The northwestern bulletin-appeal., 1924-06-07
PRESIDENT OFPA.U.
TOPRESENT MEDAL
TN.A.A.C.P. meet
Springarn Medal Presentation
Feature of 18th Annual
Spring Conference.
OUTING At ATLANTIC CITY
Samuel S. Fels and Jacob Bill
kopf, Prominent Philadel-
phians, to Speak.

New York, May 30.-The National
Association for the Advancement Of
Colored People, 90 Fifth avenue, to-
day announced that DR.. Josiah H.
Penniman, president and provost of
the University of Pennsylvania, has
accepted an invitation to deliver the
address of presentation of the Sping-
ar Medal at the 18th annual spring
conference in Philadelphia, on the
night of Tuesday, July L.
The N. A. A. c. P. further annouc-
ed that on the days outing to Atlantic
City, June %, the conference dele
gates will be welcomed by Mayor Ed
ward L. Badger of that city, who has
written the N. A. A. C. P. as follows:
"I am in receipt of your letter OF
the 26th instant and want to assure
you it will be pleasure for me to
welcome your convention in this city
on Saturday, June %, at p. M. An
ticipating the pleasure, believe me.
cordially yours.
(Signed) EDWARD L. BADER,
Mayor"
Two other we'll known white Phil
adelphians who have accepted invita-
tions to address the N. A. A. c. p.
conference are Samuel s. Fels. presi-
dent of the Fels-Naphtha Manufac-
turing Company, well known as
philanthropist and for twelve years
contributor to the N. A. A. c. p, and
Jacob Billikofp, executive director Of
the Federation of Jewish Charities OF
Philadelphia. Mr.. Fels will speak at
the opening mass meeting of the con-
ference, wednesday night, June Is,
at 8:15 P. M. Mr.. Billikopf, in order
to attend the N. A. A. G. P. confer
ence, will make q special journey
from Toronto, Canada, where he will
be attending the National Conference
on social work.
Atlantic City Outing.
Plans for the Atlantic City outing
of the conference, provide for arrival
in that city at 10 in the morning by
special train from Philadelphia,
where delegates and friends will be
met by Atlantic City citizens, Boy
Scouts, Elks' band and other bodies,
proceeding to headquarters at AS
bury M. E. church and Y. M. G. A.
At 10:3O there is to be a sight-see-
ing tour In autos furnished by local
citizens. The business session at 3
in the afternoon is to be addressed by
Mayor Bader, Senator Walter e. Edge
of New Jersey and William Pickens.
In the evening there will be a recep-
ton in honor of the delegates, the
special train waiting until the con-
clusion of the entertainment.
Delegates Already Elected.
Prior to the sending out of creden-
tials,, the N. A. A. G. p. has received
word that delegates to the conference
have already been elected in points
as distant as Great Falls, Mont; Den
yer, Colo; Charleston. w. Va; Mead
vile, Pa; Providence. r. l., and Kan
sas City, Mo.
In making the above announce
ments, the N. A. A. G. p. urged all
who intended coming to the confer
ence to arrange to be in Philadelphia
not later than noon of Wednesday,
June Is, in order that they might
register and be assigned stopping
places. All delegates, members and
friends are again urged to obtain GER
tificates when purchasing railway
tickets in order that reductions in re-
turn fare may be had. AS the pro-
gram for the conference is now near
ing completion. all those intending to
come should notify Walter White, So
Fifth avenue, the conference secre-
tary, at once.