The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-02-24

mission resolution when it comes up
for final passage. -
The WilberfOrcians". the name
by which the Washington Alumni
Association of WHEREFORE Universi-
ty is popularity known, is to have an,
immense celebration in the interest
Of tho University on Tuesday even
ing, March at Metropolitan A. Nj.
z. church, in conjunction with Beth
el Literary and Historical Associa-
ton. BY invitation Of President w.
;. Scarborough. of Wilberforce Uni
N"raty, President Taft will be pres
Ont and deliver an address. Senator
Joseph l.. Bristow. Of Kansas, will
also attend the meeting and speak.
Already number Of acceptances
have been received from members Of
the OHIO delegation in Congress, and
1t Is expected that the entire dclega-
ton will be pfesent-makiae the-af-
fair pre-eminently an Ohio Night.
The committee is able to announce
also that Justice John NJ. Harlan, of
the Supreme Court of the United
States, viii make brief address, and
partial promise has been secured
from Hon. James Bryce Ambassador
CT Great Britain, that he,/ too. will
speak. President SCARBOROUGH will
De on hand to add inspiration to the
occasion ....
Wilberforce University, which is
the oldest institutian. devoted to the
higher education Of the Negro in the
United States, is located in Greene
county, Ohio. 1t was estab' ished in
1917. and since that time has turn
ed out large number of graduates,
who have made an indelible impress
upon the history of the country. The
annual commandments of Wilber-
force are truly national events The
University was set on fire and burn
ed down the night that President
Lincoln was ass&ssinated, but was
rebuilt soon afterwards. President
Scarborough has injected new life
into the work of the Institution and
has ON foot several ambitious build
ing projects. which promise early
cons ummation--ODc Of them being
the erection q a $4,000 girls dor
mltcry. toward which Andrew Car
negie has pledged $1,000 on condi-
ton that the institution raise the
balance. 1t is believed that on "Ohio
Night, March s. the present large
substitution list for the purpose will
be materially augmented. The com
mlttee in charge Of the meeting in
clude w. It. Vernon, Rev. I. y. Ross,
J. c. Wright, and W. A. Joiner. Mr..
l.. &. Gregory is president of Bethel
Literary and Historical Society. and
Mrs. Carrie W. Clifford is secretary.
The Washington Commercial
Council, Of which Architect J. A.
Landlord IS president, is taking
its work for the new year and a pro-
gram is nearly ready for announce
mcnt. The Council was the first To-
cal civic body to endorse the 1919
exposition and has named q commit
tee to urge upon Congress- the Dass-
aye of the bill to create the proposcd
"on'noiesioD Of seven. DR.. Booker
T. WASHINGTON is favored for Direc-
tcr-Genera'. The Council ie please'
with The selection of New York as
the seat Of the next convention Of
TIE National Negro Business Lea que.
and will send large DELEGATION
there next August. A business men &
smHker' is 10 be held next month
by the Council.
Word comes from Little Rock, Ar
kiIsas, that an effort will be nado
by that thriving city to secure the
~ convention Of the National Ne
gro Business League. The Board If
TrAde Of Little Rock has agreed to
extend an invitation for the League
to come and this wolcor,,o ia er,-,to