. Crisis. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENTor COLORED PEOPLE. Photo by Gutekunst. MAYOR RUDOLPH BLANKENBURG. THE fifth annual conference of theNational Association for the Advance-ment of Colored People, held in Philadel-phia, April 23, 24 and 25, was a completesuccess. The weather was perfect and thecity gave to the association a hospitablewelcome and a respectful hearing. The pro-ceedings were reported correctly and withconsiderable fulness by the press. Theaudiences were larger than the associationhas ever known. At the opening meeting inthe Temple Keneseth Israel, whi
. Crisis. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENTor COLORED PEOPLE. Photo by Gutekunst. MAYOR RUDOLPH BLANKENBURG. THE fifth annual conference of theNational Association for the Advance-ment of Colored People, held in Philadel-phia, April 23, 24 and 25, was a completesuccess. The weather was perfect and thecity gave to the association a hospitablewelcome and a respectful hearing. The pro-ceedings were reported correctly and withconsiderable fulness by the press. Theaudiences were larger than the associationhas ever known. At the opening meeting inthe Temple Keneseth Israel, which accom-modates 2,400 people, the building wasalmost full, and at the last session inWitherspoon Hall every seat was taken andmen were standing. Perhaps next year weshall hold overflow meetings in the streets. Welcome by the Mayor. The Honorable Rudolph Blankenburg,mayor of Philadelphia, welcomed the con-ference at its opening meeting. Earnest andimpressive in speech, his personality wasan inspiration to his audience. He said inhis address of welcome: When I was
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