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The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-12-27
WOMAN KILLED
TUESDAY NIGHT.
MYSTERY SURROUNDS DEATH OF
"WILLIE" DAVIS.
Jake Wagner Notified PoIlce -says
Woman Shot Herself-stOry Not
Believed by Officers-Wagner
Held as Precaution-Has Com
mitted Other Crimes
In Years Past.

This woman down here shot her
self accidentally" said Jake Wagner,
colored, to Lieutenant Long over the
phone shortly before 10 o'clock Tues
day night. Wagner asked thai off,
GERS be sent to the house, Ninth ave-
nue. and Cedar street, to investigate
the matter.
When Detectives Varley and Woos-
ley arrived upon the scene they found
Willie" Davis, aged 26, lying In the
snow in the front yard, dead, with a
bullet wound in her right breast.
Wagner, who was placed under ar
rest, stated at the station that he
and the woman were celebrating,
that he had fred five shots from the
3S-caliber revolver, and that the wo1a-
an wished to fire the last shot. Wag-
Iner states that he then gave her the
weapon and went into the house, and
moment later the report and groans
attracted him to the porch. The
body of the woman was taken to the
undertaking establishment of MEGA.
vock & Co.
Wagner committed an assault on
Russell Mack few years ago, fir m
which he finally died. About year
and six months ago he shot a porter
at saloon which he claimed was
done in self-defense. He was ac-
quilted of the charges in both cases.
1t is said he is the only prisoner
that has ever escaped from the new
Ijail.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-12-27
PASTORS SUSPEND SERVICE
HOUR.

That the organized Sunday-school
class movement known as the Me-
toka nd Galeda, which is being SO
vigorously pushed throughout the city
by the special campaign committee is
becoming more popular each week,
was demonstrated for the past two
Sundays when the pastors of two
churches, the North Sixth Street Btp-
tist and the Mt. Gilead BAPTIST
Churches, of East and South Nash
vile, respectively, were so impressed
with the objects of these two classes
that they cheerfully gave away their
eleven o'clock service. on Sunday in
order that the Revs T. J. Ridley. the
National Vice President, and Henry
A, Boyd, the Secretary of the Sunday
School Congress, might organize these
two classes.
At Mt. Gilead there was a record
breaking attendance to witness the
organization of the class. Rev. T. H.
Page and Superintendent Buchanan
stated to Globe representative that
the Galeda class for women was or
ganized with a membership of twen-
ty-eight young ladies. Mrs. Bette
ONeal was elected President; Mrs.
Mary L. Dotson, Vice President; Mrs.
Matte Williams. Secretary, and Mrs.
Narcis Bishop. Treasurer, and Miss
Bessie Padv. Librarian.
The Metoka Glass for men had IS
members at its organization and Mr..
William Smith was elected President,
and Mr. Thomas Hendricks, Secretary
of this class
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-12-27
REMEMBERED POOR
ON CHRISTMAS.
MANY DESTITUTE HOMES ARE
MADE HAPPY.
MANY
HEARTED CITIZENS, CHURCHES SOCIE-
TIES, CLUBS AND INDIVIDUALS MAKE XMAS MERRY

That Christmas is a time when all
wish to be made happy and when the
fortunate should remember the unfor-
tunate and poor was never anywhere
more demonstrated than it was in
Nashville this week. As had been
forecasted, several of the churches,
societies and other organizations had
prepared to make some of the most
dismal homes in the city gleam with
the sunshine and hope of Christmas
morning.
The Phyllis Wheatley Club distri-
buted food, clothing and fuel to many
of the destitute homes in the city
from st. Paul Church. Little hearts
were made to leap with joy and bliss,
and aged mothers and fathers were
seen to shed tears as they were made
to realize that someone had thought
of their dear little ones on Christmas.
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church did
nice part for humanity at their
free Christmas tree, and the sunshine
of hope and comfort was carried to
many homes from this source.
The Ladies of the Household of
Ruth had a free Christmas tree for
the poor and destitute children Thurs
day at the Odd Fellows Auditorium.
1t was happy day for the little folks
who were made to feel that somebody
loved them. They were seen coming
from the hall with their little bun.
dies, skippig and hopping with their
faces beaming with happiness.
The Ladies Club of Northwest
Nashville had a nice surprise Wed
nesday at their Christmas tree for the
poor. Many individuals took it upon
themselves to go into the homes oi
those whom they knew to be in desti
tute circumstances and divided with
them their portion of Christmas
goods.
Prominent among these was Mrs
L. Landers, of 1903 Fourteenth ave
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four years this organization would
have a membership of 100000,
throughout the United States.
1t was stated that after the holiday
season, plans would be completed
and made public for the publication
of Metoka and Galeda Magazine, in
the interest Of the organized classes,
supporting them in every way to
bring the classes up to the standard
that has been set for them. This
magazine, with the support of 1000
classes already organized, will have
the largest circulation at birth of any
religious journal that has been pub
lished in Nashville for many years,
as it is stated on good authority that
those classes will rally as one to the
support of this magazine.
At present the paraphernalia for
the classes consists of charters, pen
nants, buttons, pins, badges, consti-
tutions and bylaws, watch fobs, innvi-
tatlon cards, charts and in fact more
than the average person in Nashville
Eealizes. At the Central Organika-
ton, which VIII maintain elaborate
headquarters, will be the offices of
the Superintendent or the Teacher
Training Course, the Sunday-School
Colporters, Missionaries, and in fact
the entire National Executive Com
mittee, with national officers will be
logically stationed here, giving to
Nashville another mammoth depart
ment connected with the National
Baptist Publishing Board that will
equal if not surpass the magnificent
strides she has already made in lead
ing other cities of the United States
for denominational endeavor.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-12-27
PURITY LODGE NO. AZ X. OF P.
ELECTS OFFICERS.

On Tuesday night, December oath,
while old Santa Claus was getting
ready for his long annual travel,
Purity Lodge No. AZ was in session
transacting such business as legally
came before it, and the most impor-
tant part of the business was the
election of officers, which was one
of Che best and most harmonious
elections ever held since the setting
up of said lodge over nine years ago.
We here publish the names of the
newly elected officers, although his
tory of the lodge from the beginning
to the present, including names and
workings of all the past chancellors
and charter members, will be given
in the Pythian Special of June 10th,
1913 Officers elected are as follows:
]. H. Kelly, Jr., G. c.; G.. w. Perry,
V. c.; Ed Green, Prelate; w. M. AL
len, X. R. & S.; R. G. Patton, M. of
F.. Clint White, M. Of Ex.; Benz.
Shelby, M. of W; John Randolph, M.
at A.; l. G. and o. G. to be appoint
ed. John Sloan and R. G Patton,
Grand Lodge representatives w. NJ.
Allen, Trustee.
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nue., North, who prepared many bas-
kets and distributed them to poor and
destitute families on Wednesday
morning. Each basket contained a
chicken, fresh eggs, Irish and sweet
potatoes, coffee, bread and candy and
fruits for the little folks. Mr.. Lam
ders loaded fifteen baskets in his sur
rey and accompanied by Mrs. Landers
he made the rounds of the city of
places that had been pointed out to
him by pastors of the churches and
gave out the fifteen baskets to those
persons whose names had been given
to him. He tells of some pitiable
scenes witnessed in the homes where
he visited. One man had been para
lized for six years and had a feeble
wife, who had almost exhausted her
self waiting on him at night and
working in the day to sustain him. At
another place an old gentleman,
stopped in years, with practically
nothing to eat and very little fire,
whose wife was also in feeble health,
was a scene pitiable beyond express
sion. The old gentleman could not
believe at first that anyone had
thought of him, and when he was
made to realize that he had been re-
membered he and his wife bowed in
tears. In another home was found
eight children huddled around a few
embers. They were fatherless and
the mother was compelled to leave
them at home to go out and search
for food Some of them mad two,
three or four stockings On and other
rags to serve as shoes.
Many other scenes that were wit
messed by Mr.. Landers and related to
the Globe representative were such
as to sustain the contention that
those people who were able-bodied
and living in ordinary comfort owe
it to humanity to provide that with
which fortune blessed them for those
J who are unfortunate.
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CENTRAL ORGANIZATION.

Nashville is to come into the
limelight even more brilliantly than
ever before, as religious denomi-
national center, where all races and
creeds may truly call it Jerusalem"
if the plans adopted by the Executive
Committee of the National Metoka
and Galeda Organized Glass Move
ment, which held its last meeting at
The National Baptist Publishing
House last Tuesday afternoon, car
ries. The entire matter, as agreed
upon by the Executive Committee, Is
practicable and feasible, and for that
reason the city as whole Will gain
much in the plans now under way
as it is calculated that the proposed
new movement will bring larger
influence upon the Sunday-school
forces and benefit Nashville from the
Organized Sunday-school class point
of view, as no other UNCONVENTIONAL
movement of recent years has done
According to the action of the COM
mittee, the central organization or
the headquarters of the Metoka and
Galeda classes of the United States
is to be made at Nashville. Offices
are to be opened, paraphernalia will
be made and kept on hand and perl
odicals for the classes sent out; in
fact, beehive of workers will be
the ultimate aim of the Central Or
ganiZation.
Among the first steps taken were
an agreement of cooperation between
the Executive Committee with the
local workers, drafting Of plans for
this Central Organization, and the
opening of a regular correspondence
with every organized class through
out the United States is to be taken
up. A record of every Metoka and
Galeda class will also be kept on
file here.
The National Baptist Union-Re-
view has pledged it's support in CIV
ing space to whatever the Central
Organization may prepare to hand
out, thus acting as lever for this
movement. Editor Crenshaw, who
was present and spoke at length, de-
clared that the material and oppor-
tunity for furthering such plans as
had been beautifully outlined by the
Committee, was to be found in reach
of Nashville, almost under the shadow
of the Publishing Board
The Organized Glass Movement
was erected at the Sunday-School
Congress at Meridian, Miss, more
than year ago, and is perhaps the
first distinctly Negro organization of
classes in any of the denominations
or the race. The selection Of the
unique name, "Metoka," which NS
Greek anglicised, meaning fellow
ship" is designated for the mems
classes. The word "Galeda" is He
brew, which translated means "the
heap of witnesses" and is the name
of the class for young ladies. The
Secretary of the Sunday-School Con-
gress, Henry A. Boyd, stated that
all schools were eligible to represen-
tation by classes, and that he ex-
pected classes to be organized in
every one of the 10000 schools, who
are now members of the Sunday
School Congress- The Superintend-
ent Of the Teacher-Training Course,
DR.. Plus, stated that in three or
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-12-27
JOHN RAY
ARRESTED.
JOHN RAY ARRESTED CHARGED
AssAULTING MRS. LAWS.
Alleged to Have Confessed the Crime
Tells Conflicting Story to Globe
RepresentatlVe-Says He was
Drunk and Don't Re-
member What Had
Happened.

Are you positive that he is the
man, Mrs. Laws? Don't say that he
is unless you are positively certain"
admonished DR.. r. E. Fort, who, with
DR.. Richard Dake, had treated Mrs.
Laws injuries.
Il am positively certain, positively
certain" said she. There is the
same black cap that he wore. There
is the same brown package that he
had in his pocket"
Ray was arrested Tuesday af-
lternoon by Patrolmen Boyd, ]. w.
Bryant and Frank McKinstry, after
a thorough search had been made of
the whole of West Nashville for a
man answering the description given
by Mrs. Laws. A telephOne mesI
Usage was received at police headquar-
tiers saying that drunken man had
ibeen found in an outhouse at the rear
of $500 Jefferson street Efforts
were made by Lieutenant Smith to
get connection with the officers in
that section, and failing, Court Off.
Ger Boyd volunteered to go to the
scene with Guard Connor. They ar.
rived to find that the man had been
driven away by the jeers of some
small boys. Officers Bryant and Nc
kinstry arrived and the three began
a thorough and systematic search Of
the entire neighborhood, resulting in
the location of Ray in a house near
by by the latter named officers.
Ray was in a drunken condition
He could give no plausible excuse
for being in the neighborhood. He
could not tell of his whereabouts dur
ing the morning.
} Within short time after he haG
lbeen arrested Ray was placed in the
Continued on page A.
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NEGRO PORTER A HERO WHEN
TRAIN BANDITS APPEAR.
(By Associated Press,)

10y ASSCCldCeu HT6SS.
Kansas City, Dec. 24.-To Walter
Daniels, Negro porter of Kansas
City, should go the credit of saving
the valuable consignments in the
through safe" of the express car of
st. Louis and San Francisco train No.
112. Oklahoma City to Kansas City,
which was held up near Crandler,
Okla, last night, according-to-passen-
gers on the train which arrived here
today. Daniels shot and killed the
Negro bandit while the latter was in
the act of robbing the express car.
According to passengers the robber
got on the train as it left Chandler,
about o'clock. He first entered the
chair car, where he robbed the con-
ductor and compelled him to lead the
way to the express car. The robber
had forced the express messenger and
conductor to open small safe con-
tanning little of value and was trying
tP force them TO open the larger
safe when Daniels, who had obtained
"a revolver from a passenger, shot
him in the back. W. s. Gordon, a
private detective, reinforced the por-
ter and eighteen shots were fired be-
fore the Negro lay still. The body,
unidentified, was taken back to
Chandler.
THAT porter was the only one of
us not scared to DEATH" said George
Peterson, of Tulsa, a passenger In
the chair car. "The porter sneaked
into the next car and got a revolver
while the rest of us were under the
seats. AS he came back following
the holdup in the express he asked
somebody with a revolver to come
and help. No one in my car seemed
to have one. The bandit paid no at
tention to passengers"
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-12-27
CHRISTMAS AT COUNTY JAIL
PAT MOLLOY TOAST MASTER.

Sheriff Longhurst made all of the
inmates of the county jail know that
Christmas meant for all mankind to
be happy, by serving big dinner to
every inmate. Several shoats were
barbecued, and GO pounds of turkey
wree roasted for the prisoners.
Pat Molloy Toast Master.
The colored female prisoners were
fed before the colored men, and Pat
Molloy, who is charged with killing
a merchant named Henning, and
whose case is now appealed to the
Supreme Court, was allowed to eat
with the women and was appointed
toastmaster by the officials. To the
surprise of all Pat came to the table
dressed like a preacher. He made a
fine toastmaster and recited poetry
to the delight of all.
Every prisoner was made to feel
as happy as it is possible for one to
be under the circumstances.
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new BANK
BUILDING.
Will BE DEDICATED IN 5IRMINe-
HAM.
To Take Place on Emancipation Day
Alabama Penny Savings Bank
Pioneer northumberland
Houses Established-Many
Leading Men Expected. Ex-
Congressman Murry.

Birmingham, Ala, Dec. 22.-Ne-
groes of Birmingham are making big
preparations to combine in their an
nual celebration of emancipation, jan
uary 1st, the formal opening of the
new Alabama Penny Saving Bank
building, and the 5Oth university Of
the freedom of the Negro. Hon. A.
A. Murray, former Congressman from
South Carolina, has been secured for
the principal speaker, and a large
number of prominent men from va
rious sections of the state will wit
ness the ceremonies and attend the
execises.
The Alabama Penny Savings Bank,
after % years existence is the strong
est banking institution conducted by
Negroes in the state. The parent
institution has branches in Mont
gomery, Admission and Selma, and to-
gether they have business of $497,
202.41. This was an increase over
last year of more than $4,000.
DR.. w. R. Pettiford, founder and
president of the Alabama Penny Saw
ings Bank declares that the institu-
ton will make special effort to get
the loose, idle money of the people
and place it in channels that will
benefit them. He regards the dedl-
cation of this new building, and the
successful career embodied therein,
as a sign of financial freedom.
The new building has been erected
at cost of 100000. It is six story
steel reinforced structure, in the
heart of the business section, and
is a distinct note in the mechanical
and business circles of Negroes. 1t
was designed by Negro architects and
erected by Negro contractors. Its
exterior is imposing and beautiful,
and the interior is OF the best and
most approved material in bank and
office fixtures.
The opening of this new building,
with first-class offices for the bust
ness and professional men of Birming'
ham speaks volumes for the business
ability of the financial leaders of the
Birmingham District, and for the
possibilities of Negroes in this com
munity
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EMANCIPATION
CELEBRATION.
10 COMMEMORATE FIFTY YEARS
OF FREEDOM.
Exercises To Be Held At Mt. Olive
Baptist Church-EIaborate Prep
aratlons Being Made For The
occasion-Dr. T. o. Fuller
Will be the Principal Speak
er-Exhibit to be Held
Later in the Year.

The Negroes of Nashville are plan
ming for a big celebration at Mt
Olive Baptist Church, January 1st in
of the fiftieth ami
versary of their freedom. Rev. T. O..
Fuller, President Of Howe Institute,
Memphis, has been secured for the
principal speaker. Rev. Fuller is one
Of the leading educators in the South
and has given much study to all
phases of Negro development in this
country. Other prominent speakers
will make short addresses on this oc-
casion and other efforts will be put
forth to make this celebration one
that will be creditable to the Negroes
since the Emancipation Proclamation
was issued by Abraham Lincoln.
The effort to arrange for this cele-
bration Is little tardy in maturing,
but it is believed that the move will
meet hearty response from the peo-
pie and that On Wednesday night at
the Mt. Olive Baptist Church an out.
pouring will be on hand that will
show how much the Negroes appreci.
ate their freedom. Plans as being
considered for bigger celebration
later in the year, when an exhibition
will be held in this city, at which the
progress of the race will be more vi.
wildly displayed than it is possible to
do at this season of the year. It is
planned to hold an exhibition of some
kind, probably in connection with
the State Fair exhibit, at which time
the whole State of Tennessee will put
On exhibition its development along
all lines of its fifty years Of freedom
The meeting Wednesday night will
serve as an impetus to this move for
a bigger celebration.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-12-27
DR.. TOWNSEND LECTURES TO
MEHARRY Y. M. c. A.

Consequent upon announcement DIR.
A. M. Townsend, professor of patholo-
gy of Meharry Medical College, atd-
dressed the Y. M. G. A. on Sunday
afternoon, the 22nd inst, and attract
ed large crowd, composed of the
student body and a large number of
the people of the city, all of whom
were eager to listen to the words Of
wisdom of that distinguished speak
er.
The doctor took as his subject, HE
roes in Common Life" After epito-
mizing on the heroes of world-renown
of both ancient and modern times, he
contrasted therewith the victors Of
toll, sickness, domestic troubles.
Christian martyrdom, womans chas-
tity, injustices of society and those of
self-control, proclaimed them as he
roes whose triumphs were recorded In
heaven, and declared that the hills
of eternity would re-echo the songs of
their praise. The musical part of the
meeting was brilliant feature and
added greatly to the enlivenment. The
programme was as follows:
Professional hymn 49,. Congregation
(Stand up for Jesus.)
Scripture reading. Rev. L. H. C. David
(By President Of Y NJ. c. Al
Anthem ..................
Choir East Nashville 1st Bap. Church
Violin solo ...........J. E. Kingslow
Address ...... DIR, A. M. Townsend
C'Heroes in Common Life"
n
Anthem ...................... Choir
Benediction ........S. H. ]. David
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ARRESTED ON MURDER CHARGE.

Clarence Shelton, charged with
murder, was arrested Wednesday
morning by Detectives Varley and
Woosley. Shelton and Isaac Rucker
were amusing themselves in a pool
room near the corner of Fourth ave-
nue. and Jackson street, shooting
holes in the ceiling, when Rucl1er
left the room. In a few minutes
it is said, Rucker returned, and as
he entered the room Shelton told
him that if he entered the door he
would be killed Rucker, it is said,
came in and Shelton fired.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-12-27
ANOTHER BRAVE SOLDIER DEAD.

One by one those gallant soldiers
who wore the uniforms of the United
States army are passing to their
reward. Only a few now are left to
present themselves as a living testi-
mony of the courage and valor as
was shown by the Negroes at Fort
Pillow, Fort Wagner, Fort Negley
and Neeley's Bend. Among the lat
est to answer the last call and to
stack arms forever and ever was VIM.
H. Brown, who for number of years
was a resident of this city and who
was held in the very highest esteem
by both old and young. Mr.. Brown
died at the home Of his son, Rev. J.
A. Brown, on Stanley street, Thurs
day morning, December 18th, after
an illness of more than year, hav-
ing been confined to his bed just one
month. While his death had been
expected for some time, it came as a
severe shock to those around him.
Mr.. Brown was born April A, 1884, In
the state of Maryland. He was a
gallant soldier in the civil war. The
following children survive: Rev. j.
A. Brown, pastor of the Zion Baptist
Church at Watertown, Tenn; VIM.
Brown, James Brown, of Cincinnati;
G. w. Brown, of Pittsburgh; Mrs.
Susie Weakley, of Columbus; T. H.
Brown and Mrs. Grant Perkins, OF
this city.
The funeral was held Sunday after
noon at the Fairfield Baptist Church.
The following persons served as pail
bearers: w. w. Southall, s. s.
Hughes, Henry Hughes, Richard
Overton, H. Willis and Nelson Moore.
The remains were inferred at Mt.
Ararat Cemetery.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-12-27
MRS. LIZZIE WELLS ADAMS.

Society folks of Nashville are well
coming some of the returned mem
bers, who by reason of matrimony
have removed from these parts.
Among the late arrivals for the
holiday season is Mrs. Lizzie Wells
Adams, of Smithville, Texas. She
is visiting her mother, Mrs. N.
j. Anderson, and sister, Mrs.
Martha Wells Brown, of Fourteenth
avenue, North.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-12-27

Miss Temple Jones, of Tyler. Tex,
who was here for a week or ten days,
has gone back to the Lone Star
State.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-12-27

Mrs. Amanda Bailey, OF North Sixth
street, has left the city for visit to
her mother.