Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-12-27
ROANOKE NEWS
LITTLE WILLIE'S LETTER

| the local branch or the N. A. A. c.
| p. and We promised to take shot
| at any and everything wo thought
needed shooting. It'may not do any
4 good but we will shoot just the same.
| While we admit some things are not
| worth shooting, but Lift Willie"
| just likes to shoot. for he is known
as an iconoclast and will certainly
destroy some Of the things that are
| merely seem to be" so il you don't
| want to be shot by the ilconoclast
you must Be, and not seem to DO
Now, l don't mean to butt. in to
other peoples affairs, because I
know some people who are bald
headed from butting into other
Poop c's affairs, but will some one
please explain why some Of the So
called leading men and women OF
our race insist on being jim-crowed?
They really pay for it, spend their
money to be j'm-crowed. climb as
many steps as there were rounds in
Jacobs ladder, then como out boast
Ing what they saw and they pass by
colorcd p ayhouse like tho Memphis
Special passes Ninton.
They so to church and find fault
of the theatres and the people who
attend thcm. Cuss out the jim.crow
laws and anything that is claimed
to be done against the race because
we arc Negroes, still they will accept
jim-crow accommodations. II there
is anything against any ono going to
tho theatres, it Should be against
going to jim.crow theatre, even II
you had no co,orcd theatre.
Ia x.,l~
one and pass it up for jim-crow
house, Wake up, you leaders. stop
going up the alleys. climbing back
stairs. come to your own house; como
In the front way, sit where you
please and be with your own people
where you are always Welcome. Take
notice and remember that wink
to a blind horse 10 as good as a nod"
Roanoke has n new organization
among the young progressive men Of
tho city, known as the 'Leal Cub. :"
MT. w. II. Miller is president, Mr.
B. H. Hale. vicepresident, A. s.
Topsey. secretary and c. Tifrney
Toliver, treasurer. The club has
rooms on the second floor OF Dixie
Garage building, % High Street. N.
w. The body OF young men making
up the membership Is progressive
and will have n social business and
literary side and expect to do some
good work In the city along the
above lines. .....
Tho opening smoker was given on
the second Thursday night In tho
newly furnished rooms on High
Street. The club has fifty members.
all being present at tho smoker and
several out Of town visitors, among
them the staff inspector for the
Southern Aid Society Of Richmond,
headed by that popular good fellow,
Mr. John Hall, Jr.
After several hours OF games and
cong. stag lunch was served, ham
sandwiches, pickle. potato salad,
swiss cheese, sailed crackers, orange
whistle, cigars and cigarettes. Some
interesting after-dinner speeches were
made by Mr.. Hall. Mr.. Buffet of the
u. ~. NJ, Mr.. Clarence Gray, Mr..
w. A. Reid. Mr.. Frank Miller, Hon
j. Fountain Duke. Dr. Roberts, Mr..
a. l.. Coleman and w B. F..
Crowe!l' who electrified the club
with his jokes and impersonations,
one being tho famous speech Of Hon.
J. Fountain Duke on Unity. At a
late hour all went homo highly
pleased with the opening OF the Leal
Club. Here Is hoping the club great
success.
Mrs. Daisy Schley gave her hus-
band, Mr.. w. S. Schley surprise
birthday breakfast Wednesday morn
ing, December 10 at their beautiful
homo on Fourth Avenue. N. w. Be-
foro Mr.. Schley came down stairs
he heard the strains OF lovely music
from the parlor below and couldn't
account for the unusual number of
voices at such an early hour and on
coming down found few friends
with his good wife to wish him many
happy returns.
We couldn't say how many he had
seen, for Mr.. Schley wouldn't tell us
and Mrs. Schley wouldn't give him
away. Anyway all were happy and
Mr.. Schley was happiest when
breakfast was announced. He was
anxious to get off the age question.
The breakfast room was decorated
with pot plants cut flowers and
fruits and the menu as follows, grape
- ~'S, AiiNo oJoICIbt POIdlO
barbecued rabbit, hot rolls, coffee.
Those present waro Mrs Millie
b. Paxton, Mrs. Choppo McFadden
and Little Willie" The breakfast
lasted from 9:30 to noon. Mach of
the time was spent in trying to In
duce Mr.. Schley to own up snd tell
us how many. At any ratio. all had
great time and We wish you al
many returns as you have passed,
CHATS hoping you some) and our
very best wishes for the continued
success OF Mr.. and Mrs. Schley.
The First Baptist Church had tho
installation service OF their new
pastor, Rev. A. l.. James D. D.,
from December 8-15. The installa
ton sermon was by Rev. DR.. John
E. Ford, OF Bethel Institutional
Church, Jacksonville, Florida Sunday
December II at eleven o'clock A. M.