The San Francisco call., 1903-01-09
Famous COIOred Edu=
Gator Is Warmly
Received.

A Q San Francisco was af-
forded the spectacle last night
III Of a vast audience, comprising
heads OF churches. leading
- lights in intellectual clubs and
people Of culture and refine
ment generally, gathered TO
listen 70 the words of a negro, who had
taught himself to read by the light OF a
coal miners torch. This man was
Booker T Washington, who came to
plead the cause of his race
Plain Of feature. shambling in gesture,
with stopped shoulders and the charac-
teristic dialect Of the negro. only slight
" modified, this rough man in his i'll
fitting evening dress swayed his au-
dience with his every word and gesture.
Quotations from Shakespeare, from
Burns and the Psalms fell from his lips
as readily as the dialect anecdotes of his
own people.
The arrival Of this colored man whom
President Roosevelt has especially hon
ored was characterized by a lack of os-
tentation. typical of the great negro
leader When he stepped off the 4:1O
train from PaIo Alto four of his own
race were there to greet him and escort
him to the Russ House, which is to be
his stopping place during his stay in the
city.
Captain William T. Shuey. T. B. Nor
ton. T. A Brown and William f. Ford
Of the Afro-American Alliance were the
first 10 shake the hand of Washington
at the depot, whence they accompanied
him to the hotel. where DR.. Fred T.
Burk and Mrs. Burk, president of the
Association Of Collegiate Alumnae, ex-
tended greeting in behalf Of the organi-
cation under whose auspices the great
negro spoke.
BY s o'clock the crowd began to gather
at the Mechanics Pavilion, where Mr..
Washington delivered his address. When
tho doors were opened at 7:3O the throng
filled every available bit of seating ca
pacity in the hall. and many were forced
to stand in the aisles.
Upon the platform a representative
collection Of personages were seated. Be
sides Mrs. F. T. Burk, Mrs. John Swift
and other prominent club women all the
members Of the School Board were there
seated. as well as Colonel Cox, Rabbi
Voorsanger, Bishop W. F. Nichols.
Bishop Hamilton and Rev. DR.. Clam
pett.
OF the clubs which co-operated in the
efforts Of the Collegiate Alumnae repre-
sentatives Of the following were upon
the platform:
California Century. Claiming Auxiliary.
Congregational Corona Contemporary Daugh-
ters OF the American Revolution. Fortnightly
Forum. Jewish Womens Council, Laurel Hall
Merchants Association. Mills. Pacific Coast
Women's Press Association. PhfIon1ath Pres
bytertan Ministerial Union. Schoolrna sters'
Schumann. SorOsis. Stanford Alumni OF San
Francisco. Susan B. Anthony. Teachers Uni
tartan University, Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION.
After considerable delay Mayor Schmitz.
who was president Of the evening, intro
duced Mr.. Washington with the following
words:
II is my pleasure to act as chairman at this
great assemblage in honor Of Booker T Wash
ington. take this opportunity as representa-
tive OF the entire people Of this city to extend
"a him a cordial welcome. Ny few words of
welcome would be Of little worth were II not
for this vast concourse which speaks for
itself.
His Honor then explained that President
Wheeler Of the University of California
who was to have made some Introductory
remarks was detained in the south and
he forthwith introduced Booker 7. Wash
ington.