The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1919-11-08
TIE DOINGS AMONG TIE AFRO
AMERICANS IN NEW YORK CITY
The News Letter Furnished Especially for The Broad AK By
the Newspaper Service Bureau.

AAC ANC"SPoPSA
Mr.. Ccurgc X. Jordan. of the News
~p"- Srr~irr bureau. was in Juarez
""xiro and los Angeles. California
this week.
Harold Morton. rolorcd. aged /:
yoars. was hit and badly hurt 10y al
sutomub1r NJ I40tb and eth avenue
asst week.
James A. Foley. the majority lcadcr
Of the New York Senate. spoke to {
large mass meeting of Negroes at P
s. so. last Friday evening. He re
ferred constantly to the good work he
had done in passing the 18th Reg
mont and tho Levy Civil Rights bills
he Was well rcc.'veI other speaker
ere Ferdinand .. Notion coIorcd, a.
sistant district alto .nry Of New York
on. ,In0''s . Ca william FRIDGE
nj Harold f. S'mmcIk iacr.
John TIarlcsfon. age r. wears, rolored
was arraigned last Friday in The West
side Court on the complaint of Philip
G'asrh. the paving teller Of the Gotham
National Bank. 1T 18th street and COL
umbuS Circle. II was alleged that on
August 9, 1919. the colorcd mar
cashed at the Gothem National Bank
\ forged check for 10000. The check
bo-c the name of Mr.. Il. e. Scriven.
the head of the Automobile Co. Of Am
erica, for whom the cOlored man at
one time used to work. Mr.. Scriven
and the bank teller contended that the
signature to the check was. not genu.
ne. and after preliminary hearing
of the witnesses for the people Attor-
ney David CUTLER, for the defendant,
waived examination, and Harleston was
held in $500 bail to answer TO a
charge of forgery in the Court of Gen
eral Sessions.
There was a round table discussion
at the Peoples Educational Forum
last Sunday. The question was.
Which party will serve the interests
Of the workers." Mr.. William Bridges,
editor of the "Challenge," appeared
for the Democrats. Mr.. George W.
Harris, editor of the New York News,
appeared for the Republicans, and.
Miss Grace Campbell, the only eOlOred
female parole officer 10 New York City.
for the Socialists. All parties
to the controversy acquitted themselves
well, much to the instruction and the
of the large number
present.
The Mysterious Three-Leon. +.
Mertins, Charles DeForest and Hay
ward Wiley. ente%tained forty-fve
guests at a Hallowe 'en Party last Fri
day evening at 76l East 224th street.
viii Anthony Madden was master of
ceremonies. and fine time was en-
joyed by ALL
DR.. William II. Brooks, present chap
lain of the 18th \. Y. y. c.. delivered
the sermon last Sunday evening at 81.
Mark : NJ. f. Church to the Veteran
Corps of the 18th Infantry, formerly
the 369th Regiment. L. :. a.
Lula Robinson Jones. soprano;
George Jones, IT.. baritone; Theodore
II. Shackelford, reader, and Prof. Leon
Adger, organist, gave an all-star re-
cital at Mother Zion A. NJ. f. Church
October 3Oth.
The North Harlem Community Coun-
ell, of which Reverend Hutchins c.
Bishop is chairman, held a meeting
Wednesday, October Goth, at Mt. Olivct
Baptist Church. Mr.. Charles C. ALI
son, Jr., and Mr.. Prince L. EdwoOds.
head Of the Negro Division Of the State
Industrial Commission, were the prin-
cipal speakers. The Council also held
a meeting Monday, November Bird, at
the l3jth Street Public Library, where
q free discussion was held. The object
Of the Community Council is to advo-
cate men and measures most likely to
advance the best interests of eolOred
Harlem.
Reverend Brooks Of st. Mark 5 NJ.
E. Church, leaves the city of New
York for a ten-day vacation, eOmmene-
ng November 18th.
Delaney n. Seroggins, the colored
ix-polieeman, has issued a sworn state
nent assailing Editor George w. Harris
If the New York News. and alleging