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The Athens Republique
Devoted to the Religious, the Educational, and the Industrial Development of the Colored Raee
Vol. IV.
Dr. R. R. Moton Speaks
To Large And Enthusi
astic Audience
Athens, Ga., December 1 Dr. R. R.
Moton, principal of Tuskegee Inst.,
was the principal speaker at the Good-
Will meeting held at Morse auditorium
Monday night, November 27th. Reach
ing Athens Sunday night, this celebrat
ed personage became the guest of Mr
and Mrs. Cornelius Drake. On Mon
day morning, accompanied by Dr W H.
Harris, chairman of the Moton Good-
Will Tur Committee of Georgia, and
a few other members of the distinguish
ed pary, Dr. Moton drove to Washing
ton, Ga , where he spoke in open air to
a large and enthusiastic audience of
white and colored people. At two
o’clock he spoke to a similiar bunch
of citizens at Elberton, Ga.
In spite of the down-pour of rain Mon
, day night the meeting was attended by
about two thousand Negroes and five
hundred whites. The meeting was call
ed to order by Dr. Harris, and the scep
ter to Col. M. G. Michael, a
friend of the Negroes and an apostle of
charity and benevolence. Prayer was
offered by Prof. L- S. <"Tarke, principal
of Knox Institute, following the singing
of “America” by the Audience. Dr
Hill, pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church, spoke next. Two selections
from the famous Tuskegee quartet pre
ceded the celebrated address of wel
come by Mayor G. C. Thomas. After
another selection by the quartet Col.
Michael introduced Dr. Moton, the
principal speaker.
The general trend of Dr. Moton’s ar
gument was “You shall know the truth;
and the truth shall make you free.”
Freedom, he said, would deliver men
from the awful sccurgeof race prejudice
and its attendant evils. Great enthu
siasm characterized the audience as
Dr. Moton spoke.
Official Organ for the Jcruel baptist Association
ATHENS, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1922
BENEVOLENT ORDER OF SA
MARITAN HOLD SISSION
HERE
Athens, Ga., - The Benevolent Order
Good Samaritans, Mr. James Mack, pre
sident, held their annual session here
Fovember 29-30. The introductory ex
ercises Wednesday night was as follows:
Priccipal speaker, Mrs. Anne Smith
Derricotte, Welcome address, Mrs. Em
ma Norman, Welcome on behalf of the
societies, Bro. Wm. Neal, Response,
Bro. Augustus Thomas. The exercises
Thursday night were held at the First
A. M. E. Church, Rev. C. H. Watsen,
Master of Ceremonies. The memorial
exercises were conducted by Mrs. E-
M. Ireland, grand secretary. The an
nual sermon was delivered by Prof. S.
F. Harris.
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Anti Lynching Executors
meet in New York
New York City, N. Y. Nov. 30.
The Executive Committee of the
Antilynching Crusaders held their
Third meeting in New York with
five states represented. The
chairman, Mrs. M. B. T albert, r©'
ported that the movement was
splendidly started with over 700
key women in twenty-five states
hard at work.* Ultimate success
seemed assured.
The committee made the fol
lowing statement in answer to
many inquires: ' A. The move
ment owes its origin to Mrs. Helen
Curtis who was inspired by a pub
lic statement of Congressman L.
0. Dyer, made at the Anual Con
ference <>f N.A.A.C.P. at Newark,
June 1922, in which he said: “If
1,000,000 people were admited in
the demand from the Senate that
the Dyer Bill be passed, there
would be no doubt of its passage.*’
A small committee met immed
iitely and organized a campaign.
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The meeting to arrange
the Emancipation Day
Program will be held at
the High School Monday
afternoon, December 11,
1922, 5:30.
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(SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Paris, France, Nov. —28 It ap
pears that whatever olive branch
es have been held out to French
Negroes by the Bolsheviki are to
fade aid wither. At least that
in the dictum given to the public
by the Negro representatives in
the House of Deputies within the
past few days. M. Candace, the
Gaudaloupean delegate and prob
ably the most eloquent man in
the Chamber has pronounced a
gainet any consider ation of •the
plan to ally French Negroes witiF
the Russian Rads. He declare
that it would be the height of fol
ly to do so and besides is against
every economic and political in
terest of the Negroes of the world,
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