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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
SOCIAL EVENTS

and was performed in Kansas City,
Mo.
The bride and groom spent sew
eral days visiting friends in Kan
sas City, and expect to go to house
keeping in a short time. Both are
known here, having been employed
at the Motor Row Top company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24

An income tax is a cheap price
to pay for peace and victory. Have
you paid yours?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24

church tomorrow evening at 7:45.
Owing to the Hugh Black lectures
at Broadway Presbyterian church,
there will be no Wednesday even
ing prayer meeting this week.
Thursday evening the young
people of the church will present
the play, Mrs. Tubbs Does Her
Bit" There is to be no meeting of
troop 1, Boy Scouts, this week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24

Second Christian-Tuesday even
ing the Loyal Daughters and Loyal
Sons will meet at the home OF
Miss Austa Webb, 525 Twenty
fourth avenue. Wednesday after
noon, Mrs. Albert Cox will enter
tain the members of the Ladies'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24
Second Open House aPrty.

There were $50 in attendance at
The second Sunday afternoon open
house held at the Community
Service league rooms yesterday
afternoon. The program, which
was gotten up by the McCabe Pat
riotic league, was greatly en-
joyec by the company of friends
who attended
Following the program, supper
was served to the guests, some 100
being served in the dining room.
After the supper hour, another in
games were played.
The program as carried out in
the afternoon follows:
Vocal solo-Mrs Herbert Hunt
Piano> duet-Misses Irma and
Norma Moeller.
Readings-Mrs. J. Bowen.
Vocal duet-Miss Marie Smith
and Mrs. Cora Edwards.
Vocal selections-Mrs. Swan Ny
quist
Community singing
The first term of the new French
class starts with tonight's lesson.
A few more members are wanted
and any girl who has a slight
knowledge of French is invited to
join Basketball also starts to-
night, practice to be held in the
high school gymnasium.
The social committee of the war
camp community service has
called a meeting of all the girls
who attend the soldiers dances
anG who wish to attend the dances,
for Friday evening at 1870 in the
league rooms. After the meeting
there will be dancing for the girls.
Kint-Zwicker.
A Rock Island wedding of Fri
day in which many friends will be
interested is announced, in the
marriage of Miss Maria Zwicker,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Gottlieb
Zwicker, of 2412 Seventh avenue, to
Ralph Kint, son of Mrs G. Kint of
Oelwein, Iowa, a wei known young
railroad man of Rock Island, con-
nected with the office force of the
C. R. 1. & P. lines.
The ceremony was at $50 IN the
evening at the parochial residence
of st. Mary's Catholic church, Rev.
Father F. J. Uehlein officiating. MIR.
and Mrs. W. F. Kelly of Davenport,
whose wedding was of recent date,
were the attending witnesses.
The bride wore her travelling suit
of dark blue tailored serge, with
fancy blouse of georgette and
spring hat of straw model. The
young people left Immediately after
the ceremony on a wedding trip.
They will reside on their return
with the brides parents until they
go into their own home. Mr.. Kint
has been with the c. R I. & P. road
for the past several years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24

Memorial Christian-Wednes
evening at 1880 the mid-week
prayer service is to be held
Thursday afternoon the Ladies' Aid
society will hold its monthly coffee
at the home Of Mrs. F. A. Graves,
1000 Twelfth avenue. Friday even
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24

AID at her home. $40 Thirteenth
avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24

Spencer Memorial Methodist
The scout troop will meet at the
church Tuesday evening. Wednes-
day evening the mid-week prayer
services will be held at the church.
A program is to be given at the
church Thursday evening under
the auspices of the Y. M. C. A in
dustria1 department. The choir
will meet for practice at the par
sonage Friday night
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24

Grace Lufheran-R. f. Lind
strom, 1925 Thirty-eighth street,
will entertain the members of the
Reliance club Thursday night, az
s o'clock
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-24

Evangelical Church of Peace
Tuesday evening the choir will
meet for rehearsal at the parson-
age. Thursday afternoon the Lad
les Sewing circle is to hold a
meeting at the church, aid Thurs
day evening the confirmation class
will meet at the church.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-12
CEDAR RAPIDS NEWS.

Rev. Woodland, pastor Of Mt. Zion
Baptist Church died Friday morning IN
St., zLuke's hospital. Funeral services
were held Sunday afternoon from Mt.
Zion Church. The ceremony was con.
Quoted by Rev. Bates Of Des Moines.
E. C. Thomas passed away at his resi-
dence, 9ls South Eighth street Satur-
day. Funeral held at Bethel A. M. E.
Church Monday afternoon. The serv-
ices were conducted by Rev. J. P. Sims.
Mrs. J.. E., Milligan entertained at
dinner Sunday in honor Of Oliver Ampy.
Covers were laid for Misses Wilmoth
Lavell, Gertrude Perkins and Lucille
Hawkins and Messrs. John Harrison.
Attorney George II. Woodson is in the
city on business.
Mrs. Charles Perkins Of Chicago re-
turned home Wednesday.
Miss Marie Williams left Saturday
afternoon for Florida to attend school.
Mr.. Thomas jackson remains We
i'll.
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Negro Legion In
Pittsburg, Pa.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Sept. l2'-Ihe
Crispus Attacks Post No. 80 OF the
American Legion was organized last
night when some 200 Negroes ex-sol-
diers' and Sailors Club. This is the
the first post organized exclusively Tor
the Negro service men and 1t IS the IN
tention of the officers to make this the
only post of it's kind in Allegheny coun-
ty. ~,
2. R. Mckinney, who was elected tenn
norary chairman. The election OF per
.manent officers followed and resulted IN
tho unanimous selection OF the follow
inc: Homer 8. Brown, commander;
THOMAS e. Barton, vice commander; =
g Jefferson, adjutant; E. r. Mckinney :,
treasurer; R. F. Jones, historian ana
tba Rev. Shelton n. Bishop, Chaplain.
The newly elected chaplain proterreo
tho services Of the parish activity mouse
If the Church Of the Holy Cross TOT a
meeting place for the new organlzatl on'
Associated Negro Press.
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GREAT INFLUX TO OMAHA.

Omaha, Neb., Sept. 12.-Mors than
500 persons have come to Omaha during
the last week, according to labor Off
Gals, three hundred have come to the
south side to seek employment in pack
ing house. Most Of the laborers are sin
gle.
The influx Of Negro labor has been
noticeable for the last three weeks.
South side police have kept on the move
those who showed little inclination to
work. No disturbances Of any kind
have been reported.
An increase Of 25 per cent in Negroes
applying for work has been notieed BY
Armour & Co.'s employment bureau
Associated Negro Press.
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THE PERISCOPE
"They Shall Not Pass"

Since the Washington and Chicago
riots, the daily newspapers of the south,
have been having a glorious time josh
ing the north. They have been saying,
in effect; ''While we lynch Negroes in
the south, we never bother other than
the one lynched, all others are safe.'
Now comes Knoxville, Tenn, knocking
the sox out of that fimsy argument. In
riot in that southern city, Negroes
were called upon to defend themselves
and their homes, as they were called
upon in Washington and Chicago. That
they manifested a remarkable spirit Of
self-defense, all reports concur. The
time has come when the American
Negro has taken up the famous express
sion of Marshal Joffre, and made it
their own: ''They Shall Not Pass
The American Negro has been of the
most patient and long suffering group
of people ever known to history. He is
in perfect love with all that is just
and righteous. "Perfect love casts out
all fear,'' and therefore, in defense of
his manhood rights, death, today, has
real charms. This being the case, and
since it has been a long time custom of
the rough element of the American
whites to hold the race in subsection by
fear, it seems most prudent, wise and
time, to ''come let us reason together
In many communities, north and south,
this is being done with fine effect.
1t. may as well be urlerstood,,' and
nothing else should be expected wheth.
er this is regarded as a "white man s
country EVEN thought it was stolen
from the red man, who has always been
friendly to the black man or not, the
American Negro today has a new point
of view, which all hades cannot wipe
out. Listening to the siren of right
eousness, justice, liberty, freedom and
democracy, he has accepted the tenor
of their way, and with keen eyes, set
face, steady tread, open mind and
strong arm, asks nothing more, and Ger.
tainly will take nothing less. Neither
the aggressor nor the oppressed, the
American Negro places his cause before
the right thinking people of the nation,
who, in every crisis, have been the vic
tors.--Negro Associated Press.
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Colored Women
In Industry

The work of colored women during
the mobilization of women power to fill
mems places proved that the colored
woman has her place in industry and is
capable Of maintaining high principles
Of efficiency. In many cases the un,
skilled labor fell to her lot and we
found her doing very heavy work in
brickyards, sawmills, and glass fac
tories. The railroads employed her in
great numbers to do yard-work and
track. cleaning. But then she also found
that she was needed in labor which re-
CURED more skill, in knitting and cloth
ing mills, in underwear, button, embroi-
derry, and feather factories.
In one place which was working two
shifts, white women had the day shift
and colored women the night shift. Dur
ing given length Of time the output Of
two shift was compared and the col
ored women averaged 1900 more shells
than the white.
A group of colored women in one city
were found dipping clay in glaze and
stacking, chipping impurities from clay,
shoveling and wheeling rock, trucking
brick, and loading scrap iron. In some
OF these cases the women were being
paid less than men whose places they
were SO efficiently filling. The wages
paid to Non were three dollars a day
for shoveling in a clay bank, but the
women who released them for the army
were given dollar or half dollar less.
To prevent conditions like these and
the lowering Of labor values means that
colored women must be organized, just
as our white women need organization.
Women have come into industry to
stay, and ''women' means colored as
we'll as white. Their industrial prob
lens are the conditions of work,
pay, hours, housing, and recreation.
The adjustment Of labor includes the
eolored women. To meet her needs the
Young Women s Christian Association
has already established eight industrial
centefs.-SOnthern Workman.
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NEGRO PRESIDENT IN AMERICA

NEGRO PRESIDENT In AmGhACA
New York, N. Y.-C. d. B. King,
president-elect of Liberia, arrived here
yesterday on the steamship Carmania,
on his first visit to the United States.
After short stay in New York he will
go to Washington to pay his respects
to President Wilson. He was met down
the bay by H. F. Worley, United States
government receiver of customs and
fiscal agent of Liberia, who represented
the state department in receiving the
president-elect. .
Mr.. King said that credit of So
100000 granted this country by the
United States, which is the first loan
Of consequence ever negotiated by
Liberia, would be used for public i'm
provements which would tend to make
the country still more productive and
create larger import and export trade.
While in this country, Mr.. King will
address the World Christian Citizenship
Conference in Pittsburgh in November.
This engagement was made while he
was attending the peace conference as
delegate from Liberia. President viii
son and Queen Marie Of Rumania also
will be speakers.
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close down seventy five thousand dol
lar plant for three or four months in
the year. The buildings would stand
very we'll but we have thousands of dol
lars worth of machinery that it would
not be wise to leave idle for instance
our electric light plant, the printing
office, the grist mill and saw mill.
But greater than this is the desire OF
many boys and girls to continue their
development.
Principal Jones stated that about
sixty students and five teachers are on
the campus all summer, but general
opening will occur the first Of Novem-
Der, when the school colony will reach
a mark of one hundred and fifty board
ing students and eighteen teacehrs.
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CONGRESS FINALLY WAKES UP.
-rE /Rv Associated Negro Press

BV ASSOCIATED ISeSIO ICoo'/
Washington, D. c., Sept. I'm the
house of representatives July %, 1919
Mr.. Emerson introduced the following
joint resolution, which was referred to
the committee on appropriations and
ordered to be printed:
To investigate the race riots in
Washington and elsewhere. ~.
Resolved, by the senate and house
of representatives of the United
States of America in congress assem-
bled, that committee composed OF
five members Of the senate, to be ap-
pointed by the president of the senate
and five members Of the house, to be
appointed by the speaker Of the house
for the purpose of the United States
and lynchings that Of investigating the
race riots all over have occurred in the
United States, and ascertain If possible
the causes of the same and what rem
edy should be employed to prevent the
recurrence of the same.
Said committee shall have power to
attendance Of the same, and to hold
subpoena witnesses and compel the
hearings in any part of the United
States. The sum Of $4,000 is hereby
appropriated out Of any money in the
United States treasury not otherwise
appropriated to defray the expense Of
such investigation.
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Nominated For
Candidate for Assembly

New York, N. Y, Sept. l2.-Repub-
Leans in the nineteenth assembly dis
trict, which includes large part of the
Harlem Negro section, have nominated
Miss Marguerite l.. Smith, teacher in
the Horace Mann School as candidate
for the assembly. a~
The Negroes have announced that
they will place in the field an opposition
independent republican candidate the
Rev. r. M. Bolden Of our race.-Asso-
ciated Negro PrN1
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DES MONIES WOMEN GO OVER TOP IN "fIOME DRIVE'
THE EDITORS OBSERVATIONS
(By John L. Thompson.)

johnson. They are doing well. w. H.
Thompson and U. M. Thompson arc
both here. The latter's wife is very
sick at her home on Ferry street. Mr..
lack Taylor, one Of the landmarks and
early pioneers here is still driving the
express wagon. Mr.. Taylor is a well
to do highly respected by both races.
He is quite old yet active in both
church and secret society. Charles Will
son is still here doing well. H. f. Will
Jams is still a clerk at the large automo-
bile service station j. Weeks is still
here doing well. One of his sons will
enter the state university this fall. His
niece from New York is visiting here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rose is doing well. Mr..
and Mrs. Casen are doing well. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Bailey are here doing nice
ly. Mr.. E. Milligan is still here as, is
also George w. Bailey. Miss Ida Davis
is our new agent. She is a sister to our
former agent, Miss Marguerite. Rev NJ.
Darlington has moved here from Cen
terville and has taken chrage of the
Baptist Church. Mr.. G. T. Gooch is one
of the reliable citizens here, He is do
ing we'll One of his sons is a student
at Wesley college at Mt. PLEASANT. J. T..
Henderson has opened up an ice cream
and confectionery parlor at 602 Grant.
We next stopped in Abba. Here we
found the people quite well and doing
WELL There is one church the A. NJ. E..
pastored by Rev. J. w. Dowden, who is
doing well. Mr.. G. w. HollingswOrth
still lives on his truck farm just out of
the city limits. r. A. Grayson is now
living in his new home that he is re-
modelling at 221 G avenue west. B.
Thomas is still working at the garage.
A. L. Allen is still working for the
large store. c. l.. Washington is still
here. He is working at the same place.
L. E. Franklin is doing well as usual
He is one of the pioneers here as also
is Mrs. Mary F. Ward. Henry Jones is
another pioneer citizens here. Walter
A. Benning is doing well. William
Richards is here doing nicely. They
own nice place. J. W. Allen is still
living here doing well. Abba needs a
good barber shop and a restaurant.
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That the Des Moines women were
well organized and ready for this drive
which was carried on the past week was
evidenced last Sunday afternoon when
the reports were made at the mass
meeting at st. Paul's A. M. Il. Church.
Mrs. Lillian Smith, president of the
H. B. s. Society called the meeting to
order. Mrs. G. G.. Nichols led the com
munity singing for fifteen minues and
after number of selections from the
Girl Reserves, the chairman of Des
Moines drive, Mrs. s. Joe Brown, was
presented.
Miss Mamie Diggs president Of the
introduced and in very fitting man
ner told of the need of home for girls
at the university and on behalf of the
girls expressed deepest appreciation for
what the women Of Des Moincs and all
over the state had done for them.
Attorney 8. Joe Brown, who had re-
Gently returned from Iowa City, where
he had been called by Mrs. Martha +.
White, president Of the Iowa Fedora
ton Of Colored Women's Clubs and
Mrs. Helen Downey, state chairman
of the home committee was present and
gave detailed report of the purchase
of the home which was bought last
week at cost of $4,000. The fol-
lowing contributors reported.
$l.O0---Mrs Gus Watkins, Mrs. Geo.
Mason, Mrs. Oscar Glass, Mrs. j. w.
Fields, Mrs. Ralph Burnaugh, Mrs. Bess
Hughes, Mrs. Harry Burman, Mr. Clar.
ence McClain. Cash 200, Mrs. J. B.
Morris. $500 friend. $3.50 a friend
$500, w. H. McCree, Editor j. l..
Thompson, Mrs. j. n. McClain. $10.85,
Mrs. Mary Mease Scott. 800 pledge.
$500, Mary Church Terrell Club, DR..
R. A. Dobson $500, Princess Zorah
chapter No. 10, o. f. s., Representative
James B. Weaver, Mr.. and Mrs f. T.
Blagburn; raised by Mrs. Jessye f. Nc
Claim, $157.35; Knights of Pythian
lodge No. Is, $500; Oziel Chapter, No.
9, O. E. S., $500; PHILIPS Wheatley
Club, $500; G. U. o. Of Odd Fellows
and Household of Ruth, $1,000; Mary B.
Talbert Club, $4,000; U. B. F., $l0.75;
Rebecea Court Of Calamity No. 8, $40;
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Doric lodge No. 80, A. +. & A. M, $40;
Mrs. Lillian Smith, $500; Mrs. J. W..
Baldwin, $500 Mrs. Whitmore, $500;
Des Moines branch N. A. A. c. p, IS;
Mrs. George G. Young, $500; raised by
Mrs. George G. Young, $17S.75.
The following contributed one dol
lar each: Mrs. Anna Williams, Boone;
y. w. Heath, and Hayes Bell, William
Berry, =. B. Slaughter
The following contributed two dol
lars: Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. MsGregor,
Blanchard, iowa.
The following contributed five dol
lars: Mr.. and RMS. j. H. McGregor,
friend, Des Moines; Mutual Aid Club,
Ames, Iowa, and DR.. Rufus p Beshears,
st. Joseph, Mo-; Bert A. Harris, v. Il.
Jones, Price Alexander, T. ). Franklin,
Anita, Ia; Miss Mildred I. Griffin, O. T.
Crutcher, John Taylor, Mrs. r. p. Par
riott, and Ernest G. Robinson.
The following contributed ten dollars
each: Attorney s. Joe Brown, Prof.
Il. G.. Jones, Des Moines; ]. Wesley
Thompson, Iowa City, J. X. Elwell, r.
NJ. Hubbell, L. @. Oransky, Valley Ma
tional Bank, and Ben Weinburg.
The following contributed fifteen dol
lars each: G. 8. holland, Wilkins Bros.
Co.! A. A. Alexander and Syndicate
Club.
The following contributed twenty
five dollars each: Ex-Governor Frank
D. Jackson; J. Mandclbaum & Sons.
The following contributed fifty dol
lars each: Attorney General II. M.
Havner, Des Moines National Bank;
Yonker Bros; Harris Emery Co., Green
Bay Lumber Co., Central States Bank;
A. Frankel, l.. f. Stevens.
f. T. Meredith contributed 800.
Raised by Mrs. s. Joe Brown $S15.5O.
With number Of small cash sub
scriptions and $500 taken in at meet
ing the Des Moines women were able
to report $1,150.60 This together with
$408.76 sent in by State Chairman Mrs.
Downey from over the state to Mrs. Nc
Claim, state treasurer, makes q total
Of 81 ,559.36 which enabled the commit
tee to make substantial payment up
on the property Of which they are al
| ready in possession and which they will
open on Sept. Is.
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W next rested our weary feet in
FAIRFIELD for only few hours. Here
:. found small number of colored
psspls. Yet they are nice class of cit
i,sns most of them owning their homes.
M. Coalson. is still working at the
Hakable Iron factory. He owns a nice
hsns. Mrs. Dadney is working at the
hstsl She owns nice home. Rev. and
Nps B. F.. Hubbard lives here. The rev.
arna is pastor Of the A. M. E. Church
I aIse is the minister for the Methodist
Church at Mt. Pleasant. He is young
msn Of stearling quality and is doing
coed constructive work here. Mr.. Sam
uel sycks is still here. F. A. Anthony
is working in the factory. Mr.. Dan F..
DstwiIer, the faithful and useful hotel
mar is still at the Liggett hotel MI.
E. Greenup is still here doing well. Of
tunwa, county seat of Wapelo county
With population of 10000 people Of
which 1000 are colored people. Most
Of them doing well. We believe that a
first class restaurant and good physi-
eia1, also an undertaken might all do
well. They have two church organiza-
tions, the A. M. E. pastored by Rev.
Waters and the Second Baptist who re-
ee1tIy had the misfortune of having
their church burned down as yet they
have not rebuilt, but are considering
plaEs on getting them a home. Mr.. and
Ms. Frank Alexander are still here.
]. b. Bradshaw is working at the same
place Mr.. and Mrs. H. Downey are
living in their pleasant home at 236
Bashaw street. Mrs. Downey was en-.
thused over her tag day report in re-
gard to the home for the student girls
1t Tswa City. Mr.. s. A. Herald is still
working for the Ottumwa Courier. Rev.
G. ". Rhinehart and wife is living here.
He is retired minister. He is one
Of the pioneer ministers in the middle
VEST. The OWENS children have re-
built very beautiful and modern home
On the sight where the old one stood
that was burned last year. Miss Bes-
10, teacher in Kansas City is spend
iaa the summer here. Mrs. Lucia Spicer
Ass recently married a man named