THE
ADVOCATE
Grand Lodge of Masons Williams Ave. Y. W. C. A. Readers, Pieuse Take Notice
Closes Successful
Published every Saturday at
The O ld Rose cluh ha* postponed
W e arc publishing the following
The Atlanta (Ga.) Independent
8uita 311313 llacleay Building. celebrated its 23rd birthday anni
Convention
questionnaire which we hope every boy
its m eetings during the summer.
TH E ADVOCATE
23rd Anniversary Issue
Phone Broadway 5807.
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versary this week by putting out
a huge special edition, which for , The 22nd annual com m unication of
E. D. CANNADY........ .......Editor business and fraternal advertising the Most W orshipful U nited G rand
MRS. E. D. CANNADY.. Manager can not be excelled. The news Lodge of W ashington and it* jurtsdic-
Contained therein is constructive tion, F. & A. M , closed one of the
ADVOCATE AGENTS
and of a high order. The Advo most successful sessions ever held
«Ik« Sanitary Barber Shop
cate congratulates the editor and W ednesday night, July 16, at H ib er
315 Flanders Street
publisher for its splendid show nia halt. .HO Russell street, with E n
terprise lodge No. 1. F. & A. M of
ing.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
P ortland acting as host.
D elegates
Per Y e a r ______________________ $¿ 50
As we go to press the big Elks were here from all over the state* of
Six M o n th * -------------
1 50
Three Month* _____
1 00 convention is in session here. W ashington and O regon, num bering
P arab le in advance
They are here from all parts of upw ards of one hundred.
E ntered at the Po»toffice at Portland.
the country and have literally It is the concensus of opinion of
O regon, a* lerond-clat* m atter.
. the fraternal brothers and sisters that
taken charge of the city.
IMPORTANT!
the m ost im portant piece of business
transacted during the entire session
was the dissolution of the tw o chapters
and the creation of a new one under
the name of "T he U nited G rand Chap
ter of W ashington and its jurisdiction.
O rder of the E astern S tar.”
The
brothers held their m eetings in their
lodge hall at 340 Russell street,
o
“ D on’t a*lc for right*. Take them.
while
the chapter held it* session in
Our Business Places
An don't let a n n r wan give them to
the auditorium of B ethel A. M. E.
ye. A right that i* handed to ye f r
Colored business in Portland church, l.arrab ee and McM illen streets.
caw thin’ h a i »omethin' the m atter with
The newly elected officers of the
It.” —Mr. Dooley. ________________ __ has improved wonderfully within
G rand Lodge are. Most W orshipful
the
past
year,
and
if
the
business
“T hey have right* who dare m ain
men keep it up, soou we will be : G rand M aster. H ow ard D. Brown of
tain them —Jam es Ru*»ell Lowell.
rated high in a business way. And Seattle; D eputy G rand M aster, T H.
the fine point about the improved Jefferson; G rand Secretary, Phil R ey
Race
Hatred
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business is the colored people are nolds, P o rtlan d ; G rand T reasurer, T.
E. S tew art; G rand Lecturer, H . Y ar
It seems to us that it should ' sho™ S th*ir appreciation by pa- brough; G rand Senior W arden. John
be the purpose of every individual tronuing them,
: H older of E llesburg. W n .; G rand J u n
white or black to promote good
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u
ior W arden. Roy W illiam s. B rem erton,
feeling, good will, peace and har-
Tacoma Physician Here i W n.
mony, and mutual helpfulness be-
tween the races. The colored and Dr J T . Sawyer. physician and sur- T he newly elected officers of the
W-hite people s h o u l d discard *<■0" oi Tacom a. W ashington. .* v.s.t- G rand C hapter, O. E. S.. are: G rand
W o rth y M atron, Mrs. K atie H en d er
anvthing that creates race hatred in* m ,he Clt>' Dr. Saw yer was a dem son,
P o rtlan d ; A ssistant G rand W o r
a n d r a c e prejudice. What we need
as Junior W arden from Cascia
in this countrv is mutual under- Lodge No. ? to the 22nd Annual '- out thy M atron, Mrs. Nellie W illiam s, Se
standing. fair plav. free speech in m unication of the Most W orshipful attle; G rand P atron. F. D. Thom as,
P o rtlan d ; A ssistant G rand Patron, J.
our dealings one with the other. Grand Lod* e ol " a ^ ,n g to n and its W.
B raggs. Y akim a; G rand Secretary,
The most powerful interests that Jurisdiction. F. & A. M Dr. Sawyer
Mrs.
Stew art. S eattle; G rand T re a s
keep alive race hatred and race is Practicing h.s profession in Tacom a.
urer, Mrs. George Billings. Tacoma.
prejudice, and widen the gap be- wliere he has bccn
a y*ar
e a
tween the races, is the attitude of na,ive oi W heeling. W est V a and has A ccording to an edict issued several
some of the daily press. It is practiced h.s protess.cn for .3 y e a r, years ago. the brothers of the lodges
seldom it speaks fair of any col- Pr lawyer s a close stu d en t of were prohibited from visiting the chap
ored person aecused of crime hum an nature and know s his people ters under penalty of suspension. T hose
against white people, but thev put well; he is versatile, amiable, has a m em bers w ho disobeyed the edict and
it in a manner that influences the fine sens* °f hum or and m ade m any suspended as a result, were restored
public to the belief that the ac friends while here. A fter the conven to m em bership by act of the G rand
cused is guilty. But should he tion closed. Dr. Saw yer rem ained over Lodge during this com m unication.
prove innocent those same papers for a few days as the guest of Mr. and T he G rand Lodge festival at the
are utterly silent on the matter. M rs R obert Byrd. 911 E. 29th St.. S-. lodge hall Tuesday night was the big
ind R. H. N ewby. M r Newby and gest social function of the season.
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Governor Pierce undoubtedly is Dr. Sawyer are friends of long stand T here were visitors from nearly all
a miracle man: always in political ing. A m ong those who showed the parts of the country- present, many
hot water, he emerges unsinged D octor courtesies while here w ere: O. com ing here during the C. E. conven
and unruffled, greeting his politi S. Thom as, sight-seeing trip over the tion and the Elks convention which is
cal friends and enemies alike, with city in his Jordan touring car Ross now in progress, to g eth er w ith the
a heartv handshake and a smile. Newby, auto trip ; E ditor and Mrs. E. lodge delegates and visitors. Seattle
D. Cannady. w hist party at their home and Tacom a were perhaps the m ost
Politicians and some dailies in Irvington. H e retu rn ed home S at largely represented. D ancing was the
diversion. The next grand session will
have tried their hardest to make urday.
be held in July in E verett. W n., with
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Judge Lawrence Harris of Eu
gene, Oregon, a candidate for Race Man Opens Nice Home E vergreen lodge No. 9.
It is said by many th at this session
United States senator. “ Nothing
for Travelers
of the G rand Lodge was m ore h ar
doing,” says the judge. We are
sure that will settle matter so far For the convenience of travelers who monious than any in previous years.
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as the judge is concerned.
pass through and go to Kelso, \ \ ash-
A1 H uddelson of Seattle, W n., one
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ington, Mr W m . Gilden has opened
The only way you can keep up a very nice eight-room house at of the tru stees of the Masonic G rand
peace and harmony in lodges and 314 Academ y St., Kelso. W ashington, Lodge home, died at his home T h u rs
other organizations, is to agree which is just tw o blocks from Second day m orning. M any Seattle people
with everything s o m e loud and Main Sts., across from the court in P o rtlan d returned home to attend
mouthed egotist says, or with house. H eretofore there has been no his funeral which will be held Sunday,
o
whatever program he wishes to place in Kelso where colored people
put over. But the fact that real could get accom m odations and it was Scotty W illiam s' Slayer Freed. —Jam es
men won’t stand for that kind this condition largely which caused Lannigan, who shot and killed Scotty
of thing, naturally precipitates Mr. Gilden to take up this enterprise. W illiam s on the streets of Seattle. W n.,
Mr*. W m . Gilden and their two some tim e ago, was acquitted of the
confusion.
lovely children will leave Sunday, July charge by a ju ry in the circuit court
.
The Advocate appreciates more 19th, for Kelso, W ash., to join Mr. last week.
than words can express, the Gilden.
thoughtfulness of many of its Mrs. Alice M. H andsaker is con Tom Lee Hero Fund Has
readers who send from time to ducting a tw o w eeks' Daily V acation
Not Reached $3,000 Mark
time such splendid news items as Bible School in N ew berg, O regon.
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is a former Portland girl and is
the daughter of Judge Guy C. II.
Corliss, prominent in legal circles
here.
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We congratulate the loeal com
mittee of Masons upon the excel
lent manner in which it enter
tained the 22nd annual communi
cation of the Most Worshipful
Grand lAxlge of Washington and
its jurisdiction, F. & A. M.
(C ontinued from page 1)
and are doing as much to elevate and
uphold the principles of Elkdom , p e r
m anent success is assured the great
order, regardless of w hat m ight be
said or done by any individual
/A il l e r andlRACEY
Independent F u n e ra l D ira c , ton s ’
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nished. 720 U nion Ave. N. Call Sell-
wood 3272.—Adv.
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H . F . W agner
E. R. Chappell
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Memphis, Tenn., July 10. — T here
can be no fit com m ent on the w ay peo
ple are now donating to the Tom Lee
Fund. T he m ere fact th at only tw o
small contributions totaling $4 were
received in as m any days last week
shows in itself th at the w hite people
of M em phis think little and care less
about w hat Tom Lee did in saving
the lives of drow ning w hites in the
Mississippi River som e m onths ago
A t this w riting the fund- for Lee
stands now at $2,646.45. T his is cer
tainly a sm all expression of gratitude.
Some cruel m inded persons are alm ost
tem pted to say th at the lives of the 32
persons he saved were w orth about
th at am ount. At least the response
the w hites have made to the fund in
dicates th at the w hites them selves
think their lives are w orth about $82.68
a piece* Maybe they are right. T he
Southerner ought to know about how
m uch he thinks he is actually worth.
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Rev H . Leo Johnston, pastor of
F irst A. M. E. Zion church, may be
seen m ost any day driving his Stude-
baker tourin g car.
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Bessie Jam es amt Mr Donald Bagiev will fill out and retu rn to our office
will entertain with a joint birthday j It is published from a purely edura- !
party at the Y. W C A. Thursday. tional viewpoint and we w ant your
July It.
; uncolored opinion in answ er to the
O wing to the n tfm activities in the various questions. Y our nam es will
city this week the Blue T riangle club not he used at all in connection with
will not m eet this week but will meet any publicity, but we are anxious to
the following Friday. July 24. as usual learn the true state of the condition* :
which the following questions involve
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Mr. and Mrs. W m. C. Buford e n ' W ill you please do this as soon as
tertained at Breakfast. Mr J Finley possible? Bring or send in your an-
W ilson, G. E R of the l B P O. K. i swers.
of W . and wife, of \ \ ashiugton, D. C.,
1. State nationalities of any foreign
E xalted Ruler, and M iv E. K Chantey ers with whom you are acquainted.
of Seattle. W ashington, and Mr. Lee
2. Have von had any close relations
Anderson, m em ber ot Rose City Lodge with th e m 1 H a ir you noticed t h e ’
of Elks, on Monday, July 13th. Mr*. attitude of your foreign acquaintances
M arshall 8. Love, form erly of Kansas hi your relationship with them tow ard
City, M o, ably assisted the host and the following?
hostess. Mr. W ilson is an old acquaint
MT. O L IV K T B A P T IS T C H U R C H
(a ) V irtue
E ast 1st and Schuyler St*.
ance of Mr and Mrs Butord.
(b ) H onesty.
Kcv. E C. Dyer, Pastor
| (e) T ruth.
Res 1876 Foster Street
Kills H is Wife*- Olliver Jones of
(d ) Loyalty to the country.
Phones: Kcs., W alnut 6425; Study, East 33J3
Longview, W ashington, has confessed
(e) Obedience to the laws of the
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that he m urdered his wile on the 7th land.
9:30, Sunday school.
II s. m . Preaching.
of the m onth by striking her over the
(f) Religion.
6:30 p. m „ B. Y. P. U.
8 P- m., Preaching by the Pastor.
head with an ax. At first he told
T heir attitude or interest in:
The text for the m orning hour is "D rink Ye All of It " M att 26 27
the officers her death was due to a
(a) Institutions of law and mercy The text for the evening service will be "Jealousy Is Cruet As the G rav e"
tall she received from the porch of
(b ) Fam ily and home.
—Song of Solomon 8 6. Your are cordially invited to attend these services
their home.
(c) Parents and other dependents.
A special drive for attendance by the Sunday school and B Y P. U ,
(d ) Social gatherings and com m un beginning Sunday, July 19, and the m onths of A ugust and Septem ber
If
NOTICE
ity meetings.
you have not been attending either of these departm ent», gel at attention
(e) C om m unity welfare.
and forw ard march.
Regular meetings of the Port (f) W om en and aged person*.
The union daily vacation Bible school that was started at the Mt. Olivet
land Branch of the National As
(g ) C itiirnship.
Baptist church last Monday m orning is bring well attended and much interest
sociation for the advancement of (h ) Language
is being manifested. S tarting Monday, July 20. at 9 o'clock, the > lasses will
Colored People held every second 3. Does the youth of a foreign land meet at A. M E. church. Rev. X. C Runyon, pastor You are invited to
Monday evening at Bethel A. M lace the sam e tem ptations a t the youth join the class In connection with the school there will lie a stereoptleon
E. Church, L arrabcs and McMillen in America? More or less? If more, lecture Friday, July 24, at 8 p. m. A dmission free
streets.
why? If less, why?
T he boat outing by the B rotherhood of the Ml Olivet Baptist church
LEE ANDERSON. See’y.
4. In your opinion does the foreign was a com plete auccess An enjoyable time was had by every one on board
J. A. EWING, Prca.
born have the same innate hum an vir Because of the Elks parade, the boat did not laud as scheduled, but went
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tues and weaknesses as the American for a four hour amt one-half trip down the river, g rttin g bark m time for
Leaves J 50,000. — Mrs. Booker T. born?
the parade.
W ashington, w ho died a few days ago
5. In your opinion is the foreign
O ne of our quartets sang W ednesday m orning at the l liaiilaiiqua at
at her home in T uskegee, left an es born condem ned more than the A m er G ladstone
tate valued at m ore than $50.000. which ican born for his unsocial act* com
she divided equally between her three mon perhaps to all men?
If more,
Committee Arranges Much DOINGS OF THE ELKS
step-children.
why? If less, why?
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Entertainment for Grand
6. In your opinion is the foreigner
The Elks boat excursion Monday
A Form al Reception, honoring Miss looked down upon with contem pt be
Officer
night on the Swan wa* well patronised
Mable B irdr will be given at the W il cause he is poor, uneducated, or cursed
and the com m ittee in charge reports
liams Ave. “ Y " W ednesday, July 22. with certain faults which h r acquired
T he com m ittee which had charge of that it was the best behaved crow d
from 2 to 5. T he public is invited.
while living in a poor or ill governed the entertainm ent of the G rand Fx- who ever attended the excursion.
country ?
alted Ruler. J. Finley W ilson of W ash
Rose City lodge has a dispensation
T he Public Reception Sunday eve
7. How many foreigners do you ingloti, D. C., had a well planned and on for forty days. $7 50 is the joining
ning. honoring J. Finley W ilson, G. know * U nder what conditions or cir nicely arranged program of en tertain
fee
B etter get in while the special
E. R.. Mrs. W ilson .tnd Mr. and Mrs. cum stances have you met them or ment for his pleasure It was all highly
sale is on.
E. R. Chainey, wa* largely attended come to know them ?
enjoyed and the only thing which
"H ello Bill" was * the greeting to
and a very lovely time was had. De
W hat is your opinion of their race? m arred at all was the harsh, adverse everybody in Cortland
tin« week, rc-
licious refreshm ent* were dispensed
Name and address. Title, vocation criticism of the lodge and tem ple by Kardlr«* o f color.
by a com m ittee of ladies of Dahlia or profession.
Mr WllsotC publicly, in his address
A Ballard ol Norfolk, Va . a charter
temple.
Sunday.
For the pleasure of Mrs member of Ro»e ( t t y lod^e, wa» Riven
Mr.
and
Mrs.
I.
L.
Davison,
1695
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W ilson and Mrs. F. R. Chainey of the I*. F H degree by li. K R W ilm n
For Sale.—Call Wal. 0904 if you Seventh St., entertained at a 5 o'clock Seattle, the m em bers of Dahlia tem
and will go a» a delegate to the grand
want to buy a house north of Alberta liiiner Tuesday for the pleasure of Mr ple beautifully entertained
Noted lodge of Elk» at Richmond, Va.. neat
St. within two blocks of Union Ave. and Mr*. K. R. Chainey and Mr and am ong them were Mrs. Jam es N M an
m onth
Mrs. Baker, all of Seattle, W ash Mr ley and Mrs. I. L. Davison.
Miss M argret M osley has moved in Chainey is the Exalted Ruler of Puget
HOTEL NOTES
Mr and Mr*. W ilson and Mr and
to her own new bungalow at 479 Sound Lodge of Elks in Seattle Cov
Mrs Chainey were the house guests
M agnolia St.
ers were laid for fourteen.
K Bushnelt, a w aiter at The Fort-
of the Exalted Ruler of Rose City
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land for a number of years, was tent
l o d g e . T 11 Wi l l i a m * a m t M i - W l l
O. S. T hom as is the recipient of Mrs. Rhinelander Has Kip
liam t at their beautiful home in A l home last W ednesday for breaking
much praise for his courage and m an
berta. Mr and Mrs. W ilson left early tom e of the established rule*.
Beat
on
Color
Line
ly act in publicly refuting some of the
"C huck” W illiams, bellhop at The
Monday m orning and Mr and Mr*.
charges m ade against the lodge and its
Is Claim of Mrs. Rhinelander As She Chainey left T hursday, all going to Fort land for several m onths, enjoyed
m em bers Sunday by G. E. R , J F in
Prepares to T ake a T rip to E n g Richm ond. Va„ to attend the G rand h it beauty sleep more than he did hi*
ley W ilson.
job. to the head bellman took hi* job
Lodge of Elks
land.
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from him last week and now "C huck"
New
Y
ork,
N.
Y.,
July
6,
1925.—
T
he
Columbia
River
H
ighw
ay
T
rip,
A ttorney and Mrs. E. J. M inor were
is g rttin g all the sleep he wants.
Mrs.
Alice
Beatrice
Jones
R
hine
returning
via
T
om
's
Dixie
T
avern,
guests at dinner Sunday of Mr. and
John Jam ison, student at H ow ard
lander will visit E ngland on a pleasure where dinner was enjoyed, was am ong
Mrs. E. D C annady.
trip this sum m er, but will not seek the treats given the G. F. K during U niversity, W ashington. 1). C., is hop
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ping bells at The P ortland during his
Brown S tru tte rs Band will meet evidence in the annulm ent suit brot his visit here. D ecorated autom obiles
vacation.
every T hursday evening for practice by her husband while there, accord with Elk heads and the Elks' colors
W ill Rhea, Jack Paulson and sev
ing
to
tentative
plans
made
public
at
conveyed
the
party
of
nineteen
over
at Zion A. M. E. church, 417 W illiam s
eral other used-to-he old-tim e waiters
her home in New Rochelle.
the highway.
avenue.
at The Portland, are "hitting the hall"
A ttorneys for Mrs. Rhinelander said .
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this week on account of the Elks con
they
have
had
investigators
w
orking
1
Miss
Mable
Byrd
is
home
for
a
three
G uaranteed hosiery, sam ples your
vention.
in
E
ngland
for
several
m
onths
who
weeks'
visit
to
her
parents
and
friend*.
size free to agents. W rite for propo
If there is anybody around The
have returned with com plete proof Miss Byrd is employed as physical
sition paying $75 00 weekly full time,
th at George Jones, Mrs. R hinelander’s director in the Y. W . C. A. in New Portland who has not been busy this
$1.50 an hour spare time, selling g u ar
week wc would like to know the re a
father, is white and a native of E n g York City.
anteed hosiery to w earer; m ust wear or
son why.
land. T his evidence will be used to
replaced free. Q uick sales, repeat o r
com bat the annulm ent suit brot by |
ders.
International Stocking Mills,
Leonard Kip Rhinelander, w ho charges
6267, N orristow n, Pa.
that his wife is of N egro parentage.
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