The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-01-26
DOUGLASS MEMORABILIA CALL
TO LOYAL MEN AND WOMEN
OF THE NEGRO RACE

TO LOYAL MEN AND WOMEN
OF THE NEGRO RACE.
Enlist All Churches, All Organiza.
tons, Secret Orders
The Federation of Colored Won.
ems Clubs Of Tennessee. in common
with the FederationS Of other states.
is making an effort to help appreci
ably in raising $4,000 with which
to redeem and neautify the Frede
rick Douglass Home in Anacostia
Washington. D. c., and To fit il
properly for the honorable place it
ought to lie as memorial ana
shrine for our people-~a halloween
spot breathing out inspiration and q
love of those lofty principles of the
love Of righteousness and Justice
mat actra,ed the noble Douglass in
h'S efforts to gain freedom for him.
ser and for his fellow creatures.
At their meeting in Baltimore last
summer the National Association Of
Colored Women decided to undertake
this work, provided it could he
shown by able Investigators, to be
safe from eevry pOint of view. Our
own Hon. j. c. Napier and Judge r.
II. Terrell, together with commit.
tee Of our able women made the
Proper investigation, and in recent
mail, the National President. Mrs.
Mary b. Talbert, 521 Michigan ave-
hue, Buffalo, y. Y. writes the Ten
lessee President Of Clubs that it is
N every way safe to attempet the
redemption of the Home.
This is an unusual moment in the
life Of the race, and we believe bv
acting in concert, it will give the
dye of falsehOOd to the oft-repeate6
statement that the Negro does not
love or honor his own great men.
Our foreparents lived through tho,
terrors of slavery and were able to
walk out of those calling chains,
largely because Of the wonderful ca,
reer Of Frederick Douglass who.
though born in the darkest DAYS OF
slavery, vet by his own efforts rose
to the height of free man whose
hery and eloquent logic helped
nightly to convince an unwilling
Republic that the black skin of the
Negro was no indication that he
should he held in that state. We
ought to lie glad TO honor his mem.
DRY.
The attainment of success in Ten.
nessee so that tbs state does not fall
below the standard of others, will
depend upon the hearty cooperation
OF every man, woman and child. who
Las the advancement Of the Negro
race at heart. 1t is hoped that lead.
ers of the various groups will take
immediate steps TO see that fitting
programs are rendered and every
effort to collect creditable sums of
money be made. The ministers of
/ the gospel, the presidents and prin
( c'pals of universities, colleges and
other schools, the presidents OF
Mems and Women's Clubs, Secret
Orders, professional men, doctors
lawyers, business men and every
Body that can are earnestly entreated
to enlist all forces in this great eff
Tort to raise this money in one week
Feb. 5-12.
And how fitting that this effort
should be made now-one hundred
years after the birth of this grea
hero! What will you do? Will Vol
so on record as helping your race
to erect a new standard of race
pride?
The names of all individuals ant
organizations contributing $25 will
be enrolled on parchment and hun,
ON the wall and the organization
giving the greatest amount owe
S25 will he memorialized with
bronze tablet to be placed in tn
wall Future generations will thu
be enabled to see some of those VIII,
set the new standard.
The Treasurer for this importan
Fund is Mrs. j. c. Napier, 100 FIJI
teenth avenue North, Nashville
Tenn. She will send receipt and pub
lie acknowledgment will be made o
all money received. Mrs Talber
will gladly send Official Programs t,
any who desire them. Let each rae
lover see that fitting programs ar
rendered on the 18th, or as near tina
time as possible-that being the &C
cepted date Of his birth.
My friend Tennessean, whoever 70,