The Denver star., 1914-08-15

The program for the annual meeting
Of the National Negro Press associa-
ton to be held at Muskogee, Okla.
Aug. 17-l6, the speakers and their sub
5ects will be in part as follows: Mon
day, Aug. II. $50 n. M, meeting Of the
executive committee. At 10 O'Clock
President John Fl. Murphy will call the
association to order and Corresponding
Secretary Henry Allen Boyd will read
the call for the annual meeting.
Addresses OF welcome will be deliv-
cred on behalf of the press Of Okla
homa by l.. A Bell. editor of the Wag-
oner iOkla.i American: for the press
OF Muskegee. r.. A. Wilson. editor of
the Visitor: OH behalf OF the legal pro-
fession. Editor H. w Twine Of the
Muskosee Cimeter: for the religious de-
nominations. Rev. II. W. Perrin. and on
behalf of the business men OF the city.
7. J. Elliott. ResTonses to the address
es of welcome will be made by w. 4.
King editor OF the Dallas CTeX.b Ex-
press: X. J. Davis. editor. Atlanta ,Ga.)
independent. and John l.. Thompson.
editor of the Iowa State Bystander.
Subjects and speakers for the after
noon session are Reciprocal News
Service" This subject will be discuss
ed by Joseph A. Rocker. editor Of the
Vanguard. Little Rock. Ark. and Har-
,rison NJ. Chilean of the Chisholm News
service. Denison. Tex. ''Telegraphic
News Service" p B. Young. editor
Journal and Guide. Norfolk. Va. and
..sl, ii,
Waco. Tex. Needed improvement For
Our Newspapers" David T. Shelton.
editor New Idea. Galveston. Tex: DIR.
X. A. williams. editor the Royal Mes
senSer. Helena. Ark The Newspaper
An n Sentiment Moider.' J. +. Mitch
ell. editor the Argus. st. Louis. Mo-.
and II. W. Irvine. editor OF the Mus
kOgee Scimitar. Operating Newspa-
per In the West" Charles Sumner
Smith. editor Twin City Star. Mime
apolis, Mimi. and r. r. Mahammitt.
editor the Enterprise. Omaha. Neb
At the evening session DR.. X. 4. Jones,
editor OF the Southwestern Christian
Advocate. will deliver a special address
on what constitutes newspaper.
Tuesdays program will open with
discussion OF newspaper circulation as
stimulant to advertisers. Editors B. J.
Davis. George l.. Knox and II. A.
Clark will he the speakers. THE News
paper Business Twenty Years Ago
and Now" William II. Steward OF the
American Baptist. Louisville. KY; c.
J. Perry. Philadelphia Tribune. The
Outlook Of the National Negro Press
Association" X. W. Thompson. Wash
ington. The report OF the committees
on revision OF the constitution and
code system Will close the morninr
program.
Afternoon Session. obstacles That
Confront the Negro In the Newspaper
Business" will be discussed by s. z.
Debow. editor OF the Searchlight. Seat
tie. WASH: George c. Noble. City
Times. Galveston. Tex. and William
Haynes, editor OF the Herald. Austin.
Tex. How Can We Induce Colorcd
People to Read Journals Published by
the Race In Larger Numbers" Theo-
dore Baughman. editor Of the Plain
dealer, Palestine. Tex; d. A. Hart,
editor Of the Nashville Tenn., Globe
and W. e. King. editor of the Central
Afro-American. st. Louis. THE Ups
and Downs of Newspaper Core
spondent," Charles Stewart, Chicago:
Miss Elizabeth Jones. Pittsburgh.
Making the Newspaper Attractive"
NJ. ]. Chisum. editor Of the Colored
Man. Baltimore.
In the evening w. E. King Of Dal-
las, Tex. and A. K. Manning Of Indi-
anopolis. Ind. will discuss objectiona-
BILE reading matter In our papers.