The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-09-05
Business league
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Tuskegee Institute, brought forward
an immense watermelon, rich, red and
luscious. weighing seventy-two pounds
:-'as much as fair-Sized boy. The
melon was of tremendous bulk, being
p inches long and 49, inches around
the largest part. 1t was raised ON
the farm at Tuskegee Institute by Mr..
Washington and was the largest of an
unusually large crop of melons this
season.
|. Charles Sewart, the Associated
Press man; was ca hand, as usual.
r. S. Abbott, of the Defender; Cary
B. Lewis, of the Indianapolis Free
man; w. D. Neighbors and A. N.
Fields, of the Chronicle; S. B. Turner,
of the Illinois Idea; M. T. Bailey and
Miss Josephine Polk, of the Richmond
Reformer; w. A. Aery, of the Hamp-
ton Student. and Julius F. Taylor, of
the Broad-Axe; were at their posts
constantly, and covered the local field
with praiseworthy thoroughness
The League may look for banner re-
ports this year, as the efforts of those
named will supplemented by the
personal service of the many newspa-
per men from all parts of the couu-
try.
DR.. r. E. Park, one of the nations
greatest scholars and writer's, was
there-all smiles. Divested of his
Edward VII. beard, he was at first
unrecognizabler but upon closer in
spection it was the unanimous YER
dict that his superb intellectually
shines forth with more freedom in
his present guise and that his clean
shaven countenance is an improve
ment. Some say DR.. Park bears a
striking resemblance to CharE5s D.
Hilles, chairman of the Republican
National Committee.
The. reception accorded Mr., julius
RosenWald was one that any king
might have envied.' The vast Institu-
tional Church was a sea of waving
American flags as b:.t entered for his
speech, and the ovation was repeated
with an emphasis at the close and as
he left the building. The episode
was the spontaneous expression Of the
gratitude of a. people toward a man
who has rendered unselfish service to
them and to all humanity. This is
the way benefactors Of Mr.. Rosen-
Wald'S caliber should be hCnored, when
they do big things for the race and
nation.
J. G. Groves, of Kansas, the "Pota-
to King" came in unannounced, but
soon got into the swim. He was busy
all session trying to, buy up all Of the
available potato land owned by the
delegates from Mississippi, Oklahoma,
Texas and oth:r productive states.
Mr.. Groves has become rich by doing
with all his might the thing he knows
best how to do. He allows others &C
run everything else whdle he just
raiSes-potatoes.
The street fair and carnival, pro,
moted by Banker Jesse BiDga, by ne
means rivaled the Business League'f
Convention. 1t was simply q side
show, serving as an extra added at
traction" to the big show in the mair
tent at 1925 Dearborn street.
The daily papers sent special re
porters and treated the convention II
gilt-edged style, giving it strong edito
rial endo1 sement az we'll az generous
news stories.
J.. w. Mcintyre Of Louisiana, wa
the wit Of the week, and contributes
many helpful remarks on How t
Make Farming Pay" as did also Mr.
Nelson, Of Arkansas; w. P. Crump, o
Arizona; J. D. Rouse, Of Oklahoma
Gid Hooper, Of Texas. and W. '
Smith, Of Kansas. They were a uni
| In DECLARING that the high cost Of ljy