The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-08-06

Wichita Falls, Aug. 4.-Sunday went
down as memorial day ut the An
oerson Chapel A. NJ. L. church, that
being the last services to be held
in the old building, it ahaving been
sold, and to be replaced by a $12,-
900 brick. A record breaking at
tendance WAS at Sunday School, and
at night the house was filled to its
seating capacity 10 hear the last
sermon of the pastor, Rev. Bonner,
in the old building. He chose foI
his discourse a portion of the Scrip
ture bearing on the exodus of the
Isrealltes from the Egyptian valley
TO the land of Canaan, which was
very appropriate, well directed, and
emensely enjoyed. Notwithstanding
ii is 10 be replaced by modern
brick, some of the old "Vets" stated
with tears in their eyes, that they
loath to see the old "shanty' re-
moved. The Dallas Express bespeaks
for these good people crowned with
success, in their church building
undertaking. Knowing them to be
one denomination who's doors stands
open TO all, with no 3rd degree test
TO any Christian. Their sloSan is
God our Father, man our brother"
II you are a Christian come and sip
with us; il you are not a Christian
come to our Sunday School seven
Sundays, and you will be a Chris
tan. Now let's be reasonable broth
or InlnrnH ht1u
her that everything is on the down
ward trend. We don't ask that you
be the first the new to try. nor
the last to lay the old aside" but
we do expect you to join the pro-
cession some where between these
extremes. Only Monday of this week
white Cleaning and Pressing Shop
reduced their prices from $1.75 to
S1.00 for cleaning and pressing a
suit. Remember that this is truly
u competitive age IN which we now
live. More anon If required). Mrs.
Mcfarland Griffin left Saturday night
for Bonham, Texas to spend a fort
night with her mother and other rel
atives. Rev. j. P. McClendon and
goodly number of his members of the
Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, return
&c Monday from Vernon, where they
spent the week. attending their as
ISOLATION DR. H. H. Means, who's
native rendezvous is III the Panther
city fort WORTH has opened one
of the finest dental parlors in the
South, in the Smith building on Lake
Street. We hope tu see our people
give alIsOf their work 70 this deserv-
ms young man. DR.. Means is the
son of Mr.. H. D. Means. who owns
one of the best barber shope in Fort
Worth for white trade, and who is
also prominent in fraternal, social
and church work in that city. Dr.
Means is young man of rare accom-
plishmlnts in the dental world; hav-
ing finished with hOnors from the
department of dentistry at Neharry
in the class of 81. He is truly an
asset to the Negro race, and the
citizens of Wichita Falls owe it to
him to see that he succeeds. Here's
hoping. Mr.. and Mrs. J. Il Brown
of 307 Brick Street, accompanied by
Mrs w. D. Douglass, Mrs. Charlie
Craft and grandson Buford, mDtored
to Vernon Sunday to witness the
closing of the, Baptist association
Mr.. w. T.. Griffin has charge of the
steering wheel, which was a demon
stration Of Mr Browns precaution.
airy slogan safety first" They all
report an enjoyable time both while
motoring and in attendance at the
meeting. 1t is certainly strike in
the dark, and that too, from ambush.
when members of a fraternal organ
ization seek to appease their person
al enmity by rejecting one from their
ranks Especially when that one is
100 per cent admissible when viewed
from any and all angles. saving that
low debase unmGnly and unwomanly,
"I juet don't like him OF her" We
should not allow our petty differ
ences to predominant in us to the
extent that we will reject one from
becoming one Of us solely because
that one stands head end shoulder
above lla in those things which makes
for the enhancement of the race.
Read the Express and be good. Next
week we will have an article on the
"Wost Texas Bottling Works" Don't
fail to read it.
Sherman, Aug. 1.-The marriage of
Mr. George Peterson to Mrs Cora
Brown was consumated on July e2nd
at the residence of his sister, Mrs.
Eugene Reid. sos West Jones Street.
by Rev. j.. W. Williams. Mr.. Peter
son formerly lived here, the home of
his nativity, while his beloved wife
was reared in Hope. Ark, After Wis
itipg relatives ana friends here they
have returned to Muskogee, okla.
Mr. Henry Shannon died at his home
on East Jones St. after a long i'll
ness. Funeral attended Monday af-
ternoon at Bethlehem Baptist church
Of which she was a dutiful member,
by Rev. A. Thomas, the pastor He