The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-16

mond people generally that servants
| and employees be given day off to
| visit the fair:
"This ia our first effort to have a.
eolored state fair to enable the col
ored people OF Virginia to exhibit their
mechanical and agricultural products,
| together with the handiwork or their
| women. and other industrial develop
i.The white state Fair Association
has kindly loaned the use of their
grounds for the colored people to hold
their fair, commencing October "a to
20, inclusive. The Colored State Fair
Association Inc, has labored jealous
ly with the aid Of our white friends
TO make this fair one to be proud OF
by all virginians.
Monday, the oath OF October, has
been selected as Richmond Day at the
colored fair we appeal to you to
give them holiday for that day to
enable them to come to the fair that
they may. see the progress that has
been made by their race from an In
dustrial point Of view since the war.
We desire to make this day one OF
long remembrance to the colored peo-
pie Of Virginia. Please let them come
and witness this event. 1t Will be
stimulating and encouraging to see
how their race has developed.
White Peoples Day.
"Thursday, October 81. is white peo-
pies day at the fair. and we invite
our white friends to come and SEQ
what we have done and what we are
doing in the solution OF the industrial
problems Of the colored people of vir.
| glnia. we invite our white friends
| throughout the country to. visit the
colored fair on this day. OF course,
! the white people Will be welcome on
!, any day they choose to come to see
our fair, but we fixed Thursday, the
/ 2Tth, as general day for the recep-
| ton OF our white friends, as we know
that they will be interested in what
| the colored people are doing along
| lines of industry. We want to show
| them that the. thousands OF dollars
| that have been spent by the white
people to aid the colored people in
educating the negro to the extent of
making him a good citizen and more
DESTROYS OF becoming producer have
not been spent In vain.
Respectfully submitted,
THE CoLORED STATE FAIR AssO-
CITATION, INC.
~. r. WILSON. President.
'.R, T. HILL. Treasurer.
GILES B. JACKSON,
"Director-General"
| Expect Large Attendance.
An excursion is to be run from
| Washington on Tuesday, October %.
| and other special days will be marked
oy large excursions from nearby cities.
| According to Director Jackson, the
eolored people will make a most credi-
table exhibit OF their mechanical, agri-
cultural and other products, and there
1 will be an exhibit of woman's work.
Director Jackson was in charge of the
negro department at the Jamestown
1 Exposition. He says that the colored
exhibits at the fair next week may
not measure up to those at Jamestown,
where all States having large color
ed population were represented, but
| that 1t will be most striking show
ing. and will surpass any wholly negro
exhibit ever made by any one State.
The railroads have offered special
rates for the week, and Director Jack
son anticipates that fully 100000 visi-
tors from out OF the city will come to
The fair during the six days it will be
in operation. Under the agreement
with the Virginia State Fair Associa-
| ton. the colored people take owes the
| grounds Tomorrow morning and will
begin at once receiving and installing
exhibits.