The Denver star., 1913-04-26

thropist and a member of the Society
OF Friends. opened the discussion with
personal narrative Of land conditions
In the south. He was followed by John
Mitchell. the colored president of the
Mechanics bank Of Richmond. Va.
the Strongest financial institution in
that city, John Hope. president of the
Atlanta Baptist college. who talked of
the recent crisis in Georgia. and W.
Ashbie Hawkins, an attorney of Balt-
more.
The last three speakers made a pro-
found impression on the conference.
not only by their clear and careful ex-
positions of problems among the south
ern Negroes, but by their suggestions
for improved conditions. which they
proved were the result of deep and ma
ture study of subject which had been
brought home to them by actual ex-
perience throughout their lives and in
spite of their more elevated positions
over the bulk of those who are the suf-
ferers from oppression by southern
whites and to aid whom the national
association was primarily founded
pu 5ois and Haynes on Wages.
.1The Problem of Work and Wages"
was the subject of the evening session.
Bishop l.. ]. Coppin presided. DR.. w.
e. Du Bois. the able editor of the
Crisis. publication devoted to the
Advancement of the colored race. and
Dr. Haynes of Fisk university were
the speakers. DIR. Du Bois spoke of
the aims of the organization and of the
beneficial effects of its work up to the
present time.
he made an earnest plea for a
change in those social and economic
conditions which have made criminals
of many members of his race. assert
ing that Just as soon as these condi-
lions were improved there would be a
general Improvement throughout the
land
The final day of the conference was
taken up with three sessions The
morning session was taken up with
hearing reports Of the various
branches of the organization and with
planning work for the ensuing year.
At the afternoon session. over which
Moorefeld Storey presided. the New
Southern Attitude" was the topic of
discussion. The speakers were Mrs.
Beverly Munford. DR.. James 81. Dill
lard. F. d. Weatherford. Joseph c.
Manning and DIR. NJ. C. B. Mason.
CLOSING Session In Witherspoon Hall.
The closing session of the confer
ence and by far the most enthusiastic
was held in Witherspoon hall. Juniper
and Chestnut streets. More than loo
people attended to hear addresses by
United States Senator Moses E Clapp
of Minnesota and Justice Wendell
Phillips Stafford of the supreme court
Of the District of Columbia.
The honorary committee in charge
of arrangements for the conference
was composed of the following:
Mayor Rudolph Blankenburg. Miss
Lids Stokes Adams. Miss Frances
Bartholomew. Rev. Samuel T. Batten
Rabbi Henry Rerkowitz. Mrs. Edward
"" Biddie. Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper
Yeates Brinton. George Burnham. Jr.
Henry L. Davis. Paschali Goggins
ESQ.,: Rev Sydney Herbert Cox. DR.
Edwin Heyl Delk Rev. X. E. Evans
Judge James Gay Gordon. DR.. How
ard F. Hansell. Rev. T. W. lllman
Miss Mary II. InCham. Alba B. John
son, DIR. W w Keen, Rabbi Joseph
Krauskopf Rabbi Isaac Landman
Right Rev. Joseph May. Rabbi Ell
Mayer. E. B Morris. Rev George
Chalmers Richn,ond. j. c. Rosengar'
ten. Miss Florence l. Sanville. Repre-
sentative and Mrs Samuel B. Scott
Judge Mayer Sulzberger. Right Rev.
Floyd w Tomkins. DR.. James Tyson
samuel s. Fels. W B. Patterson. Roy
Wallace Smith. Herbert Welsh. S.
Burns Weston. Henry Wilbur and Rev.
Leon Eurtz Whitman