Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-29
SEEN AT JAMESTOWN.
 }sb 3E,asl 2 ~ z V re--rr--- 4sa N. 4 Psogress of Negro Race shown in the $100,OOO Building.

has made an extensive exhibit at a | great internatiopal exposition to show the progress of the negro race.
 The United. States appropriated
 }lO0,000 for Negro. Building at
 the Jamestown exposition and some
 of the progressive men and women
 Of the negro race, under the. able leadership sof Giles Jackscn, now di-
 rector general of the Negro exhibit.
 raised an, additfohal fund for ex- hibits and other needed buildings. Within the walls of the Negro Build
 Ing" are many exhibits which will
 surprise visitors, exhibits which
 would do credit to any race on the
 lace of the globe. The advancement
 made by the negro during. the past
 nfty years is thoroughly demonstrat-
 ed here and those who see and ex-
 anime the exhibits and buildings
 made by negroes will have higher
 opinion of the skill, good taste and
 genius of that race.
 The director general of the Negro
 exhibit is himself an excellent ex-
 ample of the progress of his race.
 Giles E. Jackson, the lan who has done so much for the negro's interests
 at the Jamestown exposition is a
 lawyer, banker, newspaper man
 and successful business man gsr eral- ly He has accomplished a great deal, not only for the negro, but for
 the exposition as we'll. He assisted
 Tn getting an appropriation for d
 negro building at the exposition. the amount being $100,0O0, then he took
 the lead in raising an additional! fund for installing the exhibits and for constructing other buildings. Now, besides the. Negro building proper, there Is a negro hotel, negro restaurant and negro pavilion fer amusement booths. All of these are handsome buildings and all were con- structed by negro s:orkmen who were employed by negro capital and the entire negro exhibit are cared for by negroes.
 The able management of the Negro exhibit buildings at the exposition Is conducted by an executive com mittee consisting of T. J. Galloway, chairman; Giles D. Jackson, director general; and A. F. Hillyer, secretary
 On the ground floor are many ex- hibits of art and Industrial work done by negroes. A life-sized portrait In oil of Giles B. Jackson, executed by J,sC. Farley. of Richmond. occupies q place of prominence and receives many compliments. A large portrait of Booker T. Washington, another great negro. painted by Richard Thompson. of New York, is also work. of art. Both of these paintings were by negroes. A large display of painting on china by Frances Spencer Dorkins, of Norfolk, negro, would attract attention anywhere, and would do credit to any artist. Crowds of | visitors always stop to admire this fine collection.
 The first of these groups show tho first negro slaves brought to America | three. centuries ago. when he was al- | most a savage Other figures show | the plantation life of the negroes in slavery before the civil war, with theiy social frolics and amusements. The negro Is shown in tbese groups as he | advances from the days of the savage slave fresh from the wflds of Africa, to the polished men and women of ed- | ncation. who represent the higher class of the negro race to-day.
 Many useful inventions by negroes were displayed in another part of the building, some of them being articles of great value to humanity. and number of pretty wood figures of American warships made by hand, shows the care and patience which negro can; take in artistic and mechan- ical work when inspired with ambi- ton to achieve success.
 A music booth in this building con. | tains many musical compositions of special merit the work of negroes. Among these are some of the most popular songs of the day, which the great masses of people who hear them do not know were the composi- tion of negroes. In another booth are the negro newspapers, many of them prosperous and up-to-date puhllca- tons which speak well for the pro. gress of the race. A, book exhibit showing the work of the negro in the field of letters occupies another inter- esting booth
 A large number of school exhibits are shown in both the upper and low CT floors of the building. Prominent among them are the beautiful exhi- bits of the St Francis de Sales college at Rock Castle. Va. q Catholic negro where the girls are ln- structed in house work, fancy needle work. painting and music. as well as In the ordinary textbook work The Hampton Roads school has splendid exhibit. including photographs of the cooking and general house. work school. The Virginia Normal Industrial school. of Petersburg, has a good exhibit of it's work, as also has the Norfolk missloR college and Howard university of Washington. b. C.
 An attractive agriculturaI exhibit has been installed by A. L.. McBcth !, of Charleston. s C. The walls sur rounding the exhibit are decorated with characteristic pictures of the ne- gro aud his life from 1890 to 1907. These pictures are made of erain and yrasses. and are very skillfully exc 'uted. great care. patience and ar 'istic ability being displayed In the work.
 These are only a few of tho many interesting things to be seen at the legro building. To the visitor at hat building win cong many sur ,rises at the wonderful progress , made bv fhe negro rnce since Inc oiJ