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I SUPPLE THE DENY CONVENTION ISSUE AND FED' STAR MRS. GERTIE N. ROSS OF DENVER, STATE PRESIDENT. Mrs. Gertie Nichols-Ross is the State President of the Federation of the Women's Clubs of Colorado and Jurisdiction. She is also President of the Y. W. C. A. Organist for more than 15 years at Shorter A. M. E. Church; Organist Junior Choir and ex-Chairman of House Committee and former •director of the Negro Women's Club Home and Day Nursery. Member of the Taka Art Club. MRS. ELIZA ROLLINS B'JTLER OF COLORADO SPRINGS, HONORARY STATE PRESIDENT AND A . ,AN i. ...ATiCSt -ViOiC'iv V»Ao FIRST COLORED GRADUATE OF COLO. SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOLS. LOVED AND HONORED BV ALL . Western Spirit of Welcome To our Friends and Visitors -<< MRS. THENIS B. STEWART—ONE OF THE BEST CLUB WORKERS IN DENVER. EX-PRESIDENT OF THE XX CENTURY ART CLUB. The English language, with its wealth of expression and fascinating words, affords none more replete with the higher, nobler and better impulses of the human heart than the simple unpretentious word, "Welcome." It quickens the footsteps of the dust-begrimed and weary traveler, soothes the bruised and bleeding heart of the returning prodigal, and illuminates the pathway of the son of battle, whether he returns to the bosom of his loved ones laden with the spoils of victory or bowed down in the humiliation of defeat. It is the synonym for hospitality, and finds its most eloquent expression in the out- streched hand, the sparkling eye and parted lips. In its finest and most sincere sense, and echoing the sentiment of The Denver Star, and those of us who have found peaceful homes and contentment in the shadow of the snow-capped range of the Rockies, we say unto you, "Welcome, our sisters, thrice welcome." We feel sure that your coming in our midst will be an inspiration a keystone as it were, completing a triumphal arch of unity, cemented with the sentiments of love, charity and benevolence, for embodied in the practical application of these virtues, we can feel sanguine that our hopes, our struggles, and higher aims were not in vain. When we are privileged to meet each other in the cause and purpose that brings you to our door, we thank God for this special blessing, and desire to express our gratitude and warmest appreciation, in your selection of this—the Queen City of mountain and plains —for your Convention. Where the blue sky, perpetual sunshine, and the rare atmosphere will lend an enchantment to the scenes of your endeavors, and enable you to delve deep into the year's work" under the most pleasing conditions. Our hearts and our homes are open to you, and while we fully understand that a large portion of your time will be taken up with the business of the Association, it is our sincere purpose to make every one of your spare moments an enjoyable one, that when you have returned to your several homes, that the days spent here may ever remain bright spots on memories page. We are deeply interested in all that the National Federation stands for, the good it has done, the greater good it hopes for, and we feel sure, that at the close of this session, we will be proud of your accomplishments. There is much to be done for the betterment of our future condition, and a large portion of this duty is imposed upon you, in the adjustment, and enactment of new laws for our guidance. This we know will be. in capable hands, and we are certain of good results. T* cannot be done.'however, w'tnont t. ^rugrerlp. but if it brines bad, one waynard urother whose wanderitu,; footsteps has led aim mto the darkness of sin, if it plants the see<j <*| charity where selfishness has found a friendly soil, and inspirri virtue where sensual vices at«p.. i* vail be a sufficient reward for ^ 4,.?„i. ,.« • existence. "in thl pa^s »f uus i«sue you ** be pleased with the many homes and places of business that are featured, which will carry with them a meaning of great sacrifice and deprivation, but an indomitable will to survive and prosper has orought this into an actual existence. We are proud of the effort f& accomplishment, and we are sure of your like appreciation. * wil1 stand out for all times as a monument to humble thrift ^ld economy and an earnest endeavor to be a part and parcel of **e world we live in- We are t-^ay m the midst of a world's war, and we thank God that our >^s are resP°ndmS to the call of duty, fighting and willing t fi£rh^^ tne cause °t freedom and Democracy. This establishes an j^*ronal standard of true Americanism, and proves our loyalty to rr country and to the flag. Let us lend our encouragement to those who are summoned to the front, confident that they will give a good account of themselves. To inspire the duty of patriotism in the hearts of those, who voluntarily have consented to sacrifice their lives for the country's cause, becomes an imperative duty of yours and ours, and we sincerely hope that ere your Convention closes, that you, the mothers, wives, and sisters of our brave lads, will rekindle the fire of love of country, freedom and home, that has been steadily burning from the days of Crispus Attuck to this present era. This spirit has ever been our hope and will continue to live and breathe and grow, as long as there is a tender sentiment in the human heart, as long as men remain men and they have bodies to die and souls to live. And in the end forebearance will triumph over intolerance, and all men of all classes will join in paeons of praise, and be eternally linked in brotherhood no human agency can dismember or destroy. President Mary B. Talbert of New York City. Denver has been highly honored by having in our presence the delightful personality of Mrs. Mary B. Talbert, the National President whose great success and many sacrifices have easily made her so big in the eyes of the club women of the Nation that she has no real substantial opposition. Her congenial manner and wide influence make her a lovable character and a pleasing presiding officer. Her reelection is almost assured. The western delegates are true and loyal and Denver knows that they will show their loyalty. Mme. M. L. Elliston earned b< as a Chiropodist thru a long, and complex delays filled with anxious moments, discouraging with a now and then ray of w of success. Having mastered h fession, only after she was led thru her sale of medicines whic! pelled her to study the humat ,( if she really wanted to be s . *' ful and prosperous. She studife;''~ ^ took the examination from th^ \\.?r\\. cal Board of State Examine-\, aa(j passed very creditably. Her pus., m£ determined purpose for succe made a deep impression upon tlit munity. The strong, growing and prosperous Carnation Art Club, sometimes affectionately referred to as the "Miracle Club" of Denver, came into being the same year as the Self-Improvement Club. Unlike the latter organization, however, for years it had a varied and uncertain career. Bravely fighting on and nothing daunted it weathered the perilous seas until three years ago, when Mrs. Ada Webster was elected its President. From that date it has wrought miracles. When the Club Association idea was being fostered the . Carnation Arts stepped to the fore and I said they were ready to do "their I bit.' With an almost depleted treasury , President Webster started out to raise their share of the purchase money and in exactly one year and six months they paid in every dollar on their stock. Perhaps no club in the West is given to Charity work to the extent of the Carnations. The real special effort of this Club is art work and no slackers are permitted within its ranks. Indeed, each of the twenty members vie with one another iu th» effort to turn out work of exceptional beauty and attractiveness. They are members of the National Federation and will be no small factor in the great conclave to meet in Denver July 8th. The Club colors are red and white. Mrs. Emma Moore, an estimable lady of energy and push, is Secretary of the club and a most valuable co-worker to Mrs. Webster. Some ships sail East and some sail West, by the self-same winds that blow, 'tis set of the sail and not the gale, that determines the way we go. Like the winds of the sea, are the forces of fate, as we travel along through life, 'tis the set of the soul that determines the goal and not the calm or the strife." A triumvirate of Club women in 1911 at Colorado Springs, conferring at the gate. Star was on the job. Madame C. J. Walker, of New York City, started in Denver to the dizzy heights of success to which she has attained. This lady set first to the tape that burns the mortgage on the Frederick Douglass Home at Anacostia, Maryland, near Washington, D. C. Since leaving Denver she has "enlarged her world" to take in Africa, the isles of the sea and other foreign parts of the world. She stands today as the richest Negro in America, and she made it all herself. Those of us who heard Madame Walker say in our literary at Shorter "I shall return to this society and make you who laugh now, ashamed of your laugh." And she did. "Dux femina facta sunt." Madame C. J. Walker, Patriotic Sympathetic, Economical, Charitable and Sagaciously Commercial. flNA FORD Dr. Justina Ford, the only physician of color in the Wes' has made good along all lind§ a heavy investor in stocks, cd|i real estate. Her large praeui! ables her to come closely in o with live social conditions of patients of the Latin and Japljnese races. She enjoys the highest refjpect of the medical fraternity and has'been honored more than once, whenever opportunity affords itself. She is an ob serving student of humanity. The West is proud of our woman physi cian. Miss Mary White Ovington, Acting Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, will be in attendance at the Convention of the National Association of Colored Women to be held in Denver, July 8 to July 13, inclusive. Miss Ovington will speak during the session on July 11. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has 'ust completed a drive for members as a tribute to the National President of the Association, Mr. Moorefield Storey, the distinguished Boston lawyer. The tribute given Mr. Storey in the unique form of a drive for members for the Association Was occasioned by the winning last November by the unanimous decision of the United States Supreme Court of the so-called Louisville Segregation Case, the Supreme Court in that case deciding that all ordinances for the purpose of segregating Negroes in separate residential sections in cities of the country are unconstitutional. ^BPAssociation announces that on April 15 it had approximately 10,000 ^^Kers in the country as a whole. At the present time, as a result of the j irive, the Association's membership has increased to approximately 35,000, luted among 117 active branches located in all the principal cities Wintry, from Boston on the east to Sa:i Francisio and Los Angeles i - p-v*1 ^nd Minreaoolis ;.n the ner£h t'aJljnx^i»pa and I Texas lines in the sOni.ii>->.^ u..^, -duv* ...vii vue urrtnchUn the Panama Canal %$ne. ) f*\ m^b Ovington was one of the three founders of the ociation which :. ^ 1 dates lom 1909. Her interest m the uplift Of colored p , ** been cqp- '/rllinuous from that time onward. At the time of the Association's origin (■**m Miss Ovington had been for four years studying the sttw.us of the Negro ff in New York and was living in a model tenement in the Negro section of the ?ity, the only white person in the block of the Greenpoint, N. Y., Settlement, is now the President of the Lincoln Ssettlement for Colored People, Brooklyn, N. Y., and is author of two volumes dealing with the Negro, "Half a Man," and "Hazel." In her study of Race problems Miss Ovington has spent many months in out of the way places in the rural South and in the West Indies. She is the direct descendant of a New England Abolition family. The Association is engaged in an active campaign against lynching and mob violence, against discrimination of all kinds on account of color and against disfranchisement in the Southern States. The Association is deeply interested in the welfare of the colored soldiers, is promoting the War Savings Stamp campaign among colored people, and expects soon to engage in some specific form of War Camp Community Service throughout the country. The Convention feels itself honored in having the presence of such a distinguished person to be a part of the working convention machinery. MISS BEATRICE LEWIS. Miss Beatrice Lewis of 2339 Gilpin St., Denver's only progressive Cons«» maker, is a.typical We^'u pirl ^Jf*,' girl. "%WB|I ii maker, is a.typical Have made great record in Colorado. Mrs. Nellie Rice. President of that progressive XX Century Art Club. MRS. GERTRUDE MOORE. Mrs. Gertrude M. Moore of Hot Springs, Ark., altho away from the Queen City, still claims "Old Denver" as her home. She has gone away from our city and state and has made good in Hair dressing, Beauty Culture, Hair weaving and Scalp treatment. Hotels in Minneapolis, Minn., and Hot Spgs., Ark., vie with each other in trying to secure her valuable service, polite treatment and efficient business which she brings to any hotel. To seiure her means to increase their business. MADAME A. M. SKILLERN. For nearly twenty-five years Madame A. M. Skillern has held a most distinctive and unique place in fashionable Denver as the only Modiste of the race, and what is more important, she classes among her customers many of the wealthiest and most influential white citizens in the city. In the most pronounced sense of the word, Madame Skillern is an artist of rare merit and on social functions of either race is ever complete without a bevy of handsome gowns from the hands of this gifted lady. Originality in design, neatness and tastefulness, characterize her every creation. When Madame E. Azalia Hackley was on her farewell tour some years ago, she took much pride in telling her audiences that her rich appearing and greatly admired gowns were designed and made by Madame Skillern. This brought a flood of letters from the fashionable and effete East asking for the services of this estimable lady, but she chose to cling to Denver with her multitude of friends. The many talents of Madame Skillern are beautifully attested by a superb article contributed to the newspapers some years ago on "Modes and Dressing of Stylish Women." In the clearest and most forceful manner possible she dealt with the Oriental fashions, the Josephine and Empress era, as well as the Dutch, Greek and Parisian modes. At one time she was a demonstrator of Malt-Nutrine in the Forbes and Stromberg Drug Store, then the largest in the city. Of a pleasing personality, loyal and dependable in her friendships, broad in her charities and hospitable almost to a fault, Madame Skillern is readily classed as one of the most valuable women in Denver. She owns a beautiful home of Milwaukee cream brick, at 1904 E. 29th Ave., the interior of which readily bespeaks the artists nunu and the master hand. HISTORICAL FACTS ABOUT STATE FEDERATION OF COLORADO AND JURISDICTION. Mrs. Charlotte Ensley, founder. Mrs. Ida Joyce Jackson, first state president; Mrs. Martha Spratlin, second; Mrs. L. M. Froman, third; Mrs. E. B. Butler, fourth; Mrs. Mary H. Baker, fifth; Mrs. Dorcas Watson, sixth, and Mrs. Gertie N. Ross, seventh. It has 31 active Clubs, with a membership of 500. ver girl coming, as she did, at the age of six years and in the usual required time completed with honor our city public schools. Desiring to add a p:Wt-iat^g to > jfc-edueatUjm she finish ed Dressmaking in a school of .Urto*- making and received her diploma from the Madame, who personally instruct- ,, a't u„nA*,Tnr.\mr- f ed her because of her adaptability to She was the first headworker | T f » ™ one yya=, i the profession. Knowing that art of any country reflected the general character of the country, Miss Lewis thot that some real art was the offspring of the superlative in ideals and accomplishment. Being engrossed with this idea, she suddenly sprang out of the masses of the Denver folk with a new idea to give humanity something of ease and beauty to make life more bearable and ennobling. An opportunity presented itself to learn something more unique, the art of corset-making, to give poise and dignity to the members of her race, and she embraced it. We know of no corset makers of color (not cor- sitieres) in the United States, except our Western girl. Miss Lewis' work speaks for itself, her models and designs being perfect. Her patronage is among the best classes of the white and colored, who are her regular patrons. Busy all the time, yet she finds time to teach in Sunday School at Shorter Chapel, and is one of the best workers in the Y. W. C. A., ably assisting the president in conducting a class of Rainbow Group girls. Fraternal Societies and charity work also claim her attention. Miss Lewis is a good example of the possibilities of the West. HISTORY OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY ART AND LITERARY CLUB. On September 11, 1911, ten ladies met at the home of Mrs. C. H. Winters, 3063 Welton St., and organized what is known as the XX C. Art Literary and Charity Club. Its colors being black and green and gold. Our first president was Mrs. Laura Hill. Secretary, Mrs. Maud Curr. Corresponding Sec, Mrs. Carrie Bodenhamer Mrs. S. P. McBeth, Treasurer. Mrs. Vera Finney, Chairman of Program Committee. As these industrious women continued their good work more and more joined them until the number now is twenty-two. Two successive years this Club won the State Banner for the best assortment of Art work. It has paid out more than five hundred dollars ($500) for charity work. Its first study in literary work was Paul Lawrence Dunbar. Its second was the life of Phillys Wheatly. Third, miscellaneous. At present time its topic is music. When the great and grand movement of a Negro Woman's Club Association was organized the Twentieth Century Art Club had fostered the idea of a Day Nursery, and heartily co-operated with the other clubs in the Association, and now the Club women of Denver have a Day Nursery which is a credit to Denver. Under the leadership of Mrs. Nellie M. Rice, who is our present president, these energetic women are climbing to the stars through difficulties. MRS. MARTHA SPRATLIN OF DENVER, HONORARY EX-PRESIDENT OF THE STATE. PIONEER BUILDER. MRS. L. M. FROMAN OF DENVER, HONORARY STATE PRESIDENT, IS VERY ACTIVE IN RELIGIOUS, CLUB AND TEMPERANCE CIRCLES. THE POND LILLY ART CLUB. POND LILLY ART CLUB was organized May 7, 1904, with fourteen members. Having only three Presidents, Mrs. Waldron, Mrs. N. L. Douglass serving ten years, Mrs. Callie Campbell serving three years; other officers giving good service to club. Meet each Thursday. Open with Scripture reading, roll call, members responding with Bible quotations and dues. First Thursday in the month Literary Day. Fifth Thursday, Domestic Science Day. Mrs. N. L. Douglass, Secy.; Mrs. Lula Jackson, Treasurer and Chairman of Ways and Means. Mrs. Malida Jacobs, Chairman of Charity. Mrs. Minnie Williams, Chairman of Program. Mrs. Augustavia Carriss, Teacher. 7
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Call Number | WH1270 |
Title | The Denver Star |
Creator | Chas. S. Muse |
Date | circa 1913 |
Summary | Weekly newspaper about the African American community in Denver, Colorado. |
Description | 8 p. |
Is Part Of | WH1270. Clarence and Fairfax Holmes papers, 1890-1978, 1911-1974 |
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Call Number | WH1270 |
Title | The Denver Star |
Creator | Chas. S. Muse |
Date | circa 1913 |
Summary | Weekly newspaper about the African American community in Denver, Colorado. |
Description | 8 p. |
Is Part Of | Clarence and Fairfax Holmes papers, 1911-1974, 1890-1978. |
Subject | African Americans--Colorado--Newspapers.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--History. |
Geographic Area | Five Points (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood) |
Format-Medium | Document |
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I
SUPPLE
THE DENY
CONVENTION ISSUE AND FED'
STAR
MRS. GERTIE N. ROSS OF DENVER, STATE PRESIDENT.
Mrs. Gertie Nichols-Ross is the State
President of the Federation of the
Women's Clubs of Colorado and Jurisdiction. She is also President of the
Y. W. C. A. Organist for more than
15 years at Shorter A. M. E. Church;
Organist Junior Choir and ex-Chairman of House Committee and former
•director of the Negro Women's Club
Home and Day Nursery. Member of
the Taka Art Club.
MRS. ELIZA ROLLINS B'JTLER
OF COLORADO SPRINGS, HONORARY STATE PRESIDENT AND A
. ,AN i. ...ATiCSt -ViOiC'iv V»Ao
FIRST COLORED GRADUATE OF
COLO. SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOLS.
LOVED AND HONORED BV ALL .
Western Spirit
of Welcome
To our Friends and Visitors
-<<
MRS. THENIS B. STEWART—ONE
OF THE BEST CLUB WORKERS IN
DENVER. EX-PRESIDENT OF THE
XX CENTURY ART CLUB.
The English language, with its wealth of expression and fascinating words, affords none more replete with the higher, nobler and
better impulses of the human heart than the simple unpretentious
word, "Welcome." It quickens the footsteps of the dust-begrimed and
weary traveler, soothes the bruised and bleeding heart of the returning prodigal, and illuminates the pathway of the son of battle, whether
he returns to the bosom of his loved ones laden with the spoils of
victory or bowed down in the humiliation of defeat. It is the synonym
for hospitality, and finds its most eloquent expression in the out-
streched hand, the sparkling eye and parted lips. In its finest and
most sincere sense, and echoing the sentiment of The Denver Star,
and those of us who have found peaceful homes and contentment in
the shadow of the snow-capped range of the Rockies, we say unto
you, "Welcome, our sisters, thrice welcome."
We feel sure that your coming in our midst will be an inspiration
a keystone as it were, completing a triumphal arch of unity, cemented
with the sentiments of love, charity and benevolence, for embodied
in the practical application of these virtues, we can feel sanguine
that our hopes, our struggles, and higher aims were not in vain.
When we are privileged to meet each other in the cause and
purpose that brings you to our door, we thank God for this special
blessing, and desire to express our gratitude and warmest appreciation, in your selection of this—the Queen City of mountain and plains
—for your Convention. Where the blue sky, perpetual sunshine, and
the rare atmosphere will lend an enchantment to the scenes of your
endeavors, and enable you to delve deep into the year's work" under
the most pleasing conditions.
Our hearts and our homes are open to you, and while we fully
understand that a large portion of your time will be taken up with
the business of the Association, it is our sincere purpose to make every
one of your spare moments an enjoyable one, that when you have
returned to your several homes, that the days spent here may ever
remain bright spots on memories page.
We are deeply interested in all that the National Federation stands
for, the good it has done, the greater good it hopes for, and we feel
sure, that at the close of this session, we will be proud of your accomplishments. There is much to be done for the betterment of our future condition, and a large portion of this duty is imposed upon you,
in the adjustment, and enactment of new laws for our guidance. This
we know will be. in capable hands, and we are certain of good results.
T* cannot be done.'however, w'tnont t. ^rugrerlp. but if it brines bad,
one waynard urother whose wanderitu,; footsteps has led aim mto
the darkness of sin, if it plants the see |
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