LABO R D AY DANCE
THE.
An
Voi HA- No. At
1r >
*
1L3r i 1 1
i i i 0
n
J r a r J k Jtv .o se ] U ’a n c e J L J LaJ L I
)
M o n d a y Sept. 2 í
ADVOCATE
Indépendant
Paper
D evoted
to
the
Interest*
of
the
P eop le
SECTION I.
PO R T L A N D , O R E G O N , SATU RD AY, A U G U ST 31, 1»M
IN T W O SECTIONS
PRICE: A CENT a
A SERVICE THAT WAS VERY “DIFFERENT”
PORTLAND MAY BECOME WORL DWIDE MECCA
E
SPECIAL RADIO
PROGRAM OVER
Director O f Branches
O M ITI Speaks
at Conference
Jly Mrs. li. P. Ca untidy
I hr ftbmr caption is not to I k * con
»trurtl as flippant ami a» tiring irrcvrr
rut, but it is about the most art uratr I
way 1 know- to rxprc*» it as 1 recall I
the rvrnt» on last l uc day aftent(J»it i
when 1 witucsrstl for the first time a
iiah.ii funeial
Sehloin ever tit> 1 go to (unerali I hey
air too monotonous, too «lt.il», entirely
t«M» ilc|»res*iiitf It takes days ami «lays
to get over" a funeral ami so I try
t«i find some other way to express my
friendship to nty frllowinan. Hut suf
fur it to say 1 di«I go to this «me, amt
I am very happy over the uniqiie ex
jx-rimer tliat was mme
Somewhere in the Bible it is written
that we should rejoice at the passing
and sorrow at the advent of a soul
S«i when 1 went to funeral l ’arlor» «»f
the J P Finley & S«»n to pay a losing
tribute to Harry Knowles, who recently
jMHsrd, and to
his widowed mate,
it was a pleasant surprise to find a ser­
vice that was different from an>thing
I have ever witnesed.
The F.xprrssion Club of which ' liar
ry" lia«l lieen a member for many years,
ami (he Bahais whose faith he had re
cent 1 > embraced, jointly conducted the
program and fight well did they dem
onstratr th e jo v otf rH om g a higher
life. I had sat through the lovely service
drinking in all the lieauty ami spiritual
significance of each utteretl word And
when the time came to take a farewell .
look upon all that was mortal o f Harry, j
! walked bravely t ■ the front and s *
lently praised myself for having com
Ncw York, August 2H, Robert W. Raguall, director o f Branches o f the
plete control <»f my emotions as not to
N A A.C.P., addressed the Amity Co ference held under the auspices of
shed a single tear. 1 knew Harry would
the Bahai Movement at Green Acre, Maine, August 23, 24, and 23.
not want me to and I knew Cinita,
August 23, 24 ,23.
his loving wife and pal, would not either,
hut when 1 glanced to my left in the
second row ami met her smiling eyes
as I reached over to press her hand,
something inside my throat welled up
ami I hurried outside s«» that she would
Kt Rev, II. B Parks, D l l , senior
not know that I had failed. Outside, a
Christian minister said to me "The bishop of the A. M. K. church will
Bahais have certainly set an example
that wc Christians should try t*> emu­
Dr I'rirst Counsels
late. It was the most lieautifu! service
1 have ever witnessed". And I think
fo r Rare Solidi!v
he expressed what that varied audience
o f Christians, Haliais, Jews and no
d«»ubt representatives of other faiths felt
New York, August 2f>- (C N S )-
for they all were friends o f Harry and
Twenty five hundred Negroes heard
Cinita ami of each other-—for they all
Oscar DePriest, Represenative from the
worshipped the same C»od.
first district of Illinois, Wednesday
George Latimer, leader in heal and
night at the Ahbysinian Baptist church
national IVahai circles presided A
in New York City, speak on practical
beautiful Bahai prayer opened the
politics at the opening meeting o f the
program. It was followed with the
Moore -Rivers Campaign
Committee
reading from the Bible Scriptures at
The committee is seeking to elect Fred
Chapter Thirteen of First Corinthians:
K Moore of the New York Age. and
“ Though 1 s|»eak with the tongues
Francis K. Rivers, prominent yong
of men and angels, and have not
attorney, Republican candidates for
charity , I am become as sounding
Alderman and Assemblyman, respec­
liras«*, or a tinkling cymbal". Several
tively,
from the 19th Assembly Dis­
other wonderful verses continued ami
trict.
then: “ And now abideth faith hope.
Dc Priest warned against white
Charity, these
three; but the great
leaders, and advised the Negroes of
rst of these is charity". This had been
New York to wake up and get the
one of Harry’s fav«>rite scriptures and
representation to which they are en­
another he loved so well read from
BISH O P H. B. PARKS
titled by electing a colored candidate
the twenty first chapter o f Revelations
to every possible office.
preach at Bethel church at 11 am.
and N p.m. Sunday. Bishop Parks
Continued on Page 3
RADIO KXL AT
The Advocate has been repeatedly called by its readitiK
inquiring if we had for sale several of the various beauty prod­
ucts advertised in our magazine section.
That we may better serve our patrons, we have stocked
some of this merchandise.
We Take Pleasure In Announcing the Arrival for Sale of the
EXELEN TO M EDIVINE COMPANY PRODUCTS
as follows:
Exelento Peroxide Vanishing Cream, Exelento Quinine Pomade.
Exelento Skin Beautifler, Exclehto Face Powder
and Exelento Soap
and
FOR TRULY BEAU TIFUL HAIR . . . THE FAMOUS
THOMAS* SPECIAL FORMULA
HAIR POMADE
Friends in Portland received a tele
gram hearing the message that Miss
Mr» Jesse Cole» Grayson, Portland’s LaVern Martin, only child o f Bishop
popular contralto soloist will sing this and Mrs. J. W. Martin, died Thursday
Sunday afternoon from 3 to 6 pm August 2a. Miss Martin has been ill
over radio K X L on the program for some time. Details o f her illness and
death have not reached here as The
Advocate goes to pres s
(Tips
By Kits Reid
The Advocate does no* necessarily
er wc do or not. her opinions
sre
logical and well worth
reading. It is roar privilege as well as
ours to disagree with Kits and she
invitea yonr opinion apon subiects
■he discusses from time to time in her
column.
OH, BOY! THE WHOLE
GANG’ S GOING!
MRS. JF.SSE COLES GRAYSON
presented by Bethel A M E. church.
Mrs. Grayson possesses a voice of
exceptional quality which has delight­
ed thousand» of radio listeners when­
ever she has sung.
Mr. William Duncan, Allen, Port­
la n d. own son, *.-«11 play two uuin-
By Jove
W H O O PE E Whoopee, and some
more whoopee, will be the feature on
Monday night September 2 (Labor
Day) at Park Rose Dance Hall. Oh
Boy! W e’re going to have lots of fun
It will be a get-acquainted affair be­
cause there will be people from Se­
attle. Tacoma, Longview, Vernonia
and Yakima etc.. The Cosmopolitan
Club o f Portland and Seattle have
spared no effort nor expense to make
this Dance one o f the unforgetable
affairs of the season.
Read tins little conversation that
was over h eari by the writer.
John—Hello Jane, where are you
going Labor Day ?
Jane— John, don’t you know that we
ing such a silly question. Don't you
know where the gang is going5 We
are going to Park Rose Dance Hall.
John—Thats exactly where 1 am going
but what I really wanted to know
is if I can “ date” you up for that
night.
Jane—Gee, John, I can’t promise be­
cause I have been asked by so
many boys. But I am quite sure
that I will be there and maybe
you'll get the fourth dance if you
insist.
John—Jane, darling, why the fourth
dance ?
Jane—Jhon, don't you know that we
are going to have lots of strange
boys fron^ 4 or 5 towns and we
girls have got to show them a
good time? Be resonable now.
John—Oh, I see, well listen Jane
there will be lots of strange “girls"
too and we boys are sure going to
show them a good time.
Jane— Thats the spirit John, I'll be
seeing you Monday night. September
2nd at Park Rose Dance Hall on
Sandy Blvd.
John— (Walking away)
Thank you
Jane, Good-bye.
Jane— (interruptingl Don’t forget that
we dance from 8 to ? ? with hot
music by Dixie and his melody
Boys, featuring “ Am I Blue".
Local society is indebted to Messrs.
D’Oracie Olliver ami Yancy Franklin
for "discovering" such an attractive,
lovely place for their social affairs—the
battleship Oregon. Since these popu­
lar young men held their invitational
dancing party there last February, a
number of social affairs have followed,
the latest being the reception and
dance given by Mcsdatnes. J. A. Nic­
hols and A. Morton.
Oregon.
Por Hand’s
E-A-T
Own
MEALS; WEEK DAYS, 50c
SUNDAYS, 7Sc
Store
is one o f the most eloquent preachers
in America today. This year marks
the fiflictli anniversary o f his service
in the Christian ministry. Throughout
this length of service hr has made an
enviable record of achivement for his
church and race. In his position as
senior Bishop he supervises the work
of over seven hundred and fifty com­
municants. Don't fail to hear him.
TH E STORE FOR
EVERYBODY
(
Tw« Q u a l it y tro u a
or Po* t lamo . C
rilONE »Roadway 0570
Labor Day Dance M onday Nile
Sept. 2— Park R ose Dance Hall
Office Phone RRoadway 0635
Residence: SEllwood 6260
WYATT W. WILLIAMS
A ttorney-at-L aic
With Julius Silvetone, Attorney
and Counselor
523 524 LUMBERMENS BLDG.
Portland, Ore.
Bradford
Clothes $ 2 5 .0 0 to
Shop
$ 4 5 .0 0
"Where Young Men Buy”
By JESSIE GOULD OLDS
ATTENTION!
MRS. HATTIE SMITH
Proprietor
RUGGED CLIFF
A s is Appeared in The Portland
Telegram
Do you know, you lovers of books,
As a living and perpetual memorial,
why you must pay so much for books
the
Sanctuary o f
our
Sorrowful
whose authors are in a foreign coun­
Mother is slowly replacing the wild­
try? Do you know that the United
erness of
Rocky Butte, and
already
States, China and Russia are the only
pilgrims from every part of the world
countries in the cizilized world that
find peace m the cool Grotto and
refuse to sign an international copy­
offer prayers at the shrine
carved
right agreement to secure protection
from the
rugged cliff.
to authors? Fact: Let me quote from
Some day Port land will wake to
an authority in Library of Congress:!
find herself the proud site of a world
“The mere reprinting in America
famous cathedral, built on top of
o f the text o f a British (any other
the rocky shoulder o f the mountain
f o r e i g n ) (comment mine) author's
commanding 60 acres o f landscaped
book is not necesarily a gain either
grounds,
shrines and stations for
to the author or his readers It u j
prayer.
only important to the profits obtain
Stairways carved from the cliff will
able from reprintiut the book" Now
lead from the lower level where the
isnt that an intelligent exposition of
open air shrine is now situated, to the
our American grab and grind peculi-
upper slopes where the central group
arity? Classed with China and Russia
of Roman renaissance buildings is
indeed—at least one of Russia's poli­
to be built.
cies the Urn ted States will recognize.
CAR VE D BY HAN D
Statuary tediously carved by hand
I ran accross this little joke the in the studios o f European artists,
other day and I pass it along to the mosaic glass, tapestries and hangings
readers of thfs column for its worth. numberless art treasures will be found
A young instructor was dismissed in the Sanctuary when the work of
from a western university for his the builders is done.
inordinate beetting. The president of
Built slowly, that the soul of the
the school was highly interested in institution may grow synchronically
his career, secured him an appoin­ with the walls o f native stone, the
tment in an eastern college. To the Sanctuary will, by the time of its
president there he wrote: “ This young completion, have a following o f all
man has a promising future and any­ those who have helped, by gifts of
thing you can do to cure him of varied sizes, to make possible the
betting will be a benefit to society." dream of the founder.
The instructor went east and was
FOUNDED BY NOBLEM AN
cordially received. Soon after the
The Order of Servite Fathers, or
introduction he said to the president, Servants of Mary, founders o f the
"I'll bet you $.’>0 you have a mole on Sanctuary was formed in Italy in
your back".
1233 by seven noblemen. The group
The president hesitated, but finally was named by Saint Philip Benizi
replied, "Young man, I never bet. but whose model of piety was followed by
just to teach you a lesson I'll take the members . A smaller shrine honoring
you up". He then proved beyond doubt St. Philip has been built at the Sanc­
that the instructor was wrong and tuary atop a huge rock facing the
collected his $30.
grotto, and a statute of him placed
The president then wrote west, tell­ there.
ing what had happened and concluding
The idea o f a national Sanctuary
"I hope I have cured him.”
dedicated to the Virgin Mary, was
The other president wrote back: first conceived by Father A. M. May­
"I fear his case is hopeless. The very er, O.S.M.. a student o f Mariology,
day he left here he bet me $100 that who entered the Servite Order soon
he could make you take o ff you shirt". after leaving college.
—Dartmouth Jack o’Lantern,
“W e build memorials to our great
statesmen, warriors and philosphers
to perpetuate their principles, visualize
Mrs. Marion McClear, 948 Tibbetts
St. has as her house guests Mrs. Ja­
Continued on Page 3
cob Lee and her lovely son Clorrton
of Spokane. Mrs. McClear received
Sunday afternoon at tea for the pleas­
ure of her charming guest, Mrs. Lee
is a prominent club woman and is
intensely interested in painting, being
an artist herself.
------------ o —
Miss Kate Lewis, attorney and Mrs.
E. J. Minor and Mrs. J. W. Stanley
have returned from Seaside where
they spent a brief vacation.
at
195 NORTH FIFTEENTH
STREET
COOL GROTTO
share in Kits Retd's views, bat wheth­
tane, and
W ILLIA M D U N CAN ALLEN
liers by Negro composers. Mr. Allen
needs no introduction. He is an ac­
complished musician and an honor
graduate of Olielin College and the
New York Conservatory of Music.
A full choir directed by Mrs. Lilli­
an Jenkins-Lay and accompanied by
Mrs. Estelle Williams will sing Ne­
gro spirituals and old hymns. Mrs.
Zcpha Baker and Mrs. Mollie Thom­
as will sing “ The Old Rugged Cross” .
Reverend Hill will speak on “ Immor­
tality” .
Many favorable comments have been
received concerning last Sunday's pro­
gram.
The singing o f Dr. E. L.
Labor Day Dance M onday Nile
Booker, Miss Violet Hooker, Miss Sept. 2— Park R ose Dance Hall
Maxwell and Miss Freeman was en
joyed. The Misses Turner accompan­
Marvin Gaston, spent the week as
ied Miss Hooker splendidly.
the house guest o f the Franklin family.
He returned to his home in Seattle
i Friday. Mr. Gaston came here to deliver
T h e W h ole G ang's G oing to
an address Sunday night at Bethel on
Park R ose Dune«*— Monday Nile
. the Joymakers club program. His ad-
I.ahor Day Dance M onday Nile
| dress was very fine and pleasingly de­
Sept. 2— Park R ose Ihince Hall
livered.
T h e W h o le filing's G oing to
Park R ose Dunce— Monday Nile
Arrmu
5 P. M. SUNDAY
BISHOP PARKS HERE REPRESENTATIVE OPRIEST
Announcement of value
To Milady
PASSES IN SOUTH
AUSPLUND DRUG
STORE
SIXTH A OLISAN S T R U T S
PORTLAND, ORJE
August 1, we mailed out a large
number o f 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 o f our time it takes to try
to collect these bills already due,
you would not have us spend it
hut 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
run a newspaper on good-will, as
much as we value it, but it takes
money to pay hills.
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.