The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
GRAYMONT AGAINST
PISGAH LOCATION
Mass Meeting Held at Which Strong
Resolutions of Protest Are
Adopted

A mass meeting of the people of Gray
mont and Smithfield was held in the
Graymont public school building Friday
night for the purpose of protesting against
the coming of the Pisgah Home to Lucy
avenue and Joseph street.
j. e. Allison called the meeting to or
der and Col. T. o. Smith was then elect
ed chairman and II. w. Denman secre-
tary Speeches of protest were made by
Colonel Smith, Mr.. Allison, Mr.. McDavid
Mr.. Finklea, Mr.. Craven, Mr.. Davis, Mr..
Gould, Mr.. Marable. Mr.. Gassman, Mr..
Jacobs and Professor Bush
A committee of three, composed of Mr.
Jacobs, Professor Bush and Mr.. Marabe
was elected to draft strong resolutions
to be presented to the trustees of the
Pisgah Home. The meeting adjourned to
reassemble Monday afternoon at $50, to
meet with the trustees of the Pisgah
Home at the Graymont public school, il
convenient to the trustees.
Among those present were as follows
j. e. Jacobs, II. l.. Finhlea, ]. 7. Gould
T. o. Smith, L. r. Saunders, G.. NJ. Mil
ler. A. e. Nelson. III. W. Denman. NJ
f. Bush p e. Carlisle. G. e. Davis. H.
NJ. Gassman, c. A. Craven, c. s. Mara
BILE, Nick Siebert J. d. Goolsby, w. II,
Lynn, J. S. Davis, B. A.. Reynolds, M
r. H. Smith. C. S. Blair, e. H. Win
Parr, A. B. Lonergan. E. N. McDavid
Mrs. G.. M. Miller Mrs. III. Holtrop, Mrs
A. Siebert. Mrs. j. ID. Goolsby, Mrs. J.
E. Allison, Mrs. j. E. Jacobs, Mrs. Fl
l.. Finklea, Mrs. j. T. Gould, Mrs. W.
d. Smith, Mrs. S. r. Ransom, Mrs. s. NJ.
Hunt. Mrs. NJ. f. Bush and Mrs. L. r.
Saunders.
The resolutions adopted were as follows
"The citizens of Graymont assembled in
mass meeting on the evening of March
Z, 1918, and adopted the following reso-
lutions for the consideration of Mrs. c. r.
Orr and the trustees of the Pisgah Home
Whereas, we are desirous that our
children being in the most impression
able age of their lives. shall be shielded
from all that does not uplift, that they
should look upon only what is clean and
unspotted that the influence of the Pis-
gah Home upon children is wholly for the
bad and not worthy of philanthropic as
sistance in this designated location; and,
Furthermore. whereas, the people of our
community own a church lot opposite the
designated location and intend to erect
church thereon in the immediate flu
ture: and. whereas. the people in the i'm
mediate locality will not contribute to the
erection of the aforementioned church If
you insist upon the establishment of the
Pisgah Home at the very doors of our
church, and, whereas, the people in the
immediate vicinity are working people,
own their own homes, which represent
the savings of lifetime; and, whereas.
the establishment of the Pisgah Home
in our midst. will necesstate sacrificing
our homes and leaving the community as
we will not keep our families in such
environment; therefore, in the name of
our community, for the sake of our
homes, for the sake of our families,
be 1t
Resolved, That we are unalterably op-
posed to the establishment of the Pisgah
Home on the location mentioned, and that
we most earnestly petition the promoters
of this charity to seriously consider the
gravity of this step, which they are about
to take in settling in our midst all the
moral lepers of Greater Birmingham. Re-
spectfulls submitted,
~ e. JACOBS,
M. f. BUSH,
90. S. MARABLr.