The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-02-14

The Tennessee Colored Fair Associ-
alton held mass meeting in the ODD
Fellows Auditorium on last Tuesday
night with President Napier in the
chair, and j. Thomas Turner, Secre-
tary. Elder Preston Taylor invoked
the blessings of God upon the delibera-
lions of the Association. The minutes
of the last meeting were read and
approved. The following Directors of
the Association were present: G. b.
Taylor, s. P. Harris. P. R. Burrus,
Isaiah Smith, Jr., j. B. Bosley, l.. Bur-
ford, S. H. Reeves, B. j. Carr, |. l..
Moore, C. N. Langston, Preston Tay-
lor. G. F. Anderson, j. G. Napier, I.
Clay Moore, r. F. Boyd, j. Frank
Battle, G. W. McKissack, j. Thomas
Turner. The officers of the Woman's
Department with number OF mem
bers gave grace to the meeting. Sew
eral visitors were in attendance.
Mr.. Napier, the President, spoke OF
his visit to Gallatin, Tenn, stating
that while there he had an oppor-
tunity to talk with some of the officers
of the Gallatin Fair Association, who
expressed themselves as being desir-
Gus of taking part with the Tennes-
see Colored Fair Association.
Mr.. Turner, the Secretary, stated
that Mr.. A. Thomas Hill, Principal
of the Pulaski Public School, Secre-
tary of the Knights of Pythias Endow-
ment Board of Tennessee, and Secre-
tary of the Giles County Fair Associa-
ton, and Dr. j. w. Whitfield, OF Mt
Pleasant, Tenn, one of the business
men of that section of the State and
Secretary of Maury County Fair AS
ISOLATION, were in his office a few days
ago, and that both gentlemen invited
a correspondence with the Tennessee
Colored Fair Association, and prom
Used cooperation, if such was desired
by the said Association.
The Corresponding Secretary, j
Frank Battle, was instructed to cor
respond with the authorities of the AS
ISOLATION referred to at his earliest
convenience.
The Committee to confer with Rev
Preston Taylor about written con
tract for Greenwood Park to hold thu
Fair, reported progress through 1T
chairman, j. G. Napier, who asked TO
further time to make a final report al
to terms for the park, as certain fact
and figures were to be ascertained IL
the premises, before a written con
tract could be drawn in proper form
satisfactory to all parties concerned
He went on to mention the differen
buildings Elder Taylor proposes Il
erect on the grounds, mentioning
what each one would be used for,
suitable for the things named, sui
iect to change. He further state
that the committees conference wit
Elder Taylor was quite an agreeabl
one, and thus far could say that tn
terms for securing the park would b
reached most amicably and with salts
faction to the Association and Eide
TAYLOR. The Committee was above
further time
The Secretary was ordered to &c
stationery for the Association an
the Woman's Department.
Upon request Mrs. Preston Taylo
President of the Woman's Department
was called to speak on behalf of tn
women as to their interest in tn
work for the success of the Fair. Sh
served notice that the women were
earnest, as they had already held tv
meetings, which were full of enth
siasm. Mrs. Taylor then called upc
her Secretary, Mrs. G. N. Langsto
to read the minutes Of the two Sc
sions held by them. The proceeding
as read. were replete with words
encouragement and showed de-
thought and manifest interest, to &
extent that moved the men to hear
applause as an approval of all Il