The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-01-17
FORMER DALLAS PASTOR SPEAKS TO MINISTERS OF Topeka
EMMETT SCOTT GUEST
OF GREEK LETTER "FRA-
TERNITY."
Delivered An InspiratiOnal
Address Which Urged All
Race Men to Build Business.

Chicago, Jan. 15.-Dr. Emmett j..
Scott, Secretary Treasurer of How
ard University, Washington, D. c.,
formerly Special Assistant to the
Secretary Uf War, was the guest of
honor of the Alpha Phi Alpha fra
ternity of which he is an, honorary
exalted member, at its twelfth an
nual convention held in Chicago, De-
cember 81 to December 3lst.
Dr. Scott delivered the principal
address at the only open meeting of
the fraternity at Wendaill Phillips
High School, Sunday one of the
largest and most cultured audiences
ever assembled in that great audi
torium, was present. The delegates,
representing twenty-seven chapters
from all of the leading colleges of
the country, and the general Off
GERS, occupied seats on the platform.
Subject of DR.. Scott's address:
The Negro's Advent in Big Busi-
ness" was handled in a mastery
way, a complete picture of existing
opportunities in the commercial
field, being presented to the audience
with unquestioned inspirational eff
feet For more than an hour the
speaker gave not only examples of
the new awakening, but pointed out
opportunities that should be i'm
mediately seized upon in practical
commercial life. the opening of en-
terprises for the necessities bakeries
meat stores, groceries, shoe stores,
bonding companies, fire insurance
companies, manufactures, and the
like. He told of an instance in
Washington where a man pointed out
who had made $500 per week COM
missions on selling pies, and he
drew the lesson if that much can
be made on selling pies where can
be equally as much, or more made
in other ways.
On Monday night, Dr Scott was
the guest of honor at a dinner given
by the officers and directors of The
CHICAGO Business League at the APP
pomattox Club. On the same evening
he attended the reception given in
honor of the Alpha Phi Alphas by
| DR.. and Mrs. George Cleveland Hall
in their palatial residence on South
Park avenue. and later attended the
formal dance of the famous Fort
Club. While here, DR.. Scott, also
MEETINGS of the American Fedora
ton of Teachers, as delegate of
the Howard Universit~ teachers
union, whose motto is; Education
for Democrac- Democracy in Edu-
cation"
DR.. Scott was accompanied to
Chicago by his son, Emmett ]. Scott,
Jr, a third year student in civil en-
gineering at the Massachusetts In
stitute of Technolgy, Cambridge,
Mass.
The attendance at the Alphi Alpha
convention was the largest in his
tory, and much is given the retir-
ing present.
Daniel D. Fowler of Cleveland, for
instill- new life and motives in the
work of the fraternity One of the
big features for the coming year is
the establishment of a commission
of five to act on all matters affect
ing the welfare Of the group.
The following are the newly elect
ed officers: General President, Lucius
L. McGee, Chicago, vice-president
Herman e. Moore, Boston: Secretary
Normal L. McGhee, Washington
Treasurer, S. S. Booker. Baltimore
Editor Carl J. Murphy Baltimore
The next meeting will be held in
Kansas Citv,