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Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1930-03-01
ROYAL SPECIAL POLICY DEPARTMENT.

The Royal Special with It's beginning last August
making rapid progress We have surplus of very neaj
100000 in this department. In the future all loans made
to members will be largely regulated by your membership
this department. The goal to be reached in this depart
ment is 1000 members within the next twelve months. 3
J. Huddleson j. is the Bookkeeper in this department
who will enter the field and address lodges the
Royal Special features. All Financial Secretaries asked
ed send at least member each month this depart
ment Remember that only those who ave members of the
Superior and the Educator policies make application
(S3OOOO) policy with loan value after the third year and
can be used as collateral security in making ordinary loans
Members of the Royal Special Policy will please send
YOUR dues in the Little Blue Envelope Please do this so
that there will be no misunderstanding about what depart
ment it is meant for.
T. J. HUDDLESTON JR.
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1930-03-01
WHY / WANT TO BE A NURSE.

Realizing just what it to be nurse I find it
quite pleasure in being For it has helped the
growth of civilization.
1t desire to help those who are not able to help
themselves in order that might be of service to our
race.
entered training not for the nurse" but for the
good that render others in the uplifting of humanity
In the first place to exercise powerful influence over the
sick and also the we'll people with whom associate
Second to strengthen my weak point that might pattern
after Florence Nightingale and be fully rewarded for my
service.
Preparation is the head of everything, therefore
tered to be prepared for the thing that might against
me and help proong the lives of Others To be example
for the public that they help prevent the spread of
diseases throughout the states thereby the number of
deaths will not be great they have been.
want to render service to others by bearing real bur-
dens and carrying responsibilities for those who less
fortunate than To increase my capacity of service that
might community by giving my time energy and
talent to selfmprovemen and render others the fruits
of it.
If can't do much to make this plain
light and my silver beam cannot travel
Through the folding glom of night
know that am part of this plan
And I'll cheerfully do the best can.
By MILE R. TAYLOR.
Miss L. Nicholson Instructor.
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1930-03-01
Supreme AGENTS Itinerary.

Mar. 1st--Mt Pisgah, Stova A. p Parker F. s.
Mar. 3rd-Minter City, Mnter City, Alice Moore, f. S.
Mar. 5th-New jerusalem Drew, Essie Gipson, F. S.
Mar. 6th-Farre Farrell, Corine Colemand F. S.
Mar. 7th--Sherard Farrell, H. White F. S.
Mar. 8th-True Light, Dockery n. C. Mccall, F. S.
Mar 10h-Grace Ruleville. VIM. Dean, F. s.
Mar 11th-Mound Bayou Nd. Bayou, Elma Edwards F. S.
Mar 12th-Pace Pace. I. S. johnson, F. S.
Mar 13th-Mt. Zion, Drew, Mary Ware, F. S.
Mar 14th-Joint Meeting of All Lodges at Shaw with
Green Grove Lodge Rosa Fleming, F. S.
Mar 1Sth-Hebrew Ruleville, B. B. Brown, F. S.
Mar 25th-Arkansas City, Arkansas City Ark, U. C..
Beasey, F. S.
Mar 26th-Eureka, McGhee Ark, Lizzie Manuel, F. S.
Mar 27th--BroWn Temple, Portland, Ark. Sadie Cham
bers F. S.
The Lodge that aids me in getting the members
on my visits for March will receive useful prize and the
Financial Secretary will get gold prize. Complete details
of the winner will appear in the paper April LIST.
START Now
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1930-03-01
SUPREME AGENTS. vIsfNt r.
ISAIAH f. EDWARDS.


Feb 18th visited Delta Star Lodge at Merigold. This
lodge is doing fine under the able leadership of Rev. O. j.
Wells President The Supreme Agent spoke and added
four members Banquet served the ladies' which
was enjoyed by all
Feb 18th visited New Mt. Olive Lodge at Gunnson.
had to do construction at this point nice crowd
turned out and five members were added Refresh
ments served They treat nice at this point the
entre Lodge enjoyed hearing the Supreme Agent tell of
Nhe growth Of the Organization and type of man the Gus
todian is.
Feb 18th the Supreme Agent was honored with birth
day party in his home sponsored by his wife and friends
few of the friends who dned with the Supreme Agent and
wished him well to the next mile post Succeeding
were: Atty. 3. A Green, Mayor; DR.. p M. George Dr.
Kyle, Gulfport; DR.. P. S. Williams, Prof. c. L. Gipson,
Prof j. A. Jackson Prof Chas. Wade Misses Lama Powell
Lucille RUSSELL NJ. Dixon, Tommye Green, l.. Walker and
Mrs. Elma Edwards, hostess and wife of the Supreme
Agent
Feb. 10th spoke at the Methodist Church at Cham
bers and started new Lodge
Feb. 18th visited Progress Lodge at Alligator. A
number of visitors and members turned out. Three
members added
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1930-03-01
WHY I WANT TO BE A NURSE.

AS look back upon the of time my mind recalls
the growth Of civilization Nursing one of the main
sonsfo growth of civilization Civilization partly depends
upon nursing It's not my aim to get behind civilization but
to along time after time and help to carry forward
For the sake of humanity, which is main object,
this helps to force civilization and make the world better
world nursing is being known better Health will be
better and it my aim to try to do good help do
better than the world will understand and humanity will be
easily governed.
For good profession that might receive in my heart
tenderness oveliness and be kind good that might
assist myself and humanity.
For the intention to humanity for humanity
can, will push pull get out in studying the history of
the Negro We find throughout historic times that the
Negro has had vital part in the drama of civilization By
tracing the word nursing from the time of Miss Elliot
of the greatest of England served humanity
great heroine she helped the growth of civilization.
It is my aim to cooperate, and go out into the
broad field with willing mind to give the service that
and the most promising but not hndered in their
present development but their historic evolution beneath
the feet of the Aro by the aid of the doctors and
spendor lies the patient peaceful lamb The Afros
feet both by the roaring gulf its sides by the rivers
of water. We members of the greatest Organization
We worthy of our name for humanity and will
lift as climb.
By SARA GUESSNER LEE WILLIAMS
Miss L. Nicholson, Instructor
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1930-03-01
WHY / WANT TO BE A NURSE.

Why want to be is to be looked upon in the
highest state of civilization and simply because nursing is
my profession.
In being there two things to be considered:
First cooperation second preparation In learning to CO.
operate writer has said that Cooperaoin is no more
than brohery love- Therefore, cooperate and be of good
service to Others We must love another We serve
Maker by living let whole life be fashioned
after the life of Him who walked the shores of Gaea and
became atonement for dying
Second preparation, which to prepare oneself
for life in order to accomplish ones AIM That is to help
those who are less fortunate than you.
To help growing, humanity should be prepared to
accomplish any obstacle that is set before him. To render
service others you must have profession in life to
make Being means to help those who
cannot help themselves My desire not to take down. but
to build up falling humanity that might be some help to
In the broader field of humanity How could Florence
Nightingale and Clara Barton be fully rewarded for
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1930-03-01
THE OUTLOOK FOR MISSISSIPPI.

In all communities where the Afro-American Sons &
Daughters have been organized, the majority. If
you meet five persons in the public road fields streets or
church. you may three of them for they Afros
We have wrought we'll in Mississippi that the landlords
influencing their tenants everywhere to join the Afros
as means of rescue in the time of distress. With 600
Financial Secretaries at work the state and loyal men,
bership, possibilities unlimited
South Mississippi, under the direction of Superintend
ent c. Harper has been showing increase during the
winter months Notwithstanding the weather has been very
incement. We have received about 500 members each
month and with the coming of the Spring expect 1000
which will be reasonable for this territory with its force
Rev l. c. Harper is studying the welfare of the Afro
American Sons Daughters, and is capable of handling
large territory.
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1930-03-01

their service to the and dying soldiers the bat
teeds, had bedn for rendering those who
less fortunate than they were? No person or Nation
has accomplished anything worthy of mention without
surmountng obstacles and encountering difficulties We
can best ourae by giving out the best that God has
given u.s. ..yMz kMM
For DR.. John Z. Watson said: II firmly believe that
if the necessity will in test tubes from
the ordinary chemical units the shelves in lab
oratores Wit is the salt of conversation not the food,
but too much wit makesthe world rotten.
So with little wit little patience, and little kind
ness along my way will help to build and lift
up falling humanity. That is why want to be
By BERTHA OLETHA McGREW.
Miss L. Nicholson, Instructor.
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1930-03-01
MY REASON FOR BEING A NURSE.

My reason for being is because nursing is so
interesting and benetng, and think am doing good for
our Master Another for my being nurse is be-
cause II provides rare opportunity to help myself and
Others
Inc entrance of nurse training is practically the en-
trance into world The nurse who is unwilling In
study or sacrifice who to the hospital to see if she
WI" IKE IT. who feels that her pleasure is lesson needs to
ether change her attitude of mind or choose some other
~ VI WORK 10 enter nursing without qualification is like
ouong costly structure base of sand To be a good
nurse IS first of all sound woman The necessary oual
ncaton for nursing is health strength endurance and
eh choo education 1t is very necessary for an educa-
uon SO you may be able to master the work
Nursing professional work. and good standard for
iaoes 10 make true and independent support am going
10 40 my best in trying to aid in the health welfare as far
as my qualification will allow me- so nv name will hichlv
recommended as professional nurse
By EDITH CULP.
Miss L. Nicholson Instructor.
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1930-03-01

BY MARY EARL HUDSON.
Miss Leola Nicholson, Instructor.
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1930-03-01
II; A NOBLE CATLING
HY 1 WANT TO BE A NURSE.
Grows better year by year,

grows Detter year by year,
ome nurse in her little sphere
PuO'6n her apron and smiles and sings
And keeps on doing the same old things
Taking the temperature, giving the pills
To remedy mankind's numberless ills.
Feeding the baby, answering the bells
And being polite with heart that rebels
Dear People: This little tells just why want
TO De nurse To do the good for others; to help
hem TO be healthy to teach them the value of good health
10 render service to those who less fortunate than
myself, that might be of service to our race To
take up Whatever task that might find and pick out the
good in it.
10 reach my profession: Every should have pro-
esson that ne or she should follow and day in
way they will reach the climax and then look back and say
am glad that have been able to help others.
nursing is my profession, and going to try by the
nep OF the Lord and my instructor real good nurse
always, thinking of this little verse:
II a task is once begun,
Never leave it until it's done;
Be the labor great or small
DO it we'll or not at all
BY MARY EARL HUDSON.
Miss Leola Nicholson Instructor.
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1930-03-01
THE OUTLOOK FOR ARKANSAS.

The future for Arkansas looks bright The ground
that have already covered has yielded such wonderful
results young with Afro that this will
positive proof that will have the state We have
had only whoetime in the state, but it
that will have several others within few days, search
ing the highways towns and cities of that great State Our
goal in that State 5000 members must be reached within
the next 18 months.
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1930-03-01
THE OUTLOOK FOR LOUISIANA.

With Bro. D. W. Kelley in Lake Providence, La, as
Superintendent with full to appoint other Deputies
and Bro C. L. Page in Bogausa La, with the priv
ege we will soon have Louisiana like have Mississippi
Hard to find community where the Afro-American
praises not sung.
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1930-03-01

A HANDSOME PRIZE WILL BE GIVEN TO THE
FINANCIAL SECRETARY WHO WILL LEAD ALL
OTHERS IN WRITING APPLICATIONS AND ADDING
NEW MEMBERS TO HIS OR HER LODGE FOR THE
MONTH OF MARCH.
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Boo IS X eceiUed

CRIME AND CURES: Review of this Law
less Age and of the Mistrial of Christ. By
E. T. Wexford. Boston: The Stratford Co.
DRAMA OF LIFE: An Interpretation. BY
r. w Lewis. Boston: The Stratford Co.
THE WHITE DOME: Novel. BY Laura
Morrison author of Little Lees Wife etc.
Boston, The Christopher Publishing House.
THE MYSTERIOUS FIVE: Ghost Stories. BY
Marie Taylor, author Of Just Boys and
Girls of Dear Old Chicago" Boston: The
Christopher Publishing House.
THE DAUGHTER OF THE BLOOD: Novel of
Colonial Days. BY Herbert Bouldin Halves.
Boston: The Four Seas Co.
IF WERE GOD. BY DR.. William J. Robin
son. Introduction by Harry Elmer Barnes.
PHI d. New York: The Freethought Press
Association.
BURBANK, HE INFIDEL. BY Joseph Lewis.
New York: The Freethought Press Associa-
BULBS FOR AMERICAN GARDENS. Com
plete, detailed, reliable review Of bulbs suit
able for culture in various parts of the
country. Illustrated. BY John G. Wister.
secretary of Pennsylvania Horticultural So
ciety Boston: The Stratford Co.
JUDGES SECOND CROSSWORD PUZZLE
BOOK. Edited by the staff Of Judge. New
York: The John Day Co.
RACING YACHTS: Done in Cork Models.
BY Peter Adams author OF Cork Ships and
How to Make Them" etc. Pen drawings by
Madeleine Knoll. New York: e. p. Dut-
ton g. c..
PUPPET r AVS FOR CHILDREN. BY Flor
ence McCiurg Everson. Plays for mar.on-
cites, puppets and shadows; how to give
them. Dr1w-ngs and photographs for the
scenes. Oh ego; Beckley-Cardy Co.
BROKEN M CDY: Drama for the Talk
ing Screen. An experiment in new lit
erary forr, as well as in the new moving
picture medium of sound. BY M j. Spivack.
New York: The Talking Picture Publish
ing Co.
PETER MAKES GOOD: And Other Stories.
BY Gertrude Thomas. Illustrated by Dor
othy Saunders. Chicago: The Beckley-
Cardy Co.
Poetry.
JACKMAN'S POEMS. Edward r. Jacknan
Boston: The Stratford Co.
THIS MY NEW ENGLAND. BY GEORGE Scott
Gleason. New York: Henry Harrison
THE GOLDEN STAIRWAY. BY Florence M.
Huber, author of silver Petals" etc. Lon
don: Arthur H. Stockwen, Ltd.
HOOSIER RHYMES AND READINGS. BY
Virgil Ray Mullins. Drawings by M-~fan
Hetherng Marsh. Fowler, Ind: The
Benton Review Shop.
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Porcupine s Dual Role.

The porcupine is sort of animal Jekyl and
Hyde, boon to lost woodsmen and hunters
and the enemy of forestry interests The gen.
eral run of people. however see him merely as
curiosity, although not infrequently he is an
object Of fear for those who have heard the
baseless stories about his ability to throw his
quilts something which he cannot of course, do.
In animal circles the porcupine is the ideal
individual so far peace-loving habits are
concerned. Almost powerless as an offensive
fighter, he has defensive warfare down to a
science. When approached by hungry animal
which is on the prowl for tasty meal-and
the porcupine incidentally is about as tasty as
wild flesh comes-the porcupine rolls itself into
a ball and the hungry hunter finds only an
animal chestnut burr waiting
Now and then real young animal, unframed
in forest ways, tries a mouthful or a swat with
q furry paw and its education in porcupnes Is
accomplished at once. Or perhaps tender
nose gets in the path Of the porcupine's failing
tail, armored with quilts which are barbed ON
the end much like fish hook. and stay with
the victim just as an imbsdded fish hook will
The reason for the hunters liking for the
porcupine is its slowness afoot and habit of
awaiting attacks. When man is lost in the
woods and out of ammunition the porcupine
Is the one kind of game which can be found
and killed with club and many a man owes
his life to the food he has obtained by this
means.
But in spite of any value which the porcu-
pine has, the damage it does far outweighs
that. It ranks second only to fire in destruc-
tiveness to forests In the West, in particular,
it has reached the point of an agricultural pest
of the first magnitude. It viii eat almost any
kind of vegetation, but its particular liking
seems TO be for young trees It likes the tender
bark and will completely ring tree. bringing
about its death. Garden truck ard fields Of
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alfalfa, when it can find them, also pay tribute
to its hungry NAV.
Most of all, however, it likes salt and will
eat its way into building to get at it. It's
sharp rodent teeth can cut their way through
thick floor and siding timber and it does con-
siderable damage in this way.
It is its liking for salt which gives the best
way for controlling it, and when salt is mixed
with strychnine the porcupne can be elirni-
mated, for it will make for the salt whenever
the poisoned bats are set.
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from the Polish by Francis b. CzarnpmSkt.
Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. New York: E.
P Dutton Sc Co.

from the Polish by Francis b. Czarnpmski.
Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. New York: z.
P. Dutton Sc Co.
A PROFOUND, student, q writer Of distinction
on many matters Of importance this
Polish writer here takes up, In It's own person,
the life story of little monkey. Sets himself
down. within the body and personality Of little
Ket. so to speak, there to make daily note OF
the thoughts and feelings Of this small animal
of the monkey tribe. His mother and safety.
food and drink bit Of playtime among the
branches of the trees, smuggling toward the
mother warmth against the little nip Of night
or the faint scent Of danger-what else could
concern this little animal? Much like the ret
Of us, this Ket It is in such q feeling with
Ket, in such an understanding Of Ket's mind.
that this author jots down so simply the
mornings of this baby monkeys life and its
moons and its nghtfalls great story, wherein
q poet comes close to his brother in life.
simple story of matters not simple at all.
Laughing, in spots, pathetic and foreboding, in
spots, the Lfe-run of Ket Is not so different
from ours-and it is this sense Of oneness that
makes it come into us and bide there. diff.
ferent realm, a far-away place, another order
of life-but ve~y like, nevertheless Not for
children alone No great book is for children
alone And this is of that sort-great.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-03
% IDA GILBERT MYERZ
Ciwl Mar Is Background for Three Splendid
No7eL-A Story of the Circns-7he
Problems of Modern Finance.

APRIL FOOLS: A Comedy of Bad Manners.
BY Compton Mackenzie, author of "Carni-
val" etc. New York: Doubleday, Doran g.
Co.
TT can't be done very little bit of bad
manners goes long way. To give over
book--even q shortish book-to an exhibition of
this kind is too much for any author to under
take, too much for any stable group of readers
to endure
You may be devoted to Compton Mackenzie.
Many of us are. Nevertheless in this respect
you will wish that he had listened to himself
before setting out. There is not fun enough.
not wit enough, to hold out book length
but let me tell you. This is the way of it:
A man-successful and therefore with many
affectionate family reIations-decides, some
what late in life, to get married Knowing the
dspleaSure that this will create among these
loving members of his tribe, he bequeaths to
them all together, his fine country place in
Hampshire. The whole kit-and-caboodle are
to move down there forthwith That is the
condition of ownership. They moved. George
and James and Frida-each with wife, or hus-
band, as the case required All with children
and dogs and odd lot of in-laws To say
nothing of this mob, in its physical capacity
for taking up room, each was possessed of
idiosyncrasies many and varied. Even the dogs
and cats and birds were of temperamental cast.
I leave 1t to you. Can it be done? That is
can 1t be done to any ones sustained interest,
even Dy the inspired foolerieS OF Compton
Mackenzie himself who hare at the last does
try, by turn of sheer force, to produce the
illusion of understandings and lessons and
things. No use. Mr.. Compton Mackenzie.
WHEN WAS A HARVESTER. BY Robert L.
Yates New York: The Macmillan Co.
I THINK you'll like this book boy wrote
1t. No, not that kind of a boy This one
Is not an inventor OF fiction all about himself
To be sure, the account is of himself, bat it
appears to stick around in the neighborhood
OF things as they actually came along This
youngster-Bob, they all called him-set out
from Toronto to work in the wheat fields of
the Canadian Northwest. Not only set out, but
arrived as well And worked, besides, through
out the harvest time. And this Is his story
The held work itself, the other harvesters the
long days. the lovely nights. playtime, the look
OF the land-not a thing left out, so far as one
can see. And in addition to the realities of the
adventure there are hints of the inside adj
ventures OF the lad. The landscape now and
then took hold Of him-the big land wide and
high and deep-stii7ing him TO dreams and a
future OF doing things Once IN a while under
such stress he broke into song from one or
another OF the poets of the wide West The
account is, however. rather singularly free from
attitudes and posturing, and gestures The boy
appears to be kept pretty busy with real hap
penings-work, little of play. the food, the