The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-25

44I front of the college entrance entirely of cotton except the seats and the sup ports of the arched timber about wnicn the decorations were wound. The platform and the tower-hke entrance of the college were tastefully and beau tifully decorated Two or three nun dred school children and students ot the college were grouped upon ae .ne platform to sing America" as the Fres- idential party approached.
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 The train pulled up at the Tuskegee depot, promptly on time. S:3o T. m. A committee of the most prominent citi- xens of Tuskegee were waiting to meet him and his party with carriages Tn the party were Dr. John Massey. Presi- dent of the Alabama Conference Femaee Thomnson. w. W. Thompson. J. s. Webb. pr. L. H. Johnson. w. w. Camp bell, D. B. Laslie. w. H. Hurt and E. w.
 A second committee awaited(the com ing of MT. Roosevelt at the college doors. Its members were pr. Peterson. .C. W. Hare. pr. Provence, w F. CoDp' B. w. Walker and W. H. Crawford. q As the President swung ofI his train surrounded by his body guard of secret service men, he broke through the sheath and greeted the committee most heartily. Down North Main Street the party drove. Upon either side. the verandas were filled with ladies ana children waving flags and handker- dent seemed most anxious to respond. l. He stood up in the carriage and waved his hand at the Tuskegee people ana smiled again in response to their kinaiy welcome. Through the arches and around the square with the old court house in the center the party dasneo' the horses in trot.
 There was only one thing that went amiss from the arranged program, ana it was so unimportant that not even all members of the committee noticed IT, but some members gave 1t their atteh- tion and a smile A miniature cotton patch in full bearing had been arranged along the curved walk leading 10 .he college entrance. It was intended that the President should be given view of a plantation scene, real cotton pick CTS. picking real cotton. For that pur- pose several plantation negroes had been brought in with their sacks ana baskets.
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 But one of the negroes, anxious to do honor to the President to the pest of his ability, did not turn up Tn ms plantation clothes, but he appeared Tor cotton picking in a brand new suit or store bought clothes and spanking new straw hat, notwithstanding the day was of the crisp October variety. He had cast off his plantation clothes and appeared in just as nice suit oi store-bought clothes and just as nice straw hat as slender earnings would buy At any rate, he picked the cotton with the rest of them and old IL quite as well. ion (which was estimated to represent no Jess than $30.000, a crowd or per haps 1900 or 2.000 people had gather ed Occupying seats of honor were the members of the excellent hand or the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, led py Professor Thomas Fullan. The cry arose, Here he comes. Tne scHooi children sang America" waving hags all the while. and the band, at tne close of the song, burst into aaiI U
 The President sprang from ms car r,aea and nimbly mounted the cotton nIafform. cheer burst forth and he smiled with pleased satisfaction. The committee from the college met nim at the edge of the platform and escort cd him to the seat reserved Tor nm. He bowed and smiled repeatedly to the cheers and handclaps which greeted him. ,..
 Lining the entrance aisle of the plat form were benches containing a num- her of ladies of Tuskegee. young and old. The President glanced down and saw the ladies before the speaking be- gan. He rose to his feet, saying, T can't shake hands with all of you put I'm going out there and shake hands with some of you"
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