The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-25
Voice Of the People
MRS. GRANNlS EXPLAINS
Tells sontIlcrn People why She Adopt
cd the Negro Child.

Tells Southern People why She Adopt
cd the Negro Child.
Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir,--1 realize the sense Of Justice
on the part OF Southern editors
as truly as do their renown for
knightly clivalry or gallantry.
The lcadlines In New York publ
cations and the declaration Back to
Her Own Race" Is simply the utter
ance of unhappy and unjust race pre-
jndice
AS u lover and practitioner OF fair
dealing of man TO man. ask you to
publish over my signature that have
never brought up the little girl. Chris
brown Child Or 5su any other M" color sA'
have striven with prayerful con-
secration -nnd my best effort, for her
training that she may render the best
render. am not disappointed in her
development UP. to the present time.
have never had reason to exnect
more OF this child than she has achiev-
little girl will render better service
in life for my care than she could
have done II the Heavenly Father had
not used me as an humble instrument
her into my home with her mother
simply as distresse1 unfortunate
lamb OF Christs fold, needing human
Of S snr BLOOD e ef Se African fepae
race.
It Is a fact that in reply to various
qucstioncrs concerning my plans for
occasions I have replied. Possibly
public opinion Will become so far adj
vanced by the time this little girl is
ready to select her vocation in life,
Princeton. Harvard and Yale may
mn fnr 1ar ou {,,Ia t,,,% I
have no reason to believe that this
child Will develop any such studious
habits. have always said shall be
quite compensated for my service to
housewife. mother. domestic servant
or anything else Of use in the world
while l believe she will be a more
efficient citizen. a more helpful and
Is taught to render the best service
Of which she Is competent along many
lines OF Industry and mental applica-
ton.
lie school record: Her. reports show
that she Is marked r. which stands for
excellent. the highest rating in Ian
guags. composition. writing. drawing.
est marked in .other studies. She is
by nature artistic. I have no aspira-
ton and no special desire that she
shall surpass her fellows at Tuskegee
tician. If I were to take Chinese
child into my home and give 1t tho
advantages Of the public school. I
should expect 1t TO develop the race
quality OF superior mathematician
My little Christian L. woodyear can
not enter Tuskegee until next fall on
account OF her age. She is not four
teen, which Is the earliest age that
g g.. girl can be accepted at Tuskesee
She may not prove herself worthy a
fun course at Tuskegee. l hope she
may. She is often selected both in
public school. at her regular Lords
Day school, Junior Endeavor Societies,
ercises.
have in no sense whatsoever re-
turned my little girl to her own race.
and l have never taken her from her
race,
received Clipping from the Rich
mond es-Dispatch. OF the 18th inst.
In letter from a former trustee OF
the. Fifty-sixth Street Church OF Dis
c!ples. This man is representative
native Southerner, and displays as
keen sense of justice to the negro
race as is manifested on the public
rostrum by Colonel Watterson OF the
Louisville Courier Journal who is not
surpassed by any native Of New Eng
land.
Faithfully and gratefully yours
ELIZABETH B. GRANNIS
New York, April %, 1908.