The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-03-22

< The coming together Sunday after
noon of distinguished crowd OF
Nashville women in a mass meeting
at the First Baptist Church, Eighth
avenue, North, regardless of demon.
ination, organization or other inter
ests, showed a united spirit on the
part of the women. A more repre-
sentative body of the fair sex has not
met in Nashville. The purpose of
this mass meeting was very appropri-
ately stated by Mrs. G. H. Phillips,
byho was selected chairman of the
meeting by common consent. She
called the meeting to order at $3.50
p. m The congregation sang Gall
hail the power Of Jesus name" Mrs
Evans Tyree was on program, but
owing to illness in her family she
was absent. Mrs. I. B. Scott led in
prayer. The Scripture lesson was
read by Mrs. A. B. Carter, then the
chairman, Mrs. G. H. Phillips, spoke
on Women Awakened" A more
congruous subject for this meeting
could not have been selected. She
took in completely the entire situa-
tion. She dealt with subjects that
must be dealt with by women. She
took in the predicament surrounding
our people and without any use of
superfiuous language, presented the
coming of the National meeting Of the
Worlds Christian Temperance Union
that is to be held in Nashville, Tenn,
November 8, 1907. "This Convention
will bring distinguished delegation
of women from all races, and their
deliberations here will have much to
do with the shaping of the national,
as well as the international policy"
said Mrs. Phillips. eve believe tha
it is our duty to go dc wn on record
here as encouragers and sympathizers
in the noble work being fostered by
this organization. We believe It Is
the duty of every woman in Nashville
to lend her assistance in whatever
will be of interest and benefit to the
whole people" Mrs. Phillips stated
that the object of the meeting, VII
not making any permanent prepara-
tions, was to have an expression from
the various organizations as well as
individuals on the proposed meeting.
Owing to the absence of Mrs. Nc.
Gavock, the organ voluntary was
omitted.
Mrs. S. w. Crosthwait was intro
duced and spoke on Education. Sh,
is a teacher at Fisk University and is
known and generally loved in Nash
Vile. Her logical address took in a
scope along educational lines from
practical experience. She related an
incident from life to impress her har
argument upon her hearers. She
stated that for some years ago she
taught two classes of boys. She would
give no name or reference to reveal the
identity of any members Of the class
but said that this was the most unfa-
vorable looking class she had taught
during her career as a teacher. But
that since her return to Nashville and
since each of these boys had grown
to be men, she had made thorough
canvass and found to her great sur.
prise that ninety per cent of the class
had turned out to be worthy young
men, following professions and pur
suing business careers that were
praiseworthy. She hoped to see the
time when education would be in real
ity the valuable asset to our race that
it ought to be,
DR. Josie Wells spoke on medicine
She said that she had prepared heI
remarks to be addressed to women
but that she found there were men
in the audience. Henco she would
have to dispense with her prepared
address and instead of saying ladies
she must say ''ladies and gentlemen.
She branched right out into the med
ical argument and after showing the
peculiar conditions under which WON
en- must practice medicine, she said
that the time would come (not, how
ever, in her day, but that 1t would
surely Gomez when all women would
be treated by her sex In the medica