The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-04-17

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the National Guard Armory on Tues
day night, where the Minnesota
Knights of Pythias held their Sixth
Annual Reception. The honored guest
was Maj. Gen. r. R. Jackson of Chi
cago, who delivered a stirring address,
Maj. Jackson's Address.
The exercises were opened by a vocal
solo (Isle D'Amor) by Miss Mildred
Shull. Brig. Gen. w. R. Morris in
troduced Maj. Jackson, who spoke
on "Opportunity, Organization and
Duty, one of the strongest combina-
tions in the life of men" He outlined
the history of the race from its earli-
est periods, showing the processes OF
evolution, which brought about pres
ent day conditions. He also gave a
creditable statistical showing of the
rise and progress of the Pythian or
der and preached the doctrine of the
survival of the fittest. Among the
things said were that "He or she who
has no worthy mission in life is a
wanderer among the hills of oppor-
tunity. We have not learned how to
to die, if so, we would not tolerate
the injustices heaped on us, and there
would not be any Mason and Dixon's
line today. We will not have our
rights in this country until we make
up our minds to die. We must fight
Not against each other as individuals,
but as an organization for our ad-
vancement We cannot get into West
Point or Annapolis, the government
military and naval schools, but we
have in the Uniform Rank of the
Pythian ORDER the best military tai
ents among Negroes in the world. |
am not anxious for war with Mexico,
but | am in a position to present to
the President 10000 trained men and
900 officers. We have been repre-
sented with honor in all the wars OF
this country, and the Pythians have
carried the flag with gallantry. Now
we must fight against segregation in
government service and race discrim-
ination. We must get the fighting
spirit. We must recognize the parties
who protect our rights. 1t is the in
tention of one party to take from the
Negro every vestige of his rights.
While you have the opportunity of
the ballot, you should be organized
to protect it, and it is your duty to
use it for what it is worth. Fight
for your liberty, that you may have
equal opportunity, that your children
may enjoy the privileges of this world
and when you have done so you will
have ceased to be a wanderer among
the hills of the earth. Then, you
can consider your life's work we'll
DONE" Maj. Jackson was applauded
often. He made many Biblical refer
ences to prove his statements. He
closed with the following appropriate
lines from Madeline Bridges:
There are loyal hearts,
There are spirits brave,
There are souls that are pure and
true.
Give to the world the best you have
And the best shall come back to you.
A Military Spectacle.
There was a brilliant array of mill
tary dress, the staff Of Gen. Morris
was seated on the platform. The
grand march was led by Mr.. Jas.
Burkes and Mrs. Bessie Wright, fol-
lowed by Maj. Jackson and Miss
Mildred Shull. Gen. Morris and Miss
Zelma La Force, Col. and Mrs. JAS
A. Roberts, Col. and Mrs. Edw. F.
mitchell, Col. P. H. Southall and Mrs.
Mary Taylor, Maj. and Mrs. w. NJ
Scott, Col. and Mrs. Glover Shull,
Sergt. and Mrs. John Washington and
many other Ladies and Sir Knights
A Social Event.
There was a number of stylish
gowned ladies present. The latest
creations were shown to a great ad-
vantage, among them were the red,
green and brown wigs. The music
for the occasion was furnished by
Cullough's Orchestra which was
the special attraction for the dancers.
Mr.. Jas. Burkes and Col. Shull di-