Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-08-20
WESTERN NEGRO PRESS
ASSOCIATION.
PROGRAM

PROGRAM
\ for the thirteenth annual session oi
the Western Negro Press Association
to be held In Kansas City, Mo-, Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday. Aug
| 20, 23 and "a. 1909, ak Allen Chapel
10th and Charlotte streets.
The morning session will be de
voted to the discussion and consider
alton OF subjects interesting only te
those actively engaged In the bust
ness.
The afternoon sessions will be de.
voted to the discussion Of subjects
calculated to be OF interest to al
who are concerned AZ to the intellec.
tual growth and development of the
race. An invitation TO attend IL
hereby extended to all persons 80 In.
terested.
Monday Morning..
/ $3.50 Association called to order. :.
Music: Mrs. NJ. L. Railey. piano
solo.
Invocation: Rev. 8. W. Bacate, D.
D., pastor End Baptist church.
Music: Miss Sweatman. instru-
mental. ,
Roll call of members and enroll.
ment of new members.
Appointment of committees: (a)
on Credentials (b) on resolutions,
(c) on nominations. td) on place Of
meeting. ty
"reminiscences OF the association,
Its origin. Its purpose. Its achieve
ments. Ita future, nv Prot. Albert
Ross of Western University, official
historian OF the association.
Introduction of new members and
visitors.
Monday afternoon Session.
1880 Paper: us the Tendency to
support the Negro press increasing
proportionately with the intelectuual
advancement Of the race. &C. A.
Franklin, editor The Statesman, Den
yer. Colo.
Discussion opened by A. w. Har-
ris, publisher and manager of Ma
tional Mirror. Kansas City, Mo.
Address: "Obligation Of the race
to the Negro press. W. H. King.
editor Central Afro-American. st.
Louis, Mo.
Comment nv w. N. Miller. editor
Searohligbt. Wichita, Kans.
Paper: ''Is there a future in jour
nalism foor Negro Women? ?"-Mrs.
w. w. Tavlor, editor Plaindealer,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
loan Yates, contributor and CORE
spondent to various papers
Address: Teaching the public to
anpreciate what Is news."-R. w.
THOMPSON, the newsraper corre-
spondent. Washington, d. G.
Monday Evening session.
1880 Welcome. Recention.
Music. Invocation. Music 4
Addresses OF welcome l
On behalf Of the ladies ana theif
homes: Mrs. j. ". Crews: on behalf
of the church: Rev. w. H. Peck, d.
n. pastor Allen chapel: RESPONSE:
Rev. A. L. DeMond, editor Gazette,
Buxton, Iowa.
Music.
Recitation: Miss v. F.. Overall.
Address OF welcome on behalf Of
the schools and education generally:
Prof VIM. RI. Dawley, Jr., of Lin
coin hiph school.
On behalf Of the committee on ar
rangements for the supreme en-
ca,npm ent of Knights of Pythias:
Hon. ". c.. Crews. chairman of the
committee and editor Kansas City
Son.
Response by Prot. r. l.. Logan,
editor Of the Professional World,
Columbia, Mo. E
Music.
Address of welcme on behalf of
the business roen: Mr.. Theo Nrith,
proprietor of Smith Drug stores.
On behalf Of local press: r. f. L.
Resnonse by w. E, King, editor
The Fxpress, Dallas, Texas.
Music.
Tuesday Morning.
Music: Piano solo, Miss Herietta
Bailey.
Invocation: Rev. ]. Frank Nc
DonaI1. editor Western Christian
Recorder. Kansas City, Mo. n
FxDerience meeting. devoted to
short ranid fire talks on shrn tonjcs.
Questions and answers. Views and
SUGGESTIONS dicu"ssed. How may we
cut ont the rstent.
Introduction Of visitors.
Address: 'The nrenaration Of
Young peonle for newspaper work"
Prof. H. r. Graham. teacher Of
printing at Western University,
Lrmdaro, Kan.
PaDer: "The Negro's future West
Of ibe Mississinpi river. and the part
to he 7r1aved Nv the press." Or. NJ.
o. Ricketts,. editor Protest. St. JOS
erh. Mo.
Discussion opened nv VIM. Love,
editor The Freeman, Huston,i Tex.
Music. Il
Paper: "If were an editor nv
Prof. J. D. Rowser OF Attexs School.
a former editor and publisher OF
Kansas CITY. Mo.
Annual address Of President John
+. Thonrson ~ the association and
editor Of The Bystander, Des Moines,
Iowa
Wednesday Morning.
Music. SE
Il Invocation.