The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-02-14
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Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. 1.-The
meeting was called order by r. w.
Thompson, of Washington, d. G,
President of the National Negro Press
Association, acting for Mr.. N. b. Dob
son, of Brooklyn, N. Y, Chairman Oh
the Executive Committee, whose tele-
gram was read, stating, that he would
not arrive till p. m. Prayer was Of
fered by Rev. H. Y, ATnett, ID. D.,
pastor of Bethel A. NJ. e. Church,
Philadelphia. President Thompson
then stated the object Of the meeting,
which he termed an Executive Com
mittee meeting and mid-winter see-
sion of the Association proper. He
announced that the meeting was IA
vored with the presefce Of some OF
the most distinguished newspaper,
professional and public men, together
with prelates and dignitaries to De
found in the race. Among those VINO
we're introduced and spoke were the
following: Bishop B. T. Tanned, B. D.,
of the A. M, &. Church, who spoke On
1.-THE Negro Editors Ideal;" T. ThoH.
Fortune, of Lawreneeville, N. j., 0R
"My Thirty-five Years Experience IN
Journalism" Hon. H. W. Pass, Mem
Der of the Legislature and General Az
sembly of Pennsylvania and Director
of the Emancipation Proclamatfon
Celebration Exposition, 10 be held IN
1913. on Political Phases Of the
Newspaper" Attorney e. ]. Warning,
practitioner at the bar in Phi@-
'delphia and the state of Pennsylvania,
one of the old guards in the jouraE
istic arena, on "The Press and the
Bar" Mr.. A. P. Caldwell, represent
ing the Philadelphia North Ameri-
can; Rev. DR.. Jackson, a pastor in
Philadelphia Rev. J. S. Johnson, D..
D., pastor First Baptist Church, Phi
ladelphia, also spoke. Rev. W. A.
Credit, D. D., President of the Down
igtown Industrial School and pastor
Of the Cherry Street Memorial
Church, spoke on "The Press as a RAJ
cial Uplift." Prof. R. R. Wright, A.
M. Phi. D., Editor Of the Christian
= Recorder, the official organ of the A.
M. e. Connection, the oldest newspar
: per published in the United States by
| Negroes, was heard at length as an
Executive member from Pennsylvania
and as chairman of the Committee
= on Arrangement for the entertain
ment of the Executive Committee
/ Prof. Wright made some apologies
! for the failure of some Of his cherish
: ed plans, asking the members to at
r tribute these failures to his lack OF
e social knowledge rather than lack OF
? interest. The committee thanked
; Prof Wright for the preparations
: made and especially for the spacious
) and palatial as well as comfortable
r place of meeting selected. In concm-
/ sion Prof. Wright made a motion that
q Rev. w. A. Credit, d. D., be selected
. as chairman of the Social COMMITTEES
|. for the August meeting, but after
/. discussion this motion was with
drawn, when it was shown that thin
would in a measure usurp the an
|. thority of the Committee on Enter
tainment of the Business League. DR.
Berry, Of Mercer Hospital, and DR.
MARCEL, of the Douglas Hospital
= made inspiring remarks.
While these addresses were being
made Chairman N. B. Dodson made
his appearance. He was introduced
by Mr.. Thmpson and received with
much applause from, the newspaper
men and the visitors present. HI
Immediately dispensed with prelimi
naries and opened the meeting fol
= business.
: First, an invitation was extended
for newspaper men to become mem
e bers of the Press Association ant
= for members Of the Executive Com
l. mittee to qualify, that they nigh
o have voice in the proceedings. Tn,
3 opportunity to qualify was taken by tn
/ following: James W. Poe, The Re
q former (Richmond, Va.); G. Gran
a Williams, City Editor Philadelphit
l. Tribune; Fred R. Moore, Busises
y Manager OF the New York Age
u ]. H. Anderson, Editor Am
= sterdam News (reported by N. E
a Dodson) H. c. Haynes, Haynes Advel
!, = tising Agency, New York Creporte,
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