The Twin City star., 1918-03-23
A PATRIOTIC MEETING
BY the National Association for the
Advancement Of CoIored People.

The Auditorium of the Central High
School was we'll filled on Tuesday
evening by a representative crowd
who attended the meeting of the
National Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People. The exer-
cises were opened with prayer by
Rev. T. B. stovall. President B. S.
Smith outlined the aims and objects
of the association and the purpose Of
the meeting. Inspiring addresses
were made by o. c. Hall of st. Paul
and Judge G. l. lockwood, Attorney
r. A. Skinner and Rev. T. e. Cullen.
Musical selections were rendered by
Miss Amy Belasco, pianist, and Mrs.
Horvey Poor, vocalist; also by a Ia
dies quartete (Mesdames Chas. Sex
ton, Gus. Arthur, Robt. Glenn and
Blanche Mason). Miss Dorothy
Walker played the opening and clos
ing numbers. The program was ex.
cellent. The following resolutions
were read by Editor Smith. The
ladies of Alpha Station Of the Red
Cross were seated on the platform
and assisted in raising the collection
for the St. Louis branch. Rev. D. E.
Beasley pronounced the benediction.
Several new members were added to
the Association.
REPORT OF RESOLUTIONS CON-
MITTEE.
WHEREAS, we, The Minneapolis
Branch of the N. A. A. c. p, have as
sembled tonight to unite in a nation
wide movement, to encourage the
members of our race to continue their
fight for it's civil, social and political
rights as American citizens, and to
express our loyalty to our Nation in
this war, and also trusting in that
Divine Providence which has safe
guarded the destinies Of every Nation
that has given equal rights to all
men; therefore, we present the fol-
lowing resolutions as the sense of
this meeting:
BE 1T RESOLVED:
1. That we pledge our loyalty to
our President, Hon. Woodrow Wilson
and our Nation In this war to make
America and the world safe for
democracy.
2. That we propose as real Ameri-
can citizens to do our part to gain
the victory for the allies, that VIE
may maintain our glorious record as
loyal and patriotic Americans.
3. We extend our heartiest thanks
to the chief executive of the Nation
for his communication of the sentence
Of the five Negro soldiers court
martialed at Houston, Texas, and we
hope that hereafter all sentences Of
death upon soldiers be given his per-
sonal attention.
4. We thank the National Associa-
tion for the Advancement of Colored
People and the Negro Independent
Political League for their activities in
to the President the petit
tion asking clemency for the colored
soldiers, and to these organizations
we commend the support of every
loyal American, who stands for JUS
tice. irrespective of race, color or
condition.
5. That we extend our thanks to
Mayor Thomas Van Lear of our city
for prohibiting that vicious photo
play "The Birth of a Nation" and for
his efforts to prevent discrimination
in public places in our city.
6. We regret the apparent fndif-
ference, on the part Of the war Off
cials of Minnesota, as to their utter
disregard of the privileges and op-
portunities, which should be granted
its Negro conscripts and enlisted
men according to their Industrial
efficiency for Selective Service, and
we hereby serve notice on our State
officials demanding equal recognition
at their hands, that we may receive
full credit for our service to our
State and Nation in this crisis.
7. We regard the denial Of any
right of any American citizen to serve
his country, as giving aid and COM
fort to the enemy.
Z. We pledge ourselves to subord1-
nate every issue, sociar and political
to successfully carry on the fight
against Segregation and race discriIo-
nation, and we further propose to
demand an expression from all aspir-
ants for political offices in order to
safeguard ourselves against those,
who seek by legislation to deny us
our civil rights. guaranteed us under
the constitution.
9.,That a copy of these resolutions
be engrossed in the records of this
Organization and published in the
local press.
Chas. Sumner Smith,
Chairman,
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