The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1918-11-15
PROF. J. c. WRIGHT AT B|JOU SUNDAY
MAGNIFICENT AUDIENCE GREETS SPEAKER-TRIPUTE TO NEGRO
HER0ISM-PR0F. WRIGHT AT HIS BEST-EXPERIENCES
ABR0AD-SWAYS VAST THRONG

No more magnificent audience has /
been seen in Nashville than the one
that filled the Bijou Theatre last
Sunday at the opening of the United
War Work Campaign. All the morn
ing the Four Minute Men in the var
ious churches had Grated to the con-
gregations, setting forth the aims and
purposes of the seven headed monster
campaign which would open on Mon
day morning. All the forenoon Sun
day hundreds of people anxiously
waited for the afternoon hour so that
they might show their interest in
the topic first and foremost in the
minds of the people throughout the
regions OF the allied nations, which
was none other than the winning of
the war for world democracy. The
three big institutions of the city that
have the Students Army Training
Corps, participated in the celebration
and the exercises Sunday afternoon
Whlle 1t was believed at the time
that the armistice was signed and
that hostilities and fighting would
soon cease, il was evident that Nash
vile is bound to raise its quota of the
big campaign. At three-thirtv
o'clock the Meharry Band struck up
the tune, America" and more than
fifteen hundred loyal Nashville citi-
zens stood and sang. Rev. Preston
Iaylor, the chairman of the local
committee, under whose leadership
the captains and other men are work
ing to raise the sixty thousand as
davidson County's quota, called on
Frot. Page, the president of Roger
Williams University, to lead in
prayer. After prayer, Chairman
Taylor announced that Prof John
work, who is also active in the cam
palSn, would lead the singing for the
afternoon. The audience then sang
several selections, among which was
Amt Coin to Study War No More 4"
chairman Taylor then stated the plan
and purposes of the coming cam
palgn, making a special and patriot
lc appeal to the citizens of Nashville
to stand squarely behind the various
organizations whose appeals he pre-
sented to help the boys not only over
there but over here. To those nres-
ehI ne gave new information relative
10 the campaign. In closing he in
troduced DR.. j. F. Lane, executive
secretary for colored work in Ten
nessee, who in turn introduced DIR
Clements, the executive secretary of
the United War Work Campaign for
colored work. Dr. Clements smoke
for fifteen minutes. He made q
special appeal for the united effort on
esCern division and should maintain
the part of the citizens of Nashville
ana declared that Nashville rightful.
ly belonged in the lead in the South.
such lead. After he had finished
Prof. John c. Wright, Y. M. c. A
secretary, who had spent eight
months in France, was introduced
When his name was mentioned by the
chairman OF the day, the audience
stood once more, but this time the,
gave the Chautauqua salute. Prof
wright received the ovation modestl,
and proceeded at once to make him
self known to the Nashville people
and TO imbed himseld into the mind
OF MS hearers. In order that thos,
present might not be misled, or mis-
informed, he gave a brief statemen
OF his work for the past eight or te,
years. He had taught four years a
Iuskegee and had been at the Stat
School at Tallahassee, Fla. The res
OF the afternoon was taken up il
glowing descriptions of the accom-
plishments of the American soldier
black and white, who had worked s
Zealously with the Allies in the pres
ent conflict. The speaker paid a higl
tribute to the craftsmanship, tn
heroism, bravery, the courage an
the endurance of the Negro soldier
Throughout the afternoon the ad
dress was punctured with witt
stories of what had transpired fror
time to time in France. He toll
first OF his work upon his arrival owe
seas, what he saw, what the condi
tions were and what was really ey
pected of every man. He told of tn
three zones into which war had mai
urally separated France. He CAV
the activities of the men in eac
zone.
Prof. Wright declared that the e1
perts and war critics state it take
three men at the base of supplies t
keep one man fighting in the trench
es. One of his most beautiful refer