The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-07-08
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON TOUR
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was held at about nine o'clock. DR..
Washfngtons platform speeches
from the rear Of the car were eX-
. tremely interesting and his hearers
la each case consisted &C !. mixed
audience of white and coloreI peo-
PIE.
Rear end platform speeches were
made at Sebrell, Jarratt, and Purdy.
THE next stop was at Dolphin, at
which point the party was met by
Archdeacon Russell, the Principal
OF the st. Paul Normal and Indus
trial School, Lawrenceville, Va, and
escorted to this school, some six
miles, and near the town of Law
ronceville, Va.
- DR.. Washington made short
platform speech at Dolphin before
leaving the train as so many people
had gathered there to see him.
-, AT LawrencevilIe, Virginia
On the large porch Of the Academic
Building at the st. Paul School Dr.
Washington was met by one hundred
or more Of the prominent white citi-
zens of Brunswick County. Mr.
Chas. S. Barrow acted as chairman Of
the meeting. Prayer was offered by
the Rev. Mr.. Gibbone, rector of St.
Andrews Church. Rev. Mr.. Della
ney, minister of the Presbyterian
Church at Emporia, gracefully and
eloquently introduced the speaker.
Over 1000 people listened to what
n otto to ho
applause and the amens gave evil
Of ~theif-aPproral of-his adj
vice. In the basement of the St.
Paul Chapel that evening another
meeting was held, and Dr.. Washing
ton and several members of the
party delivered short addresses.
One of the features Of this meet
ing was the singing Of Negro mel
odies by the summer choir" Of the
school,
The following morning, Wednes
day, the party again took up its
travel on the railroad platform
meeting was held at Alberta, and a
large warehouse meeting, with an
audience OF over 1000 people, was
held at kenbridge, where DR.. Wash
lngton was introduced by Mr.. Ken
needy, a prominent white merchant
of the town. A platform meeting
at Victoria was held and also d
meeting in the grove near the sta
ton at Meherrin, where a mixed
band Of colored and white mem
bers played music during the pro
gramrce.
The next stop was at Ward. where
the party was driven to Charlotte
Court House, some five miles from
this station. Charlotte Court House
1s = filled with historic interest. II
was here that Patrick Henry made
his last speech, and where the
r sound OF the voice Of John Ran
dolph was well known. The meet
Ing was held in a colored assembly
Z hall. Rev. J. NJ. Jeffries had charge
81 OF the arrangements. A grea
II meeting
@~y.%Qn Thursday the run from Ware
Z to Phoenix where platform
meeting was to be held, was some
Is What delayed on account Of
Ri Iasri tslide. Some of the partv
81 however, with DR.. Washington
6 bOarded a rock train, walked sew
I aTRl hundred feet around the slide
$# and with the state Railroad Com
@3 mission, which happened to be tray
a, ai1tng over the line Of the Virgin
q Ian. Railway: at the time, fnall
4 boarded "a club car, The manage
9s the railway, Mr.. DuPuy, wa
also on this car. DR.. Washington
VI N@8d a meeting in the station a
s3 5Esllocnix, while the train, the Rail
i read Commission, and the actin
IS Asaidant of. the railway waited
sE And then proceeded to Brookneaj
d acre o. large warehouse meetin
4 yBAA held :, f>...'r...
q AfterA thSsfneeting, at the war
house, at Brookneal, and while Dl
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