The colored American., 1902-03-29
A NEW JERSEY "JINER. !"
An Account Of 6be Busy Career
Of g. w Rolefort Competence
Destroying Ole Color Line.

If genius is simply hard work intelli-
gently applied and evidenced by success
ful issue of purpose, DR.. G. w Rolefort
of Newark, n. J., possesses in an emf
nent degree that very desirable quality
His career of fOrty-years is so full Of
striking incidents and unceasing activity
that one can scarcely realize how one
man could cover such wide and varied
area. He IS a native of Virginia In
early manhood he studied telegraphy
but that field being an unDlowed terri
tory to Negroes, he could find no open
ing tor his knowledge He entered
Morgan College at Baltimore and grad
uated, after which he took a full course
at the Boston School of Languages and
Sciences. He then entered the medical
department of Shaw University at Ra-
leigh, n. G., graduating in due season.
This institution conferred upon him the
degree of A. B. He was next found do
ing hospital work at the University of
Pennsylvania, following which he de-
c1ded to locate at Newark n. T., where
he IS practicing medicine and pharmacy
to-day, and IS in the receipt of a hand
some revenue. Nine-tenths of the busi-
ness done in his drug store comes from
the whites. while fully two-thirds of his
general practice is among his brethren
of the fairer complexion His services
are IN demand. regardless of race. be-
cause of his demonstrated competence
and fidelity. A proof that he is a busy
man Is found in an enumeration of the
many interests which demand his at
tentiOn.
DR.. ROlefort is examining phvsiciar
for the Second Ward Sick and Dividend
Society. Newark branch of Mutual Aid
Union Life Insurance, of PHILADELPHIA
two white organizations. He serves in
a like capacity for the Coachmen's Asso-
citation, Odd Fellows and Knights of
PythlaS-COlOred societies He is :?
member of the Second Ward Republican
executive committee (white), also mem
Der OF the county Republican executive
committee, being chairman of the com
mlttee on credentials. He is a member
OF the German Singing Society. county
medical society, State medical society,
American Medical Association, Interna-
tionaI Congress of Physicians and Sur
geons, American Association of Aims
House Physicians (being physician to
the city aims hOuse). He is communi-
cant of the Episcopal church.
The Doctor long ago learned to take
sense, and has placed a goodly share of
the coin OF the realm in the soil of three
States, New York, New Jersey and West
Virginia
Still DR.. ROlefOrt has some time left
tor healthful diversions. He is a mem
Der of several clubs of the Caucasian
race, among them bowling, cunning and
hshlng clubs. He is not a Climber"
pursuing organizations TO eXD1Oit his Oer
sonal influence His company is eagerly
sought by the best men of the town be-
cause of his gentlemanly qualities and
genial unaffected comradeship. The
Doctor was married in West Virginia
and has a bright-faced boy of seven,
who has many of his fathers energetic
attributes. DR.. Rolefort and THE COL
oRED AMERICAN are great friends. and if
our subscribers just make things easy
tor us this summer, we may be able to
accept the Doctors kind Invite" to 90
to New Jersey and together hook up a
few specimens of the finny tribe