The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-10-27
Denver ENDORSES ANT|-LYNCH Bill
NA.A.C.P.Pay Tribute to Late Mary
B. Talbert; Noble Woman Laid to Rest
Funeral of Mrs. Mary B. Tai
bert Attended by Thousands
MANY Persons of note Pay
Tribute to Her.

Buffalo, Oct. "a *. N. F. Serv
ice) Funeral services over the re-
mains of Mary B. Talbert, who diet
rather unexpectedly last Monday
were held Wednesday amidst impress
sive surroundings. Many persons Of
note were present. The Nationa
Association for the Advancement Of
Colored People sent Mrs. Addie w
Hunton, field secretary of that or.
ganization, to officially represent that
body. Mrs. Talbert, who formerly
was president of the National Asso-
citation of Colored Women's clubs, was
possibly the best known colored wo-
man in America.
The outstanding achievement of
Mrs. Talbert's life was the reclama-
ton of the home of Frederick Doug
lass at Cedar Hills, Anacostia, D. c.,
as a historic shrine, when she was
president of the Women's clubs. For
this splendid work she was awarded
the Spingarn medal in 1922. In 1920
she went to Scotland as a delegate
to the international Council of Wo-
mems clubs.
Mary White ovington, chairman of
the Board of directors of the N. A. A..
c. P, paid the following tribute to
Mrs. Talbert:
"Here at the office of the National
Association for the Advancement Of
Colored People, we have learned with
deepest sorrow Of the sudden death
of Mrs. Mary B. Talbert. With deep
est sorrow and surprise, for while we
were aware that she was seriously i'll,
it did not seem possible that so virile
a personality could leave us. When,
as member of our board, she at
tended our meeting, or came to visit
the national office, whether called to
u meeting or not, she always seemed
overfowing with health and strength
and determination. Whatever task
was given her she accepted and, car
ried to a victorious finish. Only her
own life she was unable to save. She
literally gave it to the cause of hu-
manity, end especially to- the ~colored
people suffering from danger and per-
secution.
"This association recalls with deep
est gratitude the work Of Mary B.
Talbert in Texas, where she organ
lied the state in our service, among
the many groups in the National As
sociation of Colored Women, which
she interested in our cause, and last
ly, in the recent magnificent work
which she headed, of the Anti-lynch-
ing Crusaders.
"Her generous, loving heart was
filled with Indignation and horror at
the lynching atrocities of the South
ern states, and she labored unceas-
ingly to put an end to such atrocities.
We know that there are thousands
and tens Of thousands of. the poor and
unprotected of her race who would
voice, if they could, their apprecia-
tion of the battle which she fought
in their service. She was great
leader. While her indignation at in
justice was extreme, she was never
theless, sane and we'll balanced in her
judgments.
"When she received the Spingarn
medal year ago, those who were ac-
quainted with her work and character
felt that at length just recognition
was given to a noble type of colored
woman. Not only as a colored wo-
man, however, shall we remember our
honored dead, but as a representative
of the finest womanhood in America.
A mother, a home-maker, a humani-
tartan, she takes her place with the
great women of this country, women
who have stood for justice against op-
preston, women who have demanded
the things of the spirit in these
United States"
Mrs. Talbert was born in Oberlin,
Ohio, September II, 1865, daughter
of Cornelius J. and Caroline Bur-
nett. She was graduated from Ober-
lin college in 1891 and later married
William H. Talbert of Buffalo, where
she has since lived. One child, Sarah,
was born to them, who now is Mrs.
Feelar.