The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-22

"'-' N~AX<@fAS1 % aple 10 fEpNtt " as
IN operSttohisAt the next meeting. J.
A. WdlsoRsspt; Kansas City, gave his
experiense IN the iewelry> business.
Market hardening" was the subject
OF Robert M Turnsts talk, Renjam1n
j. Carr. . substantial farmer, and In.
huential man of affairs from Harris.
ylle' Tenn, discussed Farming fol-
lowed bYgTH, Patterson Of Pittsburs,
on the. sanhject, the latter exhib.
Ting saplassof wheat. rye corr and
potatoes gruWq on his farm. showing
marked advantages over the samples
of like grain tro.A white neighbours
farm. F.sS; d. Galloway chairman of
the executive committee In charge
OF the Negro exhibit of the Jamestown
exposition, gave comprehensive pic,
ture OF theyexposition, dts scope and
purpose, and invited the people present
and all of their friends to pay the en-
terprise atisit, assuring them Of ex-
cellent treatment and an opportunity
to see everything on the grounds on
equal terms, with other races. P,>of.
r. r.. Wright, Jr.. representing an in
vestigationA0f the Negroes commercial
and Industrial status under direction
of the CarfeSie Institute at Washing
ton, Sandy w, Trio, proprietor of a
department store at Chicago, c. =.
Talfferro, a wholesale and retail mer,
chant of fafry, Okla, s. Laing Will
fiams and Il L. Jones', promoters OF
the Black diamond Mining and OH
Developments Company, with fine wells
at Shanutes Kansas, w. H. Chadwick,
an undertaken of Guthrie Okla,>T. J.
Elliott ha6efRsher of Muskogee 1. T.,
and others HA out the@v instruc,
tive programme the morning session.
The rernainaAE of the day was spent
at Garfield Ozark where picnic in
honor of theSI.eague was given. ..
sRsasssttaFS Vernon Speaks. ~
Second only to the address of DR..
WaslrfRgtoh be- night before, was the
interests aazaAsested In the speech
of Hon. William Teeumsch Vernon,
who has risen rapidly from the ranks,
to the highest position in the nation
held by Iaernber of our race. He was
born in log cabin in Missouri and
come out to Kansas to grow up with
the country. He made good and
now that his name is on every security
of the greataBt government on earth,
it is not strange that the people of his
state are proud of him and turned
out en- masses to hear hif ON 1.-THE Ne
gro and the Nation The hall Of the
house of Representatives was crowded
at an early th1ur, and those who had
to stand were well repaid for their
discomfort, for DR. Vernon delivered
one of the naost polished, scholarly
and manly ERgeches that has awaken
EN- the Kansas echoes for many a day.
Dr. Vernon Showed that the Negro was
an Indispensable factor In the Amer
lean body pqlities aud deserved his
rights as mar. because he had earned
them on the ,hattlcfields, in the manu-
features. on the, farms. at the bar,
in the school reom and on the forum.
He preached Optimism In the same
key as e1unciated by Dr. Washington
and praised the league as the direct
expression Of the Negroes constructive
genius and a testimonial of his zeal
to make himself farther useful in the
uphft of the nation. The address was
classic, and. abounded not only in
splendidly-draWn parallels in the his
tory of the ancient governments of the
earth, but there,was much food for re-
Section in the sage counsel applica-
Bile to the life we are leading now ard
must lead in the bright future which
he so hopefully anticipated for this
people. DR.. Vernon expressed himself
as deeply gratified that the Negro was
doing his duty In helping the Ameri-
can, continent to be the richest and
| best government under the sun. He
| says the Negro is not going to Leave
the land Of his birth to go anywhere
the Negro is here to stay, and he
had faith in the early arrival Of the
day when the fatherhood' of God and
| the brotherhood: OF man would so far
prevail that all peoples who abide with
1ls shall find our land a beautiful one
| in which to work out g. glorious des-
| tiny. The race, he said which could
| produce Booker II. washington and
| others, build up schools and accom-
plish similar results need not fear
| for the future; DR.. Vernon was ac
corded an Overwhelming ovation as ne
| concluded his unsurpassed deliveranee
DR.. Vcrnon's splendid speech has in
creased his already wonderful popu
larisy with his "home folks apd made
for him a host OF new friends. -.
The evenings program was filled Out
by a paper on "The Catering Bust
| ness" by John T. WRIT, OF PittsbuSg
who has made a fortune by original
methods and the discussion Of Mrs
Belle Davis, of Indianapolis, was ip
PRODUCED as caterer who has serv
ed such eminent persons as Presi
dent Roosevelt, avice.President Fair