Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-11
NOT LARGE, BUT SPIRITED.
The Mass Meeting ut the Metropolitan Hap
tist Church


DISCRIMINATION AGAINST coLoGED PEOPLE THE
BURDEN OF THE pIscUss1oS-rwo COMMIT
TEES APPoISrTD--oSE As TO SCHOOL TEACH.
xRs AND oxr Al IN sy.r vsr.Tr avS
There was not a large attendance at the mass
,,...;,, b.,a ., ,hs Ma,roroli.an Hantis,
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Cnurcn on IL street last evening, alnocsh
the meeting was spirited one Rev. W. IL
Scott vas chosen to preside over the meeting
and Mr. sembIv ras selsc.cd In net az secre-
q. -. - -. - pav " u
-. ,,u
sco.t' hev. "ilnam ursy' Iioi H,,on.", To
byphax, DIR. Purvis, MI l. NJ HeWiett, MT.
George Arnold and Mr.. Charles Mitchell.
After the meeting had been formally opened
.rd thu ,ndisrcs had been informed that the
$50 sNe -, - 49,. -. :, -.
meeting was eaIied ior 'ne purpose Oh a'''usS-
ing race Preiudices and o,her matters iof ,he
ossarsS = rs.oIution on the school Question.
the principal feature Of which alleged that
after private investigation 1t had been ascer-
tanned that there was favoTitlsm on the part oil
S.ho ~ p,~a,'.. III he rosoiStion nroyideJ
Tor the spnointment Of a committee 10 look
into the mstter and wait upon the proper au-
thorities
sr5 INTERRUPTION.
VI ,:.
Inc Kew MI Gray was proceeding 70 discuss
got 80 far to say that he favored one High
school and one snperiutendent of the school
NIen LAWYER Hewlett appeared and mad sorne-
thing 10 saw. He said he had not OF the
thread OF the argument, but 20 far as he was
concerned he thought tie meeting had better
DO broken up right where it was He thought
il was only a scheme 10 get money from pco-
ME ..and'' he said s.one ran went To lIar-
NUNS and gouged him to the extent of SIS and
we got after hun and made him give back the
money"
II rise to a uoint of order" said the Rev
GRAY. amid the Confusion. ..SJy point is that
the secretErv's namo should not have been
mentionedi
That's who I meant continued Mr. Hey-
lett. although L had mentioned no names"
"And." added the minister. .uobody got the
money"
..Ot eourse moi" retorted tine LAWYER. 1--WE
made him Give N hack 10 Mr. Barnnm|
-.
NONSENSE TO CONTINUE TIE AAHA>sVE-
Mr. Hewlett continuing his remarks said he
thought it all nonsense to continue the ha-
rangua anon. the schools when everybody is
..;'s.s I'll .Lo-, :, 90 oo,,,,l,;,, ha.ra
saASneu anu @leto No .0iNPi to"iA.
AS coioreo people, ne saiu' We aol want
70 wrahgie. you WANT 10 accomplish any
sn-Hs VI! NJ. l0' va M 80, -. ~ -
them.
..Bur you said that they had the matter cut
and dried, interrupted Rev. Gray. land that
tne meeting was heiu W au'er'iSe p"rue"iar
AnsntuuoH, ~,
90 ono, repHed Mr. H'N.e''' an / sun
say SO. say tnaI theE "eFs Wco:'S' pat u we
JOIN VIE them we may De aDis 10 SET the'h
rlght we should DC uhlseI: nhats INC
sense IN e1eGtihS announcer ses Vi oHiec.s anu
having announcer slue snow:
we had no clowns then, was the response
OF REV. Gray, VINO said that M he"ielt could
change fronts raster that oeb- ufaht army
oid oeiore sleksours- Inc meeting the other
night, ne sale presentea all the lIis, out FuS-
geSted no remedy, and he repeated II was more
70 sotet'lse te ms tete'rGa 10 'uan LOT
any olher purpose o3n,ihuii's, ne sald what
was "@n,e1 was 10 preaA up unjust use ,
uoh; Mao my way ne iepealed' there
wouia oniy De one lioh schooi ana there are
gentlemen on ,he oo9Id VINO are OF the same
opinion anu VINO Wouid 10 al IL ther power 10
..What will we do with the rssoIn,;on2,,
asked the chairman.
Lay II on the table, OF course" was Mr..
heSen reply
t.vnroI NJ Wa,,Ss,, s".aeu tie 19or, anu he
the meeting was wholly nnrecsssarv inss.
much "a lis obiects were The same a. the Other
meeting.
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DA
Inc RESOLUTION was adopted py a vote OF
IL to ., and the Rev. MIR. Gray remarked:
The usxt bus,ness nrese,tsd IN the ,pee.;ng
VIA. auother resoIutipo ms wos none"rnins,
the real estate men ami il was offered bv tbe
Rev Gray I, made a number ~ ,roviSions md
il d,s.nss,o,, - ner,,S NJ c.. 49, -, IL.
monsysd men in the eolorei race e1iuS ont in
tbe es.rsrn nsrt ~ ,ba ci,y snI 5Tii,;,ng n, -
square where colored peopIe coald secure
homes instead OF having to 90 into the alleys.
All this was provided for in the resolution and
mention was made that the real estate dealers
in many instances would not deal with .he
negroes
In answer TO the resolution and remarks Mr..
Hewlett said il was silly 10 talk about the real
..tats ms, H., ,ha, 49, ...,,l >, A.. - 80,
want the eoiored p@opie 10 COLOMBO and make
a Iitts a. NJ ,Iijr o., ~. 49,. ~,
,nousb' that the latter suggestion should
. go " sle mseuEsi mis- resolution he also
SLIM po"S On Nh HEWLETT
hSiss no uhe III paying any attention 70
my aiseruhuea friend, said the lev, Gray.
HE does not alarm me- He does not believe
anything II the Ten Commandments were
,ndsr discussion ba uould No, h.I,.,,< =, ,b,
trurh OF thern- He il aIvavs a,.acrins, -
thing. but he ia harmles.-" H. dsnisI ga, ~.
had raate any reference tn rnIn,,i,,,1s, 80 -
rroes They are already coloniZed in siIers n.
aid aud III. object w. 20 49, a., -, 80
NOT have them crowded Ike ss,rdinsI in hoS 80
Referring 20 the noneyed ueu bujIdIne hons