The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-07-05
Nacogdoches, Texas.


was met at noon at the H. e. and
w. T. railway depot, by the follow
ing reception committee: Reys. L.
v. Bouldin, A. H. Hughes, DR.. A. M.
Woodson, p. M. Rhodes.
Taking a bran new car, we went
through the city. ! unloaded at
the residence Of Rev. L. v. Bouldin,
where l made my home. Late in the
afternoon an auto party composed
of Revs. d. l. Penn, NJ T. Waters,
L. v. Bouldin, DR.. A. M. Woodson and
Old Regular went out to see the Col
ored business enterprises of the
town. Among them we found w. H.
Porter, Butler Bros. Jno. Davis, H.
G. Carpenter, Ben Patton, jeff Smith,
operating grocery stores with all
commendable success. ]. G.. Clark
and M. b. Metcalf operates barber
shops for Colored people, while R.
A. Scott, a Colored man operates
his shop for all other except Colored
people Mines. I. NJ. Evans and J..
A. Price are fashionable dress MAX
ers, Carroll Davis is a contracting
plasterer; Wallace Jones and NJ w.
Simmons, contracting builders. Jesse
Donegan is a merchant tailor, while
his brother Casz Donegan operates
pool hall and an auto-transfer.
Mrs. j. e. Caesar is proprietor Of
the Caesar house. Nacogdoches has
no Colored dentist, no Colored under
taker no Colored drug store It is
fine location for either or all. 1t
stands badly in need of a Negro
Business League to get the leaders
to work together.
Helping the People.
! Woodson Sanitarium is located on
Tucker street, far corner east OF
Mound street, Nacogdoches, one
block from Tucker-Smith Memorial
| (white) hospital. The hospital is a
two-year old venture and has proven
itself bowling success, patients be-
| ing brought here from st. Augustine
county, Pamela, Angelina, Rusk, Hen
derson, Shelby and others. The pres
ent building are taxed to capacity,
and plans are being made to build
larger and more modern building,
across the street ont block south
The sanitarum has been in sue
cessful operation for two years, dur
ing which time 125 operations have
been performed with not a single
fatality.
DR.. A. M. Woodson is a native of
Louisiana, and took Medicine at the
University Of Illinois, class of 1896.
4 Has practiced medicine in Mckinney,
Dallas and Harrison county.
Noting the large fatality of Negroes
who went under the knife Of the
white surgeons, he was moved as
a matter of humanity to open this
hospital with the above results.
Mrs. E. A. Woodson, his estimable
wife, is his partner in this laudable
enterprise, and with the doctor is
spending her life for her race.
spoke at Zion Hill Baptist church,
Rev. L. v. Bouldin, pastor, Wednes-
day night, June rs. The pastor acted
as master of ceremonies. Rev. Penn
prayed. The audience was up to the
minute in quality, but a little shy
in quantity. / spoke on "The I'm
pending Crisis" The Colored people
here are 1aboring under the disad-
vantages of the autocratic rule Of
white men, who treat them with
minor consideration. Only the Other
! day white man took stick of wooC
and killed a Colored woman. He
was placed under a $250.00 bond
The local white news paper said thai
! "the crime was regrettable, but thu
white man did not mean to kill The
Negress."
Lufkin.
l spent Sunday, June 20 at Luf
kin Mr.. N A. Garrett was in charge
of the meeting a big league exists
at this point. Mr.. Garrett is presi
dent Rev. T. M. Res gor and al
Dallas flvorite is here pastoring tn,
&c. M. e. church. He is might.
man, mas live church full of youni
people who arc pressing on with tn
assistance OF the older people. Their
, are two new convention Baptis
churches here and one. old convention
congreg alton, worshipinng in one o
} the new convention churches. TIL
] old con vention brethren have M
house, but one of the new convention
churches kindly consents to let then
! worship in their house. Rev. Wesley
was to have been present but sen
r instead Rev. Harrington. The meet
/, ing of the citizens which addreGse
T was held at Goodwill Bap list church
Mr.. Garrett presided. Rev. T. M. Rea
2 gor introduced me- c. L. William
and Prof. Williams are big men i
Lufkin. S. W. BROKER is going :
|. double his sales Of the Express. MI
e and Mrs. Swaggerty furnished m
! home while in Lufkin. They hav
+ fine place
There is little business in Lufki
e VIM. Engraham operates a prett
s fair grocery store. J. q. Utley an
3 Rbt. Long operate CONNECTIONS. Tn
: future promises big however in thi
! direction.
: Where Go.
Just for your Information ! vii
! go tomorrow to Chandler. I will b
in Corsicana, July 8, 9, and 10; Itasc
July IL, Terrell, July 10; Seagoyill'
!. July IA; Fl. Worth, July 10; Chand
! Ter, July 10; Waco, July 2l26; Vic
!, toria, July 27-30; Atlanta. Texas
: July 81; Conroe. Aug. 3; Sherman
> Aug. 10 (day time); Wolfe City, 9
], night; st. Louis. Aug. IS, IA and Is
! Chicago. Aug. IL. Keep these date
! in mind. Cut this list out.