The Washington herald., 1915-01-15
'COLORED FOLKTO
HELP BELGIANS
Proceeds Of Dance Tonight
Will Swell the
Fund. ..
MRS.LOGAN'S SUGGESTION
Many Local Organizations Fall In
Line-Expect to Raise More
Than $500.
MRS.LOGAN'S SUGGESTION

More than 5000 colored men and women,
representing Maryland, Virginia and the
District, will meet in Convention Hall at
O'Clock tonight and dance for charity.
The proceeds of the ball. which it is esti-
mated will exceed $500. will be devoted
to the Belgian relief fund
Mrs. John A. Logan, chairman of the
woman's Belgian relief committee here.
called meeting OF the leading colored
residents of the District about a month
ago and asked them to join in the nation
wide movement to aid the war sufferers.
Mrs. Logan told the colored men she
wanted them to manage the ball without
aid from the white people, and the affair
was taken in charge by Leon S. Wormley
He was appointed chairman Of a colored
Belgian relief committee.
Gallery for Mrs. Logan.
Convention Hall has been decorated
with flags, palms and flowers. and a gal
lery has been set aside for Mrs Logan
and the sixty members of the committee
of which she is head. A platform has
been built for seating the orchestra OF
fifty colored musicians. who will furnish
music under direction OF Sylvester
Thomas.
A buffet luncheon will be served. The
committee in charge expects to realize
several hudred dollars profit from the
luncheon. as all the materials were do
mated by business men here.
More than 500 colored residents of Bal
timore have engaged seats on a special
car which will bring them here for the
ball Another special car occupied by 200
colored residents of Virginia will leave
Alexandria. arriving here at the same
time the special from Baltimore reaches
Washington. A brass band will accom-
pany the Baltimore visitors. and an or
chestra will furnish music for the Vir-
ginia contingent
Tickets of admission to Convention
Hall have been on sale for two weeks
and more than 1900 had been sold at
the close of business last night.
These tickets may be procured at
Pride's Pharmacy. Twenty-eighth and
p streets northwest; Pope's Phar-
macy, in H between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets northeast; Harris
Pharmacy. Third and r streets south
west; Harland's toggery shop at 11O5
L street northwest, and Napper's
Seventh street and Florida
avenue northwest.
Committees in Charge.
All the colored dancing classes and
clubs in the District will attend the
ball in a body. including the following
CLUBS: Municipal. Magnolia, Doves,
Soap Box, Universal. Mercurians,
Chanticleer and Monticello. The COL
ored fraternal organizations, which
will be largely represented. include the
Masons, United Order of Odd Fellows,
Knights of Pythias. Morningstar and
Columbia lodges of Elks. knights of
Toussaint L'Ouverture. Order of st.
Luke, John Brown Beneficial Associa-
tion, Young Mems Protective League.
Good Samaritans, United Order of
Love and Charity and the Chrispus
Attuchs Relief Association.
The committees in charge of the ball
are headed by the following chairmen:
Leon S. WOrmley, general committee;
Judge Robert Terrell, executive com
mittee; Dr. George Cabaniss. finance
Jessie Powell. decoration
F. Preston williams, pub
lie comfort committee; DR.. H. S. Pope. |
floor committee; Andrew Thomas, mu-
sic committee: Mai. Arthur Brooks. !
reception committee; J. Finley Wilson, |