Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-05

east or west. are willing to help us, Of
course their contributions VIII be gratefully
received Our burden II growing heavier
every year. II people want to know about
US, we would be glad to have them come
down and visit the school and see with their
leaves are t dons The train
road In the morning. win take you there In
good time and you can catch q train back
In the afternoon.
II anybody wants to know more about
us he can inquire OF DR.. Edward Everett
Hale, Rev. DR.. Newman Of the Congrega-
uonal Church, Rev. DR.. Pierce OF All Souls
Church. Mr. Fairfax Harrison, counsel Of
the Southern Railway Company: Henry Z.
Davis. the lawyer; Miss Jane E. Thompson.
616 @ street northwest; Mrs. Ellen Spencer
Mussey. or Mr.. Crosby s. Noyes. editor of
Inc Evening Star. to whom contributions
may be sent. Or they may be sent to Mr..
Va"
The Manassas Industrial School has an or
ganizadon behind It, of which Mr. Oswald
@. Willard Of the New York Evening Post
Is president. Among the directors are Rep
resentative Rixey OF Virginia, Carroll d.
wright. Worcester. Mass. John II. Con-
verse OF Phtladelphia and others equally
well known.
Miss Deans Theory.
Miss Deans theory is that every colored
boy and girl should learn trade, land if
Providence intended them to do something
else. she says. they will be called to their
appointed task in due time. My experience
and observation Of thirteen years has con-
WINGED me that the thing for the colored
people OF the United States to do is to let
Politics alone and qualify themselves for
usefulness In life, to secure a training in
the trades and occupations where compe-
tent men and women are SO much needed
There Is plenty Of room and regular wages
IN this world for every good cook, every
gooa oressmaker, nurse, laundress, house
maid and child's nurse. and for every COM
petent carpenter. farmer and blacksmith
Colored people who complain that they
don't have fair chance to rise in the
world nave not qualified themselves to do
anv1hln8. The first consideration in a col
ored persons life should be to qualify him
SELF or herself 80 that he or she can make
a good living and save money and buy a
nome and become taxpayer. Then they
VIII command the respect of their fellow
citizens. both white and black.
fnere are over 900 colored children of
school age within a few miles of Manassas
and the great majority Of them might be
little training"
Rules for Good Manners.
Miss Dean teaches manners as we'll as
trades al her school and considers them
quite az necessary in the present genera
tion Tor success in life. She has published
a. code OF rules for good behavior" which
might be observed with profit by white as
well as colored people. Some of them are
as follows: "'e
Never tell a child falsehood.
Don't fail to be polite to strangers
Don't oner your hand to your superiors
unless they offer theirs to you first.
Don't visit girl without the consent of
her parents.
Don't criticise unless you can give a
substitute '
Don't be rough and boisterous.
Ion speak to q woman without lffipor
your hat; touch 1t to a man.
Don't stand on the corner of the street
to talk and don't smoke while in the com
pany Of women.
Cleaning your house early in the MORN
ing Is feature Of good MANAGEMENT: then
you are ready for whatever may come dur.
Ing the rest Of the day"
The Local Aiding Association.
There is a local association in Washing.
ton for aiding the Manassas Industrial
school. OF which Rev. DR.. Hale is the hon.
orary president. Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mus
sey. president; Mrs. David G. Brewer, Mrs.
Robley D. Evans and Mr. o. t. Crosby,
vice presidents; Mrs John M. Gitterman
recording secretary; Mrs. Daniel Paul, cor
responding secretary, and Mr.. Eugene %
stevens, BIT 14th street, treasurer This
committee appeals to the people of Wash
lngton for contributions, and 1t is believed
that there will be liberal response as COON
as the usefulness of Jennie Deans school
and Its great financial needs are appre-
ciated. 1t is proposed to make a perrna-
nent association with a membership fee of
u a year, and people who are willing to
Join should send their names to Mrs Ellen
Spencer Mussey, 416 9th street northwest
or to Mr.. Stevens the treasurer. Contrtbu-
addresses,