The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-09-09

ored children has long been apparent.
One of the first to recognize this need
was Mrs. Elizabeth Mcdonald, wife of
James Mcdonald, living at 613O South
Ada st.
They proceeded in a practical way to
work for a suitable institution to this
end. In the year 1905 they turned the
use of their own private home for SER
vice in this direction. For ten years
hundreds of women and children, of all
nationalities, destitute and helpless,
were received and cared for.
Mrs. Mcdonald is one who has hid
her light under a bushel. Without
thought of publicity or reward she has
done the work nearest at hand. In the
early days of her labors for Colored
children, when it was more difficult to
secure funds to meet expenses than it
is now, she went out and worked at
day-labor to keep the pot a-boiling.
For years her husband, a painter at the
Union Stock Yards, gave his entire
wages each week toward the same end.
So quietly was it all done that not I'M
til recently has her institution been
classified along with other charitable
organizations of the city. Like Topsy,
it "just growed", and without any one
hearing much of anything about it.
Mrs. Elizabeth Mcdonald was born
a slave on the plantation of General
Smith Lee, near Warrington, Va.
When the army of General Sheridan
passed through on its way to Alexan-
dria, the whole family was taken along
with it to this point of destination.
Years later she found herself in Chi
cago. subsequently, she became mis-
sionary among the Colored people in
the slums of this city. Little by little
her work led her more into contact
with unfortunates in the police stations
of the city and the penal institutions
of the county and state. 1t was nat
ural step, therefore, when the Juvenile
Court was organized, that she received
an appointment as probation officer.
Her work of mothering Colored
children came about in this wise. As a
probation officer she had picked up a
couple of waits of the disposition of
whom she was uncertain. For the time
being she took them to her own home.
Before she had disposed of these she
had gathered another one or two. AS
time went on she picked them up fast
er than she could find places for them
From half-a-dozen the number in
creased until she had to rent the cot
tage next to hers to care for them
She Just couldn't ignore the appeal in
each case. And it was always so easy
to mother the waits with whom her
work brought her in contact. After a
year or two the cottage next door was
running over. Nothing daunted, she
rented still another, which at this writ.
ing is filled to capacity.
Out of this extensive "mothering''
developed the Louise Juvenile Home,
which recently has become The Louise
Training School for Colored Boys. 1t
now has a real board of directors, and
occupies a recognized place among the
many uplift organizations of the city,
It's management is now in the hands
of the following:
Board Of Trustees.
Will T. Davies, President, Jailer OF
Cook County; William o. La Monte
Secretary, Attorney-at-Law; Leo A
Phillips, Treasurer, Superintendent
Glenwood Manual Training School
Hon. Merritt w. Pinekney, Legal AID
wiser, Judge Circuit Court; DR.. F. EN-
DRY Lyon, Superintendent Central How
ard Association; C. NJ. Reed, Parole
Commissioner Illinois State Reform
atory; Julius F. Taylor, Editor "Tht
Broad Ax"; ]. Gray Lucas, Attorney
Rev. c. Lee Jefferson, DID,; DR.. Danie
Fl. Williams; Mrs. Georgia Davies
Mrs. Nina Hughes Cummings; Mrs
Elizabeth Mcdonald, Superintendent.
The object of The Louise Training
School for Colored Boys is to provide
a home and necessities of life for the
dependent Colored boys, inspire habit:
of thrift, industry, cleanliness, and t.
inculcate honesty, integrity and Chris
tian principles.
The occupants of the home are re
ceived from the Juvenile Court; also
directly for board and training, as or
phans and half-orphans.
The School occupies four buildings
located at 6l24 and 613O South Ads