The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-23
OGDEN PARTY At TIL;
HAMPTON INSTITUTE E
Purpose Of It's Tourthe Study
of Southern Schools.
MR.. RocktFEl ER's clFT
Fund Of One Million Given fof
This Great Work.
RICHMOND PEOPLE THERE
Large Number from This City to Meet
the Party in Hampton and Return to
Richmond This Atternoon-T The
Governors Reception To-
Might've Weeks.
Itin er.ary
II. Il 4
RICHMOND PEOPLE THERE. II {: RE:

This Ogden party reached Hampton yes!
terday morning aboutes o'clock. It left
New York on q special train OF eight cars
about o'clock on Monday Afternoon and
passed through Richmond at O'Clock
Tuesday morning. The eighty well known
men and women composing this party
are the guests OF Mr.. Robert c. Ogden.
It purposes to take stwo-weeks' tour.
in the South. Its mission Is to study the
educational institutions of that section
The executive committee OF the confer
ence which has undertaken this great
work is composed OF Robert c. Ogden.
the Rev DR.. H.. b. Frisseu. Professor
Francis G. Peabody. Dr.. Charles Meserye,
DR.. Albert Shaw and w. a. Blair
The committee already has a fund OF
s1.0O0,OO0. the gift of John D. Rockefeller.
which Is available for it's purposes Be-
sides this sum. there is said TO Ss0os.0eo
more in sight to start the work.
1t was John D. Rockefeller. Jr.. who
aroused the interest of his father in the
movement for the education Of the poor
children of the South. He gave It as
his opinion that it would tend to destroy
much of the race prejudice. and ME.
Rockefeller, ST., agreeing with him, I'M
mediate1y notified the conference COM
mittee that he would give them s, 1,G00.G COO
toward the movement.
RICHMOND PARTY GO DOWN.
The Richmond Educat tional Association. q
hundred or more strong, will to-day jour.
ney to Hampton, and there Will be ats
dresses of large value anG interest tG
those connected with educational work.
Inc Richmond party will leave tbs
morning at $50 o'clock on a special
train over the Chesa peake and Ohio Rail-
road for Hampton. arriving at the 1nstl-
tutc at 1880 O'Clock.
About one hundred and fifty members
of the association will compose the
party Among them will be. Governor
and Mrs. a. J.. Montague, Lieutenant
Governor Willard and Mrs. Willard.
Acknowledgement and Mrs Anderson.
Bishop Robert Gibson and Miss Lucy
Gibson. Judge and Mrs. Minor, Judge
and Mrs keefe. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Seddon. Mrs. Albert Bruce. Mrs. "
Robbins. Mr.. and Mrs James T. Caskie.
Mr.. and Mrs. W S. Copeland, Mr.. and
Thomas Gordon. Dr.. and Mrs Upshur.
DR.. and Mrs. J.. Allison Hodges Pros
fessor and Mrs. John p Mcclure. Miss
Virginia Elicit. Dr. James Nelson. OF
the Woman's College: Professor S. C.
Dr. A. c. Chanler. Mr.. B.
Johnson. 11r- Frank P Brent. Professor
Mr.. Thomas Scott. Miss
AreutS and superintendent OF EupHG
Schools Fox. and a number Of the prin-
cipals of the Richmond public schools
AT HAMPTON
Preparations on an elaborate scale
have been made by the faculty OF the
Hampton Normal Institute for the re-
Among the speakers will be DE-. Felix
Adler. of New York: DR.. Albert Shaw.
editor of the Review OF Reviews: Rev.
Faul rockingham. of Boston: Dr-svalter
II. Page. editor of the Worlds Work:
Dr.. Hamilton Nrabie, OF the Outlook:
DR.. Luther Fl Bailey. OF Cornell Uni
yersity: DR.. Talcott Williams. OF this
Philadelphia Press, ard Governor A. L.
NIontagu of Virginia. 0 Z
After the exercises the Richmond party
accompa MED BY. the Ogden party. on theit
way to Athens. Ga. to attend the South
ern Educational Conference. wiz return
to this city. a reception will be rendered
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