The Washington bee., 1910-10-08
BETHEL LITERARY
A BRILLIANT OPENING OF THE
LITERARY.

DIR. Dubois Makes a Mastery Ad-
dress-President Wilkinson Makes a
Good Presiding Officer - Office
Holders Attacked-Prof. Layton and
His Choir.
One of the most brilliant openings
III the history Of the Bethel Literary
took place III the main auditorium of
the Metropolitan Methodist Church
last Tuesday evening.
Seated on the platform were DR..
Dubois, Misses Nadine and Matte
Bowen, eX-President Louis J. Gregory
and President Wilkinson. The choir
of the Metropolitan Church, under the
leadership of that distinguished and
talented director, Prof. J. T Layton,
rendered the music. There were about
thirty voices in the choir, and the
singing was excellent President Will
klnsOn introduced DR.. Dubois in 4
well delivered address. He makes a
fine presiding officer.
DR.. Dubois in a scholarly address
pointed OFT the wrongs against
the race, and demanded universal in
dependence on their part. He dis
Cussed the different kinds Of education.
Negro leadership and its hypocrisy
and inefhCienCy. He spoke of the lack
OF manhood in the cOlored press and
the senile characteristics of the col
Cred race. He criticised Register
Vernon for his alleged Kansas inter
view on Negro segregation. The Of
fee holders came in for their share Of
criticism, and DR.. Washington was
not forgotten.
At the conclusion of his address he
received an ovation.
President Wilkinson introduced
Prof Kelly Miller, of Howard Uni
yerslty, who made the opening dis
CusSIOn. Prof. Miller is always elO-
quent and entertaining.
The next speaker introduced was
Prof w. H. Richards, of the law de-
partment Of Howard University. He
didn't think that the colored race was
a senile race. He spoke of the valor
and bravery of the colored soldiers.
and what others had done to uphold
manhood rights
Lieut. Thomas H. r Clark de-
Tended Register Vernon. He denied
that Register Vernon ever had such
an interview as was credited to him.
He had sent denial 10 the paper in
which 1t was published, and thought
that DIR. Dubois might have been
misinformed
EN-Judge E. NJ. Hewlett was the
next speaker, and he declared that he
lndorseI everything that DR.. Dubois
had said That the Negroes in the
city of Washington were greater cow
ards than the Negroes were farther
South. That the Negroes in this city
would not protest against anything
daughter and applause.)
Attorney Napoleon p. Marshall was
the next speaker. He denounced ex-
President Roosevelt, and declared fur
ther, that when the COlOred soldiers
were dismissed in disgrace, not a col
ored citizen raised his voice against
the outrage.
Mr.. Ewing, of the Treasury De-
partment, made a vehement speech.
He defended the office holders in most
eloquent and pointed terms.
Attorney w. Calvin Chase was the
next speaker recognized, and he said
among other things that he didn't
agree with the paper IN toto; that he
would take exceptions to two matters
IN particular, and they were the ref
erenCe the speaker made to the col
ored press and Office holders. The
speaker himself had been a candidate
for office, to wit, the superintendency
of the cOlOred schools of this city, but
he was prevented from securing the
place BY my most distinguished friend
Mrs. Mary Church Terrell; and so
far as my fellow citizen, ex-Judge z.
w. Hewlett IS concerned, I want to
say that the entire time he held office