Oakland sunshine., 1915-09-25
Chicago Celebration to Have
Many Special Features.
EVENT OF NATIONAL SCOPE.
Picture Of Fort Constructed by John
Brown and Box Used For the
Transportation of Slaves to Be Put
on Exhibition-scheduls of Leading
Organization Days.
BY N. BARNETT DoDsoN.


(Ya.) exposition has closed all eyes are
centered on the one to be held In this
city from Aug. % to Sept. 16. inclu-
siye. The fact that during the time.
from the beginning Of the celebration
to its close, ffty-four organizations,
nearly all national In the scope of their
work, viii render special programs
adds new and varied interest to the
occasion. The last day of 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 commission. Our exhibits from
the converts, churches and schools are
coming In from all quarters. We are
receiving very fiattering letters from
reliable sources, wishing the manage
ment 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 contributor.
Friday, Sept. 10. will be Tuskegee
(AlaD institute day, and In the section
headed "The Dawn of Truth" will be
shown the progress of the race from
Appomattex Court House, Va, to Tus-
kegee institute, Alabama. Part Of this
section depicts King Cotton In his glory.
and part viii show the Genius Of
Liberty at bone and abroad This sec.
ton will be studded at its four corners
with life size pictures OF q. s. Grant,
Booker T. Washington, Fred Douglass
and Stephen A. Douglas.
Another feature of this half century
OF freedom celebration win be that
presented by John Browns daughter,
who will exhibit lock Of her fathers
hair and a model Of fort constructed
by John Brown. A box used In the
transportation Of slaves On the under
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 If the man who struck
the blow for human liberty at Harpers
Ferry, In 1859, which quickly brought
on the civil wGr md which, after four
years, termina ted in the freedom Of
the slaves and the final surrender of
Robert e. Lee to Ulysses s. Grant at
Appomattox Court House. Va, April 8,
1865.
Among the organizations listed un-
der the head of special feature days
at the exposition from Aug. % to Sept.
16 are the National Medical associa-
tion, convention Of the Order of Elks,
Grand Army Of the Republic, congress
Of anti-slavery workers, Ancient Order
Of Foresters, Knights Of Tabor, inter
national interracial congress, Ancient
United knights Of Daughters of Africa.
Grand United Order of True Reform
ers, Grand United Order Of Odd Eel
lows. Spanish 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
munication with persons Of influence
and leadership in racial nl!t-> work In
all sections o. .he country, He has Sc
cured from these persons an abpn-
dance Of information as to the prog
ress OF the race In their sections during
the past year. Through this CORE
spondence -ie commission will bs in
position to resent many more exhibits
from individuals than 1t could have OBJ
tanned otherwi2l