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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-07-18

knows that ne will be read out
of the Party If Mr.. Roosevelt's pol
icy triumphs next November. To
prevent this and TO secure for the
race justice and fair-play I'm the fu-
ture the Negro must defeat Mr..
Roosevelt's candidate, Mr. Taft; and
in order to make sure of his defeat
the Negroes must cast their votes
where they will count the most. and
this means that they must vote for
Mr.. Bryan
The Anti-Taft Compaign Com
mittee Of our League has advised the
race in order to deal the hardest blow
TO the enemies OF the Negro. to re
main Republican in sentiment, and
10 vote everywhere this year for Mr..
Bryan: and those who DO not feel
that they can do this the Committee
| has suggested that they remain away
away from the polls or vote for some
other Anti-Taft candidate"
Dr. Waldron says this advice is
being needed by the members of his
race everywhere. and the Ne
groes In the South are especially anx-
ious 10 vote for Mr.. Bryan and they
are pursuing this course OF action as
being the only salvation for the color
ed man North or South. DR.. Waldron
also said that his League is rapidly
growing in membership and that II
is last uniting the various factions
IN the race SO that IL will be able 20
deal Mr. Taft a death blow at the
polls in November. especially in the
States OF New York, Rhode Island
New Jersey. Delaware. Indiana. TUf
nois, Ohio, West Virginia and Arkan
sas His League has already opened
headquarters I'm Chicago and has a
large force OF men at work In thai
section under the direction of Dr
Henry c. Cross and will start neUs-
paper next week TO work against Mr.
Taft ''''
DR.. Waldron said that he ami sfs
colleagues did not believe the Dern
ocratic Convention would place in its
platform distinctive Negro pIanls
- was too much 10 EXPECT Of fbe
party. and they did not ASK n bnt
ne said Mr.. Bryan and tho otber
leaders OF the Party had given his
League sufficient grounds 10 believo
that II Mr.. Bryan is elected this ven,
ne and his Party will treat tbe col
ored man with fairness and iustice
ana show the race every considero-
Oion II can reasonably expect.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-07-18
THE WHITE CITY.
Many Attractions There.

The greatest interest has been oc-
casioned by the opening of White
CITY Park. located on Hampton Roads
near Norfolk. as a first-Class seashore
amusement resort for colored people
The opening occurred on Saturday,
July 4th and the attendance on that
date and every day since has been
tremendous. The colOred people of
Norfolk. Portsmouth, Newport News
and the entire Tidewater section in
fact have turned out in large num-
bers 20 enjoy the many advantages Of
/ this splendid resort, one OF the finest
and undoubtedly the largest amuse-
ment park in the South. On every
hand the highest praise has been
meted out 20 the management on the
excellent manner in which the re-
sort is conducted and every patron
has been more than pleased.
White City possesses more and bet
ter attractions than. any other resort
in this section of the country. One
OF its features is the mammoth pa-
vilion, which is fitted up especially
for the comfort and convenience of
excursionists. In this splendid struc
ture are plenty of chairs, seats and
tables, where visitors may eat their
lunches.
There is also an abundance of ice
and ice-water which is furnished free
by the management. The dancing
floor is also located on the pavilion.
as is also the White City Theatre.
where up-to-date vaudeville shows
are given. Special attention is paid
TO excursionists and every facility for
the comfort arranged.
The amusements at Wf1te City a
side from those already mentioned in
.clude a splendid shoot-the-chutes.
Caroussel, or meTry-go-round, Tobog
gan or figure s; Hereafter, a won
.derful illusion show; Katzenjammer
Castle, Fun Factory, boating. bath
ing, fishing, ball games, first class
restaurant, bowling alleys and num-
erOus other minor attractions.
Among those who have become reg
ular patrons of White City are the
leading colored citizens of Norfolk
and surrounding territory, and they
have expressed themselves as more
than pleased with the resort and its
management. The best OF order is
at all times maintained, and positive
ly no Objectionable characters or feat
ures are permitted under any circum-
stances.
IL is the intention OF the manage
ment to maintain this standard, and
the hearty cooperation OF patrons In
this matter is solicited. It is a mat
ter worthy of note that there has
not been a single disagreeable Incl
dent since the opening day. a fact
that is very gratifying to the manage
ment as well as patrons.
Dr. ]. f.. Mills OF Norfolk has been
appointed special representative: Ro-
bert c. Stith Of Norfolk, travelling re-
preventative and John Bailey OF Nor
folk excursion agent OF White City.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-07-18
National baptist Sunday School Tn
ion Holds Big Meeting i'm
Manchester.

Bi-monthly meeting of the Nation
al Baptist Sunday School Union was
held last Sunday $3.50 o'clock at the
Zion Baptist Church. Manchester.
The attendance was very large and
the assembly was wcll pleased with
the programme. The renditions and
singing by the various participants OF
the schools were OF a high order
The following deserves special men
ton: Recitations by Annie Harris
and Mary Spain of the Macedonia
Sunday School: Solo by Matthew
Doyle OF the Fifth Street Baptist
Sunday School; Selection by Miss
Mamie Shavers OF the Fifth Baptist
sunday School This rendition re-
ceived many compliments as did the
programme from the Mt Vernon
Sunday SchCcl
Select prayer. Miss Virginia Ro-
blnson, Mt. Vernon Sunday School.
Quartette. Mr.. Matthews. Misses Mar
tin, Craig and Cary, Mt. Vernon sun
day school; Paper. Ira Page. Mt.
vernon Sunday School; Duett. Misses
cary ana Craig; Recitation BY Ed
ward }. Dixon, Zion Baptist Church.
Inc Union was pleased TO have the
presence OF Mr.. 5. Alexander and Mr.
John Baker, President and NTission-
airy OF Manchester and Chester6eld
Sunday School Union. Both smoke
In high terms of the exercises and
made wholesome remarks toucbing
the Sunday School work. We saw
TO Brother Alexander and Brother
Baker come again.
Rev NJ. II. Payne spoke on Home
and Foreign Missions and a good col
lection was raised Remarks bv
President b. II. Peyton. The next
Union will be held the second sun
day in September at the Fifth Street
Baptist Sunday School.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-07-18

Mrs. Rosa X. Jones. the accom-
piished musical instructor at Harts-
horn Memorial College left the city
last Tuesday to visit her son in Den
yer, Colorado. She will remain
there during the summer.
Mr.. Charles III. Gibson of Tus-
kegee Institute spent some time In
the city recently. He had been TO
New York on business and he spent
some time at Hampton. He report
ed the work in his locality as being
In prosperous condition. On his
return home, he took of his coat and
some one stole it with all OF its con-
tents, even TO his money and ticket.
No clue has been found as yet to the
person, who relieved him OF his pro-
perty.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-07-18
WILL NOT QUIT.

And in response 20 a question by
the reporter President Waldron said
No. The National Negro American
Political League has no idea OF quit
ting the field, nor has IL relinquished
one whit OF its opposition TO the
Roosevelt policies and TO Mr. Taft
President Roosevelt's nominee for
the Presidency on the Republican
ticket. The officers and members of
our League are Republicans not for
oficc and graft, but by choice and
training. and we went to Chicago
with the avowed purpose Of support
ing the Republican Party should Il
return 10 the principles upon which IL
was founded
But when. ON reaching ChIcafso
we found that more than two-thir1is
OF the delegates to the Convention
were ofiice-holders appointed by Pres
ident Roosevelt and pledged TO carry
out his policy Of destroying all those
VINO oppose him. whether they were
good men or bad, I'm the right or in
the wrong-and when we learned
IRON statements repeatedly made by
Mr.. Roosevelt's representatives at
the Convention, that he had decided
TO recognize the 'lify white faction
in the Party with the avowed purpose
of eventually eliminating the Negro
from politics in the South in the hope
of building mp there "A strong Repub-
lican Party. and when no efforts on
our part. nor on the part OF the old
line white Republicans. could induce
Mr.. ROosevelt's delegation TO pledge
the Party 10 reinstate the discharged
Negro soldiers who are innocent OF
participation in the shooting up Of
Brownsville, we decided. after re-
peated and lengthy conferences with
the more than two hundred represen-
tatives OF the race assembled in Chi
cago from all parts of America. to
oppose with all our might and main
the election OF Mr. William X. Taft
10 the Presidency of the United
States
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-07-18
y. NJ. c. A. Notes.

The Y. NJ. c. A. Conference was a
live number last Friday evening.
The work in the city home ami
Jail last Sunday was very impress
sive.
Prof. J. II. Rhorer addressed the
boys last Sunday. The boys were
helped.
Chairman E. II. Allen conducted
the open meeting for men last Sun
day. The hot weather did not stop
the fellows.
Be on time men Sunday, ready for
hard work.
Mr.. r. A. Preston will address the
boys Sunday, p M. at the Y. M.
{. A. Building. Come and bring the
other boys.
Chairman Julian Taylor will ad-
dress the men Sunday, $50 p. NJ. at
the Y. M. c. A. Come and bring
the other man.
Fans and ice water can be found
at the Y. M. c. A. Building.
Men, do not forget the watch
word. Hard work and the other
man. you shall not see my face
unless you bring your brother"
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$4,000 Endowment Paid.

Lynchburg, Va. July 6, OS.
This is to certify that / have re-
ceived from John Mitchell, Jr..
Grand Worthy Counsellor of the
Grand Court OF Virginia, Order of
Calanthe ($10O.0O) One Hundred
Dollars In payment OF the death
claim of Sister Lula V. Poore, who
was a member OF Dunbar Court, No.
lO3 of Lynchburg. Va.
Signed-Homer Mitchell.
Administrator.
Witnesses:
Mrs. Elizabeth Lushington. p. W. c.
w. J. Wells. ID. ID. O.. c.
Bette +. Dismond, District Deputy.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-07-18

All messengers who expect to at
tend the National Baptist Conven-
ton which meets in Lexington, Ky.
September 1862 ] are requested to no
thy the local executive committee al
once that homes may be assigned.
The committee can be responsible for
only such as comply with this request
UNCONVENTIONAL papers Ilease copy.
Respectfully submitted,
K. W. HAWTHORNE,
Chairman of Committee.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-07-18
Rev. Moses Leaves Pittsburr.

Rev. w. II. Moses, D. d., who re-
Gently resigned his charge at staun-
ton' va. to accept the pastorate OF
me metropolitan Baptist Church of
Pittsourg, Pa. has again resigned for
the purpose Of accepting the position
as Field Secretary OF the Foreign
Mission Board of the National Bap-
list Convention with headquarters at
Washington, ID. c.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-07-18
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

This action" Dr. Waldron said.
ION the part OF my race in order to
make the Republican Party under
stand that IL cannot in the future
count on the united support OF the
Negro unless IL treats him with ius-
tice and fairness and makes an non
est effort TO fulfil the many pledges
made 10 him in its various plat
FORMS"
VIII The National Negro Ameri-
can Political League support Mr.. Bry
an in November? was asked
At the conferences in Chicago of
our Lague and the officers of the
dozen other political organizations
which afterwards consolidated with
II, the League voted unanimously not
TO support Mr. Taft and appointed a
committee of five gentlemen, viz; ].
Milton Waldron, ID. ID. of Washing
ton, d. G.; e. l.. Gillian, d. D.. of
ONO; George w Gaines, ID. d. of
illinois; William Monroe Trotter. of
Massachusetts, and Bishop Alexander
waters, ID. ID. of New York to be
known as An Anti-Taft Campaign
committee, and authorized them to
aeclde upon the best method to de-
Ieat MI. Tart and to carry on with
Visor ana unrelenting zeal the war
OF the colored man against him"
Ever since the Chicago Conven-
tion this Committee has been at worI,
enlarging the membership of the
League-having taken into its ranks
almost every anti-Taft Negro politi-
cal organization in the entire country
and learning the sentiment of the
race with regard to its opposition to
Mr.. Taft. This Committee finds thar
the large majority of the leaders of
the coiored race, and the common
people" as we'll in the North and
West,--but especially in the South
are strongly in favor OF supportine
the Democratic nominee for the
Presidency-and many of these peo-
pie without waiting for instruction
or advice from anyone have already
begun organizing local clubs and
leagues and urging the race to vote
for Mr.. Bryan.
TO SHOW SELF RESPECT.
While we are Republicans at
heart" said Mr.. Waldron, "yet ey-
cry intelligent. self-respecting Negro
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-07-18
OWENs-wINsTON.

The marriage of Miss Nora Win
ston 10 Mr.. r. T.. Owens viii take
place Thursday, July %, 1908 at
1880 A. M. at 1909 w. Leigh Street.
Friends are invited. No cards.
Reception Sunday, July 26, 1908
at 1921 w. Leigh Street from Z to
10 p. M.
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$4,000 Endowment Paid
Sutherlin. Va 1905

Sutherlin, Va, 1908.
This is TO certify that I have re-
ceived from John Mitchell, Jr.,
Grand Chancellor OF the Grand
Lodge OF Virginia, Knights of Pyth-
las, y. A., S. A, f., A. A. and A.
($l5O.00) One Hundred and Fifty
Dollars in payment OF the death
claim of Sir Peter Fallen. who was
a member of White Oak Lodge, No.
67 of Sutherlin. Va.
Signed-Nannie Fallen,
Beneficiary.
Witnesses:
r. II. Hunt, c. c.
A. B. Belts. ID. ID. G. c.
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Notices..

The Mattaponi District Sunday
School Convention will meet July %.
1908 at Chilesburg, Caroline Co. Va
with the Ebenezer Baptist Church.
REV. w. ]. YOUNG, Pres.
MRS. l.. l.. GRAVES. Cor. Sec
JOHN r. THOMPSON, Rec. Sec
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Witnesses:
$4,000 Endowment Paid.

Norfolk, Va, July II. 1908.
This Is to certify that I have re-
eeived from John Mitchell. Jr..
Grand Chancellor of the Grand
Lodge 0f Virginia, Knights of Pyth-
las, n. A., S. A, e, A, A. and A.
l$15O.O0) One Hundred and Fifty
Dollars In payment of the death
claim OF Sir John Davis, who was
a member of Empire Lodge, No. 81,
OF Norfolk, Va.
Signed-Martha X Davis.
mark
Beneficiary.
III. G. Johnston, c. c.
q. w. Nicholson, NJ. of F.
r. f, Puryear, X. OF r.. and s.
M. Isbell, ID. ID. G.. c.
WE sell old papers at dfteen
cents per hundred.
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Hon. William J. BRYAN.

We congratulate you upon your
nomination 10 the Presidency by the
representatives OF the American peo-
ple-not by the hirelings OF boss
and we predict your election next
November by a handsome majority.
Judging from assurances given us by
our people throughout the North and
the West YOU will receive seventy
FIVE per cent. of the colored vote.
J. MILTON WALDRON. ID. ID.
President. The National Negro Amer
ican Political League."
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-07-18
RICHMOND. VIRGINIA. SATURDAY, JULY IS. 1908.
THE TWO PLATFORMS
Che Democratic platform

The Platform adopted by the Democrat
Convention at Denver, Colo
rado, in dealing with the Negroes Of this
country reads as follows:
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-07-18
WILL SUPPORT MIR. BRYAN.
Rev. DIR. WaIdron Speaks-Concerted
Effort to Defeat Mr.. Taft.

in an interview this morning. Rev.
J. Milton Waldron. ID. D.. President.
The National Negro American Polit-
ical League, with headquarters In this
city. gave a representative OF the AS
sociated Press the following telegram
which his League had sent to the
Hon. William J Bryan congratulate
ing him upon his nomination by the
Democratic Party:
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-07-18

Miss Alma Morris arrived In the
city lManchester) last week from
New York. She is looking well.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-07-18

Mr.. Charles II. Lewis of s11k
y. 7th st. is quite sicx.
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-we sell old papers at ffteen
cents per hundred.
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TO SHOW SELF RESPECT

While we are Republicans at
hearts said Mr.. Waldron. yet ev-
cry intelligent. self-respecting Negro
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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-08-15
Apple Tree o. Broadway.

One of the few remaining monu
mental trees CT NV York stands IN
Grace Church yard, at Broadway and
10tn street. It's an old common
country apple tree, but it keeps green
the memory of on Mynhear Brevcort,
Dutcnman and farmer. Nearly a hun
dred years ago the B-evoort acres
spread out where. the church now
stands When New York bsgan to
stretch out the city planned a straight
thoroughfare and named it Broad
way. The surveyors get as far as 10th
street, where the:- progress was
stopped by the Brevoort gate. Keep
of ~ land!" shouted old Brevcort
in most forcib.e Dutch, confronting
them with dog and stick. The EUR
veyors scaled the fence and marched
of through the next mans field to
the !stt. The result was that the
plans fer straight main thorough.
fare were unnade by old Brevocrt's
threatening stick and tongue. That
is why there is bend in the street
at this point AID why a man is kept
there gree'sing the trolley slot, why
Transfers tug their reins and speed
ing automobiles slow up. Grace Church
came into possession of the land In
later years and in gratitude the
churchmen are preserving the Old tree
to commemorate Brevoort's memory.
New York correspondence Pittsburg
Dispatch.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-08-15
THE OLD WOMAN.

BY Gertrude Z. King.
Ny neighbor's girl is a sLow-white
bride,
Hcc frock'S as white as my nal:
And her little head bends meath mel
bridal wreath
As low as mines bowed with care;
Her eyes are diMmed by her misty
veil
And dim are mine, too. with tears,
Her lover stands by and he whispers
Oh, lcag are the weary years!
o God. be gocd to the little white
wife,
Late cclne her woman's dole
Ny man he sleeps in the clear
green sea,
o God, be good to his soul!
Ny neighbours wife lies still and pale,
But her smiling eyes are wide,
Fer 4 little head nests at her curving
breast
Her tender heart beside;
Ard little she recks Of her woman's
pain,
Awaited with woman's fears,
As her man-child stirs in his rosy
sleep
Oh, Icing are the weary years!
o God, be kind to the rosy child.
Late come his mothers dole
The clover grows over nay baby's
head
o God, keep safe his soul!
MY neighbor's hands fold close the
cross
That lies on his quiet breast.
The candles CLEAN at his head and
his feet,
And the priest prays long for his
rest,
The din OF the noisy world without
Rolls over his patient ears
To break On my waiting aching
heart
On. long are the weary years!
D God, be good to tho toiling
man,
Stert be his cleansing dole
My hearts apart from this weary
:ar:h.
- o CD. call home my soul!
From Appleton's Magazine
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-08-15
NICE POINTS ABOUT TITLES.
American Women Responsible Flo,
Many Errors.

Many people make decent living
by writing about heraldry and things
of that sort without being in the
least equipped for the task, and SO
they make the most ridiculous mis-
takes. The common slip is with the
sons and daughters of peers of higher
rank. Their titles being those of
courtesy the possibility of error is the
more frequent.
Thus we are constantly toId, says
the correspondent of Town and Coun-
Try, that the widow of Mr.. Ham,
mersiy, who became Duchess of Marl-
borough and later Lady William
EeresfoTd, is Lady Beresford, the
wife of Lord Beresford. Also that
Cora, Countess of STAFFORD (being
the widow of Lord Stanford, another
Lady Stanford having succeeded) is
really Lady Cora STAFFORD, which if
true would make her the daughter OF
a peer.
A lady Of great rank said the other
day that American women had intro
duced a custom in England which has
caused much heartburning among the
sticklers. and worse still, the custom
has become general. 1t is altogether
wrong to sign yourself, for instance,
Cora STAFFORD. The correct sigma
ture is &C. STAFFORD.
Now one would suppose that this
small matter would make little diff
ference In this matter of fact world,
but it has made enough difference to
cause many learned men to sit up late
at night disputing the legality of the
point and many reams of Official note
paper have been besmearad on the
subject.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-08-15
For the Unmarried.

The recent annual marriage fair at
Ecaussines, Belgium, resulted in
twenty-seven matrimonial engage
ments, and 1t is probable that about a
dozen more bachelors will shortly
make up their minds to enter the
state of wedlock. Every year this
fair is held, so that instead of emf
grating the young men may settle
down at home. Maidens and bache-
Tors lunch together, and opportuni-
ties are thus Afforded for forming ac-
Qlaintances> The young women
wear their best dresses, and the bach
elors are encouraged by notices
posted in the market place, SUCH as
"A bachelor is only half a man"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-08-15

with two men and a farm wagon be-
hind them.
On the third day we venturea ous,
to find everything in good order ex-
cept the cows, which were suffering
somewhat for want Of milking.
That was my first experience with
a blizzard with a big B, and though
i have lived out on these plains con-
tinucusly ever since, and have wit
messed wonders in the blizzard line,
l have not seen another quite like
that One.-GoOd Work.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-08-15
I OXEN BUILD THE RAlLROADS
As Well rs DO Most of the Farmw0ES
in Eastern Canada.

The OK as a beast of labor hA
about had his day with the American
farmer. He is raised by wholesale,
killed by wholesale ard distributes
throughout the world as beef, but be
doesn't have to work.
Up in Eastern Canada, However. b
does big stunt of work before 10
is eaten. In Nova Scotia, especially,
oxen are still used for all sorts q
teamwork.
They pillow the fields, haul the nay
and apples and potatoes and cart ii
the firewood from the forest. Iney
are slow, it is true, but there Is time
and to spare in those parts.
OF late the OK has been helping ~
build the railroads in Nova Scotia
He is found to be very useful In grad
ing the roadbed, which calls for ;
lot of short haul work. The oxen aFe
yoked in pairs and as many pairs can
be used tandem as are necessary "
any given job. They are patient ana
untiring.
Over the last state OF the Nova
Scotia OK it were better to draw 'ne
veil. When his working days aFs
about over he is fattened and tnen
Furthermore, ne =
eaten, and If those who have msoe
him work through lis long and QUE.
life have the eating Of him he Is w"
reyenged.-New York Sun.