Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-12-04
MRS. WASHINGTON GIVEN
LARGE OVATION BY DES
MONIES PEOPLE. ~.


Der 3Oth, Mrs. Booker T. Washington,
wife Of the noted educator and presi-
dent Of the National Association Of
Colored Women, arrived in our city
and was met by Atty. and Mrs. S. Joe
Brown, D. s. Bailey, northern field
agent Of Tuskegee Institute, and Edi-
tor John l.. Thompson. She WAS mo-
tored to the residence Of Atty. and
Mrs. Brown. After dainty luncheon
prepared by Miss Marye I. Bell, ono
Of our cateresses of the city, through
the courtesy of DR.. E. A. Carter, COM
pany physician of Burton, who with
his wife was in the city to attend
Mrs. Washington's lecture, Mrs.
Washington and Mrs. Brown were
motored to the state house, where
Mrs. Washington, was given a most
cordial reception BY the governor of
our state, the Hon. Geo. w. Clarke.
On repairing from there she was later
escorted to st. Paul's A. NJ. E. church,
where she was greeted with one of
the largest audiences ever assembled
in this difice. Fully one hundred peo-
pie were turned away, the church be-
ing filled to its capacity. Mrs. Wash
ington, who came here in the interest
of the social science department Of
the national association, spoke on the
social conditions among Negroes in
the United States. She told in most
thrilling manner what has been and
is being done by the association to
better the condition of the Negro
along the moral, spiritual, industrial
and intellectual lines. "
Conservation of health and life and
the care Of orphans and aged men,
bers of the human family is part of
each federated clubs mission" said
the speaker, "and especial effort is
being directed by the mothers depart
ment to decrease the death rate
among the children of the race, which
now is one in every four" After CIV
ing a general review of the accom-
plishments of the national association,
organized in 1896, numbering 1000
clubs, with membership Of 100000,
representing every state in the union,
Haiti and Liberia, Mrs. Washington
made brilliant appeal to each club
woman and member of the race to CO.
operate with the association in the ef-
fort it is putting forth for human
helpfulness. Preceding the lecture sew
eral songs were sung by q chorus
composed of girls from the three To-
cal high schools and talks We're given
BY Mrs. s. Doe Brown, superintendent
of the national social science depart
ment, and Mrs. J. B. Rush, president
of the Iowa federation. An original
poem. dedicated to the national asso-
ciation president, was read by Miss
Marguerite Roberts. The invocation
was pronounced by the Rev. T. l..
Griffith and the benediction by the
Rev. E. G.. Jackson. Prominent per-
sons introduced were Miss Flora
Dunlap, prominent settlement worker
and member of the school board, Des
Moines; the Hon. Harvey 1ngham,
editor of the Register and Leader; D.
S. Bailey, northern field agent of Tus-
kegee institute, and H. Madison of
Ames college. A sumptuous banquet
closed the evening. An elaborate
menu was served in the spacious lee
ture room, which was beautifully dec
grated. The after dinner program
was delightfully."- entertaining, entire
" suitable to the auspicious occasion,
and was thoroughly enjoyed by every
one. Toasts were given by the fol-
lowing persons: "Our Guest" Elbert
R. Hall; ''The Business League" DIR.
J.eANin Jefferson; "The Manufactur-
ing Business" R. N. Hyde; "The Med
ical Profession" DR.. A. J. Booker;
"The Legal Profession" Attorney J.
B. Rush; "The Quill Drivers" Editor
John L. Thompson; "Iowa Negro Col.
lepe Men," Hon. s. Joe Brown, and
"Education,' Prof. Lawrence Z.
Jones, president Piney Woods Indus
trial institute, Brarton, Miss. Mrs.
J. H. McClain presided. :,
On Tuesday morning, accompanied
by Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Washington VS.
tied and addressed all the Des Moines
high schools, outlining the work OF
educating the Negroes in the south:
land, and told of the DEMENT'S der1vea
from the teachers Institutes. Sne
was then motored to the cozy home
Of Mrs. Emerald Hamilton-Mash, a
former student Of Tuskegee, ana
stenographer for Mrs: Washington
where they were met by Messrs. =.
S. Bailey and S. Joe, Brown, and en-
tertained at five-course luncheon
From here Mrs. Washington was
taken to the spacious home OF Editor