The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-09-19

need, but here too, the expense Is
upon the patron, who is taxpayer,
and not upon the city.
Richmond is on the verge or q great
change in it's municipal MANAGEMENT
A commission form of government IS
! 10 be 1naugurated the beginning of
the next year. The Democrats held a
primary last Tuesday for tho purpose
or nominating five candidates for the
first administrative board to bo yot,1
for IN the election to be held an Mo-
Vember. Under the new primary law
enacted by the last Legislature, color
ed Democrats should have been allow.
ed TO participate in the primary had
they so desired, and there were q few
headed by Giles B. Jackson. q Neero
democrat Of long standing, who Of
Tered to vote, but were turned down
because they were not: white Demo-
Gratis and not mothers son of the
Negro Democrats voted. There are
about a thousand qualified Negro vot-
ers IN Richmond, many of whom were
deeply interested as to the character
or the men who would be selected to
manage the city's finances for the
next four years, and they wer. right
~ interested, as the Negroes of
Richmond pay taxes on So 393, ,243
worth Of real and personal property.
AS the Negro here is called upon only
once in every four years (presidential
year) to vote there being to Repu3-
l1can party, except on such occasions.
many Of the qualified Negro voters
would have cast their ballot in the pri
mary with the best element of the
whites, and by so-doing, would have
succeeded in electing a board rEpre-
sentative Of the best interests Of the
community rather than of tb., parti
san political set who are but psrasites
on the city. Being denied the right
TO vote in a Democratic municiLal prl-
mary, lit remains TO be seen what
Giles B. Jackson and his alleged Will
son and Marshall Negro followers will
do in the general election nGxt No
Vember.
The first Of the fall season and one
of the prettiest home wedding, to be
solemnized in Richmond, was the mar
rlage of Miss Julia Irene Stephens TO
Mr.. William Gordon Thurston Of
Cleveland, Ohio, Tuesday morning,
September 10th, in the home of the
brides family in West Duval street.
Mr.. George st. Julien Stephens. elder
brother of the bride, gave her in mar
riage. Mr.. Edward w. Stephens, q
younger brother, was best mar. Lit
tie SalHe Irene Austin, niece OF the
bride, was license bearer. The cera-
mony was performed by the Rev. Dr..
w. 7. Johnson of the First BapU,t
Church, pastor Of the bride. Mrs. Jo-
seph st. j. Gilpim played the V edding
march. After the marriage, a recep-
ton was held. The bride was
teacher in the Richmond public schools
and was prominent in literary and
art circles and church and society
work, being president of the FRIDAY
Evening Art and Literary Society, su-
perintendent Of the Primary nepart-
ment Of the First Baptist Sunday
School, president Of Matron Poard OF
the Juvenile Department Of the Inde-
pendent Order Of st. Lukes ana chair
man Of the Executive Board Of tho
State Federation Of Colored Women /,
! Clubs in Virginia. The groom is a
native of Virginia and was for sew
eral years a ministerial student Of
Virginia Union University. His home
, is In Cleveland where he pursuing
his studies at night and is head waiter
a. the Forest City House. Mr.. and
Mrs. Thurston we're the recipients o.:
many valuable and useful presents.
ON pAnu T1uo