Evening star., 1895-06-03
FOR THE ATLANTA EXPOSITION.
The District ColOred People Organis-
ing an Exhibit.

The District ColOred People Organiz-
ing an Exhibit.
The colored people of Washington and
the District intend to be represented at the
Atlanta exposition by a large and credit
able exhibition of their achievements,
handiwork and progress. Entertainments
are being given to raise funds for this pur-
pose, and every possible effort will be made
to make the enterprise a thorough success.
Tonight there will be a mass meeting at
the Vermont Avenue Baptist Church to
give further consideration to the matter.
Chief Commissioner Lawson, w. c. Payne,
T. L. Jones, P. H. Carson, L. H. Petersen.
A. S. Gray, ]. H. Stewart and others will
speak. mems auxiliary board, consisting
Of seventy-five persons has been organized
to aid in the work of the local commission.
David A. Clark is chairman; L. H. Peter
sen, secretary; Revs. ]. T. Jennifer, w.
Bishop Johnson, ]. Anderson Taylor, Prof.
Kelly Miller, DR.. w. S. Lotion, j. W. Crom-
well, W. H H. Hart, Charles H. Douglass
and others are among the members Of this
committee.
The commission has had prepared for
general distribution a comprehensive cir
cular setting forth its objects and aims,
and invoking the aid of all the colored peo-
pie of the District in the work of securing
en exhibit that will reflect credit upon the
race. 1t is the desire of the commission to
collect, forward and install at the exhibi-
tfon such articles, materials and illustra-
lions as will exhibit the moral and social
the Intellectual and the material progress
and status of the colored people since
emancipation
1t is the purpose to make a full and
gratifying display Of objects that will put
forth the condition Of the race in the mat
ters of organizations, philanthropic and
benevolent societies, social clubs, trades
organizations, home life and moral influ-
ences, vital records and statistics. Under
intellectual progress come educa tional i'm
stitutions, the learned professions fine arts,
inventions and patents literature and
Journalism, and libraries public and pri-
Vate. In material progress 1t is the inten-
tfon of the commission to exhibit the work
of the colored people as common laborers
mechanics and skilled laborers, in business
and commercial pursuits.
In concluding its circular the commission
says: I'VE call upon the public-spirited of
all classes to help us raise the money
necessary to defray the expenses of the
exhibit Contribute literally and patronize
our various entertainments. We have in
the District the materials for a grand
exhibit There will be no lack of exhibits
If the commission secures the money With
eighty churches. having a membership of
10000; sixteen grand secret benevolent or
ganiZations, with over 300 subordinate
lodges. fountains, tents, etc, and men,
tership of 1000, together with upwards OF
hundred other organizations for a great
variety of purposes; with our business or
CARNATIONS and business enterprises, some
of them creditable to any people; with our
mechanics etc, to say nothing of our edu-
cational institutions and our artists many
OF whom lave produced pictures of a high
order of merit: and with many other evil
dences of real progress. there can be no
doubt that if the commission succeeds in
raising a sufficient sum of money that an
exhibit will be made at Atlanta that will be
a great revelation to many people