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Show NEGROES ORGANIZE - HOMESEEKERS' CLUB An alliance known ' as the "Home-Seekers" "Home-Seekers" has been formed among the colored col-ored people of this city. William Chambers, Cham-bers, the negro, detective of the police force. Is closely identified with the qtove-ment,v qtove-ment,v which proposes to help and , encourage en-courage the making and settling of homes by these people. Oreat work has already been done by, the organisation, as evidenced evi-denced by the many letters that have been sent by those who have been helped . and those who are desirous of receiving it. Many of the negro population are endeavoring en-deavoring to build a strong body of hardworking.' hard-working.' self-respeeting citizens for this eommunfty. and a better movement could not hate been thought of. It Is the intention- of Detective Chambers to do ail In his power to Stop the tendency of his race to become wothless and lazy. He, wfth Chief of Police Sheets, Is doing his utmost in accomplishing this feat,. and with the present strides that are being taken something for the. better Is bound to result. v |