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The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-04-15
The Negro in the Army.

Wisely for himself and for the
military service, the president has
declined to sanction that crusade
which was made against the Ninth
Cavalry in Texas. There are four
Negro regiments in the army, two
cavalry and two infantry. The
Ninth is the only Negro regiment
which is in Texas at the present
time, and some of the people of
San Antonio asked that the regi-
ment be moved from that vicinity
and assigned to patrol duty on
the Rio Grande, a hundred miles
away. The Third Cavalry, a white
regiment, which was doing patrol
duty before the movement of
troops to Texas on big scale, was
to be displaced by the Ninth.
Race prejudice melted the at
tempt to send the Negro regiment
to the border, and the order for
the removal had already been is
sued, but the president and the
chief of staff in Washington have
rescinded it. One of the reasons
for the president S action is that
the small towns on the border
made protests against the station
ing of the Negroes in their vicin-
ity, although the hundreds of
miles of territory along the river
would have dispersed the regi-
ment so widely that only half or a
quarter of troop would be near
any single town. 1t appears that
the black troopers resented the in
terdict which sought to shut them
out of the white cars in San An
tonic, despite the fact that they
wore Uncle Sam's uniform, OBJ
tanned the same pay as is given to
the white soldiers, and do fighting,
against Uncle Sans enemies,
when fighting is required to be
done. This is one of the reasons
why the San Antonio crusade was
started against them.
Through the president S inter
vention, the Ninth will remain,
for a time, at least, in the camp
near San Antonio. No charges of
misbehavior are made against
them. So far as has been learned,
the black soldiers have conducted
themselves as well as the whites.
As the records show, they have
given as good service as the
whites in the country's wars.
They did excellent work in the re-
bellion. In the Indian wars they
fought as well as did the rest of
the soldiers. The regiment which
is in camp near San Antonio now
rescued the Rough Riders at San
tiago, and did much of the fight
ing which was credited to that
white corps. The army is an ex-
cellent place for Uncle Sam to en-
force the square deal.-St Louis
Globe-Democrat
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-04-15
LOCAL NEWS.

The Corinthian Baptist church,
situated at 18th and Madison
streets, will hold revival services
during the ensuing week. Rev
Chavis and his son, who is known
as the "boy preacher" will con-
duct the services for the whole
week. There will be special
Easter program rendered at IL
a. m. The "boy preacher will
render service at go p. M. All
are welcome. Come and hear.
Prof. Anderson of the Board Of
Education will address the Y. NJ.
G. A. April %.
Mrs. G. FL. Morgan, $40 South
Spring street, who has Ieen i'll for
the past two months. is conval-
escent, and wishes to thank her
many friends who showed her ia
vors while i'll.
You will certainly get your
moneys worth at the Minstrels,
April Oath.
Mrs. E. l.. Rogers took care Of
the Penalty of Pride" troupe
Monday evening.
Come and take the laugh cure
at the Twentieth Century Min
strels.
Rev. j. M. Smalley has been
somewhat indisposed this week.
Hear Mr.. f. l.. Gordon at Y. NJ.
c. A. tomorrow. Subject, The
Goodness of Life" April 30, n.
V. Lindsay will talk on THE Fu-
ture of This City"
A special program has been ar
ranged for the Easter Ball, April
18th, at Masonic hall.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-04-15

HON. WILLIAM H. LEWIS, ASSISTANT AT.
TORNEY GENERAL.
ter Of the treasury Recently Mr..
Napier. In company with Hon. Cyrus
Field Adams. assistant register. and
Hon. Whitefield Mckinley, collector of
customs at Georgetown. called at the
White House and paid his respects to
President Taft.
Hon. William Henry Lewis of Bos-
ton is now full fiedged assistant at
torney general of the United States.
He took the oath of office recently and
then called on President Taft at the
White House to tender his respects.
He has magnificent suit Of offices
In the Bond building. one of the largest
and most pretentious Office buildings
In the city. Here William H. Lewis. q
cultured colored man. presides with
modesty and dignity over an impor-
tant branch of the department Of JUS
dee
The new assistant attorney general
cases. According to the gossip Of the
department. these cases are not now
regarded as of great importance. as
about IS per cent Of them already
have been disposed OF. There now re-
main about 1900 cases. involving a
total amount of about $5,500.000. These
claims were handied for years by As
sistant Attorney General John G..
Thompson. who recently resigned to go
into private practice. Since his resig-
nation they have been In the hands Of
Attorney George 4. Stormont, assigned
to this work. who is regarded as an
authority on the subject.
Miss Bessie Moore. who held the po-
sition of stenographer in the Office to
be allotted to Lewis. has been trans
ferred by her own request. and with
the approval of the department. to a
place with the court of commerce.
Harry Jones. young man who was
drawing $500 year. accepted the place
left vacant and received an increase OF
$500. James NJ. Marks. the messenger
attached to the office which Lewis will
occupy. is a white man.
President Taft seems to be believer
In passing the offices around. Tho
"outs." who. OF course, do not believe
In long tenure for the ''ins." look with
pleasure at this disposition. as they
term 1t. on the part Of the president to
give the "other fellow chance" Many
new faces now adorn the BLACK cab
met" Henry Lincoln johnson. White
field Mckinley. w. ID. Johnson. John
G. Napier and william II. Lewis are
the new members who now sit around
that imaginary council board. Terrell.
the municipal judge; Tyler. the auditor
for the navy; Adams. the assistant
register Of treasury and Cobb. the
assistant district attorney. are the only
members of the black cabinet who
were members during the Roosevelt
administration.
Terrell was recommissioned early Ia
this administration. TyIers four year
term expires in June. A recent news
item sent out from this city says that
Tyler Is an old and intimate friend OF
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-04-15
influential Musical oroanization.


We doubt # there is an organization
of vocalists n the northern or New
England section of the country which
commands wider attention than the
North Side Choral club of Pittsburg.
The publlc functions of the club are
always literally patronized. To main
tain It's already popular place In the
public eye the members are al present
busily engaged in rehearsing for their
annual concert. which is TO be held
some time in May. Gade's Spring
Messenger" Is the subject selected for
the cantata this year.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-04-15
DECATUR.
Continued from page A.

Continued from page 49,
for the production at the Spring
field Masonic hall. Carl Watkins
deserves great credit for what he
has done along this line, and there
seems to be nobody in sight to
surpass him in this business. Be-
sides being a good play manager,
Carl is successful Sunday school
superintendent, who has brought
up a school from a not SO good
one to a "best one" in the State,
and although he owes some people
an apology for not having been
born in Decatur, yet he seems to
be successful in about everything
that he goes into. This does
seem all the more wonderful to a
few who always allow that one
should be held back because he
wasn't born here, or hasn't been
here a century, but there is no
apparent reason why the place in
which one was born should have
so much weight on his future.
But of course there always will be
people who will insist ON keeping
a fellow back for some selfish
reason or another, and there al
ways will be fellows who will in
sist on coming forward despite
this selfish, ignorant contention.
Such things have to be encounter
ed in life and having overridden
them, one should be all the more
strong Is this not sol
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-04-15
First Universal Races Congress
viii Mark Its Beginning.
PERSONNEL OF THE ASSEMBLY.
Partial Program, Object and Aim of
Great international Conference
Which 10 to Be Held In University
Of London In July-List of Speakers
includes Many NotabIes.

London.-For the first time in human
history there is clear prospect of one
common ideal animating all peoples,
and thus the beautiful old hope of the
brotherhood of nations and races is at
last moving appreciably toward real
ization. What better means of cele-
brating the birth of the new era. of
brushing aside prejudices and suspi-
cions or correcting misunderstand-
ings than by men and women from
east and west, white and nonwhite,
meeting as friends and equals In a
great congress-?
We therefore earnestly appeal to all
most especially to sympathizers in
the far and near east and In Africa
and America-to make the utmost ef-
fort to attend personally the first uni
versal races congress in London July
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-04-15
Woman's Club Notes.

The Home Culture section met
at the residence of Mrs. Clark
Thompson and the meeting was
well attened Mrs. Ida Lewis of
Chicago, who is the leader of the
Illinois State of Colored Woman s
Federation, was present. Mrs.
Lewis is the guest of Mrs. Eva
Monroe while in the city.
The Home Culture section of the
Woman s Club will give a musical
at Masonic Temple on April 20.
The admission will be 25 cents. A
grand musical program will be
rendered.
The Mothers section will meet
with Mrs. Julia Duncan Monday,
April II, and it is hoped that all
members shall be present.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-04-15

- to 20 inclusive and convert 1t into
an imposing and world moving demon
stration In favor of interracial good
will.
The congress In truly what 1t pur-
ports to bean assembly Of members
Of all the races of the world. Accord
ingly there are papers on China. ia
pan, Turkey. Persia, the Jewish race.
India. Egypt. Haiti, the American Ne
gro and Indian and the Negro Of West
and South Africa.
Hindu Scholar Will Open Program.
In every one OF these cases, we wish
II to be noted. the paper is written by
race concerned. while the very first
paper Of the congress is by Hindu
scholar, the congress executive recog-
nizing that 1t might thus show its ap-
probation of the east. lex oriente lux.
1t will rejoice the hearts of those
who believe In interracial harmony to
know that 1t is not the few. the de-
spised or the eccentric who are CO.
operating in this congress. but the
many, the honored and the expert
enced. Among the supporters. very
many of whom have welcomed with
the greatest enthusiasm the idea of
holding such congress and who be-
long to no less than fifty countries.
are thirty presidents of parliament,
the majority Of the members Of the
permanent court of arbitration and OF
the delegates to the second Hague
conference. twelve British governors
and eight British prime ministers.
many statesmen and ambassadors.
over forty colonial bishops, some 13O
professors of international law, the
leading anthropologists and sociolo-
gfsts, the officers OF the majority OF
the council of the interparliamentary
union. not to partieularize multitude
Of other distinguished personages.
Henceforth 1t will be impossible Ia
deny that there exists solid body q
opinion among the most highly placed
and the most highly cultured in favor
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-04-15
Zion Baptist Notes.

There will be baptizing at the
Zion Baptist church Sunday
morning and evening.
The Woman's Home and For
eign Missionary Society met with
l.. E. Barksdale Wednesday after
noon. A lovely lunch was served
by Mrs. Barksdale, who knows
how to do and when to do all
things for the uplift of her race
The song service was good, rem
dered by the chaplain, Mrs Hat
tie Clark, A splendid paper was
read by Mrs. Amand Carr, sub
ject, Love Mrs. Barksdale
the hostess, recited a beautiful Sc
lection on temperance. Mrs. A.
Sallie was enrolled as a member
of the society. The meeting ad-
iourned to meet with Rev. and
Mrs. Williams next Wednesday
afternoon at parsonage
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-04-15

D'ofoP 'SaaS '-a''D Wv ''sSo 0e'''~'
In his address NJ the dedicatory ex
ercises of the Lane Tabernacle Colored
Methodist Episcopal church In st. Lou
is recently Rishop Isaac Lane IL re-
ported as having said that race strife
was the greatesi work of the devil
because it poisoned mems hearts and
minds and instigated conflict. He said
however. that light was breaking
through the darkness OF ignorance and
sin and that the dawn OF a new Amer
ican civilization was at hand when
men would acknowledge the common
brotherhood of man and the father
hood of God
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-04-15

of Just. respectful and friendly rela-
tioDs between the peoples of the east
and those o. the west. between the so
called whites and the so called eolored.
and the very remarkable unanimity in
regard to fundamentals among the dis
tinguished writer's Of papers will en-
phasi"e this.
Object and fian or the Congress.
The obIec' of the congress, which
VIII be held IN the University Of Lon
don is To dieenss IN the light of mod
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-04-15
py GEORGE FIR ANcIs KING.

Richmond. va.-Being governed by
conservative measures that are eco
nomic improvements in life insurance
affairs the Southern Aid Society of Vir
ginia. with home Offices in this city. is
soiidifying the interest of colored peo
pie in the business world This is the
oldest Afro-American company in the
state. and it gives evidence of the fact
that number of Afro-Americans are
permanent factors in the great life in
surance forces of the country. A
building for its home Office. where a
little army of intelligent and energetic
clerks are found al their desks. attests
the Negroes ability to become a creator
Of essential movements.
With well appointed office structures
In the principal cities Of Virginia. mod
ern houses to help relieve the con
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-04-15

concrete exaI.Hli re thrift. -
officers and directors are: A. d. Price.
president; Thomas NJ. Crump, secretary
manager; B. L. Jordan. assistant sec
retary-manager; Edward Stewart, first
vice president: James t. Garter, sec
ond vice president: B. A. Cephas, thir$
vice president: w. e. Baker. treasurer
e. G. Brown. ". A. Jordan, A. Wash
ington. Charles n. Jackson. w. e. Ran
dolph and Samuel Morgan.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-04-15

geSteu reSluentldl
conditions of the
race In Rich
mond especially.
and q number of
cities and towns.
this company re-
veals the results
caused by hon
esty a n d the
qualifications Of
its officials to pro-
tect the members
of the race dur
ing the p ri o d
when Illness and
d e a I h manifest
their powers.
The wisdom Of
the management
and the optimism
OF the race In
Virginia when 1t
c ON e s to sup
n crfi IN n 0yIah
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-04-15

anu abSiStillg tuc
omcials In the
campaign In the
conservation Of
TIE lives of thou
sands of Afro
Americans. The
dividends exhibit
the healthy con-
Ution of the COM
pany. Not a
share of stock Is
ON We nldrket.
and the holders
Of the same will
not sell.
The mortality
basis is mastered
by Colonel I. M.
Crump. secretary
manager. and B.
L. Jordan. who
are considered to
be authorities on
sick. death and
4 accident sur
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-04-15

Charles Dewey Hilles. the new private
secretary to the president. which fact.
no doubt. augurs well for Mr.. Tyler.
Cobb's tenure of office is indefinite.
He holds at the pleasure of the at
torney general 1t is known in inner
circles that when Clarence Wilson. the
present district attorney. succeeded d.
W. Baker, Cobb was assured that the
change would not affect him in the
least
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-04-15

Miss Waneda Shaw of Chicago,
niece of Mr.. and Mrs. C. Fl. Nor.
gan, who has been here with her
aunt and uncle, and attending the
s. Fl. s., win remain throughout
the session.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-04-15
Old Line Politicians Are Keeping
Their Powder Extra Dry.
NEW FACES N"BLACK CABINET"
Hon William Henry Lewis, the New
Assistant Attorney General, and J.
c. Napier, Register of the Treasury,
Begin Their Tenure Of Office Un-
der Favorable Circumstances.
Rx OLIVER RANDOLPH.

Washington.-"All is quiet along the
Potomac" is the word heard on
all sides at the nations capital these
days. Politicians of all shades are
keeping painfully mum, and the fol
lowers on" who generally keep up
much noise and din. have, for the
nonce. lost their occupations
Hon. James c. Napier the brilliant
Tennessee banker and lawyer. is now
safely ensconced in his berth as regis
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-04-15

Lincoln Monument Lodge No
1924, Grand United Order of Odd
Fellows, will hold their thanks
giving sermon the second Sunday
in May at 2:30 p. m, at Union
Baptist church. The public is
invited.
Bro. A. H. Rollins, N. G.
Bro. Alex. Bender, P. S.
Harry W. Dillon,
Chairman Committee.
Bro. j. Wathers,
Bro VIM Reddick,
Bro. G. Martin,
Master of Ceremonies.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-04-15

The funeral of Della Mitchell
was held from the Bethel A. M. E.
church, conducted by Rev. Jones,
pastor.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-04-15

creditable corporations are best shown
from the fact that in 1910 the COM
pany did business to the amount OF
$3.50, 0,564.57. Beginning business at a
time when it was claimed that the
Negro couldn't master mortality rates
and meet the competition of white
companies. Messrs. Crump and Jordan
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-04-15

The G. NJ. +. Mission are now
engaged in revival. The attend
ance is good.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-04-15

proved to be masters Of the situation.
Claims were promptly paid and the
confidence Of the masses was gained
until today this company is regarded
BY both races as being beyond the
stage Of a hazardous project.
The field force is composed of intelli-
gent and thrifty men who are enlight-
ening thousands of people in the race
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-04-15

The presiding bishop of the C.
NJ. E. Mission passed through our
city en- route to Chicago and Kan
sas City, Kan. He stopped over
and delivered one of his masterful
sermons, text Philippians, I'd chap
ter, 1913 verses. The bishop said
good things concerning the will
and pleasure of God and the will
and pleasure of man. Our souls
did burn within us as he delivered
the message from the blazing
throne of God. The bishop is not
a hallelujah preacher, but he put
his hearers to thinking and that is
the kind ef preachers we need at
this present day and men who
have studied God s word and call
ed to the gospel ministry.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-04-15

Nellie Cannon was called to the
bedside of her sick sister in the
south land.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-04-15

Grace M f. church will be
crowded tomorrow afternoon and
night. DIR. Gillum will be there,
SO come early and get seats
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-04-15

Service at the Salem Baptist
church as usual. B. Y. p. u. was
fairly well attended. We are
making efforts to pay off the pres
ent debt of the church.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-04-15

ance lines. The officers are men who
have made remarkable achievements
IN their respective vocations aud are
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-04-15
CHAMPAIGN AND URBANA
STORIES.

Sund;A was an ideal day here
in the twin cities.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-04-15

The wife of Mr.. r. Smith died
April Z. The remains were
shipped to Gimpson City for inter
ment.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1911-04-15
RACE PROGRESS
IN VIRGINIA
Influence Of the Southern Aid
Society Among the Masses.
HOME CONDITIONS IMPROVED.

The Success Of the Organization ls Due
Largely to the Energy and Keen
Business Foresight of the officials In
Meeting the Needs of tho People.
Has Passed Experimental Stage.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-03-31
GOVERNOR
(c6ntinued from paes FOUR.


Horror, the Rev Nicola d stefano;
Or. E w shoWalter EDGAR
Moore E. F, Finley, "A, J. Finley.
Qlandus West j. Lester Mesii1lal,
I'Taney Harrison Frank Reynolds
Il. 3 Iawmans ]. %. q. T4dleE nos
mer Nv. Williams, j. Fred Dye, N.
F Snyder. w T. B. GLENN, e, A.
Rider, DR. c. r. Peck, the Rev Mr.
Cunningham, Dr.. D. G. Loucherys
Dr.. e. N. Flowers the Rev L. E.
Peters, c. c. mccarthy, Albert snes
deRef, the Rev. II. IT. aIeclellagds
C. Z. Mocarty, I. G. Lockwood,
William a, Blair, Harvey f. Smith,
ia. H. Dnthie, DR.. G, r. Ogden.
the Rev. PaultFlauigan, ~. E. Hem
derson, E. Otis Taylor, Jasper s..
Kyle. James w. Young. A. b. Jar
Wis, H. clay Batten, Thomas G. lie
Masters, g. H. Colgate, "A. ]. Wat
son, j. NJ. SWart2, G. a. Thaimer,
the Rev. w ]. Hay, DIR. H WAR
ner, E. Stanley Halter, E. Nv. Nor
ris. Ransel johnson, Charles E Lam
berd, the Rev. T, S. Wade, w. g.
Gaylord, L. p. souders, W. c. NC
keenan,, j. E. Law. G, M. West. a..
P, Morrison, Clyde o. Law, G. B,
Waters George W. Bland, Omar.
darlington. "a. F. Wagner, w. NJ.
Conaway, T. II. Williams. james
w. Robinson, W, G. Meeks. w, E.
Tate, the Rev. ]. E. BIRD, James N.
Hess. DR.. conaway, c. s. Warne.
d. NJ. Ogden, Prof F. L. Burdette,
Prof oFie Mcconkey, A. K,
Thorn, NJ. G. sperry, Sidney Hay
mond, Harvey w. Harmer, T.
Lynch and j. Hornor Davis.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-03-31
NENLVNEDs'
Will Be Presented in Fair
mont Opera House an
Early Night.

4 There are few outright musical
comedies on the road today that
have met with the out and out sue
cess wherever presented as has
The Newlyweds and Their Baby
which appears at the Grand at Fair
mont Saturday night. with a COM
T'any OF 80 1-2 fun makers.
During its phenomenal runs in
New York, Chicago and Boston this
tuneful play established a standard
that has gene aeRn on record ,for
Successful busine
The reason I6r sliefess there Is a
certain effervs encsS snappiness and
aeaon both I'd the story andsmusic,
which, like good old wine, seems to
Improve %ith 4ge. q
The chorus is likewise one OF the
sirens -featRpes Ia Be.s 'eSewf8wedsS;A
good looks alone vas not considered.
sufficient cause for an engagement
by the ability to sing,
dance, and wear gowns gracefully
was insisted upon, out of more than
GOO applicants only IS were able to
qualify. Forty OF the best Of these
were selected and are now one Of the
big factors 4fISthe success of the
play.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-03-31
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