The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-09-19
A NEGRO WOMAN
IN BUSINESS

making themselves financially indie
pendent, and setting an example for
all peoples in thrift, industry and
the practical application Of their
mental training.
While here, through the courtesy
of the ministry, a calling by which
she sets great store, she delivered a
series of lectures on 1.-THE Negro
Woman in Business" talking to not
less than ten churches on this topic,
including the session Of the Lott
Carey Baptist Missionary Associa-
ton, which sat here last week at the
First Baptist Church, of Georgetown.
Nine. Walker, who has built up
from the bottom a manufacturing
business, producing an income Of
$4,000 per month and giving employ
ment to hundreds of cOlored men
and women, is delivering those adj
dresses throughout the country with
a view of encouraging the women Of
the race to rise above the laundry
and kitchen-honorable as this work
undoubtedly is-and to aspire to
place in the world of commerce and
trade. She argues that they should
begin at once to turn their talents
into channels of business, as the Jew
and Italian women are doing, and
develop enterprises that will yield
larger financial returns. She tells
her own life-story as an object
lesson to others of her sex and race.
Nine. Walkers Life Story.
Nine years ago Nine. Walker was
laundress and cook at 50 per week
i'm Denver, Col She discovered
formula that she found by personal
use would grow hair, no matter how
short or how coarse the texture. En-
barking in business there on a CAPT
tai of $3.50, and later changing her
location to indianapolis, to command
a national market, she now owns
$4,000 home in that city and has
recently given a similar piece of
property to her daughter In New
York City She has a large factory
and besides employing bookkeepers,
clerks, stenographers, chauffeur,
maid and agents in various sections
and factory and household helpers,
she has equipped over 1000 agents in
various sections of the country, who
are making good money, giving treat
ments and selling her preparations.
One agent, "A woman in Cleveland,
has been with Nine Walker three
/ years. The first year her business
brought over $500; the second year
she took in over $780, and for the
ten months of the present year her
books show receipts exceeding 5000
AS has been said, Nine, Walkers
monthly income averages $4,000, and
liberal as she is in giving to educa-
tional and philanthropic causes, she
pays taxes on property valued at not
less than $4,000. She gave the first
$1,000 to the building of the colored
Y. M. c. A. at Indianapolis, and is
now planning to raise an endowment
for a college in Liberia. She is
president of the Lelis College at In
dianapois, where she is instructing
young and old in the art of hair
growing, letting others into her
methods, that they may spread the
good work. She is educating an
African boy, and has done much to
relieve individual needs among the
poor she meets from time to time,
Washington pastors to whom Nine.
Walker feels particularly indebted
for an opportunity to speak to the
people are: DR.. S. L. COrrothers, OF
Galbraith A. M. E. Zion Church; DR..
w. H. Jernagin, of Mt. Carmel Bap-
, fist Church; DR.. Simon P. w. Drew,
of the Cosmopolitan Baptist Temple;
: DR.. Alexander Yillbanks, of Friend
ship Baptist Church; DR.. w. Bishop
johnson, of the Second Baptist
Church; DR.. E. E. Kicks, Of the First
, Baptist Church, of Georgetown; Dea-
con Hawkins, of the Vermont Ave
nue. Baptist Church; DR.. w. ]. How
ard, of the Zion Baptist Church; DR..
|. N. Ross, of the Metropolitan A. M.
? E. Church, and Rev. Aquilla Sayles.
= Nine. Walker was ably assisted in a
number Of her meetings by Mrs. Ju-
. liza Mason Layton, the Silver-tongued
orator and fraternity worker, and
Miss A. P Kelley, her indefatigable
travelling companion.
Special Functions and Sight-Seeings.
Special functions and sightseeing
filled in the leisure moments o. Nina
Walker and her party while here.
She and Miss Kelley were the house
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. ThOmp-
son, 1887 Wallace Place, N. w. A
. whist party by the most and hostess
, marked the close Of their visit. The
players included, besides those men.
toned, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Freeman,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Buckner, Mr.. and
Mrs. D. D. Rogers, Mr. and Mrs. Geo
Hartzfeld, Mrs. Arlington B. CLANCY
Or. Julia P. H. Coleman and Or, A.
]. Gwathney Theater parties were
given by the host and hostess, and
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis f. Johnson \
delightful breakfast by Mr.. and Mrs
N. N. Corbett, a dinner by Miss Eff
fe Simmons and motor parties tC
! Baltimore, Alexander and the suburbs
were among other special features oil
2 the week Nine. Walker left Satur
/ day for the National Baptist Con
p vention at Nashville Tenn usinl
$ her mammoth touring car for tn,
e journey.
Mrs. Walker is in the city IN,
! guest OF Mrs. A. M. Townsend, 70i
1 Cedar, sfrerf