The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-02-08
stan Correspondence.

tinental train, bound wesD at the
capitol of Red River County. Rev.
pr. G. w. Hill, Lieutenant Coleman
Pierce, Mr.. Jennings Armstrong and
others formed committee on recep-
ton which carried me- to the resi-
dence of Madams Pierce, where
was TO remain while In the town.
From here in company with Rev.
Hill, l visited the Cheatham schools
OF which Prof. L. NJ. Becton is prin-
cipal. DR.. G.. NJ. Munchus put his
10 Model Roadster at my disposal
and the way burnt the gas was
a caution. His Office is busy spot
and his new sanltarium will be one
OF the beauty spots in GAINESVILLE,
when completed. II is now In course
OF erection. In ii will be a drug
store, news stand and a store on the
first floor with hospital on the sec
ond floor.
The meeting was held at Zion
Traveller Baptist church, Rev. G. W..
Hill, pastor. The house was filled
TO capacity, and persons had to be
turned away. | spoke on the Peace
Aims of The American Negro" The
people were satisfied and did much
to encourage me in my work of
creating sentiment for business.
Clarksyille is some town and Is grow
ing by the minute. Among the enter
prises owned and operated by our
people are confectioneries by Jen-
nings Armstrong and Dock Ridge;
restaurants by Mrs. Ned Hobbs, and
Mrs. Mary Huff, who also operates
ell otIa ha rhaFQhnna nv
Ned Hobbs and G.. Il. Porter flor
whites) and Chas. Emory and !. ID.
Gipson for their own race. G. A.
Catin and Houston Dickson, pool
halls. Jerry Jones is a shoe-repair-
err and DR.. Munchus owns public
wood-saw machine. Arthurs Din
widdle, Ceasy Wells. Ed Lindsey are
merchant tailors. DR.. IL. c. Wal
lace, physicians. Dentist Bell of
Paris, spends day in the week here.
DR.. Wallace operates a garage. Tom
Carlee, Mack Albudie, Geo Latimer,
Andrew Grimes and Curtis Armstrong
each owns grocery. Tom Elkins,
Matt Baker and Lymp Thomas are
contractors GAINESVILLE Undertaken
Co., owned by l.. b. Browrigg, with
Mrs. A. NJ Tyler, manager. Mrs.
Matte Mcdonald and Miss 0zella
King are dress makers, while Miss
"A. e. Hughes long time agent Of the
Dallas Express operates success
full kindergarten. ID. Ridge, r. Rec
yes. Bud" Dyer and l.. b. Browrigg
operate service cars, while Johnson
Thornton owns decent moving pic
ture show Rev. l.. b. Harrison, the
learned and energetic pulpiteer is
still at the head of st. Paul NJ. L.
church, while ST. james Baptist
church has no pastor. Here's an
opening for good Baptist preacher.
None other need apply.
am compelled TO say word OF
praise for the school authorizes Of
G. They have erected for the edu-
cation OF Colored youth a building
really worth while and | understand
that the white people as a whole
endorse good educational facilities
for the Colored children. Below l
print the faculty for the city school:
Prof. L. NJ Becton, principal; assis-
tants, Mrs l.. B. Harrison, j. ID.
Hill, A. NJ. Tyler and Misses NJ Il.
.Jamison and Irene Woodson. Clarks-
vile is marching on.
Jefferson.
At this thriving little CITY, ar-
rived the morning of Jan. 30, and
went Immediately to the high school
where | met half thousand chill
dren (more or less), Prof. J. c. Pitts
and his staff. The machine was
well fabricated and was moving on.
When in jefferson. my headquar-
tiers are at the Offices of Or. Tim
otAens Il. Speed. Those who desired
to see me found IL out and showed
up. After dust raising record
breaking ride about town with the
lgsdicine man, ! was invited and
u1a eat supper at his board" After
supper, | went to Macedonia church |
OF which Rev. L. T.. George is pas
tor. The occasion was the Roose-
welt memorial Prof j. c. Pitts call
ed the meeting to order and intro
duced DR.. 7. Il. Speed as master of
ceremonies. The choir assisted the |
famous Haalp Walker orchestra with |
the music The Thomas sisters rem
dered with effect: when | Have |
Crossed the Bar" Prof. Washington
nf the city schools. pastor George,
ana Dr. Speed made addresses on the
worth of Roosevelt | humbly "slosh-
ed up behind them. The meeting
was great lesson in patriotism
a meeting which for sense and en-
thusiasm will hold the boards in
Jefferson for many moons.
Texarkana.
vs..tIn., .ft..,..1,,.s 49,, - ....t1
ed at the Gateway City, and fell
into the hands of the Texarkana
Negro Business League OF which DR..
G. IT, Jamison is president Professor
Barrett, secretary. The Canteen on
Broad street was the place for the
meeting and 500 the hour. met
a fair sizcl audience and spoke on
How to Get Results" "The Cam
teen" is an interesting proposition
and II the Colored women OF Dallas,
TT. Worth, Houston, San Antonio,
Galveston and Waco, want to find a
new way TO help the weak, they
would do we'll to write the wife and
mother-in-law of Dr. Randle. | will
return 4ere on my way home from
Nashville, Tenn, and speak to Color
ed Texarkana. II will assemble in
the same Canteen. The date win be
the night OF 18th of,February. Stick
n pin there.
Yhe home Of Miss Ohio. 1903 Pine
street WIS my Headquarters While
lingering in the Gateway TO the
Northeast and was treated like
crown Prince.
IaInls0n SaRifaium- Among the
show nlaces in 'rexarkana Is The
new Jo,nison sanitarium at 610 Hazel
etreet. where through the ENTERPRISE