The Black Dispatch (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Ed. 1 Friday, November 23, 1917 Page: 1 of 8
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OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA., NOV. 23, 1917
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS OF N. A., S. A., E., A., A., AND A., JURISDICTION OF OKLAHOMA^
Review War Amendments
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**Am I My Brothers Keeper?"; Y.W.C.A., Rescue Work
The Girl Question
The Adjustment That Must Come, How
We All May Help To Save The Girl
Next Door Thru The Y.W.C.A.
What They Are Doing In Other States
BY DRUS1LLA-DUNJEE HOUSTON
THE YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION IS A VITAL NEED.
As I pass the corner of Fourth and Walnut on the street car almost dally
it Is more and more impressed upon me, what just now is one of the black
people's most vital needs. On that corner I see a beautiful three-story flat
with a basement. Across the front are these words: "Young Women's
Christian Association." Ah, if you only realized all that those words mean.
When on the Pacific coast two years ago I entered the buildings there and
I want to tell you of what I saw.
In these beautiful Y. W. C. A. buildings are a floor of beautiful rooms
where the young girls of that city or surrounding cities may find the protec-
tion of a home. This class of young women earn good salaries but their family
expects them to live under the safeguards of the Y. W. C. A. This girl, no
matter what her salary, needs a mother's counsel, her sympathy and prayers.
This she receives from the House Mother, the resident secretaries and the
president of the Y. W. C. A. Then young girls need youthful companionship.
Seeking this how many girls go astray.
Upon another floor of the modern Young Women's Christian Associations
are dormitories, where a number of girls sleep in one room. One head glfl
has charge over them. Lodging Is furnished cheaply to this girl, who is not
earning just yet very much. Hundreds of girls keep straight in large cities,
because the Y. W. C. A. helps them to make their earnings a living wage.
These girls have the benefit of the pleasant parlor, where they can enter-
tain decent young men, the cheerful reading room, where she can find maga-
zines and books; in the gymnasium she strengthens her muscles and enjoys
companionship with other girls.
In the Y. W. C. A. class room they seek greater competence in essential
studies to be able to hold a higher job. In the basement of these buildings
you find the cafeteria where wholesome and even dainty food is furnished girls
who must be the Nation's mothers, can secure the food they ought to have.
Can you think of a more vital movement in this Nation than this work of the
Y. W. C. A. Not only in Oklahoma City but in every city in this state Chirs-
tian womanhood should arouse itself; for no girl in the Nation needs help
more than the Negro girl.
Now the chief question in the mind of those, who are interested in the
welfare of the Negro girl, is how Is it possible to get on foot this need. You
say we are poor, we are building homes and churches. That is the great
question of the Y. W. C. A. everywhere. That was my question in two trips
to California, where many wonderful things like this are done. The majority
of the great churches and schools and social settlements of our Nation were
built up by poor people. The rich of the world usually have made it for them-
selves and are not interested in these things for others; until also one day
a boy or girl falls in their own family, ruined by the influence of one out of
classes they failed to help. Youth, caught in the snares to which we are in-
different, corrupt my son and your daughter. When the strong ignore the
needs of the weak all shall fall together.
The young man to whose morals we were indifferent, ruins the daugh-
ters of many best homes. The girl from whom I move away in scorn blights
the soul of my brother or any son. AM I MY BROTHER'S KEEPER, asked
selfish Cain. And selfishly we go on asking this question today but Christ
answered it when he said: "Love thy neighbor as thy self." The church may
pray, the pulpit may thunder, mothers may mourn and fathers be strict, but
until our religious professions find life, in works, in the adjustment of the life
of the community to make it safe and pleasureable for our boys and girls we
have preached and prayed and wept in vain Faith without works in deed
All over America Christian manhood and womanhood are regulating mak-
ing safe and sane the occupations, amusements and education of their youth
As a race we must rise to fulfill these duties. We must realize that we do
not have to sit by helpless and see the best in our youth destroyed. We do
not need to weep where we might, If we bestirred ourselves feel pride and
joy. We must awake more to the sense of brotherhood, interest In something
more than just our own affairs. If I stand hard by the helm to warn and
guide and save my neighbor's son, shall not that bread cast on the waters
return in such guidance of even my children's children in the days when I
ata gone.
All over America Christian women and men are learning how to make
such Institutions finance themselves. The Women's Christian Temperance
Union in the hour when the American man of money had no donation to help
restrict his right to guzzle whisky thus made their way forward. So many of
the rescue homes, orphanages and old folks' homes put themselves on a finan-
cial basis, without depending on collections and subscriptions when they are
doing their foundational work. Because I beieve manv in this state are in-
terested In this kind of uplift of the race I shall from time to time show vou
how we are going to make this Y. W. C. A. here finance Itself
REV. N. A. ROBISON,
President of the Oklahoma Baptist
State Convention, and one of the
strong men of the state. President
Robinson was here Wednesday attend-
ing the funeral of the late Dr. J. \V.
Stewart, State Baptist Missionary. In
a letter recently to the editor Rev.
Robinson said that the Baptist worn
of the state was going to be put on
higher ground during the coming
year and especial attention given to
the great need of educational work
ahomas Black Boys
Ok.1 Mar< h Before Gov.
Of Pennsylvania
MINISTERIAL ALLIANCE.
To the Ministerial Alliance of the
City, Greetings:
Dear Brethren: You are hereby
called to meet in regular session next
Tuesday morning; at 10 o'clock, sharp,
in the Tabernacle Baptist Church.
This call is issued by myself be-
cause the secretalry is out of the city
and in the absence of the president.
Matters of vital importance to be
looked after.
Brethren, come to order.
Given under my hand and offlclal
seal this the 20th day of November,]
year of our Lord 1917.
I am, lovingly yours,
E. W. PERRY.
Mrs. Delia .Daniels-Stewart, one of
our very efficient city teachers, and
the bride of Andrew Stewart, left for
Moline. 111.. Tuesday, where the good
doctor awaits her in a beautiful home.
Much surprise is occasioned through
the fact that Mrs. Stewart has been
married four years without the knowl
edge of her many friends, who wish
her much success. Dr. Stewart is
well known here, having resided here
several years ago.
Mr. Rospoe Dunjee.
Dear Editor: I received The Black
spatch a few days ago and I must
my we thank you. I am just as
iroud to get your paper as I am to
;et a letter from home. All the boys
ead it and were well pleased over
he write-up you gave us. We thank
you so much. Some of the boys have
been very sick with colds. If we can
stand it a few w^pks until we get
accustomed to the weather we will
be all right. We have a nice lieu-
tenant and he is putting forth every
effort to make us comfortable. We
have our uniforms and are drilling
fine. We are here to represent Okla-
homa City and the state and to act
and labor for our loved ones at hopic.
We marched before the governor of
Pennsylvania today, about 6,000 col-
ored bovs, all dressed in uniform. I
must say some of the Oklahoma City
brave boys were in that number and
were cheered from start to finish. 1
have been assigned to play in the
military band which will constitute
sixty pieces. I will play my part.
God being my helper until the end.
We want the prayers of our loved
ones at home. Do not pity us but
cheer us. Good-bye, good luck and
God bless you.
Yours truly,
^ EDDIE JACKSON,
45th Co., r. Battalion, Fort Sherman
Ohio BIdg 0.31.
TEST OF DEMOCRACY.
"We are all of the same clay
and spirit, and we can get to-
gether if we desire to get to-
gether. herefore, my counsel to
you is this: Let us show our-
selves Americans by showing
?hat we do not want to go off in
separate camps or groups by
ourselves, but that we want to
co-operate with all other classes
and all other groups in a com-
mon enterprise, which is to re-
lease the spirit of the world
from bondage, i would be will-
ing to set that up as the final
«;est of an American. That Is
the meaning of democracy."—
President Wilson in his Buffalo
speech, November 12, 1917.
AT THE MELROSE.
Wm. Mlsely and wife, St. Louis;
Cody Johnson, Wewoka; Rev. S. B*.
Fisher and wife, Denver; J. W. Win
chester and wife, Wichita; Mrs. M.
S. Spikes and son, Dallas; S. L.
Thompson and wife, Wewokh; W P.
Stewart and wife, Kansas City; J. A.
Winters, Luther; Mrs. 7. ti. Hreaux,
Langston; Will Brown, Waxahatchie
REV. J. W. STEWART DEAD.
We are very much saddened to
mention the death of Rev, J. W. Stew-
art, for so many years missionary
over the Baptist churches of this
state. Rev. Stewart was one of the
"old guard." Intelligent, spotless in
character, thrifty and a sound, con-
servative Christian. He will be much
missed out of Baptist ranks.
I desire to thank my many, many
friends, both In Oklahoma City and in
Gainesville, Tex., and especially the
Sisters of the Mysterious Ten of
Gainesville, Tex., for their much ap-
preciated acts of love and solicitation
during the sickness and death of my
wife. Mrs. Mattie Crutchfield. You
shall ever, each of you, retain a warm
spot in my heart.—A. R. Crutchfield.
I wish to ttiank the following ladies!
who so willingly and foully rnn I
vassed from house to house to get ■
the food ple-dges signed for our gov-'
ernment. through the rhamber of
Commerce. We are willing to helpi
in any campaign that goes to a sik
cessful issue: Lieutenants Mmes. T.j
H. Debnasn. R. S. Youngblood. R. g.
Gray. H. P. Jacobson. Ida Harrison, j
Lelda Miller, Creed Harper. De!h|
Rogers Lucy Caruthers, Eva Wil
liams, N. B. Henderson, Cspt.
ELECTING A NEGRO.
On Tuesday, November 7, at
the municipal election Held in
New York, the question of elect-
ing J. C. Thomas, Jr., to the Al-
derman ic Board and E. A. John-
son to the Assembly was one of
the vital issues of the campaign
to the Negroes of Harlem. The
colored voters were called upon
to present a solid front and vote
for the two Negro candi'dates.
But did they?
A few hundred colored Tam-
many Democrats voted for F.
Mullen, the Democrat, who per-
mitted his followers to inject
the race issue in the campaign
by getting out circulars advis-
ing the white voters not to sup-
port James C. Thomas, Jr., fo-
Alderman because he was a Ne-
gro.
The same Negro Socialists
who disgraced themselves at
the Palace Casino meeting by
hissing Colonel Theodore Roose-
velt and yelling for the colored
candidates voted for the Social-
ist candidates.—New York Age.
OUR RIGHTS
Supreme Court Reviews History Of
WAR AMENDMENTS
Intent And Purpose Was To Give All Equality In
CIVIL RIGHTS
The recent decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States loaves nn
fnt°nU1hBUF0fa T h thB decipk)a ot segregation can stand. Drifting far oft
oo !!£ :z useux ^
oMhn Z r Whlte I)erson8' iln<l t0 «ivo to that race the protection
denied hv th« ^'v.ernni?.nt' in u,at enjoyment, whenever it should bo
denied by the btates. It not only gave citizenship and privileges of
to withhold1^roPn7then,°/hC0lOr biUt 11 dOIJk,d t0 any State ,h0 P°wer
i 1 them tho <H'ual protection of the laws, and author-
ized Congress to enforce its provisions by appropriate legislation.
.. . ordains that no State shall make or enforce any laws
United "states** tbo privilogos or Immunities of citizens of the
united States. • it ordains that no State shall denrivn nnv
Henl0? liberty, or property without duo process of law or
laws. aDy Per8°n Wi IU Jurl8dlction ll'o equal protection of'the
the 'same^'for 'the |"llt 'leclarlne that the laws in tho States shall bo
me same for the black as for the white, that all persons whether
In rSrd'to the cJlnr«rttand T,a' be[ore the ,aws ot 1,10 States, and.
SSSa--
piirhtJu0 *0UIteenth Amendment makes no attempt to enumerate tha
rights it designs to protect. It speaks in general terms*!nd thn««
perr p^fhTtir ViSCS
Protecrton'eUhe^^ or'property.^Any 'statfTacUon'whlSl
sritutfon immUnUy t0 a C°'0red ma* i
the Virginl8' 100 U' S" 33 . 347. speaking of
deprSS
And in 1870, by Chap. 114, Sec. 16, 16th Stat. 144 that-
■mmm
man be 'J.'i£aZZ,ZZ'/£'!Z'l'jZ °y ™ • «UU
i «. a. a place of realdaace" " '""""""I! '• «0CPy tho proa,.
ZSXd'slaUsIn S sUte'shaH^h'avelllw is
as is enjoved by white citizens PnlnwH n "e to Purt''aso property
States and have^he r^! t npurcS Dr0nL^0n:n^Ir: ?ti*ens o, the Un,ted
without laws discriminating against them solelv I ^oy. a?d ll8e tho
DeCuIr 95 U S 4Kr, Mix ti ^ solely on account of color. Hall vs
ass* Jii: st :-S:
Civil Itights Cases. 109 U S 3 L Pn, rtJL ,K°fAeVery. race and color-
statutes enacted in furtherance'of iu ^ Amendment and theso
a colored man to acquire p^ *? and entU1°
against him solely because of color." legislation discriminating
Rev. J. s. Dawson, one of the pre
siding elders of the El Reno district,
is sow pastoring at Okmulgee, Okla.
Fatal Accident
Mr. Johnson Hudspetch, stepbrother
of Mr. C harles Waterfleld, was acci-
dentally shot by his daughter. Bessie,
while out gathering pecans, near Well-
ston. last Friday. The father had
asked the girl to hand him his gun
and she by mistake offered it barrel
forward. Through some unaecount
; able manner the rifle discharged, the
ball entering Mr. Hudspeth's breast
and ranging down through his heart.
He died almost instantly after mum-
bling just a few words: "Baby you
shot me."
The Patrons' Club of the Dunbar
School met last Friday afternoon.
The members and visitors of the club
enjoyed an Interesting program on
Ahanksglvlng rendered by pupils of
the 4th, nth, 6th and 7th grades of
the school and a very helpful address
by Rev. E. W. Perry which was en-
Joyed. The president and members
are planning some big things for the
benefit of the school. The pennant
was won by the voters of Miss L. E.
Bunn's room. Miss Floyd, with the
Kindergarten, will furnish a program
for our next meeting on December 21.
Mrs. B. A. Osborne. President. Mrs.
L. J. Harper, Secretary.
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