Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-02-09
LOCAL AND PERSONAL


an old addage, and striking notification of
it S the failure of the colored citizens of
Seattle to hold a public demonstration in
cOmmemOratiOn of LincOln's birthday. In
the past our citizens have enjoyed a dual
celebration on the 18th of February, styling
it Lincoln-Dougas day. Seattle of all the
Puget Sound cities has generally taken the
lead in the various patriotic demonstrations
and it looks as if her citizens have grown
luFewarm in not making preparations to
hold a Lincoln Douglas day celebration the
coming 18th There will, however, be an
entertainment at the First A. NJ f. church
on the evening of the 10Th and while it
was not planned to commemorate the men,
DRY of the immortal Lincoln, yet it is hoped
that at least his picture will be hung on the
wall on that occasion.
While the average attendance at the var
ious high schools of Seattle and the other
cities of the state on the part of colored
pupils is quite high in proportion to the gen.
eral colored population of the state yet it
is reliably reported that at present there
is not colored student in either the state
College at Pullman or the University of
Washington or at any of the state normals
If such be fact then it is a sad common
tary on the colored citizenry of the state
For all Of the colored people to be satisfied
with only common school education does
not show very high aspirations on their
part. 1t is argued that it's a waste Of time
and money to take University curriculum
because you will not get an opportunity to
use it. The same may be said of high
school education. Let s hope that no school
year in the future will open at the Uni
versity without full compliment of col
Ored students.
When such useful men as l. l. Walker
fade away and permit the public to COM
pletely forget them, it's to be seriously re-
gretted For many years Mr. Walker was
always among the foremost men not only of
Seattle, but of the Northwest, in any public
effort, having for it's object the uplift Of the
black man, and did not take back seat
in any kind Of uplift work for humanity,
and he could be just as useful now as then.
Though POPULAR he often met serious oppo-
sition and his good intentions were fire.
Quently criticised which seemed to agrivate
him and were largely responsible for his
Withdrawing from active public life. God
created each and all Of us to do all the good
can whenever we can and wherever we
can, and it is the Christian duty of all of
to- If Mr.. Walker perchance sees this we
trust it will move him to take up the bur-
den where he laid it down.
The protracted illness of Miss Gladys
Presto is generally regretted by the many
friends of the family and they truly hope
that she will soon be on the high road to
recovery. She has been one Of the promis-
ing young women of the city, having gradu-
ated from the Broadway High School with
high honors. She entered the University
of Washington last fall under most favor
able auspices and so long as she was in good
health made rapid progress in her studies
Mrs. Presto, her mother, having had practi-
cal experience in sick nursing, is giving her
the best of attention and she is hopeful that
the worst is past and it verify seems to be
as the young lady is able to be about her
ROOM