Mrs. Katherine Walker Cole Passes Away
WIFE OF EDITOR OF THE LEADER DIES AT RED CROSS SANITARIUM AT 29
HIGH TRIBUTES ARE PAID TO HER CHARACTER After an illness of four weeks, during which time she suffered much but fought her affliction with a courage and persistence that were admirable - Mrs. Katherine Walker Cole departed this life March 24, at 3:53 p. m. at the Red Cross Hospital, where the best medical attention was given her. She had done her best. Odds were against her. Everywhere intelligence of her death, as it spread over the city, called forth expressions of regret, only to be followed by tender expressions of praise of her beautiful character. From Friday to Sunday her remains rested in a most beautiful casket in the family at 1123 W. Chestnut St., where scores of friends looked in sadness upon the face that had so often smiled upon them, and the blanched lips that had so often spoken with that kindness so characteristic of Mrs. Cole. The funeral services took place Sunday afternoon at the Chestnut Street C. M. E. church. The spacious auditorium was well filled when the funeral party proceeded slowly toward the chancel, while the organist, Mrs. L. P. Gordon, played tenderly, "Lead Kindly Light." The pastor, Rev. R. L. Bayliss, was master of ceremonies. [illegible]priate selection by the choir [illegible] Scripture lesson by [illegible] by the choir and congregation. Rev. W. P. Offutt offered prayer and lined the hymn, "Asleep in Jesus." Prof. H. C. Russell then read a beautiful obituary, which for its fidelity to facts, its originality of form, and its pleasing diction, held the close attention it deserved. Sustaining her reputation as a singer, Mrs. Lizzie Pierce rendered most pathetically the popular selection, "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere," one of Mrs. Cole's favorite songs. Close friends of Editor Cole and constant attendant at the bedside of Mrs. Cole during her illness, no better selection could have been made than that of Rev. I. Garland Penn, Jr., pastor of Jackson St. M. E. Church, to preach the funeral sermon. Taking as his text, "I have fought a good fight," Rev. Penn, with that clearness of exposition, forcefulness o fdeliverance, characteristic of this young but brilliant divine, drew beautiful and touching illustrations from the life of the deceased to show that she had fought a good fight. "Mrs. Cole," said Rev. Penn, "was not afraid to die, but she desired to live; because she had something for which to live. Her life was spent for her children and her husband. All all times during her illness she evinced the sincerest interest in their welfare." Emphasizing the fact that Mrs. Cole staid at home to teach her children the things they ought to know, Rev. Penn urged mothers to follow her example. He appealed to the friends of Editor Cole to draw close to the home and help him to bring up the four little ones. Dwelling beautifully upon the providence and loving kindness of the Heavenly Father, the minister closed with a strong exhortation to the husband to trust wholly in God, who never permits those who trust in Him to perish under afflictions which seem too heavy for humanity to bear. After the congregation had sung, "Nearer My God to Thee," led by Rev. H. T. Medford, Mr. H. E. Hall, president of the Mammoth Insurance Company, read most appropriately the many letters and telegrams of condolence. Cognizant of the interest and feeling of the audience, Mr. Hall's enunciation enabled everyone to get the touching expressions in these messages and feel assured that the esteem in which Mrs. Cole was held in Louisville was sincerely shared by her host of friends all over the country. To the touching strains of "Fade, Fade, Each Earthly Joy," the funeral party passed from the church; and as friends looked for the last time upon the beautiful casket that held all that was mortal of Katherine Cole, the long cortege made its way to Eastern cemetery. As nature held the storm clouds in leash, the body of Mrs. Cole was lowered into its last resting place and her grave covered with the many beautiful floral designs - the tokens of appreciation by her friends. Undertaker A. D. Porter was in charge of the funeral arrangements. Prof. H. C. Russell, G. W. Jackson, Dr. Wilson Ballard, Editor William Warley, Messrs. H. E. Hall and W. H. Hunter served as pall bearers. G. W. J.
Telegrams and letters of condolence. 
Expressions of sympathy and regret were received by the bereaved family of Mrs. Cole from friends all over the city. Telegrams were received from all sections of the country, including Mr. and Mrs. Aaron E. Malone at St. Louis, Mo., The National Baptist Publishing Board, and The National Negro Press Association, Doctors C.H. Wheeler of Okolona, Miss., and E.F. McIntosh of Chattanooga, Tenn.; C.W. Gilliam merchant of Okolona, Miss.; Mr. and Mrs. L.D. Williams of Hopkinsville, Ky.; Mr. Harrison M. Gillian of Memphis, Tenn.; Dr. I.F. White of Owensboro, Ky.; Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Sanders of Clarksdale, Miss Dr. P.T. Frazier of Hopkinsville, Ky., and others. 
Several touching [illegible] of [illegible] my sadness. I enter at this [illegible] into a kindred feeling with you [illegible] hour of severe affliction of heart for you. I know how you loved your sweet wife. I recall her unbounded devotion to you and your children. She was one of the real beautiful lights in her husband's life which I have known. Patience in her did its perfect work. A Christian temperament possessed her and the untarnished life that she lived was only equaled by her fine ideals and beautiful simplicity in that loftier outlook upon the better world into which she has entered. 
I have seen her pleasant presence in morning worship at Broadway Temple which her face at times glowed with the soul of an angel. Her image is stamped upon her children, left now to your care and the untried fortunes of her future, but her life will be relieved when those little ones reach teh upward daily plains to which her angel prayers and spirit have committed them. God bless you, my dear fellow, and make you strong while you pass through. The sun goes down but shall rise aagin and hang its gold on the path you tread. The shadows will flee and God will make this inscrutable Povidence plain to you as the years go by. My prayers to the Father is that your heart fail you not. Mother, too, sends deepest sympathy and best wishes that you may keep your pace in [the?] inspiration of the youth and the business and journalistic leadership in the race. 
Yours ever tenderly sincere,
Rev. W.J. Walls, Editor Star of Zion. 
P.S. - I am sorry that conditions over which I have no control hinders my coming. 
Chicago, Ill., March 26, 1921. 
Mr. I. Willis Cole, Louisville, Ky. 
My Dear Mr. Cole: It is with deep regret that we hear of the death of your beloved wife, Mrs. Cole. 
In her death you have lost a devoted wife, your children a Christian Mother and Louisville a useful citizen. 
With sympathy in this hour of sadness we recommend to you the God of heaven and the Lord of earth. He will be a stay for you and your children. 
Sister Cole is not dead but has fallen asleep in the arms of Jesus. 
May the blessing of our God be upon you and your children. 
Rev. and Mrs. J.R. Harvey. 
Simmons University, Louisville, Ky. 
Mr. [I.?] Willis Cole, Louisville, Ky. 
My [dear?] Sir, Brother and Friend: 
I [so?] much regret that illness on [Sunday?] afternoon hindered my presence I was taken suddenly ill, lasting for [three?] or four hours just before that [illegible] in every [illegible] you have done your best for those who have been associated with you. 
I congratulate you on your successes and enter into the deep sorrow with you for the unlooked for removal your nearest and best friend, your beloved and sainted wife. 
I am quite sure you know how to give yourself to the next important duty. Knowing as a Christian, that all these things work together for the good of those who love the Lord. 
Yours very affectionately in Christ
C.H. Parrish, President
Louisville, Ky., March 26, 1921. 
Mr. I. Willis Cole
Editor of the Louisville Leader. 
Dear Mr. Cole: 
Please accept my prayers and condolence for yourself and children in this hour of your sad bereavement; for great must be your grief to have lost the most beautiful flower of your family; a young and devoted wife, the attentive and beautiful mother of your children. I having conversed with her upon several occasoins, and found her to be of a sweet christian character. Most assuredly we have lost a beautiful example of motherhood from the fireside of our colored American citizenship. 
Let me commend you to Christ our Saviour and our God Who doeth all things well. 
She has departed as we all, sooner or later, shall depart. 
God is the true One to give you comfort, strength and courage, and He will ever care for and guide you and your dear children in the new life of responsibilities of which has fallen to your care, if you will only trust Him. 
I shall not forget to remember your children and you in my prayers to Him who heals all earthly sorrows. 
I remain with the best and most sincere wishes for your every comfort My husband joins me in the foregoing remarks to you. 
M. Etta Potter, j.D. 
Louisville, Ky. 
Mr. I. Willis Cole: 
You have my heartfelt sympathy in this hour of your bereafement. I wish I might find words in which to express my sorrow at your loss. May you have the strength to bear this great affliction. 
Lee L. Brown, Executive Sec. N.A.A.C.P. 
Louisville, Ky.' March 24' 1921
Mr. I. Willis Cole, 1123 W. Chestnut St. 
Dear Mr. Cole: 
We extend you our heartfelt sympathy in your sad hour of bereavement, and commend you to the Almighty, who will be with you [illegible] Mr. I Willis [illegible] 1123 W. [illegible] My Dear Mr. [illegible] I was shocked [last?] night to learn of the death of your wife. There is very little any one can say at such a time. and even that seems futile. 
I do want to assure you of my sincere sympathy. I think with all of us, it sometimes makes life a little more worth while to know that our friends are thoughtful. 
Very sincerely yours,
Wilson Lovett, President First Standard Bank Louisville, Ky., March 25, 1921. 
Mr. I. Willis Cole, 1123 W. Chestnut St. 
Dear Mr. Cole: 
Mrs. Matthews and I wish to extend to you and your little ones our deepest sympathy during this hour of great bereavement. With the passing of Mrs. Cole we feel that you have lost a true and faithful wife, your little children a loving and devoted mother. In the midst of such deep sorrow we can only point to our Heavenly Father who has promised to comfort those who weep adn morn and to heal the torn and bleeding hearts. 
"Cast all your cares upon Him, for He careth for you." 
Sincerely, W.B. Matthews. Principal Central High School Louisville, Ky., March 26, 1921 Mr. I. Willis Cole. 
Dear Brother: 
The committee of Management of the Y.M.C.A. has heard with deep regret and sorrow of the death of your wife and the members have instructed me to convey to you their unfeigned sympathy in your sad bereavement Words we know are inadequate in such a trying time to lessen the pangs of such a stroke but still there is some comfort in knowing that those with whom you labor and mingle share with you this visitation of providence. We trust that you do not sorrow as those without hope but that in the power of the God that we all serve, that he will bring loved ones together again in that land beyond where there will be no partings. 
Fraternally yours,
Comm. of Management Y.M.C.A., Editor Wm. H. Steward, Chm. 
Sympathy
The editor of the News extends to Mr. Cole ,editor The Louisville Leader, his heart-felt sympathy in his bereavement. 
Though we see evidences of death every day, it still is an un-nerving thing when it touches our family or the circle of our friends. Words are empty - they are inadequate in the face of death. We can say little, tho' our heart grieves much. - Editor Warley in the Louisville News.
Relatives of family in city. 
Mrs. Roberta Cole of Memphis, Tenn., Mother of the editor; Mrs. Leona Merriweather of Okolona, Miss., an aunt of Mrs. Katherine Cole, and Mr. George Walker of Columbus, Ohio, an uncle where in the city to attend the funeral of Mrs. Cole. 
Mrs. Daisy Allen of Meridian, Miss., and Mrs. Nannie Fikes of Onolona spent three weeks at her bedside. The editor's mother will spend two weeks with her son and grand children.
OBSERVE SEVENTH ANNUAL NEGRO HEALTH WEEK APRIL 3-10
Urge Anti-Lynching Law
Kentuckian Seeks Nomination for Legislature. Hopkinsville, Ky., Mar. 21. - In the Republican primary election on the 6th of August, this year, the voters will have the opportunity of nominating a negro for the candidacy for the Legislature, to be voted for in the final election in November. Hon. C. W. Merriweather, a native of this county, Christian, an able lawyer of more than fifteen years active practice in the courts of Western Kentucky, a splendid citizen of this city, identified with advancement, has made his announcement for the nomination. This county is easily Republican by a thousand majority and with eighty-five per cent of the Republican vote coming from the Negro, the outlook is indeed flattering.
Campaign To Be Extended to June 1. Because of the attention of the editor being called from plans and work connected with the Leader's campaign for 5,000 subscribers the liberal offer and the campaign as a whole will be extended to June 1st.
[photo] Mrs. Katherine Walker Cole The Obituary. (Read By Prof. H. C. Russell.) The quiet little city of Okolona, Miss., has long been the dwelling place of the Walker family of which Mrs. Katherine Walker Cole was a member. It was there twenty-nine years ago that she was born, and that she spent her early years excepting a period of attendance at Lincoln Institute in Meridian, Miss. Reared amidst the peaceful and beautiful scenes of these old southern communities, nurtured in a home of Christian parentage; schooled [illegible] the discipline of a missionary institution, and impress[illegible] with the teachings of the Sunday School [illegible] were inculcate into the very fiber of her being that made of her one of the most lovable of women. She was yet a child when her Church - the Methodist Episcopal, utlilized her talents by electing her a teacher in the Sunday School. This position she held with religious devotion until her marriage called her from her native home. On March 5, 1913, she was married to I. Willis Cole. And during the years of her wedded life it can truly be said of her that the same spirit of peacefulness, Christian charity, and devotion to duty that characterized her early life has ever been evident in her life as wife and compannion to her husband, and as mother to her children. She lived for home and family, and always found her greatest delight in doing anything, however, small, that would please the members of her family. When last she saw her children, a short time before her passing, she looked on them with all the love of a mother's heart and said: "These are the sweetest children in all the world." The gentle life of Mrs. Cole oftimes expressed itself in certain songs she loved to sing, and which she would teach her little son and daughters as they nestled round the evening fireside. The loss of her mother about two years ago was no doubt responsible for her frequent singing of the little song, entitled, "Always Think of Mother." But of all the songs she loved to sing, she was most frequently heard repeating these words from "Beautiful Isle" "Somewhere the sun is shining, Somewhere the song birds dwell, Hush then thy sad repining, God lives and all is well." Somewhere, somewhere, Beautiful Isle of somewhere; Land of the true, where we love anew, Beautiful Isle of Somewhere." During her final illness she often hummed, "Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross." All through the last illness this good woman at no time lost the cheerfulness that comes from righteous living r the confidence of victory. She desired to live, but did not fear to die. Alike in health and in sickness her lips would often utter the Psalmists inspiration: "The Lord Is My Shepherd; I Shall Not Want." The closing scene which occurred Thursday afternoon, March 24, like the rest of her beautiful life drama, was a calm submission to the Voice, which said, "Well Done." In her departure, the earthly ties are broken from a husband, four children, one sister, aunts and uncles, and many personal friends. She was greatly loved by her family and relatives, and highly regarded by her friends. There is left a void in all their hearts that time can never fill.
K. N. E. A. Notice Every person who plans to come to Louisville to attend K. N. E. A. should write secretay E. E. Reed, 404 State St., Bowling Green, Ky., asking for an identification certificate. No ticket agent can sell a special rate to anyone without this certificate. This is the ruling of the railroads and must be regarded. Write at once to Secretary Reed.
Bishop Clement has gone to West Baden for 2 weeks treatment.