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Rh Richmond, of the Normal School alumni, she has been ever active. To her ability as teacher and organizer may be attributed her election as president of the State Teachers' Association of Virginia, which she has held for two years, notwithstanding this has, perhaps, more active, progressive educators than any other in the State.

I should not fail to mention that as manager of the Woman's Department of the Colored Fairs held in 1891 and 1892 in Virginia and in 1892 in West Virginia she succeeded in making these not only the most attractive departments, but demonstrative of far more skill among our women than even they dreamed of.

Thus far a truly useful career. May she be spared many more years to help in these various progressive movements.

While we are searching this country for distinguished women of Afro-American descent we may also turn our eyes to the "islands of the sea," for out of them also there shall come some good material for this temple we are laboring to build.

Out of Jamaica, B. W. I., comes Mrs. Rodgers Webb, who has labored in America for many years, spending more than seventeen years in Texas alone. Born of