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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-24
,ALETTER TOSANTA

u
s+L Lsst year Vhen You
8xAnse S4s. more tAan half awake
.Misr ..se loothsche and saw and
Ae4ra sou TOO ooaei - ms like a
klna arc coale old man ..--.
I aaSc eeos her Ban. and wsnt
yes 10 a,serd o he o0ng mans case
~ has been disrutinS with me for
MxsS about on. lie says there is no
sue rerson as Santa Claus. and the
Sfhing / ssN eohae down the chimney
zSAs an Of goat that had been walk.
n1E 90 hs root
tbs year because he's so mean
SAbnAi II. oont bring him slneie
fhsns Leave all the skates and
sahanfs to the hoys neat door Mother
saEr4ca With nle that brother Ben
seho1ia IL taught a lesson. When
10y IL wears oid goes staggering
8afound and saying he don't believe
s1Als or tina, II won't b. long before he
64cnmc-s "A desperate.
Ss e. S.-INe been thinking II over
xNeu nigh, give brother Ben ore more
sxhsnre TO believe 10 you. he is a boy
with lots Of good sfrcaks about him,
md maybe he can be reformed
JUNE RAY.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-24
THE SNOW QUEEN -


terial which she clipped into shreds
The wind caught these bits and IN a
twinkling the air was whirling with
them.
Ugh" shivered the Hail Queen. as
she wrapped her sdrapery closer
around her, Il think I'll go In DOORS"
she said.
And I'll be going about a. bit to
see that my snow Is properly dis
tributed," said the snow Queen.
Come. jump in my Sleigh" cried
Santa. and I'll drive you around"
When Santa started out on this rtde
70 sasits ths Snow. QueahAt:was latss4a
the day. and by the time the snow be-
gan to fall 1t was night time where
RVby lived and she was sound asleep
Next morning her mother heard her
say: "Oh, it Is showing hard and now
I'll have use for my new sled. Hur-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-24

carefully.
Tho various parts are held tegsthsss
with pins. Bore holes with . SHARP
brad awl Just large enough for pin;
at the point indicated ON the draw1n6'
by dots. To assemble. insert pins y
the holes. cut on 20 pin extends -
other side about thres-sixtsenths Of N
inch. and with pair Of round moss
pliers bend the end down with twist
Ing motion. Do not try to ret tAs
parts tight together-they should work
freely.
The toy will look better n II II.
painted and here one can sxsrcase ~
own taste. The upright should be u
. different color than the rest Tor
contrast. One method OF painting 10
to use black paint. leaving the natural
wood for the face. buttons. stc.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-24

rah," And Santa who had deposited
the Queen at the North Pole and was
roaming about here. there and every
where. to make note Of the good chill
dren heard Ruby's remark about tho
sled. and decided right then and there
to send her the very best In his work.
shop
Indeed, a great many children re-
ceived sleds that ChristmAs, because
the snow fell for days and the sled
ding was the finest 1t had ever been.
Santa again chuckled to himself.
When Snow Queenie does anything
she does 1t WE'LL" he said. And away
UP in the clouds the Queen looked
down at the happy children and knew
that they had forgiven her for her
hardness.
"a nns white Christmas." said
Ruby's father. ~ he buttoned his coat
at the neck and went out to hitch the
horse to the sleigh. I'm sure we'll
have bully holiday At Grandma's on
tho old farm"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-24
ALONG. TOW ARDS;
CHRISTMAS !:

r ONO toward. Christmas we 81
down #.
Where tie big stores Of the town
Show the lovely toys and Ainss
Like the kind that Santa brings.
And we look areuad . spy
Something we can ford b buy: ~
And We 20 back home aid tell Il
Mama what hey havs y I'll.
Jus. 10 zee what shs'd prefer u,
(Never sayins It's for hs), Z. q
And whatever seems to sttiks ~
Her ~ best. we know she'll lika. y,
Then. soon a. her choices w hsw~-
To the store again we 20. a
Buy and put cur s;fh away S
To surprise her Christmas Day. q
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-24

your stock from which the toy ID
made. The. thickness of the upright
up which Jack climbs Is thres-six-
teenths Of an inch. All other pieces
are one-quarter Of an inch thick. II
stock OF this thickness 10 not avail
able. select as near that size 10 pos
sible and plane 1t to size. Get piece
large enough to permit all the pieces
being laid of on the one piece.
When you have your stock ready.
lay out the patterns for the various
parts. This may be done In two ways.
either directly on the wood or on card
board. II several toys are to be made,
use the latter method. for then the
patterns can be used again and again.
In either case. lay OF squares accord
Ing to the dimensions shown and then
trace the design 80 the lines will have
the same relation to the squares as
they do In the drawing. BY this
method the parts you make will be
quite like those Of the toy shown.
II one 10 quite skiiiful In freshand
drawing, he may make the design
without drawing tho squares, and per-
haps mako them according to ideas
OF his own. ~ suggested before. this
would add interest to the construction.
II may be best to follow these designs
for the first time, and them expert.
mont along your own ideas.
when the patterns are drawn TO your
satisfaction, cut them out very care
fully. II they are on cardboard. lay
on the wood ana trace around them.
In placing on the wood. have the grain
Of the wood run the long way of the
piece you are making. Cut 70 shape
With : coping saw and sand III pieces
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-24

~ DOGDA IL not AIt, OIL tuG
boys who read this page have q
small brother or some little
friend for whom they would be
glad to make Christmas present II
something interesting could be thought
Of. Besides the pleasure one receives
in the making OF some useful article.
there is another consideration. and
that Is the one OF cost, which Is very
small compared with what 1t would be
II the toy had TO be purchased. Any
boy can secure pieces of packing boxes
aud these are quite good enough for
making q great variety Of articles. A
small knot here and there will not
matter for toys and many other ar
ticles are painted. which conceals any
defects In the wood. A defective peace
OF wood should mot be used. Of course.
II II would weaken the article being
made, but II It u only the appearance
that u concerned. the paint will cover
the bad spots and they will not be
noticed.
.The'toy shown In the drawing here
with win prove very interesting, am
sure. The character represented u
very amusing. but there II no reason
why you cannot change It II you de-
sire. 1t would be quite interesting to
make up several toys. each Represent
Ing different character. This could
very easily b done without changing
tho operation Of the toy. All that
would be neceasary would Be 70 keep
the size OF the parts the Same. u IN
the drawing. The changing Of the
shape within these limits would not
matter.
] The hrst thing to DO i sst out
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-24

just Wouldn't snow, and Ruby
wa, 30 eager that IL should VIVA,
would Christmas be without
snow, It WAS ydt early in De-
cember. and there was still hope, but
the weather man had predicted mild
" inter. and Ruby was sad little girl
She sat IN her nursery devising all
sorts OF ways TO help the clements
along. aud finally she thought she'd
write TO Santa Claus, the children's
friend, and plead her cause to him.
She knew this coed olt! ltnam could do
iHsost anything, So she Iiioue hi,
s''ssi1y cant fis make II saiow. Al" any
rate I'll WRITE" and this is the note
that Santa received way up at the
Aarth Pole t44st-e 4e paeek-4efofe ttte
great day.
Dear Eanta Claus
II you love me let 1, snow or
dered sled from YOU for Christmas
present. and what's the use of Ii sled
If you can't use II, All your little
friends like snow in winter time, so
pleasestry your best and make the big
gest flakes that ever fell from the sky.
tpIHS OoN u bcipft tHt GolJis DADf
brother and l send our love.
Yours,
RUBY GALLON"
Santa roared with laughter when he
read this letter He had received
many strange requests, but never had
anyone yet asked him to make it snow
Now let me see" he chuckled, II
must help little Ruby to enjoy her
holiday. but how f--Ah. | have it. I'll
call on the Snow Queen. and ask her
TO help things along She's an accom-
uodating fairy. and think will do the
work"
Drawing his fur. cap down over his
ears. and buttoning up his great coat
he called to his reindeer and in
twinklins he was off. This Is what
really happened that shscember The
Snow Queen had gone on a visit to
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-24

mas gifts should be few and small this
year and that baskets, large and we'll
filled, should go from the pretty brown
house to those who had no Christmas
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tened for years upon the very ife-blOOd
of the poor and unfortunate; had passed
by the House, "The Semi Monthly Paw
Resolution" for all state employees; in
trOdueed a bill against discrimination
against my people. by insurance COM
panies; q bill to make it unlawful for
corporations to conduct insurance IN
der their corporate charters, contending
that all of the activities of q corpora
ton should be clearly defined. 1t has
been my pleasure to place 90 men and
women in positions ranging in salary or
wages from $50 to S1O4 per month.
The records win show that my ae
compliments are unsurpassed by any
of my predecessors, and yet 1 feel that
my work il unfinished. There are
number Of things which can do during
the next session, that could not be done
in the last. Men grow stronger and
more effective as they grow older in the
service. During this, the most crucial
period in the history of our country, it
is unwise to swap horses while crossing
q stream
Trusting that may have the same
loyal support this time that 1 had two
years agO, I am,
Faithfully yours,
Benz. b. Lucas.
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The Illinois Centennial Commission
has been asking every group and or
ganization to do all in their power to
make the centennial celebration re-
markabls patriotic epoch in the history
of Illinois, and the Chicago Federation
of Colored womsn's Clubs have per
feeted plans to cooperate with the com
mission in the effort.
They have secured the Wendell Phil
lips high school at 3oth street and
Prairie avenue, for the 18th, 18th and
18th Of August, from noon until 10 p. m.
The celebration Is something in which
everyone with state pride should par
ticipate from the fact that it win be
another evidence Of patriotism and as
there win be an exhibit of the progress
Of the race since Illinois, entry into
statehood, it win be the great oppOrtu-
nifty Of each one to observe at close
range what has been accomplished and
inspire to greater effort
There win be patriotic and progress
i've pr rams afternoons at two O'Clock
and evenings at eight, in which the
children, youth and older folks win take
part and strive for prizes in war saving
stamps, contributions to liberty loans
and blue ribbons. Noted men and
women, white and colored, will contrib
ute their services to help make the event
successful and memorable. Unless all
indications fail, there win be embraced
in the three day celebration series of
the most impressive memorial programs
that have ever been witnessed by our
people. Those Of rs who regretted that
they let the Lincoln jubilee close with
out having seen every inch Of 1t, must !
profit by the lesson and avail ourselves
Of this splendid opportunity offered by
our women. For further information
all on Mrs. ]. 8. Porter, $500 Rhodes
avenue.
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HON. MARTIN B. MADDEN
branch Congress- viii
the FIRST Consrsssonal Dstnet o
TIE woNEN's LOYALTY
MEETING.
Concluded from Paes L

Ward Nedill Mccormick wonen's or.
ganization; Mrs. Alice Mckinney, vice
president of the Sixth Ward Medin No
oOrmiek wOmen's organization; Mrs. Z.
B. Madison, president Of the Thirteenth
Ward Republican organization. These
ladies and two or three hundred Others
had the distinguished pleasure Of hear
ing and seeing Mr.. Medin Mccormick,
Hon. Edward J. Brundage, attorney gen.
eral Of Illinois; Mr.. Charles Kruteh-
krOf, Alderman Willis o. Nance, and
other candidates on the Brmdage eoun-
~ ticket.
Miss Harriet A. Vittum sent her re-
grets and stated that the reason for her
absence was the death of her father,
which we all very keenly felt. Mrs.
Julius Rosenwald tried to aH the place
Of Miss Vittum, which in spite of her
saying that she could not, was admir-
ably done. Mrs. George ". Plunner
made . most eloquent address which
was loudly applauded- The Brundags
county ticket was unsnimoasly Endorsed
BY the WOmen's Loyalty Club. Mira
Fletcher DObyns, who was the presiding
chairman, introduced the candidates
with IN unusual amount Of tact, and
after they al had spoken she made
dear little address and said, eff we
can't be Q leader, just mark time"
which made rs al love her and the ex-
eellent work she is accomplishing as
leader from her followers. This lunch
con marked the beginning of an event
full career for the women in politics and
We al appreciated the fact.
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BUsnEEss LEAGUE BOOSTERS
NUMBER RIeHrEEN.
By ALBION L. Holsey.

Tusksges Institute, Aha booklet
entitled, "The Negro in Business in
Philsdelphia," has recently been issued
BY the Armstrong Association of that
city. The compiler summarizes the
study @ follows:
ga summary review Of this study
shows . very large number Of bust.
nesses Of small size. This small size Of
the businesses and the lack of efficiency
frequently found may be due to one or
to several Of the following causes: In.
experience, lack of training, lack Of
ability, difficulty in securing capital,
The Negro who wishes to enter business
Is usually inexperienced and unframed,
and has practically no opportunity of
apprenticeship in the stores orsofiees of
white business men, There are very
few business men to appreciate him. 1t
Is true also that no business courses are
available for them in the school; but
even IL such courses were offered they
would, although Of much assistance, be
Of small value in comparison with the
apprenticeship available 10 white boys
and girls and young men and women"
The National Negro Business League
has frequently called attention to the
need Of concerted action on the part of
the race to help our boys and girls
quality for successful business careers.
The following suggestion Was sent ont
to Local Negro Business Leagues some
months ago:
Frequently, we find in the South,
stores owned by white people, especially
gents furnishing and furniture stores,
where the cOlOred porter is allowed to
serve cOlored customers This sort Of
thing should be encouraged. II the Col
Ored boy is bright and shows an aptnsss
in grasping business details and the fine
points of salssnanship, the Local Negro
business League should take him in
hand and help him to improve himself
along this line, remembering that this
young man may be future material for
the sales7nanagsnsst of . Negro busi-
ness enterprise"
tTo be continued nert week.
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TO MY MANY FRIENDS AND SUP
PoRfERs OF fHE FIRST Selma
foRIAL DIsfRICf:

After carefully considering the polit
zeal situation, have concluded to take
this means Of announcing my eandi
dacy for reelection to the General As
sembly of Illinois. In doing 50, I an
not unmindful of the many candidate.
who have already announced themselves
1t shall be my purpose to conduct my
campaign solely upon my record Hav.
ing lsbored earnestly for the promo
ton Of the interest Of the voters Of the
First District and my race in particular,
I feel justified in again offering myself
as their servant.
I have no quarrel with any person or
persons. Realizing that 1 am not the
campaign manager Of any Of my OPP
ponents, / viii therefore refrain from
giving them publicity through q mud
slinging, vilifying, unmsnly campaign.
While a member Of the 50th General
Assembly, I opposed successfully "The
Zoning Bill, "Rule Of 3" in the Civil
Service Bill; had enacted into law the
"Absent Voters Bl"; fought for an
"Anti-High School Fraternity Bill, I"
"The Loan Shark Bill, }" which had fat
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ZIG EDUCATIONAL MEETING TO
BE HELD AT BETHEL CHURCH. :

A great educational mass meeting un.
der auspices of the Literary Society oi
Bethel A. II. E. Church, corner soth and
Dearborn streets, for the Atlanta Nor.
NAL and Industrial Institute, Atlanta,
Ga, Sunday, July q, 1918, O'Clock
p. m The various phases Of education
WIN be discussed by some Of the most
thOughfful white and colored men,
among them Hon VIM. Hale ThOmpson,
Mayor Of Chicago; Rev. Richard D. stin-
son, Principal Atlanta Normal and In
dustrial Institute; Alderman Louis B.
Anderson Of Chicago, and one of the
ofheials Of the Illinois Central Railroad,
and Judge John @. brennan. The Rev.
Dz. W. D Cook, pastor of the church;
Mr.. George I. Kerssy and others win
speak The Colonel people who are re-
Gently from the South in every part Of
the city are urged 70 be present. Sing
ing BY the Bethel chorus WIN be one Of
the Gestures Of the occasion The ehor-
rs wil be directed BY Prof. James A.
Mundy. sandy ". Tins, president; J. W.
Bs1I, secretary.
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Mr.. James W. Breen, one Of the ablest
assistant corporation counsel that this
city has ever had, has become one of the
candidates for judge of the municipal
court on the Thompson ticket and as
he has thousands of loyal friends in all
parts Of this city and as he has always
been very friendly disposed towards his
Colored fellow citizens, he has a splendid
chance Of being nominated and elected
The broad ax., 1918-07-20

The sixth annual convention Of dea-
eonesses Of the A II. e. Churches was
in session Wednesday at the Hyde Park
Church, Rev. W. q. Grifhn pastor. Mrs.
B. E. Alexander presided Eleven boards
were represented at this convention.
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Col Joseph 8. Davis, who is eOnsld-
cred a wise guy, when it comes down to
politics, and who is strong supporter
of Hon. Medin Mccormick for United
States Senator, recently tOted him
around, arm in arm through the County
Building and the City Hall, intrOdue-
ing him to all he came in contact with
as the next United States Senator from
the Sucker State.
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IL, Is, Is, II, 10. 81, %, IS, "a, 20 and
81; three (s) Representatives in genera
assembly from each o: Senatorial Dis
triets Nos. I, 2,a45,e7,s, IL, Is, Is
IL, 10, 81, %, IS, "a, 90 and 81; thrst
Cs) trustees Of Sanitary DISTRICT Of chi
eago; one ~ sheriff of Cook County;
one ~ county treasurer; one (D eoun
ty clerk and clerk Of the County Court
of Cook County; one a. county judge
of Cook County; one p) judge Of the
Probate Court of Cook County; one CD
clerk Of the Probate Court Of Cook
County; one ~ clerk Of the Criminal
Court Of Cook County; one ~ county
superintendent Of schools Of Cook Coun-
ty; two CD members Of the Board Of
Assessors Of Cook County; one ~ men,
bsr Of the Board Of Review Of Cook
County; one ~ president of the Board
Of Commissioners Of Cook County; If
teen (l0 county commissioners Of the
County Of Cook--ten (lo) TO be nom
mated from the City Of Chicago by the
legal voters of said city and Eve (5) to
be nominated from the towns outside
the City Of Chicago by the legal voters
of said towns; one ~ chief justice of
the Municipal Court of Chicago; ten
(10) associate judges of the Municipal
Court of Chicago; one (l) associate
Judge of the Municipal Court Of Chicago
Ito fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Hon. Joseph Uhlir); one ~ clerk of
the Municipal Court of the City Of Chi
cago; one ~ bailiff of the Municipal
Court Of the City Of Chicago. ofHcers
also to be elected at general election Of
Nov. 1918 mot nominated by primary
eleetors): Three (9 trustees Of the
University Of Minots- Propositions to
be voted upon at general election of
Nov. 5, 1918: "For" or "Against"
several proposed Questions of Public
Policy" Committeeman to be elected
at primary Of Wednesday, Sept. IL,
1918: One ~ member Of State Central
Committes-from each Of Congressional
Districts Nos. 1, 2, 8, 4, s, CTS, o and
10; three (s) members of the Senatorial
COMMITTEES for each political party from
each Of Senatorial Districts Nos. i, 2, 8,
4, S, 8, 2, Q, IL, ID, Is, II, 10, 81, %, rs,
"a, % and 81; one ~ precinct commit
tseman for each political party from
each election district or precinct in each
town outside the City Of Chicago.
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Ignorance Of the law Is no excuse for
the commission Of an offsnse. In Ne"
Jersey, Cornelius Jackson paid hne OF
ss5 for failure to stand up when band
played sThs star-spangied Banner.
jackson made the judge unusually in
esnsed by declaring he did not even
know what eolors the flag Is This
hack Of knowledge jut cost him go
The tsehzisal charge lgainst him was
di.ordsrly conduct.
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COOK COUNTY CALENDAR PoR
PRIMARY INJECTION on WED
NsspAY. szPT. II, ls1a

Saturday, July Is, 1918: First day foI
fling all candidates petitions with
county clerk and secretary Of state
Friday, Ang. 2, 1918: Last day for al.
ing all candidates petitions with county
clerk and secretary Of state. wednss-
day, Aug. 2, 1918; Last day for fling
Withdrawals Of candidates with ssere-
tary Of state. Friday, Ang. ., 1913:
Last day for meetings of political par
ties senatorial committees of each sen
stsrial district to pass resolutions deter
mining number Of candidates for repre-
sentatives in general assembly. Mon
day, Ang. Il, 1918: First day for fling
petitions for judges, clerk and baiItf Of
Municipal Court Of Chicago with the
city clerk of Chicago. Wednesday, Aug.
II, 1918: Last day for fling senatorial
resolutions determining number Of can
didstss for Representatives in general
assembly in eseh senatorial district. File
one copy with county clerk and one
copy with secretary Of state wednes-
day, Aug. a, 1918: Registration for
primary In City of Chicago and Town Of
Cicero, 8 q m. to Q p. m. CNo registra-
ton necessary in country towns except
Cieero) Thursday, Aug. %, 1918: Last
day for fling Withdrawals of candidates
with county clerk or city clerk. Thurs
day, Aug. %, 1918: Last day for fling
petitions for judges, clerk and bailif Of
Municipal Court of Chicago with city
clerk of City of Chicago. Saturday,
Aug. "a, 1918: Revision of registration
in City Of Chicago and Town of Cicero,
6 to 10 p. m. No revision in country
towns. Tuesday, Aug. "a, 1918: First
day for absent voters who expect to be
absent on primary day to make appliea-
ton to county clerk or election commits
sioners for an Official ballot. Such APP
phestions win not be granted after Sept.
8, 1913. Friday, Sept. 6, 1918: speci-
men ballots issued by county clerk and
election commissioners and delivered TO
judges of election, who must post Eve in
their respective precincts. Wednesday,
Sept. IL, 1913: Date Of primary cleo
ton for all parties Polls open from 8
o'clock q. m, to clock p. m. Friday,
Oct. IL, 1918: Last day for holding
meetings Of new senatorial committees
(within limits of their respective sena-
torial districts for purpose Of Organiza-
tom. Officers to be nominated at phi
mary election to be held on Wednesday,
Sept. IL, 1918, and to be elected at gem
ersl election TO be held on Tuesday,
Nov. 5, 1918. (Note.-women may vote
for officers printed IN bold faee.) List
IF ofheers: One ~ United States SEN
ator; one tl) state treasurer; one % |
superintendent Of public instruction;
no CD representatives in Congress in
tate At large; one Cd representative in |
Congress from each Of the congressionsl |
Districts Nss- I, 2, s4ssz,s. . and
70; sns CD state senator from each Of |
ssn.torsal Districts NeA I, s,sa
The broad ax., 1918-07-20

Miss Marie Bsady of Champaign, IL,
was the house guest of Miss Gladys Eng,
ala Evans avenue, last week. She win
visit friends in Indiana before return
ing home.
The broad ax., 1918-07-20

The first Of last week the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. ohas. Thomas, 51s2 State
street, was blessed with a z1l-pound
boy. Mother and baby are doing fine at
this writing and the chest of cha.. ST.,
has expanded about six inches.
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Master Thomas Payn 6o24 Aberdeen
street, left the city this week for Wash
ington, d. @. he attended grammar
school and graduated from John Farren
school and attended Englewood High
School.