Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1920-12-04

killed In the recent war. Money for the
shaft was left by members of the 272nd
United States Infantry when they left for
home. Religious and military services were
held in the Monthois church, the French
civil and military authorities officiating at
the unwilling
Farmers in Alabama have organized a
branch of the American Cotton Association.
They have a membership of more than 200.
The County Hospital in Macon, Ca. is
to have colored nurses to care for the pa
t1ents who are sent there for treatment.
What is believed to be the rcord weekly
earnings for common laborer has been
established in Carbonate, ILL., Charles Cant,
who earned $148OO in six days carrying
ties. He was paid so much for each tie he
carried.
Women in Atlanta, Ca, have organized
Business League, as an auxiliary to the At
lanta Urban League. The purpose of the
organization is the development Of the bust
ness efficiency OF the MEMBERS closer re-
lationship among themselves and the pro-
motion Of health and wholesome recreation.
A large chorus appeared in concert in
Denver Colo, recently under the direction
of Nine. b. Azalia Hackey. The chorus
rendered selections from Dett, Dunbar, Bur-
leigh and Rosamond Johnson as we'll as a
of the program was little journey to folk
lore land-a pagent in costume
Dr. W. S. Scarborough has been elected a
member of the American Japan Society. This
society has membership of twelve hundred
Americans and japanese and has as it's OBJ
ject the promotion of closer and more friend
ly relations between America and Japan
The sum of $1O,OOOOO has been set aside
ly the authorities in Newport News, Va,
for the improvement of the sections of the
city in which colored citizens live. 1t will
take about six months to complete the work.
Hon. Hector A. Joseph, the colored At.
torney General Of Jamaica, has been ap-
pointed to act as Attorney General Of Brit
ish Guina for two years, and it is believed
that at the expiration of that period the
appointment will be made permanent one.
Kansas City has free clinic course open
to physicians and internes. The course
specializes in city health and includes path
ology and bacteriology. Lectures are given
daily by both colored and white physicians,
and the course is open to out-of-town
well as local physicians.
In the late primary campaign the cam
paign committee of the King County Col
ored Republican Club sent out questionnaires
to the various candidates seeking nomina-
ton as to what would be their public de-
meanor toward the colored citizens in the
shape of getting square deal in case such
candidate were successful, and among the
very few who did not answer the most vital
question Of the questionable was George B.
Lamping, who was at that time candidate
for governor, but is now candidate for
port commissioner. One day last week Mr.
Lamping over the telephone made an en-
gagement with DR.. F. B. Cooper and At
torney Clarence r. Anderson, committee
sent out by the King County Colored Re-
publican Club to interview him, but he
wilfully broke his own engagement and has
not as yet offered them any excuse or apology
for not being at his office at the appointed
time. No colorde person can vote for George
b. Lamping and be true to himself.