The evening times., 1896-07-16
Bargains In Every
Department.
THE BON MARCHE,
314-3l6 7,h St. N. w.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Franklin said she could still hear the
beautiful notes. and especially rang in her
ears the closing lines, poured out in his
deep, mellow tones:
In the sight of Jordan's billow
Let Thy bosom be my pillow;
Hide me, Thou Rock of Ages,
Safe in Thee"
1t was then only a short time before the
great leaders, death, and in the light OF
events his song now seemed almost as IL
he were then looking past the veil into the
land of rest
Miss Flora j. Smith read q paper in
eulogy OF Mary j. Patterson, the first
colored woman in the history of the country
to gain the degree OF bachelor of arts. She
told how her subject had been a faithful
teacher in Philadelphia and other cities, and
at last had come to be one OF the teachers
in the cOlored High SCHOOL, here. The reader
had been one of her pupils here and gave
sympathetic account OF what had been
gained from her instruction by scores here.
Mrs. Capt. Brooks sang IN the Shadow OF
the Cross with a finish of execution that
showed careful training and intelligent
appreciation.
Mrs. Anna E. Murphy read a paper oD
Kate Field. She said Miss Fields motto
was, I'm the Fatherhood OF God is not the
humble negro my brother"
She foresaw W the day when all the world
would worship John Brown as the first
hero OF the emancipation era. She devoted
the closing years of her life to restoring its
original place the famous old fort where
Brown aud his sons made their stand. She
also erected upon the very site of the old
engine house now covered by the b. & o.
tracks a single shaft of blue stone TO marx
the place for all time.
A short year agu Miss Field improved
spo, near Harper's Ferry. 1t was
seven acres, looking down upon the
bea utiful valley of the Shenandoah. It
was made i comfortable, though modest,
retreat, butt It's owner did not iiveto enjoy it.
Mrs. Murray said If Kate Field had
done nothing else, she deserved the re-
spcct of the world for winning, almost I'M
aided. the fight against MorinoDism. Dy-
ing young. as she had, she had written
her name In the galaxy where all found
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Queen Victoria.
George Eliot, Harriet Martineau and
score Of others.
The paper was generously applauded.
BISHOP ARNETT's ADDRESS.
The presiding officer Miss Jones, said
there would be given q depression from tie
program which she was sure all would W.
come They wanted to hear something -
tie late Daniel a. Payne, bishop OF the A.
NJ. E. Church.
Bishop Arnctt was present and would
favor them with an account of Bishop
Payne's life.
Dr. Arnett said he had only heard on COM
ing in at tie door this morning OF the duty
expected of him. He outlined the life of
Bishop Payne from the day when he was
carpenter hoy in South Carolina till he
welded the gavcl over tie International
Council OF his church at London, in 1881.
In closing he said that the toored moth
er OF today no longer lacked noble names
TO which to point her sons as examples.
Among these would be found no W the name
of Bishop Payne.
Miss Beatrice Ward favored the meeting
with seleo tion on the piano, which was
received with applause.
Miss Jones called to the platform Rev.
Waiter F. Brooks of the Nineteenth Street
Iudtte d DEitI
Bishop Grant and Rev. Mr.. Jackson Of
Chicago also were called to the platform
| and spoke enooura gingiy of the work they
81 W being done by the league.
Bishop Grant said women were driving
| men TO the fields to till the soil. Twenty
seven years ago he passed through New
York and he couldn't remember single
woman clerk in the stores. There were
| now single stores in which five hundred
women are employed s. clerks. The women
| were finding II more easy and agreeable to
| be attorneys, physicians, judges, etc, than
| to wash dishes, cook and wash. They
! would not go back TO such work. The men
must make room for them.
| DR.. Rebecca j. Cole of -..i,adelphia, sec
| retary OF the committee on resolutions.
then read partial report from that body.
| They indorsed the work of the W. c. 7.
| u, and offered the cooperation Of the
| league in their effort to rid the world OF
evil.
! Again, rs the spirit of lawlessneSs wasOn
the increase. as shown by numerous lynch
| inSs, the mob spirit and mob law was de-
nounced. 1t was proposed that legis-
latures be asked to pass laws requiring
| counties where lynchingS occur to pay a
heavy fine to the State and fun indemnity
| to the families OF the men lynched.
LIFE In LARGE CITIES.
Another resolution indorsed the work Of
Atlanta University in collecting statis-
| tics as to the sanitary and social cond[
| tions of life of colored people living in
large cities. The purpose OF this work is
to prepare for relief from alley and tene-
ment house life, with the attendant dan
gers.
Finally. as there could be no agreement
as yet upon the details of union with other
societies. it was agreed that the Afro
American Federation. at its meeting next
week. be asked to appoint com-
mittee of seven to meet a cr,mmittee of
seven from the league to consider the union
of all such organizations of colored women
in America.
This joint committee, 1T was provided
should meet on the second day of the met
ing of the federation, and should have full
power TO act.
The reading of the last resolution was
greeted with loud applause.
Miss Jackson, moving the adoption Of tile
resolution regarding lynch law, said she
hoped the matter would not be allowed t.
rest In a resolution, but that somebody
would be sent to the legislatures to push II
to practical results.
When the resolution offering help to the
Atlanta University social inquiry was
reached, Mrs. Hemdou, from Atlanta UNI
versty, was called upon to make state
ment regarding the work proposed by the
investig alton.
she said the effort was started by Mr.
Bradford, Boston banker. 1t was taken
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