On the Wing by J Dallas Bowser recounts a Southern trip
The group of twenty seven professionals travels by Pullman enjoying hospitality and noting Southern life under Jim Crow. They praise urban progress in Memphis and Birmingham while observing separate facilities for Black people and reflect on the care received during the journey led by Prof J R E Lee and editor N C Crews. The piece ends with a literary lament about a lost play in the shadow of the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. E. Lee
N. C. Crews
Hamitet
Multiple Black leaders and events span fire, war, and politics
Meridian arrests of Edgar and J B Smith for suspected arson at Bethel Church follow affidavits and deputy inspection. Massachusetts Negro officers urge Gov Coolidge for a dedicated machine gun battalion in a reorganized state guard. Boston Senate passes aEqual opportunity for streetcar workers after rail union opposition. Louisville Red Cross fund drive seeks a pediatric ward addition for Negro children. Louisville Domestic Life and Accident Insurance Company, capital 100000, 320 shares, formed by Negro businessmen with Roscoe Simmons William Warley and G P Hughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Negro Press
Meridian
Miss
J. L. Donald
Sulpepper
Mosby
Edgar Smith
J. B. Smith
Bethel Church
Boston
Mass
Massachusetts Officers’ Association
Gov. Coolidge
Massachusetts National Guard
Louisville
Domestic Life and Accident Insurance Company
Insurance Commissioner of Kentucky
Roscoe Simmons
William Warley
G. P. Hughes
Business Tour Through South Visits Memphis Birmingham
A leading group of 27 Middle West business and professional men undertakes an extended tour of inspection and education through Memphis and Birmingham with stops at banks, Reddy's stores and mercantile firms. They tour schools, hospitals and other sites, and attend receptions hosted by civic groups before continuing to Montgomery and other stops including Tuskegee Institute and Nashville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Frisco Limited
Union Station
Kansas City
Middle West City
Memphis
T. H. Hayes
J. L. Delaney
W. T. Vernon
T. O. Fuller
Reddy’s
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Birmingham
Elks Rest
Professor Parker
W. B. Driver
Hi Harris
Blue Ridge Mountains
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
Negro Scout Round-Up Shines At Convention Hall
At the eighth annual Boy Scouts of America round-up in Convention Hall on a Friday in April, 100 troops marched to enthusiastic applause including standout entries by Negro troops. The program featured drill, signaling, wall scaling, and a notable silvery band, with honors to the Negro troops and leaders Ellis Barber and several Scoutmasters. A new troop is planned at Garrison Square Field House and a Community Center meeting seeks parents and volunteers as The Community Boys Club replaces the Unique League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of America
Convention Hall
K. C. Post
Britt
K. C. Star
K. C. Journal
Ellis Barber
Harrison Williams
F. T. Drew
Clarence Lancaster
B. G
Mr. Hiner
Walter Bell
Hugh Cook
Herman Cowan
Harry Cooper
Harry Bell
Ed B. Smith
Harry
F. W. Wells
Sedalia
Garrison Square Field House
Boy Scouts
18Th and
Vine Streets
Wealthy Woman Remembers Negro Girls in Will
New York April 2 Miss Lucy M Spelman sister in law of John D Rockefeller divided the residue of her estate into two equal parts Her will filed in the Surrogates Court says one part goes to Oberlin College to train girls for foreign missionary service and the other to the General Education Board of the District of Columbia to prepare Negro girls to be graduates
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
N. Y
Lucy M. Spelman
John D. Rockefeller
Oberlin College
District of Columbia
Mass Meeting at Lincoln High Promotes Race Unity
At Lincoln High School Auditorium Kansas City NAACP official A Frank Neal introduced Prof. William Pickens who urged black and white Americans to unite against prejudice. He warned of violence if racism continues and cited events in Georgia and Omaha as examples of unprotected Negroes provoking unrest.
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Texas
Kansas City
William Pickens
Lincoln High School
A. Frank Neal
National Association
Pickens
America
South
New York City
Massachusetts
California
Georgia
Garrett
Omaha
Court House
Poro Club Hosts Mrs. Malone Visit at Y M C A
More than eighty five Poro College agents greet owner A M Malone of St Louis at the Y M C A. April 12 event features songs prayers reports on Poro Day and talks urging college study and club work with refreshments served afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Malone
Poro College
St. Louis
Chaplin
Josephine Franklin
Ida Sirown
Malone
Missouri
Kansas
Lade B. Smith
Cora D. Williams
Ida Johnson
Liberian Investment Co. seeks $100,000 rapid stock subscriptions
Promoter urges readers to support a $100,000 Liberian Investment Company by subscribing for shares. He argues that trust and bold collective action can unlock opportunity for Liberian development and help address race-related barriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberian Investment Co
Liberia
Backing Ideas and a Negro Stock Plan in Liberia
In a plea for investment, a speaker touts backing ideas and building wealth through a $100,000 profit sharing stock company aimed at Liberia, inviting ten thousand buyers at ten dollars each. He argues such a venture mirrors European capitalists who developed new countries and urges readers to subscribe when organized. Also reported: Wilberforce University sues superintendent over its leadership, trustees depose joins, with friction cited between state and university authorities.
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Missouri
Bor
Africa
Equator
Les Liberia
Republic
Europe
Liberia
Negro Enterprises
Associated Negro Press
Wilberforce
Ohio
William A. Joiner
Wilberforce University
Normal and Industrial Department
Judge Beacon
Cleveland
Eiven
Wheatley Provident Auxiliary Fashion Show proceeds report
The Wheatley Provident Hospital Auxiliary will publish a full report of the proceeds from its Third Annual Fashion Show in the next issue of the Sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheatley-Provident Hospital Auxiliary
The
Sun
Colored Artist Receives National Art Prize
John Armstrong Chaloner announced at the National Academy of Design that a nude painting by Albert A. Smith, a colored art student, won first prize of $25. In St Paul Ming, James T. Guarles, a Negro detective, was fatally shot at his home by his wife last week and died at City Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Negro Preas
New York
Sn, Y
John Armstrong Chaloner
National Academy of Design
Albert A. Smith
Academy School
Associated Negro Press
St. Paul, Ming
James T. Guarles
Central Police Station
Blacks Barred from Alabama Democratic Primaries
Montgomery Alabama April 13 Associated Negro Press reports that African Americans will be barred from Alabama Democratic primaries. The claim notes the presumption that Black voters are Republicans due to color and suggests this political exclusion policy is in effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Negro Press
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
K C Branch Meeting Notice by N A A C P
K C branch holds a meeting on Monday April 28 at 8 00 PM at the Community Center. All past and present members are requested to attend to hear reports and help plan future work. A F P Neal presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. C
A. FP. Neal
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J. Dallas Bowser
Southland
Dixie
Northland
Roddy Chain
Casket
Society of Elks
Senate
Committee On Labor
Boston Elevated Trustees
Carmer's Union
Louisville, Ky
Red Cross Sanitorium
J. B. Speed
Charles T. Ballard
Andrew Cowan
Egk
Community Boys Club
Community Center
C. R. A. Banks
Neal F. Herriford
Edward Layne
A. H. Hamilton
Treas
Lincoln Chester
Joe Grayson
Vernon Bond
Harry Maynard
P. A. Crutchfield
Willis Cannon
Tracey Scott
Clarell Rollins
H. M. Shepperd
Lincoln High
Lyric Hall
Roscoe White
Clifton
Poro Club
Mome
Longfellow
Rucker Smith
Walnut Street
Kansas City, Mo
MR. Rucker Smith
Thomas A. Fletcher
Chicago
Dr. Fletcher
Old General Hospital
Fletcher
the Women’s Clubs of
Lillian Booker
President of
Colored Women’s Clubs
A. E. Jenkins
Mae Jones
R. E. L. Bailey
E. C. Bunch
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