters would be members of
the f’hl Delta. These grandmothers
ars Mrs. William Newman, Mrs. Bur
rell Watson and Mrs. William Dawson.
It was a most delightful affair. #
HUM S’ FRIENDLY SOCIETY
ENTERTAIN THEIR MOTHERS
The Olrls’ Friendly society of the
Church of St. Philip the Deacon en
tertained their mothers at St. Philip’s
rectory, Monday night from 7:30 to
9 o’clock. An Interesting program of
instrumental and vocal selections and
recitations were given. Those parti
cipating in the program were Made
line Shipman, Celestine Smith, Ruth
I’egg, Sylvia Adams, Florence Jones
and Margaret Murray. Mrs. John Al
bert Williams briefly explained the
objects and ideals of the Girls’ Friend
ly, which is the largest girla’ and
women’s organization fn the world.
Membership is not limited by denom
inational lines. After the program re
freshments were served.
Sergeant Isaac Bailey is rapidly re
covering and expects to be able to
leave the house soon.
press agent; John R. Hawkins, Wash
ington, treasurer Defense fund; Oeo.
Clark, sergeant at arms.
It was decided that the next ses
sion would be an inter-racial session,
at which time many phases of the re
lation between the two races will be
discussed.
N. W. C. A. NOTES
The board of directors and advisoFy
of the Negro Women’s Christian As
sociation will meet with Mrs. Mamie
Shelton Union Tuesday evening, June
5th. Also regular monthly meeting
Wednesday, June 6th, at the Home,
3029 Pinkney street.
Ye are very thankful to Mrs. Ser
geant Letcher for the nice rug which
she gave the Home, and to Mr. Pryor
for his annual donation. Also Mr.
Broomfield for another one of his
benefit entertainments which netted
us $155.05. We feel that *Mr. John
Broomfield and Mr. Bob Robinson
mean much to the Home. Their names
and work shall long be remembered
by the N. W. C. A. And last, but not
least, the officers and members of the
N. W. C. A. wish to thank the Dubois
Players for the wonderful play and
their success. We find no words to
express our thanks to Mrs. Cecelia
Jewel, the manager, and the other
players. It was indeed a success in'
every way netting the Home $340.50. j
In defense of the Dubois Players and j
the N. W. C. A. we want to say that j
it was an agreement of the board of
the N.W.C.A. with the players to give
the play on a fifty-fifty basis, so we
! hope the public will understand and
i the discussion will cease.
ELIZABETH M. REED,
Corresponding Secretary.
! 2635 Franklin Street.
1 CHARLES W. SOUTH CALLED BY
DEATH
Charles W. South, aged 53, died
Wednesday night at the University
hospital after a month’s illness, with
complications resulting from an at
tack of the flu. Mr. South who was the
proprietor of a Pool Room and Bar
iter shop on North Twenty-fourth St.,
was a native of Missouri, but had re
sided in Omaha over thirty years. He
is survived by his widow, one son, |
Orlo, and other relatives. The fun
eral will be held from the chapel of ■
the Western Funeral Home, Satur
day afternoon at 2:00 o’clock, the
Rev. John Albert Williams officiat
ing. Interment will be in Forest
Lawn cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. West have re
cently purchased a 1923 Buick.
MISSISSIPPI NEGROES
ISSUE A STATEMENT
EXPLAINING EXODUS
“Negro’s Life May be Taken With
Impunity” is One Cause of
Migration From the South
Land States
DESPAIREI OF HIS RIGHTS
Many Reasons Given Why the Negro
in the South Has Found it Ad
visable to Migrate to
Northern States
New York, May 18.—A statement
drawn up in a mass meeting of prom
inent Negroes in Jockson, Mississippi,
recently, explaining to the white cit
izens of the state the reason for the
exodus of colored labor from the
South, has been received and made
public by the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored Peo
ple.”
“The Negro feels that life is not
safe in Mississippi,” says the state
ment, “and his life may be taken with
impunity at any time upon the slight
est pretext or provocation by a white
man.”
The statement which is signed by
S. D. Redmond, colored lawyer and
chairman of the Jackson mass meet
ing, continues:
“The record filibuster, vote and de
feat by the Southern representatives
in Congress against the Dyer Anti
Lvnching Bill, in the last Congress,
has caused the Negro to believe that
the South is irrevocably determined
to perpetuate therein lynch law and
mob violence in the South.
“The Negro has generally de
spaired of obtaining his rights as a
citizen in this section. He has lost
faith and a few of the following facts
all tend to force him- to this conculs
ion.”
Among the outstanding grievances
recited in the list are the following:
That twenty dollars is spent on the
education of every white child in Mis
sissippi against one dollar for every
Negro child.
That while there are 1,000 high
schools for white children in the state
there is but one such institution main
tained for colored children.
“It appears that almost innumerable
Negro tenant farmers charge their
landlords with either no settlement,
or an unfair settlement, and many
Negroes after appealing to both
state and federal authorities in vain,
have given up in despair and sought
other climes, some of them charging
that a state peonage exists in cer
tain sections of the state.
“The Negro charges that one white
man’s word may outweigh that of a
hundred Negroes; that no public im
provement as a rule is made in those
sections of towns and cities occupied
by Negroes.”
In addition the statement claims
that Negroes in Mississippi, although
they contributed more soldiers to the
U. S. Army during the war than the
whites, are completely excluded from
all share in jury service, the ballot
and from any participation in govern
ment.
.‘This he holds as responsible for
all of his many inequalities and in
justices under the law, and feels that
notwithstanding the kindly feelings
or many to the contrary, that such a
state and condition must ever remain
just as long as he is denied the bal
lot; since history affords no example
of mutual co-operation, mutual con
tentment and mutual welfare, where
one group assumes guardianship of
another and attempts to govern them
without the consent of the governed.”
The report asserts that those Ne
groes who have left Mississippi can
not be brought back, but that the
exodus can be checked if conditions
are remedied.
U. S. WORKERS TO LOSE JOBS
New York, May 18.—(K. N. F.
Service) Numbers of colored em
ployees in Washington will lose their
jobs when Col.. Clarence O. Sherrill,
l officer in charge of public buildings
! and grounds, takes charge on July 1,
according to a report from Washing
ton.
E. Phinney, of 115 North Twenty
first street, continues to Improve un
der the care of Dr» H. Wiggins.
From Nebraska to Arkansas and Back
Experiences and Observations of the Editor on Trip to Southland
Where He Saw Many Things of Interest
OFF FOR HOT SPRINGS *
Readers of this senes will doubt
less recall that the Chief objective of
my trip to Arkansas was Pine Bluff,
where I held a weeks’ Preaching Mis
sion in St. Andrew’s church, but that
enroute there Bishop Demby had ar
ranged engagements for me for a ser
vice on Friday night, the Feast of the
Purification, or Candlemas, as it is
called, at St. Philip’s, Little Rock, and
Sunday services at St. Mary’s, Hot
Springs, the famous health resort.
Consequently to fill my engagement
at Hot Springs, I had to leave Little
Rock early Saturday aftpmoon over
the Rock Island road.
I have told you that the waiting
room "For Colored” at the Union sta
tion is commodious, attractive, well
appointed and clean. That of the
Rock Island is the direct opposite of
this. It is a small stuffy room, not
more than ten by twelve feet, if that
large. With traffic ordinarily heavy
I do not see how it can begin to ac
commodate with any kind of comfort
or decency the traveling public who
must occupy it. If travel is heavy
and the weather inclement compell
ing indoor occupancy people must be
packed like sardines in a box. For
tuately on this afternoon there were
only some ten or twelve passengers
in the room about equally divided be
tween the sexes. They were all neat
ly dressed and well mannered. There
was a young mother, she looked to be
about eighteen, with her baby, a
bright-eyed infant girl, going into
the country to spend Sunday with her
parents. There were also two or
three older women, who engaged in
conversation in a quiet tone.
Among the men was a well-groom
ed, alert young man, with a business
air, to whom I was introduced. His
name was Oliver or Olive, I have for
gotten which, for I am writing en
tirely from memory having misplaced
my notes and as the printer is calling
for "Copy,” I haven’t time to hunt
for them. He is the general agent,
I believe, of the North Carolina Mut
ual Life Insurance company, one of
the large companies financed, con
trolled and operated by our people.
He is a college graduate, well bred
and well informed, a type of the alert
young Negroes of the Southland who
are doing worth-while things. We
i I
had a brief bat pleasant conversa
tion and 1 regretted that he was go
ing in an opposite direction so that
I was deprived of his companionship
on the train.
Wanting a copy of The Literary
Digest, I had to go into the section
“For White” where the news stand
and check room is located. 1 noted
the contrast between this and the
’waiting room “For Colored.” Now,
here is something startling, upon my
entrance into this room, nobody fell
dead, nor did they seek safety in
flight. One or two looked rather in
quiringly at me and returning their
gaze, I bought my Digest and went
out about my busisess.
In due time the train, which was a
few minutes late, pulled into the sta
tion covered with snow, for there had
been snow all along the line. It was
then “spitting snow”—the real thing
—in Little Rock, and the air was
crisp and snappy, making a Nebras
kan feel quite at home. Now when
anybody tells you that it does not
snow in Arkansas in February', just
smile, knowingly. I passed with oth
er passengers through the gate. Oh,
yes, both classes of passengers enter
here through the same gate, and I
went forward seeking my special car,
ahem. You know we are such "pump
kins” in the South, that we must have
our own "private cur,” if you please.
Some class to us. It isn’t everybody
who can have a private car. Aristo
crats ride in “private” or special cars,
the plebians in common, ordinary
coaches.
On all roads, I am informed, the
custom is to have these “special”
coaches next to the locomotive or bag
gage car. In the pristine days of the
Jim Crow coach, the position of hon
or was in the rear; but, by some
inscrutable plan, there were few rear
end accidents. There were, however,
two or three bad collisions in which
the fatalities in the front coaches
were heavy, while those in the rear
coach were negligible; thereupon it
was decided to put the “Children; of
the Sun’s” special coach at the front
end of the train and there it holds its
place until the immediate present.
The railroad officials, or it may have
been the traveling public of the
“superior race,” or both, magnani
mously decided that they preferred to
give their brethren of color any* ad
vantage there might be in this loca
tion in starting out for glory, or
some other destination via a railroad
collision. At all events the special
is next to the locomotive or baggage.
Knowing this I went forward to find
my car.
I am almost ashamed to admit my
stupidity, but I believe in confession.
When I reached what looked to me to
be the front car, or the one next to
the baggage, I saw a large number of
white passengers boarding it. I
thought, like on the street cars, I
would have to enter that door and
then pass through to the special sec
tion. Honestly, I did. While I was
standing there waiting for my turn
to get on, two rather roughly dressed
colored men passed men, and turning
one said, politely, “Come this way,
reverend.’’ laughing at my stupid
ity, I followed them and entered the
door at the forward end. It was the
right car, all right, but I was waiting
at the wrong end.
One of the men said to me, as 1
was getting on the train, “I saw,
j reverend, that you didn’t belong about
these parts, and didn’t know just
where to get in, that’s why I told
you. But you’ll soon catch on.”
I thanked him for his kindness and
told him I was quite sure I would. I
did “catch on” but it was not quire as
easy as I imagined; for the very next
time I had to board our special coach,
an entire coach being reserved for us,
and not half a one, I found you had
to enter the BACK end, and on an
other occasion it was either end.
This lack of uniformity was rather
puzzling to an unsophisticated west
erner.
I was, however, off for Hot Springs
in our special three-sectioned coach,
into the sacred precincts of which no
ordinary Caucasian foot could step,
that coveted privilege being limited
to trainmen and government officials.
I found my fellow pasengers neatly
dressed and intelligent and from them
I gleaned much of interest as we
sped toward the heights of the heav
ily wooded Ozarka upon which Hot
Springs nestles.
(Next article: Some Things 1
Learned From my Fellow Passen
gers.)
UNITED STATES CIVIL
SERVICE EXAMINATIONS
The President of the United States
has directed that colored eligibles be
selected for appointment when reach
ed for certification in accordance
with the civil service rules, for the
United States Veterans’ Bureau Hos
pital at Tuskegee, Alabama.
Persons who desire to apply for
any of the following named positions
should immediately request full in
formation and the apropriate appli
cation blank, addressing “The United
States Civil Service Commission,
Washington, D. C."
Graduate Nurses; salaries $1,680 to
$2,500 a year. (1 Chief, 2 Assistant
Chief, 15 Head, and 45 Staff posi
tions.)
Reconstruction Aides; salaries,
$1,680 to $2,500 a year. 16 in Oc
cupational therapy and 6 in Physio
therapy.)
Reconstruction Assistants; salaries
$1,400 to $1,600 a year. 3 in Occupa
tional therapy, 1 Agriculturist, 1
Carpenter, 1 Mechanic, and 6 in Phys
iotherapy.)
Dietitians; salaries $1,680 to $2,500
a year. (1 Chief, 2 Assistant Chief,
and 4 staff positions.)
Persons who are already eligible on
registers for any of the above-named
positions and who wish to be specially
considered for appointment at this
hospital should so inform the Com
mission.
The following named positions in
the hospital will be filled from reg
isters established by the District sec
retary, and persons who wish to apply
for them should send for full infor
mation and application blanks, ad
dressing “The Secretary, Fifth U. S.
Civil Service District, Post Office,
Atlanta, Ga.”
Physicians. 15 General Medicine
am! Surgery^ salaries up to $3,250 a
year; 18 specialists, particularly in
Neuropsychiatry and Tuberculosis, up
to $5,500 a year.
6 Dentists. Salaries $2,400 to $3,
600 a year.
Laboratorians. Salaries $1,680 to
$2,000 a year. 2 in Roentgenology,
2 in Bacteriology, and 1 in Dentistry.
2 Pharmacists. Salaries, $1,680 to
$2,000 a year.
Persons who have already qualified
for any of these positions in other
civil service districts may have their
eligibility transferred to the Fifth
District by writing to the District
Secretary at Atlanta.
Applications should be filed at
once.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF
ST. PHILIP THE DEACON
Last Sunday good attendance mark
ed all services. The confirmation
class met at 5 o’clock. This will be
the regular time of meeting until the
class is prepared for confirmation the
latter part of June. Next Saturday
being Whitsun Eve the sacrament of
holy baptism will be administered at
4 o'clock. Next Sunday being Whitsun
Day, a high festival, there will be
special services at the usual hours,
7:30 a. m., 10 a. m., 11 a. m. and 8
p. m.
The following persons have been
appointed members of the Social Serv
ice commission of the parish, to co
operate with the Diocesan Commis
sion on Social Service: Bernie B.
Cowan, chairman; Mrs. Grace M. Hut
ten, Mrs. W. W. Peebles, Mrs. Craig
Morris and Charles Y. Dickerson.
ATTENTION, EX-SERVICE MEN
All ex-service men are invited to
attend the smoker Saturday night at
South' & Thompson’s Restaurant on
North Twentyfourth street near Lake
at which prominent members of the
American Legion will be present to
speak on the bonus and other matters
in which all ex-service men are deep
ly interested.
K. K. K. CAN’T USE PARK
Columbus, Ohio, May 18—Local po
lice have revoked permission to Ku
Klux Klan to hold their big demon
stration and ceremonies on Friday
night in one of the city’s parks.
WOMEN IN PEONAGE
tfew Orleans, La., May 18.-—Ben
Pitchen, white, strawberry king, has
been arrested, charged with holding
colored women in peonage and com
pelling them to pick strawberries.
A number of High school graduates
met at the North End “Y” last Thurs
day night and reorganized the Grad
uates’ Club. Mrs. Grace M. Hutten
was elected president; Mrs. John Al
bert Williams, vice-president; James
Ix>wls, secretary; Miss Alice Watson,
assistant secretary, and Miss Grace
Dorsey, treasurer. The club plans to
give a reception for this year’s grad
SAVAGE EXCLUSION
CASE POT SQUARELY
UP TO PRESIDENT
Harding Asked to Interest French
Government to Champion
Cause of Colored Girl
Artist
BOAS VOICES NIS PIOTEST
Says Committee Exposes Itself to
Ridicule of Europe—Ethical
Leader Now Abroad to
Plead Cause
New York, May 18.—Prof. Franz
Boas of Columbia, America’s' leading
authority in anthropology, and other
prominent white educators of this
city have joined in the movement to
educate the committee of “eminent
American artists” in the true ethics
of Art and to persuade it to reverse
its stupid and discriminatory decis
ion against Augusta Savage, colored
artist of recognized ability, and de
clare her eligible to enter Fontaine
bleau School of Fine Arts at the Pal
ace of Fontainebleau, France, next
month.
In a letter addressed to Ernest Pei
moca, chairman of the committee,
Prof. Boas said:
“I read a few days ago in the news
papers that Miss Savage’s application
to study in the Fontainebleau School
of Arts has been rejected by the com
mittee. I know Miss Savage’s work
and I wish to protest most energetic
ally against the discrimination
against the gifted young woman on
account of her racial descent. I
trust the committee will revise its
decision and permit her to pursue her
art. I cannot understand how the
committee would be willing to expose
itself to the ridicule of all Europeans
by taking a stand dictated by narrow
racial prejudice.”
Friends of Miss Savage have start
ed a movement to enlist the interest
of President Harding and other mem
bers of the administration at Wash
ington in Miss Savage’s behaff, and
in the interest of art and fair play.
The suggestion has been advanced
that the French government be in
terested by Washington to champion
the cause of fair play.
In the meantime Alfred W. Martin,
No. 995 Madison Avenue, one of the
leaders of the Ethical Society of New
York, ,vho sailed for France April
28, will champion Miss Savage’s
cause with the French government
this week.
SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE N. A . A. C. P.
At Grove M. E. Church, Twenty
second and Seward streets, a special
meeting of the National Association
for the Advancement, of Colored Peo
ple will be held Sunday afternoon. A
good program will be rendered. The
leading subject, “Facts on the Ku
Klux Klan and the Fascisti”, will be
discussed by one of the leading attor
neys of Omaha. It is necessary that
our people know these facts, and the
organization urges that every one be
present. This organization knows how
to get information, and gets it. The
meeting will be opened at 4 p. m.
WILSON RESIDENCE
DAMAGED BY FIRE
The handsome residence of Mr. and
Mrs. Alphonso Wilson, 517 North Thir
ty-third street, was badly damaged by
fire last Sunday night. The family
was absent at the time neighbors dis
covered the fire and turned in the
alarm. The loss is fully covered by
insurance.
Gerald Edwards, son of Dr. and
Mrs. A. G. Edwards, a student at
Meharry Medical School, Nashville,
Tenn., returned home Thursday to
spend his vacation.
The board of directors of the Kaffir
Chemical Laboratories held their reg
ular monthly meeting Thursday night
in the company’s office.
“WALLY” REID IN
“ACROSS T1IE CONTINENT"
Wallace Reid, Paramount star, who
died recently, has been seen in sev
eral pictures as a racing driver in
which he drove big powerful ear*
around the track, pilots a small “fliv
ver” type of race in “Across the Con
tinent”, which shows at the Franklin
theatre next Sunday and Monday. Tblg
small “bug” is no snail, however, for
it dasheB across the continent at the
rate of eighty-five miles per hour,
which is about as fast as it can be
run a ml kept on the ground.