The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-05-03
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF OR
GANIZATION MET
In New York for TranSac-
tiOn of Business.
WERE URGENT AND sPE-
cIFIc REASONS FOR CALLING
TOGETHER THE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE AT THIS SEASON
OF THE YEAR.

VT TIE EAns
After an absence OF one week FROM
the city, during which time he visited
New York. Philadelphia and Wash
ington, Mr., j. c. Napier cashier of
the One Cent Savings Bank, returned
Monday night. When called up over
the phone by Globe representative,
Mr. Napier said he had very sue
cessful and enjoyable trip He is Ten
.nessee's member of the executive COM
mittee of the Negro Business League
and is ever on the alert for anything
that will be of interest to Nashville as
well as Tennessee business enter
prises
1t is learned from Mr. Napier and
other sources that the Committee met
in the city of New York in the rooms
of the Colored Republican Club, No.
1873 West SD street, on Thursday,
April 25 and 26. The members of
the Committee present were T. Thorn
as Fortune, Chairman, New Jersey;
Booker T. Washington President, Ex-
Officio, Alabama; Emmett j. Scott,
Corresponding Secretary, Alabama;
Gilbert G. Harris, Treasurer, Massa-
chusetts; ]. G. Jackson Kentucky;
j. c. Napier, Tennessee; S. E. Court
ney Massachusetts; NJ. NJ Lewey,
Florida; S. A. Furniss, Indiana; N. T.
Velar Pennsylvania, and Philip A.
Payton Jr., New York. Messrs. Fred
r. Moore, National Organizer, New
York, and G. F. Adams, Transports
tion Agent Washington, D. c., met in
Consultation with the Committee.
The especial reason for holding the
meeting of the Committee at this
time was to devote an undivided sea-
son to discussion of all matters af-
fecting the future OF the organiza-
ton The day sessions were held
from three to six o'clock, and night
sessions at 7:S0. Dinner was served
in the rooms Of the Club by Caterer
w. E. Gross.
Reports as to their work were fur
nished by various officers OF the or
ganization. 1t was shown that 446
Local Negro Business Leagues are in
existence. A larger proportion of
them will be urged to secure charters
from the national organization, more
closely, in that way, to connect them
with the national body. Hereafter,
in the annual minutes of the proceed
ins of the National League, com
plete roster Of all local leagues with
their officers will be printed. 1t has
also been decided to recommend to
the Topeka meeting that local leagues
be required to pay into the national
treasury $1.00 each per year. The
League is a present in a fairly salts
factory financial condition. 1t has
been decided that all of the money
that is paid into the League from life
memberships at $25 each, shall here
after be kept in a separate fund and
invested.
For the purpose of awakening inter
est in the coming meeting to be held
in Topeka, Kan, Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday, August 14th, 18th and
10th, 1907, the National Organizer, Mr..
Fred R. Moore, will spend two and
one-half months, beginning June 1st,
in the states of Kansas, Missouri,
Texas, Oklahoma and Indian Terrific
ries In that section beyond the Mis-
sissippi River, where no session of the
National Negro Business League has
been held. Messrs. ]. G. Napier, Of
Tennessee, and ]. e. Bush, Of Arkan-
sas, were selected to convey the fra
ternal greetings of the National Or
ganizer 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 apparent
In all parts of the country, and more
than ever the design will be to enlist
the helpful sympathy and interest Of