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 g League
held its session at the large coliseum on
the corner Of Jefferson and Washington
avenues, Aug. IL, II and Is. It was a
successful meeting, largely attneded by
business, professional men, also educa-
tors, and farmers. Fully 900 visitors
we're in attendance. TX
The coliseum will seat about 10000
people and the closing evening, fully
10000 colored people attended to hear
the address to be to be delivered by
colonel Otis B. Duncan, the present
colonel Of the famous Eighth Illinois
lthe S7Oth). Colonel Duncan delivered
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.
race men and women representing
twenty-five states in the United States.
We will give you a few who appeared
upon this occasion, Wednesday, Aug.
IS:
The League called to order by Aaron f.
Malone, president of the Negro Bust
ness League Of st. Louis.
Music.
Prayer, DR.. J. +, CASTOR, pastor Fifth
Baptist Church.
managing Nv Own Department
Store, =, w. Harper, Jonestown,
Miss.
'sRaising and Marketing Live Stock, q
Tom Bass, Mexico, Mo.
|ssMaking Farming Pay, = G. 7. Thomas,
Clarksdale, Miss, G. n. Miller, Boyle,
Miss.
MAKING the Catering Business Pay,
Mrs. Annie Fisher, Columbia, Mo-;
James Barrett, Indianapolis, Ind; II.
7. Brassfeld, Columbus, Ohio.
ssCombining Farming and Merchandise
ing, = John Nunnelly, Bluffton, No.
E1sBuilding up Sales Force Through
Advertising, G. "A. Barnett, Kash-
mir ompa chicago, III
& 4 e. Il
Prayer, Rev. w. II. 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 !
half Of the citizens Of st. Louis, Prof.
Frank q. Williams, pricipal Of Sum
ner High school, chairman Civic Com
/ mittee, Business League, st. Louis.
Responses. i
Presidents annual address.
Presentation 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. NJ. Visit roof garden, rail
way exchange building.
Prayer, Rev. r. n. G. Snyder.
Drug Store" Ernest -
& Harris, st. Louis; Richard H. Harris,
Montgomery, Ala.
|aThe Laundry Business" R. Herbert
Stanton, st. Louis.
s Making Truck Gardening Pay, Wal
ter Jones, Glendale, Ohio; William
Wave, Brooklyn, Md.
s Running Haberdashery, = Henry a.
Smith, st. Louis; William F Cannon
Indianapolis, Ind.
Manufacturing Soft Drinks--a new
Business Opportunity, R. B. Davis,
Mound, Bayou, Miss.
The Real Betate Business, Pear
Alternately, st. Louis; J. J. Harde-
way, Houston, Texas.
Farming and Teaching, = R. 3. Ben
son, Upland, Ark.
Successful Hog Raising, " Miss NATL
da Andrews, Denver, Colo.
General Merchandising, a. =.
Hayes, Corinth, Miss; Wallace VOL
folk, Indianapolis, Ind; g. 3. Hono-
way, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Women in the Grocery Business fs'N
Mrs: T. J. Nevins, st. Louis.
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