The northwestern bulletin., 1923-11-03
New York
Last Respects
To ClubWOmdn


impressive surroundings. Many per-
sons of note were present. Mrs. Tai
bert, who formerly was president Of
the National Association of Colored
Women's Clubs. was possibly the best
known Negro woman In America.
The outstanding achievement of
Mrs. Talbert's life was the reclama-
ton of the home of Frederick Doug
lass at Cedar Hills, Anacostio. d. c.,
as a historic race shrine. 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.
Mrs. Talbert was born in Ober-
lin. Ohio. September II. 1855,
daughter of Cornelius J. and Caro-
line Burnett. She was graduated
from Oberlin College in 1891 and
later married William H. Talbert,
Of Buffalo. where she has since lived
One child. Sarah. who now is Mrs.
Kellar, was born to them.
The N. A. A. c. P. delegated Mrs.
Addie w. Hunton. Field Secretary of
the Association to be present at the
funeral in Buffalo, N. Y, last We'd
nesday, Mary White Ovington.
Chairman of the Board of Directors
of the N. A. A. C. p, paid the fol-
lowing tribute to Mrs. Talbert:
Here at the Office of the Nation
al Association for the Advancement
of Colored People, we have learned
with deepest sorrow Of the sudden
death of Mrs. Mary B. TaIbert. With
deepest sorrow and surprise, for
while we were aware that she was
seriously ill, it did not seem possible
that so viriie personality could
leave us. When, as a member of our
board, she attended our meetings, or
came to visit the national office,
whether called to a meeting or not,
she always seemed overflowing with
health and strength and determine
tion. Whatever task was given her
she accepted and carried to victor
ious finish. Only her own life she
was unable to save. She literally
gave it to the cause of humanity, and
especially to the colored people suf-
fering from danger and persecution.
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, IL they could, their ap-
probation of the battle which she
fought in their service. She was a
great leader. While her indignation
at injustice was extreme, she was
nevertheless sane and well balanced
in her judgments.
when she received the Spingarn
medal year ago, those who were
acquainted with her work and char
acter felt that at length just recog-
milton was given to a noble type of
colored woman. Not only as color
ed woman, however, shall we re-
member our honored dead, but as
a representative of the finest wo-
manhood in America. A mother, q
home maker, a humanitarian-she
takes her place with the great wo-
men of this country, women who have
stood for justice against oppression,
women who have demanded the
things of the spirit in these United
States"
Surviving are her husband, viii
liam H. Talbert; a daughter. Mrs.
Sarah T. Keelan; a granddaughter
Mary Yvette Keelan, and three sis
ters, Mrs. David Perez. of Buffalo.
Mrs. Carrie B. Mills, of Fort Smith.
Ark, and Mrs. Clara B. Hardy, OF
st. Paul, MINI.
| Hundreds Of messages of condo
lence have been received from all
parts of the country, among them
being kilograms from national char
acters.
Mrs. Mary B. Talbert was laid
away In the vault at Forest Lawn
following funeral services in the
Michigan Avenue Baptist Church.
The oration was delivered by Rev.
j. E. Nash, pastor of the church.
Received Many kilograms
Hundreds OF kilograms and let
ters o; coincidence were received from