Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-12-18
THE SESU-CENTENNIAL
EXPOSITION.

The Semi-Centennial American
Emancipation Exposition Company
has been organized en- Georgia with
Hon r.. r. Wright of Savannah.
Georgia. as President. To is the i'm
seution OF the promoters OF the
movement 90 hold an exposition in
1918 and the matter viii be pushed
TO ca successful contamination Pres
ideut Taft has recommended the
project and on last Monday, Senator
Depew. OF New York. introduced "a
bin making an appropriation OF two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars
for this purpose.
Colored folks will understand il
better when 60 is stated that this
amount is just a quarter OF "a mill
lion do7ars. There is no reason i'm
the world why The measure should
not pass well-nigh unanimously for
the Senators from Georgia are back
ing the project and they are receiv-
ing the cordial cooperation OF other
southern Senators.
lt seems 90 us that the nation
cannot AFFORD TO do otherwise than
20 approve OF this project and to
make an appropriation in Keeping
with the Importance of the occasion.
Washington. ID. c.. December Ia
by "a joint resolution offered An
Congress. "a committee of seven per-
sons 90 investigate the prospects for
semi. ceutenuial celebration OF tho
emancipation proclamation In 1919
Us provided. Congress men r. J..
, aylor. Jr., OF Ohio. and William
A. kodenberg, of Illinois. chairman
| OF the Committee on Industrial
| Arts and Expeditions. are the au-
| thors of the resolu uon. Five
Thousand dollars is appropriated
Tor the expenses OF the commission.
/ which viii serve without pay.
The hftieth anniversary OF the
emancipation Of the colored people
of this country will be observed n
AN plans carry, in the year OF 1918
! and President William n. Taft has
recommended that the project re-
ceive the support and financial aid
of the President Of the United States.
The leading spirit in this movement
outside or Booker r. Washington.
A. NJ. is Prof r. r. W-Wright. Pres
ident OF the Georgia State Industrial
College at Savannah. Ga.
! The Semi-Centennial American
Emancipation Exposition Company
has been organized and will be duly
chartered under the laws OF Georgia
with the following officers: Presi-
dent r. r. Wright, Savannah, Ga:
First Nice-President, John Mitchell.
Jr.. Richmond. Va; Second Vice
| President. y. b. Young. Of Florida:
Third Vice-President. J. Z. Shep-
hard. Durham. y. c.. Fourth Vice
President, 5. y. Brown. Washing
ton. d. c.; Firth Vice President, NJ.
NJ. Ponton, Mississippi: Sixth Vice
President, r. ID. Brooks, Alabama:
Seventh Vice-P President, S. w. Ba-
cote, Missouri; Secretary w C.
Johnson, Macon, Ga; Assistant
Secretary, W. o. Emory, Macon,
Ga; Treasurer. Thomas r. Mil
Ter. South Carolina. Advisory
Committee. DR.. f. c. Morris. of
| Arkansas. Bishop c. S. Smith, OF
Georgia. Bishop Alexander Walters,
OF New York.
Congress- has been asked 10 ap-
propriate a quarter million dollars
for the purpose. The Georgia
! delegation has agreed TO favor the
bill we understand and the indica-
tions are That the measure will be
favorabIy acted upon at this session
Of congress. The following explains
itself:
Washington, Dec. 13.-Senator
Depew today introduced a bill pro
yiding that the Government partici-
pate in an Afro-American exposition
In celebration of the fiftieth ami
versary of the proclamation of
emancipation.
The bill authorizes an appropria-
ton OF $25O.0OO for Government
participation in the semi-centenniaI
celebration. A commission is CON
templated by the bill to be known
as tine Centennial EmanciDatl )1
Com mission" and which Is 10 con-