The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-02-12
STATE" Of McO0WELl
WELL REPRESENTED
Free, Harper, Hin and Wilssn
Lsskiss After de Interest Of
the Race-Educaters On
the Job

Charleston. w. Va, February sth.-
The coming visit of Madam Leila Bryan,
the brilliant elocutionist and drama tie
reader Of Philsdelphia, 10 being looked for.
ward TO with much pleasure by the citi-
zens of tins community and has created
q great deal of interest among her many
friends- Very few visits have been lcok-
ed forward 20 with suh gen.
eral interest ~ the contemplated visit OF
this woman, who stands st the head Of
her profersion- Madam Bryan has a
host OF friends in Charleston, who have
been prevailing upon her for sometime to
visit the greatest State in the union,
knowing that her visit could but help
source of much inspiration to the young
people of Charleston. Madam Bryan IL
q very young woman 80 far ~ years GO,
but there 10 not an artist on the Ameri-
can Stage today whose work 10 more
truly artistic- In gesture. attitude, voice
infection and modnlstion, as well A.
mobility of face, Mn. Bryan Meets every
demand and her character imperson.tion
is almost beyond compare. She will also
appear in recital at the West Virginia
Colored Institute, Blne6eld Institute,
Point Pleasant. tiuhrfupscn, -ci.rksburg,
ST. Aibsns and PArkersburg.
The great state of Mcdowell WAS well
represented st the state Capitol the pres-
ent ~eek in the persons OF Tyler Edward
Hill. f. H. Harper and Arthur Froe,
natter Of vital interest " the race Sell
dom has the races int-rest been 50 we'll
looked after ss il has been during the
present session Of the legislature by the
above named gentlemen and State Lii
brarisn L. o. Wilson. A number OF
matters IN which the race were vitality
interested have come up in the Legislature
and it has been due to the watchfulness
OF the gentlemen named that everything
detrimental or discriminatory 10 the raa e
has been stricken from The contemplated
legislation The efforts these gentlemen
made in helping TO defeat the Full Grew
Bill and TO perfect the primary bill 80
that it would not strike down the %
Zoo Negro voters in the STAT, are de-
serving Of the greatest commentator.
They have worked day and night in
looking after the interest Of the race.
Profs- Byrd Prillermsn. WV. Saund-
ers and w Simms have worked untir-
ingiy on bills looking 70 the better edn-
cation Of the colored boys and girls Of
the State. Seldom, il ever before, has
the races interest, edncstionslIy, been
% well looked after ~ during this present
session by our colored educators. IL
seems that they are determined to <ee to
80 20 IL that the eolored boys and girls
have an equil chance, only when they
are given the same opportunities and ad-
vantagss enjoyed by the white boys aud
girls.
Prof. W. w. Saunders a. the head
Of the rural schools Of the STATE
10 more than making good. He is in
every way fitted for the great work, and
II he is only given the proper support hy
the teachers and patrons Of the schools.
q wonderful change will have been
wrought in the educational system in
the rural schools. He has the confidence
and esteem of the school authorities.
and II only given the proper support by
his rsce, viii maze an envisble record.