The Washington times., 1911-05-05
=ROSENWALD'S GIFT
3IMEANS COMPILE T|ON
OF COLORED Y. MICA.
Chicago Millionaire Gives
{ twenty-five Thousand for
/ Building Here.

a The Colored Young Mems Christian
ssAssociation of Washington will complete
its building on Twelfth street. between
S and T streets northwest. through the
=. munificenCe of Julius RosenwaId, of
Chicago. who, in response to a letter
. from President Taft. promised to give
$4,000 if the Y. NJ. c. A. people would
Fs,add $4,000 10 their present total fund OF
, So, 900.
The representatives of the association
and the members of the committee of
colored men commenced their work OF
raising subscriptions this morning. They
believe they will have no difficulty in
getting $1,000
The announcement of Mr.. Rosen-
=. wald's proffered gift was made today by
- the publication of correspondence be
tween President Taft and Mr. Rosen-
. ~ald. Mr.. ROsenwald offered on De-
cember 80 1870 to give the Chicago
. Young Mems Christian Association
$4,000 for the establishment of a col
ored branch If it would raise S75,OOO, and
he made il known that the same Offer
and the same conditions would apply
TO any other community that wished to
take advantage CO them.
Asked Taft tc Intervene.
The Washington Young Mems Chris
tian Association instantly asked 10 be
placed among the cigibles, but Mr.
.-Rosenwald conditions precluded this
He wished the contemplated work to
be done in communities that had not
started such work. The Washington as
sociation for Colored men already had
Its building under roof and the plasterers
: al work. Then the Y. NC. A officials
asked President Taft to intervene. The
= President did so.
"A Young Mems Christian Association
building in Washington for colored peo-
pie is more important than in any other
. city that l know Of" the President
wrote.
Mr.. Rosenwald, who was then absent
in Europe, did not answer until April %.
He then made the formal offer to con-
tribute $4,000 toward the completion
land equipment OF the building on
Twelfth >treet if such a sum as would
complete the, building free of debt were
raised in Washington. The President
wrote May thanking Nh Rosenwald
for his generosity.
= The Y. NJ. &. A. work was started by
the cOlored people two years and a half
ago. Since that time they contributed
5000 toward the purchase of the site.
and the construction Of their building
~1heir organization intact, and have held
meetings frequently to promote the
work; They have bad public gatherings
at which notable men addressed them.
% Ambassador Bryce talked to them last
ssSunday; Judge w F. Norris. of the De-
partment Of Justice, will speak to them
neXt SUNDAY. They have kept up the
interest of their white friends who help
ed them raise the rema inder of L
tOO,WO John D. Rockefeller gave $1,000.
Roof Is Now on Building.
Work on their building stopped only
when there was no money. Its walls
are under roof and have been plastered.
With the prospect of Mr. Rosenwald's
ored men will quickly do their share Of
the new labors
The association has a membership of
500. The trustees of the Young Mems
Christian Association for white men arc
Aits trustees. but it has an executive anil
governing committee of it's own.
Mr.. Rosenwald became interested III
Y. NJ. G. A. work for cOlored men
- through the establishment of industrial
and educational institutions in the mail
order house of Sears, Roebuck & Co., of
Chicago, of which he is president and
in similar establishments conducted by
the Y NJ c. A. in other places.
The committee of management of the
Coiored Y. NJ. c. a. is composed of L. J.
4 Morton, chairman; o. A Williams. vice
retary; George A Robinson. treasurer;
H. w. Chase, John A. Ruffin. George
. T. BeaSOn, DR.. George w. CabaniSs. L.
Z. Dogan, James Langhorne, O. T. Tay-
lor, DR.. J. Fl. Johnson, o. f. Harrison,
= H. P Moore, Waverley DrumgooIe, J. T.
Samuel Middleton, Benjamin Washing
ton, and B. D. Dean.
Wn1IacIpy Gir1S nou'f