The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-08
OFFICERS ELECTED
Negro State Fair Proving a
Great Attraction.
The Attendance is Growing and the Exhibits
Worth Seeing, Foot Ball Today and the
Marshals' Ball Tonight.

Yesterday was the big day at the
Negro State Fair, and there was an
excellent attendance at the grounds, this
being very large in the afternoon.
The days exercises began with the
marshafs procession yesterday morning.
This passed up Fayetteville street and a
good showing was made by the Chief
Marshal, George Lane, his assistant,
w. II. Ray, and the other marshals.
Following the marshals came the
Aberdeen colored brass band, this being
followed by carriages containing the
officers of the association and other
prominent colored citizens.
At the Fair Grounds the merry-go-
round. the tin-type man, and other
amusements out of doors entertained the
large crowd. Inside the hall the excel
lent exhibits were viewed with interest,
and the music of the Dand enjoyed
These exhibits, while really excellent,
and showing the progress of the race,
are not as extensive as they sho1ld be.
The colored people can made a far
larger and greater display, and another
year every effort should be made to in
crease the exhibits.
THE NEW OFFICERS.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the North Carolina Industrial
Association was held last night and
after attending to minor routine business
the following officers were unanimously
elected for the ensuing year:
A. r. Middleton. president: w. T.
Debnam, vice-presdent; c. w. Hoover,
treasurer; Jas p. Dudley, secretary
IL S. Smith, assistant secretary.
The following were appointed a COM
mittee upon revision of the constitutions
Prof L. A. Johnson, Prof. A b. Vim
cent, Col. J. II. Young, Rev. r. II. w.
Leak, d. D., and JAS 3. Dudley.
The retiring president, Thomas Donald
son, and secretary, ]. Williamson, were
extended a vote Of thanks for their faith
full service A committee was also APP
pointed to provide q testimonial for the
retiring president.
The meeting was a harmonious and
enthusiastic one, and the stockholders
arc plcdging renewed interest in the
welfare of the association. They are
determined to make next years Fair a
really representative one.
TODAY's PROGRAM.
Today is the Educational Day and
large attendance is expected me colored |
schools am colleges being expected to be !
out in force. The marshals' procession |
will pass up Fayetteville street at II |
o'clock, and will pass to the Fair
Grounds. 1t is expected that many
colored people from out of the city will |
arrive.
crpaa # I.O loxy will no Ino
foot ball game between Shaw University
and Chapel Hill colored team. 1t will
take place in the afternoon. Ii is also
expected that there will be some races
today.
NOTES ON THE EXHIBITS.
The colored A. and NJ. College of
Greensboro, is well represented by its
exhibit in Floral Hall. Among the |
articles shown are small steam engine |
made by a member of the graduating
class, various articles for blacksmiths, |
work in tin, a kerosene oil engine, an
electrical dynamo, many models of work
in wood There is also shown in bottles |
various seed taken from the products |
of the experimental farm, and an excel |
lent exhibit of the agricultural products. |
Then there are shoes, harness. maps, |
anatomical charts and many Other things |
going to make up display which shows |
that excellent work is being done in |
Greensboro at the colored A. and NJ.
The State School for the Colored |
Blind, Deaf and Dub has fine exhibit. |
One CT the blind girls is seen at work |
doing fancy work, this being exhibited |
in great quantity. There is a good dis |
play of clothing, shoe work, domestic |
department, cake breads, jellies, pre- |
serves, mattresses, brooms, products of |
the farm and of the garden, wood work, |
a book case and other things made by |
the students.
Shaw University's exhibit in the Cen
trail Hall is an attractive one. 1t shows |
the many articles of domestic use made |
by the students ard the work in dress |
making is especially creditable.
st. Augustine has an exhibit of much |
interest, the display of work done by |
hand being excellent. In the exhibit is |
fire place made by the boys, and then |
there is fancy work, of all kinds, domes |
tic work. fruits, preserves, woodwork, |
carpets and rugs. St. Agnes Hospital |
has catchy exhibit a tray of food for |
the sick at the side of a cot being at
tractive
The Bethany Normal and Industrial
School, of Sedala, Guilford county, of |
which NJ. l.. Baldwin is principal, has
an exceptionally good exhibit in the !
way of. articles manufactured from wood, !
blacksmith work. horse collars and a
display of canned goods, put up by the
students.
The Picllford Sanitarium display of |
the equipment of the sanitarium in the |
way of cots and apparatus is worthy of !
note.
A small museum of animal curosities |
attracts attention Then there is the |