Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-19
FIFTH ANNUAL q BANQUET
THE COLORED PERSONAL LIBERTY
LEAGUE GIVES A DINNER.
r. w. Thompson the Guest of Honor
-TOasts and6Th0ae Who
Responded,

Fifty or more invited guests assembled
at the Delmo- Kooncef cafe last night tt
pay their respects to the Colored Persona
Liberty League and its special guest, Mr.
| R. w. Thompson, president of the Second
| Baptist Church Lyceum. The hall wa!
| beautifully decorated with American flag:
| and with ferns. One of the main feature:
| of the decoration was a banner represent
| ing every state in the Union.
At $50 o'clock Mr.. Charles C. Curtis OF
| Iowa, chairman Of the committee of ar
| engagements, arose and introduced Rev. e
| S. -Willett of Iowa, who invoked the divine
| blessing, after which Mr. Curtis made 6
| brief address, highly complimentary to the
guest of honor, and giving brief history
OF the organization, after which he intro
duced Prof L. NJ. Hershaw of Georgia as
POSTMASTER. Mr.. Hershaw, after making 6
short address and welcoming the guests, in
troduced Mr.. H. Clay Hawkins, president
of the National Colored Personal Liberty
League, as the first speaker of the evening
Mr.. Hawkins paid a glowing tribute to the
| guest or honor and then responded to the
toast. Our Future He was frequently
interrupted by applause. The next speaker
was Mr.. Daniel Murray, who responded to
the toast, Our Literature and paid q
tribute to colored authors. At the conclu-
sion of his remarks he was loudly applaud
ed. Mr.. H. Y. Arnett of Ohio, a son OF
Bishop Arnett, then responded to the toast
Our Present Status His remarks were
well received.
Mr.. Calvin W. Chase, who was to speak
to the toast, THE Administration was
absent and Mr.. ]. c. Campbell of West
Virginia responded in his stead. Succeeding
this, Prof. ]. T. Layton was introduced by
the POSTMASTER by request, and sang "Auld
Lang Syne," which received great applause
The next speaker was Mr. w. T. Menard
reporter for the leading colored papers OF
this country, who responded to the toast
Our Young Men, Mr. W. C. Payne re-
sponded to the toast, "Our War and Navy
Mr.. D. d. Moore to the toast of wyoming
and her Senator's" Mr.. E. E. Barton OF
Iowa to the toast, 'Iowas Great Men, -
and referring by names, in turn. to the
entire Iowa delegation. and Prof. r. II
Terrell, principal of the Colored High
School, spoke to the toast, Our Schools.
The next speaker was Lieut.. E. R. Gather
Of New Jersey, who discussed Our Hope
Received an Ovation.
Mr.. Hershaw next introduced the guest OF
honor Mr. r. w. Thompson. Mr.. Thomp-
| received an ovation, and 1t was several
| minutes before he could begin his address
He spoke to the toast, Our Duty The
last speaker was Mr.. ]. T. Haskins, who
responded to the toast, Merit as a Mo
tor" He added to the tributes already
paid Mr.. Thompson, with whom he had
been associated for several years.
AT the conclusion of the dinner q vote OF
thanks was rendered Mr.. Charles C. Cur
tbs, chairman of the committee of arrange
ments, and also to Mr.. ]. S. koonce, the
proprietor of the Dclmo-Koonce. Music
was furnished by the Mandolin Club.
The Invited Guests.
Following is the list of invited guests:
r. w. Thompson, Indiana: Judson w.
Lyons. Georgia; H. P. Cheatham. North
Carolina; T. Thomas Fortune New York;
E. E. Cooper, Indiana; R. H. Terrell, Dis
trict of Columbia; John T. Layton, New
Jersey; Thomas H. Wright. District of Co
lumbia; Senator c. W. Fairbanks Indiana:
Representative George H. White. North
Carolina: w. Calvin Chase, Virginia: Danl.
Murray. District of Columbia; H. Clay
Hawkins, West Virginia: L. NJ. Hershaw,
Georgia; A. L. Manly, North Carolina;
Henry Y Arnett. Ohio: Charles e. Hall.
Illinois: Frederick Williams, Massachusetts,;
Alex. C. Bryant, District Of Columbia; w.
NJ. Wilson, North Carolina, ]. E. Johnson,
Maryland: L. H. Peterson, District of CO.
lumbia: c. c. Carter. District of Columbia
]. r. johnson, Virginia. H. H. Halliday.
of Columbia; j. H. Wills District of Column
bia; ]. E. Barton, Iowa; Chas. Cushingbury,
Montana; Geo. D. Johnson, Kentucky: j. C.
Campbell, West Virginia: w. H. Ryder,
District of Columbia; Joseph Savoy, Dis
trict of Columbia; Frederick Douglass,
North Carolina; G. W. Smith, Kansas; John
T: Haskins, Virginia; DIR. Phil B. Brooks
Dictrict of Columbia; ]. r. c. Newsome.
Texas; James A. Peck, Maryland; D. b.
McCary. mississippi: d. D. Moore, Wyom-
ing; r. r. Bowie, District of Columbia: f.
c. Jones, Alabama; Samuel F.. Lacy, Dis
trict of Columbia: B. Mckay Kentucky:
W. c: Payne, Virginia: w. T. Menard, Flor
ida j. S. koonce, Alabama; NJ. s. Koonce
Alabama: G. w. Scott Nebraska: ]. W.
Williams, District of Columbia: s. B. Jack
son, District of Columbia; S. E. McElroy.
Illinois: Lieut.. E. R. Gather Virginia; ].
B: Edelin,. Maryland: L. A. Wiles, Iowa /;
Lieut.. T. Fl. r. Clarke, District of Column
bia; Rev. e. S. Willett. Iowa. ]. OttoWay
Holmes, Maryland; ]. A. Williamson, Ten
nessee; Bernard H. Baggett. District of Co
lumbia; A p. Cherry. North Carolina; Cas-
sius Ross. District Of Columbia; c. G, CIR
tbs, Iowa.