The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-06-19
BUSINESS WOMAN TO MAKE
LENGTHY FAR WEST TOUR.
Activities Of Mime. c. J. Walker Noted
Along Many Usefu. Lines.

Among the well known and success
full business women scheduled to speak
at the sessions Of the New England
Baptist missionary convention being
held at the Mount Onvet Baptist
church in New York from June Is to
21, Is Nine. G. ]. Walker of Indian
apolis, Ind. While in New York she
Is the guest Of her daughter, Mrs. Leila
Walker Robinson, at 10S West One
Hundred and Thirty street.
Nine. Walker has done much to en-
courage and help the women Of our
race to establish and maintain business
enterprises of their own. In this re-
spect she is pioneer. Her philan-
thropic and charitable work extends
along many lines of uplift. Besides
the large amounts which she con-
tributes yearly to charitable objects
her gifts in other directions within the
past four years run up into thousands
Of dollars.
She is naturally very modest, but
we feel that the public should know
something Of what Is being done by
individual members Of the race toward
the support Of our educational institu-
tions and other enterprises conducted
by our people. While her daughter,
Mrs. Leila Walker Robinson was in
indianapolis in May, Nine. Walker
took her on motoring tour which in
cluded Xenia, Wilberforce, Dayton and
Springfield, o. In each of the above
named towns this noted business wom-
an and her daughter, who is in charge
Of her New York Office, were the re-
cipients Of much social attention and
many business engagements.
Less than a year ago Nine. Walker
bought the beautiful homestead and
estate of the late Bishop William B.
Derrick at Flushing, N. Y. After max
ing suitable alterations in the resi-
dence and other parts Of the estate for
home comforts and business purposes
she may make Flushing her permanent
home.
On herreturn to Indianapolis the latter
part Of this month Mme Walker will
prepare for three months tour Of the
far west, starting early in July for San
Francisco, where she will visit the
great exposition. En- route home she
will visit Seattle, Manitoba, Yellow
stone park, the Royal gorge and Den
yer, Colo. She will be accompanied on
the tour by her assistant, Miss Alice
p. Kelley.
School Children Visit Knitting Mill.
The Ocala Knitting mill, an enter.
prise owned by colored men of Ocala,
Fla, has been put into operation. The
factory has daily capacity Of sixty
dozen garments and will employ about
twenty-five persons. Following the in
stalling Of the machinery all the school
children Of the city, both white and
colored, were taken through the build
Ing and shown how garments are
made. George Giles is president.
Growth Of Well Known Secret Order.
The growth In numbers and influ-
ence for good of the knights and
Daughters Of Taber, international or
der Of Twelve in the far west, Is at
tracing much interest in secret circles.
A grand temple and tabernacle of the
order will be set apart at Los Angeles
on Tuesday evening. June %. with a
large membership.
Florida cIubwomen Meet at PaIatka.
The Florida State Federation Of Wo-
mems Clubs held its annual meeting at
Palatka, Fla. from June IA to II. In
elusive, with a large attendance. The
reports of the various clubs connected
with the central organization were en-
couraging Mrs. Emma J. Collier of
Orlando. Fla, president Of the fedora
ton. presided.