The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-02-26

der auspices of the Commercial club.
To trap and kill the rats in our city
means much toward making it san
itary and healthy place. The masque
entertainment at the High School Fri
day was an enjoyable affair. The de-
bate was interesting. Mr.. John Davis
being on the side in defense of the
court house feels very proud that
his side won The subject of the
debate was (Which has done more
for civilization the church. the school,
or the court house? Messrs. Miller
and McGill made several good points
on their side. Profit j. w. Bartlett,
c. e. Kelly, Mrs. l.. /. Montgomery,
Misses Ida Mayo and Lille Bennett
deserves much credit for the splendid
work that is being done in the night
school. Services were well attended
at Cameron Grove and Bethel A. M.
f.. Pastors Humber and Hughes
were present. At IL a. m. the re-
porter had the rare pleasure of lis
tening to Rev. w. d. Miller preach
on the New and Old Way" Words
are inadequate to express how force
full he presented the spiritual argu-
ment. We believe without a doubt
that he is winning souls as well as
raising money for the Master. The
members of this church Bethel A.
M. e. subscribed literally to the
$5,000,000 drive among whom were
Factor Hughes, who subscribed $780,
Mrs. Hughes, $1,000, Mrs. A. B. Rob
inson $4,000. Mr.. J. NJ. Sewell 800,
Mr.. Ira Pascal $4,000. Mrs. Ella
Woods, $4,000. More than 5000 was
subscribed Practically $3.50 was paid
during that service besides the other
collection. Prof. w. l.. Fuller, Edu-
cational Secretary of the General
Convention was in the city last week
Mrs. Tenna Cunningham is visiting
relatives and friends in Troy, Ala
Mrs. Mildred Richardson and Mrs.
Ida Lee Nicely spent the weeks end
visiting their sister, Mrs. L. V. Dixon
at Lott. Currie School will have a
mid-session concert Feb. 20. All are
cordially invited. Music will be fur
nished by Mrs. B. e. Johnson. Re-
CARELESS of the increased price, the
list of readers for the Express in
creases each week. The reporter will
be glad to get news for the writeup.
Ennis, Feb 24-Rev. j. C. Butler
of Payne Chapel A. NJ E. Church,
Houston, stopped over en- route to
Dallas last Wednesday, also Rev. A.
&c. Glass of Sour Lake. Rev. Scott,
pastor of Fourth Ward Church, with
the President of Missionary Society
paid a visit to one of their sick mem
bers in person of Mrs. Benton and
rendered her a nice donation The
meeting was a successful one at the
M. Z. Church this week Rev. Moore
of Hallaville conducted the meeting
Mrs. S. l.. Rodgers has returned from
Paul Quinn College, where she Wis
tied her son. Rev. NJ Jones and Prof
NJ. l.. Peel spent a few hours in
Ennis on their way to Kaufman. Rev.
Posey preached for Rev. Sterling
Sunday. Mrs. Carpenter from Kauf-
man was in Ennis a few days ago.
Mr.. Tom Evans of ROSES has been
sick, but it better now. Mr.. Dmis
Greene died on the 10Th instant. The
funeral was attended at New Hope
Baptist on the goth instant Rev. l.
r. Richardson officiating. He was a
member of the Masonic Lodge here
and the body will be sent to Plan
tersville for burial Claud Smith and
General Woolard accompanied the
body. Rev. H. NJ. Mckinney closed
a successful revival at A. NJ. E.
Church with 40 additions. You will
find the agent of the Express at
Union Station each Saturday. Hurry,
/ want 200 subscribers by April.
Sherman, Feb. 24-Mr. Miles Jones.
one of our pioneer citizens, departed
this life on the 9th instant at 2:05
a. m. at his home on South LIST St
The funeral was attended on the 18th
instant at Harmony Baptist, of which
he was a consistent Christian men,
Der, by Rev. DR.. H. D, Allen, the
pastor. The big Roberts Sanford
wholesale hardware store at which
he had worked for 20 years closed to
allow the employees to attend the
funeral. Rev. A. N. Wordlow of Bon
ham, who pastors at Paris has accept
ed the pastorate of New Hope Bap-
fist and will preach his iniatory SER
mon at New Hope on the Goth in
slant Mr.. Siias johnson, one of our
leading young men, an alumnus Of
Fred Douglass High School has re-
turned from Prairie View auto and
mechanical school as a full fiedged
graduate Of that school. others who
graduated were: Messrs. John Will
liams, Corsicana; Grant Derry, Plan
tona; Howard Jackson. Shreveport;
Hensel Evans, San Augustine; G. E.
Ferguson, Nacogdoches. He expects
to do mechanical work IN Muskogee
Mrs. Anna Booker now of Ada. Okla,
sold her homestead, corner Rusk and
Jones street which she has owned
for nearly so years, to Mr.. ]. Beldon
for $1054. Mr.. R. Robinson and wife
who have occupied he home of Mrs.
Anna Bookman have bought out in
beautiful Fairview settlement. Miss
Wilhemenia Johnson, one of the city's
most beautiful, handsome and schol-
arly young ladies recently married
IN Tulsa, OKLA, to Mr.. Z. e. Cotton
one of Oklahoma's wealthy young
men. Mrs. Cynthia Anna Bowen roy
ally entertained North Sherman Art
and Charity Club at her home on the
18th instant with sumptuous feast
Mr.. and Mrs. John Woodroe of Hol
mess royalty entertained at dinner on
the 18th instant Elder and Mrs. p
r. Woooroe; Mr.. Roy Moppin and
family at their palatial home on East
Jones Street. The marriage of Mr.
A. Murphy to Mrs. Bertha Walker of
Dallas was united by Rev. A. S. Sim
mons, on the 18th instant.
Calvert, Feb. 24.-Rev. Sam Ander-
son OF Williamsville is back from
Thornton where he buried his BROTH
Ter, Mr.. Chas. Anderson Mr.. Ander-
son lived for many years on the j.
H. brennan place in Brazos bottom
and was for years deacon of. Prov