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P R IC E 5 C E N T S
PORTLAND GIRL WINS W NATION«, CONTEST
RESOLUTIONS ARE GOOD AVERS NOTED DIVINE
S ta rt the New Year A right
By K It. W rig h t. Jr.. P h D., E ditor
T he C hristian Recorder
C ongressm an D yer Sends
$50 to N. A A. C. P.
E n tertain s at Elaborate
C hristm as D inner
N a t i o n a l Association of
Colored W om en Launches
Drives for M ary B. T a l
bert M emorial Fund to Be
Used for M aintenance of
D ouglass M em orial Home.
Ai their lovely home, 1512 Union
A v r , N orth, Mr and Mr» Josef A.
I In- year 1925. with .MS perfectly
W isdom entertained at a delicious five*
good davs, «tai«I Iw lorf u>. a rlra n
course turkey dinner ( hri»tma» day for
pagi W hat «hall w r do with it? W ill
the plra»urr of Rev and Mrs F. X
its rlo»r ac* M» fu rth rr along in I lie
Runyon
Additional Kurst* made the W ork to Be Done T hrough State P reti-
raer of lift, rlra i m indrd. rlra n heart-1
num ber ten. T he dining room wa»
dent> and Spacial Com m ittee of 100.
rd, niorr trustful of h u n u n ily and with
made extra attractive with ( hrutnia*
G eneral Public Aalced to Aaaiat.
greater faith in (¿oil1
decorations of green and red, red
N ation-W ide Drive F ebruary 15th,
candle*, etc Place cards included red
1925 to February 1926. Raiaing of
T h r possibilities of llir yrar a rr our»
Fund to E xtend O ver Several Years.
T ennis C lub Electa O fficer» At its crepe paper caps which were worn by
l.r l u* atari aright O yra, tlirrr arr
Goal of $10,000 Set lo r Biennial
those who do not lirlirv r in rraolu inert i»» k on Friday, Jan. ¿ml. the T t- the guests during the rem ainder of the
M eeting in California in 1926. Mrs.
liona Hut only thoar who rraolvr, do w ik b Tetini» and Social Club held it» evening All report a delightful time.
Saille W. Stew art, V ice-President of
l.r t ua ait down and take a rro u n t of Annual election of officer» a » follow»:
N ational A ssociation of Colored
our own arlvra, our debit and our President, F d u a rd W at »on, vite presi
W om en, D irector of Drive.
Isa K rem cr Sings H ere
rr r d it. haliilitira and aaarta, moral, dent, Mi»» Kohert Summ er*; secretary,
spiritual, educational. aa w rll a» finan .Mi»» Anna M orrison; treasurer, F arl
Elw yn Bureau P resents
In accordance with our established
cial Many a man dora not g rt ahead Morrison All member* are urued to
A rtist
custom, we shall celebrate Sunday,
h rrau ar h r n rv rr ralm ly takra a rro u n t hr present at th r next meetiiiK Iiu»i-
February 15, as a day of rem em brance
of himself
Aa all huainrea niru arr tie«» of im portance.
and prayer in honor of Lincoln and
now clearing th r dreka for th r new
Douglas». It is to he hoped that no
Died Mr«» Morn* la y lor died at
yrar. halanring arro u n ta, taking inven-
gathering for this rem em brance will
I or ir», etc . ao Irt raeh individual tak r her residence, 339 San Rafael street,
he held without rem em bering and n o t
W «dnr*day nitfht
»lock of hmiarlf.
ing as we p ast the efforts and devotion
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A rr you prepared to do th r work
of tile late Mary 1!. Talbert.
you a rr in to th r hr»t of your ability? F IR S T C LA SS L aundress; »ilk». Uce
curtain» and all kind» of fancy things
As we gather praying for strength
T o th r brat of ita requirem ents? If
a apecialty. W ill call for and deliver.
and guidance. nig) we ask friend and
not, why not ’
Rhone Garfield 2954 — Adv
neighbor to tend a hand in giving to
A rr you aaving «ontr mottry for th r
ward the Mary Jl T albert Memorial
future? For a home, for old ag r, for
Fund which shall be used for the m ain
the rainy day?
Mr E. D Cannady
tenance
of the D ouglass Home. Mary
A rr you accum ulating a good name,
R e-Elected E xalted Ruler
B. T alb ert’s last w ritten letter was
a reputation which will aland you in
h orn
w ritten m entioning the care of the
good atrad if m iafortunr conic»’ I)o -Tilg f i l I . M S N - P O K T K R M K H S R M . K R "
Douglas» H ome and the need of women
people truar you* Do they believe in
Ur PORTKK K. I. c v i . r
to help carry the work forward. W e
you?
Again it is my happy lot and pleas
believe that the m aintenance if this
A rr you d rv o trd to aomr catiar o u t ant task as educational editor of the
shrine in the proi»er m anner and in a
ride of your arlf* Dora the chinch Pullm an P o rter Messenger (though
m anner that should he characteristic of
in trrra t you? Do you a ttru d it? S up not an I-'.Ik. hut soon perhaps) to e x
th r National Association of. Colored
port it? Do the public tchoola lake près» in favor of my fellow co-w orkers
W om en and the K rgroes of the U nited
any of your tim e? The dependent chil (E lk s) their appreciation by request
S tates' in general would be a lasting
dren? The hoapitala? The priaona*
tribute to the life and effort of Mary
Arc you loyal to your hom r? to
your wife* to your children. Do they
P ortland music lovers enjoyed a p ro R. T albert and an index to the p ro
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believe in y o u ’ la it here that you get
gram different from any of previous gress of the rare.
your great inapiration?
dates when, on Eriday evening, Jan.
Send all money and make all checks
Do you read book»’ W hat booka
12. Isa K rem er sang a program of payable to Miss Vfeta Pelham , 1157
did you read laat year? H ave you ever
Russian, Italian, French, G erm an and W est
Hancock
Avenue.
D etroit,
read th r Hook o i Hooka the lliblc?
English songs. Miss K renter is called M ir h ¡gait.
W hat do you plan to read in 1925? Do
the "in tern atio n al Balladist". hut she
W ith grateful appreciation for every
you read a good race new spaper? and
is a more gifted actress than a singer. effort in this behalf, I am.
help circulate it?
If one kept their eyes off the singer
Y ours for united action,
Yra, and while you prepare to live,
and listened for sweet tones, they
S A L L IE W . S T E W A R T .
rem em ber th r y rar 1925 will are mil-
would likely hr disappointed for they
D irector of Drive.
liona taken away from home and loved
were heard only "here and there”, es
V ice-President N ational Association
o n ra : a rr you prepared to dir?
pecially noted in her pianissimo. Miss
of Colored W om en.
I.rt it* atari the New Y rar aright,
K rem er has a fascinating personality
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l.r t ua be m a position to accrpt ita
and looked very charm ing indeed, and
Mrs. Sims D inner H ostess
opportunities.
it was her personality and acting which
won her audience. She changed her
For the pleasure of Mr. and Mrs.
W illiam s Avenue Y.W .C.A.
gown while her accom panist on the W . A. Neely of Bull Run and Mr.
piano played a group of pieces. Aud and Mrs. Nimrod Jackson, Mrs. E tta
1 he High School Reserves resum ed
if the shimm ering black creation with Tibbs Sims entertained C hristm as day
their m eetings after two w eeks' vaca
its broad hand of a profusion of bright with a delicious course turkey dinner.
tion. Every Reserve is urged to he
colored (lowers w hich encircled the Covers were placed for five, and the
present on T hursday at 4 P M.
skirt, made hoop style was pretty, her evening was pleasantly spent.
T h r Bible Class resum ed its class
silver and red tone metal gow n also
for Monday evening«
hoop style and trim m ed with flowers,
Notice— Sm ith's Cafe was closed on
I hr Annual M em bership Banquet
was gorgeous. Miss K rem er respond last week, but will open soon under
will he given Tuesday, January 1.1th, for one, whose photograph appears
cd to several encores and was pre new m anagem ent at 108 N. 9tli St
at the Main Association. Invitations above as show n in the most noble and
sented a huge bouquet of flowers.
are out and all paidup m em bers have honorable official costum e representing
H er accom panist, I.eon Rosenbloom.
Rev. J. W . A nderson, Supt. N orth
received them Anyone who ha» not th e person of Mr. E. I). Cannady,
played her entire and difficult pro west Coast Baptist Association visited
may phone Ea*t 4IH.1.
exalted ruler of Rose City Lodge No. gram w ithout notes, and as a pianiste
New berg T igart. Canby. A urora. H u b
th ro u g h the courtesy of Mrs L ati I l l , re elected for another term of of lie is specially gifted.
bard. W oodburn and St. H elens, O re
m er and Mrs Cannady, the Persian fice together with the following named
A large number of colored m usicians gon this week
Dr. A nderson will
Philosopher, Jinah-i-Fadil, will deliver co-officers, w ho have w orthy records and music lovers and patrons were
preach for Shiloh B aptist church
an address at the Y. W . C. A on F ri and are to hold up-hark up Elkdom noted in the audience.
M ontavilla this Sunday at 11 a. m. and
day at 4 P M„ to the Old Rose Club with him during this adm inistration
8 p. m The L ord's Supper will lie a d
T he O ld Rose Club cordially invites and deserve honorable m ention, viz.:
m inistered at the close of the regular
th r public to hear this noted speaker. M essrs W ebster Straw der, Esteem ed
Mr. E. D. Cannady.
serviees.
The public is invited to
The M others' Club held the first heading K night: W illiam K. Taylor,
It is further requested by the porter worship with Shiloh.
m eeting for the New Year on T u es Esteem ed Loyal K night: (D r.) H ugh
group mem bership to m ention as a fact
day, Janu ary the 6th.
Hell, Esteem ed L ecturing K n ight; J.
of history that E xalted Ruler Can-
The H igh School Reserves will hold F. Goode, T iler; H . B. Rhodes, Inner
nady is a charter m em ber of Rose
An invitation is extended to the gen
their n e st Social H our January the G uard; Boyce Strain, E squire; M icro
City Lodge of Elks No. l i t , organized
INlIt at 4 P. M , and a program will he H arjo, Jam es N. Manley, E. W . Agee
eral
public to attend serviees Sunday
1906, and lias filled the office of E x
rendered at that time.
(re-elected), I.ec C. A nderson and alted Ruler for 16 years save \ / i years
evening at 7:30 .it St. Phillips E pisco
The tira d e School Reserves will Edgar W illiam s (already in office),
to date. His first term ending with :
pal Mission. Dr. A. A. M orrison of
m eet Saturday at 2 P. M.
T ru stees; Eugene J. Minor A tty., Sec
60 m em bers and $800 in treasury, and
All women interested in reading arr retary ; W y atte W illiams, Asst. Sec
at the beginning of the next he found T rinity Episcopal C hurch will he the
asked to meet at the Y. W. Ç. A. on retary ; W . D. Allen, T reasu rer (a n
1.1 m em bers and $400 in treasury. At | speaker.
Friday, Jan u ary the 16th, at 2 P. M. It nually elected). All these arc not only
present under his regim e the m em ber
is requested that the Y. W. C. A. spon good, thoroughbred Elks, hut men of
ship is 226 and the lodge has under
sor a C urrent Event and Hook Review business, second to none citizens, and
control real estate with an appraised
Class. The class will meet for six w orthy gentlem en w ithout exception.
I I f f i r . P h o n .
R,
value of $20.000 with a building th ere
weeks or longer according to the de
As by comm ent of the Pullm an p or
Itroa d w a? « U
S r l! » » ad 2514
on having been repaired at a cost of
mand.
ter group Elks based upon real fra $2200, and leased for a num ber of years
EUGENE J. MINOR
ternal spirit and carefully noting the at $60 per mouth. C ertainly this spells
ATTORNEY AT LAW
M ri. R. F. M orrison who has hern grow th of Rose City Lodge No. 111,1
m i l A b ln tU n H id*.. 1M>, T h ird 8 t.
"going some" for the Elks and their
in Los A ngeles, Cal., for some time perfect satisfaction is assured to the
PORTLAND, ORKlION
good officers.
looking after an estate, returned home "T ru st" in the hands of the above |
A part from the above Mt
E D.
last week.
named under the Exalted R ulership of
Cannady is a recognized business “suc
cess", the editor of "T h e A dvocate”, a
EUGENE J. MINOR
weekly national news organ of note
Accident
and H ealth— F ire and
and rank in pressdom , and this has
run for 22 years, or since 190.1, w ithout
A uto Inaurane«
m issing an issue. F air enough, aye!
415-421 Ab in x ton R ld*.. 1M>, T h ird 8 t.
PORTLAND, OREGON
In sum m ary, a w onderful dem on
stration in m astery of F.lkdotn and
business prosperity to lie followed as
A Race Book for Sale, Price 25c
a safe example. T h u s we wish for
Mr
E. I). Cannady, Exalted Ruler,
“LAW AND ORDER AND A
and his splendid corps of officers, a
DEFENSE FOR THE RACE”
most successful ad m iniitration in 1925,
T he book deals with every in
and the Pullman p orter - F.lk group
justice to the race, and uncovers
pledges its full support to them . So
every known slave f a r m in the
South.
“step on the gas”. T here is no hili.
Send all orders to E. C. Branch,
"L e t’s have our E lks’ hom e" for our
D.D., L L D , author, 232 W . 124th
wives, children, friends and selves. A
St., N ew Y ork City.
Happy New Year.
( ougrraam an I.ronidaa C. Dyer of
Miaaouri. aponaor of th r A nti-L ynch
ing Hill bearing hia name, has renewed
Ina annual aubseripitiou of $50 to th r
work ol th r N ational A ssociation for
the A d v an rrm ru t of C olored People,
ami ha« w ritten th r following Irttrr, in
which be tout lira on th r prospects of
th r Anti Lynching Hill:
WATCH THIS SPACE
W ins Prize C ontest
Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan 8.—The C ar
negie Steel Company has awarded a
colored student contestant who recently
offered the next best safety first slogan
out of tw elve best slogans accepted.
The company desired to emphasize
safety first in its mills. The students
of the district were asked to enter a
contest for the prize to be awarded
for the slogan» offered in cartoon or
photographic form. Twelve were ac
cepted and a calendar for 1925 was
made of the slogans accepted. The
colored student's slogan made not only
an unique, but attractive calendar
P o rtlan d Girl W ins N ational
Contest
Mi>« Julia S. Groo, an 18-year old
Portland, O regon high school girl is
the w inner of the $15.000 modern
electrically equipped home in the N a
tional L ighting contest in which over
1,000.000 school children participated.
Miss Groo also won the $200 cash
grand prize in the P ortland lighting
contest. H er essay of 600 words was
w orth over $25 a word to her.
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Mes dam es M ary A shford and Nary
Bettis both suffered painful although
slight injuries to their ankles when they
slipped and fell one day last week.
Mrs. A shford was shopping on the
market and Mrs. Bettis was at her
home, when the accidents happened.
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G uaranteed hosiery, samples your
size free to agents. W rite for propo
sition paying $75.00 weekly full time,
$1.50 an hour spare time, selling guar
anteed hosiery to w earer; m ust wear or
replaced free. Quick sales, repeat o r
ders.
International Stocking Mills.
6267, N orristow n, Pa.
F o r r e n t—5-room house and garage.
Broadway 6213. Stanley & Minor.—
Adv.
Daily Fashion Hint
SM ART ST Y L E E V ID E N T
The smartness of the style of thi*
straight! ne frock is so evident that
little of the way of description is re
quired
Kasha cloth or some of its
by-products would be suitable for
developing the model. French tlannel,
charmed! and ra.shmere de soie are
equally smart. Seven yards of nar
row fur handing are required for the
trimming.
If developed in crêpe
satin, the fur could be omitted and
a long narrow vest of lace added at
the front. Medium size requires 4J$
yards 36-inch material.
Pictorial Review Dress No. 2338
Sizes. 34 to 46 inches bust and 16 to
20 years. Price, 35 cents.
H ouston T exas Girl W ins H ere Is Essay W hich, W ith
L ighting Booklet, w o n
H igh H onors
$15,000 H ouse for P o rt
Miss E rnestine Jessie Covington,
land, O regon, Girl in N a
only child of D r and Mrs. B. J. Cov-1
tional C ontest.
ingtun, prom inent H ouston, Texas, j
citizens, graduated last June with hon
(By Julia S. Groo)
ors from O berlin C onservatory o f 1 W e do not keep a horse and buggy
Music, O berlin, Ohio. She was as simply because our father had one.
signed to a prom inent place on a musi Instead, we use the new and more
cal program scheduled for Chicago d u r serviceable means of travel. T he man
ing the sum m er; later she journeyed in the office, the factory m anager, the
to New York City and entered a con- j contractor, all continually strive to find
test for a $1000 musical scholarship labor-saving devices. They do away
aw arded by the Juilliard Musical [ with antiquated apparatus and replace
Foundation, being one of the only two it with m achines for increasing output.
colored girls in the large num ber of I G reater production by the individual
contestants. Miss Covington won this is a dem and of the times.
prize and im mediately began the study
Yet when these same men reach
of pianoforte under one of the leading ; their homes the thoughts of advanred
musical instructors of the country.
m ethods and convenience seem left
"Recently she com peted for a fel behind. They retain lighting equip
lowship from the same musical foun ment which was probably considered
dation for the advanced study of i the best when it was installed, but
music and received notice of th e award which is now obsolete because of the
last Sunday. T here were only e ig h t, developm ents in the industry and the
of these fellowships awarded and Miss : know ledge of proper lighting learned
Covington was am ong that small num from experience and investigation.
ber. being the only member of her race
Careful thought was given to the
to thus qualify and win this additional ; lighting of our house, and has resulted,
award.
I believe, in our having a w ell-lighted
"H oustonians and the Race should , home. It is well lighted since each fix
feel proud of Miss C ovington's achieve ture was selected to provide sufficient
m ents and accom plishm ents, for her i light w here it m ight be needed. A
successes are not only
bringing center light gives general illumination,
credit and renow n to herself, but to while portable lam ps placed by easy
the Race with which she it identified, chairs for reading or sewing bring the
and she is doing much to dispel that light directly where desired. A shade
age-w orn m yth about the lack of ability in harm ony with the fixture and the
and capacity on the part of colored room covers each bulb, but all are
youths to engage in the finer a rts and dense enough to prevent glare or eye
hold their own in the advanced strain. Some are silk and some are
branches of music, science and letters.” parchm ent, each being adapted to its
surroundings. The basem ent shades
metal.
Receives U nique C hristm as are Small
bulbs are used in decorative
Gift
lam ps to prevent annoying bright
spots; frosted bulbs, where there is a
Mrs. L. K. W eeks is the happy re possibility of their being seen w ith dis
cipient of a check for $150 from her com fort. Portable lam ps are placed on
brother. Mr. K oonce of W ashington, each side of the m irror on the dress
D. C. Mr. K oonce is em ployed in the ing tables and orackets on each side
D epartm ent of Justice at W ashington, of the bathroom m irror to illuminate
and he is also vice-president of a col the features on both sides, thus avoid
ored bank in that city. Mrs. W eeks is ing shadows. T he shades prevent a
m aking her residence at the home of bright light from being reflected into
Mr. and Mrs. Josef A. W isdom , 1512 the eyes.
Union Ave., N orth, a t present,
Each room has bulbs in excess of
o
one w att to the square foot, and since
Dr. W . D. C arter form erly the pas the walls are light, very little light is
to r of Mt. Zion B aptist church of Seat absorbed by them , thus avoiding the
tle. accom panied by his wife» and sev necessity of larger bulbs.
eral others, passed through the city
T he center fixture in the living room
M onday night en route by auto to Los has tw o 150-w att bulbs. T here are
Angeles, California. W hile in the city tw o floor lam ps and one table lamp,
they were the guests of Rev. and Mrs. each containing tw o 40-watt bulbs.
J. W . A nderson, 429 Tillam ook St. T w o brackets over the mantel and tw o
They resum ed t(jeir journey Tuesday small decorative lam ps each have a
m orning at 7 :20.
15-watt bulb. Four single convenience
outlets perm it rearranging the furni
H is G odm other Rem embers ture.
A fixture with four 40-watt bulbs
H im
hangs 26 inches above the dining-room
table, while 15-watt candles are at each
Mrs. Mary Lee Ray of L ittle Rock,
side of the buffet. A double conveni
Ark., State D em onstrator of Domestic
ence outlet is under the table and a n
Science and A rt, sent Ivan C. T. C an
other by the buffet.
nady, youngest son of the E ditor and
O ur kitchen is lighted by a 150-watt
Mrs. E. D. Cannady an exquisite sterl
ceiling fixture with a 40-watt lamp
ing- silver belt buckle and pen knife as
over the sink. Appliances may be a t
a C hristm as gift. Mrs. Ray is one oi
tached to a double convenience outlet.
Ivan's god m others. Mr. Ray is State
Each of the tw o bedroom s has a 40-
D em onstrator of A griculture for the
watt ceiling fixture, a 40-watt stand
state of A rkansas which positiou he
lamp each side of the m irror and a
has held for the last tw enty years.
40-watt lamp at the head of the bed.
The three double convenience outlets
make rearrangem ent of the furniture
N ational Association to
easy.
E n tertain
T he tw o 40-watt brackets by the
bathroom m irror furnish sufficient
T he P ortland branch of the N a
light. T he 40-watt center fixture is un
tional Association for the Advancem ent
necessary because of the sm allness oi
of Colored People is sponsoring a
the room The double convenience o u t
special program Monday e ' ening. Ja n
let is for appliances.
uary 12th, at First A. M. E. Zion
The basem ent has 40-watt lamps in
church, at which time the noted
the trunk room, in front of the fu r n a n
Persian philosopher and teac ler, Jinab-
and at the coal pile. A 100-watt lam p
I-F adil, will deliver an address front
is over the laundry tubs. A double con
the subject, “T he Conquest of P reju
venience outlet is available for appli
dice." A fine program has been pre
ances. T w o 40-watt lam ps should be
pared for the occasion and it is free
placed over the workbench to prevent
to the public. It is hoped the audi
shadows on the work.
torium of the church will be filled to
O ur long hall has a 40 watt ceiling
its capacity. The program is as fol
fixture and a 40-watt bracket.
low s:
Note— Miss Groo. who is a Portland
Invocation, Rev. H. Leo Johnson; H igh School girl, also won the $790
piano pieces, (a) Bamboula, S. Cole cash G rand Prize in the Portland 'Ight-
ridge T aylor; (b) K ashamira, C. C. ing contest. H er essay was worth over
W hite, by Jesse E w ing-E dw ards; $25 a word to her.
W hat the N. A. A. C. P. Stands For,
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President J. A. Ew ing of the local
Colored widower, 3 children, Vashon,
branch; vocal selections, (a) A Fool's W ash., w ants a housekeeper. A ddress
Soliloquy. T ipton-C am pbell; (h) I Am Box 3432. Portland, O regon.—Adv.
So Glad Trouble D on't Last Always,
Shaw A rrangem ent, Kreita Shaw. In
troducing the speaker of the evening,
SHIRTS NECKWEAR
Jinah-I-F adil by George O rr Latimer.
An inform al reception will be held in
the parlors of the church down stairs
and refreshm ents will be dispensed
free. T his bids fair to be the biggest
entertainm ent of its kind for the year
by the local branch and everyone who
2M W ASHINUTON STREET
misses it will miss the treat of their
POSTLAND, OREGON
life.