Colored Men Have Departed. Afro-American League of California Concludes Convention.
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Colored Men Have Departed. Afro-American League of California Concludes Convention.
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Stockton Record
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1903-08-07
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COLORED MEN HAVE DEPARTED
Afro-American League of California Concludes Convention. The New Officers.
The colored men have come and gone. The business of the Afro-American League was wound up at a night session last evening, and after a literary and social entertainment and a banquet lasting until 3 o'clock this morning, the convention adjourned. This morning many of the delegates enjoyed a cold plunge in the Stockton Hot Mineral Baths and then departed for their respective homes in different parts of the State.
At the session last evening an election of officers was held, which resulted as follows:
President, J. C. Rivers of San Francisco; Vice-President, President, J. H. Burrows of Stockton; Secretary, S. C. Rodgers of San Francisco; Treasurer, Captain W. T. Shorey of Oakland; State Lecturer, R. F. Douglas of San Francisco.
The next meeting place of the league in 1904 was set for San Francisco.
After the business of the convention was completed, the members adjourned to another room in Union hall, where a fine literary program was rendered. Among the numbers were, a vocal solo by Miss Morris, mandolin solo by Miss Frances Tally, recitations by Miss Hall and Miss Lillian Thomas and various other musical selections. The evening was concluded with a banquet, and it was not until the short hours of the morning that the merry makers left the festive board.
The visiting colored people, both those who were members of the Afro-American League and the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, won much favorable comment from Stockton citizens while in this city. The colored people themselves were also much pleased with Stockton. Captain W. T. Shorey, who was elected District Grand Master of the Colored Odd Fellows and Treasurer of the Afro-American League, said in conversation with a Record reporter:
"I wish you would tell the citizens
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of Stockton through the columns of your paper that the colored people feel deeply indebted to them for the treatment given us while in this city. During the week we have been here we have seen much of Stockton and were greatly impressed. All of the delegates speak in the highest terms of Stockton people. We wish especially to thank the hotelmen for the cordiality with which they have received us, placing their rooms and apartments at our disposal. And the newspapers also must not be forgotten. We have been treated very nicely by the press and I am sure we all appreciate it."
COLORED MEN HAVE DEPARTED
Afro-American League of California Concludes Convention. The New Officers.
The colored men have come and gone. The business of the Afro-American League was wound up at a night session last evening, and after a literary and social entertainment and a banquet lasting until 3 o'clock this morning, the convention adjourned. This morning many of the delegates enjoyed a cold plunge in the Stockton Hot Mineral Baths and then departed for their respective homes in different parts of the State.
At the session last evening an election of officers was held, which resulted as follows:
President, J. C. Rivers of San Francisco; Vice-President, President, J. H. Burrows of Stockton; Secretary, S. C. Rodgers of San Francisco; Treasurer, Captain W. T. Shorey of Oakland; State Lecturer, R. F. Douglas of San Francisco.
The next meeting place of the league in 1904 was set for San Francisco.
After the business of the convention was completed, the members adjourned to another room in Union hall, where a fine literary program was rendered. Among the numbers were, a vocal solo by Miss Morris, mandolin solo by Miss Frances Tally, recitations by Miss Hall and Miss Lillian Thomas and various other musical selections. The evening was concluded with a banquet, and it was not until the short hours of the morning that the merry makers left the festive board.
The visiting colored people, both those who were members of the Afro-American League and the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, won much favorable comment from Stockton citizens while in this city. The colored people themselves were also much pleased with Stockton. Captain W. T. Shorey, who was elected District Grand Master of the Colored Odd Fellows and Treasurer of the Afro-American League, said in conversation with a Record reporter:
"I wish you would tell the citizens
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of Stockton through the columns of your paper that the colored people feel deeply indebted to them for the treatment given us while in this city. During the week we have been here we have seen much of Stockton and were greatly impressed. All of the delegates speak in the highest terms of Stockton people. We wish especially to thank the hotelmen for the cordiality with which they have received us, placing their rooms and apartments at our disposal. And the newspapers also must not be forgotten. We have been treated very nicely by the press and I am sure we all appreciate it."
Convention Minutes Item Type Metadata
Convention Type
State Convention
City
Stockton
State
CA
Country
USA
Start Date
1903-08-07
Provenance
University of California, Riverside
Event ID
1903.CA-08.07.STOC
Citation
“Colored Men Have Departed. Afro-American League of California Concludes Convention.,” Colored Conventions Project Digital Records, accessed October 22, 2026, https://www.omeka.coloredconventions.org/items/show/2048.