The Washington Bee Newspaper, May 11, 1907, Page 1

y( de WASHIN« L. XXVINO. 50 W ASHINGTON,®D. C., ATURDAY ) AY 11, 1907. ———— | evelt, Pr | S | | Ohio are very strong ise of the b records ppointed n that many ville is now em- There are ry you can yy the use of will find, however, powers of darkness it brought tears of the congregation. His me in-| stor close of th n i lect was lifted. : | V r mede many pre ns f members of the ¢ ‘rom Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Rose, a fine gan, from Trustee Rufus Delany a re pulpit stand, from Mrs, M. Curti fine communion table, a magnific su'pit Bible from Mrs. Fry, from Mrs "annie Taylor, Mrs. L other sisters a fine pulpit cover; at Delany and agnificent communion ted some time ag were from Mrs i N t sma singing Williams ar ns of apprecia The lorious by the At 8& o'cloc ther members service was r homes the most that they had | | | pent in 1eir lives. The foi 1 carried out ¢ wing ring and will end to-morrow evening with communion ; At 8 P. M, preaching by the pastor. brave soldiers and stick to continue to de- m, because if you don’t yc u 1 in the convention. r. Taft is only a play toy I hey are only wait- to announce your candidacy ble terms know that not a declaration favor is uttered with any sin- he politicians are only wait- et even. M r. President, it is yu to be renominated s it would be for Ben. Till- lected President of the Unit- What has your Secretary of the colored Americans? 1 speech in the South some t has thoroughly convinced y the ¢ ored mmand of th v th toy growing dai u know of it. t al departments of the Will you correct] as that he is not for Americans, Mr. y used to be, the leadership They know that 1, but fol- thinking This is an age for selfish ters are nought and attention the gross discrim- I am Because ken from you officers in the Browns- certa soldiers t been acquitted, world that li the offi- alsc As it stand to the nds guilty THE EDITOR TRIUMPHS arch, Rev. J. A entered its new Church street, be- reets, N. W., on glorious prospects At 9.30 A. M. a fine ssembled and was ad- address was z to the beauti- ating ca to overflowing. ).D., LL.D., pastor t Church, rmon from be in Christ Jesus e, old things are. pass- e all things have rmon was a pow- the picture fighting against drew Mondz by Rev Tuesday, May 7, at 8 P. M., preaching by Rev. G. H. Harrf&, pastor of Jeru- salem Baptist Church. | Wednesday, May 8, at 8 P. M., preach- ing by Rev. J. I. Loving, D.D., pastor of Enon Baptist Church. Thursday, May 9, 8 P. M., preach- ing by Rev. A. Sayles, pastor of Provi- dence Baptist Church, Friday, May 10, at 8 P. M., preaching by Rev. W. A. Jones, pastor of Rock Creek Baptist Church. Sunday, May 12, at 9 A. M., Sunday + May 6, at 8 Corrothers P. M.,, preaching PARACRAPHIC. NEWS BY MISS BEATRIZ L. CHASE. Mrs. C. M. King the Dallas Expres the proprietress of , deserves great credit the good work which is being done by her paper throughout the State of The women are forging to the Mr, Willi the Baptist m E. Holmes, the editor of Truth, Macon, Ga., will be n Washington attending the board the National Baptist Con- meeting of vention Dr. R. S. Brown of Howard’s dental class plans to locate his parlors in the N. S. Bank Building, Richmond, Va. It appears that I p Turner is now ung his n at his preacher. Well. busy. humble the Bishop must keep own ch the ment of Ar-Uu-Te, of the Indianapolis reeman. Mr. George St. We appreciate very 1 com- pl Julian Stephens, in Oh. SHADD'S WORK SUCCESSFUL CANVASS. | WORK OF THE Now that the car GREAT PEOPLE. paign for the collec- tion of $25,000 toward the building fund f the Colored Y. M. C. A. is over, and he required amount of money has beer subscribed, the association is assured f the $25,000 offered by Mr. John D. Rockefeller, who imposed the single con- dition that a sum equal to his gift be raised among the colored people of the District of Columbia. The condition ha: been nobly met by our citizenry of ey- ery class, and their ready response tc the appeals made for this worthy causc adds a bright chapter to their history ir this community. The for sub- scriptions having ended for the time be quest ing ,it seems proper at this juncture t give some account of the canvass. A skeleton Y. M,C. A. organizatior had existed here for two or three years, but with the beginning of the year 1907 new interest was infused and the work school; an address. | At 11 A. M., preaching by Rev. A. J. ¢ Tyler, pastor of Mt. Airy Baptist Church SENATOR J. was filled. decorated On the both side of the The pulpit was beautifully vith palms a: pot flow \ and on pulpit hung several canary birds whose singing reminded one of the approach of spring foo much cannot be said of the many rking church ubs connected with the new These clubs have worked day nd night to accomplish what has been They have been loyal and patri- to their pastor. It was surprising when one of the n bitter opponent lor in Shiloh, accompanied by his wife, asked permission to joi Trinity and to be forgiven what he had done. About twenty new mem- ers joined last Sunday, several-of whom e from Shiloh. Rev. Taylor is in membership to t of the year. R the city to ai- tend Saptist Conventic next week. Te | THE Y. MC. A. The general impression is that a col- ored architect will make the plans for the Y. M. C. A. The report was that some one not identified with the colored given the race would quite likely b contract to prepare the plans. There are three prominent architects whose names have been mentioned in connec- namely, W. Sid- Lankford and an tion with these plar Pittman, J. A. architect at Tuskegee, Ala. Just who will be the successful competitor The Bee is not prepared to state. Whoever he may be, he will be supervised by the} white architect of the white Y. M. C. A. READ THE BBE. L At 3 P. M,, preaching by Rev. I. Tol- Hs He S liver,.D.D., pastor of Liberty Baptist Church. At 8 P. M., Communion. _ The new church presents a beautiful 4 ippearazice. The ladies’ committee de- serves great credit 2 what has been|op ¢ ae done and Rev. J. Anderson Taylor ought} Friday, M congratulated on his triumph.| May services on last Sunday were at- Mr Ea Rg WG d Sy some of the leading people in i L ¢ Luke and e city and in the evening over a h Pr s+ ] >, = lred were turned away because the seat- BE essed a Jara ng and standing capacity of the church more A I } surat that rr Ha s eS sewhere é 1 “Ian Maclaren,” an clergyman and ry, the English actress, wa t Monday. of Robe this city, t Woodson, color- md, Va. was wrecked b an explosion of dynamite last Sund and, Victoria, British Columbia, has been pped ard steamer, be t nton, China It is stated that case of Mrs. An- ley charged with first-degree ler in connection with the shooting or Brown of Utah, will r Se Continued on 4th page. € lied last Manday t asant, lowa last Monday that} tried James Carew, her leadi man, on March 22, in Pittsburg. Th and the groor 35 Dr. J the United eft the first part of the week for his post. Dr. Jones has been in this city several months. Annie M. Russel, an employe of a ‘ ho nm the river d near V rloc York, was stabbed to feath last iday, while seated at the i le The mvention of the National As-| ociation of t United States Pension Examining geons, convened at the Georget versity Law School Hall, B. FOR AKE”? yren “er. a? firmer footing. About thi were set to work, ult that Mr. Rockefeller’s g 1 325,000 was soon an- s 2 y to make his | proposed k for \what |they ax so in this | s that a sum aised nong the colored people themselves. Some iere| may been w se hopes of Mr. Rockeieller’s the ground when they learn- biaining ft were dashed to condition first to be met; but 1 charge lost no time in devising t the money. Tlie id means to under the supervision of the had long been ect iiternational sec- a : very painstaking | oiicizl, who has g ch thought to 2 1g of s here among As one » three colored | secretaries, Rev. Moorland | les M. C. A. work at other’ places | \ t after and su- ary to have on ch secretary, this in charge d re- ponsible cal work. Having 101 knowl of all the men | Y. M. C. A. work, Sec- Moorland : uggested that Mr. | : Lewis F Johnson, branch secretary in Buxton, Iowa, be drafted for jthe work here. It was a difficult mat- | secure the services of Mr. John- charge jter t son from Buxton, but a temporary ar- | rangement | sulted | months. t finally made, which re- his coming here for three Johnson more than “made ifying all the efforts tc * here, ju it may be said that ne- ions are now under way looking ignment in this city. {secure him, and | goti |to his permanent as: { The s the namin next step of a ; Special campaign comiitee to the necessary money he following gen- |tlemen were selecce Dr. Thirkte:d president Howard University, chairmar |W. L. Pollard, C. F. Nesbit W. H. I vis, T.-A. Harding, Dr. F. J. Shadd, , chairman Citizens’ Committee; Benja- jmin Washington, chairman Young Mens’ Committee; Lewis F. Johnson, branch | uembers of the Young Men’s Commit- jenrolled as S. W. Woodward, president \. or the City of Washing- ; E. W. Hearne, general secretary M. C. A.; John Joy son, president tin | 1 st Company, The personnel committee was an assurance to he campaign wa; to be con- on « strict busin*ss basis, and This hundred 1 has nroved to be the case. n selected tw am. ttee nm fiom all walks of life m the city canvass for funds, one hundred ac- he Citizens’'Com- ttee and the other hundred becoming yting membership or Our popular physician, Dr. Furman Shadd. was named chairman cf the st-named committee, and the young =n. secured an energetic chairman in nin Washington. A friendly alry at once sprung up between the wo committees as to which would ob- sater number of subscriptions, mpaign started with a rush. Washington ided his hundred "n into teams of ten, each under an tenny icient captain, and the captains ith each other to make the best daily port. Here are the ten men ected to captain the respective teams: A. Alexander, J. C. Bruce. Edwin Hender- ker, G. A. Turner, T. Walker, O. three teams work, the a close of the canvass captained by J. S. Tucker, Edwin Henderson, Dr. heroic work, they were tdone by the young d Benny Washington is happy y»wever, th: y tne © between citizens, so called: and n was not very tightly drawn. 2 number of men much older than Washington, and rightfully be- to Dr. Shadd’s committee, were longin members of the Young] Men’s Committee. All were working toward the same end, however, and each lid his part in the accomplishment of} the grand result. Chairmen Shadd and Washington were congratulated on every side Tuesday night when it was an- nounced that the month’s canvass showed total subscriptions received amounting 1,000, six thousand dollars more than they started out to raise. While no effort has been made to collect money bout eighteen hundred dollars has ac- tually been paid in, and a number of subscriptions are made payable on de- mand by January 1, 1908 The head- to quarters will likely remain at 1204 U street northwest, from which point wil? MR. LAWSON REBUKED =COND BAPTIST. There was a lively time at the Second Baptist Lyceum last Sunday afternoon. The subj of discussion was temper- ance. In the absence of President Alex- nder Richardson, Mr. Je: Lawson presided. The principal speaker was the secretary of the white W. C. T. U. The lady is a very enter ning speaker. She thought that a separate union would be more beneficial to the colored people. She also stated that a great deal of in- toxication could be found among the ignorant colored people in the South and many of them floated to the large cities, which made it distasteful to the better element of colored people. She also gave statistics showing the amount of liquor sold and consumed by the people and the effect it had upon the system, She thought that the colored people vied | Pecially should interest themselves in closing up the saloons. At the conclu- sion of his address she said that she would call upon Mrs. Rosetta E. Law- son and ask her to say something. Just as Mrs. Lawson was about to speak, acting Presiden# Jesse Lawson intercept- ed and stated that the lyceum would from its usual custom. He ierefore suggested that a collection be not depart taken up and if any one wished cuss the to dis- After n the address of the secre- on. Mr. W. ured the floor and stated ddress he could do so. the collect Ty was open for discu vin € that he didn’t agree with the secretary ; that there were as many drunken white persons there were colored and as many ignorant whites as there were col- ered. So far, said Mr. Chase, as the saloons being closed and being danger- ous to the people, no man was compelled to drink liquor if he didn’t desire to do so. The government licensed the sa- loons, hence they had a right to be opened. Temperance organizations were in the business for money making as well as the saloons. No one was in the business for his health and all of this talk about temperance was folly. Prof. Jones took the floor and agreed in part with Mr. Chase. Rev. L. CG Moore thought Mr. Chase was in error nd he regretted that he was forced to disagree with him. Mrs. Lawson was next recognized and stated that she did not agree with every= thing the secretary said, but so far as the work of the W. C. T. U. was con- e directed the work of collecting the{¢e™ed, it did not recommend saloon vorey subscribed. The officers in charge license in any shape or form. She re- of the local branch are: Mr. E. J. Mor-} Viewed the work of tse colored W. C. and her own work. Time was W. H. Davis. financial Rouze, recording secretary, with L. E. ;Johnson as secretary. As an evidence sof how general is the interest in this jmovement it may be stated that between 1 four thousand down on the books as subscribers,and the individual subscription toward the building fund was for $500. The present membership of the association jhere is about seven hundred, though it is pretty safe to say that when. the building is completed it will be a prob- lem to accommodate the secre | js chairman; W. L. Pollard, treasurer; three persons are largest men who will sire to connect hemselves with the institution Now as to the building: It is a pretty vell-known fact that a site has already Twelfth street between been selected on }5 and T streets, and it is the expecta- tion that the building will be laid at the meeting of the International Convention Y. M. C. A., in this cit: 1907, at which time there will be delegates pres- ent from all parts of the United States id Canad. The plan is to erect a four-story building with basement, the wo upper stories to be used for dor- mitories. In the basement will be found wer baths. swimming pool, lockers nd dressing rooms, bowling alleys, bar- ber shop, workshop for manual train- ing; the main floor will have reading rooms, offic ing-house cornerstone of the new November information bureau, board- register, employment agency, and gymnasium; the second floor will be y; Ed.tthen ‘ levoted to the boys’ depariment, read- ing room, library, club rooms, and rooms which can be used for educational, re- ligious and other purposes. One other thing which might be stated at this point is, that it is the hope of both the white and colored men connected with this movement that colored men can be en- gaged for most if not all of the work to be done on the new building, though it is the firm px : of all to demand ficiency in the work t ored artisans - and be done. more than to awarding contracts. necessarily incomplete, writing we may give of a most remarkable canvass. and at another building for colored men. alled on her by the president, which prevented her from finishing her address. Mr. Chase moved that ten minutes more be allowed her, which was duly seconded, but the chair refused to entertain the motion, Mr. Chase asked the chair if he in- tended to be governed by parliamentary law. If so he had a motion to offer, The chair was not ine ned to recognize any motion but Mr. Chase insisted on stating his motion, which was as follows: at ihe econd Baptist Lyceum did not approve of a separate W. C. T. U. or- ganization This motion was duly sec- onded but the chair declined to put the motion. Mr. Chase stated to the chair lid not put the motion he would ‘ppeal to the lyceum. The chair stated that he would not put the motion, there- fore Mr. Chase appealed from his de- cision and as the chair again refused to put the appeal, Mr. Chase put the ap- peal to the lyceum, which was sustained unanimously, thus giving a just rebuke to the chair. This vote was not only surprising to the secretary of the W. C. T. U. but a rebuke to President Law- son’s arbitrary ruling. if he Addresses were made by several others and the exercises were concluded by a reply of the secre- tary, who seemed to be disappointed at tke action and sentioment of the differ- ent speakers Mr: “Height furnished the music. OLD FOLKS’ DAY. There was a large crowd at the Nise- eenth Street Baptist Church last Sun- cay morning and evening. It was an Old Folks’ Day. The old members of the Church, that is those who were un- able to attend church, were brought to the church in carriages. Mr, David A. Clark, one of the best-known citizens f Woshington, loaned his carriage to the church for all day use. Every old member who could not walk was brought that, the highest degree of skill and ef-'to the church ia Mr. Clark’s carriage, Col-| Mrs. Susan Goodridge, the well-known workmen will get}chef, prepared the dinner. “square deal” when it comesfassisted by Mr. Marris Dean, Miss Daisy This account is| Richardson She was and others. This was a imique occasion and it was appreciated additional details} by these old people, many of whom were One| blind and many others were unabe to thing is assured, and that is, Washing-| wlak. ton is to have a first-class Y. M. C. A.| Register W. T. Vernon Occupied seats Chaplain E. J. W. Scott and in the pulpit at the morning session. SA iS OIE ER AER BEI ME ANE NTE