The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-03-19
THE STORY THE WEEK HAS TOLD
IN WASHINGTON, ID, G.
By DANIEL W. CHASE.
March II. 1921.

By DANIEL W. CHASE
March II, 1921.
nent men and women Of color remain
ing in Washington to look after ra-
/ cial and other matters, most of the
visitors have returned to their sew
eral homes and things are getting
back to normal. The Presidents mes.
I sage has been widely discussed. and
several of the leading ministers of
the city have promised to go into 1t
| Mr.. Harding's message seems to strike
harmonious chord with the Coiored
brother. in that Mr.. Harding select
ed pet9re hand the passage that he
taking the oath of office have opened
the Bible at random, and kissed the
passage without any particular reason
for the passage, so kissed. Colored
/ like each of the new Cabinet memb-
ers. and they believe that the new
administration win do what Is right,
not for men as a class, but for men
The Hon. Champ Clark passed away.
and though a man of no mean ability
his passing was marked by no partIc-
ment, Mr.. Clark being remembered
chiefly because of the fact of his at
tempting "to beat up" Colored man,
whom he though became a little too
fresh"
The members of Mr.. Wilson's Cabl-
net have all made known their inten-
ton TO return to their homes, to en-
ter journalistic fields, to practice law,
and the like, but the most significant,
because of its influences, is the
thought expressed by Hon. Josephine
Daniels, who rounded out eight years
as Mr. Wilson's Secretary of the Navy.
MIR. Daniels says the first thing he
will do when he reaches home Is to
church and pray for many sins'
Amen! And thereby hangs tale.
The Beta Beta Chapter of the Delta
auguration Day in honor of Mrs. Alice
Dunbar Nelson and Miss Halle Q.
Brown. Both of these ladies have
been the center of much social activ-
address large bodies of people here,
and the celebrated Bethel Literary
and Historical Association gave Mrs.
Nelson an ovation after she had held
fluence of the Negro Upon American
Thought" an address which she de-
livered in mastery eloquence and
style. Mrs. Nelson and Miss Brown
during the week.
The National Memorial Association
r. b. Lee, President, James H. w:
Howard. Financial Secretary and
MRS seeretaTy held arEey attenS
ed meeting at the office of the AS
ISOLATION. when prominent Colored
men. appointed by the Governors of
new Administration interester in its
work. Among some OF the noted men
present may be mentioned r. w.
Westberry, Sumter, $. G; J. B. Cren-
,bouy Tanr Ci1aS Harris and DIR,
J. r. A. Grassland. st. Joseph. Mis-
souri,; Dr. e. c. Norris. Arkansas,
l. F. Harris. Seattle, Wash; DR.. II. j.
Calls Illinoisi M A New GTace Of R Aeh
mond, Va. These men brought new
life to the Association. and plan to
work as never before to have erect
ed in Washington, a suitable memor;
ial building in honor of the Colored
soldiers and sailors who participated
in all the Nations wars.
During the week ended February
26. 1921, a total of 159 deaths were
registered in the District of Columbia;
Of this number 19s were re, white ,hn sa ana
period numbered 1877 for the white and
ga for the Colored. or total Of 2Ol;
The prominent causes or death and
the number of fatalities attributed to
each cause were pneumonia %; or
ease Is. tuberculosis IA. Under treat
ment at the close of the report were
5000 tuberculosis cases.
II has become known here that
Rert Williams. the celebrated come
dian. has signed a three-year contract
with A. H. Woods and will be starred
next season in a musical play by
Slip.'
The Billy Ring Players still went
breaking crowds being in attendance
at each performance. Even the mid
night show on Inauguration night was
packed. Seven acts of vaudeville were
presented. The Hiawatha. the Dun
bar, the Foraker. the Dudley and the
Jewel. especially the last named. pre-
scented for the lovers of the screen.
pictures of the highest order, the
Jewel showing several high class first
The white people had only one ball.
which was semi official, but the Col
ored people have had four big In
more to come. The four which really
were clever and catered to Colored
citizens of the better class were the
oldest inhabitants, the CitiIen S the
Press Association, and the ball held
by women connected with the Eastern
Star (Masonic fraternity.
The local branch of the National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People held an enthusiastic
meeting, at which new interest was
created. 1t is proposed to actively en-
gage in an effort to increase the
of the local branch. From
the report made by the local branch,
1t may be CLEANED that those at the
head of the movement here have not
been asleep in looking after the in
ests Of the Colored people. generally;
and although the membership is said
to be less than it was in 1919, the
leaders in the movement for new
members are going forth. they say.
undaunted. There is much here that
the Association can do. and 1t is
hoped that, every coiored man and
it. All patriotic, fraternal and So
cial organizations will be asked to
join the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People. and
to make ii a more potent factor in
the welfare of Colored people.
There is considerable conjecture as
to who the favored sons" will be
when it comes to being given the
it has been intimated. should go to
Colored men who have figured so
prominently in a political sense in the
success of the Grand Old Party. There
are candidates and candidates. and
there seems to be much division where
there should be union. One man. ma
tive of the middle West. though long
in Washington, and active at home
educationally has said this week that
he knows he will be the next Regis
ter of the Treasury. Others want
that place also. but they have reck-