Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-08-05

The Negro Educational Congress,
which opens it's sessions in the Audit
orium in this city OF August IL. one
week from today. is easily the great
est meeting of the race ever held so
far west. 1t rivals in Importance
meetings held in the Missouri ana
Mississippi river valleys. II VIII De
composed OF some OF the best BRAIN
in the race and the wealth. culture
and refinement which they viii repre-
sent cannot but leave an impress on
This community. in addition to the up
lift IL will give to race progress every
where. Dispatches recently received
from Oklahoma give the full list OF
delegates, many OF whom are men long
Identified with the progress OF the
rnss, IN that sSAfa. MwyerS. preachers
and business men Then TOO therc
are some business women coming
women who conduct millinery and dry
goods stores that would be credit 10
Chicago or ST. Louis. From boIeF
there is coming n special representa-
tive. Boley. be 1t remembered, Is the
famous Negro town of Oklahoma.
A similar gratifying state OF affairs
prevails in Mississippi. The delega-
tion from that state is one huhdrea
strong. The Importance OF the con
state that in addition to the regular
delegation. specia! representatives are
being sent. Mound Bayou, the Negro
town and colony long exploited by
Booker T. Washington, heads the list
of special representatives. sending Dr.
A. A. Cosy. Dr. Cosy. who will come
by authority OF the town council, is
the chief grand mentor of the Inter
national Order of Twelve in that state
and n man of large business capacity
The Missouri delegation will pos
sibly be the largest. II will bring
some OF the brightest minds in the
state. From the indications In the
hands of the committee on local en-
tertainment. 1000 visitors to this city
and to the congress is conservative
estimate. The number may run dou-
bt.that.
THE work of the committee on en-
tertainment has not been generally
understood. Some persons have
grasped the idea that Denver was be-
ing called upon to entertain the dele
gates, making no charge for board or
lodging. This is erroneous. Fully ten
thousand dollars will be left in this
Sity by the visitors. spent for the ne
cessities of life. Besides that an i'm
mense amount will be spent in sight
seeing and the like. The committee
is in need of homes for all these peo-
ple. as hotel accommodation are not
i-open to them. Those persons who
7leave their addresses and other in
formation at headquarters will have
assigned to them as many persons as
they can accommodate.
The committee issued the following
y public statement. which bears out the
explanation above given.
Next Saturday, August II. there will
convene in Denver the National Negro
Educational Congress. This body will
have great aggregation OF educators,
lawyers, physicians, farmers, preach
ers. bankers and business men and
women OF every kind. They have
beer. invited to meet in Denver and
ard toming with the expectation OF a
royai reception by all the citizens,
white and colored.
This is the first time that a gather
ing of go many men and women OF
national reputation belonging to our
neople have come to our city. And OF
course It goes without saying that we
ourht to put forth every effort to make
their stay in our city pleasant and
nrofltable one. This cannot be done
hrnIess every one will take 1t upon
imself to help in the entertainment
X these visitors. The reputation OF
the colored citizens Of Denver 10 at
stake and the manner with which we
tske caro- OF them will reflect upon ~
( oreat credit or discredit.
We should make every sacrince to