The Appeal., 1915-02-27


that has occurred for a long time was
the seigh ride party that was given
by the Willing Workers Club of Me-
; mortal Baptist Church on Friday even
ing OF last week. Nearly 40 people
took part in it and had the jolliest
sore OF time. They wound up ct the
residence of Mrs. Tolbert Bush, on
Hudson street, where they had a
splendid supper. hey are all patting
themselves on the back over the good
time and promise another in a short
time. Watch for the announcement.
Mrs. Eliza E. Peterson, of Tex
arkana, Texas, national w. C. T. u.
organizer among colored people, will
speak in some of the st. Paul churches
March 7th and 9Th. On Sunday morn
ing she will speak at the Zion Presby-
terlan, harrington and St. Anthony
AYES, following which she will ad-
;'ress the Sunday school of the Me-
mortal Baptist Church, Rice and
Fuller SITS. Sunday evening she will
occupy the pulpit of the ST.. James
A: NJ E. Church, Jay and Fuller SITS.
Monday evening she will speak at
Pllgrlm Baptist Church, Cedar and
Summit. Mrs. Peterson will seek to
arouse interest among the people of
her own race in the work of the w.
c. T. U. and will organize one or
more unions. She is a speaker of
unusual ability and all white ribboners
Will be interested in her coming.
The Jubilee Concet and Chitterling
Supper given at St. James A. NJ. o.
Church on Thursday night, for the
Denetlt of st. James A. NJ e. Mission,
was great success owing, in q large
measure, to the inGefatigible labor
and enthusiasm of Mrs. Bette Jones
Mrs. Gertrude Barber and the splen-
old corps OF coworkers who assisted
in every way. There was house
tu!l OF people who enjoyed the splen-
ala singing of the chorus, the reading
OF Mrs: Bette Jones, the playing of
Mr.. Robert Strong, the excellent work
OF director c. H. Miller and the &C.
companlst, Mrs. Ethel Maxwell. The
ladies who had charge of the culinary
department are also entitled to much
praise for their splendid gastronomic
success. The public is entitled to
much credit for responding so freely
to the worthy cause. In fact the whole
affair was so successful and delightful
that nothing but words of praise are
due to every one who in any wise
helped to make it what it was.
Federal statistics show that more
than rs per cent OF insanity cases are
due to the use of drugs" declared
Thomas Potts of Chicago, Secretary of
the National Association of Registered
Druggists, in an address to delegates
to the Minnesota association which
held it's convention in this city last
week. Mr. Potts explained that at
present there is no law to prevent the
shipment of harmful drugs into any
state, and said that the national asso-
citation helped to secure the passage of
a measure that will prohibit indis-
crlminate shipment and otherwise con-
troll the sale of dope" The measure
goes into effect March 1st. Another
interesting feature of the convention
was the statement made by M. D. Mar
tin, druggist of Mortified, MINI. He
said that if temperance legislation,
now pending in the Minnesota Legis-
1ature, becomes effective and results
In parts of the state going "dry," drug
stores in those districts will increase
twofold, and most of the saloonkeepers
will turn druggists.
The Washington Dinner and Ladies'
Drill which was given under the
auspices of the Social and Literary So
clety at Pilgrim Baptist Church, on
Wash1ngton's birthday, attracted quite
crowd and furnished much enjoy
ment as both dinner and drill were
excellent. The drill was conducted
by Capt. Chas. H. Miller and the
sweet sixteen ladies', or sixteen sweet
ladles, which ever way you wish it,
were, to use common phrase. literal
~ there with the goods" both in
the matter of elegant costumes.
pulchritude and graceful, precise evo.
lut1ons. Capt. Miller never spoke a
word, just clapped his hands and thew
went through mazy marches like vet
eran boys in blue. The ladies we're
handsomely gowned and each carried
a dainty little cane decorated with
large rose at the crook and these
added to the beauty of some of the
hgures formed. The ladies who COM
posed the drill corps were Mesdames
Susie Parker D. Jones, Nora Coving-
ton, Mary Lewis, Florence Cloak. Min
ME Fisher, Eftie Wills, Birdie High.
Zola randy, Doris Roper, Mamie Lob
bins, Floretta Artis, Blanche Coins,
Lulu Chapman, Nellie Francis, Annie
Murrell. The music for the drill was
furnished by Mrs. hule Manning
Salter.