The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-08-02
THE NATIONAL NEGRO BUSINESS
LEAGUE,

THE NATIONAL NEGRO BUSINESS
LEAGUE.
Presidents and Secretaries of State
Negro Business Leagues throughout
the United States, as well as Of
ficers of Local Negro Business
Leagues, are busily engaged arrang-
ing for special Pullman, Tourist or
chair car accommodations for dele
gates who plan to attend the Thir-
teenth annual meeting of the Nation
al Negro Business League to be held
in Chicago, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, August 21st, 22nd and
23rd, 1912.
1t has been found that the Passen-
ger Agents of the railroads are dis
posed to heartily cooperate in max
ing such arrangements for delegates.
The following recommendations are
made for the benefit of those who
have not already made plans for their
State or Local delegations: In all
cases make the special Pullman or
Tourist Car party a personally con-
Quoted affair. Select the most at
tractive route for the going trip to
Chicago to arouse interest among the
delegates. Start early enough to
permit stop-overs at points of inter
est en- route. The one in charge
of the party should make Il careful
study of points Of interest, etc, that
he may in his correspondence, ad-
vertising and on the trip speak with
authority.
Get the active cooperation of all
the railroads and especially of the
iniatia' line in your state. When you
have decided upon the route, write
Tor better, see personality The Gen
er&l Passenger Agent of that particu-
lar railway. Tell him you will under
take the work of securing a special
car party to the Chicago meeting,
if you have positive assurance of his
active cooperation on the lines: (a)
The railroad to furnish full informa-
ton to all prospective members Of
the parties. giving data covering itin-
erary and points of interest en- route
to Chicago. (b) The railroad to cir
culate this information and itinerary
with your cooperation among the
members of your local or State
League. (c) The railroad to adver-
tise the special Pullman or Tourist
Car party in all the Negro newspa-
per of the state. (d) The railroad to
send instructions to it's agents
throughout your state to carry out the
active canvass for members for party,
with your cooperation. Persons in
tending to organize such Pullman or
Tourist Car parties are urged to keep
the Corresponding Secretary, Emmett
j. Scott, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama,
in close touch with their plans, so
that he may assist in bringing par
ties in the same territory together.
Attention to this request will be cor
daily appreciated. 1t will facilitate
the whole movement.
Delegates intending to be present
should send early notice of such in
tention to S. j. Evans, Chairman,
Committee on Homes, AIT East 42nd
Place, Chicago III. Mr.. Evans and his
committee will assign these various
delegations in accordance with such
instructions as may be sent them.
The Chicago Negro Business League
in planning for the social entertain
ment of the delegates has arranged
an Automobile Tour of the city, TAX
ing in the various points of interest,
the monster business houses, the
Board of Trade, etc.; also for Boat
Excursion on Lake Michigan in honor
of the delegates, and banquet at the
Seventh Regiment Armory on the last
evening of the Convention. In addi-
ton to these social features which
have been arranged for the entertain-
ment of the delegates entertainments
are also being arranged for at the va
rious clubs of the city; reception in
honor of the wives of the delegates
promises to be the event of the meet
ing.
The daily sessions of the League
will be held in the Pekin Theatre,
27th and State streets. The program
for the meeting will be issued from
the press not later than August LIST.
Instead of being closely confined to
stories of personal experiences" as
in other years, specialists have been
invited to speak on various subjects Of