The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-02-27
A LARGE CROWD OUT THURSDAY
NIGHT TO HEAR DOUGLASS
EXERCISES AT THE COL.
ORED HIGH SCHOOL


The Douglass Memorial meeting
held on the night of February 10, at
the High School under the direction
of the Civic Improvement League of
this city, was present and manifested
a deep interest in each number on the
evenings program as they were call
ed. Mrs. w. c. Patton called the meet
ing to order in pleasant manner stat
ing its object, and introduced Mr. Will
liam Jackson who in his invocation
invoked a period prayer for his city,
state and country and his struggle
people. The Civic Club sung the song,
"He will take care Of me-" which was
rendered with force and medlay.
Miss Alice Routt read selection,
From Williams History" on Dou-
glass, Miss Flora Hall read poem,
from Dunbar on Douglas, both young
ladys were up to the standard in their
part. The Glee Club then rendered
one of the old songs, STEAL Away
Home to Jesus" which is yet familiar
to those of our people whose men,
orys carry them back to the days of
slavery. When down in the bottom
path or fields of rice when tire hearts
of all had been made sad and the
soul heavy with sorrow, to them hear
one of their number In their own ma
tural sweet voice sing, STEAL Away
Home to Jesus" and as it covers soft
and low then rising until it swells with
its musical sweetness as the many
join in the chorus, it fills once more
their eyes with light and love and
hearts with happiness and joy, this
splendid number was led by Miss
Alice Patton and the other members OF
the Glee Club were at their best.
Rev. Lee of the NJ. E. Church Of
Lewisburg, who responded to his
number on the program, Douglass
and His Time" He filled his place In
an admirable manner fully up to the
expectation of his friends, showing
himself to be familiar with the history
and time of Douglass which his au
dience was well pleased with.
Prof. w. H. Humphrey was called
upon and gave a "reminiscences of hi!
school days, and the deep and lasting
impression made upon him when hi
took upon the magnificent Black
Egyptian Marble that supported thu
statue of Chrisophus Attricks, the gif
to the City OF Boston by the common
wealth of Massachusetts. AS the cit.
in which he fell, the First Martyr o
the Revolutionary war.
A negro, whose blood was given TO
liberty on the first day of March, 177(
Mr.. Humphrey closed by paying
compliment to the womanhood of tn
race for the efforts they are MAXIM
all over the country to save the lat
Douglass home at Washington, d. c
as National Negro Park, his talk wa
to the point.
Hon. E. W. Lane was introduced a
the next speaker, yet he hardly needle
an introduction to Kentucky aud
ence, or elsewhere, for Mr.. Lane
one of the few men in Kentucky t
have his name recorded in Nations
History as we'll as the history of tn
native state.
Hence his home town is home tow
Is always pie ased to hear him. Hi
Grafton was demonstration of hi
deepness of thought and ability
hold before his audience this gre;
man in his true worth to the natio
whom he served, and his work for tn
race to which he belonged. Douglas
tha Man, and Appreciation His hea
ers gave the closet attention wheA /
read his noble deeds. At the close
his presentation of the Death of Do,
glass, he said:
Douglass while on lifes journt
in the year of 1895, passed awhile
the shade of the God Hemlock, ;
something had intercepted the light
his pathway and the evening twiligl
In its dimness was approaching, al
as its soft mantle seem to cover hi
into fortgetfulness he a moment 10
all constituencies of things of cart
and passed gently into the dreamle
arms Of what the Grim Pilot ca
Peace, Eternal Peace. His eyeli,
kissed down in eternal sleep as h