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L Lt t Dollar PaidVicePresident Gra Graham Graham
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August ttguat 2 1904 mark an important importantQvent importantI
I i event in the history of the Pytkian or oraani2at1on orr
r aani2at1on of Virginia of which Mr MrJohn MrI
I i John Mitchell Jr 115 the official head headThis headi
i This beautiful castle was purchased purchasedand purchasedand
and flitted up in modern style with withevery withevery
every convenience heated bY lL fine fineboiler dneboiler
boiler and2S and 28 radIators lighted by gas ga gar
9 r and nd electrIcity contains a handsomer handsome handsomeIll
r Ill prrlor rlor dining hall kitchen besideslodge besides besideslodge
lodge rooms duly equipped and opene openeto opened openedq
q to its members July 4 1903 at a cost costof costof
of about 9000 9000r 9000Every
r Every dollar of that amount wasI was wasrised
I raised withIn twelve months and the thQlast theP
P last note paid paid to the Mechanics Say Savings SayS
S k ± i ings Bank five months ahead ot time timecausing times
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s t causing great jubilee among the mem members members
bers of the order orderThe
tip The hall was literally packed with withan withan
an enthusiastic enthusi stie appreciative audiencei audience audienceand
i f and the the followIng program was mag magnil1cenUy mag magnificently
nil1cenUy rendered
r Yq EDITOR JOHN MITCHELL JRRichmond JR JRRichmond
Richmond VA VAScripture VaScripture
Scripture reading Rev S C Bur Buri BurI
I i well rell prayer Revi Rev k S Thomas ad adW
0 W dress ReT W F Graham Miss 1tL M L LChlles Lt
t Chiles read eo fine nn paper showIng thr th thfinancIal
r I financIal condItion of the business de department d
K partment She r read ad the names ot otthose ofi
i those on her ten dollar list who had hadpaId hadpaid d
paId 300 In about three weeks Mr Mrj
j John Mitchell 3or President of the theP
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P C CIA I A in hIs magnetic manner mannerentertained manner mannerentertained
entertained them with facts relating relatingf
s i f to Department A and the Mechanics MechanicsSavings 1tiechanicsSav
Sav Savings ngs Bank and and InspIred all n to torally
1 rally to hIs next appeal appealTho appeali
i The figures showed that in two years yearstime yearsk
k time this order has ha paid Jaid for fo r 18000 18000Worth 18000It
It r Worth ot property with only an unpaid unvaiddebt unpaiddebt
debt of 1500 on the old hall Totalreceipts Total Totalreceipts
receipts were 1625236 expenses 15
3 08686 balance in hand 126666 126666while 126666It
It t t while nearly 9000 have been be n paid by bythe
w the LOdges and Courts on stock stockThe
I t t The Bank has a cash balance of over
1 50000 owns about 30000 worth ot ofreal otIcal
real estate and has handled over 441
000 in two years The rents from the theproperty thef
f property pay all the Bank expenses expensesThis expensesThis
This superb management or finan financiering finani
i ciering by 1Ir John Mitchell Jir Jr has hascaused hascaused
caused him to be styled the Prince Princeof Princet
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of FinancIers Mr Mitchell dIvided dIvidedhis dividedhis
his positions of honor permitting DrW Dr DrW
W FGraham F Graham to represent the P C I IA IA
A VicePresident H F Jonathan toact to toact
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Dr Graham presented resented the check for torthe forthe
the balance of the money to Mr J Jona Jonathan on a athan
than who in return gave over the themortgage themortgage
mortgage paper and release dee deed < to toDr toDr
Dr Graham Lawyer 1iewin read readthese readthese
these papers to the vast audience audienceCaptain audienceCaptain
Captain Ben Scott arranged the large largepot largepot
pot in aI an unique manner while Mis MislIarietta Miss MissMarietta
Marietta L Chiles G W a ot Deed Deedwho Deedswho
who had raised so much money on onstock onstock
stock had the honor of ofstriklng striking the thematch thematch
match and lighting l1ghting the mortgage pa papers papers
pers a assisted sisted by Dr Graham The Thewhole Thewhole
whole program WM enlivened by I Icred ea eacred
cred music musicThe musicThe
The vast audience then pa passed d down downinto downinto
into the dining hall pa partook took of refreshments re retresh
tresh freshments nent and with happy hl ppy heart heartwended hearts heartswended
wended their ways way home The whole whlJleaffair wholeaffair
affair was managed mana ed magnificently magniticentlyPlanet magnificentlyPlanet
Planet PlanetThe PlanetThe
The Young Mens M ns Business AssociaLion Aseocia Aseociation
Lion No1 No 1 win give a grand prize pie pIcnic pienic
nic at it Madres Mad res Park ark Eckington D C CWednesday CWednesday
Wednesday AUgUpt24 August 24 This associa association association
tion has prepared an interesting pro program program
gram and h has s secured the services of ofthe ofthe
the Invincible orchestra of which that thatprince thatprince
prince prince or musicians Edward F Am Ambler Ambler
bler is director R Refreshment treshment will willbe willbe
be served by a committee or IndIes and anda anda
a good time is expected expectedMisses expectedMisses
Misses Nellie Robinson and Lillie LillieRamsey LillieRamsey
Ramsey or 1147 Seventeenth street streetnorthw streetnorthwest
northw northwest t left the city Saturday evening eve evening
ning last to spend the month ot Aug Augin Augin
in Ob1JrHn Ohio at Miss Robinsons Robinsonshome Robinsonshome
home They jVlll Tisi visit t Cleveland 0 0Detr 0Detroit
Detr Detroit it Mich and other point before beforethey beforethey
they return to the city cityMr cityMr
Mr J W Williams wIll be united unitedin unitedin
in marriage to Mrs Elizabeth Sulli Sullivan Sullivan
van of the recorders office Friday Fridaynext Frida Fridanest y
next at 1030 a m at the residence resirlenceof
of the bride 1516 Sixth street north northwast northwest
west They will leave thecity the city immed immedI immediatelyatter immediately
I iatelyatter iately after the ceremony for poin points ta on onI onlie
I tIle lie Atlantic Coast CoastMRS CoastMRS
MRS CLIFFORD REELECTED REELECTEDMr REELECTEDMrs
Mrs Mr Carri Carrie W Clifford one of f the themost themost
most promInent club women in Amer America mer merica
ica was electetd for the thi third d time all allpre
president pre idQnt ot the Ohio Federation of
MRS CARRI CARRIE WIL WILLIAMS IAM8 CLIF CLIFFORD CLIFFORD
FORD FORDCleveland FORD FORDCleveland
Cleveland OhioColored Ohio OhioColored
Colored WIemens omens clubs This is evi evidence evidence
dence of the high esteem in which whichlfrs whichMrs
Mrs Clifford is held It is an ho honor honorwhich i iwhi
whi which h the people of 9 Cleveland appre ppre pprecUlte
cUlte very highly
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The Bay Shore Summer Resort ResortB ResortIICgR03
B UCKROK BEACH fronting on Chesapeake Bay
fin three miI boTe Fortress Monroe will open for or
thQieaaOn the cealon of li04 THU11BDAY MAY 26 26XE 26i
i NEAT XE JI WELL OONDUCTED HOTEL HOTELWlth HOTELt
t With comfortal > Dedraoms t1rcomB spacIous Parlor and DInIngroom
> Cltrtrie lectrl Lighter Fr Fresh h Water Bath and Goodl Good
hnltry > l nitary Equipmentt EquIpment EquIpmentas
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the comfort and pleasure of guests made this
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We solicIt the patronage pa onage of all who seek rest
and comfort durIng the heated h nted t term Charges moderatecorrespon
dente requested Excursion parties parties can find no more attractive place
than Bay Shore Use of grounds and piazzas free Address AddressTHE AddressTHE
THE BAY SHORE HOTEL CO P o Box ox 364 Hampton Ya VaL Vad VaNew Yaot
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M P SMITH SMITH SONS CO Gen Mgr Mgrt i I
t 116 16 Broad Street New York City t ti
+ 3 i JAMES ROBERT SPURGEO i Chief PrOmoter PramotcrAUGLTSTUS PrOmoterUGUSTUS
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i has a unique and unchallen unchallenged ed claim to the support and patro patronage agE of all 1l t
AtroAmericans and well wls wishers ers for the success ant and promo promotion hon of if ifgro
4 gro combinations ot commercial and financial advancement a corpora
lion of Negro stockholders prImarily with a capitalization of tift fifty t r
thousand dollars to be increased to eight hundred thous thousand nd dollars as
T soon as s the interests or the Company and the commercial needs of the i
X trade demands it and it is obvious that the New York Liberia Steam Steamship t
j ship Company is the only one in existence that will run a line of steam steamers steamera
+ ers in theneax the near future between the port of New York and the ports of t
1 Liberia touching at Cape DQ Verde going oingas as tar south on the WeLt
Coast as Bonny and Gaboon
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ters A field ot profitable and honorable support to the Negro hitherto hithertoabsolutely t ti
absolutely closed In it the Negro becomes 2L strong competitor on onequal r
i equal tooting in the commercial world The success of this Company t j
insures munificent returns In the shape ot profits to the investors a and andshareholders d dshareholders +
+ shareholders You may now secure a share of stock at fie dollars doBarsYe dollarsYe +
+ + Ye men and women of the Race lose not this commercial opportunity f fi
For further information apply to Main Office 116 Broad Street N Y 1REFERENCES YNew
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New York Produce Exchange Bank New York YorkRt YorkRt
r Rt Rev Win Vm B Derrick New York 7 i
Rt Rev Benjamin Arnett rnett Xenia Ohio OhioRt OhioRt
+ Rt Rev I B Scott New Orleans La LaDr
+ 1 Dr Clarence E Howard Philadelphia Pa l t tRev
t Rev J J E Hayne M D Oharleston S C CLawyer
J Lawyer T J Minton Philadelphia Pa 4 4HH
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