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the Union such persons as Mrs. Mary
3. Tolbert Of Buffalo, N. Y; Miss Hal
lie Q. Brown Of Wilberforce, Ohio; Miss
Elizabth G.. Carter of New Bedford,
Mass, and DR.. r. r. Motion Of Tuske-
gee, Ala, the only member Of our race
to preside over Red Gross Chapter,
and Judge Hubert Utterback, chairman
Of the Des Moines Chapter, have ap-
peared before them.
The ladies are also deeply grateful
TO the following male members who
have rendered valuable assistance as
follows: w. II. McCree and Sec. Edw.
Ross Of the Army "Y,'' who presented
$l.50 proceeds Of the selected men Q
banquet On July 11th; Rev. DR.. Geo.
| w. Robinson, of the Corinthian church,
Who presented $500 from the DR.. Motion
llasture; Rev. a. = King of. sthe Unisn
church, who presented $500 from the
! Emancipation meeting Of Sept. 22nd;
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Rev. DR.. J. Francis Robinson Of the Ma
tional Committee on Public Informa-
tion, who presented $l3.35 from his
meeting at the Auditorium, and to
Attys. John l.. Thompson and s. Joe
Brown, who presented $500 from the
silver Offering taken at the public re-
ception given at st. Paul e church In
honor Of Col. franklin A. Dennison on
Sept. 26th.
The officers Of the Auxiliary are Mrs.
is. Joe Brown, Chairman; Mrs 9. w.
Smith, Vice Chairman; Mrs. Thos. Har-
ris, Secretary; Mrs. Dora Mcclure,
Treasurer; Mesdames w. H. Lowry and
J. A. Wilson, Instructors, with Mrs. a.
w Hughes and Celesta Jones in charge
Of Knitting Department, and Miss
4Acah +. Hyde in charge Of Juvenile
Department.
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In the United War Work Campaign
which is just closing, our women have
rendered valuable assistance, Mrs. 8.
Joe Brown serving as one Of the cam
paign speakers in various cities
throughout the state and Mrs. J. B.
Rush here in the city. Mrs. Brown was
also one Of the Precinct Lieutenants
and with the assistance Of Miss Lulu
Jackson, who raised $3.50, and Mes
DANES Susie Hart, who raised $3.50;
Mrs, Anna Harris, $3L5O; Mrs. Jonnie
Shaw, $34.70, and Mrs. Dannie Hnltz,
$4O.50, was pledged by members Of our
race. for this worthy. cause. Of which
$3.50 was pledged by one lady, Mrs.
John Mayweather.
I The Charles Young Auxiliary of the
American Red Gross comprises nearly
one hundred Afty men and women fof
Des Moines who are eager and anxious o.,
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Rocker T. Washington Memorial

Tuskegee, Ala, Nov. 16.-Thursday,
November IA, marked the Third Ami
versary of the death of Booker T..
Washington, founder and first principal
of Tuskegee Institute. At the regular
chapel exercises held at the Institute
last Sunday night, DR.. Robert r. Motion,
nresent Principal of the Institute, de-
iiyered brief, but touching address on
the life of DR.. Washington. He said
among other things:
nBooker Washington was a man with
faith in his own race, in the white race;
in the North, in the South; in himself
and in his God. Is there anything bet
ter worth doing, young people, than to
pive your lives to service9 There is
nothing more worth while than to give
yourselves to the service of your feI.
lowmen. 1t does not make any differ
ence who. Crowns and thrones may
perish and will. They are perishing.
selfshness will perish. Only virtue and
honesty and unselfshness will live for
ever. Love that suffereth, is kind, is
not puffed up, vaunteth not iself. Love
Will never fail, and love permeated
Booker Washington; comforted, direct
cd and guided him in all Of the great
work God permitted him to do for you
and for me.
y Dr. Motion concluded his remarks
With strong appeal in behalf Of the
War Work Campaign which was
Isunched at the Institute as follows:
what wonderful privilege, what a
wonderful opportunity you and / have!
Nobody has a greater chance to serve
where service is most needed than is
true Of the students and workers Of .Tns-
kegee Institute. What wonderful
chance you and have during this war,
! during this DRIVE, this Wark Work
Drive to help the boys over yonder; all
those who may 60 and those who remain
for while. What a wonderful chance
for service we have, and you ought TO
thank God every night of our lives and
every morning for your mothers and
fathers, your country, for Booker Wasl-
ington and Tuskegee Institute.
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HUNTsvII.LE, MO.
(special to Bystander.)

hi 81
Mr.. Editor: We feel lonesome not
ever to read word in your wonderfully
liberal pages Of Huntsville, who is per-
fectly elated over the late news ct the
close of long bloody war. We can
only hope at this time that it is true;
il SO we will tell you later.
We have been having . siege OF flu
in our city, but don't seem to reach our
people directly. But when the peace
angel flew over they all began to fly and
forgot the flu sick.
Our public assemblies are still OPP
posed. however. We are anxious to
have the ban lifted OF the churches as
we believe prayer is the key to peace
and health.
Rev. G. D. Saundera 10 very busy
remodeling his church as he is now lead
ing the Baptist family here to moro en-
|liehtened things; the right man in the,
right place, not afraid Of himself Or
people,
Mrs. Saunders has been on the sick ],
list, but is now convalescing.
Mrs. Clarence Teeters isr yet indis-
Pro Prof. ]. 4: vilsy i. vsry .isi Il th,.
time. ID 5
Mrs. Talbert Routt is still very i'll at
her home in South Huntsville. Her
husband is over seas.
Prof. s. r. Pettigrew is away this
week in the interest Of his work as
signed him by the government. He will
attend the State Association Of Bap-
fists at Fulton, Mo-, this week.
We ask the reporter Of Krok,uk,
Iowa, if she will please put the address
of Mrs. Emily Spice in her next news,
for the benefit of Mrs. Ike Robinson OF
Huntsville, MOI
We are glad to say Mrs s. T. Pettil
grew is home from few months visit
to the Twin Cities, MINI, and enter
tanned few of her lady friends Thurs.
day by serving three course luncheon,
with the dainties of the season. Among
them were Mrs: Ellen Hicks, former
matron Of the w. B. F and s. M. /.
Home of Hannibal, Mo-, Mrs. Ike Rob-
inson, Mrs. Ida Payne and others. Mrs.
Pettigrew is an amiable woman. We
miss her out Of our society these seven
summers of her illness. t-r
Mrs. Emma Lee and friends are plan
| ming a trip to Des Moines, Iowa,
Thanksgiving. We wish for them q
good time. If
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G A. War Work Council, regardless Of
what group it is working for.
During the afternoon refreshments
will be served and music supplied by
the Y. M. c. A. and X. of c.
The house at Camp Dodge is the
seventh hostess house to be opened for
the use Of visitors to colored troops.
The other six already in use are at
Camps Funston, Sherman, Upton, Dix,
Gordon and Jackson. Houses nearly
completed. are at Camps Grant, Taylor,
Meade, Lee, Alexander, Humphries,
Pike, Greene and Travis. These are ex-
pected to open before January !. There
are workers already stationed at some
of these camps, bravely enduring the
discomforts of temporary quarters for
the sake of the women to whom they
can minister in many ways even before
the permanent houses are finished.
All Of these houses are stated by race
women, carefully selected and trained
for the responsibilities of camp work for
women are not light and much depends
upon the initiative and judgment, the
dignity and wholesome Christianity of
the "hostesses.' At Camp Dodge, Miss
Virginia Robinson is executive hostess;
Mrs Mary Dixon, cafeteria hostess;
Mrs w. J. Yerby, information hostess,
and Mrs. w. H, Brooks, assistant host
ess. The Htitles'' Of the hostesses in
dicate (though in small measure) the
function Of the hostess houses. They
are built and furnished by the War
Work Council Of the Y. w. G. A. to be
the place in camp where women rela'
tives and friends Of soldiers may meet
their men folks under proper conditions.
The wide porches and ample living
rooms afford plenty Of space for the
family groups, and the tete-a-tetes OF
the soldier boy and his sweetheart. In
the cafeteria they may be served a sub
stantial meal or the extras" that sup
plement the soldiers mess. In the rest
room the weary women who come long
distances to see their boys may find
comfortable couch; and the mother who
has brought her baby may find crib
in which the youngster may nap while
the information hostess at the desk out
side is getting message to 'Daddy
that he is wanted at the hostess house.
In case Of illness or some other grave
emergency a woman may remain over
night in the hostess house, but unless
some such serious emergency arises all
visitors are required to be out OF the
house by five o. clock.
While it's first duty is to the women
visitors, the hostess house is also prlvl-
legged to supply the home touch to camp
life. The soldiers are always welcome
even when accompanied by relatives and
friends. The comfortable chairs and
settees, the writing tables, the books
the piano are all at their disposal. Tbs
draperies, floor lamps and potted plants
| emphasize the nominees OF the place
| and the hostesses are always ready Will
the word Of cheer, or advice, or Jus
plain friendship that the soldier DO!
may need.
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CLARINDA, IOWA.

On account Of the epidemic Of infu-
enza the funeral Of. Mrs. Laura Jones
was very private. Very appropriate
services were held at the city cemetery,
conducted by Rev. r. B. Nanley, pastor
of the A. M. E. church. Mrs. Jones will
be greatly missed. Not only will she be
missed in her society, home and various
church activities, but those OF the city,
community which she lived, and every
one that ever came in contact with her
will notice the absence OF first, her
sweet smile, secondly, her pleasant con-
yersations, and third, the presence OF
that true type Of Christian. Truth
fully we can say that Mrs. Laura Jones
lived and died the death OF the right
eous. The floral offerings in behalf OF
the Daughters of Eastern Star, and
friends were most beautiful. A few
friends and relatives attended the fu-
neral. The out Of town relatives were
her. mother, Mrs. Sarah Stewart Of
Blair, Neb.; sisters, Miss Mamie Stew
art, st. Paul, MINI, Mrs. Jno. Howe,
Bedford, Mrs. Tillie Lee, Des Moines,
Mrs. Mary knight and Mrs Marjorie
Dickerson Of Sioux City; Mr.. Geo.
Jones, Oskaloosa, also Mr.. and Mrs. Al
fonzo Stewart, Omaha. Mr.. Jones and
little daughter Alice have the sympathy
Of their many friends
Mrs. Fields expects to move to Sioux
City in the near future.
The Spanish flu lid was lifted Satur-
day noon, Nov. 9.
The Baptist Sunday school was held
in the home Of the superintendent, Mr..
x. D., Black.
Rev. r.. b. Manley filed his pulpit
last Sabbath evening,
Regular services were conducted at
the "A. M. E. church Sunday.
Mr.. Samuel Stewart is able to be out
again.
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Y v x
There will be Thanksgiving dinner
It the Bethel "A NJ. r. church, given by
the stewards and the trustees, and also
musical program at night furnished by
n ths talea OF the church. II . n a' 4
Rev. Rhonenee and his little son
Charles made a. business trip to Glen
wood, Iowa, Friday and returned home
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Madison, the beloved mother Of
Mrs. "A. Gamble, passed away Thursday.
afternoon at O'Clock. The funeral
vas held Friday at $3.50 p. M, conduct.
ed by Rev. Rhonenee.
Mr., Chauncie ,Herndon is improving
/ from his illness.
Mrs. A. G. Stewart has been down
with the flu. She is up again, but not
able to get out yet.
Miss Ethel Richardson is at 308 l4th
Ave. Her friends are very glad to vel
come her home again
Mrs. Ida Myers has returned from
! Kansas, where she has been visiting
sick relatives.
We have in our city Miss Hazel
{ Punches of Glenwood, Iowa, who will
enter the business college in our city.
Rev. J. P. Jackson, pastor Of the Ia
bernacle Baptist church, is having an
i all the week rayy, which u i'll close next
Sunday night, and there will be a union
service by all the people Thanksgiving
morning at IL 0 'clock. Rev. jackson is
asking everybody to help them in get
ting in their new church. They are ex-
pecting the churches from Omaha to be
with them next Sunday, the oath.
Miss Hazel Punches was refused at
the Puryear School Of Business of Coun-
/ Gil Bluffs, Iowa. F. J. Purpear and j..
4. Richart, who operate the school, show
an example Of the true (f) democracy
that exists in the hearts Of some indi-
viduals in Council Bluffs as shown in
the case of Hazel Punches, a colored
girls who resides in Glenwood, Iowa.
After having completed q four year
course in the Glenwood schools. and
wishing to take business course in
some such school, she wrote to the Pur-
year School Of Business asking them if
they enrolled colored students in their
school. Later she received a letter
from them Saying that the fact that q
student was colored made no difference
to tehm.
Coming to Council Bluffs in October,
s 81 Hazel proceeded to make arrangements
with them for the purpose Of becoming
student in their school. They assured
ner it would be perfectly all right for
ner to become student at any time.
a few days ago she received q letter
from IN them saving it would be impossible
tor them at the present to receive he'
as student, but hoped to be able te
enroll later. Coming to Council Bluffs
20 determine just what they meant BY
iater, she was told by them they
would would be unable to enroll her rat any
s,me. After explaining this to Haze
.ney heaped insult upon injury by ask
ing her to shake hands, which Hazel re
fused to do.
ls this the reward the colored peopl'
are to accept for the great part they
"ave played In this recent warf
she has taken ont scholarship at tn
q oyies College, q school that believes il
S,g sS,vlng anyone q chance. Rev. NJ.
mon nnnonenee and other citizens Of Council
| nlnns called the city officials IN ques
noa about It. 5.sAs15.=
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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

On account of Thursday being
Thanksgiving, we ask that all CORE.
spondents get their respective items in
not later than Tuesday to insure their
being in that week. We shall accept no
correspondence after Tuesday noon this
week.
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some of the best orators and artists Of
the race. ~ #
The Bystander most heartily congrat-
ulates the Poro College company for
their wonderful business success and
growth. It is undoubtedly the largest
and most complete manufacturing struc-
ture ever erected by the colored people,
credit to the race, this nation and the
city of st. Louis, Mo. Again we con-
gratulate you.
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PoRo COLLEGE BUILDING.
st. Louis, Mo.

This $25O,0OO structure is 142 #. by
1877 it., three stories, mezzanine floor,
basement and roof garden, dreproof and
steam heated throughout. 95 dorml-
tories and Office rooms, ladies parlors,
emergency hospital rooms, latest model
ice and refrigerating plant with circn-
lating ice water, local and long distance
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phones in each room, every room an out
side room due to two spacious courts,
steam laundry, electric passenger and
freight elevators, auditorium, pneumatic
carriers.
81 private rooms for shampooinG
hairdressing and massaging, manicuring
and chiropody.
Opening week Nov. 24-Dec. 1, 1918.
Each evenings program will feature
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| KILLED, 4 HURT
IN AUTO.CRASHES

While roller-skating at Twenty.
third and G streets northwest, YES.
terday, William Lane, coIored. eleven
years old, us Twepty-third street
northwest. was knocked down NV en-
automobile driven by James Fl. 3aden
or l5l Eleventh street northeast Ths
boy was removed to Emergency Hos
pital suffering from a fractured skull
ana died few minutes later. Bade
was arrested and is held for the cor
oner's Inquest
Bella Aberbach. ten years old, 459
Tennessee avenue northeast, was
knocked down by an automobile oper.
ated by Mrs. Carrie Coates. of 300
New Jersey avenue southeast. at Fiji
teenth and II streets northeast. The
girl was removed to Casualty Hos
pital suffering from cuts on the head
and face.
Norman Fitzhugh, ffty-two years
old, l1O4 II street northeast was
slightly injured when his automobile
was struck by a car OF the Capitol
Traction Company at Seventh and
pennsylvania avenue southeast The
automobile was' demolished.
Thrown from his motorcycle when
II was struck by automobile operated
by Mrs. Leroy Con, 1850 Connecticut
avenue northwest, at Fifteenth and
II streets northwest, Alex matthews,
OF 1928 Turner street northeast. was
injured slightly on the legs and body.
Edward A. Prather. sixty-one years
old, or Cheltenham, Nd, was knocked
down by an automobile driven by Will
liam 5. Naylor, :hirty-one years old,
of Clinton, Nd, on Good Hope road
southeast. Prather was brought to
Casualty Hospital in an automobile.
He was suffering from severe injuries
on the head and body.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-11-10

Prussianism, seed OF the world e
greatest war, is being destroyed by
civilized peoples
News of the German Kaiser's de-
cision to abdicate and that of the
Crown Prince to renounce all claims
to the throne, came as the climax of
world protestation against the Hohen-
zoilerns.
The campaign against the reign
ing family Of Germany has been led
by President Wilson. He began his
attacks on Prussianism, as apart
from the German people, with his
war address OF April ., 1917. At
that time he said:
I'VE have no quarrel with the
German people" but the "Prussian
autocracy was not and never could
be our friends"
Continued by AirpIaneS.
Thereafter, hrst by open diplomacy
in appeals to the German people, then
by propaganda dropped from aircraft
over the German lines and cities, and
finally by direct and blunt words to
the German government itself, the
President has consistently pursued
his purpose of Kidding the world OF
the HohenzoIlerns-
The world has begun by the mill
tary masters of Germany" the Presi-
dent declared on June Il. 1917.
THE object of this war is to de-
liver the free peoples of the world
from the menace of a vast military
establishment, controlled by an ir-
responsible government This power
is not the German people," he said
on August -, 1917. in his reply to
the Pope's appeal for peace.
The spirit Of freedom does not
suit the plans of the Pan-Germans."
the President added in a speech No
vember II, 1917.
And again, in a speech before
Congress December 4. 1917, the
President said: The German Power,
a Thing without conscience, or honor,
must be crushed. German rulers
have been able TO upset the peace
Of the world only because the Ger
man people were not suffered to
share the comradeship of other
peoples Of the world either in
thought or purpose"
His next thrust at Prussianism was
on February IL, 1918, in reply to
Count Czernin's appeal for peace.
The President then reiterated that
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-11-10
DENY FOOD BOARD
DISBANDS At ONCE

The Food Administration makes the
following statement:
There is no truth in the statement
that the Flood Administration is to
be transferred to the Department OF
agriculture. nor has any bill been
drafted by the executive departments
to that end. The Food Administra-
ton Will last by law until legal peace
is declared by the President.
at will lthen automatically dissolve
except as to obligations entered up
on, and these must and will be DIS
charged. either by the Food Admin
istration or by assigning them to
other departments of the Government
In the meantime the Food Admins
tration does not intend to relax its
efforts in any direction.
The Food Administration itself
considers that the law as at present
framed is purely a war measure, and
that its major provisions have no
place in the country except to serve
war ends. Whatever Congress may
decide as to continuation after peace
OF any OF the measures now in force
must be a matter of special legisla-
ton and the particular department
that is to continue them will no
doubt be determined at that time.
The Food Administration in its
function Of feeding people abroad has
larger burden after armistice than
before and this burden will continue
until next harvest. There will be
plenty of time between armistice and
peace to determine upon any detailed
method of liquidation of the war
agencies of the Government and
what measures must be continued
through the reconstruction period.
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PRESIDENT LED
FIGHT ON KAISER

"our whole strength will be put into
this war OF emancipation from tbs
threat and attempted mastery Of
selfish groups OF autocratic rulers.
And again on April g.. Answering
peace msneuvers of Germany, the
President declared in a speech al
Baltimore: I'VE are ready to be Just
to the German people," but the peace
proposal he said, came from Ger
many's military leaders who are hel
real rulers"
At Mt. Vernon, on July 4, the Presi'
dent sounded the doom OF the Hohen
zollerns. AS the primary requisite
for peace, he said at that time, there
must be destruction of every arbi'
trary power anywhere that can sepa-
rately, secretly, and OF its single
choice disturb the peace OF the world
And on September % he defined as
the first issue OF the war: shall the
military power of any nation or group
OF nations be suffered to determine
the fortunes of peoples over whom
they have no right to rule except the
right of force"
By this time the light was begin
ming to dawn fully upon the people OF
Germany. There began the first Sc
we're rumblings of discomfort These
grew apace as the President took up
the peace cudgel on October in re-
ply to the direct and emphatic Teu'
ton overtures for peace
Pointed Out Lack Of Faith.
Consecutively in his replies to
these peace proposals he pointed out
in responses that had to be pub
lished by the German press, the lack
OF faith in the word of the German
rulers; that q basic peace principle
of this nation was destruction of
German nilitarism, and, finally, that
naught but surrender could be &C
cepted from the German nation so
long as her military masters re-
manned in power.
Hence, the news OF the Kaiser S
abdication. the overthrow of the
Crown Prince, and reports that Hin
denburg will follow them from power.
is accepted here as the climax of
Americas unique Campaign against
Prussianism. The President. it may
be stated, has never been in doubt
that eventually he would bring about
the abdication of the Kaiser by con-
vincing the German people their
ruler was the obstacle to a just
peace.
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JAPAN TO BUY HERE.

SEATTLE, Wash, Noy. 1O.-For q
number OF years Japan will spend
f2,5OO,0Oo annually in the United
States for materials for it's battIeship
heet according to T. Kodachi. engi-
reer commander OF the imperial Japa-
nese navy, who. with four other high
officials, arrived from Tokyo en- route
to New York.
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Our recent editorial suggesting
that a monument be built
here in Washington in honor
of the MOTHERS who have
given their ALL to make tre
world a safe living place has
met with a wonderful re-
Spouse.
We have received letters and
phone messages and personal
visits from people who are
heartily in favor of the move
ment and who urge that
some active step be taken to-
ward making the suggestion
a reality.
One man even went so far as
to offer SO to start a fund
to erect a shaft or some
suitable memorial to the
world war mothers
We've passed the comments on
to a number Of people, and
it would not be surprising if
we would soon be able to
announce in this column that
q committee has been ap-
pointed to formulate plans,
etc
In the meantime write and tell
US what YOU think about It.