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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-27
Dinner Parties Before
Last Dance IT Ser;

The Friday evening dancing class
will give Its last and most brilliant event
Of the season In the large ball room Of
the Willard Hotel Friday evening. Mrs.
Parker w. West Is chairman, and mauy
Of the most brilliant dinner parties Of
the Spring season win be given by the
members.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-27
At Homes Cancelled
Bv Can;+a1 Hos+

Mrs. Henry Parsons Erwin will not
observe her day at home this afternoon.
Mrs. M. declare Berry win not re-.
ceive this afternoon.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-02-22
SUPREME LODGE BLAMED FOR
FAILURE OF KNIGHTS OF
PITHIAS IN NORTH
CAROLINA

Raleigh, N. C. (CNs)-The su-
preme Lodge of the Knights of
Pithias is responsible for the bank
ruptcy of the North Carolina Grand
Lodge which resulted in the order
being thrown into thte hands of
receivers, declared U. S. Scales, of
Winston-Salem, grand chancellor
of the order, following a conference
with State Insurance Commissioner,
Dan Boney, at Raleigh.
Scales, who has been head of the
order since July, 1928, is conf
dent that the North Carolina Grand
Lodge would have paid all death
claims and would have been in a
fourishing condition today had it
not been suspended by the Supreme
suspension occurred when the North
Lodge. Scales recalled that the
Carolina Grand Lodge refused to
pay heavy tax for the erection of
temple at Chicago. Scales and
other officers of the North Carolina
organization held that the tax was
unjust and that this state was I'M
able to pay it. They were sustained
in that contention by Insurance
Commissioner Boney.
The Grand Lodge held a session
in Winston-Salem last week and
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-02-22
LAURA WOOD MURDERED

Laura oWod, 6O-year-old mother
of four children, a Negro, was
brutally murdered and her dead
body hung to the branch of tree
with a cow chain on farm near
Barber Junction, N. c., in daytime,
the morning of February II, 1880.
This murder and lynching of an
agricultural worker is part of the
boss terrorism which murdered
Ella May, though it belongs to the
tactic of dividing the working class
along racial lines instead of to the
tactic of direct union smashing.
The International Labor Defense
uncompromisingly fights all forms
Of boss terrorism, including that
of lynching, which is so prevalent
at the present time-the lynching
of Jimmie Levine of CECILIA, Ca,
February LIST; the attempted lynch
ing of Dave Lock of Wallace, N.
c., few days before; the lynch
ing of white worker in Ken
lucky, etc.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-02-22
CONVICTION, VA.

The Budget met at the home of
Mrs. Robert Mcdowell, Jr., on Mar
ion street, with Mrs. Bessie Carter
filing her chair. Business was at
tended to and a lovely repast was
served in sspes of hearts and Gu
pids. After voting the hostess
thanks we will meet at the home
Of Mrs. Halle White.
Mrs. A. j. Adams is spending
some time in Washington, d. c.,
with her children.
Mr.. Rosevent Ward is home from
school to have his tonsils looked
after. He is the son Of Mrs. Lille
B. Jones on Pine street, and is
under the care of Drs. Pogue and
Gibbs.
Mrs, Mary Smith is feeling bet
ter, after her throat trouble.
Gertrude Williams is able to be
around again after a touch of flu.
Mrs. Emma La Pearl of New
York is home visiting her aunts
and cousins.
Mr.. Charles Freeman died last
Wednesday, and was buried last
Sunday. His wife has the sympathy
of this town.
GERTRUDE WILLIAMS,
Reporter.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-02-22
PaWned Church Clothes
10 play the Numbers

Our special investigator continues
his job of ascertaining the effect of
playing the clearing house" num-
bers here. 1t appears that the NAL
ady has pervaded the upper classes
to the extent that much time that
should be given to advancing the in
terests of our group here is lost by
professional men spending valuable
time trying to guess the lucky num-
bers, which time should be used in
looking after the interests of their
clients and customers by a steady
application to their professions. They
try to justify their actions by claim
ing that they can make money to
meet taxes and other overhead ex-
penses incident to their professions.
This is all baloney, as the follow
ing incident will show.
A certain professional man had
perfected system of guessing the
elusive numbers and did guess about
right for three successive days. On
the fourth day he gave a tip of nine
numbers and large group of men
and boys who hang around a certain
popular store played this professional
mans tips to the limit. One of the
men, who played the limit, even went
so far as to pick out his car that he
would buy with his winnings. On
this particular day the professional
guesser was way off in his guess and
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-02-22
TWENTY SIX FRAZIER.
MITES IN BAD SHAPE
Says N, c, Insurance
Commission.
YOUNG PEOPLE FORSAKE
BURIAL LODGES

Raleigh, N. C. (CNS)-Young
people prefer industrial insurance
companies to fraternal orders and
are therefore to blame for recent
crashes in fraternal affairs in North
Carolina, according to State Insur-
ance Commissioner Dan Boney.
Twenty-six fraternal and burial
orders OF the State are in bad shape
and have been warned to put their
affairs in order by April first or be
thrown into the hands of receivers,
he said. At the same time a re-
ceiver was appointed for the Grand
Lodge of the Knights OF Pytnlas
whose books show a $4,000 deficit.
The young people of today are
not attracted by the regalia and
grandeur of lodge funeral, said the
commissioner. As result so few
young members have joined in re-
cent years that the average age of
members has advanced to So years.
The frequent death claims greatly
overbalance the amount cfiollected
in dues.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-02-22
PARENT-TEACHERS' ASSOCIA-
TON ORGANIZED IN STAUNTON

A parent-teachers' association was
organized here Monday night in Mt.
Zion Baptist Church. The meeting
was called to order by Mrs. Edna
Brooks, president of the Mothers
Club. After stating the purpose of
the league, the following officers
were elected:
President: Rev. Godfrey Tate;
First Vice-President, Captain W..
w. Green; Second Vice-President,
F. Earl Henry; Secretary, Mrs.
John Hackney, Sr.; Assistant Sec
rotary, Miss Leona Chiles; Treas
urer, DR.. S. L. Scott.
February 9th was fixed as the
next date of meeting at Booker T.
Washington High School. A Com
mittee of Constitution and Bylaws
was also appointed.
The following were appointed to
draft the constitution and bylaws:
Rev. E. D. McCreary, Captain w.
w. Green, W. G. Brown, Emmett
J. Shelton and Miss Theresa Hud-
son.
On suggestion of Rev. E. D. Nc
Creary, the president motioned to
select grievance committee, which
will take care of all grievances
which otherwise would have come
up on the floor of the body. The
president, Rev. Tate, promised to
present this committees names to
thte body at its next meeting.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-02-22
INTER-RACIAL. GROUP
SEEKS MILLION FUND
Motion Heads Campaign to Finance
Commissions Work For An
other Ten-Year Period.

Atlanta, Ca, Feb. 19.-Dr. Rob
ert r. Motion, president of Tuske-
gee Institute, has accepted the lead
ership of campaign to raise ST.
100000 to continue the work of
the Commission on Inter-racial Co.
operation through another ten-year
period.
The campaign in sponsored by a
committee of nationally known f.
nanciers, educators and religious
leaders of both races, and two
pledges, aggregating $500,OO0, have
already been received = 100000
from the Spelman Fund and $780,
600 from the Rosenwald Fund. Con-
dence is expressed that the remain
ing $S60,000 will be promptly
pledged when the need has been
made known.
The beneficiary of the campaign.
popularity known as the Inter-racial
Commission, was organized by a
group of Southern leaders in 1919
in the hope of checking the wave
of inter-racial conflict that spread
across the country at that time,
resulting in numerous destructive
race riots North and South. After
meeting this emergency, it set out
upon constructive program of
inter-racial adjustment, including
the correction of oppressive con-
ditions affecting Negroes and The
Improvement of those inter-racial
attitudes out of which unfavorable
conditions grow.
The commission conducts a far
reaching educational progra IN
through the press, THROUGH relig-
ious apd civic organizations, in
schools and colleges, and from the
platform, and deals with specific
situations through a large number
of state and local inter-racial COM
mittees. It's membership comprises
hundred representative mon and
women of both races, and the af-
tiliated committees enlist more than
a thousand others. Its work has
attracted favorable attentio
throughout the United States and
abroad. Though the commission
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-02-22
LOT OF RACE J0BLESS
MOST MISERABLE
Workers Will Organize
To Relieve Situation
NEGRO MASSES UNEMPLOYED

New York, Feb. - CRUSADER
News ice)-Among the 6,000,-'
600 jobless workers in the United
States there are hundreds of thou
sands of Negro workers. On the job
they are exploited to the utmost,
and when unemployed their lot is
the most miserable of all the work
ers. The Chicago World, a Negro
paper, reports that there are more
than $4,000 unemployed in Chicago.
The Chicago World gives a de-
scription Of the suffering of these.
Negro jobless:
"a great majority of the men
are married, with families depend
ent on them for support. A great
number of the idle workers have
been without jobs since last sum-
mer. Their wives and children and
others who may be dependent on
them are barely existing in miser-
able living quarters; hunghy and
cold; racked by diseases peculiar
to exposure and ravages of severe
winter weather. They are threat
ened momentarily with eviction be-
cause OF inability to pay ex0rbitant
rents for dilapidated quarters, unfit
for human habitation."
But the Chicago World, like all
the petty bourgeois Negro papers,
gives as the solution the election of
such capitalists and betraying poll
ticians as Oscar de Priest, who
favors the Hoover-A. F. of L. anti
Negro, anti-worker campaigns and
the "no Strikes" and mo wage
increases" agreements.
The Trade Union Unity League
is organizing all the unemployed,
both Negro and white, for a united
fight for immediate relief and for
unemployment insurance. The Ne
gro jobless must organize together
with the white workers for mass
demonstration.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-02-22
WHEREFORE OBSERVES
NEGRO HISTORY WEEK

Wilberforce, o. = Negro History
Week, sponsored by the Association
for the Study Of Negro Life and
History, was observed at WILDER
force University with appropriate
programs rendered by the Senior
and Junior classes in Elementary
Teacher Training, February 10 and
IA. The Junior program was under
the direction of Professor Harold
Lee; Miss A. o. Williamson directed
and supervised the program rem
dered by the Senior Class.
Mrs. Lucinda Cook, Director of
Elementary Teacher Training, spon-
sored the olcal observance in as
sisting the Association in its aim
to present facts of Negro achieve
ment and worth to the youth of
both races before their judgments
became hopelessly- warped by the
general attitude of the communi-
ties in which they have been
brought up.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-02-22
FULTON NOTES

Services at Mt. Calvary last Sun
day were very helpful. Rev. Jos.
H. Bum delivered a message that
will linger in the hearts of his
hearers. Come to services tomorrow
morning. $3.50 P. NJ, installation
of the Sunday School officers and
teachers. Address by DR., F. w.
Williams. $3.50 P. NJ, installation
of the ushers of the church. A
fine program will be rendered.
Last Sunday night the teachers
and officers of Union Level Baptist
Church were installed by Deacon
John Robinson. The message was
delivered by Rev. G. B. jefferson.
The Sunday Schools of our COM
munity solicit your presence Sum
day mornings at $50.
Rev. W. L. Tuck is sick at his
residence 722 Carlisle Ave. He will
be glad to Gee his monv friends
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-02-22
ReceiVership OfN. G. Grand
Lodge, Creates Fur0re

reached an agreement for liquida-
ton of the assets inasmuch as ap-
proximately $4,000 in death claims
remain unpaid. The lodge also
agreed to pro-rate the money now
in hand and to re-rate the policies
according to the insurance laws.
The outcome of the temporary
receivership is only a matter of
speculation. The Supreme Lodge,
pointed out, has agreed to pay the
death claims now due in this State,
lation that the North Carolina
but there probably will be a stipu-
Grand Lodge pay its assessment
towords the cost of building the
Chicago temple. There may be a
reorganization after the liquidation,
however.
1.-The situation is simply this"
said Scales, 1--WE paid $4,000 due
in death claims when l became
chancellor and we also paid $4,000
in claims which fell due later. But
when the Supreme Lodge placed
the tax on us and then suspended
us because we refused to pay it,
the action created unrest among
the 1000 members of the order
in North Carolina. Many of the
members stopped paying premiums
to the endowment department and
we soon began to fall behind in
payment of the death claims"
Sales reiterated the statement
that-had the Supreme Chancellor
left the North Carolina Grand
Lodge alone it would have paid
every death claim and would show
a balance today.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-02-22
5000 ATTEND NEGRO ilEsTolY|
WEEK CELEBRATION III ncNoR
OF NEGRO CONGRESSMAN
rz.zx a:s77zs=:z=17r- .sarszzgz.rz ZEE

Washington, D. C. (CNS)-Six
thousand colored men and women
attended the Negro history week
celebration in honor of Negro Con-
gressmen given at the Washington
Auditorium Monday night under the
auspices of the Association for the
Study of Negro Life and History,
with Representative Oscar De Priest
Of Illinois, and formeh Representa-
tives, Major John W. Lynch, Of
Mississippi, and Thomas E. Miller,
of South Carolina, as guests of
honor. Former Representative Hen
Plummer Cheatham, of North Caro-
lima was unable to attend due to
injuries sustained in a recent au-
tomobile accident.
Major John R. Lynch, of Missis-
sippi, who was a member of the
forty-third, forty-fourth, and forty
seventh Congresses and is now 83
years old and a resident Of Chi
cago, discussed the practical phases
of the present political situation
among Negroes, predicting that
there would be several Negro men,
bers of Congress from Northern
States. He said: Fifteen years
ago when was called upon to
speak at one of the churches Of
this city, l then made the prediction
that l would live to see the day
when a colored man would occupy
again a seat in Congress. I will
make another prediction, that l will
live to see the day when there are
several colored men in Congress.
will even venture another prediction
although | may not live to see it
that there will be colored men in
Congress from below the Mason
Dixon line"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-02-22
HOME TOWN PAYS
HIGH TRIBUTE TO
PRESIDENT HOPE
Notable Assemb,age Witnesses Pre-
sentat;on OF Harmon Award Ger
Achievement in Education.

Atlanta, Ca, Feb. 19.-Cn Sut-
day afternoon, February yth, in
Sisters Chapel of Spe!0aH College
and in the preserce o. IN inter
racial audience Of more than Q
thousand, the Harmon award fer
distinguished achievement In tle
field Of education was presented to
Dr.. John Hope, president of More
house College and Alanta Univer-
sity, with most Impressive eyer
cises. Seated on tie platform We :
many Of Atlan.a'5 oUt5tanding cit,-
zers, white and coiored, among
them the presidents and deans of
six local colleges.
As the personal representative of
President Barbour, Of Brown Uni
versity, DR.. Hopes anna mater, DR..
Theo Collier delivered the princi-
pal address of the day and ex-
pressed the University's pride in
the achievements Of one of it's dis
tinguished sons. Brief greetings on
behalf of their respective institu-
tons were extended by representa-
tives of many colleges, alumni as
sociations, and other groups. Tele-
grams were read from nationally
known figures of both races, in
Guiding the president of the Gen
eral Education Board, DIR. r. r.
Motion, DR.. John R. Mott and 9TH
ers. A touching accident was the
receipt of a personal message from
Mrs. w. H. P. Faunce, widow of
the late Precedence Faunce, of
Brown University, who died ten
days ago leaving note on his
calendar for February 9th, "Write
John Hope"
The presentation of the award
was made by the late DR.. Plato T.
Durham, of Emory University, a
leader in the inter-racial movement
of the South and for several years
warm friend of DIR. Hope. In a
remarkable address DR.. Durham
voiced the high public confidence
and esteem which DR.. Hope has
won by thirty-one years of notable
service to this community and the
country at large. Special signif-
canoe attaches to DR.. Durham's tri-
butte in view of the fact that it
was his last public utterance.
In accepting the award, which
carried gold medal and a cash
honorarium of four hundred dol
larsr, DR.. Hope stated that he was
donating it to the endowment fund
of Morehouse College, together with
? hundred dollars which he had
just received from his son in Brazil.
DR.. viii w. Alexander, director
of the Commission on Inter-racial
Cooperation, of which DR.. Hope
is one of the most honored and
useful charter members, acted as
chairman of the meeting. Deyo-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-02-22
WALDON FRANCE POST No. 20
AMERICAN LEGION OF DAM
WILLIE VA. CELEBRATED
DOUGLASS LINCOLN
DAY

Danville, Va.-The ABOVE named
Post of American Legion of Dam
vile, Va, celebrated Lincoln (Dou-
glass Day at the Masonic HALL, Feb.
18th, in grand style, a spicy pro-
gram was rendered commemorating
the occasion.
Prof. /. w. Taylor, Most Wor.
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge
of Virginia, made an excellent ad-
dress; subject, "Lincolr-DOuglasS."
He held the audience spelbound
from start to finish. He was pre-
sented in very fowery manner by
Commander B. 0. Henderson of the
local Post.
The program was followed by
very encouraging remarks from the
following distinguished visitors:
Commander Copeland of Winston
Salem, n. c.; Commander c. C.
Wright of Greensboro, N. c.; Mr..
Raymond Brady of Salt Lake City,
Utah; last, but by no means least,
Lawyer Hugh T. Williams of DAN
vile, Va, also a State Committee
man of the American Legion, and
one who has taken special interest
in Walden France Post No. 20,
since its organization. The two last
named gentlemen were white. They
were accompanied by Misses Mary
and Daisy Hamlin of Danville, Va
Everybody was served in Amer
lean Legion STYLE" The ladies look
ed sweet. the music, which was
furnished by "Miller's Troubadours"
of Greensboro, N. c., was grand.
The menu was delicious. Every
body enjoyed themselves until
"Home, Sweet Home" was played
Mrs. P. NJ. B. Hodge was special
invited guest of the local Post No.
20, who looked after her comfort
in every way.
There was a large crowd in at
tendance and quite few visiting
Legionnaires from Winston-Salem
and Greensboro, N. C.
The local Post deserves great
credit for the splendid entertain
ment of the 18th inst. Commander
Henderson and every member of
the Post was on the job and looked
out for every body.
The whole affair was o success
financially and socially.
All local American Legionnaires
who have not joined the local Post
should do so at once, and help en-
large Walden France Post No. 20,
American Legion of Danville, Va.
Prof. w. T. Grasty is very much
improved and is now at his home.
Mr., Isaac G. Hunt, son-in-law of
Prof. Grasty, and very popular
and industrious young man of our
city, met with serious accident in
an auto collision at Greensboro,
n. c., last Thursday. He is now
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-02-22
I. o. KING DAVID SCORES
HEAVILY IN LOUISA, VA.

Louisa C. H., Va, Feb. 1S-El-
lott Kinney died here Sunday
morning and had been member of
King David Lodge here, although
he had failed to pay up his taxa
ton. His wife was removed to the
hospital for the insane and several
small children were left parentless.
Mrs. A. G. Taylor, G. w. Ruler, was
notified at Richmond of the circum-
stances, and she Immediately order
ed the local lodge to take charge
and she would pay the money. The
Order is very popular here and this
action has increased it's popularity
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-02-22
MASSES UNEMPLOYED
The MINISTERIAL UNION
INSTALLS OFFICERS

A public installation service OIL the
officers of the Richmond Ministerial
Union was held Tuesday, February
18th, at the First Baptist Church, of
which the Rev. w. I. Johnson is
pastor.
Addresses were made by E. o.
Downer and c. A. Cobbs. The Rev.
c. A. Cobbs emphasized the fact that
the different denominations had been
operating, but none cooperating,
Rev. f. w. Black acted as master
of ceremonies. Mrs, Mosal Williams
delivered a most beautiful and time
ly welcome address to the Union
DR.. G. E. Johnson responded to the
welcome address. The Rev. A. G.
Coleman introduced the principal
speaker of the evening, VINO was
none other than the Rev. w. l.. Ran
some, who proved himself master OF
the occasion. Rev. Ransome spoke
briefly as TO how the organization
came about, giving most credit to
DR.. Stokes. This same movement
had been suggested to Dr.. Payne
and without casting any reflection
on such noble man, DR.. Ransome
as his ministerial son, told how he
disagreed because OF. the denomina,
tional question. This same sugges
ton was brought before DR.. Ran.
some, who told DR.. Stokes to go right
ahead.
There are at present three minis
terial bodies in Richmond. First
the Baptist Ministers Conference,
composed only of Baptists; second
the Ministers Alliance, composed OF
everybody but Baptists, this was not
due because of the exclusion of the
Baptists; third, the new organiza.
ton, which is the first of it's kind in
the city, and is an utilization without
UNCONVENTIONAL lines.
DIR. Ransome told how the segre-
cation movement brought the Negro
ministers together, and gave proof
that such union was possible. He
spoke also of the fact that this age
hasn't the respect for ministers as
the past age, due perhaps to ignor.
ance and a misunderstanding OF
preachers. He compared the officers
to be installed with a clock. The
president the minute hand, the vice,
president the hour hand, the other
officers as numbers. If the clock
is slow or fast, the time is wrong.
DR.. w. T. Johnson, president OF
the Union, said he appreciated the
privilege to be a part of that clock,
and as president conducted Rev. Ran
some into office as chairman of the
Executive Committee.
DR.. Johnson said: eve represent
a new thing in our community, and
new thing for Richmond" This
idea is not new to Dr.. Johnson.
Since 1907 he has been constantly
mingling with the United Society OF
Christian Endeavor, which consists
of 81 denominations.
Rev. r. NJ. Williams was glad that
the curtain had been drawn.
The officers installed are as fol
ows: w. II. Johnson, president;
r. M. Williams, vice-president; A
A. Hector, secretary; J. E. Fountain
assistant secretary; R. B. Smith,
treasurer; w. H. Stokes, correspond
ing secretary; G. w.. Gaines, chap
lain; D. w. Baker. auditor; W. B.
Ball, reporter. The members of the
Program Committee are: R. M. Will
liams, chairman; j. H. Burnham,
secretary; Joseph Arlington, J. j.
Woodson, F. w. Black and T. H.
Jones.
Refreshments were served by the
ladies of the church after the SER
vices.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-02-22
STEPIN FETcHIT GETS FIRED
TO BETTER JOB

Hollywood (CNS)-Stepin Fetcit
who lost his job In the movies be-
caused he refused to say, "Rusty,
Pm all Wet in his speaking part,
has caught on with Hal Roach
comedies. A contract for five years
at an increased salary is the result
of his getting fired from his old
job.
When asked to give a reason for
not wanting to speak the part as
directed he said: Il thought those
words might offend many of my
old friends down in 'Bam.'"