Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-10-12

toDef 1U, 19lO:
We cannot forget you, dear son,
Though long may seem the years
And ofton in our lonely hours,
We wipe away the tears.
We miss thee, dear Joseph,
By thy sido once moro we long
to be,
To nestle near tho heart,
That, throbbcd with love SO con-
stantly.
Mother,
MARY A. ROBERTSON.
LITTLE WlLLIE'S LETTER.
President Wilson has proclaimed
Saturday, October IL, as Liberty Day,
! this day being tho four hundred and
! twcnty-siXth anniversary Of the dis
covery OF America, and asks that
every city, town and village celc-
hrate the day. A good way to celc-
hrate it is to buy another Liberty
ljond and do you know the Negro is
f"hting in this great war, not only
that other parts OF the world may be
safe for democracy, but for demo-
cracy for the Negro at home, for tho
Americans. that all forms Of discrim-
nations based on race and color,
may be baniShcd.
They are fighting that Negro boys
and girls may have equal educational
advantages. They are fighting. mot
for social equality" but for equal
: opportunities to earn an honest liv-
ing They arc fighting for all the
rights and privileges, freedom and
liberty give. These are some of
the things our boys are lighting for.
For these they arc fighting and fight
ing like hell and when the war is
over, our boys, with the rest, will
come marching home victorious.
America, having made the world safe
for democracy and tho Negro having
helped to make it so. will have made
history that the world can mover for
get and made place in the world,
that he has never reached before, i'll
that, he will know the true, real
meaning Of liberty. So let's cclc-
bratc Liberty Day. 1t means great
deal to us. If we don't sec it now
we will see 1t some day. Sure, I
must fight, If would reign. Let us
watch and pray and work and do our
duty and God in His own way, will
bring us to our own.
1t is with II heavy and sad heart
that we speak Of the death Of our
friend and brother, Sir Louis e.
Board, Special Deputy Of knights of
Pythias of this city. who took his
leave OF this old world, Tuesday
morning. October s, at 1852. Sir
Board had been i'll for some months
and his many friends know 1t was
only q matter Of time before all that
was mortal of the once jolly good
fellow would be no more, still the
city was shocked when the news was
hurried around that l.. 70. Board was
gone.
Owing to the order Of the Health
Department there could be no
Church funeral. but committee
from Key West Lodge, No. 7G. X. OF
p, OF which Sir Board was Il member
headed by Deputy Grand Chancellor
w. b. +. Crowcll, had charge of the
burial, which was at Midway. w. Il.
Hughes was the undertaken.
Louis was good fellow, Il true
friend and loyal brother. If he
wronged any one, it was because he
didn't know it. He was kind and
tonder- hearted and was in lore with
life and its many beauties. III sun
shine he was vine and flower, in
storm he was oak and stone. To
know him was to love him. Yes, he
had his faults, but who has not?
So we will write his faults on the
sand, where the rains may como and
wash them away, but his virtues, we
will carve on the tablet OF love and
memory and leave our brother to
sleep on. wrapped as he is In tho
drcamless drapery Of eternal peace.
We shall not forget you, Louis,
and the many pleasant hours we
have spent together. We cherish
your. memory and commend your
spirit to God who gave it. Peace to
your ashes, rest to your soul.
Mrs. Lillian NJ. Raybone, Of Eighth
avenue, N. W., who has been i'll for
some weeks, is still confined to her
bed. We hope for her speedy re-
covery.
Bishop J. Albert Johnson, d. d.,
OF the A. NJ. Il. Church preached at
Mt. Zion Sunday morning and all
who were there are as one, that it
was a wonderful sermon. Truly, he
is n great preacher.
. Our friend, Rev. Hicks, of Mt. Zion
days meeting, which was quite a
success, in that he added goodly
number to the Church. Rev. Hicks
. can really chase the devil out OF you.
All he wants is the chance. He is a
strong, forceful Gospel preacher.
Some OF the ladies Of the city
formed committee OF three, TO get
girl for Little Willie. Poor little
me. They think I need one. "Spect"
! do, but I'm too hard to please, they
, say. But there is one thing they can
do while helping me (for which Pm
! thankfully try and get Uncle Garland
a girl, for he "jest worries me-;
always in the way, telling everything
. about poor little me that he knows
and then some. Committee, please
take notice and help Uncle Garland,
lease" I think I can make it, if you
, "jest" get him out ode way" Thanks
Let me hear from you.