Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-02-03
Freedom Of the Negro
National Negro business Lesgae
Makes Recommendations for Prop
81 celebratlon- Next Meeting o.
League to be Held At Little Rock'
Arkansas, August - and IS, 1911

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Tuskeree, Institute, Alabama, Jan.
2l.--The Executive Committee OF the
National Negro Business League nelo
liz midwinter session at Tuskegee lnstl-
tute. Alabama, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday Jan. 10th, 18th and 18th.
The members Of the Committee are:
j g. Napier, Chairman, Nashville
4 Tenn; y. E. Bush, Little Rock. ARR;
S. e. Courtney, M. D. Boston, Mass;
s. "A. Furniss. NJ. D., indianapolis, Ina. J
W. 3. TAYLOR, Richmond, Va; F. D.
patterson, Greenfield, Ohio; W. !. An
A. ews. Sumter, S. c. J. B. Bell, Hous-
tom. Texas; J. c Thomas, New YORK
CITY: j. C. jackson, Lexington, KY;
M. M. Lewey, Pensacola. Fla; Robert
G, Owens, Los Angeles, Cal n =.
Jones, New Orleans, La.
Elk Offlcio: Booker 7. Washing ton
President, Tuskogee Institute, ana.
Chas. Banks. vice.President, Mound
Bayou. Miss. Emmett J. Scott CORES
bonding Secretary, Tuskogee Institute
Ala Gilbert C. Harris, Treasurer, Dos.
ton, Mass. -,
NATIONAL ANNIVERSARY CELE'
BRATION.
i. In view of the fact that the Con
oress Of the United States has thus la
failed to make provision as suggested
( hv President Taft in his massage x
Congress, for proper celebration OF tn
f,ftieth anniversary Of the emancipa
tion Of the Negro in the United states
In view Of the further fact thatshouh
Congress now make m appropriation
We fear the time would be too short .
enable US to carry out celebration II
the form as first planned.
Therefore we, the Executive Commit
tee Of the National Business Leagu
advise that the race should not aWa'
the expected action Of Congress-, an
suggest instead Of the large central ex
position as first planned. that the cele
hration should make the following form
2. That the third week in October
1918. be set aside for the celebration
and be known as Fiftieth Anniversar
week.
Z. That inste ad of q Central EXposl
ton. the Schools, Churches and all othe
Societies and Organizations in eac
communities unite and cooperate TO
s3 the purpose Of holding local celebra
bration; this celebration to take tn
form Of an exposition Of the progress
in commercial. professional. moral, n
tellectual and religious directions mad
by the race in that community.
i. We suggest that where it is pos
sible these expositions be held in cor
,,ection with existing county or stat
fair organizations; it will not be neces
sary to change the regular date 10
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 expeno
ed under the control Of the governor, j
proportion to the number of colore
people residing in the different common
wealths
9. Webelieve that the plans here out
lined have several advantages over tn
plans previously proposed: (a) First,
makes it possible to put the whole rae
to work in planning and preparing TO
the exposition and celebration suggest
ed. (b) It will enable more people t
Y 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 urg
& that our people begin now to plan ant
that this be made at once a means AM
an occusion for calling attention OF tn
world to the immense progress the Ne
gro race in America has made during
fifty years Of freedom.
. tits the earnest hope and desire Q
the Executive Committee of the Ma
tional Negro Business League that tn
above suggestions shall be read befor
the various churches, lodges and othe
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 hom'
last T,,oodoy 5.Ss