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Richmond planet., 1923-11-10
Mechanics Savings Sank
DepOSifOrS RdIiy--- The
cry Don't Let 1T Fair
Taken Up.
Out Of Town People Sign Waiv-
ers---One Solicitor Reports
$4,000 in Signatures---The
Females Active.

This has indeed been the rally
week for signing the waivers in the
gigantic effort to follqw the advice
Of the Advisory Committee Of white
citizens and the Baptist Ministers
Conference of Richmond and Vicin-
ity. Depositors have been coming to
the Planet Office to Sign up and the
meetings held by the Depositors'
Committee, Mrs. Adelaide G.. Thomp-
son, chairman, have been a success
A comm4stee of 100 was named to
visit the depositors and induce them
to sign the waivers. Satisfactory re-
pcrts were made last Wednesday
night at the meeting held in the
Mechanics Savings Bank building.
The ONE ELuNloT1o TnOuSar9D
DOLLAR MARK
Leonard ID. Cephas, who has been
active in securing signatures report
ed that he had secured signatures
aggregating S50,00O.00. Others have
been successful. The One Hundred
Thousand Dollar mark had been
reached IN the Planet Office two
weeks ago. The final endorsement
by Mayor Ainslie and Governor Trim
kle aided materially, while the ring
ang address of Col. G. r. Kelley, who
Is universally popular with all classes
of cS,lored people gave the movement
a momentum that has steadily in
creased. 1t rs needless TO refer to
the influence of the clergy. They
started the "ball ta rolling"
ANOTHER FACTOR.
Rev. DR.. T.. j.. ] Mosby has driven
a relentless campaign under all CIR
cumstances and conditions and from
his pulpit has emphasized the need
Of immediate action in order to save
the earnings Of the colored people.
There has been another factor in
this contest, that of the better class
of white people, who employ colored
servants. Many of these went to
this GLASS of white people for advice
and they have given it, advising them
20 sign. Then came the frank and
open statement from the Receivers
themselves, who sank personal ag-
grandtzement for the general good
and who openly stated as individuals,
the movement was the best for the
depositOrs.
Richmond planet., 1923-11-10
In MeTnoriam.

In memory of my dear mother
Sarah A. Edwards, who died Novem
Der 10, 1918:
Now, dear Lord, while my heart i:
yet bleeding
Over the sorrow that death has won
Help me, o Lord, at this silent
moment
To calmly say, Thy will be done.
Devoted daughter,
(Mrs.) RACHEL HALL.
Richmond planet., 1923-11-10

no small amount OF concern. Leading
churchmen have been pointing to the
danger marks in American progress for
some time. Since the advent of the Ku
Klux Klan thinkers in all walks of life
are beginning to take serious cogniz
ance of these distressing and perplex-
ing problems.
According to DR.. Joseph Fort New
ton, OF New York City. there are three
rufFans. that threaten the life of Amer
ica-"racial rancor. religious big,try
and wild disintcgrsting spirit Of law
lessness. :"
Richmond planet., 1923-11-10
OUTSIDERS INTERESTED

There is no longer any doubt as
TO the attitude Of the white people
towards the colored people of the
thrifty sort. They are ready to help
with their advice and their money
The cry is not for charity but for an
opportunity for colored people to help
themselves. The eyes of the entire
country, certainly, the colored portion
of it. are upon Richmond and The
Mechanics Savings Bank With the
opening Of the institution, new day
will have dawned for the colored
people Of the Southland
Richmond planet., 1923-11-10
JUDGE HARRISON SPEAKS HERE

Every body should hear Judge viii.
liam Harrison the noted Orator and
Leetu er, Friday night, $3.50 o'clock at
the Armstrong High School Auditor
ium.
Music by Universal Chorus and Miss
Irene Stokes. This lecture is given
under the auspices of the First Presby.
terian Church Rev. A. A. Hector, pas
tor.
Mrs. A. J. Miller manager, General
Admission 35 Cents; Reserved seats
so Cents; Gallery, % Cents.
Richmond planet., 1923-11-10
In Memoriam.

CLAIBORNE sad but loving re-
membrance OF my mother. and our
grandmother Mary E. Claiborne,
who departed this life two years age
November Sth. 1921.
Dearest mother how we miss yol..
Yes we miss your loving smiles.
But The Lord saw that He needed you !;
And He knew You were his hild
DAUGHTER AND
RAND-CHILDREN.
Richmond planet., 1923-11-10

JOHNSON-Ia sad but loving remem
brance Of our beloved one Mary
Sharrah Johnson, who was laid I:
rest two years ago.
You are gone but not forgotten,
Fresh our love will ever be.
For as long as there is memory,
We shall always think of thee.
HER DEVOTED FAMILY.
Richmond planet., 1923-11-10
DIX. NEWTON CITES AMERICAN
DANGER MARK.

Washington d. c., Nov. S.-rlrs
general state of discomfort among the
peoples composing the American popu-
lation is becoming a matter ofserious
hought by eminent scholars and phil
osophers. The serious ills are causing
Richmond planet., 1923-11-10

The funeral Of Mr.. Robt. Fortune
took place on last Sunday from the
First Baptist Church. The pastor Rev.
DR. w. l.. Ransome preached sympa.
ttetic sermon.
Richmond planet., 1923-11-10

Try Jeffries' Cough Mixture, No. 1.
1t touches the spot and may save
your life. The cost is but little and
you can avoid long spell Of sick
ness. See adv.
Richmond planet., 1923-11-10

The Alumni Club of the First
Baptist Sunday School, Southside, was
entertained on last Tuesday night uy
Mrs. M. V. Binga at her home in Deca-
tur ST Refreshments were served abun
dainty.
Richmond planet., 1923-11-10
KENTUCKY DEMOCRATIC.

Kentucky went back to its original
love and rolled UP heavy majority
for the Democratic candidate for Coz
erncr. Charles 1. Dawson. Republican
was defeated by VIM. J. Fields. Demo-
crat by a plurality estimated at 40 900.
Kentucky belongs in the Democratic
column. Maryland went Democratic by
a heavy plurality. Governor Albert G.
Richie was reelected. Baltimore city
proved to be a great factor in the con
test. Colored citizens supported the
Democratic nominee in large numbers.
head-wytheville news
Richmond planet., 1923-11-10

Read Mrs l.. J. Bulock's adver-
tisement. You can send for trial
order and be convinced Price plainly
stated.
Richmond planet., 1923-11-10
Gov. Smiths Hugh Major.
ity Disappears Vermont
Elects Republican
Senator.
Virginia Gives Hon. Alexand-
er Forward 10000 Majority

The election in Virginia resulted in
the defeat of the bond issue for this
building Of roads. The Democratic
managers led by Governor h. Leo
Tiinkle opposed the bond issue ard
favored the pay as You 60" policy.
State Auditor G. Lee Moore announceTi
that with the gasoline tax there were
twenty million dollars to be expended
on the roads. of Virginia. The rural or
country districts were against the issm
ance Of bonds to bu4ld the roads. The
bond advocates carried two districts
The second and the third. The vote
against bonds may reach $4,000. Rich
mono voted for honds ~ 45S3 major.
ity Hon. Alexander Forward. cendi-
date for member Of State Corporatoin
Commission swept the State by approx
imately $4,000 majority. His majority
in Richmond over Attorney Byars wss
6,297. Colored people generally sup
ported him.
CLIFTON FORGE DISTRICT
REPUBLICAN
WGile Republican legislators. II,
, some instances lost out in counties G..
III. Revercomb Republican defeated L.
B. McCaleb. Democrat for the House
of Delegates. In Vermont, the Republi
can candidate for United States Sena,
Tor was elected and accordingly Porter
H. Dale of Island Pond will represent
that State. Park HI. Pollard was hi,
Democratic opponent The latter ran
on platform fol the modification of
the Volstead Act in favor of ligh.
wines and beer. He carried but ono
| county in the State, Ernest w. Gibson
Republican was elected in the Second
Congressional District. The Repub.,-
cans will have majority of six in the
United States Senate. In the next Con
gress. the Senate will stand 81 Repub.
licans and 43 Democrats and Farmer
Laborites. The House of Representa-
jtives will remain Republican.
NEW YORK RETURNS TO
REPUBLICAN FOLD
| New York State went Republican. In
the Borough OF New York Democratic
Tammany Hall retained control. The
New York Assembly will be Repub.f
can by approximately twenty votes
GOV Smith was unable to hold his
State in line despite the tremendous
majority by which he was elected some
time ago as Chief Executive Out OF
80 cities holding election for Mayors
70 of them elected Republicans. Phila
delphta went Republican, electing w.
Freeland Kendrick and the entire coun
ty ticket by heavy piuralities. 1t is esti
mated, that Hendricks plurality will
reach 275.0G0. HIS vote is the largest
ever given candidate for mayor.
KENTUCKY DEMOCRATIC.
Kentucky went back to its original
love and rolled UP a heavy majority
for the Democratic candidate for Coz
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-24
Miss Helen DOuw
Graduating To-day

Major and Mrs. J. dePeyster Douw
and Miss Julia Douw are in Balti-
more today to attend the commence
ment exercises of the Johns Hopkins
Training School for Nurses. Miss
Helen Douw is member of the grad
uating class and is one OF the two
honor girls in the class of SIS, hav-
ing won the Emma Jones Beckwith
cullen prize for practical nursing
aud executive ability.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-24
Card Party At
MOmen'S Club

The committee arranging the card
party to be given tomorrow after
noon at the Women's Club includes
Mrs. stephen Douglass, chairman:
Mrs. Clarence NJ. White, Mrs. ST
George Barber. Mrs. c. Ashby Du-
vail, Miss Katherine Watkins, Mrs.
II. J. Fenton and Mrs. Melvin Stew
art. Players reserving tables are re-
quested to come provided with their
own table covers, playing and score
cards. Refreshments will be served
after the card game. Reservations
may be made through any member
Of the committee. Tables will be two
dollars apiece.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-24
Mr.. And Mrs.
Morton'S Party

Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Morton were
hosts AZ a party last night at their
residence on the Severn. supper was
served At small tables in the dining
room. and bridge and Mah-Jongg were
played afterwards. The party was
given as a farewell 10 Lieut.. Com
mander and Mrs d. A. NcEldun. who
were unable to be present on account
OF the serious illness OF the latter's
brother. Among the guests were Ad-
miral and Mrs. Wilson. Captain and
Mrs Kurtz. Commander and Mrs.
Charles c. Soule. Lent Commander
and Mrs A. a. r. Allen. Miss Drina
Fisher. Lieutenant Francis c. Dene-
brink. John Barnard. and others.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-24
House Party For
.Innn Meph

Mi.s Alicia Clark. daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs Ernest Judson Clark, Of
"rromont- on-Seyern,' viii entertain
q house party 81 Baltimore girls over
Jane Week Her guests will include
Mis- olivia d. Wheeler Miss Alice
Mlleudorf. and Miss Martha Colds
borough Miss Virginia Gordon viii
spend next week with Miss Clark.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-24
Dance Recital
Saturday

Pupils Of Miss Adelaide c. Molter
will give an informal exhibition OF
Classic Dancing on Saturday even
ing 1T 1850 in the gymnasium of St.
Johns College The public is cor
daily invited to attend and there
will be no admission charge.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-24
Leaving For
California

Mrs Froloric8 Heath, VINO spent SIX
weeks hcra Boo the late winter as the
quest of captain and Mrs r, II Kurt.
"a leaving New York on Saturday with
he- su8l daughter Nancy, for Cali
fornia where She plans to make her
fIfur. home
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-24
Luncheon Party
For Miss Nrigley

Mrs. Thomas Z. Kurt2 enfertained
at luncheon yesterday in compliment
90 Miss Winiired Wrigley, of New
York. vino viii be her guest until ar
ter June Week, Those present In
cluded Miss Polly Morton. Miss Louise
Bryan. Miss AMY Fechteler. Mrs. Ly-
man S Perry. Mrs. T. NJ. Allen and
Miss Zita Ihnghorne
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-24
Admiral and Mrs.
Wilson Giving Dinner

Tho superintendent OF the Naval
Academy end Mrs Wilson will give q
dinner tonight in honor Of number
of officers aul their wives. who win
leave OF the close Of the academic
year.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-24
VISITING IN
Naval Academy

Mr. james Parker has come from
Washington 10 visit her son and
dauehtor-in-law. Lieut. Commander
and Mrs James Parker, Jr ana will
be Joined shortly by General Parker
who "a q patient ia the Walter Reed
Hospital
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-24
MaryIanderS To
Live In Iowa

Mr. and Mrs Clarence L. Clemson
motored to Clemsonyille. Frederick
county. for over the weekend to bid
bon voyage" to their aunt. Mrs.
PLANE. nee Miss Laura Clemson. who
leaves this week with her husband 10
take UP her residence in Iowa.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-24
Victim OF
Accident

Mrs. volans, of Charles street. is
confined TO her home as the result of
painful accident due to falling down
steps al the HAYS Building a few days
ago and sustaining a fractured bone of
her foot
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-24
Party For
Miss Polly Morton

The Misses Munford were hostess
es at afternoon bridge yesterday aft
ornoon in compliment TO Miss Polly
Morton. whom they entertained six
teen members Of the younger set.
Mrs. Conrad Grove assisted at the
tea table
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-24
Invitations Out
For Carbon Party

Admiral and Mrs Wilson have is
sued invitations for the garden party
they will give on the evening of June
4 to the members of the graduating
class at the Naval Academy
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-24
Social and Personal
Supper For Midshlpmen's
ia spbaIl Team

The Commandant OF Midshipmen
and Mrs. kurtz win give supper
party on Saturday night in honor of
the midshipmen's baseball team and a
number OF their girl friends.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-24
Guests 81 Diplomatic
Recepfi0n

Mrs Middleton Semmes Guest and
her daughter. Miss Anne Guest. were
in Washington yesterday to attend a
reception given to the Minister from
Siam.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-24
luncheon For Admiral
And Mrs. Strauss

Mrs Richard Cults viii entertain at
luncheon on Sunday in compliment to
Rear-Admiral and Mrs. Joseph
Strauss. OF va hiug'on.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-24
Meeting Oh Z. &.
Bridge Club

The Post Graduate Bridge Club was
entertained yesterday afternoon by
Mrs. c. Raymond Smith and Mrs. ]. II.
jacobson at the residence Of the for
mer. 2l5 King George street. There
will be one more meeting of the club
before breaking up for the season.
Advertise IN Tho Evening CanItal.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-24
Going To
Hail

Going 10
lsaiti
Colonel Theodore Porter Kane, Y.
S. NJ C.. and Mrs Kane, who were re-
cent visitors IN Annapolis, are at the
Hotel Aston New York, and will sail
tomorrow for his new station at Port
au-PrinCo. Haiti. t,s
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-24
Mrs. William A. Teasley, OF -
Franklin street, will give an after
noon bridge party tomorrow.
Gard Party At
Blue Lantern

A bridge party is being given at the
Blue Lantern this afternoon by Mrs.
Terry r. Thompson and Mrs. Paul
Huschke.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-24

Visiting At
@SeEeTn"

ST. anl Mrs John Morton are visit
ing his parents. Dir. and Mrs Richard
Merton. OBJ severn"
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-24
Afternoon Bridge
Tomorrow

Miss Elizabeth Hemingway. Of Nor
folk, is the guest in whose honor Miss
Dorothy Price will entertain at bridge
tomorrow afternoon.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-24

Miss Phoebe Levley and niece, Miss
Rachel Lyon, are visiting in Balti-
more.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-24

DR.. Charles E. Mullan visited i'm
Baltimore yesterday on professional
business.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-24

Miss Isabel Gottlieb. of State
Circle, is visiting her cousins in Bal
timore
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-05-24

ADVERTISE in Tho Evening Capital
, 1923-02-18

SNow l just want you
to come down to the
basement and see what
a splendid place l have
for storing away pre-
serves and odds and
ends - you'll simply
adore IT," The perfect
homemalser showing off
the perfect home. The
perfect home was sc-
~corp'ished without an
architect. somehow you
just know l. was.
Planned it all herself, IL
you please. with special
attention TO the use OF
wasteroom. And such
lavish use of waste
rooml You can't move
a foot without humping
into a broom closet, an
overhead rubber and
Roloshes closet or some
thing
, 1923-02-18

Lucky the family which
can boast - although IL
doesn't usually-of a real
art student in the home
circle. They're that handy
when il comes 10 redeco-
rating and relampshading
the living room.
, 1923-02-18

The maids room in an
apartment where the
maid gees home nights.
Aside from serving as
the family eatekall, it's
a Eandy place for Lii
liam TO snatch a twenty
or thirty minute rest
during the day.
, 1923-02-18

Just look at the Busles: all freshly interior decorated. Did you ever SEQ
purple velvet and a black and white checked feor-doesnt that suggest.
romance, and Dante and Beatrice, and Lucreia Borgia. and a few Capuets'
and MeTtagues? However, the best you'll get in the Bugle living room
will be Mr.. and Mrs. MarSden p. Bugle. Mrs. Bugle is worrying over
something It's that baby piGture1-enlarged erayon portrait, in natural
eolors--ot Marsden P. Buge J. 1t was a lovely thng-just as Gfehkc.
and yet the interior decorator said mo- and with Mardsden IT, away at
Yale it would have given the room such a lived in" look. You have to
humor these interior decorators ,.rT-.
, 1923-02-18

The Interior which start
ed out in 1885 as the very
last word in elegance.
Miss Crabbe. whom you
see about TO receive a
caller, is still pleased with
II. Doesn't want a thing
changed. And thirty years
or so from now interior
decorators of 1853 will be
striving for just this sort
OF room, and saying, "Oh.
how QUAINT" when
some one unearths a bead
poItiereI or plush mirror
, 1923-02-18

Showing the interior
decorations of the bach
elor who lives alone. In
the foreground is a
young man in a great
hurry, digging around
for something under tho
couch. An overhanging
coucheover makes a fine
haven for old shoes,
shoetrees, laundry,
books, and whatever
needs to be got out Of
sight
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-22
COL CRED STUDENTS TO
HOLD COMMENCING

The joint annual commencement
exercises OF the Columbia Coneerva-
tory OF Music. wellington 4. Adams,
director. ana ! student pianoforte
recital by. Miss Laura Tross, win be
held In the Metrop0litan A. M. y.
Church, n street bstMeen Fifteenth
and sixteenth streets northwest.
the Rev. CHARLES y. stewart, d. D.,
pastor, on Monday evening ct $50
o'clock.
The annual address win be deliv-
cred by Mrs. Gabrielle Pelham,
assistant secretary Of the COnmu-
nifty Centers. Selections win Be
rendered by Misses vivian walker.
piano. and jamie Greene. vocal, an0
guest speakers win be the Revs,
John L. 8. H0lloman, pastor Of the
Second Baptist Church; George o.
Bullock, pastor or the Third Baptist
Church. and Charles e. Stewart,
pastor Of the Metropolitan A. NJ. q.
Church. The admission IL free and
the public ID invited.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-22

grounds for both the afternoon and
evening Festivities.
There are cards for the grow.1p
element, while for the y0unger-the
very much younger-set there Is q
table faifyland, with an enchanted
castle. giantesses dispensing wares
from Neighborhood House, snow
princess presiding over the ice
cream booth, and Jack and jill
Quenching thirst with Lemonade out
Of their unspilled pain. There II
also a pirates cave where all sorts
OF gifts may be purchased, and the
Bo-Peep book shop viii adm0nisl1
no one 70 ''Ieave his tale'' behind
him.
The Pied Piper woos little boys
and girls with his candy, and there
are rides to BE- taken in Cinder.
elias pumpkin coach.
Tonight the Rams Head Players
will give two Of their plays, ''Ths
Jewel Merchant" and '"rhe Dark
Lady OF the SOnnets."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-22

William Henry Smith, jr., is to
be married to Major James A.
Lyon, Medical Corps. u. s. A.,
and in the evening Mrs. Wallace
H. Whites lovely daughter, Miss
Nina Lunn,s will become the bride
of Robert Mckee Rownd, Sd, the
ceremony taking place at the home
of Congressman and Mrs. White,
with reception afterward.
Miss Dorothy Warren, a class
mate of Miss Lunn at school, is to
be maid of honor, and the other
attendants are Miss Elizabeth
Rownd. of Wheeling. sister Of the
bride; Miss Louise Harper, of
Wheeling; Miss Neville johnson
and Miss Helen Colbert. The list
of ushers includes Herbert Frye
White, III. G. Hubbard, Of Auburn,
N. T.; George Wilson and Howard
Hazlett, of Wheeling. and Arthur
Gilmore, Of Philadelphia, with
Daniel Rownd, q brother Of the
bridegroom, as best man.
Parties for the several brides
are a feature Of the weeks festiv-
tiles. Mrs. Fred Britten is giving
q luncheon for Miss Lunn and
ISI nLSSHudhLS IOAAOGTOWs NAAoS
Neville johnson a dance on
Thursday evening, and on Friday
Miss Lunn will be hostess at
breakfast party for her brides.
maids. Yesterday Mrs. Charles
Selden, jr., and Miss Virginia Sci.
den gave luncheon for her.
Only relatives and a few close
friends viii witness the marriage
of Mrs. Smith and Major Lyons,
which will &c solemnized at her
country home near Rockville.
But on their return from their
brief honeymoon, they will give
large reception at Glen View
Farm, at which their friends
will have opportunity to wish
the happiness. The date selected
is June 2.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-22

at the Lafayette Hotel. The soloist
win be Mrs. Richard deLambert,
who Is temporarily living In Wash
ington. Mime. Paulette Greco, OF
Paris, win play. the accomplishments
and give one solo number. A group
Of readings from recently pub
lished book of poetry VIII be given
by Miss Alice Hutchins Drake. The
proceeds OF the benefit will be de-
voted to the Louis Hamilton Bayly
Fund which the Booklovers have
maintained Tor the past four years.
In memory of the late Lieutenant
Bayly, Of Washington, the Book
lovers contribute to the partial sup
port of q destitute child, who il
cared for at the ChilLlrens Home OF
the Central Union Mission.
Mrs. A. III. Reeve, Of Philadelphia,
IL at the Burlington Hotel.