The Sentinel=record., 1918-11-28
THE IMPERIAL COUNCIL OF IUGAMOS IN
 ANNUAL SESSION.
SPECIAL TRAIN BRINGS NOTED NEGROES FROM ALL PARTS
 OF THE STATE,

Two years ago, the same negro or oan,1auon that is now holding it's annual session in this city. met here and held sway at vhttinston para. DO perfect and orderly dld they be- have themselves, and 50 well rosuiat. ed was t4eir conduct that they let a most favorable impression upon the| whole city. N hen 1t was announced that The Imperial Council of Jusamos would again meet here, many ot the leading white p~ople as wei as col .lcu rememoercd them for their eX- cellcnt department and were dehsht- ed to have them return. Tuesday af- ternoon at 5:l5 o'clock the main body
 uc,vgates, heaued by the beloved chief Prof w l.. Purifoy, arrl' ed on a special train via. the Chi~ago and Rock Island It was a very note worthy fact that the way that each delegate repaired 10 Visitors Chapel and waited patiently until he wae as signed to h.s stopping place by Pro;.
 .. l.. Chandler who had charge oil that part of the work, has not been surpassed in this city in meeting ofI colored convenIins
 welcome Exereiss~
 At S:30 p. m, tlA, spacious audibr- fun of Visitors Chapel was filled to witness the welcome exerc1ses ITiit were held in honor of the visiting delegates An excellent program had been prepared and was rendered with credit to all who participated. Mrs. Electa Bonds enc of the teachers of Langston High school had charge of the musical part and acquitted her self as usual; Mrs, M A. Nilsson. who Is noted for her excellent voice. sang SO sweetly that the audience seemed to have been led into trance. pr D. O. Cox favored the assembly with 2 beautiful viol selection: Mir. Riley Graves, the chairman of the general introduced the Hon ! T T. Warren, as master of ceremonies; and his Honor. Mayor j. w McCian- dcn, on account of a very important that called his attention at ;he Arlington hotel, came early to l make his excuse and left Prof R. C. | Barrow, the principal of Tanggton | aRh school as his proxy to welcome 1 he convention Co the city; Prof. Bar l 'ow had also been scheduled Co well l ,ome the deleeates in behalf of tho | ocal councils, therefore he had two old mission 70 perform. Prog. Bar 'ow needs no introduction to the pee 'le of the city as a pubhc speaker md { Is we'll known that he never as- ends a rostrum unless he does credit O himself as well as the occasion; md upon this occasion, 1t is said that s acting Mayor he surpassed him ch Prot D. W. Suggs, principal or he Dardenollc High school and Prof !. L. Chandler both responded, with loQuence seldom eQualled upon oc- asions of this kind
 Prof. W. l.. purifoy, the Imoand irand Kazema made the closing re- larks. and carried the audience by torm.
 At 9.G0 a. m. yesterday, Prof. W L. | uutoy of Forrest City. Grand ka- ema called tho Imperial Council or Ggamos to order in Visitors Chapel be Rev. (. Rawlins, Grand Bauema. onducted tho devotional exercises. mid emotional scenes that can be cached only by this people who are nown for their natural emotion. The 1ll call disclosed that tho following rincipal officers were present: Pror '. l.. Purifoy. mo-Grand Kazema: rof K L. Chandler, Grand zunlcsto rof. W. D. Suggs, Grand Penzua: ]
 Dansby. Grand Habenza: II. A right, Grand CaziQue; Rev. C. Raw Q ns, Grand Bamzema; Grand Finan- al Three: George Moore, Victoria E. ates, w II PaTr. s The following were named upon tho [, Snmittee on Credentials: wm. o chairman; Henry Ward: z enc Ware; \. N navis. r. L. Haynes, 'hn Lewis. Clara White 4. P. Hamp- u n Mary Reed " I. Fllurnoy. NJ. D. ark, A. L. Gross Vim. Pitts, \ pt
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