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CARRYING PREJUDICE TO BOSTON. l'uur While Noullirrn Women Tried to Have XI Inn Ilnldnlu Kteeted From Fruiiklln lloiiBr she Stayed, Milt Tliroiijtli of Auollier Trnrlit-r Who riiHMinir for White. Stuff t'on-esjioiNlonce of Tub Aug. BasroN, December 19. Did we not say, in a recent letter, that character, learning ami womanhood count for notli-.

ins with American colorphobia if the person who possesses all these qualities hajipens to he colored? Well, we repeat it, and in proof of the statement will "cite the experience of no lass a person than. Miss Baldwin, principal of the Agassi, school of Cambridge. Her line character, her accomplishment and distinction as teacher and woman could not save her right here in Hoston from the viperous hiss and sling of this American race hatred and contempt of colored people merely hecatisc they are colored. Hut we had better tell the story and let our readers judge for themselves. And so here it is: There is a home in Boston called the Franklin House for the accommodation of women exclusively.

It furnishes excellent rooms and board at very reasonable rates for women with limited pockethooks and furnishes them better and more cheaply than those thus accoipmodated can possibly obtain elsewhere for the same expenditure of money. Well, as miulit be supiKised tinder these circumstances, accommodation in the Franklin House does not go a beggnig. Many are the applications addressed 10 the management for imiiunce therein, but nut all uf the applicant1' pet in. owing to the limited capacity of this lumse--or, at least, riot at once. Some may have to wail.

Miss Baldwin, others, applied to the management for room and board about the beginning of last slimmer, and her application was granted. She did not go to live at the house, however, until near the close her vacation. She had hardly pot inVind got comfortably domiciled when 'American coIorihobia began its usual performance. It bewail with some poor Southern women who have obtained employment in These women could not possibly slay under the sune" roof which covered Miss Baldwin! Why? N'ot because she was in any respects inferior to them, either mentally, morallv, or in respect to the social and professional position occupied by her when contrasted ith that occupied by them. The only objection which they were able to raise to her as a guest of the house was her color, was her race.

Only that and nothing more. For she was immeasurably the superior of these women in all that goes to the making of noble, cultivated American womanhood. But against her undoubted superiority in all other respects these four Southern feminine fools set up their color, their race, and decided that they were superior to Miss Baldwin, and that Miss Baldwin was not fit to lodge in the same house with them, or cat with them in the same dining room, merely because they happened to be while and she colored. The matter was brought to the attention of the management, and the management roe bravely to the occasion. It decided that Miss Baldwin should stay.

American colorphobia to the contrary notwithstanding. The superintendent decided that Miss Baldwin should remain if by her doing so a hundred of the other guests were to withdraw on the foolish ground of her race and color. Miss Baldwin is still an honored, and now perhaps the most popular, guest at the Franklin House, while the four Southern fools have withdrawn from the house instead. Their withdrawal has hurt no one but themselves. The arrow of race hatred and contempt which they shot at Miss Baldwin proved a boomerang and recoiled upon themselves.

Miss Baldwin is in the full enjoyment as a guest at the Franklin house of all the advantages of which they allowed their color-prejudice to deprive themselves. Color-rtrejudiee got much the worst of this It got hit and it got hit hard in the persons of these four foolish young women. They bit their noses off to spite Miss Baldwin, and so, metaphorically, they are going around minus that organ, while Miss Baldwin's nose "still occupies its proper njacc in the middle of her face. While this duel was going on between colorphobia and the management over Miss Baldwin, another exhibition of the same thing in kind occurred in connection with this case. And that grew out of the presence in the Franklin house as.

a summer guest of a colored teacher in one of the Southern universities for the education of colored youth. This woman, who is white enough to pass easily, and who. as a matter of fact, was at the time actually passing for white, took particular pains to keep out of Miss Baldwin's wav when her presence in the house was stirring things up a bit on the race question. Many white women had gone to Miss Baldwin to express their sympathy under the circumstances many white women who had had no acquaintance with her prior to her becoming a guest in the bouse. This colored woman, and teacher in a colored institution, although acquainted with Miss Baldwin, having visited her in her home in Cambridge the year previous, went not near her, must have, in fact, been at great pains to avoid meeting her in the house, during this time.

For Miss Baldwin did not know that she was in the Franklin house until a common friend calling on Miss Baldwin ran across this woman in one of the corridors. When Miss Baldwin's friend expressed surprise at meeting this Southern colored teacher of a colored institution in this place, and also the belief that she had met Miss Baldwin, the woman admitted that she had been for weeks a guest in the house, but that she had not called on Miss Baldwin, deeming, doubtless, that her discretion in this respect was the best part of her valor, was better far than Miss Baldwin's valor in maintaining her grotn.d when some fools were trying to force her out of the house because of Iter and color. We do not quarrel with any colored man or woman who. being white enough to cross the line between the races in this country, does actually cross the line, and so becomes white not some of the time but becomes so all of the time. For such people arc more white than colored, and in every other country under the sun except America they are white.

We do not admire the spirit of such peoole. the spirit that can throw off and forget the ties of their moth er's race, the sacred ties of kinship and friendship merely to be white) merely to escape the consequences which follow everyone in the United States who is known to have in his veins any admixture of Negro blood. But barring this feeling toward; such people, we, repeat, we have no quarrel with them for crossing the line which separates the races in America. They have but exercised their undoubted right to range themselves on the side of the stronger race, and the right to quit that of the weaker race. It is the same sort of right which rats- exercise when they desert a sinking ship.

It is a selfish instinct pure and simple. But as selfishness is universal as a spring of human action we say let those people who are selfish be selfish still. They hurt no one but themselves and American colorphobia, whom they hit in this secret way and hit hard. Intermarriage, amalgamation, goes on with the hearrv approval of. the white race, and Negro blood, unknown to the proud Anglo-Saxon, unites itself with the blood of the whites in the high contract of legal marriage, and in the ensuing relationship of parentage.

With this qualification, we say again that we have no quarrel with such people. But it is quite otherwise with those other people who attempt to cat their cake and keep it, too. We wish to admonish such people that they cannot serve, (iod and Mammon on this race question. They cannot array themselves on the side of (iod some of the time, and on the side of Mammon at other times. For they ho arc not for the race all of the time are against the race, however they may desire the contrary.

The ki- lliienee of such conduct is bad for them selvesmakes them sneaks and cowards and hypocrites while it operates much more injuriously by example on the growth of the mee who may come in contact with such demoralizing duplicity, cunning and selfishness. Such a woman as this colored teacher of colored youth in the South gets her bread and butter from the race, gets during almost the whole vear her associations, her social life among that race. It ill becomes such a woiiian upon occasion, however great the temptation may he for her to do so. to cross the line between the races and forget for the time being her relations, her duties in respect to the people among whom she lives, moves and has her being. We ask-in man or woman to put a tag on them indicating to all whom it may concern the race with which they are- identified.

If they are white enough to be mistaken for white by white people, good. Let white people suppose them to be white. We see no harm in tint. There is no deception, there is no cowardice. For they arc passing as Nature intended t'leui to pass.

But when an incident occurs, as in the case of. Mis Baldwin at die l-raiikliu house, we expect, we have right to expect, all such people to run til the red flag of their courage, of their devotion to the race, to the masthead of their conduct. Then they must not tlinch. must not fly to cover, or hide their heads from the full consequences of their color. They mi st speak then for the race, for the right, must place themselves on the weaker side of their race, be the consequences to them what they may.

Certainly no teacher of colored youth ought to retreat, ought to play the sneak, the coward, at such a time as came to this colored teacher at the Franklin house, when a member of her race, an honored member of her race, was insulted and persecuted on account of her race and color. Then is the time to step forward and show the manly, or womanly, stuff of which a colored teacher is made. Her place was beside Miss Baldwin in the open, receiving with her the rain of insult and scorn, for the sake of the race, for the sake of the holy cause of human brotherhood and cqualitv. Instead of doing so this woman skulked behind the breastwork of her white skin and straight hair, and trembled not for her sister teacher, but lest she herself should be found out in the hole where she lay in hiding, and so be made to share the odium of being identified with the colored race. Is such a woman lit to teach colored youth? A woman who is afraid to confess her race before white people lest the doing so put her to the inconvenience of losing her room at a hotel or her seat at its table, or if not so, lest she lose the fleeting regard or respect of chance acquaintances whom she has picked up among the white guests at a house like the Franklin house? Is she a fit person to act as counsellor, guide and friend of colored hoys and girls? Well, hardly.

The shadow of such people ought to grow steadily less among our educational institutions until they vanish altogether in the noonday blaze of the eternal fitness of things, in the noonday blaze of the race's progress in self-respect, courage, and in its hatred of cowardice, duplicity and humbuggcry of every description. Let our teachers at least have the courage to take their stand on the side of the race, on the side of the right, and for the cause of liberty, cqualitv and fratcrnitv. not only before colored people but before white people as well, and. like Luther, let them say to American colorphobia, "God helping us, we can do no more." and they may well add, "We will do no less." Archibald II. Grimke.

I'rrkxklll Xntrm. December VI. The old fi'llTs concert which was held in the A. M. E.

Zion church last Thursday night was a success and those who took part deserve much credit. Mr. Walter Harris. Mr. IVrley I'eterson, 5Ir.

Bobert Jenkins, Mr. William Iliitcliingsnn, Miss Jennie Alairo, Miss Irene Peterson, Miss Bcrthu Peterson, Mrs. Hicks, Mrs. J. Rant us.

Misses Kilth and Miss (ioorgic Sickles. Mrs. Jnines Pomoml, Mrs. Mary Harris, Mr. Walter Harris, and Mr.

William Aln ire were the participants. The costumes were quaint and pretty. The choir visited one of our wealthiest residents ns was requested on last Friday evening. After nn enjoyable time in the lady's parlor, they were taken to the farm house where delicious repast was served bv Rev. and Mrs.

Singleton. Miss 1 Tn ft ic Miifdien made a flying trip to Ponghkeepsie on Thursday Inst. Mr. Array is still confined at his home. The P.

E. Pr. Newby spent Saturday nnd Sunday with the pastor nnd preached in the afternoon. Ho spoke very highly of the improvements that had taken plnee in the church. The choir rendered Home of the finest selections in their choral ser-viceC The presiding elder enjoyed them very much nnd was surprised over the nninnnt of talent they displayed.

There will be Tom Thumb wedding given on hy the Church Extf-nsion so-eietv of which the chairman is Mrs. Gertrude Crawford. THE NEW ftUK AUE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1905 PROSPEROUS DAYS IN THE SOUTH. Ilnrus nuil StoreliotiHCS llun Wills illness and rollon at Top Noloh l'rle- litis 111 Hnr.Uhlo. nnd Mmuiefullf I WaKra of Coonlry Sohool Teacher.

Itoipjliir Correspondence of Tim Ann. Atlanta, December 3D. These are very prosperous days in the South, in fact, the most prosperous of a decade. Barns and storehouses are bursting with their fulness and on every hand are signs of plenty. Cotton, the great staple product of the South, has reached a top notch in selling price and is now soaring a few pegs alwve the top notch.

Some ten years ago. in 18U3 to be exact, the price of the staple ranged between four and seven cents per pound, and the farmer who disposed of Ins entire yield at the latter figure shook hands with himself by way of self-congratulation. The offer to give seven cents to-day per pound would excite laughter on the part of the seller, the price current averaging a cent or two above that figure, with many buyers holding out for fifteen cents. On the farms thousands of hogs are being fattened against the day of real cold weather, when they will be converted into clear sides, lard, middlings and juicy bams to tide over the meat-eating season, which is generally in the winter. At the crossroads stores ancient debts arc being exhumed from the files of the past, and are being paid with alacrity also with compound interest.

Near- vervliorlv i out of debt, or very i am ly every nearly so, and those who are not see the way clear for them to be so. It is a safe assertion that there is more fash money among the farming element than there has been for a score of years. One of the bishops of this city relates that on a visit to one of the country churches he had occasion to spend a night with an old farmer. The house was a tumbled down affair with two rooms and three-fourths of a chimney in the middle. It served as a dwelling for the old man, his wife and their five children.

On the next morning the bishop was desirous of sending off ten dollars, and it was not convenient to get a-money order. He thought of putting the money in an envelope ami sending it by this method, but found, to his chagrin that he did not have the amount either in one bill or in bills of smaller denominations. In his anxiety ne informed his host of the circumstances and inquired of him if it was likely that any of his neighbors might exchange a ten dollar bill for that amount in silver. To his surprise be was met with a rejoinder th it there would be no need to apply to tht neighbors as the transaction could be consummated then and there. The planks of the floor were raised and there appeared a strong box carefully covered over with leaves.

The box was doubiy locked. After jt had been opened the good bishop, was filled with consternation at the sight of the money that filled it. There were just a few dollars Jess than two thousand, and it represented the savings of two years. After the bishop had procured his ten dollar bill and had dropped the amount of silver to equal it in the box, he, of course, was curious to know why a man who had two thousand ilollars that, he did not owe anybody would not build him a house at least better than the one in which he then lived. The reply was that the old man believed it bad policy to build good bouses in that neighborhood as it would tend to excite spite on the part of some of his neighbors.

He declared that he preferred to keep on saving money lor a year or two longer, when he would leave and go to a city where his children could enter school and he himself run a restaurant. There was a little wisdom in his reference to spite that might be engendered by his building a new house, because, as strange as it may sound, there are a few localities in the South where an Afro-American is best off if he eschews such things as good clothes, fine horses and costly homes. The prosperity spoken of is general in the Southern section, and the Afro-American by dint of hard labor is corralling the portion of it that comes his way with a vengeance. The Southern Democrat, in spite of himself, is forced to admit that times are better than he has ever seen them. Certainlv, they are better than they were under Democratic administration.

It is within the memory of all that under Cleveland's administration the mortgagor walked abroad in the land, and many wee the victims gathered in his wily jentaclcs. Money was scarce, and it seemed as if even the crops were careless about coming lo profitable fruition. Things are different now in this day of plenty and under a Republican administration, but the Southern Democrat assigns a peculiar reason for the change. lie says that it is because A fro-Americans have been disfranchised in the Southland. Reference has been made in this correspondence to the fact that the young Afro-Americans that go from the schools and colleges to teach in the rural regions arc doing a world of good among the masses of the race not only in teaching the infant idea to shoot, but also in persuading the older heads to keep better looking and more sanitary These young people arc- the noblest sort of pioneers and should be adequately rewarded, but as a matter of fact they are not.

The average pay received by them is ludicrously low. Some of them are teaching for as little as ten dollars per month, while a verv few of them manage to get as high as twentv-five. the average being about fifteen dollars. Naturally a young man or woman docs not like the prospect of having a profession that pays so little and just as soon as they get somctlring better they go into it. It is downright stinginess on the part of the State to treat its Afro-American teachers in this shabhv wav.

because they are doing as much as any other agency in making the citizenship better. Nobody with any appreciable degree of fairness will deny for a moment that education makes better citizens. Demagogues may rant to the contrary, but the rci.lt of book training is a tangible net asset for good to any community, irrespective of races. The argument" to the contrary is gradually being abandoned. Nobody ever seriously believed in it and nobody ought to.

Every one of the Afro-American children taught in these schools makes a better man or woman, and is therefore of more benefit to the respective communities in which he or she mar live. It would be a matter of speculation to know how these young pedagogues manage to live and save up dollar lor their own schooling it it was not for the fact, we are informed, that considerate Afro-American school patrons charge but little for board and lodging. The two latter of fairly good quality arc obtained by the teachers at prices ranging between four dollars and eight dollars per month. Sometimes' these patrons supplement tne salaries paid by the State by giving the teacher each month a small sum per pupil, and that helps some but as a general proposition the rural Afro-American teacher, though a potential factor, is a very poorly paid one to the shame of the States employing him. There is no inducement to good teachers to take up the work permanently, and the children of the country must do the best they can with those they have; who, though generally young men and women, arc doing praiseworthy work for the race.

Thomas H. Malone. niCHMOXD NOTES. Open House at the Mac Club Church aad Personal Items. Richmond.

December 11. The Maceo club held open house last Wed nesday night and the members enjoyed a nieht of music, songs, stories and speech-making. An excellent menu, in eluding the weed and clay pipes, Ha- vanals, and liquids, was served. Since Lawver Tosenh R. Pollard has been employed to run the house, extensive improvements have been made and the torney Pollard may be good at briefs the interpretation of fine points of service is nrst-ciass.

iiuumcu say r- i A iw, but that as a "recoctionist lie is air autnoritv. The work of remodeling the bt. building in Broad street has been com- i) tet. the cmnonum openca anu stocked with as full and complete a line of goods as to be found in our large department stores. St.

Luke Penny Savings Bank has its home in the build- Jaspcr Memorial church (Sixth Mt. Zion) has been remodeled and is now one of the handsomest churches in the city. Uder the pastorate of the Rev. Dr. R.

V. Peyton the church has grown spiritually, financially and numerically. Miss Pocahontas E. Hill and Mr. Robert P.

Randolph were married last Wednesday evening at the residence of the bride's' parents. Mr. and Mrs. William W. Hill.

North Seventh street. The Rev. W. II. Stokes officiated.

A reception was held the same evening. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kersey have announced the marriage of their daughter, Miss Clara I- Kersey, to Dr. James E.

Jackson. Thursdav. December 14, at their residence. 100 West Leigh street. Dr.

Jackson is a rising young business man, being proprietor of the University pharmacy of this city. Charles H. Phillips, Richmond's city treasurer, died last Tuesday. There are seventeen candidates for the position which is to be filled at a special election to be held on December 23. II.

B. Huclcs, treasurer and business manager of the Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute, was in the city last week. Mr. 11 tides reports that school as being more largely attended than at any time in its history. The young ladies composing the Altar Guild of St.

Philip's P. E. church will hold a social at the rectory Fnday evening next. The Richmond Musical and Dramatic Association presented the opera. "Princess Bonnie." at the Academy of Music, Petersburg, last week.

The Richmond Business League meets the second and fourth Thursdays in the month at League Hall, at which time live topics are discussed. "Does It Pay to Lie in Business?" is the question to be discussed at its next meeting. The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. F. of Virginia, will meet in annual session at the Masonic Temple in this city 'to-morrow evening at six o'clock.

Harlem Flats Change Hands The advertisement for tenants of the house numbers 40. 42 and 44 West 135th street in nnother section of this week's recalls the fact that the sale of the above houses to the Hudson Realty Company, nnd the turning out of the colored tenants, gaw great publicity to the existence of the Afro-American Realty Company, when that corporation in turn purchaser the dwellings and 32 West 135th street, and turned out the white tenants. The Hudson Realty Company's intention was to get the colored tenants ofV the block, with the increased demand for apartments in that locality occasioned by the opening of the subway. The Afro-American Realty Company blocked the came, mid now Mr. Philip A.

l'aytnn. Ins bought the houses 40. 42 and 41 West street nnd is putting out the white tenants mid filling the houses with Afro-Americans. St. Mark'a Chnrch Fair a Sateen.

St. Mark's M. K. church fair closed on Inst Friday evening. It was a financial nnd social success.

The attractive features of the fair were the Japanese and the Indian booths, which consisted of fourteen young ladies, and of which Miss Ella Gadsden was general manager. Much credit is also due to the committees of the various booths for the success. Prizes were warded to the following persons: Miss Ada Wooten, toilet set: Miss Effie Standard, manicure set; Mrs. Jnmes Rilev. silver mounted toilet set: Mrs Itettie Winsntc, china tea set: Mrs.

John E. Robinson, 'china set; Mrs. Hattie Trendwell Johnson, chimv closet; Mrs. Daisv Poster, silver set: Mrs. Hester Ampy.

lamp: Mrs. Alice Perkins, set of furs: Mrs. Sadie Griffin, mirror: Miss Lizzie Collington. table cover and bed spread: Mrs. Emma Poster, silver fern dish; Mrs.

Hattie Hazel, couch cover: Mrs. Ellen Henderson, tea set; Mrs. Anna Johnson, tea set Miss Emma-Tar-ehal. lamp; Miss Annie E. Smith, table cloth; Miss Eva Howard, Rilver tea set; Miss Carrie llennis, gold watch: Miss P.essin Cook, silver toilet set: Miss Hannah Collins, silver toilet set; Mr.

Madison bath robe. Doll Drill at Jlochojler. Rociikstkh. December 11. An entertainment was given by the Excelsior club of the church on Thursday.

A feature of the entertainment was a doll drill by sixteen little girls. Those who took part were Mrs. Chaney. Miss Ahbie Franklin. Miss Alice Santee.

Mrs. II. K. Arnold. Mrs Mrs.

C. It. Smith, Miss Susan jCellev. Miss Nettie Itenette. Mr.

Elliott Snraije, Mrs. Sofia Trice nnd Miss Mellie Mvcrs. Piano solos were render-el by Misses Marin Kent and Gladys Mvers nnd vocal solo hy Miss Criscilldn Cash. The entetrainment was a success. II YOUNG PEOPLE.

RACE FOR LIFE IN THE, BUSINESS WORLD. OWN A HOME THROUGH The Real Estate, Deposit Investor Co. Alain Office, 131 Broadway, Miller Rooms New York City Telephone nader the people. lnere, and Tiila Coiupunr In the I.w of enr Vork Mhi. the puriiow of helping you ir.elve- all.

H. liepo.li,,; will receive 0 per cent. pMnelpul returned, al onlng .1 borroilng money on Controllnic bu.lue.. capital or 1. Ileal Katate bouabt, aold, leawd and rent collected.

'A Money eachaaaed by check-book nyateiu. 3. Honda lulled I mature la yearn with a suaraatee of 35 per cent, a( repairing, seneral hou.e cleaning, pulatlatc deroratlair. a. nn.inr...

Kmployment Bureau. PoaltloaB Klyea to all member, free, and aa: eaa atari aa account from one dollar ai.M up. OFFICERS. Hobert IU Mont, Prejldentl Samuel "riant, Trcn.urer Secretary) Jamea H. Davla, Geaeral Managers Junius C.

Ayler, Attorney E. Brown. Aaalataat Secretary. DIRECTORS! II. Woodard, Thomas H.

Morrla, L. A. King, J. Wt. klaa, MT R.

Moat, H. Bright, J. H. Davla, J. Hemmlnca, A.

Davis, W. K. wu. llama. Frof.

E. Meneneld. Agenta wanted everywhere to represent the Institution. From Ho to i another part of this Issue. Enrolls Hsiroionical Palmist i.nliinrw in doubt or trouble.

call and she will advise you as to the proper course to pursue, ner vai experience makes her especially Rifted in advisinpt and aiding others. Please do not write, but call. Owing to my large office business, I am unable to write letters or even answer them. Price 25c. BOe and $1.00.

Houra 10 to 10. also Sundays, s30 Bergen street, between Bond and Kevins. Brooklyn. N. X.

herjn street cars pass my door. GEOR.GC A. BR-AMBILl. LADIES' GENTS' TAILOR 1S7 Weit 134th Strert Near Lenoi New York City (Manhattan) Reasonable Rates Full Draea Stiita to Hire Branch: 73 Congress Jnue aoj-i rr. Saratoga Springs, N.

Something (lood Something New Mrs. Scolft ConRoleen jtrows a luxurious head of balr. Gives the hair straight and glossy appearance. It Is the bent hair tonic on the market Full directions with each box. l-snie lioz, 00 Address, Mrs.

O. T. SCOTT. 217 East 88th street, DOT23mos New Xork. Telephone: 19BS Madlaon Square.

H. STERN Loan roker 516 Sixth Avenue, New York Door from Corner of Slat Street. Money Loaned on Watches, Jewelry, Silverware, eta Goods forwarded to all parta of the United States. sept283mos MLLE. M.

G. BUTT 382a QUINCY STREET Near T.mpkim Brooklya 8cintific Half Treatment. Dry Shampooing a Specialty. Electric Scslp Treatment. Work sooe at above address or customer, residence.

Your patronage solicited. Firstclass references given Oct J-Jmo 1864 THIRTY I GRAND ANNUAL RECEPTION OF Till COACHMEN'S UNION LEAGUE Thursday Eve'g, Jar. 4, '06 At TAMMANY IT ALL, East 14th Street, near 3d Ave Music by New Amsterdam Orchestra. TICKET OF ADMISSION Ladies lint Check, 15 Cts. IVivnte Hoxes sentinj persons.

$2.00, enn he had of the following njml member. JOHN BROOKS. 141 West 54th Street. EXEOimVK COMMITTEE. Robert If.

Holmes. Chairman: Jacob Tl Allen. Vice-clinirinnn: Clarence Sanfonl, Secretary; John Kiar, Assistant rewry: i nomas liarnnm, 'ireusurer; decl43t MOW OK LEANS CELEBRATION. Garrison Speeeheu hy Col. Lewis and Others iirretliiKs From Dr.

Washing-ton. New Orleans, December 13. The Garrison centennial anivcrsary was celebrated in this city under the auspices of the Central Congregational church, Rev. Abraham Lincoln DeMond, pastor; on last Sunday night. The church was beautifully decorated for the occasion with flags, bunting, chrysanthemums and roses.

Music was furnished by the choir and the Central Christian Endeavor orchestra of which Mrs. Emma C. Harris is conductor. Over COO people were in attendance. Prof.

Oscar Atwood, president of Straight University, was present with the faculty and students, and the students of Flint Medical college turned out in a body. The Cottonyard Men's Benevolent association came out in good numbers and were seated in the main portion of the auditorium. The opening prayer was offered by Rev. George Jones, the new chaplain at Straight University. The welcome address was delivered by the pastor, who introduced Mr.

Alexander Paul as master of ceremonies. Mr. Paul in a short speech gave reasons why the event was worthy of proper and popular observance. Mis Viola Smith read a poem on "Freedom." Dr. J.

Newman delivered a brilliant and able address on 'The Life of Garrison." lie was followed with earnest and eloquent speeches by Col. James Lewis, C. surveyor general. Lawyer J. L.

Jones and Editor M. G. 41)50 Colutnlm. OF IVCflMH O'FARRELL'S 410 and 412 Eighth Avenue, Near 31st street NEW YOltK CITI FURHITURE, CARPETS, BEDDING ETC," Houses, FlaU and Apartments IW ished Complete. CASH on CREDIT FUAXIC DOXNATIX.

Oldest and most reliable store in City. novlDlyr J. GRAY DEALER IN UtouscfurniebinG ant) Hardware 790 COLUMBUS AVENUE Near 99th Street New York Oetl2-Jrn TAMMANY HALL 145 East 14th Street near Third Avenue Newly decorated, New Maple Floor. 0 Thousand Electric Lights. Capacity, 3000 P-ope.

Open tor engagements from October 1, 1905. Apply H. KREYKENBOHM Oa. t-iiiiss Lessee ar.d Telephone. 046.1 UadtKon ticjuare.

FRANCIS TURNER PACKER AND SHIPPER of OIshs and Houmbold Goods. 4 every description 44 9 Fourth Avenue. B. B. Cor.

2Mb at. Bailment NhW TORI. BpeciaJ llatas to the Trade, Barns, Packing Caaee. Paper. Kzoelslor and Tint.

for bat martin TAYLOR THt TAILOR 175 Willonghbr M00IL1UT. Invitei attention to his stock of hall and Winn Woolens for Suits, Trousers and Overcoats. Mite your money count to the est advantage. Cii TAYLOR THE TAYLOR. Te boneirlwu OctHsu GET INSURED Don't be Burned Out and Haw Nothing Left A a-Year Policy for the Furniture In yooils Oniy the oeet Fire Insurance Companies, D.

GREENE, Insurance Broker 47 Albsny Arenue, Cedar BSOOKLYN KlWftlU JuUgly SJ3 C02i I) 1M SOCIETY of the city of kew Organized October, 17th, 1 50 CENTS. Gentlemen's, 25 Cts. Alndisou Scott, Assistant treasurer. Bobe. of Thr kMi'lhii Libert Prof.

A. P. Williams, principal of Fiss public school. Mrs. Sylvania Williams principal of Thorny Lafon public school and Hon.

A. B. Kennedy, U. S. receivff of public monies, were present.

Letters of greeting were receivd fmtn Dr. Bower T. Washington. Dr. V.

E. B. DnBoii V. II. Cotfncil and "rot.

k. -Wright. Dr. R. E.

Jones, editor ot Southwestern Christian ccatc, pro nounced the benediction Snsi ITnrlinr ote. S.n TTaniuii. 1) 1i Mrs. I cinda I.niififonl entertained a ntnulwr fc younff people at an eveninK tea on JS Thursday. The -Mission Study held week I nnimijr onr ieiii' hy F.

A. Tabor of the M. K. eliiuvli a membership of t.n and was fiiar irnnizcd on Tuesday evening it following officers: Mrs. K.

A. tenchrr: Miss Mamie (Jrillin. Miss Hattie RiiRff, class artist: tin Van Uuren. librarian. An o'lerinsj A.

M. E. Zion church nr.f be taken in, the interest school children's Christmas Blanche Vnn-Dorne and Mr. due worn in town a few days injt their mint, Mrs. Jennie other relatives.

Rev. C. Van hnW nirai in rvigaiKHiai'K u(J eveninir. Monday Pastor V.ui t- t. Wiinw presented with a purse by KiiiB and nn excellent donation" hath Mi.

n. Mr Robert erv. Mr made a short n. mil to me city several mj services of sntnr at the A M- church last Sabbath was one et i sriven, and well received. 'pi, tioni were rendered by 'll0.