The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-10-05
ST. PAUL
ATTY. AND MRS. w. 7. FRANCIS
ARRIVE HOME.

They Spent Pleasant Time In South.
land. He Attends 3. m. c. Mrs.
Francis Visits Relatives,
and Addresses Club
Women Of Native
State.
Attorney and Mrs. w. T. Francis
have returned from their Southern
trip. Mrs. r. B. Chapman, who ac-
companied Mrs. Francis to Nashville
will remain In that city for a short
time. and then go to Paris, Texas,
where she will remain for some time,
perhaps for the entire winter. So far
Mrs. Chapman Is reported as greatly
benefited by the change.
. Attorney Francis has an interesting
story to tell Of the B. M. c., at At
lanta and the exciting scenes Of the
attempted election. He joined Mrs.
Francis at Nashville for short visit,
and while there witnessed the open
ing of the new Tennessee State Nor
NAL and Industrial School for Negroes.
Mr.. Francis and the Hon. j. c.
Napier were both invited to deliver
addresses at the opening ceremonies.
The hall was packed to its utmost
extent with very enthusiastic au-
dience. According to our contem-
porary, the Nashville Globe, the re-
marks of Mr.. Francis were inter
rupted by frequent applause. He was
introduced by Principal Hale as the
highest type of the Northern product
of Negro manhood.
The new State Normal and In.
dustrial consists of four large, mdern
and finely equipped buildings and
beautiful grounds, about half a mile
distant from Fisk University.
Short addresses were also made by
the Superintendent of the Board of
Education Of Nashville and DR.. Stew.
art, and two or three other prominent
citizens. Seated on the platform were
the members Of the new faculty, the
Superintendent of the Board, Prin.
cipal Hale, prominent members OF
the Fisk University faculty, Drs.
Stewart, Noel, Undertakes A. N.
Johnson, and Preston Taylor, DR..
Alonzo Napier, Prof. Scott Crosth-
waite, and Hon. w. T. Francis and
Hon. ]. c. Napier, Registrar OF the
Treasury. The occasion was an in
spring one. Adult three hundred
students were registered at the open
ing. Teachers number about twenty.
Honored BY Federated Clubs. r.
In addition to the numerous social
courtesies extended to Mrs. Francis
and Mrs. Chapman at Nashville, their
old home, recently, the City Fedora
ton of Nashville convened In honor
of Mrs. Francis, State President of the
Clubs of Minnesota, and held large
reception in the First Baptist Church
auditrium. Mrs. Francis was asked
to deliver an address, the subject Of
which she made at the last National
meeting at Hampton, Va, where she
attended the National Federation of
Womens Clubs as a delegate and
President of Minnesota Federation,
and this was given setting of an in
teresting musical program. Mrs. Cam
eron, one Of the Fisk singers, rendered
Show Us Thy Light" The audience
was large, and after the program a
reception was held for Mrs. Francis
in the church parlors, dainty refresh
ments being served. She reports the
club work in Tennessee in a flourish
ing condition. ~
Mrs. Francis was also asked to ad-
dress the Y. w. c. A., at the Majestic
Theatre Sunday afternoon. Her sub
ject was, The Lesson of Service I
learned at Hampton" Mrs. Coombs,
wife Of Father Coombs, Rector of the
Episcopal Church of Nashville, pre-.
sided at the meeting. H.