The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-01

worthy girls IN securing an education
and necessary preparation for their
life's work, and urged women to Or
ganize forces for conservation of food
and other necessities Of life. She
also urged simplicity and modesty Of
dress. This was followed by vocal
selection by Mrs. Margaret Field-Lee,
which fairly charmed the audience. An
original poem by Miss Margaret L..
Roberts, entitled "Our National Presi-
dent" paved the way for the introduce
top of Mrs. Mary B. Talbert of But
falo, N. Y, president of the National
Association of Colored Women, who in
most charming manner told of the
forming Of the N. A. C. w. and re-
viewed the activities of the organiza-
ton. telling Of the accomplishment
She told Of her recent trip through the
southland and the discouraging condi-
tions which our people are subjected
to. Mrs. Talbert urged the women in
this section to extend cordial well
come to those migrants coming here
from the southland. After paying a
most beautiful tribute to the memory
of Dr. Washington, while the veil was
being lifted, by little Miss Helen
Louise Downey, Mrs Talbert, on be-
half of the women of the state, pre-
sented to Mr.. E. R. Harlan, curator
of the Iowa historical department, the
beautiful oil painting of DR.. Booker T.
Washington, measuring 80 by 80, in
an elegant gilded frame, having been
made in Paris, France, by the famous
Negro artist, Prof. Henry O. Tanner.
After an appropriate and impressive
speech of acceptance by the curator,
Hon. E. R. Harlan, and on behalf of
Tuskegee Institute by Mr.. w. L.
Hutchinson, northern field agent for
the institute, the reading of a letter
from Major Robert r. Moten, success
sor Of DR.. Washington, at Tuskegee,
the Tuesday evening meeting went in
to history.
A feature of the Wednesday meet
ing was the round table on what Our
Young Women Need Most" This was
participated in by young women from
the various social centers. Being par
ticipated in by Miss Marie l. Bell of
Des Moines, chairman of the Young
Women's department; Miss Jessie E.
Walker, representing the Marshall
town Girls Social Center" Miss Mar
garet Davis and Misses Constance
Downey, Celia Wagner and Aleen
Johnson of the Ottumwa Center"
Miss Jewett Lewis of the Abba Gen.
ter, and the Misses Oceola Jones, Mer-
edith Humburd, Vassilla Sears, Har-
riet Alexander and Georgia Williams
of the Des Moines Center. A reading
from Miss Marie Williams of Cedar
Rapids and vocal selection from
Miss Elizabeth Redd of Washington
closed the young women's program.
The child welfare symposium was
in charge of Mrs. John L. Thompson,
chairman Of this department, who
proved that she was equal to the task.
She was ably assisted by Mrs. H. w.
Hughes, who told of the early School
Life" and Mrs. W. E. Bailey of Bux-
ton of the "Adolescent Period" After
listening to we'll delivered address
on missionary Work by Club Wom-
en-" by Mrs. j. H. Brown of Des
Moines, president of the Western Me-
gro Baptist Women, the convention
was then favored with an address by
Prof. Lawrence C. Jones, principal of
Country Life School, Braxton, Miss.
In this splendid address Mr.. Jones
pal dtribute to Negro heroines and
lauded the work of Iowa women.
The Home for Women and Girls that
has been in dispute for the past two
years was taken up. The national
president, Mrs. Talbert, was asked to
preside. Mrs. Brown, whom the Fed
Grafton recognized as president of the