The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-29

Washington toasted the :'Bust1eass
League" Ira o. Guy made nm 2tfissaIs
toastmaster, = %%.s,sf ,e'@S 4 K :s NM
: Mrs. T., M Wright. J: the agabIeEs
wife Of the Deputy County Treasur-
ser, was elected Official hO8tegS'' by :
general consent, and ! Miss NJ Ray
Campbell, of St. Louis, 81; was :ss. The
Daughter of the Regiment. ~ 5s3fs 81 ss
Fbe people who try * t9 ';phss,''s2 's25
didn't seem to have many friends iii
the audience Wednesday, evening
when the "Wtzard" handed them 81 7
llarge-sized lemon. ,,%tS 4 n sFsIs
The superior program was almost
wholly the work Of corresponding
secretary Emmett, J. Scott, whose !,
pa1nstaking methods and geniai -peT@
sonal1ty have made him the rianat /
popular officer on the L4eaguasroste..9
Lawyer J. E. Hawkins, "a prost,a4lr-sg
GUS and substantial-1ooking delegate
from far-off seattle,,% WashihR Rton. y
made a profound impression stii1Djnl Il
the convention. His<sauare-to6Sfs aIi-
dress, telling Of the glories f'nf his 3
magnificent state and It's bound less
resources, closing witha ,eoFdiaR In
v1tation to the League to hpld y4tss3
next session there during; the Alas Slta+M M
Yukon-Pacific Exposition, = was sona of
the most noteworthy 'pfsthem Msek III
q .H,<aA
the next. convention, and the S,a
I5,S'Klanona 20 saa anf ;sssS
l"t1noa resS'h game ail 81
winning the prize anf
OF the Trans4MlssissiApf region. 81 81
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Mrs. G. w. F. Sawner, q charufsrllfts
schoolmarm from Chandler, nkJaht,-}g
ma, a former IndfafaiSn, had "A. !.
smile for everybody and WaS d reign
Ing favorite throughout the safies u
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Mrs. Belle Davis, Of Ind fananaIsHl
was introduced and ldsplieated 4 hars;
Atlanta hit. AS an expert catesrass,,. lfsss is
she has served the late President
Harrison, Vice-President? !? FsaiY iYbarka. II
hon. Thomas Taggart, ,Goyerlor
Durbin and many others Of igka note.
and has accumulated a fostune esti-s
mated at not less than: 500, 600. Mrs.
DAVIS smile Is Of the kind that
won't come off," and she; made ~
hosts. of friends. 1t was retnarketS
IN passing, that Mrs. Davis is .stilra
widow. :, ! Z" a17.ss5 81
Topeka is dry town." but mo-
body complained. +I'tlst +, - a;..;
The Elks' banquet inE honor Sf tho
Western Press Association and the
Business League waa ain enjoyable
event. The address of welcome was
delivered by Lawyer PATTI Jones. or
Iopeka, with response BY il R: w.
thompson, the general correspond
ent, hailing from Washington CITY. b
Indiana, Kentucky and other seasf
ports. Correspondent Charles Stew
art recfted one Of his initnitable dIaS
ect poems A'.s..~tz.cz' 4sTt ~
The local white press treated the
convention with distinguished con-
stderation. The reporters OF, the
Daily Capital and State 3 Joarakl
covered" the situation 10 a>aueerstH
taste, using many portraits ne! the
prominent delegates, as well as corn {
prehensive news stories Of the pro-
ceedings: The convention idoatsS
heartily appreciates the M excaIlents
service Of Messrs Langhlsnl and t3oar-.If
bin In this connection. ~ N &, d .'5ss s3.S
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For the first time In the Ffas6rys,8
Of the League, it's deliberations ~eSr4ss@ 3
handled by a local Negro daily ~
1tor Nick Chiles, the Erustlina {" hea sfss
push of the Topeka PlalndpalSf sin,5ST5s
n'ortalized himself and shaa AM Asss4g
dying luster upon hts native hoNfsS
ny issuing the PlaindsaIer as a daily
during the sitting of the con yarIEssS,S5
and credtable effort IT. Was <ssss q
Full reports, appropriate ,snts $sYsSs 4 3 =
Immense variety OF legitimate III ~. 81
seasoned with q dash of ,eflatt IS xzs,ys1
sip' made the paper a strong ssssbr,
The Plaindealer office was a. 4 d
Mecca for all visitors. The ere
scent Nick Chiles, and the thosses,
ful and scholarly Jasper II. Chit
cJas.", aided and ahaEted ~
bert Ross, STAFF correaDond8nf i tlss g
Smith, foreman, Mise Willa Ss6i x 81
circulation manager. Miss Anal q
Continued on PAge Thaala i /: