The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-06-30


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session OF the National Negro Bust
ness League at New York, August II,
and 10. A big delegation will go
from here, the largest that has yet
attended League meeting. This
Will be the gateway from the points
father South, and many are plan
ming to stop on their return to en-
Joy the meeting Of the National
Medical Association, which comes off
the following week. The affiliated
bodies of the National League will
make an unusually fine showing this
year. According to present plans,
the auXiliaries will seek to hold
group conventions on the day be-
fore the sitting Of the big show"
and thus have a goodly share of the
llme-light all to themselves. Calls
are to be issued bringing together
ON the 18th at convention places in
New York the conventions of the
Bankers. the Undertake rs, the Press
Association and the Bar Association
IT. is expected that the Manufacturers
VIII form an alliance during the
week, adding another IMPORTANT
group to the present galaxy of con-
tributory agencies of the Leagues
1ar-reaching influence. , 1t is stated
unofhclally that the sessions of
League will be held in the beauti-
1ul PALM Garden, where the magnif-
iicent session of 1905 was held. The
local convention committees, aided
by Organizer Charles II. Moore, are
diligently WORKING out the innumera-
Die details and they say that no
stone will be left unturned to make
the 1910 meeting the "best ever"
Preparations are actively going on
Tor the entertainment Of the cOnven-
ton Of the Grand Lodge of Elks,
which opens July 26, for a four
days session. The principal meet
lngs will be held in the True Re-
formers Hall, 18th and u. Streets.
The promenade ball will be given at
convention Hall. 1t is expected that
10000 marchers will take part in the
monster parade. The suggestion of
an organic union between the Atkins
and the Howard factions will in
sure large attendance from all parts
or the country. Pressure is being
brought to bear upon Attorney l..
Metendez King Of this city, to allow
MS name to be used in connection
with the office Of Grand Exalted
Ruler Of the consolidated body, and
he may finally consent to run. He
was tho most prominent member Of
the "peace conference" at Winning
ton DEL, and is said to be entirely
acceptable to both Of the heretofore
warning factions.
Architect w. Sidney Pittman was
the guest Of honor at a banquet
Monday evening at Martins North
NeSt-Cate,- tendcred- the Local
Negro Business League in recogni-
| ton Of his excellent services as the
presiding officer Of that body for the
past two years. The committee on
arrangements was headed by At
torncy Almond w Scott.
Prof. Kelly Miller, of Howard
university, and DR.. J. Milton VALID
rom. OF Shiloh Baptist Church, have
been lecturing in the South.
a renewed effort is being made by
the citizens committees of the can
ltal to abolish the Sums" which
ldlshgure this otherwise beautiful
city and menace the health Of every
hody, rich and poor, black and white.
Inc alley houses in which colored
people arc compelled to live are an
aDOmlnation in the sight Of God and
man. They are unsanitarv and
through them are spread the germs
Or tuberculosis and death. A local
Sta'iStic1an estimates that 344' col
orcd children out Of every 1000 die
IN their first year because Of the
miserable cnvirQnments in which
they must begin the struggle for
existence. Greedy Droperty-owners
VINO can get more money proportion
ately out Of their tenement novels
IMAM from better holdings. are
primarily responsible for the con-
tnnance Of this alley house evil,
me authorities should take Drompt
action in stamping out these plague
Spots, or it is only a question Of
time when Washington will be. yisit.