The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-17

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ton is only useful when the person
VINO has 1t can go into; the commu-
nAy and make somebody better,
| When we make the Negro Of such
economic value to the community
tSiat ne Is needed there, then the race
problem will%have, been solved" ~
he spoke at length upon, the mar
yelous advancement made by tho,
! Negro during his 40 years OF freas
oomr and pointed out the similiart-
Ties between his race and the Anglo
| saxon, emphasizing their likeness in
| religion, speech and dress In contra
| 1olstlnction to he ignorant immi-
grant, whose criminal record is2 Civ
ing thel country much concern. He
called attention to the kindly fAers
| ing existing between the better class
est OF both races at the south, and
warned Shfs hearers against relying
sop much upon newspaper reports.
winch giVe>prominence to the Varda-
mans and Tfllmans of the whites and
the murderers, and rapists of / the
ts,.1i So - IN IN lew hiitsYS HoIAtns TO .Isay
.1oo"t .one. tnousanas of2sNegroes. who
49,, to2opoeteo . ctttIens IN thefr- res
spectiVe communities, Or the kindly
u'eposed Whltes' VINO uphold themin
1-the1r efforts to better 3stheir condi5
tion. =. 49, ~ .E ~ :; ~ !!
| At the conclusion OF DR.. Washing
tons address, which consumed about,
| tWO hours, the sDeakar i5pacai1ya yar4 T. a -,
ovation 49, -, 'psgs9i teiyea an
hotb aax, pst,ts oE tAe@ mousse
|pla,1se MANI aSei,aI, t..S..o. syus %p
ssa'isa OF:
and those ii the aud Il ms,a 50 Rs Em ~
arp fSrd ss
Icialtfsd nina as ii0ySI, irsfss0S1ia1aSn;
with him Incidents which aa fra :, !.
spfren In the tlaya&ofs fh cir yoouth q 5
| A banquet, at which were nraso,,t
! many OF the husinasa and ,,rato.,,.i -, =,
al men OF Charleston, was served IN
honor Of the distinguished visitor in
| the dining hall of the X. of P. build
Ing, after'the exercises at Mercer
Hall. The function, which was un-
! der the direction OF Df. r. l.. Jones.
equalled In its appointments any af,
fair OF a similar nature given here,
| for months, and reflected credit uporf
the cateress, Mrs. w. o. Terry, whose
service could not have been improved
| upon. - ,..,-"
| Upon the beautifully deoor,+aa
square, table the following oenu wos
served: ~ .,
r.. ! Oyster Cocktail +.
| Celery Sailed Almonds Olives
| Cream of Tomato Soda Waters
/ . Chicken, a la Kanawha>
/ French Peas. =, ...
Stuffed Pickles "
| s.t E. !. Creamed pot..oss
! Claret p,innb ~,
Tomato sa1adA I
/ NeapoIitan Cream ri. y hssorted COLA
/ - Coffee NeufcbateI cheese
| r. .~ Cigars I
4 Attornav r. "a u,,4.
the toast .ir,'. , ieoponoeu
| Man ), ,,rorSaoa -. - ioie'Glonei 1e ~ ma
h1a ~; popoeou .opa. W y" - H. T.. eam-
speech of Ave minutes. = Honesty CO.
briefly and a close application to bI,a-
mess are the on8lifications which
make, for the success OF our nrofea-l
sional men, said Mr.. Nutter. He nai,
a glowing tribute to DR.. washington
naming him the greatest professional
man Of & the race, "a man whose
achievements, in spite Of the handi.
caps of race and poverty, stamp him
one Of natures noblemen. ~
Dr w.sb,,rt x, -,
ing to the toast, "our Guest" that
the laboring man, the man who earps
his bread by the sweat of his brow