The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-06
WORK OF ENDEAvOR[RS
At HAMPTON INSTITUTE
David Owl. Cherokee Indian, Makes
Interesting Talk mt Convention
Here.
TAKE ADJOURNMENT TODAY
Officers VIII be Elected and Final
Session Held, Mrs. Rowland on
Prohibition lat Last Nights Meet
ing.

An address on prohibition by Mrs.
Rowland, of the w. C. T. T., its good
results and the steps leading to VIC
tory In Virginia. and talk by David
Owl, a Cherokee Indian from Hamp-
ton Institute, were The outstanding
features of yesterdays session of the
Christian Endeavor Union, now in
session at Hanover Christian
Church
Annual reports of the president,
secretary, treasurer and district Sec
retaries showed healthy condition of
the auxiliary unions throughout the
State, Progress has been made in
membership and in financial condi-
tons almost everywhere and the dele
gates were we'll pleased with the evi
dence of growth of power of the
union. The State Executive Commit
tee held ameeting Immediately fol-
lowing the adjournment of the morning
session and in the afternoon the var
ious committees were named.
Morning Session
President c. M. Compiler, of Lynch
| burg. presided at the morning session
yesterday. Devotional exercises were
led by Miss F. O. Slater. Of Peters
Jul 81 lOiOWluB WIN Mt. oWi uttiN-
cred his address, on Christian En-
deavor Ideals
Mr.. Owl is a Cherokee Indian stu
dent at Hamilton Institute. He en-
tered Hampton six years ago. coming
from the Western extremity of North
Carolina. He has acquired a splendid
education at the Institute and being
man OF such native ability and pos
sessing the Indians traditional gift
of oratory made q splendid impression
upon his hearers. The most interest
ing part of his address probably was
that devoted to an outline of the
work done at the institute.
AT present" he said there are
forty-six Indians attending Hampton.
while there are some 500 negroes.
For thirty-four years the government
paid for the board, clothing, and
travelling expenses of the Indians. but
In 1912 this appropriation was with
drawn. and for the first time in our
lives we were thrown upon our own
resources. Some of us felt that Hamp-
ton training was too valuable to lose,
and about half the number then in
attendance remained to fight their
own way believe 1t has made bet
ter and stronger men and women OF
U.S."
C. r.. Work st Hampton.
OF the Christian Endeavor work at
the institute, Mr.. Owl said that the
society was first formed there In 1892,
and that 1t has been a great force
for unity and for betterment of the
Indians.
II first received the stimulus which
has thus far been big factor in my
life in the Christian Endeavor So
ciety," he said, and continued:
THE influence of such an organl-
zation cannot be estimate until one
has experienced its meetings and fell
lowshfp, constantly keeping in mind
the pledge which has been guiding
star to many a young man and woman.
I am young as compared with some
endeavorers. but that experience Is
enough to show what good the So
ciety is really doing"
A history OF the Cherokee indian
and the progress of the members OF
the tribe toward civilization and Chris
tiarity was sketched by the speaker
in manner that held the attention
of his hearers and proved TO be botn
entertaining and instructive.
A Symposium on Training the
Worker" was conducted during the al
ternoon session. addresses being de-
Iivered by Rev. Wesley Baker OF Soutn
Richmond; Miss A! B, Binford, or
Richmond, and Rev. C. NJ. Compner'
thu latter taking the place of Rev.
IG. C Ziegierul, of Petersburg. VINO