The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-23
STATE SUMNER LEAGUE.
ANNUAL MEETING YESTERDAY AT
 SAVIN ROCK.
Address by the Retiring President, MT. PeaIrer--Interesttng Features of the Speech-7leeting Was Prfvate-An- sonia Man Elected President-Address of EuIogy by Dr. Porter.

The annual meeting of the State Sum-
 ner league of Connecticut was held at
 Savin Rock yesterday, and from all
 over the State members attended.
 The meeting was called to order at II o'clock, and, after the reading of the regular reports, speeches were made by
 various members.
 Joseph P Peaker, president of the league in his annual address, spoke at some length on many current topics which are at present affecting the ne- gro race and which they seek to over come. The speech is given in full be- ! low.
 Dr. I. N. Porter of this city delivered an address of eulogy regarding the late } William H. Ransom of this city, for mer secretary of the league. It was a very feeling tribute to the memory of MT. Ransom and it's sentiments in honor of the deceased brother were much appreciated.
 Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows:
 President-Capt. Charles s. Tatten of Ansonia; first vice-president, Frank Htedman, East Hampton; second vice. president, pr. I. N. Porter, New Ha- ven; third vice-president, H. R. Hatch CT, recording secretary, J. E. Hatcher, Waterbury; corresponding secretary, " A. Higgins, New Haven; treasurer, U. w. Stewart, New Haven; chaplain, Rev. A. c. Powell, New Haven; ser- reant-at- at-arms, Edward Randolph, New Haven; George A. Jenkins, of Bristol, chairman of the executive committee. 1t. @3x,,. at Stewards, at which about 100 men1- bers were seated.
 The State Sumner League was found- ed August "A, 1894. J. P. Peaker has served the league as it's president for six years He was president for it's first five years and during it's seventh year. Captain Tatten, the new presi- dent, is a man of good presence and executive ability. He is a police offi- cer in Ansonia. Late in the afternoon, after the adjournment of the session, Mr. Peaker entertained his staff at private banquet at Stewards. The members of the league, after the meet ing enjoyed themselves at the band con- cert and in viewing the many scenes of interast afforded at the Rock.
 The annual address by President Jo- Eepf F. Peaker was IS follows:
 "The seventh annual meeting of the State Sumner League of Connecticut marks an important era in the progress of events in our state. From its incep- tion in 1894 the league has offered many to us to mould public | opfnion-which is the strongest law in the land--in favor of right and justice, | where before, from whatever cause, had | been created a biased, narrow and un American prejudice.
 s'It Is true that that hydra a-headed | nannsfei,. American slavery, had, in our | fathers days, so permeated with pret- | udice our whole American institution | that to have so far progressed toward | a normal condition as we find to-day is l nothing less than phenomenal And | when we come to analyze and look for the source and origin of this most nat ural development our minds revert back to the annals of history and there we find the flies work of that great pha- lanx of martyred heroes.
 "Crispus Attucks, an American slave was first to bare his breast to English bullets and give up his life in defense of American independence. What