The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1919-06-26
Washington

PRODUCED bill for the establishment
of home for aged and infirm colored
people and working girls in the Dis
vides for the esta Enlistment of an In
dustrial farm to aid the colored peo-
pie who must move from the alleys
of the District. and to provide work
for colored youths during the summer
vacation, and for returning colored
soldiers. The bill was referred to
the Senate District Committee.
The Navy Department will inves-
tigate the explosion of hlgh-power
she'll at the Naval Proving Ground at
Indian Head. Maryland. which caused
the death of Mr.. Perry Wright, aged
70 years, who had been a worker at
the Proving Ground for almost thirty
five years.
The seven boy scout troops In the
District of Columbia will be governed
by citizens council OF which Roscoe
G. Bruce Is president Arthur New
man is secretary-treasurer: Garnet G.
Wilkinson. Roscoe !. Vaughn and
Cornelius A. King are members.
Charles Marshall Is the deputy com
missioner. This council will have to
deal with the development Of the or
ganization
The Mount Airy Baptist Church OF
1, Il. A.
celebrated the thirteenth anniversary
OF his pastorate with appropriate ex-
ercises. The anniversary sermon
was preached by the Rev James E.
/ Willis, pastor OF the Vermont Avenue
+, Baptist Church
The Dorsey Violin School presented
in recital MIR. Otto Bohanan, baritone.
and Miss Amy Dorsey. soprano. at the
Lincoln Temple Congregational
Church.
The Parents League stated that
they had already taken UP the school
question with members of Congress,
with view to an investigation not
only of the school board s delay. but
Of the administration OF the colored
schools. They claim (?) that 10000
Negroes demand that Mr.. Bruce go:
but there Is another side to this story.
Those 10000 Negroes do not repre-
sent all the people; if there are 1914
299 Negi oes, what about the other
10000 who by their silence have
made It known that the Parents
league has gone about the affair n
the wrong way. Thus. the others
ask. and who will answer?
While the Negroes here are max
ing much ado about nothing" they
are overlooking the fact that Ameri-
can Federation of Labor held a real
reconstruction convention" in At
lantic city. and without any fare, or
blowing OF trumpets. wiped out. so
far as it seems humanity possible.
racial inequality within its ranks. II
pledged itself to the granting OF in
dustrial equality to the Negro and to
| gathering the black workers OF
America into its powerful organiza-
ton II is said that Samuel Comp
ers. the president of the Federation.
who presided at this meeting, made
known his approval In these words
This is one of tho most important
events OF recent years In the history
of the American Federation of Labor.
II IS an answer TO those critics who
say that the federation Is nonpro-
gressive and exclusive. In the past
the coiored workers of the country
have not been susceptible to union
ization They now seem willing to
Join us and the American Federation
of Labor is meeting them half way.
ready to take theia in on the basis OF
industrial equality"
The Salvation Army in its new
quarters at 9TH and p Streets is still
dressing up The Salvation Army Is
doing record breaking amount OF
good service here and is meeting with
hearty cooperation on all hands.
The Supreme Order OF Helpers held
is anniversary exercises in the beat
tiful Metropolitan Baptist Church.
the Rev Or. NJ W. n Norman preach
ing the sermon. More than LOO
persons attended The exercises
were OF a high order.
Mr.. ] f, b. Coleman. for a number
OF years residing In Monrovia. Lii
IBERIA, and Mr. NJ. A Menafee of the
voorhees, Normal and Industrial
school. at Denmark, s C.. passed
through the city en- route to New
York
! The Young Moments Christian As.
sociatiou held twilight social sery-
ice. At which an excellent program
was rendered The Young Women's
Christian Association is growing in
popularity and the need OF larger
quarters is already felt
The Archie Harrod Chautauqua