The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-03-30
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RAItLYING TO .RtILn AN ODD
FELLoyls, TEMPLE IN, THE -.
- r: NATE. CITY, - =,
Remal kable Growth
Among Captl City Colorcd People
and Otlher Communities - Of. the
EInpiro >StHte Of the: Soutl, in all
Lines ofRseiness. ... "
(SpecialfAo the Advocate }

(specialMo the Advocate1
Augusta, Gu. March 27.L-The Nc.
groes of GeoA fla are marching on
IN their prosp5Eity and at the present
rate Of travel3they will soon double
the. sixty millions upon. which, they
pay taxes. a u through the State
there are, signs or progress along
business and Industrial lines. The
colored people %zof Georgia arc not he
| hind in ANYTHING. They. are right
up in the front rank and tho, men and
women who: arc foremost seem bound
TO keep themtthcre. . ..,
: they are Manning a handsome new
Odd Fellows !, Hall to be erected in
| Atlanta and haRe already subscribed
the money,neceSsary. for the construc-
! ton Of new q. NJ. C. A., building
there, The = Negroes of the, Gate
City have rallied; to the promotion
OF these enterprises in a very remark
able and credita BILE manner and de-
serve to have their, praises, sung
throughout the length and breadth Of
| this broad land. Of ours. Ben" Da-
Wis is going to have. a new feather
! IN his, cap WhenJthe h. NJ. G. meets in
Atlanta and he ought to If the Odd
Fellow. Building becomes a real thing.
/ He is full of ideas, even .if..his enc
mics do say they work both, ways
! at times, and Davis deserves, com
mendation for: his creditah1e achieve
monts. 1t will be his triumph more
than that Of any other one individual
In the State Of Georgia. -. . ..
The. good. women Of the State are
working along constructive lines also.
The Atlanta Free kindergarten ,Asso
citation is a ruseful institution CON
Quoted by the women Of Atlanta.
Through their nntirsng efforts ~7,um-
Der office leiaAscgartens havo- heen
established and are being supported
IN very liberal manner by the pub
llc These kindergartens are located
IN ne1ghborhoods where they are most
| needed and can best serve the pur-
lpose for which they were established.
Mrs. J. w. e. Bowen. Mrs. William
| W1nn, Mrs. J. A. Rush, Mrs. II. H.
! Proctor and Mrs. Green are among
the foremost workers sand supporters
| of the Kindergarten movements In
Atlanta. 80
The Neighborhood Union has been
established by Mrs. John Hone, the
energetic wife Of the President Of
the Atlanta Baptist College. It is
community work serving an admir-
able purpose in promoting the home
life of the people residing In the At
lanta Baptist College community.
No college in Atlanta now is con-
tributing any more to the substantial
uplift and constructive progress OF
Georgia Negroes than Atlanta Baptist
| College, of which john Hope is Presi-
dent. 1t will be hard to find any
where a school where the Faculty
from the President down Is more bent
on implanting high ideals and lofty
standards Of honor among the people
OF State. The student atmosphere
seems so clean and wholesome and
there Is an air of refinement and cul-
ture about the place that leaves a
pleasing impression upon visitor
and must surely leave it's mark upon
the students who are going out from
tthtg college, in larger numbers cacn
year. There is a new building
Sale Hall---erected during the adj
ADMINISTRATION Of President Hope. 1t
adds q great deal to the attractive
and convenient features OF the Allan
ia Baptist college campus.
Prof. Archer, the old Colgate ath-
lete, and Prof. Bullock OF Dartmouth
fame are among the Faculty mem
bers. Negro collegians throughout
the country know these men as
"princely fellows Of learning and cul-
| ture.' They add a great deal to
1.-THE Faculty strength and the student
life OF the Baptist college.
At Athens, Ca, there are new signs
OF progress and business expansion.
| A new drug store and a real estate
and brokerage firm conducted by A
II. Jackson and Co., are among the
Inew features there.
Jeruel Academy, another Baptist
school, and Knox Institute, are locat-
ed here The latter IS child CT
the American Missionary Association.
Both Of these institutions have q
large enrolment and a capable staff
Of teachers.
| The "Black Nanny Memorial
fostered by Prof. Samuel Harris has
been established at Athens. The
name and what it signifies may re-
tard it's growth and it may not
"Black Nanny is 90 mach q hobby
Of the Southern white man that Ne
groes are not likely to fall in love
! with the name.
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