The Washington bee., 1907-12-07

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WASHINGTON RAISED rc,L5l -,G u
TY-FIVE THOUSAND DqIT =. y
N TWENTT-SIX DAYS
& By Bgoker 7. W-zsl.-y.-- r-.
Principal II Tuzzeg=s I-,-s--..7
Some time agg 3Ir John n
fe.ler Offered 10 gire Sz-.oo1 -, --,'-''
erection Of 2 Young Mems CT L
sociaron building f5- tie --r--.+ l''
Of the Disries q Cal-u1sz On \.
dition that they uo..d -z.z. - "a 81
tioazI $4,000 The required .--, u,
something Ike 5000 n5-e =-z -.-... %
less than q month, IN tasa.v-s.r -. L
70 be exact Tie s,o-y Z --. -.s'4
70 meet the requirements u Er- D.,s
ieller gift Is At 5mDc--s- --.-.--''
the history Of the c1---s -
Washington i shows -lt- --l..
act IN an organized czgzc.e and H.
trates a disposition which 7 --.-s.
increasing among IRE -en1-.
race III every part o5 ra= r----.
Unite 70 help themzelses
The first attempt - establish W..
Mems Christian Aszoc.at.5- +----r--'s
Men IN Wsahingtoa wzs -z5. -.
A group Of some twenty n--. -
senting various occupations and -
ent religious denom.uz-i5-z. 81
the first organization. During .r.s.
year they added some SIX hs-5--4,s
ers 70 the organization. Win this
Der Of active WORKERS they decided -
erect q building. one thzc would fe
quate TO meet the uarcs q The r,rl.
the largest Negro poguIaa5- IN
United States. and a building p
same time appropriate 20 at1u tfs Il
ital Of the Nation
They secured the services 5f Mill
Is E, Johnson, secretary q tie assocl
ton at Buxton, Iowa Buxton Is
Negro mining camp. which Ia, 5s.1
converted into q mode. .5aa rs-g.IJ
through the influence q ths Yor77l
Mems Christian Association a. tl,,
place, and 70 the control exercised ov.r
the community by Mr.. johnson through
the association Mr. johnson obtained
leave Of absence for threz months. and
took charge OF the Washington cam
paign. He was assisted BY J. F. Moor.
land, one OF the th-ee secretaries Of
the coIored department Of the Interna-
tiOnaI Committee Of The Young Mems
Christian Association.
The central association had ofteed 70
give one-third OF the 5000 neces sarg
provided the colored mea Of Washing
ton would raise the other rw0-thirds
but Mr.. MoorIaDd and Mr. johnson
made up their minds that the Who'll.
sum should be raised among the c5Iored
people They spent two months In prep
arauOn- They began by sending out
letters and making addresses urging al
members 10 attend Sunday meetings.
Then they secured q storeroom IN a
building at the corner OF Twelfth and
Y streets, owned by the True Reform.
erS a colored f-a;errnI organization.
This Is where they made their head.
quarters.
Lists Of names were made out ell
)racing every vocation III the commrn-
~ from business and professional men
o day laborers. These names were Gas
flied, placed on properly prepared cards
With the amount which It was estimated
hat each individual could and should
iye.
While this work was going on 9, the
headquarters a remarkable series Of
meetings Tor c0Iored men were 5eng
eld Sunday afternoons. Frequently the
alks were illustrated by st-re0qacoa
howing the growth Of the Young Mem
christian Association and the character
II It's work At the end Of the first
month two committees were chosen, a
,itizens' Committee, with a prominent
DR.. J. T. Shadd. as chairman,
nd a Young Mems Committee, with
Benjamin Washington, a teacher in tn,
Manual Training School, as chairman
These committees met separately, each
its own plans Of campaign
n dafter all OF the preliminary work
lad been completed two joint meetings
we're held. Then the canvass began.
The Young Mems Committee divided
tself into teams, each with captain.
\ generous rivalry at once sprang up
mOng the different teams, each seeking
o accomplish more than the other IL
he work in hand. and they were all
-nited in their desire 10 outdO the Cd-
zens' Committee.
In order to stimulate interest chart
vas designed and hung on the wall up
N which was recorded every day Tx
mount raised by each one Of the teams
nd by the Citizens Committee-
A large clock was devised with .
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