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Editor W Calvin Chase got lost inthe shuffle

Mr Wihitfield McKinlay is the choiceof the District Republicans for National Committeeman

The Georgia politicians are scrapping among themselves and seem towant all that is coming to them

Mr Gurley Brewer editor of theIndianapolis World has been appoint-ed messenger to the chairman of theRepublican National Committee

The Competitive Drill bf the MStreet and Armstrong Manual TrainingHigh Schools Cadets will take placeon the Seventh Street BaseballGrounds May 27th at 3 p m

Mr Whitfield McKinlay our enter-prising real estate dealer is the happiest man in town and will henceforth-be known as Boss Cox of Districtpolitics He engineered the ReyburnCook forces to a successfulissue-

The lessons of the campaign aremany and many new leaders were de-

veloped Among those who won newlaurels were Lawyer Thomas L Jones

Big Matthews Harry A Clark ColRobert H Keys H T Beason and B HBaggett the undertaker

The Van WicklePatterson forceswere in the hands of Col WilliamMurrell the veteran politician who

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ST PAULS CHOIR RECITAL

The choir of the St Paul A M EChurch gave a grand presentationThursday evening May 5 beginning at8 p m It was assisted by the choirsof the Metropolitan Zion Isreal C ME Zion Baptist and Ebenezer M E

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choirs It was given in honor otProfJohn Layton as a mark of esteem andappreciation of his services rendered

St Paul The affair was a grandsuccess in every way

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proved himself a strong and capableorganizer Mr Murrell is a mixer andhas no apologies to make for the defeat of his ticket

Bishop Alexander Walters the chairman of the new National RepublicanAfroAmerican Council passed throughthe city Monday of this week enroute to St Louis to attend the

conference of his church Hewas accompanied by Recorder J CDancy and a large delegation

The victory is not to the swift butto him who endureth to the end

The colored republicans of Oklahoma seem to be losing out At therecent State Republican Conventionno colored man was elected delegate-or alternate delegate to the ChicagoConvention What has become ofMessrs E P McCabe Judge Perkins-J C Leftwich and others

The campaign for delegates to thenext National Republican Convention-was held last Tuesday and resulted inthe election of Dr Reyburn and JohnF Cook as delegates The fight wasa hotly contested one and it was anybodys victory until the polls wereclosed The Van WicklePattersonticket proved to be a strong one andbut for the active cooperation of theBlaine Invincible Club and otherstrong local organizations would havewon The SimmonsPoe ticket wasalso in the race and made a gallantfight The slogan now is On to Chicago

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THE ELEMENT OF CITIZENSHIP-

Mr Charles W Chesnutt of Cleve

land Ohio will address the BethelLiterary next Tuesday evening the

10th inst in the main auditorium ol

the Metropolitan A M E Church M

street between Fifteenth and sixteenthstreets northwest subject The Elements of Citizenship

MR CHARLES W CHESTNUT

The music for the occasion will befurnished by the pupils from the Armstrong Manual Training School MissH A Gibbs director assisted by MissMary Europe pianist

Mr Chesnutt needs no introduction-to a audience As an au-

thor he has won a worldwideand is clearly the ablest prose

writer the colored race in Americahas yet produced

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Is the leading Colored Fraternal Society of the United States It was organizedJanuary 1881 by William W Browne chartered April 1883 underaws of State of Virginia with headquarters at Richmond Its member

to 60 years of age Its membership of 60000 is divided into Fountains andpays sick benefits from 150 to 250 per week and pays death benefits

from 2456 to 1000BENEFITS benefits paid to date Sick dues rScoooo death bn

efits 71437875SENIOR Fountain may be organized consisting of 20 or mo

not over 50 years of age paying a of 460 to 510 eacThe monthly dues are not less cents in rural districts and not less than

in January and July of each year Sick benefits paid are from 150 to 250 per

ized in locality on application to Rev W L Taylor G W Master or to

any ofhis authorizedthe training of the at 5 their development in

thrift industry and brotherly love there has been formed a Depar-

tment known as the Twenty or more children not less thanmore than fourteen years of age may form a Rosebud upon the payment of ft

each This department like the Senior Fountain pays from ittwentyfive cents per and death benefits from 2450 to 37 The monthdues are cents per month

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members of the Fountains and Rosebuds of the organizationwear no regalia The regalia of the organization is and its

cost will be in the easy reach of all

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known as the Regalia DepartmentTHE SA VINGS March iSSS

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The bank commenced business April 3 1889 and from that time down to the

present has steadily increased in volume business It now has a paid up cap

of 100000 From the humble sum of deposited the first day

the bank opened for business in 1889 the tothe volume transacted amounts to 619014147 During the fina-

ncial panic of the Savings Bank of the Grand was the bank

in the of Richmond not cease to pay cash on all checks presented

voile the majority of other banks were using script and clearing houseriiis bank in the brain of William W Browne an of Ha

hersham Ga The banking house is located at 604 North Second Street Rich-

mond Va Rev W L Taylor President R T Hill CashierREAL Real Estate Department has of all tht

real to the amount of 22022165 situated in various States consisting

jf 13 magnificent buildings used as halls 8 dwellings i hotel 5 stores and three

firms It under its control 16 large buildings leased it This de-

partment is under the management of Lawyer J C Robertson chief of real es

ate and attorney for the office at 608 N 2nd Street RichmondREFORMERS MERCANTILE AND INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION Was chartered en

lor the laws of the State of on the 14th day of with

principal office in the of Richmond Va The purpose of this ir

o conduct stores wholesale and retail buy and sell property manage ana

control hotels establishments and do Tle

1SS ciation has in operation Hotel Reformer goo N Sixth StreetIt is a modern uptodate structure heated by steam cold and hot water baths

ilso electric cars door This hotel has accommodations for ISO guests

Mr A W Holmes is manager and Mr T W Taylor is clerk It has ina system of five stores as follows Washington

C Manchester Va Portsmouth Va and Roanoke Va The firststores at Richmond Va was opened April It employs a force of

aim i uiu fyjtjwbusiness The other stores have been established since and have been

prosperous The general manager of the of stores is Mr B Lheadquarters at 608 N Street Richmond Va This Association was

formed on plans and recommendations made by Rev W L TaylorPresident

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THE REFORMER PRINTING DEPARTMENT Issues o weeklY journal THE

ffhlca has a circulation of 12000 Thta paper is in the the racecusses tli leading questions of the day The subscription prico is 81 per or Be percopy The office Is with modern uptodate run by electricityprint anything from a visiting card to a poster 42 by Tine Job work of every CIaalV

acer office 608 N Second Street Richmond Va Correspondence solicited and agens

tion and establishment of Old Felts Homes for the benefit of old And decrepld in-

Jf the Old Folks Home offices at 603 North Seeondatreet Richmond Va

further information address

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des Is made a specialty at lowest prices Mr E W Brown Is odltor and want

OLD FFLKS HOMEIS ReT William Brown recoMmended the formof

race Since that time the valuable farm known as Westham consisting of 1 acres

six miles from Richmond Va on the historic James has been a cost et

The thesapeake and Ohio Railroad runs through the and Westham Station Is locattb In

It Adjoining this farm Is Westhampton lark ono of the most In the Souway

summer It Is reached In a from Rlcbmond by the Electric Railtbf

the 3111 Ohio llailwny As this home Is benefit of the whole

operation of all charitable friends is prayerfully solicited AU contributions O

bequests of evor character will Mr T W Taylor

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