The broad ax., 1918-03-02

| Last SUNDAY evening, inc ono nuAAS "
and irsfbirthday of Frederick Douglass
who was one of the worlds Creates
characters, was celebrated at Quinn
Chapel. The main auditorium Of thai
church had been closed for the past 81,
months and during that time it had
undergone a complete or thorough trans
formation and redecorating from end tc
end at an expense Of almost $500, the
money being raised for that outlay oil
expense by the ladies composing the
Improvement club of that church.
Just before the celebration began
Rev. ]. C. Anderson, its pastor, stated
that that was the first Sunday that its
members had worshipped upstairs in six
months; that he was at a loss to find
sufficient words to express his lasting
gratitude to the ladies composing the
Improvement Club for the wonderful
and pleasing changes which they had
wrought in the appearance Of the in
terror Of the church. Then he requested
each member of the Improvement Club
TO come forward and face about so that
the large audience could behold their
smiling faces, and they all looked very
neat and attractive attired in their pure
white costumes. Rev. Anderson pub
lieIy thanked them and promised his
blessings upon them for the great serv-
ice which they had rendered Quinn
Chapel in the way of raising the money
to beautify it.
The church was most beautifully dee
Grated for the occasion with American
flags, with the flags of the Allies, with
the flag of Africa and with the Irish
flag, which caused an outburst Of elo-
quenee on the part Of Mr.. o'Donnell
when he arose to speak before he was
presented to the gathering.
Mr.. A. II. Roberts, master Of eere-
monies, introduced Mrs. Mary F. War
ing, who is doing her part every hour in
the day to help win the war. Very
briefly and very Interestingly she re-
lated how the women composing the Ma
tional Federation Of Colored Women's
Clubs had within the past year raised
q, 900 to clear the debt Of the late home
of Frederick Douglass, Washington, d.
c.; that it was their intention to keep
on raising money to improve the prop
erty and to erect on it building costing
sc, 900, part of it to be used as q great
convention hall which can be rented out
for all large gatherings and part Of the
building to be used as q home for Col
ored women, all Of il to be self-sup-
porting and self-sustaining, which in
every sense Of the word would be true
and lasting monument 70 the memory of
Frederick Douglass The remarks Of
Mrs. waring were heartily applauded by
those who filed Quinn Chapel
Mr.. o'Donnell was presented to the
by q few well chosen and
timely remarks by Mr.. A n. Roberts,
and as usual Mr.. o Donnell received q
great ovation. He could not refrain be-
fore proceeding to express his sdmira-
ton for the beautiful and enchanting
surroundings; the pleasing and intelli
gent appearance Of those gathered with
in the walls Of the church, who were
only removed fifty years from slavery
and for the Irish or the flag OF Ireland
which his eyes beheld.
On the outset he exclaimed that
Every Irish regiment that marched
from the land of freedom In the north
10 the land Of slavery in the south
turing the war Of the rebellioa carried
;wo flags; that the standard bearers held
IlOft the American flag on the right
ide and the Irish flag On the left side
# the regiment; that at the memorable
'attle of Petersburg one OF the leading
generals shouted to General Grant that
he day was lost. General Grast slowly
eplied that be did not think %. inst
hen the far-faned Irish Regiment Of
Few York made its bold and desperstel
barge amid shot and shell, and at It's
'lOody eOnelnsiOn human slavery was