The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-21
COLORED FOLKS
IN GREAT RALLY
Large Audience Is Thrilled at Mention
OF Bravery OF Colored Troops
In tho Civil
War.
[Contributed.1

| Sunday afternoon at Bethel A. M.
E. church was assembled large
audience to hear and learn of the
workings of the present great world
war. The colored citizens throughout
the country are doing their bit In
prosecution of the war and they are
taking an active part In everything
that tends to give our soldiers aid and
comfort while at the front. Mrs. p.
A. Jones, who is chairman of the col
ored women's organization of the
city, arranged the meeting and many
of the ladies Of the Y w. G. A. as
sisted her. Those who came from the
Y. w. Q. A. Were:
nrst congressional district; Miss Mary
Collins. Mrs. Thomas r. Board, Mrs.
John P. Hornish, Mrs. Henry w. Huis-
kamp, Miss Eleanor Brown. Miss
Laura Mulford, secretary Y. W. @. A..
and Rev. Long OF the Episcopal
church.
The meeting was opaned at o'clock
by singing America. followed by pray
er by Rev. g. B. Moore. pastor Of
Bethel A. M. e. church. Mrs. P. A.
Jones then explained the purpose of
the meeting and said she was much
, pleased to see such deep interest mani
tested. She spoke OF the needs Of the
soldier boys and said the women had
been called to supply many Of them.
She said "this is war In which every
one has duty to meet and none OF
the women will be found a Stacker"
At the conclusion of her remarks, Mrs.
Jones introduced Miss Martha Horn
ish, who presided Miss Hornish very
briefly explained the work Of the Y.
w. C. A. in the war and said that the
comfort of the soldiers demanded that
the women of this country give I'M
sparingly of their time and means to
the end that the war might be brought
to a successful termination. Miss
Miss Hornish concluded by saying
that the speakers present would tell
the various phases of the Y. w. G. A.
work in order that the public may
have some idea of the great task that
Is before us. Miss Hornish then in
troduced Rev. Long, who spoke of
Camp Dodge and the soldier life there
as he saw it. He also spoke in glow
ing terms Of the bravery Of the colored
troops in all the great conflicts
through which our country has passed.
The next speaker was Miss Eleanor
Brown, who explained the work OF the
said that the task was a mighty one,
but the women would handle it. Miss
Brown outlined what had already been
accomplished and asked that every
women by loyal to the cause.
Mrs. Thomas R. Board was the next
| speaker. The very first sentence Mrs
Board uttered grlpped the audience
with an intense feeling OF patriotism
oh ~ No hvsou
OF the colored boys In the civil war
under command Of her father the late
Capt I. A. Sawyer. there was one man
| in that audience who was thrilled at
her words because he went with Cap
tain Sawyer in all the bloody engage
ments of the war and that man was
Wayland L. Green, who is the only
known survivor in this city of Captain
Sawyer's men. Mrs. Boards closing
words we're fitting and powerful ell
max to splendid appeal for the pre-
servation of the high standard OF
American womanhood.
Mrs. John P Hornish told Of the
camp life as she saw 1t at Camp
Dodge and also said colored nurses
are being trained for hospital work in
the various cantonments
MISS IHd0C a pS1uIlkul up-
peal to the girls in which she asked
that every girl try to make the life
of the soldier better and thereby lay
the groundwork for greater poster
ity.
Miss Mary Collins gave some good
words of announcement and said "the
time Is now here when We must do
with all our might"
Mrs. Henry Huiskamp urged that
the whole community lay hold Of this
work and let it not be said there are
any slackers among US.
At the conclusion Of the speeches
subscription cards were passed
through the audience by Mrs. Carrie
Johnson and Mrs. Hazel Craig and
nearly fifty dollars were subscribed.
Miss Hornish announced that all sub
scriptions should be turned over to
Mrs. P. A. Jones, who would make the
report to the Y. W. G. A. The meet |
ing closed with the benediction pro-
nounced by Rev. S. B. Moore.