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ET 88l &V IS ST. MARY’S MGVIES Tuesday, July 10, 1923, 8.15 P. M. Clara Kimball Young IN “The Hands of Nara” 7 REEL DRAMA. PRIURES: . -e ‘ lo ® Pubhcation. lT is hercby brought to public no- tice that the Government has, this date, authorized the Reverend G, A. GRIFFITHS to perform civil- religious functions in the Municipal- ity of Saint Croix. ; Government of the Virgin Islands of the United States, St. Thomas, 5 July, 1923. : J. J. GAFEREY, Government Secretary. ' at the end of th2 "'match it was a tie each | side scoring one goal. Baseball. i The Merry Juvenile won the baseball i mateh played botween themsa2ives and | the Newbury «)F'Frederiksted. The score | being M. J. 9, atic Nz. 8 Mails Close for the United states by s. s. “Gui- aha” tomorrow at 4. p. m. - Tollen Wriies Adout The ¥ail- | yre Oi The Great Garvey | Movemenl, i FOLLOWE?DS OF ORGANIZATION IN | THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, SHOULD CAREFULLY STUDY WHAT MAKKS GOJD LEADERSHIP, BY THE LES- SON IT' TEACHES. { By ASHLEY L. TOTI'EN. New York City, ' Selfishness, bigotry, and race antagon- -~ ism are threa evils that will render de- . struection wherever it exists. A striking example of this is found in | the failure of Marens M. Garvey, self styled Presidant of Africa, Hizh Suprema i Chanec2llor, the Potentate, Presidang General of the U N 1. A., ‘ke Grand - Commanlder ¢t tne Distineuished Ser- vice Ordzr of Eihiopia, Xnight Com- . maader of the Ovrdor of the Nile, ani | several other titles too numervus to men- i ton. History however, will write in brilliant . terms, the story of this great negro, who ~ came to the United States, started a world wid2 movan:at in the intecests of all eolored persons, and wio tnreatened ~ to make all natiens bow betore him, and ~ relinquish all claims to thei: territories in Africa. Garvey a full blooded Negro about thirty five years of age, is a highly edu- cated man, and posseses the great power of holding great masses together, He is capable of speaking intelligently for hours and hours, with an eadurance that is almost indescribable, *OLAL The s. s. “*Guiana’”’ for New York is due at Frederiksted at 6 a. m. on Wed- nesday The s. s. Romanita arrived at this port at 4.15 p. m., on VSaturday brinzing St. Thomas, Porto Rico and States mail as usuale The Native Brass Band rendered a well arranged program last night to the en- tertainment of a large gathering who sought fresh air on the wharf. The Seeret Four will again be present- ed in further attractive parts at the Christiansted Theatre this evening. See program for this show advertised on next page. Foztball. The Merry Juvenile foothall elub of this town and the Merry Boys of Freder- iksted lined up acainst each other on the Oval yesterday for the announc2d game, It is 2dmitted by everyone, cve: nis greatest enemies, that heis sineere abu. . the movement he started, and few are willing to believe that he is dishonest or that be is guilty of misappropriating the people’s fun s, for his own be rsonal use. But As A leader, GARVEY pussesses the SAME WEAKNLSS characteristic of others who rose to great fame, BU r FAILED. When Garvey ecame to New York, hl found Dr. Hubert Harrison, who is with- out doubt the greatest living negro ora- tor in the Urited States, and a native of S . Croix, e gaged in the giyantic task o’ organizing Negroes on this side of the hemisphere, for their economic and political we fare. Garvey butted in and instead of co- opeiating, used unde:band tacties with which to prejudice thz pecpie against Harrison. Then he started out to tell about his plans for the redemption of Africa, and employed the services ol African princes and chiefs, who were born and bred in Jamaica, to convince the people that Africans with their dia- mond and gold min s, and their vast acres of lands, were awakened to the possibilities of a united Ethiopia, and wanted the co-op ration of all colored people with which ic overthrow the white world. He is the first black man that ever dared to go in the hear. of the Fouth, and oirganize brarches to bis movement, without any interference trom the ciass ihat would otherwise lynch at sight. This strengthered his movement, and it was not long bel: re money was pour- ing in from gl parts. Then he organiz:d the Black Star Lin~, a steamship corporation, and when he invited his followers to North River to see a ramshackled old freighter which he had converted into a passenger shib and re-pamed th- Frederick Douglass, it seemed that the element so easily con- vineed fairly ran wild, and piunged head- long into ihe pro; osition, From then on, the movement assumed such large propor ions that any person not a Garveyite was viewed with grave suspicion, Then came the Uriversal Negro Im- provemeit Assoriation, a regilinent of African Legionnaires, Black Cross Nurses and other similar bodies, with Garvey occupying the chief position in each, richly adornad with costumes to suit every branch, medals, honors, and titles a galore, When Garvey at the head of his move- ment appeared on the streets in parade, there was absclu‘ely nothing left tor him to put on himself. In the regalia of President General of the U. N. 1. A he wore a gown of velvert with white, black and scarlet aruistically draped with lace, and a college cap. o As general of his army, he wore a black chapeau with a red plume, blaek frock coat uniform, with gold braid eveiy-