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SMALL BUT NEWSY Devoted to the Religious, the Educational, and the Industrial Development of the Colored Race Official Organ for the Schools and Churches of Northeast Georgia Vol. V. Nat'l Health Week March 30-April 5. Social Agencies Lead—All Good Citizens Asked to Help Tuskegee Institute, Ala. Jan. 23, 1924. National Negro Health Week will be observed this year from March 3O to to April 6th, according to plans adopted at a meeting of twenty representatives of social and civic agencies held here last week. This annual event, which was inau gurated by the late Rooker T. Washing ton ten years ago, has meant a great deal to the race ir health education and improvement. P-ins are being laid for making its ob^civance this %ear more Universal and effective than t ver before. The movement in general i< under the auspices of the National x'egro Busi ness Leafiue, of which Dr. R. R. Moton is president. In the South primary re sponsibility for its observance is dele* gated to the Interracial Commission and its 800 state and county branches. C< - rperating actively are national, state and local boards of health. Red Cross, V. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A., medical, hygiene, tuberculosis and child welfare associations, churches schools, colored women’s clubs, chambers of commerce, fraternal orders, insurance companies, and other civic and social agencies. A 1 persons interested in promoting public health are asked te enter actively into the observance of Heath Week. BLOOMING WSECLUB MEETS Mrs. Carrie Davis Entertains The rendevons of the Blooming Rose Club No. 10, on the sixth inst, was the home of Major and Mrs. H. P. Davis, of 13? Franklin street. Mrs. Elmira Nor- . / v (Lbc Utbciis Hcpubliquc ATHENS, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9,1924 flett reported $3.00 dollars that Mr. Jul ian Maryland had raised for the club through an entertainment given at his home. This was quite a stimulous to the members present, and a liberal a. mount was added to it. The members present were: Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Norflett, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Taylor, Prof. D. A. Siarks, Mr. Wash ington, Mr. Gus Moore, Mr. Spencer Jones and Lieut. Brown. Mrs. Davis served the club hot choco late, cake and punch. Negro I. 0. 0. F. Plans a $260,000 Houston Home (Linconl News Service) Houston, Tex., Feb. 8,-A five-story, reinforced ccncrete building, with a roof garden and basement, is being plan ned for immediate erection. The build ing will c< st approximately $260,000 and will be constructed on a lot worth $85,000. This imposing structure is to be built by the Negro Odd Fellows of Texas, who have recently bought the lUO x IbO foot lot for cash, al $85,000, aud who have more than $360,000 in cash in a San Antonio bank for the con tt uction of the building. (From: Wes ern Star.) JOHN H. MIDDLEBROOKS 265 South Jacksou Street ATHENS - - GEORGIA Trinity Publication Society BOOK AND JOB PRINTING 343 Hull Street : ATHENS, GA ■Rheumatism Cured Free! SHelpless, Physical and h inanciul suffer no lunger ■■ Bi M I 2nd District S. S. Con vention Athens, Ga. : W. W. Lumpkin, Chairman To the Superintendent! of the 2nd District, Greetings: The chairman will appear at the Sundays Schools written be low on the dates occurring after their names: St. James Feb. 10th Ehenezer (Hast Broad) Feb. 17th Thankful Feb. 24th U . W. LUMPKIN, Chairman Rev. S. M. B. Usry Field Representative for the Republique, Writea 170 Lyndon Ave? Athens, Ga., Jan. 31, 1923 Rev. J. L. Brown Editor Athens Republique Athens, Georgia Dear Bir:- Please give me a little space in your splendid weekly paper to say a few words about the common things we see daily. Subject:Jealousy in the Colored j Race evaded; Progressive Business home and abroad. 1 Avoid jealousx; let there be no room in 1 our house fur Jealousy— either to sit or stand. It is a leperous abomina tion. Your brother’a or sister’s success jis your success, his victories will be your victories. While Moses, the broth er, led the vocal music after the cross ing of the Red Sea, Miriam, the sister, with two glistening sheets of brass up lifted and glistening in the sun, led the instrumental music, clapping the cym bals ’til the last frighted neigh of pur suing Calvary horse was smothered ia HELP IT CROW No. 12