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THE GREAT DAYEMANCIPATIONWas Fittingly Celebnted in Nor waik Friday, crp s mber 22d at Willow Brook PtrkThe greatest day in all history to the colored race, “Emancipation Iay,” was celebrated in Norwalk Friday, September 22, at Willow IT rook Park with fitting ceremony by a large nnm-her of both colored and white people and the day was one lorn; to be re*. rnembered as a most successful program and large attendance, in theafternoon five hundred or more listened10 the orations and addresses delivered by the chairman of the meeting, B. F. '■de-wart, of this city who was followed by Hon. S. S. Jordan, of Chillicothe, grand councillor commander of thecolored K of lb’s of the state and Hon.L. P. Laylin, of Columbus. ail of whom gave able and entertaining talks on the subject uppermost in the minds of the people.During the afternoon there was a game of base ball between the colored I ] athletic nine of Cleveland and the Norwalk team in which the latter came out best, the score standing 9 to 2 inNorwalk’s favor.There were three races. A fifty-vard*■ •*race participated in by colored ladies, there being a half dozen or more starters. The race was won by Miss Carrie Anderson* of lyirain, who was given a silk umbrella, with Mrs. Walker, of Lorain, as second, who also won an umbrella.There were two contestants in the fat. men’s race, a Cleveland party winning the prize, a $1 hat.Tn the 100 yard dash, free for all, Peirce, of the Willow Brook team.captured the prize, a box of cigars.The onlv disannointtnent was the((\V1I.11(
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Norwalk Daily Reflector
Norwalk, Ohio, US
Sat, Sep 23, 1905
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