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2 MADDEN IMPROVES Washington, Oct. 24th. Con gpsssmftu Martin B. Madden, who was taken with illness on the way to his office in the Capitol last week, continues to improve. His son-in-law, Assistant Postmaster- Getteral Henderson, announces that Mr. Madden is greatly moved by the numerous telegrams and letters from his colored friends throughout the country inquiring about his condition and express sing wishes for his recovery. Mr. Madden is 68 years of age and the active life he is living as a leader in Congress has been a severe tax upon his vitality. Marcus Garvey’s bail, original ly fixed at $25,000, was reduced to SIO,OOO through energetic rep. resentations of his counsel, George Gordon Battle. 669 Hancock Ave., Athens, Ga., Oct. 19, 1923 Prof. J. L. Brown, Athens, Ga., Dear Editor:— Please allow me space in your timely and uplifting paper far the pastor, officers and members of Union Temple A. M. B. Zion Church on River and Thomas Street, this city, to give thanks to the following pastors and some of their members for helping us so faithfully in our ral ly. Revs. A. L. Haywood, W. L. Wheeler, Wm. Few, Rev. Dr.J. H. Horton, Revs. W. B. Hayes, C. H. Robinson, W. A. Fountain and Dr. C. S. Haynes. All of these ministers preached wonderful ser mons and gave largely in the col lections. Rev. Haywood and Rev. Wheeler stood by us from Wed- THE ATHENS REP U B LI Q U E nesday night until Sunday night- The grand total raised including all money $125.50. Many of the members paid $5.00 and $6.00 each and some of the clubs of the First A. M. E. Church helped us very much. Mrs. Lady Jackson,of the First A. M. E7UKufW, raised $2.15 for us. The pastor, Bro. Marion, raised $30.45 in this rally. He raised half this amountamong his friends in Chicago: $5.00 in gold was presented to the pastor by Mrs. Sallie Spratling and the church donated him $15.00 for bis faithfulness, it was presented by Bio. H. P. Davis, with some time ly remarks. Mrs. Sprailing also spoke and asked for the pastor’s return. Sunday, Oc h . 14th will long be remembered at Union Temple. Dr. C. L. Jon s stood bv us •J faithfully in oar rally. Mr. and Mrs. Billups gave a big dinner to the following: Rev. W. L. Wheel er, Rev. A. L. Haywood, Rev. W. B. Hayes, Dr. C. L. Jones and Bro. Marion. We had everything that could be had. The pastor reports a happy aud pleasant trip up North He spent two days in Chattanooga, Tenn., with Rev. Dr. A. L. Martin and his daughter and they made my stay a joyful one. He has a splen did church and his members were very nice to me. I also spent 3 days in Knoxville, Tenn, and had a happy stay with many of my members from Geoi gia. I preach ed there for Dr. H. T. Medford • and took seven of them in chuich there. I went on to Chicago and spent five weeks with my sister and many friends there and in East Chicago, Ind., Gary, Ind., Indianapolis. Ind. I preached two sermons every Sunday and during the week. It was a happy reun- ion to meet my sister and her family and many friends after being away for two years. Many of the people are doing well in the North and some of them will stay j while others are not making good and they are coming back every day and planning for farming in 1924. Some of our people are making conditions bad in the North in many ways. Therefore I think the farm is the best place for some of them. Yours in Christ, S. H. Marion, Pastor. ini— 4 Miss Sallis Newsome and Mrs A. T. Howard have just returned from Jefferson where they attend ed the county fair. Both of there ladies are successful teachers in that county and had some very nice work on exhibit. THANKS Please give me space to thank these friends for helping Miss An nie Robinson to solicit aid for the Jeruel Missionary Convention. Rev. E. D. Harris 25c; Mr. J. L. Brown 10c; Rev. S. M. B. Usry 10c; Mrs. E. M. Hill 10c; Mrs. Annie Pell 10c; Mrs. Mary Brown, 10c; Miss Christii e Smith 10c; Rev. S. H. Marion 25 c; Bro. M. Thomae 25c; Bro. Sp ed Watkins 10c. Faithfully Yours, Cora B. Jon *>B SHORTCUTS The Knights of Honor, frater nal order of Louisiana, has $lO3, 280.40 total balance to its credit. Robert Bridges, bosom friend of S. Coleridge Taylor, and poet-iau leateof England since 1913, will visit America and spend the colle giate year at the University of Michigan in confoimance with an October 27, 1923