The Washington Bee Newspaper, June 22, 1907, Page 1

WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY JUNE 22, 1907. | can | = | | zations, such} 3enevolent So-| Race 1 of the Na- neil will be 1e 26, 27, and ve Meeting. y of those bent f a public sentiment Afro-Americans. The Senator Tillman, Gov- John Temple Graves repeal of the Four- nth Amendments to tution, thus reducing s of the South to iid and uncertain stand y to befriend us, even velt, who has said so play” and the “Door alt us a severe f the colored sol- hout an ant as- satisfied with nothing g, certainly the leaders The demands the ex- udence, patience, to overcome the 1 and ci At s get together and ating iragemen eaders of our race who} yuraged, ever battle against all toce and discriminations. peal for a Large ance. nest desire of the officers of the National Councit religious organization, every benevolent society, newspaper, ill race organizations send at n representative to the Baltimore We believe that it will be the and best in every way that we asis of Membership—Article III of Constitution, Section 1. The N 1 Afro-Ameri- Council shall be composed of mem- as follows : persons who hold life mem- ouncil delegates representing duly local councils filiated delegates, representing tions of similar plans and pur- perating witn the National Af- n Council 2. Every local Afro-American be entitled to representa- 1 by delegates ate to onal Cour delegates to f credentials ered, it has been decided that the above an editor 1 Afr newspaper, or is the principal} demic schoo] college Disfranchisement and Separate ach Law, are the Paramount Questions to be Discussed. While many of the questions relative to the rights of our race will be consid- tamed questions shall have the right of| way Speeches Should Be Short and to th Point. By the action of the National Afro-| American Council each speaker is lim- ited to twenty minutes and in view of the fact that a portion of the Caucasian press of the country is ever ready to| misrepresent the words of the Afro-| Americans, all speeches must be in man-| uscript, in order that they may be abso- lute proof of just what each speaker said. Entertainment The citizens of Baltimore are prepar- ing to give the Council a royal good time. Let all organizations above named elect their delegates as soon as possible and send their names to Rev. L. J. Jordan, D. D., 726 Walnut street, Louis- ville, Ky. Bishop Alexander Walters, Pres’t, William H. Steward, Ch. Ex. Com., Rev. L. C. Jordan, Cor. Sec’y. Rev, A. L. Gaines, D.D., Chairman of the local committee, 114 East Centre street, Baltimore, Md., to whom all par- ties may write for information concern- ng board, entertainment, etc. NO BIG HEAD. When Commissioner W appointed Mr. Louis C. Wilson, formerly his priv- to the position of Assist- Asse he made no mistake. Mr. Wilson is an 4 iplished official and a bound to succeed > man because He f when th call of the most popular He PITTMAN WINS AGAIN. Jee some few weeks ago proceedings of of the Young Men’s Christian} m, relative to allowing a col-| s of the a few week act to Mr. W Pittman, drew the plans for the Negro for the Jamestown Exposition. man won his fame and popu itect by industry and perseverance. So well pleased was the committee with the work of Mr. Pitt- Sidney man that he was not asked to enter into competition with anyone. He will not only draw the plans but he will supervise its construction until it is ready to be turr over to the management of the new association. It is said that the new building for the colored Y. M. C. aim | ir l and moral elevation] which desire to co-j Natic ancil may by affiliated o delegates to each or- delegates should have te upon payment of three t egate. itors of Afro-American Principals of ademic leges may be admitted the National Council to a vote upon presenta- als and payment of the ree dollars. Representative Body. above it will be seen that Afro-American Council is ive body. The mere pay- hree dollars does not entitle one bership. The Council must be t each person enrolled rep- SIDNEY PITTMAN. finest structures r n will put his this building and the of opinion is that he will] This new plant will t $100,000. It will consist of} every modern improvement. The grant- ing of this contract to Mr. Pittman is} a compliment to him and evidence of the nagement of this assocta- give action, esteem the 1 tion entertains for him | The American Economist failed to mark the article in the issue of the 14th instant, to which it desired to call out attention by sending a “marked copy.” JUNE. June is the month of roses bright; Some pink, some red and others white. Some will be used for the graduates’ spread, Some for the brides’ altar instead, | doubt aware that |since our And many'll be used to honor the dead. Lc (PEN LETTER ed Americans of the Un s:—The time has now jlored American himself. You are no we have been betrayed by those in whom we have confided lancipation. betrayed by those ho have pretended fri 1 today the combined forces partes are crushing out. pol y it brethrentin the South The question Shall we continue to follow blindly political parties corruptly stamped Republicans? Or shall we see a party that believes in equality of zenship? Ot and today we are political nonentities in the South. It can be plainly seen that the man who won by the united votes of the colored Americans is cater ing to a sentiment that means political as well as physical death to every col- ored American. We can recognize in one man elements of true leadership. He We have been} citizenship is denied us; A Great Woman MRS. CLARK'S TRAINING SCHOOL OF DOMESTIC SCIENCE. man Who Has Done a Great Work he Community—Dressmaking, Mil- | € Plain Sewing, Drafting and | are ially Taught—Some st People of Both Races Are Interested in this Great Work L. R. Clark, the subject of thi | sk no doubt one of the most re- markable women in many respects in the | District of Columbia. Shess the foun- r and principal of the Clark Training School, located on the corner of 11th nd U streets, Washington, D. C. Her | school was organized in 1900 in a private | resider e, but since that time it has grown so rapidly that she has at present a large two-story brick building, 3o x | 100 feet. She has graduated over three hundred young women, many of whom jare holding positions of standing. + Among some of those who have made BISHOP ALEXANDER WALTERS sta’ today for human rights. He be- lieves in a uare deal,” indeed and in fac He has demonstrated his power in defense of those who have fought in pitched batiles to save this republic. Duty tells us to stand by this man no matter what may come. A man who discriminates against one class of citi- zens for another is unfit to be the Pres- ident of the United States. It is true that we live in a republic. It is also true that we have but one flag, but that flag only protects a certain portion of its citizens. How can this republic con- tinue to exist? It is true that our re- public has a constitution, but it is dis- regarded in every particular. A con- stitution that doesn’t protect is worth- less in a republic like ours. A Presi- dent should enforce the constitution when he sees that it is being violated. The question is now, Shall we continue “hewers of wood and the Shall we continue to to be the drawers of wat erfs and slaves for political par- idle and see our brave missed in disgrace for no whatever? hall we by our man to the same of- duty to see that every col- ‘who has a vote should om Ohio, Hon er. It is-also our duty to > Senator support no man who believes in the pc licy of the present administration, no maiter who be may be. The speech of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, delivered in the South, should not soon be forgotten. If there are any colored voters in his district, they should remember that a vote against his re-election would be a gentle reminder. We might as well act now. Delays are dangerous. In every department of the government colored Americans are discriminated against . We have no re- dre: Our complaints no longer appeal to the judgment of reasonable men. We should not be hasty in pledging our support to parties. Let us consider men. The Editor. qexcellent records during the past year are: Misses V. Hackney, E. Blanche Gibson, Mary Plummer, Bessie eGorge and Mary Pear. The training at Mrs. specially fits the young women as teachers of Domestic Science for public school work. Some of the best schools in the South are supplied by young ladies from this institution. tk’s school There is also another class, that is es- pecially trained for domestic services; this class is conducted at night, so it will give the young women who are com- pelled to work in the day for their sup- port a chance to improve themselves MRS. L. R. CLARK different lines of dom 1 a great many cases the ladies interested in the school and its k send their help to Mrs. Clark for special instructions along the line which that particular girl is doing. So great is the demand for domestics, that Mrs. Clark has opened an Employment Bureau for the public, so she can supply her customers with any worthy young lady who will apply to her with refer- ence showing her qualifications and char- acter. eee Some one may attempt to criticise a school which is training our girls for domestic services, but it is a fact, how- ever, that over 75 per cent of them are doing domestic work, and since this is a +e rts and made many priv | } | fact, a 1 of this kind is really necessity; for if we wish to dignify elevate the po domesti both jat home and i we must edu- because this keep pace with} this nent, we will soon bel displ 2 he average foreign- er .c v md t deal less than] j problem is almost al matter of self-preservation, for any class of people w nfake their living as do- mestics, sh see to it that they receive ufficient training to hold their own. Mrs. Clark’s school she not only them as domestics, but as teach- structo 1ousewives. A good what some of the young ng is Miss Blanche Gibson, a graduate of the class ot 1905. She has been teaching Domestic Science in the public schools of Goldsborough, N. C., with much ss in the past year. She is in Washington on her vacation. Mrs. Clark was asked by Mrs, A. C. Barney, a wealthy society lady of this city to make and trim eighteen hats, so Mrs. Clark gave this task to this young lady d Mrs. Barney with the work that she gave the schoo! and this young lady an excellent recom- mendation to many of the wealthy so- ciety ladies of this city, and Mrs. Clark has had a large patronage from this class. So interested has this class of and she so pl women been that they have given con- > donations to this great work The commencement exercises this year the school will be at the Metropolitan st Church, June 27, 1907. Dr. N. ’. D. Norman, pastor of the church, 1 deliver the commencement address. R. Griffin, chief of the True of the District of Columbia, f ceremonies, Dr. W. Bruce 1 lomas. Mr. and ry of the een gradu- ve diplomas. of the ble woman has elpful to the every mother irrespec- color should visit this institu- it that this institution present Il ef whom will e every convenience to carry on this work in the most up-to-date and ientific way. Mrs ark is a woman of nd pluck. character, culture TH At its annu Harper’s | Ferry, W. Va., last August the Niagara Movement t fending Miss Barbara E. Pope who, as a passenger on the Southern Railway between Washington, D. C., and Pzaeon- ian Springs, Va., had been arrested for jalleged violation of the Virginia sepa- arte car law. The municipal court of Falls Church, Va., fined Miss Pope ten dollars, and an appeal was taken to the circuit court of Alexandria County, Va., where a jury trial was had October 21 and 22, 1906. The trial resulted in a conviction, and another appeal was noted to the Supreme Court of Virginia. When the record reached that court the Attor- ney General of the State adopted the unusual method of confessing error; and the case was returned to the circuit court of Alexandria County, Va., with instructsons to dismiss the case against Miss Pope and to remit the fine. By this method the Supreme Court dodged passing upon the validity of the sepa- rate car law of its own legislature. This was in effect a victory for the Niagara Movement. On the dismissal of the criminal charge against Miss Pope, civil action was in- stituted in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia against the South- ern Railway Company for $50,000. The | case came to trial June 3, and resulted Jin a verdict of one cent for Miss Pope. While the damages are insignificant, the} | charge of the judge and the verdict of} |the jury mean that the Virginia sepa- trate car law does not apply to interstate passengers. The Niagara Movement has thus achieved a signal victory; but be- se the damages awarded by the jury were no proportioned to the indignity and suff g caused to Miss Pope, the ‘ase refineme meeting med the expense of de- BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD. Papular Excursions to NIAGARA FALLS Only $1.00 Round Trip. June 28, July 19, August 2 and 16,; September 6 and 20, October 4, 1907. Excursion tickets will be sold on above dates, good going only on Special Train leaving Washington at 7-45 A. M.,, ar- riving Niagara Falls at 11.00 P. M. Tickets valid for return ten (10) days,; |including date of sale, on all regular trains, except “Black Diamond Express” of Lehigh Valley Route. Call on ticket agents for pamphlet giv- ing full particulars as to stop-overs, side trips, ete. | | PARAGRAPHIC NEWS BY MISS BEATRIZ L. CHASE. We learn, from the Afro-American Ledger that a new Roman Catholic Church in Baltimore has the following front: “St. Barnabas Cath- olic Church, for colored people.” The Southern Reporter praises North Carolina’s governor for his words of encouragement given in his address at the commencement exercises at Living- ston College Dr. S. O. Johnson, a graduate of Howard University passed the examina- tion in dentistry before the Maryland State Board, and will practice in Balti- more, The appearance of the S. S. Headlight, a semi-monthly published at Rock Hill, S. C., reflects credit upon its editor, Mr. Jas. W. Eichelberger, Jr., and the associate, Miss Nettie C. Crockett. Bishop J. W. Smith preached at Wes- ley A. M. E. Z. Church, Philadelphia last Sunday, and a reception was given the Bishop the following evening at the residence of Dr. G. L. Blackwell. The fifth annual session of the G. U. O. of Galilean Fishermen will convene in this city, August 6. Register Vernon lectured last Mon- day evning at Bethel Church, Chicago. Mr. A. H. Blake, editor of the West- ern Opinion, delivered the alumni ad- dress in Cairo Opera House at Cairo, Tl. “Every district in aKnsas City, Mo. is to be supplied with natural gas, and it will be the privilege of each family to words on take advantage of the fluid,” says the Rising Son. Dr. Geo. entiousness is an attribute of all living matter. At the banquet given by the medical society in Chicago, Dr. D. H. Williams had “Pioneer Physicians” as the subject earborn says “that consci- of his addres: Mr. Henry E. plimenta Baker has a very com- y letter concerning Mr. Roscue Bruce in the New Light. The headquarters located at Washing- = Richmond of the Jamestown Negro exhibit are now located in Nor- Ik, Va. Mr. Daniel Weeks, who died in Chi- cago the 5th instant, was born in Alex- 2ndria, Va. in 1858, moved to Zanes- ville in 1859. There were ‘i children, two of whom died jn infancy, the fe- maining 9 reaching mature age. Mr. Daniel is the first of the 9 to answer the summons. His father died in 1891 and his mother in 189%, The health officer states that about 20 or 25 per cent of the cows of each herd supplying milk to the District have tuberculosis. Miss Phoebe W. Couzins, for years a supporter of women’s rights, now says that the country is not ready to have women vote and it will not be for some time to come, Mr. Lee Wood was present at the S. S. Union, which met June 9 at Oak Union, Va. From reports, Dame Fashion is about to introduce the tight bodice and thus bring back the wash-waist, caused by tight lacing. Mrs. H. A. Taylor celebrated her rorst birthday anniversary last Thurs- day at the residence of her daughter. Mrs. Taylor is the mother of 14 chil- dren, 22 grandchildren and 3 great- grandchildren. She was born a slave in Virginia. Mr. John Carter, an old actor, died last Saturday at the age of 87, at his home in Philadelphia. A case of smallpox was discovered and the patient carried to the Smallpox Hospital last Sunday afternoon. Of the 27 cows and heifers at the Washington Asylum from which the milk of that institution is supplied, 8 were condemned as diseased. Captain Badger of the navy condemns the term “middies,” used by newspapers, }for midshipmen and other slang terms in referring to attaches of the navy. Mr. Wm. Parker, an employe of the W. N. Tel. Company, was stricken with paralysis yesterday a week ago and died the following evening. The War College board moved into the new building in the Washington Barracks reservaticn last Thursday. The building cost $7,000,000. Senator Beveridge sailed for Germany last Tuesday on the steamship Kron Prinz Wilhelm. He expects to be gone several months. THE SOUVENIR. The National Baptist Publishing j Board, R. H. Boyd, D.D., LL_D., secre- tary, issued a beautiful heart-shaped aluminum souvenir for the N. B.S. S. Congress and B. Y P. U., Chautauqua. We appreciate the souvenir and com- pliment the board for its beauty and uniqueness. READ THE BEE.