Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1927-05-21
N. A. A. C.. P. NOTES
By the President Minneapolis
Branch

If every Minneapolitan was as
deeply interested in the N. A. A.
C. P. as l, there would be little for
my good friend, DR.. NJ. w. Judy,
chairman of the membership COM
mittee to do. For every one would,
as Rev. and Mrs. j. NJ. Body have
done for three years past, send in his
membership dues, without being So
licited-I am convinced that lack
of knowledge of the Association and
it's work explains the Indifference or
the hostility of many.
A few days ago / said to a young
man friend of mine, "The time is
here to renew your membership" He
replied indifferently els that 500" and
changed the subject. Another sale
"What has the Association done any
way? l am tired of making mil
lionaires."
AS it happens I know both of
these men WELL They are intelligent.
generously inclined, not too close with
their money and in many ways on
numerous occasions have been help
full influences in the forward looking
programs of their people. They are
entitled to have their honest doubts
explained away. They are entitled to
know that the Association is making
honest use of the monies that the
people are giving it. These men and
others like them owe it to themselves
however to use their intelligence and
avail themselves of the facts which
the president and every member Of
the Executive Committee is earnestly
trying to put before them. What has
the Association done? The Twin
City Herald could not carry the full
story of it's achievements if it gave
the entire paper for the purpose.
"The Crisis" official organ of the
Association, tells it from month to
month Every Negro publication in
the United States helps to spread
knowledge of it's activities. Leading
dailies of the country carried front
page stories of it's gallant battle to
save DR.. Sweet and his companions.
This victory not only gave liberty to
them but established for all time the
right of any man to defend his home
against assault The Louisville
segregation ordinance carried to the
Supreme Court of the U. S. by the
Association, profoundly affects the
welfare of every member of our
group, wherever he may live. These
are just few of the outstanding sue
cessful efforts that come readily to
mind. There are hundreds of others
to equally prove its work and effec-
tiveness. Our local branch has brok-
en- up attempted Determinations in
theaters, has an important case to go
| before the courts the coming term;
with the St. Paul Branch assisted
in the conviction of the notorious de-
PENDANT Hall of Georgia; has pro-
tested wherever injustice has been
called to it's attention; in short it has
been everlastingly on the job of pro-
tecting the interests of it's group.
AS to making millionaires-in the
seventeen years of its existence the
National Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People has not re-
ceived a million dollars from all the
colored people of the United States
counting them altogether. Not only
has it accounted for every dollar re-
ceived but its expenditures-its re-
ceipts-its financial condition have
been proved by the audit of firm of
nationally known chartered ac-
countants. Last year it received
$4,000, Minneapolis gave $384.OO or
about 6 cents for each one of our
group. At that we largely exceeded
the average for the entire country
which totaled 2-3 of a penny per per-
son. Not much chance to make mil
lionaires from the N. A. A. C. P.
treasury. Splendid examples of race
loyalty will be on exhibit next week
when DR.. Judy and his hundred
workers begin the 1927 canvass for
members. Not less splendid but
more pathetic is the example of the
81 babies who under the leadership
Of Mrs. Fannie NJ. Shanks are seek
ing to reach the hearts Of Minneapolis
folks. When they come don't close
your understanding or your purse.
In answer to our request for in
/ formation sent last week to the Ma
tional Office-the following message
comes from Walter White, assistant