Correspondence July-Sept. 1919 July 8, 1919. Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, Ritz Hotel, Piccadilly, London. Dear Mrs. Terrell: Mrs. Weller, who is now with me in Chester preparatory to our starting together for a summer vacation, has read with me your very interesting letter of June 10th. I have also shared it with Mrs. Fernandis and with other members of our force. We are all grateful to you for taking time to write us fully concerning your very interesting and vital experiences in Europe. We appreciate deeply the splendid work that you have done in behalf of all of us. I shall hope that we may have an opportunity to see you after your return and to learn more fully of the interesting experiences which you have enjoyed. Also I shall hope for opportunities to talk with you concerning the work of our Colored Organization Department and the need and opportunities for work in these lines in other cities too. I enclose newspaper reports and letterheads outlining our "New Era Week" which contains I believe some suggestions which might profitably be considered for adaptation to other cities. With very hearty greetings to Judge Terrell and yourself from Mrs. Weller and me, Fraternally yours, Chas F Weller CFW-LMB List of Communities where activities for the colored soldiers are carried on by the War Camp Community Service. New London, Conn. Macon, Ga. New York City Jacksonville, Fla. Hoboken, N. J. Key West, Fla. Newark, N. J. Anniston, Ala. Red Bank, N. J. Hattiesburg, Miss. Cape May, N. J. New Orleans, La. Mount Holly, N. J. Chattanooga, Tenn. Trenton, N. J. Battle Creek, Mich. Philadelphia, Pa. Columbus, Ohio Allentown, Pa. Chillicothe, Ohio Baltimore, Md. Cincinnati, Ohio (Covington, Ky.) Washington, D. C. Rockford, Ill. Alexandria, Va. Des Moines, Iowa Petersburg, Va. Junction City, Kansas Hampton, Va. Manhattan, Kansas [* √ *] Newport News, Va. Lawrence, Kansas Portsmouth, Va. Little Rock, Ark. Norfolk, Va. Fort Worth, Texas Raleigh, N. C. Waco, Texas Asheville, N. C. Galvenston, Texas--(for Colored Charlotte, N. C. community) Wilmington, N. C. )for the colored San Antonio, Texas [*49*] Southport, N. C. )community Greenville, S. C. Spartanburg, S. C. Columbia, S. C. Charleston, S. C. Atlanta, Ga. ********* List of Colored WCCS Assistants, Engaged by the Central Office. Miles W. Connor, Atlanta, Ga. V. E. Daniels, Norfolk, Va. W. S. Duffield, Spartanburg, S. C. J. T. Duncan, Columbia, S. C. W. N. Frayser, Macon, Ga. James Hopkins, Alexandria, Va. M. A. Norrell, Richmond, Va. George W. Osibin, Jacksonville, Fla. P. N. Smith, New York City Strieby S. Smith, Charlotte, N. C. J. B. Ramsey, Washington, D. C. Colored Workers are employed locally in many of the cities where the WCCS is working for the colored soldiers. Among these workers are: Reverend Martin, Anniston, Ala. Prof. P. O. Sanders, Petersburg, Dr. J. M. McCann, Augusta, Ga. S. C. Carey, Junction City, Kan. Charles Brown, Charleston, S. C. Dr. Grant, Rockford, Ill. Charles Brown and E. W. Dean, Hampton, Va. Other workers are employed locally at Alexandria, La., Chattanooga, Montgomery, Greenville, Des Moines, Louisville., Hattiesburg, and Mt. Holly. William I. Hopkins, Chairman Executive Board, 1213 W. Leigh St., Richmond, Va. Virginia Baptist State Sunday School Convention, Inc. July 14 '' 1919 Mrs Mary Church Terrell Washing, D. C., Dear Madame I hope that your stay abroad has been pleasant and profitable. I read with interest of your departure and with pleasure of your participation in the congress at Berne. I am quite sure that your presence and voice added inspiration for those with whom you came in contact and lustre to a name which all members of the race honor. I desire that you pay Richmond a visit next fall, preferably between Oct. 1 '' and 15 '' and bring us a message based on your observations abroad as applied to the problems of the new reconstruction. I think we will give you an enthusiastic audience and your coming will be worth while. Please, let me hear at your earliest convenience. Truly yours William I. Hopkins July 17, 1919 Mrs. Mary Church Terrell 1323 T Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. My dear Mrs. Terrell: Your letter of July 15th in regard to your future work with Community Service has been received. There has been a new distribution of work in the office and I understand that the matter to which you refer would go to Mr. Dickie for consideration and I have sent your letter to him. You will doubtless hear from him shortly. It was a real pleasure to meet you when you were in the office recently and I shall hope sometime to hear further from you of your extremely interesting experiences on your recent trip to Europe. Very sincerely yours, Frank A. Starratt Frank A. Starratt Zurich, July 18th 1919 Hofstrasse 14c Dear Mrs. Terrell, With great horror I am reading in the "Nation" of June 14th about racial conflicts in the U.St. which have led to awful cases of lynching. It seems that the war has damaged everywhere the moral foundations of society. Would you believe it possible to publish a translation of my book "Rasse und Kulter" in America? Do you think a publisher would undertake it? I should be very grateful for your advice. With kindest regards yours truly A Frier. Hertz July 19, 1919 Mrs. Mary Church Terrell 1323 T. Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. My dear Mrs. Terrell: Your letter of July 15th, addressed to Mr. Dickie, has been referred to the Field Department for reply. It is not the present policy of War Camp Community Service to use additional women supervisors of our work, but to have the work carried by the present staff, inasmuch as the future of War Camp Community Service is of indefinite duration. We regret that it is impossible to assign you to service at this time. We very much appreciate your interest and the splendid spirit of service and cooperation you have shown at all times. With cordial good wishes, we are Very truly yours, W Scott Radeker DIRECTOR FIELD DEPARTMENT Wilmington, Del., July 28, 1919 Mrs Mary Church Terrell, 1321 "Tea" Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. My dear Mollie Congratulations upon your safe return from France, Switzerland, and wherever else you have been. I did not exactly envy you but I wish I could have been along. If you are not toostuck up, will you be our principal speaker at one of the night sessions of our State Convention, which is to be held, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, September 17th, 18th and 19th? I am chairman of the program committee and am imploring you to come to us on the BIG night, Thursday, the 18th. The main project to which we have committed ourselves, as a State Federation, is an Industrial Home for Colored Girls, and our whole program of the three days sessions is devoted to the subject of the reclamation of Colored Girls. But if you will come to us, we will want to hear about your [XXXX] trip abroad and any other little thing that you want to say. Can you come? Will you please come to us first before you go to any one else? Will you let me know by return mail as I want to get the program in the hands of the printer? And will you let me know what your terms are? We have'nt any money of course but we would like to hear from you. Very sincerely yours, Alice Dunbar Nelson 916 French Street Saint Mark's Lyceum 231 West 53rd Street, New York August 4th 1919. My dear Mrs Terrell:- I wish to thank you for your letter of July 30th in which you kindly accepted our invitation to address the Saint Mark's Lyceum on the Enforcement of the 15th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, either Sunday afternoon Sept 28th, or Thursday evening October 2nd. Kindly note that since reading your letter we find that it will be more convenient to us to have you as a distinguished visitor and guest with us Thursday evening October 2nd, owing to the entertainment we hope to arrange for. Then there is at present only one other speaker partly engaged for this meeting. It is our aim to have Mrs. M. C. Lawton, President of the Empire State Federation of Women's Clubs to preside and as many of the representative women of the Greater City and surrounding towns present as we can reach with an invitation. We thank you for calling our attention to the disinterest shown by some organizations when a speakers expenses are paid; but we don't think that will be the case with us. We will give this meeting the greatest publicity possible, and the matter of expenses being defrayed is the private business of the Lyceum. If you have a single column cut of yourself wont you mail it to us to the above address. About your entertainment here you will hear more of that later as we will have the Auxilliary ladies of the lyceum to look after that. Thanking you again for your letter, I am Very truly yours, John E Robinson Mrs Mary Church Terrell, 1323 "T" Street, N W Washington, DC Adr. Zūrich, Susenbergstr. 100 c/o Prof. Dr. Förster 31.8.19 Sehr verehrte liebe Mrs. Church-Terrell Sie werden erstaunt sein, diesen dicken Brief von mir-in deutsch-zu erhalten. Aber-nicht wahr?-Sie bewahren mir ein liebes Gedenken und verstehen es, wenn ich heute mit dieser Bitte zu Ihnen komme. Einer meiner besten Freunde sieht sich genötigt, durch die Lage unseres Landes + die Folgen der schrecklichsten aller Kriege [?] - seine herrliche Bibliothek zu veräussern. Er möchte sie nun wenigstens in gute Hände legen, d.h. sie nicht auseinander reissen + auch nicht an Kulturlose Menschen sie gehen sehen. Da dachte ich an Sie-ob Sie wohl vermögende, intellektuelle freunde dafür interessiren würden? Eine solche Erwerbung wird man nicht leicht wieder marken können + Amerika ist ja jetzt so bereit, Schönes + Wertvolles zu erwerben. Bitte antworten Sie mir einige Zeilen, was Sie denken über diese Sache, liebe Mrs. Ch-Terrell, ob Sie es wohl für möglich halten - die Angelegenheit ist etwas eilig leider. Ich sende Ihnen zugleich herrliche Grüsse, denke so gern an diese Stunden unseres Beisammenseins, an Ihren Vortrag an unseren schönen Congress. Mit M elle de Rusiecka bin ich herzlich befreundet seitdem. Indem ich Ihnen viel Liebes sende, bin ich Ihre ergebene Luise B. Nettelbeck Treasury Department Office of the Secretary Washington Division of Appointments August 9, 1919. Miss Mary E. Terr[i]ll, Washington, D.C. Madam: By direction of the Secretary and having been certified by the United States Civil Service Commission as eligible, you have been appointed a Clerk at $1100 per annum, in the Bureau of War Risk Insurance, the appointment to take effect from the date of oath. The first six months under this appointment will be probationary and retention in the service beyond that period confirms the absolute appointment. Respectfully J. E. Harper Chief, Division of Appointments. Oath: 9/1/19 8-8-19 15463 Sup JMR Probationary appointment. Form 203c. DETROIT, MICH. August 11, 1919. Mrs. M.E. Church Terrell, Washington, D.C. My Dear Mrs. Terrell:- I write to ascertain whether it is possible for you to come to Detroit and make good the promise you made me in Cincinnati, Ohioof coming to Detroit and giving a lecture at Bethel. I have been waiting for a favorable opportunity for addressing you on the subject and feel that the time has arrived. I would be very glad if you could fill a date on the 3rd of September. Please write me at once, naming terms and subject. You can send your cut also, as I am sure we can agree on terms. The time is not long and I desire to begin advertising at once that we may have a good house to greet you, such as will furnish the desired inspiration. I prefer a flat rate. Kindly remember me to the Judge, whom, I trust, has not forgotten me. I remain yours truly T. D. Scott Little Rock, Ark. August 12, 1919. Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, C/o Judge R. H. Terrell, Washington, D. C. Dear Madam:- The pastor and the officials of Wesley Chapel Church, this city, desire the pleasure and profit of presenting you in one of your popular lecture to the people of Little Rock as a part of a financial effort. Will it be possible for you to arrange an engagement with us, say, between the first and the tenth of October next? Please favor us with a reply at your earliest convenience, and state also the terms of your contract. Respectfully yours, J. H. Lovell the old town dating from old Roman times [and] Caesar's conquests of Gaul. There are some wonderful hot springs here and some of the old Roman baths still exist. In fact, I bathed in one of their great oblong marble tubs. The water is said to produce marvelous cures for rheumatism, nervous troubles etc. Am sorry Mr Hunt couldn't come too, but he couldn't get away, having no vice consul. The weather has been clear and quite hot Neris-Les-Bains (Allier) Aug 18, 1919. My dear Mollie We were very glad to have news of your meanderings and very sorry that you could not return to St. Etienne It's thanks to your long stay at Brest that we got such a nice long let- letter. Well, I hope you finally arrived safely. I should like to know how you came out with the young Southerner. Mrs Canter and Mary Burnett Talbert came to St E and spent a half day with us just before I came here. We had a very nice little visit together, but too short like yours. We were all quite worried over the riots in Washington at that time. The New York Herald & other papers over here gave the cause as attacks on white women Is that true? I doubted it. Anyway it showed that general slaughter of Negroes (tho I don't favor using that word) for some one offense won't be suffered any longer. It shows that Washington has awakened and I'm glad of it. The French papers usually copied without comment but the "Tempes" commented & of course condemned the w. p's attitude in the Chicago riots, that was I'm here for a week or two's vacation. I have a friend living here with whom I spend most of my time, tho I have a room at the hotel. News is a pretty lit- lately, but, you know I like hot weather, particularly when away on an outing. I'll return the end of this week. Say if you have any papers throwing any light on the real cause of the riots over there, please send me some. I'd like to enlighten the public mind over here some if I could. I guess you are about right the white man is a hopeless case when it comes to doing anything for the darker races besides exploiting them for his own interests, but the worm will turn yet. I hope you found "Mr. T" and the girls well. Are you continuing your war work? I think all of our Y.M.C.A. workers left Europe this month consigned to the same steamer. Hattie was feeling quite well for her at last accounts I hope she can come here some time. Horace & wife are well and all of the younger generation of Gibbses, I believe. Now do let me hear from you once in a while. Love to Mrs. Clifford Miller and all inquiring friends not forgetting Mr T and your family. Lovingly yours, Ida P.S. Hatties address in N.Y. is 216 W. 138th St. if you get a chance to "tell her that you saw me." Telegraph: UNYOKE, CHURTON, LONDON. Telephone: 6065 VICTORIA. The Anti-Slavery and Aborigines Protection Society. (in which are incorporated the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society and the Aborigines Protection Society). DENISON HOUSE, 296, VAUXHALL BRIDGE ROAD, LONDON, S.W.I. Close to Victoria Stations. SECRETARY Travers Buxton, M.A. ORGANISING SECRETARY John H. Harris. 21st August 1919. Dear Mrs. Terrell, I should rather like you to see the enclosed copy of a letter which I have written to Bishop Hartzell. I am afraid I feel rather strongly that Christian duty should not be circumscribed by definite political responsibility. It seems to me that Christian duty towards so called "subject races" is as broad as Christian command. I am, Yours very truly, John H. Harris Mrs. M.C. Terrell, 1323 S. St. N.W. Washington U.S.A. COMMUNITY SERVICE CHESTER AND VICINITY 719 CROZER BUILDING, CHESTER, PA. (TELEPHONE CHESTER 1483) GOVERNING COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN WILLIAM C. SPROUL VICE CHAIRMEN THOMAS W. ALLISON S. LLOYD IRVING ELLWOOD J. TURNER TREASURER JAMES A. G. CAMPBELL EXECUTIVE SECRETARY CHARLES F. WELLER _____ JOHN J. BUCKLEY MRS. HENRY CLAY COCHRANE JOHN P. CROZER DR. C. A. ERNST JAMES W. EWING C. L. GILLILAND EDWIN D. GLAUSER DAVID HEISNER THADDEUS I. HIGGINS FREDERICK A. HOWARD L. T. KNISKERN MRS. S. BLAIR LUCKIE MAYOR WESLEY S. MCDOWELL KINGSLEY MONTHGOMERY CHARLES MORRIS J. N. PEW, JR. E. J. REINHART WILLIAM I. SCHAFFER MRS. FRANK G. SWEENEY DR. KATHARINE ULRICH SUPT. CHARLES A. WAGNER EXECUTIVE STAFF CHARLES F. WELLER EXECUTIVE SECRETARY RAY B. HAMMOND ASSOCIATE SECRETARY AMERICANIZATION COMMUNITY CLUBS MRS. SARAH COLLINS FERNANDIS COLORED ORGANIZATION MISS ANNA M. VAUGHAN SCHOOL CENTERS HOSPITALITY MOVING PICTURES FRANK CASPER ITALIAN ORGANIZATION COMMUNITY MUSIC MELVIN W. SHEPPARD ATHLETICS AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION MISS MINNA H. JAHN OFFICE MANAGER August 27, 1919. Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, 1323 T Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. Dear Mrs. Terrell: With very hearty greetings from Mrs. Weller and myself I am forwarding the enclosed material returned from your London address. After a most enjoyable outing in the White Mountains our family are now planning to locate in or near Chester while our Chicago home is rented for a year. Very cordial greetings to Judge Terrell and yourself. Sincerely yours, Charles Weller CFW-B HELP TO PUT "UNITY" INTO "COMMUNITY" Chambre Des Députés Paris le 30 Aout 1919 Chère Madame, Il m'a été tres agréable de recevoir votre lettre datée du 20 Juin dernier et suis heureux de vous voir garder un si bon souvenir de votre séjour à Paris. Je vous remercie avec émotion des sentiments que vous éprouvez pour la FRANCE- qui restera à tout jamais la fidèle gardienne de la justice et du droit. Comme vous, je déplore les préjugés de races que professent vos compatriotes blancs. Cela ne veut pas dire qu'il faut désespérer de les voir revenir un jour à de meilleurs et justes compréhensions. Ill appartient à vous tous de les y amener par un travail soutenu dans le développement intellectuel et moral de tous nos frères de races. Soyez sans inquiétude, chaque fois que devant le Parlement français viendra la question qui nous est si chère, celle-ci me trouvera constamment au premier rang de ses défenseurs. Un travail de participation des races noires d'Afrique ayant pris part à la grande guerre est en préparation. Dès qu'il sera terminé, je m'empresserai de vous en faire parvenir un exemplaire. Merci de l'affection que vous me portez, et croyez, Chère Madame, à mes sentiments respectueux et dévoués. [ ] DEPUTE DU SENEGAL Telephone 816 817 818 Bryant Stephen S. Spear Palace Hotel Manager 132-134 West Forty-Fifth Street New York Sept. 6 1919 Mrs M.C. Terral Washington D.C. My Dear Mrs Terral:- I succeeded at last in getting your adress, by looking up the Noordam sailing list of Apr. 9th as I failed to locate you after trying in Paris, I just arrived Sept 3 '' from overseas and was told by, the doctor who had to examine me in connection with my work, that I am geting a growth in my neck and advised me to find a doctor who understands this sort of work, to treat me. He said that he believed, it could successfully be dissolved with applications and in case it could'nt, I should by all means have an operation. Of course I immediately thought of you and decided to try (and) locate you. I surely hope to get a return reply and all information concerning the doctor his name and adress. The "Y" doctor said I was a very strong girl and it was a shame to let anything like this be neglected. In answering let me know all about your own operation, did it take long to recover? and all about it. The "Y" wants us to go to Siberia to entertain and I'd surely love to make this trip if I could Telephone 816 817 818 Bryant Stephen S. Spear Palace Hotel Manager 132-134 West Forty-Fifth Street New York but of course can't if this other matter stands in the way. How much does an operation of this kind, cost one? Thanking you in advance I wish to be Sincerely Mrs. H. B. Storts 1002 Palace Theatre Bldg. New York, N.Y. 1213 W Leigh St. Rich., Va. [Sep 9,] 1919 Dear Mrs. Terrell I am inviting you in regard to the telephone conversation concerning your coming here to lecture for me in October. I mentioned the 3rd Monday in October as a possible day; but, now find that (if you are able to come the second Monday will suit me better); because I may be able to arrange a date for you on the Tuesday night following in South Richmond In answering this, please state (1) Terms for the one lecture on the second Monday and (2) Terms provided I can arrange both dates for you. I prefer that you lecture on some reconstruction subject. Anxiously awaiting an early reply I am yours sincerely William I. Hopkins OPEN FORUM SPEAKERS BUREAU The Recognized Agency of the National Open Forum Movement Advisory Committee Chairman, Harold Marshall, Melrose, Mass. Forum Leaders George W. Coleman, Ford Hall Meetings, Boston Lucius F. C. Garvin, People's Forum, Providence Edward F. Sanderson, Cooper Union, New York John W. Ross, Calvary Forum, Buffalo Fred A. Moore, West Side People's Forum, Chicago Morris H. Turk, Wesminster Forum, Kansas City Frank Dyer, Tacoma Public Forum, Tacoma Charles A. Bowman, The People's Forum Ottawa Mabel B. Ury, Executive Secretary L. Caroline Brown, Ass't. Seceretary Telephone Haymarket 4279 Lecturers Harry F. Ward, Massachusetts Charles Zueblin, Massachusetts Stephen S. Wise, New York Paul M. Pearson, Pennsylvania Charles D. Williams, Michigan Edward B. Krehbiel, California Louis F. Post, District of Columbia S. K. Ratcliffe, England Boston Office: 26 Pemberton Square Sept. 11, 1919. My dear Mrs. Terrell: The Forums are now working on their programs for the coming season. We are, therefore, needing definite information from speakers. We need especially to know whether, or not, you will be available for Forum work at all this coming season- for how much, or how frequently. 1-Whether you will be mostly available near your own headquarters, for the different seasons, in- (a) New England territory (b) New York territory (c) Middle West territory 2-Whether you will be making any trips to other sections of the country. If so, can you tell us now in what months you will probably be available in such territories? 3-Are you ready to give us now the approximate time, or even the definite dates, when you will be available- (a) in other territories (b) near your own headquarters Will you use any of the Forum subjects you used last season? Also, are you ready to give us any new subjects, and can we have them very soon? May we have all or part of this information by return mail? Can you not at least tell us whether you will be available and approximately when and where-if you are not ready to give us exact dates and new subjects. Very truly yours, Mabel B. Ury [*Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, 1323 T Street, Washington, D.C.*] P.S. The enclosed blank will facilitate your answering the above questions. Please fill out such answers as you can immediately, and send us any of the remaining information later, from time to time, as may be possible. 1919 SEASON 1920 Name..............Address:..............Date:...................... Headquarters for season:....................................... 1-Will you be available for Forum work near your Headquarters?............... (a) Sunday Forums?...................(b) Week-day Forums?....................................... (c) Frequently?.............................(d) Limited number of dates only?............... 2-Are you planning trips to any part of this country or Canada (away from your own headquarters) between October, 1919, and April, 1920?..................................... In making such trips will you occasionally be available for Forums?........................ What trips have you actually planned? Where, and for what months?.................... .............................................................................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................................................................. 3-Will you be available on call for one or more special trips?.................................... How often?......................................Preference in months..................................................... 4-On special trips are you available for week-end groups (in addition to Sundays Saturdays?......................................Mondays?............................................................... Are you willing to speak more than once a day?......................Twice?............................. 5-May we quote you to Forums for the same relative frees as last season, according to individual Forums, and the travelling expenses involved?............................................. If not, please notify us immediately.......................................................................................... 6-Will you speak on any or all subjects used last season?............................................... Have you new lecture subjects now?....................................................................................... (Please give us a list of subjects on the back of this sheet.) 2344 E. 93rd St Cleveland Ohio Sept 12, 1919 Mrs. Mary Church Terrell Washington DC My dear Mrs. Terrell: How would you like me to present you in a lecture here in Cleveland this Fall? Your message ought to interest people now that you have been across. I shall be glad to know how you feel about this, when you would like to come and what you would want for your trouble. Very truly yours Rev Irving K. Merchant The Urbana City Council Lee H. Todd, President Horace M. Crow, Clerk Core S. Ireland President Pro Tem J. S. Moses C. H. Murphey C. O. Miller J. A. Brown E. P. Ryan 927 S. Main St. Urbana, Ohio, Sept. 17, 1919 Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, Washington, D.C. My dear Mrs. Terrell,- As it is not unusual for you to receive letters from strangers, I trust that this will not be a great surprise to you. During the World War, a few of our women here organized and maintained a Unit of the Circle for Negro War Relief, and in that way contributed our bit in relief activities. Since then we have turned our efforts to community-work on a small scale and are trying to do something for our girls and women. Our number is very small and the work seems more a struggle than otherwise, yet we dislike the thought of giving it up, as the work is very essential in our community. We have tried to interest the National Board of Y.W.C.A in our behalf but as we are a small town they seem to 2. have no time for us. Now, I am writing (to ask if you are planning a western tour or even a trip to some nearby place so that you could probably make a side-trip to us and give a lecture in interest of the Center we are trying to support) Our little town is within easy reach of Cincinnati, Columbus and Cleveland also Toledo, or if you are going farther West- than Ohio, you could give us a stop-over with our much in convenience to yourself. Now, Mrs. Terrell, it is for the sake of our girls who are sadly in need of such work, that I am asking you for this consideration and help, if possible. We haven't much money and couldn't meet any heavy demands for services, but we believe that out of the bigness of your hear you will do [what?] you can to help us. With best wishes to you and yours and to hear from you very soon. I am Very truly yours, Mrs. J [?] September Nineteenth 1919 Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, 1323 Tea Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. My dear Mrs. Terrell: Enclosed is an announcement of the conference on industrial conditions among Negroes which the Urban League is calling in Detroit, October 15th to 19th. On Thursday morning, October 16th at ten o'clock we will discuss the subject, "Recreation of Negro Workers". In view of your very helpful work with the W.C.C.S., I am writing to invite you cordially to attend all of the sessions of the conference and to speak at the particular session on the subject, "Recreation for Women Workers." We are also especially anxious to have a statement from you relative to your trip to Switzerland, as I have received inquires from several of our Board members concerning the result of your visit. Miss Jane Addams, in a recent group conversation, spoke very highly of the service you rendered the whole cause. If you have the time, could you drop a line to Miss Elizabeth Walton, #1 West 83rd Street, New York City, giving her a brief account of your observations and the effect that your word seemed to have on the audience who was fortunate enough to hear from you. Mrs. Leach will return to New York next week, and I think that Miss Walton wishes to tell her about your experiences. I was greatly pleased with the account of Judge Terrell's and your service to the cause of our people in Washington during the race riots. Please express to Judge Terrell, as well as accept for yourself, our sincere thanks. Very truly yours, Eugene Kinckle Jones "Let us not work as colored people nor as white people for the narrow benefit of any group alone, but TOGETHER, as American citizens for the common good of our common city, our common country MRS. WILLAM H. BALDWIN, JR. What we do toward this end We 1. Try to show social welfare agencies the advantage of co-operation. 2. Secure and train social workers. 3. Protect women and children from unscrupulous persons. 4. Fit works for to work. 5. Help to secure playgrounds and other clean places of amusement. 6. Organize boys' and girls' clubs and neighborhood unions. 7. Help with probation oversight of delinquents. 8. Maintain a country home for convalescent women. 9. Investigate conditions of city life as a basis for practical work. 400 E. Clay St. Richmond, Va. Sept. 24, 1919 Dear Miss Mollie: I really did catch that train - thanks to your "interest" in me and Phyllis' excellent driving. When I got inside the station it was 11:26 and I made the porter run every step to the train. I was on 2 the train about two minutes before it started. I was real glad that I did get that train as I found all of them waiting for me at the station when I arrived. I don't know to whom I am indebted most for a very delightful two weeks - you, Mary, or Phyllis and Billy. I do not remember ever 3 having spent a more pleasant time and I thank all of you very much. The folks here all think that I look very much better than when I left. Certainly I do feel a great deal better. I found my work moving along as usual, and I am now back on the job as though I had never been away 4 Please remember me most kindly to Judge Terrell. With lots of love in you, Mary, Phyllis, Billy, and the Hon. Mr. Billy, I am Blanche Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowd.loc.gov.