The bee., 1883-06-09
OUR PHILADELPHIA LETTER
DECORATION DAY-CoLoRED TEACH
ERs AND WHITE SCHOOLS-RESIG-
NATION OF MISS LIE COUNT, ETC.
PHILADELPHIA. PA, :,
June I. 1888.

Memorial day opened with cloud
less skies, business was very generally
suspended, and the various Posts, with
drums beating and flags thrown to the
breeze, repaired to the different ceme-
teries with full ranks to perform those
duties which has thus given the day
it's name. Many of the floral decora-
tions were elegant, though the season
was backward, yet there were flowers
in profusion. Miss Ida Gilbert's
musicale, as its name applies, was a
treat to those who were present. The
Amphion's closing rehearal, as stated
in my last letter, was fine affair, the
singers being in good voice, and hav-
ing choice and select audience. who
may be called the elite of the city.
The hall was packed, many not being
able to obtain seats. The choruses
were we'll rendered. This society bids
fair to do for Philadelphia and our
people what the Mannerchor and
Sangaerburd has done for the Ger
mans-it is creating taste for CLASH
cal music. This concert may be
termed the fit ending of a season
that has been extremely gay. The
various literary associations are about
to wind of their season. The Quaker
Literary Circle closed it's session Of
labor Saturday night. The Bethel
closes tonight. Its members will be
treated to an address from Chris.
Perryrog, the versatile correspondent
of the Sunday Mirror, and one of the
ablest writers on the staff of that
paper. The Berian, Tassonian and
Hannibal, all close this week. Mace
donian of Camden will remain open.
Wednesday is ladies night, and they
have issued neat programme of their
proceedings. Some trouble has been
caused by the vacancy in the German
town school Phil. by the resignation
of Miss Ada LIE Count. The trustees
placed white teacher in the school,
but the parents refused to send their
children, and demanded a COlOred
teacher, giving as Il reason that col
ored teachers were not admitted in
white schools. Therefore, they de-
manded that they (white teachers)
should not be placed in colored schools.
In this city the Legislature, by special
law, threw open the doors of its school
rooms to all children alike, irrespective.
of color. Notwithstanding. this fact,
the colored children have hard time
of it; are placed in a particular part of
the room called the negro corner; are
not allowed to recite with the others;
have their recess at different times; and
are subject to other indignities by both
teachers and pupils. Though we con-
stantly hear that the mixing of the
schools will soon destroy prejudice in
the mind of the child, this does not
look like it. The schools of both this
city and Camden are having their final
examination and preparing for their
closing exercises. Macedonia Church,
of Camden, is about to erect new and
handsome brick edlfice, to cost $4,000,
on the. old site. The walls of the
church were torn down on Monday.
On Sunday they collected 5000 for
Illc ncN CuuTCl. CuIll lilo GIGCGlOH
of a new Macedonia, the congregation
is to worship at the Mission school
house. Chestnut street.
MeSsrS. VIM. Harris, of the Pension
Office, and Howard johnson, of the
Quartermasters Department, Wash
ington, were in the city last week visit
ing friends.
Many of your readers in this city
desire to know who Occasional is, and
threaten to write to the editor to find
out his real name. The nom-de-plume
| have assumed was for the purpose of
getting news for the readers of the
BEE that might not be otherwise OBJ
tainable. | have no desire to alter the
same simply to satisfy the curious.
Your correspondent extends to you
his congratulations upon your success
ful advent into the second year of the
existence of the BEE. May you live
long, and may the BEE be all that its
name implies. OCCASIONAL.