The broad ax., 1916-11-11
MEMORIAL FUND CAMPAIGN AN
EDUCATION.
Friend Of Race Says It Is Education in
Self-dependency- Congratulates Race
and Predicts Final Success - New
York and Dallas Respond After
whirlwind Campaigns - Alaskan
Promises Aid.

Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, Novem-
Der $50 well was the Memorial Fund
campaign organized in Dallas, Texas,
that although $500 was pledged, the
movement had received such impetus
that when the final counts were made,
Dallas had given $525.31. Churches,
societies, and loyal individuals worked
with unfagging enthusiasm for the sue
cess of the campaign. DR.. R. T. Hamil-
ton, the Chairman of the Committee,
well deserves the following compliment
which was paid him by one of the pas
tors of his city, who said: "The Dallas
Committee was requested to raise $500.
This has been done, and DR.. R. T.
Hamilton we'll deserves the credit for
securing it. He has gone about the
work from the very beginning with en-
thusiastic interest and has spared no
time or energy in visiting individuals,
lodges and churches and speaking
good word for the success of the COM
paign in Dallas"
Announcement has already been
made of the $4,000 which was recently
sent from the Colored people of New
York City-One thousand dollars
through the Memorial Fund Committee
and one thousand from The Southern
Beneficial League, an organization COM
posed of Colored people who formerly
lived in the South, but are now resi-
dents of New York. Mr.. Thomas W.
Grigsby is president of the Southern
League.
Enthusiastic meetings in the inter
est of the Memorial Fund have been
planned for New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington. These
meetings were fortunately arranged at
time when DR.. Robert R. Motion,
Principal, and Mr.. Emmett J. Scott,
Secretary, are scheduled to be in New
York City on business for the school
md they have arranged to be present
1t these meetings on their way South
The latter part of November.
These meetings and the responses re-
erred to above are in thorough accord
with the outlook referred to in a previ-
Gus article when it was predicted that
the coming Of fall would mean the re-
vival of interest in the movement. Com
mittees in many other cities are meet
ing regularly and planning the most
thorough campaigns to raise suitable
sums to represent their cities. 1t has
been most encouraging to receive
letters from various workers who are
interested in the success of this cam
paign. In all their letters there is in
terwoven an appreciation of the race
pride which is involved in this effort
among the Colored people. For ex-
ample, Rev. Aaron G. Thomas, pastor
of the Second Baptist Church, Okolona,
Mississippi, writes: "I am glad to
know that our White friends have
given more than one-half of the
amount which they were asked to give
to the Memorial Fund and regret that
the Colored peoples response is less
than one-ffth of the amount they were
asked to give. Knowing as we do of
DR.. Washington's devotion to the
cause of humanity as exemplifed by
his unselfish labors both for our race
and for our nation, it is disappointing
that our people have done so little to-
wards raising their $25O,OOO which is
only an eighth of the amount to be
raised from the White friends"
In addition to the inspiring letters
from friends in the United States, we
have also received this encouraging
word from a Colored lady in Alaska:
81 just learned tonight of Memorial
to the memory of Booker T. Washing
ton being secured from the Colored
people and will enclose $1,000 in my
next letter for the fund. We have
nothingl but gold on hand at present
but will remit when I can get some
currency from the U. S. Mint at
Seattle"
Altogether the outlook is most prom
ising for a good response from the
Colored people before the end of the
year. Now that the election is over,
things will settle down to normal and
many of those who are now dividing
their attention between politics and
business will be able to renew their eff
forts in behalf of the Memorial fund.
"The campaign is an education for
the Colored people in self dependency
and 1 feel sure that they are going to
do their part" writes one of the Tus-
kegee Trustees and this sentiment is
being reflected every day in the letters
and efforts of our people.