Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-26
NEGRO DEVELOPMENT
PLANS FOR EXHIBIT AT JAMES.
TOWN EXPOSITION.

The Negro Development and Exhibition
Company for the jamestown exposition
held Its first meeting last right at the Ner-
mont Avenue Baptist Church, OF which
Rev George w, Lee is pastor Mr.. +. u.
Lee presided and introduced the speakers
CUES b. Jackson of Richmond Va direc-
tor general for the Negro Development and
Exposition Company. delivered an address.
In the course of his remarks he sad:
Jamestown. Va, will be the center of at
traction for the next twelve months. and
| no people should be prouder than the coll
ored race at an opportunity to show that
the nineteen African slaves who landed
there nearly 800 years ago have grown to
be race ten millions strong and consti.
tute an integral part of this government:
and while our race has been free but a
little over forty years. IL has so interviewer
itself into the industrial affairs of this
country that II is indispensable to future
progress. In order that the colored people
of this country may show their achieve
ments since their emancipation II was
deemed wise by the leaders of our race to
hold a separate and distinct exhibit in or
der to put upon view the marvellous progress
the race has made mechanically. agricul-
turally, educationally and financially. and
that the world might see and judge for itself
his capacity and ability as a race producer.
Appropriation of $4,000.
THE Negro Development and Exposition
Company of the United States proposes To
| show at the jamestown exposition what
the race has made. produced. woven. carved.
engraved. invented written and published
In fact. everything the race has done
accomplished from an Industrial point OF
view. The fact that the United States gov
eminent has appropriated $4,000 for the
negro exhibit at the exposition makes te
more incumbent upon the race to make "a
good showing as the negro will be judged
in the future in accordance with the show
ing he makes at the exposition. The ap-
peal is therefore made to every member
of our race to list for exhibition such
| things of their own production that will
reflect credit and honor.
The women OF our race are noted for
their embroidery work. knitting. weaving
drawing, carving and invent!ng. and all
such articles are solicited for the exhibit
ton 1t Is therefore necessary that every
negro do whatever may be in his power to
help make the exhibit a grand success
Short addresses were also made by Anna
Murray. Julia NJ. Layton, Prof Jesse Law
son and Rev. @. w Lee. A subscription
| of 5000 was secured toward the support oc
the exhibit.
Board of Managers.
The following were appointed as a board
of managers to secure exhibits: b. D. Lee
| chairman; Daniel Murray vice chairman:
Jesse Lawson. Thomas l.. Jones' James
| Lawson, J. a. Langford. s. Pitman. a. II.
Underdown. w. A Atkins, DR. Charles
Marshall. DR.. A. NJ. Curtis. Charles F. NJ.
Brown, w. III. Thomas, DR.. George w. Lee.
w. r, Griffin, Rev. NJ. w. d. Norman DR.
b. Mcclure. f. Murray Maurice Corbett,
Prof. j. d. Baltimore, Daniel Freeman DR.
| w. B. Evans, w. T. Jackson. ]. c. Bur-
rells A. u. Craig. George II. Murray. C.
A Fleetwood. Eugene Brooks, DR.. Phillip
| b. Brooks, Dr. ]. w. Bowling and Prot.
Hunster.
The office of the board will be I'm True
| Reformers' Hall. 18th and l. streets north
west.