Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-03
AMONG CoLoRED WORKERS.
Address on NEGLECTED Neighbors" by
Mr.. Chas. z. Weller.

The big meeting for men" in the True
Reformers' Hall, temporarily used by the
cOlored Y. NJ. c. A, was addressed Sun
day afternoon by Secretary Charles F.
Weller of the Associated Charities Seven
or eight hundred colored men-teachers
government employees, professional men
and others-made up the audience, and
they applauded the speakers reference to
valuable service rendered by colored peo-
pie.
Some Neglected Neighbours was the
subject announced, and Mr.. Weller in the
course Of his remarks, said there is little
respect and less affection for the selfish
man who merely accumulates wealth or
power for his own advantage. 1T is the
oVerfowing life that is admired" said the
speaker, the life which is not only self
supporting, but serviceable."
For their unselfshness in contributing
over $4,000 to the colored Y. NJ. C. A.,
Mr.. Weller praised the colored people
urging them to continue the unselfish
service beyond the cornerstone of their
new institution, so that it shall not simply
afford new advantages and opportunities
for resourceful young men, but shall reach
out systematically to uplift the ignorant,
degraded and unfortunate.
Among the neglected neighbors" for
whom the speaker solicited the services
of volunteer workers were the 10000 In
habitants Of Washington's 800 alleys
Friendly visitors were asked for one to
secure cobbling for badly crippled COL
ored man who has been started with a
small outfit for mending shoes; another to
lead into employment and good habits of
life colored man whose legs lost in a
railroad accident, have recently been re-
placed by patent limbs. One friendly
visitor a colored man, enlisted to be-
friend a young negro huckster dying Of
tuberculosis in a neglected alley and this
has given rise to the entire movement for
the prevention of consumption.
Volunteers are also needed" said the
speaker, lat the colored Social Settle
ment, 116 and 11S NJ street southwest.
where boys and girls from the alleys and
needy homes are gathered into clubs and
classes for instruction in housework, SIM
pie industries and wholesome standards
of life
death rate from summer diseases a free
air camp for puny colored children and
their mothers is planned similar to Camp
Good VIII for the whites. 1t was sug-
gested that resourceful colored people
should help in this, and one young col
ored man, who came forward after the
meeting. made a contribution, but modest
ly refused to give his name.
AS one natural and wholesome method
of aiding neglected neighbors Mr.. Weller
spoke of the stamp-Savings system for
the regular weekly collection of small
savings from people who would otherwise
save nothing. The audience applauded the
statement that the most successful volun-
teer savings collector is a cOlored janitor
employed from 1880 am. and 6 pm, who
in his leisure moments tanvasses 225 col
ored families each week. collecting nearly
5000 monthly, to be held in bank for the
use of depostorS in their times of need.
After the meeting two colored policemen
and one government employee volunteered
TO serve as volunteer collectors of small
savings.