The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-08-31
NATIONAL NEGRO BUSINESS
LEAGUE


NATIONAL NEGRO BUSINESS
LEAGUE
Just Held in Chicago the Best in Its
History.
The thirteenth annual session of the
National Negro Business League,
which met in Chicago last week, was
not in anyway "hoodooed" by it's be-
ing the thirteenth, but on the con-
trary was the best ever. Practically
every state in the Union was repre-
sented, there being nearly 500 men,
bers registered, II of whom paid for
life memberships at $25 each.
The sessions were held in Institu-
tional church, where, under the direc-
ton of it's pastor, DR.. A. J. Carey,
everything possible was done to make
the members and visitors comfortable
and happy. s
The opening address was made by
DR.. Geo. G. Hall and cordial welcome
was extended by S. Laing Williams,
Esq, was responded to- by Prof. Harry
T. Pratt, of Baltimore.
The program, which was prepared
by Corresponding Secretary Emmett
J. Scott, was most excellent and en-
braced all the live topics
The annual address of President
Booker T. Washington, whose theme
was There's Tide in the Affairs of
Men Which, Taken at Its Flood, Leads
on to Fortune" was probably the best
of the many good ones he has given ut
terance to in the last decade.
Mr.. Julius Rosenwald, the great phil
anthropist, was the special guest of
the League and spoke on Thursday
evening, and he said something, too.
He said: 1T pays to be honest -
Other notable addresses by valuable
men were made by Bishop I. B. Scott,
Isaiah T. Montgomery, Maj. John R.
Lynch, DR.. M. G. B. Mason, Prof. R. T..
Greener and others.
DR.. Booker T. Washington, for the
thirteenth time, was selected for presi-
dent by reclamation. The other Off
GERS elected are:
First vice president, Charles Banks,
Mississippi; second vice president, J..
e. Bush, Arkansas; third vice presi-
dent, DR.. S. G.. Gilbert, Delaware;
fourth vice president, Harry T. Pratt,
Maryland; fifth vice president, John
M. Wright, Kansas; corresponding Sec
rotary, Emmett j. Scott, Tuskegee In
stitute, Alabama; treasurer, Charles
H. Anderson, Florida; registrar, F. H.
Gilbert, New York; assistant regis
trar, R. c. Houston, Texas; transporta-
ton agent, DR.. A. B. Jackson, Pennsyl-
vania; official stenographer, w. H. Da-
Wis, Washington, D. c., and compiler,
S. Laing Williams, Illinois. Members
| of the executive committee: ]. G.. Ma
| pier, Nashville, Tenn, chairman; DR..
S. E. Courtney, Massachusetts; w. T.
Andrews, South 'Carolina; DR.. Sumner
A. Furiiss, Indiana; J. B. Bell, Texas;
M. M. Lewey, Florida; j. G. Jackson,
Kentucky; Rev. r. E. Jones, Louisi-
! ana; Walter P. Hall, PENNSYLVANIA;
Scloplo A. Jones, Arkansas; T. H.
Haynes, Tennessee; DR.. G.. G. Hall,
illinois; T. J. Elliott, Oklahoma, and
w. G. Gordon, Missouri
The affiliated bodies held interesting
meetings and elected officers as fol-
lows:
National Association of Funeral
! Dlrectors-President, G.. w. Frank
I'm, Tennessee; vice presidents, J. B.
| cooper, Kentucky, and Mrs. Sarah
Johnson, Illinois; secretary, J. N. Shell
I ton, Indiana; treasurer, Mrs. Daisy M.
Saffell, Kentucky.
National Negro Press Association
President, R. w. Thompson Washing
ton, D. c.; vice president, Joseph l..
Jones, Ohio; corresponding secretary,
Henry Allen Boyd, Tennessee; record
| S6crQfQrU C11,oor
Minnesota; treasurer, John L. Thomp-
son, iowa; chairman of the executive
committee, N. B. Dodson, New York
| City. A member of the executive COM
mlttee from each state was provided
for. ="
Josiah T. Settle, Esq, of Memphis,
! Tenn, was reelected president Of the
| National Bar Association, and deliver
ed an able address on the relation of
| the lawyer to the business interest Of
the race.
National Association of Negro Bank
ers-President, w. R. Pettiford, Ala
| bama; vice presidents, w. w. Cox, Mis-
sissippi, and Rev. E. M. Griggs, Texas;
| recording secretary, S.. S. Brown, Ten
nessee; corresponding secretary, c. N.
Langston, Tennessee; treasurer, T. H.
Haynes, Tennessee.
Numerous social functions were
given during the week, the more nota-
BILE of which weer the banquet at the
Palmer House, rendered to the Bank
ers' Association by W. D. Neighbors,
cashier of the American Bank Of Chi
cage. the reception given by Miss Geo.
G. Hall in honor of Mrs. Booker T..
Washington, and the big reception and
promenade given at Seventh Regiment
Armory, where DR.. Booker T. Wash
ington and Mrs. Geo. c.. Hall led the
grand march.
The whole week was great in every
way and the people of Chicago did
themselves proud in the manner in
which they cared for the League and
the visitors.