Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-03-07
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BY PERCY GREENE

AhISf1 > NEE OA y MIA
NIGHT: A whole lot of us, mean
ing of course those of us some
folks say have an exclusive right
to claim that we belong to the
tribe of Aunt Haggar, are always
setting around talking about, and
pointing one finger at the short
comings of our organizations, and
lanoenting over what they amt do
ing. what they want to do, and what
they could do in the way of help
ING to promote the general all
around good of the brothers and
sisters of the blood. With the con-
vention season already here, and
with the delegates already elected
and ready to go here and yonder
to this, that and the other meeting;
that is with the delegates already
elected and ready to go except
waiting for the brothers and sisters
of the blood to come forward with
the necessary expense money.
Knowing if you listen long enough
you'll find the answer to anything
coming from the Parish Street
ers; | was listening over my Fish
and Beer, when | heard a group Of
the Old Timers, with their beer
glass in their hands and every now
and then a kind of cautious look
out the front door for the Deacon,
Glass Leader, and Pastor, knowing
that they had to perform the ritual
come Sunday morning, talking
about. and asking themselves the
question - What is Wrong With
Negro Organizations and
coming up with every kind of pos
sible answer, but nearly the same,
viz that the present High Mogul A
Great Potentate, and Supreme Ele-
waited, not being a particular friend,
was therefore not the rightful per-
sOnage to march at the head of the
crowd, and therefore the organiza-
ton was doing nothing and Citing
nowhere. AS | thought over what
was hearing, it began to dawn on
me that it was just about the time
for another swing of the cycle in
Negro Organization since the col
lapse of the Sons and DAUGHTERS
of | Will Arise. The Purple and
Yellow Queen, The Household of
Jamie, Jake, Polesam, and the
Seeds of the Wise man, and all the
rest that Flourished and prospered, |
amassed great treasure, and built
and bungled imposing temples to
the Gods about three generations
past. What's wrong with Negro
Organizations, that they must |
founder and collapse every twenty
five or thirty years? | heard only |
one answer worth noting, and that |
Was-Whenever we elect a bro
Their to head the parade, he assumes
that he must stay there the re-
malnder of his natural life, and |
until we learn to elect and re- |
elect each year and thereby con-
tinue to put new life into our or
CARNATIONS, like every body else |
is doing, we are going to see them
start to wind-up and git started |
again every twenty-five or thirty
years, and folks will be always ask
ing What is the Negro Or
CARNATIONS doing to better the lot
Of the Negro.
| DON'T BELONG TO THIS
CHURCH. Bro. D. D. Shepherd
is making everybody laff fit-to-
killthey-self over a thing about i.
Whose gonna bring the wagon
back. 1t appears that the Elder
was preaching and predicting that
sinners are on their way to hell by
the wagon load. A fellow unbe-
knownest to the Elder held a par
rot in the window who asked in
his parrot voice . Whose gonna
bring the wagon back? Thinking
of Ghost at the first sound, every
body, including the Elder, and him
in the lead, broke out of the church.
Just as the sister the ast-got-to
the door, the parrot asked again,
Whose gonna bring the wagon
back? and the sister answered
| don't know Mister Jesus
Cause / don't b'long to dis church.
WEEKLY QUOTATION: "Give
what you have. To someone it may
be better than you think. Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow.
Ed-eh-Yall read dis in July,
1850 q was busy and didn't have
tlme) Ito write nary n,ttinN