Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-06-01
FLORENCE LETTER

| floTencc. ,. T., May 2T.-On last
Sunday at 11:30 A. NJ. thero was n
large attendance at tho historic old
| trinity Bapt st Church. Prayer was
| offered by Rev. J. NJ. Cornell. Hymn
| No. 800 was lined by the pastor,
Rsv. c. Il. Taylor.
Tho pastor said he thought It ne
ce5sary to mention the publicity given
our" church in the Richmond
Planet, one Of the greatest Negro
Journals of the day. lie spoke in
commcndablc terms of the Negro
newspaper as II factor in race devcl
opmcnt and safd he highly appreciate
the Florence news items as gwen by
Prof Webster in the Planet. He
earnestly cntrcatcd his horrors to
lcStir themselves and secure the
Planet weekly if they wished TO know
what il the news cmanating from
Florence as the ncwS bureau for the
Richmond Planet.
Roy. Taylor also discussed the
stains OF he work ny people in re
ference to society and economic coudi,
lions. He preached Il great sermon.
''FolAcf JcAnSon then offered pray
"r :ft"r Which Il free will Offering
was taken. The pastor introduced
Lawyer y, \. Wilcox, who after say.
inS few words III explain ny the
work OF the Red Cross, introduced
DR.. Graham, OF this city, who made a
clean eat talk ON the organization
and work OF the Red Cross. both in
America ana Europe. T.. b. Webster
chairman, with the ass stance Of Dca-
con Samuel Wallace, Judge Harry
Brunson, Mrs. J. +. McWhirlce, Laws
yer Davis, Senior Deacon Joseph
+ cglcr and Mrs. S. T.. Bowler organ
I tied the chaStor. Tho people at
onco showed their patriotism by
subscribing $4,000 to Red Cro.>
work. Hurrah to tho devoted mem.
bers of Trinity Baptist for their =
/ votion.
Mrs. Wesio Dcas and daughter.
tPrudencc, Of Georgetown, S. G. passed
here cnroulo To lIopcwcll, Va. to
visit her husband, Mr.. Aaron IDEAS.
Ms. Anna J. Na"gctt, evangelist,
from Elizabeth Town, n. G. has re
turned from Sumter, $. G., where
! she held IL meeting. Her husband,
| Irof. !. &. Hag%cLt, Is principal of
! the White Oak Institute
Mir. p. +. Byrd has returned to
Richmond, Va. after sitting Tim
! mousyilc, !. G.
! Mrs. Eiizalcth Ea&&lctoN, M olU
70 .dcnl Of Tie city is Visiting Charlc,
| tom ). c.
! Mr.. Leon nrockington, OF Charlie
! ,on, s. c. i NOW 1T home after >
| .;&N" his mother, Mrs. Ecorsilu1
i.rorki4@tcn, E4st Florence.
\ sociat was given AT Mrs. II.
| Douglass home. in his homer.
MIS-. Magnolia Muncc, Mrs. II. 4.
! rho&a,. Mrs. Mary Owens ANA Mrs.
| II. \. Turp II Of l.atta. s. G.. attended
! tn" Missionary Meeting at Timmon#
/ vile to elect delegates 10 the N~tion-
IL Meetin& at Waco, Texas.
Mrs. r. Il. PAWS and children,
Master i. i. II. ana lite Cornclia
after Vi" tins her husband Lieut. enant
Z. b. Davis at Camp Grant Rockford
illinois, returned to their homo in
Sum;cr recently.
| Mr.. W. NJ. Bcaslcy, OF Philadelphia
ACCOMPANIED The remains of Mr.. Hen
Try Oliver 10 Savannah, Ga.
| Rev. T.. l.. McNair OF Brooklct, Ga
attended the funeral of h $ mother
( Mrs, Flora James who died May ~
| Mr.. Y. \. Moore, OF Olanta, s. G.
has hcca on Il visit to Darlington.
Mrs. Bertha Kemp and children
Ellen, Lewis, I.cona and Thomas
Lewis have gone to Chester, Pa.
Mr.. John Myers and brother James
| Myers, after visiting the sister Mrs
, Annie Smith, eft for homo recent!
returned hOmc.
Miss E5tcil Wood thinks the at
mo&phcrc and surroundings Of tho
, city Of FLORENCE congcnial and con
due We to health.
Mrs. Alcan Scott, Of BiShOpvillc
i s. G. has gone to AnSonia, Conn. tt
isit her son, William Henry Douglass
t and brother, w. Al. Douglass.
Il Mrs. Mariah Fullin of Kingstrce
S. G. attended the commencement al
Estate College and the Alumni meet
ing.