The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1890-04-05
THE DAY WE GEL
EBRATE.
THE COMMISSIONERS PERMIT To
ERECT A GRAND STAND. THE
COMMITTEE On SPEAKERS
SELECT THE ORATOR OF
THE DAY, OTHER SPEAKERS AND
INVITED GUESTS.

meeting is requested and all
those who have books are re-,
quested 10 report at that time.
The committee of arrange
ments will meet Tuesday evening.
The committee Of arrang ments
for the twenty eighth anniversary
celebration of the emancipation
of slaves in he District OF Colum-
bia and speakers committee met
at the BEE office last Tuesday
evening, with w. II. ia kson in
the char AMI IL. Pric Williams
secretary. The pres dent Of the
day Mr. Chase, read letter from
DR.. VIM. Tindal, secretary of
the bNarI of District Commission.
ers granting permission TO the
committee to erect grand stand
on he west front Of Lincoln Park
IN East Capri oil street.; also Il
e ter fr, m the secretary Of War
granting ID holiday to the colored
employees of that Department and
bureaus April 16'h Th, celebra-
ted Empire Band, of Baltimore,
Was selec'ed to Lead the process
sion. Mr.. j. II. Mcdowell, from
the eighth disfr CT, reported that
his district would turn out in uni
firm. and that No one in that
district Will be permitted plac.
IN line miles he is unlformed.
The chairman of The committee
on stand, MIR. Mcdowell, was
directed to proc' ed to hul!d. A
banquet Is to take place at the
Cade;s' Armory he evening of
the 10Th The committee on
speakers decid, d thai the orators
OF he day be all wed fifty min
u es, a d all other speakers fifteen
MINUTES Hon. Blanche K. Bruce
viii be the pres ding oficer;
Edward L Th rnton, secretary;
DR.. j. E. Rankin. of Howard
Unlv erslty, chaplain E NJ.
Hewlett, will red the acts OF
emancipation, aud Rev. Walter
H. Brooks, a rOem written tspe-
cially for the occasion. The
orators of the day will be Hon.
John Mercer Langsto'; frs
speaker, II n. Robert 2. Port r;
second speaker, Rev. r. S. Laws;
third speaker, Hon. A. NJ. CIapp;
fourth p."kpr. CO... James Hill;
fifth spyaker, Hon. L. G. Houk;
sixth speaker, Prof j. NJ.
Gregory.
The following named gentle
men have been invited to sea-
on the grand stand at Lincoln
Park where the exercises are to
he held; Tue President of the
United States AMI his CABINET;
Hon. s. A. Whitfield, J. S.Clark-
sop, Commissioners of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, Hon. F. W
Palmer, Public Printer; John
Sherman, Leland Stanford, vice
President Levi P. Moron. Chief
Justice Full r. Justice Harlan,
DR.. j. NJ. Townsend, Fourth
Auditor j, ,hn r. Lyncn, Senators
John j. Ingalls,, j. R Hawley
W. B. Allison, Col. f. l.. Swords,
Gen. w. Whitaker, Mr.. E. w,
Coffin, Hon Benz Butterwortb,
Speaker Reed, Drs f j. ohadd.
G. b. Puryis, S. R. Watts, Hon
WE Chandler. G n. Syrua Busy
Judge Chandler, D.. VIM. Tludal
lion. Frank Hatton, Mr. Crosby
S. Noyts, Hon. s. G. Pomer"y,
Rev. 6. w Wood, DIR. O is f.
Pr~sbey Rev. Father Burk, Rev.
W. H Phillip, J. [. Loving. A
5. Thomas, Robert johnson,
George Whore, F. J. Grimkie
George w, Lee. r. Ii. g Dyson,
W b johnson, d. d. DR.. J, e..
Williams, A. w Tancjl, S. G..
Lamkins, Col. Fred Beckett, Col.
Robert CuiIiver, Cap. H. T.
Brain, #. E. Penicks, O. H Auer
E. W .Halford Esq, John +. Cook.
Superintendent George F. T.
Cook, Col. NJ, NJ. Holland, Revs.
G. II. Phillip, William P Gray.
Sandy Alexander, Sic ling M.
Browne, Capt William NJ.
Meredith, Hon. Nath: mel Banks.
Hon. 4, F. Miller, Hon. William
Smell. Other guests will be in
vlted at the next meeting of the
committee,