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GOLD STARS
(From The Nation, New
York.)
There is no record, so far as
we know, that any officer in the
late war refused a Negro sol
dier the inestimable privilege
of dying for his country because
r f his color. “No, Mr. Johnson,
you will not go over the top to
day; today is the day for the
Randolphs of Virginia to make
the supreme sacrifice/* If re
marks, such as these, were ever
jttered while the United States
recall having seen them in
fought the Germans, we do not
print. But our government has
not learned that such scenes did
not actually take place. And as
a result, when we get around to
sending off to France the moth*
ers and widows of men who
were killed in the war, in order
that they may visit the graves
of their dead soldiers, we make
the incredibly stupid and ungra
cious gesture of drawing atten
tion to the Negro women, put
ting them in a group by them
selves, providing for them a dif
ferent sort of accommodation
in hotels and on shipboard. Their
black sons died as white men
die. The mothers are not to vis
it the graves as do white moth
ers.
The War Department, of
course, is full of explanations
for the segregation of Negro
mothers and for their lodging
at different hotels and their pas
sage on different steamships
from those provided for white
women. Secretary of War Hur
ley says: “After thorough stu
that the formation of white ami
dy the ^conclusion was reached
colored groups of mothers and
• widows wotrid best assurerthe
contentment and comfort of the
pilgrims themselves.” However,
he explained at length: “All
groups will receive like accom
modations in hotels and on
tives of the War Department
steamships, and the representa
will at all times he as solicitous
of the welfare of Negro moth
ers and widows as they will be
of white ones.” Fifty-five Ne
gro women have canceled their
reservations so far on the
ground that they were not giv
en like accommodations, either
at hotels or on shipboard. A
letter voicing the protest of the
Negro women has been sent to
President Hoover. Hie letter
should have provided interest
ing reading for the Chief Exec
utive, but his reply was a briqf
acknowledgement of the letter
and a statement that it had
been referred to the War De
partment. The letter said in
part:
“As a Gold Star Mother who
happens to be colored, I wish to
protest against the gratuitous
insult in the attitude of the War
Department of the United
States in segregating Gold Star
Mothers who are entitled to go
to France to visit the graves
where our loved ones are buried.
When the call to arms came_
in 1917 mothers, sisters, and
wives, regardless of race, color
or creed, were asked to give
their loved ones._This call
we answered freely and willing
ly- Ten years after the
armistice-.we who gave,
and who are colored, are insult
ed by the implication that we
are not fit persons to travel
with other bereaved ones. In
stead of making up parties of
Gold Star Mothers on the basis
of geographical location, we are
set aside in a separate group,
jim-crowed, segregated and in
sulted.”
The Negro women, therefore,
are not so much concerned with
Mr. Hurley’s offer of “like ac
commodations” as they are with
the simple and undeniable
faet that they have been segre
gated, and surely there was no
time in the history of our coun
try when segregation was leu
necessary and more cruel. If
there were a few white women
from any section of the country
who were so- delicately consti
tuted that they could noteodlire
to travel mi the same ship with
a black woman whoser son or
husband was killed in> France,
the War Department might
with good grace have received
cancellations of their passages.
'But'we believe that such cancel
lations would- have been few and
1 far -between. We~ believe' that
1 American white women are less
1 prejudiced than the War De
partment itself. We believe that
! Negro. women in a group would
| have been a& welcome as Italian
j women or Jewish women or Pol
ish women; for, whom it was.not
thought necessary to provide
separate, accommodations. The
I government must learn that
the Negroes-aceno longer prop
erty to be shunted around back
alleys and smuggled in at side
doors. They are American, citi
zens with a vote. There are laws
to insure them -their rights as
such. And it is altogether un
likely, if the Government, of the.
United States had declared its
intention of securing hotel
rooms or steamship cabins fox'
Negro -women, thatTany hotel .or.
steamship* line would have , re
fused the renuestj Mr, Hurley
to the contrary notwithstand
ing.
Kit in the last analysis it is
segregation that the Negroes
object to first and most bitterly.
And it id in segregation that
the War Department made its
worst and most unfortunate
blunder. It is hinted by the ad
ministration that the protests
were cooked up by a group of
Negro agitators. It is good to
note, therefore, that so far from
this being the case, the fijrst
protests were made by white
persons, and that* according to
Wmer’White,iSrtife NSfforial
Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People, not a
ghost* Of an attempt was made
to make one Negro woman can
cel her passage. If governments
will not learn, citizens will.
FOUTUffTH AJNmVEKSAKY
OF THE KtCHMOWl)
p: CHURCH v:
The 40th anniversary of the
First Presbyterian church and
the 15th of the present pastor,
Rev. A. A. Hector, was cele
brated July 6th, Rev. Charles
H. Shute, Prof, of English Bi
ble at Johnson C. Smith Univer
sity, Charlotte, N. C., preached
an able and interesting sermon
Sunday morning* and the Sen
ior choir redered special music
—Te Deum Laudamus.
At the evening: service Rev.
Hector gave the history of the
church and the Junior choir
sang.
The church “ was beautifully
decorated with palms and cut
flowers. Dr. J. W. Tinsley and
Mrs. Alice Gullick were respon
sible for the decoration.
Then on Tuesday evening:, July
8th, Circle No. 1 entertained
Rev. Shute and Rev. Hector in
the spacious home of Mr. and
Mrs. Lonnie C. Gullick on West
Marshall Street. At 7:80 the
guests were ushered into the
dining room where a five-course
dinner , was served. Mrs. Laura
Moore, the only living charter
member of the church, afited as
hostess. - Miss r Minnie Reekes,
President of Circle;5 ffo. 1, was
responsible for the most excel
lent menu served..
After dinner an enjoyable
program was rendered. Mrs. Ja
nie E. Frasier was. mistress of
ceremonies. There were musical
Selections by Mrs. Lowndes and
Mrs. Tyler.
The following gpieats were
present: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Lowndes, Mr. and Mrs. Jno. C.
I Tyler, Mr. and Mrs. J. D- Fra
sier, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mann,
■ Mr.' and Mrs. Benjamin. F.
(Continued on page 3)
Pastors, Officers, Superinten
dents and Members of the Ca
tawba Synodical Sunday School
Convention and School of
Methods.
Hie hour is about to strike,—
the Tenth Anniversary of the
founding of our present organ
ization. The achievements of
these ten years have been glo
rious ; they have justified the
Vision and wisdom of the Old
Guards.
' Fellow workers, tujrn \ youjr
faces toward Franklinton, N. C.
ten yearsof glorious results; to
Come 300 strong to celebrate
receive more inspiration, infor
mation and to set a new goal
for the future. The stage is set
for the most thrilling of
ill our gatherings. The future
bigness may be born here;
when the rising generation
shall sing of the mighty works
accomplished, you shall be able
to say: “I was at the Tenth An
niversary celebration at Frank
bnton.”
• Workers of Cape Fear, Cataw
ba, Yadkin and Southern Vir
ginia, we are 05 the march.
Come and join us. You are sum
moned to the honor of celebrat
ing ten years of constructive!
work whose marvelousness is
unsurpassed.
“On f to Franklinton”—Our
Watchword.
‘There at the Beginning and
there at the Close,”—Our Mot
to.
H. C. MILLER, President.
SUGGESTIONS FOR CHURpH
SCHOOL CLASS WORK —
Every church school at some
ime or other seeks new metb
feels^the n^d of some
(From The Boston Transcript)
thing to attract and stimulate.
Tn Dr. W. Edward Raffety’s
problem shop recently, he out
lined a large number of prac
tical projects of this kind. Plow
ing land for sick farmers, tak
ing care of routes, decorating
church rooms and homes, work
ing on dags for presentation to
various organizations, install
ing a small movie outfit, work
ing to secure land for a camp
site, purchasing new maps and
other equipment, providing a
nursery room in the church
plant with trained attendants,
starting a discussion class in a
factory, enrolling for special
work street railway men and
others who could not attend on
Sunday, conducting in a gymj
nasium a half-hour of fun at
noon during the week are some
nf the suggestions.
| There are many other practic
al affairs in which young people
may become interested, accord
ing to Dr. Raffety. Some of them
are: Volunteer squads for sing
ers and visitors for the summer;
communicating with any camp
or special meeting held near by
during the summer; providing
athletic field or equipment and
schedule of summer activities;
visiting homes of the shut-ins
and others; providing scholar
ships or aid so that poor chil
dren or poor families may have
a week or two of vacation; im
provement of church property;
supplying boarding houses, ho
tels, stations, etc., with litera
ture from the church; automo
bile parades to stir up interest
and to transport people to meet
ings, socials, picnics, etc.; pur
chasing wheel-chairs for inva
lids and hearing apparatus for
.the deaf; keeping an accurate
religious census of the commu
nity; sponsoring a Boy Scout
I troop or similar activity; co-op
erating in a fellowship with pro
bation officers and social work
ers to help deal with wayward
'delinquent and abnormal chil
dren; collecting data concerning
,family affairs (kept of course,
jin the strictest confidence)
'which would i enable pastor, di
roomf! with
dans4- *—
religious education, or
worker to understand c«
s better; caring tor
and property of peo
or on vacation; sawing
ting wood for the win
aged or ill folk; supply
■tion about schools,
business opportunities
•^itions, and amusement
“ to parents and others;
milk fund for infants
>r in summer; holding
Sty song services, con
and outings; using
handwork and other
r the benefit of mis
.and homeland institu
supplying factory rest
iterature, musi
cs; organizing a
to deal with all ques
^roblenm^hich may be
to . them, and being
ise concerning em
reading, vacations,
OF DEPENDENT
EN AND OF CRIME
ting to the report of the
it of Research and
ions of the National
igue, Ira De A. Reid,
jJirecto*> is now actively engaged
.n two.studies, both of which
tre of ' imusual importance.
One study on The Care for De
rrotec
1" t‘-ri * ■-mnlii -ii~ vvitaiin u.c
(jintcu^vakcs la ocui^ xxxaue a.
Uie rei^fcau ox. txie win us Aouac
v. uxxiereixue on cxuxu ana neaitn
^ tne oiner, wmcn xa
a siuoy oi crime Among JNe
groea, is oemg made lor tne
Wictterstiam commission on
Law Observance ana nmforce
ment. in this study Mr. Rad is
with Miss Mary
- of the
for Crime for the Law Observ
ance Commission.
Xhe departments of fte
searcn ana maustriai Relations
are co-operating at present witii
the J ulius Rosenwald Fund in a
'study of Industrial and Occupa
tional Trends of Negro Work
ers in connection with Presi
dent Hoover’s Commission on
Social Trends.
| In addition to these activities
the Department of Research
'and Investigations has recently
published the first authentic
'study of Negro Membership in
'American Trade Unions, a com
prehensive and informative vol
!ume which should prove inval
uable .to students of labor prob
lems.
The Vocational Opportunity
Campaign for Negro workers,
which was conducted through
out the nation by the Depart
ment of Industrial Relations of
the National Urban League, T.
Arnold Hill, Director, attained
a marvelous success despite na
tion wide employment. It
served not only to direct the
attention of employers to the
Negroes’ lack of opportunity,
but also aroused Negro work
ers to make a fight to hold their
jobs. Over 50,000 people were
reached 'by speakers other than
over the radio, and hundreds of
employers were interviewed in
behalf of Negro workers.
In the South Jesse 0. Thom
as, Southern Field Director, has
sompleted several important
surveys of the Negro popula
tion. The Houston survey,
which is now on the press, will
be ready in the early fall.
As the field of social work
widens increasing numbdrs of
college graduates are seeking
the Urban League Fellowships.
This year 74 candidates made
application for the competitive
examination by which the Fel
lowships are awarded. Two Ur
(Continued on page 8)
HAWKmNCa AKWND 3A
LEM PRESBl rEKIiOP^'
CHURCH, ANDERSON, S. C.
By Mrs. M. Y. Marion
During the month of July we
have been listening to some in
spiring and impressive sermons
from our pastor,.:Rev. C. W.
Francis. He was at his best on
the j first Sunday, preaching
from the theme, “Self-Examina
tion.”
On the fifth Sunday in June
the Woman’s Missionary Socie
ty rendered a popular program
and had for their speaker the
Rerv. Joe Carter, pastor of the
Central church (white). “The
Spirit of Missions” was his
theme, and it was very uplifting
and enjoyed by all present.
Master Clifton (Hawthorne
will represent Salem at the Sun
day, School, Convention. which
will meet at Greer, §. C., this
week. Also Rev. and Mrs. C.
W. Francis, Mesdames Julia
Burriss and M. V. Marion are
expecting to attend.
me woman s Missionary So
ciety met Friday, July 11th, at
the home of Mrs. Julia BurrisS.
We had a wonderful meeting
and had as our guests, Mrs. J. H.
Toatley, of Due West, S. C., and
Mesdames Corrine Peek, Birdie
L. Davis, Minnie Roundtree and
Miss Georgia Sullivan, of our
other churches. They aU gave us
encouraging remarks. The hos
tess served us a very delicious
salad course and we adjourned
to meet in August at the home
cf Mrs. Emma Martin, Bindley
Aye.
For the benefit of the Mis
sionary Society Mrs. Marion
gave on July 2nd a beautiful
“gingham Dress" Weeding”
“popular Musical
sisted by the “Q
,ing:
Chorus: "Happy Days Are
Sere Again."
Tenor banjo solo, “Pagan
Bertrand Richie.
Solo, “Under the Texas
Moon," Miss Martha B. Brown.
Chorus, “Chant the Jungles.”
Solo,‘Your Fate Is In Your
[lands,” Mr. Wm. Woolridge.
Duet, “All That I’m Asking
fs Sympathy,"
Miss Martha B. Brown,
Mr. Elliott McAdams.
Solo and Chorus, “Painting
the Clouds," Miss G. Jefferson.
Saxophone solo, “Love Me,"
Mr. Julius Foster.
Solo, “At the End of the
Road," Mr. B. Ritchie.
The coming of the grand
wedding was announced. All
girls taking part were beautiful
ly dressed in different colors of
checked ginghams and the boys
in full, dress. The church was
decorated in blue and orange
paper and Queen Ann’s lace
and ferns. Miss Edmonia John
son presided at the organ.
Messrs. Julius L. Foster and
Elliott L. McAdams delighted
an appreciative audjence in re
cital Sunday afternoon, July .13.
Mr. McAdams exhibited- the
qualities of his voice in singing
and made for himself a name
when he held the audience
spell bound in reciting “The
Raven.”
mr. junus n osier m nis pleas
ing manner showed a delicate
artistry in the rendition of his
pieces on the piano and carried
us into a higher sphere when
he played a saxophone, solo,
“Pansies for Thought,”, accom
panied. To let my readers en
joy what they did I will give
their program:
Vocal Solo, “Asleep in the
Deep” (Lamb), Elliott L. Mc
Adams. *
Saxophone Solo, “Pansies for
Thought,” (Grey), Julius L.
poster.
, Reading, “The Raven,” '(Poe),
Elliott L. McAdams.
Piano Solo, “Serenata”
(Moszkowske) Julius F. Fos
ter.
Vocal Solo," “Water Boy, ’
V -A~. ■
(Avery Robinson) Elliott Mc
Adams.
Piano solo, “Polish Dance”
(Sharwenka) Julius L. Foster.
Vocal solo. “Out on the Deep”
(Loki) Eliott L. McAdams.
Mrs. Eloise Williams spent a
ew days at Fort Bennings, 6a,,
with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mi*
kell, the former (her brbthert'
She brought the little Misses
Anna Elizabeth and Mary
Starks Mikell to spend two
months with her.
Miss Claudia Burriss who has
been attending summer school
at Greenville, S. C.} has gone to
Saluda, S. C., to spend the re
maining part of the summer.
HOLBROOK STREET PRES
BYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday, the 6th of July, we
had to preach for us Mr. Al
bright, of Shelton Memorial
j Presbyterian church (white).
His text was: “Whatsoever a
man soweth that shall he also
reap.” It was a very instructive
discourse, and we all enjoyed it.
I He showed how nations had
h eaped by forgetting God. The
He showed how nations had
reaped fey frogetting God The
white Presbyterians of this city
have been very good in helping
us ill our distress, and they tefl
us to call on them at any time,
end they wlil do what they can
for Holbrook Street Presbyteri
an church, which they have
done with their money and oth
erwise. They know where the
Holbrook Strteet Presbyterian
church originated and they
want it to prosper. By the help
of God. our Presbyterians are
^oing fine. We are looking for
ward to the coming of a pas
tor.
Dr. Price, of High Street
church, preached for us Sun
day, the 13th of July, at 3:80
o’clock P. M.:' from Ephesians
r>:27, ‘JThat he might present
it to himself ft glorious church,
rot having spot or wrinkle or
any such thing: tout that it
shall "be holy and without blem
ish.” It was a very instructive
discourse and all present seemed
tc enjoy it. The service was for
our rally and we raised $106.
08. We arie thankful for Hhe
way our colored and white
friends have helped us in the
fime of our troubles. We are
having these rallies for the pur
rose of fixing up our parsonage.
Rev. C. C. Harvey, pastor of
Shiloh Baptist church, of Ala
nagro, Va., held, his seventh
anniversary, July 6-13. The dif
ferent pastors of the city
oreached for him each night
1 hrough the week.
Miss Evelena Allen is attend
ing summer school at flampton
Tnstitute.
JAMES A. GARLAND.
ANOTHER SCHOOL PLANT
PROVIDED FOR ATLANTA
GROUP
Commodious Walker Street
Plant Assigned to Colored
Children—Welcome Relief of
Congestion Anticipated
Atlanta, Ga., July—By unan
imous vote of the City Board of
Education, the valuable Walker
Street school property has been
designated for use hereafter as
^ Negro school, a step of great
importance which will go far to
relieve the present congestion
in nearby colored schools. The
plant is modren, commodious
and in good repair and will pro
vide for many hundreds of pu
pils.
, The Board’s action rewards
long and persistent effort on the
part’ of the local inter-racial
Committee, the Christian Coun
cil, and other public-spirited
groups and individuals. The
transfer of the property was
also recommended by the city
superintendent of schools, Dr.
Willis A, Sutton, who has shown
himself at all times fair-mind
ed and impartial in his adminis
tration of the city schools.