The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1911-07-29
Tm HAMPTON NORMAL AND
AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE,
HAMPTON, VIRGINIA.
Hampton Negro Conferences.


Hampton, Va, July 22-The fifteenth
annual meeting of the Hampton Negro
Conference was held at Hampton In
stitute on July 10 and 20, under the d.
reetion Of Dr.. Thomas Jesse Jones, of
Hampton Institute and the Census
Bureau, Washington, D. C.
The Conference discussed the follow
ing topics: "Women's Work for Com
munity Retirement, &" ''Plaee Of the
Church in Rural Life, /" Improvement
of Rural Life ''NegrO Organization
Society of Virginia, - and Cooperation
in Virginia.
Mrs. Harris Barrett, Hampton, Va,
president Virginia Federation Of Col
ored Women, outlined the interesting
story of the growth of the Federation,
which was organized in 1907 at the
Hampton Negro Conference. Mrs. Bar
rett's report showed clearly that the
Negroes Of Virginia have been learin-
ing to work. together to uplift com
munity life.
Mrs. L C. NoreOm, Portsmouth, Va,
read a paper on "WOmeR's Community
Clubs" She showed clearly the de-
pendenee Of right-living or right-think'
ing. Mrs. Laura B. Titus, Norfolk Va.
showed the need Of social eenters for
CoIored girls who are travelling North
and South. Mrs. Ora Brown Stokes,
Richmond, Va, spoke on the "Negro
WomHn's Religious Activity" Thomas
G. Walker, Gloucester, Va the well
known farmer-lsWyer, declared that
the people were actively engaged in
caring for youthful delinquents and
the children Of pauPer parents. Rev. ].
". Patterson, Hampton, Va, urged
! closer cooperation between educated
Negro leaders and ministers.
Cooperation Of White Leaders.
Dr.. James Buchanan, secretary of
the Associated Charities of Richmond,
Va; DR.. Hollis B. Frissel, Hampton In
stitute; W. W. Long, who is in charge
Of the Farm Demonstration Work in
North Carolina, South Carolina, Virgi-
mia, and Maryland; Charles Z. Graham,
director Of the Hampton Agricultural
Department; Dr.. Roy r. Clark, in
Struetor in animal husbandTy in Hamp-
ton Institute; Dr.. J. D. Hammond,
president Of Paine College, Augusts,
Ca; DR.. James b. billiard, New Or
leans, La, president Of the Jeanes
Fund; d.. Thomas Jesse Jones of
Hampton; Jackson Davis, state saper-
visor Of Negro schools in Virginis-
these white men Of the North and
South took an active and helpful part
in the Conference discussions.
Church and Rural Life.
Dr.. s. G. Atkins, secretary Of edues-
ton for the A. n. E. Zion Church,
WinstOn-salsm, N. c., gave six reasons
for the movement Of Negroes TO the
cities: Decline Of parental authority,
lack Of rural entertainment, want of
good school facilities, 50 called 'fpoOr
Wages,v and ignoranee Of farming. Dr.. !
Atkins urged that Hampton Institute
should establish form Of religions de
monstration work to help the Negro !
ministers check the movement toward |
the cities
Rev C. L. Bonner, TOeeoa, Ga5 ont
lined the results that have been already |
accomplished among the Negro farmers
Of Georgia, through the influence of the
rural ehureh-imprOyed farm stock, in
creased corn production, reduction Of
debts, and the Introduction Of valuable
prsaeher-demonstrators.
Rev. ". l. Norris, Trenholms, Va,
q graduate Of Hampton in 1897, and A.
". Nicholson, Trenton, s. c., principal
Of Bsttis Academy, showed how sue
essufuIly the Negro schools and
churches have eo.operated for commu-
nifty uplift.
PhSEician's Meeting
d.. J. J. France, Of Portsmouth, Va,
conducted IN intsrssting round table,