The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1927-08-20
By Mrs. Nora E. Lee

One Of the places of great interest
to all who visit Washington, D. c..
especially all club women, who are
the mouthpieces of so many thousands
OF women who have neither the time
or money TO attend all these gather
ings, is the much talked of home of
the late Honorable Frederick Doug
lass. A few years ago the Federation
OF Women's Clubs through the direct
efforts Of such women as Mary Tai.
bert (who has since passed into the
great beyond, Miss Hattie 3. Brown.
DIR. Mary Warning, Elizabeth Lindsay
Davis, and host Of others | might
mention, worked untiringly to raise
money to buy or pay off the mortgage
OF this home and make it one Of the
historical places of the nation.
The women worked and raised the
necessary funds to carry out their
plans. The home is in Anacostia. if
stands up on a beautiful hill, sur
rounded with grand old trees and
could be made one of the most beau
tiful spots in the world if only the
wealthy members of our large family
would join in this. AS it stands now
no one can congratulate himself for
1t needs money to put it in condition as
a show place. And with 50 MANY
wealthy race pride" people that mo-
nopolize the various platforms and
fill many Of the large paying positions
OF the world, own so many magnificent
banks, homes, newspapers, insurance
companies, manufacturing plants, sum-
mer resorts and high powered cars. It
does seem possible we might be able
to get their cooperation with the hum
bic club woman who has to struggle
from day to day at tasks they wo9ld
not do, and use some Of their money
and brains to put that wonderful place
on par, at least with others not far
away from it. We were pleased to
know that the women really. had saved
it for its historical value to the future
generation and thus far they have done
well, but we cannot stop now. Let
some Of the heavyweight" Of the
race get together and make a place
that would really make beautiful
showing of the wealth among them.
They could even have their names in
scribed somewhere in gold if necessary
so that the world might know they
had really became interested in doing
instead of telling the other fellow
what to do. The club women will be
in Washington next August and /
know those who have not been there,
if they visit the home Of our first
President of the United States, beau
tiful Mount Vernon on the Potomac
they will realize there is yet a great
work to be done. Great praise is due
to those great women who have saved
it thus far.
The Friedmean's Hospital is another
place Of great interest, also Howard
University with is spacious halls and
beautifully kept grounds. One Of the
most attractive things about the entire
city is the properly trimmed shrubbery.
Every home that is surrounded by trees
or hedge is a place of beauty. Many
Of our friends have beautiful homes
near these historical spots.
The Mamie Burroughs Training
School is we'll kept place, neat and
clean everywhere. Buildings scattered
all over large tract of ground. Teach
ing girls how to become efficient in
whatever they undertake in life. Some
Of our group spent the morning there
and had lunch with the girls. It IS in
deed an inspiration to visit these va
rious places. We were sorry we could
not see more but our time was limited.