Our Women and Children
Conducted by Lucille Skaggs Edwards.
“WE SHOULD WORRY”
The Omaha Daily News publishes
the following:
“Detroit, Mich., May 2.—Members
of the Detroit Federation of Women’s
Clubs will refuse to accept member
ship in the national federation unless
the Detroit Study Club, an organiza
tion composed of thirty Negro women,
is permitted to affiliate also. This
was the ultimatum handed to officials
of the national federation by officers
of the Detroit body.
Detroit club women believe that the
controversy will be one of the big is
sues at the convention of the national
federation, to be held soon.”
We gratefully note the action of tne
Detroit women and appreciate their
fine sense of fairness. Their brave
stand will win friends for Negro club
women and in some distant day the
measure may be adopted. For the
present it will meet heavy defeat in
the natienal organization.
The state federations are few, in
deed, which admit the Negro women.
Northern state after state has dis
criminated against them and the at
titude of the Southern states, from
whence the largest representation of
educated Negro women would come,
is too well known.
There is sound argument opposing
as well as favoring their admittance.
Meanwhile the Negro women have
state and national federations of their
own and to that vast majority of
white whose visions are so narrowed
and whose minds are so prejudiced
that they will defeat the measure; we
would say—pardon the slang—“we
should worry.”—L. S. E.
After one of the late Booker T.
Washington’s lectures in the South, a
Southern gentleman, carried away by
his oratory, rushed up to him, seized
his hand, and exclaimed: “Washing
ton, you’re the greatest man living!”
“Oh, no,” modestly replied Wash
ington. “There’s Mr. Roosevelt.”
“Aw,” responded the Southerner, in
disgust, “I never did have any use for
him after he invited you to dine with
him.”
“Now, children,” said the teacher,
“I have been talking to you about the
duty of cultivating a kindly dispo
sition, and I will now tell you a little
story of two dogs. Henry had a nice
little dog, gentle as a lamb. He would
not bark at the passers-by or at
strange dogs, and would never bite.
William’s dog, on the contrary, was
always fighting other dogs, or flying
at the hens and cats in the neighbor
hood; and several times he seized a
cow by the nostrils and threw her. He
barked at strangers, and would bite
them unless some one interfered.
Now, boys, which dog would you like
to own—Henry’s or William’s?”
The answer came instantly, in one
eager shout:
“William’s!”—Everybody’s Maga
zine.
A GOOD LOSER
All the world loves a good loser—
one who, after doing his best, can ac
cept defeat cheerfully and see his ri
val’s success with an unclouded brow.
Some people are philosophical over
defeat simply because they do not
care to succeed, but they are neither
good losers nor good winners. It is
the people who care, who struggle
and yet fail without losing heart, who
are admirable.—The Visitor.
WATCH YOURSELF GO BY
Just stand aside and watch yourself
go by;
Think of yourself as “he,” instead of
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Note closely as in other men you note
The bag-kneed trousers and the seedy
coat.
Pick flaws; find fault; forget the man
is you,
And try to make your estimate ring
true.
Confront yourself and look you in the
eye,
Just stand aside and watch yourself
go by.
Interpret all your motives just as
though
You looked on one whose aims you
did not know.
Let undisguised contempt surge
through you when
You see you shrink, O commonest of
men!
Despise your cowardice; condemn
whate’er
You note of falseness in you any
where.
Defend not one defect that shames
your eye—
Just stand aside and watch yourself
go by.
And then, with eyes unveiled to what
you loathe—
To sins that with sweet charity you’d
clothe—
Back to your self-walled tenement
you go
With tolerance for all who dwell be
low.
The faults of others then will dw^rf
and shrink;
Love’s chain grow stronger by one
mighty link—
When you, with “he” as substitute
for “I,”
Have stood aside and watched your
self go by.
—Strickland W. Gillian.
SOUTH SIDE.
Mrs. S. Embry of 4832 So. 26th St.,
who underwent a slight operation last
week, has recovered and is able to
take charge of her business.
Miss Beatrice Steward of Collins
ville, 111., a niece of Rev. J. H. Nich
ols, of South Side, is visiting her
uncle. Miss Steward having recently
gone through quite a strain from
sickness and death in her home hopes
to gain advantage by the change. We
wish for her a pleasant visit while in
our city. .
The many friends of Mr. W. H.
Scruggs, who has been seriously ill
for about three weeks, are glad to
knowr that he is rapidly recuperating.
The Misses Dudleys and brother,
Robert, of South Side have moved to
the North Side. We more than re
gret to have them leave our side, but
hope to see their faces often and feel
they still belong to us.
The Christian Endeavor of Allen
Chapel, A. M. E. Church, will have a
special program Sunday, May 7th, at
6:30 p. m. Everybody is invited.
Rev. J. H. Nichols, Pastor.
The Negro Women’s Christian As
sociation held a large and interesting
meeting at the home Wednesday af
ternoon. Through the efforts of Mrs.
A. Bowler, chairman of the House
committee, the home has been thor
oughly renovated and redecorated.
Miss Ellretta Smith has been installed
as matron, and the home will now be
open at all times for the inspection of
the public. Applications for admis
sion will also be received. Since
September last, the association has
paid more than $300.00 upon the
home, and hopes to be able to wipe
out the balance of indebtedness when
the Free Trip contest now being run
through the columns of The Moni
tor, closes July 6. We earnestly
solicit the cooperation and support
of the public. The association de
sires also to thank Mr. Dan Des
dunes, who so kindly donated his
services for the charity ball given
April 25. Cecilia W. Jewell, Corre
sponding secretary.
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being sold at the Mecca Rink. We de
sire to announce to the Colored people
of Omaha that this is untrue and that
those who desire to visit a clean, le
gitimate pleasure resort will find
such there.—D. C. Morton.—Adv.
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