The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1919-08-22
Hon. i. G. Napier Elected Honorary
President: DIR. II. r.. Motion
Elected President
INTERESTING SESSIONS
Big Constructive Program Outlined
by Emmett j. Scott, Secretary,
Adopted, and to be Put
Under Way

ADOPTED, and TO be Put
Under Way
ST. LOUIS, MO.--The National
Negro Business League convened in
its goth annual session on last We'd
nesday at che Coliseum under The aus
pices of the Local League, promptly
ident OF the Local League called the
at 10 o'clock. Mr.. A. e. Malone, pres
meeting to order. America was sung
by he audience standing. prayer was
offered by DIR. j T. CASTOR, pastor &c
the Fifth Baptist Church. Mrs. Zelle
Cole Evans rendered vocal solo as
sisted by Mr. J. Gerald Tyler 1T the
piano.
Delegates are in attendance from
twenyt-six states, representing every
activity of Negro race enterprises and
thrift. The delegates began arriving
Monday and at the opening Of The
session . delegation Of out-of-town
people approximately 1000 was in the
city scattered among The homes Of
the residences and friends of our city,
who offered 10 them The hospitality
for which st. Louis has been noted.
BY Tuesday night The ~" Grand
Central Hotel and Poro we're FILLED Is
overflow capacity Poro seemed 10
be the greatest scene Of activity as
most of the officers and leaders III
the movement were housed there.
On Tuesday evening the officers Of
the Local Lague rendered The off
GERS of the National League a lunch
con at The Poro.
The great feature of The meeting
| was an address by Emmett ]. Scott
suggesting q rSvuualructlon program
for the future work of The League.
President Malone's address saying
among other things that it was il
pleasure for him to call TO order The
goth session Of the National Negro
Business League. Thru The National
Negro Business League we have been
able to become acquainted, 10 get
close together; to be of use Of oui
neighbors and give inspiration q
others.
/ The spirit prevailing was zone of
strict application TO The business be-
fore The organization.
/ Mr.. G. I. Thomas, Of Glarksdale
Miss, addressed the National League
on the subject of Making Farming
! Pay" His address was followed by
q general discussion in which many
questions were asked and answered
Mr.. G. A. Barnett, of Chicago, Ill.
made an address before The League
on the subject: Building up a Sales
Force Through Advertising, and he
went on to tell the League and Wis
itors the methods of the Kashmis
Chemical Co., Of Chicago, Ill. His
talk was very interesting and also
very full Of information and instruc-
ton. He brought out the act shat
the Kashmir Chemical Co. was one
Of the real achievements Of our race
100 per cent Negro and delivering
the goods.
Next was the report Of .he Secre.
tary of the League by Hon. Emmeti
]. Scott, secretary.
Among other things the Secretary
stated that the League had passes
from the kindergarten stage ant
reached the age Of maturity md /
was now time for the League % e.
forward or to die. He called atten
ton to the conditions and Tadica
changes taking place in this age viii
a view of causing the League 30 se'
the necessity of drastic action IN nat
tera pertaining to the forward move
ment Of the affairs of the race. I'll
from excerpts called attention to th'
necessity of adopting real program
which would give US push IN maxim,
a forward step, without which W
must because Of laxity, lose our .9riI
He called attention to the new aeth
ods which had been advised ny h
president at the last meeting at At
lantic City, N. j., in 1918. Th
League needs larger and better 3
nancial support from its adherents
and the practice Of living on The 9hil
anthropy Of the white race is 20 b
discouraged. He suggested thang
| of program at this meeting; a chang
which il TO have far-reachin effec
and will be helpful for everyone n III
4 production Of visible results.
He proposed as follows:
! fst. National Headquarters 10 b
located at Washington, d. G. Sal
headquarters to be conducted alon
aiDes of the u. 8. Chamber Of Com
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