The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-11-09
Negro Proven to be 100 Per Cent American,
Patriotic and Loyal Attorney T. G. Nut
ter, Master Of Ceremonies. Delivers
Patriotic Speech
Governor Cornwell, The Man Of the Hour, and
His Speech Was That Of the Governor
Of Great State Lie w. Virginia
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CHARLESTON. W. VA, Orf. II.
One of tn largest demonstrations ever
Witnessed in Chsrlsston ~ss thai in hon.
or Of the coiored drsition men. held
Tuesday sfternoou by the color-d citizens
Of this citv. Hundreds Of citizens IN
every walk Il life left their work so speed
the boys "n their journey who WERE lesv-
ing tor CsYpp Ire. Petersburg. Va,
where they are 70 20 through an intense
training before crossinR the o-seaG a. help
make the world ssfe for democracy S~l-
dom have such scenes been witnessed -
tcok place during che demonstration
Every man, woman and child seeued
anxious 70 show to the world that the
Negro is the only simon-pnre American
On this continent. There We no hilar-
ity, no fooiishness- Everyone seemed o.
realize that this war 10 very serious
bosiness and should be entered upon in
. ssrioua manner. This shoushs pesms-
sssd every word and every scs. There
VS. not . man or woman presens Whose
fa1s did not indicate that be or she wss
willing 20 lay down his or her life for
the honor OF this country. and would DO
20 without shedding . tear. There were
no tears. no weak sentimentalism, but
patriotism and loyalty we're the keynotes
Of the occasion
6RFAT PARADE.
Ore Of she most inspiring sceree wa~
ths great parade participated in By old
men and young men and hundreds o
school children. Never before In the
history Of Charleston has such . parade
bern Witnessed Led by O. II. James,
the Wholesale commission merchant and
the great leader IN everything that tends
~ the uplift Of the Negro. Joe. Taylor
and the police force Of the citv, the ses
of humanity, promptly st $50 p. N.
started from tbe Garneu High school
and wended its way through the pincipal
street OF Charleston. Hundred of Amer
lean fiap we're carried by the marches
and 20 the strains of martial music rem
dered BY the colored Charleston band,
The colored people Of this city and vicin-
iry demonstrated 70 The citizens that the
Negro st ali times is one hundred per
csot American, one hundred per cent
T-atriotict and loyal.
ENTHUSIASM RUNS HIGH.
Enthusiasm ran high sr the Armory
where the speaking took plsce II there
bad been need of further evidences OF
vtsre the Negro stood in this pres>nt
crisis IL would bsve been fouDd 4t this
great meeting The great Armory which
is supposed N accommodate i've thons-
and Was crowded by one OF the most Pc
trotic gatherings ever held in Am rics
ard Which responded with out,urst Of
applause n thu eloquent remarks of the
several speakers. Never before have ths
representatives Of the rare sri.~n 20 sfe
cccssion more splendidly than 10 this
iD-tspcs. The b~st ~ the rsce wss on
the program and they did the rsce cred
u. The speeches ~ere 70 the highest or
crr ami 70 the point. Not one speaker
lost time IN 0nn-cs---ry prpliminsries
bus At onc~ got down ~ hu-in~~- and dd
binI-~if pro'5d The --svhe~ a K,
NJ. ". JOhu-or. frs.f Byrd Prili-rn.sn
and R~v. G. " ThDnst.-on ~err splSn-
I'D sfioft- md a IN -pc-cb n R-v
Joho-sn 49, 90 q 'i- - - ever lIra,d
IN Cbsilr-tDr ~ 80 -t.l~n6id orstr
The sT--ch - Rev. ThsD, syu sis" DE-
ssrve~ sp~-Isl Dsnti"n. Tf.r sddrr-- Of
6tv~rpor Corn~eii .s al that cDud
have ,e~n de-irsf IL --~m-o " have
Re hrsft 70 th~ fnstts- and <s- very
op~n and frank y. his r-rnsrka He did
not maze the u~osi sp<~.h inst most
sbIb men mske ~beo addressing color
% sudieI CO. rot "a rss snch sp><ch
one would expect from the governor
"a sny great - to to = INST cultured 40
dieDcs. lie va votrd the man Of TIE
hour. I. q. Nuuer ass tn master OF
csrrrncnle- and s-f tie pace for The
sp>sser. and qu.t- veil did they follow
is his waks and thrilled re s1dier. -