The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-10-12
Immense
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Audiences
TOUR THROUGH THE LONE
STAR STATE .-
Cordial Reception
Accorded Hin by Representative,
White Men and Negroes Display
IteRard and Affection, Mingled
With Exultdht Pride.

Of Dr.. Booker T. Washington who
was accompanied by party Of pro-
minent and we'll known colored men
from various portions Of the country
came to an end here today. Every
where the distinguished educator re-
ceived overwhelming demonstrations
Of regard and affection, mingled with
eXultant pride on the part Of the
Negro people: Equally cordial was
the reception given him by represen
tative white men in various places,
notably, the conference with Mayor
Callaghan In San Antonio, the pre-
sentation free of cost OF the City
Auditorium, building seating more
than 1000 people by the mayor OF
Houston, the more than cordial al
dress by Mayor T. p. Woodbridge OF
Austin, the address Of welcome by
City superintendent j. G.. baltimore
at Waco and the perfectly frank, yet
friendly address of introduction by
Hon. Chesley Adams, former county
superintendent Of public schools, 1T
Marshall.
AS on former occasions, Dr.. Wash
ingtOn was accompanied by a party
of distinguished Negroes, among
them being Emmett J. Scott, hrs sec
49, -retary. Booker. r. Washington, Jr.,
DR.. j. A. Kenney, resident physician,
A. r.. Ammons of the Institute Bat
talon, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama;
w. r. B. Williams, Agent John f..
Slater and Jeans Fund Boards,
Hampton, Va; Bishop |. B. Scott,
Bishop Of Africa, the Methodist Epis-
coral Church; DR.. H. T. Healing,
president, Western University, Quin-
doro, Kan; DR.. E. G. Morris, prcsi-
dent National Baptist Convention,
Helena, Ark; Charles S. Tador, rep
rosenting the New York Evening
Post, New York City; Dr.. r. e. Park,
magazine writer, Boston, Mass;
Horace D. Slater, general newspaper
correspondent, Hopkinsville, KY; A.
p. Bedou, othcial photographer .Iey
Orleans, La; Walter l.. Cohen, for
mer register u. S. Land Office, New
Orleans, La; J. B. Bell, capitalist,
Houston, Fexas; r. l.. Smith, presi-
dent Texas Negro Business League,
Waco; r. G. Houston, Jr., president
PrOvident Savings Bank, Fort Worth
DR.. e. NJ. Griggs, president Farmers
Bank and Trust Co., Palestine, Tex
as; Rev. l.. l.. Campbell, president
General Baptist Contist Convention,
Austin, Texas; Dr.. VI. w. Dogan,
president Wiley University, Marshall,
Texas; DR.. e. l.. Blackshear, prin-
Cipal ,Prarie View State Normal
School; Prof. w. c. Rollins. treas
urer Prairie View State Normal
School and others.
Coming into the state from Arj-
zona POINTS, tho first address on
Texas soil was made in IGl Paso,
mense audience, two-thirds Of whom
we're white people. On account Of
the comparative small number of col
ored people in Ell Paso, the white
people Of the city made up .S5 per
cent Of the expenses necessary to
hire the theater in which Dr.. Wash
ington spoke,
The welcome and reception given
the distinguished educator In San
Antonio, where the party modified,
in very cOmmenGable way set the
pace for all other cities, in it's cor
diality, the Second Baptist Church,
counselulary which the Negro Gusi-
ness League under the leadership Of
DR.. }. T. Walton was able to make
Fully three thousand pecEle, about
one thousand Of whom we're white,
filed every available seat in the
Beethoven Hall, crowded in the win
dows and stood around the walls and
aisles to hear the famous Tuskegee
Negro educator speak.
The big audience cheered the
speaker at almost every ,ftterance,
and at his own request the Negro
members sang two o1d-time Negro
plantation songs, lord I'm Climb.
ing Up Jacobs Ladder and The
Old Time Religion"
On behalf Of the choir Of the Sec
ond Baptist Church, Dr. Washington
was presented with sofa pillow
with the Boisson In "the spirit Of
the heroes picture of the Alamo on
1t by J. G.. Of the Alamo who thought
so little Of life as to die for prin-
ciDle."
In the afternoon, DR.. Washington
spoke to the Negro school children
at the Second Baptist Church (coun-
iselng them to make their education
worth while in their everyday lives
and to take tftir mothers and faith.
crs in their training with them
Don't let people discourage you,
he said on this occasion. do not