The Washington bee., 1908-08-15

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teenth street northwest - easy of ac-
cess from all parts of the city will
be open from early in the morning
until late at night, and every cour-
tesy will be shown visitors who call
to pay their respects, write letter
or rest from their journeys about
town. Automobiles, carriages, etc,
will be within call and the day can
be spent most enjoyably
Everybody will remain over until
Monday, the cath. This will be
Douglass Day" Every lover of his
race will join in this grand outing"
and pay tribute to the memory of
the Great Commoner" The exer-
cises will take place at Washington
Park, the most beautiful pleasure
resort owned by Negroes on the Po-
tomac. and almost within the shadow
of Cedar Hill, where the Sage of
Anacostia" spent his last days, and
which will eventually become the
Mecca" for the colored people of
this Republic, just as Mount Vernon
/ is the rallying point for patriots of
another race, who revere the ga
ther of Our Country
President Lewis Jefferson, of the
Independent Steamboat and Barge
Company, with characteristic gen
erosity, has placed at the disposal of
the Douglass Memorial Committee
his two palatia1 steamers, the Jane
Moseley and the River Queen, and
trips will be made hourly between
Washington and the Park after 10
am The entire proceeds of the day
will be devoted to the fund that is
being raised to pay off the mortgage
of something over three thousand
dollars on the Cedar Hill home
stead With anything like hearty CO
operation on the 24th, not less thar
fifteen hundred dollars will be re
allied for this laudable purpose, re
ducing the obligation one-half.
The Nation WIN Lift Up It's VOice
In the magnificent program, which
will begin at pm, the nation fOt
which Douglass lived, fought and diet
will lift up its voice in acclaim of hi
glorious deeds. DR.. Booker T.Wash
ington, who has given much of hi
time and worldwide influence to tn,
: work of lifting this encumbranc
+ from the old homestead, will delive
= the principal address of the occasion
~ On such day and with such them
n it cannot be doubted that the ever
"a eloquent "Wizard of Tuskegee" wi
n be at his best.
7e Other speakers of national promi
nence who will assist are: Pro-
Roscoe Conkling Bruce, Assistar
. Superintendent of Public Schools
II representing the schools of the Dis
= trict; Miss Eva A. Chase, the kir
dergartens; Rev. M. w. D. Norman
ol the Baptist churches; Rev. !. +
Welch. the A. NJ. z. Church; Re-
F. 7. Grimke, the Presbyteria
church: Rev. Sterling n. Brown, til
z" Congregational church; Rev. T.
+" Brown, the Episcopalian church ;Hol
SS Ralph w. Tyler, the Federal Coy
z ornment; Hon. John c. Dancy, ii
IS A. NJ. z. Zion Church; Attorne
Is Thomas L. Jones, the District bal
Editor w. Calvin Chase, the pres.
IL Undertaken J. H. Dabney, the bus
c ness interests of the Negro; Chi'
IS w R. Griffin, the True Reformer:
q and DR.. A. NJ. Curtis, the medict
10 profession. Judge Robs t II. Tei
n rel. of the Municipal Court of II
IL District of Columbia, will official
laI as master of ceremonies - maxim
OF il, all a galaxy Of noted orators, raC
ne tvilders, schola. and statesman suc
by as are rarely brought together upo
ea 4 single platform anywhere under ii
no str
tn The Bee ex2ends a cordial we
P come to the delegates to the Nationi
en- Negro Business League, to the visi
on ing friends from every section {
N the land, and 70 thc hrndrcd thousan
to citizens of the District of ColumbI
ig- who took part in this grand celebr;
ITS ton of the Negro's famous leadt
ms the races greatest contribution
ne the history of America.
rs,
IL He WON.
les The Bloom Of Youth Lodge, G. I