Activities Among Negroes
In a communication from Robert Eleazer, educational director of the Commission on Inter-racial Cooperation of Atlanta, Ga., he told in detail of the prevention of a lynching recently in Banbridge, Ga. He states: "The mayor, minister and leading man of Banbridge who persuaded an angry mob bent on lynching a Negro to disperse and "let the law take its course" deserve the fullest praise and thanks of the state.
"The reported offense of the drunken Negro uttering insulting remarks to two white women was aggravating, but furnished no pretext for a mob to usurp the place of the courts and violently execute the culprit. The Negro was already in the hands of the law and securely in Jail.
”There is no justification for state lynch law until organized law has been destroyed, its forces disarmed, and the processes of anarchy and savagery only remain for the use for the people. That condition does not exist in Georgia and to have allowed a driveling drunk-demented Negro to be lynched for a possible unconscious imprudence would have been an enormously greater crime than that avenged in hate and fury. By the prompt and conservative action of the good men of Banbridge that crime was prevented Monday night and the stated saved from another dark chapter in a record of law observances that had been brightening for many years.
“Yet there remains a need for the friends of law and order and justices to keep their educative services at work in their communities teaching their fellow man that “obedience to the law is duty to God.” Every good citizen owes it to his own security and the honor of the state to oppose with his voice and influence every suggestion that the law cannot be trusted, and the ‘savagery of the pack’ must be resorted to upon any sudden provocation.”
OHIO MOB VIOLENCE.
The Cleveland Gazette, leading Negro weekly in Ohio, which is beginning this week its 48th year of publication without missing an issue, is extended hearty congratulations for this record, the most remarkable of which is that its editor and present owner entered the business with the establishment of the paper with the one object of using the power of the press to benefit his race through abolishing the evil of lynching and removing the black laws from the Ohio statute books.
Hon. Harry C. Smith, editor and owner of the Cleveland Gazette, served three terms in the Ohio legislature, during which time he introduced many bills of value but the one against mob violence, perhaps stands out as the greatest. The Ohio Supreme court has several times upheld the constitutionality of the law and it has been very effective to the extent that many other states have passed anti-Iynching laws patterned after the Ohio law notably the states of Illinois, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Several other northern states and at least one border state (Kentucky) have also enacted anti-lynching laws in recent years.
LOCAL NOTES
The Alameda County Social workers held their first luncheon meeting of the season Wednesday, Sept. 3, in International House, University of California. Of the 60 or more in attendance three were negro social workers. Mrs. Osolee M. Ruffin, who for years has been employed by the Alameda County Public Welfare league, and is also a member of both the California State and National Conference for Social Work, was accompanied by Mrs. Elizabeth Macklin, of Alameda, who is acting superintendent of the culinary department Girl's Camp Oakland Municipal Recreation department, and Miss Nellie Burns, a Fremont High school graduate of 1929 who is interested in social work, and is now doing volunteer work previous to entering college.
The Social workers after lunch were addressed by Professor Samuel C. May of University of California, who spoke on the value of public administration of institutions and social work. After his address the entire group were escorted by Mrs. Allen Blaisdell, wife of the director through International House.
HOME NURSES GRADUATE
The Market Street Seventh Day Adventist Home Nurse training class held their graduating exercises in the church Sunday evening. The demonstration of Home Nursing was the outstanding event of the exercises. Mrs. Lillian Osbin, because of her excellent scholastic rating, was selected to deliver an address. Miss Violet Gilstrap, who is the conference nurse supervisor from St. Helena Sanitarium Training for nurses, addressed the audience. She said the class received training in the following subjects: "hydrotherapy, diet, first aid, care of the baby, physiology, and general care of the sick in the home." Their training consisted of 24 lessons, one lesson a week of two hours duration. She organized the class, but it was trained by Miss Sarah Crow, a graduate nurse from Loma Linda sanitarium. The following members of the class received certificates of having graduated In Home Nurse training: Mrs. William Scott, Mrs. Elizabeth Beten, Mrs. Chartia Stiles, Mrs. George Osbin, Mrs. Antonett Banks, Mrs. Bessie Greenly, and Mrs. Scogsberg.
N. A. A. C. P. HOLD MEETING
Th local branch N. A. A. C. P. held their regular monthly meeting Monday evening at which time they were addressed by Professor Horne, from Mills college, who told of his recent tour of Germany.
ELECT OFFICERS
The Alameda County League of Colored Women Voters held their regular meeting on Wednesday afternoon, at which time they elected the following officers: Mrs. Hattie B. Tilghman, president; Mrs. Bertha Allen, vice-president; Mrs. Lillian Dixon, financial secretary; Miss Nettie Modest, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Mary Grasses, treasurer; Mrs. Ella. Hawkins, chaplain; Mr. Elexla Hinds, recording secretary; Mrs. F. A. T Berry, chairman of publicity. Mrs. W. S. Burr, of the Berkeley League of Women Voters, at the request of Miss Delilah Beasley, addressed the league on bills that will be brought before congress this winter.
FILBERT Y. M. C. A.
Will Watkins, executive secretary of Filbert Street Y. M. C. A. announces that the branch has been granted permission to use the gymnasium of Herbert Hoover Junior high school. Their present plant is inadequate. He believes this will have a fine effect upon the members to be enabled to carry out at least part of the Y. M. C. A. program.
