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SMALL BUT NEWSY Devoted to the Religious, the Educational, and the Industrial Development of the Colored Race Vol. IV. IMPROVED ORDER OF SA MARITANS HOLD GREAT ANNUAL MEETING Future Success of the Order Re-Assured. Peace and Harmony Prevailed. H iwkinsville, Ga., Oct. 24, 1923. The Improved order of Sa maritans held their Grand Lodge at Hawkinsville, October 22d in the St. Thomas A. M. E. Church. Nearly two hundred delegates were present. Each evening ses sion was for the public, and standing room was at a premium. Prof. H. A. Hunt, Principal of Fort Valley High and Industrial School, delivered the annual ad dress. His subject was “Think.” The audience was thoroughly a-< 4* roused by this timely message, and when Prof. Hunt had finish- ' . »r. . . ed his speech his whole audience had been transformed into a body of thinking people. All were highly pleased with Prof. Hunt’s helpful remarks. The business sessiors of Grand Lodge showed great progress and improvement in their methods of legislating and in the handling of business. Not one time in the whole of the sessions did the i > body become disorderly or unruly. This is characteristic of the Im proved Order of Samaritans—the Order being known throughout the country for its peacable and harmonious co-operation between its members and o Jicera. Gfbons Official Organ for the Jeruel baptist Association ATHENS, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBERS, 1923 The report of the Grand Secre tary showed: New Lodges4s New members3,32s Money Collecteds4B,4os.lß Death Claims Paid 29,445.00 Balance on Hand 63,077.65 The above facts speak for them selves. They show that the Or der succeeded well for the year despite the set backs given business by the ravaging boll weevil and the disturbing migra ti >n of our people North in large numbers. * •. I .. . All officers were re-elected for the ensuing term, a fact which besj eaks confidence, satisfaction, and praise of the officers’ work. The Grand Lodge adjourned to meet in its next annual session at Augusta, Ga. LINCOLN STATUTE RECLAIMED l { Washington, N »v. 2, After the Democrats come into power in 1913, they looked about for some historical landmark that they might vandalize, just to show th* tjie country that the South was in the saddle. Facing the eastern approach to Judiciary Square stood ooe of the first statues of Abra ham Lincoln, whose sadly sombr e features seemed to epitomize that he had died for human justice and to admonish those who came after him to hold the scales of righte ousness evenly balanced between the races. This was too much for the Dem- ocrata —Lincoln standing in front of the very temple of justice as a silent accuser of their broken faith and inhumanity toward the Negro. Lo, they removed it from its pe destal—the bronze image of the great Emancipator—and for nijafo years it was hidden, up.'irf the basement of the Agricultural Department, The Democrats were not disposed to have Lincoln pointing a reproving finger at them. When the Republicans were re turned to the control of the Gov ernment, search was made for the statue of the. Man of Sorrow?. It Was recovered from its ignoble se clusion in dirt and cobwebs, and n Lincoln has retuned to his si lent vigil on Judiciary Square, looking down upon the just and* the in just. This should be hard to believe, but its exactly what happened. HIGH OFFiCEALS AT FUNERAL OF COLORED OFFICER Washington, Nov. 2, Brother officers, his chief, Major Sullivan, and other police officials attend-., ed the funeral services of Police man John Purcell, colored officer, who was shot down by gansters here last week. Crawford, Pur cell’s companion, may recover. OiURTSHORNjhK y SHAPt BOILERSMI Vjf are perfect tn action. Over 4CW aw years’ experience RUlde* tbeBBBL manufacture. Get the Improved. w No tacks required. To avoid HW tej anitationA notloesortpCnameof W W jL dncwAM Batobom MlaML Jg “ HELP' I -IT CROW No. 51