The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-03-03
OUR CHICAGO LETTER
February 20, 1906.

February 20, 1906.
Mrs Christie, of Carl avenue, is
very sick.
Mr. Cole, of Ripley, Ohio, is in the
city and is the guest of Mr. Hale G..
Parker
Mr.. Daniel R. Young, a prominent
colored man of Oakland, Cal, was in
Chicago last week and was the guest
of Lawyer John G. Jones, of this city.
Mrs. Isador Nelson, supreme grand
matron of the Supreme Grand Court Of
Daughters of Sphinx, has called the
next session to be held at Boston,
Mass, July 5, 1906, at Payne's Me-
mortal hail.
The colored men in the Second ward
have organized club for the purpose
of defeating Alderman Thomas Dixon,
who is a candidate for election. 1t is
to be hoped that the men will stand to
gether and defeat Thomas Dixon by
all means.
The letters of Rev. DR.. D. A. Ora
ham, of the A. M. E. church, are Gre
ating a great stir among the A. NJ E.
church members of this city and al
most revolt is threatened in one or
two of the colored churches of that
denomination in Chicago.
Rev. G. H. MCGEE, president of the
General Masonic Congress of the
United States, has called the next
General Congress of MaSons to meet
at Boston, Mass, July 9, 1906. 1t will
be the largest assembly Of Masons
that has ever met in the United States.
Right Eminent Grand Commander
John G. Jones, of Chicago, and of the
Grand Commandery of the State of
Illinois on last Monday organized
Western Star Commentary of Knight
Templars in this city. This makes IA
Communicates of Knight Templars
that is under the jurisdiction of the
Grand Commander of Knight Templars
of the State of Illinois.
Mr.. Cartera, a colored man employed
in the postoffice department and a
member of the colored Eighth regi-
ment, was arrested in this city on
yesterday for robbing the mail. This
makes the second colored officer of
the colored Eighth regiment that has
been arrested for robbing the mails OF
the United States government within
two months. II appears that the troub-
lie is that most of the colored men who
belong to the regiment are trying to
live in high style and are living be-
yond their financial means and have
resorted to the plan of stealing. The
sooner the regiment is dissolved and
broken up the better off the colored
people in the state of Illinois will be,
for it seems like it is bringing and
educating it's members to commit all
kinds of crime.
Much complaint is now being made
by the colored clerks in the county
treasurers office, under John Ham
burg, as to the discrimination and I'M
just treatment that they are receiv-
ing. 1t is reported that this has been
going on for a long time and that If
Mr.. Hamburg desires to have the sup
port of the best-thinking people of Chi
cago he had better look into the mat
ter. 1t is reported that the deputy
county treasurer and Mr.. Valentine,
who is the chief clerk in the. office, is
responsible for the whole trouble. 1t
is stated upon good authority that
when the taxpayers come in to pay
their taxes that Mr.. Valentine, the
chief clerk, has all the colored clerks
in the office kept back in some remote
place so they cannot be seen by the
public and never allows them to come
out and associate with the rest or the
clerks until the public has gotten
through transacting business. More
will be said about this outrageous pro-
ceeding in the future.