Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-21
NEGR0ES ORGANIZE
 COOPERATIVE LEAGUL
Headquarters of New Body to hc
 Established in Pine Bluff.

Established m Pine Blun.
 An organization known as the Co., operative League of American Citl- zens was organized in Little Rock last Thursday with Bishop J. M. oCn- ner president, C. McHenry treasurer and w. T. Pope Secretary and General manager. The League is to be nation wide in its scope and states Tn the ar ticles of Incorporation to have as an object: Keeping peace between the races by organizing ourselves into body whose sole purpose is to uphold the law and obey it's tenets, promote peace and punish crime as the law directs no matter by whom committed. To further promote the welfare of the country by cooperating in the fields of industry, education and develop ment by giving added incentive to
 life by laboring to secure to every one equality before the law and the ex
 ercise of those privileges which are
 necessary to the highest individual de- velopment.
 To make the race intellectually fit
 to understand their relations and find
 their place in the world life, by or
 ganlzlng units of instructions along
 all lines calculated to improve them.
 The officers are: Bishop J. M. Con
 ner president, I, P. Morgan, vice presi-
 dent, w. T. Pope secretaiy and gen
 eral manager; C. McHenry treasurer
 Scipio A. Jones, General Attorney,
 Joseph A. Booker, Supervisor of Edu-
 cation; F. P. Lytes, Director of In dustries; Mrs. M. k. Stevens, Supt. Home Making Department. Executive , Board G. w. Edwards, w. T. Taylor, U. G. Dalton, John Gammons, c. w. Stewart, A. s. Duncan, Wm. Lampkins
 L. s. Overall, w. T. Pope, J. M. Conn CT, I. P. Norman, Scipio A. Jones
 Joseph A. Booker, F. P. Lytes, w. IT. Robinson. Among others of the or . ganization1 are Dr. E. c. Morris, V. M Townsend, J. i. Lowe, A. H. Hill, A. Key, Mary F. Levesque, w. w. liar f ris, J. H. Harrison, Henry Avant, T l.. Lawson, A. B. J. Perry, J. H. Bara- , zin. D. w. Hughes, w. R. Springer, E < c. Foreman, Wm Winston, s. A. ,J ,, Jordan, J. N. Campbell, J. P. Ribin- f son, w. H. Robinson, w. H. Buchanan c. H. Evans, J. W Nichols, A. H Higgins, J. F. Hodges, J. M. B. Mich E ell, G. T. Sims, Mrs. Annie H. T. :, Coley, N. w. Shelton, R. w. Patter. 1, son, E. F. Davis, J. D. Dennis, H. A 1 Pettus, N. W. Coleman, o: L: Moody f Mrs. Hattie s. Trent, P. w. DeLylas , J. w. Shumpert, w. L. Purifoy, A. J z Rocks, Wilbur s. Mills, Geo. Banks s. M. Burkett, s. l.. Green, J. w
 Whitesides, s. P. Perry, H. c. Beasley
 w. E. Pruitt, j. II. Clayborn, H. T z Montgomery, W. M. Townsend, w. II ss Polk, Samuel Hedgwood, w. B. White . T. s. Sandefur, G. B. Ashford, J. n :. Ashford, J. H. Lawson, A. J. Jackson
 w. k. Haltiwanger, R. B. Sway, Wm E Bell, w. M. Harris, J. s. Ridjel, R. A 2 Adams, w. w. Booker, J. w. Kilpat , rick, J. J. Harris, J. A. Stanfield, s
 T. Burkley, T. B. Tyson, l.. D. Sharp
 Emmer Petway, Fred Finley, D. R
 Martin, and F. T. Vinegar. f The home office will be established 7, !. in Pine Bluff. Night schools of in ,, struction will be established in eacl !, community to which efforts will b' e made to get every member of the race o to attend. The course of study vii
 be about the same as is used in thu : public schools except special empha ' sis will be laid on agricultural and vo
 cational training.
 The headquarters at present ar
 located at III w. Second street, Pin
 Bluff, and Rev. W. T. Pope the secre
 tary and manager can be reached b, adressinr him Rox BOO