The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-12-23
Off I J.
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BY THE NAT1ONAI. COMMERCIAL
AND BUSINESS MEMS AS IT
nP0. MANAGEMENT
Appoints Commissioners for Several
States. and Plans to Make the Chi
cago HA41ait; III 1V12;.,,Worthy Of
the Occasion 70 be Celebrated!

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Chicago. Illinois Dec --anecia1
AT a r,naat inr of. ~. ,,,a ,,ooa,r an,
y, 49, -N..tsns,, 90. ~ ~
VA . = 49, - oen'tt, 1A i'o ~
ZION ot2colored people OF the United
States, THAT will be held in Chicago
commencing: Tune lat, and continu
Ing until October lat, 1912, a great
deal Of zeal and interest. was mani
tested. A com 1nittee Of nine was APP,
pointed on ways and Means Quite a
number of white spefsons In the city
are using their Influence for the sue
cess Of the, National Exposition, which
viii show the progress and achieve
ments OF the cQlored people in the
United states,t sinee 1920 to 1912
and part]leAniarlyf within the lest fiAty
years. MISS Lottie Mcfarland, od
Chicago has been appSinted lady
commissioners, TOT The state Of Ill
nols' IT.: .. Ia: @Mcdee and Elmer
T. hnlnenart5 TWO prominent colored
men VINO reside In Springfield, have
aireaay Deem appointed commission
era LOT .theA Nat1onal exposition:
". NJ. ,Faamer..o OF this city. tie Ma
roma drand Master OF the United
nu,nes& y Htlse A tt.' y ana oleters
~ ~, ,ue ~ s ess?n Oh on 'ne %2rld
W , sVof% oneati4@e IN tnls CITY thfee
10" l'usgS a4e seye.at TEMPLES OF Inc
=, su %A4 !, 40 pteoi1o0o lllat che gay
49, - o,e'u. "hsh esely !ooee
800 :" : snv oiueI ot my on!h-
" Hlienoshpp, IN Tue
go VI '1A.tois a,iu =! tAnltV lsi tne
s,.s,ss; - w evon NO u it Inc
~ w. 1920 =, ~ W = "a
80, - : ~ -; t'f'+ps ~ tne "F"s8
.ste o. 'iso . 1ountlS' - }y... s
afS. ~ &Iia4sass . som me et1mes
hi'O"A az .:naks' SiaE rolPz:~as recently
a. aite as' at the Ch?eago fair Tor shop
H'AVae @nu 'een| ' egas Two months
III the mouse Of Sorrecuon:, MRS
Lotoe howard was also arrested last
Wednesday ~ one 'ot the downtown
e,o,eS on ,cnarse OF attempting 70
pioA 'aoyaS poekeos and was sen
tenoeo 70 tue = 81. Rouse Oh Correc1fon Tor
SLY oaSs ana :nneo @1o.oo. Both
the1e are c ;soos req. women, who have
oeeh loR son1etlme paraoing them
'o,ve" aa ieeeo1ng hgnts among the
coioreo population OF chicago.
no Nhtio"al Co'nmerclal and
ou0,ne"' WON <asSt'c1atlon OF the col
oioo peVpie VI pne on4tea States
""'0n "~s 'eoeh1y organized IN Chl-
r@eo' eiecteo' Inc tollow1ng omcers:
t.0'. ~. AMOS H. ~ fre8loent' Lit
re nook' arkansas; Charless.A. Moore
rltet VICE Freeadenb, New orleans
LOUISIANA; >. H. Walker, Second
vice resident CoYington, Virginia,
W. r. benoam1n' Third !, Vice: Presi
aen'' cheyenne, wyoming; c: e. Og-
oeh' Fourtn vice President Clarhs-
Wufg, WeSt virginia; ; William Mitch
c'' 11tth E"c P1feldent, McOoha'd
FonhSSiVanla; Wlll1am T. Grant
.Na'lonal ORGANIZER New Orleans
houlSlaha' w. w. wright Grand
ieaSurer' Ne" hocnelle' New York ;
Jonn r. Jones' secretary, Chicago;
lil'noiS, -. A. Ne"some' deputy
1ra"o secretary Monroe, Louisiana;
Ehecue ave COMMITTEE; H., J. Otis
LAKE Vhlase' Arkansas; J. c. Mar
sn@ii' New orleans, LOUISIANA; j. A
Sooot'' McDonaio' "a; l. Dckerson'
AN"san' o. 1onns PARISH, Louisiana
Inc NE ne mas lived and the
WORK ne mas accomplished commend
nl" 70 a very large extent and while
40 may not De regarded as g. candidate
loi tuo o,e''op'~' tne hlghest gnt IN
.ne cnotcn' ne VIII De very much In
'ue f"nnl"e' sof four consecutive