The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-01-24
INSTALLATION
OF OFFICERS
NORTH END NEIGHBoRHOoD
UNION.
Held Monday Night-Large Crowd
Braves the storm-Prof. Keith
opens Meeting-States object
for Coming Together-Dr.
Haynes Makes Telling
Speech-Good Music.

The North End Neighborhood
Union met at Pleasant Green Baptist
Church Monday night for the purpose
Of installing the officers of the Union.
Owing to the inclemency Of the
weather the people were late gather
ing.
At nine o'clock Prof. H. L. Keith,
Chairman of the Committee of Ar
rangements, called the meeting to or
der and all joi-ed in singing Blessed
Assurance" DR.. ]. C. Caldwell read
the Scripture lesson. DR.. T. w.
Stephens led in prayer. The Fisk
Quartet rendered selection. Prof.
Keith said he considered apologies to
be the worst thing that can be made
in the beginning of the life Of any
thing, and / am not going to make
an apology, but a statement. He
stated that On a previous night On
which the meeting was to have been
held a large audience assembled that
could not get in the church. On the
occasion referred to the weather was
very clement and the building was
not opened. Prof Keith admonished
those present to forget the things
mentioned on the program that would
not be enjoyed, but for every one to
make himself content.
DR.. Geo. E. Haynes was then intro
duced. He said, in outlining the aim
of the organization, that it was not
his idea that caused the organization
of the Union, nor did he feel that it
was the union of the people. He said
the purpose of the Union is to make
all see the great need of joining
forces to make this the best COM
munity it is possible for it to be. He
cited that there are over hundred
outhouses in the community that be-
come an annoyance in the summer. 1t
is clearly proven that flies are the
carriers of infantile paralysis, to say
nothing of malaria and other dis
eases. He said these things could
only be remedied by a united effort
of the people. He spoke of the con-
!; dition in Knowles School, where the
children have to sit on their wet
wraps, and that the water those chill
, dren are drinking is water out of an
old well that is surrounded by con-
taminated outhouses. He called at
tention to the unsanitary and unsafe
condition of the building. Take the
: matter of lighting and you find like
condition, and the fire protection was
: declared to be inadequate. There is
q pressing need of Fairgrounds. It
is not as apparent now as it will be
in the future. The speaker called
attention to the fact that a few years
ago an acre of land could be pur-
chased in the community for what
fifty feet can be purchased for now.
The boys are going to play and if
: they cannot find space large enough
} to play ball they will get around in
= the alley and play craps The boys
? are going to play something. Con-
3 Guiding the speaker said, "My friends
: we need these things and the only
way we are going to get them is to
l get them for ourselves"
+ Lawyer Grant could not be present,
/ but sent the following message:
, January 20, 1913.
Mr.. President and Members of the
7 North Nashville Neighborhood
! Union:
: Dear Sir-This is to inform you
that it would give me pleasure to be
present at your Inauguration exercis.
= les this evening, and to mingle my
: voice with yours for the uplift and
betterment of our section of the city
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