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General Race News METHODISTS HOLD SUCCESSFUL CONFERENCE Wichita, Kas., Oct. 14.—The Kan sas conference of the African Meth odist Episcopal Church was in session here from Wednesday, Sept. 27th, un til Sunday, Oct. 1st. The next ses sion will be held in Coffeyville. It was one of the most successful ses sions ever held in the history of the conference during the 41 years of its existence. Bishop H. Blanton Parks, D.D., of Cnicago, presided over the conference and offered some good common sense advice to the ministers and the peo ple. There were some strong and able addiesses delivered including the ad dress on the state of the country read by Dr J. R. Ransom, of Kansas City, Kas., which W'as an important docu ment. Dr. Ransom is one of the best posted men in the conference. The ministers assigned to the Omaha Dis trict to pastorates in Nebraska are as follows: J. C. Owens, presiding elder; St. John, Omaha, W. T. Osborne; Allen Chapel, Omaha, J. H. Nichols; Lin coln, J. S Payne; Nebraska City, to be supplied; Beatrice, H. H. Dent. CHICAGO COLORED WOMEN ORGANIZE HUGHES CLUB Chicago, 111., Oct. 14.—The Colored women of this city who are real poli ticians, are now' fully organized and ready to do aggressive work for the election of Hughes and Fairbanks. The officers of the organization are: Mrs. E. L. Davis, chairman; Mrs. Irene Goins, vice chairman; Mrs. Ada McKinley, secretary; Mrs. Ella G. Berry, organizer; Mrs. Fanny Barrier Williams, chairman of publicity; Mrs. Irene Lewis, clerk. The organization is a part of the National Bureau and is making an effort to reach every Colored woman in the twelve suffrage states, urging them of the importance at this time of casting their vote for the republi can candidate for president, Charles E. Hughes. TEXANS LYNCH ANOTHER NEGRO Body of Black Found Hanging in Tree After Duel With Constable. Gilmer, Tex., Oct. 14.—The body of Will Spencer, a Negro, riddled with bullets, was hanging to a tree near Graceton, Upshur county, Friday Oct. 6th, as a result of a lynching. Spen cer and Constable Ed Harrell of Graceton fought a duel, in which the constable w'as slightly wounded, while Spencer was shot twice. The lynch ing followed. WHITMAN REVIEWS COLORED REGIMENT New York, October 14.—New' York’s new Colored regiment was presented its colors by Governor Whitman Sun day, October 1. The colors w'ere the gift of the Union League Club and the presentation took place in front of the club. Governor Whitman de liveerd an address lauding the work of Colored soldiers. -^ Phone your news to The Monitor. We are always glad to talk to you. Webster 4243. ORGANIZE TO BOOST BUSINESS ENTERPRISES Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, Octo ber.—One of the most important for ward-looking steps taken by the Ex ecutive Committee of the National Negro Business League which met last August in Kansas City, Missouri, was the decision to inaugurate definite plans for directly assisting Negro merchants to increase their business and to extend their influence in the communities in which they operate. A number of plans were suggested and considered and considerable thought put into the matter in order that the best and most effective plan might be adopted. “Trade Boosting Campaigns” sim ilar to those recently conducted in Nashville, Tennessee, and Atlanta, Georgia, seem at this time to be the most practical and effective way to help the Colored business men in all parts of the country and it was unan imously decided by the officers of the National League to urge Local Negro Business Leagues in all parts of the country to arrange to conduct these campaigns in their communities. In November, 1915, a Trade Boost ing Campaign was held in the city of Atlantic, Georgia, and the.egro mer chants who participated in the move ment have expressed themselves as being highly pleased with the results. Some of the merchants realized as much as a sixty per cent increase in then business as a result of co-oper ati\e advertising plans. CELEBRATES 15TH YEAR OF BUSINESS SUCCESS Jacksonville, Fla.—From a boot black to a banker, by way of the fish and oyster business, is the record made in this city during the past fifteen years, by Charles H. Anderson, treasurer of the National Negro Busi ness League, owner of the largest fish and oyster business in Jackson ville, and president of the successful Negro bank conducted by Anderson, Tucker and Co., in this city. Prior to the big fire here in 1907, Anderson was a bootblack, ice ped dler and peanut dealer at Pablo Beach. In the winter he sold fish and oysters and attended a night school. On Sep tember 22, 1901, after the fire he opened a fish and oyster house at 132 Broad street, and has been there ever since. He celebrated the fifteenth anni versary of his fish and oyster business on Friday, September 22, 1916, and be was greeted by hosts of friends, white and Colored, with best wishes for continued success. \ORK, PA., TO BEGIN RACE COMMUNITY WORK York, Pa.—The establishment of a community house for work among Colored people in this city was as sured when the property of the Wan ner estate located on the north side of Faith Presbyterian Church on North Duke street was purchased for that purpose, and passed into the hands of a joint committee of white and Colored people of this city under whose auspices it will be conducted. The price paid for the property was | $5,000 and it is estimated that $2,000 more will have to be added to the purchase price to renovate the build ing and prepare it for the use it is intended. McQuillin 1512 Farnam Street JOHN B. 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