Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-01
FROM PORTSMOUTH, VA.

Portsmouth, Va. Aug. 81. 1917.
Editor Richmond Planet
Iherc are quite Il number in this
Sectlon OF the State, who are any
louS TO see your paper have Il larger
clrcaliation' in this Immediate vicin-
lty. We know of no organ owned
and controlled by our people. with
Il National circulation that is more
comprehensive in all matters amer
tanning to Governmental affairs. tho
social, political and well-bcng of
our race, than the "Richmond
Planet"
The editorial columns for years.
have been looked for OH all great
questions concerning the Nations
good. and whose advice, to Il very
great extent, has guided our peopyc
over many seas of trouble
With delight we read your col
umns on the st. Louis affair, "ITzziah
Miner Letter." telling why he would
not volunteer, the same, published
~ Yo"r paper, Which was he,d I'M
by the Postofiice authorities In your
city. We rejoice over the triumph
ant victory won and the paper al
lowed to pass through the mail.
we arc now confronted with an
other trouble. A riot caused by tho
Negro soldiers OF the Twcnty-fourth
Infantry, located at Houston, Tex.
rho newspapers. some Of them,
know just how to still trouble
waen the Negroes are involved. 1t
was claimed that the Negroes
started the "St. Louis Riot" 1t has
been shown they did not. And now
il IS claimed by some of the news
papers that the Negro soldiers OF
Il n a ,f,.xr - -
Houston, Tex. AS the case is cited,
in many OF the papers, it seems,
without any proyocation Whatever,
on the part OF the white citizens,
yet they admit one Of the officers of
the Negro regiment was killed by
n police.
We truly hope that the Army au-
1horitics will not make this an OK
ceptlonal case and go, contrary to
aw and custom, and turn these SOL
dlerS over to be tried by civil au-
thority. We shall wait patiently to
hear your version on the entire af-
fair.
The Metropolitan Baptist Church
or Green St, is sparing no pains in
looking after their pastor, Rev. r.
q. Adams, who has accomplished so
much. materially and spiritually,
curing the eight months OF his pas
torate. The cdiicc has been reno
|Fatcd. membership increased, and
the spirituality. said to be greater
than during the existence OF the
church
On Friday evening last, the fol
lowing members led a surprise on
pastor ana wife. and left their table
laden with foodstuff OF all kinds to
last many days:
Mrs. Eta b. Thomas. Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Perkins, Mrs. SaIlie
Boykins. Mr.. and Mrs. Closson, Mr..
Shurman Parson. Rev. r.. Robinson,
Mr.. and Mrs. James n. Boone, Mr..
Wright Boone, Mr.. Arthur Dukes,
Mr.. Joshua Hines, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Wick. Mr.. ana Mrs Thomas
Brown, Mrs. Maggie Arlington. Mr..
G. Tate. Mrs. Goldic Jones. Mrs.
Grcnctt Smith, Mr.. Irwin Daugh-
terry, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hatchett,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hardy PEBBLES, Misses
Mary A. Bowden, Ruth Cross. Fan
ME a. c. Williams. Laura T.. G. Eel
ton. Emma Something's, Eddie Saw
age, Anna +. Parham, Martha Far
mcr: Masters Eugene G.. Myers and
Lee J. Conway; Mr.. James. Mr.. VIM.
Drew. Dec. Harrison, Farmvillc, Va.
Mrs. Sallie Bland, Mrs. Fannie A.
Myers. Mr.. VIM. Sanders. Mr.. EN-
NETT Hall, Mr.. John r. Conway, Mr..
and Mrs. Morgan, Mr.. Reuben Pet
ty. Mr.. and Mrs. Shields, Mr.. d. w.
Phillips. Mr.. and Mrs Chanbliss,
Mrs. Fannie a. Conway, Mrs. Sadie
Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Taylor,
Mrs. Lille Rodgers. Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Woodland. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lis Taylor, Mr.. Lewis Faison. Mrs.
Alice Moore, Mrs. iNollic Farmer,
Mrs. Mary A. Holiday, Mrs Annie
Smith, Mr.. John w. Barnes, Mrs.
Bessie c. Hodges. and other friends