National Republican., 1886-04-10
AN INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION.
The Capacity for Skilled Labor and

The Capacity for Skilled Labor and
Requirements in Art and Literature
to 10 Demonstrated by the Colored
citizens OF Washington.
The first Industrial exhibition by the col
ored citizens OF the District OF Columbia
will be held under the auspices Of the Ma
sonic fraternity in September next. The
enterprise has been projected for the pur-
pose Of giving the citizens and residents Of
Washington a first opportunity to show
their progress in Industrial pursuits, and TO
encourage and stimulate them TO greater
activity and excellence in such work. Their
interest I'm and capacityfor skilled labor,
art, and literature, has been clearly demon
strated by those few who prepared at very
short notice the very creditable exhibits
shown at the Worlds Cotton Centennial
Exhibition held in New Orleans In 1885. =
The object is to afford those prepared an
opportunity TO display before the general
public their handiwork, hoping thereby to
secure for them patronage or employment
in all It's branches Of industry for which
they are qualified.
In furtherance Of this plan the committee
appeal to the local interest and pride OF our
citizens, to the ministers OF churches, to the
various associations, to the editors and pub
woman and child FOR their active interest
and cooperation in this grand enterprise,
by bringing forward for exhibition their
products from the farm, the garden, the
workshops, the sewing room, the library,
and the studio-things that show industry,
skill, ingenuity-the progress OF the mind
aud hand, that identify us with the general
march and development Of the great natural
resources OF our common country, and
place ourselves upon more elevated plane
than we now apparently occupy in the estl-
nation OF large number OF our white fell
low citizens
"Remember, that by making this effort
In industrial work q success, you have be-
gun TO answer the momentous question
asked by every colored parent, here and
elsewhere, What employment is there for
my son or daughter when they leave school
| Remember, also, that those who deserve
| help are those that help themselves,
"It is proposed to divide the exhibits into
| four general divisions, as follows Indus
trial, mechanical, agricultural, educational,
and art. All persons desiring to participate
| in this movement will please communicate
the same TO either OF the subnamed COM
missioners.n
| The board OF commissioners are as fol-
lows: s. K. Watts, NJ. D., president, 1908
Sixteenth street northwest; VIM. II. Mey-
ers, secretary, cutler, 604 ID street north
west; Hon. X. II. Gleaves, 1416 Seven
teenth street northwest; Rev. Robert john
son, pastor, Fourth Baptist Church John
| ii. Brooks, trustee, public schools; Henry
| ii. Dade, wood and coal dealer, $500
street northwest; Carter A. Stewart, sr.,
barber, New National Theatre; Thomas
Welch, messenger, United States Supreme
Court; James W. Kennedy, bricklayer,
220S Virginia avenue northwest Leonard
! G. Bailey, truss manufacturer, Union Ho-
tel, West Washington; Thomas p. Bell,
I upholsterer, United States capitol; Solomon
G.. Brown, horticulturalist, Smithsonian
institute. John A. Butler, black.
smith, West Washington; John W.
Freeman, government printing office
Sidney A. Sumby, NJ. D., druggist, 5l9
Third street southwest; Edgar Ball, carpen'
ter. 1905 street northwest; Albert Parker
regalia maker and undertaken, 1874 l. stree
northwest; Richard j. Collins, wood and
coal yard, 46S T. street southwest John T.
Costin, 1912 Eleventh street northwest
Vim. II. Grymes, upholsterer, $40 Third
street northwest; VIM. II. Brooke, boot and
shoe maker, 1875 X street northwest; Masor
S. Lowery, confectioner, 1T2l X street
northwest.
Exhibits may be sold by the owners
thereof, for their own personal benefit, sub
ject to delivery at the close of the exhibi
tion.
Parties desiring space in this Exhibition
will please notify either the president o
secretary as to the character OF the pro
posed exhibit and the amount OF space re
| OuireQ,