The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-12-06
DANCE PLANNED
FOR LIBRARY
PARTIES SENT OUT INVITATIONS
FOR THANKSGIVING.
Carnegie Library Basement Was
Place elected-Combinatio Be-
tween Student and Porter
Plan Leakedo ut-clty Au-
thorities Notified - Had
Everything in Read
ness - Student Is
Schemer.

A few days before Thanksgiving
there was distributed a number of in
vitations throughout the city, an
a dance to be given on the
lower floor of the Carnegie Library
on Thanksgiving night. This affair,
1t is alleged, was arranged by some
one connected with the Library and
a young man who is student at Me-
harry Medical College The invita-
ton announced that the dance would
be on the above mentioned date and
that it would run from eight o'clock
In the evening until two o'clock in
the morning. 1t is said that at these
hours, and particularly, on this date,
the custodian of the Library was ex-
pected to be away and that the party
who worked there in some capacity
arranged with the young man con-
nected with the Meharry College
to pull off big dance.
These invitations were sent to
some of the best families of the Ne
gro citizens of Nashville. It had been
planned to have a big jamboree, but
by some hook or crook the scheme
leaked out, and the city authorities
got In wind of it. The preparation
had been made to let the dancers
gather and start their melee and then
the guardians of the peace would sur
round the building, call the patrol.
and load the whole party in and give
them ride to the station house
where they would spend the remain
der OF the Thanksgiving celeblaaon
in company with others who should
chance to be enjoying the hospitality
of that institution.
Fortunately, however, friends of the
party who is employed at the Lii
brary also got in the wind of the con-
templated affair and sent for this
young man and told him of the grave
nature OF the step he was about to
take, Consequently he locked up the
Library building, it is said, put the
Keys In his pocket, and hiked himself
away to parts unknown.
Several of those who had contem.
plated enjoying the evenings dance
had made attempts to secure hacks
from parties in the city who have
such vehicles for hire. But when
1t was learned that they were going,
TO dance at the Carnegie Library. nov
one would rent hack for that pur.
pose. 1t is said that Few did gather
at the meeting place, and that after
waiting around for some little time
they departed in sad disappointment.
All the while they were standing there
1t would have been possible for sever
al pohce to have touched them with
their hands, for they were scattered
all around the building, and were only
waiting for the door to be opened and
the intruders to be enclosed. Those
VINO gathered never did observe lust
now near they were to an everlast-
ing disgrace. The whole plan was
torestalled through the foresight of
parties who realized Just how serious
the affair would have been and the
danger of some thoughtIess young
families being disgraced.
people being arrested -? and several
1t is not known whether or not the
party who is connected with the Lii
brary building will suffer for this Of
Tense, but it is more than likely that
if the guilty party can be apprehended
the authorities will dispense with his
services around the building. for if
the custodian of the Library on this
occasion was away and this lndivid.
ual left in charge it was naturally ex-
pected that he would protect the
property, and it was not suspected that
he would attempt any such thing as
1t is positively said was attempted
1t is further said that this same
young man from Meharry Medical
/ College, who was connected with this
attempted rumpus. was recently
caught in a swindlng scheme in this
city. II is alleged that he had a.
scheme by which he would bargain
with people to win fine diamonds and
iewelry Several people bit at the
scheme. and before his rascaltv
could be exposed, it is believed. he
had collected money from several in.
nocent parties. But before he went
far he approached the wrong parties
and his swindling scheme was nipDed
in the bud. This party is spotted
and it is very likely that if he does
not leave the city he will soon be in
the tolls of law.