The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-30

Natalie Curtis, New York, n. Y; Mr..
Edward II. Clement Boston, Mass;
DR.. julius d. Dreher, Washington, ID.
c.; Mrs. l.. r. Dashiell, Richmond,
Va; DR.. Edward T. Devine, New
York, n. Y; DIR. and Mrs. A. >.
Draper, Albany N. Y; Mr.. John
Emlen, New York, n. Y; DIR. Robert
Fraser, Washington, d. c.; Mr.. A. S.
Frissell, New York, n. Y; Rev. and
Mrs H. b. Frissell; Rev. and Mrs.
Paul r. rockingham, Boston, Mass;
Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson Fowler, New
York, n. Y; Mr.. and Mrs Henry w.
Farnam, New Haven, Conn.,; Mrs.
James w. Hazzlehurst, New York, n.
Y: Miss M. w. Huntington, New
York, N. Y; Mrs. Archibald Hopkins,
Washington, d. c.; Mrs. Charles b.
Hewitt, Brooklyn, N. Y. Miss Hewitt,
Brooklyn, n. Y; Rev. and Mrs. A. B.
Kinsloving, Brooklyn, N. Y; Mr..
Dwight Kellogg, New York, N. Y;
Mr.. and Mrs Hammond Lamont New
York, n. Y; Miss Morris, Philadel-
phia, Pa; Mrs. B. B. Munford, Rich
mond, Va. Miss Ellen Mason, Boston,
Mass. l. Miss Ida Mason; Boston, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. e. Macy, New York,
N. Y; DR.. and Mrs. e. K. Mitchell,
Hartford, Conn; Mrs. A. j. Monta-
que. Richmond Va; DR.. and Mrs. S.
c. Mitchell, Richmond, Va; Mr. and
Mrs. w. r. Moody, East Mortified,
Mass; Miss l.. f. Mccoy New York,
n. Y; DR.. and Mrs. st. Clair Nc
Kelway, Brooklyn, N. Y; Miss Mott,
Washington, d. c.; Mr.. r. t. Paine,
Boston, Mass; DR.. l.. s. Rowe, Phila
delphia, Pa; Miss Lydia Redmond,
New York, N. Y; Mrs. John r.
Saunders, Richmond, Va; Mrs. Geo.
F. Seward, New York, N. Y; Miss
Anna L. Seward, New York, N. Y;
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry l.. Schmeltz,
Hampton, Va; Mr.. and Mrs. j. CT.
Thorp, Cambridge, Mass; Miss Mary
Lamar Turpin, Philadelphia. Pa; Mr.
Willie d. Wood. New York, N. Y;
Mr. James Wood, New York, N. Y;
Miss Wood, New York, n. Y; Mr..
and Mrs. Howard O. Wood, New
York, N. Y. Mrs. William Potter Will
son, Philadelphia, Pa.
a Modest Genial Lot
Personally, these people are almost
without exception devoid of the mad
dening patronage which has come to
seem to the Southern man to be a
certain attribute of the Northern tray
eler in the South They are simple,
earnest people taking themselves stu
diously. They are intensely curious
and hunt for facts with cormorant-
ike aVldlty. 10 the people OF COlufn-
bia, they showed themselves as
friendly equals, dignified, free of aifec-
tation and appreciatve of their en-
tertainment and pleased with the city
What has been said above about the
purpose of the conference came from
members of this party, endorsed by
the Southern members who were in
Columbia in great numbers. The
animating theory on which these
people are working is, it is true,
universal education, which includes
the negro naturally If the negro
was mentioned, however except Incl
dentaIly / heard nothing of it. nor
did any OF the voluminous reports of
the Columbia or Charleston papers
mention the fact.
About all the conference means is
to encourage educational thought and
promote sympathy and understanding
and acquaintance between the people
of the two sections. AS ] have indi-
Gated the Northern men concerned
are learners. And the thing that
they seem to have learned
best is that the South is not in the
temper or the need of outside inter-
ference. AS far as they can, the