The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1927-08-27
THE MEETING OF THE
TICNAL NEGRO BUSINESS
LEAGUE AT ST. LOUIS,
MO.
Prominent Business Men and Wcm =
From Many Parts Of the Country
in Attendance. Officers Elected
for Ensuing Year

The twenty-eighth annual session of
the National Negro Business League
formally closed here last Friday even
ing after three-day session.
Prominent men and women from
many sections of the country were in
attendance
The visitors enjoyed many courtesies
extended by the local committee and
the citizens generally, during their stay
here.
The following officers were elected
Robert R. Motion, president, Tus-
kegee Institute, Ala; J. G. Napier,
Honorary President, Nashville, Tenn.
DR.. ]. r. Levy, End vice president
Florence, S. c.; John L. Webb, first
vice president, Hot Springs, Ark;
George w. Franklin, third vice presi-
dent, Chattanooga, Tenn; Mrs George
w. Brown, fourth vice president,
Scranton, Pa; "A. L. Lewis, treasurer,
Jacksonville, Fla; Warren Logan,
auditor, Tuskegee Institute, Ala; I.
J. Ferguson, registrar, Nashville,
Tenn; R. E. Clay, asst. registrar,
Nashville, Tenn; Jesse o. Thomas.
transportation commissioner, Atlanta,
Ga; Albon L. Holsey, secretary, Tus-
kegee Institute, Ala; Perry w. How
ard, legal adviser, Washington, d. O.:
Lester A. Walton, publicity, New York
City; Bishop w. J. Walls, Chaplain,
Charlotte, N. c.
Executive Committee: c. c. Spauld-
ing, chairman, Durham, N. G.; DR.. M.
0. Bousfeld, Chicago, Ill; John NJ.
Wright, Topeka, Kans.; J. S. Viii
liams, Shreveport, La; n. w. Collier.
St Augustine, Fla; B. J. Davis. At
lanta, Ga; Jacob ]. Jones, Muskogee.
Okla; I. ]. Elliot, Muskogee, Okla;
Melvin ]. Chisum, Chicago, ILL.,; e. H.
James, Charleston, w. Va; J. W..
Lewis, Morrisville, Pa. Wilson Lovett.
Louisville, KY; Pearl Alternately, St.
Louis, Mo-; Fred R. Moore, New York
CITY,; DIR. S. d. Redmond, Jackson,
Miss; Logan H. Stewart, Evansville,
Ind; Watt Terry, Brockton. Mass. 4;
Y. Il. Tulane, Montgomery, Ala; Ma
Jor Allen Washington, Hampton, Va. /;
George w. Davis, Boynton, Okla; G..
Hardaway, Hattiesburg, Miss; r. B.
Hudson, Selma, Ala; Robert Williams.
Suffolk, Va; DR.. John R. Hawkins.
Washington, D. G.; Aaron G. Toodle,
Detroit Mich; Mrs. Annie Turnbo-
Malone, St. Louis; Anthony Overton,
Chicago, ILL.,; E. P Booze, Mound
Bayou, Miss; F. B. Ransom, Indian
apolis, Ind.
Regional Directors: B. NJ. Roddy,
vice-president-at-large, NJ e m D h ! S.
Tenn; District No. /, New England
States. E. Keford, Waterbury,
Conn; District 2, New York, New
Jersey. z. Nail, New York Civ
District No. 3, East Pennsylvania to
Harrisburg, Delaware, District of Co.
lumbia-J. H. Irwin, Pa; District No
4, Virginia, West Virginia-W. H
Croker, Suffolk, Va; District No. s
North and South Carolina-J. M
Avery, Durham, n. c. District No. 6
South Georgia, below Macon, East
Florida; District No. 7, East Tennes
see, Nashville, North Georgia, includ-
ing Macon, West Florida, Alabama
pr. w. F. Boddie, Atlanta, Ga; Dis.
trict No. 8, West Tennessee, Missis-
sippi-Dr. ]. B. Martin, Memphis
Tenn; District No 9, Kentucky, In.
DIANA. Willis Cole, Louisville, XIV.
District No. 10, West Virginia, Ohio
Michigan Herbert S. Chauncey-
Cleveland, Ohio; District No. II. Iii.
nois, Wisconsin-C. "A. Barnett, Chi
cago; District No. y, Minnesota. Iowa
North and South Dakota-F. ID. Nc.
Cracker, St Paul. Mimi; District No
Is, Missouri, Kansas. E. Mitchell
st. Louis, Mo-; District No. IA, Okla.
homa-Roscoe c. -Dunjee, Oklahoma
City, Okla; District No. Is. Louisiana
Texas-Joseph Geddes, New Orleans
La; District No 16, Colorado, Utah
Nevada, California, Arizona. New
Mexico-L. H. Lightner, Arapahot
Building, Denver, Colo; District No
| II, Washington, Oregon, Wyoming
| Nebraska, Montana-L. H. HeAin, Lo.
Angeles, Calf; District No. IS, Ar.
kansas-William H. FaIconer, Hot
| Springs, Ark.
PASSES AWAY
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