Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-04-10
EAST-END LETTER.
APRIL THIRD PASSES
AWAY UNNOTICED.
The Anniversary Report
and Exercises az 4th
Church Splendid.
RENDERED A BIRTHDAY RE
CEPTION.
Revival of Base-Ball-"Rah fol
Winstonl"
Mr.. BOWLER ENTHUSIASTIC.
Mr.. BOWLER ENTHUSIASTIC.
Newsy Items Of Personal and General In
terest

(From Our East-End Correspondent
At one time the Third day of April
in each year was the signal for almost
general rejoicing among our ex-slaves.
who took that day apart from all 9TH
ers to celebrate and worship God for
their liberation from the CALLING shack
les of an accursed slavery that had
held us as q race for nearly two hun
dred and fifty years. The writerdis-
tinctly remembers these celebrations
and apart from the religious obser-
vances on this day there were grand
civic aud military parades accomDa-
MED by the beating OF drums, footing
of horns, tremendous displays of ban
ners and portraits Of Lincoln, Grant
Garfield aud other noted heroes around
whom clusters the glorious memories
of many noble acts they performed in
the bloody tragedy through which the
Negro was made n free man.
Soul-stirriDg speeches were made
which seemed to thrill our very souls
addresses fired with all the sloQuence
and patriotism in our natures we<e
read The hurrahs which rent the air
were deafening and the ardor OF the
cheering thousands; as, the cchos OF
) their voices; resounded throughout
the city showed with what keen ap-
preciaIion the new born race regarded
! the inestimable boon of sweet liberty.
APRIL THE 3D. 80 MORE.
1t has always been an unanswerable
question among the leaders of the
race as to what day we should take al
national one for the colored man
Many held and hold to-day that il
should be January 1st on account o.
{. the Emancipation Proclamation Presi-
. dent Lincoln issued upon the condition
that il Lee in his northern invasion
J. ever recrossed the Potomac he woulC
< declare all men of color then in bond
= age to be free.
Others assert that April OH, the da,
on which General K E. Lee surrender
ed is the only appropriate day; whil'
others hold to april 18th ana other
April 22d, but what the ex-slave
thought and think now, is that Apri
Sd is the only day that the race shoul'
celebrate. They know that it was Of
that day that the onfederates, beatel
at all points evacuated Richmond
II then capitol of the confederacy, ant
e ON that morning they made the welki
IS ring with hallelujahs and praises t
ID God for their newly acquired liberty.
10 This historic day our people kept 10
r quite number of years, but like Oh
II rest of what we are pleased to call on
J. national holidays or rather emancipa
in tion days it has been sadly neglected
g. and last week, April Sd passed Aay s
he quietly that we doubt whether any {
d. our people gave it thought.
le THE Anniversary.
We The 20 anniversary of the Fourt
no Baptist Church Sunday-school WI
ed aelu here laet Thursday night, lst il
slant The programme was exception
ng ally fine and we'll rendered. THANH
ry to Misses Mary Simms. Pauline Wa
lst wick, Frances Kemp, Martha Barker
I'll and Susie Dabney, the committee WI
he worked very hard indeed to get Il
IT. scholars in a proper condition,
Ii $3.50 the church was we'll filled, al
te. awhile later superintendent Jeremi,
ty smith called for order. The progra
Try was as follows:
lat singing. "All hail the power of Jesl
lite Nance" selection Miss Sarah Hamn
prayer, Rev. p. j. Wallace; singin
mt by the entiie school welcome addres
eft Mr. James Ross afterwhich the SINAI
OF er children recited their "piece
Sal which elected frequent applause. s
ed los were afterwards rendered
INT Messrs. John Bowler and w. K Tayl
me chorister of Sund y-school. In the i
ice tervals twelve or more little CIR
al would arrange themselves on the TO
trum and recite in the prettiest ma
~ ner possible
i'll The secretary then read the year
a. report. which showed q lare gain ov
I'D the year previous.
he INSTALLATION.
ng The names of the officers who hs
las been elected for the ensuing year we
Dr. then called. They were Superinten
ey ent jeremiah Smith assistance supe
ne intendent, Joel Yates; (who is out
ey the city at presently secretary, w.
Ransom; assistant secretary, Georj
ler Gillian; treasurer. Robert Brown
lc- librarian, w. II. Fowlks; assistant
las brarian, w. II. Robinson choristeI
m Misses Lucinda Hamm and Annie
Dy Clayton; organists, Misses Susie Ds
no ney and Martha Allen
me The officers we're installed by N
IN Nelson Williams, Jr, President
Richmond Sunday School Union, W
rst selected as q subject. Leaders" 7
TO address was welt put and embodied I
ous BILE and inspiring ideas. His argume
1
pl- as we'll as practical The inspirati
m which oozed from his choice woI
&C. was felt throughout the buildiI
rse Come again brother Williams. An q
am dress was also delivered by Master =
vi Beverly, with proper raining he woI
iui develop into a number one speak
Some few remarks were then made
i've the pastor, Rev Evans Payne, "
es, commented the school upon its exc
the Iant sttendance After which tha
ercises closed with benediction
,ri- Rev n I, Cosby stata missionsrv
ing
es- BIRTHDAY RECEPTION.
re-
ng, The most noted event in the real
,lu- of the East-end society was the birt
ub- day reception rendered by Mr.. q
ro- Mrs. James Burrell, at the residel
One 1912 East Leigh street 20 their daul
ndv tar Florence. The original idea z