The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-09-05

The stately figure Of Editor w. r.
Andrews, of the Sumte: IS. c. De-
fender, was observable everywhere
anything, of interest was going Ca
Did everybody go to Jack Jonmson's
Cafe de Champion?" Well, we ra1n-
er guess so. The champions famous
"goldlm smile" was constantly In ev-
ldence, and he graciously permitted
the muEitudes to grasp the hand that
brought home the bacon"
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Registrar F. II. Gilbert and his
faithful assistant, X. c. Houston. OF
Fort Worth, Texas, performed their
duties well, at the sacrifice of se.itlg
all of the good things of the colven-
tion's session. Nearly five hundred
paid registrations were recorded and
scvem' cen parsons took out life mem
bcrships at $25 each
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Mrs. j. c. Napier, wife of the gen.
ial Registrar of the Treasury, was the
cynosure Of all eyes. Not only was
She pointed out as the "bstter half"
of the races best-known figure i'm the
| life of today, but she was DELIGHTFUL
remembered as the daughter Of Former
| Congressman i ohm Mercer. I-angston.
who made the =: phenomenal journey
from a Virginia plantation to The halls
Of Congress. :.
No one rose to.aa point OF ORDER,
This. Is the Leagues thirteenth an
nual session, but the proud record is
sill unbrokcn.
Aspiring for Office is an unknown
practice in the Bus mess League. A
&c" changes We're made lin the official
stan, but they were made by the or
gmiZation at the suggestion of the
executive committee, and without So
licitatlon on the part of the beneficiar
les thereof. This is a it should be
| 1T was Veritable family reunion.
a "loyefcst" for old friends, Every
body from everywhere was there.
The eloquent Roscoe Copkling s re
mons looked I'm but was too busy to
give the palpitating public taste of
his burning oratory. .,
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! The responses to DR.. Halls adj
dress of welcome by Prof Harry n,
Pratt, of the Baltimore Public Schools.
was gem OF felicitoiis EXPRESSION. Il
hit the mark, precisely and he WAS
the recipient Of hearty congratula-
tons through out the->.week. Mr.. Pratt
IS the principal owner Of the Ba1;i
more Times. is business man with
large holdings there, and was fitt:ng-
~ rc-lhected a vice. president Of t,e
National League T.
| The wonderful operations Of J. Alex
ander Mackenzie as general engineer
Tor the United Fruit Company, evoked
! open-moWthsd surprise. One of his
notable exploits was the building Of a
bridge one1eleventh Of a mile long.
| with dWenty-one steel piers He is
| the only Negro in the world holding
| posluror Of this kind and he indica-
| 'td that he knew his little book"
o'H'ng from Jamaica, British West
| lnd'cs. Mr.. Mackenzies presence gave
the meeting an International aspect
| watt Terry, a wealthy real-estate
operator at Brockton, Mass. made the
audience gasp Wnen he told them how
| he had risen in seven years from an
humble workman in a shoe factory at
| small wage to The possession of a
tune estimHI ut 100000, owning
Z2Z separate pieces of property, and
enjoying monthly income Of about
$HooV per month. A rigid examina-
| tlon by inquisitorS and by the cxecu-
1--WE committee Of the league, never
theless, proved that he had the goods
he claimed. Mr.. Terry's meteoric
career IS an cyo-Op mer TO The young
Negroes Of today who sit in idencsv
CHARMING they hay" no chance"
me manulacInr" OF hair prepara-
| tons mad big inning Mrs. J. p. IT,
Coleman, bright and energetic young
woman from Washington, d. G.. deliv-
red highly instructive address or
the methods Of hair growers, hair
ore Scrs and beautifers, and roundly
scored tho fakirs in the business and
hld no" spare the newspapers Of the
race th%t insuEcd their patrons by
carrying fake advertisements Of bogus