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THE. An V( >L. an — n o au ADVOCATE In d ep en d en t Peper D e v o te d to th e I n te r e s t * mf th e P e o p le 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 17, 192». IN T W O S E C T I O N S SECTION L . P R IC E ; 5 C E N T 5 AME AND AME ZION CHURCHES TO UNITE NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION ENDORSES NAACP DEPRIEST COMING TO PORTLAND TO MERGE Well know n American lirttutli'ualn Hi Uongrtma nrnnnunr unttirn tun ttt RLUJumu runuv hhu hi Ajiainat Imperialism RECITAL SUCCESSFUL A TTEN TIO N ! WILLIAM DUNCAN ALLEN JOINING M ill ORGANIZATIONS Annual Conference, ( '.ongrc- Gution» Muni Vole On Union Washington, Aug. It.—Rtiululiuiu on unification of (hr African Mrthu dial I'pitcopal and the African Methodist Episcopal Zion I'hurchea, which arc to he voted upon by the annual confcrrncei and individual rhurche» of the two connectiona, are being tent out, John K Haw kina, secretary of the joint rommia- aion on organic union and financial aecrrlary of the African Mrthodiat Kpiacopal Church, announced Mon day. Three fourtha of the membere of each annual conference and a ma jority of the member« of each church preaent and voting muat vote for the reaolutions in order to adopt thrm. If the required number of annual conferencea and churchea (Continued on Page 2) New York, Aug 9-William Pickena l-'ield Secretary of the National Aa- aociation for the Advancement of Colored people, writes the National Office from Frankfort-on-Main, Ger many, that the world Congress Against Imperialism opened in that city on July 11 at the Hippodrome Auditorium with 4000 people of all races in attendance. On the evening of July It, Mr. Pickens spoke for America over the radio, while Henri Harbuasc, the fam ous French author spoke for France. BROWNING WRITES FROM SCOTLAND Ivan Harold drowning writes friends from Ayr, Scotland, that all goes well with him and his Four Harmony Kings. Mrs. Drowning and Haroldine, their daughter, are in Am erica at this time Friends in Port land are looking forward to Mrs. drowning's visit here. CLUB FORMED BAPTISTS ENLARGE LIVES UP TO REPUTATION August 1, we mailed out a large number of statements to delinquent subscribers and also to those whose subscriptions expire this month. We urge every one to respond cheer fully and promptly to them. We are sure if you only realized how much of our time it takes to try to collect these bills already due. you would not have us spend it but let us better employ it trying to get additional business. We are sure if you realized that that we must pay cash for everything in connection with the publication and must meet our obligations on time, you would not have us ask more than once for what you owe us. You muust know that we cannot rim a newspaper on good-will, as much as we value it, but it takes money to pay bills. Kindly be prompt and let everyone that has received a statement come or send in the amount promptly so that we can better serve you. We know you you will not fail us. The Editor. MOUNT OLIVET * ' PASTOR BACK 1 » Stimiti) Begins Full Aetivities To Study Auxiliary Tongue Anil llintory o f Negro Race W ashington, Oregon, Mon The Tuesday Morning Fsperanto tana anti ltlulin in Conven Club is the name of a brand new club organized Tuesday at the home tion. Headquarters Moved of Mrs. Rachael liellard, 849 Going street. Mrs. Flsie Reynolds was to Portland elected president; Mrs. Rachael liel lard. secretary, and Mrs. Cora Jaml- ton treasurer. The meetings will be The daptists of the Pacific North held every Tuesday morning at the west enlarged their work under the homes of its members The first’ name of The Northwestern States meeting will be next Tuesday, 9:30. J daptist Convention last week in with Mrs. Henrietta Marshall, 404 Yakima, Washington, when at the buffalo afreet, breakfast hostess. close of the 19th Annual session Owing to the nature of the work I of The Northwest Coasf daptist the club will undertake, it was | Association, the old association was thought advisable to limit the mem dissolved and a constitution govern bership to twelve. After breakfast ing the new convention was unani is served promptly at 9:30, the mem mously adopted. The formation of bers will devote a 41 minute period the Convention, which now covers to the study of Fsperanto and a 1 the states of Washington, Oregon, like period to the study of N egro1 Montana and Idaho, was the out history. Mrs. F. D. Cannady, who growth of a desire upon the part took a course in Fsperanto during | of the churches to do more effect the winter, has accepted the invi ive missionary work in these states. tation to instruct the club in the The new convention comprises two language and to outline a course in district associations, one state con Negro history (or its members. vention and fifteen churches and missions in the Northwest. Dr. J. Sterling Moore, of Seattle was elect ed president. Dr. J. L Caston, DrlVicst For Elks lea d er Portland, corresponding secretary and the convention headquarters Congressman Oscar De Priest may were moved to Portland. hr a candidate for the office of grand Portlanders Are exalted ruler of the Order of F.lks Elected to Oflfiep of the world, opposing J. Finley In the Mount Olivet Church of Wilson when the order meets in Atlantic City, N. J., on August 11 Portland are to be found, the fol lowing officers: Edward Smith, mem to 31. ber of hoard; Barbara L. Hubbard, — — —O---------- . Continued on Page 3 P leat** Pay Your S u hicription Announcem ent o f value T o M ilady T h e A d v o c a t e h a s b e e n r e p e a t e d l y c a lle d b y i t s r e a d i n g in q u ir in K i f w e h a d f o r s a le s e v e r a l o f t h e v a r i o u s b e a u t y p r o d u c t s a d v e r t i s e d in o u r m a g a z i n e s e c tio n . T h a t w e m a y b e t t e r s e r v e o u r p a t r o n s , w e h a v e s to c k e d so m e o f th is m e rc h a n d is e . We Tnke Pleasure In Announcing the Arrival for Sale of the EXELENTO MEDIVINE COMPANY PRODUCTS as follows: Exelcnto Peroxide Vanishing Cream, Exelento Quinine Pomade, Exelento Skin HenutiHer, Exelento Face Powder and Exelento Soap and FOR TRULY BEAUTIFUL HAIR , . . THE FAMOUS THOMAS’ SPECIAL FORMULA HAIR POMADE , E Arrow SPEAKS HERE Hips President Ervin Flowers of the local branch of the N.A.A.C.P. has Capacity H ouhc Greet* Young received word from Morton Lewis, personal representative of Congress Pianiste man De Priest that Mr. De Priest will speak in Portland Sunda” September <2. The local branch of the N.A.A.C P. Bethel A. M. E. Chuch, on Fri day evening. August 9, was filled will sponsor Mr. DePriest’s coming, with local musicians and music lov ers to listen to the first concert of the pre-fall season presented by BETHEL SINGERS William Duncan Allen, Jr. Mr. A1 len graduated from the conservatory HEARD OVER RADIO of Music at Obertin and later took post graduate work at New York Music College Rev. Hill Will Speak His program was selected and ar ranged with excellent taste and he played with the style and finish of the artist that he is. It would be Robena Martin will be the soloist, difficult to decide just which group oier KXL Sunday afternoon from S in his program was the most pleas to 6 p. m. Rev. Hill will speak. ing. as Mr. Allen chose his numbers An exceptional program was pre from compositions dating from 1810 sented last Sunday afternoon. Mrs. to 1929. Evenly balanced and care Lillian J. Lay and Mr. James Mc fully prepared, his program was a Arthur were the soloists. The Wo joy to his audience. Mr. Allen men's Quartette composed of Mrs, seemed perfectly at case as his fing Marcell Johnson, Mrs. Estelle Wil ers deftly caressed the keys of the liams, Mrs. Clara L. Anderson and fine Sleinway Concert Grand piano Mrs. Lfllian J. Lay rendered several He never ‘overdid,’ neither did he numberg. Tune in at 1 p m. undervalue any part of his program but with the keen understanding of Please Pay Your S u btcription the importance of each number, in terpreted it with a remarkable con ception of the purpose of the com NEW TOWN’S FIRST poser. COMMISSIONERS Mrs. B. J. Fuller, assisted by Mrs. J. W. Stanley and W. B. Brown handled the engagement -----------o—--------- Washington, Aug. 14,-(CNS-The twon of Fairmount Heights, adjoin Appointed Registrars in ing the District at Sixty-first, N. E. Memphis is the nearest self-governed communi ty of colored people. Memphis, Tenn., Aug. l*,-(CNS)- Incorporated under the laws of Edward B. David and Mrs. Frances Reoms, have been named as regis Maryland, it has adopted the com trars for the second precinct of the mission form of government. Isiah Miles, Ulysses Mackall, Chas. twenty-ninth ward by the county election board for the first time in W. Hawkins. Robert Palmer and this state, since reconstruction days. Harry G Good rich have been selected to be the first board of commission ------- —o----- ----- ers. Dr. J. L. Cast(Tn, pastor of Mt. Olivet daptist Church, who has been in the east since June 23 has re turned to the active work of his parish. He attended the Twentieth Anniversary Conference of the N.A. A.C.P. in Cleveland, Ohio, and visi ted his parents and with his former church at Columbia, Mo. The pastor and his choir have arranged special services for to morrow. In the morning he will preach on “What is Man?" Bap tismal services will follow. Good music. At night, "One Hour” service be ginning at 7:41 p. m. and closing SLEEPING CAR PORTERS at ft:41 p. m wilt be featured by CONVENTION the Mount Olivet singers with a A Yellow Bark Now group of Negro Spirituals. There Chicago, August, 14, (CNS)-Thc will also be a "Big Sing" for alt Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters to join in. Friends are welcome. will hold its first national convention Washington. Aug. 1«-(CNS) Wash in Chicago beginning September 15, ing powedr and water have caused one 1929. of the new $5 bills to change its ori P ira te Pay Your Subscription It is reported that a benevolent in ginal green to a shade of gold, but surance department will be formed to no concern is felt by Treasury officials provide sick and death benefits for as a result. Mrs. C. M. Phelps and daughter. the porter, and so releive him from . The bill was presented at a Reau- Miss Rozelia Phelps, and Miss paternalhstic benevolent organivation mont> Tex and Hs alteration in Richardson, Bend, Oregon, motored which is the background of the em coIor catlM.d officja]s ,0 a, fi„ , to Portland Thursday to visit Mrs. ployee representation plan, the so-cal that it was counterfi<.t. An jnvestiga- Mary Garner. Miss Phelps went led company union. A pension pro- ,;on however proved that the bill had on to Seattle to visit with friends vision is to he included. The Pull b „ n sent to , ,aundry jn a sbirt and and Mrs. Phelps returned home Fri man pension plan provides $11 to $18 ■ had been washed thoroughly in the day afternoon. a month to porters who reach 70 soIutionfor cleaning clothes, years of age and have been in ser- i vice twenty years. , FRIENDS' BIRTHDAYS President William Green of the ARE HONORED NOTICE! American Federation of Labor; Sec Dne °f ,bc most beautiful formal retary of Labor James J. Davis, and dinner parties of the season was representatives from the Big-Four I ff'vcn at 275 McMillen, the palatial Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Brotherhoods are expected to address fi°me of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Ruby, Fred A. Russell, formerly of Portland, the convention, with a number of the Wl,b Mr*. Ruby as hostess. Wed- will please answer through the col- prominetn Race leaders. nesday evening. Birthdays of those um ns of this paper. honored were Mrs. Willis A. Reed's Messrs. M. C. Ruby’s, S. C. Morris’ -------------o— —------ and David Robinson's. Piaccs were 1 % laid for twelve. The beautiful din P ira te Pay Your S u b tcription ing table was a “thing of beauty” with its decorations of gorgeous flowers, sparkling glassware and sil ver, with snowy linen and artistic place cards and nut cups designed of rose buds. The place cards, were very unique and much fun was had SIXTH A OLISAN STRUTS in guessing whose birthday it wss PORTLAND, 0RR. from the verses on each card. Five courses of delicious food were served in perfect style. The dinner and congenial atmosphere of the evening could not be surpassed—it was per Office P h o n e B R o a d w a y 0 6 3 5 fect. Those sharing the pleasure of the evening other than honored R e s id e n c e : S E ll w o o d 6 2 6 0 guests were Mr. and Mrs. Cameron, Mr. and Mrs. Kaizer, Mrs. Jessie WYATT W. WILLIAMS Foster and Mr. Willis A. Reed. A ttorney-at-lMW T H E S T O R E FO R Mesdames J. L. Wasson and Mattie Washington assisted the hostess. W ith J u l iu s S ilv e to n e , A tto rn e y EVERYBODY Each honored guest was the re a n d C o u n s e lo r cipient of appropriate birthday greet 523 524 L U M B E R M E N S BLDG. ings from Mrs. Washington. After dinner the guests were entertained P o r t la n d , O re . with cards in the living rooms of the hostess' home. AUSPLUND DRUG STORE P o rtla n d ’s Own Store i : -------------------------------------------------------- - National Bar Association Adopta A R esolution To Cooperate With N.A.A.C.P. By Kits Reid T . A a . - New York, Au*. M t was announ The Advocate does not necessarily . . . ’ , - „ share in Kits Reid's views, bat whetlJ ced •* ,h* N»‘>°nal Office of the it wt do or not. bar opinions are N-A.A.C.P. today that the National logical and well worth Bar Association at its recent meet reading. It is roar privilege as weQ as ing in Detroit adopted a resolution oars to disagree with Kite and she invites your opinion upon subjects endorsing the work of the Associa- she discusses from time to time ia her tion and pledgeing support. The column. , resolutiou follows; ------------------------ ---- -------------- ■—- I WHEREAS the National Bar At. It was quite apparent that the ,ociatio" •» seriously conscious of ministers had all gone on vacation (■Continued on page four) during the recent race gambling fest st Gresham. I watched very care fully and nary a sign of a resolu tion or even a "whereas" did I see anywhere. What a farce—a criminal farce thf whole thing was. Bring a good fellow may win a few votes in certain directions but being a good fellow in this particular case vrill cost certain county officials many more votes. It was surely an edifying spectacle—race horse gamb “I DO N T KNOW ANY OTHER ling on county property! It is to laugh. No wonder we are having ..SERVICE” SAYS such a disastrous wave of crime PULLMAN EMPLOYEE among the children when such peo ple as the American Legion openly sponsor illegal indulgences—to make E. Lishey, custodian of the pull- money. No wonder Europe accuses us Americans of “money patriot- man porters headquarters at 31* Wil hams Ave., came U> Portland nine years ago from his home in Watu, The orthodox press keeps very c »> • * suburb of Lo* Angeles, where quiet about the inniquities in the be formerly made his home. Mr. South which are being perpetrated Lishey has been with the Pullman under the caption of "American jus Company for thirty-six years and tice.” Just secure copies of some when asked if he liked that service of the papers that dare to print the better than any other, he replied: real news—not the news authorized “I don't know any other”. Mr. Lishley has amassed a small by the money powers—and read (Continued on Page 4) (Continued on page three) AT ONE 1 W. S. Wills Answers Last Call Died August 7 at his home in Dallas. Texas, W. S. Willis, grand master of the Knights of Pythias and secretary for the United States for the Endowment Department of the Order. Mr. Willis was being prominently mentioned as a candidate for supreme chancellor. E! Y oung Man Selected As Nominee for Congress RECEIVES DECREE AT SAM HUSTON COLLEGE New York, Aug. 16-(CNS)-The Re publican leaders of the 21st Congress ional District have decided to present to the Republican voters in the com ing primary the name of Hubert T. Mrs. Bula Morrow-Oliver gradu Delaney as the regular Republican ated from Samuel Huston, College, nominee for the seat in Congress made Austin. Texas. Friday August 10. re vacant by the deathe of Royal H. ceiving Bachelor of Education de- Weller, Democrat I gree. Mrs. Olliver will be remem- Delaney is at present Assistant U. S. j berfd by many Portianders. having Attorney for the Southern District of Uved here with her sister severa, New York. During his incumbency yea„ M o re rfturnin(? south. Her in the office he has represented the husband gradllated two yfars ago govenment in the prosecution of sev at Meharry Medical College, M. D. eral notable cases and has received the degree and the past year taught at warm commend.-’ non of his associates. Flint Medical School, New Orleans, He is the son of the late Bishop ! ‘ I^Vs 'oiHver and her daughter Delaney of the Episcpalian church and Orchid, will spend their vacation in the son-in law of Dr. Emmett J. Crowley, La., visiting Dr. John J. Scott. Morrow, brother. PRATHER Development Co. E-A-T at J. L. CASTON W. R. LOVELL C. M PRATHER Incorporators 195 NORTH FIFTEENTH STREET MEALS: WEEK DAYS. 50c SUNDAYS, 75c MRS. HATTIE SMITH Proprietor 22iyi Washington Sf, Portland PHONE BKoadway 05 ---- — 1> USE COMMON JUDGMENT . . . . □ Buy the local Colored paper every week . . . . and urge your friends to do the same. A ll Portland will benefit thereby.
