The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-09
VHIIE FOLKS DAI IS
SUCCESSFUL At FAIR
Prsce Of Admission Il Placed ut Ten
Gents From Now 20 Close Of
Exposition.
COUNCIL GIVES 5000
Director jackson Writes President 70
Fix Date Of HIS COudne
Wednesday IL Richmond Day.

romr,on Council last night, witnout
+. dissertinr vote, voted to approprlaee
$4,000 to the negro exposition. 70 ~
used In the interests OF tts Sss,
under the direction ing
Committee on Advertising. sra
pirector Giles Jackson was on nanu
=. savocate the proposition, but ~
M necessary for him TO make
~r,.ech. Councilmen understood tne
.,.na,lon. and upon the presenlatioh
~ 49, case by Councilman Pollock,
.a,nrafed by Councilmen Fuller, Eng
sssh PITCHER and Radcliffe, the propo-
sition went through without DEBATE.
Jacksof, explained TO members OF
councfl that the great expenses me-
dental to collecting ana orlnsns W.
sSn;hits TO the city had practically
.stsn M the Governmental approprfa-
tion Of $4,000, and that more iunos
we're necessary TO keep the great expo
sition in running shape.
BODY Acted Promptly
r. xtevy Of the fact that the expo
-,ttnr As = reality. and that the ex-
hibits are the result of great eHo,,s
On the part Of Jackson and those VIZ
assisted him, and that It is grea'
thIne for Richmond. ana an aose
tiserYaent OF the progress mace oy ~
s.scred peopIe. Council did not nesi-
sate In making the appropriation.
This appropriation takes the ples
80 ~. one made formerly. Wnicn was
scxtvned solely to entertain the
49,, ~ the United States, when ne
..,.,t. ,he city during the course oi
~ .~nosition. and gives the AoVef
.ss,rr Committee the right TO expena
the money in any manner nec .s,.,
10 help the exposition TO
career. -, ,ov,tea In at.
80 81. exposition in BODY hsAs
-as..aax .Rfchmond Day. speciAa
ss.tmre. will be introduced on tne "
casion.
,.~.etor Jackson announced ia
,ignt that the admission zee h.u
rrduced to ten ccnts Tor eecn
nal. and that he hoped thereby 70
v~..f~r crowds in attendance
TT. communicated with President
x.ys,.an ta.t night at his summer nome
- Nv Hampshire. and expects 10 neas
s-or, MIN today, liking the date """n
he NAV attend the exposaaon.
xa...,aav was white Folks Day,
=. ~. sxposttion. and a. consequence
sn.re we're many white people on tne
srounds to see and enjoy what 10 'nese
presented. 1870, xx.u ar.
80 warth a trip to the Fair Grounas
New exhibits have been adaeo oa'
.fter day. The great New iorS ,s.s
nistt il now here and in place. ing
Nv York Legislature sppropriatsa
s-xaa a. Incidental expenses In COT
,.s,,nx this exhibit. 1t shows .he
aworu IF negroes In the schools and IN
..st,,,,ors in the state of New YORK.
ana embraces number OF indisiauaa
rae Bsstea Exhfhit.
Tne Boston exhibit 10 utlie snow
+. n..if and discioses talent among
-. reryoes OF that Hub OF the uns-
verse where the negro 10 given ma
advantages. - r
Rentucky. west Virginia and MAY
ARA come splendid exhibits. an OF
wn,ch have been arranged artisticaiiy'
ana are well worth studying.
The arr exhibit, embracing paint
=4rg.=ara wings. scufpture7rete-.-
,sresttng. 1t shows the development
OF the negro during the past hIts
years.
tomorrow will be "chiidren's Day.
All school children win be shown
everything. and courteous attendants
wiil be on hand to explain the vari-
GUS exhibits.
The Midway shows are as fine as any
s.en AZ the Fair Grounds. ana the
takers offer every attraction so dear to
the patron OF the fairs