The Washington bee., 1911-08-26

employed as one of the instructors
! IN Hampton Institute, where he work
| ed out his own education. Then get
| ting start, he went into the black
belt of Alabama, organized Tuske-
gee Institute, and out of that organi-
zatiOn has grown the greatest institu-
ton in the world for the training of
Negroes and at the same time the
foremost Negro in the world. Wash
lngtOn not only made the school
great, but at the same time he made
himself.
In order to be of help to his race he
called together the men of thought,
the conservative men, some years ago,
land out of that meeting has grown
the National Negro Business League.
He is at the head He was the first
president and has been unanimously
elected to the position every year
since, and associated with him are the
Negroes who stand for something.
Charles Banks. of the Bank of
Mound Bayou, Mound Bayou, Miss,
the recognized leader of his race in
Mississippi, and who has been term
ed the Booker 7. Washington of his
State, is the first vice president of the
league His work has stood the test,
and step by step he has made his way
ito the front.
Emmett ]. Scott is the correspond
ing secretary, and he, like Dr. Wash
ingtOn. has held the position since
the organization of the league He is
the executive secretary of Dr. Wash
ington, standing right by his side.
No man in the country knows as
much about DR.. Booker T. Washing
ton as Scott. He Is a trained news
paper reporter on the Houston Post.
He is a graduate from Wiley Univer-
sity. These and many others make up
the National Negro Business League.
Booker 7. Washington, leader of
the Negro race, and head of many of
their activities looking to the better
ment of the race, was unanimously
elected president of the National Ne
gro Business League for the twelfth
time this morning at the closing seS-
sion A large audience witnessed the
closing exercises, at which reports
were made from the State leagues and
the auxiliaries.
The other officers elected are first
vice president, Charles Banks, Missis-
sippi; second vice president, J. f.
Bush, Arkansas; third vice president,
Harry T. Pratt Maryland; fourth vice
president, S. G.. Ebert, Delaware;
fifth vice president, D. ]. Turner, Ok
lahoma; corresponding secretary, En-
NETT J. Scott, Tuskegee Institute, Al
ALBANIA; treasurer, Gilbert {. Harris,
Massachusetts,; registrar, +. H. Gil
bert, New York; assistant registrar,
R. c. Houston, Texas; transportation
agent, Cyrus Field Adams, Illinois;
compiler, S. Laing Williams, Illinois,;
official stenographer, William H. Da-
Wis, Washington, D. c.
The Executive Committee. c..
Napier, chairman, Tennessee; SCipiO
A. Jones, Arkansas; S. E. Courtney,
Boston, Mass; w. c. Gordon, Mis-
souri,; George c. Hall, Illinois; R. E.
Jones, Louisiana; T. H. Hays, Ten
nessee; w T. Andrews, South Caro-
lima; ]. B. Bell, Texas; J. c. Jackson,
Kentucky; NJ. NJ. Lewey, Florida; T.
J. Elliott, Oklahoma; S. A. Furniss.
Indiana; ]. c. Thomas, New York.
The following resolutions were
adopted today;
"The National Negro Business
League, in twelfth annual session as
sembled, finds many things for which
the race and the country may well re-
joice. The movement amOag the Ne
groes of this country to buy
land, establish commercial institu-
tions, schools and other organizations,
which are growing stronger each
year. The race has recognized the
truth that the standard by which it is
to be measured in its permanent place
is that which has been applied to all
other elements which enter into our
common citizenship.
Having by reason of past condi-
tions been deprived of capital train
ing and opportunity TO enter the field
of manufacture, transportation and
commerce, we necessarily turn our