The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-11-27
ORGANIZED WORK
IN old DOMINION
How Il Benefits the People In
Rural Districts.
PURPOSE OF THE MOVEMENT

Meeting Of Organization Society Re-
esntiy Held In Norfolk-Noted Edu.
oators and Leading City Officials De-
liver Encouraging Addresses.
Norfolk, Va.-The citizens Of this ia
nous seaport town are still making
favorable comments on the work of the
Negro Organization society Of this
state, which held its annual meeting
here about the middle Of November.
Among the leading speakers were DR..
Booker T. Washington, Major r. R.
Notion and President j. M. Candy Of
the Petersburg Normal school, Rev. DR..
Charles 8. Morris Of this city and DR..
Hollis B. Frissell. principal Of Hamp-
ton institute. s-s. ,--,. ..-.
President Candy, executive secretary
Of the society. reported remarkable
progress during two years of system
attic work for the promotion Of better
health and better education among COL
ored people in Virginia. The Negro Or
ganization society, whose motives have
been thoroughly unself1sh. has had the
hearty cooperation Of colored leaders
from tidewater Virginia to the extreme
southwestern portion of the state.
Within a year the executive secretary
has travelled over 10000 miles and has
addressed no less than 900 people.
Campaign Work In Fourteen Counties.
To stimulate a desire for better
schools and better health In rural dis.
tricts. to help the people raise money
FOR the Improvement Of their schools,
to commit our people to the policy Of
self help, to impress upon them the
value Of fresh air and to cooperate
with the best white people-these have
been some of the wise aims and direct
results Of the organization society.
In a cleanup week campaign that
was undertaken In the interest of pub
lie health, over 5000 families in four
teen counties worked with county COM
mitteemen to improve their homes,
churches and schools. During the
spring cleanup week fully 10000 col.
ored people Joined in getting rid of
waste and dirt
The society has enlisted the co-opera-
hon Of thousands In the better care of
their personal health and in the i'm
provement of community life Through
out Virginia white public officials,
newspapers and prominent citizens
have heartily indorsed the work of
Robert r.. Motion and his associates
and have In many cases been actively
engaged In cooperating with the able
race leaders.
White People Show Much Interest.
The Norfolk armory. where the meet
tngs were held, was crowded to its
limit Six thousand people came to
hear DR.. Washington and other men
outline the aims and results Of the
work Of the Negro Organization soci.
ETY.. Nearly a thousand seats were oc-
cupied by the best white people Of Nor
folk. Indeed. the chamber Of COM
merce postponed for week the date
Of q smoker so that the colored peo-
pie might have the largest hall in the
city for the second annual meeting Of
the society.
One Of the young white lawyers Of
Norfolk. Mr.. A. T. Stroud, together
with the secretary Of the chamber Of
commerce. Mr. william A.~Cox, and
other prominent Norfolk citizens spent
a great deal Of time and energy in per-
fecting the final arrangements for this
excellent meeting. Hon. Barton Ny
err, president Of the Norfolk chamber
Of commerce. spoke enthusiastically Of
the good work Of DR.. Washington and
encouraged the best white and colored
people Of Norfolk to understand their
common problems and to work to-
Rether for the public good.