Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-12-27
GREAT EMANCIPATION CELE-
BRATIO.N

Great preparations are going on
and from all reports it does seem
that the grand Golden Jubilee cele-
bration Of the fiftieth anniversary Of
the colored people from bondage in
our city on January 1, 1918, at Ply
mouth Congregational church, corr
ner Eighth and Pleasant streets, will
be a wonderful success. The Des
Moines Choral Study club of forty
voices, under Prof. Geo. I. Holt, is
making preparation and fifty little
boys and fifty little girls between
the ages Of and IA, representing the
fifty years of our freedom, is being
trained by Prof. Holt and every col
ored man and all lovers of freedom
should by all means come out next
Wednesday night and come out early
in order to get good seat and avoid
the crowd. It is the first time that
we can celebrate our fifty years
Of freedom and the last time.
The general committee that has this
grand celebration in charge is Editor
John L. Thompson, chairman; Atty.
S. Joe Brown, secretary; Rev. T. L.
Griffith, J. H. Reynolds, Rev. Brice
U. Taylor, Atty. James B. Rush, Rev.
T. M. Brumfield, E. S. Morgan, Rev.
S. Bates and Rev. w. L. Lee. The
ushers that will handle the big crowd
are L. J. Shelton, B. P. Porter, Gus
Watkins, Mr.. Griffin, Walter Ew-
ing, A. Robertson, Earnest Owsley,
Spencer Simmons, Oscar Glass, Har-
rison Gould, Rufus Jackson Jud
Crews, C. Williams, A. White, r.
Porterfeld, Jessie Estell, H. c. Brown,
L. M. Brown, C. G. Brown and Sam
uel James.
Opening Chorus ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
."Come Thou Almighty King"
Invocation Rev. S. Bates
Chorus Fifty Children
''The Red, White and Blue"
"Dixie Land"
Reading of Emancipation Proc
,amation ........Mrs. J. r. Rush
Song, "Swanee River" ........
Des Moines Progressive Choral Study
Club.
Introductory Address .........-..-....-.,
............Atty. S. Joe Brown
Song, "John Browns Body. "...-...-
Children and the Choral Study Club.
Address Economic Progress.
....,...............Rev Rev. w. L. Lee
Solo. Mr.. Malcom Griffith
Address" -"Women's Progress
..............................Mi Miss Zella Davis
Song, "Estudiantina" (Lacome}
................ ..s.,..T The Choral Study Club
Address," Religious Progress"....@
.......................Re B. U. Taylor
Instrumental Solo.Mr. Clyde Glass
Address. .Gov.-elect Hon. G. w. Clarke
Song, "Greeting To Spring"
(Strauss) The Choral Study Club
Address. Senator A. B. Cummins
Song, "Great and Marvellous
(Farmer) The Choral Study Club
Benediction..-..Rev. T. M. Brumfeld
Master Of Ceremonies-Mr. John
L. Thompson. @
Program Committee-Rev. B. U.
Taylor, chairman; Mr.. J. H. Rey-
nolds, Rev. r. M. Brumfield.
In the afternoon at 3 o'clock a ban
quet will be held at the Union Con-
gregational church to give everybody
a chance to- express their feelings at
this Golden Jubilee banquet in a five
minute speech. The postmaster for
this occasion is Attorney James B.
Rush. The committee assisting Mr..
Rush is Rev. T. M. Brumfield and
Rev. T. L. Griffith. Those who wish
to attend this banquet in the after
noon must purchase their tickets
from some member of the committee
or send their names in to The By
stander office not later than Monday,
December 30, in order that a plate
can be laid for them. Only those
who have plates will be admitted to
the banquet room. Anybody who
wishes to purchase ticket may come,
for there is no regular invitation.
The principal speech will be by the
Hon. Geo. H. Woodson of Buxton,
Iowa. s."