The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-06-11

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sion Of the need Of Negro producers
! Of different communities to specialize,
| saying that selling was always easie
| when carload lots Of produce coulC
| be placed on the market. At the con
| clusion of his address several ques
| lions as to how TO get rid Of ants
rats, Johnson grass, ETC. were ask
! ed him by various members of tn,
| Grand Lodge.
! J. w, Rice, OF the Dallas Express
! was then introduced TO discuss 9TH,
/ place of the Negro Newspaper" II,
spoke Of the newspaper in genera
as help to racial cooperation by
centralizing news Of various organi.
cations and binding Negro activity OF
the nation because Of the scope Of it,
| field. He urged greater patronage oil
them saying that their service wa.
unique; that they filled place and
| supplied racial need which ne
other agency could or would do. He
made note Of the fact that the FIX.
press because Of its large national
circulation had put the rest of the
world in touch with Negro activity
in Texas and IN proportion as it grew
and was supported 1t could broaden its
field an serve its purpose better. He
declared: 1T is a Negro enterprise
gives you a service commensurate with
the price II asks for its service. II
is the largest institution of its kind
owned and controlled by Negroes, Civ
ing employment to fourteen persons
and, in proportion as it grows. fur
nishing, employment for Negro chill
dren who have made printing a spec
cial study 1t should have a place
In your home because it serves you
better than all others, you need it.
II needs you'll"
At the conclusion of these remarks
G. 9. Willis, introduced Rev. w. l..
Dickson and spoke in touching words
Of the work done at Gilmer in car
Ing for the orphan children of Texas.
Rev. Dickson In very interesting
way told the history of the orphan
beginning until the present day. He
said Many people in Texas do not
know that since the beginning of
this work in 1900, the orphange of
more than 5000 orphan Negro chill
dren, that right now 1t is taking care
OF la not counting IA who soon are
to be sent from Tulsa, having be-
come parentless because of the riot.
He spoke touchingly of the hearty
support which the white people of
Texas had given him to a great eX-
tent making possible the enlarge
ment of his plant by their donations.
He urged heartier support by his own
people saying, Till Negroes learn to
take care of their own there will be
no salvation for them"
Banking was then discussed by Prof.
III. l.. Price. founder of the Negro
Bank at Palestine an institution which
is now well established Mr.. Price
urged the establishment of Guarn-
ty State Bank by Negroes OF Texas
as a means of handling the surplus
funds OF their various institutions and
of financing projects which would
give employment to their sons and
daughters He was warmly applud-
ed when he said: How can your
boy have position If you don't
create 1t for him? How can you
create 1t for him IL you don't con-
troll your own money? Wake up! See
that your prayer will come to naught
II you don't think and act in behalf
of yourselves.
Following the speeches the Grand
Chancellor introduced Mr.. f., c. Nor
ris. G, X, of r. & s, of the Juris-
diction of Arkansas. Mr.. Morris re-
bonded to the welcome and promised
,ne Grand Lodge real speech on
Nenesday.
The hour was then far spent and
n speedy adjournment followed the
announcements.
The Express representative was told
that the election of officers and the
financial report would come later in
the session.
Next weeks issue vii contain that
news together with q full report OF
the Grand Court proceedings.