Dentists Hold Successful National Convention
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Celebratin' its 25th anniversary
the National Dental Association
convened in Chicago last week.
The event hailed 9s the best con
ventiim the organization has yet
held, brought 300 members from
every section of the country. Nu
merous clinical programs and lec
tures in which the latest scientif
ic development^ within the prof
sshn were studied but the visit
ors found time to attend the plen
tiful social courtesies which the
host, Lincoln Dental Society and
its ladies auxiliary, had provided
for their entertainment.
Dr. Reginald E. Beamon, retir
ing president, is shown dressed in
white in the cerjter af the picture,
first row. On his right are Drs.
S. C. Hamilton, Chicago, president
I elect; E. W. Taggart, Birming
ham, chairman executive board; S.
B- Smith, C. B. Absalom, New
York; F. Ncrris, New Jersey; P.
W. Hill, Mississippi; L. A. How
ell, Pampa, Fla.; On his left, Rus
sell L. Dixon, dean, Howard Den
tal college; D. H. Turpin, dean,
Meharry Dental college; J. A.
Davis, Washington; J. A. Jack
son, Charlottesville, Va.; Maur
ice Hebert, president, Lincoln
Dental Society, Chicago; Waldom
A. Howard, Houston and Dr. M
D. Wiseman, Washington.
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NATION S USHERS
ENDS 19TH AN
NUAL CONVENTION
Washington, D. C-, Aug. 13
(ANP)—More than 400 delegates
and 61 visiting ministers from all
parts of the country journeyed here
for the 19th annual session of the
Natv'.nal Ushers’ Association at
Vermont avenue Baptist church.
Th.> four-day meeting closed last
Saturday, with Brooklyn, N. Y.,
chos n for the 1030 session.
Speakers at the Wednsdcy pub
lic meeting were Judge Armond
W. Scott of Municipal court, Mel
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. H- T. Gaskins and Dr. W.
A. Tolson. Ushers from threa
new state rf—Gal ifsm'a, Nebraska
and Ohio—joined the association,
lekgate Fred Gates of Pennsyl
ania presented a resolution to be
.cnt t> th NAACP, together with
\ check for ?25in support of an
nti-lvnch'ng hill. The president
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(V the1 association, W. M. P. Davis,
Wasrington, !>• C., presided and
received. reports fr^m various offi
cials.
The amount of money raised was
announced at $1,000.63. Officers
elected at the closing session were
W.-M. H. Davis, Washington prsi
dent; Henry Sorrell, Maryland, 1st
vco pr sklent; Virgil Bouhvare,
Missouri, 2nd vice president; Mrs.
A. Lee, California, 3rd vice pnsi
!ent; J. L. Lennox, Ohio 4th vice
! res id nt; Mrs. Jessie Burnett,
Washington, D. C., recording se
cretary; Nell;e Lsckett, Pennsyl
vania, flnnacial secretary and A.
Cox, New J rgey, treasurer, Board
f directors: John Madeen, New
Jersey, L. M W< st, Missouri; Lau
ra Jackson, Virginia and A. W.
Briggs. Texas.
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MAJOR WRIGHT ON VACA
TION. STILL OPTIMIS
TIC ON RACE PROGRESS
Saratoga Springs, N. Y. Aug. 19,
(C)—Major It. It. Wright, Sr., 83
year-old prea'dent of the Citizens
& Southern Bank of Philadelphia
stopping two days hire «n his va
cation Motor trip to Ann Harbor,
Me., said ho was never more fpti
mistic about race progress than
ho is now. Although the country
*s in the midst of trying times, the.
Major said h? is confident the Ne
gro will find a way out.
The Citizens & Southern Bank,
which Major Wright, founded in
September, 1920, after he had
spent mor than thirty years as a
school master and was considered
an ‘old man’ and ready to quit ac
tive life, has recorded $735,000 in
resources, and is a member of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corpora
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tion, every depositor being insured
up to $5,000. The Major is the
active president of the bank, being
on the job daily at his advanced
age.
And to further prove that he is
not yet through, five years age
tho Major visited Haiti, and con
ceived tho idea cf CTJ..g la©
Haitian Coffee and Products Co.,
and became a Urge importer of
Hait!an coffee- He sells this cof
fee to large white concerns in Phil
adelphia and other cities. Last
year he led a delegation of prom
j inent colored eitzens to Haiti on
| a goodwill tour.
Tho Major recounted his lifetime
of promotional activities. While
a schoolmaster in Georgia he pro
moted State* Fair, which was a huge
success, having the support of state
officials. Since he has been liv
ing in Philadelphia he has promo
ted various ‘ Progress Expositions",
one of whl'ch drew 14,000 people
who paid for admission. He has
been a lifelong
business, and is founder and pres
ident of the National Negro Bank
ers Association.
THREE SUITS FILED
AGAINST DAYTON
POLICE
Interracial Troubles Are
— Rampant
Ihiyb'n, 0., Aug. 18 (by Barbel
Dayton, ()., Aug 18 (By Barbee
W. Durham forANP)—Three dif
ferent suits have bpfn f:led a
gainst local police by Negro citi
timo colored Daybmians, aroused
zens for brutality. At th • same
by the bragging insults of Jake
Powell, N w York Yankee out
fielder, in a radio broadcasts at
Chicago are seeking a hearing
with Chi; f R. F. Wrustner on not
airing Powell ngain this winter.
Th i ball player has been a po
liceman here when not playing
with the Yankees.
Interracial friction resulting in
the bombing of thj home and busi
es* establishment of C- J. McLin,
promonent mortician, has caused
the stationing of f»'ur private
guards at the homo. It is believed
the bombing was an attempt to
at least intimidate McLin, advisor
to the Dayton Youth Movement,
an organization picketing white
stores in Negro neighborhoods
that do not hire colored clerks.
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