Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-14
THE EMANCIPATION CELEBRATION |
A Parade by Day and Two Rival
Meetings az Night.

Monday, the twenty-sixth anniversary of the
liberation OF slaves IN the District OF Columbia
VIII be celebrated with parade and meetings In
the evening. The procession, as stated In yester.
days srAB, will be formed at 10 O'Clock at Penn
sylvania avenue and 9TH street southeast and
move at IL O'Clock, the route including the prin-
clpal streets, ana passing the White House where
the line VIII be reviewed by the President and the
District, Commissioners ONCE where 1t VIII be
reviewed by the District Commissioners The
oraer OF the procession was published yesterday.
Inc sumner Mounted Guards, commanded by
Snarles Washington, has been assigned to place
tne nne IN addition TO the organizations men,
.oneu yesterday. In the evening the celebration
VIII De continued by meetings at the Fourth
baptist church and at Asbury NJ. z church.
THE FOURTH BAPTIST CHURCH MEETING.
That at the Fourth Baptist church Will be held
under the direction Of the regular Emancipation
day committee that arranged for the parade. The
program which viii be varied with music, Is as
folows: Prayer, Rev. s. g. Lamkins; opening re-
marks, Mr.. Henry johnson; reading letters. edict,
&C., W. H. Jordan: address Fred Douglass: ad,
dress Rev: q. W. Lee; address. Prof Geo. w. Cook,
esq Brief addresses will be made by w. H. h.
john Sherman and H.W. Blair. Benediction, Rev.
walker III. Brooks. The officers are: Mr.. ChaS.
Mr.. Henry johnson. chairman OF meeting; Mr.. J.F.
\. Wilkinson, chairman OF finaDcial committee;
MT: j. W; Branson, chairman OF executive COM
inlttee: Rev. Il. H. G. Dyson, chairman OF COM
mlttee TO wait on President.
THE AsBrRY CHURCH MEETING.
The meeting at Asoury church Is the result OF
disagreement that arse in the regular committee
after Mr.. Fred Douglass had been selected as ora
Tor and parade had been decided upon. Members
OF the regular committee who insisted on carrying
out the original program claimed that the dissen-
sion was caused on account OF personal objection
10 Mr.. Douglass as orator the part OF Mr.. W. c.
Chase. Only a short time before Mr.. Douglass and
Mr.. Chase had had warm words at public meet
ing over certain things that had occurred in con-
nection with the Willard Hall convention. Mr..
Chase, however, publicly protested against the
involved too much expense. The committee that
has arranged the parade say this disaffection en-
barrasSed them little in securing subscriptions,
but that the parade Will be equaltn mag nitude and
In other respects TO that or any preceding year.
Mr.. Chase and those who agreed with hi In
arranged for a separate meeting at night, with
Prof. Langston the orator. THIS, as stated, will
as follows: Music organ SOLO, Prof. F. c. Miller;
prayer, Rev. j. ii. Daily; solo, When The Flowing
Tide Comes In, Miss Anita JOY: solo, from the ora
tOri0 OF Elijah, Prof. +. c. Miller; Emancipation
Poem, dedicated By Samuel Adams Wggin, read
by Mrs E V. Chase Williams; Emancipation
Edict, Mr.. w. CalviL Chase; solo, Mrs. Sarah War
ing; address, introducing the orator, Capt. o. s. B.
waiting, Miss Christiana Young; solo, Then Youll
Remember Me. Miss Anna Brooks; Quartette,
Good Night, Misses Anita Joy and Eliza Moten,
Messrs. A. j. Hall and A. l. Meyers The officers
are as follows: Capt. o. S. B. Wall, presiding OIL
Ger; w. Calvin Chase, secretary; Rev. j. H. Daily,
chaplain; Rev.w: Bishop johnson, chaplain No 1;
reception committee-R. d. Rulnn (chairman),
Major W. c. Cox, j. c. Stratner, j. p. Waddleton,
w. Ii. Jackson; director OF music, Prof. +. c.
Miller.