The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-08-30
mr.. R0SENWALD
ADDRESSES LEAGUE
Negroes In Chicago List
en- TO Merchant Prince
Many Notable Addresses - Inspiring
Musical Features-Dr. Washing
ton EIected-AffiIiated Bod
jes Meet Underta<ers-
Press Association-Bank-
ers Gain signifl-
cant Point.

Chicago, Ill, August 19.-( Especial
The Leagues special guest of the
series was Mr.. julius Rosenwald
the renowned merchant prince and
philanthropist, member of the firm
Of Sears, Roebuck G. Co, who has be-
come famous the world over because
Of his open-handed generosity of lib
eral gifts to the building funds of the
colored Y NJ c. Association of the
country He spoke on THURSDAY eve
ming.
Mr.. Rosenwald took an optimistic
view Of the future of the Negro peo-
pie and found infinite satisfaction in
the study of the progress or the col
ored people from slavery to intellect
ual and economic success, rising in
forty-nine years from absolute pow
ty to the possession of millions of
dollars in property and presenting a
population of ten millions, 6S per
cent. of whom can read and write
a development that reads like a Ro-
nance. Mr. Rosenwald's plan, busi-
ness-like talk brought down the
house, and his lessons of life, point
ing out that only through honest,
straightforward methods and rigid
habits Of punctuality, loyalty to en-
ployer and fidelity to patrons. can
a permanent business or other career
be built up, was received with enthu-
siastie approval.
1t pays to be honest" declared
Rosenwald. Give an honest dollars
worth of service for every dollar re-
ceived and your success is assured.
Be of service to someone else--give
yourself for the good of mankind
and you will be happy Determine
ton, hard work, keeping everlast-
ingly at it-these bring realization
to what seems a dream. Victory will
come to the Negro, as it comes to
every other people, through the
struggles well fought Out-bringing
triumph as the legitimate outcome OF
well-directed influence and sterling
worth. The Negro is growing strong
er because he has learned the lesson
that color counts for little if merit
is behind the man, The world lit
tie cares who does it's work, but it
wants that work done in the very
best way"
He lauded the work DR.. Washing
ton is doing at Tuskegee Institute
and hailed him as a true leader of
great people.
Hundreds Of miniature American
flags were waved by the audience as
Mr. Rosenwald was introduces to
speak and the demonstration was re.
peated at the close of his helpful ad-
dress
Many Notable Addresses.
Among the many notable address
es delivered before the convention
were those delivered by Bishop |. B.
Scott of the M. e. Church, who told
of the splendid opportunities for in
vestment of our people in Siberia and
Western Africa; Isaiah T, Montgom-
cry, describing the founding of the
Negro town, Mound Bayou; Major
John r. Lynch, of the United States
Army; Rev M. c. b. Mason, of the
Freedmen's Bureau of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, and Prof r. T.
Greener, former consul to Vladivos-
tok, Russia.
Inspiring Musical Features.
An inspiring feature of the "Rosen-
valid evening" was the musical Sc
ectiOns rendered by the Williams
Jubilee Singers, who have entertain
I'd royalty on several continents.
Led by Mr. Charles p. Williams,
hese six singers rendered "Sewanee
river" and kindred folk-songs in a
manner that delighted the immense
audience and evoked the warmest ap-
rOval Of Mr. Rosenwald and his
arty Others who assisted advan-
ageously in the musical diversions
+ the Business League week were
FRS Martha Braadus Anderson, So
rano solOiSt, par excellence; Miss
Il. Clair White, a finished violinist,
ccompanied by Mr.. Alexander C.
ayor; "TusBegee Club" of CHICAGO,
lade up of graduates of Tuskegee
the Ladies Band of Chi
ago. and Nine. Anita PatG Brown,
yled the Bronze Tetrazzni, who
as just retdrned tr)m a tr,ImpLal
ur Of Jamaica Qll the Central
merican states
Next Meeting at Philadelphia.
Endorsing he action of the EXrcu-
We Committee It inc .eaeur the {
.Nt meeting lf +1e organization !
.Nt meetag of the organization 7
I'll be held in Philadelphia in Au-
lst of 1918, where win also be cele-
a,od the fftieth anniversary OF +
g emancipation of the American A
'grO Already Pennsylvania has
propriatad $2Q.0o0 to assist the
ce in making this Observance
ccess and the neighboring state of O.
'w Jersey is experimenting the Il
nd with a similar amount. h
The report OF the committee on n
solutions through r. L. Smith. of "
xas, declaring for higher race