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Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-04
Mrs. En,bury HonorS
Guest from Detroit

Mrs. S. H. Embury was hostess al
q smart bridge party yesterday af-
ternoon at her State street home.
Mrs. Lillian Robinson, her house
guest from Detroit, being the honor
guest. The affair was purely in
formal, two tables enjoying tlic
popular game Of bridge during tile
afternoon. The guests were Mes
danes Robinson, Ross T. HickcoX,
". r. Conway, John Mccormick, J
S. Jones, AMI Ben Salomon. Prize
scores5were made by Mrs. Robinson
and Hrs. Salomen.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-04
Former BraUiey Teacher
Honor Luncheon Guest
BY Press staff Correspondent

BRAWLEY, April 4.-Miss Olive
Miles, a former Brawley teacher
now living in Bakersfield was the
guest Of honor at a charming
bridge-luncheon given by Mrs. Ed
ward II. Robinson Saturday after
noon at her homo on 1 street. The
color scheme was pink and yellow.
The guests included Mesdames T..
j. McNerney, G. l.. Marsh, Earl
Jack, 0. B. Durham, Harry LeBas,
and the Misses Lucyle . Marshall,
Mary Shrouse, Geneva Cash, Edith
Moore, Kathleen Graves, Harva
Pitts of Ell Centre and Miss Olive
Miles of Bakersfield.
Miss Pitts won first prize Miss
Cash second and charming guest
prize was presented to Miss Miles.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-04
Luncheon HOnOrs Mrs.
OliUer, NeU Club Officers
by Press Staff Corresponden

BRAWLEY, April 4.-Mrs. Kcn-
meth d, Oliver, president of the
County Federation of Women s
Clubs, and the incoming Officers of
the Mothers Community Club, were
honored by most delightful lunch
con Saturday given by the members
of the Mothers Community Club at
the grammar school.
The county board was represent
ed by four members: Mrs. Holmes
Ramsdell, chairman of the socia!
welfare; Mrs. Frank Beal, record
ing secretary; Mrs. Ellis, chairman
of the veterans bureau and Mrs.
Warren Currier, parliamentarian
Among other guests were Mrs. j..
G. Chapman, president of the III
formal Study Club; Mrs. II. P. Will
kie, president of the American Leg
ion Auxiliary and Mrs. Angie Mil
or, president of the w. c. T. U.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-04
Mrs. Glassford to Honor
Mrs. Hatch at Luncheon

Mrs. j. W. Glassford, president of
the Ten Thousand Club, has re-
turned from a week end visit to San
Diego ana is busy with club work
again. Her executive board held
its regular meeting yesterday after
noon preliminary to the general
meeting tomorrow afternoon. In
compliment, to Mrs. Jessie Hatch,
Mrs. Glassford is entertaining a
small group of club women at lunch
con Thursday, at 1890.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-04
st. PduI's Guild Party
is Brilliant Success

One hundred or more attended the
evening card party given last night
by st. Paul s Episcopal Guild at the
woman s club house. The affair
was among the most enjoyable
parties of it's kind given this season.
Bridge and 500 were the favored
games, the prize scores at the
bridge tables being made by /. \.
Thomas, Mrs, T. Il. Laeraman, S. L.
Allen and Mrs. c. l.. Hall.
In the 800 game, prize scores
were taken by Mrs. Gwilym
Thomas, r. o. Bridges, and Mrs. r.
+. Couch.
Cut flowers were used in the dec
horations and deilc:ous punch and
waters were served.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-04
Church Women Getting
Ready for Big Dinner

Committees Of the State Street
Christian church arc overwhelming
ly busy this week with preparations
for the chicken dinner to be served
Saturday at the old San Francisco
Grill. 1t is to be real dinner they
say, cooked by some of the best
home cooks i'll the city. 1t will be
served from 1880 to p. N. so that
business men and women have full
opportunity to enjoy it. Prompt
service is promised also.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-04
Nah J0ngg Luncheon In
LdUendar and YelLclU
BY Press Staff Correspondent

BRAWLEY, April 4, >At,-The Ros.
coe Jones home was the scene of =
charming luncheon and Nah Jongg
party last Friday afternoon with
Mrs. Roscoe Jones and Mrs. Oscar
Booker hostesses. The charming
color scheme of lavendar and yellow
was carried out with sweet peas and
jonquils.
The guests included Mesdamcs
George Jones, Howard Murphey, L.
c. Hausman, Roy Stilgenbaur, Ell
mer Sears, Harry Sears, Ben Wiley,
J. c. Fluke, Quay Smith, Walter
Boney, Mart Rodeman, E. Rodeman,
George Mann of Los Angeles aud
Don Rex of Ell Centre. o..
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-04
Holton Power Company


this With ee9 combined horse
capacity of l5o l4o Two these
will Imperial
established
al he o
$OO0 Operations
link
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-04
Mr.. and Mrs. Cross Honor
OliUers lUith Dinner

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cross enter
tanned ct dinner Monday night in
compliment to Mr.. and Mrs. F. A..
Oliver who are leaving the valley
this week to reside in Los Angeles
Covers were laid for six and q de,
licious menu was served, a pleasant
evening following the dinner.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-04
Ladies Aid Enjoy Pot
Luck Lunch and Meeting

The Ladies' Aid of the, Methodist
church met in regular session yes
terday at Social hall. The usual
pot luck dinner was served and n
business session followed. The at
tendance was good and interest in
the enterprises of the society con
tinues fine. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-04
Dr.. OMAN, Makes TUO
Talks at Calipatria
BY Press staff Correspondent

CALIPATRIA,. April 3-The Rev.
G. Bromley Oman, of Los Angeles,
pastor of the Church of All Nations,
was the guest of the Caiipatria
Teachers club at the regular meet
ing last night held at the Fremont
school auditorium. Rev. Oman, is
a well known authority on industrial
conditions, and has visited in nearly
every country of the. world. This
morning he spoke TO the student
body at the Calipatria high school.
Press Classified DO ,tne work.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-04
Entertain Fifty at
EUening Bridge Party
by Press Staff Correspondent

HOLTVILLE, April Airs. w.
Z. Beale, Mrs. A.. B. Cravath and
Mrs. l.. +. Shaw entertained about
so friends with bridge party Mon
day night. nrs. ~. l.. Heubner re-
ceived the highest score for women,
Mrs. Clara Taylor, second, and Mrs.
r. w. Hoover the lowest score. d.
b. Roberts was highest for men, A.
B. Lester, second, and Jean Hall
received the lowest.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-04
Hybergs Entertained by
Prof. and Mrs TeznpletO;,

Prof. and Mrs. NJ. S. Templeton
entertained Mrs. A. w. Hyberg and
family at their home at six clock
dinner last evening. The Hybergs
will leave Friday for their new
home at San Gabriel.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-04
Women of Sacred Heart
Parish Glue Easter Ball
by United Press

BRAWLEY, April An Easter
ball was given Monday night by
the women Of thesSacred Heart Par
ish, in the school hall. Maxwell 8
orchestra furnished the music
which was excellent and punch
was served throughout the evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-04

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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-05-12
N. Y. WORLD SAYS,
NO WONDER NEGRO
IS LEAVING SOUTH

The New York World, in an editor.
ial published April oath, and forward.
ed by the press service Of the National
Association for the Advancement or
ColOred People, comments On the mi
grafton northward of Negroes from
the South and puts the blame not on.y
on economic conditions but on the
treatment of Negroes by southern
whites The editorial in full is as fol-
lows:
THE NEGRO EXODUS
Some indication of the magnitude
of the Negro migration from South to
n nth may be gained from the report
OF The Department of Agriculture that
IL per cent. or $4,000 of the Negro
farm-hands Of Georgia have come
North during the last year. The move
rent is continuous and growing and
| though Georgia is losing a much larg
er proportion of her laborers than am
other State. the exodus is not a local
or temporary affair. Every Southern
community is affected.
From the point of view of the Ne
gro there is every reasn for moving
North Farm wages are low every
where; they are lowest Of all in the
South. Socially and politically the Ne
gro there is every reason for moving
North Added to these incentives u
change are the discomfort of returned
colored troops with traditional living
conditions, the breakdown of the con-
tract-labor system, recent crop fail
ures and general agricultural bank.
ruptcy On the whole the wonder il
that the Negro did not walk out Ions
ago.
But if the South allows the emigra
tiOr to proceed it will wake at some
not far distant date to discover that
there is nobody left to work the plan
tations. The whole economic structuI c
of the South has rested upon a ella SIS
OF unskilled labor which is rapidly
getting out fro under. Not socially
economically or politically has thl
South made it worth while for the Ne
gro to remain.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-05-12

called me would have gone anywhere
they wanted me to go with them AMI
got them all the cotton they wanted
1t seems to me like they would come
In the day. 1 don't see why they came
mt that time at night.
II stayed around there one week AM
1 saw they were going to kill me.
went into Georgia. They whipped Gus
Glover 80 bad until the people are
looking for him to die and Ida Gull
breath. Stump Jones. Joe Culbreath,
David Glover and Butler and all my
family. They whipped all Of them. I
have got the names.-Write these PEG
pie that gave their names and they
will tell you all about It.
What they took from me was not
less than $500 outside of good mul
es that / had and they took them and
caught all I had and want it to be in
the papers the way that they done me.
We can get the money by suing the
County for 10000
They only did that because had
lots OF hands and they could not get
none because / paid for work and tn.
white people would not pay them for
cher work. II will move to New
York If can get out of here.-The
white people have beat them so in tina.
County until the Negroes are afraid 20
help me. The white people told them
II they would help me they would kill
them and they don't want to be run
OF and have their land taken.
"Why. they won't let any OF my chit
dren write to me and l cannot hear
from them. This was done in Saluda
County"
The Safe Supreme Court in review
ing the mans trial said that no one
had been deputized to make the arrest
OF Culbreath. A band of men gathered
Mt his house and someone called that
the sheriff was there with a warrant.
which was untrue. according to the
Supreme Courts review. The sentence
OF death was held unjustified because
the man was fleeing out Of fear and
not to escape arrest.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-05-12
EXCLUSION
OF GIRL FROM ART
INSTITUTE IN PARIS

BY the decision OF Il committee of
American architects, sculptors and
painters, colored girl, Miss Au-
gusta Savage has been denied
opportunity to attend the Fon
taipebleau School of Fine Arts in
France, the committee basing it's de-
cision upon Miss Savages color. The
committee consists of the following
individuals: Edwin d. Blashfield.
President of the National Academy OF
Design; Howard Greenley, President
of he Architectural League; Thomas
Hastings. architect; ]. Monroe Hew.
lett, President of the Mural Painters:
Hermon A. MacNel, sculptor and
James Gamble Rogers, architect.
The n. A. A. c. p, in statement
CONCERNING this act of bigotry. asser.
ed that the institutions represented
by the committee were in the shadow
of the disgrace incurred by their leau
ers. The n. A. A C. p. statement said
in part:
The situation created by the g.
clusion of Miss Savage from the Fun.
ta'nebleau School Of Fine Arts, an in
stitution conducted By q government
for which Miss Savage's brother
fought in the war. is serious reflect
ion upon the men who have capitulat.
ed to the desp;cable Southern race
prejudice. tit
"The decision made by these men
whose standing in the community
ought to have fortified their defense
of the domain of the fine arts which
knows no race and no nation, is I'M
worthy of true artists. The power
which their reputation would have Civ
on to defense of tolerance and an in
s'stence upon opportunity for this col
orcd girl. they rave cravenly surrend
err d to the bigotry against which true
artists in every nation and in every
age have increasingly contended."
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-05-12
THE DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE NOT TO
BLAME IN SUGAR RISE
April 80, 1923
The Editor
The Richmond Planet,
Richmond, Va.

Dear Sir:-My attention has been
called to an item in your issue OF
Arril 7th, in which the Department o.:
Commerce is blamed for the present
pr ice of sugar.
The old saying that "error travels
faster and further than truth" has
been most forcibly eXemplified in the
whole history of the facts surrounding
the publication Of this Department s
regular semi-annual world sugar sur
vey. This survey was issued by the
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce on February 9th, and it estl.
mated the available supplies of sugar
for the year. including carry-over and
current production, at 1851 900 tons
the consumption for the gear at 1905
600 tons and indicated a surplus at the
end of the year of 476 900 tons One o.
the press associations, in sending out
wire dispatch covering the survey,
apparently read no further than the
technical statement of stocks in differ
ent countries and gave the headline
Of sugar shortage. The mistake was
frankly and publicly acknowledged by
the press association. AS soon as the
matter came to the attention OF the
Der artment, DR.. Klein, Director of
the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce. issued a further statement
on February 18th, to give prompt and
public correction to the misimpres-
sion.
On February 26th Secretary Hoover
wrote letter to Senator Brookhart
which was published in the Congress
sional Record and in which he again
pointed out that the Departments SUI
yey indicated world surplus of sugar
OF 476 900 tons. Again on March 22nd
Mr.. Hoover made public statement
in which he quoted his letter to Senc
tor Brookhart. and in which he made
the further statement that there Is
no economic justification for the high
price OF sugar as there is an estimat
cd world surplus"
On March oath DR.. Klein again made
n lublic statement, in which he eS
planned all the circumstances sur
rounding the issuing of the sugar SUI
veg and reiterated the fact that it ~
eicated a surplus and not shortage
And yet, in spite OF these repeated pub
lie corrections. the public is told five
cimes that the Department of Com
| moTce pred 'cted shortage for every
one time that the public is told II
predicted n surplus.
| enclose herewith copies of all thu
! statements l have referred to above.
Sincerely yours.
RICHARD s. EMMETT.
Secretary to Mr. Hoover
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-05-12
THE MOVEMENT Of
C0L0RED LABOR

Norfolk is up in arms because OF the
activity Of agents of large transporta-
tiod and manufacturing corporations
OF the North. who are hiring laborers
and sending them northbOund BIZ
scores daily. All the cities of the South
1t seems, are more or less scenes for
operations of this sort. The strength
en!Eg OF the steel market, now deprive
ed OF its usual supply from immigra
ton, is supposed to he the basis of the
strong demand for manual workers in
the industrial centers of the North
The drift from the farms proceeds
more slowly than from urban centers
but has been steady enough in the past
two or three years to become reflected
in statistics. Georgia farmers are said
to Lave lost $4,000 men net in one
year. South Carolina has % 900 fewer
farm laborers than in 1921; Arkansas
$4,000. The loss in Alabama Is given
at : per cent. in Florida per cent
and Louisiana 1 per cent while Ten
nessee, Oklahoma and Kentucky are
alsO affected.
A Petersburg colored man writes
very sensibly concerning this situation
He feels the absence OF statistics
showing how many of the men VINO go
North return. Wages in some sections
ma! prove higher, but living expenses
are found to be graded accordingly
The climate does not suit Negroes SO
well as in the South and their lives
arc usually shortened or they suffer
much from illness. The supposed i'm
provement in racial recognition does
not seem to show practical results. In
any event, many of the workers send
their money to families in the South
and sooner or later, in his opinion, so
pr cent of them return, poorer He
thinks, with truth that Negroes should
reflect that the labor agent has the
motive OF personal gain behind his
promises
(Richmond, Va, TimesDispatch May
6. 1929
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-05-12
NEGRO CHURCH SHOULD
WELD GREATER IN
FLUENCE IN AFFAIRS
OF THE WORLD

Mr.. Roger w. Babson, the worlds
greatest business statistician writing
in the Presbyterian Continent, says
that the great power OF the Church
over the masses is waning rapidly be-
fore the encroachment of corporations
bus ness enterprises and worldly al
fair. and the church is wondering why
it IL losing its grip on the masses. He
states that the Church should not be
content to merely build beautiful and
costly edifices Of worship bus
should be interested to the extent
That they secure, own and operate var
Joys business enterprises Instead OF
preaching and Sowing about obnox
ious conditions. the most effective wa
to handle the problems would be for
the Church to be factor in the deter
mining fashions. in clothes. housing
conditions, amusement facilities and
investment opportunities.
Applied to the Negro wonderful de
velopment along business lines might
be accomplished IL few of the thous
ands OF dollars wasted annually in
building Of over costly churches were
devoted to the building of Negro no
tel*. apartment houses. theaters. office
buildings, amusement parks, etc.
and modern methods used in directing
the thoughts motives and associative
.vities of the masses.
Mr.. Babson goes on to say: Church
is wondering why it is losing its grin
on he masses. 1t wonders why lodges
mutual benefit associations. insurance
companies, theaters and other organi
cations are growing so rapidly while
the Church is tagging behind. One rea
reason is that the Church is using ou
grown methods to reach the people
while lodges and mutual benefit asst
Citations are using modern insuranc,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-05-12
C0L0RED CITIZENS OF JACKSON, MISS.
HOLD GREAT MASS MEETING AND VOTE
THEIR AID FOR MUTUAL COOPERATION

(Q) The State of Mississippi sent
more Negro soldiers to the World War
than whites but the Negro boys on
their return home found themselves
with no more voice in the State and
Government which they fought to de-
fend. than the German enemy whom
they helped to stay from American
soil
(r) The Negro generally. finds him
self wholly excluded from all jury ser
vice. whatsoever. and from all partici
pations whatsoever, in the State and
National Government under which he
lives
This he holds responsible for all OF
his many inequalities and injustices
under the law and feels that notwith.
standing the kindly feelings of many
to the contrary, that such state and
condition must ever remain Just so
long as he is denied the ballot, since
history affords no example of mutual
cooperation. contentment and mutual
welfare, where one group assumes
guardianship of another and attempts
to govern them without the consent Of
the governed.
(s) In our humble judgement there
is TO hope whatever of bringing hack
the Negroes who have already left
the State but the only hope now lies
in taking the proper steps to retain as
many as possible of these who are
here.
Respectfully submitted,
S. ID. REDMOND.
Chairman.
M. f.. ANDERSON
Secretary.
Committee on Address: j. w. Hair.
G. W. Cox: f. l.. IRVINE; f. w. RICH
ardson; w, L. Mhoon; r. L. johnson;
A. ]. Thomas; f. l.. Patton; w. A.
Scott; j. w. Isable; o. w. Jones; r.
Garrett; A. NJ. Redmond.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-05-12
COLOSED WOMAN PRODUCES BIG
RACE PRODUCTION.
Kansas City Woman Heads Latest
Negro Film Producing Company.
(Pacific News Bureau

Kansas City, Mo-. May 10-Kansas
City is claiming the honor Of having
the firstcolored woman film producer
in the United States in the person of
Mrs. Maria P. Williams. AS Secretary
and Treasurer of the Western Film
Producing Co.; a Negro corporation OF
Kansas City. Mo-: Mrs. Williams has
just completed "The Flames of Wrath >
five reel mystery drama, written act
ed and produced entirely by colored
people.
Headed by Roxie Mankins and John
Brton the cast includes Chas.
Pearson. Anna Kelso; John Johnson
and Frank Colbert. Samuel Ellison OF
Kansas City, Kansas is the author.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-05-12
KU KLUX KLAN WOULD ESTABLISH MANDATE
OVER MEXICO. IS latest DREAM 0F Wharf

methods Therefore If the Church is
truly as serious in it's desire to ac-
quire control of the accomplished re.
suits, its members will endeavor to ac
qus"e control of the news papers. NOV
les and bill boards of their communi-
tes"
BY that Mr.. Babson means that
while it is worthy thing for church
to build a costly place Of worship
wherein entertainments and socials
might be given once week, far more
might be accomplished if the Church
would build leading movie theater
In the community and use modern
methods
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-05-12
HARDING DIRECTS A
COLORED PERSONNEL
FOR TUSKECEE UNIT
Decision Communicated To N. A. A. C.
p. BY Presidents Secretary
Mr.. Christian.

New York. May President Hard
ing has broken silence on the Tuske-
gee Hospital situation to inform the
National Association for the Advance
ment OF ColOred People, that the insti
futon on Tuskegec grounds, for the
care of colored veterans of the World
War, is to be manned entirely by col.
orcd personnel, including colored doc
fear that had prevailed for some time
that an attempt would be made
through the Veterans Bureau to man
the colored hospital with white doc
tors and nurses leaving only mental
labor for colored people.
The letter of Mr.. Christian, directed
to the Association, containing the good
news, is as follows:
"The White House Washington
April % 1928.
My dear Mr.. SeligInann:
-FOUR communication of April 18th,
has been submitted to the President
and he directs me to make reply and
say that the task of selecting and com
plCting the colored staff for the man
agement and administration Of Tuske
gee Hospital is well under way. 1t is
thu plan of the Director OF the Veter-
ans Bureau with the approval of the
President, to man this institution com
pletely with colored personnel 1t
is not an easy matter to perfect such
an organization under the limitations
of the Civil Service but the program Is
being worked out in a most encourag
ing and gratifying way. The Tuske
gee experiment is going to afford the
trained representatives of the colored
race to give proof Of their capacit:'
and efficiency in a highly important
public service.
Yours sincerely,
(Signed:)
GEO. B. CHRISTIAN, JR.,
Secretary to the President
Mr.. Herbert J. SeIgmann,
20 Fifth Avenue,
New York City"
The letter from Mr.. Christian fOi.
lows two appeals to President Harding
sent by the N. A. A. G. p, both point
ing out that the effect of deprivine
colored doctors and nurses Of the OPP
portunity to treat colored war yeter-
ans. in a hospital designed for them
exclusively and built upon ground Civ
en- TO the government by Tuskegee In
stitute would be most unfortunate.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-05-12
CANADIANS OPPOSE KHAN
ACTIVITIES

According to the Mayor of London
(Ontrio) Canadians will not tolerate
MN with bloody hands walking in
their midst. Justice in the Dominion
is sure and swift. AS Mayor of London
VII use ali the power of my office to
rid the city of the verinous missionar
les of an order that seeks to terrify
citizens who may differ from these So
called knights of the ku klux khan in
race, color. religion or ability to sue
coed.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-05-12
PROMINENT MAN DIES IN
VIRGINIA,
preston News service)

Suffolk. Va, May 3.-Funeral serv
ices for r. ]. Broadnax a prominent
end weli-known man of this city, who
died last Monday. was held at the
First Baptist church last Wednesday
He was prominent in fra
ternal and business circles in the city
and State.