The Afro-American advance., 1899-08-26
CORRESPONDENTS.
CHICAGO. Ill
Especial to Advanet

the 1nI1tSH hN1fltcfl y Convention
Pres. Mrs Mary Church Terrell first
vice president, Mrs, Josephine h Bruce.
second vice president Mr.. Lucy Phil
lips, corresponding seeretary. Mrs Carl
treasurer, Mrs J. Slome Yates nation
al organizer. Mrs Iereme ietteries.
chairman ot nationah heNecutlve. commit
tee. Mrs Booker Washington.
On last Friday the Fellowship Club
gave stag banquet At Aliens Cate.
1888 Dearborn street in honor oi the
delegates 10 the Atru-Amerlcau Couu
Gil Covers were laid for 100 guests
Among those who responded to toasts
were T. III Morris. Bishop Walters,
Counsellor Magee. w l. Martin. DR.,
6. C. Hall. Hon y T. Washington,
Prof w T. Dubois Hon II { Smith,
Lieut. J. w Curtis. Prot Cole. Major
f A. Denison. Chris Perry. X h Har-
rison Recitation Among those At the
tables aside from the members ui the
club and those that responded Ia toasts
were c Buckner ] W Thompson.
J. +. Blagburn, A. r. Roberts. y. y.
Thompson, Samuel Thompson. Juhs
Ayendolph. T. J. Hunter. { K John
son, +. W Thompson Mitchell,
Bishop III NJ Turner. Lang VIII
Jams. w f. Coleman
The officers of tht Fellowship Club
are; President, Wm +. Taylor: sccre-
tary, II. A. ] Shaw treasurer, K l.
Moore
Miss Tate. OF St Louis. Mo. is the
guest OF Miss Nettte Miles, oi 3l4S
Dearborn street.
Mrs Marshall, Of ST. Paul. is visit
ing her mother, Mr. + + Johnson
2o3S Dearborn street She may decide
To make this her future home
The Afro American Council met IN
session i'll this city last Thursday morn
ing. Bishop Walters presiding After
prayer Mayor HARRISON welcomed the
delegates on behalf ot the city. alter
which \. H. Roberts, one oi Chicago's $
leading orators. welcomed the delegates
i'll behalf al our race He said in part
While we welcome YOU within on
gates because We feel a selfish pride IN
our city and our people we welcome
you with a higher and nobler motive
than that, we welcome YOU because We
believe by your coming you will de- us
good. Your organization united by the
principle that all meu are created equal
IA principle eternal as the heavens.
that has Tor lis purpose the betterment
OF mankind. received the highest aud
hearticst encouragement cannot help
from doing us good only hope that
every delegate here will appreciate the
supreme importance oi these dcllbera
tions May you reafize the reality and
urgency OF the pcrils that confront our
race and country May you see the ne
cessity which exists that an effort bc
made aud made at once combining Our
best eounsels aud tfaast hearts 80 thai
which is done here will be the wisc~t
and the best Should there be any dele
gate here who believes that he Is the one
capable OF solving the problems con
fronting his race 10 hun let me say. let
the majority's will be yours This is not
the time nor place ior abusive language
or display OF temper Let us not lion
izc the one who makcs the most noise,
but the one that offers the wiscst suR
gestions | love to see the currency OF
my country circulating through the ave
Mites Oi trade given validity by the sig.
natures Of B. X Bruce and IudSnu
Lyons Our duty now Is organization
Let US organize III every state, IN every
county and hamlet Let us have 4 na.
tiOnal organization through which 10
100000 negroes are separated no longer
by political tubes but united by the ties
OF blood and suffering To fight prejudice
wherever found
Bishop Walters has called you from
the rice fields OF South Carolina from
the cotton fields of Alabama aud Louis
lana. from the pulpit and colleges and
professions. representing as YOU do our
best thoughts and noblest aspirations. to
meet in Chicago, 10 do tor your race
that which no ether people can do Tor
il II IS a great. tremendous task |
know you will do your duty wisely
bravely and well That which you do
here will be a milestone ~ the history 1t
the country. an inspiration to million, Of
our despairinp people whose fate is iu
your hands With belief ln behalf oi
the citizens al Chicago. ] welcome YOU
thrice welcome you, 10 our state. 70 oar
city and Ia the hearts and homes oi 20,
600 negroes whose interest s. yours,
whose will is that whiCh Is done here
viii be lor the best II such is wuur aim,
such arts will follow such results viii be
obtained here Not only will the nation
be exalted You will hasten the time
when the American government that -
able 10 protect seal hundreds and
thousands ot miles away and poWeriess
to protect human beings will be able ~
protect both. You wil have FASTENED
the time when thi. government that IS
able and Obliged 20 protect Italians,
will be able and obliged 90 protect
negro citizens Then shc negroes ot
this country can look upon the stars
and stripes, not as dirty rag 50
changed wiiI publts sentiment then be-
Changed partially Nv these deltbsraltnns.
% much better vii our condition and
treatment shen bc we car behold tie
stars in onf counir7 flag that fepfe.ent
Alabama and Lot slana with much
pride a. 0e nov leaold the sfafa repre-
senting Illinois and Massachusetts biue
IN that flag then sill represent stead
iastness and faith. flsc white viii convey
the idea ef integrity and the rcd repre-
senting the blood lied by black hffoes.
as we'll a. white ones ai Fort Wagner
az Niliigans Bend and apou san Juan
hili Will proudly ave not 80 Hath b.
the government igrcs ~ the psople
VIII wave over Glack men and white
meH, iree not only iu theory but ~
practice
The Eighth battalion winch @ss 3ofm-
ed from tire Eighth Illinois eill 70 -
camp Tor a seek At Springfield on The
N inst Ia speaking oi II MAJOR John
K Marshall sad ne exgsete4 10 take
osff 800 men. incladtng the officers and
that everything was Ia readiuess aa.'-
ing orders to emt.afk for Spf ugfIeid
FoI3GNtax are fsss officers fbas we're
elected hy Afre American Council l0f
the ensulng year President Bishop