The Washington bee., 1907-06-15

President, Sent Encouraging Letter TO
League, Through Mr. J. A. Landlord,
Organizer, and President
The Negro Business League of the
District of Columbia held its regular
annual meeting Monday night, June 100
at True Reformer Building, corner of
Twelfth and U streets.
! 1t certainly was a great meeting. From
| many standpOints il was the most peace
full, harmonizing, uplifting and business
like meeting held in the District of Co
lumbia for the business welfare of the
people for many years. Mr. J. A. Lank-
| ford the organizer and president of the
League, was nominated by the Hon. w.
Calvin Chase and the Hon John c.
| Dancy. He was elected by acclama-
tion, without a single dissenting vote
/ So enthusiastic were the members that
at least a dozen were on the floor to
second the nomination After the cleo
ton of the officers, the delegates were
elected to attend the national meeting,
which will be held in Topeka. Kan, on
August a, IS and 10, and some of the
most representative business and profess
sional me nof the country were selected
to represent the Washington League
The delegates elected are as follows:
J. A. Landlord, to lead the delegation;
the Hon. J. c. Dancy, Recorder of
! Deeds; Mr.. w. Calvin Chase, attorney
at law, and editor of The Bee; the Hon.
W. I. Vernon, Register 0 fthe Treas
ury; Dr. A NJ Curtis, Mr. W. L. Pol
lard, attorney at law and real estate
broker, and Mr.. Arthur Gray of Gray
&Gray Drug Store; Dr. W. H. Davis,
president of Davis Business College;
Mr.. Charles F. NJ. Brown, groceryman;
Mrs L. r Clark, president and manager
of Clark's Domestic Science School;
Mr.. Daniel Freeman, photographer Mr.
James w. Poe, journalist; General For
rester, Alexander Underdown, fruits and
delicatessen.
After the election Of delegates the
president of the League told of the sue
cess Of the League for the past year,
and stated of the desire OF the national
president and organizer and OF the great
need to start large business in the
District OF Columbia among colored peo-
pie. He proposed that a stirring COM
nlittee be appointed to take up this mat
ter at once. The subject was discussed
by many of the business men present,
and those who seemed most determined
to start something in the next few
months were the Hon. J. c. Dancy, w.
Calvin Chase, w. L. Pollard and Dr.
William Davis. Mr.. Dancy stated that
he was with the League with his mind,
body and purse, and would be willing
and was ready to take out a thousand
dollars worth of stock if organization
and corporation was started in proper
way. Mr. w Calvin Chase said that
he had been in the District for the past
forty years, and he felt more than ever
like lending his spirit, paper and inau-
ence and money to such an enterprise.
DR.. Davis spoke of the great work
of the National League and its success
along business and financial lin-5 Mr.
Pollard moved that a committee be ap-
pointed by the chairman to take this
matter under consideration at once and
! to bring in a report at the next meeting
so that canvass may be made of the
entire city to establish a successful bus
mess Of some kind in the District Of
Columbia.
The League had very large attend
ance and everyone present seemed to be
enthused, interested, and expressed him
self as being with the movement, both
with the spirit and their finance. There
is no doubt that there will be twenty
re thousand dollars raised in the next
six months. Mr.. J. A. Lankford and
his associates have done great work for
the enterprise which they have 50 sue
cessfully and energetically brought about
in this line in the District Of Columbia.
The following officers were elected for
a term Of one year: ]. A. Lankford,
president; w. H. Davis and Edward
Rouser, secretaries; William L Pol
layd treasurer; Daniel Freeman, first
vice-president; DR. Mary Williams, sec
ond vice-president; w. R Griffin, third
vice-president, and J. B. Nickerson, ser
geant-at-aTms.
]. William T. Vernon, Register of the
! Treasury, was elected member.