The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-10-22

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Bishop CottrelI's home, WHHSRS ~
. his party were guests 6g sfin 8 81 / 7Es
banquet given in their haftE,s ~ ssy
Local Negro Business ~
colored citizens, OF Hofay ia
banquet was a most As6Ia0sd dks
the dining hall, as veal Ss;S
portions Of the housA isi q y 81
ted In! patriotic lcoIofsa ss3
party was here DJsa a Ss sSik6gsS sssI8
after the banquet. .arsaA
made for, departure kD Rss|a
to be visited ss SssssEsS ss|s
Jackson was rsAcltSa stl y s|3
morning, October 81 ass 5s
stopping, the. speciaI cay N gss
ed to the track feavdmg ssss
mississippi. At Utica, w. H.s Iafsll 223fs
claw, president OF the Utica NoriifSs fsS
and Industrial Institute, with sa y
cept1on committee Of Utica cit
drove them at once, to the 81 SCI 3
grounds. where breakfast was s9F 81
ed. Mr., Holtzclaw has located ss{
schooi In the center of the
section, where the Negroes os1tnti
Der the whites in the prapor4ion
seven to one. This school was fs,liI k8sss
ed just FIVE years ago and ai
mas, an enrolment of 500 stf
with 70 teachers, with acad denS3 rs sSS
Industrial teaching There ss
industries alone. The 3aas
1,5OO acres Of land anSf v. |ss +
valued at. $75, 900. = S
one Of the most s0ces
lRaaa sEhat q ~
from HIS ma aiETs tSE s. s. s.
school. &A.sY' sssss
At jackson, sMissia aa SS|
preparations had bekm
reception and entertat SYssE
party. The local arra s. ssga ssss 81
IN the hands of q c0mISiitE xsfs
which Perry w ,Howafds
known attorney, was chatFTna sK
associated with him were
Diamond Cox. DR.. l.. w. M&nax,,aS
J. A. Martin, w. M. RieAsrason
M. Jefferson, Rev. b.. JOnag
X. Atwood, attorney, 8. Az BaadIe
G. Cooper, and a number of 81 tII ssSs
prominent in the Negro busiRass als ssiis
social life of the continuity. e Sss5S
O'Clock until in tIlas aftafn0 n0Sn
Dr. washington was theNguest Ok iiis
friends, and was shown the dff2arsYszk
places of interest, the business iasYrls
es, schools, and clubB maintained Isl
the Negroes. ..lsl +, IS & a 6 ~
BY arrangements With the State
Fair management, the Lih6raIs AFtRa
Building was utilized for the $ese
OF DIR. Washington's public asair r8sBs
and there, long before the hour {of
o'clock, large but orderly crow ds Is
scmbled, and there wera als0 lttrsf @s
large number Of whttss,, VITO were
prompted by curiosity or intsraaf 81
both, to hear for themselves this nS,a
ted Negro leader. 81 s.
The vast floor space was = packed
with humanity to a density never hasj
fore seen in that building, Except
perhaps, on one occasion, that OF $slS
notable Nool-Brewer Joint debate In
1907. The proceedings were opeiaBa
with short prayer BY Rev, H. wa
Smith, local minister after which
the guest of honor was presented ffs
neat speech by P. w. Howard, ], atss5
torney. 1t is probable that Booker
T.. Washington has never beer aess
corded more enthusiastic receptisSxt
than that which he received In thas
Auditorium when he arose. He waR.
In happy and felicitous frame Of
mind as he got down to the meat DC
his address. l.. X. Atwood, the psell@5
known Negro. banker, presided, W Il
In the audience were not less than
5000 persons and 30 estimated Iy
the newspapers. Among the whites
were Governor Nool, Lieutenant Gov!
ernor Manship, Bishop Charles Ca.
Galloway, Of the Methodist EDiscopal
Church, South, Banker Milssps. the
wealthiest citizen In Mississippi, sths
postmaster at Jackson; the. Unftsd
States Marshal, Hon. Edgar 8. wit
son, and q considerable nuaber 0fl
others to the number of 400 3or
thereabouts. .5ts I
A most regretable incident oeouts4
red after the close OF the address,
when the vast stream Of people werkS
making their way out OF the hsskidEs
ing--one of the three or four atAKk
ways leading from the gallery TO M
frst floor gave way suddenly and Drsyi
cipitated dozen or more persona 10
| the floor beneath. FortunAtsiy, z no
/ one was seriously hNrt.< 1t 1 81 sj
The local Negro business LAagus
had advertised the line of naaxe1z fsYs.
er which the Aecok
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