The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-27
R00SEVELT'S PARTY
HAD NEGRO GUESTS.
SOUTHERN PEOPLE LEFT THE WHITE
HOUSE IN SHAME WHEN NEGROES
WE'RE DISCOVERED.
Superlative Indignation Expressed III
Washington Down the Line Of Guests
In Waiting Negroes Faces
SuffuSed with SmileS-Beamed
on BluShiug Women.
BY Milt Saul to Atlanta journal. i

Soutberners who attended the re
ception at the white house last nigh
fairly boiled over with indignation
when they encountered two negro mer
and three negro women, all in eve
ming clothes, among the guests who
had assembled to greet the judiciary
at the invitation Of President Roose
velt.
AS soon as they realized the situa.
tion, the southerners with their wives
withdrew from the reception and to.
day their indignation is expressed
in most emphatic terms all over
Washington.
The negroes who we're accorded
social equality by Roosevelt were
Judson Lyons and his wife, of Au.
gusta, Ga; John l.. Dancey, his
wife, and another negro who came as
Dancey's guest.
The resentment which arose over
the Booker Washington dinner is
but ripple compared to that which
RACES IN Washington as a result of
the incident last night at the dinner
party. Only the president was
thrown in the company of negro at
the Washirton dinner, but last night
hundreds of his guests whose in.
stincts and breeding have held them
above social intercourse with the
negro were forced to stand in line
behind them and then to stand side
by side with them in the densely
crowded east room after shaking
hands with the president.
FIRST TIME IN HISTORY.
1t is the first time in the history of
the white house that negro woman
has accepted an invitation as a guest.
Since the incident follows 80 close on
the heels of ths storm which followed
the presidents appointment of the
negro Crum at Charleston and his
defense of the negro postmaster at
lndianolo, Minnie Cox, there are
many who are ready to believe the
whole affair WAS deliberately planned
as a rebuke to those southerners who
have criticised the presidents evi-
dent affection for the negro.
The negroes we're among the first
to reach the presidents receiving
party after the members of the in.
dietary had shaken his hand. In
the receiving party we're Mrs. Roose-
velt and the presidents daughter,
Miss Alice Roosevelt.
Dancy was the first of the negroes
to grasp Roosevelt's hand. The two
bowed as they clasped hands and
then the president extended his
usual greetings:
81 am delighted to meet you to-
night, Mr.. Dancy."
Then came the negro women, who
got the same greetings and after
them came Lyons, who paused for q
moment or two and carried on a
conversation with Roosevelt
In the meantime the uecrocs
ahead of HIM had passed on down
the receiving line and were bowlng
and smiling at the ladies' in line.
LADIES TURN THEIR FACES.
Several ladies, it must be said
turr"d aside and would not notice
the darkies.
Lyons soon followed and ioined
his party in the east room, where
nearly a thousand guests were as
sembled
'' bBtOOR themselves t(
conspicuous corner and remained
to themselves for the remainder O.
the evening.
Among the otha, guests the storm
vas brewing as the negroes wer,
marching down the line toward tn,
president.
One southern congressman, who
had his wife and daughter with him
observed the blacks ahead of him
He left the line with tho ladies, hnr
RED to tho cloak room, and after 80
cnring their wraps, left the place
| Others followed them rapidly unit
two score or more had withdrawn.