The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-08-19
NATIONAL AFRo -AMERlcAN
COUNCIL.

!; = NATIONAL AFR DAM ERlcAN
COUNCIL.
Annual Meeting August 30-31-septem-
her, 1908. 8 II {.
! To the Members Of. the National Afro
American Council Delegates from
Local Councils and Affiliated Organ.
izations, such as Churches, Colleges,
Benevolent Societies, Newspapers
= and other Race Organizations.
Greeting: = &: * f5 ..ys -. .5 .S
The Eighth Annual Session of the
! National Afro-American Council will
be held at Detroit, Mich, August so
81, September l, 1905. - - +: =
The Necessity for the Meeting.
The systematic efforts of the South
DISTINGUISHING legislation and Jimcrow
enactments, to insllt, humiliate, and
degrade it's Afro-Amercan citizens;
the occurrence of mob murders in the
country; the race riots in Northern
cities: the demoniacal rawlings of the
governors of several of the Southern
States; the increase of race prejudice
in all parts Of the country, call loud~
ly. to the members of. the National
Afro.American Council and the friends
OF fair play to arouse themselves and
check these onslaughts. .r'a
The hostility upon the part of the
enemies of the race has been so per-
sistent that many Of our friends have
become tinlid and Indifferent in our
fptHnC0 g Of
batting this opposition of our enemies,
Strengthening the hands of our friends
and working for the :abso1ute undoing
that this meeting IS to be, held, and we
ask the hearty cooperation Of every
Afro-American who is interested in
the welfare of iisi@race. 10. ~-
Why the Council Should be Supported
No other organization has done so
much, through annual addresses to the
people, to create favorable public
sentiment as the National Afro-Ameri-
can Council. No other organization
of Afro-Americans has ever had the
hardihood to meet at the Capital OF
the Nation and openly criticise the
President (Mr. Mckinley for neglect
ing to make some utterance against
the bloody massacre at Wilmington,
N c., Of a number of inoffensive men
and women. A committee of the
Council visited the President and
called his attention to this seeming
negligence. He stated that he had
been advised by some prominent Afro
Americans to keep quiet on the sub
iect, but he promised that in his next
message to Congress he would call
attention to the matter, and he did
SO. The National Afro-American
Council was the first organization of
the race to institute a test case
against the constitutionality of the
DISTINGUISHING election laws of the
Southern States. It was the National
Afro-American Council that was sue
cessful in getting an expression from
President Roosevelt against the Lily
Whiteism Of the South. The repre-
sentatiyes Of this body were at the
White House when his manifesto
breaking the backbone of this heresy
was issued.
Reduced Rates on Railroads.
Delegates attending the National
Afro-American Council at Detroit will
have the benefit Of a rate of fare
and a third for the round trip from
all points in the United States as far
West as Cheyenne, Wyo., and all
points in Colorado. Each person de-
string the reduced rate must purchase
paying full fare therefor and upon re-
quest the ticket agent will issue a
printed certificate of purchase. Tick
cts for the return journey will be sold
by the ticket agent at Detroit at one
third the first class fare, only to those
holding certificates, signed by ticket
agent at point of purchase and coun-
teT5igned by the Secretary of the Ma
tional Afro-American Council, certify
ing that not less than one hundred
persons holding certificates have been
in regular attendance at the meeting.
Accommodations at Detroit.
Delegates and visitors who desire
to secure boarding places during the
meeting of the National Afro-Amer-
lean Council should address DR.. James
w. Ames, Chairman of the Sub-Com-
mttee on Accommodations, No. 276
Beaubien Street, Detroit, Mich, who
will give information as to rates and
assign persons to their boarding
places.
All Should Be Represented.
It is our earnest desire that every
Church, College, Benevolent Society,
and ether Race Organization send rep
resentatives, accompanied by the an
nual tax of $500, to this great Ma
tonal gathering. We have every rea-
son to believe that the Detroit meet
ing will be the largest ever held in the
history of the organization. Let all
the organizations above named elect
their delegates as soon as possible and
send their names to Cyrus Field
Adams, Secretary, 934 Street, N. w.
Washington, D. C.
The citizens Of Detroit are prepar-
ing to entertain the Council in first
class style and the trip promises to
be an enjoyable one.
(Signed)
william n. Steward.
President.
Alexander Walters,
Chairman Executive Committee.
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