The Washington bee., 1907-05-04

The especial reason for holding the
meeting of the committee at this time
was to devote an undivided season tc
a discussion of all matters affecting the
future OF the organization. The ses-
/ sions were held from three to six o.
clock, and were resumed at 7.3o o'clock
: dinner being served in the rooms of the
club by the well-known caterer, w. E
Gross.
Reports as 10 their work were fur
1ished by various officers of the or
ganization. 1t was shown that 446 local
Negro Buiness Leagues are in existence
4 larger proportion of them will be
urged to secure charters from the ma
tional organization. more closely, in that
way, to connect them with the nation
al body. Hereafter, in the annual min
utes Of the proceedings of the National
League, a full and complete roster OF
all local leagues, with their officers, will
be printed 1t has also been decided to
recommend to the Topeka meeting -tnat
local leagues be required to pay into
the national treasury SI.oo each per
year The League is, at present, in fair
iy satisfactory financial condition, It
has been decided that all Of the money
hat is paid into the League from life
memberships at SIS each shall hereafter
be kept in a separate fund and invested.
For the purpose of awakening inter
est in The coming meeting to be held
/ in Topeka. Kansas, Wednesday. Thurs
day and Friday August I4 IS and 10.
1907, the national organizer, Mr.. Fred
r. Moore, VIII .pend two and one-haIf
months, beginning June lin the States OF
Kansas. Missouri. Texas Oklahoma, and
Indian Territories, in that section be-
youd the Mississippi River where no ses-
sion of the National Negro Business
League has, as yet, been held. Mes5rs.
J c. Napier OF Tennessee. and J. F.
Bush, Of Arkansas, have been selected
to convey the fratenaI greetings Of the
National Organizer to the annual meet
ings Of the StateNegro Business Leagues
to be held, respectively, at Tallahassee,
Florida, and Meridian, Mississippi. 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
.aIl interested in the business future Of
the Negro people.
Mr.. Philip A. Payton, Jr, a mem
Der of the executive committee, on Fri
day evening, at his beautiful homie, No.
IS West One Hundred and Thirty-frst
street entertained the executive COM
mitee at a banquet given in its honor.
The board was also graced by the pres
ence Of two other highly representa-
Anderson, collector Of internal reve-
nue.. New York city. and Hon. Harry
W, Furniss, American Envoy Extraor-
dinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to
the Haytien Government
The second Grand United Rallv to
raise $4,000 toward a new ediice for
Cosmopolitan Temple Baptist Church,
o street northwest, between Seventh
and Eighth streets, Rev. Simon P. w.
Drew, ID, PPhD., pastor, was held
last Sunday at the church 1t was an
nounced that Mr.. Samuel Q. W. Wearh-
erspoon, OF New York, has offered to
give the church $4,000 on condition
JhaI a Ike amount be raised by Sun
cay july I. Ihe offer was accepted
~ the congregation and II Is sad that
nearly 5000 III cash had already been
raised and banked. Subscriptions to-
tdlng nearly $4,000 were made last
sunday, leaving balance OF 5000 10
De raised. The following persons sub
ScrDed: J. A. Lank1ord. builder and
architect 9Ioo Deacon Robert ii. ROB-
Gus, qIoo; Deacon hope L. Evans.
%@OO; IIustee ROBERT /. Moten. $50:
Deacon Anthony Peyton, $50; Rev Dr.
Drew, 9Ioo; New York Club. $1,000;
North Carolina Club, $500; and other
smaller amounts.
GRAND United Rally will be held As
follows: Sunday May I9, at 3 pm,
the Grand United Oruer OF lrue ke-
formers OF W ashIngton Division. under
me command OF W. K. Grlfhp. Chief
VIII ald the movement. A special SER
mon VIII be preached by Rev. DIR.
Drew. A special invitation has been
extended to all of the societies of the
city to take part.
Sunday, May 70, Rev. L. B. Robin
son. pastor OF the Grace Baptist Church
.ot Germantown. Pa, will preach TO the
United Clubs. All clubs of the citv
are invited to take part.
Decoration Day, May 80, a great mass
meeting and rally will be held Ora
ton will be delivered by Judge E. NJ
Hewlett. Short addresses by Prof NJ
Grant Lucas, OF the District schools
Lawyers w. Calvin Chase and PERI