The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-10-11
COL0RED MEMS DEPARTMENT OF
- INTERNATIONAL Y. M. C. A.
GOES TO NEW YORK HEAD
QUARTERS.

(Thompsons National News Bureau)
Washington, D. C., Oct. October
first is moving day. for Washington
Office of the Colored Mems Depart
ment of the International Committee
of the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION, which has been main
tanned for a number of years in this
natural center of the Negroes re-
ligious and social activities, during
the formative period of the great
work of reaching the unreached
youth Of the race.
DR.. ]. e. Moorland, International
Secretary, in charge of the Colored
Mems Department of the Y. NJ. c. A,
makes announcement that the Office
here is to move at once to the Gener-
al Headquarters in the spacious
building, BAT Madison Avenue, in the
heart of New York City. A press
Representative, visiting the 18th st.
Branch last week, found the genial
DR.. Moorland surrounded by a noun
tain of books, files and office mis-
cellany, with an array of packing
boxes, ready to fold up his tent for
the larger field of operation that
awaits him in the nations metropolis.
Ever ready to take the public into
his confidence on matters relating
to the plans and purposes of the
Y. M. c. A., DR.. Moorland gave an
illuminating survey of the work that
has been carried on under his super
vision, and the reasons which have
made a change of base necessary at
this time. He said, in part
'The growth Of the Y. NJ. c. A.,
work among Colored men in the past
few years has been marvellous. The
experimental period has been passed,
with results that are both gratifying
and inspiring. Now, we must throw
aside our swaddling clothes and put
on the whole garment of prepared
ness for the expansion that is to
come. The shifting of this office to
New York is the logical outcome of
the increasing Importance of this
work among Colored youth, and the
recognition thus accorded our peo-
pie by the international authorities
is long step forward-baZing the
way toward unlimited possibilities
for the future. Washington has adj
mirably served its purpose, and now
that the foundation has been laid,
firm and deep, the cause is ready to
take on world wide proportions The
remarkable enlargement of the work,
it is found, requires frequent consul
tation between heads of departments.
and this necessity for a closer point
of contract with all the forces that
must enter into the system, has led
to the concentration of our labors at
the general headquarters in New
York City. In thus weaving into this
main fabric the whilom Negro anneXo
there is no question in my mind that
the Y. NJ. c. A, has taken an advance
step as a great Christian organiza-
ton"
1t is understood that the change
described refers only to the Wash?
ington office, and will not affect the
status of the Atlanta office, which
wy be maintained intact under the
direction of Secretaries John B. Wat
son and r. T. Weatherby.
DR.. Moorland will have associated
with him in the New York office In
ternatiOnal Secretaries C. H. Tobias,
r. P. Hamlin, II. X Craft and Robert
B. DeFrantz, (the latter in war work.
together with an adequate staff of
stenographers, clerks and assistants.
roster to be added to as circumstances
may require In the western and
southwestern field, with location of
office yet undermined, will be Sec
rotary William c. Craver. and others
TO be named latter
Comprehensive Study of Moral Needs
Of Young COlOred Men in View.
1t Is planned to make a compre-
hensiye study of the moral needs of
Lhe men of the race, far and near,
Xnd to synChronize the Y. NJ. C. A.
standards and ideals in-co-operation
with the community service of every
locality, covering old fields and max
ing new ones, to iit into the recon-
structiOn demands of the times. Reg
ional offices, with Colored secretaries
in charge. will be established at
strategic points in various areas.
Recruiting secretaries, who have
been doing such effective work at
home and overseas, together with the
many consecrated men who have
kept up the morale of the Colored
soldiers in the camps in the face of
the most trying circumstances during
the war period, will be utilized as
far as possible in stimulating this
extension policy for the reconstruct
ion era
A significant innovation. empha-
sizirr the liberal attitude of the Y.
M. c. A., is the recent appointment of
two leading Colored men on the In
ternational Committee at large-the
first time the race has been honored
with membership in this elmer
council" of the organization. The
men designated for this important
service are DR.. Robert R. Motion.
principal of Tuskegee Institute. Ala
bama and Dr.. Robert e. Jones. edi-
tor of the Southwestern Christian
Advocate New Orleans, La. The Sc
lections are regarded as eminently
satisfactory.
Some Benefits The Y. NJ. G.. A. Is
Bringing to the Negro People.
DR.. Moorland made a round of the
photographs of imposing structures
which hung in massive frames upon
his office walls, and most interesting
ly pointed out some of the positive
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