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Roman shape tapestry 111 contain a banquet storage, smokina toilets and boiler rst floor will contain tnree reception room, com-, check room and toilets, i floor will contain an audi-, feet by 86 feet, witn a sUge, nd four dressing rooms, mok tl i mezrsnine noors. iiic iuuiui uwi twill be all lodge rooms. There will be ample provision on each floor in case of a fire or panic by two fire towers at the front and fire escapes in the rear. Thorough heating and ventilation will be provided. Dr.

Wilson was elected. It was whispered about during the conference that the article which appeared in The Ag some weeks, ago nn which fair srtay was demanded for the Rev. W. Spencer Carpenter was ths cause of his defeat It is said that both of the pastors of the leading charges in the New York Conference were defeated by what is known as the Long Island District Ministerial machine, which worked solidly against ny man who could not be counted on to suinort the candidacy of the Rev. P.

Cole for the Bishopric. Bishop Tyree made a stirring address to the conference the day tefore election asking the men to not defeat any man solely because he had a Urge charge or that he was a transfer to the Con ference. But even his words, which were fatherly and filled with good counsel, failed to have any impression on the machine which had been made for the purpose of crushing the men who happened to be representative pastors in f. In questioning some oi me memncrs (Cf. on Sn.nth OF THE I 3 3 21EDITI0M FOR QUALITY READ THE NEW YORK AGE EXCELS IN NEWS AND OPINION THE HOME PAPER )THE NEWS AS IT IS VOL.

XXXII. NO. 36. NiHond Negro Weekly. NEW YORK, N.

SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1919. Best Edited Best Known. PRICE FIVE CENTS I i i i i i 1 1 1 1 I I I tin rr r-1 Mho mmB IMi MjlMiiG i PRESBYTERIAMS DDiOUHCE LYKG AT 131st SE Also Agree to Give Serious Consideration to the Elimination of the Term "Freedmen" In Classifying Negro Members. rsnackl to Tbb New Ycsk Acs) St. Louis, Mo.

For the first time in the history of -the Presbyterian Church the General Assembly which held its one hundred and tfcSrtv-first session here, placed it self on record againstv lynching, which was unanimously passea. The resolution, which was introduced in the Standing Committee by the Rev. William E. Williams of York, Pa, follows: Resolved, that the General A itself on record acainst the wicked and unlawful practice which is commonly called lynch law, and that ministers and people be urged to exert every influence HI limes or exenemem iu i the authority of duly constiruiea rt, courts of justice. Dr.Geo.

E. Cannon of Jersey Cit.vj,.. N. made a protest in the Standir f-Committee for freedmen against uii I policy 01 me i vuiu. NEGRO EDUCATION.

The General Education Board announced Tuesday appropriations to inatitutiona davotod to tha sduca-tion of Negroes amounting to for permanent improvement and 1105,000 toward current expensss. A contribution of tVbfiOO was made to Morehouse College, Atlanta, for now buildings extensions. Tha Slater Industrial and State Normal School at Winston-Salem, N. received $10,000, and the State Normal School at Elizabeth City, N. $2CMC Other schools benefited are Calhoun Colored 8ohool, Calhoun, Fisk University, Nashville, Tsnn.t Hampton Institute, Virginia) 8eelmn Seminary, Atlanta, Gaand Tuskegea Institute, Alabama.

Higher and Induatrial education are both provided for in the appropriations. ODD FaLCWS THBUILD LHHIiUOaPHIA, PA. (Sp; t'l f' KwVoii Acs) PHTADii I 'a. -ibe Odd Fellows Hall At.uum must purchased the V. 7SS South 19th street 'i V.Otf i-ash and will erect thereat for building with basement them a frontage of SO I' ta street and 125 feet dce.H TM of the building will hv a a i of granite faced with Jr.i.-T: liUsV'! "fli? f'wi col ih.

1 carlo Jr h-i-x-ti rnid fiv nurlor cussitvirg its isegro dicidki, "irecWn" on the grounds that the i iijor will conuin five lodge rooms, Ntgro n- longer a nd i and reception rooms and tM-that the ttrm was distasteful t. t-r- Additional committee rooms will -i- -nviHorl fnr at fh front known as Ii is heroic deeds in tlie World War, liccame a freer of men. The recommendation by this committee that the consideration of eliminating the term "freedmen" be given serious consideration, was adopted by the General Assembly. Few Changes in Assignments Made by A. M.

E. Conference The New York Annual Conference ol the African Methodist Episcopal Church held its ninety-ninth annual session in A. M. E. Church, West 134th street, Manhattan, the Rev.

Walter JIason, pastor, Thursday, May 22ml, at 10 0 a. with Bishop Evans Tyree of Nashville, presiding, and Bishop I. N. Ross of West Africa, Tlie onenine services were conducted by the Revs. IV.

Spencer Carpenter of Ilridk'e Street Church, Brooklyn. S. T. Juann, of Warwick; J. M.

Proctor, of Huntington; A. R. Cooper, Ilethel Church. New York City; C. E.

Wilson, of Union Bethel, Brooklyn, and C. P. ok, urcsidiug elder of the Long Island I'i-trict. A splendid weleome reception was tendered the bishop and conference by the entertaining church. J.

H. Washington, George R. Nmires Edwin Clarke, Joseph Scott Mil Williams and George N. Lavis were admitted. Pastors of Big Churches Ignored.

A significant feature the selection of delegates to the General Conference 'hat not a representative from the larL.r churches in Greater New York honored. i 'i the fust ballot the Dr. fn-pi-r received nineteen votes and the Rev. Dr. Caroenter sixteen.

Then tne ixteen. men. Wn controlled I'v Dr. Cole, elected the Rev. Dr.

Mason, after which, on the third ballot the Rev. ANNUAL SPRING CONCERT Clef MANHATTAN CASINO, FRIDAY EVENING at 8 o'clock i Reserved scat Boxes, aeating 8 persons, excluding admisaion 53. General Admission 50 Certs. DISCRIMINATION MIST HECRO 10 BE INVESTIGATED Congressman Haskell Tells Au dience Ke Will Ask for Investigation of Unconstitutional treatment of Negro in Sotrth. Congressman Reuben L.

Haskell of Brooklyn, was loudly cheered Saturday May 24, at the bier mass meeting held at Madison Square Garden, called by the Asso ciation Opposed to National Jrrohi' bition, when he said he proposed to fight in Congress for the observance of the rourteenth Amendment, de clarinir that he believed Government apents should be required to hunt evidence of unconstitutional treatment of tht.Jif.gro in the South as well as unconstitutional making of liquor. "We have heard much said that it is no longer a matter of opposition to prohibition legislation," continued Congressman Haskell, "but that loyalty requires the giving of our approval to the Amendment. In this connection 1 might say that we have long had as a part of the Cwistitution te Amendment which is best for the failure to enforce it; and it does seem to me appropriate at this time that we might well give our attention to the enforcement of the Fourteenth Amend ment. "The Fourteenth Amendment provided that there should be no denial of the right of franchise or the abridgment of the right of citizenship. Whea an act is offered in Congress providing for the enforcementof the Eighteenth Amend ment, with provisions for a secret service staff nd other, supervisory instrumentalities for the enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment I shall propose an amendment thereto which will require the same instrumentalities to direct their pffort with emial enerrv toward the enforcement of the Fourteenth Amend ment.

His View of Democracy. "My view of democracy that the individual is only required to oacrifiee cm41lv fioces- sary to be sacrificed to protect people ta a state ot society wun reicrcmc iu nmnwiv and he nweuit of happiness, and that anything beyond thi tends toward the creation oi a 'ic-tatorsbip and should not be allowed. Father John L. rector of -the Church of the Nativity, Brwklyn. iiieal ing against prohibition said in part: "People say.

'How did this measure come to I will ten you how came. It' was born in a band of fanatics. They managed to get the South interested, not because the white people in the South wanted prohibition they wanted it for the Negro, just the same as they have refused in the Sonth to enforce the Fourteenth and the Fifteenth Amendments. They were willing to enforce prohibition for the Negro, but not for the white man. just the same as ta the South to-day the ballot is for the white man and is not for the Negro.

"Amaed at their success in the bor.tn and in the West, they found that by real earnest effort and by using the a tli unlawful means which they did employ they could whip into line the cowaraiy mcraiicri ui in- tain Legislatures. "Just think of that injustice! Thirteen States out of the forty-eight people opposed to HO.fKXJ.OfXJ people can keep that amendment on the statute books of the United States." AND DANCE r. (PBayeirs in Loge. including admission $1, MME. WALKER AND VILLA LEW ARO (fV-- MV i J''" v.

-X y.t 'f I' i iw -f i m.iiwi a j'siTr'i Xt-ttZ je V. 0U3 0WM POGROMS Referring to the massaores of Jews in Poland, Roumani and Gali-cia, the Senate baa unanimously passed Senator Calder'a resolution requesting tbe President to inform the Peace Cenfersnce that the Senate and tha American people sen-orally "deplore acts of violence and cruelty committed against men, women and children because of race or religion." There can be no oWubt that tha Senate and the American people oeght to view everything of this description with horror and execration, bat do they? In the iaat thirty yeera more than 3,000 parsons, mostly colored, have been put to death in the United Statea by mobs. Hardly a week passes without some such tragedy. Only a few days ago Negroes were lynched in Arkansas and Mississippi, and the embers remaining after their bodies were burned may still be aglow. Nearly all of our lynching have the same Inspiration as the outrages in Eastern Europe which have shocked civilization.

If the President were to inform the Peace Conference that the United States Sen-'ate deplores race hatred in the Old World, what would ha be able te aay if some member questioned him as to the attitude of that body toward race hatred within its own jurisdiction? Its record on this subject for many years past has been a blank. Lynch law In Europe exists only in misgoverned countries bordering on anarchy. In tha Unitsd States it is practised in communities otherwise orderly. We need not be surprised, therefore, by the fsct that many Europeans are unable to comprehend the American character, and that they will bo still more mystified by the Senate's resolution. New York World.

If you went work read the Help Want Directory THE AGE on Page 8. EXTRA! RIGHT APPOINTS CCLOHED POLICEWOMAN Among the ten new assistants for Mrs. Kllen O'Grady, Filth Deputy Police Commissioner, named as policewomen Tuesday by Commissioner Enright, one was a colored woman, Mrs. Cora I Parchment, who resides at 221 W. 138th street.

She has been assigned to work in Harlem, The policewoman do not come under civil service. They will wear shields nd may carry revolvers, if they Their rlulies will be to investigate conditions in dance halls and other places frequented by girls. NORTH CAROLINA BANK INCREASES RESOURCES (Special to Tdb New Yok Ace) Dt'tH am, N. There is no better indication of how colored people are thinking of the future than to note the report of the Mechanics and Farm-esr Bank of Durham. The report of this enterprising Negro bank shows that within the last year its resources have increased from $73,000 to This bank lias shown its patriotism by purchasing $2,000 worth of Liberty Konds and worth of W.ir Savings Stamps.

It is showing it loyalty to Our floys by employing two returned soldiers as nst cashier and teller. Mrs. Lelia Walker Robinson Succeeds Mother as Head of Mme. C. J.

Walker Mfg. Co. (Spedsl to Thi N. Y. been left to" charity by Mme.

C. J. Walker, generally regarded as the i.i. vrrn min who died Sundav morntne at her countn home, Villa Lewaro from uraemic It is understood that several large been made. Anril and Mav of this year Madame Walker gave $25,000 to colored organizations and inititunons.

Intimate friends believe sue tuny rcauzcu u.c seriousness of her condition and wanted to do what she could for deferving race institutions before passing away. When she became suddenly in in at. Louis the week before Easter Madame Walter sdded a codicil to her will which included colored institutions of learning and organizations making a ngnt to se cure uie tacts'" Mme. C. J.

Walker, who won wealth anrf fam a the manufacturer of a tonic to crrour hair, left a fortune estimated at more than $1,000,000. The Madame J. Walker Manufacturing Company HnYno- a larce and orofitable business. Besides, Madame Walker was heavily interested in real estate, owning consid- tnterestea in reai csialc, erable property in New York, Chicago Inrfiananolis. Garv.

Los Angeles and Savannah. The value of her property in New York alone is placed at Some months ago she was offered 00t) for the Villa Lewaro which ine mntrxH into last Auirust. tlign class apartment houses on Riverside drive and ioi n( in otner exclusive re.u New York were owned Dy tnis snrewu and highly successful business woman. Refused to Remain Inactive. Madame Walker's death came as no big surprise to the public, as the news had been spread about, several weeks ago that her condition was critical mm recovery doubtful Over a year ago she was advised by her physicians to lead a less strenuous lite because ot nign moou pressure.

Madame Walker found it exceedingly difficult to remain inactive for any length of time, taking an active interest in her business affairs as well as matters pertaining to race uplift Karh- in April Madame Walker left New York for Indianapolis, where the factory and business offices of the Madame C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company are located. After remaining there a few days she went to St. Louis to deliver an address at the Coliseum.

She was the guest of Mr. and Mrsfl C. K. Robinson, 3404 LaSalle street, and had been in the Mound City only a short time when she became seriously ill. Prominent St Louis specialists were called in, and upon showing some improvement she was brought from St.

Louis to New York, accompanied by Dr. W. P. Curtis and a trained nurse. Madame Walker was then taken to her home, Villa Lewaro where the best med- ical attention was given, and although she made a plucky fight to live, the physician! were pessemistic as to the outcome.

Leading specialists pronounced her case hopeless. On Monday, May 19, Madame Walker became unconscious and remained in a state of coma until her death at 7:30 Sunday morning. Major J. H. Ward, her family physician, and Dr.

Elworth Smith were in attendance. Funeral Friday Morning. The date of the funeral was Bet for FrMay in order to give Mrs. Leila Walker Roblnnon an opportunity to vet home from ranania. The daugh-, ter was in outu Aim-noun on unt- first streets, were dedicated Sun-no for the firm, and while In Pnnama (av with imposing Ceremonies, received word to come home immedl- ately as her another was dangerously I fc-XCrcises Will be held throughout Ju; 4 I 'he week until Sunday, Tune 1.

hR1' Uoto 1 oMhoadtreKesule would. Innd at New Orleans. Lp to tot, nr 'Th Thnrsday mornlns nothing- had been heard from her. Funeral services will he held at the I Villa Friday mornlnir at 10:30. The nvtlve pallbearers selected are: Fred R.

Moore, Edward Ta Inert of TtulTiiK John Nail, J. Rosamond Johnson. V. V. Tandy and Thomas Taylor.

Tre r-malns will lie kept In a vault In Woodlawn Cemetery ami there will t'e no Interment until the arrival of Mrs. Robinson. Death Will Not Affect Management of Business. The death of Mme. C.

T. Walker will in no manner effect a radical chanpe the management Ol the Mme. L. i New Yo Acs) Manv thousands of dollars have poison aucr a nugc.ui bequests to individuals aiso nave to perpetuate the goods and producU the Mme. C.

J. Walker Manufacturinj Company and to that end early in 191' she incorporated ner pusiness unucr name of the Mme. J. Walker Manu facturing Company with the main otfic in Indianapolis, Ind. As such the com pany has been doing business ever sine "Two years ago, realizing that he health was rapidly failing, Mme.

WaDce gathered about her experienced and com petent employees, reorganized her boar-of directors and turned her vast busines over to same. Under this new manage ment, which is the present managemenj the company has measured up to the higj standard that made Mme. J. Walker hair preparations famous the world oyeT. "Because of her wise forethought, he unfortunate passing away at this tinv will in no wise atlect the managemcn vr Voiu, Mannfactur of the Mme 1 ing Company.

Madame Walker nigni trained and amiable daughter, Mrs. lia W. Robinson, will succeed ner a president of the company. There wtl be no other changes." Counselor Ransom also declared tc ik. ttat.fflM1 an ACS reprc5cuiaut annearinff in some of the New Yort r.

a Singerman had J.nrnrv 4a --ru- ag. singerman had represented the decease' jn a rea) estate transaction and at 0(her time nad Be done business fo I Ma(lanle Walker. Madame J. Walkers remarKaoi rise from poverty to riches is well know to millions of Negroes in the Unite' States and elsewhere. She was bor December 25, 1867, at Delta, La.

Sh married when in her teens, and at th age of twenty moved to St. Louis, wher for a number of years she did laundr work and had a hard Itime making end meet It was in St. Louis that Madame Wal -ker discovered the preparation to gro hair on any head where the roots wer not dead, which she sold in small quar tities. She next moved to Denver, disagreed over business matter with her husband, who thought that $1 a day was enough money to make. Be ing thoroughly convinced that her hair preparation would fill a long felt want, the couple separated and Madame Wal kerwent into business for herself.

Madame Walker's next move was go on the road and introduce her good; to colored women in the soutn. za- soon realized that she needed a centrs point for distribution so she settled Pittsburgh, where a home office wa. maintained from 1908 to 1910. While canvassing Ohio and Indian. (Continued Fifth Pagi) NEW BUILDINGS OF MERCY HOSPITAL ARE DEDICATE! (Special to The New Yosk Acs) Philadelphia, Pa.

The nev buildings of Mercy Hospital ant' School for Nurses, Woodland ave- THftiMU anrl iriffw. i Patterson, Hon. Isaac Johnson, Ho. Augustus F. Daix.

the Rev. A. 1 Robinson and the Rev, V. H. Butler.

Monday the nhyalatamT meeting wr held at Cherry Memorial Church, th Rev. William A. Harrod, pastor. R. J.

Abele, prenidnt of the staff, pn sided. Dr. K. P. Roberts of New Yor was the principal speaker.

He gpok on "The General Rc marks were made hy V. T. M. Johnso: Tuesday, nt the women's meet In the speakers were Mrs. J.

Willis iMa: tin. Mrs. Ruth Rennett and the Re William II. Moses. Mrs.

Gertrude 1 Hall presided. Officers of the New Mercy Hospltr are: Archdeacon Henry L. rnitnp D.r., president board, of director W-ilkrr Mir.ufacturing Company. The John W. Harris, secretary: Martin follow-in" statement was made to 'Tni I ebmann, treasurer; Thos.

bv F. M. Ransom of Indianapolis, executive secretary; Eugene T. Hin rf x. i son, M.D., chairman house commltte representative rfn btt.

nes Heiiry M. Minton, M.D.. director tralr -er for Madame Walker, hearing oni)nit Jonn c. Ashnry. Altrernon B.

Jackson. MJ, medlcn I. C. I. Walker's one do4re was director.

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