18 Dec 1920
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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1920
Page
1
The notice lists lodge warrants for 1848 including First Monday True American Lodge No 2 warrant March 18 First Friday St Johns Lodge No 3 warrant May 20 and Second Monday Corinthian Lodge No 1 warrant January 16 with the F and A M designation.
The Building Committee reports a recent drive netting nearly $700 as it aims to reach a $25,000 goal. Detective Sergeant W A D Middleton of the Chicago police, a 32 degree mason, appears on the eligible list for promotion to lieutenant.
Simon Commandery announces Christmas Observances at the Asylum on Christmas Day at 12 o'clock. All fraters must attend in full regulation. St John’s Day Celebration urged at Union Baptist Church Sunday December 26 at 3 PM. St John’s Chapter No 25 C E S services at Park Street Church Sunday December 19 at 3 PM. Brother Jas H Brooks of True American Lodge No 2 died after a short illness at City Hospital. Funeral at the chapel of Bro William Copeland on West Fifth Street.
The Santa Claus Committee of Sinai Temple N M S plans extensive Christmas aid for widows and orphans of the deceased. Noble John W. Thomas is Santa Claus. At Corinthian Lodge No 1 on Monday December 13 a handsome sum was voted for Christmas charity and relief of the sick. Visitors are warmly welcomed at lodge meetings.
A large Scottish Rite class is expected in January as elaborate preparations are made by the various Scottish Rite bodies. This will be the first major work in these bodies since 1918, and it is seen as a record breaker.
A brief church notice urges members to call on sick brethren as a duty and invitations readers to send news items to their correspondent before Monday.
The Steele Home in Chattanooga Tennessee founded by Mrs A S Steele cares for over 1600 colored orphans with no color bias. She funded land and buildings herself and used private fortunes to support the home, teaching and housing children, while facing arson and legal attacks yet remaining devoted to faith and service. She seeks funds and workers to continue the mission.
A Cincinnati reader attacks a local article as a Jim crow publication by Sambo, cites a 56000 dollar Jim crow hospital and 750000 dollar Negro school, cites NAACP figures and calls for equal access to education, healthcare, and transportation, signaling planned NAACP action in Avondale and Cincinnati.
In a forthcoming column, presiding officers and secretaries are urged to collate their work and business plans for May. The objective is to present a coherent schedule in due order and on time to fulfill intended purposes.
Items taken from Oscar Ingram home at 3234 Ridgeway Avenue December night valued at 800. Police recovered the goods at Walnut Hills homes of five Negroes, who allegedly sold them. Harold Braxter 18 and Logan Rollins 18 confessed. Other arrests including Theodore Wagner George Woodford Beulah Smith Emma Lewis and David Stevens. A separate report notes an assault on Dr Kerr’s friend and a grand larceny charge by Rose Williams against her brother George Shelly for 63 taken from under a pillow.
E Banks of Cincinnati will deliver astounding declarations on Sunday December 19 1920 at the YMCA Auditorium 630 West Ninth Street at 330 PM. Meeting opens 3 PM lecture begins 330 PM. Open to ministers laymen and all ladies and gentlemen welcome. Free no collection. International Bible Students.
SHetley known as George to patrons at 408 West Fifth Street, The Howard Pharmacy. He arrived from Knox ville years ago and built a reputation as a bright and skilled young man in the local drug trade.
Tuesday December 21 at 8 PM a meeting of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is scheduled at the Sterling Hotel located at Sixth and Mound. The notice urges attendance to support the race.
The article tells how a man nicknamed George rose through various jobs in stores, learning quickly until landing at a large candy and ice cream emporium. He outworked white employees to uncover trade secrets, becoming an expert in candy and ice cream production. Despite rapid growth, his demeanor remains modest, aiding the business led by Doctor Young.
Mrs Lucy Blackwell with her daughter Miss Dolly travels to Leakeville North Carolina to be at the bedside of her dangerously ill mother. The trip follows Wednesday night departure and reflects family concern and urgent illness.
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