Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-08-21
DANVILLE LETTER.
Strangers Entertained Richmond Bsne.
foial and Insurance Company
Mason and Pythian Parade.
DANvnnr. Va August IS, 1887

Moss, b. D., of Loyal Street Church Is
making great preparation for the en-
tertainment of the delegates TO the
State Sunday School convention which
conyenes at his church this week be-
ginning Thursday, the 10th, and con-
tinuing through the week. Our next
issue will give particulars.
STRANGERS ENTERTAINED
Misses Ellen V. Trent OF Richmond,
Gertie ColsOn Of Petersburg, rempy
G. johnson of Raleigh, and Dir. John
T. Chissell of Petersburg, were ten
dered a royal reception Wednesday
night at Ridge Street Hall by the So
cial Circle OF Danville.
Johnson and Adams furnished music
which had it's usual charms to tempt
The light fantastic toe. Miss ColsOn
and Mr. Chissell left Thursday morn
ing for their homes in Petersburg
Among the guest were Misses Mamie
Z. CLANCY, Dora n Harris. NJ 4. JEFF
fres, A. q. Hodge, Elizabeth Coleman,
Sallie Jones, Sarah Jeffres, S Law
son, Veola Guerrant, Maude Thompson,
z. O. Price, +. Stanfield, 0. l.. Lips
comb, Mary Colson, K. V. Trent, Ger
tie Colson; Messrs. @ ". and ID ID.
Woody, E G.. Adams, G.. E. X. Eois-
seaux, VIM Mitchell C. ii Fuller, Walter
Gum. Joseph Harrison, Arthur Hall,
stephen Coleman. +. ID. McAden, j..
Il. Dixon, Goude. John T. Chis'ell, ii.
+ Lewis. K, S. Allen.
Miss Dora N. Harris Is confined to
her bed by sickness.
REvERENO GRAVES ESTIMATION.
} The crowd which gathered at Yam
ceyville last sunday to attend the As
, ISOLATION meeting is estimated at about
: three thousand. Many people from
! Danville attended, who express them
selves much delighted at the pleasant
!, time spent there.
THE DAILY RECORD"
= We had the pleasure of perusing the
Z columns of Negro Laily paper last
week, the opportunity having been fur
nished by Doctor r. A. Reynolds pop
ular physician of Raleigh, N c.. who
recently located here. The Daily Re
u cord is the name of it with the HON:
q Office at Raleigh.
e Mr. p. s. Broadnax is rearing a beau
e tiful and attractive residence on NOrtl
is Union Street "a new cage.
. &Mr. Wiley Johnson is making an ad
n dition TO his residence on South Mail
J. Street.-The prospective home of SOM
T. beautiful bird
10 selling The Baptist Monthly" a re
r cent venture in journalism by tn
Il Beptists of this section Saturday I'll
ii inst. We learn that the Baptist minis
Is tiers propose to push this sheet to tn
front, Well, venturings make mer
% chants, If there are scores of starving
Ia editors in this dear old Southland.
ss has been the cry of some of our ener
8, getic and pushing citizens that tn
ie preachers when not put in lead an
y given sole control of all our bushes
lie ventures use their influence agains
and seek 60 defeat them, so new her
~ is a purely preachers enterprise, le
lie us see what becomes of it.
y, Mrs. Phoebe Slaughter of Richmon
who has been spending few week
20 with her cousin, Mrs. Julia Clark o
n Gay Street left here Tuesday, the LIT
a. inst for her home.
Parties desiring to visit Richmon
IN next week can do so by catching th
o. Greensboro Excursion Monday 23r
n, which leaves at 1890, round trip 81
10 Mr.. l.. w. Holbrook is succeedin
10 nicely with his subs criptions havin
y secured the names OF some of our BET
IN citizens and is still soliciting. IL you
IL name fails Co appear upon his books RI
y member that il is your own fault, an
A. don't come kicking ard growing b'
y cause you don't seek TO get your slic
n of the pie. When the meeting is Gale
let us see who is interested in the M
TT gro and his welfare. The white cit
o, zans have organized their business il
terests so now what shall we do bt
te follow suit.
n GOOD WORK OF TIRE RICHMOND BENEFIc
AL INSURANCE COMPANY.
nd Under the supervision of Mr.. job
OF w. Howard and Mr.. w. A Miner, th
20 work is rapidly succeeding paying sic
8; benefits ard death claims During II
&c month of July they report much sici
'r- ness among their members and I'll
m members themselves attest the promp
ness in paying their claims. The
n agents may be seen on the streets {
rd any information desired can be furnis
at the office ia Masonic Hall Patio
n St. Two death claims have been pa
'st already this month. The Planet ca
BY be found there for sale on Saturday
J. w. Howard, Superintendent
10 w. A MILNRR, Assistant.
This foul numbering of defensele:
n Negroes by these bowling blood thirst
a mobs of white men should be stoppe
at by the Negroes themselves for IL
or whole race has TO bear the burden
TO the crimes which are committed on
" the uneducated and inhuman brU
L. that is allied to the Negro race. He
nd not a Negro any more than the whit
ar brute who commits the same crime n
tie on the colored women is a Caucasia
1t is the worthless dirty and lazy ella
n of each race who are guilty of snG
outrages upon humanity. The on
,st mistake is made by the newspape
Judging all Negroes by this class. WI
"a not pile the same indignities upon Il
itv whole white family which the bur
he lar, the tramp and rapist have Gauss
rt- a part of them? Why not say tn
re every white man is thief when
at train is held up and robbed.
m When a poor Negro girl is torn
pieces by white rape-hend, why n
as saw that all white men are rapists a.
it. advocate their determination? VIII
ire is true of one is equally true of t
-of other and as for our part we are
,re5 much in for the determination of {
is white race rs they are for the extC
mination OF the black race with t
masses with us. We will appeal to
g Negro manhood to raise their vote
IL - condemnation and if necessa
uO shoulder the musket and raise the
Us sword in defence of our people.
We MASONIC AND PxrHIAN PARADE.
was ,,- - pvtb;ans oa,..d
cd. me s'as S1 anu : Jst -r.sI Md,
his some "a our - p,'tb;1, :,
- chase in Masonic Temple. The para
~" headed by Adams Brass Band mad
creditable showing, after which I'll
are returned to the Temple where a pie
the ing program was rendered EdesI
"a the threatening weather which p
IN vented many from attended.
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