The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-01-19
NASHVILLE NEGROES DECIBE
ONE DOLLAR PLATE SUFFI-
CLIENT FOR BANQUET. IE'.
Public Announcement
Sets forth plans for feed for Napier
i'll which the .'peepuI' will be al
lowed to participate ON payment
OF one plunk.-'Dicty'' element
OVcrTuled. ~ -..

Chattanooga, Tenn, January 16.. {.
The people of Nashville have brought
tthe Napier Banquet to earth at last.
1.-The onslaught upon the pocket books
Of 'the faithful and foolish sug-
! gested by H. A. Boyd was "a failure.
1t was more than that It was harm
ful because it dampened the enthusi-
asm Of many friends OF the Napiers
who would have been easily inter
ested in such an affair. The Five
Dollar plan Of the "few" gave the
impression that the banquet on such.
scalo would be kind Of worthless
4Hx+aFs1-inStead- sensible and re-
spectacle tribute to worthy citi-
zen. Furthermore, many thought
the use Of young Langstons name as
| Treasurer was poor, FORM, and might
embarrass the Napiers to whom he
is Helated. The more thoughtful of
the Influential men OF the city came
together and after some discussion
decided to call the citizens together
and have the details Of the banquet
worked out in an Orderly and intel
ligent manner This was done. The
result is that the prospects Of g.
nice affair. are more encouraging.
The Committee of FIFTY is composed
( of the most influential men in Nash,
Ythlalsea Thasir a oeenRahtQng f0EYYsr, ,fall
phases of activity, In the Church,
School, professional business and I'M
RI t,-;o1
They ought to be able to uproot the
prejudice created by the first
"Dickty Plans and proclamation
sent abroad. It is expected that they
will succeed and make a great occa-
sion Of the affair. They have gone
as the following public announce
ment will show: :
Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 81, 1910
The citizens Of Nashville are proud
of the distinguished honor conferred
upon Hon. J. Co. Napier in his selec-
| ton by President Taft for the posi-
tior OF Register of the Treasury,
the highest conferred upon any mem
Der Of our race. It was decided at
the Mass Meeting held atthe
Fifst-Baptist- Church -that-a Com
mittee Of Fifty Of our representative
citizens would Arrange a popular
banquet to Mr.. and Mrs. Napier be-
fore their departure to the National
Capitol 1t is the idea to make the
occasion cosmopolitan and demo-
cratic. The distinguished citizen
and the occasion demands that the
people, the citizenship-and not the
selected few participate. At the
committee held Thursday night Dec
20, it was unanimously agreed that
every worthy citizen be invited to
participate:
That it shall be at the popular
price of t$t.00) One Dollau per per-
son per plate. This is in the reach
of all and it will pay for menu, hall
rent, music and decorations: in fact,
all the expense.
There is to be no free list Every
participant is to pay 800. All are
| equal. Equal in pay and in partici-
patton Of arrangements in every re-
spect
You and youu friends are asked to
participate. The following finance
icommittee was, appointed to receive
the money, which you will pay to any
Of them at once. Within a few days,
all who have paid will be called to-
gether to make the arrangements
That Is to say, there will be no cut
and dried arrangements by q few
at the peoples expense. Each per-
son who pays the dollar will be call
ed in meeting where each will be
equal in the choice Of place, time,
making out progHam and decldins
on what shall be done and by whom
| 1t shall be done. The committee has
been careful not to make out ans
program to elect any officers but only
TO invite those who wish to partici-
pate and when they have been given
q chance to pay, then to have All
equal voice in all arrangements.
1T Is an earnest desire to make the
occasion the most democratic and
cosmopolitan in the history Of Nash
vile and We ask Won and your friends
cooperation with the assurance that
you shall have equal representation
for equal taxation, p a...-n.. ..