The Colorado statesman., 1911-11-11
Large Crowds of White and
Blacks Welcome Educator
In Every Town.
WHITES HELP TO HIRE HALL
MAKE UP s5 PER CENT. OF Ex-
PENsEs AT Ell PAso-EMMETT
J. SCOTT ALSO GIVEN OVATION
IN HIS HOME STATE.

Texarkana, Tex.-Dr. Booker T.
Washington's tour of Texas, in which
he also visited towns in Arizona, end
ed here. The educator was accom-
panied by a party of prominent ana
well-known colored men from various
portions of the country. Everywhere
the distinguished educator received
overwhelming demonstrations OF re-
gard and affection, mingled with exult-
ant pride on the part of the negro peo-
pie.
Equally cordial was the reception
given him by representative white
men in various PAGES, notably the
conference with Mayor Callaghan In
San Antonio, the presentation free OF
cost of the City Auditorium, building
seating more than seven thousand
people, by the mayor of Houston, the
more than cordial address by Mayor
T. p. Woodbridge of Austin,
the address of welcome by City
Superintendent ]. C. baltimore
at Waco and the perfectly
frank yet friendly address of introduc-
ton by Hon. Chesley Adams, former
county superintendent of schools, at
Marshall.
AS on former occasions, Doctor
Washington was accompanied by
party of distinguished negroes. among
them being Emmett ]. Scott, his sec
retary; Booker T. Washington, Jr, DR..
]. A. Kenney, resident physician; A.
r. Ammons of the Institute battalion
Tuskegee institute, Alabama; w. 7. b.
Williams, Agent John F. Slater and
Jeans fund boards, Hampton, Va;
Bishop |. B. Scott, bishop of Africa
the Methodist Episcopal church; DR..
II. T. Healing, president Western uni
versity, Quindoro, Kan; DIR. e. c.
Morris, president National Baptist
convention, Helena, Ark; Charles
S. Tador. representing the New York
Evening Post, New York city; DIR. X.
e. Park magazine writer, Boston,
Mass; Horace D. Slater, general
newspaper correspondent, Hopkins
vile, Ky; A. P. Bedou, official pho
tographer, New Orleans, La; Walter
l.. Cohen, former register U. S. land
office, New Orleans. La; ]. B. Bell,
capitalist, Houston, Tex; r. l..
IL,
ness league, Waco; R. G. Houston
president Provident Savings bank,
Fort Worth; DR. E. NJ. Griggs, presi-
dent Farmers bank and Trust Co.,
Palestine. Tex; Rev. L. l.. Camp
bell, president General Baptist con-
vention, Austin, Tex; DR.. NJ. w.
Dogan, president Wiley university,
Marshall, Tex; DIR. E. l.. Blackshear,
principal Prairie View State Normal
school; Prof. w c. Rollins treasurer
Prairie View State Normal school, and
others.
Coming into the state from Arizona
points the first address on Texas soil
was made in El Paso, where Doctor
Washington had an immense audi
ence. two-thirds of which were white.
On account of the comparatively small
number of colored people in Ell Paso,
the white people of the city made up
So per cent of the expenses necessary
to hire the theater in which Doctor
Washington spoke.
The wecome and reception given
the distinguished educator in San An
tonic, where the party mobilized, in
for all other cities, In its cordiality.
Fully three thousand people. about
one thousand of whom were white.
filled every available seat in the Bee
thoven hail. crowded in the windows
and stood around the walls and aisles
to hear the famous Tuskege negro
educator speak.
The big audience cheered the
speaker at almost every utterance, and
at his own request the negro members
sang two old-time negro plantation
songs, Lord, Pm Climbing Up Jacobs
Ladder" and "The Old-Time Religion"
Doctor Washington spoke to the ne
gro children at the Second Baptist
church, counseling them to make their
education worth while in their every
day lives and to take their mothers
and fathers in their training with them.
Doctor Washington was met by re-
ception committee and taken immedi-
ately to the residence of DIR. ]. G. Wal
ton, where he was entertained during
the day. He and his party went to
the City hall, where he paid his re-
spects to Mayor Callaghan. Il am
pleased to meet you" said the mayor.
Your name is known throughout the
world, and | have great respect for
your great work at Tuskegee." He
was greeted in a manner
equally cordial by Aldermen
Mauermann and Wickeland He
EXPRESSED great satisfaction over the
friendly relations existing in San An
.onio between the races, adding that
when away from here San Antonio me-
groes were loud in singing the
praises of the city. I'VE are fair to our
coored citizens" declared the mayor.
who was invited by Doctor Walton 20
attend the meeting at Beethoven hall.
The mayor then greeted young Book
er T. Washington. who was clothed in