St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-08-28
NEGRO BUILDING
ON THE FAIR
GROUNDS IS
ASSURED
Influential Colored Citizens
Get Together and
Form Plan.
TO RAISE $500
FOR BUILDING
Committees Appointed and
Plans Mapped Out for
the Campaign.

The Board OF Directors or the ST.
Tammany Parish Fair Association,
of which President ]. H. Warner.
Mr.. r.. A. Mackie and Mayor Root.
W. BadOn are members, conferred
with Prof. T. F. Dickerson, of Ma1i-
sonville, DR.. J. l.. Johnson, of Sill
dell; J. R. Vaughan of Vaudeville;
Mrs. Delphine Heiser, of Madison
vi lie, and Pew. l. Gilchrist, Rev. b.
]. Bell, Prof. V. c. Thorton, Mrs.
Josephine Moore, Miss Marion Bell,
Of Gov ngton, and Peter Foster, u
Indian Village, regarding the build
ing TO he erected for the colorel
people of st Tammany parish.
Thu member of the board explain
ed to the colored representatives that
a separate building was necessary
for the following reasons:
l. The persent buildings were too
small to house all the exhibits.
2. The board realized that the
colored people ought to have place
to amuse themselves with music,
games and a restaurant.
3. That the colored people will
be free to visit all exhibition booths.
4. That said building is to be
erected at once near the race track
and await on field with a campus Tor
bal games and other outdoor amuse-
ments.
5. That this building will be
controlled jointly by the Board Of
Directors and the colored building
committee.
g. THAT the colored people OF
the parish are to raise $500 and the
Board of Directors will have the
build ng and grounds ready for the
fair.
The colored representatives ex-
pressed their appreciation to PreSl-
dent Warner, Mr. Mackie and Mayor
Badon for the interest, past AMI
present, that the board had taken
in the colored people, and pledged
themselves to raise the $500 as soon
as possible.
The colored committeeman organ
lied with Prof. T. F. Nickersol,
chair nan; Prof V. C. Thornton, sec-
retary, and Rev. B. ]. Bell, treasurer.
1t was moved by Prof. Dickerosn,
seconded By Rev. Bell, that this Or
ganization will be known as the
Colored Division Of the st. Tammaly
Parish Fair Association, and that a
membe rship fee of one dollar be
levied Carried.
Moved by Prof. Thornton, second
ed by DR.. Johnson, that each repre-
sentative present be appointed chair
man of the local committee in his
community, and that the local COM
mite, be empowered to raise funus
for tie association. Carried.
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
Blu lding and Grounds-Rev. I.
Gilchrist, Prof. v. C. Thornton and
Rev. B. J. Bell.
Agriculture-Pete Foster, Robert
Brown, ISAIAH Penn, Steven Pierce,
Charlie Beard, Wallace Pichon, Hy
Williams, A. Izidore, J. R. Vaughan,
Joe Taylor, Francois Flot, Antoine
Pierrs and Foster Green.
The following committees will be
appointed in a few days: Commit
tees on Textile, Culinary and Live
Stock.
The following members paid one
dolla-: Pete Foster, Prof. T. F.
Dicke1 son, Rev. B. j. Bell, Rev. I.
Gilchr.st, DR.. J. L. Johnson, J. r.
Vaughan, John Heisser, v. C. Thorn
ton, Nrs Josephine Moore and M
Marion Bell.
Seventy cents was collected for
stationery.
There being no further busine 's
the meeting adjourned subject 20
call.
v. C. THORNTON,
Secretary.