The broad ax., 1919-11-01


Counsellor F. B. Ransom, the well
known indianapolis lawyer spoke to Z
crowded house at the Y. NJ. c. A. last
Sunday afternoon.
Many Of the large COlored papers in
their last week 5 issue stated that
Francis Frazier {male) had been held
for trial in the case of the accidental
death of Miss Rachel Perlman in an
elevator. This was not true in two
ways. First, the party in question was
Frances Frazier, (female) of 246O Sew
enth avenue, and secondly, Miss Frazier
was declared not guilty of criminal
negligence and DISCHARGED by Ma
gistrate Simms in the Washington
Heights Court. SEE Us FOR RELI-
ABLE NEWS.
Great interest was shown BY the rec
ord crowd that listened TO Colonel
Charles Young. L. s A., when he de
livered the feature address at the Carl
ton Y. NJ. g. A, Brooklyn, Sunday,
October 26th.
Allen c. Bean of Davenport, Iowa,
and formerly a lieutenant in the L. 5.
Army is attending the New York Uni
versity School of Commerce.
The Usher Board of Mt. Olivet Bap-
fist Church, gave an all star concert
TO a crowded church last Thursday eve
ming. Nine. Marie Barrier Houston,
soprano; Mr.. A. John Ingram Of Phila-
delphia, eloeutiOnist; Mr.. T. Arthur
Gaines, tenor; and, Mr. Marion Gumbo,
violioneellO, were much enjoyed by the
audience.
The speakers at the Educational
Forum Sunday were Mr.. Hudson Pryce.
city editor Of the New York News, i'm
partial; Mr.. William Bridges, editor of
the Challenge Magazine for the Demo
Gratis, and, John Ramsey, Grace Camp
bell and others for the Socialist Party.
Mr.. Toussant Douers Of 200 West
l36th street, was married Sunday in
ossining, n. Y, to Miss Garnetta Rob
insOn Cater of Pittsburg, Pa. The
wedding was a select and quiet affair
and this notice will no doubt be quite a
surprise to their many friends.
The 2lst A. d. Socialist local is r-is-
ing its energies in an effort to have
freed on bail and then afterward prop
erly defended the two COlOred men from
New York now under arrest in other
parts for alleged offenses. The men are
Lovett Fort Whiteman who is held in
100000 bail in St. Louis, and, Joseph
J. Jones, who is being held in 100000
bail for distributing a pamphlet called
Justice to the Negro during the
recent police strike in Boston, Mass.
Reverend !. F. b. Coleman the visit,
ing president of the College of West
Africa, MOnrovia, Liberia, has joined
and been selected as an instructor in
the Men s Bible Glass at Salem n. Z.
Church. His efforts have brought out
many new members and caused renewed
interest to be shown.
DR.. William L. Buckley, the only col
Ored principal of a public school in
New York City, addressed the St.
Mark s Lyeeum last Sunday afternoon
on the Enforcement of the 18th and
18th Amendments 4" His address was
a part of the nationwide campaign that
the famous Lyeeum is waging to arouse
public sentiment in favor of these
being carried out to the
letter.
Professor Rudolph Grant has been
ehoir-master Of the choir of
Salem NJ. f. Church.
Mr.. James Hinton of New York has
gone south and is now one of the man.
ayers of the Pilgrim Life Insurance
Company Of Augusta, Ga.
The L, r. Jones Council l2O6, I. o.
st. Luke, gave an umbrella party at
Charity Bureau Hall last Thursday.
When the party was announced two
weeks ago, the sponsors did not think
that as it turned out, the night was so
rainy that umbrellas were certainly in
order.
A chess tournament for the COlOred |
of New York is being ar
ranged by Mr.. Joseph Tanning of l2O
West l35th street. SO far the entrants
Are: C. Travis Warren the present title
holder, Harold E. and Franklin NJ.
Christian G. Grammar,
md, Wesley Wright Of Jacksonville,
Fla.