The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-15
TO COMMEMORATE
FREEDOM OF RACE
Richmond Negroes Will Meet
Tonight to Discuss Plans
for Representation.
BIG NEW YORK EXPOSITION
Semicentennial of Emancipation
Will Be Held Latter Part
of October.

Richmond negroes are taking great
interest in the big exposition which
will BIO held next month in New York
city 10 show tho advancement made
by their race during tho last fifty
years and to celebrate the semicenten-
NAL OF emancipation. A meeting to
discuss plans for q suitable representa-
ton VIII be held tonight at the office
OF Giles y. Jackson, Oil North Sec
ond Street. Mt which committees to
make preliminary arrangements will
probably be appointed.
The exposition will BIO held In the
twelfth Regiment Armory, beginning
october 22. and will continue for ten
days. The State OF New York has
given It's approval by tho appointm ent
of an emancipation proclamation COM
mission OF nine members and appro-
priating $4,000 to cover the initial ex-
penses Contributions from wealthy
negroes in various parts OF the coun-
try guarantee that there will be no
failure in the enterprise through lack
of funds.
During the exposition various CON
crosses will be held. One relating to
sociological affairs is to continue for
two days: another on religion is to last
two days and n third is to consider
subjects concerning health While
there Will be pageants showing the
rise of the negro race from the earliest
times. special stress will be placed on
what the race has accomplished since
the proclamation of emancipation a
half century ago
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Five pageants will be staged during
tho ten days OF the exposition. More
than $50 men, women and children
will participate and the various group
ings and movements, seven in num-
Der. each of them depicting different
stage in the progress of the race.
Two and one-half hours will be re-
quired each night for the presentation
OF the pageants and tableauX. The
first Of these is to be the early dawn
of the liberty that was to follow thou
sands OF years later, and shows the
negroes of Africa, among other things.
teaching other natives how to weld
iron. This will be followed by an
the Valley of the Nile" showing life
under Mohammedan rule; Rise OF Ap
bition," african Slave Traders" Ill
Illustrative OF the slave trade in Africa
and the bringing of the negro slaves
to America in chains; Early Strug-
giles in America: The Gift of Free
dom" and n final categorical tableau,
| Hope and Encoura cement for the Flu
ture." in which negro children will
predominant, showing how they have
benefited by education and what the
future holds for them.
Invite President OF Hnyti.
Invitations have been sent to every
negro OF prominence in the United
States, to a number of white persons.
and to General Philippe Auguste. the
negro President of Hayti, who, al
| though unable to attend, will send a
delegation to represent him. A dele
cation from Santo Domingo is also ex-
pected, and a representative from the
government of Liberia will attend.
Governor Mann Will probably ap-
point a commission to represent Vir-
ginia. Large numbers OF colored peo-
pie from this city are planning to at
tend the exposition, and it Is expected
that n special train will carry the
party to New York.
The Semicentennial OF Emancipation,
in Philadelphia. Is scheduled to open
this morning, but will probably be de-
layed several days. The following
delegates have been appointed to rep
resent Virginia: James w. Poe, of
Richmond; II. l.. Jackson, of Black
stone; Rev. James l.. Russell, of Law
renceville; Rev. a. S. Thomas. of Rich
mond ]. r. Wilson. of Danville; Rev
l.. l.. Downing, of Roanoke; Lucy c.
Lewis, of Richmond: Julia d. Smith,
OF Phoebus. and Susan Vaughan. of
BeStland.