The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-26
REFUSED BY THE TROY HOTELS.
The Calling Experiences of the Fisk Jubilee
Singers.

The Calling Experiences of the Fisk Jubilee
Singers.
Syracuse IN. 70 Special.
The Fisk Jubilee Singers, who began a two
nights engagement here last evening, are an
nounced for Christmas entertainment at Troy,
under the usual condition Of a money forfeiture
in the event of their failure to appear. Arrange
ments were made early in the season, including
contract with III. K. Bush, of the Revere
House, for boarding and lodging the company.
Word has just been received by their manager
that, being colored people, their patronage is not
desired at that hotel and that other houses in
the city have also declined to furnish accommo-
dations. AS a result, they will, in order to full
fill their engagement, be forced to look for shelter
in private residences, and the following adver-
tisement has accordingly been sent to the Troy
papers:
WANTED. - Accommodations for the Fisk Uni
versity Jubilee Singers-thirteen Christian men and
women. The principal hotels have refused to enter
tain these people on account Of their color Anyone
having suitable accommodations address h. Cushing
Troy N. Y"
OF the original company that started from
Fisk School, now Fisk University, at Nash
Jennie Jackson Hart Mrs. Maggie l.. Porter
Cole and Miss Georgia Gordon. Most of the
present members, however joined the organiza-
tion as early AS 1875 since which time two trips
have been made to Europe. To a Times CORE
spondent this evening member of the company
said:
Insults like that thrown upon us by the
illiberal Trojans are rather CALLING at the pres
have had to put up with similar and even
worse indignities again and again, and have
become hardened to them, to some
thing inevitable at times under the existing
regulations of American society. Some of our
worst experiences have been endured in the
Nations own capital. We began with this
sort of thing, and have kept it with ever since.
AT Chillicothe, H., we gave our first paid con-
cert, and the proceeds were given to the suffer
ers by the great Chicago fire. but we were re-
fused accommodations In two hotels and OBJ
tanned shelter in the third only on condition that
we should hide ourselves from the other guests.
At Springfield ILL.,. the home of Abraham Lin
coin, few years ago. we were also ostraclsed,
but the people, resenting the outrage gave us
magnificent welcome. and ex- Governor Palmer
received US as guests into his own house At
GAINESVILLE. o., six of our girls had to sleep one
night in single room over she'd with nothing
but their water proofs for covering and at Ere
mont, the home of ex-President Hayes,
we were subjected to gross in
dignities. All through New Jersey we have
been treated more shamefully than we ever
were in Southern State. One of the most gall
ing experiences in our whole experience was at
Princeton, under the shadow of the great uni
versity. At Newark we were once turned out of
doors. and have never been able to obtain hotel
accommodations there since. Our worst expe-
riences in this State have been at Albany, where
we were once ordered away from the luncn-
counter at railway station. l might multiply
similar instances almost without number On
the other hand, we have been recipients of most
distinguished attentions from all classes in
Great Britain and on the continent. The slave
songs have been sung before nearly every throne
in Europe, and the singers have sat as guests at
the tables of the noblest houses in England, Ire
land, Scotland, France, Germany and Austria.
With such remembrances to look back upon,
and with other equally pleasant "reminiscences
of roll off fond to frpo wit
tempt the petty indgnities offered by the Troy
publicans"