The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-01-29
CITIZENS COMMITTEE
GOESOVER THE TOP.
Nearly $4,000 Collected to Date-Campaign to Continue
Until All Subscriptions Are Paid In Souvenir Program
Being Gotten Up For Bishops Council Business Men
Urged to Take Space

ago on campaign to raise $4,000
from the public, Tuesday nights
meeting of the committee showed a
total of $3,930.36 collected and
turned in. The people have respond
ed splendidly and promptly to the
appeal for funds to complete the
new st James, and for the enter
tainment of the Bishops Council
when it meets next month. "Our
people certainly have the Dallas
spirit well cultivated and know how
to show it whenever it becomes
necessary said Chairman Hamilton.
I'VE are deeply grateful to every
body who helped" he said.
While the committee has obtain
ed the amount it pledged itself to
raise, it will continue to work un-
til all subscriptions are paid in and
all reports of money collected are
turned in to the treasurer. DR.. Abin-
ton says, he is still pushed for funds
to meet pressing obligations, and
asks everybody who has not already
helped to do so at once. A number
of individuals and several lodges
have asked that the campaign be
not closed until they be, given time
to give their donations. The con-
tinuance of the campaign, is made
largely in response to these appeals
On the evening OF February 14th
just prior to the meeting of the
Bishops Council, the pastor and Of
ficers Of st. James church are plan
ming to give public reception to
the Committee and all of its work
ers. At the reception final reports
will be made and published.
The Citizens Committee is getting
up an elaborate and artistic souve-
mir program for the Bishops Coun-
Gil. This program is expected to
pay for itself out of the advertise
ments it will carry. Any surplus
funds that Is obtained from this
source will be donated to st. James
Church on its debt. A number of
foreign advertisements have al
ready been obtained and paid for,
and more coming in daily. The
business men of Dallas are urged
to give liberal support to this part
of the plan. The advertising agent
will call.
The visiting churches during the
week past, again played big share
in assisting the committee to reach
the goal toward which it has been
working. On last Wednesday night,
Munger Avenue Baptist church held
services in the new st. James. An
eloquent sermon was preached by
pastor Lotion. A collection of
enc m .tyau 10 nm Nm M q
night the A. M. e. churches of
Queen City, Lincoln Manor and Lem
on Avenue were present and donated
$4,000.
On Thursday night, Mt. Olive Bap-
fist church was present with its pas
tor, together with the American
Woodmen. A collection of $1,000
was donated by these two bodies
The American Woodmen on this oc-
casion presented the window to the
church that was given by the Su-
preme Camp.
On Friday night, Rev. c. L.
Bryant, with his fervent member
ship of the Church of God, of which
he is pastor, filled the church to
overlooking. In the collection that
followed the sermon preached by
elder Bryant, (and preached as he
alone can preach) all previous rec
ords were surpassed, the amount be-
ing s232.6O.
On Sunday afternoon st Paul M.
p. Church with pastor Weekley and
the Plymouth Congregational church
with pastor Maye, held Joint SER
vices st. Paul Church donated
$3.50, and the Congregational
church $30.25.
AT the meeting of the committee
Tuesday night, Mystic Tie Chapter
No. 3 of the Royal Arch, F. and A.
M, sent a check for $500 by Mr..
II. Lee Jones, with a message that
they would gladly make it $4,000
were their membership larger
The Consistory of 52nd degree
Masons Of. A. M through Mr.. Nor
ris We'll subscribed $4,000 to the
fund with the best wishes of the
Consistory for the success of the
campaign. Mr.. Joe Trammell, man
ager of the Popular Mammoth Thea
tire sent his check for $500, max
ing total of $500 he has con-
tributed to the fund. Mrs. Maude
Moore, who collected and turned in
81 800 show in last weeks report
is Royal Empress of one of a To-
cal lodge branch of the Golden
Chain of The World.
At the meeting of the Commit
tee last Tuesday night, Mrs. c.
Frazier, leader of the ladies' divis-
ion of the campaign, was present
with number of her workers and
turned in total of $137.25. The
mems division turned in $189.45,
Last week the committee turned
over to DIR. Arlington for use on the
church debt $4,000, making a to-
tai of $1500.00 turned over by the
committee directly. since its work
began. In addition to this, he has
by common consent, retained all OF
the money donated by local church
es at their services held In the
Temple. This amounts 70 $l668.12
and makes a total of $316S.12 that
st. James has received in the cam
paigl through the efforts of the
Citizens Committee to date.
The following is the report of the
Ladies' Division for the week.
BY Mrs. ALB. Rutherford:
From white friends, $1,000.
BY Mrs. E. o. Jindley:
Cornelius Jefferson. 25c; Mr.. AS
berry, $1.00; Mr.. j. w. Towns, csc;
Total $3.50.
By Mrs. e. M. Wyatt;
e, N Wyatt, $100; Mrs. Oracle
Powell, 800; Mrs. M. v. Buck,
SOC; total $3.50.
BY Mrs. j. c. Frazier:
Mrs. A. v West, $1.O0, total 81.
BY Miss Luc.le Williams:
Mr.. j. N. Lane, $500; Mrs. Bes-