The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-06
MoeERLv. MO.

Rev. w. H. Hill preached at Sec
ond Baptist Church Wednesday night.
Club No, l led by Prof. L. b. Quinn,
had a very successful entertainment
last Friday night. The program was
good. Saturday night the Magic City
Cornet Band gave a recital. =. Star of
Hope ~Commandery No. 9 was repre-
sented by Mr.. Geo. w. Edwards, e. C.
and Rev. w. H. Davis, s. W., at the
cornerstone laying in Kansas City last
Sunday. =. Mr.. A. G. Black is making
great preparation for the celebration
on August Bird. Mrs. Lulu Cook, who
has been in the city for the past few
days visiting mother and sister, re-
turned to her home last Sunday night
at -Des Moines, Ia. $50. Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Boone of Waskan, Kansas, at
tended the funeral of Mr.. Simon Har-
vey and spent a few days in the city
visiting friends and relatives. . Mr..
Joseph Brown of Macon spent Sunday
in our city. The pastor of Grant
Chapel is putting forth strenuous eff
forts to make the big rally in July a
success, and If each member will do
as he is doing, success is assured. .
Rev. j. A. Hurley filled the pulpit at
Second Baptist Church on the Sunday
of the gath, with credit to himself
and members. DIR. Gales of Macon
preached two wonderful m last
Sunday at the Second Baptist. -. The
funeral of Mr.. Simon Harvey was held
at his home, three miles north of Ro.
anoge. Rev. R.. Long, pastor of A,
NJ. E. Church, officiated. A very large
crowd attended, white and colored.
The many white friends who came to
pay the last tribute of respect to the
honored dead along with others, did
not fail to give vent to their feeling
in expressing sorrow for the loss OF
this good man. Having settled in this
part of the county soon after the war
no man under similar circumstances
contributed more to the development
of his immediate community than he
He was always a supporter of any
movement that was for the better.
ment of his people, and in many
cases was the originator. He origi.
mated the first school for colored chill
dren in this part of the county, build.
ing the school house on his own land,
The first school was a script school
but he continued until a public
public school was provided and oft
times he boarded the teachers free OF
charge. He was an ardent believer
that the farm a the logical place
for the masses of his people and con
tinually advising them to buy homes
and through his influence many
bought land. Simon Harvey was born
in Franklin county, state of Kentucky
in the year of 1924. He anne to this
county in 1888 and has lived in How
ard and Randolph counties ever since
He died May 26 at the age of 81
years. He was married twice, was the
father of fourteen children, eight liv
ing and a wife, thirty grandchildren
and nineteen great grandchildren.
The committee of Onward Star Com
m%andery" is beginning to make great
preparations to entertain the Saith An
nual Communication of A. F. & A. NJ
of Missouri, and its Jurisdiction
which will onven August 1914. AL
who expect to attend, get your names
ready to send to the committee on 10
cation. All delegates and visiting
brethren likewise. The committee
will ask for you in the next issue.
w. H. DAVIS,
w. B. COLEMAN,
r GEO. w. EDWARDS,
c. w. KIRBY,
=, Homuoittaa