The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-06-19
CoIorea Peopls.s Fair.

pluulnk WehtneE yesterday hDOubh lOUU
people attended the colored peoples
present from many points on the
Peninsula and from Baltimore, Chester,
Camden, Philadelphia, West Chester,
Reading and many other points.
There are large number OF very |
creditahle exhibits. They are taste |
fully arranged and make a very credl- |
table display. VIM. Lea'& Sons exhib- |
1t ilonr mill; Hettie Williams floral |
and wax designs; A. Clark, OF Philadel- |
phia, manicure sets for removing corns; |
Is. II. Thompson, of Philadelphia, hair |
paper works; 4. S. Anderson, tin
smiths outfit; W. $. Harris. job print
ing material; J. W. Wesley, a steam
churn. A lunch space occupies the
north end OF the main building.
In the women's building were
several exhibits OF pastry, cake and
pie-baklng. Mrs. A. Clark and Mrs.
Elviri B. Robinson exhibited samples
of the dressmakers art; William L.
Hin exhibited masonry; Mrs. Hester S.
Lee, Mrs. Lucy Shepherd and Mrs.
quilt work. The pupils of No. 10
school made very fine exhibit OF
drawings also two drawings Of water
color maps OF Delaware and South
America. Among the students who ex-
hibited were: Bertha Coles, James 7.
Mayler, William II. Norris, Howard
Walker Eugene Chase, Horace Wayler,
Florence Jefleris Bessie Hunter and
Arthur Christy.
cd paper frames; Mary Mcdonald, an
inmate uf the Home for Aged and In
firm Col0red Persons, located in Phla-
delphia, said TO have been slave and
to be 10 years old, were examined
with much interest. Other exhibitors
were John H. Williams, Ii. A. Mills,
Charles s. Able. ]. Grillln. Annie A.
Medtord, Lizzie Cornish, Mrs. G. j.
Graves, Heba Buck, Mrs. J. f. Moore
aud Mary L. Kigin.
A circus rn2Zle-dazzie furnishes con-
Siderable amusement, The Nellie Burke
combination of Riggold. Gn, amused
the people with running chariois and
dog races. flarding's Band played in
the GRIND Stand and j. Chandler
Wright's Orchestra played in the main
building. A. l.. Ainscow e. CO. run
the restaurant under the grand stand
The leading feature Of the afternoon
was the admirable address of the Hon.
John NJ. Iangstnn, of Va. The subject
of his address was; The COlored Man
as "A Factor In the Industries of the
Continent Tho following arc extracts
uf Ills address;
''Ehe coloreI race needed only to i'm.
prove ns steadily In acquiring the
ltnowledge Df national affairs as they
had been and they would soon COM
mHnd the same rights and protection
in tho national halls rs their white
neighbors. There Is nothing anybody
can do now,- said he, that we can't.
, God is with us. We came here as
l,,Ip W. "a IN
! before long that our CREATOR did not
merely intend US for slaves, but fur
thermore, few years will see The black
man sharing IN all the walks OF life
with his white brother.
I'm the South now the black man
is engaged in all the pursuits of his
white nnighbors, They are now en-
gagged in sugar corn raisins, in wheat
and corn growing and all branches OF
agriculture. In Jamaica one of the
leading growers OF liananas Is a color
ed man. They also have their fruit
farms In the South and many have
! comfortable homes. The Colored man
has always shown IL disposition TO lit
) himself To circumstances.
"Industriully the culored mans pro-
grcss is remarkable. A progress, too,
that isnut circumscribed, but is as far
\ reaching rs the extent Of tho territory
over which tho race is scattered
! lhcy are fast becoming astutG in busi-
D ness, thrifty in habits and farrelchiug
D III originality.
: In education the progress Is equally
, marked, Culorrd children are quick
q to recognize the advantage education
/ brings to them Unfortunately some
b times poverty prevents the educational
. facilities from being equal TO tho de-
= mandS
I Politically, colored men are natur-
ally ltepublicaLs. This Is true not SO
i much from choice HS from necessity.
lJ Tie negroes III the South arc kept lie.
D publlyana by the frequent actions of
. the state legislatures and the position
pf the Hemuciulic party In national
( affairs The rulored race still bear In
( mind the party to whom they owe their
i present rights and freedom. Butstiil
Q political affairs are not as essential to
Z the colored man NJ the Necessity for
Z industry and education"
\ The Washington exhibitors were
/ very much disappointed on account Of
D the rain, us they expected to have the
0 exhibits OF the schools present, and
copies of all the models OF inventions
by colored people for the last one hun
dred years, The colored people of
Washington ara preparing to make
- II grand exhibit at the Chicago Worlds
/. fair. Hon. Mr., l.angston was accom-
panied by Judge Il. A. Dawson, OF tho
. Colored Association Press. from Wash.
Y ington and Baltimore. Mr. Dawson
/ says the fair is q grand success. .eohsld-
g ering the bad weather. 1t will close
1 to-day.
5 An Explanation.