The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-29
PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL
NEGRO BUSINESS LEAGUE Bx y
ACCI4AMATTON. THIR- >%58
TEENTH TIME. ~:
Great Meeting
Chicago Filled With Immense Crowd
OF Thrifty and y Progresaive Ne;
groes. Next Meeting In PhiIa-;
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Chicago, August y

Slty. Ihe tht' annual session y
OF the Nation Business League
has been : \. .nier. attraction tf1 at55y
has draw SsS .e Vests greatest m,i-s$S
nicipality\ \ largest crowd OF thrifty
and progressive Negroes that it has
ever before had the good fortune to-
entertain. From practically /. every
state in the Union they came, ana the (
stories told by merchant, farmer, pro- 4
fessional man and industrial worker
have not only possessed q strong de-sF
gree Of human Interest,"" but they.
have been inspirational in their effect
upon their brethren and out OF them
will grow larger and far-reachimg re-S
suits In the varied activities Ia which
the Negro race is engaged. rs Z:
The central figure of the sessions, off
course. has been DR.: Booker r.. WASH
ington. ,App1auded to the echo at eve
ry appearance, his magnetic PERSONAL
ity and intensely practical utterances
set the pace for the great gathering.
All agree that the Chicago meeting of !,
most effective and really productiyeS
Of the series of commercial "experr
ience meetings" Of the race that had i
their beginning so auspiciously at Bos-ssI
ton twelve years ago. The compar rison
Of notes, showing the@rapid advansss
ment of the! Negro In the business
world since the formation OF the
League, proves it's best instincatIon
ffffooir continued existence and an s3 ms
Iereasingly enthusiastic support (. The
attendance year BY year Has grown.s
! both in point Of quality and quantity
and the registration oE 1912, was not
far from five hundred paid-up msia- 1
berships, seventeen Of which were lifes
memberships at $25, the high water
mark SO far in each record. n SIX. 9|E5@S
Sessions at Institutional Church.
The sessions were held day and
evening at the famous INSTITUTIONAL
Church, Dearborn street. near Thirty
ninth, and the spacious double audi
torium was packed by an eager
throng every time the doors were
opened to the public. A cordial wel-5
come was extended at all times by
the genial pastor, Rev. A. j J. Carey and
his capable corps of officers. 4 COM
mittee of ladies served luncheon each
day, and the ushers in charge of Mr.
Evans did their duty dn. fine fashion, 81,
The opening address was delivered
by DR.. George C. Hall, chairman OF
the local committee On arrangements.5
and a cordial welcome was extendsd
by Counsellor S. Laing Williams, as4l
sistant United States District attorney;
Of Chicago, A felicitious responses
was made by Prof. Harry T. Pratt
of the Baltimore public, schools, own
er OF the Baltimore Times. 81. .}S
i The program, prepared with unns4s
ual care by Corresponding Secretary
Emmett j. Scott. embraced every form
Of business and professional activity
in which the Negroes. OF the country
are engaged, and the speakers, With
out exception, represented the highest
type OF the men and women engaged
in the commercial work Of the nation
The printed program, which has had
wide circulation In the race press. ~
familiar to all, and study of It's per-
sonnsl and line of discussion will bear
out the staten ent just made. SssS' 4
The annual address, Of Or. Booker
r. Washington, draHA1 from the iHn-
mortal Bard of. Avon, There's q. tide
in the affairs Of men which taken at
j It's flood leads on to fortune" empha-
sized the necessity for the Negro to
take advantage Of hds manifold op-
portunities In the world Of labor, and
to do his share Of the worlds work,
= with guarantee of reaping his pro-
portionate share Of the rewards that
[ follow faithful service. AS he's been
Q said In all previous years, this was the
keynote of the entire session and eru-
a bodies in a nutshell the purposes and
policies of the National Negro BuSi4
s ness League. 1t was "the speech ol
DR.. Washington's career" ard estab,
e lished him anew as the verItable
= Moses Of his race" The address has
been printed In pamphlet form sad
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