Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-09-21
EVENT OF NATION
WIDE INTEREST
Emancipation Society Plans Big
Celebration In Washington.
MANY NO1ABlES ON PROGRAM.
National Organization Arranses For
Series of Patriotic and Civic Fune-
tions to Commemorate Fiftieth Ami
versary of tho Issuance of LineoIn's
Observation-Disclosures Year.

versary of tho Issuance of lincoin's
Prociamation-JubiIe Year.
Washington.-The National Emanci-
patton Commemorative society has
completed arrangements for celebrat-
ing the fiftieth anniversary of the is
suance of the emancipation proclama
ton by Lincoln as of Sept. %. 1862.
The formal exercises opening the four
days celebration will be held at the
Metropolitan A. NJ. e. church on Sun
day afternoon, Sept %.
The jubilee is to consist of series
of events covering many matters of
interest to our people. The program
is arranged so as to have a kind of
jubilee prelude to consist of sermon
or brief address by the pastor or some
selected speaker at the Sunday morn
ing service in each Of the city churches
on the opening day.
The musical program as arranged
by Professor John T. Layton will be
special feature 1t will exemplify the
musical accomplishments Of the race
from the darkest antebellum days
down to the present time. The first
of the noted speakers who will take
part in the program will be the Rev.
DR.. Stephen Morrill, Newman, the new
president or Howard university. This
will be DR.. Newman's first public ap
pearance since becoming head OF the
institution.
The second day OF the jubilee, after
registration of accredited delegates
and disposition of various routine or
ganization matters. will take the form
Of a general sociological congress, the
first formal evening session Of the
celebration being held under its aus
pices. At this conference the main
subject for discussion will be "a Per
manent Congress of Colored Ameri-
cans-A Racial Necessity" The prin-
cipal addresses will be delivered by
D. Webster Davis of Richmond and
DR.. Philander P. Cla1ton. United
States commissioner of education.
Other speakers will include James D.
Carr, ]. Frank Wheaton. Bishop Alex
ander Walters of New York. W. JUS
tin Carter Of Harrisburg. Rev. w. w.
Matthews, Professor r. r. Wright
and j. Il. A. Brazleton of Oklahoma
City.
A part of the work of the sociological
congress will be the perfecting Of plans
for the organization Of permanent
congress of coIored Americans to be
composed Of delegates elected by the
colored people TO meet annually in
Washington. This proposition will be
fully discussed by the sociological con
ference on Monday. Sept. 90 Tuesday.
Sept "a. will be devoted to the day
and evening sessions of the national
congress of colored educators. com
posed Of delegates appointed by the
governors of the several states and the
commissioners OF the District of Co
lumbia for the express purpose of at
tending this educational conference.
These delegates. though chosen for
the most part by the several governors
from persons actually engaged in edu-
cationa work. include nevertheless
lawyers, physicians. ministers. editors.
business men and other public spirited
thinking men and women of the Negro
race from all parts of the country. As
evidence in this connection the public
ity committee of the society quotes the
following from the letter OF the COVER
nor of one Of the western states: I'VE
have no coored people engaged in edu-
cational work in this state. but the five
names send are names Of colored citi-
Zens who are helping to upbuild and
maintain the civilization of this conf
monwealth. They are the peers of any
persons to be found in this state, and
am pleased to be able to name them as
representatives, to this conference"
The conference Is not a teachers as
sociation for discussing the purely sci
entific side OF educational work 1t is
rather an assemblage of persons repre-
senting all classes and every line OF ef-
fort 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 TINT welfare Is the proper education
of all the members Of the race for the
duties of industrial. religious. civic and
social life. With its Delegates from al
most every state In the Union. includ-
ing New Mexico. California and Ore
gon. the educational conference prom
ises to be the first gathering truly na-
tional In its scope that ever sat any
wherr In this country for the express
sole purpose of considering ways and
mems of promoting the general well
fare of the race.
The speakers at the educational CON
gress include Kelly Miller. Roscoe
Conktng Bruce and DR.. Lucy L. Mo-
ten of Washington. Mason A. Hawkins
of Baltimore. +. l.. Blackshear Of Tex
as. lanes r. Dudley OF North Caro-
lima. W. S. Scarborough of Ohio. and
ALL