The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-12-06
WASHINGTON I'LL N. 6; I,
The City of Magnificent Distances
With the Light Turned On.
Our Capitol City With It's Multitude OF
Important Matters Culled for our z
Intelligent Readers-C. A. is
Budget of News. 5si

The citizens of Capitol Hill this city
are the organators of corporation
named Educational and Relief Associa'
ton of Washington D. c., with the fol
lowing officers: K. D. Ruffin, Pres, Rev
J. Loving Secy., Mrs. H. Thomas, Treas.
urer. The object of the association is to
establish home for the better protec-
ton of penniless and helpless Colored
youths, and to practically educate them.
Three acres of ground have been pur-
chased on which buildings calculated to
cost $35 900 will be- erected. Building
will be commenced within three months.
So far the association has by aid OF
friends clothed and provided for sc chill
dren. It's meritorious undertaking
and will meet with success. A bill will
be offered before Congress this session
asking governmental aid.
Mr.. Geo. Rodgers of the Post office
Department and Miss Mary Butler were
united in bonds of wedlock by Rev.
Stewart on the eve of the 18th inst in
the Metropolitan A. M. E. church. A
host of friends were present to extend
congratulations and wish them God
speed on their wedding tour. .-. ....
A little triangular word war has been
going on in the Post for the past few
DAYS between Gen. Pitt Kellogg, Audit
or Jno. r. Lynch and recorder J. M.
Townsend as to the cause Of defeat of
the Republican party on Nov. 4, 1890.
Mr.. Kellogg stated that dissatisfaction
among the Colored voters was one cause,
Mr.. Lynch denied it and Mr.. Townsend
drops in and defends Mr.. kellogg by U.s.
ing the following very terse English.
"ln dealing with my people, therefore,
as distinct portion of the citizenship
of this country, he president Harrison)
was forced to rely upon the counsel and
advice of triumverate of Colored men
who had come under his notice by rea-
son of the prominence they had attained
as apologists and cringers. These men
unfortunately, were not of the right ma
terial, and they do not and did not rep
resent the race" Now such classic En-
gish as that is liable 10 incline the fur in
the wrong direction. We may expect
some fun at later day. :
Hon. Jno. H. Smyth, ex-minister to
Libena is in favor OF Negroes emigrating
to Africa. In speaking Of it. he says
For the Negro to dispise and refuse to
consider Africa his home is to dispise
and scorn the humble hut of LIS father.
His parents parents were of Africa d.
ect and thus the primary cause of the
Negro being a possibility to-day hinges
on his ancestry. If Africa was good
enough for our Saviour TO pass his youth
in it is evidently good enough for the
Negro to pass both his youth and age in.
Yes, young men 60 to Alrica.'
Miss Bertie Tonev Davis of New York
gives a dramatic reading at the q. A. R.
Hall in this CITY ON the Goth inst. Miss
Davis comes highly recommended 81
Rev. VIM. Gray of st. Pau! is now in
charge of the Virginia Ave Baptist
church. ..s n.s
Miss Halle @. Brown, the elocution.
list, appears at the Metropolitan A. NJ. E.
church on the 18th inst.
Lawyer Cummings who was quite re-
Gently elected member of the City Coun-
Gil of Baltimore was in the city during
the past week. He was bsnqueted by
the Manhattan Club. c.. A. JOHNSON.