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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-16
NINE. DUSE TO APPEAR
IN GHOSTS" At POLLS

The washington Times was al
vised last night by Morris Gest'
that Nine. Eleonora Duse, the cele'
brated French tragedienne, viii ap'
near in Washington at Pom
Theater for one matinee perform
ance Thursday afternoon, December
30. She will appear in "Spettrf
(Ghostsl by Ibsen.
Gest declared that Duse en-
,,baticallv expressed a wish to ap-
pear in washington before she con-
cludes her limited tour and re-
turns to France. Leading theaters
were booked fully beyond January:
and 1t was due to the concession OF
the attraction appearing at Polrs
the week of December Ii to forego
its regular matinee that arrange
ments were concluded.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-16

the soldiers Of the land and sea
will be completed next week by the
special committee Of 100 named by
the Washington Chamber of Com
merce. This committee met last
night in the Willard Hotel. The
men of the two teams will be
banqueted at the City Club follow
ing the game and will be enter.
tanned by performers from Keith's
Theater.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-16
ONE DOLLAR

American Security & Trust Co., 18th and
Penna. Ave. NV.
Riggs National Bank 1903 Penna. Ave. NV.
Second National Bank, 500 7th St. NV.
FederaI-American National Bank, 1918 r
St. NV.
Washington Loan & Trust Co., 9Th and
F SITS.
Washington Loan & Trust Co., Branch.
18th and G.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-16
$1,000 SERVICE MEN TO
BE AT FOOTBALL CLASSIC

More than $4,000 marines, soldiers
and disabled former service men,
will attend the football classic be-
tween the teams representing these
two military branches at the Amer
lean League Park December l.
plans for the entertainment of
The broad ax., 1923-06-30

These do not come just for the ask
ing. Let us members Of the Negro
race, bend our energies towards seek
ing remedy for all racial ills. This
can best be done through interracial
co-operation--the practice Of the better
element of both races getting together
in every community for the express
purpose OF making local conditions
contribute to the well being Of all con-
cerned. If we seek patience, self
control, opportunity, privilege, and the
abiding influence Of the Holy Spirit,
they will be found; aud with then, an
experience of such peace on earth,
and good will towards men" as was
prophesied by the angels who an
nounced in song the birth Of Jesus, to
the gentle shepherds Of Judea.
Our text says, also: Knock and the
door will be opened to you" To ask
for that which is plainly before US and
unquestionably our own; to seek for
debatable privileges and hidden friends,
is not enough We must knock at
closed doors which keep us from the
best things Of life until those doors
are opened.
We have not space to discuss the
many doors upon which il is our
privilege to knock. Just let your
thinker work and a field of service
will open before you calculated to
deepen your obligation to God and
man, while vision Of accomplish
ments will rise in view, showing how
nightly God can use frail and erring
mankind in His program for kingdom
building. Remember, III is always he
who asks that receives, he who seeks
that finds, and he who knocks, that
has the door opened to him.
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CAT this point. the speaker withdrew
from his pocket an official document.)
Mr.. Gainey does not know any
thing about this. Mr.. Gainey, here
IS your commission, properly signed,
as Assistant Chief Clerk in the Rail-
way Mail Service (The audience was
taken BY surprise; there was great ap-
plause and congratulations.) John
Gainey, ! hope that you will rake
your new job seriously. You will
note that your station is Washington,
ID. c. Come down there and put your
strong right arm and your good brain
to the job of running the Railway Mail
Service. I have just learned of the
convention of your association IN
Fort Worth, on the 18th of July. /
want you to prepare to attend this
convention as an official of this serv-
ice and as my personal representative.
(Great applause..) AS you know BY
now, | am no speech maker--I am
not going to tell you all the things
that / hope to dol am going ahead
and do them. Any group OF people
intelligent enough to send man like
Bob Jackson to the City Council, not
only once but again and again, GER
tainly merits advancement. He is a
credit to the people of the ward, to
the City Council, to the City Of Chi
cago, and am proud Of the fact that
he is my friend. Mr.. Glenn suggested
In the letter that | tell you some OF
the things that am trying to do. I
am not going to do that, but / think
that any man that isn't big enough to
recognize merit, whether the man is
black or white. isn't big enough to be
Assistant Postmaster General
Il lived in the Second Ward. / am
particularly interested in the postal
service as it effects the City Of Chi
cago. One-sixth of every carload of
mail moving now is moving either to
or from Chicago. One-sIxth goes
either to or originates in the City OF
Chicago. This gives yon some idea
Of the importance Of the town and be-
cause of that fact the Railway Mail
Service has one Of its best superin-
tendents here. think that You men
who are in the service here viii read
lily bear me out. Down I'm Washing
ton we recognize your superintendent,
Rudolph Brauer, as very strong man
and one knowing his business.
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DR.. ]. z. GREGG SPEAKS AT
PRINCESS ANNE ACADEMY

Princess Anne, Md.-"No amount
of power, skill, cleverness, knowledge,
or culture will carry a man success
fully through life, if he is untrust-
worthy" declared DR.. James E. Gregg
principal Of Hampton Institute, who
delivered the recent commencement
address at Princess Anne Academy
Of which J. o. Spencer y the presi-
dent and It. H. Kiah is the principal.
IF a man is out for himself
said Doctor Gregg, "unscrupulous,
fundamentally selfish, his neighbors
soon find it out. Abraham Lincoln
and Theodore Roosevelt were trusted
by the people. The object of educa-
ton is to make men and women Of
power and trustworthiness. Such
men and women are the truest assets
of community"
The commencement program OF
Princess Anne Academy included
chorus-singing, student addresses by
John E. Robinson of Lutherville, Md,
Mary E. Ross Of Clarksburg, w. Va,
and Ida NJ Rochester Of Ingleside,
Md, and the awarding Of diplomas to
a class Of twenty-five by Principal
Kiah.
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FOREIGN STUDENTS VISIT
HAMPTON
BY VIM. Anthony Aery

Hampton, Wa party Of 50 stu
dents (18 men and IS women, who
are enrolled in the international In
stitute at Teachers College, Columbia
University, and who are inspecting
American schools with a view to IN
derstanding the comparative merits
Of school administration and instruc-
ton, recently visited Hampton Insti-
tute for two days under the leadership
Of Or. |. I. Handel and DR.. L. N.
Wilson and made a careful examine
ton of Hampton's aims. methods, and
results.
The following IA regions were rep
resented BY this Teachers College
party: Belgium, Canada, China, Eng
land, Greece, Hawaiian Islands. India,
Japan, New Zealand, Philippine Isl
ands. Poland, South Africa, Sweden,
and the United States.
Doctor Handel and Doctor Wilson
spoke briefly to the Hampton Institute
workers and students. Doctor Kendel
declared that the motto Of a famous
English schooH@Dar to be wise
symbolizes the ideals which guided
General Armstrong and, his co-work-
ers. He pointed out that Hampton
Institute had always stood for the
realization of personality and for the
preparation Of men and women who
should serve the community and the
Nation
Doctor Wilson, who recently re-
turned from two-year visit to South
America, referred to the specimens OF
work he had seen in the Hampton In
stitute Trade School and declared that
only those who can do things win real
joy out of living. South America,
he said. lacks a realization Of the
tremendous part which work plays N
contented and useful life"
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can find no record or any inforMation
of a colored man ever having had an
executive position in the Railway Mail
Service. There are a dozen clerks-in-
charge scattered all over the country,
but there never has been any colored
chief clerks or superintendent be-
cause no one has ever started any
thing, and I have given myself the
job Of starting that About eight
hundred men Of your. race, ] think,
are in the Railway Postal Service.
have studied the celored men Of this
service rather carefully. Speaking Of
stability Of people in the service,
attended meeting OF colored postal
employees in Fort Worth, Texas, about
a year ago. There were about thirty
FIVE present. The chairman of the
meeting asked all the men present
who owned their homes or were buy
ing homes to stand up, and every man
got up in that meeting except one,
and after they sat down this man
stood up and said, Mr. Chairman, /
would like to say word-the only
reason / haven't got a home is that
/ have only been here a week.
(Laughter.) ! have looked the
colored men over very carefully. Some
one has to break the ice, and | am
going to do it right now (applause)-
Appointment of John d. Gainey as
Assistant Chief Clerk. r. NJ S.
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CHICAGO BRANCH. N. "A. A. c. p
Copy Of Telegrarnl

Copy Of Telegrain)
July %. 1928
Hon. Len Small,
Governor,
Springfield, Illinois.
In an effort to stamp out lawless-
ness and violence under the cloak OF
secrecy, Executive Committee, Chi
cago Branch, National Association for
the Advancement Of Colored People,
urges that you give full consideration
to House Bill Thirty-two introduced
by Representative Adelbert II. Rob
erts, which recently passed in the
Senate and is now before you for
signature. AS Chief Executive Of the
State, all loyal American friends Of
law and order, urge that you sign the
bin and have it become a law.
Harold L. Ickes, President.
Morris Lewis. Secretary.
DR.. Charles E. Bentley.
President
DR.. "A. Wherefore Williams,
Treasurer.
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DEATH OF THE LITTLE SON
OF ALDERMAN AND MRS.
MAYPOLE

Alderman and Mrs. George NJ.
Maypole. 1923 Fulton street, have the
deepest sympathy OF their hosts Of
friends, over the loss Of their bright
little son. George Nj. MaypoIe. Jr.,
who passed away last Wednesday,
after a long spell Of sickness; at the
same time Mrs. Maypole was lying at
the point Of death, but she IS slowly
improving now. Funeral services
were held over his remains Saturday
morning: some Of the warm Colored
friends Of Alderman Maypole at
tended the services and presented the
bereaved family with some beautiful
floral offerings. One colored lady. with
two little boys, members Of the Ro-
man Catholic Church. gently lnelt
down by the side OF lis coffin and
offered mp prayers for the repose Of
his soul in peace.
The broad ax., 1923-06-30
EDWARD II. WRIGHT.
Rep. Committeeman, End Ward.

Springfield, Ill, May rs, 1928
Ny dear Friend
am in receipt Of your letter ofyes-
terday, asking me to give favorable
consideration to Representative Ker-
sey's bill for an appropriation to erect
monument in honor of the Sth Illi-
nois Infantry for its gallant service
IN the World War.
| assured Representative Kersey
that ! would favor his bill and / have
talked with the Chairman Of the
House Appropriations Committee, Ed
ward Smejkal. in favor OF it. While
this is the only monument for which
I have consented to ask a new appro-
priation, yet for the reasons which
you give / believe we are justified in
making this expenditure.
With kindest regards, l am.
Yours very truly.
LEN SMALL.
Governor Of Illinois.
Honorable Edward H. Wright.
ll2 North LaSaile Street,
Chicago, Illinois.
The broad ax., 1923-06-30
BY CARL L. COTTON


Sunday morning, June Path, the Chi
cago branch OF the National Alliance
of Postal Employees, in meeting a.
the Appomattox Club, had the unique
distinction Of having within their
midst, Hon. Paul Henderson, Second
Assistant Postmaster General, in
charge Of the Railway Mail Service,
who had made a special trip from
Washington to address them Mr..
Henderson left Chicago on an after
noon train.
The meeting was well attended with
railway mail clerks. members OF the
National Alliance, employees Of the
Chicago Post Office, and many mem
bers Of the Appomattox Club.
Mr.. John d. Gainey, Chairman OF
the Committee on Arrangements,
made the opening remarks.
A communication was read from Mr..
Alonzo L. Glenn, National President
of the Alliance, expressing regrets OF
his inability to be present. President
Glenn. in his letter, voiced protest
against the photograph feature re-
CURED of applicants desiring positions
in the Railway Mail Service, claiming
hat by this means appointing officials
of the department were able to dis
eliminate against colored applicants
and that within the past three years
no person Of color has been appointed
in the Railway Mail Service.
Remarks were then made by Mr..
Dave Hawley, Vice President OF the
Appomattox Club; Mr.. "A. Il. Weaver,
representing employees Of the Chicago
Post Office; Hon. John II. Passmore,
Clerk OF the Criminal Court, and
Major'R. r. Jackson, Alderman Of the
Third Ward.
The Hon. Paul Henderson was ably
introduced by Mr.. Josiah II. Jones
District President of the National ALI
ance. The Second Assistant Post
master General spoke in part as fol-
lows:
Il feel absolutely at home. ! was
just figuring out that this place is
within three hundred yards Of the
house I lived in for twelve years
not very far from where ] played.
wonder II you know how little an
Assistant Postmaster General is. Just
think, 325 TO $50 thousand people IN
the postal service and only four AS
sistant Postmaster Generals. Think
Of the postal service as a mammoth
parade going down the street with
four men standing on the sidewalk tc
help keep them in step-to pull those
who become fatigued out Of line. and
to keep too many fellows from falling
out Of step.
II think everybody likes his own
job the best ! believe that the Sec
ond Bureau is the most interesting
and the most important OF the tour
bureaus. / need not tell you what yor
know-the Railway Mail, Foreign
Mail, and Alaska Mail are all very
interesting work ] am engaged in, but
1ery interesting particularly is the
Railway Mail Service. There are 2l
thousand men in that service. made
Up my mind over a year ago that if !
vas going to do anything like run
ming that service, /. would at least
The broad ax., 1923-06-30
N. A. a. c P. NOTES

The Annual Conference. National
Association for the Advancement Of
colored People. will Be held At Kan
sas City, Kansas. August 29th-Sep-
tember srd. 1928. Wonderful speeches
win Be delivered BY prominent men
and women on questions Of human
rights: interesting discussions and re-
ports; conferences on methods and
programs. Arrangements are being
made for : special train from Chicago
to Kansas City and return. For par
siculars inquire at Chicago Branch,
N. A. A. c. p, sol South Wabash
avenue. telephone Victory 1890
The broad ax., 1923-06-30

1T is a great pleasure to come out
here and talk to you just for a minute.
When we get Gainey down in Wash
ington-and work him to DEATH
hope in the next ten years there will
be more Of "Gaineys" as Chief Clerks,
Assistant Superintendents, and Sup
erintendents in the Railway Mail
Service. ] thank you very much"
The broad ax., 1923-06-30
ADDRESS OF HON. PAUL HENDER-
SON, SECOND ASSISTANT POST
MASTER GENERAL, BEFORE THE
CHICAGO BRANCH, NATIONAL
ALLIANCE OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES,
AT THE APPOMATTOX CLUB,
SUNDAY, JUNE Gath, 1923:

know substantial number OF these
men. Within the last year / have
made two trips across the continent,
meeting with at least Is out Of the Fl
thousand men Of the Railway Mail
Service in some seventy-fve or one
hundred meetings at different places
-ea groups Of FIVE to two and three
hundred They are the most wonder
full bunch Of men know. You know
that, and how well they are doing
their work. They are the admiration
Of the service. The last three months
we had chance to show exactly what
we do. The First Assistant was short
of money We helped him meet the
emergency, and we did a good job.
Disapproval Of Photographs
There are 20 thousands, 50 | am
told, in this service. This is the first
time that / knew anything about this
photograph business, but I'll assure
you that whatever it is, that il does
not exist in the Post Office Depart
ment. 1t may exist in the Civil Serv-
ice-but it does not exist in the Post
Office Department. asked the Gen
eral Superintendent Of the Railway
Mail Service to tell me how many
colored men there were in the Rail
Hay Department and he said, i can't
al you Cant you look it up? l
aid. No, was the reply, our rec
rds don't show (Applause.) And
the only way / found out we had
10000 men in this army Of 325 thou
sand was to send telegram down to
Glenn and ask him. l have a copy of
his telegram now in which he said
there are approximately 10000. Now,
if the Civil Service Commission are
requiring photographs Of applicants
for positions in the postal service, it
is an improper use of Office to ask for
them and ! am against it (applause).
you know of things in the postal
service that we do not have today.
For example, ! am trying to write a
history Of the Railway Mail Service.
l have read a good many books and
old records. ! found along there in
1881 and 1882, when they first started
to build railroads, the transportation
Of mail by rail was attempted. In
1884 the Postmaster General wrote a
letter in which he said he noticed
with some concern the action on the
part OF some officials to put mail on
the railway trains; he had noticed the
failure Of trains to complete their
journey and make proper time, and,
to use his exact words, it was very
apparent that the railroads would
never afford that certainty Of trans
portation which was so essential to
good service, and that the mail should
be transported on horse back or in
stage coaches which may be depended
upon for the rapid and certain dis
patch of mail (laughter). This is
what was said about ninety years ago,
and what some believe about aero
plane mail today, which has scarcely
9een tried, and yet just as sure as you
and ! are here, the time will come
when all mail will be transported by
1eroplanes
Since | have been in Washington.
have tried to do several things. !
have looked carefully through the rec
ords Of the Railway Mail Service and
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HONORABLE LEN SMALL WAS
GREETED BY MANY OF HIS
FRIENDS AT THE EIGHTH
REGIMENT ARMORY
(Concluded from Pa


he was always willing to do anything
that he possibly could to add to their
happiness. The ink we'll, the pen
with which he signed the bill and
the pad which he used in blotting it
were presented 70 Mrs. James II.
johnson.
The following letters speak for
themselves:
Chicago, H., May "a, 1928.
Hon. Len Small,
Governor Of Illinois,
Springfield, Ill.
Dear Governor:
! am writing to ask you to give ia
vorable consideration to Representa-
tive Jerseys bill for an appropriation
to erect a monument in honor OF the
9Th Illinois Infantry for It's gallant
service in the Worlds War Oh. B.
No. 1863.
understand you have adopted a
policy Of economy toward all appro-
priations. but nevertheless / believe
this bin could properly be made an
exception 10 the rule.
The amount appropriated, Fifteen
Thousand (sI5.0OOOO), is compare
lively small, and the object is worthy
in the highest degree.
hope you can see your way clear
10 indicate to the Chairman OF the
House Committee on appropriations
your desire that the bill be reported
out with the recommendation that It
pass.
With best wishes and highest per-
sonal regards, I remain
Sincerely yours,
EDWARD II. WRIGHT,
The broad ax., 1923-06-30

Republican Committeeman of the Second Ward, Who Always
Believes Fighting the Battles of His Race Manly
Presented Governor Len Small to Those Who Witnessed
the Signing of the Bill, Calling for Fifteen Thousand
lars to Monument the Memory of he Coored
Soldiers Illinois Who Their the Battle6ed
of France in 1913
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-09
FRANCES N BRAYER
GETS HONOR DIPLOMA
Other Students at East Americas
School Win Places on Yearly
and Monthly Rolls

Frances McBrayer was the only
student attending East Americas
school, of which Miss Susie Taylor
is principal, to win an honor d.
ploma there this year. Montine
Summers and Mary Graham attain
ed the yearly honor roll, this be-
ing the second highest honor award
ed at the closing exercises.
Those who won places on the
monthly honor roll TOR the last
month of the school year are.
First graded. M. Scoggins,
Sarah Cameron, Glennis Collins,
Mildred Oliver.
Second grade-Montine Sum-
mers, Irene Guest.
Third grade - Annie Mae
Brown, Glennyce Draughan, Fran
ces McBrayer, Lucille Weed.
Fourth grade-Nellie Oliver,
Ruby Powell, Thelma Turner, Vel
ma Turner, Catherine Wall, Yer
ma Kinard.
Fifth grade-hildreth Castleber-
ry, Mary Graham, Henrietta Davis,
Verna Parker.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-09
PRESBYTERIANS HERE TO
HAVE MISSION PROGRAM

A special Home Mission program
will be observed at the. Presbyterian
Sunday school Sunday morning at
9:45 o'clock.
An interesting series of numbers
has been prepared and a full at
tendance is urged. The program will
begin promptly at 9:45 and the re-
quest is made that all be on time.
Scripture, Psalm CT, Flora Dun
can, Francis Bland, Eldridge Fergu-
son, Argyle Crockett, Richard Coop
er.
Prayer, A. C. Crockett.
Song, "IThink When l Read That
Sweet Story of Old" primary de-
partment.
Story, ono One Ever Comes to
See Me- Mrs. A. G. Duncan.
items About Home Mission Work,
classes.
o. Solo, Others, " MissIlouise Thay-
err ''''s v"a
" Offering.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-09
4S}oci;ek-

Gladiol, sweet peas, larkspur and
dahlias were gracefully arranged in
low bowls and French wicker bas-
kets and placed at intervals on the
manteis and small tables in the
rooms and on the console in the wide
reception hall.
At the conclusion of the game a
delicious salad course with iced
punch was served.
Miss Sara Oliver and guest, Miss
Virginia McGbee, Of Talbotton, as
sisted Mrs. Oliver in entertaining.
The invitation list included Mrs.
w. N. Riley, Mrs. Charles Council,
Mrs Cliff Willimas, Mrs. George
Anderson, Mrs. H. C. Davis, Mrs
D. Holmes, Mrs. Joe Bryan, Mrs.
Lawrence Brown, Mrs. S. H. Kittle,
Mrs. H. B. Mashburn, Mrs. Lee
Hansford, Mrs, John Sheffield, Mrs.
Frank Sheffield, Mrs. William Hum
Der, Mrs. John Wooten, Mrs. Lee
Council, Mrs. Herschel Smith, Mrs.
L. c. Hester, Mrs. Emmett Ander-
son, Mrs. J. T. Warren, Mrs Elton
Parker, Miss Carrie Speer, Mrs. A.
G.. Crockett.