Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-15
NEW JERSEY VISITORS
VIEW NEGRO EXPOSITION
Postmaster William LeudensIager, Of
Atlantic City, Is Chief
Speaker.
TO-DAY is VIRGINIA DAY
Giles b. Jackson Says Colonel Grundy
Is Mistaken. and Refers to Com.
mendations Of Exposition by Many
Wcll-KnOwn Citizens.

Yesterday was New Jersey Day at
the National Negro Exposition. Hun
drcds OF people. among them Post
master William LeudenslaEer. of At
lantic City, the principal speaker of
the occasion. journcyed TO Richmond to
see Giles B. Jackson's collection of ex-
hihits. representing the progress of the
nssre alo 3rsoS AL ilasss during his nifty
Ncrsal verdict that the big show is
an unqualified success
The speaking began in the afternoon
ut $50 o'clock TN the auditorium Giles
H. Jackson. president of the exposi-
ti"9J introduced Postmaster Hay T.
Thornton as the first sneaker az the
evening. Mr.. Thornton referred to the
cordial relations existing between the
white and colored people of Richmond.
congratulated the officials on the sue
cess of the exposition and thanked the
strangers from distance who had
come 10 lend their influence i'm maxi
ing il still greater success. Follow
ing Mr.. Thornton. Postmaster Leuden-
slayer. introduced by j. c. Edwards
chairman OF the New Jersey commits
sioners TO the exposition, delivered an
address. in which he accorded the
negro race high praise for it's wonder
ful progress since emancipation.
Postmaster Leudenslager was the
guest of Mr.. Thornton while here. He
left for New Jersey late yesterday
evening.
TODAY SET ASIDE
AS VIRGINIA DAY
To-day has been set aside as vir
sinia Day. A pantomimic pageant,
The Answer the Birth of Nation"
representing the progress OF the negro
race since emancipation, In which
go school children of the city will
take part, will feature the exercises
OF the day. The pageant opens with a
skiff landing the first slaves in this
country. Then there is real cotton
plantation, with appropriate songs: a
scene OF negro life of to-day and the
pageant closes with the negro enter
ing the door of opportunity. 1t will
ne given in front OF the grand stand.
beginning at 1870 o'clock. and will be
under the direction of NJ Loretta Har-
ris.
In commenting on the statement OF
Colonel Barton II. Grundy that the
son said last night: Colonel Grundy
could not have examined the exhibits
closely before making this statement.
The exposition is not Il failure. The
truthfulncss Of this statement is borne
out by the hundreds Of white people
who have visited II and are visiting II
daily. I refer to such visitors as Will
liam III. White, president of the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad; Colonel Richardson, register
of the land office: Eppa Hunton. Judge
George l.. Christian, Colonel John b.
Purcell and hundreds of others too
numerous to mention. am sure that
any of these would be glad to SUBJ
stantiate this statement.
VISITORS GIVE CREDIT
FOR MARNELOUS DISPLAY
Every visitor gives us credit for
the marvellous display Of negro ability
now installed at the state Fair
Grounds, and ! invite the whole popu-
lation Of the city of Richmond. TO view
it. II there is one who says II Is not
success, ] must admit thAs ] am un-
acquainted with the people OF Rich
mond, the majority Of whom / have
known all my life
II is not yet certain whether or
not President Wilson Will be able 10
attend the exposition. The following
is an extract from n letter received
yesterday by Giles e. Jackson from
John SHELTON Williams, Comptroller OF
the Currency, In regard to the matter:
THE President Ia absent from Wash
ington at this time. but am forward
ing him your letter, hoping that pos
sibly the more important matters that
are now engrossing his attention may
clear up sufficiently before the close
of the exposition to Justify his
much desired visit to Richmond"