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Editor W Calvin Chase got lost inthe shuffle
Mr Wihitfield McKinlay is the choiceof the District Republicans for National Committeeman
The Georgia politicians are scrapping among themselves and seem towant all that is coming to them
Mr Gurley Brewer editor of theIndianapolis World has been appoint-ed messenger to the chairman of theRepublican National Committee
The Competitive Drill bf the MStreet and Armstrong Manual TrainingHigh Schools Cadets will take placeon the Seventh Street BaseballGrounds May 27th at 3 p m
Mr Whitfield McKinlay our enter-prising real estate dealer is the happiest man in town and will henceforth-be known as Boss Cox of Districtpolitics He engineered the ReyburnCook forces to a successfulissue-
The lessons of the campaign aremany and many new leaders were de-
veloped Among those who won newlaurels were Lawyer Thomas L Jones
Big Matthews Harry A Clark ColRobert H Keys H T Beason and B HBaggett the undertaker
The Van WicklePatterson forceswere in the hands of Col WilliamMurrell the veteran politician who
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ST PAULS CHOIR RECITAL
The choir of the St Paul A M EChurch gave a grand presentationThursday evening May 5 beginning at8 p m It was assisted by the choirsof the Metropolitan Zion Isreal C ME Zion Baptist and Ebenezer M E
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St Paul The affair was a grandsuccess in every way
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proved himself a strong and capableorganizer Mr Murrell is a mixer andhas no apologies to make for the defeat of his ticket
Bishop Alexander Walters the chairman of the new National RepublicanAfroAmerican Council passed throughthe city Monday of this week enroute to St Louis to attend the
conference of his church Hewas accompanied by Recorder J CDancy and a large delegation
The victory is not to the swift butto him who endureth to the end
The colored republicans of Oklahoma seem to be losing out At therecent State Republican Conventionno colored man was elected delegate-or alternate delegate to the ChicagoConvention What has become ofMessrs E P McCabe Judge Perkins-J C Leftwich and others
The campaign for delegates to thenext National Republican Convention-was held last Tuesday and resulted inthe election of Dr Reyburn and JohnF Cook as delegates The fight wasa hotly contested one and it was anybodys victory until the polls wereclosed The Van WicklePattersonticket proved to be a strong one andbut for the active cooperation of theBlaine Invincible Club and otherstrong local organizations would havewon The SimmonsPoe ticket wasalso in the race and made a gallantfight The slogan now is On to Chicago
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THE ELEMENT OF CITIZENSHIP-
Mr Charles W Chesnutt of Cleve
land Ohio will address the BethelLiterary next Tuesday evening the
10th inst in the main auditorium ol
the Metropolitan A M E Church M
street between Fifteenth and sixteenthstreets northwest subject The Elements of Citizenship
MR CHARLES W CHESTNUT
The music for the occasion will befurnished by the pupils from the Armstrong Manual Training School MissH A Gibbs director assisted by MissMary Europe pianist
Mr Chesnutt needs no introduction-to a audience As an au-
thor he has won a worldwideand is clearly the ablest prose
writer the colored race in Americahas yet produced
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Is the leading Colored Fraternal Society of the United States It was organizedJanuary 1881 by William W Browne chartered April 1883 underaws of State of Virginia with headquarters at Richmond Its member
to 60 years of age Its membership of 60000 is divided into Fountains andpays sick benefits from 150 to 250 per week and pays death benefits
from 2456 to 1000BENEFITS benefits paid to date Sick dues rScoooo death bn
efits 71437875SENIOR Fountain may be organized consisting of 20 or mo
not over 50 years of age paying a of 460 to 510 eacThe monthly dues are not less cents in rural districts and not less than
in January and July of each year Sick benefits paid are from 150 to 250 per
ized in locality on application to Rev W L Taylor G W Master or to
any ofhis authorizedthe training of the at 5 their development in
thrift industry and brotherly love there has been formed a Depar-
tment known as the Twenty or more children not less thanmore than fourteen years of age may form a Rosebud upon the payment of ft
each This department like the Senior Fountain pays from ittwentyfive cents per and death benefits from 2450 to 37 The monthdues are cents per month
CLA SSES Persons desiring to have their beneficiaries at death a larger arnoffiu
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members of the Fountains and Rosebuds of the organizationwear no regalia The regalia of the organization is and its
cost will be in the easy reach of all
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The bank commenced business April 3 1889 and from that time down to the
present has steadily increased in volume business It now has a paid up cap
of 100000 From the humble sum of deposited the first day
the bank opened for business in 1889 the tothe volume transacted amounts to 619014147 During the fina-
ncial panic of the Savings Bank of the Grand was the bank
in the of Richmond not cease to pay cash on all checks presented
voile the majority of other banks were using script and clearing houseriiis bank in the brain of William W Browne an of Ha
hersham Ga The banking house is located at 604 North Second Street Rich-
mond Va Rev W L Taylor President R T Hill CashierREAL Real Estate Department has of all tht
real to the amount of 22022165 situated in various States consisting
jf 13 magnificent buildings used as halls 8 dwellings i hotel 5 stores and three
firms It under its control 16 large buildings leased it This de-
partment is under the management of Lawyer J C Robertson chief of real es
ate and attorney for the office at 608 N 2nd Street RichmondREFORMERS MERCANTILE AND INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION Was chartered en
lor the laws of the State of on the 14th day of with
principal office in the of Richmond Va The purpose of this ir
o conduct stores wholesale and retail buy and sell property manage ana
control hotels establishments and do Tle
1SS ciation has in operation Hotel Reformer goo N Sixth StreetIt is a modern uptodate structure heated by steam cold and hot water baths
ilso electric cars door This hotel has accommodations for ISO guests
Mr A W Holmes is manager and Mr T W Taylor is clerk It has ina system of five stores as follows Washington
C Manchester Va Portsmouth Va and Roanoke Va The firststores at Richmond Va was opened April It employs a force of
aim i uiu fyjtjwbusiness The other stores have been established since and have been
prosperous The general manager of the of stores is Mr B Lheadquarters at 608 N Street Richmond Va This Association was
formed on plans and recommendations made by Rev W L TaylorPresident
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THE REFORMER PRINTING DEPARTMENT Issues o weeklY journal THE
ffhlca has a circulation of 12000 Thta paper is in the the racecusses tli leading questions of the day The subscription prico is 81 per or Be percopy The office Is with modern uptodate run by electricityprint anything from a visiting card to a poster 42 by Tine Job work of every CIaalV
acer office 608 N Second Street Richmond Va Correspondence solicited and agens
tion and establishment of Old Felts Homes for the benefit of old And decrepld in-
Jf the Old Folks Home offices at 603 North Seeondatreet Richmond Va
further information address
Rev Taylor W P Burrell G W S
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des Is made a specialty at lowest prices Mr E W Brown Is odltor and want
OLD FFLKS HOMEIS ReT William Brown recoMmended the formof
race Since that time the valuable farm known as Westham consisting of 1 acres
six miles from Richmond Va on the historic James has been a cost et
The thesapeake and Ohio Railroad runs through the and Westham Station Is locattb In
It Adjoining this farm Is Westhampton lark ono of the most In the Souway
summer It Is reached In a from Rlcbmond by the Electric Railtbf
the 3111 Ohio llailwny As this home Is benefit of the whole
operation of all charitable friends is prayerfully solicited AU contributions O
bequests of evor character will Mr T W Taylor
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