Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-30
COUNCIL TO
. ENTERTAIN WHITE GUESTS
Negroes In Charge OF Exposition Ap-
ply for Appropriation
OF $4,000.
ENGLISH PRESENTS
PAPER
Introduces Petition by Request, and
Measure Is Referred to Financ.
Committee-Presitie Wilson and
congressman Expected.

ohoer n suspension OF the rule.
councilman English introduced I'm III.
common Council last night biz reou.s,
joint resolution providing for an an.
preparation OF 10000 to tho N.y,o
Historical and Industrial Assoc,,,,o
.ne Guys contribution TO the cxposi
tlon that Will be held on the State Fair
GROUNDS July to %, In cotnrnenor.
tioh or the fftieth anniversary OF IN.
emancipation and achievements NJ ,b
negro. The resolution and ACCOMPANY
ing petition was referred to the Com
mittee on Finance.
The petition which is signed bv CA.
Is Jackson. president. draws attention
10 the fact that the exposition will la
attended by prominent white men In.
Guiding number OF the members OF
Congress. who have accepted invita-.
| lions TO be present. and most probably
also. President wilson himself who
promised committee that called uuop
him on November 3, 1914. that he would
be present on one day OF the cxuosi
ton IL possible.
CITY WILL HAVE TO
ENTERTAIN WHITE GUESTS
In view OF this circumstance. IL Is
pointed out, the colored organization
under whose auspices the exposition
Will be held. will naturally yield tho
honor OF entertaining these dIstln-
guished guests to the city OF Richmond
The city. II is set forth. is therefore
under peculiar obligation to extend the
assistance asked for.
The Federal government has made
an appropriation OF $4,000 to the ex-
position. This sum. the petition points
out. Will barely be large enough to
handle the actual exhibits that will
come from every State in the Union. In
GLIDING their shipment to this city and
return. Several large corporations
that had promised financial assistance
have been compelled to rcscind their
promises because OF the stringency pre-
cipitated by the European war. with tho
ChurSed With Using Rnxor.
The Gaze against Junius Johnson.
coIored charged with assaulting Eu-
gene Smith with n razor. was continued
until April II by Justice Griggs yes
terdny. Policemen Reid and Clarke ar
consequence. 1t is stated. that the as
sociation faces a troubling money prob
lem.
The petition suggests that com
m!ttee OF one from the Board OF Alder
men and two from the Council be APP
pointed to cooperate with the execu-
tive committee OF the Negro Historical
and Industrial Association In the cx-
penditure OF the money that may be
appropriated. and to look after the en-
tcrtainment OF the white guests II
continues:
FIRST APPEAL EVER
MADE TO COUNCIL
We hope that you Will see your
way clear to make this appropriation,
AZ this IS the frs, time in the history
OF the city o! Richmond that the col
ored men has asked for such an APP
propriation, and we feel that the oc-
casion justihes. not only the amount
OF $4,000. but more. n you can make
1t possible to increase that amount
I'VE feel that since you made nm
appropriation OF $4,000 for the enter
tainment OF the Confederate veterans.
charity and Justice would require that
YOU would at least appropriate $4,000
TO help the negro show what he han
done. and Is still doing, to solve his
problem
while we feel that you did not mp
propriate one dollar too much to the
veterans. we feel that the negroes who
stayed at home and took care OF their
masters property. wives and children.
cultivated the soil. raised the forage
for feeding the horses, while other coll
orcd men went to the front and built
breastworks 20 keep the Yankees from
shooting their masters. are entitled to
an appropriation OF $4,000 to aid them
I'm showing the world what marvellous
strides they have made, with the aid
and assistance of the white people
among whom they have lived, espe-
cially ut this time, when this problem
; Is being weighed In the balance for 4
solution"