Death of Geo H White Esquire Former Congressman
Obituary memorializes Geo H White Esquire former North Carolina solicitor and congressman who died in Philadelphia after a long career in law and politics. The piece recounts his rise from North Carolina to Congress, noting his strong stance on civil rights, ties to President McKinley, and later life in Washington and Philadelphia. Survived by wife and two children, with funeral and Christmas notices included.
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Geo. H. White
Philadelphia
North Olina
Howard University
North Carolina
State Senate
Commonwealth
White
Congress
St. Louis
McKinley
National Congress
House of Representatives
South
Mr. White
Robert Brown Elliott
House
White House
William McKinley
Washington
Ebien Avant Macdonald
Lom Street
Holiday Activities Around Frankford Featured Title
Community events in Frankford and surrounding area showcase festive activities for families this season. Local organizations, churches, and volunteer groups coordinate parades, craft fairs, and performances aimed at residents and visitors alike.
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Frankford
Pottsville Celebrates Holidays In Great Style
Pottsville Pennsylvania notes holiday gatherings church services and social visits. New arrivals include the Andrews Brown Williams families with local hosting and tea. Rev P M Laws led Christmas sermons and a watch night service with large attendance and gifts to the pastor.
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Pottsville
Ambler and Penllyn Celebrate Holidays
In Ambler Pennsylvania on December 31 a church season roundup notes Women’s Day at the Methodist Church with Rev. King of Frankford delivering the afternoon sermon and Zion Church hosting an evening service. Christmas programs at Bethlehem and Zion churches drew large crowds with student performances and solos by Anna Hopson and Lola Richardson.
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Paulinne Robinson
Anderson Green
Edward Reed
Robert Brown
Clarence Richardson
Champen
John Burrell
Arthur Tate
Handy
James Gaskins
Page
Downingtown Sees Holiday Spirit and Community Events
In Downingtown Pennsylvania Christmas greetings mark visits from Candella Gibbs and Hazel Brown with Philadelphia and Coatesville connections. A benefit in Fisher's Hall for the Colored Red Cross Society drew a large crowd. Stewardess Day at Bethel Church featured a sermon by Rev Williams and a choral selection.
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Phila
Marion Brown
Essie Bolden
Nathan Brown
Marion
Nathan, Jr
Lancaster
Ged. Lull
Eee
Liberty Celebration at Academy of Music drew 3000 attendees
The Liberty Celebration at the Academy of Music featured speakers Prof. William Pickens Hon. John C. Dancy and Rev. C. A. Tindley with Marian Anderson and local artists. G. Grant Williams directed the grand program as 3,000 guests praised the event and sang America led by a six year old performer William James Harvey.
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Academy of Music
Allied Colored Organizations
Academy
Cream of Colored Society
Wm. Pickens
John C. Dancy
C. A. Tindley
Lyric
Marian Anderson
Pic
Dancy
Plains
Tindley
Lyric Quartette
E. B. Williams
Dunbar
T. D. Atkins
Ruth Bennett
Lela Walker Bryan
Schumann Heink
G. Grant Williams
Williams
J. R. Logan
C. H. Brooks
America
James Harvey
Citizens’ Committee
News of Interest About 1060 People
Mrs Flossie Stephen wife of Corporal Joseph Stephen now stationed in France has gone for a two week stay to Hewlett Va visiting relatives and friends Mr Hammett Sydnor and his guests went to the Standard Theatre After the show to Scotts Hotel for supper Mr and Mrs Daniels of 1633 Victoria St have gone to Charlotte NC for a week to visit their mother Charles J Smith Jr gave a Christmas party December 27 at his residence 3810 Sydenham 1st Twenty girls and boys were present and had a delightful time from 8 to 1130 p m
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Flossie Stephen
Thompson St
Joseph Stephen
France
Hewlett, Va
Hammett Sydnor
Standard Theatre
Scott's Hotel
Daniels
Victoria St
Charlotte
N. C
Charles J. Smith, Jr
Sydenham
Helen Henderson
Bolton Street
Roxborough
Ella Whitaker
F. Laurence
N. Ringgold Street
Hopkins
Montgomery Avenue
William King
Soldiers and Sailors
Isaac H. Young
Howard University
Dental College
John W. Outlaw
Colenain
N.C
John Speller
Potts
N. Uber Bt
Mrs. Cook
Hall
Frederick
Emma Blake
Washington, D. C
Berean Church
Redmond Faucett
W. Fisher
St. Matthews Church
Lincoln
John Read
Bristol
Flipper
Trenton
N. J
Christmas Day Trip and Local Notices in West Chester
Mr George R Harris and his children motored to Chester and Swarthmore for Christmas Day dinner and visited Mrs Frank Barkley in Darby. Mrs Harris could not join due to doctor care but received gifts including two from France. St Pauls Baptist 8 held a Christmas exercise Sunday with a $12 collection. Mr Laura Fullerton of West Chester is on the sick list.
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West Chester
George R. Harris
Chester
Swarthmore
Frank Barkley
Darby
Harris
Chris
France
St. Paul's Baptist
Laura Fullerton
W. Chest- Butt
West Philadelphia Community Notes Aided By Local News
In West Philadelphia news notes the column invites readers to share updates on visits illnesses accidents and deaths. It reports Ella Wilson gaining positions with Home Beneficial Society and Girard Beneficial Association. Rev W R Patterson welcomes news by mail. mentions church services at White Rock Baptist Church and local social events including Christmas dinner hosted by the Pattersons. Corporal George W Roane returns from Camp Sherman and will reconvene studies at R J Academy. Lily of the Valley Embroidery Club meets at Mrs Alice H Roane’s home with attendees listed.
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the Tribune
West Philadelphia
Ella Wilson
Worth St
Frankford
Home Beneficial Society
Girard Beneficial Association of
Philadelphia
Home Beneficial Society of Pennsylvania
W. R. Patterson
Fairmount
Frank
Haverford Aven
Jessie Washington
Lemuel Washington
Page
Thomas Nicholas
Wm. Davis
G. Coles
White Rock Baptist Church
W. I. Miller
Lex Street
Up Lift
Deacon Hawkins
Holy Trinity Baptist Church
W. F. Graham
Fairmount Avenue
Wm. Johnson
Williams
Hollowell
Mattie Brown
Thomas Henry
James Miller
King George's County
Maud
J. B. Faulk
N. 45Th Street
Eugene R. Scott
George W. Roane
Holly Street
Camp Sherman
Ohio
Prince, Va
R. J. Academy
Essex County
Lilly of the Valley Embroidery Club
Alice H. Roane
Louisa Nickens
Georgia Spriggs
8. Couch
Miss Moody
K. Nickens
Mattie Powell
L. Nickens
Christmas Visits and Health Updates in Summerville
Master Robert Scott spent Christmas with grandmother Mrs. M. C. Danis. Mr. John Brainton has been ill but is improving. Several residents from Chester and Philadelphia visited Norwood Street and Lamott during the holidays. Private Irvin C. Brown and family extend greetings from their home. Mrs. Katie Colen, recently in Sharpnack Street, shows improvement at home after hospitalization.
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Summerville
Robert Scott
M. C. Danis
Norwood St
John Brainton
Mable Jones
Chester
Bell Brown
Exja Cole
Norwood
M. Person
Phoebe Jones
Lamott
Mercey Monroe
Philadelphia
E. Brown
Irvin C. Brown
John Colen
Ella Cole
Norwood 8&T
Katie Colen
Sharpnack
Jewish Hospital
Vernon Captures Philadelphia with Masterful Address
Dr. William Tecumseh Vernon former Register of the Treasury and ex-President of Western University and Campbell College delivered a stirring emancipation address at Union Baptist Church in Philadelphia last Wednesday January 1. The packed auditorium overflowed as Dr. R R Wright Jr opened the program with praise and Vernon planted a series of democratic ideals amid thunderous applause.
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William Tecumseh Vernon
Register of the Treasury
Western University
Campbell College
Philadelphia
Union Baptists Church
R. R. Wright, Jr
The
Colored Protective Association
Vernon
America
J. M. Moses
W. G. Parks
Susie Masseaux
W. F. Graham
G. Edward Dickerson
H. L. Phillips
W. A. Harrod
J. 8. Caldwell
L. J. Coppinga
Heard
J.C. Jackson
A. R. Robinson
R. J. Williams
W. H. Moses
R. R.wright, Jr
Warrick Temple
EB. W. Johnson
C. E. Lewis
H. E. Butler
W. H., Barnes
C. C. Scott
Wayne Happenings Roundup of Christmas Socials and Services
In Wayne Pennsylvania on December 30 events include Second Baptist Church services with a well attended day and a guest from New York Mrs Moore. Local families hosted Christmas dinners for guests including James Banks, Frank Young, Laura Taylor and Elizabeth Brown with a Willing Workers banquet concluding a pleasant week.
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Blanche Jones
Reginald Hart
Elizabeth Brown
Mary Drummond
Ada Robinson
Willing Workers’ Club
Christmas Exercises Brighten Union A M E Church
Services at Union A M E Church drew a large crowd with Rev J L Witten delivering the sermon. The Bible school presented Christmas exercises, and Santa Claus distributed gifts to attendees. Mrs Pattie Caldwell presented Rev N Gaines and wife a purse. Several dinners and gatherings followed at local homes and with friends.
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Union A. M. E. Church
J. L. Witten
Bible School
Morris Brown
Susan Cornish
Atlantic City
Chi
Santa Claus
Wallace Street
John Carroll
N. Woodstock Street
R. L. Newton
N. 16Th Street
John Mitchell, Jr
Cafona
Uv Luecast
Weddings and visits fill hospitalities in 1919 city scene
Side reporter notes seven weddings booked this week and numerous holiday visits. Baltimore guest Miss Mamie Chatman stays with cousins while local residents entertain relatives and friends. dinners, birthdays, and social teas mark the holidays in dwellings along Redner Street Bainbridge Street and nearby avenues.
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Mamie Chatman
Baltimore
Nache
Mary Myers
New York
Thomas RB. Henry
Lawnside
N. J
N. C. Johns
Redner Street
Martha Washington
Redner
Virginia
G. B. Fisher
Misa Bertha Nocho
Edward Nocho
Atlantic City
M. B. Logan
Pine Street
William Henri Robinson
Martha Grant
N. Opal Street
C. H. Diggs
Charlies Edward Diggs
Ly Palmer
Ridge Avenue
Army Labor Battalion Hosts Grand Military Ball at Camp Meade
At Camp Meade the 16th Company 4th Development Battalion held a Christmas Military Ball in Knights of Columbus A building. Guests from Baltimore and Washington arrived by special conveyances. Corporal Luther C. White led the reception committee with Mrs. Thomas W. Turner as chaperone. The event featured an elaborate menu served from the camp mess-kitchen and a decorated mess-hall. Notable attendees included Professor and Mrs. Thomas W. Turner and Executive Secretaries B. B. Church James Henry Hammond J Arthur Henson.
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Car Meade
Labor Battalion
Knights O Columbus
Baltimore
Washington
Luther C. White
Thomas W. Turner
Washington, D. C
Knights of Columbus
la Camp Meade
16Th Company
Germantown Holiday Turkey Contest Draws Big Support
The turkey contest for Day Nursery and Home for Colored Children raised funds with Mrs Ida winning a 16 pound turkey presented by Mr Sherman Woodson who earned $21.50 and Mrs Dixon $23.87. Woodson also received a 6 pound chicken. Local Xmas celebrations flourish with Mrs Brooks hosting kin, Oscar Blair visiting from Cleveland, and many neighbors writing letters. On December 23 191%, Miss Margaret Shelton wed Ralph M. Baxter U S N at Rev R H Armstrong’s residence with a reception at the Ricks home. Faith Presbyterian Sunday School held well attended Xmas exercises with a new sound system.
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Ida
Sherman Woodson
Woodson
Dixon
Brooks
Musgrove
Oscar Blair
Cleveland, O
Germantown
Jackson
East Side
U. S
Mt Zion
Margaret Shelton
Ralph M. Baxter
R. H. Armstrong
D. D
W. Coulter Street
Dabney Young
Florence Armstrong
George Samuels
Richard Ricks
Queen Street
Faith Presbyterian Sunday School
Lewes Letter Highlights Holiday Travel and Local Visits
Lewes Delaware clerical notes report teachers returning after holidays and multiple residents visiting Philadelphia for Christmas. Residents like Miss Alberta Bereby Mrs Rebecca Argo and Mrs Hannah Argo are mentioned with others visiting parsonage and preparing for winter.
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Lewes
Del
Alberta Bereby
Rebecca Argo
Hannah Argo
Rosetta Johnson
Philadelphia
Olean Burton
Emma Xemes
17Th Street
Ethel Dunning
Walter Burton
Minnie Deboyce
Camden, N. J
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Samuel Thompson
John Davis
Reading
Margaret Jones
Amelia Coles
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John Stewart
Minersville St
St. Clair
John Harris
Harrisburg
Robert Rider
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George Frazier
Susie Campbell
Sanderson St
Elizabeth Wiley
Lillie Hunter
Josephine Harvey
Harvey
Morea
P. M. Laws
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Virginia Jones
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Louis Steward
Henery Ray
East Miner St
Bertha Bell
Sarah Smith
Bessie Robinson
Albert Steward
Arthur Steward
Paul Steward
Blanche Fisher
O. W. Ray
Charles
David
Fred Bailey
Summerville News
Wayne Happenings
Edwin C. Matthews
N. 23Rd Street
Ada J. Matthews
New York City
York Hargett
Beal Bruce
Levin Matthews
Sherwood Dorsey
George Washington
Sara F. Gaines
Mildred Washington
Lelia Matthews
Robert Washington
Kennees
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Campameade
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Wolf
Camp Upton
Omela Burton
Wilmington
Harry Burton
Mary Lacey
Thad J
Helen Thompson
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