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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-07-30
ACTIVE WORK OF SOCIETY
FOR HISTORICAL RESEARCH
YonIesrs Organization Presents Pro-
gram at Church Anniversary.

An interesting program was present
ed at Beth Tphilah Fourth Moravian
church, One Hundred and Thirty-sixth
street, New York, the third week in
July, which was Negro Society For
Historical Research night" Of the series
Of anniversary meetings held at the
church. J. e. Bruce, president of the
society, presided and gave brief and
lucid resume of the work the society
has done and is doing.
After this he introduced Professor
j. e. Kwegyir Aggrey Of the Gold
Coast, Africa, one Of the members Of
the society and professor Of English lit
erature at Livingstone college, North
Carolina, who in an eloquent and i'm
passioned address held the audience
spellbound for nearly an hour while
he told Of the glorious possibilities OF
the African race and of the splendid
work which. the society Is quietly do
ing in gathering valuable and useful
information, rare books, manuscripts
and pamphlets which vindicate the
character of the Negro and confuse and
confound his traducers.
Mr.. A. SchOmberg, secretary Of the
society, told Of the part the Negro has
played In the early history of Texas as
a pioneer and cited some facts from
Spanish history showing that the Ne
gro has been very much in evidence in
the Americas as a soldier, discoverer
and adventurer.
DR.. G. d. Martin, minister Of the
church and vice president Of the So
ciety, made a strong appeal in favor of
the establishment In New York city
of permanent home for the society,
where the public could have access to
its wonderful collection Of rare histori-
cal Africana. A bounteous collation.
was served at the close of the exercises.
Among the distinguished guests pres
ent were Professor Eileen and G..
d. Gunter, NJ. A., Of Kingston, British
West Indies. The headquarters of the
Negro Society For Historical Research
are at Yonkers, N. Y.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-07-30

purchased an old blacksmith shop,
which was moved from Fourth and
Spruce streets upon the lot at Sixth
street and Pine. This property has
been in their possession ever since. 1t
Is now improved and valued at $685.
600. Recently two three-story fats
have been built upon part Of the
property south of the church, which
are valued at $4,000 each. This piece
of property is the oldest property own
ed by any Negro organization In the
United States. ..... 49,. s.
Independent churches started by
members Of the race in various parts
Of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylva-
MIA and Baltimore grew steadily, and
In 1916 there were enough to form a
denominational organization. They met
In April, 1916, in this city and called
themselves the African Methodist Epis-
copal church. The leader was Richard
Allen, who had already gained consid-
erable reputation for his energy, thrift
and integrity during the plague Of yell
low fever which ragged in Philadelphia
in 1893, when Governor Clarkson made
a public statement Of thanks to Rich
ard Allen for his services in this cpl
demic.
Richard Allen was made first bishop
Of the A. M. e. church. Since that
time there have been forty bishops
elected. The church has grown from
q few members in Philadelphia to
nearly million members, scattered In
every state of the United States, In
West Africa, South Africa. South
America, Canada and other parts OF
the world. The ministry has increased
from the first, who was Richard Allen,
to 1000, representing among them
some Of the most cultured men Of the
colored race.
The church has been a pioneer In
the uplift Of the race In many lines.
Long before the emancipation OF the
Negro It started an institution at Will
berforce, O., for the higher education
OF the Negro. This institution now
has property valued at $75O.O00 and Is
rated as one Of the leading educational
institutions among Negroes in Amer
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-07-30

and that he was glad that it was get.
ting It during his administration.
The Eighth Illinois is made up en-
tirely Of colored troops. Eight Of the
twelve line companies and all the spe-
cial corps are located In Chicago. The
new and unfinished armory stands at
Forest avenue and Thirty-ifth street.
Colonel F. A. Denison is the command
ing officer who signed the note for $S.-
600 which made 1t possible to put In
the heating plant and electric lights.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-07-30

New Minister az PIttsburgh ChUrch.
The members Of the Ebenezer Bap-
tist church, Pittsburgh, closed bril-
liant series of meetings incident to the
installing Of it's new minister, the Rev.
J. @. Austin, the first week in July. The
installation sermon was preached by
the Rev. DR.. e. w. Moore Of Philadel-
phia. Baptist ministers Of the city
churches and those in the vicinity,
with their choirs, took part at the va
rious services during the week. The
Rev. Mr.. Austin is in the prime Of life,
well qualified and able to lead. The
church makes a fresh start under ia
vorable circumstances.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-07-30
IMPATIENCE..

impatient people heatthemselves
out Of the best Of things. We can
almost have our choice between
something good today and some
thing better tomorrow. But the
highest good never will be ours un-
Ill we have learned to wait for il.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-07-30

Jerry Neal Long Past Century Mark.
Jerry Neal of Cave Spring, Ca, who
celebrated his one hundred and twen-
ty-fourth birthday the third week In
June, is perhaps the oldest person in
the United States. Mr.. Neal Is the ia
ther Of forty-four children, having been
married three times.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-07-30
Colorado Pythians Meet In Denver.

Colorado Pythians Meet In Denver.
Damon lodge No. 3 and Pythias
lodge No. II, Jurisdiction Of Colorado.
entertained the delegates and visitors
to the grand session of the order of
Knights Of Pythias held in Denver
from July % to 30 inclusive. The
opening session was held at Shorter
church.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-07-30
Ohio knights Of Pyshlas Arc Active.

Ohio Knights Of Pythlas Are Active.
Members of local lodges, Knights Of
Pythias, throughout the state Of Ohio
are making preparations for the meet
ing Of the supreme lodge encampment
to be held in Columbus In August
The uniform rank has already COM
menced drill practice, as the contest
for the prize at the coming meeting
viii be the most exacting IN every
detail Of any yet scheduled by the state
grand lodge at an encampment.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-07-30
At His Best.

Blobbs = The doctor told Guzzler
drinking was the very worst thing he
could do. Siobbs-I guess that doctor
didn't know Guzzler or he would have
realized that drinking IL the best thing
he does.-Philadelphia Record.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-07-30
Glacier Park Peaks.

The peaks In Glacier National park
rising more than 10000 feet above sea
level are Mount Cleveland, 10,438 feet;
Mount Stimson. l0,165 feet; Kintla
peak, lO,1OO feet; Mount Jackson, 10,
O23 feet and Mount Siyeh, 10000 feet.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-07-30
Life Amid peathIike stiffness.

In the rainless interior Of Australia
there Is "silence Of the grave" This
deathlike silence has peculiarly de-
pressing effect. II two men are camp
ed and one of them goes to a distant
township to get provisions while the
other remains behind to look after the
camp, the man who Is to remain says
TO his friend In forcible. gold fields
language: "Now. Bill. don't be long
away. You know what kind Of place
this is to live in by yourself" or words
to that effect. II bis mate is away for
two or three days the silence gets on
the mans nerves and In the end he
shouts to make noise. And often he
is afraid Of the sound of his Own
voice.-Exchange.
uSRAn TIYR QTAR-TT~H NHVVS
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-07-30
conslderate.

"That young Gadsby is an amiable
fellow"
eyes; he has to be amiable to coun-
teract the irritating effect Of the
clothes he wears Birmingham Age
Herald.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-07-30

Mosaic TempIars Meet at Dsnison, Tex.
The annual meeting Of the state
grand lodge, Mosaic Templars OF
America, was held at Denison, Tex,
from July 20 to % inclusive. A. W.
Weatherford, state grand master of
the national order, presided. The at
tendance was large, each temple and
chamber being fully represented.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-07-30
Among Those Present.

did Blinks exhibit at the horse
showY' .Well. he made an ass OF
himself" f."-Philadelph Ledger.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-07-30
its Accompaniment A

lts Accompaniment.
II have an eye for the stage"
'Then look out you don't get the
hook too. American.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-07-30

Smoke the Reliable
SIGHT DRAFT CIGAR SC.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-04-03

DeVoe theory of the cloudburst :?
The cloudburst is nothing more than
floating lake of wet water sleep
lily resting on the bosom of a placid
cloud. Presently along comes bit
of wind, tips the nebulous boat, and
over spills the cloudburst! Simple as
breaking sticks! There is nothing to
it. Mr.. Palmer has not only upset
science, but he has disillusioned HIM
self and lost his sense of humor.
And besides, if he overturns all of
our weather apple cart signs and calls
them mere fallacies, what excuse can
he offer for the goose bone? Surely
his sense of humor will come back
when he considers what he has done
to that.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-04-03

the dresses we wore! Well at least
we were clothed and in our right
minds, judging from results.
The keynote of our society was to
be knowledge of Public Instruction
and School Laws. Alas, that expert
ence, since, has taught US that this
knowledge savors of ancient history
when we can only obtain State Laws
of 1911 to study in 1915!
Your humble servant was elected
President, with Mrs. Drew as Vice
President and Mrs. Sammis, whose
fertile brain produced this little
sprout, accepted the onerous duties of
Secretary and Treasurer, trimming
over with the joy and enthusiasm of
the new and inexperienced.
Too bad that they don't brim that
way nowadays!
One person was considered fully
equal to the arduous responsibilities
of the minutes and the heavy dues of
so cents a year.
That was the day of personal work
| remember the time we drove around
WIFI lily IdlCIlIul we'll hIlOWH DIOWlilC
to get the members signatures to a
certain petition. Several of them
were ill but we just had to have those
signatures when there were so few
of us and those women had agreed to
sign and they did sign. We were
somewhat in the position of the young
man who arrived at certain house
and inquired for Miss Smith, The
maid was new, and said, "She's en-
gagged" eyes," said the young man,
81 know it, Pm what she's engaged
to-"
We were progressive enough to join
the State Federation at our first an
nual meeting, which, by the way, was
held half a year after our first meet
ing.
AS we were a law unto ourselves
and there was nobody nigh to hinder,
we dared rush in where angels fear to
tread, quite often, and even tempered
with the calendar by holding an an
nual meeting six months after we or
ganized, to accommodate our time to
the Federation.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-04-03
Miss Anna KisSeL
GiUen Linen ShOlUer
By Her Friends

Miss Anna Kissel, of Walker street,
was given linen shower by her
friends on Wednesday evening in
honor of her approaching marriage
to Oscar w. Greiner, of Palisade
avenue and Cliff street. The affair
was a surprise to Miss Kissel, who
was not aware of the fact that her
friends have been busy for several
weeks making many useful and fancy
linen articles which were presented
to her at the shower. A pleasant
evening was spent by the guests who
gathered at the home of Mrs. Emma
Bracket, on John street. Supper
was served during the evening and
was followed by dancing and a
musical program rendered by several
of the talented young ladys present.
The guests were: Miss Lydia Hoeckel-
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-04-03
CLIFFSIDE WOMAN'S
CLUB LUNCHEON
Continued from page y

Continued from page u
l recall story which l hope won't
apply to my case.
Mr.. Brown was asked by friend
whether he had enjoyed recent Soc
ial function. "Well, No." he answered
"Miss Smith was asked several times
to sing"-"And she refused?" Asked
the friend. "No, after holding out
for quite a while she consented"
In presenting our clubs family tree,
which judged by it's membership is
a peach tree, but which has handed
lemon occasionally to the public
| don't make the claim of the man
who enthusiastically declared, "Why
my family record is better and better
the farther back it goes.
1t is true however that quality and
not quantity characterized our pio-
neer membership, for just eight of us
met, on my invitation, at my home
that Thursday, the 80 of March, 1915,
a bright spring morning, to sow the
seed which has brought forth good
fruit.
Some of US were remeniscing on
Tuesday and one remembered even
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-04-03
4 Weather OutraQe.

Andrew H. Palmer, of the United
States weather bureau, has commit
ted an act against the public's rights
that ought to make him hide his head
in shame. All of the human happiness
in weather charms has been dis
sipated into thin air at one fell
swoop. Mr.. Palmer has asserted that
the moon, planets and stars have no
effect on the weather; that severe
winter doesn't mean an early spring;
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-04-03

that the ground hog is delusion and
a snare; that a showery Easter is
not forerunner of seven success
sive wet Sundays; that the weather
does not originate in Medicine Hat;
that animals have no instinct Of COM
ing atmospheric changes; that con-
cussions of the air do not produce
thunder storms; and that lighting
does strike more than once in the
same place.
For any man to tear down the fab
ric of human happiness and legendary
truth as ruthlessly as this is pitt
able crime. These weather signs
were the hope of humanity. They
were writ in the creed of our fathers,
and belonged as part of the faith
of our grandfathers. The signs of
the weather have long been a portion
of every farmers religion. And
when Mr.. Palmer says that the moon
has no significant bearing on the
weather he is antagonizing the scien-
tifc explorations of old Brother An
drew Jaxon DeVoe, the sage of Hack
ensack. Perhaps Mr.. Palmer never
knew that DR.. DeVoe draws $4,000 a
year from a Chattanooga medicine
company for predicting the state of
the weather from moon slants. The
DeVoe theory has now become as
much question of scientific know
ledge as the Copernican Theory!
Every bit of the heat and cold we
have comes from the angle of moon
rays. If the moon is high overhead
and shoots it's rays straight down at
our earth, look out for heat! If it is
slantindicular like, the cold is COM
ing. According to DeVoe, every once
in awhile the moon gets way slantin-
dicular, and we have snow in August.
Does Mr.. Palmer know this? Fur
thermore, has he investigated the
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-04-03

fairest of all taxes, when carefully
collected, is the income tax, and if the
national Administration can work its
system out satisfactorily, we may
look forward to an enlargement OF
it's scope in this country. Income
taxes in the individual States were
for a long time looked upon as i'm
possible because of their failure to
work we'll in those States in which
they had been tried, but in the last
three or four years Wisconsin has
shown that State income tax can
be collected fairly and without any
appreciable lodging. 1t is signifi-
cant sign of the times, however, that
States like Wisconsin and Massachu-
sets, which are both representatives
of advanced and presumably efficient
government, have seen the tax rates
go up greatly in the last few years,
and much criticism result therefrom.
In Wisconsin, indeed, the State gov
eminent was overthrown on this is
sue, and in Massachusetts something
of the same sort seems not improb-
able"
The thing the lawmakers are for
getting is that no matter what the
system, the final burden of all taxa
ton, under the present rules that
govern it, falls upon those who are
least able to sustain it. Yet we are
expected to get around among our
neighbors and whoop it up for the
politician who comes to our firesides
and prattles about reforms" and
never gets to them. Our local mayors,
our county officials, our state senators
and representatives proclaim them
selves as standing for this or that
ideal of progress, yet never touch
everybody, sensible tax reform. Con-
gress starts out with it's reform pro-
gram of principles, yet the billion
billion dollar congress has now be-
come byword. Discarding the prun-
ing knife, politics and the war plunge
US into a national deficiency. Locally
we are being eaten alive with taxa
ton because of inequalities and i'm
proper distribution of the burden.
There was more use for the Hennessy
Bill, almost, as a positive benefit to
the whole people of the State of New
Jersey, than for the "Seven Sisters"
bill, which the politicians now boast
of having winged" into state of
inefficiency by technical interference
with it's workings.
When taxation has continued to
climb higher and higher each year;
when the spending of public money
goes on with undated fury and ex-
travagance, the voter continues to
pack the caucus, to shout for the bun
comb eloquence of the candidate seek
ing his support. He crowds into pub
lie meetings to jam the school audi
forums listening to the sophistries of
the spell-binder who is going to
revolutionize things-and yet who
never stops to consider that above
and beyond all that is before the peo-
pie to-day is the vital issue of our
vicious taxation system.
Any solution of taxation that prom
Uses any sort of relief from present
burdens should be tried. The Hen
messy Bill was not an experiment. 1t
never should have been lost. 1t was
built upon experience that has been
proven fact in other localities.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-04-03
SCENES FROM THE
LIFE OF CHRIST

The last of the Tuesday evening
Lenten lectures at Trinity Church
Guild Hall was held on Tuesday last,
being very successful in point of
attendance and interest. Scenes from
the life of Christ We're shown on the
screen. Some of the scenes were de-
lightfully accompanied by songs and
hymns sung by members of the choir.
Miss Donna Mclean assisted at the
piano.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-04-03
There Is NOthin0 NeU.

Those OF us who have had the idea
that fighting in trenches is modern
system OF protecting soldiers in battle,
are in error. While all modern wars
have used trenches, they were mostly
temporary defenses, and there were
few instances of where soldiers have
actually made trenches their daily
residence. Vicksburg in it's days of
siege found the soldiers there COM
PEELED to live in their trenches.
That trenches were used 1000
years ago is evidenced by that
eminent warrior, julius Caesar. In
his famous "Commentarii de Bello
Calico" which is known to most
school boys which commences with
the memorable statement, Comma
Gallia divisa est tres parties" (All
Gaul is divided into three parts),
there is vivid description of battle
fought in the valley of the Aisne in
the neighborhood Of the present city
Of Rheims. A tribe named the Remer
lived there, and it was to prevent their
crossing the river Avona (now the
Aisne) that the fight occurred which
Caesar won with his Numidian troops.
A recent war correspondence from
France declares that French colonel
says he actually used Caesars plan
as guide in one of the earlier battles
against the Germans in the present
war. The French used Moroccan
troops in the fight alluded to.
Napoleon is said to have studied
the methods of Caesar, Hannibal and
Alexander in the handling of troops.
So with Caesar using trenches, it only
proves that the system is as old as
the hills, and that not much of any
thing is new anyhow. Solomon
thought the same thing and said so.
are we to reap what we have sown.
The Bible teaches this, Christ taught
it. We cannot hope to attain those
heights to which we should aspire, no
matter what the calling in life, unless
we make certain necessary sacrifices.
No man can move upward with indul-
gence mastering him. No man can ac-
emulate fortune without making
sacrifices. The saving clause of all
great achievement is based on sacri-
flee, and indulgence is the last word
in building the bulwark that we can
not overcome. There is no attainment
of value without yielding up our in
clination to do those things that re-
tard our progress. If we did not
sacrifice we would not attain; if we
did not give up sin it would become
our master. Take joy in all you do,
but remember that unless you sacri-
flee you lose value, you lose Roadway.
Nothing puts back like indulgence.
Giving up things is one of Gods signs
of wisdom, one of His processes of
leading US to greater deeds. Get all
the happiness, all the delights of liv-
ing, yet remember that there is no
happiness compared with that of the
life that has known its joy of sacri-
icing those things that are not neces-
sary to happiness. The difference be-
tween pleasure and sacrifice is that
one is imaginary form of happiness,
the other the result of realizing ones
self in the act of service and duty.