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Reports of state mecretariea:

August 27, 1907.

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. R&wks of Mr, Bdurrqy of Virginia: <.- 'A*- - .;';k-- . . - - :- Began with 11 menberr---gain of five---did not r$teq@t t o

gain a s a o o W e mmaberr--mint arm ned i n oonnsoti w i t h Barbera PPPB aam8---M r ra$rcael sane ~o In matter of Jim Orow annex at re w e r e 22 paper of the state prms assoai&$ion represented by 19 men a t th& m s e * i n g , and etwy man wae a g a i n a t tb proposition---plan ta - o r v i s e a a t & e oi ro la and raise monrgr.

'Ramrkm of Dr. Waller of N w York:

Reports prhgrmo---aorh m d n l y upon the individual---hwcb - sought t o interemt i n the X, M. ths thoughtful a d useful men---

fz -=: trw that 19, Y. t o d q is t h a stronghold of tkore pr inc ip les that Ig$av~~~---:7axe a. utterly urtagonistio t o 19. Y. prinoipl-, yet hras been sw- >:a wmsful t o a great degree---Hu*dhinm C. Bishop, Reotor of -

St. Ph i l l i p8 Churah, hru dealamd himself with lu; e l so i n ad* '?I _ ~ational l i n ~ , William Lo BulBLdq37; Rer, Dr. Knon, W i l l i a m H,

- - ?- 4:Brobks, and other heads of uot~ful and influential akuroPzeo--- --- - 2 not ro maqy r8g;ular meeting.---aftor the ob l iga t i6m of member-

k: ;ship .hall -6 D.8. mt rill b@ t o establiB a X W N W - ,: branah in Albaqp-hare be en furaimking l i teratwe-*looking t o

the ecstablishment of a branah i n Slyrrouw---Yonkers, Yocdhattan p -.- and Brooklyn already meowed---a& t o rpread p r i n d p l a p omr the whole state---want t o eetablidB eomitte-.a o r l i t t l e btaaakea i n the u i t i e s - - - a h aernbws o f We W. Y, stab8 br-h df anding this aonftr@noe---not a great deal of work among tkYe women,

( At this point it was annomad that Oen r t at es had b L- --.

i n t e r r t d - - - a s ed i to r , pu61ished &mo.t every we& m o m e t h g from the prinaiplem or Addreme t o the Com%ry o r from tls Con- a t i t ta t ion i n the 'IPloriQa Standard---hrppu held meetingo in Jmk- somille and other plaaur---hawe oontmded for the mazrnhood r w o p n i t i o n of the ram---joined haad. w i t h thocre who ' fought f o r pro- hibi%ion---f ound it oomon ground---euaoesaf ul i n scvrreral ooun- tier, bmause the scrst i n his votc--bare it i n two of our wards beoeurre o w l r s wera i n the WoriQy--- are without r e p r e s m t a t i o n i n the o i ty oounoil---We fought w i t h ths s o a i a - i ~ t c - - W e &one a31 rn O Y ~ through a nehBpq@r---lloril9 oub &. .. ,-* and out rooiUirrtU---prinoipler of sooiaJ.imn and 80~tiali8th3 party are t a k i n hold of our poople Lg Flgxida aa i n no othw .&*

st ate---re are f e ia ing M d r w i t h mite 6 octi alista---are eartab- l i s h i n g osntres throughout the state and holding meetin---- laboring peopla, blsrik md white olo t ogether them than

h m anywber* alee---won't be long b d o r e a r a t i o Party is going t$-,.% hare ;a ~ g l i t woCth while---manot ta3, ooratio Party to our people t h e r e but oain talk r o o i ~ i s ~ i o p h p - - m a n y prorained Negroar are avowedly soo ia l i sbs mcl w e rma;taing out thousaadg of t r a e t n thd are being furnimhod free 'Tsp a t e ssai al is ta and which ws are oarrying ou%--8ooialists &deal pmgagmdietm--- work a1 tihe B b e and w i % k everybody---.;.rid that the R, M, m i g h t put some of tls ir pract ioea i n operation---%.ley put ~ t i d e r s on tha beaka of l e t t e r n eta.---uhurd i n Wasbington, i n whioh prewmt a o r k l i m in .ympotby w i t h end promise t o support prinoiplem of"8: It., end ha. already beepn t o make good. k3. =-

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R e m a r k s by Mr. Morris of New York: - . . -

Rsports from Womenv8 ~irolea) ' -. . - - *A . -'%, . . =:.' -3

Beading of Seoretaryt r report o f mulbar Cirde of washi1"- tqn, -% D. C., g iving program of year's work i n eonnatation d.bh ow t literature and the rariour, tnlka whioh had brsen given t o the - +g Cirale by prominextk poop18 on iritcrfesting sub jeo ts of the raw: '- q

s t a t i n g i t r mrk i n r e l a t i o n Oo ma Bar(bua Pope aape t o nhi& it had been able t o oontr ibute &OsOO from the reoeipts of M anter tahment given und.r i t8 awpbeer; t eLl ing also of t h e drawing up of a letter t o 8ana.tor Possdrar i n reoognition of hi6 &and i n t h a B r o m m i l l @ affair, and of publishmi artiels~r wr i t t en by ths prcrridsnt f o r the o a w , 36 ammbero.

Report from Oirola So. I, of Washington, DO C. Mrs. L. ;>. snear, Weeiderrt, - 2 . . - - - -

Query: Wlqy the e*ll for money for tb. BUbva Pope w e % *- - - - - * - 4

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& c ~ .. ----a: - .. - - - ., Uttrr bro Y* " IF. li, hoar art the @mar Q 8- -@ 80 re0 ndatiom tha$ a s 8- ba loohsd M a a o p t

Gen, Sea, : In addit ion word ought t o be sent t o the Afro-Ameri- - - oan Counoil and Con8titutional. League,

t : - - - - Motion by R e v , Ransom that l e t t s r ~ of greeting and apareoiat ion L

I f l be sent Lo these three bodies. Voted. -

p o r t of Committee on Addresx, t o the Country, nuport read crnd d i m ~ d e e d , Insietenoe upon the insert ion of the word *reinsta*at!' in demand regarciing the disoharged soldier%, a3though matter had

- ?:%apparently - been settled in committee meeting,

graph from o iroular sent around by &me Seo. respbt- ing the matter o f spreading ET, I& prinolples (laat par

sinwe Xarperts Ferry meeting---on ground of statement lid@!! of oiroular to women)---?esn and women on equal foot ing

objeots t o report o f oomittee---referr t o rai~ing of f unds---apeaks of di f f i o u l t * -- bn raising money and r bSdQI-. - f ers to work in oonnecltion w i t h Barbara Pope oase---ILE, 3ayer there is only one raason t o auuount for fr iot ion in lbassaohwetts branoh, and the& i e the wqy the l i t t le 3hildren'e play was managed---yat it waa managed aooo-rb- ing to oiroulas just read---nothing morennr lesa is the rewon---zill not st-d f o r that sort of reflsgt ion---- the whole matter rests upon the fa& that one name d" not appeav on the program---time n q y frequently oome w-'d

-&en it is not possible t o get a maijorley v o t e of m e m W r =hen we are obliged t o resort t o wqys and mema---awt be some disore.l;fon allowed t o positioa of seoretary--- apeake of d i f f i u u l t i e s enoountered i n aarrying out

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e t te r ealgrmmingt rerrthant8 of gratit- and approoiation t o the Uorrrrtitutiom3 Leagw and S a a t o r Foralcsr, to be sent t nhite and oolored prem of the eountry, litof ion oarried,

..-A notify Dr. M o b if his eiestion.

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Ur~arnimous b a l o t oamt for Dr, Kaldron as treasurer for ennu Y-