The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-23
ANCIL RATL|FF NAME D
EFFICIENCY SECRETARY
BY FRIENDS GATHERING
ward Bells Shows Material Improvement Of CeIored
People in Arkansas County George Hartley Reports on
Mission Work Among Indians Annual Memorial Ser
vice Held-Bishop Oldham to Speak Friday.

IS E. Nicholson has an announce
ment to make that will take Out mo
ment," said President Robert L. Kelly
this morning at the business session
of Indiana Yearly Meeting over which
he presides as clerk.
Most of you saw by the morning
papers," said Mr.. Nicholson who II
secretary of the National Ant-Saloon
League, that old Virginia voted dry
yesterday by $4,000 majority
And the first applause of the staid
body of this religious denomination
was given to the statement.
Mr.. Nicholson quoted the Cincinnati
ENQUIRER, which he characterized as 4
wet" paper. as saying that put four
towns in that state sent In mlnor1ues.
namely, Richmond, Danville, Alex
andria and Norfolk. and referred. with
some jocularity, to the fact that Rich
mond had announced itself as opposed
to the new policy.
"A certain fatality seems to attach
to the name OF Richmond" said DR..
Kelley admist much laughter.
FoIoer Makes Hit.
In secular parlance there were two
hits made at this mornings session.
the above incident and the speech of
Herschel Folger, the principal of
Southland college, negro institution
under the direction Of Indiana Yearly
Meeting. whose annual report was un-
der consideration.
Mr.. Folger was called on after the
report was made and protested that
he had not expected to make any re-
marks.
Il have been asked" he said. IF
we appreciated all the barrels and
boxes sent to Southland college from
g.. Ahn nRfh
I'VE certainly do.
still l should like to ask who
wHO-was responsible for sending to
that land of kinks. where everybody
is trying to straighten out his hair. a
curling iron?"
Prolonged laughter greeted this
question.
"They didn't know what to do with
it-so they gave it to me. humorously
declared Mr. Folger, who is possessed
of a generous supply of blond curly
hair.
Report Of Interest.
Don't send hats and other things
you would be ashamed to wear your
selves" added Mr.. Folger. whose
speech on the needs of the institu-
tion met with the hearty approval OF
his hearers
The formal report of the college was
attended with much interest, Edward
Bells of this city, chairman of the
committee. speaking. Interestingly of
the conditions in the institution and
of it's needs and accomplishments.
The report showed that in 1904 there
were 155 pupils and six teachers. In
1914 400 pupils and ten teachers.
In 1914 the student body paid in
fees $6,116, little over so per cent.
of the operating expenses for the year.
the total expenditures being III. So.
Mr. Bells stated that if S1.6oo year
ly appropriation were made BY Indiana
Yearly Meeting, that the committee
would be spared the embarrassment of
taking up public subscriptions and his
recommendation that this be done
was acted upon favorably and referred
to the finance committee for such
action.
Save Their Money.
Mr. Bells stated that whereas the
negroes in the county in Arkansas in
which the college was situated former
ly were mostly in debt to the banks.
that the banks now carried S2.O0o.o00
in deposits from the colored people
of that immediate section. leading
banker stating that this condition had
largely been brought about through
the influence of the college.
THE colored people of this country.
100000 in number" said Mr.. Bells.
now own more real estate and per-
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