Phoenix tribune., 1921-09-10
Citizens Celebrate Unwilling of U.N.I.A. Charter
PHOENIX CITIZENS
TURN OUT EN- MASSE
TO j. N. |. A. Meeting

The Phoenix division of the U. N.
l. A. and A. c. L. celebrated the un-
yelling of their charter Tuesday night
with grand entertainment at the
Second Baptist church. The house
was filled to overflowing with inter
ested people who came to learn more
about the Garvey Movement.
President H. H. Rice of the Phoe-
nix division, his cabinet and members
of the order deserve the highest COM
in which they have brought this or
ganization so prominently before the
people. Never before in the history
of Phoenix has any civic organization
among colored people reached the de-
gree of Importance, in such a short
time, as the U. N. 1. A. If the gather
ing Tuesday night can be used as
criterion, the organization is going to
capture Phoenix
After the invocation by Rev. E. d.
Greene, pastor of the Second Baptist
church, and song by the audience,
the main program was in order While
waiting for the arrival of the princip-
al speaker, the president introduced
Mr.. j. P. Porter of Mesa, who enter
tanned the crowd with a few timely
remarks. Following the close of his
remarks, the speaker of the evening
in the person of Prof. C. N. Copeland,
arrived and was introduced by the
chairman.
Prof. Copeland spoke on cooperation
and unity and for one hour, held the
audience spellbound with his match
less logic and wonderful eloquence.
Few people in Phoenix knew that we
had in our midst an orator of the cal
ibre demonstrated by Prof. Copeland.
One may search far and near and the
equal of our Phoenix product cannot
be found. Never again will the col
ored people of Phoenix resort to i'm
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covered Demosthenes in their
midst.
Among other things the speaker
said that it has Eeen proven beyond
a shadow of doubt, that no amount
of intellectul training, refinement,
culture and commercial development
on the part of the American Negro
will cause the white man to recog-
nize him on terms of equality. He
cited instance after instance to prove
this assertion and added that our only
hope and salvation was in emigration
to Africa.
He praised Marcus aGrvey for his
genius in devisfng feasible plan
whereby the sons of Ham might re-
turn to their fatherland in the same
manner that the Jews are returning
to Palestine. He also stated that this
was Divine plan and no matter how
much we deplored the fact, it was
inexorable.
The speaker then entered into a lit
tie heart to heart talk with his audi
ence and drove home some wonder
full truths. He told them of the things
that keep the Negroes divided, of
their lack of confidence in their busi-
ness and professional men and of
their failure to support worthy enter
prises fostered by members of the
race. He gave them a remedy for
their ills, recommended cooperation,
race solidarity and unity. In his clos
ing argument he said there never
would be such thing as world peace
until all men recognized the univer-
sal brotherhood of man and the Faith
erhood of God.
Prof. Copeland was repeatedly in
terrupted with applause throughout
his discourse and at the close of his
address, the house went wild and the
applause was deafening.
A violin solo by Mrs. Ada Thomas
with Mrs. Clarence Lindsey as as
companist closed one of the best en-
tertainments it has ever been the
pleasure of Phoenix folks to witness.
The books were thrown open for men,
bership and scores of names were ad-
ed to the already large roll. Refresh
ments were served by committee of
ladies and all went away with a bet