The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-03-26

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| had been speaking ii conjunction O.
Hampton and Tuskegees The "Wiz
| ard was met at the Union station
by Mr.. Lasister's committee, and ac
companied by his secretary, Mr.. EN-
NETT }. Scott, was conveyed in an
| automobile to the home of Mr.. anC
Mrs. Lassiter, 18th street, where he
was guest during the major portion
of his stay in the towns
At o'clock an exhibition drill
was given on 18th street, from NJ tc
Rhode Island avenue; BY the entire
battalion of the Colored High School,
cadets, comprising theTfour compa-
MES from the M street high school
and the Armstrong Manual Train
Ing school. The youngkn men in their
spick. and span unifor bs presented
a q. handosme appeaarI be, and the
difficult evolutions call& for by the
manual were, skilfully executed un-
der the general supervision Of Major
Arthur Brooks, military instructor
in the colored public schools, assist
ed by Major g., Fields Rnd Captains
e. Gray, F.. Coleman, Joseph Bruce
Evans and Russell Carroll The fir
ing Of the battalion was especially
we'll done. DR.. Washington review
ed the drill and compIimented both
officers and men upon the precision
and grace Of their movements.
At the conclusion OF The military
program, a sumptuous dinner was
given in honor Of ,Dr.I Washington
and his immediate stan by Mr.. and
Mrs. Lassiter. The beauty of the
table decorations, the; dainty and
toothsome omenu reflected unspeak-
able credit upon host and hostess and
Caterer Emanual Murray. The in
vlted guests who witneses the drin
and to meet DR.. Washington, incIu-
ded beside himself .sand his secre-
tary, Mr.. Scott, the Rev, and Mrs. +.
II. Welch, Mr.. and Mrs w. Sidney
Pittman, DR.. and Mrs. A. M. Curtis.
Miss Marie A. D. Madre, Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel e. Tatum, M. and Mrs.
K G. Bruce, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Lassiter, DR.. Robert Reyburn, Mr..
r. w. Thompson, Hon! w. T. Ver-
non, Major r. r. Moten, Major Ar
thur Brooks, Mr.. and Mrs. John A.
Simms, Mr.. l.. G. Gregory, and Mr..
Nathan Hunt, Of Tuskeg gee institute.
At the conclusion of the dinner, DR..
washington was escorted to the Me-
torpolitan church by the cadets and
full corps Of officers. where upon his
arrival a demonstration ensued, the
like Of which has seldom been ac-
corded a member of the Negro race
by company of such aaASGsdg men and
women Of affairs.
Distinguished Persons on the Plat
form.
Many eminent representatives OF
the national government were una
bic to be present owing to unexpect-
ed demands upon their time. Amone
these were: Secretary Taft, Ambas-
sador James Bryce, Of Great Brit
tain; Senior Nabuco, ambassador
from Brazil; M. Jusserand, ambas-
safor from France; Justice John NJ
Harlan, Of the supreme court; Bar
on Mayer des Planche, ambassador
from Italy; Secretary Garfield and
Attorney General Bonaparte The
platform, nevertheless, was graced
by such noted friends Of the race and
OF the cause represented by Dr.
Washington, as Congressman P. p
Campbell, Of Kansas; H. B. Mad
den, Of Illinois; and J. Warren Kei-
fer, of Ohio; DR.. Wilbur P. Thir-
kield, Of Howard University; DR..
Robert Reyburn, dean Of Howard
medical school; Commissioner II. B
F.. Macfarland, DR.. A. r. Stuart, SUI
perintendent Of the Washington pub
lie schools; Capt. J. +. Oyster, DR.
Is. w. EVerman, Of the board Of edu-
cation; Mr.. and Mrs. Ellen Spencer
besides Justice and Mrs. Robert Fl
Terrell, DR.. and Mrs. Mussey, DR.
and Mrs. A. M. Curtis, Prof. Kelly
Miller, Register w. r. Vernon, Re
cOrder John c.. Dancy, Miss Lucy E.
Moten, Prof. r. G.. Bruce, assistant
superintendent Of schools; Major r
j. Scott, Of TuSkegec institute; Audi
K. Moten, Of Hampton; Mr.. Emmett
WI 1>oiph W. ylCl, IcW anu CudI-
les Douglass, DR.. w. Bruce Evans
principal Of Armstrong manual train.
ing school; w. r. S. Jackson, princi
pal Of NJ street high school; Miss
Maria A. d. Madre, president OF
Bethel literary; Mr.. II. w. Thomp.
son. Of the National Press Bureau;
Whitfield Mckinley, MIR. John A
Lankf9rd, president Of the Wash
ington Business League; Rev. J. II
Welch and others.
Congressman Madden and Campbell
Speak Out
The meeting was called to order
by Chairman Lassitcr, and aftel
prayer by Rev. J. II. Welch, Con
gresham Martin b. Madden, Of ILL
nois, was introduced as the presid
ing officer Of the evening. He made
happy speech, expressing his sym