The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-08-26
RECORD
BREAKING SESSION OF THE Me-
GRO BUSINESS LEAGUE.
Remarkable progress in the Order
,r+shoWn---:Work Of the League an
/. Eye Opener the World Over
Something Worth Writ
, ing About.

Louisville, KY, August 23.-The
record breaking session Of the Negro
Business League has passed into his
tory. 1t remained for Louisville to
break records as is it's wont. It
broke records I'm those things that
stand for the remarkable progress
of the organization, and then for the
first time in the history Of the Negro
business League, the "point-of- order
man" was III evidence and arose in
the last part OF the session to mar
the efficiency OF the we'll oiled ma
.chinery. - g. '.''
Be that as it may, this session Of
the National Negro Business League
was an seye-opener the world over.
Charles Steward, the Associated
Press v eQrrespond was present,
with carte blanche orders from the
othce, and more Associated Press
matteT,fwas accented and sent out
froni tN3R meeting than any other
simAsF meeting held by Negroes.
R:sAVsA Ehom pson, perhaps will do
his 'ustlaai good work for the Negro
papers this week, and while the To-
cal papers did not trust their matter
on snch' On impoFtant meeting to the
much written about Che does it him.
self Carey B. lewis, suffice it to-
say they sent their experienced re-
porters doWn-tO cover the sessions,
which was done in the most accept
able manner. 49," -
Resides this good service, the
Nashville Banner, the Nashville Ten
nesseean, the, Birmingham Age Her
aid. the Commercial Appeal, the
Jackson (Miss.) Evening News and
the Vtcksburg, Herald, all took spe4.
cial' reports by mail and wire that
would be of interest to their readers
In their respective sections, in ad-
dition, to the matter sent out by the
news gathering agencies. ,
The" efficient news service, how
eVer,s%as by. no means the most i'm
portRht feature Of the occasion
There was for ONCE at Negro gath
ering., something ITO write about.
Thosa Missisaatppt Negroes made a.
noise like Tlbsff9g qrace hus Calling,
his twin fbFOthsrT % supper and the
npre@eaon thsss made, will without,
doubt DE th16Fs lasting than any Of
the efforts they have heretofore put
forth to exploit the wonderful re-
sources Of Misslssippi and the meth
DDS and manner the Negro popula-.
ton ia taking advantage Of all the
opportunities before them.
Headed by Charles Banks, -Presi-
dent Of the Mississippi State Negro
Business League, the Mississippi
delegation was composed Of the fol-
lowing, who came to Louisville in a
special car. E:
Bishop Elias Cottrell, Holly
Secretary Odd Fellows Benefit AS
ISOLATION, Holly Springs, Miss; H.
II. King, President Penny Savings
Bank, Yazoo City, Miss; Perry w.
Howard, Attorney at Law, Jackson;
V. L. Ruben, Grand Lecturer Knights
Of Pythias, Bolton; S. H. Highland,
Grand Keeper: records and Seals,
Ffcksburg; .E."P. Jones, Grand Mast
or g. U, 0; iof~O.' F., Vicksburg; DR..
f. P. .BTpwn, President, Negro Oil
Mil, GEgsiegRqyille; r. M. McCarty,
Plantery -, J Mound Bayou; Thomas
Morris, s4lanter;; Mound Bayou; D.
J. Foreman, Grand Master, Golden
Rule, V9ckSpurg; J. w. Francis,
President Hank of Mound Bayou,
Mound IRaaiyyQa; L. W. w. Manaway,
Director Lincoln Savings Bank,
Vicksburg; I. T. Montgomery, Foun-
der Of Mound Bayou and President
Mound Bayou Oil Mill and Mfg. Co.,
Mound Bayou, Miss; j. E. Walker,
Attorney at Law, Gunnison; S. Cox
Planter; Enta#;; John w. Strauther,
Grand Master Exchequer, Knights Of
Pythias, Greebville; James 3. Gar
rett, Secretary to Charles Banks,
Mound Bayou @. w. Gillian, Mer-
chant, Okolona; DR.. e. E. Howard
Physician, Meridian; w. w. Cox,
Cashier Penny Savings Bank, India
,nola; DR.. w. A, Attaway, President
Mississippi Heneheial Insurance Co.,
Greenvi1le; Prof! J. G.. H. Bowman,
Principal Magnolia School, Vicks-
burg; Rev. M e. Davis, Natchez;
DR.. j. B. Banks, Physician, Natchez;
Rev. A. A. Cosey, Grand Master
Knights and Daughters of Tabor,
Mound Bayou; Dr.. w. A. Scott,
Grand Worthy 0ounsellor, Court of
Calanthe, Bdwaft.a; Mrs. Charles
Banks, Mrs, y, J. Foreman; Mrs.
John w. Strauther, Miss r. f. Ross,
Natchez.
From the opening address by
Charles Banks, who presided on
Thursday, which was known as Miss
issippi day to the closing address of
Bishop Elias Cottrell, the entire
program was continued ovation
from the prowess and progress of the
Mississippi Negro. What the Negro