The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-03-25
MEMORIAL FUND
GAINS SUPPORT
Encouraging News From the
Tuskegee Institute.
BISHOP CLINTON'S LETTER..
Financial Campaign to Raise $3.50, 1000
Among the colored People Toward a
Sum to Perpetuate the Work of Dr..
Booker. T. Washington Is Meeting
With Success.

Tuskegee Institute, Ala.-Never has
any movement among the colOred peO-
pie aroused so much interest and CO.
operation as has the campaign for the
Booker T. Washington memorial fund
Everywhere there appears to be a
growing sentiment that this is the one
opportunity for the colored people to
show how much they are willing to do
for themselves. In their enthusiasm
and loyalty some of the friends in
their letters to Tuskegee have said
that they regard it as a responsibility
they owe to the race to contribute to
this fund.
In letter one friend says, "The white
people Of the country, north and south,
are eagerly watching to see what the
colored people are going to do to help
perpetuate the work founded by DR..
Booker T. Washington, and they will
give in proportion as the colored peo-
pie themselves give"
At special meeting of some Of the
trustees of the Tuskegee institute held
in New York city recently Secretary
Emmett ]. Scott presented letters from
men and women Of the race prominent
in church, in fraternal organizations
and in business and read editorial COM
ments from many Of the colored papers
pledging support to the campaign. The
trustees were deeply impressed by the
spirit Of love and appreciation for DR..
Washington which prompted the senti-
ments of these loyal friends. A letter
typical Of this sentiment has been re-
ceived from Bishop George w. Clinton
of the A. M. e. Zion church. Bishop
Clinton in part says:
"First, hereby pledge 500: second
shall do all in my power to encourage
my friends and the ministers and
churches of the Fourth Episcopal dis.
trict to contribute and shall lend my
heartiest support to the campaign in
whatever way can; third, have in
mind proposition to suggest Booker
T. Washington night at our New Jer-
sey conference, which is to be held at
Camden in April, and at our general
conference, which is to be held in Lou
isville, KY, in May, and l also suggest
that April 5, the date recently discov-
cred to be the anniversary Of DR..
Washington's birth, be set aside by our
people as special occasion to contrib
ute to the cause of Negro education
and to make special donation for the
support Of the work at Tuskegee insti
tute."
Fraternal organizations are likewise
taking active steps. through their ex-
ecutive heads, to organize subsidiary
campaigns among their own members
and otherwise cooperating with Mr..
Scott. Mr.. G. N. McDaniels. state
grand secretary Of the Alabama juris,
diction of the Masonic lodge, has writ,
| ten as follows:
II wish to say in reply that imme-
diately took the matter up with State
Grand Master w. II. Woods Of Mobile,
asking him to name the first monthly
communication in May of each sub
ordinate lodge in the state as memorial
day for DR.. Washington and that l be
allowed to issue a circular informing
them Of the grand masters request
and calling upon the lodges to con-
tribute on this day to the fund, send
ing same direct to Mr.. Logan, treas
urer Of Tuskegee institute"
A similar circular has been prepared
by State Grand Master Andrew W.
Dungey Of Lansing, Mich, and will be
sent to members Of the Masonic fra
ternity Of the state of Michigan. 81
shall issue a direct appeal to all the
lodges in the jurisdiction asking them
to contribute to the fund as literally
as they possibly can" writes Mr.. Dun.
gey.
Local campaigns in which our news
papers are taking the forward part
and publishing each week the names
of contributors and their amounts are
being conducted by w. r. Kemp. editor
Of the Detroit Leader. and +. f. Wash
ington. editor Of the Citizen. Pensacola
Fla.
Thus with fraternal organizations
churches and newspapers all working
In harmony for It's success. the cam.
paign is shaping itself for vigorous
effort to raise the $25O,OOO as the col.
ored peoples part Of the memorial
fund