The Denver star. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1913-1963, 1916-12-16
DOUGLASS HOME
FUND CAMPAIGN
Effort to Clear Noted Leaders
Estate Of Heavy Debt.
SCOPE OF The MOVEMENT

National Association Of Womsn's ciubs
Outlines Plan For Paying OF $4,000
Mortgage by Popular Subscriptions.
Notable Group Of White Women to
Aid-Mrs. TaIbsrt's Leadership.
BY JOHN E. BRUCE GRIT"
The National Association Of Colored
Women, of which Mrs. Mary B. Tai
bert of Buffalo is president, is making
herculean effort to raise funds to
lift the $4,000 mortgage OF of the
Douglass home at Anacostia, District
of Columbia. and the disgrace off the
race for which Mr.. Douglass suffered
insult and contumely at the hands of
organized mobs, for Its past neglect.
apathy and failure to show its appre-
citation Of the greatness of Frederick
Douglass, by coming forward now as
he came forward in the days when
our forbears writhed in chains Of slav-
cry, and denounced In virile language
the hell black crime of human slavery
These good women Of the National
Association Of Colored Women have or
are about to circularize the teachers
and pupils of our Sunday schools and
day schools throughout the United
States urging cooperation with their
association by the formation Of Sun
day school and day school leagues and
that the teachers in the schools be
come members Of these leagues and
such adult members Of the Sunday
schools as may be interested in the
project.
Ten is the number required to form a
league. These teachers and others or
ganizing leagues are requested to offer
their leagues as Christmas present to
the National Association Of COlored
Women. This can he done by sending
at once for an application blank and
the payment of 10 cents per year per
capita. No other dues or assessments
are allowed or expected. The money
thus sent is to be used for postage.
stationery and literature. ito make our
voice heard" reads the circular before
me. And surely you will realize with
us that we need the very closest CO.
operat ton during these days In which
we are travelling through the wilder
ness. Our president has issued call
to save the home of Frederick Doug
lass. We want you to help rs snve
that home. VIII you hold a short me
mortal service on Sunday. Feb. 10. and
tell the children something about Doug
lass, who framed the immortal SEN
tence, "God and one are a majorityY'
II you love your race and II you are
proud of the achievements Of its great
men and believe in honoring them for
the deeds they have wrought send for
a program and other details about
Douglass day to Mrs Mary B. Talbert.
521 Michigan avenue. Buffalo. Mrs.
Talbert informs me that Mrs. ,Nettie
L. Napier, 100 Fifteenth avenue, North
Nashville, Tenn, has been appointed
special treasurer to receive all con-
tributions for this fund. Mrs. Napier
is daughter of the late Hon. John M.
Langston and the wife of Hon. James
G. Napier, former register of the Unit
ed States treasury.
Another interesting point in her let
ter is that among the women afiliat-
ing with her organization are group
United States, a few of whose names
are as followsi Jane Adams. iona
Gale, Grace Abbott, Anna Strunsky
WaIling, Katherine Leckie. Rhetta
Walling, Katherine Leckie. Rheta
Childs Dorr, Miss Fola La Toilette.
Florence Woolston, SOphronia Brecken-
ridge. Esther l. Kohn Mary ROzet
Smith. Harriet p. Thomas and Anna
O'Hagan Shinn.
This is a gratifying list and ought
to be sufficient to spur our people on
In mighty effort to save the home Of
Frederick Douglass and to make 1t the
Negroes mecca for generations vet I'M
born. Every Negro boy throughout
this land should be asked to give from
l to % cents as his contribution to
this object, and every Negro man and
woman with any red blood In their
veins ought for their own self respect
to give at least 81.
There should be rivalry between
the boys and girls Of school age to see
which can raise the largest subscrir-
ton toward this fund. / believe our
girls could raise $500 more than the
boys because they have got more vim
and push in them than some of our
boys. The contest Is on, and time will
develop whether we Negroes can do
big things in big way. Douglass was
great leader and great man, but
not ten Negroes in a hundred really
know how useful and great he was.
We don't read enough about our own
leaders.
Marina Man Gixa Brilliant Racantion.