The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-29
The Opening Events Took
Place Yesterday.
TODAY CHILDREN'S DAY
Booker Washington Of Tuskoges viii BE- Here
Friday 10 SPEAK In the Educational
Conference With The Colored
Educators.

when the doors were thrown open to the
public and the Twenty fifth Colored State
Fair was on.
| Shortly after midday the procession
formed on Fayetteville street, in front of
the headquarters of the North Carolina
State Fair Association, the Capital City
Drug Store, and proceeded to the
Fair Grounds. In it were several car
rages, these containing A. r. Middleton,
the president of the Fair. the other Off,
GERS and members of the Board of Diree-
tors, the New Bern Cornet Band, colored,
heading the procession and making ex-
celent music.
At the grounds, where a goodly sized
audience had collected remarks were
made by President Middleton, the vice
president, c. H. King, and the secretary,
J. B. Dudley.
The general tenor of the addresses was
TO urge the Importance of the Fair as an
opportunity of showing the excellent ad-
vantages which the State affords the col
ored citizen. the need for removing the
causes for unrest that is manifested by
some and the Importance of developing
at home skilfull and reliable laborers VINO
are so much needed for the prosperity
OF the State. All the addresses were well
received and heartily applauded.
In making his address President Mid
dleton said:
"As president of the North Carolina In
dustrial Association, l declare this fair
formally open, and invite the hearty CO.
operation of all the citizens towards dem
onstrating the value of this fair for the
ex.{.. AZ
North Carolina.
There is an unusual amount of rest
lessnesS among the colored people of
North Carolina, which tends to deprive
this State of the best negro labor. and
it is the effort of this association to adj
dress itself in the work of bringing about
a more satisfied state of mind among the
colored people. and to stimulate in them
efforts to acquire skill, efficiency and re-
liability rs workmen.
in the name of the association. I &C.
clare this fair open.'
The exhibits are very good and credita-
bic to the managers of the fair and the
colored people. and by today will be or.
ranged in their proper place. There is
varied collection of these and the stoess
agricultural and educational exhibits are
features.
There is an exhibit from Georgia. The
A. and NJ College at Greensboro, has on
exhibition an excellent array of articles
showing the progress of that institution.
Shaw University is well and excellently
represented.
The colored department of the Deaf
and Dumb Asylum has splendid exhibit.
There also are exhibits from some sections
not heretofore represented at the Colored
Fair.
Today is to be Children's Day at the
Fair, and because of this Superintendent.
E. p Moses, of the city public schools
has decided to allow the colored children
to attend the Fair and take part in the
exercises especially arranged for the chill
dren, and the colored schools will be
closed.
In this the Colored Fair has made
departure from the usual cutom in hav-
ing a day devoted to the religious work
among the colored children. The first ex-
ercses of the kind will take place at the
grand stand at the Fair today at one
o'clock and will continue until four
o'clock.
Premiums are offered for the following
contests to Sunday school scholars:
One prize to the boy or girl under
fifteen years who will pass the best ex.
animation in the Sunday school lessons for
the present year up to October 1st.
One prize to the boy or girl under fifteen
who will make the best recitation selected
from the Bible.
One prize to any person connected with
the Sunday school who will pass the best
examination.
Sunday school scholars intending to COM
pete for these prizes will be admitted free
of charge to the Fair grounds, provided
they furnish their names to either S. N.
vass or ]. E. Shepard before noon today
While these exercises are taking place at
the grand stand, ]. E. Shepard will have
charge. and at the same time S. N. Vass
will have charge of conference of Sunday
School Workers from all over the State,
which will take place IN the upper story
CT the rotunda at Floral Hall. At the
conclusion of the conference all will re-
pair to the grand stand to witness the
contests.
1t is hoped by the management that
these exercises will greatly stimulate in
terest in Sunday school and general Chris
tian work among the colored people, and
it is expected by next year to make tins
feature more prominent.
The event or when all TIE officers OF
the Fair talk is the attendance here oil
Friday of Booker Washington, OF Tuske
gee Institute He has given positive as
surance that he will be here and 1T is
stated positively by the Fair authorities
that on Friday he will review the parade
and will then deliver an ADDRESS at the
Fair grounds.
Today there will be the Marshals' parade
to the grounds. this headed by the New
Bern Cornet Band, and at the grounds
the exhibits will be in order, there will
be addresses, the childrens contest,
racing. some midway attractions and d
number of Athletic contests. The indica-
tons are for an excellent Fair with a
good attendance.
Today reduced rates will be gwen to
schools coming in a body accompanied by
teacher