The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-16

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~ Prairie view next month
= " ..ia.r,ble interest among
ga, J. ..l,rea citizens of Texas,
"A the MuH h
siSa = =, work done by him at
i1ss,.,rial school, together
~ !, promote the pleasan'es'
q. ..s he races In the south,
!. ~ Aspiration Of all th0 ..sa sa
10 AZ an orator ne
9. ~. With the country's best
, ,'sa, presence and a
I'M. that falls tharmingiy
'ss,,ar., The leading lyceums
M. him listed nearly the
gaIu !; y. s.ch year. and in every
- = representative gathering
~ w. ....n,atiye Of his people. 1t
: Triumph and a great day s ior
W. ", a,sr cc,,ntry on June "a. 1896,
. ~, booker 7. Washington,
~ p,na by the side of General
IN M The head Of the United
=, TO- y receive the honorary De
NM !" y Arts from Harvard col.
1, ,S ,srst With him the plaudifs OF
es,sI DuSllu effort, though. was
rsM,, n The Cotton States and
s M. .,pcsltion, September u.s.
4. 81 xas doubly interesting be-
4. first time in the history
..s,th.t an Afro American was
~ =, o,ening Of a great National
p,sident Cleveland sent him
~ Il generalization and Clark
I'M d the Atlanta Constitution,
. n New York World as follows
I, x, .ddrsss. II do not exasger-
N IN that Professor Booker 7.
MN address yesterday was one
Y, no,sble speeches, both as to
!. "A ihe warmth OF its reception,
md % a Southern audience. 1t
snh.meking talk, and marks dis
inning poln. In the progress OF
Il, ~ and its effect in bringing
ssSts understanding between the
a hacks Of the South will be
N, The address was revelation
i. inst time that o negro orator
ss,,sa On a similar occasion before
isz iadlence.
sDde,y q inviting 4 representa-
III negro race to participate In
Al exercises was fully discussed
ia when the opening programme
n rya1ged. Some opposition was
4; On account OF the fear thai
Ehnen, was not prepared for suct
.sd step. The invitation, how,
i extended by vote of the boarc
BIZ, aud the cordial greeting which
tnee gave Washington's address
du the board made no mistake
sot a line In the address which
|srs been changed even by thu
Es.le 0. those who thought tn,
n 10 be imprudent. The who'll
III i PLATFORM Oh which the white
Nib can stand with full justice t
M
AratA was a full v!ndication iron
n.h D! % representative negro Of tn
n % spuently advanced by Grad
1E vho have agreed with him tina
~. South that the negro must tur
Akr irlend. and that his welfare
txt nsatliied with the progress G
ssa 'sple of the South that eac
sn-ally dependent upon the Other
~ IL so-called race problem
VISITED in the development of til
q Aitions growing out Of the asso
e ksen the whites and blacks {
VI The question of social equalit
a1laia as q factor in the develop
sas Foblem, and the situation
Rnsea by Washington in III
eii that In all things that al
Veal we can be as separate {
lss get one as the hand In a
nztial to mutual progress
sArsEh will do good. ana the unar
srstarsl With which It has bee
snonstraies the fact that it hi
thre good"
G'h musical programme will
10 the night Of the lecture, Jun
Auditorium, Comfortable ar
Y Irangements are being made
te audience which is expect,
1snt All the coiored ministe
l cclored men of the city a
1As with Emmett ]. Scott. wi
Mf Of the arrangements. and
Is safe 10 assume that 4
eEclty OF the commodious A.
y viii be taxed.
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