The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-08-23
lO-Year Program
For Business Is
Outlined By Motion

NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-The
twenty-ninth annual session of the
National Negro Business League
opened Tuesday morning with bus
mess men and women from all Sec
tions of the country in attendance,
and with the unusual feature of an
indust ''ial exposition that showed not
only New York City's commercial
growth, but brought exhibits from
as far West as Los Angeles, Cal, and
with the National Government rep
resented by a display of aids to the
small business man as prepared by
the Department of Commerce.
The opening session of the League
was called to order by Alderman
Fred X. Moore, editor of The New
York Age, who is president of the
New York Local League which is host
to the national body, in the main au-
ditorium of Mother A. M. Zion
Church, 15l West 18th Street.
The session was opened with sing
ing of the National Negro Anthem"
by the audience, after which well
come addresses were delivered on be-
half of the city, the doctors, the law
yers, the ministers and business men.
Following the welcome addresses,
the president, DIR. Robert Russa Mo
ton, was introduced and responded
on behalf of the delegates and visi-
tors.
"a Ten-Year Program for Negro
Business" was outlined in addresses
by L. Washington Rhodes, editor
Philadelphia Tribune, who spoke on
"Place Of the Press; "Place of the
Bank" Wilson Lovett, president list
Standard Bank, Louisville, KY;
"Place of the Insurance Company"
Ralph Harper, manager, National
Benefit Life Insurance Co., Birm-
ingham, Ala; "Plaee of the Church."
Rev. X. II. Bowling, pastor, LIST Bap-
tist Church, Norfolk, Va; "Place of
the School," John w. Davis, presi-
dent, West Virginia instituted "Place
Of Fratern1l Organizations,p Mrs.
Maggie J. Walker, grandworthy
scribe, Order of st. Luke, Richmond,
Va.
The session on Tuesday night was
marked by two features of out
standing interest, the presence of
Mayor James j. Walker, who well
coined the League on behalf of the
City of New York, and the annual
address by DIR. Motion, president of
the League. Alderman Fred r.
Moore presided.
In his address, DIR. Motion sound
ed the keynote Of the session which
had been developed at the morning
session, "a Ten-Year Program for
Negro Business" declaring that
events of recent months emphasize
as never before the need of cooper
alton among Negro business men,"
The United States Department of
Commerce sent the largest exhibit
pamphlets. maps and charts of sta
| tistics, information on small retail
businesses throughout the country.
This exhibit is under the supervi-
sion of James A. Jackson, former
New Yorker and newspaper man.
The biggest exhibit from opt-of-
town is that of the Heflin Manufac-
turing Company of Los Angeles, Cal,
who sent a representative and sam
pies Of the coffins they manufac-
ture to be shown at the convention.
This company also manufactures fur.
niture and is said to be the largest
business of its kind owned by Ne.
groes.
Other boothes are occupied by the
following: Bell and Delany, haber.
dashers; Harlem Tuberculosis and
Health COMMITTEE, under direction
of Mrs. Mable Doyle Keaton; Tuf-
ner Electrical Shop, Nine. Cecile
De Silva, milliner; Williams and
Kline, grocers; Nine. Alone Doll
Mfg. Company; Nine. Estele, beauty
preparations; Benjamin f. Thomas
auto SCHOOL, Dunbar Bakery; Nine
Emma L. Pitts, milliner; Superb
Laundry, Brownlight Manufacturing
4 Company; Poro College; Murdock's
West Indian Meat Sauces; Belstra'
Laundry; The New York Age; Mr.
I Mercer, photographer; and the Flo
Mills Beauty preparations.