Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-24

Tuskegee Institute, Ala. Oct 24.- President Roosevelt reached the grounds of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial institute after a brief stop ill the town of T1Iskegee, where he was received by the mayor and other distinguished citizens of Alabama. The presidents train was brought di- rectly into the grounds of the insti- tute over its private track. From mid night until this morning great crowds of country people, white and black were arriving in all kinds of vehicles from all sections surrounding Tuske- gee
 The president was received by Prir- cipal Booker T. Washington and mem hers of the institute board of trustees and faculty He then entered car riage made by the students of the school, drawn by horses raised at the school and driven by student in the school uniform Four other carriages. also made by the students, in which were seated other members of the presidents party. followed. The party proceeded immediately to an elabor- ately decorated stand in front of the office building, surinounted by the presidents flag From this point he viewed the educational and industrial parade, which was headed by the Ili- stitute hand led by Randmaster FL bert B. Williams. Of the Ninth |. S. Icavalry. wanO had been detailed to Tus- kegee by the war department. Then came 1.500 students Of the school in two divisions: the young men uni formed in blue suits. with brass but tons, white gloves and cadet caps. The young women wearing blue dresses. trimmed with red braid. and wearing blue straw braid hats, followed. each hearing a stalk of sugar cane topped with a cotton ball. all raised in the schools agricultural experiment sta |tion.
 Immediately behind the student body came sixty-one floats. representing the various phases of work of the acad- emy department and the thirty-seven industrial divisions of the school. After the parade had passed and the students. faculty and visitors were re nairing to the chapel. the presidential party was driven about the grounds and was shown the extent of work being carried on by the institute. 1hen to the chapel the party was taken, where the students led by the insti- |tute choir of 150 voices. sang a num- her of plantation melodies; Principal
 Booker T. Washington theu presented the nresident in the following worlds.
 "This is a great daT for the Tuske-
 zee Normal and Industrial institnte;
 foo great to be described by words.
 We have gathered to hear but cne
 ynice: to see but one face.
 "In presenting our guest to the stu
 dents. teachers and citizens. l must
 moi omit to express the gratitude felt
 hv the people of the Tuskegee insti'
 tnte and by the people of both races
 in this section of Alabama Tor the
 honor which has been conferred upon
 them. That the chief magistrate oI
 our beloved republic of S0.OOo,OUo peo-
 nle deemed it good and wise to in'
 clude Tuskegee institute in his trip
 through the south and spend rev
 hours seeing the work we are doihg
 here brings to the heart of every man
 and woman of our race in this country
 " "L dacrae of encouragement and insplr-
 ation which it is impossibe TOT an!
 American citizen, not Of our raee' to
 fully appreciate.
 My friends without further Worus
 of mine. l have the pleasure and the
 honor of presenting to you the presi-
 dent of the United States, Hon Theo-
 dore Roosevelt"