The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-05-02
Committee of Busii-
ness League
Meets in New York and Dis
cuss Matters Affecting the
IL Future Of the National
.... Organization

New York, April 27.-The Execu-
tive Committee Of the National Ne
gro. Business Leaguee in special ses--
sion, met in the rooms of the Colored
Republican, Club, No. 1873 West
Third Street; Thurday and Friday
of this week, April 25th and 26th.. ,
. All Of the members of the Com
mittee. with two exceptions, as fol-
lows were Spresent: f: THOMAS .For4
tu nss. Chs sirYasa, Nhw 9IerseS; Booker.
81 qNx.G IA,
ctosN1SitSb g Bn3Ta8tt IF. Scott, Cor,
responding Secretary, Alabama; Gil
bert G. Hafris, Treasurer, Massachu-
settes;'J. 'Ct Napier Tennessee; S. E.
Courtney, Massachusetts; w. w.
LeWey, Florida; S. A. Furniss, Indi-,
ana; M. r. Velar, Pennsylvania and
Philip a: Peytoh, Jr., New York.
Messrg. Fred r. Moore National Or
gantzer, New York and G. f. Adams,
Transportation Agent, Washington,
ID. ca also met In consultation with
the committee. -. -.
The especial reason for holding
the mseting or the Committee. at
this time was to devote an undivided
season to discussion Of all matters
afrecdng the future Of the organiza-
tion. The sessions were held from
three to six o'clock, and were re-
sumed at 1880 o'clock, dinner being
served In, the .fooms Of the Club By
the well-knowf1 caterer, w. E. Cross.
Reports as; to their work were
furnished by various officers of the
organization 1t was shown that
446 Local Negro Business Leagues
are IN existence. A large proportion
OF them Will be urged to secure char
ters from the National organization,
more closely In that way, to connect
them with the national body. Here
after In the annual minutes of the
proceedings of the National League,
full and complete roster Of all To-.
cal leagues with their officers will be
printed. It has also been decided
TO recommend to the Topeka meet
Ing that local leagues be required to
pay into the national treasury 81
each year. The league Is at present,
III fairly satisfactory financial condi-
tion. It. has been decided that all
or the money that is paid into the
League from Life Membership at
$25 each hereafter be kept in O. sep
arate fund and invested.
For the purpose Of awakening in
terest In the coming meeting to be
held In Topeka, Kans., Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, August 14th,
18th and 16eth, 1907. The National
Organizer, Mr.. Fred B. Moore, will
spend two and a half months, begin
ming June 1st, in the States Of Kan
sas, Missouri, Texas, Oklahoma and
Indian Territories, in that 5ectlon
beyond the Mississippi river where no
session Of the National Negro Bust
ness League has as yet, been held,
Messrs,. J. C.5Napier, of Tennessee
and }. II. Bush, of Arkansas, have
been selected to convey the fraternal
greetings OF the National Organizer
to the annual meetings Of the State
Negro Business Leagues to be held
respectively at Tallahassee, Fla,
and Meridian, Miss, In June.
The Leagues usefulness is ap-
parent In all parts of the country.
and more than ever, the design will
be to enlist the helpful sympathy
and interest OF all interested In the
BUSINESS future Of the Negro peo-
pie.
Mr.. Philip A. Payton, Jr., mem
Der Of the Executive Committee, on
Friday evening, at his beautifu
home, No. 13 West 131 street en-.
tertained the Executive Committee
banquet given In it's honor. The
board was also graced by the pres
ence of'two other highly representa-
tive men Of the race, Hon. Charles
W. Anderson, Collector of Internal
Revenue. New York City, and Hon.
Harry w. FuTniss, American Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister P1enipo-
tantiary to the Haytien Government.