Dayton Unit NAACP - Standing/Special Committees

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Thursday, 09 September 2010

_ Welcome to Dayton Unit NAACP

DAYTON UNIT NAACP BEGINNINGS

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•In 1914, from the 5th Annual Report of the NAACP: Prospective branches, most of the following are to be chartered in the near future:

•Albuquerque , NM

•Atlantic City, NJ

•Baltimore, MD

•Cincinnati, OH

•Columbus, OH

•Dayton, OH

•Des Moines, IA

•Jacksonville, IL

•New Orleans, LA

•Peoria, IL

•Springfield, IL

•Springfield, OH

•St. Joseph, MO

•Toledo, OH

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•Dayton Chapter established on February 10, 1915 at Zion Baptist Church. The Dayton Chapter NAACP was Officially Chartered by the NAACP Board of Directors on May 10, 1915.

•First Branch Officers:

•James C. Farrow, President (Letter Carrier U.S. Post Office)

•Moses H. Jones, Vice President (Leading Colored Lawyer in entire State of Ohio)

•William O. Stokes, Secretary (Local Colored Lawyer and father of Rembert Stokes)

•Rev. Robert T. James, Chaplin (Local Colored minister)

•Miss L.M. Troy, Treasurer

•Executive Committee

•Charles Price, (Colored Cement contractor and businessman)

•W.D. Chamberlain (Caucasian businessman)

•Frederick Rike (Co-Owner of Rike’s Department Store)

•Mrs. Charles S. Kumler (Wife of Co-owner of Rike-Kumler Department Store)

•E.C. Harley (President of E.C. Harley Company)

•Rabbi David Lefkowitz (Leading Jewish Leader)

•Rev. E.E. Thompson (Caucasian business)

•Mrs. Julia Carnell (Wealthy Caucasian and philanthropist)

•Dr. B. A. Rose

_ NAACP Vision Statement

The vision of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure a society in which all individuals have equal rights and there is no racial hatred or racial discrimination.

_ NAACP Mission Statement

The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination. ...Read more

_ Dayton Unit NAACP Vision Statement

The Dayton Unit NAACP VISION is to fulfill the Dream of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by capitalizing on the 2nd “A” of the NAACP, which stands for ADVANCEMENT.