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The Monitor
A NATIONAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OP COLORED A1IERICAN8
THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS. Ediur
a ISjOO a Year. 5c a Copy OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1924 Whole Number 477 Vol. X—No. 9
RACE BUSINESS LEAGUE HELPS EDUCATION
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Has Served As Railroad Telegrapher on the Illinois Central System For Nearly Fifty Years
COLORED MASONS
HOLD SOCCESSFIL
STATE SESSION
The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of
Nebraska and Its Jurisdiction
Warmly Welcomed at
Alliance.
DH'KERBON IS GRANDMASTER
Strong Corps of Officers Is Elected—
Delegates Spend a Highly Enjoy
able Day at Hot Springs,
South Dakota. ’
Alliance, Neb., Aug. 29 (Special to
The Monitor)—This enterprising city,
despite the fact that the colored pop
ulation is small, gave cordial welcome
to the sixth annual session of tbe
most worshipful grand lodge of Ne
braska and its Jurisdiction, A. F. and
A. M., which closed the most success
ful meeting in Its history hero Friday
night. The grand lodge opened Wed
nesday morening and put in three
busy days, devoted largely to routine
business. Grandmaster H. R. Young
of Lincoln presided. Regular sessions
were held daily from 9:30 a. m. to 12
noon and from 1:30 to 5:30 p. m.
Nothing was left undone upon the
part of the citizens of both races to
make the visitors feel perfectly at
home.
Wednesday afternoon Grandmaster
Young delivered his address which
whs excellent in tone and matter. It
reviewed briefly the work of the past
year and dealt sanely and wisely with
several practical matters making for
racial uplift and stressing unity1 and
co-operation along all lines.
Wednesday night waB an open ses
sion at which an admirable address of
welcome was given upon behalf of the
city by City Manager N. A. Kcmmlsh,
marked by an earnestness, cordiality
and sincerity which made the visitors
feel at home. It was befittingly re
sponded to In well-chosen words by
Trago McWilliams of Lincoln. The
Rev. C. A. Long most happily voiced
the welcome on behalf of the church
and Us branches and this was respond
ed to in characteristic manner by
Chas. W. Dickerson of Omaha. Grand
master Young contributed a brief ad
dress.
^ Thursday nighl the annual lodge of
f sorrow was conducted by Grand Lec
turer R. P. Booth of Hastings. Fri
day morning the grand officers were
elected and installed and a banquet
Friday night closed the meeting.
Delegates numberinge about one
^ hundred from Omaha, Lincoln, Has
i tings, Grund Island and Alliance were
in attendance. The Omaha and Lin
coln delegates had a special car,
which alBo took them to Hot Springs,
So. Dak.
Charles W. Dickerson of Omaha was
chosen grandmaster to succeed R. H.
Young of Lincoln; A. P. Curtis of Al
liance succeeding Mr. Dickerson as
deputy grandmaster. Other grand of
ficers chosen were: Senior grant) |
warden, George Evans of Lincoln;
Junior grand warden, Roy E. Moore
of Hastings; grand treasurer, John
Wakefield of Omaha; grand secretary,
I. B. Smith of Lincoln; chaplain, J.
T. Sanders of Omaha; cuBtodian, R.
P. Booth of Hastings; tyler, Joshua
Brown of Omaha; relief board mem
bers, William Woods of Lincoln and
Walter Seals of Omaha.
Saturday was spent at Hot Springs,
So. Dak., where the members of the
fraternity had a most happy day and
were the recipients of many cour
tesies. They enjoyed a dip in the
great plunge, some of the fraters be
ing loathe to leave tbe refreshing wa
ters.
The Omaha delegates returned home
Sunday and all were most enthusi
astic over their trip to Alliance and
Hot Springs. Omaha friends are
I showering congratulations upon Mr.
I' Dickerson, who is an energetic and
progressive young man, upon his elec
K tion as grandmaster.
1 ALLEN CHAPEL A, M. E. CHURCH
26th and R Sts., Phone Market 3476
O. J. Burckhardt, Pastor
There were good services all day
Sunday.
Next Sunday will be a telling day
at Allen Chapel. At 11 a. m., the pas
tor will preach on "Promises of His
Coming” and the evening service will
be strictly evangelistic.
Mrs. Jennie Brooks, Mrs. Kelly and
Mrs. Quarrels were outside visitors.
tMr. Cook is now a regular attendant
at Allen Chapel.
CHURCH ADVOCATES SUPPORT
OF NEGRO NEWSPAPERS
Washington, D. C-, Aug. 29.—The
Bureau of Public Affairs, inaugurated
at the recent General Conference of
the A. M. E. Zion church, with Bishop
E. D. W. Jones, of Washington, D.
C., as its head, sends out, in its third
weekly release, an appeal to the min
isters and laity of the church to sub
scribe, support and aid Negro news
papers. The Negro church and the
Negro press must work together In
the education of the race, not only in
religion, but in politics, in social deal
ings, in economics and in general up
lift movements. The buteau urges its
constituteney in particular and the
race in general:
FIRST To rend Negro newspapers,
i SECOND—to create a demand for
them at newstands in the country to
Bell Negro papers by asking for them
weekly.
THIRD—To aid Negro editors to
secure news of the race, its progress
and ventures by becoming a volun
tary reporter in your community. Ex
pose injustice; tell of relationship be
tween the races; give out important
happenlings and let the world know
us through our own mediums. We
are not in position. Just yet, to be
come members of the groat press
associations oft the world, but we are
able to form a voluntary news gather
ing associatin maotig ourselves. No
town should be without such a repor
ter.
FOURTH—To subscribe for Negro
magazines.
FIFTH—We urge our ministers
everywhere to emphasize from pul
pits the necessity of having Negro
newspapers in every Negro home.
SOUTH SIDE NEWS
Labor Day Monday, Sept. 1. There
will be a big picnic, given by Alton
Chapel church, at 701 Railroad Ave.
Albright cars will bring you direct to
the place. Attorney John Adams and
Rev. E. C. Cox will deliver racial ad
dresses. Everybody will be made wel
come. Plenty of barbecued meat, fried
fish, ice cream and pop will be for
sale.
Mr. and Mrs. Brooks are in the city
and are stopping with Mrs. J. D. Ev
ans, 6637 So. 24th St. Mr. and Mrs.
Burnell have come back to live with
Mr. and Mrs. Evans.
Mrs. Town and daughter have re
turned to Winfield, Kans. They in
deed had a splendid visit with friends
and relatives here.
MT. MORIAH BAPTIST fHURUH
Twenty-fourth and Ohio Street—Rev.
G. W. Day, Pastor.
The Young People Literary under
the leadership of Dr. A. M. McMillian
is making great progress and will
soon he recognized as one of our lead
ing organizations for the development
and training of our young people.
Last Tuesday evening the women of
the church had a rare treat In an ad
dress delivered by Mrs. G. W. Day on
‘Key of the Kingdom".
The pastor and members worshipped
with Zion last Wednesday night.
The women State Mission Society
will hold 'heir quarterly rally; meet
ing here Sunday afternoon at 3 o’
clock. Ministers from the various
churches will give five-minute talks
each, and there will be musical num
bers.
CAMBRIDGE HAS A
COLORED POLICEMAN
Cambridge, Md., Aug. 29.—For 30 ^
years, according to the rejAMs of the :
police department here, this town has j
had a colored police officer who wears ,
surne uniform and receives same pay
as other officers.
Samuel Nutter, the present incum
bent, has been on the force for two
years. Others who have served on the :
force Jacob Camby, Joseph Collins, j
Charles Hudson, Dennard Clash and i
Nebemiah Henry.
ABBYNINIAN PRINCE
REGENT NAILED HOME
Marseilles, August 29.—Ras Tafri,
Prince Regent of Abyssinia, has sailed
for home after his visit to the capitals
of Europe. He took with him a moun
tain of baggage, weighing more than
thirty tons, composed in large part of
the sumptuous presents made to him
by the various governments.
FOR RENT—Neatly furnished rooms,
2536 Patrick avenue. Two blocks
from car line.
The Negro Child
By JOSEPH S. COTTER, SR.
My little one of ebon hue.
My little one with fluffy hair,
The wide, wide world is calling you
To think and do and dare.
The lessons of stern yesterdays
That stir your blood and poise your brain
Are etching out the simple ways
By which you must attain.
An echo here, a memory there,
An act that links itself with truth;
A vision that makes troubles air
And toils the joy of youth.
These be your food, your drink, your rest,
These be your moods of drudgeful ease.
For these be nature’s spur and test
And heaven’s fair degrees.
My little one of ebon hue,
My little one with fluffy hair,
■j Go train your head and hands to do,
^ Your head and heart to dare.
VISITING HOME OF CHILDHOOD
Mrs. Milton Jones of Wichita, Kans.,
whom old Omaha residents will re
member as Susie Jones, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. James Jones, who went
to Oklahoma some years ago, is vis
iting relatives, Miss Sadie Nickens
and Mrs. Sussie Rice, of 926 North
Twenty-seventh street. With her are
her oldest and her youngest child, the
former a daughter, Eunice, now Mrs.
J. A. Hutt, and latter a five-year-old
son, Robert. This is Eunice’s first
visit to Omaha since 1898 when she
was brought here as a baby with her
sister Annabel to be baptized in the
same church, that of St. Philip the
Deacon, in which her mother had been
baptized as a little girl. Mrs. Jones
has visited Omaha relatives and
friends at intervals since her mar
riage and residence in Wichita, but
this is the first time since her in
fancy that Eunice has accompanied
her. They are being made the re
cipients of many social courtesies.
BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH
Rev. Frederick Divers, Pastor.
Splendid attendance at Sunday
school, and a large attendance at the
morning service. The pastor preached
and the services altogether were good.
At the evening service Pilgrim Bap
tist worshipped with Bethel in the sec
ond joint service of the two churches.
The two choirs united, forming one
large choir, and sang as if the yahd
always been singing together. The
Rev. Wm. Franklin of Pilgrim preach
ed to combined congregation which
filled the church. Everyone went
away satisfied with the unusual ser
vice.
Bishop A. J. Carrey, D. D., with his
son Archibald, Jr., was in the city
Tuesday cn route to Chicago land
spent the day here. He looked over
the plant and expressed his satisfac
tion at the undertaking on the part of
the denomination, as well as the good
people that constitute the local con
gregation.
OMAHA—LEADERS OF WESTERN
LEAGUE HOME FOR FIVE GAMES
Barney Burch's Athletes On Final Rush to Win
Western League Pennant. Denver and Tulsa
Close on Heels of the Buffalo Wallopers
KEENO CIILLOP LEADING RUTH IN HOME RDNS-HAS 42
Omaha baseball fans will see within
the next three weeks the winning
losing ot the Western I^eague pennant
by the Omaha club. It is more than
probable that they will witness the
winning of the first pennant in seven
years.
The Omaha club is out In front with
a nice lead, not too comfortable, bat
still a lead, and the team is fighting
bard to retain this advantage.
The club opens on the home lot to
morrow with the Deg Moines Boost
ers for the final group of games at
Fifteenth and Vinton Btreets, and as
Grigg’s boys have been very success
ful In their Invasion of Des Moines
the past week winning four out of
the first five games, great things can
be expected of them on the home lot.
Let everyone make It a civic duty
to attend the gatnes during this final
stretch and help Barney Burch retrieve
some of his heavy losses during the
season.
There will be one game Saturday,
with double headers on Sunday and
Monday. The old park should not
be able to hold the fans for the next
few weeks.
Come out during the week-end and
see Cullup, Oeborne or Robinson clout
out a few homers. Cullup is now
leading Babe Ruth with a season's
total of 42.
Box seats at Beaton’s drug store.
TRAIN DISPATCHER
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
FOR HALF CENTORT
Kelly, Colored Telegrapher, Handles
Thirty-one Trains Daily
Out of Carbandale
Station
HOLDS AN UNUSUAL POSITION
(By the Cameraman for the
Preston News Service)
Out in Carbondale, Illinois, on the
main line of the Illinois Central rail
road, in a telegraph booth, there sits a
veteran telegraph operator, who has
been tapping out the Morse alphabet
for nearly fifty years. To be more
accurate, on December 24, 1874, J. H.
Kelly was given his chance to mas
ter the mysteries of the Morse code
and the telegraph key. Since that
time he has been a telegrapher for the
Illinois Central. We met him last
week. He was taking his first vaca
tion. Hale and hearty, with every
white glistening tooth that God had
given him, and with an everlasting
smile, Kelly, who is 73 years of age
—and he looked like 37 instead of 73
—grasped our hands in a grip that
was without a tremble, and said “How
dy” in true Illinois style.
On the Illinois Central Kelly han
dles about 31 trains a day which he
has dispatched through his block for
years and years without a single mis
hap. Little do travelers know, aS they
journey this route from the heart of
the Missouri Valley to Chicago, when
the semaphores swing up and down
and the red signals change to green
and yellow, that a colored telegrapher
has given their train the 0. K. on its
thundering way.
They ride in ignorance at what they
would consider an impossibility if they
knew; and the Illinois Central offi
cials, who have been wise to the situa
tion for the full fifty years of Kelly’s
existence, know that Kelly is merely
an efficient, tried and true telegraph
ARMOUR EMPLOYEES’
PICNIC AT LAKEVIEIV
Armour and Company gave a picnic
for their colored employees at Lake
view Park Monday afternoon. It was
attended by over 2,000 people who en
joyed a most delightful time. The
employees were given admission tick
ets which entitled them to a generous
dinner and supper and free admiss.^ti
to all the concessions. There were
sports of various kinds including races
for fat men and fat women with valu
able prizes for which there were keen
and close contests. A large number
availed themselves of the privilege of
flancing. No untoward incident of
any kind marred the pleasure of the
flay. A street railway official told The
Monitor that they had never had a
more orderly or well-behaved crowd
at this popular pleasure resort.
MOTOR OVER TO ATTEND
U. B. F. GRAND LODGE
Dr. and Mrs. D. W. Gooden accom
panied by Miss Teressa /Liverpool
motored over to St. Joseph, Mo., last
week to attend the Grand Lodge of
the U. B. F.’s and S. M. T.’s. Dr and
Mrs. L. E. Britt and family in their
Durant Bedan accompanied them to
Hiawatha, Kans., en route to Hig
gins, Mo., where they went to visit
Dr. Britt’s mother. Miss Ruth Seay
also motored over to St. Joseph in
her Hudson. Dr. Gooden is the Grand
Medical Director of the Order and
Mrs. Gooden is Grand Keeper of the
Finance of the Royal House.
er. They’ve forgotten that he is a
Negro.
Kelly has economic brains as well
as telegraphic speed and ability, and
out of his $200 per month salary, he’s
managed to become the owner of a
$22,000 home at 546 East 46th St.,
Chicago, where you can find him your
self on rest days, if you want to verify
what we’ve just told you about him.
Here’s truly an example in ability,
thrift and persistent effort. May he
live long and prosper.
BOY SCOUTS RECEIVE
HONORS AT CAMP GIFFORD
Fifty Boy Scouts from Troops 23 and
the City Mission, Dr. Craig Morris,
scoutmaster, and Troop 78, Mr. T. P.
Mahammitt, scoutmaster, closed their
ten day outing at Camp Gifford last
Sunday afternoon and reluctantly left
for home. Mr. Mahammitt spent the
entire period at the camp, Dr. Morris
spending a portion of the time there.
The camp was in charge of the regular
official staff and the boys received ad
mirable care.
Sunday afternoon at the Court of
Honor badges and other honors were
awarded the boys. Fourteen boys who
had passed the tenderfoot tests were
awarded badges for this degree; eight
were awarded second class badges and
sx, first class badges. In addition to
these national badges Camp Gifford
awadrs different colored felt dia
monds, not for their intrinsic value,
but for the honor attached to them
for various matters such as cleanli
ness, table manners, cheerfulness,
courtesy, general improvement, etc.
These number seven. In addition to
these there is a specially coveted mark
of honor, a black diamond, which is
awarded for general excellence. This
coveted honor was awarded Wade Mc
Raven. The next highest honor was
awarded Forrest Perkins. Several ol
Athe scouts received all seven dia
monds. A large number of parents
and friends were present to see tne
scouts awarded their honors.
A service was held at 10 o’clock by
the Rev. John Albert Williams, of the
Episcopal Church of St. Philip the
Deacon, who gave them a brief sermon
on, “A Boy Who Helped The Savior.”
BLOOD RACE TEST
THEORY PURE BUNK
New York City, Aug. 29.—Electric
theories of the late Dr. Abrams out of
which he made millions by claiming
to be able to distinguish the blood of
the races, etc., were termed the great
est bunk in history by the Scientific
Committee.
FOUR APPLICANTS FOR
NORTH CAROLINA BAR
Raleigh, N. C., Aug. 29.—In a group
of 132 applicants for admission to the
North Carolina bar were four colored
persons. The examination was said to
be the most severe ever given in the
state.
DEATH CLAIMS COL. GILES
B. JACKSON, NOTED LAWYER
Richmond, Va., Aug. 29.—Col. Giles
B. Jackson, noted Virginia lawyer,
died Wednesday morning here.
PITTSBURG STRUTS HER STUFF
(By the Associated Negro Press)
Pittsburgh, Pa., Aug. 29.—This city
has been put to the test of proving its
boast that it is the ideal convention
city and, therefore, rightly due the
three big gathrings which are sched
uled for a period scarcely covering a
month. The Shriners have been to
town with their conquering motto and
the populace has capitulated. The ap
pearance and deportment of the Ma
sons now in session here has bom a
proportionate resemblance in brilliance
and rectitude to the achievements in
council of the various lodges working
for th advancement of Masonry and
the weal of the Negro race. One of
the finest parades ever held in this
city was given by the plumed Knights
Templar. Blocks and blocks of the
city’s thoroughfares were black with
onlookers craning their necks to
catch a glimpse of the dazzling spec
tacle.
But there has been more than a
grand parade. At one of the sessions
of the Shriner council it was voted to
distribute $18,000 to widows and or
phans of deceased Nobles. Another
sum set aside by the council was
$1,500 for prizes for drill teams of
the patrol department of the organ
ization, the consideration being ad
vanced that the drill teams of the or
der are the fertile soil for the devl
opmnt of the ideas of organized ODed
iance and disciplin.
COTTRELL SUFFERS STROKE
(By The Associated Negro Press)
Pittsburgh, Pa., Aug. 29.—Charles
Cottrell, famous Ohio political leader
and a high figure in Shrine circles, col
lapsed while reading a report before
the Shrine council here last week. H
was put under the care of two physi
cians. The session was adjourned im
mediately following his collapse and
reopened with a prayer for him.
SILVER JUBILEE
HEBRO BUSINESS
LEAGUE SUCCESS
Marks Turning Point In Life and
Work of Organization Which Has
Commercial Development
of Race
MOTON REELECTED PRESIDENT
Reorganization Effected and Several
Business Scholarships
Established for
Youth.
(By The Associated Negro Press)
Chicago, 111., Aug. 29.—The progress
of the race was reviewed and possibil
ities for further and more rapid econ
omic advancement were pointed out n
the reports and addresses at the “Sil
ver Jubilee” of the National Negro
Business League, which closed its
twenty-fifth annual meeting here at
the Wendell Phillips high school, with
the reelection of Dr. Robert R. Moton
as president, A. L. Holsey as secretary
and C. C. Spaulding as chairman of the
executive committee and with the elec
tion of B. M. Iii.ririy as vice-president
at large and field director and W. M.
Rich of Norfolk as treasurer.
The “Silver Jubilee” represents the
turning point in the life and work of
the league. The piogram which was
launched by Dr. Moton in his annual
address, the lea’ ere of the Wednesday
evening sessic n, emlicdied a complete
reorganization. Th new plan consists
of the division into 14 districts which
will be under the vice-presidents of the
league and supervised directly by, B.
M. Roddy, vice-president at large.
This assures the members of a more
effective yearly program while the
National Negro Finance Corporation
will function to aid and promote busi
ness enterprises with intention of
bringing about an unparalled era of
prosperity.
One of the outstanding accomplish
ments of the league was the astab
lishment of several scholarships in
business colleges for deserving young
men and women of the race. The an
nouncement of this decision which
was made by Perry W. Howard, legal
advisor of the league and special as
sistant to the U. S. attorney general,
was received with a great demonstra
tion.
The meeting was, according to dele
gates who have followed the fortunes
of the league since its founding by the
late Dr. Booker T. Washington, the
greatest meeting as to attendance and
results in the history of the league.
The spacious auditorium was filled to
its capacity at each session and at the
night sessions thousands were turned
away while hundreds of others congre
gated in the corridors.
Upon the recommendation of the
committee on resolutions, a committee
will be appointed by the executive
committee on building and loan edu
cation to work with the colleges and
local leagues, in training our people
in the building and loan idea. The
committee will have the support and
co-operation of the American Saving
Building Loan Association of Madison,
Wisconsin.
LAKEVIEW PARK AS
PLEASURE RESORT
Within the last month a committee
of well-known citizens entered Into an
agreement with the management of
Lakeview Park, a beautiful and well
appointed pleasure resort in East
Omaha, which was about to be closed,
to take it over for the use of respect
able colored patrons, where there
would be no restrictions in the enjoy
ment of all the privileges of the
place. Lakeview. has been opened
three nights a week—Mondays, Thurs
days and Saturdays—during this time
and* has enjoyed a liberal patronage.
A good ten-piece orchestra, under the
management, of Thomas Roulette, has
furnished music for dancing in the
spacious and beautiful dance pavillion.
i The roller skating rink has also been
| popular, as have other features. Mon
day, Labor Day, there is to be a spe
cial program and a large patronage
is anticipated. Messrs. Nate Hunter,
John Woods, Edward Webster, Fred
Thompson and several others con
stitute the committee who have made,
| this venture of faith.
Mrs. Vernie Jackson, 969 North
Twenty-seventh street, returned Mon
day from Topeka, Kans., where she
attended the Grand Lodge of the
Heroines of Jericho. Mrs. Jackson it
one of the grand officers of the lodge.
She reports an excellent time.
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