The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-12-18
THE DALLAS SPIRIT PREVAILS and
CITIZENS COMMITTEE ON ENTERTAIN
MENT OF BISHOPS COUNCIL is MEET
ING WITH SIGNAL SUCCESS.
LODGES AND INDIVIDUALS CONTRIBUTE FREELY
$454.75 PAID TO DATE. GRAND CHANCELLOR
WILLIS COMMENDS LOCAL KNIGHTS.

The Citizens Committee on Enter
tainment of the Bishops Council is
much pleased with the progress 1t
is making in collecting the funds
needed for its work. 1t is reported
that the people are becoming more
and more interested each day, and
are responding to the appeal of the
committee more readily and in larg-
er numbers, as is shown by reports
made last Tuesday night at the reg
ular meeting of the body. A promi-
nent citizen who is position to
known the facts says, that the Bish-
ops Council is one of the most i'm
portant meetings to Negroes that
has convened in Dallas in a num-
Der of years, and that 1t will bring
to the city from all over the. country
more of the leading men and women
of the race than has ever gathered
here at any one tims.~ The work
done by the Council while in SEES
sion here will be for the advance
ment and benefit, not only of the
African Methodist Church, but for
the uplift of the entire Negro race.
Dallas will be" said he, "hon-
ored by such gathering of dis
tinguished people in its lin is and it
should do its best to properly house
and entertain Them" and he added,
II feel sure this will be DONE"
Hon. w. S. Willis, Grand Chan
cellor of the Colored knights of
Pythias of Texas, passed through the
city Monday and took time to say
that he was highly gratified to read
in the papers that the Knights of
Pythias are doing their share in tho
campaign and are responding so
generously to the appeal for funds.
He said he always wanted the
Knights of Pythias to take lead
ing part in every movement that
had for its purpose the uplift of the
people and the betterment of their
environments, and that at the prop
er time the Grand Lodge will make
a donation. 4
"The business men of the city
are subscribing right along to the
fund and in larger numbers" says
Mr.. r. Lee Jones, assistant secretary
of the committee. He says, that
when the final report is made it
will be shown that the business men
have done their full share for the
cause
DIR. Hamilton. chairman of the
committee on lodges visited the
American Woodman Lodge Friday
night of last week and obtained a
donation of $500. Alg ers Lodge
No. A, X. of p, unanimously do
mated $4,000, to the fund at its
meeting last Monday night and
promptly issued check for the full
amount. making 1t the first lodge
to pay its pledge in full The Of
ficers and members of this lodge,
as have been the case in all other
lodges visited. expressed themsel-
yes as being glad Of the opportuni-
ty to assist the committee in raising
the funds needed.
Rev. T.. L. Green, Baptist Minis
ter and a member of the committee,
made an appeal Monday night to
Paul Drayton Lodge No. 8, f. and
A. NJ, and $4,000 was promptly
pledged to the cause. This shows,
said chairman Hamilton, how SPLEEN
didly our people are rising above
UNCONVENTIONAL feelings in this cam
paipn, and are exhibiting the Dallas
shirt that has made the city great.
Mantone Lodge No. 2S2, X. of p,