Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-17
WELCOME TO CUMMINGS.
Colored Baltimorean Guest Of Honor at
BANQUET Last Night.


of the District of Columbia gathered at
the colored Odd Fellows Hall on M street
last evening, the occasion being ban
ouet in honor of Mr.. Harry Sythe Cum
mings of Baltimore. Mr.. Cummings had
the distinction of being present as a dele
gate at the national republican conven-
tion held in Chicago last June, ana was
the man chosen to second the nomination
of President Roosevelt on behalf OF the
colored race He is the first colored man
to be elected to the city council OF BATH
more and is one of the two colored men
who have graduated from the Maryland
Law School.
The only white man present at the DIM
ner last evening was DR.. Robert Reyonrn'
one of the two delegates from the Dis
trict to the national republican conven-
ton, and now member Of the republican
national committee, representing the DIS
trict. Lieut.. r. E. s. Toomey was toast
master and Mr.. Cummings was intro
duced by Prof. Kelly Miller of Howard
University.
IF l performed the task imposed upon
me at Chicago with any degree OF salts
faction to you" said Mr.. Cummings, ut
was but the performance of my duty to
my race and party. 1t was an honor In
that republican convention, composed of
the brains of the country. to take an
active part and to give expression of my
ident of the United States.
I'VE are now ushered into a campaign
bringing more menaceS to the colored
race than any campaign since our race
was accorded it's freedom. At no time
since the negro first enjoyed suffrage has
a campaign been fraught with more sig
nifcance than this. If the enemy is de-
termined in one thing, it is to nullify the
regard for the protection given us by the
fifteenth amendment, they have pushed
the fight to the north.
I'VE have felt it already in Maryland
and its shadow was seen but the other
day in West Virginia. Who can tell but
that it will next appear in Delaware or
New Jersey? Therefore. 1 say, at no time
have our rights been assailed as now
and you ought to be Industrious that
those who are our friends may be sue
ceSSful a the polls
Fortunate we are that Theodore Roose-
Welt is President of the United States He
above all other men who have taken the
oath or office. has carried out that oath to
the letter We misunderstood and under
estimate Mr.. Roosevelt if We think he is
only the friend of the colored man; he is
the friend of humanity; he is the friend
OF the downtrodden, be he negro, Jew or
Gentle. He believes in according to every
man his rights.
IF you would be faithful to the bones
OF your fathers. moldering beneath the
SOD, and true to the future generations
you Will do all in your power to see that
President Roosevelt is elected
Without Theodore Roosevelt as Presi-
dent of the United States that dark cloud
which threatens desolation to the coIored
race would be without a silver lining
President Roosevelt is the charm for every
woe as far as the colored man is con-
cerned today"
Those present were Mr.. Cyrus Fields
Adams, Mr.. Henry H. Banks Mr. Paul
n. Bray, Mr. James c. Burlls. Mr.. E. F.
Cooper. DR.. A: NJ Curtis, Rev S. l.. Cor
rothers, Mr.. John c. Dancy, Prof T. NJ
Dent, Major c. A. Fleetwood, Mr.. John
Fernandis. Dr. l.. H. Harris, Rev Edward
II. Hunter, Mr. VIM. H. Hurd, Mr.. Willis
I: Menard, Mr.. John Minor, Mr.. D. d.
Moore, Mr.. Archie b. Mckenny Mr.. A. H.
Matthews, Mr.. VIM. I. Mckinney, Mr.
John Fl: Paynter, DIR. Robert Reyburn
Prof. Alexander s. Richardson Mr. Rob-
ert d. Rhea, Lieutenant James H. Smith,
Lieutenant George c. Smith, Rev O. j. w
scott Mr. Joseph II. Stewart, Judge Robt
II. Terrell, Lieutenant r. E. S. Toomey.
Mr. Leon Turner, DR. ]. e. Williams
Mr. Hiram Watty, ex-Representative Geo
II. White and Mr.. ]. II. Turner.