Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-09-04
NEGROES DO NOT
FAVOR SUFFRAGE
r. A. Williams, President,
Says Woman's Place is
At Home.
SAYS HE LOVES THEM
Terms Il Mannish Woman "a Nauseat-
ing Thing Days
Session.
SAYS HE LOVES THEM

Little Rock, Sept. 3-The election
of DR.. II. A. Williams, of Helena, Ark,
supreme president. for another term,
and the delivery of the annual mes
sage in which he declared that wo-
mans place was in the home and not
in politics, marked the second days
session of the Royal Circle of Friends
of the World today in the chapel of
the Arkansas Baptist college.
The Rev. DR. r. E. Bryant, assist
ant grand chaplain conducted the OPP
ening, and offered prayer for the sue
| cess OF the convention and the uplift
OF the negro. He then led in singing,
Jesus, Lover of My Soul" Then fol-
| lowed the reading of the journal which
was approved. A number Of commit
tees were announced.
1--WE have reached the place where
! we are going to hear the message of
| the president" said DR.. ID. S. Pinkston
OF Memphis, land let the doors be clos
ed while we listen to the message. DR..
| Williams said in part:
with this day the Royal Circle of
Friends has passed the fourth mile
| stone. Indeed the Royal Circle can
| boast of no vast and hoary antiquity,
but we are proud of the four years of
it's history already chronicled Four
years of usefulness, four years of good
work accomplished; four years caring
! for the sick and burying the dead;
four years of relieving distress; four
years of lifting up the fallen; four
years of sweetening the draught in
! the bitter cup; four years of wiping
| the tears from the sorrower's eye; TOUR
years of feeding the hungry ana cloth
| ing the naked; four years of keeping
| the wolf from the doors of widows and
orphans; four years of teaching the
principle of Friendship, Honor and
Charity. Indeed we have a right to be
| proud of this history aud if we should
do more we will beQucath to our pos
terity a proud heritage.
I'VE will contribute our share to the
solution OF all race problems if we will
have faith in and serve God Be ii
good citizen and strive to be a useful
citizen as well as a desirable one. BE
a friend and advocate Of all measures
and movements instituted for the good
of the people. BE supporter OF law
and order of peace aud temperance,
and of all that make for good govern
ment and contribute to the Commoa
welfare. BE honest, truthful. sincere,
faithful, and trustworthy in all your
relations and dealings with your fell
lowmen. Labor to teach and inspire
by precept and example these same
lofty principles in all others around
and about you.
This country and England are
considerably agitated over the ques-
ton as TO- whether woman should vote.
I am decidedly opposed to this fad
and hope our friends are. especially |
the lady friends. am not opposed |
to woman voting because dislike
them and do not believe in their abil-
ity, but because love them and want
to see their energy and talent .cXpend
ed on the children by the 'fircsitlc..
where they will make them amen and
women for the future want to see
them remain gentle. | am opposed to
anything that might destroy their|
characteristics an oppos- !