The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-08-27

of BUSINESS enterprises among the
Negro people keeping Local Leagues
in touch with this data, information,
etc, through regularly issued bulle-
(4) To compile a catalogue of Ne
gro Business enterprises, seeking to
give them a rating later on the order
of the Dunn and Bradstreet Mercan-
tile Agences'
(5) To constantly seek. compile and
most successful methods of managing
and building up various kinds of bust
ness or other racial enterprises. To
form a very, close alliance with the
magazines now being published to the
end that each Local League may be
brought to Loyalty support its local
Negro newspaper;
co.. To place in the field efficiency
experts. for the purpose Of studying
Negro business and making such prac-
teal suggestions as would serve to
put such Negro business enterprises
in touch with live. up-to- o-date, eco
nomical, and successful! business meth
ods;
az Finally. to automatically de-
velop the membership OF Local Negro
Hnsirees Leagues as a basis for the
promotion of the ideals of the Ma
tional organization.
"Such a program as this" Dr. Scott
stated. spells service in every line.
1t has for its purpose but one thing,
Influence OF which shall De felt In
every corner of our broad land The
times are propituous for an organiza-
tion like the Business League to chal-
lenge and deserve the support of all
Interested in the economic develop
mont Of the Negro people.
The League was called to order
by j. c. Ross, President of the At
lanta Branch Negro Business League,
and after the invocation by Rev. D.
II. Stanton, pastor of Central M p.
Church, he introduced Dr. John Hope,
President of Morehouse College, who
spoke words of welcome on behalf
of the citizens of Atlanta and also
introduced Mr.: T. X. Gibson. who
spoke words Of welcome on behalf of
the Negro Business League Of Atlanta.
The response to the addresses of Wei
come was made by Bishop Robert e.
Jones. of New Orleans. La. Chairman
of the Executive Committee of the
or addresses were delivered by r. L.
Smith, President Farmers Improve
ment Society Waco, Texas; Victor II
Smothers, Mount Meigs. Ala. r. -
Edwards, Starr, s. c.; and w. H
Dodd, Baltimore, Md.
Y. NJ. G. A. EntertainS Officers.
At noon, Wednesday. the officers
and members of the Executive Com
mittee of the National Negro Busi-
ness League and number of other
important men were given a dinner
~ the v. M C. A., at which time
Mr. r. B. DeFrantz, one of the sec
retaries of the international Committee
of the Y. NJ. c. A., explained briefly
just why IL was wished that such a
group should be called together. In
his remarks he told of a similar din
ner which was held in Philadelphia
at the 1920 meeting of the National
business League. out Of which came me
the Colored people. to, help support
the work of the Y. M. C. A. men
tioning that the Colored people more
than paid the quota allotted to them
in the budget Of expenses for the
ment of the Y; M. G; A, He stated
that he felt confident that even great
or support than last year, especially
with the help and cooperation of the
Elective forces in the National Negro
Business League would be secured. :
"Wednesday rvening Session.
At the Wednesday evening session,
fully 5000 people attended the meet