The Washington bee., 1909-08-07
NEWS NOTES OF THE MA
TIONAL NEGRO BUSINESS
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TIONAL NEGRO BUSINESS
LEAGUE
Tenth Annual Convention at
Louisville to be Red-Letter Event
ir the history of the race.
The ''point-of-order" fiend will be
beautifully remote"
Chicago will send a delegation in
a special Pullman sleeper, with din
ing car attached.
Fourth Vice President ]. A. Lank-
ford will be advanced a peg or two
on the official roster, if the local
League can bring it about.
President w. Sidney Pittman will
carry over a good crowd, from the
nations capital.
Henry Watterson's speech will
mark an epoch in the life of the race
and nation.
With the bankers, undertakers,
lawyers and newspaper men organ
lied into finite groups, for the better
ment of their several callings, the
League IS taking on a practical aspect
little dreamed of by the founder at
the outset.
Charles Banns will shine on mis-
sissippi Day"
Miss Henrietta Vinton Davis is
planning to give big recital on the
evening before the opening of the
convention. As a dramatic reader,
Miss Davis is a favorite in Louis
Vile. AT a great national convention
several years ago, she was intrOduc-
ed to the people of the Falls City,
and the assembled delegates by the
chairman of that body, the immortal
Frederick Douglass.
The visit to Mammoth Cave" on
Saturday, following adjournment,
will be the treat of a lifetime,
The white press of Louisville Is
liberal to the last degree. The
League will be given the best hear
ing it has had anywhere beloWa the
Mason and Dixon Line.
1t may be Boston next time-the
tenth anniversary.
The Lincoln Hospital Association,
lust organized at Indianapolis, In
diana, for the purpose of establish
ing a hospital for the treatment of
colored patients, will send represen-
tatives to Louisville. The projectors
of the enterprise are Drs. Sumner
A. Furniss, w. f. Brown, H. L.
luminous, James R. NOrrell, John
w. Norrell, A. ]. King, Arthur VIII
son, Clarence Lucas, Charles Burris,
c. R. Atkins, o. ]. Puryear, and
Lawyer ] H. Lott.
Attorney Albert S. White, one Of
the most energetic of the Kentuck-
ians that are preparing to receive the
delegates next month at Louisville,
has issued a call to the lawyers of
the State and to those who expect to
attend the convention, to get tOgeth-
er during the League seanson for the
purpose of forming National Bar
Association, as an auxiliary to the
parent organization. From the num-
ber of favorable replies received by
Mr.. White. the indications are that
a healthy bar association will grow
out of the conference.
The list of homes is growing and
Chairman Stewart is confident that
no one will be obliged to camp on
the seductive "White Way" of, West
Walnut street.
August 70 has been selected as the
outing day" for the League. Beau
tiful white City" which is seldom
thrown open to colored people, has
been secured for the happy occasion,
and every delegate, and his wife,
sweetheart, sister, mother or friend,
are invited to be on hand and enjoy
the good things that will be offered
for their enjoyment.
Cincinnati will be largely repre-
sented. as will also Wilberforce, Co
lumbus, Dayton and Cleveland.
Mrs. James N. Shelton and daugh-
ter, Marion, of Indianapolis, Indiana,
are to visit Mrs. Anna Pettiford,a OF
Florida Avenue, in August.