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cularly Chicago. The date for
his departure for Haiti has not
been named.
It can be stated on high autho
rity, as was forecasted exclusively
in A. N. P. dispatches last week,
that Robert R. Church, well-known
business man of Memphis, Tenn.,
has been agreed upon to be chair
man of the committee of repre
sentative citizens in vatious walks
of life who will soon visit Haiti
for the purpose of consulting with
the Haitian government along
lines of important economic ad
vancement.
Others who are to be invited to
go on this tour, and who have
parctioally been agreed upon are:
Dr. R. R. Merton, of Tuskegee
Institute; Dr. U. G. Bailey, and
Claude A. Banett, of Chicago;
other members of the committee
will probably be named from In
diana, Pennsylvania, Michigan,
New York, and Massachusetts.
The revival of activity in Haiti
has already begun. General Rus
sell, the High Commissioner, is
demonstrating remarkable and
successful displomacy in dealing
with the people of the republic.
In entire accord with the preten
tious program, and working in
absolute and untiring harmony
with the loftiest purposes of the
treaty in Senator McCormick, the
chairman, who is deeply imbued
with the desire to be of genuine
service to the Haitian people.
Wives I and 2 Confer;
Bigamist Jailed
(By the Associated Negro Press)
East St. Louis, 111., Oct. 5
Mrs. Alice Johnson of W. Law
rence Avenue, was putting her
THE ATHENS REPUBLJQUE
young baby to bed in a blanket,
she answered the ring and found
a good-looking woman of her won
who asked for Mr. Johnson.
“Well, you see”—and the caller
made a short story of the rest of
it “I married him, too, and I have
a baby girl, pretty, like the one
you’ve got in your arms, and he
left me and never came back. I
went to his mother’s funeral Sat
urday and he wasn’t there. His
sister told me she heard he mar
ried you.”
The news was too much for the
second wife, who fainted.
After an hour’s talk the desert
ed wives wept together and decided
that, while there was little chance
of either of them ever getting
support, they could at least save
other girls from marring Johnson.
They had him arrested.
LOCALS AND PERSONALS
Miss Mamie McWhorter, one
of Athens most popular young la
dies and a student of Benedict
College, is left Friday, Sept. 28th,
to take up her senior work. We
wish for Miss McWhorter a most
successful school year. Enroute
to school Miss McWhorter will
spend a few days in Augusta, vis
iting friends.
Miss Jessie Hampton, left on the
24th ultimo take up her Junior
work at Paine College. Miss
Hampton with her most charm
ing disposition made many friends
in Athens who regretted her leav
ing and wish for her a successful
school year.
Messieurs Albon L. Jackson
and Hugh L. Thornton left Mon
day for Boston University to re
sume their school work.
Mr. Maxwell Havnes, bade his
friends farewell as he stepped a
board the Seaboard train Friday
night for the capital city, to at
tend Howard University.
After traveling East for three
months, Mr. Hamilton Brown
discovered that race schools are
equal to the mixed. He left Sun-
Drs. Alfonza A. Owens, and
Marion J. Holbrooks left Monday
left Sunday to take up their work
at Meharry Medical College, Nash
ville, Tenn. Dr. Owens hopes to
finish his course in denistry th- re
this term.
day with his friend and, brother,
Messrs, Fred Brown and S. F.
Harris, for Atlanta University.
Misses Marie and Carrie Davis,
Vivian Reid, and Gertrude Harris
left Thursday f< r Fisk University
Annie Laura Davis and D* mmeris
Rdwland left for Clark University.
We regret to learn that Dr. Vir
gil Brown, will be unable to return
to school this term on account of
illness.
Many tears were shed on last
Sunday when the bevy of beauti
ful young ladies left for Talladega
College, Ala. Among them were
Misses N. E. Cole, Sarah Harris,
Ruth Haynes and E. F. Binns.
Mr. Edward Johnson left for
Lincoln University where he will
labor for two degrees, B. S. and
L. L. B. We wish for him much
success. He being the first young
man from our city to study law,
deserves much credit.
We wish for all these young
people much success in their work •
Mr. Daniel Howard, who went
to New York to visit hie daughter
October 7, 1922