The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-09-28

len O'Clock was the hour stated for
service but delay of one hour was
occasioned by the lateness of the train
! bringing the Judge from Institute
"here he spent the afternoon All
was in readiness on his arrival and
on a signal from the toastmaster
twenty-seven took their seats at the
I-Shape banquet table, where the fol-
lowing menu was served:
For the man that is well fed,
Sirs, can do no ILL.,"
Limestone Oyster Cocktail
Cream Of Tomato
OllVes Pickles
Chicken A La Maryland
| Green Peas Potato ChiDs
Meet and Chandon
Tomato Salad
Neapolitan Ice Cream
Cigars Cigarettes
Red White and Blue
The table cleared, POSTMASTER Mr..
Phil Waters read the quotation head
ing the program of toasts:
Whoever rises up to speak
lis we'll to hear him through and
not
Break in upon his speech,
Else is the most expert confounded >"
y arfYtN
After which he called on DR.. r. l..
Jones to respond to the toast: West
Virginia Negroes in the Professions.
Dr. Jones paid high tribute to the
several examining boards of the State
Tor their fairness toward Negro ap-
pllcants, whose showing, he said, in
examinations have been most credit
able. AS physicians, dentists, pharm-
aclsts, lawyers, teachers and preach
ers and in other professions, Negroes
are doing we'll in West Virginia thinks
| the doctor and he stated that
the race has every reason to feel proud
OF the work they are doing.
Political Independence AdvoCa ted.
MIR. John s. Noel having been de-
tanned at Montgomery by the illness
Of relative, "The Negro in Politics.
was not discussed, except along the
lines OF his Independence in Politics"
which was very ably handled by Mr..
A. A. DeEIonney, the local Negro
Democratic leader. Mr.. DeIIonney
spoke at some length on political con-
dltlOns throughout the nation and
advanced several reasons why he
thought the race had made a mistake
In limiting it's allegiance as a mass
to one party. He advocated indie
pendence, particularly in local affairs,
as being the best and only method by
which political recognition would
come to the Negro, and credited to the
efforts of the Negroes who had cast
their lot with the Democrats the sew
eral appointments which the Repub-
llcans have made. Mr.. DeHonney's
sallies received uproarous applause
and though all did not agree with
his conclusions they none the less en-
Joyed their presentation.
The Business Negro" received
some hard jabs from Mr.. Chas. E. Nit
chell, Business Manager Of the West
virginia COlOred Institute. prone
ness to exageration is one of the
greatest failings Of the Negro en-
gagged IN business, said Mr.. Mitchell.
You would understand what | mean
II you had ever attended a gathering
OF TIE business men Of the race. There
, 1t is common thing to hear q speak
. er estimate his annual business al
| SZo,COO whose rating can not be found
IN Bradstreets' or Duni's with the
s Lick observatory telescope. What w
most need in our business affairs is
accuracy, prOmptness and cleann
, ness. And then we need the suppor
y OF the race, for no business can sue
o ceed unless those far whom it is es
! tablsheh support it." Mr.. Mitchell
. received the close 2.ttcntion of hi
Y auditors throughout his talk whicl
was delivered in diapassionate tone
put was nevertheless. telling.
West Virginia Landed.
[ Mr. Sherman II. Ctuss, head Of tn
: Normal department ,of the West Vir
y gina Colorcd Institu te, very eloquent
= ly set forth West Y rginias attitud
e toward its Negro N3itizens who ar
s DESTROYS Of an edit cation. He CAV
s figures showing hoW much IS apron
= rated annually for the support Of tn
It state institutions at Institute, Blue
l. hcId, Huntington and Harper's Fcrr
II and held that We st Virginia is dom
q more for the cdr cation Of it's Negr
n cltlzens than any other Of the horde
or Sn,ttJ