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The Robesonian., 1917-12-03
CONCERT FOR NATIONAL AID
Delightful Concert Given at High
School Auditorium by Local
Talent Friday Evening-Re-
ceirts Amounted to $45.25.

A delightful concert was given by
local talent at the high school build
ing Friday evening for the benefit OF
the National Special Aid society, ana
that the concert was success flnanc
cially as we'll as in the excellence OF
the program rendered is shown Dy
the fact that receipts amounted TO
S45.25. Admission charged was only
25 cents. =,
Those who contributed by their tai
ent toward making the concert sue
cess gave an evening Of genuine pleas
ure to the large audience that attend
ed. besides helping substantially
most worthy cause.
The concert opened with two num-
bers by Miss jamie Carlyle's orches-
ira of Is pieces, the first number, Ven
toro march, the second Loves Dreams,
serenade. Next, two readings were
given by Miss Annie Ruth Caldwell:
first, "The Remarkable Rocket" by
Oscar Wilde, second, cutting from
| the trial scene in Shakespeare's Mer-
chant of Venice. Vocal solos by Mrs.
R.~R. Carlyle, who is on a visit from
San Antonio, Texas, to the home Of
her mother, Mrs. E. K. Proctor, with
piano accompaniment by Mrs. II. M.
McAl!ister. Mrs. Carlyle has a re-
in1arkab1y sweet and well-trained voice
and she delighted the audience with
three exquisite selections: "The Morn
ing Wind" by Branscombe; "By the
Waters Of Minnetonka", by Lieurance;
"Sweet Little Woman O. Mine, by
Bartlett. Orchestral: (a) Silver Star
overture, (h) Southern Bellies, march
Reading, cutting from Tennyson's s
Launcelot and Elaine, by Miss Lillian
Proctor. Both Miss Caldwell and
Leland Powers school Of dramatic art
Of. Boston, and both interpret liter
| ature with truth, beauty and power.
In their readings Friday evening
neither of these accomplished young
ladies overstepped once the narrow
margin between true Interpretation
and the stilted and overdrawn. Piano
SOTO, .'The Carnival, by sSchumann,
Mrs. G. R. Hennigar Of Halifax, Nova
Scotia, who is visiting at the home
Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. A
Barker, and is well remembered here
as an accomplished pianist. Orches-
ira: (a) Newport Bells, (b) The Star
Spangled Banner, the concert closing
with the audience standing and join.
ing in the singing Of this patriotic
number, Mesdames Carlyle and Hen.
necar and Misses Caldwell and Proc
tor leading in the singing.
The orchestra was composed of the
following: Miss jamie Carlyle, direct
ress; violins-Misses Sara Carlyle, vi
ola Jenkins, Lacy Johnson, Harrie
| Humphrey, Claudio Davis, Mrs. Et
: McNeill, Messrs. Robert Proctor, Alb
ner Nash; guitars-Miss Pearle Hum
| G. 3. & Skipper; cornets~Miss Haze We
!, Carlyle, Mr.. W. W, Carlyle; trombon
5 Mr.. W. P. McAllister; piano-Mrs
: w. w. Carlyle.
2 Each number on the program wa
thoroughly enjoyed.
The Robesonian., 1917-12-03
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The Robesonian., 1917-12-03

prayers; for the Lord does not do for
us what we can do for ourselves.
If they are working honestly for
the good of their church in trying to
answer their own prayers, we fail to
see any good reason why bishop or
presiding elder should frown upon a
lively show of interest at conference
on the part of laymen in what answer
they are going to get in the way OF
a preacher.
The Robesonian., 1917-12-03
500 Marriage License During Year

Register Of Deeds NJ. W. Floyd sold
500 marriage license during the year
closing December 1, 1917, as compar-
ed with 47O during the previous year.
The most sold during any one month
was during the month of December.
1916. The number sold that month was
II. This is thought to be the larg-
est number Of license ever sold in the
county in one months time.
The Robesonian., 1917-12-03
Bishop Darst at Trinity Next Sunday

Bishop Darst at Trinity Next Sunday.
Correspondence Of The Robesonian.
The Rt. Reverend Thomas c.. Darst,
d. D., bishop of East Carolina, will
visit Trinity church next Sunday
morning to preach and administer the
sacrament of confirmation to any who
may be presented to him. All are
welcome to this service and those who
come will doubtless feel themselves
we'll repaid by listening to the bishop,
who has no superior as gospel
The Robesonian., 1917-12-03
preacher.
T
Litany and intercession for soldiers
and sailors Thursday night, followed
| by teachers training class.
Off to Convention.

Rev. DR.. Chas. L. Greaves, pastor
of the First Baptist church, and Rev.
I. P. Hedgpeth left this morning Tor
Durham to attend the State Baptist
convention, which will open there to-
morrow night. DR.. Greaves will re-
turn home in time to fill his regular
appointments Sunday.
The Woman's Mission society Of the
First Baptist church will meet at the
church Wednesday afternoon at o.
clock. Mrs. c.. l.. Greaves will lead
The Y. w. A. met in the ladies' par
lor at the First Baptist church last
Tuesday evening. An interesting pro-
gram was rendered, led by Miss Fodle
Townsend. The subject was Modern
Missionary Movements. One Of the
most enjoyable features Of the pro-
gram was a solo by Miss Lillian. Proc
tor After the program, fruit was
served by the president, Miss Annie
Ruth Caldwell.
Thanksgiving Offerings at Various
Churches.
Thanksgiving services were held at
the various churches Of Lumberton
Thursday morning and collections fo,
church orphanages resulted as fol
lows: Chestnut Street Methodist
Methodist orphanage at Raleigh, $78.-
23; First Baptist, Thomasville or
phanage, $215, making total Of 81, ,.
400 for the year for this church anC
Sunday school; Presbyterian, Bariun
Springs orphanage, $3.50.
Thanksgiving services were held al
Mt. Elm Baptist church yesterday
afternoon. No services were helo
Thursday on account Of rain. Rev
DR.. Chas. L. Greaves, pastor Of the
church, preached special Thanksgiv
| ing sermon and collection was takel
for the Thonnasville orphanage.
"Father of New U. S. Navy" Passes
William Eaton Chandler, who a.
| Secretary Of the Navy in Presiden
Arthur's Cabinet was largely respon
sible fo rthe beginning of the modern
United States, died at his home a
Concord, N. H., Friday.
: In lifetime Of endless political &C
tivity and almost continuous contro
versy, the one title freely accorded
by men Of all parties to William Ea
j ton Chandler was that Of "Father O
| the New United States Navy. A.
| Secretary of the Navy under Presiden
Arthur, Mr.. Chandler on June II
1888, approved the plan for the re
organization of the macy which result
ed in development of the presen
fighting fleet.
The Robesonian., 1917-12-03

The Woman's Mission society Of tn
First Baptist church will meet at tn.
church Wednesday afternoon at 8 O.
clock. Mrs. c.. l.. Greaves will lead
The Robesonian., 1917-12-03

The Woman's Missionary society of
Chestnut Street Methodist will meet
in the Sunday school room of the
church Wednesday afternoon at $3.50.
The Robesonian., 1917-12-03
CHURCH NEWS NOTES
METHODIST CONFERENCE
It Convenes at Greenville Wed
nesday Morning Meth
odist Preachers Will Leave fer
Conference Tomorrow.

The North Carolina Methodist con-
ference will conveneWednesday morn
ing in Jarvis Memorial church at
Greenville in it's 81st annual session,
or the 18th session since this confer
ence and the Western North Carolina
conference were divided. Bishop War
rem A. Gambler of Atlanta will pre-
side.
Rev. DIR. w. B. North, pastor of
Chestnut Street Methodist church, will
leave for conference tomorrow. He
has closed his fourth year as pastor
Of this church and Of course will be
sent to another charge next year, four
years being the limit Of continuous
service on one charge. He will be able
to report at conference all assessments
of this church paid in full. Yesterday
DR.. North received seven new mem
bers into the church upon certificate
and recently he has baptized about Is
children. Last evening he preached
his farewell sermon and at the close
a large number of the congregation
pressed forward to pledge the pastor
their prayers and best wishes for him.
self and family.
!. Rev. B. E. Stanfield, Fairmont, pas
tor of the Robson circuit, also has
served 4 years and will not be return.
ed. Rev. G.. H. Biggs, pastor of the
Lumberton circuit, has served only one
year but most probably will not be re.
turned on account of his health. Rev
A. L. Ormond, Maxton, Rev. A. J
Groves, Rowland circuit, Rev. Mr.
Parker, Red Springs, Rev. Mr.. Park
er, St. Paul circuit, Rev. H. B. Porter
Parkton, have served less than the
four years and may be returned.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-02-16
CARD OF THANKS.


We take this method Of thanking
our friends and neighbors who So
earnestly came to our assistance
during the illness and death OF our
precious little daughter and we es-
pecially wish to express our heart
felt thanks to DR.. C. HI. Johnston
for his untiring efforts and the close
attention given our little one. We
shall never forget the good people
Of Lexington, and want to say here
that no town has ever offered a
bigger-hearted, more legal people
than the town Of Lexington.
The night shall never get too dark
or cold that would keep us from 60
ing to the assistance of our good
Lexington friends.
We also wish to thank Bro F. H.
Peoples for his strong arm Of COM
fort In this dark hour. May God
bless each of you is our prayer.
Mr.. AND Mrs. J. H. TANNING.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-02-16
LAND SALE.

BY virtue of the power vested In me
In 4 certain tIust-deed executed on
Sept. l8, 1914 by W. c. league and
wife Lizzie league, to me as trustee,
to secure certain indebtedness men
toned therein, and which trust.decd
Is Of record in the Office of the Regis.
ter for Henderson County, Tennessee,
In trust book No. IL, at page 408, and
default having been made in the pay
ment of the Indebtedness mentioned
therein, will, as Trustee, on Tus-
day, March Is, 1917, at Beacon, Ten.
nessce, at O'Clock, p. M, offer and
sell to the highest and best bidder for
cash, a certain tract of land known
as the W G. league home place, ly.
Ing In Henderson county, Tennessee,
and bounded as follows:
On the North by the lands of W. W.
Rogers; on the East by the lands Of
AID league; on the South by the lands
Of George league; on the West by the
lands Of l.. B. Todd and w. B. Long,
and containing So acres more or less.
Sale will be free from the right of
redemption, or repurchrse and OF
homestead and dover rights all Of
which are hereby waived.
This February 8, 1917.
mo. s. FIELDER, Trustee.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-02-16
RESOLUTIONS.

Whereas. God in His infinite
wisdom has seen fit to take from
our midst our beloved friend and
schoolmate, Opal Tanning There
fore be it
Resolved. That we, her class.
mates, do extend to her parents our
deepest sympathy for the loss OF
their beloved daughter and our dear
friend; that
Whereas, Her life was one of
purity, loyalty and devotion, that
we, her classmates, do hereby
Resolve, To emulate these char
acteristics that endeared her to the
hearts of all with whom she came
in contact. Be II further
Resolved, That a copy be fur
nished each of the county papers
for publication.
KATHERINE McHANEY
NELL DAVIS.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-02-16
REVIEW CLUB.

The review Club met with Mrs
7. A. Lancaster, Tuesday, Feby. IS.
Each Member present responded
Ito roll call the name aud work O.
some pioneer woman reformer o.
America.
u Alter short business session the
following program was rendered
How women may help their Schoo
paDlic, piisalc d pAi0cliai, =
| MRS. /. A. Lancaster.
Where police graft Turks OF
flaunts" Mrs. 0. Z. Holmes.
Methods that make good govern
ment easy Mrs J. Frank Stew
art
"Woman's part in training men
and women to participate in gov
eminent" Mrs 7. W. Scott.
An extraordinary paper on The
place Of American women Of to-day
in public affairs" was read by Mrs
H. E. Graper. who, very ably gave
the work of such notable women as
Jane Adams, Kate Bernhard and
numbers of Others. In conclusion
she said: Thus we could 90 on
and enumerate women in the East
and the West, the North and the
South, who are occupying places Of
honor in municipal, state or nation
al life. But whether they hail from
California or New York, from New
Orleans or Duluth, and whether
their activities be along the line Of
social, industrial or political wei
fare, it is always for the uplifting Of
humanity and the living of a saner
and better life here and now, that
the women have emerged from the
home and have taken their place in
the public affairs Of today.
The hostess then invited the club
members into her spacious dining
room where dainty refreshments
were served from a beautifully ap-
pointed table, after which Mrs. Pee
Piles gave q delightful reading The
Club adjourned to meet Feby. a.
with Mrs. J. c. Moore.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-02-16
CyTHEREAH.

The Cytherian Society Of the Lex
ington High School met Feb. Is.
and carried out the following pro-
gram:
Report on Life ofLincoln- velma
Newman.
Report Of Current Events Maude
Odle.
Reading-Louise Timbcrlake.
Reading Of Cytherene Weekly
Maxine Garner.
Debate: Resolved. That Girls
Should Have as Good an Education
as Boys: Affirmative Lillian Pow
ers, Welt Blankenship. Negative
Helen Pafford. Eula Holmes. The
NEGATIVE won the debate.
CELEsrA BARHAM,
Reporter.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-02-16
FRIDAY AFTERNOON CLUB,

The Friday Afternoon Club was
entertained on the 18th in honor Of
St. Valentines Day, by Mrs. H. S
Martin on Huntington street. Rock
was the game Of the evening and
the prize had to be drawn for by
Mrs. J. F. Stewart and Mrs. F. G.
Boern. Exceptionally deliciousFre-
freshments were served and the
afternoon proved to be one Of the
most enjoyable in the clubs history,
for Mrs. Martin is q hostess Of the
happiest type.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-02-16
TEACHERS MEETING.

Dear Teachers, remember our
meeting Saturday, Feb. H. We are
expecting a good time An excel
lent program has been prepared. So
come and help make this a good
day, 0. E. HOLMES, Co. Supt.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-02-16
Local and Personal

Four Rooms for rent. Call 119.
j. A. Dunivant, Of Decaturville
was here Monday.
j. H. Tanning and wife left Sun
day to visit in Memphis.
in. G. Ferguson, of the old 14th
Is again added to our list.
Not much use to try to dodge
measles-seems to be everywhere.
Mrs. Fleetwood Ball has been re-
ported not well since our last issue.
"Chet" Hamlet. Of the old, I'd
district, has been in Lexington this
week.
For sale residence and lots on
Jackson ST.
E. L. FEsMIRE.
Mrs. ]. R. Dennison was not re-
ported convalescent until last Sat
urday.
Sol. N. Bunch reported his daugh-
ter, Miss Ada, sick at the first Of
the week.
v. D. Barry, post office clerk, went
to Memphis Wednesday to spend
two days.
Hon. j. L. Jones, Of Sardis, has
spent part Of this Circuit court week
In Lexington.
Grandpa Duncan Roberts has
battled 1t out and got the best OF a
spell Of grip
Mrs. J, c. Moore went to Mash
willie last week to Nv the iniI1itabl1
Sarah Bernhardt.
Hon. P. 0. Roberts was able to
come to town Monday, the first
time in about three weeks.
Joe F. Tucker, Jr., representing
the Commercial-Appeal, spent the
first of the week in Lexington
Misses Evelyn and Lula May
Pearson. daughters of w. C. Pear
son, have been sick this week,
Sherman Johnson, a Sardis mer-
chant, was here Monday en- route
to Nashville to buy spring goods.
We have a full stock Of flooring
and ceiling and all kinds of lumber.
THEADGILL Bros.
! j. l. Hearn and sons, Joe and
James, are back from Jonesboro,
Ark, to move Mr.. Hearn's mill out
fit.
Walter Wright and Mr.. Blanken-
ship, of Sardis, were here Monday
en- route to Murray, KY, to buy
mules.
Dave Meriwether, Of Jackson,
who is doing some of our drainage
surveying, has been visible in Lex
ington this week.
F. A. Brown went to Memphis
Monday evening on business con-
nection with the agency for the
Ford Automobile.
John A. Darlington, a progressive
farmer on the North side Of town,
has purchased a five-passenger
Dodge Automobile;
Esq. E. Frank Hays, Of the old
10th district, was in to see us Tues
day and continued the subscription
Of his brother at Deport, Texas.
The PRCGRESS IS augmented tnls
week by the addition Of Mr.. Ed
Rutledge, late OF Murfreesboro, an
experienced printer and newspaper
man.
LOST-A. 7. O. Fraternity pin, !,
pearls on each Of A sides; round
raised center. surmounted by small
pearls. Return to this Office and be
rewarded.
Mrs. W. 7. White went to Hunt
ingdon last Friday on account o.
tie last illness and death of h,i
great aunt, Mrs. Mary Kee, which
occurred that day.
kei resentative A. S. Montgomery
vas here from Nashville at the
first Of the week and went to Jack
son to join a committee on an in
yestigation trip 10 the West Tennes-
see Hospital at Bolivar.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-24
MILITARY TRAINING CAMP FOR
CoLoRED OFFICERS.
Or. J. E. spingarn Explains His Rea-
sons in Nutshell.

1. No one should make greater
mistake than to think that the army
wants colored men to join this camp.
The army officials want the camp to
fail. They refuse to set a time or
place until two hundred men apply,
because they know this is the hard
est way to recruit men for the camp.
They merely want to be able to say
that they have given the colored peo-
pie fair chance and the colored peo-
pie refused to take advantage of the
opportunity. The last thing the army
wants is to help colored men to be-
come commissioned officers.
2. This project is intended to
FIGHT segregation in the army and
not to help it. If there is enough men
fit to be officers it would not be neces-
sary; we could fight for wide-open
army with that material. But there
are not enough men. The New York
Negro regiment could not find enough
men to fill the commissions. When
war comes, we do not wish to be in
the same position. We want to be
able to say: Here are colored men fit
to be officers, and you have got to
commission them.
8. Those who think that a large
number of officers could be obtained
| from the regular colored regiments
simply show their ignorance of the
army and of the enormous amount of
paper work" an officer has to do.
A good soldier is a man who has mill
| tary training; a good officer is a man
who has military training, ability to
lead, and GOOD EDUCATION. Few
men who have not had at least a high
school education can ever hope to pass
the written examination required of
any one wishing to become an officer.
4. Some of my friends say that a
| few scattered colored men in a white
camp would be neglected and passed
| over, while colored men in camp by
themselves would all get fair chance.
| do not go quite as far as that. /
regard the camp as a temporary ex-
pedient for the great crisis of immi-
nent war, lasting only four weeks, and
yet able to chance the fate of a race.
Colored men must get officers train
| ing as soon as possible, and with the
whole army against them, there is no
other way to get it.
5. The South does not want colored
men to get any military training at
all; nothing frightens it more than the
thought of black millions trained, dis
ciplined, and dangerously effective.
That is why Vardaman is so bitterly
opposed to universal military training.
That is why the General Staff of the
Army has decided to exclude colored
men from the training if possible, and
has reduced its original estimate of
100000 to 100000 men. That is why
| want it for colored men; and that is
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-24

funeral of their deceased mother.
Mrs. James Howard, of Helena, is here
visiting her husband. . The Bird of
Paradise made the birds in Anaconda
get away back and sit down. Mr.
George Carter is confined to his home
with very severe case of dropsy -.
Mrs. Carrie Carter has moved into a
cazy eottage on &iekery- street, where
she can enjoy The sunshine nov
Mrs. Andrew Greece of Helena is Wis
iting her son ana daughter-in-law.
Louis E. Lane, whose home was at
lO9 Cherry street was killed about
4;S0 O'Clock yesterday afternoon when
calcine car on the tramming system
at the smelter ran over him. The ac
cident occurred between the junction
and the No. roaster He was on the
car, setting the brakes, when a switch
train of the railroad ran into the string
of cars. The trainman had tagged 4
down and it was not noticed that Mr.
Lane had fallen under the car unit
it had run over him.
He was "a years of age and wa
born in Kansas City, Mo, having beeI
In Anaconda and Helena for fiv,
years, He had returned to this cit.
about month ago from Helena, wberl
1 ne was member Of the Yythian lodge
= He Is survived BY his wife.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-24

why the colored man who refuses to
take advantage of this hard-won OPP
portunity to get officers training is
biting off his nose to spite his face.
6. If there is real war, there will
be conscIiption of all able-bodied men.
All pretty talk about volunteering or
not volunteering will have to cease I;
all men will have. to go. The choice
viii no longer be begEeen vol 4teer-
ing or not volunteering, but between
CONSUMPTION and REBELLION. If
conscription comes, will the leaders of
the race help their Southern enemies
by preaching treason and rebellion?
Or win they face facts now, and pre-
pare themselves to go as leaders in
stead of followers? No race is fit for
rebellion until it is trained and dis
ciplined, and has trained and disci'
plined leaders.
New York, March 8, 1917.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-24

Sunday evening at 500 o'clock
number of friends met at PAIL High
land avenue for very unique little
wedding, which was almost private
of Mr.. Frank Cox and Miss Deliah
Bolton. At CPS as Carrie-Jacob
Bonds Perfect Day was played on a
large Victrola that was a wedding
present, the two popular young peo-
pie were joined together in wedlock
by the Rev. w. c. Williams. Little
Miss Pauline Williams dressed in
white led the bride and groom and
scattered sweet peas from the dining
room to the parlor. The bride wore
a Georgette Crepe pink dress that at
first sight won every one as an ad-
mirer of her.
They were showered with many
nice presents that were exceedingly
useful. After the wedding all gath
cred around and wished them a long
and happy life. The following per
sons were present. Misses y. o
Cranes Id,li IGsq4ejE, rssittie CainS,-aad
Messrs. ]. w, Mitchell. II. F.. Ramsey
E, L. Franklin, Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Combs and Miss Emma Cox, Mr.. ant
Mrs. G. w. Todd, Mr.. M. B. Huff, Mr.
and Mrs. e. l.. Franklin, Mr.. VIM
| Lamb. C. r. Ridley, Mrs. w. Williams
Mr.. ROLAND Fluff and Mr.. VIM. II
Washington. Mr., and Mrs. Cox viii
be at home, 2411 Highland avenue, Il
meet all their friends.