St Andrew's Church Sets Advent Call Services and Hallmark of Oxley Era
St Andrew's Episcopal marked the sixth year of Rev. E. H. Oxley's pastorate with Advent Call services on December 1 opening the church to prayer. The article praises Oxley's leadership expanding membership, building The Forum, a new church, a parish house, and a two manual pipe organ, and highlights community uplift efforts and numerous civic roles.
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E. H. Oxley
Episcopal Church In
America
Episcopal Church
John S. Fielding
Mary L. Cook
Geo. Bundy
Rex. Oxley
Brassards
Olo
Mr. Reeves
Woman’s Council of National Defense and War Garden Committee
Richmond Woman Named Special Assistant to Women Industry Service
Mrs Helen Irvin of Richmond Virginia is appointed special assistant to Miss Mary Van Kleeck leader in the Women Industry Service. The designation places Irvin in a key support role within the federal program advancing women workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Irvin
Richmond
Sistant
Mary van Kleeck
Madison Square Spectacle Denounces Color Line
The article praises Joe Jeannette at Madison Square Garden where 16,605 fans hailed him as the uncrowned heavyweight champion and denounced racial barriers, calling it a symbol of democracy in American hearts among Colored and white men alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Jeannette
Madison Square Garden
Joe
Why white social fear of colored people in public
Reader letter from Dabney responds to why some white people ignore or avoid colored individuals in public. It argues such behavior stems from social insecurity and prejudice, contrasts private cordiality with street avoidance, and cites examples including a clarified stance on class and morality. The writer urges gratitude for friendly conduct out of sight of others and condemns prejudice as unchristian.
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C. P
Sancho Panza
God
Man
Dabney
GALLANT 15th Frontline Title in Alsace Novelty
Special dispatch from Thann Alsace reports the 15th New York Infantry and Seventh French Army holding the town with Senegalese troops as British French and American flags dot the valley. Alsatian peasants bring food and clothing while German troops cross unarmed at 11 o clock seeking tobacco. Barbed wire belts and pits deter frontal attacks in this sector.
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Fifteenth
New York Infantry
Thann
Echoes of Liberty and Racial Destiny Across Nations
A dated宣tinct cry claims African oppression will end, invokes democracy and divine justice, and cites Germany as a warning. It calls Etherpia to seek God’s aid and questions whether Pharaoh will heed the call amid world powers England France and America urged to reflect on evolving justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etherpia
Pharoah
Germany
Notable Civil Service Shakeup and Election Milestones
Items of Interest note changes at the Housing Corporation in Washington with the removal of Miss Jeanette Carter by Dr. Haynes. Fred Roberts becomes the first Negro elected to the California Legislature. Los Angeles achieves a political feat as the Republicans gain a chance to aid colored voters in the South. A 25 percent dividend is declared for True Reformers' Depositors. Mrs. Russell Sage’s death is reported and her $100,000 gifts to Hampton and Tuskegee Institutes are noted.
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Jeanette Carter
Housing Corporation
Washington
Dr. Haynes
Fred Roberts
California
Los Angeles
US Army manpower in World War era camps and abroad
About 2,764,677 men served in the U S Army with 2,200,000 stationed overseas. The remainder stayed in camps within the United States as the nation mobilized for war.
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U. S
Ida M Brown Becomes Youngstown Letter Carrier
Miss Ida M Brown of Youngstown Ohio is named the only colored girl letter carrier appointed in the region, marking a notable milestone in local civil service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida M. Brown
Youngstown, Ohio
Cincinnati NAACP Branch Holds Annual Officer Election
The Cincinnati Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will hold its annual election of officers Tuesday December 3 1918 at 8 pm at Mound Street Baptist Church corner Richmond and Mound streets. Members are urged to attend promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Mound Street Baptist Church
Richmond and
Mound Streets
Thank Offering Sunday at Union Baptist Church
Sunday December 1 1918 marks the first Lord's Supper since September 1 1918. Mrs Robert Jackson will sing as the Lords Supper is administered. A large attendance is expected and Trustees anticipate a liberal offering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Baptisttist Church
Robert Jackson
Ask President to End Lynching in Boston Mass
Boston Negroes urge President Wilson to seek an anti lynching law and end discrimination in the army navy and civil life. A Tremont Temple meeting memorializing Mrs Geraldine Louise Trotter adopted a resolution calling for a commission with colored members to investigate and report and asked for a special message to Congress.
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Boston
Mass
Wilson
Congress
Tremont Temple
Washington
Geraldine Louise Trotter
Matthew A. N. Shaw
William Reed
Rioting Kills Soldiers and Workers at Brunswick Plant
Seven Negro soldiers and five Porto Rican laborers are reported killed during riots at the Government chemical plant near Brunswick Georgia on November 7 1918. Soldiers and naval reserves were dispatched to the scene according to the Boston Guardian.
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Brunswick
Boston Guardian
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Europe
Auteuil
American Red Cross
American Military
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
N. E. Cor
8Th and
George Bundy
Detroit
Advent
the Forum
Pat
Miles
Ruth Elizabeth Alston
Miss Helen Greer
Lois
Mr. Spencer Fin
St. Andrew's
Boyd Vincent
Theodore J. Reese
Reade
Nelson
Christ Church
Flinchbaugh
Calvary
Queen's Royal College
University of Cambridge
England
Howard University
D. C
Episcopal Seminary
King Hall
Harvard
Cambridge
Boy Scouts of America
Clericas
Juvenile Protective Association
Evangeline Home
Negro Civic Welfare
Council of Social Agencies
Mr. Oxley
the Women Industry Service
Madison Square Spectacle
Amer
Ican
N. Y
The
Union
Fred Douglass
Noble Hall
Sun
London Times
Alsace
Republican Party
South
Russell Sage
New York
Hampton and Tuskegee Institute
Rio
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