The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-10
BY r. w. THOMPSON.


Wilmington. Del, July "a note
worthy event in the history of the State
OF Delaware was the two-days "educa-
tional tour" through that progressive
Commonwealth by DR.. Booker T. Wash
ington. OF Tuskegee Institute, Ala, and
a party of eolored men Of national prom
inence. numbering at times more than
fifty.
The personnel OF the group embraced
representatives OF the educational. Jour
nalistie. professional, commercial, and In
dustrial life Of the negro race all were
men who had done something worth
while. The object OF the tour was 10
bring about a better understanding be-
tween the white and black races of the
state and 10 cement into a closer friend
ship the constructive forces upon whose
cooperative spirit the future develop
ment and general prosperity OF all the
people must ultimately depend.
The eminent advocate Of industrial ed
ucation and moral and material advance
ment visited Wilmington. Newcastle.
Newark, Georgetown. Milford, Dover,
each place TO immense crowds. in which
the blacks and whites were about even
ly divided All heard with evidences OF
the heartiest approval. and the remark
that ''this is just the kind OF talk that
everybody in this State has logg needed
10 hear" was echoed from evefy side as
the salient points Of his address were
emphasized by the speaker, urging upon
his race the saving habits OF thrift, in
dustry. morality, punctuality and fdel-
ity to plain duty.
Gov. Pennewill. Secretary of State
S..iithers, Judge Henry c. Conrad. Pre-
siding Elder Robert Watt. former Rep
resentative Hiram R. Burton, and other
State. county. and municipal officials de-
livered cordial addresses of welcome to
DR.. Washington and his friends. express
ing the belief that their visit would have
a highly beneficial effect in pointing out
to each race its vast opportunity to as
sist the other in the work of human up
lift
The tour was conceived by the Colored
Business Mems League, OF Wilmington,
and the direction Of the details was in
the very capable hands Of DR.. Samuel
G. Ebert, Of this city, who is also pres
ident of that organization and a vice
president of the National Negro Business
League, of which DR.. washington is the
official head.
The visiting party embraced the fol-
lowing persons, aside from DR.. Wash
ington:
From Washington. D. C.-Judge Rob-
ert H. Terrell, OF the Municipal Court;
Ralph ". Tyler, auditor for the Navy
Department; Wyatt Archer of the aud
itor's Office; DR.. John R. Francis. we'll
known physician: Prof. George William
Cook secretary of Howard University;
Prof. Thomas Jesse Jones, an expeT-
statistician of the Census Bureau; r w
Thompson, president of the National
Negro Press Association; Oliver Ran
dolph, editor Of the Washington Ameri-
can; W. Sidney Pittman, an architect OF
national note; W. Calvin Chase, jr.. OF
the Washington Bee, and Whitfield Nc
Kinlay, a real estate dealer.
From Boston-Dr. Robert f. Park, q
student Of social conditions among ne.
groes, and Dr. Samuel E. Courtney, q
practicing physician.
From New York-Fred r. Moore, edi-
tor of the New York Age; George w
Harris, of the Age. and representing the
New York Tribune and Brooklyn Eagle,
Harry T. Burleigh, ehoirmaster of ST
Georges P E. Church. musician and
composer. and J. c. Thomas. an under
taker.
From Philadelphia Thomas For.
tune. associate editor Of the Philadel-
phia Tribune: A. P. Caldwell. editor OF
The Courant: Whittier Il. Wright. of the
Christian Recorder; II. A. Calls, of the
University OF Pennsylvania. and ]. C
Asbury. editor of the Odd Fellows
Journal
From Baltimore-Harry s. Cummings
member OF the common council; John H