ADVOCATE
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P O R T L A N D , O R E G O N , S A T U R D A Y , A U G U S T 2 9 , 1925
P R IC E 5 C E N T S
)DING
PIONEER WOMAN HAS BEAUTIFUL
THE ADVOCATE OBSERVES 22ND BIRTHDAY
LOCAL and FOREIGN
NEWS BRIEFS
Lloyd Brown entertained M m MRS. ISABELLE C RAW FO RD AN
"CRISI8”
LINKS
“ Arrow Tips”
N A A C. P. ORGANIZER OOES SEPTEM BER
Julia Smith at a dinner party Sun-
OREGON PIONEER WEDS
A N TI-E VO LU TIO N W ITH
TO BEND SUNDAY
(By Kits Reid)
day,
August 23rd, at the home of Mr
RUDO LPH DE JOURNETTE
RACE PREJUDICE
and
Mrs
Bert
Turner.
Covers
were
A T HOME CEREM ONY
Mrs. K I) Cannady, Northwest
The old vicious circle is closing laid for seven
W EDN ESDAY EVE.
Director of National Association (The N A A C. I* Press Service)
up again in the same old way. I often
Branches left Saturday night Aug
GOF.S
TO
CONVENTION
1 wonder at thr patience and courage
An editorial in the "Crisis” for Sep
House Beautifully Decorated And
aieaoapy aqj_ u; |i m b s noX Xevj
ust 29th for Bend, Oregon where she tember, commented on the "evolution
of the social workers who pace the
Many Lovely Gifts Received * Sev
has been invited by the citizens of trial" in Dayton, Tennessee, asserts
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Dr J W
Anderson leaves next same old tread mill year after year
eral Out-of-Town Guests Attend The
that town to deliver an address Sun
Looal Bahamas held their annual
Tuesday, Sept 1st, lor the National and meet the same results as the cir
day evening She hopes to organize that it was evidence of the ignorance Baptist convention Hr will go by cle whirls.First a long seige of unem picnic Sunday, Aug 23rd at :he home Lovely Affair. Rev. Dyer Officiatea.
of Nordic America, the same ignor
Beginning with this issue The Ad a Branch of the Association while ance which brings about oppression of the way of I V t f 'll u , Idaho, and Den ployment - then all sorts of disturb of a (rend and member, on Teruili,-
Perhaps the most beautiful wed
voratr celebrate* its 22nd birthday there On Sunday! Sept 6th, Mrs Can the Negro
ver, Colorado. Ifr expects to visit ances manifesting themselves in the ger Blvd Autos conveyed the party ding of the season was perfored
anniversary These twenty-two years nady will address the people of Long-
i St Louis, Mo. and Nashville, Tcnn , social order,- more disease, more to the scene of the festivities. After Wednesday evening, August 26th
“
The
folk
who
leave
white
I
enn-
we havr had thr good fortune not to urw, Washington at the Community essec in blank and ridiculous ignor .and before his return hr will visit i crime, more everything that makes a delicious dinner was eaten, George when Mrs. Isabelle Crawford was
miss publishing a single week Thou' 1 Church o f which Rev G G Gardner ance of what science has taught the {.Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska He ; for the unhappiness of society. All Orr Latimer, who recently returned happily married at her home, over
it is true that in our early years of is pastor She will also do organiza world since 1859,” asserts the edi will preach in Longview, Washing studies of the “ Causes and Cure of from an amity meeting in Green Acre, look in g the beautiful Williamete, to
efforts, when thr going in the held tion work in Longview
torial, "are the same ones who would ton, next Sunday night, where Rev. ' Unemployment" lead to the same Eliot, Maine, July 5-8, gave a detailed Mr. Rudolph De Journette. Prompt
of colored journalism was so pre
misery and that is all there is to that. account of the convention sessions.
leave black Tennessee and black Gardner is pasturing
ly on the hour and to the tune o f
carious, we sometimes made our us- ,
All the above paragraph was sug
America with just as little education
News and Social Briefs
Mendellsohns’ March played by Miss
ual weekly appearance under most
Novelty Concert at First A M E Margie Danley, the bride-elect slowly
FOR RENT— (me room Call Sell- gested by the action of Sheriff Hurl-
as is consistent with fairly efficient
By Nannie Maud Carr
trying and unfavorable circumstances
hurt and the County Commissioners Zion Church. 417 Williams Avenue, descended the* long stairway accom
labor and reasonable contentment; wood 2954 after 8 p m
Mrs Daisy B Moore returned from who rave over thr IHth Ammrndment
During the lit«- of of The Advocate
working on plans to enlarge the jail Tuesday, September 1st at 8:30 p. m. panied by Mrs. Jesse Watkins o f
we have seen a number of papers I a trip to Augusta, G a , where she and are dumb over the 15th; who per
BUILDS A TTR AC TIVE HOME l quarters. Same old story told in the Admission 15 cents—adv.
Seattle. It was Mrs. Watkins who
started with a great flurry and loud she visited her sick mother. She mit lynching and make bastardy
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j same old way Unemployment seasons
accompanied the bride-elect on her
noise, only to sicken, die and fall by is improved at this time
legal in order to render their race
Miss Margaret Mosley recently had always bring increase in crime, more A W O R D TO W A R MOTHERS first marriage over eighteen years
Mrs Blanche Atkins, who sprnt the 'pure' It is such folk who when in 1 built a beautiful, strictly modern four- i cases of wife desertion and non-sup-
thr way side one by one, until to
ago.
day no colored journal lives in the awnflter in Yakima, Wash with her sudden darkness they decry the awful | room and bath stucco bungalow in port. The less work there is in the
The Rev. Mr Dyer performed the
Mrs. Florence Graver, state War
great slate of Oregon save The Ad sister, is home at 91$ Tibbetts St.
faces o f the Fanatic, the Fury and the I Woodlawn It is very attractive, I industrial field, the more there is in
ceremony, which was both impres
vocate
Mr. and Mrs Berry Tinsley, ac Foot try to hide the vision with light and airy, and is comfortable as the criminal courts and in the relief Mother of Oregon's National War sive and elegantly delivered.
names of all colored War mothers
*1 he life of The Advocate has by companied by Mrs. George Scott, gales of laughter.
Mrs. E D. Cannady sang sweetly,
well as beautiful Miss Mosley has bureaus. The more children leave in view of organizing a chapter of
no means been one of ease and joy. motored to Mt Hood Loop, where
"But Dayton, Tennessee, is no I moved in and says that even though school to go to work, because it very said organization in Oregon.
"I Love You Truly” .
Only by strict economy, close appli they wtill camp for a week
laughing matter. It is menace and it cost her nearly $5000 cash to have often happens that John and Mary
The bride was robed in a clinging
Kindly get in touch with Mrs.
Miss Leone Wharton is still on the warning
cation to business and by sacriheial
It is a challenge to religion, it done she is happy in her new en can find cheap jobs when father is Graver.
gown of gray satin, gracefully drap
service have we been able to survive sick list.
science and democracy.”
thrown out of work.
ed and artistically caught up on the
vironment.
Mrs Ruth Mercier has been indis-
thr knock« aftd jars that have been
The September "Crisis" also con
And we spend time and monev in
Phone Broadway 5807 or call at 312 side with a lavender cluster of frilly
hurled at us, sad but true, mostly by j posed the past week
tains a vigorous attack upon General
making
“
Surveys
of
the
unemploy
ostrich feathers. The gown was de
ENTERTAIN S FOR VISITO R
Mrsdames Klia Morton and Ruby Bullard's slander of the American
those whom we were striving to
ment situation", and give the wheel Macleay Bid*, if you sriah to su been he signed and made by Mrs. Jesse W at
serve
; Hardin are visiting in Seatle.
for The Advocate.
Negro soldier, in whrh the army's
kins. The bride carried carried an
In honor of Mrs. Ida Joyce Jack- another whirl. Civilization of the
Garner V Grayson, Jr, is spending Anti Negro conspiracy; is outlined
We have made a number of chang
present day is fearfully and wonder
exquisite bouquet of pale pink rose
son
of
Columbus,
Ohio,
a
number
of
es and several necessary improve . thr week at the home of his parents
"Up North,” an essay by “ A Mulat
buds which were presented to her by
fully made.
Mr. and Mrs. L. R Blackburn en to;" "Negro History, Harvard Style" the Oregon Federation of Women's
ments And today we can boast of
That was a nice little comedy she made, and then Mr. Bigelow cal- Mrs. J. F.. Blazier; her feet were dain
(
tubs,
entertained
at
an
informal
tea
a well equipped printing plant includ tertained with a large buffet supper by Augustus Granville Dill; and illus
ewiaro nggtihtnn’s jqy tily fitted to pretty gray satin hroca-
Saturday between 2 and 3 p. m. at that was staged at the Council meet tfrkteamooth
ing an up-to-date type setting ma Wednesday evening, honoring out of trations, poems, and other essays.
led them both to order. But even he did slippers and around her neck she
I the Williams avenue branch of the ing Wednesday by our City Com
,
chine, besides other equipment that town visitors.
missioners and the Housewives Coun did not believe what she said about wore a hand-wrought ivory necklace
IY. W C. A.
George and Wyman Brady, Jr., of
go to make up a modern newspaper
the success of Seattle's public owner
FOR SALE— Attractive four-room
A representative group of ladies cil - only trouble about it was the ship of water power because didn't he the gift of Mrs. Leonore Henderson.
The Advocate was born on Sept Kansas City arc visiting Master Os house, .1 blocks from pavement and
called to meet the distngushed guest small audience. But anytime you read in our newspapers something | As the guests approached the wide
J, 1903 The present editir and nine car Johnson
want a ree Ithrill, hang around one
veranda of the house, they could see
tine in Woodlawn Beautiful
Mr and Mrs Clarence F. Ivey are Car
other men composed the staff All of
lawn and shrubbery. A sacrifice for i Among pleasant recent callers at of the big pillars in the Council quite the contrary5 And then Mrs the soft glow of the Japanese lanterns
them, however, except thr editor, soon vacationing at Seaside
rash and a bargain on terms. Phone I he Advocate office we are pleased Chamber when Mrs. Kate Bonham Bonham sailed into Mr Bigelow and that swung gracefully to and fro in
Miss Lottie Johnson spent the Walnut 6479—Adv
deserted the little ship when it began
is slamming the Commissioners be I guess he was sorry he spoke be the pale star-light. Tall porch jars
to rock.
to note Mrs. Ida Joyce Jackson of cause they want to pass out our pre cause she told him that instead of be- containing flowers, yellow and pink
week end in Seattle with relatives.
Columbus, Ohib,
Mrs. John
E cious water power rights to the gree i lieving the untruths being published were artistically placed
Madam De Neal and Mrs Margaret
The present standing of The Ad
W OM EN'S CLUB MEETS
; Mapps 0f Spokane, W n , Mrs N J dy private power companies. That's in our cty papers about the failure of
vocate. we attribute not alone to the 1‘roplra-Phillips of Seattle passed
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Turner furnish
I Asberry of Tacoma, Wn . and Mr what they are trying to do with or municipal ownership, he would be ed music for the reception that fol
editor, but the lion's share of the through Portland rnroute to San
The Portland Woman's Mutual I Nash of Los Angeles, Calif.
credit rightly belongs to the asso Francisco to attend the Reauty Cul
dinances that have emergency clauses putting in his time to much better ad lowed and many of the guests enjoy
BYnefit Club will hold a meeting Mon
ciate editor and manager w h o with ture Asaociation convention
attached to them. But they cannot do vantage if he would read the oficial ed dancing.
Robert W. Roberts was a recent it while Mrs Bonham and the House reports. Then she gave some figures
day evening, Aug 31, at 8:30 o'clock
■,rr int'eped courage.
unfaltering
The dining room was beautifully
faith in the loyalty of thr people she success and have been enabled to at the residence of the president, Mrs caller at The Advocate office and re wives Council are on {he job Here and facts that made those commis decorated, a color scheme of pink
serves and her self-confidence She stand the ravage of time and sense Ida Browne. 679 Union avenue N newed his subscription to the "old re- they had a lovely little ordinance, ra sioners look like thirty cents and the and yellow was carried out to the
has invested several thousand dollars l e s s o p p o s i t i o n
W c arr
apprrria Phone Fast 7896 An interesting pro ! liable."
ther Johnnie Mann had one all nicely three agents of the power company last notch. Covering the large oblong
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in a way that will eventually make live of the loyal support given us by gram will be rendered and visitors
cooked
with an emergency clause feel like much less than that. And dining room table was a Mexican
the paper bigger and better
FOR SALE - Attractive four room tacked on to it, - necessary for the because the commissioners got so drawn-work, white table cloth. In the
our advertisers, besides friends and are invited to attend I-et every club
member
attend
this
meeting
as
busi
It has always been the policy o f well-wishers, both white and black,
house, 3 blocks from pavement and “ health and safety of the City of Port scared of Mrs. Bonham and her tables center was a large bouquet of pale
I hr Advocate to be fair, frank and far and near, and are resolved with ness o f importance is to be trans car line in Woodlawn. Beautiful lawn land" that a certain Corporation be o f igures, they postponed action on pink, yellow-tinged rose-buds, and
acted
A
pleasant
social
hour
at
the
and shubbery. A sacrifice for cash, given the right to take water from the ordinance for thirty days. And the clustering around the edge of the
*1.1, ,r" ,hfu|. and t« give to the this enntinurd support to go forth
public that kind of nrw* service into the future with greater energy close of the meeting ' Men are wel and a bargain on terms. Phone W A- the Portland owned tributaries of the peace and happiness and dignity and vase were dark sweet peas. Two tall
comed
as
associate
members.
Inut 6479-adv.
whrh would prove beneficial and in- and a stronger determination to ren
Sandy River. Ofcourse, if Portland safety of our fair city of Portland is yellow candles on either side of the
spiring l ndrr this poliry we have, der greater serviee to the people of
wanted to use some of the water the without protection for another thirty flower bowl, cast their soft, incandes
Mrt. Esther Aiken presented the
we believe, at least, made a partiai this state and nation
power company would have stored . days all because Mrs. Bonham and cent glow over the whole room Huge
Holliday & Holliday
Associate Editor of The Advocate a
up in its resrvoirs, she conld but the the Housewives Council are doing piles of shining silver-ware; dishes
beautiful hand painted motto, entitled
ordinance said she would have to give the finest bit of work that is being of nuts and mints were temptingly
"1 be Divne I.adder'*, the work of her
twelve months' notice before she done by any of the organized groups -et here and there on the table Mrs.
Tonsorial Parlors
own hands It is artistically wrought
could use it Ofcourse we could all I - of women in the city And because E. A. West presided over the Coffee
125 North Sixth Street
and the sentiment splendid.
be dead of thirst by that time but that I'm at the end of myspace. I'm asking ' Urn at one end of the table and Mrs.
would not be the power companies the Canadys to paint some of the fig- Lenore Henderson cut the yellow,
In our new location we are arranged fault. Oh, its a lovely little ordinance, I ures in another column.
Misses Hattie Redmond, Blanche
Continued on page 4 column 3
Crawford and Jane Bryan left to stay to give better service to our patrons. quite innocuous, in fact. At any rate,
| a week at Sunflower Camp at Seaside, W e invite ladies, gents and children to that is Johnny's opinion of it, and he
was quite peeved yesterday and ham
Oregon. Friday, Aug 21st. They re come in and see us.
mered the table by way of emphasiz
turned Thursday in time to celebrate
N O W IS T H E T IM E T O S E L E C T Y O U R
ing his idea that Mrs. Bonham didn't
the Birthday Anniversary of Miss
Two furnished house keeping rms know what she was talking about
Jane Bryan Aug 27th
SCH O O L TOGS
¡for rent. Bert Turner. 335 San Rafael
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And then Mrs. Bonham hammered
East 0618 - adv.
the
table
quite
as
hard
as
Johnny
did
Mrs. John Leftridge and her house
and told him that she had copies of
P L E N T Y O F S IL K H O S E
guests, Mr and Mrs W . McClure of
NO TARY PUBLIC
reports vouching for every statement
A DVOCATE OFFICE
Walla Walla, Wn., are leaving Tues
Berg’s Rely-On— Full-Fashioned of pure silk lisle reinforced Chiffons or
day for a few days' visit in Seattle,
ervice ------------------------------,-----------------------------------—_____________$1.50
as house guests of Mrs Ed Left
ridge
And Gotham Gold Stripes, because they wear and wear! Sheer and
service ............. ...... . ............... ................. _ .................
______ »1.85
FOR RENT — Six-room modern
house,
walking
distance. Walnut
Ghumley Sport Hose, of course, for sporting occasions, at....... ........$1.45
3528—Adv.
ADVOCATK IT A K T E D 23 YEARS
AGO W ITH SEVERAL MEN
ON STAFF—PRESENT E D I
TOR ON LY ONE OF O R IG
INAL REMAINING.
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Paper Haa Experienced Hard Strug
gles and Much Opposition But Man
aged to Survive and Grow.
S L IC K E R S $7.95
Y E L L O W
What does the rain matter—in a
gleainjng, rubberized raincoat ?
Well tailored with back flare and
snug corduroy lined collar. Red,
green, rose, yellow, etc......... $7.95
543 Williams Avenue
111 Fourth Street
Golden Rule Values
-C A B CO.
NOT ALONE TO D AY— BUT EVERY
DAY
Values that square with what is right—the kind of values you have a
right to demand—and such values are to be found here every day in the
year. We do not hold "sales."
Reduces
Rates
25 Per Cent
Girls’ Shoes
Boys’ School Suits
FOR SCHOOL
T W O PAIRS KNICKERS
Girls’ Brown Side Leather High
Lace Shoes, McKay sole, rubber
heels;
854 to 1154 .............. .................. $2 69
54 to 2....................................$2.98
254 to 7........... - ..... - ................. $349
Gunnictal high shoes, McKay
sole, rubber heels:
854 to 1154.......... ..................... $2 69
12 to 2....................... ................$2 98
254 to 7.....................................-$3 49
Girls' Brown Calf High I.ace
Shoe, welt sole, rubber heels:
854 to 1154...............- ............... $3 49
12 to 2.......................................$3 98
254 to 7................
$4.49
Misses’ and Children's Patent
.Slipper cut out •
'554 to 8 .................. ....................$198
854 to 1154............. ................... $2 49
12 to 2..................................- ....$2 69
Hail One Anywhere
BROTHERHOOD
OF
DIVINE REVELATION
Stylish Frocks of
Incorporated
A LL
A PERSONAL MESSAGE
Every Sunday 3 and 8 p. m.
TH E POPULAR
FEATURES
Silk
STYLE
There's something delightfully
different in these Dresses. Per
haps it’s only that they are very,
very much in style. Or pehaps its
the lovely materials—the crepe
satins—of which they are made.
At any rate, they’re charming!
East 28th and Alberts Streets
Private Conaultatlon by Appointment
YOU ARE WELCOME
Adniisaion Free
1
Exceptional
means
wear
values!
fabrics
that
TH E GLOVES
That I
insure
long
Slipon Sport Fabrics — Double
weight, in soft new shades,, at
*1.50.
Bergant Kid Gloves with novelty
imported cuffs; special feature at
$3.65.
One of the most important lessons the school girl must learn is W H ERE
TO SH O P! And when she HAS learned, she comes straight to Berg’s,
for here are the fashions her “ crowd” will wear, priced to suit her allow
ance! Especially featuring small sizes.
Main 0023
if you are in
a hurry
OWWf.ftiixA
■w Y
ip ' s t^ovir VoaVert
309 Morrison Street
Mail Orders
filled
promptly
|
Portland, Oregon
and built-in style— that the
boys and
mothers
like.
Quality |
through and through!
Unusually
good
patterns, mixtures
quality.
and
New I
colorings |
for Ffll— greys, greens, tans, blues.
Two pairs knickers.
Low priced at—
$8.90
Others $6.90 to $14.75
(Pratartral (Eontrat
JOY MAKERS CLUB
Bethel A. M. E.
Church 1
MR W II.BU R MERCIFR, ............................
"SUCCESS"!
¡.M ISS L O TTIE JOH NSl N, ......."THE CON STITU TION AND THE
NEGRO”
.MR. W IL L IS A REF.D,............................... A HIGHER STANDARD"!
MRS. SUZANNE FLOW l-.RS..... "TH E NEGRO AND T H E N ATION "
VS.
Men’s Oxfords
OF TAN CALF
Excellent style of all-leather tan I
calf; Goodyear welts; rubber heels. 1
An unusually good-looking shoe
and well made; per pair—
GET ACQUAINTED CLUB
Mt. Olivet Baptist Church
MISS GWENDLF.N HOOKER, ...................................... "PROGRESS"
MR T Y M O T H Y T IL M A N ........................................ „...."IN SPIR A TIO N ”
MRS FOSTER..................................................... “ UN IVERSAL PEACE"
MR. C. E IV E Y ............................ "L O V E , TH E CURE OF A LL ILLS"
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O IOS NAVOHH N3U SHW : X13flC1 'NITNNVM3 S3SSIW
OTOS '8 3 N O O H J.3T O IA SSIW ¡O IO S 8 3 .1 0 0 3 SHH
Friday, Sept. 4
$9.90
AT MOUNT O L IV E T BAPTIST CHURCH EAST 1ST & SCHUYLER
Others up from $5.90
ADM ISSION---------------- ------ -------------------------------------- 35 CENTS
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