The northwestern bulletin., 1922-11-11
BUSINESSLEACUE
OFFICIAL PREDICTS
RECORD TURNOUT
Scores of Exhibits of Different
Negro Businesses To
Be Seen.
NELSON TO SPEAK. NATL
OFFICERS MAY ATTEND
Popularity Contest Creates Much
1nterest-Other Features
Planned for Event.

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That the attendance of the Grand
Business Exhibition to be given We'd
nesday and Thursday nights at Union
Fall will run into several hundred
people. is the prediction Of officials
promoting the affair which is to be
staged under the auspices of the local
Negro Business League.
Mayor to Speak.
Along with a score of other at
fractions. interesting programs in
keeping with the events have been
arranged for each night of the exhi-
bition. On the first night, Mayor Ar
thur E. Nelson is slated as the prin-
cipal speaker. Mr.. Owen Howell, pres
ident of the League, is also sched-
uled to make remarks relative to the
aims and objects of the League.
The second night of the exhibition,
Attorney b. s. Smith of Minneapolis
will be the principal speaker. He
will undoubtedly speak on the value
Of business cooperation. DR.. John
r. French, chairman of the Exhibi.
tion Committee, who has done very
creditable piece of working in sue
cessfully promoting the largest and
FIRST affair Of the kind in the NORTH
west. will also, deliver an address.
In letter from Albon L. Holsey.
secretary of the National Negro Bus
mess League, the secretary stated
that he was very gratified to learn
of the business men of this city pro-
noting such business exhibition
and wished the effort much success.
He also stated that he would make
eff ottro eetaoinetaoinshrdiue
an effort to have one of the national
officers of the league In this section
OF the country to attend. However,
1t is not known at this time, IL any
national officers will be able to at
tend. Mr.. Frank Gillespie, founder
of the Liberty life Insurance Co.
and Mr.. N. ID. Brascher of the Asso-
ciated Negro Press, Chicago, are the
only national officers who could DOS
sibly arrange to be here for the ex-
hibition.
Scores of Attractions
Over a score of Negro business en-
terprises In the city have taken space
at the hall for the purpose of placing
on exhibition their products or ad-
vertising their services. Each exhi-
bitor has agreed to contribute at least
two prizes to be given away free dur
ing the exhibit. Besides these at
fractions: a style show, several mus
icai numbers and dancing will make
up the program for the two nights.
Popularity Race Hot
The Popularity Contest between
nine young ladies, five from st. Paul
and four from the Mill City is hot
one and is attracting no little inter-
est, not only locally but throughout
the country. The contestants are
running neck and neck at the present
time, friends of each contestant hope
full of putting their candidate over
the top. Voting is heavy and from
the present indications the most pop
ular young lady in the Twin Cities
will not have been decided until vot-
ing closes the last night of the exhi-
bit.
| Interest Intense
| All indications point to record
attendance at Union Hall both We'd
nesday and Thursday nights. Inter
est in the progress of Negro business
in the city during the last decade, has
grown very intense, and the league.
has spared nothing TO make the affair
an epoch in Negro business life to the
city.
Many Of the tickets have been re-
ported to have already been sold by
members of the committee. Tickets
may be obtained from nearly every
Negro business man or woman In the