The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-18
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fcohntrys aSsSA BLEED at VI III ms
Z some home, a 30 I. strAet tf6ft
q LeIoro4 FarS , to meet Is x3H -
Frank In ed tor OF the 1Tyenyefss tH +;
ban, OF Denver Col. q the oitH q IS
most influential Race j6u rnai bI 5SS
ed In the Rocky Rountaifi StAGt ~ sE
After q deltclous light 1tnch eonsS I;
been served under the direction 6i IN
'Mrs. Vernonss and "a box of prtnci Htss
'ae Gales had been 5passed atopnd
some spee chma king greeatbiy col
INDUCED Ing Register Vernon ma dtSS;;
an ideal toastmAsters and thies happy d
|! tntroduetions' and " Witty ,AiiecuIt Afs 81
] were extremely, fe fictitious and shtR.lIs
:, ~, entertaining. The %'bOuqjle t0s WS ~
pretty evenly distributed AMONG thS2S
| distinguished host, the homo Alj &uetss
| and the gentlemen Of the pre8ss SW l6ts
] sat at the hospitable board. Mott
wtthstanddng the fact III tk &c
company were champions OF nSxflyS
< every phase Of sjourna theit sts
and ardent followers OF Wide ly xfiysSsssS
! sified method -sof hand ling tAa sDTnSSs
friends and comrades. = tse8kaIi III S9X s
/ common goaL and their alkS }sRshsss z
= in harmony with the occasion and &ss
broader INSTINCT; Of fraternity gfw@A8
! generated by the frank interchangas
Of views. In bringing thesex vital
agencies together On such q manly
platform, in spirit of mutual re.f
spect, DR.. Vernon certainly accom-
! plshed a rare feat. among thG$88
! who took part in the talkfest" wefSSg
= w. Calvin Chase, editor OF e he. Waal6.%
ington Bee; John Wesley CFonnWa
formerly editor Of the Peoples Asa,tsS
nd - LII ~
j. Oubert Campbell, washington, cor
espoudent Of the Advocate. CharIess
ton, w. Va; Harrison j. aP infsett, 6H fasf
l'"The. Press Bureau" and IT. / W..
Thompson, staff correspondent 3bf thes 4
, Indianapolis Freeman, and manager
of Thompson National News Bu-S
{ reau." The closing address by the
guest OF honor, industrial, agrfcu1-
tural and commercial possibilities
| that lie in the wake Of the enteT-Ss
! prising .Afro-American in the GoldenS
! West, and the story OF how he made,
a success of the printing businesg
I without capital or credit was fnspsf
Ing to the last degree. - This fs MI
Franklin's first trip east of the Mis-
I souri, rivter, and he facetiously char. N
acterizes his visit to the nationaE cap
ital as ga liberal educatfon:'' Before
returning to his WESTERN home, Mr.
Franklin will look in on Phfladel
phia, New York, Boston, Chicag0sss
and other metropolitan scenters., Dr.
! Vernon Is himself a neWap aper nlasas
, of long experience and he has I'd
yfeeling' for the craft ITS faith-si5
full workers. His beautiful 'hom8
has become the natural headquart-
ers Of the ''ink-slinger" with WHICH !
\, the capital plenteously abounds 4E#I 81
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During the raging fire In Zine.
Beach, outside OF the grounds of thefH
jamestown Exposition, adjacent stSS;
the Negro building, some pathetic
scenes were enacted AS .as slim Il
breeze was blowing toward the exc,
ipOsitiOn enclosure, the Negro build
ing was threatened with destrHction4 SIS
, The flames came nearer and sIiearerssff
until they licked the wests q end
Z, blackened the staff work. sGorGhedgssi
, the roof and shattered All the
dow panes. Within reach OF the &C.,
structure, In case 1t caught sfiras sAsstl;
means Of protecting the WaRp8SSff II II II
! and the other buildings, - on
grounds. Chairman Galloway, half 81
clad, worked with the men, passing B.
b, buckets of water, to save the roof
Fand the women, with q bravery that. II
was heroic, ran helter-skelteri akg
search Of help. One white mar -s1S
his name could not be learned hnE- s
trfed ~eReFA~ oRe-ef~the state buifdtngRS
as soon as he heard that the Negro
building was in danger. He said GIissss
wanted to lend all the aid he could
| to save 1t If 1t could be doney. for afsS5
was one Of the very pretbiest on 4hea;
grounds and as the colored people,
had worked so hard to make al SGredsS
liable exhibit, he hated to see it go Il
up In smoke. "A rich lady is said .s0ss
have run over from the aristocrakie$
Inside Inn, clad in her silks, anu 4;
actually helped to move the pile Uf1sEE
| loose lumber that was lying In ahssS.
the Negroes and would do anything
/ she could 70 save. their buildings
Some white men, it ds. said, Wafe
. told to help with the water Aon the
structure and lend a hand With fslss
bucket brigade. When they fsKnsrS
. ed-they we're "erackerss11 he, 3
guards, by whom the building " 49,
surrounded, leTeled their gums at u
them and told them they would bes
: shot In their tracks IL they persist
ed in their refusal. They went t0sSSS
work with will, with the guns OF
the Powhatan Guards pointing ATT
them to see that they kept at H.
Everything Is all right now, but the B
country will shudder when it reair8;
ICES from these touching Incidents
what narrow escape the Negroes &
| labor of two years, had from being
, totally destroyed. . ,r%f %s%.3' %{$$sS 81
The Grand Lodge, Knights of Pyth4@
las, OF the State Of Virginia, and tfiaFs
Court of Calanthe, are holding their, q
annual encampment this week at Nora 81