The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-02-22
Some interesting Facts
About the 0rphanage

hold one bale OF cotton at load.
Mr.. w. /. Bogandue is q fine man
He knows how to treat a man. HI
gave TO the Dickson Orphanage {
syrup mill at a cost of S375.00, 9
twO-horse wagon, worth S125.00, max
ing a total OF $4,000, all Of which
we thank him.
Dallas needs be thanked by oui
people for the support of the orphan
age Mr.. Henry Cooke, Mr.. Royal A
Ferris, L. Craddock, C. A. Heating
s. r.. and r. s. Munger, Sanger
Brothers. A. Harris, Titche & Geot.
niger, Hughs Brother, Higginbotham-
Bailey-Logan Co., NAPLES Platter Gro.
Gerry Co., Boon & Steward Co., Mr.
Eli Sanger, through Mr.. Phillip San
ger, Mr.. Hawks, Graham Bros. Shoe
Co., and a host Of others that
should mention are doing their part
by way OF helping to support the
dickson Orphanage, located at Gil
mer, Texas, desire to beg others
to fall in line.
Mr.. ]. A. Kimp, p. p. Langford
Mr.. Kidd, ]. w. Singer Mr.. J. C.
Stunt, j. S. Whale, Mr.. Lacy, Mr.
Lindsey Of Gainesville, are all push
ing for the work. We thank them
and pray that they may live long
and ever-do-well.
Sanger Bros, is one OF the big
gest and best stores in Dallas. One
that all Negroes should be proud
OF, for they have made the way for
Negro labor in Dallas. have been
in Dallas for more than 3S years.
] worked for Sanger Bros, years ago.
They have always stood for right.
They give you fair deal. A Harris
e. CO.. is the next retail store for
Negroes. They treat you as hui
man. They will trust you If you
will pay your debts. Leon Kahn
Shoe Store Is a great store for Ne
groes. They treat you right. They
are liberal TO the Dickson Colored
Orphanage and you are interested
in the Orphan Home and we
should remember the people who re-
member US. Mr.. Perkins of the Per-
kins Dry Good Co., and Mr.. Hig-
ginbotham are great men with
great hearts, Mr.. Henry G. Cook is
the best hearted man to be rich
ever saw. He is a great friend to
the Dickson Colored Orphanage. We
call attention to the men that we
know that are great friends to the
Negro. who is a friend TO himself.
Mr. j. s. Denk, Mr.. Royal A. Fer
ris are other strong friends to the
Negro, but so many of you don't
know who your friends are. Come
to Gilmer, men you can see the
children and see the Orphanage.
Do what you can to encourage such
a work. My report shows money
collected and expended, shows the
back Indebtedness. Dec. 20, 1918, but
Il has been settled since then.
There are too many OF our people
attempting to go into business with
out capital to back 1t up. What we
need to do is to get our means to-
gether, organize corporations and
get money enough together to do
something in systematic way. Ten
boys that we raised on the Dickson
Colored 0rphanage Campus who have
gotten out in life. enrolled and went
into the army and landed on> the
battlefield In France. We have heard
from all OF them but one. Nineteen
of our boys took their place in the
training camps along with others.
That, record. the Dickson Colored
Orphanage Is very proud Of More
than ten or fifteen teachers scattered
out and over the state are inmates
and wards of the Dickson Colored
Orphanage and are now teaching in
this country for their livelihood. One
boy completed a medical course at
the Meharry College at Nashville,
Tenn and is now practising me1i-
cine in the state Of Texas. One Of
our girls graduated from Tillotson
{ Edlege, married a preacher and is
grw doing well. We want the pub
lie to know this and encourage your
children to support and help an in
stitution that Is taking care Of a
great host Of motherless and father
less children Don't speak dis
couragingly to your children and
when you want to threaten or scare
them that you will send them to the
Dickson Colored Orphanage. 1t is
not place Of punishment. II is a
high class industrial school for or
phan children where they are taught
dorness..s science, domestic art, truck
garderl s. farming. music and fancy
needlework Don't think for q no
ment of using the Dickson Cored
0rphanags as a scarecrow or a dodge
or as whip over your bad chill
dren
For seven FEARS we have rad no
deaths and for two years we have
had very little sickness We feed
Or children on bread, biscuit, rice,
grlts, dried apples, dried peaches,
navy beans, black eyed peas, syrup,
but we cook just enough meat to
season the food. Just here, let me
say II is absolute foolishness to- car
meat 9 any kind and very unhealthy
We have very regular high school
course laid down In our curriculum
Our teachers are as follows: rresi-
dent, Rev. w. l.. Dickson; Farmer
Mr.. John Brown; Principal, Miss
Inez Yeas; Asst Principal, Miss A
". King; Boys Metron. Mrs. Saraf
Furch: Asst. Matfon to the Boys
Mrs. Lotlie Mae Wilson: Domestic
Science, Teacher; Miss r. L. Wash
lngton; Girls Matron, Mrs. p. R
Washington. We are In need OF al
once girl and stenograDner Gu
music teacher he's resigned and W
need good music teacher. We pa
$500, room and board for the must
teacher. You will read our annua
report in the Dallas Express. Mrs
sarah Furch, tho Boys Matyon is i
competitive contest with Mrs. r
Il washington for cleanliness an
tidihass IN the two buildings. Jus
here desire TO say a word ahou
he teachers. they have ali done wei
and are all doing their part
there is any defect at ali II Is nc
| BECAUSE they are not striving in ever
way 20 carry on things in a hyg
class Systematic way. Everybod
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