The Washington bee., 1908-07-11
NEGRO NATIONAL BUSINESS
LEAGUE.

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Friday, August 70, 20 and 2I, 1908.
The day sessions Of the League
will be held in the Sharp Street NJ.
f Church. All of the night sessions
are to be held in Richmond Market
Hall, formerly used by the crack 9Th
Regiment, NJ. n. c., Of Baltimore,
and recently by the General Confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal Oh.
Richmond Market Hall is one OF the
most satisfactory assembly rooms in
the whole city of Baltimore. The
League is indebted to the Baltimore
Negro Business League, of which
Mr.. Harry T. Pratt is president. for
securing this splendid hall for the use
Of the League. His Honor, Mayor
J. Barry Mahool, aided the Balti-
more League in having this hall Sc
cured for the meetings.
Upon petition of Mr.. Pratt and 9th
er members of the Local Negro Bus
iness League, the City Council of
Baltimore has passed two resolutions
Of interest 10 the organization, one
providing for the electrical illumina-
ton by the city of Druid Hill Ave
nue. during the sessions of the Ma
tional Negro Business League and
the other, for the use of the largest
steamer belonging to the City Har-
Dor Board during Convention week.
Honorable Harry S. Cummings, a
member of the City Council. has Civ
en the weight of his influence toward
having these two resolutions passed
by the City Council.
The citizens Of Baltimore are well
organized in various committees and
are earnestly at work arranging de-
tails of entertainment, etc, for the del
egates. Officers, Life Members and
Delegates, who are intending to be
present, are urged to write DR.. L.
H. Henderson, 1913 Druid Hill ave
nue., Baltimore advising him of such
intention, so that proper accommo-
dations may be provided.
The far-reaching influence of the
National Negro Business League as
sures an attendance at Baltimore sec
ond to that of no former session Of
the country. II is altogether posi-
bic, however, for groups of individ-
uals coming from such centers as
Chicago, Indianapolis, Louisville, At
lanta, Birmingham, St. Louis, New
Orleans, Little Rock, Nashville, Chat
tanooga, Jackson, Memphis, Kansas
City, and other cities TO secure such
special excursion rates as are being
offered to Washington, Baltimore,
New York and Atlantic City. BY
arranging for stop-over privileges,
delegates will be enabled to make the
trip to Baltimore at an expense low
er than the usual one and one-third
rate, and at the same time visit the
National Capital.
Delegates are especially urged 10
begin making arrangements at once
for special Pullman and Coach ac-
commodations to Baltimore. If del
egations are organized in each of the
States they can arrange for special
Pullman and other accommodations,
securing privacy, comfort and con-
genial companionship en- route.
Local Negro Bushes Leagues are
urged to begin electing their delegates
at once. The names of all delegates
thus selected should be forwarded to
the Corresponding Secretary, Mr..
Emmett ]. Scott, Tuskegee Institute,
Alabama.
Mr.. c. F. Adams, 934 S street
northwest, Washington, D. c., will
be pleased to cooperate in any way
possible with city or State delega-
tions in making transportation ar
rangements.
Further information, if desired,
may be secured from any of the Of
fcers whose addresses appear in the
forepart of this announcement, or
from:
Booker T. Washington, President
Tuskegee Institute, Alabama.
T. Thomas Fortune, Chairman, Ex-
ecutive Committee, New York City.
Emmett ]. Scott, Corresponding Sec
retary,, Tuskegee Institute, Ala
bama.
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