The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-27
Colored Residents
Of City To Honor
Memory Of Educator
Mayor Hayes to Give Address at Settlers Village;
FERA Band to Present Program; Rev. B. Crowder
Master of Ceremonies Mrs Alexander Chairman

tiers Village. presented in honor
Of Booker Taliaferro Washington
famous American Negro educator
writer and orator, is a feature OF
the exposition. It presents a true
and unique study Of the home life
of the American Negro.
The room has been delightfully."-
furnished by the Pearl Street
Community Civic League, aided By
the following citizens, churches
and organizations: A. M. e. Zior
church, Zion Baptist church, Grace
Baptist church, Kellogg lodge
Eastern Star, Brass City club
Household Of Ruth, Oddfellows
Pearl Street Neighborhood House
G. E. Burke, Robert Savage, James
Sturdevant, ]. Carter, A. Davis, B
W. Crowder, d. Reddick, L. T
Alexander and j. Cam. ~
Equipment
Included among the exhibits
are: fireplace and various cook
ing utensils, and bellows; a mas
sive four-poster bed-reputed to be
close to 1870 years old-with rope
artistic hand-carved picture frames
meat grinder. used over 75 years
ago in local home, and equipped
with sausage filling device; pic
ture of President Abraham Lin
coin, the great emancipation; oil
paintings by colored artists; fam
GUS old clocks; picture Of Booker
T. Washington, founder Of the
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial
Institute in Alabama and in whose
honor the colored exhibit will be
dedicated tomorrow; picture Of W
C.. Handy Of New York, veteran
colored song writer familiarly
known as ''the Father Of the
Blues" and producer of the "St
Louis Blues" and other popular
"blue" numbers; picture of Judge
Scipio A. Jones, colored justice OF
Little Rock, Arkansas; black and
white sketch of the late Richard
Berry Harrison, noted colored ac-
tor who, until his recent death,
played de Lawd" in Green Pas
lures" (this sketch was made by
Robert l.. Hawkins, amateur ar
fist Of rs Pearl street, this city.
Mr.. Hawkins had several exhibits
on display during Race Relations
week and also in local downtown
store windows recently); a pillow
made by Mrs. Sophronia Grant. 80
year old mother of Squire Norwood
of Pearl street; rare old furniture
including chairs and tables; table,
ware of years ago; printed histories
of colored people who came to Wa
terbury years ago, and many other
interesting displays.
League Officers
The officers Of the Pearl Street
Community Civic League are: Mrs
Leila T. Alexander, chairman; Miss
Inez L. Alexander, secretary; j. B
Lassiter, treasurer; ]. Sturdevant
chairman of the program commit.
tee; Rev. I. w. Reed, chairman OF
the dedication committee; Robert
L. Hawkins, director of the dedica.
ton chorus.
The following committee is in
charge of the exhibits: Mrs. Leila
T. Alexander, chairman; j. B. Las
sitter. treasurer; Inez Alexander
secretary; Mrs. E. Calling, Mrs. J.
Fitch, Mrs. Reuben Mckinney,
Thomas L. Larkin, William Har-
vey, Rev. I. w. Reed, Rev. B. W.
Crowder, Rev. A. A. Perry, William
Thompson. Fred Fitch, Mrs. j.
Johnson, Mrs. ]. Carter, Mrs M.
H. Ward, Robert Reddick, Harold
johnson, Robert L. Hawkins, AL
bert barrow, Rev. f. L. Lowe,
James Sturdevant, John Andrews,
Emmett Burke and Mack Keyes.