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VOLUME XLV. NO. 5 *• TOSfi RICHMOND. VIRGINIA. SATURDAY, DEC. 10. 1927_PRICE. FIVE CENTS.
GEO. MORTON j
IS CONVICTED
Gets Twenty Years for Murder.
John Gary, the Victim, Shot
Five Times.
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Returning a verdict of guilty of
murder n the second degree a jury
in Hustings Court Wednesday night
a. 11.10 i 'lock gave George Morton
a twenty yfar term in the peniten
tlary for lulling John Gary on the
night of October 26.
The ev dcnce adduced the fact
that Morton shot Gary after the lat
ter had admitted he had beaten the
former’s sister. During the alterca
tiou the.: followed the admissiou.
]Vort,an < ’aimed he drew his pistol
and firel as a matter of self-protec
tion. i
The howling consumed practically
the entire day. The jury adjourned
for supper and at 11 o'clock, after
several hours’ conference, asked
Judge Matnews t,o inform them as
to the punishment for second degree
murder. This punishment the judge
told them, ran from five to twenty
years.
NATIONAL IDEAL BENEFIT
SOCIETY HOLDS SERIES OP
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETINGS
Tuesday night. November 29, the
National Ideal Benefit Society held
a most enthusiastic, inspirational
meeting at the Sixth Mount Zion
Baptist Church, corner Sit. John and
Duval S reets. A large and appre
ciative audience witnessed the
unique program featured by mem
bei j of the organization.
Supremo Master, Mr. A. W.
Holmes delivered the principal ad
dress ana held the audience spell
bound while relating tbe aims and
object's ®f the National Ideal Benefit
Society ar.d (fhe wonderful progress
it has made in the fifteen years of
its existence. He was applauded
l<*udly wn.'le describing the proposed
remodelled Home Office Building,
which is expec>cd to be in readiness
f<r the 1*5th annual convention fhat
convenes in this city the first Tues
day in Septembei 192S. Plans are
new be.'ag formulated for the en
tortainmeut of delegates and visi
tc rs. —K
Others who had prominent places
on tbe program were: Mrs. Lelia
W Banket. National Lecturer, who
delivered an interesting address;
Mis. Olvia W. Smith, who sang,
beautifully, a solo; while Mrs. Ella
P. Carter charmed the audience
with her pleasing elocution Devo
tionals ware conducted by Rev. R
Beecher Taylor. The National Ideal
Choir rendered appropriate music,
with Miss Cecelia Carroll at the
piano.
Besides the participants seated upon
the rostrum were Mrs. Mildred S
Payne. Supreme Secretary; Mrs. Lu
cinda .1. (tartar. Mrs. Rosa B. At
kins and Mr. B W. Perkins. Dep
uty T. L. Beverly presided as mas
ter of ceiemonies.
Rerv. A W. Brown ,D. D., pastor
ot the church, commended the Su
preme Muster for his safe, sound
leadership and for the success at
tained. He was als|o loud In his
rraise for 'the type of woman the
organization had recently appointed .
as its National Lecturer and compli
mented Mr6. Bsnkeft’s manifesta
tion of her Christian Influence. i
SOUTH RICHMOND.
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Wednesday night, November 30th j
n similar meeting was held with the ,
Ideals ef South Richmond, at the
First Baptist Church, Rev. W. L. I
Ransome, D. D, pastor. A large
number cf members and friends
filed the beautiful edifice.
..Mrs. Snllie B. Cogbill, Assistan1
Supreme Secretary, had charge of
the program, which was efficiently
rendered as follows: Scripturo read
ing by Rev. A. L. Britton: prayer,
Rev. R. Beecher Taylor. Supremo
Chaplai > j resentatiion of Supreme
Master by Mr. Lorenzo C. White,
■Vice Supreme Master: address, Mr.
A. W. Holmes, founder and Su
preme Mafttr: remarks, Mrs. Leliu
W. Barkrti National Lecturer
Music wn.' furnished by the National
Tdeal Choli, pianist. Miss Cecelia M.
Carroll. The pastor. Rev. W. L.
Kansomo. D. D. made befitting re
marks and spoke in highest praise
of the Ord'-r and its leadership.
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PETERSBURG.
Thursday night, December 1st "was
t—— ----
a red-letter night at the Oak Street
M. E Church, Rev. Hunter, pastor.
'Lhe occasion was an inspirational
/.'ooster Meeting of the National
Ideal Benefit Society. Long before
the appointed hour a large crowd
was in evidence. •—
At 8.20 P. M. there appeared on
the rostrum, Mr. A. W. Holmes,
Supreme Master; Mrs. Lelia W.
'Bankett. National Lecturer: Mrs.
M. E. Over‘on. Supreme Mistress’1
Rev. R. Beecher Taylor. Supreme
Chaplain- Mrs. Mary M. Graham.
Mr. R. A. Jones and the pastor
Words of l-earty welcome were given
by Rev, Hunter.
An inspiring address was made
by the Supreme Master, Mr. A. W.
Holmes, followed by enthusiastic re
marks from Mrs. Lelia W. Bankett
National Lecturer and Mrs. M. E. .
Overton. Rev. Taylor in his intro
ductory remarks displayed his usual
wit and humor. The Ideal Choru3,
directed oy Mr. Williamson, ren
dered beautiful music.
Mrs. Nannie Bracey, Associate
Deputy, assisted by her co-workers,
was responsible for the splendid
program rendered. Mrs. Josephine
Burroughs, an untiring worker,
served as Mistress of Ceremonies.
The meeting was graced with the
presence of Mesdames Carrie C.
Hawkins and Maggie M. Hill, Rich
monders, who mlofored to> Petersburg
with Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Bankett.
This ended the series of Booster
Meetings for the National Ideal
Benefit Society, which are expected
to be resultant of an influx of new
members on December 15th, which
date mark* the closing of the Spe
cial Dispensation 90-Day Membership
Drive.
NEW WORK.
, i
Mrs. Susie E. Grant, an efficient j
member of the Office Force gets the
credit of being the first one to or
ganize a new lodge with the begin
ning of the flsct.1 year, which began
m September.
Deputy 1. L. Beverly has recent
ly organised a splendid Nursery.
IState Deputy R. J. Hicks report
,.,i w* ‘’k t.w(> new lodges estab
lished ir. the Southeastern part of
Virginia
Mrs. Lelia W. Bankett, National
Lecturer, since her appointment Oc
tober 26, has organized three new
ledges and reported 115 members, j
At this writing, she has in progress
four other clubs and five nurseries. :
The Executive Committee of the
Board of Directors held its monthly
meeting at its Home Office, 210 E
Clay Street Saturday December 3rd
at i 1.30 A. M. Satisfactory reports
were submitted and a deal of bus
iness transacted for the good of the
Order.
TWO CiTRCHES RALLY IN BIG
JOINT rROGRAM.
First and Fifth Street Bapitdst
Church will present a competitive
program and joint rally at the Fir3t
Rapti'st Church, Colleye and Broad
Streets, Sunday, December 18th, at
:3:30 P. M. The meejiny is under
i the auspices of the Excelsior and
■ Brotherhood Bible Classes of the
two churches.
The fee to re of the program will
i be a live y discussion by representa
tives of the two classes on the s.ub
ijoct: “Resolved That the Younger
People Have Been and Are a More
i Potent Factor in the Christian
'Church Thun the Younger People.”
NOTICE.
The Young Men’s Bible Claes of
kber.ezer Baptist Sunday School will
render an interesting program at the
above named church Sunday, Decern
ber 11th at 3:3U P. M. The meet
ing s in the interest of missions and
all are ir.vi’ed. Dr. J. W. Barco is
■ff*"'her and Dr. "W- OH. Stokes,
past>r.
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They told then about the flying
circus, but they were looking for the
landing bargains at the L. F. M
Store. Country folks would do well
to save money for orher things by
nurchasing there. «!•
CHARGED WITH A FELONY
Colored Youth Put to Much Trouble
George Brown, a colored youth, ap
peared in the Police Court, Friday,
Dec. 2, charged with unlawfully and;
feloniously stealing taking and carry- j
ing away*one signet ring, valued at,
$10.00, and a diamond ring, valued at
$75.00 from Miss Clara Watts, at 701
E. Main Street. The evidence as ad
duced by the complainant, was that
she had the two rings on a table in a
room and that as she came down
Brown went up into the room to get j
his overcoat. "When she returned, she,
could not find the rings. Later, the
rings were found in one of her shoes
in the same room.
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High Praise
She said that George Brown was
one of the best servants she had ever
known, that he was honest so far as
she knew and that as a matter of
fact, temptations had been placed in
his way and he had never taken any
thing. Brown stated briefly that he
did not see the rings and that he did
not know anything about them. He
had gone into the room and gotten
i his overcoat. The charge being a fel
j ony, Brown was sent on to the grand
jury, being placed under $500 bond.
J As the rings were not out of the house,
i the charge of stealing taking and car
rying away was not supported by evi
dence. Brown had no counsel.
Must Leave Premises
A high official stated that shop
lifters are not arrested until they
come out of a store, for the reason
that the complainant is liable for dam
i ages. The thing stolen must be shown
i to have been taken from the premises.
A CALL TO PRAYER j
At a recent session of the Baptist
Ministers' Conference of Richmond
and vicinity, there appeared a very
interesting visitor in the person of
Mrs. Susie B. Williams, a member of
Sharon Baptist Church.
Mrs. Williams, upon invitation of
' the president, Rev. J. E. Fountain,
, B. Th., stated that she had been touch
1 ed by the seeming lack of devotion
and reverence in our city and asked
that the members of the Conference
join her in an effort to have our
churches opened for prayer on Fri
i day of each week between the hours
1 of twelve and one o’clock.
After some discussion bearing upon
the moral arid religious condition of
the city, the brethren heartily en
dorsed the proposal of Sister Wil
liams. Each member agreed that a
special effort would be made to call
the people to these prayer services
each Friday noon.
The public is invited to attend;
each person desiring better moral and
spiritual conditions in our city, is
urged to stop in the most convenient
church at the appointed hour and
join your prayers with others for the
good of our community.
Pastors are urged to emphasize
these meetings from their pulpits;
church organizations are asked to put
forth special efforts in order that this
may become a program of city-wide
interest.
REV. O. B. SIMMS,
‘ Reporter Baptist Ministers’ Confer
ence, 728 Denny St., Richmond, Va.
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CARD OF THANKS
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Mrs. Rosa B. Thomas, of 611 State
Street, wishes to thank her many
members and friends for the kind
ness shown her during the illness and
death of her father. May God bless
' you all.
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You may go a!’ up Broad Street
and down, again looking for bar
gaihs, but you can save time and
nt>oney by calling at the L. F. M.
Store, Broad Street, between 3rd and
4th Streets It is the old Weisberger
Emporiun with new goods and a
new management
HI STITE LINE
WHITESBURG, KY , Nov. 30.—
On the spct where a few days ago
Kentuckians and Virginians joined
hands in celebrating the opening of
the Kevtucky-VJlrginia, highway, t
ooloied man, alleged slayer of a
Virginian, was lynched early todav
by a mob. said to be composed of
citizens of both States.
Then, after hanging Leonard
Woods, *1he man accused of the
murder, the mob fired many shofs
into the body, cut it down, and, us
ing the stands built for the highway
dedication as a pyre, burned the
body.
The mob dispersed byjthe light of
he burning stands at Round Gap,
rn the State line
‘ SIX ESCAPE IN CONFUSION.
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' In the confusion, six prisoners es
caped from the Letcher county jail
presided over by Mrs. Fess WhPaker
as jailer She was appointed recently
to succeed her husband, once known
as the “jailed jailor” who was
killed in an automobile accident.
Whitaker, several years ago, was
placed in his own jail by a county
judge on e. charge of contempt.
Coun y Attorney Harry L. Moore
nnmodiatc.lv’ began an investigation
into the lynching of Woods, alleged
fdayer of Hershel Deaton. 35 years
old, of Cceburn, on Toms Creek, Va.
who was foreman at a Fleming, Ky.
mine.
OPEN LETTER TO GOV. BYRD.
Jiis Excellency,
Governor Harry Flood Byrd
State of Virginia.
. .Most Honorable Sir:—Within a
single week, two most * regrettable
happenings have registered black .
marks avainst Virginia, the Com
monwealth over which you have the
honor to preside. One of these has.
been condemned by an intelligent I
public oiinion. So dastardly was
the “Vi ginia Kentucky Lynching
Bee” thot upon the day there fol
lowing, Your Excellency expressed.
disapproval in no uncen’ain lan
guage, and offered to aid Kentucky
in bringing those who perpetrated
this “group murder” to jusMce. Not
only Virginians, but thoughtful cit
izens all over our great Republic,
have your courageous a'tltude as be
speaking a new day for t!he South,
when organized murder by mobs
it’ll be ns reprehensible and subject
tc the same punitive measures as
individual murder.
The second thing ltd which I refer
is more controverted in its nature
mid for that very reason is likely
‘o be passed over as not capable of
staining the fair name of Virginia.
The case in point is the jury verdict
of death ine'ed out on last Wednes
day, November 30, to one Shirley
Winningham, Isle of Wight Countv.
State c»* Virginia, charged with
Initial, criminal assauK upon the
person of ere Hilda Barlow of same
county, resulting in death of said
Hilda Barlow. Having been present
when th<- "rial was in progress, I
submit that language proves inade*
ouate t'o describe the heinousness of
"he crime, or the flendishness of its
perpetrator. ,
Your Excellency is toio w-ell ac
I attainted with the fac^s surrounding
j this case to make reiteration ne'cea
i sary. Pexmi}‘ me, however, simply
to call your attention to the unus^
ualness of this case, to point out
what must appear even to Your Ex
rellency C grievous error on the part
of the State of Virginia, and flnallv
pray your employment of executive
clemency in the commutation of the
death sentence of said Shirley Win
ningham, sentenced to die January
y5. 1928, to life imprisonment.
Your Excellency iqio-st assuredly
Possesses the intelligence, which
now is a matter not only of court
record but of public information,
that said Shirley Winningham on
August 6. 1927 wae adjudicated in
sane by a coirtmissio® in Isle of
Wight County, tfcatt the State sent
a commission to Isle of Wight Coun
ty tt apprehend said Shirley Win
1 ningham, that the -sheriff of saiid
’ county refused the surrender of said
Shirley Winningham. From August
- 6. 1927 until October 14, 1927 said
I Shirley Winningham, adjudicate!
insane wat. allowed tio rove a>t will,
a potential menace to society and
j constituted authority.
Court records will show that this
is the first time in the annals of
, Virginia jurisprudence that the man
| date of the Staite has been openly
I dislobeyed by a county official in re
j spect to an already adjudicated In*
1 sane individual. Your Excellency can
1 draw his own conclusion as to
' whether this crime dould have been
. within the reign of possibility on
October 14, 1927, if the orders of
the State ever which he presides had
been obeved on August 6, 1927.
(Continued on page 6)
Committee’s Report
Is Not Accepted.
Second Baptist Church Changes
Front—Seeks Another Pastor.
Rev. Long’s Acceptance
Rejected by Members.
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! Hi RICHMOND'S OWN THEATER.||
1 TkAURELfiMAlNSTS.
He PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPlii
PhoneMad.2733 ""nl!‘
Described as one of 'ilie most versa
tile, colorful and delightfully enter
taining attractions on tour, Dunbar's
Collegians has been booked as the
Headline attraction this week at the
new Mosque. Laurel and Main Sts
topping a variety of stage presen
tations reported to be of unusual
merit.The Dunbar company includes
dancers, singers, comedians and in
strumentalists of high order, pre
senting novel diversion in a hand
some setting. Having registered de
cisive succtss in a number of theat
rical centers, the act was especially
booked by the Mosque as a pre
holiday attraction and is expected
to score in the ftvor of Richmond
theatregoers. It will play the
Mosn-ue the entire week.
Became of the operatic concert
scheduled Tuesday night, the per
formances Tuesday will be limited.
There will be the usual matinee
shows, beginning at 2 o’clock, with
the last b'U. including the stage
numbers, to run from 6 to 7.45
o’clock.
Nina Olivette, one of the best
known comediannes in the American
theatre, vcill be a particular attrac
tion the first three days of the week.
Miss Olivette has been featured in
such New York musical comedy sue*
cesses a3 George White’s “Scandals”
the “Music Box Revue,” “Captain
Jinkys” find other redent! hits.
Equipped generously with a packet
of new songs and crisp wit. Miss
Olivette undoubtedly will offer an
outstanding number.
Gilbew and Wymp will present a
breezy sketch of choice good humor
and hilarious farce. The piquant
and chic Gypsy Byrne will serve lc
the unique role of girl master of
ceremonies and, additionally, there
will be a special “surprise” act,
heralded ns an attraction of distinct
worth. *
The screen bookings are of sin
gular interest, featurng the popular
Phyllis Haver, star of the “King of
Kings” and other notable successes,
In her latest release, “The Wise
Wife,” said to be an absorbing dra
ma lot modern domestic life and tho
laxity in the observance of conven
tions. The story builds tto an un
csual and powerful climax. Besides
the stand*! d Mosque features there
will b9 auf ther complete episode o
the comedy hit, ‘ The Collegians.’’ a
spr'ghtlv story of modern college
life.
(Continued on Page 5.)
The Corley Company lives up to
its /great Teputatdon. Music lovers
know tha* the name carries with It
a guarantee. Read the truisms in
1 lie advertisement.
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This weather has been Just the
k'nd for a Goodyear overcoat. If
you have no one to treat you, go
down there and treat yourself. The
rainproof guarantee is worth half
the price of the coatt.
1 /Pay your subscription. Remember
the servi?p rendered and settle up ;
before Christmas.
Tha/1 organ at the Mosque is worth
more than 25 cents, just to know
that it is there and 'to hear it on
the outside. When you can go in
and sit down as long as you want,
ir is almost. Paradise on this earth.
Make your engagements now and go
early.
Contractor George N. Evans is
n^'racting much attention these days
bv the businesh manner in which he
ic going about remodelling Williams j
Lodge Elk" Home at the V. E. cor
ner of Fourth and City Street's. A
commodious hall will be fashioned
upstairs and the indications are that
it will ho a paying inves'ment. Con
tractor Evans has a large force of
men employed, which indicates that
it will no' he lone before the job is
completed. The Elks are delighted
ri he community fund thanks
CO/.ORE D WORKERS.
RICHMOND COMMUNITY FUND
^ Richmond, Va., Njov.^ 29, 1927.
[Mr. A. W . Holmes,
Richmond. Va.
: My dear Mr. Holmes:
; You have helped Richmond demon
' r-t rate ante* again that Richmond
never fails.
The success of the • Richmond
Community Fund campaign has
made mP very happy. I wish you to
know that I deeply appreciate the
hard work which you did in the
campaign
It was a big iob and a hard iob
The spior.did spirit of the wcrKors
made victory possible and made it
i> real privilege for all of us to
participate in an important work
for others.
/For mvself, the trustees of the
Fiichmond Community Fund, the
trustees ol the thirty-eight member
agencies of the Community Fund,
for the thousands who are assisted
by these agencies, and for the Citv
ri Richmond to whose glory ou1*
v onk has added. I thank vou most
sincerely.
Verv truly yours.
W. H . SCHWARZSCHILD
To My Fi lends and
Citizens ol Richmond— ..
In addition to the thanks ex
pressed above, of which you are a
great part, I personally wish to thank
one and all who brought victory and
success to the Colored Division of
the Richmond Community Fund in
rs recent campaign.
The goal was reached r,nd the
rmount oversubscribed, for which
cur deepest gratitude is expressed.
Yours sincerely,
A. W. HOLMES.
NEGRO ORGANIZATION SOCIETY
With a masterly discussion of the
subject of “Cooperation” in the
course of which he drew graphic
pictures of conditions as he had -ob
served them in China, Japan, India
and these United States—picture?
which shewed beyond the shadow of
a doubt that with the Negro, as with
other races, unity is a source of
strength while discard produces
no'hing but weakness and its conse
quent dependency, Dr. Robert Russa ;
Moton, principa? of Tuskegee Insti- i
tute. delivered ‘he address which
brought to a close the fifteenth an*
r-ual se3air.11 of ‘he Negro Organiza
tion Society and another year of
■los-dfish service to the race by this
cooperative body. The sessions took
place in St. John’s A. M. E. Church
of Norfolk. Va. recently.
The following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year: Dr. R. R.
Mofon, Honorary President; Major
Allen Washington, President; Dr
John M Candy, Executive Secretary
Miss L. A. Jenkins, Treasurer; Miss
India Hamilton, Recording Secre
tary; Mr. L. C Whit®, Field Sec
retary; trd Lawyer T. C. Walker,
Field Agent. Vice-Presidents: Rev.
iL. L. Downing, Roanoke; Mrs. Ora
•Brown Stokes, Richmond; Mrs- Mag
gie L. Walker, Richmond; Prof. W.
E. Robinson, Ozeana; Mrs. Ida N.
Paey, Norfolk; Mr. P- B. Young,
Norfolk; Rev. A. L. James, Roan
oke; Dr R. C. Yancey, Boydton
Mr. A. T. Shirley, Herndon; Dr.
G E. Read. Covington; Rev. Alvin
Russell, Lawrercevjlle; Rev. J. M.
Peltries, Charlotte C. H.; Dr. M.
E. Davis Roanoke; and Prof. J.
I\v . Barco, Richmond. .
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When tho colored folks began
pitting ir. those plush seal’s for 25
cents, they felt that they had gotten
their money’s worth when they first
sat down without counting the
movies Mid the vaudeville by great
producers.
Send your friend a Planet for one
year and lead the live news fn this
locality.
At a regular meeting of the Se
cond Baptist Church last Monday
right, Moderator E. F. Johnson
presiding, the recommendation of
the committee of fifty on call of a
pastfor was rejected. This ended the
hopes of those who have been sup
porting Rev. C. M. Long for that
position. The facts in the case are
remarkable, the like of which has
rover been known in the church an
nals in this State. Rev. C. M. Long
came to ibis city and delivered
several sermons, which won the
hearts of the majority of the mem
bers of the Second Baptist Church
ONE COMMITTEE RELIEVED.
I a committee of five members had
been named on the call of a pastor
and the/ recommended him to tho
church. The choice of the committoo
was practically unanimously ap
proved . Then began negotiations
with the distinguished New Jersey
divine. He is alleged to have sub
mitted conditions and propositions
practically ell of which were accept
ed by <the church. He decided &>
accept and then later notfled them
thatt he would decline the call. The
matter of declination was reported
to the church. The church acted,
relieved the committee of five on a
call of a pastor from further service
and named a commitfeo of fifty
members to call a pastor, subject' to
confirmation by the church.
MIND CHANGED.
In the meantime, it is stated that
a telegram was received from Rev.
C. M. Long stating that! he would
accept the call. This was referred
to the new committee and that com
rnittee recommended to the church
that he bo named as pasfor of the
Second Baptist Church, so tk> speak.
,This report was made last Monday
! night as aforesaid, with the result
! that only six members bu'tside of
•the comnvitee voted for /the report.
! Another name will he presented by
dhe cbmmittec of fifty and the task
of calling a pastor will be under
'way again
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I Dr. J R. Griffin is indisposed at
his resilience, 700 N. 28th St. The
doctor is convalescing after a three
veek’s illness.
Miss Lillian Mae Lewi?, of 2519
Eainbridge St., who has been sick
for several days, is slowly improving
Mrs. Judah Smith continues very
sick at her home, 818 N. 30th St.
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Dr. J. W. Parker and M. V.
Pannell, of Red Bank, N. J., in con
yany wir.u Dr. John H. Holmes, an
i old Richmond boy, of Winchester
jKy. passed through t|he city this
I week enroute to Hampton, Va.
I During holidays, you want a
[place to forget the past year’s trou
bles. The Mosque Theaitre, Laurel
and Main Stjeets fills the bill. How
much? Just 25 cents. You spend
that amount drinking soda water.
REV. JOSEPH ARRINGTON
ACCEPTS CALL TO ST.
LUKE BAPTIST CHURCH
Another great divine has been add
ed to the list of pastors in Richmond
in the person of Rev. Joseph Arring
ton, who has accepted the pastorate
of the St. Luke Baptist Church. The
writer predicts that in a few years
1 this church will be among the leading
I churches of Richmond. Although
'small of siatue, Rev. Arrington has
, unlimited abilities. During the ill
I ness of Rev. Z. D. Lewis, D. D.t it
’ was thought by some that Rev. Ar
rington was too small of stature to
pastor the church, but he proved by
his work as a preacher, as a comfort
to the sick, and a pacifier in the time
of death, that what he lacks in stat
oe. he ma’tes it up in brain anti a
Christianlike spirit to everybody.
What will be Manakin and Rising Mt.
Zion's loss will be St. Luke Baptist
gain and a blessing to us.