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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.
Ever Faithful Women
a-
Working for Jeruel
Athens, Ga.,
May 23, 1624
Lieut). J. L. Brown,
Editor Athens Republique,
Dear Sir:-
Please allow us space to thank
our Mission sisters for the dona
tions sent up to our meeting held
at the Jeruel Baptist Inst, during
the commencement seasoi .
We. are very grateful to these
faithful few who always come
when the president call. Names
as follows: New Bethlehem $1.00;
S . Mary 50 ; Thankful (Allens
ville) 50 ; Mt. Zion, (Bowman)
$1.50; Ebenezer, Athens, $1,00;
Hill First Baptist $1.00; Dorsey
Tabernacle 50c; Hills Chapel
sl.oo;.Mt.Calvary Elbertonsl.oo,
Springfield, Crawford, $2.00; Hur
r.cane, Grove SI,OO. Free Will
Offering: Sifters Hattie Foster,
20c; Liirena Evans, 10c; Susie V.
Walker, 25; Addie Harris, 25c;
Mary Davenport, 25c; Savannah
Webb, 25c; Mary Hardeman, 20c;
M. L. Alexander, 25*; Ebenezer
club, Athens, sl,lO, Mt. Calvary,
Elberton, $2.00.*
We also thank the following
sisters who prepared “dinner for
the out-of-town guests who attend
ed the meeting May 13: tSisters
Eliza Allen, Rena Hunter, Lula
Watson, Cora B. Jones, and Mary
Hardeman. *
There is always a remenant that
(Lbc Utbciif Republique
ATHENS, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1924
remains faithful and true who will
stand by the cans*’. May the
g< od Lord cless them that their
influence may reach others whose
hearts are not so broad.
M rs. "VT r, Pres.
Mi»4 Cora B. Walker, Cor. Sec.
REV. C. S. JACKSON
CALLED TO TABERNACLE
R v. C. S. Jackson, of Madison.
Ga., and pastor of Chestnut Grove
Baptist Church, has recently been
called to Ta' ernacle Baptist
Church, Athens, Ga. He has been
conducting a series of meetings at
his new charge djiing the past
two weeks. We wsh Rev. Jack
son much success in h's new f eld.
The City of Athens always ftels
benefitted when another good cit
zqa like Rev. Jackson has been
added to its number.
I
Woman Real
Estate Dealers
(Lincoln News Service)
Washington, May 22nd, 1924.
That the females of our race are
branching out is evidenced by the
fact that 175 of them are doing
business in twelve states as dealers
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in real estate. The State of
Florida leads in this respect, with
68 dealers, and is followed by
Pennsylvania, 'District of Colum
bia, New York, and Nebraska, in
the order named.
PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
SEEKS DENTIST.
(Lincoln News Service)
Washington, May 22nd, 1924
Announcement that examinations
will be he’d soon to fill vacancy
existing in the position of dental
operator in the colored public
schools wag made jesterday by
Dr. \\ illiam C. Fowler, District
Health Officer. The | osjtioh
pa\s S7OO a~ plus the ’|24o
bonus. Applicaiions may be
made to Dr. Fowler, at Room 203,
District Building.
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNE
TIES, IN ILLINOIS
I ' *
(Lincoln News Service)
Aurora, 111., May 8, 1923. —
In addition to the money raided
for purposes by local taxation the
State Legislature appropriates
$8,000,000 per year, as a . distri
butive fund. It also maintains
at an expense over $t),000 OOQper
year the University of Illinois,
and at and expense of approxima
tely $1,500 000 a year, five state
normal schools. There are 11-
879 school districts in the State
and 14,(586 school houses in use,
Insides 304 buildings rented for
school purposes. The value of
this property, including sites,
buildings, equipment, furniture,
apparatus, etc., is $225,011,307.
There are also 960 private schools
employing 5,576 instructors who
are teaching 195,552 children in
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