Noticas For Ths A. M. E. Church.
AT CHRISTIANSTED CHURCH
Wednesday
Night.
Bible
Class
at
7:30
o’cloek.
Thursday
-
General Class
Meet-
_
ing 7 30 o’clock.
Friday afternoon.
Choir
Rehearsals,
4.00 o’clock.
Sunday morning.
- Early
Prayer
and
Praise,
6.00 o’clk.
Preaching
at 10:00
-
School at 12:30 p.
m.
i
Night the regular Preaching.
AT GROVE PLACE
Friday
is
Consultation
Day.
Board
Meeting at 7.30 o’clock.
*“ Night.
The Class Meeting 8:00
o’clock.
Sunday
morning.
Worship
at
12:00
Noon.
Sunday
School in the
Morning.
AT FREDERIKSTED
CHURCH
Wednesday
Night.
Class Meeting,
and
Official
Board
at
1.9.
Sunday
at
1.30 p.
m.
Sunday
Schonl.
o
"
200
p. .
The
Nanuiar
Preaching
Hour.
C. S. ROBINSON,
Pastor,
ScHoOL
ATTENDANCE
REPORT
NoO. 25
Week
Endirg Feb.
15,
1924,
Municipality of St. Croix.
Per-
Percent of
cent of
Pupilsnot
Attend-
School
Class
tardy.
ance.
Frederiksted
Jr. High
97.66
100.00
Peter’s
Rest
Rural
100.00
100 00
La Vallee
Rural
100.00
100.00
Frederiksted
Public
99.89
99.72
Christiansted
Jr. High
10000
98 93
Diamond
Rural
100.00
98.79
La Princesse
Rural
9839
9800
Christiansted
Publie
9888
97.76
Friedensfeld
Rural
9412
93 38
PROCELEDINGS
OF THE JOINT SESSION
OF THE
COLONIAL COUNCILS
for St.Croix,St.Thomas
and St. John.
(Continued from yesterday’s
Avis.)
2nd
Member
for
Christiansted
Town
(Canegata):
1 can
state
that the
recom-
mendation
which
the
Honorable Member
has reference
to has been
taken
gare
of.
In a conference
on
Monday
the
Govern-
ment
Secretary
pledged
himself to
take
the
matter
up and get a
letter from
the
Governor
which
he
said
he would
for-
ward
to the
Chairman
of
the
Colonial
Council.
s
T L) %Y
Government
Secretary
(Zane)
remark-
ed:
Mr.
Chairman.
At the
last
meet-
ing of the Municipal Committeeat which
this resolution
was adopted,
if I remem-
ber
correctly,
1 stated
that I would
re-
commended
to
His Excellency
the
Gov-
ernor
the forwardingof a letter by
him
to the
Chairman of the Colonial Council
in effect
that he,
His Excellency
would
communicate
with the
Secretary
of the
Navy
suggesting
that the Legislators
of
the
Government
of the
Virgin Islands
be given a hearing before
the enactment
of laws
for these islands by Congress.
1
have
placed the
matter
before the
Gov-
ernor
and I am directed
to say
that this
subject
is of suck
importance
that
it
is
utterly impossible for him
to go into it in
such
a short time,
but that
he
has
the
matter under consideration
and that it will
be
given
his
most
profound
consider-
ation.
The 6th Elected
Member for St.
Thom-
as
(Corneir:)
remarked:
Mr. Chairman.
Dealing
with that
point I take
pleasure
in stating
that the
Colonial
Council
of
St.
Thomas
and
St.
Jehn protested
most
vehemently
when
the
Federal
Income
Tax
was
introduced.
And
when
the
Delegation of which
{ was Chairman
went
to Washingten
we drew attention
to the
Colonial Law
where it says:
“In all
matters
relating
to
the Colo-
nies
the
respective
Colonial
Council
shall,
before any law
containing
pro-
visions especially
relating to the
West
Indiatlslands
be given,
be afforded
op-
portunity
of giving its
opinion in
the
matter,
unless
particular
reason
render
an exception necessary.”’
So you
see
the
Colonial Council of
St.
Thomas
and St. John
has
not
been
lack-
ing in that respect,
and
I rise
to say
that
you
are following in our footsteps.
With regard
to this
resolution
the peo-
ple of St. Thomas
met
in.mass
meetings,
the
matter
was discussed,
recommenda-
tions
were submitted
and
the Municipal
Committee
tried
to
get
the
consensus
of public
opinion;
we had
in mind
then
only
the Colonial
Council of St.
Thomas
and St. John.
1 feel that this is a proper
oceasion
to formulate
a proper
memorial
to
go
to
the
Congress
of
the
United
States.
‘
Ist
Membet
for
St.
John
District
(Francis)
remarked:
Mr.
Chairman.
I
must
confess
that
it gives
me
great
pleasure
to be here
with you,
especially
after
listening
to
what
has
been
said.
It seems
as if the
Council of St. Croix is
putting
up
a fight
on
this
resolution.
Nevertheless,
we all do not agree
at times
on a matter.
I stand
to thank the Speak-
ers for what they have said.
Ist
Elected
Member
for
St.
Thomes
(Moorehead)
remarked:
Mr. Chairman.
After a careful investigation
of the
reso-
lution
before
usI want to
ask my
col-
leagues
to cooperate
with
us in making
a start.
It will not do any
harm
to
ac-
cept
this resolution
as presented;
1o
w.e
it seems
a
start
towards the
betterment
of
these
islands.
If it
does
not
con-
tain
all that
is
intended
to go
to
Con-
gress
other
resolutinns
could
be drafted
and
forwarded
later.
As
to where
the
resolution
is going.
and
to
whom,
that
should
be left with
th2
Government
to
decide.
We
should
have
confidence
in
the
Governor
and
the
Commissioners
who
are
here
today;
we
have
placed
a
copy of the resolution
in their hands
and
we are
sare
that they
will leave
no
stone unturned
to reach
the
Congress
or
any
other d~pairtment
that is willing to
help these
islands.
I feel that
the Com-
missioners
have the interest
of these
is-
lands
at heart, and
I believe
now is
the
best time to forward this resolution.
3rd
Appointed
Member
for
St.
Tho-
mas
and
St.
John
(Nolte)
remark-
ed:
Mr. Chairman.
From
the seclusion
of the
sickroom
I have journeyed
across
the
sea
to
be
present
at
this
epochal
event,
to
stamp
my approval
upon
the
reeords
of this joint session,
and
to sane-
tion with
my vote
its high
purpose
and
profound
importance
of the
cause
that
has brought
us together.
His Exrellency
the
Governor gives the
proper
definition
of
the
joint
session
when
calling it
‘‘histeric’’, to
which
I
may
be permitted
to add
‘‘and solemn’’,
for
is
there
mot,
gentlemen,
something
about
this rare
occurrence
in the
march
of Virgin Islands affairs
that
stirs
our
emotion
?
The
outstanding
fea:ure
of
the
joint
gession
is,
that
as fellow-Americans
we
recognize
the
valuz of joint aetion
in
a
common
cause
for
the
common
good
whan
addressing
our
petition
to
that
body with which our destinies
rest,
name-
ly,
the
Congress
of the
United
States.
“What
will result
therefrom,
and
when,
noae
will venture
to foretell;
but itisa
safe
guess
that
it will
not fall
on
deaf
ears,
and
that
all that
is
reasonably
pos-
sible
to do
to lead
the
islands out of their
present
economic
plight
and
on to
the
highroads
of properity wilil be done.
President
Coolidge
recently
pledged
his
written word that he
would
do
his
utmost
to
bring proasperity
to the
people
of the Virgin Islands.
The Congress
un-
doubted
realises
its responsibility
incon-
tirbuting toward
the accomplishment
of
the
desired
object by
enacting
suitable
measures.
And
whenever
and
however
changes
for the better
may be
brought
about
the
Federal
Commission
of
1924
will be closely associated
therewith.
That
the Virgin
Islands
will ht
some
not too distant day take their place in the
radiant
sun of American prosperity
is my
fervent
belief,
an
optimism
which the
wonderful histery
of the great
Republic
and
its possessions
absolutely
justifies.
I move
that my colleagues
on both sides
of the water adopt
this resolution.
-
4th Appointed
Member
(Blackwood)
remarked:
Mr. Chairman.
1
endorse
the
words
of the last speaker..
I
heard
a
great
deal said
about
unity the
other