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VOL. XLVIII.
5 CHARLOTTE, N. <L, *g
pURSDAY, JULY 8, 1926. MJ
NO. 27.
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KITTRELL COLLEGE 10 RAISE $100,000
FUND
Durham, N. C., June 30.—To
supplement the recent gift of
B. N. Duke, tobacco magnate
of Durham, mid the more re
cent gifts of Prof. W. G. Pear
son, J. M. Avery, John R. Haw
kins and other prominent Ne
groes, the trustees of Kittrell
College, at Kittrell, N. C., have
authorized a campaign to raise
an additional endowment of
$100,000.
Prof. W. G. Pearson, of Dur
ham, has been designated
to direct the campaign, and in
announcing its inauguration at
campaign headquarters. Dur
ham, stated that he expected to
raise the fund in three months.
The authorities of the school
plan to rai&e the scholastic
standards to those of a Class
“A” College, and the increase
in its endowment is an essential
step in that direction. In addi
tion, six new buildings are now
being erected, and the institu
tion is otherwise improving the
plant and its equipment to meet
the requirements of the stand
ards with which it aims to con
form, and to serve the increased
student body which is expected
next year from North Carolina
and adjacent States. . .
With $100,000 additional en
dowment,"ihe school will be one
of the most liberally endowed
colleges for Negroes in South
eastern United States, and will
draw upon and serve North
Carolina, Tennessee, South Car
olina, Virginia, Maryland, Geor
gia and Alabama from which
States large contingents of stu
same
ire expected; while at the
ae, students in smaller
fro® atherStatep.M*.
to enroEu . £
:the campaign just an
nounced, the appeal will be di
rected to Negroes, who are, in
recent years, contributing more
liberally to their own education
al institutions than in the past.
The .alumni of the school will
be enlisted for active service
and participation in the cam
paign.
. With six,new buildings in the
process or erection, and other
permanent improvements going
forward under the direction of
President G, A, Edwards, the
campus at Kittrell is a scene of
busy preparation for the coming
year.
LABOR BULLETINS TO BE
ISSUED.
Urban League to Make Monthly
Report.
-o
In order to keep the public in
formed of the essential changes
in industry in various parts of
the country, the Industrial Re
lations Department of the Na
tional Urban League has ap
pointed “Industrial Associates"
in many important urban cen
ters of the country. These are
men and women whose associa
tions give them access to facts
and conditions of Negro life in
their respective communities.
The , information thus
collected may be made
available through bul
letins issued monthly by the In
dustrial Relations Department
of the National Urban League
ofwhjch T. Arnold Hill is Direc
tor. The first bulletin appeared
in our last issue.
Colored men and women are
not entering industry dramati
cally as they did during the war
but they are making decided
gains in factories that are new
to their toil and they are ad
vancing to skilled workers in
many industries that once used
them as casual or common la
borers only. The significant
achievements will be noted and
given publicity as a stimulus to
further advancement and to off
set reports that the race has not
proved itself equal tothe tasks
assigned it.
If we’re willing to Work, and,
have^any brains, we can get
HAPPENINGS OP TITTLE
ROCK, ARK.
Since you heard from us last
death has visited our spiritual
home and summoned Mesdames
Frances McMiller and C. M. S.
Hollensworth, both members
of Allison Presbyterian church,
from their labor to their re
ward.
Mrs. McMiller departed this
life on the 10th of May and was
buried on the 14th. Before her
illness she was active in church
work, being organist in the
church oi her choice. She was
shut in for a long time but did
not forget the church. Like
David, her soul longed for the
courts of the living God. We
visited her often while she was
sick, and she often expressed
her love for the church and
Sunday school, and hoped to be
able to attend church services
again. The last time we visited
her we found her so frail that
she could not sit up but a very
short time. We discerned then
that she was nearing the end
of her mortality. Seven days
later the time of her departure
came. Truly, she fought ft good
fight and kept the faith, Hence
she went to God to receive the
crown which the righteous
Judge had laid up for her. She
lived a life worthy to be exem
plified and loved in ours. Some
one has truly said:
“Blessed are those who die for
God,
And earn the martyr's crown
of light;
Yet he who live* for God may be
A.- "greater, conqueror*' in- His
' sigwtr
Mrs. McMiller left to mourn
her loss a devoted husband, Mr.
Fletcher McMiller, deacon of
Allison Presbyterian church; a
son, Mr. Fletcher McMiller, Jr.,
a member of said church, ft sis
ter living in St. Louis, Mo., and
a host of friends.
Mrs. Hollensworth
Mrs. Hollensworth was a char
ter member of our church here,
and had an indefatigable zeal
for its progress. She never
failed to use her influence in this
direction. In June, 1925, she
Left here to spend her vacation
with her aunt living in Oswego,
Kan., with the intention to re
turn home in September and re
sume her school work; but was
forced to return the first of Au
gust and take her bed. From
that time until the 20th of last
June she was confined to her
bed, and although she was able
to secure the best medical atten
tion, she could not live. Her
life's career ended, and she fell
asleep to wake no more until
the first trumpet sounds.
As active as she was in church
work she was equally so in
school work. She was the or
ganiser oi the East End Public
school ot which she was princi
pal for fifteen years. She was
identified with the State Teach
ers’ Association, the Round Ta
ble of Principals, the Phyllis
Wheatlly Club, the Eastern Star
and the Royal Circle Associa
tion. Tnese show the busy and
useful life she lived..
Mrs. Hollensworth was fear
less in whatever cause she
championed; her courage was
masculine. She is gone to that
mysterious realm whence trav
elers have never returned; but
her deeds have left an indelible
impression on those with whom
she associated, religiously, so
cially, and civically. Mrs. Ma
rinda Jackson, of Oswego, Kan.,
is the only relative she left to
mourn her loss; but her friends
are many, far and near.
“Leaves have their time to fall,
And flowers to wither at the
North wild’s breath,
And stars to set; but all—
Thou hast all seasons for thine,
own, O Death!”
While the characters men
tioned above have ceased from
1 ' ;‘Tj >
m
sat work. They
it wishes as they ei
untrodden path.
‘Ye have not passed
their labor, another
has been called to labor and
in this life. This character
Rev. E. C. Hames, D. D.
known by many. He was <
and has accepted the pi
of Arkadelphia Act
Arkadelphia, Ark.
We think the mantle-has
«« on the right man. His
u in-whatever he
ms bands to and his moral
religious and intellectual
cations fit him for the
task which is awaiting him. ,
Mrs. Hames, an alumna
Atlanta University, will t
asset to her # husband
Thej
ley enter
this
May vn«y rwineinoer t
words spoken by Joshua to
tribes of Israel as they eame
the brink of the Jordan. It wa»
very necessary for them to
careful, for the crossing of the.
Jordan was the only great dif
ficulty between them and the*
Canaan, and they had not passed
that way before. The one thing
he would have them keep m
view was the ark of the cove
nant, indicative of God’s pres*
ence with His people. God’s
presence with His people, or
any individual, will secure suc
cess in any new experience
Hence, as Pr; and Mrs. Haines
face the difficult duty befoi©
them, may they put the ark of
God in the river before them
and keep it in view, and though
it be overflowing all its banks,
they shall go over dryshod.
G. E. CAESAR,
Little Rock, Ark.
CALVARY PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH, ASHEVILLE, ...
: Throughout tfif
June, we have been favored
with inspiring sermons deliv
ered by our minister, Rev. W.
G. Hamilton, B. D., A. M. A
summary of the sermons during
month of June is: “The
Church for Today,” Matt. 16:
18; “Serving God With What
We Have,” Ex, 4;2; “Perils of
the Summer,” Acts 28:3} “The
Grace of Forbearance,” Phil. 4:
5. On Children’s Day morning
a special sermon was preached
to the children on “Giving Ac
count to God,” Romans 14:12.
These sermons have been de
livered to very large and appre
ciative audiences. We feel that
every on© has been in some re^
spect benefitted by all of these
wondenul sermons.
During the construction of
our new church we are wor
shipping in the Y. M. I. audito
rium. A very beautiful church is
now under construction.
The fourth Sunday in June
was observed as “Children's
uay, un mis particular occa
sion the children of the Sunday
school rendered the best pro
gram that they have ever had
in the history ol this organiza
tion. The little ones were
trained by two of the Sunday
school teachers, Mrs. W. G.
Hamilton, wife of our minister,
and Mrs. M. Meredith. The
young girls who assisted Mrs.
Hamilton in training the chil
dren were: Misses Elizabeth
Murray, Irene McCorkle, Ovel
la Brown, Milly Mary Hunter
and Norma Michael. Little Miss
Mary Lipscomb played the Chil
dren’s Day music.
We raised the sum of $11.01
for offering. The ones having
the highest amounts were to
receive a prize, a beautiful Bi
ble. Little Dorothy Taylor re
ceived the Bible, and Little Ruth
Gibson a Testament. We are
proud of these little girls.
We were delighted to have
with us on last Sunday morning
Miss Jones, of Indianapolis,
Ind. Miss Jones is in the city to
give vocal recitals.
The sudden deaths of Mrs.
Davis anu Miss Gertrude Blair
were shocks not only to the
members of the church, but to
the community.
Mrs. Gussie Wright has re
1' •
turned to the city after a visit
in Florida.
Miss Irene McCorkle will re
present the Christian Endeavor
Society at the School of Meth
ods whicn will be held in Annis
W&Ala., during the earlier
part of August.
Last week we had in our
midst Dr. Franklin, of Swift
lexnoriai College, Rogersville,
'enn., Rev. Eddington, also of
Rogersville, and Rev. Ewing, of
Utose Hill, Va. These men are
all outstanding members of the
Presbytery.
• Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wil
ana family have returned
after an extended motor
p to Northern States. They
^tended the Exposition in
hiladelphia.
Misses B. M. Wright and E.
Murray motored with Rev.
Hamilton and Mr, C. Jackson
Spartanburg. Wile there
they were the guests of Mrs.
M. H, Wright, 400 Liberty St.
L. M. S.
IALVARY CHURCH, WINNS
BORO, S. C.
jf We were delighted to have in
pur midst Sunday, June 20th,
Jbr. C. J. Baker, of Atlanta, Ga.,
who preached a powerful ser
mon from II Cor. 6:11; “0 ye
(Corinthians, our mouth i§ open
unto you, our hart is en
1 o** 17a Ito/) naf ymiaoaIia/1
long before we were well aware
that a messenger of God was in
pur midst, The message was
Very forceful and inspiring and
the minister carried away with
him the best wishes of all the
people who vowed anew to do
their best to meet the needs of
the Board which he forcefully
our midst was like a rain after
a drouth. He has put new life
into every branch of the church
and things are moving forward
as never before, The church, the
Sunday school, and the Chris
tian Endeavor Society have
drawn their disinterested mem
bers and added new members
to each branch and the outlook
is exceedingly bright for a pros
perous future. We are proud of
Rev. Ulmer, who, we must ad
mit, is a God-inspired man and
a minister of the first type. His
patient observance and care,
even of minor affairs, his kind
and sympathetic nature has
found a loving spot in the hearts
of all who have had the exqui
site pleasure to hear him.
Sunday morning, June 27,
Rev. Ulmer preached a very
forceful sermon, subject,
“Things Left Undone.” His
text was Zeph. 3-2, *1She re
ceived not correction; she trust
ed not in the Lord, she drew not
near to her God.” The message
was very inspiring and instruc
tive and the Holy Spirit was in
our midst. Prof. Boulware, of
Irmo, prayed a most fervent
prayer at the close of the ser
mon.
Prof. A. A. Adair, of Chester,
opened the Daily Vacation Bi
ble School here Monday, June
28, with 50 pupils. He is ably as
sisted in his work by the follow
ing teachers: Rev. and Mrs. Ul
mer, Miss Mary Coleman and
Miss Ruby McRae. We hope for
them much success. The school
is being conducted at Richard
son graded school house.
rapid progress. His coming into
T. T. McRAE.
LITERAL.
Deacon White had been pac
ing the station platform for
twenty minutes. Rather hot un
der the collar, he went back to
the ticket window.
“I thought you said the noon
local was on time today,” he
roared at the station master’s
youthful assistant.
“Wal, she were,” replied the
latter. “Went through here
right on the dot, ’bout three
minutes afore you you come in
an’ ast me.”—From Everybo
dy’s Magazine for July.
KNOX SUNDAY
CONVENTION.
J June 30—July 1 fl.
The Sabbath School Conven
tion of Knox Presbytery con
vened witn Laura Street Pres
bytreian church, Jacksonville,
Fla., June 30.
Wednesday Night
At 8:00 o’clock a song service
was conducted by the Rev. Mr.
Stevens, of Palatka, Fla.
The opening sermon was
preached by Rev. A. S. Clark,
D. D., of Cordele, Ga. His text
was Isaiah 6:8, “Also I heard
the voice of the Lord, saying,
Whom shall I send and who will
go for us? Then said I, Here am
I; send me.”
Dr. Clark delivered to us a
powers and soul-stirring ser
mon anw we nil went away feel
ing that God was surely in that
place.
Thursday Morning
The convention opened Thurs
day morning with a song ser
vice.
Then came the election of of
ficers. The officers are: Mrs.
H. M. Scott, President ; Mrs. S.
Q. Mitchell, Vice-President;
Mrs. A. S. Clark, Secretary;
Sirs. C. A. Lloyd, Treasurer;
Rev. E. J. Gregg, chaplain;
Rev. Mr. Stevens, Correspond
ing Secretary.
Next came the enrollment of
delegates. There were delegates
from seven of the Sunday
schools. Next in order was the
appointment of committees:
A general discussion, led by
Dr. Clark, of Cordele, Ga., on
“The Vital Importance of Early
Religious training,” proved to
be very interesting and helpful.
Following this discussion a
paper was read by Miss Julia
Robinson, who was the repre
sentative of the Laura Street
fehurcn. ...so a
from tne Intermediate depart
ment ox ^aura Street church
was react by Miss Elizabeth
Richardson. Both of these pa
pers were very good and copies
of them will appear later.
The last number of the morn
ing session was a paper by Mr.
A. W. Rucker, Sunday School
Missionary, on the subject,
“Correlating the Young People’s
Work of the Church.” The con
vention adjourned at 12:30 for
recess.
Thursday Afternoon.
The meeting opened again at
2:30 o’clock with a song service
led by tne chaplain, Dr. E. J.
Gregg.
A paper was read by the re
presentative of St. Paul church,
Cordele, -a. There was a talk
by Rev. H. M. Scott, Sunday
School Missionary, on “How to
Reacn tne Board’s Requirement
for a Standard Sunday School,”
followeu .„/ round table discus
sion.
Next in order came the re
ports of Sunday Schools, after
which we turned to all unfin
ished business, and that being
finished, we turned to new busi
ness. Mrs. E. J. Gregg was
chosen as delegate from Knox
convention to the School of
Methods at Augusta.
Miss Julia Robinson was chos
en as the alternate.
An invitation was extended to
the convention to meet the last
Wednesday in June, 1927, with
the St Paul church, Cordele,
Ga. Thus ended the business of
the convention.
Thursday Night
At 8:00 o’clock a popular
meeting was held. The pro
gram was rendered by local tal
ent, in charge of Mr. F. M. Mor
ton, chorister of Laura Street
church. . One of the interesting
features of the meeting was an
inspirational address by Prof. S.
Q. Mitchell, of Brunswick, Ga.
His subject was: "The Psy
chology of Teaching.” He dealt
with his subject tactfully and it
was indeed an eye-opener to all
Sunday school teachers.
After the meeting was over
the ladies of the church served
the members ofthe convention
and friends to ice cream and
cake.
All expressed themselves as
sas
haying enjoyed thei
The members of the ce
proclaimed Dr. Off**
congregation capital entertain
ers and the convention also
hopes that they may be per
mitted to enjoy such hospital
ity ftga.ip.
CHAIRMAN OF PUBLICITY
COMMITTEE. ’-u
equal rights league
DELEGATION SEES TBS
, f « PRESIDENT.
Washington, D. C., July 5.—
rhe National Equal Rights
League and the United Colored
American Committee
audience at the White
Friday noon at which time
presented the race's sesqui-cen
tennial ot the Declaration of In
dependence petition, against
Federal employe segregation, at
the middle of American Inde
pendence Week. Twenty persons
composed the delegation. The
audience was conducted by Mau
rice W. Spencer, Treasurer of
the League, who introduced the
delegatee, explicitly stating
their purpose. After introducing
the delegates he presented Wm.
Monroe Trotter, of Boston, Sec
retary of the N. E. R. L., who
presented the petition to the
President. He placed on the
table a big pile of petitions with
25, WO signatures from 40
states, specifying one from
Maine, and four from California,
saying they proved ih#MI
geographical opposition to fed
eral segregation. He also pre
sented one from the “372nd”
Battallion, Massachusetts Na
tional Guards, which Mr. Coot
idge authorized when governor.
Mr. Trotter read the petition
and declared segregation to be
inequality of rights and asking
the&UJfr
which shed the first blood for
independence. He then asked
the President to lead the day
in having the United States
make the ISOih anniversary of
American Independence the be
ginning of a new American
epftch for the abolishment of
color caste, proscription, segre
gation and public ostracism, by
himself removing segregation
of the colored clerks in Wash
ington. He sad this example by
the government had given great
impetus to every form of segre
gation and unless the President
would abolish it now disaster
was inevitable. Finally he urged
abolition was a fair return for
over 150 years of fighting, dy
ing and sacrificing and in just
appreciation of a perfect rec
ord of loyalty with never a trai
tor.
Rev. Thomas S. Harten, na
tional organizer, urged the
President to live up to the tra
ditions of Massachusetts, which
he believed he would.
The President replied to the
spokesmen in a calm, friendly
manner, that some segregation
had been removed and he would
continue to remove more grad
ually untu it was all removed.
The delegation was as fol
lows: James L. Neill, Henry P.
Slaughter, Rev. W. H. Jernigan,
President National Raee Con
gress; Rev. J. U. King, Bishop
I. N. Ross, Rev. Chas. Stewart,
Thos. A. Johnson, N. A. Murray
for Alpha Phi Alpha, Professor
Kelly Miller, Thos. Walker, A.
S. Pinkett, Secretary Washing
ton Branch N. A. A. C. P., Rev.
W. D. Isaacs, Prof. J? T. Brown,
Geo. A. Parker, Secretary Na
tional Race Congress, Rev. W.
H. Rozier, CaL,JLA. Jackson,
J. E. Scott, for Kappa Alpha
Psi, Ralph D. Matthews ami
Emory B. Smith.
The N. A. A. C. P., Alpha Phi
Alpha, Alpha Kappa Psi, Na
tional Baptist S. S. Association,
National American Colored Wo
men's Clubs, National B. Y. P.
Y., and the Race Congress coop
erated in this effort.
Mrs. W. H. Wright, of Spar*
tanburg, S. C., is the guest of
her children, Rev. and Mrs. W.
G. Hamilton, Magnolia Avenue,
Ashevuie.