The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-11-10

Education
AND COMMUNITY GROWTH RE-
CEIVES A BOOST AT HANDS
OF MOTHERS LEAGUE.
Children Parade
Principal Streets of Columbia, Con-
gregate in Court House Where
Patriotic Airs We're Sung and able
Addresses Delivered.

Columbia, Tenn, Nov. 5-Colum-
bda is the former seat of Tennessee
! aristocracy. The wealth and learn
ing of the commonwealth used to be
| centered here before Nashville be-
came it's abiding place. But the
spirit still lives In Columbia. The
''white folks have it, and "the Ne
groes too"
The colored people scattered
| throughout Tennessee are glad to
clai m Columbia as their home. They
are in the main among the most
, prosperous and intelligent people Of
the State. They are proud. They
| want to keep growing. This spirit
gave birth to the mothers school I'M
| provement leagues began at Column
! bia in the hope that their Influence
might be felt not 9dnly here but
throughout the entire State Of Tenn
essee. The good men and women Of
the city are at work as never be-
| fore and they are succeeding. They
| are getting results. This was evident
from the large concourse of people,
young and old, who Joined in the
demonstration for the cause of edu-
| cation this morning and the enthu-
siasm with which they received the
| speakers and their hearty apprecia-
| tion Of the wholesome advice given
| throughout the addresses. 1t was
also seen in the large amount of
| money contributed.
| Prof. II. l.. Keith, of Nashville, has
| been known for long time as an
advocate Of patriotism being taught
Negro school children more largely.
The teachers of Columbia and
| Maury County agree most heartily
! with his view. Every pupil and
teacher in the long line carried an
American flag unfurled to the breez-
es.
This line of march was from the
high school through the business
section to the courthouse where a
/ program of patriotic airs was rem
deTed which literally surprised the
courthouse inhabitants as much as
it pleased them.
DR.. T. W. Stephens was master Of
ceremonies. He introduced Mr.
Keith, who delivered a very practical
and common sense address. He be-
gan by saying, II shall not indulge
in fine phrases and expressions about
unknown things. l prefer rather to
address you in the simplest words
and the plainest sort of manner
about the things Of which you have
some knowledge and which we have
come to emphasizes He was frank in
his criticism and agreeable in his re-
marks praising the members Of the
organization, the teachers, citizens
and school children for what they are
doing for lf-advancement. Final
~, he said, we cannot incur more
serious loss than our loss Of faith IN
each other or In mankind. Preserve
your faith in man and so act and so
live that his faith In you may also be
be assured for the good it may do an
the happiness 1t may bring to US in
all phases Of human activity.
Hon. A. N. Johnson is new spirit
in the business life Of Tennessee col
ored people. He has q national
reputation as one Of the races most
successful business men and the
leading man in the profession OF
embalming. He has seen service in
the Alabama political arena, has
been a prominent and inf h1ontia1
member Of more than one national
republican convention. Mr.. Johnson
spoke for half an hour on education
business and industry.
The points emphasized by the