The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-05-16

of September the greatest array Of
Negro talent that has ever been
brought together at any time in any
one place.
Important Conferences to Be Held.
In connection with the exposition
there will be a series Of conferences.
q sociological conference under the
leadership of Rev. Matthew Anderson.
founder and principal Of the Berean
manual training school. There will be
a conference of the medical men, un.
der the leadership Of a very compe-
tent committee, Of which DR.. r.
Wellesley Bailey is chairman; an in
terdenominational religious conference.
which will bring together all the re-
ligious denominations to which the
Negro belongs, under the leadership Of
an interdenominational religious COM
mittee, Of which Bishop L. ]. Coppin
is chairman.
Last August a special representative
Of the commission. DR.. A. B. Jackson,
who Is president Of the Negro Business
league Of Philadelphia. went to the
Chicago meeting Of the National Negro
Business Mems league and secured the
acceptance Of the invitation to hold
the 1913 session in the City Of Brother
ly Love in connection with the emanci-
patton exposition celebration. This
will be great feature
A short time ago the Hon. Richard
A. Cooper. member Of the common
council Of the city Of Philadelphia and
also chief clerk of the emancipation
proclamation commission. introduced
and had passed by the Philadelphia
councils an appropriation Of $4,000 for
the interest of the National Negro Busi-
ness Mems league. which will meet
during the exposition in the Exposition
building
The governor of each state has been
asked to appoint commission Of men.
who will take special part on the
program in the great race conference
which will be held ut this time.
President Woodrow Wilson while
governor Of New Jersey appointed
commission. and the New Jersey legls-
lature appropriated $4,000 to aid us in
making the Philadelphia exposition
success, and measures are now being
taken by which we hope to have every
other state make n similar appropria-
hon.
| Great Enthusiasm, Shown.
The commission Is composed Of men,
bers Of the Pennsylvania legislature as
follows: Senator William e. Grow.
Uniontown, Pa. chairman; Hon. Henry
A. Clark, Erie. Pa; Hon. George E.
Alter. Springdnle. Pa: Hon. Clarence
Wolf, Philadelphia: Hon. William w.
Ulerich. Latrobe. Pa; Hon. Milton w.
Shreve, Erie. Pa. and Hon. Harry w.
Bass, Philadelphia. secretary.
The management Of the exposition Is
in charge of the local executive COM
mittee, composed Of some Of the best
representative men Of the race. They
are as follows: Harry w. Bass, chair
man: Bishops ]. 8. Caldwell, L. J. Cop
pin, George l.. Blackwell, Evans Ty-
rec, Rev. Fl. Fl. Cooper. J. G. Beckett,
@. O. Scott, F. T. M. Webster, Matthew
Anderson, e. w. Johnson, @. A. Tind-
ley, w. A. Credit, @. @. Dunlap, G. w.
Gofr, J. w. Lee. II. r. Wright, Jr., Fl.
Y Arnett, A II. Robinson. G. II. Dwelle.
Hon. K. A. Cooper, Hon. J. O. Asbury.
Drs. William NJ. Slowe. Fl. M. Minton.
Hon. Maurice Randolph. Messrs. N. T.
Vealor. p. l.. Blackwell and w. Fl.
Marshall.
Great enthusiasm exists all over the
city Of Philadelphia and state Of Penn
sylvania for the success of this great
movement.
The management is now turning its
attention to the outside forces in other
states.