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DIR. w. II. JOHNSON7S FATHER
BURIED THURSDAY.

The funeral of Mr. Henry Johnson,
father OF Rev. DIR. w, r. Johnson,
pastor of First Baptist Church, took
place Thursday, 30th, at the First
baptist Church, South Richmond.
Mr.. Johnson had been a respected
citizen of Richmond for many years
and his departure is mourned by the
many friends of the family.
DR.. W. l.. Ransome delivered the
eulogy from job, 14:14, dwelling
upon the changes of life. He paid
tribute to the 60 years of Christian
fellowship and service of the de-
ceased, who had been a member of
1st Baptist South Richmond for that
period. The combined croirs Of the
two First Baptist Churches render
ed music.
Flowers in profusion and beauty
OF design were sent by friends of the
family. The church and auxiliaries
of the North Side First Church paid
their respects with pretty designs
and resolutions which were read by
Clerk b. p. Vandervall A large
representation of the minister's con
ference were present.
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Personals and Briefs.

Miss Blanche NJ Coles. of Dance.
Street is slowly improving at this
writing.
Mrs. Mary H. Dawson, who spent
the summer with Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Cormlck, of Meherrin, Va. has re.
turned to the city after a pleasant
stay.
Mr. Wyndham M. Carter and little
oaughter Madelon, who have been
visltrng his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F..
n. carter. of North Fifth Street re.
returned to New York C!ty last Sat
urday.
The Fifth Street Baptist Church
appears to be prospering under the
supply pastorate of Rev. Charles g
Morris, ID. d.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie F.. Byrd ond
TWO children, Lillian Gertrude ana
CAROLYN May, with Mr.. Robinson Da.
Wis at the wheel, motored to New
port News last Sunday. the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. j. d. Byrd.
MIS-. Leila Williams Bankett. field
secretary of I. o. st. Luke left tbe
city Tuesday for an extended trim i'm
the West in interest of the Order
The Fifth st. Baptist Church an.
pears to be prospering under the
supply pastorate of Rev. Charles G
Morris, ID. ID.
The remains of Mr.. A. c.. Book
er. or New York, former husband of
Mrs. Mamie Morgan, deceased were
IN the A. Price funeral parlor last
MONDAY, having been brought from
new York for interment here. He
was member of Imperial Lodge.
Mrs. Ora r. Stokes gave a glowing
report OF her visit to California
She was offered position of proba-
tfon officer at salary of $4,000 per
year. AS her husband had some.
thing to say about that she returned
10 virginia to remain indefinitely.
Stag Semi-paste Paint will do tho
work. The Rubens Paint and Glass
Company shows you that one gallon
makes two and those who have
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the company at 1926 r. Main ST
richmond. Va. Out of town orders
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Now is the time to order Blue star
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FULTON NOTES.

The Sunday School of the Mt Cal.
very Baptist Church takes this meth
od OF extending cordial invitation
to the men and women of the church
to join their respective classes.
The sermon last Sunday was de-
livered by Rev. A. ID. Clarke, of Cat
vary. Rev. G.. b. Jefferson, who is
in charge of Calvary, preached in
the morning at the Union Baptist
Church, South Richmond.
Our pastors vacation period ter
M mates on the second Sunday, but
the pulpit committee requested him
to fill the pulpit on tomorrow. He
consented, therefore we expect a
large attendance. Communion in
the afternoon.
Pastor Cobb visited many places in
the North. He attended the Shep-
herds Convention in Philadelphia
and was elected the Grand Prelate
of the Order.
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The Community
Fund Drive

Nj. A. NGrrell will head the cam
paign organization among the color
ed people of Richmond in the Com
munity Fund Drive, October 20 to
November 8. The selection of Nor
rell was made at meeting Of prom
inent citizens held in the office of
John Stewart Bryan, publisher of
The News-Leader, and general chair
man of the Community Fund, on
Thursday afternoon
The meeting was attended by some
35 men and women and included the
representative of the four colored
social agencies holding membership
in the Community Fund Mr. Nor
rell was nominated by Mrs. Maggie
l.. Walker in stirring address in
which she supported the Community
Fund
: Mr. Bryan addressed the gathering
and outlined the situation facing the
Community Fund, appealing to the
leaders among the colored people to
lend the coming campaign their full
support and sympathy. An open
discussion followed and closed with
those present pledging not only their
services in the coming drive but
their every effort and thought to
making it success.
The four Community Fund agen-
cies serving the co1ored people are
the Phyllis Wheatley branch of the
Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton, the Friends Asylum for Color.
ed Orphans, the Colored Playground
and Recreation Association and the
Richmond Urban League.
The coming campaign is the tn 'rd
annual appeal of the Richmond Com
munity Fund. The amount to be
asked for the operation Of the mem
Der agencies has not yet been set,
the budget committee meeting daily
for the past two weeks studying the
budgets submitted by the sc agen.
cies. Last year $4,000 was asked
and subscribed and this year the
quota will be set as low as is con
sistent with the city's social needs
and sound business principles. John
Stewart Bryan is general chairman
of the campaign and T. Croxton
Gordon, campaign chairman.
Those present at the organization
Norrell, J. F. Carter, Rev. L. Dick
inson G. l.. Winfree, Walter White,
DIR. ID. A Ferguson, w. r. Allen,
Henry Mallory, John H. Braxton,
Charles ~, Braxton, Levi G. Brown.
r. II. Fauntleroy, A. w. Holmes B.
j.. Jordan, Robert Grey. j r
Mayne, M. 3. Binga. Mrs. Maggie L.
Walker, Virginia Randolph, Jessie f
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BIBLE DAY SUNDAY
DIR. CHARLES S. MORRIS TO
ADDRESS MEN OF RICHMOND

A mammoth meeting is being
planned by the men o. the Baptist
Sunday Schools of Richmond, under
the auspices OF the Mems Bible Day
Committee Of the Richmond Baptist
Sunday School Union. These Bible
Day Exercises have attracted large
crowds OF men each year. The ex-
ercises will be held at the Fifth ST.
Baptist Church. Sunday, October 3,
1926, at $3.50 P, M.
DR.. Morris will speak on "The
Bible: The Anvil That Has Broken
Many Hammers. Otner leading
churchmen will deliver short adj
dresses. Three crack musical organ
izations will sing The Sabbath Glee
Club, The Metronomic Glee Club and
The Excel Chorus
The Committee invites the men of
the city to be present Exercises
begin promptly at $3.50 p. NJ.
Mems Bible Day Committee, Geo
T. Walker, Chairman.
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MT. OLIVE BAPTIST CHURCH

Location: Stop 5. Richmond Peters.
burg Pike.
The Corner Stone laying of Mt.
Olive Baptist Church will take place
Saturday at 2:30 p. NJ, on October
8, 1926 Hobson Lodge No. 23, of
the Masonic Order will have charge
of the service. The South Side
band will render music We are
planning to move in our new church
at Stop IL. Richmond Petersburg
Pike the first Sunday in November.
We desire to thank our members
and our many friends who have
worked so faithfully in helping us
to materialize our dreams i'm the
erection OF new edifce in which
to serve God
SPECIAL services will be held i'm the
new building at 1880 A NJ and
$3.50 p. Nj. on Thanksgiving Day.
DR.. F A. Brown of Petersburg. va
one NJ the most thrilling and de.
l'ghtful of Gospel preachers will
speak at both services. The public
and friends are cordially invited TO
Worship with us in all OF our
services.
Professor Charles r. Russell is
architect for our new building. Ell.
Rass snd Brothers. contractors Rev.
j. Spurgeon johnson, A. NJ. DID.
pastor James M. Brown, clerk.
ct
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WILLIaMS-ELAM.

Mr.. John +. White and family wish
to announce the marriage of their
sister, Mrs. JAMIE White Elan, to
Mr. Frank Williams, of South Rich.
mond1 Va, Tuesday, September %,
1926. at their residence, 739 N. 5th
Street, at z p. NJ, Rev. w. r.. John
son officiating. Owing to the recent
death of the brides mother, ONLY the
Immediate family witnessed the cere-
mony.
Mr.. and Mrs Williams will reside
at 200 Holly Street, South Richmond
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AROUND FIFTH STREET.
Fifth Street Baptist Church
Fifth and Jackson Streets.

The Fifth Street Baptist Church
corner Fifth and Jackson Streets. is
progress ng nicely under the leader.
ship of Rev DR. Charles s Morris
Last Sunday the pastor preached two
great sermons in his current series,
which is drawing large crowds to
hear him. Baptismal and commun-
ion services completed the day. The
collection was $2S5.95.
The Sabbath Glee Club will give
its annual Folk Song Musical Sun
day night and crowd of white Wis
itors is expected All are welcome.
Among our SICK: Deacon r. r.
scott, Mrs. l.. G. White, Mrs. Georgia
Payne, Sister Elizabeth Jones.
MI efforts are bent towards the
big $4,000 drive, which ends October
10th.
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concluded from last week.

concluded from last week.
The second days session was feat
ured with grand parade Promptly
ats-4:45 the delegates and members
of the local Folds began to fall in
line. The line of march moved off
promptly at p. NJ. The Shepherds
Band led the line of march and
furnished music for this occasion.
Great throngs of people lined tre
streets over which the parade passed
and gave rousing welcome to the
Shepherds and Daughters of Bethle-
hem Upon reaching the church
the enthusiasm of the members and
friends of the Order reached it's
peak. The band played while the
pressing throng lost itself in the
onrushing wave of hilarity and
noisy merriment The impression
made for good for our Order will be
seen for many days to come.
Wednesday night the hearts of the
delegates and friends were lifted
heavenward by the eloquent sermon
of Rev. Madison A. Bowe.
Thursday the convention began to
round up it's work for the session.
The Secretary-Treasurer made his
report Thursday A. M. This report
showed the addition of more tGan
a thousand and five hundred mem
bers during the past year. The ad-
Gition of the State of Ohio to our
jurisdiction as well as a number of
cities and towns. The report show
ed that the Order was progressing
along both the numerical and finan-
cal lines.
Rev. John w. Kemp eulogized the
members lost by the Order by death
during the past year.
Thursday night found the Grand
Fold and friends in the midst of
very agreeable surroundings in the
lecture room of Holy Trinity Baptist
Church. The occasion being the col
lation to the delegates and friends.
After brief spicy program, which
included presentations to the Grand
Shepherd, Mrs Ora Brown Stokes,
Mrs Mary Freeman, Prof. Benjamin
Prosser, Band Director of the Shep-
herds band and others, the table
was spread with refreshments and
everybody feasted to his hearts sat
isfaction. Too much credit cannot
be given the Folds Of Philadelphia
for this magnificent affair
This convention closed one Of the
ihoSt DillildHt udpleTS III tUS nlSlOTy
of our Order.
The officers elected for the year
were as follows: Grand Presiding
Shepherd, Mrs. Ora Brown Stokes;
Vice-Presiding Shepherd, Rev. S. J.
Ellis; Grand Financial Secy Treas
urer. Amos G. Clark; Grand Record.
ing Secretary, Mrs. Mary r. Cousin;
Grand Degree Mistress, Mrs Deiilah
Jones; Grand Deputy, Mss Mary ].
jenkins; Grand s s s., Miss Sadie
Taliaferro; Grand j. S. s.. Miss
Frances Redwood; Grand 1. p, w.
II. Dennis; Grand o. P, w. r.
Reed; Grand Chaplain. Rev. G. A.
Cobbs; Grand K. W., Miss Ebelyn
Lewis; Grand M. S., J. A. Laws;
Grand r. NJ Mrs. Emma Wynn;
Grand Medical Advisor, DR.. Motea
M. Lewis; Grand Legal Advisor, At.
torney Jas. T. Carter.
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CLAY ST. BAPTIST CHURCH

Presents the Rev. w. J. Lucas. r.
A., Eastern Shore, Va.
A Prince among Preachers.
In Boosters campaign and mem
bership drive morning and night
Oct 10th, 1926
This able minister will preach each
night during the week OF the 10th.
All Richmond is invited to hear
this man with heart reaching mes
sage for all classes.
Clay Street Baptist Church on
Clay st. between LIST and St James.
Rev. J. A. Brinkley, Pastor.
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DR.. ABNER AT FIFTH STREET

DR.. E. w. d. Abner, of Denver.
Colo, and Supreme Commander Of
The American Woodmen, will ad-
dress the citizens of Richmond in
mass meeting Monday night, Oct. 4,
at S:15., in the main auditorium of
Fifth ST Baptist Church. Prof. Mel.
son Williams will present DR.. Abner.
Mr.. Grover G.. Grant is the master
of ceremonies
Public invited; admission free
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Wills and Shdrkey to
Battle in EbbefS Field

Harry Wills and Jack Sharkey. Boston heavyweight.
have been matched for 6een-round bout az Ebbe Field on
October IL under the promotion of Humbert Fugazy the
Latter announced Wednesday, adding that this bout wos the
hrst of several thai Wills planned and by which he declared
he intended prove his right to chance at the worlds
heavyweight title ssch he sought from Jack Dempsey
and which henow hopes lift from the brow of Gene Tunney
Paddy Mullins Wills manager. signed contract with Fugazy
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Gospel Baptist Church, 7th and
Hospital Streets was organized by
Rev. X. d. Turner, September 8.
1925, with Rev. Augustus Coles as
pastor. The public is cordially in
vited to attend all services
Sunday School, $50 A. NJ; Morn
ing Services. 1880 A. M; Afternoon
Services, 300 p. NJ; Night Services
$50 o'clock. Communion on the
second sunday night Prayer meet
ing every Wednesday night.
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CLEAN RUGS AND CARPETS quick
ly, easily and inexpensively, max
ing them look like new. Send foe
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Watch for the coming of s. l..
mcCaskill. colored singer. at the
City Auditorium, October 90. Rev.
w. B. Ball, chairman.
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Williams, Lillian H. Payne, John
Mitchell, Jr., A. II. Harris, j.
Thomas Hewin, Miss McFall and
Mrs. A. H. Harris.
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Philadelphia p Covers Itself in Glory
in Entertaining the Grand Fold
Imperial Order Shepherds and.
Daughters of Bethlehem -Enthu-
Siam Runs High.

Fold will convene in Newport News,
Virginia, the End Tuesday in Sep.
tember, 1927.
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You ran get the agency. Why
don't vou take 1t and by a little eff
tort make much money. Write
Nine J. F. Mcdonald. Excelsior
SPRINGS. Mo. The preparations and,
the firm are reliable.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-03-31
BATHING GIRL
SHOW TONIGHT
Miss Brownsville Will
Be Picked During
Performance

Everything is all set for the vau-
deville program to be presented at :
o'clock Wednesday night at the Ditt-
man theater at which Miss Browns
willie, the girl who Is 70 represent
this city ac the bathing girl revue
in Galveston in May is to be chosen.
Six big feature acts have been lined
up for the program. which i IN
charge Of III. II. Phillips. assistant
manager III the chamber of COM
merce, which is sponsoring the race.
The Texas theater orchestra is on
the program for the first act.
Cowan and Teel. composing a ne
gro farce team that has appeared
several times before in Brownsville,
are scheduled to appear Immediately
after the orchestra leaves the stage.
For the third act \. f. Doc" Du-
tro and his cowboy buddies will en-
terrain. This will be a moonlight,
Continued on Page %
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THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower Rio
Grande Valley: Fair or partly
cloudy and continued cold tonight,
lowest temperature 4c to 50 degrees;
Thursday increasing cloudiness and
warmer.
For East Texas: Fair tonight;
warmer in interior; frost nearly to
the coast.
Weather Conditions.
The disturbance which was over
New Mexico Monday morning and
Louisiana yesterday morning had adj
vanced 10 the Great Lakes region
this morning and increased greatly
in intensity. II has caused moderate
to heavy precipitation throughout
the eastern half of the United States
during the last q hours, and was at
tended BY stormy winds in the region
OF the Great Lakes and adjacent
states at the morning observation.
Pressure was moderately high and
temperatures unseasonably low from
south-central Canada 20 the Lower
Rio Grande Valley this morning.
while relatively low pressure prevailed
over the Plateau region at the same
time. In Texas the weather was APP
parently clear last night, with tenn
peratures at and below freezing in
the northern half Of the state. and
light to heavy frosts as far south as
San Antonio and Houston.
The lowest temperature last night
at Texas stations ranged from II at
Amarillo to 81 at Brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-03-31

Laredo onions: First car shipped,
market steady. Car Il o b. cash track
70 growers standard crates yellow
Bermudas $3.50. First car expected
cut Of Big Wells Monday.
Onion shipments: TexasiI.
Potato shipments: California 6.
Colorado Sc. Idaho l24. Indiana |,
Maine 1877, Michigan 58. Minnesota
l29. Montana 9, Nebraska l2. Nevada
3, New Jersey /. Long Island IL. New
York 80, North Dakota AZ. Oregon 2,
Pennsylvania 1s, South Dakota 1,
Utah ?. Texas / BY express. Wash
ington 23, Wisconsin An. Wyoming 4.
Total 756.
Potato market: Pittsburgh-Wi
consin $50 pound sacks S7.25 to $3.50,
mostly $7.25. New York and Penn
sylvania 150-pound sacks whites
mostly $3.50. New $50 nound sacks
Green Mountains $775. Dallas Dull.
Brokers carlot sales. Dallas basis,
Idaho sacked per cwt. rurals and rus
sets L. 5. No. SASS TO $500, Colo
rado sacked per cwt No. $3.50 to
s4-9O. Sales TO jobbers in mixed ears
Texas sacked per cWt Bliss Triumphs
~ :. No. | enc and one-h5lf inch
minimum S7.55.
Cabbage markets: Dallas--Weak.
Texas bulk per cwt. $500 to $3.50.
Fort Worth-Steady. Texas bulk per
cwt. $500 TO $3.50. Kansas City
Firm. Texas bulk per cwt. s3.75.
Passings at Houston this morning:
Cabbage: A total Of 53 ears des-
tined as follows Chicago 8. So.
Louis n. indianapolis 4, Kansas Cify
4, Norfolk ., Pittsburgh ?, Providence
2. Cleveland 2. one each. CHaA rdtte.
Hickory. Springfield, Lexa, Lowell.
Anderson. Ind. Muskogee. MamphiEs
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]. s. CABINET
MAN COMING
Secretary Work Of
Interior Office
Due April 20

DR.. Hubert Work. secretary of the
interior and Dr. Elwood Mead. COM
missioner ~ reclamation. will visit
the lower Rio Grande Valley and
Brownsville April 20 70 q to look
over the water situation, according
to n telegram sent 10 County Judge
Oscar G. Dancy BY United States
Senator Morris Sheppard Wednesday
afternoon.
Homes that the United States would
take n hand in reclamation and wat
er conservation work in the Valley
were aroused by the announcement
coming from Judge Dancy Wednes-
day. No further information was
contained in the telegram other than
that the two were coming but it is
certain that they will be he.e in
connection with reclamation and
other water projects being contem-
plated in the Valley.
II i expected that the two men
will confer with W. F.. Anderson Of
San Benito, a member Of the Ameri-
can Commission for the equitable
division Of the waters of the Rio
Grande. Dr. Mead il chairman of
this commission.
They probably will take up the
Mariscal canyon proposition in the
Big Bend district by which water
will be impounded for the purpose Of
providing sufficient supply for an
future irrigation work In the over
Rio Grande Valley.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-03-31
.CARAWAY FUTURES
ACT APPROVED

WASHINGTON. ~. XII. March 3l. -
The Caraway bin 70 prohibit trans
actions in grain or cotton futures ex-
cept by those who make oath that
they actually have or will have the
grain or cotton for delivery when re-
quired, was favorably reported today
by the senate agricultura; committee.
The bill would penalize not only
those who deal in futures in grain
or cotton in violation of its pro-
visions but also the telegraph COM
panies and others involved in trans
m tting the orders.
The report detailed what we're con-
sidered BY the committee as some
outstanding injurious results of fu-
ture trading in grain and cotton and
declared that "some one should be
imprisoned for the present condition
of agriculture. I"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-03-31

Brownsville club IN certain about his
lineup with the probable exception
Of a pitcher for IN opening game Of
the season with Weslaco Thursday.
The tentative Brownie lineup for
Thursday includes Bowles. lb: Allen.
2b; Deyereaux. 3b Clements. ss;
Kaufman. III: Jennings, cf: Blandino,
rf; Monzingo. and one Of the fol-
lowing pitchers: Shores. Deck, Pu-
marejo or Hindman The Weslaco
lineup IL not available
EdinhurE's lineup for the starting
game against San Benito on the
Saints home diamond probably will
consist Of Phipps, 3b: Emery. C.;
Parker. If; Peterson. ID; Courtney.
If; McClendon, cf; Peterson. 2b: Lc-
Gear. wi; Boyer. ". The Saints will
be defending their championships
won in the last two years this sea
son. Their tentative lineup will look
like this: Soluble. ID; Sch~rk, 2b;
Brady. 3b; Partian. m; Hampton. cf;
Williams. XII; Lopspitch and one
of the following pitchers: Kinney,
kachtic. or Runnels
Weslaco will entertain in q brand
new park Thursday and San Benito
on grounds that have been improv-
ed since last season.
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WEATHER IN
VALLEY GOOD
Minimum Tempera-
ture Of 81 Recorded
In Brownsville

The Lower Rio Grande Valley e.
capped an the iii effects Of the un-
seasonable blizzard which ragged Mon
day night and Tuesday over most Of
Texas.
The United States Weather Bureau
in Brownsville announced today that
the minimum temperature in Browns
Vile was 81 degrees. that no frost oc-
Cured in this section, nor any other
bad effect on growing or maturing
crops.
The present condition M the wealth
er ~ expected to continue through
Thursday.
Lively interest is being manifest
ed here among growers in the condi-
tion Of truck crops in other gulf
states. notably Louisiana. Mississippi.
Alabama and Georgia Reports from
those states indicate cold weather.
with rs low as 80 degrees reported
from Shreveport. but whether dam
age occurred to truck crops along the
coasts was not known. The full ef-
feet Of the blizzard has not reached
that section.
The jacksonville. Tex. tomato dis
.trict has not yet started planted. but
will plant about the middle Of April.