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


at Ladonia, where / had magni-
hcient meeting. was called there
by Mr.. u. G.. Bean, but the people
made q great success of the effort
returned to Ladonia August 10th.
Port Arthur.
Leaving Dallas on the morning of
June is, arrived in Beaumont some
thing after $500 p. M. and after
getting my supper at place run
by Colored fan with Jew name
This name was ky Weinberg).
CHANGED to run across Rev. ELAN, a
very gentlemanly and obhging min
lister who showed me every courtesy.
| wish Beaumont was full of men
like Parson Elam-men who had
time to tell stranger. howdy. l
saw II. N. benson, the high-rain-
pitcher of the Beaumont Afro-Ameri-
can Mutual Aid Association. Prof.
Chester, DR.. Lemon an old Dallas
Drug Store clerk now with the Chry-
stall Boys at their great pharmacy
and saw Mr.. Qualls. the ancient
and skillfuI knight Of the Blue Steel.
1t was the eve before the 'Teenth and
Beaumont was busy. / caught the
11:00 o'clock Beaumont and Port
Arthur street car and as the hands
Of Port Arthur clocks lowered around
the solemn hour of the night-twelve
o'clock walked into the beautiful
store Of the famous Baker Drug
Company. President Eugene was on
hand, and few minutes thereafter
/ was snoring In bed at the beauti-
full home Of DR.. Baker.
The 'Teenth.
With the coming of the morning,
the heavy fogs which shouded the
rolling waters Of the lake lifted
themselves in solemn awe and old
Sol, the mighty king of day, filled
all the Port with his golden rays
Birds sang in the tree tops, white
men pushed along toward thei1
work, while the Colored population
some 1000 or 5000 strong, busted
itself with the work necessary tc
fitting celebrate the 54th anniversary
of the issuance Of the historic Eman.
cipation Proclamation. q forgot tC
say that the MuskeetOes were some
busy.
Some while after the hour an.
nounced, led by the Port Arthur
Band and guided by mounted Police
and riding Marshals, the procession
Made up of all sorts of wheeled We
hicles moved through the principa
streets, meeting the gaze of admirint
thousands. The parade brought NJ
at the Business League Park, To-
the Negro Business League. hat
charge Of the celebration. After eat
ing their fill Of barbecued OK, ant
giving the white preacher, policemen
and other whites bite, the full
throng took full recess.
At 4 p. M, program CONSISTING
of patriotic, sentimental and relig
ious music by the Band and singini
by the multitude, under the direction
of President Eugene, was rendered
A fine paper was read by Mrs. Eu
gene, good speech was made b,
Prof w. e. Sampson, the white Bap
fist preacher, with the signlfican
name of Coin, made q prophetic ed
dress, as the representative Of tn
white Commercial club. Rev. Bail,
a young Golored divine delivered
sermonettS. and Editor w. u. Kins
was introduced as the main speake
OF the day. He spoke for an hou
and a half and then sat down. IL
was given rousing vote of thanks
One man said: Mr.. All doan no yo'
but you done hit de bIlPs eye II
Port Arthur, sho.'"
AT night Mr. King spoke to
large audience. His subject wa
"Breaking with the Past"
Port Arthur, Texas, is CitS
Don't go down there looking for
backwoods OF border town. You viii
not find it. Such live ones as Mac
Hanna. DR.. Brackeen, DR.. StewaFa
Prot. Sampson. W. G. Klttrell, Brf
Jones, and numbers OF others 70
numerous to mention, are men q
vision and they are determined :
keep Port Arthur on the map.
Mr.. B~iscoe Is our agent there an
he is gaining ground. The white me-
az Port Arthur are Americans, an
have sense enough 70 know tina
character and not color is the meas
| ure OF the man. There are man
! Colored people in business and thei
tribe will increase, Port Arthur
fine place to visit and when tn
natives find way to exterminat
the mosquitoes. It will be nm
place in which to live.
Gushing, Texns.
1852 miles north OF Port Arthur
ION the Texas and New Orleans roa
was my next STOP Here ] wa
1.-THE guest of Salem c. NJ. e. churc
4 OF which Rev. Alexander Aureliu
Brown is the efficient pastor. Saler
II is 10 miles back from the railroad
but the automobile in that countr
is being used to rub out space. 1
( due time we covered the 10 mile
and took carly supper at the pa
latial farm house Of Mr. Peter Z
Wade. Just rs we were about
start to the lecture place. S blindin
rain. accompanied by n;mble lightnin
and deafening thunder. notified, o
that cAere was absolutely nptbin
j doing. AS I sat theve ltsteaing
the pitter, patter OF upceasing rair
J drops. 7 turned In my HI0le 10 tn
18th Psalm, and theae words; !
liny distress called upon the Lcr'
and cried unto my God; Hc hear
! my voice on. II mis- temTde. and 10