Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-14

Oklahoma and Indian territory, and letters
favorable to the measure were read from
several senators and representatives.
Mrs Colby denounced the Statehood pilis
as they passed the House as Ubiquitous, and
called upon all the members to help 10 de-
feat the bills in the Senate. :,
Mrs Lockwood again advocated the call
ing of women primaries to elect delegates
to the nominating conventions.
The Columbia Heights Art Club met In
the parlors Of the Portner with Mrs. Lacey
as hostess and Mrs. Schneider as chairman:
After report of secretaries, Mrs Whltai
read dissertation on the Winged Vic
tory and statue of Napoleon at the Cor
coran gallery, followed by discussion by
members Mrs. Tower read an original
paper on Swiss architecture: Mrs. Gibbs
one on Swiss literature. This opened up a
wide field, many members having travelled
In that country. Mrs. Dorrtt read q poem
by Mrs. Clark. Mrs. Fisher gave descrip-
ton of the origin Of the jfnricksha. A baby
came to them while living in Japan, born
in Buddhist temple TOO years old. There
were no baby carriages there, she said, as
it was considered a discourtesy to the
mikado for any one to ride on wheels. The
mobiles used sedan chairs sea captain
gave Consul Fisher pair of wheels, and
he had a native build him the first convey
ance of the kind, from his own drawings.
The American baby in its quaint carriage
was a sing source of wonder.
The mikado, who was just coming out Of
his retirement, saw the little cart and or
dered one built for an adult and allowed
his mobiles to use them also, as the weight
of person sustained by wheels was soon
appreciated by the wise men OF the east.
An invitation was extended to the club
by the federation to attend social June q.
The exercises of the afternoon terminated
with vocal solo given by Miss Mary u.
Finney, IL Esclave,'' responding to an
encore with I'm the Chimney Corner"
The closing meeting of the season of the
Mems Club Of Calvary Baptist Church was
held Monday evening in the Sunday schOol
house and was very largely attended. Inc
and is stated to be growing and flourish
ing association. Its membership has IN
creased over 80 per cent this year. and now
numbers 1877. Under the efncient leader
ship of Prof. Mitchell Carroll, an president.
the interest and enthusiastic have grown
very rapidly.
The club has been very much entertained
by the addresses delivered before 1t on
day evening the members listened to an
address by DIR. Henry st. George Tucker
dean of the schools Of iaw 16f the Colum-
| bian University, on the Subject OF ECU
cational Problems In the H0tfth.''
Mt Tucker has been Identified with ed
ucationai work In Virginia for some years
and has given the subject careful thought,
and gave the club glimpse OF the condi-
lions prevailing IN the south, ana parucu-
larry IN Virginia. He showed the obstacles
they have had to overcome growing out
of the war and the presence OF the negro;
the difiiculty Of raising money by taxation
from the impoverished white people-many
Of whom. he said, were mono too well con-
WINGED Of the necessity fora schooling.
even for their own children, and who at
drst objected vigorously to paying taxes
for educating children OF their former
slaves Public opinion has had to be
gradually elevated to the idea that the ed
ucation OF all the people advances the best
interests OF a community, and that those
who are better edcuated and circumstanced
owe a duty to those less favored to help
them to obtain such an education as will
better f1t them to be useful citizens.
The education of the negro Is the great
problem for the south, the speaker said.
he spoke most hopefully OF It, and paid