New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-04-17
'on the Washington Daily Chronicle, nth insts
The Sumner Portrait.
Meeting OF Coiored Ctsizens Last Might at
Lincoln Hail-speeeh OF Hon. Frederick
Dougisss-The Portrait 20 he Purchased
by Subscription.

bC meeting OF CbibItu N8AiLths idHi tNsn-
ing to favor the proposition of purchasing
and placing in the Sumner School building a
portrait of Hon. Charles Sumner was largely
attended, there being present, among others,
Hon. Frederick Douglass, and Messrs. G. 7.
Downing, l.. III. Douglass, Frederick Doug
lass, Jr., John II. Cook, Dr. G. b. Purvis.
j. I. Woun!ey, J. 4. Gray, DIR. A. T. Au.
gJsta, {. II. Peters, II. W. Tompkns, II. O.
Waggoner, and J. W. lie Barnes. The au-
dience numbered about three hundred.
The meeting was opened by Mr.. Downing
presenting the following gentlemen as officers
of the organization: President, Isaac Cary,
vice presidents, James Womley, John A.
Gray, DR.. a. T. Augusta, and John T. John
son; secretaries, DIR. Purvis, Chas. II. Peters,
i. W. Tompkins, and II. .. Waggoncr, who
were elected.
Mr. Downing then arose and said that ii
had been suggested by several parties that
the best way to commence the evening was
10 read the letter OF Wendell Phillips to Mr..
j. h. smith, Of Boston.
Mr. Straker was then introduced 10y the
president and read the letter, after which he
made an address reviewing the course of the
old and the new school board. He thought
that the board had a legal right 10 purchase
the portrait Of Senator Sumner, and he
thought that the portrait OF Charles Sumner
GA the walls Cf a schpOl-hOusc would tie as
much aid 10 education as the picture Of Christ
over the altar o. a church was to Christian
worship. He thought the course OF the new
board was the grosscSt Ingrat.tude to Mr..
sumner. lie pad beautiful tribute 20 inc
honorable senator; showed what inc c"Iofed
race owed to him; ted over ms virtues III
most glowing terms, saving he was the great
hcne:a,tor Of the col0red race.
NJ. >,rahcr j. young man o. ability, and
,,.Ieully J. finely educated. lie is easy and
graceful On the stand, anu hleht speaker.
a the close oi his address Mr.. John ii.
Cook offered the following resolutions, Which
were ADOPTED:
F'-olrld mat II IS etn!nchtly iIttIng ana
Proper that there should be portrait o! the
Hon. thar!cs sumner IN Inc sumner Schcoi
Duldiii2.
H,Saic'i, That We the co!orcd people OF
the Distinct OF Columbia, VIII purchase such
a portrait, TO hc presented to the school!
non IicdcIich Dnu2iiss was t'eh ihtlo-
dUced, and alter referring to the empty
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