Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-02-23
Military Band and Big Chorus Lead
Music for the Occasion.
BOOKER WASHINGTON PLEADS FOR NEGRO
Time has Come for DiSpassiopate Convention
to Settle Color War
ROME ALSO OBSERVES DAY FITTINGLN
Religious scrupIcs Make Fetes InfOr-
mnI, but Embassy Reception II
Held and Dinners Are
Given Afterwards.

NEW AOIhht ttDs E1t-N HbulnBlOu
birthday was observed here by special serv-
ices OF patriotic societies, and many cler-
gymen made the anniversary the subject
OF their sermons
The Sons Of the Revolution of the state
Of New York had it's thirteenth annual
service In the Presbyterian church. At
Carnegie hall a patriotic mass meeting was
conducted under the auspices OF the west
side branch Of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association. Patriotic airs were
rendered by the Seventh regiment
band and the New York festival cho-
rus of 800 voices, the audience Joining in
the national anthem and the battle hymn
Of the republic.
Booker T. Washington was the orator at
a memorial meeting held tonight in the
Academy OF Arts and Sciences.
Convention 10 settle Race War.
The speaker devoted his addresses to the
consideration of the race problem and said
In part:
Unlike the Indian the original Mexican
or the Hawaiian, the negro, so far from
dying out when In contact with a stronger
and different race, has continued to increase
in numbers to such an extent that whereas
the race entered bondage twenty in num-
Der, there are now more than 100000 So,
want to emphasize the truth that whether
we are OF northern or southern birth;
face firmly the stubborn fact that in bon
5Rge and In freedom the negro, in spite OF all
predictions TO the contrary, has continued
year by year to increase In numbers until
he now forms about one-seventh or the
entire population and there is no sign that
.he same ratio of increase will not hold
Bood in the future. Further than this,
despite ell the changing. uncertain condi-
tions through which the race has passed,
and is passing. you will find that every
year since the black man came into this
country he has made a steady gain in &C
fuiirfnR skill and habits of In
dustry, education and Christian character;
To deal practically and directly with the
ings of history and the result of everyday
observation should convince us that we
uhall make our most enduring progress by
aging the foundations carefully. patiently,
m the. ownership of the soil, the exercise OF
habits OF economy. the saving OF money, money,
OF hand and head and the. cultivation Oh
Christian vlrtles
l cannot believe, will not believe, that
IL country that invites into its midst every
type of European from the highest TO the
dregs Of the earth. and gives these comers
couragement, will refuse to accord the
same protection and announcement TO its
nlack citizens The negro seeks no special
privileges. All he asks is opportunity, that
Inc same law which is made by the white
man and applied TO the one race be applied
with equal certainty and exactness to the
other. .,
either social or national, with the shotgun
the torch and by lynchings has passed. An
appeal to such methods Is not worthy OIL
either race. believe the time has come
and 1 believe IT is a perfectly pTa.caieSsl .niS.a,
thing, when a group Of reRresentaSsi'y,e LS,s',e
men and negroes should meet and consider
with calmness and business sagacity the
whole business Viewed from every stand
Day IL Kept I'm Rome.
ROME, Feb 22.-Beautlful. springlikC
weather prevailed here today, and some o
the Americans houses were bedecked will
the Stars and Stripes.
Because OF Washngton's birthday falling
on a Sunday, some objections were mad'
TO holding receptions today. These obtec
tions, however, were smoothed away b!
making the reception at the United state
embassy a purely informal affair, at whicl
tea was served II was a most enjoyable
affair, and the 600 Americans present In
n cIuded DR.. Nevln, rector of the Episcopa
V church, DR.. William Burt, head OF tn
' American Methodist missions in Europe
bishop Burke OF st. Joseph, Mo-; Monsigno
Farrelli, director OF the American college
Monsignor Robert Seton, the prothonotar
apostolic delegate: Colonel Tillman Of Wes
Point. Mr. and Miss Choate, Mr.. and Mrs
Prescott Lawrence Of New York. Mrs. Fran
Morris Avery of New York, Mr.. and Mrs
Dudley Hickman OF Boston, Allison Ar
mour OF New York and Mr.. and Mrs. sey
mour.
The Chinese minister. with tbs stan Q
the legation, also attended as a complimen
10 the United States.
The American college gave a dinner l
honor OF the day, at which toasts wer
drunk to the pope and President Roose
welt.
DIT. Nevin also gave a dinner tonight
several members Of the Loyal Legion, In
cluding General Sawtelle, General Cloi
General Ripley Cole Pole and Major AT
bott. The American and French ambass'
dors and Bston Blame. formerly Italian mir
lister at Washington, we're also among th
guests