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about enough and to look out If he triec It again. Of course he took my da-t and soon the girls all came running tc tell me that Leon was being tormented We'll. 1t didn't take but a few minutes but We soon discovered ourseives-Rec and l. standing in tableau. He nursing one eye with his left hand. while hi right was grss-i1g r,-- bee franticslly searching with my left for [ handkerchief 10 catch ads D.y04 .....,- ping from my nose while with my othei hand I held him by the hair. Fortu. nately the teacher arrived about that , time. We both have always said thai neither of us won. He did say that his cheeks were gore for two weeks after while I could say tho same for my
 nose
 We'll. and so went on through my school days. always fighting someone else's battles til l really got . reputa-
 ton for H. Not that I had any more
 fist fights. but was always being asked | to go to the teacher about this or that
 generally about something that wasn't
 the least bit of interest to me Of course I was fool enough 10 do it till got wise
 10 the fact that the others were ready to make me think their argument strong and worth while and then K I got into
 hot water" over 1t, they left me In the
 lurch-"
 One time my Sunday school class de. lclded that our teacher was absolutely lwrong In several points in her leader. iship. (We had an organized class). Tho iothers brought their side of the question
 to me and got me to be spokesman foi them spoke. I will never forget it
 In my blunt way I placed the straight
 talk before her just as it was presented
 10 me. and told her as I had been told that the others would withdraw from
 the class if she did not correct her ideas.
 When I finished she was in tears and ]
 found myself alone. The class immedi-
 ateiy condemned me for doing what they had begged me to do. It was hard . time for me and left deeD impression on my mind. For a. while I withdrew
 from all sociabiiity with tlIose girls and
 lost faith in human nature. I said Fd never be spokesman for any cause again no matter what t was.
 Now what I am getting at ,s thls and If I am wrong why there won't b. . lany harm done. When read Calia , Lily's letter I said in my mind. "she hal
 had a hard day and was tired and some
 thing went wrong and the others go' , Iher 10 sit down and compose letter re iieving their minds on the subject . thought the letter she wrote seemed care , fully written and with the idea thzi . she would have the sympathy sn' 7 not condemnation of us all. Of cours'
 I know none of us have any right 10 laJ down rules and I think 1t is splendii < that we can't. but I do hope you'll al = try to reaiEe that you might have fel r the same and wanted to to the same ii
 like circumstances and that you will re zlize that Gala Lily may be really suf fering from the call down she has had I She may be one of those people wh' 5 lnever go back on what they once do O ]. say q don't know her) but I'll bet for al s that she'd have feelings and would lfk [ to have this storm" settle down. n Dear me. here I am fighting a stran T gers battle and I thought I'd swor7 e or. So 1t goes. Well, Gala Lily. any ' lway
 gi DON'T WORRY.
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SOCIAL CORNER roErEY.

 g e. Ah was the chambermaid who WorKed in Jenkins fiat, , sac cost him twenty-five month-ho hatsd her for that. 'lg treated her with all the scorn HIS hatred could command. aad she listened to his grumblings ID manner calm and bland. I-rss Sarah this, and Sarah that and Sarah, you're fool wish that I could get a girl who under stood my rulei ,,..,. really should be treated with AIlie mere respect" ,. Ard she listened to his grumblngs, ou' his words had no effect. one evening he was riding on croWoen Broadway car, When he saw a woman standing-he oo- served her from afar. Sha was dressed in bluest velvet ana hei hat was very neat-e Jenkins touched her on the shoulder as he offered her his seat. She turned around and thanked him viii a very naughty air, And took the seat he offered in a Inannel debonair,
 But when he peered into the face beneatt the Paris hat He recognized the housemaid who wal working in his fiat
 ". R. Burlingame.
 Sent in by PETERAINS.
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ENID.
SHEDDING MORE LIGHT ON sTrU-
 AfION,

Dear Corner Sisters: May I be permit ted to put little brighter light on my letter of few weeks ago as 1t Is un- derstood by some and misunderstood by others. especially by Olga and Conun- drum. In the first place those who vis- it get only the social &de, those who work get and see the other side and that Is the side I want to explain. No, had no intention of barring out the friends member may Invite and bring, for no one has been more cordial to a strane- CT than 1 have and those who have work ed for Club No. 3 with me. But when $ local member brings and invites to gathering four and five friends and ne!ghbors at one time. and then repeats It over and over again, that's going some. That was one reason for my letter. One person who gets her dinner down town every day comes to our Corner club meeting as she vas told to come by . member. She does not belong and makes no effort to join, yet is known to have come regularly for ten Or twelve months Does that explain another point ? At later date five strangers wafkhd in, not with any Cornerites, but were told by one to go there any time and ! get good dinner for, the price the ! members pay They did not donate any l food. Now ia regatd to Conundrum's s saying VIC do not mind waiting on the friends who are not members coming in as It comes our tuTn only once in 8 while. does she know that Scctt!e, NeI- He By. Robin, Blosseul. and two or three ethers and myself. have served at every dinner in the past four years
 and perhaps five years Ne have met al 1 the Rockingham Memorial, except wher 1 sickness kept ps home and that wasn't over five meetings, Other clubs change
 their hostesses. but when ask who vii I serve next time you could hear pis
 drop. No one wants to serve unless
 some one elss takes charge of 1t. ]
 could not find such so had to sarxe again at the June meeting. So yon SCI
 that I do aNk and no one wants to, talk,
 1t and se ahEad.
 | Now do not thtak we should cr!ticis
 any writer's letter untii we fully under
 stand just what the situation ii.
 Every club expects it's rules to be obey
 ed and Club No. 2 has rules which wer adopted two years age, May I. 1s1s
 Article two says no one can belong |,
 this club nniess they have written a [ least cne letter te The Bulletin 6scte
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ory often think of two sweet words you used to say, Dinners Ready" and I haven't forgotten the corn fritters that would melt in the mouth" you used 10 make, either. At the willimantic camp ground in August we can drink two of the best waters ever tasted. One Is The Living Water, the other comes from a deep artesian well just back of the tz- bernacle. Let's try and sample them both this summer. This maxim, old and tried. like to take with me wherever go: Thank You is worth 25 cents. Thank You Very Kindly Is worth 37 1-2 cents. There are times in life when these sim pie words are worth far more than this. They are priceless. We should say them more than we do.
 From your old friend,
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ANoTHER CoRNER MEMpER.

Dear Social Corner Editor and Friends IT should like to join The Corner and come to your club meetings. I enjoy reading The Corner page and find many recipes that use real often. l hope to meet with you on June Sth at the annual picnic with Remember Me. Chauffeur: I think I see you once in while.
 Olga: Hope you will be at the picnic and help make things lively. H. M. L.: How are the chickens grow. ing? Are you and Chub going to the nexI meeting?
 1 Will take for my pen nar\ l DIAMOND.
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THE SOCIAL CORNER
IT LIES IN OUR OWN POWER TO ATTUNE THE
 MIND TO CI1EERFULNESS

cowslip leaves and blossoms that Twice Twenty chad in a large punch bowl? It was so nova and pretty for the occasion. l brought home the violets her husband picked for us and they kept long time
 I ami so sorry to read the controversy over helping and inviting guests" that Calls Lily's statement brought up. Why not drop the subject and go on as be- fore, in kind, loving way? l had a friend once with whom a little difference
 of opinion came up and we were es-
 tranged for a few days. She came to see me one day, we had explanations, and
 then parted friends. We'll, enc day she called me on the phone and insisted on giving me her version of the trouble Now if she had let the matter drop wt would have been friends today-but con
 tinued nagging severed the love and friendship of years. Let's keep the staunch and loyal friendship of the Socia 1 Corner intact. We all love to work, eat 1 and be social.
 Primrose: You can't think as much ot l those cards as I do of my little precious cat. Wish I didn't love him so much. VIOLA.
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A NEW CORNER MENREr

Dear People of the Social Corner: Is here room for another member? If go. please let me in. I went to a social held 1y Social Corner Club No. and enjoyed myself very much. I thought then what m appropriate name. because I have never met with more social crowd of oeople. The last social held by them I iid not attend. owing to the fright given Jy Gala Lily's letter. made up my mind then and there to become a mem per, SO here I am begging admittance. Can any Of tlie sisters tell me where ] an get needles for the Hartford ma ,dine?
 FATTMA
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CHAMPIOSING THE CAUSES OF
 0TUERA

Dear Editor and Corner Sisters: The fuss you are all making over Gala Lily
 makes me wonder just how much she was to blame in stirring you all up. It reminds me of myself when a school girl My nephew. who was only four years younger than I. attended the same dis trict school with me. He was a sober. quiet little fellow. very much given 10 watching the others rather than joining In the games. Among the scholars was 8 large red-headed bully who was coHz tinually pestering Leon and getting him to cry silently and distressfully. I had Fstood such treatment about as long as 1 could and teld Red" that he'd done t
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JOINING THE CORNER.

Dear Editor and Social Corner Sisters: have attended several Of the Social Cor ner good times as a guest and now wish to become a bona flde member. have read The Corner page with great interest for some years and have come to know quite number of the writers personally, which makes the letters doubly interesting.
 I hope that am not appropriating anyone's pen name when sign myself
 JANICE.
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F'ATIMA.
xEEP INTACT THE CORNER FRIEND.
 SHIP

Dear Social Corner Sisters: think I must be the last one to tell about the good time at Twice Twenty's April 27th, 7s all the rest have reported long ere -hs. Nevertheless I am sure that I en- ioyed it as well as they did. and if any . 1ne had observed the salad with Nixie's dressing that I consumed no doubt she would have said my appetite competed g with some of the other sisters.
 ' Am so glad could partake of that nice l!nner It is q pleasant memory. All 3ho were there knew I had one tooth gone. We'll since then all my upper teeth have gone and you who have had like experience know what 1t is to eat without teeth. No more Social Corner socials for me for a while unless you nave ice cream or strawberry shortcake. Has anyone spoken of the centerpieee oE
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few isrely ones. I was to entertain company at dinner, and had planned to have those for the table decorations. At night they sere perfect. h the morning when I went to Si6k them every petal was eaten of. I shall be very grateful If any one can siva me any help.
 x. '. 2: was glad to read your let fer. I could not remember who asked for the carrot recipe, but knew some one had and too had watched for the answer. Some time ago R death in our family made 1t necessary for me to clear out the house, and among the canned fruit we're two glasses marked carrot marmalade and It was fine. wanted tc make some and an 50 glad to learn how. have recipe to make something oui of carrots that sounds good. am getne
 to try 1t and if 1t Is good will send ii the recipe.
 l Here's success to the Social Corner. E. L. A.
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WHERE A GOOD TIME WAS EN-
 LOVED.

Dear Editor and Members of the So- cial Corner: Friends invited me to the Social Corner club meeting Wednesday to enjoy a good time and partake of the good things the ladies prepared for the table which did enjoy immediately. I hope to be able to meet with the Social Corner folks some time again and taste of the good things the ladies fix up and enjoy a good time.
 DEAD WOOD DICK.
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Corner and had the same published

Corner and had the same published
 As Ma of Green Gables said I was not fully understood trust have explained it fully now I surely did not intend to make any discord and trust I haven't, but I find so many say when the situa- ton is explained to them. Why blame Calla Lily :" I want to have the matter understood. It cost only a little time to write helpful letter to the Social Corner. choose pen name and join, en- tit!ing one to club membership. Come on in and I for one would prove as I always have, that I am willing to work for all entitled to be served. ! have charity for all and malice to- ward none and trust I may still con- tinue to be the same.
 CALLA LILY
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ANSWERS AND INQUIRIES.

FATTMA Your name has been added -o the Social Corner membership roll.
 BISCUIT: Your name has been enter ed a5 a Corner member
 KITTY LOU: Many thanks It was as inc as it looked.
 JANICE: The Social Corner member- ship list has been increased by the addi- t-oL Of your name.
 DIAMOND: Your name has been added % tle list of Corner members.
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truth or falsity of principle.
 In short, we must learn to think for ourselves. depend on ourselves, give or ourselves, and keep the hopeful outlook on life. That's all But it's enough, as
 S. F, D.
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GLAD TO HAVE THE TIME FIXED.

Dear Social Corner: There has been so much said about the time We are to have dinner at the club meetings that I am glad 10 learn that it has been definitely fixed on standard time again. olga: ! our letter was good. Come again.
 Yours for The Corner
 WILD FLOWER
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-04
ANOTHER NEW MEMBER.

Editor Social Corner. wish to become member of the Social Corner. I have been to several of their meetings and like them very much. 1 take for my pen name
 BISCUIT.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-09-10
BANKER BINaA PEACE HERO.

= ~ ~ I - +. Z. g. eE-. :
There are heroes of peace as we'll
as war, and Jesse Binga, the banker
of Chicago, deserves a high honor
rating. About two. years ago Mr..
Binga bought q beautiful home cost
ing SIC, cocoon South Park Boulevard,
which he furnished artisticalhy and
kept in the finest possible condition.
Some of the whites living in the
neighborhood resented this invasion
as they called it, and no fewer than
seven attempts have been made to
destroy it by bombing. The seventh
attempt about a week ago resulted
in the destruction Of the front porch
and the SCATTERING Of windows in the
neighborhood. The only person in
jured was a white woman across thu
street who was thrown down by the
explosion.
It shows great courage on the par
of Mr. Binga and his family to stay
in the house, as it is almost like liv
ing right on the firing line the great
er part Of the time. Mfr. Binga j.
wholly within his rights in living il
his own home and will not give VI
no matter what may come. He de
serves, a "Croix de Guerre. 2
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-09-10
SOUTHERN "FORWARD' BUNK.

Recently there was a layn1en's con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, held at Lake Juna-
laska, N. c., and one Rev. w. w.
Alexander of Atlanta, Ga, took the
stage and said: j. .ts-
'The next big forward step in the
inter-racial REIMBURSEMENT is to come
from the South, and the reason for it
is perfectly apparent. The South can
afford to do it. Then too the South
has the social prestige to do this
/ The social question figures largely in
! the race question. So the South can
when it will take the leadership If
inter-racial cooperation. I believt
i that the South will assume the leader
ship with the same sort of pride anl
determination as it led the nation
It has been the universal opinion o:
those who have come in close toucl
with the question that Negro leader
do not desire or seek social equality
They have asked for police protec
} ton, better housing and living con
, ditions and chance to develop int
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-09-10
. ESPECIAL EXPERT"

THE APPEAL is sorry to note that
the color line has been drawn in the
new Veterans Bureau by the organ
ization of a "Colored Division and
the appointment of DIR. J. R. A. Cross
land as it's head. .-~-.. r.. 49,
Grassland lost son who fell flight
ing for democracy in France, and it
is poor reward for the father to
be given segregated bureau. It is
also said that he was an effective
speaker in the last campaign, in
which it was given out that the Re.
publican party would abolish segre
cation in the departments at Wash
ington. If these things are true
Grassland deserves better treatment
at the hands of the victors, and hi
also should have refused the appoint
ment as undemocratic and demanded
the same treatment as is given t.
other groups of American citizens.
One Lasker, a Jew, was made hea
Of the u. IS. Shipping Board. Repre-
sentatives of other racial groups hav
been given places, but not in segre
| gated bureaus. No President of tn
United States would dare offer a Je7
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-09-10
LET'S CLEAN u. s.. A. FIRST.

~
In recent speech i'm New Hamp-
shire, President Harding dselared that
the God given destiny Of America is
to reform the: world.
A great deal Of such t.slK was in
aulged in BY former President Will
spn, who suggested reformation for
the world, But failed to, do many
Things which: were needed att home.
= THE APPEAI. suggests to Mr.
Harding that there is work 5eezpugh at
home The United States Isl not the
Proper leader For any kindsaf re.
form movement as there are toe
many Skeletons In her closetl
When the U. 81, A. has eliminated
lynsmmg, racec niUts, disfraze&aise
raent1,, segregatioap aud Discrimination
fow a: large grou1 of it's citizens sc
that all AmericanS, eolored anaw3mte
rich1 and poor, Gentle and Jew, cal
enjoW life, liberty, and the pursuit Of
Happiness, then ana not until tfnee1
will this: country bH in a position t.
"cleaRa u41" other lands. IT, ,-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-09-10

a place as the head of a segregated
Jewish bureau. There is no such
place and never will be-. Only color
ed people are segregated by this al
legged democracy. ~@-.
Some people may think that the
special" appointments which have
been handed out by the present Re-
publican administration are forward
movements, but they are really nails
in the coffin of democracy and are
dangerous to the social and political
status of the colored people.
The Administration ought to cut
out these special jobs, eliminate
segregation which was promised in
the campaign, and if colored men are
to- have appointments let them be
on level with those given to other
groups Of American citizens.
Better no places at all than those
which lower the status Of the race
and automatically make their holders
defenders of segregation.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-09-10

suppressed groups of mankind. The
manifesto protests against colored
people being treated as uncivilized
and argues that Negro self.govern-
ment in Haiti and Liberia muIatto
democracies in Central and South
America and in some of the West
Indies have not been failures. It de-
mands enfranchisement based on edu-
cationa1 qualifications. -~
At the second session of the Pam
African Congress held in Brussels,
Belgium, an American delegate, Mr.:
Hunt, brought to the congress "rhe
salute of 100000 American colored
people," M. Diagne, president Of the
congress, in replying to MIR. Hunt
emphasized that it was to the social
and political interests Of the United
States to destroy all barriers dividing
the white and black races in America.
He poionted out the signal advan-
tages which would accrue to the U.
S. through the perfect unifcation of
the races. M. Diagne, a black man,
is a member of the French Chamber
Of Deputies. This is in striking con-
trast with the preachments Of an
American black man, Principal Motion
of Tuskegee, who fails to speak out
for absolute equality for the people
white people selected him to repre-.
sent.
At the third meeting of the Pan
African Congress held in Paris, France
M. Candace, a coIored man, member
of the French Chamber of Deputie:
from Guadeloupe, decried the ''Africs
for the Africans slogan and de
nounced Garvey, who has been preach
ing the taking of Africa by force
NJ. Bellegard, Haitian minister t.
France, also took a stand against tn,
Garvey plan. The manifesto adopted
declared that the African redemption
plan was chimera. 1--WE do no
hate the white race, what we seek
cooperation and Cancellation. Th
colored American could not stand tn
African climate. We can not Gus
the Europeans from the Dark Con
tinent, and we do not desire to do So.
The program laid down in tn
manifesto is just and proper and tn
only one to which self-respecting pee
pie of African and part African de
scent could subscribe. We are gla
that the Pan-African Congress ha
gone on record for the principles lai
down in the Christian Bible, by Coz
who "of one blood created all nation
of the earth"
|
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- - .
Buddhism. She aaid that Buddhist
priests and teachers aree6sning IN m
creasing Numbers ard are urging the
Japanese biz The u. S. to have nothing
to do with the Christfan religion on
the ground that its followers call
them inferior and Cypress them. She
also stated that Buddhism IS also
gaining among Americans and that
many colored people were being con
verted. 1t is not strange that the
religion Of the gentle Gautanna Buddha
should appeal to- the colorel people,
beacuse it not only teaches the equal.
iUy of amnkind, But practices its
teachings. Orthodox Christia1ity in
the q. S. teaches inequality of race
and Expresses, isfranehises, lynches
and! bunns colored Christians at the
staka. It is aided in keeping the
'nig4nr i'm his place" By the Ku Mua
Klalnnen, who, barring the Jews ano
Cathslics; kneel beforee the Flaming
Cross" and swear to uphold '.whit.
IsupreraacW"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-09-10
SEE. YOUR. CONGRESSMAN,

During the recess of Congress the
members will go, to- their respective
homes. AS soon as you see ilr the
paper that your congressman is in
town go to- him, no matter whether
he is Republican,, Democrat or So
cialist and ask him to vote For the
Wyer Anti Lynching Bill, which makes
the crime of lynching a Federal Of
Tense, punishable by the Unibed States
courts. You could not use an hour
or two to better advantage for your
country. The bill has been pro
nounced constitutional by experts
who have examined it, aud the vari-
Gus organizations which are support
ing it report that conditions are ia:
vorable for it's passage when Congress
reconvenes September 20. Bring al
the influence at your command tx
bear on YOUR CONGRESSMAN. ant
do it as soon as possible.