St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-10-31
North, Central and South American
Exposition.
CoIored Auxiliary Association.
Office of Rev. S. E. Fl. MORANT, }
HONORARY COMMISSIONER,
Parish of ST. Landry. \

WASHINGTON, La, Oct. 10th, 1885.
Fellow Citizens of Color of the Parish of st.
| Landry.
tender to your confidence and care
full consideration this my address and
appeal to your sympathy, intelligence
and energetic manhood.
| November 10th, 1885, is the day on
which the North, Central and South
American Exposition opens its doors to
the world. All nations and people are
| invited to visit and take part in it,
either as competitive or demOnstrative
exhibitors or both as the case may be.
There is no bar to any of the different
| departments for exhibits on account of
race or color, all exhibitors and visitors
have access and privileges alike, to
every part OF unapprOpriated and I'M
| occupied space, in the Main building,
United States building, horticultural
Hall, the Art gallery, Furniture Paw
lion, and other places OH the grounds
allotted tor exhibits etc. There is no dis
elimination unless the laws and rules
governing exhibits, exhibitors, WISH
tors and the Exposition are violated.
Let all our people do something. EX-
hiblt your corn, cotton, potatoes, rice,
sugar, sugar cane ETC., Let our black
smiths, wheel-rights, carpenters coOpers,
huoSlcS PAtSSIOlOAS L&LO AlCGuduICS
artists, chemists, professors and teach |
ers OF colleges and schools send mod |
els, plans, maps, charts, descriptions, |
patents drawings, systems and appa-
Iatus from their shops, studio, colleges |
and schools to the exposition as exhi- |
bits. Let our wives, daughters, moth /
ers and sisters take hold at once Of WO-
mans work, send exhibits of neat patch
work, qdiltlngs, tides, rugs, mattings,
needle work of every description,
home made soaps, perfumed and other
wise, highly polished shirt fronts, cuffs
and collars, ingredients used etc., aud
other things made by them for dOmes-
tic purposes, such as preserved fruits of
all kinds, Jellles ETC., do your best to
excel III every department., stand back
tor none In this matter, but press to the
front, and show up, what you are doing.
Sometimes things that appear to our
selves too insignificant to be noticed,
because they are productions of our
own skill and are hid from sight from
fear OF criticism, when exhibited and
tested, have proven TO be useful indus ,
trial and domestic helps. Therefore throw
fear aside and make your exhibit. At the
ate Worlds Industrial and Cotton Cen !
.ennial Exposition, the race made a fair
display OF its industrial energy, sur
1rlslng our friends and ourselves. Let :
is, therefore put greater efforts in opera
Ion to aid In placing at the coming ex-
position, much larger and grander ex-
llblt OF our industrial energy, both in
number aud variety. Let us have an
'ut-pouring of all classes of our people I
IN opening day, during continuance :
md especially Friday Jan list 1886,
he African American and Emancipa- i
ion Day. Let all our benevolent asso-
latlOns within the limits OF this parish v
u at the exposition on emancipation 81
ay In full regalia to take part in the v
ceremonies of the occasion and the I
arade. The Hons. Frederick Douglass
nd Senator Bruce are expected to be Ii
resent and make addresses. Fellow o.
ltlzens, let us in the presence of AL 9,
llghty God, whose blessings we inn l.
lore and these great american people
pom whom we crave his blessings.
rect ON that day an historical EbeneZer
be admired by all. And in further
nee OF this great cause am requested =
invite the prominent and representa-
We cOlOred citizens of each ward in III
ar parish to meet at an early day in til
pelOusas, at the Court House and or &c
inize d local board auxiliary to the f. f.
Olored Auxiliary Association at New an
rieans, for the purpose of placing Ii
ore Immediately before all classes ?.
our people, the great object of the Of
sociatiOn. Judge F. j. D'Avy Revs. Pc
Anderson, Bibbs, North, Burrell, DR.. "a
E:P. Albert, Honorary State Com Sn
issioner and others of our interested III II
lends are invited to be present and un
liver addresses. Fellow citizens let
show our sister parishes that st. Ian
y is not an inch behind the foremost. -
conclusion implOre you, let not this !
Y address be in vain, but let it arouse -
cry instinct OF competitive manhood,
dustrial energy and above all a CRATE NJ NJ
II appreciation of these great privi-
ges extended to you. And before close
would remind you that collective
ate exhibits will be forwarded to the DI
position and at its close returned to
sender or owner, free of charge, :
ease have each article you send proper- ha,
and carefully labelled. tiol
Very Respectfully. ant
q d II bee
Honorary Parish Commissioners me- me-