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CHICAGO POINTS THE WAY
■y^ITHOUT question Chicago points
the way to successful racial
achievement along many lines. There
the race has imbibed the spirit of
that great city epitomized in its
motto, “I WILL”. This spirit has
given us great commercial enter
prises, banks, department stores, in
surance companies, real estate firms,
newspapers, automobile firms, man
ufacturers and jobbers. In Chicago
Negroes are making marvelous strides
in various lines of legitimate business
and demonstrating their ability to do
worthwhile things. In professional
lines there are scores and scores of
men and women who have risen far
above mediocrity in their chosen
fields, many of them having obtained
an enviable eminence. Nor is the
artistic, cultural and religious life
neglected. Here, too, they are hold
ing their own. Perhaps no better in
dex to the progressive and aggressive
spirit of our race in Chicago can be
found than their success in the polit
ical field. Of late years they have
been demanding more and more rec
ognition and REPRESENTATION in
political affairs and what’s more they
have been getting it. The recent
election of Albert A. George, whose
qualifications for the position his con
freres at the bar concede, to a munic
ipal judgeship; and the election of
Adelbert Roberts to the state senate
and four others, Charles A. Griffin
S. B. Turner, Warren B. Douglas and
William King to the state legislature
are indisputable facts of far-reaching
significance. The race in Chicago
has learned the much needed lessor
of successful team work. After many
bitter experiences they have leamec
that all their strength is in theii
union, all their weakness lies in dis
cord. Having learned this lesson am
that only within the last few years
the race in Chicago points the way
for the race in other communities
w’here we are found in any appreci
able number to follow. Not only d(
they unify their efforts but they arc
persistent and persevering. They dc
not give up. Perseverance and per
sistence are the price that all must pay
for success and in this Chicago points
the way.
THE COMMUNITY CHEST
f~^MAHA is asked to contribute and
will contribute again this year the
sum of $402,000 for the Community
Chest for the support of 29 Welfare
and Charitable organizations. Last
year our people contributed generous
ly and will cheerfully do the same
this year. The first year of the op
eration of the Community Chest,
which was from the necessity of the
case, largely •Experimental, has abso
lutely justified this method of financ
ing the social and welfare work of
our city. The Board of Governors,
as a whole, and especially the Budget
and Finance Committees in particular,
have given days and days of work for
which no money could pay them in
administering the funds entrusted to
I THE NEGRO’S CONTRIBUTION NOT NEGLIGIBLE I
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A moment’s thought will easily convince open-minded X
< j persons that the contribution of the Negro to American X
< > nationality as slave, freedman and citizen was far from X
< > negligible. No element of American life has so subtly and X
;; yet clearly woven itself into warp and woof of our thinking X
• > and acting as the American Negro. He came with the first X
;; explorers and helped in exploration. His labor was from X
;; the first the foundation of the American prosperity and X
;; the cause of the rapid growth of the new world in social and X
;; economic importance. Modern democracy rests not simply X
; on the striving white men in Europe and America but also X
; on the persistent struggle of the black men in America for |
; two centuries. The military defense of this land has de- {•
! pended upon Negro soldiers from the time of the Colonial j
wars down to the struggle of the World War. Not only does X
; the Negro appear, reappear and persist in American litera- $
tore but a Negro American literature has arisen of deep X
• significance, and Negro folk lore and music are among the X
' choicest heritages of this land. Finally the Negro has played X
a peculiar spiritual role in America as a sort of living, ¥
breathing test of our ideals and an example of the faith, |
hope and tolerance of our religion.—Du Bois, “The Gift of X
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their care for the best interests of
all. Not a word of criticism against
their spirit of fairness towards all
the agencies within the Chest has
been or could be successfully uttered.
Four distinct organizations of our
group are beneficiaries of the Com
munity Chest: The O'.d Folks Home,
Colored Commercial Club Labor Bu
reau, the Christ Child Society1 (St.
Benedict’s Community Center) and
the North Side Branch of the Y. W.
C. A. In addition to these specific
organizations, our people share in the
benefactions of other welfare agen
cies, such as the Associated Charities,
Red Cross, etc. Last year the direct
ly traceable contributions from the
colored people were far in access of
the allotments to our specific organ
izations; or in other words we con
tributed more than enough to care
for our own welfare organizations.
This, of course, is only right and in
keeping with our willingness to help
in any civic cause. Aside from the
contributions directly traceable to
our group there were additional sums
not traceable inasmuch as they came
through firms where our people were
employed. Of course we did not give
too much. No one ever does that.
But whatever we gave last year let
us give more this year. One purpose
of the Community Chest is to get
everybody to give something to help
somebody else. Let everybody give
to the COMMUNITY CHEST for
1 1925.
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DOING ONE’S BEST
HATEVER work one undertakes
he should be actuated by the de
sire and determination to do it to the
best of his ability. Too many people
' are satisfied with merely “getting
by”. Those who do this never amount
to much. Shirkers on any job are in
reality cheating therfiselves more than
they are cheating their employer for
they are inflicting upon themselves
not only a serious loss in physical and
mental efficiency but also irreparable
damage to their moral character. Do
ing one’s best wherever called to
serve pays large dividends. Always
strive to do your best.
COLORED COMMERCIAL
CLUB IS PLANNING
INCREASED ACTIVITIES
The Colored Commercial club which
has attractive quarters at 1514 North
Twenty-fourth street is planning to
enlarge its activities during the win
ter months. A membership drive will
soon be put on and an effort made
to have schools of salesmanship which
will be very helpful to all business
men who desire to attend. The rooms
are available and are being largely
used for meetings of a business, civic
and welfare nature. The free employ
ment bureau is rendering good ser
vice in finding employment for our
people, altho at the present time the
call for work is far in excess of that
for workers.
Give to the Community Chest!
BOOK CHAT
By Mary White Ovlngton,
Chairman, Board of Directors of the <
National Association for the Ad <
vancement of Colored People.
“A PASSAGE'TO INDIA”. By E.
M. Forster. Published by Messrs, i
Harcourt, Brace & Co., 4 West 43rd i
street, New York City. Price $2.50. i
By mail $2.60.
There is not a word regarding the
Negro in this best seller, and yet it !
does more to clarify the situation of 1
the Negro in the United States than
any dozen treatises written about him.
For this story of the English in In
dia and their relation to the Moham
medans and Hindus over whom they »
rule is brother to the disfranchised
Negro here. One reads it and sees on
page after page the conditions, physic
al and psychological, of America. Not
that we have any one spot correspond
ing to the city of Chandrapore, in
which Mr. Forst,»r’s novel moves, but
we can conceive a city, compounded
of Southern caste and Northern effi
ciency, that would correspond exactly.
Into such a place sound the alarm of
an attack upon a white girl by a col
ored man and you can fortell what
will happen. Among the English who
gather at the club to consider the
matter of the alleged attack, is one !
Fielding who remains calm. ‘‘The Col
lector looked at him sternly because
he was keeping his head. He had not
gone mad at the phrase ‘an English
girl fresh from England’, he had not
rallied to the banner of race. He was
still after facts though the herd had
decided on emotion. Nothing enrages
Anglo-India more than the lantern of
reason, if it is exhibited for one mo
ment after its extinction is decreed.
All over Chandrapore that day the
Europeans were putting aside their
normal personalities and sinking
themselves in their community. Pity,
wrath, heroism, filled them, but the
power of putting two and two together
was annihilated.”
And again in relation to the alleged
assault. “They had started speaking
of ‘women and children’—that phrase
that exempts the male from sanity
when it hag been repeated a few
times.”
The story of the alleged assault and
of the trial is the one dramatic theme
in the book, but apart from the inter
est in the fate of the characters, one 1
delights in every figure sketched for
us. The Mohammedan, Aziz, hero of |
the story, skeptical of the English and I
yet one whose heart goes out in love
to those who are kind to him; the
Hindu, Nawab Bahadur, later plain
Mr. Zufiqar, all the English, Ronny,
the City Magistrate, the Collector, the
terrible English women who have
made India their home. Fielding,
Aziz's friend, discovered, “that it is
possible to keep in with Indians end
Englishmen, but that he who would
also keep in with Englishwomen must
drop the Indians." (That the woman
emphasizes social position more than
the man and makes the coming to
gether of the races increasingly dif
ficult, we realize, not only in India
but in the Southern states.) And last
there is the oriental setting, giving
us easily and pleasantly an intimate
view of an ancient land.
I always find it more difficult to
write of a book that I greatly like
than of one of which I am critical. A
beloved book is like a loved friend—
one cannot talk much about either,
but one resents any criticism or at
tack. Look, admire, revere, one says.
This is my attitude toward Mr. For
ster s novel. He writes seldom but
when he does write it is surpassingly
done. Oh, for a book equal to this of
our own land!
Give to the Community Chest!
ALLEN CHAPEL A. M. E. CHURCH
25th and R Sts.
O. J. Burckhardt, Pastor.
All services were well attended
Sunday. At 11 o’clock the pastor
preached on “Robbing God” and at
the evening service on “Christian
Manhood and Womanhood”. These
sermons made a decided impression
upon the congregation. The sermory
topic next Sunday morning will be
“The Remedy for Carnality”; even-1
ing, “What God Knows". A welcome
awaits all at Allen Chapel.
WHITE SOUTHERNER
CONTRIBUTES TO FIGHT
AGAINST SEGREGATION
C. K. Bartlett, a white resident of
Asheville, North Carolina, has sent
his check for $15 to the National As
sociation for the Advancement of
Colored People, 69 Fifth Avenue, New
York, to be used in the fight now be
ing made against residential segrega
tion. Mr. Bartlett writes:
“I am not only in hearty sympathy
with fou in this fight, but realize
that people of the white race (I am
one, an eager one) will be much bet
ter off when they join hands with you
and strive for certain qualities of
mind and heart, in which you excel.”
Mr. Bartlett is one of a number of
white Southerners who are enthusi
astic and faithful friends of the N.
A. A. C. P.
REV. S. E. GROSS
TO DELIVER LECTURT
To the People of South Omaha Who
Are Interested in South Omaha:
There will be a lecture delivered at
Allen Chapel Monday night, Novem
ber 17, by the Rev. S. E. Gross, on
“The Ant”.
LINCOLN NEWS AND COMMENT
Armistice Day was appropriately
celebrated though the weather was
cold.
Mr. Zack Johnson is confined at .'he
Lincoln Sanitarium where he wt3
taken Sunday after developing a case
of pneumonia. Last reports say he
is on the mend.
Mr. Alonzo Johnson is here from
St. Paul, Minn., on account of his
father's illness.
Mr. Guy Wiley spent Saturday night
and Sunday at Omaha as guest of Mrs.
Susie Trent; also worshipped at Zion
Baptist church during the day.
Mrs. Gertrude Haynes is reported
confined to her bed with illness.
Mrs. liOttie Chinn’s arm. recently
injured, is mending slowly.
Mrs. Horace Colley is confined a‘
St. Elizabeth's hospital where a child
was born to her last Friday, though
dead. Mrs. Colley is reported doing
fairly at this time.
Services were conducted as usual at
Mt. Zion Baptist church Sunday, Rev.
H. W. Botts preached. The father and
sons banquet given in basement of
Church Monday night was fine and
well attended. Thanksgiving services
and dinner was held as usual each
year.
The Refuge Baptist church has an
Installation program starting Wednes
day which ends with the installing of
Rev. J. T. Farley as pastor of the
chuich next Sunday.
Services at Quinn Chapel, A. M. E.
church, were conducted as usual by
the pastor, Rev. M. C. Knight. All
aid societies had usual good services.
Rev. C. R. Ross of the Newman M.
E. church states to the public that he
is still conducting services at the reg
ular place, and would solicit attend
ance ofthose who would come. Every
body is welcome.
The C. A. C. HolloweVn party at the
home of Mrs. Marie Copeland, 2420
Holdrege street, the past week was
an attractive affair. The house being
decorated in Hallowe’en suggestions
and with large baskets of American
Beauty roses and astors as a center
piece for the table. The evening was
spent in a game contest, first prizes
being won by Miss Ruth Hickman and
Mr. Adelbert Molden, and second
prizes by Miss Lucy Allen and Mr.
R. G. Huston. Mrs. Dorothy Lewis
was initiated into the club, and pre
sented with a large boquet of roses.
The menu carried out the Hallowe’en
idea.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Huff motored
to Warrensburg, Mo., to visit his
mother, who is quite ill.
The program at the Newman M. E.
: church Sunday evening, November 2,
| under the direction of Attorney j. H.
( Lawson was a success and largely at
tended. The evening was given en
tirely to the business and professional
men of the city. Several interesting
addresses were given on the following
subjects: l,aw, real estate, medicine,
and a short sermonette by Rev. T. J.
Porter, instrumental, voal and saxo
phone solos were rendered. The ev
ening wag much enjoyed by the large
attendance.
ILLINOIS GETS FIRST
LINCOLN LEGION CHARTER
Chicago, 111., Nov. 14.—Illinois will
be the first state to receive a charter
from the newly-organized lincoln Le
gion, according to a motion made by
National Organizer Monroe Mason,
editor of the Blue Helmet, at a dinner
to Illinois representatives, and passed
by members of the organization. The
dinner was held in the armory of the
famous Eighth Illinois infantry.
Give to the Community Chest!
NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENT
DEFENDANT
To Hurrel Greenway, Non-Residnt
Defendant:
You are hereby notified that on the
29th day of July, 1924, Marie Green
way, as plaintiff, filed a petition in
the District Court of Douglas County,
Nebraska, against you as defendant,
the object and prayer of which are to
obtain a divorce from you on the
ground of desertion.
You are required to answer said pe
tition on or before the 22nd day of
December, 1924.
Marie Greenway, Plaintiff,
By W. B. Bryant,
4t -10-14 Her attorney.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to thank my many friends
for the beautiful floral offerings sent
me during my serious illness, while
at the Methodist hospital, especially
Bethel No. 9, Golden Sheaf Taber
nacle No. 91, Mary Dixon Tabernacle
No. 29, and the Past Matrons’ Council.
MRS. LULU ROUNTREE.
WHITE MAGAZINES PUBLISH
CO UN TEE l». CULLEN’S POEMS
(N. A. A. C. P. Press Service.)
Countee P. Cullen, the young col
ored poet, who has recently again won
a poetry prize, has had his work pub
lished in four leading white magazines
this November. The prize-winning
poem is published in The American
Mercury and others of Mr. Cullen’s
poems appear in Harper’s Magazine,
The Century and The Bookman.
The Chas. S. Gilpin Literary Soci
ety of St. John’s A. M. E. church
challenges any debating team in the
city to debate any subject at any
time and place. On Friday night,
Nov. 21, the team plans to divide it
self into two distinct clubs and de
bate the following question: “Re
solved, That Religion Should be Min
gled With Politics." This will be in
keeping with Father and Son weeks’
program.
Give to the Community Chest!
YOUNG MATRONS SOCIAL
SOCIETY
The Young Matrons Social Society
club met at the residence of Mrs.
Inola Macklin Thursday evening,
Nov. 6. There was quite a few young
married women out to enjoy the won
derful evening. Mesdames Rubydal
White, Eddie Saunders, Edwin Mills
and Mary Watson were among the
new members present. There was a
three course luncheon served by the
hostess. The next meeting will be at
the residence of Mrs. E. L. Reid, as
sisted by Mrs. Clarence A. Wright.
RED SIGNAL LIGHT
LEADS ALL IN TEST
Green, Blue and Lemon
Come Next in Order.
Washington.—That red signal light*
are most easily distinguished from
other colors at a distance and require
the lowest light intensity for unmis
takable recognition, Is one of the con
clusions drawn from an Investigation
of the visibility of traffic, slgnals.con
ducted by the bureau of Standards,
Department of Commerce. Green
signals came second on the list of
colored lights easy to Identify, but for
street traffic a yellow green Is consid
ered preferable to the blue green used
on the railroads. Blue ranked third
on the list, but was found to require
the highest Intensity. The railroad
yellows. It was found, were often mis
taken for orange and red, and a
lemon yellow gave much better re
sults.
Several thousand observations were
made at a distance of 600, 600 and
1,250 feet, using different observers.
They were made under daylight con
ditions, under which the Identifica
tion of colored lights Is most difficult
On the average, a red light of 75-can
dle power could be identified at 600
feet, while a green light had to be of
250-candle power, a yellow 750 and a
blue light 1,000. At 900 feet the re
quirements were 100, 250 and 1,600
candle power respectively, while at
1,260 feet they were 1,800, 2,500, 8,000
and 7,500.
The tests are a part of a program
of standardization of colors for traf
fic slgnuls In which the bureau Is co
operating with the American Engineer
ing Standards committee, the Nation
al Safety council and the American
Association of State Highway Offi
cials. Under the auspices of these
organizations a committee has been
formed which has now nearly com
pleted a code for colors of traffic
signals and for lights for building ex
its. This problem Includes the use
of colored lights on highway vehicles, |
along highways, add at highway cross
ings of steam and electric railways;
the co-ordinated relation of color,
form, position* and number of signals
and their relation to systems of flash
ing, moving, or other lights; and meth
ods of specifying or defining colors
for signal purposes.
World’s Largest Sapphire
Is Valued at $35,000
London.—Declared to be the largest
sapphire In the world, a Jewel, ones
used as n common paper weight, has
been brought from India and Is now
being offered for exhibition In London.
The Jewel Is worth more than $35,
000, weighs 910 carets and Is In the
form of a plucked flower with a short
stem. It was acquired by a govern
ment official In India, who, Ignorant of
Its value, used It as a paper weight In
one of the gunrd huts on the Indian
frontier.
The discovery of the Jewel was
made by the director of Indian revenue
when he visited the outpost. Its his
tory has been traced to the Twelfth
century when one of the Belinda kings,
whde on a pilgrimage to Ceylon, was
given the sapphire by a Buddhist j
monk. During the reign of this king j
the stone became the object of much
veneration and was afterward cap
tured by Malik Kaffur, the great gen
eral of Allandan. Later It came Into
the possession of n state official, bat
was lost about 1875.
Experts are of the opinion that the
Jewel was a hair ornament of an an
cient dlety, and there Is, It Is beltavad,
a companion stone In existence.
Dog Kills Pet Fawn
Charlottesburg, N. J.—Because an
elght-week-eld fawn had the affections
of children of Thomas W. Reilly, su
perlntendent of the Newark watershed.
Rags, a wire-haired terrier, driven to '
desperation by Jealousy, killed the
fawn. The dog followed the deer Into
the woods near the Reilly home and at
tacked It. The dog was called off, bat
the fawn did not survive.
Give to the Community Chest!
OUR NEW TELEPHONE NO.
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A Very High Grade Coal The Same High Grade
not and Long Lasting Smaller In Size
Per Ton $ .00 Del ered I Per Ton $ .50 Del ered j|
At. 4444 “DEALERS IN GOOD COAL” At. 4444
Deliveries to All 'z of Greater On:alia
A SPECIAL MEETING
FOB WOMEN ONLY
Every Negro Woman in Omaha Urged
to Attend—No Men
Wanted
The members of the Board of Man
agement of the North Side Branch
of the Young Women's Christian Asso
ciation are the sponsors of a very im
portant meeting to be held for women
only, Sunday, November 16, 1924, at
4 p. m. at the **Y", Twenty-eecond and
Grant streets.
The purpose of such a meeting is
to awaken and to establish a real
sense of citizenship among the Negro
women of this community. Interest
ing subjects will be discussed by able
speakers; valuable facts that concern
the betterment of particular racial
conditions in this city will be given;
fine music also.
The woman who is Interested in her
home, the woman who is interested In
her church, the woman who is Inter
ested in her business, the woman who
is Interested in her civic club, or her
social club—EVERY WOMAN Is urged
to attend.
“Do you know where I can get a
good dinner?”
“Yea, go to the “Y” every Thursday
and yon will get a good meal for only
39 cents.”
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