The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-01
RACE CONFERENCE
NEGROES HOLD MOST INTEREST
ING MEETING IN THIS CITY.

Speeches Made by Prominent White
and Colored Speakers From This
State
The colored race conference that
has baen IN session in this city dur
ing the past week adjoucaed Thurs
lay night. after most enjoyable and
successful session. The conference
was largely attended and the e1-
penses Of the conference were all
easily raised during the session.
Richard Carroll. OF Columbia. PIE
sided over the conference and was
presented with a gold-headed walk
Ing stick BY the conference IN appre-
citation Of his services il working for
the be,te.ment OF the negro race.
The sessions were held az Trinity
Methodist church. Mount Pisgah
Baptist church and a; C!af!n CuiTer-
s:ty. No ices were charged FOR ad-v
mission. only collections being tax
en-. Addresses were deuyered during
the conference by Hon. MCGOWAN
Simpk!ns. member OF the legis'a-
ture: Col J. A. Banks. Dr.. ". Il.
Moses, DR.. R. P Wych. II. S. Muir
ply. Dr. W D. Caappcll. W. T. An
drews. Dr.. NJ ". Mouzon and re-
turned woman missionary from AZ
r!ca.
Among the white speakers who
we're absen, were Gov. Cole L. Blease
and Prof. Ira ". Williams. Booker
r. Wash!neion.s S wife Eas TO have ad-
dressed the conference but was ul-
able to attend.
Tuesday night. Hon. MCGOWAN
S!npk!ns. If Edgefeld. delivered an
excellent address before the confer
ence at Trinity Methodist church.
The speaker was introduced by Dr..
a. D. White and Mr.. Simpkins took
as his subject. Good Citizenship and
the Formation OF Character" Al
though he spoke for more than Al
! hour. still his speech was wei re-
ceired and was loudly app!auded
| throughout.
Rev. D. A. Christie made motion
at the close OF the address that ris-
ing vote OF thanks be extended MI.
Simpkins by the conference. This
motion was seconded by q ringing
speech By Dr.. W Il Moses The
audience arose and gave the Chsu-
,auGua saipte The waving Of 400
or 500 haadkerchiets presented an
Interesting scene.
The speech Thursday night by
Col. J. a. Banks. o. St. Matthews,
president OF the South Carolina State
Fair Association. was good one and
Gel. Banks won his audience. The
| difference adjourned Thursday night
after banque; at C!aaia University.
j Music was furnished by the Claiin
| band and orchestra.
On Tuesday morning of the con-
| ference very important meeting
OF the stockholders OF the Colored
Fair Association was held at Trinity
! Methodist cnu-ch. This meeting
was we'll attended and was called to
order by Richard Carroll. In the
beginning President Carroll, Of the
State Fai. Association. read his res
ignation and made few remarks
the-e1pon. Carroll then left the
chai. and during the election Of OF
acers. Dr.. W. D. Chappell presided.
The election OF officers was en-
tered into and the following were
nominated for the presidency: Dr..
". D. Chappell. OF Columbia: Dr..
u. D. Lee. OF Rock Hill: E. J. Saw
:er. Q: Benne;tsville: Or. J. II.
Goodwin. Dr.. W. D. Chappell and
Or. j. n Goodwin withdraw their
names and the election for the pre-
siIency resulted as follows: Saw
yer. 80: II. D. Lee. 19. The voting
was partaken OF only by sha-eho:d-
ers
The election OF SAWYER was made
| I.aN!NoSS DI '" -. SHdppSil N -
elected vice president; T. 4. VIII
:ia-ns. treasurer. and Dr. J. r. Good
Xia. superintendent The following
board O. directors was elected: J.
w Easley, e. D. White. N. /. Pat
! .e-soa. Dr.. VI. ,. Lee. G.. c. Williams.
v j. Frederick, j. E. Blanton.
Wednesday morning another meet
ag OF the stockholders OF the Fair
t Association was held q, Mt. Pisgsh
Baptist church on Green street. The
following additional! members were
elected 10 the executive committee:
Rev. c. r. Brown. w NJ King. Rev.
z. D. White. C. c. Williams L. ".
Hook. Rev. II. D. Lee. c. =. Gar
rett.
The following committees were
appointed:
Legislative appropr:ations-Rich-
ard Carroll. J. H. Goodwin. l. &.
Lowe-y. E. J. SAWYER
Fair Grour ds-M D. Lee. c. G.
Garrett. J. II Goodwin. L. a. Haw-
kins ". VI. King and E. J. Sawyer.
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