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Special Notice — The Thirty-Second Anniversary Edition of The
Broad Ax Will Appear the Last Part of September
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No. 50
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HON. JOHN L. WEBB
First Vice-President of the National Negro Business League,
and Treasurer of the National Baptist Convention, head of
the Woodmen of America, who is one of the chefs of the
leading hotels at Hot Springs, Ark., and all in all he is one
of the best business men in this country.
NEW ORLEANS RESIDENTS
PROTEST CLOSING OF
STREET FOR COLORED
SCHOOL
(Preston News Service)
New Orleans, La., Aug. 26.—The
Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for
Indians and Colored People Tuesday
asked the city government to close
Hamilton street between Apple and
Nelson streets to make possible the
use of the two squares bounded by
Holly Grove, Mistletoe, Nelson and
Apple streets, for school purposes for
Negro children.
The request was followed by a pe
tition signed by more than fifty white
residents and property owners in the
eighborhood objecting to the pro
posed school.
The Sisters explained that they have
view the purchase of the two
'‘luares and their use right now as a
site for an athletic field for students
of the Negro schools in New Orleans.
Within five years, they said, it is pro
posed to erect a normal school and
college for Negro students there.
Unless Hamilton street is closed, the
statement sets forth, the dimensions
of the site will not be such as to per
mit carrying out their expansion pro-'
gram in full and as planned and also
as necessary to meet the growing
needs and demands placed upon the
institution to meet the educational
needs of the Negroes in New Orleans.
NORTH CAROLINA MAN AC
QUITTED OF POISONING
HIS NEIGHBOR
(Preston News Service)
Lumberton, N. C., Aug. 26.—A cor
oner’s jurv* Thursday acquitted An
drew McIntyre of the death of John
Burns, of Alfordsdale township, who
died shortly after taking a drink of
liquor Saturday. Aug. 6. It was al
leged that McIntyre sold Burns whis
ky that killed him but the jury found
that Burns died from natural causes.
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MR. MELVIN J. CH1SUM
Fleld Secretary of the National Negro Pres* As*ociation, who
i* one of the best journalists that the Colored race h
f?r produced in this country.
Hon. S. W. Green Re-elected
Supreme Chancellor of The
Knights of Pythias through
out the World Without the
Slightest Opposition
Indianapolis, Indiana, Was Selected as the Next Meeting Place
of the Knights in 1929, Texas Lost It, Owing to the Fact That
Its Citizens Mob, Lynch and Bum Innocent, and Law Abiding
Colored Men, Women and Children at the Stake Without the
Slightest Provocation. |
The Citizens of Chicago and the Committee Having Charge
of the Affair Richly Deserve to Be Highly Commended, for
Conducting Everything in Connection With It, Right Up to the
Handle.
The Parade of the Knights Under the Command of Major
Robert R. Jackson, and His Uniform Rank Was Very Credit
able Indeed and It Will Be Long Remembered by the Many
Thousands Who Witnessed It.
The Knights of Pythias have played
their part on the field or stage of ac
tion and all of their acts whether good,
bad or indifferent have now passed
on into history and they -will be
handed down to coming generations at
their true value or worth, and in this
connection it must be said in all hon
esty that the Knights, from the Su
preme Chancellor down to the lowest
Knight in the ranks, deported them
selves like true and gallant Knights,
and their conduct being of a high or
der they made many friends for their
order and greatly assisted to spread a
tar better impression and a friendlier
feeling between the two races in this
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city. The whites never knew that there
were so many Knights of Pythias
among the colored people and with
open eyed wonderment thousands of
persons stood all along the streets on
the south side last Friday morning and
witnessed one of the greatest parades
of its kind ever held in this city. In it
were many bands, more than five
thousand members of the uniform
rank, Major Robert R. Jackson com
manding. They made a splendid show
ing as they proudly marched through
the streets of this city. There were
several thousands of lady members of
the various, courts and lesser orders in
connection with the main body of that
great order, and with their brilliant
spotless white costumes and plumes,
badges and jewels which dazzled the
eyes and their perfect drilling they
made a most profound impression on
the minds of the thousands who wit
nessed them and loudly applauded
them all along the line of march.
Mr. Melvin J. Chisum, one of the high
officials of the National Negro Press
Association, loudly sounds the praises
of The Broad Ax. He contends that
its issue of August 13 far surpassed all
the other newspapers published in this
city in welcoming the Knights of Pyth
ias to this town. The following letter
speaks for itself:
National Negro Press Association
Office of the Field Secretary
Melvin J. Chisum
253 N. Street, Northwest
Washington, D. C.
Mid-Western Office—230 S. Clark St
Chicago, 111.
August 24. 1927.
Mr. Julius F. Taylor, Editor
The Broad Ax,
6206 S. Elizabeth street,
Chicago, Illinois.
My dear Mr. Taylor:
This letter is meant to be a sincere
personal compliment to you for your
splendid contribution in welcoming
the Knights of Pythias Supreme Lodge
in the issue of August 13 of The
Broad Ax.
The brilliant way your front page
was dressed up as a token of welcome
to our city was distinctive and a jjreat
credit to us all. Your paper seemed
to have been the only paper in the
city which knew the Supreme Lodge
was going to meet in Chicago last
week, which goes to show that you
are alive and up and doing on all big
things.
And you are deserving of compli
ments too. for the splendid report of
the Grand session of the Supreme
Lodge which appeared in The Broad
Ax of August 20. More power to you,
my friend, is the wish of your
Sincere friend,
MELVIN J. CHISUM,
Field Secretary.
Fully one thousand autos were in
the parade, many of them from all
parts of the United States. Mrs. S. W.
Green drove her own car from New
Orleans to this city, trimming it her
self for the parade and being cos
tumed in a white lace gown, with a
large white picture hat, and her car
decorated in pure .white caused her to
resemble a fairy queen.
On Saturday morning without the
slightest opposition Sir Knight Green
was re-elected Supreme Chancellor of
the Knights of Pythias throughout the
world. On that same morning after
a spirited contest it was decided to
hold the next supreme lodge session
at Indianapolis, Ind., in 1929. Many of
the delegates voted against going to
1 exas at that time for the reason that
many of its best citizens heartily join
in mobbing, lynching and burning at
tlie stake law abiding colored men,
women and children without the slight
est provocation, and that was the real
cause why the delegation from Texas
faded to capture the supreme lodge
session in 1929.
The following prominent Knights of
Pythias composed the Grand Lodge of
Illinois Supreme Session entertain
ment committee of Knights of
Pythias and welcomed them to this
city:
Dr. Allen A. Wesley, chairman, 3102
S. State St.; Thomas L. Allen, vice
chairman; Rose E. Hoard, vice chair
man: Anthony Overton, treasurer;
John P. Hughes, sergeant at arms;
Clark P. Crawford, secretary, 4311 In
diana Ave.; Samuel Alston, assistant
secretary; Izola White, assistant sec
retary.
Executive Committee—Allen A.
Wesley, G. C.: C. P. Crawford, G. K.
of R. and S.; R. R. Jackson. G. M. of
Ex.; Rosie E. Hoard, G. W. C.; Clara
D. Williams, G. R. of D.; May F.
Smith, G. R. of Dep.; Anthony Over
ton, Edward D. Green, George T. Ker
sey, Thomas L. Alien, Samuel M.
Amos, H. H. Biggs, Bindley C. Cyrus,
Louis B. Anderson, J. Ernest Wil
kins, Margaret A. Womack, Maggie F.
Pryor, Mayme E. Shivers, Irene B.
Moore, Anna Beck, Louanna Terry,
Frances Coleman.
HON. S. W. GREEN
Re-elected Supreme Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias
throughout the world.
HON. AND MRS. S. W. GREEN
ARE SPENDING SEVERAL
WEEKS’ VACATION AT
FRENCH LICK, INDIANA
Wednesday evening Hon. and Mrs.
S. W. .Green, who was re-elected Su
preme Chancellor of the Knights of
Pythias throughout the world, de
parted for French Lick, Ind., where
they will completely rest up for the
next two weeks.
While in that city they will be the
honored house guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Sanford Jackson until about Sept. 10, at
which time they will return to this city
and remain for ten or fifteen days
longer and then depart for their south
ern home, New Orleans, La.
Mrs. Green, like her distinguished
husband, is a product of Louisiana and
while conversing with her at the Alpha
Hotel, 38th street and South Parkway,
Tuesday morning, she stated that she
was very much pleased with her de
lightful visit to Chicago, that she is
firmly convinced that it is one of the
greatest cities in the world, that there
is no other city on earth where the
colored people enjoy their citizenship
rights to the same extent as they do
in Chicago, and everything is on their
side to continue to prosper and prog
ress in eevry avenue or direction.
Mrs. Green heartily thanked the ed
itor of this newspaper for treating her
so nicely through its columns and by
sending to New Orleans to secure a
picture of herself and flashing it up on
its front page just as she arrived in
town.
No other newspaper in Chicago,
white or colored, daily or weekly, was
able to produce a picture of Mrs.
Green, during her present visit to this
wonderful city.
IN CITY
Mrs. D. M. B. Hodge of Danville,
Va., a representative to the supreme
court of Calanthe, was the house guest
of Atty. Geo. W. Blackwell, 3634 In
diana avenue during her stay in the
city.
HON. CHARLES RINGER
Member of the Board of Assessors of Cook County, being fair
and on the square all the time and at the same time travel
ing east, he is bound to be re-elected to his present position
in 1928.
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