The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-02-07
SOCIAL AND POLITICAL DcnCS AMONG THE AFRO
AMERICANS NNEW YORK CITY. ~


was "A Prize for the Best Dancer, /"
delivered Sunday. February Ist. Rev.
Williams intends to combat some of
the new thought and radical doeI
trines that are being put before the
people {. New York.
The program at Salem Lyeeum
Sunday. February 9Th, is to be one Of
especial importance. James Weldon
Johnson. field secretary of the N. A.
A. c. p, and Katherine Bennett
Davis, former Commissioner of Cor
rections. New York City, win be the
principal speakers. George w. Allen
win preside.
George W. Harris and DIR. Charles
H. Roberts, the eolored aldermen,
have introduced motions in the
Board of Aldermen calling for the
establishment of new Fairgrounds
for colored children in Harlem and
also for the speedy carrying out of
the plans for the armory for the
famous Fifteenth Infantry.
The Negro Congressional Com
mittee held their weekly meeting at
St. James Presbyterian Church last
Friday evening. Rev Frank Heider.
John E. Nail. DR.. w. E. B. Dubois
and other prominent men made re-
marks.
Lloyd NJ. Granger, the colored
Splinter who competed in the AM
ericanization Meet, won his heat last
Sunday in the fast time Of 2 minutes
for the half mile.
Benjamin Brawley, the Negro his
torian, visited New York last We'd
nesday. He was en- route to his new
work in Liberia.
A mass meeting in the interest of
the rainbow Magazine will be held
this Thursday at Salem NJ. E.
Church. Rev. F. A. Cullen, A. Bow
ser. L c. Collins, and other promi-
nent men will speak.
The Loendi A. c. of Pittsburgh,
led by the famous Gun Posey, de-
feated the St. Christopher RED and
Black Machine" at Manhattan Casino
in basketball game played January
18th. The score was 81 to IS. About
5000 people witnesser the contest
Milton Deas, the popular post Of
fee clerk, whose automobile was a.
familiar sight on Seventh avenue last
summer, was apprehended January
18th and charged with larceny from
the mails. He is now awaiting trial
Reverend A. H. Johnson, president
of the Interdenominadonal Minister
ial Alliance of New/Jefsey, spoke at
Walker Memorial Baptist Church
last Wednesday on The Rise and
Fall of Nations"
The New Jersey Civil Rights Bu-
reau, 800 Broad street, Newark, n.
J., has issued an appeal to Negroes
everywhere to help them in their
fight to attain the passing of civil
rights bill in New Jersey similar to
the ones in New York and Massa-
chusetts. Every prominent Negro
in Jersey is behind the movement,
and moral and other support from
elsewhere would be greatly appre-
'ciated. Mr. w. P. Burrell is CORE
spending secretary.
George w. Harris, colored. of 5lSI
West ll1th street, who was recently
charged with the killing of his wife
and fatal injuring of Leah Branch,
pleaded guilty last week to murder in
the second degree and was sentenced
to life imprisonment He and hiss
wife had three minor children living.
His act was one of jealousy and rage
The Connoissuers, the organization
of young people who have been en-
tertaining the old people at Lincoln
Home with little playlets on various
occasions, are presenting new play
at St. Marks Hall on February 20.
It is entitled what Women Do"