Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-04-05
Washington Letter.

'fTestimonial to Hon. Geo. H.. White,
at the Metropolitan A. NJ. E. church,
Friday evening, March %, 1902
Surely those who Witnessed the tes-
t'monial to Hon. George H. White,
member 56th congress-, Second con-
gressional district of North Carolina,
on the above date, went away from
the meeting filled with more moral
courage, and manhood than ever be-
fore.
This testimonial was given by the
National Memorial Home Associa-
tom and the "Citizens of the District
of Columbia"
The spacious auditorium was filled
with an appreciative audience.
DR.. A p. Miller presided and made
a few remarks in the opening of the
Exercises. -...-.'..-, -.
A fitting Invocation was made by
Rev. !. B. Smith of South Carolina. =.
Musical selections were rendered
during the evening by the choir of
the church, under the leadership of
Prof. j. T. Layton and by the Aeolian
Mandolin and Guitar Club.
Several testimonial letters were
read by Miss Ottie NJ. Brooks. Many
of them were from senators and GOV
ernment officers.
DR.. j. Albert johnson, pastor of
Metropolitan A. NJ. f. church, was
then introduced to make few re-
marks on testimonials. He said:
: "Miss Brooks has covered the ground
so fully on said subject that there is
nothing left for me to says His re-
marks were timely and full of sound
sense; speaking particularly of the
moral courage that it must have re-
quired for the Hon. Geo. H. White to
present plea for a race that has
been prescribed against for so many
years.
Prof. Kelly Miller spoke for How
ard University, and with great pride
he pointed to Mr.. White as product
of Howard University. Prof. Miller's
favorite passage of scripture that he
quoted throughout his address was,
"Shall these dry bones live again?"
eyes, these dry bones shall live again
and shall be clother with flesh"
Prof. Jessie Lawson made a brief
speech, also Rev. w. H. Brooks, d. D.,
pastor of Nineteenth Baptist
church.
Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, presi-
dent of the National Association of
Colored Women, spoke on "Our Wo.
men," It was logical and mixed with
humor
The next speaker introduced was
Hon. John P. Green, superintendent
United States Stamp Agency. His
speech captivated the house. One of
the former speakers said in the
corrse of his remarks that "this is a
white mans country" Mr.. Green
seized this clause and riddled it to
pieces. He said that the white and
black man worked side by side and
made this country what it is today
The black man titled the ground
planted cotton, gathered it, and all
the work that has been done in the
United States, has been accomplished
by the white man and the black man.
No other race plase SO important a
part, outside of the white man, in
the affairs of state, as the black man.
The Chinaman is not counted, the In.
OIill Is lloO COullbCu, lOl UIlC
are not counted, but the struggle is
between the white man and the black
man. He took his seat amid the
waving of handkerchiefs, loud cheer
ing and great applause by both col
ored and white.
DR.. W. S. Montgomery, superintend
ent of Colored Schools, spoke for the
"Public School,"
DR.. w. J. Howard, pastor of Zion
Baptist church, spoke on "a Word"
Mr.. John W. Pope, of Rich Square
N. c., delivered presentation ad
dress in behalf of the "Cons tituents
of the Second Congressional District
of North Carolina" The present wa.
a silver berry set.
Miss Ella NJ. Boston, superintend
ent of the National Memorial Home
Association" delivered presenta
tion address in behalf of said associ