The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1894-09-01
PROGRAMME
NATIONAL PRESS CONVENTION
irst Day.-Morning Session

First Day.-Morning Session
Address of Welcome and Responses
| Calling roll and enrolment of new
members.
Address by retiring President. Editor
| John Mitchell, Jr. Appointment OF
| Committees.
Afternoon Session.
Paper by DR.. II. 7. Johnson, editor
Christian Recorder. The Religious
news paper as promoter and Conser-
| vator of Christianity. virture and NOR
atty; discussed by editors G. ". Clin-
ton. a. NJ, Star of Zion; W Ii. Stew
ard, American Baptist DR.. G. III. Phil
lips: Christian Index; w. j. White,
Georgia Baptist; Dr. ID. j. saunders,
Afro-Americdn Presbyterian and G. w.
Bragg, Church Advocate, South Vest
ern Christian Advocate.
Evening Session.
Paper, Lynch-law as national evil,
Miss Ida b. Wells, Chicago COnSerVa-
tor. Discussion 7. Thomas Fortune
New York Age; John Mitchell, Jr.
Richmond Planet; Ii. G. Smith, Cleve-
land Gazette: w. Allison Sweeny, In
dianapolis Freeman; NJ NJ. Lewey,
Florida Sentinel; J Ii. Young, Raleigh
Gazette; Matt. n. Lewis, Peters burg
Lancet Recorder.
Second Day.-Morning Session.
Poem, Josie d. Heard. Paper, How
can Race Journalism be best promoted
and paying subscription list
maintained, E f. Cooper, Colored
American. Discussion by Chris. J,
Perry, Philadelphia Tribune; III. G.
Smith, Cleveland Gazette; r. B. Rus
sell, MaXton Blade. Historians paper,
j. G.. Duke. BC5ton COurant
Afternoon Session.
Paper, Would Syndicate Matter
strengthen or weaken the character of
our best race ,JOurnalS?-ScOtt Wood
Petersburg Herald. Discussion, T. 7.
Fortune, Age: DR.. f. VS.. Hammond,
South Western ChriStion Advocate; G.
e. >curlOck, Fayetteville Sun; Dr.. Per-
ry, Brook lyn Monitor;George c. Rowe,
Charleston Enquirer; Dr.. J. c. Embry,
Christion Recorder.
Evening Session.
How can our Periodical and Review
literature be best made to ay and at
the same time attractive and educatiOn-
al. DR.. l.. j. Coppin A. NJ. 4. Review
Discussion. Dr.. Bishop Johnson, Bap-
tist Review; J. c. Dancey, a. NJ. E. Zr,s
Quarterly; Dr.. G. 5. Smith, editor sun :
day School Quarterly, Nashville, Tenn;
DR.. Z. II. Morris, editor Sunday Shcool
Quarterly, Montgomery, Ala; Mrs, Vic
tora Earle, New York City. What
the best and safest kind of
leadership in this crises of our race his
tory. w. Calvin Chase, Washington
Bee. DiScuSSion,. n,............ Wheeling
W. Va. Pioneer Press Prof. j. d. !
,ho1-a,As =, ,'A.ss.4.--r,,v, 1ttrrff: UrIu;
w. Z. Smith, Charlotte Messenger.
New Orleans crusader: \
J. q. Adams, Chicago Appeal.
..'-...San Fra cisco Vindicator.
Third Day.
Induction of new officers in office
,aper, Should the Press be silent in the
ace OF wrong in order to maintain
friendly feeling, w. Allison Sweeny, In
llanapollS freeman. Discussion and !
lb'tum led by Rev. w. J. White.
IIeorgla Baptist. Present needs of the
'reSS, L. [. Fortune, Discussion open
all. Is the press as great an intiu. ]
nee to the world now as thirty wears
go and wherein is the difference.
.......... Boston Courant. Discuss
IN open to all. Selection of time and
lace OF next session.
Adjournment.
Ohm G. Dancy. w. Calvin Chase.
Chair. En-. Com. Secretary.