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THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1922
THE MAN ABOUT TOWN
Takes Up the Black Man's Burden from
Various Standpoints
Presents a Few Facts That Can't Be Dis
puted by Anybody
IN LATE FABRICS
MAY STOP EN ROUTE
Hon. William H. Fields of St.
.Louis, Mo, president of A. U. K. &
D. of A, who is now en route to Col
umbus, Ohio and Detroit, Mich, may
stop in the city en route to St Louis-
Brocade in Crepe and Satin Is in
the Modish List
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Do you know that every time I ride
on a State street car I become more
disgusted with some of the "breth
ren"? 1 seems that when some of
them get on the car that they, can't
find any place to stand but .on the
rear platform and if you get on the
car and happen to brush against them
a little hard, they are ready to start
a "roughhouse.'' It seems that they
wear the worst clothes tr at they pos
sess. If J'ou roD Sa" st some xf
them right hard you are '. iable to ruin
a good suit of clothes or iress. Now,
"brother." why don't yon get in the
car and pay your fare arjd so inside?
You stand on the platform and hear
the conductor yell "Move forward in
the car" and yet you will stand in.
the way of other passengers and gaze
into the eyes of every woman who gets
on the car. "Cut that "stuff out" Yon
are making it harder for your race
ever' day. o vou car me Well,
then!
The political pot is boiling in the
old Second Ward. Especially since
Alderman Anderson has announced
his candidacy for re-election. The
boys are getting busy. They tell me
that there is a candidate in every
precinct. Thus far the names of A. L.
Williams, C Francis Stradfordf Vir
gil Williams, Harry Gaines, Warren
B. Douglas, Jas. N. Simms, Editor
Parker and many others (that space
will not permit me to print) have
"thrown their hats into the ring."
In the meantime. Alderman Ander
son, when last seen, wore his same old
broad smile and said that he felt sure
that he' would defeat all of the "breth
ren" and still hold his old job in the
city council.
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They tell me that Doc Robinson,
the great inventor, who, for years,
has fought the street car company for
the rights of his patent, has been taken
to Joliet penitentiary. You will re
VIRGINIA NEGROES MAKE
PROGRESS
E. Lee Trinkle Speaks Before
Negro Organization. Society
on "Education, Health,
Co-operation"
Hcton Pleads for Justice
Meld Reports from School-League
ldegares Indicate Needs and
Possibilities of Negroes
By Wm. Anthony Aery
Richmond, Va. "A nine-month
school term for every child and at
least a normal graduate as teacher in
every Virginia school," was the edu
cational objective of the recent three
day, tenth annual session of the Negro
Organization Society of Virginia,
whose officers include Robert R. Mo
ton, honorary president; Allen Wash
ington, president; and John M. Gandy,
executive secretary.
Hon. E. Lee Trinkle, governor of
Virginia, declared that his eyes had
been opened, since he took office, to
the many fine things that Virginia Ne
groes have been doing to help advance
their race. "Every colored man and
woman in Virginia," he said, "ought
to belong to this Negro Organization
Society, which will achieve results and
do much good."
Governor Trinkle, who was intro
duced by the Rev. Dr. W. T. John
son of Richmond as "a man who has
exhibited great interest in the ad
vancement of Negroes along many
lines a man who has the courage of
his convictions a man of broad inter
est and deep sympathy," declared that
every maiv woman, and child should
have an individual objective of ac
complishment, based on service.
Governor Trinkle Speaks
"Men and women," said Governor
Trinkle, "can do almost anything that
they are determined to do. It is al
ways a great pity for people to give
up. Colored people today are reaping
great good from the efforts of a pre
vious generation. So today are men
and women sowing seeds. While
there are great ends that men can ac
complish as' individuals, it is also true
that by a combination of good serv
ices and good wishes men can 'put
over anything they wish.
"We must have co-operation to se
cure collective objectives. Surely
there are difficulties enough even when
we pull together. Differences among
men ought not to make them less
friendly. It is through discussion that
we, work, out the good things of life.
Individual opinion' should yield to pub-,
lie (judgment. We are often not will
ing to let the other fellow think. After
thorough discussion men should settle
down to the best things.
"Virginia has 650,000 boys and girls
of school age. Of this number, 400V
000 are in average daily attendance.
member that one of his victims who
had put a lot of money into his proj
ect some time ago, had him arrested
for fraud. The case was tried and
he was sentenced by a jury to from
one to fourteen years in the peniten
tiary. He took an appeal in the case,
to a higher court, but lost his case.
Poor "old Doc" It is too bad that,
a man of his age should have to spend
his last days in prison. I can only
say to this poor old man, in the lan
guage of one of the prophets, that
"the wages of sin is death, and the
gift of God is eternal life." You for
got God, "Doc," and went after the
world. You were "running wild." So
he (God) put a check on you. Let
that be a lesson to you. Hear me
before it is too late.
The time has come when the "breth
ren and sisters" should get together
and stop fighting one another long
enough in order to begin some organ
ized effort with the object to -putting
a stop to some of the mean things
that are being said about members of
the race through the columns of our
daily press. Almost everything that
the race does is enlarged upon by the
press, which is done in order to in
jure the standing of the race with
those of the other race who have al
ways been friendly to us. These
prejudiced dailies are doing the Ne
groes great harm. We are constant
readers of The Tribune, yet they
never publish a decent article about
members of the race. Their, editorials
are constantly "knocking" us. Get
busy, folks, and organize first, then
subscribe some money so that you will
have something to fight with. If
every Negro in Chicago stopped buy
ing the Tribune or any othevdaily
paper, they would feel it financially
and would soon stop fighting you. Am
I right? You know that I am.
THE MAN ABOUT TOWN.
Virginia has 7,000 school buildings
and an army of 15,000 teachers. Vir
ginia is spending $19,000,000 annually
on education, which aims to create a
better citizenship, which, in turn,
means a better and more useful state.
We are not doing all that we ought
to do or hat we hope to do. People
in Virginia are more and more willing
to spend money for education. We
must keep everlastingly at the work
of educating all the people.
"We have gone through the cen
turies almost like cannibals with re
spect to health. The death .of every
child in Virginia means the loss of
thousands of dollars to the common
wealth. "I want you to know that I am back
of you in any honest effort you are
making to advance your race. When
we can get all the colored people
harnessed up to exert their force for
good, it will mean much to Virginia
Let complaints be built on construc
tive programs. We want to find the
things that will make us all better and
happier. I wish to felicitate the col
ored people of Virginia on their obe
dience to the law.
"The 200,000 people of Virginia
will not bow to the criminal class.
Prohibition, for example, can be en
forced through the united effort of
Christian people. Public opinion is
fast forming. People are discover
ing that there is law in Virginia and
that law has iron clutches. The Chris
tian people of Virginia are in power
and they must stand together."
Ten Years of Progress
Major Allen Washington, com
mandant at Hampton Institute, in his
annual presidential address, outlined
the society's progress during ten
years of service to Virginia. "Our
work has been steadily increasing,"
he said. "I believe we have done
some good in Virginia toward en
couraging our people to build better
homes and more schools, as well as
in teaching them through lectures and
leaflets the importance of improving
health conditions in their home com
munities. There is no phase of social
uplift work more deserving of our at
tention at this time than that of en
couraging our people to improve
those conditions which relate to
health, education, homes, and farms."
At the closing .meeting addresses
were made by President W. J. Clarke
of Virginia Union "University on The
Place of the College in Educational
Development"; Mrs. B. B. Munford,
president of the Co-operative Educa
tion "Association of Virginia on
"Building Up Community Spirit";
Franklin O. Nichols of the American
Social Hygiene Association, on "Sex
Education and Racial Progress"; Dr.
James E. Gregg, principal of Hamp
ton Institute, on "Education for Good
Gtjzensbip"; the Rev. G. Lake Iraes
of Taskcgee oa "Leadership"; aad
Dr. Robert R. Motoa, principal of
Tnskegee Institute, oa "Iater-rackl
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Negro Asks for Justice
Doctor Moton, who has recently re
turned from the Scottish Churches'
Missionary Congress, held in Glas
gow, outlined the progress which
American Negroes have made since
1865. He said:
"When the Negro asks for better
educational facilities, adequate sani
tary arrangements in his part of the
city, good roads in his part of the
county, or equal railroad accommoda
tions, he is not seeking 'social equal
ity,' but he is asking for 'civic justice'
an opportunity to be treated on his
moral, intellectual, and economic
merits. This, then, is not a question
of 'social equality,' which neither
race wants, but is a question of sim
ple 'justice.'
"The white race is not fair to it
self when it is unfair and unjust to a
weaker group. The black race is un
fair to itself if it permits itself to be
come embittered or to hate the white
race. The two races here at the South
have lived, fought, sacrificed, and died
for each other. The relations between
the races were never better, in spite
of all that is said and done, than they
are today. We never had more strong,
unselfish, God-fe?ring white friends in
Virginia and in every Southern state
than we have now."
Hopeful Field Reports
The field reports from the school-
league delegates, who represented
many Virginia counties, indicated that
the following purposes of the Negro
Organization Society, outlined in de
tail by Dr. John M. Gandy of Peters
burg, president of the Virginia Nor
mal and Industrial Institute, have
been carried out:
"To build better school houses,
lengthen terms, create and promote a
general interest in education and co
operation between the school and com
munity; "To imorovc the health of the peo
ple by enlightening the public on the
causes and prevention of diseases, and
by seeking to establish better health
conditions at home and at all public
meeting places;
"To secure co-operation among
farmers in buyfag and selling prod
ucts, enliven their conscience to the
necessity of better methods in farm
ing, and to encourage land-buying
and
"To wage an unceasing campaign
for better homes and better morals,
and thus to develop a higher type of
civilization."
URBAN LEAGUE NOTES
Women in Industry
The Christmas rush has begun. In
dustries are taking on more workers.
The needle trades, which have been
unable to get a sufficient number of
laborers, are crying for more. The
Hrv eoods stores have begun to take
on additional workers in their stock
rooms. The Urban League. last week,
lt! nrArr for seventv-five -Stock
girls for one store, then hadTa request
for twenty-five more.
Schools.
There has been a difficulty in find
intr schools suitable for a boy or girl
who needs special supervision but does
not necessarily require commitment to
a state institution. The Urban League
has tried to find just what facilities
were available in this regard. It sent
n 9 nuestionnaire to ninety-four
schools received answers from forty-
thrM- Of this number seven did not
admit Negroes at all and of the other
none were available for the special
nuTBose-for which this questionnaire
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HON. CHARLES SUMNER EATON
Valuable Member of the City Council from the Old Sixth
Ward, Who Will be Re-elected to it from His
New Ward in April, 1923
fairly good collection of school cata
logues at the Urban League office
which any person, who so desires, may
consult.
THE MEMBERS OF THE CO
OPERATIVE SOCIETY OF
AMERICA
The Stickers Co-operative Club
meets the second and fourth Wednes
day nights of each month at 3524
Michigan avenue, at 8 P. M. All good
loyal members of the Co-operative So
ciety of America arc invited to attend
and become a part of this community
center. We have now seventy-five real
workers and are having splendid meet
ings each time. Our object is to keep
the helpful spirit always in our club.
We will build our own community
house in the near future, where we
may have our own interests and en
joyment with a permanent location.
At present we have a good meeting
place and office at 3524.Michigan ave
nue. Any information concerning our
buying club can be obtained from our
president at this office. About seventy-five
pounds of Christmas candy and
several . cases of canned goods were
ordered by those members present
from our own factories. This will
mean many dollars saved to us during
the year. We are asking all our real
co-operators to come and see what
we are doing. It will not cost you
anything but your time.
The club was founded about six
months ago and has had some excel
lent meetings, also social evenings.
Good speakers are at each of our meet
ing). At our last meeting two of our
District Superintendents were with us,
Mr. Marston and Mr. Trelvar. We
are always glad to have them with
us; they bring valuable information
from the other parts of the city where
these community centers are also
growing.
We were much pleased to have Mr.
Ranger with us. We hope to see him
and all of his members often.
Our refreshment Committee served
us an excellent repast, and in elegant
style. We hope to see our number in
crease each week.
Our organizers are busy these days
looking up all delinquent members.
Come out to the meetings then you
will know why. Interest on your
money will be paid January 15th, if
you have done your part so get busy.
Never start anything you can't
finish. Be a good sport hen you
loose, 4oose something worth while,
when you win, win something big.
Remember he who laughs last laughs
best
N. L. Reporter.
SENATE BOLTS; LEAVES LI.
BERIA IN THE LURCH
Washington, D. C The rising tide
of insurgency manifested itself in the
senate Tuesday and swept the $5,
000,000 Liberian loan bill, the first
measure on the administration's legis
lative program, down to defeat.
By a vote of 42 to 33 the senate
adopted a motion by Senator Simmons
(N. C), Democrat, recommitting the
loan bill without instructions, which,
in parliamentary procedure, is equiv
alent to killing it outright.
Thirteen Republicans joined with a
solid Democratic vote to defeat the
measure. A big surprise in the roll
call was the vote of Senator Watson
(Ind.), an old guard war horse, in
favor of the motion to recommit.
The $5,000,000 loan was originally
pledged to the Liberian government
by the Wilson administration.
The colored hroters- should secure a
copy of the Ccmgresateaal Record aad
mark the names of the 13 Republican
senators who pose as the true friends
of the colored race and then turn
around and stab them in the back.
Of course, no sane person expected
that the. Democratic senators had
any better sense than to vote against
the Liberian loan bill. Editor.
HOLDS BIG RECEPTION
Leona Council 109, A. U. K. & D.
of A., of which"Dts. Mamie E. Her
ron is most excellent queen; Cassic
Thompson, worthy secretary, and
Leona Dickson organizer, held a big
reception on Nov. 23rd at Harmony
Hall, 3934 State Su in honor of its
eighth anniversary. The hall was
beautifully decorated with the colors
of the organization. A large table
occupied the center of the room from
which all kinds of refreshments were
served at the close of the program.
The military department and the
choir of the Council as well as almost
every local official were present and
took active parts on the program.
Among the speakers were Dts. Eliza
Jackson, state grand queen of Illi
nois. Scrilda Jackson, Louise Hayden
White, Sadie Morton of Connecticut;
Mamie E. Herron, Leona Dickson,
Grace Patillo, E. E. Claytor; Sir
Knights Drs. Robinson of Morgan
Park, W. H. Dickerson, Bradley and
Bibb.
QUINN CHAPEL A. M. E.
CHURCH NOTES
The pastor will deliver Sunday
morning the communion sermon.
Every first Sunday Holy Com
munion. The first of a series of sermons il
lustrated Sunday night, December 3d.
A ten days' revival service is being
held at Quinn Prof. Deas and Wife
will direct the chorus during the re
vival. Services every night
Sunday December 10th will be
known as Young People's Day. This
is an annual service. The pastor will
deliver the message at 10:45 a. a, and
will use as a subject, "Wrecks."
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HONORS GUEST WITH BREAK
FAST Mrs. Hattie Hill Evans, 2720 N.
Hafsted St., was hostess at a twelve
o'clock breakfast on Nov. 24th in
honor of Mrs. Nora F. Taylor, past
D.G.M.N.G. of Eden Grand District
Household of Ruth No. 18, Mrs. Lou
Ella Young, D.G.M.N.G, and Mrs.
Ella Berry, D.G.W.R, of the same
Household. Cuher guests present
were Mesdames Ella Duport, Mary
Ellison, Josephine Townes, Nettie
Cooper, Alice Beatty, W. R. Shields.
Lcttie B. Brown, Ida M. Nelson and
Mattie Paris. .
ILL AT ST. LUKE
Mrs. Sarah R. Benton of Morgan
Park is quite ill at St Luke's Hospital
where she will undergo an operation.
VISITS' NORTH SHORE
M. T. Bailey of 3d38 S. State St,
made a business trip to Lake Forest
during the week and while there he
met many friends and spent several
hours with them.
Mr. Jesse Jackson of 5252 Dearborn
St-has been on the -sick list but is
ranch improved' at this tase.
MOVE INTO NEW HOME
Mr. and Mrs. Bedford Roberts, liv
ing for some time at 4116 Vincennes
Ave, have moved into " their newly
erected home on 109th and Throop
Sts, Morgan Park.
Miss Beatrice Lee, 5259 S. Dear
born St, attended the university foot
ball game Saturday.
CAPE-BACK FROCK
Style Employed as Means of Di
versifying Straight Dress.
Haifd Work Done on Material Char
acterizes Many of Present Sea
son's Latest Model.
The cape-back Is well liked this
season, and Is frequently employed as
a means of diversifying the simple
straight dress, observes a fashion
authority. In afternoon and evening
frocks the cape-back sleeve Is often
seen. It Is worked out by means of
a straight piece of lace, or the fabric
from which the dress Is made, that
goes across the back In the form of a
cape and extends along the length
of the arms to the wrists, where It
may be partly held In by means of a
band.
An important model of this sort Is
of navy blue crepe marocaln em
broidered In a matching color.
Intricate detail in the form of hand
work done on material characterizes
ever so many of the new models. Tiny
folds and appliques of self materials
are used.
On many models of georgette and
chiffon fine plaltlngs replace tucks as
trimming. So fine are these plaits
that at a distance the effect Is that
of cording. White chalk beads worked
Into fanciful designs are the means
of ornamenting models of white silk
Wilffon. A very unique trlmminjr
Dress Showing New Cape-Back.
seen on one white frock consists of
rows of Iridescent bubbles. As the
dress is dead white and the trimming
shiny the contrast Is effective.
Linen tapes have been widely taken
up by dressmakers and milliners, but
tfielr use was confined to wash dresses
and country hats until one clever de
signer conceived the Idea of making
a lacework of fine linen tape and us
ing It as a collar or sleeve trimming
on dark silk dresses.
NOVELTY WOOLEN FOR, COATS
Distinct Emphasis Placed on Sport
Idea; Fancy Backs Much In Evi
dence; Many Plaids.
Novelties In coatings constitute a
large proportion of the fall woolens,
as shown this far, and In all the lines
which Include fancy cloths there Is a
distinct emphasis on the sport Idea.
Fancy backs, whether they are plaid,
block checked, or solid, are much In
evidence, and for topcoats and sport
capes there are the largest of plaids.
In black and white. Chinchillas
are shown plain, with plaids, and with
fancy backs.
Extensive use Is made of nub ef
fects, both In the plain cloths and In
the rather neutral grounds of the
plaids. The pile fabrics are repre
sented in great numbers, and there
are some coatings with very smooth
lustrous surfaces.
Kasha appears again for suits, amid
a number of novel French fabrics,
which Include Interesting adaptations
of perllalne. Chinchilla In suiting
weight Is a domestic offering, and
both the broadcloths and polrct twills
are represented In new numbers.
In the tweeds there are very attrac
tive color offerings for fall, and ve
lours have strong representation In
familiar and In new numbers. Many
of the effects of the woven cloths are
reproduced In the knitted, and those
with the fleecy surfaces particularly
are almost Indistinguishable
Kb colors stand nut very prominent-
Fly, and, as It Is to be expected, most
of the new eolors are evolved la the
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Adapted to Draperies That Dis
tinguish Straight Silhouette.
It Is quite certain that some lovely
costumes will be Introduced during g
the season for the sumptuous fabrics
now In vogue cannot fall to prove an
Inspiration to the designers at home
nnd abroad, observes a fashion author
ity. For the last two seasons there has
been an Insistent demand for soft,
clinging draperies. There was an In
finite variety of black crepes and later
on. or, to he perfectly accurate, this
summer, there was a transforming of
a somber world Into a flower garden.
This reaction from the dull black
crepe to the more elaborate and color
ful materials of the moment Is now
seen In the increasing enthusiasm for
the blistered silks which are so
favored In Paris and which promise
to he even more so during the presem
season. Colors for day-time may be
subdued for the more formal winter
mode, but the vogue for figured fab
rics Is steadily Increasing.
Crepe de chine will continue to hold
the foremost position among winter
fabrics, but the crepes with dull sur
faces, which have hitherto been su
preme, have now yielded first place
to the lustrous varieties. These shim
mering weaves possess a suppleness
perfectly adapted to the draperies
thnt distinguish the straight silhouette
of todoy.
Brocades In crepes nnd satins In
brilliant colors are expected to figure
prominently on the modish list
Lace, especially the metal patterns,
s sure to be much In evidence this
winter. These metal laces are pro
luced In new nnd Interesting ways.
For example, pnld and silver threads
may be combined, and then the woven
threads dyed nny rolor, so that the
silk thrend takes the tint and gives
tone to the whole tissue. This gives
a fragile effect with a mere hint of
color, interwoven With the metallic
threads. Then there Is a new trim
ming lace In either gold or silver In
which a fine braid Is used to form
great motifs of leaves which are
Joined together In the most exquisite
patterns. Combined with the rather
dull gold or silver leaves made of solid
braiding Is a solid bright gold flower,
the metal thread being used In an ef
fect which Is called In French mos
seux and which is. Indeed, only mossy
In character.
TRIMMED WITH MONKEY FUR
Black matelasse makes an up-to-the-minute
Jacket. The monkey fur trim
mlng adds a note of Interest
KNITTED FROCKS FOR GIRLS
Novelty in Weave and Unusual Color
Blendlngt Feature Garments
for Little Misses.
Knitted fabrics promise to be ex
ceedingly good for little girls' autumn
and winter frocks, and some of them
show decided novelty In weave, and
unusual color Mendings. Naturally,
for children's wear, some firmness of
weave Is necessary, and this need Is
met. In a variety of new materials
that have all the softness that could
be desired, In combination with a cer
tain sturdlness of texture.
Many frocks developed In such ma
terials are very simply trimmed, with
wool embroidery and wool cord; for
the materials as often as not show
vome novelty of weave, or a stripe, or
even a silk embroidered dot In con
trasting color; so a great deal of trim
ming Is neither appropriate nor ncces-
Tarn o' Shanter.
A new version of the always becom
ing draped bat on Tarn o' Shanter lines
Is displayed In a particularly flatter
ing model of brilliant steel-blue vel;
ret with an ornament of silver. -
Allover Lacs Gown.
The all-aver lace gown seems to be
a favorite Just now, In white and
black as well as various more or less
high shades. To give a lace gown a
youthful touch, one designer used
many narrow ruffles of chiffon In con
trasting color, four circling the skirt.
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