Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-06-19

Bishop Grant Booker. 7. Washington
w. T. Vernon, for the great work they
are doing for the race and we wisl
them success.
Observation-Disclosures for the pas
year there has been great progress in
temperance reforms; be it resolved
that we commend the successful efforts
already put forth in this great work
and hope that they'will continue to do
so. #.s
Fifthteenth--That we commend the
newspaper organizations of this coun.
try for the great fight that they are
making on the paper trust and we
hope that at the next congress the
the tariff will be taken off of wood
pulp, or in other words, pertaining to
the manufacturing of paper.
Fifteenth That We commend the
newspaper organizations of this coun-
for their great fight they are making
on the paper trust and we hope that at
the uext congress- the tariff will be
taken off of wood pulp, or in other
words, pertaining to the manufacture
ing of paper.
There is general opion among the
visiting editors that steps should be
taken at once toward the establishing
a newspaper syndicate for the benefit
of their papers. President w. Il. Dun.
ern of the association strongly advo-
Gated this in his annual address, stat
ing that the Negroes as q race never
did receive a square deal at the hands
of the white news gathering agencies.
"You who are actively engaged in
the newspaper work." he said, "know
as well as l do, if not better, that we
as a race are denied square deal by
our more favorab BILE white news gather
ing agencies, especially The Associated
Press, at present dominated by a
corterie of men whose southern ideas
are prejudiced against the Negroes
uplift, against his color and condition
of circumstances"
The session of the editors closed
with meeting at the Union Congre-
gational church, Tenth and Park SITS.
in the evening. Hon. Harvey Ingram
made the address of welcome on be-
half of the state and city. Nick Childs
Of Topeka, Kas;, responded in behalf
of the associa ion. He was followed
by J. B. Bass of Helena. Montana.
June 10th there was no seslon held
because of the recent rains and wash
outs the delegates were all delayed
about six to ten hours, So the even
ing session was held at the Union Con-
gregational church Mr.. John l..
Thompson, presided; Rev. w. H. Por-
ter opened the meeting with prayer,
an address by Rev. A. l.. DeMond, od-
itor of the Buxton Gazette, instru-
mental solo by Miss Nina Fields which
was very fine she was encored and re-
sponded with parody on "Old Black
Joe," DR.. j. Dulin one of our highly
esteemed and successful doctors who
helped to organize the first Colored
newspaper west of the Mississippi river
the Freedman Journal of Brookfield,
Mo-, Mr.. Henry Stanton, of our city
was the editor. DR.. Dulin made an in
couraging address then an instrument
tai solo by Miss Oalza Goggins was
delightfully."- rendered, Thursday
morning owing to the absence of the
absence of the president W. II. Dun
can of Colorado, John L. Thompson
of Iowa, the vice president opened the
meeting with prayer by the Rev. W.
Sampson Brooks, then Miss Martin of
Ottumwa was nominated tor secretary;
and Miss Parker of Abba as assistant
with Miss Francis Walker of Des
Msines, the official stenogra pher
then the roll call of officers found q
majority of them present. after which
the chairman appointed the following
committees: credentials, j, B. Bass of
Montana, H. W. Porter, of Iowa Miss
Mayme Richardson of Illinois; on reso-
lutions and address to public Nick
Childs, of Kcnsas, Jos c. Bass of Mon
tana, A. l.. DeMond of Iowa, and by
motion this committee was enlarged
adding Rev. w. S. Brooks and John
l.. Thompson. On nominations and
location of 1909 meeting, A L. De
Mond. Miss May Davis, Mrs. Gertrude
S. johnson and A. G. Clark. The
minutes of 1907 were read and ap.
proved, then the president annual ad
dress was then read, next the his
torians report was read, then the visi-
tors were intronuced as follows: Rev.
w. Sampson Brooks, G. B. Woods and
Rev. Geiger, the meeting then ad-
journed until 2 p. m.
The afternoon secession with prayer
by Rev. s. Bates, the meeting was very
largely attended, a paper was read by
Mrs. S. Joe Brown, "Negro Women in
Journalism" it was an excellent pa
per and we'll delivered, it was then
discussed by the following visitors:
Mr.. Geo. Fl. Woodson, OF Oskaloosa,
Rev. s. Bates. j. B. Rush, DR.. J. 81.
Williams, S. Joe Brown Rev. Il. W.