The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-31
C0LORED FARMERS
w.. Of the Farmers Inn
.royement Society
/, BETTING AT OAKLAND. TEXAS
orsanixation to Beneh'
( a., Texas Particularly
.s,nxs of the Session.

..rus of the ScsstOn'
-, December 29.--This VII
.,,nessed most remarkable
:, negroes. The movement Is
,;rely new. The organization
40 nrst annual convocstion al
oslled the Farmers improve
.ty. 1t has had a remarkably
"a as tnines 90, but not inoie
II, observes. Heie 10 all
originated Ny a cViureu man
~ Inc present couuition %
:, was instituted 10 stiniuia'e ~
md uapI, promote thiii'' seeu'e
sncoll age pen.'uience' anu
s,yher lueul ol the home. IL
m. are not good objects 10 set De-
saxsns. VI wnite ones, eitner,
=. ret,er 10 let up on improve
unu. Ihe FUst coriespVhu-
40 down to the church III .na.
~ The village where tine coiored
a. IN see Wnat the gathering was
-A.,her they would SLICK " tnelf
IN wnlcn, by inc way, was
w kind he found al earnest
~ auu,ence. and, TO judge IRON
~ and WORDS, they mean business.
s.Sr.t session on Monuay morning
.l,ot and founder OF the orsahiLa-
"a L.. smith, presided. fresi-
1.sh ia the representative for Col
..,nty in the twenty NTH legisia-
4. w elected to the rwenty-iourth
IN When this young man was
~ 1894. IL was predicted that he
i his race good il any coloied man
q could. HIS course as representa-
IN YORK as teacher, his cXecuIive
~ an organizer and his knowledge
needs oil his people, ut him pre-
IN for leadership among them. The
n welcome was delivered by IL.
M business man i'll this section.
,si,,ss was admirable in It's direct
!xee and simplicity
nspouse was delivered by William
n ! we'll -to-do colored farmer living
IN Creek, in this county. An adj
wysj,ors was to nave been delivered
k1sin ]. NJ. Moolsey, an x-Confeder-
III DO being prevented from doing so
r,tnsss Professor X. l.. Isaacs took
tue The response was. made by Miss
wvdtn OF Wharton. Inc PRESIDENT
MI bis annual report, which showed
u Nie,ies organizod in the last three
M Inc membership being now over
Y blowing committees were ap-
III
mdutlons-R. l.. lsaacs, chairman;
juhus0n, L. j. Conway, Peter. MIL
MA. Burnham.
NJ Il 0rder-H. Clay Gray, chairman;
lsAxson and S. I. HUFF.
irpgramne---J. l., Harrison, chair
IAN Adams and George Coffee.
rsax-Nelscn Davis, j. Eason, A. L.
~ J. Warren.
Ihintion-W. Ii. lsaacs. L. J. Conway,
Brown and William Hunter.
he close Of the first session the fol-
h places wer, represented; Oakland,
Creek, Independent, Columbus, Gid
Aleyton, Wright's Grove, Corinth,
F Springs. Breslau, Lockhart, Luling,
"a, Halletsyille, Aliens and Dale.
afternoon session was devoted to
DISCUSSION OF cooperation and the
" Estem. both OF which subjects were
hadled.
s~~--sA~e sv~~.ene devdtionai ex-
were conducted by Rev. L. AZ.
Inc orator OF the day was II.
way, editor OF the New Test, a col.
paper published at L0ckhart. Mr..
ifuoiect was THE Triple Evils Of
y-isnorance, Poverty and Vice.
cause and Cure" His address was
epalcal and eloquent Its burden
u.' We remain poor, ignorant and
because We choose to do so.
nfN session on Tuesday was de-
70 business. The reports of each
sere submitted and were along
Nlsiole lines. A commendabie feature
'atse reports is that they give
.auoer OF acres owned, improvements
mount spent la cash, amount of
.ad other valuable data. In the
= are given:
ueer Of members, 80.
wy dues collected. s94.65.
!or SICK and dead. $3.50.
usasury, s72.l5.
plid, $3.50.
aaer Of meetings held. ID.
~ attendance, 40.
~ cooperation $3.50.
SM Improvement, sl0,50O.
We Of acres owned STA
u q same, sl2,l95.
Owned. Is.
same, $500
% the prop rty, none.
W. conferred, none.
Bngates, as made h., the corn
s'atlstlcs, showed the individual
'he members of the societies
somethlng near sl0O, 900. and thai
IA ,sh made since the fall run
Me thousands. An interesting
vas a discussion OF the ouastinn
%p,' s 1t Is ami What Ii
m.,o The discussion was to have
h 49, i.s, oy Dr. N. II. Middleton. who
NJ. az IT from a hygenic stand
~ was absent from sickness and
r. :, saacs spoke in his stead.
,a., smith looked at the tonic
hs.s'si standpoint. and Mr.. Green,
lr,s, 'uuence, from an intellectual
N Mrs. James T. Hodges Of
H. A ~, MISS II. Kuykendall of Ber.