The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1918-04-12
BROWNSVILLE.

The court mouse was crowded WIFI
people from all parts of the county to
hear Mr.. Rakestray of Alabama,
speak. The house was called to or
der by Rev. Harding Smith. Song by
Dunbar High School girls and boys.
"Star Spangled Banner" Prayer by
Rev. S. P. Morrow Song, Jubille
Medley, by school girls and boys.
Then the speaker was introduced by
Rev. Harding Smith. Mr.. Rakestraw
arose in an eloquent way and thanked
the court officials for the use of the
Court House. He began with an i'm
pressive statement telling the people
how they could help win the war,
by doing not their bit, but their best
at raising food stuff and not go wild
over the high price of cotton. Let
every farmer and his wife play safe
ty first and raise everything eatable,
and stay on the job twelve months.
Instead of having their sign, Gone
be back in March," in December,
January and February, they should
fence, ditch and put in a supply of
wood for the farming season. He
encouraged the school children to
buy thrift stamps, and the people to
be law-abiding citizens and not fol-
low after fashion and give more
money to the Red Cross, buy Liberty
Loan Bond, pray for the boys in the
trenches, stand by everything that
stands for good and help turn up the
boot leggers. He then appealed to
white Board of Education to see to
it that the colored people have good
schools with longer terms, where the
colored boys and girls may be better
trained at home, where they can be
helpful at home. They the black
boy will make a better soldier. He
further stated that ignorance is
costing the government $825,000,000
a year. The farmer should stay in
the country and educate his children
on the farm. Let us help the white
people win the war and make it safe
for democracy We can do this on
the farms, in our homes and in the
schools. Response by Lawyer Mann
Wills, (white). Song, GLORY, glory
Hallelujah." A standing vote thai
every body would do everything they
could to help win the war. Thirt
speaker, Rev. A. Parr, pastor of Firs
Baptist Church. Subject: II came
not to be served, but to serve" song
Tramp, tramp, the boys are march
: ing" and America" by the Dunba
: High School boys and girls. Fourtl
| speaker, Major N. B. Keathley, "Th
r white man is the Negroes friend AM
t the Negro is the white mans friend.
| Fifth speaker, Mr.. Chambliss, chair
: man of the Liberty Loan Committee
= made some interesting remarks, urg
t ing people to invest money in Libert
= Loan. Remarks by Rev. N. j. Dat
g neal, on Investing in the Libert
l Loan" Benediction, Rev. A. n
| Steven, after which there wer
g $2,750 worth Of Liberty Loan Bond
Y sold this list increased to $4,000 be
e fore night. Mrs. Nellie (Sloan) TUT
. ner and her assistant, Miss Nelli
s Newbern, closed their school at Wi
e low Grove on last Friday evenin.
!. with lovely concert. Prof M
}, Adam and Prof. Harold Sloan WEI
t present, each making very instructiy
!. remarks on food conservation, urt
: ing each to do his or her part to hel
e win the war. Mrs. Emma (Sloarl
!. was present, sang lovely patriot
:, solo which was enjoyed much by tt
A hearers. The concert was well a
It tended. Mrs. Turner is doing muo
j. for the uplift Of her people in tn
r. community. This was Miss New
v. burns first term in this neighborhoC
le but she won many friends. Rev.
e H. Holloway was called to Covingto
e April list, by request of Allen, h
a son, who was in the call to the arm
d that left for Camp Meade, Md. Re
)" Holloway by request of the paste
lie Rev. w. j. Clark, preached the Sc
* mon to the soldier boys, who we
ut about to leave. He used for his te1
IS, LIST John 2:14, II write unto "
he young men because you are strong
be Subject: "The strength of you
men," His sermon was very Il
lg pressive and touching. The chur
Of was packed to over flowing. Nc
II, than nine thousand people were pr,
r. ent. Rev. Holloway used to past
es Canaan Baptist Church. His lar
VI. circle of friends were glad to see h
n again. Allen, his son, was select