The morning times., 1895-08-24
South Washington Protective
Relief Association Formed.
REV. ROBINSON THE PIONEER
Object Is to Effect Moral and Material
Reforms and Look After the Prop
erty and Other Interests Of That
Section-SentimentE Expressed That
Colored People Have Been SIighted.

The colored citizens of wealth and
respectabiiity who reside in South Wash
iHgton, met last night upon the invitation
OF the Rev II. C. Robinson, in ntheauditorium
of the First baptist Church, and effected
an organization to be known as the Pro
tective and Relief Association of South
Washington
II the purposes and objects for which the
association was formulated are carried
out, it will mean great reform among
the citizens of South Washington Two
or three hundred invitations had been ex-
tended and were mostly accepted.
CALLED TO ORDER.
The meeting was called TO order by the
Rev H. c. Robinson, who said the meeting
had been called for the purpose OF obtaining
the sentiments OF the leaders as to the
advisability of an orga niZation which
would afford protection to the propertP
holders and give relief from the many
WRONGS which were perpetrated upon the
people of that locality. He said he had
taken the first step because he was
interested in the moral social and financial
status OF the people there
The citizens i'll the other sections Of the
city had been enabled To obtain their rights
by organization and agitation, or he be
lieved thatmuch good could be accUmp mplished
by the proposed organization. He wanted
the cooperation and aid OF all good citizens
and believed that by concerted action much
good could be accomplished for all the
citizens irrespective OF creed or nationality.
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as TO the feasibility of the new movement,
Mr.. T. II. Keys, one Of the largest property
owners, expressed himself III favor of such
a movement and claimed that if it lad been
begun years ago the people in that locality
would have been benefited morally and
financially.
MUST LOOKOUT FOR THEMSELVES.
He promised his hearty cooperation in
the movement and said that there weremany
wrongs that needed TO be redressed, but that
that section OF the city had no representa-
tive in the city government and accordingly
its interest had been neglected.
The colored people OF that section, he
said, paid big school tax, but had no repre-
sentauon upon the board, although the
major portion Of the colored school chill
dren are from that section. He thought
that a permanent organization ought to
be effected al once.
j A Gunnell said that South Washington
was considered as being off the map when
the interest OF the other sections of the
city was being looked after. He thought
this was due to the fact that the people
were not organized and had 10 leader.
He predicted better times for the south
west after the organization had been
formed, and reliable, trustworthy men
Were put at its head.
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
Messrs. Joseph Manning, J. H. smiIer,
B. r sydnon, 5. Z. Jones, and others
expressed their approval of the movement,
and urged an early permanent organization.
A temporary organization was then ef
fected by the selection OF the Rev. II. c.
Robinson as chairman, and 5. Z. June as
secretary. The chair announced COM
nittee on permanent organization and one
TO draw up Il constitution and bylaws for
the association There We're speeches by
others of those present, and many ways and
means of making the work of the asScCia-
tion u success We're suggested.
BY way Of concluding Rev. Robinson
announced that the association would Ike
under adyisemeut the ameIioration OF the
condition Of the coforct. people, in all OF
its phases. The meeting was thenadjourned,
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