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The monitor., 1927-12-30
N. A. A. c. P. AIDS FIGHT
ON ATLANTIC CITY
SCHOOL SEGREGATION

New York, N. Y.-The National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People, recently announced
it had retained Eugene r. Hayne, of
Asbury Park, in a legal fight on
school segregation in that city. Mr..
Hayne is the attorney through whom
the N. A.. A. C. P. decisively defeat
ed the attempt to segregate colored
children at Toms River, N. j., last
spring.
The Atlantic City fight arises out
of the establishment of two segregat-
ed schools for colored children. To
reach these schools some of the col
ored children, it is reported, have to
pass as many as three schools at
tended by white children.
The decision of the N. A. A. C. P,
to enter this fight was the outcome
of conference at the office of Ar
thur B. Spingarn, chairman of the
associations national legal commit
tee, participated in by Mr.. and Mrs.
j. c. Edwards, Mr.. Huntley, Miss
Tanner, Mrs. Haynes of Atlantic City,
and Messrs. Spingarn, James Weldon
Johnson and William Andrews, rep
resenting the N. A. A. C. p.
The monitor., 1927-12-30
CELEBRATES HER Tooth
BIRTHDAY CHRISTMAS

Kansas City, Mo.-Mrs. Rebecca
Williams, ITO East Twenty-eighth
street, celebrated her Tooth birthday,
Sunday, December 25. Mrs. Will
liams is the mother of Mrs. Clara B.
Franklin and grandmother of c. A.
Franklin, editor of The Call. She
was born in Frederick, Md, Decem-
ber 25, 1927. She has always been
free. In the 185O's she and her hus-
band moved to Wisconsin, where in
1856, Mrs. Clara Franklin was born.
The family moved and lived in Illi-
nois until 1869. Mrs. Williams has
been in Kansas City with her daugh-
ter and grandson since the fail of
1920. Until two years ago, she read
and sewed daily.
The monitor., 1927-12-30
SECOND CONTEST FOR MUSICAL
COMPOSERS OF THE NEGRO RACE
Several Cash Prizes Are Again Offered by Rodman
Wanamaker Through The Robert Curtis Ogden
Association to Stimulate Composers.
Omahans Should Compete.

Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. 29-(Spe-
cial Correspondence)- )-Rodman Wan
amaker of this city has again offered
$1,000 in prizes for composers of the
Negro race, the offer, as was the case
last year, being made through the
Robert Curtis Ogden association, an
organization composed of Negro en-
ployees of the John Wanamaker
store, Philadelphia. This is the Sec
ond offer of the kind made by Mr..
Wanamaker, who inaugurated SIM
liar plan last year, the results being
some excellent compositions in a
great variety of forms. This year,
however, Mr.. Wanamaker has made
several radical notifications in the
offer as compared with last year, by
increasing the prizes in some in
stances and lowering the numbers of
classifications. The National Associ-
alton of Negro Musicians, Inc, is
working with the Robert Curtis Og
den association in making public the
terms of the contest. This was also
done last season and the names of
the winners of the prizes were an
nounced at the national convention
of that organization last August in
st. Louis.
This year, there are four classified
tions instead of five as was the case
in the first contest, with three
prizes in each class, making twelve
in all. The four this year are as
follows: Class /, composition for
orchestra; Class 2, love song for
one voice with accompaniment op-
tional with the composer; Glass 3, a
group for miscellaneous works for
one or more instruments; Glass a, a
composition for band. In all of these
classifications, the widest possible lat
itude is allowed the composers in all
respects except as to the instruments
or voices for which they shall write.
The compositions intended for
Class / must be a work scored for
full orchestra, that is, an orchestra
containing as minimum number of
instruments, the full complement of
woodwind, brass and string parts of
symphony orchestra, although ex-
ira instruments may be used at the
The monitor., 1927-12-30
AMERICAN LEGION SMOKER

The public installation of officers
of Roosevelt Post No. 80, held last
Wednesday evening, December 21,
iat the beautiful Grotto, together,
with the smoker" and unusual pro-
gram, will long be remembered as
one of the outstanding events of le-
gion activities. DIR. w. w. PEBBLES
functioned as master of ceremonies
in truly creditable manner.
Department Commander Jean B.
Cain officiated as installing officer,
after which he delivered an excep-
tionally appropriate address for the
occasion. Among the many guests
of honor were Major General Smith,
Commander of the Seventh Corps
area; Major General Duncan, retir-
ed; Allan Tukey, Sam Reynolds,
Jake Isaacson, Anan Raymond, Will
liam Ritchie, City Commissioner
Dean Noyes, Hird Stryker, and
others.
The brief, inspiring speeches of
Generals Smith and Duncan, were
indeed interesting and seemed, as it
were, to have Switched on the cur
rent of enthusiasm" Our distin-
guished visitors were unanimous in
expressing their unrestrained pleas
ure of the affair and hearty cooper
alton, with the progressive efforts of
the post. The report of Adj. r. L.
Williams, on the History of the
Post" was very commendable.
Throughout the entire evening, one
could readily observe the prevalence
of good will and comradeship that
always characterizes legion activities.
Last but not least, the cigarettes
and "eats" were abundantly in evi-
dence; prepared, of course, by the
posts efficient chef, Mr.. James Bell.
The delicious coffee that was pre-
pared and served by Mrs. Lizzie Bu-
ford, demonstrator for McCord- Brady
Wholesale company, must not escape
commendable mention.
We wish to compliment the enter
tainment committee for the success
full manner in which they staged the
affair, making it possible for the en-
tire post to share the many pleasant
comments of our notable visitors.
The monitor., 1927-12-30
DIR. E. r. EMBREE TO
HEAD ROSENWALD FUND

New York City, Dec. 30-Dr. Ed
win Rogers Embree, vice-president of
the Rockefeller Foundation, will be-
come president of the Julius Rosen-
wald Fund, with headquarters in Chi
cago, ILL.,, January 1, according to an
announcement made by Mr.. Rosen-
wald last week. Like the Rockefeller
Foundation, the Rosenwald Fund is
devoted to general welfare. 1t has
given much assistance to medical re-
search throughout the country. Fiji
teen race Y. M. c. AS have been as
sisted and hundreds of schools in the
rural districts throughout the south
and west.
The monitor., 1927-12-30
BOY LOCKED IN HOUSE
is BURNED TO DEATH

Mexia, Tex, Dec. 29-Mrs. Frank
Winson decided to take advantage of
holiday bargain sales here Tuesday
and took her son, Frank, aged A
years to the home of her brother,
Henry Lonzo. Mrs. Winson and Mrs.
Lonzo put the youngster to sleep,
locked the house and left for their
shopping tour. The house caught on
fire of some undetermined origin and
burned to the ground and the child
was burned to death before fsremen
lcoula rescue him.
The monitor., 1927-12-30

that crimes of this character, though
less numerous than formerly, are still
of frequent occurrence.
A pamphlet containing topics and
suggestions for the observance of
Race Relations Sunday can be had
for five cents copy from the Com
mission on the Church and Race Re-
lations, los East Twenty-second
street, New York City. Other pam
phlets on the subject may be had
without charge from the Commission
on Interracial Cooperation, 400
Palmer building, Atlanta, Ga.
The monitor., 1927-12-30
WISHES MERRY CHRISTMAS
WHILE BEING EXECUTED

Urbana, Ill.-Wishing more than
200 spectators a "merry Christmas
and a happy New Year." as he stood
on the platform of the gahows just
before the cap was placed over his
head and the trap was sprung, Her.
schell Andrews, of Indianapolis, Ind,
paid with his life last Friday morn
ing for the Staying of Thomas Tate,
Of Champaign, ILL.,, on Christmas
morning 1926.
The monitor., 1927-12-30
A Happy New Year To All
N. A. A. c. p. APPEALS AGAINST
LYNCHINC TO SOUTH EDITORS

New York, N. Yin letter sent
to leading editors of white dailies
throughout the South, James Weldon
Johnson, secretary of the Nationa,
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People, appealed for unit
ed stand against lynching and its ex-
tenuators, by all citizens, regardless
of race or color. Mr.. Johnson's let
ter is as follows:
can editorial published by Balm
bridge, Ga, editor and reproduced
and commented upon in a number of
newspapers, deserves public consid-
Grafton at this time. This editor, E.
H. Griffin, of the Bainbrige Post
Searchlight, still defends the bar
barous crime of lynching. His utter
ance has received well merited re-
buke from such outstanding news
papers as the Columbus, Ca, Sun
and the Dotham, Ala, Eagle. Mr..
Griffin takes the ground that lynch
ing is the only meet punishment for
the abhorrent crime of rape. Does
Editor Griffin feel, when a mob
avenges the crime of rape by lynch
ing or, as is frequently done, by
burning human being at the stake
while women and children look on,
that civilization is being saved?
"But Editor Griffin's statements,
implying that the crime of lynching
always avenges the crime of rape,
that law or no law, justice or no
justice, tolerance or no tolerance,
when brute rapes a woman the
hemp rope is just as certain as SIM
merit further comment.
"The facts about lynching have
been stated before, and to the entire
country, but they do not seem to have
reached Mr.. E. H. Griffin of Balm
bridge, Ca, who openly condones,
defends and even advocates the alb
rogation of civilization in favor of
the beastliness of mob murder. Let
those facts be here restated.
There have been 92 women lynch
ed in the United States during the
past 40 years.
"Out of the upwards of 1000 re-
corded victims of lynching mobs in
this country, less than one in five
has even been accused of the crime
of rape; and it should be borne in
mind in this connection that accusa-
ton and execution by a mob in the
often whiskey-sodden atmosphere of
brutal passion is not calculated to
establish guilt or innocence, a func-
tion for which the entire structure of
law and the courts is designed.
'The crime of lynching shames the
entire country before the civilized
world. 1t can hardly be advanced
as proof of the superior culture of
the race in whose hands government
and the courts rest, when they de-
liberately trample their own institu-
tions of law and orderly processes in
the mire, often making a holiday
scene of an act of inhumanity and
savagery.
rs it not time that apologists for
lynching be recognized for precisely
what they are? Namely, the most
dangerous of anarchists and advo-
Gators of the lawlessness against
which all decent United States citi-
zens Of whatever race, color or sec
ton must stand united in their COM
mon citizenship and faith in Amer
ica."
The monitor., 1927-12-30

The Misses Inez and Evelyn Bat
ties, daughters Of Mr.. and Mrs. HI.
Battles, 1922 Burdette street, have
returned home to spend the holidays
with their parents.
The monitor., 1927-12-30

Sergeant and Mrs. Isaac Bailey
entertained at whist at their home,
I2816 Pratt street, Monday evening in
honor of DIR. and Mrs. r. B. Dodson,
house guests of DR.. and Mrs. w. w.
PEBBLES.
The monitor., 1927-12-30

Local Pullman officials said that
the use of Chinese was an expert
ment, but that if successful they
would be probably retained in the
club cars. Their use as porters in
sleeping cars is not contemplated,
however, they said. Filipino boys
have been employed by the company
as buffet porters for more than a
year.
Bennie Smith, field organizer for
the Brotherhood of Pullman Porters,
which seeks recognition of the COM
pany, said he believed the Chinese
were being put on as another means
of intimidation. "They won't find
them successful" he said.
The monitor., 1927-12-30
CHINESE P0RTERs
REPLACE NEGROES
ON CRACK TRAINS
Officials Claim Change Experiment.
and Disclaim Intention to Extend
Displacement to Sleeping
Car Men
ORGANIZER SEES INTIMIDATION

Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. 28-The niche
occupied traditionally by the Negro
Pullman porter was usurped for
the first time by the oriental when
young Chinese were introduced
this week as club car porters on
trains of the Northwestern- Union
Pacific lines. All but one are
Chinese of American birth.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-05-27
Mrs. Robertson 81
Her Friends Spring Surprise Party
on Her; Numerous Gifts

The three women's circles of
the Baptist church gave Mrs. A..
B. Robertson a party Wednesday
in celebration of her 81 years.
Her birthday is June 4.
They sprang the party on her
as a surprise after she had been
summoned to the church to at
tend what she thought was a
routine meeting of her circle.
Scores of her friends were there,
and they heaped gifts upon her.
Somebody made a count of these
and found they numbered more
than so. The principal decora-
tion at the affair was a great
cake with lighted candles on it.
While Mrs. Robertson gazed at
the gifts in wonder the women
sang songs in her honor. After
an hour of jollity her two
daughters, Mrs. Charles T.
WoOllen and Miss Nellie Rob-
erson, took her home.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-05-27
Hints for Trustees

No citizen is so lowly in this
land of the free that he doesn't
feel qualified to tell the notables
how to do their work.
Here are the University trus-
tees about to meet in Chapel
Hill, and I am moved to make
certain suggestions to them.
First, let them give a name to
the woman's building. Every
body in the village has been
wondering why they haven't
done this long ago, And it
seems to be generally argued
that no other name than Spencer
deserves serious consideration.
Why not put names on the
University buildings? Many
strangers going through the
campus would like to be able to
identify them. And it is not a
mere matter of satisfying curl
osity. Often a person in search
of a professor or a student is di-
rected to Phillips hall, or to
South, or to Steele, or to some
other, and they ought to be
marked so he could find them
easily.
Then, wouldn't it be a good
idea to place the date, 1893, in
iron or bronze on the Old East? ?
And perhaps the dates of origin
on other of the older structures
| hope that, since it is out of
the question to get rid of Mem
orial Hall, the trustees will give
their sanction to the plan to i'm
prove the exterior of it by the
elimination of the freakish little
gables and the unsightly porch
and shed in front. And it will
be a good thing if the slope that
used to be- in the floor is restored,
so that the audience may have
a fair view of the platform.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-05-27
MAKE READY FOR
COMMENCEMENT
University Authorities and
Alumni Secretary Busy
With Preparations
LIPPMANN IS THE SPEAKER

The University's commence
ment will begin next Friday, one
week from today, with the SEN
ior class day exercises in Ger
rard Hall, and will continue
through Saturday, Sunday, and
Monday.
Daniel L. Grant has made ar
rangements for the accommo-
dation, in the buildings on the
campus, of hundreds of return
ing alumni. Many Of these will
bring their families, and one
building will be assigned to the
women and children. The class
es holding reunions are: 1888,
1889, 1890, 1897, 1907, 1908,
1909, 1910, 1917, and 1926. Sat
urday is alumni day. There will
be a general luncneOn at mid
day, a baseball game with the
State College in the afternoon,
and at nightfall the various class
dinners. The Presidents recep-
tion to the alumni in the eve
ming will be followed by a ball.
Rev. William A. Jenkins, presi-
dent Of Davenport College, de-
livers the baccalaureate sermon
Sunday morning, and that after
noon there will be vesper SER
vices under the Davie Poplar.
The Glee Club will give a con-
cert either in the afternoon or
the evening.
The graduating exercises will
take place in Memorial Hall
Monday morning, with Walter
Lippman, celebrated writer and
one Of the editors of the New
York World, making the COM
mencement address. After the
ceremonies President Chase will
be the host at a luncheon to
the University's distinguished
guests at the Carolina Inn.
The visiting committee of the
trustees will hold a meeting at
four o'clock Friday afternoon,
and the full board meets Sat-
urday.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-05-27
Riding to New York
Hall to Make the Trip on Horseback ;
Passes through Here

J. B. Hall, who used to con-
duct a newspaper in Sanford,
came into Chapel Hill on horse
back Wednesday morning. Hav-
ing been in North Carolina re-
Gently to clear up his affairs, he
is now riding to his home in
New York state.
Many years ago Mr.. Hall was
an active horseman, but of late
he has not ridden much. So he
is taking it easy at first with
the hope of making longer
stages later.
II have got a good little bay
mare," he said when he dropped
in at the Weekly Office, "and |
expect to get through with the
trip all right. | figure ! will
spend about five weeks on the
way"
When he went out of the Office
he was bound for Mr.. Fishers
riding club, where he hoped to
get food and shelter for his
steed. But he come in two or
three hours later and said the
storm had overtaken him, and
he had turned in under a shed
near fire headquarters and
found there somebody who Of
fered to supply him with horse
feed.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-05-27
Ice Cream al FrescO
Large Helpin's Will Be Served on the
Church Lawn This Evening

There's going to be a big ice
cream party on the lawn Of the
Methodist church this (Friday)
evening from 6 to $3.50 o'clock.
1t is a benefit, the object of
which is to raise fund to send
the president of the Chapel Hill
branch to the Epworth League
to the Blue Ridge conference
this summer.
1t promises to be gay spec
tacle as well as satisfying to the
appetite. japanese lanterns will
be strung about, an orchestra
will play sprightly tunes, and
the Y. M. G.. A. quartet will
sing.
The young man who told the
editor about this entertainment
said: "Let everybody know
we're going to serve extra big
helpin's." So this information
is passed on to the inhabitants
of Chapel Hill with the under
standing that the Methodist
community stands as guarantor
to the young mans promises.
The editor does not happen to
know who are the officers of the
Epwcrth League, but he sug-
gests that anybody who does not
get what he considers an ample
portion of ice cream approach
the head caterer and threaten
to make a complaint to Clyde
Eubanks, or H. M. Wagstaff, or
l.. r. Wilson, or H. w. Odum or
some other person high in the
church councils.
In addition to selling ice cream
on the lawn the managers of
the enterprise offer to supply it
to boarding house keepers and
other householders at a special
price. They can send for it any
time after 5 o'clock.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-05-27
O. C. T. S. Finals
Negro Institution Has Commence.
ment; OratiOns and Singing

Chapel Hills negro institu-
ton, the Orange County Train
ing School, held, its commence
ment exercises last Friday eve
ming. The white people who at
tended were impressed by the
simplicity and dignity of the
ceremony and the appreciative
attention of the large crowd.
After the congregation had
sung a hymn, Rev. John H.
Caldwell pronounced the invoca-
ton. There were orations by
three members of the gradual
ing class, Elma Edwards, JOS
eph Riggsbee, and John A.
Snipes. The Glee Club sang
several songs. James Snipes'
solo and the male /quartet's
spirltuals were particularly ap-
pealing.
Rev. Eugene Olive delivered
the commencement address, and
M. c. s. Noble of the University
faculty presented the diplomas.
Several other members of the
faculty were present.
Twelve boys and girls gradu-
ated. At the close of the exer-
cises they received a great many
gifts.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-05-27
Playmakers' Caper
A Jolly Entertainment Will Take
Place in Theatre Tomorrow Night

The Carolina Playmakers, reyiving
a custom of a few years ago, will
give a Caper in their theatre tomor-
row Saturday evening at 7:3O.
This is sort Of family party, for
the troupe itself, but everybody who
has had anything to do with the or
ganization,-as director, as scene
shifter, or what-not--is invited.
The show will be followed by the
presentation of emblems (Playmaker
masks) to the students who have
earned this distinction. After this
comes a dance; and refreshments will
be served
Among those who are making ar
rangements for the Caper are Archi-
bald Henderson, Hubert Hefner, F.
II. Koch, T. G. Haronian, U. T.
Holmes, p. L. Elmore, Bill Atlee, EraI
Thompson, Charles NorAeet, Bill
Perry, J. Q. Hammer, Sheppard Strue-
wick, J. NJ. Booker, and Misses Jose
phine Sharkey, Anne Darling, and
Marilee Shaw.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-05-27
w Warren to Box
Will Meet Charlotte StrOngbOy" in
Durham Next Monday Evening

Ad Warren, the leading ath-
lete in the University and the
national junior heavyweight
champion of the United States,
will meet Len Hoffman in a box
ing bout in the city auditorium,
Durham, next Monday evening.
This will be the last of five
bouts held under the auspices of
the Durham post of the Ameri-
can Legion.
Hoffman is described on the
program as "the Charlotte
strong boy, a fast rugged heavy
weight, who can stand with the
best of them" His weight is
given as 1876 pounds, while War
ren's is given as ITS. The pro
gram says that Warren is "the
pugilistic pride of North Caro-
lima. :. has defeated men who
are high in professional circles
is a tiger in the ring"
The evenings entertainment
begins with a four-round match
between Irish Tom Gallagher of
Durham and Tommy Pagan of
Raleigh, both lightweights.
They jare followed by two
negroes, Kid Kemp Horton and
Thomas Hayes. Eddie Collins
of Fort Bragg meets Johnny
Dixon of Raleigh. And the
semi-fnal bout is between Tres
co johnson and Mike Devero.
Tickets may be purchased
from E. X. Powe, Jr., in Dur
ham ham.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-05-27
Complying with New Law, County
Will Issue Financial Statement

ter ought to have some man
steadily on the job. Such a safe
guard is omitted on the ground
of economy" but the probabil-
ity is that the commissioners,
meeting once a month, and the
rest of the time occupied about
their own affairs, waste more of
the public money through un-
businesslike procedure than they
would have to pay to a compe-
tent man to look after the
routine county affairs.
Here is one recent example:
A young man was arrested for
stealing few months ago.
While he was under bond, await
ing trial, he was injured in an
automobile accident. An exami-
nation at the hospital disclosed
that he had an active case of
syphilis. After he had come out
of the hospital he was sentenced
to the roads and joined the band
of convicts.
Here he was in such close
contact with other men that
there was danger of his COM
municating to them the disease.
There is now a recognized cure
for syphilis known to all physi-
clans. 1t consists of injections
of a serum commonly known as
"606". Any competent physi-
clan is capable of administering
the treatment.
The Orange county road
superintendent came before the
county commissioners and said
that the county physician would
not give the convict the treat
ment. Upon this representation
the convict was taken to ply
sician outside the county, and a
charge of $3.50 for the series of
injections was presented to the
county. The commissioners ap-
proved the bill, and the item ap-
pears in the latest published list
of expenditures.
This amount of $3.50 is what
a physician asks from a well-to-
do patient for such treatment.
Such a charge is probably justi-
fed in view of the prevalent
practice of physicians in adjust
ing their charges to the financial
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