The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-08-07

From pf@s@ht indications it seems
that the dedication 6f Greenwood |
Park and the Emancipation celebra-
tion next Saturday will eclipse for
mer celebrations of it's kind held in
Nashville. Every one seems to be
intensely interested in this day, for
they look upon 1t as a double eman-
cipation celebration; one dating back
over a period Of forty-six years, when
by the stroke of the pen Abraham
Lincoln paved the way for the liber-
alton of four million slaves; the other
only covers a period Of about three
years, but carries with it more i'm
portance than the majority of the
people have dreamed Of. Forty-fve
thousand citizens in this city had no
place to spend a quiet hour during
the hot summer months. If they
vent to the resorts run by the street
railway they were confronted by a
sign, Dogs and Niggefs Not ALL
lowed" Of course they did not 60,
neither had they desire to go, but
the fact remained that they wanted
to go somewhere to get a breath of
fresh air. They did not feel like go
ing to the city parks where they
would be ordered around by a little
"tin horn" Waterman, so they re-
mained at their homes and made the
best of the situation and waited pa
tiently for a better day. Mr. Pres
ton Taylor was not asleep as to the
sufferings of his people and though
he said nothing he was planning al
the time, aid as soon as the oppor
, tunity came, he took advantage of it
and it was the stroke Of his pen that
, brought the second emancipation tC
the Negroes Of Nashville, and Satur
day he has called them to meet al
| the park and accept the gift that he
has labored so arduously to make fol
his people, Greenwood Park has
been in existence for some time, bu
considerable amount of money has
lately been spent in improving it un
til it has been almost completer
= transformed. Aug. 8 will be Eman
cipation Day, and it is the intention
. . of the proprietor of Greenwood Il
combine the two occasions.
Provisions have been made for
parade in which the colored corps
lodges, societies, schools, etc, of th
city have been invited to participate
. This parade will form at o'clock a
= the corner of Fifth avenue, NORTH
!. and Harrison street, headed by
y brass band and march south on FIT
avenue to Ash street and take car
!, for the park. The programme at tn
= park will consist of ball game
!. band concert, flower parade, dedici
4 ton services, dress parade, a shaI
- battle and fireworks. These event
> will occur at II, 12, 1, 2, 4, 6 and
+ o oclock respectively.
i Mr.. Taylor has issued a neat bool
:, let showing half-tone views of Sc
eral buildings at the park, along wit
= scenes of special interest.
~ Quite a number of the leading cit
~ throughout the State will be presen
9. and the State and city officials hay
y. also been invited. 1t seems that IL
"a weather is going to be ideal, al
10 everything points to successful Gel
-, bration. One feature attached
~ this meeting that bids fair to grow
N Importance is the suggestion that Il
= Negroes of the United States have
- universal celebration. The people a
;e becoming much interested in such
40 plan, and the matter is being free
! discussed on all sides