The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-10-31

He had begun to make preparation
for her entrance to the high school as
soon as she graduated from the Eighth
Grade in the public school. He real
lied that mathematics was usually
hard to the average girl throughout
her high school course, consequently,
he bought at least twenty books on
the treatise of mathematics from ev-
cry phase, picked four from the lot,
which it was his intention to send her
as soon as she entered high school.
The ones he picked would enable her
to solve any problem in mathematics
with which she might have been con-
fronted in the high school: The one
ambition of her father was for her to
live to be a woman of great education,
and she was ambitious to obtain a
good education.
For her age she could play remark
ably well on the piano. She began
to take music lessons from a profess
sional teacher when she was only sew
en- years old and at the age of ten her
playing was excellent and she i'm
proved daily until taken sick.
She came into this world with a pi-
ano at her disposal in her mothers
parlor, and left this world with one
at her disposal in her grandmother's
parlor.
To be musical, to her, it was natu-
ral-she came from a musical family
on the mothers side. Her mother,
on the piano. Her mother had good
musical education, her father having
spent many dollars for her music les
sons. When her mother was only
nineteen years old she played the pipe
organ at the Fifth Baptist Church,
! Washington, D. c., which at that time
had membership of over three thou
sand
Mildred was very smart and indus
trious for a girl of her age. At the
age of twelve she could cut out and
make her own clothes. To be indus
trious was natural for her; she came
from industrious families on both
sides. Her grandfather has been en-
ployed in the city post Office, Wash
ington, D. c., over % years and both
uncles have had good positions in
Washington, D. c. ever since they
graduated from school, Her mother,
few months before marrying, took
the civil service examination for
clerk in the Bureau of Printing and
Engraving. She passed with a, high
percentage and was offered a position
as clerk just after she married, but
did not accept.
Her father has had regular employ
ment ever since he left the walls of
Howard University as student. His
first position in this city Was time
keeper at the Ryan under the regime
OF M. D. Pettis. He held that position
with credit and efficiency for five
years, when he resigned to accept the
position as night electrician for the
same establishment He held that DO
sition with credit for more than ten
years, after which he resigned, the
latter part of 1911 to accept a position
as clerk in the city post office, having
been successful in passing a civil
service examination with very high
percentage in class of at least sew
enty-five other competitors. 1t was
the ambition of her father to live a
life of which his dear little daughter
would be proud, consequently, for her
sake ne has been very, very careful,
and expects to continue likewise on
account of the respect he has for her
whom he expects to meet in Heaven.
The father is a respected and we'll
known citizen of this city and is we'll
connected. He is member and trus-
tee OF st. James A. M. E. church, a
member OF Mars Lodge, G. U. o. O.
f., the P. G. M. Council. the Masons
and the st. Paul Patriarchy. The IA
Their desired to belong to as many
good things as possible as an inspira-
ton to his little daughter.
The father had mentioned the fact
to only few of his intimate friends
that his daughter was failing in
health, for he had hopes that she
would outgrow her ailment. She grew
too fast, according to the statement of
two doctors and trained nurse. At
seven years old, she was as tall the
average girl at ten. She had the best
medical treatment that could be given
her and the services of a trained
nurse but the skill of human hands
could not save her, but God knew best
and took her to live with him.
Her passing to the other world is
extremely sad to the members of the
family for, as one, they worshipped
her, but the consolation must come
from the fact that God knew best.
Even though she was only three years
old when she left this city to live
with her grandparents she is remem-
bered and bemoaned by many.
The picture above was taken when
she was 13 years old. The father can
not find words to express fully his
good feelings towards her grandpar-
ents for the tender care they took of
his little daughter Mildred. They
looked after her wants as only grand
parents can. BY their kind treatment
to her they made home very pleasant,
for her. Their every action towards
her was as gentle as a zephyr in May,
carrying with it sweetness like unto
the flowers of Palestine.
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