Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-12-08


proposition was offered by President
Harris relative to having literature of
the colored race placed in libraries
throughout the country to be used as
supplementary literature to our al
ready large storehouse of Negro books.
Those taking part In the discussion
were.e Professor Jayson, Professor
Graves OF Missouf. and Editor J. Fin
ley Wilson. Mrs. Julia M. Layton
spoke on the National Memorial asso-
citation Its work and scope.
Professor Vance of Missouri moved
that committee be appointed to COM
pile the very best books, to be kept
and used as supplementary literature.
The motion carried. The committee
consisted of Professor Vance, Doctor
Dudley of North Carolina and Profess
sor Jayson of Delaware.
All officers of the congress were re-
elected, including J. Silas Harris of
Missouri as president and Mrs. Julia
Embry as recording secretary and
Samuel Y. Q. Wester6eld, reporter.
The president was given the power to
I'LL all vacancies. Prof. ii. b. Wallace
of Carthage, Mo-, spoke on the sub
ject, "The Progress of the Negro
Checked by Shortsightedness." Invo-
cation was delivered by Rev. b. #.
Watson, secretary of church extension
A. NJ. e. church. Music was rendered
by the Junior choir of Metropolitan A.
NJ. Il. church. A defamation was
given by Henrietta Victor Davis.
Prof. John w. Cromwell addressed
the congress. Other speakers we're:
Prof. +. Il. Lawrence of Chester, Pa. !;
DIR. s. Z. Dudley of North Carolina
and I.ev. William Cabot DeBerry of
North Carolina.
Miss Mamie Burroughs. president of
the National Training school said:
Just give a man a chance, then no
matter where the man Is or to what
race he belongs. he will be man look
ing onward and upward"
Judge Robert ii. Terrell Of this city
was introduced. He said: II am very
glad this congress met here, because
this Is federal territory, belonging TO
the thousands of people making up
this cosmopolitan government This Is
your city; this Is the capital of the
federal government; this Is your capt.
tal-the black mans capital as well
as the white mans capital. The fed
eral flag floats over our republic. and
II is your flag as well as the white
mans flag. OF course, there Is suf-
fering by this people of ours, but all
races that have made their way to the
front have suffered. Victory does not
come on flowery beds of ease, but
through toll and suffering"
Mai. X. II. Motion, president of Tus-
kegee institute, In an address at Mont
gomery, Ala, said the Negro should re-
main In the South and study his own
shortcomings with a desire and aim to
overcome them. He said the race
needs to get rid Oft the lazy. shiftless
Negro II II hopes to cope with the
white man, and added the race has
much to be thankful for In the South.
Major Motion urged the Negroes to
stay In the South, saying:
"In New York, | understand from a
Ietters just received from a physician,
the Negroes are finding 1t very difficult
even now to find places to stay; they
are huddled together In quarters like
pigs, and many of them cannot find
any place and that there IL hound tn
be suffering this winter.
They will take colds and develop
pneumonia and consumption, as well
as other diseases. and either viii die
there or be brought home In a dying
condition"