The Washington bee., 1907-08-24


ported linens, for an up-to-date cater
ers establishment. P Fred Remaire, Of
Joplin, Mo, talked on Harness Manu-
featuring" and w. C. Gordon. Of St.
Louis. recounted his experience in the
undertaking business. Fourth Vice-Pres-
ident Fred D. Patterson, of Greenfield
Ohio, presided during the evening, and
made an excellent impression by his tact
and generosity and his clear, sonorous
enunciation.
The St. John Octette sang most ac-
ceptably.
Friday Vas Field Day.
Friday was field day" By pushing
things vigorously, President Washington
managed to complete an extraordinary
program, covering every subject inChris-
tendon. J. n. Shelton, of~Indianapolis,
finished up the Undertaking Business"
with an entertaining paper, abounding in
optimism; Joh H Adkins told of the
Metropolitan Metropolitan and Realty
Company of New Yorl-, with a capital
stock Of 100000, Of which $4,000 is
actually paid up. T. H. Gilbert spoke
OF the Saratoga Cab Company, of New
York; R. c. Houston, of Fort Worth,
Texas, brought a favorable message from
the Lone Star State, and Dr. w. L. Tay-
lor. head of the True Reformers' Bank
backed by a membership of 5000 Ne
groes. stated that since the Incorporation
of the bank it had a total OF $I6,Ooo,OoO
worth of business One of the best pa
pers Of the session was tnat of w. II.
Carter, head bookkeeper of the Tuske-
gee Institute, on The Place of the Ac-
in Business Enterprise, Emmet
J. Scott, to whose untiring efforts the
success of the League is very largely
due, was introduced and received a big
hand" Mr.. Scot IS popular, and de-
serves many times more applause than
can be given by tongue or pen. He
is worker" with a capital "W." The
Baking Symposium, he Symposium on
Negro Towns and he able paper of PA
pering," by the enthusiastic r. c. Clay,
of Bristol, Tenn, the Boom" speeches
of Lawyer Milton w. Cuv, of Muscogee,
/. T, together with the valuable data
on banks presented by J. c. Napier,
Charles Banks, T. H. Haynes, l. T.
Montgomery and others, and the drug
business by D. J. Edward Perry, of Kan
sas City, rounded out program sufi
cieni rich in information to keep the
delegates and visitors busy with their
thinking caps for many moons. In the
interim Of the sessions, the National As
sociation of Banksrs elected officers for
the ensuing year, and the National Ne
gro Undertakers was organized, with
full corps of officers, whose names will
be given in subsequent notes. Several
States organized State Leagues, notably
Texas and Oklahoma.
Baltimore was selected as the next
place, on the urgent invitation
of the Board Of Trade of that city, and
the vigorous insistence of the leading
colored business and professional men
Of M#yland The choice is a popular
one Philadelphia, Muscogee, I. I,
Oklahoma, and one or two ctil-
er places, were rival candidates for the
honor. The report Of the committee was
automatically made by the courtly J.
c. Napier, president Of the One Cent
Savings Bank, Nashville, Tenn.
The following persons served on the
below-named committee during the ses-
sion:
On Credentials - F. H. Gilbert. New
York; R. w. White, Alabama; Bismark
Levine, Missouri; F. c. Carter, Indiana;
c. E. Henderson, Illinois; A. NJ. John
son, Miss. J. NJ. Wright, Kansas; R L.
Smith, Texas; NJ. w. Gibbs, Arkansas !;
]. A. Landlord, District of Columbia.
On Auditing - E. P. Booze, Colora-
do; R c. Owens,s California; J. L.
Thompson, Iowa; A. c. Perdue, Okla
homa; J. c. Napier, Tennessee. This
committee showed a cash balance on
hand of $I,76464- Twenty six life
members were secured, beating New
York, the nearest competitor, by a mar
gin Of three members. These life mem
Ders pay SIS, and the money is invested
by the League.
On Resolutions = I. T. Montgomery
Mississippi; D. C. Hill, Arkansas; w.
NJ. Porter, Ohio; c. w. Franklin, len
nessee; George L. Knox, Indiana; Ros-
zoe Conkling Simmons, New York; Sec
retary. The report of this committee
was memorable document, sanely call
ing attention to the wonderful develop
ment of the League and reafirming its
belief in commerce, industrial arts and
footing in the soil as the fundamental
elements that must finally solve the race
OrOblern.