Richmond planet., 1897-03-20
BALTIMORE LETTER.
Especial to the Richmond Planet,

Especial to the Richmond PlaBet.)
We have been enjoying some very
delightful sensations since our last
letter. Several of the delegations,
private parties and clubs which at
tended the inauguration stopped in
our city to see what we were and to
make a few purchases. There were
people of all types and walks of life
among them. One of our most dis
tinguished visitors was Mr.. @. NJ.
Fitzgerald, grain and feed merchant
of Johnson City, Tenn, who is the
father of our hustling young lawyer,
| @. @. Fitzgerald.
/ During the session OF the NJ. E.
conference (white) many compliment
ary words were uttered in the behalf
of the colored element of the church.
There are many indications of bet
ter times seen on the horizon. 1t is
Iperhaps more apparent among the
whites.
The annual conference of the A. Nj,
IE. Church baltimore Conference
will be held here on the 18th OF April.
| Our Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion has added to it's field Of labor q
boys department.
The Perkins Square Baptist Church
is making a special effort to raise Z
mortgage of $4,000 on the church
building,
b. Lester, Esq. is reported to ht
one of the best colored constitutions
lawyers practicing at the Baltimore
Bar. Mr.. Lester is graduate of TIT
Z Michigan University Law School.
Il Rev. T. H Jones, a brother of Rev
Richard Jones OF Roanoke, Va, ant
who was recently called to the pastor
q ate of the Washington Street Baptis
! Church of Redford City. Va, was il
the city this week arranging for th
, lremoval OF his family.
The Alexander Carnival Music Com
= pany will give a series Of concerts i
this city soon. The company is com
posed of the leading musical, dramai
: lie and humorous talent before til
y Ipublic.
ii DIR. James o. Credit of 42O mort
z Pine street, and treasurer of til
e board OF directors Of the ProvideDC
d Hospital is making quite an extensiV
l. reputation in his profession. He
= considered to be an accomplished phi,
sician.
Baltimore is perhaps one of the fe
large cities where there are a lari
number OF colored women employ
by white families as their priva
dress makers. There are scores
on such positions being creditably fill
g. by our women. both young and oil
d and as a rule the young are mo
ch preferable. 1t would no doubt pro
te profitable to many OF our women e
m. gagged in such trades who are ne
es earning meager wages in other citi
to come to Baltimore.
m Colonies of settlers are coming he
Sc. daily from the West, and are buyi
Ter farms with view of becoming perm
he nent settlers. The stimulus whi
'ut has actuated them to come is, the II
he that we rave many natural resource
to We understand through press !
ar ports that Wayiand Seminary "
nd soon be known as Union Universi
led AS the report goes the Seminary y
me be consolidated with the RichmC
led Theological Seminary and HartshC
College, making n great Univers
led for the education of the Negro.
ms, are not Jealous of our good RichmC
friends, yet we would have been VI
the Imuch pleased had the mission
hit, society decided to have.moved it he
ge- We trust that the Richmond ers '
ub- be able to keep it there by paying
has $15 900 which they subscribed.
IAN 1t is becoming apparent with MT
hn- people that too many unnecess
wn. laws are being made by state legi
he lures. It is a problem as to how
me epidemi can be minimized. In m
cases such legislation is due to ig
his rance, but in many instances it is
un- to the illegal use of money in
.ur- form of bribes. The people here. !
lite are desirous of good government
He determined that no corrupt men o.
be sent to the next legislature,
lite the colored voters have a great
to say in this matter. They are
cry are pleased to say. against any forI
corruption, and will in the coming
sick support those men who are true
firm. Then again. we expect to {
cry a few OF our own men there to hel
represent Us. They will, of cours'
R. the cream Of our political dairy.