The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-02
4 10! !. HELP CAUSE
u Of EDUCATION.
Mi. I. ]. Seay Tells Of Work of
Industrial League 81
sas mi South.
I0$BEGlN WORK IN RICHMOND
Many Prominent People il WASH
ington Back Of tic
~ League.

iEEl IAA t5HhAT 100 3Ss AT ~ NGA6SfaFSt
Mr., 7. jackson seuy, chairman OF the
Executive Committee OF the industrial
League OF the South, arrived iii the city
yesterday with the intention Of forming.
X possible, an associate league in Vir-
III ginia, with Governor Swanson rs its
president. a& &Asj ssft
Mr.. Seay Is very enthusiastic In his
interest In the work of the league, and
49, has mitch to shy Regarding Its possibil!-
ties. The league was chartered In 1903
AZ and r~eorsanized in September of 1905,
and In 1906 established Its headquarters
on Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest,
Washington, D. C. Centered in Washing
ton, its membership is composed OF many
~ Senator'S and Representatives and their
wives and otherBleading men and women,
~ Of social position IN the Capital City, all
.s$Sof% whom are Infused with the highest pat.
r.otic motives In arousing greater IN.
terest in the furtherance Of elementary
and Ind ustrial education In all the old
Southern states. The league was first
originated by Mrs. s. w. Ealsey, sister
OF United States Senator John w. Daniel,
53wlio collected the first dollar for the or
gailizationS at the ST.. Louis Exposition N
vi -l903, when she was selected to speak at
1.-THE fair as the representative OF Nir-
ginia on Virginia Day, On this occasion
she took the opportunity of presenting
1.-The subject and OF outlining its scope,
securing the first subscription from Il
noted female philanthropist Of the
North. $$
Interest inaEducation.
The society has as It's definite object the
sarousing of interest In the education of
" the poor and illiterate white chlldren%ot
the South and Of amellorating the condi.
tons which, In "a thousand and one In
stances, prevent so many ~indigents from
securing the inalienablee privilege of edu.{
gallon. In many sections Of the Southern
States educational facilities ane sadly
lacking; in nearly all the school terms
MareB SO short as to be almost useless
a a consequence Milliteracy among the
u Southern poor Is widespread. a fact which.
\ materially initiates against til. indus
trial and social development Of the
Southland. To remedy this evil the league
was formed, and back Of 1t ore some OF
l$$the lsost prominent men and women Of
the + !, South, all Of whom, with a few ex.
captions, are residents In Wnshington,&D.
ssg.tMr. Robert II. Mcneil is 5presld entSofS
the league; Mr.. 7. H Jackson seny,
sschairman OF the Executive Committee:
and among the members are Mrs. Charles
W. Fairbanks, Mrs, j. p. Dolliver. Mrs.
a CT Latlmer, Mrs. Marion Butler, Mrs.
Henry F. RdTney, Mrs. Richie, Mrs.
asDIabney c.. Harrison, Congressman John
sharp&Williams, Mrs. Champ Clark, Miss
Frances N. Anderson and Rev. Robert
sLeeSsAllison. 38 EG$s iRSaS
authoraSof the bill now pending iii Con-
! Eress for a permanent charter. and 1t
has tho endorsement Of Senator Daniel,
6fSVirginia; Senator OEerman, of North
Carolina; Congressman Champ Clark, and
Congressman John Sharp Williams, be-
sides many others. 1t Is the object. ofEtlie'
parent league In Washington to establish
associate leagues in all the capital cities
S&of the South. which in turn shall aid In
establishing other associate leagues In
Il all the county seats OF the respective
" States. The pa ssage Of the BILL In Con-
\ gress has been delayed SO that the char
ter membership may be increased to a
" Hltlion,t'if possible, and so that the edu-i
cational movement may be thoroughly
advertised throughout the South and its
cause championed by all the Southern
Governors, educational boards and COM
missions and school superintendents. The
bill gives 1t the right to have and to hold
property. and to receive bequests and
donations.
Strong Board.
For Its government the bill provides
that ""the..goyernnients Of said league shall
81 be vested In a board of trustees, to con
IL sist of the Chief Justice of the United
States, who shall be president OF the
X board; the Secretary Of Agriculture, the
Secretary of Commerce and Labor, the
Commissioners of Education and nine other
members. to be chosen by the members
OF the league in a public meeting there
II 1fter.' 5g
Charter membership is received at the
cost OF n dollar. and the msmbership
ices are ten cents per, month. The char
Ter money is to be used solely for the
nuilding and establishing Of Industrial
schools for the INDECENT white children
OF the South. The parent league In the
n District of Columbia proposes that its
funds shall be given pro rata to every
Southern State, but the State and county
associate leagues are to use theiramoneys
Tor their own sections. The bill now
pending In Congress provides for the
work in all of the Southern states, and
the parent league hopes that the Gov
ernors and the Southern people in general
Twill come forward to the assistance OF.
the league In the promoting OF its great
and benehcialfwork,
With a large membership and an asso.
dated league in every Southern State, the
Industrial League OF the South should
carry forward a work that will DO far.
reaching In Its Importance and benefit to
the poor Southern children. Its promoters
are inspired by the best and purest Of
X motives, and are working with an energy
that bids fair to accomplish the desired
Is results. =
WILL RESUME TO-DAY.