The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-12
DR.. stage BEGINS
LECTURE COURSE
Says Negro Is Abused and Mis-
represented Type
WILL PREPARE STORY
Calhoun County Commissioners VIII
Take Up Complaint About Road.
Case Against Lackey DISMISS
ed-News of Admission

Admission, February 11.-(Special. Dur
ing the course of his lecture at the Ala
bama Presbyterian college Thursday
evening DIR. ]. w. Stage. president, an
which will give what he considers new
insights into the character of the south
ern negro, who, he says, is the most
abused and misrepresented racial type in
existence
DR.. Stage is close student of the
negro and his work will be eagerly await
ed. He gave few suggestions Thursday
evening as to the nature of the forth
coming character study, stressing the in
fuence of the ante-bellum big house with
| it's pomp and magnificence upon the
susceptible mind of the infantile race,
stating that the negros respect for
pomp was one of the explanations OF
| the ability of one white man to rule
over thousands OF them during the days
fend slavery, but he affirmed that that
institution had most beneficent effect
upon the negroes of the south.
This was the first of series of lee
lures which DIR. Stage intends to deliver
during the winter, being, however, entire
lily different from the addresses that are
to follow, as the other talks will be pr-
marily for the benefit of the students,
the general theme being "The Ethical
Teachings of Jesus under which sub
ject DR.. Stage will discuss many of the
foremost problems of the day.
| A glee club has recently been organized
at the college under the direction of Miss
Nellie Stuart of the chair of music at
Noble institute, and the selections by
this organization were a pleasant feature
of the evenings entertainment. The boys
songs formed the introduction to DR..
Stages lecture, and he kept his audience
laughing and thinking for about an hour.
| At the regular meeting of the board of
| county commissioners next Monday they
will consider complaint in regard to Il
new highway which they recently estab-
lished here near the Cherokee boundary
line. The road was established by appeal
| from a large number of citizens of the
county in that section. but it Is claimed
that the survey for the new road is
not so directed as to subserye the great
est general interests.
| News has been received here of the
marriage at Carrollton Ca, this week of
Miss Ruth Brock, formerly of this city,
to E. G.. Cramer of that city, a marriage
In which May joins hands with Decem-
Der. Miss Brock is the 19-year-old daugh-
| ter of DR.. c. ]. Brock and her husband is
a retired capitalist. being vice president
of the First National bank of Carrollton
and 6s years old. He is native OF Ger
| the connie will visit the
fatherland on their wedding trip.
| The case against G. e. Lackey the dis
| charged United States soldier. who was to
have been tried here Thursday on a
charge of Turing girl under age from
her home for immoral purposes, has been
| compromised out of court and the war
rants against Laclxey withdrawn.
Lackey Is himself a young man, though
| he is said to have a wife and family,
| and 1t was due to the promptness of
| Officer Cunningham, 1t Is said, that he
| did not have to face the additional charge
of bigamy, as he and his 16-year- old
partner, Emma McIlvale, were on their
way to the courthouse to get married, IT
| is said when Lackey was arrested. They
| were taken to the city prison, the girl s
father took her home. and Lackey was
transferred to the county Jail, pending
| his trial.
| Lackey Is cousin of the girls mother.
| This fact and the further fact that his
| father had made good the costs in the
case and reimbursed McIlvale for money
which Lackey is said to have stolen while
| staying at the formers home, are given
as reasons for the amicable settlement
| of the case. Lackey's wife is said to
live at Vincent, In Shelby county. but
| they have been living apart. it Is said
| trouble having arisen over domestic af-
| fairs.
All danger of the disbanding of the
West Admission fire company was removed
| by the city council last evening when
| they granted $50 to E. G. Lee, a men,
| Der of the company who had been in
| jured in a fire, the council thus setting
| a precedent. Lee has been unable to
work for some time as result of his
| injuries and 1t was thought by the men,
| bers Of the company who presented the
| case in an improper way that the coun-
| ell would not help the injured member.
He has been assured, however, OF fur
| Their aid.
Another matter which came before the
council was in regard to a $4,000 paving
| contract in West Admission. The contract
was awarded to j. 8. McPoland & Co.
| Of Birmingham. but D. B. Lacy. an An
niston man, claims that his bid was
lower, all things CONSIDERED, Than THAT
| of McPoland and at the meeting last
night the council refused to approve that
section of the previous minutes relating
| to this matter.
News OF MOntevalIO
| Montevallo, February n.-(Special)-
Miss Frances Smith, secretary of the
Young Woman's Christian association of
the Alabama Girls Industrial school, with
Ave of the students, left yesterday morn
| ing to attend the Gulf States association,
which convened yesterday evening in
Athens, Ga Each class sent a represen-
tative paying all expenses.
The Embroidery circle met at the resi-
dsnce Of Mrt A. x. Parks Wednesday
Last evening a progressive luncheon was
rendered Mrs. J. H. Davis, Miss Geneva
Reid and Miss Bessie Blair by Miss Veta
Franklin, Miss May Haynes. Miss Flor
ence Holbroke, Miss Merle Stephens and
Miss Ida Hatch. 1t was given in the
dormitory, one course being served in each
room. 1t wound UP merrily when the
lights went out.
Miss Maude Hayes Of Chicago will ar
rive this evening for a two-weeks visit
to Miss Anne Moore.
Mrs. H. F.. Bridewell of Birmingham is
making a short stay with her grand
daughters. Kathleen and Bessie Moody, at