Cayton's Weekly (Seattle, Wash.)
June 26, 1920
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@a€f£ch& PKICE FIVE CENTS CAYTON'S WEEKLY Published every Saturday at Seattle, Washington. U. S. A. Subscription $2 per year in advance. HORACE ROSCOB CAYTON. .Editor and Publisher Entred as second class matter, Augrust 18, 191«, at the post office at Seattle, ""Vash., under the Act of March 3rd, 1916. TELEPHONE: BEACON 3579 Office 317 32nd Aye. South OUR FOURTH OF JULY HABIT If the whirling of the world through space is not due more to the force of habit than to fixed rules, then such has apepared so for so long that the habit idea is an almost accepted fact. While nothing in na ture has been fixed by habit, yet habit is a weakness of the humian family which causes it more actual concern and distress than any of its many shortcomings, yea the most of the ills and complaints of mortal-man can be traced either directly or indirectly to the force of habit. Vice in all of its various and varied forms is the result of habit. It can be equally argued that virtue is like wise a matter of habit, however, not so much so as is vice, for the natural inclina tion of humanity is to virtue. All of our national shortcomings are the results of in nocent indulgencies in the outset that finally forms the habit. A man that had formed the habit of taking a drink every time he passed a certain saloon decided he would break the habit and one day quite succeeded in his determination, but once by he was so proud of his power of mind over man that lie returned and treated himself to a drink for his great will power. The habit of in dulging in narcotics as a relief from sor rows and cares becomes so great that such indulgers become frantic if the drug is not administered to them. Clever physicians, however, often administer an innocent sub stitute for the deadly drug and the habit of feeling relieved after having been so administered to is so common that the fiend relaxes in mind and body the same as if the genuine article had been administered. The habit of doing certain things and in dulging in dangerous human excesses, when once acquired, becomes so strongly fixed within us that it is frequently termed sec ond nature, and though it be realized that the habit is absolutely destroying mind, soul and body, yet there is not sufficient will power within us to resist the force of habit, and that too even when death itself is apparent. Owing to the force of habit a horse in his stall can not be induced to leave its quarters in case of serious fire and will stand trembling in every joint until burned to death unless its kepeer throws a pair of harness on it and thereby deceives it by making it believe its going to work. Habit in the United States has formed a custom of most vociferously welcoming the annual arrival of our Natal Day, which is mistak enly styled, the outburst of our pent up patriotism. A sane and safe Fourth of July, devoid of deadly bombs and fiery mis sels is voted by Young America, and Old America registers no very serious protests, as no Fourth of July at all, and like unto a sacred day lost. How many men, women and children may lose their lives from such firey demonstration counts for naught in the minds of those who have formed the habit of unbridling their pent up patriotism that it may run riot on our grand and glorious Fourth of July. Fatal death statistics as a result of such outbursts of patriotism are without deterring influences over such persons as SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1020 have formed the Irtbit of enjoying an old time Fourth of Jitly celebration with new time implements of demonstration. But man is so constituted that no habit is so firmly fixed within him that by perseverenee it can not be eradicated. Even to our na tional evil strong drink, after years of per severance, it has been legally squelched, and much headway is bein«j- made toward mor ally squelching; it. Let the same instructive influence take hold of the sane and safe Fourth of July celebration idea and, if so, many of us will yet live to see our Natal Day celebrated as becoming a sane and safe citizenry. It is probable, yea possible, and we can do it if we Will. Let's go COL. TNGLIS EXPLAINS The following letter has been received by the editor hereof, which speaks for itself: Mr. Horace Roscoe Cay ton, Seattle, Washington. My dear Cay ton My attention has just ben called to an article appearing in a recent issue of Clay ton's Weekly, wherein it is your pleasure to criticize remarks alleged to have been made by me at a public gathering at Belle vue in celebration of the Lake Washington Highway opening. 1 am sorry indeed that you evidently got the wrong angle on the little story that T related regarding a personal experience I had while in the service with troops in the Argonne Forest and assure you that I had no intention of ridiculing the colored sol diers or in any way questioning their sol dierly finalities. There was a certain humor ous side to the situation which I attempted to draw lightly upon, merely to give point to the connection the story might have with my making an address on the subject of road building. I am happy to state that from personal experience with the colored boys I know them to be possessed of a valor and courage of the highest quality and having had thou sands of them serve under me in the army and many employed by me in civil life, I assure you that I look upon the colored race with a great deal of affection and admira tion. Trusting that this statement will some what clarify your mind regarding my atti tude towards the colored people, I am, as of old. Your friend, Perhaps Col. Inglis had no intention of doing the colored overseas soldiers an in justice and if those who heard his joke had have been mind readers they might have thoroughly understood the point he was en deavoring to bring out, but not being such. he left the impression that the colored sol diers were only sent to France to build roads, over which the white soldiers could march to battle. The fact of the matter is the colored soldiers did the hardest fighting that was done by any of the V. S. soldiers and were so rewarded by the French gov ernment. However, Col. Inglis' explana tion is accepted by Cay ton's Weekly and in view of such explanation he will be ac corded the same general politcal courtesy that will be accorded to the other candi dates. There was nothing personal in what was said, but so many of such unnecessary jokes are told at the expense of deserving colored citizens, both in and out of the service that it lias become disgusting. But a few days ago a visitor at the late Chicago convention was relating some talks he had had with some of the colored delegates from the South and he quoted them in plan tation jargon, and in the next breath he said they were lawyers and doctors and some of them made the most brilliant speeches that were heard on the convention floor. We venture the assertion that there was not a colored delegate at the Chicago convention but that used as good and as pure English as can any public school teacher in Seattle. This quoting of colored men and women in jargon to make your listeners laugh, and that too irrespective of the in justice done to the colored citizens is so distrusting that it is nauseating. In other words the colored citizens have no personal feelings which the white citizens care to re spect. Collections are dead easy these days, that is. dead easy to not collect. Summer time and no gasoline is like unto chewing time and nothing to eat. It looks as though the Democrats are go ing to "wet" on their platform at San Francisco. Hi Johnson seems inclined to bolt, but it Mill hardly be the thunder bolt it was four and eight years ago. China lias made up her mind to hold on to Shantung and Japan is of a like mind. Now watch the fur fly. Before organized labor endorses the Democratic party it had better enquire about the political prisoners. Murder and suicide are quite epidemical just now. It is due to too much unrest or too high prices for necessities? Looking for a leader on the part of any class or condition of the human family shows how ignorant sonic parts are. Let the people rule, sounds well, but the people rather than rule, delegate that func tion to the highest and best bidder. In returning an indictment against the Tammany chief the W. W. administration proposes that Murphy be a good dog. While it did not snow in Seattle the lat ter part of the present week, yet it cer tainly could not have been very far away. W. M. INGLIS. His age to the contrary notwithstanding, the spooks seem to be laying dead for Bob Lindsey, an old time lawyer and politician of Seattle. In declining the Democratic presidential nomination Bill McAdoo expressed in ad vance what the delegates have probably de cided to do. With W. Wriefusing to dictate and Billy McAdoo refusing to run the Democratic party, nsinj; the street vernacular, is in a hell of a fix. In the general interest of the Democratic party President Wilson should convene Con gress as soon as the Democratic convention has adjourned. In touting Frank (Joss as a newspaper correspondent it occurs to us that the P.-I. is either in a somnambulistic state or is stretching the facts. VOL. V. No. I EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS
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STATE FEDERATION MEETS The convention showed a most decided increase of membership and Thursday even ing many prominent colored and white mop were spectators. Col. Roland 11. Hartley, •lie of Everett's Foremost business men find also ,-i candidate for gubernatorial honors addressed the convention and his address was well received. Dr. David T. Cardweil delivered a set speech and it was full and overflowing with meat for thought. Mr. •I. Griffin, one of lOverett's enterprising 1 col ored business men joined in extending a hearty welcome to the delegates of the con vention. The delegates, one and all, are delighted with the general cordiality that has been extended to them by the citizenry of Everett. f»ov. Louis P. Hart will ad dress the convention today (Saturday) and one the whole it promises to be the red letter day of the convention. The visitors from Seattle, who motored over for the Thursday evening program were Mr. Clarence R. An derson, Mr. I*. Frazier and wife, Mr. John F. Cragwell and Mr. and Mrs. Horace Ros coe Carton. The Third Annual Convention of the State Federation l' Colored Women's Or ganization of Washington and jurisdiction was held in Hverelt, beginning Thursday morning and closing this, Saturday, after noon and the following is the program for the occasion PROGRAM Executive Board meeting, .June 23rd. Thursday Morning, June 24th Executive Board meeting. Opening Song—Prayer by Chaplain. Report of Credential Committee. Roll Call. Presentation of Badges and Programs. Order of Business, by Parliamentarian. Appointment of Committees. Reading of Minutes. Reports of Officers and Standing Committees. Paper, Mrs. LeEtta Saunders King, Seattle. Instrumental solo. Miss Maud Echols, Roslyn Paper, Mrs. P. L. Powell. Adjournment —Noon. Lunch, 12:25 p. m., sharp! Thursday Afternoon— President Presiding Opening song. "Twentieth Century Woman," Mrs. Clarinda Lovvery. Reading, Mrs Evelyn Smith. Paper, "Club Women and the Home," Mrs. Josephine Hall. Solo, Mrs. Jessie Watkins. Paper, Mrs. Rovella Westley, Roslyn. Paper, Mrs. Mattie Boen, Tacoma. Vocal Solo. Mrs. Cynitha McCabe, Tacoma. "The Value of Law," Mrs. J. A. Craven, Spokane. "Colored Women in Club Life," Mrs. Rosa Booker, Seattle. "The Government Thrift Movement Among the Women," Miss Francis Skinner. Se attle. Vocal Solo, Mrs. J. Lay. Tacoma. Memorial Services. Adjournment. Dinner ;i1 5:00 p. m. sharp! Thursday Evening, President Presiding Opening, President. Invocation, Mrs. P. (I. Barr, Everett. Welcome. Col. Roland IT. Hartley, Everett. Welcome, Mrs. Carolyn Morton, Everett. "The Republican Party the Party of Choice." Dr. I). T. Cardwell, Seattle. Welcome by Churches of Everett. Cayton's Weekly READABLE RELIABLE REPUBLICAN Will Help You If You Will Help It Welcome. "Business Men of Everett," Mr. •I. Griffin, Everett. "Hello." Mrs. .Jessie Walker, Spokane. Solo. .Mrs. Belle Slater Tyler. Seattle. Response to Welcome, Mrs. B. J. Gaston, Tacoma. Instrumental Solo, Mrs. X. J. Asberry, Ta coma. (a) I'm Troubled in Mind—Coleridge Ilaylor. (b) Tuba (dance) —X. X. Dett. Address by the President. Mrs, John E, Mapps. (Jollection. ("losing Adjournment. Friday Morning Executive Hoard Meeting. Roll Call—Minutes. Reports of Clubs. Revision of Constitution. Address. Mrs. A. C. Iloutson. Song. Adjournment. Lunch, 12:25 p. m. sharp! Friday Afternoon Mrs. B. \j. Gaston, Tacoma, presiding ()pening Song— Minutes. "Americanism," Mrs. AY. A. Wilkins, Seattle. Solo— Mrs. Murphy. "Denominational Co-operation," Mrs. E. N. Simms, Spokane. Instrumental Solo, Mrs. Bernice Eastern. "Women," Mrs. Dela Whicker, Seattle. Solo. Mrs. E. F. Stewart, Seattle. Address, "Civic Work," Mrs. W. L. Presto, Seattle. Address, Mrs. Katherine Grey, Portland, Ore. Paper, Mrs. Gertrude Greene, Koslyn. Round Table Talk, "Self Helps' in Club Work." Introduction by Mrs. B. L. Gaston, Tacoma. .Music. Adjournment. Dinner at p. m. sharp! Friday Evening. .Mrs. W. 1). Carter, Vice-President. Presiding Opening Song. Prayer. "Child Welfare," Mrs. Sam Pierre, Tacoma. "Women's New Sphere." Mrs. Martha Rob inson. Tacoma. Solo, Mrs. Mattie I Tassel, Koslyn. "Sojourner Truth Home." Mrs. A. R. l*on ner, Seattle. "Women in Politics," Mrs. (f. W. Dupee, Tacoma. instrumental Solo, Mrs. W. T. Parker, Spo kane. Address by Vice-President at Large, Mrs. W. I). Carter, Seattle. Solo. Mrs. Octavia Nichols, Roslyn. Report of Resolution Committee. Music. Adjournment, Saturday Morning. June 26th Executive Board Meeting. Saturday Afternoon Outing given by Commercial Club, followed by Reception by the Girls' Helping Hand Club. Extras Reading, Mrs. V. Armstrong. "Women in Society," Mrs, George Brown. "What Our Club Can Do," Mrs. S. E. Buxton. "Our Frederick Douglas," Mrs. May Bell. The annual address by the president, Mrs. John E. Mapps, Avas as follows: Officers, Delegates, Co-Workers and Friends: Once again it is my privilege and pleasure to greet you in another Annual Meeting of our Federation. AYe have come now to our third milestone. I am sure that many of A. D. SMITH B. BIRD Proprietors Phone Beacon 113 B B PANATARIAN Cleaning, Pressing and Repairing Ladies "Work a Specialty We Call for and Deliver TRY JIMMIE THE SHINE KING Shine Parlor for Ladies and Gents 1218 Jackson Street us are happy today over the growing success find splendid co-operation of our women. While we miss some of the dear ones that were a part of us, we have the consolation of knowing: that they did their part and have left their good deeds for us. While we have lost some, we have gained others who desire lo help bring about the aims and desires of tliis great body. We today know and Feel the great responsibility which is ours, and we should strive to do our best and con tinue the work and carry out all plans to lnn'ld up our organization. One of the best aids, helps and duties of the colored Americans should be to cultivate Ihe more friendly feeling, now existing nrr.oii£ the races, which softening of hatred and prejudice has been brought about by the splendid and heroic conduct of our men and women who served in this recent war. Further acquaintance with our business abil ities, with our race along all lines. Avill in crease this feeling, for acquaintance pro motes friendship. The suspicions and race hatreds are being slowly overcome, but there is yet such a stupendous work for us to do. We must stop TALKING about our right, and as loyal people, prove by our worth our right to have any, for as a race, we have achieved, but we have not yet conquered. We must not be blinded to the stern fact that disaster will yet overtake and overcome us with out eternal care and watchfulness on our pai't. We have to confront and tight battles, not alone among the Caucasian races, but in our own ranks. The masses of our race must be educated to overcome the distrust which we display toward each other, especial ly toward our race teachers and leaders. The whole vista of problems confronting the thinking men and women of our race, in cludes this one, and if we could all be made to realize that we are now taking our place in the ranks with other races and that every step forward together is a step gained to ward our goal. "Free America for all loyal citizens." We must toil unceasingly; as our fore parents were the pioneers who blazed the trail for us with their prayers and groans wrung from tortured bodies, with their blind faith the future would be freedom for us, so must we now blaze a brighter way for the future men and women, our boys and girls of today. In onl 1 hearts we are already one hundred per cent Aniercan. Indeed one hundred per cent plus, is the black race in its allegience to America. Our task seems but just fairly begun, but we must go forward, with grim determination, to make critics and enemies concede to us that which our friends already have given us, a place as a people, worthy of notice as intelligent human beings. We must accumulate more business, in crease the efficiency of all business, making' places for our own girls and boys; miprove our schools, giving- employment to our own graduates, who as teachers will help have every place of education efficient and the best, never losing any opportunity to im prove conditions. Every citizen should take courage, should feel proud of what we have done, go on with renewed vigor and thought of tomorrow's success to us, as a race, mak ing needed improvements as we find the way. Let us learn to take our places in public affairs, intelligently learning the meaning of civic and municipal government. This will be another aid to us as loyal citi zens. Another aid to us will be equality. Do we seek this as a race? I answer, yes, we do. but not the aped social equality which our enemies and critics would have the world think is our sole aim. While we could point out that if this was our object, social equality, that we would only be fol lowing the example set by our teachers at various times in these several hundred years, we could say that we did not want nor make the advances, but that we have had to accept the consequences, i. c., the whole sale race of hybreds that we are today. The equality which is sought by the black Ameri can is equality in business, an equal right
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to spend his dollars when earned where and when he pleases. An equal right to have a voice in laws that govern him and for which laws he has shed his blood freely. It is impossible for a house to stand erect and lasting when the foundation is unstable. It is utterly impossible for America to be a true democracy, when by unconstitutional acts, the minority rules the majority, when over twelve (12) millions of her most loyal citizens are denied the rights of citizenship. To help change this condition let us live in the today; yesterday is past. Let us band together in a new era lt't us he useful to each other, progressive, starting more busi nesses, even small ones (the oak was once an acorn). Let us help conserve the financial resources of our race and help thus in the economic independence which will win a place quicker than in any other way. One of our greatest needs today is more capital to achieve the success due us, and to cope with the keen competition of the business world. Capital knows no color line, thrift and success will win a place in business. Successful co-operative stores, chains of them, steam laundries, our own hotels, shops of all kinds. Co-operation and organization will bring this about. Remember, men of my race, that if you can be trusted janitors and servants, in many cases having complete charge of the places where you are employed; if you can give satisfaction in menial positions, be as sured that as owners and proprietors of these same businesses you can also give satis faction. Sooner or later, more and better opportunities will present themselves and you will find that service to yourselves first, to your country next, will command lasting respect. To the women of my race, let me beg you, as mothers and builders of home, to stop teaching our children to be ashamed of their slave foreparents. Rather should we teach them pride in the sterling worth of them, let them know that their honesty, faithful ness to their masters, and the trust placed in them as a whole, was never betrayed and this, more than any other trait, had helped make us the loyal lovers of our America regardless of the cruel changes of the past years. Teach our boys and girls to have the same confidence in their parents and their country. Do not let them leave school the first time they think they want more than you call give them. The higher edu cation makes us better citizens, fits us for any position that is offered, finds us always ready for any call made. The response and efficiency shown by all those of us chosen for business and positions of trust during the recent war proves this. We were given another opportunity to prove our loyalty, and we were found ready and worthy. Our men were sent over seas over the protest of those high in authority; so much criticism had been made, so much doubt expressed, that even our friends were anxious to see whether we would make good. It was a test indeed, but if any doubt remained after the glorious conduct of our men, after the hero ism of whole companies, of individuals and men that we handicapped by lack of good arms and ammunition, using, even pickaxes and cook kettles to rout the enemy around, the doubt has been overcome. We must join our National bodies, lend our aid and support to these mouthpieces of our race. The N. A. A. C. P. with only 00.000 members and 10,000 of those whites, should have enrolled every man and woman of thinking- age. The day the armistice was signed a Negro was lynched in Ala bama. The day President Wilson landed in Brest to help make the world safe and a fit place to live in, one of our race men was burned on the public square in Texas, and while they sat around the peace table, a black man was burned in Georgia. I could give you case after case, but suffice it to tell you that we have had an average of two lynchings a week since the Civil War. Now, if all of our race would become members of our National bodies, don't you realize that twelve millions of united people, standing together like the Kock of Gibralter, would change this state of affairs. Try it and see. Now thai we see the silent, ominous revolu tion in this country, let us remember how seriously it concerns us. and become organ ized to seek out the remedy and help apply it. and the sooner the better for us. Our club work in this country has in the past four years, increased greatly in num bers. From state to stale our work is being parried on. until now We have 42 slates en rolled in our National, from 50,000 women in 1913 to over 300,000 in 1918. Property owned now. partial figures and values in National Report nearly one-half million dol lars. Money raised for charity in 1!)1(> to 1!)1S-1!>1!) is over $400,000. Money used for schools, support of children's homes, day nurseries, reformatories and old people's homes, etc., is over two-thirds millions of dollars. SPECIAL WORK AS GIVEN ME FROM; GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF AG- RICULTURE AND STATE COLLEGES IN SOUTHERN STATES: Clubs enrolled 50,095 girls. Girls take the same four year course of study as given white girls; are taught gar dening, sewing, breadmaking, cooking, care of poultry, and the special work on canning. In fifteen Southern states in 1918 these Colored Girls' Clubs put up from garden plots of their own, goods worth $70,933.80 in cans; dried produce to the amount of 40,134 pounds of vegetables and 421,168 pounds of fruit, valued at $04,1)41.40. Besides these products of their own, as put up, they conserved .$4(5,100.45 worth of fruit and other products. The total value of work as done by our own girls during 1918 in these 15 Southern states was $241,401.85. Hurrah!! We are thankful indeed that our women are not asleep; that we are doing things worth while, for it is no small thing to work and carry on to success, in spite of all the opposing forces, these worthy things that our club women are doing daily, for love of the work and for our boys and girls, the future men and women of our race, for it is true that a great work like this in which we are engaged, demands a great sacrifice and you people that are not capable of a great sacrifice are not capable of doing great work, for the first and fundamental step in the reconstruction of society is for everyone in a position of leadership to recog nize this universal, spiritual awakening and to make it the basis of every attempt at social betterment. It is useless for us to talk and bewail the conditions and the old state of affairs. They are gone forever and the world is moving forward, improving as it moves, and we as a race must move with the tide or be swept away into oblivion. Co operation and loyalty will accomplish every thing. Patronize our own race in every in dustry which they promote. Patronize every t*ace leader that comes to your locality no matter what the local conditions are, and realize that in Union there is strength, and that you will benefit from the message brought you. Be like sponges, absorbing every good thought that you can get. and know that you can do so much more to help your own locality if you will catch the clear vision and magnitude of this great work in which we are engaged. Let US as club wo men never forget our mottos: "Lifting as we (limb," and "Today is ours for United Service." Know that these mottos mean faith in each other, trust in our Redeemer that has enabled US to make of our race what it is today and let us further emulate His example by doing good to all, help the struggling members of our race that cannot help themselves. Remember the cry of our women in these words: "Out of the wildness. out of the night, Has the black woman crawled into the light, Beaten by lashes, bound by chains, A beast of burden, but with heart and brains. She has come thro' sorrow and need and woe, And the cry of her heart is, to know, to know. Red with anguish her way has been, This suffering woman with dusky skin For centuries fettered and bound to earth, Slow her (infolding to freedom's birth: Slow her rising from burden and ban To till the stature of normal woman. Coming thro' valleys of black despair, She has borne what no white "woman ever could bear And the rry of her heart is to higher go." PURELY PERSONAL Mr. Thomas Jefferson of Everett at tend ed the St. John's Day ceremonies at the Grace Presbyterian church last Sunday and was one of the speakers of the occasion. Mi. Ralph Jones entertained at the Y. M. C. A. last Monday evening with Miss Mabel Bird as honored guest. Miss Rosman Williams, who has been visiting in the city for the past two weeks, left for her home in Roslyn last Monday morning, where she will remain but a short time, when she will leave for Chicago, where she will matriculate in a university there. Mass Mabel Turner and Mr. George Con way were married last Saturday evening at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Turner, 1735 Twenty-fifth avenue, surrounded by a host of admiring friends. Turner is not quite, but al most a native daughter. After a long and painful illness Mrs. Jennie (Mark, who lias been a resident of Seattle for the pasi thirty years, passed to her reward last Wednesday evening. No one in the city among those with whom she mingled was more widely or more favorably known than she and her death will he mourned by a host of friends and acquaint ances. She was in business in Seattle for a number of years. Mrs. John T. Gayton and her daughter, Miss Louise, after an absence of some six teen days a 1 Firlands, are at home again, but little the* worse for ware on account of their smallpox experience. Rev. Reynolds of Portland. Oregon, who was in the Sound country for some ten days, returned to his home last Tuesday. Dr. 1). T. Cnrdwell was in Everett' last Thursday evening, a guest of the Federation of Women's Clubs of Washington. Major Sherwood of Si. Paul, was a guest at the home of Rev. and Mrs. W. I). Carter for a few days the past week, lie was re turning from Arizona whither he went to set up a Shriners' Lodge. The Seattle Branch of the National As sociation for the Advancement of Colored People Avill give fin all-day picnic and even ing dance ;it Fbrtnna Park, Wednesday, August 4tli, to which the general public is invited to partciipate. Following the sorrowful exhibition of the Alhambra Giants against the Renton Cubs in Renton, Sunday, has caused the manager to start a general shake up. As a result Charlie Tanner lias been secured as a. catcher for the aggregation. The manager states that after the game on June 27th wild the Micado Eagles, an other shake up will occur if the changes do not bring results. The new catcher may be seen in action next Sunday a! Liberty Park. (There is logic in your madness Mr Banks.) The Alpha Tennis Club is uivinu' a hike Sunday morning. Starting ai 23rd and Madison at 6:30 o'clock they will go to Seward Park. They are furnishing all food asking only that you bring yourself. The Self Improvement Girls' Club had many strangers as guests a 1 their dance last Monday night. These strangers are stop. ping over on their way to Portland. -Miss Mable Byrd left last Wednesday morning for her home in Portland to spend the summer vacation. She was attending the University of Washington last winter. Mr. Crossway, a student of the University of .Minnesota, is spending a few days in the city. He is on his way to Portland to at tend the Shriner'a convention. Dame Rumor has it and lias had it for some time, that Mrs. Isabel Washington will in a few months become Mrs. A. C. Oropp. (If you want to keep a secret, toll it to a friend.)
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ST. JOHN'S DAY, JUNE 24 i l>y EtUgene Griffin) Among tin 1 ancients every Temple, Altar, statue or sacred place was dedicated to some divinity. The Romihiim, during the Republic, confided Iliis duly to their consuls, censors or other chief magistrates, and afterward to Em perors. According to the Paripian law, the dedi cation must have been authorized by a de cree of the Senate mid the people and the (•onsen! of the College Augurs. The ceremony consisted of surounding the Temple or object to be dedicated with gar lands of flowers, while the vestal virgins poured on the exterior of Temple lustral water. The dedication was completed by a formu la of words uttered by the pontiff and the immolation of the victim, whose entrails were placed upon an altar of lurf. The dedication of the Temple whs always a festival For the people and was annually celebrated. While tlic Pagans dedicated their Temples to different deities, (sometimes to the joint worship of several), the Monotheistic (Mo noth-e-istic i Jews dedicated their religious edifices to one Supreme -Jehovah. Thus. David dedicated with solemn ceremonies the altar which lie erected on the thresh-floor of Oran the Jebusite, after the cessation of the plague which had afflicted his people; and Calmet (Cal-ina) conjectures that he com posed the 30th I'salm on this occasion. The Jews extended this ceremony of dedi cation even to their private homes, and Clark tells us, in reference to a passage on this subject in the Hook of Deuteronomy, that "It was a custom of Israel to dedicate a new house to God with prayer and thanks giving; and this was done in order to secure the Divine presence and blessing, for no pious or sensible man could imagine he could dwell safely in a house that was not under the immediate protection of God. According to the learned Seldon, there was a distinction among the .lews between con secration and dedication. Dedication was, therefore, a less sacred ceremony than con secration. This distinction has always been preserved among Christians, many of whom, and in the early ages, all, consecrate their Churches to the worship of God, but dedicate them, or place them under the especial patronage of some particular Saint. A similar practice prevails in Masonic in stitutions; therefore while we consecrate our Lodges "To the honor of God's glory," we dedicate them to the Patrons of our Order. From the time of the building of the first Temple at Jerusalem to the Babylonian cap tivity iraditVon informs ns that Masonic Lodges were dedicated to King Solomon, be cause he was our first Most Excellent Grand Master. From thence to the coming of the Messiah, they were dedicated to Zurabbable, the builder of the second Temple; then in the 16th century, St. John the Baptist seemed to have been considered as the pe culiar Patron of Freemasonry, and from that time to the final destruction of the Temple by Titus in the reign of Vespasion (Ves pa-zhi-an)? Freemasonry was dedicated to the Holy St. John the Baptist. Bui owing to the many massacres and disorders which attended that memorable event, Freemasonry sank very much into de cay; many lodges were entirely broken up, and but a few met in sufficient numbers to constitute their legality; and at a general meeting of the Craft held in the City of Benjamin, it was observed that the principal reason for the decline of Freemasonry was the want of a Grand Master to patronize it. They therefore deputized seven of their most eminent members to wait upon St. John ilif Evangelist who at that time was Bishop of Ephesua (Ef-e-sus), requesting him to lake the office of Grand Master. He re turned for answer, that though well stricken in years (being upwards of ninety) yet having been initiated into Masonry in the tally part of his life, he would take upon himself that office. He thereby completed by his learning what the other St. John effected by his z.eal, and thus drew what Masons term a "line par allel." Since that time dedication honors have been divided and shared by the two Sts. John, the Baptist and the Evangelist, and Lodges in all Christian countries arc universally erected or consecrated to God nnd dedicated to the Holy Sts. John. Today we meet to commemorate the sacred memory of St. John the Baptist, our first and at one time our only Patron Saint; whose festival occurs annually on the 24th of .June and is very generally celebrated by the Masonic Fraternity. St. John the Baptist was born in Judea. six months before Christ, his mother and Christ's mother being cousins. He lived an austere life, given up to medi tations till A. I). 2H when he began to preach in the deserts of Judaea, announcing that the Kingdom of Heaven was at hand, and proclaiming himself to be the harbinger of the Messiah. He baptized many converts and testified to the higher mission of Jesus at the time of his baptism in the river Jordan. To gratify a vindictive woman, Herod Antipas, tetrarch of Galilee, caused him to be beheaded in prison. St. John the Baptist exemplified the most excellent tenets of Freemasonry; the stern integrity which induced him to forego every minor consideration in discharging his obli gations he owed to God; the unshaken firm ness with which he met martyrdom rather than betray his duty to his Master; his stead reproval of vice, and continued preach ing of repentance and virtue make him a fit Patron of the Masonic Institution, and a fit stone for that Spiritual Building, that house not made with hands, eternal in the Heavens. EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS That was a most beautiful as well as impressive ceremony held at the Grace Presbyterian church last Sunday afternoon, and was highly enjoyed by all who were present. The united Masonry of the com munity did itself proud and set the pace for other crafts and associations holding public demonstrations to conduct them on a high order. With Eddie Gardner in charge of the ceremonies there was not a hitch or bobble and those who participated on the program did so to their everlasting credit. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF Washington. Mary Mcßride, Plaintiff, vs. Willie Craven Mcßride, Defendant —No. 143206. Summons by Publication. The State of Washington, To the said Craven Mc- Bride, Defendant: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to-wit: within sixty days after the 15th day of May, 1920, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled Court and answer the complaint of the plaintiff and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorney for the plain tiff at his office below stated and in case of your failure so to do judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint which has been filed with the Clerk of said Court. The object of the above entitled action is to obtain a divorce on the ground of cruelty a-nd non support. Z. B. RAWSON, Attorney for Plaintiff. P. O. Address: 617 Pacific Block, Seattle, King County, Washington. May 15, June 24, 1920. 1000 1000 Thousands of Barrels of Refreshing, Exhilerating, Intoxicating Music Poured Out Nightly at the Entertainer's Cabaret 1238 Main Street By the Best SYNCOPATED ORCHESTRA on the Coast DON'T MISS IT ENTERTAINER'S CABARET GILLIE RICHARDSON RUSSELL WALTON Prosecutor Brown seems to be of the opin ion that a police witness for the state in Ann's case lied, which prompted another lawyer to ask. "Is that out of the ordi nary?" Celebrate the coming Fourth of July with nil your heart Bttd soul, but cut out the big fire works. They are useless, expensive and dangerous. Start today to relieve yourself from the habit. And now comes Frank T. Gordon and says: "Cayton's Weekly was in error as to my birth place, and instead of being born in Canada, I was born in Illinois and have but twice set foot on Canadian soil." Mr. Gordon is a candidate for sheriff of King County. IX THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF Washington for the County of King. Edward Sweeney and Katherine Sweeney, his wife plaintiffs, vs. May S. Jones, John Doe Jones her husband, F. P. Kelly and Jane Doe Kelly lis ™w,\ fe' defendants.—No. 142,329. Summons by Publication. The State of Washington, to the said F. P. Kelly and Jane Doe Kelly, his wife, Defendants: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication oi' this summons, to-wit: within sixty days after the Ist day of May, A. D. 1920, and defend the ;ibove entitled action in the above entitled Court, and answer the complaint of the plaintiffs, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersined attorney for plaintiff at his office below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the Clerk of said Court. The object of the said action and the relief sought to be obtained therein is fully set forth in said complaint, and is briefly stated as follows: Cancellation of real estate contract for conditions broken and effecting East 187 feet of the North 285 feet of tract 22 of Lake Dell Addition to the City of Seattle, King County, Washington. Z. B. RAWSON, Attorney for Plaintiffs. P. O. Address: 617 Pacific Block, Seattle, County of King, Washington. May l-.Tune 13. 1920. You Are Welcome GREAT NORTHERN POOL AND BILLIARD HALL Cigars. Tobaf""i nml Soft Drinks. 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