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VOI.. XXIV—No. 24
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In d s p s n d fn l
Paper
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PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19. 1927
W E PICKENS RETURNS FROM EUROPEAN TOUR
TO BE OBSERVED APR.
Dr. E Guy Talbott of Pas-!
3RD TO 10 TH 1927
New York. N. Y. Feb. 17-
adena, California, had a |
The City of Indianapolis, is
most enjoyable time Sunday
Washington, D. C. Feb.
Elizabeth,
N.
J.
Feb.
17—
prepairing
for
the
I
8
th
An
morning
speaking in the
17—The week of April .Vft
Out
of
a
graduating
class
nual
Conference
of
the
Na
Bethel
A.
M. E. church on
to April 10, 1927, has been
tional Association for the numbering 150, all white ex behalf of the Near EcsfRe- The home of Mr. and Mrs.
set
aside
for
the
thritecnlh
I
Advancement o f Colored cept 7, of th e Alexander
New York, Feb. 11 Wil-
of National Ne
J. J. Handsaker, No. 554 E.
People. The Branch in that Hamilton junioy high school
Ham Pickens, Field Serre- observance
gro
Health
Week.
State
and
31st. street, was the scene of
City is appointing commit- here, the highest honors
t;iry of the National Asso- municipal health depart
a happy gathering of nearly
teesfor the wettome and en- *'erc won by a colored lad,
nation for the Advancement ments, voluntary health or
100 white and colored guests
tertainment of the delegates. Spencer Logan, at the close
of Colored People, returned ganizations, and numerous
Thursday,
February 10 from
A m o n g speakers already °f the fall term. Young Lo
other agencies interested in
2
to
5
p.
m.
in honoring the
scheduled for the conference gan was president of the
race'welfare and advance
memory
of
Paul Laurence
is Governor Jackson of In class, editor of the school
ment are cooperating with !
Dunbar,
Negro
poet, and for
diana. The sunday mass Journal and honor student,
the l T. S. Public Health Ser
Negro
history
week.
meeting, which is a regular having made the highest
vice in a determined effort !
Mrs. Carrie B. Adams re
feature of the conference, marks. He was valedictorian
to improve health and living
lated
reminiscences of her
Written
upon
the
program
will he'held in the large Ca-
conditions.
early
acquaintance
with the
.... , 4 h is , . name , was:,
„
As a first step in this Miss Gwendolyn Hooker, dcl Tabernacle which has a opposite
poet.
She
has
set
to
music
versatile
impersonator
who
Rca*",£
w
5apas,iy
from
8’
°
°°|
h,ghest
rank^ng
student.
widespread campaign, th e will
read dialect
dialect verse
v e r s e f from
rom
10,000 people.
(Concluded
on page four)
Public Health Service an- W»H read
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nounccs the preparation and .Negro poets at the Mt.Oliv- COLORED STUDENT
issuancc of the annual Na- et Baptist Church concert
RANKS HIGH
tioul Negro Health Week; at the Municipal Auditori-
Mullctin. This publication um< Thursday evening, Feb. Miss Geraldine Turner, of
Washington, D. C. Feb. 17-
outlines effective methods of 24th. Miss Hooker is a pupil 1201
E.
Grant
St.
daughter
Dr.
Talbott
During the six months,
instituting and successfully °f Mrs. Fred L. Olson.
lief.
He
asked
the
congrega-
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Jerry
H.
July
to December, 1926, in-
carrying out the program of
—----°------
Turner,
has
received
her
4th
tion
assembled
to
contribute
elusive,
517 Africans and 225
the Health Week. It is de- JAPANESE STUDENTS pin for high scholarship. At
enough
money
for
the
sup-
West
Indians
immigrants
signed primarily for church- REMEMBER FRIENDS the close of the last term she
port
of
one
orphan
child
in
entered
the
United
States
es. schools, fraternal organ
made
100%
in
both
Spanish
the
Near
Last;
and
instead
under
the
permanent
immi-
izations, welfare societies \\ lien the party of stud- and Latin. Miss Turner who
he
was
agreeably
surprised
grant
quotas.
During
the
and other groups interested ,ents from Japan visited is an accomplished young
to
tind
they
had
contributed
sanie
period,
450
Africans
in community progress and 1 |>nrt|.( ml on a friendship violinist is a student at
enough for two and $20 be- an(j 4/33 West Indians de-
race betterment, and con tour last Summer, two of the Franklin High School.
sides $220 in all. A large parted from the country, on
tains, in addition to meth number were brilliantly en
-------- (M=------
audience
heard Dr. 1 albot s a permanent return move
ods for organizing the pro tertained by Mr. and Mrs. T H E Y ENTERTAINED
wonderful
message.
ment to their native coun
the day before yesterday on grams for Health Week, in- Fred I). Thomas, 366 Shav DENVER YOUTH
Among
the
clubs
which
tries.
The trend of these two
the White Star Liner, ()-
er
street.
Recently
the
Tho
groups
for the period men
lympic, from his European (Concluded on Page Four) mases received packages A party honoring Mr. Lee
Continued on Page Three tioned seems
to indicate th^t
tour in the course of which
from
the
two
young
inch
F.
Grishy
of
Denver,
Colo.,
the
departees
will exceed the
he delivered 60 lectures in
containing
several
gifts
in
was
given
recently
at
the
entrants
during
the present
England and Scotland, and
an
nus
a
gift
cluding
a
holt
of
Japanese
residence
of
his
aunt,
Mrs.
fiscal
year.
‘
spoke in Germany, Poland
toweling which Mrs. Tho Frances Turner, and was at
and Russia. Mr. Pickens said
New »York, Feb. 10—The
mas
prizes shighly.
tended by 40 of the smartest
(By Edgar Williams)
National
Association for the
and most popular members
(C oncludcd on page Three) INTER RACIAL DAY
Advancement o f Colored
The young people of Bet of Portland’s younger social
There was a special pro hel Church a re keeping
An elaborate repast Shirley McCanns who will PoopII° h*s. ref iv/ d an fun*
gram given at the morning thing humming for the an group.
was
dispensed
Mt. Olivet Baptist
v 3
and again at the evening ser nual Spring carnival by the ing hostess. by the charm direct
Church
Chorus
Thursday
i
^000 b°nd of tbc great Nor:
vice on inter-racial relation- lovmakers club Tues. even Mr. Grishy is a graduate evening, February 24th at kh.e.r " Pcnve.r Company, of
ships under the direction of ling’s program was a rare'of the Denver High School, the Municipal Auditorium. ^ ,ch th.e d o "or; J?.hn
---- —
The Advocate with Mrs. I treat, sponsored by Mr. W. j where he was a star athclete, Mrs. McCanns is a brilliant Gnggs °{ St Pau1’
Oakland, Calif., Feb. 10.— Cannady, associate editor, 'C. Holliday for the Candida- particularly in track and
having
a rich sopra-
ferv. lifetime.
esf ,the ,ntf At ef lus dl. death
,r,nf
- was
^ Ins
Tragedy has entered the life presiding. Inter-racial Rc- cy of Miss Cariotta Mitchel, basketball. He also attend- soloist,
no
voice.
She
formerly
the bond and interest on it
of Albert Thomas, who daily lations Day was set aside by ( popular voting Miss, for ed Denver University as a with the Fisk Jubilee Sing passes
into the pos
feeds the ducks of Lake Mer- the Federal C o u n c i l of queen of the carnival.
I dental student,
ers.
* < session entirely
of the N. A. A. C. P. i
ritt. The story of the trag- Churches in 1919 for the pur-
The N. A. A. C. P., during
cdy can he found in a legal pose of promoting better re
the lifetime of Mr. Griggs,
document on file in Alameda lat ions between the races,
will clip and foward to him
county asking that the court Churches everywhere were
the interesf coupons of the
annul his marriage of Oct. 6 , requested to participate and
bond.
Mt. Olivet joined the num-
AT THE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM THUR; FEB. 24TH AT 8 P. M.
(Concluded on page four) her
In thanking Mr. Griggs
that responded.
lor
his gift the X. A. A. C.
The morning service* at 11
P.
expressed
the hope that
o’clock was opened as usual
“Your
generous
action may
with Rev. E. C. Dyer con
Serve as an inspiration and
duct itig the devotions. Rev.
example to others.”
Mr. Green from Vernonia,
Mr. and Mrs. J. Hcssalcu offered
Above is a picture of The
the
invocation.
10 -
VIRGIN ISLAND BILL Advocate's
and their . daughter motored minute speeches were made
Near East or
PASSES SENATE
to Longview from Lacenter jiy Mrs_ A|ioc \j Handsack-
phan. She is in a sorry
and spent a few hours Sun er. Miss Laura Luther, Miss
as her mother and
Washington. D. C., Feb.17 plight
day. They came to see their Marie Nadelhoffer, Mr. Ken
father
killed by the
The United States Senate on Turks. were
old friend, Lynch Brown.
Her
clothes
are in
Wednesday, passed S. B. rags and she is looking
Mr. Bessaleu is a successful (Concluded on page Four)
for
2770, “to confer U. S. Citi a foster father and mother,
farmer of Lacenter,
Wash.
zenship upon certain inhab so The Advocate decided to
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itants of the Virgin Islands, adopt her. She costs $100 a
WYATT
W.
WILLIAMS
The Arion Concert Co.,
and to extend the naturali year and this provides food,
gave a splendid program
Attorney at Law
zation laws thereto.” The shelter, and education for
Sunday night at the First i
hill
was strongly sponsored her. In order to take care of
Presbyterian church, Kelso,' With Julius Silvestowe,
by
Senators
W illis, republi this child, The Advocate is
Wash., to a large and appre Attorney and Counselor
can,
of
Ohio
and Bingham, asking its many readers to
ciative audience in obser 523-524 Lumbermens Bldg.
republican,
of
Conneticut. send contributions to 312
vance of Lincoln's Birthday.
Negro Spirituals were sutig Phones: Br. 0635 Wa. 3920
Maclcay Bldg., and we will
Neatly furnished rooms announce
Oregon
by the chorus. Mrs. Robert Portland,
through our col
for rent, 446 E. 10 th St., N. umns as soon
as tip's little
(Concluded on page Three)
girl is taken care of.
KEEP IT DARK!!
son. Portland, Oregon.
Read what some of the Geo. J. Bouffioux.
"Negro
voices
are
beauti-
“It was the first time wc
many
radio
fans
wrote
to
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99
Dr. E. C. Dyer regarding ful and can certainly ‘make have heard real jubilee sing-
the Mt. Olivet Church cho melody unto the Lord’ ”,— ing and those wonderful old
"Keep It Dark” is a gripping serial story, begin rus, after listening to it sing Mrs. D. W. Siddon, Dallas, songs so full of harmony,
since coming to the Upper
over KGW January 30th: Oregon.
ning in this issue of the Advocate.
"We enjoyed the singing- "Your chorus is certainly Hood River Valley from In-
See Page Two Col. 6 .
from the Mt. Olivet Baptist a good one, and I hope to diana seventeen years ago.
Monday Evening, February 21st, 1927.
Look for second installment in next week’s issue
C h u rch Sunday evening hear it again. Sbirlev Me- Wc are enclosing for the
Virginia Washburn, author of "Keep Ii Dark”, more than any other pro Canns is a fine director and collection plate $1 and may.
is a local writer of note and you will miss a rare gram in the month wc have vocalist. Her voice and e- God bless you”.—J. E. Van
Admission — — — — — — — — 50c
been listening to, from Mol- mmciation carry well on the -----
treat if vott fail to read it.
alla hills.” —Mr. and Mrs. air.” —F. E. and L. J. Wat-. (Continued on page four)
EUROPE
U O T
SEEKS RELEASE FROM
WHITE WIFE
MT. OLIVET BAPTIST CHURCH CHORUS TO SING
KEEP IT DARK
DON’T FORGET!
ELKS BALL
BROADWAY HALL