Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-02-15
oaa The people Of

honor the memory OF Frederick Dou J.
4 lass and TO show their reverence ana
i 1--we for the man who during the try
ing times before and after the war en-
bodied in his own life more than any
other man Of our race, the aspirations
and the cause OF the Negro people. !
have been asked by the officers OF the
/ Memorial Association to assist IN Sc
curing the comparatively small sum
OF money amounting to some $5,40O
and interest necessary to clear on the
mortgage on the property and so Sc
cure the property for all time to the
| Association and the Negro people OF
the United States. We should make
Cedar Hill to the Negro people what
Mount Vernon Is to the white race.
am making this appeal by the au-
thority of the officers OF the FREDERICK
Douglass Memorial and Historical AS
ISOLATION, and with the approval and
sympathy of Mr.. Douglass immediate
family. Now is the time, when Mr..
Douglass birthday is being celebrated
and talked of in all parts Of the coun-
try, for the race to show It's love for
Douglass not only In words, but In
deeds. shall hope to receive. within
the next few days this money, which
can be sent In sums OF twenty-five
cents up. Each contributor will re-
ceive a receipt for whatever he sends.
The following letter, written to me
by the officers of the Frederick Doug
lass Memorial and Historical Associa-
ton, will make the situation clear:
Washington, d. c., Dec. II, 1906.
Dear Mr.. Washington: There is an
encumbrance of fifty-four hundred dol
lars ($5,4O0), bearing per cent inter-
est, payable semi-annually yainst the
Douglass property. This property con,
sists of about fourteen acres In the
heart of Anacostia, on hill giving a
beautiful view OF the Potomac river
and city for several miles. 1t is the
opinion of experts that when the gov
eminent completes the new bridge
and the reclamation of the flats, this
property will be worth at least 5000
an acre. It's actual worth Is now
81, 500 an acre. 1t is exempt from
taxes by the act of congress incorpor-
ating the Frederick Douglass Memoir
ial and Historical Association. The
Association needs at least the s5,400
to lift the mortgage. In the course
of time about nine acres Of the prop
ertyerty could be cut up into building
lots and sold, and with the proceeds
Of such sale Cedar Hill could be en-
dowed with ample funds to meet the
wants of the Douglass Memorial Assoc
citation in perpetuity.
(Signe6
Archibald H. Grimke, President.
Whitfield Mckinley, Secretary.
Francis J. Grimke, Treasurer
The ofllowing pledges have already
been received:
Booker T. Washington, Tuskegee,
Ala, $3.50; j. Douglass Wetmore, New
York City. 500; Daniel Murray, IS,
Robert Pelham, IS, Prof Kelly Miller,
Howard University, IS, William L.
Board, IS, Archibald H. Grimke, IS, H.
P. Slaughter, IS, Prof l.. B. Moore.
Howard university, S., DR.. F. ]. Shadd,
IS, A. s. Gray, IS, DR.. P. B. Brooks,
SIS, DR.. p. B. Brooks (for daughter),
IS, Judse r H. Terrell, S., Whitfield
Mckinley, $40, Albertus Brown, S.,
J. A. Landlord, for Washington Negro
Business League, $40, J. A>Lankford,
80, Fred McCracken, S., Rev. F. ].
Grimke, IS, Mrs. Mary Church. Terrell
SIS, Miss Angelina Grimke, S., Wilber-
force graduates, $25, DR.. w. S. Lotion,
IS, John c. Dancy, $25, Bernard Wal.
ton, S., George Waller, SIS, R. L. Pen
d1eton, S. Mrs. R. L. Pendleton, IS,
Rev. ]. A. Mooreland, IS, William L..
Pollard, So, j. L. Comes, SIS, Mrs. A. S.
Gray, S., w. ]. Singleton, IS, J. A.
Cobb. SIS, all Of Washington, D. c.: A.
U. Craig, Anacostia, D. c., So; Albert
us Brown, Washington, D. c., IS:
James w. Johnson, U. S. Consul to
Venezuela, $25; James w. Johnson,
for Robert Cole, New York City, $25;
James w. Johnson, for Rosamond
Cole, New York City, s25; James A.
Cole, New York City, $25: James w.
johnson, for ptlilp A. Payton, Jr,
New York ity, $40; Mrs. Booker T.
Washington, Tuskegee, Ala, $25; Jul
Jus r. Cox, Tuskegee, Ala, $40.
shall be glad to furnish such addi-
tional information as may be desired.
(Sigred)
T. - Booker T. Washington,
Tuskegee Institute Ala.