The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-02
NEGROES At
jamestown
CORNER STONE OF MAmmors
EXHIBIT BUILDING
LAIN.
(By Mark o. waters

ssy Mark @. Waters)
Nottoik: Va, March The ME
Of me negro race IN America began
a, Jamestown but tweiye years after
the fonnding OF the first settlement
a. that place, therefore the colored
race y to have an Important part in
The International celebration in com.
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,oen fsApos''ion company So. aside 1le
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~. nes'o .n"ilu' 'n''s purposes. ana inc
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up concessions any eSnipNsf me ss!
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p""y was ofsan,@su u pae tns laws
u 'ne s'.''e OF s'r'''nlisa, ana TINS COM
paas nAs osen lara y VOTE ior Hio 'rti
pas'' cses'ins an interest IN IN the mat mat
.'' al oyer tne 11aa'al several lfll
.''"'es n'lse maae appropria a7 and
e sssio esm'o''s TON nearly atf th Ass
'sasss VIII oe elsplayea IN me negro
pu''ulis-
February n. the anniversary of tha
birth Of Frederick Douglass. was Sc
'ected as the proper time sforitie cere;
mony of laying the corner stone of
fife mammoth structure, and on this
date a large number OF representa-.
tive men and women Of the colored
race assembled with the expedition
officials at the Teri Centennial grounds
to witness the ceremony, The master
OF ceremonies was Secretary shepperd
OF the jamestown Exposition. Barton
Myers. Governor of Wawys and Means
Of the exposition, formerly rendered
the site to the Negro Development
and Exposition Company and In con;
ciusiou said II was his hope and belief
That the exhibits displayed in the
building would show TO the world a
better classification OF the negro race
so that the entire body Of colored PEG.
pie may not be called upon in future
as they have In the past, to bear the
blame which public opinion attaches
to them on account of the actions OF
a degraded element Of The race.
After Invocation BY Rev. A. Binga.
Jr., D. D.. OF Richmond, the otiicers Of
the Masonic Grand Lodge Of Virginia,
then placed the stone ~ position with
the usual ceremonies of the order.
The stone bears the Inscription Negro
Building, ls07s1s07 3 Following the
Masonic service and music by the band
from the Hampton Industrial Institute
for cclored yonth. several addresses
weret made The first was by w.
Isaac Johnson. president OF the Negro
Exposition Company. Other address.
es were made by Giles. Jackson, direc.
tor general OF the company on the sub.
ject, History OF the Negro Exhibit :,
Mrs. A. NJ Curtis. fiscal agent, on the
subject, Negro Nomar,s Part::n. r
T. Hill. treasurer, on Enhancing the
Exhibit r. Kelser field agent ana
general secretary on Together We
stand and Thomas u. Galloway, the
chairman OF the executive committee
on ''whnt the Negro VIII Show"
The negro building, when was de.
signed By w. Sidney Pittmarl. q young
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