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Smith, tho executive Leaves, Service Obserred Thruout ciation can be of vital service in helping secretary, and Miss Adelaide E. Sears, "Said and Did" on girls and women to understand the issues girls' worker of tho Jersey City Y. W. of the day, to grasp the significance of C. A. Meet Here Armistice Day the Nation trends of thought, to visualize their fu (Special to the Bystander.) Among the young women taking the Usefulness of kit Wqrk Strangled by Prejudice ture in the midst of present confusion. informational training course are: Miss (By James B. Morris.) But to successfully bring this life more Frances Banks, Des Moines, Iowa; Miss At a meeting of Lincoln post No. 128 and Discrimination of Democratic Washington, D. C., Nov. 10.—"School abundant into realization,' leadership Olive Williams, Detroit, Mich.; Miss E. American Legion on Tuesday, Nov. 9 a week" will be observed over the coun muat be secured and trained. May Harper, Pittsburg, Pa.; Mrs. Louise 13 Iowa Men Cast casual remark was made concerning the , Administration. try Dec. 5 to 11. Commissioner of Edu On October 30th twenty young wo S. Love, Houston, Texas; Miss Fredrics whereabouts of one of the members oa. cation Claxton has requested the gov men of our group were, called from va Brown, Indianapolis, Ind.; Miss Ruth Vote for Harding Armistice day. I thought it would bo ( . : -'. <• •' ernors and chief school officers of the rious parts of the country to attend the Moore, Dayton, Ohio; Miss Buth M. Gil interesting to the readers of the By states to take such action as may be third extension training course for col bert Detroit, Mich.; Miss Anna Hope, Lieutenant J. "Williams Clifford, for on efficiently. In fact it has been com ored Y. W. C. A. secretaries. This course On Jan. 10 one elector from each of stander to know just where the men mer officer of the 367th infantry, 92nd mon talk in the bureau that the colored necessary to cause the people to use Washington, D. C.; Miss Kate Savery, were on that day and what each one this Week in such way as it will most is being given in Jersey City, New Jer Hillburn, N. Y.; Mrs. Ella S. Mossell, the eleven districts in Iowa and two division, A. E. F. who for over a year servicemen's section for its size is one sey for a period of three week. electors at large, meet at the State said when he heard the memorable or- \ of the most efficient units in the entire effectively disseminate information in Baltimore, Md.; Miss Beulah Simpson, "J paper were passed to the members, each. has looked after the interests of colored Enthusiasm and inspiration have Ho 8 th u servicemen in the bureau of war risk institution. regard to the conditions and needs of Mt. Holley, N. J.; Miss Miriam Garrett, " ® ^ f£. Wnrd of whom wrote a statement: the schools. marked each session of the work so far. Louisville, Ky.; Miss Carrie Belle Hawk! casting thejT votetoT^ insurance recently tendered his resigna My office force of twenty-five em for Chamber of commerce, boards of Tho faculty is composed of national ins, Lexington, K.; Miss Senora John- £8 president of the United States. Mike C. Adams, Company A 366 in tion as their special representative be ployees including dictators, stenograph workers located in New York City. Lec fantry. On Nov. 11, 1918 my company cause of continual limitations of his ers, file clerks, and typists have ren trade, women's clubs, rotary clubs, la bor unions, farmers' organizations and tures are the chief features of the "n, Brmfklyn,1'N*. Y.'; M™, "iTirt R G.rrett, Bar- in the forest fact mac Pont-a-Mousson official duties by prejudiced southern dered faithful and conscientious service course. Among some of the noted wo and was ordered over the top thai white superiors. Upon interviewing in the interest of the discharged col- patriotic and civic societies are re- King, Washington, D.C.; Mrs. Irine M. ^strict—A^B? Bowen, Ma- morning at 5:30 o'clock. We werer ored servicemen. Telegrams and letters quested to devote one meeting to a dis- men to present the aims, ideals and Lieutenant Clifford, he said: ° •.••MM A*/ AC 4VA NAAMA AHI« AAtlrtt) in methods of Y. W. C. A. work are Miss Games, Chicago, 111.; Miss Came Conde, quoketa, Jackson county. fighting until the last gun was fired, "Little by" little certain officials in have been sent to me telling of unjust, cussiod of the needs of education in their states. The ministers also are Eva D. Bowles, leader, Miss Mary Scott, New York City, N. Y.; Miss Willie Third district—Lore Alford, Water-( after it was all over I found out thafe the bureau of war risk insurance have discriminating and cruel treatment that dean of Bchool, Dr. Bucker, lecturer on Long, Little Bock, Ark.; Miss Anna E. loo Black Hawk county. ^ I had been gassed, and was sent to the is accorded wounded colored heroes by asked to> devote one of their church attempted 'to give my Bection trouble services on Sunday, Dec. 4 for empha health, Miss Holmes in charge of Bible T W. /TLT„ \ Fourth district—E. J. Curtm, De- hospital. simply because of their hatred for the medical examiners in certain United methods and religious education, Miss Jackson, Kansas City, Mo. (Mrs.) coraj,^ /Winneshiek county. Sick in hospital at Toul, France, gas States government hospitals located in sizing the importance of education. Irine M. Gaines, Chairman, publicity Fifth district—F. L. Anderson, Mar Negroes. Upon on© occasion it was Friday afternoon and evening of Mary E. Jackson, industrial work. Miss wounds and bronchitis Nov. 11, 1918. claimed that a personal letter was sent the south. Many letters have been re Cyrstal Byrd, girls' work, Mrs. Stokes committee. ion, Linn county. Hearing that the armistice was signed,; ceived that would bring tears to your school week has been designated as the oat from my office in a franked enve date on which community meetings in Sixth district—Frank B. Younkin, I said: "What a blessing, I wonder lope without a stamp, although the en-, eyes upon reading them. Upon one oc Ottumwa, Wapello county. how my men are getting along." — J. casion in endeavoring to do my duty to the interests of education should be velope was never produced. Another held in all school houses, both in the Seventh district—Oliver P. Judkins, Lindsey, Lieut. 366 infnatry. time I was ordered to stop signing let my fellow-comrades who fought over Ipdianola, Warren county. James L. McGuire, formerly first ser seas to help make the world safe for city and country, for the purpose of ters written in my section to colored discussing the needs of the schools, the Eighth district—Earl B. Ferguson, geant, Company H 370 United State* Soldiers, and friends because they wish detaocracy, my letter requesting a col Shenandoah, Page county. infantry. On Armistice Day, Nov. 11, - ed them to be signed by a white man. ored Y. M. C. A. Secretary of Houston, means of meeting these needs and rem Ninth district—Frank F. Everett, 1918, I was a patient at American Bed This I refused to do and I was given Texas to investigate the condition at edying conditions. Council Bluffs, Potawattamie county. Cross hospital ,109, having been wound to understand thajt if 1 did not do so, Camp Logan, Texas and the treatmetn Tenth district—Robert Healy, Ft. ed on Nov. 8 three days before. I re they would get someone who would of colored war risk patients at that in Dodge, Webster county. member, remarking, "Con you beat it, ,t earry out their orders. It was only after stitution was held up—it being cfaimed Eleventh district—Malcolm Currie, now I must go home a casual." ' j two weeks fight that I was again per that such procedure would get the Plans Restricting Sac City, Sac county. Lowell Owens, formerly of Company ,,, mitted to sign my name to letters origr bureau into trouble. There are letters Elector^ at large—Guy S. Brewer, M 366 infantry. On Armistice Day. mating in my section. Later I* was in the colored servicemen's office from Des Moines, Polk county and Boy W. was in the trenches in the Metz sectom''\^ forced to send my dictated letters down colored soldiers who have been wounded All Immigration Snell, Hawarden, Sioux county. giving instruction to my platoOn con-C^fi^ to another office where a white high on the battle fronts of Europe, and who After their ballots are cast, they will cerning the use and meaning of the^'f1 sehool graduate approved and signed are now forced to remain in hospitals Aberdeen, Wash., Nov.