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. 4 . . . . - ffe f 1 H A A . ' 1 Founticoi by w. b. King. v. "The Republican fatty Is The Jhip All he Is The 8ea"Fred Dougum. tuo rer Acnu-a YOL. 2C, KO. 28. ":tr . ' DALLAS, TEXAS, 8ATCKDAT, Al'ML 20, 1919. " - miCB' FIVE CE.,TT AG AiriSTL A 17 Lf SSf I ESS TWENTY-EIGHT STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ; REPRESENTED IN CALL. MANY SOUTHERN STATES IN THE LIST From the headquarters of the com mittee In charge, 70, Fifth Avenue, . New York, announcement is made of the call for a National Conference on . Lynching "to take concerted action against- lynching . and lawlessness wherever found," to be held In New York City May 5 and 6, by a group of 120 leading men and women of the country. This call for the conference, which la being sent out extensively, Is . wldoly representative of the country, twenty-eight states and the District of Columbia being represented by sign ers. Twenty signers are. from eight southern states. Among the signers are Attorney General A. Mitchell Pal mer, former Attorney Generals Charles J. Bonaparte and Judson Harmon; five governors: Hugh M. Dorsey of Geor gia, D. W. Davis of Idaho, James P. Goodrich of Indiana, Henry J. Allen of Kansas, Emerson C. Harrington of Maryland; four ex-governors: Emmet O'Neal of Alabama, Simeon E. Bald win of Connecticut. Edward F. Dunne of Illinois, L. F. C. Garvin of Rhode Island; Elihu Root; Charles Evans Hughes; Cardinal Gibbons; Senators ' Arthur Capper of Kansas and J. Me dia McCormick of Illinois; Representa tives I C. Dyer of Missouri and Mar tin B. Madden of Illinois; former Min ister to the Netherlands, Henry Van Dyke; prominent Judges of the higher , courts, Including Chief Justice John Bradley Wlnslow of the Wisconsin State Supreme Court, Justice Orrin N. Carter of the Supreme Court of 1111- : riois, Judge Julian W. Mack;, nine unl- '. verslty pres.; George T. Page, Pru dent of the American Bar Association; John G. Milburn, President of the As sociation of the Bar of the City of New OIIE 11111 LARSTIIE AM. E. Washington, D. C "One Million Dollars through' the Dollar Money System," Is the slogan announced by Prof. John R. Hawkins, Financial Secretary of the African Methodist Episcopal Church three years ago and the opening of bis second term, and he reported to the 3'uanclal Board In annual session held it the headqu, rters April 16, that $705 635.36 had been raised In three years, whic'. was an average of Over $250, 000 each year and at the meeting of the General Conference, Ma" 1920, H will have gone over the top, there by raising the largest amount In the history of the system.' ' .:.' The Board was presided over by Bishop B. F.Xee, of .Vasnvillo, Tmn. The following members were pres ent; Revs. M. W. Thornton, Boston, Masi.; A. L. Gaines, Baltimore, Md.? Thomas H. Jackson, Wllberforce, Ohio; ..A. J. Carey. Chicago, 111.; J. R. Ransom, Wichita, Kansas; S. D. Koseboro, Cuthbert, Ga.; R. W. Mance, Columbia, S. C; W. K. Ed warns, Jackson, M1bs.;'C H. Pielto, Memphis, Tenn. S, J. Johnson, San Antonio, Texas; . J. E. Starka, Talla hassee, Fla.; J. D. Df nnls, Jones boro, Ark. It is the first time V at a layman has held the position and being the second term much interest has been manifested in the worx of Prof. I?aw kins, who has proven to be the best Secretary the Church has ever had. The collections for the fiscal year ending March 31,- 1919, by district as. reported by the Secretary were: First, Bishop Evans Tyroe, $19, 120.23; Second, Bishop J. Albert Johnson, $31,334.22; Third, C. T. Shaf f it (deceased), $12,789.64; Fourth, Eishop L. J. Coppln, $19,076.55; Fifth, Bishop H. Blanton Parks, $19,2906; Sixth Bishop J. S. Flipper, $37, 399.80; Seventh, Bishop W. D, Chap pell, $24,149.50; Eighth, Blohop W. H. Heard, $26,781.00; Ninth, BisLop B. F. f.te, $23,871.45; Tenth, Eishop 3. H. Jones, $16,691.86; Elerenth, Bishop John K t, $24,233 35; Twelfth, Bishop J. M. Conner, $22, 987.70; Thirteenth, bishop I. N. Ross, $387 87; -Fourteenth, Blahlp W. W. Beckett, $1,796.86; Fli'-anth, Bishop C. S. Smlih, $3,204.76. RuKOlutlons were adopted by the Board commenalnfc" the work of Prof. John R. HaiVkins as Financial Sec retary, and his services to the whole race. The Fourteen Articles as a Bhb!s for Democracy Yt Homa, were highly commanded. I a it L fjia York; and Anna Howard Shaw. The southern signers are ex-Governor Emmet O'Neal of Alabama; Gover nor Hugh ,M, Dorsey of Georgia, ex Congressman William Hi Fleming, Rev. John D. Hammond, Mrs. John D. Hammond, " Rt. Rev. , Frederick F. Reese, Episcopal Bishop, of Georgia; Desha Breckinridge of the Lexington Herald, Lexington, Ky.; Rev. Qulncy Swing of Louisiana; A. T. Stovall, J. R. Bingham, J. B.Hutton, Jack C. Wil son, of Mississippi; W. D. Weather ford of North Carolina; Bishop Thom as F. Gaylor, James H. Kirkland, Fay ette A. McKeuzle, Bolton Smith, of Tennessee ; James H. Dillard, William H. Huntly, Henry St. George Tucker, of Virginia. 1 In announcing the call, the commit tee representing the signers, of which' Moorfield Storey of Boston is chair man and John R. Shillady of New York, Sec., says that 3.216 lynch in gs, exclusive of the East St. Louis and 'other mob riots, have occurred in the United States in the last thirty years, 702 of which have been lynch ings of white people and 2,514 lynch lngs of Negroes; that 63 Negroes and 4 white persons were lynched In 1918; that some of the recunt lynchlngs have been particularly atrocious, in volving burning at the stake and tor ture of the victims. The opening session of the Confer ence will be held at, Carnegie Hall on the evening of May 6. Morning and afternoon sessions will be held May 3 at the Association ofjthe Bar of the City of New York and the closing ses sion at the Meeting House of the So ciety for Ethical Culture on the even ing of May 6. . Georgia Officers Attempt ; . To Arrest Negro And , Pistol Battle Eras (By the - Associated Negro Press.) Millen, Ga., April , 24. Six per sons were killed in a pistol battle between county officers and Negroes near here, following the arrest at a church meeting otEdmond Scott, charged with carrying a concealed WA&pon. The dead' liMude county policeman W. C, Brown, Night Mar shal T. H. Stephans and four race men. The officers were called to the church, and as they approached they met Scott in an automobile with the rJnister. The officer stopped the car and arrested Scott! Other Negroes intervened, and it Is alleged that Joe Ruffln opened fire on the officers, Later Ruffln and his three sons were killed. . After Stephens had been shot, It Is claimed his head and body were beaten by the crowii Frenchwoman Comes To America to Marry Negro (By the Associated, Negro Press.) Now York. Anril 24. A new les- fson In true love has been brought to i.ght here by the arrival of the trfj .sport Turrlalba, from France. On board, and In the custom? of ihe officers was Mile. Alexandria Boyer, of MfcXseilleK, bride-to-be of Michael Bler'i, a first-class boatswain's mate, an 1 Colored. : Mile. Boyer "travelled incognito W the first two day until,. according to soldiers on board, she became sea sick and so pale that her heavy coating of burnt, cork failed longer to Oecelve the ohlp's officers. Much to the surprise of v'fco officers it was discover ed that the "stevedore" was an- aristocratic French woman who had fallen In love with Black, and who was unable to marrv In France because of the "red tape" necessary to go through before the ship sailed. The woman has been turned over to to the Immigration autho'ities'but uotU the woman and man maintain as soon as the trouble is straightened out they will get married. The Japs Have Kof Given Up (By the Associated Negro Press.) Washington, D. C, April 24. Al though . the Japanese seem to have been given a temporary set back In thoir fight at ths Peace Conference to secure equal light for all, re gardless of race, it Is very evident that the clever little people- from over the seaa ha"e not given u hopa A curious and extremely Interesting allianco has developed between the Japanese- and the Jews. The Jews r asking that the laague of nations rha'i include a stipulation for com Xlcte religious toleration. Jaan baa jel-wd upon the suggestion and asks: "Why not also toleration for all colors?" Th Japanese government is deientilned to cjiTipel 4 definite annwer on Its demand for racial equality. , .- .. v. ; . . . . J v : ; ., Dr. Moton Makes Ills -First PcKIc Visit to Cltea (By the Associated Negro Press.) Chicago, 111., April 24. Dr. Robert R. Moton, Principal of Tuskegee In stitute, Alabama, . successor of the late Dr. Booker T. Washington, made his first public visit to Chicago, cov ering a period of several days. Dur ing his stay here Dr. Moton confined bis public addresses to the subject of the "Negro in the World War," and put at rest the criticisms In some localities relative to his advice to the soldiers of the race during- his trip to France. Dr. Moton appeared no less than five times in public before the "last word" in Chicago gatherings. His first appearance was before the Tus kegee club, Sunday afternoon, In Casey's Hall, where, after his ad dress, he was presented with a Liber ty Bond, by the alumnao association, as an evidence of their faith in his work, and to be used in behalf of some worthy Tuskegeen student Sun day night Dr. Moton spoke before 3,000 people in themammotfi Orches tra Hall, the vast majority of the audi ence being white. Here he delivered a frank address relative to the Ne gro in the War, in which he told how the soldiers never faltered in the face of great odd. "Our soldiers had to fight both the enemy without and prejudice within," he declared. "And now, we have our greatest bat tle at home in getting justice, which should not be denied to any . Amer ican. We ask no special favors, but we do insist that we be given an equal opportunity in the battle of life." . : At South Park Avenue ' Methodist Episcopal church, Dr. ' Moton ad dressed an audience of 1,500, the me jority our own people. Here he told very frankly of some of the wild rumors that were afloat concerning the race soldiers, which induced President Wilson and Secretary Bak er' to request hlra to Investigate, which he did, running down every one, and making recommendations for' betterment that .were immediate ly adopted. "There has been some criticism concerning iny using the term . 'mod est' in some of my talks to our sol diers,, but .1 am .euro there, could be no misunderstanding or criticism If the term were . understood in its proper-relationship. ' "I want to declare to you that I spoke frankly to those who were In a position to do us the most good, and I did not hesitate to call at tention to any injustices that were heaped upon us. General, Pershing treated me with the utmost courtesy, as did the otber commanding gener als. Inasmuch as much of my mis sion was in the natum of confidential, there are things that I am not even yet at liberty to say, but I am sure they will come out in time. "In the work of reconstruction be fore us, we must all work together. The best white people of the South are deeply concerned about the wel fare of our race, and in a short time you will hear much concerning the conference of leading white men who met in Atlanta, Ga., who pldged themselves as "Crusaders" to bring to pass the fruits of the true spirit of democracy, and Justice." Dr. Moton, also addressed the Chi cago Advertising club and the City club, both white, being accompanied by Dr. George .C. Hall and Editor Rober: S. Abott of The Chicago De fender. - - - New Race Play. "Bondage' . Cpens In San Francisco (By the Associated Negro Press.) San Francisco, Calif., April 24. There was produced here for the first tif.-ie last week at one of the local theatres a new one act play called "Bondage."- Jt deals in a se rious ay with certain problems con-1 neciea wii& me itace lire in Ameri ca, t .In the San Francisco Call-Post, one of the great dailies of this sec tion, John D. Barry, the Democratic Editor, devotes a Thoie section to the discussion of.. the p'ay, after re viewing, its story. To quote Iiis exact words he says: "It makes vs reflect on the awful cruelty in the attitude of the whites toward Coloed people. No wonder H. O. Wells said in the book that he wrote on his return to England from this country, "The Future in America," published a dozen years ago, that ho couldn't understand why the Negroes didn't flea up and mur der us in our beds." Witii reference to the English . used in the dialog of the play, the critic says: "All of the characte-.a, even the grandfather, speak pretty clear English, after the habit of bo mans Negroes. Some of the best . English I ever heard has been spoken by Colored people. They dhow that the M i has a fine ear for the nice ties of speech." OVER 25,000 COLORED WOIHT.IT IX TEREHTED IIT 1W COiNSER TATIOW DT MISSISSIPPI. (By the Associated Negro Press.) Meridian, Miss,, April 24. Grati fying success in Home Demonstra tion work among our women was recorded last year by the 27 Colored asrenls of the Department ihe agvnts organized more than 600 olubs, enroiting over 10,000 women and 15,000 girls, each club maintaining all year gardens. The production . and conservation of foodstuffr, as attention. As a result 15,000 chick ens were ralced In homes that bad formerly been without poulfjr; 870. W77 qu.".rti of f ruita and vegetables were coaiwrved. . fipi-UilD tew DALLAS GIVES mSISi Big Street toie M BarSe cue a Kotils Event, W. H. Burnett, f.yor Vozencraft and R. E: L Knight De liver Stirring Addresses By N. W.- Harllee. A new chapter was written in the history of the great city of Dallas, the metropolis of Texas, when the "Black " Devils' from "Over There," filed Into line and invaded the - city with martial steps and a swing that was familiar in No Man's Land under bursting shrapnels, and in the midst of fuming gapej and deadly machine guns. A new day, a new era, a ilew birth of Freedom, a Democracy, not that the World be made safe for De mocracy, but that Democracy be made safe for the world, was much in evi dence, when the Intrepid inen who bad ' done the work of the United States government and had returned not as wards of the Nation ft, not as the sonB and descene'ents of slaves, not as the sons of proscriptions, but as heroes that tbey are, the men, the . brave, heroic men, who with their brave American white brothers of steeled will and iron nerves, brought victory to the Allies through blood with the stars and stripes In your flag and ray flag, for your land and my land, for your home and my home,- f :'v vour children and my chLIdjCty ' vJr your Liberty and my Liberty.; Never shall the glory, the unfading' luster in the glorious achievements of the men, who have written their deeds with their blood and sealed it with love of - liberty, die, but will grow brighter as the years go by, proclaiming to the un born generations that tiie Negro has ever been true to the American flag, and that they are ready again to de fend her a,t the call to duty at the voice of their government At 11:00, on Monday morning, the great pageant formed at the cor ners of I.im and Good and the other adjacenta streets into platoons, and stood attention, and 12:30, thene braves, lead by the Uniform Ranks of the Knights of Pythias and the police of the city, 'moved west on Elm street to the voice of martial music, moving in rank and file as one man. It was then that the great chapter was written, in honor of the men, who were followed by citizens on foot, and ladies In decorated autos, chief among whom was the out fit of Mrs. Mary B.'Moore who had done so much for these fighters when leav ing for their training service of . (Continued on page 8). The Reserve Officers' Training Washington, D. C Following the demobilization of the Stud'uts' Army Training Corps shortly after the sign ing of the armistice, the War Depart ment, to stimulate the patriotic spirit of young men n the colleges and schools of the land and to fit them for afflclent Bervice in defense of the nation, formulated plans for .the establishment of a Resarve Officers' Training Corps. Under this system the students of the .ous educa tional institutions who are able to meet the required standards, men tally, physically and temperamentally, are trained to become officers in the Army, prepared to take their places in the active military service, should necessity arise. Watchful of the welfare of the colored young man and anxious that the colored schools of the country Bhould be given ft proper opportunity to share In this advance work of preparedness, Dr. Emmett J. Scott, Special Assistant to the Sec.-etary oi War, tor up the matter with the Commute on Education and Special Trainiag of the War Department in charge of the training and instruction branch of the War Plans Divisions, General StafT, with the result that twelve of the leading colored schools' of the country have been selected as cen ters for the establishment of units of the Reserve Of fleets' Training Corps. In addition to having tne uhoola enlisted 'under this advan tageous banner, Dr. Scott- was able to have a number of thoroughly com petent young colored army officers stationed at the iichools to serve as Instructors in military science and tactics. , R, O. "f. C. Units and Their Military Instructor's. herewith Is fcW8? a c;mplte list of the schoole selncted up to April M .,! UwO Lit! liWwi'vai (By the Associated Negro Press.) Chicago, MAprll 24. Chicago, has been visited this spring by an un usual wave of crime. In several in stances, where robberies have been committed, it has been reported through the daily press that the vic tims declared that the "robbers were Negroes." Three "Colored" men stepped into Adam Streit's grocery, when he was alone at noon. One of them put a revolver . in front of Streit's face. Streit came across the counter and seized the revolver by the muzzle. There was a scuffle and the "colored" men took out, running at high speed through the street, with the grocer after them. Two of them were fin all caught and taken to the police station where it . was immediately discovered that the"colored" men were In reality white men covered with lamp black. The men were chugrined over the discovery of their "color." Captain Thomas Coughlln, of the Stock Yarks station said that he be lieves they are the "colored" rob bers who have been carrying on much of the robbery on the South side, and which has been laid at the door of the other residents of that section. Negroes Expect Republicans ' To Pass Clilo Epl V Riguts e::i (By, the ssociated Negro . Press.) Cleveland, Ohio, April 24. The peo ple of the entire nation are watching with the greatest interest the fight of the people In Ohio to have the Beatty Bill, which grants equal rights to all, placed on the Statute bxka of the state. The bill was Introduced by Efipreeentative Lee Boatty, of Ciuolnuaii,'tti6 only -membt r of -the race in the legislature. While Ohio has a "Civil Rights" bill, it is de clared that It is not iron-clad enough, and hence the new bill seeks to overcome the deficiencies, for in many sections . of the state, particularly Cincinnati, Dayton, Springfield, To ledo, Zanesville and Hamilton of the larger cities, there is the most wan ton abuse of civil .rights. The legislature of Ohio is Republi can, and the governor, James M. Cox, a democrat In a leading editorial in The Cleveland Advocate, the lead ing Race newspaper of the state, and which has always supported U: Republican party, is the declaration that unless the Republican legisla ture passes the bill, the Colored peo ple of the state have, come to the parting of the ways. Never in the history of tae state has there been a more united effort to out over a bill. "Whatever Is done," said one leader, "Ohio Is go ing on record. The state Las always been regarded as one of Justice aud fair play, but It seenu that these latter day white Republicans are but little better than the former day Southern Democrats. Some of then are such hypocrites that-, they stink to high heaven." Corps and Military Instructors 1st 1919, together with . a roster of the officers designated as military instructors therein. Ml of the in struction for the present is in in fantry movements. , Howard University, Washington, D. C. Major Milton T. Dean and First Lieutenant Campbell C. Johnson. Tuskegee Normal . and Industrial Institute, Tuskegee Institute, Ala. Captain Russell. Smith, 1 First Lieut. James C. Plnkston and Second Lieut. Harry J. Mack. Wllberforce Univerrtty, Wllber rorce. Ohio. First Lieut. Percivtl R. Piper. . Negro A. and T. College, Greens boro, N. C. Second Lieut Horace G. Wilder. South Carolina A. and M. College, Orangeburg, S. C. F.rst Lieut. Sam uel Hull. Hampton A. and I. Institute, Hamp ton, Va. First Lieut Leonard L. Mc Leod. ' Virginia N. and I. Institute, Peters burg, Va. Second Lieut. Ernest C. Johnson. Prairie View N. and I. College, Prairie View, Texas. First Lieut Walter A. Giles. ' lenne83ee Agrl. and Industrial School, Nashville, Tenn. First Lteut Grant Stuart. Wes,t Virginia Collegiate Institute, Institute, W. Va. First Lieut. John H. Purnell. Branch Normal School, P ae Bluff, Ark. First Lieut. Eliiah H. Goodwin. I Straight College. New Orleans, La. Captain Charles C. Cooper. The ColofTu Press A YaluaMe Asset in War Wot. . An asset of incalculable value In pushing war work among the col ored neoole of the country was Vhe Negrc press, the larger portion ol o sy III o u HIM OF COL CHAS. YGO OWEBS, IF WE HAVE A FR0S3AT' WITH II. (By the Associated Negro Press.) Chicago, April 24. In one of the most remarkable interviews ever granted, Col. Charles Young, U. S. A., retired, and now on duty at Camp Grant, LI., where he is engaged in important Government work, laid down a program of progress for the race, through the Associated Negro Press. ' Colonel Younfe-, West Point grad uate, hero of the famous 10th Cavalry military government representative from time to time in many climes, including Wllberforce, Haiti, Liberia, the Philllpines and Mexico, for more than thirty-five years, -a student of military and econoralo life, Is un doubtedly in a position to have opin ions worthy of the most serious con sideration. Passing by what Colonel Young might have been If let it be said that he is still an optomint, a man of forceful personality whose con victions sink deeply in the mind of his listener. He was In Chicago this week where he delivered an ad dress Sunday before the members and friends of the famous Aiipomatox club. His message was one of great interest, and deep concern about the future of our people In America. . At present the Colonel is Presi dent of the irial board whlcl is re hearing the trl.il of the twenty-one soldiers at Camff Grant, charged with assaulting a h!tc.glrl last year, and who were granted a new trial at the lrift ice ..of Prudent V'V. 7011. Asked, "Wliat of the future of our Race In America?" the Colonel re plied with emphasis: "We will get somewhere if we have a program.' He continued: "With the return of the soldiers from France, and the new and grave problems of recon struction, we must be firm, and yet we must be thoughtful; we must de mand every right but In making our O.eruands there must be a system and a definite program. "We are hearing much these days from various leaders that ' sounds beautiful in language relative to what Vasiiingtoa Gets CcSored Fire B rtirjnt (By the Asfoclated Negro Press.) Washington, D. C, April 24. For the first time in the history of the nation's capital, there Is a Colored fire department in this city, in the Southwest Section of the city.- The Commissioners made the transf.v a few days ago, placing the white men into other positions. The Southwest which Is actively identified with the National Negro Press Assoctat.on, the organized instrumentality of the race fO' the propagation of nentiment 1' oklng to its general uplift These papers, large an 1 smpll, of avery denomination, fraternal affiliation or geographical section, without exacting a penny of compensation, gat'i col umn upon column of their spuc to FU the war news tl at cheered the mil-rR. llons of colored Americans through out the period of hostilities ar.d kept them fully informed as to the help ful activities of the masses in the wo.-k of winning the war. . This serv led proved to be of the greatest pos sible assistance to those charged with the conduct of the war, as It won and held the confidence the people, maintaining their morale and stimulating tbeir patriotism . at the crucial hour, when this nation needed the loyal and earnest co-operate of every element of its citizenship to assure victory to ltd cause. The su perb and generous Bupport given by the colored press to the war alms of the American Government was one of the outstanding and most gratifying features of the trying conflict with the foes of civilization. J Philadelphia Colored Americans to He: 3 the "VI"ory Loun Drive." A Colored Piotectlve Unit of the Victory Liberty Loan Committee has been formed in Philadelphia, ith headquarters at 631 Pine Street This unl; is to assist the central commit tee of the War Loan Department oC the Third Federal Reserve DlBtnct to uvouse the colored people of Phlia- dolmiia i.nd vicinity '10 do their fu'l duty in the work of raising the Di' trict's quota of the Fifth or "Victory" Liberty Loan, to finish the Job of be-.ting down the foe of civilization. The standing committee of the Col ored Protective Ualt made up of representative men and women, ara I as follows: nn 1 Li i u IH OF ML B 'DM 111 MIGIGfi? XI WILL CET mZZlil HE UHZES CO-CrEHATn A. A. C. P. wc muHt have, and must or mm.t not tolerate, and yet for tho most part we are left absolutely without anything definite to do, or any defi nite channel through which to act' "I believe the National Associ Jtion for the Advancement of Colored Foople the best established general body through which to work. It U composed of intelligent and thought ful people of both races. Just filiate what a power fir good it would be of 1,000,000 of us wouid give only one dollar a year for membership. We would be like the drlving-ania of Africa. They are very small, but thoy.go through everywhere they go by the millions, 1 and everything, snakes, lions, elephants and people all get out of their way. "Take for example, the African Methodist Episcopal church, just think, there is but one of the bishops of that great church, taking a real active part, Bishop IIur."t, and be is not a native American. What ia the matter T The same may be said of the Baptist and other churches ss great bodies. Nor do the majority of our race teachers bestir them selves in uplift Interest in the man ner in which tbey should. "This is our time, and in working: together we must forget our selfish spirit Indeed, we must Again I urge upon tae young men of every com munity to take advantage of the r.ni versal military training and the re serve ofllcei-8' training crrps urn; now being organized in hiph schools, col! ??! and universities... aualifyini? for leadership, dignity, progressive ness and true patriotism. "Let us daily strive by acting up to the highest and best within us to make democracy a reality and a suc- ; cess in our national life. This can only be done by daily endeavor In which the golden rule measure our conduct Not acting so, we but cool the love of our friends, heat the hate of our enemies and stop the wheels of progress of our race. Let us with joined hands and singleness of purpose face the morning and go for ward!" Civic Association plans to hold a re ception in the honor of the new de partment and resolutions of thanks have been sent the Commissioners. Petitions have been dr.wn re questing the Board of Education to confirm the hndlngs of the court in a recent trial of school teachers. One of the teachers Insisted on tak ing her place in the schools and hence Dunbar High School waff picket d by parents one day last week, until the teacher was spirited out of the building. Executive: W. F. Gi iham, chair uvjn; Bishop L, J. Ooppiu, vice chilrinan; Thomas Willuce Swan., executive socretary; T. R. Penny, as sistant secrtlary; E. C. Brown, E. T. Hinson, Mrs. Morton Winston, R. R. WrlgM, Jr., 'W- G. Parks, r.'re. T. D. Atklnr Alexander Hannn , J. R. Paul Brock, Mrs. M C. V tlliams, A, Robinson. J. C. Iiecl rt Mrs. An- nle H Mitchell, R. Williams, C. A. Lewis, Mrs G. Sco t, S. J. H. Marc R. H. IMerce, tnd Mrs. Emma J. Rolr erts. Statistical: R. R. Wright, Jr., chairman; Public Meetings, i. R. Paul Brock, "hairman. Medical: C. A. Lywis, ch'.Irman. Pageant: A. F. Stevens, chairman. Speakers; Capt. Spahr H. Dickey, chairman. M; slcal: F. A. Clark, chairman. Sunday Schools: John Henderson, chairman. . Publio - Schools: Clarence : C. Wbyte. chairman. - Church Clerks: Isaac H. Fres ma'4, chalrmar. It ib understood that Blmllar or ganizations among the colored peo plj are to be formed in all of th large cities of the country for the purpose of helping the nation to "put over' this Fifth and final loan for th maintenance of the war aims of the Government William E(k.r Easton, author, lec turer end publicist, of Los Anselear California, has been designated by the California Historical Survey Coin- mission n chairman of a su'.Kcommit- tee of the California War History Committee to gather ar.d prcscrva material and Information reiTardli'.g the actirktf. of the colored rnco In Ca'lfornl.a In connection with t.i;v'r part ia holding to win t.ho war. lis has formed a comauttee consist' 115 (Continued on pae 4). ..TV - t v! V; " W if