Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-25
EMANCIPATION CELEBRATION.
A Parade i'm Alexandria Followed nv
an Address From Mr.. Dourla...

A parade followed by a public meeting at
Lannon'S Opera House and a hal I'm the
evening at Odd Fellows Hall were the
events in yesterdays celebration by the
colored people Of Alexandria Of the thirty
first anniversary of their freedom The COL
ored military organizations of this city
were received upon their arrival at Alex
andria by the chief marshal and his stan.
The line Of march was through the princi-
pal streets OF the city and the procession
was reviewed by Frederick Douglass and
the executive committee. The parade was
also viewed by Mayor Strauss. The pro-
cession was under the direction OF the chief
marshal. Daniridge Smith, who was sur
rounded by his aids. then came a platoon
OF police, the Eagle Drum Corps, Can't VIII
hams, followed by Cape Benjamin Young
OF the Butler Infantry Corps, chief of the
military division and companies A and Is
OF the same organiza ton; company A Can't
tai City GUARDS, Capt. Lewis Collins; com
pany Z, Capital Guy Guards, Capt Abram
Ackwith; troop Is, ninth United States cav
airy, Corp. John johnson; the emancipation
ship Alexandria, drawn by six horses with
fofty-four girls on board, representing the
forty-four states; the WASHINGTON Amateur
lSrass Band of Alexandria; the Laboring
Mems Union, Capt. Henry Willis; Susoue-
hannah Club Capt. James Washington:
Beneficial Society, Capt Holiday; National
Drum Corps. leader. A. G. Ross; Young
Mems Zouaves. Capt Johnson; Industrial
Guards, Capt. Albert Green; South WASH
ington clubs. Fairfax mounted clubs, Manas-
sas delegation OF citizens, and delegation Of
citizens and business men OF Alexandra
MIR. Douglass Address.
The parade ended at the opera house,
which was soon filled by an interested au-
dience. Magnus l.. Robinson, chairman
Of the executive committee, called the meet
ing to order and introduced George w.
Stewart as the presiding officer. The lat
ter in a brief speech OF welcome, referred
to Frederick Douglass the Gladstone
OF q struggling race" Mr. Douglass Sc
lected as his theme THE Negro Problem"
and he said that owing 10 the wide i'm
portance of this problem IL might more
properly be called the american problem
He said that America was anxious TO have
England keep her hands OF the people
OF the south wanted the people OF the
north to keep their hands on and the negro
wanted the people OF the south to keep
their hands on. He did not like the atti-
tude of secrecy that the people OF this coun-
try held toward this problem. In his opin-
lon IL betokeued fear OF Investigation and
this was not the Characteristic Of inno-
cence Were there nothing TO hide America
would be willing to be examined by ali the
world, for there is no protection stronger
seen, he said. whether there was enough
fair play and honesty in the country 10
carry out the ethics OF the Constitution.
He thought that there was. The colorcd
man, he said would. In q great measure.
have to work out his own salvation, but
once given far chance he was equal TO
the task.
An original poem was recitea by J. W.
Cole DR.. Robert Norris of Falls Church
also made an address.