John R. Hawkins, President
S. W. Rutherford, Secretary-Treasurer
C. G. Woodson, Director
The following were elected members of the Executive Council:
| John R. Hawkins | Henry C. King |
| S. W. Rutherford | William E. Dodd |
| Carter G. Woodson | E. A. Hooton |
| Julius Rosenwald | Bishop John Hurst |
| James H. Dillard | Alexander L. Jackson |
| Bishop R. A. Carter | Bishop R. E. Jones |
| Robert R. Church | Clement Richardson |
| Franz Boas | Robert C. Woods |
| Carl Russell Fish |
John R. Hawkins, S. W. Rutherford and C. G. Woodson were chosen as trustees of the Association. John R. Hawkins, S. W. Rutherford and A. L. Jackson were elected members of the Business Committee.
There then followed a brief discussion of plans and ways and means for the expansion of the work. Most of this discussion developed from the various items of the report of the Director. Mr. W. H. Fouse, of Lexington, Kentucky, proposed that the Association should authorize the organization of State Associations for the Study of Negro Life and History to cooperate with the national body in preserving local biographical records of Negroes in counties and cities inaccessible to national workers. This proposal was favorably received.
On Friday evening at 8:30 P. M. there took place the second evening session at the Quinn Chapel A. M. E. Church with Prof. H. C. Russell presiding. The chief feature of the occasion was the address of Dr. C. V. Roman entitled "The American Civilization and the Negro." Following the line of his researches and his opinions already expressed in various works, Dr. Roman discussed the meaning of culture and connected the achievements of the Negro therewith. He took occasion also to show how the history of the race has been neglected and how many records worth while have been accredited to the defamers of the Negro race. Mr. J. W. Bell, of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, then entertained the audience with a very eloquent address, speaking in general of the achievements of the Association and emphasizing the importance of close cooperation therewith. The meeting was then closed with a few remarks by the Director who thanked the people of Louisville and of Kentucky for their cooperation in making the meeting a success.
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