Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-03
Rival Organizations Plan Two
Emancipation Celebrations.
THE MAYOR SAYS "ONLY ONE''
Where the Oriental Club Got In Its Work,
His Honor Refuses to Give Permits
for Two Occasions" And Advises
the Clubs to Get Together.

There is trouble among the emancf-
lationists
TWO 1ivlf1 associations have been
l2''iately. after their own fashion, the
,,-,y when President Lincoln issued his
famous proclamation.
Last year. there was no celebration.
though one was much talked Of.
y year ago. there existed in the city
what is known as the Emancipation AS
ISOLATION. an organization formed for
The purpose Of celebrating this partic11-
:l1. day
But. fo1' some reason or other the
celebration last January did not come
off.
In the course of tim. the oren+:,,
Social Club was formed This ins.ittu
ton, rs it's name indicates, is a social
one.
However, the members of the club
d"ct!ed TO have an Esinanc liz alton Day
celebration this coming January made
arrangements accordingly. and some
weeks ago secured from the mayor a
permit fcr the same.
This movement on the part Of the
Oriental Club created uneasiness in thu
ranks OF the Enranl,ti pution Association.
whose peculiar province it was to cele-
br,ltc on the first day of January.
N'hat right: they argued. had a social
club to infringe upon their copyright.
Eut. said the social club, you failed
70 matcrialize last year. and, we don't
propose TO see the day go by again
without celebration, Moreover, since
we have started this thing we are go
ing to tarly it through.
NAereupon, the Emancipation Day
ASSOCIATION got itself together and de-
c.tied to get n celebration that would
| De celeoration-one that would put its
said rival, in the meantime, had It's,
rwn views as 10 (which celebration
would be the biggest
lnere we're great times in the camps
OF the Enancipationsts
'lerrly the preparations progress in
e'tcn camp, The OrientalS. armed with
Ia permit. were Sleeful The Enanci-
ration Association scons anticipated
the coming day With quiet JOY
| isut yesterday. a sad setback happen
ca 70 the association. Some of the
prominent members of the organization
| ;,arplled 10 the mayor for a permit to
| hn.t. their celebration.
tbs Honor was puzzled. "Why. I
granted YOU init to hold your cele-
braitlcn sCme time ago" he said.
! But THAT was another organization. I,
s,'a the applican's. that was just a
or words to that effect 49, Il
| We'll, ] can't help that said the
mayor issued q permit for am E1rDan
clration Day celebration. and if You ali
WISH 10 nave one. YOU will have to get
|
not be issuing permits to every rival
! presentation THAT wants to hold a cele
1 bl+stion.' NJ
The applicants from the association
| tndeaV0retbto impress upon His Honor
ne fact that he had issued a permit
I" a soclal club. while their associa:. ION
was the emancipation Day institution.
ana the proper organization to have
the permit. 49,
iou are just sore because we steD-
| ped in and took up the work 1lf,at I,nr,
| ialle1 TO do interjected a member of
me re Oriental. who was Staining by.
You Will have to get together; there
won't De but one celebration" an.
noun ICED His Honor again. mn"
itank YOU said the petitioners,
dSnbtfully. and took their leave
JUS what Will happen now is NOT
! Known 1T is said that there was great
Joy IN the camp of the Orientals when
they heard CT the incident. bat whether
the llNal organizations win get, toeeta1
| er. IS q question the answer to which
! depends upon circumstances ~s