The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-30
THE AFRO-ANERlCAN FAIR.
Military Drills sad the Shan Battle
Yesterday.
SAN ANTONIO WON TIE FIRST PRIZE,
Large Attesasses a. TIE orsusds- Cen.
piimsnfasy Expressisss-Nsv Major
Of BsstaiioA selected.

WHEN EDWARD Banks. standing At his
Saresrs chair several weeks sago. began
shsairag u( organizing an association 10
give q IA. sor tie cosored pccp's Of tae
S.ssa q; which was 10 be exAioxed the
PRODUCTS CT she !atrar Of eclored people IN
an Agricultural. mechanical, artistic and
educational way. re knew no; what MS
c.ro-ts would resrN IN Il was patriotic
,AouSA. inspired by the inseres; he fe';
4, nj. ra,e. and lie went 10 work on The
scheme, investing money and securing the
assistance O. Others. Associated w.th him
we're pn,miaen. eoio-sd people Of this city.
each one anxious 10 90 so:neih!ng 20 al
vance the Interests Of the race X F. II.
wflarns was selected as secretary. En-
met. Scott Woe president. both able leu
tenants 10 the one who frss protested the
idea. Banks being elected president The
beard Of directors was selected from
among the hes; men Of ire cclo-ed race In
the cisy. and together ~ worked. having
one ooteo; n view.
Thxr efforts were crowned with success.
Ta~r have achieved all they could have
desired ard las. raEaf when the gates
closed upon the fair the FIRST annuA! ea-
position psss-d into history; Eve days
have been ended that were days OF much
work. bst Ct great pleasure 70 thousands
and TIE cclor@i people VIII have -eooilec-
tons o. VIVA; has been, ana VIII soon be-
gin 20 anticipate What VIII te next year.
That the irs< exposition is success e.
financially and otherwise. - somewhat
Surprise. Generally several years axe nc
cesary 70 pat al annual exh. biilon on q
paying bAsis bus they have STARTED we'll
and each year q viii be easy 10 improve
The crowd yesterday was very large
Probably sto people passed through the
gates during the en'ire cay. ard the aun-
bar Of white people PAS larger than or
any day previous They crowded IN the
grad sia7d and moved ahyu; the rxhib'-
lon halls, visited the camp ard saw every
ching 20 BE- seen and enjoyed very r1u
the pleasure oi 'he day. There was moth
ms 70 mar the OCCASION. A. accident oc-
-Ulved during RI. shasn bSttl~ q p1rflru
Of he front row q ne boxes 60 the grand
stand falling. pGf htthquEn the crowd 81
iaai gor7toa - the en!if.tg was large no
one was injured. aad therefore the Incl
dent Vas giyeu oHly q passing Thought.
Excellent order was ms attained
There was 10 programme yesterday
that inei.5e o-atorical efforts IRE M
terest - IL centred or TIE military az
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