Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-12-06
FLORENCE LETTER.
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FLORENCE, S. c. December -
Nd. b. +. Arnctt Peters. all star
baritone Of Detroit. Mich passed here
"nroutc to Lamar via Darlington Mr..
Peters spoke cncouragingly Of the
race in Detroit. They are buying
homes and making good. except, of
course, the worthless follow.
Mrs RchccCa Dyke after spending
four months and one week at Ash
willie, \. G., having Il swell time has
returned homo to The great satisrac
ton Of her many frh,n1s.
Mr. Robert II. Henry. of Wash
in%ton. ID. G. was all smiles when
II" passed here Cnroutc to jackson
willie, Fla
Mrs. Charles II. Smith end daugh
ter. Sr1ra passed through the city
recently cnroutc to st. Augustine,
Fla to visit her neither.
Rev. n. S. Gillespie S. G. NJ. OF
the United Sons of Abraham, main
Office. Columbia. Sc c.. passed the
city recently returning from Il meet
ing Of the State Grand Department
Council Of the Order. S. G.. NJ. at
ST. Bcu'ah Baptist Church. Florence
County met on Friday, November %.
where they entered an injunction
against the action OF the State Grand
Session at Columbia. S. G. in a call
meeting where they passed rcsolu-
tionS that the S. Y. NJ. Of the Order
be paid So per month and that the
deputies report to the General Sec
rotary.
AT the meeting at st. Bculah all
the deputies reported and acted on
the injunction. This Order, said the
chief. has more than 4 900 members
and already has $4,000 in bank to
deposit with tho insurance commas
%ion"r for South Carolina. The head
Treasurer is located ut 1917 Wash
inctou street. Columbia, S. G.
Mr.. II. b. Davis. IN cd citizen Of
FiorCncc. who left here about 81
years ago, is h"rc visiting his daurh
tors Of his first marriage. He left
here for Decatur. Ala. as manager
Of the Suckhcit Soft Drink Concern,
but after fifteen years service with
them moved to Mound Bayou, Miss
and opened Il business Of his own,
whore he is making money
About % years ago he married
for the second time. Miss Mary
Bilcy. of Atlanta. Ga. and to them
was given Il daughter Miss Hattie
''hii'N, no 'iSSlSlS MN Ill inc man
agcmcnt Of his business She Is n
graduate Of Mary Harvic Seminary
nj West Point. Miss. Mr.. Davis sold
his homo at Decatur. Ala. recently
for $4,000. He said the town OF
Mound Bayou is entirely governed
by race leaders and is very prosperous
MIR and Mrs. Willie Hodges left
the city recently to visit Jacksonville
Florida.
MIR. Samuel Graham, Of Lake CITY
s. &. passed through the city recently
cnroutc from Richmond. Va. for home
Miss Elena Bee OF Back Swamp,
S. G. was married to Mr.. Bose Brown
on Thursday, December 4, Rev. E.
Ham officiating. The bride is the
charming daughter OF Mr.. Caroliua
Bee, one OF the leading citizens of
the County and for twenty years
superintendent Of :ho Center Baptist
Sunday School and highly respected
lie is real estate owner.
Mr. Leroy Albmonc one OF our
leading young men preached his
trial sermon Sunday evening at
Trinity Baptist Church. Ills text
was John 81. "Marvel not that l
said unto thee. We must be born
again" a large crowd was out to
hear him.
Mrs. Ruth Webster Boone and
little son. Francis. have returned
from visit to Georgetown, S. G.