The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-05-08
GREAT MEETING
IN. BALTIMORE
Negroes and T b cir
White Friends Meet
Together
Discuss Questions Effeetins The
Race--Segregation and Dis
elimination Fully Dis
eussed; White Friends
Not All Dead.

Baltimore. Md, May lone OF the
largest gatherings ever held i'm America
IN the interest Of the Negro wa- held i'm
tins city Sunday AMI Monday Of this
week. The meeting was held under the
ansples- OF the National Association tor
the Advancement of Colored People and
many world famous sorial workers were
present aad participated IN ti.e discussion
OF problems growing out of the industrial
and educational needs OF the colored peo-
pie as we'll ~ those relating To segrega-
tion and discrimination.
The reception committee was camposed
Of some of Baltimore most distinguish
ed men. MIR. VIM. .. CEhran, one of
the wealthie-t men IA the city Was chair
man. Associated with him Wen- Mr..
t'eorge ID. fenniman. general coun-sl tor
the u. 4 %. X. X. and one of tlle sound
sst men on the racc question. Dr. VIII
liam III. Welch Of Johns Hopkins t'ni-
versity. "A scholar of international repute.
Bishop John Gardner Murray of the Bap-
tirh church. Dr. Frank NANNY. one OF
Baitimore's leading educators. and sever
al Others equally a- not~i. The session
Was openei Sunday with special mes
sage from His Eminence,' James Cardi-
nal Gibbons.
BOTH RACES ON PROGRAM
Some Of the greatest Address Of the
conference were delivered by members Of
both the Negro and whio. race, some of
which were ~ follows, Hon. Charles J.
Bonaparte. Attorney General in Presi-
dent Roosevelt Cabinet. ON Legal and
Economic Equality" Prof. Jaquer Loeb.
world famous scientist. The theory Of
racial inferiority i'm the light Of recent
Biological knowledge" This address at
trscted wide spread attention becanse Of
its strons opposition 10 some Of the as
sertions made in the name Of science by
and others regarding the
alleged superiority of the Anglo Saxon
and Tentruic stDc<. Mrs. Robert La
Follette, wife of senator LaFOllette Of
WISCONSIN and "A writer AMI social worker
Of note, spoke on "ColOred Folk and
philanthropy; Dr. katherine Bement
DAVIS. OF tine Department of Correction
New York City, on the Delinquent col
Ored woman" MIR. Justin Garter. Negro
attorney of Harrisburg. Pa, on Dis
elimination Ina the professions senator
We-ly J. Jones ON Agricultural Educa-
ton Mr.. Anele MOfat, southern white
man, on The Southern Konaissance;"
Oswald Garrison Willard, editor OF The
New York Evening Post, on - m
Southern Traitors" Other sDeeches were
delivered 10y Atty. w. Ashbie Hawkins
and Rev. g.. A. Waller. colored, Of this
city; Dr. w. r.. h. DuHois, Editor Of
The Crisis" Bishop John Hurt Of the
A. NJ. r.. Church. Mrs COrOlie Franklin
Cook of Howard University. Hon. More
field Story Oi Boston, and many other
distinguished men and women Of both
race.
One Of the features 81 tle conference
Wa the awarding Of the Spingarn metal
for the highest cr nOhle-t achievement
by q Negro man or woman during the
past year This medal y given annually
by DIR. Joel Spingarn and Wa awarded
by a committee consisting of ex-President
Taft. Oswald Garrison Willard, Dr. Jos.
n. Dillard, Dr. 'ohn Hope and Bishop
John Hurst. who j. chairman.
The conference was one of the greatest
ever held in this country and advanced
ground was taken in the interest Of the
Neyro'- civic AMI political rights. The
meeting clearly denonstrsted that the
Negro has many Whit friends still alive
and ready " tight in the open for the
lettsrnent ~ his industrial. educational.
moral and political c5ndition and that
soue Of the greatest minds in America in
both races are working alike b. save the
Negro from further humiliation and dis
crimination.