Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-01-13
THE ALLIANCE NOTES AND CON-
MENTS.

The celebration of the forty-ninth
anniversary of the emancipation OF
the American Negro which took place
under the auspices OF the Peoples S
Sunday Alliance at their regular time
and place of meeting, was highly sat
isfactory. The numbers on the pro-
gram were well prepared, delivered
with forcefulness and received with
appreciation.
Attorney A. w. Lewis, first vice
president of the Alliance, presided.
His Introductory remarks as to the
occasion and the fitness of the cele-
bration by the Peoples Sunday Alli-
ance. were timely, well thought out
and well delivered. He presided gen
orally with tact and judgment. Mr..
Lewis willingness to serve seems to
indicate to the people of this COM
munity that a real live and efficient
worker has been added to Denver by
his presence.
Current literature appropriate to
the occasion was read from the Crisis
and the Rocky Mountain News, as
well as attention being called to other
current matters of Importance.
Mrs. Isabel Stewart read the Eman-
cipation Proclamation intelligently
and with the effectiveness that her
long public experience led us to eX-
meet of her. The violin selection by
Prof. Robert H. Lee, a musician re-
Gently come to Denver, needed to be
heard to be appreciated. Mrs! Helen
Wilson, state superintendent of pub
lie instruction, who spoke, touching
upon the life of Wendall Phillips, de-
Iivered her speech in sympathetic ap'
probation of the occasion. Her re-
marks were studded here and there
with personal references, not of that
nauseating, black many variety
but the kind that indicates real hui
manitarian feeling and genuine
friendship. Mrs. Laura Hills intro
duction of Mrs. Wilson placed WON
anhood upon the highest pinacle from
which, if his satanic majesty can by
any means get her to cast herself
down. Great will be the fall"
The address of Rev. David e. Over
added real color to the occasion and
while his Look into the Future
NAV not have agreed with the fore
cast of all of the sons and daughters
of prophet who were present, yet we
are all bound to concede that he is
a man who loves his race and is seek
ing to serve them; also we must ad-
nit the logic of his conclusions. On
the whole, the occasion was profitable
and we enter our fiftieth year of free
dom with a desire TO make it the best
of all.
The Alliance desires to announce
that among other things which it has
in store for the people is joint de-
bate between two of our we'll known
citizens, the one a practical man and
a diplomat, the other an idealist and
fighter. 1t will be a real treat to
see them lock horns, for as speakers
they are botn interesting, the one flu
ent and with a keen sense of fitness
for the occasion, the other forceful
and tenacious, regardless of results of
his words. Feb. 4th is the date for
this occasion; don't miss it. On Jan.
2Sth will occur the reading of the
fourth paper in the Historical Re-
search series, with music and other
literary features.
All of the regular meetings Of the
Alliance are held at 2630 Welton
street, on the first and last Sundays
of each month at 4 p. m. They are
the peoples meetings and you are ex
pected to be present