The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-29
National Negro Business League
Session in ST. Louis, Mo.


The twentieth annual meeting Of the
National Negro Business Men IS League
held its session at the large coliseum on
the corner Of Jefferson and Washington
avenues, Aug. 12, IA and Is. It was a
successful meeting, largely attneded by
business, professional men, also educa-
tors, and farmers. Fully 1000 visitors
we're in attendance.
The coliseum will seat about 100000
people and the closing evening, fully
| 10000 eolored people attended to hear
the address to be to be delivered by
Colonel Otis B. Duncan, the present
colonel of the famous Eighth Illinois
1.-THE 37oth). Colonel Duncan delivered
a very fine and scholarly address pay
| ing the highest tribune to the colored
soldiers. He was introduced by that
brilliant soldier Captain Byrd of Spring
field, III. After Colonel Duncan's adj
dress more than 500 couples tripped the
/ light fantastic. Many new dances were
Introduced. The program proper was
good and interesting and successful
ace men and women representing
Etwenty-two states in the United Statess
Eve will give you few who appeared
upon this occasion, Wednesday, Aug.
E13:
The League called to order by Aaron E.
Malone, president Of the Negro Bust
ness League Of st. Louis.
/ Music.
Prayer, DR.. ]. T. CASTOR, pastor Fifth
Baptist Church.
Managing NY Own Department
h Store, /. w. Harper, Jamestown,
Miss.
I" Raising and Marketing Live Stock, =
Tom Bass, Mexico, Mo.
sssMaking Farming Pay G. T. Thomas,
clarksdale, Miss, G. n. Miller, Boyle,
4 Miss.
I. making the Catering Business Pay, =
Mrs. Annie Fisher, Columbia, Mo-;
D James Barrett, Indianapolis, Ind; n.
T. Brassfeld, Columbus, Ohio.
EsaCombining Farming and MERCHANDISE
ing, = j ohm Nunnelly, Bluffton, Mo.
ssBnilding up Sales Force Through
Advertising, g. a. Barnett, Kash-
mir company Chicago, u.
s Evening.
PRAYER, Rev. w. H. Peck, pastor, st.
James A. NJ. E. Church
Words Of Welcome, on behalf of the
state, Lieut.. Governor Crossley; on
{ behalf of the city, Hon. Henry w.
Kiel, mayor, city of st. Louis; on be !
h half of the citizens Of st. Louis, Prof.
Frank ~. Williams, pricipal Of Sum
ner High school, chairman Civic Com
mittee, Business League, ST. Louis.
Responses.
President IS annual address.
of~silver loving cup to the
three cities making the best records
during the Negro Health Week. By
Allen w. Clark, chairman, Cleanup
and Paint-up Committee, st. Louis.
Thursday.
AT 900 a. M. Visit roof garden, rail-
way exchange building.
Prayer, Rev. r. III. g. Snydor.
20 Managing Drug Store Ernest u.
Harris, st. Louis; Richard II. Harris,
Montgomery, Ala.
tfThe Laundry Business r. Herbert
Stanton, st. Louis.
y taking Truck Gardening Pay" Wal
ter Jones, Glendale, Ohio; William
Wave, Brooklyn, Md.
Running a Haberdashery, :" Henry A.
Smith, st. Louis; William F. Cannon,
indianapolis, Ind.
s Manufacturing Soft Drinks-a new
Business Opportunity, /" r. B. Davis,
Mound. BAYOU, Miss.
ssssThe Real Estate Business, = Pearl
Abernathy, st. Louis; j. J. Harde- |
way, Houston, Texas.
Farming and Teaching" R.. B. Ben
son, Upland, Ark.
Successful Hog RAISING Miss Matii-
da Andrews, Denver, Colo.
]" General Merchandising, a. y.
Hayes, Corinth, Miss; Wallace Vol
folk, Indianapolis, Ind; G. B. Holio-
way, Chattanooga Tenn. ~
II Women In the Grocery Business,
s Mrs: 7. j. Nevins, st. Louis.
n Symposium Discussion: Recon- !,