The Denver star., 1917-01-13

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we earnestly urge every woman's club
to mobiliss our boys and girls. The
public schools ere asked to observe the
one hundredth annivefsary Of Mr..
Dougias' birth on Sunday afternoon,
Feb. II, 1917, by short program at
which each child u asked to contribute
penny on that day to p2y for one
nail - 10 used In the renovation Of the
Douaiaas home. In tho northern and
ea4tS&1 citiss, - Well % Ia the south
ana wsst dAy school pupiis ass asked
to contribute, and sunday sch0ol su-
perintendent all o1er this country afS
asked to hold . short memorial service
on sunday FEB. lb. 1bi7, and ask each
child to. contribute penny toward the
saving Of thls home. Il, 9 nsi.tA
The question NO doubt VIII, ts asksd
hg many, "Is It worth whiIsr Ths
committee answers strongly, "YeAr'
For who can measure tho farreaching
results Of this great wort, III ins1lra-
ton that will b given % thS boys and
Girls of our raeei It viii Sfir thett
hearts to greater race ptids Tor th4m
% know that they nave / p4ff "a thii
Great work and thus directly axpfen
their gratitude to the silent memory q
Douglass, the orator, diplomat and
statesman. Id. ~ .g....-.
| Every man, woman, boy. girl or club
who takes a share In the redemption
Of this home enters into q partnership
with the trustees in preserving to pos
terity the home of the greatest man
Of our race Of his time. To arouse
our women to greater activity the com
mittee has decided that 1t will place
upon parchment the name OF every In
dividual or club that contributes the
sum Of $25, and to the club which
sends the largest amount over $25
special tablet will be placed In the
Douglass home in its name. This u
done that our children in the years to
come when paying a visit to this shrine
may read the names Of loyal race men
and women who have proved false the
accusation, so long brought against the
race, that it shows no gratitude for
benefactors II doing SO costs dollars
and cents.
It takes $4,000 to save and restore
the home and grounds OF the Douglass
estate. We have deemed 1t advisable
to appoint a special treasurer to look
after the funds. All moneys collected
should be sent to Mrs. Nettie L. Napier.
12O Fifteenth avenue, north, Nashville,
Tenn. Feb. II is the one hundredth
anniversary of Douglass birth. For
further information address the presi-
dent of the National Association OF Col
ored Women's Clubs, Mrs. Mary B.
Talbert, 521 Michigan avenue. Buffalo.
N. Y. The special committee consists
of Miss Mamie a. Burroughs, chair
man; Miss Halle Q. Brown, chairman
executive board; Rev. Florence Ran
dolph, Jersey City. N. J.; Mrs- AAggie
L. Walker, Richmond, Va; Miss Eliz-
abeth G. Carter, New Bedford, Mass;
ArA Victoria Clay Haley, g. Louis;
Mrp, Nettie L. Napier, treasuref, Nash
vile, Tenn. ,aff 5,yt7.,,e ...5
Tho general committee includes Nrs-
Booker r. washington, MrA Robert b.
Notion, Tuskegee, Ala; Nrs Lucy
Thurman, Miss Meta d. Peaham, Dc
troit Mich; Mrs. Mary Church Terrell.
Nrs. Josephine e. Bruce, Mrs.. Rosetta
=. Lawson, Mrs. Kelley Miller. Wash
tnstm; Mrs Clara B. Hardy. st. Paul,
Njnn.; Mrs. Lizzie b Touse Miss
Qeorx1a A. Nugent, Louisville. KY;
Mr.. Mary Mcleod Bethune. Niss
Bartha NJ. M. White, Jacksoovtne,
Fla; Mrs. Grace B. Valentine, Borden
town, N. j.; Mrs. Isabella W. Ciaphan,
Camden, N. j.; Mrs. Ruth 1. Bennett,
Mn. RAbecca Aldrige, Mr.. Laura
Brown, Pittsburgh; Mrs. W. T. B. VII
Hams, Hampton, Va; Mrs.. Charlotte
Dette, Niagara Falls, N. Y; MrA julia
Mason, Buffalo; Miss NJ. 3 Lyons,
Mrs. Addie w. Hunton, Brooklyn; Mrs
Marion b. Wilkerson, Orangeburg, B.
c.; Mrs. John Hope. Miss Mary Gaines,
Atlanta, Ca. Miss Mary q. jackson.
Providence, H. l.; Mrs. Judith Horton.
Guthrie, Okla; Mrs. @. L. jackson.
Nashville, Tenn; Mrs. Charlotte Haw-
kins Brown, Mrs. Mary Clinton, Char
lotte, N. c.; Mrs. M. ID. Coins, Je0er-
son City Mo-; Mrs. 9. Joe Brown, Des
Moines. Ia; Mrs. Charles Banks,
Mound Bayou, Miss; Mrs.. Mary H..
Baker, Cheyenne, Wyo.; Mrs. Mary r..
Joshenburger, Fort Smith. Ark: Mrs.
Waldo Boyle, Portland. Ore; Mrs.
George H. Warner, MfS. Eloise Bibb
Thompson, Los Angeles; Mrs. 4 H.
Wall, Oakland, Cal; Mrp. B. W. West
Bakersfield, Cal; Mrs. ID. ]. Freeman,
San Diego, CAL; Mrs. Kate Wilson,
Omaha, Neb.; Mrs.. George Centes,
Denver, Colo; Mrs. @. b. Mcdowell.
Hannibal, Mo-; Mrs. Emma 9. keeo!e,
Kalispen, Mont, and Dr.. Mary y.
war1ng, Chicago.