The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-08-25


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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE THE
APPEAL FROM STAFF CORRESPOND
Paris, Aug. 4, 19oo.-A banquet was held
by the Afro-Americans now in Paris. at
the National pavilion of the United States,
pars hExpostGn Frday eXenng Augqst
ated both inside and outside. Commits
sioner General Peck had set aside for the
use Of the guests the private banquet room
on mn the d 5hiId o 4sn Of the payliSn
length Of the room with places for twenty
four: This room is very handsomely furn-
ished in oak and upon the walls are many
is full-sized painting of President Nc
Kinley. UPON the nantes are costly vases
and ornaments. The room is shut off from
the main gallery by large heavy tapestry
In the reception room the guests present
we're first introduced upon arrival, Mr.. T.
galloway acting as +s chairman of the
was one that would make every Afro Amer-
lean proud as the conversations and cour
tesies were carried on with the greatest
dignity and ease of manner.
This was truly a unique occasion to
have gathered in the great city of Paris,
upon the banks of the Seine, in banquet
ferent states, of race but thirty years
ago in chains and now assembling in for
sign la lands ID -, to exchange their views
eyenne abd s i ona pass p
the successful Pan-American Conference
held in London 1T takes more prominent
place, recording, an advanced step not in
merely assembling for a dinner, but to
say word aprotos to the progress of the
Negro race which is slowly but surely
pushing to the front. )
American can justly. feel that this gath
ering takes nothing from the successful
London meeting, but rather tends. to show
is taking up some Of the good traits of the
white man and not his bad ones -.
Those assembled were worthy repre-
Hon. George II. Jackson. U. s. Consul to
La Rochelle, France; Thomas J. Galloway;
at Paris: Miss ]. Imogene Howard, New
Evening Telegram Of :" New YORK; Prof. v.
| E. B. Du Bots. Atlanta University, At
1anta a., G G; pr. G. ": nCabaniss, NJ
Mr.. A. F. Herndon, Atlanta, Georgia, and
| Mrs. Herndon: Mr.. Preston Sherley. Ken
I lucky: and Mrs. Sherelv; Miss Ella D. Bar
Student IN rars Mrz
| Cooper and Mrs. A. F. Hilyer Washington,
D. c.: Miss Anna 81. Jones, Kansas City,
Me-; Mrs: A GIiesaa Moody and Mrs Elizs
| Commission; Mrs. Helen R. Noble. New
Orleans, La; Rev. A. Clayton Powell, New
| Haven, Conn: DR.. II. l.. Harris, Richmond;
Va. and C. B. Smith and Morris Lewis,
| Chicago, ILL.,, attaches U. S. Commission.
Before the partaking of the last course
I Chairman Galloway arose and calling the
| attention of those present made a short
| speech. reviewing the Afro-American ex
hibit at the exposition and was glad tC
1 see that the Afro-Americans had been able
I to meet together and exchange the hand
! of fellowship in a foreign land.
Mr., Galloway then stated that there was
{! present a distinguished representative OF
George K. Jackson, United States Consu
to La Rochelle, France, who was the mex
| speaker.
i Consul Jackson said that it was a pleas
1 ure to him to meet such an assemblage o.
lAfro-American PEOPLE in a foreign land. 81,
i further said that the reyerses met viii
by the Afro American people in the United
Continued in Seventh C0lumn)