The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-15
Activities Among
Memphis Negroes
BY REV. T, 0. FULLER.

Newspapers are the worlds mir
rors,' says Ellis. THE educators OF
the common people, says Parker.
Let me make the newspapers and
] care not what is preached in the
pulpit or what is enacted in congress-"
said Wendell Phillips.
Let a clean, conservative, reliable, |
fearless newspaper be a constant visitor
Mt the home,
The annual exercises OF the business
department of Howe will be held Thurs
day night In the chapel The second
year English department viii be repre-
scented also,
Prof. G, =. Hamilton Is spending some
time in the mountains at Asheville, N. |
He writes that he is enjoying the
hange.
Memphis was the only city In the
country that sent Il negro mar as one
OF the representatives to the confer
ence of the American academy. of DO
litical and social science, at Philadel-
khia, T, Q, Fuller represented the IN
dustrial welfare committee of the
Chamber of Commerce.
Negro principals have charge OF all
OF the negro schools here, Richmond,
Va, negro people are working for this
recognition, We have two negro detec-
t1Nes, a negro supervisor Of recreation,
a juvenile detention home, under the
direction OF the juvenile court. A white
committee rs cooperating in the cam
paign to raise $50, 0G0 for social uplift
wtrk among our people.
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The executive board Of the state Sun
day school II b.. y. +. L. convention
VIII meet at Howe institute, Saturday,
at 4 o'clock. Rev, E, NJ. Seymore, Of
Knoxville, and L.. c, Moore, OF Mem
phis, will nave charg9 of the meet
ing.
Dean l.. h. Moore, Of the Teachers
college, Howard university, was in the
city Wednesday to the delight OF his
many friends, Reconstruction in edu-
cation in the South is claiming his at
tention at present.
Lieut., Frank W, Nelson is in the city
representing the Service Corporation Of
Atiahta, Ga. This company is operat-
iig well-equipped laundries in two
cities, and has in prospect a shirt fac
tory and several haberdasheries. Mum-
phis may get one of the laundries.
DR., A. NJ. Townsend will go to Sardis,
Miss, TO preach the sermon to the
graduating class of the Sardis Industrial
college, of which Prof, p. A. Wardlaw
is principal,
Rev. Il. NJ. Seymore. of Knoxville,
Will be in the city Sunday to preach
the sermon TO the graduating Class
OF Howe, at st. Johns Baptist church.
Memphis viii throw wide the gates
OF her unselfish hospitality and the
thousands OF visitors who come to wit.
ness the centennial celebration win be
neither exploited nor overcharged fol
comforts and conveniences. This Il
everybody's business and let's see t
it.
The progress made by negroes II
Memphis during the last hundred year,
in home life, schools, churches ant
other lines of civilization and culture
could be adequately represented b.
floatrnor pictured by the painters
brush. The heights must be measured
by the depths.
The negro wing CT the Memphis cen
tenary celebration will close with
monster educational extravaganza a
Church's auditorium Saturday night
May "a. Every teacher and gradual,
Of all the schools and persons of tn,
race holding diplomas from recognized
institutions of learning will be giyer
places In the most unique marcl
through the park ever witnessed in the
South. One of the most noted educa.
tors Of the race will make the principal
address. There VIII be ~educationa
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