The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-12-03
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Eight Thousand People Witness I1
Y. MIC. A. Building Cor S
President RooseyeIt Receives TumnItuous AppIauI
- MacFarland, TIL Former Eefnsr The Chief 81 n
Many Other Mep OF Prominence witness < &
- Marking q New Ezra for the Negroes of III EFsS


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ne took his seat, and con II D1ISB5| n
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crowd upon the pIatf foTi I, Ss
THE; Man mind tjsS y S9S
Immediately after 4 the 3pfeDfdx S.
had finished speak hi ke 4
steel @trowel, with a WotlfA Ans sffl III psS
the property OF Al i 5lfIarE .sfSst III ys
ored briaklayer, and a d hse hse A u SS1Rs| b
same Instrument that }S$$ M drs1
uses every day In his 3cwofk /, ,S tSS
spread out the first mortar. 4. Ii oifsassss
Ffmissioners MacFarland and Henry & $sSs
West, DR.. w. p, ThirkieId; pf 1itAt dSfEfsS
of Howard University and 1: seIyS fYss
other distinguished visitors, 4 ;ad n
mortar to, the foundation I lsA stis2 N
choir sang How Firm III sss7s
tion," the big block OF, granit
lowered In its place !, A. };c6ppsa sbsSs
IN the stone contains copfes bf ttlfSs
washington newspapers OF the dss5s sS$
Bible, copies Of the Presids
speech, the history OF the colorsh dssss
partment Of the Y. NJ. &C. Az isxi 81
emblem of the society. :, A. nofsVU
thy incident happened just
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of the unconventional manhers {pSf q
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Auams was the propdsst 3 ;raaH
washington me aPresidsnatt s es
a''entleH 10 the fect; tlhat sll $ss G
work. done on thes bull ding ~
ing performed by fglotrdeui glt'ldeui mag
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Interesting addresses were ftIelsysss
cred by, Mr.. Richard c., sMorass 81 $40
retary Of the International: ~. ! sSf ~:
A., who had come all the ywaysT rom 5isSs
New York to Witness these axsE
Secretary l.. e. Johngo ne, and
A collection amounting &to dvssK so
was take up. ->a%g ,f>>> s. &:ss55 .3gsS siSs
Some of Those Vito We're .Ts
President Roosevelt was aesDm I,s d.
MED to the site OF the W aaM. 5c !.
site" on 18th street, between at afSd
T streets northwest, by secrStaFy
William Loeb, Jr., ana Capt. AicizS.i
bald w. Butt, of the White Hosi8a
staff Among other prominent pa
sons who occupied seats on the plat
form were: H,,ts,, I'd. i s.s,i
Commissioners /. eFar,a Ah y ,,3s;9 a.
West. John p. s1ema IL n os sisI,
Y. M: G. A.. Col Fs}tSzya In lSssg,,a ~
Merrill e. Gates, DR.. W p T,hirEs aEa q
president of Howard t1ss tuaru,fvsE. iisrs ~
Richard G.. Morsa nv 'Trr as "a 7aA y
Woodrow, Miles MI Shsnd wsfs,a2s.
Knowles Cooper. Myrnn ~ .TonSA
Rev. DR.. George % W,lao,, :, Is,,iSgs
Thrift, DR.. 7. e hssss1and ofHha IS,
ternational Y. NJ. az tA RavS$g gIlYsss d
W. M. Clair and M. w. d. NorSo NJ. Z:
DR.. B. F.. Watson. 'sacratarv og tst.
Church Extension Board And ~
John F.. Hurst, finanefa, 5aacretarvF ~
the A. M. E.. church,. RAlrh vvyS ~
Ter, Auditor for the Navy rlaasa Y3ssg 81
ment; Dr. w. r. vernon !nabts5 5apsssf:
the Treasury; John q, Dandv. q ~
corder OF Deeds for Diatric4y sft is 9Ss.
lumbia; Judge Robert ii. TSFTBli .,gS
the Municipal Court; J. AZ. sSHRg s -
sistant District AYtornsa,, 81, ,szSrt NSxssI3 81
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