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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-15

State Dairy Inspector A. d.
Fish and Assistant State Veteri-
marian w. ID. CARAT conducted
the inspection yesterday after
noon.
They had been given specific
instructions by DR.. Graves, at
Olympia, to clean up the diaries
of Tacoma and vicinity at once.
The cleanup" was a direct re-
suit of the expose last week of
dairy and milk conditions in Ia
coma by DR.. CARAT in The
Times, and came after DR.. Graves
had written a letter to DR.. r. A..
Button, city milk and dairy in
spector, saying that he was dis
satisfied with the city's milk in
spection work
Visit 20 Diaries.
Officers Fish and CARAT visit
ed 20 dairies, selecting them at
random. Out of the 20, they
found IL that were selling milk to
patrons in Tacoma from tubercu-
lar cows, and where the diseased
and healthy animals were kept in
the same fields and given the
same treatment.
In several other diaries the in
spectors found one or two dis
eased cows mingling with the
large herds, but the dairymen i'm
mediately segregated the animals
and promised to improve condi-
tions These diaries were not
condemned.
1--WE found from our investiga-
lions that thousands of quarts of
milk from tubercular animals
cows that were literally dying of
the dreaded disease--were being
distributed in Tacoma every day."
declared DR.. CARAT today.
Ordinance Violated.
"The Tacoma ordinance, which
provides for segregation of cows,
and provides a severe penalty for
any dairynIan who sells milk from
diseased cows, or allows cows to
mingle together, has been fla
GRAVITY violated, and no effort
was made to improve conditions
until this week, when DR.. But
ton received a letter from DIR.
Graves at Olympia censuring the
milk inspection department.
The dairies condemned yester-
day were: Thomas Leadman,
Zehnder Bros, Riverside dairy,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-15
RAILROAD
DIRECTOR
CHEERFUL

There are increasing signs of
a business revival. A great many
reasons are advanced by finan-
ciers and business men for the
upwsrd tendency In trade.
Whatever are the causes un-
DERIVING this apparent optimism,
there is no doubt that people of
the country are looking to the flu
ture with faith and have discov-
cred propitious signs, especially
the farmers with bumper crops
ahead"
This was the statement made
last night by Stanley Field, first
vice president of Marshal Field &
Co. of Chicago, and q member
of the board of directors of the
Milwaukee railway, who passed
through Tacoma on his way from
San Francisco to Chicago.
From the financial and crop
statements it appears that there
will be a bigger wheat yield Ia
the United States than ever be-
FORE" he continued. UNLESS
some extraordinary weather or
other misfortune should ruin
these crops, the farmers should
have very prosperous year.
This agricultural prosperity, of
course, has qualifications and will
help other branches Of American
Industry"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-15

Francisco.
Since the boom days have
passed Seward has settled down
into a substantial town with a
commercial club, churches and
Y. M. c. A. 1t is a busy outfit
ting point for hunters seeking
game which is found in abund-
ance on the Kenai peninsula.
Fairbanks Fine Town.
The Susitna valley is one Of
the most fertile In Alaska with
dense fir and birch forests, and
gold, copper and coal regions.
Fairbanks on the Tanana river,
the far north end of the railroad
to be, is one of the most prosper
Gus cities in Alaska and Is located
in one of the richest valleys. On
the land around about bumper
crops of rye, barley, oats, etc.,
are raised, samples of which took
prizes at the agricultural fair held
in Minneapolis in 1911.
At present its great need
Is transportation, for IL Is
estimated that of $50, OOO,-
900 in raw gold produced at
Fairbanks It cost nearly half
that amount to transport it
to the coast. In the winter
time the freight rate from
Fairbanks to CordOva is 81
apOund. Only so miles from
Fairbanks are the great Bon
nifield coal fields.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-15

Flett dairy, Antoine Portman,
Washington Park dairy, Star
dairy, Welt Falkland dairy, John
Rigney and Antoine Spani.
Other dairies that were
inspected and permitted to
continue selling milk I'm Ia
coma were ID. A. Zehnder,
John Fensi, A. l.. Steiner,
Louis Fox, lakewood dairy,
A. Conner, Oak Grove dairy,
Mulligan Bros, North End
dairy and Tacoma dairy.
None of the condemned diaries
were permitted to distribute milk
In. Tacoma today. Most of them
made arrangements with other
dairymen to handle their GUS
toners, but many families we're
surprised today to find that their
regular milk supply had not been
left on tho front porch, as usual.
All Coming to City.
Some OF the condemned diaries
were not selling milk directly in
Tacoma, but we're delivering 1t
to larger diaries, who handled the
distribution.
"Zehnder brothers, for In
stance" said DR.. CARAT today,
were supplying their milk to the
Paulhamus dairy, and Paulbamus
was bottling the milk and sending
II to Tacoma. All OF the diaries
that. we condemned. however,
were sending their milk, ultimate
ly, to consumers In Tacoma"
1T will mean considerable
shortage IN milk, for a while,
said DR.. CARAT. But believe
there Is enough milk in the Ia
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-15

The bill by Representative
Snow designating Nov. 4, 1915,
as sthe date on which Alaskans
will vote on prohibition bill was
signed by the governor.
The governor used two pens
carved from native ivory.
One of the pens will be sent to
the, mother of the governors sec
rotary, Mrs. t. A. Shorthill, of
Tacoma, who organized the first
Women's Christian Temperance
Union in Alaska at Skagway.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-15
TACOMA WOMAN TO
GET HISTORIC pen

JUNEAU, Alaska, April 10
Representative Noon, of Seward,
yesterday introduced a joint reso-
luton asking congress to send a
committee to Alaska and 'exam-
Inc conditions before tie capital
building is erected in Juneau. 4
Noon believes that with the
completion of the railroad to Fair
banks, Seward will be the most
central and desirable location for
the capitol.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-15
DryGOOds
Men Elect
SO
Officers

The Retail Dry Goods Mer-
chants association met last night
let the Commercial club In its Sec
[ond annual session and elected of
Ulcers.
A. ]. Rhodes, of Rhodes Bros,
was made president; K. e. Hor-
Gan of the Horgan-Parker Co.,
TIDE president: Theo Feist, OF
p'eist q Bachrach, treasurer, and
Herbert w. Little of Mccormack
Bros. secretary. 5.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-15
Bunny,
Movie
Actor,
Dying

NEW YORK, APRIL 10
JOHN BUNNY, THE FAMOUS
MOVIE ACTOR, is CRITICALLY
ILL AT HIS HOME IN FLAT
BUSH, N. j.
HE BROKE DOWN TWO
WEEKS AGO AND THERE Is
SAID TO BE LITTLE HOPE OF
HIS RECOVERY.
John Bunny Is probably the
most loved comedian of movie
fame.
His jolly, fat face always brings
q laugh, and contented is the
movie man who can obtain a film
with John Bunny rs leading man.
Bunny has been acting for the
movies since the moving picture
comedy was first developed, and
has appeared in hundreds Of
films.
One of his most famous pic
lures was taken at Washington,
d. c., two years ago, when he
welcomed the suffagets in their
triumphal march to the capital,
and caused the women marchers
to be convulsed with laughter at
his funny actions.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-15
lombard
III VILLAGES

LONDON, April 1.-Two
men and one woman slightly
hurt, one building destroyed
by fire and three damaged
is the net result Of y Zeppe-
lin raid ON villages Of the
Tyne district last night.
For 35 minutes a Zeppelin
crutsed over the region.
Eleven towns were attack
ed with explosive, incendiary
bombs.
At least 80 of these missil,
were seen to tear great holes
the ground and squirt flames.
Newcastle, undoubtedly I'll
Zeppelin's objective. entirely 9
capped.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-15

coma district to take care OF the
demand. Several dairymen were
sending their product to the con-
densing factories, and they will
now begin to distribute in the
city.
I'VE found 54S diseased cows
In the 20 diaries that we inspect
ed yesterday, and the milk from
1853 OF these had been coming to
Tacoma, according to our proof.
Several other dairymen had been
sending milk from few diseased
cows, We feel certain. But the
10 dairies that we did not con-
denim had, in most cases, separ-
ated their diseased cows from the
healthy herd, and were either
pasteurizing rhe milk or sending
1t to the condensories. This is
violation OF the law. and will be
stopped"
The condemned Diaries
cannot resume sale OF milk
until they have lived up to
every requirement of the
state laws. The city has
temporarily lost its jurisdic-
tion over the milk supply.
and has no power to permit
any Of the condemned diaries
to resume their milk sale.
I'VE will continue the inspec-
ton this week. said DIR. CARAT
today, "and In few days will
have checked up every dairy that
Is sending milk to Tacoma. II
imagine that after the other dairy
men hear of our work, they will
scurry to cover, and set them
selves cleaned w. at once.
City Might Have Done Il.
Some of the dairymen walled
and tore their hair. saying that
we were forcing them out OF busi<
ness. Most of them however.
were only too glad to comply with
the law, when they found th6t
there was nothing else to DO. NJ
coma could have enforced the Inv
and insured a pure milk 6lrppIfs
IL It had wanted to.
within an hour after tho H.
spection Yesterday. several doirV-
men segregated their diseased
cows. and ordered them Nina
The meat Of part Of the anyma|5
can be sold a. food products. oftj
state permission has bean rfxzI|
ed, but most OF tho Condemned
animals win Be slaughtered 1n
buried.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-15
/, {. LINE
WILL TAP
EMPIRE |!

WASHINGTON, d. c., April 10.
The route of Uncle Sans gov
eminent owned railroad will take
1t through the richest and most
fertile valleys in Alaska.
1t is known as the Susitna
route and extends from Sc
ward on Resurrection bay to
Fairbanks on the Tanana riv-
err, Al miles, including the
existing Alaska Northern
railroad which runs from
Seward through the kenai
peninsula to Turnagain Arm.
The Alaska Northern railroad
was built by A. C. Frost of Chi
cago, and some others, with the
intention of getting coal to
Seward from the Matanuska
fields. AS the government held
title to their lands, however, they
were prevented from taking out
coal and SO were forced to stop
building the railroad.
People operate Line.
Rather than go broke owners
of mines depending on the road
for transportation conferred with
the people Of Seward and plan
was arranged by which they were
allowed to operate it without be-
ing taxed in return.
Thus, for time, the road ell
joyed the distinction of being the
only one in Alaska operated by
the public.
From Turnagain Arm the route
is to be extended through Susitna
valley and across Broad pass to
the Tanana river and from there
on to Fairbanks.
1t is to be a standard gauge
road and from Matanuska juno
ton a side line will be run into
the vast Matanuska coal field.
Seward Founded In 1902.
Seward, the point at which the
railroad will start, Is
located on Resurrection Bay, isl
one of the best protected harbors
in Alaska.
lut LONh WAS lOtAhAuCu
1902 by q white man named
Lowell and his Indian wife.
Lowell is said to be direct
descendant of the family Of
that name that founded
Lowell, Mass.
He did not think the land was
worth anything and did not file
claim to 1t, but when the Alaska
Central railroad engineers came
through some little time later
Mrs. Lowell filed instead. Il
Later she was persuaded tol
relinquish her claims to John e. |
and Henry Ballaine who were en- |
deavoring to open up the country
back Of Seward. They paid her
$4,000 in cash and gave her town
lots amounting to $4,000.
Seward, fronted by the bay.
and backed by towering hills,
Is in an attractive situation
and because the town is built
ON gradually rising ground
with slate bottom, the drain
age and consequently the
sanitation Is perfect.
The government has estab-
lished a naval coaling station
there and once the railroad has
tapped the Matanuska coal fields
1t is likely that the station will
be kept busy supplying our war
ships In the Pacific. Seward, Is
practically 1900 miles nearer the
Philippine island bases than the
Mare island naval station at San
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-15
FOLKS, DID YOU NOTICE
: JUPITER AND VENTS

The earth, the planet Jupiter
and the planet Venus we're in n
straight line this morning at a
o'clock. 1t was the first time the
three bodies had been in conjunc-
tion for more than 1000 years,
according to Prof. Samuel L.
Boothroyd. of the department OF
astronomy at the University OF
Washington.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-15
STATE OFFICIALS
STEP TN TO CLEAN
UP milk SUPPLY

Dissatisfied with the Tacoma health
spectng and purifying the cys milk supply inspectors
clean daes in the Tacoma district Wednesday afternoon
Here the results:
Ten diaries supplying milk
mediatey to the sale of milk O anyone.
Nine hundred and inspected
found to be diseased with tuberculosis
Practically all these 348 mngng
milk than hall of them being
certified"
inspectors COWS destroyed and prom
ised send dairyman
AS of the condemned diaries
milk until they have been
Seventy cent the diaries tributary still
spected It believed that fully
the
the daire before the inspectors
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-15

PORTLAND, Ore, April 49,.
Returns today from yesterdays
special election show that a $780,
900 bond issue for hard surfacing
the roads Of the county was APP
proved.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-04-15
OFFENDING DIARIES

Thomas Leadman's dairy-1s cows; 10 diseased
Zehnder' Bros. dary-73 cows; 40 diseased.
Riverside dairy-08 COWS; diseased.
Flett dairy--3O 10 diseased.
Antoine POrtman's dairy-5O cows; "a diseased.
Washington Park dairy-3f cows; 10 diseased.
Star dary-58 cows; 40 diseased.
West Falkland dairy-22 cows; II diseased.
John Rigneys dary--3O cows; 10 diseased.
Antoine Spani's dairy-38 cows; 10 diseased.
OF DOG cows inspected, 348 diseased and the
milk from 422 condemned to be sold
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-09-18

PAPER HANGING.-Any one wish.
tice and at reasonable rates should
address A. w. Holden, 527 st. Anthony
Ave., Tel. Dale 2O55. Painting and
interior decorating also done.-Adver-
tisement
Quite disastrous fire occurred at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Hub
bard, who live two miles south of
West St. Paul, last Tuesday. A kero-
sene lamp exploded while Hubbard
and his wife were at work in a field
near their home. Alice Hubbard, aged
4 years, was severely burned and is
at the city hospital here. Gertrude
Hubbard, aged 8 years, was slightly
burned while trying to put out the
fire. John, the baby, aged IL months,
was so badly burned that he died at
the city hospital Wednesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubbard and their
daughter Gertrude are at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Anderson, 292
st Anthony avenue.
Misses Hazel and Helen Kicks of
Iowa Falls, Iowa, were delightfully."- en-
tertained on Monday at house-party
given in their honor by Mrs. V. D.
Turner at her beautiful home, 1856 st.
Adams st: Six. charming girls COM
posed the company. In the evening
a like number of yong men called and
dancing was INDUCED in until a late
OF Minneapolis in honor of her guest,
Mrs. Minnie York Rose of Chicago
Elegant refreshments were served and
st. Paul was much elated at carving
off all the prizes. They were awarded
as follows: first, Mrs. F. B. Simpson;
second, Mrs. B.. G. Archer, and con-
ISOLATION to Mrs. w. T. Francis.
Mr.. H. L. Bedou of New Orleans, La,
spent a few days in the city the first
OF the week. Mr.. Bedou is official
photographer for all colored schools
and colleges in the south. He is also
Interested in producing films for
moving pictures, having with him one
particularly good roll of DR.. B. T.
Washington addressing large audi
ences in the south. Through the ef-
forts of DR.. V. D. Turner this roll was
released at Faust Theater, Dale and
University Ave., at the second show
Tuesday evening, and was greatly en-
Joyed by a large number of people.
Mr.. Beduo was the recipient of many
social courtesies while in the city,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-09-18

SHINE EN- up" When YOU wish
! your shoes shined or polished in the
most artistic and satisfactory style
go to the PEOPLES SHINING PAR
LOR, W. H. Porter, Propr., S4e Min
nesota street, between 4th and 5th-
Advertisement.
Mr.. and Mrs ]. B Johnson Of
Woodbridge St., are entertaining M
and Mrs. J. w. Johnson of Chatta.
nooga, Tenn. Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson
are on their honeymoon. Mrs, E. J.
Johnson of Jellico, Tenn, is a guest
at the same home
Rev. w. D. Carter, pastor of the
Baptist church at Seattle, Wash. en-
route home from Chicago after at
tending the National Baptist Conven.
tlon, Is stopping over unrA next
Wednesday to visit his many friends
IN the city. He is the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Wills.
Rev. and Mrs. E. H. Mcdonald, who
were in attendance at the meeting of
the National Baptist Convention at
chicago, returned home Wednesday
after very pleasant trip. Rev. Nc
Donald was reelected for the tenth
time as assistant secretary and mem
Der of the executive board
Mrs. A. H. Schooley, Mrs. Emma
Bush and Mrs. A. w. Jordan, who
were delegates to the National Bap-
tlst Convention at Chicago from Me-
mortal Baptist church, have returned
nome. The womans' auxiliary to the
convention celebrated its fifteenth an
nlVersary by presenting Miss Mamie
Burroughs, secretary of the auxiliary
since it's organization, a handsome au-
tOmobile.
Mr.. Joseph E. Johnson, wife and son,
after a three-weeks' trip on the Pa
cific coast, returned home last Sat-
urday night. They spent week at
the Panama-Pacific Exposition and
were amazed at the wonderful exhibits
and the beautiful architectural designs
OF the buildings. Other cities visited
were Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles,
Pasadena, Salt Lake City and Tijuana.
They were much pleased with their
trip.
Mr.. J. J. Johnson, 278 w. Seventh
street, VINO gives a Dig dinner annu-
ally, gave his dinner last Tuesday ev-
ening with Rev. H. P. Jones of St.
Paul and Revs. T. B. Stoval, T. J.
Carter and E. R. Edwards of Mime.
apolis, and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Stewart, lately of Winnipeg as guests
OF honor. Mrs. Samuel Hatcher and
Mrs. B. White acted as hostesses.
There were about 40 guests all to.
gether who enjoyed the elegant re-
past.
The COMMISSARY CAFE, 1853 Mis-
sissippi street, formerly operated by
| Mrs. F.. E. Boyd and Mr. A. E. Buck
ner, has made a change in the pro
| prietorship, Mrs. Boyd retiring and
| Mr.. A. E. Buckner is now sole pro
prietor. The cafe hereafter will be
open all night and meals to order may
be had at all hours from Is cents up
Mr.. R. H. Meyers, for many years Chef
on the Great Northern road, has been
secured as night chef and you can
get anything you call for on short no
tice. Tel. Jackson 1897
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-09-18
"THE BIG CRAZE"

Star Theater, Week Commencing
Matinee, Sunday, Sept. 10th.
Harry Fields is one of the few ex-
ponents of a certain type of Jews,
who make their homes on the east
side of New York after coming to
America from foreign shores. He has
lived in the midst of these people
all his life. and knows the character
as we'll as he does himself. Ben Hill
bert, the funny rube comedian, is
worth laugh at all times. Tom
Barrette, all around and eccentric
comedian, pretty Hazel Ford, who is
we'll known to the public as the dainty
little singing and dancing Ssoubrette
right off Broadway, May Bell, the
leading lady of the company, and many
more. Also the large beauty chorus
of twenty-five sparkling girls all gems,
aside from the latest music, comedy
and beauty of the large aggregation
of girls, speed and ginger will mark
the production of the big Craze''
which typifies the up-to-date high class
burlesque.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-09-18


The first of series of mass meet
ings for the benefit of our young
people, under the lead of the State
Federation of Women's Clubs, was
held at Pilgrim Baptist church last
Sunday evening. Mr. H. R. Crawford
spoke on "Our Needs" Mrs. Lenora
Brown read paper on Home Train
ing" and DR.. R. S. Brown, of Mime
apolis, gave splendid talk on "The
Rearing of Our Boys and Girls" All
the speakers were good and should
nave been heard by more of the pa
rents as we'll as the boys and girls.
Mrs. Matte R. Hicks, State Presi-
dent, presided. Another meeting will
pc held soon. The club ladies are
asking the cooperation of the parents
IN bringing about the desired results
from these, meetings.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-09-18


animation at that time He received
temporary appointment June 25th,
and was permanently appointed Sept.
End in the office of the city architect,
of the Department of Public Buildings,
just because he was ready and made
good"
Mr.. Wigington came to st. Paul
about a year ago from Omaha, Neb.,
where he followed his profession for
himself for five years. He also spent
tive years in the office of Thomas R.
k1mball, architect, Omaha.
He designed three large buildings
for the National Religious Training
School at Durham, N. c., and has
made the designs for many churches,
lodge buildings and residences in va
rlous parts of the country.
Mr.. Wigington is happily married,
has three interesting children, and re-
sides at 5S2 Rondo street.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-09-18
CLARENCE w. WIGINGTON
Architectural Draughtsman, St.
PauI

Architectural Draughtsman, st.
Paul.
The civil service commission has
proven to be quite a good thing fol-
the colored people of st. Paul VIII
can make good" and several are now
holding good paying positions in the
city departments. One of the most
notable cases is that of Mr.. Clarence
w. Wigington, the subject of this
sketch, who now holds the position of
architectural draughtsman.
Mr.. Wigington took the city civil
service examination for architectural
draughtsman on May Is, 1915, and
passed, making a rating of S47S, this
being the highest record made by any
of the eight applicants taking the ex-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-09-18

TAKE NOTlCE.-AII matter intend
ed for publication in THE APPEAL
must reach the office Thursdays, to in
sure its insertion. Communications
must bear the name of the sender to
receive any attention.
Please bear in mind that the
SNIQUE, corner of Seventh and Jack
son streets, w. H. Baker proprietor,
las the BEST moving pictures. A
change of program every day. Any
seat any time cents.
The contractors are making rapid
strides in the construction of the new
Union Hall, cor. Aurora land Kent
street. And it will be some hall, if
anybody should ask YOU Just go out
there and see for yourself.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-09-18
RAILROAD EMPLOYEES.

RAILROAD EMPLOYEES: BE.
FORE HAVING YOUR ACCIDENT
OR SICK INSURANCE POLICY RE-
NEWED, SEE F. D. McCRAckEN.
(OlD) MERCHANTS BANK BLDG.
As HE is WRITING THE PACIFIC
MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
NEW POLICY, THE MOST COM.
PlETE AND LIBERAL POLICY FOR
RAILROAD MEN EVER ISSUED.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-09-18

day. There will be three services to-
morrow, at HOO a. m. and 2:3O and
7:45 p. m.
Rev. Charles S. Morris, D. D., pastor
of Bank street Baptist church, Norfolk,
Va, will preach the sermon at the
HOO a. m: and 2:30 p m. services to-
morrow.
Rev. Geo. w. Camp of Zion Presby-
terrain church and Rev. H. P. Jones of
st. James A. M. E. church will assist