The Denver star., 1914-04-25
POTENT HUMAN
RIGHTS AGENCY
National Association Meets In
Baltimore, May 3
LOCAL WORKERS ARE ACTIVE

OI0cu9oIon AZ the Stxtn annual Con-
ference Of Influential Society Fer the
Advancement Of coIorsd People.
List Of Speakers.
BY CHARLES T. MAILMAN.
1t is doubtful If the National Associ-
alton For the Advancement Of Colored
People has ever offered a more bril-
liant program or a more militant one
than the program which it announces
for its sixth annual conference, to be
held In Baltimore from Sunday, May B.
to Tuesday. May 5, inclusive.
In view of the fact that Baltimore
is typical southern city 1t might be
expected that the association, follow
ing the line of least resistance, would
tone down its program in order to
make it more congenial to the ears of
Baltimore But the announcements
made by the press committee of the
speakers and topics chosen up to date
Indicate the determination of the di-
,ectors of the association to talk
straight" on the race question no mat
Ter where they meet
The conference. for example. will
deal frankly with local Baltimore con
ditions, including the segregation ordi-
nances and the fight for their political
rights which the colOred voters of
Maryland have had to make. Attorney
W. Ashbe Hawkins Of Baltimore.
whose brilliant fight against the SeSre
cation ordinances has thus far held
the Bourbons at bay, will talk on the
local situation, as will also the Hon.
Charles ]. Bonaparte, ex-attorney gen.
eral of the United States. and DR..
Toward Kelly of Johns Hopkins uni
versity.
Mr. Moorfeld Storey Of Boston, the
national president of the association.
will preside at the opening session on
Sunday afternoon. May 3. Perhaps
the most significant address on that Oc
casion will be the paper by DR.. Jacques
Loeb of Columbia university. Amer
cas- foremost biologist. on "The Theo-
ry of Racial Inferiority In the Light of
Recent Biological knowledge" We
suspect that there will not be much
left of the theory of racial inferior
ity" when DIR. Loeb gets through with
1t. v
Another distinguished speaker on
that occasion will be Mrs. Robert La
Toilette wife Of the senator from Wis
consin, who will talk on ''The Colored
Working Woman" Mrs. La FOllette's
blunt words In La Foliette's Weekly re-
garding the presidents segregation pol
Icy in Washington mark her out as
woman not afraid to voice her convic-
tons whether they be popular or not.
The Rev. II. w. Bagnall Of Detroit. a
priest Of the Episcopal church, viii
talk on "Color and the Church
Mr. Archibald II. Grimke of Wash
ington viii preside Monday afternoon.
and~Dr Joel f. Spingarn of New York.
chairman Of the board Of directors Of
the National Association For the Ad-
vancement of Colored People. will pre-
side that night. Addresses will be made
Monday by Mrs. Havelock Ellis. wife
Of one Of England's most distinguished
scientists: Attorney Justin Carter Of
Harrisburg. Pa: United States Senator
Wesley l.. Jones, who will talk on The
Future Of the War Amendments" DIR.
Katherine Bement Davis of New York
city and others.
The Tuesday sessions will have ad-
dresses by Miss Adalene Moffat, u
southern white woman, who will speak
on "The Southern Renaissance" Mfr.
Butler r. Wilson Of Boston. Rev.
Father s. l.. Theobald Of st. Paul, Mr.
w. Ashbie Hawkins. Mr.. Charles j..
Bonaparte and Mr.. Oswald Garrison
Willard. DIR. W. E. B. Du Bois will pre-
side Tuesday afternoon and Bishop
John Hurst in the evening.
As at previous conferences. the morn
ing sessions will be for the members of
the association and will be devoted to
reports from the various branches and
consideration of plans for the future.
| 1t is said that the Baltimore branch Of
| the association Is enthusiastic In its
preparations for the conference The
comfort of the delegates and visitors
will be cordially looked after. Local ar
rangements are in the hands of the fol-
lowing committee:
Chairman, DIR. Harvey Johnson. 1923
Druid Hill avenue: vice chairman. DR..
Il. N. Cardozn, 1924 Druid Hill avenue.
and Messrs. G. Il. Waller. w. r. Nc
Quinn, II. s. McCard. c. l.. Davis. John
Murphy. ST.. Mason A. Hawkins. James
Hughes. Harry Wilson. Mrs. Jennie
Ross and Miss Lucy d. Slowe, secre-
tary, 1874 Division street.
| 1t is expected that the attendance at
the conference Will break all previous
records. Tie association now has fifty
branches, all of which are said to, be
| in q strong and harmonious condition.
Progress Of Virginia Women North.
The ladies' auxiliary Of the Society
of the Sons Of Virginia in Brooklyn in.
| stalled the newly elected officers fol