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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-25

the bride of Mr.. Charles HOyt of
New York City this evening.
Miss Parsons is the only child of
HEr. and Mrs. Harvey Parsons. She
was graduated with the 1920 class at
Washburn college and is one of To-
pekG's most popular girls. She is the
possessor of no small amount of ar
4istic ability. Mr.. Hoyt, who is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs c. w. Hoyt, is
now connected with the New York
Evening Sun He served overseas with
Field hospital No. 139, Sanitary train
10. Mr.. Hoyt attended Washburn
during his freshman year and later
entered Columbia university. He is a
charter member of the Topeka Press
club.
Mr.. Hoyt and his bride will leave
this evening on their wedding trip,
which will include a lake trip, the
Thousand Isles. Montreal and Boston.
They will make their home in Brook
lyn.
Dr.. and Mrs. Milton Miller, who
have been spending their honeymoon
in the east visiting Lake George, Mon
treal and Quebec and other points OF
interest, will arrive in Topeka next
week.
Doctor NIiller's marriage to Miss
Dorothy Edna Mason of Staatsburgh-
ou-the-Hudson took place Wednesday
afternoon. September Is, at o'clock
at ST. Margarets Episcopal church
The bride was attended by her two
sisters, Mrs. Kenneth Harper and MIS-.
John Vanderwater, and Doctor Miller
was attended by Mr.. viii J. Miller OF
Topeka. The brides dress was OF
with ivory satin with a long court
train and veil of tulle. She carried
q shower bouquet of Ophelia roses and
1'l:~s of the valley. Mrs. Harper wore
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-25
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Looking Backward in Society
Columns of The State Journal
September 25, 1890.


Mr. and Mrs. S A. Hayes OF this city
have issued invitations for the marriage OF
their daughter Ethelyn to Mr.. George En-
NETT Rigby, The wedding Will take place
Wednes lay evening at half past eight at
the First Methodist Episcopal church anu
the young people will be at nome to their
friends after November 1 at 221 Harrison
street
Col w. H Rossington went to Chicago
yesterday to spend few days.
Miss Alice Haskins goes to Emporia to-
morrow to take in the street fair.
Mr.. Fred Roehr aud daughters. Bertha
and Clara. arrived yesterday from Bushnell
to visit Mr.. and Mrs. c. J. Roehr.
Mrs George Bruchlacher and son Wilbur
of La JuHta. Colo, are here visiting before
making their future home in Albuquerque,
New Mexico.
Mr.. Terrence Ewart will spend today in
Holton returning in time for the openin g
of the auditorium tonight.
Mr.. Tom Frost has left the City of Next
CO and gone to Aguas Calientes. Mex.
Mr.. c. Forbes went to Houghton, Mich.
where he is interested in the copper mines.
Mr.. Frank Herbst of Boston and a stu
de4t at Harvard spent Sunday with his
btbther. Mr.. A E. Herbst
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the southwest. including representa-
tives from Kansas towns, and also
from Oklahoma. attended by their
knights will form an escort to the
Princess.
The young women will be given the
keys of the city and will be enter
tanned in a truly regal style, one of the
functions being a dinner at the Wich-
tia club. They will be entertained
over Saturday night at the Lassen
hotel and as there are over fifty of
the Duchesses this will mean practi-
callY an entire floor.
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take place at this time will be the
participation of the southwest, the his
tory of Wichita being. bound up with
that of this great territory from the
time of Coronado's expedition out of
Mexico until today. The thrilling in
cidents which have made possible the
present will be shown in pageants
and in the parade to be given.
The opening event of the festivities
in connection with the Jubilee will
be the Coronation of the Peerless
Princess, which will take place at a
large ball EiftE Young women from
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-25

Three Topeka young women, Miss
Jessie McCarter, Miss Violet Crumbine
and Miss Ruth Rooster will bear the
title of Duchess for one whole day,
Eext Saturday, when they go to Wich-
tia to represent Topeka in the Golden
Jubilee which is to be hel din commem-
Grafton of the fiftieth anniversary of
Wichita. The Jubilee is to be held
in conjunction with the international
Wheat Show, October to Is.
The keynote of all the festivities to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-25

Kan, are visiting their daughter, Mrs.
H. Allison and Mr.. Allison in Green street
and other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. webb of Chester
avenue entertained at dinner Friday in
honor of Mrs. Webb's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. G. L. Hutson Of Wichita, Kan. Those
present were: Mr.. and Mrs w L. Hut
son and children, Mr.. and Mrs Homer
Allison and children and Miss Ella Hut
| son Of Toneka.
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The Business and Professional
Women's club will have their regular
meeting Monday evening. September
go in body to the state house grounds
to act as a committee on entertain
| ment for the soldiers dance to be
| the 35th division reunion.
| Nealy 200 women belong to the To-
4 peka Business and Professional
Wemen's club. according to Miss Vic
| toria Scott the president. who ex-
presses the belief that the number
will reach 900 before the end of the
year, aItho the organization is only
four months old. The club will have
a banquet at Pelletier's October II.
Sen. Charles Curtis will be the princi-
pal speaker. Governor Allen. Judge
| Dawson and Mrs. L. D. Whittemore
have promised to address the club at
later meetings.
meet next Tuesday evening at the
Of the fall.
The Monday Tourist club will meet
Monday afternoon at 1880 o'clock al
the home of Mrs. Hugh T. Fisher. AIS
Greenwood avenue. The assisting hos
tesses will be: Mrs. Ray Kiene. Mrs
| Ralph ScameIl. Mrs. f. B. Smith.
This is the first meeting of the club
this season.
The Research club will meet next
Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs
Fred Gray, 1873 West street.
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A Coleman. of Kansas City. have re-
turned home after a visit of a week to
Mr.. Hugh Mcguire, Jr.
Mrs. c. F. McGiffin. of Long Beach,
Cal. has come to visit her daughter
Mrs Frank H. Shaffer, of Polk street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-25
CLUB NOTES.

Now that the meetings of the clubs
for the season are beginning. it will
be necessary to phone all club items
and church announcements, which
have their place in this column, to the
society department on Friday, either
in the morning or afternoon, prefer
ably in the afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-25
MAY BE CAREFUL DRIVER.

But Governors Chauffeur Isn't Care
full Husband, His Wife Charges.
Mertree Raynor. who is Governor
Aliens negro chauffeur. may be a
careful driver, but he has been a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-25

Now that house cleaning time is ap-
preaching. Topeka housewives are al
most sure to find some article which
they intend giving away Mrs. r. F.
Jacks team of the Woman's club viii
gladly call for all such articles for the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-25

The Art club will meet Monday aft
ernoon at 2:30 o'clock at Washburr
college. Mrs. L. D. Whittemore will
lecture on "A Bird's-Eye View OF
Architecture"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-25

Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Meyer of Anna
of their daughter, Ruth Eliza beth, to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-25

The Alpha Delta fraternity will have
a moving party next Friday when they
change their Lares and Penates from
the old house to the new one at 1901
Boswell avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-25

members of her bridge club at the
Country club Friday afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-25

The formal rushing party of the
Delta Gammas was given at the home
of Miss Hazel Jones in Buchanan
street Friday evening. beginning with
a dinner at $50 o'clock and followed
by a dance later in the evening. Large
baskets of sunburst roses were used
in the living room and the dining
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-25

lavender georgette with hat in cor
responding color. Mrs. Vanderwater
wore peach georgette with hat of the
same color. Both the bridesmaids
wore a corsage of sunburst roses and
blue delphinium
Doctor Miller and his bride left fol-
lowing a reception at the home for a
motor trip north. Mrs. Miller has
visited in Topeka and has many
friends here. They will reside for the
present at the Miller home, 1910 West
Tenth avenue. during the completion
of their new home on Jewell avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-25

Miss Harriett Risteen Of Kew Car
dens, Java Island. New York formerly
of Topeka. is one of the contestants
in the New York American beauty
contest which is being held, the win
ner of which will receive $4,000
contract from Florenz Ziegfeld, jr,
provided she has an aptitude for stage
work. Each day hundreds of pic
lures from New York City and sur
rounding suburbs are received and
from them four or five are published
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The Alpha Phis will give their
formal rushing party this evening at
the home of George Neese in Buchan-
an street The affair will include
O'Clock dinner followed by an en-
tertainment. The sorority colors, sill
yer and Bordeaux. will be used in the
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-02-07
APPOINTMENT OF NEGRO
DISRUPTS THE BOARD.
White Members of Board of Educa-
tiOn Suddenly Find Urgent
Business Calls.
A. n. p. Service.

A. n. p. Service.
Camden. n. j., Feb. Cdr. Glenn
ent T. Branch, Negro, was appoint
ed member of the Camden Board
of Education by Mayor Ellis. He is
the first Negro member. That night
f. E. Read, president of the Board
for many years, resigned.
Marry &. Dales, for eleven years
a rnember, sent in his resignation to
the Mayor. DR.. Charles p. Tutue,
another member, said: 81 have also
been considering the matter of re-
signing.
Unconfirmed rumors were cur
rent that other members are also
contemplating sending their resigna-
tons to the mayor.
DR.. Branch said he would not dc
clIne to serve on the board because
his presentce was objected to. Mayor
Ellis is out of the city.
In their designations neither Mr..
Read nor Mr.. Dale gave as the rea-
sou the naming of a Negro on the
board. Mr.. Dale assigned his health
and "other reasons" as the cause for
his resignation, while Mr.. Read said
his business duties were pressing.
Those who object to the appoint
mert do so on the ground that the
mayor had not consulted with The
members of the board. They allege
the appointment was purely polite
al and the retirement of William J.
Foy was forced to make a place for
DR.. Branch, who has taken an active
part in Seventh Ward politics.
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and pictures of great composers for
use in the grade schools.
On Wednesday night at Second
Baptist Church, the NJ. T. II. S. Glee
Club rendered several numbers in
the program of exercises for the
Wi,e Mems installation. The chief
of This order, the Hon. w. +. Hodges.
and Rev. 5. Nj. Twine, paid high com
pliment to the Glee Club and also
commended Mrs. l.. C.. Clark in
strong and eloquent terms for her
ever READINGS to assist in all public
movements for the welfare of the
churches, societies and people.
Last Sunday night at the Ward.
Chapel A. NJ. Z. Church, Mrs. Clarl
had her Boys Choir render a mum
Der of appropriate selections durirl
Christian Endeavor meeting. Thi
boys choir is Mrs. Clarks latest in
novation in school music circles an,
their rendition of hymns and spirit
uals was highly approved.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-02-07
COLORED SCHOOL CHILDREN
APPEAR IN CONCERTS.
Dunbar, Douglas and LangstOn Glee
Clubs Crafty Large Audience.

Tulsa Star News Service.
Muskogee, Okla. Feb. 6.-The de-
parIment of music of the Colored
public schools. under the direction
of Mrs. l.. C. Clark, gave evidence of
its high efficiency in music interpre-
tation at several concerts during the
past week. On Monday night at the
First Baptist Church, the Glee Clubs
of The Dunbar, Douglass and Langs-
ton SrhoolS before a large audience
rendered a choice program of pleas
ing songs in a highly satisfactory
manner. Short addresses were de-
livered by the principals, and by
Prof. Bryant of the Manual Training
High School. The proceeds of this
concert will be spent in buying lives
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tain emblem at the top of their bal
lot. Knowing Mr.. Walker to be an
honest man. we do not believe he
would confine his instructions to the
voting of just one party's ticket. His
purpose is to encourage our women
TO Signalize their entry into the DO.
litical arena by casting their votes
intelligently-for the best men. :or
the best interests of the Negroes and
their neighborS.
Mr.. Walker is right in his thought
that the only true method of remnv-
ing fancied or real wrongs under
which the Race suffers is through
the wise use of the ballot. AS the
men have failed to accomplish much
along this line, he wants the wom-
en- to take hold and complete the job.
On the other hand we are inform
ed that the Hon. r. L. Stewart. The
well known attorney and stalwart
Republican, has expressed the opin-
ion that for Colored women of Ok.
lahoma to troop EN- maSSe to the
polls at this time, would be unwise
impoliticS and prejudiced to the in
tests of the Race. He is not looking
down at his feet. but far ahead at
the distant line of the economic hor-
zon. Mr.. Stewart is a close student
and deep thinker, hence his view
is worthy of greatest consideration
One thing may deter Mr.. Walkers
patriotic plans, and also serve to en-
force Mr. Stewards proposition. That
thing is registration. If not regis.
tered, no one can vote. Little or nc
attention is paid by registers to the
fact that the Grand Fathers clause
was pronounced unconstitutional
The Pathway for Colored men Ia,
been made both rocky and rugpe(
as Names coast line 1.-The eXperienc,
of some of our best known womer
in Muskogee last spring, shows tina
their sex did not materially smootI
, their pathway. AT one regularly ad
, Vcrtised registery booth. while
group of Colored women were clan
.. oring to be entered, the regiStr,
book was being carried around tn
block by the registrars wife and sh
. was issuing the certificates to he
female neighbors. In another pre-
cinct bunch of our women VIII
knew what they wanted and ha
= cone to get It, after wandering u
| town and back several times i
search of the clerk, finally invite
themselves in the residence wher
= he was and had been all the TIM
. What they said to him would be-
S be set TO jagg and doubtless tn
4. registrar uttered vow with Poe
: raven of "Nevermore."
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-02-07
MUSKOGEE COLORED MAN
REACHES AGE OF 10S.
Rev. Hicks. a Globe TrOtter, Believes
in Work and is Still Working.

Star News Service.
Muskogee, Okla, Feb. 6.-The CEN
sus enumerator has found new oc-
cupation for colored people of this
city. The Negro freak" is the lat
esl role conducive toward much free
advertising in the local press. Re
Gently an enumerator discovered &
strange woman and chill equally
odd. The woman was portrayed rs
beng so old, she was cutting her
third set of teeth, and the child as
brown boy with blue eyes and light
hair. Considering the II. c. L., the
woman is an object of pity, as it will
coct her considerable to exercise the
new teeth in mastication. The boy
is certainly concrete evidence OF
KIM and benevolent white neigh
bors.
And now comes the Rev. Hicks,
living out at end of the Fondulac
line. He claims to be 108 years old.
tn his credit he does not claim 10
have been a valet of General George
Washington. The Reverend has traV-
eled the world over as a member OF
a theatrical company. He is orig-
nally from Mississippi. He is an
earnest advocate of the value of
works and believes in setting a good
example by keeping himself busy,
even at his present age. The Star
reporter took up the idea of work
suggested by Rev. Hicks with one Of
South Second streets statues. The
Young man while giving no material
evidence of support through hard
wo~k gave exterior showing of opu-
lence by his natty clothinfg. He
said: "There's nothing new in what
that old fellow says. With most of
our people work is their first, las.
and middle name. As for me, Rev,
Hicks is 1OS and Pm %, so that gives
me Sc years to take up the matter
of work. There's no hurry"
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under the protection of the United
States, for the segregation of the Ne
gIo race. 1t is too fantastic, dream.
II the other section of the country
would approach the Negro problem
as we have in the south, there would
be no problem. The Negro in the
south is a fixture. lie knows his
place in the economic life of the
south, and he knows his place is as.
sured him as long as he adhereS tC
the highest principles of citizenship
High Point, n. c., Enterprise.
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PAGE FIVE.

on bp,h sides in the Civil War, four
Negro regiments were the first to
fight in the Spanish American war.
and 342,277 Negroes were in our ar.
my In the recent war. The first two
soldiers decorated by the French
were Negroes.
Now Negroes want few the
privileges they deserve. They want
universal suffrage, better schools in
the south, their name spelled with
a capital "N'' equality in the courts
better housing and sanitary condl-
tionS for labor, reforms in their
prisons, an equal wage scale for
white and blacc. the right to sit on
jmies, and more fair play in Amer
lea. They do not want any more
discrimination, or slavery in the
south, or lynching anywhere in the
United States
! Any white man who reads the Ne
gro Year Book must admit that they
have fair claim on the granting
of their demands. The people Of
the United States cannot consistent
ly ask freedom and equality for the
Czecho-Slova oT any other OPP
pressed people until they give it to
the 100000 Negroes in America
San Francisco Call-Post.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-02-07
TRAIN COLORED WOMEN
IN THE ART OF VOTING.
So Advises II. T. Walker, Attorney
and Democratic Leader.

90 AuNlSes II. L. W Noihe', 4''"'~'
and Democratic Leader.
Tulsa Star News.
Muskogee, Okla, Feb. 6.-Attorn-
ey H. T. Walker has the very laud-
able ambition to train the newly en-
franchised women of his race in the
art of voting. He has availed HIM
self of every opportunity to public
" announce his readiness to under
take this task. At the various church
es and public entertainments w
Walker has Interestingly and elo-
aucntly pointed out the urgent ne
cessity of our women being prop
erly coached, so that through no err
ror their votes would be thrown
out For some reason, no very great
interest has been shown by the Col
ored women in response to his earn
est pleadings. Our women seem not
to understand that the Australian
ballot used in Oklahoma is no easy
proposition to get up against. POS
sib!y they believe they can do as
their fathers, husbands and broth.
ers have been always doing, Just
msking an "X" mark under one GER
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-02-07
TULSA DEMOCRACY ELECTS
TWO NEGRO DELEGATES.
MuskOgee Colored Democrats We'll
come 1uIsans at Convention.

Tulsa Star News.
MuskOgee, Feb. 6-Thc news that
the broad mined and liberal hearted
Democracy of Tulsa county had Sc
lected two well known and promin-
ent Negroes as delegates to the State
Democratic Convention in MuSkogee
February 5th, was received with UNI
usual pleasure and qualification.
While this may not be the first time
In the history of the Democracy Of
Oklahoma that such recognition has
been accorded the Race, it illustrates
beyond controversy that the Demo
cratic party of Oklahoma at Inc
threshhold of the 1920 presidential
campaign, is not party of and for
White men only. In fact, just at this
time, 1t appears the Republicans con-
stltute the party of white men only.
During all the RECENT blood -curdling
contest between Mctiraw and Ifamon
no Negro Republican was conspicu-
Gus enough TO be visible. Reports
from Chicago, Washington national
Republican headquarters also show
that the Colored brother is being
completely ignored. On the other
hand, bureaus and committee rooms
have been opened and are in full
swing under the management of rep
reSentatives of the just recently en-
franchised women, who. of course,
have never won victory for the
pa ty. The Colored adherents, thru
lean and fat years, stoop shouldered
and bowed from the weight of car
rying the Republican banner to vic
tory, are growing weary in soul and
body, waiting for the welcome sisr
to come in and be fed.
thus the action of the Tulsa Coun-
ty Democracy in sending Judge i.
l.. Saddler and Frederick Douglas
delegates is considered most com,
mc'dable indeed, and worthy of eni-
ulation in other parts of Oklahoma
in Muskogee County, for instance
Unfortunately il must be said th-
only difference between the two par.
ties in Muskogee County in the treat
mel. of the Negro is the difference
in the spelling of the names of the
parties. While in Tulsa. fifty miles
away nearly a dozen Colored mer
hid honorable positions under the
pr, sent city and county Off
Gals, here we have one old coloret
man at the city hall, who gives on,
the impression that he is there large
ly because he has no other place tC
sleep. Ii is well known, the Negro
Democrats of Muskogee are muchiy
wanted and plus quantity beforl
and during the primaries. 1t is ial
from just and fair, that they shoulc
become minus after the white Off
cials get their feet under the cour
house mahoganies. The coming o
thee delegates from Tulsa is hopct
to be most auSpiciouS, inaSmuch "a
no h are men of culture and ability
fully prepared to give such an ac
count of themselves as TO open tht
eyes of the Oklahoma Democracy tC
the class of Negroes entering the
party.
Attorney o. b. Jefferson, our wei
known attorney and others, gave
tn Tulsa delegates the kind, whole
hearted welcome they deserve.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-02-07
NEGRO EDUCATORS TO CONFER
ON RACE MATTERS.
of Executive Called for State
Teachers Association.

Members of the Executive Com
mittee of the State Association Of
Negro Teachers are requested to
meet al the Douglas School, Oklaho-
ma Cinty, at one O'Clock, February
IA, 1920, to determine time and place
of the next meeting of the associa-
ton, and to consider such other
questions as may properly come be
fore the committee.
J. WILSON PETTUS, President.
f. E. WEAVER, Chairman.
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SOUTH HAVEN, OKLA.

Those buying lots in South Haven
are invited to visit our school and
see the good work being done by
the pupils and Mrs. Jones, the teach
er.
The Christmas tree was valued al
S10U Everyone in South Haven re.
ccived a present. The Christmas
boxes made by the school sold for
$500.
MRS. r. GOOCH,
MRS. d. ENSLEY,
Patrons.