The Colorado statesman., 1911-11-11


was unique and prepared by the do
nestle science class. The children
of the High school arranged on tiers
on the steps and singing "our Leader
as he approached the building. Just
before being seated they again sang,
I'VE Welcome YOU" song especially
written for the occasion by Principal
s. ]. Sutton of the High school.
All the negro school children of the
city were addressed by Doctor Wash
ington for about fifteen minutes at
| Second Baptist church, many of the
parents crowding into the church to
hear him. Some 1000 people In all
were crowded into the building.
Emmett J.. Scott was none the less
welcome. Being formerly Texas boy,
who went to Tuskegee fourteen years
ago. he was busy all day receiving the
congratulations of his former friends.
A large number of white people
were in the audience, and to them as
well as to the negroes did Doctor
! Washington address sane and safe
counsel with reference to the color
question in the south. His address
was filled with sparkling gems of elo-
quence and many pungent wittisisms,
and at all times he was able to hold
his audience by some remarkable an
ecdote aptly told.
The meeting was presided over by
DIR. j. T. Walton, local negro physi-
clan, who delivered an address of well
come.
Declaring that few living Americans
! 4 eli
public opinion, removed SO many pre-
| judices and awakened greater helpful
ness in relation to the solution of
problem, DR.. w. NJ. Drake introduced
/ Doctor Washington to the audience,
who rose to speak amongst deafening
applause.
A wreck on the Southern Pacific
made the train seven hours late reach
| ing Houston and much of the program
mapped out by the local committee had
to be curtailed. Here Emmett ]. Scott
received another ovation. this being
his home place, and the point from
which he Joined Doctor Washington
/ fourteen years ago to become his sec
retary.
Fully 1000 white and colored people
! CIOWueu " llit 6ldllOl anu llhCd NhS
sidewalks on the way from the South
ern Pacific station to the home of the
/ Orgen company, to which place Doctor
Washington Immediately repaired and
made a short speech to the negro busi-
ness men of the city. In an informal
way he told the negro business men
to cultivate friendly relations with the
white business men, and congratulated
them upon the remarkable showing
made.
From the office of the Orgen COM
pany Doctor Washington and his party
drove Immediately to Trinity Method
Ist Episcopal church, where the col
ored school children had assembled to
hear him. City Superintendent p. w.
Horn and County Superintendent Pugh
had made arrangements wherebss the
entire force of colored teachers and
students could hear the distinguished
negro educator.
The automobile ride that had been
planned was abandoned owing to the
lateness of the hour, and the Washing
ton party was conducted to the home
of ]. B. Bell, 2121 German street,
where dinner was served the party.
A feature of the dinner was disclosed
in the fact that it had been prepared
entirely by the female students of the
Langston school in the domestic sci
ence department.
Besides the men of the immediate
party there were present at the recep-
ton: Y. U. Jones, Thompson, Tex;
G. N. Love, editor of the Texas Free
man; Rev. G. A. Des Landes, Prof.
David Abner R.. w. Walker, Rev. F. L.
Light, Prof. F. w. Gross, George w.
Jenkins, ]. Leon Jones and Campbell
A. Gilmore.
From the residence of ]. B. Bell the
party was entertained by the trustees
of the Carnegie library at the resi-
dence of DR.. J. B. Covington. The re-
! ception was largely tribute to Doc
| tor Washington and his secretary, EN-
NETT ]. Scott, who, more than any 9th
er individuals, were responsible for Sc
curing the donation of a library for
the colored people of Houston. The
trustees entertaining the party were:
e. o. Smith, John Adkins, ]. b. Bell,
w. e. Miller, L. ]. Spivey, w. D. John
son, Andrew Parr, Richard Lockett,
/ Nat Q. Henderson.
When Doctor Washington stepped
on the platform at the Auditorium he
received an ovation. To one side of
the platform were a number of Tuske-
gee alumni, and they greeted their
former chief with the college yell Doc
tor Washington acknowledged both
gracefully and took his place on the
platform. With him on the platform
were a number of leading negro pro-
fessional men and the following white
men: L. l.. Pugh, county superintend-
ent of schools; Adolph Boldt, Rev.
Peter Gray Sears, Rev. Stephen F.
Power, Rev. G. w. Strong, Prof j. A.
Brown, Judge Lock Mcdaniel, Judge