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Show COLORED FOLKS TO HAVE BIG CELEBRATION THURSDAY Emancipation celebration exercises will bo held at Llhcrty park tomorrow (Thursday). (Thurs-day). The exercises will begin at 2 o'clock. There will be speakjng. singing and music and the reading of President Lincoln's emancipation proclamation. There will be feasting; all without cost. Refreshments will be served during tho entire day. ln addition to the music and platform exercises, there will be a programme pro-gramme of sports and contests. In this programme are Included events for old, young and middle-aged. The colored folk3 promise to make their celebration a great success. There will bo a grand emancipation ball In the evening at Federation of Labor hall. |