The Tulsa Star (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 1, Ed. 1, Saturday, November 13, 1915 Page: 1 of 8
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The Local Business
NEW OFFICERS INFU3E NEW
SPIRIT AND MUCH GOOD EX.
PECTED TO FOLLOW ENTHUS.
IASTIC MEETING.
Campaign Committee Appointed to
Enroll Members Will Vialt Every
Colored Business and Professional
Man In Tulsa.
Tlio meeting of the local lluslnosa
league In the Clurloy nulldtng Tues
day night wns not nttended by nil of
tho busluess men in the East End but
this fact did not lessen In any ilegreo
tlm enthusiasm of those present who'
by their presence elnccd tho fact
that they hnvo the best Interest of
our city and our people nt heart
Neither the president or tho Ice-president
kic present hut tho secretary
called tho meeting to ordr and J II
Goodwin was Immediately elected as
temporary chairman and tho order of
bus ness was at onco gono Into
As acting president Mr Goodwin
undo a short but pointed talk show-
ing the great need of such organlza
tlon keeping nllvo and bringing nbout
a closer union and understanding be-
tween tho business men themselves
and tho business men and tho general
public
After n gcnernl discussion by thoso
present tho election of officers was
gone Into which resulted as follows:
J. II. Goodwin pres : A. J. Smith-
erman sec: V L. Martin Ice pres;
and J. W Hughes treasurer. A cam-
palpn committee was appointed by
president Goodwin to -vialt overy Col
orod business man In Tulsa for tho
purpose of enrolling them a smemuers
of tho League. No Colored man or
woman In business bero w'll bo ovor-
looked and each ono will bo expected
to become a member of the League
and help to advance the principles It
represents. Tho committee will call
on you Boon If they havo not dono so
already and ou will bo expected to
do your duty as a Colored business
man. ' 1
Ncxa Wednesday night In tho Our-
ley building on North Greenwood tho
League will meet again. Every busi-
ness man and woman of the raco aro
urged to bo present and enroll tho'r
names as mqmbora. At tnw meeting
all necessary committees will bo ap-
pointed. Tho meeting will bo open promptly
at 7:30 o'clock.
YOUNG MEN ORGANIZE DLUE
RIBBON CLUB.
Best Youno Men of Tulsa Band Them
iselves Together In Social
Organization.
A number of tho best joung men
In Tulsa met In tho Tulsa Star offlco
ono n ght last week and organized
themsehes Into a social organization
to bo known as tho niuo Illbuon Club.
Tho object of tho club Is to proldo
social entertainment for the members
In public nnd private gatherings and
to help In other wns to elevato tho
standard of tho young people of Tul-
sa. Tho officers of tho club nro: llert
C. II. Davis pres Maurlco Walker
vlco-prcs : Uethel llaglcy sec; Henry
Cross asst. sec. Other members of
the organization are:
W. C. Chambers C L. Norrla A. C.
Curd U S. Jackson It. Duncan H II
Russell M Fleming. M C. Cherry.
M. Portorfleld. Frank Drown Ed
Cross Trank Stewart Hubert Green
and Irvln E. Wilkes.
Tho club will gio Its first public
entertainment on Thanksgiving for
which Borne ery classy Invitations
hnvo been printed. Trograms for tho
entertainment will bo printed soon
and mnlled to the Invited guests
Every worthy joung mnn In Tulsa
should bo a member of this club and
should do everything in his power to
keep It alive It ts a favorablo s'gn
of the times to seo our joung men In-
Ulng themselves In worthy organiza-
tions. The Dluo nibbon Club deaervoa
tho support of overy good cltlzon.
Two More Colored
Men Buy Autos
Preacher and Undertaker Duys Auto-
mobile To more Colored men In Tulsa have
purchased automobiles during tho last
three weeks. One 's Ilov. J. F Kersh
pastor of the First Baptist church and
the other Is II. W. Uagsdale tho un-
dcrtaker. Rev. Kersh bought an El-
more and Mr. Ilagsdalo bought a
'Maxwell.
Official Ore; m of I'Ik-Grand Uiutcd
TUT USA. OKI -A. SA'I rni)AVXOVH.MI!ICH I :? I J) I o.
TRAVELING
Ono of tho traveling mocbanlcal
Editors' Mail
Oil Man In Louisiana Commends The
Tulta Star.
Til following letter Is ono of many
o! Its klud tho editor has received
lately except It shows that tho wrter
bcllovcs in advertising and then very
promptly paving for same.
It Is for tho lesson this letter may
teach many of our raco that prompts
tho editor to lay asldo personal mod-
esty nnd tho scruples of rrofciHonal
otli'iS long enough to allow Its con-
te.its to enter these columns
Mr. Johnson tho writer Is well
known In Oklahoma wheho ho put In
a number of oars serving h s peoplo
and enjoying the respect and confi-
dence of all who know him He Is
now secretary nnd manager of tho
DeSoto Oil and Development com-
pany of Mansfield La. a company
which Is paid to ho producing 101.CC3
barrels of oil dally. The letter In full
follows:
Mansfield La No ember 4 1916
Mr A J Smltherman Editor Tulsn
Stnr Tulsa Okla
Ilrspecteil Sir. We have our
faor of recent date contentB noted
Wo aro del ghted to have n hearing
from )oii and pleased to know jou
aro still In the ring making history.
creating sentiment molding public
opinion and fighting llko a Trojan In
tho Journalistic field
Your paper Is a clean ono and nn
ablo defender of Just principles nnd It
should bo tho pride of our peoplo In
Oklahoma especially the Negro law
son. You will find
rcmlttnnco to
cover advertisement as per jour ro
turned Inclosed statement.
Thanking ou for past fnors nnd
wishing jou good health nnd abund
ant success
Yours very respectfully
The DeSoto Oil and Development
Co; (cooperative)
II. N. JOHNSON
Secy-Manager.
HNJLHP.
Colored Hospital
For Tulsa Assured
Interest Grows In Movement to Build
Colored Hospital For Tulsa.
Tho ngltat'on started somo ttmo ago
by A. h I'hllllpa ot this city to build
a hospital for tho Colored peoplo of
i vvf py tiRmz&mmmmtim
Tulsa took root In fcrtllo boh and n Emmlt Stewart. Mrs J It Stewart
now bearing fruit In the form of pop-. Mrs. Lottlo Hanks. Mrs. J. II Tom
ular public opinion Mr. Hilll'pa has pleton Miss Folly Hoblneon and Mrs
taken tho matter up personally with c D. Jefferson
County &- City officials and with In- Mr. J. H Stewart maatcr of cere-
fluentlal cltlrcns of both races anil In ' monies.
SUCCESSOR TO THE toUSKOGEz STAk
Order of Odd ! i ms Aid lu-K n ts Ai'il L.i 1u-m f II irmonv of Phi; World Oklahoma
League El
WORKSHOP OF CANADIAN TROOPS
workshops with which tho Canadian
every case he has been encouraged
and tho encouragement has not been
In words only Many have pledged
financial support to the cans and some
t tno In tho near future plans nnd pcc
mentions for tho building will bo com
plrted nnd submitted to contractors
for hlils Mr I'hllllpa Is very much
pleased with tho prospects and It
much grntliled over the generous re
sponsc the general public Is g tng the
movement
A hospital for Colored people Is cry
much needed In TuUn anil every fair
minded man or woman white or Col
ored In Tulsa should lend every old
possible to he'p Mr Phillips establish
this Instltut on All the churches and
other Coorid organizations Bhrud at
onco tako part In this mow incut be
cause It Is certain a benevolont nnd
Christian emkavor worihy the whol
hearted support of evcrbody
Riv. Curry Given
A Big Reception
Popular Muskogee Pastor Tendered
Great Reecpt on As Celebration of
His Return.
MU8KOfii:i t)KI Knvi-inhnr II
Tho greatest reecpt on over held In
Muskogee In honor of one of Its cit-
izens wns given In honor of Hep J W
Curry pastor of Ward's chapel
Thoso In charge of tho nffalr Bpun 1
no pains In making preparations for
Iho occasion each department of the
iliiirM In Itit rniir. arnlnil liv Itu lit at
tacnt )t W1B onP ot ti.e moat classl
nil affairs sun n Muskogee for sour
time Short addresses were delivered
by some of Muskogee's greivteBt ora
tors. Tho d( corntlons wcro artlatl
cnlly arranged to suit tho ocrnslon
Tho pastor was Indetd pleased with
tho reception and welcomed each In
his turn sn Ing but the glory and lion
or bolonged to tho Lord after tho ce
rcmonles It E Stowart preBented the
pastor with a suit of clothes given by
tho church
The honored guest Ilevs T W
K'dd. I" i: E Arlington Wll'on .
wife J C Nicholson. G A I'atrlc.
A C Itotker II M l'orrln. S. M
Twine Tntum Hev G II Ilurton
Itov Iloane and others whoso name
aro not at our command wero royal
jy resved at the tablo And tho whoh
congregntlon were served nt their
scnts wLo were not nt tho tnbloon let
tuco leaves Closed one of tho great
est receptions known to MHuskogeo
Tho committee on nrrancoments
M9a Delia DlHnton chairman. Mrs II
troops in Europo aro oqulpred.
Church Holds
Street Meetings
Mt. Zlon Baptist Church March In a
Body to Business District of East
End and Hold Meetings.
Ilov II A Whltakcr pastor of tho
Mt Zlon Ilaptlst Church Bet n nllg-
lous precodent In Tulsa last Sunday
night when ho headed tho en Ire mem
rsli p of his church and marched In
a t ody to tho business district of tho
Last End Juklog tho word ot God to
thoso who nuver attend church Tho
Famo was repeated Monday night and
tho mnrch continued to tho I) Georgo
pool hall on N Cincinnati after which
iho rellg ous workers returned to tho
church where n big revival la being
conducted
Colored Applcants Make Best
Marks in Quarterly Exam.
Colored Applicants Surpass Whites In
Teachers' Examination.
Tho results of the recent teachers
XHtiilnntlon held In the County Super
IntendentR offlco hero shows that of
the 14 whlto and three Colored teach-
ers who took tho examination all of
the thrco Colored teachers received
stconil grade certificates whllo only
two of tho whlto teachers received
(ond grndo certificates 8 receiving
only third grado certificates and 4
falling to get any.
Tho Colored teachers who took tho
ixamlnatlon uud received second
grado certificates aro: Alonio J. Wil-
liams It N. Holt and Mrs Suslo L
Smith Tho two whites who received
second grnde cert flcntcs are' MIsb
' aura Horton of this city and E. C.
Jones of Ilrokon Arrow.
In this Isiunnf Tho Star we are pub
llalilng two articles hy enrrexpondents
nn tlm lnttl lines In Kurni.
"War Hnrrnrx" glvys tho Impremloin
of civilian Mri'lelier In "raner
'Snlpei'sOrlm Work" denorlbis the" nnd tho Alumni a lojnl supporter
ehMtly sKslcnment of a sharp-hooter
in piuKing uu uiifluitpeuuiigi'iii'iiiy awji
dlers. '
ects New
COLORED DOCTOR
AFTER WHITE
Dr. Johnson Saves Life of Tulsa Youth
After Dangerous Operation.
Dr L II JohtiBton of Cowetn. hni
nga n ilemotiBtratcd his ability nn n
phjslclnn nnd surgeon In n manner
that puts Ii I in In the front rnnks with
other men of his prnfesBlon
Tho case which gavo him tho op
portunlty to do this was Hint (if Dan
Ford a outli who lives on North Hart
torn Hireet About bit montna ngn
Din who Is nearly seven feet perpen
dtculnr complained of n hurting n
the back of his neck Tho pain grew
worse his neck bicnmo stiff nnd tho
family called In a doctor a whlto
doctor to trent hltn Tho doctor
came and after an examination snld
tho troublo was caused by excessive
growth that the boy wns growing too
fast Tho bos pirenta took It for
granted that ho knew what lin was
talking nbout nnd wn ted patlintly
for tho wlro doctor to erndlcntn the
cause In tho mrnntlme tho hoy grew
worse nnd finally when the boy
could not move IiIb head another
whlto doctor who agtved with the
first one and they continue tho treat-
ment to Plop tho boy from growing
Tho boy continued to grow worso nnil
his brother who knew Dr Johnston
tho Colored phyatclnn persundid
him to examlno hla brother. Dr John-
ston enmo nnd exam ned the hoy and
told hla parents that tho real troublo
was a follculnr obsess In an advanced
stage nnd Hint there wns Just one
chnnce In n hundred In savo his life
but told them that ho believed he
could savo tho boy If tho boy would
live long enough for him to get blip
on the operating tnblo Tho parents
finally consented and the boy was
rushed to tho Morrison's Snnltnrlum
at Muskogeo nnd tho operation per-
formed. Tho doctor opened tho boys
neck and removed n pint or moro of
puss and tho boy a now doing well
laughing and talking and turning head
In any direction. This Is a cabo ot tho
Colored doctor knowing moro than
the whlto ones.
FOR SALE.
Ono ladles black chlchlla coat
plush trimmed satin f nlsh slzo 40
Ncor worn A bargain Inquire nt
The Star office 115 N Greuiwood
IVUmbei C. A.
& N. U. Dead
Faculty and Alumni Assn Pass Reso-
lutions of Condolence for Deceased
Members family
RESOLUTION.
Whereas It has plcaacd Almighty
God to call from our midst our be-
loved friend and Coworker Miss VIr
glnla Smith and whereas sho has
rendered faithful nnd eft dent Bervlro
to tho Institution both as a student
and as a teacher and whereas she
has given by her general deportment
nnd tho character of her work ovl
dences ot future usefulness nnil
whereas tho deceased was a member
In good standing ot tho Alumni Asso-
I elation of tho C A. and N Unlvcr-
1 blty
Ho It reaolver Thnt tho Institution
has lost a faithful and officii nt work
I l( ono g mo8t cfflccnt younK
women.
Ho It further resolved That wo tho
Jurisdiction
NO. 1
ONES FAIL
members of tho faculty and of tho
Mumnl Association of tho C. A. and
N I'tilvcrBlt) deeply deploro thn un-
timely den'h of our co-worker and fel-
low Alumnus
lit it also resolved Thnt wo extend
our condolence to tho bereaved rein-
atlvcH nnd say to them thnt If any con-
relation can bo nfforded under such
nn affliction as this they have Juat
experienced It must como from a pow-
er that Is higher than ours Thcreforo
wet rust that their own sense of duty
of n slgnallon to n power thnt Is be
jond our control nnd a will thnt Is
alvvajs directed towards our good
may uphold them In their most blttor
bereavi tucnt.
Hesolved further. That ono copy of
these resolutions he Bent to the be-
reaved family II ono to tho Tulsa Star.
ono to the Oklahoma Cuzcttu and ono
bo placed on the minutes of tho fnc-
ulty to bo kept In tho Archives of tho
University.
Respectfully submitted
Hornco V Mitchell Chalrm'n
Mary J. McCain Secy.
Glad to Get
Buchana Again
Claremore People Welcome Return of
Pastor.
To tho Editor of tho Tulsa Star:
l'lcaso publish tho following Clare-
more News:
Tho friends and members ot Bethel
A M E church aro well pleased
with tho assignment of Ilov W. II.
Buchanan as their pastor for this con-
ference j ear Now Hfo nnd Inspira-
tion ts bo ng enthused tho members
nro anticipating a hundred dollar ral-
ly day on tho third Sunday so they
may bo ablo to start to adding two
moro rooms to tho two room parson-
ago aSturdny night Nov. 6 a fow
minutes after tho arrival of the pas-
tor's wlfo Mrs C V Iluchanan from
their homo In Wagoner tho sweet
voices of about fifteen men women
and children wcro heard entering tho
yard s nglng "Holy" and being met
nt tho door they pursued their way
to tho l.ltchcn tnblo and tho results
were that tho tablo was filled with
choice eatables one ot tho slaters
pri pared supper for tho pastor and
wife thiy spent a very pleasant even-
ing after which they retired wishing
paitcr and wlfo n htppy nights rest
Indoor Base Ball Games for Colored
Library.
If jou nro a baso ball fan and want
to enjoy a gamo between your favor-
ite teams ttny day don't fall to lalt
he library In tho Star offlco lobby.
This has been made poialblo through
the kindness of W J. Wooda. who do-
nated to the library a little outf t
which brings tho big leaguo teams at
your fingers end and gives ono almost
5
much enJo)tnent as tho real games
tho library and play tho gamo.
Star Correspondents
Tho following 1b a list of tho Star
Correspondents and their addresses:
It S Jacoh'nn. Ok'nhomn City
Mri II A Nance Okmulgee
Mm. R M Thomrson McAlcster
II A Clnrk. Muskogee
T E Dickson Hartlesvlllo
Miss Mnhle Vnughn Claremoro
A W Turk Nowata
Miss L'zzlo II King Fauls Valley
J D nines. I'orter
Mrs Oeo W Stlth Clarksvlllo
L. A. Joshua Coweta
Mrs L M Mcflowan lied nlrd
A J Mason Tullnhassee
Miss Francos Harold Chandler
S W Waterhouso Voffeyvlllo Kas.
Mrs. M MItcholl Hristow
II T Hutton Sapulpa
J J. Jones Eutaula
Officers
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