The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-03-07
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hing POINT 81 thS sSlea Of sshistYetsaf
Ises lsIs1 sS; W. a sI:s3ss s
plate before, thSk metropolitan gether;
ing a concreti sid conprehensiye
showing ofs,whatsSGs have done as Ne,
groes, and. give SnXearnest showing OF
! what may be expNctsd to do in the next
three centuries 6A xeduous endeavor. In
no stronger Or M0qB positive way car,
We convince theSAHeptical OF our worth
as men and cititSns. We have In our
grasp the opportunity Of a lifetime,
and we shall be guilty Of the grossest
fnestisenee n we 8st, to imrease Il TO
the utmost. TheS10, 900, 600. Negroes
man aSd See TOM HAT nothing Is isft
undone. to- make ne Negro exhibit at
jamestown. the. CO Nest triu4iph that
the race has ys osaeaa, - M: ~ ef ssl
The people everywhere will be
pleased to know that the work Of col.
lecting exhibits5t6 being pushed with
great yigor, aadStRough the Tine is
short, there aressi4dicattons thatFWhep
the formal openiNH Wakes plSce<-April
2S-thP maastE Moro 'R1Adtng win
be weli.flled WitE4G8 best brod uceson$
of the race, and THAT the structure viii
be one, of the show spots" Of the Elk;
position grounds IA study OF the per.
sonnet OF those managing this fxn-
mense undertakingwill be Of interest
to, tho thopsand$ who are watching Its
Progress, day; hX NY, In addition to
toned above" q lSpge and systapati-
no may IN ~ Nom
brought together in. Room 229 Treas.
ury, Building, at s.Washington. p G.,
and they are prpcaSding as one family
mo one seeking personal notortety-
all merging self and entire talents, In
to the deyeIopm3Ht Of the object IN
hand. Giles BsE1HEkson, the director
general, Is in charge at the Richmond
Office, and is doug an herculean work
in the rich VirSiMta, field. The officers
of the Negro Development and Exposi-
ton CompanyS CO cooperating with the
representatives az the Tercentennial
Exposition Commissioners: >are':I w.
Isaac Johnson, president; Rev. A. Bin
ga, viceEBresident; r. T. Hill. treasor-
er; Robert ,He@eF, secretary, and
John Ri Hawkins. auditor. The coye-
try is divided up into sections. each
bit Of territory being in chargS OF q
staff of active field agents, 1t is
planned that when the exhibits be-
by states. If af1y&tate is not. proper
~ representedSs th6responsibility will
rest upon the> cpIored people thereof
for all will he given chance to make
as elaborate display as they may de-
sire. ,rtt
The field agentS-an unusually ca
pable CORPS of men, are as follows: j.
M. May. Alcorn,S Miss: A l.. McBeth,
Charleston, 8. c.; OH. Johnson. Will
berfoIee, Ohioas ED. Lie, Phi1adel-
phia, Pa; We ~ Hope, Wilmington,
Del; c. H. Williamson, Raleigh; N.
c.; D. E. Gaiapbsas;; Baltimore, Md;
W. w. Fisher, Topeka, Kansas; James
Hale Porter, Chicago, ILL.,; Robert KEEL
ser, Richmond, Va 1t will be observ-
ed that the, groun,aassis pretty thorough
ly covered. i>&4%1s* ~
r Mr.. R. w. Thompson, the widely
known general c0rgespondent, has been
recently added 20 TIE staff for a very
important work; ana is designated as
the special agent, Ofhe Negro Exhibit.
Mr.. W. T. Ferguson, whose experience
as an accountants In the Census Of
| flee renders him 4a@Ealaable assistant
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| Hilyer in taking care of the financial
| reports of the field agents. Others in
the busy Office are: MT T. Arnold Hill
chief clerk; Mrs. Ruby Hughes, Mrs
John G. KeeIan, Mrs: Matte E. Tyler
Misses Frances B. Spencer, Susie r
Hamilton and Mamie B. Jackson
clerks and %stenograpHeSs. The work
is only preliminary to the actual in
| stalllng Of the exhibits in the beauti
full and spacious $4,000 bui!dins1nea1
Norfolk. In a short time the head
quarters will be moved from Washing,
ton to the Exposition grounds proper
I -,irr a sttnsequenc- retter we @sfraT take
| up in detail some OF the more notable
| features Of the Negro Exhibit. II
plans carry as committee has reason
to expect, the showing will open the
| eyes Of the most pessimistic, and stir
anew the fires of race pride in the
hearts Of the colored! people through
| out the land. That the Exposition
| will be an overwhelming success there
is no longer room Tor doubt among
those who are in possession of the
facts.
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