Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-05-18
Wants you to hear him June 18th.
engagements.

most OF the members are clever musicians
and when the band is on public exhibition,
1T makes very creditable showing, consid-
ering the short time it has been organized
L. s. Barnett the tuba player, has been
very active in the organizing and perfect
ing OF this band and is now it's business
manager. He belongs to the Musicians
Union of the city. For number of years
he played with the Salvation Army band
He has many calls to do orchestra work
The band on the whole is doing well and
last Sunday it deported itself nobly as it
lead the Odd Fellows procession
Ii it be true that there are 400 cOlOred
men working on the Seattle waterfront, 100
hundred at Frye's packing plant, 100 at
the steel plant, 100 doing janitor work
throughout the city, 100 working for the
city and 100 train porters who live here,
and, perhaps, 100 more employed in vari-
Gus capacities, chauffeurs, etc. it is quite
safe to say that, there are approximately
1900 cOlored men employed in Seattle, who
earn on an average of SIS per day. This
means population of about 1000. 1t is
claimed by some that there are nearer
5000 colored persons in the city than 1000.
1t is very difficult to estimate the colored
population of Seattle at present, owing to
city so rapidly for the past year, and ow-
ing to the fact they are scattered all over
the city instead Of in segregated districts
as III many OF the larger cities of the East
The smoker of the recently organized
Efficiency Club of Seattle last Thursday
evening was well attended and highly en-
Joyable. The set speeches were more than
above the standard. DR.. CoOpers talk was
especially good as it clearly laid down the
objects and aims of the organization. If
the officers and members will endeavOr to
live up to his outlines the Club will prove
to be one of the most useful organizations
that has been brought into existence by
colored men in the city. When men are
efficient it's only question Of time when
they will become proficient; and when
thoroughly proficient, they will soon be
sufficiently useful to be an asset to the
community
Hayden j. Richardson favored the audi
ence with a practical talk that was full of
meat for thought.
E. j. Porter had the audience guessing as
to whether or not he would ever get down to
efficiency, but he did.
S. P. DeBow told a funny story and after
paying a compliment to the other speakers,
backed up.
H. R. Clayton was more or less bullish in his
remarks
Capt Roots related some expensive per-
sonal experiences in new organizations. Alb
ner Jones lectured briefly, and Newton Col
man made us all feel foury. Charley Brown
put bug in the ears of those present After
the speaking splendid liberty luncheon
with cigars, was served.
In the death of Ray F., his parents, Mr..
and Mrs z. L. Woodson, lose most prom
Using son. He was 13 years of age at the
time of his death and was born in Seattle.
He was buried last Wednesday afternoon
from the Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Be-
sides his parents he leaves an older brother
to mourn his demise. Ray was most hk-
able young fellow and was very popular
among his playmates. His ailment was very
complicated from the very outset and the
attending physician called in a specialist,
but he continued to grow worse until death