The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-29
Activities Among
Memphis Negroes

Under the business leadership Of Bert
NJ. Roddy and A. II. Ward, cashiers
respectively OF the Solvent and Fra
ternal Savings Bank and Trust CON-
panies, the negroes have subscribed to
and will absorb St00, 600 worth Of Vic
tory bonds, II goes without saying hat
Memphis negroes viii stand behind our
business leaders In taking every single
one Of these bonds. We viii do our
full duty not only under pressure of
the enemy's guns that threatened the
freedom of the world, but as free
American citizens.
Four-minute men spoke Sunday in
q Nauber of the negro churches to
booSt the Negro welfare campaign,
which is being conducted by the EN-
trail Civic committee working In CO.
operation with the Chamber of Com
inerce Welfare committee. This be-
gins the campaign In the churches and
as the project has the Endorsement of
the Interdenominational union, the
church-goeIs will do their full share.
Next Sunday teams VIII be present at
the churches and every member and
attendant not already a subscriber. will
be asked to subscribe one dollar Naf
least,
Negro soldiers In Memphis are plan
ming q soldiers club to perpetuate the
organized life Of common interests de-
/ veIoped In camp and during the war In
Europe. 1t has been pointed out that
this life has done much along the lines
Of education, regard for law and dis
cipline and the lifting OF the civic ideal
In general.
Tho congregation Of the Tabernacle
Baptist Institutional church worShiped
In their new building Sunday. sThs
beautifully decorated auditorium vas
filled to capacity at each of the SER
vices during the day, All Of the ser
vices were dominated by the new spirit
and mission of the church and there
| were several excellent addresses n
sermons.
Students OF Kortrecht high school
will present Hamlet In a matinee
and night performance at the old TAB
ernacle church, on hurley street,
Wednesday afternoon and night. The
matinee performance will be given es-,
pecially to accommodate children and
young people n win begin at $3.50,
1t will be An excellent opportunity for
negroes to encourage the efforts OF
these boys and girls who will present
the play, but serd, or better, al their
children to a really beneficial enter
tainment. Let every negro man and
| WVlll1l III NAtltlblils AANfR w lhdNo Nlltop
efforts more eammeR nj attending this
performance,
The negro division Of the city recre-
alton commission Is conducting a series
of educational outings with classes from
the various schools, Trips are being
made TO the city health department
laboratories. electric power plants ana
other industries to give these groups
OF Young people practical knowledge
along these lines,
Rev. Russell S. Brown. Of the Con-
greRational church, will leave Tuesday
for Chattanooga to attend the confer
ence Of the American Missionary asso.
citation. Rev. Brown has been II OF
the leading factors In helping to put
the negro welfare campaign over.
The Old Folks and Orphans Home
association IL planning to improve the
work and scope OF It's institution. Up
TO the present this project stands out
AZ one Of the only completed philan-
throphles among colored people. 1t has
been promoted almost entirely by COL
oTed women and has done practical
work In caring for the old and inflrm.
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The colorcd division of the Feed
Memphis committee in cooperation
with the Three States Better Farming
association, will start an intensive cam
rNign to Increase production In the
Memphis territory May I, Both OF these
organizations win have headquarters IN
the present quarters Of tho central civic
committee, 58s Beale avenue, and will
he among the agencies cooperating
with this committee.
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In a meeting Monday OF the Chamber
! n Commerce Industrial welfare com