Booker's Address Crowns Day at Muskogee League Meet
Dr. Booker T. Washington delivered the annual address at the fifteenth National Negro Business League meeting in Muskogee Oklahoma. He urged aggressive, constructive progress in business education and moral life and highlighted opportunities in six neighboring states for the Negro farmer and entrepreneur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booker T. Washington
Muskogee
Okla
National Negro Business League
League
United States
Dr. B. T. Washingtons New Jersey Tour Planned
A three day tour of New Jersey for Booker T. Washington and a prominent party runs Sept 7 to 9. The itinerary includes Morristown Montclair Patterson Newark and Princeton with public meetings exhibitions banquets and speeches in multiple towns. The tour roster lists Emmett J. Scott Nathan Hunt Fred R. Moore James H. Anderson and others with East Orange and Philadelphia organizers steering events.
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New Jersey
Orange
N. J
Booker T. Washington
Washington
New York
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Morristown
Montclair
Hillsdale Grammar School
Citizens’ Union of
Paterson
Newark
Bethany Baptist Church
R. D. Wynn
Princeton
Burlington
Camden
Bridgeton
Bordentown
Allentown
Gouldtown
Millville
Ocean City
Cape May
Emmett J. Scott
Tuskegee Institute
Alabama
Nathan Hunt
Mr. Washington
Fred R. Moore
New York Age
James H. Anderson
Amsterdam News
George W. Harris
New York News
N. B. Dodson
National Negro Press Association
Brooklyn
T. Thomas Fortune
Lawrenceville
John Mitchell, Jr
Richmond Planet
Richmond
Chris J. Perry
Philadelphia Tribune
Philadelphia
R. R. Wright, Jr
Christian Recorder
A.P Caldwell
Philadelphia Courant
William H. Craighead
Advocate Verdict
Harrisburg
Charles W. Anderson
United States Internal Revenue
Wilford H. Smith
James N. Vanderval
East Orange
W. P. Burrell
Odd Fellows Supreme Court defended against charges of uselessness
A leader declares the Odd Fellows Supreme Court essential to the fraternal government, likening its three-branch structure to that of the U S government. He asserts the court’s necessity, denounces opposition led by the Grand Master, and previews further evidence on alleged corruption and salary issues.
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Supreme Court of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows
United States
Supreme Court
Hutchinson Lodge
Baltimore
15Th
Morris
Convention of Sunday Schools in Durham offers unity and funding push
In Durham North Carolina over 500 delegates attended the state Baptist Sunday school convention. President A M Moore was sidelined by a horse injury while Dr B M Brawley led discussions. The meeting urged increased annual funds for girls’ scholarships and support for Shaw University’s theological department.
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Durham
N. C
State Baptist Sunday School Convention
A. M. Moore
B. M. Brawley
Brawley
Cc. C. Spaulding
Spaulding
W. J. Brogden
KE. E Smith
Fayetteville
Brown
Winton
A. L. Holsey
Moore
Shaw University
A. W. Pegues
M. A. Tally
James H. Young
EB. M. Brawley
A. B. Vincent
8. N. Vass
American Baptist Publication Society
E. EB
National Independent League to Hold NY Convention
The National Independent Political league led by Rev. Byron Gunner announces its seventh annual meeting in New York City at the Bethel A. M. E. church from Sept. 7 to 9, just before the national Baptist convention in Philadelphia. The call urges Negro Americans to unite, fight segregation, and educate the masses to become independent, full American citizens. Delegates from churches and societies are urged to attend, join, and support financially and morally.
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Byron Gunner
National Independent Political League
Corrades
United States
Bethel Church
New York City
Bethel A. M
League
Advertise in the Star Smoke The Reliable N Sight Draft Cigar
Classified notice urges advertising space in the Star for the Reliable N Sight Draft Cigar brand. Includes no dates or prices. Clarifies opportunity for local readers to place ads and reach potential buyers.
PRACTICAL BUSINESS MAN Hailed As Crown Savings Leader
George Wesley Blount elected director and general business manager of Crown Savings bank in Newport News Virginia. Blount, Hampton Institute alumnus and longtime educator, brings accounting and management experience, with roles at Hampton Institute and in Negro aid and business organizations. His appointment is welcomed as a turning point for the bank and local commerce.
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Newport News
Crown Savings Bank
E. C. Brown
Bank
George Wesley Blount
Hampton
Boston
Hampton Institute
R. R. Moton
Business
Negro Organization Society of Virginia
Business League
Blount
Capable Woman Leads in Journal and Guide Subscriptions
Anna M. Vann, traveling subscription agent for the Norfolk Journal and Guide, has toured across several states since the National Negro Press association meeting in Philadelphia. She has logged 25,000 miles in three years and secured over 14,000 subscribers while contributing news writeups and boosting community engagement.
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Anna M. Vann
Norfolk
Journal and Guide
National Negro Press Association
Philadelphia
Miss Vann
Winston-Salem
N. C
P. B. Young
Downingtown Agricultural and Industrial School Sees Record Attendance
The Downingtown Agricultural and Industrial School at Downingtown Pennsylvania anticipates the largest student enrollment in its history for the coming school year. President William A. Creditt, Mrs. M. S. Tribbitt, a field agent, and other officials have spent the summer informing the public of the school’s benefits for self help for boys and girls of the race.
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Downingtown Industrial School
Downingtown Agricultural and Industrial School
Downingtown
William A. Creditt
M. 8. Tribbitt
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Oklahoma
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Delaware
Pennsylvania
Ohio
DR. B. T. Washington
ODD Fellows’ Supreme Court
B. J. Davis
Benjamin J. Davis
Convention OF Sunday Schools
North Carolina
Eastern Observer
E. Sadler
Observer
Sadler
National Independent Organization
the Star
Practical Business Man
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