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$2.00 a Year. I **. Jopy OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1924 Whole Number 478 Vol. X—No. 10
HISTORIC CHURCH
WILL CELERRATE
80th AHHIVERSARV
St. Matthew’s Church, Detroit, Mich.,
Founded in 1844 by the Rev.
William C. Monroe Wili
Commemorate Event
HAS HAD NOTEWORTHY RECORD
James Theodore Holly, Bishop of Haiti,
and Two Other Priests Entered
Ministry from Michigan
Parish.
The Rev. John Albert Williams will
leave in a few days for Detroit, Mich.,
where he has been invited to preach
the historical sermon, Sunday morn
ing, September 14, in St. Matthew’s
church, in connection with the eigh
tieth anniversary of the founding of
that historic parish. It is a remark
able fact that nearly twenty years be
fore the Civil War, or to be exact in
1944, a congregation of the Episcopal
church was organized in Detroit,
Mich., by the Rev. William C. Mon
roe, a colrfred clergyman, who was
ordained deacon and priest by the Rt.
Rev. Bishop Samuel A. McCoskry and
who served the congregation for
twelve years when he resigned to go
as a missionary to Africa where he
died.
St. Matthew’s has had a remarkable
history. It was in this parish that
James Theodore Holly, Who subse
quently entered the ministry and was
consecrated Bishop of Haiti, was re
ceived into the Anglican communion
of the Catholic church. He had ben
reared in the faith and communion of
the Roman Catholic church. It wag
while he was a communicant of St.
Matthew’s that he studied for the min
istry and it was the rector and laymen
of this parish who signed his testi
monials incident to his ordination in
St. Paul’s church, Detroit, June 17,
1866.
Two others, besides the late Bishop
Holly, have entered the priesthood
from St. Matthew’s. These are the
Rev. John Albert Williams of Omaha,
and the Rev. Louis Hunton Berry of
New York. A remarkable coincid
ence in the case of these two men is
the fact that both are Canadians by
birth, bom in the same city, London,
Ont., and subsequently removing with
their parents to Detroit, were reared
in St. Matthew’s. Father Berry will
preach Sunday night, September 14.
Many prominent and influential lay
men, both men and women, were
reared here.
At various times in its history St.
Matthew’s has enjoyed the faithful
ministrations of some of the very
foremost clergymen of the American
church, four of whom were elevated to
the episcopate, namely: The Rev. Drs.
George Worthington, G. Mott Wil
liams, Chauncey B. Brewster and Jos
eph IL Johnson.
During Father Williams absence
from Omaha Bishop Shayler will take
charge of the services at the Church
of St. Philip the Deacon.
N. A. A. C. P. MEETS SUNDAY
The Omaha Branch of the National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People will hold Its regular
monthly meeting Sunday afternoon f.t
4 o’clock at the North Side Branch of
the Y. W. C. A., Twenty-fourth and
Grant street. A good program will bo
given. All members are urged to at
tend.
SATURDAY IS BOOSTER DAY FOR
OMAHA BALL TEAM-BE PRESENT
i
Are the bulk of the honest to good
ness, dyed-in-the-wool baseball fans of
the city discouraged over the fact that
Denver, the team which has been run
nr-up to Omaha for several weeks in
th Western league race, has finally
passed us?
The local team returned from Den
ver yesterday with the short end of a
four game series in the Colorado city.
Omaha copped the first one and the
Berger boys the other three, two of
thm being both ends of a Wednesday
double-header. These games, it has
been related in the daily papers, were
lost due to over-anxiousness of that
dandy little sport, Tommy Thompson.
It is the opinion of the writer that
Tommp would make a far better ball
player if he would get over his idea
that he is a second Eddie Collins, when
there are ladies in the first row of
the box seats.
Saturday has been dsignated as
Omaha Booster Day by the manage
ment of the club and the Omaha
Chamber of Commerce, under the su
pervision of Clarke G. Powell. Plans
have been made to handle the largest
crowd of the season at this game, and
Barney has arranged to have a band
IkL in the stands to entertain the multi
<0 tudes of ravjng fans, who will be howl
ing for a home victory over Jack Lel
ivelts Oil Cans, and you can depend
that it means much to score decisive
victories over Tulsa for they are
crowding both Omaha and Denver for
first honors, and as they have the best
of the argument in the league by a
long finishing stand on their own lot,
while the two leaders are both fin
ishing the season on the road.
The Saturday Booster Day has been
arranged so that everyone in the city
who has the well being of the Omaha
club at heart can turn out en masse
and Rhow their appreciation of the
way they have fought during the sea
son to uphold the name of Omaha.
The game will be called at three
o'clock instead of the usual half hour
later, and we have almost been virtu
ally assurd that those nondescript
specimens of so-called umpires, Gaff
ney and Hayes, late of some penal
institution, will not be present at the
game.
A mammoth crowd will go a long
way to encourage the boys to step
out and defeat the leaders and regain
the lead in the circuit, to the eventual
winning of the Western League gon
falon.
Remember the hour, 3 o’clock Satur
day, and leave your pass at home, for
the pass gate will be closed Saturday.
ALL CITIZENS A ItE
REQUESTED TO PARTI
PATE IN DEFENSE DAT
The constitution of the United
States provides that the people of all
times are responsible for the national
defense. It is an obligation Imposed
upon the i>eople by our forefathers.
In the past all major emergencies
calling for enlistment in the National
Defense has brought about great con
fusion, unnecessary expenditure of
money and loss of lives.
The National Defense Act of 1920,
as an act by Congress, provides a de
finite policy for the country’s defense.
In that act provision is made for a
small regular army, the National
Guard of the various states and the
Organized Reserves. This is a skele
ton organization only, and is at pres
ent only about one-half of Its statu
tory strength.
This act further provides that in
time of an emergency recruits will
be assigned to the existing skeleton
ized organizations and the ranks filled
in this way.
On September' 12th the War De
partment has planned a National De
fense Day, which will serve to in
dicate the effectiveness of the Na
tional Defense Act, and will also in
dicate Just how the citizens will be
allocated when they are needed.
Every good business „ man inven
tories his capital and assets. This
Defense Day may be likened to an in
ventory of a commercial organization,
as the results obtained on this day
will give the necessary information to
further perfect for the common de
fense.
The magnitude of the operations all
over the country will necessitate many
changes in the plans after this first
test, so that to make this National
Defense Act of 1920 workable and ef
ficient the co-operation of every citi
zen is necessary. The plans for the
day are somewhat as follows:
Each citizen will be asked to volun
teer for that day and to align him or
herself with some unit, either military
or civil, in his community. The unit
in that community will be made known
through the daily papers and through
the committees appointed to handle
the programs in the various com
munities on September 12th. Enroll
ment blanks will be placed in each
store, office and public building. Citi
zens may indicate on these enrollment
blanks the position in which they de
sire to serve; for instance, should
there be a National Guard organiza
tion in his community, the person
may volunteer for service with that
organization for that day only, or a
Reserve Unit located in the town
could be Joinel In the same way.
Women can Join Red Cross units, hos
pital units or canteen service. Men
beyond active military age can align
themselves with some non-combatant
unit. In fact, there is a place Tor
each person in any community. As a
public demonstration of patriotism
parades, public speeches, patriotic
music anl other exercises will be car
ried on in each community, the pa
rades to be participated in by the
units and the volunteers in those
units for that day. There is absolute
ly no military obligation involved in
this voluntary military service for one
day, nor will there be any expense to |
the government, as this work is be
ing carried on by patriotic civilian or
ganizations, aided by the regular es
tablishments of the government. The
Defense Day plans have been endorsed
by organizations representing many
millions of our people, who realize
the necessity of preparedness. This
HOW CINCINNATI WON
A HEALTH PRIZE
(By the Associated Negro Press)
Chicago, III., Sept. 6.—Not by might,
nor by luck, but through infinite plan
ning and preparations, Cincinnati, O.,
won the silver loving cup given as
first prize in the national Negro health
week contest, if the word of James H.
Robinson, executive secretary of the
Ohio town's civic welfare association,
is to be credited.
Mr. Robinson, who has worked all
through the years that Cincinnati’s
social service agencies for Negroes
have been coming to the fore, is em
phatic in his assertion that if his city
had not gone out for health leadership
in a systematic and scientific manner,
the distinction would not have come
to him.
The prize was awarded during the
“silver jubilee” of the National Negro
Business league.
Twelve colored social agencies and
15 white agencies working among col
ored people in Cincinnati work to
gether through the Negro Civic Wel
fare Association of which Miss M.
Edith Campbell, a white woman of
national note, is chairman. The Civic
Welfare Association resulted from a
commission given Mr. Robinson by the
directors of the Community Chest to
form among and for Negroes, a sort
of clearing house with Wiiich the chest
officials might co-operate. Mr. Rob
inson, a Fisk and a Yale graduate and
a winner of a Lamed Fellowship in
the social sciences, did his work to
perfection.
The unique success of Cincinnati in
the observance of National Negro
Health Week was due to the splendid
co-operation of many of the leading
health and social agencies and the
leading health authorities of the city,
the Negro Civic Welfare Association
serving as the medium of co-operation
and the driving force.
OMAHA DRESS SHOP
CORDIALLY IN VITES INSPECTION
Enterprisinz Manager Opens Shop
Handling n Fine Line of Ladies’
Silk anl Cloth
Dresses
The Omaha Dress Shop Is the name
of a new business enterprise, entirely
different from other stores, which has
Just been opened in the handsome
building at 1509 North Twenty-fourth
street, next to the new oil station at
Twenty-fourth and Charles streets.
The pleasing proprletoress of this
store is Mrs. Sylvia Pass, who is an
expert dressmaker. The store special
izes in a fine line of silk and cloth 1
dresses, and every garment sold Is
fitted by Mrs. Pass and alterations,
if necessary, made without charge.
The store, also handles a good line of
aprons, every one of which contains
its full allowance of material. They
are well made and roomy. They also
deal In children’s wear.
Mrs. Pass also makes dresses to
ordqf.
We can assure Monitor readers that
this Is a store where they will always
receive a cordial welcome. Drop in
and get acquainted.
SOUTH HONORS MEMORY
OF OLD NEGRO PREACHER
Columbia, S. C., Sept. 5.—Columbia
officially and privately mourned the
passing of “Uncle Jaggers", 93-year
old Negro preacher, who for three
quarters of a century had held the
love and respect of all citizens.
Mayor W. A. Coleman by proclama
tion, set aside thirty minutes during
the funeral for suspension of business
activities.
ENTERTAIN AT DANCING PARTY
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Robinson gave
a most delightful dancing party at
Dreamland Hall Fridhy evening in
honor of their house guests, Mrs.
I^ura Chrlsman-Bragg of Bos Ange
les, Mrs. Homer Roberts and Mrs. Dr.
Brooks of Kansas City, Mo. The hall
was beautifully decorated in red and
white, many beautiful gowns were
worn and more than 300 guests danced
to the strains of Roulette’s orchestra.
Mtb. Senora Findlev-Maxwell of Den
ver, Mrs. Dr. Slater of Atlanta, Ga.,
and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Thomas
and Mr. C. B. Dotson of New York
were among the out-of-town guests.
CANDIDATE FOR JUDGE
Detroit, Sept. 5—Alonzo D. Petti
ford, lawyer, is the republican can
didate for circuit Judge In Wayne
county.
defense test should not lnterupt the
orderly processes of civil life in any
community, nor should it be a burden
upon any individual, but by participat
ing in the exercises of the day and
by voluntarily joining some organiza
tion, each citizen will provide ht»
government with the necessary data
upon which to base further plans for
the national defense.
MATTHEWS, BOSTON
DIRECTS CAMPAIGN
AMONG RACE VOTERS
Republican Political Managers Have
Chosen Aggregressive and Able
Young Men to Get
Vote in Line
SIMMONS HANDLES PUBLICITY
An Efficient Corps of Competent Men
and Women Is Actively
Functioning for Party
Success.
(By the Associated Negro Press)
Chicago, Sept. 5.—William Clarence
Matthews, of Boston, has been se
lected by William M. Butler, of Mas
sachusetts, chairman of the republican
national committee, to direct the racial
program for the campaign of 1924.
Matthews is functioning# with Monroe
Mason, of Boston, editor of the Blue
Helmet, as his secretary.
Matthews, senior member of a lead
ing firm of lawyers in Boston, with
offices in the famous Old South build
ing, a graduate of Tuskegee Institute
and Harvard College, and an former
U. S. District Attorney, is regarded
as eminently qualified to fill the res
ponsible position given him. Matt
hews is statesmanlike in handling po
litical matters. He plays the game
for advantage, but never forgets the
highest and best interests of his peo
ple. This is a highly essential qualfty
in political leadership—the interests
of the people, as well as the party and
the individual. With the appointment
of Matthews, an entire readjustment
of political activities is made. He
plans a business like scientific cam
paign in which young men and new
blood are to be given equal opportun
ity with the experienced campaigners
of the past.
The line up now is as follows:
Director, William C. Matthews, Bos
ton, Mass., with headquarters, Chica
go. Secretary to Matthews, Monroe
Mason, Boston. Chairman of West
ern Division, William T. Francis, Min
nesota; Vice Chairman, Assistant,
George W. Lee, Tenn. Chairman of
Eastern Division, Charles E. Mitchell,
of West Virginia; Vice Chairman,
Robert L. Vann, Pennslyvania. Di
rector of Women’s Division, Miss Hal
lie Q. Brown, Ohio. Director of Pub
licity and Speakers, Roscoe C. Sim
mons. Secretary, Mrs. Camille Cohen
Jones. National Committeeman, Ga.,
Henry Lincoln Johnson. National Com
mitteewoman, Ga., Mrs. G. S. Wil
liams. National Committeeman, Miss.,
Perry W. Howard. National Comniit
teewoman, Miss., Mrs. W. P. Booze.
The following are members of the
board of strategy: Emmett J. Scott,
Washington; Robert R. Church, Mem
phis, and Robert L. Vann, Pittsburgh.
Down to Brass Tacks.
The republcan national committee is
down to brass tacks in the matter of
dealing with the racial votes of the
country. They are not endeavoring to
fool themselves or anyone else into the
belief that the votes of colored Amer
ica will rush up to the poles without
an understanding and vote the repub
lican ticket. They are proceeding on
th sensible and practical basis that
colored voters must he given good and
sufficient reasons, as all other voters,
why they should support the republi
can party. This manner of dealing
with the voters will, in itself, have a
direct appeal. It shows the type of
recognition that colored citizens de
sire and, incidently, the type being ac
corded by other parties, including the
democrats and progressives.
More than in any previous cam
paign in the history of the country
the other parties are appealing to the
colored voter. The leaders of the re
publican cause, from Matthews down
to the humblest, are recognizing this
fact and telling it to Chairman Butler,
and all of those associated with him.
“Laying all the cards on the table is
the sensible way of going after votes
and saving the interests of the party,”
says Matthews.
According to information coming
from the republican national commit
tee headquarters in Chicago, Septem
ber 22nd will be turned into a nation
al holiday of observing the preliminary
emancipation proclamation, at which
time celebrations will be held, and
prominent speakers will be in all of
the principal cities of the country.
AN EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN
A political educational campaign is
being conducted under the auspices
of the Workmens’ Industruial, Social,
Political and Economic organization.
The first of a series of lectures will
be held Monday evening, Sept. 8th, at
8:30 in Y. W. C. A., North 22nd and
Grant Sts. Subject: The Proposed
Initiative Act. It will be explained
why it is to the interest of the people
that necessitate the change in the
party circle of the ballot, who are
tha citizens of the United States and
the state wherein they reside and their
duty to the body politic ?
Public invited, especially women.
M. L. Hunter, Pres.
MADAME C. J. WALKER
COMPANY BUYS
VALUABLE CORNER
. Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 5.—The
very largest real estate transaction of
all time involving our group in this
city was recently completed when the
Madam C. J. Walker Mfg. Company
purchased the northwest comer of
North Street, West Street and Indi
ana Avenue for the sum of $58,000.
This is a large property located in
the heart of the business district,
close to the world famed Soldiers and
Sailors monument and has a most
commanding view of the three above
named streets which intersect to form
six points. On this valuable corner
passed daily by thousands of people,
the Madam C. J. Walker Company will
erect in the near future a new admin
istraton and factory building. Plans
are now being prepared and from some
of the proposed features, it is to be
the most beautiful and by far the best
appointed building of it kind in the
world today. Neither brains nor mon
ey, we learn, will be spared to make
it equal to the growing needs of the
Walker Company and another fitting
monument to the memory of the late
Madam C. J. Walker.
KANSAS CITYIANS GIVEN
MUCH SOCIAL ATTENTION
Mrs. Homer Roberts and Mrs. Dr.
Brooks of Kansas City, Mo., left. Sun
day evening for their homes after a
most pleasant visit as the guests of
Mrs. W. H. Robinson. They were the
recipients of much social attention
while In the city. Mrs. Roberts is the
wife of the auto salesman, Homer
Roberts, who has recently built a
$70,000 salesroom and garage in Kan
sas City. Mrs. Brooks, who has been
the secretary at the General hospital
in Kansas City for several years, will
be pleasantly remembered as Miss
Goldie Cunningham, formerly of this
city.
A DELIGHTFUL SOCIAL FUNCTION
One of the largest and most beauti
ful social affairs of the season was
the reception and dance given by Mr.
and Mrs. Alfrel Jones at Hillcrest in
honor of their house guests, Dr. and
Mrs. S. A. Huff of Denver, Colo. The
house and porches were tastefully de
corated with purple, green and white,
the state colors of Colorado. About
midnight the following unique dodger*
were handed to the guests:
STOP—LOOK—READ
Dr. S. A. Huff of Denver, Colo., has
opened a Sanitarium on the top floor
af this building for the special care
and treatment of very hungry patients
and all resent who have been suf
fering from loss of meals from natural
ar unnatural causes, are respectfully
ind most urgently requested to attend
the grand opening of this most mar
velous institution which will open at
ance and remain open until closed.
OR. S. A. HUFF, Physician in Charge.
ALFRED JONES, Assistant.
Denver address: 2701 Welton street
(Five Points), Phone Champa 6001;
Omaha address: 2811 Caldwell street,
Phone WEbster 0752.
The guests repaired tothe “Sani
tarium” where a bontlful luncheon
was served. About 250 guests were
present, among them being a large
number of out-of-town visitors.
GONZELL WHITE AT GAYETY
Hear Her Band This Opportunity or
Tediously Walt Two
Years
One of the tip-top high spdis in
the varied entertainment to be offered
at the Gayety twice daily all week
starting Sunday is none other than
Gonzel] White’s band of ten Jnzzers
of real Jazz, conceded to be the step
piest and classiest colored organiza
tion on tour. Miss White is issuing
a challenge to the effect that she de
fies anyone to keep their feet still
when her boys are well steamed up.
This particular group of colored en
tertainers will not again be seen in
Omaha is a long time as their present
engagement wth Mr. Doley is their
final one. Miss White having con
tracted for the appearance of herself
and band in Europe for a period of
two years.
An added feature at every perform
ance will be the personal appearance
of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Pauley, age
22 and 64, respectively, Omaha’s own
December and May of matrimony, who
will tell of the romance of their court
ship which culminated in their happy
marriage over at Council Bluffs! last
April 7.
WHITE KAPIST JAILED
BUT NOT LYNCHED
Texarkana, Ark., Sept. 6.—James
Johnson is in the Texarkana, Tex, jail
on charges of having assaulted six
race women in the Swampoodle dis
trict during the week. The women say
that Johnson threatened to kill them
if they reported his attacks.
HOUSEKEEPER NEVER
WEDDED LEFT FORTUNE
Aged Woman and Son Left Bulk of
White Kentucky Colonel’s
$500,000.
I^xington, Ky., Sept. 5.—Death has
disclosed another southern romance
put up in the true style of the old
South. *
•
Colonel John T. Hughes, aged 83,
one of the wealthiest white farmers
in central Kentucky, died here last
week, laving the bulk of his $500,000
estate to three colored servants.
The servants are Mrs. Ellen Davis,
about 60 years old, his housekeeper,
her son, Robert Henry Hughes, and
Alexander Ranklin, the Colonel’s valet.
Important thing to note is that
Hughes was a bachelor, according to
his friends and never married and that
the son of his housekeepr was given
the Colonel's name.
Rumor is that a common law ar
rangement existed between the couple
who loved each other dearly, but who
never wed on account of the differ
ence between thir races.
The Hughes estate includes about
1,000 acres of the best land in the
Blue Grass country. It fronts the
Lexngton-Paris road. This house to
gether with 293 acres of land goes to
Mrs. Davis who gets also the con
tents which includes antiques and
modern furnishings, the farming uten
sils, wagons, stock, etc.
Robert Henry Hughes, the colored
son, gets the Sudly farm on another
pike with 160 acres worth $300 an
acre.
Alexander Ranklin the Colonel’s
valet who served the Colonel for forty
years was given the Ware farm con
taining 96 acres worth at least $50,000
for his natural life time and at Ran
kin’s death, the farm according to the
will, will revert to Robert Henry
Hughes, whom the Colonel styles in
his as “the son of my old colored ser
vant, Ellen Davis, who has worked for
me faithfully for over forty years.”
Colonel Hughes never went around
about the neighbors. The bluest
blood of the South is said to have
flow'ed in his veins. He knew fev/
people although everybody knew him.
His colored family is like-wise quite
reticent. Mrs. Davis is now living a
in a rather plain home in Chestnut
street in the colored section of this
town. She refused a photographer
permission to make a picture of her.
CRACKER PICKED LAWYER
AS HIGHWAY KOBBEIl
Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 5.—All col
ored people looked alike to a white
man in criminal court recently who
had a number of colored persons ar
rested on charge of highway robbery.
Asked by the court to pick out the
man who struck him the plaintiff
walked up to C. H. Calloway, local at
torney, and pointed him out.
The court dismissed the case and
drove the prosecutor from the room.
46 COLORED INSURANCE
COMPANIES IN UNITED STATES
Chicago, Sept 5.—(By Carey B.
Lewis)—Representatives of 35 sick
and accident insurance companies, 11
legal life reeerve and one fire insur
ance company meeting Jjere with the
Business League elected Frank Gilles
pie of the Liberty Life Company pres
ident to succeed C. C. Spaulding of
the North Carolina Mutual. The 46
colored insurance companies of the
United States have assets amounting
to $10,000,000.
BATTLING MONROE TO FIGHT JACK
MENLO FOR A STREET CAR CHECK
A boxing card, which will be fit for
the whiskers of the kings and lord-?,
will be dished up to the Omaha fans
ot the city auditorium next Thursday
night. All of the indications are
pointing to this being one of the best
cards pulled off here in many a moon.
Strong lines are out for a fight be
tween Black Jack Menlo of Council
Bluffs and Battling Monroe, the eb
ony skinned tiger of Omaha. Menlo
holds a newspaper decision over Mon
roe, and the local boy is willing to
fight for a stret car check, if Pro
moter Isaacson can land Menlo as an
opponent. This is a fight that will
please the bloodthirsty fans of the
crowd.
Ted Moore, the much touted London
middle, will meet th old relaible and
battle scarred Morrie Schlaifer, in the
main event, and as Moore had the
better of a previous argument be
tween th two, the Fighting Fool will
bust an ankle or ear bone if necessary
to whip the cocky Englishman, who is
coming here under the management of
Tom O’Rourke, of New York, the vet
teran fight manager and promoter.
Morrie has been going great guns of
late, and as Moore has whipped the
best men in the middle class of the
country—well, it sounds good, fellows,
a great fight can be anticipated.
The Nebraska Wildcat, Ace Hud
kitis, of Omaha, another of Pat Boyle’s
boys, will meet Joe Jawson of Mil
waukee, in the semi-windup, and this
man Jawson, who holds decisions over
both Pinkie and Ritchie Mitchell,
claims that he has never been knocked
down. Here’s betting that Ace turns
the trick.
The Douglas County Post of the
American Legion is putting on the
show, which is alone enough to tell
you that every bout should be a good
one, and that there will be a tre
mendous crowd in the old fight shed
on next Thursday night.
Tickets are on sale at the usual
pi ices and at the usual prices.
POLICE HALT KLANNMEN
Lawnside, N. J., Sept. 6.—Four col
ored families warned to move by the
Ku Klux Kl&n were baited by police
officials here recently.
COMMITTEE NAMED
Chicago, 111., Sept. 5,—Emmett J.
Scott, of Washington; Robert L. Vann,
Pittsburg, and Robert R. Church of
Nashville have beat appointed to the
Republican Advisory Committee it waa
announced by Chairman Butler.
PIONEER EDUCATOR
OF NEGRO DOCTORS
C D TO REWARD
Founder and President Emeritus of
Meharry Medical College Dies
at Home in Nashville,
Tennessee
RENDERED A GREAT SERVICE
George Whipple Hubbard Labored
Sixty Years in Nashville in
the Work of Race
Education.
Nashville, Tenn.—George Whipple
Hubbard, founder and president emer
itus of Meharry medical college, died
in this city at 6:30 o'clock Friday
morning. Dr. Hubbard was the lead
ing spirit in educational lines of this
city. He had labored sixty years in
Nashville for Negro education.
The funeral servces were held Sun
day afternoon in the Meharry auditor
ium. Dr. W. F. Tillett, dean and di
rector of the school of religion at Van
derbilt university, delivered the fun
eral address. Dean Tillett had been
personally acquainted with Dr. Hub
mard for forty-two years. Prominent
business men of the city took part on
the program.
Obituary of George Whipple Hubbard.
Dr. George Whipple Hubbard, fourth
son of Jonathan B. and Annie (Whip
ple) Hubbard, was bom August 11,
1841, in Charlestown, N. H., and was
educated at New Hampshire Confer
ence seminary and New London Lit
erary and Scientific institution; dele
gate of the Christian commission in
the Army of the Potomac, and also in
the Army of the Cumberland in 1864;
taught a regimental school in the
110th U. S. C. I. in 1865-6; principal
of the Belleview public school, Nash
ville, Tenn., 1867-74. He graduated in
the medical department of university
of Tennessee in 1876, and in the medi
cal department of Vanderbilt univer
sity in 1879. In 1876 he was appointed
by the Fredmen’s Aid society of the
M. E. church to organize a medical
department of Central Tennessee. This
department has been known as Me
harry' Medical College. He was dean of
this college since its organization till it
was re-organized in 1916 when he be
came its first president. He retired in
1921, having served 45 years as head
of the institution.
The direct descendants of the Hub
hard family remaining are: Mr. Har
ry Hubbard of Kansas City, Kansas;
Dr. George W. Hubbard, Mineral
Wells, Texas; Rural Hubbard, Mrs.
Allie Hubbard McLeoud, Los Angeles,
Calif.; Dr. Jennie Hubbard Bowles of
Denver, Colo., children of his brother,
David Hubbard. Also Mrs. Esther
Hubbard Chellis of Claremount, N. H.,
daughter of his brother, Henry Hub
bard.
To use the words of Julius Rosen
wald: “The notable career of Dr.
Hubbard, the founder and long time
president of the institution, his work
and his spirit of devotion will be per
petuated as the college develops in the
future years upon the foundation he
laid so well and in the lives of the
many students whom he trained. He
won and deserved the confidence of
the Negroes by his untiring efforts to
promote their professional education.
He gained the respect and approval of
white people all over the land by his
fidelity to the task to which he de
voted his long useful life. His monu
ment is •Meharry Medical College.”