THE NINTH ANNUAL SESSION OF THE NATIONAL, . NEGRO . BUSINESS - LEAGUE August lQth, :20th, and 21-st, IQOS Day Meetings will fie Held in Sharp St., Memorial M. E. Church Night Meetings Will be Held in Naval Deserves Armory, over Richmond Market MR. HARRY T. PRATT S. R. Bishop's Residence J. H. TOADVIN Undertaker and Emb "8061 ,t'ldiani JO 1IHIHS 3H1.. prati's Apartment House, 1634 Druid Hill Ave. Dr. Daniel C, Brown, Dentist, 1309 Druid Hill Ave Dr. J. H. N. Waring s> Residence, 5C9 Mosher St National N^ro Mubxmbb ifragu?... By Booker T. Washington. A few years ago my observation in regard to the num¬ ber of successful business men and women of the negro race that I was continually coming in contact with during my travels throughout the country led me to believe that the time had come for bringing together the leading and most successful colored men and women in the country who were engaged in business. The benefits of such a meeting were obvious. In the first place, the bringing together of these persons would result in their getting acquainted with each other, and receiving information and inspiration from one another; in the second place, plans could be formed for ex¬ tending the influence of the meeting to the remotest corners of the land through the organization of local leagues of busi¬ ness men and women and thus encourage more and more of our people to enter business. After consultation with prominent men in all parts of the country, it was decided to call a meeting of our business men and women in Boston, Mass., on August 23rd and 24th, 1900, for the purpose of organizing the National Negro Busi¬ ness League. Early in 1900 letters were sent to a great num¬ ber of our people who were engaged in business, acquaint¬ ing them with the proposed meeting, its objects, and its time and place of meeting. The proposition recomtnended itself at once to our people. This is shown by the fact that in answer to the invitation over four hundred delegates pre¬ sented themselves at Boston. They came from thirty-four States—from Mississippi and Maine, from Virginia and Cali¬ fornia—thus justifying the word "National" in the new organ¬ ization's title. 1 The meeting was enthusiastic, but at the same time prac¬ tical. Those who were in attendance believed in the timeli¬ ness of the organization. They had noticed that almost with¬ out exception, whether in the North or in the South, wherever there was a black man who was succeeding in business, who was a taxpayer, and who possessed intelligence and high character, that individual was treated with respect by the members of the white race. This fact suggested that, in pro¬ portion as we could multiply these examples North and South, our problem would be solved. This was the assump¬ tion on which members of the League took up the task it offered them. They recognized that a useless, shiftless, idle class is a menace and a danger to any community, and that when an individual produces what the world wants, whether it- is a product of the hand, heart or head, the world does not long stop to inquire what is the color of the skin of the producer. It was easily seen that if every member of the race should strive to make himself the most indispensable man in his community, and to be successful in business, how¬ ever humble that business might be, he would contribute much toward smoothing the pathway of his own and future generations. It was evident, also, that the success of negro business men was largely dependent upon, and would tend to instill into the mass of the negro people habits of system and fidel¬ ity in the small details of life, and that these habits would bring with them feelings of self-reliance and self-respect, which are the basis of a'l real progress, moral or material. [ have said that the meeting was practical. This spirit 1300 Block Druid Hill Avenue, Looking North. )i)oo Hloek l'ruid Hill Avenue, I ookint* South was expressed by a certain well-intentioned delegate who said to the assembly: "You do look like a set of men who are interested in resolutions. Thank God you look to me like men interested in executions!" An idea of the temper of the meeting and of the effect which it produced upon those who were present can be had by the following extract from a writer in the Boston Tran¬ script : "The silly, uneducated, shiftless negro puts his pay on his back; the business negro puts his pay in the bank. Here were men who had penetrated the real secret of success; men who understood the only sure basis of progress is economy; men who would sacrifice today's indulgence for tomorrow's independence. The spirit of the whole occasion was dis¬ tinctly hopeful. No one 'cried baby.' Regarding material advancement as the basis of every sort of progress the con¬ vention listened to every account of negroes once poor, who had now built houses, bought land, opened places of independent business, and established solid bank accounts. Repeatedly it was pointed out that men born slaves had actually become rich; also that the total material progress of the negro race had been accomplished in thirty-five years— a happy augury for the future. "And think what this orderly, decorous, well-dressed, edu¬ cated assembly represents. Think of the change brought about by thirty-five years of negro progress—slaves, freed- men, laborers, capitalists, farmers, leaders of a struggling race, and all in scarce more than a generation of time! Think of the millions who are still coming up; the millions who have in them the possibilities of success; the millions whom we must judge by the standards of the business con¬ vention, not by the standards of the criminal court. The convention, now that it has come and gone, leaves a memory of heroic hopefulness and patience." From the success of the meeting at Boston, it was evi¬ dent that the organization of the National Negro Business League was a step in the right direction. It set going a most earnest and active inquiry among our people as to each other's success, and brought to view, from far and wide, many business enterprises which were not known beyond the immediate vicinity in which they were located. During the past five years the work of the Business League has greatly extended through the influence of Local Business Leagues in various parts of the country. There are at present 320 of such Leagues. HISTORY OF BALTIMORE. The historic beginnings of Baltimore lack the traditional haze of obscurity associated with the foundation of great cities. The proprietary government of Maryland emerged from the era of troublous times, and entered upon the path of future growth and development towards the close of the first quarter of the eighteenth century. Commerce expanded, population increased and settlements rapidly extended to the northward. It was not long before the need of a port near the head of the Chesapeake Bay began to be felt, and atten¬ tion to be directed to a remarkable site on the north side of the Patapsco River, offering easy access and safe harbor to vessels of large size, at a distance of but fourteen miles from the waters of the bay. On the 14th of July, 1729, a petition signed by the leading men of Baltimore county was presented in the Provincial Assembly, praying for the erection of a town at this point. Three weeks later, a bill to the same effect was passed and the history of Baltimore City had begun. The early life of the settlement was an unequal race for supremacy in trade with older towns of the province—Joppa, the count}- seat, Elkridge Landing and Annapolis. COLORED HIGH AND TRAINING SCHOOL JAS. FEASSONTON 2100 BLOCK DRUID HILL AYENIF Dolphin street and Pennsylvania avenue. Shoe Dealer, 918 Cathedral street Looking South A rough sketch, still extant, of Baltimore as it was in 1752 shows a scattered settlement of twenty-seven structures, one of which is a church, two are taverns and four built of brick exported from England. The entire population of the town numbered 200 persons, including slaves and servants. But it is pre-eminently in the struggle for commercial ex¬ istence that the fittest survives, and Baltimore with a mag¬ nificent harbor, numerous mill streams and rich iron deposits, soon forged ahead of the river points with their rude land¬ ings and less opportunity for developing and being developed by the Bay trade. The issue of the contest was foregone. It reached its culmination in 1768 when the privileges and dignities of County Town—a court house and a prison, were transferred from Joppa to Baltimore. During the next dozen years Baltimore steadily increased in size and activity. Lit¬ tle as the policy of the Proprietary was designed to aid de¬ velopment, the area of the town expanded enormously. Popu¬ lation increased from 200 in 1752 to 6,755 in 1775, and com¬ mercial growth was hardly less striking. The history of Baltimore immediately preceding and dur¬ ing the Revolutionary War forms a familiar chapter in our national history. As early as May, 1769, the city entered into "the non-importation agreement." The intelligence of the closure of the Boston Port provoked warm resolutions of sympathy and support, and even steps toward military defence. From Baltimore largely came the zeal and energy with which Maryland entered into the War of Independence, and which has made the valor of the Maryland Line immor¬ tal. During the entire course of conflict the same unflinching patriotism and burning enthusiasm never faltered. The events of the War interrupted foreign commerce and cut off all continental supplies; but it stimulated local manu¬ factures and shipping, and indirectly prepared the way for a period of remarkable commercial activity and prosperity that followed the final suspension of hostilities in 1783. Con¬ tinental wars and colonial revolutions increased the Euro¬ pean demand for American staples. Export trade in the prod¬ ucts of Maryland—tobacco, flour, wheat and corn—was di¬ verted from the hands of British and Dutch agents and con¬ centrated in Baltimore. Local merchants soon began to en¬ gage in carrying trade, and "Baltimore clippers" became fa¬ mous throughout the world. For many years these "skim¬ mers of the sea," able to sail within four and a points of the wind, were the fleetest craft upon the sea. More than any other single cause, they contributed to the early com¬ mercial development of Baltimore. The growth of Baltimore, from the close of the War up to 1820, when its population numbered 62,738, as against 46,555 in 1810, and about 13,000 in 1790, was chronicled by Jared Sparks as "unequaled in the history of cities." Daring blockade running and direct shipments enabled her mer¬ chants to retain possession of a large portion of foreign com¬ merce even during the War of 1812. The city was attacked by land and water, but in each case successfully defended. During the latter assault a patriotic Marylander, while de¬ tained on board a British vessel, composed our national an¬ them, "The Star-Spangled Banner." The events of the next half century concern only the an¬ nalist. Steady growth and development, interrupted by the great events in our national life, summarized them. Baltimore suffered keenly from the progress of the Civil War. Maryland was a border State and not only experienced the evils of an exposed frontier throughout, but became the actual scene of conflict during the Confederate invasion of 1863. A mob attack upon a Massachusetts regiment in its passage through the city on April 19, 1861, inflamed the country, and led to the occupation of the city and vicinity by the National Government. Commerce with the South was BUTLER'S SEWING MACHINE SALES ROOM 941 Druid Hill Avenue. MORRIS WALLER—REAL ESTATE DEALER completely cut off and Western trade paralyzed. But if the earlier story of Baltimore is familiar, certainly the events in its more recent history need no recital. The city, which four years of strife left listless and despondent, has grown, first by slow, steady growth, then by mighty bounds, into a great centre, whose present prosperity is but an earnest of its future development. What the causes of this are it is not difficult to see. Geographical position and railroad connection give it special advantages as an outlet for Southern and Western products. Interior situation makes it a favorable port of entry for foreign imports. Cheap liv¬ ing, low rents, skilled labor, exemption of plants from taxa¬ tion invite manufacturing industries of all kinds, while the adjacent coal fields, iron beds, marble quarries of the State, the inexhaustible riches of the Chesapeake unfold a vista of wealth and prosperity before which even sober, historical thought is tempted to become prophetic. Aside from material inducements, Baltimore is pre¬ eminently a pleasant place to live in. Not only is its cli¬ mate temperate and invigorating, but the peculiar topo¬ graphical arrangement of the region facilitates natural drain¬ age and renders the city as healthful as picturesque. Munici¬ pal improvements have kept pace with advancing civiliza¬ tion. Just as Baltimore was the first city in the United States to be illuminated by gas, the first to aid the construc¬ tion of a railroad, and the first to be connected with the outside world by electric telegraph, so now its water sup¬ ply is unequaled in magnitude and purity, its parks and squares far-famed for natural beauty, and its police and fire departments of rare completeness and efficiency. Much has been written of the warmth of Baltimore social life. The elements that constitute it evade analysis ; but there is every¬ where felt a characteristic spirit of heartiness and fellowship that raises Maryland hospitality to the same pre-eminence as the beauty of its women and the excellence of its Bay products. PLACES TO VISIT. BUILDINGS. City Hall, bounded by Lexington, Fayette, North and Holli- day streets. Court House, bounded by Lexington, Fayette, St. Paul and Calvert streets. Post Office, bounded by Fayette, Calvert and Lexington streets. Custom House, bounded by Gay, Lombard and Water streets. Masonic Temple, 225 North Charles street. Odd Fellows' Hall, Saratoga and Cathedral streets. Knights of Pythias Temple, Gay and Lexington streets. Jr. O. U. A. M., 100 North Paca street. Royal Arcanum, Saratoga street, opposite Hotel Rennert. Heptasophs, Cathedral and Preston streets. Maryland Club, Charles and Eager streets. Peabody Institute, Mt. Vernon and Washington Places. (Li¬ brary, Gallery of Art and Conservatory of Music.) Enoch Pratt Free Library, Central Building, Mulberry street near Cathedral. Six branches scattered throughout the city. Y. M. C. A. Building, Cathedral and Franklin streets. Cathedral (Roman Catholic Church), Cathedral and Mulberry streets. Johns Hopkins Hospital, North Broadway. Not the largest, but in construction and equipment the finest in the world. Johns Hopkins University, North Howard street. Woman's College, St. Paul, Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth streets. Another Corner in Druid Laundry MAIN BUILDING DRUID LAUNDRY Corner in Druid Laundry, Druid Hill Avenue and Union stteet Druid Hill Avenue and Union street Druid Hill Avenue and Union street St. Mary's Seminary of St. Sulpice (Catholic), block bounded by Paca and St. Marys street, Druid Hill and Pennsyl¬ vania avenues. State Normal School, Lafayette and Carrollton avenues. Fifth Regiment Armor}-, Hoffman and Preston streets. Fourth Regiment Armory, Fayette street, near Paca. Fort McHenry, at the extremity of the point of land lying between the northwest and the middle branches of the Patapsco River, known as Locust Point. PARKS. Druid Hill Park, northwestern section of city. Patterson Park, eastern section, overlooking harbor. Federal Hill Park, southern section, overlooking harbor. Riverside Park, southern section, overlooking Fort McHenry and the river as far as North Point. Carroll Park, southwestern section. Clifton Park, northeastern suburb. Harlem Park, Eutaw Place, Mt. Vernon and Washington Squares, Lafayette Square, Franklin Square, Union Square, Madison Square, Broadway Squares, Ashland Square, Johnson Square, Perkin's Spring Square, Jack¬ son Square, Fulton Avenue and Taney Place, all furnish interesting sights for visitors. MONUMENTS. Washington Monument, Mt. Vernon and Washington Places. Battle Monument, Monument Square (Calvert street), op¬ posite Post Office. Wells and McComas Monument, Gav and Aisquith streets. Hill Park. Revolutionary Monument, Mt. Royal Plaza. Washington Statue, Wildey .Monument, Ridgely Statue and numerous other monuments and statues adorn the public parks and squares of the city. Armistead Monument, Federal Hill Park. Columbus Monument (Erected 1892], North avenue and Har¬ ford Road; Columbus Monument (Erected 1892), Druid CEMETERIES. Greenmount Cemetery, Greenmount avenue, near North. Loudon Park Cemetery, Frederick turnpike. Lorraine Cemetery, Franklin road. Alt. Olivet Cemetery, Frederick turnpike. Hebrew Cemetery, Philadelphia road. Baltimore Cemetery, Belair road. Bonnie Brae Cemetery, Old Frederick road. Druid Ridge Cemetery, Reisterstown road. New Cathedral Cemetery, Edmondson avenue. EDWARD HAMMOND—FLORIST 942 Druid Hill Avenue. G B. MADDOX—IOB & COMMERCIAL PRINTER NATIONAL NEGRO BUSINESS LEAGUE. Officers. Booker T. "Washington, President Tuskegee Institute, Ala. Charles Banks, First Vice-President Mound Bayou, Miss. F. D. Patterson, Second Vice-President Greenfield, Ohio Dr. S. G. Elbert, Third Vice-President Wilmington, Del. Harry T. Pratt, Fourth Vice-President Baltimore, Md. J. A. Lankford, Fifth Vice-President Washington, D. C. Emmett J. Scott, Corresponding Secretary Tuskegee Institute, Alabama Gilbert C. Harris, Treasurer Boston, Mass. S. Laing Williams, Compiler Chicago, 111. P. H. Gilbert, Registrar Brooklyn, N. Y. R. C. Houston, Assistant Registrar Fort Worth, Texas William H. Davis, Official Stenographer Washington, D. C. Cyrus Field Adams, Transportation Agent... .Washington, D. C. Executive Committee. T. Thomas Fortune, Chairman Red Bank, N. J. Dr. S. E. Courtney Boston, Mass. J. C. Jackson Lexington, Ky. J. C. Napier Nashville, Tenn. W. L. Taylor Richmond, Ya. E. P. Booze Colorado Springs, Col. J. E. Bush Little Rock, Ark. J. B. Bell Houston, Texas S. A. Furniss Indianapolis, Ind. M. M. Lewey Pensacola Fla. N. T. Velar Brinton, Pa. L. L. Jones Chicago, 111. LIFE MEMBERS. Cyrus Field Adams Washington, D. C. Mifflin W. Gibbs Little Rock, Ark. J. E. Bush Little Rock, Ark. Mine. I. B. Beale West Newton, Mass. D. L. Knight Louisville, Ky. H. W. Keys Nashville, Tenn. James T. Peterson Mobile, Ala. J. C. Jackson Lexington, Ky. James R. Hamm Boston, Mass. F. H. Gilbert Brooklyn, N. Y. W. H. Johnson Baynesville, Va. E. C. Berry Athens, Ohio M. S. Alexander Maillard, La. Gilbert C. Harris Boston, Mass. Ulysses G. Mason, M. D Birmingham, Ala. C. F. Johnson Mobile Ala. J. C. Napier Nashville, Tenn. R. H. Boyd Nashville-, Tenn. L. Winter Nashville, Tenn. R. F. Boyd Nashville, Tenn. Philip A. Payton, Jr New York, N. Y. ° C. W. Iveatts Little Rock, Ark. W. H. Ballard Lexington, Ky. G. W. Franklin Chattanooga, Tenn. *Booker T. Washington Tuskegee Institute, Ala. Wilford H. Smith New York, N. Y. Warren Logan Tuskegee Institute, Ala.- S. P. Hurst Clarksdale, Miss. B. J. Morgan Indianapolis, Ind. J. H. Lewis Boston, Mass. M. W. Turner Indianapolis, Ind. W. A. Kersey Indianapolis, Ind. W, H. Dodd, 2nd Hand Furniture 1131 Pennsylvania avenue Metropolitan Department Store, 611 N, Eutaw street Penny SavingsBank— 1634 Pennsylvania avenue E. L. Smith Paris, Texas Troy Porter Paris III. ■S. A. Furniss, M. D Indianapolis, Ind. Matthew N. Lewis Newport News, Va. N. T. Volar Brinton, Pa. Isaiah T. Montgomery Hound Bayou, Miss. James G. Carter Tamatave, Madagascar Jo.lin E. Hawkins Kittrell, N. 0. John S. Trower Germantown, Pa. Mrs. Cora E. Bush Little Rock, ArTc. Samuel E. Courtney, M. D Boston, Mass. Miss Mary A. Gray Paris, III. M. C. B. Mason Cincinnati, Ohio L. G. Jordan Louisville, Ky. William Oscar Murphy Atlanta, Ga. S. G. Elbert, M. D Wilmington, Del. Chester E. Bush IAttle Rock, Ark. William Alexander Little Rock, Ark. Charles W. Anderson New York, N. Y. Charles T. Bass Sullivan, Ind. James C. Thomas New York, N. Y. James E. Garner New York, N. Y. Fred. E. Moore New York, N. Y. Charles Banks Mound Bayou, Miss. A. C. Cowan Brooklyn, N. Y. S. B. Scottron Brooklyn, N. Y. Walter P. Hall Philadelphia, Pa. W. H. Brooks New York, N. Y. W. A. Scott Edwards, Miss. J. A. Lankford Washington, D. C. E. C. Calhoun Eatonville. Fla. T. J. Minton Philadelphia, Pa. G. M. Howell Atlanta, Ga. S. D. Eedmond Jackson, Miss. M. P. Saunders Brooklyn, N. Y. Anthony McCarthy New York, N. Y. J. Emanuel New York, N. Y. G. Grant Williams Philadelphia, Pa. Fred. D. Patterson Greenfield, Ohio E. E. Church Memphis, Tenn. W. Isaac Johnson Richmond, Va. William H. Davis Washington, D. G. H. M. Charles New Orleans, La. James H. Gordon Brooklyn, N. Y. Mrs. Belle Davis Indianapolis, Ind. C. W. Gilliam Okoloma Miss. J. W. E. Bowen Atlanta, Ga. Alfred Smith Oklahoma City, Okla. J. B. McCulloch Muskogee, I. T. A. C. Perdue Muskogee, I. T. G. W. F. Sawner Chandler, Okla. C. A. Groves Edwardsville, Kansas J. G. Groves Edwardsville, Kansas J. B. Bell Houston, Texas John H. Atkins Brooklyn, N. Y. John M. Wright Topeka, Kansas E. C. Owens Los Angeles, Cat. Mrs. E. C. Owens Los Angeles, Cal. H. H. King Yazoo, Miss. John T. Writt Pittsburg, Pa. P. Sheridan Ball New York, N. Y. Bishop Abraham Grant Kansas City, Kansas Charles T. Davis Council Bluffs, Iowa Charles S. Nunn Haughville, Ind. S. W. Wood Lonewa, La. E. E. McDaniel South McAlester, I. T. C. T. Talliaferro Perry, Okla. Henry Avant Helena, Ark. Henson D. Murray—News dealer Eutaw and Biddle streets Richard Mack—Caterer— 541 W, Biddle street W. H. Davly— Jeweler—1110 Pennsylvania Ave <1 W. Shad well. George W. Davis * Honorary. ° Deceased. .. Guthrie, Okla. Muskogee, Okla. LOCAL COMMITTEES OF ARRANGEMENT. Oil "Ways and Means Harry T. Pratt, Chairman On Accommodation Dr. L. H. Fenderson, Chairman On Entertainment Josiah Diggs, Chairman On Place of Meeting William H. Dodd, Chairman On Publicity and Promotion J. Harry Hammond, Chairman On Eeception Dr. J. H. 1ST. Waring, Chairman On Street Decoration A. T. Waller, Chairman On Music James F. Fessenton, Chairman ~ PROGRAMME WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 10.30 A. M„ At Sharp Street Memorial M. E. Church. Corner Dolphin and Division Sts. The League called to order. Invocation: Rev. W. A. C. Hughes, Pastor Sharp Street Memorial M. E. Church, Baltimore, Mil. Music. Address of Welcome: On Behalf of the State Hon. Austin L. Crothers, Governor On Behalf of the City Hon. .1. Barry Mahool, Mayor On Behalf of the Citizens, Mr. J. H. L. Smith, Grand Master of Masons of Maryland. On Behalf of the Teachers, Dr. J. H. N. Waring, Principal Colored High and Training School. On Behalf of the Baltimore Negro Business League, Mr. William L. Fitzgerald, Secretary. Responses. Appointment of Committees: (а) Credentials. (б) Resolutions. (c) Auditing. Addresses are each limited to twenty minutes. In the discus¬ sions to follow, speakers are limited to five minutes. One Hundred Years of Blacksmithing, C. F. D. Fayerweather, Newport, R. I. Making Farming Pay J. V. McDuffy, Ocala, Fla. Truck Farming in Maryland, Jeremiah Gaither, Anne Arundel Co., Md. Seed Farming S. M. Bailey, Tuscaloosa, Ala. The Livery Business Thomas Harris Larchmont, N. Y. Conducting a Brass Foundry George D. Jones, Cleveland, O.¬ WEDNESDAY EVENING SESSION, 8 O'CLOCK. This session of the League will be held in the Richmond Market Armory, corner Fiftli avenue and Howard street. Invocation: Rev. George F. Bragg, Pastor St. James P. E. Church, Baltimore, Md. Music. The President's Annual Address. Woman's Possibilities in Pharmacy, Mis. J. 1'. Ft. Coleman, Newport News, Ya. True Reformers' Hall, 310 St. Paul street Dr. Wm. T. Carr's Residence 515 Mosher street B. F, Smith—Electric Pool Parlor 1120 Druid Hill Avenue. NO. 1 PRESIDENTS OF THE NATIONAL NEGRO BUSINESS LEAGUE. (1) Booker T. Washington, President. ('2)Chas. Banks, Mound Bayou, Miss., 1st Vice-President (3) Fred D. Patterson, Greenfield, O., 2nd Vice-President. (4) S. G. Elbert, M. D., Wilmington, Del , 3rd Vice-President. (5) Harry T. Pratt, Baltimore, Md., 4th Vice- President. (G) J. A. Lankford, Washington, D, C., 6th Vice-Presi¬ dent. NO. 2. OFFICERS OF THE NATIONAL NEGRO BUSINESS LEAGUE (1) S. Laing Williams, compiler, Chicago. (2) Gilbert C. Harris, Treasurer, Boston, Mass. (3) Cyrus Field Adams, Transportation Agent. (4) F. H. Gilbert, Resi^ter, Brooklyn. (5) Wm. H. Davis, Official Stenographer, Washington. (6) B. H. Houston, Assistant Register, Fort Worth, Tex. (7) Emmett J. Scott, Corresponding Secretary. Trinity A. M. E. Church ParsoDagf, 1010 Linden Ave. Miss Gertrude White's Hair Dressing Establishment, 122!) Druid Hill Avenue simuiel F.. Young, Confectioner $07 l'resstuian street Mrs. Amanda Y. Gray, Washington, D. C. Managing a Drag Store R. J. Hondricks, Houston, Texas A Co-Operative Business Enterprise. Stonewall J. Crews, Port Chester, N. Y. Managing an "Undertaking Establishment, J. H. Dabney, Washington D. C. A. N. Johnson, Nashville, Tenn. Report from National Negro Undertakers' Association, affiliated with the National Negro Business League. THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 10 A. M. Invocation: Rev. W. E. Williams, Pastor Grace Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, Md. Music. Corresponding Secretary's Annual Report. Treasurer's Annual Report. Compiler's Annual Report. Reports from State Negro Business Leagues by their Presi¬ dents : General Merchandising, C. T. Taliaferro, Perry, Okla. Jesse Goode, Boston, Mass. General Building Contracting. . .R. E. Pharrow, Birmingham, Ala. General Contracting Albert 0. Johnson, Baltimore, Md. Symposium: What Negro Business Men Have Accomplished: (a) In Mississippi W. J. Latham, Jackson, Miss. (b) In Colorado Joseph H. Stuart, Denver, Colo. (c) In Maryland Heber E. Wharton, Baltimore, Md. (d) In New York City, W. Allen and R. C. Simmons, New York City. Managing a Shoe Store T. W. Madison, M. D., Atlanta, Ga. Developing a Real Estate Business, E. C. Brown, Newport News, Ara. Managing a Transfer and Storage Business, E. E. Ward, Columbus, 0. Managing a Department Store, Samuel D. Hayward, Baltimore, Md. Conducting a Junk Establishment, George W. Robinson, Washington, D. C. THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 20, 8 O'CLOCK. At Richmond Market Armor}', corner Fifth avenue and How¬ ard street. Invocation: Rev. C. H. Stepteau, Pastor Ebenezer A. M. E. Church, Baltimore, Md. The Business Development of Africa, Rt. Rev. I. B. Scott, Monrovia, Liberia, West Africa. The African Mining and Real Estate Company, Alfred C. Cowan, New York City. Conducting a Modern Hotel L. W. Bright, Norfolk, Va. To Be Decided Upon Rev. Polk Taylor, Calahan, Colo. Insurance: Industrial Assessment S. W. Rutherford, Washington, D. C. Mutual Benefit, Charles L. Ross, Pittsburg, Pa. Harry 0. Wilson, Baltimore, Md. Negro Life Insurance: Its Value, Growth, Condition. Dangers and Needs. William S. Dodd, New York City. River Navigation and Boat Building, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE NATIONAL NEGI.O liUMNESS LEAGUE. ^1") J. B. Bell, Houston, Texas. (2) S. E. Courtney, Mil., Boston, Ma's. (3)W. L. Taylor, Richmond, Va. (4) T. Thomas Fortune, New York City, Chairman. (5) N. T Velar, BrintoD, Pa. [(!] J. C Jackson, Lexington, Ky, [7] M. M. Lewey, PeDsacola, Fla. [K] E. P. Bocze, Colorado Spriugs, Colorado. [CJ] S. A. Furniss, M. D,, Indianapolis, Ind. [1<>] J< lin E, Bush, Little Rock, Ark. [11] J. C, Napier, Nashville, Tenn. Captain C. W. Posey, Pittsburg, Pa. Conducting a Brickyard and Shoe Store, Eev. N. P. Pulluni, Houston, Texas. FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 10 A. M. Invocation: Eev. E. J. Gregg, Pastor St. John's A. M. E. Church, Baltimore, Md. Succeeding as a Purchasing Agent,... .S. C. Craig, Brooklyn, N. Y. The Business Side of the Negro Newspaper, E. E. Jones, New Orleans, La. The Business Side of an Educational Institute, E. E. Moton, Hampton Institute, Va. Succeeding as a Furniture Dealer,. .Wm. H. Dodd, Baltimore, Md. The Wood and Coal Business D. I. Bradford, Bichmond, Va. A Farmer's Co-operative Banking Enterprise, Baytop, Gloucester C. H., Va. A New Banking Enterprise, C. H. Alston, Tampa, Fla. Eeports of Business Failures During the Year and Their Causes, J. C. Napier, Nashville, Tenn. Negro Banks: The Number of Them, Their Eesources, Their Opportunities, Their Difficulties, and Their Future, W. E. Mollison, Vicksburg, Miss. Banking Symposium: .... The remainder of the session will be given over to the National Negro Bankers' Association, affiliated with the Na¬ tional Negro Business League, for the discussion of such bank¬ ing subjects as may be selected by the officers of the Asso¬ ciation. ANNOUNCEMENTS. Druid Hill avenue, occupied almost entirely by Negroes, who have bought and are buying their own homes, and the location of many successful business establishments conducted by Negroes, will be illuminated several blocks during Convention Week with electric streamers and a Court of Honor by the City of Baltimore in honor of the National Negro Business League. The city has granted the use of the large Steamer Latrobe for an excursion in honor of the Delegates to Brown's Grove (an excur¬ sion grove conducted entirely by Negroes on Negro capital) on Fri¬ day afternoon, August 21st. The reception in honor of the members of the National Negro Business League, by the Local Negro Business League of Balti¬ more, assisted by the Fraternal Organizations of Baltimore, will be held in the Eichmond Market Armory (through the courtesy of Commander Wagner, of the Maryland Naval Eeserves, and Mayor J. Barry Mahool), corner Fifth avenue and Howard street, Friday evening, August 21st, beginning at 9 o'clock. Numerous special social functions will be given in honor of the National Negro Business League delegates by individual citizens of Baltimore during Convention Week. THE BALTIMORE COLORED BUSINESS MEN'S LEAGUE. The local Colored Business Men's League owes its origin to that venerable, useful and respected citizen, Samuel E. Young. It might be well considered the crowning project of the many import¬ ant undertakings that his fertile brain has given birth to. Fate, too, seems to have left it very appropriately for this rare gentleman to give to Baltimore this great organization, as his name has been prominently identified with the race's history of progress in local Fessenton's Drug Store Mrs Mary F. Smith's Block, Dolphin & Etting streets Waldolf Hotel—Druid Hill Aveuue affairs ever since the time when the Negro first breathed free air in this country. His influence has been forcibly felt in social, fra¬ ternal, religious and political affairs, as well as in commercial af¬ fairs. So long has he been in harness, that he might well be looked upon as the "Grand Old Man of Baltimore." Yet with all his triumphs and accomplishments, he is modest with it all, and is plain "Uncle Sam" to his innumerable friends and acquaintances. It was in the fall of 1903, when Mr. Young was about to retire from active business after a period of over 50 years of strenuous en¬ deavor, that he conceived the idea of doing something to make the path of his successors in commercial affairs less rocky and thorny than that which he had trod. In fact, he saw still further, for his experience had taught him that with the present day fierce competi¬ tion in every enterprise that unless he bestirred himself he was doomed to annihilation so far as business was concerned. This con¬ dition was already manifesting itself, since commerce has no favors, and only the fittest can survive. When trusts and combinations were gobbling up everything, the small dealer was being crowded out; and as most Negro busi¬ ness men, with no discredit to themselves, belonged mainly to that class, what was to happen to him with his less favorable oppor¬ tunity? His salvation lay in organization to meet competition for his ultimate protection. He must be taught the wisdom of co¬ operation; how to pool his means, and by buying directly from the producer, eliminate the middleman, and pocket the profits for himself. Then, again when opportunities for work in other directions were being rapidly reduced, what was there then for him to do to preserve his economic identity? Necessity would call upon him to shift for himself, and to do that required some great education of the masses to cultivate that degree of loyalty to racial enterprise and endeavor necessary for racial success. These conditions could only be met by organization, and fully recognizing that fact, Mr. Young invited a few of his friends actively engaged in business to break bread with him one evening, and there laid before them his plans. That banquet, for such it was, is still talked about by the 15 men who were present ; not so much as a grand feast, but rather as an event marking the great epoch in the history of the commercial progress of the colored people of Baltimore. The Colored Men's Business League was the outgrowth of that gathering, and as such, it stands before the public today to inspire and encourage business enterprises among the colored people. Naturally enough, our forementioned "Uncle Sam" was its first president. An organization with such a colossal task to accomplish does not as a rule flourish in its infancy. There were many obstacles to overcome—scepticism, selfishness and prejudice, but is left today for the fair minded observer to note whether or not it has suc¬ ceeded. In the first years of its existence, when it was composed of a mere handful of men, in order that it might not perish by the customary expenses attached to such an organization, Mr. Young nursed it along by giving free light and heat, and the best room in his house for a meeting place. Finally, it gained recognition, and now has numbered among its members the leaders in all lines of commercial endeavor, as well as a good many professional men. Starting with a membership of 15, it now has reached 150. After the organization was assured of success, Mr. Young, be¬ lieving in the efficacy of younger blood, retired from the presidency, and was succeeded in that office by Mr. Harry T. Pratt, a young man full of energy, with the most advanced ideas along progressive business lines. Mr. Pratt has been president since 1906. He represented Baltimore at the Atlanta meeting of the National Negro Business League, and was instrumental in having the local league affiliate with the national body. His splendid address at the time caused his almost unanimous election as Fourth Vice-President of the National Negro Business League. E. L. W, Scott, Grocery Store, Robert & Division streets Alexander Hemsley. Funeral Director 578 W. Biddle street Albert Johnson, Contractor 207 Henrietta street BRIG-GEN'L. GEO. H. CARTER Jurisdiction of Maryland and District of Columbia An Active Member of the Negro Busi er Men's League. Chairman of the Committee on Fraternal Org uv.z&tions. SACH'S MISFIT PARLOR MEN'S YOUTH'S AND BOYS' ..Clothing.. Hats and Shoes. Full Dress Suits to Hire Tailoring Ladies and Gent's Cloth¬ ing, Dyeing, Scouring, and Re¬ pairing at Low Prices 816 DRUID HILL AVE., BALTIMORE, MD. centra? seal Estate and investment Co. S. E. Cor. Druid Hill Ave., and Hoffman St. Rents Collected, Insurance Placed, Money Loaned on Real Estate Stop Paying Rent and Buy Your Homes on Easy Terms. Will Buy for You the house in Which You Live orany other with $100 Up and the balance as rent. We Give You a Deed to the Property. Our Prices are as Low and Our Terms More Liberal Than Any Other M. D. WALLER C. & P. Phone—Mt. Vernon 2X39 MA J.-GEN. JACKSON Who did active service in Cuba "during the Spanish-American War; was one the highest Negroes in the United States Service, and is now Majoi-General of the Knights of Pythias JAMES HENRY HAMMOND Vice-President and Treasurer of the Burgess-Hammond Company The Burgess-Hammond Company of which Abel Monroe Burgess, is the president and general manager, took over the business of James A. Harris, the oldest and leading ti\ii g Caterer in Baltimore, his business having been established in 1873. This Concern mifrht be said to be one of the "House of Harris" as both Messrs Burgess and Hammond the principals of the company are relatives of Mr. Harris, and served under him for many years. Under his regime and as officials of the Burgess-Hammond Company assisted in anu have handled the largest social functions in the South. As Caterers they have the entry into the best homes ot Maryland and vicinity. %l. H. ADAMS Of West River, now the Most Popular Funeral Director of Annapolis, Maryland J. A. HAYES Of Richmond, Vir>j'n . 1 Years of Experierc*- 'h Undertakers in B.Utim !►- ADAMS & HAYES FUNERAL DIRECTORS and EMBALMERS We are Modern Price Undertakers. We have Modern Fun¬ eral Parlors. We have suitable place for the keeping of the Dead, wherein families have not. We have Carriages to furnish for all Occasions. 1006 PENNA. AVE, ■ • BALTIMORE, MO. C. & P. Phone. Funeral Parlors Never Closed. Lawyer C. C. Fitzgerald's Country Home Washington's Monument Operating Room, Provident Hospital Walter Langley—Tonsorialist. 1209 Druid Hill Avenue Steamer Starligh—Brown's Grove Brown's Grove—Dancing Pavilion, Bath House & Pier The place to eat when you are hungry and drink when you are dry SMITH'S HOTEL 410-412 NEW STREET The Headquarters of the Visitors to the Negro AAA Business Mens' Convention AAA C. & P. Phone, Madison 2II0-M Choice Wines, Liquors and Cigars 604-606 PATTERSON AVENUE BALTIMORE, MD. Jas. H. Oliver, Prop. J. Edw. Webb, Mgr. C. & P. I'honk, Mt. Vkrnon 199S HOWARD CAFE Q=J DINING ROOMS 907 N. HOWARD STREET BALTIMORE, MD. Martin Webb, Prop. Jos. Washington, Mgr. Visitors to Negro Business Men's Convention are Welcome The Place to Saturate Your Clog AT COFFEE Cor. Druid Hill Ave. and Preston St. Blum's Cafe & Summer Garden ALBERT L. BLUM, Prop Business Men's League Invited 1232 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. Near Lanvale Street BALTIMORE, Ml). ...PAINT YOUR AUTO LIKE NEW.. BUILDERS OF FINE CARRIAGES SLIP LININGS DUST HOODS ... AUTO BODIES AND TOPS... WIND SHIELDS GENERAL REPAIRS OF AUTOMOBILE SPRINGS, AXLES AND WHEELS NEELY & ENSOR 812 Madison Ave. Baltimore RUTLEDGE & WARWICK Successors to Patrick Rodgers FAMILY WINE AND LIQUOR STORE 228 PARK AVENUE C. <£ [>. Phone, St. Paul 1018 BAl.TIVOHh. MU. MARYLAND ITRE RYK WHISKIES BOTTLED BEKR GINS CORDIAL- RARE OLD WINES CHOICE FRENCH KRANDIE- rgTA PI ICMCT. 33 VC«PC ...Special Attention to Mail and Phone Orders... HOME FRIENDLY SOCIETY Industrial Insurance Baltimore, - - Maryland John C Minnie, Ice Cream Manufacturer, 534= W. Biddle St. Dr. ;Ed\vard J. Wheatley's Residence 1.30 Druid Hill Auenue Smith's Millinery, S. Ella Smith, Druid Hill Ave.& Dolphin St. CHARLES CARROLL, News-Dealer—n-?2 Druid Hill Avenue T.J HlLLIARD Chinaware Dealer—1418 Orleans Street FITZGERALD'S OFFICE BUILDING 1105 Druid Hill Avenue. WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO DO YOUR SHOPPING? WHY! AT THE Metropolitan Department Store 611 N. EUTAW ST., Near Druid Hill Ave. Visitors to the City During the National Negro Business League Conven¬ tion are Cordially invited to inspect our Stock and Building. We carry a Full Line of Merchandise in all Departments and doing business on business princi¬ ples as cheap as other merchants. We Give Green Trading Stamps to All persons purchasing goods at our store. OUR FALL LINE—Is Complete in Bed Linens, Ladies Wear, Ladies' Skirts, Suits, Waists and Coats, Men's and Children's Wear, Ladies, Gents and Children's Footwear a Specialty. OUR MtLLENERY DEPT.—Excels all Previous Displays. OUR GEOCERY DEPT—Is at your service at all times with a free delivery to all parts of the city. Sam'l D. Haywood, Acting Manager. Phone: Mt. Vernon 4614. MARYLAND HEADQUARTERS: an IN. EUTAW ST., HOME OFFICE: METROPOLITAN MERCANILE 8 REALTY COMPANY Eighth Ave., and Forty-Sixth St., New York The Metropolitan Mutual Benefit Association of Baltimore, Md., is Largest Industrial insurance Company in the World, and is operated by Negroes. Incorporated Under Laws of Maryland Capital Stock, $200,000 W. GOLDS MATTHEWS, Manager. Agents Wanted Here. PHONE —Mt. Vernon, 4614. C. & P. Phone:- Mt. Ver. 4614. METROPOLITAN MERCANTILE & REALTY CO. maryland headquarters 611 N. EUTAW ST., BALTIMORE, MD, Do you want to become a Stock Holder in the Greatest Negro Organization under the sun ? Do you want to see the Race attain the highest point of development in the business world ? Do you want to open the door of hope and aspiration to your¬ self and your children. Have you taken the time to investigate and learn of the rapid growth of this Company? Are you satisfied to have your money earn 3 per cent, when it earn 6 and 7 per cent, with us ? Be independent! An investment with us means that you are helping to organize and operate your own stores, factories and other industries, so that your children may obtain employment at good wages and good positions the same as other races. Let THE METROPOLITAN MERCANTILE & REALTY COMPANY start you in the right path to attain this end. DON'T WAIT. START TO-dAY. CAPITAL STOCK $1,000,000 SHARES $25.00 EACH Stock can be bought for cash at a discount of 6 per cent, and can also be bought on the easy payment plan. Gold Bonds, $10.00, drawing 6 per cent, interest, can also be bought on the easy payment plan. SAM'L D. HAYWARD, GENERAL AQENT MUTUAL BENEFIT IB* BALTIMORE, 1, Home Office: N. H. Cor. Fayette and Pearl Streets OFFICE HOURS: 9 A A1 TO 3 P. M. HARRY O. WILSON, Founder Incorporated under the Laws 0f the State of Maryland, May 1st, 1903. Started Business June 13, 1903. To Care for You When Sick. Provide for your Widow and Children When You are Dead. CHARLES H. FOWLER, Pres., and Medical Examiner HARRY 0. WILSON, Sec'y and General Manager Our Society has paid over fifteen thousand($15,000) sick claims, amounting to more than($53,000) fifty-three thous¬ and dollars, which is a guarantee that it will provide for you when sick. We have written up over forty-five thousand (45,000) applications in five years and we are continueing to increase at a rapid rate. Persons desiring business communication with our office can call us up over C. & P. Phone, St. Paul 1933. or Drop us a Card to Home Office and we will gladly send one of our agents or representatives to your address. If you want to secure yourself or family, take out a policy with THE MUTUAL BENEFIT SOCIETY Baltimore, Md. PYTHIANS CASTLE HALL St. Paul and Pleasant streets. DR. L. H. FENDERSON—DENTIST, T. G, MARSHALL—GROCERY i4i8 Druid Hill Avenue. Dolphin and Division streets Dr. T. S Hawkins' Residence, 1202 Druid Hill Ave. Naval Reserves Aimory, Richmond Market Hall, where Business League holds its meetings Solid Rock Department Stole 1) 17 Druid Hill Ave, We Give Golden Trading Golden Trading Stamps to all Purchasers The— 1015 Penna. Ave., Cor. Oxford We Handle A Full Line Groceries and Baltimore Dressed Beef Pork, Lamb and Veal at the Lowest Prices. THE KEY TO OUR SUCCESS IS Square Dealing and Low Prices Ladie's Entrance c. & P. Phone, Mod. 576-f. Family Trade Solicited LEWIS T. PAYNE CAFE m DRUID HILL AVE., COS. BIDDLE ST. BALTIMORE, MD. MOORE'S ICE CREAM AND DINING PARLOR EVERYTHING IN SEASON CLEAN QUICK POLITE 1102 Pennsylvania Avenue BALTIMORE, MD. JACOB J. NECKER MERCHANT TAILOR 409 DRUID HILL AVENUE - - BALTIMORE, MD. M.OLASER TAILOR Cleaning, Scouring, Pressing and Dyeing Neatly Done on Ladies' and Gent's Garments. Satisfaction Guaranteed. 944 DRUID HILL AVE., - BALTIMORE, MD. Special Pressing For Custom Tailors. PRAD THR— AFRO-AiERICAN - LEDGER Maryland's Leading Negro Newspaper ▼ | Circulating Everywhere..,.* PRICE $1.00 PER YEAR & | The Afro-American company i Printers and Publishers & 307 iSt. Paul Street Baltimore, Maryland City Hall, Baltimore, Md. WM. OBERNDORP 750-752 Pennsylvania Ave., (S. W. Cor. B ddle St.) "THE BUSY CORNER" Everything Reliable in Dry Goods, Notions, Ladies' and Men's Underwear, Hosiery, Trunks, Satchels Suit Cases, Shoes, Etc. BEST VALUC3 & LOWEST PRIGES ARE THE CAUSES OF OUR SUCCESS (Established 1874^ Geo. W. Murphy & Co., MANUFACTURERS OF TRIMMED |—| ^ UINTRIMMED 111 W. GERMAN ST, Baltimore, Md. The Boat Lake, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Md. 0. Haberkorn 1014 DRUID HILL AVENUE Dealer in Fine Cigars and To- J bacco, Confectionery and Stationery HEADQUARTERS FOR ALL KINDS OF SOUVENIR - POSTALS Sub-Station Balto. Evening New? ALL THE WORLD SHOULD KNOW THAT REILLY'S SHOE POLISHES *3* ARE THE BEST Badges Buttons Banners Emblems Pins Novelties JOHN V. LEMON 22 Gunliicr Bld(|., ST. PAUL AND FAYETTE STS PHONE: St. Paul 1959 TRY A TRIP TO Washington Annapolis Over The Electric Line $1.25 Round trip to Washington $I.OO Round trip to Annapolis, Cars Every Half Hour from Terminal Station, Park Aw., r.'-ar L-yAr.ztoT. WASHINGTON, BALTIMORE & ANNAPOLIS ELECTRIC RAILWAY COMPANY Edward Queen Fresh Poultry My Own Killing *4^ Wholesale and Retail STALLS: 4042 Richmond Marhel 59-91 La Fayette Market ('. & I' Plume MI. ViM'iion - M. Orders Receive PrompF Aiu :;tio HA1.T1MOKE. Ml). Court House, Baltimore, Md. Stnd Your Talented Boy or Girl—or Both to Hh? iMhntmt Srlnnl nf Hhtsir Of Baltirr ore 1328 DRUiO HILL AVE. First Season-1908-09. faculty: JOHN M. IULA, Director Fred Lax Albert Bower Richard Lorleberg Paul I. Grosai Felice S. lula James Otradovic William Kornnsann branches of instruction Harmony Fundamental Theory Vocal Culture Solfeggio Harp Piano Violm Cello Flute Harp Clar.net Oboe Saxophone Cornet Alto Trombone Tuba Bass Drums. SCHOOL OPEN SINCE AUGUST 1ST. Special Attention Oivjn to Besinnera. Any information will be Cheerfully Furnished to any oae Ap¬ plying ft> the school in person or by mail. Battle Monument, Baltimore, Md. Madam M. A. Hunter Facial Massage wet and Drg Shampoo Scalp Treatment Manicoping. instruction Given. 737 George Street Residential calls ny Number of Men Furnished for Dance or Concert Work Monumental Orchestra BALTIMORE, MD. harles A. Johnson, Leader Robert H. Clark, Jr., Pres. 432 W. Biddle Street Joseph H. Ockmey, Sect'y. and Manager 1216 Druid Hill Avenue \ D.BLACKWELL BALTIMORE, MD. GROWER—BUYER—SHIPPER OF watermelons and canteloupes summervilue 1ARION COUNTY, FL02IDA FRANK A. SIMMONS HOUSE PASiNTER Interior Work A Specialty SIGN PAINTING GLAZING AND GRAINING CHURCH AND SCHOOL PAINTING Metallic Elastic Roof Paint Used. Tin and Metal Work 1932 DRUID HILL AVE., EALTIMORE, MD. Signs of All Kinds Enameled Letters Put On Windows R. W. COLEMAN CO. PRIMERS Sign Painting 459 W. iilCdle street - Bililmiii-e, Fid. Mt. Royal Station, (B. & O. R. R.) Baltimore, Md. WELCOME National Negro Business League T T I I I THE CATERER'S ASSO. James W. Hughes, Pres., John R. Young, 1st Vice Pres. E. B. Taylor, 2nd Vice Pres. J. Henry Hammond, Secretary William Johnson, Treasurer. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE E. B. Taylor Richard Macks George E. Frey Able Monroe Burgess William Saunders Visiting Caterer's desiring to be placed in touch with members of The Caterer's Association, communicate with J. Henry Ham¬ mond, Secretary, 512 St. Paul Street. C. &P. Phone: Mt. Ver. 379 Md. Phone: Courtland 1587 SAFE FIRE INSURANCE NORTWESTERN NATIONAL INSURANCE CO ORGANIZED 1869, Milwaukee, Wis. FIRST FLOOR, CALVERT BUILDING : BALTIMORE, MD. TRULY HATCHETT, Agt. FRANK C. HORIGAN, Mgr. Johns Hopkins University, from Washington Monument, Baltimore, Md. LIKES, BERWANGER, & CO. Clothiers, Tailors & Furnishers 8,10, AND 12 E. BALTIMORE ST., BALTIMORE, MD. BOTH 'PHONES. Gomprecht