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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-07-19
HOME COMING OF
RICHMOND SOLDIERS.

One OF the most impressive SER
vices ever witnessed In this city was
held on the campus Of the Virginia
Union University on Sunday, July
the occasion being the demobiliza-
ton of service flags by several or
CARNATIONS cooperating with the
Home Coming Committee in the
Home Coming Celebration.
Notwithstanding the extremely
hot weather, n largo crowd assem-
bled within the court surrounded by
the stately buildings Of Richmond's
famous institution of learning. The
grounds had been beautifully decor
ated under the supervision OF Prof.
G. II. Russell and Mr.. J. M. Dabney
and the environments were in keep
ing with the suspicious event about
to transpire.
Promptly at $50 o'clock, Mr.. J.
II. Mabrey called the meeting to Or
der an dthe community chorus under
the direction Of Mr.. Joseph Matthews
sang America. DR.. NJ. e. Davis con-
Quoted the dcvotionals and the Choir
us Yves called upon again to render
several home coming songs.
Sergeant Frank a. Cephas recently
returned from France delivered an
inspiring address and moved the
large audience with his narrative Of
conditions in France and closed with
an eloquent appeal in behalf Of the
colored enlisted men.
The people sang "The Battle Hymn
Of the Republic" after which DR..
Reverdy c. Ransom was presented by
Mr.. NJ. Alphonso Norrell. The adj
dress Of DR.. Ransom was one Of the
greatest efforts ever delivered from
a Richmond platform. Miss r. l..
Wright conducted the rehabilitation
ceremonies. ",....
The names Of the Richmond men
who gave their lives in the great
war were read and the audience
stood for fifteen seconds with heads
bowed in memory OF the men Sleep
ing in France. The flags were then
demobilized with appropriate cere-
mony. Many Of the men represented
by the stars in the flags were present
at the services and stood when their
names were called.
Mr.. Mabrey called upon DR.. J. NJ
Candy, President Of tho Virginia
Normal and Industrial Institute, OF
Petersburg, Va, who spoke in a very
complimentary way OF the work be-
ing done in Richmond under War
Camp Community Service. Sergeant
Benjamin Dean sang, Dear Old Pal
Of Mine" as only Ben Dean can.
'Home Sweet Home" ended the pro-
gram and the event passed into the
history Of this eyentful era.
Monday, July T, the Home Coming
Committee staged picnic for the
returned soldiers on the University
Campus. Every person agreed that
the event was unparalleled in the
history of the city. Nearly five
thousand people attended the func-
ton and the grounds were filled from
four o'clock until midnight. The
electric display was planned by Prof.
G. IT, Russell and was the most elab-
crate ever witnessed in this city.
The Elks Minstrel entertained the
crowd with very creditable enter
tainment and the Sharon Band and
the Curtis Jordans' Orchestra furn-
ished the music for the OCCASION The
National Encampment Of the Spanish
American War was in session on
Monday and after the morning meet
ing Joined with discharged soldiers
and various civic organizations and
Daraded to the picnic ground under
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-07-19

Rev. f. l.. Mason, of Emporia, Va
called on us.
The Misses Mildred e. and Gladys
E. Woodson, Of zoos o Street left
the city for pleasant stay visiting
relatives and friends OF New York,
New Jersey, Philadelphia and Wash
ington.
DIR. S. S. Pride, of 2413 Balm
bridge Street, left the city last Fri
day to attend the Doctors convention
at Buckroe Beach Va. He reports
having fine time down on the
beach.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-07-19
Forty-third Anniversary,

AIR. and Mrs. Thornton Lccost
celebrated their forty-third marriage
anniversary, Tuesday eve, July Is.
1919, ut tho residence Of hor sister,
Mrs. Pauline Archer and son-in-law.
Mr. Ben Allen, Wcsthampton, Va.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-07-19
Noticcl

Fulton Beneficial Club, No. L. SO
state Street, desires to announce to
the public that their hall will soon
be completed. All desiring room
space and dates. will kindly address
all communications to the Chairman
or the Trustee Board, Thomas Page.
ST., SIS State Street. 81
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-07-19
a Card OF Thanks.

Mr.. Robert Clark and family wish
to return thanks to the many friends
and public in general for the kind
ness extended and the sympathy
shown during the sickness and sub
sequent death Of their wife and
mother, Mrs. Josephine Clark.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-07-19
NOTICES!

NINE. NJ. 70. JOHNSON's BRANCH
OFFICE, No. 1, at 1898 North 17th
street, Richmond, Va. Wholesale
and Retail.
NINE. M. e. MANN, Manager.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-07-19
VICTORY SOCIAL.

There will be given Victory
Social at Elks Home, 1926 N. Second
Street, Monday night, July 81, 1919,
from to IL, under auspices OF Home
Auxiliary Club. Good music and
refreshments. Admission. 90 cents.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-07-19
DOES NOT READ COLORED
WEEKLIES.

These statements of yours almost
leads me to conclude that you do not,
as reported, read our splendid col
ored weeklies, many Of which car
ried my criticism Of the injustice
heaped upon colored officers and
soldiers while in France, and many
Of which carried matter 7 sent to the
States before, and after the signing
of the armistice. You doubtless did
not read my eig.:t-page story, in The
Cleveland Advocate, Of the part our
soldiers played in the world war
their valor, endurance and the brutal
treatment they received.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-07-19
COL. GREER'S LETTER.

The letter of Colonel Allen T..
Greer, Chief Of Staff for the 92nd
Division, which you considered sui"
ficiently "essentiap' to publish in the
May number Of The Crisis, ] secured
two days after it had been written,
and it was on its way to the United
States-sent by me-before you
arrived in France. TO be brief, all
the Essential" facts you exploited in
the May number Of The Crisis as
news. had secured and sent to the
States for use by the colored weeklies
before your arrival in France-five
months before you published them in
The Crisis.
You state, in the July number Of
The Crisis, according to the same
advance sheet I have seen, which
under your editorial management,
apparently, is degenerating into a
medium through which to give vent
to your personal spleen and dissat-
isfaction with every one, save your
self, that while in France, I "scnt
nothing" that since my return I
have published practically nothing"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-07-19
SERVING HIS PEOPLE.

/ Z b. . !. r s & Z. i =
went to France for service to my
people, so refused to ask for salary
| never, in order to secure appoint
ment, wrote for publication, prior to
my going, any editorial or article
advising my people to BURY our
differences" as you did as a prelude
to securing commission as captain
in tho Bureau of Military Intelligence
at Washington.
never attempted disservice by
striving to secure commissioned
officers salary Of $4,000 a year while
endeavoring and desiring to hold on
to salary Of $4,000 per annum as
editor of race publication assumed
to stand for justice aor the race
under any and all circumstances, and
which you might have succeeded in
doing but for the activity and protest
OF that patriot, Archibald II. Grimke
winner of the Spingarn medal.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-07-19
A CAUlSTIC REMARK.

1t is possible, from Your lofty
perch, you can see nothing lessen
STAR in the matter I secured, sent
10 the States, and which was pub
l1shed In our Colored weeklies before
you arrived in France. However,
months later-five OF them, the same
matter was considered sufficiently
essential" for you to publish. in
your personal organ, as supposed
real, live news.
During my stay in France I sent
confidential reports, through diplo-
matte channels. I reported against
General Ballou the second day after
reaching the 92nd Division. / re-
ported against Colonel Greer, against
Major Deans, OF the 325th Signal
battalion; aginst the rank discrim-
ination practiced by Y. M. C. A, white
secretaries and against others who
disseminated against our splendid
Colored soldiers and l have the
knowledge that my reports were
taken up by Mr.. Scott Immediately
on their receipt.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-07-19
AN ESSENTIAL FACT.

On your return from France,
where you went after the war was
over, you published, in the May
number OF The Crisis, a story about
Monsieur Blaise Diagne, Deputy
Commissionaire General Of France, in
charge of colonial electives, and his
connection with q certain ordcr is
sued suggesting discrimination al
gainst American colored soldiers.
You considered this, doubtless, an
Essential fact" or you would not
have published it. / secured this
information in November, more than
n month before you arrived in France
sent it immediately, and. without it
being censored to colored newspapers
in the United States and they pub
lished it before my return from
France, and FIVE months before your
return.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-07-19

Columbus, o., July Ralph w
Tyler, who served as war CORES
pendent in France, has sent DR.. Dr
Bois the following letter, dated July
/, 1919:
DR.. w. II. b. Dubois,
Editor, Tho Ciriss,
New York, N. Y.
Sir: 1T is customary, With reDu
table, woll-meaning publications
when they carry II bald-facc mis-
statement, to give correction OF il
the same prominence, III n succeeding
issue, given to the misstatement.
am not anticipating you will conform
to the rules Of broad-mirdcd editors
Recent statements made by you, II
The Crisis, suggests the contrary.
DRAGGED IN THE CoNTRO
III the July number of The Crisis
according to advance sheets l have
seen, in your answer to DIR. Emmot
SCOTS reply to your criticism of hin
you drag mo into the controversy b!
stating, referring to my service IL
France as n war correspondent:
"He had no special facilities, ant
he sent nothing. But that was no
all. Despite tho fact that Mr.. Tyler
ha dthe same opportunities as The
editor Of The Crisis to learn the trutl
he has since his return published
practically nothing and revealed nj
essential fact. Why"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-23

the river. Mrs. Emerson was Miss
Julia Martin, of Keokuk.
Mrs. James Trimble, of PIT
South Third street. who has been
a patient sufferer from rheumatism
during the past year or more, is
confined to her bed and there seems
but slight indication of any improve
ment in her condition, which the
many friends Of this estimable lady
will regret to learn.
Subscribers to The Gate City
should notify the business office II
their paper is not delivered promptly.
All complaints should reach this Of
fee before o'clock as the business
Office closes at that hour.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Quinlan, of
Los Angeles, were guests over Sun
day at the home Of Mrs. Quinlan's
brother, A. l.. Hemenway. Mr.. Quin-
Ian was at one time an employee on
the Wabash, running out Of Keokuk,
but Is now conductor on the South
ern Pacific line between Los Angeles
and Yuma, Ariz, Mrs. F. Smith and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-23
CHANCE TO GET
MEMORIAL HERE
Uncle Sam is Overstocked with Tab
lets Made Out of the Metal in
the Maine Of Havana
Harbor.

Here is chance for Keokuk to
get a memorial tablet to put Up some
where in town." said a citizen this
morning. He handed out a clipping
Of a dispatch from Washington read
ing:
Cities, military or naval societies
and members of the crew Of the battle
ship Maine, blown up in Havana may
obtain memorial tablets from material
taken from the wreck Of the vessel
The navy department announces there
are on hand 1911 such tablets, two
deck plates and three powder tanks
which will be issued on request upon
payment of small sum to cover cost
of construction"
why don't you suggest" he contin-
ued. that the Civic league, the D. A.
r., or somebody start movement to
have the city get one of these to be
placed in Rand park, the national
cemetery, in one Of the other parks,
or somewhere else in town?
ct would be specially appropriate
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-23
CITY NEWS.

Masonic: Special meeting OF
Eagle lodge No. IL, Tuesday evening
at 1880; End degree.
"A marriage license has, been
issued to M. G.. Brooks and Miss
Esther Bentzinger, Of Donnellson.
Classified advertising must be
paid for In advance. Telephone or
ders are accepted at the risk of the
patron.
The will of John O'Neill was ad-
mitted to probate this morning. All
the property was left to his daughter,
Mary T. O'Neill.
Harry Y. Crawford, now Of Okla
homa, is visiting here for couple
of weeks, after stop at his other
old home, Kahoka.
Regular meeting De LaSalle
council 619, Tuesday evening, June
"a, s o'clock, hall corner Fifth-Main.
Visitors cordially invited.
The Keokuk Country club is in
need of q middle aged woman to help
in the kitchen. Need not be cook.
Call Chef Patton, No. sol.
w V. Martin leaves this even.
ing for Columbus Junction to spend
with relatives the first vacation he
has had in fifteen years.
Miss Gertrude Off and the Misses
Vera and Cora Fisher have returned
after a two weeks vacation with
friends and relatives in Chicago.
Patrons Of the classified columns
sending advertisements in over the
phone must arrange to send payment
for same on day the notice is to ap
pear, as all classified advertising ie
on a strictly cash basis.
Mayor Ed. S. Lotion has letter
from Mrs. L. NJ. Cooke, Of Worces
ter, Mass, who is very anxious to
find her brother, Everett Leroy Col
tlier, from whom she has not heard
for seven or eight years.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. Ingle reached
home Sunday. Mrs. Ingle has been
visiting her folks in Georgia, and Mr..
Ingle went down for her and they
went to Colfax to the meeting Of the
Iowa Electric Light and Street Rail.
way association last week, before re
turning home.
Lieutenant Dumont Emerson, who
returns home to Chicago next month
with three French decorations, Is the
son of DR.. Charles B. Emerson, who
lived here twenty-five years ago, and
part of the time at Glen Ella. ACROSS
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-23

Over 10000 French priests nave
been combatants In the French
armies
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-23
Severe Penalties Provided.

The certificates issued by the keo-
kuk board of examiners are good any.
where In Iowa for one year and is re
Movable simply on the payment Of the
fee. They all expire December 81, OF
each year.
Violation of any of the rules and
regulations prescribed by any plumber
is cause for the revocation Of his GER
tificate and license to work at his
business or trade. Other penalties are
also provided.
Master plumbers actually in bust
ness now will be licensed on applica
ton within ninety days after July T.
and without examination.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-23
Polk as First Secretary.

In UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON June 23.-Presi-
dent Wilson today nominated Coun-
selor Frank L. Polk to be the first
under secretary of state, a position
created in the last state department
appropriation bill. President Wilson
also sent the following nominations
, 20 the senate:
To be envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary to Peril
William e. Gonzales, South Caroline.
J. To be ENJOYS extraordinary ard
minister plenipotentiaries-B w.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-23
Opening Event to America.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
PERSHING STADIUM, PARIS,
June 23-American soldier athletes
made clean sweep Of the 100 meter
dash trials, the opening event Of the
inter-allied track and field champion
ships today, winning all three of
their heats.
The winners were Sol Butler. col
ored athlete Of Dubuque university !;
Edward Teschner OF Lawrence
Mass, and Charles Paddock OF Pasa-
dena, Calf.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-23

Long of New Mexico, to Cuba; Ben
ton Mcmillan Of Tennessee, 20 Guate-
mala.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-23
Struck by LIGHTNING.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
ROCK ISLAND, ILL.,, June 23-Roy
Elmer Barr, TO- was struck by light
ming and killed instantly here sun
day. The youth was one Of a group
playing in an uncompleted house.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-23
for the Spanish War Veterans to take
/ 1t I'D and put 1t through"
RED TAG SALE STILL ON.

s25 dresses, SIS; $50 suits. SIS;
SIS suits, $79s; SIT capes. $40; new
tub skirts. $1.9S up; new waists, s1.49
up; new skirts, 1898 up. Clever disc.
new silk suits, Watch windows. Shop
early. Lose no time; only small
quantity left Lowitz, the busy de-
partment store.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-23
CARD OF THANKS.

We desire to thank friends and
neighbors for their kindness, also
for the beautiful floral offerings in
our recent bereavement.
MRS. PHOEBE RARIDON.
MRS. LUCY BROOKS.
MRS. DANA MCCOY.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-23
AT LAST! WE'RE LUCKY: LowITz

Just arrived from New York City,
new white, flesh, black, rose, ETC.,
sport silk skirts, new sport dresses.
new street wash dresses. new after
noon gowns. The newest, most Clever
July models. All prices, all sizes.
Quantity very limited. Think END act
quickly. 1t pays.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-23
Initial Motorists Run Over tho Iowa
Division Of the Pershino High
way VIII Have Its Ter
minus Hero.
TWELVE TOWNS VISITED
All Of the Cities In Iowa on the Now
Route from Winnipeg to New
Orleans to be Inspected
and Enjoyed.

keOkuk Will De visited on WeQneS'
day, July 9, by party of motorists
from the northern part Of the state.
1t is the so-called bridal tour, or
sociability run of the Iowa division
Of the Pershing Highway, which
runs from Winnipeg to New Orleans
through Keokuk.
At Keokuk the party will visit the
water power and drive over the city.
The Pershing Way through Lee coun-
ty oyerlies the Red Ball route
through Donnellson and Mooar. Here
the motorists will turn back for
( home after coming from the Mime
sofa line and intermediate points.
Repres entatives Of the state high
way commission and state conserva-
ton commission will be guests Of
the party OF motorists. The state
conservation commission is charged
with the duty of obtaining and beau
| tifying sites Of natural beauty for
state parks, and while some very
mediocre places are being doomed
for state parks, nothing much has
been done about it at Keokuk, where
| is the finest scenery in Iowa, be-
tween the dam and Montrose.
What They VIII See.
| The schedule for the run Is now
in process Of making, and informa-
ton from various officials of the
association is coming on every mail
| Stops will be made at every town
on the highway, and some of them
are planning extensive entertain
ment
| At Nora Springs the tourists will
catch glimpse Of that fifteen acres
| OF flowers.
! At Rockford a few minutes visit
to the Rockford Brick and Tile COM
of how those products are made.
| At Waverly look will be taken
at site proposed for state park.
Schoolma'ams as Scenery.
| AT Cedar Falls the tourists will
! be taken through the beautiful
campus Of the Iowa State Teachers
| college, with it's hundreds of en-
bryo teachers scattered all about.
Waterloo probably will plan tour
Of the city, taking in all the prin-
cipal show places.
A little beauty of a public park
will be seen at La Porte City.
At vinton the state school for the
blind will be visited and the mar
velous work done by the students
will be seen. The Vinton Commercial
club has something by way Of en-
tertainment, too.
Colleges and Fishing Places.
At Cedar Rapids, the tourists will
be driven all over the city, along
route which it is proposed to mark
on the poles, SO that strangers may
see that town with the minimum OF
effort.
At Iowa City the Llaysian island
exhibit at the Iowa State university
will be one of the things shown, and
at Mount Pleasant the Iowa Wes-
leyan college will be seen.
Then comes Oakland Mills with
It's fishing place, temptation to the
Isaac Waltons on the trip, and a
state park site will be inspected, and
then fifty miles lie between the
tourists and the big Keokuk water
power, where special courtesies
await them.
The tour will take the motorists
down the valleys of the Shell Rock
the Cedar, the Iowa and the Missis
sippi rivers, a continuous scene OF
beauty.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-23
son Frank, OF Quincy, were also
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Hemenway
Sunday afternoon.
BODY Found In River.

Body Found In River.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.I
DIES MONIES, Iowa, June 23-The
body of man believed to be High
Oldham who disappeared month ago
was found in the Des Moines river
here today by two boys.
, 1919-06-16
KILOGRAMS
ST. CROlX STATION.

Censored at jamaica
Vienna, June 18th The Austrian Govt.
is preparing its ansWer to the peace
terms. 1t is understood that the reply
will be an evasive one.
Washington, June 2 th.-Because of a
lack of suitable house accommodation on
the Atlantic coast for the British dirigi-
BILE R "a, the big craft will remain in the
u. S. only six or eight hours after it ar
rives from England this month on the first
transatlantic flight to be undertaken by
a lighter than air craft. Making
the announcement today the British At
tache here said his govt. had accepted
the invitation Of the Navy Dept. to land
the ship at Cape May N. j., the home
port of American naval dirigibles. The
crew will rest there and any gas lost dur
ing the trip will be replaced.
, 1919-06-16

District Aqders9nl agreed with the
words OF tne last speaker and further
more said, Bethlehem" concern owns
properties in both towns and it would be
hard on the representatives to have to
make report of deaths and births.
End Appointed Member NoUl thought
it strange that LIST Member FIR Christian
sted Country District is objecring to this
section as the same law ism force at the
present time.
(TO be c0ntjRued.)
, 1919-06-16

Major w. M. Small, u. S. M. c., has
kindly informed US for the benefit of the
public that commencing Monday, June
16, 1919, a daily time signal will be made
in Chri5tiansted and Frederiksted as
follows:
At 1I.50 a. M, the letter IL, Inter
national Code Flag flour squares, two
black and Two Yellow will be hoisted as
a preparatory signal. THE TIME SIG
NAL WILL BE MADE BY HAULING
THIS FLAG DOWN AT II 90 NOON.
In ,'nristiansted this signal will be
made from the radio pole near the band
stand.
In Frederiksted will be made from a
pole erected upon the southeast corner
of the fort.
Mr.. R. H. Amphlett Leader has re-
marked to us that he has read about the
Pasteurization Station with pleasure.
SINE time ago, he says, when this mat
ter was first mentioned by him, a wise
acre said it will never happen in St.
Croix. 1t is ever thus to some people,
continues Mr. Leader, nothing can hap
pen in St. Croix, until it happens,
The last episodes of the serial The
Voice on the Wire" will be exhibited this
evening at the Theatre. 1t is a fine play
and afforded great pleasure to those who
awaited themselves of the opportunity of
seeing it. We hope Mr.. Svendsen has
something similar in store for us again.