Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-18
INCREASED ATTENDANCE
At NEGRO EXPOSITION
Many White People Express Interest
In Showing of Negroes
Progress.
EXCURSIONS FROM MANY POINTS
Visitors Invited to
Make Addresses This Week on
Days Set Apart for Various States.
Friday VIII he Richmond Day.

4 Despite the intense heat of the past
week, when the mercury played all
kinds OF antics and the oldest inhabi-
:,nts raCked their brains in Il vain eff
fort 20 recall equally hot weather in
ra.; years. the National Negro EXpoei-
ton, STAGED at the Fair Grounds under
the moe immediate supervision Of
Giles r. Jackson, continued to draw
the crowds. not only from Richmond.
but from all sections OF the country.
Many special trains bearing hundreds
of visitors from distant points, one
from as far North as New Jersey.
steamed into Richmond. and many more
are expected during the coming week.
{. All these visitors. with one accord.
proclaim the big show an unqualified
success. ana all OF them are much
Impressed with the fact that tho negro
has made wonderful strides since he
emerged from slavery just a half cen
fury aSo
Last week wiu probably he remcm-
3h.red as the feature week of the cx-
position. The baby show. becinniac on
Tuesday and ending Friday, when the
judges rendered their decisions and
awarded the prizes, two To each of
three classes aroused much interest
among the members OF the race. and
was regarded as special feature.
Only physical development counted i'll
. the contest, and happy was that mother
who could display baby whose we'll
formed muscular body gave some in
d!cation OF a future Jack Johnson. The
ehi!dveT were divided into three
classes. The first class embrace
babies from one month 10 one year
old. the second. those from one to three
years old. and the third, children from
three TO five years old,
PAGEANT REPRESENTED
PROGRESS or RACE
Following the baby show came
pantomimic pa"cnt. called The An
swer 10 the Birth of i Nation" T.,
resentinG the several sta&.S o.
Nelopment through which tn"
has passed from the 'in
ed, slave. on American shores until
the present day OF grace. when he has
proven himself q useful and intelligent
given under the direction of NJ. Lo-
retta Harris. and was entirely sue
cessful. Two hundred and fifty col
ored school children OF the CIT. ~
ticipatcd in II.
Tomorrow has been set aside as
ouSh - expected TO attend and make
an address. and hundreds Of Maryland
ers many white people among them.
are expected TO come with him. Ia
addition 10 these, an Illinois commits
sion, repre- sentinE the Lincoln Jubilee,
which will open in Chicago August -.
and is intended To SHOW the progress
nj the Western negroes. Will b. here
TO gain inspiration in viewing the
fruits OF Giles =. Jacksons labors.
TUESDAY Viii be known as Georgia.
Florida and South Carolina Day, and
ine day following has been set aside
- North Carolina Day. when Cover
nov Craig and many North CaroNnians
nav been invited 10 make addresses.
Seven excursions az scheduled 10 ar
T1.s H--e t1at daE. and : record break
:a- attendance : expected
Thursday HiIi - New YORK Day. and
Fr!day vii! % = .cEm0Ht Day E:N-Gov-
~-ror William Hedges Mann and SEN
ato- Thomas Martin nave been IN
y!ied 20 make addresses on Richmond