The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-30

Before the report of the budget
committee was adopted, Mayor II.
Nj. Schriver moved to amend by In
structing the committee to make at
least some provision for the Way
man African Methodist church,
which is uced as community cen
ter for negroes, as the result of the
activities of the pastor, Rev. Eu-
gene Thompson.
The mayor gave a resume OF the
history of the movement which
eliminated in the erection Of the
new Wayman church, which took
the place, he said, of a structure
which had been condemned by the
city authorities.
Ask Aid on $1,000 Debt.
Asserting that the congregation
owed about $1,000, a debt incurred
for building material, the mayor
pleaded that the church be includ-
ed in the budget, stating that the
colored boys and girls of the COM
munity were surrounded with good
influences on account of the activi-
ties of Rev. Mr.. Thompson and his
assistants.
There was no second to the may
or's motion, largely owing to the
fact that according to the minut
of the previous session the report
of the budget committee was to be
considered as final. Mr.. Casteel
stated that the committee would
not object if the budget was not
adopted, but insisted that 1t be
adopted or rejected as whole.
He also informed the gathering
that the committee had expressed
willingness to include st. An
thongs hospital in the budget, to
the extent of $4,000, and the Saliva
ton Army for $4,000. but that these
organizations had objected to the
smallness of the amounts, and
therefore were left out.
Postmaster Harry Simpson, Ed
ward II. Dunavin and Captain Mar
tin Wattner, representing the Sal
walton Army, were present, and Mr..
Simpson expressed disappointment
over the omission of the Salvation
Army from the budget, stating that
the organization had incurred an
Indebtedness of $3.50. with the I'M
Outstanding that the obligation
would be taken care of in the 1922
budget.
He had hoped, he said, that the
Salvation Army would be bene-
ficiary in this years drive to the
amount Of $4,000. Captain Wattner
had stated, he affirmed. that if the
Salvation Army staid in Rock Is
land, it would be necessary to i'm
augurate drive Of its own, to Sc
cure funds necessary for it's main
tenance
He made II clear that he was for
the drive, regardless of the omis-
sion of any societies as benefici-
aries, but said the proffer of $4,000
had been refused, because after
paying the debt OF $3.50, the organ
ization could simply not keep its
work going on the balance.
Date Not Determined.
NJ. E. Strieter. chairman of the
executive committee, reported that
he had appointed Mrs. H. H. Cleave,
land, Rev. Launcelot Hadaway, c.
e. Sharpe, T. A. Murphy. ]. A.
Weishar and Oscar j. Ohlweiler to
serve on the committee.
Date for the inauguration of the
drive was left for the executive
committee to announce
r n. oetleTudnf, REV. LduHCefOI |
Hadaway, Ben Jacobson and c. |
Dudley Marshall served with Mr.. 4!
Casteel on the budget committee, |
Mr. Marshall taking the place OF
c. E Shields, who could not serve |
by reason of absence from the city. |
]. F. Witter presided at the meet,
ing and Otto F. Hildebrandt was
secretary.
Present indications are that after I
the general drive is over. another
drive will be staged for the benefit
of organizations not represented In