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The San Francisco call., 1908-04-14

Much sympathy is being extended to
Mrs. William Adams. whose handsome
home at Fair Oaks was totally de-
stroyed by fire last Week. The Adams
home was one OF the prettiest OF the
southern homes and many of the city's
society folks have experienced it's hos
pitality.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-14
The Smart Set

AN MATEO'S smart set. as we'll as
many of this city's prominent
people, are beginning to ba much
interested In the proposed theat-
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-14
The InSider
Relates sad experience of fleet finance men
who qualify as champion pruners by many
reductions of the absolutely necessary"

THE use of flying squadron" Of coll
| tors in automobiles to visit $500 salc
keepers in the city and get them
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-13

Mrs. A. M. Curtis, whose watchful
care Of the finances Of the Negro de-
partment con1mends her to the graf
itude Of the race and nation, and
whose constructive work at the
Worlds Fairs at Chicago and St. Lou
Is helped to give us AN enviable
standing in the eyes Of the best peo-
pie Of three continents, is a woman
Of extraordinarily versatile attain
ments. She rendered yeoman service
during the Spanish-American war as
the head of the Red Gross nurses,
colored and white, in Cuba. in con-
junction with the gifted Clara Bar
ton, and gave material and timely
assistance in solving the problem of
how best to afford national relief
when the terrible earthquake visited
San Francisco, proving q valued
counsellor to Secretary Taft, the
president of the Red Cross Society.
Mrs. Curtis will probably be asked
to take an active part in the cam
paign this year; and will be likely to
speak for the Taft and Sherman tick
ct In Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Illi-
nois, and Colorado, Utah and Califor-
MIA in the far west, where her infiu-
ence is especially strong. Mrs. Cur
tbs, who is we'll yersed in politics
vas for the nomination. OF Secretary
Taft from the outset h'scause of her
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-13

To- HAVE 4
NEWSPAPER

Milwaukee, Wis, Aug. 12.--sena~
tor r. M. La Toilette is going to edit
an organ OF his own, and with this
end In view, he is making q canvass
OF Wisconsin to secure guarantee
OF 10000 readers for a weekly paper
along the lines OF Bryan's Com
moner.
Some time ago Senator La Toilette
broke with Benator Isaac Stephen
son, his financial backer and owner
Of the Milwaukee Free Press, which
up to recently has been the La Fol-
iette organ. La Toilette now, pro-
poses to start HIS own newspaper and
run it as BRYAN runs his famous
weeklgs E. !. q
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-13

has already let a contract fors the 49,
ection Of the main buildinR, Ss$ 5soak
$1O'343, and 1t will be CON ipfat ta6S ~,
October 1st, at the latest; e k0g tasr IS 4
with many booths and snpplans
buildings. siS s5,S s;Ss ;S5
At the special request OF Hnns G D;
w. Taylor, member OF con af8s8 fToxli
the Mobile district; Hon.5F S + s.
berg, formerly member or cati ~ as
interested himself In the uudertSR
as adviser, and suggested q as III. bsSSz2 bsS2
~bToadened so as to include tEs SxhitS.
Its that may be made by Negroes Ssf
the West Indies, Cuba and CSIltraI
America. The United States 81 SSfs4s
gress has been asked for 926e. 600 ifiesS, IDS,
aid the fair, and from tks strong r8I4
resentations made by President Naw-8
some last spring before the com H.
tee on expositions and indnsSrfaK
arts, there Is every reason to bsaiavag
that this aid will be cheer fully sx3S
tended at the next session. Hon dGs 4
W. Taylor Is in thorough zSyHpat thy
with the movement, and agroStfsa
fully with the various st1ggastt toiis
that have been made to him, liaa con-
sented to draft and push thron& &k ~
new bill for an appropft atioh, .tsSs
serve to embrace the broader teak EuSs I
here noted and to bring ahont the ~
alization OF all the plans 80 efseGtiYAS
ly conceived by President NawhStnss
and his band Of co-workers, &Bast6Sas
being an exposition OF what the M8-fs
groes have accomplished In tbs arta
and industries, and an inatrHetfFe!,
lesson In their relation to agrfauIs
ture, horticulture, forest prsaeyVa a.
tion, mining and misunderstanding.
fisheries, irrigation, etc, ia which
the federal congress has a haturar H.
terest, the enterprise viii bs an doca.
sion for the white people off, Sllazs
south to extend word of encouraa04
ment to the thrifty and .laHabtAstm
coloreo citizen, who Ia honestly SSriseS
Ing to better, his material conditions 8
and to become more potent EagE1E5
In the development OF the eotAmaEst
and business prestige of the Get So
The fair is to be q "go," aHd E$1s
dent Newsome is agaiEe sFlS
Negroes everywhere to sphRrfb ~
Su1 bbOCh bh@L 10 Ou LD1r - Tf5kS5
II only 81 can be paid az s ~
the shares. which are. pissed ~ IsiE
the reach Of all. DIR. NaNkOpAa.
is pastor of the Deatr0pua u
e. church, one OF MRhit4s a
Congregations, fs 4 rstsA ~ "a
those who will kindly d Is
5s5 1-2 Dapphi n
this epoch
how they can. So
sFk Il $tI 80 Us z 81
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-13
PROGRAM
OF THE NATIONAL NEGRO BUSI.
= NESS LlsAapE. %r>5
Subjects Embracing Many Phases of
Business to be discussed by Men
and Women Who Are Doing
: Things which aCs6aHt for the, { 1
- Uplift OF the Race,

WEDNESDAY August 1&, 1880 $ss m,
81 Al ShakP Me ali ess glI
aud Divisto oE st 5 Z 6 :
The League called}t 10 order. -:
Invocation Rev w. A. G. Hughes
pastor Sharp street Memorial M. E.
church. Baltimore, Md =. ; .,'<,
Music. -:
Addresses of welcome: On behalf
OF the state, Hon. Austin l. Crothers,
governor; On. behalf Of, the city,
Hon. J. Barry Mahool, mayor. on: be-
half OF the citizens, j.. H. l.. Smith,
Grand Master Of Masong of Mary
land; on behalf Of the teachers, DR..
j. H. N. Waring, principal Colored
High and Training School; on behalf
of the Baltimore Negro Business
League William l.. Fitzgerald, secre-
tary. &a
Responses. .- -
Appointment Of committee: (a)
credentials; CD resolutions; (c) au-
diting. ~. = .
One hundred years Of blacksmith
Ing, G. F. D. Fayerweather, Newport
r. l. ~
Making farming pay, J. D. McGuf-
fy, Ocala, Fla.
Truck farming in Maryland, Jere-
miah Gather, Anne Arundel county
Maryland.
Seed farming, S. M. Bailey, Tus-
| caloosa, Ala .," :.
The livery business, Thomas Har-
ris, Larchmont, N. Y. -
Conducting a brass foundry, Geo
D. Jones, Cleveland, Ohio
Addresses are each limited to 20
minutes. In the discussions to fol-
Tow, speakers are limited to five min
utes.
Wednesday Evening, 8 o'clock.
This session Of the League Will be
held in the Richmond Market Armo.
ry' corner Fifth avenue and Howard
tstreet. =
Invocation. Rev. George F.. Bragg
pastor st. James P. E. church, Bal.
timore, Maryland.
Music
The presidents annual address.
Woman's Possibilities in pharma.
ICY, Mrs. J. P. H. Coleman, Newport
| "'1 Hbl ADduua u. N5T4Y
Washington, D. G. ">..
a cooperative business enterprise
Stonewali J. Crews, Port Chester, N
| Y. -
Managing an undertaking estab
| i1shment, J. H. Dabney, Washing gtot
ID. c.; 4. N. Johnson, Nashville
| Tenn. ...
Report from National Negro I'm
dertakers' Association, affiliated with
the National Negro Business League
Thursday, August 2Otll, 10 q. IN.
Invocation, Rev. w. e. Williams
pastor Grace Presbyterian church
Baltimore, Maryland.
Music. 49,.
Corresponding secretary's annua
report. .'.e
Treashrer's annual report.
Compiler's annual report.
Reports from State Negro Business
Leagues, by their presidents.
General merchandising, c.. T. Tai
iaferro,< : Perry, Oklahoma; Jess.
Goode, Boston. Mass. ',.@E#.f1 3,
General building contracting. r
2, Pbarrow, Birminghams Ais
" GonerN contracting Albert 20
1ohpson baltimore. Md. sJl 4. },
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-13

Register w. T., Vernon has return
ed from hard siege of campaigning
In Kansas. Although the register 4
first choice for senate was not nomi-
mated he will give the successful
man, Editor j. l.. Bristow. his hearth
est support. s.|1.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-13

:. John w. White, until Recently con-
nected with the Manassas Industrial
school, has been reinstated in the
war department, and assigned to the
Office of the secretary of war, vice
William Pannell. who resigned to go
with Secretary Taft to Hot Springs.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-13
MILLIONAIRE 8 ,.
FORMER WIFE
FOUND GUILTY

Chicago, Aug. 12.--Mrs. Alice l..
Webb, divorced wife Of Brodie l..
Duke, millionaire tobacco manufac~
turer, was today found guilty OF de-
frauding the Great Northern hotel
by passing worthless checks A. mo-
zion was made for q new trial and liz
1T is not granted sentence will be
,prsnonnceds lt, Z 4 II
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-13
]. ] e.
OF IOWA lIIslg Hi ssss;3s RE-
! s, ,4NlffIJlSiS
Annual Asthess s q,
Wiihatiia aeSs|Se> Ssa sSsSsSs sSs52ss
siiisI,i - ls
a Membershi Snti sssssSs ssSSE |,2
OF IOWA s1iEslIss;
~ ANRfI5l

Des Moines, Iowa. AaE syE
Grand Lodge, piEhts of sP VII sSf ssS
Iowa, held itH 14th anhual 8 EsssS
ly~28-3O. NJ 4; u q u M
Grand Chancellor Sir IL. q " 81 SssS isSsS
liams presided at this session sW -
was an assured success thEdn6G GSHFSS
the three, days. Sir Williams mi y = M
his annual address. Kteh SWa,S & nesIls lS,gs
ceiyed with enthusiasm byS iaII Fl Fpf ssss
|ent. 34 4 n. *; s q, S$ ~ s8's
The. Iowa Grand Lodge ID sstaa2i gss
Increasing, numerically and Hni
ally: W ,,I.a s, n IsSsS
The following ofaeers were aiastssSS5I U
ed: \. IS u I & I M 81 Ss
$ 6. C., L. w. Williams, ,Hoona. 81;
G.&V C.tJ A. Il Smith 80 4 Il
Grand avenue, Des MoinAs. M L. 8SSs
G, NJ w, 8. >C. Boidan, Box s9s 81.
Buxton r s'.. - 1& s B, b
g. Pre-, VIM: Waraeld, Daa Mainsssa
G. <. of r. s., T.. s.. MadtAon
480, Buxton. IS 4; 2s5S 8
G: Nj. Elk, Col. VIM, Bailey, 20YS s5. S}s
Market street, OttumWa. sy., II. $S II
G. M. Reg, DR.. IJ!;>H. WiIifatn.3
Des Moines. | %T. :; S;s} sSss & ,ss
ton: .,.I TN q 81
G. M, A. L. Mcdonnell, ottnrnSasa BE
G. ]. G., w. l.. Crenshaw, lid ssS
G. O.. c.. Forest Foster, Cent aIss
vile. !, = = ;. =; = 7 s5s
Grand Trustees. g. H., Wilson. So
tumwa; F. L. Anthony. Boone;
ard Good, Centeryille : ~ tSs ss$s as ss
Board :of Directors, Thos.s Rais sis
Enterprise; L. }, w y Green.
Moines; Allen Jones', Buxton. .ts sSl g
Supreme Representative, A. is $s
Donnell, ottumwa. & s. 3I5S s. jss:
h., A meeting was held by2 3. Ss
Court, ! No. 10,j4 Ossl l0a .Ys tiof
/ AAe4atoineas q in honos of
ters Of Calant ths.s
ssss asssf
lR9SQlsReyE & Ssysi
HRS, DELTA lSs sSs.
Htl' Mrs. Cora TaIhlsg = 3f 81.
nah Hall. The above were All fT;SSrg 81
Buxton z: S.. y gzzs s..
On Thursday, at Z p. nd. as parade sfs5I
formed at, the G. Of r., hall, 00b atlss Sss
street, and moved sQnth s6yas ss ss
Walnut street; over Walnut 20 xth:.Ssa
over 4th to Locust; thenca5to Cyciin "
pail, where the installation 50fs ScSil ls ssS
GERS was held. Afterward til ere Syg;ss u.s.
a grand march. Music farntshh Il bys sssS
kremers' full orcheatta. e & ss
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-13

1t Is not an offense against the dis
trict government for a white man to
marry colored woman. The local
press kicked UP big fuss last week,
because a white employe of the dis
trict saw fitto lead to the altar Ne
gro woman, and the matter was call
ed to the attention of the district
commissioners, who decided that
marriage Is purely personal affair
and the choice Of life-partner for
their employees is none Of their bust.
ness. Thus great incident is clos
ed.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-13

Sc e%{R$ahpORAuHl S(sW1Lh Negro business
men have accomtlished: In Missis-
stpDi. w. y. Latham, jackson, Mias. !;
In Colorado, Joseph IN. Stuart, Den
yer, Col. So In Maryland, Heber E.
Wharton ). Baltimore, Nd; in New
York City, Geo. w. Allen and r. c.
Simmons, New York City. - T.,
Managing a shoe store, J.. w. Mad
|ison. M. D., Atlanta, Ga: -. ~
Developing real estate business,
H.aC. Brown, Newport News. Va.
Managing transfer and storage
business, e. F.. Ward, Columbus, O.,
Managing a department store, s.
D. Hayward, Baltimore, Md. : IN
Conducting a Junk establishment,
George w: Robinson, Washington, b.
&c. ssA: -. ., .,s5<r ~. ,@II
Thursday, August Goth, s O'Clock. .
At Richmond Market Armory, cor
ner Fifth avenue and Howard street.
Invocation, Rev. C. III. Stepteau,
pastor Ebenezer A. M e. church,
Baltimore, Nd. 80 Fl n,
The business development of Al
rtca, Rt. Rev. I. B. Scott, Monroyia,
Liberia, West Africa. :. ,s.@~:f @%...':,
The African Mining and Real Es-
tate Company, Alfred c. CoWen, New
York, NY. =. 90 ,.z - !: /, :;
Conducting a model hotel, L.. w.
Bright, Norfolk, Va. .,...s> - -.r IL. 81
Subject to be announced, Rev. Polk
Taylor, Callahan, Col. $ gr%." =.
Insurance., Industrial assessment.
.: w. Rutherford, Washington. D.
81; mutual benefit, Charles, l.. ROSS,
sHttsburg,, Pa; Harry O.. Wilson, Bal
timore, Md; Negro life insurance: !:
It's value, growth, condition, dangers
and needs, William S.. Dodd,. Hamp-
ton, Va. '.;.' - .....,..~ ..."s -.
River navigation and boat build
ing, Capt. G. W. Posey, Pittsburg,
Pa. ~,.:. r',.. - r.. -"
= Managing brick yard, Rev. N. p.
Pullum, Houston, Texas. -.
~ Friday, August 21st; 10 a. m. 3
Invocation, Rev. e. j. Gregg, pas
tor st. Johns A. M. e. church, Bal
timore, Md .- . -
= Succeeding rs a purchasing agent,
8. G.. Craig, Brooklyn, N. Y. @s:t "a.
The business side of the Negro
newspaper, RE. Jones, New Orleans,
La. ~ts. T. Z ":- r.. =. W T. -,
The business side Of an education
al institution, Harris Barrett, Hanpp-
ton, Va. ..+ @,-z =
= J., Succeeding as a furniture dealer,
William H. Dodd, Baltimore, Md S
s. II R6gd and coal I !bagan ness D;
M ~ Id 6 VA f$s S!f
A new sbankfnig Ell esEE EEfphFf iBas ss S;s f8:
Aston, Tampa, ;Flaa . ~; Y ,.fs
Reports ef business failures dir
ing the. year and their causes. j. C.
Napier, Nashville, Tenn. q. - :
=. Negro banks: the number OF them
their resources, their opportunities,
their difficulties and their future, w.
E.. Mollison, Vicksburg. Miss. -.
Z: Banking symposium: The remain.
der of the session will be given over
to the National Negro Bankers Asso-
ciatioi, affiliated with the National
Negro Business League, for this dis
cusston Of such banking subjects as
may be selected by the officers Of the
association. 2 4 ~
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-13
Announcements.

|. Druid Hill avenue, occupied almost
entirely by Negroes, who have bought
and are buying their own homes, and
the location OF many successful bust
ness establishments conducted by Me-
groes, will be illuminated several
blocks during the convention week
with electric streamers and a court
OF honor by the city of Baltimore In
honor OF the National Negro Business
League. -
The city has granted the use OF the
large steamer Latrobe for an excur-
sion In honor Of the delegates to
Browns Grove Gan excursion grove
conducted entirely by Negroes on Ne
gro capitaD on Friday afternoon. All
gust 21st.
Numerous special social functions
will be given in honor of the Nation
al Negro Business League delegates
by individual citizens Of Baltimore
during convention week.
The reception in honor OF the
members Of the NatonaR Negro Bust.
ness League by the Local Negro Bua-
mess League OF Baltimore, assisted
by the fraternal organizations OF
Baltimore, will be held In the Rich
moDd Market Armory (through the
| courtesy Of Commander Wagner, al
the Maryland Naval Reserves, and
Mayor J. Barry Mahool), corner OF
Fifth avenue and Howard street, Fri.
day evening, August 21st, beginning
| at 9 o'clock. r. -.c.'
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-13

Former, Register j. w. Lyons is
still In the city, getting ready for the
campaign. There is a disposition in
some Quarters to criticise the kindly
ACTION OF Mr.. Lyons in declining to
prosecute the bumptuous policeman
who caused the arrest Of Mr.. Lyons
and Hon. H.. w., Cashin some time
ago, for, alleged. lettering ON pub
lie highway. No case was made
against the stately Georgian and Mr..
Lyons, having no desire to, make 1t
unduiy hard for the officer, who is a
poor, white man, with a. large family,
and whose action was caused more
by Ignorance than through any In
tention to insult anyone, allowed the
matter to pass, with the assurance
from the precinct lieutenant that in
offensive persons, colored and white,
would not be annoyed in similar
manner again. Mr.. Lyons, with the
instinct Of broad-minded gentle
man, refused to magnify a mole-hill
into mountain. While his arrest
was annoying, the detention OF man
of such prominence called attention
SO forcibly to the habit ignorant OF
ficers have, had OF Interfering with
orderly persons who, happen to stop
for moment on the corners, that.
not a single instance OF "bumptious-
ness" on the part Of any officer has
since been reported. +
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-13

(By National Negro Press Bureau J
Washington, Aug. lathe for
NAL program rsthe! ninth annual
session OF the National Negro Busi-
ness League has been widely circula-
ted here through Corresponding Sec
retary Emmett .J:. Scott, 1t Is we'll
gotten up and indicates a variety Of
topics, discussed BY people who know
what they purpose to talk about, and
casta'ning enough Of the, social ad-
mixture to give all the spice the nor
NAL man or womian;is apt to find nee
essary. This completes the budget
of information that has been going
out in FREQUENT installments from
Tuskegee and there is no doubt that
the meeting which opens at Balti-
more on next Wednesday, morning
will be the very biggest and best of
the brilliant series which began, at
Boston in 1900: Vice President Harry
It. Pratt. of Baltimore, and his able
assistants, have done their work we'll,
and their efforts deserve and will re-
ceive adequate appreciation at the
hands of the business men and wom-
en- who will come from all parts of
the country. ~ .~ ..'...
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-13
AT The NATION s CAPITAL

WASHINGTON PREPARING IN CARING FOR
THE NATIONAL NEGRO BUSINESS LEAGUE ~ TN J.
Formal Program Widely Variety Topics to
be Dsucssed by to
Perry Service Examination Surgeon
FTeedmanis Hospital - T.
Curtis to Go Stump
. -. Political Meeting in q Church.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-13

ment has been started to make Col.
Carson good place In the new SEN
ate annex, which will be opened in
december. Here, closely in touch
with the men and memories that have
made the history OF the last half CEN
tury glorious. On last Saturday eve
ming. a past grand commanders lew
ed was presented to Col Carson, or
Sir knight Carson, If you please, by
the memebrs of Mount Calvary
Commandery, No. 4, X. r., and It's
ladies auxiliary. The exercises took
place at 1915 18th street, N. w. Sir
Carson was introduced by Past Grand
Commander John w. Freeman, and
the presentation was made by Past
Grand Commander John w. Dorster.
The Blaine Invincible Club, Mai.
John Bell, president, which was or
ganized by ''the grand old man."
many years ago, attended in body
Sir Knight Carson Is one of the old
est colored Masons in the District Of
Columbia, his membership dating
back to 1866. He received the chap
ter and commandery degree in 1872
and 1878 respectively. He goes to
Boston next month to attend the cell
ebration Of the Tooth anniversary Of
the Prince Hall Grand Lodge, an
event of international importace.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-13

ARhoaR&e &ehnent Ia llBskeae q
Civil Service Commission that an ex-
animation will be held ON September
2 for an assistant surgeon In, Freed
mems Hospital, cntinuing over
through the 3rd.~ Applicants can be
t examined in all the states, and 1t is
open to all citizens of: the United
States, who will comply with the re-
quirements set forth by the commits
sion. Usually colored physician Is
appointed to the place, although
there Is nothing save custom govern
Ing the matter. A rumor Is In circu-
lation that a colored physician, who
had been appointed by the Civil Ser
vice Commission as an inferno at the
Government Hospital for the Insane,
In response to a certification by the
commission, was turned down" by
the officials there, when upon pre-
senting himself 1t was found that he
| was Negro. The man is said to be
competent, as determined by his ex-
cellent showing at the examination,
and 1t Is said the case will be fully
| investigated. In these hospital as
signments there Is supposed to be no
| color line, but there is a social aspect
to the relations, between the mem-
bers Of the staff at such institutios
! that brings about certain embarrass-
ments when the colors are mixed.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-13

Mrs. A. L., DeMond, cousin of
Architect w. Sidney Pittman, and
who Is very successful music teach
er at Buxton, Iowa, having both
white and colored, pupils, has been
Invited to speak at the Colored Wo-
mans National Association meeting
In Brooklyn, N. Y, this month. Rev.
Abraham Lincoln DeMond, editor OF
the Buxton Gazette, was an, invited
guest at the Old-Home Week cele-
bration at Cortland. NJ, Y, the na-
tsye home of+Jpdge Alton B. Parker.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-13

An effort will be made by the
friends' Of Col. Perry II. Carson,
white and colored; to find snug
berth for him, and commensurate
with his great service to his people.
He has many friends In the United
States, and the death of Senator Al
liBon recalls the 2loAe intimacy that
existed between the sstsil black Oak"
and the distinsaieksd Iowan. A move
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-13

Miss Henrietta Vinton Davis, the
talented elocuttonist, has been spend
ing week with her mother, who is
recuperating at st. Michaels, Md.
Che fills an engagement this week at
Atlantic City, and has accepted an
invitation to appear in Baltimore, on
the 18th, in connection with the pub
lie session OF the National Negro
Business League. Miss Davis Is
deeply interested in the league and
Is urging the more general participa-
ton of the women of the race in
business enterprises. She is a native
or Baltimore, and was for a number
OF years a portege Of Frederick
Douglass in the Office Of the recorder
Of deeds.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-13

The: political pot is still simmer
ing, but has not as yet been brought
to the Hboiliug point. The anti-ad-
minfatr tiAn leaders, Dire. WaIdron,
! ss s egssYras
|st GIL. {. held = Bryan ratffeation meet
ing, Monday might, at True Reform.
ers hail: Rev Simon p. w Drew,
pastor Of the Cosmopolitan Baptist
temple, and. president of a, colored
Taft and Sherman republican club.
announces q big meeting at his
church on August 18th, at which
time able: speakers. will answer the
structures Of the Waldronites. Among
the Taft and Sherman to- supporters
who are expected to address this
meeting and another at Madre's
Park on Labor. Day are: Judge r.
H. TeErell,l Recorder J. G. Dancy, Au-
ditor r: w. Tyler, Rev. R. H. Robin
son, Rev G. w. Lee, Rev. w. Bishop
Johnson and Judge E. M. Hewlett.
The campaign Is getting In shape,
and by the first of september all par
ties will have donned their reddest
war paint. The spell-binders are
trying out their best arguments on
the street corners and the pencil
pushers are pasting things in their
scrap books and laying in a supply
OF carbon paper and typewriter rib
bons, 80 as to be In on the ground
u,D 4.