The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-03
DAY At
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The Ogden Party and Many
Ricllmonders At
tend.
BOOKER WASHINGTON SPEAKS
Singing Of Native Songs BY.
Indians in Uniform
Feature.
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Especial From staff Correspondent.)
\ HAMPTON, VA, May 2.--This was
virginia Day at tho Normal School.
The Ogden party arrived yesterday anu
this morning a largo party of Virginians
arrived on a special train from Rlchnond.
The train was provided by the Hampton
Institute, and the guests were invited
by the Richmond Education Association,
Messrs, B. B. Valentine and Herbert Fun
ston were in charge Of the train. When
the party arrived at Hampton about II
o'clock and were brought to the insti-
tute In electric cars, especially provided
for the occasion. Arrived at the insti-
tute the visitors were conducted through
the various departments OF the school
and were intensely interested in the
modes OF Instruction At noon the stu
dents, boys and girls, marched to the
dining hall to the music OF the students
band The visitors then went in and saw
the students at their midday meal, after
which they went into another hall where
q delicious lunch was served by the still
dents. II r..
A GOOD ILLUSTRATION.
No better Illustration Of the splendid
training and discipline Of this fine insti-
tuition could we'll be given than the man
ner in which this lunch was cooked and
served. " 1T was a large company, but
there was no sort Sof confusion. The ser
vice was faultless. While at lunch. the
guests from the North and the guests
from tho South exchanged greetings and
snapped views and the social intercourse
was most agreeable. 1t was an occa-
sion OF good cheer, and good fellowship.
And yet there was sadness in the hearts
of many-sadness that the gentle and
penial Purvis was not present as usual
to smile upon the guests and dispense
the hospltalities Of the institution But
there was sweet remembrance 8of him
end sorrowful regret that his face would
be seen no more , ~ HI.
SSs ENTERTAINING PROGRAMME.
After lunch the whole com pany asse m
bled In tho public hall where the fol-
lowing programme was rend cred
# Opening service; Plantation songs;
Changed Ideas OF Farming, y. Enoch
Blanton, Rice Depot. Va. Agriculture,
,o5; What Hampton Has Meant to Me,
Frances E. Boiling, Farmville. Va, Do
nestle Science '05; Indian Songs: Cradle
Songs OF the Pawnee. Arapahoe and Hopi,
BY Indian Girls; Feather Dance Song OF
the senecas, Ceremonial Song OF the
Sioux, Love Song OF the Apaches, by In
dian Boys; Tho Indian as a Mechanic,
Charles Doxson, Onondaga,,s N: VI: Trade,
,o5; Il Addresses by, John Graham Brooks,
| Book err r., Washing tons and others.
The singing OF the Indians dressed IN
| Observation-Disclosures was Almost attractive
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BOOKER WASHINGTON.
| Among the speeches, that OF Booker
| washington was, OF course. the special
attraction as few OF the visitors had
great curiosity to hear him., The type
written COPY Of his address as. furnished
the newspapers was as follows:
There Is no spot save one. and nc
State save one that are $50 dear to me
as Hampton, Institute and the State 5ol
Virginia Atithe ono I received my educa
ton, and in the other - was born.
have always been proud I Of the fact tina
j am a Virginian and o Southerner.
man is more loyal to the State Of his
birth than am. 5
Such a gathering as this Is fraught witt
| the deepest interest and encouragement
We are sometimes inclined to grow dis
couraged that greater progress has no
been made In the South. When we wit
| ness such a scene as this, where aIt
gathered Northern men, Southern mel
and coored men. all having in view thu
common object of furthering the interes
OF the whole South, repeat, 1t is Jar
| occasion Of the greatest encouragement
| and satisfaction. When we consider al
the trials through which the South ha:
passed during the last dozen years, thu
wonder is that we have accomplisho,
so much rather than that we have. accom-
pllshcd SO little There have been thos'
who for years have predicted q war II
the South betweenhthe races; + but no ucl
war has taken place, and, in my opin
ion. is not likely.,fto occur, Il but we RI
united in our effort to, make war II upot
Ignorance, crime and immortality.
n. FlTZHUGH Ice .5.
The black citizens of Virginia, ant
of the South, do not forget that at thIi
| hour one Of the noble and one Of tn,
most generous of Virginias sons has re
Gently been taken away by death. Gen
cral Fitzhugh Lee was type Of tn
Southern man who was generous and jus
TO the negro, and in whom my race hat
the greatest faitlL 81
/ We hope that the future generation wi
| produce scores of other Virginlans Of hi
kind. In proportion as such men are pro
| duced, In the same proportion Will pcuc
/ and good will be maintained between tn
races.
The people Of this country must be pa
tIent with my race. while 1t is passinl
through tho transition period. The won
i der Is that It has been 80 leYel-headet
and so self-controled through all Of tn
various stages through which It has bee
passing during the last three or four de
cndcs. t N 81
BEGIN AT HOME. @
1t Is with my race'as with an individual
the best place to begin the effort to max
aud fcaf Ia
where the race is-to begin with the mat
ters in hand. For example. we have con
troll in a very large measure all OF thu
domestic, agricultural and mechanical