The evening times., 1896-07-15
National Colored League Re-
ceives Valuable Suggestion.
SCHOOLS FOR NURSES
DR.. Williams, of Freedman's Hos
pital, Says There Is Wide and
Profitable Opportunity in That Di
rection-Rush of Young Men to
the Cities Deplored

| growths of the convention OF the National
| League of Colored Women, now in session
| atthe Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church
The suggestion came from DR.. williams,
| surgeon AT Freednan's Hospital, in a brief
| speech Which he made TO the convention
at noon yesterday. He said that there was
u wide and profitable field for young
women. There was great lack Of capa-
BILE, intelligent nurses, and an opportunity
I was offered for step up from the plane
OF nenial service.
| Mrs. Helen a. Cook, president of the
| league, said this morning: Il don't see
any reason why all the leagues should not
take this up. There is certainly demand
tor trained nurses, and the pay is very good,
| considering that IL includes the living ex.
peiises or the nurse during the time of en-
ployment.'
MIS-. Cook called the convention to order
81 1O:1 O'Clock, and called ON Mrs. Lucy
Thurman, of Jackson, Mich, organizer for
| the w. c. L. U. among colored women to
offer pra yer.
Mrs. Julia NJ Layton read the report of
the committee Oh credentials. 1t showed
the delegates as published yesterday by
ihe Evening Times, and thirty-eight fra
ternal delegates. There We're u number
of additions to the list, made upon sugges-
1t was then announced that photogra-
pher was waiting at the front of the build
ing to take picture or the delegates. a
recess was taken for the purpose.
YOUNG MEN CONSIDERED.
AT 11:15 O'Clock the convention reas-
sembled, and Mrs. L. L. Titus, president
of the Norfolk League, took the chair as
presiding officer for the remainder of the
day, and introduced Mrs. Adde W. Hunton
OF Richmond, of the Y M. Z. A. who read
a paper on What OF Our Young Men,
AT the same time with Mrs. Hunton
all Others ON the morning program came
forward and took places on the stage.
Mrs. Huntoh lieplored the rush OF young
men from the country to the city. She
quoted Goethe as saying that the destiny of
any nation is in the hands of its young men
from eighteen to twenty-five years of age.
Il take it, STE continued, that the dcs-
tiny of any race is in the same hands. That
puts the fate OF the colnred race in Anne rica
in the keeping of our million and half OF
young men,"
The low tendencies of young men, size
said. must be openly denounced and ef-
fectively met. Heredlty does not fix char
aclef, but it gives trend. We must over
come the laws of our unfortunate inherit
ance by environment. We must give our
young men belpfui. protecting home life.
They must be held. especially in the city,
by the home light from the signals thrown
out beckonihg them to debauchery and
ruin
The lack Of parental respect, noticed by
Matthew Arnold, is Common among Afro
Americans as among Anglo Americans. 1t
leads TO lack of respect for all law and pro-
duces a ruinous feeling of license TO do
anything in defiance OF constit ituted au-
thority.
.'Intemperance grows Corrupt politics
is its slave. 1t has been shown that d.
vanced civilization, with its nervous life
is more susceptible to alcoh Ole stiInu-
lant and at the same time the drinks are
becoming worse and more dangerous"
She said they ought to put aside even
the common household remedies with al
cohoi as base and supply substitute
equally or more efficacious.
MAKE THEM FARMERS.
She urged that young men ought to lie
taught to respect agriculture and encUur-
aged TO become expert, scientific farmers.
Others should learn trades and become we'll
trained, skilled laborers.
IF there be ore agency which con-
tributes more than any other to this good
work among young men it is the Y. 81 c.
A. God grant that speedily its work may
be properly understood and appreciated ~
|
{. I. U. work. She said she had just re.
turned from a six months trip to the
South when notified of this meeting She
did not feel that she could attend but
Miss Willard wrote telling her to come
and bring the greetings of herself and
Lady Henry Somerset. The letter inclosed
a SO check to help pay expenses.
She told the story of the origin of the
crusade at Hillsboro Ohio, after u lecture
htEh hr lin Gl,.-
Judge Thompson, as Presbyterian, taugh,
tnat the women must keep silent: ha d hest
ttted to take the lead at that first meet
ing in the Presbyterian church of Hills
boro. But now that is changed, and here
all were now acting freely, with no thOug gh,
that this was Presbyterian church.
She Recalled the first meeting sine at
tended in the crusade movement She was
the wife OF workngman at Toledo, and
her husband was away at his work. She
took their first born, baby of foui
months, in her arms-they had no baby
Carria ge-and walked to the meeting.
There she received from the Rev Mr. Ear
the inspiration that led her into the ser
vice she was now doing.
She went to Europe last summer to rep
resent at the International Conference tn,
four millions of co!Sred women in TIN
country. She had Il word of cheer and hope
She pleaded for "A common sisterhood
for the work Of the w. C. T. u, without
regard to color or denomination. Her ad
dress was roundly applauded.
Recording Secretary Franklin then rea,
a resolution expressing their sympathy witt
tie work represented by Mrs. Thurman
and ii was referred TO the committee.
Mrs. Thurman said she missed the whit,
ribbons, and asked that all members nf tn,
organization wear these badges of socia
purity.
Mrs. Ida D. Bailey was introduced fo
the Washington Y. NJ. c. a. who invited
the delegates to a reception Saturda,
night at the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms
She said: "One needs but look into tn,
records of the police courts to see TIN
necessity OF such an institution as ours
Though many of our youths are arrested
on false and trivial charges, vet the
fact remains that we must give bee.
to these matters. We have In a smal
degree supplied the need i-dicated
Through our social gatherings nd religion
| meetings many are redeemed and save
permanently to lives of sobrety, integ gritty
and Christian usefulness.
WORK AMONG WOMEN.
Mrs. NJ L. Meriwethcr read paper or
''Womap's WGrk Among Women" Sh,
told Of the organization of a society here
for this Sort of duty. In reply to the call fol
| organized work among men similar to that
being done by this league, she said such 6
society was already in existence. 1t wa
the Young Fen's Christian Association.
Mrs. E. E. Williams, of Brooklyn, N. Y .
, spoke for the Woman's Afro-AmericaT
Union. She urged that there ought to b
the completest loving charity as tetweel
all workers in this field. All ought to b.
Dr.. Hobbs Little Liver PHI