The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-29
OGDEN PARTY
 IN MONTGOMERY
Distinguished Men from East Zlsit. ed State Capitol and We're .cn-
 dercd Informal Reception.

For three hours yesterday Montgomery had as its guests men who have achieved fame in the world of finance, art, letters. commerce and philanthrophy. They form ed the party of the Southern Education Association headed by Robert c. Ogden of New York city. which recently held conference in Athens. Ga. After the close of the conference the party began a trip through the South to visit various educational institutions.
 The party came to Montgomery pri- marily to view the historic old State house-the first capitol of the Confedera- cy. Incidentally they were shown through the State Normal school, an in- stitution which is maintained largely by the people of Alabama for the education of negroes and has 1000 pupils. The itinerary of the party is closely scheduled and their stay in Montgomery was neces- sarily limited. Several of them expressed regret that they were unable to visit the several public schools in Montgomery, but they had over-stayed their time at the State capitol and were unexpectedly delayed at the State Normal school In consequence of these delays they had to forego the pleasure of seeing the schools maintained in Montgomery for white pupils,
 Arriving in Montgomery. MT. Ogden placed himself and party in the hands of the local committee which committee requested Rev. Edgar Gardner Murphy, of Montgomery, Executive Secretary Of the Southern Educational Board, who is travelling with the party, to assume charge of the itinerary in the city. MT. Murphy assured the committee that the ladies and gentlemen from the East de- sired most of al to see the capitol Of Alabama and its historic surroundings. Naturally the capitol was the first place visited. From there the party went to the Normal school for negroes. A formal program had been arranged there but was not entirely carried out because or limited time here The atmosphere was dry the streets were dusty. the visitors were hungry and tired and 1t was de- cided that it would be preferable to snow the members of the party from the East some of the residence district or Mont somery and hurry to the rooms of the Commercial and Industrial Association where the ladies os the reception conn mittee awaited them. For these reasons all of the party did not visit any Of the public schools of the city. =.
 Fine Special Train.
 The ogden party left Athens, Ga. at l0:3O o'clock Sunday night. their objec- tive point being Calhoun, Lowndes Coun- ty twenty-seven miles south Of Mont gomery. They are traveling in SIX superb Pullman cars, the train being made lip with smoking car and nunet in front an observation car in the rear' the dining car and the sleeping cars in the middle. There are seventy-four per sons in the party. The route from Athens was by way of Atlanta thence to Montgomery over the Western road and to Calhoun by way of the Louisville and Nashville road.
 The Ogden special reached Montgom- cry at o'clock yesterday morning. AS soon as the engines could be changed here the special train took it's flight south ward to Calhoun where the party visited A school for negroes conducted by Rev. Pitt Dillingham; and Miss Charlotte R. Thorn. This school is situated in the very heart of the black belt of Alabama and the Eastern philanthropists had an onportunity of making study or the plantation negro. great numbers Of them coming into Calhoun from the rural dis- tricts Hon. John w. Abercromoie State Superintendent of Education accom- panied the party from Athens to Calhoun He said that at Calhoun the members of inc partv saw the negro in the varying phases of his career proha bly better than at any other point in the South
 Calhoun was left about II o'clock, MISS Thorn accompanying the party to Mont gomery.
 Arrive in Montgomery.
 The special train reached Montgomery inst before the city clocks sounded the noon hour. committee Of the Com mercial and Industrial Association con- sisting of the following business ane professional men were waiting al tnt Union railway station with carriages SUI hcjent to accommodate 100 persons: J L. Gaston. chairman; C. c. Abercrombie Rev. Neal L. Anderson. Francis C. Caffey Phares Coleman. Thomas H. Carr, J. M FaIkner, J. J. Flowers. J. R. Gaston, J C. Hass. ]. K. Jackson F.. E. Joseph C. X. Lanier, Jacques Loeb, w. F. Van diver and c. F. Moritz
 As the big special train pulled into tho railway station the members or the loca committee went into the car shed to gree the visitors as they alighted from thu ears One of the first persons rccog nized hy the Montgomerians was Rev Edgar Gardner Murphy, formerly recto of St Johns Episcopal Church, but nov Executive Secretary of the Southern Education Board Mir. Murphy was th happy medium through whom the mem hers of the local committee and the mem bers of the Ogden party became ac ouainted Each member of the Ogdei party was presented with an attracti ieaflet on the front page of which va shown an excellent photographic view O Court Square looking toward the capi tol The leaflet called attention 10 th various points of interest in the city.
 Members of the Party.
 Those who were on the Ogden speeia train were as follows: Robert C. Ogden partner of John Wanamaker. New HorI ,.;.y: R. II. Ogden. New York city; Pro lessor Paul H. Hanus, Harvard Univer sity; Rev. Percy Stickney Grant, Recto Church of the Ascension. New York city Rev. G. s. Dickerman, b. D., NeH Haven. Conn.,; Rev. William Godell Frost president Berea College, Berea, Ky. professor H. W. Farnam. Yale Univer sitv: D. F.. Cloyd, Teachers College: Rev I. w. Cooper, pastor First Congrega tIonal Church, New Britain. Conn: A. Frissell New York city; O. G. Villarc Evening Post, New York city; goh Crosby Brown. New York city; Rev. WI liam Adams Brown, D. D. Union Theol0 gIcaI Seminary: Mrs. Brown; Hon. Hug u Hanna Indianapolis. Ind; Rev Jamai
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