The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-06-23
MILWAUKEE,.
THE CREAM CITY OF THELAKue
AND ITS FOLKS.
items OF ali Sorts Gathered Together By
S2 Our Ubiquitous Reporter and Served mp
In Dainty Style for the Dslsct.tion Of
Oul Readers.

Mr.J, s. Lyons, OF Little Rock, Ark. is in the
city.
Mr.. Hunter Dristal and wife, of Chicago are in
! the city.
/ Mrs. George Howell, Of Cincirati, Ohio. is
expected in the city. -
Mrs. Robert Graves, of Chicago came M 10
pay her husband visit X y. 4.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bowman, of 'Young's a)lev
spent Sunday out at the bay.
Mrs. John Sims is go delighted with the "Cream
| Clty' that she will remain all summer 5--~.l
Prof. Geo. Cashe sixteen daughters maid him Q
visit last Saturday. They are sill colors and szes
we are very sorry to state that Mr.. Charlie
hemp Is lying serioucly i'll at his home on Wells
| street.
MI. FRANK j. Chapman, is lying seriously i'll a,
MS residence 4os Wells street. with com ,icatio,
of Diseases rs
MRS. fauline A. Ewing, of Mobile, Ala, is at
'"nAenton until the Fountain Spring opens
at Waukesha. wv ~
| AL toe society people Of Racine, Kenosha and
"auResna Will attend the entertainment at lin
coin Hall on the 25th inst. =.
fro1' .. W. Holl, of Chicago, is IN the citv for
qa'et rest. He says he is kept on the %
nlgnt and day in his line of business,
Mr. H. H. Goodman, spent Sunday at wanlesho
ne mas lived in the city for sixteen years and tbis
10 'ue nrst Time ne has been out of the city limits
Mr. Marley, OF the Batavia Herald, is IN the citv
anu called on THE APPEAL agent. Mr.. War1ev ia
oue VI tne meet gentlemen living in Kane County,
ILLINOIS, He knows no man by his color
Mr' y. ). Miles will 60 to Chicago on the 26th,
'nst' 10 attend the wedding of Mr. Harry Yedricks
"no' with his bride will spend their HONEYMOON
III Tue cream City, as the guests of Mr.. Miles.
Mr. W. M. Miller is the only vonno man ~ ,,o
rlanklntoh who takes any interest in INVITING
young men TO go to church on the SABBATH day. I
Mr. Miller lie not church mem Der his name shonld
be put on the roll at once
Mr. James Fields Of Atlanta, Co., is in the cit.
and may be found at The PIankinton. Mr.. Fia,ds
was the first Afro-Americon to open a drup store
with soda fountain where Afro-Americans were
accorded the same treatment given to whites in
Atlanta, :,
Coi. W. Boyle says no one of character shall 90
rnlledelph1a with aEy of his friends if the
court knows it. So he sent W. S. A. Mathews in
place OF our leg puler boys. You shoulde.nember
the old adage: Livery dog has his day." So YOUR
Gay are upon you, as everybody knows how IN UGH
water you draw.
The Afro-Americans regretted to learn Of the
o0"'n VI 0uoge johnson OF the Circuit Court as he
was 1alr minded judge while on the bench He
looheo at the law In his rulings and not at the
Color OF those brought before him. He will never
be forgotten by tue Afro Americans of this civ IN
the Lift case We ex,end our sympo1hy to the
family in their bereavment
The following is the program at the HOLLYWOOD
entertainment: Invocation, Rev. Knight; welcome
address, J. j. Miles; piano solo Miss NJ Rerrv. od
dress, Atty. W. M. Muller select reading. Miss
Williams; solo, David Brown address A. r, R.ttv;
mandolin solo Prof. Jas. McFaddep: address, Dr.
a L. Heron ;p1ano solo, Mrs. W. nutchins; adj
eress Atty. w F, Green; song, PROF, W. Revels
Mr.. w. Lukey the general agent of this sta+
for the Northern Accident Insurance COMPANY Of
Menominee, Mich, has insured number of mon
at the Plankinton against accident and sickness
II one meets with an accident by paying 81 90 pei
month he receives $500 per month also in case
OF sickness. We advise all who do no, look ont
Mr. Likely fine man to do business within. His
office is No. PA German building.
The people of Milwaukee showed their disaprov
al OF the action of R. b. Montgomery alias John
L Raymond editor of the ADV ocate in publishing q
lengthy article regarding the outrageous treatment
accorded to Mrs. Ruffan, of Boston, the Women,s
feoeratlon. They met in mass meeting at St
Marks church j. N. Robinson presided The
committee on resolutions comprised: S, M Minor,
Alex. Price, j. j. Miles, and Jesse Clinton r.
Nesbtt.
Ihe resolutions have long preambles, going into
history OF the color question during the Biennial
convention and the unseating of Mrs, Ruffan. Mrs.
Rehecca D. Lowe, Mrs. Lindsey johnson and Mrs
Ottey OF Georgia are criticised for the pact thsy
played in the agitation Bnd the stand of Montpm-
cry in presenting fowers to Mrs. Lowe in "behalf
of the Afro-Americsn friends of the city" is re-
pudiated in the preamble The resolutions then
sollow in this manner:
.. Resolved, That we, the Afro-American
citizens of Milwaukee, in meeting as
sembled, deplore, condemn, and utterly re-
pud1ate the sentiments expressed in The
Wisconsin Weekly Advocate above referred
TO as contrary to the best interests of the
Afro-American people and as diametrically
opposed to their views.
Resolved, further, That we denounce the
sentiments therein contained as the utter
ances OF one who thereby proclaims him
self traitor to his race and utterly un-
worthy OF their confidence or respect and
that tn we hereby disclaim all responsibility
Resolved, That we view with shame and
modification the outrageous treatment ac-
corded Mrs. Josephine ST. Pierre Ruffin and
me i;t New Era Club of Boston by the ma
by the members of the various Southern
delegations of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs at their last biennial SEES
sion, as utterly unworthy the enlightened
women OF the present century -
Resolved, That our thanks are due the
entire press of Milwaukee, Chicago and the
North generally, which, with almost no
nobly by the cause of right and justice
Resolved, further, That we endorse the
sentiments expressed by W. T. Greene in
the Sentinel Of Monday. June II, entitled
''Women's Clubs and Race Discrimination. -
as being the sentiments of this meeting.
Resolved, That we condemn any news
paper purporting to be devoted to the
to advocate with all possible energy for
the Republican party and it's candidates.
and IN the issue following to advocate with
equal yehemence candidates and principles
Resolved, further, That we warn the
true friends of the Afro-Americans and the
generous public not to contribute further
the aforesaid r. B. Montgomery, alias John
T. RAYMOND, either for himself or the So
called Helping Hand mission, or whatever
cause he endeavors to represent; that the
false representations of the impoverished
condition of the Afro-Americans Of this
/ city as made by him throughout the state
as plea to accomplish his ends are with
out foundation of fact. and a malicious
defamation of their character. thrift and
energy, that the aforesaid moneys, goods
or other favors are used personally and
only for his personal benefit and spent
principally in rioteus living.
Resolved, further, That copy Of these
resolutions be furnished the press of the
city of Milwaukee for publication as a
warning to the public in general.