Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-05-18
DANVlLIN NEWS.
~. BuBois Delivers Great Address
iii tho City by tho Dan

Danvillc. Va. May IS .--Tucsday,
May $, the city of Danville wns
a"ectcd with the pre- scnce of ono OF
The words foremost and greatest
men, DR.. w. E. b. Dubois, Editor
OF the Crisis. delegation composed
or Prof. j. 7. Page, Rev. J II.
: copper, Prof. |. W. Taylor, Drs. T..
/ W. James, A. l.. Winslow, Gary and
/ Mc:3rs. j. M. Clark, II. l.. Brooks,
W IL. Wilson and IL. G.. Adams was
I ut he Southern Depot whom the Nor
fclk ira II arrived, and met the dis
tingul she'd visitor With DR.. A. l..
,, Winslow at the wheei Of his Buick
! followed by Clark. Brooks and Wilson
, the man of worth was taken over
TIE historic part of the town, thence
TO his place Of rest at the res denco
OF Mr.. L. G. Adams
DR.. Dubois spoke to large aud
lonc" II, tho High Street Baptist
Church from the subject. The Re.
= It's of the War. He made it pain
That the power of Germany must 10
crushed before the world can be made
Saie for democracy. He also emf
rhaSizcd the fact that the darker
races must and will figure lar rcly in
changing condit ons. He urgcI tho
800 go '''''N' VI -. SsttIlIdllOH.
After the services. DR. Dubois was
,n'cria ned in the home of Mr.. T.. G.
ADAMS by u committee of the Den
yHic Branch Of the n. \. A. G.. p.
t,Acl features Of program wee a
SOLO, Mrs. s. b. Noble; duet. Mrs.
Florence Wilson and Miss virginia
iill; select reading. Mrs. S. II. VIII
t"lm;on. The speaker was intro
dnccd by the president Of the Dan
' lie Branch Of the N. y. a. c. p.
Prof. j. II. Page.
Mr.. Preston CLANCY. n we'll known
citizen Of this city, after suffering for
. while from an ahsccss OF the brain,
departed this life Saturday morning,
two o'clock. Funeral services were
held in the home Monday afternoon.
conducted by Rcvs. j A. Valentine
aud W. E. Carr. Mrs. Wa 'nwright
Hampton, Va, Mrs. Jones. Greens,
horo N. c.; Mrs. Duke. Athens. Ga.
a'd Mr.. Royal Pride, Now York City
we're with their brother during his
illness and death.
Mrs. Jennie Brewer has returned
from her visit to Plainfc d. n. j.
end Camp Upton. n. Y. whcrc she
N>Ht 10 pay her son John. a visit.
She s. much olated over her trip. She
said Camp Upton is some place.
Mrs. Millic Wilson is on the Sick
Ii t this week.
Mr.. Warner Watkins, who has been
~ ferinS for some time from
b. ui&cl loot, $ able to move about.
,lrs. Y. G. daI.omha Ringguld. Va
WAS in the city last week the guest
c. Mrs. J. Il. Wilson.
Mrs. $. S. Morris, OF Norfolk, Va.
has returned hcmc after IN extended
visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Lawson, OF PAXTON street.
Dr. $. y. Moses and Or. Calvin
attended the BAPTIST St"ta "onvon-
zion which met in Newport News last
v'C"k.
The + te OF Baptism was aGmmi;-
t%'@l TO one caD.iidatc. Mrs. Waiter
D,>on, at the First Baptist Church
Sunday morning.
= he Civic improvement f.caano
: 9. ut the residence Of Mrs. T.. w.
Ga sly, last Friday afternoon. Much
interest was manifested. Help was
NJ IS Minnie Reynolds died last
"Wednesday. FIncrul services were
h"ll at the Camp Grove Baptist
Church, conducted Ivy the pastor,
Rev. Z. S. Logan.
MIR. j. NJ. Clark ana Attorney j.
G. Garter attended the Curatorsf
meeting at Hampton. Va. last week.
Rev. j. NJ. Dent. cX-pastor OF Alb.
bot Street a. NJ. E. was in the city
last week, moving his family TO his
newly appointed field.
Mrs. Eliza Foster. OF Baltimore,
Md. is here W tn her mother, Mrs.
Margaret Burton, of Gay street, who
is very i'll.
Mrs. Rosa G. Deans, the sister of
Mrs. G.. w. Goodc, was in the city
last week. the guest OF her sister.
Mrs. Deans was for many years Il
teacher and matron in the =. |. n.
and G. |. Institute.