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Rh colored people of Louisville, and the talent displayed is most worthy of mention.

At the conclusion of the programme President Simmons, of the State Baptist University, appeared on the stage and offered the following resolution, which was put to a vote of the audience and unanimously adopted:

"Resolved, That we, the citizens of Louisville, in concert assembled, hereby express our heartfelt appreciation of the high order of talent displayed b}' Miss Hallie O. Brown, our distinguished guest and eminent teacher in elocution, and hereby thank her for the rich and rare treat furnished by thepupilsof her training."—Courier-Journal, Louisville, Ky.

Prof W. F. Sherwin, of New England Conservatory, Boston, Mass., says: "Miss Hallie Q. Brown has few superiors as a refined reader and a careful trainer in the art of elocution and oratory." A heart true as steel; a manner without affectation or reserve; at once sincere and direct; a plump, compactly built body, five feet high; a symmetrical head and speaking countenance; eyes which dance with fun, or are eloquent with tender feeling; a musical laugh, a bright, cheery personality that looks determined on the bright side of life; a keen sense of the humorous and ridiculous, yet a nature bubbling over with the milk of human kindness; a shrewed business woman, yet counting no labor too arduous for the comfort of those she loves; a