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MR. WHITE'S 1.KTTBR.
Tho following Is n copy of tho lottor j
eent out to mombors of tho B. P. O. 01 I
Elks and which is said to have dofeat- ^
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cd tho efforts of tho local lodges t|r< j
have the Grand Lodge meet horo uoxt j
year. j
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"Richmond, Va., Aug. 14, 1922. J
"Dear Brother: c
1 "You aro awaro of tho fact, no ]
doubt,, that I am one of tho commit- t
too on oxtonding an Invitation to the 1
i|G)rnnd Lodge, I. Ii. P. O. il3. of W., i
convening at Newark, N. J. August
22nd to 25th, 1022, to como to
Richmond, Va., August 1923. I bog ,
to say that after realizing tho oath*
of my ofllco takon at Boston, Mass.
1J921, I cannot deceive tho trust
placed uiion mo by tho Grand Lodgo {
"via (promoting tho 'wolfaro and in- (
torest of our Ordor.) I cannot con- r
sclentlously Invito you to my homo
town without flrat ortlighton.'ing you
with tho privileges of my people f
-extended by the Whites.
'"1. Tho capital of tho Southern
Confederacy.
' "2. No placo of '.interest in tho city '
but for white pooplo only.
"3. We can entertain from 1 to
1,000 of our peoplo at any tlmq, but '
what would wo do with 12?,000 or *
' more?
"4. Must, you come hero simply
to spend your money with no security 1
from assaults and Hnsults? <
"5. Ono' of our 'leadhig citizens,
Hon. John Mitcholl, Jr., I5(l,itor of
Richmond Planet and President of 1
Moclion'ios Savings Hank, was placed 1
in tho polfco patrol and carried over
v tho city for simply standing on the
corner, asking tho cause of an excite- ;
ment. ^
VI. 1 I1U iiiiii lira II i o iuuiM u (? i rill- \
(cr spoko hero recently at the City
Audtor>um and was told what he
must say and what he could not say
to our people in Richmond,.
"7. Since the N. A. A. C. P. and
other leagues are lighting the unjust
causes, how can we '.Invito the
Grand Lodge and those people to
share the treatments heaped upon us f
that wo, ourselves dislike as citizens j
and tax payers. v
"8. Some of tho 11. P. 0. E. hero
say invito you hero, while others
th!inlc that it might divide peaco and j
harmony. . ,
, "9. Ex-Governor II. O. Stuart said f
tho 'White people here will continue , c
to like the colored people as long '
, as they know and, stay in their places.
Please doflno thlis.
"10. Our Brot'hors of tho Mystic *
Shi-lno here have discontinued wear- 1
ing emblems, urged so to do recent- 1
iy. f ]
"11. All previous cltiios accepted '
by tho Grand Lodge as meeting place 1
even Norfolk. Vrt, had tho balancing '
power (the Negro vote) which we J
are deprived of siiiQo wo lost our]
' political inlluenco (Old, Jackson 1
, Ward) by some of them who are (
inviting tho Grand Lodge bore. , t
"12. Aro you to sacriifico and Told i
your manhood rights, privileges, li- i
beetles, customs and opinions and j c
leavo them at tho National Capital!]
until you return from bore? j j
"13^ 'Rocpntly hundreds of our (
pooplo wero mado homo loss by the ,
city oponing a boulevard to roach' \
tho whito suburt) easily without any <
provisions by tho city; somo com- (
polled, to return to tho country after
many years living here, while othorsi
found places in Clay Street, which'/
was opened to our peoplo by real }
estnto agents at a rate of 50 to 75:
per cont. increased rent or sale. I
, "]J4. If you select Richmond,, Va. j
for 1022 then don't complain especially
when you soe some of on.*
leading men with tlioir hats off
scratching tlioir heads, while talking J
to tho white man.
. . "Respectfully yours in C. J. B. \j f
"JOHN P. WHITE, | 1
"Grand Esteemed Loading Knight (
"Ellis' Homd, P
'102:1 N. Second St." <
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\V YT1110 V11 jLI'J (VA.) NOTES. t
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Itov. W. L. Saunders of Bristol, t
Town., tho District Supt., preached ^
morning and night at tho Franklin g
? Street A. M. E. church Sunday, Septein (
ber 24th, to an appreciative audience.
Rev. H. L. Johnson,, of Rural Re- ,
treat preached in tho afternoon. Ai. t
who heard him went away praising j
God for his many blessings. ?
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Sunday being ral,<y day at the M. h.
church, the congregation showed their c
loyalty to tho cause by raising $408.50 v
naturally there was rejoicing in c
Wythevllle. (
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Rev. Wylio Smith, the white Baptist
evangelist of Wythevillo preached
Sunday morning at tho Bethel A. fti. I
E. church. Keep it up Brothor Smith, v
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Rov. Wing, of tho Baltimore confer- J 3
once preached at. night. Come bnclc to t
see us Brother WSng. >
Rev. T. B. Alston preached all day
Sunday at the Baptist church.
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Mrs. Martha Songor received tho '
sad news, that her niece Miss Blanche p
Sales, who died in Louisville, T?y.,t 7would
ho brought home to Rfed Blul'f,
1 for burial. 11
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Frigg, of Pulaski,
Va.. were the Sunday guests of
Mrs. Emma Chapman her sister, who
Is still confined to her bed.
Mr. and Mrs. William Smith of Gilliam,
W. Va., and Hannah Lewis of
Gary, W. Va., were week-end visitors
in Wythoville visiting their many 11
relatives and frionds. l)
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Miss Carrie Austin who has boon vis
iting her sister.^, Mrs. Bossio Dylie * '
left for Memphis, Friday night. n
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Mr. Earnest Martin and Miss Stol>
la Brown were quietly married last 9
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Wodnosday night. Thoy nro at homo
o thoir many frlonds on East Monroo 1
treot.
Mrs. Katio Sawyors sppnt tbo weoK
md in Iladford, Vu.
Thaso who attonded tho rally at tho
VI. E. church/ from a distance wero:
VIr. ami Mrs. C'aas. Allison, Messrs.
Will Gary, Oscar Brown, Will Miner
rosopli Chappollo of Abingdchi and Mr.
mil Mrs. Stowart Coffor, Mr. and Mrs.
31uis. HussoU,, Mr. aud Mrs. Floya
3entloy, Mrs. Willy Ilussell, Mr. and
Mrs. E. J. Richardson of Rural Res
reat and Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Brown.
VTr. and Mrs. Edward Bailey of Drap)rs,
Mrsl S. B. Iludlcy of Washington.
3. Cv Mrs. H. Lv Johnson of Rural Uo
reat. Mrs. Eastor Brown of Ivanlioe,
Vi\. drovo to Wythoville Sunday and
ivus tho guct^t of relatives and friends.
Mr. Davo Coffer of Rural Retreat
vas a visitor in Wythoville.
Mrs. Laura Brown tli'o matron of the
ruvenHo department of tho St. Lukos
ook lior children to Pulaski Friday,
September 22v for tholr annual outing
rhojso children had some tlmo. j
Road tho Planet for nowo that ef?;
!ects our people. i
Let us have a fow moro subacripions.
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Mr. Goo. Jones returned Frida> .
'rom Danville, Va., whoro ho attended.
ho Masonic conolavo.
Rov. T. W. Ilobron mado a trip to j
ilural Retreat in tho intorost of tho
3o<*l Samaritan ordor.
Miss Flora Burks, of Blucfleld, W.
/a., is the guest of her father, Mr.
?rank Burks.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Crockett and
Mrs. Mary Scolt, of Ivanhoo were (ho
?uost of Mr. I^chard Holiday Sunday
ho 24th.
CHICAGO NOTES.
J. R. Stro.n, vice-president ilio Vir? j
Socio!y and president the .101 nt
l^iri'Cing Association of U. D. >\ ? ' nd
INI T., i-j hack in the city after j
-pending two pleasant weeks in V1 r j
;inia Mr. Street visited Crow, Va.J
lis homo town, Hampton Institute,
'tampion, Va., his Alma Mater Nor- >
OK and Pervsburg, Va. after an :iL?-!
friiCM of twelve years.
Mrs N. Tj. Newland, matron ?x::l asdtant
financial agont of the Enter?rise
Institute, 514 Aldine Square, has
oturned to tho city from a visit of 13
veeks at IdlowiJd, Michigan. While
hero Mrs. Nowlaiul was tho guest o<
Mrs. J. J. I./OC in her cottago, the "Cor- t
no."
Mine. Ezella Mathis, Carter, 4500
?rrtlrio avenue, president tho Hairlressors
Association of tho Carter Sys
em, after spending several nu/nths o?.
I tOUr Of IllO Kfllltli linol/ I..
oady to tako up her fall duites, Mine,
barter attended the Agricultural an?.
Industrial Stato Normal School ai
S'ashville, Tenn?, during the summfc?
aking up some special work. Sho then
visited her father at Atlanta. Ga,, and
jeld the annual session of the Hairiressers
Association at Fitzgerald
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Mrs. Sarah Stratton, Princess ol"
3atcs Ajar Temple No. 35 S. M. T. has
novod to 3261 Cottago Grove avonuo,
ipartmcnt two. where she will he
>leased to have her many fraternal
riends visit her.
I">elegates to the 20th B. M. C. session
it Cleveland Ohio aro returning to
heir homes. Among the Chicago delegation
wlvo are hack are Mesdames
s'ora P. Taylor, Lou Ella Young. Ella
3. Berry, Ida M. Nelson, Josephine
Pownsend, Maggie T. Pryor and Alice
3arr.
Miss Alpha Baxter, 420 E. 48th St.,
las returned to Alton, Illinois to take
ip fall duties as teacher in the public <
icliool there after spending a plensau ,
'neation with rolsiHvoa ? >?? /?
Vlioo Raxter her sister, has returned
o Colp, Illinois, where she will re- ?
;unie similar work after taking up ,
ipoeial work during the summer at
he University of Chicago.
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Mosdames Crenshaw and Anderson,
nil liners, 3408 S. Stnto street, and
heir mother spent Sunday In Morgan
'ark the guest of Mrs. H. Settles, 11;*12 ,
>. Throop street.
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Meredith ano <
hildren of 4553 Clmmplain avenue ,
vore tho guest of Mr. and Mrs. Clarmeo
Benton, 1431 W. 109th Place. W. '
3. Denton and others wore also soon <
a the suburbs during tho day.
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Miss Mary Washington of Dcs Moine i
owa, is in tho city to spend some time ?
vitli her brother and sister-in-law, Mr.
nd Mrs. William Washington, 15 W.
fith street and will visit nflim* min. .
ives at Milwaukee, Wis., before return <
ng (o Des Moines.
M. T. Bailey. president tl>o Bailey <
teally Co., 3G38 S. Stato street made ,
; flying trip to Morgan Park (luring
lio week and spent considerable t'imo '
etting information concerning the ?
oiling district In Morgan Park. This
^formation will bo of great benefit to
r.embers of the race in the future. '
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TWO SCIIOOIi JOBS OPEN.
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Washington, D. C. Sept. 2G.?An- <
ofuncement has been mado by tho
oard of education that a Spanish <
cmchor is needed in tl>o colored high <
ehools and a teacher of drawing In
he Miner Normal School hero are
ceded. It Is said that an examination <
or porsons to fill these positions will i
e hold in the Franklin School on
eptembor 30. 1*
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thrifty. As an evidence of this, they had a<
liars in the Mechanics Savings Bank of
not paupers, but were well-to-do citizens
issets as required by the Banking Division
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t being represented t o the Court that the clc
by the plaintiff was because of the presence
Dbligations of the Bonded Realty Company, In<
to the sum of $83,500.00, which are not secur
iction of the plaintiff and it being further
,he Court that there is a reasonable prospect
)eing able, within a short time, of satisfyii
as to said obligations of the Bonded Realty (
as to the entire solvency of said bank, it it
ed that said receivers be authorized and inst
to the Court, at the earliest possible date,
statement of the assets and liabilities of se
offers and plans as may be submitted to then
, or others on its behalf, with a view of sat
sments of the plaintiff and effecting a promi
said receivers, and the return of the assets
Savings Bank, of Richmond, Va. to its proper
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on given was that the Mechanics Savings
tistead, it has been more than two months,
led in before they release their hold on th<
nove this basis of complaint. The white
irith the colored people both with their sym
me forward and offered to share in the lia
ated by the Receivers. This removes the r
ding white financial institution, which is th
sitors, offers to aid and will not embarra
rhe Depositors have agreed not to make a
of cash on their deposits in order to aid th(
eople need some of their money in order
: no excuse for keeping the Bank closed. Th
9 one hundred dollars per day. It is essen
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ported to be anxious to get out.
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