The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1918-11-08
COLUMBIA WAR
WORK CAMP PA|GN
ORGANIZATION NOW PERFECTED
-MAURY C0UNTY'S MEN IN
THE TRENCHES-CHURCHES
ACTIVE -,0CIAL LIFE OF CITY.
ITO Make Our Men Better Soldiers
and Our Soldiers Better Men,"

ITO Make Our Men Better Soldiers
and Our Soldiers Better Men,"
The colored people have been or.
ganized in eighty-siX counties in the
state of Tennessee, and everything is
now being put in readiness for the
big drive November 11-1Sth," said
DR.. j. f. Lane when a Globe report.
er called upon him at the State head
quarters in the Colored Y. M. c. A.
building yesterday afternoon.
Dr. Lane is the president of Lane
College, Jackson, Tenn, but for the
past month he has been serving as
Associate Executive Secretary for
the Colored Department in the state
at large, His co-worker in the Or
ganization is DR.. A, e. Clement of this
city. In perfecting the organiza ion
throughout the state in behalf of the
First United War Work Campaign
among colored people, DR.. Lane and
Dr. Clement have covered the state
twice, and within short space Of
time they have perfected organiza-
tions in almost every county of the
state.
This is the first time Negro leader
ship has been recognized by the Ma.
t1onal War Work Council, and it is
highly important for the Negroes
throughout the state to rally as
never before to the call of the nation
The organization is so perfected that
record will be made ,of all the con-
tributions made by the colored peo.
pie OF the state, so that at the close
OF the campaign it can be authorita-
lively announced exactly what the
Negroes of the state have done in
this particular drive. Let us make a
record to which we can point in the
future with pride. We shall do this
II each one does his part
The State Executive Committee of
the colored organization is composed
OF the following well-known persons:
Bishop !. B. Scott, chairman, OF the
M. e. Church; Bishop N C. Cleaves
the presiding bishop of Tennessee
conferences of the c. M. E Church;
Bishop B. F. Lee, the presiding bish-
op of the A. M. E. Church; Bishop
George c. Clement, the presiding
bishop of the A. M. E. Zion Church;
Rev. Henry Allen Boyd, Baptist Pub
fishing House; Mrs. F. p, Cooper,
State Federation of Colored Women's
Clubs; Rev. VIM. Haynes, of the Bap.
tist Sunday School Publishing House;
Rev. j. i. Harding, President of the
State Baptist Convention; Rev. ]. w.
Ribbin, President Of the State Bap-
tist Convention; DR.. j. P. Crawford
of the Knights OF Pythias; Mr.. P. F.
Hill of the U. B. F. and S. M. T.;
MIR. l.. c. Moore, of the Odd Fellows;
Prof. Isaac Fisher and President w.
j. Hale, representing the schools;
MIR. d. j. Mitchell of the Sir knights
and Daughters of Tabor; Mr.. ]. B.
Woods, of the Mosaic Templars of
America; DR.. D. ]. Williams, of the
Royal Circle of Friends.
The State Executive Committee
accepted $150,000 as the minimum
sum that the coloder people would
undertake to raise. In other words,
the colored people are asked to raise
at least $150,O00 during these seven
days. We want to raise $4,000 per
day.
For the Western Division, Mr.. B.
M. Roddy is the Secretary, having
as his Field Marshals Mr., ]. w. Lane,
OF Jackson; Rev. A Parr, of Browns.
vile; Rev. ]. w, Ribbin and Prof. T.
]. Johnson, of Memphis, and DR.. w.
j. o Lee, of Humboldt, These are
all outstanding colored men who enjoy
the confidence and respect OF all who
know them. For the. Central Divi-
sion, DR.. p. j. Coleman is the Exec.
utlve Secretary having as Field
Marshals, viz: Prof T. P. Turner, of
Pulaski; R, F. Thompson, of Dick
son; Mr., Mace Dixon, of Clarksvile;
Prof. j. w. Work, of Nashville; Rev
+. w. Gardner, of Shelbyville; Rev
Ed Pankey, of Gallatin; DR.. B. e.
Washington, McMinnville, and Rev.
b. j. Guthrie, of Nashville. These
men have record Of achievements
in public life of which they may just
ly be proud. For the Eastern Divi-
sion, Mr.. r. e. Clay is the Divisional
Secretary with the following workers
as Field Marshals DR.. N. D. Sham
borguer, of Chattanooga Prof. u. L.
Knox, of Cleveland; DR.. Lee S.
Myers, of LaFollette; DR.. John K.
Arter, of Maryville; Editor w. l..
Porter, of Knoxville; DR.. w. S. E.
Hardy, of Jefferson City, and Rev.
j. H. Byers, of Johnson City.
With these men in the lead, nothi
ing but success in large way is iess
pected. Let us show our loyalty aftd
worth by responding to- the appeal
that will be made in all narts of tho
state during the campaign.