Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-05-08
THE STORY THE WEEK HAS TOLD
IN WASHINGTON, ID. G.
(By Daniel w. Chase.)
1910 Curcoran St, n. w.

l5au tufcOfan 81, n. w.
Columbia Lodge No. SIS, Order o.
Elts, held Thanksgiving services in
the John Wesley A. NJ. f.. Zion
Church of which the Rev. W. c.
Brown is pastor. The largest crowd
on record packed the edifice. The
Elks were praised In mastcrful word
for their work in alternating suffer
ing, caring for The sick
and distressed aud burying
their dead. 4 collection of 1897
50 was given by the Elks to the
church. In this connection II may be
stated that since the passionate of
tho Rev. Brown the membership OF
the church has increased from %,
10 G%7 members. and the debt Of thc
church has been reduced crom $G5,0Q1
&C $4,000 during six yea s.
Prominent citizens held n chui, y
reception for the various child wei.
fare organizations in tho city. Thu
annir WIS held at the Coliseum Louis
\, Browns Society Orchestra furnish
ing the music. \ good sum was real
lied. Mrs. A. II, Glenn was chai~.
man.
rye closing OF The nights school,
hocau Q cf tic lack Of funds will ,c
say felt by humber Of progressive
YOUNG roi0ru! mon and women who
arc anNiou" 10 put in the evening
hours in profitable study.
The Rev. James j. dickson, OF
the Apostolic Church Is conducting
services here where he is healing
largo nnmhess Of sick; the halt,Vthe
E.aimed, the lame, the weak, ali go,
ing to him for treatment. Some col
creh sufferers have been to his meet.
inSS.
Archbishop JJoscph }. IIiggs OF
the Christ Episcopal Church has
white and Negro educators and
church leaders to attend an inter.
racial religious conference TO be held
in Washington during the latter part
OF May. The purpose of the confer.
ence will lie n campaign to get No
groeS who migrated to the large in
auStrial cCntcrs during the war to Ir
turn to the farm. 1t is also claimed
that plans will be considered for y. c
venting further growth of the feel.
ing of diStrust which now exists be
tween the races.
The Community Ccnters Band III
der the leadership of Mr.. James t.
81 4
Theatre. which was well attended
officials OF the community center do
rar,ment occupied boxes.
Senator Spencer, Of Missouri, In.
t"oduced n bill creating a commits.
son on the racial question. The con,
ril-$ion rs to be composed of three
white men from the North, three col
cred ren, and three white men from
The S,uth. 1t is to he appointed 10y
the President OF the United States
and is to be divided into three
groups of three men to the group, 2
whs:e and onL colored, serving for
one. u . and three years. The com
mission shall have authority to in
quire into and thoroughly investi-
E"-''S ihe cOiullloltS surrounding the
crlorod people in this country, ana
make an effort to ascertain the cause
Of unrest among them, and if there
be racial friction, the cause OF the
a?me, and to suggest such remedial
action as they may deem best calcu.
lated to relieve the situation and to
bring about harmonious relations BE-
tween white and colored Americans.
The bill was read twice and referred
10 The Committee on the Judiciary.
The bill is very good one, so far
as il Goes, but why have only three
coiored men? Why not six coorcd
men from the various walks of life?
and three white men? Or, better Still,
why not commission Of Negroes OF
nine to study and report upon condi
tions-the actual conditions unAc,.
which the Negro now lives? No white
man understands the Negro or the
conditions under which the Negro
lives as does the Negro himself. The
commission Of nine then could re-
port to a special committee of tho
Senate. who could then rass upon It's
Che Negro Commissioners findings.
However. we thank Mr.. Spencer for
The Introduction of his bill. May It
become a law.