The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-07-08

In fulfillment Of promise to the
late H. H. Rogers, builder of the Vir-
gilman Railway, which runs from
> Norfolk. Virginia., to Deepwater,
West Virginia. Dr. Booker T. Wash
ington, Principal of the .Tuskegee
NormaEand Industrial Institute. and
orator Of this country, made trip
over the entire line Of the Virginian
Railway and extended his journey
to Montgomery, West Virginia,
This speaking tour through Virgin
ia, and part Of Wsst Virginia, end
ing last week, was remarkable and
unique in many respects. One sig
niflcant fact was that In. his eight
days Of speaking, his hearers aver
aged In number nearly four thous-
and persons per day, one-fifth of
whom were members of the white
race. The record of about thirty
five speeches in one week showed ire
mendous physical power and strength.
The more than thirty thousand souls,
black and white, eager to catch each
word, that fell from his lips and
i,
represented an impressive spectacle
and evidenced the admiration, esteem
and sympathetic feeling held by the
great mass for Booker T. Washing
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He was accompanied by number
of prominent Negroes. among whom
we're: J, H.. Washington, a brother
OF Dr., Washington and General Su-
perfntendent OF Tuskegee Institute;
Nathan Hunt. :stenographerst,1lto Or.
Washington; Major2 JllRs r. ! Motion,
Communicating or Hernpt6 n astit ute
w B.: rFt11iarns; Agent: feessa hndy;:
Fund Fampt on Institute;;. 'TSev::s-A: A.
Graham, Phoebus, Va; Lawyer II. G.
Walker, Glouthester G. H., Va;
l.. E. Colston, stenographer Hampton
Institutes; Archdeacon James s. Rus
LawrenceNille, Va; Professor Byrd
Prillerman, Colored Institute Of West
Virginia.; nev, ]. M. Jeffries of Char
lotte G. H., Va; Davidson Washing
ton; Dr.. Washington's son; DR.. j. A.
Kenney, Resident Physician of Tus-
kegee; Ernest T. AtwelI, Business
Agent Of Tuskegee Institute; George
j. Davis, Hampton, Va; DR.. w. L.
Taylor, President True Reformers;
and w. P. Burrell, Secretary, Of Rich
mond, Va; Dr.. Bruce Evans, Princi-
pal Armstrong School, Of Washing
ton, d. G.. Other important Negroes
of Virginia. boarded the special train
for part Of. the journey at different
points.
The late Mr.. Rogers request was
that. DR.. Washington should speak
to the colored people along the line
of his new, railway, emphasizing in
dustry, thrift and morality; urging
education. along practical lines; en-
couraging< them to increase In USE
fuln@ss,' and, as far as possible, to
cement friendly, relations between
the Races.
Mr.. Raymond DuPuy, the acting
president and manager of the rail-
way, had Mr.. Rogers plan carried
out just as II he had lived.
Meeting mt Newport News.
Beginning at Newport News, Va,
DR.. Washington spoke at the Acad-
envy of Music, Sunday afternoon,
JUMP goth, to large audience Of
the best white and colored people Of
the city. There were present at this
meeting, at least eight hundred OF
the more prominent white people Of
this section, and over two Thousand
colored people.
Mayor Jones, of Newbort News
introduced the sage Of Tuskegee
with great warmth and good feeling
which was shared by the audience
Following the address, DR.. Wash
ington's entire party was taken to a
large and well-appointed colored
hotel, where a splendid supper was
served.
During the stop here the party
was escorted around the city in
carriages, and visited the prominent
colored business houses, law offices
and savings institutions. DR.. Wash
ington also spoke in two Of the COL
ored churches.
AS soon as supper was over at the
hotel, Major r. r. Motion, who had
charge Of the arrangement of the
itinerary OF DR.. Washington, con-
Quoted the party in carriages to
Hampton Institute.
Hampton Institute.
DR.. Washington addressed the
meeting at Hampton institute in
Cleveland Hall. In the audience