The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-04-19

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late lamented +. w. Gross. teacher,
fraternal advocate and Dhilanthropist.
C0rsicana.
Wednesday afternoon, April 8, 1919,
| took jim crow seat In south
bound electric car in the Interur-
ban Terminal station at Dallas,
bound for Corsicana. / arrived here
when the sun was in the tree-tops.
1t was a beautiful sight. and though
loaded with bag and baggage, ] could
not forego the opportunity to stand
still and admire the setting sun, how
he mingled his gold with the purple
Of the embarked clouds and how he
lent weird color TO the Bonded
skies as he fingered on the western
horizon, before passing beyond my
vision.
At Corsicana, as / would have
found at Dallas, there was none to
meet me. But know what to do
when am not met meet. Ac-
cordingly, gave transferman my
baggage and / went out to find the
natives. | found them. The same
old faces, except a few who had
answered the final summons, were
found hanging around their ancient
haunts; among them, Prof. Geo. W.
Jackson, Henry Dellums. S. ]. Ches-
mutt, undertaken Mckinney, Sam Dun
can, who by the way let me stay
all night in his house, Rev. Pardee,
DR.. Williams, Bob Durham, George
Johnson and DR.. HUMPHREYS. DR..
Phipps was absent but accounted
for.
AT the A. M. e. church, great
meeting was planned for Lieut.. B.
A. Jackson, who had Just returned
from over there. The people turned
out enmasse and the spacious struct-
ure did not provide for them stand
ing room. DR.. Williams, the master
OF ceremonies, announced the meet
ing under the auspices Of the N. A.
A. G. P. The great audience started
the fireworks with America" and
Rev. Jeems Lewis prayed just before
the audience rendered THE Star
Spangled Banner" Secretary Mrs.
N. L. Perry, read certain correspon-
dence between the headquarters of
the N. A. A. c. P., and the COVER
nor OF Florida anent lynching. And
George Johnson reported an interest
ting effort in Corsicana, looking to
proper execution Of the law.
At this juncture Mrs. H E. Will
liams, introduced Lieut.. B. A. Jack
son, who had just returned from
France, then without affection. told
the singular and interesting story
Of the he played on the bloodsoaked
fields Of the war ground Of the world.
The audience sat charmed at the re-
citation of the awfnl details. After
the lieutenant spoke. Private w. f.
Porter of Danville, ILL.,, was also in
troduced aud told the interesting
story of thu battle front The two
soldiers exhibited the gas masks of
u. S. A., and France and in other
ways greatly enlightened the au-
dience. The pastor made roof
raising speech right behind the fight
ing men, demanding the rights of the
race which had been bought by blood
and sloshed UP behind him. My
friend Geo. Duncan took me home
with him for the night.
The people invited me to return
and speak
Monday Night, May 18th In the A.
NJ. Z. Church.
It shall be done.
Calvert.
reached this town at five minutes
past three o'clock, the evening of
April 10th, and was met by Rev.
Poodle, Dr. Mcdonald, Jno. Walton,
Prof T. 81. Brawley and others of
the Reception Committee. appear
ed at Bethel Baptist church at a
little after the time announced and
the following program was rendered:
Music by Bethel choir. Invocation by
Principal T. H. Brawley Vocal Solo
by Miss Ethel Jude, Intermezzo
(Magnoliay by Miss Leona NJ. Will
liams, Huet. Miss Dora Graves and
Roosey~lt Diggs; Introduction of
speakes by Rev. II. H. Poodle;
Speakct of the evening, Hon. W. e.
King: Vocal Solo by Mrs. B. T. Aar-
sris; Quartette, Misses Llidia Station,
Blanch Watson. Dora Graves, Patti
Hammer; OffertoryA Auspices Negro
business League.
r. B. Walton, master Of ceremonies.
The Calvert Colored Colony Isl
among the most progressive In the
state and its business enterprises
are among the most substantial.
Noticeable In the way Of improve
nlents are ALdersCns shoe shop and
Walton Bros blacksmith. The for
mer has installed some thousand DOL
Jars worth OF get-thru-quich, labor
saving machinery. while the latter
has installe all the latest--the very
last word IN iron working implements
used In the blacksmith trpde. Among
the implements installed are trip ham
mer whsnh strikes 300 times per
minute, electric bellows and electric
lights. Prof. T. II. Brawley aided by
fine assistants is teaching the young
idea to shoot. Calvert is marching
on.
NaYasOta.
/ arrived at this town via the
Southern Pacific at IS minutes past
400 a. M. kriday morning. ran
up against that doggone new time
here. and to my surprise even the
the railroad agent did not take the
event into account. As result |
had to sit there IN the station house
till day. After day break / went
out and found Pat Dean, the ancient
village merchant, He has a SPLEEN
did home. too much sense to buy an
automobile, and a veil stocked store.