The broad ax., 1908-03-14


there. and bring disgrace upon him
self and the other ladies and gentle
men present ~ w
1t is claimed at this juneture of the
disgraceful AFFAIR, that Mr.. Martin ex.
claimed that Mrs. Manning would
have to leave the hall without any
further delay or he would go to hell
that very night 1t is also said that
then ana there Dr.. Brown appealed to
Dr. George c. Hall, President, to save
Mrs. Manning from so much humilia-
ton on such a swell occasion; that
DE-. Hall replied to the request of
DR.. Brown by saying that %he must
rush around the. haH and see the
other members of the club and get
ready to fight the whole thing out
to a dead finish or words of the same
purport. DIR. Brown, so they claim
very politely replied that he was a
gentleman and knew how to conduct
himself among ladies and gentlemen;
that as the president of the Eel
lowship Club, had requested him to
extend an invitation to Mrs. Manning
and to have her to come by all
means, the only manly and gentle
manly thing that he could do would
be 20 leave the hall with her." and
shortly after this conversation with
DIR. Hall, it is claimed that Mr.. Mar
tin teIephoned- for a policeman to
come to the hall; that when the big,
burly, white policeman arrived he
walked around the hall several times
in order to warn the highly cultured
ladies and gentlemen that they must
behave themselves and that he was
good and ready to take care of all
those who wanted to do any fighting.
Within a very short time after the
arrival of the policeman Mrs. Man
ming, who conducted herself like a
perfect lady, and who at that time
was occupying a seat in one of the
boxes with Mrs. E. S. Miller, was
approached by her husband, Mr..
Manning, who also conducted him
self like a well-bred gentleman. who
informed her that they had better be
starting for home" and Mrs. Miller
very graciously escorted her to the
ladies' dressing room, and after Sc
curing her wraps, Mrs. Miller also
accompanied Mr.. and Mrs. Manning
to the exit from the hall who were
followed by DR.. Brown and on went.
the dance --r-a-rr-r -.
And to their everlasting shame
none of the ladies present who had
in the past freely partaken of the
generous hosiptalities of Mrs. Man
ming, had the moral courage TO raise
their voices in her behalf, and to
declare that if ''she must leave we
will follow" first-elass white ladies
and gentlemen love justice to such an
extent that they never would have
permitted one of those belonging to
their own set, to be treated in such
a brutal manner; but come to think
of it the words right and justice"
| are foreign to, the majority or nrst-
class Colored ladies and gentlemen.
L. The following are the officers and
members of the Fellowship Club:
DR.. George c. Hall, president; Mr..
j. Gray Lucas, vice president; Mr..
David Manson, treasurer; Mr.. W. l.
Martin, secretary; Mr.. ALT Anderson.
Mr.. John R., Agter. DR.. Asa D. c..
Barnes, Mr. E. NJ. Blackwell. DR.. NJ.
J. Brown, DR.. w. A. Buckner, DR..
John C. Davis Dr.. W. F. Garrett, Mr.,
L. N. Jones, DR.. Joseph A. Kelly, DR..
| "A W. Mercer, DR.. E s. Miller, Mr.,
J, L. Parks, Mr., Adam P. Perry. Mr.,
r; A. ], Shaw, Dr,uA- L, Smith, Mr..
tWaR Sobers, MI, George H. Walker,
D., A Wilberforce Williams. ~
And, their actions in permitting one
of their members to use the entire
club-to elub lady over the head
! and bring reproaeh upon her good
name E which viii cling to her II she
lives a thousand years and then some.
has caused much hack-hiting and Fag-
gngn Of tongues among the leaders
| Of Afro1Ameriean society in Chicago!
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