 The Sunday Gazetteer
Sunday, June 26, 1892 EMANCIPATION DAY The 26th anniversary of Mr. Abraham Lincoln's famous emancipation proclamation was observed in a way and manner entirely appropriate to the occasion in Denison Tuesday by the colored people of north Texas. Arrangements looking to the celebration began making as much as 2 months ago, and a general outpouring of negroes from surrounding towns and communities was expected. The attendance from the outside was quite large, but nothing like that w hich w as expected. The crowd, however, was large enough, and one thing certain, a more intelligent and a better dressed crowd of colord people never assembled in Denison, and throughout the en tire programme a better behaves and more peaceable lot of people is seldom seen. A big barbecued and picnic dinner was spread on the gro und in the shade of the stately oaks in Forest park, and tons of ice were deposited in the big fountain. Quite a large number of white people were present as invited guests. It was a splendid dinner, and there was plenty for all. In the afternoon C.M. Furgerson, a colored lawyer of Paris, addressed the crowd for about 2 hours. His subject was "The Relation of the Negro Race to National American Life." His remarks were patriotic in every sense and could his advice be accepted and put into practice by all the colored people there would be less friction and more harmony and good feeling between the reaces. At night a ball wa sgiven at the opera ho use, one at Quinn's hall and another at the pavillion at the park. It was a qu iet a nd pleasant occasion, and the colored people of Denison, as well as their guests f rom surrounding towns, are to be congratulated on their emancipation success.  Celebrations Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |