Oakland sunshine., 1915-10-02
By N. BARNETT DoDsoN.

BY N. BARNET DODSON'
Chicago.-Now that the Richmond
Va.) exposition has closed all eyes are
centered on the one to be held In this
city from Aug. % to Sept 16. inclu-
sive. The fact that during the time.
from the beginning Of the celebration
to its close, ffty-four organizations.
yearly all national in the scope of their
work. win render special programs
adds new and varied interest to the
occasion. The last day the coming
exposition will be known officially as
Illinois day.
The Roman Catholic section Of the
exposition looks very favorable, says
the Lincoln Sentinel, the official organ
Of the comm n. Our exhibits from
the ccnvents. .nurches and schools are
coming In from all quarters. We are
receiving very fattering letters from
reliable sources. wishing the manage
Eent godspeed. One Catholic bishop
writes us about the Negro-that 1t Is
his hearty wish as well as his well
grounded hope that the tremendous
Strides made in these years may be
continued and even surpassed In the
second half of the century, and to this
end the approaching exposition will be
no small contr utor.
Friday, Sept 10, will be Tuskegee
(Ala.) institute day, and In the section
headed 'The Dawn of Truth" will be
shown th. rogress Of the race from
Appomattox Court House, Va, to Tus-
kegee institute, Alabama. Part ] OF this
! section depicts King Cotton in his glory.
and part 2 VIII show the Genius OF
Liberty at bone and road. This sec,
ton will be stzdded its four corners
, with life size pictures of T. 3. Grant,
Booker T. Washington, Fred Douglass
and Stephen A. Douglas.
Another feature Of this half celA1ry
of freedom celebration will be that
presented By John Browns daughter
who will exhibit lock Of her fats >r's
hair and a model OF :; fort consS"-.cted
by John Brown. A box used the
transportation of slaves on the dnder
ground railroad will also be shown to
the public, perhaps for the first time
Aside from the hundreds Of other at
fractions, everybody will want to see
the daughter # the man who struck
the blow for human liberty at Harpers
Ferry, in 1859, which quickly brought
on the civil wGI nd which, after foul
years, termina ,ad in the freedom OF
the slaves and the final 7urrender ol
Robert e. Lee to Ulysses s. Grant al
Appomattox Court use. Va, April 8
1855.
Among the organizations listed un
der the head of special feature days
at the exposition from Aug. % to Sept
1e are the National Medical associa
ton, convention of the Order of Elks
Grand Army Of the Republic, congress
OF enti-slavery workers, Ancient Ordel
Of Foresters, Knights of Tabor. inter
] national interraciai congress, 4.ncien
United Knights of Daughters of Africa
Grand United Order of True Reform
ers, Grand United { 1r Of Odd Eel
lows, Spanish Amer can war veterans
Eighth Illinois regiment national guard
farmers congress, Negro Authors so
ciety, Sunday school congress and the
national congress of fraternal workers
Thomas Wallace Swami, secretary
Of the commission, has been In com
municatton with persons Of tifiuenct
and leadership In re"ial upE work In
all sections o. -he c. ntry~ He las Sc
cured from these PEI ons an abun-
dance Of information as to the prog.
ress Of the race In their sections during
the past year. Through this CORE
spondence he commission will bs in
position to resent many more eIhfbits
from individuals than 1t could have b
tanned otherwt )