The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-08
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: Atage of Every Opporu1
-Flawless Program E1scss22
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way, Secretary-Treasursr4 Andrew II. \
H1lyer, MRS. A. M. Curtis, Fiscal 3
Agent, and Director General Giles b. !;
Jackson, constituting the Executive /,
Committee ,an.. PresiI 1t w. Isaac
Johnson, Treasurer r.. r. Hill, Sec-h
retary Robert Kelser and other offi-
ctals Of the Negro Development and
Exposition Company, besides Mrs. r.
j. Galloway, Assistant Hostess or the
Negro Building and Dir. A! M. Curtis.
Chairman Of the 'geianai ttee OF the
Medical Exhibit. In the 3, Fashion
boxes were many distinguished iadiea
and gentlmen from abroad tisc1Idfha
DR.. J. Fl. Jones, President Of WiIbaTa
force university; Prof. r. r. Wrfg1It. \
president of Colored State Ihdus4@
trial College, Savannah, Ga, ;E3 PROF Il
J. H. M. Waring. principal or, tlis5ts
Hlgh and Manual Training SchUoi,
Baltimore; DR.. w. Bruce Eyaha.S !:
principal of the Armstrong Normal
Training School, Washin gton, D.; 6:: 6.:t3S l
Dr. Lucy q; Moten, principal OF Nor
NAL School Mo. 2 and Prof. ]. 7 I'M !. {
Cromwell, principal" OF BannskerS s
'School Of the. same place; Prot. r j. r.:
e. Lee, president National GAssocia-5;
ton Of Colored Teachers; Df. +. 3
Gr1mke, of Washington; Major R4f;
r. Moten, Of Hampton Institute:s 4
Prof. j.. G.. Merrill, presid ent- OF Fisk
University; Dr. w. Decker johnson
president Of Allen University; Dir. 10
II. Collett, business manager a
T.. Publishing House and MANY t,th@.l
ers of like prominence, At the corr
cluston OF the highly enj0yabaas drsllt (
on Lee Parade, DE-. Washanl lgE6ia 4 iSS
officers, and the people Ia \ genera
Ipr0Geetasd by RtaySsss fssiSSa
'aTehue ana, tha* BIZ ,ts SsR sSsI
grounds OF the Nggrof 3
where the exercises pf the day SsSSst
continued : = = I, NJ 49,, 81.
Program on the pfatfurrf1. = 2 4& 81 !.
~- On specially coristrabtsd plat
form artisticaily drapsd tn the ma
tional >colors, facing ths% broad ss- I
rlanade Of the Negroes six.aers tract
and surrounded by q vast aua aignCa,si;'
the speaking Of the day took pIaes3
Mr. w. Isaac Johnson presiaed. NJ.
ter the rendition Of: a stirring over
ture by the Hampton Insttttsts Bailtl
an Impressive Invocation By Rev. E.
Fl. Reynolds, Of Portsmotfth; Dirac-s
tor General Giles B. JAcksont ad- .
dressed the assemblage briefly, ont
lining what had been done byAGbn-
gress In aid OF the Negro Exhibit \
of their handiwork, and called; UPON
all the members of his race TO sup
port the enterprise planned for their
benefit. Hy J 5..,&
A male quartette from HAMPTON
Institute rendered number of folk-
songs and melodies reminiscent OF
the old plantation. Z: ,c--.1 - =. 4 z: !:
President fuckers Congratulations.
President Harry st, George Tuck
er, of the JamestoWh Exposition
Company was warmly greeted as ha
stepped forward to extend a tWal.
come In behalf of the general expo
s1t1on management. He expressed
himself as being proud Of the oppor4
tunfty to thus welcome so large ana
prospero ous-looking concoursa oil eol--
ored citizens, andA congratulated
them upon the excellence OF theif
exhibit evidencing, the remarkable
strides they had made In the arts OF
civilization under almost discouragr
Ing conditions. He was glad the
100000 appropriation had been
granted by congress and was delight
ed to testify that the reward had
not been bestowed In vain. He waa
proud of what the Negro had done
for the South and freely confessed
that the largest measure Of the, de-.
velopment of the@South's abundant z
natural resources had been due to-
the labor of the Negro, and that the
rich results gained throughout this
section, as we'll as the creditAble exAy
htbit found on these grounds were,
wrought out OF the struggles of the
colored people, sustained by patient s
industry, growing intelligence ana
solid character. He ! had left
pressing business to extend this well
come and word OF encour cement,
and begged to assure his hearers
that as long as they came as aaIf1
respecting, law-abiding citizens as
they did today, the same hosDitable
welcome awaited them at the hands
Of the jamestown Exposition COM
pany. Mr.. Tucker congratulated
them upon the number In attandanes
and referred cheeringly to the pres
ence Of DR.. Washington, and dsscrib-
ed him as "the greatest american In
America" congratuiating the race
upon the precious heritage 1t pos-
sessed in having athand sach A wise
guide, counsellor Mo frlssds asss sIng>