The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-03-26
(Dy Clara n. CrisleF. Press Chairman
Of Nevada Federation OF WON
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summit. Miss. March .. i92o.-My
Dear Mrs. Ellis: The copy OF the new
year book of the Nevada Federation OF
women's Clubs makes n valuable addi-
ton to my club library. 1 have en-
joyed reading your annual message.
your report and the reports of the 9TH
er officers I find the book interesting
and instructive and hope to pass ideas
CLEANED therefrom to the club women
OF Mississippi. With assurances Of ap
probation. sincerely yours.
KATHERINE r. CONVICTION.
president Mississippi Federation Of
women's Clubs
At the first February meeting of the
Toiyabe Club of Manhattan an after
noon with Shakespeare was enjoyed
Roll call was responded to by quota
lions from the plays of Shakespeare.
Beautiful etchings Of the life and home
Of Shakespeare and his theater adorned
the walls: also fine prints of his diff
ferent plays. Mrs. Charles Humphrey.
who had charge of the program for the
day, read a fine paper on the life and
works of Shakespeare. Mrs. Burke and
Mrs. Montague rendered vocal selec-
lions. Mrs Taylor read an article. For
and Against the Bacon Theory"
reading of the trial scene from the
Merchant of Venice" by Mrs Hall COM
pleted a delightful club meeting. At
the last meeting in the month the club
finished it's study of English history.
The Victorian age and the present time
and incidents in the personal life OF
Queen Victoria were read by different
club members.
The work Of the Mason woman's
Club this autumn and winter has chief
ly been confined to socials once
month. with a program on American
ization topics. The other meeting in
the month is for business. Topics al
ready taken up have dealt with Arme-
mia, Poland. Holland. Belgium and the
negro question. The studies and pa
pers have all proved interesting. For
the last mentioned topic the club was
invited and spoke before its sister club
at Yerington to a large and enthusiast
tic gathering. Mrs. A. P. Wells. presi-
dent Of the Mason Club. introduced the
subject dealing with the physiological
and sociological characteristics of the
American negro. Mrs. Harry Hanson
spoke on the educational efforts Of the
negro, while Mrs. P. H. Cook took up
riots and lynchings. Mrs. d. H. Bott
closed with the subject from the ne
gro's point Of view. Mrs. Bott had
written to Tuskegee institute for ma
terial to study her subject and her let
ter had been sent to Mrs. Booker T,
Washington. who sent the following
letter to Mrs. Bott:
"Tuskegee Institute. Alabama.-Mrs
Rosina Bott. Mason. New: My Dear
Mrs. Bott-Your letter has been handed
| to me from the office and I am writing
to say that we are sending you today
some literature which will serve you,
purpose. This negro question Is. In my
mind. Just now the important question
| Of the country. for. no matter how We
| try to get around II, the American
white man will never rise much highe,
than he permits the American blacl
man to rise. Then. Mrs. Bott. no mar
ever rises far while at the same tim'
he IL trying to hold down another man
You see he spends his time on the necl
Of someone else and he has got to benz
over to do this. hence he can never ris'
far.
L
things which the colored people Il
America have accomplished against al
sorts Of odds. Sometimes / think 1t |
Just as we'll that We have had thi
lgreat struggle because 1t gives u
Istrength to fight on and on. Here a
lTuskegee we have about 5000 teacher
land students, and every day We ar
trying to learn the lesson Of self-con
ltrol. The bulk of our young people ar
In dead earnest for an education. TO
Igetting ahead for service. for being &C
lcepted to the citizenship of the countr,
We want to thank you and you
friends in Nevada for thinking of U
and for beginning to help plead ou
cause. We are not asking for pity @
|, mercy: we are just asking for squar
deal--fair play--and chance to wor
Iout our own advantages. Thankin
Iyou again and again and hoping ths
this literature will be what you wan
I am. yours sincerely.
MRS. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON"
The Elko Twentieth Century Gu
: work has been confined to the literaI
lprogram: papers written on the topi'
. of the day and a forty-fve-minute pa
Elementary drill. The club has place
over a thousand books at the dispos
of the city council. who will soon ops
a public library.
Il At the last February meeting of Il
, twomen's Club Of Yerington Profess
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