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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-22

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stamp dress recently coneocted by an origin
al society in Bermuda. She started an endless
chain among her friends, asking for cancelled postage
stamps and with such wholesale help it took three
years to gather the required number And them after
the dress cut out Of the finest muslin it took three
weeks longer to paste the stamps the chosen designs
The thirty thousand stamps arranged odd designs
picture hat Of red and blue stamps was the finish
ing touch to costume that odd and interest
ing than beautiful.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-22

@#zs Mutual Comforters.
fond father said to his three year-old daughter:
Dear, you my comfort -
Then you are my blanket, = she said.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-22

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Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1905-06-26

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Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1905-06-26

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Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1905-06-26
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Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1905-06-26

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The reformer., 1905-01-28
indianapolis Notes.
Indiar' r'apolis, Ind.

Indianapolis, Ind.
Mr.. Edito ;-
Please allow us to say that India
napoIis Division is yet moving Oh
slowly b1t urely.
Bro Berj. Barnette Of Calvary fount
lin 2059 is confined to his bed with
bilious fever.
Bro. Gaines King Of Indiana Jewel.
who went to Celtforni for his health,
writes that be is improving,
Our energetic Chief, Mr.. w. 8,
Henry, has b card plan for building
up the fountains and creating new life
Anu interest among the members.
which his co workers are takiug up,
and We believe there will be a great
work done in the Hoosier City this
year.
Cooperation is what is most needed
among the leaders and n embers. The
best equipped army the world ever
saw, otriceIed by the greatest gSnerA s
the world ever produc d, could not
withstand an inferior army much In
ferIcrly efficered unless the tro 'ps CO
operated with the CficaIs, and do the
active work. Just 80 In bnhding ny
IL the members stand indifferently
around with folded hands and pay no
at entlon to the wishes or plans of the
officers, the work Will stand stit], nor
\ Wheel will turn, nothing will be &C
complished.
Because OF this, we appeal TO the
members thr pugholt the Brot erhooo
e pecially in the India sp' lis Division
To don their fighting clothes and &C.
oper lie with their leaders. and coon
result commsn>u ate wi b effo' ts pat
forth Will be accomplished. Try II
and see.
Yours for success in
y. T. and c.,
CELIA MAXEY.
The reformer., 1905-01-28
Happenings from Dearborn. Va
Edlto of The Refcrmer:
n ar Sir

Please allow me space in your valua
lie paper for few words from Unio
Brax on Fountain 2206 as this is oul
first time.
We are quite young but a'e 'oiug al
ad some terrible hard blows Ys~aayc
ere organized but none as yet have
oeen stI o e enough TO burst us asun
der for we are now progressing nicely
We have double determinatin &c
pnsh forward and do more for the ad
vance inert of the work in the future.
lam glad to say we have been bless
ed SO far with very little sickuests
among our members, our W.. P. NJ. Mr.
Calvin K So is prompt TO his. duty.
Mrs. Bette Shelton who spent the
Christmas with her father, Mr.. George
Lee left on the 18th for her home III
Wilmington, Del. Mrs. Shelton has
been in Del for qnite number oi
Years
! On the 2Ssh we visited Mrs. Jno
Davis of Lynchburg, Va and were &C
jcompanied by ner neice Mis- Kate E
Wilson, Mr Al x Walker, Miss Emms
y Gate wood and Mrs. Eva f. Garter,
we had quite pleasant ay.
Mrs, K So A Turner of Alexandria
Va. spent a portion of the Xmas. with
her III mother Mrs Julia Massey.
Iremain yours ia U 7 and @.
Lottie L. Merchant.
The reformer., 1905-01-28
Washington Negros Case Heard Be-
fore Maryland Court.

annapolis, Nd, Jan IL The Court
OF Appeals heard argument this morn
Ing In the cas- of William a. Fl. Har i,
a Negro,of Washington, ag ainst the
State OF Maryland, the test case of the
sJlru, Gro w avg 2ass.sd e ssse last sss
sNkssy m McCunongh, of q ~ssIoun-
ty4srepresente the appellant aud
md tained that the law was Invalid,
anH Attorney General William ! Bry-
am Jr., and t. Wilson Squier, States
attorney of Ceci sCounty, represented
the State. 1t was contended by Sena-
torMcCullough that the law wes q
vioEtion of the interstate commerce
afrland In conflict with the Federal
Constitution. The attorneys for the
apFellees maintained that the law WAS
II proper exercise Of the police powers
res7rv d to the separate a es.
Fart. the appellant is Negro school
ea>her, residing in Washington, DC,
aud YVES fined for not leaving the por-
tioy Of the car assigned to white pep
pldwhen ordsred to do so. The iuciden
o04Tred on train of the Philadelphia
Ba timore and Washington Railroad
Company y while in Cecil County.
The reformer., 1905-01-28
New Paper Started in Interest of Me-
gro Members of the Church.

The Colored Catholic Herald Is
candidate for journalistic favor
It Is an eight-page quarto, full OF
live original matter pertaining t.
he colored people In general as
they relate to the Catholic faith
Among the features Is a picture Of
It, Augustine Catholic Church,
With Its history. This church has
been for years a factor In the reli
Zious life of Washington. The ex,
cellence of the music rendered by
the choir with Its many special fea
ures has attracted wide attention
from every q1arter. A history ot
the St. Joseph's Society, with 3
picture of Father Donavap, the su
oerior. Is also a feature of the FIST
issue.
The editor of the paper, Angus
tine Joseph McNorton, Is young
nan. of literary attainments; Is 8
convert from the Baptist faith, hav,
ing been educated as a Baptist
minister. He took special course
at St, Joseph's Seminary, a school
at Baltimore for tie education ot
priests for Negro missions, and
leaves the seminary temporarily tc
engage In newspaper work for the
dissemination of Catholic literature
amo~g the colored eople.
Edward E.G5aper, the bnsines,
manager, lrheretofore editor and
publisher of the Colored American,
is associated with M. McNorton
and has merged the Colored Ameri.
can into the new enterprise. He
was the founder of the Freeman, al
Indianapolis, which, like the Amer.
can, attained wide repute, and he Is
perhaps the best known colore q
editor and publisher In the country
The Co'ored Catholic Herald has
the distinction of being the onlv
colored news paper published In the
interests of the Catholic Church.
The reformer., 1905-01-28
A JOYFUL MEETING.
Newport News, Va, Jans "a
Mr.. Edit0Y:

Newport News. va. JAM IA.
Mr.. Editoy:
Dear Sir:
Please allow us space In your
valuable columns to say a few
words concerning our work In this
place.
Last Tuesday evening, January
10th, 1928, was a joyful evening
with New Light Fountain No. $50.
The occasion being the 14th ami
versery Of the fountain. Prompt
y at the appointed time the Wor-
thy Master, s. M. Travis assembled
the stand and opened the meeting
il regular form. After the usual
routine Of business different speech
s were delivered. Our Worthy
Chief, j. D. Hagins was with US
and made sine very encouraging
remarks. ape eches were also mad.
Dy Worthy Messenger, E. F. Brsx-
ton, Brother w, Ii Peden, Worth,
Sentinel, Worth Chief, S. A. Lips
comb, th9 Worthy Master and Sis
ter 5. M, Grant, the only siste,
that has survived the fourteen
Years. She spoke Of her devotion
p the Order and pledged herself t.
10 moie In the future IF possible tc
1elp futher the good work.
The report ot the Fountain was
read and 1t showed that the com.
nittce had carefully examined the
records so as ID make an intelligen,
report This fountain has paid tt
It's sick members during these four
teen years SI,232 90 and 1t paid for
other expenses in general $728 90
The committee then read lis
Of It's deaths which Shove that
he fountain had lost by death II
ms mbers, their policies amounting
to ST SIS. 90
The year just closed LEFT US a
handsome sum In bank credited to
orr sick treasury.
We cannot close without men
tioning the repast that was prepar
ed BY the sisters under the leader
ship Of sister N A Branch. Every
thing to satisfy the inner man was
served and 1t helped to enltven the
occ sion.
we predict tits as 4 New Year
IN the brotherhood, with our hon
orable Chief ] D Hagins in the
cad, we shall attempt to hold up
ais hands, 50 W. see nothing bul
success for the future.
Thanking you for space In your
valuable columns, we Big to re-
main yours ii the Oder,
S NJ. Travis, w M,
+ F, Braxton, w. Mess.
Razz. Roberts, w. S. T.,
r. M. Ridley, w. Sec'y.,
Committee.
The reformer., 1905-01-28
Debate a Success

Mt. Carmel Church was packed
last Monday night to hear the de-
bate between Mr.. W P Burrell and
Mrs P. K, Anderson, Subject; R..
solved that Woman's Place is ,hr
Home" The argument was spicy
and was enioysd by the large audi
ence. Mr.. Burrell made mary tell.
Ing points as to why womans place
should be the home" and carried
the audience with him.
Mrs Anderson spoke In her usu.
al winning and attractive manner
and her speech which was most fe-
llcitiously delivered, told of the sue.
cesses which the wome Il In business
had made.
The judges three gentlemen and
two ladies dc cided In favor of the
sm ma I've. Mr.. Burrell was pre-
sented with q silver cup as the win.
ner,
The reformer., 1905-01-28
RICHMOND DIVISION
Union Installation and Ban.
quet,

At the last meeting of the Past
Officers Council of the Richmond
Division, a committee was appoint.
ed to arrange for a union installa
tion meeting to be held Tuesday
night, January 31st.
This committee which consists Of
fifteen members, with Mr.. ] r
Hicks as chairman, Mrs. S. A
Jackson secretary, and Mrs. Sarah
johnson, treasurer, has completed
every arrangement necessary to
make the installation the greatest
event In the history of the Divi-
sion.
In addition to the installation,
the committee has arranged for a
barquet to follow the exercises.
Chief Holmes has issued an ad-
dress to the officers and members
of all the fountains In his division
and he confidently expects all to
respond to the invitation to come
out.
Each fountain is expected to re-
port, through Its messenger, to the
Chiefs Office what his fountain or
individual members will do.
Tuesday night next Is the date.
For any information, True Reform
ers who are interested will be most
cordially advised on calling at the
Office of the Richmond Division,
Chief A. w. Holmes Is one of
most active and progressive chiefs
The reformer., 1905-01-28
Mrs. George H. White

The Reformer has received the
sad intelligence of the death of
Mrs. George H. White, the wife of
former Congressman George H.
White of North Carolina.
The sad occurrence was last
Thursday night the 10TH inst, at
their home, 1914 18th street, N.
w. Washington, Il. c.
-tShort services were held at the
residence In Washington Saturday
list at 1.3o o'clock 2. M, after
which the remains we're taken to
Aewberre, ". c for interment.
Mrs. White, who was the daugh-
ter of the late Hor. Henry c.
berry of Tarboro, N. c., was a
Edy of refinement and possessed
Lhre musical talent. and was prior
- her marriage eighteen years
s,,go, a teacher of music In the pub.
nc schools of her native State Be-
The reformer., 1905-01-28

years He ard his wife have great
ly assisted the society In the work,
as dur ng the last six vacations they
have taken company of singers In
the North and have sung up"
neatly $50, ooo worth Of industrial
buildings and equipment for their
institution.
The society has very appropri.
ately lected Lincoln's birthday as
its anniversary upon which it
makes special pleas 10 churches and
All patriotic citizens to help them
continue theIr good work.
The reformer., 1905-01-28
"Ex-President Of LIBERIA
FORMERLY
The Policy Players"
Mr.. James L. Goodall Pre-
sents a Musical Comedy
at True Reformers' Hall
for One Week

This company Is a rare organiz-
ed colored musical comedy, and
certainly holds itself aloof from
every tendency of vulgarity and
unbecoming feats In the four sep
arate ard distinct acts. 1t Is truly
a wonderful troop, composed OF
some of the leading actors of the
Negro race. Nettie Taylor, Queen
of Instrumentalists; Clemo Harris
the bonel less wonder; Mont os'
Douglass, champion trick bicycle
ist; William A. Baynard, the black
Paderewski; Mas'er Charles Tay
lor. the phenominal violinist; and
Juan All san, the Filipino tenor;
are all stars iu their profes' ions.
The chorus Is strong and forci-
bic one, and their compositions and
mus!ca! select ons are we'll learned
and are rendered with ease and
precision. The soloiste, vocal and
instrumental, aeq1it themselves
with credit, and fill the large audi
torium of the True Refo1mers' Hall
most wonderful and bling forth
great applause from the we'll at.
tended house.
We predict for this company
great success In the future. Every
body goes home we'll pleased and
with a desire to attend every eve
ming. or every matinee.
The name "Policy Players" Is
quite inappropriate for such a won
derful musical cast, and does In
justice to the company, as 1t has no
relationship to the play whatever,
which Is a nusing and filled with
funny feats and savings, which
keep one laughing from start to
finish.
The reformer., 1905-01-28
Friday Evening Art and Lite
rary Circle.

The Friday Evening Art and Lit
erary c 9 met 'st F. day evening
with Miss America Harris. After
the usual hours of work the mem.
bers responded to the roll call with
quotations.
After the transaction of business
refreshments were served.
The meeting this week will be
with Miss Lottie Williams.
The reformer., 1905-01-28
To Aid the Cemeteries

An enthusiastic meeting Of ladief.
who wish to aid in raising funds fo1
the completion of the fence WORK
around the Barton Heights cemeteri ~
vas held at the residence of Mrs.
Martha Cunningham In North Fifth
street.
give an entertainment durfpR tLa
month of February, by whicf-s-A Ax
hope to realize suffi ,ient amount to
finlsh up the work
Mr.. r, T. Hill, president Of the Rich
mond Memorial Association, addressed
the gathering.
Among the ladies foremost in the
work are Mesdames Nancy West,
Martha Cunningham, Harriet John
son, and Maggie l.. Walker
The reformer., 1905-01-28
Visited His Brother.

Mr.. S. w. Hall, Chief of Nor
folk Division Grand Fountain Uuit-
ed Order of True Reformers, wa,
n our office enroute from Halifax
County, to which place he had beer
called to the bedside of then Ill
brother Mr. J, Hall. Mr.. Hall re
ports his brother as having bae1
much improved when he left.
The reformer., 1905-01-28
Stockholders Meeting.

The stockholders of the United
Aid and Insurance Co., of which
Hon. ]. E. Byrd Is president, was
In session this week at the main Of
flee In this city. The secretary laid
open his books for general inspec.
ton, which proved highly satisfac.
tory to all present. After listening
to the report of the President, the
meeting adjourned, feeling that
mach success had been accomplish
ed durirg the year by the company
Lawyer Byrd was highly praised by
the board for hiss business tack In
attending the affairs of the corpora
tion. The officers were reelected,
The reformer., 1905-01-28
Magnolia Literary and Art
Circle.

Circle turned out I'm full last Tuesday
night at the residence of Miss Alice
Brown, 10i5 ST. John street.
The growing popularity of the cir
Gle was shown by the number of ap-
plications b rought in by the different
mem bers of the circl4
The hostess served the circle with
sumptuc us repR st after the usual bust
ness was transact d.
The next meeting be at the residence
of Mr.. A. Burrs, Gil East Baker street.
The reformer., 1905-01-28
Emancipation Celebration.

There will be public mass meeting
at 3 d Street A. M. E. Church. Janu-
arV 31st, at 8 p N to Ike under con
sideration the eel bration of April 3rd
as Emancipation Day.
There wi be addresses made by
many persons; among whom will be
Major J B. Johnson and Mr.. J. O.
Randolph,
The public is invited to attend.
The reformer., 1905-01-28
PRICE. 5 CENTS
weeks, being quite sick.

N@@ASt S~AA6 1ee-e~ e3N~~A'
Mr.. James M Jasper, messenger
to the State Department of public
Instruction, IS laid mp with an at
tack OF the gout. :
Mr.. w. G. Singleton, assistant
custodian of the Federal building
was detained at home several days
this week, being very much indis-
posed.
Miss Maggie E. Stephens has been
detained at home this week suffer
ng with severe cold.
Presi lent ] H Johnston Of thew
In and /. I and bis son Ma ter
| Hugo, were pleasant visitors to the
Refo, mer ofhce last Saturday. FIRES.
ttdent Johnst ou Gays the sSNssph Is IN
| most healthy cJndition. =
| Mrs Ella B Briggs, chief clerk
| In the Reformer Office was detained
at home this week or account of
sickness.
Little Thelma, the three year old
laughter of Prof. and Mrs. John ].
Small wood, had a brother brought
to her last Sunday night, January
12nG The mother and baby are
doing well at 1000 N. 3rd street.
Wait for the Valentine Concert
o be given at the Mt. Carmel Bap-
list Church, Feb. II, 1925. This
entertainment promises to eclipse
my ever given In the city. Mr..
J. Louis Sullivan, Director.
The Negro Agricultural and In
lustrial Society of Virginia will
meet at St. Luke's Hall Mond.y
aud Tuesday of next week.
Mrs. Drew of Powhatan county
In the city visiting her daughter.
Mrs. A L. Morton, us E. Leigh
street.
AS The Reformer goes to press
Thursday night, Richmond, In
:ommon with other sections of the
State Is In the frigid embrace of one
II the severest cold waves of the
present winter, Snow has been
alling and the mercury Is coquet-
ing with the zero mark.
Thursday next Is grounding
lay. In view of the bitter weather
Of this week those who believe that
lis porkish highness's presence Is
! forecaster of fair or foul weather
TOR the forty days succeeding
February and, are,looking anxious
" forward to that date.
Mr.. George Q. Brown-3,=< ~.--4L
eran photographer has opened up a
1rst-class Photographic studio at
500 North end street, opposite the
True Reformers' Bank. See his
advertisement elsewhere.
Mrs. James Ellis of Springfield,
M ass, was pleasant visitor to
The Reformer Office Thursday
morning.
The examination of pupils who
allied to make the sesslonal per
,eut. In the district and high
schools has been In progress this
week. also. the examination of
pupils In the graduating classes Of
the High schools.
Work upon the Sharon Baptist
Church Is progressing rapidly.
When the building Is completed 1t
will be one of the prettiest church
edi6ces In the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. John
son aud their grandson, of New
York City. are In the city visiting
Mrs. Johnson's sister, Mrs. Harriet
Cousins, No. II w. Leigh St.
Mr.. J. J. Carter cashier of the
Richmond Beneficial Insurance Co.
will address the men Sunday $50
D. m. at the Y. M. c. A. rooms.
Miss Bell H. Fitzhugh will sing spe>
clal solos. Find the other man and
oring hun.
The reformer., 1905-01-28

In the entire Brotherhood, and his
work here, which extends to the
adjoining counties, Is second TO
none. He has prepared an excel.
lent programme for next Tuesday
uight, which all True Reformers
will appreciate If they turn ont tc
the meeting.