The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-11-16
BLACKS AND WHITES PROTEST
BOTH RACES JOIN ~ ANTI
IINCHING MEETING.
ouadroon Girls I'm Quaker Garb Usher In
EthicalCuiture HaIi--Audiencc starts
Fund to Investigate Raciai Relations
I'm South-Negrocs Generous t;iNprs.

number of pretty quadroon girls
dressed in Quaker gray gowns led three
hundred or more persons, four-fifths of
whom were negroes, to their seats in
Ethical Culture Hall. Sixty-fourth street
and Central Park West. last night where II
meeting was held to protest against
lynching Oswald Garrison Willard pre-
sided. On the stage also were DR.. W. +. b.
Du Bois. a negro; the Rev. Or. John
l.. Elliott the Rev. John Haynes Holmes,
the Rev. Hutchins. G.. Bishop and Mrs.
Florence Kelly.
The first speaker was Dr. Du Bois.
The doctor, tall slight man with a van
dyke beard-he reminded one of II. o..
lahner. the negro painter of Biblical
subjects Interested his hearers with u
tax OF conditions in the South. Through
out his remarks he referred from time
time to newspaper clippings about various
lynchings and paid especial attention to
the recent lynchings in Oklahoma. When
a crime is committed. the doctor said, the
local papers North and South. called at
tentlon TO the fact that strange colored
man was seen in the vicinity The result
the doctor said is that mob starts out to
ook for any Strange colored man"
The next speaker was the Rev. John
Haynes Holmes. The Rev. Mr.. Holmes
is the typical Southern orator. fowery
and fiery He is a young man. who faced
his audience last night in a black sack
suit, and he never hesitated for a word
The negroes present applauded him fire.
quently.
The time will come" said the speaker
up and down the land. when America
Will understand negro is a child of God
and entitled TO the gifts Of God. The
time will come too when the jim Crow
law will be repealed The time will come
when all men. black or white. will he anso-
lutelv equal"
The Rev. DR.. John Lovejoy Elliott fol-
lowed the Rev. Mr.. Holmes Dr. Elliott
aroused much enthusiasm among the
negroes present when he said a man
should he sent South to investigate the
relations between the whites and blacks
and 10 report the results of his investiga-
ton to the National Association for the
Advancement of Coiored People. under
whose auspices the meeting last night
was held
And | expect" continued DR.. Elliott.
that men and women here tonight will
help lis out financially 10 secure such an
investigation"
MuCh applause greeted DR.. Elliott $
suggestion. While he continued to speak
the young girl ushers passed through the
audience collecting money for H." CN-
penses OF the proposed Investigation.
Il should like to see those present who
believe with me that such fund should
be- raised, said Dr. Elliott. show their
Willingness TO contribute by Raising their
hands"
Several hands Immediately were raised
Il am delighted to sc",' said the doctor.
that there are more black hands raised
than whle. And from that time ON the
black hands" drorrod more silver into
the collection baskets than the white
hands did. The total of the amount
raised was not announced
Mrs. Florence Kelly followed Dr.. Elliott.
Mrs. Kelly began by saying that every
vacant seat IN the hall should he occupied
hv white woman Mrs Kelly continued
that she doubted that the burning If n
man : body Is worse than he destruction
of the body and soul Of young girls. which
hapr"ns every day IN this city and in
which we seem 70 acquiescc. Then Mrs
Kelly waded into politics. especially
suffragette politics. Tho Rev. Hutchns
{. Bishop followed Mrs. Kelly and he was
tho last speaker of the evening