Evening star., 1912-09-06
AS PRELUDE
Emancipation Day Celebration
to Open September 22.
FEATURE OF THE PROGRAM
Monster Service Of Song With Rem.
dition of Old-Time Plantation
Melodies.

Elaborate plans are being perfected in
this city for the fftieth anniversary Of
the issuance Of the emancipation procla-
nation by President Lincoln, September
q, 1862 The celebration, which will be
held under the auspices Of the National
Emancipation Commemorative Society,
will begin September q and will continue
four days.
Arrangements are being made to have
a "tubilee prelude to consist of a SER
mon or short talk by the pastor or by
some selected speaker at the Sunday
morning service, September q. In each
Of the colored churches of Washington.
In the afternoon at 3 o'clock the jubilee
will be formally opened with a monster
service Of song and thanksgiving in Met
ropolitan A. NJ. E. Church
Music Program Elaborate.
An elaborate program. arranged by
Prof. John T. Layton, will be presented.
1t will exemplify the musical accomplish
ments of the American negro from the
darkest ante-bellum days down to the
present. Features Of the program will be
the rendition of old-time plantation melo-
dies by a choir of hundred voices and
the instrumental performance of works
Of famous composers. At this meeting
the new president of Howard University
will be present. Dr.. Newman will de-
liver an address.
The second day of the jubilee, after
registration Of accredited delegates and
disposition of various routine organiza-
ton matters. will take the form Of q gen.
eral sociological congress, the first for
NAL evening session of the celebration
being held under its auspices. At this
conference the main subject for discus
sion will be "A Permanent Congress OF
Colored Americans; a Racisl Necessity -
The principal addresses will be delivered
by D. Webster Davis Of Richmond and
DR.. Philander p. Claxton. United States
commissioner Of education. Other
speakers will include James .. Carr, ].
ters OF New York. w: Justin Carter Of
Harrisburg, Rev. w. w. Matthews. Prof.
r. r. Wright and J. H. A. Brazieton OF
Oklahoma City.
A part of the work Of the sociological
congress will be the perfecting Of plans
gress Of coiored Americans to be COM
posed of delegates elected by the c0lcred
people to meet annually in Washing1on.
This proposition will be fully discussed by
the sociological conference Monday. Sep
tember q.
Educators to Meet.
Tuesday. September "a, will be devoted
to the day and evening sessions of the
National Congress Of Colored Educators,
composed of delegates appointed by the
governors of the several states and the
Commissioners of the District Of Colum-
ba for the express purpose of attend
ing this educational conference.
The conference is not to be q teachers
association for discussing the purely
scientific side Of educational work. 1t is
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senting all classes and every line of effort
among the colored people. who have the
welfare of the whole race at heart and
who believe that one of the most potent
agencies for the promotion of that wei
fare Is the proper education of all the
members of the race for the duties Of in
dustrial. religious. civic and social life.
The speakers at the educational con-
gress will include Kelly Miller. Roscoe
Conkling Bruce and DR.. Lucy E. Moten
Baltimore. E. l.. Blackshear Of Texas,
James b. Dudley Of North Carolina, W..
8. Scarborough Of Ohio and Inman Page
Of Oklahoma.
Wednesday, September Is, will take
place the day and evening sessions Of the
woman's congress. Mrs. Mary Church
Terrell Of Washington will preside. and
women who have achieved distinction IN
many lines of effort among the colored
people will be present and speak.
Congress of Religious Bodies.
The closing day will be devoted to an
intcrGenominational religious congress.
Bishops, prominent prelates and laymen
from all denominations will be present
and deliver addresses. The closing event
of the celebration will be q reception in
honor Of the visiting delegates.
September "a, in the afternoon, a
uSIl toka nlaee The 1af Sonara tA
Battalion. National Guard of the District
of Columbia. and many fraternal and
civic organizations will participate In the
parade 1t is expected that fully 5000
men will be in line.