The new age., 1907-02-09
OUR CHICAGO LETTER

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!, Especial to Portland New Age.)
Lawyer E. H. Morris has returne,
from Philadelphia, Pa.
DR.. Mcdowell, a prominent physi
/ clan of st. Louis, has located in Chi
cago.
The National Defense League O
the United States will meet at AM
Arbor, Mich, July 5, 1907.
Mr.. George w. Murrey, former
member of congress of South Caro-
lima, has permanently located in Chi
'cago.
, Miss Blanche Wright, public stem
ographer and court reporter, is nov
to be found at her office, III Wash
1ngton street, room 708.
, And the National Conference o.
Colored Men has been called by sew
eral colored men in Chicago to meet
at Ann Arbor, Mich, July 6, 1907.
There is movement on foot il
this city to urge Rev. Jesse Woods
pastor of the st. Johns A. M. E.
church, to be candidate for bishoI
at the next general conference
The Grand Commandery OF
Knights Templar of the state of Illi-
nois met last week and elected of.
ficers. The names of the officers will
be given in the next issue of the
paper.
The National Federation of
Friendly Society among the colored
people in the United States held a
special meeting here last week, and
the next meeting will be held July 8,
1907, at Buffalo, N. Y.
| Mr.. Julius F. Taylor, editor of the
Chicago Broad AK, secured a iudg-
ment of $4,000 in the circuit court
OF this county against Mr.. Poney
Moore on the charge of false i'm
prisonment.
Mrs. Walter M Farmer addressed
the evening service of Bethesda
Baptist church at their sacred con-
cert last Sunday evening on Ideal
ism. The subject was we'll ham
died by Mrs. Farmer, and she has
proven her reputation of being a bril-
liant woman and speaker.
Chicago Lodge of A. F. & A.
Masons meets in regular meeting on
the second Monday evening of each
month at Sixteenth and State streets.
Mr.. S. Clay is the worshipful master.
Brother Clay is a brilliant Mason
and one of the grand officers of the
st. Johns Grand Lodge of A. F. &
A. MasOns of Illinois.
Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. 2S.-The Mount
Zion Baptist church at 1437 State
street is doing splendid work. The
Rev. 5. w. Whalen, the pastor, is to
be congratulated upon the excellent
work which he is accomplishing for
the benefit and advancement of his
race. He is ably assisted along those
lines by Mrs. Mollie Hart and several
other prominent members of the
church. Mrs. Mollie Hart is a great
worker in church work.
Judge Max Eberhardt. one of the
judges of the municipal court in Chi
cago, is a model judge, and is re-
garded as one of the very best Judges
of the municipal court in Chicago
and when the Republican party NOM /
mated him and the people in Chi
cago elected him to be one of the
Judges of the municipal courts in
chicago, they did not make any
mistake; they selected the right man
Tor the right place. Judge Eber- I
hardt is man that has no preiudices
against people on account of nation
ality or color, and every person who
comes before him, whether thew are
black or white, rich or poor, are all
treated the same and alike. Judge
Eberhardt is a man who is learned
In the law, and pleasant and cour-
teous to all persons who come before
MIN. He Is now presiding as one of
the judges of the municipal court on
the corner of Harrison and Griswold
streets, and the people in Chicago.
without regard to party, have made
up their minds to re-eIect him to
mat position as Judge of the munich
pal court as long as Judge Eberbardt
to stay.
Relative to the Order of Elks
among colored men in the United
states, that so much has been said
IL late in reference to them being
and having no legitimate
origin, your correspondent wishes to
state that he is not in any sense
whatever prejudiced for or against
my society, but wishes to state the
acts as he knows them and finds
hem. One faction of the spurious
'rder OF Elks is led by Mr.. Howard.
II Kentucky, and last year a num-
'er OF the members of his faction
we're expelled out of the order and
hey met at New York City and or
;antzed body of their own. of which
believe Mr.. Watkins is at the head
20 1t will be seen that neither one
II them have any legitimate origin
whatever, and If any person has any
Ioubts about it, these statements can
'e verified beyond any possible doubt ,
II excuse, because your correspond,
mt was right in Cincinnati when Mr.
tlgg found the ritual of the Order
i Elks, and soon afterward con-
erred the degrees upon some other
olored men and that is the way the
)rder of Elks among the colored
nen started in this country. which q
lamps them as being iIlegitimate
nd self-constituted. &c