The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-16
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EVIDENCES
or Progress to be seen anOng Chs
cago Negroes. ..# 81 fSS

Or Progress to be seen aIaOmg Chs
cago Negroes. @s $?2
Among the police officers. in Chi
cago, that have distinguished them-s
selves for bravery and efficiency, is
a colored officer by the name of John
Anderson. Officer John Anderson
has been on the police department. or
Chicago for many years, and has done
much valuable work as a police on
Ger. He is held in high esteem by
the people Of Chicago. ~. -. ;..l.>.t9
In the city Of Chicago, we. have 4l5OF
|colored men, who. arg clerks IA the
large number of the big stores ffxs
Chicago, and among those, who have
done credit to their RAGE. as well az
given excellent satisfaction to the
people and firms that employ them. :
One among them is Mr.. Albert Nor :
gan. Mr.. Albert Morgan Is one Of the
prominent and leading -cQlored mon
of Chicago, and has been employed
as shipping clerk for over twenty
five years for Wilson Brothers, one
of the large dry goods and furnish
Ing houses In this city. - ~, N.
The colored people are making
arrangements to give an exposition
at Bethel A. M. e. Church In this
city, September 18th, and continue
for week. It is under the manage
ment of Mr.. Noah D. Thompson and
Mr.. Thomas Wallace Swan. IS
Funeral services were lreld over
the remains Of Mr. Lloyd G.. Wheea~3
er last Tuesday in this city. Mr..
Wheeler died in Tuskegee, Alabama,
last week. He was the first color
ed man admitted to the bar to prac-
tice law in the State OF Illinois. He
was born in Hillsboru, Ohio, In
1849, and came to- Chicago when
II years old. In early NE he was
a mail carrier and while doing this
work studied law. Since 1903 he
has been business agent OF the Tus-3
kegee Normal and Industrial Insti-
tute. He assisted. Id the organiza-
ton of ProVident Hospital, the Six
teenth Illinois Infantry now the
Eighth Regiment; the philosophy;
section of the Unity Club. He was
Interested in many charities. #5
Henry Wood, a prominent 33rd
degree Ancient Accepted Scottish
Rite Mason, Of Boston, Massachu-,
sets, was in Chicago, on a. visit last
Thursday and was royally entertain.,
ed by large number Of the colored
Masons of Chicago. ... ..-+ = -
Professor Richard T. Greener.
Rev. A. J. Carey, Rev. D. P. Rob-
erts, Rev. John P. Jenifer, deliver
ed addresses at large meeting of
the Original Rights League at Beth.
ell Church, Thursday, September 2.
Chicago Conservator iB now reg.
ularly published every Saturday al
it's office, 1920 State Street. 1t is
the intention Of the Chicago Con-
servator to purchase q largo press
and have their paper set up and
printed in their own place. =.
There Is much complaint made by
a number Of the people In Chicago.
about the management OF the Prov
ident Hospital in this city, sending
and using their influence for all the
business that they have to one Frank
w. King. colored undertaken In
this city. Inasmuch -as the peopfe
all over Chicago, aid and assist the
support Of the ProVideat Hospital.
they object to all the b,ssiaoes IA
the undertaker's line being sent tn
Mr.. King, who Is very much bahina
the age of progress Ia 3nany 10
stances in that business "A public
meeting Will soon b4ycA1lad TO de-
nounce the whole tEafnnA g q "