The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1919-03-06
KEEPING TIME TO THE TCHE
OF PEACE! AT WAR CAMP
COMMUNITY SERVICE
CLUB NO. )

The Knights of st. John and 9TH
err societies of St. Augustine's
Church, under the Craftsmanship Of
Mrs. Lizzie Wells, entertained the
soldiers with a program and an
elaborate supper. Dancing was a
feature. The Garnet Community
Center (Mr. Daniel Freeman) drew
out a record breaking crowd. Prof.
r. Hawkins delivered a mastery
address, and was followed by Major
J. B. Ramsey and Mrs. Gabrielle
Pelham. Six soldiers, wearing CT
tation cords, gave in most thrill
ing manner a story of their achieve
ments on the line of battle. Mr..
James E. Miller had the National
Community Center Band (thirty
musicians in uniform), which band
furnished music throughout the
evening. Refreshments were serv-
ed by 100 victory girls, who left
no stone unturned for the amuse-
ment of the soldiers. Numerous
dinners were given at the residences
of citizens in honor of the return
ing heroes, and the club keeps open
house daily for their reception.
The students of the typewriting
class of the Dunbar Night School
entertained the soldiers with pro-
gram which was participated in by
some of the city's best talent on
Saturday night, the 22d instant.
There was instrumental music by
Miss Florence Brooks; vocal music
by Mrs. Roy Tibbs, Mr.. William Il.
Carter, and the Glee Club of the
Armstrong Manual Training School.
Short talks were given by Mr.. r. w.
Thompson and DR.. +. II. Hough.
Motion pictures were exhibited by
Drs. Jarvis and Muerman Of the
United States Bureau of Education.
There was dal cling.
The club acknowledges receipt of
a very fine wicker arm chair for its
library, which chair was the gift of
Miss NJ. NJ. Walker.
The Community Sing on Sunday
was a feature. Mr.. W. f. Lew, a
musician of more than ordinary
ability, and portion of the cele-
brated choir of the Metropolitan A.
NJ. +. church, adding to the inter
est.
A fishing party under the direc-
tion of Miss Maria Scott and Miss
Virginia l.. Williams was held on
Tuesday night, and DR.. Ralph Stew
art will lecture to men emily at the
club on Tuesday, March 4.
The Young Womens Christian
Association (colored) realized quite
large sum as a result of Tag day,
March LIST. The proceeds will go
toward equippng their building.
The Salvation Army has purchas-
cd large four -story brick building,
near the center of the city. which it
is proposed to use as club house for
colored soldiers.
The Bethel Literary and Histor-
cal Association held a largely at
tended and interesting meeting, the
speaker being a returned officer,
having remained four years in Ger
many.
lrSt lieutenant James \. Il0kS-
ton. United States Army, who was
wounded in the Battle of Argonne
Forest, has been detailed to Tuske-
gee Institute, as Assistant Profess
sor Of Military Science and Tactics
Mrs. Julia Mason Layton, repre-
senting the Division of Colored
Girls Work, War Ca . Community
Service, has been unanimously elect
ed delegate 10 represent seven white
and two colored corps at the Nation
al Grand Army Encampment in CO.
lumbus, OHIO.
A newspaper despatch says that
there are forty Negro delegates in
attendance at a meeting in Paris to
prepare a memorial to the Peace
Conference, asking rights for black
peoples scattered throughout the
world. The memorial will deal With
land capital. industry, and educa-
ton. 1t is said that there are ten
American Negroes at the meeting
in question. The nations represent
ed are Liberia, Haiti. England. Bel
GUM. Africa. the West Indies and
the United States.