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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-01-16
NATIONAL BUSINESS LEAGUE
TO MEET IN BOSTON AUG. 18
comsittes, Decides to Hold Fifteenth
Annual Session In "Hub City"

Tuskegee. Ala.-At the meeting Of
the National Negro Business league
held last August In Muskogee. Okla,
Invitations to hold the next meeting
were received from and through the
local Negro business leagues Of Bos-
ton, Kansas City, Mo-. and Chicago.
The executive committee decided to
leave the matter of the 6nal decision
to committee composed Of DR.. Book
or T. Washington, president; Hon. J.
G. Napier. chairman of the executive
committee, and Emmett J. Scott, sec.
Rotary.
All these invitations were most cor
dial, but after weighing all matters
carefully 1t has been decided to hold
the next meeting in Boston In response
to the invitation received from the
Boston Negro Business league No. l,
whose invita- tion to the league follows:
Boston. Aug. d., 1914
National Negro Business League Emmett
J. Scott. Secretary. 100 South Second
Street, Carter Building, Muskogee. Okla
Boston league invites national league
J. HENDERSON ALLSTON,
Secretary.
The National Negro Business league
was organized in Boston, August, 1900.
and so the fifteenth anniversary of
the organization will be celebrated in
connection with the coming meeting
to be held IN Boston Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday. Aug. 1s. 10 and
20. 1915.
The local Negro Business league ct
Boston Is more united than ever be-
fore, and all the forces are working
together to make the coming meeting
q memorable one. The national or
ganisation. working in earnest coop
grafton with the Boston Negro Bust
ness league No. 1. VIII do everything
possible to assure at Boston meet.
ing in every way worthy Fof the prog.
ress and influence Of the league during
the mast flfNas0 year0.
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IMPORTANT COMING EVENT.
Press Association to Meet In Nashville,
Tenn, Feb. II.

Press Association to Meet In Nashville,
Tenn, Feb. II.
Nashville, Tenn. The recent amend
ment to the constitution~of the Ma
tional Negro Press association changes
the time Of holding the regular meet
ing Of the organization from August
of each year to midwinter. The an
nual meeting Of the executive commit
tee viii be held in the summer in the
future at such time and place as may
be agreed upon by the members Of the
association at the regular annual meet
ing Of that body. The first regular ses-
sion Of the organization, by reason Of
the change In the constitution, will be
held In this city for two days. begin
ming Friday, Feb. IL.
All members of the association. are
earnestly requested to attend. the COM
ing session, as much new and impor-
tant business 10 to be transacted.
Members who for any reason failed to
pay their annual dues at the annual
meeting held in Muskogee, Okla, last
August are requested to send the regu-
lar fee Of $3.50 to the corresponding
secretary. Henry Allen Boyd, AT
Fourth avenue, North Nashville, Tenn,
as soon as convenient before Feb. 10.
The above request also applies to men,
bers of the executive committee.
Chairman Joseph l.. Jones Of the ex-
'ecutive committee and President NJ. j.
Chisum request that each member who
expects to attend the Nashville ses-
sion inform the corresponding Sec
rotary Of the same at an early date,
80 that suitable arrangements for their
accommodation may be made in ad-
vance Of the meeting. All subjects for
discussion at the session to be held In
February should be sent to the CORE
| spending secretary at once, as the pro-
grams for the meeting are to be
printed.
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TRUE APOSTLE OF, FREEDOM.
Dr.. Spingarn Creates Favorable Public
Sentiment In Our Behalf. s

Dr.. Spinsarn Creates Favorable Public
-.- Sentiment In Our Behalf. s
DR.. J. e. Spingarn, chairman Of the
board Of directors of the National As
ISOLATION For the Advancement Of Col
orsdl People. spoke In Pittsburgh on
Jan. 10 and II In the interest OF the
association. which he represents. His
6rst address was made at the Uni
tartan church on Sunday morning, Jan.
10. At 8 o'clock in the afternoon he
spoke at Bethel A.. NJ. e. church, Wiley
avenue and Elm street, the Rev. p. A.
Scott pastor. William NJ. Randolph,
chairman Of the local committee, which
arranged for the meeting, presided.
DR.. Rudolph I. Coffee introduced DR..
Spingarn.
Other speakers were the Rev. George
b. Howard and Professor John 81.
Brashear. There were musical selec-
lions by the. Eureka quartet At 8
o'clock Sunday evening DR. Spingarn
made an address in st. James A. n. ID.
church, Euclid avenue and Harvard
street, the Rev. G. A. MCGEE pastor.
He was introduced by 8. b. Morsell.
the secretary Of the local committee Of
arrangements. On Monday noon, Jan.
II. he addressed the Hungry club.
which is the best forum In the city.
including In its membership many lead
ing business men. and social workers.
Dr.. Spingarn Is a true apostle Of free
dom and IL creating favorable senti-
ment In our behalf.
He has for a number Of years de-
voted himself with Enthusiastically
passionate sincerity to the cause Of
the colored race. He recently return
ed from Oklahoma, where he went to
arouse the local branches to more &C
tivity In the work Of the associations
He had expected to have Professor
william Pickens Of Wiley university
accompany him and to make addresses
with him. Mr.. Pickens was, however.
unable to, do So and w. Scott Brown
Of Muskogee volunteered In his place.
On this trip Mr.. Brown was twice dis
criminated against. once in chair car
and once In a sleeper. Undoubtedly
the association will bring suit to test
these cases. DR.. Spingarn Will have
much Of interest to tell In regard to his
Oklahoma trip.
The local committee which arranged
for these meetings in Pittsburgh in
cludes the following: William Ran.
dolph, Hezekiah Anderson. Joseph Gar.
ber, John T. Harris, N. T. Velar. A. L.
Ballard, 9. R. Morsell. John T. Writ,
Robert johnson, W. Il. Thompson, W.
g. Thornton. Miss v. A. Proctor, Miss
Elizabeth Jones, Mrs. Mary Mangham,
Rev. @. n. Trusty. Rev. q. B. Howard,
Dr.. @. G. Turfey. Rev. G. A. McGee
Rev. q. Y. Trgg. Rev. Scott Wood,
Rev. d. b. Russell, Rev. G. A. Powell,
r. L. vann. DR.. George L. Winstead,
John r. Pulpress. Mrs. William Ran
dolph, Mrs. Fannie Morton.
After leaving Pittsburgh DR.. Spin
garn win speak in the following cities
Of the middle west: Columbus, Day
ton, Cincinnati, Springfield and To
ledo. O.; Springfield. H.; st. Joseph
No.: Des Moines, Ia; Omaha, Neb.
Minneapolis and st. Paul, Mimi; end
ing his trip In Buffalo on Jan. %
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WORKERS CONFERENCE AT
The TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE.
Annual Gathering Of Business Men
Scheduled to Begin Jan. a.

The workers conference at the
Tuskegee (Ala) institute will be held
on Thursday, Jan. q. The subject
selected for discussion Is 1.-The Schools
and the Hard Times Situation" under
the following subdivisions:
First-How the hard times" situa-
ton has affected our community; sec
ond, What our school Is doing to help
our community in the present financial
situation. ta) To get temporary relief.
o. To get permanent relief. (c) The
opportunity that the present situation
offers to teach, the, saving habit ID,
The opportunity Of the present situa-
tion for initiating and increasing school
extension work. s,.a=s ssss-se .. ID
A number of special invitations have
been extended important citizens OF
the south-white and colored-to be
present and speak at the workers day
conference. Among others, Mr.. j. T.
Hollerman Of Atlanta on the subject,
Cotton Raising and the Present Eco.
nomic Situation" 1t Is also proposed
to invite a successful colored cotton
farmer to tell what he IL planning to
do with respect to growing cotton dur,
ing this year.
A representative Of the financial In
terests Of the south has been invited to
address the conference on "The Fnan'
cial Situation From the Standpoint OF
Credit" Invitations will be extended tc
Mr.. G. l. Conner Of Eufaula. president
Of the Alabama Bankers associate
ard Mr. r. M. Hobbie, a wholesale
grocery merchant Of Montgomery. Ala.
through whose intelligent direction
many Alabama farmers are planning
to turn to wheat raising this year in
stead Of cotton raising.
It Is planned In connection with the
general subject Of credits. advances
ETC., to ask Mr.. ]. o. Ross, president
Of the Atlanta State Savings bank
himself planter and one of the races
most successful men, to speak on the
subject Of Credits and Advances"
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=. HOW WE. GET THE. NEWS.

Day before yesterday perfectly
nice lady called us up, and with a
rtremble in, her voice reproved for us
not mentioning the fact that she, had
had friend visiting her last week.
We told her that she had not let us
know anything about it and that
therefore we did not know that she
had a, visitor. Then she. said, well,
you should have known. l. thought
You. were running "A newspaper"
Wouldn't, that rattle your stats?
Some people, think that an editor ought
to be a., cross between Argus and
Anna Eva Fay. They seem to think
that our. five senses are augmented
by a sixth that lets u.s. know every
thing that happens, even If we see,
hsar, feel, taste or smell it. not. Dear
lady, editors arc only human, ror at
least, almost human. If you have a
friend visiting you, if you are going
away, or have returned from a visit
out of town, if Johnnie falls and
breaks his arm, If your husband
chops his toe instead of stick OF
wood, if anything happens that makes
you glad, or sad, happy, or mad, call
sussup. Tell us about it. That's the
way to get it in the paper-(From
many exchanges). =
Don't "call US up" Write us about
Il. A post card will break that phone
habit and insure correct insertion
Phone fiends never think, they gos-
sip.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-01-16
GETTING IN LINE FOR THE
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONGRESS
Forecast Of Plans For Meeting At 1ir-
minghan,, Ala, Next June.

Nashville, Tenn.-Once more the. an
nouneement is made by Secretary Hen
~ Allen Boyd of the Sunday school
congress that the forces are lining up
for the 1915 meeting. The, sessions are
to be held at Birmingham, Ala, from
June 8 to IA, inclusive. The secretary's
Office is a beehive of activity. Let
tiers are, pouring in from every section
Of the United States.
The Sunday, school workers are plan
ming and working to have increased
delegations. All of the front line Sun
day schools, many Of them having been
made so by their, connection with the
congress-, seem to never, tire Of telling
OF the advantages offered by the Or
ganization and the encouragement
brought about and. the enthusiasm en-
gendered by the regular meetings Of
the Sunday school congress In the past.
The secretary announces that four
brass bands have .signifed their inten-
ton Of serving the congress forces in
!. the Birmingham meeting. The first to
give notice was. the Boy Cadet band of
Philadelphia. This musical raggrega-
ton ia connected with the Zion Bap-
list church, rpastored by Rev. Gilbert
w. Moore, D., d. It H. regarded as
one Of the most efficient musical. or
CARNATIONS before the public. The
next is the Tuggle Institute band of
|, Alabama. While this, is school az
gregation, 1t is made up of boys that
have made good
The third is the regular cadet band
from the national, cadet headquarters
at, Austin, Tex. General Crawford and
Lieutenant General Lott both said that
these boys, would come along with the
regular. battalion that is to be brought
ont Of Texas. The fourth is the Ma
tional Baptist Publishing Board band
that made such a successful hit IN
plotting the Sunday school congress
special train on its way, to- Muskogee.
The Sunday schools have already be
gun to elect their delegates, and de
partmental conductors have agreed tt
bring their departments up to- high
,er order. The announcement OF the re
|Educed rates, declares the secretary. ID
/ to be made earlier this year than here
tofore In, order that there might be- 9
special lineup and more special traiI
features.
The state of Oklahoma isr the frs
| state thus far to, announce a lspecia
train. They declare that they swil
Isleavea Muskogeea with a full train and
| pick up, more delegates en- route t.
Birmingham where's they hope to,reacl
with o. larger special train than hal
ever been engaged by any religious
body Of the kind.
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Plenty Of Business In eo.sy, Ok.

Plenty Of Business In eossy, Okla.
Boley, Okla, Is the largest city In
the United States founded and off,
cered by colored men. It has over
eighty business concerns. an electric
lighting plant, efficient churches, high
school worth over $4,000, a normal
and industrial school supported by the
@. NJ. ID. church. hourishing fraternal
orders, a Masonic temple of the Okla
homa Jurisdiction worth $50, 900. tele-
phone system. several cotton gins, q
chamber Of commerce. a city hall and
a railroad station.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-01-16

Census Reports on City Population. !
Nearly one-third of the population
Of washington Is colored, according to
the compilation Of the census bureau.
trscentiy issued. Philadelphia stands
third. OF aeiaiss. in its, percentage Of col.
ored popuiation. The total estimated
lationrof washington this year h
S5s,a7s, of whicn i01.339 are colored.
In Philadelphia II 10 estimated that
the population this year will be 1857.
$40, Of which r9f.652 are reported a.
coiored. In :f91O the number was
e6s0oT.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-01-16

Bio Field For Our Music Tn Amsriea.
Speaking of music composed, sung
sand played by our race, james Reese
Europe Of New York. leader OF the
now famous orchestra which bears his
name, says:
e"T firmly believe that there IL big
field for the development of Negro
music in America. We already have a
number Of composers of great ability.
the two foremost being Harry Bur
leigh and VIII Marion Cook. Mr.. Bur
leigh Is remarkable for his develop
ment or Negro themes, and Mr.. Cook Is
Q true creative artist"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-01-16

Domestic Science In Rural Schools.
The report Of Rural School Supervi-
sor Leo M. Favrot Of Arkansas shows
that considerable progress has been
made by young women Of our race
along various lines Of study in domes-
tic science during the fiscal school year
In Arkansas. The number enrolled In
sewing classes was 2.298. IN cooking
classes 827 and In how to serve classes
4S6. knowledge Of these subjects II
not only necessary for the country
girl. but, for those who live In the city
% well.
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MEME Err
NATIONAL NEGRO IS
ASSOCIATION

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14o2 WASHINGTON AVE. 90.
&. Paul Office, o Union Blk.

When writing for the press. don't
aAbrsviats your words. Spell each
one out correctly and distinctly. II
you cont n means that al OF your
manuscript VIM have to be rewritten
II there 10 time. Write on one side Of
the paper only.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-24


Mrs. J. NJ. Landon of Monson spent
Tuesday here.
Mrs. w. Bernard of Bristol is here
for a few days.
Miss Mary Brown has returned
from a visit in Providence.
Mrs. c. E. Valentine Is in Boston
for the remainder of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Rothblatt are
entertaining Mrs. Harry Rothblatt and
children of Boston.
Theodore Warden of wi1Iingham is
spending Old Home Week with his
parents in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. John Curry Jr., of
Bridgeport are here to enjoy the week
with relatives and friends.
P. A. Borton who has been the guest
of N. A. Gilman of Main street re-
turned Tuesday to Worcester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross OLoughlin are
entertaining their granddaughter Miss
Bessie O'Loughlin of Hartford.
Miss Anne Maher of Norwich left
Tuesday for Hartford. Miss Maher IS
secretary at Miss Porter's school in
Pennington.
DR.. ]. A Moran and wife who have
been visiting Mr.. Bartholomew Moran
of Broad street returned to their home
in Hartford Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Herrick are en-
pertaining Mrs. Asa Allen of Provi-
dence. Mrs. Allen was formerly Miss
Eliza Hasting Of this city.
Hartford visitors Tuesday were Mrs.
Martin Morrison, L. J. Healey, w. w
Hayden, Mrs. R. G. Watrous, Rev. ].
j. Papillon, Miss Catherine Dreschler.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-24
SALEM PERSONALS.

Mrs Henry A. Rogers of Salem has
returned from q 350-mile automobile
trip which included a visit in Paw
tucket, r. /, and Cambridge, Mass.
Miss Martha Rogers has returned to
her home in town after spending the
winter with relatives in Norwich.
Richard Coolidge and Miss Dorothy
Coolidge returned to their home in
Brooklyn last Saturday after spending
several weeks at the Hurlburt house.
Bella Lyon Pratt of Boston, in COM
pany with his mother, Mrs. Sarah
Pratt, and sister, Miss Gertrude Pratt,
of Kansas City, arrived last Saturday.
Mrs. Pratt and daughter will spend
some time at the Hurlburt house.
Bella Pratt returned to Boston Tues
day.
Frederick R. Bailey is seriously I'll
of pneumonia and complications.
Pupils perfect in attendance for the
spring term in the Central district in
clude Miss Ruth Murray, Miss Alice
Rix and Lawrence Spencer.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-24
EMPLoYE HAD PRISONER.
But Failed To Notify Officers and Let
Man Escape.

Deputy Sheriff George F. Holbrook
Tuesday evening. in response to a
cal for officers, in an effort to catch
three young men who broke into the
Shepard cottage at Woodstock and
committed wanton acts of vandalism.
On the way over to Woodstock the
officers passed a team that was being
driven this way by a man who after
wards proved to be one of the en-
ployes at the Shepard place, and with
whom there was a companion. 1t was
not until after the officers returned
here that they learned that the en-
ploye had captured one of the fellows
who had broken into the cottage, and
was bringing him to this city when
the officers passed the rig The en-
ploye never said anything to the of
fcerS and they, of course, not being
mind readers, didn't know that the
driver had a prisoner with him. Near
ing Putnam the prisoner jumped out
Of the wagon and got away, all of
which was of great help to the officers
offering them additional opportunity
for exercise on a wild goose chase.
The net result of the evenings work
was not encouraging to the officers,
though it gave them another expert
ence. Nothing was taken from the
cottage, but cut glass pieces had evil
IDENTIFY been picked UP and hurled
against the walls. Other articles had
also been smashed to bits. the dam
age amounting to considerable. The
object of the destruction Is not appar-
emit
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-24

triangular plot near what was known
as Factory street and is entirely sur
rounded except on the side near the
river, with 3, new patented wire fence
which is surmounted with barbed wire
This fence runs from the horseshoe
bridge in an almost straight line $50
feet toward the city, then swings
around back of the row of houses and
juts back in a sort of square at what
was Factory street, going on to take
in the triangular plot spoken of. There
are in all nearly 1000 feet of the fence
which is over five feet in height and
ornamental.
The main entrance to the park is at
the west end of the triangular plot
Two cement piers have been set here
with an inscription on each. One reads
American Thread Company" the 9TH
er Recreation Park, 1915" A 14-foot
roadway leads to the park
The grounds have been cleaned up,
a large force having been employed at
this work. A seesaw has been erected
with eight boards, a jumping pit for
high and broad jumping and pole
vaulting has been made, and four
rogue courts of the latest and most
improved pattern, with cement Dor
and regulation mallets. have been put
in and are nearly ready for play. Other
improvements are on the way, such as
tennis courts, toboggan slides, etc. and
in every way the American Threa d
company is endeavoring to aid their
employees and those who live in the
city, but have no other means of ex-
ercise, to get out into the fresh air for
health and pleasure.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-24

class stepped forward and presented
him a large pasteboard box, tied with
the class colors. Upon its being OPP
ened numerous toy balloons, each
bearing the numerals of the class of
1916, burst forth and drifted up into
the dome of the hall. Some of the
balloons bore streamers marked with
1915, This feature proved a real
novelty and a. great surprise. Other
balloons were released during the pro-
gress of the exercises and remained
aloft throughout the afternoon.
Another charming feature this year
was the manner of the giving of the
class prophecy, parts of this being as
signed to Misses Katherine Seward,
Gladys Ash and Gladys Balm, gowned
future from over the traditional
witches kettle
The ivy Grafton was by Miss Phoebe
Beard
Each teacher was presented by the
senior class a box of candy and a
pink rose.
The program of exercises was as
follows:
Selection, orchestra; Address of
Welcome, Dana Johnson; Selection,
Glee club: Statistics. Guy Baker; Sc
lection, Senior quartate; Class His
tory, May Fuller; Piano-Violin Selec-
ton, Katherine Seward, Phoebe
Beard; Glass Prophecy, Katherine Sc
ward. Gladys Ash, Gladys Balm; Sc
lection, Senior quartette; Souvenirs,
Jessie Maynard; Ivy Grafton, Peoebe
Beard.
Alumni Banquet.
The other important event Of the
commencement week exercises We'd
nesday was the Alumni banquet at
the Putnam inn in the evening. All
available tickets were taken for this
affair early in the day and consider
able more than 100 former students
gathered for the feast. A reception in
the inn parlors was followed by the
banquet at $3.50.
William E. Dawson acted as toast
master The principal speaker of the
evening was H. S. Cowell, president of
Gushing academy. Carl s. Johnson of
Franklin, Mass, was another out of
town speaker and there were address,
es by a number of local men.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-24
NOVELTIES AND SURPRISES.
Mark Class Day Exercises at High
School Wednesday Afternoon.

The, Glass day exercises at the High
school building Wednesday afternoon
marked the establishment of a new
high standard. Surprising novelties
not only to the visitors but to many
members of the school. Gifts were
distributed with q liberal hand. Prin-
cipal Backus and all the members of
the faculty being remembered by the
seniors. The assembly hall was
crowded.
The professional was led by Miss
Phoebe Beard. ivy orator of the class,
Miss Dorcas Bartlett leading the
march OF the members of the eighth
grade, located in the high school
building.
Following the address of welcome by
Dana Johnson,spresident of the senior
class. REPRESENTATIVES. Of the Junior