The new age., 1907-03-02


companies that are now using the col
ored churches for selling stock to the
colored people as unreliable and
worthless concerns, and we therefore
warn the people about them.
Resolved further, That the thanks
of this club are now extended to the
editors of the papers that are pub
lished outside of the city of Chicago
for giving publicity to the matter"
Prominent CoIored Men and Women
of Today.
Miss Ella Wilson, of Worcester,
Mass, graduated from the High
School of Worcester, Mass, a number
of years ago with distinguished hon
ors, and is now a most experienced
teacher in the public schools of that
city. She is one of the most popular
and highly educated teachers that
there is in the State of Massachusetts.
She has been a teacher in Worcester
for II years and is highly thought of
by the people all over the state of
Massachusetts,, and wherever she is
known. She is pleasing and enter
ldlHihS GOuN6ISdIlOudlISl anu lduy
of culture and refinement.
Mr.. Geo. w. Cough, of Ann Arbor,
Mich, has resided in Ann Arbor for
number of years. He is one of the
leading colored men of that city, and
is highly spoken of by the people all
over the State of Michigan He is a
prominent 33rd degree Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite Mason, and is
Grand Captain General of the Grand
Encampment of Colored Knight Temp
lars of the United States. He is a
great Masonic Jurist and his opinions
are recognized to be good Masonic au
thority, and he is consulted on many
very important Masonic matters.
Captain VIM T. Grant, 33rd, of New
Orleans, La, is one of the leading
colored Masons in the South. He is
the Grand Master of the Most Wor-
shipful ST. Andrews Grand Lodge of
A. F. & A. Masons of the State of
Louisiana. He is a prominent Scot
tish Rite Mason and a Shriner He
is a man that is highly appreciated
and honored by the people of the
State of Louisiana. He is also the
Deputy for the Daughters of Sphinx
and the Order of Eastern Star, for the
State of Louisiana.
Prof. William E. Holmes, of Macon,
Ca, is one among the leading colored
men of the State of Georgia He is
honored and respected by the people
all over the country. He is a man of
energy. ability and sound judgment.
He is the president of the Central City
College at Macon, Ga. which is one
of the largest and best educational
institutions for the colored people in
the South. He is the editor of the
Baptist Truth, a weekly newspaper
published at Macon, Ga. Prof. Holmes
received the degree of Master of Arts
in 1889 at the University of Chicago
Mrs J. G. Oswell, of Worcester,
Mass, is a very intelligent and pro-
gressiye lady and is one among the
leading colored ladies of that city. She
has been for many years identified
with a number of enterprises for the
advancement and progress of the race.
Mrs. NJ G. Hogan, of Cambridge.
Mass, belongs to that young class of
enterprising and progressive colored
women who are occupying a prom
inent place among our race of people.
Mrs. Hogan has won an admirable
place in the estimation of the people
all over the country. She is a Jealous
worker and in church, and secret and
benevolent societies as well. She is
the Most Worthy First Vice Supreme
Grand Matron of the Supreme Grand
Court of Daughters of Sphinx of North
and South America, and Supreme
Grand Royal Secretary of the Supreme
Grand Chapter of the Order of East !
ern Star of the United States and |
Canada.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lindsay Davis, of
Chicago, H., was born in Peoria, ILL.,, |
but has lived in Chicago for manv |
years. She graduated number of |
years ago with distin guished honors /
from the High School and from the
Princeton University. She is beyond
doubt one of the most brilliant colored |
we have. She isCan excellent
writer and pleasing lecturer. Mrs.
Davis is probably more publicly known
than any other colored woman in the
She is the president of the
Phillis Wheatley Club of Chicago, and
has been for several years National
Organizer of the National Federation
JI COlOTGQ WOD16H-
Mrs. Jennie C. Waters, of Worces-
-er, Mass, is one among the promi-
lent colored women of that CITY, and
S filing position of honor and trust
With one Of the large manufacturing
asta blishments in that city. Mrs.
Waters is an educated, jealous worker
or the welfare of the race, and is a
splendid writer. and on several occa-
'ions has contributed several excellent
lrticles to some of the leading maya I
ines in the country.
Miss Kate B. Gardner, of 4937 State
street, is president of the Christian
Workers Club and is doing a great
work for the churches and the people
n Chicago. 4
Chicago has several very competent !
md reliable colored men, who are
lead walters in some of the large ho-
els and restaurants in this city
they are men who are strictly up-to-
ate in their business, and one among
hem we take pleasure to refer to is n
Ar. Frank c. Long. of the Windemere
1otel. who is head waiter there. and =
iso Mr. w. c. Casey, head waiter at 3
ne Del Prado Hotel. and Mr. J. NJ.