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National Colored League Receives Valuable Suggestion.SCHOOLS FOR NURSESir. WIIIIiiiiin, or Freedniun'N Hum-pin,I, Siiyn Tile re 1m m Wide Mini1’rnfltiible Opportunity In TIlUL Direction— IIOMli of Yount; Men to Him CUIcm DeploredThe establishment or training schools for imrnos ul several points In llie South III likely lo be one or the practical outgrowth* or Hie lonvciitioo or I lie National League of Colored Women, now in si-ashm al l lie I'll leeulli Street l’runbyterliiti Cliureli.The suggestion came rroiu Dr. William*, surgeon ui Fronluiau's Hospital. In a luief »|iecch which he nude lo the convention at noun yesterday. He mild IImI there was a wide and profitable field for young women. There wan u great lack of capn. hie. Intelligent nurses, and on opportunity wan oflered for a step up Horn the plane of menial service.Mrs. Helen A. Cook, president of Hie league, said Hoc morning: •*! don't see any reason why all Hie leagues should hot take this up. There is certainly a demand trained nurses, and Hie pay is very good,'•tisidrrlngring i. Cook9 liedunion to order *1 10:1 5 o'cluek, and culled on Mrs. Lucy Yhurriiaii, of Jucloum, Mich.. organizer fur the W. C. T. U. ulnoug Colored women, lo offer prayer.Mi*. Joint M. Layton rend the report of the committee oil credentials. It showed the delegates as published yesterday by The Evening Times, and thirty-eight fraternal delegates. There were u numlier or addltlutts to llie list, made upon suggcs-lions ,r Mrs. Cook and others.It win. theu announced Hint a photographer wa» waiting at the trout of the l.uild-11 Ifsell!bled, nnd Mr*. L. E. Titus, president of the Norfolk League, look the chair us presiding officer for llie remainder or the day. mid introduced Mrs. Addle W. Ilmiton of ltlcfmiond, of the Y. M. C A . who read a paper on What or Our Young Men.At the Mime time with Mrs. Hiiutan nil oiL'crn «*»i tin* immiing program tamo forw.irii (iii(l l**k pint o lt;«i tin* fttago.Mr*. Iluiiton deplored Hie rush or young itntry to the city. Shel|Uui in the hiof its yinollimtted. Hun■ if age. the dealt. Thatvus a trend. W«Anglo-Americans' for all law ninl pro-npernnee grows.clrlliznllnn, with-ttinted at ruin ih'lilhMAKE THEM FA HUE lit She urged that young men • t.|a tig Id to respect agriculture am ge l hi become expert. scientificl. Hod grant I ■e property ui.i Mrs. ThurmarT. U.ttirnen from a six months' trip to thedid net feel that sin- could attend, but Mess Willard wrote telling her t.. come and bring ttie greetings uf herself and Lady lieury Somerset. The letter Included a Slti check to help pay expenses.She told llie story of the origin or the crusade at lllllsln.ro. Ohio, artc-r a lecture by Dr. Dio Lewis. She recalled how Mrs. .fudge Thompson, as a Presbyterian, taught mat Hie women must keep silent: ha l hesitated to take the lead ut that rtrst meeting In the Presbyterian church of llllls-boro. But rmw that ir changed, and here all were notv acting freely, with no t tonight that this was a Presbyteriau church.She rceutlc-d Hie Drat meeting sue attended In the crusade movement. She was Utc wife of a workingman at Toledo, awl her husband was awny al Ids work. She took their first, barn, a baby of four months. Ill her arms—Ihey had no baby carriage—and walked to Hie meeting. There she received rnmi the Rev. Mr. Earl the Inspiration that led her into the service she was uow doing.She went to Europe last summer to represent at tue Inieruatlounl Conferwee the four millions of csicred wmnen in Him country. She had a word of cheer anil hope !.. tiring from that meeting.Slip plea fled for it common sisterhood, for the work of the W. C. T. U . without rcgurd to color or denomination. Her address was nuiiull y a ppla utled.Recording Secretary Franklin then read n resolution expressing Htlrsyiupalhy with the work represented by Mrs. Thurman, and It was referred to the committee.Mra.Thiirin.nl said she missed Ihe white rlhtinu.and asked Hint all members of the irgauiztition wear these budges uf social purity.Mrs. Ida D. Batiey was Introduced for Vnxliinsttm Y. M. C A., who imbed the delegates to a reception Saturday night nl Hie Y. M. C. A. room-,.She mild: One needs but look Into the records rd the polk-e eourt* t,. see Hie necessity or such utt instilution as ours. Thuugti many or utir youths are arrested oil fatse and trivial charges, yet Hie fail remains that we must give heed to these matters. We have In a small degree supplied the need 'patented. Through our six; 11 ggiherhtgsnnu re Igtous nteeiings Hinny are redeemed ninl saved pertimneaily lo lives of sobriety. Inbygrity, and Christina usefulness.'’WORK A MONO WOMEN -Mrs. M. L MerlwelhiYes, Madam.It Is Hot,but it is pleasant shopping at the Bon Marche with a comfortable waiting-room and a soda fountain.We have a number of Ladies’ Fancy Cloth and Blazer suits, worth $12. $13.50. $15 and we will close them out atReefer d rth $10. f$lt;7-5°; 5tat T$8.00.Bon Marche,314-316 7th St.ready to do everything in their power to upbuild Ihe race.They must dcitcnd on themselves. They must l ouUnue to organize In every direction. They eame not of their own accord, but now they are here they nail u right-to demand Just, equal treatment, and they only needed to Htund shoulder to shoulder to rttforce this demand upon a government lliut guarantees the same rights lu all.Mrs. Julia M. Luytuii or the Woman's Relief Corps bold the purpose* of the order, viz: to nld theUrimd Army, to assist Luton soldiers.She gave stntistles uf llie order in the country. In Hits District the first relief corps, as Ihe f!r*t Christian Endeavor society. win colored.Tills was the t* P. Mori No. 1 . WH. 0. Of tlieBSd members, 1llls-longcd lo Mori on Post ami 12i to the other , 1 .lured post.CluirlesSuniner, No .I. Theyharlilone a great deal of work lit giving meals nml oilier belli lo the veterans during the pastyear.Miss E. F. G. Merritt, of Wai-liltiglon.of llie Woman's Prolective Society. wild In Washington the Mink race |* harshly dis-crlmluntedngalnM 11 ttdrultureaud education seem only tuncccntnnieths InjusMce. The Judges on the bench lead In this.Her society had rrmnustr-Med against sttrh treatment an 1 had asked rer colonel representatives upon the board* of Institutions. Tticy hud earned the mailer to the Prest-Mu1 Mary E. JneksoiIdeiirr toldof the Y P. s. C. E.Her address was heartily applauded, and she laiil m return to bow her rclt;,ignition.THE WILBUR STORIES.Mus M. K. Bowen, of Washington, of the Home for Working Girls, made Ihe first really rousing address of the inrvllng.She said: Miss Wilbur, uf The Times,recently went to the vrortthuuse nnd toldcolored glrlc We hove exclaimed. ' ihe black « unsen to stpress heret-i help the'II h us,” she world Hintomen tW Wnsbliigti ve themselves. t loin how 11 moreit Woman ut III at, alley, Set mil fron mid. From a little room 11, pntforni. where'five Of theniitt' anii Wip ti'ffiflliutlher !*.■’* hrnrloh tirrkun*. •vusgwl* and taken t*» Jud*:.*ilge KlmUaU. 1 11 w*nt Tor the nwi c ]udu«* mM »f w* r Tic would i urn heiink he *I rue, cnod Hr me forrat.v Vl ulUtpci up .til . ir.- . r . Truth lit.tiM iM1 ni* EmoIIc Sprnpu* *■ y. Va.. prcscnic.l the v cler Kduraii- nai Club.I the (pn ntcdi.HKiniiuryurged a■ I!,.-I.-iiiii.il IK.rd .union of l»y .nilMrs. Brackett. «»r Utc Suffrage Aetocln-t.*on. wa» prew»m. and asked Hint they give ttuit subject lonsideraiiciu aioug with tiu-ir other work.Tlie committee will meet in executive session. nnd lonmht the puMisticd program will In* followed.KITH LOCKED AKMS.THE most during exhibition of riding seen during the lilj lilryde parade on Saturday was tiy a man nnd a woman. They belonged to the unattached riders, and, lusteatl of following Ihe procession down I lie new path;told ef the orgunlxnlion of a society here for Uils sort or duly. In reply to tliernllfor organized work among men similar tnUiui being done by this league, she saldsueb a society writs alreadyJn existYoung Men's Clirlstmn Arsocinlion.Mr*. E. E Williams, of Br.oklyn, N. Y.. spoke for tlie Woman's A rro-Amerirun Union, site urged tbut mere ought to be tlie eompletest loving charity us lelween nil workers In this field. A1I ought to bethe old |uith and abreast ef Hie procession, so tluil they might see nml bp seen. They rode faster Ilian most of Ihelr nelgltlinrs. nnd wound a limit here anil there as they found oiiemngs through which to push uhend. Neither took hold of thelmndlc-bar of the wheel. Instead they loekeil arms, aud by skillful pedaling dashed from sole to side mid went through Hie llirong with tlie ease or professional riders. It was the general opinion that they were professionals, for no ordinary ndofs would have attempted so showy ami difflrnll a feat. Involving danger of serious acvidcnr not only to themselven.huI also In hundreds of others. Very few of the spectators applauded Ihe performnncc.-New York Sun.PANS AND PAX BAGS-f ANS have blossomed out Into the giddiest sort of Ores* nccrsorlea. Although small,the w. nr-wooer ol thCmorr.entlsverymuelibi-R|uitigleil and bus u groundwork of fine i. lulieor broentle., aithsldcsarrdcco-I alike. Mounts of mether-of-iu-arl nnd ir «iit the handsom-Ikgln lortoise-shell iAs for fan Wigs, Ihey are exact duplicates of the rcllcules of our gnat-grandmothers', being Inrge and ample, wiilt n firm rord-I oard Imse. Broentle Is (lie favorite- ma-tcrml.and they swing away from ribbons almost a ynnl long. Hut. the novelty eon-sisis in the Inside fittings. These include a narrow receptnclp lo hold the Imse of I he fun, another for tbrvavpaiiprette. ojiera glasses, powder box. bonlruiniere, etc.1 Onr Bcventlt Street etoro cThe^■■PERFECT g|QYC
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The Evening Times
Washington, Washington-DC, US
Wed, Jul 15, 1896
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Cynthia G.
