Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-02-03

Freedom Of the Negro.
national Negro Bus'ness League
Makes Recommendations for Prop
- ce,e stioa-Next Meeting o.
League to BE- Held At Little Rock.
Arksus.s. August y and IS. 1911
% Tu.keree, Institute, Alabama, Jan
91-The Executive Committee OF the
National Negro Business League held
M midwinter session at Tuskegee lnstl-
tute Alabama, Tuesday, WEDNESDAY
and Thursday Jan. 10th, 18th and l2tn'
The members of the Committee are
j. c. Napier, Chairman, Nashville
Tenn. j. E. Bush, Little Rock. ARR;
6 = Courtney, M. D. Boston, Mass
81 a Furniss. M. D., indianapolis, ND
". u Taylor, Richmond, Va; +. "
patterson, Greenfield, Ohio; W. I. An
d. ews, Sumter, $. c. J. B. Bell Hous-
ton. Texas; j. c Thomas. New YORK
CITY: j. c. Jackson, Lexington, KY;
M. M. Lewey, Pensacola, Fla; Robert
C. Owens, Los Angeles, Cal \. Z.
Jones, New Orleans, La.
IN Officio: Booker T. Washington,
President, Tuskogee Institute, Ala. !;
chas Banks, Vice-President, Mound
Ravou. Miss, Emmett J. Scott. Cores
nondiug Secretary, Tuskogee Institute
Ala: Gilbert C. Harris, Treasurer, bos-
ton, Mass
NATIONAL ANNIVERSARY CELE-
BRATION.
i In view Of the fact that the Con-
ores. Of the United States has thus lar
failed to make provision as suggested
hv President Taft in his massage TO
Congress. for 4 proper celebration OF the
f;ftieth anniversary of the emanclpa-
don Of the Negro in the United States.
In view Of tie further fact thatshouid
Congress now make m appropriation
re fear the time would be too short 70
enable us to carry out . celebration IN
the form As first planned.
Therefore we. the Executive Commit
Zee Of the National Business League
advise that the race should not await
the expected action of Congress, and
suggest instead of the large central ex-
position rs first planned, that the cele-
brstion should make the following form
2 That the third week in October,
1919. be set aside for the celebration,
and be known as Fiftieth Anniversary
week.
s. That inste ad Of a Central Exposi
ton. the Schools, Churches and all othe1
Societies and Organizations in eacl
communities unite and cooperate TO
the purpose of holding local celebra
I bration; this celebration to take tn
form Of an exposition of the progress
in commercial, professional, moral, IN
tellectual and religious directions mad
by the race in that community.
/. We suggest that where it is pos
sible these expositions be held in cor
nection with existing county or stat
fir organizations; it will not be nece'
sary to change the regular date fo
holding such county or state fairs.
8. We suggest that, in case money
secured from Congress, it be appol
toned among the states, to be expend
ed under the control Of the governor, j
proportion to the number of colore
people residing in the different common
wealths
8. Webelieve that the plans here out
lined have several advantages over tn
plans previously proposed: (a) First, i
makes it possible to put the whole race
to work in planning and preparing to-
the exposition and celebration suggest
ed. (b) It will enable more people t.
see the progress the Negro has made
than would be possible if they had t.
travel many miles to some Central Elk
\ position.
10. In conclusion, we strongly urge
that our people begin now to plan ane
that this be made at once means ano
\ an occusion for calling attention Of ths
world to the immense progress the Ne
gro race in America has made during
fifty years Of freedom.
It's the earnest hope and desire o,
4 the Executive Committee Of the Ns'
tional Negro Business League that thu
above suggestions shall be read befor'
the 7arious churches, lodges and othel
organizations, to the end that the Fiji
tisth Anniversary Week of Freedom
shall he generally observed everywhere
BUXTON BRIEFS
Mrs. VIM. Thomas Of Danville, Ills
who has been visiting her parents Mr.
and Mrs. Wilson Brown, left for HON
last Tuesday.
Mr.. Wilson Brown suffered painful
accident by having his thumb broken i
Is Mine last week.
Rev. d. e. Butler left last Tuesda
for Chicago on business. Rev. j. B. Lu
cas- occupied his pulpit last Sunday
B While Rev Lucas is only a local preach
er, he delivered splendid sermon t
the morning congregation. He preach
ed at the evening hour also.
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