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ActivitiesAmong Negroes£/ Delilah £.Beasleyli.z?. j*r.■f £!O'!:5f.The past week was set aside1 by colored leaders in which to observe in appropriate manner the joint birthday celebration of Abraham Lincoln an cl Frederick Douglass, and today has been designated by the Inter-Racial Gouncil of Churches as Inter-Racial Sunday.The reason far the joint celebration of Lincoln and Douglass’ birthdays was because of the close friendship existing between the two men. notwithstanding Douglass had been a slave who, after acquiring hi* fjeedunn rose to the highest position ever acquired by a negro person. Historians have stated Lincoln, often consulted Douglass concerning Questions of state and the negro.This ateo is negro history week, which originated through Dr. Car-last year was read by Mrs.. Esther-V';Jones Lee. Remarks on Douglass.were made by the president, Mis.,-;?}: Hetcie B. Tilghman, who told ofJP3: the National Association of. ColoredV'.-Women paying off the mortgage^: and restoring- the Douglass home in.Ls Washington, D, C., as a shrine foir’ . the race.a-:ter tr. Woodson u£ Washington.recognized as the highest educated colored man in America. He not only has a degree from Harvard, hut likewise from universities in both Spain and France, lie is an untiring worker in research in re-{.^•{*•^7 j , poirr,( lb’'— %- -V v. •- UI i * ^ \i vvj .*_• * * ^ VI VA VA i5V I « 11 v \ tl t-10 years ago to acquaint first his own race and then the general public with something about the negro anti his his Lory* To this end ho organized the association for the study of negro life and history. This association began the publiea-vion O- a r»y jviu?\vii uo xncJournal of Negro History. Through the continued research work 3)r, Woodson has given to the world some valuable books of historical facts hitherto unpublished on the negro race.He believes, like the late negro historian, George W. Williams, who once wrote: It is not wise, to say the least, for intelligent negroes in America to seek to drop the word negro. It ought to live*. It should be covered with glory, and negroesought to do it.”Inter-RacitfyJSunday is supposed to be observed by the exchange of pulpits by white and colored ministers. In their discourses they are supposed to create a better understanding between the races. Last year Rev. Albert Scott was then pastor of the Taylor Memorial elxurch this city and exchanged pulpits with one oE the leading divines of the Eastbay cities. He is now-located in Topeka, Kansas.A carefully prepared program///with appropriate musio by ..Prof*-- .Keeton was rendered Friday nightin Taylor Memorial M. E. church^, honoring Lincoln and Douglass.M. Tonight, under the leadership-pf| T Rev. Shaw of Rooper A. M. F. Zion/-;--church, exercises will be held for-/-..Lincoln, Douglass, and the latePb:.'. Rev. J. c. Price, the founder otKr.Livingston College, whose birthday:*;./ occurs on this date. Rev. Price was .yr a great orator, and through luS-yV leadership higher education, in the Southland for his race was ad-vanced materially. He was an'Ap-^ 1M. 35. Z. minister. :, •The Linden branch Y. TV. C.-i 1 T ■» •* 111 i «»• ...I - Iship meeting, banquet.of officers Wednesday night. That's; nominating committee has submit?:.^ fed the following ticket: Miss LMU •..? Chapman,. Mesdames John Craigy,*/ Geraldine Fields, Grace Mathews,-^. Melba Stafford, Mettie B.. TilgW :-man and Spencer O. Villa. Five f*' women of the seven submitted; must be elected for a term of three ^A vears. The branch will be ad-: ' dressed by Mrs. Meta Evans Wat-:'.;/, kins, former branch secretary of: /the Germantown, Pa., Y. W. C. A.• • •The Louisiana Commercial Asso-:':' ciation is looking forward to/many. ... out-of-town guests At the diiiiyfll •ilardi Grns 'celebration Tuesday: night at the Municipal Auditoyiumd.:/rThe Alameda County League of Colored Women Voters held its regular monthlv meeting WednesdayiSr.. i .. ..The many friends of Mrs.' EdMiib:#| Chandler will be sorry to learn thaepb. her daughter Gladys suffered/ serious accident Wednesday after-;;/! noon in her home on Thirty-?mh/.;: street.branch y. W, C. A. Exercises were held honoring the late Frederick Douglass. An article written by. Rev. Albert Scott on Douglass and published In the New Day InformerThe Oakland Lyceum, in an-ef-w^ fort to raise 'money for the schoi^J^ arshtp foundation fund, is' arrang*^^ ing an oratorical contest. ThewOtefe* lowing, will bo contestants;'/ /‘MlflegS Miriam Mathews, • reprepmft^ll Delta Sigma Thela sorority;McCalia, the Acorn Club; Layitt*1V|K Hatch, Beth Bcien Baptiafc churc^|| Miss Gertrude Lyons, H. 0- Hi, m school club; 'George Gat 1IfT’* ^ 1 i ft • lt;Tdn T/. .’•'•'errs'h ' ’ ^ ^plui. Kappa Alpha sorority.?^*.Taibi tha. Aniler son,. Pyramid'e.Qia Charles: Mathews,. Omega.fraternity: ;Tohn IBu^sy* Atpna^PhLAlphci -fraternity^-
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Oakland Tribune
Oakland, California, US
Sun, Feb 14, 1926
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