Atlanta Daily World

DALLAS, TEXAS - The delegations reached over 13,000 late Wednesday with more expected as the National Baptist Convention, Inc., continued its annual session here Thursday at Fair Park

Rev. P. J. Dotson, Atlanta, says he will visit New York City and other points before returning

Mrs. Annie Taylor, Atlanta, member of West Hunter Baptist Church, is one of the leading workers in the Women's Convention.

Three other Georgia women are playing roles at the Woman's Convention: Mesdames Georgia Washburn, I. F. Henderson and S. M Bryant

Rev E. D. Lumpkin, pastor of Old Mt. Olive, LaGrange, Ga. and Mt. Hermon, Shawmut, Ala., Baptist Churches, is one of the leading ministers observed here conversing with friends

Rev. J. S. Dixon, pastor of Lily Hill, Decatur, and First, Reynolds-town, Baptist churches, is taking in the big confab.

Coming from Atlanta to attend the meet were two of the state's leading clergymen in the persons of Rev. H. Stone, pastor of Union, Atlanta, and Shiloh, Carrollton Baptist Churches, and Rev. O C Woods, pastor of Mt. Carmel and Springfield

Rev. S S. Kelly, pastor of Mason Chapel, Atlanta, was even enjoying a chat with the "big shot" Baptist divines.

Caught upon the rostrum listening to President Jemison as he delivered his address was the Rev. W. W. Thomas, pastor of Antioch (E), Atlanta

Also seen enjoying the same address was Rev. M. L. Jackson, Atlanta.

Rev. H. M. Alexander, Atlanta, though a little ill, is here playing a leading role at the meeting.

Rev. J. H. Daniel who motored here from Atlanta, had car trouble on the way which cost him around $80. He is pastor of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church. He was dinner guest of the writer here Thursday

Rev. J. Wesley Davis, Atlanta, pastor of Mt. Calvary, Whitesburg, and Edgefield, Draketown Baptist churches, is here in a big way. Before returning to the Gate City he will spend his vacation in Hot Springs, Ark

Here to take in the meet is the Rev. O L. Jackson, pastor of Sweet Home Baptist Church, Atlanta

Rev. I. S. Mack, pastor of Bethany Baptist Church, Atlanta, was seen shortly after arriving from Georgia

Rev. J. L. Jones, pastor of Bethel, Chicago, came to Dallas by airplane. He flew here in a little over five hours.

Dr. J. L. Horace, Chicago, said in delivering a sermon, "Negro soldiers are fighting loyally and superbly for democracy abroad, but are denied it at home. I told the Secretary of War face to face what I say to you."

Pastor of Monumental Baptist Church, he said that "Jim Crow walls must come down, that Negro soldiers in the uniform of Uncle Sam are treated generally worse in being subjected to discriminatory and humiliating segregation than are Nazi prisoners whom they are assigned to guard. This is true in matters of travel and equal accommodation on Army posts. This racism I discovered from personal tour of inspection ten Army camps."

"Our every hope is for an enduring peace," said Dr. D. V. Jemison, Selma, Ala., president of the convention, "and we will plan here for the share of our race in the program."

Much time has been spent here with caucuses of the delegations from various states. Choice of an editor for the Baptist Voice, appeared to be one of the major issues of the caucuses

Dr. Joe R. Thomas, Detroit, said he would present a resolution as president of the provisional government of the Congo Free State of West Africa-in-exile, asking the United States government to take over territory now under the administration of Belgium in order to mobilize a million Congolese soldiers to help win the war in Axis.

He said the resolution would also ask United States recognition of the provisional government of the Congo Free State as the ruling government of the area with jurisdiction over all the territory now constituting the Belgian Congo and the mandates of Ruanda and Urundi in West Africa

Dr. Goodgame, pastor of Sixth Avenue Baptist Church, Birmingham, Ala. and Rev. Taschereau Arnold, writer-minister, Atlanta, were shot by the moving picture man while they greeted each other. The shots will be included in a news reel to be shown in churches throughout the country.

The local committee had anticipated around 8,000 delegates, but over 13,000 have registered and this accounted for the confusion reigning here at the assignment committee location. Some have found it quite hard to find anywhere to stay. Transportation is bad at night when the session ends.

Edgar G. Brown, director of the National Council, an organization making reports on legislative affairs affecting Negroes, made a poll of delegates coming in for housing accommodations on the question of "Who Is Your Preference for President?"

Of those polled, he said, 467 were found to be for Dewey and 313 for President Roosevelt

Brown said that most of those polled were delegates arriving from the North and East. Attending the convention as a layman, Brown said that the poll shows a lower percentage for President Roosevelt than previous polls among Negroes have shown

Among leaders here for the conclave are Arthur W. Mitchell, former United States Congressman from Illinois; Nannie H. Burroughs, Washington; Dr. Marshall Shepperd, whose appointment by President Roosevelt as Recorder of Deeds is now before the Senate, and Dr A. M Townsend

An annual budget of $100,000 was set for the promotion of the religious activities of the group for the coming year. The budget is about double the amount usually voted

The singing festival was a sell-