The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-26
Miss Dayse Deane Walker
Visits Richmond in Interest
of Noble Cause.
WILL GIVE READING HERE.
HAS FOUNDED A "CLUB HOME
AT INDIANAPOLIS WHICH PRO
VIDES TEMPORARY ACCOMODA
TON FOR YOUNG GIRLS OF
RACE.

Several years ago when a friend
asked me TO speak to a girl whom
she feared was in danger on account
of the kindness" being shown her
by n so-caIIed friend I wondered
what could say that would really
help She was out of work, without
a home in the city, sick and lonely
for companionship. l had only a lee
ture and sympathy at most to offer,
while she needed food, medicine and
place to stay. No wonder girls go
astray, And out of all the institu-
tons in the city supported for the pro-
lection of young women, there was
not one that did not close its doors
against the colored girls. at least, not
any that | could find, and / tried many.
And yet the morals of the colored
girls affect as vitality the city's life
as do those of her fairer sisters"
Such was the stateme\t of Miss
Dayse Deaner Walker, of Indianapolis
who comes to Richmond in the inter
est of the Colored Womens Protec-
ton Association of which she is the
founder. She viii be heard at Bethel
A. NJ. Z. church next Thursday even
ing, August 30 Miss Deanes work
has many CONNIE ndable features. The
conditions she found in Indianapolis
among then women of her race, are
to be found, in all the large cities of
the United States. The majority of
the floating population of colorNl
girls that find their way into the
large Northern cities being thrown
among strangers in strange cities, and
unable at the outset to obtain work,
gradually drift to unpleasant sur
roundings, and questionable employ
ments. This due to the lack of In
situations that open their doors to
such girls. Quite a large number of
these girlS come from the South and
most of them from respectable homes
But being anxious to assist in the
support of maintenance of their fam
lilies they are drawn to the North by
the glowing accounts of high wages
and profitable employments that find
their way to the south.
1t was for the protection of such
girls as we'll las for the betterment of
the social conditions of the local girls
that Miss Dayse d. Walker of India
napolis, Ind, decided to establish and
institution that would help such girls
to resist temptation. She raised the
funds to start the work by giving a
series of readings and lectures The
Pastors were kind and at the close
of their services permitted her to
present her cause to their congrega-
ton, who always responded to her APP
hni info CT in,
ment of such a work, and now there
is at least the beginning of what we
hope will be chain of institutions,
supported in every city where the col
ored girl and her needs can be at
tended to.
The Club Home" established by
Miss Walker contains Reading, Rest,
Music. Drawing room and Kitchen
Bath rooms, class room and Office
The home is now able to accommodate
girls who are in need and where they
are out of employment, offer her a
home until work is secured. AS
matter of self respect she then can
GELS her bill and thus enables the
work TO go on. The rooms are open
to her at all times and furnish rest
enjoyment, study and an opportunity
Tor Improvement. We believe with
Prof. Dabois, I'm service. humble.
reverent service from the blakening
OF boots 10 the whitening of souls"
The home stands for honest. indie
pendent womanhoodI and not cash but
character is all that, lis demanded and
mot aims but friend 1t also off
ers accommodation temporarily to
strangers Qadies0 andsis a social and
Literary center for thesYoun people.
The object of the c. W'P A. are four
fold.
Ito provide protection, accomo-
dation for respectable colored girls
and women who may be strangers or
out of employment.
2-To support Club Homes as legf-
innate social and literary centers for
our young people.
$40 encourage commercial enter
prise among the colored women
ITO endorse domestic science as
a profession.
5-To recognize the true worth of
capable and independent womanhood
regardless of calling.
Miss Dayse d. Walker who is the
founder and president of this Home
is the product of that wizard of in
duStriaI educators BROKER T. Wash
ington. She has been employed in
this kind of work for several years
having assisted in establishing THE
Flaner Guild" an institution whose
object is to rescue young girls and
boys and to have them in industrial
pursuits. She comes to Richmond in
the interest of her work and will APP
pear at the Bethel \. ". E. church
of which Rev. Baker is the Pastor
Besides giving a well prepared pro-
gram of readings and recitals, for
Miss Walker is an elocutionist of I'M
usual ability. she will thoroughly lay
before the people her work and the
need of support of such an undertake
ing.
She will ba assisted in her program
by Native SoIkh Africa Students from
On