The Washington bee., 1911-06-24
What the Business Men VIII
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NATIONAL NEGRO BUSINESS
LEAGUE.
Twelfth Annual Meeting to be Held
in Little Rock, Ark, Wednesday
Thursday and Friday, August 16, II

Twelfth Annual Meeting to be Held
in Little Rock, Ark, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, August 16, II
and IS, 1911.
For the meetings of the National
Educational Association, TO be held in
San Francisco in July, information has
been furnished as to how arrange
ments should be made for Pullman or
tourist car parties. The same infOr-
nation, with variations, may be of in
terest and value to the members of
the National Negro Business League
Experience has shown that attend
anCe at meetings may be largely in
creased by organizing Pullman or
tourist car parties or special trains
Already a number of special Pullman
or tourist car parties for the National
Negro Business League meeting to be
held at Little Rock, Ark, August 10.
II and IS are being organized through
out the country. All that is needed
IS for some one to take the initiative
The following suggestions are offered
for the consideration of members Of
State and local Negro Business
Leagues and others interested:
/ Carefully canvass the matter in
your own city or State. Formulate
your plan of action, then select active
workers in each important center to
carry out the plan. In all cases make
the special Pullman or tourist car
party a personally conducted affair.
,. Select the most attractive route
for the going trip to Little Rock to
arouse interest among the delegates.
Start early enough to permit stop
overs at points of interest en- route.
The one in charge of the party should
make a careful study of points OF IN
terest, etc, that he may in his CORE
spondenCe, advertising and on the trip
speak with authority.
3. Get the active cooperation OF all
the railroads and especially OF the IN
itial line in your State. When you
have decided upon the route you favor,
write Cor better see personality the
general passenger agent of that par
ticular railway. Tell him you will un-
dertake the work of securing a spe-
cial car party to the Little Rock meet
ing, if you have positive assurance OF
his active cooperation on the follow
ing lines:
(a) The railroad to furnish full in
formation to all prospective members
of the parties, giving data covering
itinerary and points OF interest en-
route TO Little Rock.
(b) The railroad to circulate this IN
formation and itinerary with your CO.
operation among the members OF your
local or State league
(c) The railroad to advertise the
special Pullman or tourist car party
in all the Negro newspapers OF the
State
Id The railroad to send instruc-
tions TO its agents throughout your
State to carry out the active canvass
for members for the party, with your
cooperation.
4. Secure headquarters for your
party in Little Rock, through w. M.
Alexander, chairman Committee on
Homes. 5o415 w 9th Street, Little
Rock, Ark.
Persons intending to organize such
tourist car parties are urged to keep
the corresponding secretary, Emmet J..
Scott. Tuskegee Institute, Alabama
in close touch with their plans, so
that he may bring parties in the same
territory together. Attention to this
request will be cordially appreciated.
1t will facilitate the whole movement.
Yours very truly,
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON,
President
Tuskegee Institute, Ala, June II. 1911.