The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-02-26
PROF. cLARKsoN's READINGS.

Quite large and appreciative audience
was gathered together at Zion Church last
Tuesday night, to witness an entertainment
consisting chiefly Of readings by Prof. Clark
son, the EIocutionist and also of singing by
one of Cincinnatti's lady vocalists. The
purpose of the entertainment was to raise
enough money to purchase library of refer
ence books for the use of pupils at Gaines
High School, who pursue literary and his
torical studies. The fact that the public Is
alive to the wants and interests of this pop
ular school, was well proven by the large
crowd which turned out on Tuesday night
and thus assisted in, establishing
the much needed library. Pro-
fessor Clarkson very promptly
commenced his work of pleasing the audi
ence, and held them in deep interest with
his rapid and able changes in feeling, from
mirth to sorrow, JOY 10 pity,
and from the sublime to the
ridiculous. 1.-THE Newsboy' was
rendered in pleasing style, and the gruff and
open-hearted ''Newsboy" and meek little
girl were ably dellneated. 'Pops Idea of q
Joke" took immensely Pops Idea of a
Joke was to assist his son and other young
fellows in taking off all the gates in little
all back again the self same night. 1.-The
Dutchman in Church. was simply too funny
to think about. Professor Clarkson also
gave representations of Lord Dundreary
John b. Cough and George Francis Train
Peter Ii. Clark, principal of Gaines High
School, also made few remarks concerning
the success of the School and its present
needs. He also enjoined the people TO keep
their children in at night and not allow
them to exhaust both their physical and
mental strength by going out to Church
concerts, festivals and such. Finally the en-.
tertainment closed, having netted rather q
neat sum Of money with which to make the
| start toward library. Much of the success.
of their entertainment is due to the large
sale of tickets made by the pupils. Ther,
was prize offered TO the one who should
sell tie highest number of tickets, hence
there was a great deal of interest shown.
as TO THE "BoNSys.'
The bonton Africans, of Cincinnati
wants to get up a society, and wants all Of tn,
wash women and their daughters excluded
| from it, Ho hel ha what is the matter
with the school marms, and the dress
makers. for they are the ones that call them
! selves bonnys. If they don't look sharl
there will be things come to light that would
| be better for them if kept in the dark, ha
hol hol"
l A. to grammar and falseness. tn,
above article lakes the cookie. This article
appeared week or So ago il
the Cincinnati department, and has peer
causing considerable ill-feeling towards SO
ciety people. Wealth, education and oc
cupation very frequently form the basis o
society, but among colored people, wealth
can not be basis, simply because very few
are wealthy Likewise, occupation is not
basis of colored society, chiefly because col
ored people are not able to enter every pro
fessiol. Very few professions are open t,
colored people, and if these are honorable
no one should be and no one lie objected to oil
account of them. Neither can education
be a basis. because every colored person ha
not her choice of educating him or herself
All over the world, in every country, il
every city, responsibility or decency
always demanded as a criterion. Colore,
society here is based on respectability' alon,
and it is to be regretted that some are no'
desirous of even doing away with respects
bility If Cincinnati eolored society dc
sires to amount to anything it must dra'
the line somewhere. Society can not dra'
the line In wealth and education, nor can
draw the line in occupation, but respect,
bilIty should be positively demanded.
POLITICAL KICK.
A call for a meeting of colored citizens
posted up in various places about town, an
will occur Friday night, February 25t
The purpose of this meeting is to organize
kick against the Republican Hamilte
County officials, who last fall promised
do so much in the way of hirin
colored men In the Court House, there a
Deckebach's, Bailey's Campbeler's al
other officers, ,.and only young colored m.
and a boy employed in the entire plae
This is what the County officials call sugs
!, ing their colored constituents. This NEE
: ing is to inform the County Republica
that the colored people want enployme
, and not sugar. From all accounts Il
. meeting will be we'll attended.
! VALUABLE WORDS FROM HALsTEAn.
: In speaking of the colored people Al
8 their wonderful inceease of 33 per cent
e numbers during the last ten years, Mul
y Halstead thus says.
"But II the blacks have so thriveA und