The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-20
THE COLORED FOLKS HOLIDAY
THEIR ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF
EMANCIPATION DAY.
. nj, street Pnrade-The Festivitie'
at Emancipation PARK ana
Other Attractions.

The colored people this year seem "
have united in their celebration of Eman-
lcipation day, instead of dividing their
forces and minimizing the success OF the
celebration. as has been done during the
past few years. The entertainment TINS
year was concentrated at Emancipation
park. which was crowded all day yester-
day, with some interesting exercises our
ing the afternoon.
An grafton was delivered by Hon. II. c..
Gray, aud addresses by Rev. N. r. Pull-
man and j. S. Tibbitt, after which there
was an exciting game of baseball, running
trotting and bicycle races, exhibition mill
tary drills. foot races by adults and emil
dren. concluding with a display OF nre-
works at night.
The street parade in the forenoon was
quite attractive and Heterogeneous IN us
makeup, embracing everything from
Goddess of Liberty to drove OF horses
The parade came down Milan street INTO
Franklin. thence to san Jacinto and ID
Mckinney and out TO the grounds via
Crawford street This entire line OF march
was crowded with colored people, all
decked out in their best Sunday clothes
and bent upon having a good time, nature
seeming to favor them this year with all
abundant crop OF watermelons and bright,
clear day.
The parade was led by Grand Marshal
A. Harris. riding in a decorated open We
hicIe, with the following aides on hoise-
back: William Ross, Joe Hudspeth, Alex
Moore, Alonzo Jones, Alex Anderson, An
drew Addison, A. r. Wilson, Willie sims
Arthur Montgomery ". h. Collins y. b.
2 AttlSEu.
Elijah Walker. Emmett p. Harrison, Ed
Wright Sam Addison, c. W. 5roaddus,
John Edwards, John Addison, George Chap
pell Hunter Fields, Sam Johnson, s. &.
Knowles. b. J. James l. II. Henderson,
w. r. Jones Frank Smith Ike Thomas, e,
c. Branch w. G.. Robinson and John San
ders.
The parade was headed by a colored mill
tary band which, with a fife and drum
corps further back in the line, furnished
the music for the march.
The Sheridan Guards. under command
of Captain Charles Green, followed the
band, the balance of the parade Icing
made up OF carriages containing The Of
fcers of the organization, a number of
decorated vehicles containing the 10 idess
of Liberty and her maids o. honor, iabCr
societies representing he employees in the
various oil mills, hod carriers, painters,
irSlsht hahuISrS' el.' ineIe was s.so an
Decorated wagons from The oil mills and
other industries. The colored employees
of Heitmann a Co contributed very
prettilv arranged wagon. Van Mckinney,
the colored printer and publisher, had a
representation Of his print shop on a lloat;
the Butler brick works we're also repre-
sented but the most unique representa-
ton in this department of the parade was
Southern pocIfc freiqht oar loaded with
freicbt y.birb ,vas being bspdIod Nv The
h,ndi.rs ,i,,, tho 1ira % r,arob r,od,,1-
H.; ra,ttt7 49, ,,,,t,,,, da,art,,,o,t
% a. -, n,as ,,r,,ao,,, - ,a,,rrh
ridors 800, ~ ,,,o,,,,, Cd ,,,,,ro,,, anS
aro,,a s"ns VI lr.UVlreu eo"p ~ anu
,rbst , go. J ior,,s,,,s up Az Ia ,t
r,rst a,t,,oc,i,,o 10, re- oIr.,d ,,,o,,is hn1
~ ,1.Ige ,n"o ll' ~ 90 People n"'
Nv, ~. "t''nlplu,l ~ 'uF "a une'r ein"hclpd-
'iou ceiepI"'lonS'
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The exercises at the Emancipation park
,os,orao,. ,,.,os 80 ,.t .y,otto,.,,. ny.
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oi'''0,' VI N''"u ~ ato' H. - u'Hs anu
the addresses oil eX-ReDresentatlye K. l.
Smith of Oakland and Rev n p pnIIum
,r,r. III. - ,,,, - .,.,.,.-, -
-. "O' '0'
"uu lHsIuo'loh' louay exercises promise
to be of interest to all. Speeches are to
be made today bv LAWYER Fred Mason
Roy II W.T.. and p-as - go. ~,
a,n,senen, for " tnda 'Cr . - A'uealon ne
tion NJ yes,ard,, Sb "In NC d oUn't s
Of ,bo e1s 9ye.uas GnadIuan r. H. scott
repor This bciug N.Y. e, i"aue strong
ports have ever been mad ~ ,,'" tb su nbii
hence much interest was manifested THE The
printed and |S ssn 1't We ~ nunarea reports
mated for the emancinatfop colahro+io,,
Ewing = ing the name and amount donated The
We're ooljccps5 b one reports snow mat SiSl
committee reported STA collected win WiI a a
tented expenditure of $3.50 20, leaving a
' oalahee OF 1850 on hand. A vote OF
the sn"9 goo was osnuered me committee for
way in Which GO tSev ana mo me ouslness-like