The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-07-06

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CIRCULAR Correspondence of The
Advocate.)
Atlanta, Ga, July Embarrassing
4 business opportunities and growth;
the advancing strength of fraternal
organizations; busy and useful church
\ people and a new life in the colleges
Of Georgia claim the larger share Of
a visitors time and interest in the
n Empire State OF the South.
H Some years ago, VIM. Driskell
came from Alabama and laid the
foundation Of The Union Mutual In
Il surance Co. Driskell is a business
h genius, The success of the. company
Is witness Of the fact. The Union
n Mutual Insurance Co. does an indus
trial INSURANCE business of nearly
81 100000 each year and employs a
battalion Of men and women through
out the State. He is very largely the
author Of the. commercial spirit that
has grip onsthe Negroes of Georgia
for wherever the employees of his
company have gone they have carried
his enthusiasm and ideals. His COM
pany is reliable and strong. It
meets all claims promptly and the
business is carried on without hitch.
His personality is felt in all the en-
terprises and organizations created
FOR the general good Of the people of
lAtlanta and he is among the first al
ways to contribute his time and
money to whatever is attempted for
the public good.
J. The Atlanta Mutual Insurance Co.
is the child of Alonzo f. Herndon,
who first began his business career as
loWner Of the finest barber shop in
the South. He carries the best trade
of Atlanta in his barber business and
still conducts it on Peachtree st.
E The Insurance Co. Of Mr.. Herndon
has also spread itself over and out
side of Georgia and the business now
totals more than 100000 yearly.
Like the Union Mutual it is a source
lPf influence, and the founder like Mr..
Driskell of the Union Mutual is one
of Atlanta's most public spirited cit
izens.
liz iierndon is also helping to hold the
barber trade for the Negroes Of Al
II lanta. He has the best shop and
city and he is constantly reaching out
by setting up new shops. He has
a chain Of these and they are man
aged by high class BARRIERS who have
been tutored in Herndons Palace Bar
Der Shop. They do better work and
give better service to the middle
class trade than the white shops
competing with the Negro barber
shops Of Atlanta
Hopkins Book Concern is one Of
the newest and most interesting
phases Of business life attempted by
Atlanta Negroes. 1t is conducted by
}. a. Hopkins who was the first man
to propose the Voice of The Negro"
the magazine edited and wrecked by
the poor management Of J. Max Bar
Der who secured the magazine
through the influence Of Hopkins.
| The Hopkins Book Concern Is d
first class book store and Earries
everything desired in the book-buy-
ers line. 1t is real credit to the
originator and proprietor and as con-
Quoted at present, it is something for
the colored people or Atlanta to be
Irroud Ct.
The Georgia State Teachers Asso-
citation met last week at Athens with
President J. II. Blocker Of Augusta,
Ca, presiding. The meeting was in
tcresting and inspiring to those who
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| TIC Georgia school ed"hc!s have
\,
lof interest in their profession. They
have done nothing tangible hereto
fore to advance the cause Of public
education and have not contributed
Ianything to educational methods in
the State. For these reasons the
Estate Teachers Association should be
an effective organiZati 1T ought
20 be help to a large number Of
ipoOrly prepared and very ignorant
teachers who are in the county school
rooms and teaching in the schools OF
! ne smaller cities. The state has a
poOr--vcry poor force Of county
teachers. They are inferior for two
lor more reasons. The county school
boards will encourage Il thriftless
land haIf-trained teacher and seem
u'7pO"en 10 Keep inc SchOOl-hOUSe
doors shut III the face o. the prepared
men and women 10 aspire to teach
the youth.
The county examinations conducted
by some Of the Negro sCnopl Jrinci-
pals in the smaller cities are dis
grace to the state and the race. They
permit dishonesty and because of
! their own lack Of intelligence thc
teachers attempting the annual test
are usually d misguided lot and not
| fit to teach anybOdy'S child.
| The colOrcd people Of Newman, Ca.
q small city forty miles south Of Att
laDta, recently filed protest against
some Of their school teachers but the |
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