The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-08-26

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80 d. Lewis of the. regulaE3a esS
courierJournal and Nj!
Jas secretary. ~ :. Is NssSs Iss
Leading Journalists Compare
me meeting was very animtasf lin 81 81 +
one' acter' and speeches, vigorous I'LL Ii
'one, We're made by leading: editors.
puDllshers, correspondents and Yx,ns S
eral writers, pointing out the presdss.. !,
ing necessity for all ORGANS An, w
'l@I would tend to promote: the de-
Velopment Of the Negro newspaneFS
along substantial lines. All agreed Il
mat the Negro newspaper, to- be- ef.s
lectlVe' must increase its-etrcuIatfof.s
must lind how to secure ns1yine aSi ..
Verusements. and improves ita n1as..SS
onahlcal equipment, so as to lt1diIGss
cream, 'good-looking and iraflueyS...sl
lial publication. Among the nrIh.
cipal speakers We're George T.. Knax
publisher Of the ;IndianapoHe tFras..$
man; DR.. r. H.; Boyd. rnanaiaseer, NIX NIX
me Nahional Baptist PnbIfshtrasfy
house at Nashville, TENN; M. fIaSs
heWey' editor Of, the Florida. aanfssS4ss
mel PENSACOLA, Fla; j. A. LankfordsS
ot :Wash1hstonprxBsl &C., AND ii 81
alexander, OF Little Rock. Arks 4 Ys.ssss
resepting the Mosaic snitis hlisls
lns Company; Dsy ~ @. ifaks 80 $50
ohe~ Missionary~@fffs vii ia; : I1sJdfsyffly
n.y. Mrs. Lillian Thomas 6y & f,Sgs +
me indianapolis News; Miss ,.Iulfa Z
oohmers Young, Of the g,Kentuck yv,o,
standard; DR.. P. r. Petters, ana Wjts
n. Parker, of the Columbia. Iou,asfS
vile; Dr. r. e. Jones. OF the South /,
western Christian Advocate. :. New
orleans, La; Albert s. White. Dean
or the Central Law School. Tonfa. n
VILE representing the Lexington /,
Standard and othetS Of Hbe pronai- /,
nence. -. -%.,. ..,-I@- - ~ WI
Capable Officers Elected. j.. :S3,a
A constitution and bylaws was y
adopted for the guidance Of the
body, and permanent Organization \
was finally effected, with the; fol- 4
lowing capable roBtar&of officers &5S.
President, r. W. Thpmhs6n. man
ager Of Thompson'a National News I
Bureau, Washington, in t'SC,ef fitat 4
V'ce-president, M. NJ 1leSRey5, ,rnayia Issa
ger OF the Florida g4htsnei pubIfi.h.
ing Company, Pensaeoia. FLA n
ond vice-president, DF, r. II. RsSfssfAsg :l'Y
LOUISVILLE, KY; recording secrsfaFtyy'Iaa
George F.. Collins. Bnhtnesa + aaE Ess r
Herald, Washington. D. C. eorrfsiis..ss
Poholng secretary, DIR. r., H.. BtyY2d 81
NashYilie, Tenn; treasprer, DkH 9l it7fs
q. Jordan, secretary baptist Fora kyb y y
MISSION Board, Louisville, Ky. 'ft
The executive counties. as = ,faF 2
as constituted, representing the va7#
rlous states, is as follows. #
Arkansas, Rev. q. G.. Morris! trsa.N
ddent of the National Baptist Corr
Vent1on; Alabama, RSv.'R. D. HINT
Dlstr1ct or Columbia, j.; A. Langf6rds I,
oh1o, j. T.. JoneB;, South CAROLINE 81. ! !;
W. I. Andrews; Louisiana, Rev. i, ss.i
e. Jones; Maryland. Harry r. PraAt.
Nebraska, T. P. MahAmfn1tt; IOWA. ],
John l.. Thompsoni Florida, M. M. a
LeWey Missouri, j. W.. Wheeler: u
Iexas, G. N. Love- New York. Fred
Il. Moore; Virginia.; r. 3. Young,
kentucky, Miss Julia Sobmefa
Young; Illinois, Noah y, Thompson. !;
Colorado, e. P. Bo6za, Mississfpp,. 81
Charles Banks; Indiana. George /. u.
Knox; Tennessee. D. A. Hart; west
Virginia, J. c. Gilmer; pennsylyania 4
j. e. McGirt; Massachusetts,, Charles 4
Alexander; New Jersey, w. Il. Rock:
Delaware, Samuel T. Henry. Other
places will be flied Iat&e by appoint 4
ment Of thee president Provisions
was made for the creation OF spe-
dal sections for the study of the
various phases Of journalistic work. ~
A Word About President Thompson. 81
r. w. Thompson, VINO was chosen q
president by q unanimous vote after 4
the withdrawal Of tho veteran NJ. NJ
LeWey, has been actively engaged i'm
the newspaper BUSINESS as an edi- 1
tor and correspondent tor tally TWEEN
Ety-hve years, and Is highly regarded
by bis race all over. the conutry.l /
He Is native of KefiEucky. ait ongla 4
educated and reared In tndiahaDslis. 81
Ind. For number 0f Pears Ne Aaszs
chief editorial writer Sns chs REssSasfs
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