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CoLoRED PEOPLE, Ate.
EXECUTIVE OFFICES.

| GAECUllNE OFflNEo'
TEXAS WORLDS FAIR EXHIBIT AssoCIA'N
Fort WORTH, Tex, July 2, 1891.
To the Colored People of the State of Texas
The Texas Worlds Fair Exhibit As
ISOLATION is DESTROYS that all of its citi-
zens be represented at the Worlds
Columbian Exposition in 1893, and to
that end we SUI gest that the col1red
| people call state convention at an
early day that they may take suitable
action on this important matter. We
want to show the world that the col
ored people of Texas have more
churches and schools and greater tax
able wealth than the colored people of
any other commonwealth in the world.
We also want to show by their exhibit
tn t they are an industrious, law abid
ing people and great factor in build
ing up our state. 1t is the intention of
this association to assist the colored
people if they take up the work in the
proper spirit by erecting at Chicago an
annex to the Texas building where
they can, in their own way, and
under the immediate management
or their own people make an exhibit
worthy of themselves and the state
they represent With the view of Sc
curing a concensus of opinion as to
the most convenient time and place of
holding this convention we enclose re-
turn envelope and would be glad to
hear from you at your very earliest
convenience as to your preference, also
your opinion regarding some promi-
nent colored man in each county of
the state to be relegated the authority
of naming Say five of the most pro
gressive colored men of his county,
who will be accredited delegates to
this convention. This, however, is
merely suggestion. Upon ascertain
ing from you the time and place that
would suit the majority of the COM
mittee we will call a convention
through the press of the state besides
notifying personally each of the com
mitteemen.
The following gentlemen are ap-
pointed committee to name the day
and place for the conventions:
N. w. Quincy, Galveston, Galveston
county; g. w. Lanier, Corsicana. Ma
varro county; Rev. j. g. Grimes,
Corsicana, Navarro county; Rev. o. II.
Pardee, Corsicana, Navarro county;
Rev F. W. Wright, Blooming Grove,
Navarro county; w. H. Irvine, Mexia,
Limestone county; Prof. B. s. Bluitt,
Groesbeck, Limestone county; Rev. j.
F. P. Bradley, Houston, Harris county;
Rev. Denan, San Antonio Bexar
county; Prof. L. @. Anderson, Hemp
stead, Waller county; Prof. W. il.
Hathaway, Wharton, Wharton county;
Rev, Edward, Galveston, Galveston
county; Rev. G. H. Bell, Hillsboro,
Hill county; Prof. H. M, Cox, Mexia,
Limestone county; S. J. Jenkins, Bren.
ham, Washington county; J. G.
Dockery, Greenvine, Austin county;
Rev. willard, Austin, Travis county;
Rev. E. w. d. Isaac, Dallas, Dallas
county; Prof. Kelley Edna, Jackson
county; H. G. Bell, Athens, Hender-
son county; 7. ]. Junkips, Henderson,
Rusk county; F. L Hudson, Carthage,
Pamela county; j. S. Lister, Shelby
vile, Shelby county; Prof. H. d.
Lloyd, Jacksonville, Cherokee county;
Prof. Neal, San Augustine. San Angus
tine county; Prof. 7. w. Thomas
Hemphill, Sabine county; W. w. Fra
zier, Jasper, Jasper county; II. T.
Scott, Woodville, Tyler county; Henry
Hadnot, Village Hills, Hardin
county; Prof A. J. Criner, Beau.
mont, jefferson county; J. Su-
bett, Orange, Orange county;
P. P. Sharp, Newton, Newton county;
E. A. Patton, Shepherd, San Jacinto