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Notices For Tha A. . E. Church, The members and friends of the A. M. E. Church are heartilyv thanked for the attendance given at the sarvices at all of the Churches here. And especislly do we appreciate the kindness of the editors for giving space for our notices. The new Pastor and Presiding Elder has en- tered upon this work with one aim in view; we come to serve the whole com- munity, and it shall be our policy to do all the good we can., in every place we can, at every chance we see, and we pur- pose to make the way for doing good. The public is called to attend to the follow- g, AT CHRISTIANSTED CHURCH Wednesday Night. Bible Class at 7:30. Thursday i Allen’s Day Celebra- tion, 7 30 Friday afternoon. Choir Rehearsals, Sunday morning at 6.00 o’clk. Early Hour Prayer Service. - = “* 10:60 ** Regular Preaching. > 2 * 12.30 ** Sabbath Sehool. ‘* night at 7.30 o’clk. Sermon, Theme _ “*“OUR NATION.” AT GROVE PLACE Friday night, at 7.00 o’clock, The Official Board. n i “BOOOU U ThetUlass Meeting. Sunday "' YI2OO '' Preaching Serviee. - schoo!l after the regular service, AT FREDERIKSTIKD CHURCH Wednesday night at 7.08 o’clock Ciass Meeting. Sunday at 3 o’clock, the reguilar Preach mz. Sunday School aftor this service. ELISHA C. S. ROBINSON, Pastor, P. E. % . & A Grand Celebration. AILLEN'S DAY AT THE A M E. CHURCH, CHRISTIANSTED, ST. CROIX. Y 1.11.5A. FEBRIA: RY 141H, 1924. The members and friends of the A. M. E.. Chureh are urged to be present at the celebration of the Allen’s Day Festival The manageme.at of the affair is indea- voring te present to those who attend a very interesting and instructive program., - The Spirit of the Father’s of the Cnurch will be set forth in song, recita- tions and aeclaration, and we are sure that the event will be ~orth the while. TheNative Brass Band has been secured to render music at the Festival. Remember the time, Thursday even- ing at seven thirty. Come one, Come all, the welcome 1s hearty. Directress Mrs. R. (3. Barrow, Supt. of Dist. Sunday Schools. Rev. Elisha C. S. Robinson, Pastor. ST Chi L 3 %1 PROCEEDINGS | OF THE ! i COLONIAL COUNCIL | INI4 | FOR ST. CROIX. | (Continued from yesterday’s Avis.) | The following message from His Fx- | celleney, Governor Philip Williams, was read by Government Secretary (Zane). | MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR OF | THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNI- | TED STATES: TO . THE COLONIAL | COUNCILS OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAINT CROIX AND THE MUNICI- PALITY OF SAINT THOMAS AND | SAINT JOAN IN JOINT EXTRA- | ORDINARY SESSION ASSEM- | BLED-—-FEBRUARY 7, 1924 | It is with much regret that lam not | present with you on this most moment- ons occasion. Only most adequate reas- | ons prevent my eoming to St. Croix at | this tima, the first being that Commander | Warfield, the eminent Civil Ewsgincer 1 sent to the Virgin Islands by the Secre- | tary of the Navy to investizate and re- port upon the pians which have beenevolv- | ed for the establishment ot a permanent water supply system for the towns of St. Thomas, Christiansted and Frederiksted, has now cempleted his investigation in St. Themas and is ready to report the result of it to me on Thursday, February 7. 1924, unfertunately the date of the joint meeting of the two Colonial Conncils, ! Should I delay this matter one day, it would nee-ssitate Cominander Warfield dzlaying his departure tor St. Croix on the U. S, S. Grebe Friday, and conse- quently delay the prosecution of his work in the Municipality of St. Croix. [lhe second reason is a more personal one, of sickness in my family. [ have stated in letters addressed to each of the Chairman of the Colonial Councils, my strong gratification in this joint meeting and I trust that eaeh Chair- man will see fit to reacc my letter to him in the presence of the two Colonial Coun- ¢ls. 1 aminformad that this is the first os¢asion upon which the two Councils have met in joint session for accomplish- ing a legislative purpose. The very fact that this legislative purpose is the same for both Municipalities is, in itself, a great achievement. [t is an instance of a co- ordination and cooperation between the two Municipalities, in my opinion of great future significance. [t lays the foundation, I am ecertain, of that coor- dination of effort between the legislative and execuuve branches of Government, by means of which adequate results may be obtained. The Virgin Isiunds are a concrete unit of the Faderal Goverrment of the Urited States. They are not two units. The faet that they are divided into two Munieipalities is a matter of leg- islative and adniinistraiive convenience, and they sheuld not be eonsidered sepa- rate entities. The oecasion of this joint extraordin- ary session o' the tao Co'onial Councils is tremendously important in two re: spects. First, the purpose of itis for the eonsideration of a resolution resulting from a d-firite action of the p2ople of the Virgin Islands to analyse their econo- mie conditinn anl to develop concrete recommean.dations to improve it. This, in itself, is profoundly significant. The adoption of this resolution by the two Chlonial Councils will mean that there will be presented to the executive branch of the Goverament a platform upon whieh both the executive branch and the legislative braneh cap baild. The sec- ond purpose is one of opportunity, but it is no less imporiant. At the instance of the President of the United States, the Secretary of Labor appointed a delega- tion of six eminent citizens of the Conti- nental United States for the purpose of visiting the Virgin Islands, invesngating generally their economic conditinn and make recommendations towards inorove- ment. We have seizad this epportu ity and will show these gentlemen of the Commis ion that we ourseives, are not lacking ia the ability to analyse our econo nie situation and to de- vise wayvs and means of improving it, The adoption of his Resolution in the presence of this Honorable Federal Com- mission, will most cerrainly impress it with a sense of our initiative, eclear- headedness and desire to heip ourselves, and I sincerely believe, that the gentie- men of this commission, when they sce this resolution, will not only be willing, but will be anxious te embody the sea tures it contains in their report to ihe President of the United States and to the Qecretary of Labor, and thereby sanc- tioo them as beisg worthy of such as- sistance in their fulfilment as we may represent to the proper authorities of the Home Government, is necessary. lam represented at this jointsession of the Colonial Counciis by the Govern- ment Sseretary and by the Despatching Secretary, Saint Croix. I feel that they will do all that is necessary on behalf of the executive branch, towards bring- ing the business before the two Colonial Councils to a successful conelusion., 1 offer only one more remark. The reso- lution in its present form embodies the most careful and painstaking thought of the two Municipal Committees, Ihe two Municipal Committees were kind enough to permit the Government Seeretary 1o work with them in evolving this resolu- tion, in order that the two Municipal (Committees and the Executive branch es the Government, as represented by the Government Secretary, might agree be- forehand on a document satisfactory to both, and therefore, 1 consider it my duty to point out that this document shoul!d pot be amended upon the floor