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15 the the in tic. wilt don was the the night's 1 will is have The be by the the a July 24, 1926. THE NEW YORK AGE PAGE THREE Another Large Downtown Church Will Move To Harlem Union Baptist Church Congregation Has Acquired Uptown Site Costing $90,000 And Will Erect Handsome Church House Another Large Colored Religious Group To Leave Downtown Location After Twenty Years--Dr. Geo. H.

Sims and His Parishioners Follow Abyssinian and Mt. Olivet That the ministers of ministers, are the financial as of their people was demonstrated 16, the trustees of Union 63rd street, took title to the (145th street in preparation structure finer than any now The new property adjoins the Odeon' Theatre and is improved with several stores and a small theatre in the rear. which has been used as. a house of worship by the Community Baptist Church, the Rev. N.

S. Epps, pastor. The property was held at $90.000, and Dr. Sims and his people paid $20,000 in cash, as just payment. The Coma Baptist Church had an option munity, property and $4,000 additional was paid for this option.

Church Is 20 Years Old. Union Baptist Chure': was organized more than twenty years ago. by its pastor, Dr. George Sims, present Its membership has grown from a handful to more than 2,000. The church property on West 63rd street is valued at $200,000.

The church also owns the Lincoln Community house at 202 West 6ird street, which it plans to keep. When the property on 145th street is paid for. work will start on the new church and community house. In the meantime, services, arc being continued 111 the downtown church for the present Two Colored Men Dead, City Marshal Wounded, In Mississippi Battle Pickens, Miss. -After being arrested for an alleged attack on City Marshal Hubert J.

Jones, Fred Chambers, Colcred, was found shot to death in the jail at Goodman, where he was placed after being apprehended in a Goodman drug seeking treatment for gunshot, wounds alleged to have been during the attack on Marshall Jones. The jail building was riddled with bullets, indications that Chambers was killed shots fired from the outside. Another colored man, Arthur Wade, was killed by Jones at time of the onset. The city marshal is seriously wounded. The account given out by the Associated Press is to the effect that Wade was arrested by Marshal Jones several months ago and heavily fined.

On Saturday night, July 17, Jones was called to the door of a pressing shop which he operates here at Pickens, and the claim is made he was greeted by a volley. of shots from colored men who were in two automobiles. The marshal fell seriously wounded, but managed to draw his gun and return the fire, shooting and killing Wade, The others drove away. Jones then trawled to a nearby house and collansed. He was taken to hospital at Jackson, but little hope is held out for his recovery, Paul Gordon Is New Treasurer at Fisk Univ.

Tenn. -J. T. Fairchild, who has been the faithful and efficient trasurer of Fisk University for seventeen years. relinquished his work on July He resigned a year, ago his resignation to take effect at this time.

Fisk loses a conscientious, hard work- The net treasurer, who has already been on the ground for some days in order to acquaint himeslf with the details of the office, is Paul W. Gordon, graduate of Earlham College. Mr. Gorwas engaged in work car. ried on in France during the war by Society of Friends.

He was direcfor of athletics the American School Tokyo, Japan, and was afterwards Business manager of the American principal of the same school. He Arcintectural and Engineering Company. Tokyo: has been instructor mathematics in important schools in this country and last summer took graduate work in Teachers' Cumbia University, Me long time friend of Dr ThoE. Jones, the new president. Carthaginian Lodge To Hold Annual Picnic And picnic.

weather or good, the 2nd annual No. and frolic of Carthaginian Lodge 47. F. and A. M.

(Prince Hall) at scheduled for Friday night. July 25 Gerkins Cypress Hill Park, BrookIn held this time. The affair the postponed one of June 23 which! the elements spoiled at the last minpopular Brooklyn Masons have made extensive plans for Friday affair. A selected Clef Club Orchestra will be on the job insuring finest dance. music.

Those who purchased tickets for the June 23 date them honored at this affair. pleasant reunion of old friends 18 larked forward to as all Carthaginian Lodge affairs, are ones where "old friends meet." Bandit Is Captured After Exciting Chase After a chase of a half block patrolman captured a colored man Friday, alleged to have been one of three who entered drug store at 63 East 132ndstreet, took $56 from the cash register and a customer and assulted the propeitor when he resisted commands. A taxi chauffer, whose machine was parked nearby, was arrested on The man arrested, who described a charge of acting in concert, himseld as Theodore Cox, of 135 W. 135th street, was locked up in the East 126th street on charges of assult and robbery, The taxi driver is Jacob Strauss of No 1173 West Farms Roads, The Bronx. The bandit upon entering the drug store, conducted by Frank Doniellon, revolers.

From the cash register they took $48. From William Parker of 15 East 132nd street, a customer, When Doniellon attempted to give an alarm, one of this men struck him with the butt of revoler. Then they ran to the street. Doniellon followed the men and called for help. Patrolman Caufoeld, seeStrauss, the police said, attempted to ing Cox running gave chase.

He ofdrive away. He was forced to halt by Caufield. At the police station, the police said, Cox was identified by Doniellon as one of the three holdup men. Higgins Defeats Zeno As Exalted Ruler Of Brooklyn Lodge Of Elks Counsellor Thomas L. Higgins, young attorney of Brooklyn with offices at 118 Livingstone street, was installed as Exalted Ruler of Brooklyn Lodge No.

32, 1. B. P. O. E.

of Monday night, July 19, at the Elks lodge rooms in the a Masonic Temple, Cleremont and Myrtle avenues. The defeat of Robert L. Zeno, exalted ruler, for reelection came as a distinct surprise for he had previously defeated Higgins the last three terms for the exaltership. The election was very close the newly elected ruler winning by only two votes. The other officers installed were J.

M. Washington. E. L. William Green.

E. L. George W. Zeno, E. L.

Other Charles Williams, Esquire. officers are Eugene secretary; John E. Myers, treasurer; Coggill, assistant secretary; J. E. recording secretary; L.

Bailey, Chaplain: Charles Richardson, I. Barrington Tyler; Dr. Roland R. Johnson, Grand L. medical director.

Trustees are J. L. Abrams. H. Fielder, William McFarland, William Pope and J.

Boughknight. exalted ruler Zeno will gO as delegate to the Grand Lodge session in Cleveland, Ohio, next month. E. W. H.

Pythians, Grand Session In N. Y. In keeping with Pythian and in accordance with proclamaprocedure tion issued by Grand Chancellor W. R. Dean and Grand Worthy Councilor Lillian Jacklin, executive officers of the K.

of P. of the Eastern and Western Hemispheres in the State of New York, the annual session will convene in the city of New York, July 25-26-27, to carry out the following program. Sunday, July 25, Annual Services, 7.30 p.m. at Bethel A. M.

E. Church 52 West 132nd street, Rev. H. K. Spearman, pastor.

Monday, 10 a. Business session The Grand Lodge and Grand Court opens, 10 a. m. at Coachman's Hall, 252 West 138th street, Welcome Address 10.30. The Grand Court will 7:30 p.

the 5th of Heraldic Degree confer the G. C. degree at 11 a.m. Aa will be conferred on worthy sir knights Tuesday, July 27, Session opens 9 for regular business 11 a. joint session of the Grand 1 Lodge and Grand Court, for creadine, reports of G.

G. W. secretary of the Grand Sick Benevt Fund: At 9 p. the officers and members of the Grand Lodge and Grand Court, subordinate lodges, courts, auxiliaries and friends will enjoy a social at the Savoy Ball Lenox avenue between 140th 141st streets. Rochester Girl Wins Degree at Syracuse Univ.

Miss Mabel W. Johnson, formerly of Scottsville, N. has been awarded bachelor's degree from Syracuse University. Miss Johnson was is graduated from the Scottsville High School and the Geneseo Normal a few ago, After teaching in a southern school for year she returned to Rochester and completed a course at the R. B.

I. She went back South and for two years was on the admistrative staff at Livingstone College, Salisbury, N. C. Not get satisfied with her educational equiped in the Business at ment she returned North, and registerthe University of Syracuse two years ago. This spring she received the degree of bachelor of science in business.

While at Syracuse, Miss Johnson specialized in economics, advertising and salesmanship, real estate, commercial law, office management, advanced stenography, methods in teaching bookkeeping and accounting, and principles of education. She was among the foremost at Syracuse in student activities--being a student representative on the faculty, secretary to one of the deans, student representative at a Students' Conference at Cornell University, a mem. ber of the Delta Sigma Theta Sororty. Homes For Sale. see New York City, Long Island.

New Jersey- The Age Classifed Most Wide-Awake City Among Colored People To Get Loving Cup Cleveland, director of ness Activities Association, of the Cleveland Negro BusiAttorney Norman L. Mc Ghee, has just announced that as one of the features of twenty-seventh annual session of the National land, Business League to be held in CleveNegro August 18, 19, and 20, 1926, a silver loving cup will be awarded the city in the United States which enters the best float in the annual parade representing what that city has to offer in the way of business opportunities for colored people and the best exhibit show ing the product of and what is being done by the business enterprises operated by the colored people of that city. Every city in the United States, it is stated by William R. Conners, the chairman of the exhibit committee of the Cleveland association, is eligible to compete for the loving cup, provided said city has a regularly organized group of colored business men and women which has affiliated with the National Negro Business League. The award of the loving cup will be in the hands of committee of judges composed of the members of the Executive Committee of the National Negro Business League and twenty-five other prominent business men and women.

Award of the cup will be based upon the number of delegates in attendance, the number and variety of business enterprises having exhibits, the number and uniqueness of the floats, and activity of the local group in the affairs of the National Negro Business The loving cup will bear the inscription: rica's. Most Wide-Awake City in Business Activity among Colored People Awarded at the TwentySeventh Annual Session of the National Negro Business League, Cleveland, O- hie, 1926." Already a number of cities including Columbus, Dayton, Springfield, Detroit, Canton, Cincinnati, Youngstown, Akron Indianapolis, Oklahoma City, Chicago, St. Louis, Toledo, Atlanta, Savannah, Norfolk, Richmond, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and number of others have been asked to enter the contest, and number have signified their intention to compete for the cup. Cleveland, being host to the convention, will not be allowed to compete. Details of the plan for awarding the loving cup are being sent out to every city desiring them by the director of convention activities from the convention headquarters of the Cleveland Negro Business Association, 2319 E.

55th street Cleveland, Ohio. West 135th Street Branch Library Holds Reception For Visiting Students The reception given for the visiting students, on Friday evering. July 16, was the most popular and largely attended affair ever given by the West 135th street Branch Library. About 350 people gathered to hear the program and to inspect the different departments of the library, particularly the Department of Negro Literature, to which has just been added the incomparable Schomburg collection and to enjoy the dancing. The speaker of the evening was Charles Johnson, who spoke of the literary contest recently conducted by the Opportunity magazine.

He was followed by several of the prize winners: Miss Zora Neal Hurston, Miss Gwendolyn Bennett, Arna Bortrups, and Langston Hughes, who spoke or read from their own works. L. Ransom. Gilybert Holland and Miso Helen Heartwel rendered vocal solos and contributed to the pleasure of the evening. Among those were Mr.

and Mrs. Paul Robeson, Dr. and Mrs. James W. Thornton, Jessie Fausett, Fred R.

Moore, Miss Sonoma Talley, Misses Andrades Lindsey, Mrs. W. E. B. Dubois, Mrs.

Cordelia Winn, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Young. Mrs. T.

Thos. Fortune, Miss Lydia Mason, Attorney C. T. French, Mrs. Williams Andrews, Miss Marion Moore.

Bouchet Day. Miss Constance Willis, John Davis, Warrick Cardoza, Miss Alice Brown, Dean Hutchinson of Milwaukee, Leland B. Pettit, Mrs. Charles Johnson, Mr. Schmidt of Harvard University, Miss Thelma Berlock, Miss Edith McAllister, Miss Beatrice Lewis, Harold Jackman, and others.

Muskegon, Mich. Muskegon, M. Toomey, pastor of the Bethesda Baptist Church. suspended the regular services last Sunday and the congregation motored to Idlewild, where they attended the tabernacle service there. Rev.

Toomey preached at the morning services a and in the afternoon a musical program was rendered at the Paradise Gardens by the Jubilee Chorus. Mrs. Nannie Quarles of 124 Eastern avenue has returned to her home from the Mercy Hospital and is recovering rapidly. Mr. and Mrs.

Grant Gardner and little son Grant Elmer motored to Idlewild Friday where Mrs. Gardner will spend a few days with friends. Mrs. Lydia Owens delightfully entertained a party of friends at her apartment 908 Pine street where a towel shower was given in honor of Miss Mari Stewart. Miss Myrtle May Stewart will soon leave on her vacation.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Crosswaithe and Mr. and Mrs. J.

C. Floyd were the guests of Mrs. Lydia Owens last Sunday. Mrs. Holiday has returned home from Cleveland, Ohio.

Mrs. Lydia Owens and her two sons, Gunny and Billie, will soon leave for visit to Chicago. Miss Catherine Rayford of 849 Pine street left Friday for Kosciusko, to spend few weeks with relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs.

James H. Hubert Entertain In Honor Of Dr. and Mrs. John Hope Dr. John Hope, president of Morehouse College, Atlanta, and Mrs.

Hope left this week for Europe to attend the Y. M. C. A. Conference and the Confeernce on African sions, were given a farewell party on the eve of their departure by Mr.

and Mrs. James H. Hubert at the Urban League building, 202 West 136th street. Although informal, short talks were made by several of the guests who called to greet Dr. and Mrs.

Hope. Those present were Miss Hope Lyons of Washington. D. Mr. and Mrs.

Wilfred Brownbill, Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Wright, Dr.

and Mrs. C. P. McClendon, Miss Myrtle Holder of Denver, Dr. and Mrs.

Anderson. Miss Wilhelmina Adams, Miss Thelma Berlack, William Kelley, Miss L. J. Moseley, Miss Lydia Holly, Fred R. Moore, Dr.

and Mrs. P. Roberts, William Holly, and Mrs. Lena Tyres. Expressions of appreciation for the work that Dr.

Hope is doing and that both he and Mrs. Hope would have an enjoyable time abroad were heard on all. sides. They sailed at midnigh: Saturday, July 17. Dog Bites Woman On First "Dog Day" The first of the "dog days," which began with St.

Swithin's Day, July 15, brought disaster to "Sport," a small dog owned by Adone Dominowicz of 2550 Seventh, avenue. "Sport" was in a disagreeable mood all day and when stranger, Clarice Bowen, also of 2550 Seventh avenue, attempted to get familiar with him, he bit her on the calf of the left leg. Miss Bowen was treated by Dr. May Chinn at Harlem Hospital and "Sport" is now in the custody of the Board of Health, awaiting the outcome of Miss Bowen's injuries. Mamaroneck Icemen Fight Over Wrecked Ice Truck Mamaroneck, N.

Landen was the winer in a fist fight with T. Goodliffe, his white competitor, when both decided to put the other out of business. Landen claimed that Goodliffe tried to put him out of business when he wrecked Landen's car by driving it into a tree. The fight followed, but Landen was too good for his opponent. Homes For Sale, New York City, Long Island, New Jersey- see The Age Classifica -page 10.

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and the Community Baptist Church will continue using the auditorium of the property until August ney, Sims is attending the New York Colored Baptist State Convention, of which he is president, meeting in Butfalo this week, and could not be reached. From other officers of the church it was learned that the large number of colored people in the neighborhood above 145th street with no church facilities in that neighborhood was the primary reason for selecting the 145th street site. Was Store And Theatre. The Rev. W.

W. Brown, pastor of the Metropolitan Baptist Church who is also a licensed real broker, with William H. Johnson, church clerk and a deacon, represented Union Baptist Church in the real estate transaction, The property was owned by Leo Brecher of 683 Madison avenue, who also owns the Roosevelt and Odeon Theatres, and who operates the Laf-yette. Theatre. It was formerly used as an annex to the Odeon Theatre.

'Whip' Editors Lose Libel Suit Against A. Philip Randolph Chicago, 111-The libel suit against A. Phillip Randolph as editor of the Messenger magazine, brought by Joseph D. Bibb and A. C.

McNeal, editor and publisher of the Chicago Whip. was dismissed last week, on motion of Mr. dolph's attorney. Although the article was. written by Chandler Owens and published during Mr.

Randolph's absence, he was enjoined in both the criminal and civil suits. The indictment for alleged criminal libel against both Randolph and Owens was dismissed several months ago. The civil action was postponed from time to time but only a few days, according to Mr. Randolph's so as to keep him in Chicago and to interrupt his work of organizing the Pullmen Porters. The suits came as the result of the publication of a series of articles in which the editors of the Chicago Whip, publication, were accussed of blackmail.

Congregationalists Are Dr. Mrs. Garner's Guests Dr. tad Mrs. C.

Garner entertained informally the Congregational pastors, and teacher and their wives at 250 West 136th street, last Monday night. The party was simply a welcome to the who are taking summer courses in Union Theological Seminary or Columbia University. They discussed the status and growth of their churches in the U. S. for the National Convention in Detroit, 31 to September 6, talked of August vacation and held sweet fellowship together.

Those present were Rev. Dr. H. S. Barnwell and Mrs.

Barnwell oi Atlanta, Rev. and Mrs. Samuel W. Sawyer, Elizabeth 0. Blake New York; Winston-Salem, N.

Mrs. and Mrs. George W. Hinton of Rev. Corona, L.

Dr. and Mrs. H. H. of Brooklyn, Prof.

and Mrs. Proctor of Talladega, Rev. Calvin Lane of New York: Mrs. Ida MyGregory of Washington, D. AMen Gilers bourne of this city, and the family of the host and hostess.

A delightful social hour with refreshmade a pleasant evening for the ments visitors who were enthusiastic in their praise for so thoughtful a welcome. Colored Farmers Important Factor In Natl Prosperity D. enactment of in the closing days of ConWashington, which creates a division in the legislation, gress, Department of Agriculture to foster the farmers is of great interest to development of co-operative marketing among thousands of colored tillers of the the The extent to which they are insoil. terested is indicated by their production of those things which are absolutely to progress, comfort, and necessary happiness of the Nation. Colored farm operators produce each of year corn: 4,500,000 bales of cotton; approximately 100.000,000 bushels 000.000 tons cotton seed; 100,000,000 pounds of (tobacco; 4.000,000 12,000.000 bushels bushels of sweet potatoes: of white potatoes: 5.000,000 bushels of peanuts: 4.500,000 bushels of oats: 000 bushels of wheat: 1.500.000 bushels peas: 900,000 bushels of rice.

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A. Student Conferences, the Missionary Education Conference, and the Y. W. A. Community Conference.

In all these there have been group discussions or platforms addresses featuring race relations, and great interest has been manifested. Dr. Mordecai Johnson, recently elected president of Howard University, presented the subject before the men students in a powerful address that made a profound impression. Two colored students, Wesley Elam Hampton 'Institute and R. I.

Boone of Shaw. University, were present by invitation as fraternal delegates and were entertained by the conference for several days. making a very favorable impression upon the hundreds of white students in attendance from all over the Southeast. At the Missionary Education and Y. W.

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Chambers was born in South Boston, came to New York about 15 years ago. He was formerly member of Metropolitan Baptist Church and was closely affiliated with Elder R. C. Lawson in his work at the Refuge Church of Christ. Funeral services were held Wednesday evening, July 21 at.

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