The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-21
PILGRIMS TO WILD AFRICA.
Advance Guard of a League Ia Tatne
the savage Tribes.

New York, June 2l.-Many distinguished
persons viii gatbti tonsouow evening IN
Chicheung Halto hil farewell tothfee men
and two women, the advance giaTd OF the
PM Aflican Liberators' League, who are
going 10 Africa TO inaugurate an untIicd
plan for the civilization OF savage tIIbes.
TIE Idlcl;ms VIII be led by Hell Chatelain,
who, as miSsiOnaI }. writer and explorer, is
well kuowh IN geographic Al and missionary
societies, both in Europe and in America
TIE plan Of Nj Chatelsin, who served
IN Afiicu with Pisnop Taylor and in
official capacities for this Government,
is uu., OF colonization. IL calls for men
skilledir agriculture andmechanicSi oiocate
* points it the savage countries, cultivate
the soil eject houses and cultivate the nat
ural resources OF the country; existing the
cooperation OF the natives and teaching
theit. like pursuits, working az the same
tine To- bring the savage mind TO realize the
advantages OF civilized life and morals.
One great evil which Mr.. Cbatelain hopes
to combatis theiaternal slave trade.
Tie Phil-Aiican League officers are.
Rev IL. l.. T Chamberlain, president; Mr..
ChaUelain. secretary and manager; Thomas
l. James. treasurer; vice presidents, PAM
Du Chaillu, the Rev Lyman Abbott, ID d.,
the Rev Wi,;iam Hayes Ward, Il. d.. Gen
John Eaton, W Z. Thirkield, Cyrus c.
Adltls. m>iop J c HartzelI, the Rev. II.
l.. Wariand, Il. D., the Rev. A. F. Beard,
Do the Rev. Joachim Eimendorf, j. d;
william GouoJn Frost and II b. Frisscll.
The ioaIG az directors consists of Charles
L. Baly, tlo Eev JOSIAH Strong, DID; Dr.
Alber, Shaw, the Rev. David J. -Burrell,
ID. Herbert Welsh. Mrs. Frederick Doug
las. Gel August l.. Che,lain, the Rev. L T.
Chamberlain, DID. Or. Louis Klopsch, the
Rev DAVID Ii Greer, DID Arthur d Cham
hers. Daniel C. Gilman, Booker r Washing
ton, Thomas d. Bryan, Frederic r. Coudert,
william JAY Schieffein. the Rev. W II. l..
Fauuce, DID; Or. c. Z WEIGH, Senator
john T. Morgan. Miss Frances L. Willard
and George Monro Grant.
The first persons 20 volunteer to accom-
paay Mr Chatelainwerc Nr and Mrs. Frank
T Lea, both graduates Of Bethany College.
Va. Then +. Rodmau, a graduate of
the New York Trade School, threw himself
into the caUse, as did William c. Bell, d
graduate OF the College Of Agriculture,
Cornell University.
Nj Bell was engaged T. DE married. and
lis mother told pr Chamberlain that, while
She approved Of the mission her son had
chosen, she wished he might he accompa-
MED u the faI-off land 10y his wife. Or
tpo6 kindly to this idea. espe
..iaIy when he Thought of now lonely Mrs
Lea would De without woman Coupau-
ion ia her exile Mr. Bells fiancce was
I,stJly consented Ia the pro-
pUsal AZ 0 last saturday she and Mr.. B'll !
Were married IN Ithaca. aud the bride and |
aHdegr som viii spend their houey iuoon On |
hound Tor their distant station. |
The patty VIII sail from New York early /
in July. going 10 Lisbon. where on August |
6, they VIII take the Portuguese steamer /
for afric.. Landing at Bsueueila, they VIII |
ascend - the table land stretching east u |
Lake Nya>>a. aud taking their way e. the |
territory OF lhe Ma-Kioho. nation If /
mighty hunters locate there 10 conduct /
neir chosen work. The little colony wall /
re s.-li-Sun3on'ng. and IL j. expected hat
n time L. come a 81 am OF settlements viii |
be- established ali the way % Lake Nyas>a.
q stretch . country described a. the mos,
lei rutfGl IN the world
At the T,cet.ng Tomorrow cveuin = A hram
, Hrwitr viii preside and addresses TilI
q made by Judge {. = DAILY. Paul pu
'haillu anl ,rh-fs Of those u hose I,ameS
appear IN the list Of vice presidents and
directors II the league.