The colored American., 1899-12-16


Cams5a arney is prominent mem
hprnr..eti a. K, is letter carrier IN
.rars-r Of New B 9dtord and is promi-
,,sn.f, identified with secret and other
orgerIzt-,na-. The first camp OF SONS
of no.arsd veterans organized In
R,.rnn. and which has had many fine
events. was named IN his honor. Past
Cgotag john D, Powell, Jr. who repre-
san.- The Colored American in Bos-
ton .ls the fret captain. Comrade
Carney is a thorough race man ana
oiv4- hDerally Of his means TO advance
the interest Of the race. He Is modest,
una-s0ufug. and bears his honors be-
comlnev Tne Congress OF the United
State hes swarded him medal OF
honor f,l meriUOrlous deeds d me ON
the battle i=1d. sergeant Carney is so
An interesting talker and his witty say
ipgs and pleasing "reminiscences make
MN popular at camptires aud G. A. X
bsnquets. He is highly thought CT by
the leading citizens, colored and white,
of the Whaling City, New Bedford,
, Mass. aud hss represented them on
many impoItsn. occasions. Sergeant
Carney has been i'll Of late, due to the
hsrdships OF the Civil War from 1861 10
1855 Ir Is the wish of h'e many friends
that he viii soon recover.
Wm h. Carney Camp, So, has been
reorgauzed With W. J. stevens as
captain. They will hold lrspe ection
Wednesday. December 18th at G. A. r
Hail. Inspection Cticer Isl Lieutenant
Braxtou o.. ane l. company, 6 h Mas
sachu-el Volunteers. The camp will
be 8 gaia one this year with new mem
bers of good -orla. standing Captain
elect Stevens was a corporal IN the
Spanish War IN Il company, 9th, and
served with distinction in Porto REQ.
Lieutenant BraxIon has become an
hOn0TTy memyer OF Carney Camp to
help 10 the woTE Of recruiting, This is
the only cOlored camp In the State Of
Massachusetts, aud 1t Will make an in
ysOIe reputation with Its neg. Of
tioers
An luJeres mig meeting of Bunker
Hill Fountain NJ. 1873, True Re.
formers wa5 beld at the new head
quarters Jas, Friday evening. A goodly
attendance of members were present.
This fountain will have concert and
reception rendered to them by the
united three, consisting OF Messrs.
Vol, Brown and Powell on Thursday
evening January 4!h at Paine Memorial
hall Mss Jessie Harrell ldauk hter of
the popular pastor, Rev. Jessie Harrell
OF Cambridge, Mass. The eminent lady
singer, Miss Lgtue Hawkins, soIoist
and s.o1uUHulst, and other artists of
DOte VIII take part. The affair Is given
10 aid the fountain in its endeavor to
Create an emergency lund.
The new pastor e Twelfth Baptist
CnuTch, Rev. Mat,hew Albert Neal
0nS" Is doing good work in quiet.
4 u1s'sUnlns manner. On last SUNDAY
nO'hlhg he delivered highly ediiying
u''couEse to an apprectaive audience.
i, l'V P. n ne addressed The Sunday
n 'o"OOL and produced a good impres.
sun AuA0as he pupils. His adminis-
''0n y-aF iarto become popular. This
II SA0'C| having oecU a long time with.
~ d pastor, The members should give
D 'Gs'f undivided support HIS heart
Tue "oTk AM the plans he has in
nSt,, '% should receive the support Of the
aE V"C' The entire Official board Of the
III - CONSISTS OF Descons T, I
N"'rLes James, J. W. Douglass.
sns ., .. baltimore. c2nd) Henry Jones
~ solomon williamson; the Trus-
PTvoI Iyr'Ts e, IN, &. Gaskins, W H.
s,1a 2Ut' ". Il. Phillips, John Thornton
II RI. .i 'Sekson, Ex Reprtsep 5ative A.
cbo,;.. NJ. .uiO's sd 1. c. Whiting. The
t,s'st, MohsI John R. McClenny, M,ss
supsrio' u.Aa' orgsnist, John Thornton
and ,~,saoent r-'s9S Of the Sunday school,
desvor OF the Christian En-.
\ lending 5 S3eIely ,s.ey J W. Douglass, are all
n ,oIs sHoaD .nsli efforts towards the pss-
eolorsd r,b, luohpson, the chsmpi on
/ ''OOyist il around and about.