The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-15
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Noted Persons to Speak at
Amity Convention Here
!, This Week.

Universal in it's scope and backed
by friends Of all denominations is the
convention for amity between the
colored and the white races, which
will take place Thursday, Friday,
and Saturday in the First Congre-
gational Church, Tenth and G streets
northwest. The sessions will be at
10:30 and $3.50 o'clock.
ANOTHER EFFORT NEEDED.
The foreword to the program ex-
plains the object: Fifty years ago In
America slavery was abolished. Now
| there has arisen need for another
great effort in order that prejudice
may be overcome. Correction of the
present wrong requires no army, for
the field of action Is the hearts CT
the citizens The instrument to be
used is kindness, the ammunition
understanding. The actors in this en-
gagement are all the inhabitants IF
these United States"
William H. Randall, of Boston will
be the chairman at the opening
session. Thursday evening. Former
Senator Moses b. Clapp will speak on
''rhe Relation Of the Times to World
Wide Peace" Mr.. Albert r. Walls
subject will be "The Radiant Century
OF the Passing of Prejudice"
Heart songs of a people will be
sung by the Dunbar Community Sing
ers. w. Scott Mayo, director. and the
story of these songs will be told by
Mrs. Gabrielle Pelham. Mrs. Henry
Grant will sing and Master Len0Te
Cook will sing NANNY" composed
by Will Marion Cook. The music OF
the convention will illustrate the
primitive African strains, leading 70
the spirituals and modern compost
tions. These will be sung by the
best racial voices.
Albert Vail. of Chicago, will be the
chairman Friday morning. Congress
man Theodore Burton will give an
address on 1.-The New Cooperation
c. Lee Cook, of Louisville KY, an
inventor and a genius who has new
been able to walk a step, will speak
on "Racial Understanding" He has
come to Washington especially to
speak at this convention. Last week
he addressed over $4,000 persons in
Pittsburgh. Pa. He Is taken about
in a buggy which he designed him
self. Charles NJ. Schwab says this
buggy is the most artistic and mar
velous he has ever seen. Joseph
Douglass will play a violin solo. 1.-THE
Gypsy Song" and Louis G.. Gregory
DR.. A. L. Locke. of Howard Univer.
sity. a Harvard man and Rhodes
scholar. will act as chairman Friday
evening. Congressman Martin b.
Madden, or Illinois, will speak on
Duties and Responsibilities Of Citi-
xenship.' and Alfred w. Martin, OF
the Ethical Culture Society, of New
York, will discuss 1.-The New Inter-
nationalism and Its Spiritual Fac
tors" Miss Lulu We're Childers, dean
of Howard University Conservatory
of Music. will present the Howard
University Chorus In excerpts from
"Hiawatha Trilogy,- by the Anglo
African composer, S. Coleridge -Tay-
lor.
william n. Randall, of Boston. will
present "A New Pathway to Univer-
sal Peace" at the Saturday morning
session. Mountfort Mills, of New
York, will act as chairman. DR.. c.
Sumner Wormley will sing, and
Ahmad Schrab, Of Los Angeles, Cal,
will speak on "Bible Prophecies OF
Universal Brotherhood"
PERSIAN ON PROGRAM.
Jenabe Fazel Mazandarani of Per-
sia, a distinguished scholar who has
been travelling throughout the United
States and Canada, speaking before
CnamOeTS OF COIuIneTCe, men anu
women's clubs, universities, and
churches, will speak on THE Solution
of the Race Problem in the Orient"
Mrs. Coralie Cook will talk on Col
ored Poets and Their Poetry" and
some of these poems will be sung by
the Howard University Glee Club.
Howard MacNutt, Of Brooklyn. will
be the chairman at the closing SEES
sion of the convention.