Evening star., 1895-07-09
The Colored People Determined to
Make an Instructive Exhibit,
COOPERATING With COMMISSIONERS
A Mass Meeting Considers the
Important Subject.
NOTES OF INTEREST

A largely attended mass meeting was
held at the Shiloh Baptist Church last
night by the local colored commissioners
to the cotton states and international ex-
position. The meeting was presided over
by Commissioner-in-chie Jesse Lawson,
and Its object was to interest the colored
citizens here In the coming International
show. Mr.. Nathan Toomer OF Georgia. who
is one Of the commissioners of that state,
told of the progress that was being made in
connection with the negro exhibit of the
exposition. and said that from present in
dications the negro exhibit would be elab-
orate In every particular. He assured his
hearers that there would be no discrimina-
ton on account Of color at the exposition,
and that ample arrangements had been
made for the accommodation of the colored
people who would be In attendance He
urged the colored people here to make an
exhibit at Atlanta that would be creditable.
Mr Thomas L. Jones had been announced
as the principal speaker Of the evening.
ana his remarks were listened to with much
attention
There was sufficient evidence, he said, to
shcw that the colored people of the Dis
trict or Columbia are thoroughly aroused
to the Importance and propriety of the
vast and stupendous undertaking which
they have assumed, and are willing and
ready to do all In their power in helping
status Of the S.oOO.OOO colored Americans
The negro has had his severest trials and
conflicts, in order to gain his liberty and to
enjoy his civil and political rights in the
south land. 1t is there that he has been
tried In the fiery furnace, and 1t is in the
south land that God has intended that the
negroes. through the exposition, should
show to the American people the capabil-
tiles, genius and power which lie beneath
the skin Of their black brothers.
Mr.. Jones was followed by the Rev. ].
And Tor-1
who assured the commissioners that he
would III ge upon his people the Importance
of making a creditable showing, and that
his parishioners would cooperate with the
commissioners in making the exhibit sue
cess.
Valuable Cooperation Secured.
The commissioners have secured the CO.
operation of the colored military organiza-
tions the Knights Templar and other civic
organizations in their effort to make the
entertainment to be held on the Howard
Univei sity campus a success. In the after
noon on the 10th these organizations will
assemble in the vicinity Of the Vermont
Avenue Baptist Church, and. headed by a
band Of music, will parade through the
principal thoropghfares of the city, and
will then march to Howard's campus At
the grounds there will be addresses de-
hvered by some of the representative citf-
zens of this city. Mrs Belva Lakewood
the chairman of the joint commission; Rev.
j. T. Jenifer, Rev. j. Anderson TAYLOR and
other clergymen have been invited to de-
liver addresses. The women commission
ers, under whose auspices the fete is to be
g1ven are making extra preparations for
tie entertainment, with tie hope that the
Golfers of the commission may be placed
upon more substantial oasis.
i List of Exhibitors Sent to Atlanta,
Just forwarded to the managers at Atlanta
a complete list of the exhibits that will be
r''ade by the colored people of this city,
The list had to be curtailed. as the space
allotted the colored citizens of the District
was not ample enough TO make as COM
plete an exhibit as was desired The COM
missioners are Ia correspondence with the
managers with the hope of being enabled
to secure more space. The list as furnished
by Mr.. Lawson consists of the most inter-
esting and valuable works of the colored
people of the District, which the commits
sjcLers think worthy of putting on ex-
hibit- The most elaborate display will be
that furnished by the faculty of Howe I'd
University. and next to that will be The
exhibit from the colored public schools of
this city.
Funds Are Badly Needed.
1t will cost about $1,000 or $1,000 to de-
fray the expenses incident to the compile
ton Of the work Of the commissioners. and
they are hoping to secure this amount
through the liberality Of the white and COL
ored citizens of the District. The commits
SION has been Handicapped in some respects
by the lack of funds, but from the reports
OF the members of the different commit
tees, which were submitted at meeting
held in the commissioners rooms at 600
F street on Saturday night, 1t is hoped
that the commissioners will be relieved Of
this embarrassment. The entertainment to
be given on the 16th and a mass meeting
to be held at Shiloh Church, at which ad
dresses will be delivered by Nathan Toomea
of Georgia and others, are to be held with
the hope of securing in part sufficient
money to defray the expenses Of the ex-
hibit