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The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-06-07
What's In a Name?

Shakespeare asked: whats in a
manner" but he was too wise to an
swer the question. Romeo's opin.
lon that rose by any other name
would smell as sweet signifies moth
ing. for the word rose is not worthy
ofsthe flower. As a matter of fact,
there Is a great deal in name.
II you don't believe It, go up to
Reverend Hill and call him Rev
erend He'll.
IL Is proposed to unite all the
Negro Methodists under the name
Of the UNITED Methodist Episcopal
Church. This would be a calamity.
The proposal is all right, but the
name would take away a word which
has inspired millions of Negroes in
all parts OF the world. For one
hundred and thirty-two years, ever
since Richard Allen founded it in
1895, the name african Methodist
Episcopal Church" has stood for
great Institution founded and gov
erned entirely by Negroes. The
name suggests the power of the de-
nomination: it is sonorous and i'm
pressive. Why cannot the Negro
Methodists unite under 1t? What
ever they decide to do they should
not discard the word African.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-06-07
Praises The Enterprise

To the Editor:
| want to congratulate you for
having the column headed Letters
to The Enterprise" The column
gives the readers of your paper the
opportunity to express many good
opinions. However, there should
be a distinction drawn on letters
published in this column. OF all
the nonsense / ever read the letter
Likes to Loaf" signed Charles M.
Brown, in The Enterprise last week
is the worst. l compliment The
Enterprise on its fairness in pre-
senting to the race all sides of a
question or subject of interest, but
why publish the writing of fool
Your editorial a few weeks past,
subject 'Loafing on Corners was
one of the best things you have ever
written for our group. | have been
a reader of The Enterprise for sew
eral years and it has always been
my ideal of newspaper for our race.
The Enterprise is not to be ridicul-
ed when it condemns that which
will pull and keep us down and it
should receive the highest praise for
pointing the way to higher ideals
for our race. ! find plenty of in
spiration in every isue of The En-
terprise and l feel the paper does
not get one-half the support of our
group here in Seattle that it ought
to.
Yours respectfully,
MARY H. WATSON,
Seattle.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-06-07
JOHN r PRIM
Lawyer
30, 22nd Ave. North

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
State of Washington in and for the
County of King.
Mable NJ Roberts. Plaintiff. VS. Tai
bert Roberts, Defendant. No 209730.
Summons by Publication.
The State of Washington, To the said
Talbert Roberts, Defendant:
You are hereby summoned to appear
within sixty DAYS after the date of the
first publication of this Summons. to-
wit: Within sixty days after the 81 st
day of May, 1928, and defend the above
entitled action In the above entitled
Court and answer the complaint of the
plaintiff, and serve a copy of your an
swer upon the undersigned attorney for
plaintiff at his office address below
stated; and in case of your failure so
TO do, judgment Will be rendered
against you according to the demand
of the complaint, which has been filed
with the. Clerk of said Court
The object of said action is to obtain
Judgment of said Court granting a
divorce from you upon the grounds Of
non-support.
JOHN L. PRIM,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Office and T.. o. Address: 49,
222 22nd Avenue North.
Seattle. King County. Washington
Date Of first publication May 81, 1928;
last July Z, 1928.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-06-07
Segregation Within

To The Enterprise:
A letter in The Enterprise last
week signed A Brown Girl brought
out a point that most of us either
overlook or avoid-namely, the
question of segregation among Ne
groes themselves. Not that / am
unfolding the white man in segre-
eating cplored people, but it does
seem 10 me that since we are more
or less powerless in removing segre-
gaticn az II relates to Negroes and
whites we might focus our atten.
tion upon eradicating segregation as
practicedl among Negroes themselves.
You know the parable about remoy-
ing the sbeam that is in thine own
eye. 1t would be nice If we would
concentrate on that.
: Whether we like it or not, the
fair skip members of the race do
like to .lseparate themselves from
their d arker brethren. At
least this has been my observation.
This Of course does not apply to
every fair Negro. but nevertheless
exceptions only prove the rule.
Among the more or less uneducated
classes this color distinction is not
so noticeable. Blacks. browns, yell
lows and pinks among us mingle
freely without apology. This Is not
true with our educated class who
look upon themselves as the intelli-
gentsia. Did you ever notice a
gathering of-the lhighbrows or so
called upper class in our race? You
win find the color distinction most
marked. The, complexion of the
group is decidedly within the range
from very light brown TO pink. The
scarcity OF blacks is not an accident
but in most cases an intentional
omission. Mr. Editor. / am sure
you will agree with me that this
race Of ours will never get very far
until II overcomes the damnable
color prejudice within its own
ranks.
Yours very truly,
a CHARLES HUNGIFoRD.
Seattle, Wash.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-06-07
Negro Caterer Made
First Ice Cream

TOPEKA, Kan.-tSpecial) The
world lived without Ice cream until
1882, when Augustus Jackson, a
Negro caterer in Philadelphia, made
the first dish of it partly by acct
dent, according to Capper's Weekly.
For time he enjoyed the monopoly
of its sale and had no difficulty in
selling all he could make at 81 a
quart. After his death his daugh-
ter continued the business, but with
all the members OF the Jackson
family working, they were unable
to meet the demand for this favorite
American dish and gradually other
confectioners and caterers took it up.
OF later years the habit has spread
to Europe.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-06-07

White folk are beginning to open
their eyes and cease to stumble
among sensible people. Down at
Tulsa the other day the Presbyter-
ian Assembly abandoned their annual
Fellowship dinner because forty
members of the assembly are black.
White Tulsa just simply could not
stand the idea of sitting at the ban
quet table with the lowly sons of
Ham, and registered such a protest
that the real purpose of the conven-
tion was done away with-they de-
cided not TO fellowship.
But white Tulsa did not get away
with her foolish ideas about eating
without getting sufficient drubbing
from the folk whom she sought to
entertain. The assembly passed res
olutions condemning the attitude.
There can be no segregation of
blacks and whites as exist in Tul-
sa," said the delegates as they de-
parted from a custom the conven-
ton has followed for years.
The white church is stumbling
back to the Cross. 1t was the white
church that blazed the path of the
Shareholder when he sought justifi-
cation for human bondage. 1t was
the white church that instituted Jim
Crow in the matter of serving God
II was the white church that looked
on complacently and satisfied while
the shareholders made a million
concubines out of slave mothers
whose faces were black; the white
church looked on while the slave
holder and his son sold his own
blood back into slavery.
Getting back beyond the day that
the slaves landed here. the white
church justified the traffic of the
slave traders on the West Coast of
Africa, by the allegation that they
were being brought here to be
"Christianized" In those early
years the slave who had sense
enough to declare his belief in Chris
tianity, was granted manumission.
1t was in this manner that the white
church threw a cloak of righteous
ness around the slave trader and
human bondage.
But too many blacks in those days
began to profess Christianity, whe-
Their they possessed it or not, and
likewise, toe many slave holders be-
gan to miss their valuable assets
via the confessional. The rule was
gradually changed to take away the
crafty slave right to pray. This is
accounted Tor in the song, "Steal
Away to Jesus"
The Presbyterian Church is right
In its procurement on segrega-
ton in Tulsa and the Southland.
There are folk in the Oil Capital and
Americas Congo who would segre-
gate Christ If he were to appear
here suddenly. But we believe that
we would rather sit at feast with
Christ than to hob-nob with the
Ku Klux,. who would bar him be-
cause of his Jewish blood.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-06-07
Gets $4,000 Love Balm

LOS ANGELES, Cal.-(ANP).-
Mrs. Sara Foster was awarded $10,-
600 damages against Miss Mabel Car
ter whom she claimed stole the love
of her husband. Cornelius d. Foster.
In a letter exhibited in court alleged
to have been written by Miss Carter,
she said, 81 still have the rose, which
like its giver has not lost it's frag-
rance"
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-06-07
Look And Learn

/. Who composed widely known
Spring Song?
2. What proportion of the auto
mobiles in the, U. S. are of the en-
closed type?
4. Who said "a house divided
against itself cannot stand?
8, A. Why is grapefruit so called?
S. What is the second smallest
state in the Union?
ANSWERS
H. Mendelssohn. -.
2. as per cent of the 1926 output
3, Jesus.
4. Because it grows in clusters
like. grapes.
s.. Delaware.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-06-07
Lonely Girl a Suicide

CHICAGO. - Carrying to her
grave an unrequitted love, and be-
lieving herself a failure, Laura May
Collins, 20, swallowed carbolic acid
at her home here Monday afternoon,
and despite efforts of physicians to
save her, died at Wilson Hospital six
hours later.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-06-07
That Fellowship Dinner

Wash. as Second Glass Matter.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-06-07
Lessons In English
Words Often Misused

Words Often Misused
Do not say 81 can't go without !
have my coat" Say unless l have.
Words Often Misspelled
Abysmal; s, not z. Tranquility;
two lis.
Word Often MisprOnounced
Dairy; pronounce da-ri, a as In
day, as in "it''
synonyms
Letter, note, epistle, missive, cor
respondence.
Word Study
Use a word three times and it is
yours. Let us increase our vocabu-
larry by mastering one word a week.
INTERMINABLE; having no linz
1t or end. 1.-THE long hours of wait
ing seemed interminable."
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-06-07
Poem This Week
AT EVENING

AT EVENING
If today a ray OF light have shed,
From my small lamp have thrown
some beam ahead;
If hope I've given to a d9spairing
one,
Taught him to trust before the set
of sun;
If Truth I've shown to one whose
eyes were blind;
If to the poor and weak | have been
kind;
If l have loved my neighbor as
should,
For evil given, sent him naught but
good;
If | have watched each moment at
my heart,
And bid the unkind, sin-filled
thoughts depart;
Then ]. indeed, can clay me down
to sleep"
Secure that Love divine the watch
will keep.
Roberta Alice Moore.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-06-07
Letters to The Enterprise

Readers may write on any subject
they like Usually $50 words are
enough Beyond that expect the edi-
tors blue pencil Reading maketh
ready, man, writing an exact man.
Sign name as evidence of good faith, 1t
will not. be published IL you so desire
The Washington times., 1928-07-05

Knees crossed are also permissible,
provided the upper leg Is not
raised too high or pushed too far
forward. But it Is wiser and more
discreet to avoid this somewhat
questionable posture.
We are frequently warned
against vanity. Yet may not van.
ity have its advantages? I sug.
gest to every woman, the advisa-
bility of making her mirror her
friend and "severest critic"
Practice sitting before your full.
length mirror in various positions
in each of your frocks. You will
soon see which positions are
graceful, which grotesque. Then
practice the best positions so con-
stantly that they will become a
habit.
Here are a few hints for the
woman who would improve the
contour OF her knees:
Wearing spindle heels for street
and everyday use will force your
knees forward and make them
bunny. Keep to comfortable, mod
erate-heeled shoes with flexible
arches. except for dress wear, il
The Washington times., 1928-07-05
BY Maria Jeritza

Now and then, persistent rumors
predict the return of the ankle
length skirt. But these runors
have failed to materialize. And
meanwhile knees continue to be
much In evidence. Lucky is the
woman with knees so symmetrical
and softly rounded, that she need
not feel self-consciOus in her
abbreviated bathing suit, or dread
frocks which reveal her sllk-clad
9knees.
The vogue of revealed knees
calls for more than usual atten-
ton to correct posture. A woman,
for instance, who seems lady
Judging by her face, cOiffure, and
the carriage of her head, may
suggest a vulgarian by sprawled
angles Of her knees and feet.
Breeding is revealed by posture
fully as much as by actions, and
the Importance of correct posture
cannot be accomplished in this
era of the short skirt.
IT is easy to appear ridiculous
through careless placing OF feet
and knees. When seated, the
knees should never be spread, and
the feet should be kept together.
tits quite graceful and correct to
cross the feet at the ankles.
The Washington times., 1928-07-05
CORRECT
MANNERS

DEAR MRS. BEEcK1fAly;
al friend Of the family whcga
We have known for two years has
expressed his desire to pay ne \
social visit. He has been IN our
home on several occasions pro-
REASONABLY. We know he would
like TO bring his wife ana chill
dren to see tia, and am sure she
would Ike to come. although We
have never met. Don't you think
) II would be more pleasant Tor
her, IL wrote her 8 few lines
expressing our gladness to have
her visit us with her husband.
and spend the day, as we 1--we ~
the country?
Would you address the letter 20
both and how would You start the
letter? A. s..
Your social intuition II perfect
IN this case you should invite
the wife and children. and by
letter would be the best way. The
letter should Be addressed to the
wife, and might read something
like tlaiss
Dear Mrs. Hill:
II would make Mother and me
% happy IL you and Mr.. Eli and
the children would come to our
home TO spend the day on Satur-
day, the twentieth Of August. We
have heard such q charming IN.
Y terpretatioa OF You from your de.
voted husband, and we are eager
to have the pleasure OF meeting
you and Ok having you with US
a., s,s1ys Fnr1n irVnYllH wnl1 Ia will
inR to waive the forniaIity of an
Introduction and take III ION
faitI12''
If you plan to drive, come at any
time that III convenient for you.
we dine IN the middle Of the day
in the country. II you plan 20
come BY train, there IS an especi-
ally good one that leaves at
1915, and we viii meet You at the
station OEat 11:04.
Do say that you win comet
will give Ils such pleasure.
Cordially yours.
The Washington times., 1928-07-05
Dainty Georgette Afternoon FrOck
The Wushinatom Times 15c Practical Pattern
Made of Substantial Craft Paper (Not Tissue)

Two tones of sheer fabric COM
ment each other in this afternoon
frock of distinctively graceful lines.
Pattern 1416 is simple yet smart
and so easy to make. The 1ull
flared skirt is cleverly attached in
the new uneven line. Bows at
neck and waist line, are the latest
trimming for summer frocks.
A pale blue bodice with darker
blue flare, scarf, neckband, cufts
and girdle, will create an adorable
warm weather frock. Two tones
of green violet, grey or rose are
most fashionable. Contrasting
colors are attractive, too. Black
and white, grey and blue or tan
and brown, are suggestions that
are decidedly pleasing.
May be obtained in sizes Is to "A.
Size SO requires IL yards Of 40
inch material for blouse, Ia yard
of 40-inch material for skirt and
trimming.
This model is easy to make IL
you use this pattern, which Is in.
dividually hand-cut OK substantial
paper. A perfect fit in every size
is guaranteed.
Patterns will be delivered to any
address upon receipt of Is cents In
coins or stamps. Always mention
size wanted.
Latest Fashion Book of Summer
Styles will be sent upon receipt Of
5 cents for mailing cost, etc.
Address all mail and orders to
Washington Times Pattern De-
partment, IL West 28th ST., New
York City.
The Washington times., 1928-07-05

little clod Of ailments and griev.
ances. complaining that life, win
not devote itself to making you
happy.
Watch yourself, see whether
you are constantly finding fault.
Notice whether things are CHEEKY
and peaceful about You. II argn.
ments always start when you APP
pear, and you seem to have an
Irritating effect on Others, the
chances are the fault is yours, not
theirs.
Do not try to ram your opin-
ions, likes and dislikes down other
folks threats. Cultivate that sixth
sense which viii avoid subjects
others do not care to discuss. I'll
If you wish to hold your Sweet
heart or your husband. live geners
,ously and colorfuIly and kindly.
Then you win find that popularity
and love VIII. not pass YOU ~.
! but win leap Fat you as iron to the
magnet, because you radfate JOY
and power.
The Washington times., 1928-07-05

much more readily than she recog-
nizes pleasant qualities.
One young man who admired
Betty tremendously because she
Is lovely to look at, when he be.
came better acquainted, remarked,
Gee, she makes you feel uncom-
Portable! / couldn't kiss herb
I know another girl, / shall call
Babs--who is likely to reply when
you ask her how she feels, Sit
ting on the world!"--with a smile
that carries out the spirit of her
remark.
What a nasty gray day!" ex-
claims Betty.
II love gray days-they afe
restful." is Babs' reply.
Nice girl. Babs-you feel COM
Portable with her" is the general
verdict. And she is sure to be In.
vited by some interesting young
man to everything worthwhile
that Is going on.
Betty blames the entire world
because she ID not more of a sue.
cess. Had she been able to go
abroad and study or even finish
The Washington times., 1928-07-05

you would have symmetrical,
graceful knees.
Round garters disfigure the legs
above the knees, enlarge them and
may cause broken veins. Wear
comfortable girdle-style hose sup
porters.
Jumping the rope, swimming and
dancing are excellent for knee
symmetry. So H. the following ex.
ercise;
Stand straight with your feet
close together, your toes facing
straight ahead, your weight over
the balls OF your feet. Lift your
right leg, bent and relaxed at the
knee, to hip. level. Now straighten
your leg until your toes are on
level with your hip.
From this position swing your
foreleg back and forth on your
knee as axis, 10 times. Next,
swing it in the same way on your
knee as pivot, from right to left,
as far as you can 10 times, and
finally circle your right foreleg on
your knee as pivot 10 times to the
right then 10 times to the left. Re-
turn to first position.
The Washington times., 1928-07-05
Famous Expert
On a Timely
Subject
BY Beatrice Fairfax
An Authority on the Problems Of
Love and Marriage

An Authority on the Problems Of
Love and Marriage
mot so good" replies Betty.
drearily. when you ask her how
ahe feels. And she gives a deep
sigh az she returns to her type
writer.
.L loathe this office" she win
confide to you at the first oppor.
tunity. ''If I had the chance.
wouldn't marry q rich man in =
hurry. just to get out of. this
arudgery!"
If you attempted to demonstrate
that. after all. work is preferable
TO a loveless marriage. Betty
would reply:
That's all very well, but love
won't keep a roof over your head.
Give me money every timer
As matter Of fact, it does not
look as though Betty would have
the chance to marry anyone, rich
or poor. She is not popular she
cant understand why! For Betty
Is pretty and dresses well, and
has q. certain amount Of wit,
Betty is champion fault-finder.
Nothing is quite good enough for
her. She can pick to pieces every
book, play, movie. as well as
every human being that comes 10
her attention with expert skill.
ertax, uha vvondars whv sha is q
misfit.
Betty Is a thoroughly unconl.
Portable girl to have around. She
doesn't exactly quarrel, but she
has a way of always taking the
contrary side, and of seeing de-
fects, drawbacks and flaws 50
The Washington times., 1928-07-05
Fashion, Fads and Fancies
BY Mildred Ash.

The Thrill Of FriIIs Is expressed
In much of the new neckwear,
which strongly features frilled
and lacey effects. One of the
latest collars mas two long
streamers, collar and streamers
both being edged with finely
shirred lace.
CleverIy COrnered' novelty white
linen handkerchiefs have small
colored flowers and green leaves
appliqued at all four corners.
This type of handkerchief Is
among the most popular of the
imported novelties.
Not Patriotism But Paris is &C
countable for many OF the smart.
est dressed women wearing silk,
The Washington times., 1928-07-05
DimpJed Knees Are Still the Rage

Repeat the entire exercise the
same number 81 times. lifting your
left instead Of right knee. Be
sure to maintain physical poise
and balances while you practice
these exercises.
Exquisite knees are very rare,
even among professional beauties.
Yet they may be cultivated by
proper posture, exercise and intel
ligent care Of the body.
The Washington times., 1928-07-05

summer sport frocks that are
printed in a combination of red.
white and blue themes, the
shades of which are less definite
than those in the American flag.
A dark blue ground with splashes
OF red and white is the type Of
pattern most in evidence.
Wearing "Off White in blouses
and dresses, is why glace gloves
are being introduced in these
ivory and egg.shell tones. These
are called 'off white because
they are duller and less glaring
than pure white but represent
a. decided change from the light
beige shades that have seemed
to be Worn everywhere by every.
one.
The Washington times., 1928-07-05
TRAIN SICKLY
CHILDREN

open-air schools for anemic and
tubercu1ar children and a camp
for undernourished children are
maintained by the board of public
education in Philadelphia. In a
recent report by the7 division Of
physical, and health education of
the board 1t Is recommended that
provision be made to establish
camps for all pupils In public
schools in order that cnildren who
are normal may keep their health.
The Washington times., 1928-07-05

be sure it will succeed, for Babs
own sunshiny optimism and home
like, comfy spirit will pervade the
place and add to the enjoyment Of
the good food she will serve.
IT is wise and right to be criti-
cal in the sense that ''criticaIp
means discriminating. You can.
not choose hat, a vacation tour.
The Washington times., 1928-07-05

q friend, ora husband successfully
unless you are able to discrimin-
ase between good and bad quail.
ties. But real criticism includes
appreciation and encourag cement
of all that IS good, and Is entirely
8 part from fault finding.
A girl who sees only inperfec-
tons, only blemishes, and who
The Washington times., 1928-07-05

college. she might have done so
much with her art.
Babs hasn't much time for talk
ing, she is too busy with her
correspondence course in a tea
room management. She Is plan.
ming to start a tiny place OF her
own. When she does, you may
The Washington times., 1928-07-05

complains constantly. II. whether
or not she realizes the fact, 4
"wet blanket at every party. She
Ii the "flat tire whom girls and
young men alike avoid.
Bernard Shaw says: This is
the true joy of life to be q
force Of nature, instead Of selfish
The Washington times., 1928-07-05
Queer DOings

Ditcheu OF water instead Of
fences keep the cows Ia Holland
III their pastures.
The word zero came frcrm
Arabic ssifr, meaning nothing.
Our word cipher, also cane
from the same source.
The Washington times., 1928-07-05
Tltia Dau 81 on HistOru

admiral David Glasgow of the United States
Navy was Campbels station, Tenn July s. 1901
He served chief officer Of the Federal Navy during the Civil
War.