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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-10-15
COLORED BANKER WILL Lee
TURE.
Richmond Delegate Co Convention
Prevailed Upon TO Speak Here.

Among the Bankers attending the
American Bankers Association is
John Mitchell, Jr.., a Negro. who is
President OF the Mechanics Savings
Bank. Richmond, Va. aed owner and
editor Of the Richmond PLANET. a
Negro journal of prominence and au-
thority Mr.. Mitchell is the only Ne
gro belonging TO the Association, but
his ability as an organizer and his bus
iness acumen have brought him to
the attention of the business world.
From a humble beginning he has
built up one OF the most splendid in
stituuons in the city OF Richmond. In
the work he is doing he has the hear
" sympathy and support of the white
people OF the city OF Richmond. At
the opening OF his splendid new four
story building this year. white and
colored attended and viewed what
can be accomplished by men IL they
but have an earnest determination.
This building is located on the cor
ner OF Third and Cay Streets. a
prominent thoroughfate OF the city.
is modern in its construction and ap-
u0intment. The banding institution
is located on the groutf floor and has
an entrance from Clay Street Two
stores are also on the ground floor
and are entered from Third Street.
The upper floors are used as Offices
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-10-15

them up on inside. Want no one to
know they black. No more Negro.
But l know their fathers and their
mothers. They come from San Do
mingo. They NeGro just the same. 90
As the old cemetery keeper OF
dark complexion would pass other
tombs. he would repeat substantially
the same language The families
which were now passing as White
would have the inscriptions on the
.tomb-stones bricked up on the inside
in order 20 hide the identity OF the
inmates and 10 bury within its con
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-10-15
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.

Captain Walter Cowan Is stu
indisposed at his residence in North
Third Street.
Col. Archer Drew. of Ports.
mouth, Va. was in the city on bust
ness this week.
Mr.. James Pegram of Chester
Va. was in the city last week and
called on us.
Mr.. William Alexander and Mr..
w. T. Stokes of Petersburg, Va. were
in the city last week.
Mr.. George w. Moore or Nash.
Vile, Tenn. passed through the CITY
last week enroute TO Washington. ID.
c.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Thomson.
of Graham, Va. were in the city last
week. They stopped at the residence
of Rev. f. d. Lewis.
Rev. c. I. Withrow passed
through the city last Tuesday en-
route home from Conference, having
been returned for the second Year
70 Methodist Episcopal Church of
Norfolk, Va.
Mrs. Maggie Wingfeld, OF Hin
ton. w. Va. is stopping for a few
days at the residence OF Mrs. c. II
Lewis, S11 1-2 y. 7th Street. She
will return home Friday morning.
Mrs. Anna Lewis has returned
from Covington, Ky, where she
spent a very pleasant time. the guest
OF DR.. and Mrs. Kelley. She was ac-
companied by her son, Leroy Lewis.
-AIiss Bessie Grant and brother.
Mr.. Harry Grant OF Wheeling. w.
Va. were in the city this week. Miss
Grant is a public school teacher in
Wheeling.
Rev. S. A. Virgil. Pastor War
rem NJ. K. Church, Pittsburg. Pa Wis
tied our Office In company with Rev.
c. f. Hodges.
Mr.. w. L. White, our well
known townsman, is serving on the
jury OF the Hastings Court, Judge
Sam1. B. Witt, presiding, during the
October term.
Lawyer James Alexander ChfIes
OF Lexington, Ky. is in the city hay>
ing been In Washington this week
on his c. and o. r. r. case. Ee is
very hopeful of success. He is work
ing hard also TO finish up his busi-
ness in Kentucky and enter upon his
duties In this city very soon. His
wife. Mrs. Fannie ]. Chiles is slowly
improving from her recent illness.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-10-15

DUNALL-Rev. c.. NJ. Duvau de
parted this life in the Virginia Hos
pital. Richmond. Virginia. September
80, 1910. He was member OF the
County Line Baptist Church, Pastor
OF Zion Baptist Church, Louisa Co.
va. He leaves wife. one son ana
Tour daughters and host OF friends
both white and colored 10 mourn
their loss. His dying words. II
have fought a good fight, I now wait
my reward" "
Asleep in Jesus. blessed sleep.
From which none ever wakes TO
weep,
calm and undisturbed repose.
Unbroken by the last of foes"
r. L. JACKSON. Hadensville. va
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-10-15

by Negro professional men.
Through the solicitations of Rev.
r. w. Johnson. pastor of Friendship
Baptist Church and an old acquaint
ance OF Mr.. Mitchell. the citizens Of
Pasadena will have an opportunity "a
hear Mr.. Mitchell in an address. He
Will lecture in Friendship Baptist
Church, South Vernon Avenue. this
evening at S o'clock. Mr.. Mitchell
is an able speaker. His addresses
are always full of good advice and
helpful suggestions. Added to these
he is an orator OF national repute.
This Is an opportunity that every
citizen OF Pasadena should take ad,
vantage OF. Good music. too, will be
a feature of the gathering.
Pasadena, Cal. Daily News, Oct. 4th.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-10-15
Debt Clearing Rally of Third Street
\. VI. T.. Church.

Third Street a. NJ. +. Church is
now III the midst of a financial cam.
paign among its members and friends
Tor the purpose ut raising sufficient
funds 10 clear the Church OF debt
and lay the foundation for needed
improvements. Members are max
ing definite pledges i'm varying a
mounts 70 be paid on or before No
vember 18Th, the beginning of the
Rally Week, when they hope to raise
100000.
The membership is showing great
interest and many arc soliciting funds
to take stock in the rally. For a
mounts or twenty-five cents or more.
they write and present certificates of
stock, In the good viii and best wisn-
es OF the Church. In this way due
credit Will be given 10 every contri-
butor. a series of events will mark
the rally week. which will doubtless
be both entertaining and helpful TO
the community.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-10-15
THE 13Oth ANNIVERSARY OF THE
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
and the
NINTH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS
PASTOR, REV. DIR. w. r. JOHNSON

VIII begin Wednesday, October 10
at p. NJ, and close Monday. Octo-
Der "a, 1910 at p. NJ. You are es-
pecially invited 90 attend the sched-
.uled exercises for each day.
Programs will be out later.
During these anniversary exercis-
es an effort will be made to raise a
thousand dollars 10 pay for recent
improvements now being made at
the church.
If you mean TO lend a hand i'm this
good work. or any other part of the
committees work. please let US know
at your earliest convenience. as the
time for work is short.
A. W. HOLMES.
Chairman OF the Anniversary Com
mittee, No. 16 w. Leigh st.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-10-15
DR.. Graham
Home Again.
DIR. Graham and Family Return from
Their Southern Trip.

Dr. Graham and Family Return from
Their Southern Trip.
The PLANET Reporter learns that
DR.. Graham, Pastor of the Fifth ST.
Baptist Church. along with his wife,
Mrs. ]. A. Graham and daughters.
Misses Eva and Ottie, spent a very
pleasant Journey 10 and from the
beautiful Southland.
They left Richmond September 9TH
and stopped over with Rev. James
II. Burks and family one night at
Roanoke. While there Mrs. DR.. Bur
rell. Mrs. Millie Lawson and many
other leading society ladies paid for
nal attention to the joy and pleasure
OF Mrs. Graham and daughters. Miss
Eva Lee Graham was a drawing card
in her gift as an adept pianist.
Leaving Roanoke, the party went
through via Memphis Tenn. to He
lena, Ark. Here they were domi-
ciled at the rich and costly home of
DIR. r. A. Williams. very popular
physician and supreme President OF
the Grand Circle OF Friends. While
in Helena. DIR. Graham's family was
entertained at the home OF DIR. f. c.
Morris. President OF the National
CONTINUED on Eighth Page.)
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-10-15
BONES THROWN OUT.

The old caretaker showed us a
mausoleum, and he explained that
after a time the bones are taken out
OF the vault. placed in a bag or sack
labelled with the name of the person
and thrown out or placed in a pit or
cellar under the structure. Poorer
classes Of people have a resting place
for year and day and then their
bones are thrown out or placed in n
pit where the wasting process goes
on and the remains become the veri-
table dust OF the earth.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-10-15
WALLS CONTAIN VAULTS.

The walls enclosing the cemetery
were approximately eight feet thick
and investigation developed the fact
that they contained vaults too in
which rested the bones of many. We
saw too a place where the clothing
and coffin of one OF the bodies had
been recently burned. This air, this
atmosphere IN New Orleans is unlike
that in cities further North. II dries
the flesh on carcass and this takes
place, too, with comparatively no O.
dor. Where a body would last even
with decomposition setting in. for
many months, down here, 1t would
dry up and shrivel and leave only a
small pile Of bones as e legacy 10 the
family.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-10-15
Out Again!

We are glad TO note that our Broad
Street Merchant. who has been con
fined 20 his bed for several weeks is
at his post again. He now invites
you 20 call and inspect the many
good things that he brought back
with him on his return from New
York. All the latest novelties in
suiting for men and boys, shoes ano
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-10-15
CLOTHING & COFFIN REMOVED

These tombs are sealed. We learn
ed from him that poor people do not
remain very long in these vaults. To
be exact, in reply TO our suery, he
said that they remained there q
year and a day. Then the vault is
opened and the coffin and clothing
are taken out and the bones Of the
person showed further back to the
extreme end OF the vault to make
room for another corpse. We could
not understand how this was done
so the dark-skinned colcred man,
who spoke French better than he did
English told us that he would show
us a tomb which had been just open
ed to receive another dead body.
In his shambling sort of way, he
led us TO a vault and he hurriedly
took down the bricks at the entrance
in a manner which indicated a IA
miliarity that comes with years of
service. Look, see there" he said,
'See bones? One. two, three. See
head. One bust open" Sure e.
nough we stopped and peered into
the recesses of that tomb. Away to
the further end were bones. We saw
the skulls, and yet there was abso-
lutely no offensive odor.
We started away and the old Gem
etery keeper left 1t open remarking
that the corpse would be brought
there at O'CLOCK that evening. We
saw two colored females OF yellow
complexion. We would have taken
them TO be Americans, speaking En-
glish and to be found In any Negro
quarter in any city. But they spoke
French and the cemetery keeper re-
sponded with ease in their language.
He spoke good French, but bad En-
glish as he had before stated.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-10-15
HALLOWEEN!

Halloween Party at Pythian Castle.
Excelsior Court. Order of Calanthe
will give a Halloween Party Monday
night, October 81, 1910 at Pythian
Castle, 727 North Third Street.
A fine time is anticipated by all.
Handsome prize to the best masked
person. Admission. is Cents.
Executive Committee-Miss M. L.
Chiles, Mrs Sarah G.. Taylor, Miss
Maria L. Smith.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-10-15
PRICE, FIVE CENTS.

tist Church, Little Rock. Ark. made
timely remarks in the chapel service
of the National Baptist Publishing
House, Nashville. Tenn. and address
ed number of Christian workers in
Lee County, Arkansas. While I'm
New Orleans Sister Graham attend
ed the National Baptist Women's
convention and was made unanimous
ly member of the Executive Boarn.
AZ many places she had to DENY
friends from public talks.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-10-15

residence is two stories. Mr.. Green
was not in the city.
a MINISTER'S PREDICAMENT.
Rev. J. Madison Young has a COSY
home and II is we'll kept. He and
his congregation are building a new
church. In this city it is only ne
cessary TO dig a few feet below the
surface in order TO find water. A
good foundation cannot be easily OBJ
tained and this fact is given as a
reason for so many one story houses.
Rev. Young stated that TO this cause
he attributed many OF his financial
troubles. IL seems that his plans
had been drawn and the cost OF the
building ascertained. When he com
menced building IL was necessary to
go far below the surface in order 20
get a sure foundation for the brick
structure.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-10-15
VISIT TO THE CEMETERY.

We visited the Old St. Louis Gene
terry. 1t Is the oldest one in New
Orleans. The driver spoke to an
aged colOred man, who walked In a
bent posture. He consented 90 show
ms through the cemetery remarking
as he started, ''Me speak bad En-
glish." There we're tombs every
where above the ground. Most OF
those pointed out had been there
since the year 1900. He pointed to
one OF a pirate telling in his mixture
Of French and English about the
history of the man who occupied IL.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-10-15
THE STREETS oF-THE CITY.

When he had expended as much
money as he thought the buildinE
would cost, the structure was not
many feet above the surface.
Canal Street, though will compare
favorably with other similar streets
In the country. while the wide boule-
wards with their tropical plants, no
ticeably palms, are magnificent evi
dences OF the city's beauty. We had
heard so much talk about the GENE
teries Of the city and Of the fact that
the grave yards were above the sur
face that we decided TO visit them.
Our driver was we'll posted With re
ference 20 the points OF interest in
this quaint southern city.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-10-15
The Decline of Social Barriers.
Io., Sc. Augustine, ria.

fines the family secret. He showed
us a mammoth mausoleum with the
vaults all numbered. He told us
that of a whole re~iment only two
remained alive and they had been
brought in chairs to gaze upon the
last resting place OF their comrades.
the place where their bones too
would rest until the morning of the
general resurrection.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-10-15
Lawyer j. Alex. Chiles' Case in the
Supreme Court Again.

We see from the Washington pa
pers October -, 1910 that LAWYER
James Alex. Chiles OF Lexington, XIV.
has been allowed to file motion for
a re-hearing in his case against the
c. and o. Railway Company.
Much public interest has been man
ifested in this now famous case and
the colored people of the country will
anxiously and prayerfully await the
result, hoping that justice will final
ly be meted out by the Supreme
Court of the United States.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-10-15
MR.. GREENS OFFICE.

We were not favorably impressed
with the city as compared with the
larger ones of the country. We Wis
tied the residence OF Supreme Chan
cellor s. w. Green. He Is admirably
located and his ONCE is at his resi-
dence where his Madame is the pre-
siding genius. She shows executive
ability and everything appeared to be
well kept. They are located near
the central portion of the city. The
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-10-15

FOR SALE-A small house centrally
located. $4,000 cash and balance
on easy terms. Will make a good
home or safe investment. If not
satisfied. ! will take property of
your hands. Apply b. A. CEPHAS
Agent, COZ North Second Street.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-10-15
NEGRO JUST THE SAME.

They hurried TO the tomb that we
had just left. We passed on. Some
bury at night" said he. "they black,
Negroes. They marry, their children
get lighter and lighter. Then they
say they white. No longer Negroes.
They hide the head stones brick
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-10-15

We visited the Office of the South
western Christian Advocate at 631
Baronne Street and found there mod
el Office rooms. Mr.. Robert E. Jones
had not come down but his repre-
sentative greeted us cordially. We
met him however later and regretted
much that we could not remain lon
ger in New Orleans to accept the
hospitalities which he kindly extend
ed to us.
REGISTER COHEN HOLDS OFFICE
We called at the United States Gus
tom House, and we found Hon. Wal
ter L. Cohen Register of the Land
Office busy. A white gentleman OF a
most genial disposition showed us to
his Office and we were cordially greet
ed by him. Despite his effort TO be
cheerful, il was evident that he was
working under pressure and that he
was much worried. The promised
re-appointmont had not come.
He voiced no complaint, but seem
ed determined TO DO his duty. lie
has given general satisfaction and
he appears 20 be the lone colored
man who has representative posi-
uon and as yet remains in the ser
vice. We made an engagement with
him for one o'clock at the Chicago
Hotel and he met us there.
MR.. SMITH AND HIS HOTEL.
Mr. n Smith ,,,o,,,fo.o. - a.,
Chicago Hotel is a remarkable char
acter. His hostelry is a quaint struc
ture. admirably handled and kept as
"clean as a pin" He told us that
he has facilities for the accommoda-
tiOn for about $50 people, when he
had il filled 90 its utmost capacity.
He served a first-class meal and his
prices are reasonable. He not only
had rOoming space for well-nigh
quarter of the block, but on the other
side OF the street as well.
VISITING IN NEW ORLEANS.
We hired two carriages for the
purpose OF seeing the city Monday
night. 26th ult. and Judge ]. Madison
Vance, his young friend and Mr.. J.
II. benson. We visited the Y. NJ.
c. A. and we met Mrs. benson and
family. The building is a large
frame structure. We met Mr.. Alex
ander Ross, colored. who is with the
Hart Jewelry Company and who is
said to be an expert Judge of dia-
mondS and their value. We met al
so Mr.. Harvey A. OnQue, Mr.. j. r.
Youree, Mr.. Thomas Banks.
THE SALOONS FOR THE RACES.
Mr.. II. f. Braden conducts sa-
loon and he seemed to be doing
good business. In this city bars or
saloons are provided for white and
colored people. If a white saloon is
on one corner, in most cases a col
ored saloon will be found on the op-
posite corner. We met Mr.. J. f.
Willis, dentist, and Mr.. Charles Eu-
gene porter on the Southern Pacific
ONE STORY HOUSES.
On Tuesday morning. Rev. ]. Mad
ison Young, formerly of Norfolk, but
now pastor of the African Baptist
Church called to see us at the Chica-
go Hotel. We secured a carriage
ana determined 10 see more OF New
Orleans. IL may be we'll TO state
that colored people in New Orleans
live for the most part in one story
framehouses. We wandered for ma
ny blocks looking at these structures
which appeared to be located in many
instances in the "tenderloin" district
OF the city. Here and there the
sameness was broken by more tasty
residences.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-10-15
5TH ST. BHPT. CHURCH.
Located at Cor. 9TH and Jackson Sts..
RICHMOND, VA.
Weekly News Column.

REV. w. f. GRAHAM. d. D.. Pastor.
Residence:
los +. Leigh ST., Richmond. Va.
j. HENRY CRUTCHFIELD, Editor,
Office:
1915 Z. Broad ST., Richmond, Va.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-10-15
Editor MitChe1PS
Long Journey.
Scenes in NeW Orleans COIOred Folks Quarters
n Minister'S Predicdmenf. z=IOecuLiar Customs
in a Southern Oify.==Separafe Bar=rOOnS
for the RdceS.==T Old Cemetery
CONTINUED From Last Week.

PEOPLE NEVER BURIED-THEIR BONES BECOME DUST
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-10-15

On their recent trip to the South.
the Pastors family was called into
service at many places Mrs. Josie
A. Graham addressed the First Bap-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-10-15

to The PLANET.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-10-15
VISITING IN NEW ORLEANS.
THE SALOONS FOR THE RACE:

Mr.. II. f. Braden conducts sa-
loon and he seemed to be doing a
good business. In this city bars or
saloons are provided for white and
colored people. IL a white saloon is
on one corner, in most cases a col
ored saloon will be found on the OPP
posite corner. We met Mr.. J. r.
willis, dentist, and Mr.. Charles Eu-
gene a porter on the Southern Pacific
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-10-15

residence is two stories. Mr.. Greer
was not in the city.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-05-13

the novelty the
se business to think ideas
u OF ingenuity
Inc early days Of the business
~ D no""uaSs 'As opu uNoAs
one OF the first stunts
M run II on backwards the machine
VI ee was that old standby
e wrong way showed rising
finally landing
announcer reversible film which
one Wncn nrst showed Of
M INTO the likeness of George
image of the
mnle tne photographs being
don't go down
surprised
are There Is film which
marks the climax the
eVe one man in thousand
dne ~ represents the flight of the children
"here Moses waved his the Sea
me man took that picture
alone He singled out
tne was ndbar which
sea as 1t looked then After fifteen
nd MIN showing the changes
OF that time the tide had recedd
ne called in the and had walk
picture
That only half the
TO rise ne returned and began
he began We
know whether the tide when photographed
effect Of parting and then closing
Of film that locke Hike
apart for minute then
Bible"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-05-13
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