The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-29
ACTON'S STRENUOUS DAY
WOMEN ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES
AND JOIN THE HOTEL FORCE.
SIayton Jubilee Singers Entertain
Large Audiences-C. w. Ii. VI. Con-
vention at Bethany Park.

A red letter date in the calendar of the
Action Park Assembly was reached yester
day when the most interesting and enjoy
able events of this years meeting occurred
and after the busy day and refreshing rain
last night the inhabitants of the grounds
were in fine humor. There were a number
of incidents of the day. most prominent
among which was the rumor that appeared
to be we'll founded to the effect that the
Action Park Hotel had suffered a strike
and that the sudden disappearance of a
large number of employees of the kitchen
caused a deadlock in the culinary depart
ment of the inn which was only broken by
the pitching in of several good sisters of
the church, thus telling the colored cooks
where to get OFF,"
AT supper last night. despite the fact that
the report that there had been a strike was
emphatically denied by those in charge of
the hotel, old women were seen waiting on
the table and the smiling face of the
clerk was missed from the counter. 1t was
limited that this obliging individual was just
then washing dishes with ease and grace.
Mrs. j. l.. f. Steeg, who has charge of
the hotel, stoutly refuted the report that
woman made dire threats against the re-
porter who wrote anything about it.
1t was learned from another source that
although there had been a strike and gen.
eral dismissal of help the places had all been
filled and the hotel was again in smooth
running order. 1t was also limited yester-
day afternoon that there had been gen.
eral rough house in the kitchen shortly
after dinner, but thorough investigation
failed TO elicit any information on the SUBJ
implicated absolutely refused to say any
thing in regard TO the reported excitement.
JUBILEE SINGERS.
Besides these interesting features of the
day the concert last night by the Slayton
jubilee singers, a company of colored peo-
pie, made up of three women and five men,
made a decided hit. The Slaytons will give
their farewell entertainment tonight and
a large crowd is assured. The tabernacle
was packed last night and encores were fire.
quent. The entertainment of these people is
somewhat of an innovation in the way of
camp meeting programmes, for they give
genuine minstrel show. The programme
last night consisted of all kinds of numbers,
from sacred songs to the tunes that please
the ear of the most ardent lover OF the
variety theater The Slaytons appear TO en-
joy the work and enter into the spirit of
the fun with the audience.
During the evening DIR. DaShiel introduced
the Rev. Wilbur +. Sheridan, of Louisville
who spoke on 1.-The Backbone of Patriot
ISM. DR.. Sheridan made a hfteen-mlnute
talk that well received. He said he
| believed America needed a new school OF
patriotism since he had read Of the re-
cent mob outrages and burning of negroes
at the stake.
There is great deal of dress parade
patriotism" declared the speaker, and
also that for revenue. as those men who
run for office often exemplify.' DR.. Sheri-
dan praised the work of the sheriff of DAN
| vile, ILL.,, the nerve of the woman in South
| Carolina, who repulsed mob alone with
rife, and also praised the work OF the
militia at Evansville.
The speaker also paid a glowing tribute to
President Roosevelt's attitude when he was
a police commissioner in New York and re-
leased all those who were not competent to
enforce the law. His praise of the Presi-
dent was greeted with applause.
At 1O:i5 yesterday morning Rev. E. L.
Dolf preached, and in the afternoon Rev.
W. F. Sheridan began his series of lee
lures about the work of spreading the
gospel.
To-day will be Woman's Home Missionary
day, with Mrs John l.. Benedict in charge
DR.. Sheridan will speak in the morning and
in the afternoon the w. II. M. S. will have
charge of the programme.