The Washington bee., 1910-07-09
.BOOKERT WASHINGTON
Tours DeIaware-Is Warmly
Received
HEARTY RECEPTION.
Head of Tuskegee Institute Was
Warmly Welcomed in This City
and State-Made an Excellent Ad-
dress at the Opera HOuse-Recep-
ton at DR.. Elbert's Home
MIImIngtOn, Do. ~.

Wilmington, Del. July +.
DIR. Booker T. Washington, presi-
dent of Tuskegee Institute and
Americas foremost negro educator,
began his educational tour OF Della
ware yesterday when he spoke to
three immense crowds during the day.
The first meeting was held on the
green at New Castle at 10 o'clock in
the morning, and the address of wei
come was made by the Rev ". T.
Fighter. who introduced the noted
lecturer.
Dr. Washington spoke Of the great
progress being made by the members
Of his race and his remarks at both
New Castle and Newark, which fol
lowed, was directed 10 the negro, who
was advised TO accomplish something
worth while. Harry T. Burleigh, bari
tone soloist of St. Georges Episcopal
church, New York, sang several seiec-
tions at all the meetings.
Returning 10 this city the lecturer
dined at the residence of DR.. y. G
Ebert, after which the party went to
the Opera House, where the monster
meeting OF the day was held. The
days program same TO an ending with
a reception at DR.. Elbert's fine resi-
dance last evening, when a steady
string OF invited guests met the dis
tinguished educator from o'clock to
10 o'clock
The itinerary for to-day allows for
FIVE meetings in as many different
towns with a dinner in this city this
evening. The party will leave this
morning in a special train at O.3O
Il ,,,I
Georgetown, where an address will be
made at 10 o'clock in the court house
square Boarding the train the lee
turer will go to Milford, where an
address Is TO be delivered at 1880
o'clock
The return towards this city will
then be made with the party stopping
off in Dover from 1 o'clock to $50
o'clock DR.. Washington and his
party will take lunch at the State Col
lege for Colored Students, after which
he will make an address. United
States Senator II. 4. Richardson will
introduce the lecturer Following the
Dover meeting the party Will stop
at Clayton, where an address will be
made after which the special train
with the lecturer and his party will
go to MiddletOWn, where a stop OF an
hour will be made The meeting will
be held on the academy grounds and
at the close the start for Wilmington
will begin.
Arriving here the party will be en-
tertained at a banquet at the COlOred
Odd Fellows Temple at Tenth and
Orange streets, at which prominent
men of both races will be present
With but few exceptions has the au-
ditorium of the Opera House held
such a large audience OF men and
women. OF both races, as that which
completely filled the theatre yesterday
afternoon when DR.. Washington, ac-
companied by a delegation OF repre-
sentative men of the COlOTed race, men
identified with the national life OF the
country. walked on the stage which
was also filled with men prominent IN
the every day life of this city and
state Although the weather was eX-
tremely warm on the streets and eX-
yessive indoors, the large crowd
awaited with good humOr the appear
ance of the educator, who had been
delayed.
Shortly before Dr. Washington
made his appearance the vast number
of chairs on the stage were hlled,
among those present being Governor
Simeon s. Pennewill, who made the
Introductory remarks; President OF
Council lanes l. Banning, who made
the address of welcome; the Rev. HUI
bert w. Wells, the Rev Alexander
Alison. Tr.. United States District At
tornev Tohn p. Nields, Judge Daniel
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Robert II. Richards, City Solicitor
John w. Brady, Alfred D. Warner,
Thomas ]. Sullivan of the Board OF
Education, Thomas H. Melvin,
Colonel Alfred L. AinscOw, former
Mayor Horace Wilson, County Treas
urer Robert NJ. Burns, Henry w.
Stafford, Howell S. England, William
LawtOn. former LIeutenant-GOveTnOr
|. T. Parker, J. Frank Ball, w. II.
Williams, Harry w. Chairs, William
T. Bancroft, Chief of Police George
Black, J. Hadley Lewis, John p Long,
John Reed, W. ]. Young, superinten-
dent OF letter carriers, Peter ]. Ford,
Maurice Molloy, Charles II. COlbuTn,
William +. Grinnage, A. B. MaCPher-
son Johnson, John II. Benson and
others of this city.
The distinguished educator and his
party likewise were on the stage, and
those in the party with the exception
of DR.. Washington were his two sec
retaries. DR.. r. E. Parker and Emmett
Scott. Ralph w. Tyler, fourth auditor
of the United States Treasury Depart
ment at Washington; Judge Robert
H. Terrell, prominent cOlOred resi-
dent of Washington and judge of the
municipal court of the District oil
Columbia; Harry Cummins, a member
of the Councils OF Baltimore, Nd;
Major R. R. Motion and DR.. Jesse
Tones of Hampton, Va; Hon w II,
Lewis, a prominent attorney OF Mas,
sachusetts and assistant United
States District Attorney of Boston;
Dr.. John R. Francis of Washington,
D. c; DR.. Samuel E. Courtney, of
Boston; DR.. E. c. Howard, of Phila-
delphia; Henry T. Pratt, of Baltimore,
third vice-president of the National
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