The Portland daily press., 1896-01-31

Was % Delegate to Christian Endeavor
Observation-Disclosures Feeling Over
the Mattsr-Quarters Finally Secured
in the Revere House,
Boston, January 29.-Bishop B. W.
Arnett, D. D., of Wilberforce. Ohio.
arrived IN Boston yesterday afternoon
and was met at the depot by the reception
committee of the local Christian Endeav-
or organizations, who are to celebrate the
fifteenth anniversary of the founding of
the society at Williston church, Portland,
in Mechanics Hall tonight.
1t was the intention of the COMMITTEES
who We're to entertain DIR. Arnett to
secure a room for the latter at the Adams
house during his stay in Boston, but he
ing unsuccessful, they tried the Parker
house. Young's and the Revere house,
and finally obtained head quarters for
their guest at the latter hos telry.
The committee stated that DR.. Arpett
was refused admission solely because the
was colored man.
When questioned as to the truth of he
committees story, the clerk at Young's
hotel stated that the colored man had
not been absolutely refused admission,
but was given to I'm eIstand through the
committee who represented him that they
did not care to entertain colored men,
as the regular patrons OF the hotel OBJ
jeoted to anything OF that sort. IL he had
insisted upon coming in he would have
told the committee that he could have a
room for $25 and then by the time he had
| reached the desk to register the house
would have Teen filed you know.
AT the Parker house the clerk laughed
knowingly, when asked il he had refused
admission 70 coiored man, and said
that he knew nothing about the matter.
AT the Adams house Clerk Warden
stated that it was absurd to say that
he had been refuseh admission to the
house simply because he was colored.
II Mr.. Arnett was tunred away which
is possible, said he, it was simply because
we wee oye1crowed and had no more
rooms for any one white or black. During
the day we turned away over one hun
dred applicants for rooms because we
could not accommodate them.
| Bishop Arnett was los nd seated in an
easy chair in his loom at the Revere
| house. Fee expressed surprise that he
should not be allowed to put up at GER
tain hotels in Boston. Said he: 81 have
always thought that Boston vas one OF
/ the best places Tor a colOred man to get
into, and have heard people here say SO
much against the Sbutherneis because OF
their treatment of the negro. i ana sur
prised to find the doors OF it's leading
hotels closed to the Elaok man.
| Quite sensation has been caused by
| the published statements that Bishop
| Arnett had teen refused admittance to
three of Boston S leading hotels because
of his color. This forneOon the Blsho
was besieged by visitors, rlany of them
Of prominence in the city and state who
called to express their indignation at the
humiliation he was subjected to. The
| Bishop deprecated the stir that had been
made over the matter, although he ex-
pressed considerable surprise at the treat
ment he received, particularly in Boston,
| where he felt sure OF courtesy.
Among his callers at the Revere house
today were General Secretary Baer OF the
United Society of Christian Endeayor and
Archibald M. Howe, president of the
Middlesex Unitarian club
| Bishop Arnett is a tail man of fine
presence and very intellectual appear
ance, and has often been spoken of as
second only to Frederick Doulgass as an
orator and leader in his race. he is in
timately connected with numerous relig-
| ious and educational institutions in Ohio
4 There is talk of formal protest against
the treatment Of DR.. ATnett being
adopted at the Christian EndeaYor meet
/ ing tonight.