The Twin City star., 1916-04-29
NOTES ON RACIAL PROGRESS.
Compiled by the National Negro
Business League.

Mrs. c. J. Bolden of Newport News
Virginia, has been appointed Health
Inspector for the Negro schools oi
that city. Mrs. Bolden is an expert
enced trained nurse.
The Local Negro Business League
of St. Louis is conducting a vigorous
campaign for one hundred new MEM
bers. Mr.. w. c. Gordon is the presi-
dent.
The Negro merchants of Memphis,
Tennessee, are planning a "get-togeth-
er" campaign somewhat similar to
the campaigns recently conducted in
Atlanta, Georgia, and Nashville, Ten
nessee.
Mrs. Maria L. Cooper, of Philadel-
phia, who for thirty-one years has
been janitress Of the Drexel Bank
Building, has been pensioned for her
long and faithful service. Mrs. Cooper
is eighty-two years of age.
The New Era Magazine has made
its appearance. This magazine is pub
lished in Boston and it's physical ap-
pearance and contents are both at
tractive. Miss Pauline E. Hopkins,
formerly of the Colored American
Magazine, is the editor.
The New York Age is conducting
a campaign of investigation in New
York to ascertain the number and
character of Negro business enter
prises and to discover some method
whereby these merchants may secure
a larger portion of Negro patronage.
The Atlantic Mutual Insurance As
sociation, with home office in Atlanta,
Georgia, has been admitted into the
State of Arkansas. The cheif officers
of the Association are A. F. Herndon.
President, and T. K. Gibson, Secre-
tary.
The Nashville Negro Trade Bost-
ers of Nashville, Tennessee, are max
ing elaborate preparations for their
spring Trade Week Campaign in the
interest of Negro business enterprises.
The campaign is to be conducted dur
ing the week of May lst.
In accordance with the suggestion
offered in Business League Talk No.
8, entitled cooperative Competition"
the colored business men of Pensaco-
Ia, Florida, have organized Mer-
chants Association, in connection
with the League work, for the pur-
pose of regulating credits, and ex-
tending their business among the COL
ored -people--.Already they~haye a.
dopted the system of giving prize cou-
pons for increasing patronage. A Mer-
chants Association has also been or
gained of the colored business of
Durham, North Carolina.
A movement has been started in
Augusta, Georgia, for the purpose of
organizing a Local Negro Business
League. Mr.. E. G. Spaulding, Branch
Manager of the North Carolina Mu-
tua1 Association of Durham, North
Carolina, is taking the leading part.
Hon. Nat Washer, a prominent
white business man of San Antonio,
Texas, was the principal speaker at
the mass meeting held in that city on
March 18th by the San Antonio Lo-
cal Negro Business League. Mr..
Washers remarks dealt with Busi-
ness Development.
The committee on recreation and
amusement of the Social League of
Wilmington, North Carolina, is secur-
ing number of Fairgrounds for the
Negro children. They have purchased
a coaster-slide, ocean-wave, merry-go-
round and other amusements for the
children.
The Negro merchants of Nashville,
Tennessee, have set a splendid exam
pie in cooperative advertising. The
Merchants participating in the Spring
Trade Week campaign have purchased
the entire back page of the Globe and
this page carries the advertisements
of these merchants together with a
strong appeal to the Negro people to
take part in the celebration.
The Cut Rate Grocery Store is con-
Quoted entirely by Negroes. See
their Ad and patronize themi