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2 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