Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-10-13

Washington probably boast more competent colored
musicians than any other city in the country with the possible
exception OF New York This was conspicuous during the
wartime period when dozens coloed orcesas tcd the
ears and feet of of Washington resorts as
the New Ebbt House. the Arcade Burlington Overs Tardn
de Dane and scores of similar places Several cored orces
as became famous but alas for reason their
popularity waned with the rapidly of falling star and at
the beginning of the ooored orhestrs on b;ob
class jobs hens teeth
In the hacyon days of the dance period colored
musicians met with rebufs then from prospective
patrons who would say you because YOU are NOT
Union man. Quite naturally when the dance market for
coored musicians took Drop arseeing coored musical
thought that the possession of card would
solve the problem of voorhees, nights Thereafter coored local
formed Tor the purpose of organizing" the brethren
he advent and of the coored have been dotted
W series OF events worthy of notice First after number
OF stormy meetings. the first charter holder Prof James Miller
was virtually removed by accamaton Rigid enforcement rs
union rules brought forth protests from local members who ~
hat IN order to buy bread and absolutely
that they play with local non-members
Inc Republic Theatre orchestra which had DELIGHTED and
FENCES ooth under Prof Joseph Douglass Prof Russell
Wooding recently declared strike Saturday night for
higher pay which the manager refused to grant To the mn
' uous' their discharge was apparently trivial matter
tor the following Sunday under direction of Bill Reeves
they hustled at the Lincoln Theatre chief ,
OF the Republic where they playing at wage greater
han that tor which they struck Such eneas as these are
bound it said provoke either permanent life m de 80
the colored local union ~ -
In the meantime musician doesn't know whether to show
ms union card or not while many are waiting till the
clouds roll away before saying "Yea or Nay"
frof James p Smith, the Secretary is eneaoed in tho
peacetu art OF trying to bring light darkness and his
efforts will be eagerly watched by musicians and by innocent
bystanders such THE Camerarnan
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PEACEFUL REPORTS are emanatne from, Harlem, He
pal which the target of much criticism last sn |
e cere OF controversy between the New York
Age and the New York News
WORD has come along that the installation cooed nurses has
institution; that they have proven HIGHLY EFFIcIENT
ae ey are cooperating whoesomely the hospital au
"o' III turn are showing them every consideration and
hog forth to them advancement and that na+;ert and
friends are PROUD of the HARLEM HOSPITAL
mus mgivings have been wiped away with contenter+
mas eeh gwen to other hospitals to improve courses
70 meet New York standards and ambitious coored nurses from
freedmens Hospital Washington D. c. and other oronnert
institutions, who detailed to Harlem Hosot,, ar ,
ing tor registration in New York State
Equipped to the nlt and in everv resnect the ,
institution offers SPLENDID TRAINING OPPORTUNITY
10 young Ioored Women New York increasing coored
"auo and its safe and handling of racial matters ;
are elsewhere regarded difficult prove strong MAGNET
Tor progressive colored and women
Harlem Hospital has indeed taken its place amono tho manu-
e""ieh health units Of the Metropolis and greater than Thu;
1t has readily adopted New York precedents holding forth ~
good WILL and an equal opportunity ALL regardless Of race
color or creed. '
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IMMEDIATELY UPON his release from, tho N Vol,
prison. Sir Marcus Carney blew blast on his trumpet and mode
Robin Hood, of Sherwood Forest look like a niler. f -
% 1000 OF Garveys faithful followers answered the cali Of
e PROVISIONAL President of Africa being detained o,
route by fve-year sentence VIZ
ets Sohoquy is apparently meaningless Marcus Carvev
VINO believes that ITO BE- is better than NOT TO BF Wbt
poSoPhy must his faithful followers imbibe Of in order
70 profess their allegiance emphaticaly to the IT
'i surely 1t must have been philosophy of OPTIMISM
% we care say that enough dollars and dimes flowed into
~ ecuoh plates at the Carvey Meeting West One Hun
anu inr'yeghh Street to build another empire
we hod no brief for Garvey We satisfied with Amer
jurisprudence at least as it is observed by the New York
o'S' we nave always endeavored be unbiased and cir
Peo' III our OPINIONS, especially when matters and
more particularly racial leadershp are involved We must
oeSNy ADMIT though, that there some UNSEEN PIT
Ian Of CLEAVAGE in the u N. /. A. which compe1s or
entlces HIGH DECREE OF LOYALTY From that stand
point, at least MR. GARVEY has ACCOMPLISHED SOME
THING IN THE WAY OF ORGANIZATION And no,y q
some one can come along and take poison fane of dishonesty
and deception out of all organization and still retain the str
ture, we shall have taken long step forward