New-York tribune., 1909-02-24

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now seeking two millions Of dollars as an en-
downent. and that Tuskegee needs as much
more, when both institutions have demonstrated
their usefulness and have shown that they of1er
the only remedy for the solution Of one of the
greatest questions that has ever presented itself
to the American people
Bishop Greer in opening the meeting said
that after the var the negro had been ennanci-
pated, but not exterminated, that he was yet
with us and had TO be cared for. The solution
OF the problem, he thought, lay In the word
opportunity"
''In time. he said. ''the two races will dwell
in harmony together the same two distln-
guished representatives of the white and olacA
races are meeting together on this PLATFORM 10
night To show you what the negro is oapaOie
Of I will introduce to you MI Washington %s
the first speaker"
TAFT SoUTH's WISE FRIEND.
DR.. Washington expressed the gratitude OF
HAMPTON Institute and the obligation thaI ti.7
negro race feels to President-elect 1aIt Iol ~
presence and said he felt safe In sIaIille nc
the negro race and the white race IN the ooUtii
would have no truer and wiser frleno 'lail Il Cd
dent Taft. continuing:
In all these matters n relating RS at 70 fhf eFe ePa are two
classes of white people IN the n fe EDUCATION
@ 1erro there is another class growing
class cultured and important cassfhhiTie hiie TdH do
not hear great deal from them IN Inc me eyer pHoTo
Pbsess Oh IN ther daily lives manifesting their IN
terest in the most practicai I9TII. Grnth that
T SeTsver r in any part Of the world one aGS Pa9e Is
doWn W 1st 1s not however let our optimism over
shadow the actual facts. Conoltlons III bf qepera-
en much for the succeeding generatons GS 6eiorSS
the life Of the & nesG Nm IN me net 6hder or reard the
progress Of the remaining portion Of America
NEEDS TWO MILLIONS.
William, Law Scrieffelin. president OF the arm
strong Association, spoke briefly IN lhlIo
Rishop Greer as the presiding officer Inc q
that President-elect Taft was Wiling 10 OOi'io
e,cb 2 meeting only few days peIoie w
inapeuration. when he so busy with other
affairs was only an instance OF ms p400
nathies Mr.. Schieffeln said
nr II r. Frissel, principal Of the Hampton
institute said that the institution needed an en- en-
dovrnent of 50 100000 He also asked for s'V
scbolarships. saying there were now tour nun
dred students in need of such aid
robert c. ogden. president Of the board Oh
trustees of the institute, said he wanted 10 say
what neither DR.. Frissell nor Mr.. "ashliis 'o!'
could saw for themselves. Their institutions had
oseir+ad IN keAping peace in the South as well
&c in snreading intelligence. It was too costly
he said 10 keep trained intellects ike theirs
busv In the North raising funds, wneh they
sbo,,ld be supervising the educational work
A chorus of negro pupils. the same who later
mt on their working clothes and took part IN
the industrial exhibition, sang NUMBER OF
typical negro melodies
Among the box holders were Mrs Seth Low
Mrs Robert C Ogden. Mrs. william II. Schieffe-
lin Mrs David N Greer. Mrs H. Fairfield Os-
+orn Mrs Richard Watson Glider. Mrs William
1av SchieneIin. Dr. Lyman Abbott. Mrs. Levi P
Merton Mrs Archer NJ. Huntington Mrs. Henry
willard Mrs William H. Baldwin, jr-. Mrs
Morris K Jesup, Mrs. Marcellus Hartley MIS-
pober+ r Nint1Irn Mrs. z. II Van lngen Mrs
waiter II. Page Mrs. Robert Hoe, Mrs William
A Pead Mrs Isaac n. Seligman Mrs. George
NrcAnenvy. Mrs James J. Higginson. Mrs Felix
NJ Warburg Mrs. Arson W. Hard, MIS- Eioert
p Monroe the Misses Schurz. Mrs. James ".
ATcIane. Miss Mary Parsons, Mrs. Frank Dam
s-oech Mrs James Roosevelt Mrs. j. Warren
Goddard. Mrs Francis Louis Slade. A s Fris-
sell and Mrs. Fritz Achelis
A. II o'clock last night Judge Taft returned TO
his brothers home in West 4Sth street accom-
,anied bv chief Flynn Of the Secret Service and
half a dozen aids. On his way UP the steps the
President-elect stopped. and, turning abruptly
70 Chief Flynn. asked at what hour this morn
ing the funeral OF Stewart Robinson was to take
place.
THANK you.' replied Mr.. Taft, as Chief Flynn
told him.
Henry w Taft left the dinner Of the Ten
nessee Society at the Astor early to join his
brother.