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The Alaska Block. Which has been reported' sold by the Century, Company to the Scandinavian American bank for $1, --140,000, netting a profit over the first cost of nearly half a million dollars. Wants Something for.Nothing. Rev. J. D. Pettigrew, advertising himsfil fas Lecturer" of a so called Colored Co-operative League, talked at the Afro-Ameri can hall on Monday evening. [Owing to the bad weather there were only a few present. He had formulated a plan to organize the colored folk into societies for what he calls their mutual benefit. But he demands that each person pay him one dol lar for the privilege of becoming Ja member, and each member is to pay him ten cents a month for being] a member. what \ we un derstand is why pay him such a'sum? He claims it is for *the purpose j^of paying his expenses in traveling ]|to organize. Why do that when |we can join the Megro Business League or] the Af ro-Americnn Council by paying five dollars for a charter? He Jgives you nothing for your money, not even a promise, as most organizers would do. If we are to form societies for our mutual bene fit —and we think it should be done; then we should connect ourselves with one of the Leagues already formed and which are manifesting their power in assisting our people. They are already large and powerful organizations and will not cost us one-tenth as much as this movement that has about fifty members. There are too many different movements and organizations purporting to be for the betterment of the race, when in fact they are simply a means whereby some man hopes to live without work on money collected from the unsuspecting laborer. A Naw Club There is a new organization among us formed by some of the older fam ilies of Seattle. The members] feel ing the need of a closer affiliation than has hitherto existed where con geniaiity and a moral standard may be maintained, have Jbanded them selves together under the name of the Pioneer Social Club. While the organization has sought its members from among the best families of the city it does not claim to hsve reach ed all, and it most earnestly recom mends that those who have not been included in its membership, if they feel the need of such an organiza tion, call together their friends who they feel would be congenial and also organize. Seattle has enough families for several such bodies. While the club would like to largely increase its membership, meeting as it does from house i o house, it is found that the number must of ne cessity be limited. A most interesting and enjoyable musical and social entertainment was given at the Mt. Zion Badtist church test evening. The program was ex cellent and all those present spent a very enjoyable evening. THE SEATTLE REPUBLICAN B B i ux» ■ w ~-*!r *—-w j ""'" ««; BiK' s^' Ik Si ill HI February 8, 1907