The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-12-16
Mr.. HOLMES, YOUR ATTENTION,
PLEASED

for over fifty years, we continue to
scan every issue of the Quincy Times
for we have never lost our love for
the old town nor our interest in its
people, so everything occurring in it
more or less interests us, but nothing
occurring lately has pleased us more
than an article printed in the last
issue containing an account of a
Thanksgiving Dinner given to the jail
prisoners which sets forth the AMIGA
BILE relations existing between the
whites and blacks of that old aristo-
cratic city.
To the affectionately written card
from these colored people We direct
the attention of our good friend, Mr..
J. G. Holmes of Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
who has grown up with the idea that
nothing good can come out of Naza-
reth."
The card reads. as follows:
'The Thanksgiving dinner institut-
ed by the pastor and members of Ar
nette Chapel A. M. E. church, aided
by the community in general, both
white and colored. was another evi-
dence of our love and charity for the
christian work and the benevolen.
spirit of the people of Quincy for the
afflicted and poor and needy of our
community. Its purpose was not only
to appease the appetite, but to carry
cheer and happiness to the sick bed
side and to relieve and comfort the
helpless and more afflicted ones as
well as those who are under the bonds
of prison. Having. them to remember
through prayer that Christ our Lord
has taught us to always remember
the poor and needy and to reach out
a helping hand to the wants of the
unfortunates and distressed.
THE committee, led by the chair
man, Ella Munroe, one of the most in
fuential women of our church ami
mated with a true sense of respect
and love for the poor and helpless.
who worked SO arduously for our sue
cess. BY way of automobiles they car
ried out fifty-three dinners. There
were nine prisoners fed, three being
white and the rest colored, the re-
naming forty-four were carried here
and there wherever the committee
reported there was one sick or in need.
There We're fifteen baskets of groceries
carried to the following named indi-
viduals:: Mr.. Parasol Bill and mother.
twhite), Maria Williams and nephew.
Richard King and wife, Sallie Martin,
Indy Robinson, Nancy Robinson,
Pinkey Hall, Julia Gibson, Wallace
Roby, Annie Hezzie's mother, Ola
Branch. Maria Martin, Sarah David
son, Jennie Moten and Rev. G. B..
Williams.
Our visit to the jail was welcomed,
first, we are proud to say, by the high
sheriff of Gadsden county in the per
son of Hon. G. Scott Gregory, a gen
tleman of the highest integrity, whose
unselfish and dignified manner car
ried with it lasting sentiments of
alteration and praise; secondly, we
wish to thank the jailor, Mr.. John
son, from the depth of our hearts for
the truly kind reception accorded us
by him; and we also wish to state
that the Jail was in perfect sanitary
condition. On entering we sang
Somebody is Praying for YOU. after
which We had prayer by Brother
White. followed by a song "The
Comforter Has Come and the Lords
prayer was then led by our pastor.
Rev. G. B. Williams, and next the
dinners We're passed to each prisoner
while we sang God Will Take Care
OF YOU" Bidding good bye we passed
out singing God Be With You Till
We Meet Again" We could but feel
the deepest sympathy for each ones.
Woe that was so plainly pictured. es-
pecially the young man in the bloom
OF life'who was accused of murder.
We wish especially to thank our
white friends who so literally con-
trihuted to us, also DIR. w. S. Stevens.
for the use of his car to support of
the committee in visiting the differ.
ent places. Space will not permit us
to fully describe the great work
wrought by the Masters hand,
through the committee.
"Graciously thanking one and all
WIN so generously assisted us on to
success, we are
Your committee,
Amos Williams,
Charlie Freeland,
Sallie Robinson,
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