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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-19

by the applause given him on rising
to and leaving the platform.
Mr., Fred r. Moore, intrepid editor
of the New York Age, spoke directly
upon Mr.. Washington's craftsmanship,
upon the faith the body polite of this
country had in the man and his work,
Mr.. Moore also made an earnest ap.
peal to the people of race to rally
to the call and raise the $3.50 900 that
the white people of the country ex-
pect them to raise in lieu of the ST.
100000 they have raised toward a
monument to the fallen apostle of in
dustrial education. The last eulogy
was delivered by Col. Roscoe c. Sim.
mons, nephew of the lamented leader
and an able editor in Louisville, Ky.
The colonel is ain orator. and while
the crowd showed signs of restless.
ness and a few began to leave he
reached out, metaphorically speaking,
and brought them flocking back. A
great Characterization he made of Mr..
Washington in the various compari-
sons with other great figures in
American history.
The Memorial Address, which the
people wanted most to hear because
it was to be delivered by the closest
associate of Mr.. Washington, was a
masterpiece, delivered by man pos
sessed of a master mind. This ad-
dress was delivered after special mu-
sic had been rendered by. the Allen
Chapel choir, under direction of Prof.
r. G. Jackson, and a selection by
both Major N. Clark Smiths male
chorus and concert band, also another
special feature of the evening was a
tenor solo by Mr.. e. r. Robinson.
Prof. Emmett J. Scott, Tuskogee's
secretary and the Leagues secretary,
made this memorial address to a
spell-bound audience. At the outset
he said; Not by invitation, but by
command of the first vice president
and the chairman of the executive
committee of the National Negro
Business League l stand here tonight
to pay homage to the memory of the
man who was not only the founder
of our great organization, but the
leader of his people in America, and
one of the foremost thinkers of the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-19

As the advance guard of an army
plays no small part in the activities
of an engagement, so it is that the ad-
ance agents of the National Negro
Business League have played an en-
c%ouraging part to the success of the
Seventeenth Annual Session of this
organization of the brain and wealth
of our people.
Mr.. Albion L. Holsey, a worker in
the Principals office of the Tuskegee
Normal and Industrial Institute, of
T~uskegee, Alabama, and who has seen
due service under DIR. Booker T..
Washington, showed well his tact and
power to organize men in full work
ing form, and deserves the thankful
consideration of all concerned. Mr..
Rolsey is now the National Organizer
of the League. in view of his real
worth.
Principal Jesse o. Thomas, of the
Voorhees, Normal and Industrial In
stitute of Denmark, South Carolina,
was also n of the advance agents.
Principal Thomas was more than fit
ted to his task, as he had served for
a number of years as Northern FL
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-19

tation among the white bankers of
the entire state of Mississippi.
Col. Simmons was next introduced
to speak on the great photoplay, THE
Birth of a Race" now being filmed
as an answer to the Birth of a Ma
ton" Mr.. Simmons then introduced
Mr.. T.. L. Barker, a film magnate.
himself an author, and a friend of
the Negro. Mr.. Barker invited all
members of the audience to see him
and present any ideas that they might
feel would be of benefit in getting up
this play, or to send suggestions to
the Birth of a Race Film Corporation,
First National Bank Building, Chicago,
Ill. He will be in the city until Sat
urday, and is attending all sessions.
His associate, Mr.. A. w. Wheeler, is
the scenario writer looking after that
end of the work.
One million dollars has been placed
behind this movement, and it is in
tended that the play will be a most
complete answer to the play that has
been sent abroad throughout the land
to cast a stigma upon the name of
u race.
Mr.. Emmett ]. Scott will character
ize the play, using DR.. Booker T.
Washington's up From Slavery" as
his subject matter.
After Mr.. Barker's announcement
the league adjourned to meet at the
Metropolitan Baptist Church, 9th and
Washington Blvd, Kansas City, Kas.,
at 8 p. m.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-19
METROPOLITAN BAPTIST CHURCH
OVERcROWDED WHEN SECOND
NIGHTS MEETING is HELD

There were many people unable to
gain entrance to last nights session
of the Negro business League which
was held in the Metropolitan Baptist
Temple, corner 9th and Washington
boulevard, Kansas City, Kans.
As far as possible, the program was
adhered to and proved very profit
able. The paper by Mr.. Ernest T..
Attwell on Business Efficiency was
particularly we'll received, because it
touched every mans business. At a
later date we hope to be able to pub
lish some excerpts from this most ex-
cellent address.
A feature which proved a pleasant
surprise to the delegates was an au-
tomobile ride from the Paseo across
the Inter-City viaduct to Minnesota
avenue where Major N. Clark Smiths
band and a comomittee of Kansas side
citizens escorted them to the church,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-19
NATIONAL NEGRO PRESS Asso.
CITATION MEETS.

The National Negro Press Associa-
ton held it's executive session in the
assembly roo of the Kansas City
Sun, 1903 East 18th street, with Mr..
Joseph L. Jones, of Cincinnati, presid-
ing, Mr.. j. Hamlet, of Jackson, Tenn,
secretary, and Henry A. Boyd, of
Nashville, Tenn, recording secretary.
Twenty-Five editors answered the roll
call, and sixty-two publications were
represented. After Secretary Boyd
distributed the splendid proceedings
of the last session, and the appoint.
ment of the various committees from
the chair, adjournment was taken I'M
til 8 O'Clock this morning.
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SECOND A SESSION.

The program rs near IS possible
was followed precisely. After the
usual opening services, the sympo-
SUM, Health and Business Prosper
ity," was discussed by J. r. Levy,
Florence, S. C. DR.. r. r. Motor, DR.
T. C. Unthank and DR.. Mallory made
excellent remarks on the same sub
ject.
Next "The Pythian Bath House;
How Conducted" was discussed by
]. T. T. Warren of Hot Springs.
Managing Kansas City's Only Ne
gro Shoe Store, was explained by G.
A. Page, Kansas City.
The Insurance Business was next
discussed by Mr.. Geo. w. Cox, Pres
ident of the Savings Bank of India
nola, Miss. Mr.. Cox has a high repu-
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-19

the citizens, in which address he made
particular reference to the many kind
words extended by the acting mayor.
He was followed by Nine. Becks,
chairman of the committee of homes,
whose address of welcome on the part
of the ladies' clubs was received with
hearty applause.
Here President Weaver turned the
gavel over to the Hon. Chas. Banks,
first vice-president, who proceeded
with the National program.
After announcements by the official
announcer, Prof. G. A. Page, Of Pages
Shoe Store, Mr.. Banks introduced
Hon. Perry w. Howard, prominent
Jackson, Miss. attorney, who re-
sponded. Mr.. Howard said in part:
"The acting mayor was so profusive
IN his remarks that I was reminded
of an experience I had while teaching
back in the country. There was a
white minister in that country who
came out frequently to preach to the
colored people, and on one occasion
he became extraordinarily full of the
holy ghost, which seemed to extend
to all the congregation. But there
was one sister who was evidently un-
able to govern her emotions, so when
the services were over, she said, look
here, Mr.. Preacher, you is a white
man, alright, but you sho' is got a
black mans heart"
Mr.. Howard also made special men,
ton of the untiring efforts that the
the League a success He said fur
ther that the men of our race in the
Southland are doing their best to pro
tect the name of the Negro women
of this country and prove to the world
that they sit on the races highest
pinnacle.
Mr.. Henry Allen Boyd, OF the Nash
vile Globe also responded to the ad-
dresses of welcome. 81 assure you,'
he said, "as an audience made up OF
every kind of business from every
state in the Union, as we'll as those
from the twin cities of Kansas City,
that we appreciate the hearty well
come that has been extended to us,
and we assure you that we will con-
tinue to enjoy this welcome which
has been so royalty given, especially
by the committee which met us at the
station, for in the face of the fact
that many of US are from the south
land, had you not been there, we
would have been at sea as to what
to do, seeing the kind OF red caps we
met.
I'VE want to thank the Mayor of
this city" he continued, who has
,Aturned over to us the keys of this
great city, which is so noted as a
manufacturing center and great pack
ing market, from which we get our
best meats, 1t is said.
I'VE want to assure you that while
many of us are here for the first time,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-19
The Seventeenth Annual Session Of the
National Negro Business League
Brings Together Distinguished Ar
ray of the Successful Business and
Professional Men and Women Of
the Race
10000 PEOPLE HEAR MEMORIAL EXERCISES
IN HONOR OF DIR. WASHINGTON

The Sixteenth Annual Session of
the Negro Business League was open
ed at 1890 yesterday morning by
Fortune J.. Weaver, president of the
local business league. Mr.. Weaver
in opening the league told of the work
in Kansas City, Mo-, and Kansas, and
how glad they were to have the lead
ers come to this city.
Acting Mayor, ]. 1. Beach, delivered
an address of welcome to the city. He
said that the Mayor was out of the
city, hence it was his duty and pleas
ure to extend welcome to the visitors.
He referred to the progress made by
the Negro race since his ~emancipa-
ton by that great statesman, Abra-
ham Lincoln.
Mr.. Beach spoke of the progress
made by the Negroes of Kansas City
and made special reference to Fortune
]. Weaver and w. c. Hueston. He
also said in his remarks that there
was no city in America that had a
higher set of Negroes from standpoint
of honesty, intelligence and integrity
than Kansas City. At the closing he
was given an ovation.
Mr.. T. B. Watkins, of Watkins Bros,
undertakers, and a member of the
executive committee of the local
league of Greater Kansas City, deliv.
cred a welcome address for the secret
organizations.
The Hon. w. c. Hueston represented
the business and professional men and
women in his address of welcome.
Prof. j. Dallas Bowser represented
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-19

home from Grand Lodge, A. F. & A.
NJ, stopped over several days visit
ing parents and friends. II. T. Nc
Williams returned home from the
Grand Lodge Monday. . DR.. George
A. Flippin of Stromsburg passed
through the city last Friday enroute
home from Grand Lodge at Kansas
City =. Rev. Andrew Alexander is
yet ailing. Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Cor
neal and Mr.. and Mrs. R. fl. Young re-
turned home from Grand Lodge at
Kansas City, Mo-, this week. Mr.
and Mrs. John C. Galbreath entertain
ed friends to dinner last Sunday in
honor of Mrs. Vernal Barnett of Den
yer, Colo, and Mrs. Mabel Green of
Omaha, Neb.. Public schools will
be opened September IL.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-19
NEGRO BAR ASSOCIATION MEETS

The National Negro Bar Associa-
ton held a preliminary meeting at
Lincoln Park yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Perry w. Howard, president of
the association, called the meeting to
order, with Mr.. C. H. Galloway as
secretary. After appointing of COM
mttees they adjourned to meet this
morning at 10 o'clock.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-19
PASTOR WON'T QUIZ.

Woodson, Ark.-Despite the fact
that his congregation told him to
take up his bed and walk" Rev. ].
N. Taylor, pastor of the First Baptist
church, refuses to hear the word"
The parson says they owe him and he
is going to wait until his change
comes" The courts have been asked
to settle the controversy.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-19
Industrial and E~raternaI Parade.

The parade formed at 2 p. m. at
18th and the Paseo and trayersed the
following route:
East on 18th, from the Paseo to
Woodland, north on Woodland to 18th,
west on 18th to Grand avenue, south
on Grand avenue to 10Th, east on 10Th
to MCGEE, north on MCGEE to 18th,
east on 18th, passing in review before
the Mayor of the City at 18th and
Paseo, east on 18th to Woodland to
Lincoln Park to disband. By order of
the Grand Parade Committee.
The parade formation was made up
as follows:
First Division Military Division
Motorcycle Police. Motorcycle Police.
Escort-Mounted Negro Police. No. II
Negro Fire Company.
O.. J.. Gilmore, Grand Marshall OF Pa
rade and Staff, all mounted on horses:
Staff Officers, Col j.. A. Knox, Sir w.
g; Mosley, Col Daniel Moore, Major n.
Unthank, Rev. w. c. Williams.
Knight Templar Band.
Far West ~Commandery No. 8. Eman'
ual C~ommandery No. 20.
Shriners' Arab Patrol.
Kansas City, Mo-, Patriarchie No. 50.
Kansas City, Kans., Patriarchie. knights
Of Friendship of Kansas City, Mo-, ana
Independence, Mo.
Negro owned motor ambulance with
physician and nurse from General Hos
pital.
(2nd Regiment X. P. Band.)
End Regiment Mo. Uniform Rank, X.
P.'s. Col. Pritchitt.3 commanding.
Kansas City. Negro Boy Scouts, Boys
Department. ". M. c. A.
Visiting Uniform Rank Department.
Major N. Clark Smiths Marching Chorus.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-19

The most magnificent pageant com
posed entirely of Negroes ever seen
in this section of the country was
viewed yesterday afternoon by more
than fifteen thousand Negroes of this
city and hundreds of visitors to the
League meetings.
In order named in the earlier Is
sues of The Daily Sun, the parade
formed at 18th street and the Paseo
and followed the line of march mapped
out by the Marshal of the day and
Commander Of the parade, Mr.. Gill
more.
Erect and well-uniformed officers
and fraternal companies, mounted
and some afoot, boy scouts, bands with
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-19

nancial Agent of Tuskegee. Aside
from being a good worker, Principal
Thomas has a real gift of speaking
which naturally holds his hearers
an oratory which is real, plain, to the
point and forceful.
1t is with the unselfish efforts of
such men as these, possessing a tech
nical knowledge of their work, that
really goes for the success of any
organization, and in this respect the
Seventeenth Annual Session of the
National Negro Business League was
well blessed.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-19
PRINCIPAL MOTION ARRIVES.

Principal R. r. Motion, successor to
DR.. B. T. Washington, at Tuskogee
Institute. arrived in the city at $50
yesterday afternoon and delivered
the principal address at the Washing
ton Memorial Exercises last night at
Convention Hall.
He is being entertained while here
at the home of DR.. S. w. Bacote.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-19

Mrs. ]. NJ. Matthias of Boston, Mass,
who has been conducting the Hollis
Comfort Shop at Pine Bluff, Ark, and
Mrs. Lillian NJ. Drummer of Pine Bluff,
Ark, are visiting in the city and at
tending the sessions of the National
Negro Business League.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-19
Saturdays Outing.

On Saturday morning the delegates
will be taken around the famous Cliff
Drive in automobiles and will have an
opportunity to see this world-famous
driveway. On Saturday afternoon
delegates. visitors and a number of
citizens from Kansas City will leave
for Chicago, where they will be the
guests of Hon. julius Rosenwald, pres
ident of Sears. Roebuck & Co.
Through Secretary Emmett ]. Scott,
Mr.. Rosenwald has invited the League
to come to Chicago and spend a day
inspecting the magnificent plant of
this famous mail order house. The
members of the League and visitors
will also be Mr.. Rosenwald's guests
for luncheon.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-19
Annual Banquet and Ball.

The climax of the meeting will be
an annual banquet and ball Friday
evening at Convention Hall at 8
o'clock. The local Negro Business
League of greater Kansas City and cit
liens will tender a banquet and re-
ception in honor of the officers and
delegates at Convention Hall, 18th
and Central streets.
Delegates will be admitted free. A
general public admission price of so
cents will be charged to the hall. Ban
quet 81. Music by N. Clark Smiths
Symphony Band. Tickets on sale for
the banquet and ball may be had at
the following places:
Peoples Drug Store, 18th and Faseo;
Lee Drug Store, 18th and Vine Sts.;
McCampbell & Houston's Drug Store,
Howard and Vine-23rd and Vine;
Hopkins Second Hand Store, 1924
Vine; Jones Barber Shop, 1914 East
18th street; Weaver's Fruit Store.
1910 East 18th street; The League En-
terprise, 1921 East 18th street.
The National Postal Alliance.
The National Postal Alliance is an
organization composed of the Colored
men in all parts of the country who
are employed by the government, in
GLIDING railway postal clerks, letter
carriers and postoffice clerks. This
organization, of which Mr.. Arthur X.
Bruce of Chattanooga, Tenn, is the
president, has agreed to hold their
banquet in conjunction with the ban
quet of the Business League at Con-
vention Hall and have already engag-
ed two hundred and twenty plates.
Mr.. Charles E. A. Starr is the chair
man of the arrangement committee.
His address is 1926 Washington boule-
ward, Kansas City, Kansas.
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LINCOLN, NEB.
(By W. w. Mosely.

(By w. w. Mosely.)
Mrs. Hattie Conrad of York, Neb.,
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Preston Graves, in the city. Mr..
William H. Johnson, en- route to his
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-19
second plvIsIon
p. c. James, Commanding.

+. q. James, Commanding.
(Major N. Clark Smiths Band.D
Gen. Officers of National Negro Bush
ness League in decorated automobiles.
Officers of the Kansas City Local Busi-
ness League in decorated autos.
Officers of the Paseo Y. NJ. G. A. in
decorated autos.
National Negro Railway Postal Clerks
Association, 200 delegates in autos.
Officers OF the National Negro Bankers
Association In decorated autos.
Officers Of the National Negro Bar AS
ISOLATION in decorated autos.
Officers of the National Negro Press
Association in decorated autos.
Officers of the National Negro funeral
Directors Association in autos. i
Officers OF the National Retail Mer-
chants Association in automobiles.
Oklahoma Negro Business Mems League
with their W 80 decorated autos,
Space in this Division is also reserved
for auto display representing the BUSH
ness of the two most successful Negro
Business Women in America requiring
more than rs beautiful decorated autos.
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Third Division
]. l.. Crisp, Commanding.

NBdnu.J
Negro Physicians of Greater Kansas
City in their own decorated autos.
Druggists of Greater Kansas City In
decorated automobiles.
ndertakers of Greater Kansas City in
decorated automobiles.
Real Estate Dealers in decorated autos.
Kansas City Negro Insurance Mems
Association in decorated autos.
Officers and Members of the Pullman
Porters Association in autos.
Ladies of the Pullman Porters Auxiliary
in decorated automobiles.
Decorated automobiles representing
every Negro business enterprise in the
two Kansas Citys, such as Grocerymen,
Hotels, Restaurants, Bakeries, Hair
dressers, Beauty Parlors. Coal and Wood
Dealers, Ice Men, Tailors, Shoe Stores,
Barber Shops, News Stands, Photograph
Galleries. Furniture and Second Hand
Stores, Merchants, etc.
Decorated wagon and floats of Negro
enterprises.
Royal American Base Ball Team and
Visiting Team in decorated autos.
Lyric Theatre Stock Company in deco
rated autos.
Automobiles of the General Public.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-19
Friday Morning Session at 9 o'clock
in the Pavilion at Lincoln
Electric Park.

This program on Friday morning
will consist of addresses by success
full business and professional men and
women of the race, who will come
from all parts of the country, giving
detailed account of the methods pur-
sued in making their business a sue
cess, followed by a general discussion
from the floor by persons who may
become interested. There will also be
different exhibits representing differ
ent business enterprises. This being
the last general session of the con-
v%ention this program will be followed
by the annual election of officers.
All these sessions are of special in
terest and Importance to young Negro
men and women who are not at pres
ent engaged in any line of business.
Hearing addresses from men and wo-
men who have succeeded in business
augurs a stimulant to any young man
or young woman.
To all of these sessions the public
is cordially invited.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-19

Grand odge Souvenir Badges. A few
left. Send so cents to Hereford, 1917
Woodland Ave.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-19

Kansas City's Pioneer JeweIer and the
Treasurer, since its inception, of the
Local Business League.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-04

the men kept him a prisoner in a
room until last night. The colored
man stayed with him most of the
time, Mr.. Garwood said, but both men
told him that he would not be set
free until he told where the remainder
of the money was kept, that had been
taken in while the Garwoods had
charge of the ice cream shop.
Last night they took me out of the
place where L was kept but it was too
dark to see where it was. We must
have walked several miles when 1
fell. 1 had not anything to eat except
dry bread since I left home. They
cursed me when I could walk no
farther.
Then they gagged and bound me.
and told me to Go to HI l don't
know how long 1 was laying along
the road before I was found"
Mr.. Garwood's money, watch, rings
and stick pin had been taken, together
with most of his clothes. He said
this morning that he could identify
both men positively and gave a brief
description of them to the police, who
are now working on the case.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-04
MOORE TALKS ON
MCCORMICK VETO
Action of the Democratic
Chairman While Mayor Is
Put on Record
Special to the Teicrrash


Washington, d. c., Sept. 4.-Ses-
sions of the House of Representatives
on Saturday were enlivened by Con-
gressman ]. Hampton Moore, of Phila-
delphia, who charged while the Senate
was considering the administration
elght-hour day law that National
chairman Vance c. Mccormick had
been the opponent of a nine-hour day
Tor city employees of Harrisburg, Pa,
when ne was mayor in 1905.
Mr.. Moore inserted in the record
what he declared was a copy of veto
message signed by Mayor Mccormick
dlsapproving a city ordinance to give
city employees a nine-hour day and in
crease their pay from 5 cents to 16 2-3
cents an hour.
Mayor McCormick's veto message
said the ordinance would interfere
with the proper work of the city de-
partments. as the work is such that
the heads of these departments should
be free to regulate the hours of their
employees as emergencies arise" THE
rate of Is cents per hour" he con-
tinued, 'is above the average rate of
wages paid for ordinary labor in this
locality. and it is not fair to the tax
payers OF the city to increase the rate
to 16 2-3 cents per hour. as stated in
the ordinance, which is considerably
higher than the average wages paid by
other employers"
Mr.. Moore's reference to Mr.. McCor-
mick's labor record followed the Penn
sYlvania members opposition to the
eight-hour law which the House had
just passed.