Show THOMAS jeffersons BIRTHDAY celebration ON am wednesday evening april the broad ax celebrated the annive anniversary raW of the birth of the 6 father sua and the founder of the democratic at unity hall mr G H ganaway who is one of the brightest and most progressive member of our conr race in the west was master of ceremonies and he performed the duties pertaining parta ining to the celebration with great ability the follo following program was rendered I 1 introductory remarks arks mr art frt H ganaway Gan avray 2 address the life lafe and times of thomas Thom jefferson julius F taylor 3 song the ul trio 4 selection HaTier bachs orchestra 5 fogress Ko gress i of bf the negro race G IL galaway Gao away 8 bercea of the maine M mra mattle ketchel piano acm accompaniment paul 7 singing ging yh Th eTrio a 8 orchestra 8 9 Addres sf hon robert hobert J fletcher of sacramento cal 10 song bride of the bala bai mrs mattie chet i 11 11 song goob ight the trio the ada address eia on the progress of f the ne negro gro raw race by 0 H ganaway was very iery aimel timely itna and well received by the members of both races who wm were present that logical and very impressive speaker reviewed to some extent the wonderful and most marvel marvelous lous progress the negro race has made in thia country since emerging from the house of bondage he very glowingly referred to the higher education of the negro and cited the tact fact that we have eighty well equipped colleges and universities which are under the direct control of negro professors sixty nine of these are located south of the mason and dixon line in addition to these great institutions of learning we have numerous 3 grammar and high schools which employ in the neighborhood of twenty seven thousand teachers composed of the brightest and brainiest brai niest members of the race me but beyond and above all these thee achievements which has been accomplished complis hed by our race within I 1 less than thirty five years we have today three thousand students who studies in the their are p pursuing anning famous university of oaf oxford ord england 1 and in ther other great educational education nal institutions in st i lations which are scattered throughout ghost europe eurom and so far tiey they have completely cow plemely re fated the old oia exploded theory that grees aret are incapable of reaching le k the pinnacle of learn ame I 1 the anglo saxon li in conclusion lon mr ganaway said abat aone of our intelligent negri 0 dj desirous sirous of breaking ih their aiji it rushing pell mell oyer CAP amad ad effort to ir hite MW tar parlor or but bui ine and prosperous i A have very of their awn y contend ana quil egnal be y l A djs 2 ose en 0 iwa i ha s T hii e traun y FI R ass sis s is a s s a e sya s v TV aty at y ile 9 att MA jagta MOO M pa M T 4 Q 7 e c 15 Y N 45 t naem FF X tes te S alc WS and leaders of the ace mr fletcherr fletchers riet Flet chers address was very interesting he very frankly admitted that it is the best for the negro to align themselves sith the two great national political parties and not all aa to flock to one party like a lot of sheep he fie eulogized the broad ax upon the noble work which it is isac ac se comp lishing in enlightening enlighten and broadening the minds of the members of oar race and declared that he intended to subscribe and pay for it mr fletcher further farther admitted that he was a republican but that thousands and thousands ot the negros best and warmest friends are within the ranks of the democratic party the speaker was warmly upp applauded lauded at the conclusion of his remarks 1 the vocal solos rendered by mrs mattie ketchel were well received especially the late and very popular song the heroes of the maine which she sang with much feeling the songs by the trio composed of johnson sims and edwards were up to date and perfectly free from lim jim Crow ism we delight in commending the trio to those who desire to engage first class singers the selections by Hauer bachs orchestra were classical and all that the most fastidious could desire the following gentlemen very generously contributed towards toward helping to defray the expenses of the celebration judge A N cherry judge A G norrell hon fisher fishers S harris judge H P henderson judge ogden hiles simon bamberger judge H rives hon francis armstrong judge J B timmony B B quinn hon moses thatcher col A C euis ellis W van cott col T G webber hon R N baskin senator R C chambers and john allen alien our address on the life and times of thomas Jef jefferson fenon will be published in full in the next issue of the broad ax |