The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-06-15

place at Richmond, Va, August 20 to I
"a The order is already large and |
influential throughout the country, |
but it is expected that a total OF I
$4,000 members will be reached by ,
August, to fit it appropriately with !
the observance of the 50th anniver- /
sary of its birth. Jubilee Day. viii /
be Friday, August "a. and Richmond
will be the jolliest place on the map
at that time, DIR. Garner has had
brilliant administration as High
Worthy Grand Chief and his re-elec-
ton is being accepted as the proper
recognition of his painstaking and eff.
ficieut labors for the Order.
49,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Francis
Adams, of 18th street. are happy. It's
fine girl.
Mr.. Harry NJ Reynolds has been
accompanying Secretary OF the Treas
ury McAdoo on his tour of the East
and South in the interest of the
Liberty Bond of 1917" Mr.. Rey-
nolds is capable and trustworthy aud
the Treasury chieftain has unbound
ed confidence in him. Score .ary Nc
Adoo has shown a degree of interest
in the welfare of his colored workers
that the race everywhere should ap.
preciate. The long list of promo
tons and appointments of colored
men and women is concrete evidence
of his sympathetic attitude toward
the race.
Mr.. It, Thomas Fortune, the noted
journalist, who went to Trenton, n.
j., few weeks ago for rest, has re-
turned to Washington greatly i'm
proved in health and spirits. For the
past fortnight he has been at Nor.
folk, Va, doing some special editorial
and literary work for the Journal and
Guide. Mr.. Fortune has resumed his
service here as general agent and
contributing editor of the New York
Age, and will supply matter for
number Of leading publications of the
country, Mr.. Fortune is conceded to
be one of the races clearest think
ers and most courageous speakers
and pensmiths in all the land. He
has some ambitious book and maya.
/ zine plans in abeyapce. Mr.. Fortune
is making his home at the Y. NJ. C. A.
By permission of the Board of Ed
ucatiOn, Miss Josephine Wormley, as,
sistant director of music in the pub
| lie schools, attended the National
Conference of Community Music in
New York City May 81.
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The new bank building of the In
dustrial Saving and Loan Association
will be ready for occupancy about
July /, and the bank will open for
lnally for business in its new and
commodious quarters July 5. That
is the plan mapped out by Mr.. John
w. Lewis, president of the bank and
personal owner of the structure The
building is two stories in height, of
light brick, trimmed with stone and
iron cornice work. 1t is the pretti-
est structure on U street between 9TH
and 14th streets, and would be hard
to duplicate in attractiveness and
conveniences anywhere in town.. Mr.
Lewis next big move will be to es.
tablish colored hotel in the U street
district. 1t would fill a long-felL
want.
The resources of the Industrial
Savings Bank, May /, amounted 10
S54,627.45. This report to the Con
troller of the Currency was signed by
John w. Lewis, president, and w. A
Bowie, Logan Johnson and John II
| Simms, his associates on the Board O
Directors.
, Charles S. Morris, Jr. the famou!
, boy orator and winner of many
prizes, spoke recently at the Y. M. c
A. on "The Complex Problems of &
Complex Age" He is platform
genius and seems to have brilliant
future in store.
Departures for the Des Nome.
training camp will be in order at the
end of this week. Examinations
have been completed and the luck!
ones will soon know who they are
and what they are to do for thei
. country
Another goodly batch of coloret
young ladies have been appointed b.
, Director Joseph E. Ralph as printers
assistants at the Bureau of Engray
ing and Printing. The colored EN-
ployees get the best Of treatment a
, the hands of this splendid executive
Il
The registration returns from Mis-
sissippi show 1859 Negroes to 64,33
whites, Maryland has S9,504 white
and 22,655 Negroes. Alabama show
up 10S,G10 whites and 69,9J6 Negroes
West Virginia has 103,S56 whites an
lisp Negroes.
Harry NJ. Reynolds, Jr., has beer
appointed as a messenger boy in the
Treasury Department by Secretar!
McAdoo, through an executive Ordel
by President Wilson. Richard Greer
was largely responsible" for the &C
ton taken. Richard Green is a thor
ough race man." and never losse:
, an opportunity to advance the inter
ests of his fellowman.