The Washington times., 1905-10-24

TUsKEGEE INSTITUTE, Ala, Oct
A--President Roosevelt reached the
grounds Of the Tuskegee Normal and
Industrial Institute at $50 O'Clock tb,s
morning and after brief stop In the
town OF Tuskegee. where he was re-
ceiyed by the mayor and other disttn-
guished citizens OF Alabama, he spoke
warmly and felicitously from platform
In the grounds OF the Girls College To-
Gated here
The Presidents train was then carried
directly Into the grounds of the instt-
tute. over It's private track whics; con-
meets with the main line.
From IL o'clock last night until morn
ing great crowds of country peopIa
white and black. have been coming from
all sections OF the surrounding terri
tory to Tuskegee. A variegated assert
ment OF nondescript vehicles. of manv
kinds. Were cared for by the Institute
In an immense enclosure The Presi-
dent was driven by this motley colIec-
tion and seemed to greatly enjoy ths
sight
Received by Washington.
The President was received by Princl-
pal Booker T. Washington and members
OF the institute board or trustees and
faculty He then entered a finely buiIt
carriage. made by students OF thu
school. and drawn by horses raised at
the school. and driven bu a student In
the schools uniform. Four other car
riages. also made by the students. in
which members Of the Presidential party
were seated. followed The party at
once proceeded to an elaborately decor
ated reviewing stand. erected In front Of
the office building. surmounted by the
Presidents flag
Immediately the educational and in
dustrtal parade. upon which the stu
dents and teachers have for several
weeks been at work, started. First
came the Institute Band. led by Ebert
B. Williams, bandmaster, member of
the Ninth Cavalry. United States Army
which saw service with the Presi-
dents Rough Riders ar Santiago-who
is detailed by the War Department to
Tuskegee. followed by the nearly i.5oa
students OF the school in two divisions;
the young men uniformed in blue suits
with brass buttons. white gloves. and
cadet caps, led by Major J. B. Ramsey.
and then the young women, uniformed
in blue dresses trimmed with red braid
and wearing blue straw braid hats, led
by Miss Jane E. Clark, dean OF the
woman.s department. each bearing Q
stalk of sugar cane. tipped with a cot
ton boil, both raised In the schools
agricultural experiment stations.
Floats in Line.
Immediately behind the student body
came a series OF sixty-one floats. repre-
senting the various phases OF the work
OF the academic department and the
thirty-seven Industrial divisions OF the
school. The school was able TO put in
evidence, IN this way. examples OF the
work being carried on in all the de-
partments. OF the floats representing
the academic, agricultural. mechanical.
and the girls industries. the most strik-
ing perhaps, were the following:
The broommaking and basketry float
displayed girls at work winding straw
on broom handles by hand machinery,
also pressing and sewing brooms and
cleaning OF old broom handles for the
purpose OF putting new straw. The
decorations on this float represented the
basketry work. The roof was matched
with pine straw: draperies of corn.
| sweet gum balls. and China berries were
used and the sides below the rioor We're
covered with broom straw. Unique also
I was the exhibition of Indian baskets
baskets. rsaffia, bead. and shuck belts,
brooms. bead purses, African purses.
ia sfia hats. etc
The millinery float showed the making
of uniform hats used by the girls in the
school; four girls were at work trim
ming. draping and trying on hats. The
new shade of silk. the Alice blue. was
exhibited made up into a girale and col